JP6620866B2 - Game machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine such as a slot machine.

  As a kind of gaming machine, for example, in a slot machine, various lotteries such as a lottery of a winning combination by performing a start operation are performed by a control device, and a stop symbol corresponding to a lottery result is stopped. And since the privilege according to this stop symbol is given to a player, a player will play a game in anticipation of a high-value lottery result. Between the start operation and the symbol stop, the area around the reel emits light in a color according to the lottery result, or a pattern corresponding to the content of the stop symbol is displayed on the liquid crystal display device. An effect that makes the player expect a lottery result is performed. As a part of this effect, the decorative object in a stationary state is caused to emit light, or a decorative object composed of an operation member that is operated by a motor or the like is arranged at a position that can be visually recognized by the player, and the operation of this operation member is effected. In addition, the player is surprised by adding it to the game, and an effect that enhances the expectation of the subsequent result is performed (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

JP 2008-173166 A

  However, there is a problem that it is difficult to add a good-looking decoration to a gaming machine in a limited installation area and product cost.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described circumstances, and an object thereof is to provide a gaming machine capable of adding a good-looking decoration in a limited installation area and product cost. It is what.

In order to solve the above problems, the invention according to claim 1
In a gaming machine provided with a decoration means having a target display surface on which a predetermined display target that is visible from the front side where the player is located and is configured by at least one character, figure, symbol, or hieroglyph is displayed,
The decoration means includes an operation member that forms the target display surface as a part and is operable by a predetermined power source,
The operating member has translucency, and a decorative display member that forms the predetermined display object;
A light emitting substrate provided with light emitting means for emitting the decoration display member at a plurality of locations along the outer periphery of the predetermined display object;
The light emitting substrate has a shape in which a part overlapping the predetermined display target has an inner edge opened along the outer shape of the predetermined display target or in a simplified form of the outer shape of the predetermined display target . It is characterized by that.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a gaming machine capable of adding a good-looking decoration in a limited installation area and product cost.

It is a front view of the slot machine in one embodiment. It is a perspective view of the slot machine in the state where the front door is closed. It is a perspective view of the slot machine in a state where the front door is opened. It is a front view of the housing | casing in the state which removed the front door. It is a front view which shows the state which saw through the upper panel part, (a) has shown the operation state of the operation unit, (b) has shown the standby state of the operation unit. It is a disassembled perspective view of the upper side display unit seen from the front side. It is a disassembled perspective view of the upper side display unit seen from the rear side. It is the perspective view of the operation | movement unit seen from the front side, (a) has shown the operation state of the operation unit, (b) has shown the standby state of the operation unit. It is the perspective view of the operation | movement unit seen from the rear side, (a) has shown the operation state of the operation unit, (b) has shown the standby state of the operation unit. It is a disassembled perspective view of the right side door unit and peripheral parts seen from the front side. It is a disassembled perspective view of the right side door unit and peripheral parts seen from the rear side. It is explanatory drawing of the drive state of a right side door unit. It is a top view of a drive unit. It is explanatory drawing which showed typically the right side door unit guided to a guide groove part. (A) is explanatory drawing of the front shape of four door bodies, (b) is the figure which looked at the four door bodies and the front decoration unit from the front side. It is a disassembled perspective view of the right side door unit seen from the front side. It is a disassembled perspective view of the right side door unit seen from the rear side. It is sectional drawing which showed the state which cut | disconnected the right side door unit in the horizontal direction. It is a figure showing the shape of the character displayed by an operation | movement unit, (a) shows the whole character, (b) has shown except the outline of the character. These are the figures which showed the relative position of the character displayed on an operation | movement unit, and a light emission board | substrate. It is a disassembled perspective view of the right decoration body seen from the front side. It is a disassembled perspective view of the right side decoration body seen from the rear side. (A) is a front view which shows the structure of the front part of a right decoration, (b) is a rear view which shows the structure of the front part of a right decoration. It is the top view which cut the right side decoration body in the horizontal direction, and looked at the lower part section. These are the perspective views of the upper side display unit seen from the front side, (a) shows the operating state of the operation unit, (b) shows the standby state of the operation unit. FIG. 26 is a perspective view of the upper display unit viewed from an angle different from that of FIG. 25.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment in which the present invention is applied to a slot machine which is a kind of gaming machine will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. 1 is a front view of the slot machine 10, FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the slot machine 10 with the front door 21 closed, and FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the slot machine 10 with the front door 21 open. FIG. 4 is a front view of the housing 11 with the front door 21 removed.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the slot machine 10 includes a housing 11. The housing 11 is formed in a square box shape opened toward the front of the slot machine 10 by combining a plurality of plate portions 12 to 16. Specifically, it includes a bottom plate portion 12, a back plate portion 13, a left side plate portion 14, a right side plate portion 15, and a top plate portion 16, and the adjacent plate portions 12 to 16 are fixed by a fixing means such as adhesion. As a result, the housing 11 is formed. When the slot machine 10 is installed in the game hall, the casing 11 is attached by, for example, driving nails against a so-called island facility.

  A front door 21 is attached to the front side of the housing 11. The front door 21 is supported by the casing 11 so that the inner space of the casing 11 can be opened and closed with the left side portion as a rotation axis. Specifically, a housing side support member 17 is provided on the left side plate portion 14 of the housing 11, and a door side support member 22 is provided on the left side portion of the front door 21. Each of these support members 17 and 22 is made of metal, and a pair of upper and lower support shaft portions 17a are integrally formed on the housing side support member 17, and the door-side support member 22 has one support shaft portion 17a. A support hole 22a is formed corresponding to the pair. The front door 21 is supported by the housing 11 so as to be openable and closable by the support holes 22a being inserted into the corresponding support shafts 17a and supported at the lower side.

  In addition, it is good also as a structure by which a spindle part is formed in the door side support member 22, and a support hole part is formed in the housing | casing side support member 17, and in this case, each spindle part is inserted in each support hole part to which it corresponds. The lower side is supported.

  When the front door 21 is closed with respect to the housing 11, the back surface of the front door 21 comes into contact with the entire periphery of the front opening of the housing 11 from the front. Therefore, when the front door 21 is in a closed state, the entire front opening of the housing 11 is covered with the front door 21. A locking device 23 is provided on the right side of the front door 21, that is, on the opening / closing front end side, and a metal locking receiving member 18 is provided on the right side plate 15 of the housing 11 as shown in FIG. ing. When the front door 21 is in the closed state, the locking device 23 is in a locked state with respect to the lock receiving member 18 and the opening operation of the front door 21 is prevented.

  As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, a plurality of electric devices are mounted in the housing 11. Specifically, a power supply device 31 and a hopper device 32 are provided side by side on the bottom plate portion 12 of the housing 11. The power supply device 31 is connected to the power supply of the game hall, and generates and supplies the operating power necessary for the hopper device 32 and various devices to be described later, based on the power supplied from the power supply. Further, the power supply device 31 changes to a power switch operated at power-on or power-off, a reset button for resetting various states of the slot machine 10, and a medal grant rate (for example, winning probability in internal lottery) Is provided with a setting key insertion hole that is operated to change the setting state to “6” from “setting 1” (lowest grant rate) to “setting 6” (highest grant rate). Yes. The hopper device 32 includes a storage tank 32a for storing medals in a space opened upward, and a payout device 32b for paying out medals stored in the storage tank 32a. The medal is stored and the medal is paid out to the player according to the game result.

  In the housing 11, a reel unit 101 is provided above the power supply device 31 and the hopper device 32. The reel unit 101 includes a left reel 102L, a middle reel 102M, and a right reel 102R formed in a cylindrical shape as a plurality of rotating bodies. Each of the reels 102L to 102R is rotatably supported so that the central axis thereof is the rotation axis of the reels 102L to 102R. The rotation axes of the reels 102L to 102R are arranged on the same axis extending in a substantially horizontal direction. Each of the reels 102L to 102R is connected to a reel drive motor including a stepping motor, and the reels 102L to 102R can be individually rotated, that is, independently driven by the drive of the reel drive motor. It has a configuration.

  As shown in FIG. 3, belt-like belts 103L, 103M, and 103R are wound around the outer peripheral surfaces of the reels 102L to 102R. A plurality of types of symbols are attached to the peripheral surfaces of the belt-like belts 103L to 103R (for example, 21 pieces each), and each reel drive motor is driven to rotate, and each reel 102L to 102R rotates. The position of the symbol will change continuously.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the symbols attached to the reels 102 </ b> L to 102 </ b> R are visible from the front of the slot machine 10 through the transparent resin window panel 131 provided in the upper half of the front door 21. Yes. In this case, as shown in FIG. 3, a horizontally elongated display window 27 is formed in the lower portion of the area overlapping the window panel 131 on the rear surface of the front door 21 so as to surround the upper, lower, left and right sides. The display unit 111 is mounted, and the range of the reel unit 101 that can be viewed from the front of the slot machine 10 is limited to the range of the display window 27 surrounded by the broken line on the lower side of FIG. That is, the display window 27 is partitioned by using the window panel 131 and the display unit 111. The range in which the display window portion 27 is formed is set such that the number of symbols that can be visually recognized as a whole is three in each of the reels 102L to 102R in the vertical direction. When each of the reels 102L to 102R rotates forward, the image is displayed as if the symbol is moving from the top to the bottom through the display window 27. In addition, when all the reels 102L to 102R are stopped, a total of nine symbols, three in the vertical direction and three in the horizontal direction, are visible to the player.

  As shown in FIG. 1, a predetermined number of combination lines L <b> 1 to L <b> 5 are set in a range where nine symbols visible from the display window 27 are arranged. Specifically, a total of five combination lines L1 to L5 are set, with three parallel in the horizontal direction and two in the diagonal direction. These combination lines L1 to L5 are activated by the number corresponding to the bets of medals and virtual medals, and the combination of symbols corresponding to the winning combination in the internal lottery is stopped and displayed on the activated combination lines. As a result, a privilege is given to the player. The number of combination lines may be 6 or more, or may be less than 5, and the maximum number of combination lines may be changed according to a predetermined condition such as a game state.

  Each of the reels 102L to 102R is provided with a small role symbol, a replay symbol, and a special symbol. For example, the “Watermelon”, “Bell”, and “Cherry” symbols exist as small roles, and the “Watermelon” symbol is aligned with the left, middle, and right on one of the active lines. In this case, 15 medals are paid out, and when the “bell” symbol is aligned with any of the left, middle and right on any of the active lines, 8 medals are paid out and “ When the “cherry” symbol stops on the active line, two medals are paid out. In addition, if the re-game symbols are aligned with any of the left, middle and right on any active line, no medal will be paid out, but a new game can be started without requiring a new betting operation. Become.

  As special symbols, for example, there are “7” symbols and “BAR” symbols. If “7” symbols are aligned to the left, middle, and right on any active line, the first special gaming state When the “BAR” symbol is aligned with any of the left, middle, and right on any of the active lines, the state shifts to the regular bonus state as the second special gaming state. The big bonus state and the regular bonus state are states in which the payout rate of medals and virtual medals at each game round is improved compared to the normal game state. Specifically, when winning is made by internal lottery, each reel 102L ~ This is a state in which the winning of the “bell” combination that is stopped and displayed on any of the active lines L1 to L5 occurs more frequently than in the normal gaming state regardless of the stop timing of 102R. The big bonus state is a state that ends when the total number of medals and virtual medals paid out to the player in the state exceeds a first predetermined number (for example, 350), and the regular bonus state is This state is terminated when the total number of medals and virtual medals paid out to the player in this state becomes equal to or greater than a second predetermined number (for example, 150) smaller than the first predetermined number.

  As shown in FIG. 1, an area above the display window 27 in the window panel 131 is an area where the display surface 112 a of the display device 112 provided in the display unit 111 can be viewed from the front of the slot machine 10. That is, the window panel portion 131 includes an upper panel portion 131a that allows the display surface 112a to be visually recognized, and a lower panel portion 131b that allows the symbols of the reels 102L to 102R to be visually recognized. Moreover, as shown in FIG. 1, the window panel part 131 is provided with a partition part 134 so as to partition the upper panel part 131a and the lower panel part 131b vertically.

  In the front door 21, an effect light emitting unit 133 and a notification light emitting unit 132 are provided around the window panel unit 131. The effect light-emitting unit 133 performs light effects according to the game situation, and the notification light-emitting unit 132 performs light emission control according to the occurrence of an abnormality.

  As shown in FIG. 2, in the front door 21, an area below the window panel portion 131 bulges forward of the slot machine 10 from the window panel portion 131 to form an operation area 24. Are provided with various operation units. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 1, a start lever 151 that is operated to start rotation of each reel 102 </ b> L to 102 </ b> R is provided on the left side of the front surface of the operation area 24. When the start lever 151 is operated in a situation where at least one of a medal and a virtual medal is betted, the reels 102L to 102R start to rotate all at once.

  As shown in FIG. 2, stop buttons 153L, 153M, and 153R that are operated to individually stop the rotating reels 102L to 102R are provided on the right side of the start lever 151. The stop buttons 153L to 153R are respectively disposed directly below the reels 102L to 102R to be stopped when viewed from the front. The stop operation of each of the stop buttons 153L to 153R is validated when a predetermined time elapses after the left reel 102L starts to rotate.

  On the right side of the upper surface of the operation area 24, as shown in FIG. 2, an insertion member 155 provided with a medal insertion slot 155a for inserting a medal is provided. As shown in FIG. 3, a selector 113 is provided on the rear surface of the front door 21, and a medal inserted into the medal slot 155a is guided by the selector 113 to the hopper device 32 when it can be inserted. If it cannot be inserted, the medal outlet 25a provided at the lower front of the front door 21 is led to the medal tray 25.

  On the left side of the upper surface of the operation area 24, a credit insertion button 152 that is operated to insert a credited virtual medal is provided. By operating the credit insertion button 152, virtual medals are inserted within the range of the number of virtual medals credited and the maximum number of bets.

  A settlement button 156 is provided below the start lever 151 in front of the operation area 24. By operating the settlement button 156, the hopper device 32 is driven and controlled, and the credited virtual medal is paid out to the medal tray 25 as an actual medal. The medal tray 25 is formed at the lower end of the front door 21 so as to protrude forward of the slot machine 10 and has a medal storage area opened upward.

  The operation area 24 and the medal tray 25 are spaced apart in the vertical direction, and a decorative panel portion 26 is provided between them. The decoration panel unit 26 is provided with decorations such as characters and patterns corresponding to the model of the slot machine 10.

  As shown in FIG. 1, a pair of left and right audio output units 157 with built-in speakers for notifying the player of the game state and the like are provided on the left and right sides of the operation area 24 and the left and right sides of the medal outlet 25a. It is provided so as to be separated, and sound can be output from a total of four places.

  On the upper side of the operation area 24, an operation button 154 that is operated to switch the content of the effect on the display device 112 is provided to the left of the medal slot 155a. As a mode of switching the effect contents by operating the operation button 154, when a predetermined display effect is executed on the display device 112 in the middle of one game, the display on the display device 112 is performed in accordance with the operation of the operation button 154. Examples include a mode in which the performance progresses to a specific performance and a mode in which a predetermined image is displayed. As another aspect, there is an aspect in which the mode is switched in accordance with the operation of the operation button 154 in a situation where there are a plurality of modes in which the contents of the selected effects are different as the display effects of one game. It is done. In addition, the operation of the operation button 154 is not executed as an effect. For example, a configuration in which the game content of the slot machine 10 is explained on the display device 112 in accordance with the operation of the operation button 154, or the slot machine A configuration in which the contents of ten game histories are displayed is exemplified.

  A game flow of the slot machine 10 configured as described above will be briefly described.

  First, at least one of a medal and a virtual medal is inserted based on at least one of a medal insertion operation to the medal insertion slot 155a and a pressing operation of the credit insertion button 152. In this case, when one medal or one virtual medal is inserted, the center line L1 is set as an effective line, and when the total number of inserted medals and virtual medals is 2, the center line is set. When L1, upper line L2, and lower line L3 are set as active lines and the total number of medals and virtual medals inserted is 3, the center line L1, the upper line L2, the lower line L3, and a pair of diagonal lines L4 , L5 is set to the active line.

In addition, when the total number of medals and virtual medals is already three, if a medal is further inserted into the medal insertion slot 155a, the inserted medal is credited as a virtual medal.

  When the start lever 151 is pushed down in a situation where the total number of medals and virtual medals inserted is a predetermined number (for example, three), an internal lottery is executed and rotation of the reels 102L to 102R is started. Thereafter, the respective stop buttons 153L to 153R are sequentially pressed to stop the rotation of the corresponding reels 102L to 102R. In this case, pull-in control on the active line is executed for the symbol corresponding to the winning combination in the internal lottery. Specifically, at a timing when a predetermined stop button is pressed, even if the symbol corresponding to the winning combination does not exist on the active line for the target reel, the symbol is in the active line. If it is included in a predetermined number (for example, four) of symbols existing on the upstream side, it is configured to be drawn on the effective line and stopped. In this configuration, the “bell” symbol and the replay symbol are set so that the arrangement interval in each reel 102L to 102R is within the above-mentioned pull-in control range, whereas the “watermelon” symbol, “cherry” The “symbol”, “7” symbol, and “BAR” symbol are set so that the arrangement interval on each of the reels 102L to 102R can be out of the range of the pull-in control.

  When all the reels 102L to 102R are stopped, a winning determination is made on whether or not the winning combination in the internal lottery is established on any of the effective lines L1 to L5, and the winning is established. When it is determined that the player has played, a privilege corresponding to the winning is given to the player. For example, when a prize for a predetermined small role is established, the number of medals corresponding to the small role is controlled to be paid out to the player. In this case, when the number of credited virtual medals is less than the maximum number (for example, 50), the virtual medals are credited within the range of the maximum number. On the other hand, when the maximum number has been reached, the hopper device 32 is driven and controlled and paid out to the player as an actual medal. Further, when the re-game winning is established, the re-game is controlled to be given to the player, and when the big bonus winning is established, the gaming state shifts to the big bonus state. When the regular bonus winning is established, the gaming state is controlled to shift to the regular bonus state.

  The internal lottery and various controls are executed by the main controller 41. As shown in FIG. 4, the main control device 41 is provided above the reel unit 101 in the housing 11. The main control device 41 includes a main control board 42 on which one of the CPU 43, ROM 44 and RAM 45 for executing the internal lottery and various controls is mounted, a board box 46 for housing the main control board 42, It has. The board box 46 includes a pair of case bodies 47 (one case body is not shown), and the pair of case bodies 47 are combined so that the main control board 42 is sandwiched in the thickness direction. The main control board 42 is accommodated in the board box 46. Each case body 47 is formed of a transparent (or colorless and transparent) resin so that the main control board 42 can be visually confirmed through the case body 47 from the outside of the board box 46. In addition, a plurality of coupling structures 48 for coupling the case bodies 47 are provided at the edge portion of each case body 47, and the coupling structures 48 are configured to require partial destruction when the coupling is released. Therefore, when the internal space of the substrate box 46 is illegally opened, the broken portion remains in the coupling structure 48, so that the trace of the unauthorized opening remains.

  In addition, as a structure for leaving an open trace on the substrate box 46, a sealing seal that leaves a trace that the adhesive layer has been peeled off by leaving the adhesive layer on the adhesion target is to be straddled across the boundaries between the plurality of case bodies. In this case, an adhesive may be applied to the boundary between a plurality of case bodies constituting the substrate box, or these structures and the coupling structure 48 may be combined.

  The main control device 41 is fixed to the back plate portion 13 of the housing 11. Specifically, the main control device 41 has a substantially rectangular front and back surfaces and is formed in a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape, corresponding to the shape of the main control board 42 having a substantially rectangular shape. Further, the wall portion for generating the surface in the substrate box 46 is opposed to the element mounting surface on which the CPU 43, ROM 44 and RAM 45 are mounted in the main control substrate 42.

  The main control device 41 is fixed to the back plate portion 13 via the support unit 51. Although not described in detail in the drawings, the support unit 51 is supported by a support pedestal 52 fixed to the back plate portion 13 and is rotatable with respect to the support pedestal 52 in the front-rear direction with a lower end portion as a rotation axis. And a supporting member 53. A pair of left and right support hooks 54 are integrally formed on the support pedestal 52. When the support member 53 is superimposed on the support pedestal 52 from the front, the support member 53 is fixed to the support pedestal 52. Forward displacement is regulated. The releasing operation of the state fixed by the support hook 54 can be performed by elastically deforming the support hook 54 from the front opening side of the housing 11 when the front door 21 is opened. It is not necessary to destroy the member during the release operation.

  The main control device 41 has a lower region inserted into the support member 53 from above and is fixed to the support member 53. The fixing requires a predetermined member to be broken when it is released and leaves a trace of the releasing of the fixing. However, it is possible to use a screw or the like so as not to break when releasing the fixing. In the configuration in which the main control device 41 is fixed to the support member 53, the surface portion of the substrate box 46 and the region facing the element mounting surface of the main control substrate 42 is not covered by the support member 53. Therefore, even when the main control device 41 is fixed to the support member 53, the visibility of the element mounting surface from the outside of the substrate box 46 is ensured. In a state where the support member 53 in which the main control device 41 is integrated is superimposed on the support base 52 and the main control device 41 is disposed at the initial position, the back surface of the main control device 41 is the back plate portion of the housing 11. 13 and the main control device 41 is in an upright state.

  Since the main control device 41 is fixed to the back plate portion 13 as described above, the main control device 41 exists at a position far from the front opening portion of the housing 11, and unauthorized tampering is performed from the front opening portion. Even if a tool is inserted to try to cheat the main control device 41, it is difficult to do so. In addition, since the element mounting surface of the main control board 42 faces the front of the slot machine 10, it is possible to easily visually check the element mounting surface when the front door 21 is in an open state, thereby facilitating confirmation of fraud. Is planned.

  On the other hand, when the support member 53 integrated with the main control device 41 is rotated forward so as to be separated from the support pedestal 52, the upper end of the main control device 41 is set to the front opening side of the housing 11. It can be pulled out. In this state, the main control device 41 is positioned such that the upper end position is in front of the front-rear direction center of each of the reels 102L to 102R and behind the front opening of the housing 11. The device 41 can be pulled out forward. As a result, the main controller 41 can be visually confirmed at a closer position.

(Upper display unit 200)
Next, the overall configuration of the upper display unit 200 will be described mainly with reference to FIGS. 5 to 7, and then the details of each unit will be individually described. 5 is a front view showing the upper display unit 200 through the upper panel portion 131a. FIG. 5 (a) shows the operating state of the operation unit 221, and FIG. 5 (b) shows the standby of the operation unit 221. Indicates the state. 6 is an exploded perspective view of the upper display unit 200 viewed from the front side, and FIG. 7 is an exploded perspective view of the upper display unit 200 viewed from the rear side.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the upper display unit 200 is a member that is provided on the upper side of the display window portion 27 and that forms part of the display unit 111 together with the members that form the left and right sides and the lower portion of the display window portion 27. is there. The upper display unit 200 is provided on the front side of the display device 112, and is attached so that the display device 112 and the display control device 114 that controls the display content of the display device 112 overlap on the back side. As shown in FIG. 1, the display surface 112a of the display device 112 is disposed so as to be visible from the front side at the center portion of the upper panel portion 131a, and the upper display unit 200 is visually recognized by the player on the front side of the display surface 112a. An effect by a three-dimensional operation member is added to the front side of the two-dimensional effect provided on the display surface 112a of the display device 112.

  As shown in FIG. 5A, the upper display unit 200 is in an operating state in which the character “Hao Wang” is visible from the front side, and the character is invisible as shown in FIG. 5B. It is configured to be able to switch between standby states. In the standby state, a horizontally-long rectangular display opening 211 is formed at the center of the upper panel 131a, and the display surface 112a of the display device 112 can be visually recognized by the player through the display opening 211. The display surface 112a of the display device 112 and the upper panel portion 131a covering the front surface side thereof are spaced apart from each other in the front-rear direction, and above the space portion (hereinafter referred to as a decoration space) formed therebetween. A display unit 200 is provided, and a plurality of operation members are movably arranged in the decoration space.

  The character “Haoh” is formed by the front surfaces of the door bodies 301L, 301R, 302L, and 302R that are movable along the left and right directions, and “Ha” is formed by the two left door bodies 301L and 302L. A character is formed, and a character “king” is formed by the two door bodies 301R and 302R on the right side. As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the upper display unit 200 is provided on the rear side of the operation unit 221 that can operate the four door bodies 301 </ b> L, 301 </ b> R, 302 </ b> L, and 302 </ b> R, and the operation unit 221. Is mounted and fixed, and a front decoration unit 223 that is provided on the front side of the operation unit 221 and decorates the outer periphery of the decoration space where the upper display unit 200 is located.

  The mounting base 222 is a horizontally long box-shaped synthetic resin member whose front side is open, and a plurality of members constituting the operation unit 221 are attached to the open space of the mounting base 222 from the front side, and the mounting base 222 and the operation unit. 221 are integrated. After the operation unit 221 is attached to the attachment base 222, the front decoration unit 223 is attached from the front side thereof, and the upper display unit 200 is integrated by the attachment base 222. An outer peripheral portion of the mounting base 222 is provided with a base mounting portion 222A that protrudes outward and is provided with mounting holes penetrating in the front-rear direction. A screw is inserted into the base mounting portion 222A so that the upper display unit is connected to the front door 21. 200 is fixed.

  Next, after describing the operation of the operation unit 221, the character display of “Hao Wang” will be described, and then the front decoration unit 223 will be described.

(Operation unit 221)
The operation unit 221 will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 8 is a perspective view of the operation unit 221 viewed from the front side, and FIG. 9 is a perspective view of the operation unit 221 viewed from the rear side. FIGS. 8A and 9A show the operating state of the operation unit 221, and FIGS. 8B and 9B show the standby state of the operation unit 221. In FIG. 8B and FIG. 9B, the rail member 226 and the decorative plate 228 are omitted.

  The operation unit 221 is a device that enables the four door bodies 301L, 301R, 302L, and 302R to operate. As shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, the operation unit 221 includes two door bodies 301L and 302L on the left side and two door bodies 301R and 302R on the right side among the four door bodies 301L, 301R, 302L, and 302R. However, it is configured to be separable in the left-right direction, and the left and right door bodies are configured to be movable along the left-right direction as a pair. In the following, with respect to the four door bodies 301L, 301R, 302L, and 302R, from the left in front view, the left outer door body 301L, the left inner door body 302L, the right inner door body 302R, and the right outer door body 301R The left two door bodies 301L and 302L are integrated by the hinge members 303U and 303L is referred to as a left door unit 224L, and the right two door bodies 301R and 302R are integrated by the hinge members 303U and 303L. This state is referred to as a right door unit 224R.

  As shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, the operation unit 221 has a substantially left-right symmetrical shape with respect to the center in the left-right direction, and the left and right door units 224 </ b> L and 224 </ b> R are configured to be able to operate left-right symmetrically. The left and right portions of the operation unit 221 are different only in a part of the configuration, such as a configuration corresponding to a difference in characters between the left and right door units 224L and 224R. For this reason, the left door unit 224L and the right door unit 224R are also substantially symmetrical with respect to the center in the left-right direction.

  The four door bodies 301L, 301R, 302L, and 302R are mainly formed of a vertically long, substantially rectangular plate-shaped main body portion having a thickness in the front-rear direction in the operating state. Specifically, in the operating state, a horizontally-long substantially rectangular single plate extending in the left-right direction that forms the character “Hao Wang” is divided into four by a cutting line along the vertical direction, The four door bodies 301L, 301R, 302L, and 302R are formed with each of these parts as a main body.

  As shown in FIGS. 5A and 5B, the four door bodies 301L, 301R, 302L, and 302R have vertical lengths that can cover the display surface 112a of the display device 112 in the operating state. Specifically, the main body portion on which the letters “Hao Wang” are formed on the front surface of the four door bodies 301L, 301R, 302L, and 302R is the vertical width of the display opening 211. The width is set to be slightly smaller and wider than the left and right widths of the display opening 211 in a state where the main body portions are arranged side by side.

  As shown in FIG. 8A, the two inner door bodies 302L and 302R are continuously connected to the center side with respect to the two outer door bodies 301L and 301R located on both outer sides in the left and right direction in the operating state. Arranged. In the operating state, the front surface on which the characters “Hao Wang” are formed in the four door bodies 301L, 301R, 302L, 302R is continuous in the left-right direction, and a substantially flat character display surface 330 is formed.

  The character display surface 330 includes a character portion of “Hao Wang” and a portion extending in a planar shape around the character, and the character portion and the character peripheral portion are arranged in the front-rear direction in order to decorate the character and the peripheral portion. There is a undulating decoration. This undulation is set slightly (for example, 2 mm or less) in the front-rear direction. Each surface that is shifted back and forth due to this undulation, when classified as a portion corresponding to the character line of the character, a contour portion of the character, and a decorative portion around the character, are in the same front and back position for each part to be classified It is arranged and set to be continuous in the left-right direction for each part. That is, each of the front portions of the four door bodies 301L, 301R, 302L, 302R is provided on the same plane corresponding to each part. As described above, even if the front surfaces of the four door bodies 301L, 301R, 302L, and 302R are not completely located on one plane, the characters of the front surfaces of the four door bodies 301L, 301R, 302L, and 302R When the front surface portion for displaying is extended so as to extend along the same plane, the character display surface 330 is planarly continued in the left-right direction in the operating state, and the case is referred to as a substantially planar character display surface. . In this embodiment, the character display surface is formed with an undulating surface shape, but the character display surface may be formed by setting the character portion and the character peripheral portion to different colors on the same plane, A plurality of display devices that can display images, such as liquid crystal display devices, are arranged side by side in the left-right direction, and the display devices can be operated in the left-right direction. May be.

  Each of the left and right inner door bodies 302L, 302R is rotatably connected to each of the two outer door bodies 301L, 301R located on the outer sides on both sides thereof. This connection is set to rotate about an axis line (rotation axis L) along the vertical direction slightly on the front side with respect to the front surfaces of the inner door bodies 302L and 302R and the outer door bodies 301L and 301R. The end surfaces of the inner door bodies 302L, 302R and the outer door bodies 301L, 301R that face each other on the rear side of the rotation axis L form a boundary between the inner door bodies 302L, 302R and the outer door bodies 301L, 301R. The end faces can be arranged without a gap. Power is transmitted to the inner doors 302L and 302R through the connecting portions by the outer doors 301L and 301R, and the inner doors 302L and 302R are interlocked with the movement of the outer doors 301L and 301R in the left-right direction. Move and rotate.

  As shown in FIG. 8B, the four door bodies 301L, 301R, 302L, and 302R are positioned on both outer sides in which the outer door bodies 301L and 301R are separated from each other in the standby state, and the left and right outer door bodies 301L. The left and right inner door bodies 302L and 302R are respectively positioned on the front side of 301R. When the inner doors 302L and 302R transition from the operating state to the standby state, the inner doors 302L and 302R move outward together with the outer doors 301L and 301R, and rotate so as to be gradually folded forward of the outer doors 301L and 301R. do.

  In the operation unit 221, the switching between the standby state and the operating state by the four door bodies 301L, 301R, 302L, 302R is set to be performed at high speed, and the time required for switching between these states is approximately 0.5 seconds or less, for example, Is set to approximately 0.3 seconds. During a normal game, the operation unit 221 is basically in a standby state, and the four door bodies 301L, 301R, 302L, and 302R operate as effects that can be expected to win in a state advantageous to the player. This operation is performed at the same time as the start operation for the start lever 151 by the player and the stop operation for the stop buttons 153L to 153R or in synchronization with the player's operation at the timing immediately after the operation. It appears overlapping the front side of the display surface 112a of the display device 112. Due to this high-speed movement, the player has a sense of unity that the surface is formed of a single flat part even on the front surface of the four door bodies 301L, 301R, 302L, 302R. Characters are visually recognized as a good decoration, and even when the doors are divided into four door bodies 301L, 301R, 302L, and 302R, a character display equivalent to a model equipped with a large operating member is realized.

  In the following, the directions in which the left and right door units 224L and 224R move when they change to the operating state (the arrow y1 direction in the right door unit 224R and the arrow in the left door unit 224L in FIG. The y1 ′ direction) is referred to as the advancing direction, and the direction side (the arrow y2 direction in the right door unit 224R and the arrow y2 ′ direction in the left door unit 224L) that moves when the left and right door units 224L and 224R transition to the standby state. This is called the retreat direction.

  Next, a mechanism for operating the left and right door units 224L and 224R by the operation unit 221 will be described with reference to FIGS. 10 to 12 with reference to the operation mechanism of the right door unit 224R. FIG. 10 is an exploded perspective view of the right door unit 224R and peripheral components viewed from the front side, and FIG. 11 is an exploded perspective view of the right door unit 224R and peripheral components viewed from the rear side. FIG. 12 is an explanatory diagram of a driving state of the right door unit 224R. In addition, since the operation mechanism of the left door unit 224L and the operation mechanism of the right door unit 224R are bilaterally symmetric and have substantially the same configuration, the description of the left door unit 224L is about the parts common to the right door unit 224R. Omitted and only the different parts are described.

  As shown in FIG. 10 and the like, the operation unit 221 includes a right door unit 224R configured such that an outer door body 301R and an inner door body 302R are rotatably connected by hinge members 303U and 303L, and an outer door body. The guide shaft 225 and the rail member 226 that slidably support the 301R to the left and right, the drive unit 227 that transmits power in the left-right direction to the outer door body 301R, and the decoration that decorates the outer portion of the outer door body 301R in the operating state A plate 228 is provided.

  The outer door body 301 </ b> R has a vertically long, rectangular and plate-like main body portion 311 having a thickness in the front-rear direction, and a right portion of a “king” character is formed on the front surface of the main body portion 311. In the front surface of the inner door 302R, there is a remaining portion that forms the word “king” together with the front surface of the outer door 301R. In the activated state, the inner door 302R and the outer door 301R of the right door unit 224R The letters “King” can be formed in a substantially flat shape by the continuous front face.

  An outer door connecting portion 312 that is narrower than the main body portion 311 and protrudes to the front side is provided at the lower edge of the main body portion 311. The outer door body extends downward from the front edge of the outer door connecting portion 312. An outer door support 313 is provided for supporting 301R for sliding movement. The outer door support portion 313 is formed in a horizontally long groove shape having a front portion opened with respect to a substantially cylindrical shape continuous in the left-right direction, and is provided with a plate-like portion that covers the front side at both left and right sides. A through hole communicating in the left-right direction is formed.

  The guide shaft 225 is a metal member having a circular cross section, and is fixed to a shaft mounting portion 222B (see FIG. 6) provided at the lower end portion of the mounting base 222. The shaft attachment portion 222B is formed in a U-shape with an opening on the front side corresponding to each position so that both ends of the two guide shafts 225 provided in the left and right operation units 221L and 221R can be fixed. When the front decoration unit 223 is attached to the front side in a state where the guide shaft 225 is fitted in the shaft attachment part 222B, the guide shaft 225 is fixed to the attachment base 222 while being restricted from moving forward. A through hole formed by the outer door support portion 313 is inserted through the guide shaft 225, and the lower portion of the outer door body 301R is supported by the mounting base 222 via the guide shaft 225 so as to be slidable.

  On the upper surface of the main body portion 311 of the outer door body 301R, a plurality (two in the present embodiment) of outer door upper surface convex portions 314 protruding upward are provided apart in the left-right direction. Corresponding to the outer door upper surface convex portion 314, a rail member 226 is provided on the upper side of the main body portion 311.

  The rail member 226 is a horizontally long synthetic resin member, and has a U-shaped cross section that is open on the lower side and a rail groove 226A (see FIG. 12) that is continuous in the left-right direction. And a hook-shaped hook portion 226B. The hook portion 226 </ b> B is hooked on the upper surface portion of the mounting base 222 from below, and the rail member 226 is screwed to fix the rail member 226 to the mounting base 222.

  As shown in FIG. 12, the rail member 226 is provided at a height position where the outer door upper surface convex portion 314 of the outer door body 301R enters the rail groove 226A from below. For this reason, the front-rear movement of the upper portion of the outer door 301R is restricted, and the movement of the outer door 301R in the front-rear direction around the guide shaft 225 is restricted. In this way, the outer door body 301R is integrated with the mounting base 222 and supported so as to be slidable in the left-right direction.

  As shown in FIG. 10 and the like, the drive unit 227 includes a horizontally long synthetic resin drive base 231 and a motor 232 that is attached to the drive base 231 and outputs the power of the outer door body 301R. Most of the front side of the drive unit 227 is formed in a thin plate shape that is long in the front-rear and left-right directions, and is disposed close to the right door unit 224R while facing the lower side.

  The drive base 231 is provided with a box-shaped main body portion 231A having a thickness in the top and bottom and opened on the lower side, and a motor mounting portion 231B bulging in a circular arc shape on the rear side at the right rear portion of the main body portion 231A. ing. The upper surface of the drive base 231 is disposed at a position that can be visually recognized by the player, is set to the same color as a part of the front decoration unit 223 (an inner inclined portion 332A described later), and has a decorative pattern on a part of the upper surface. Is attached.

  The motor 232 is configured by, for example, a stepping motor, is attached from the upper surface side of the motor attachment portion 231B, and the output shaft of the motor 232 is connected to the motor attachment portion through an output shaft through hole (not shown) provided in the motor attachment portion 231B. It penetrates below 231B. The main body portion of the motor 232 protrudes above the upper surface of the drive base 231 and is disposed on the rear side of the right door unit 224R in the standby state.

  A decorative plate 228 is arranged on the front side of the motor 232. The decorative plate 228 is a thin and long synthetic resin member having a substantially rectangular shape and is set to have substantially the same vertical length as the main body 311 of the outer door body 301R. The left and right ends of the decorative plate 228 are provided with the same outward projecting portions 228A and hook portions 228B, and the decorative plate 228 is fitted and fixed to the mounting base 222 from the center of the opening toward the outside. .

  On the front surface of the decorative plate 228, a plurality of ridges that are continuous in the left-right direction in the same color as a part of the right door unit 224R (an outer inclined portion 332B described later) are formed in the vertical direction and decorated. . In the operating state of the operation unit 221, the decorative portion of the decorative plate 228 is located on the outer side (right side) of the right door unit 224R, so that the right door unit 224R looks good.

  Below the drive base 231, as shown in FIG. 12, a disk-shaped output gear 233 fixed to the output shaft of the motor 232, and two disk-shaped interlocking gears 234 and 235 interlocking with the output gear 233 Is provided so as to be rotatable about the vertical direction. The two interlocking gears 234 and 235 are attached to the lower surface of the drive base 231 by screws, and the interlocking gears 234 and 235 are the front side and the right door unit 224R with respect to the output gear 233 fixed to the output shaft of the motor 232. Are arranged in a row on the advancing direction side (arrow y1 direction side).

  On the upper side of the outer door support portion 313 in the outer door body 301R, as shown in FIG. 12, a rack-shaped power transmission portion 315 configured with a tooth profile surface continuous in the left-right direction is provided. On the other hand, the interlocking gear 235 of the drive unit 227 is disposed at a position where it can mesh. When the motor 232 is controlled and the output shaft of the motor 232 is rotated, the power is transmitted to the power transmission unit 315 through the rotation of the output gear 233 and the interlocking gears 234 and 235. The power transmission unit 315 moves in the left-right direction corresponding to the rotation direction of the output shaft of the motor 232, and the sliding operation of the outer door body 301R is controlled by controlling the rotation direction and the rotation amount of the motor 232. .

  As shown in FIG. 12, a non-contact type photosensor 236 is provided on the rear side of the end of the outer door 301R on the retraction direction side (arrow y2 direction side) of the guide shaft 225. The photosensor 236 is fixed to the drive base 231 with screws from below. The outer door body 301R is provided with a plate-like detected portion 316 having a thickness in the vertical direction on the rear side of the outer door support portion 313, and the detected portion 316 is located in the detection portion of the photosensor 236. Is detected, the initial position of the outer door 301R can be recognized by a control device (in this embodiment, the display control device 114) that controls the movement of the outer door 301R. The motor 232 and the photosensor 236 provided in the drive unit 227 are electrically connected to the display control device 114, and the display control device 114 controls the rotation direction and the rotation amount of the motor 232 to slide the outer door body 301R. Is controlled.

  The inner door 302R is a vertically long and substantially rectangular member having a thickness in the front-rear direction, and is set to have substantially the same vertical length as the main body 311 of the outer door 301R. A metal hinge member 303U is screwed and fixed to the upper left end of the outer door 301R where the inner door 302R is located, and a shaft that protrudes downward from the plate surface facing the upper end corresponds to the shaft. It is inserted into the shaft hole of the inner door 302R. Similarly, a hinge member 303L having a shaft protruding upward is fixed to a lower left end portion of the left side of the outer door body 301R, and is inserted into a shaft hole of the corresponding inner door body 302R. Accordingly, the hinge members 303U and 303L are connected to the upper right and lower right corner portions of the inner door body 302R, and the outer door body 301R can turn the inner door body 302R by the connection by the hinge members 303U and 303L. To support.

  The inner door 302R rotates to the rear until reaching the operating state before reaching the operating state. When the inner door 302R reaches the operating state, a part of the front right end surface of the inner door 302R and the left front of the outer door 301R are reached. Rotation to the rear side of the inner door 302R is restricted by contacting a part of the end surface of the inner door 302R. The right end face of the inner door 302R and the left end face of the outer door 301R are formed in a planar shape extending in the vertical direction, and when in an operating state, a part of the end faces face each other without a gap. Abut in state. As a result, the front surfaces of the inner door 302R and the outer door 301R are substantially flat in the left-right direction without any gap.

  The position of the rotation axis L is arranged in front of the front surfaces of the inner and outer door bodies 301R and 302R. Thereby, the front right end of the inner door body 302R and the front left end of the outer door body 301R can be brought close to each other in the operating state, and the front surfaces of the inner and outer door bodies 301R and 302R are continuous in a substantially flat shape in the left-right direction without any gap. Can be made.

  In a single state of the right door unit 224R, the inner door 302R rotates to the front side of the outer door 301R until the front surface of the inner door 302R and the front surface of the outer door 301R are in contact and folded. It is possible to move. The rotation of the inner door 302R is limited by a guide protrusion 321A provided on the lower side of the inner door 302R.

  As shown in FIG. 11, a rear projecting portion 321 is provided at the lower edge portion of the back surface of the inner door 302R. The rear protrusion 321 protrudes from the end of the back surface of the inner door 302R closer to the rotation axis L to the rear side of the inner door 302R facing toward the rotation axis L, and the rear door 321 protrudes from the inner door 302R with respect to the rotation axis L. It extends in parallel to the back surface of the inner door 302R so as to be located behind the end surface on the side close to the rotation axis L, and is continuous. The rear protrusion 321 is integrally provided with a guide protrusion 321A that protrudes downward in a columnar shape along the direction of the rotation axis L on the rear side of the rotation axis L at the front end side end on the lower surface thereof. It has been. Corresponding to the guide protrusion 321A, a guide groove 231C is provided on the upper surface of the drive base 231 in the drive unit 227.

  The guide groove 231C of the drive base 231 is located below the right door unit 224R. The guide protrusion 321A is set to a length that allows entry from above with respect to the guide groove 231C, and can be engaged with the guide groove 231C. The guide groove 231C is engaged so as to apply a turning force to the guide protrusion 321A when the right door unit 224R moves in the left-right direction, and changes the direction of the inner door 302R. The guide groove 231C is set to have a width slightly larger than the outer shape of the guide protrusion 321A, and is set to a depth at which the guide protrusion 321A does not contact the bottom surface of the guide groove 231C. The bottom surface of the guide groove portion 231C may be configured such that a portion where the guide protrusion 321A in the operating state is partially formed is formed so as to be in contact with the guide protrusion 321A to support the inner door 302R from below. By this support, the inner door 302R may be level with respect to the outer door 301R without being lowered by weight.

  Here, the shape of the guide groove 231 </ b> C will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 13 and 14. FIG. 13 is a plan view of the drive unit 227, and FIG. 14 is an explanatory view schematically showing the right door unit 224R guided by the guide groove 231C. In FIG. 13, the outer shape at the height position of the character display surface 330 of the right door unit 224R is indicated by a one-dot chain line, and in FIG. 14, the outer shape in the process of operation of the inner door 302R is indicated by a one-dot chain line. ing. 13 and 14, the position of the rotation axis L corresponding to the connecting portion between the outer door body 301R and the inner door body 302R in the process of the operation of the right door unit 224R is indicated by black circles from the points P1 to P4. The position corresponding to the operating state is indicated by a point P1, and the position corresponding to the standby state is indicated by a point P4. In FIG. 14, the position of the rotation axis L corresponding to the portion between the points P1 and P4 is indicated by points P2 and P3, and the guide for determining the position of the guide protrusion 321A corresponding to each point P1 to point P4. The shape of the groove portion 231C is shown with the reference signs of the regions R1 to R4 and hatched, and the shape of the tip side portion of the left inner door 302L in the operating state is also shown.

  As shown in FIG. 13, the guide groove portion 231C is continuous in an oblique direction intersecting the moving direction (left-right direction) of the right door unit 224R in a plan view corresponding to the direction view along the rotation axis L of the inner door 302R. It is made into the shape which has the site | part which does. In addition, the guide groove portion 231C is provided at a position that intersects a movement locus in which the rotation axis L moves linearly in plan view. By adopting such a configuration, the state where the guide protrusion 321A of the inner door 302R is located on the front side of the rotation axis L and the state where it is located on the rear side are switched, and the front face direction of the inner door 302R is changed. Be changed.

  The change in the direction of the inner door 302 </ b> R is performed by the power of the motor 232. The power of the motor 232 causes the outer door 301R to move left and right between a position corresponding to the operating state (position shown in FIG. 13B) and a position corresponding to the standby state (position shown in FIG. 13A). When moving linearly in the direction, the hinge members 303U, 303L also move linearly in the left-right direction, and the rotation axis L whose position is determined by the hinge members 303U, 303L also moves linearly in the left-right direction. Power is transmitted to the inner door 302R at the connecting portion with the outer door 301R via the hinge members 303U and 303L, and the inner door 302R moves in the left-right direction.

  The inner door 302R is arranged at a position where the front surface is continuous in the advancing direction (arrow y1 direction) side with respect to the outer door 301R corresponding to the operating state and on the front side of the outer door 301R corresponding to the standby state. Move between different positions. The guide groove 231 </ b> C is set in a continuous direction so as to face the front surface of the inner door 302 </ b> R corresponding to the standby state and the operating state.

  Specifically, as shown in FIG. 14, the guide groove 231C advances in the direction corresponding to the region R1 where the guide protrusion 321A of the inner door 302R arranged at the position corresponding to the operating state is located (the direction of the arrow y1). ) The side end is set to be positioned. The guide protrusion 321A is provided on the back side of the inner door 302R, which is the opposite side of the rotation axis L provided on the front side of the inner door 302R. For this reason, the inner wall surface of the guide groove portion 231C corresponding to the region R1 is formed behind the line corresponding to the movement locus of the rotation axis L.

  Further, when the inner door 302R is disposed with the front face facing diagonally rightward at a position corresponding to the standby state, a guide groove portion is formed at a location corresponding to the region R4 where the guide protrusion 321A of the inner door 302R is located. The right side portion (retracting direction side portion) of 231C is set to be positioned. From a line (a straight line connecting the points P1 and P4) corresponding to the movement trajectory of the rotation axis L so that the guide protrusion 321A provided on the back side of the inner door 302R is positioned in front of the rotation axis L. An inner wall surface of the guide groove portion 231C corresponding to the region R4 is formed on the front side.

  Of the inner wall surface of the guide groove portion 231C, the left wall surface 231C1 facing the right rear side is a portion that faces and contacts the guide protrusion 321A when the inner door body 302R moves in the advance direction (arrow y1 direction). When the inner door 302R moves toward the advance direction, the guide protrusion 321A comes into contact with the left wall surface 231C1 of the guide groove 231C, and the guide protrusion 321A is gradually guided to the rear side along the direction in which the left wall surface 231C1 continues. . The guide protrusion 321A is located on the front side (left oblique front side) in the advance direction with respect to the rotation axis L in the standby state, and the advance direction of the rotation axis L by the movement of the inner door 302R to the advance direction side. Move to the back via the side.

  When the guide protrusion 321A reaches the position of the region R1 ′ before reaching the operating state, the front surface of the inner door body 302R faces the front side, and reaches a position continuous on the advance direction side with respect to the front surface of the outer door body 301R. To do. At this position, the inner door 302R is restricted from rotational movement by the outer door 301R, and is in an unfolded state where it cannot move rearward. A section (a section corresponding to the areas R1 to R1 ′) continuous in the left-right direction along the advancing direction (arrow y1 direction) is continuously provided at the tip of the area R1 ′ in the guide groove portion 231C, and the inner door 302R is provided. And the outer door body 301R slides to the advancing direction side by about 10 mm in the unfolded state. That is, the inner door 302R is guided in the direction corresponding to the operating state before reaching the operating state in the process of transition from the standby state to the operating state. For this reason, the inertial force along the advancing direction can be applied to the inner door 302R in the section close to the operating state, and the front and rear flapping of the inner door 302R in the state of reaching the operating state is reduced. be able to.

  In the operating state, the left inner door 302L, which advances from the opposite side, is positioned on the side of the inner door 302R in the advance direction of the inner door 302R, and the tips of the left and right inner doors 302L, 302R are located. Inner door front end side surfaces 322L and 322R forming side end portions are arranged to face each other. The inner door front end side surfaces 322L and 322R of the left and right inner door bodies 302L and 302R are constituted by outer end surfaces that are continuous along the direction of the rotation axis L on the side far from the rotation axis L.

  As shown in FIG. 14, the inner door front end side surfaces 322L and 322R of the left and right inner door bodies 302L and 302R have a shape that undulates in the left-right direction corresponding to the moving direction of the inner door body 302R in the front-rear direction. And the height of the undulation is such that the members located on the back side through the portion between the pair of inner door bodies 302L, 302R are not visible from the front side in the operating state because the end portions on the front end side overlap each other. In addition, light emission on the back side is difficult to leak to the front side. Thereby, light such as a backlight does not leak to the front side on the display surface 112a of the display device 112 provided on the back side of the inner door 302R, so that the sense of unity between the left and right inner doors 302L and 302R can be enhanced.

  Here, when the inner door front end side surfaces 322L and 322R corresponding to the front end side ends of the left and right inner door bodies 302L and 302R are overlapped in the front and rear in the operating state, There is a possibility that the front surfaces of the inner door bodies 302L and 302R are arranged at positions shifted forward and backward. The inner door front end side surfaces 322L and 322R operate so as to flutter back and forth at the position where the inner door front end side surfaces 322L and 322R reach the operating state by the inertial force on the rotation direction side around the rotation axis L, and the inner doors of the left and right inner door bodies 302L and 302R This is a case where the front end side surfaces 322L and 322R are engaged with each other in a state where they deviate from the normal position and are shifted back and forth. Further, in order to realize the high-speed movement of the four door bodies 301L, 301R, 302L, and 302R in a state where the performance of the motor 232 is limited due to cost restrictions, etc., the inner door bodies 302L and 302R should be reduced in weight. If the rigidity of the inner door bodies 302L and 302R is reduced due to the weight reduction, the inner door bodies 302L and 302R may be elastically deformed during braking. When the front surfaces of the pair of inner door bodies 302L, 302R are displaced due to this deformation, flapping, etc., the sense of unity of the four door bodies 301L, 301R, 302L, 302R is lowered and the appearance is not good. It becomes.

  On the other hand, the guide groove 231C includes a region R1 corresponding to the arrangement position of the guide protrusion 321A corresponding to the operating state and continues in the left-right direction along the advance direction (arrow y1 direction). A section (a section corresponding to the regions R1 to R1 ′) that does not contact the advance direction side with respect to 321A is provided in a section before reaching the operating state. In this section, an inertial force on the advancing direction side is likely to be generated, and a braking force is applied in a state where the left and right inner door bodies 302L and 302R are about to move along the advancing direction side by the subsequent stop. Therefore, the left and right inner door bodies 302L and 302R are easily shaken forward and backward, and the left and right inner door bodies 302L and 302R are more easily moved forward and backward as they move faster.

  As shown in FIG. 11 or the like, the end of the rear protrusion 321 of the rear door 321 on the inner door 302R is vertically long and protrudes in the direction away from the rotation axis L above the guide protrusion 321A. The abutting protrusion 321 </ b> B is provided integrally with the rear protrusion 321. As shown in FIG. 14, the contact protrusion 321 </ b> B protrudes from the rear side of the rotation axis L (point P <b> 1) in the operating state and intersects the back direction of the guide groove 231 </ b> C. . An abutting wall portion 231D formed to protrude upward on the upper surface of the main body portion 231A of the drive base 231 faces the abutting protrusion portion 321B of the inner door 302R in the operating state and faces the advancing direction side. It is provided as possible. The abutting wall portion 231D comes into contact with the abutting protrusion 321B that operates in the advance direction by the power of the inner door 302R motor 232, and the inner door 302R is stopped at a position corresponding to the operating state through the abutting 321B. Let The contact protrusion 321B is provided at a height position where the lower hinge member 303L is provided.

  Here, when a braking force is applied to a height position deviated from a section where the upper and lower hinge members 303U and 303L are disposed, for example, the guide protrusion 321A is brought into contact with the end portion of the guide groove 231C to form the inner door. When braking the body 302R, a force in the retracting direction, which is opposite to the advancing direction, acts on the lower portion of the inner door 302R, and the inner door 302R and the outer door are supported by the lower hinge member 303L. A gap that widens toward the upper side tends to occur in a portion between the body 301R and the body 301R. In order to avoid this, a portion for braking the inner door body 302R may be provided above and below the inner door body 302R. However, when one side is used, the functional portion is reduced and the appearance of the inner door body 302R is improved. This is preferable because the cost can be easily reduced. For this reason, in the present embodiment, the guide protrusion 321A and the guide groove 231C are set to have a slight gap in the left-right direction in the operating state, and the lower side due to the contact between the contact protrusion 321B and the contact wall 231D. The braking force is applied around the hinge member 303L. Accordingly, a rotational force around an axis perpendicular to the front surface with respect to the inner door 302R is hardly generated, and the inner door 302R is not easily inclined with respect to the outer door 301R. Therefore, the gap between the inner door 302R and the outer door 301R in the operating state is avoided, and the appearance is improved and the cost is reduced.

  As shown in FIG. 14, the protruding rear wall surface 321 </ b> C facing the rear side where the back surface of the inner door 302 </ b> R faces in the rear protruding portion 321 is the rear side with respect to the rotation axis L and in the advancing direction side. It is provided on the arrow y1 direction side and has a continuous shape along the moving direction of the rotation axis L. The length of the protruding rear wall surface 321C along the moving direction is set to be longer than the length of the inner door body 302R that slides toward the advance direction side in the expanded state.

  On the upper surface of the drive base 231, a base side abutting portion capable of facing and abutting in the entire section where the inner door 302 </ b> R is oriented to correspond to the operating state with respect to the projecting rear wall 321 </ b> C of the rear projecting portion 321. 231E is provided. The base-side contact portion 231E protrudes upward from the upper surface of the main body portion 231A of the drive base 231 and is formed continuously in the moving direction of the inner door body 302R. The contact between the base-side contact portion 231E and the protruding rear wall surface 321C of the rear-side protruding portion 321 receives the rotational force of the inner door body 302R guided by the guide groove portion 231C, and the inner door body 302R and the outer door body. Excessive pressure is not generated in a portion where 301R continues, and deformation and breakage are unlikely to occur in the inner door 302R and the outer door 301R within a range that can be visually recognized by the player.

  Further, in a state where the rotational force of the inner door body 302R is received, the inner door body 302R slides in a deployed state, so that the base side contact portion 231E protrudes from the rotational force of the inner door body 302R. A frictional force proportional to the contact force with the rear wall surface 321C is generated. This frictional force becomes a braking force in the section immediately before stopping against the inner door 302R. Here, if the back-and-forth movement of the inner door 302R is large, the contact force with the base-side contact portion 231E or the protruding rear wall surface 321C increases, and the braking force increases accordingly. For this reason, when the back-and-forth movement of the inner door 302R is large due to manufacturing dimensional variations or the like, a large braking force can be applied to the inner door 302R. Due to this braking force, it takes time to move the inner door 302R until it reaches the operating state, during which time the inner door 302R is less likely to swing back and forth, and the front surfaces of the pair of inner doors 302L and 302R are less likely to be displaced. can do. In addition, when moving from the operating state to the standby state, the inner door 302R is unlikely to swing back and forth immediately after the start of movement, and therefore the frictional force is less affected and the inner door 302R is moved to the standby state side with less power. Can be moved to. Note that at least one of the base-side contact portion 231E or the protruding rear wall surface 321C may be formed of a material such as rubber having vibration control properties, for example, a position corresponding to the base-side contact portion 231E or the protruding rear wall surface 321C. A rubber sheet may be affixed to the contact surface to form a contact surface, thereby suppressing a sound when contacted and generating a large braking force due to an increase in frictional force, thereby forming a pair of inner door bodies 302L. , 302R can be made more difficult to shift.

  Many mechanisms for operating the four door bodies 301L, 301R, 302L, 302R in the operation unit 221 are provided below the four door bodies 301L, 301R, 302L, 302R. A rear projecting portion 321, a contact projecting portion 321 </ b> B, and a projecting rear wall surface 321 </ b> C are provided on the lower portion of the inner door body 302 </ b> R, and a power transmission unit 315 is provided below the main body portion 311 of the outer door body 301 </ b> R. A drive unit 227 having a contact wall portion 231D and a base-side contact portion 231E is also provided. In the present embodiment, the operation unit 221 including the four door bodies 301L, 301R, 302L, 302R is provided in the upper display unit 200 and is located above the lower panel 131b that allows the symbols of the reels 102L to 102R to be visually recognized. Is provided. For this reason, the height of the player's viewpoint is located on the front side of the lower panel portion 131b, and the four door bodies 301L, 301R, 302L, 302R are likely to look up obliquely upward. The functional parts are collected in the lower part of the four door bodies 301L, 301R, 302L, 302R corresponding to the side closer to the design. Thereby, the appearance of the operation unit 221 and its peripheral part is improved, and the degree of freedom of decoration is increased.

  Of the inner wall surface of the guide groove portion 231C, the right wall surface 231C2 facing the left front side is a portion that comes into contact with the guide protrusion 321A when the inner door 302R moves in the retracting direction (the direction of the arrow y2). When the inner door 302R moves in the retracting direction, the guide protrusion 321A comes into contact with the right wall surface 231C2 of the guide groove 231C, and the guide protrusion 321A is gradually guided forward along the direction in which the right wall surface 231C2 continues. The guide protrusion 321A is located on the rear side in the operating state with respect to the rotation axis L, and moves forward on the opposite side of the movement direction after the rotation axis L due to the movement of the inner door body 302R toward the retracting direction. Move forward through the direction side. Thus, the inner door 302R is guided to a position corresponding to the standby state while the direction is changed so that the front surface gradually becomes forward.

  The guide groove portion 231C includes the above-described region R1 to region R4 and region R1 'as a part of the groove shape, and has a shape in which each region is continuous. Further, a section that continues to the front side of the region R4 in the guide groove portion 231C is opened to the front side, and serves as an entrance into which the guide protrusion 321A is inserted into the guide groove portion 231C during assembly work (see FIG. 10).

  As shown in FIG. 14, the left and right side wall surfaces 231C1 and 231C2 in the guide groove 231C are the inner doors in the section from the region R1 to the region R1 ′ in a plan view corresponding to the direction of the rotation axis L of the inner door body 302R. It continues to the wall surface along the moving direction of the body 302R. In the section until the guide protrusion 321A reaches the region R1 ′ from the region R1 ′, the inner door body 302R moves without changing the direction, and the rotation axis L by the same amount as the distance from the region R1 to the region R1 ′. Moves from the point P1 to the retracting direction side (arrow y2 direction side) and reaches the point P1 ′.

  In the section where the guide protrusion 321A reaches the region R2 from the region R1 ′, the angle is gradually inclined to the front side with respect to the moving direction of the inner door 302R, and the region R2 is set to an angle inclined approximately 45 degrees to the front side. Is done. During this time, the rotation axis L moves from the point P1 'to the point P2, during which the inner door 302R rotates approximately 45 degrees, and the front surface of the inner door 302R faces obliquely forward.

  In the section until the guide protrusion 321A reaches the region R3 from the region R2, the left and right side wall surfaces 231C1 and 231C2 of the guide groove 231C gradually decrease in inclination angle with respect to the moving direction of the inner door 302R. In this section, the rotation axis L moves from the point P2 to the point P3. During this time, the inner door 302R rotates approximately 45 degrees, and the front surface faces the retreat direction side. The distance between the points P2 and P3 coincides with the distance between the points P1 ′ and P2, and the inner door 302R has a substantially constant speed around the rotation axis L in the section from the point P1 ′ to the point P3. To rotate.

  In the section until the guide protrusion 321A reaches the region R4 from the region R3, the left and right side wall surfaces 231C1 and 231C2 of the guide groove 231C gradually increase in inclination angle from about 30 degrees with respect to the moving direction of the inner door 302R. After that, after the inclination angle is reduced to about 20 degrees, it continues linearly to a position corresponding to the region R4 corresponding to the standby state. In this section, the rotation axis L moves from the point P3 to the point P4. During this time, the inner door 302R rotates approximately 20 degrees, and the front surface faces obliquely rearward in the retracting direction. The distance between the points P3 and P4 is set slightly shorter than between the points P1 ′ and P2 and between the points P2 and P3, and the rotation speed of the inner door 302R around the rotation axis L is low. Is set.

  When the shape of the guide groove 231C is set as described above, the inner door 302R controls the operation of the right door unit 224R at a constant sliding speed in the advance direction, and the guide protrusion 321A is moved from the standby state to the region R3. From the section from the region R4 to the region R4, the rotation speed of the inner door 302R is set to be higher in the subsequent section where the guide protrusion 321A reaches the region R3 ′ from the region R3, and the guide protrusion 321A moves from the region R1 ′ to the region R1. The inner door 302R moves without changing its direction, that is, with a rotational speed of zero. For this reason, in the initial stage when transitioning to the operating state, the force required to change the direction of the inner door 302R is small, and the right door unit 224R including the inner door 302R can be easily operated.

  On the other hand, when approaching the operating state, the inner door 302R changes its direction at a higher speed, so that the moving speed on the center side of the display surface 112a of the display device 112 that is easily visible to the player can be increased. . Therefore, it is possible to make the appearance with a sense of unity as if the character display surface 330 of “hao” is configured with one component by forming the character of “hao” in a short time. Furthermore, since the inner door 302R moves without changing its direction in the stage close to the operating state, and the inner door 302R moves along the plate surface of the plate-like portion, the direction is changed at high speed. It is possible to reduce the momentum in the front-rear direction of the front end portion of the inner door body 302R due to the transition to the operating state in a stable state.

  Further, at the start of movement when returning from the operating state to the standby state, the inner door 302R moves without changing its direction, and the force required for the movement can be reduced. In addition, although the force required for the movement can be increased thereafter, the direction change can be performed with relatively little power using the inertial force of the inner door 302R accelerated in the section where the direction is not changed, The motor 232 having a low performance can be used, and the inner door 302R can be moved to the side corresponding to the standby state at a high speed at a position close to the center while suppressing an increase in cost.

  Control of switching between the operating state and the standby state described above is performed in the following situation. For example, before the game is started by operating the start lever 151, it is in a standby state (see FIG. 5A), and is activated when a preset condition is satisfied after the start lever 151 is operated. . For example, when the big bonus is won in the lottery after the start lever 151 is operated, the operation state is 50% (see FIG. 5B), and 0.1% when the big bonus is lost. When the operation state continues for a certain time (for example, 1 second or 2 seconds), the standby state is restored. In this way, by making the probability of moving the four door bodies 301L, 301R, 302L, and 302R different depending on whether or not a predetermined role is won, the player can expect a big bonus to be won. In addition to the effects on the display surface 112a of the display device 112, or instead of the effects, the player can visually recognize the effects produced by the operations of the four door bodies 301L, 301R, 302L, and 302R of the operation unit 221. By setting the movement probabilities of the four door bodies 301L, 301R, 302L, and 302R to be different depending on whether or not a predetermined combination is won, the expected winning degree of the predetermined combination can be changed. About these controls, since the display control device 114 receives the lottery result of the main control device 41 and can be realized by the control of the motor 232 by the display control device 114, it is a general control. Although not described in detail, the motor 232 may be controlled by other general controls such as control by another control device such as the main control device 41 instead of the control of the motor 232 by the display control device 114. good.

  Next, with reference to FIG. 15, the structure regarding the character display of “the king” by the four door bodies 301L, 301R, 302L, 302R will be described. Here, since the character display of “hao” is formed according to the operating state, the configuration will be described using the position and direction in the operating state unless otherwise specified.

  FIG. 15A is an explanatory diagram of the front shape of the four door bodies 301L, 301R, 302L, and 302R, and schematically shows the front shape of the intermediate portion in the height direction of the characters. FIG. 15B is a view of the four door bodies 301L, 301R, 302L, 302R and the front decoration unit 223 as seen from the front side. In FIG. 15 (a), the surfaces of the four door bodies 301L, 301R, 302L, and 302R that are shifted in the front-rear direction are shown as one surface, and the shape that undulates back and forth for decoration is omitted. are doing. Further, a part of the front surface of the decorative plate 228 located on both outer sides of the outer door bodies 301L and 301R is also shown. In FIG. 15B, the outer inclined portions 332B and 332B and the inner inclined portions 332A and 332A are shown with different oblique lines.

  As shown in FIG. 15A, the front shapes of the four door bodies 301L, 301R, 302L, and 302R are a character display surface 330 that faces the front side and continues horizontally in the left-right direction, and left and right sides of the character display surface 330. Front projections 332 and 332 projecting to the front side facing the flat surface portion 331 are formed on both sides, and the continuous surface of the character display surface 330 and the front projections 332 and 332 is divided into four in the left-right direction. ing. The character display surface 330 is formed by the entire front surface of the left and right inner door bodies 302L and 302R and a part of the front surface of the left and right outer door bodies 301L and 301R.

  As shown in FIG. 15A, the front surfaces of the outer door bodies 301L and 301R are continuously formed in a straight line in the left-right direction with respect to the front surfaces of the inner door bodies 302L and 302R in a plan view. Plane portions 331 and 331 that form a part of 330, and front side protruding portions 332 and 332 that protrude to the front side on the left and right sides of the plane portions 331 and 331 are provided. The front protrusions 332 and 332 include left and right inner inclined portions 332A and 332A that are formed to be inclined toward the center, and outer inclined portions that are provided outside the inner inclined portions 332A and 332A and are inclined to the outer side. Parts 332B and 332B.

  The character “Hao Wang” is set to have a size that protrudes greatly toward the inner inclined portions 332A, 332A from the boundary between the inner inclined portions 332A, 332A and the flat portions 331, 331, and the inner inclined portions 332A, 332A side of the characters. The projecting portion is formed as a part of the character display surface 330 with the position where the flat portions 331 and 331 are extended as the front and rear positions. The leading end of the character protruding toward the front protrusions 332 and 332 is set to be within the area of the inner inclined portions 332A and 332A. Therefore, the character can be formed in a large size, and the front side of the character portion protruding toward the inner inclined portions 332A and 332A faces the player side, and the outer portion faces the left and right outer sides in opposite directions. Thus, the character display portion is limited to a range in which the inner inclined portions 332A and 332A are formed in the left-right direction so that the player can easily watch the characters. In FIG. 15B, a boundary line between the inner inclined portions 332A and 332A and the character display surface 330 when there is no character protruding portion toward the inner inclined portions 332A and 332A is indicated by an alternate long and short dash line. 15A and 15B, the boundary between the character display surface 330, the inner inclined portions 332A and 332A, and the outer inclined portions 332B and 332B is shown with a black circle.

  The inner inclined portions 332A and 332A have a surface shape that gradually protrudes forward from both ends in the left-right direction of the flat portions 331 and 331, and is inclined toward the center, except for portions where characters are formed. The outer inclined portions 332B and 332B have a front surface position that coincides with the inner inclined portions 332A and 332A, and are gradually positioned on the rear side with respect to the foremost position. It has an inclined shape. The top portions 332C and 332C are positioned between the outer inclined portions 332B and 332B and the inner inclined portions 332A and 332A, and the front protruding portions 332 and 332 protruding forward are continuously formed in the vertical direction.

  As shown in FIG. 15 (b), the front protrusions 332 and 332 are curved in a circular arc shape that surrounds the left and right ends of the flat portions 331 and 331 on which the characters “Hao Wang” are formed. 332 (specifically, the top portions 332C and 332C) have a continuous shape. The direction in which the arcs continue is set to a direction different from the vertical direction corresponding to the boundary between the four door bodies 301L, 301R, 302L, 302R. The front protrusions 332 and 332 are formed in a shape that is continuous along a substantially circular shape centered on the approximate center of the letters “Hao”. The portion where the horizontal width of the character display surface 330 corresponding to the distance between the left front protrusion 332 and the right front protrusion 332 is the maximum corresponds to the center of the character “Haoh” displayed on the character display surface 330. The height position substantially coincides with the height position of the character display surface 330 and coincides with the center height position on the character display surface 330.

  The width in the left-right direction of the front protrusions 332 and 332 is set to approximately 3 cm or more, which is considerably larger than the gap width (for example, 0.1 to 0.3 mm) at the boundary between the four door bodies 301L, 301R, 302L, and 302R. ing. The left and right widths of the top portions 332C and 332C in the front protrusions 332 and 332 are set to a width (for example, approximately 5 mm) that is considerably larger than the gap between the boundaries of the four door bodies 301L, 301R, 302L, and 302R, and the top portions 332C and 332C. And a shape having a smooth forward surface that is continuous in the vertical direction.

  The surface color of the front protrusions 332 and 332 is set to a color different from the characters on the character display surface 330 including the flat portions 331 and 331 and the color around the characters. The character display surface 330 is formed mainly with a relatively bright color, for example, a light silver color around the character, and the character part is also formed with a relatively bright white color as a main component, with the character line being outlined in gold. The character portion can emit light in white and other colors by a full-color light emitting diode (character LED 356). The front protrusions 332 and 332 are set to a color that is different from the character display surface 330 and dark, for example, a color that has a luster that is close to plated black. The character display surface 330 is surrounded mainly by a bright color with respect to the front protrusions 332 and 332 protruding in a dark color, so that the character display surface 330 is relatively conspicuous and the characters provided on the character display surface 330 The portion can be easily watched by the player.

  The front surfaces of the decorative plates 228 and 228 whose front sides are formed in a plane shape facing forward are located on both outer sides of the outer door bodies 301L and 301R. The front surface positions of the decorative plates 228 and 228 are located on the rear side compared to the front surfaces of the outer door bodies 301L and 301R, and more specifically, are located on the rear side of the rear surfaces of the outer door bodies 301L and 301R. The surface color of the decorative plates 228 and 228 is set to a color different from the surface color of the character display surface 330 including the flat portions 331 and 331, and is the same color as the outer inclined portions 332B and 332B of the front protruding portions 332 and 332 or looks at first glance. In this case, it is set to a color that is close enough to be visually recognized as the same color. Thereby, compared to the boundary between the character display surface 330 and the front protrusions 332 and 332, the outer door bodies 301L and 301R are darker on the end face side corresponding to the outer side opposite to the inner door bodies 302L and 302R. The region set in the region is continuous, and even if there is a step at the boundary between the outer inclined portions 332B and 332B and the decorative plates 228 and 228, it is difficult to stand out, and the sense of unity between the outer door bodies 301L and 301R and the decorative plates 228 and 228 A decorative part can be formed.

  A rear decorative portion in which the inner edge side is formed in an arc shape following the direction in which the front protrusions 332 and 332 are continuous on the outer side opposite to the flat surfaces 331 and 331 with respect to the front protrusions 332 and 332 407, 407 are provided. The rear decoration portions 407 and 407 are formed by a part of the front decoration unit 223. The direction in which the inner edge portions of the rear decoration portions 407 and 407 are continuous is the direction in which the boundary lines with the flat portions 331 and 331 in the front protrusion portions 332 and 332 are continuous, and the top portions 332C and 332C of the front protrusion portions 332 and 332, respectively. Concentric arcs in the same direction as the continuous direction. Accordingly, it is possible to enhance the sense of unity between the rear decoration portions 407 and 407 formed by the front decoration unit 223 and the decoration by the front protrusions 332 and 332, and the four door bodies 301L, 301R, and 302L in the middle portion. , 302R is emphasized that the substantially flat character display surface 330 is a portion different from the outer portion. Therefore, it is possible to make the character portion of “Kao” formed on the character display surface 330 more conspicuous.

  A large number of linear grooves extending in the horizontal direction are formed on the surfaces of the inner inclined portions 332A and 332A, and the inner edges of the rear decorative portions 407 and 407 are correspondingly formed in the front and rear direction. A large number of extending grooves are arranged in the vertical direction, and the front decorations 407, 407 have strip-shaped decorations that extend radially outward from the center of the decoration space where the letters “Hao Wang” are provided. (See FIG. 21). The player views the rear decoration portions 407 and 407 obliquely with a viewpoint near the center of the decoration space corresponding to the boundary between the inner door bodies 302L and 302R. For this reason, on the left and right sides of the decoration space, a decoration with a sense of unity that continues from the inner inclined portions 332A, 332A to the rear decoration portions 407, 407 is formed on both sides of the characters, and the character “Haoh” displayed on the center side Can be more easily noticed.

  The upper and lower ends of the front protrusions 332 and 332 are continuous to the upper and lower edges that are visible in the front view in the outer door bodies 301L and 301R. The outer shapes of the character display surface 330 and the front protrusions 332 and 332 are continuous below the character display surface 330 and the front protrusions 332 and 332, and are attached to the character display surface 330 and the front protrusions 332 and 332. It is set as the aspect in which the made color is continuous. That is, a part of the front decoration unit 223 located below the character display surface 330 and the front protrusion 332 (a part of the lower decoration body 404 described later) is a character peripheral part and a front protrusion on the character display surface 330. The color is set to be the same color as 332 or a color approximate to the extent that it can be visually recognized at first glance. Further, on the extension line of the arc-shaped portion along the continuous direction of the outer shape of the character display surface 330, the boundary lines where the front surface portions 223B and 223C with different colors and patterns are located on both sides are continuous and protrude forward. The boundary lines where the front surface portions 223C and 223D having different colors and patterns are also provided on both sides of the extended line along the continuous direction of the top portions 332C and 332C of the portion 332 are continuous. The front surface portions 223C and 223D positioned below the front protrusions 332 are positioned so as to protrude frontward with respect to the front surface portion 223B positioned below the character display surface 330, and the inner inclined portions 332A and 332A. The front surface portion 223C located on the lower side is inclined so as to face the center side of the character display surface 330 in the left-right direction (see FIG. 6). With the above-described configuration, a large decorative portion having a sense of unity can be formed by the character display surface 330, the front protruding portion 332, and a part of the front decorative unit 223.

  Here, the operation and effect of the configuration relating to the operation and character display of the operation unit 221 will be described.

  Since the front surfaces of the plurality of door bodies 301L, 301R, 302L, and 302R are arranged in the operating state and the substantially flat character display surface 330 that displays the characters “Hao Wang” is formed, the character display surface 330 is formed as one component. Compared with the case where it does, the movement amount of the door bodies 301L, 301R, 302L, 302R until it changes to a working state from a standby state can be set small. For this reason, it is possible to realize an effect that makes it easy to surprise the player by reducing the time required to change from the standby state to the operating state. In addition, since the character display surface 330 is formed by the plurality of door bodies 301L, 301R, 302L, and 302R, the inner door bodies 302L and 302R overlap the front side of the outer door bodies 301L and 301R in the left and right sides in the standby state. By accommodating in this way, the plurality of door bodies 301L, 301R, 302L, 302R can be accommodated in a compact manner. Thereby, the space | interval of the right and left door units 224L and 224R which enables visual recognition of the display surface 112a of the display apparatus 112 can be ensured widely. Further, since the character “Hao Wang” is displayed on the flat character display surface 330, it is possible to make it easier for the player to recognize the character than when the character is displayed on the curved surface.

  On the front surfaces of the outer door bodies 301L and 301R that form both end portions of the character display surface 330, substantially planar flat portions 331 and 331 constitute a part of the character display surface 330, and on both front sides on the front side. Protruding front protrusions 332 and 332 are provided. The boundaries between the flat portions 331 and 331 and the inner door bodies 302L and 302R are formed in a linear shape within a plane that is substantially flat as the target display surface, while the front protrusions with respect to the flat portions 331 and 331 Since 332 and 332 are portions that are largely accompanied by a shape change, they are easily noticeable by the player. Therefore, in the operating state, the boundary of the front surface formed by the plurality of door bodies 301L, 301R, 302L, 302R can be made relatively inconspicuous, and a character display with a sense of unity can be obtained. In particular, the character display with a sense of unity is made because the player is less likely to pay attention to a minute part by returning to the standby state within a few seconds (for example, 1 second or 2 seconds) after the operation state is formed. In addition, it is possible to increase the rarity of the operating state and rapidly increase the expectation for an advantageous gaming state.

  The front protrusions 332 and 332 preferably have a shape change that is more conspicuous than the boundaries between the flat portions 331 and 331 and the inner doors 302L and 302R, and the flat surfaces at the inner inclined portions 332A and 332A. The boundary portions with the portions 331 and 331 are connected by a broken line or an arc having a small radius of curvature (for example, a radius of 5 mm or less) in a cross section cut in the horizontal direction along the moving direction so as to be visible when viewed from the front side. It is preferable that the boundary lines of the inner inclined portions 332A and 332A, the top portions 332C and 332C, and the outer inclined portions 332B and 332B are similarly connected in a state where the cut surfaces are connected by a broken line or an arc having a small curvature radius. It is preferable that the front protrusions 332 and 332 are conspicuous so as to be clear. Moreover, about the boundary part located between each site | part in plane part 331,331, inner side inclination part 332A, 332A, and outer side inclination part 332B, 332B, it is a fixed width (for example, about 5 mm) along those boundaries. It is preferable to form a belt-like protruding portion so that the boundary portion is easily noticeable when viewed from the player side.

  The front protrusions 332 and 332 have a shape that is continuous on the direction side that intersects the moving direction with respect to the character display surface 330 along the moving direction of the door bodies 301L, 301R, 302L, and 302R in front view. It is a shape that is continuous in a curvilinear shape (arc shape) surrounding both ends of the surface 330. For this reason, since the substantially planar area with a sense of unity is sandwiched between the front protrusions 332 and 332, the player's consciousness is easily focused on the character display displayed in the area. In addition, since both ends of the character display surface 330 are surrounded by the front protrusions 332 and 332, the player's consciousness is easily concentrated on the central portion of the character display surface 330. Therefore, it is possible to make it easier for the player to recognize the character “hao”.

  The pair of left and right inner door bodies 302L and 302R that are in an activated state have their front surfaces continuous as a character display surface 330, and the inner door front end side surfaces 322L and 322R of the inner door bodies 302L and 302R are interposed between the front surfaces. The back side is not visible due to undulations. For this reason, it is possible to realize character display with a sense of unity such that the pair of inner door bodies 302L and 302R are configured as one component formed by a single plate.

  Since the guide groove portion 231C guides the inner door bodies 302L and 302R in the direction corresponding to the operating state before reaching the operating state in the process of transition from the standby state to the operating state, the inner door bodies 302L and 302R are in the operating state. It moves without changing its direction along the left-right direction from the previous stage. For this reason, the inner door bodies 302L and 302R are abutted in a state where the front end sides of the inner door bodies 302L and 302R are displaced forward and backward due to, for example, rattling in the rotation direction, and a step is formed on the character display surface 330 to form a flat surface. Therefore, it is possible to realize a character display with a sense of unity such that the pair of inner doors 302L and 302R are configured as one component.

  Next, the configuration of the character shape and light emission of “Hao Wang” displayed according to the operating state of the operation unit 221 will be described with reference mainly to FIGS. 16 to 20 while mainly referring to the right door unit 224R. . FIG. 16 is an exploded perspective view of the right door unit 224R viewed from the front side, and FIG. 17 is an exploded perspective view of the right door unit 224R viewed from the rear side. FIG. 18 is a cross-sectional view showing a state in which the character portion of the right door unit 224R is cut in the horizontal direction, and also shows a partially enlarged view. 19 (a) and 19 (b) are diagrams showing the shape of the character displayed by the operation unit 221, and FIG. 19 (a) shows the entire character including the outline, and FIG. b) is shown without the outline of the character. FIG. 20 is a diagram showing the relative positions of the characters displayed on the operation unit 221 and the light-emitting substrates 354 and 364. In addition, since the following description regarding the character shape and light emission of the operation unit 221 describes the light emission state in the operating state, the configuration will be described according to the orientation of the character as viewed from the front corresponding to the operating state unless otherwise specified. To do.

  As described above, the right door unit 224R is configured by connecting the inner door 302R and the outer door 301R with the upper and lower hinge members 303U and 303L, and each door 301R and 302R has a plurality of thicknesses in the front and rear. A plate-like member is overlapped on the front and back.

  Each of the inner door 302R and the outer door 301R has front covers 351 and 361 that form openings along the outer shape of the letters “king”, and the opening portions of the front covers 351 and 361 are covered with a translucent resin. Transparent covers 352 and 362 to be in a state, light guide diffusion members 353 and 363 for diffusing and irradiating light from the rear side to the transparent covers 352 and 362, and a character LED 356 for entering light to the light guide diffusion members 353 and 363 Has light emitting substrates 354 and 364 mounted thereon. The inner door 302R further includes a rear cover 355 provided on the rear side of the light emitting substrate 354.

  The inner door 302R is integrated with the rear cover 355 fixed to the front cover 351, and the transparent cover 352, the light guide diffusing member 353, and the light emitting substrate 354 sandwiched therebetween. . The outer door body 301R is integrated by inserting screws from the rear side in a state where the front cover 361, the transparent cover 362, the light guide diffusion member 363, and the light emitting substrate 364 are sequentially stacked on the rear side.

  The front covers 351 and 361 of the inner door 302R and the outer door 301R are members that are colored silver by plating or painting the entire surface of a synthetic resin such as ABS. Each of the front covers 351 and 361 forms an outer shape on the front surface side of the inner door body 302R and the outer door body 301R, and mainly has a thin plate-shaped front surface portion having front and rear thicknesses and partially protrudes rearward at the periphery. The shape is made. The front surfaces of the front covers 351 and 361 are decorated by undulating corresponding to the decorative shape around the characters.

  The front cover 351 of the inner door 302R and the front cover 361 of the outer door 301R are located at the boundary between the inner and outer doors 301R and 302R, which are connected by upper and lower hinge members 303U and 303L. On the end side, facing portions 351A and 361A are provided. The facing portions 351A and 361A extend rearward from the front portions of the front covers 351 and 361 and have a thickness in the left-right direction. The facing portion 351A of the inner door 302R and the facing portion 361A of the outer door 301R are provided at the same height position. The portion between the facing portions 351A and 361A has a shape recessed in the left-right direction corresponding to the outer shape of the character “king”, and an opening shape in which the character portion penetrates forward and backward by the inner edges 351B and 361B of the recessed portion. ing. As a result, the front covers 351 and 361 form the peripheral portion of the character on the character display surface 330 and the front protrusion 332 (see FIG. 15).

  The rear cover 355 is a member that covers the back surface side of the light emitting substrate 354, is configured mainly with an opaque colored synthetic resin main body, and is set to have approximately the same size as the outer surface of the inner door 302R. ing. On the front surface side of the rear cover 355 (the back surface side of the inner door 302R), a flat decorative surface 355A that faces the front surface when the operation unit 221 is in a standby state is provided, and the decorative surface 355A transmits light. A reflective seal is attached to the main body.

  The decorative surface 355A is set to a size that covers almost the entire back surface of the rear cover 355, and is provided on the surface of the seal that forms the decorative surface 355A on the character display surface 330 side in a different manner from the character display surface 330 side. The decoration which is not possible is attached. For example, an object such as cherry blossom is displayed, and a pattern or pattern corresponding to the display content of the display surface 112a is attached to match the model image. Thereby, the decoration corresponding to the display content can be attached to the periphery of the display surface 112a of the display device 112. Further, in the operating state, the decorative surface 355A faces the back side so that it cannot be visually recognized by the player, and the appearance can be significantly changed with respect to the standby state.

  As shown in FIG. 17, a handle as an ornament different from the decorative surface 355A (for example, a semicircular cross section bulges forward on the end edge portion 355D of the rear cover 355 where the outer door body 301R is located. In addition, a pattern having a shape in which a large number of narrow linear portions that are continuous from side to side are arranged at regular intervals in the vertical direction. The edge portion 355D is located between the right door unit 224R and the display surface 112a of the display device 112 in the standby state (see FIG. 5B), and decorates the left and right edge portions of the display surface 112a. The decoration of the edge portion 355D is set in substantially the same manner as the decoration of the decorative plate 228 that is visible on the left and right sides of the four door bodies 301L, 301R, 302L, and 302R in the operating state (FIG. The color and the surface shape are the same.

  The end edge portion 355D of the rear cover 355 is located on the rear side of the inner door 302R that is disposed obliquely in the front-rear direction in the standby state, and with respect to the decorative plate 228 disposed on the rear side of the inner door 302R. Are arranged at close positions in the front-rear direction. For this reason, it can be seen from the player side as if the decorative plate 228 and the rear cover 355 are formed as a single integrated product. Therefore, it is difficult for the player to understand the structure of the operation related to switching between the operating state and the standby state, and the player who wants to understand the structure of the operation has a willingness to continue the game for the purpose of confirming the operation again. Can be increased.

  The rear cover 355 is provided with a plurality of hook-shaped hook portions 355B protruding from the surface opposite to the decorative surface 355A so that the rear cover 355 can be fixed to the front cover 351. The front cover 351 and the rear cover 355 are integrated by fitting and fixing the hook portion 355B to the front cover 351 from the rear side.

  The decoration surface 355A of the rear cover 355 is irradiated with light from a light emitting diode (LED) as a light emitting means provided in the front decoration unit 223, and the decoration surface 355A emits light by illumination from the outside. . That is, the light emitting means for the decorative surface 355A is set not to be provided in the right door unit 224R, the inner door 302R is reduced in weight, and the right door unit 224R is moved at high speed.

  As shown in FIGS. 17 and 18, the rear cover 355 protrudes in a vertically long plate shape toward the front cover 351 side with respect to the decorative surface 355 </ b> A, as shown in FIG. 17 and FIG. 18. A rear cover front end side plate portion 355 </ b> C is provided as a part of the rear cover 355. Thereafter, an inner door front end side surface 322R that closes a gap between the left and right inner door bodies 302L and 302R in the operating state of the operation unit 221 is formed by the surface of the rear cover front end side plate portion 355C.

  The transparent covers 352 and 362 are formed in a colorless and transparent plate shape using a synthetic resin such as polycarbonate, and are formed in an outer shape that is slightly larger than the opening portions formed through the front and rear by the inner edges 351B and 361B of the front covers 351 and 361. The opening is covered with a light-transmitting synthetic resin. The transparent covers 352 and 362 only need to be formed of a light-transmitting material, and are not necessarily colorless and transparent, and may be formed of a translucent material.

  Each of the transparent covers 352 and 362 has an outer shape in which the character “king” is cut in the vertical direction and divided into left and right. Each of the transparent covers 352 and 362 is configured such that an edge portion corresponding to the center side of the character “King” is linearly formed in a front view, and a direction side away from the character center side (the transparent cover in the inner door 302R). 352, the left side of the front door 352, and the right side of the transparent cover 362 in the outer door 301R. Thereby, the transparent covers 352 and 362 form the character portion on the character display surface 330 by the front surface thereof (see FIG. 15).

  Here, the structure of the character display of “Hao King” formed by the transparent covers 352 and 362 will be described. As shown in FIG. 19A, the character display of “Hao” is composed of a character line 371 corresponding to the line portion of the character “Hao” and outlines 372 and 373 surrounding the character line 371. As the contour lines 372 and 373, a character contour line 372 having a substantially constant width surrounding the character line 371 and a narrow outer peripheral contour line 373 surrounding the outside of the character contour line 372 are provided. In the character display of “Hao”, the character line 371 and the outer contour line 373 pass light from the rear side of the transparent covers 352 and 362 to the front side and emit light in white and other colors, and the character contour line 372 is opaque. It is set not to emit light. The surface portion of the character outline 372 is set to a color (for example, gold) different from the character line 371 and the character outline 372, and is set to a color different from that of the front covers 351 and 361 forming the character peripheral portion. , Improve the visibility of letters and enhance the decoration effect.

  As shown in FIG. 19A and FIG. 19B, a plurality of decorative concave portions 374 and decorative undulating portions 375 are provided at the outer peripheral portion of the character line 371. The decorative recess 374 is a part that is unnecessary for character identification, and is a part that is recessed in the center of the character line 371. The decorative undulating portion 375 is a portion where the outer shape portion of the character line 371 protrudes outside the character and the outer shape undulates inward and outward unnecessarily in character identification. By providing the decorative concave portion 374 and the decorative undulating portion 375, it is possible to attach a decoration specific to the model without making the characters monotonous.

  As shown in FIG. 19A, the decorative recess 374 is continuous with a substantially constant width along the continuous direction of the outer shape of the character line 371 within the line width of the character line 371, and along the continuous direction. Both end portions are configured by a linear groove portion 376 formed in a substantially arc shape, and a contour connecting portion 377 that connects the linear groove portion 376 and the character contour line 372 within a length range shorter than the linear groove portion 376. . The width of the linear groove portion 376 is set to be narrower than half the width of the character line 371.

  In addition, a protruding linear portion 378 that is a part of the formed character line 371 and protrudes toward the contour connecting portion 377 is provided between the linear groove portion 376 and the outer shape of the character line 371. The protruding linear part 378 is continuous along the outer shape of the character line 371, and is formed in a shape toward the contour connecting part 377 from both sides along the outer shape of the character line 371. The outer shape of the character line 371 is such that the tip portions of the protruding linear portions 378 and 378 facing each other are separated from each other, and the outer shape line of the character line 371 is interrupted by the contour connecting portion 377. The width of the linear groove portion 376 is formed to be thick with respect to the protruding linear portion 378, specifically, about 5 to 10 times thick. The decorative recess 374 is set so as not to emit light with the same color (for example, gold) as the character outline 372, following the character outline 372, and even if the character line 371 and the outer peripheral outline 373 emit light, the vicinity thereof A site that does not emit light is formed.

  The linear groove portion 376 is formed to be longer along the direction in which the outline of the character continues than the length range of the contour connecting portion 377 in the decorative recess 374. For this reason, the dent area | region which penetrates in a character line is provided largely by the decorative recessed part 374, and the novel character body as if the object which entered the center side from the external part of the character bleeds along the continuous direction of a character line. Can be decorated. The length range of the contour connecting portion 377 is set shorter than the linear groove portion 376, the protruding linear portion 378 protrudes from both sides toward the contour connecting portion 377, and the protruding linear portion 378 and the linear groove portion 376 are continuous. Since the setting is such that the direction to be performed matches the outline of the character, it is possible to improve the distinguishability as a character.

  As shown in FIG. 19B, the decorative undulating portion 375 is considerably narrower than the character line at the base part of the character line, the terminal part, and the corner part where the character line is bent. It is formed by a portion that protrudes with the tip sharpened toward the outside of the character with a width of about 1/10 or less. As the decorative undulating portion 375, there are provided a portion protruding alone and a portion where a plurality of protruding portions are arranged close to each other. The decorative recess 374 that is recessed inside the character line gives the player a soft impression with both ends rounded, while the decorative undulating portion 375 gives the player a stimulating impression with a plurality of pointed points. Give. With this character shape, it is possible to give different feelings to the player by giving healing or giving a sense of excitement according to the game situation.

  The outer peripheral contour line 373 is formed in a frame line shape that surrounds the character line 371 substantially along the outer peripheral shape with respect to the character line 371, and is moved (offset) by a certain distance to the outer shape of the character line 371. It is generally formed in the shape obtained in However, with respect to the line that should be obtained by the offset, the outer portion of the character line 371 corresponding to the outer shape that is interrupted by the decorative concave portion 374 (contour connecting portion 377) has a recess corresponding to the decorative concave portion 374. Without being provided, the shape is close to the original outline of the character displayed by the character line 371. In other words, the outer peripheral contour line 373 with respect to the decorative concave portion 374 is set to have a slightly concave shape on the side where the contour connecting portion 377 of the decorative concave portion 374 is located, and the amount of the concave portion is set smaller than the decorative concave portion 374 (for example, “king” The horizontal line portion on the upper side of the character), or in the portion where the contour connecting portion 377 of the decorative recess 374 is located, a continuous shape without being recessed on the contour connecting portion 377 side (for example, on the horizontal line on the lower side of the character “king”) Left side). In other words, a part of the outer peripheral contour line 373 corresponding to the opening of the decorative concave portion 374 in the character line 371 is formed by extending the outer peripheral contour line 373 corresponding to both side portions of the opening, and the decorative concave portion 374 is formed on the character line 371. The shape corresponds to the added outer shape. In FIG. 19A, the outline of the character when there is no decorative recess 374 is illustrated by a dotted line with respect to the decorative recess 374 on the left side of the lower horizontal line of the character “king”.

  The outer peripheral contour line 373 with respect to the decorative undulating portion 375 is set to have a smaller amount of undulation compared to the decorative undulating portion 375 by being continuous along the tip portion at a portion where a plurality of protruding portions are arranged (“Wang ”On the upper right side of the horizontal line on the upper side of the character), or a shape that does not have a portion corresponding to the decorative undulation 375 and continues according to the outer shape of the character (the upper right side of the uppermost horizontal line on the“ ha ”character) It is said that.

  The outer peripheral contour line 373 has a shape that largely matches the outer shape of the character line 371 by moving (offset) to the character side by a certain distance, but is close to the original character shape without decoration by the decorative recess 374. Form the outline of the character. Therefore, the player can identify the character by complementing the portion divided by the contour connecting portion 377 in the outer peripheral shape of the character through the outer peripheral contour line 373, and the outer shape is difficult to identify by the decorative concave portion 374. It is relatively easy to identify even the characters in the font.

  The transparent covers 352 and 362 are provided with character display portions 352A and 362A corresponding to the character line 371 of “king” and character contour portions 352B and 362B corresponding to the character contour line 372 of character display of “king”. ing. The character outline portions 352B and 362B are provided adjacent to the character display portions 352A and 362A so as to surround the outer periphery of the character. As shown in FIG. 18, the front surfaces of the character display portions 352A and 362A and the character outline portions 352B and 362B are formed by planes facing forward, and the front surfaces of the character display portions 352A and 362A are the character outline portions 352B and 362B. A step is provided so as to be located on the rear side with respect to the front surface.

  As shown in FIG. 18, the front surfaces of the character outline portions 352B and 362B are set so as to be easily colored on the surface by protruding one step higher than the character display portions 352A and 362A, and are plated or painted. Then, it is colored in silver and does not transmit light from the back side, or is configured to transmit light less easily than the character display portions 352A and 362A. The character outline portions 352B and 362B are formed in a frame shape having a substantially constant width so as to surround the outer edges of the character display portions 352A and 362A in correspondence with the character outline 372 of the character display of “king”.

  The inner edges 351B and 361B of the front covers 351 and 361 are provided with character contour portions 352B and 362B with a substantially constant width on the inner side thereof, and the outer shapes further on the inside corresponding to the width of the character contour portions 352B and 362B. Character display portions 352A and 362A are provided so that the line is positioned. In the character display portions 352A and 362A, the island portion surrounded by the character line in the character “ha” protrudes to the front side of the character display portions 352A and 362A, and the front surface of the character outline portions 352B and 362B is the same position. Is set to be the same color (for example, gold color) as the character outline portions 352B and 362B and does not transmit light from the back side, or transmits light less easily than the character display portions 352A and 362A.

  Between the character outline portions 352B and 362B and the inner edges 351B and 361B of the front covers 351 and 361, as shown in FIG. 18, the width of the character outline portions 352B and 362B is narrower, and the transparent cover 352 Groove-shaped outer peripheral contour portions 352C and 362C corresponding to a gap through which light irradiated from the back surface side of 362 can be transmitted to the front side are provided. The outer peripheral contour portions 352C and 362C correspond to the outer peripheral contour line 373 of the character display. The outer peripheral contour line 373 is formed between the character contour portions 352B and 362B having no translucency as the contour portion of the character and the front covers 351 and 361 having no translucency outside the character contour portions 352B and 362B. It is formed in the shape of a line in front view by the groove formed, and the linear portion emits light.

  On the outer peripheral part of the transparent covers 352 and 362, rear side wall parts 352D and 362D projecting rearward with respect to the character outline parts 352B and 362B, and then projecting outward from the projecting side ends of the side wall parts 352D and 362D. The ridge-shaped outer edge portions 352E and 362E are provided. The outer edge portions 352E and 362E protrude outward from the inner edges 351B and 361B of the front covers 351 and 361, and are in contact with the back surfaces of the front covers 351 and 361 while overlapping. The light irradiated from the back side of the transparent covers 352 and 362 is transmitted through the outer edge portions 352E and 362E and the rear side wall portions 352D and 362D having translucency on the rear side of the outer peripheral contour portions 352C and 362C, and the outer peripheral contour portion. 352C and 362C emit light.

  The light guide diffusion members 353 and 363 are members that are formed in substantially the same outer shape as the transparent covers 352 and 362 on the back surface side of the transparent covers 352 and 362, and irradiate the transparent covers 352 and 362 with light. The light emitting substrates 354 and 364 are provided with a large number of character LEDs 356 as light sources for irradiating light from the outer peripheral side into the plate surface with respect to the outer edge portions of the light guide diffusing members 353 and 363. The light is irradiated to the transparent covers 352 and 362 through the light guide diffusion members 353 and 363.

  The light guide diffusing members 353 and 363 are formed in a thin sheet shape from a transparent synthetic resin, and light diffusing sheets 353A and 363A for dispersing light, and a plate-shaped light guide plate 353B formed by molding a transparent synthetic resin. , 363B are overlapped on the front and back, and the light diffusion sheets 353A, 363A and the plate-shaped light guide plates 353B, 363B are formed in substantially the same outer shape in the inner and outer door bodies 301R, 302R.

  The light diffusion sheets 353A and 363A have a rough and rough surface, diffuse the light guided by the light guide plates 353B and 363B, and irradiate the transparent covers 352 and 362 side. The rear surfaces of the light guide plates 353B and 363B are provided with a large number of convex portions that bulge rearward in the vertical and horizontal directions. The reflected light can be reflected to the front side. The convex portions on the back surfaces of the light guide plates 353B and 363B are formed in a small-diameter hemisphere, and light emitted from the vertical, horizontal, and diagonal directions as light from the LED for characters 356 can be reflected to the front side. ing. Further, the back surfaces of the light guide plates 353B and 363B are colored white by painting or the like, and light is easily irradiated to the front side without leaking to the rear side. The character display portions 352A and 362A are set so that the back surfaces of the light diffusion sheets 353A and 363A are set to white and the surfaces of the light diffusion sheets 353A and 363A are rough and formed to appear white from the front side. The LED 356 is set to easily emit light with the color of light emitted from the LED 356 for use. Since the outer peripheral contour portions 352C and 362C are narrow and have a groove shape, they are visible as black lines when viewed from the front side, and the line portions emit light in the color of light emitted from the character LED 356. It is set.

  The light emitting substrates 354 and 364 are formed in a shape having inner edges 354A and 364A that are slightly smaller in vertical length and width than the outer shape of the inner door body 302R and the outer door body 301R, and whose center side portions are open. , 361 is slightly smaller. That is, the light-emitting substrates 354 and 364 have a shape in which a protruding portion continues in a lateral direction from the upper and lower ends of the vertically long base portion continuous in the vertical direction and surrounds the character.

  As shown in FIG. 18, most of the light-emitting substrates 354 and 364 do not overlap with the light guide diffusion members 353 and 363 in the front-rear direction, and do not overlap with the transparent covers 352 and 362. The position is shifted outward with respect to 362A. A space between the light emitting substrates 354 and 364 and the front covers 351 and 361 is provided with a gap where electronic components can be arranged, and the front surface of the light emitting substrates 354 and 364 does not overlap the light guide diffusion members 353 and 363. Are mounted with electronic components (partially omitted) including the LED 356 for characters. For this reason, the front surfaces of the light emitting substrates 354 and 364 are disposed close to the back surfaces of the light guide diffusion members 353 and 363, and the thickness of the inner door body 302R and the outer door body 301R is reduced before and after the design freedom. The degree can be increased.

  As shown in FIG. 20, the light emitting substrates 354 and 364 are fixed around the through holes used for fixing to the front covers 351 and 361 in the peripheral portions corresponding to the vertical and horizontal directions with respect to the character display portions 352A and 362A. A plurality of portions 354B and 364B are provided. The fixing portions 354B and 364B are fitted with screws or positioning shaft portions provided on the rear cover 355. By combining the front covers 351 and 361 and the light emitting substrates 354 and 364, the outer peripheral portion of the right door unit 224R is fitted. The rigidity of the inner door body 302R that moves while rotating, in particular, is increased, so that the right door unit 224R can be moved at a high speed and is not easily deformed or damaged.

  As shown in FIG. 20, the light emitting substrates 354 and 364 are provided with a large number of character LEDs 356 dotted along the outer periphery of the character “Hao Wang”. The character LED 356 is composed of an LED that irradiates light in parallel to the plate surfaces of the light emitting substrates 354 and 364, that is, in a direction perpendicular to the front-rear direction. It is comprised by LED. The character LED 356 is disposed on the outer side opposite to the character line 371 side with respect to the outer peripheral contour line 373, and is a specification for irradiating light in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the character LED 356 in a front view, It is installed in the direction of irradiating light on the character line 371 side.

  A part of the character LED 356 is disposed outside the character line 371 corresponding to the decorative concave portion 374 (particularly, the contour connecting portion 377), and the outer peripheral contour line is located in the vicinity of the portion different from the outer shape of the character by the decorative concave portion 374. 373 emits light with high luminance, and is set to indicate a continuous direction of the outline of the character.

  At a position apart from the character LED 356 corresponding to the center side of the character display portions 352A and 362A, the light emitted from the character LED 356 is dispersed in a wide range and is set to easily emit light in a planar shape. For this reason, the entire area where the line width of the character is set to be thick can be uniformly emitted by the inner door 302R and the outer door 301R having a thin front and rear width. Therefore, it is possible to suitably avoid a decrease in appearance that a part of the character locally emits light with high luminance by arranging the light sources on the back side of the character within a limited front and rear width.

  The LED 356 for characters provided on the light emitting substrates 354 and 364 is provided in such a direction as to irradiate light from the outer peripheral side to the center side with respect to the character “Hao Wang”. For this reason, light can be irradiated to the entire region including the central side of the character “Hao”, and the character LED 356 need not be provided in a portion overlapping the central portion of the character “Hao”. Therefore, the inner edge portions of the light emitting substrates 354 and 364 are formed along the outer shape of the character “Hao”, and the character LED 356 can be sufficiently mounted without forming a region overlapping the central portion of the character with the substrate. In addition, the light emitting substrates 354 and 364 can be reduced in weight by the amount corresponding to the opening formed in the inner edge side portion.

  In this case, even if the letters “hao” are enlarged, the opening portions of the light emitting substrates 354 and 364 are enlarged correspondingly, so that the light emitting substrates 354 and 364 can be formed light. Therefore, it is possible to realize high-speed movement of the inner door 302R with a rotation operation while suppressing the increase in cost by suppressing the performance of a power source such as a motor with respect to the moving speed of the outer door 301R and the inner door 302R. Can do.

  The shapes of the inner edges 354A and 364A of the light emitting substrates 354 and 364 can be determined by the arrangement position of the character LED 356, and may be formed along the outer shape of the character as long as the character LED 356 can be mounted. However, the outline of the character may be simplified, for example, the outline of the character may be approximated by a vertical line and a horizontal line. Further, the inner edges 354A and 364A of the light emitting substrates 354 and 364 do not necessarily match the outer shape of the character, and may be partially or entirely smaller than the outer shape of the character, or may be partially or entirely. It may be formed larger.

  Here, in the transparent covers 352 and 362 and the light guide diffusing members 353 and 363, the character center side portion in which the characters “king” are continuous from side to side will be described. The transparent covers 352 and 362 of the inner door 302R and the outer door 301R have a constant thickness in the front and rear in the character display portions 352A and 362A continuously from side to side as shown in FIG. Has been. That is, no reinforcing ribs or the like are provided at the center side end portions 352F and 362F formed corresponding to the cut positions of the characters in the transparent covers 352 and 362, and the front-rear width W1 of the center side end portions 352F and 362F is: In each of the character display portions 352A and 362A, the thickness is set to be the same as the thickness of the plate surface in the portion separated from the center side end portions 352F and 362F. The front-rear width W1 of the center side end portions 352F and 362F is constant throughout the upper and lower height sections corresponding to the character display portions 352A and 362A, as shown in FIGS.

  Similarly, the light guide diffusing members 353 and 363 of the inner door body 302R and the outer door body 301R have a constant thickness in the front and rear sides on the back side of the character display portions 352A and 362A. . That is, in the light guide diffusing members 353 and 363, the center side end portions 353C and 363C corresponding to the back side of the character cut portion are not provided with reinforcing ribs or the like, and the front and rear width W2 of the center side end portions 353C and 363C In the character display portions 352A and 362A, the thickness is set to be the same as the thickness of the plate surface in the portion separated from the center side end portions 353C and 363C. The front-rear width W2 of the center side end portions 353C and 363C is constant throughout the upper and lower height sections in the character display portions 352A and 362A, as shown in FIGS.

  In the transparent covers 352 and 362 and the light guide diffusing members 353 and 363, when ribs are provided for the purpose of reinforcing the areas where the character display portions 352A and 362A are provided, the protruding portions of the ribs are directly viewed by the player. Or the light diffusion state in the protruding portion is different from that of other portions, and the appearance of characters on the character display portions 352A and 362A is impaired. For this reason, in the present embodiment, the portions corresponding to the character display portions 352A and 362A in the transparent covers 352 and 362 and the light guide diffusion members 353 and 363 are set to a constant thickness including the cut portions of the characters, and left and right. Even in the character display portions 352A and 362A formed by the divided inner door 302R and outer door 301R, character decoration with a sense of unity when viewed from the player is possible.

  Here, when a character having an island-shaped portion within the outline of the character line 371 is displayed by the character display portions 352A and 362A, such as the character “ha”, the back side of the island-shaped portion is reinforced. For this purpose, ribs may be provided, so that appearance does not deteriorate. As characters to be displayed by the character display portions 352A and 362A, in addition to the character “ha”, for example, a character in which an island-shaped part exists in the outer shape of the character line 371 such as “day” and “geki” It is preferable to arrange a character at a position where the island-like portion is cut left and right.

  As shown in FIG. 18, the center side end portions 352F and 362F of the transparent covers 352 and 362 have a shape in which the front and rear corners thereof are pointed at substantially right angles. Further, with respect to the center side end portions 353C and 363C of the light guide diffusion members 353 and 363, the front and rear corners of the light diffusion sheets 353A and 363A constituting the light guide diffusion members 353 and 363 and the front side of the light guide plates 353B and 363B The corners of these are pointed at substantially right angles. The back surface side of the center side end portions 353C and 363C of the light guide diffusing members 353 and 363 is formed such that the back surface is continuous in a substantially right-angle direction side with respect to the end surface, and the corners thereof are pointed. The center side end portions 352F and 362F of the transparent covers 352 and 362 and the center side end portions 353C and 363C of the light guide diffusing members 353 and 363 have no gap so that they are almost in surface contact with each other with a slight gap in the operating state. Since the rotation axis L is located at a position close to the face portion and immediately before the face portion, the transparent covers 352 and 362 and the light guide diffusion members 353 and 363 have front and rear ends at the center end portions 353C and 363C. The setting is such that almost no deviation occurs.

  The center side end portions 352F and 362F of the transparent covers 352 and 362 and the center side end portions 353C and 363C of the light guide diffusing members 353 and 363 are deformed or damaged at the sharp corners, or the portions facing each other are scratched. If this happens, the sense of unity of the characters will be impaired, so that a slight gap is provided so that they do not contact each other in the operating state. The center side end portions 352F, 362F, 353C, 363C are the same as the center side end surfaces of the center side end portions 352F, 362F, 353C, 363C as shown in FIGS. The facing portions 351A and 361A of the front covers 351 and 361 are provided so as to face the direction side, and function as positioning surfaces that come into contact with the outer door body 301R when in an operating state.

  The facing portions 351A, 361A are provided close to the top and bottom with respect to the center side end portions 352F, 362F, 353C, 363C. In addition, the inner door 302R and the outer door 301R are connected to the upper and lower opposite sides 351A, 361A on the upper and lower sides opposite to the inner side where the center side ends 352F, 362F, 353C, 363C are provided. Hinge members 303U and 303L are provided. Therefore, even if the movement to the operating state is performed at high speed and the end surfaces of the inner door body 302R and the outer door body 301R come into contact with each other vigorously, the center side end portions 352F, 362F, 353C, Even if the upper and lower sides of 363C are securely supported and the gaps between the center side end portions 352F, 362F, 353C, 363C are set to be small, they can be prevented from coming into contact with each other. Therefore, it is possible to maintain the character decoration with a sense of unity when viewed from the player side over a long period of time.

  In the standby state, the inner door 302R rotates until the decorative surface 355A faces diagonally forward, and the center ends 352F and 362F of the transparent covers 352 and 362 and the centers of the light guide diffusion members 353 and 363 are arranged. The side end portions 353C and 363C are disposed on the back side of the decorative surface 355A from the player side and cannot be visually recognized by the inner door 302R (see FIG. 5B). For this reason, the cut end surface is visually recognized by the player even in the standby state while maintaining the decorative function with a sense of unity as the shape in which the transparent covers 352 and 362 and the light guide diffusion members 353 and 363 are cut at the center portion. And the appearance in the standby state can be improved.

  In addition to the above-described configuration, the right door unit 224R includes the rear door member 357 that is screwed to the lower side of the front cover 351 to form the rear protrusion 321 and the inner door body 302R. A flat strip-shaped cable 358 is provided for electrically connecting the light emitting substrate 354 provided to the light emitting substrate 364 of the outer door 301R. The display controller 114 is electrically connected to the light emitting substrate 354 of the inner door 302R via the flat cable 358 and the light emitting substrate 364 of the outer door 301R. Further, the outer door body 301R has an outer door lower member 365 screwed to the lower side of the front cover 361 to form an outer door support portion 313 and a power transmission portion 315, and a front cover 361 of the outer door body 301R. On the other hand, a wiring fixing tool 366 for fixing the wiring to the outer door body 301R by being screwed from the rear side is provided. The rear projecting member 357 and the outer door lower member 365 are formed as separate parts from the front covers 351 and 361 for decorating such as plating, and are made of a synthetic resin such as polyacetal having excellent slidability and wear resistance. Has been.

  The operation and effect of the configuration relating to the character shape and light emission of the operation unit 221 will be described. When the display control device 114 controls the motor 232 to move the operation unit 221 from the standby state to the operation state, the substantially flat character display surface 330 is formed by the four door bodies 301L, 301R, 302L, and 302R. The character “Hao Wang” displayed on the display surface 330 becomes visible from the front side where the player is located. In the operating state, the display control device 114 controls the character LED 356, and the character “HAO” emits light corresponding to the light emission of the character LED 356 by the control. The player expects a transition to an advantageous gaming state different from the normal gaming state by the operation of the four door bodies 301L, 301R, 302L, and 302R and the character display of “Hao Wang”.

  When the character display of “hao” continues for a short time, the display control device 114 controls the motor 232, the operation unit 221 transitions to the standby state, and the character “hao” becomes invisible to the player. The operating time is set to several seconds, and the player visually recognizes the character display of “Hao Wang” only for the short time.

  A character line 371 and contour lines 372 and 373 surrounding the character line 371 are provided for the character “Hao Wang”, and the outer peripheral shape of the character line 371 is recessed inwardly, which is not necessary for identifying a predetermined display target. A decorative concave portion 374 and a decorative undulating portion 375 undulating inside and outside are provided. Since the character of “Hao Wang” provided with the decorative recess 374 and the decorative undulating portion 375 has a more complicated outer peripheral shape than a simple character with a constant width and continuous character lines, the player has a high decorative effect. Can be visually recognized.

  An outer peripheral contour line 373 is provided on the outer side of the decorative concave portion 374 of the character line 371, and the outer peripheral contour line 373 is continuous without being provided with a portion corresponding to the decorative concave portion 374 in the character line 371, or corresponds to the decorative concave portion 374. The amount of dent toward the decorative concave portion 374 is set to be small. Since the outer peripheral contour line 373 (outer peripheral contour portions 352C and 362C) is formed in a frame shape surrounding the character line 371 along the outer peripheral shape of the character line 371 (character display portions 352A and 362A), the player By visually recognizing the outer contour line 373, the outer shape of the character is not the outer shape of the character line 371 but the shape along the outer contour line 373, and the character is identified by complementing the outer shape of the character. Thus, the characters can be easily identified. Therefore, even if the four door bodies 301L, 301R, 302L, and 302R operate at a high speed and the operation state of the operation unit 221 is set to a short time and can be visually recognized only by the player for a short time, the character size Even if it is difficult to identify because the character is too large from the player's point of view, the player cannot identify the character while making it possible to set a complicated outer shape character It is possible to prevent the user from feeling uncomfortable.

  As a result, the player feels stress during the game, the willingness to continue the game attenuates and moves to another game machine, or another game is selected in the next game after the game is stopped once It is possible to avoid such a situation. For this reason, even if it is a model with a complicated specification that requires time to understand the fun of the game, it is possible to avoid a situation where the player loses interest in that model, even for a long time. It is possible to provide a gaming machine that can be used in a game hall.

  In addition, it is preferable to set the line width of the frame forming the outer peripheral contour portions 352C and 362C to a substantially narrow width with respect to the line width in the character display portion, for example, set to a narrow width of about 1/10 or less. It is preferable that Accordingly, it is possible to secure a large formation area of the character display portions 352A and 362A and easily achieve the effect of character decoration.

  The character display portions 352A and 362A and the outer peripheral contour portions 352C and 362C emit light due to the light emission of the character LED 356, and the character contour portions 352B and 362B in the middle thereof do not transmit light from the back side or the character display portion 352A. , 362A, the setting is such that light is less likely to pass through, so it becomes relatively dark. Therefore, even if the outer peripheral contour portions 352C and 362C provided apart from the character display portions 352A and 362A are narrow, it is possible to achieve a conspicuous mode in which the shape is easily recognized. Note that the widths of the character outline portions 352B and 362B are set to be equal to or smaller than the line width of the character display portions 352A and 362A, and are set to be 10 times larger than the line width of the frame of the outer peripheral outline portions 352C and 362C. Is preferable in order to easily recognize the shapes of the outer peripheral contour portions 352C and 362C.

  The character line 371 corresponding to the character display portions 352A and 362A is provided with a linear groove portion 376 and a contour connecting portion 377 as decorative recesses 374, and a line is formed inside the outer periphery of the character “Haoh” through the contour connecting portion 377. A large groove 376 is formed. For this reason, novelness is added as a character shape, and the character display surface 330 with a high decoration effect can be formed. In addition, the outer peripheral portion and the linear groove portion 376 are connected by a contour connecting portion 377 within a width range shorter than the length of the linear groove portion 376, and the outer periphery corresponding to the outer peripheral contour portions 352C and 362C is outwardly connected to the contour connecting portion 377. The contour line 373 is positioned to complement the outer peripheral shape of the character “Hao Wang”. For this reason, it is possible to make it easy for the player to identify the characters “Hao Wang” expressed by the character display portions 352A and 362A.

  It is to be noted that the linear groove portion 376 forms a continuous groove portion at a position outside the center of the line width forming the character “Hao”, while maintaining ease of character identification and high decoration. As an effect, it is preferable that the outer peripheral portion of the character can have a glossy shape. In this case, the character outline portions 352B and 362B are subjected to surface treatment capable of reflecting light, for example, plating processing, aluminum deposition, and processing such as painting or printing of gold or silver, and the linear groove portion 376. And it is preferable to continue in the same color up to the range of the contour connecting portion 377, and the portion provided with the linear groove portion 376 actually reflects light, so that a decoration with a high texture can be given.

  A plurality of character LEDs 356 that irradiate light toward a central side of the character display portions 352A and 362A from a plurality of locations on the back side of the outer peripheral contour portions 352C and 362C, and light emitted by the character LED 356 is guided. Since it has light guide plates 353B and 363B that irradiate toward the front side of the character display portions 352A and 362A and the outer peripheral contour portions 352C and 362C, a plurality of light emitting portions are provided near the outer peripheral contour portions 352C and 362C. Therefore, the brightness of the outer peripheral contour portions 352C and 362C can be easily set high, and the outer peripheral shape of the characters can be easily recognized by the player even if the outer peripheral contour portions 352C and 362C are narrow.

  Among the plurality of character LEDs 356, some of the character LEDs 356 are provided on the back surface side of the outer peripheral contour portions 352C and 362C at outer positions corresponding to the outer sides of the characters corresponding to the portions where the decorative concave portions 374 are provided. ing. Therefore, the outer peripheral contour portions 352C and 362C can emit light with high luminance at the outer position corresponding to the portion where the decorative recess 374 is provided. Therefore, the outer peripheral shape of the portion where the outline of the character display portions 352A and 362A is difficult to be identified by being divided by the contour connecting portion 377 of the decorative concave portion 374 is easily noticeable in the outer peripheral contour portions 352C and 362C. Can be easily identified.

(Front decoration unit)
Next, the front decoration unit 223 will be described.

  As shown in FIGS. 5 to 7, the front decoration unit 223 is a frame-like member that is substantially horizontally long and has a large through hole that penetrates in the front-rear direction. The front decoration unit 223 has a function of decorating the outer peripheral portion to be decorated such as the operation unit 221 and the display surface 112a of the display device 112, and the through hole portion surrounded by the front decoration unit 223 is used as a decoration space. The decoration object is configured to be visible from the front side where the player is located.

  The front decorative unit 223 is broadly divided into an upper decorative body 401 that is continuous in the left-right direction on the upper side, a left decorative body 402 and a right decorative body 403 that are continuous in the vertical direction on both left and right side portions, and a horizontal decoration on the lower side. And a lower decorative body 404. The upper, lower, left, and right decorative bodies 401 to 404 are configured to be separable. After the decorative bodies 401 to 404 are combined to form a frame-shaped front decorative unit 223, they are attached to the mounting base 222. The attachment base 222 is engaged with a claw portion 223A that protrudes from the rear end side of the front decoration unit 223, and is fixed by screws at a plurality of locations.

  In the following, the upper and lower decorative bodies 401 and 404 will be described after the left and right decorative bodies 402 and 403 are described.

  As shown in FIG. 6 and the like, the left and right decorative bodies 402 and 403 have a substantially bilaterally symmetric shape, and the decorative portions that are symmetrical on the left and right sides with respect to the four door bodies 301L, 301R, 302L, and 302R described above. Form. Hereinafter, description will be made with reference to the right decorative body 403, and the configuration of the left decorative body 402 is the same as that of the right decorative body 403, and thus description thereof is omitted.

  21 is an exploded perspective view of the right decorative body 403 viewed from the front side, FIG. 22 is an exploded perspective view of the right decorative body 403 viewed from the rear side, and FIG. 23A is a front side portion of the right decorative body 403. FIG. 23B is a rear view showing the configuration of the front part of the right decorative body 403, and FIG. 24 is a plan view of the lower decorative part cut in the horizontal direction and viewed in cross section. FIG. In FIG. 23A, the edge portion of the front cover body 411 is displayed thicker than other outlines, and a pattern is given to the front surface of the translucent body 412 that can be viewed from the front.

  As shown in FIG. 21, the right decorative body 403 is composed of a plurality of members that are stacked in the front-rear direction, and includes a front cover body 411, a translucent body 412, a light guide body 413, and a rear unit 414. I have. The front cover body 411, the translucent body 412 and the light guide body 413 are integrated by screws 415 in a state where they are overlapped in the front-rear direction. The right unit 403 is formed by fixing the rear unit 414 with screws 416 from the rear side to the integrated front cover body 411 and the like.

  As shown in FIG. 23A, the front cover body 411 and the translucent body 412 form a decorative portion 405 whose width in the left-right direction varies with the vertical direction as the longitudinal direction. Hereinafter, the decorative portion 405 is referred to as a front decorative portion 405. The front decoration portion 405 is a portion that decorates the outer peripheral portion along the outer shape of the right end portion of the upper display unit 200. The front decorative portion 405 is provided with a plurality of viewing windows 406 (white portions in the outer shape of the front decorative portion 405 in FIG. 23A) that can be seen through the back side when viewed from the front and back, and are openworked The back side is visible through a plurality of viewing windows 406 in a sculptured shape.

  The front cover body 411 is formed of an opaque synthetic resin, and the surface portion is plated so that the surface facing the front side is a glossy color (for example, gold or silver). The front cover body 411 forms the outer shape of the front decorative portion 405, and is continuous in the vertical direction, and has a shape that continues to the center side in the left-right direction along the external shape of the upper display unit 200 on the lower side.

  The front cover body 411 includes a window frame portion 421 formed by a curve in which the line width gradually changes while surrounding the visual recognition window 406 penetrating in the front-rear direction. A plurality of through holes 411A are formed by continuing along a plane extending in the left-right direction. The surface of the window frame portion 421 is decorated in a undulating shape so that a portion on the center side in the width direction protrudes.

  As shown in FIG. 22, a plurality of mounting shaft portions 422 </ b> A to 422 </ b> C protruding in a columnar shape on the rear side of the window frame portion 421 are provided on the back side of the front cover body 411. These mounting shaft portions 422A to 422C are portions used to connect the front cover body 411 to other members, and are provided in a plurality spaced apart in the vertical direction, and a screw is inserted from the rear side into the tip portion. Screw holes are provided. The plurality of mounting shaft portions 422A to 422C are mounted for integrating the mounting shaft portion 422A for connecting and fixing the front decoration portion 405 and the rear unit 414, and the front decoration portion 405 and the light guide 413. The shaft portion 422B is classified into a mounting shaft portion 422C for fixing the right decorative body 403 and the lower decorative body 404.

  As shown in FIG. 22, the attachment shaft portion 422 </ b> A is provided at two positions on the left side of the back surface of the front cover body 411 so as to be vertically separated. Corresponding to these mounting shaft portions 422A, as shown in FIG. 21, the rear unit 414 is provided with a mounting hole 431 at the right front end portion of the front surface, and the rear unit 422A is inserted into the mounting hole 431. It is fixed by screws 416 from the rear side of 414. Thereby, the front decoration part 405 is in a state of being provided to project to the left side, which is the opposite side, with the right side corresponding to one side intersecting in the front-rear direction as the base end side. Further, the front surface of the front decoration portion 405 and the front surface of the rear unit 414 are arranged to be spaced apart from each other while being overlapped in the front-rear direction by the mounting shaft portion 422A, and are three-dimensionally separated from each other by the decoration provided on these front surfaces. Can form a simple decoration.

  As shown in FIG. 22, two attachment shaft portions 422B are provided close to each other in the vertical direction between the two attachment shaft portions 422A on the left side of the back surface of the front cover body 411. Corresponding to the mounting shaft portion 422B, the translucent body 412 is provided with a cylindrical mounting tube portion 412A that is formed long in the front-rear direction, and the light guide body 413 is provided with a mounting hole 413A penetrating in the front-rear direction. The mounting tube portion 412A of the light transmitting body 412 is fitted to the mounting shaft portion 422B so as to surround the outside, and the mounting hole 413A of the light guide body 413 is aligned, and then the light guide body from the rear side. 413 is fixed to the front cover body 411 with screws 415. Thereby, the front side cover body 411, the translucent body 412, and the light guide 413 are integrated, and the front side decoration part 405 is formed by those front parts.

  As shown in FIG. 22, the mounting shaft portion 422 </ b> C is provided at the lower end portion of the front cover body 411 and is screwed to the lower decorative body 404 constituting the upper display unit 200. As a result, the right decorative body 403 and the lower decorative body 404 are integrated to form a part of the front decorative unit 223.

  As shown in FIGS. 5B and 24, a part of the inner door bodies 302 </ b> L and 302 </ b> R in the standby state partially overlaps the rear side of the front decoration part 405 on the rear side of the front decoration part 405. It is housed in the state. In FIG. 24, the outline of the right door bodies 301R and 302R in the standby state is indicated by a one-dot chain line, and the position of the rotation axis L is indicated by a black circle. In the standby state of the operation unit 221, in the outer portion of the upper display unit 200, the front end portion of the inner door 302R and the end edge portion on the protruding end side of the front decoration portion 405 are arranged at positions close to each other in the front-rear direction. . As shown in FIG. 5 (b), the rear cover 355 is continuous with the display surface 112a of the display device 112 as the center and on both the left and right sides of the display device 112 with the decorative surface 355A facing the center, and on both sides of the front decorative portion 405. Thus, a decorative portion is formed which is continuous in the left-right direction with a forward-facing decorative portion.

  On the other hand, in the operating state of the operation unit 221, as shown in FIG. 5A and FIG. It is located at the center side of 200. The rear unit 414 can be seen obliquely from the front and rear gaps between the front decorative portion 405 and the rear unit 414, and the front surface of the rear unit 414 is closer to the front surface of the door bodies 301L, 301R, 302L, 302R than the front decorative portion 405. Arranged and a decorative portion combining the rear unit 414 and the door bodies 301L, 301R, 302L, and 302R is formed at a rear position with respect to the front decorative portion 405.

  The translucent body 412 is a transparent or translucent synthetic resin member having translucency, and includes a plurality of lens portions 412B, a lens rear side protrusion 412C, and a lens connection portion 412D. It is formed in a shape that spreads out. The translucent body 412 is set to have a smaller vertical length and lateral width than the front cover body 411 and is disposed on the back side of the front cover body 411 so that it can be seen from the front side with respect to the outer periphery of the front cover body 411. It is supposed to fit in.

  The lens portion 412B is formed in a plate shape (disc shape) having a substantially circular outer shape when viewed from the front. A plurality of (for example, five) lens portions 412B are provided with their positions shifted in the vertical direction. The front surface of the lens portion 412B is set to a front-rear position that forms a continuous surface in the extending direction with respect to the front surface of the window frame portion 421 located next to the lens portion 412B. The front surface of the lens portion 412B bulges in a convex shape to the front side in a partial spherical shape, and the back surface of the lens portion 412B bulges in the rear side with a partial spherical shape in a part of the center side and substantially the same radius of curvature as the front surface. The shape is set. By setting the shape of the lens portion 412B, the lens portion 412B has a function as an enlarged display portion capable of magnifying the surface of the rear decoration portion 407, and light irradiated from the rear side is reflected on the surface of the lens portion 412B. It is set to emit light over a wide range.

  The lens portion 412B is provided inside a part of the through holes 411A with respect to the plurality of through holes 411A formed by the window frame portion 421 of the front cover body 411. The through hole 411A of the window frame portion 421 of the front cover body 411 has a shape corresponding to the outer shape of the lens portion 412B. Specifically, the through hole 411A of the window frame portion 421 is at least partially formed in an arc shape, The window frame portion 421 is formed in a shape that is close to the outer shape of the lens portion 412B along the outer shape.

  In the window frame portion 421, the arc-shaped portion along the outer shape of the lens portion 412B is provided so as to be positioned at least on the right side corresponding to the protruding proximal end side of the front decoration portion 405 with respect to the center portion of the lens portion 412B. Yes. For example, the through-hole 411A of the window frame portion 421 for each of the three lens portions 412B in total counted from the upper side is from the position corresponding to 12 o'clock on the upper side of the watch to the position corresponding to 6 o'clock on the lower side. In a section of about 180 degrees centered on 412B, it is formed in a circular arc shape along the right side portion of the front view. For this reason, the through-hole 411A of the window frame portion 421 has a shape that greatly expands to the left in front view with respect to the lens portion 412B, and is larger than the lens portion 412B.

  The through hole 411A of the window frame portion 421 is approximately 270 degrees around the lens portion 412B from the position corresponding to 3 o'clock on the right side to the position corresponding to 12 o'clock on the upper side with respect to each of the lower two lens portions 412B. In the section, it is formed in an arc shape including the right side portion in front view. For this reason, the lower two window frame parts 421 are larger than the lens part 412B by being continuous with the lens part 412B on the upper right side in front view.

  As shown in FIGS. 22 and 24, the lens rear side protrusion 412C is formed in a cylindrical shape projecting rearward with respect to the lens portion 412B in a shape along the outer shape thereof. The lens rear protrusion 412C is set to have a length that protrudes rearward from a part or the entire circumference of the through hole 411A of the window frame part 421, and the lens part on the rear side of the window frame part 421 with respect to the lens part 412B. 412B can be connected to each other. In addition, the lens rear protrusion 412C projects in a cylindrical shape on the rear side along the shape of the lens portion 412B, and the light irradiated from the rear side to the lens portion 412B is efficiently applied to the entire front surface of the lens portion 412B. It can guide light well.

  The inner diameter of the lens rear protrusion 412C is set to gradually expand toward the rear corresponding to the opening end side, and the inner surface of the lens rear protrusion 412C is set to face the rear. The outer shape of the lens rear-side protrusion 412C has a substantially constant size and is continuous in the front-rear direction. As shown in FIG. 24, the rear edge of the lens rear protrusion 412C is provided so as to extend from the rear side so that the front end 413B of the light guide 413 overlaps the front and rear. As shown in FIG. 23B, the height position of the tip portion 413B of the light guide 413 is set to be substantially the same as the central portion of the lens portion 412B. The lens portion 412B is irradiated with light through the light guide 413, and light is irradiated to the center side of the lens portion 412B, and the light is reflected to the lens portion 412B side at the lens rear side protrusion 412C. The lens portion 412B emits light with high brightness. Further, the light that has entered the lens rear-side protrusion 412C passes through the plate surface and is guided to the front side, so that the outer edge of the lens portion 412B is rounded and emits light, and the decorative effect of the lens portion 412B is obtained. Is increasing. Furthermore, the light reflected on the back surface of the lens unit 412B is applied to the inner surface of the lens rear-side protrusion 412C, and further reflected on the inner surface and directed toward the rear side, so that the light is applied to the front side of the rear unit 414. It is said that.

  As shown in FIGS. 21 and 22, a lens connecting portion 412D for connecting a plurality of lens portions 412B is provided on a part of the outer periphery of the lens rear side protruding portion 412C. The lens connecting portion 412D is a linear line extending along the upper and lower and left and right planes where the front decoration portion 405 extends, and the lens connecting portion 412D is connected to the upper and lower five lens rear protrusions 412C. The lens connecting portion 412D has a portion that overlaps the back side of the front cover body 411 and a portion that does not overlap. As shown in FIG. A part is visible from the front side. In the lens connecting portion 412D, the portion overlapping the back side of the front cover body 411 is set so that it cannot be viewed from the front side because the front cover body 411 is opaque.

  The portion that does not overlap with the front cover body 411 in the lens connecting portion 412D is formed in a curved shape whose line width gradually changes, like the front cover body 411, and the same decoration as the front surface of the front cover body 411 is applied to the surface thereof. It is set as the attached form, and it is set as the shape which protruded to the front side so that a ridgeline may be formed along the continuous direction of a line in the center side part of line | wire width. While the front cover body 411 is set to be opaque, the lens connecting portion 412D is formed of a light-transmitting material, so that the front decoration portion 405 can be a decoration with a sense of unity composed of a plurality of colors.

  The lens connecting portion 412D is integrally formed with the lens rear side protruding portion 412C, and has a shape continuous from the lens rear side protruding portion 412C. For this reason, a part of the light incident on the plate surface of the lens rear-side protrusion 412C is guided to the lens connection part 412D, and the lens connection part 412D has a lower luminance than the front surface of the lens part 412B. Light can be emitted in the through hole 411A of the portion 421.

  Here, in the front decoration part 405, the lens part 412B and a part of the lens connection part 412D are arranged in the through hole 411A of the window frame part 421 in the front view, and the area excluding them is the viewing window 406. Forming. Further, the viewing window 406 and the lens portion 412B are provided adjacent to each other in the through hole 411A of the window frame portion 421, and the outer shape of the viewing window 406 is formed by a part of the outer shape of the lens portion 412B. Further, since the lens portion 412B and the lens connection portion 412D are formed of a light-transmitting material, the front surface of the rear unit 414 is also formed in the lens portion 412B and the lens connection portion 412D in addition to the viewing window 406 as a space. It becomes visible in a distorted state, and the appearance of the rear unit 414 is changed as compared with the case where the rear side is visible only with the viewing window 406, and the effect of the three-dimensional decoration is enhanced.

  The light guide 413 is a member that is formed of a light-transmitting synthetic resin, for example, acrylic resin, and guides and irradiates light to the back surface of the lens portion 412B. The light guide body 413 has a plurality of light guides having a substantially circular cross section that has a distal end portion 413B positioned on the rear side with respect to the approximate center of the lens portion 412B and continues to the right side corresponding to the protruding proximal end side of the front decoration portion 405. A shaft portion 413C and a light guide connection portion 413D for connecting the light guide shaft portions 413C are provided. A plurality of (for example, five) light guide shaft portions 413C are provided apart from each other in the vertical direction corresponding to the number and height positions of the lens portions 412B.

  As shown in FIG. 24, each light guide shaft portion 413C includes a linear portion 413E linearly extending from the right end corresponding to the protruding proximal end side of the front decoration portion 405 to a position reaching the back surface of the lens portion 412B. The bent portion 413F is bent in a curved shape toward the front side at the left end portion, and the distal end portion 413B is protruded toward the left front side at the tip of the bent portion 413F. However, in the light guide shaft portion 413C, the two light guide shaft portions 413C corresponding to the uppermost lens portion 412B and the second lens portion 412B from the bottom are positioned so as to overlap the back surface side of the lens portion 412B. Therefore, a portion corresponding to the linear portion 413E is not provided, and is constituted by the bent portion 413F and the tip portion 413B.

  As shown in FIG. 23A, at least a part of the light guide shaft portion 413C is located on the rear side of the lens portion 412B in the front view, and a portion located on the right side of the lens portion 412B in the front view is a front cover body. It is set to overlap with the window frame portion 421 of 411. For this reason, the light guide shaft portion 413C is disposed so as not to be located in the opening region of the viewing window 406 and away from the back surface side with respect to the opening region, and passes through the back surface side of the lens portion 412B and the window frame portion 421. The lens portion 412B has a continuous shape on the rear side. Since the window frame portion 421 is opaque, the light guide shaft portion 413C cannot be viewed directly from the front side, and even if light is output outward from the light guide shaft portion 413C, it is not directly viewed by the player. Accordingly, it is possible to prevent the appearance of the decorative portion from being deteriorated due to the presence of the light guide shaft portion 413C. The light transmitting body 412 is set to a darker color than the light guiding body 413 constituting the light guiding shaft portion 413C. For example, the light guiding body 413 is colorless and transparent, and the light transmitting body 412 is colored (blue). It is preferable that the light guide shaft portion 413 </ b> C located on the rear side of the light transmitter 412 is difficult to be visually recognized by the player.

  Here, the linear portion 413E of the light guide body 413 is preferably provided with undulations on the surface so that light is output to the rear side while mainly guiding light to the lens portion 412B. In addition, the bent portion 413F of the light guide 413 is preferably set to a radius of curvature at which a part of light is output also on the left oblique rear side corresponding to the outer peripheral side. Thereby, the front surface of the rear unit 414 can be made to emit light using the light guide 413 without providing a dedicated illumination component.

  As shown in FIG. 24, the distal end portion 413B of the light guide 413 is formed in a substantially hemispherical shape and is shifted from the center to the right side corresponding to the protruding proximal end side of the front decorative portion 405 with respect to the back surface of the lens portion 412B. Placed in position. Further, the front end portion 413B of the light guide body 413 has a shape that is continuous to the left front side of the bent portion 413F, and the front end portion 413B from the right rear side toward the center side of the lens portion 412B with respect to the lens portion 412B. Is protruding. For this reason, the light irradiated from the front-end | tip part 413B of the light guide 413 is easy to go to the back surface center side of the lens part 412B, and can make the whole lens part 412B shine brightly. Further, since some of the light reflected at the center of the back surface of the lens portion 412B passes through the left side of the tip portion 413B and is easily reflected by the rear unit 414, the front surface of the rear unit 414 can also emit light efficiently.

  The right end surface corresponding to the base end side of the light guide shaft portion 413C is formed in a flat shape, and faces the LED for decoration 417 provided at the end thereof. For this reason, the light of the decoration LED 417 is efficiently incident on the light guide shaft portion 413C, and the lens portion 412B and the like can emit light with high luminance.

  The light guide connection portion 413D is formed in a plate shape having a thickness in the front-rear direction, and is positioned between the light guide shaft portions 413C provided to be separated from each other in the vertical direction, and the upper end and the lower end are connected to the light guide shaft portion 413C. It is made into a shape. The light guide connecting portion 413D is provided in a region where the front surface side is covered by the light transmitting body 412 and the front cover body 411, and has a shape that does not overlap the back surface side with respect to the opening region of the viewing window 406, like the light guide shaft portion 413C. Is formed.

  The thickness of the light guide connection portion 413D is set smaller than the outer diameter of the light guide shaft portion 413C, and the front surface of the light guide connection portion 413D is located on the rear side from the front end of the linear portion 413E of the light guide shaft portion 413C. The rear surface of the light guide connection portion 413D is located on the front side from the rear end of the shape portion 413E. A part of the light incident on the light guide shaft portion 413C enters the light guide connection portion 413D, and light leaks from the front and rear and left end surfaces of the light guide connection portion 413D, so that the front surface of the rear unit 414 emits light. .

  The rear end face of the mounting tube portion 412A of the light transmitting body 412 faces the front side of the light guide connection portion 413D. Both the front surface of the light guide connection portion 413D and the rear end surface of the mounting cylinder portion 412A of the light transmitting body 412 are formed in a planar shape perpendicular to the front-rear direction, and both have translucency. For this reason, the light passing through the plate surface of the light guide connection portion 413D is output to the attachment tube portion 412A and enters the attachment tube portion 412A, the attachment tube portion 412A can emit light, and the outer periphery of the attachment tube portion 412A. The front surface of the rear unit 414 can also emit light from the surface. The mounting cylinder 412A is a part for integrating the front cover body 411, the translucent body 412, and the light guide 413, and another function for causing the rear unit 414 to emit light can be added to this part. it can.

  Here, the attachment hole 413A provided in the light guide 413 is provided in the light guide connection portion 413D, and the rear side edge portion is chamfered. This chamfered portion is inclined by approximately 45 degrees with respect to the front-rear direction, is formed on the entire rear side of the mounting hole 413A, and is set so that the head of the screw 416 enters. For this reason, the light from the light guide connecting portion 413D is reflected by the rear edge portion of the mounting hole 413A and the surface of the screw 415 and is easily guided to the mounting tube portion 412A side, and the front surface of the rear unit 414 emits light with high brightness. It is set to be easy to do. The light transmitting body 412 and the light guide body 413 are both formed of the same material, and the front surface of the light guide connecting portion 413D and the rear end face of the mounting cylinder portion 412A of the light transmitting body 412 are in close contact with each other without a gap. It is preferably fixed. As a result, the mounting cylinder 412A can emit light with higher brightness. In addition, the back surface of the front cover body 411 is preferably set to a color that easily reflects, and is preferably set to a glossy color (for example, silver) or a bright color (for example, white). Thereby, the light output toward the front side from the light guide connection portion 413D, the light guide shaft portion 413C, and the mounting cylinder portion 412A is easily reflected to the rear side by the back surface of the front cover body 411, and the front surface of the rear unit 414 is Light can be emitted with higher brightness.

  The rear unit 414 includes a rear base member 432, a light emitting substrate 433 attached to the rear base member 432, and a rear decoration member 434. The rear base member 432 is a member colored in silver by plating or painting the entire surface of a synthetic resin such as ABS. The rear base member 432 is formed in a size having a vertical length and a horizontal width substantially the same as the outer shape of the rear unit 414, and forms the main body of the rear unit 414. The front and left sides of the rear base member 432 are decorated with decorative patterns due to the undulating surface shape.

  On the front surface of the rear base member 432, a large number of silver belt-like decorative portions that are radially continuous toward the right side are provided at intervals in the vertical direction, and the portion between them has a horizontally long opening. With respect to this opening, it arrange | positions so that the front side part of the rear decoration member 434 attached to the rear base member 432 from the rear side may enter. The rear decorative member 434 and the rear base member 432 form a rear decorative portion 407 that decorates the outside of the operation unit 221 in the activated state.

  The rear decorative member 434 is a colored synthetic resin member having translucency, and constitutes a part of the rear decorative portion 407 through the opening of the rear base member 432. The rear decoration member 434 is colored, for example, in blue and has a fine net-like pattern undulated on the surface. A decoration in which different colors are arranged vertically depending on the decoration part is formed.

  Here, the opening area of the through hole 411A of the window frame part 421 and the opening area of the visual window 406 are a blue decorative part by the rear decorative member 434 and a silver decorative part by the rear base member 432 in the rear decorative part 407. It is provided in the position which overlaps with respect to both. For this reason, the rear decoration part can be visually recognized with a plurality of colors through the front decoration part 405 through the through-hole 411A of the window frame part 421 and the visual recognition window 406. Of the opening region of the through hole 411A of the window frame portion 421, the region where the transparent body 412 is located is also front and rear with respect to both the blue decorative portion by the rear decorative member 434 and the silver decorative portion by the rear base member 432. It may be provided at a position overlapping with each other, whereby the color change is further increased, and a three-dimensional decoration effect can be enhanced with a simple configuration. In this case, the plurality of lens portions 412B may be arranged at a position overlapping one of the blue decorative portion by the rear decorative member 434 and the silver decorative portion by the rear base member 432, thereby the lens portion 412B. The color of can be unified. In this case, due to the lens effect of the lens portion 412B having a convex shape on both sides, there is little area where the lens portion 412B and one decorative portion having a different color overlap in order to unify the color. It is possible to easily unify the colors of the plurality of lens portions 412B with fewer design restrictions.

  As shown in FIG. 24, the rear decoration portion 407 is set in a shape that continues from the right side corresponding to the protruding proximal end side of the front decoration portion 405 to the left side corresponding to the protruding distal end side. As shown in FIG. 24, the left side end portion of the rear decoration portion 407 is horizontally oriented so that the front end portion enters the space between the inner door body 302R and the outer door body 301R in the standby state. Are overlapped with the rear side of the right front portion corresponding to the tip of the inner door 302R and are not visible from the front side.

  As shown in FIG. 24, the front surface of the rear unit 414 is formed so as to be inclined so that the left end portion is located at the rearmost side and gradually goes to the front side as it goes to the right side. A decorative LED 417 for irradiating light to the light guide 413 is disposed near the extended position. From the position of the decorative LED 417, although light cannot be directly applied to the front surface of the rear unit 414, the light is guided by the light guide shaft portion 413C to the bent portion 413F of the light guide body 413, and around the light guide shaft portion 413C. The front surface of the rear unit 414 emits light due to the portion and the light output from the bent portion 413F. For this reason, the front and rear positions of the right end portion on the front surface of the rear unit 414 are set close to the front decoration portion 405 and the front surface is inclined toward the player side, and the front surface can be made to emit light by the decoration LED 417. Therefore, a continuous decorative surface is formed by the right door bodies 301R, 302R and the front surface of the rear unit 414 in the operating state so as to surround the player as a center, and light can be emitted by a small number of decorative LEDs 417. it can.

  As shown in FIG. 24, a box-like substrate mounting portion 432A capable of accommodating the light emitting substrate 433 with the plate surface facing sideways is provided at the right end of the rear base member 432. The light emitting substrate 433 is accommodated in the substrate mounting portion 432A in such a direction that the plate surface is continuous in the front-rear direction, and a part of the rear decoration member 434 overlaps with the rear side. The rear decoration member 434 is integrated with the front cover body 411 and the like by the screw 416 with respect to the rear base member 432, and thereby the light emitting substrate 433 is fixed to the rear base member 432 in a state of being accommodated in the substrate attachment portion 432A. The

  The light emitting substrate 433 is provided on the protruding base end side on the back side of the front decorative portion 405, and the surface facing the left side corresponding to the protruding front end side of the front decorative portion 405 is an LED mounting surface. A plurality (for example, five) of decorative LEDs 417 for irradiating the light guide 413 with light are provided on the LED mounting surface. The plurality of decorative LEDs 417 are designed to emit light in a direction perpendicular to the light emitting substrate 433, and can emit light in full color, for example.

  As shown in FIG. 21, an opening 432 </ b> B that opens toward the left side is provided in the front side portion of the substrate mounting portion 432 </ b> A in the rear base member 432. The proximal end of the light guide shaft portion 413C enters the opening 432B, the decoration LED 417 and the light guide shaft portion 413C of the light guide body 413 face each other, and the decoration LED 417 faces the light guide shaft portion 413C. Light is incident. The decoration LED 417 is provided one by one corresponding to each of the plurality of light guide shaft portions 413C, can irradiate light of different colors to each light guide shaft portion 413C, and each of the lens portions 412B. Can be made to emit light in different colors.

  As shown in FIG. 22, a substrate rear side protruding end portion 433 </ b> A is provided at the rear end side end portion of the light emitting substrate 433 so as to protrude intermittently in the vertical direction. The substrate rear side protruding end portion 433A protrudes rearward from the rear surfaces of the rear base member 432 and the rear decoration member 434, and a connector 418 for electrically connecting the light emitting substrate 433 and the display control device 114 is provided on one surface thereof. . For this reason, it is possible to easily perform the wiring operation after the front decoration unit 223 is formed. Here, in the state of the front decoration unit 223, a plurality of claw portions 223A are provided so as to protrude further to the rear side with respect to the substrate rear side protruding end portion 433A of the light emitting substrate 433 (see FIG. 7). The plurality of claw portions 223A are vertically spaced so that the substrate rear side protruding end portion 433A is located in the middle portion of the front side decoration unit 223, and are spaced apart from each other at the left and right corners of the front side decoration unit 223. The peripheral portion of the connector 418 of the light emitting substrate 433 is hardly damaged during the manufacturing process.

  The light emission control for the upper display unit 200 including the character LED 356 and the decoration LED 417 described above is performed in the standby state and the operating state of the operation unit 221 and in accordance with the effects on the display surface 112a of the display device 112. In other words, various light effects are executed by turning on and blinking each LED and changing the emission color. This light emission control is executed by the display control device 114 as in the case of the motor 232 described above, and is a general control. Therefore, detailed description of the control is omitted, but the LED 356 in the display control device 114 is omitted. Instead of the control of 417 and the like, the LEDs 356 and 417 may be controlled by other general control such as control by another control device such as the main control device 41.

  Next, the operation and effect of providing the right decorative body 403 and the left decorative body 402 having the same configuration as that of the right decorative body 403 will be described.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the left and right doors 301L, 301R, 302L, 302R constituting the operation unit 221 and the center side portion of the front decoration unit 223 in which the display surface 112a of the display device 112 can be visually recognized are left and right. The decorative bodies 402 and 403 are located on the left and right outer sides. In the left and right decorative bodies 402 and 403, a plurality of viewing windows 406 that can be seen through the back side, a window frame portion 421 that is decorated on the surface, and a light emitting lens portion 412B are provided as the front decoration portion 405. A three-dimensional decoration in which a part of the rear decoration part 407 is added to a position shifted to the back side with respect to the decoration in which the frame-shaped decoration part by the window frame part 421 and the light emitting lens part 412B are combined. Can be formed around the plurality of door bodies 301L, 301R, 302L, 302R and the display surface 112a of the display device 112. Therefore, it is possible to form a three-dimensional decoration that can partially emit light in a small region as viewed from the front side.

  The light emitting substrate 433 on which the decoration LED 417 for causing the lens portion 412B to emit light is provided on the protruding proximal end side of the front decorative portion 405, the plate surface is continuous in the front-rear direction, and one surface faces the protruding distal end side. Since it is arranged, there is no need to arrange a light emitting substrate between the front decoration part 405 and the rear decoration part 407. For this reason, it is not necessary to use a transparent substrate or to use a plurality of substrates to emit light at a plurality of locations, and it is possible to emit a part of the front decoration portion 405 at a low cost for a three-dimensional decoration. it can.

  Since the light of the decoration LED 417 is guided along the continuous path of the light guide shaft portion 413C to the position overlapping the back side of the lens portion 412B, the lens portion 412B emits light corresponding to the light emission of the decoration LED 417. Can do. In this case, since the light guide shaft portion 413C is disposed on the back side of the window frame portion 421 and the lens portion 412B, light leaks in the middle of the light guide shaft portion 413C and light is emitted around the light guide shaft portion 413C. Even so, the back side of the window frame portion 421 is configured to be invisible, so light leakage from the light guide shaft portion 413C is not noticeable, and light leaking from the light guide shaft portion 413C is also considered in the lens portion 412B. By designing, it is difficult to cause problems due to light leakage. Therefore, it is possible to add a decoration by light emission having a good appearance to the three-dimensional decoration by the front decoration part 405 and the rear decoration part 407.

  The window frame portion 421 is formed in an outer shape including an arc shape along the outer shape of a part of the outer periphery of the lens portion 412B and in the direction side where the light guide shaft portion 413C located on the back surface side of the lens portion 412B is continuous. . For this reason, the light from the light guide shaft portion 413C continuing to the lens portion 412B via the back surface side of the window frame portion 421 is blocked by the window frame portion 421. Therefore, it is possible to prevent light from leaking from the light guide shaft portion 413C to the front side of the front decoration portion 405, and to suppress a decrease in appearance. Further, a non-circular through hole 411A different from the outer shape of the lens portion 412B is formed by the window frame portion 421, and the viewing window 406 and the lens portion 412B are continuously decorated, so that the monotone corresponding to the lens portion 412B is obtained. It is possible to attach a decoration with a high degree of freedom in design without changing the shape of the window frame portion 421.

  Light output from the linear portion 413E and the bent portion 413F as the outer surface of the light guide shaft portion 413C is irradiated to the front surface of the rear decoration portion 407, and the front surface of the rear decoration portion 407 emits light. Therefore, the appearance of the left and right decorative bodies 402 and 403 is improved while suppressing an increase in cost by not providing a dedicated light emitter for the rear decorative section 407 whose visibility has been lowered by the front decorative section 405. be able to. In addition, the entire front surface can be illuminated by irradiating light from the front side of the rear decoration portion 407, and a part of the rear decoration portion 407 visually recognized through the viewing window 406 even when the player's line of sight changes. Can be easily emitted.

  A plurality of light guide shaft portions 413C are connected by a light guide connection portion 413D. For this reason, the operator can handle the plurality of light guide shaft portions 413C integrally during work such as assembly, and can easily perform the work. Moreover, the area | region which covers the front side of the back side decoration part 407 by plate-shaped light guide connection part 413D becomes wide, and the irradiation range of the light irradiated to a back side decoration part with the light output from light guide connection part 413D is large. Expanded. For this reason, the decoration effect by light emission with respect to the rear decoration part 407 can also be heightened.

  The light guide shaft portion 413C is attached by fixing the light guide connection portion 413D to the back side of the window frame portion 421. For this reason, the window frame part 421 and the light guide 413 can be arranged close to each other, and correspond to the protruding end side of the front decoration part 405 with respect to the portion between the front decoration part 405 and the rear decoration part 407. Even if the back surface side of the front decoration unit 405 is obliquely viewed from the center side of the upper display unit 200, the presence of the light guide body 413 having the light guide connection portion 413D and the light guide shaft portion 413C is difficult to visually recognize from the player side. . For this reason, it is possible to realize a decorative display with good appearance at low cost.

  Next, the upper and lower decorative bodies 401 and 404 will be described with reference to FIGS. 6 and 7 and FIGS. 25 and 26. FIG. 25 is a perspective view of the upper display unit 200 as viewed from the front side. FIG. 25A shows the operating state of the operation unit 221, and FIG. 25B shows the standby state of the operation unit 221. Yes. FIG. 26 is a perspective view of the upper display unit 200 viewed from an angle different from that in FIG.

  As shown in FIGS. 6, 7, and 26, the upper decorative body 401 is a horizontally long synthetic resin member having a thickness in the up and down direction, and in a left and right direction on a downward surface facing substantially vertically downward. A undulating surface 401A having a sawtooth cross-sectional shape that is spaced apart and undulated in the vertical direction is provided. The undulating surface 401 </ b> A has a symmetrical shape with respect to the center in the left-right direction of the upper display unit 200, and is provided to face the upper surface of the lower decorative body 404. In detail, the undulating surface 401A is formed in an arc shape with an inclined surface extending elongated in the front-rear direction centered on the center side when viewed from the lower side, and the light irradiated to the undulating surface 401A from the lower side is lower. It is set to be easy to reflect toward the side decorative body 404. The surface of the upper decorative body 401 is subjected to a shiny gold or silver plating treatment, and the light irradiated from the lower side is reflected by the undulating surface 401A so that the upper surface of the lower decorative body 404, particularly the central portion of the upper surface, is reflected. Has the function of emitting light brightly.

  As shown in FIGS. 6, 7, and 25, the lower decorative body 404 includes a lower decorative base 451 that is horizontally long and made of synthetic resin, and is attached to the lower decorative base 451 and is attached to the lower decorative base 404. Mainly composed of light emitting portions 452 to 454 made of a translucent material forming a part of the upper surface, and a light emitting substrate (not shown) provided on the lower side of the lower decorative base 451. Yes. A plurality of LEDs (not shown) are mounted on the light emitting substrate of the lower decorative body 404, and the upper surface of the lower decorative body 404 is caused to emit light through the light emitting units 452-454. The light emitting board of the lower decorative body 404 is electrically connected to the display control device 114, and the LEDs are controlled by the control of the display control device 114 to control the light emission of the light emitting units 452 to 454.

  The light emitting unit 452 is provided at the center in the left-right direction on the upper surface of the lower decorative body 404. The light emitting portion 452 is formed so as to protrude in a substantially triangular shape with a narrow inclined surface that is continuous obliquely downward from the front end portion on the rear side at a step portion where the rear side is positioned higher as the upper surface of the lower decorative base 451. Many grooves extending in the lateral direction are provided on the inclined surface. The light from the light emitting unit 452 emits light upward from the lower portion of the upper display unit 200 corresponding to the display surface 112a of the display device 112, and the periphery of the front surface of the display surface 112a emits light. In the operating state of the operation unit 221, the light from the light emitting unit 452 is irradiated on the peripheral portion of the character “Hao”, and the character surrounding “Hao” is decorated.

  One light emitting unit 453 is provided on each of the left and right sides of the light emitting unit 452 on the upper surface of the lower decorative body 404. The light emitting unit 453 has a shape opened upward on the upper surface of the lower decorative body 404, and a convex lens-shaped cover having a thickness in the vertical direction is provided in the opening, and the light of the LED built in the lower side of the cover Is output above the light emitting unit 453 and irradiated to the undulating surface 401A of the upper decorative body 401. As shown in FIG. 26, the light emitted from the light emitting portion 453 to the undulating surface 401A of the upper decorative body 401 is reflected by the undulating surface 401A. This reflected light is applied to the vicinity of the central portion of the upper surface of the lower decorative body 404 to emit light at that portion.

  As shown in FIG. 25B, one light emitting portion 454 is provided on each of the left and right sides so as to be positioned further outward from the light emitting portion 453 on the upper surface of the lower decorative body 404. The light emitting portion 454 has a shape that opens upward on the upper surface of the lower decorative body 404, and on the oblique front side facing the rear cover 355 with respect to the lower edge of the inner door bodies 302L and 302R facing the oblique front side in the standby state. Proximity is provided. Direction of irradiating light toward the surface of the rear cover 355 of the inner door bodies 302L, 302R facing obliquely forward in the standby state on the bottom side of the opening forming the light emitting unit 454 (the arrow direction in FIG. 25B) Are provided with LEDs (in the direction of arrows in FIG. 25B). Since the rear cover 355 of the inner door 302L does not contain a light emitter, the decoration effect on both the left and right sides of the upper display unit 200 is enhanced in the standby state by illumination from the light emitter 454.

  On the upper surface of the lower decorative body 404 on which the light emitting portions 453 and 454 are formed, as shown in FIG. 25A, the letters “Haoh” are displayed by the four door bodies 301L, 301R, 302L, and 302R in the operating state. An upward surface that is located slightly below the lower edge of the front surface and faces substantially vertically upward is formed as a part. As shown in FIG. 25 (b), the upward surface continues to the front side to the vicinity of the end portion located on the front side of the inner door bodies 302L and 302R in the standby state, and with respect to the inner door bodies 302L and 302R in the standby state. Proximity without gaps. Further, the downward facing surface of the upper decorative body 401 is formed to have substantially the same longitudinal length as the upper surface of the lower decorative body 404. Therefore, upper and lower decorations are provided on the upper and lower sides of the front surfaces of the four door bodies 301L, 301R, 302L, and 302R in the operating state and the back surfaces of the inner door bodies 302L and 302R in the standby state. The bodies 401 and 404 are positioned without a gap, and in each state, a good-looking decoration in which the decoration parts of the door bodies 301L, 301R, 302L, and 302R and the upper and lower decoration bodies 401 and 404 are continuous can be formed.

  As shown in FIG. 25 (b), the light emitting units 453 and 454 are provided on an upward surface facing substantially vertically upward on the upper surface of the lower decorative body 404. The light emitting units 453 and 454 are arranged at positions that overlap vertically with respect to the inner door bodies 302L and 302R that transition from the standby state to the operating state. Since switching between the standby state and the operating state of the operation unit 221 is performed at a high speed as described above, a flow is generated in the air around the surface of the light emitting unit 453 and the light emitting unit 454 by the operation of the inner door 302R, and the light emitting unit 453 In addition, the setting is such that dust and dirt are difficult to adhere to the surface of the light emitting unit 454. Air generated by the operation of the inner door 302R although wear powder or the like is likely to be generated around the hinge members 303U and 303L and the engaging portion of the guide protrusion 321A and the guide groove 231C because the operation unit 221 operates at high speed. The light quantity reduction of the light emission parts 453 and 454 can be suppressed using the flow of the above.

  In addition, you may provide the irradiation state change member which changes the irradiation state of light with respect to the light emission part 454 which irradiates light to the inner side doors 302L and 302R in a standby state. As the irradiation state changing member, for example, a cover body 501 may be provided as shown by a two-dot chain line in FIG. The cover body 501 can be provided corresponding to the left and right light emitting portions 454 having a symmetrical shape, and the configuration will be described with reference to the left light emitting portion 454.

  The cover body 501 is a member that changes the light irradiation state by the light emitting unit 454. The cover body 501 is formed in a plate shape with a translucent material and is provided so as to protrude forward from the lower end portion of the rectangular door portion in the outer door body 301L. The cover body is in the operating state of the operation unit 221. It is located on the upper surface side of the light emitting unit 454, and is set to a size that moves with the outer door body 301L and moves away from the upper surface side of the light emitting unit 454 in the standby state of the operation unit 221. The cover body 501 is provided with undulations (not shown) on at least one of the front surface and the back surface for bending and outputting the light of the light emitting unit 454 to the character side of “hao” in the operating state of the operation unit 221. For example, the undulating portion provided in the cover body 501 has a shape that bends the light of the light emitting portion 454 in the arrow direction indicated by the light emitting portion 454 in FIG.

  The cover body 501 is interlocked with the operation of the outer door body 301L by the power to the outer door body 301L, and when the outer door body 301L is disposed at a position corresponding to the operating state, the cover body 501 is on the irradiation direction side of the light emitting unit 454. It is arranged at the overlapping position.

  The light irradiation state by the light emitting unit 454 changes corresponding to the operation of the outer door bodies 301L and 301R. When the outer door body 301L is in the standby state, the light emitting unit 454 irradiates the rear cover 355 with light. Then, a part of the outer peripheral side of the display surface 112a of the display device 112 is decorated. When the outer door bodies 301L and 301R operate and move to a position corresponding to the operating state, the cover body 501 overlaps the upper surface side of the light emitting unit 454, and the light from the light emitting unit 454 is irradiated on the character side of “Haoh”. . For this reason, the number of LEDs as light emitting means provided on the inner doors 302L and 302R itself is set small, the inner doors 302L and 302R are reduced in weight, and the four doors 301L, 301R, 302L, and 302R are moved at high speed. On the other hand, the light irradiation state can be changed corresponding to the state of the door bodies 301L, 301R, 302L, 302R. In addition, even if the number of light emitting units 454 is set to be small, it is possible to deal with various light irradiation states, so that the degree of freedom of design of decoration by light emission can be increased. Further, since the cover body 501 for changing the irradiation state is operated by the power for the outer door bodies 301L and 301R, it is not necessary to provide an extra power source, and it can correspond to various light irradiation states at low cost. .

  The change in the irradiation state by the cover body 501 is not limited to the change in the light irradiation direction, but is configured by any one of a change in the amount of passing light, a change in color, a change in diffusion or a condensing state, or a combination of two or more. You may do it. The cover body 501 may be provided integrally with the inner door bodies 302L and 302R, or may be provided separately from the door bodies 301L, 301R, 302L, and 302R. For example, the cover body 501 may be provided on the lower decorative body 404. May be attached so as to be slidable in the left-right direction, and a part of the cover body abuts against a part of the outer door bodies 301L and 301R or the inner door bodies 302L and 302R.

(Other embodiments)
The present invention is not limited to the description of the embodiment described above, and various modifications can be made. For example, the present invention may be modified as described below. In this case, each configuration described below may be applied to the above embodiment, or a plurality of configurations described below may be combined and applied to the above embodiment.

  (1) Instead of a configuration in which the left and right side portions are linearly formed in the vertical direction as the outer shape of the four door bodies 301L, 301R, 302L, 302R, The outer shape may not be linear, but may be partially or entirely including a curved or arcuate part, and may also be partly rotated within the pivotable part side. Alternatively, the shape may include a curved line or an arcuate part.

  (2) Instead of the configuration in which the character display surface 330 is formed by the front surfaces of the four door bodies 301L, 301R, 302L, and 302R, the character display surface may be formed only by combining two door bodies on one side. In addition, it is configured by combining three or more door bodies as a door body on one side, forming a door body that forms a substantially flat front surface in the expanded operation state, and adjacent in a standby state so that the door bodies are folded while overlapping. You may comprise the edge part of a matching door body by connecting with a hinge member.

  (3) Instead of a configuration in which a drive unit 227 is provided with a motor 232 as a power source, a plurality of gears 233 to 235, and a rack-shaped power transmission unit 315 as a power transmission mechanism, the power source may be a solenoid or the like. The power transmission mechanism may be configured by another mechanism such as a belt.

  (4) Instead of the configuration in which the orientation of the inner door bodies 302L and 302R is changed by the combination of the guide protrusion 321A and the guide groove 231C, a gear centering on the rotation axis L of the inner door bodies 302L and 302R is provided. The inner door bodies 302L and 302R may be rotated by other mechanisms such as a pinion provided with a rack-like tooth portion that can mesh with the pinion at a portion fixed to the mounting base 222 such as the drive base 231. .

  (5) The combination of the guide protrusion 321A and the guide groove 231C is replaced with the configuration in which the combination of the guide protrusion 321A and the guide groove 231C is positioned below the inner door bodies 302L and 302R. It may be positioned above the inner door bodies 302L and 302R, or may be positioned on both upper and lower sides. When the combination of the guide protrusion 321A and the guide groove 231C is provided on both upper and lower sides with respect to the inner door bodies 302L and 302R, the operation of changing the direction of the inner door bodies 302L and 302R is compared to the case of only one side. Since the movement is restricted on both the upper and lower sides, the direction can be changed more stably.

  Further, the guide protrusion 321A is provided so as to protrude coaxially on both upper and lower sides with respect to the inner door bodies 302L and 302R, and one of the left wall surface 231C1 and the right wall surface 231C2 constituting the guide groove 231C is connected to the inner door body. 302L and 302R may be provided on one of the upper and lower sides, and the other may be provided on the opposite side of the upper and lower sides.

  When the guide protrusions 321A are provided at a plurality of positions such as provided on both upper and lower sides with respect to the inner door bodies 302L and 302R, the guide protrusions are changed when the direction of the inner door bodies 302L and 302R is changed. The part engaged with 321A does not necessarily have a groove shape. That is, the surfaces constituting the guide groove 231C may be provided at different positions. For example, the upper surface of the main body 231A of the drive base 231 has a plate-like portion along the shape of the left wall surface 231C1 of the guide groove 231C. Is formed on the lower surface of the upper decorative body 401 facing the upper side of the inner door bodies 302L and 302R, and a plate-like portion along the shape of the right wall surface 231C2 when the guide groove 231C is projected upward is formed on the lower surface of the upper decorative body 401 facing the upper side of the inner door bodies 302L and 302R. The shape protrudes downward. By providing the guide protrusion 321A so as to be able to contact these plate-like portions, the front surfaces of the inner door bodies 302L and 302R are guided in directions corresponding to the operating state and the standby state without providing a groove-shaped portion. can do.

  (6) You may change the movement locus | trajectory and rotation amount of the inner side door bodies 302L and 302R by changing the shape of the guide groove part 231C. For example, the amount of rotation may be set large so that the positions of the inner door bodies 302L and 302R in the standby state approach the front surfaces of the outer door bodies 301L and 301R. In this case, the front surfaces of the outer door bodies 301L and 301R are flat portions 331 at positions close to the connecting portions (hinge members 303U and 303L) with the inner door bodies 302L and 302R corresponding to the center side of the character display surface 330. It is made substantially flat by 331 and protrudes to the front side by the front protrusions 332 and 332 at a position away from the connecting portion with the inner doors 302L and 302R corresponding to the outside of the character display surface 330. For this reason, even if the protrusion height of the front protrusions 332 and 332 is set high, the rotation of the inner door bodies 302L and 302R is not limited, and the rotation amount can be set large. In this case, the inner door bodies 302L and 302R may be accommodated on the rear side of the rear decoration portion 407, or the rear decoration portion 407 may be omitted.

  The front surface of the main body portions 311 and 311 of the outer door bodies 301L and 301R is provided with a flat portion over the entire upper and lower regions, and the flat surface portion is separated from the inner door bodies 302L and 302R on the front surface of the outer door bodies 301L and 301R. It may be continuous from the center side to the end side. With such a configuration, a large flat surface is formed to enlarge the character display surface, and a large character or the like can be displayed, while the protruding height of the front protruding portion surrounding it is set high, and the displayed character Thus, the player's consciousness can be easily focused on, and character display with a sense of unity can be realized.

  (7) Instead of the configuration in which the character display surface 330 is formed such that the four door bodies 301L, 301R, 302L, 302R are continuous in the left-right direction, the four door bodies 301L, 301R, 302L are arranged in the vertical direction or the diagonal direction. , 302R may be operable so that, for example, the orientation of the upper display unit 200 may be changed, and the orientation of displayed characters may be changed and disposed in the slot machine 10. The sizes and arrangement positions of the four door bodies 301L, 301R, 302L, and 302R are not limited to the above embodiment, and may be set to other sizes, and one or both of the standby state and the operating state may be different. You may arrange in a position.

  (8) Instead of the configuration in which the characters “Hao Wang” are displayed on the character display surface 330, different characters may be displayed on the character display surface 330, and the number of characters is not limited to two, but one or three or more It is also possible to display not only characters but also figures, symbols, or figuratives such as characters on the character display surface 330 in combination of one or more. As for the position of the characters, two characters may be formed side by side instead of one character at the left and right of the four door bodies 301L, 301R, 302L, 302R. One character may be formed on all four door bodies 301L, 301R, 302L, 302R.

  (9) Instead of a configuration in which the front protrusions 332 and 332 are formed in a curved shape surrounding both end sides of the character display surface 330 in front view, portions including the middle in the up-down direction are vertically continuous, and the upper and lower ends thereof The side of the character display surface 330 may be surrounded by a polygonal line that is obliquely continuous to the character display surface 330 side, or a combination of straight lines and curves, or the four door bodies 301L, 301R, 302L, and 302R. It is good also as a form which continues linearly in the up-down direction equivalent to the boundary of this, or diagonally. That is, it is only necessary that the front protrusions 332 and 332 are continuous in a direction intersecting the direction in which the front surfaces of the four door bodies 301L, 301R, 302L, and 302R are arranged in front view, and the front side with respect to the character display surface 330. Since the protruding front protrusions are located on the left and right ends of the planar portion, the character display surface 330 can be noticed.

  (10) Instead of the configuration in which the front protrusions 332 and 332 are provided only on the outer door bodies 301L and 301R, the front protrusions continue from the front surface of the outer door bodies 301L and 301R to the front surfaces of the inner door bodies 302L and 302R. A part of the front protrusion may be formed on the front surface of the inner door bodies 302L and 302R, or the entire outer periphery of the flat character display surface 330 may be surrounded by the front protrusion.

  (11) The front protrusions 332 and 332 are not necessarily provided, and the entire front surface of the four door bodies 301L, 301R, 302L, and 302R in the operating state may be formed in a planar shape.

  (12) The height position at which the distance between the left and right front protrusions 332 and 332 (the top portions 332C and 332C) is maximized, that is, the height position at which the horizontal width of the character display surface 330 is maximized, is Instead of a configuration that substantially matches the height position corresponding to the center, they may be arranged so as to be vertically displaced, or “hao to the center of the left and right front protrusions 332, 332 (tops 332C, 332C)” The character center of “” may be shifted in the left-right direction.

  (13) Instead of the configuration in which the light of the character LED 356 passes through the transparent covers 352 and 362 so that the characters “Haoh” emit light, each part is colored by painting or the like, and the front decoration unit 223 or the like It is good also as a structure light-emitted by the illumination from the front side by LED etc. which were provided in another member. That is, it is only necessary that the character line 371 and the outer contour line 373 are displayed in a different color from the character contour line 372 and the character peripheral part, and the shape of the character line 371 and the outer contour line 373 can be recognized by the player.

  (14) Instead of the configuration in which the outer peripheral contour line 373 emits light in the groove-shaped outer peripheral contour portions 352C and 362C, a transparent portion that is not subjected to surface treatment at the same front and rear positions as the character contour portions 352B and 362B is used as the outer peripheral contour portion. The outer peripheral contour line 373 may be caused to emit light, or a member corresponding to the character contour line 372 is attached as a separate member between the character line 371 and the outer peripheral contour line 373 in the transparent cover to form the respective lines 371, 372, and 373. May be. That is, it is only necessary to recognize the outer shape of the outer peripheral contour line 373 with respect to the character contour line 372 and the character peripheral portion.

  (15) Instead of the configuration in which the light of the LED for character 356 is diffused to the transparent covers 352 and 362 by the diffusing members 353 and 363 and irradiated to the front side, the light is diffused to the back side of the transparent covers 352 and 362 May be provided so that the light of the LED 356 for characters can be guided and diffused, and the diffusion members 353 and 363 may be omitted.

  (16) Instead of the configuration in which the character LED 356 is provided on the light emitting substrates 354 and 364 and is directed to irradiate light from the outer peripheral side with respect to each character of “Hao” in front view, The light-emitting substrate is provided in the direction of irradiating light from the rear side to the front side of the character, the diffusing member is configured to diffuse light from the rear side, and the light-emitting substrate can be mounted with the character LED 356 at the position. You may arrange | position in the position which overlaps with the back side of 353,363. Further, the position and the number of the character LEDs 356 are not limited to the above-described embodiment, and may be disposed at other positions, and the light emitting substrates 354 and 364 need to be provided for each door body 301L, 301R, 302L, and 302R. No, two or more light emitting substrates 354 and 364 may be provided in one door body.

  (17) Instead of the configuration in which the decorative concave portion 374 and the decorative undulating portion 375 described above are provided on the character line 371, one or both of the decorative concave portion 374 and the decorative undulating portion 375 may be omitted. 373 may be omitted. In addition, the shape of the decorative concave portion 374 and the decorative undulating portion 375 may be formed in other shapes. As the decorative concave portion, a shape that is simply recessed on the character line 371 side and that has the maximum opening portion. Also good.

  (18) The line widths of the character line 371, the character outline 372, and the outer peripheral outline 373 may be set to line widths different from those in the above embodiment.

  (19) The number and position of the LED 356 for characters are not limited to the above embodiment, and the number may be decreased and the position may be moved. However, when reducing the number of LED 356 for characters, priority is given to the outer position corresponding to the site | part in which the decoration recessed part 374 was provided, and the length of the outline connection part 377 is long in the decoration recessed part 374. It is preferable to arrange the LED 356 for characters preferentially. For example, the character LED 356 is preferentially arranged at the outer position corresponding to the decorative concave portion 374 and corresponding to the portion where the length of the contour connecting portion 377 is long (the portion marked with (A) in FIG. 20). It is preferable to omit or move the character LED 356 at the site in order to easily recognize the outer shape of the character.

  On the other hand, the character LED 356 corresponding to the portion where the decorative undulation portion 375 is provided is not necessarily arranged, the light-emitting portion is small at the portion protruding narrowly, and unnecessary for character identification on the character line 371. The character LED 356 may be omitted preferentially, and the character at the outer position corresponding to the portion where the protruding amount of the decorative undulation portion 375 is large. The LED 356 for use (with (B) shown in FIG. 20) may be omitted with priority. Further, the character LED 356 corresponding to the portion where the decorative undulation portion 375 is provided may be arranged at a position inside the outer peripheral contour line 373, that is, a rear side position overlapping the character contour line 372, or a decorative undulation. You may arrange | position in the back side position which overlaps with the part 375. FIG. The decorative undulating portion 375 reduces the luminance of the portion protruding outwardly unnecessarily for character recognition, further facilitates character recognition, and easily emits the character line 371 to the center side with high luminance. be able to.

  (20) Instead of the configuration in which the visual recognition window 406 is provided through the front and rear, the visual recognition window may be formed by a part of a translucent member. Also good. In this case, the front and back surfaces are formed in a plate shape having a thickness in the front and rear portions corresponding to the viewing window with respect to the translucent body so that the back side can be seen through while suppressing refraction of light. It is preferable to integrally mold the plate-like part, and it is preferable that the front and rear surfaces of the plate-like part are flat, and the front and back surfaces of the plate-like part cover the front side of the front decorative part 405. It is preferable to set it parallel to the plate surface of the part 131 in order to suppress light refraction.

  (21) Instead of the configuration in which the window frame portion 421 of the front cover body 411 is opaque, the window frame portion 421 may be translucent. It is only necessary that the light transmittance is set to be low enough that the light transmitting body 412 and the light guide body 413 overlapping the rear side are difficult to see from the front side. For example, the visible light transmittance is approximately 90% or more. Is preferred. In this case, the front cover body 411 may be formed of a material having translucency, and may be formed integrally with the translucent body 412, and a portion corresponding to the window frame portion 421 is painted or plated. It may be colored so that the back side of the window frame part 421 becomes difficult to visually recognize. The translucent body 412 does not necessarily need to be translucent, and may be a transparent translucent body 412. In addition, it is preferable that the visible light transmittance | permeability of the transparent body 412 shall be about 30% or less, for example.

  (22) Instead of the configuration in which the translucent body 412 is provided with a lens portion 412B having a substantially circular outer shape and protruding in a front and rear partial spherical shape as a light emitting decorative portion in the front decorative portion 405, a light emitting decorative portion having a different outer shape may be used. It is also possible to provide a decorative portion in another form, such as providing a fine mesh-like unevenness capable of diffusing light without projecting back and forth in a partial spherical shape.

  (23) As a configuration in which light is irradiated on the front surface of the rear unit 414 from the light guide shaft portion 413C of the light guide body 413, the oblique rear side of the bent portion 413F is directed so that light is further irradiated on the rear unit 414 side. The surface may be roughened by providing fine undulations on the outer surface, or a rear protrusion that protrudes obliquely rearward to the left from the bent portion 413F may be provided to irradiate the rear side with light. The rear protrusion protrudes with a cross-sectional shape having a smaller area than the cross-sectional shape perpendicular to the direction in which the bent portions 413F are continuous, and protrudes rearward from a location positioned on the front side of the linear portion 413E. It is preferable that the lens portion 412B can be sufficiently irradiated with light.

  (24) Instead of irradiating light from the light guide shaft portion 413C of the light guide body 413 to the front surface of the rear unit 414, the light guide shaft portion 413C is not directly irradiated with light from the light guide shaft portion 413C. The light guide shaft portion 413C may have a smooth shape without undulations on the surface, and the curvature radius of the bent portion 413F may be set large enough to prevent light from leaking to the rear side, or the light guide shaft A surface layer that does not transmit light may be formed on the linear portion 413E and the bent portion 413F, which are part of the portion 413C, by coating, plating, or the like.

  (25) Instead of the configuration in which the light guide shaft portion 413C has a substantially circular cross section, the light guide shaft portion 413C may have a different cross sectional shape, and the light guide shaft 413D has the same thickness as the light guide connection portion 413D. The shaft portion may be formed, and the light guide shaft portion may not have an axial shape that is continuous in the left-right direction.

  (26) At least a part of the light guide is formed so as to overlap the rear side with respect to the region where the lens connecting portion 412D of the light transmitting body 412 is located in the opening region of the through hole 411A of the front cover body 411. Alternatively, a configuration may be adopted in which light is output from the light guide to the front side, and a portion (lens connecting portion 412D) other than the lens portion 412B in the light transmitting body 412 emits light.

  (27) Instead of the configuration in which the opening 432B is provided in the rear base member 432 and the light from the decoration LED 417 is guided to the light guide 413, the rear base member 432 is formed of a transparent resin, and the opening 432B is not provided. The light from the decoration LED 417 may be guided to the light guide 413 through the wall surface of the rear base member 432.

  (28) The light emitting substrate 433 is arranged in such a manner that the plate surface is continuous in the front-rear direction and the one surface faces the protruding tip side. However, the light emitting substrate 433 is transparent between the front decorative portion 405 and the rear decorative portion 407 as a light emitting substrate. May be disposed forward and a decorative LED may be provided forward at a position overlapping the rear side of the lens portion 412B, and a plurality of light emitting substrates may be separately disposed forward at a plurality of positions overlapping the rear side of the lens portion 412B. Also good.

  (29) The relative positions of the visual recognition window 406, the lens portion 412B, and the through hole 411A of the front cover body 411 that constitute the front decorative portion 405 are such that the lens portion 412B is located in a part of the opening area of the through hole 411A. As long as it has a part as the viewing window 406, it may be provided at a position different from the above embodiment, the number thereof may be different from the above embodiment, and the shape and size thereof may also be different. It may be different.

  (30) Instead of the configuration in which the plurality of light guide shaft portions 413C are connected by the light guide connection portion 413D, the light guide connection portions are omitted, and each light guide shaft portion 413C is individually fixed to the front cover body 411. good. Moreover, in the said embodiment, although the light guide 413 was fixed to the back side of the front cover body 411 with the screw | thread 415, you may fix the light guide body 413 to the front side of a rear cover body with a screw | thread etc. FIG.

  (31) Instead of the configuration in which the window panel portion 131 as a cover member covering the front side of the upper display unit 200 is formed of a transparent resin, the window panel portion 131 may be formed of a colored transparent resin, or the front or back surface The upper display unit 200 may be configured to be visible from the front side only when the display device 112 and the display opening 211 emit light brightly by being subjected to a surface treatment such as aluminum half vapor deposition.

  (32) The configuration for forming the display unit 111 (upper display unit 200) as in the above embodiment is not limited to the slot machine 10, and may be applied to a pachinko machine. You may apply to the game machine of the form which united.

  Hereinafter, the features of the invention group extracted from the above-described embodiment will be described while showing effects and the like as necessary. In the following, for easy understanding, the corresponding configuration in each of the above embodiments is appropriately shown in parentheses, but is not limited to the specific configuration shown in parentheses. In addition, the meanings and examples of terms described in each feature may be applied as the meanings and examples of terms described in other features described in the same wording.

<Feature A group>
As a kind of gaming machine, for example, in a slot machine, various lotteries such as a lottery of a winning combination by performing a start operation are performed by a control device, and a stop symbol corresponding to a lottery result is stopped. And since the privilege according to this stop symbol is given to a player, a player will play a game in anticipation of a high-value lottery result. Between the start operation and the symbol stop, the area around the reel emits light in a color according to the lottery result, or a pattern corresponding to the content of the stop symbol is displayed on the liquid crystal display device. An effect that makes the player expect a lottery result is performed. As a part of this effect, the decorative object in a stationary state is caused to emit light, or a decorative object composed of an operation member that is operated by a motor or the like is arranged at a position that can be visually recognized by the player, and the operation of this operation member is effected. Is added to the game to surprise the player and enhance the sense of expectation for the subsequent results (see, for example, JP-A-2008-173166).

  However, when providing an effect of causing a display object such as a large character or figure to appear by an operation member arranged at a position that can be viewed by a player, the visibility and appearance of the display object can be improved while realizing a high-speed movement of the operation member. There is a problem that it is difficult to make good.

  That is, when the operating member is composed of one component, the sense of unity of the display object is increased and the appearance is improved, but the amount of movement when changing from the standby state where the display object cannot be visually recognized to the visible operating state is increased. As the size increases, it takes time to switch the state, and a large storage space is required in the standby state, and there is a problem that the space for placing the components is restricted. Further, when a display object is formed by providing a sheet wound in a roll shape as an operation member, the display object becomes planar and lacks a stereoscopic effect as a decorative body. On the other hand, when the display target is composed of a combination of a plurality of operating members, the visibility of the display target may be reduced, and the appearance may be deteriorated because it is difficult to obtain a sense of unity of the display target. There was a problem that there was.

<Feature A1>
An operating state in which a predetermined display object formed by the front surfaces of a plurality of operation members (door bodies 301L, 301R, 302L, 302R) movable along a predetermined direction is visible from the front side, and from the front side A gaming machine provided with a decoration means (operation unit 221) configured to be switchable between a standby state incapable of being visually recognized,
The plurality of operation members have a front surface arranged along the predetermined direction in the operating state as a display unit for displaying the predetermined display target, and a substantially flat target display surface (character display surface) by the front surface. 330),
Among the front surfaces of the plurality of motion members, the front surfaces of the outer motion members that form both end portions of the target display surface along the predetermined direction are provided on the center side of the target display surface and the target display A substantially flat planar portion (planar portions 331, 331) that forms part of the surface, and front projecting portions (front projecting portions 332, 332) that project to the front side outside the target display surface;
The gaming machine characterized in that the front projecting portion has a continuous shape on both sides of the target display surface along the predetermined direction in the front side view and in a direction crossing the predetermined direction. .

  According to the gaming machine described in the feature A1, it is possible to provide a gaming machine capable of improving the visibility and the appearance of a display target that can be visually recognized by the operating member while allowing the operating member to move at high speed and reducing the accommodation space. be able to. That is, since the target display surface is formed by arranging the front surfaces of the plurality of operation members in the operating state, the operation member until the transition from the standby state to the operation state is performed as compared with the case where the target display surface is formed with one component. The amount of movement can be set small. For this reason, it is possible to realize an effect that makes it easy to surprise the player by reducing the time required to change from the standby state to the operating state. In addition, since the target display surface is formed by the plurality of operation members, the plurality of operation members can be accommodated in a compact manner by accommodating the plurality of operation members so as to overlap in the standby state. In addition, since the predetermined display object is displayed on the target display surface formed in a substantially flat shape, the player recognizes the predetermined display object from the display of the predetermined display object on a plane or curved surface having a step difference in front and back. Easy to do.

  Further, on the front surface of the outer operation member that forms both end portions of the target display surface, a substantially flat plane portion forms a part of the target display surface, and the front protrusion portion that protrudes to the front surface side on both outer sides thereof Is provided. The boundary between the flat surface portion and the front surface of the adjacent operation member is formed in a line shape within a plane that is substantially flat as the target display surface, while the front protruding portion changes in shape relative to the flat surface portion. Since it becomes a large accompanying part, it is easy to stand out from the player. Therefore, in the operating state, the boundary of the front surface formed by the plurality of operating members can be made relatively inconspicuous, and a decorative display with a sense of unity can be realized.

  Furthermore, the front side protruding portion has a shape that continues to the direction side that intersects the predetermined direction on both ends of the target display surface along the predetermined direction when viewed from the front side. For this reason, since a substantially planar area with a sense of unity is sandwiched between the front protrusions, the player's consciousness tends to be concentrated on a predetermined display object displayed in the area. Therefore, it is possible to make it easier for the player to recognize a predetermined display target.

  The plurality of operating members in the feature A1 may each have a front surface that is long in the direction crossing the predetermined direction with a substantially constant width along a predetermined direction in the operating state. At least some of the operating members may be connected to an adjacent operating member so as to be rotatable, and the moving operation along the predetermined direction may be accompanied by a rotating operation. . In other words, it may be operable so that plate-like members having a longitudinal direction overlap each other in a direction intersecting the moving direction, whereby high-speed movement and compact accommodation can be realized.

<Feature A2>
An outer operating member that has the flat surface portion and the front projecting portion, is located on the outer side along the predetermined direction corresponding to the standby state, and is movably provided on the center side corresponding to the operating state (Outside door body 301L, 301R),
Drive means (drive unit 227) for transmitting power to the outer operation member;
The front surface of the outer operation member has a front surface constituting a central portion of the predetermined display object continuously in a substantially flat shape, and is connected to the central side along the predetermined direction with respect to the outer operation member. And configured to be rotatable between a position where the front surface is continuous with the center side of the outer operation member and a position disposed on the front surface side of the outer operation member, and the drive through the connecting portion with the outer operation member. Inner operating members (inner door bodies 302L, 302R) that are movable while changing the direction of the front surface to the direction corresponding to the operating state and the standby state by transmitting the power of the means, and the inner operating member A guiding means (guide groove portion 231C) for contacting the front surface of the inner operation member in a direction corresponding to the operating state and the standby state,
A combination of the inner operating member and the outer operating member is provided in a pair spaced apart in the predetermined direction in the standby state,
Each of the pair of inner operating members in the activated state is formed in a shape that undulates on the predetermined direction side as a shape of a tip end portion located on the center side along the predetermined direction. In the operating state by the front end side end of the front and back overlap, the back side is set to be invisible through the part between the pair of inner operation members from the front side,
The game according to claim A1, wherein the guide means guides the inner operation member in a direction corresponding to the operation state before reaching the operation state in the process of transition from the standby state to the operation state. Machine.

  According to the gaming machine described in the feature A2, when power is applied to the pair of outer operation members by the power of the driving means, the outer operation member moves from the standby state to a position corresponding to the operation state. Power is transmitted to the inner working member through the outer working member, and the inner working member moves while being guided by the guiding means using the connecting portion as a rotation shaft and the direction of the front surface of the inner working member is changed. When power is applied to the pair of outer operation members by the driving means, the outer operation member and the inner operation member transition from the standby state to the operation state, and from the operation state to the standby state.

  In the transition to the operation state, the outer operation member moves from both sides along a predetermined direction while approaching the center side. The front end side end portion of the inner operation member moves at a high speed at a speed obtained by adding the rotation speed to the movement speed of the outer operation member to form a substantially planar target display surface. Accordingly, a substantially flat target display surface on which a predetermined display target is displayed can be formed at high speed by a configuration in which the tip side portion of the operating member arranged close to both sides can move at high speed.

  The inner operating member is connected to the central side along a predetermined direction with respect to the outer operating member, and is positioned on the front side of the outer operating member at a position corresponding to the standby state. The front surface of the outer operation member is substantially planar by a flat portion at a position close to the connection portion of the inner operation member corresponding to the center side of the target display surface, and from the connection portion of the inner operation member corresponding to the outer side of the target display surface. It protrudes to the front side by the front protrusion at a distant position. For this reason, it is possible to set the rotation amount to be large by setting the rotation amount of the inner operation member while setting the protrusion height of the front protrusion portion high. Therefore, it is possible to make the target display surface invisible from the front side by making the front surface of the inner operation member face the front surface of the outer operation member while making the planar shape of the target display surface stand out by the front protrusion. Therefore, the target display surface can be made invisible to the player in the standby state without providing another member that completely covers the operation member, and the target display surface is hidden by itself, so that The amount of movement can also be set small, and the back surface of the inner operation member can be provided with a decoration or the like of a mode different from that of the character display surface to make the operating state and the standby state different.

  In addition, the pair of inner operating members that are in an activated state have their front surfaces continuous as the target display surface, and the back surface is not visible through the undulation of the end on the front end side through the portion between them. For this reason, a decorative display with a sense of unity can be realized.

  Further, since the guide means guides the inner working member in a direction corresponding to the operating state before reaching the operating state in the process of transition from the standby state to the operating state, the inner operating member is predetermined from the stage before reaching the operating state. Move along the direction of without changing the direction. For this reason, there is a problem that, for example, the inner operating member rattles in the rotation direction, the tip end of the inner operating member abuts in a state where it is displaced forward and backward, and the target display surface is stationary with a step. Can be difficult. Therefore, while allowing the moving speed of the operation member to be set at a high speed, the tolerance range of occurrence of rattling or the like is expanded, so that the tolerance range of the component dimensions can be expanded and the component cost can be reduced.

<Feature A3>
The inner operating member is a guide protrusion (guide) projecting outward along the rotation axis direction of the inner operating member at a position spaced from the rotation center of the inner operating member as a portion that contacts the guiding means. A protrusion 321A),
As the guiding means, the guide protrusion can enter, and a guide groove portion (guide groove portion 231C) having a continuous shape including a direction side intersecting the predetermined direction in the rotational axis direction view of the inner operation member. Is provided,
The guide groove is a groove that guides the guide protrusion in the transition from the standby state to the operating state.
Corresponding to the process close to the standby state, a first groove part (a groove part corresponding to a section between the region R4 and the region R3) continuous on the direction side inclined with respect to the predetermined direction,
Corresponding to the process closer to the operating state than the first groove part, the inclination angle gradually increases as it corresponds to the process side that is largely inclined with respect to a predetermined direction from the first groove part and corresponds to the process approaching the operating state. A curved second groove part (a groove part corresponding to a section between the region R3 and the region R2),
A third groove portion (a groove portion corresponding to a section between the region R1 ′ and the region R1) corresponding to the process close to the operation state and the operation state with respect to the second groove portion and continuous along the predetermined direction. The gaming machine according to Feature A2, wherein the gaming machine has a shape including:

  According to the gaming machine described in the feature A3, the direction is changed by the first groove portion and the second groove portion so that the inner operation member approaches the operation state from the standby state. In this case, in the second groove portion, since the inclination angle with respect to the predetermined direction is gradually set larger than the first groove portion, the guide protrusion is predetermined with respect to the movement of the guide protrusion toward the predetermined direction side. It is gradually accelerated and guided toward the direction crossing the direction. For this reason, the inner working member requires less force to change the orientation of the inner working member in the initial stage when transitioning to the operating state, and the inner working member can be easily operated. On the other hand, since the inner working member changes its direction at a higher speed due to the second groove portion as it approaches the operating state, the moving speed on the center side that is easily visible to the player is increased, and the target display surface in a short time It is possible to make it look as if the target display surface is configured with one component. Further, since the inner movement member moves without changing the direction by the third groove portion, it is possible to reduce and stabilize the momentum in the front-rear direction of the front end portion of the inner operation member due to the high-speed movement of the second groove portion. it can.

  Further, at the start of movement when returning from the operating state to the standby state, the inner operation member moves without changing the direction by the third groove portion, so that less force is required for movement. Further, although the force required for movement is increased by the second groove portion thereafter, the direction can be changed with relatively little power using the inertial force of the inner operation member accelerated in the third groove portion. The inner operation member can be moved to the side corresponding to the standby state at a high speed at a position close to the center side while suppressing an increase in cost.

<Feature A4>
A part of a predetermined display object is displayed on the front surface of the outer operation member, and the front surface of the inner operation member is displayed on the front surface of the outer operation member with respect to the predetermined display object. Other parts that continue along a given direction are displayed,
In the operating state, the outer operation member and the inner operation member are arranged such that the front surface of the outer operation member and the front surface of the inner operation member are arranged side by side so that a predetermined display object can be visually recognized from the front surface side. And
The outer operation member and the inner operation member are translucent and have a decorative display member (transparent cover 352, 362) that forms the predetermined display object, and light emitting means (characters) that emits the decorative display member. LED 356) mounted on the light emitting substrate (light emitting substrate 354, 364), respectively,
The light emitting means is provided in a direction in which light is emitted from an outer peripheral side to the predetermined display object on the light emitting substrate,
The light emitting substrate has a shape having an inner edge (inner edges 354A, 364A) having an opening corresponding to the outer shape of the predetermined display object in a portion overlapping the predetermined display object. The gaming machine according to any one of A3.

  According to the gaming machine described in the feature A4, the light emitting means provided on the light emitting substrate is provided in a direction in which light is emitted from the outer peripheral side to a predetermined display target. For this reason, light can be irradiated to the whole area including the center side of a predetermined display object, and it is not necessary to provide a light emission means in the site | part which overlaps the center side part of a predetermined display object. Therefore, the light emitting substrate can be formed in a shape having an inner edge opened corresponding to the outer shape of a predetermined display object, and the light emitting substrate can be reduced in weight by the amount corresponding to the portion formed by the inner edge. . Therefore, even if the predetermined display target is enlarged, an increase in the weight of the light emitting substrate can be suppressed, and the performance of the power source such as a motor is suppressed with respect to the operation speed of the outer operation member and the inner operation member, thereby increasing the cost. While suppressing, it is possible to realize high-speed movement of the operation member accompanied by the rotation operation.

<Feature A5>
Side light emitting means (light emitting unit 454) capable of irradiating light from the side that intersects the inner operating member in the standby state in the front side view;
In conjunction with the operation of the outer operation member by the power of the drive means (supported integrally with the outer operation member or the inner operation member or relative to either of them), the outer operation member is When arranged at a position corresponding to at least one of the standby state or the operating state, the side light emitting means is disposed at a predetermined position overlapping the irradiation direction side, and the side with respect to the front surface or the back surface of the inner operation member. A gaming machine according to features A1 to A4, further comprising an irradiation state changing member (cover body 501) that changes the irradiation state of the more irradiated light.

  According to the gaming machine described in the feature A5, the irradiation state of the light by the side-side light emitting means with respect to the front surface or the back surface of the inner operation member is changed by the irradiation state changing member in accordance with the operation of the outer operation member. For this reason, the number of light emitting means provided on the inner working member itself is set to reduce the weight of the inner working member and realize a high-speed movement of the working member, while greatly changing the light irradiation state corresponding to the visual recognition state of the working member. Can be made. In addition, even if the number of side light emitting means is set to be small, it is possible to deal with various light irradiation states, so that the degree of freedom in design of decoration by light emission can be increased. Further, since the operation of the irradiation state changing member for changing the irradiation state is performed by the driving means of the outer operation member and it is not necessary to provide an extra power source, it is possible to cope with various light irradiation states at low cost. be able to.

  Note that the change in the irradiation state means a change in the direction of light irradiation, a change in the amount of light passing through, a change in color, a change in diffusion or condensing state, or a combination of two or more thereof.

<Feature B group>
As a kind of gaming machine, for example, in a slot machine, various lotteries such as a lottery of a winning combination by performing a start operation are performed by a control device, and a stop symbol corresponding to a lottery result is stopped. And since the privilege according to this stop symbol is given to a player, a player will play a game in anticipation of a high-value lottery result. Between the start operation and the symbol stop, the area around the reel emits light in a color according to the lottery result, or a pattern corresponding to the content of the stop symbol is displayed on the liquid crystal display device. An effect that makes the player expect a lottery result is performed. As a part of this effect, the decorative object in a stationary state is caused to emit light, or a decorative object composed of an operation member that is operated by a motor or the like is arranged at a position that can be visually recognized by the player, and the operation of this operation member is effected. Is added to the game to surprise the player and enhance the sense of expectation for the subsequent results (see, for example, JP-A-2008-173166).

  However, when decorating a display object such as a character or a figure on an operation member or the like placed at a position that can be visually recognized by a player, the character or figure is identified by making the outer peripheral shape forming the display object monotonous. However, the effect as a decoration is reduced. On the other hand, if a complicated decorative part other than the character shape is added to the display object as a part of the outer peripheral shape, it becomes difficult to identify the display object, and the player is forced to identify the display object. There was a problem that a malfunction occurred.

<Feature B1>
A target display surface on which a predetermined display target (each character of “ha” and “king”) that is visible from the front side where the player is located and is composed of at least one character, figure, symbol, or hieroglyph is displayed In a gaming machine provided with decoration means (operation unit 221) having (character display surface 330),
As the display portion of the predetermined display object, an outer peripheral portion is formed by an indented recess (decorative recess 374) that is not necessary for identification of the predetermined display object in at least a part of the outer peripheral shape forming the predetermined display target. Formed decoration display parts (character display parts 352A and 362A corresponding to the character line 371);
A frame line shape surrounding the decoration display part along the outer peripheral shape of the decoration display part at an outer position with respect to the decoration display part, and a portion corresponding to the recess in the outer part of the recess of the decoration display part The outer peripheral contour portion (the outer peripheral contour portions 352C and 362C corresponding to the outer peripheral contour line 373) which is continuous without being provided, or is set to have a small dent amount with respect to the concave portion is provided. Gaming machine.

  According to the gaming machine described in the feature B1, it is possible to provide a gaming machine having a decoration part that allows easy identification of a display target while complicating the outer peripheral shape of characters and the like. In other words, the decorative display portion is provided with a concave portion recessed inwardly that is not necessary for identification of a predetermined display target, so that the player can visually recognize a display target with a high decorative effect by complicating the outer peripheral shape of the predetermined display target. Can be made. Moreover, in the outer part of the recessed part of a decoration display part, the continuous outer periphery contour part is provided without the site | part corresponding to the recessed part in a decoration display part, This outer periphery contour part follows the outer periphery shape of a decoration display part. It is formed in a frame shape surrounding the decoration display portion. For this reason, the player can complement and identify the outer peripheral shape of the display target by visually recognizing the outer peripheral contour portion, and can easily identify the predetermined display target as compared with the case where the outer peripheral contour portion is not provided. Can do. Therefore, for example, even if it is an operating member that operates at a high speed that the player can only visually recognize for a short time, it is possible to set a display object having a complicated outer peripheral shape, and the player can set a predetermined display object as part of the production. Can be easily identified.

  Note that the target display surface in the feature B1 does not necessarily need to be visible at all times from the front side where the player is located, and at least a part of the decoration means is provided so that a predetermined display target can be viewed. In some cases, it may be impossible, or there may be cases where a predetermined display object is not visible due to an operation member that can move relative to the decoration means.

<Feature B2>
The predetermined display object is a display object such as a character or a figure formed by continuous or intermittent linear parts,
The gaming machine according to feature B1, wherein the line width of the frame forming the outer peripheral contour portion is set to be a narrow width of about 1/10 or less than the line width in the decoration display portion.

  According to the gaming machine described in the feature B2, the outer peripheral contour portion is formed to be considerably smaller than the decoration display portion, thereby ensuring a large formation area of the decoration display portion, so that the decoration effect of the display target such as characters or figures can be obtained. It can be easily demonstrated.

<Feature B3>
On the back side of the decorative display portion and the outer peripheral contour portion, light emitting means (character LED 356) for emitting light from the decorative display portion and the outer peripheral contour portion is provided,
The portion between the decorative display portion and the outer peripheral contour portion is configured in a frame shape that does not transmit light from the light emitting means or from the decorative display portion and the outer peripheral contour portion that hardly transmits light from the light emitting means. Inner contour portions (character contour portions 352B and 362B corresponding to the character contour line 372) are provided,
The width of the inner contour portion corresponding to the interval between the decoration display portion and the outer peripheral contour portion is set to be equal to or smaller than the line width of the decorative display portion, and is thicker than the line width of the frame of the outer peripheral contour portion. A gaming machine according to the feature B1 or B2, which is set.

  According to the gaming machine described in the feature B3, while the decoration display portion and the outer peripheral contour portion emit light by the light emission of the light emitting means, the inner contour portion between the portions becomes relatively dark, so that it is separated from the decoration display portion. Even if the outer peripheral contour portion provided is narrow, it is possible to adopt a conspicuous mode in which the shape is easily recognized.

  In addition, since the width of the inner contour portion is set to be equal to or smaller than the line width of the decoration display portion, a large formation area of the decoration display portion can be secured, and with respect to the line width of the frame of the outer contour portion Since it is set to be thick, it is possible to suppress the change in the outer peripheral shape due to the concave portion provided in the decorative display part from being connected by the outer peripheral contour line, and the decorative effect of a predetermined display object is likely to be exhibited. it can.

<Feature B4>
In the decorative display portion, the concave portion is continuously provided with a substantially constant width along the outer shape of the predetermined display object at an inner position separated from the part of the outer peripheral shape of the predetermined display object by a substantially constant distance. A linear groove portion (linear groove portion 376) formed by bulging substantially circular arcs at both end portions along the continuous direction, and the linear groove portion and the predetermined length in a shorter range than the linear groove portion. A gaming machine according to any one of features B1 to B3, further comprising a connection portion (contour connection portion 377) that connects the outer peripheral portion of the display target.

  According to the gaming machine described in the feature B4, the linear groove portion is greatly formed inside the outer periphery of the predetermined display object through the connection portion, and a novel display is added as a display target shape, and the target display with a high decoration effect A surface can be formed. In addition, the outer peripheral portion and the linear portion are connected by a connecting portion within a width range shorter than the length of the linear groove portion, and the outer peripheral contour portion is located outside the connecting portion, so that the outer peripheral shape of a predetermined display target is Complementary form. For this reason, the predetermined display object expressed by the decoration display unit can be easily identified by the player.

<Feature B5>
On the back side of the decorative display portion and the outer peripheral contour portion, light emitting means for emitting light from the decorative display portion and the outer peripheral contour portion is provided,
The light emitting means is irradiated by a plurality of light emitting portions (character LED 356) that emit light from a plurality of locations on the back surface side of the outer peripheral contour portion toward the center side of the decorative display portion, and the plurality of light emitting portions. Any of the features B1 to B4, characterized in that it includes a decorative display portion and a light guide portion (light guide plates 353B, 363B) that irradiates the light to the front side of the outer peripheral contour portion. The gaming machine described in Crab.

  According to the gaming machine described in the feature B5, since the decoration display portion and the outer peripheral contour portion can be made to emit light using the same light emitting means, the adjacent portions of the decoration display portion and the outer peripheral contour portion are in the same mode. Can be made to emit light, and the decorative display portion and the outer peripheral contour portion can be made to emit light at a low cost by using a common light emitting means. In addition, by providing a plurality of light emitting portions near the outer peripheral contour portion, the luminance of the outer peripheral contour portion can be easily set high, and the shape of the outer peripheral contour portion can be easily recognized even if the outer peripheral contour portion is narrow. be able to.

<Feature B6>
At least a part of the light emitting parts among the plurality of light emitting parts is provided on the back side of the outer peripheral contour part and at an outer position corresponding to the part where the concave part is provided. Game machines.

  According to the gaming machine described in the feature B6, the outer peripheral contour portion can emit light with high luminance at the outer position corresponding to the portion where the concave portion of the decoration display portion is provided. Therefore, the outer peripheral shape of the portion that is difficult to identify due to the setting of the concave portion of the decoration display portion is easily noticeable in the outer peripheral contour portion, and a predetermined display target can be easily identified.

<Feature C group>
As a kind of gaming machine, for example, in a slot machine, various lotteries such as a lottery of a winning combination by performing a start operation are performed by a control device, and a stop symbol corresponding to a lottery result is stopped. And since the privilege according to this stop symbol is given to a player, a player will play a game in anticipation of a high-value lottery result. Between the start operation and the symbol stop, the area around the reel emits light in a color according to the lottery result, or a pattern corresponding to the content of the stop symbol is displayed on the liquid crystal display device. An effect that makes the player expect a lottery result is performed. As a part of this effect, the decorative object in a stationary state is caused to emit light, or a decorative object composed of an operation member that is operated by a motor or the like is arranged at a position that can be visually recognized by the player, and the operation of this operation member is effected. Is added to the game to surprise the player and enhance the sense of expectation for the subsequent results (see, for example, JP-A-2008-173166).

  However, there is a problem that it is difficult to add a good-looking decoration to a gaming machine in a limited installation area and product cost.

<Feature C1>
A plurality of viewing parts (viewing window 406) that can be seen through the back side, a front decoration part (front decoration part 405) provided to project to the projecting tip side with one side intersecting in the front-rear direction as a base end side;
A rear decoration part (rear decoration part 407) provided at a rear side with respect to the back surface of the front decoration part and made visible from the front side through the visual recognition part;
A gaming machine comprising a light emitting means for causing a part of the front decoration portion to emit light,
The front decorative portion is provided next to the visual recognition portion or at least at one or more locations separated from the visual recognition portion, and light is incident on the front surface by the light emitting means so that the front surface can emit light. A light emitting decorative part (lens part 412B) having
A window frame portion (window frame portion 421) that surrounds the light emitting decoration portion and the visual recognition portion, and is configured such that the rear surface side is difficult to see or the rear surface side is invisible compared to the visual recognition portion and the light emission decoration portion. ) And
The light emitting means includes a light emitting substrate (light emitting substrate 433) in which a plate surface is continuously arranged in the front-rear direction in a state where one surface is directed to the protruding distal end side at the base end side on the back side of the front decoration portion;
A light emitter (decorative LED 417) mounted on one surface of the light emitting substrate facing the protruding tip side;
A light guide portion (light guide shaft portion 413C) having a translucency formed continuously to a position where one end side faces the light emitter and the other end side overlaps the back side of the light emitting decoration portion;
The gaming machine is characterized in that the light guide part is arranged on the back side of the window frame part and the light emitting decoration part, avoiding the back side of the visual recognition part.

  According to the gaming machine described in the feature C1, it is possible to provide a gaming machine capable of adding a good-looking decoration in a limited installation area and product cost. That is, in addition to the decoration by the combination of the window frame part as the front decoration part and the light emitting decoration part that emits light, a part of the rear decoration part can be visually recognized from the visual recognition part, so that the frame-shaped part and the light emission It is possible to form a three-dimensional decoration in which the decoration portion can be visually recognized at a position shifted to the back side with respect to the part to be performed. Therefore, it is possible to form a three-dimensional decoration that can partially emit light in a small region as viewed from the front side.

  In addition, the light-emitting board on which the light emitter is mounted is provided on the base end side of the front decoration portion, and the plate surface is continuous in the front-rear direction, and is disposed with the protruding tip side facing one side. There is no need to arrange a light emitting substrate between the side decorative portions. For this reason, it is not necessary to use a transparent substrate or use a plurality of substrates to emit light at a plurality of locations, and a part of the front decoration portion can be made to emit light at a low cost for a three-dimensional decoration. .

  Further, since the light of the light emitter is guided along the continuous path of the light guide portion to the position where it overlaps the back side of the light emitting decoration portion, the light emission decoration portion can emit light corresponding to the light emission of the light emitter. . In this case, since the light guide unit is disposed on the back side of the window frame unit and the light emitting decoration unit, even if light leaks in the middle of the light guide unit and the periphery of the light guide unit emits light, the window frame unit Since the back side is configured to be difficult or invisible, the light leakage of the light guide is not conspicuous, and the light emitting decoration part is designed in consideration of the light leaked from the light guide. Problems are less likely to occur. Therefore, it is possible to add a decoration by light emission having a good appearance to the three-dimensional decoration by the front decoration part and the rear decoration part.

<Feature C2>
The light emitting decorative portion is formed in a substantially circular outer shape in front view,
The window frame portion is a part of the outer periphery of the light emitting decoration part and has an outer shape including an arc shape along the outer shape of the side where the light guide part located on the back side of the light emitting decoration part is continuous,
The window frame portion is a portion that surrounds both the light emitting decoration portion and the visual recognition portion, and the visual recognition portion is continuous with a direction other than the base end side with respect to the outer shape of the light emission decoration portion. A gaming machine according to the feature C1, wherein a circular penetration part (through hole 411A) is provided.

  According to the gaming machine described in the feature C2, the window frame has an outer shape including an arc shape along an outer shape that is a part of the outer periphery of the light emitting decoration portion and is continuous with the light guide portion located on the back surface side of the light emitting decoration portion. The light from the light guide part that continues to the light emitting decoration part via the back side of the window frame part is blocked by the window frame part, and the light is transmitted from the light guide part to the front side of the front decoration part. Leakage can be prevented and deterioration in appearance can be suppressed. In addition, since a non-circular penetrating portion different from the outer shape of the light emitting decorative portion is provided in the window frame portion, a monotonous window corresponding to the light emitting decorative portion can be obtained by making the visual recognition portion and the light emitting decorative portion continuous. It can be decorated with a high degree of design freedom without being shaped like a frame.

<Feature C3>
The light guide part is formed continuously from the base end side of the front decoration part to the center side and continuously in a substantially circular cross section, and at the end part on the side close to the back side of the light emission decoration part. It is formed by bending in the direction approaching the back side,
The gaming machine according to C1 or C2, wherein light is output from an outer surface of the light guide unit and irradiated on a front surface of the rear decoration unit.

  According to the gaming machine described in the feature C3, the light output from the outer surface of the light guide unit is irradiated on the front surface of the rear decoration unit, and the front surface of the rear decoration unit emits light. For this reason, the appearance can be improved while suppressing an increase in cost with respect to the rear side decorative part whose visibility is reduced by the front side decorative part. In addition, light can be emitted from the front side of the rear decoration portion to emit the entire front surface, and even if the player's line-of-sight direction changes, it is possible to easily emit light that is visible through the visual recognition portion.

<Feature C4>
A plurality of the light emitting decoration part and the light guide part are provided along a direction in which the plate surface of the light emitting substrate continues,
On the back surface side of the window frame portion, a light guide connection portion (light guide connection portion 413D) that connects a plurality of adjacent light guide portions having a thickness in the front-rear direction on the back surface side of the window frame portion. ) Is formed by integral molding with the light guide part,
The gaming machine according to any one of features C1 to C3, wherein the light guide part is attached by fixing a part of the light guide connection part to the back side of the window frame part.

  According to the gaming machine described in the feature C4, since the plurality of light guide portions are connected by the light guide connection portion, the plurality of light guide portions can be handled integrally and workability such as assembly is improved. be able to. Moreover, the area | region which covers the front side of a rear decoration part by a plate-shaped light guide connection part becomes wide, and extends the irradiation range of the light irradiated to a rear decoration part by the light output from a light guide connection part. And the decorative effect on the rear decorative portion can be enhanced. Further, since the light guide is attached by fixing the light guide connection part to the back side of the window frame part, the protruding end of the front decoration part with respect to the portion between the front decoration part and the rear decoration part Even if the back side of the front decoration part is looked into from the side, it is difficult to visually recognize the existence of the light guide connection part and the light guide part, and it is possible to realize a low-cost and good-looking decoration display.

  Note that any one of the features A1 to A5, the features B1 to B6, and the features C1 to C4 may be applied in combination with any other or a plurality of features. The basic configuration of the gaming machine to which the above-described features can be applied is shown below.

  Pachinko gaming machine: operation means operated by a player, game ball launching means for launching a game ball based on the operation of the operation means, a ball path for guiding the launched game ball to a predetermined game area, and a game A gaming machine that includes each gaming component arranged in an area, and gives a bonus to a player when a gaming ball passes through a predetermined passing portion of each gaming component.

  A spinning machine such as a slot machine: the rotation of the circulating body is started based on the operation of the start operation means, the rotation of the circulating body is stopped based on the operation of the stop operation means, and the player is made according to the pattern after the stop. A gaming machine that grants bonuses.

  As described above, the present invention is suitable for a gaming machine such as a slot machine.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Slot machine, 221 ... Operation unit, 227 ... Drive unit, 231C ... Guide groove part, 301L, 301R, 302L, 302R ... Door body, 321A ... Guide protrusion, 330 ... Character display surface, 331 ... Plane part, 332 ... Front protrusion, 352, 362 ... Transparent cover, 352A, 362A ... Character display, 352B, 362B ... Character outline, 352C, 362C ... Outer outline, 353B, 363B ... Light guide plate, 354, 364 ... Light emitting substrate, 354A 364A ... Inner edge, 356 ... LED for characters, 374 ... Decoration recess, 376 ... Linear groove part, 377 ... Contour connection part, 406 ... Visual recognition window, 407 ... Rear side decoration part, 412B ... Lens part, 413C ... Light guide shaft , 413D ... light guide connection part, 417 ... decorative LED, 421 ... window frame part, 433 ... light emitting substrate, 454 ... light emitting part, 501 The cover body

Claims (2)

In a gaming machine provided with a decoration means having a target display surface on which a predetermined display target that is visible from the front side where the player is located and is configured by at least one character, figure, symbol, or hieroglyph is displayed,
The decoration means includes an operation member that forms the target display surface as a part and is operable by a predetermined power source,
The operating member has translucency, and a decorative display member that forms the predetermined display object;
A light emitting substrate provided with light emitting means for emitting the decoration display member at a plurality of locations along the outer periphery of the predetermined display object;
The light emitting substrate has a shape in which a part overlapping the predetermined display target has an inner edge opened along the outer shape of the predetermined display target or in a simplified form of the outer shape of the predetermined display target . A gaming machine characterized by that.   The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the gaming machine is a swing-type gaming machine such as a pachinko gaming machine or a slot machine.

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