JP2013165759A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine capable of executing an expressive performance.SOLUTION: A transmissive screen 12B is disposed in an inner face of a hollow operation element 12A of a button switch 12 which formed of a light transmissive material, and a liquid projector 21 is disposed facing the transmissive screen 12B at the back face side of the operation element 12A in an upper plate 9. The liquid crystal projector 21 projects video such as a still image and a moving image to the transmissive screen 12B.

Description

The present invention relates to a gaming machine provided with operation means that can be operated by a player.

Providing a pachinko gaming machine with an effect button device and further causing an operation button of the effect button device to emit light has been proposed (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

JP 2010-284358 A

However, the light emission of the conventional operation button is only monotonous enough to switch between two types of light emission modes.
An object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine capable of producing a rich expression.

The gaming machine of the present invention has an operation means having an operation element that can be operated by a player, a screen that projects an image projected toward the back and displays the image on the front, and projects an image based on image data onto the screen. The operation means has an optical transparency, and the screen is arranged on the back side of the operation element so that a player can view an image projected on the screen. It is characterized by being visible from the front side.

It is a front view of the pachinko gaming machine concerning the form for carrying out the present invention. It is sectional drawing in the AA cut surface of FIG.

As shown in FIG. 1, the pachinko gaming machine 1 has an outer frame 2 installed on a Taishima island of a pachinko hall, a middle frame 3 rotatably supported by the outer frame 2, and a front of the middle frame 3 can be opened. A front frame 4 for closing is provided. A game board 10 is held in the middle frame 3, and a game area 10 </ b> A is formed in the game board 10. In the game area 10A, a display device 11 for displaying a symbol combination game is provided. The front frame 4 is provided with an upper plate 9 for storing the fired ball. The upper plate 9 is provided with a button switch 12. The button switch 12 is for a so-called button effect performed to excite the symbol combination game.

As shown in FIG. 2, the button switch 12 has an operation element 12A made of a light transmissive material. The operation element 12A is elastically supported by a return spring 12E. The operation element 12A has a hollow shape, and a transmission screen 12B is disposed on the inner surface of the operation element 12A. In the upper plate 9, a liquid crystal projector 21 is disposed on the back side of the operation element 12A so as to face the transmission screen 12B.

The infrared light emitting element 31A and the infrared light receiving element 31B are for measuring a change in the distance between the liquid crystal projector 21 and the transmission screen 12B when the operation element 12A is pressed. The liquid crystal projector 21 performs focus adjustment according to this distance change.

Then, the liquid crystal projector 21 projects a video such as a still image or a moving image on the transmissive screen 12B based on the previously stored button effect data. Therefore, the player can recognize the video that appears on the surface of the operation element 12A, and an expression rich in expression that has not been possible in the past is possible.

12 button switch 12A operation element 12B transmissive screen 21 liquid crystal projector

Claims (1)

Operation means having an operation element that can be operated by a player;
A screen that projects the image projected toward the back and projects it to the front,
A projector that projects video based on video data onto the screen;
The operation element of the operation means has light permeability,
A gaming machine, wherein the screen is arranged on the back side of the operation element so that a player can visually recognize an image displayed on the screen from the front side of the operation element.