JP4515210B2 - Game machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine including a decorative member on a door body of a housing.

  Conventionally, as such a gaming machine, for example, there is a slot machine that stops the rotation of a reel in accordance with a player's operation, and is disclosed in the following Patent Document 1 referred to as a so-called pachislot machine. In this pachislot machine, when a medal, which is a game medium, is bet on a game and the start lever is operated, a winning combination is determined from a plurality of combinations, and subsequently, reels arranged in a plurality of rows start to rotate. . When a stop button provided corresponding to each reel is operated, the rotation of the reel is stopped according to the operation timing and the winning combination. At this time, when the combination of symbols shown on the outer peripheral surface of each reel is a combination corresponding to the winning combination, medals are paid out. Further, when a specific symbol combination related to a specific winning combination such as a bonus is stopped and a winning is established, the game shifts to a gaming state advantageous to the player such as a bonus game.

A front door is attached to the front surface of a housing for storing devices such as a reel and a control board used for games in an openable and closable manner. At both ends of the front door, electrical display means are provided vertically in the height direction from the upper part to the lower part. The electrical display means includes a side lens cover as a decorative member, and the side lens cover is provided with a lens for electrical display. The lens is a transmissive member made of a transparent resin having optical transparency, and is attached to the front surface of the side lens cover so as to cover an opening formed along the longitudinal direction of the side lens cover. A lighting device using LEDs (light emitting diodes) is disposed on the front door behind the side lens cover, and the lighting devices are driven according to the winning combination, gaming state, etc., and the LEDs emit light. The emitted light is visually recognized by the player through a lens that closes the opening of the side lens cover.
JP 2004-24445 A (refer to paragraphs [0059] to [0062], [0075] to [0077])

  In conventional pachislot machines, when an external force is applied from the front, the lens and the side lens cover that are elongated in the vertical direction bend backward, or the opening of the side lens cover that is vertically divided by the opening extends in the width direction. In order to prevent it from spreading and opening in the left-right direction, a rod-shaped bridging member is spanned between both sides in the width direction of the opening, and the back surface of the lens is supported by the bridging member, and the opening in the width direction is expanded. It was suppressed. However, since the lens is transparent, the bridging member can be visually recognized through the lens from the front side of the side lens cover, and the aesthetic appearance of the cover may be reduced. The member was hidden. However, all of the bridging members cannot be hidden with a seal, and there is a problem that the aesthetics of the side lens cover is lowered. In addition, if the configuration is such that a member such as a bridging member is not provided to ensure the aesthetic appearance of the side lens cover, there is a problem that the strength of the side lens cover cannot be sufficiently ensured.

The present invention has been made to solve such problems,
A housing for storing equipment used for gaming;
A door attached to the front of the housing so as to be freely opened and closed;
A decorative member provided along the height direction of the door body;
An opening formed continuously along the extending direction of the decorative member;
A columnar part provided in a decorative member that divides the opening into a plurality along the extending direction;
By being attached from the back side of the decorative member, a transmissive member formed of one member having light permeability straddling the back of the columnar part and closing the plurality of divided openings;
With
When the transmissive member is attached to the decorative member, the apex portion of the columnar portion on the front side of the casing protrudes more toward the front side of the casing than the apex portion of the transmissive member ,
The transmissive member has a groove portion having a shape corresponding to the back surface of the columnar portion on the front surface side, and an LED substrate on which a plurality of LEDs are arranged along the extending direction is provided on the back surface side. A featured gaming machine was constructed.

According to this configuration, the transmissive member is attached to the decorative member from the back side of the decorative member, and a part of the front surface of the transmissive member is covered by the columnar portion that divides the opening. The decorative member including the columnar portion has a vertex portion on the front side of the casing of the columnar portion that protrudes to the front side of the casing from the vertex portion of the transparent member when the transparent member is attached . The external force applied from the front can resist the bending and the opening expanding. Moreover, the external force applied from the front can be received by the columnar portion located on the front surface of the transmission member, and the external force applied to the transmission member can be reduced. Therefore, without using a bridging member as in the prior art, it is possible to prevent the transmitting member and the decorative member from bending backward, or the decorative member from spreading in the width direction and opening in the left-right direction, thereby increasing the strength of the decorative member and the transmitting member. While ensuring, the fall of aesthetics can be avoided. Further, since the strength can be ensured, the decorative member and the transmissive member can be used for a long time, and can be reused when changing the model.

Further, according to the present invention, a concave portion or a convex portion is formed on the back surface of the decorative member in the width direction end portion , and the convex portion that is fitted in surface contact with the concave portion or the convex portion on the front surface in the width direction end portion of the transmission member. Or the recessed part is formed, It is characterized by the above-mentioned.

According to this configuration, the convex portion or the concave portion on the front surface in the width direction of the transmissive member is brought into surface contact with the concave portion or the convex portion on the rear surface of the width direction end portion of the decorative member so that the transparent member and the decorative member The positional relationship in the width direction is firmly fixed. For this reason, it is more firmly prevented that an external force is applied from the front and the decorative member is widened in the width direction, and the occurrence of rattling between the transmissive member and the decorative member can be more effectively avoided. .

Further, the present invention is attached to the back of the decoration member, and a locking member for locking the rear end of the transmission member,
Protruding portions that are provided projecting at the lower part of the transmissive member, and that are fixed to the decorative member and the transmissive member by being screwed into holes provided below the opening of the decorative member;
It is provided with.

According to this configuration, the locking member of the decorative member is locked to the rear end portion of the transmissive member, and the hole provided below the opening of the decorative member is screwed to the protruding portion at the bottom of the transmissive member, The positional relationship between the transmitting member and the decorative member in the front-rear direction is firmly fixed. For this reason, it can avoid more effectively that an external force is applied from the front and a transmission member bends backward.

  According to the present invention, as described above, it is possible to avoid deterioration of the aesthetic appearance while ensuring the strength of the decorative member such as the cover, and it can be reused when changing the model.

  FIG. 1 is a partially exploded perspective view showing an external appearance of a pachislot machine 1 according to the present embodiment, and FIG. 2 is a front view showing a front door 4 removed from a housing 1a of the pachislot machine 1 with a reel display window 11 removed. FIG. 3 is a side view of the front door 4. In these drawings, the same or corresponding parts are denoted by the same reference numerals.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the pachislot machine 1 is covered and covered with a front door 4 that is a door body at the front opening of the housing 1 a. The front door 4 is pivotally supported on one side of the front surface of the housing 1a so that one side can be freely opened and closed. Three reels (not shown) are rotatably provided at the central portion inside the housing 1a. A symbol row composed of a plurality of types of symbols (hereinafter referred to as symbols) is drawn on the outer peripheral surface of each reel. The casing 1a houses various devices used in the game, including a control board on which a control circuit for controlling the gaming operation by the pachislot machine 1 is configured.

  A reel display window 11 is provided at the front of each reel, and three symbols are drawn on the outer peripheral surface of each reel through the three reel display windows formed in the reel display window 11. Observed one by one. The reel display window portion 11 may be provided with a total of five pay lines, ie, three horizontally and two diagonally. In addition, on the lower right side of the display window, a slot 12 is provided for a player to insert a medal as a game medium.

  Prior to the start of the game, when the player inserts one medal from the medal slot 12, the single horizontal winning line is activated. When two cards are inserted, two upper and lower horizontal winning lines are added to the three horizontal winning lines. When three cards are inserted, all five winning lines are activated.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, on the left side of the display window, from the top, the number-of-functions display 13, three game medal insertion number display lamps 14a to 14c, the game medal payout number display 15, the game A medal storage number display 16 is provided. The accessory count display unit 13 is composed of a 3-digit 7-segment LED, and digitally displays the remaining number of possible winnings of the RB game and the jack game when winning the bonus game. The game medal inserted number display lamps 14a, 14b, and 14c are turned on according to the number of inserted medal three, two, and one. The game medal payout number display 15 is composed of a two-digit 7-segment LED and displays the number of medal payouts due to winning. The game medal stored number display 16 is composed of a two-digit 7-segment LED, and displays the number of medals currently credited inside the machine. Also, below the game medal stored number display 16, from the left side, a game medal insertion lamp 17a, a game start display lamp 17b, a game stop display (weight lamp) 17c, a re-game display 17d, and a win display lamp (WIN). Lamp) 17e is provided, and these are constituted by LEDs. The game medal insertion lamp 17a is turned on when the insertion of a medal can be accepted. The game start display lamp 17b blinks when the reel can rotate. The game stop indicator (weight lamp) 17c is lit when the time from the previous reel rotation to the current reel rotation is less than 4.1 seconds. The replay indicator 17d lights up when the replay is activated. The winning display lamp (WIN lamp) 17e is turned on at the end of the game when RB hits inside during BB.

  The reel display window unit 11 is configured by attaching a display window frame 11c supporting a protection panel 11a and a game information display panel 11b behind the protection panel 11a to a display window frame base 41. A liquid crystal display panel is provided behind the reel display window 11, and various game information and game effect images are displayed on the liquid crystal display panel. On the lower left side of the reel display window 11, a 1-stored medal insertion switch 19a, a 2-stored medal insertion switch 19b, a 3-stored medal insertion switch 19c, a selection button 20a, and an enter button 20b are provided. The stored medal insertion switches 19a to 19c are used for one game instead of inserting a medal into the medal insertion slot 12 when the number of medals is displayed on the game medal stored number display 16 and the medal is credited. Used when betting 3 medals. The selection button 20a is used to select display items on the liquid crystal display panel. The determination button 20b is used to determine a display item on the liquid crystal display panel selected by the selection button 20a.

  Further, a start lever 21 and stop buttons 22a to 22c are provided on the lower side of the reel display window 11 from the left side. The operation of the start lever 21 starts the rotation of the reels all at once. The stop buttons 22a to 22c are arranged corresponding to the respective reels, and the operation is validated when the rotation of each reel reaches a constant speed, and the rotation of each reel is stopped in accordance with the player's operation. .

  Further, a waist panel 24 is provided at the lower front of the front door 4, and a medal tray 25 is provided below the waist panel 24. The medal tray 25 stores medals paid out from the medal payout opening 26. As shown in FIG. 1, the waist panel 24 is configured by integrally attaching a protection panel 24 b, a game sheet 24 c, and a protection panel 24 d to the back surface of a square frame-shaped waist frame 24 a, and is attached to the waist frame base 46. It is attached. A closing member 24e (see FIG. 6) is attached to the right end of the waist frame 24a. The closing member 24e is a member that closes the outlets of the protection panels 24b and 24d from the right end side of the waist frame 24a. The closing member 24e is provided with an outlet 24f (see FIG. 6) for taking in and out the game sheet 24c sandwiched between the protection panels 24a and 24d from the right end side of the waist frame 24a.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, an upper decorative lamp cover 1 b that covers the upper decorative lamp is attached to the upper front portion of the pachislot machine 1. In the lower center of the upper decorative lamp cover 1b, there is provided a payout display section 27 that indicates how many medals are paid out for winning. On both sides of the payout display portion 27, speaker covers 28 and 28 are provided in which sound emission ports for emitting sound output from the speakers are formed. Further, side lens covers 5 described later are attached to both sides of the front surface of the front door 4.

  4 is an exploded perspective view of the front door 4 viewed from the front right side, and FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the base door 4a constituting the front door 4 viewed from the front right side.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the front door 4 is configured by attaching the operation unit such as the start lever 21 described above and each member such as the side lens cover 5 to the base door 4 a serving as a base. The base door 4a is shown by FIG. 5, and comprises the back side facing the front surface of the housing | casing 1a of the front door 4. As shown in FIG. The upper half of the front surface of the base door 4a to which the reel display window 11 is attached, excluding the upper decorative lamp cover 1b attachment area, is a display window frame base 41. The display window frame base 41 is the display window frame 11c. It is formed in a square frame shape that is substantially the same shape as the outer shape. On the upper side and lower side of the display window frame base 41, there are provided engagement holes 41b for engaging hooks (not shown) formed at the upper and lower ends of the display window frame 11a. The left end portion inside the display window frame base 41 is an area of the mounting base 41a to which the above-described lamps and indicators are attached. Further, the upper part of the display window frame base 41 is an area of the upper base 42 to which the upper decorative lamp cover 1b is attached. Two insertion holes 42a into which hooks 88 (see FIGS. 10 and 11) provided on the upper decorative lamp cover 1b are inserted are provided on the upper side and the lower side of the upper base 42, respectively.

  In addition, a region of an operation unit cover attaching part 4d to which an operation part cover 23 described later is attached is provided at the center in the height direction of the base door 4a. The waist part of the base door 4a below the operation part cover attaching part 4d is an area of the waist part frame base 46 to which the waist part panel 24 is attached. The waist frame base 46 is formed in a square frame shape having a shape substantially similar to the outer shape of the waist frame 24a. A plurality of locking holes 46a for locking hooks 24a1 (see FIG. 1) formed on the upper and lower ends of the waist frame 24a are provided on the upper side and the lower side of the waist frame base 46. Further, an insertion hole 46b into which an insertion piece (not shown) provided in the waist frame 24a is fitted is provided in the upper side portion of the waist frame base 46.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the start lever 21 is attached to the base door 4 a as a start lever unit integrated with a sensor or the like that detects the operation direction thereof, via the attachment hole 23 a in the lower left portion of the operation unit cover 23. . The stop buttons 22 a to 22 c are integrated as a stop button unit 22 and are attached to the base door 4 a through an attachment hole 23 b provided in the lower center of the operation unit cover 23. Each medal insertion switch 19 a to 19 c and each button 20 a, 20 b is a unit integrated with a sensor or the like that detects these operations, and is attached to the mounting plate 19. The mounting plate 19 is attached to the pedestal 23c above the operation unit cover 23, and the respective medal insertion switches 19a to 19c and the buttons 20a and 20b are attached to the base door 4a through the mounting holes 23d provided in the pedestal 23c. It is done. The medal slot 12 is a part of the slot mechanism unit 12a in which an introduction path that guides the medal inserted from the medal slot 12 into the pachislot machine 1 and a sensor that detects medals passing through the path are integrated. Is configured. The insertion mechanism portion 12 a is attached to the insertion mechanism portion mounting hole 23 e so that the medal insertion port 12 is exposed from the insertion mechanism portion attachment hole 23 e provided on the right side of the operation portion cover 23.

  The medal tray 25 is attached to the lower part of the front surface of the base door 4a with the coin guard plate 25a interposed therebetween. The coin guard plate 25a is for protecting the front surface of the base door 4a from medals falling into the medal tray 25. Further, the above-described side lens cover 5 is attached to both sides of the base door 4a. Side lenses 9a and 9b are attached to the rear surface of the side lens cover 5 as shown in FIG.

  FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing the front door 4 from which the upper decorative lamp cover 1b, the upper panel 8 to be described later, and the side lens cover 5 are removed, and FIG. 7 is a front view of the front door 4 shown in FIG. It is.

  As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, a plurality of LED boards 43 are attached to the front surfaces of both side portions 4 c of the base door 4 a as illumination devices. The LED substrate 43 has a rectangular shape along the front surface of both side portions 4c of the base door 4a, and is configured by attaching a plurality of LEDs 43a to the surface. The LED substrate 43 is fitted into the front surface of the side portions 4c by hooks 44 provided opposite to the side portions of the side portions 4c. Although not shown, LED substrates 43 are similarly provided on the front surfaces of both side portions 4c of the upper base 42. The LED 43 a on each LED board 43 is controlled to be turned on according to the gaming state of the pachislot machine 1. In addition, a key insertion part 45 that locks the opening and closing of the front door 4 is provided in front of the right side part 4 c of the front door 4.

  FIG. 8 is a perspective view of the side lens cover 5 removed from the front door 4 and the upper panel 8 from which the upper decorative lamp cover 1b has been removed as seen from the front right side. FIG. 9 shows the side lens cover 5 separated vertically. It is the perspective view which looked at the state from the front right side.

  The side lens cover 5 has a shape along the front side of both side portions 4c of the base door 4a as a whole, is detachably fitted to the front side of both side portions 4c, and is a decorative member together with the illumination device composed of the LED substrate 43. Is configured. The side lens cover 5 includes an upper cover 6 that covers the front side of both sides 4c of the base door 4a from the lower end to the upper end of the upper base 42, and both sides of the base door 4a from the lower end of the front door 4 to the lower end of the upper base 42. It is comprised from the lower cover 7 which covers the front side of the part 4c. The upper cover 6 and the lower cover 7 are in the integrated state shown in FIG. 8 when attached to the front door 4, but as shown in FIG. Can also be separated.

  10 is a perspective view of the upper cover 6 and the upper panel 8 from the front right side, FIG. 11 is a front view of the upper cover 6 and the upper panel 8 viewed from the front, and FIG. 12 is a view of the upper cover 6 and the upper panel 8 from the rear. FIG.

  The front surface of each upper cover 6 is inclined downwardly in a substantially arc shape toward the front at the upper end portion, falls downward in the central portion toward the substantially vertical direction, and then gently moves toward the lower end portion. Inclined downward in a substantially arcuate shape. Two slits 61, 61 are provided on the front surface of each upper cover 6 along the vertical direction.

  Side lenses are attached to the portions where the slits 61 are provided from the back side of the upper cover 6. From both slits 61, 61, the front end portion of the side lens attached to the upper cover 6 is exposed in front of the upper cover 6. The side lens is made of a transparent resin, and transmits light emitted from the LED of the LED board similar to the LED board 43 described above. From the front of the upper cover 6, the light transmitted through the side lens is visually recognized through the slits 61 and 61.

  Both upper covers 6 are detachably attached to the upper panel 8 and the front surfaces of both sides of the upper base 42 shown in FIGS. 6 and 7. The upper panel 8 is composed of a substantially rectangular plate-like body. Speaker mounting holes 81 into which speakers are fitted are formed slightly below both sides of the front surface of the upper panel 8. The speaker mounting hole 81 is formed in a substantially circular shape, and is provided with four screw holes 82 around which the speaker is screwed.

  In addition, an opening 83 having a substantially square shape when viewed from the front is provided slightly below the center of the upper panel 8. From the periphery of the opening 83, projecting pieces 84 project toward the rear of the upper panel 8, and the projecting piece 84 forms a fluorescent lamp mounting portion. A fluorescent lamp that illuminates the payout display section 27 is attached to the fluorescent lamp mounting section. In addition, a board attaching portion 85 to which an LED board constituting the upper decorative lamp is attached is provided above the central portion of the upper panel 8. The board attaching portion 85 is configured by a substantially rectangular flat portion protruding forward of the upper panel 8, and one screw hole 86 for screwing the LED board is provided on each side portion. The board mounting portion 85 and the fluorescent lamp mounting portion are separated from the speaker mounting hole 81 by a partition wall 87. Two hooks 88 for attaching the upper panel 8 to the upper base 42 are provided on the upper edge and the lower edge of the upper panel 8 respectively. Each hook 88 is locked in the locking hole 42 a of the upper base 42 described above, and fixes the upper panel 8 to the upper base 42. The upper decorative lamp cover 1b described above is attached to the front surface of the upper panel 8.

  FIGS. 13A to 13C are exploded perspective views from the front right side of the lower cover 7 and the side lenses 9a and 9b attached to the right side of the front door 4, and FIGS. The perspective view from the front right side of the lower cover 7 attached to the left side and the right side, FIG. 15A and FIG. 15B are front views of the lower cover 7 shown in FIG. 16 (a) and (b) are side views of the lower cover 7 shown in FIGS. 14 (a) and 14 (b) as viewed from the left side, and FIGS. 17 (a) and 17 (b) are FIGS. 14 (a) and (b). FIG. 18A and FIG. 18B are rear views of the lower cover 7 shown in FIGS. 14A and 14B as viewed from the rear.

  As shown in FIGS. 13, 14, 16, and 17, the front surface of each lower cover 7 is gently directed forward along the front surfaces of both side portions 4 c of the base door 4 a from the upper end portion to the center portion. After inclining downward and bulging in a substantially arc shape in front of the center of both side portions 4c of the base door 4a at the central portion, it falls substantially vertically downward toward the lower end portion. The vertical surface from the center bulge portion to the lower end portion of the front surface of the lower cover 7 is formed to be shorter than the inclined surface from the upper end portion of the front surface of the lower cover 7 to the bulge portion at the center portion. ing.

  As shown in FIG. 13 to FIG. 15 and FIG. 18, a portion from the upper end portion of the lower cover 7 to the middle portion and a slightly upper portion and a portion from the middle portion slightly lower to the lower end portion are respectively along the vertical direction. One opening 71a is provided. A columnar portion 72 is provided from the upper end to the lower end of the opening 71 a at the center in the width direction of each opening 71 a, and the opening 71 a is divided into two slits 71 and 71 by the columnar portion 72.

  As shown in FIG. 24 and FIG. 24 which shows a cross section of the state where the side lenses 9a and 9b are attached to the frame 7, the back of the columnar part 72 sandwiched between both slits 71 and 71 is the upper end of the columnar part 72. A V-shaped groove 72a is formed from the bottom to the bottom. Further, a screw hole 73 is provided in the vicinity of the lower end of the back surface of the columnar portion 72. Further, on the outer edge of each slit 71, 71, a protrusion 74 extending along the extending direction of the slits 71, 71 is provided. A pair of hooks 74 a projecting into the slits 71, 71 are provided in a groove portion sandwiched between the protrusion 74 and the inner side wall of the lower cover 7 at the center in the length direction of each protrusion 74. Further, one hook 75 is provided at the upper end of each slit 71, 71. Each hook 75 protrudes from the upper end of the slits 71, 71 toward the lower side in the slits 71, 71. In addition, a circular opening 76 is provided in a slightly lower front surface of the central portion of the lower cover 7. The key insertion portion 45 of the front door 4 described above is inserted into the opening 76 of the lower cover 7 attached to the right side of the front door 4.

  As shown in FIG. 16 (b), four hooks 77 for attaching the lower cover 7 to the front door 4 are provided on the left rear edge of the lower cover 7 attached to the right side of the front door 4. Yes. Each hook 77 protrudes toward the rear of the lower cover 7. Further, one hook 78 for attaching the lower cover 7 to the front door 4 is provided at the center in the length direction of the rear end edge on the left side of the lower cover 7. The hook 78 protrudes toward the left side of the lower cover 7. The lower cover 7 attached to the left side of the front door 4 has a shape in which the left and right sides of the lower cover 7 attached to the right side of the front door 4 are reversed.

  19 (a) and 19 (b) are perspective views of the side lenses 9a and 9b attached to the back of the lower cover 7 as seen from the front right side, and FIGS. 20 (a) and 20 (b) show the side lenses 9a and 9b from the front. FIGS. 21A and 21B are side views of the side lenses 9a and 9b viewed from the right side, and FIGS. 22A and 22B are rear views of the side lenses 9a and 9b viewed from the rear side. It is.

  The side lenses 9a and 9b are light-transmitting transparent resin rod-shaped transmission members, and their front end surfaces are inclined forward from both sides in the width direction to the center. The longer side lens 9 a is attached to the upper end side of the lower cover 7, and the shorter side lens 9 b is attached to the lower end side of the lower cover 7. A groove portion 91 is formed from the upper end to the lower end at the center in the width direction on the front side of the side lenses 9a and 9b. As shown in FIG. 24, the groove portion 91 has a shape corresponding to the V-shaped groove 72 a formed on the back side of the columnar portion 72 described above, and has a substantially mountain shape in cross section. Further, projecting edges 92 are provided on both sides of the side lenses 9a and 9b from the upper end in the length direction to the center and from the center in the length direction to the lower end. Each protruding edge 92 protrudes from both sides on the back side toward the outside of the side lenses 9a and 9b, and has a flat plate shape.

  The protruding edge 92 provided from the upper end portion to the center portion of the side lens 9a has 1 protrusion 92a protruding from the front end of the protruding edge 92 toward the front of the side lens 9a on the upper end side and the lower end side. It is provided one by one. The protruding edge 92 provided from the center to the lower end of the side lens 9a protrudes from the upper end to the lower end of the side lens 9a toward the lower end and from the tip of the protruding edge 92 toward the front of the side lens 9a. Each protrusion 92a is provided. The side lens 9b has substantially the same configuration as the side lens 9a, but each protruding edge 92 provided from the upper end portion to the central portion and from the central portion to the lower end portion of the side lens 9b is respectively provided from the upper end side to the lower end side. One protrusion 92a is provided. From the back side of the lower end of the side lenses 9a and 9b, a flat plate 93 projects downward from the side lenses 9a and 9b. The flat plate 93 has a substantially rectangular shape, and an opening 93a is provided at the center.

  Side lenses 9a and 9b are attached to the upper end side and the lower end side of the lower cover 7 provided with the slits 71 and 71 from the back side of the lower cover 7 in a corresponding relationship as shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 24, the side lenses 9a and 9b are exposed in the state where both front portions are exposed from the slits 71 and 71 of the lower cover 7 and the back side of the columnar portion 72 is fitted in the central groove portion 91. It is attached to the back surface of the lower cover 7. The side lenses 9 a and 9 b attached to the back surface of the lower cover 7 have protrusions 92 a on both sides of a groove 7 a formed by protrusions 74 on both sides of the back surface of the lower cover 7 and both side walls of the lower cover 7. The position in the width direction of the lower cover 7 is fixed by being inserted. Further, a hook 74a is engaged with the back surface of the side lens 9a, 9b at the center in the length direction where the protruding edge 92 is not formed, and a hook 75 is provided at the back surface of the upper end portion of the side lens 9a, 9b. The lower end portion is screwed with a screw hole 73 from the back through the opening 93a of the flat plate 93, and the positions of the side lenses 9a and 9b in the front-rear direction of the lower cover 7 are fixed.

  In this state, the light emitted from the LED 43a of the LED substrate 43 enters the side lenses 9a and 9b from the back side of the side lenses 9a and 9b, passes through the side lenses 9a and 9b, and passes through the slits 71 and 71 to the lower cover. 7 is emitted toward the front. Therefore, from the front of the lower cover 7, the light transmitted through the side lenses 9 a and 9 b is visually recognized through the slits 71 and 71.

  In the pachislot machine 1 according to the present embodiment described above, the side lenses 9a and 9b are attached to the lower cover 7 from the back side of the lower cover 7, and the columnar portion 72 that divides the opening 71a is provided on the front surface of the side lenses 9a and 9b. Part is covered. Since the cross section of the lower cover 7 including the columnar portion 72 has a substantially triangular shape as shown in FIG. 24, the columnar portion 72 is bent or the opening 71 a is expanded by an external force applied from the front of the lower cover 7. You can fight against it. Further, the external force applied from the front can be received by the columnar portion 72 positioned in front of the side lenses 9a and 9b, and the external force applied to the side lenses 9a and 9b can be reduced. Accordingly, it is possible to prevent the side lenses 9a and 9b and the lower cover 7 from being bent rearward, or the lower cover 7 from expanding in the width direction and opening in the left-right direction without using a bridging member as in the prior art. It is possible to avoid a decrease in aesthetics while ensuring the strength of the. Further, since the strength of the side lens cover 5 can be ensured, the side lens cover 5 and the side lenses 9a and 9b can be used for a long period of time, and can be reused when the model of the pachislot machine 1 is changed. In the present embodiment, the hooks 74a and 75 of the lower cover 7 are locked to the rear end portions of the side lenses 9a and 9b, and the positional relationship in the front-rear direction between the side lenses 9a and 9b and the lower cover 7 is strengthened. Fixed. For this reason, it can avoid more effectively that the external force is applied from the front and the side lens 9 bends backward. Further, in the present embodiment, the protrusions 92a provided on both sides of the side lenses 9a and 9b are fitted into the concave grooves 7a on the back surface of the lower cover 7 constituted by the side wall of the lower cover 7 and the protrusions 74. The positional relationship in the width direction between the side lenses 9a and 9b and the lower cover 7 is firmly fixed. For this reason, it is more firmly prevented that external force is applied from the front and the lower cover 7 is widened in the width direction, and it is more effective that rattling occurs between the side lenses 9a and 9b and the lower cover 7. Can be avoided.

  In the above embodiment, the case where the protrusions 92 a of the side lenses 9 a and 9 b are fitted in the concave grooves 7 a of the lower cover 7 and the side lenses 9 a and 9 b are attached to the lower cover 7 has been described. However, if the concave or convex portions formed on the back surface of the lower cover 7 are fitted with the convex or concave portions formed on the front surface of the side lenses 9a and 9b, the side lenses 9a and 9b are attached to the lower cover 7. For example, the shapes and positions of the concave portions and the convex portions are arbitrary and may be changed as appropriate. Further, the hooks 74a and 75 provided in the lower cover 7 are engaged with the rear end portions of the side lenses 9a and 9b attached to the rear surface of the lower cover 7 so that the side lenses 9a and 9b are fixed to the lower cover 7. If there are, the shape and the formation position are arbitrary, and may be appropriately changed. Such a configuration can also be applied to an attachment structure between the upper cover 6 and a side lens attached to the upper cover 6, and the upper cover 6 is provided with a hook, a concave portion or a convex portion, You may provide a convex part or a recessed part etc. in a side lens.

  In the above embodiment, the case where the gaming machine according to the present invention is applied to the slot machine has been described. However, the present invention is applied to other gaming machines that include the above-described side lens cover as a decorative member on the front door of the housing. It is also possible to do. Even when the present invention is applied to such a gaming machine, the same effects as the above-described embodiment can be obtained.

It is a disassembled perspective view which shows the external appearance of the pachislot machine by one Embodiment of this invention. It is a front view of the front door removed from the housing | casing of the pachislot machine shown in FIG. It is a side view of the front door shown in FIG. It is the disassembled perspective view which looked at the front door from the front right side. It is the perspective view which looked at the base door which comprises a front door from the front right side. It is a perspective view which shows the front door of the state which removed the side cover, the upper decoration lamp cover, and the upper panel. It is a front view of the front door shown in FIG. FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a side cover and an upper panel shown in FIG. 2. It is a perspective view which shows the state which isolate | separated the side cover shown in FIG. 8 up and down. It is a perspective view from the front side of the upper cover and upper panel shown in FIG. It is a front view of the upper cover and upper panel shown in FIG. FIG. 9 is a rear view of the upper cover and the upper panel shown in FIG. 8. It is a disassembled perspective view from the front right side of the lower cover attached to the right side of a front door. It is a perspective view from the front right side of the lower cover attached to the left side and right side of a front door. It is a front view of the lower cover shown in FIG. It is a side view from the left side of the lower cover shown in FIG. It is a side view from the right side of the lower cover shown in FIG. It is a rear view of the lower cover shown in FIG. It is a perspective view which shows the side lens shown in FIG. It is a front view which shows the side lens shown in FIG. It is a side view which shows the side lens shown in FIG. It is a rear view which shows the side lens shown in FIG. It is a figure which shows the correspondence of the lower cover and side lens which are shown in FIG. It is sectional drawing which shows the state in which the side lens was attached to the lower cover.

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DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Pachi slot machine 1a ... Housing 1b ... Upper decoration lamp cover 4 ... Front door 5 ... Side cover 6 ... Upper cover 7 ... Lower cover 7a ... Concave groove 71a ... Opening 71 ... Slit 72 ... Columnar part 74a ... Hook 75 ... Hook 8 ... Upper panel 9a, 9b ... Side lens 92a ... Projection

Claims (3)

A housing for storing equipment used for gaming;
A door attached to the front of the housing so as to be freely opened and closed;
A decorative member provided along the height direction of the door body;
An opening formed continuously along the extending direction of the decorative member;
A columnar part provided in the decorative member that divides the opening into a plurality along the extending direction;
By being attached from the back side of the decorative member, a transmissive member formed of one member having light permeability straddling the back of the columnar part and closing the plurality of divided openings;
With
When the transmissive member is attached to the decorative member, the apex portion on the front side of the casing of the columnar part protrudes more toward the front side of the casing than the apex of the transmissive member ,
The transmissive member has a groove portion having a shape corresponding to the back surface of the columnar portion on the front surface side, and an LED substrate on which a plurality of LEDs are arranged along the extending direction is provided on the back surface side. A gaming machine characterized by A concave portion or a convex portion is formed on the rear surface of the width direction end portion of the decorative member, and a convex portion or a concave portion that is fitted in surface contact with the concave portion or the convex portion on the front surface of the width direction end portion of the transmission member. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the gaming machine is formed. Attached to the back of the front Symbol decorative member, a locking member for locking the rear end of the transmission member,
A projecting portion that is provided to project at a lower portion of the transmitting member, and is fixed to the transmitting member by screwing into a hole provided below the opening of the decorative member;
The gaming machine according to claim 1 or claim 2, further comprising a.

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