JP7269500B2 - game machine - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to gaming machines such as slot machines.

A slot machine, which is a kind of gaming machine, consists of a reel unit that rotates the reels, a main control device that controls the operation of the reel unit, a payout device that pays out medals according to the result of the game, and a box-like shape that accommodates them. and a front door (opening/closing member) capable of opening and closing the front opening of the housing. The front door is provided with an effect device such as an illumination device and a speaker, and an image display device capable of displaying a predetermined effect image (see Patent Document 1, for example). In addition, a sub-control device for controlling the production device, the image display device, and the like is attached to the housing.

JP 2015-139584 A

However, such game machines are required to reduce man-hours during manufacturing.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide a gaming machine capable of reducing man-hours during manufacturing.

In order to achieve such an object, the gaming machine according to the present invention (for example, the slot machine 501 in the embodiment) includes a base portion (for example, the lamp base 601 in the embodiment) and a predetermined effect fixed to the base portion. and a temporary fixing member for temporarily fixing the effect portion to the base portion, and one of the base portion and the effect portion is provided with the temporary A first hole (for example, the base-side temporary fixing engagement hole 602 in the embodiment) that engages with one end of the fixing member is formed, and the other of the base portion and the effect portion is provided with the temporary fixing member. A second hole (for example, the cover-side temporary fixing engagement hole 642 in the embodiment) is formed to engage with the other end of the temporary fixing member, and the temporary fixing member includes the first hole and the second hole. and a pair of lock pieces on one end side of the body. It is formed in a comb shape having an engaging portion and a plurality of contact pieces arranged along the extending direction of the temporary fixing member on the other end side of the body portion , and the plurality of contact pieces are formed in the second hole portion. It has a second engaging portion that releasably engages with the second hole by contacting the peripheral surface and elastically deforming , and the first engaging portion engages with the first hole. and in a state in which the second engaging portion is engaged with the second hole, the plurality of contact pieces elastically deformable in contact with the inner peripheral surface of the second hole are attached to the second hole. By relatively moving, the second engaging portion can be separated from the second hole without the first engaging portion being separated from the first hole.

According to the present invention, it is possible to reduce the number of man-hours when manufacturing a gaming machine.

1 is a front view of a slot machine according to a first embodiment; FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a slot machine with its front door opened; FIG. It is a perspective view of a sub-controller. 4 is an exploded perspective view of a sub-board case; FIG. FIG. 10 is a perspective view showing a first process of removing the sub-board case; FIG. 11 is a perspective view showing a second process of removing the sub-board case; FIG. 4 is a side cross-sectional view showing an enlarged interior of the slot machine; FIG. 10 is a front view showing a process of removing the sub-board case; It is a front view showing the process of removing the effect board case. FIG. 4 is a plan sectional view showing an enlarged part of the sub-board case; FIG. 4 is a side cross-sectional view showing an enlarged part of the sub-board case; FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram showing a process of attaching the shield member to the sub-board case main body; It is a side view which shows the modification of a sub-controller. It is the perspective view which looked at the small display from the front. FIG. 4 is a rear view of the small display device; 2 is an exploded perspective view of the small display device as seen from the rear; FIG. FIG. 16 is a sectional view along XVII-XVII in FIG. 15; FIG. 2 is a plan sectional view showing an enlarged part of the small display device; FIG. 4 is an enlarged plan cross-sectional view showing the vicinity of a cover fixing screw in the small display device; Fig. 3 is a front perspective view of the upper panel assembly; FIG. 4 is an enlarged perspective view of a portion of the upper panel assembly; Fig. 3 is an exploded perspective view of the upper panel assembly viewed from the front; FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view showing an enlarged portion of the upper panel assembly; FIG. 11 is an exploded perspective view showing an enlarged view of another part of the upper panel assembly; It is the perspective view which looked at the upper right production|presentation lamp from the front. It is the exploded perspective view which looked at the upper right production|presentation lamp from the front. It is a front cross-sectional view of the upper right effect lamp. FIG. 11 is a front view of a slot machine according to a second embodiment; 1 is a front perspective view of a slot machine; FIG. Fig. 3 is a front perspective view of the right lamp unit; FIG. 4 is a rear view of the right lamp unit; Fig. 3 is an exploded perspective view of the right lamp unit as seen from the front; FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view of the right lamp unit as seen from the rear; FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view of the lower lamp portion as seen from the front; FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view of the upper lamp portion as seen from the front; Fig. 3 is an exploded perspective view of the speaker unit viewed from the front; FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view of the lower lamp portion as seen from the rear; FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view of the upper lamp portion as seen from the rear; FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view of the speaker unit as seen from the rear; (A) is a front perspective view of the temporary fixing member, and (B) is a rear perspective view of the temporary fixing member. FIG. 4 is a side cross-sectional view showing the vicinity of a temporary fixing member in the right lamp unit; FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the substrate fixing member as seen from the front; (A) is a perspective view of the upper left effect lamp as seen from the front, and (B) is a perspective view of the upper left effect lamp as seen from the rear. It is a front view of a left upper production lamp. FIG. 45 is a cross-sectional view along XLV-XLV in FIG. 44; It is the disassembled perspective view which looked at the left upper production lamp from the front. It is the exploded perspective view which looked at a part of left upper production|presentation lamp from the front. It is the exploded perspective view which looked at another one part of left upper production|presentation lamp from the front. It is the figure which looked at the process in which the left upper production|presentation lamp is assembled from upper direction. It is the figure which looked at the process in which the left upper production|presentation lamp is assembled from the downward direction.

<First embodiment>
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. First, as an example of the gaming machine according to the present invention, the basic construction of a slot machine according to a first embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2. FIG. In the following description, the directions indicated by the arrows in FIG. 2 are defined as the up-down direction, the front-rear direction, and the left-right direction, respectively.

<External configuration of the slot machine>
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the slot machine 1 according to the first embodiment has a box-shaped housing 5 with an open front surface (front), and a front opening of the housing 5 which is attached so as to be openable and closable. A front door 2 is provided. The front door 2 is attached to the front opening of the housing 5 so that it can be opened and closed sideways by using hinge mechanisms 6a to 6c arranged in the front part of the left side plate 5a of the housing 5 when viewed from the front. .

On the front side of the front door 2, as shown in FIG. 1, an upper panel assembly 300 and a lower panel assembly 20 are provided in order from the upper side. A display screen 311a of an image display section 311 is arranged in the central portion of the upper panel assembly 300 so as to face forward, and a pair of upper effect lamps 400a and 400b are arranged on the left and right sides thereof. A pair of upper speaker units 340a and 340b are arranged on the upper left and right sides of the display screen 311a. A decoration lamp 350 with a predetermined decoration is arranged above the display screen 311a.

The upper portion of the lower panel assembly 20 is provided with a reel window W1 through which the surfaces of the three reels 3a, 3b, 3c arranged side by side in the housing face. A medal slot 22 for inserting game medals (game media) and a BET switch unit for betting game medals within the credited range are provided on the upper surface side of an operation panel 21 provided below the reel window W1. 23, and an effect switch unit 24 and the like for performing operations related to effect are attached. On the front side of the operation panel 21, there are a start lever (start switch) 25 that is operated when starting rotation of all the reels 3a to 3c, and three switches for individually stopping the rotation of the reels 3a, 3b, and 3c. stop switches 26a, 26b, 26c (the left stop switch 26a in the figure corresponds to the left reel 3a, the central stop switch 26b corresponds to the middle reel 3b, and the right stop switch 26c corresponds to the right reel 3c) etc. is installed.

The inside of the medal insertion slot 22 includes a receiving passage (connected to a hopper 51 described later) through which the inserted game medals pass when the inserted game medals are validly received, and a passage when the inserted game medals are not accepted. It branches into a return passage through which game medals pass (which leads to a game medal payout port 41, which will be described later), and a blocker is provided at the branched portion. This blocker guides the game medals inserted into the medal insertion port 22 to the receiving passage during the period in which the inserted game medals can be effectively received, and the game medals inserted into the medal insertion port 22 during the other period. It is constructed so that one of the receiving path and the returning path can be selectively opened and the other can be closed so as to guide the medals to the return path.

A small display device 200 is attached to the left of the reel window W1. A right effect lamp 27 is attached to the right of the reel window W1. The reel window W1 is configured such that when all the three reels 3a to 3c are stopped, three symbols per reel, for a total of nine symbols, are displayed so that the player can see them. A pay line 29 that horizontally (horizontally straight) connects the middle symbol display areas of the reels 3a to 3c is a pay line that is activated by betting a specified number of game medals, and is an activated pay line. It is constructed such that whether or not a game combination is established is determined based on the combination of symbols stopped and displayed on the screen 29 . Hereinafter, the activated pay line 29 will be referred to as an "activated line 29" as appropriate.

A transparent lower panel cover 31 is attached to the intermediate portion of the lower panel assembly 20, and a pair of lower effect lamps 32a and 32b are arranged on the left and right sides thereof. On the rear side of the lower panel cover 31, a translucent lower panel base provided with a predetermined pattern and a lower panel illumination lamp (both not shown) are attached, and the lower panel illumination lamp is turned on. The pattern on the lower panel base is illuminated from the rear side by turning on.

A game medal pay-out port 41 for paying out game medals is opened in the lower part of the lower panel assembly 20, and a game medal storage tray 42 for storing game medals is provided so as to face the game medal pay-out port 41. It is A plurality of small holes 44 are formed on the right side of the game medal payout port 41 in alignment with the vibration plate 43a of the lower speaker unit 43 (see also FIG. 2) disposed on the rear side. A plurality of small holes 46 are formed on the left side of the game medal payout port 41 in alignment with the vibration plate 45a of the woofer unit 45 (see also FIG. 2) disposed on the rear side. A hole 47 is formed in alignment with the bass reflex port 45b. The woofer unit 45 is capable of generating low-frequency sounds. The lower speaker unit 43 is capable of generating sounds in the middle range. The left and right upper speaker units 340a, 340b are capable of generating high-pitched sounds.

<Slot machine internal configuration>
As shown in FIG. 2, in the lower part (on the bottom plate 5d) of the housing 5, there is provided a medal payout device 50 for paying out game medals obtained when a predetermined winning mode is established as a result of the game. ing. The medal payout device 50 has a medal detection unit (not shown) for detecting game medals, and a hopper 51 that physically stores (stores) the game medals that have been inserted and effectively received. there is An auxiliary storage 53 for storing game medals overflowing from the hopper 51 is provided in the vicinity of the medal payout device 50, and the auxiliary storage 53 is in a full state (there is a possibility that the game medals overflow from the auxiliary storage 53). A full detection unit (not shown) is provided for detecting whether or not the battery is in a state of potential risk. A power supply device 55 for supplying power to various devices mounted on the slot machine 1 is provided on the left side of the medal payout device 50 .

A reel unit 60 is provided in the central portion within the housing 5 . The reel unit 60 includes the three reels 3a, 3b, and 3c described above and three stepping motors (not shown) for rotating the reels 3a to 3c, respectively. Each of the reels 3a to 3c is made of a light-transmitting member, and a light-transmitting reel tape on which a plurality of types of patterns are displayed is attached to the outer peripheral surface of each reel 3a to 3c. In addition, back lamps (not shown) are arranged on the inner surfaces of the reels 3a to 3c, respectively. The area is entirely illuminated from the inside, and a predetermined symbol combination (for example, symbols corresponding to the game combination lined up on the activated line 29 or on a winning line different from the activated line 29) is displayed. It is configured to illuminate only a partial area of each reel 3a, 3b, 3c so as to make it conspicuous.

A projector device 70 that projects and displays an effect image on the image display section 311 of the upper panel assembly 300 is provided in the upper central portion of the housing 5 (above the reel unit 60). A main control device 80 is provided in the upper right part of the housing 5 (upper inner surface of the right side plate 5b) to perform main control (including driving control of the reels 3a to 3c, combination determination processing, etc.) related to the progress of the game. ing. In the upper left part of the housing 5 (upper inner surface of the left side plate 5a), various effect control (effect image display control by the projector device 70 and the small display device 200) is provided for the purpose of improving the interest of the game according to the game situation. , the left and right upper speaker units 340a and 340b, the lower speaker unit 43, the woofer unit 45, etc.). The main controller 80 and the sub-controller 100 are electrically communicably connected using a cable harness, and information can be transmitted between these devices only in one direction from the main controller 80 to the sub-controller 100. It has become.

<Basic operations for playing games>
In order to play a game on the slot machine 1, first, a player places a bet by actually inserting game medals into the medal slot 22, or operates the BET switch unit 23 to bet a specified number of game medals within the credit limit. Thus, the winning line 29 is activated. For example, the winning line 29 is configured to be activated when three game medals are bet, but the prescribed number may be changed as appropriate, or the winning line activated according to the number of bets of game medals may be changed. You may make it change.

Next, when the player operates the start lever 25, the number of bets is determined (the betted game medals are used for the game), and the combination determination process is performed. The minimum amount of time (for example, 4.1 seconds) that must be ensured between the start of rotation of all reels in a game and the start of rotation of all reels in the next game has elapsed. After confirmation, each of the reels 3a-3c starts rotating, and a plurality of types of symbols displayed on the outer peripheral surfaces of the reels 3a-3c are displayed moving up and down (usually from top to bottom) within the reel window W1. . Then, when the rotation of the reels 3a to 3c reaches a predetermined speed and becomes constant speed rotation, each stop switch 26a to 26c is activated (operation of the stop switch can be effectively accepted), and the player operates the left stop switch. The rotation of the left reel 3a is stopped when the switch 26a is operated, the rotation of the middle reel 3b is stopped when the middle stop switch 26b is operated, and the rotation of the right reel 3c is stopped when the right stop switch 26c is operated. .

Here, when the symbol combination stopped and displayed on the activated line 29 is of a predetermined winning mode (symbols corresponding to a game combination capable of obtaining game medals), the number of symbols corresponding to each winning mode. game medals are paid out by the medal payout device 50 or added as credits.

<Configuration of sub-controller>
Next, the sub control device 100 will be described with reference to FIGS. 3 to 13. FIG. As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the sub control device 100 includes a performance circuit board 101, a performance board case 110 that houses the performance circuit board 101, a sub control board 131 and a relay board 146, a sub control board 131 and It is a board case unit mainly composed of a sub-board case 150 that houses the relay board 146 . The sub-control board 131 and the effect circuit board 101 are electrically connected in a state in which the sub-board case 150 and the effect board case 110 are vertically adjacent to each other and attached to the upper inner surface of the left side plate 5a of the housing 5. It's like

As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the effect circuit board 101 includes electronic components (circuit elements) such as an image ROM (Read Only Memory) 102 and an audio ROM 103 mounted on the surface of the effect circuit board 101, and circuits. and electrical components such as the board-side connector 104 . The image ROM 102 stores effect image data. The audio ROM 103 stores sound data (audio signal data). The circuit board side connector 104 is arranged facing upward at the upper end portion of the effect circuit board 101 . The circuit board-side connector 104 is adapted to be fitted and electrically connected to the control board-side connector 133 of the sub-control board 131 . Various electric connectors 105 are arranged at the lower end, the front end, and the rear end of the effect circuit board 101 .

As shown in FIG. 6, the effect board case 110 has a effect board case body 111 and a effect board case lid 121, and is formed by coupling the effect board case body 111 and the effect board case lid 121. Inside, it is configured so that the performance circuit board 101 can be accommodated. The effect board case main body 111 is formed in a rectangular box shape with an open right side using a transparent resin material. A harness holding portion 116 capable of holding a cable harness (not shown) extending from various electrical connectors 105 of the effect circuit board 101 is formed at the front end portion of the effect board case main body 111 .

Above the effect board case main body 111 , a guide holding part 112 is formed integrally with the effect board case main body 111 . The guide holding portion 112 is formed in a plate-like shape protruding upward from the upper end portion of the effect board case main body 111 and detachably holds the sub board case 150 . Rectangular groove-shaped engaging grooves 113 extending in the vertical direction are formed on the front, rear, and center sides of the bottom of the guide holding portion 112 . The engaging protrusion 155 of the sub-board case 150 (sub-board case main body 151) is slidably engaged with the engaging groove 113. As shown in FIG. In a state in which the engaging protrusions 155 of the sub-board case 150 are engaged with the engaging grooves 113, the guide holding portions 112 hold the sub-board case 150 so as to be vertically slidable. Slide restricting portions 112 a are formed at the front and rear ends of the bottom portion of the guide holding portion 112 . The slide restricting portion 112a limits the movable range of the sub-board case 150 in the guide holding portion 112 from the case adjacent position (see FIG. 3) where the sub-board case 150 is adjacent above the effect board case 110 and the case adjacent position. 6) where the sub board case 150 can be attached to and detached from the guide holder 112 (see FIG. 6). The detachable position is set above the reel unit 60 and at a position where the sub board case 150 does not contact the ceiling of the housing 5 .

An upper fixing portion 114 is formed at the front end portion of the guide holding portion 112 . The upper fixing portion 114 is formed in the shape of a small piece protruding forward from the front end portion of the guide holding portion 112, and is attached to the upper inner surface of the left side plate 5a of the housing 5 using a fixing member (not shown) such as a screw. Fixed. A lower fixing portion 115 is formed at the front lower end portion of the effect board case main body 111 . The lower fixing part 115 is formed in the shape of a small piece protruding downward from the front lower end of the effect board case main body 111, and is fixed to the left side plate 5a of the housing 5 using a fixing member (not shown) such as a screw. Fixed to the upper inner surface. As a result, the effect board case 110 (the effect board case main body 111) and the guide holding part 112 integrally formed therewith are attached and fixed to the upper inner surface of the left side plate 5a of the housing 5, and the sub board case 150 is guided. It is detachably attached to the upper inner surface of the left side plate 5a via the holding portion 112 . Note that the effect board case 110 is arranged at the same height as the top of the reel unit 60 .

The effect board case lid 121 is formed in a rectangular lid shape with an open left side using a transparent resin material. The effect board case lid 121 is connected to the effect board case main body 111 so as to cover the effect circuit board 101 using a connecting member 127 (see FIG. 7) such as a screw. Connector exposing portions 122 for exposing various electric connectors 105 of the effect circuit board 101 to the outside are formed in the lower part, the front part, and the rear part of the effect board case lid 121 . A connector insertion portion 123 is formed in the upper outer wall portion of the effect board case lid 121 . The circuit board side connection connector 104 of the effect circuit board 101 is inserted upward into the connector insertion portion 123 .

A circuit board side case connection part 124 is formed on the upper side of the ceiling part of the effect board case lid 121 . The circuit board side case connecting portion 124 is formed in a plate shape that protrudes upward from the upper end of the ceiling portion of the effect board case lid 121 . The circuit board side case connecting portion 124 is connected to the control board side case connecting portion 170 of the sub board case 150 using a case connecting screw 126 . A screw insertion hole 125 through which a case connection screw 126 is inserted is formed through the circuit board side case connection portion 124 in the left-right direction.

As shown in FIG. 4, the sub-control board 131 includes electronic components (control elements) such as a sub-CPU (Central Processing Unit) 132 and program ROM 142 mounted on the surface of the sub-control board 131, and a control board-side connector. 133, sub-side relay connection connector 135 and other electric parts. The sub CPU 132 is arranged in the center of the sub control board 131 . The sub CPU 132 performs effect determination processing such as effect lottery and effect control processing for operating the projector device 70 and the like based on output information (command data) from the main control device 80 (main control board). A cooling unit 136 for cooling the heat of the sub CPU 132 is arranged on the central surface side of the sub control board 131 . A frame plate-shaped guard member 137 that covers the terminals of the sub CPU 132 is provided on the rear surface side of the central portion of the sub control board 131 .

The control-board-side connector 133 is arranged facing downward at the lower end of the sub-control board 131 . The control board side connector 133 is adapted to be fitted and electrically connected to the circuit board side connector 104 of the performance circuit board 101 . The sub-side relay connector 135 is arranged at the rear end of the sub-control board 131 so as to face rearward. The sub-side relay connection connector 135 is fitted and electrically connected to the main-side relay connection connector 147 of the relay board 146 .

A ROM board 141 is electrically connected to the upper surface side of the sub control board 131 via a ROM connector 134 . A program ROM 142 is arranged on the ROM board 141 . A ROM seal 143 is attached to the surface of the program ROM 142 . The ROM sticker 143 describes information about the slot machine (rotary game machine). Information about the slot machine includes, for example, the model name of the slot machine, information about the ROM (information indicating whether the data stored in the ROM is image data, sound data, or program data). be. In addition to the ROM sticker 143, information containing predetermined information such as the model name of the sub-control board 131, the name of the manufacturer of the sub-control board 131, and the name of the manufacturer of the slot machine (rotary game machine). A description sticker 149 (see the two-dot chain line in FIG. 4) may be attached to the surface of the sub-control board 131, the surface of the ROM board 141, or the like.

Also, at the four corners of the sub-control board 131 are formed first screw insertion holes 138 through which the first coupling screws 157 of the sub-board case 150 are inserted. A second screw insertion hole 139 through which the second coupling screw 158 of the sub-board case 150 is inserted is formed in the rear portion of the sub-control board 131 .

As shown in FIG. 4 , the relay board 146 is arranged behind and adjacent to the sub control board 131 inside the sub board case 150 and electrically connected to the sub control board 131 . The sub control board 131 is electrically connected to the main control device 80 (main control board) through this relay board 146 . The relay board 146 includes electrical components such as a main-side relay connector 147 mounted on the surface of the relay board 146 . The main-side relay connection connector 147 is arranged facing forward at the front end of the relay board 146 . The main-side relay connection connector 147 is fitted and electrically connected to the sub-side relay connection connector 135 of the sub-control board 131 . Various electrical connectors 148 are arranged at the upper end and lower portion of the relay board 146 .

As shown in FIG. 4, the sub-board case 150 has a sub-board case body 151 and a sub-board case lid 161, and is formed by coupling the sub-board case body 151 and the sub-board case lid 161 together. It is configured to accommodate the sub-control board 131 and the relay board 146 inside. The sub-board case main body 151 is formed in a rectangular box shape with an open right side using a resin material. A plated film 151a is formed on the surface of the sub-board case body 151 by plating to cover the surface of the sub-board case body 151 .

First coupling holes 152 into which first coupling screws 157 (see FIG. 7) are screwed are formed in a plurality of locations near the outer wall of the inner bottom of the sub-board case main body 151 . A second coupling hole 153 into which a second coupling screw 158 (see FIG. 7) is screwed is formed in the center rear side of the inner bottom of the sub-board case main body 151 . A case-side printed portion 154 (see FIG. 12) is formed in the center of the inner bottom of the sub-board case main body 151 . The model name of the sub-board case 150 (or the sub-board case main body 151) is printed on the case-side printing portion 154. As shown in FIG. Engagement protrusions 155 are formed in the form of protrusions extending in the vertical direction on the front, back, and center sides of the outer bottom of the substrate case main body 151 . The engaging protrusion 155 is slidably engaged with the engaging groove 113 of the guide holding portion 112 .

A shield member 181 is attached to the inner bottom of the sub-board case main body 151 . The shield member 181 is made of a metal material and is formed into a plate-like shape whose upper and front portions are bent substantially at right angles so as to match the shape of the inner bottom of the sub-board case main body 151 . The shield member 181 has a bottom side shield portion 182 , a front side shield portion 184 and an upper side shield portion 186 and covers the rear side of the sub control board 131 and the relay board 146 . A shield-side printed portion 183 is formed in the center of the bottom-side shield portion 182 . The model name of the sub-board case 150 (or the sub-board case main body 151) is printed on the shield-side printed part 183 in alignment with the case-side printed part 154 of the sub-board case main body 151. FIG. A plurality of front openings 185 are formed in the front shield portion 184 . The front side opening 185 is formed in an elongated hole shape that is aligned with the front wall opening 175 of the sub-board case lid 161 so as not to hinder the ventilation at the front wall opening 175 . A plurality of upper openings 187 are formed in the upper shield portion 186 . The upper opening 187 is formed in an elongated hole shape so as to be aligned with the upper wall opening 177 of the sub-board case lid 161 so as not to hinder ventilation at the upper wall opening 177 .

The sub-board case lid 161 is formed of a resin material into a rectangular lid shape with an open left side. Sub-board case lid 161 is coupled to sub-board case main body 151 using first coupling screw 157 and second coupling screw 158 (see FIG. 7) so as to cover sub-control board 131 and relay board 146 . be. A plated film 161 a is formed on the surface of the sub-board case lid 161 by plating to cover the surface of the sub-board case lid 161 . Connector exposure portions 162 for exposing various electric connectors 148 of the relay substrate 146 to the outside are formed in the rear upper portion and the rear lower portion of the sub-board case lid 161 . A connector inserting portion 163 for exposing the control board side connector 133 of the sub control board 131 to the outside is formed in the lower outer wall portion of the sub board case lid 161 . The circuit board side connector 104 of the effect circuit board 101 is inserted through the connector insertion portion 163 toward the control board side connector 133 of the sub control board 131 .

Screw joints 165 are formed at a plurality of locations near the outer edge of the sub-board case lid 161 . The screw coupling portion 165 is formed in alignment with the first coupling hole portion 152 in the sub-board case main body 151, and has a screw insertion hole (not shown) through which the first coupling screw 157 (see FIG. 7) is inserted. )have. The first coupling screw 157 is inserted through the screw insertion hole of the screw coupling portion 165 in the sub-board case lid 161 and screwed into the first coupling hole portion 152 in the sub-board case main body 151, whereby the sub-board case is The screw coupling portion 165 in the lid 161 and the first coupling hole portion 152 in the sub-board case main body 151 are coupled.

A housing hole portion 167 and an insertion hole portion 166 are formed in the upper central portion of the ceiling portion of the sub-board case lid 161 (see FIG. 10). As shown in FIG. 10 , an insertion hole 166 through which the second coupling screw 158 is inserted is formed in the bottom of the accommodation hole 167 . The accommodation hole portion 167 accommodates the head portion of the second coupling screw 158 inserted through the insertion hole portion 166 . The accommodation hole portion 167 and the insertion hole portion 166 are formed in alignment with the second coupling hole portion 153 in the sub-board case main body 151 . The second coupling screw 158 is inserted through the insertion hole 166 in the sub-board case lid 161 and screwed into the second coupling hole 153 in the sub-board case main body 151 , thereby allowing the sub-board case lid 161 to pass through. The hole 166 and the second coupling hole 153 in the sub-board case main body 151 are coupled. A vent hole 168 is formed on the side of the housing hole 167 so as to communicate between the interior of the sub-board case 150 and the interior of the housing hole 167 . A seal attachment portion 169 is formed around the housing hole portion 167 in the ceiling portion of the sub-board case lid 161 . A seal 179 is attached to the seal attachment portion 169 .

The sealing seal 179 is formed in the shape of a rectangular sheet, and is attached to the seal attachment portion 169 so as to block the accommodation hole portion 167 in which the head of the second coupling screw 158 is accommodated. On the other hand, the seal sticking portion 169 is recessed into a rectangular shape that is one size larger than the sealing seal 179 . Arc-shaped receiving portions 169 a (see FIG. 4 ) having a radius of curvature larger than that of the lower corners of the sticker applying portion 169 are formed at the right and left upper corners of the sticker applying portion 169 . The receiving portion 169a is formed in an arc shape with a circumference angle of 270 degrees. When attaching the sealing sticker 179 to the sticker attachment portion 169 , first, one of the right and left upper corners of the sealing sticker 179 is inserted into one of the left and right receiving portions 169 a of the sticker attaching portion 169 , and the sealing sticker 179 is The orientation of the seal 179 may be adjusted so that the upper side and one of the left and right sides of the seal attachment section 169 are aligned with the upper side and one of the left and right sides of the seal attachment section 169 . In this way, the seal 179 can be easily attached to the seal attachment portion 169 without the seal 179 protruding from the seal attachment portion 169 .

As shown in FIG. 4 , a control board side case connecting part 170 is formed at the lower end of the ceiling part of the sub board case lid 161 . The control board side case connecting portion 170 is formed in a boss shape having a connecting hole 171 into which the case connecting screw 126 is screwed. By inserting the case connecting screw 126 into the screw insertion hole 125 of the circuit board side case connecting portion 124 of the effect board case 110 and screwing it into the connecting hole 171 of the control board side case connecting portion 170 of the sub board case 150, 3, the circuit board side case connecting portion 124 of the effect board case 110 and the control board side case connecting portion 170 of the sub board case 150 are connected. As shown in FIG. 11, the connecting hole 171 of the control board side case connecting portion 170 has a non-through hole shape with only one side (right side) open. As a result, when the case connecting screw 126 is tightened, fine metal powder peeled off from the plating film 161a of the sub-board case lid 161 and the case connecting screw 126 enters the sub-board case 150 through the connecting hole 171, thereby It is possible to prevent it from reaching the connecting portion between the substrate 131 and the relay substrate 146, or between the circuit substrate side connector 104 and the control substrate side connector 133, and prevent problems such as circuit shorts in the sub control substrate 131 and the relay substrate 146. can do.

As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, a plurality of central ceiling openings 172 arranged vertically in three rows are formed below the central part of the ceiling of the sub-board case lid 161 . The center-side ceiling opening 172 is formed in an elongated hole shape having a width too small to pass a human finger through, and communicates with the inside of the sub-board case 150 and the outside of the sub-board case 150 . A plurality of front-side ceiling openings 173 arranged in a row in the vertical direction are formed in the lower front portion of the ceiling portion of the sub-board case lid 161 . The front ceiling opening 173 is formed in the shape of an elongated hole having a width that is too small to pass a human finger through, and communicates with the inside of the sub-board case 150 and the outside of the sub-board case 150 . The central ceiling opening 172 and the front ceiling opening 173 are arranged in the vicinity of the cooling unit 136 of the sub control board 131 to enhance the thermal cooling effect of the cooling unit 136 inside the sub board case 150 .

A plurality of upper ceiling openings 174 arranged in two rows in the vertical direction are formed on the upper side of the ceiling of the sub-board case lid 161 . The upper ceiling opening 174 is formed in the shape of an elongated hole having a width too small to pass a human finger through, and communicates with the inside of the sub-board case 150 and the outside of the sub-board case 150 . The upper ceiling opening 174 is arranged in the vicinity of the program ROM 142 of the sub-control board 131, and at least a portion of the plurality of upper ceiling openings 174 (for example, a plurality of upper ceiling openings) can be viewed from the outside of the sub-board case 150. 174), the ROM sticker 143 affixed to the program ROM 142 can be viewed.

A plurality of front wall openings 175 arranged vertically in a row are formed in the front outer wall portion of the sub-board case lid 161 . The front wall opening 175 is formed in the shape of an elongated hole having a width that is too small to pass a human finger through, and communicates with the inside of the sub-board case 150 and the outside of the sub-board case 150 . A plurality of rear wall openings 176 arranged in a row in the vertical direction are formed in the rear outer wall portion of the sub-board case lid 161 . The rear wall opening 176 is formed in the shape of an elongated hole having a width that is too small to pass a human finger through, and communicates with the inside of the sub-board case 150 and the outside of the sub-board case 150 .

A plurality of upper wall openings 177 arranged in a line in the front-rear direction are formed in the upper outer wall portion of the sub-board case lid 161 . The upper wall opening 177 is formed in the shape of an elongated hole having a width too small to pass a human finger through, and communicates with the inside of the sub-board case 150 and the outside of the sub-board case 150 . It should be noted that when the above-mentioned information description sticker 149 (see the two-dot chain line in FIG. 4) is attached to the front upper surface of the sub-control board 131, at least one of the plurality of upper wall openings 177 is exposed from the outside of the sub-board case 150. An information decal 149 is visible through a portion (eg, the one located in the front half of the plurality of top wall openings 177).

In order to assemble the sub-board case 150 in the sub-controller 100 configured as described above, first, the shield member 181 is attached to the inner bottom portion of the sub-board case main body 151 . At this time, as shown in FIG. 12, the case-side printed portion 154 of the case main body 151 and the shield-side printed portion 183 of the shield member 181 are aligned, and the shield member 181 is placed on the inner bottom portion of the sub-board case main body 151. Attach to As a result, the shield member 181 can be easily attached to the inner bottom of the sub-board case main body 151 in a predetermined and accurate orientation.

Next, as shown in FIG. 4, the sub-control board 131 and the relay board 146 are placed on the inner bottom of the sub-board case main body 151 . Next, using first coupling screw 157 and second coupling screw 158 , sub-board case lid 161 is coupled to sub-board case main body 151 so as to cover sub-control board 131 and relay board 146 . At this time, the first coupling screw 157 is inserted through a screw insertion hole (not shown) of the screw coupling portion 165 of the sub-board case lid 161 and screwed into the first coupling hole portion 152 of the sub-board case main body 151 . match. As a result, the screw coupling portion 165 of the sub-board case lid 161 and the first coupling hole portion 152 of the sub-board case main body 151 are coupled. At this time, as shown in FIG. 10, the second coupling screw 158 is inserted through the insertion hole 166 in the sub-board case lid 161 and screwed into the second coupling hole 153 in the sub-board case main body 151. do. As a result, the insertion hole portion 166 in the sub-board case lid 161 and the second coupling hole portion 153 in the sub-board case main body 151 are coupled.

Then, the sealing seal 179 is attached to the seal attachment portion 169 of the sub-board case lid 161 . At this time, the sealing seal 179 is attached to the seal attachment portion 169 so as to close the accommodation hole portion 167 in which the head of the second coupling screw 158 is accommodated. In this embodiment, a ventilation hole 168 is formed in the side of the housing hole 167 of the sub-board case lid 161 so as to communicate between the interior of the sub-board case 150 and the housing hole 167 . As a result, even if the sub-board case 150 becomes relatively hot and the air inside the accommodation hole 167 thermally expands, it can escape to the inside of the sub-board case 150 through the ventilation hole 168. It is possible to prevent the seal 179 from peeling off due to thermal expansion.

In addition, in this embodiment, the ROM seal 143 attached to the program ROM 142 of the sub-control board 131 can be viewed from the outside of the sub-board case 150 through the upper ceiling opening 174 of the sub-board case lid 161. . As a result, the information written on the ROM seal 143 can be visually recognized from the outside of the sub-board case 150 through the upper ceiling opening 174 of the sub-board case lid 161 . It is possible to confirm whether or not 131 is a conforming product, specifically whether or not the model and manufacturer of the slot machine (rotary drum game machine) are conforming.

To attach the sub-board case 150 to the upper inner surface of the left side plate 5a of the housing 5, first, the sub-board case 150 is attached to the detachable position of the guide holding portion 112 fixed to the upper inner surface of the left side plate 5a. do. At this time, the sub-board case 150 is held by the guide holder 112 so as to be vertically slidable. Next, the sub board case 150 is moved downward from the detachable position to the case adjacent position. At this time, the control board-side connector 133 of the sub-control board 131 is fitted and electrically connected to the circuit board-side connector 104 of the effect circuit board 101 . Then, using the case connecting screw 126, the circuit board side case connecting portion 124 of the effect board case 110 and the control board side case connecting portion 170 of the sub board case 150 are connected. At this time, the case connection screw 126 is inserted through the screw insertion hole 125 of the circuit board side case connection portion 124 of the effect board case 110 and screwed into the connection hole 171 of the control board side case connection portion 170 of the sub board case 150. do.

As a result, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 7, the sub-board case 150 and the effect board case 110 are vertically adjacent to each other and attached to the upper inner surface of the left side plate 5a of the housing 5, and the sub-control board 131 and the effect circuit board 101 are electrically connected. Therefore, the work of attaching the sub-board case 150 to the upper inner surface of the left side plate 5a and the work of electrically connecting the sub-control board 131 and the effect circuit board 101 can be performed simultaneously, and the sub-control device 100 can be attached. It is possible to reduce the work man-hours in the work. Further, since the guide holding portion 112 for holding the sub-board case 150 is integrally formed with the effect board case main body 111, there is no need to separately provide a member for holding the sub-board case 150. FIG. Therefore, the number of parts of the sub control device 100 can be reduced, and the space saving of the sub control device 100 can be achieved.

To remove the sub-board case 150 from the upper inner surface of the left side plate 5a of the housing 5, first, as shown in FIG. Remove from 171. Next, the sub-board case 150 is moved upward from the case-adjacent position to the detachable position. At this time, the control board side connector 133 of the sub control board 131 is separated from the circuit board side connector 104 of the effect circuit board 101 . Then, as shown in FIGS. 6 and 8, the sub-board case 150 moved to the detachable position in the guide holding portion 112 is detached from the guide holding portion 112 to the right.

As described above, the detachable position of the guide holding portion 112 is set above the reel unit 60 and at a position where the sub-board case 150 does not come into contact with the ceiling portion of the housing 5 . As a result, as shown in FIG. 8, the sub-board case 150 can be attached to and detached from the guide holding portion 112 without removing the reel unit 60 from the housing 5 . Therefore, the sub-board case 150 (sub-control board 131 ), which is frequently replaced due to failure or the like, can be easily attached to and detached from the guide holder 112 . Also, as described above, the effect board case 110 is arranged at the same height as the top of the reel unit 60 . Accordingly, as shown in FIG. 9 , unless the reel unit 60 is removed from the housing 5 , the effect board case 110 cannot be attached to or detached from the left side plate 5 a of the housing 5 . Therefore, it is possible to prevent the effect board case 110 (the effect circuit board 101), which is rarely replaced due to failure, from being illegally attached to or detached from the left side plate 5a of the housing 5.

Here, a modified example of the circuit board side connection connector of the effect circuit board and the control board side connection connector of the sub control board will be described. As shown in FIG. 13 , the circuit board side connector 191 of the effect circuit board and the control board side connector 192 of the sub control board may be electrically connected via a connection cable 198 . In this case, one end of the connection cable 198 is fixed to the effect board case (effect board case lid) 193, and the other end of the connection cable 198 is fixed to the sub board case (sub board case lid). ) 195 may be provided. The circuit board side holding portion 194 and the control board side holding portion 196 are configured using, for example, binding bands. As a result, as shown in FIG. 13, the connection cable 198 can receive an impact when the sub-board case 195 is moved between the case-adjacent position and the detachable position. and the control board side connector 192 can be prevented from being damaged. Although the possibility of damage to the connection cable 198 increases, the production circuit board or the sub-control board needs to be replaced simply by replacing the connection cable 198, so the cost of replacing parts due to damage can be reduced. . In order to facilitate attachment and detachment of the sub-board case 195, the length of the connection cable 198 is set so that, unlike the case of FIG. ) may be as long as

<Characteristic configuration of the sub-controller>
In this embodiment, plating films 151a and 161a are formed on the surfaces of the sub-board case body 151 and the sub-board case lid 161 in the sub-board case 150 to cover the surfaces of the sub-board case body 151 and the sub-board case lid 161. ing. As a result, a shielding effect equivalent to that obtained when the sub-control board 131 is accommodated inside a metal case can be obtained, so that noise in the sub-control board 131 can be reduced. In this case, the sub-board case 150 becomes opaque due to the plating films 151a and 161a. It becomes difficult to confirm whether the model and manufacturer of the game machine are compatible. In addition, since the heat conductivity of the sub-board case 150 is increased by the plated coatings 151a and 161a, the sub-board case 150 becomes relatively hot due to the heat generated from the projector device 70, the reel unit 60, the sub CPU 132 of the sub-control board 131, and the like. The sealing seal 179 may peel off due to the thermal expansion of the air.

In contrast, in this embodiment, the sub-board case lid 161 of the sub-board case 150 is formed with a plurality of upper ceiling openings 174 that communicate with the inside of the sub-board case 150 and the outside of the sub-board case 150 . The ROM seal 143 of the sub-control board 131 can be visually recognized from the outside of the board case 150 through at least some of the upper ceiling openings 174 . As a result, the information written on the ROM seal 143 can be viewed from the outside of the sub-board case 150 through the upper ceiling opening 174, so the sub-control board 131 accommodated in the sub-board case 150 is a conforming product. Specifically, it is possible to confirm whether the model and manufacturer of the slot machine (rotary drum game machine) are suitable.

Further, in this embodiment, the sealing seal 179 closes the receiving hole portion 167 in which the one end side (head) of the second coupling screw 158 is received and is attached to the seal attaching portion 169 of the sub-board case lid 161 . A ventilation hole portion 168 is formed in the accommodation hole portion 167 so as to communicate between the inside of the sub-board case 150 and the inside of the accommodation hole portion 167 . As a result, even if the sub-board case 150 becomes relatively hot and the air inside the accommodation hole 167 thermally expands, it can escape to the inside of the sub-board case 150 through the ventilation hole 168. It is possible to prevent the seal 179 from peeling off due to thermal expansion.

Note that, as in the present embodiment, the slot machine 1 using the projector device 70 as the effect display device has a screen member 310 (details will be described later) on which the effect image is projected by the projector device 70 above the front door 2. It has a set configuration. Therefore, unlike the conventional slot machine (game machine), the sub-control device 100 cannot be attached to the upper rear surface side of the front door 2, and the noise generated from the projector device 70 may cause the sub-CPU 132 in the sub-control board 131 to There is a possibility that the failure frequency of electronic parts such as On the other hand, in this embodiment, the sub-controller 100 is provided on the upper inner surface of the left side plate 5a of the housing 5, and the sub-board case 150 constituting the sub-controller 100 is attached to the left side plate 5a of the housing 5. Attached detachably. As a countermeasure against noise in the sub-control board 131, the surfaces of the sub-board case body 151 and the sub-board case lid 161 in the sub-board case 150 are plated with a plating film 151a covering the surfaces of the sub-board case body 151 and the sub-board case lid 161. , 161a are deposited. As a countermeasure against high temperatures in the sub control board 131 , a ventilation hole 168 is formed in the accommodation hole 167 so as to communicate the inside of the sub board case 150 and the inside of the accommodation hole 167 .

<Structure of Small Display Device>
Next, the compact display device 200 will be described with reference to FIGS. 14 to 19. FIG. 14 to 16, the compact display device 200 includes a front frame member 210, a liquid crystal unit 220, and a rear cover member 230. As shown in FIGS. The front frame member 210 is made of a resin material and formed in a frame shape matching the outer peripheral shape of the liquid crystal unit 220 . A liquid crystal holding portion 211 is formed on the inner peripheral side of the front frame member 210 . The liquid crystal holding portion 211 holds the liquid crystal unit 220 together with the rear cover member 230 so as to face the front central side of the slot machine 1 .

Four cover fixing bosses 212 are formed on the upper and lower rear surface sides of the front frame member 210 . The cover fixing boss 212 is formed in a boss shape protruding rearward from the rear surface side of the front frame member 210 . A screw hole 213 into which a cover fixing screw 236 is screwed is formed in the central portion of the cover fixing boss 212 . A plurality of frame fixing bosses 214 are formed on the upper and lower rear surface sides of the front frame member 210 . The frame fixing boss 214 is formed in the shape of a boss projecting rearward from the rear surface side of the front frame member 210 in parallel with the cover fixing boss 212, and is fixed to the front door 2 using a fixing member (not shown) such as a screw. be. Accordingly, the small display device 200 is attached and fixed to the front door 2 to the left of the reel window W1.

A light emitting member holding portion 215 is formed on the front left portion of the front frame member 210 . The light emitting member holding portion 215 holds the auxiliary light emitting member 216 so as to face the front central side of the slot machine 1 . The auxiliary light-emitting member 216 is made of a transparent resin material and formed into a plate-like shape elongated in the vertical direction. Behind the auxiliary light emitting member 216, an auxiliary lamp substrate 240 (see the chain double-dashed line in FIG. 18) having an auxiliary LED (Light Emitting Diode) 241 arranged on the front side is provided. A plurality of auxiliary LEDs 241 are arranged in the vertical direction on the front side of the auxiliary lamp substrate 240 and emit light toward the auxiliary light emitting member 216 in front. The light emitted from the auxiliary LED 241 is incident on the rear end surface of the auxiliary light emitting member 216 having fine irregularities, and the front surface of the auxiliary light emitting member 216 emits light.

The liquid crystal unit 220 is mainly composed of a liquid crystal display panel 221 having a liquid crystal screen 221a capable of displaying a predetermined image related to rendering. With the liquid crystal unit 220 held by the front frame member 210 and the rear cover member 230, the liquid crystal screen 221a is exposed facing the front center side of the slot machine 1. As shown in FIG. In other words, the liquid crystal screen 221a of the liquid crystal display panel 221 faces the player when the player is seated on a chair to play a game in the game arcade. Liquid crystal unit 220 and auxiliary lamp substrate 240 are electrically connected to sub-controller 100 .

The rear cover member 230 is made of a resin material and formed into a plate shape that matches the outer peripheral shape of the liquid crystal unit 220 . The rear cover member 230 covers the rear side of the liquid crystal unit 220 and is fixed to the front frame member 210 using cover fixing screws 236 . Cover fixing pieces 231 are formed at the four corners of the rear cover member 230 . As shown in FIGS. 17 and 18, the cover fixing piece portion 231 has a through hole 232 formed in alignment with the screw hole 213 of the cover fixing boss 212 in the front frame member 210 and through which the cover fixing screw 236 is inserted. have. The cover fixing screws 236 are inserted through the through holes 232 of the cover fixing pieces 231 of the rear cover member 230 and screwed into the screw holes 213 of the cover fixing bosses 212 of the front frame member 210 . The cover fixing piece portion 231 is fixed to the cover fixing boss 212 on the front frame member 210 .

In addition, as shown in FIG. 18 , a space is formed between the auxiliary light emitting member 216 and the auxiliary lamp substrate 240 on the left side of the rear cover member 230 . A chamfered relief portion 233 is formed at the left rear end portion of the rear cover member 230 so as not to block the light emitted from the auxiliary LED 241 toward the auxiliary light emitting member 216 . Further, as shown in FIG. 16, a first cable insertion hole 234 through which a cable (not shown) extending from the liquid crystal unit 220 is inserted is formed in the lower portion of the rear cover member 230 . An auxiliary cover member 237 is attached to the lower rear surface side of the rear cover member 230 so as to cover the first cable insertion hole 234 . A second cable insertion hole 235 through which a cable (not shown) extending from the liquid crystal unit 220 is inserted is formed on the right side of the intermediate portion of the rear cover member 230 . A reinforcing member 238 is attached near the second cable insertion hole 235 on the rear surface side of the rear cover member 230 . A boss 238a formed on the reinforcing member 238 is a boss for fixing the small display device 200 to the front door 2, similar to the frame fixing boss 214, and extends toward the front door 2 substantially parallel to the frame fixing boss 214. are doing. Further, as shown in FIG. 15, the reinforcing member 238 is located between the frame fixing boss 214 positioned on the upper right side and the frame fixing boss 214 positioned on the lower right side (approximately in the center). placed in As a result, the reinforcing member 238 prevents the back side of the small display device 200 from being opened toward the player side, thereby preventing unauthorized access to the inside of the slot machine 1 .

In the compact display device 200 configured as described above, the liquid crystal unit 220 (liquid crystal display panel 221) displays a predetermined image related to the effect on the liquid crystal screen 221a according to the effect control of the sub-controller 100. Also, the auxiliary LED 241 of the auxiliary lamp board 240 emits light toward the auxiliary light emitting member 216 in front according to the effect control of the sub control device 100 . When the light emitted from the auxiliary LED 241 enters the rear end surface of the auxiliary light emitting member 216, the front surface of the auxiliary light emitting member 216 emits light. For example, when the projector device 70 (image display unit 311) or the liquid crystal unit 220 displays an effect image suggesting a rare hand, or when a demonstration image is displayed, the front surface of the auxiliary light emitting member 216 emits light. may

By the way, the rear cover member 230 is fixed to the front frame member 210 while facing the same front center side of the slot machine 1 as the liquid crystal unit 220 . Therefore, the cover fixing piece portion 231 of the rear cover member 230 is formed facing forward so as to face the cover fixing boss 212 of the front frame member 210 , and the main body portion of the rear cover member 230 is positioned at the front center of the slot machine 1 . formed sideways. Further, when the rear cover member 230 is formed by injection molding, the through hole 232 of the cover fixing piece portion 231 is formed in the same direction as the main body portion of the rear cover member 230, that is, the front frame member, due to the direction in which the mold is pulled out. It is preferable to extend through the cover fixing boss 212 (screw hole 213) of 210 in a direction inclined with respect to the extending direction.

The angle of inclination of the through hole 232 with respect to the extension direction of the cover fixing boss 212 (screw hole 213) of the front frame member 210, the inner diameter and length of the through hole 232, etc. The conditions are set so that the cover can be inserted through the hole 232 and screwed into the screw hole 213 of the cover fixing boss 212 . Therefore, at least the inclination angle of the through hole 232 is preferably 45° or less. As a result, when the rear cover member 230 is formed so as to face the front central side of the slot machine 1 (the direction inclined with respect to the extending direction of the screw holes 213) in accordance with the liquid crystal unit 220, the extending direction of the through hole 232 is changed. can be oriented in the same direction as the body portion of the rear cover member 230 (the direction extending toward the front central side of the slot machine 1). Therefore, it is possible to reduce the number of man-hours when manufacturing the rear cover member 230 by injection molding or the like, and reduce the number of man-hours when manufacturing the slot machine 1 (the small display device 200).

As described above, the through hole 232 of the cover fixing piece portion 231 extends through in a direction inclined with respect to the extending direction of the screw hole 213 of the cover fixing boss 212 . As a result, the cross-sectional shape of the through hole 232 of the cover fixing piece portion 231 becomes an elliptical shape when viewed from the extending direction (front-rear direction) of the screw hole 213 of the cover fixing boss 212 . The shape, area, etc. of the head contact surface portion 231 a (see FIG. 19 ) of the cover fixing piece portion 231 that contacts the head portion 236 a of the cover fixing screw 236 are bilaterally asymmetric with respect to the central axis of the cover fixing screw 236 . For example, as shown in FIG. 19, the length L1 of the right portion of the head contact surface portion 231a in the left-right direction (longitudinal direction of the ellipse in the cross section of the through hole 232) is the length of the left portion of the head contact surface portion 231a in the left-right direction. longer than the length L2. That is, the area of the right portion of the head contact surface portion 231a is larger than the area of the left portion of the head contact surface portion 231a. In addition, the length C1 of the gap between the right rear edge of the through hole 232 and the trunk portion of the cover fixing screw 236 in the left-right direction (longitudinal direction of the ellipse in the cross section of the through hole 232) and the left front of the through hole 232 in the left-right direction It is preferable that both the length C2 of the gap between the edge portion and the body portion of the cover fixing screw 236 is small enough to prevent the cover fixing piece portion 231 from rattling in the left-right direction. By reducing the lengths C1 and C2 of the left and right gaps in this way, the cover fixing screws 236 inserted through the through holes 232 of the cover fixing pieces 231 can be easily guided to the screw holes 213 of the cover fixing bosses 212. It is possible to prevent the cover fixing piece 231 from rattling in the left-right direction (the longitudinal direction of the ellipse in the cross section of the through hole 232).

<Characteristic Configuration of Small Display Device>
In this embodiment, the rear cover member 230 has a through hole 232 extending in a direction inclined with respect to the extending direction of the screw hole 213 (cover fixing boss 212) of the front frame member 210, and the cover fixing screw 236 extends through the through hole 232. It is configured to be able to be inserted through and screwed with the screw hole 213 . As a result, when the rear cover member 230 is formed so as to face the front central side of the slot machine 1 (the direction inclined with respect to the extending direction of the screw holes 213) in accordance with the liquid crystal unit 220, the extending direction of the through hole 232 is changed. can be oriented in the same direction as the body portion of the rear cover member 230 (the direction extending toward the front central side of the slot machine 1). Therefore, it is possible to reduce the number of man-hours when manufacturing the rear cover member 230 by injection molding or the like, and reduce the number of man-hours when manufacturing the slot machine 1 (the small display device 200).

In addition, the screw holes (cover fixing bosses) of the front frame member 210 are extended in the same direction as the body portion of the rear cover member 230 so as to match the extending direction of the through holes 232 of the rear cover member 230 (cover fixing pieces 231). Matching is also possible. In this case, it is desirable that the cross-sectional shape of the through hole 232 of the rear cover member 230 is a perfect circle when viewed from the extending direction of the screw hole of the cover fixing boss. However, the left side plate 5a of the housing 5 exists at the point where the screw hole of the cover fixing boss is extended. As indicated by the two-dot chain line in FIG. 17, cover fixing screws 236 (B) are attached to the rear cover member 230 in the same direction as the main body portion of the rear cover member 230 (the direction extending toward the front central side of the slot machine 1). When inserting through the through hole 232, a tool such as a screwdriver may contact the left side plate 5a of the housing 5 and the hinge mechanisms 6a to 6c and interfere with the work. Therefore, there is a possibility that the number of man-hours required for assembling the rear cover member 230 to the front frame member 210 attached and fixed to the front door 2 may increase.

On the other hand, in this embodiment, the screw holes 213 (cover fixing bosses 212) of the front frame member 210 extend rearward of the front frame member 210, and the through holes 232 of the rear cover member 230 (cover fixing pieces 231) extend. direction is different. As indicated by the two-dot chain line in FIG. 17 , when inserting the cover fixing screw 236 (A) facing forward of the slot machine 1 into the through hole 232 of the rear cover member 230 , a tool such as a screwdriver is used in the housing 5 . It does not come into contact with the left side plate 5a or the hinge mechanisms 6a to 6c and does not interfere with the work. Furthermore, by making the cross-sectional shape of the through hole 232 of the rear cover member 230 elliptical, the insertion range of the cover fixing screw 236 is expanded and the cover fixing screw 236 can be easily inserted into the through hole 232. becomes. In this way, the number of man-hours required for assembling the rear cover member 230 to the front frame member 210 fixed to the front door 2 can be reduced, and the number of man-hours required for manufacturing the slot machine 1 (small display device 200) can be reduced. can be reduced.

<Configuration of upper panel assembly>
The upper panel assembly 300 will now be described with reference to FIGS. 20-24. 20 and 22, the upper panel assembly 300 includes a base frame 301, a screen member 310, an upper bezel member 315, a lower bezel member 316, left and right upper effect lamps 400a and 400b, and a screen cover. 320, a speaker lamp holder 330, left and right upper speaker units 340a and 340b, and a decorative lamp 350.

As shown in FIG. 23, the base frame 301 is made of a resin material and formed into a box shape having an opening penetrating in the front-rear direction in the center. A screen mounting portion 302 is formed in the central opening of the base frame 301 . A screen member 310 is attached to the screen attachment portion 302 so as to block the central opening of the base frame 301 . A left lamp mounting portion 303 a is formed on the left side of the base frame 301 . An upper left effect lamp 400a is attached from the front to the left lamp attachment portion 303a. A right lamp mounting portion 303 b is formed on the right side of the base frame 301 . An upper right effect lamp 400b is attached from the front to the right lamp attachment portion 303b. A holder mounting portion 304 is formed on the upper portion of the base frame 301 . A speaker lamp holder 330 is attached to the holder attachment portion 304 from the front.

As shown in FIG. 23 , the screen member 310 is formed into a plate shape that matches the shape of the central opening of the base frame 301 using, for example, a milky-white resin material having translucency. An image display portion 311 is formed in the central portion of the screen member 310 . An effect image is projected onto the image display unit 311 by the projector device 70 , and the effect image is displayed on a display screen 311 a provided in front of the image display unit 311 . An upper bezel fixing portion 312 is formed on the upper portion of the screen member 310 . The upper bezel fixing portion 312 is attached and fixed to the upper side of the screen attaching portion 302 in the base frame 301 together with the upper bezel member 315 . A lower bezel fixing portion 313 is formed below the screen member 310 . The lower bezel fixing portion 313 is fixed to the lower side of the screen mounting portion 302 on the base frame 301 together with the lower bezel member 316 .

As shown in FIG. 23, the upper bezel member 315 is formed in a plate shape extending in the left-right direction using a resin material. The upper bezel member 315 covers the upper bezel fixing portion 312 of the screen member 310 and is attached above the screen mounting portion 302 of the base frame 301 to fix the upper portion of the screen member 310 to the base frame 301 .

As shown in FIG. 23, the lower bezel member 316 is formed in a plate shape extending in the left-right direction using a resin material. The lower bezel member 316 covers the lower bezel fixing portion 313 of the screen member 310 and is attached to the lower side of the screen mounting portion 302 of the base frame 301 to fix the lower portion of the screen member 310 to the base frame 301 .

The screen cover 320 is formed like a lid using a transparent resin material, as shown in FIG. The screen cover 320 covers the front of the screen member 310, the upper bezel member 315, the lower bezel member 316, and the left and right upper effect lamps 400a and 400b, and is attached to the front portion of the base frame 301. As shown in FIG.

As shown in FIG. 24, the speaker lamp holder 330 is made of a resin material and formed into a box shape that is open in the front-rear direction. A left speaker holding portion 331 a is formed on the left side of the speaker lamp holder 330 . An upper left speaker unit 340a is attached to the left speaker holding portion 331a from behind. A right speaker holding portion 331 b is formed on the right side of the speaker lamp holder 330 . An upper right speaker unit 340b is attached to the right speaker holding portion 331b from behind. A decorative lamp holder 332 is formed on the upper portion of the speaker lamp holder 330 . A decorative lamp 350 is attached to the decorative lamp holder 332 from the front. The speaker lamp holder 330 holds the left and right upper speaker units 340 a and 340 b and the decorative lamp 350 and is attached above the screen cover 320 in the front part of the base frame 301 .

The upper left speaker unit 340a is attached to the left speaker holding portion 331a of the speaker lamp holder 330 facing forward. The upper right speaker unit 340b is attached to the right speaker holding portion 331b of the speaker lamp holder 330 facing forward. As shown in FIG. 24, a flange portion 341a having a square outer peripheral portion is formed on the body portion of the upper left speaker unit 340a. A flange portion 341b having a square outer peripheral portion is formed on the body portion of the upper right speaker unit 340b.

As shown in FIG. 21 , the flange portion 341 b of the upper right speaker unit 340 b has a lower left portion that contacts the front side of the upper right portion of the screen member 310 to fix the upper right portion of the screen member 310 to the base frame 301 . It has become. Similarly, the flange portion 341 a of the upper left speaker unit 340 a has its lower right portion in contact with the front side of the upper left portion of the screen member 310 to fix the upper left portion of the screen member 310 to the base frame 301 . there is In this way, the left and right upper speaker units 340a and 340b are attached to the left and right speaker holding portions 331a and 331b of the speaker lamp holder 330, and the screen member 310 is attached to the flange portions 341a and 341b of the left and right upper speaker units 340a and 340b. By providing the function of fixing the left and right upper portions, it becomes possible to increase the size of the image display portion 311 of the screen member 310 in the left and right direction as compared with the conventional one.

The decorative lamp 350 comprises a decorative lamp substrate 351, a decorative lamp house 361, a decorative plate 371, a decorative translucent member 381, and a decorative lamp cover 391, as shown in FIG. The decorative lamp substrate 351 has a plurality of decorative LEDs 352 mounted on the front side of the decorative lamp substrate 351 and is attached and held to the decorative lamp house 361 .

The decorative lamp house 361 is formed in a box shape with an open front side using a resin material. The decorative lamp house 361 holds the decorative lamp substrate 351 and is attached to the decorative lamp holder 332 of the speaker lamp holder 330 .

The decorative plate 371 is made of a resin material and formed into a plate shape having a plurality of small holes for exposing the decorative LEDs 352 of the decorative lamp substrate 351 forward. The decorative plate 371 covers the front of the decorative lamp substrate 351 and is attached to the decorative lamp holder 332 of the speaker lamp holder 330 .

The decorative translucent member 381 is formed in a plate shape using a translucent resin material. The decorative translucent member 381 is attached to the decorative lamp holder 332 of the speaker lamp holder 330 so as to overlap the front surface of the decorative plate 371 .

The decorative lamp cover 391 is formed in a plate shape using a translucent resin material. The decorative lamp cover 391 is attached to the decorative lamp holder 332 of the speaker lamp holder 330 so as to overlap the front surface of the decorative translucent member 381 .

In the decorative lamp 350 , light emitted from the decorative LEDs 352 of the decorative lamp substrate 351 passes through the small holes of the decorative plate 371 and passes through the decorative translucent member 381 . The light transmitted through the decorative translucent member 381 is transmitted through the decorative lamp cover 391, and the decorative lamp 350 emits light. Further, left and right end portions of the decorative plate 371 and the decorative light-transmitting member 381 are provided with speaker insertion openings into which the left and right upper speaker units 340a and 340b are inserted. As a result, when the side-view LEDs (not shown) provided at the left and right ends of the decorative lamp substrate 351 emit light toward the left and right sides, the light from the side-view LEDs illuminates the decorative translucent member 381. The light enters the inner periphery of the opening and is guided, and the portions surrounding the left and right upper speaker units 340a and 340b emit light.

<Configuration of upper production lamp>
Next, the left and right upper effect lamps 400a and 400b will be described with reference to FIGS. 25 to 27. FIG. Since the left and right upper effect lamps 400a and 400b are bilaterally symmetrical (plane symmetrical) and have the same configuration, a detailed description of the upper left effect lamp 400a is omitted, and a detailed description of the upper right effect lamp 400b is given. As shown in FIGS. 25 and 26, the upper right effect lamp 400b includes a effect lamp substrate 410, a effect lamp house 420, a lamp house cover 440, a effect transparent member 450, a effect sheet member 460, and a effect lamp. and a cover 470 .

As shown in FIG. 26, the effect lamp board 410 is configured to have a first effect LED 411, a second effect LED 412, and a third effect LED 413 mounted on the front side of the effect lamp board 410. Six first effect LEDs 411 are arranged in the vertical direction on the front left side of the effect lamp board 410 . Four second effect LEDs 412 are arranged in the vertical direction on the front right side of the effect lamp board 410 . Four third effect LEDs 413 are arranged in the vertical direction at an intermediate portion in the left-right direction on the front surface of the effect lamp substrate 410 .

As shown in FIG. 26, the effect lamp house 420 is made of a resin material and formed into a box shape with an open front side. A production board holding portion 425 is formed on the rear side of the production lamp house 420 . The effect board holding part 425 holds the effect lamp board 410 so as to face the front of the slot machine 1 together with the lamp house cover 440 . A first lamp exposure hole 421 is formed at the bottom left side of the effect lamp house 420 . Six first lamp exposure holes 421 are formed in alignment with the first effect LEDs 411 of the effect lamp substrate 410 to expose the first effect LEDs 411 to the front side of the effect lamp house 420 . A second lamp exposure hole 422 is formed in the bottom right portion of the performance lamp house 420 . Four second lamp exposure holes 422 are formed in alignment with the second effect LEDs 412 of the effect lamp substrate 410 to expose the second effect LEDs 412 to the front side of the effect lamp house 420 . A third lamp exposure hole 423 is formed in the middle portion in the left-right direction of the bottom of the effect lamp house 420 . Four third lamp exposure holes 423 are formed in alignment with the third effect LEDs 413 of the effect lamp substrate 410 to expose the third effect LEDs 413 to the front side of the effect lamp house 420 .

A lamp cover mounting portion 427 is formed inside the front edge portion of the effect lamp house 420 . The effect lamp cover 470 is attached to the lamp cover mounting portion 427 together with the effect translucent member 450 and the effect sheet member 460 . In the vicinity of the lamp cover mounting portion 427 in the effect lamp house 420, an engaging hole portion 428 that can be engaged with the engaging claw portion 474 of the effect lamp cover 470 is formed. A partition plate-shaped first partition portion 431 is formed on the front left side of the effect lamp house 420 . The first partition part 431 is arranged between the first lamp exposure hole 421 and the third lamp exposure hole 423 in the effect lamp house 420 . A partition plate-shaped second partition part 432 formed separately from the production lamp house 420 is attached to the right front side of the production lamp house 420 . The second partition part 432 is arranged between the second lamp exposure hole 422 and the third lamp exposure hole 423 in the effect lamp house 420 .

A rib-shaped screen fixing portion 429 extending in the vertical direction is formed on the left side of the effect lamp house 420 . As shown in FIG. 21, the screen fixing portion 429 of the upper right effect lamp 400b contacts the front side of the right side of the screen member 310 to fix the right side of the screen member 310 to the base frame 301. As shown in FIG. ing. Similarly, the screen fixing portion (not shown) of the upper left effect lamp 400 a comes into contact with the front side of the left side of the screen member 310 to fix the left side of the screen member 310 to the base frame 301 . ing. In this way, the lamp houses of the left and right upper effect lamps 400a and 400b are provided with the function of fixing the left and right side portions of the screen member 310 (that is, the effect lamp house 420 is provided with the above-described screen fixing portion 429). Therefore, the lamp house 420 is given the role of a bezel member on the side of the screen member 310, so that a separate bezel member does not need to be arranged, and the image display portion 311 of the screen member 310 is made larger in the horizontal direction than in the conventional case. becomes possible.

As shown in FIG. 26, the lamp house cover 440 is made of a resin material and formed into a plate shape matching the outer peripheral shape of the effect lamp substrate 410 . The lamp house cover 440 covers the rear side of the production lamp substrate 410 and is attached and fixed to the production lamp house 420 using cover mounting screws 445 . On the front side of the lamp house cover 440, a rib-shaped rear side board support portion 441 for supporting the rear side of the effect lamp board 410 is formed. An upper connector exposure hole 442 is formed in the upper portion of the lamp house cover 440 to expose an electrical connector (not shown) disposed on the rear upper side of the effect lamp board 410 . A lower connector exposure hole 443 is formed in the lower part of the lamp house cover 440 for exposing an electrical connector (not shown) disposed on the lower rear surface of the effect lamp board 410 . A clamp member 435 for holding a cable (not shown) extending from the effect lamp substrate 410 and the like is attached above the lamp house cover 440 on the rear side of the effect lamp house 420 .

As shown in FIG. 26, the effect transmissive member 450 is formed into a plate shape that is bent in the direction along the horizontal plane using a transparent resin material. The effect light-transmitting member 450 includes a plate-like first light-transmitting portion 451 facing the front center side of the slot machine 1, a plate-like second light-transmitting portion 452 facing the front right outside of the slot machine 1, and a first plate-like light-transmitting portion 452. It has a third light transmitting portion 453 connected to the light portion 451 and the second light transmitting portion 452 . The effect transmissive member 450 is integrated with the effect lamp cover 470 to be described later, and is attached to the lamp cover mounting portion 427 of the effect lamp house 420 so as to cover the front side of the effect lamp house 420 while sandwiching the effect sheet member 460 . It is attached.

At this time, as shown in FIG. 27, the first partition portion 431 and the second partition portion 432 of the effect lamp house 420 form a space between the effect transmissive member 450 and the effect lamp substrate 410 on the front side of the effect lamp house 420. a first space S1 between the first light transmitting portion 451 and the effect lamp substrate 410, a second space S2 between the second light transmitting portion 452 and the effect lamp substrate 410, and a third light transmitting portion 453 and a third space S3 between the effect lamp substrate 410. As a result, the first effect LED 411 of the effect lamp substrate 410 is exposed to the first space S1 through the first lamp exposure hole 421 of the effect lamp house 420 . The second effect LED 412 of the effect lamp board 410 is exposed to the second space S2 through the second lamp exposure hole 422 of the effect lamp house 420 . The third effect LED 413 of the effect lamp board 410 is exposed to the third space S3 through the third lamp exposure hole 423 of the effect lamp house 420 .

As shown in FIG. 26 , the effect sheet member 460 is formed in a sheet shape matching the outer peripheral shape of the effect transmissive member 450 using a transparent resin material. The effect sheet member 460 is attached to the lamp cover mounting portion 427 of the effect lamp house 420 so as to overlap the front surface of the effect translucent member 450 . The effect sheet member 460 includes a first sheet portion 461 overlapping the front surface of the first light transmitting portion 451, a second sheet portion 462 overlapping the front surface of the second light transmitting portion 452, and the first sheet portion 461 and the second sheet portion. 462 and has a third sheet portion 463 overlapping the front surface of the third translucent portion 453 . A first pattern 461 a is printed on the first sheet portion 461 . A second pattern 462 a is printed on the second sheet portion 462 . The first pattern 461a and the second pattern 462a include at least one of decorative figures, characters, symbols, etc., and are shown in simplified form in FIG. The third sheet portion 463 does not have a pattern and is uniformly transparent (or translucent). A notch portion 464 is formed in the third sheet portion 463 to partially divide the first sheet portion 461 and the second sheet portion 462 .

As shown in FIG. 26 , the effect lamp cover 470 is formed into a plate shape that is bent in accordance with the effect translucent member 450 using a transparent resin material. The effect lamp cover 470 is attached to the lamp cover mounting portion 427 of the effect lamp house 420 so as to overlap the front surface of the effect sheet member 460 . The effect lamp cover 470 includes a first cover portion 471 overlapping the front surface of the first seat portion 461 , a second cover portion 472 overlapping the front surface of the second seat portion 462 , the first cover portion 471 and the second cover portion 472 . and a third cover portion 473 that overlaps the front surface of the third seat portion 463 . A plurality of fine grooves (knurled grooves) are vertically aligned on the surface of the third cover portion 473 to give the surface of the third cover portion 473 a decorative effect. In addition, the third effect LED 413 of the effect lamp board 410 is transmitted through the third cover portion 473 of the effect lamp cover 470, the third sheet portion 463 of the effect sheet member 460, and the third translucent portion 453 of the effect translucent member 450. etc. is difficult to be seen.

In addition, an engaging claw portion 474 is formed at the rear edge portion of the effect lamp cover 470 so as to be aligned with the engaging hole portion 428 of the effect lamp house 420 . When attaching the production lamp cover 470 to the production lamp house 420, first, the production sheet member 460 is sandwiched between the production translucent member 450 and the production lamp cover 470.例文帳に追加Next, the effect translucent member 450 and the effect lamp cover 470 sandwiching the effect sheet member 460 are attached to the lamp cover mounting portion 427 of the effect lamp house 420 . At this time, the engaging claw portion 474 of the effect lamp cover 470 and the engaging hole portion 428 of the effect lamp house 420 are engaged with each other. In this way, the effect lamp cover 470 is attached and held to the lamp cover mounting portion 427 of the effect lamp house 420 together with the effect translucent member 450 and the effect sheet member 460 . Here, since the effect sheet member 460 has the third sheet portion 463 connected to the first sheet portion 461 and the second sheet portion 462, the first sheet portion 461 and the second sheet portion 462 are not separated. Therefore, the state in which the effect sheet member 460 is sandwiched between the effect transmissive member 450 and the effect lamp cover 470 can be easily maintained. Therefore, the upper right effect lamp 400b (upper left effect lamp 400a) including the effect sheet member 460 can be easily assembled as compared with the case where the first sheet portion 461 and the second seat portion 462 are separately provided. become.

In the upper right effect lamp 400b configured as described above, the first effect LED 411, the second effect LED 412, and the third effect LED 413 of the effect lamp board 410 correspond to the effect control of the sub control device 100, and the forward effect Light is emitted toward the translucent member 450 . Light emitted from the first effect LED 411 of the effect lamp substrate 410 passes through the first space S1 and is transmitted through the first light transmitting portion 451 of the effect light transmitting member 450 . The light transmitted through the first light transmitting portion 451 of the effect light transmitting member 450 is transmitted through the first sheet portion 461 of the effect sheet member 460 . The light transmitted through the first sheet portion 461 of the effect sheet member 460 is transmitted through the first cover portion 471 of the effect lamp cover 470, and the first pattern 461a of the first sheet portion 461 is transmitted through the first cover portion 471. luminous.

Light emitted from the second effect LED 412 of the effect lamp substrate 410 passes through the second space S2 and is transmitted through the second light transmitting portion 452 of the effect light transmitting member 450 . The light transmitted through the second light transmitting portion 452 of the effect light transmitting member 450 is transmitted through the second sheet portion 462 of the effect sheet member 460 . The light transmitted through the second sheet portion 462 of the effect sheet member 460 is transmitted through the second cover portion 472 of the effect lamp cover 470, and the second pattern 462a of the second sheet portion 462 passes through the second cover portion 472. luminous.

Light emitted from the third effect LED 413 of the effect lamp substrate 410 passes through the third space S3 and is transmitted through the third light transmitting portion 453 of the effect light transmitting member 450 . The light transmitted through the third light transmitting portion 453 of the effect light transmitting member 450 is transmitted through the third sheet portion 463 of the effect sheet member 460 or passes through the notch portion 464 of the effect sheet member 460 . The light transmitted through the third sheet portion 463 of the effect sheet member 460 or the cutout portion 464 of the effect sheet member 460 is transmitted through the third cover portion 473 of the effect lamp cover 470, Decorative light is emitted from the front surface according to the shape of the fine grooves described above.

As a result, the first pattern 461a of the first sheet portion 461 is caused to emit light through the first cover portion 471, and the second pattern 462a of the second sheet portion 462 is caused to emit light through the second cover portion 472. Instead, the third cover portion 473 connected to the first cover portion 471 and the second cover portion 472 can emit decorative light. For example, a full-color LED is used as the third effect LED 413, and when performing a small role announcement effect, a bonus effect, or the like, light of a color corresponding to each small role from the third cover part 473 (for example, a replay role) blue for the role, yellow for the role of the bell, etc.) or rainbow-colored light may be emitted. Therefore, it is possible to perform a lighting effect using three kinds of decorative lights, and it is possible to perform a variety of effects.

<Characteristic configuration of the upper production lamp>
In this embodiment, the effect translucent member 450 includes a first translucent portion 451, a second translucent portion 452 facing in a direction different from that of the first translucent portion 451, the first translucent portion 451 and the second translucent portion. It has a third translucent portion 453 connected to the portion 452 . The effect sheet member 460 includes a first sheet portion 461 formed with a first pattern 461a and superimposed on the front surface of the first light transmitting portion 451, and a second pattern 462a formed on the front surface of the second light transmitting portion 452. It has an overlapping second sheet portion 462 and a third sheet portion 463 connected to the first sheet portion 461 and the second sheet portion 462 and overlapping the front surface of the third translucent portion 453 . The effect lamp cover 470 includes a first cover portion 471 overlapping the front surface of the first seat portion 461 , a second cover portion 472 overlapping the front surface of the second seat portion 462 , the first cover portion 471 and the second cover portion 472 . and a third cover portion 473 that overlaps the front surface of the third seat portion 463 . In addition, in the effect lamp house 420, a first partition portion 431 that partitions the space between the effect transmissive member 450 and the effect lamp substrate 410 into a first space S1, a second space S2, and a third space S3; A second partition portion 432 is provided, and a first effect LED 411, a second effect LED 412, and a third effect LED 413 are arranged in the first space S1, the second space S2, and the third space S3, respectively.

As a result, the first pattern 461a of the first sheet portion 461 is caused to emit light through the first cover portion 471, and the second sheet portion 462 is illuminated through the second cover portion 472 facing in a direction different from that of the first cover portion 471. , the second pattern 462a can be caused to emit light. Further, by emitting decorative light also from the third cover portion 473 connected to the first cover portion 471 and the second cover portion 472, it is possible to perform various effects. In addition, since the effect sheet member 460 has the third sheet portion 463 connected to the first sheet portion 461 and the second sheet portion 462, the first sheet portion 461 and the second sheet portion 462 are not separated. Therefore, the state in which the effect sheet member 460 is sandwiched between the effect transmissive member 450 and the effect lamp cover 470 can be easily maintained. Therefore, the upper right effect lamp 400b (upper left effect lamp 400a) including the effect sheet member 460 can be easily assembled as compared with the case where the first sheet portion 461 and the second seat portion 462 are separately provided. become.

<Second embodiment>
Next, as an example of the gaming machine according to the present invention, the basic construction of a slot machine according to a second embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 28 and 29. FIG. In the following description, the directions indicated by the arrows in FIG. 29 will be described as the up-down direction, front-rear direction, and left-right direction, respectively.

<External configuration of the slot machine>
As shown in FIGS. 28 and 29, the slot machine 501 according to the second embodiment has a box-shaped housing 505 with an open front surface (front), and is attached to the front opening of the housing 505 so as to be openable and closable. A front door 502 is provided. The front door 502 is attached to the front opening of the housing 505 by using a hinge mechanism (not shown) arranged on the left front portion of the housing 505 so as to be able to open and close sideways when viewed from the front.

A display screen 511a of an image display device 511 disposed on the rear side is arranged in a portion extending from the upper portion to the intermediate portion of the front door 502 so as to face forward. Below the image display device 511, similarly to the first embodiment, there is provided a reel window W2 through which the surfaces of three reels (not shown) arranged side by side in the housing 505 face. . Behind the reel window W2, a liquid crystal shutter (not shown) and a light guide plate serving as a backlight are arranged. By switching the transparent state of the liquid crystal shutter and the light guide plate on/off, each reel can be visually recognized. A display screen 511a is formed on which the reel window W2 can be switched between a normal state and a state in which it is difficult to visually recognize each reel. A decoration member 512 with a predetermined decoration is provided on the upper left side of the display screen 511a in the upper part of the front door 502 . An upper left effect lamp 800 is provided to the upper left of the decorative member 512 in the upper part of the front door 502 . An upper right effect lamp 900 is provided on the upper right side of the display screen 511a in the upper part of the front door 502 . An operation panel 521 is provided below the display screen 511 a in the middle portion of the front door 502 .

As in the first embodiment, on the top side of the operation panel 521, there are a medal slot 522 for inserting game medals (game media), and a BET switch unit 523 for betting game medals within the credited range. , and an effect switch unit 524 and the like for performing operations related to effect are attached. On the front side of the operation panel 521, there are a start lever (start switch) 525 operated when starting rotation of all reels (not shown), and three stop switches for individually stopping the rotation of each reel. 526a, 526b, 526c, etc. are attached. The inside of the medal insertion slot 522 is branched into a receiving passage and a return passage as in the first embodiment, and a blocker is provided at the branching portion.

Left and right lamp units 600 a and 600 b are attached to left and right side portions of the middle portion of the front door 502 . A transparent lower panel cover 531 is attached to the lower front side of the front door 502 . A translucent lower panel base provided with a predetermined pattern and a lower panel illumination lamp (both not shown) are attached to the back side of the lower panel cover 531, and the lower panel illumination lamp is turned on. is configured to illuminate the pattern on the lower panel base from the rear side.

A game medal payout port 541 for paying out game medals is opened at the lower part of the front door 502, and a game medal storage tray 542 for storing game medals is provided so as to face the game medal payout port 541. ing. A plurality of small holes 544a, 544b are formed on the left and right sides of the game medal payout port 541 so as to be aligned with the diaphragms of the left and right lower speaker units 543a, 543b arranged behind it.

<Slot machine internal configuration>
In the lower part of the housing 505, similarly to the first embodiment, a medal payout device, an auxiliary storage, a full detector, a power supply device (none of which are shown), and the like are provided. A reel unit (not shown) having three reels (not shown) and three stepping motors (not shown) is located in the central part of the housing 505, as in the first embodiment. ) are provided. A main control device (not shown) is provided in the upper right portion of the housing 505 to perform main control (including reel drive control, winning combination determination processing, etc.) relating to the progress of the game. In the upper left part of the housing 505, various effects control (effect image display control by the image display device 511, sound generation control by the lower speaker units 543a and 543b) are provided for the purpose of improving the interest of the game according to the game situation. etc.) is provided. The main controller and sub-controllers are configured similarly to the main controller 80 and sub-controller 100 of the first embodiment.

<Basic operations for playing games>
To play a game on the slot machine 501, as in the first embodiment, first bet by actually inserting game medals into the medal insertion slot 522, or operate the BET switch unit 523 to place a bet within the range of credits. A winning line is activated by betting a prescribed number of game medals. Next, when the player operates the start lever 525, the number of bets is determined and the combination determination process is performed. After that, after confirming that the minimum playing time has passed, each reel (not shown) rotates. , and a plurality of types of symbols displayed on the outer peripheral surface of the reel are displayed moving up and down (usually from top to bottom) within the reel window W2. When the rotation of the reel reaches a predetermined speed and becomes constant speed rotation, each stop switch 526a to 526c is activated, and when the player operates the left stop switch 526a, the rotation of the left reel stops, and the middle stop switch 526b. is operated to stop the rotation of the middle reel, and the right stop switch 526c is operated to stop the rotation of the right reel. Here, when the combination of symbols stopped and displayed on the activated line is in a predetermined winning mode, the number of game medals corresponding to each winning mode is paid out by a medal payout device (not shown). , or counted as credits.

<Structure of lamp unit>
Next, the left and right lamp units 600a and 600b will be described with reference to FIGS. 30 to 42. FIG. Since the left and right lamp units 600a and 600b are bilaterally symmetrical (plane symmetrical) and have the same configuration, a detailed description of the left lamp unit 600a will be omitted and a detailed description of the right lamp unit 600b will be given. The right lamp unit 600b, as shown in FIGS. and a speaker portion 680 arranged on the front side of the intermediate portion of the lamp base 601 .

As shown in FIGS. 32 and 33, the lamp base 601 is made of a resin material and formed into a plate shape extending in the vertical direction. The lamp base 601 is attached and fixed to the right side of the middle portion of the front door 502 using a fixing member (not shown) such as a screw. A base-side temporary fixing engagement hole 602 is formed in the lower end of the lamp base 601 . The base-side temporary fixing engagement hole portion 602 is formed in a boss hole shape projecting forward of the lamp base 601 and engages with the first engaging portion 704 of the temporary fixing member 701 .

A boss hole-shaped first lower screw insertion hole 604 projecting forward of the lamp base 601 is formed in the vicinity of the base-side temporary fixing engagement hole 602 in the lower portion of the lamp base 601 . A first lower lamp fixing screw 645 is inserted through the first lower screw insertion hole portion 604 . Above the first lower screw insertion hole 604 in the lower part of the lamp base 601, a boss hole-shaped second lower screw insertion hole 605 projecting forward of the lamp base 601 is formed. A second lower lamp fixing screw 646 is inserted through the second lower screw insertion hole portion 605 . A lower cable insertion hole 606 is formed on the lower side of the middle portion of the lamp base 601 . A cable (not shown) extending from the lower lamp substrate 621 is inserted through the lower cable insertion hole 606 .

A boss hole-shaped upper screw insertion hole 607 projecting forward of the lamp base 601 is formed in the upper middle portion of the lamp base 601 . A first upper lamp fixing screw 675 is inserted through the upper screw insertion hole portion 607 . An upper screw hole portion 608 into which a second upper lamp fixing screw 676 is screwed is formed on the front side of the upper end portion of the lamp base 601 . Two upper cable insertion holes 609 are formed near the upper screw insertion holes 607 and 608 in the upper part of the lamp base 601 . A cable (not shown) extending from the upper lamp substrate 651 is inserted through the upper cable insertion hole 609 .

A boss-shaped first intermediate screw insertion hole portion 610 projecting forward of the lamp base 601 is formed on the lower side of the intermediate portion of the lamp base 601 . A first speaker fixing screw 687 is inserted through the first intermediate screw insertion hole portion 610 . A boss hole-shaped second intermediate screw insertion hole portion 611 projecting forward of the lamp base 601 is formed in the upper intermediate portion of the lamp base 601 . A second speaker fixing screw 688 is inserted through the second intermediate screw insertion hole portion 611 . An intermediate cable insertion hole 612 is formed between the first intermediate screw insertion hole portion 610 and the second intermediate screw insertion hole portion 611 in the intermediate portion of the lamp base 601 . A cable (not shown) extending from the side speaker unit 681 is inserted through the intermediate cable insertion hole 612 .

34 and 37, the lower lamp section 620 includes a lower lamp substrate 621, a lower lamp house 631, and a lower lamp cover 641. As shown in FIGS. Also, the lower lamp substrate 621 is fixed to the front side of the lower lamp house 631 using a substrate fixing member 711 .

The lower lamp substrate 621 includes lower LEDs 622 mounted on the front side of the lower lamp substrate 621 and electrical connectors 623 mounted on the rear side of the lower lamp substrate 621 . A plurality of lower LEDs 622 are arranged vertically on the front surface of the lower lamp substrate 621 . The electrical connector 623 is arranged on the upper rear side of the lower lamp substrate 621 . Board-side fixing engagement holes 624 are formed in the middle and lower portions of the lower lamp board 621 . The substrate-side fixing engagement hole portion 624 engages with the other end side (front end side) of the substrate fixing member 711 . An elongated first notch 625 is formed on the lower right side of the lower lamp substrate 621 . A first boss portion 645 of the lower lamp cover 641 is inserted through the first notch portion 625 . An elongated second notch 626 is formed on the left side of the middle portion of the lower lamp substrate 621 . The second lower screw insertion hole portion 605 of the lamp base 601 is inserted through the second notch portion 626 .

The lower lamp house 631 is made of a resin material and formed into a thin box-like shape with an open front side in accordance with the outer peripheral shape of the lower lamp substrate 621 . A connector exposing hole 633 is formed in the upper portion of the lower lamp house 631 to expose the electrical connector 623 of the lower lamp substrate 621 to the rear. House-side fixing engagement holes 634 are formed in the middle and lower portions of the lower lamp house 631 . The housing side fixing engagement hole portion 634 is formed in alignment with the board side fixing engagement hole portion 624 of the lower lamp board 621 and engages with one end side (rear end side) of the board fixing member 711 . . Also, a first insertion hole 635 is formed in the lower portion of the lower lamp house 631 . The first lower screw insertion hole portion 604 of the lamp base 601 and the first boss portion 645 of the lower lamp cover 641 are inserted into the first insertion hole 635 . A second insertion hole 636 is formed in the middle portion of the lower lamp house 631 . The second lower screw insertion hole portion 605 of the lamp base 601 is inserted through the second insertion hole 636 .

The lower lamp cover 641 is formed in a box shape with an open rear side using a resin material having translucency. The lower lamp cover 641 covers the lower lamp substrate 621 and the lower lamp house 631 using the first lower lamp fixing screw 645 and the second lower lamp fixing screw 646, and is attached to the lower front side of the lamp base 601. Fixed. A cover-side temporary fixing engagement hole 642 (see FIG. 41) is formed on the rear side of the lower end of the lower lamp cover 641 . The cover-side temporary fixing engagement hole portion 642 is formed in alignment with the base-side temporary fixing engagement hole portion 602 of the lamp base 601 and is disengageably engaged with the second engaging portion 707 of the temporary fixing member 701 . engage. A first boss portion 645 having a screw hole is formed on the lower rear side of the lower lamp cover 641 . The first boss portion 645 is aligned with the first lower screw insertion hole portion 604 of the lamp base 601 and is screwed with the first lower lamp fixing screw 645 . A second boss portion (not shown) having a screw hole is formed on the rear side of the middle portion of the lower lamp cover 641 . The second boss portion is aligned with the second lower screw insertion hole portion 605 of the lamp base 601 and is screwed with the second lower lamp fixing screw 646 .

The upper lamp section 650 includes an upper lamp substrate 651, an upper lamp house 661, and an upper lamp cover 671, as shown in FIGS. Also, the upper lamp substrate 651 is fixed to the front side of the upper lamp house 661 using a substrate fixing member 711 .

The upper lamp substrate 651 includes an upper LED 652 mounted on the front side of the upper lamp substrate 651 and an electrical connector 653 mounted on the rear side of the upper lamp substrate 651 . A plurality of upper LEDs 652 are arranged vertically on the front surface of the upper lamp substrate 651 . The electrical connectors 653 are arranged on the upper and lower rear sides of the upper lamp substrate 651 . Board-side fixing engagement holes 654 are formed above and below the intermediate portion of the upper lamp board 651 . The board-side fixing engagement hole portion 654 engages with the other end side (front end side) of the board fixing member 711 . An L-shaped notch 655 is formed on the upper right side of the upper lamp substrate 651 . A second upper lamp fixing screw 676 is inserted through the notch 655 .

The upper lamp house 661 is made of a resin material and is formed in a thin box-like shape with an open front side in accordance with the outer peripheral shape of the upper lamp substrate 651 . House-side fixing engagement holes 662 are formed above and below the middle portion of the upper lamp house 661 . The housing-side fixing engagement hole portion 662 is formed in alignment with the board-side fixing engagement hole portion 654 of the upper lamp board 651 and engages with one end side (rear end side) of the board fixing member 711 . A screw insertion hole 663 is formed on the upper right side of the upper lamp house 661 . A second upper lamp fixing screw 676 is inserted through the screw insertion hole 663 . Connector exposure holes 664 are formed in the upper and lower portions of the upper lamp house 661 to expose the electrical connector 653 of the upper lamp substrate 651 to the rear. A clamp member 678 is attached to the rear surface side of the lower end portion of the upper lamp house 661 .

The upper lamp cover 671 is formed in a box shape with an open rear side using a translucent resin material. The upper lamp cover 671 covers the upper lamp substrate 651 and the upper lamp house 661 and is fixed to the upper front side of the lamp base 601 using a first upper lamp fixing screw 675 and a second upper lamp fixing screw 676 . A screw hole portion 672 is formed in the lower rear side of the upper lamp cover 671 . The screw hole portion 672 is formed in alignment with the upper screw insertion hole portion 607 of the lamp base 601 and is screwed with the first upper lamp fixing screw 675 . A screw insertion portion 673 is formed on the upper rear side of the upper lamp cover 671 . The screw insertion portion 673 is formed in alignment with the upper screw hole portion 608 of the lamp base 601, and the second upper lamp fixing screw 676 is inserted therethrough.

The speaker section 680 includes a side speaker unit 681, a rear speaker cover 691, and a front speaker cover 696, as shown in FIGS. The rear speaker cover 691 is formed in a box shape with an open front side using a translucent resin material. The rear speaker cover 691 covers the rear side of the side speaker unit 681 and is coupled with the side speaker unit 681 using the rear cover coupling screw 685 . A cable insertion hole 693 through which a cable (not shown) extending from the side speaker unit 681 is inserted is formed in the rear portion of the rear speaker cover 691 .

The front speaker cover 696 is formed in a box shape with an open rear side using a resin material plated with silver. The front speaker cover 696 covers the front side of the side speaker unit 681 and is coupled with the rear speaker cover 691 using the front cover coupling screws 686 . A spacer 699 is arranged between the front speaker cover 696 and the side speaker unit 681 . Although not shown, the space in the center of the spacer 699 holds a finely meshed speaker grill member. A first screw hole portion 697 is formed on the lower rear side of the front speaker cover 696 . The first screw hole portion 697 is aligned with the first intermediate screw insertion hole portion 610 of the lamp base 601 and is screwed with the first speaker fixing screw 687 . A second screw hole portion 698 is formed in the upper rear side of the front speaker cover 696 . The second screw hole portion 698 is aligned with the second intermediate screw insertion hole portion 611 of the lamp base 601 and is screwed with the second speaker fixing screw 688 .

As shown in FIGS. 40 and 41 , the temporary fixing member 701 is formed in a rod shape using a resin material, and is attached to a body portion 702 and a first engagement provided on one end side (rear end side) of the body portion 702 . It has a portion 704 and a second engaging portion 707 provided on the other end side (front end side) of the trunk portion 702 . The trunk portion 702 of the temporary fixing member 701 has a width (outer diameter )have. The first engaging portion 704 is formed in an arrowhead shape having a pair of locking pieces 705 , 705 . The first engaging portion 704 is elastically deformable into a width shape that allows it to pass through the base-side temporary fixing engaging hole portion 602 , and when it is inserted into the base-side temporary fixing engaging hole portion 602 , each locking portion 704 The piece 705 expands elastically and engages with the rear edge of the engaging hole 602 for temporary fixing on the base side. The second engaging portion 707 is formed in a comb shape having a plurality of contact pieces 708 arranged along the extending direction of the temporary fixing member 701 . Each contact piece 708 of the second engaging portion 707 is in contact with the inner peripheral surface of the cover-side temporary fixing engaging hole portion 642, and the distal end of the second engaging portion 707 is elastically deformed by bending in the direction opposite to the insertion direction. It engages removably with the fixing engagement hole portion 642 .

As shown in FIG. 42, the substrate fixing member 711 is formed in a rod shape using a resin material, and includes a trunk portion 712 and a first engaging portion 714 provided on one end side (rear end side) of the trunk portion 712 . , and a second engaging portion 717 provided on the other end side (front end side) of the trunk portion 712 . The trunk portion 712 of the board fixing member 711 has a width (outer diameter )have. Further, the trunk portion 712 of the board fixing member 711 has a width (outer diameter )have. The first engaging portion 714 is formed in an arrowhead shape having four first locking pieces 715, 715, . The first engaging portion 714 is elastically deformable into a width shape that allows it to pass through the house-side fixing engaging holes 634 and 662, and when inserted into the house-side fixing engaging holes 634 and 662, Each first locking piece 715 engages with the edges of the housing-side fixing engagement holes 634 and 662 . Like the first engaging portion 714, the second engaging portion 717 is formed in an arrowhead shape having four second locking pieces 718, 718, . The second engaging portion 717 is elastically deformable into a width shape that allows it to pass through the board-side fixing engaging holes 624 and 654, and in a state in which it is inserted into the board-side fixing engaging holes 624 and 654, Each of the second locking pieces 718 engages with the edges of the substrate-side fixing engaging holes 624 and 654 .

In addition, since the second engaging portion 717 is formed in the same manner as the first engaging portion 714 in the board fixing member 711, the direction of the board fixing member 711 may be opposite to the above case. That is, the first engaging portion 714 is inserted into the substrate-side fixing engaging holes 624 and 654, and the first locking pieces 715 are engaged with the edges of the substrate-side fixing engaging holes 624 and 654. , the second engaging portion 717 is inserted into the housing-side fixing engaging holes 634, 662, and the second locking pieces 718 are engaged with the edges of the housing-side fixing engaging holes 634, 662. good too.

In the upper right effect lamp 400b configured as described above, the upper LED 652 of the upper lamp substrate 651 and the lower LED 622 of the lower lamp substrate 621 are controlled forward according to the effect control of the sub-control device (not shown). emit light towards Light emitted from the upper LEDs 652 of the upper lamp substrate 651 passes through the upper lamp cover 671, and the front surface of the upper lamp cover 671 constituting the upper lamp section 650 emits light. Light emitted from the lower LEDs 622 of the lower lamp substrate 621 passes through the lower lamp cover 641, and the front surface of the lower lamp cover 641 constituting the lower lamp section 620 emits light. Also, the side speaker unit 681 of the speaker section 680 emits sound toward the front according to the performance control of the sub-controller (not shown).

In order to assemble such an upper right effect lamp 400 b , first, the lower lamp substrate 621 is fixed to the front side of the lower lamp house 631 using the substrate fixing member 711 . At this time, the first engaging portion 714 of the board fixing member 711 is engaged with the housing side fixing engaging hole portion 634 of the lower lamp house 631, and the second engaging portion 717 of the board fixing member 711 is engaged with the lower lamp house 631. It is engaged with the substrate-side fixing engagement hole portion 624 of the substrate 621 . Next, with the lower lamp substrate 621 and the lower lamp house 631 assembled on the lower front side of the lamp base 601 , the lower lamp cover 641 is attached to the lower front side of the lamp base 601 using the temporary fixing member 701 . Temporarily fix. At this time, the first engaging portion 704 of the temporary fixing member 701 is engaged with the base-side temporary fixing engaging hole portion 602 of the lamp base 601, and the second engaging portion 707 of the temporary fixing member 701 is engaged with the lower lamp cover. 641 is detachably engaged with the cover-side temporary fixing engagement hole 642 .

Here, each locking piece 705 of the first engaging portion 704 is elastically deformed to have substantially the same width as the base side temporary fixing engaging hole portion 602 and is inserted into the base side temporary fixing engaging hole portion 602, When reaching the rear side of the base-side temporary fixing engagement hole portion 602 , it returns to its original shape and engages with the rear edge portion of the base-side temporary fixing engagement hole portion 602 . As a result, the first engaging portion 704 of the temporary fixing member 701 engages with the base-side temporary fixing engaging hole portion 602 , but the locking piece 705 prevents it from being disengaged from the base-side temporary fixing engaging hole portion 602 . It has become. On the other hand, each contact piece 708 of the second engaging portion 707 is elastically deformed in contact with the inner peripheral surface of the cover-side temporary fixing engagement hole portion 642 , thereby Sliding pressure contact. As a result, the second engaging portion 707 of the temporary fixing member 701 engages with the cover-side temporary fixing engaging hole portion 642 , but the contact piece 708 is positioned relative to the cover-side temporary fixing engaging hole portion 642 . By moving (sliding), it is possible to disengage from the engaging hole portion 642 for temporary fixing on the cover side.

Therefore, the lower lamp portion 620 (lower lamp cover 641) can be easily assembled to the lamp base 601 using the temporary fixing member 701, and the lower lamp portion 620 (lower lamp cover 641) can be easily attached. can be removed from the lamp base 601 at any time. The magnitude of the force (elastic force of each contact piece 708) with which each contact piece 708 of the second engaging portion 707 elastically deforms and presses against the cover-side temporary fixing engaging hole portion 642 is determined by the second engaging portion 707. Even if the portion 707 faces vertically downward, that is, if the lower lamp cover 641 is positioned below the lamp base 601 and faces vertically downward, the lower lamp cover 641 may be pushed downward by its own weight. It is set to a size that does not fall away from the

Next, the upper lamp substrate 651 is fixed to the front side of the upper lamp house 661 using the substrate fixing member 711 . At this time, the first engaging portion 714 of the substrate fixing member 711 is engaged with the housing-side fixing engaging hole portion 662 of the upper lamp house 661 , and the second engaging portion 717 of the substrate fixing member 711 is engaged with the upper lamp substrate 651 . is engaged with the substrate-side fixing engagement hole portion 654 of . Next, with the upper lamp substrate 651 and the upper lamp house 661 assembled to the upper front surface of the lamp base 601 , the upper side of the upper lamp cover 671 is fixed to the upper front surface of the lamp base 601 using the second upper lamp fixing screws 676 . fixed to the side. At this time, the second upper lamp fixing screw 676 is inserted through the screw insertion portion 673 of the upper lamp cover 671 and screwed into the upper screw hole portion 608 of the lamp base 601 . The screw insertion portion 673 through which the second upper lamp fixing screw 676 is inserted is exposed on the front side of the upper end of the upper lamp cover 671. It is covered. This prevents unauthorized access to the second upper lamp fixing screw 676 .

Next, using the rear cover coupling screws 685, the rear speaker cover 691 is coupled to the side speaker unit 681 so as to cover the rear side of the side speaker unit 681. As shown in FIG. Next, using front cover coupling screws 686 , front speaker cover 696 is coupled to rear speaker cover 691 so as to cover the front side of side speaker unit 681 . At this time, a spacer 699 is arranged between the front speaker cover 696 and the side speaker unit 681 . Next, the front side speaker cover 696 and the rear side speaker cover 691 that cover the side speaker units 681 are assembled to the front side of the intermediate portion of the lamp base 601 . At this time, the upper end of the front speaker cover 696 is overlapped in front of the lower end of the upper lamp cover 671 , and the lower end of the front speaker cover 696 is overlapped in front of the upper end of the lower lamp cover 641 .

In this manner, the lower lamp portion 620 , the upper lamp portion 650 and the speaker portion 680 are temporarily assembled to the lamp base 601 . As described above, the lower lamp cover 641 of the lower lamp portion 620 is temporarily fixed to the lower front surface side of the lamp base 601 using the temporary fixing member 701 . At this time, the second engaging portion 707 of the temporary fixing member 701 is disengageably engaged with the cover-side temporary fixing engaging hole portion 642 of the lower lamp cover 641 . As a result, in the event that the lower lamp substrate 621, the lower lamp house 631, or other parts of the lower lamp part 620 are not attached or are attached incorrectly, the lower lamp part 620 can be easily removed from the lamp base 601. Once removed, the lower lamp portion 620 can be reassembled to the lamp base 601 . Therefore, it is possible to reduce the man-hours for assembling the right lamp unit 600b, and reduce the man-hours for manufacturing the slot machine 1 (the right lamp unit 600a).

Next, using the first speaker fixing screw 687 and the second speaker fixing screw 688, the front speaker cover 696 is fixed to the front side of the intermediate portion of the lamp base 601. As shown in FIG. At this time, the first speaker fixing screw 687 is inserted through the first intermediate screw insertion hole portion 610 of the lamp base 601 and screwed into the first screw hole portion 697 of the front speaker cover 696 . Also, the second speaker fixing screw 688 is inserted through the second intermediate screw insertion hole portion 611 of the lamp base 601 and screwed into the second screw hole portion 698 of the front side speaker cover 696 .

Next, the lower side of the upper lamp cover 671 is fixed to the upper front side of the lamp base 601 using the first upper lamp fixing screw 675 . At this time, the first upper lamp fixing screw 675 is inserted through the upper screw insertion hole 607 of the lamp base 601 and screwed into the screw hole 672 of the upper lamp cover 671 .

Then, the lower lamp cover 641 is fixed to the lower front side of the lamp base 601 using the first lower lamp fixing screw 645 and the second lower lamp fixing screw 646 . At this time, the first lower lamp fixing screw 645 is inserted through the first lower screw insertion hole portion 604 of the lamp base 601 and screwed with the first boss portion 645 of the lower lamp cover 641 . Also, the second lower lamp fixing screw 646 is inserted through the second lower screw insertion hole 605 of the lamp base 601 and screwed with the second boss (not shown) of the lower lamp cover 641 .

<Characteristic configuration of the lamp unit>
In this embodiment, the temporary fixing member 701 has a first engaging portion 704 that is inserted into the base-side temporary fixing engaging hole portion 602 of the lamp base 601 and engages with the base-side temporary fixing engaging hole portion 602 . and a plurality of contact pieces 708 elastically deformed by coming into contact with the inner peripheral surface of the cover-side temporary fixing engagement hole portion 642 of the lower lamp cover 641, and the cover-side temporary fixing engagement hole portion 642 and the and a second engaging portion 707 that engages releasably. As a result, when the lower lamp portion 620 is assembled and fixed to the lamp base 601, the lower lamp portion 620 can be easily removed in the event that the lower lamp portion 620 is left unattached or incorrectly attached. Once removed from the lamp base 601 , the lower lamp portion 620 can be reassembled to the lamp base 601 . Therefore, it is possible to reduce the man-hours for assembling the right lamp unit 600b (and the left lamp unit 600a), and reduce the man-hours for manufacturing the slot machine 1 (the left and right lamp units 600a and 600b). become.

In the present embodiment, when assembling the right lamp unit 600b (and the left lamp unit 600a), at least the lower lamp portion 620 is temporarily fixed to the lamp base 601, and then the upper lamp portion 650 and the speaker portion 680 are attached to the lamp. It is temporarily assembled (positioned) with respect to the base 601 . Then, in a state in which they are turned upside down, the upper lamp section 650, the speaker section 680, and the lower lamp section 620 are fixed to the lamp base 601 with fixing screws. As a result, only two members (upper lamp portion 650 and speaker portion 680) of the three members (upper lamp portion 650, speaker portion 680, and lower lamp portion 620) temporarily assembled to lamp base 601 are assembled. The screw fixing operation can be performed while holding the lamp unit 600b (and the left lamp unit 600a) with one hand so as not to drop the lamp unit 600b.

The arrangement of the base-side temporary fixing engagement holes 602 of the lamp base 601 and the arrangement of the cover-side temporary fixing engagement holes 642 of the lower lamp cover 641 are not limited to the arrangements described above. For example, instead of the second lower screw insertion hole portion 605 of the lamp base 601, a boss hole-shaped base-side temporary fixing engaging hole portion that engages with the first engaging portion 704 of the temporary fixing member 701 is provided, Instead of the second boss portion (not shown) of the lower lamp cover 641, a boss hole-shaped cover-side temporary fixing engagement hole that removably engages with the second engaging portion 707 of the temporary fixing member 701. You may make it provide a part.

Further, when temporarily assembling, the lower lamp portion 620 is temporarily fixed to the lower front surface side of the lamp base 601 using the temporary fixing member 701, but the present invention is not limited to this. The fixing member 701 may be used to temporarily fix the upper lamp section 650 to the upper front side of the lamp base 601 , and may temporarily fix the speaker section 680 to the intermediate front side of the lamp base 601 . In this way, in addition to the lower lamp portion 620, it is possible to prevent the upper lamp portion 650 or the speaker portion 680 from falling from the lamp base 601. Work can be done easily.

<Configuration of upper production lamp>
Next, the upper left effect lamp 800 will be described with reference to FIGS. 43 to 50. FIG. 43 and 46, the upper left production lamp 800 includes a production lamp substrate 810, a production lamp house 820, a lamp house cover 830, a production sheet member 840, a light guide plate 850, and a production lamp cover 860. and

As shown in FIG. 47, the production lamp board 810 includes a first production LED 811 and a second production LED 812 mounted on the front side of the production lamp board 810, and an electric connector 813 mounted on the rear side of the production lamp board 810 ( (see FIG. 43(B)). A plurality of first effect LEDs 811 are arranged side by side in the left-right direction on the center side of the front surface of the effect lamp substrate 810 . A plurality of second effect LEDs 812 are arranged side by side in the left-right direction on the front lower side of the effect lamp board 810 . The electrical connector 813 is arranged on the rear surface side of the right intermediate portion of the effect lamp board 810 .

As shown in FIG. 47, the effect lamp house 820 is made of a resin material and formed into a box shape with an open front side. A production board holding portion 821 is formed on the rear side of the production lamp house 820 . The effect board holding part 821 holds the effect lamp board 810 so as to face the front of the slot machine 1 together with the lamp house cover 830 . A lamp exposing hole 822 is formed in the center of the bottom of the effect lamp house 820 . The lamp exposure hole 822 is aligned with the first effect LED 811 of the effect lamp substrate 810 and formed to extend in the horizontal direction, and exposes the first effect LED 811 to the front side of the effect lamp house 820 .

A seat member mounting portion 823 is formed inside the front edge portion of the effect lamp house 820 . The effect sheet member 840 and the front plate portion 851 of the light guide plate 850 are attached to the sheet member attachment portion 823 . A light guide plate insertion portion 824 is formed in the lower portion of the effect lamp house 820 . The light guide plate insertion portion 824 is formed in a frame shape extending in the horizontal direction in alignment with the second effect LED 812 of the effect lamp substrate 810, and the side plate portion 858 of the light guide plate 850 is inserted therethrough. Upper engaging claws 825 that can be engaged with upper engaging pieces 861 of the production lamp cover 860 are formed at two left and right positions on the upper surface of the production lamp house 820 . A rib-shaped upper engaging portion 826 to which the tip (rear end) of the upper engaging piece 861 can be engaged is formed behind the upper engaging claw 825 on the upper surface of the effect lamp house 820 . Lower engaging claw portions 827 that can be engaged with the lower engaging piece portions 863 of the effect lamp cover 860 are formed at two locations on the left and right sides of the lower surface portion of the effect lamp house 820 .

A notch having a width approximately equal to that of the upper engaging claw portion 825 is provided in an intermediate portion of the upper locking portion 826 formed in a rib shape. As a result, a human finger is hooked from the notch portion of the upper locking portion 826 to the front end (rear end) of the upper engaging piece portion 861 of the production lamp cover 860 that is engaged with the upper engaging claw portion 825 . This makes it easier to disengage the upper engaging claw portion 825 from the upper engaging piece portion 861 .

As shown in FIGS. 45 and 47, the lamp house cover 830 is made of a resin material and formed into a plate shape matching the outer peripheral shape of the effect lamp substrate 810 . The lamp house cover 830 covers the rear side of the production lamp substrate 810 and is attached and fixed to the production lamp house 820 using cover mounting screws 835 . On the front side of the lamp house cover 830, a rib-shaped rear side board support portion 831 for supporting the rear side of the effect lamp board 810 is formed. A connector exposing hole 832 for exposing the electrical connector 813 of the effect lamp board 810 is formed in the right middle portion of the lamp house cover 830 .

A cover-side temporary fixing engagement hole 833 is formed in the rear surface side of the central portion of the lamp house cover 830 . The cover-side temporary fixing engagement hole portion 833 is formed in the same manner as the base-side temporary fixing engagement hole portion 602 of the right lamp unit 600b described above, and engages with the first engaging portion 704 of the temporary fixing member 701. . The second engaging portion 707 of the temporary fixing member 701 used for the upper left effect lamp 800 can be engaged and disengaged from the door side temporary fixing engaging hole portion (not shown) provided in the upper left part of the front door 502. engage. As a result, the temporary fixing member 701 can be used to temporarily fix the upper left effect lamp 800 to the upper left of the decorative member 512 in the upper part of the front door 502 . Fixed boss portions 834 are formed on the left and right rear sides of the lamp house cover 830 . The fixed boss portion 834 is formed in a boss shape protruding rearward from the rear surface side of the lamp house cover 830, and is fixed to the front door 502 using a fixing member (not shown) such as a screw. As a result, the upper left effect lamp 800 is attached and fixed to the upper left of the decorative member 512 in the upper part of the front door 502 .

As shown in FIGS. 45 and 48, the effect sheet member 840 is formed in a sheet shape using a translucent resin material. The production sheet member 840 is attached to the sheet member mounting portion 823 of the production lamp house 820 and arranged in front of the production lamp board 810 . In addition, the effect sheet member 840 is attached to the seat member mounting portion 823 of the effect lamp house 820 facing the front center side of the slot machine 501 (upper left effect lamp 800), and the direction of the effect sheet member 840 is the line of sight of the player. is set so as to substantially match the orientation of A central portion of the effect sheet member 840 is provided with a translucent area 841 through which light from the first effect LEDs 811 of the effect lamp substrate 810 can pass. The light-transmitting region 841 is formed, for example, in a linear shape that mimics the shape of a lightning bolt and extends horizontally. The shape of the translucent region 841 is not limited to the shape of a lightning bolt, and may be a pattern shape such as a decorative figure, letter, symbol, etc., which is simplified in FIG. Also, the translucent region 841 may be transparent or semi-transparent with a color such as yellow.

A light shielding area 842 for shielding the light from the first effect LED 811 of the effect lamp board 810 is provided in a portion of the effect sheet member 840 excluding the light transmission area 841 . The light shielding region 842 is formed by printing with black ink or the like, for example. In addition, the first effect LED 811 is disposed in a portion of the effect lamp substrate 810 facing the light shielding area 842 of the effect sheet member 840 . As a result, it is possible to prevent the light from the first effect LED 811 from directly entering the light shielding area 842, suppress the light emission unevenness in the light transmitting area 841, and allow the light transmitting area 841 to emit light uniformly. can be done. The first effect LED 811 is arranged offset from a virtual straight line connecting the translucent area 841 of the effect sheet member 840 and the player's eye point (designed eye position). That is, when the player visually recognizes the upper left effect lamp 800 (the translucent area 841 of the effect sheet member 840), the first effect LED 811 flashes behind the translucent area 841 so that the first effect is not visible. An LED 811 is arranged.

As shown in FIGS. 45 and 48, the light guide plate 850 is made of a transparent resin material and formed into a plate shape bent (curved) into a substantially L-shaped cross section. The light guide plate 850 has a front plate portion 851 formed to match the shape of the front side of the effect lamp cover 860 and side plate portions 858 extending rearward from the lower end portion of the front plate portion 851 . The light guide plate 850 is attached to the sheet member attaching portion 823 of the effect lamp house 820 so that the front plate portion 851 covers the front of the effect sheet member 840 .

A first groove portion 853 , a second groove portion 854 , a third groove portion 855 , and a fourth groove portion 856 are formed on the rear surface of the front plate portion 851 in order from the side plate portion 858 . The first groove portion 853 is formed in the lower rear surface of the front plate portion 851 in a V-shaped groove shape extending in the left-right direction. In the first groove portion 853, part of the light incident on the rear edge portion of the side plate portion 858 is reflected forward, so that the lower front portion of the front plate portion 851 emits light. The second groove portion 854 is formed in the vicinity of the upper portion of the first groove portion 853 on the lower side of the rear surface of the front plate portion 851 and has a V-shaped groove shape extending in the left-right direction. In the second groove portion 854, another part of the light incident on the rear edge portion of the side plate portion 858 is reflected forward, so that the front lower portion of the front plate portion 851 emits light. A region on the front surface of the front plate portion 851 that emits light by being reflected by the first groove portion 853 and the second groove portion 854 is referred to as a first light emitting region 852a.

The third groove portion 855 is formed in the upper rear surface of the front plate portion 851 in a V-shaped groove shape extending in the left-right direction. In the third groove portion 855, another part of the light incident on the rear edge portion of the side plate portion 858 is reflected forward, and the front upper portion of the front plate portion 851 emits light. The fourth groove portion 856 is formed in the vicinity of the upper portion of the third groove portion 855 on the upper rear surface of the front plate portion 851 and has a V-shaped groove shape extending in the left-right direction. At the fourth groove portion 856, another part of the light incident on the rear edge portion of the side plate portion 858 is reflected forward, and the front upper portion of the front plate portion 851 emits light. A region on the front surface of the front plate portion 851 that emits light by reflection at the third groove portion 855 and the fourth groove portion 856 is referred to as a second light emitting region 852b.

The first light-emitting region 852a and the second light-emitting region 852b are arranged in front of the translucent region 841 of the effect sheet member 840 with a predetermined distance therebetween. The first light-emitting region 852a and the second light-emitting region 852b are, like the translucent region 841, formed, for example, in the shape of a lightning bolt elongated left and right. Note that the shape of the first light emitting region 852a and the second light emitting region 852b is not limited to the shape of a lightning bolt, and may be a pattern shape such as a decorative figure, letter, or symbol, which is simplified in FIG. In addition, the predetermined distance is such that when viewed from the front of the upper left effect lamp 800, for example, the first light emitting region 852a and the second light emitting region 852b are different in front and rear positions with respect to the translucent region 841. set to distance.

One inclined surface 853a of the first groove portion 853 is formed with fine unevenness by texturing. Further, one inclined surface 854a of the second groove portion 854 is formed with fine unevenness by texturing. As a result, light is diffusely reflected by one inclined surface 853a of the first groove portion 853, so that the amount of light reflected forward by the first groove portion 853 can be reduced. In addition, light is diffusely reflected by one inclined surface 854a of the second groove portion 854, so that the amount of light reflected forward by the second groove portion 854 can be reduced. Therefore, the amount of light reflected by the third groove portion 855 and the fourth groove portion 856 relatively far from the rear edge portion of the side plate portion 858 can be increased, and the first light emitting region 852a and the second light emitting region 852b can be formed in the same manner. It is possible to emit light with brightness and improve the appearance of the lighting effect.

As described above, the first light emitting region 852a formed by the first groove portion 853 and the second groove portion 854 and the second light emitting region 852b formed by the third groove portion 855 and the fourth groove portion 856 are lightning bolts extending in the horizontal direction. It is formed as a picture pattern having a pattern shape imitating the shape of . The angle of reflection of the light specularly reflected from the rear edge of the side plate 858 reaching the inclined surfaces (reflecting surfaces) of the grooves 853 to 856 is likely to vary depending on the position of the grooves 853 to 856, and the lightning pattern can be seen. There was a risk that it would not emit light clearly. To address such a problem, one inclined surface 853a of the first groove portion 853 and one inclined surface 854a of the second groove portion 854 are textured to form fine unevenness, thereby increasing the ratio of diffusely reflected light. By increasing the number of lightning bolts, the pattern of the lightning can be emitted beautifully, and the appearance of the lighting effect can be improved.

The side plate portion 858 is inserted into the light guide plate insertion portion 824 located in the lower peripheral portion of the sheet member mounting portion 823 (that is, the effect sheet member 840) inside the effect lamp house 820, and is positioned in front of the lower portion of the effect lamp substrate 810. It reaches to the neighborhood. In addition, the second effect LED 812 of the effect lamp board 810 is disposed in a portion of the effect lamp board 810 facing the rear edge portion of the side plate portion 858 .

As shown in FIGS. 45 and 48, the effect lamp cover 860 is made of a transparent resin material and formed into a box shape with an open rear side. The effect lamp cover 860 is attached to the effect lamp house 820 while covering the effect sheet member 840 and the light guide plate 850 . Upper engagement pieces 861 that can be engaged with the upper engagement claws 825 of the production lamp house 820 are formed at two left and right positions on the upper side of the rear edge of the production lamp cover 860 . The upper engaging piece portion 861 has an upper engaging hole 862 in the central portion through which the upper engaging claw portion 825 is inserted. Lower engagement pieces 863 that can be engaged with the lower engagement claws 827 of the production lamp house 820 are formed at two locations on the lower side of the rear edge of the production lamp cover 860 . The lower engaging piece portion 863 has a lower engaging hole 864 in the central portion through which the lower engaging claw portion 827 is inserted. Further, inside the effect lamp cover 860, a light guide plate fixing portion (not shown) is formed to press the front plate portion 851 of the light guide plate 850 and fix it to the sheet member mounting portion 823 of the effect lamp house 820.

When attaching the production lamp cover 860 to the production lamp house 820, first, as shown in FIGS. is brought into contact with the upper locking portion 826 of the . Then, the performance lamp cover 860 is swung in a direction approaching the performance lamp house 820 with the upper locking portion 826 of the performance lamp house 820 as a fulcrum, and the lower engaging piece portion 863 of the performance lamp cover 860 is moved to the performance. It engages with the lower engaging claw portion 827 of the lamp house 820 . At this time, the upper engagement piece portion 861 of the production lamp cover 860 also engages with the upper engagement claw portion 825 of the production lamp house 820 .

By the way, the upper surface portion of the effect lamp house 820 and the upper wall portion of the effect lamp cover 860 adjacent to the upper surface portion of the effect lamp house 820 are formed in a V shape. As a result, the left and right upper engaging pieces 861 of the effect lamp cover 860 and the left and right upper engaging portions 826 of the effect lamp house 820 are arranged to be tilted substantially symmetrically. Therefore, when the production lamp cover 860 is swung, the tip of the upper engaging piece 861 of the production lamp cover 860 is not easily displaced to the left or right while being locked to the upper locking part 826 of the production lamp house 820. Swinging of the lamp cover 860 is facilitated. In this way, since the upper engaging piece portion 861 of the production lamp cover 860 is less likely to shift leftward and rightward with respect to the production lamp cover 860, the recoil when engaging with the upper engaging claw portion 825 of the production lamp house 820 is reduced. can be minimized. In addition, since the lower engagement piece 863 of the production lamp cover 860 is also less likely to shift left and right with respect to the production lamp cover 860, the recoil when engaging with the lower engagement claw portion 827 of the production lamp house 820 is reduced. can be minimized. Therefore, it is possible to suppress the vibration when the effect lamp cover 860 is attached to the effect lamp house 820, and it is possible to prevent the position of the effect sheet member 840 from shifting in the sheet member mounting portion 823 of the effect lamp house 820.例文帳に追加.

In the upper left effect lamp 800 configured as described above, the first effect LED 811 of the effect lamp board 810 emits light toward the effect sheet member 840 . The light emitted from the first effect LED 811 enters the translucent area 841 of the effect sheet member 840, and the translucent area 841 emits light. Light emitted from the translucent area 841 passes through the front plate portion 851 of the light guide plate 850 and passes through the effect lamp cover 860 . Therefore, as schematically shown by broken lines in FIG. 44, a lightning-shaped transmissive region 841 emits light through the front plate portion 851 of the light guide plate 850 and the effect lamp cover 860 .

On the other hand, the second effect LED 812 of the effect lamp board 810 emits light toward the side plate portion 858 of the light guide plate 850 . Light emitted from the second effect LED 812 enters the rear edge portion of the side plate portion 858 of the light guide plate 850 , passes through the side plate portion 858 of the light guide plate 850 , and reaches the front plate portion 851 . Part of the light reaching the front plate portion 851 of the light guide plate 850 is reflected forward by the first groove portion 853 of the front plate portion 851 . Another part of the light reaching the front plate portion 851 of the light guide plate 850 is reflected forward by the second groove portion 854 of the front plate portion 851 . As a result, the first light emitting region 852a on the front surface of the front plate portion 851 emits light. The light emitted from the first light emitting area 852 a passes through the effect lamp cover 860 . Therefore, as schematically shown by the chain double-dashed line in FIG. 44, the first light-emitting region 852a having the shape of a lightning bolt emits light via the effect lamp cover 860 .

Another part of the light that has reached the front plate portion 851 of the light guide plate 850 is reflected forward by the third groove portion 855 of the front plate portion 851 . Another part of the light reaching the front plate portion 851 of the light guide plate 850 is reflected forward by the fourth groove portion 856 of the front plate portion 851 . Thereby, the second light emitting region 852b on the front surface of the front plate portion 851 emits light. Light emitted from the second light emitting region 852 b passes through the effect lamp cover 860 . Therefore, as schematically shown by the chain double-dashed line in FIG. 44 , the second light emitting region 852 b having the shape of a lightning bolt emits light through the effect lamp cover 860 .

When the light-transmitting region 841 of the effect sheet member 840 and the first light-emitting region 852a and the second light-emitting region 852b of the front plate portion 851 emit light, the light-transmitting region 841 and the first light-emitting region 852a and The pattern (lightning bolt-shaped pattern) formed by combining the second light emitting area 852b can be visually recognized stereoscopically when viewed from the front of the upper left effect lamp 800 . Therefore, according to the present embodiment, it is possible to perform a three-dimensional light emitting effect with high decorativeness, and it is possible to perform various effects.

The upper right effect lamp 900 is configured similarly to the upper left effect lamp 800 . Therefore, like the upper left effect lamp 800, the upper right effect lamp 900 can perform highly decorative three-dimensional light emission effect, and can perform various effects.

<Characteristic configuration of the upper production lamp>
In this embodiment, the light emitting regions 852a and 852b of the front plate portion 851 of the light guide plate 850 are arranged in front of the translucent region 841 of the effect sheet member 840 with a predetermined distance therebetween, and the light emitted from the first effect LED 811 enters the light-transmitting region 841 of the effect sheet member 840, the light-transmitting region 841 emits light, and the light emitted from the second effect LED 812 enters the edge of the side plate portion 858 of the light guide plate 850, and the front plate portion 851 light-emitting regions 852a and 852b emit light. As a result, when the translucent region 841 of the effect sheet member 840 and the luminous regions 852a and 852b of the front plate portion 851 emit light, the translucent region 841 and the luminous regions 852a and 852b having different positions in the front-rear direction are combined. The formed pattern (lightning bolt-shaped pattern) can be visually recognized stereoscopically when viewed from the front of the upper left effect lamp 800 . Therefore, it is possible to perform a highly decorative three-dimensional light emitting effect, and it is possible to perform a variety of effects.

<Modification>
In the first embodiment described above, the small display device 200 is attached to the left of the reel window W1 in the front door 2, but this is not a limitation, and the reel window in the front door 502 of the second embodiment is mounted. A small display device 200 may be attached to the left of W2. Further, not only the small display device but also the image display device 511 of the second embodiment, for example, when the image display device 511 (the display screen 511a) is arranged facing the front and the lower side of the slot machine 1, the A configuration similar to that of the compact display device 200 of one embodiment can be applied.

In the above-described first embodiment, a pan head machine screw is used as the cover fixing screw 236 that constitutes the small display device 200, but it is not limited to this. of screw members may be used. Moreover, the fixing member capable of fixing the first member to the second member, such as a clamp pin provided with a locking portion that can be locked to the hole portion on the tip side thereof, is not limited to the screw member.

In the above-described first embodiment, the rear cover member 230 constituting the compact display device 200 is formed with the cover fixing piece portion 231 having the through hole 232 penetrating in an oblique direction, but the present invention is not limited to this. . For example, when the left and right upper speaker units 340a and 340b are arranged so as to face the front center side of the slot machine 1, oblique through-holes are formed in the flange portions 341a and 341b of the left and right upper speaker units 340a and 340b. A fixing piece may be formed having a Further, for example, when the image display portion 311 of the screen member 310 is arranged to face the front and lower side of the slot machine 1, a fixing piece portion having a through hole penetrating in an oblique direction is formed in a corner portion of the screen member 310. good too. In this way, when the member involved in the performance is fixed with an inclination to the member to be fixed, the member involved in the performance has a through hole portion extending in a direction inclined with respect to the extending direction of the screw hole portion of the member to be fixed. may be formed.

In the second embodiment described above, the left and right lamp units 600a and 600b are attached to the front door 502, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, left and right lamp units similar to those of the second embodiment may be attached to the front door 2 according to the first embodiment instead of the small display device 200, the right effect lamp 27, and the like.

In the first embodiment described above, the internal structure of the left and right upper effect lamps 400a and 400b may be the same structure as the internal structure of the left and right upper effect lamps 800 and 900 according to the second embodiment. Further, in the second embodiment described above, the internal structure of the left and right upper effect lamps 800, 900 may be the same structure as the internal structure of the left and right upper effect lamps 400a, 400b according to the first embodiment.

In the above-described embodiment, as an example of a game machine, the slot machine (rotary-type game machine) 1, 501 using game medals has been exemplified and explained, but the present invention is not limited to this. The same applies to reel-type gaming machines that use Similar effects can be obtained.

1 Slot Machine (First Embodiment of Gaming Machine)
2 Front door (opening/closing member)
5 housing (body member)
100 Sub-controller 101 Production circuit board 110 Production board case 131 Sub-control board 132 Sub CPU
141 ROM board 142 Program ROM
143 ROM seal 149 Information description seal 150 Sub-board case 151 Sub-board case main body (151a plating film)
152 First coupling hole portion 153 Second coupling hole portion 157 First coupling screw 158 Second coupling screw 161 Sub-board case lid (161a plating film)
166 Insertion hole 167 Accommodating hole 168 Ventilation hole 169 Seal attachment part 172 Central ceiling opening 173 Front ceiling opening 174 Upper ceiling opening 175 Front wall opening 176 Rear wall opening 177 Upper wall opening 179 Seal seal 200 small display device 210 front frame member 212 cover fixing boss 213 screw hole 220 liquid crystal unit 230 rear cover member 231 cover fixing piece (231a head contact surface)
232 through hole 236 cover fixing screw 236 (236a head)
400a Upper left production lamp 400b Upper right production lamp 410 Production lamp substrate 411 First production LED
412 second production LED
412 3rd production LED
420 effect lamp house 431 first partition part 432 second partition part 440 lamp house cover 450 effect light transmitting member 451 first light transmitting part 452 second light transmitting part 453 third light transmitting part 460 effect sheet member 461 first sheet part (461a first pattern)
462 second sheet portion (462a second pattern)
463 Third seat portion 470 Production lamp cover 471 First cover portion 472 Second cover portion 473 Third cover portion 501 Slot machine (second embodiment of gaming machine)
502 front door (opening/closing member)
505 housing (body member)
600a Left lamp unit 600b Right lamp unit 601 Lamp base 602 Base-side temporary fixing engagement hole portion 620 Lower lamp portion 621 Lower lamp substrate 631 Lower lamp house 641 Lower lamp cover 642 Cover-side temporary fixing engagement hole Part 650 Upper lamp part 680 Speaker part 701 Temporary fixing member 702 Body part 704 First engagement part 705 Lock piece 707 Second engagement part 708 Contact piece 800 Upper left production lamp 810 Production lamp substrate 811 First production LED
812 second production LED
820 effect lamp house 830 lamp house cover 840 effect sheet member 841 translucent region 842 light shielding region 850 light guide plate 851 front plate portion 852a first light emitting region 852b second light emitting region 858 side plate portion 860 effect lamp cover 900 upper right effect lamp

Claims (1)

a base;
a directing unit that is fixed to the base unit and performs a predetermined effect;
A temporary fixing member for temporarily fixing the effect part to the base part,
A first hole portion that engages with one end side of the temporary fixing member is formed in one of the base portion and the effect portion,
A second hole that engages with the other end side of the temporary fixing member is formed in the other of the base portion and the effect portion,
The temporary fixing member is
a trunk portion having an outer diameter larger than that of the first hole portion and the second hole portion;
a first engaging portion formed in an arrowhead shape having a pair of locking pieces on one end side of the body portion and inserted into the first hole portion to engage with the first hole portion;
It is formed in a comb shape having a plurality of contact pieces arranged along the extending direction of the temporary fixing member on the other end side of the body portion , and the plurality of contact pieces contact the inner peripheral surface of the second hole portion. a second engaging portion that releasably engages with the second hole portion by elastically deforming with the
In a state in which the first engaging portion is engaged with the first hole portion and the second engaging portion is engaged with the second hole portion, an elastic contact is made in contact with the inner peripheral surface of the second hole portion. By relatively moving the plurality of deformable contact pieces with respect to the second hole, the second engaging portion can be moved to the second hole without the first engaging portion being detached from the first hole. A gaming machine characterized in that it is constructed so as to be detachable from the unit .

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