JP6340766B2 - Game machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine such as a slot machine, a pachinko machine, or a parrot.

  In recent years, slot machines, pachinko machines, etc., which are a type of gaming machine, are provided with an electric decoration unit having a translucent decorative cover and a light emitting source such as an LED light bulb. By turning on and off, and changing the intensity and color of the light and performing various effects, the player's gaming interests are improved.

  For example, in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2012-55473, “illumination unit, game board unit, and pachinko game machine” of Patent Document 1, light incident from one end surface of a rib is reflected and refracted in the surface direction of the light emitting plate to emit light. A pachinko machine equipped with an illumination unit that emits light from the front of the part and allows the entire front decoration plate to emit light as a design has been proposed.

JP 2012-55473 A

  However, the “illumination unit, game board unit, and pachinko machine” limit the lighted part of the front decoration board by the light shielding part, and have means for illuminating a part of the front decoration board not provided with the light shielding part. It was not a thing.

  The present invention has been developed to solve the above-described problems. That is, an object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine provided with an electric decoration unit that can make a decorative cover shine so that a pattern emerges.

The gaming machine of the present invention is a gaming machine comprising an electrical decoration unit having an electrical decoration board in which a light emitting means is arranged on the front side, and a decorative portion covering the front of the light emitting means,
The decorative part is
A decorative cover having a flat or curved plate-shaped decorative main body portion and formed using an opaque member having translucency;
A flat or curved light guide main body formed in substantially the same shape as the decorative main body so as to be superimposed on the back side of the decorative main body, and extending rearward from the back of the light guide main body A light guide cover formed using a transparent member, and a rib portion integrally formed as described above,
A translucent main body provided with a flat plate-like or curved plate-like pattern substantially the same shape as the decorative main body and the light guide main body so as to be sandwiched between the decorative main body and the light guide main body And a translucent sheet having translucency ,
The light emitting means includes: a first light emitting means arranged to face the rear end surface of the rib portion; and a second light emitting means arranged at a location where the rear end surface of the rib portion is not provided forward. Become
The rib portion is formed so that the front end portion forms a pattern in front view,
When the first light emitting means is turned on, the light of the first light emitting means incident from the rear end side of the rib portion is guided to the front end side of the rib portion so that the pattern is raised on the surface of the decorative main body portion. Shine in,
When the second light emitting means is turned on, the light of the second light emitting means causes the entire surface of the decoration main body to shine.
Here, the first light emitting means corresponds to the first LED in the embodiment, and the second light emitting means corresponds to the second LED and the third LED in the embodiment.

  According to the gaming machine of the present invention, it is possible to shine the entire surface of the decoration main body portion or to light up the pattern.

It is a front view of a slot machine. It is a perspective view of the slot machine showing a state where the front door is closed. It is a perspective view of the slot machine showing a state where the front door is opened. It is a rear view of a front door. It is a front view inside a housing | casing. It is an expanded view of the strip-shaped reel tape which comprises each reel. It is a front view of a selector. It is a front view of a slot machine dedicated to three bets. It is a block diagram which shows the electrical constitution of a slot machine. It is a disassembled perspective view of the electrical decoration unit of Example 1. FIG. It is the front view and rear view of the electrical decoration unit of Example 1. It is the front view and rear view of each member of the decoration part of the electrical decoration unit of Example 1. It is a front view of the electrical decoration board | substrate of the electrical decoration unit of Example 1. FIG. It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating the light path of 1st LED of the electrical decoration unit of Example 1. FIG. It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating the course of the light of 2nd LED of the electrical decoration unit of Example 1, and 3rd LED. It is the front view and rear view of the light guide cover of the electrical decoration unit of Example 2. It is a front view of the electrical decoration board | substrate of the electrical decoration unit of Example 2. FIG. It is sectional drawing explaining the shape of the light guide rib part of the light guide cover of the electrical decoration unit of Example 2. FIG. It is sectional drawing explaining the shape of the light guide rib part of the light guide cover of the electrical decoration unit of the modification of Example 2. FIG. It is a rear view of the light guide cover of the electrical decoration unit of Example 3. It is sectional drawing explaining the shape of the light guide cover of the electrical decoration unit of Example 3. FIG. It is a rear view of the light guide cover of the electrical decoration unit of the modification of Example 3. It is sectional drawing explaining the shape of the light guide cover of the electrical decoration unit of the modification of Example 3. FIG.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of a basic configuration of a slot machine, which is a kind of gaming machine, will be described with reference to the drawings, and then an electrical decoration unit that is a technical feature of the gaming machine of the present invention is applied to the slot machine. Will be described in detail.

  1 is a front view of the slot machine, FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the slot machine with the front door closed, FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the slot machine with the front door open, and FIG. 4 is a rear view of the front door. FIG. 5 is a front view of the inside of the housing. In the following description of the slot machine, the side where the front door is disposed is the front side or the front side, the opposite side is the back side or the rear side, and the slot machine installed on the island facility is the front side in the vertical and horizontal directions. Expressed with reference to the state of facing the door.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 5, the slot machine 10 includes a housing 11 that forms an outer shell thereof. As shown in FIGS. 3 and 5, the housing 11 includes a top plate 11a, a bottom plate 11b, a back plate 11c, a left side plate 11d, and a right side plate 11e formed in a wooden plate shape, and adjacent plates 11a to 11e. Is fixed by fixing means such as adhesion, so that it is formed in a box shape with the front surface opened as a whole. In addition, each board 11a-11e may be comprised with a synthetic resin panel or a metal panel other than being comprised with a wooden panel, or it is comprised by forming in the box shape integral with a synthetic resin material or a metal material. May be.
The casing 11 configured as described above is attached by, for example, driving nails against a so-called island facility at the time of installation in the game hall.

  A front door 12 as a front open / close door is attached to the front side of the housing 11 so as to be openable and closable. That is, the left side plate 11d of the housing 11 is provided with a pair of upper and lower support shafts 25a and 25b as shown in FIG. Each of the support shafts 25a and 25b includes a tapered shaft portion that protrudes upward. On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 4, the front door 12 is provided with support brackets 26a and 26b having insertion holes into which the shaft portions of the support shafts 25a and 25b are inserted corresponding to the support shafts 25a and 25b. It has been. Then, the support brackets 26a and 26b are arranged above the support shafts 25a and 25b, and the front door 12 is lowered, whereby the shaft portions of the support shafts 25a and 25b are inserted into the insertion holes of the support brackets 26a and 26b. It is assumed that it was done. Thereby, the front door 12 is supported so as to be rotatable about an opening / closing axis extending in the vertical direction connecting the both support shafts 25a and 25b with respect to the housing 11, and the front opening side of the housing 11 is opened by the rotation. It can be closed or closed.

  The front door 12 is brought into a locked state that cannot be opened by a locking device provided on the rear surface. Moreover, as shown in FIG. 1, the key cylinder 20 which is an unlocking operation part is provided in the upper right side upper part of the front door 12. As shown in FIG. The key cylinder 20 is integrated with a locking device, and is configured such that the locked state is released by a predetermined key operation on the key cylinder 20. Therefore, an outline of the lock mechanism including the locking device will be described.

  On the right end side of the front door 12, that is, on the opposite side of the opening / closing axis of the front door 12, a locking device is provided on the back surface. As shown in FIGS. 1, 3, and 4, the locking device includes a base frame that extends in the vertical direction and is fixed to the front door 12, and a key that is provided so as to extend from the top of the base frame to the front of the front door 12. A cylinder 20 and a long interlocking rod 21 assembled so as to be movable in the vertical direction with respect to the base frame are provided. And only the key cylinder 20 is provided in the state which protruded ahead of the front door 12 among the locking devices. The position where the key cylinder 20 is provided is the thin upper portion of the front door 12, and as a result, a versatile key cylinder 20 having a short overall length can be employed. In the present embodiment, Omlock (trade name) having a high function of preventing unauthorized unlocking is used as the key cylinder 20.

  The interlocking rod 21 is moved downward by operating the key inserted into the key cylinder 20 clockwise. The interlocking bar 21 is provided with a pair of upper and lower bar brackets 22 having a hook shape. When the front door 12 is closed with respect to the casing 11, the bar bracket 22 is locked to the casing 11 side. 23 is locked. In addition, the urging member 22 is provided with an urging member such as a coil spring for urging to the side maintaining the locked state. When the key is operated clockwise with respect to the key cylinder 20, the interlocking rod 21 moves downward, and the saddle fitting 22 is moved against the biasing force of the biasing member. The locked state with the locking bracket 23 is released, and the locked state of the front door 12 with respect to the housing 11 is released.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, a display panel 30 for notifying the player of the gaming state is provided on the upper side of the central portion of the front door 12. The display panel 30 is formed with three vertically long display windows 31L, 31M, and 31R arranged side by side. The display windows 31L, 31M, 31R are made of a transparent or translucent material, and the inside of the slot machine 10 is visible through the display windows 31L, 31M, 31R. The display windows 31L, 31M, and 31R may be combined into a single display window. Furthermore, on the left and right sides of the display panel 30, a pattern or the like for performing an effect or the like for improving the interest of the player is drawn by being illuminated brightly from the back side.

  A panel unit 201 having a substantially rectangular frame shape with an opening at the center is fixed to the rear surface of the display panel 30 so that a picture of a reel, which will be described later, can be seen from each display window 31L, 31M, 31R of the display panel. (See FIGS. 3 and 4).

  Various display devices that perform lamp, 7-segment display, LED, liquid crystal display, etc. are arranged on the back side of the display panel, and most of the various display devices each have LEDs on a predetermined printed circuit board (display panel base). A (light source) or the like is integrally attached. And the printed circuit board which has arrange | positioned various display apparatuses is fixed to a frame, and various display apparatuses are arrange | positioned at the back surface of a display panel, and a panel unit (back surface side member) is comprised.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the inside of the housing 11 is divided into upper and lower parts by a divided horizontal plate 40, and a reel unit 41 constituting variable display means is attached to the upper part of the divided horizontal plate 40. The reel unit 41 includes a left reel 42L, a middle reel 42M, and a right reel 42R each formed in a cylindrical shape (annular shape). Each of the reels 42L, 42M, and 42R only needs to be configured to be at least endless, and is not limited to a cylindrical shape (annular shape).

  Each of the reels 42L, 42M, and 42R is rotatably supported so that the central axis thereof is the rotation axis of the reel. The rotation axes of the reels 42L, 42M, and 42R are arranged on the same axis extending in the substantially horizontal direction, and the reels 42L, 42M, and 42R correspond to the display windows 31L, 31M, and 31R on a one-to-one basis. . Accordingly, a part of the surface of each reel 42L, 42M, 42R is visible through the corresponding display windows 31L, 31M, 31R. Further, when the reels 42L, 42M, and 42R are rotated forward, the surfaces of the reels 42L, 42M, and 42R are projected as if moving from top to bottom through the display windows 31L, 31M, and 31R.

  The reels 42L, 42M, and 42R are connected to reel drive motors (stepping motors) 61L, 61M, and 61R (see FIG. 9) fixed to motor plates (not shown), respectively. Each of the reels 42L, 42M, and 42R can be driven to rotate individually, that is, independently.

  Each of the reels 42L, 42M, and 42R includes a reel frame (not shown) that forms a cylindrical frame, and a strip-shaped reel tape wound endlessly on the outer peripheral surface thereof. And it is affixed on the reel frame through a pair of seal parts formed along both long sides of the reel tape so as to maintain the wound state. On the outer peripheral surface of the reel tape, a number of patterns as identification information are printed at regular intervals.

  The reel unit 41 is provided with reel index sensors 55L, 55M, and 55R (see FIG. 9). As each of the reel index sensors 55L, 55M, and 55R, for example, a transmissive photosensor in which a light emitting element and a light receiving element are held at a predetermined interval can be employed. Each reel index sensor 55L, 55M, 55R detects that a sensor cut van (not shown) passes between both elements each time each reel 42L, 42M, 42R makes one round, and each time a main control described later is performed. A detection signal is output to the device 131. Based on this detection signal, main controller 131 (see FIG. 9) can check and correct the rotational position of each reel 42L, 42M, 42R almost every round.

  For example, in the present embodiment, on each reel tape of each of the reels 42L, 42M, and 42R, a plurality of, specifically 21 patterns are drawn in the long side direction (circumferential direction), and the stepping motors 61L, 61M and 61R are set to rotate once by giving a drive signal of 504 pulses (also referred to as an excitation signal or an excitation pulse; the same applies hereinafter). Therefore, in order to switch from a picture at a predetermined position to the next picture, the reel drive motors 61L, 61M, 61R generate 24 pulses (= 504 pulses / 21 pictures). Therefore, which pattern is visible from the display window 31 (31L, 31M, 31R) depending on the number of pulses from when the detection signals of the reel index sensors 55L, 55M, 55R (see FIG. 9) are output. Can be recognized, or an arbitrary picture can be controlled to be visible from the reel display window 31.

  Of the patterns attached to the reels 42L, 42M, and 42R, the number of patterns that can be visually recognized through the display windows 31L, 31M, and 31R is mainly determined by the vertical length of the display windows 31L, 31M, and 31R. Is limited to a predetermined number. In this embodiment, three reels are provided. For this reason, in a state where all the reels 42L, 42M, and 42R are stopped, 3 × 3 = 9 pictures are visible to the player.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the display panel 30 is connected to each display window 31L, 31M, 31R, and three combined lines in total, 3 in parallel in the horizontal direction and 2 in the diagonal direction. Is attached. Of course, the maximum number of combined lines may be 6 or more, or less than 5, and the maximum number of combined lines may be changed according to a predetermined condition. Corresponding to these combination lines, effective line display sections 32, 33, and 34 are provided on the left side when viewed from the front of the display windows 31L, 31M, and 31R. The first effective line display unit 32 is notified by lighting or the like when the central horizontal line (center line) of the combination lines is activated. When the upper and lower horizontal lines (upper line and lower line) of the combination lines are activated, the second effective line display unit 33 is displayed and notified by lighting or the like. The third effective line display unit 34 is notified by lighting or the like when a pair of diagonal lines (downward right line and upward right line) of the combination lines is activated. A winning is awarded when the pattern is stopped in a predetermined combination on the activated combination line, that is, the activated line, and a predetermined medal payout process, a transition process to a specific game, and the like are executed.

Next, the pattern attached to each reel 42L, 42M, 42R will be described.
FIG. 6 shows a pattern arrangement drawn on the reel tape wound around each of the left reel 42L, the middle reel 42M, and the right reel 42R. As shown in the figure, each of the reels 42L, 42M, and 42R is provided with 21 patterns in a row. Although numbers 1 to 21 are assigned to the respective reels 42L, 42M, and 42R, these are given for convenience of explanation, and are not actually attached to the reels 42L, 42M, and 42R. . However, in the following description, the number is used for explanation.

  As the designs, there are a “7” design (for example, the 20th reel reel tape) and a “youth” design (for example the 19th reel tape) as the first special design for shifting to the big bonus game. In addition, there is a “BAR” pattern (for example, the 14th reel tape on the left) as the second special pattern for shifting to the regular bonus game. Further, there is a “replay” pattern (for example, the 11th reel reel tape) as a third special pattern for shifting to the replay game. Also, a “watermelon” design (for example, the 9th left reel tape), a “bell” design (for example, the 8th left reel tape), a “cherry” design (for example, the 9th) , Left reel tape 4th). In the reel tapes wound around the reels 42L, 42M, and 42R, the number and arrangement order of various patterns are completely different.

  Here, the payout number relating to each picture when winning is explained. Regarding the small role design, when the “Watermelon” design is aligned with the left, middle, and right on the active line, 15 medals are paid out. When the “Bell” design is aligned with the left, middle, and right on the effective line Pays out 8 medals, and when the “cherry” pattern on the left reel 42L stops on the active line, 2 medals are paid out. That is, the “cherry” pattern on the middle reel 42M and the right reel 42R is irrelevant to the medal payout. In addition, for the “cherry” design, medals are paid out regardless of the combination with the other design, so that the multiple effective lines of the left reel 42L overlap (specifically, the upper or lower level) with “ When the “cherry” pattern is stopped, medals are paid out by multiplying the number of overlapping active lines. As a result, in this embodiment, four medals are paid out.

  As for other designs, if the “7” design or “youth” design, which is a combination of the first special design (big bonus design), is aligned with the left, middle and right on the active line with the same design 15 medals are also paid out when the “BAR” pattern, which is a combination of 15 medal payouts and the second special pattern (regular bonus pattern), is aligned with the left, middle and right on the active line. In the present embodiment, for example, a case where a “7” pattern and a “cherry” pattern are simultaneously established may occur. In such a case, 15 medals are paid out. This is because the upper limit number for one medal payout is set to 15.

  Further, when the “replay” pattern that is the combination of the third special pattern is aligned with the left, middle, and right on the active line, the medal payout is not performed. In other cases, that is, when the “cherry” pattern of the left reel 42L does not stop on the active line and the same pattern as the left, middle, and right is not aligned on the active line, no medal payout is performed.

  As shown in FIG. 1, a start lever 71 is provided on the lower left side of the display panel 30. The start lever 71 is operated to start rotation of the reels 42L, 42M, and 42R all at once (not necessarily simultaneously). . The start lever 71 constitutes start operation means operated to start rotation of the reels 42L, 42M, and 42R, that is, to start variable display. The start lever 71 is a lever that is pushed by the hand when the player starts the game, and automatically returns to the original position after the hand is released. When the start lever 71 is operated while a medal is inserted, the reels 42L, 42M, and 42R start to rotate all at once.

  On the right side of the start lever 71, button-like stop switches 72, 73, 74 that are operated to individually stop the rotating reels 42L, 42M, 42R are provided. Each of the stop switches 72, 73, 74 is arranged directly below the display windows 31L, 31M, 31R corresponding to the reels 42L, 42M, 42R to be stopped. The stop switches 72, 73, 74 constitute stop operation means operated to stop variable display based on the rotation of the reels 42L, 42M, 42R. Each of the stop switches 72, 73, 74 can be stopped when each of the reels 42L, 42M, 42R is rotated at a constant speed, and a stop operation is performed by lighting a lamp (not shown) during such a state. It is notified that this is possible, and is turned off when the rotation stops.

  On the lower right side of the display windows 31L, 31M, 31R, there is provided a medal slot 75 for inserting a medal as an investment value. The medal slot 75 constitutes an input means for inputting the investment value. Further, if attention is paid to the point that the medal insertion slot 75 is accompanied by the operation of directly inserting the medal by the player, it can be said that the medal insertion slot 75 constitutes a direct input means for directly inputting the investment value.

  As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the medal inserted from the medal slot 75 is guided to either the storage passage 81 or the discharge passage 82 by the selector 83 provided on the back surface of the front door 12. The selector 83 is provided with a medal passage switching member 84 to be described later, so that the medal passage direction is switched between the discharge passage 82 side and the storage passage 81 side according to the state of the medal passage switching member 84. It has become. The medal guided to the storage passage 81 is guided to the hopper device 91 housed in the housing 11. On the other hand, the medal guided to the discharge passage 82 is guided to the medal tray 18 from the medal discharge port 17 provided in the lower front portion of the front door 12 and returned to the player.

  FIG. 7 is a diagram showing the internal structure of the selector 83. The two-dot chain line in the figure indicates the medal passage route for easy understanding. The selector 83 is formed with a guide passage 85 for guiding medals inserted from the medal insertion port 75 to the storage passage 81. The guide passage 85 is formed in a curved line that draws an arc from the upper end to the lower right in the drawing so that medals can pass in one row. More specifically, the selector body constituting the selector 83 is provided with a protrusion 85a that protrudes toward the front side of the drawing, and a guide passage 85 is formed along the protrusion 85a. Thereby, the medal that has reached the guide passage 85 flows in the downstream direction so as to roll on the ridge 85a.

  The medal passage switching member 84 is provided in the upstream portion of the guide passage 85 and can be moved in and out of the guide passage 85, and a solenoid 84b (see FIG. 9) for operating the passage change piece 84a. have. When the solenoid 84b is not energized, the passage switching piece 84a projects into the guide passage 85, and the flow of medals into the storage passage 81 is obstructed. As a result, the medal falls downward so as to get over the protrusion 85 a and is guided to the discharge passage 82. Further, the passage switching piece 84a is sunk outside the guide passage 85 when the solenoid 84b is excited. Thereby, the medal flows along the guide passage 85 and is guided to the storage passage 81.

  A first inserted medal detection sensor 86 for detecting the passage of medals and a second inserted medal detection sensor 87 are arranged close to each other on the downstream side of the passage switching piece 84a so as to be arranged upstream and downstream of the guide passage 85. (At least one time is set to a close state where the same medal is detected at the same time). When the solenoid 84b of the medal path switching member 84 is not energized, the medal falls downward from the middle of the guide path 84, so that the inserted medal detection sensors 86 and 87 do not detect the passage of the medal. On the other hand, when the solenoid 84b of the medal path switching member 84 is excited, the inserted medal detection sensors 86 and 87 sequentially detect the passage of medals.

  As shown in FIGS. 3 and 5, the hopper device 91 as a payout means for giving a medal to the player includes a storage tank 92 for storing the medal and a payout device 93 for paying out the medal to the player. The payout device 93 rotates a medal payout rotating plate (not shown) to discharge the medal to the opening 94 provided in the central right part of the discharge passage 82 and to the medal tray 18 through the discharge passage 82. To come out. Further, a reserve tank 95 is provided on the right side of the hopper device 91 in order to avoid storing a predetermined amount or more of medals in the storage tank 92. A guide plate 96 for discharging medals from the storage tank 92 to the reserve tank 95 is provided inside the storage tank 92 of the hopper device 91. Therefore, when medals are stored more than the height at which the guide plate 96 is provided, the medals are stored in the reserve tank 95.

  A button-like return switch 76 is provided below the medal slot 75 (see FIG. 1). The return switch 76 is a switch that is pressed when a medal inserted into the medal insertion slot 75 is jammed in the selector 83. When this switch is pressed, the selector 83 is mechanically operated to operate the selector 83. The medals packed in 83 are returned from the medal discharge port 17.

  A power supply box 121 is provided on the left side of the hopper device 91 inside the housing 11 shown in FIGS. 3 and 5. The power supply box 121 includes a power switch 122, a reset switch 123, a setting key insertion hole 124, and the like. The power switch 122 is a start switch for supplying power to each unit including the main controller 131.

  The reset switch 123 is a switch for resetting various states of the slot machine 10. This slot machine 10 has a backup function for various data, and even if a power failure occurs, it retains the state at the time of the power failure and returns to the state at the time of the power failure at the time of recovery from power failure (power recovery). It can be done. Therefore, for example, when the power supply is shut down by a normal procedure, such as when the game hall is closed, the state before the power shut-off is stored, but if the power switch 122 is turned on while pressing the reset switch 123, the backup data is reset. It has become so. If the reset switch 123 is pressed while the power switch 122 is on, the error state is reset.

  The setting key insertion hole 124 is used by a hole manager or the like to adjust the appearance of medals. That is, the setting state (winning probability setting process) of the slot machine 10 can be changed from “setting 1” to “setting 6” by operating the hole manager or the like by inserting the setting key into the setting key insertion hole 124. It has become.

  As shown in FIG. 5, a main control device 131 is attached to the back plate 11 c of the housing 11 above the reel unit 41. The main control device 131 includes a CPU that controls the main control, a ROM that stores a game program, a RAM that temporarily stores necessary data according to the progress of the game, a port that communicates with various devices, time counting and synchronization. A main board including a clock circuit and the like used in the case of planning is provided, and the main board is accommodated in a board box as an encapsulating means made of a transparent resin material or the like.

  As shown in FIG. 1, on the lower left side of the display windows 31L, 31M, 31R, there is provided a button-like first credit insertion switch 77 for inserting three credited virtual medals as investment values at a time. ing. Further, on the left side of the first credit insertion switch 77, a second credit insertion switch 78 and a third credit insertion switch 79 are provided as button switches smaller than the switch 77. The second credit insertion switch 78 is for inserting two credited virtual medals at a time, and the third credit insertion switch 79 is for inserting one virtual medal. Each of the credit insertion switches 77 to 79, together with the medal insertion slot 75, constitutes an input means for inputting an investment value. Further, if the medal insertion slot 75 is accompanied by an operation of directly inserting a medal by the player, each credit insertion switch 77 to 79 is only accompanied by an operation of inserting a virtual medal based on the storage memory. It can also be said that it constitutes an indirect input means for indirectly inputting the investment value.

  The first credit insertion switch 77 has a built-in lamp as a light emitting member (not shown) to urge that the maximum number of medals that can be inserted per game (three) has not been reached. The lamp is turned on when the switch operation of the first credit insertion switch 77 is valid and prompts the operation of the switch 77. However, when there is no credited virtual medal or three medals have already been inserted. It is turned off under the circumstances. Here, instead of the above-described lighting, the player may make it easier to understand the prompt for medal insertion by blinking.

  A button-like changeover switch 80 is provided on the left side of the start lever 71. The change-over switch 80 is configured to be a toggle type that is turned on when pressed once, turned off when pressed again, and turned on / off every time the pressing operation is performed. The changeover switch 80 is operated to change the handling format of inserted medals inserted into the medal slot 75 more than necessary, or acquired medals returned to the player as a result of a predetermined game.

  When the change-over switch 80 is in the ON state, the “credit mode” is set so that surplus inserted medals up to a predetermined maximum value (for example, 50 medals) and winning medals are stored and stored as credit medals. " When the changeover switch 80 is in the OFF state, the “direct mode” is set so that surplus inserted medals and winning medals are paid out as actual medals. If there is a credit medal when the credit mode is switched to the direct mode, the corresponding credit medal is paid out as an actual medal. Thus, the player can execute the game in a format according to his / her preference by switching between the credit mode and the direct mode. The changeover switch 80 constitutes a changeover operation means for changing over the input value and game value handling formats. Further, if paying attention to the function of paying out a credited virtual medal as an actual medal, it can be said that the changeover switch 80 constitutes a settlement operation means for actually paying out the stored game value. In addition to being configured to switch between the “credit mode” and the “direct mode” by operating the changeover switch 80, the virtual medal stored and stored is paid out when the changeover switch 80 is operated by always setting the “credit mode”. It may be made to function as only a settlement switch.

  Below the display windows 31L, 31M, and 31R of the display panel 30, a remaining number display unit 35 that displays the number of medals that are activated and stored in the credit mode, and a special gaming state such as a big bonus or a regular bonus. For example, a game number display unit 36 for displaying the number of remaining games and an acquired number display unit 37 for displaying the number of acquired medals are provided. Although these display parts 35-37 are comprised by the 7 segment display, it is naturally possible to substitute by a liquid crystal display etc. FIG.

  Here, a procedure for betting medals will be described. In both the direct mode and the credit mode, a bet is placed when a medal is inserted from the medal slot 75 at the start of the game.

  That is, when the first medal is inserted into the medal insertion slot 75, the first effective line display section 32 is turned on, and the corresponding center line becomes the effective line, and the second medal is the medal insertion slot. When the number 75 is inserted, the second effective line display section 33 is turned on, and a total of three combination lines including an upper line and a lower line corresponding to the second effective line display section 33 become effective lines, respectively, and the third medal is a medal. When it is inserted into the insertion port 75, the third effective line display unit 34 is further turned on, and a total of five combination lines including a pair of diagonal lines corresponding thereto become effective lines.

  When four or more medals are inserted into the medal slot 75, the surplus medals exceeding three are switched to the discharge passage 82 by the selector 83 if the current mode is the direct mode. It is returned from the outlet 17 to the medal tray 18. On the other hand, in the credit mode, it is stored inside the slot machine, and the number of stored sheets is displayed on the remaining number display unit 35. An upper limit number is determined for the number of stored sheets (for example, 50), and when a medal exceeding the number is inserted, it is returned from the medal discharge port 17 to the medal tray 18.

  In addition, when a game is played in the credit mode and the number of stored items is displayed on the remaining number display unit 35, the virtual number is displayed even when any of the first to third credit insertion switches 77 to 79 is pressed. A medal is inserted and a bet is placed.

  When the third credit insertion switch 79 is pressed, the numerical value displayed on the remaining number display section 35 is decremented by one as a virtual medal is inserted, and the first effective line display section 32 is displayed. Illuminates and the center line becomes the active line. When the second credit insertion switch 78 is pressed, two numerical values displayed on the remaining number display unit 35 are decremented as two virtual medals are inserted, and the first valid line display unit 32 and The second effective line display section 33 is lit and a total of three combination lines become effective lines. When the first credit insertion switch 77 is pressed, three numerical values displayed on the remaining number display unit 35 are decremented as three virtual medals are inserted, and all the effective line display units 32 to 32 are decremented. 34 lights up and a total of five combination lines become effective lines.

  In addition, when the virtual medal to be inserted when any of the first to third credit insertion switches 77 to 79 is pressed is not stored, for example, when the display of the remaining number display unit 35 is 2, the first For example, when the credit insertion switch 77 is pressed, all the values in the remaining number display section 35 are decremented to 0, and a bet is made for the amount of virtual medals that can be inserted.

  On the upper part of the front door 12, there are an upper lamp 13 that lights up or flashes as the game progresses, and a pair of left and right sounds that make various sound effects as the game progresses and inform the player of the game state Speaker 14, an auxiliary display unit 15 that gives various information to the player, and an auxiliary display device 50 that includes an illumination unit 1000 that is turned on and off according to the game situation. In the present embodiment, the auxiliary display unit 15 is configured by a liquid crystal display for the purpose of diversifying display contents and increasing the display effect. However, other displays such as a dot matrix display may be used. Good. An electrical decoration unit 1000 (details will be described later), which is a feature of the present invention, is disposed on the upper right side of the auxiliary display device 50. On the back surface of the auxiliary display device 50, a display control device 111 for driving the upper lamp 13, the auxiliary display device 50, and the speaker 14 is provided. The auxiliary display device 50 is for executing various display effects as the game progresses. Since the game by the reels 42L, 42M, and 42R can be considered as the main display, the auxiliary display device is used in the present embodiment. 50. The positions and numbers of the upper lamp 13 and the speakers 14 are not limited to those described above.

  A lower plate 16 on which a model name, a character related to a game, and the like are displayed is mounted above the medal tray 18. In addition, an ashtray 19 that can be reversed to the lower side on the front side is provided on the left side of the medal tray 18.

  The slot machine described above is a so-called one-sheet betting model, but there are other slot machines dedicated to the so-called three-sheet betting such as the model shown in the front view of FIG. In this slot machine, although the above-mentioned combination line is attached, the effective line display section is not provided unlike the slot machine of FIG. Instead, in this part (the left side of the display window 31L), a pattern 52a such as a character is drawn in the upper half space, and the characters "left", "middle", and "right" are written in the lower half space. Instruction display portions 51L, 51M, and 51R that are the three display areas are provided. The instruction display portions 51L, 51M, and 51R are displays for giving instructions to the player to align the winning combination, and are brightened in a predetermined order to guide the pressing order of the stop switches 72, 73, and 74. It is displayed. Further, a picture 52b for improving the player's interest is drawn in the area on the right side of the display window 31R, and this picture is also displayed brightly at a predetermined timing during the game. Since the slot machine 10 is a model dedicated to three bets, the second credit insertion switch 78 and the third credit insertion switch 79 shown in FIG. 1 and the like are not provided, and only the first credit insertion switch 77 is provided. Is provided.

  The reels 42L, 42M, and 42R start to rotate only when three actual medals are inserted or when three credited virtual medals are inserted. Of course, even if it is a model dedicated to three bets, as with the case of inserting three medals in a normal slot machine, a total of five combination lines including a central line, an upper line, a lower line, and a pair of diagonal lines. Are all active lines. Regarding other points, there is no significant difference between the normal slot machine and the three-wager dedicated slot machine.

  As described above, in the slot machine dedicated to three bets, the second credit insertion switch and the third credit insertion switch are not provided on the exterior, but the internal structure is compatible with each switch. Therefore, a switch can be provided by replacing the operation panel 59 or partially modifying it as necessary.

Next, the electrical configuration of the slot machine 10 will be described based on the block diagram of FIG.
The main control device 131 is equipped with a microcomputer centering on a CPU 151 as arithmetic processing means. In addition to the power supply device 161 provided in the power supply box 121, the CPU 151 is connected to a clock circuit 154 that outputs a rectangular wave having a predetermined frequency, an input / output port 155, and the like via an internal bus. The main control device 131 functions as a main board built in the slot machine 10.

  On the input side of the main controller 131, there are a start detection sensor 71a for detecting the operation of the start lever 71, stop detection sensors 72a, 73a, 74a for individually detecting the operations of the stop switches 72, 73, 74, and a medal slot. Inserted medal detection sensor 75a for detecting a medal inserted from 75, credit insertion detection sensors 77a and 78a for individually detecting the operation of each of the credit insertion switches 77 and 78, a switching detection sensor 80a for detecting the operation of the changeover switch 80, Reel index sensors 55L, 55M, and 55R that individually detect the rotational positions of the reels 42L, 42M, and 42R, a payout detection sensor 91a that detects medals paid out from the hopper device 91, a reset detection sensor 640 that detects a reset operation, and a setting The setting key is inserted into the key insertion hole 124. Various sensors such as a setting key detection sensor 124a for detecting that the front door 12 has been opened and an open detection switch 820 (see FIG. 4) for detecting the opening of the front door 12 are connected. Signals from these various sensors are input / output. The data is output to the CPU 151 via the port 155.

  The inserted medal detection sensor 75a is actually composed of a plurality of sensors. In other words, the storage passage 81 extending from the medal insertion port 75 to the hopper device 91 is configured such that medals can pass in one row at the upstream portion thereof. The first sensor is provided in the upstream portion of the storage passage 81, and the second sensor and the third sensor are close to the downstream side more than the width of the medal from the first sensor (a state in which the same medal is detected at least at one time at the same time). The inserted medal detection sensor 75a is constituted by these first to third sensors. The main control device 131 monitors the time from the first sensor to the second sensor, and if the elapsed time exceeds a predetermined time, the main control device 131 considers that there has been a medal clogging or fraud and makes an error. If an error occurs, an error notification is performed and an operation by the player until the error is canceled is invalidated. The main controller 131 also monitors the order in which the second sensor and the third sensor are turned on and off, both the second and third sensors are off, only the second sensor is on, and both the second and third sensors are on. Only when the third sensor is turned on, both the second and third sensors are turned off, and when the time for switching to each on / off switching is within a predetermined time, it is determined that the medal has been normally taken in. Otherwise, an error is assumed. The reason for this is to prevent injustice that the medal is reciprocated in the vicinity of the inserted medal detection sensor 75a and misidentified as the medal inserted in addition to the clogging of the medal in the storage passage 81.

  Further, a power failure monitoring circuit 161 b provided in the power supply device 161 is connected to the input side of the main control device 131 via the input / output port 155. The power supply device 161 includes a power supply unit 161a that supplies driving power to the electronic devices of the slot machine 10 including the main control device 131, the power failure monitoring circuit 161b described above, and the like.

  The power failure monitoring circuit 161b is for monitoring the power-off state and generating a power failure signal not only at the time of power failure but also at the time of power-off by the power switch 122. In this example, a stabilized driving voltage of DC 12 volts is monitored, and when this driving voltage drops below, for example, 10 volts, it is determined that the voltage has been cut off and a power failure signal is output. The power failure signal is supplied to each of the CPU 151 and the input / output port 155. The CPU 151 recognizes this power failure signal and executes predetermined power failure processing.

  The power supply unit 161a is configured to output a stabilized voltage of 5 volts used as a drive voltage in a control system such as the main controller 131 even when the output voltage is reduced to less than 10 volts. As the time during which the stabilization voltage is output, sufficient time is secured to execute the power failure process by the main controller 131.

  On the output side of the main control device 131, each active line display section 32, 33, 34, remaining number display section 35, game number display section 36, acquired number display section 37, and each reel 42L, 42M, 42R are rotated. Stepping motors 61L, 61M and 61R, a medal passage switching solenoid 84b provided in the selector 83, a hopper device 91, a display control device 111, an external concentration terminal plate 171 capable of transmitting information to a hall management device of a game hall, etc. They are connected via the input / output port 155.

  The display control device 111 is a control device for driving the upper lamp 13, the speaker 14, and the auxiliary display device 50, and includes a substrate in which a CPU, a ROM, a RAM, and the like for driving these are integrated. Then, after receiving a signal from the main control device 131, the display control device 111 independently drives and controls the upper lamp 13, the speaker 14, and the auxiliary display device 50. Therefore, the display control device 111 is a sub-board that performs auxiliary control in relation to the main control device 131 that is a main board that manages and manages games. In other words, a sub-board is provided for voice, lamp, and display related to indirect games, thereby reducing the burden on the main board. In addition, it is good also as a structure which the display control apparatus 111 controls the various display parts 32-37. In addition, the main controller 131 may directly drive any one or more of the upper lamp 13, the speaker 14, and the auxiliary display device 50. For example, the display controller 111 may not be provided.

  The CPU 151 described above stores various control programs executed by the CPU 151 and a ROM 152 storing fixed value data, and temporarily stores various data when the control program stored in the ROM 152 is executed. In addition to the RAM 153 for securing the area, although not shown, various processing circuits necessary for the slot machine 10 such as an interrupt circuit, a timer circuit, and a data transmission / reception circuit, as well known, and a credit counter for counting the number of credits are known. Various counters such as are built-in. The ROM 152 and the RAM 153 constitute a main memory as a storage unit, and a program for executing various processes is stored in the ROM 152 described above as a part of the control program.

  The RAM 153 has a configuration in which a backup voltage is supplied from the power supply device 161 provided in the power supply box 121 and data can be retained (backed up) even after the power of the slot machine 10 is shut off. In addition to a memory and an area for temporarily storing various data and the like, a backup area is provided.

  In the backup area, when the power is shut down due to the occurrence of a power failure or the like, the values of the stack pointer, each register, I / O, etc. when the power is shut down (including power shut down by operating the power switch 122; the same applies hereinafter) When the power failure is resolved (including power-on by operating the power switch 122. The same applies hereinafter), the slot machine 10 is in the state before power-off based on the backup area information. It is possible to return to the state. Writing to the backup area is executed when the power is cut off by the power failure process, and restoration of each value written to the backup area is executed in the main process when the power is turned on. Note that a power failure signal from the power failure monitoring circuit 161b is input to the NMI terminal (non-maskable interrupt terminal) of the CPU 151 when the power is interrupted due to the occurrence of a power failure or the like. Interrupt processing is executed immediately.

  Therefore, if the power is turned off in the normal procedure as in the case where the game hall is closed, the state before the turn-off is stored and retained. However, if the power switch 122 is turned on while performing the reset operation, the backup data is reset. It has become. The reset operation is detected by the reset detection sensor 640 and outputs a detection signal to the main controller 131. Based on this detection signal, main controller 131 can recognize that a reset operation has been performed. Thereby, it is also possible to reset an error state such as a hopper error without opening the front door 12.

  The power supply unit 161a of the power supply device 161 holds the output of the stabilization voltage (5 volts) used as the drive voltage for the control system for a time sufficient to execute the above-described NMI interrupt processing and power failure processing. It is comprised so that. In the present embodiment, the drive voltage is continuously output for 30 msec.

  Next, an embodiment of an electrical decoration unit that is a feature of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 10 is an exploded perspective view of the electric decoration unit 1000 according to the first embodiment, and shows a state viewed from diagonally upward on the front side. FIG. 11 shows the electrical decoration unit 1000 of Example 1, (a) is a front view, and (b) is a rear view. 12A and 12B are a front view and a rear view of each member of the decorative portion of the electric decoration unit 1000 according to the first embodiment. FIG. 12A is a decorative cover 410, FIG. 12B is a translucent sheet 420, and FIG. 430 is shown. FIG. 13 is a front view of the illumination board 200 of the illumination unit 1000 according to the first embodiment. In addition, in FIG. 10, LED210,220,230 mentioned later is abbreviate | omitted.
As shown in FIGS. 10 to 13, the illumination unit 1000 includes an illumination board 200 on which LEDs (Light Emission Diodes) 210, 220, and 230 as light emitting means are mounted on the front side (see FIG. 13), The decoration part 400 which covers the front of LED210,220,230 of the electrical decoration board | substrate 200, and the support frame 600 which supports the electrical decoration board | substrate 200 and the decoration part 400 are provided.

  The support frame 600 is a rectangular frame-like member in which a substantially rectangular opening 601 (see FIG. 10) is formed in the upper part. The decorative portion 400 is attached to the front of the opening 601 of the support frame 600 and is fixed by screws from the back side. The electrical decoration board 200 is fitted into a fitting recess 602 (see FIG. 11B), which is a recess formed on the back surface of the support frame 600, and is fixed by screwing from the back side. Further, the support frame 600 that supports the decorative portion 400 and the electrical decoration substrate 200 is fixed to the slot machine 10.

  As shown in FIGS. 10 to 12, the decorative part 400 includes a decorative cover 410 made of an opaque member having translucency, a translucent sheet 420 made of a thin sheet-like member having translucency, And a light guide cover 430 made of a transparent member. The decorative cover 410, the translucent sheet 420, and the light guide cover 430 have substantially the same shape, and the decorative cover 410 has protrusions 410x that protrude outward at the upper end and the lower end thereof. The translucent sheet 420 and the light guide cover 430 are sequentially stacked on the back side of the decorative cover 410 so that the decorative cover 410 is fitted, and the protrusion 410x of the decorative cover 410 is fitted to the locking portion 603 formed on the front side of the support frame 600. The decorative portion 400 (the decorative cover 410, the translucent sheet 420, and the light guide cover 430) is attached to the support frame 600.

  The decorative cover 410 is formed so as to extend rearward from the peripheral edge of the notched portion, and a spherical decorative main body portion 411 swelled forward, which is formed so as to be partially cut off by a straight line bent at two points. And a decorative edge wall portion 412. In addition, the uneven | corrugated pattern 411x (refer FIG. 12A) is given to the surface of this decoration main-body part 411. FIG. The decorative cover 410 is disposed on the front side of the slot machine 10 and hides the back of the electric decoration board 200 and the like so that the player cannot visually recognize it.

  The translucent sheet 420 has a shape obtained by slightly reducing the decorative cover 410. Like the decorative cover 410, the translucent sheet 420 is formed in a spherical shape that bulges forward and is formed so as to be partially cut off at two points. The light-transmitting main body 421 and a light-transmitting edge wall 422 formed so as to extend rearward from the periphery of the notched portion are fitted into the back side of the decorative cover 410. The translucent sheet 420 is obtained by attaching a thin synthetic fiber cloth on which a pattern 421x (see FIG. 12B) is silk-screen printed to the front surface of a film-like thin plate made of synthetic resin. Further, when the cloth and the thin plate are adhered, the fine powdery lame agent for scattering the light is scattered over the entire surface of the translucent main body 421 so as to be substantially uniform. The pattern 421x is printed so that the color and density of the ink are partially different, and the pattern 421x can be raised on the decorative cover 410 by illuminating the entire surface of the translucent main body 421 of the translucent sheet 420. Moreover, since the light of LED210,220,230 is slightly scattered by a lame agent, the partial bias | intensity of illumination intensity can be prevented.

  The light guide cover 430 has a shape obtained by slightly reducing the translucent sheet 420, and is substantially the same as the decorative cover 410, and is a spherical surface that bulges forward and is formed by notching a part with a straight line bent at three points. A light guide body portion 431 and a light guide edge wall portion 432 formed so as to extend rearward from a part of the peripheral edge of the notched portion, and is fitted into the back side of the translucent sheet 420. Attached. The light guide cover 430 sandwiches the translucent sheet 420 between the decorative cover 410 and holds the translucent sheet 420 so that the front surface thereof is in contact with the back surface of the decorative cover 410. The translucent sheet 420 is held by the decorative edge wall portion 412, the translucent edge wall portion 422, and the light guide edge wall portion 432 so as not to be displaced.

  Unlike the decorative cover 410 and the translucent sheet 420, the light guide cover 430 includes three hollow columnar light guide rib portions 433, 434, and 435 that are formed to protrude rearward from the back surface of the light guide main body portion 431. (Refer FIG. 10, FIG.12 (c)). The light guide cover 430 has a face design, and the light guide rib portion 433 and the light guide rib portion 434 have a cross-section perpendicular to the extending direction (front-rear direction) having a substantially half-moon-shaped contour shape. 435 has a cross section perpendicular to the extending direction (front-rear direction) formed in a substantially crescent-shaped contour shape, and imitates both eyes and mouth. Hereinafter, a portion where the light guide rib portions 433, 434, and 435 are formed on the rear surface side on the front surface (front surface) of the light guide main body portion 431 is referred to as a contour portion r.

  The electrical decoration board 200 is a substantially rectangular plate-like member, and the upper part of the left side protrudes outward so as to cover the opening 601 of the support frame 600. The LEDs 210, 220, and 230 are attached to the front side of the electrical decoration substrate 200 at a portion facing the opening 601 of the support frame 600. As shown in FIGS. 12 and 13, the first LED 210 is provided along a position facing the rear end face k of the light guide rib portions 433, 434, and 435. Further, the second LED 220 is provided inside the inner wall surface i of the light guide rib portions 433, 434, and 435, and the third LED 230 is provided outside the outer wall surface j of the light guide rib portions 433, 434, and 435. It has been. Although details will be described later, when the first LED 210 is turned on, the light reaches the contour portion r on the front surface of the light guide main body 431 by the light guide rib portions 433, 434, and 435, and becomes one of the decorative cover 410. Light only the part. Further, when the second LED 220 and the third LED 230 are turned on, the lights reach the entire front surface of the light guide main body 431, and the entire decorative cover 410 is illuminated.

14A and 14B are explanatory views for explaining the light path of the first LED 210 in the light guide rib portion 433. FIG. 14A is a cross-sectional view taken along line XX in FIG. 12C, and FIG. Sectional drawing in YY of 12 (c) is shown. FIG. 14A shows the path of light in a cross-sectional view parallel to the extending direction of the light guide rib portion 433 and parallel to the width (thickness) direction of the light guide rib portion 433, and FIG. The path of light in a cross-sectional view parallel to the extending direction of the light guide rib portion 433 and perpendicular to the width (thickness) direction of the light guide rib portion 433 is shown. Note that cross-sectional lines are omitted in order to clarify the path of light incident on the light guide rib portion 433.
The light guide cover 430 is made of a member having a high refractive index, and is configured such that the critical angle α when light travels from the light guide cover 430 into the air is reduced. Further, the first LED 210 has a relatively small directivity angle β (half-value angle 2θ1 / 2), and the light of the first LED 210 that has entered the light guide cover 430 is a boundary between the light guide cover 430 and air. It is configured to totally reflect on the surface. For example, if the absolute refractive index of the light guide cover 430 is n ₁ and the absolute refractive index of air is n ₂ ,
n ₁ / n ₂ = sin (β / 2) / sinγ
α = arcsin (n ₂ / n ₁ )
γ ≦ 90−α
The light guide cover 430 and the first LED 210 satisfying the above relationship. The distance from the rear end surface k of the light guide rib portion 433 to the first LED 210 is such that substantially all of the light from the first LED 210 enters the light guide rib portion 433 from the rear end surface k of the light guide rib portion 433. Thus, the directivity angle β of the first LED 210, the width (thickness) of the light guide rib portion 433, and the like are arranged.

  Hereinafter, the light path of the first LED 210 in the light guide rib portion 433 will be described with reference to the drawings. As shown in FIG. 14A, the light A of the first LED 210 advances straight or slightly refracts when entering from the rear end surface k of the light guide rib portion 433 and enters the light guide rib portion 433. . Then, when the incident light A hits the boundary surface (inner wall surface i or outer wall surface j) between the light guide rib portion 433 and air, the incident angle is larger than the critical angle α, so that the light guide rib is reflected totally. It advances to the front end side through the part 433 and is guided to the contour portion r on the front surface (front surface) of the light guide main body 431 (light guide cover 430). Note that light incident at an incident angle smaller than the critical angle α is refracted at the boundary surface and travels through the air, but the amount of light is small. Further, as shown in FIG. 14B, the light A of the first LED 210 that has entered the light guide rib portion 433 formed in a wall shape spreads along the wall and causes the light guide rib portion 433 to move forward. It goes to the side and is guided to the contour portion r on the front surface of the light guide main body 431.

  A plurality of first LEDs 210 are arranged in consideration of the directivity angle β and the like so as to face the rear end face k of the light guide rib portion 433 (see FIG. 13), and the first LEDs 210 are turned on. Then, the light guide rib portion 433 is configured to guide light to the entire contour portion r on the surface of the light guide cover 430. The light guided to the contour portion r on the surface of the light guide cover 430 passes through the translucent sheet 420, and enters the surface (front surface) side of the decorative cover 410 while traveling straight or slightly refracting. Then, the surface of the decorative cover 410 is illuminated so that a contour pattern substantially the same shape as the contour portion r appears. The light guide rib portions 434 and 435 are also the same as the light guide rib portion 433 and thus will not be described. However, by turning on all the first LEDs 210, a decorative cover is provided so that the outlines of both eyes and the mouth are raised. The surface of 410 can be illuminated.

FIG. 15 is an explanatory diagram for explaining the light paths of the second LED 220 and the third LED 230 in the light guide rib portion 433, and shows a cross-sectional view taken along line XX in FIG. Note that cross-sectional lines are omitted in order to clarify the path of light incident on the light guide rib portion 433.
The second LED 220 and the third LED 230 of the illumination unit 1000 are configured to guide light to all locations on the front surface (front surface) of the light guide main body 431 (light guide cover 430) when all of these are turned on. Has been placed.

  Hereinafter, the light paths of the second LED 220 and the third LED 230 in the light guide rib portion 433 will be described with reference to the drawings. As shown in FIG. 15, the light B of the second LED 220 and the light C of the third LED 230 reach the front surface of the light guide main body 431 while going straight or being refracted by the light guide rib 433. Then, the light passes through the translucent sheet 420, enters from the back side of the decorative cover 410 while traveling straight or slightly refracted, and reaches the front surface (front surface) side. When the light B of the second LED 220 and the light C of the third LED 230 reach the inner wall surface i and the outer wall surface j (the boundary surface between the light guide cover 430 and air) of the light guide rib portion 433. Since the refractive index of air is smaller than the refractive index of the light guide cover 430, the air enters the light guide cover 430 without being totally reflected. When the incident lights B and C reach the inner wall surface i and the outer wall surface j of the light guide rib portion 433 again, if the incident angle is smaller than the critical angle α, the light B and C is refracted and proceeds into the air. If the critical angle α is equal to or greater than the critical angle α, the light guide rib 433 proceeds to the front end side while being totally reflected, and is guided to the contour r on the front surface of the light guide main body 431. Therefore, the entire surface of the decorative cover 410 can be illuminated by turning on all of the second LED 220 and the third LED 230.

The electrical decoration unit 1000 of the present embodiment allows the player on the front side of the decorative cover 410 to light only the first LED 210 so that the outlines of both eyes and mouth are raised, or the second LED 220, The third LED 230 can be turned on to light the entire decorative cover 410, and the player's interest can be enhanced. The light guide rib portions 433, 434, and 435 can not only light a desired portion of the decorative cover 410 but also maintain the strength of the light guide cover 430 and the decorative portion 400 as a whole.
Since the translucent sheet 420 on which the pattern 421x is printed is sandwiched between the decorative cover 410 and the light guide cover 430, the second LED 220 and the third LED 230 are turned on to guide the lighting unit 1000. By guiding light to the entire main body 431 of the light cover 430, the pattern 421 x can be transmitted through the decorative cover 410. Since the decorative cover 410 itself is also provided with a concave / convex pattern 411x, it is possible to produce an effect such that the concave / convex pattern 411x is raised by lighting only the LED 230 installed behind the decorative cover 410 itself.

  In addition, the shape, size, configuration, and the like of each member of the electrical decoration unit 1000 are not limited to the above-described embodiment, and can be variously changed without departing from the gist of the present embodiment. The shapes of the light guide rib portions 433, 434, and 435 are not limited to those described above, and it is sufficient that only a desired portion of the decorative cover 410 can be illuminated. In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 14B, the interval between the first LEDs 210 of the light guide rib portion 433 is widened, and the light of the first LEDs 210 is guided to the light guide main body portion 431 (light guide cover 430). ) On the front (front) side. By doing so, the number of the first LEDs 210 to be used is configured to be small. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and when all the first LEDs 210 are turned on, the light reaches the entire contour portion r. It suffices to be configured. Further, the shapes of the decorative cover 410, the translucent sheet 420, the light guide cover 430, and the like are not limited to the curved plate shape, and may be a flat plate shape or the like.

  In addition, for example, the light guide rib portions 433, 434, and 435 have a narrow width, the directivity angle β of the first LED 210 is large, and the light width of the first LED 210 is the light guide rib portions 433, 434, and the like. A case where the width of the rear end face k of 435 becomes wider is also conceivable. The amount of light that enters the light guide ribs 433, 434, and 435 and is guided to the contour r, and the light that reaches the light guide main body 431 without entering the light guide ribs 433, 434, and 435 If there is no difference in the amount of light, the contour pattern may not be raised on the surface of the decorative cover 410. In such a case, the light of the first LED 210 that reaches the light guide main body part 431 without entering the light guide rib parts 433, 434, and 435 is shielded by using an absorption plate or the like that absorbs light, The light guide ribs 433, 434, and 435 may be introduced into the light guide ribs 433, 435 using a reflecting plate that reflects light, and guided so as to reach the front end. An absorption plate, a reflection plate, and the like can be provided on the electric decoration substrate 200 so as to cover the side portion of the first LED 210 in accordance with the shape of the light guide rib portions 433, 434, and 435. Further, a concave portion or the like is formed on the rear end surface of the light guide rib portions 433, 434, and 435 of the light guide cover 430 as in Example 2 described later, and a light shielding portion or a reflective portion is provided depending on the shape or the concave portion Thus, it is also possible to configure the light of the first LED 210 to be guided to the front end side of the light guide rib portions 433, 434, and 435.

  The illumination unit 1000 may be configured not to include the translucent sheet 420. Furthermore, without providing the light guide main body 431 and the light guide edge wall 432, three transparent light guide ribs 433, 434, and 435 protruding rearward are provided on the back of the opaque decorative cover 410 having translucency. You may form so that it may extend directly. In this embodiment, the electric decoration board 200 is supported by the support frame 600 and positioned behind the decoration part 400, but may be directly supported by the decoration part 400.

FIG. 16 is a front view and a rear view of the light guide cover 430a of the electrical decoration unit 1000a of the second embodiment. FIG. 17 is a front view of the illumination board 200 of the illumination unit 1000a according to the second embodiment. Unlike the electrical decoration unit 1000 and the rear end surface k of the light guide cover 430, the rear end surface k2 of the light guide cover 430a of the electrical decoration unit 1000a of the _second embodiment is provided with a recess h that is a recessed hole. ing. Hereinafter, about the structure similar to the electrical decoration unit 1000 of Example 1, the description which overlaps by attaching | subjecting the same code | symbol, a name, etc. is abbreviate | omitted, and only a different part is demonstrated.

The inner peripheral wall i and outer peripheral wall j of the light guide rib portions 433a, 434a, 435a of the electric decoration unit 1000a are subjected to mirror finishing m such as metal deposition as shown in FIG. Further, the light guide ribs 433a, 434a, so as to follow the shape thereof on the rear end surface k ₂ of 435a, the recess h is a hole recessed is formed in the rear view straight or curved. As shown in FIG. 17, the first LED 210 is disposed at a position facing the concave portion h on the front side of the electrical decoration substrate 200. In the electrical decoration unit 1000a of the second embodiment, the light of the first LED 210 that has entered the light guide rib portions 433a, 434a, and 435a is guided to the front end side by the mirror finish m applied to the peripheral wall surfaces i and j. The shape of the recess h and the interval between the adjacent first LEDs 210 are such that light can be guided to the entire contour portion r in consideration of the size and the directivity angle of the first LEDs 210. Hereinafter, a portion surrounded by the contour portion r on the surface (front surface) of the light guide main body 431a is referred to as an enveloping portion t (see FIG. 16).

18 is a cross-sectional view illustrating the light guide rib portion 433a formed on the light guide cover 430a. FIG. 18A is a cross-sectional view taken along the line Xa-Xa in FIG. 16, and FIG. 18B is a cross-sectional view taken along the line Ya-Ya in FIG. In the following cross-sectional views, cross-sectional lines are omitted in order to clarify the path of light incident on the light guide rib portion 433a.
As shown in FIG. 18, the recessed part h is a recessed part formed so that the cross section and the longitudinal section may become a substantially U shape. The first LED 210 is attached to the center of the opening of the recess h in the rear view so that the light emitting portion enters the recess h. The first LED 210 proceeds so that all of the light A enters the light guide rib portion 433a and is guided to the front end side in the light guide rib portion 433a by rectilinear movement, reflection by mirror finishing m, or the like. It arrange | positions so that the whole outline part r of the front surface of the light guide main-body part 431a of 430a may be reached | attained. The first LED 210 having a large directivity angle β can be used, and the surface of the first LED 210 on which the light A is incident (the bottom surface portion of the concave portion h) is concave and the light A is guided into the light guide rib portion 433a. By refracting the light so as to spread, the number of LEDs can be reduced, and sufficient light can be guided to the contour portion r where the first LED 210 is not disposed behind. Since the light guide rib portions 434a and 435a are the same as the light guide rib portion 433a, the description thereof will be omitted. However, by turning on all the first LEDs 210, the surface of the decorative cover 410 has the contours of both eyes and the mouth. It can be made to shine like it is raised.

  As shown in FIG. 18 (a), when the second LED 220 is turned on, the light B of the second LED 220 is linearly reflected or reflected by the mirror finish m of the inner peripheral wall i, etc. Proceed through the space inside i and reach the surrounding portion t on the front surface of the light guide main body 431a of the light guide cover 430a. That is, by guiding the light of the second LED 220 to the surrounding portion t, the portion of the decorative cover 410 that faces the surrounding portion t can be illuminated. The light guide rib portions 434a and 435a are the same as the light guide rib portion 433a, and thus the description thereof will be omitted. However, by lighting all the second LEDs 220, the decoration is made so that the entire shape of the eyes and mouth is raised. The surface of the cover 410 can be illuminated. Strictly speaking, since the light guide main body portion 431a has a thickness, the light of the second LED 220 reaches the periphery of the surrounding portion t as in the light C described later, and the range in which the decorative cover 410 shines is as follows. It is slightly wider than the surrounding portion t. The same applies to the light of the first LED 210 described above.

  As shown in FIG. 18A, in the second LED 220 and the third LED 230, the light B and the light C reach the contour portion r of the light guide rib portion 433a of the light guide main body portion 431a. The electric decoration board 200 is arranged. The same applies to the contour portion r of the light guide rib portions 434a and 435a. By turning on all of the second LED 220 and the third LED 230, light is transmitted to the entire front surface of the light guide main body portion 431a of the light guide cover 430a. The entire surface of the decorative cover 410 can be illuminated. In addition, when the amount of light B and C entering the contour portion r is insufficient and shadows are formed on the portions where the light guide rib portions 433a, 434a, and 435a are formed, the first LED 210 is also turned on. You may let them. In addition, the intensity of the LEDs 210, 220, and 230 can be adjusted so that the overall brightness is the same.

  According to the illumination unit 1000a of the present embodiment, unlike the illumination unit 1000 of the embodiment 1, the light of the first LED 210 is reflected by the mirror finish m and guided to the contour portion r, so that the light guide rib portions 433a and 434a are reflected. , 435a and the type of the first LED 210 are not limited by the critical angle α or the directivity angle β. By attaching the light emitting portion of the first LED 210 so as to enter the recess h, almost all of the light of the first LED 210 can enter the light guide rib portions 433a, 434a, 435a, and light can be used effectively. . In addition, by forming the concave portion h as described above, the range in which the light of the first LED 210 can reach can be expanded, and the number of the first LEDs 210 to be arranged can be reduced. It is also possible to reduce the unevenness of brightness due to the difference in the light emission intensity of the LED 210. Furthermore, by substantially closing the opening of the recess h with the electric decoration substrate 200, the light leakage of the first LED 210 can be prevented, and the contour pattern can be clearly raised.

  Furthermore, according to the illumination unit 1000a, only the second LED 220 is lit, only the shape of both eyes and mouth is lit, or only the third LED 230 is lit, and only the portion other than the shape of both eyes and mouth is lit. It can be illuminated. In addition, various light effects such as lighting two or more types from the first LED 210, the second LED 220, and the third LED 230 or lighting one selected from the LEDs 210, 220, 230, etc. Since it can be performed, the interest of the player can be further enhanced.

  Note that the shape, size, configuration, and the like of each member of the electrical decoration unit 1000a are not limited to the above-described embodiment, and various changes can be made without departing from the gist of the present embodiment, as in the first embodiment. . The shapes of the light guide rib portions 433a, 434a, and 435a are not limited to those described above, and it is sufficient that light can be guided to a desired portion so that a contour pattern or the like is raised on the decorative cover 410. That is, when substantially all of the light from the first LED 210 can enter the light guide rib portions 433a, 434a, and 435a, it is not necessary to provide the recess h. The shape of the recess h is not limited to that described above as long as the light of the first LED 210 can be guided to the entire front end side of the light guide rib portions 433a, 434a, and 435a. The arrangement of the recess h and the first LED 210 is not limited to that described above, and it is sufficient that the light of the first LED 210 can be guided to a desired portion of the decorative cover 410.

  FIG. 19 is a cross-sectional view illustrating the shape of the light guide rib portion 433b of the light guide cover 430b of the electrical decoration unit 1000b, which is a modification of the electrical decoration unit 1000a of the second embodiment, and is a cross-sectional view taken along the line Xa-Xa in FIG. Indicates. The illumination unit 1000b is different from the illumination unit 1000a only in the light guide cover 430b. Hereinafter, about the structure similar to the electrical decoration unit 1000a of Example 2, the description which overlaps by attaching | subjecting the same code | symbol, a name, etc. is abbreviate | omitted, and only a different part is demonstrated.

  As shown in FIG. 19, on the front end side of the light guide rib portion 433b of the light guide cover 430b, a rising portion p that rises from the light guide main body portion 431b with a curved slope extending from the bottom is formed. Further, the mirror finishing m is applied only to a portion of the peripheral wall surfaces i and j on the rear end side with respect to the rising portion p, and is not applied to the rising portion p. Therefore, the light B of the second LED 220 and the light C of the third LED 230 can be guided through the rising portion p so as to enter the contour portion r. Moreover, when the first LED 210 is turned on by providing the rising portion p in the light guide rib portion 433b, the width of the light A that reaches the front side of the light guide main body portion 431b and the front side of the decorative cover 410 Is slightly larger than that in the second embodiment, but the decorative cover 410 can be illuminated so that the contour pattern is raised, as in the second embodiment. Similarly, when only the second LED 220 is turned on, the size of the illuminated portion of the decorative cover 410 is slightly increased.

  According to the light guide cover 430b of the illumination unit 1000b which is a modification of the second embodiment, in addition to the effects described in the second embodiment, the second LED 220 that is turned on when light is transmitted through the entire light guide main body 431b. And the installation possible range of 3rd LED230 can be expanded. For this reason, the number of second LEDs 220 and third LEDs 230 to be provided may be reduced. In the illumination unit 1000a, the light of the second LED 220 and the third LED 230 is scattered and reflected at the boundary between the light guide main body 431a and the light guide ribs 433a, 434a, and 435a. May be possible. In the electrical decoration unit 1000b, since the curved rising part p is formed, it can prevent that a shadow is made.

  Note that the shape, size, configuration, and the like of each member of the electrical decoration unit 1000b are not limited to the above-described modification, and can be variously changed without departing from the gist of the modification, as in the second embodiment. is there. For example, the shape of the rising portion p is not limited to that described above, and it is sufficient that the light from the second LED 220 and the light from the third LED 230 can be guided so as to enter the contour portion r.

  FIG. 20 is a rear view of the light guide cover 430c of the electrical decoration unit 1000c according to the third embodiment. 21 is a cross-sectional view of the light guide cover 430c, and is a cross-sectional view taken along Xc-Xc in FIG. The electrical decoration unit 1000c of Example 3 is different from the electrical decoration unit 1000a of Example 2 only in the light guide cover 430c. Hereinafter, about the structure similar to the electrical decoration unit 1000a of Example 2, the description which overlaps by attaching | subjecting the same code | symbol, a name, etc. is abbreviate | omitted, and only a different part is demonstrated. In addition, in order to clarify the path of the light incident on the light guide rib portion 433c, the cross-sectional line is omitted.

  As shown in FIGS. 20 and 21, the light guide cover 430 c of the electrical decoration unit 1000 c includes a light guide main body 431 c formed so as to substantially follow the back of the decorative cover 410 described above, and the back side of the light guide main body 431 c. The light guide rib portions 433c, 434c, and 435c that are formed in the rear and the support portion S that is formed to support the light guide rib portions 433c, 434c, and 435c on the light guide main body portion 431c. . The light guide rib portion 433c has a long, substantially rectangular shape in a cross section parallel to the extending direction (front-rear direction) and parallel to the width (thickness) direction, and is substantially semicircular on the front surface. A projection q having a cylindrical lens shape is formed. The light guide rib portion 433c is formed so as to be inclined slightly outward from the inner wall surface i and the outer wall surface j on the rear end side of the protrusion q and extend toward the back surface of the light guide body 431c. It is supported by the support part S of a shape or a curved plate. The mirror finish m is applied to the peripheral wall surface on the rear end side from the protrusion q.

  The support portion S guides the light B of the second LED 220 and the light C of the third LED 230 incident obliquely from above to be refracted so as to enter the front side (contour portion r) of the light guide main body portion 431c. it can. The front end of the light guide rib portion 433c is formed so as to be separated from the light guide main body portion 431c, but the light A of the first LED 210 that has reached the front end side of the light guide rib portion 433c is focused by the projection q. Then, the light is guided to the contour portion r on the front surface side of the light guide main body 431c. The light guide rib portions 434c and 435c have the same configuration.

  According to the light guide cover 430c of the electrical decoration unit 1000c of the third embodiment, the installable range of the second LED 220 and the third LED 230 can be made wider. The light guide rib portions 433c, 434c, and 435c are formed so that the front ends thereof are separated from the light guide main body portion 431c. Although it is not the structure which guides the light of 1st LED210 directly to the light guide main-body part 431c, by forming the protrusion q in the front-end side of the light guide rib part 433c, 434c, 435c, a light-guide main-body part The light can be focused on the contour portion r of 431c, and the contour pattern can be clearly raised.

  It should be noted that the shape, size, configuration, etc. of each member of the electrical decoration unit 1000c are not limited to the above-described embodiment, and can be variously changed without departing from the gist of the present embodiment, as in the first embodiment. is there. The shape of the support S is not limited to that described above, and the light from the second LED 220 and the light from the third LED 230 can be applied to the front side (contour) of the light guide main body 431c in which the light guide rib 433 is formed on the rear surface. Any shape that can easily enter the portion r) is acceptable. In the light guide cover 430c, as shown in FIG. 20, the support portion S is formed so as to support the entire front end side of the light guide rib portions 433c, 434c, 435c, but is formed so as to partially support it. May be.

FIG. 22 is a rear view of the light guide cover 430d of the illumination unit 1000d which is a modification of the illumination unit 1000c of the third embodiment. FIG. 23 is a cross-sectional view of the light guide cover 430d, showing the Xd-Xd cross section of FIG. Electric decoration unit 1000d includes only the support portion _{S 1} of the light guide cover 430d is different from the electric decoration unit 1000c. In the electrical decoration unit 1000c, the support portion S is formed so as to support the front end side of the light guide rib portions 433c, 434c, and 435c. However, in the modified electrical decoration unit 1000d, the light guide rib portions 433d, 434d, support portion S ₁ is formed so as to support the rear end of 435d. Hereinafter, about the structure similar to the electrical decoration means 1000c of Example 3, the description which overlaps by attaching | subjecting the same code | symbol, a name, etc. is abbreviate | omitted, and only a different part is demonstrated.

Guide ribs 433d, 434 d, as a whole 435d and the support portion _{S 1,} as shown in FIG. 22, is formed so as to be rear view reticulated, guide ribs 433d, 434 d, 435d, the support portion S ₁ is supported by the light guide main body 431d. Specifically, the support portion _{S 1} of the light guide cover 430d of the electric decoration unit 1000d from the inner periphery of the rear end portion of the plate body portion 431d or guiding edge wall portion 432 d, the light guide ribs 433d, 434 d, 435d extending to the outer peripheral edge of the rear end portion, or connecting the outer peripheral edges or inner peripheral edges of the rear end sides of the light guide rib portions 433d, 434d, 435d, and the second LED 220 and It is provided to sew between the third LEDs 230 (see FIG. 17). Further, as shown in FIG. 23, the support portion _{S 1} is formed in the longitudinal direction of the thickness t of the thin rear view substantially rectangular plate shape, the light C of the light B and the third LED230 second LED220 There is almost no obstruction.

According to the light guide cover 430d of the electric decoration unit 1000d of modification of the third embodiment, the support portion _{S 1} is formed on the decorative illumination substrate 200 side second LED220 and third LED230 is arranged Therefore, the light of the second LED 220 and the light of the third LED 230 can be easily guided to the contour portion r on the front side of the light guide main body 431d. Further, the electric decoration unit 1000c, the light is scattered by a support portion S, there is a case where a shadow and reflection or the like, the support portion _{S 1} of the light guide ribs 433d, 434 d, the second is a rear end side of 435d By providing the LED 220 on the side where the LED 220 and the like are arranged, it is possible to prevent shadows from being formed.

Note that the shape, size, configuration, and the like of each member of the electrical decoration unit 1000d are not limited to the above-described modification, and can be variously changed without departing from the gist of the modification, as in the second embodiment. is there. For example, the support portion S ₁ may not be constant in thickness t but may be different in consideration of the paths of the light of the second LED 220 and the light of the third LED 230. Further, the protrusion q at the tip of the light guide rib portions 433d, 434d, and 435d may be formed so as to be in contact with the light guide main body portion 431d to reinforce the light guide cover 430d and the decorative portion 400.

  Finally, features extracted from the above-described embodiment as confirmation items will be described while showing effects and the like as necessary.

[Game machine 1]
A gaming machine having an electrical decoration unit having an electrical decoration board having a light emitting means arranged on the front side and a decorative part covering the front of the light emitting means, wherein the decorative part is opaque and has translucency A flat plate-shaped or curved plate-shaped decorative main body formed using a transparent member, and a rib portion extending rearward from the back side of the decorative main body formed using a transparent member, The light emitting means includes: a first light emitting means arranged to face the rear end surface of the rib portion; and a second light emitting means arranged at a location where the rear end surface of the rib portion is not provided forward. The rib portion is formed so that a front end portion thereof forms a pattern in front view, and when the first light emitting means is turned on, the first light emitting means incident from the rear end side of the rib portion. Light is guided to the front end side of the rib portion, and the surface of the decoration main body portion Shining so that stand out, and light up the second light emitting means, the light of the second light-emitting means illuminate the entire surface of the decorative body portion, the gaming machine, characterized in that.
According to this gaming machine, it is possible to shine the entire surface of the decoration main body portion or to light up the pattern.

[Game machine 2]
In the gaming machine 1, the rib portion is configured as a separate body from the decorative main body portion, and the decorative portion includes a light guide main body portion disposed between the decorative main body portion and the rib portion. The light guide body portion is formed in a flat plate shape or a curved plate shape along the back surface of the decorative body portion using the transparent member, and the rib portion extends rearward from the back surface side. A gaming machine characterized by being formed integrally with the machine.
According to this gaming machine, by providing the light guide main body portion, the rib portion made of a transparent member can be separated from the decorative main body portion made of an opaque member.

[Game machine 3]
In the gaming machine 2, the decoration part further includes a translucent sheet having translucency provided with a pattern disposed between the decoration main body part and the light guide main body part. Gaming machine.
According to this gaming machine, the pattern of the translucent sheet can be raised by shining the entire surface of the decoration main body.

[Game machine 4]
In the gaming machines 1 to 3, the rear end surface of the rib portion is formed with a recess that is attached so that the light emitting portion of the first light emitting means enters at a position facing the first light emitting means. A gaming machine characterized by
According to this gaming machine, it is possible to prevent light from the first light emitting means from leaking from the side.

[Game machine 5]
In the gaming machines 1 to 4, the rib portion has a mirror-finished peripheral wall surface.
According to this gaming machine, the light of the first light emitting means can be reflected by mirror processing and guided to the front end side of the rib.

  As described above, in these gaming machines 1 to 5, only a desired portion of the decorative main body portion that is not provided with the light shielding portion can be illuminated.

Further, the present invention may be applied to a different type of game machine from the above embodiment, specifically, a ball-type game machine using a game ball as a game medium, a so-called pachinko machine. For example, a pachinko machine that unlocks a predetermined number of times when a game ball enters a specific area of a special device, a pachinko machine that generates a right when a game ball enters a specific area of a special device, and other objects The present invention may be implemented as a gaming machine such as a pachinko machine, an arrangement ball machine, or a sparrow ball provided with the above.
Furthermore, a non-ballistic gaming machine, for example, a gaming machine main body that is supported by an outer frame so as to be openable and closable is provided with a storage unit and an intake device, and a predetermined number of game balls stored in the storage unit are obtained by the intake device. The present invention may be implemented as a gaming machine in which a pachinko machine and a slot machine are fused, in which rotation of a reel is started by operating a start lever after being taken in. Specifically, it is as follows.

  The present invention is the gaming machine according to any one of the gaming machines 1 to 5, wherein the gaming machine is a slot machine. Above all, the basic configuration of the slot machine is “equipped with variable display means for confirming and displaying the identification information after dynamically displaying an identification information string composed of a plurality of identification information, and for operating the starting operation means (for example, an operation lever). As a result, the dynamic display of the identification information is started, and the dynamic display of the identification information is stopped due to the operation of the stop operation means (stop button) or after a predetermined time has elapsed. The game machine is provided with special game state generating means for generating a special game state advantageous to the player on the condition that the confirmed identification information is specific identification information. In this case, examples of the game media include coins and medals.

  The present invention is the gaming machine according to any one of the above gaming machines 1 to 5, wherein the gaming machine is a pachinko gaming machine. Above all, the basic configuration of a pachinko gaming machine is provided with an operation handle, and a ball is launched into a predetermined game area according to the operation of the operation handle, and the ball is placed in an operation port disposed at a predetermined position in the game area. As a necessary condition for winning a prize (or passing through the operating port), the identification information dynamically displayed on the display device is confirmed and stopped after a predetermined time. In addition, when a special gaming state occurs, a variable winning device (specific winning opening) disposed at a predetermined position in the gaming area is opened in a predetermined manner so that a ball can be won, and a value corresponding to the number of winnings is obtained. Examples include those to which value (including data written on a magnetic card as well as premium balls) is given.

  The present invention is the gaming machine according to any one of the gaming machines 1 to 5, wherein the gaming machine is a fusion of a pachinko gaming machine and a slot machine. Among them, the basic configuration of the merged gaming machine includes “a variable display means for confirming and displaying the identification information after dynamically displaying an identification information string composed of a plurality of identification information, and a starting operation means (for example, an operation lever). The change of the identification information is started due to the operation of, the dynamic display of the identification information is stopped due to the operation of the stop operation hand throw (for example, the stop button) or when a predetermined time elapses, Special game state generating means for generating a special game state advantageous to the player, on condition that the confirmed identification information at the time of stoppage is specific identification information, and using a ball as a game medium, and the identification The game machine is configured so that a predetermined number of balls are required at the start of dynamic display of information, and a large number of balls are paid out when a special gaming state occurs.

  The gaming machine of the present invention can be used mainly for slot machines, pachinko machines, and parrot machines, but can also be applied to various other devices that produce and display light. it can.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Slot machine as game machine, 15 ... Auxiliary display part, 50 ... Auxiliary display device, 1000 ... Illumination unit, 200 ... Illumination board, 210 ... 1st LED, 220 ... 2nd LED, 230 ... 1st 3 LED, 400 ... decoration part, 410 ... decoration cover, 411x ... uneven pattern, 420 ... translucent sheet, 421x ... pattern, 430 ... light guide cover, 431 ... light guide body part, 432 ... light guide edge wall part, 433,434,435 ... guide rib portion 600 ... support frame, S, S 1 _... support portion, h ... recess, i ... inner circumferential wall, j ... outer circumferential wall, k ... rear end face, m ... mirror finishing, p ... Rising part, q ... projecting part, r ... contour part, t ... surrounding part

Claims (3)

A gaming machine provided with an electrical decoration unit having an electrical decoration board in which a light emitting means is arranged on the front side, and a decorative portion covering the front of the light emitting means,
The decorative part is
A decorative cover having a flat or curved plate-shaped decorative main body portion and formed using an opaque member having translucency;
A flat or curved light guide main body formed in substantially the same shape as the decorative main body so as to be superimposed on the back side of the decorative main body, and extending rearward from the back of the light guide main body A light guide cover formed using a transparent member, and a rib portion integrally formed as described above,
A translucent main body provided with a flat plate-like or curved plate-like pattern substantially the same shape as the decorative main body and the light guide main body so as to be sandwiched between the decorative main body and the light guide main body And a translucent sheet having translucency ,
The light emitting means includes: a first light emitting means arranged to face the rear end surface of the rib portion; and a second light emitting means arranged at a location where the rear end surface of the rib portion is not provided forward. Become
The rib portion is formed so that the front end portion forms a pattern in front view,
When the first light emitting means is turned on, the light of the first light emitting means incident from the rear end side of the rib portion is guided to the front end side of the rib portion so that the pattern is raised on the surface of the decorative main body portion. Shine in,
A gaming machine, wherein when the second light emitting means is turned on, the light of the second light emitting means causes the entire surface of the decoration main body to shine. The decorative cover has a decorative edge wall portion extending rearward from the decorative main body portion,
The translucent sheet has a translucent edge wall portion extending rearward from the translucent main body portion,
The light guide cover has a light guide edge wall portion extending rearward from the light guide body portion,
When the decorative main body, the translucent main body, and the light guide cover are overlapped, the translucent edge wall provided at substantially the same position, the light guide edge wall, and the decorative edge wall, The gaming machine according to claim 1 , wherein the translucent sheet and the light guide cover are positioned and held by the decorative cover. The translucent body portion is formed by bonding a thin cloth and resin film, the gaming machine according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that.