JP6634652B2 - Gaming machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine.

  A gaming machine such as a slot machine and a pachinko gaming machine is provided with a lighting device for decorating the gaming machine or for effecting or notifying. Such a lighting device includes a lens member illuminated by light from a light source, and the lens member shines when illuminated by light from the light source. Further, as an illuminating device, there is known an illuminating device provided with a partition for preventing light from a predetermined light source from leaking into an area not intended by a designer.

  For example, Patent Document 1 describes a gaming machine provided between a light source cover (lens member) having a light-transmitting property and an inner light source and an outer light source, and provided with a partition wall for separating the inner light source and the outer light source to the left and right. Have been.

JP 2009-125493 A

  By the way, when light from a light source passes through a light-transmitting lens member as in the gaming machine described in Patent Literature 1, there is nothing to block the light inside the lens member. Thus, there is a possibility that light leaks into an area not intended by the designer. That is, there is a problem that light leaking through the inside of the lens member cannot be blocked by only the partition.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine that can sufficiently prevent light from leaking into an area not intended by a designer.

  In order to achieve the above object, a gaming machine of the present invention has a light source, a lens member that shines by the light of the light source, and a partition that closes or abuts the light source side surface of the lens member and blocks light from the light source. And a light-blocking portion for blocking light is provided on a surface of the lens member opposite to the light source, at a position facing a portion where the partition approaches or abuts.

  According to such a configuration, the partition prevents the light from the light source from leaking into an area not intended by the designer. In addition, since light traveling through the interior of the lens member, which cannot be prevented only by the partition, toward an area not intended by the designer is hindered by the light shielding portion, light leaks into an area not intended by the designer. This can be more reliably prevented.

  Further, in the configuration of the present invention, a light source substrate on which the plurality of light sources are mounted, an opening for exposing the light source and the partition, and at least a part of a surface of the light source substrate on which the light source is mounted. A partition member disposed so as to cover the light source substrate, wherein the light source substrate has an identification code for identifying each of the plurality of light sources, and identifies each of the plurality of light sources even in a state where the partition member is disposed. Preferably, it is provided at a possible position.

  According to such a configuration, even in a state in which the partition member is arranged so as to cover at least a part of the surface of the light source substrate on which the light source is mounted, a state where each of the plurality of light sources can be identified by the identification code. Therefore, each of the plurality of light sources can be identified by the identification code without moving the partition member. Therefore, for example, when some of the light sources do not turn on, the light source that does not turn on can be identified from the identification code without moving the partition member, and analysis at the time of failure of the light source substrate can be easily performed. Can be done.

  According to the gaming machine of the present invention, it is possible to sufficiently prevent light from leaking into an area not intended by the designer.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an example of a gaming machine according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing the shutter device, viewed from the front side. FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view showing the movable member, as viewed from the front side. FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view showing the movable member, viewed from the rear side. FIG. 3 is a front view showing the light source substrate and the partition member. FIG. 2A is a perspective view of a partition member, as viewed from the front side, and FIG. FIG. 3A is a perspective view of the center lens, as viewed from the front side, and FIG. FIG. 3 is a sectional perspective view showing a main part of the movable member. FIG. 4A shows a movable member, wherein FIG. 4A is a perspective view as viewed from the front side, and FIG. It is a rear view showing the light source board of the lighting device of the upper part of the same game machine.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In the present embodiment, a case in which the present invention is applied to a slot machine which is one of gaming machines will be described as an example. You may.
In the following description, “back and forth” basically means that when a player is in front of the slot machine, the player side is “front” and the slot machine side is “rear”, and “up and down” The upper side of the slot machine is "upper", the lower side is "lower", the "left and right" means the left hand side of the player playing the slot machine is "left", and the right hand side is "right". I do.

First, a schematic configuration of a slot machine M to which the invention is applied will be described.
FIG. 1 is a front view showing the slot machine M.
The slot machine M includes a housing 1. The housing 1 includes a bottom plate, left and right side plates, a top plate, and a back plate, and has a front opening that opens to the front side of the housing 1. Shaped. In addition, on the upper surface of the bottom plate, a power supply unit having a built-in power supply device for supplying power to each component, a hopper unit as a payout device for storing medals and paying out medals, and the like are provided.

In addition, a front door 3 that closes the front opening of the housing 1 so as to be openable and closable is provided at the front of the housing 1. And a lower door 40 that closes the lower part of the opening so that it can be opened and closed.
An exchange unit is detachably provided in the housing 1. This replacement unit includes a frame, which is a metal frame assembled in a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape, a reel unit supported by the frame, and a board unit fixed to the frame.
The reel unit includes three stepping motors provided on a frame, and three rotating reels fixed to output shafts of the respective stepping motors. The board unit is one in which a board provided with electronic components such as a CPU, a ROM, a RAM, and an I / O is housed in a board case. Then, the board unit functions as a game control device for controlling the game of the slot machine M.

As shown in FIG. 1, a display window 31 is provided below the upper door 30. The display window 31 is provided to be inclined with respect to a horizontal plane so as to be more rearward toward the upper side. Behind the display window 31, the three rotating reels are provided in a horizontal row. A plurality of symbols are arranged on the outer peripheral surface of each rotating reel. When the rotating reel stops, three symbols are displayed per reel through the display window 31. In the slot machine M, a total of five pay lines, three horizontal lines and two diagonal lines, are set.
Then, whether or not the winning combination has been won is displayed by a combination of symbols stopped on the pay line when the three reels are stopped.
A display window 32 larger than the display window 31 is provided substantially vertically above the upper door 30. The display window 32 is provided for viewing the display surface of the image display device provided on the upper door 30. The image display device has a liquid crystal display panel, and in the image display device, an image for effect in a gaming machine is displayed on a display surface thereof.
In addition, a horizontally long lighting device 33 for performing information, effects, and the like is provided in the upper central portion of the display window 32 of the upper door 30.
Also, between the display windows 32, horizontally long lighting devices 34, 35, 34 for performing notification, effects, and the like are provided adjacent to the left and right.
Further, on both left and right sides of the display window 31, an effect panel 61 for performing information, effects, and the like is provided, and an effect button 62 is provided on the right effect panel 61. The effect button 62 is pressed and operated by the player, and when pressed, changes the mode of the effect image displayed on the image display device viewed through the display window 32, for example. In addition to raising awareness of participation, it was designed to raise interest. For example, an effect image displayed on the image display device in conjunction with the operation of the effect button 62 can be selected. Note that the arrangement of the effect buttons 62 is not limited to this, and may be provided at a position where the player can perform a pressing operation.
Further, on both left and right sides of the upper door 30, lighting devices 37 for performing information, effects, and the like are provided.

  The upper door 30 is rotatably connected to the replacement unit provided in the housing 1 via a hinge so as to open and close an upper opening of the housing 1. The lower door 40 is rotatably connected to the housing 1 via a hinge so as to open and close the lower opening of the housing 1.

  The slot machine M has a structure of a detachable housing type, and when exchanging a model at a game store, an exchange unit to which the upper door 30 is rotatably attached is exchanged. When the model is replaced, the housing 1, the lower door 40, the power supply unit and the hopper unit in the housing 1, and the like are attached to the island facilities of the game store and are not replaced. Further, the slot machine M is not limited to the separated type, and may be one that replaces the entire slot machine at the time of model change. In this case, the front door 3 may be an integral structure that is not divided into the upper door 30 and the lower door 40. When the upper door 30 and the lower door 40 are divided, the upper door 30 may be rotatably attached to the side plate of the housing 1 via a hinge.

  At the lower end of the upper door 30, an engaging portion is provided which protrudes rearward from the front surface of the lower door 40 and below the upper end of the lower door 40, and when the lower door 40 is closed, the upper door 30 is closed. The structure cannot be opened.

  A medal payout port for discharging medals from the inside of the slot machine and a medal tray 43 for storing medals discharged from the medal payout port are formed below the lower door 40. A liquid crystal display panel 45 is provided between the operation unit 50 and the medal tray 43. In addition, lamps 33d for performing notification and effects are provided on both left and right sides of the liquid crystal display panel 45, respectively.

  An operation unit 50 for operating the slot machine M is provided above the lower door 40. The operation unit 50 includes a settlement switch 52 for paying out credited medals, a start lever 53 for starting a game, three stop buttons 54 for stopping rotation of each of the three spinning reels, and a medal. (Game media), a medal slot 42 for inserting a medal, a reject button 55 for eliminating a medal clogging that has occurred in a medal path below the medal slot 42, and a button for operating when betting the maximum number of three medals. In addition to a MAX bet button 56 (bet button) and the like, an operation panel 57 for selecting a game effect and the like, and a display unit 58 are provided. The operation panel 57 is disposed substantially at the center in the width direction (left-right direction) of the operation unit 50, and the display unit 58 is disposed on the right side of the operation unit 50 with the medal insertion slot 42 and the reject button 55 interposed therebetween. The operation panel 57 has a cross key, a decision button, a cancel button, and the like for selecting an effect or the like.

The MAX bet button 56 is disposed so as to face upward, and is formed so as to be pushed downward from above. The force required to operate the MAX bet button 56 (hereinafter, referred to as operation force) is about 1.0N. The MAX bet button 56 includes a pressing portion and an elastic member. The pressing portion is a member that is pressed and operated by a player's finger or the like, and is formed of resin or the like. The pressing portion is urged upward by an elastic member. The elastic member is a member that is configured to urge the pressing portion and to be elastically deformed against the urging force when the pressing portion is pressed, and a spring or the like is used.
The stop button 54 is disposed so as to face forward, and is formed so as to be pushed in from back to front. The operation force of the stop button 54 is about 0.7N. That is, the operation force of the stop button 54 is smaller than the operation force of the MAX bet button 56.
The effect button 62 is arranged so as to face forward, and is formed so as to be pushed in from back to front. The operation force of the effect button 62 is greater than or equal to the operation force of the MAX bet button 56. The operation force of the effect button 62 is, for example, about 3.0 N.
The stop button 54 and the effect button 62 have a pressing portion and an elastic member, like the MAX bet button 56. The pressing portion of the stop button 54 and the effect button 62 is urged forward by the elastic member. ing.
Further, as described above, the operation force of the MAX bet button 56 is about 1.0N. That is, it is necessary to push the pressing portion to elastically deform the elastic member, and to move the pressing portion to a position where a switch ON signal (a signal indicating that the button has been pressed) is output from a sensor provided in the MAX bet button 56. The load (sensor detection load) is about 1.0N. In the gaming machine of the present embodiment, a photo sensor is used as a sensor, but another sensor may be used as long as it can detect the pressing of the pressing portion. The photo sensor is configured to output a switch ON signal when detecting that the light traveling from the light emitting element to the light receiving element has been changed by a detection object that is moved by the pressing of the pressing unit, for example. When a load larger than the sensor detection load is applied, the pressing portion further moves while elastically deforming the elastic member, and stops by contacting the mechanical stopper. The same applies to the stop button 54 (operating force of about 0.7 N) and the effect button 62 (operating force of about 3.0 N).

Here, a basic game flow in the gaming machine of the present embodiment will be described. When the player presses the MAX bet button 56, a credited medal is inserted (bet), and the game can be started. When the player performs an operation of pressing the start lever 53 as an operation for starting a game, the rotating reel starts rotating, and when the rotating speed of the rotating reel increases to a predetermined speed, the pressing operation of the stop button 54 is effective. State. Thereafter, when the player presses the stop button 54 at an arbitrary timing, each rotating reel stops. When all the spinning reels stop, a process of paying out medals or a process of starting the game again without consuming new medals is performed according to the result of the game. The game is over.
The effect button 62 is used to notify the player that the player is pleased, for example, that the player has won a bonus or that the player has decided to shift to an advantageous state. At a predetermined timing, such as a game place, the pressing operation for changing the mode of the effect becomes effective. Then, when the effect button 62 is pressed in a state where the pressing operation is valid, the mode of the effect image displayed on the image display device changes, or the movable role moves, and the mode of the effect changes. I do.

  As is clear from the above, it is necessary to press a plurality of stop buttons 54 corresponding to the number of rotating reels for each game. At this time, since the operation force of the stop button 54 is set smaller than the operation force of the MAX bet button 56 and the effect button 62, the player obtains a light and comfortable operation feeling regarding the operation of the stop button 54. And all the stop buttons 54 can be pressed at a good tempo. Therefore, the player can play the game comfortably, and the playability is improved. In addition, since the operation force of the frequently used stop button 54 is set to be small, accumulation of fatigue of the player is reduced, and the playability is improved.

  The MAX bet button 56 is often used with a strong force because it is used for an operation for starting a game, and can be operated by hitting it from above. Since the operation force is set to be larger than 54, the player can obtain a moderately responsive operation feeling, and the playability is improved.

  The operation frequency of the effect button 62 is lower than that of the stop button 54 or the MAX bet button 56. In addition, when the production button 62 informs the player that the player is pleased as described above, or at a game place for the player, a pressing operation for changing the mode of the production is effective. Therefore, the player tends to be operated with a strong force by a player who is in a mood-elevated state. Since the operation force of the effect button 62 is set to be greater than the operation force of the stop button 54 and equal to or greater than the operation force of the MAX bet button 56, the player feels a heavy and heavy operation feeling. Can be obtained, and the playability is improved.

  Behind the display window 32, a shutter device 70 shown in FIG. 2 is provided. Further, the shutter device 70 includes a pair of left and right movable members 71, 71 (shutter, movable accessory), and a drive mechanism 72 for moving the movable members 71, 71 left and right.

The movable members 71 are moved by driving sources such as motors 73 provided in a driving mechanism 72, and move left and right in front of a display surface of the image display device to thereby move the image display device. The game is directed together with the effect image by the player.
Since the left movable member 71 and the right movable member 71 have a substantially symmetric structure, the right movable member 71 will be described below.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the movable member 71 includes a cover member 75, a light source board 76 (electronic circuit board), a partition member 77, an upper inner lens 78, a lower inner lens 79, a center lens 80, an outer lens A lens 81.

The cover member 75 is a vertically long member formed of a white synthetic resin, and covers the rear surface of the light source substrate 76. Further, the cover member 75 is configured to be divided into two parts, a cover member main body 75a that covers substantially the entire back surface of the light source substrate 76 and a lower end cover member 75b that covers the lower end portion of the rear surface of the light source substrate 76. Note that the cover member main body 75a and the lower end cover member 75b may be integrally formed.
Further, the cover member 75 is provided with four vertically spaced screw insertion holes 83 for inserting screws.

  The light source substrate 76 has a vertically long plate shape as shown in FIGS. A plurality of LEDs 85 as light sources are mounted on the front surface of the light source substrate 76. Further, in the vicinity of each of the plurality of LEDs 85, an identification code 86 for identifying each LED 85 is written as shown in FIG. Specifically, 25 LEDs 85 are mounted on the front surface of the light source substrate 76, and each LED 85 is assigned a serial number from 1 to 25. In the vicinity of each LED 85, characters “LED1” to “LED25” are written as identification codes 86 (FIG. 5 shows “LED6” to “LED21”). The serial number is determined by the designer of the gaming machine (light source board 76). For example, when one of the 25 LEDs 85 is turned off, the identification code of the turned off LED 85 is used. By checking the number 86, it is possible to determine the serial number of the LED 85 that has stopped lighting, and by following the circuit diagram of the light source board 76 from the identification code 86 of the LED 85 that has stopped lighting, the failure of the light source board 76 can be determined. It is possible to analyze individual places.

The identification code 86 is provided at a position where each LED 85 can be identified even when the partition member 77 is arranged on the front side of the light source substrate 76. That is, the partition member 77 is arranged in front of the light source substrate 76, and a part of the front surface of the light source substrate 76 is covered by the partition member 77, and the LED 85 is transmitted from an opening 90 of the partition member 77 described later. Although it is in an exposed state, even in such a state, it is possible to know what the serial number of each LED 85 is when viewed from the front. At this time, the identification code 86 does not need to be visible as a whole, as long as each LED 85 can be identified. For example, characters such as “LED13”, “LED16”, and “LED18” in FIG. 5 are partially hidden by the partition member 77, but since the numeral portion is visible, each LED 85 can be identified. It is possible.
Although illustration is omitted, in the numerals “1” to “25” of the characters “LED1” to “LED25” as the identification code 86, the partition member 77 is disposed on the front side of the light source substrate 76. In the state, all are visible from the front side. Therefore, in a state where the partition member 77 is disposed on the front side of the light source substrate 76, all the LEDs 85 provided on the front side of the light source substrate 76 are in a state where they can be identified by the identification code 86.

  All of the identification codes 86 provided on the front surface of the light source board 76 are provided on the same side of the LED 85 (the lower side of the LED 85 in FIG. 5). In addition, all the identification codes 86 have the same marking direction. For example, as shown in FIG. 5, all of the identification codes 86 are described to be read from left to right.

  As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the light source substrate 76 has boss insertion holes 120, 120 and a notch 121 through which the boss 110 of the outer lens 81 is inserted, and a boss 104 at the lower end of the center lens 80. It has a second notch 122 to be inserted, and insertion holes 123 into which the projection 97 of the partition member 77 is inserted.

The upper inner lens 78, the lower inner lens 79, the center lens 80, and the outer lens 81 are lens members that transmit the light of the LED 85 and shine with the light of the LED 85. Specifically, the light of the LED 85 mounted on the upper part of the light source substrate 76 passes through the upper inner lens 78 and the upper part 80 a of the center lens 80. Further, the light of the LED 85 mounted below the light source substrate 76 passes through the lower inner lens 79 and the lower part 80 b of the center lens 80. The light of the LED 85 mounted at the center of the light source substrate 76 in the vertical direction passes through the center 80 c of the center lens 80 in the vertical direction and the outer lens 81.
In addition, the partition member 77 causes the upper part 80 a of the upper inner lens 78 and the center lens 80 to shine due to the light of the LED 85 mounted at the center in the vertical direction of the light source board 76, and the lower part of the inner lens 79 and the center lens 80 It is a member that blocks light from the LED 85 so that the lower portion 80b does not shine. Further, the partition member 77 illuminates the vertical center portion 80c of the center lens 80 and the outer lens 81 by the light of the LED 85 mounted on the upper portion of the light source substrate 76 and the LED 85 mounted on the lower portion of the light source substrate 76. It is a member that blocks the light from the LED 85 so that there is no occurrence.

  The upper inner lens 78 and the lower inner lens 79 are formed of a transparent synthetic resin. The upper inner lens 78 covers the upper part of the front surface of the light source substrate 76, and the lower inner lens 79 covers the lower part of the front surface of the light source substrate 76. In addition, the upper inner lens 78 and the lower inner lens 79 are vertically separated from each other.

  Further, the upper inner lens 78 and the lower inner lens 79 have a complicated uneven shape, and the light from the LED 85 diverged or focused by the uneven shape is irradiated on the center lens 80. ing.

  At the lower left of the upper inner lens 78, a cutout portion 130 through which the boss 110 of the outer lens 81 is inserted is formed. The upper inner lens 78 is provided with an insertion hole (not shown) for inserting an upper inner lens positioning projection 105 of the center lens 80 described later. The lower inner lens 79 has a boss insertion hole 131 through which the boss 110 of the outer lens 81 is inserted, and an insertion hole (not shown) into which a lower inner lens positioning projection 106 of the center lens 80 described later is inserted. And a boss insertion hole 132 through which the boss 104 of the center lens 80 is inserted. Further, in the lower inner lens 79, a portion forming the boss insertion hole 131 protrudes upward in a substantially semicircular shape, and this protruding portion fits into a notch 96 of a partition member 77 described later. It has become.

  A partition member 77 is disposed between the upper inner lens 78 and the lower inner lens 79 and on the front side of the light source substrate 76. As shown in FIG. 6, the partition member 77 is a lattice-shaped frame having twelve openings 90. The partition member 77 includes an outer frame 91 having a substantially rectangular shape when viewed from the front, and an inner frame 92 that divides a region surrounded by the outer frame 91 into a lattice. The back surfaces of the outer frame 91 and the inner frame 92 are flush with each other. Further, the front surface of the outer frame 91 projects forward from the front surface of the inner frame 92. Further, the front surfaces of the upper side portion 91a and the lower side portion 91b of the outer frame 91 project forward from the front surfaces of the left side portion 91c and the right side portion 91d of the outer frame. In addition, the upper side portion 91a has a step portion 91e formed in an inner portion of the front surface (inner portion of the frame), and the front portion of the upper side portion 91a has a shape in which the step portion 91e portion is lowered one step backward. ing.

As shown in FIG. 5, one LED 85 fits into one opening 90 when viewed from the front. The partition member 77 is arranged on the front side of the light source substrate 76, and the LED 85 is exposed from the opening 90 in a state where the partition member 77 covers a part of the front surface of the light source substrate 76.
Note that a plurality of LEDs 85 may be accommodated in one opening 90. In addition, for example, the partition member 77 may not have the inner frame 92 and may have a substantially rectangular frame shape or the like in the front view only of the outer frame 91. In this case, one opening 90 is formed by the outer frame 91. It is formed.

  Further, the upper side 91a of the outer frame 91 is disposed so that light from the LED 85 disposed at the center in the vertical direction of the light source substrate 76 does not illuminate the upper portion 80a of the center lens 80, or is disposed above the light source substrate 76. A partition 91 a that blocks the light of each LED 85 so that the light from the LED 85 does not illuminate the vertical center portion 80 c of the center lens 80 and the outer lens 81. Further, the lower side portion 91b of the outer frame 91 is disposed so that light from the LED 85 disposed at the center in the vertical direction of the light source substrate 76 does not illuminate the lower portion 80b of the center lens 80, or is disposed below the light source substrate 76. A partition 91b that blocks the light of each LED 85 so that the light from the LED 85 does not illuminate the center portion 80c of the center lens in the vertical direction or the outer lens 81. The upper side 91a and the lower side 91b of the outer frame 91 have a rib shape.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the partition member 77 is inserted with insertion holes 94, 94 into which partition member positioning protrusions 107, 107 of the center lens 80 described later are inserted, and a boss 110 of the outer lens 81. A boss insertion hole 95 and a notch 96 are provided, and a protrusion 97 inserted into the insertion hole 123 of the light source board 76 is provided.

As shown in FIG. 7, the center lens 80 has a vertically long box shape with an open rear side, and covers the light source substrate 76, the upper inner lens 78, the lower inner lens 79, and the partition member 77 from the front side. ing. The center lens 80 is composed of a center lens body formed of a transparent synthetic resin and a thin film (not shown) disposed on the front side of the center lens body. The thin film has substantially the same shape as the center lens body, and is a transparent film having a pattern printed thereon. A thin film on which a pattern is printed is placed in front of the transparent center lens body, so that the center lens body is decorated and the center lens body is colored. . As described above, the center lens body is colored by using the thin film and the center lens 80 is configured, so that the center lens 80 can be manufactured at low cost. The thin film is formed three-dimensionally (substantially the same shape as the center lens body) after printing is performed on the flat film.
The thin film may not be provided, and the center lens body itself may be formed of a colored synthetic resin, or the center lens body may be formed by directly coloring the center lens body. . The coloring of the center lens body may be performed by printing, vapor deposition, or another method.

  An upper inner lens 78 is arranged behind the upper portion 80a of the center lens 80. Further, a lower inner lens 79 is disposed behind the lower portion 80b of the center lens 80. Further, a partition member 77 is disposed behind the center portion 80c of the center lens 80 in the vertical direction. The upper portion 80a and the lower portion 80b of the center lens 80 have an uneven shape, and the unevenness and the pattern are used to decorate the gaming machine. The front surface of the center portion 80c of the center lens 80 in the vertical direction is flat. In addition, a lens cut 100 is formed on the rear surface of the center portion 80c of the center lens 80 on the rear side of the center portion 80c in the vertical direction so as to uniformly diffuse the light from the LED 85 and uniformly emit light in the center portion 80c of the center lens 80 in the vertical direction. .

  On the front surface of the center lens 80, between the upper part 80a and the center part 80c in the vertical direction, a light shielding part 101 (shown by a thick black line in FIG. 7A) is provided. Further, a light-shielding portion 101 is provided on the front surface of the center lens 80, between the lower portion 80b and the vertical center portion 80c. The light blocking portion 101 blocks light so as to prevent light from the LED 85 that has entered the inside of the center lens 80 from being emitted outside the center lens 80. In other words, the light blocking unit 101 prevents light from leaking outside the center lens 80.

In the gaming machine of the present embodiment, light-shielding portion 101 is a portion of thin film of center lens 80 on which black printing is performed. Specifically, black thick linear printing as shown in FIG. 7A is performed on the back surface of the thin film, and the thin film and the center lens body are integrated. Thus, a light-shielding portion 101 is formed on the front surface of the center lens 80.
Note that the light-shielding portion 101 is not limited to black and may be another color as long as light emission to the outside of the center lens 80 can be suppressed. Further, the light shielding portion 101 may be printed on the front surface of a thin film. Further, the light-shielding portion 101 may be formed by directly painting a part of the front surface of the center lens body black, for example, by printing or vapor deposition, and a black linear seal or the like may be attached to the front surface of the center lens body. May be formed. By forming the light-shielding portion 101 by printing on a thin film on which a pattern for decorating the center lens 80 is drawn, the light-shielding portion 101 can be created simultaneously with the printing of the pattern. Manufacturing cost can be reduced.

  In addition, a portion of the rear surface of the center lens 80 facing the light shielding portion 101 is a contact portion 102, 102 (proximal portion) with which the upper side 91a or the lower side 91b of the partition member 77 contacts or approaches. This will be described in detail later.

  Further, the center lens 80 is provided with three boss insertion holes 103 for vertically inserting the boss 110 of the outer lens 81 so as to be vertically separated. Further, a boss 104 protruding rearward is provided at a lower end of the rear surface of the center lens 80. The boss 104 has a screw hole. Further, two upper inner lens positioning protrusions 105 for positioning the upper inner lens 78 are provided on the upper portion on the back surface of the center lens 80. Further, two lower inner lens positioning projections 106 for positioning the lower inner lens 79 are provided at the lower portion on the back surface of the center lens 80. Further, two partition member positioning protrusions 107 for positioning the partition member 77 are provided at the vertical center of the rear surface of the center lens 80.

  The outer lens 81 is formed by depositing gold on a transparent synthetic resin. The gold deposition is performed over substantially the entire front surface of the outer lens 81. In addition, the gold deposition includes a thin portion and a thick portion, and light transmitted through the center portion 80c in the vertical direction of the center lens is emitted to the outside of the outer lens 81 from the thin portion of the gold deposition, and the It has reached the eyes. Note that the thick portion of the gold deposition may also transmit light. In any case, there is a difference in light transmittance between a thick portion and a thin portion where gold is deposited, and a pattern emerges by light passing through the thin portion where gold is deposited.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the outer lens 81 has a shape imitating the shape of a human hand, and serves as a decorative member for decorating a gaming machine with the shape. On the back surface of the outer lens 81, three bosses 110 having screw holes are provided vertically separated from each other.

  The cover member 75, the light source substrate 76, the partition member 77, the upper inner lens 78, the lower inner lens 79, the center lens 80, and the outer lens 81 are integrated by screwing. Specifically, the three bosses 110 of the outer lens 81 are inserted into the boss insertion hole 103 of the center lens 80, the boss insertion hole 95 of the partition member 77, the cutout portion 130 of the upper inner lens 78, and the boss insertion of the lower inner lens 79. The boss 110 is inserted into the hole 131, the boss insertion hole 120 and the notch 121 of the light source substrate 76, and the front end surface of the boss 110 contacts the front surface of the cover member 75, and the three screw insertion holes 83 on the upper side of the cover member 75 respectively. Is screwed into the screw hole of the boss 110. Further, the boss 104 of the center lens 80 is inserted into the boss insertion hole 132 of the lower inner lens 79 and the second notch 122 of the light source substrate 76, and the front end surface of the boss 104 contacts the front surface of the cover member 75. At the same time, the screw inserted into the screw insertion hole 83 on the lower side of the cover member 75 is screwed into the screw hole of the boss 104. The screws are screwed into the boss 110 and the boss 104 in this manner, so that the cover member 75, the light source substrate 76, the partition member 77, the upper inner lens 78, the lower inner lens 79, the center lens 80, The outer lens 81 is integrated. In other words, the cover member 75, the light source substrate 76, the partition member 77, the upper inner lens 78, the lower inner lens 79, the center lens 80, and the outer lens 81 are connected to the cover member 75 and the outer lens 81. Other members are sandwiched, and the cover member 75 and the outer lens 81 are fixed to each other to be integrated. In addition, members adjacent to each other in front and rear are in contact with each other, and positioning of each member in the front-back direction is performed.

  The upper inner lens positioning projection 105 or the lower inner lens positioning projection 106 of the center lens 80 is inserted into the insertion hole provided in the upper inner lens 78 or the lower inner lens 79. The partition member positioning projections 107 of the center lens 80 are inserted into the insertion holes 94 of the partition member 77. The projections 97, 97 of the partition member 77 are inserted into the insertion holes 123, 123 of the light source substrate 76. In this way, by inserting the protruding portion of the other member into the insertion hole of the adjacent one member, positioning of each member in the up, down, left, and right directions with respect to the adjacent member is performed.

  Further, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the upper side 91 a of the partition member 77 has a shape along the lower side of the upper inner lens 78. Further, the lower side portion 91 b of the partition member 77 has a shape along the upper side portion of the lower inner lens 79. Further, the partition member 77 is arranged such that the upper side 91 a is along the lower side of the upper inner lens 78, and the lower side 91 b is arranged along the upper side of the lower inner lens 79.

FIG. 8 shows a cross section of the movable member 71. The upper edge 91a and the lower edge 91b of the partition member 77 as a partition for blocking light from the LED 85 have their front end surfaces in contact with the rear surface of the center lens 80. Further, the side surfaces of the upper side portion 91a and the lower side portion 91b as the partition are close to the back surface of the center lens 80 but do not abut.
The front surfaces of the upper side portion 91a and the lower side portion 91b may not be in contact with the back surface of the center lens 80 and may be close to each other. Further, the side surfaces of the upper side portion 91a and the lower side portion 91b may be in contact with the back surface of the center lens 80.

  Further, the light shielding portions 101, 101 are arranged at positions where the upper side portion 91a or the lower side portion 91b of the partition member 77 is in contact with or in contact with the portion (contact portion 102 (proximal portion)). That is, the upper side 91a or the lower side 91b of the partition member 77 is in contact with or close to the rear surface of the center lens 80, and the upper side 91a or the lower side 91b of the partition member 77 is the front surface of the center lens 80. A light-shielding portion 101 is provided at a position facing a portion where the light-shielding member contacts or approaches. Further, when viewed from the front, the light shielding portion 101 is formed along the upper side portion 91a or the lower side portion 91b of the partition member 77. In other words, as viewed from the front, the light blocking portion 101 and the upper side 91a or the lower side 91b of the partition member 77 are in an overlapping state.

  As shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, the light-shielding portions 101 are covered with the outer lens 81 as a decorative member from the front side and the left side. Therefore, the light-shielding portions 101, 101 are in a state where it is difficult for the player to visually recognize them. In particular, the portion of the outer lens 81 that covers the light-shielding portions 101, 101 (the portion located in front of the light-shielding portions 101, 101 of the outer lens 81) is thickly deposited with gold, and the light-shielding portions 101, 101 are thickened. Is prevented from being seen by the player.

  Also, as shown in FIG. 9A, the left side surface and the front surface of the vertical center portion 80c of the center lens 80 are covered with the outer lens 81. As shown in FIG. 9B, the right end of the outer lens 81 protrudes rightward from the right end of the center lens 80. Note that the right side surface of the center portion 80c in the vertical direction of the center lens 80 is not covered with the outer lens 81 and is exposed.

  As described above, in the gaming machine according to the present embodiment, the light of the LEDs 85 of the light source substrate 76 leaks to an area not intended by the designer, because the upper side 91a and the lower side 91b of the partition member 77 as a partition. Is prevented. In addition, since light traveling toward an area not intended by the designer through the inside of the center lens 80, which cannot be prevented only by the upper side portion 91a or the lower side portion 91b as a partition, is blocked by the light shielding portion 101, Leakage of light into a region not intended by the designer can be more reliably prevented.

  Further, in the light source board 76, the identification code 86 is provided at a position where each LED 85 can be identified even when the partition member 77 is arranged on the front side of the light source board 76. Even in a state where it is arranged so as to cover a part of the front surface of the substrate 76, each of the plurality of LEDs 85 can be identified by the identification code, and each of the plurality of LEDs 85 can be identified by the identification code 86 without moving the partition member 77. be able to. Therefore, for example, in the case where some of the LEDs 85 do not light up, the unlit LEDs 85 can be identified from the identification code without moving the partition member 77. Can be easily performed.

  In addition, the partition member 77 (the upper side part 91a and the lower side part 91b as a partition) may be a reflector which reflects not only light but also light. Further, the light source substrate 76 and the partition member (reflector) 77 may be, for example, those used for a backlight of a rotating reel (light for illuminating the rotating reel from behind).

  In a state where the partition member is provided for the light source substrate, particularly in a state where the light source substrate and the partition member are fixed to each other, if the LED mounted on the light source substrate can be identified by the identification code, the light source Since each LED can be identified by the identification code without removing the partition member from the substrate, analysis at the time of failure of the light source substrate and the like can be easily performed.

  Next, the light source board 200 (electronic circuit board) of the lighting device 33 will be described with reference to FIG. The lighting device 33 includes a light source substrate 200, and is illuminated by light from a plurality of LEDs (light sources) mounted on the light source substrate 200. Although FIG. 10 is a rear view of the light source substrate 200, all LEDs are mounted on the front surface of the light source substrate 200 and are not shown.

On the back surface of the light source substrate 200, a plurality of resistors (electronic components) and a plurality of capacitors (electronic components) are mounted. Further, among the plurality of resistors, the same type of resistors r1 to r10 are arranged with their longitudinal directions unified. Further, among the plurality of capacitors, the same type of capacitors c1 to c10 are arranged with their longitudinal directions unified. That is, for example, among a plurality of types of capacitors such as an aluminum electrolytic capacitor and a multilayer ceramic capacitor (chip capacitor), the chip capacitors c1 to c10 shown in FIG. Further, the chip resistors r1 to r10 are also arranged in a uniform longitudinal direction. For this reason, when analyzing when the light source substrate 200 has failed, the resistance and the capacitor can be easily checked.
In addition, the longitudinal direction of all the resistors may be arranged in a unified manner, or the longitudinal direction of all the capacitors may be arranged in a unified manner. It is also possible to arrange the capacitors in a unified manner in the longitudinal direction. This makes it easier to check the resistance and the capacitor.

  In the vicinity of the resistors r1 to r10 and the capacitors c1 to c10, an identification code 201 for identifying each electronic component is written, similarly to the LED 85 (electronic component) described above. Specifically, characters “R1” to “R10” are written near the resistors r1 to r10 as identification codes 201 for identifying each resistor. In the vicinity of the capacitors c1 to c10, characters “C1” to “C10” are written as identification codes 201 for identifying each capacitor. The marking direction of the identification code 201 is aligned with the longitudinal direction of the electronic component indicated by the identification code 201. Therefore, the correspondence between the electronic component and the identification code 201 can be easily grasped.

  A plurality of integrated circuits i1 to i7 are mounted on the back surface of the light source substrate 200. In the vicinity of the integrated circuits i1 to i7, characters “IC1” to “IC7” are written as identification codes 201 for identifying each integrated circuit. In addition, each of the integrated circuits i1 to i7 has one pin on the same side in the board surface for each type of package (for example, DIP (Dual Inline Package), SOP (Small Outline Package), QFP (Quad Flat Package), etc.). It is arranged to be located. Specifically, the integrated circuits i1 to i3 have a package type of QFP, and are arranged such that one pin is located on the lower right side (lower left side in FIG. 10). Further, the integrated circuits i4 to i7 have a package type of SOP, and are arranged such that one pin is located on the lower left side in FIG. Therefore, it is easy to determine the position of one pin.

  An identification symbol 202 indicating the position of one pin of each integrated circuit is written near each of the integrated circuits i1 to i7. Specifically, a black triangle symbol is provided as an identification symbol 202 indicating the position of one pin of each integrated circuit. Further, the identification symbols 202 of the integrated circuits i1 to i3 and i4 to i7 of the same type of package are unified so as to be located on the same side with respect to each integrated circuit. That is, the identification symbol 202 indicating the position of one pin of the integrated circuits i1 to i3 is provided on the lower right side (lower left side in FIG. 10) of each of the integrated circuits i1 to i3. Further, the identification symbol 202 indicating the position of one pin of the integrated circuits i4 to i7 is provided on the lower right side (lower left side in FIG. 10) of each of the integrated circuits i4 to i7. Therefore, it is easier to determine the position of one pin. Further, when mounting the integrated circuits i1 to i7, it is possible to prevent the integrated circuits from being placed in the wrong direction.

  Further, the identification symbols 202 of the integrated circuits i1 to i3 and i4 to i7 of the same type of package have the same direction. That is, the black triangle as the identification symbol 202 indicating the position of one pin of the integrated circuits i1 to i3 faces upward, and one pin is arranged at the position indicated by the upper vertex. The black triangle as the identification symbol 202 indicating the position of one pin of the integrated circuits i4 to i7 faces upward, and the one pin is arranged at the position indicated by the upper vertex. Therefore, it is easier to determine the position of one pin. In addition, when mounting the integrated circuits i1 to i7, it is possible to further prevent the integrated circuit from being placed in the wrong direction.

  Regardless of the type of package, one pin of all the integrated circuits i1 to i7 may be unified so as to be located on the same side in the substrate. Also, regardless of the type of package, the identification symbols 202 indicating the positions of the pins 1 of all the integrated circuits i1 to i7 may be unified so as to be located on the same side of each integrated circuit. . Further, regardless of the type of the package, the identification symbols 202 indicating the positions of the pins 1 of all the integrated circuits i1 to i7 may be arranged in a uniform direction.

76 light source board 77 partition member 80 center lens (lens member)
85 LED (light source)
86 Identification code 90 Opening 91a Upper side (partition)
91b Lower part (partition)
101 Shade M Slot Machine

Claims (1)

A gaming machine including a reel in which a plurality of types of symbols are arranged on an outer peripheral surface, and a backlight that illuminates the reel from inside,
The backlight is
A light source board on which a plurality of light sources are mounted,
A partition member that has a plurality of openings for exposing the light source and is arranged to cover at least a part of a surface of the light source substrate on which the light source is mounted, and a light-reflecting partition member.
A plurality of the light sources are exposed from one opening,
Wherein the light source substrate is an identification code comprising a number that allows identifying each said light source is vignetting set,
The identification code is provided so that each identification code is located on the same side with respect to the corresponding light source, and the identification code of each identification code is also provided through the opening even when the partition member is disposed. A gaming machine, wherein the whole number is visible .

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