JP6427065B2 - Effect device for game machine and game machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a game machine effect device and a game machine, and more particularly to a game machine effect device and a game machine that use an operation unit provided with a plurality of operation buttons to produce a game.

  The invention of patent documents 1-3 is proposed about the game machine provided with the triple operation button.

  The invention described in Patent Document 1 can surely notify only the player of the internal hit such as a bonus game without being known to the surrounding people, and increases the failure rate due to the addition of the movable member. Further, in order to differentiate the conventional slot machine from the conventional slot machine by requiring the player to perform a new operation in order to know the internal hit, pressing operation of the stop button 51L, 51C, 51R in the slot machine 1 A part of the surface 51b is provided with a light emitting unit 51a that can be hidden with a fingertip, and the light emitting operation of the light emitting unit 51a is configured to notify the winning of the internal lottery.

  The invention described in Patent Document 2 can uniformly illuminate the member pressed by the player, and the operation unit 3 includes the stop button 19 and the housing in order to accurately detect the operation intended by the player. The stop button 19 is formed in a cylindrical shape, and the cylindrical portion 200 is formed with a through hole 209 on the side, and the cylindrical portion 200. A sealing portion 206 that closes one of the openings and is pressed by the player, the sealing portion 206 facing the pressing portions 22a to 22c, and closing the other opening of the cylindrical portion 200, and the rear surface of the sealing portion 206 And a projecting portion 210 projecting along the central axis X of the cylindrical portion 200 from the vicinity of the central portion of

  Since the invention described in Patent Document 3 diversifies the notice related to the payout of game media, the main control board 20 corresponds to the winning combination when the internal lottery result in the internal lottery means permits the occurrence of the winning combination. Since the light emission color of the light emitting diodes 243a, 243b, 243c, 244a, 244b, 244c of the stop button unit 200 is selected to control the light emission of the light emitting diodes 243a, 243b, 243c, 244a, 244b, 244c, the internal lottery It is possible to make the operation parts of the stop button pressing members 76a, 76b, 76c glow in the color corresponding to the winning combination of the result, and to make various announcements such as a navigation mechanism such as a symbol related to the payout of game media. Can.

  Moreover, the invention of patent document 4, 5 is proposed regarding the production | presentation of the light by an operation button.

  The invention described in Patent Document 4 gives diversity to the effects to be performed using the stop buttons 11 to 13 of the stop button unit 14 and improves the effect of the effect, the plurality of LEDs 712 a to 712 c are provided to the stop buttons 11 to 13. And the lens body 742 to control the light emission of the plurality of light sources, and as the light emission control mode, cause all of the plurality of light sources to emit light or cause the plurality of light sources to emit light at different timings; It is an invention to be performed.

  In order for the invention described in Patent Document 5 to provide a game machine effect device and a game machine exhibiting a new effect, the push button 31 is made of a synthetic resin (for example, polycarbonate) having translucency, It has a dome shape in which the person side (front side) is convex, and is inserted into the hole 25 of the inclined surface 24 formed below the window 21 of the housing 20, and the inside of the hole 25 is in the direction orthogonal to the inclined surface 24 The projector unit 33 is disposed behind the push button 31 inside the housing 20 and has a function of projecting an image from behind to the push button 31 through the lens 34, and the push button 31 inside the housing 20. The projector unit 33 disposed at the rear projects an image from the rear to the push button 31 through the lens 34. Therefore, a rendering effect by the image can be exhibited, and light emission like a conventional light emission mechanism can be achieved. That not monotonous and, as of stage effects, it is possible to exert a novel stage effects.

JP, 2009-61009, A JP, 2014-18434, A Unexamined-Japanese-Patent No. 2010-200957 JP, 2014-128401, A JP, 2014-226423, A

  The triple operation button shown in Patent Documents 1 to 4 is an LED light emission method, and by switching the light emission part, the button front cover emits a color change, a symbol and a number are emitted, and a notification function or a navigation function (hereinafter referred to as a navigation function) But there is a limit to the fun that relies on digital representation.

Therefore, in the game machine rendering apparatus of the present invention, in the game machine rendering apparatus including the operation unit having the operation button, the operation button is provided with a light-transmissive projection screen, and the projection unit is provided behind the operation unit. Provided, the projection unit is provided for the operation button, a film having a pattern at a plurality of light transmittable parts, and a first lens provided in front of or behind the film corresponding to the film; A second lens and a light emitter for emitting light toward the second lens, the projection screen is circular, the pattern is evenly arranged on the circumference, and the light emitter is a light emitting substrate comprising a light emitting substrate, have a plurality of light-emitting elements are uniformly arranged on the circumference corresponding to the symbol, the second lens is uniformly arranged on the circumference in correspondence with the symbol , And the first lens Comprising a plurality of small lenses arranged uniformly on the circumference corresponding to the pattern on the concave surface of the first lens, the light from the light emitting element, light converging portions of the second lens, the film The pattern is changed by transmitting light through the small lens of the region and the first lens , projecting any one of the patterns onto the projection screen, and switching the light emission of the light emitting element. .

  The operation buttons mentioned here include a triple button of a slot machine, an effect button of a pachinko gaming machine, and the like, and may be singular or plural. An LED, a light bulb, etc. are mentioned as a light emitting element. The material of the lens may, for example, be plastic or glass. The material of the projection screen may, for example, be plastic. The film may, for example, be a color reversal film. Moreover, it is preferable to project any one or more patterns of the said pattern on the said projection screen.

In the present invention, the light from the light collecting portion of the second lens is transmitted through the corresponding pattern, and the light transmitted through the pattern is imaged by the small lens of the first lens , and the light is imaged Preferably, the projection screen is projected onto the projection screen.

  Also, the present invention is a gaming machine provided with the above-described gaming machine effect device. The gaming machines include slot machines, pachinko gaming machines and the like.

  According to the invention of claims 1 to 3, by introducing an analog expression on the projection screen of the operation button of the game machine, it is possible to break the taste depending on the digital expression and to enhance the interest.

  In addition, since the symbol is projected on the projection screen of the operation button, it can be expressed by a large number of symbols, so it is possible to express an intelligent button effect rich in taste, for example, a notification function (a function of notifying a player of winning a hit etc.) , And navigation functions (such as the function of guiding the order of pressing the operation button to the player) can be realized.

  In addition, it is also possible to show the player a symbol in the projection screen as a pseudo-expression like the movement of a cartoon by switching the symbol.

  Furthermore, compared with the liquid crystal screen expressed with a digital pattern, since it projects on a small screen of the operation button, it can be configured at low cost and compact, and the pattern can be expressed beautifully (can be seen in a connected state) And can realize differentiated taste.

(A) is a rear view of a game machine rendering device according to an embodiment of the present invention, (b) is a plan view, (c) is a front view, (d) is a reverse view, and (e) is a right side view It is. (A) is a perspective view of the effect device for a game machine, (b) is a perspective view from the same angle. It is a disassembled perspective view of the same effect device for game machines. It is AA sectional drawing of FIG.1 (b). Similarly, a rear view of the projection unit, (b) is a plan view, (c) is a front view, (d) is a rear view, and (e) is a right side view. (A) is a perspective view of a projection part similarly, (b) is a perspective view from another angle similarly. It is a disassembled perspective view of a projection part similarly. It is BB sectional drawing of FIG.5 (b). It is explanatory drawing of a symbol similarly. (A) is a plan view of the second lens of the game machine rendering device, (b) is a cross-sectional view taken along the line CC of (a), (c) is a perspective view from the front, and (d) is from the back It is a perspective view. (A) is explanatory drawing of an example of the light emission operation | movement of the presentation apparatus for game machines, (b) is explanatory drawing of another example. It is a front view of a slot machine provided with a presentation device for gaming machines. It is a front view of a pachinko game machine provided with a rendering device for a game machine.

Hereinafter, a rendering device 1 for a gaming machine according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. The game machine rendering device 1 includes an operation unit 3 having a plurality of (here, three) operation buttons 2a to 2c, and the operation buttons 2a to 2c are provided with light transmissive projection screens 21a to 21c, and the operation unit The projection unit 4 is incorporated in the rear of the unit 2 and integrally provided. The projection unit 4 is provided for each of the operation buttons 2a to 2c, and corresponds to the films 5a to 5c having the patterns D _{1 to} D ₄ at a plurality of light transmittable parts, and the respective films 5a to 5c. The first lenses 6a to 6c and the second lenses 7a to 7c provided at the front and rear thereof, and the light emitters 8a to 8c for emitting light toward the respective second lenses 7a to 7c, each light emitter 8a~8c is provided with a light-emitting substrate 10 each having a LED9a~9d a plurality of light emitting elements corresponding to the symbol D ₁ to D _4, the. The light from the LEDs 9a to 9d is transmitted through the second lens 7, the portions of the symbols D _{1 to} D ₄ printed on the films 5a to 5c, and the first lenses 6a to 6c, and the symbols D _{1 to} D ₄ projecting either a projection screen 21a~21c of, by switching the light emission of LED9a～9d, and changes the symbol D ₁ to D _4.

  The dimensions of the effect device 1 for a game machine are, for example, 150 mm in width, 50 mm in depth, and 53 mm in height. The dimensions of the projection unit 4 are exemplified by a width of 120 mm, a depth of 30 mm, and a height of 23 mm. The diameter of the operation buttons 2a to 2c is, for example, 30 mm.

As shown in FIG. 4, the central axis X _1, the operation buttons 2a, a projection screen 21a, the film 5a, the first lens 6a, the second lens 7a, the light emitter 8a are coaxially disposed, likewise, the central axis X ₂ for the operation button 2b, a projection screen 21b, the film 5b, a first lens 6b, the second lens 7b, the light emitter 8b are arranged coaxially about a central axis X _3, operation button 2c, the projection screen 21c, the film 5c, The first lens 6c, the second lens 7c, and the light emitter 8c are coaxially arranged.

The first lens 6a, the film 5a, and the second lens 7a are stacked along the central axis X ₁ in the projection portion 4, Similarly, the first lens 6b, films 5b, and also the second lens 7b projecting portion are stacked along the central axis X ₂ in the 4, the first lens 6c, films 5c, and also the second lens 7c along the central axis X ₃ are stacked in the projection unit 4. Central axis X _1, the central axis line X _2, the above structure is laminated for each central axis X ₃ are are arranged independently. The details will be described below.

  The operation buttons 2a to 2c have transparent surfaces, and as shown in FIG. 3, pressing portions 22a to 22c provided as a button cover and closing the opening, and cylindrical plungers 23a to 24c fitted with the pressing portions 22a to 22c. And 23c, and coil springs 24a to 24c which are latched to the plungers 23a to 23c.

  The pressing portions 22a to 22c each have a circular (or oval, etc.) pressing surface portion when viewed from the front, and a side peripheral portion extending rearward from the peripheral edge portion of the pressing surface portion. Engaging holes 22d to 22f penetrating in the radial direction are formed in the side peripheral portion.

  Circular projection screens 21a to 21c that conform to the shapes of the operation buttons 2a to 2c are disposed inside the pressing portions 22a to 22c, respectively. The projection screens 21 a to 21 c project three lights from the projection unit 4. The projection screens 21a to 21c are formed of a material capable of forming a thin film sufficiently transmitting light and forming a film having a high degree of light diffusion, for example, a diffusion sheet such as PET (polyethylene terephthalate).

  The plungers 23a to 23c have flanges 23d to 23f protruding from the outer periphery, engagement projections 23g to 23i formed on side surfaces of the upper portions of the flanges 23d to 23f and engaged with the engagement holes 22d to 22f, and flanges 23d to 23f 23f is provided with hook-shaped engaging claws 23j to 23l formed on the lower side surface, and engaging grooves 23m to 23o formed on the axial end.

Coil spring 24a~24c is sandwiched between the holder 32a~32c and plunger 23a to 23c, integrally urge forward the plunger 23a to 23c and the pressing portion 22a~2 2 c.

  As shown in FIG. 3, in addition to the operation buttons 2a to 2c, the operation unit 3 has holders 32a to 32c having flanges 31a to 31c fitted with the coil springs 24a to 24c and fitted with the plungers 23a to 23c, A holder base 33 for fixing the holders 32 a to 32 c and light shielding members 34 a to 34 c interposed between the holder base 33 and the projection unit 4 are provided. The light shielding members 34a to 34c engage with the plungers 23a to 23c. The light shielding members 34a to 34c respectively extend laterally from the side surfaces and project downwardly to project the protruding ridges 35a to 35c, the engagement holes 36a to 36c, and the engagement grooves 23m to 23o. And 37a to 37c. The light shielding members 34a to 34c are cylindrical in shape, and are engaged with the plungers 23a to 23c at the engagement holes 36a to 36c. The light shielding members 34a to 34c are configured such that the ridges 35a to 35c enter the grooves 44d to 44f of the sensors 44a to 44c to shield the sensors 44a to 44c and detect the depression of the operation buttons 2a to 2c. It is a contactless switch structure.

The projection unit 4 emits light having circular films 5a to 5c, a short cylindrical first lens 6, a substantially cylindrical second lens 7, and a plurality of LEDs 9a to 9d, as shown in FIGS. In addition to the bodies 8a to 8c and the light emitting substrate 10, the front cover 41, the rear cover 42 fitted with the front cover 41, the screws 43 for fixing them, and the pressing portion fixed to the rear cover 42 The sensor 44a to 44c (here, a photo sensor) for detecting the depression of the 2 2 a to 22c and a screw 45 for fixing the sensor 44a to 44c to the rear cover 42 are provided.

In addition, light supply ridges 46a to 46c having a shape corresponding to the operation buttons 2a to 2c are formed on the front cover 41, and a plurality of (four in this case) small holes 47a to 47c are formed in each. A through hole 48ab for receiving the sensors 44a and 44b and a through hole 48c for receiving the sensor 44c are formed. The small holes 47a to 47c are opened at sizes and positions corresponding to the symbols D1 to D4, respectively, so that light transmitted through the symbols D1 to D4 can pass therethrough.

  Further, in the rear cover 42, fitting grooves 49a to 49c in which the sensors 44a to 44c are respectively fitted are formed. Further, the sensors 44a to 44c include grooves 44d to 44f opening upward, and the protruding portions 35a to 35c enter. In response to depression of the operation buttons 2a to 2c, the sensors 44a to 44c detect the depression. The connector 11 is provided on the rear cover 42. Wirings are respectively provided between the sensors 44 a to 44 c and the light emitters 8 a to 8 c and the connector 11.

In the films 5a to 5c, a plurality (four in this case) of symbols D _{1 to} D ₄ are concentrically arranged on the film sheet by printing, and a plurality (here, three) alignment holes 12a are formed in the outer region thereof. To 12c are formed. The film is preferably a color reversal film. In the case of printing by an ink jet printer etc., fine printing is difficult. An arrangement example of the films 5a to 5c is shown in FIG. Film 5a is, _{D 1} is "face pattern 1", _{D 2} is "face pattern 2", _{D 3} is "face pattern 3", _{D 4} is is depicted is a "face pattern 4". Film 5b is, _{D 1} is "? Character", _{D 2} is "flame design", _{D 3} is "!? Character 1", _{D 4} is is drawn is "fruit pattern 1". Film 5c is, _{D 1} is "!? Character 2", _{D 2} is "fruit pattern 2", _{D 3} is "chance character", _{D 4} is is drawn is "dice pattern". In the drawing, the attached positions of the films 5a to 5c in this figure are arranged such that the symbols D ₁ and D ₃ are in the vertical direction, and D ₂ and D ₄ are in the horizontal direction. The symbol a is 2, 6, 10 pins of the connector 11, the symbol b is 3, 7, 11 pins of the connector 11, the symbol c is 4, 8, 12 pins of the connector 11, the symbol d is 5, 9, 13 of the connector 11. Set to pin. The connector pins are connected to the wiring of the light emitting substrate 10. In addition, since the projected image is reversed, the film is previously rotated 180 degrees and attached.

The first lens 6a~6c is here a integrally molded of plastic or glass, symbol D ₁ to form an image by receiving light from to D _4, symbol D ₁ to D ₄ on the projection screen 21a~21c a lens for projecting either a is fitted to the rear of the light supply ridges 46a~46c are fixed, respectively, the small holes 47a to 47c, and a position corresponding to the symbol D ₁ to D ₄ It has convex small lenses 61a to 61d arranged. Small lenses 61a~61d are uniformly arranged on the circumference in a concave, so as to accurately project either symbol D ₁ to D ₄ on the projection screen 21 a - 21 c, is set the position and shape.

As shown in FIGS. 10A to 10D, the second lenses 7a to 7c are here integrally molded bodies of plastic or glass in a substantially cylindrical shape, and positions corresponding to the designs D _{1 to} D ₄ respectively. Convex focusing lenses 71a to 71d, which are lenses disposed at the top, are formed on a single plate extending horizontally in the upper part of the cylindrical body (the height may be another). The second lenses 7a to 7c condense the light from the LEDs 9a to 9d, thereby preventing the light from spreading and escaping to the outside, and the light amount can be secured. The surface of each condensing lens 71a-71d is formed in convex lens shape.

The light from any of the condensing lenses 71a to 71d is transmitted through any of the corresponding symbols D _{1 to} D ₄ and the light transmitted through any of the symbols D _{1 to} D ₄ is from any of the first lenses 6a to 6c. The imaged and imaged light is projected onto the respective projection screens 21a to 21c. Further, the second lenses 7a to 7c have positioning ridges 72a to 72c at positions corresponding to the positioning holes 12a to 12c (see FIG. 9) in the outer peripheral portion. Further, protrusions 73a to 73c corresponding to the positioning holes 10a to 10c (see FIG. 7) of the light emitting substrate 10 are provided.

Expansion ratio of symbols includes a symbol D ₁ to D ₄ printed on the film bodies 5a to 5c, the ratio of the dimensions of the image that reflects the projection screen 21 a - 21 c. The longer the distance from the projection unit 4 to the projection screens 21a to 21c, the easier it is to project the design. However, if the distance is too long, the dimensions of the operation unit 3 become large, causing problems. On the other hand, too, when the distance from the projection unit 4 to the projection screen 21a~21c is becomes extremely narrow, the magnification of the symbol D ₁ to D ₄ becomes large, the symbol D ₁ to D ₄ in the lens aberrations Distortion occurs. This distance is set to a range where the pattern can be projected clearly.

  The light emitters 8 a to 8 c are provided on the light emitting substrate 10 in three places corresponding to the three second lenses 7 a to 7 c, respectively. A plurality of (in this case, four) LEDs 9a to 9d form a group for each of the light emitters 8a to 8c, are formed in a predetermined shape (here, a square) when viewed from above, and a total of 12 are provided. , And fixed at positions corresponding to the condenser lenses 71a to 71d.

The LEDs 9a to 9d are turned on / off controlled by a main control board (not shown) of the gaming machine, and are controlled to emit light of a predetermined light amount or not to emit light according to a control signal of the light emitting board 10. Here, any one of the LEDs 9a to 9d is selected to emit light, and the other three do not emit light. Through the main control substrate (not shown), the light emitting substrate 10 switches on / off of the light emission of the LEDs 9a to 9d, and the LEDs 9a to 9d take either light off or light on state. Switching of the symbols D _{1 to} D ₄ changes the symbols by selecting one of the four LEDs 9 a to 9 d and emitting light. It is also possible to produce the movement of the projection by appropriately switching on and off the LEDs 9a to 9d. Also, various light effects are possible by gradually reducing or increasing the light together with or instead of the on / off control. For example, by gradually turning on the LED 9a and gradually reducing the lightness of the light and gradually increasing the lightness of the light of the LED 9b, it is possible to produce gradational or fantastic effects such as a pattern gradually changing .

  The operation and effect of the presentation device 1 for a gaming machine will be described with reference to FIGS. In this example, as shown in FIG. 12, the slot reel stop button of the slot machine 100 is applied as an example of a gaming machine provided with the gaming machine rendering device 1. Since an example is demonstrated, it is not necessarily limited to this. As shown in FIG. 12, the slot machine 100 is provided with a cabinet 101 accommodating a main control circuit (not shown) and the like, and a front door 102 attached to the cabinet 101 so as to be able to open and close. Inside the cabinet 101, three reels 103L, 103C and 103R are provided in a row.

  At the center of the front door 102, a liquid crystal display device 104 is provided around the reels 103L, 103C, and 103R to stop the variation of the symbols when viewed from the front side.

  Below the liquid crystal display device 104, a pedestal portion 105 having a substantially horizontal surface is formed. On the left side of the pedestal portion 105, a determination / selection button 106 is provided. The player performs an input for instructing switching of the display screen of the liquid crystal display device 104 or the like by pressing the determination / selection button 106.

  On the right side of the pedestal portion 105, a medal insertion slot 107 for receiving a medal thrown from the outside by the player's hand is provided.

  Further, on the left side of the pedestal portion 105, a 1-bet button 108 and a maximum bet button 109 are provided to determine the number of medals to be inserted among the medals deposited in the slot machine 100 as described above. . At the center of the pedestal portion 105, a 7-segment display 110 formed of a 7-segment LED is provided.

  A settlement button 112 for discharging the medals deposited in the slot machine 100 from the medal payout opening 111 provided in the lower front portion is provided on the left side of the front surface portion of the pedestal portion 105. The medals discharged from the medal payout opening 111 are accumulated in the medal receiver 113.

  A start lever 114 for starting rotation of all of the three reels 103L, 103C, 103R is provided on the center left side of the front surface of the pedestal portion 105. In addition, on the right side of the start lever 114, there are provided game buttons 2a to 2c as stop buttons for stopping the rotation of the corresponding reels provided corresponding to each of the three reels 103L, 103C, 103R. A machine rendering device 1 is provided. The structural action of the slot machine 100 and the like are in accordance with the prior art, and therefore the description will be omitted.

  The operation button 2a is disposed on the left side when the cabinet 101 is viewed from the front, the operation button 2b is disposed at the center, and the operation button 2c is disposed on the right side when the cabinet 101 is viewed from the front. When the applicable gaming machine is the slot machine 100, the operation button 2a is associated with the left reel 103L, the operation button 2b is associated with the center reel 103C, and the operation button 2c is associated with the right reel 103R. These operation buttons 2a to 2c are pressed by the player to stop the rotation of the corresponding reels.

As shown to Fig.11 (a), each LED9c of light-emitting-body 8a-8c light-emits, and other LED is light-extinguishing, and the light of LED9c each permeate | transmits the condensing lens 71c of 2nd lens 7a- 7c. Through the corresponding designs of the films 5a-5c, through the small lenses 61c of the corresponding first lenses 6a- 6c , through the corresponding small holes 47a- 47c, and through the light shielding members 34a-34c, the holder The symbols 32a to 32c and the plungers 23a to 23c are respectively passed, and the symbols are projected on the corresponding projection screens 21a to 21c, respectively, and three symbols of "face pattern 1", "? Character" and "!? Character 2" Is displayed.

  With the progress of the game, when the operation button 2a is pushed down, the coil spring 24a is compressed, the plunger 23a is pushed down, the light shielding member 34a is also pushed down, and the projection 35a enters the groove 44d of the sensor 44a. When the same depressing operation is performed on the other operation buttons 2b and 2c, the ridges 35b and 35c enter the grooves 44e and 44f of the sensors 44b and 44c, and the detection signal corresponding to the depressing operation indicates the main control board (not shown) And the left reel 103L, the middle reel 103C, and the right reel 103R are stopped. The light emitting substrate 10 receives the detection signal and turns off the LEDs 9c of the light emitters 8a to 8c. Instead, the LEDs 9d of the light emitters 8a to 8c turn on and the other LEDs turn off. Thus, the projection screens 21a to 21c are switched to three patterns of "face pattern 2", "flame pattern" and "fruit pattern 2" as shown in FIG. By switching such symbols, it is possible to give a player a notice of winning or to inform the player of the pressing order of the operation buttons 2a to 2c.

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, by displaying analog projection symbols on the projection screens 21a to 21c of the operation buttons 2a to 2c, a representation different from digital representation can be introduced, and digital It is possible to break down the taste-dependency depending on the expression and to enhance the interest.

Further, since the method of projecting a pattern on the projection screen 21a~21c the operation button 2 a to 2 c, can be displayed by switching a plurality of symbols D ₁ to D _4, it is possible to buttons produce rich in taste property.

Then, by switching the plurality of symbols D ₁ to D _4, it is possible to pseudo-represented by the projected pattern, the notification function, it is possible to realize the button effect, such as navigation functions.

Furthermore, as compared with the liquid crystal screen, since the light is projected onto the small projection screens 21a to 21c of the operation buttons 2a to 2c, it can be configured at low cost and compactly. Further, the symbol D ₁ to D ₄ can clearly expressed, it becomes an analog representation of the state where continuous rather than a point, the conventional digital representation can be realized differentiated taste properties. Further, by switching the symbols D _{1 to} D ₄ , it is possible to make the player move and show the symbols in the projection screen like a piece of a cartoon.

  Next, as shown in FIG. 13, it is possible to apply the gaming machine rendering device 1 to a pachinko gaming machine 200 and use it as a pachinko gaming button. Here, the number of the operation button 2 is one, and a notice function, a navigation function and the like can be performed. The pachinko machine 200 includes a front frame 221, a machine frame 222, an operation handle 223, an upper plate 224, a lower plate 225, a game board 226, a plate glass 227, a display device 228, a center character 230, an electric character 231, and a winning device. And the like. The display device 228 constitutes a special symbol display device which is disposed at the center of the game board 226 and variably displays three special symbols. The game machine rendering device 1 can be provided on the upper tray 224, and the operation buttons 2a to 2c can be used as a rendering button. For example, it can be used to produce effects such as a navigation function and a notice function. The structural action and the like of the pachinko gaming machine 200 are in accordance with the prior art, and thus the description thereof is omitted.

  The foregoing embodiments are illustrative of the preferred embodiments for the practice of the present invention, and a person of ordinary skill in the art, in view of the present disclosure, has made numerous modifications, alterations, and variations without departing from the scope of the present invention. Substitutions, deletions, additions, etc. are possible. For example, in the effect device 1 for gaming machines, as an example in which the effect device 1 for gaming machines is applied to a game machine, the embodiments have been described in which one of the LEDs 9a to 9d emits light by on / off control. The symbols may be overlapped to enhance the taste by causing part or all of the LEDs 9a to 9d to overlap and emit light. Although the slot machine 100 and the pachinko gaming machine 200 have been described, the present invention may be applied to other gaming machines, ball ball gaming machines, arrange ball gaming machines, and the like.

1 ... for a game machine performance apparatus 2 a to 2 c ... operation button 3 ... operation unit 21 a - 21 c ... projection screen 4 ... projection unit D ₁ to D ₄ ... symbol bodies 5a to 5c · · · Films 6a to 6c · · · First lenses 7a to 7c · · · Second lenses 8a to 8c · · · Light emitters 9a to 9d · · · ·
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Light emission board | substrate 22a-22c ... Press part 23a-23c ... Plunger 24a-24c ... Coil spring 22d-22f ... Engagement hole 21a-21c ... Projection screen 32a-32c ... Holders 23d to 23f ... Flanges 23g to 23i ... Engaging convex parts 23j to 23l ... Engaging claws 23m to 23o ... Engaging grooves 31a to 31c ... Flanges 32a to 32c · · · · Holder 33 · · · Holder base 34a ~ 34c · · · · light shielding member 35a ~ 35c · projection portion 36a ~ 36c ... engagement hole 37a ~ 37c ... engagement protrusion 46a ~ 46c · · · · · · Light supply ridge portion 41 · · · Front cover 42 · · · Rear cover 43 · · · Screws 44a to 44c · · · Sensor 45 · · Screws 47a to 47c · · · Small holes 48ab, 48c · · · Through hole 4d to 44f Grooves 11 Connectors 12a to 12c Alignment holes 61a to 61d Small lenses 71a to 71d Condenser lenses 72a to 72c Positioning ridges 100. Slot machine 101: cabinet 102: front door 103L, 103C, 103R: reel 104: liquid crystal display device 105: pedestal portion 106: determination, selection button 107, medal insertion Mouth 108 ··· 1-bet button 109 · · · maximum bet button 110 · · · 7 segments indicator 111 · · · · medal payout 112 · settlement button 113 · · · · · medal receiver 114 · · · start lever 200 ... Pachinko machine 221 ... front frame 222 ... machine frame 223 ... operation handle 224 ... upper plate 225 ... lower plate 2 6 ... game board 227 ... glass sheet 228 ... display device 230 ... Center won game 231 ... electric won game 232 ... special winning device

Claims (3)

In a game machine rendering device provided with an operation unit having an operation button,
Providing a light transmitting projection screen on the operation button;
Providing a projection unit at the rear of the operation unit;
The projection unit is
A film provided to the operation button and having a pattern at a plurality of light transmitting sites;
A first lens and a second lens provided in front of and behind the film, corresponding to the film;
A light emitter for emitting light toward the second lens;
The projection screen is circular,
The symbols are evenly arranged on the circumference,
The light emitter comprises a light emitting substrate, the light emitting substrate, have a plurality of light-emitting elements are uniformly arranged on the circumference corresponding to the symbol,

The second lens has a plurality of light collecting parts evenly arranged on the circumference corresponding to the pattern,
The first lens comprises a plurality of small lenses, which are uniformly arranged on the circumference corresponding to the pattern, on the concave surface of the first lens.
The light from the light emitting element is transmitted through the condenser of the second lens , the portion of the film, and the small lens of the first lens, and any of the patterns is projected onto the projection screen, An effect device for a game machine, wherein the symbol is changed by switching the light emission of the light emitting element. The light from the light collecting portion of the second lens transmits the corresponding pattern,
The light transmitted through the pattern forms an image on the small lens of the first lens,
The imaged light is projected onto the projection screen;
An effect apparatus for a game machine according to claim 1, characterized by:   A game machine comprising the effect apparatus for a game machine according to claim 1 or 2.