JP6553342B2 - Game machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine including an effect device that performs a predetermined effect according to the progress of a game.

  A pachinko machine that uses a game ball as a game medium is conventionally known as one of the game machines used for the game of a player in a game arcade. The pachinko machine is configured such that a game ball that is bulleted by a launching device flows down the game area, and when the game ball flows down the game area, the pachinko machine is connected to various winning holes installed in the game area. When winning, a predetermined number of game balls (also called prize balls) are paid out according to the winning mode, or the game state is changed from a normal game state which is disadvantageous to the player to a special game state advantageous to the player. And proceed with the game. Conventionally, in pachinko machines, various light emitting devices are provided, and effects are provided to improve the player's interest by changing the light emitting mode and the light emitting color of the light emitting device as the game progresses. In recent years, in addition to such effects, the character object device provided in the game area is enlarged to arrange the liquid crystal display device inside, and the liquid crystal display device displays moving images etc. in accordance with the progress of the game. In addition, productions that improve the interest of the player are also being performed.

  Also, in conventional pachinko machines, in addition to those provided with a character object device in the game area, there are also machines that use a light guide plate for the game board. For example, the gaming machine described in Patent Document 1 shown below has transparency, and is provided on the gaming area board forming the gaming area and on the back side of the gaming area board so as to overlap with the gaming area board There is disclosed a gaming machine comprising: a light guide plate having transparency; and a light emitter provided on at least a part of the peripheral surface of the light guide plate and introducing light into the light guide plate.

JP, 2006-254959, A

  In the gaming machine described in Patent Document 1, since the gaming board is configured by superimposing the gaming area plate and the light guide plate on each other, if light is introduced from the peripheral surface of the light guide plate, the entire gaming board may shine. Then, the player can visually recognize various patterns drawn on the light guide plate. However, in the case of the gaming machine described in Patent Document 1, since the light guide plate constitutes a part of the game board, the light guide plate itself becomes large, and the player can use a pattern or the like formed on the light guide plate. In order to display a pattern or the like with uniform brightness so as to be visible, there is a problem that a large amount of light has to be incident on the light guide plate, and for that purpose, the light emitter must be enlarged. In particular, in recent years, with the diversification of effects, the size of character device and the size of patterns that can be visually recognized by a player tend to be large. Therefore, in order to display a pattern etc. clearly in the light guide plate described in Patent Document 1, there is a problem that the light emitting device is enlarged or the installation space must be secured as the light emitting device is enlarged. there were.

  Further, in the case of the gaming machine described in Patent Document 1, since the light guide plate constitutes a part of the game board, it is provided on a light emitting body for causing light to be incident on the light guide plate and on the game board There is a problem that it is necessary to provide light emitters for irradiating light to various decorative objects in different places, and the space for providing the light emitters tends to increase. In recent years, there is a tendency for the space occupied by character devices to increase, especially in the game area, so that the space efficiency can be improved by making members such as light emitters as compact as possible in the field of game machines. Is desired. The present invention has been made in view of such problems, and provides a gaming machine capable of improving the space efficiency and effectively utilizing the space while making the presentation mode in the game more diverse. With the goal.

The present invention is a gaming machine provided with an effect device for performing a predetermined effect according to the progress of a game,
The effect device is
A decorative member having a predetermined decoration,
It is formed of a member having an incident surface on which light is incident on the side surface and having translucency, and for displaying predetermined display information by light incident from the incident surface on at least one of the front surface and the back surface. A light guide member having a display unit;
The light emitting member is disposed on the side of the light guide member so as to face the incident surface, and the first light emitting unit that emits light toward the incident surface and the decorative member are irradiated with light, A second light emitting unit disposed such that an optical axis direction is orthogonal to an optical axis direction of the first light emitting unit; a first substrate member serving as a base on which the first light emitting unit is disposed; A second substrate member serving as a base on which the light emitting unit is disposed, and a light emitting member having a housing space for housing the first light emitting unit and the second light emitting unit therein;
The light guide member is disposed so that the first light guide member having the first display portion and the second light guide member having the second display portion overlap in the front-rear direction, and is displayed on the first display portion The display information and the display information displayed on the second display unit are formed to be different from each other.
A spacer member is disposed between the first light guide member and the second light guide member,
The spacer member has a spacer main body and a projection formed to project from the side surface of the spacer main body, and the projection end face is configured to abut on the surface of the first substrate member. The game machine is the gist.

  In the gaming machine of the present invention, the light emitting member of the effect device includes the first light emitting portion and the second light emitting portion, the first light emitting portion irradiates light to the light guiding member, and the second light emitting portion faces the decoration member. And is configured to emit light. Therefore, according to the present invention, in addition to being able to greatly improve the space efficiency associated with the installation of the light emitting members in the entire gaming machine, it is possible to perform various effects using light in the effect device, It is possible to provide a gaming machine that can greatly improve the interest of the player.

1 is a front view of a gaming machine according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is a front view of a game board. It is a perspective view of a center character. It is an exploded perspective view of center goods. It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating arrangement | positioning of each member when a 1st light guide member, a 2nd light guide member, a light emitting member, a decoration member, etc. are assembled | attached.

  Embodiments according to the gaming machine of the present invention will be specifically described with reference to the drawings. In the present specification, a pachinko gaming machine (hereinafter simply referred to as a gaming machine) will be described as an example of the gaming machine according to the present invention, but the present invention is a gaming machine other than pachinko gaming machines, such as slot machines. Etc. can also be used. Further, in the present specification, the “front side”, “back side”, “upper side”, “lower side”, “left side” and “right side” of the gaming machine and each member constituting the gaming machine face the gaming machine When viewed from the front side (front side), the back side (rear side), "upper side", "lower side", "left side" and "right side" are shown. Further, in this specification, the flow of game balls into various winning holes is referred to as “winning”, and the game balls paid out to the player when the game balls win are referred to as “prize balls”.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the gaming machine 1 includes a vertical rectangular outer frame 2 that constitutes the outline of the machine body. A vertical rectangular middle frame 3 is detachably attached to the front side of the opening of the outer frame 2. The middle frame 3 is entirely made of a synthetic resin material, and is configured such that the game board 11 or the like can be attached and fixed to the inside. The front frame 4 is assembled on the front side of the middle frame 3 so as to be able to open laterally with respect to the middle frame 3 centering on a hinge provided on the left side of the front frame 4. The front frame 4 is provided with a glass plate 5 so that the player can visually recognize the game board 11 and can protect the game board 11. Further, the front frame 4 includes an upper receiving tray 6 for temporarily storing game balls used for a game and a lower receiving tray 7 for storing game balls overflowing from the upper receiving tray 6 and flowing down. ing.

  The gaming machine 1 is internally provided with a launcher for flipping a game ball toward the game board 11 so that the bounce strength of the launcher can be adjusted by the amount of rotation of the operation handle 8 It is configured. Further, on the upper tray 6, on the front side of the storage space for storing the game balls, various buttons 9 are arranged to be pressed and operated by the player during the game. Further, inside the gaming machine 1, a speaker 10 for outputting sound is provided.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the game board 11 is a flat plate-like member formed in a substantially square shape by a synthetic resin material such as acrylic or polycarbonate. A back unit (not shown) is attached and fixed to the back side of the game board 11 with screws or the like. In the game board 11, an opening 14 for attaching the decorative frame 13 of the center character 12 as a rendering device is formed in a substantially central portion. Further, on the surface of the game board 11, a guide rail 15 for guiding the game balls bombarded by the launcher to the upper part of the game board 11 is provided. Further, on the game board 11, a game area 16 is formed in which game balls guided to the upper part of the game board 11 by the guide rails 15 flow downward toward the lower part of the game board 11. In other words, the game board 11 is configured such that the guide rail 15 is provided in the outer extension of the game area 16.

  In the game area 16, an opening 14 for making the center character 12 visible and attaching the decoration frame 13 of the center character 12 is formed in a substantially central portion. Also, in the game area 16, a normal winning device 17 that triggers the payout of a predetermined number of game balls when a game ball is won, and a special game that is advantageous to the player from a normal game state that is disadvantageous to the player when the game ball wins The start winning device 18 that becomes an opportunity for lottery whether or not to shift to the state, is opened only when shifting to the special game state, and is a large trigger that pays out a predetermined number of prize balls every time the game ball wins. A winning device 19 is provided.

  The center accessory 12 is for performing a predetermined effect according to the progress of the game. As shown in FIG.3 and FIG.4, the center character 12 is equipped with the decoration frame 13, the light guide member 21, the light emission member 22, and the decoration member 23. As shown in FIG. The decorative frame 13 is formed in a frame shape on the outer peripheral side of the center accessory 12, and is formed so that the inside opens. The decorative frame 13 is configured to be capable of mounting and fixing the decorative member 23 and the like, and is formed of, for example, a conventionally known resin material or the like. The decorative frame 13 may be transparent or colored as long as it has translucency. The shape of the decorative frame 13 may be arbitrarily determined as long as the decorative member 23 and the like can be attached and fixed.

  The light guide member 21 receives light emitted from the light emitting member 22 and can guide the light within the light guide member 21. In the present embodiment, the light guide members 21 are arranged so that the first light guide member 24 and the second light guide member 25 overlap in the front-rear direction, but the number of the light guide members 21 arranged so as to overlap The number is not limited to two.

  The 1st light guide member 24 has the 1st entrance surface 26 which light irradiates in the 1st side, and is formed with the material which has translucency. The first light guide member 24 has a first display unit 27 for displaying predetermined display information by light incident from the first incident surface 26. In the present embodiment, the first display unit 27 uses a decoratively drawn character “flower”, but the present invention is not limited to this. Although the first display portion 27 is formed on the surface of the first light guide member 24 in the present embodiment, the first display portion 27 may be formed on the back surface of the first light guide member 24.

  The second light guide member 25 has a second incident surface 28 on which light is irradiated on the second side surface, and is formed of a light-transmitting material. In addition, the second light guide member 25 includes a second display unit 29 for displaying predetermined display information by light incident from the second incident surface 28. In the present embodiment, although various patterns imitating petals are drawn on the second display unit 29, the display on the second display unit 29 is not limited to this. In addition, the second display unit 29 is formed to be positioned behind the first display unit 27 when the second light guide member 25 is disposed behind the first light guide member 24. The position is also not limited to this. In addition, although the second display unit 29 is formed on the surface of the second light guide member 25 in the present embodiment, it may be formed on the back surface of the second light guide member 25.

  A first spacer member 30 and a second spacer member 31 are arranged between the first light guide member 24 and the second light guide member 25. The first spacer member 30 and the second spacer member 31 are formed of conventionally known various resin materials, and a method of arranging between the first spacer member 30 and the second spacer member 31 is also conventionally known. The method of (1) may be arbitrarily selected and used.

  A first insertion hole 32 and a second insertion hole 33 are formed at both ends of the first spacer member 30 so that a first insertion portion 63 and a second insertion portion 64, which will be described later, of the decorative member 23 can be inserted. It is formed to be able to. In addition, the first spacer member 30 is a first spacer main body 34 located between the first light guide member 24 and the second light guide member 25, and a first protrusion formed to protrude from the side surface of the first spacer main body 34. And a part 35. The first projecting portion 35 is formed such that a first end surface 36 which is a projecting end surface thereof abuts on the surface of a first substrate member 52 which constitutes a first light emitting member 45 described later.

The second spacer member 31 has a third insertion hole 37 and a fourth insertion hole 38 formed at both ends, and is large enough to allow the first insertion part 63 and the second insertion part 64 of the decorative member 23 to be inserted. Is formed. The second spacer member 31 includes the first light guide member 24 and the second light guide member 25.
And a second projection 40 formed to project from the side surface of the second spacer member main body 39. As shown in FIG. The second projection 40 is adapted to its second end face 41 is a protruded end face first contacts the substrate member 5 and second surfaces constituting the first light emitting member 45 to be described later. The configurations of the first spacer member 30 and the second spacer member 31 may be the same or different.

  The light emitting member 22 includes a first light emitting member 45 as a first light emitting part, a second light emitting member 46 as a second light emitting part, and a base member 51. The first light emitting member 45 includes a first substrate member 52, a first light source 53, and a second light source 54. The first substrate member 52 is a member serving as a base of the first light emitting member 45, and the first light source 53 is formed on the first substrate member 52 in the direction along the longitudinal direction of the first substrate member 52. LEDs (Light Emitting Diodes) and LEDs constituting the second light source 54 are arranged in a row at a predetermined interval. The first light source 53 is disposed to face the first incident surface 26 from the side of the first light guide member 24 and to emit light toward the first incident surface 26. The second light source 54 is disposed to face the second incident surface 28 from the side of the second light guide member 25 and to emit light toward the second incident surface 28. At this time, the first light source 53 is disposed such that the tip end surface 53a of the LED constituting the first light source 53 substantially contacts the first incident surface 26, and the second light source 54 constitutes the second light source 54. The front end surface 54a of the LED to be arranged is disposed so as to substantially contact the second incident surface 28.

  The second light emitting member 46 includes a second substrate member 55 and a third light source 56. The second substrate member 55 is a member serving as a base of the second light emitting member 46, and on the second substrate member 55, the third light source 56 is configured in the direction along the longitudinal direction of the second substrate member 55. The LEDs are arranged in rows at predetermined intervals. The third light source 56 is disposed to face the rear surface of the second light guide member 25 and to emit light from the rear surface side of the second light guide member 25 to the front surface side of the first light guide member 24. That is, the second light emitting member 46 is disposed such that the optical axis direction L2 is orthogonal to the optical axis direction L1 of the first light emitting member 45.

The base member 51 is formed of, for example, a resin material, and the first fixing portion 57 for fixing the first light emitting member 45 and the second fixing portion 58 for attaching and fixing the second light emitting member 46. And the decoration member fixing | fixed part 59 for fixing the decoration member 23 is provided. The first fixing portion 57 is formed so as to be able to fix an end portion on one end side in the short direction of the first light emitting member 45. The first fixing portion 57 is formed so as to be in the same position as a third fixing portion 62 described later formed on the decorative member 23 when the decorative member 23 is attached and fixed to the base member 51. Further, the second fixing portion 58 is formed so that the second substrate member 55 can be attached and fixed by a method such as screwing the second light emitting member 46 . In addition, the method of attaching and fixing the 2nd board | substrate member 55 to the 2nd fixing | fixed part 58 may select and use methods other than screwing arbitrarily. Further, the base member 51 is configured such that the second light emitting member 46 can be disposed at a position different from the position at which the first light emitting member 45 is disposed. That is, the first light emitting member 45 is disposed at a position where the first light source 53 and the first light incident surface 26 face each other, and at a position where the second light source 54 and the second light incident surface 28 face each other. The third light source 56 and the rear surface of the second light guide member 25 are disposed at positions opposite to each other, which is different from the position where the first light emitting member 45 is disposed.

  In addition, the light emitting member 22 has a housing space 61 for housing the first light emitting member 45 and the second light emitting member 46 in the base member 51. The first light emitting member 45 and the second light emitting member 46 are It is arranged in this accommodation space 61. The accommodation space 61 has a size capable of accommodating the first light emitting member 45 and the second light emitting member 46. When the first light emitting member 45 and the second light emitting member 46 are accommodated in the accommodation space 61, the first light emitting member 45 and the second light emitting member 46 are arranged to be close to each other. Further, when the first light emitting member 45 and the second light emitting member 46 are disposed to be close to each other as described above, the first light emitting member 45 and the second light emitting member 46 are disposed behind the decorative member 23. It is disposed so that the first light emitting member 45 and the second light emitting member 46 are hidden behind the decorative member 23 from the front so that the player can not visually recognize.

  The decorative member 23 is configured to be disposed in front of the front surface of the first light guide member 24. The decorative member 23 is formed of an arbitrary resin material having a light transmitting property, and is provided with a transparent portion, a portion coated with a predetermined color, and the like. Further, a third fixing portion 62 for fixing the other end of the first substrate member 52 of the first light emitting member 45 is formed on the back surface side of the decorative member 23. The third fixed portion 62 is formed to be disposed at the same position as the first attachment portion of the base member 51 when attached to the base member 51. Further, in the decorative member 23, a first insertion portion 63 and a second insertion portion 64 as fixed portions fixed to the decorative member fixing portion 59 of the base member 51 are formed.

  The relationship in which each of the first light guide member 24, the second light guide member 25, the light emitting member 22 and the decorative member 23 is arranged in such a configuration will be described with reference to FIG. First, the first light guide member 24 and the second light guide member 25 are arranged side by side in the front-rear direction, and the first spacer member 30 and the second light guide member 25 are disposed between the first light guide member 24 and the second light guide member 25. The second spacer member 31 intervenes. That is, an air gap corresponding to the thickness of the first spacer member 30 and the second spacer member 31 is formed between the first light guide member 24 and the second light guide member 25.

  Further, the first incident surface 26 of the first light guide member 24 and the second incident surface 28 of the second light guide member 25 are disposed to be substantially flush with each other, and the first light source 53 and the second light source 54 are arranged. It is possible to reliably irradiate the light emitted from the first incident surface 26 and the second incident surface 28. At this time, the first protrusion 35 is formed on the first spacer member 30, and the tip of the first protrusion 35 is disposed in contact with or in proximity to the surface of the first substrate member 52. Ru.

  Therefore, according to the gaming machine 1 according to the present embodiment, the light emitted from the LED, that is, the light emitted from the first light source 53 is reliably irradiated toward the first incident surface 26, and the second light source Since the light emitted from the light source 54 is reliably directed toward the second incident surface 28, the light from the first light source 53 may be incident from the second incident surface 28 or the light from the second light source 54 may be the first. Incident light from the incident surface 26 can be reliably prevented, and it is also possible to greatly increase the aspect of presentation in the progress of the game and to greatly improve the player's interest.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 5, since the first light emitting member 45 and the second light emitting member 46 are accommodated and disposed in the accommodating space 61, the first light emitting member 45 and the second light emitting member 46 are disposed in a smaller space. In addition, it is possible to produce an effect using light. Therefore, it is possible to greatly improve the space efficiency of the gaming machine 1 as a whole.

  Furthermore, since the first light emitting member 45 and the second light emitting member 46 are housed and disposed in the housing space 61 and the light emitting member 22 disposed and disposed is disposed behind the decorative member 23, the player is behind the decorative member 23. It is possible to play a game without visually recognizing the first light emitting member 45 and the second light emitting member 46 arranged in the above. Therefore, the player can play the game while keeping the visibility good, and can improve the comfort of the game.

  As mentioned above, although the gaming machine 1 concerning the present invention was explained in detail, what was explained above showed one example about the composition of the gaming machine 1 concerning the present invention, an effect, and the gaming machine 1 concerning the present invention However, the present invention is not limited to this. In addition, the configuration of the gaming machine 1 according to the present invention may be changed as appropriate without departing from the spirit of the present invention. For example, although the present embodiment has been described using an example in which two light guide members 21 are used, this number need not be two. Further, in the present embodiment, the first light emitting member 45 and the second light emitting member 46 are separately formed, but the first light emitting member 45 and the second light emitting member 46 may be integrally formed. Furthermore, the display information displayed on the first display unit 27 of the first light guide member 24 and the second display unit 29 of the second light guide member 25 is not limited to the above.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Game machine 11 Game board 12 Center part 13 Decoration frame 16 Game area | region 21 Light guide member 22 Light emitting member 23 Decoration member 24 1st light guide member 25 2nd light guide member 26 1st incident surface 27 1st display part 28 1st 2 entrance surface 29 2nd display part 30 1st spacer member 31 2nd spacer member 34 1st spacer main body 35 1st protrusion part 39 2nd spacer member main body 40 2nd protrusion part 45 1st light emitting member 46 2nd light emitting member 51 Base member 52 first substrate member 53 first light source 54 second light source 55 second substrate member 56 third light source 57 first fixing portion 58 second fixing portion 59 decoration member fixing portion 61 housing space 62 third fixing portion

Claims (1)

A gaming machine provided with an effect device that performs a predetermined effect according to the progress of a game,
The effect device is
A decorative member having a predetermined decoration,
It is formed of a light-transmitting member having an incident surface on which light is incident, and for displaying predetermined display information on at least one of the front surface and the rear surface by the light incident from the incident surface. A light guide member having a display unit;
The light emitting member is disposed on the side of the light guide member so as to face the incident surface, and the first light emitting unit that emits light toward the incident surface and the decorative member are irradiated with light, A second light emitting unit disposed such that an optical axis direction is orthogonal to an optical axis direction of the first light emitting unit; a first substrate member serving as a base on which the first light emitting unit is disposed; A second substrate member serving as a base on which the light emitting unit is disposed, and a light emitting member having a housing space for housing the first light emitting unit and the second light emitting unit therein;
The light guide member is arranged so that a first light guide member having a first display unit and a second light guide member having a second display unit overlap in the front-rear direction, and is displayed on the first display unit. The display information and the display information displayed on the second display unit are formed to be different from each other.
A spacer member is disposed between the first light guide member and the second light guide member,
The spacer member includes a spacer main body and a protruding portion formed to protrude from a side surface of the spacer main body, and the protruding end surface is configured to abut on the surface of the first substrate member. Gaming machine.

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