JP2010220682A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine with a light source unit in which the paleness of white light is reduced relating to the game machine represented by a reel gaming machine (slot machine) and a pinball game machine (Pachinko game machine). <P>SOLUTION: In the game machine 100 including the light source unit 170, the light source unit 170 includes a white light emitting body 175 which includes a blue LED 1751 for emitting blue light and a phosphor 1752 for absorbing a part of the blue light from the blue LED 1751 and emitting yellow light and emits white light by the color mixture of the blue light and the yellow light, and a red light emitting body 177 for emitting light including the wavelength of a red region, as light sources. The white light emitting body 175 and the red light emitting body 177 are disposed so that the irradiation areas of each other overlap. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a game machine represented by a spinning machine (slot machine) and a ball game machine (pachinko machine).

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, it is possible to improve the visibility of decorations and enhance the production effect by irradiating light on various decorations applied to a game table. A cold cathode tube is mainly used as a light source for irradiating the decoration of the game table with light. For example, the decoration including information related to the game is irradiated with light to improve the visibility. In addition, by illuminating the decorations made in accordance with the world view of the performance performed during the game, the player's attention is given to the player by transmitting or flashing the world view of the production. Various productions such as drawing are performed.

  In recent years, with the diversification of game machines, various production devices tend to narrow the game machine space. In order to effectively use the limited game machine space, LEDs (light emitting diodes) are used instead of the cold cathode tubes described above. It has come to be used as a light source. The LED occupies a smaller space than the cold cathode tube, and has an advantage that power consumption can be suppressed.

  Since most of the light emitted to the decoration is white light, white LEDs are often used for the LEDs provided in the game stand (see, for example, Patent Document 1). As the white LED, there is a case where a white light emitting body is used in which the LED itself does not emit white light, but the LED itself emits blue light and emits white light by color mixture using the blue light. For example, the white phosphor is composed of a blue LED and a yellow phosphor, and the yellow phosphor absorbs a part of blue light having a peak wavelength at 450 to 470 nm emitted from the blue LED, and peaks at 530 to 590 nm. Emits yellow light having a wavelength. As a result, in this white light emitter, white light is emitted by a mixture of blue light emitted from the blue LED and yellow light emitted from the yellow phosphor.

JP 2007-296016 A

  However, there is a problem in that white light emitted from the white light emitting element composed of the blue LED and the yellow phosphor looks paler than white light emitted from the cold cathode fluorescent lamp.

  For example, a decorative panel in which the model name of a game machine is drawn on a translucent decorative panel, and a decorative panel in which a character is drawn greatly have recently become prominent. The character may be an important index indicating the world view of the game stand, and the player may also look at the decorative panel to determine whether or not to play a game. In recent years, the design of decorative panels has been regarded as important in order to attract players. Under such circumstances, there is a problem that the skin color of the character looks pale, and the visual appearance of the character changes more than expected, which impairs the aesthetic design of the decorative panel.

  Furthermore, in a gaming machine that is provided with a plurality of reels with a plurality of types of symbols and in which a game is played by inserting gaming media and rotating the plurality of reels, a description of replay is provided on the front of the gaming machine. A decorative panel may be provided. Replay allows a game to be played again without inserting a game medium based on a predetermined combination of symbols displayed on a reel. Generally, in many game machines, a blue color is used for a replay pattern. When a display such as “REPLAY” is displayed in the vicinity of a combination of replay symbols on a translucent decorative panel, the characters are printed in white, and the surroundings of the characters are printed in blue. When illuminating the decorative panel, the white-printed character part becomes pale, the character and the surrounding blue-printed part become assimilated, making it difficult to identify and the visibility is reduced. May occur.

  In view of the above circumstances, an object of the present invention is to provide a game machine including a light source unit that reduces the bluishness of white light.

The gaming table of the present invention that solves the above-described object is a gaming table including a light source unit.
The light source unit as a light source,
A white LED that emits blue light and a phosphor that emits yellow light by absorbing part of the blue light from the blue LED and emits white light by mixing the blue light and the yellow light When,
A red light emitter that emits light including wavelengths in the red region;
Having
The white illuminant and the red illuminant are arranged so that their irradiation regions overlap each other.

  According to the present invention, the white light emitted from the white light emitter intersects with the red light emitted from the red light emitter, and white light with a red color can be obtained by mixing the white light and the red light. Light blue and white are reduced.

Further, in the gaming machine of the present invention, the light source unit has a plurality of the white light emitters as light sources,
The red light emitter may be disposed between the adjacent white light emitters.

  The red light emitter and the white light emitter may be arranged in a line, but may be arranged in a staggered manner.

Moreover, although the said red light-emitting body may be arrange | positioned to all the said white light-emitting bodies adjacent, it does not need to be so. That is,
In the gaming machine of the present invention, the light source unit has a plurality of the white light emitters as light sources,
The red light emitter may be disposed between adjacent white light emitters among the plurality of white light emitters.

Further, in the gaming machine of the present invention, the light source unit refracts each of the light emitted from the white light emitter and the light emitted from the red light emitter, and the light emitted from the white light emitter. The aspect provided with the optical member which mutually cross | intersects the light emitted from the red light-emitting body may be sufficient, Furthermore,
The optical member may be a light guide plate that is disposed in the vicinity of the light source, in which light from the light source is incident, and the incident light is reflected inside and emitted from a predetermined surface.

  More specifically, the optical member is a plate-like member disposed in the vicinity of the white light emitter and the red light emitter, and the light from the white light emitter and the light from the red light emitter are emitted from the optical member. Alternatively, the light guide plate may be a light guide plate that enters the inside from an end face that determines the thickness, reflects the incident light inside, and emits only from a predetermined surface.

  The predetermined surface may be a surface that extends opposite to the light source unit that irradiates light.

  The optical member may be a lens member.

Furthermore, in the game stand of the present invention, it is provided with a decoration including information related to the game,
The light source unit may irradiate the decoration with light.

More specifically, it has a translucent decoration that displays information about the game to the player,
The light source unit may illuminate the decoration from the opposite side of the decoration to the player side.

  The red light emitter may be a light bulb (which emits light by passing a current through a filament) or a red LED that emits red light.

  Furthermore, in the gaming machine of the present invention, the red light emitter may be constituted by an LED and a red modulation member that modulates the wavelength of light emitted from the LED to a wavelength in a red region.

  The LED here does not itself emit light having a wavelength in the red region, and examples of the red modulation member include a translucent red film.

Further, in the gaming machine of the present invention, it comprises a control unit for performing an internal lottery and generating a gaming state advantageous to the player based on the result of the internal lottery being a predetermined result,
The light source unit may emit light from the light source based on the result of the internal lottery becoming a predetermined result.

  By doing so, the light source unit corresponds to notifying means for notifying the predetermined result, or equivalent to effecting means for performing an effect that starts based on the predetermined result. .

  Further, the gaming table of the present invention includes a plurality of reels with a plurality of types of symbols, and a game is played by inserting a game medium and rotating the plurality of reels, and depending on the result of the game. The present invention can be applied to a game machine from which the game medium is paid out. An example of the game table here is a spinning machine (slot machine).

  Furthermore, the gaming machine according to the present invention has a gaming area in which gaming media are launched, a game is started by launching the gaming media into the gaming area, and gaming media is paid out according to the gaming result. Can also be applied. As the game stand here, a ball game machine (pachinko machine) can be mentioned.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the game stand provided with the light source unit which reduced the bluishness of white light can be provided.

FIG. 3 is an external perspective view of the slot machine according to the embodiment of the present invention. A circuit block diagram of the main control unit 300 is shown. A circuit block diagram of the sub-control unit 400 is shown. It is the figure which showed the structure of the title panel unit which has the light source unit for panels which irradiates the title panel with which the front lower part of the game stand was provided from the back. (A) is a figure which shows a mode that the state attached to the lower part of the housing | casing 10 of the slot machine 100 in the state which combined the title panel unit 17 shown in FIG. 4 was visually recognized from the front (player side). (b) is sectional drawing of the title panel unit cut | disconnected by the AA 'cutting line shown to (a), (c) is the perspective view which looked at the LED board 171 from the back side. (A) is a figure which shows the structure of the white light-emitting body 175 shown in FIG.5 (c), (b) is arrange | positioned between the white light-emitting body 175 adjacent to a horizontal direction, and these white light-emitting bodies 175. FIG. It is a figure which shows red LED177. (A) is the figure which showed the spectrum of the light which the white light-emitting body shown in FIG.5 (c) emits, (b) is the figure which showed the spectrum of the light which the red LED 177 shown in FIG.5 (c) emits. (C) is a chromaticity diagram showing chromaticity coordinates of light emitted by the white light emitter 175 and the red LED 177. (A) is a front perspective view of the reel backlight, and (b) is an exploded perspective view of the reel backlight. It is the figure which showed a mode that the reel backlight 158 was installed in the position corresponding to the reels 110-112, and light was irradiated with respect to the reels 110-112 from the back side. (A) is the front side perspective view of the reel backlight of a modification, (b) is a disassembled perspective view of the reel backlight shown to (a). (A) is a front view of the reel backlight of a modification, (b) is sectional drawing of the reel backlight cut | disconnected by the BB 'cutting line shown to (a), (c) is ( It is a front view which shows the state which removed the lens member from the reel backlight shown to a). It is the external appearance perspective view which looked at the pachinko machine 800 which can apply this invention from the front side (player side). It is the schematic front view which looked at the game board 802 from the front side (player side). It is a figure which shows an example of the casino machine which can apply this invention. It is a figure which shows the example which applied the light source unit in this invention to the signboard.

  Hereinafter, a slot machine (game table) according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

<Overall configuration>
First, the overall configuration of the slot machine 100 according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. The figure is an external perspective view of the slot machine 100.

  In FIG. 1, the left front side of the paper is the front (front), and the right back side of the paper is the rear (back). The front side is the player side. In FIG. 1, the left and right refer to the left and right when viewed from the player side (the same applies to the following figures).

  The slot machine 100 includes a main body 101 and a front door 102 that is attached to the front surface of the main body 101 and can be opened and closed with respect to the main body 101. Inside the center of the main body 101 (not shown in FIG. 1), three reels (left reel 110, middle reel 111, right reel 112) having a plurality of types of symbols arranged on the outer peripheral surface are stored. It is configured to rotate inside. These reels 110 to 112 are rotationally driven by a driving means such as a stepping motor.

  In this embodiment, an appropriate number of symbols are printed on the belt-like member at equal intervals, and the reels 110 to 112 are configured by attaching the belt-like member to a predetermined circular cylindrical frame member. Examples of the symbols include a “white 7” symbol, a “blue 7” symbol, a “cherry” symbol, a “bell” symbol, a “watermelon” symbol, a “replay” symbol, and the like. When viewed from the player, three symbols on the reels 110 to 112 are displayed in the vertical direction from the symbol display window 113 so that a total of nine symbols can be seen. Then, by rotating the reels 110 to 112, the combination of symbols that can be seen by the player varies. That is, each of the reels 110 to 112 functions as a display unit that displays a combination of a plurality of types of symbols in a variable manner. In addition to the reel, an electronic image display device such as a liquid crystal display device can also be used as such a display means. In this embodiment, three reels are provided in the center of the slot machine 100. However, the number of reels and the installation position of the reels are not limited to this.

  Backlights (not shown in FIG. 1) for illuminating individual symbols displayed on the symbol display window 113 are disposed on the rear surfaces of the reels 110 to 112. It is desirable that the backlight is shielded for each symbol so that the individual symbols can be illuminated evenly. In the slot machine 100, an optical sensor (not shown) including a light projecting unit and a light receiving unit is provided in the vicinity of each of the reels 110 to 112. The light projecting unit and the light receiving unit of the optical sensor are provided. A light shielding piece of a certain length provided on the reel passes between the two. Based on the detection result of the sensor, the position of the symbol on the reel in the rotation direction is determined, and the reels 110 to 112 are stopped so that the target symbol is displayed on the winning line.

  The winning line display lamp 120 is a lamp indicating the winning line 114 that is valid. In the present embodiment, an LED having a light source is also referred to as a lamp. The effective pay line is determined in advance by the number of medals bet as a game medium. There are five pay lines 114. For example, when one medal is bet, the middle horizontal pay line is valid, and when two medals are betted, the upper horizontal win line and the lower horizontal pay line are added. If three are valid and three medals are bet, five lines including a right-down winning line and an upper-right winning line are valid as winning lines. The number of winning lines 114 is not limited to five. For example, when one medal is bet, the middle horizontal winning line, the upper horizontal winning line, the lower horizontal winning line, the right Five lines, the down line and the upper right line, may be valid as the winning lines.

  The notification lamp 123 is, for example, internally winning a specific winning combination (for example, a bonus such as BB (Big Bonus) or RB (Regular Bonus)) in an internal lottery described later, or being in a bonus game. This is a lamp that informs the player. The game medal insertable lamp 124 is a lamp for notifying that the player can insert a game medal. The replay lamp 122 informs the player that the current game can be replayed (the medal need not be inserted) when winning a replay which is one of the winning combinations in the previous game. It is a lamp. The reel panel lamp 128 is an effect lamp.

  The bet buttons 130 to 132 are buttons for inserting a predetermined number of medals (referred to as credits) stored electronically in the slot machine 100. In this embodiment, each time the bet button 130 is pressed, a maximum of 3 cards are inserted, 2 when the bet button 131 is pressed, and 3 when the bet button 132 is pressed. It has become so. Hereinafter, the bet button 132 is also referred to as a MAX bet button. The game medal insertion lamp 129 lights up the number of lamps corresponding to the number of inserted medals, and when a prescribed number of medals are inserted, the game start is informed that the game can be started. The lamp 121 is turned on.

  The medal slot 134 is an slot for a player to insert a medal when starting a game. That is, the medal can be inserted electronically by the bet buttons 130 to 132, or the actual medal can be inserted (insertion operation) from the medal insertion slot 134. is there. The stored number display 125 is a display for displaying the number of medals stored electronically in the slot machine 100. The game information display 126 is a display for displaying various types of internal information (for example, the number of medals paid out during a bonus game) as numerical values. The payout number display 127 is a display for displaying the number of medals to be paid out to the player as a result of winning a winning combination.

  The start lever 135 is a lever type switch for starting the rotation of the reels 110 to 112. That is, when a desired medal number is inserted into the medal insertion slot 134 or when the start lever 135 is operated by operating the bet buttons 130 to 132, the reels 110 to 112 start to rotate. The operation on the start lever 135 is referred to as a game start operation.

  The stop button unit 136 is provided with stop buttons 137 to 139. The stop buttons 137 to 139 are button-type switches for individually stopping the reels 110 to 112 that have started rotating by the operation of the start lever 135, and are associated with the reels 110 to 112. Hereinafter, the operation on the stop buttons 137 to 139 is referred to as a stop operation, the first stop operation is referred to as a first stop operation, the next stop operation is referred to as a second stop operation, and the last stop operation is referred to as a third stop operation. Each stop button 137 to 139 is provided with a light emitter. When the stop button 137 to 139 can be operated, the light emitter is turned on to notify the player.

  The medal return button 133 is a button that is pressed to remove a medal when the inserted medal is jammed. The payment button 134 is a button for adjusting the medals electronically stored in the slot machine 100 and the bet medals and discharging them from the medal payout exit 155. The door key hole 140 is a hole into which a key for unlocking the front door 102 of the slot machine 100 is inserted. The medal payout exit 155 is a payout exit for paying out medals.

  The sound hole 160 is a hole for outputting the sound of a speaker provided inside the slot machine 100 to the outside. The upper lamp 150, the side lamp 151, the center lamp 152, the waist lamp 153, and the lower lamp 154 are decorative lamps for exciting games. A rendering device 190 is disposed at the top of the front door 102. The effect device 190 includes a door (shutter) member 163 including two right doors 163a and a left door 163b that can be opened and closed in a horizontal direction, and a liquid crystal display device 157 (illustrated) disposed on the back side of the door member 163. When the two right doors 163a and 163b are opened outward in the horizontal direction in front of the liquid crystal display device 157, the display screen of the liquid crystal display device 157 (not shown) is displayed in front of the slot machine 100 (player). Side). The door member 163 shown in FIG. 1 is in a fully closed state in which the left end of the right door 163a and the right end of the left door 163b are in contact, and each of the right door 163a and the left door 163b when the door member 163 is in a fully open state. A shutter sheet 164 is provided at a position on the back side, that is, at a fully opened back side position covered by the fully opened right door 163a and the left door 163b. A light-emitting body (not shown) is provided on the back side of the shutter sheet 164. When the door member 163 is fully closed as shown in FIG. 1, the light-emitting body illuminates the shutter sheet 164 from the back side. The fully opened back side position is decorated by the shutter sheet 164.

  Further, a rectangular title panel 162 is provided between the stop buttons 137 to 139 and the sound hole 160. The title panel 162 displays information such as the model name of the slot machine 100 shown in FIG. The title panel 162 is a translucent plastic panel, and a panel light source unit (not shown) is provided on the back side of the title panel 162. The title panel 162 is always opened from the back side by the panel light source unit. Illuminated.

<Control unit>
Next, the circuit configuration of the control unit of the slot machine 100 will be described in detail with reference to FIGS.

The control unit of the slot machine 100 is roughly divided into a main control unit 300 that controls the central part of the game, and a sub control unit 400 that controls various devices in accordance with commands transmitted from the main control unit 300. Has been.
<Main control unit>
First, the main control unit 300 of the slot machine 100 will be described with reference to FIG. The figure shows a circuit block diagram of the main control unit 300.

  The main control unit 300 includes a CPU 310 that is an arithmetic processing unit for controlling the entire main control unit 300, a data bus and an address bus for the CPU 310 to transmit and receive signals to and from each IC and each circuit, It has the structure described below.

  The clock correction circuit 314 is a circuit that divides the clock oscillated from the crystal oscillator 311 and supplies it to the CPU 310. For example, when the frequency of the crystal oscillator 311 is 12 MHz, the divided clock is 6 MHz. The CPU 310 operates by receiving the clock divided by the clock correction circuit 314 as a system clock.

  The CPU 310 is connected to a timer circuit 315 for setting a monitoring cycle for constantly monitoring the states of sensors and switches, which will be described later, and a transmission cycle of motor drive pulses, via a bus. When the power is turned on, the CPU 310 transmits the frequency dividing data stored in the predetermined area of the ROM 312 to the timer circuit 315 via the data bus. The timer circuit 315 determines an interrupt time based on the received frequency division data, and transmits an interrupt request to the CPU 310 at each interrupt time. In response to this interrupt request, the CPU 310 executes monitoring of each sensor and transmission of drive pulses. For example, when the system clock of the CPU 310 is set to 6 MHz, the frequency division value of the timer circuit 315 is set to 1/256, and the data for frequency division of the ROM 312 is set to 44, the reference time for this interrupt is 256 × 44 ÷ 6 MHz = 1. 877 ms.

  Further, the CPU 310 stores a ROM 312 for storing various data such as a program for controlling each IC, lottery data used for internal winning lottery, reel stop position, and temporary data. A RAM 313 is connected. Other storage means may be used for these ROM 312 and RAM 313, and this is the same in the sub-control unit 400 described later. The CPU 310 is connected to an input interface 360 for receiving an external signal. The medal acceptance sensor 320, the start lever sensor 321, the stop button sensor 322, and the medal insertion button are connected via the input interface 360 every interrupt time. The state of the sensor 323, the adjustment switch sensor 324, the medal payout sensor 326, and the power supply determination circuit 327 is detected, and each sensor is monitored.

  The medal insertion sensor 320 is a sensor for detecting a medal inserted into the medal insertion slot 134. The start lever sensor 321 is a sensor for detecting the operation of the start lever 135. The stop button sensor 322 is a sensor for detecting which stop button is pressed when any of the stop buttons 137 to 139 is pressed.

  The medal insertion button sensor 323 is installed in each of the medal insertion buttons 130 to 132, and detects an insertion operation when a medal electronically stored in the RAM 313 is inserted as a game medal. For example, when the medal insertion sensor 323 corresponding to the medal insertion button 130 is at the L level, the CPU 310 electronically inserts one stored medal and the medal insertion sensor 323 corresponding to the medal insertion button 131 is at the L level. If the medal insertion sensor 323 corresponding to the medal insertion button (MAX bet button) 132 becomes L level, three stored medals are electronically inserted. throw into. When the medal insertion button (MAX bet button) 132 is pressed, two coins are inserted when the number of stored medals is two, and one coin is inserted when the number is one.

  The settlement switch sensor 324 is provided on the settlement button 134, and when the settlement button 134 is pressed once, the stored medals and the bet medals are settled and paid out. The medal payout sensor 326 is a sensor for detecting a payout medal. The power determination circuit 327 is a circuit for detecting the interruption of the power supplied to the slot machine 100.

  Further, an input interface 361 and output interfaces 370 and 371 are connected to the CPU 310 via the address decoding circuit 350 to the address bus. The CPU 310 exchanges signals with external devices via these interfaces. An index sensor 325 is connected to the input interface 361. The index sensor 325 is installed at a predetermined position on the mounting base of each of the reels 110 to 112, and becomes a high level every time the light shielding piece provided on the reels 110 to 112 passes through the index sensor 325. When detecting this signal, the CPU 310 determines that the reel has made one rotation, and resets the rotational position information of the reel to zero. The output interface 370 drives a motor of a reel motor driving unit 330 that controls a motor for driving the reel and a hopper (a device for paying out medals accumulated in the bucket from the medal payout outlet 155). Hopper motor drive unit 331, a game lamp 340 (specifically, a winning line display lamp 120, a game start lamp 121, a re-game lamp 122, a notification lamp 123, a game medal insertable lamp 124, etc.) and 7 segments ( SEG) display 341 (stored number display 125, game information display 126, payout number display 127, etc.) is connected.

  A random number generation circuit 317 is connected to the CPU 310 via a data bus. The random number generation circuit 317 is an increment counter capable of incrementing a value within a certain range based on the clocks oscillated from the crystal oscillator 311 and the crystal oscillator 316 and outputting the count value to the CPU 310. It is used for various lottery processes including the internal lottery. An output interface 371 for transmitting a command to the sub control unit 400 is connected to the data bus of the CPU 310. Information communication between the main control unit 300 and the sub control unit 400 is a one-way communication, and the main control unit 300 transmits a command to the sub control unit 400. Cannot be sent.

<Sub control unit>
Next, the sub-control unit 400 of the slot machine 100 will be described with reference to FIG. This figure shows a circuit block diagram of the sub-control unit 400.

  The sub-control unit 400 is an arithmetic processing unit that controls the entire sub-control unit 400 based on a main control command or the like transmitted from the main control unit 300, and the CPU 410 transmits and receives signals to and from each IC and each circuit. It has a data bus and an address bus for performing, and has a configuration described below. The clock correction circuit 414 is a circuit that corrects the clock oscillated from the crystal oscillator 411 and supplies the corrected clock to the CPU 410 as a system clock.

  Further, a timer circuit 415 is connected to the CPU 410 via a bus. The CPU 410 transmits the frequency dividing data stored in the predetermined area of the ROM 412 to the timer circuit 415 via the data bus at a predetermined timing. The timer circuit 415 determines an interrupt time based on the received frequency division data, and transmits an interrupt request to the CPU 410 at each interrupt time. The CPU 410 controls each IC and each circuit based on the interrupt request timing.

  Further, the CPU 410 temporarily stores a ROM 412 in which commands and data for controlling the entire sub-control unit 400, line lighting LED lighting patterns and data for controlling various displays, and the like are stored. A RAM 413 for storage is connected via each bus.

  Further, an input / output interface 460 for transmitting and receiving external signals is connected to the CPU 410. The input / output interface 460 is disposed on the outer frame of the symbol display window 113 and controls lighting such as blinking and lighting. Are connected to a line display LED 420 for notifying an active line or a winning line, a door sensor 421 for detecting opening / closing of the front door 102, and a reset switch 422 for clearing data in the RAM 413.

  An input interface 461 for receiving a main control command from the main control unit 300 is connected to the CPU 410 via a data bus, and an effect process that excites the entire game based on the command received via the input interface 461. Etc. are executed. A sound source IC 480 is connected to the data bus and address bus of the CPU 410. The sound source IC 480 controls sound according to a command from the CPU 410. The sound source IC 480 is connected to a ROM 481 that stores sound data. The sound source IC 480 amplifies the sound data acquired from the ROM 481 by the amplifier 482 and outputs the sound data from the speaker 483. The CPU 410 is connected to an address decoding circuit 450 for selecting an external IC, similar to the main control unit 300, and the input interface for receiving a command from the main control unit 300 is connected to the address decoding circuit 450. 461, a clock IC 423, an output interface 472 for outputting signals to the 7-segment display 440, and the like are connected.

  The CPU 410 can acquire the current time by connecting the clock IC 423. The 7-segment display 440 is provided inside the slot machine 100 so that, for example, predetermined information set in the sub-control unit 400 can be confirmed by an attendant of a game store or the like. Further, a demultiplexer 419 is connected to the output interface 470. The demultiplexer 419 distributes the signal transmitted from the output interface 470 to each display unit and the like. That is, the demultiplexer 419 corresponds to the data received from the CPU 410, the upper lamp 150, the side lamp 151, the center lamp 152, the waist lamp 153, the lower lamp 154, the reel backlight 158, the reel panel lamp 128, and the panel light source unit. 170, controlling the payout strobe 159. The reel backlight 158 is a lamp that irradiates light from the back to a reel band provided with a plurality of symbols, and the payout exit strobe 159 is a strobe type lamp installed inside the medal payout opening 155. The CPU 410 performs signal transmission to the door / liquid crystal screen control unit 490 via the demultiplexer 419. The door / liquid crystal screen control unit 490 is a control unit that controls the liquid crystal display device 157 and the door member 163.

  The slot machine 100 shown in FIG. 1 uses the circuit configuration of the control unit as described above. First, when a medal is inserted, the winning line display lamp 120 is turned on, and if the start lever 135 is operated, A random number is acquired and an internal lottery is performed. As a result of the internal lottery, if any winning combination is won internally, a command for executing an effect corresponding to the internal lottery result is transmitted to the sub-control unit 400.

  The winning combination by internal winning here includes a big bonus (BB1, BB2), a regular bonus (RB), a small combination (cherry, watermelon, bell), and a replay (replay).

  “Big Bonus (BB1, BB2)” (hereinafter sometimes simply referred to as “BB”) is a special combination (operating combination) in which a big bonus game (BB game), which is a special game, is started by winning a prize. . In the combinations of symbols applied to each of the reels 110 to 112 shown in FIG. 1, the corresponding symbol combination is “white 7-white 7-white 7”, the symbol combination corresponding to BB1, and the symbol corresponding to BB2. The union is “Blue 7-Blue 7-Blue 7”. Further, flag carryover is performed for BB1 and BB2. That is, when BB1 and BB2 are won internally, a flag indicating this is set (stored in a predetermined area of the RAM 313 of the main control unit 300), but even if BB1 and BB2 are not won in the game, a prize is won. Until then, the flag indicating the internal winning is maintained, and even after the next game, BB1 and BB2 are being internally selected, and the symbol combination corresponding to BB1 “white 7-white 7-white 7”, the symbol corresponding to BB2 The combination “blue 7-blue 7-blue 7” is in a state of winning a prize.

  The “regular bonus (RB)” is a special combination (operating combination) in which a regular bonus game (RB game) is started by winning. The corresponding symbol combination is “bonus-bonus-bonus”. Note that the RB carries over the flag as well as the above-mentioned BB.

  “Short (cherry, watermelon, bell)” (hereinafter, simply referred to as “cherry”, “watermelon”, “bell”) indicates that the corresponding symbol combination is displayed on the winning line (winning) ), The corresponding symbol combination is “Cherry-ANY-ANY” for cherry, “Watermelon-watermelon-watermelon” for watermelon, and “Bell-bell-bell” for bell. . In the case of “cherry-ANY-ANY”, the symbol of the left reel 110 may be “cherry”, and the symbol of the middle reel 111 and the right reel 112 may be any symbol.

  “Replay” is a winning combination that allows a player to play a game without inserting a medal (game medium) in the next game by displaying the corresponding symbol combination on the winning line (winning). The medal is not paid out. As for the corresponding symbol combination, the replay is “replay-replay-replay”.

  The sub-control unit 400 that has received the command from the main control unit 300 updates the effect data according to the received command, and the effect devices such as the liquid crystal display device 157, the effect lamp 430, the door member 163, and the speaker 483 are here. It operates based on the effect data updated in. In a state where the player has won the internal lottery, if the player presses each of the stop buttons 137 to 139 and can display a symbol combination corresponding to the winning winning combination on the winning line, a gaming state advantageous to the player Occurs.

  Next, an example in which the present invention is applied to illumination of the title panel 162 shown in FIG. 1 will be described below.

  FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a configuration of a title panel unit having a panel light source unit for irradiating a title panel provided at the lower front portion of the game stand from the back side.

  The title panel unit 17 shown in FIG. 4 is attached to the lower part of the housing 10 of the slot machine 100, and includes a cover member 161, a panel light source unit 170, and a housing case 180. A title panel 162 shown in FIG. 1 is attached to the cover member 161 shown in FIG. The title panel 162 is a decorative panel formed by laminating a multicolor printing layer on a translucent film. The title panel 162 transmits light from the panel light source unit 170 installed on the back side of the title panel 162. It has a function of making the slot machine 100 stand out upon irradiation. It also has a function of appealing to the player by emphasizing motifs such as characters used in the slot machine 100.

  The panel light source unit 170 is provided between the cover member 161 and the housing case 180, and the cover member 161, the panel light source unit 170, and the housing case 180 are integrated into the lower part of the housing 10 by the cover member 161. The panel light source unit 170 is attached and is located on the opposite side (back side) to the player side of the title panel 162. The panel light source unit 170 includes an LED substrate 171 and a light guide plate 172.

  FIG. 5A is a view showing a state in which the title panel unit 17 shown in FIG. 4 is attached to the lower part of the casing 10 of the slot machine 100 as viewed from the front (player side). 5B is a cross-sectional view of the title panel unit cut along the line AA ′ shown in FIG. 5A, and FIG. 5C is a perspective view of the LED substrate 171 as seen from the back side. It is. In FIG. 5B, the left side of the figure is the front side (player side), the right side is the back side (opposite side of the player side), and in FIG. The diagonally left front side of the page is the back side.

  As shown in FIG. 5C, the LED substrate 171 extends in the lateral direction (the left-right direction as referred to in FIG. 1). The LED substrate 171 has a white light emitter 175 as a light source. And a red LED 177 is provided. The three white light emitters 175 are arranged in a line at equal intervals in the lateral direction (left and right direction in FIG. 1) three by three, and the white light emitters 175 arranged in three are hereinafter referred to as a white light emitter set 175W. Called. Even in the white light emitter set 175W, the white light emitters are arranged in a line at equal intervals in the horizontal direction. As shown in the enlarged view of the portion B shown by enlarging the portion surrounded by the circle B, the white light emitter 175 has a blue LED 1751 and a phosphor 1752. The structure of the white light emitter 175 will be described in detail later. One red LED 177 is disposed between adjacent white light emitter sets 175W. The red LED 177 corresponds to an example of a red light emitter according to the present invention, and is disposed between adjacent white light emitters 175 among a plurality of white light emitters 175. Both the white light emitter 175 and the red LED 177 are provided on the back surface of the LED substrate 171, and the irradiation direction is upward. That is, the white light emitter 175 emits white light upward, and the red LED 177 emits red light upward. The white light emitter set 175 </ b> W and the red LED 177 are arranged so that their irradiation regions overlap each other.

FIG. 5B shows the title panel 162 attached to the cover member 161. As described above, the title panel 162 is translucent and has a multi-color printing layer laminated on the surface. The light guide plate 172 is plate-shaped and has a reflecting member 173 on the back surface. As shown in FIG. 5B, the cross-sectional shape of the reflecting member 173 is an upside down L-shape, an upper end surface 1721 that determines the thickness of the plate-shaped light guide plate 172, and a back surface 1722 of the light guide plate 172. Is covered with a reflecting member 173. Although not shown in FIG. 5B, the left and right end surfaces that determine the thickness of the light guide plate 172 are also covered with the bent portion of the reflecting member 173. The LED substrate 171 is disposed at the lower end portion of the front surface 1723 of the light guide plate 172 by being fixed to the lower portion of the housing case 180 with screws 179. The LED substrate 171 disposed at the lower end of the front surface of the light guide plate 172 extends along the lower edge of the light guide plate 172. The white light emitters 175 and the red LEDs 177 arranged on the LED substrate 171 include It is located below the lower end surface 1724 that determines the thickness of 172. Both the front surface 1723 and the lower end surface 1724 of the light guide plate 172 are not covered by the reflecting member 173, and the white light emitted upward from the white light emitter 175 is also emitted upward from the red LED 177. The red light also enters the light guide plate 172 from its lower end surface 1724, is reflected and refracted by the reflecting member 173, and the direction in which the title panel 162 is arranged with the white light and the red light intersecting each other. Head to (front side). That is, the light guide plate 172 is a plate-like plate disposed in the vicinity of the white light emitter 175 and the red LED 177, and the light from the white light emitter 175 and the light from the red LED 177 determine the thickness. An optical member that enters the inside from the end face 1724 and reflects the incident light therein to emit only from the front face 1723. The front surface 1723 is a surface that expands facing the title panel 162 on which the panel light source unit 170 emits light. The direction (front side) in which the title panel 162 is arranged without being reflected by the reflecting member 173, both in white light emitted from the white light emitter 175 and in red light emitted from the red LED 177. There is light going directly to. Further, a plurality of minute slopes are provided inside the light guide plate 172 by laser processing, and the light incident thereon changes the angle so that the entire front surface 1723 can be illuminated. Further, the farther from the lower end surface 1724 on which light is incident, the closer the laser processing is performed, whereby the entire front surface 1723 can be illuminated uniformly. In addition, when the lower end surface 1724 on which light from the white light emitter 175 and the red LED 177 is incident is visually recognized by the player, the light is strong only in that portion, so that the light looks point-like and gives an uncomfortable feeling. The substrate 171 is disposed in front of the light guide plate 172, and is devised so that the player cannot visually recognize the white light emitter 175 and the red LED 177 that are light sources. In addition, when light from a plurality of light sources is incident on the lower end surface 1724 of the light guide plate 172, the light is not uniformly diffused in the light guide plate 172 but is partially bright unless light is incident with the height of each light source matched. Or the problem of darkening occurs. In this embodiment, since the white light emitter 175 and the red LED 177 have different sizes, the white light emitter 175 and the red LED 177 emit a light parallel to the surface of the LED substrate 171 that expands. Thus, the height adjustment of the light source is facilitated. This point will be described in more detail later. If the height positions of the light emitting surface 1755 of the white light emitting body 175 and the light emitting surface 1775 of the red LED 177 can be matched, a so-called top view type light source that emits light in a direction perpendicular to the surface of the LED substrate 171 spreading. May be provided.

The light emitted from the front surface 1723 of the light guide plate 172 becomes light that illuminates the title panel 162 from the back side, and the title panel 162 is illuminated from the back side by this light to make the slot machine 100 stand out. The function which appeals to it is exhibited more.

  In the present embodiment, one red LED 177 is disposed for every three white light emitters 175, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the irradiation region of the white light emitter 175 and the irradiation of the red LED 177 are not limited thereto. What is necessary is just to arrange | position so that an area | region may overlap. For example, white light emitters 175 and red LEDs 177 may be arranged alternately. That is, the red LED 177 may be disposed between the adjacent white light emitters 175.

  FIG. 6A is a diagram showing the structure of the white light emitter 175 shown in FIG. 5C. FIG. 6B shows the white light emitters 175 that are adjacent in the horizontal direction and the white light emitters 175. It is a figure which shows red LED 177 arrange | positioned between. 7A is a diagram showing a spectrum of light emitted from the white light emitter shown in FIG. 5C, and FIG. 7B shows light emitted from the red LED 177 shown in FIG. 5C. The figure (c) is a chromaticity diagram showing the chromaticity coordinates of the light emitted from the white light emitter 175 and the red LED 177.

  The white light emitter 175 shown in FIG. 6A does not emit white light by itself, but emits white light by additive color mixing. As described above, the white light emitter 175 includes the blue LED 1751 that emits blue light and the phosphor 1752 that covers the blue LED 1751. The blue LED 1751 is made of a III-V nitride system (such as InGaN). The phosphor 1752 is made of yttrium, aluminum, garnet (YAG). The blue LED 1751 emits blue light having a peak wavelength at 430 to 460 [nm]. Part of the light emitted by the blue LED 1751 is absorbed by the phosphor 1752, and yellow light having a peak wavelength at 570 to 590 [nm] is emitted. White light is emitted from the white light emitter 175 by mixing the blue and yellow light. In FIG. 6, light of each color is schematically represented by an arrow, an arrow with horizontal hatching represents blue light, an arrow with diagonal hatching represents yellow light, and a white arrow represents Represents white light. The white light emitted from the configuration of the white light emitter 175 shown in FIG. 6A does not include the wavelength of the red region 610 to 780 [nm], or even if it is included, very little, It becomes bluish white.

  The white light emitted from the white light emitter 175 has a peak wavelength in the vicinity of 460 [nm] as shown in FIG. Further, the value (relative luminous intensity) also increases in the vicinity of 560 [nm], so that it can be seen that the light emitted from the white LED 175 is a color formed by mixing blue and yellow. Moreover, it turns out that the value of the red area | region which is 610-780 [nm] which is a red area | region is low.

  On the other hand, the red light emitted from the red LED 171 shown in FIG. 6B has a peak wavelength in the vicinity of 640 [nm] as shown in FIG. 7B. In FIG. 6 (b), an arrow with dots is schematically represented by red light. The red LED 171 is made of a four-element AlGaInP system, a GaP system, or a GaAlAs system. In this embodiment, the red LED 171 is used as a light source that emits light including a wavelength in the red region. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and light that includes the wavelength in the red region can be generated at low cost. Good. Further, as a method for generating light including a wavelength in the red region, for example, a red cellophane is disposed in the vicinity of one of the white light emitters 175 in the set of white light emitters 175W, and light emitted from the white light emitter 175 is emitted. The wavelength of the red region may be added to the above wavelength. This red cellophane corresponds to an example of a red modulation member according to the present invention. In this case, a red plastic having translucency, which is limited to red cellophane, may be used. However, since a part of the light is lost when passing through an object, the light passes through a low translucent one. Then, the luminous intensity is lowered and the visibility may be lowered. Therefore, it is preferable to use a highly translucent substance that can pass through while maintaining the luminous intensity as much as possible.

  6B, the white light emitters 175 that are adjacent to each other in the horizontal direction, and the red LED 177 that is disposed between the white light emitters 175 are disposed so that their irradiation regions overlap each other. A blue region having a peak wavelength in ˜460 [nm], a yellow light having a peak wavelength in 570 to 590 [nm], and a red light having a peak wavelength in 610 to 780 [nm] are mixed to form a red region White light having a wavelength of That is, reddish white light is emitted, and this white light is warm white light that is close to a light bulb color.

  This can be seen from the chromaticity diagram shown in FIG. First, the vertical axis and the horizontal axis of the chromaticity diagram shown in FIG. 7C are expressed by the relational expression x = X / (X + Y + Z), y = Y (X + Y + Z), and the CIEXYZ values (X, Y, Z) are normalized. The so-called xy chromaticity values are shown, and one point on the chromaticity diagram represents one color when the lightness is not taken into consideration. As shown in FIG. 7C, since the color coordinates of the light emitted from the white light emitter 175 are (0.3, 0.3), the color is white including blue. On the other hand, the color coordinate of the light emitted from the red LED 177 is (0.71, 0.29), which is red. By mixing the red light with the white light emitted from the white light emitter 175, the color coordinate of the white light shown in FIG. 7C approaches the region representing red. Although the value varies slightly depending on each light source, since the chromaticity coordinates of white that appear naturally in the human eye are near (0.33, 0.33), the light source may be adjusted so as to approach that region.

  As a generally known method for generating white light including a wavelength in the red region, an ultraviolet LED that generates ultraviolet light and ultraviolet light are absorbed to generate three colors of red, blue, and green. A method of generating white light by mixing is known. However, this method has a problem that the luminous intensity is not high because it is necessary to absorb all light once in the phosphor. Specifically, the white light emitter 175 having the configuration shown in FIG. 6A has a luminous intensity of 1900 [mcd], whereas a full-color LED has a difference of 100 [ Only mcd] can emit light. If there is no light intensity above a certain level, the visibility of the decoration is lowered. Therefore, if the above-described method is adopted for the member such as the title panel 162 to which important information regarding the game is applied, the visibility is not preferred. In addition, it is possible to generate white light including the wavelength in the red region by adjusting the light emission mode of each LED of the full color LED including the red LED, the blue LED, and the green LED, but the cost is very high. Very expensive. Specifically, when a full color LED is used, the cost is nearly ten times that of the white light emitter 175 having the configuration shown in FIG. For this reason, in addition to the title panel 162, for example, in a game machine using a large number of LEDs at a plurality of locations such as the upper lamp 150, the side lamp 151, the central lamp 152, the waist lamp 153, the lower lamp 154, etc. shown in FIG. It is difficult to realize with the cost rising. Furthermore, when a full color LED is used, it is necessary to control the color by light emission of a plurality of colors of LEDs, so that the control becomes complicated.

  In the present embodiment, irradiation with white light including wavelengths in the red region is performed at a low cost by irradiating with a white light emitter 175 and a red LED 177 that are relatively inexpensive and small in size among light sources that can generate white light. Moreover, it can be realized with simple control, and the bluish-white of white light is reduced. Also, good visibility can be ensured.

  Here, the light emitting surface 1755 of the white light emitter 175 becomes the surface of the phosphor 1752. On the other hand, the light emitting surface 1755 of the red LED 177 is the LED surface. As shown in FIG. 6B, the height position of the light emitting surface 1755 of the white light emitter 175 and the height position of the light emitting surface 1775 of the red LED 177 coincide with each other, and both (175, 177) emit light respectively. The surfaces 1755 and 1775 are aligned in a horizontal row with the height positions thereof aligned. For this reason, light is uniformly diffused in the light guide plate 172 shown in FIG. 5B, and the entire front surface 1723 can be illuminated uniformly. In the present embodiment, as described above, a so-called side view type that emits light parallel to the surface on which the LED substrate 171 expands is employed. Therefore, only the mounting positions of the white light emitter 175 and the red LED 177 are adjusted. The height positions of the light emitting surfaces 1755 and 1775 can be adjusted, and the height alignment (head alignment) is easy.

Subsequently, an example in which the present invention is applied to the reel backlight 158 shown in FIG. 3 will be described below.

  FIG. 8A is a front perspective view of the reel backlight, and FIG. 8B is an exploded perspective view of the reel backlight. In FIG. 8B, the left front side of the paper is the front side, and the right front side of the paper is the back (rear) side.

  The reel backlight 158 shown in FIG. 8 illuminates the reels 110 to 112 shown in FIG. 1, which is an irradiated member (precisely, the inner peripheral surface of the belt-like member facing the symbol display window 113) from behind. Is. As shown in FIG. 8B, the reel backlight 158 includes an LED substrate 1581, a light guide plate 1582, and a case body 1584 divided into two parts before and after receiving them. The light guide plate 1582 shown in FIG. 8B also has a reflective member 1583 on the back surface, similar to the light guide plate 172 of the panel light source unit 170 in the title panel 162 described above, but the light guide plate 1582 of the reel backlight 158 is a panel. The light source plate 170 is thinner than the light guide plate 172, and the front surface 1582a can emit light by light incident from the light source with the light guide plate 1582 curved. Since a lot of driving devices and the like are arranged near the reels 110 to 112 provided in the slot machine 100, it is necessary to make effective use of space, and a cold cathode tube used for conventional lighting is used. The space occupied by the LED may be less than that of the LED. Similarly to the above, on the LED substrate 1581, as the light source, the white light emitter 1581W and the red LED 1581R are arranged side by side in a state where the height positions of the respective light emitting surfaces are aligned, and the red region It becomes possible to irradiate white light including a wavelength. That is, the white light emitters 1581W and the red LEDs 1581R shown in FIG. 8B are alternately arranged, and their irradiation areas overlap each other.

  Since the slot machine 100 is always kept powered from the opening to the closing of the hall, the normal reel backlight 158 is also always on. When a cold-cathode tube or an incandescent bulb is used for illumination, the light-emitting part may have heat due to long-time light emission, which may affect surrounding members. For example, since the reel is a thin film, it may be melted by heat. On the other hand, the LED is suitable for the reel backlight 158 because it does not easily generate heat even if it emits light for a long time, and the white light emitter made of blue LED and phosphor emits light to other LEDs capable of emitting white light. It is suitable for illumination because of its very high luminous intensity.

  FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a state in which the reel backlight 158 is installed at a position corresponding to the reels 110 to 112 and light is emitted to the reels 110 to 112 from the back side.

  The player who is playing the game always visually recognizes the symbols provided on the reels 110 to 112. FIG. 9 shows the player's eyes as the player's viewpoint. If the visibility of the symbol is changed by the light irradiated from the back side of the reels 110 to 112 or the symbol is not displayed in the assumed color, the player may feel disgusted with the symbol. In particular, when the same design is different in color, it may be disadvantageous to the player if the visibility of the design changes or if the design is not displayed in the assumed color. Moreover, the vicinity of the reels 110 to 112 becomes dim when irradiated with pale light, and it is difficult to stop the symbol at the symbol position aimed by the player. Even when the symbol cannot be stopped at the target position, it may be disadvantageous to the player, and it is necessary to keep the symbol visibility good.

  In the reel backlight 158 shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, as with the panel light source unit 170 shown in FIG. 7, the blue light of the irradiated portion is reduced by irradiating the white light including the wavelength in the red region, and the reel The recognition rate of the pattern P given on 110-112 can further be improved. Further, like the panel light source unit 170 shown in FIG. 7, the entire front surface 1582a of the light guide plate 1582 can be made to emit light uniformly, and as a result, the reels 110 to 112 can be evenly irradiated with light. Become. Therefore, according to the reel backlight 158 shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, a comfortable game can be provided to the player.

  Next, a modification of the reel backlight 158 shown in FIGS. 8 and 9 will be described. In the following description, differences from the reel backlight 158 described so far will be mainly described, and redundant description will be omitted. Further, components having the same names as the components described so far will be described with the same reference numerals as those used so far.

  FIG. 10A is a front perspective view of a modified example of a reel backlight, and FIG. 10B is an exploded perspective view of the reel backlight shown in FIG.

  A reel backlight 158 shown in FIG. 10 includes a lens member 1585 instead of the light guide plate 1582 shown in FIGS. The lens member 1585 is an optical member housed on the front side of the case body 1584, and the lens member 1585 is formed with Fresnel lenses 1585h, m, and l in three upper and lower stages. The optical characteristics of the Fresnel lens are such that when a point light source is placed at the focal point on the central optical axis of the Fresnel lens, the light diffused and emitted from the point light source is parallel to the central optical axis when passing through the Fresnel lens. Refracted by Further, if the point light source is arranged so as to be shifted from the central optical axis within a plane separated from the Fresnel lens by the focal length of the Fresnel lens, the light transmitted through the Fresnel lens becomes parallel light that forms an angle with the central optical axis. On the other hand, when the point light source is arranged on the central optical axis of the Fresnel lens at a position closer to the focal point of the Fresnel lens, the light transmitted through the Fresnel lens is diffused. In addition, when the point light source is shifted from the central optical axis in a plane separated from the Fresnel lens by the focal length, the light transmitted through the Fresnel lens becomes parallel light that forms an angle with the central optical axis. If the point light source is placed closer to the Fresnel lens than the focal point and shifted from the central optical axis, the light transmitted through the Fresnel lens is bent so as to diffuse, and the center of diffusion is at an angle with the central optical axis. Is made.

  FIG. 11A is a front view of a modified example of a reel backlight, and FIG. 11B is a cross-sectional view of the reel backlight cut along the line BB ′ shown in FIG. FIG. 4C is a front view showing a state where the lens member is removed from the reel backlight shown in FIG.

  The LED substrate 1581 in this modification is housed on the back side of the case body 1584 and is disposed on the back side of the lens member 1585. The LED substrate 1581 is provided with a set 1581U of a white light emitter 1581W and a red LED 1581R in three stages in the vertical direction corresponding to each Fresnel lens 1585h, m, l. The white light emitter 1581W and the red LED 1581R are light sources that emit light in a direction perpendicular to the surface of the LED substrate 1581. Each set 1581U includes a white light emitter 1581W adjacent in the horizontal direction and a red LED 1581R disposed between the white light emitters 1581W. The red LED 1581R in the top set 1581U is provided at the focal point on the central optical axis of the top Fresnel lens 1585h, and the left and right white light emitters 1581W of the red LED 1581R are the top Fresnel lens 1585h. To the right optical axis within a plane separated by the focal length of the Fresnel lens 1585. The middle set 1581U and the bottom set 1581U are also provided with a red LED 1581R and a white light emitter 1581W, as with the top set 1581U.

  Furthermore, in this modified example, as shown in FIG. 11B, a reflection member 1586 is provided between the lens member 1585 and the LED substrate 1581 of the case body 1584. The reflecting member 1586 has a plurality of step portions. Light emitted from the corresponding set 1581U is incident on each Fresnel lens 1585h, m, l directly or after being irregularly reflected by the reflecting member 1586. Each Fresnel lens 1585h, m, l refracts incident light and crosses the light emitted from the white light emitter 1581W and the light emitted from the red LED 1581R by the optical characteristics of the above-mentioned Fresnel lens. As a result, the light that has passed through the lens member 1585 becomes white light including the wavelength in the red region, and passes through the reels 110 to 112 (more precisely, the portion facing the symbol display window 113 on the inner peripheral surface of the belt-like member). Illuminate approximately evenly from the back side.

  As described above, in the present embodiment, the white light emitted from the white light emitter is crossed with the red light, and the red light is emitted to the decorative member such as the title panel or the reel by mixing these colors. It becomes possible to do. As a result, even if irradiation is performed on an area with white decoration, bluish-white is suppressed, the identification rate of information (decoration) such as characters shown in white is improved, and the player can play comfortably Can be performed.

  It should be noted that the irradiation of the reddish white light may be applied not only to the decoration member from the back side but also from the front side on the player side. For example, the player visually recognizes the decoration member. The surface to be irradiated may be irradiated. Further, the present invention may be applied to various light emitting members such as the upper lamp 150, the side lamp 151, the center lamp 152, the waist lamp 153, and the lower lamp 154 shown in FIG.

  As described above, the present invention includes a plurality of reels provided with a plurality of types of symbols, and a game is played by inserting the game media and rotating the plurality of reels, and the game media according to the result of the game However, the gaming machine of the present invention is not limited to this, and includes, for example, a gaming area in which gaming media are launched, The present invention is also applicable to a pachinko machine (bullet ball game machine) in which a game is started by launching the game medium into the game area, and the game medium is paid out according to the result of the game.

  FIG. 12 is an external perspective view of a pachinko machine 800 to which the present invention can be applied as viewed from the front side (player side).

  A pachinko machine 800 is a game board (board surface), which will be described later, disposed on the back side of a glass frame 856 composed of a transparent plate member 852 made of glass or resin and a transparent member holding frame 854 through the transparent plate member 852. 802. The game board 802 is attached to an inner frame 803 that can be opened and closed with respect to the outer frame 801. In addition, high-frequency speakers are provided on the left and right above the glass frame 856, and light sources are provided at various locations on the glass frame 856. Although not shown in the drawings, the pachinko machine 800 is provided with a glass frame opening sensor that detects that the glass frame 856 is opened and an inner frame opening sensor that detects that the inner frame 803 is opened. .

  Below the glass frame 856, a launcher 838 that is rotated by a launcher (not shown), a launcher 840 that is attached to the tip of the launcher 838 and launches a ball toward a game area 804 to be described later, and this launcher A launch rail 842 for guiding a ball launched by the rod 840 to an outer rail 806, which will be described later, a storage tray 844 for temporarily storing the ball, and sequentially supplying the stored ball to the launch rail 842, A chance button 846 for changing the effect display by the movable shutter object 950, which will be described later, is provided when the player can perform a pressing operation and detects the operation at a predetermined time.

  Further, below the launcher 838 and the launcher 840, there is provided an operation handle 848 for controlling the launcher 838 to operate the launch intensity of the sphere toward the game area 804, and a storage tray. A lower tray 850 is provided below 844 to store overflow balls that cannot be stored in the storage tray 844. A lower plate full sensor (not shown) is provided in the vicinity of the lower plate in the internal path connecting the storage plate 844 and the lower plate 850. The lower pan full sensor has a switch portion. When the lower pan 850 is full, the switch portion is pushed by a ball, and a lower pan full tank error is output from the lower pan full sensor.

  Furthermore, a sound emission part for emitting sound from a low-frequency speaker (not shown) is provided on the left side of the lower plate 850 shown in FIG.

  FIG. 13 is a schematic front view of the game board 802 viewed from the front side (player side).

  The game board 802 shown in FIG. 13 is illuminated by board illumination (not shown) provided above and on the left and right. In addition, the game board 802 is provided with an outer rail 806 and an inner rail 808, and a game area 804 in which a game ball (hereinafter may be simply referred to as “ball”) can roll is defined. ing.

  An effect device 900 is disposed in the approximate center of the game area 804. In the effect device 900, a horizontally long decorative symbol display device 810 is disposed substantially at the center, and a normal symbol display device 812, a special symbol display device 814, a normal symbol hold LED 816, and a special symbol hold LED 818 are arranged around the decorative symbol display device 810. The high-precision LED 820 is disposed. Hereinafter, the normal symbol may be referred to as “general symbol” and the special symbol may be referred to as “special symbol”.

  The effect device 900 performs an effect by operating a movable part, and details will be described later.

  The decorative symbol display device 810 is a display device for displaying various images used for decorative symbols and effects. In this example, the decorative symbol display device 810 is configured by a liquid crystal display device (Liquid Crystal Display). The decorative symbol display device 810 divides the display screen into four display regions, a left symbol display region 810a, a middle symbol display region 810b, a right symbol display region 810c, and an effect display region 810d. The symbol display area 810b and the left symbol display area 810c display different decorative symbols, and the effect display area 810d displays an image used for the effect. Further, the positions and sizes of the display areas 810a, 810b, 810c, and 810d can be freely changed within the display screen of the decorative symbol display device 810. The decorative symbol display device 810 employs other display devices such as a dot matrix display device, a 7-segment display device, an EL (ElectroLuminescence) display device, a drum display device, and a leaf display device instead of the liquid crystal display device. May be.

  The universal map display device 812 is a display device for displaying a universal map, and is configured by a 7-segment LED in this embodiment. The special figure display device 814 is a display device for displaying a special figure, and in this example, is constituted by a 7-segment LED. The decorative symbol displayed on the decorative symbol display device 810 is a symbol representing the symbol displayed on the special symbol display device 814 in an enhanced form.

  The general-purpose hold LED 816 is a lamp for indicating the number of general-purpose variable games (details will be described later) that are on hold. In this example, up to two general-purpose variable games can be held. The special figure hold LED 818 is a lamp for indicating the number of special figure variable games that are held (details will be described later). In this example, up to four special figure variable games can be held. The high probability LED 820 is a lamp for indicating that the gaming state is a high probability state or a high probability state, and is turned on when changing the gaming state from a low probability state to a high probability state. Turns off when changing from state to low probability state.

  In addition, a general prize opening 822, a general drawing start opening 824, a first special figure start opening 826, a second special figure start opening 828, and a variable winning opening 830 are arranged around the rendering device 900. ing.

  In this example, a plurality of general winning ports 822 are arranged on the game board 802, and when a predetermined ball detection sensor (general winning port sensor), which is not shown in the drawing, has detected a ball entering the general winning port 822 (general winning port sensor) When the winning opening 822 is won), a payout device (not shown) is driven to discharge a predetermined number (for example, 10) of balls as prize balls to the storage tray 844 shown in FIG. The ball discharged to the storage tray 844 can be freely taken out by the player, and with these configurations, the prize ball is paid out to the player based on the winning. The ball that has entered the general winning opening 822 is guided to the back side of the pachinko machine 800 and then discharged to the amusement island side. Here, the ball paid out to the player as a consideration for the prize may be referred to as “prize ball”, and the ball lent out to the player may be referred to as “rental ball”. This is called a “ball (game ball)”.

  The normal start port 824 is configured by a device called a gate or a through chucker for determining whether or not a ball has passed through a predetermined area of the game area. In this example, 1 on the left side of the game board 802 One is arranged. Unlike the ball that has entered the general prize opening 822, the ball that has passed through the normal start port 824 is not discharged to the amusement island side. When a predetermined ball detection sensor (gate sensor) detects that a ball has passed through the general map start port 824, the pachinko machine 800 starts a general map variable game by the general map display device 812.

  In this example, only one first special figure starting port 826 is provided at the center of the game board 802. When a predetermined ball detection sensor (first start port sensor) detects a ball entering the first special figure starting port 826, a dispensing device (not shown) is driven, and a predetermined number (for example, three) of balls is As a prize ball, it is discharged to the storage tray 844 shown in FIG. The ball that has entered the first special figure starting port 826 is guided to the back side of the pachinko machine 800 and then discharged to the amusement island side.

  In this example, only one second special figure starting port 828 is disposed directly below the first special figure starting port 826. In the vicinity of the second special figure starting port 828, a pair of blade members 8281 that can be opened and closed by a solenoid are provided, and the pair of blade members 8281 and the second special figure starting port 828 are combined to drive tulips ( Sometimes referred to as “Den Chu”. The pair of blade members 8281 are members that change the difficulty level of winning a prize to the second special figure starting port 828. That is, it is impossible to enter the second special figure starting port 828 while the pair of blade members 8281 are closed. On the other hand, when the universal figure change game is won and the universal figure display device 812 wins and displays the symbol stopped, the pair of blade members 8281 opens and closes a predetermined number of times at predetermined time intervals, and the second special figure start port 828 is reached. It becomes possible to enter the ball. When a predetermined ball detection sensor (second start port sensor) detects that a game ball has entered (entered) the second special figure start port 828, a payout device (not shown) is driven and a predetermined number (for example, 5 balls) are discharged as prize balls to the storage tray 844 shown in FIG. 12, and the special figure changing game by the special figure display device 814 is started. The ball that has entered the second special figure starting port 828 is guided to the back side of the pachinko machine 800 and then discharged to the amusement island side.

  In this example, only one variable winning port 830 is disposed below the center of the game board 802. The variable winning opening 830 can enter a ball or can not enter a ball by a door member 8301 that can be opened and closed by a solenoid. In other words, while the door member 8301 is closed, it is impossible to enter the variable prize opening 830, but when the special figure variable game is won and the special figure display device 814 stops and displays the jackpot symbol, The member 8301 opens and closes at a predetermined time interval (for example, an opening time of 29 seconds and a closing time of 1.5 seconds) and at a predetermined number of times (for example, 15 times), and can enter the variable winning opening 830. The variable winning opening 830 may be called a big winning opening, and the door member 8301 and the variable winning opening 830 may be collectively called an attacker. When a predetermined ball detection sensor (count sensor) detects a ball entering the variable winning port 830, a payout device (not shown) is driven, and a predetermined number (for example, 15 balls) of balls is shown as a winning ball in FIG. Discharge to storage tray 844. The ball that entered the variable winning opening 830 is guided to the back side of the pachinko machine 800 and then discharged to the amusement island side.

  Further, in the vicinity of these winning openings and starting openings, a plurality of disk-shaped hitting direction changing members 832 called a windmill and a game nail 834 are arranged, and at the bottom of the inner rail 808, An out port 836 is provided for guiding a ball that has not won a prize or starting port to the back side of the pachinko machine 800 and then discharging it to the amusement island side.

  This pachinko machine 800 supplies the ball stored in the storage tray 844 by the player to the launch position of the launch rail 842, and drives a launch motor (not shown) with strength according to the operation amount of the player's operation handle 848. Then, the launch rod 838 and the launch rod 840 are passed through the outer rail 806 and the inner rail 808 to launch into the game area 804. Then, the ball that has reached the upper part of the game area 804 falls downward while changing the traveling direction by the hitting direction changing member 832, the game nail 834, etc., and a winning opening (general winning opening 822, variable winning opening 830) or starting opening (First special figure starting port 826, second special figure starting port 828), winning out any winning port or starting port, or just passing through the normal drawing start port 824, out port 836 To reach.

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Next, the rendering device 900 of the pachinko machine 800 will be described.

  A movable member 910, a warp device 930, and a front stage 934 are provided on the front side (player side) of the effect device 900, and a decorative symbol display device 810 and a movable shutter object 950 are provided on the back side of the effect device 900. It is arranged. That is, in the rendering device 900, the decorative symbol display device 810 and the movable shutter object 950 are located behind (back side) the warp device 930 and the front stage 934.

  The movable member 910 is a member imitating a human arm, and is arranged on the right side of the decorative symbol display device 810 in FIG. The movable member 910 is operated by a solenoid (not shown) that swings rattlingly from the elbow part, lifts the forearm part from the elbow part, or lifts the entire upper arm part from the shoulder part. Etc. are possible.

  The warp device 930 discharges the game ball that has entered the entrance 932 provided at the upper left of the effect device 900 to the front stage 934 below the front surface of the effect device 900, and the game ball discharged to the front stage 934 is the front surface. When entering the second entrance 936 provided at the rear of the center of the stage 934, the game ball is discharged from the outlet 938 provided in the lower center of the stage device 900 above the first special figure starting port 826. It is discharged toward the first special figure starting port 826. The game ball discharged from the discharge port 938 is easy to enter the first special figure starting port 826.

  The movable shutter object 950 includes a lattice-like left door 950a and right door 950b, and is disposed between the decorative symbol display device 810 and the front stage 934. Belts wound around two pulleys (not shown) are fixed to the upper portions of the left door 950a and the right door 950b, respectively. That is, the left door 950a and the right door 950b move to the left and right as the belt driven by the motor through the pulley moves. When the left and right doors 950a and 950b are closed (in the fully closed position), the movable shutter object 950 comes into contact with the inner end portions thereof and shields the player so that it is difficult for the player to visually recognize the decorative symbol display device 810. In a state where the left and right doors 950a and 950b are opened (a state where the left and right doors are in a fully opened position), the inner end portions of the left and right doors 950a and 950b slightly overlap the outer end portion of the display screen of the decorative symbol display device 810. Are all visible. The right door 950b shown in FIG. 13 is in the fully closed position, and the left door 950a is in the fully open position. In FIG. 13, for convenience of explanation, the right door 950 b is shown in the fully closed position and the left door 950 a is shown in the fully open position. However, in actuality, the left and right doors 950 a and 950 b are all in the fully open position and the fully closed position. It is in one of the positions. That is, when the right door 950b is in the fully closed position, the left door 950a is also in the fully closed position, and when the left door 950a is in the fully open position, the right door 950b is also in the fully open position.

  In the pachinko machine 800 shown in FIG. 12, the present invention can be applied to light sources provided at various locations on the glass frame 856, board surface illumination for illuminating the game board 802 shown in FIG. 13, or various LEDs.

  Further, the present invention may be applied to an arrange ball game machine, a ball ball game machine, and a pinball machine. In addition, the present invention is a gaming machine (for example, a casino machine, a video game machine, an encapsulated pachinko gaming machine) that can be played when the gaming medium is inserted, and a gaming machine that uses the gaming medium itself for the game (for example, It may be applied to a medal dropping game machine). Here, “inserting game media” means “betting”, and “bet” is also agreed. “Input of game media” includes “input of currency” and “input of electronic money”. A casino machine is a casino where the game can be started by inserting a currency, and when the lottery result is a win, the symbol set in association with the corresponding selection result stops and the player pays out as a bonus. Machine.

  FIG. 14 is a diagram showing an example of a casino machine to which the present invention can be applied.

  The casino machine 990 shown in FIG. 14 is also provided with a plurality of light sources and illuminations, and the present invention can be applied to these light sources and illuminations.

  Further, the light source unit in the present invention can be applied to other than a game table.

  FIG. 15 is a diagram showing an example in which the light source unit according to the present invention is applied to a signboard. FIG. 15A is a front perspective view of the signboard, FIG. 15B is an enlarged view of a portion where the light source unit of the signboard shown in FIG. 15A is arranged, and FIG. It is an enlarged view of the white light-emitting body with which the light source unit shown in FIG.

  A signboard 700 shown in FIG. 15 has characters “today opened” displayed on a translucent panel 710, and the light source unit 720 illuminates the translucent panel 710 from the front side. FIG. 15B is an enlarged view of the inside of the circle shown in FIG. 15A, and the light source unit 720 is shown in FIG. 15B. The light source unit 720 is disposed at the lower left of the panel 710 when viewed from the front side. The light source unit 720 includes a white light emitter 721 and a red LED 722 as light sources. FIG. 15C is an enlarged view of the inside of the circle shown in FIG. 15B, and a white light emitter 721 is shown in FIG. The structure of the white light emitter 721 shown in FIG. 15C is the same as the structure of the white light emitter 175 shown in FIG. 6A, and includes a blue LED 7211 that emits blue light and a phosphor 7212 that covers the blue LED 7211. It is the structure which becomes. As shown in FIG. 15B, a red LED 722 is disposed next to the white light emitter 721, and the white light emitter 721 and the red LED 722 are disposed such that their irradiation regions overlap each other. That is, the light source unit 720 shown in FIG. 15 includes, as a light source, a blue LED 7211 that emits blue light and a phosphor 7212 that absorbs part of the blue light from the blue LED 7211 and emits yellow light. And a red light emitter (red LED 722) that emits light including a wavelength in the red region, and the white light emitter 721 and the red light emitter (red LED 722). ) Is arranged so that the irradiation regions overlap each other, and the panel 710 is irradiated with white light including the wavelength of the red region. As a result, the bluish white of the panel 710 is reduced and the visibility of the panel is improved.

  In this example, since the panel 710 is illuminated from the front side, it may be opaque. Moreover, the light source unit in the present invention can be applied to a neon sign or the like in addition to a signboard.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 100 Slot machine 17 Title panel unit 162 Title panel 170 Panel light source unit 171 LED board 172 Light guide plate 173 Reflective member 1723 Front surface 1724 Lower end surface 175 White light-emitting body 1751 Blue LED
1752 Phosphor 177 Red LED
150 Upper Lamp 151 Side Lamp 152 Central Lamp 153 Waist Lamp 154 Lower Lamp 158 Reel Backlight 1585 Lens Member 800 Pachinko Machine

Claims (9)

In a game machine equipped with a light source unit,
The light source unit as a light source,
A white LED that emits white light by a blue LED that emits blue light and a phosphor that emits yellow light by absorbing part of the blue light from the blue LED, and emits white light by mixing the blue light and the yellow light When,
A red light emitter that emits light including wavelengths in the red region;
Having
The game table characterized in that the white light emitter and the red light emitter are arranged so that their irradiation regions overlap each other. The light source unit has a plurality of the white light emitters as light sources,
2. The game table according to claim 1, wherein the red light emitter is disposed between the adjacent white light emitters.   The light source unit refracts the light emitted from the white light emitter and the light emitted from the red light emitter, and the light emitted from the white light emitter and the light emitted from the red light emitter. The game table according to claim 1, further comprising an optical member that intersects with each other.   The optical member is a light guide plate that is disposed in the vicinity of the light source, and the light from the light source is incident on the inside, and the incident light is reflected on the inside to be emitted from a predetermined surface. The game table according to any one of claims 1 to 3. With decorations containing information about the game,
The game table according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the light source unit irradiates the decoration with light.   6. The game table according to claim 1, wherein the red light emitter is a red LED that emits red light.   The red light emitter is composed of an LED and a red modulation member that modulates the wavelength of light emitted from the LED to a wavelength in a red region. The game table described in the section. The light source unit has a plurality of the white light emitters as light sources,
The game according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the red light emitter is disposed between a part of the white light emitters adjacent to each other among the plurality of white light emitters. Stand. A control unit that performs an internal lottery and generates a gaming state advantageous to the player based on the result of the internal lottery being a predetermined result,
9. The game table according to claim 1, wherein the light source unit emits light from the light source based on a result of the internal lottery being a predetermined result. .

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