JP5072389B2 - Game sound equipment - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a game acoustic apparatus in which an effect by a competition between sound and light is appropriately provided to the front side of a gaming machine frame.

A game acoustic device having the following structure is known. One of them is a structure in which a speaker structure in which a speaker and an enclosure are integrated is provided on the back side of a gaming machine frame, and the sound of the enclosure is guided and released to the front side of the gaming machine frame by a pipe. In this case, a pipe is required in addition to the speaker structure, and there is a drawback that the structure becomes complicated. The other is a structure in which the glass of the front door is used as a diaphragm. In this case, since the resonance frequency of the glass is several hundreds of hertz, there is a disadvantage that it is not suitable for use for low-frequency reproduction. The other is a structure in which a piezoelectric speaker is in contact with the glass of the front door. In this case, since the resonance frequency of the glass is several hundred hertz, it is not suitable for use as a bass reproduction. There is. The last one is a structure in which a piezoelectric speaker is attached to the front door. In this case, since the resonance frequency of the glass is several hundred hertz, there is a drawback that it is not suitable for use in low-frequency sound reproduction. is there.
JP 2004-229183 A Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 7-8601 JP-A-10-216325 JP 2003-135804 A

  The problem to be solved by the invention is that a game effect by light and sound cannot be appropriately provided to the front side of the gaming machine frame.

The gaming sound apparatus according to the present invention includes a door decorative body provided at a front portion of a gaming machine frame and having a sound emitting hole portion and a light display portion , and a sound light unit is fixed to the front and the door decorative body is replaced. A sound source unit including a speaker, an indicator lamp substrate, and a unit container, wherein the speaker and the indicator lamp board are formed of a unit container. The unit container is disposed in front of the door base so that the speaker is disposed behind the sound emitting hole portion of the door decorative body and the indicator lamp substrate is disposed behind the light display portion of the door decorative body. is fixed to the front of the unit container is formed of a synthetic resin with a property of transmitting light, and emitting the emitted sound after the direct sound output hole part and a speaker which emits the emitted sound before the speaker Do Contact sound release hole portion is provided, is released prior to the game machine frame by way of the sound emitting hole of the direct sound output hole part and the door decorative body released sound unit container before the speaker, the speaker The sound emitted later is emitted from the enclosure through the indirect sound emitting hole portion of the unit container and the sound emitting hole portion of the door decorative body to the front of the gaming machine frame, and from the indicator light provided on the indicator light board. The main feature is that the light is emitted to the front of the gaming machine frame via the front portion of the unit container and the light display portion corresponding to the indicator lamp substrate of the door decorative body . The unit container may include a front unit container and a rear unit container, the speaker may be attached to the front unit container, and the indicator lamp substrate may be attached to the rear unit container.

In the game acoustic device according to the present invention, since the speaker and the indicator lamp board are accommodated in the enclosure of the sound and light unit, it is possible to achieve both the capacity of the enclosure and the arrangement of the indicator lamp board, and the emission from the speaker. All emitted sounds are emitted forward from the sound emitting hole portion of the gaming machine frame, and the light emitted from the indicator light is emitted forward from the light display portion of the gaming machine frame while clearing the unit container as a whole. Therefore, there is an advantage that the player can be provided with an effect by a competition between sound and light. Further, the door decoration includes a door decorative body, a sound and light unit, and a door base, a unit container containing a speaker and an indicator lamp substrate is fixed to the front surface of the door base, and has a sound emitting hole portion and a light display portion. By providing the structure in which the body is attached to the door base in a replaceable manner, the sound and light unit can be reused as it is simply by replacing the door decorative body with respect to the door base. If the unit container is composed of a front unit container and a rear unit container, the speaker is attached to the front unit container, and the indicator light board is attached to the rear unit container, the speaker and the indicator light board are attached to the front unit container or the rear unit container. There is an advantage that the mounting structure is simplified as compared with the case where the mounting structure is intensively attached to either.

  1 to 5 show the best mode for carrying out the invention. FIG. 1 shows a cross section of a game sound apparatus cut vertically. FIG. 2 shows the front of a pachinko gaming machine equipped with a game sound device. FIG. 3 shows the upper door 4 in an exploded manner. FIG. 4 is an exploded view of the sound light unit 13. FIG. 5 is an exploded view of the sound light unit 14. In this specification, the directions of “front”, “rear”, “left”, “right”, “upper”, and “lower” are determined from the front of the page of FIG. 2 with the gaming machine frame placed in the state of FIG. This is the direction specified when viewed.

  A pachinko gaming machine will be described as an example of a gaming machine equipped with a game acoustic device. As shown in FIG. 2, when the gaming machine frame 1 is viewed from the front, the sound emitting hole portions 8; 9, the light display portions 10; 11 and the sound light units 13; Accordingly, in FIG. 1a, the sound emitting hole portion 8, the light display portion 10 and the sound light unit 13 on the left are illustrated and described, and in FIG. 1b, the sound emitting hole portion 9 and the light display on the right are illustrated. The unit 11 and the sound light unit 14 will be described as an example.

  In FIG. 1 a, a sound emitting hole portion 8 and a light display portion 10 are provided in the front portion of the upper door 4 as a member constituting the front portion of the gaming machine frame 1, and the sound light unit 13 emits sound. Provided inside the upper door 4 so as to be arranged after the hole 8 and the light display unit 10, the sound light unit 13 accommodates the speaker 15 and the indicator lamp substrate 16 in an enclosure 18 as an internal space of the unit container 17. Because of the structure, there is an advantage that it is possible to ensure both the capacity of the enclosure 18 and the arrangement of the indicator lamp substrate 16.

  A direct sound emitting hole portion 19 and an indirect sound emitting hole portion 20 are provided at the front portion of the unit container 17. Then, the sound emitted from the speaker 15 in front of the gaming machine frame 1 passes through the direct sound emitting hole 19 of the unit container 17 and the sound emitting hole 8 of the gaming machine frame 1 as indicated by an arrow X1. Released before. The sound emitted later from the speaker 15 passes through the indirect sound emitting hole 20 of the unit container 17 and the sound emitting hole 8 of the gaming machine frame 1 from the enclosure 18 as indicated by an arrow X2. Released before. The light emitted from the indicator lamp 21 on the indicator lamp board 16 is emitted before the gaming machine frame 1 via the unit container 17 and the light display unit 10 of the gaming machine frame 1 as indicated by an arrow X3. Therefore, all the sound emitted from the speaker 15 is emitted forward from the sound emitting hole portion 8 of the gaming machine frame 1, and the light emitted from the indicator lamp 21 of the indicator lamp substrate 16 makes the unit container 17 clear as a whole. However, since it is emitted forward from the light display unit 10 of the gaming machine frame 1, there is an advantage that it is possible to give the player an effect by a competition between sound and light.

  In FIG. 1 b, a sound emitting hole portion 9 and a light display portion 11 are provided in the front portion of the upper door 4 as a member constituting the front portion of the gaming machine frame 1, and the sound light unit 14 emits sound. Provided inside the upper door 4 so as to be disposed after the hole 9 and the light display unit 11, the sound light unit 14 accommodates the speaker 22 and the indicator lamp substrate 23 in an enclosure 25 as an internal space of the unit container 24. Because of the structure, there is an advantage that it is possible to ensure both the capacity of the enclosure 25 and the arrangement of the indicator lamp board 23.

  A direct sound emitting hole portion 26 and an indirect sound emitting hole portion 27 are provided in the front portion of the unit container 24. Then, the sound emitted from the speaker 22 in front of the gaming machine frame 1 via the direct sound emitting hole portion 26 of the unit container 24 and the sound emitting hole portion 9 of the gaming machine frame 1 as indicated by an arrow X4. Released before. The sound emitted later from the speaker 22 is transmitted from the enclosure 25 through the indirect sound emitting hole 27 of the unit container 24 and the sound emitting hole 9 of the gaming machine frame 1 as indicated by an arrow X5. Released before. The light emitted from the indicator lamp 28 of the indicator lamp board 23 is emitted in front of the gaming machine frame 1 via the unit container 24 and the light display unit 11 of the gaming machine frame 1 as indicated by an arrow X6. Therefore, all the sound emitted from the speaker 22 is emitted forward from the sound emitting hole portion 9 of the gaming machine frame 1, and the light emitted from the indicator lamp 28 of the indicator lamp substrate 23 clarifies the unit container 24 as a whole. However, since it is emitted forward from the light display portion of the gaming machine frame 1, there is an advantage that it is possible to give the player an effect by a competition between sound and light.

  1A and 1B, the game board A is mounted on the board installation structure B of the movable frame 3 and the upper door 4 is closed, so that the panel structure 12 and the front surface of the game board A are interposed. Is formed as an area surrounded by the guide rail D in the game area C where the ball P flows down. The guide rail D is attached to the game board A, the panel structure 12 or the upper door 4. The detailed structure of the sound light unit 13 will be described with reference to FIG. The detailed structure of the sound light unit 14 will be described with reference to FIG.

  Referring to FIG. 2, the pachinko gaming machine has a form in which a gaming board A is stored inside the gaming machine frame 1 in a replaceable manner. The gaming machine frame 1 includes a movable frame 3 that can be opened and closed before the fixed frame 2, and an upper door 4 and a lower door 5 that can be opened and closed before the movable frame 3. The fixed frame 2 is also called an outer frame to be attached to the gaming machine installation structure. The gaming machine installation structure is a facility called an island where pachinko gaming machines of a gaming store are installed. The movable frame 3 is also referred to as a front frame to which components necessary for the game such as the game board A and a control device (not shown) are attached. The movable frame 3 is centered on a hinge (not shown) located on the left side, and can be opened one side so that it can be opened to the front and closed to the rear in front of the fixed frame 2, so that the game board A can be mounted. The launching mechanism 6 is provided in front of the board installation structure B (see FIG. 1). The launch mechanism 6 is covered with the lower door 5 when the lower door 5 is closed and supported by the movable frame 3 so that it cannot be opened and closed.

  The upper door 4 and the lower door 5 constitute a front door as a member constituting the front portion of the gaming machine frame 1, and are individually centered on a hinge (not shown) located on the left side, and the movable frame 3. It can be opened halfway so that it can be opened to the front and closed to the rear. The upper door 4 is also called a panel frame and has a frame shape surrounding the window 7 penetrating in the front-rear direction. At the front portion of the upper door 4, sound emitting holes 8; 9 and light display portions 10; 11 are provided on the upper portion of the upper door 4 so as to be divided into right and left with a window 7 as a boundary. A panel structure 12 is provided at the rear portion of the upper door 4. The panel structure 12 closes the window 7 from the rear so that the inside can be seen from the front of the gaming machine frame 1. Inside the upper door 4, sound light units 13 and 14 are provided. The speaker 15 in the sound light unit 13 is disposed correspondingly behind the sound emitting hole portion 8, and the indicator lamp substrate 16 in the sound light unit 13 is disposed correspondingly behind the light display portion 10. The speaker 22 in the sound light unit 14 is disposed correspondingly behind the sound emitting hole portion 9, and the indicator lamp substrate 23 in the sound light unit 14 is disposed correspondingly behind the light display portion 11. The lower door 5 is also called a dish structure. A tray 29 and a firing operation mechanism 30 are provided at the front of the lower door 5.

  The structure of the upper door 4 will be described with reference to FIG. The upper door 4 includes a door decorative body 31 and a door base 32. The door decorative body 31 forms a design on the front surface of the upper door 4, and includes a sound emitting hole portion 8; 9, a light display portion 10; 11, and a front window portion 33. The sound emitting holes 8; 9 are protections formed by punching metal or the like in which a through-hole in the front-rear direction formed in the door decorative body 31 is formed later from a metal net or a metal plate. The structure is covered with a member. The light display portions 10; 11 are made of a synthetic resin having a property of transmitting light, and are provided with irregularities such as diamond cuts on the rear surface.

  The door base 32 forms a housing to which the components in the upper door 4 are attached, and includes a rear window portion 34 and attachment portions 35; 36; 37. The attachment portion 35 attaches the door decorative body 31 and is provided as a through-hole in the front-rear direction at the four corners of the door base 32. The attachment part 36 attaches the left sound and light unit 13 and protrudes forward from the front surface of the door base 32 in a cylindrical shape. The attachment part 37 attaches the right sound and light unit 14 and protrudes forward from the front surface of the door base 32 in a cylindrical shape.

  A set screw 38 such as a tapping screw penetrates the mounting portion 39 of the sound and light unit 13 from the front of the sound and light unit 13 and is fastened to the mounting portion 36, so that the sound and light unit 13 is placed on the front surface of the door base 32. Fixed. A set screw 40 such as a tapping screw penetrates the mounting portion 41 of the sound and light unit 14 from the front of the sound and light unit 14 and is fastened to the mounting portion 37, whereby the sound and light unit 14 is fixed to the front surface of the door base 32. The Thereafter, a set screw 42 such as a tapping screw is fastened to the back surface of the door decorative body 31 via the attachment portion 35 from the rear of the door base 32. Thereby, the door decorative body 31 and the door base 32 are assembled together, and the front window portion 33 and the rear window portion 34 are connected in the front-rear direction to constitute the window 7 of FIGS. 1 and 2. Therefore, there is an advantage that the door base 32 can be shared even if the door decorative body 31 is replaced with one having a different design.

  The left sound light unit 13 will be described with reference to FIG. The sound light unit 13 includes a speaker 15, an indicator lamp substrate 16, a front unit container 45, and a rear unit container 46. The front unit container 45 is made of a synthetic resin having a property of transmitting light, and is configured in a box shape with a peripheral wall protruding rearward from the peripheral portion of the plate-shaped front wall and opened to the rear side. The rear unit container 46 is formed of a synthetic resin into a box shape that protrudes from the peripheral edge of the plate-like rear wall to the front side and opens to the front side. The synthetic resin constituting the rear unit container 46 may or may not have the property of transmitting light. The front unit container 45 is provided with a direct sound emitting hole portion 19, an indirect sound emitting hole portion 20, a coupling portion 47, a speaker mounting portion 48, and a wiring hole 49. The direct sound emitting hole 19 and the indirect sound emitting hole 20 are formed as through holes in the front-rear direction. The rear unit container 46 is provided with an attachment portion 39, a coupling portion 50, and a substrate attachment portion 51.

  The speaker 15 includes an acoustic conversion portion 53 at the rear portion of the conical cone 52, a flange 54 projects outward from the front edge portion of the cone 52, and the flange 54 includes a plurality of screw insertion holes 55. The sound current input from the speaker wiring 56 formed of a covered electric wire protruding outward from the acoustic conversion unit 53 is converted into mechanical vibration and transmitted to the cone 52, and the vibration transmitted by the cone 52 is expanded as a medium-high sound wave. And release. The speaker wiring 56 is provided with a connector 57. Then, the cone 52 is directed to the front side, and a set screw 58 such as a tapping screw is fastened to the speaker mounting portion 48 from the rear of the speaker 15 via the screw insertion hole 55, so that the cone 52 is directly connected to the sound emitting hole portion. 19 is covered, and the speaker 15 is fixed to the front unit container 45. The indirect sound emitting hole 20 is not blocked by the speaker 15.

  An indicator lamp 21 such as an LED and a connector 59 are mounted on the indicator lamp board 16, and an attachment hole 60 is provided as a through hole in the front-rear direction. A connector 62 is provided in the connector wiring 61 connected to the connector 59. The indicator lamp 21 is directed to the front side of the front unit container 45, and a set screw 63 such as a tapping screw is fastened to the board attachment portion 51 from the front of the indicator lamp board 16 via the attachment hole 60. As a result, the indicator lamp substrate 16 is fixed to the front surface of the rear unit container 46.

  As described above, the speaker 15 is attached to the front unit container 45, the indicator lamp substrate 16 is attached to the rear unit container 46, and the speaker wiring 56 and the connector wiring 61 are passed through the wiring holes 49 and the inside of the front unit container 45. After being arranged on the outside, a set screw 64 such as a tapping screw is fastened from the front of the front unit container 45 to the connecting part 50 via the connecting part 47, whereby the front unit container 45 and the rear unit container 46 are connected. Are assembled into a structure in which the enclosure 15 accommodates the speaker 15 and the indicator lamp substrate 16 while forming an enclosure 18 (see FIG. 1a) as an internal space. Thus, since the unit container 17 is composed of the front unit container 45 and the rear unit container 46, the speaker 15 is attached to the front unit container 45, and the indicator lamp substrate 16 is attached to the rear unit container 46, the speaker 15 and There is an advantage that the mounting structure is simplified as compared with the case where the indicator lamp substrate 16 is intensively attached to either the front unit container 45 or the rear unit container 46.

  The sound light unit 14 will be described with reference to FIG. The sound light unit 14 includes a speaker 22, an indicator lamp substrate 23, a front unit container 65, and a rear unit container 66. The front unit container 65 is made of a synthetic resin having a property of transmitting light, and has a box shape with a peripheral wall protruding rearward from the peripheral edge of the plate-shaped front wall and opened to the rear. The rear unit container 66 is formed of a synthetic resin into a box shape that protrudes from the peripheral edge of the plate-like rear wall to the front side and opens to the front side. The synthetic resin constituting the rear unit container 66 may or may not have the property of transmitting light. The front unit container 65 is provided with a direct sound emitting hole portion 26, an indirect sound emitting hole portion 27, a coupling portion 67, a speaker mounting portion 68, and a wiring hole 69. The direct sound emitting hole portion 26 and the indirect sound emitting hole portion 27 are formed as through holes in the front-rear direction. The rear unit container 66 is provided with a mounting portion 41, a coupling portion 70, and a substrate mounting portion 71.

  The speaker 22 includes an acoustic conversion unit 73 at the rear of the conical cone 72, a flange 74 projects outward from the front edge of the cone 72, and the flange 74 includes a plurality of screw insertion holes 75. The sound current input from the speaker wiring 76 made of a covered wire protruding outward from the acoustic conversion unit 73 is converted into mechanical vibration and transmitted to the cone 72, and the vibration transmitted by the cone 72 is expanded as a medium-high sound wave. And release. The speaker wiring 76 is provided with a connector 77. Then, the cone 72 is directed to the front side, and a set screw 78 such as a tapping screw is fastened to the speaker mounting portion 68 via the screw insertion hole 75 from the rear of the speaker 22, so that the cone 72 is directly sounded. 19 is covered, and the speaker 22 is fixed to the front unit container 65. The indirect sound emitting hole 27 is not blocked by the speaker 22.

  An indicator lamp 28 such as an LED and a connector 79 are mounted on the indicator lamp board 23, and an attachment hole 80 is provided as a through hole in the front-rear direction. A connector 82 is provided in the connector wiring 81 connected to the connector 79. Then, the indicator lamp 28 is directed to the front side of the front unit container 65, and a set screw 83 such as a tapping screw is fastened to the board attachment portion 71 from the front of the indicator lamp board 23 via the attachment hole 80. Thus, the indicator lamp substrate 23 is fixed to the front surface of the rear unit container 66.

  As described above, the speaker 22 is attached to the front unit container 65, the indicator lamp board 23 is attached to the rear unit container 66, and the speaker wiring 76 and the connector wiring 81 are passed through the wiring hole 69 and the inside of the front unit container 65. After being arranged on the outside, a set screw 84 such as a tapping screw is fastened to the coupling portion 70 from the front of the front unit container 65 via the coupling portion 67, whereby the front unit container 65 and the rear unit container 66. Are assembled in a structure in which the speaker 25 and the indicator lamp substrate 23 are accommodated in the enclosure 25 while forming the enclosure 25 (see FIG. 1b) as an internal space. Thus, the unit container 24 is composed of the front unit container 65 and the rear unit container 66, the speaker 22 is attached to the front unit container 65, and the indicator lamp substrate 23 is attached to the rear unit container 66. There is an advantage that the mounting structure is simplified as compared with the case where the indicator lamp substrate 23 is intensively attached to either the front unit container 65 or the rear unit container 66.

  In FIG. 2, the sound light unit 13 and the sound light unit 14 may be configured symmetrically or may be configured in the same shape on the left and right. The sound emitting hole portions 8; 9, the light display portions 10; 11, and the sound light units 13; 14 may be provided in the middle portion of the upper door 4 in the vertical direction, the lower portion of the upper door 4, and the lower door 5. One sound emitting hole 8; 9, one light display 10; 11, one sound light unit 13; 14 may be provided. The gaming machine may be a slot machine.

The longitudinal cross-sectional view (best form) of a game sound apparatus. The front view (best form) of a pachinko gaming machine provided with a game acoustic device. The exploded perspective view of the upper door (best form). The disassembled perspective view of the left sound light unit (best form). The exploded perspective view of the right sound light unit (best form).

Explanation of symbols

1 is a gaming machine frame, 2 is a fixed frame, 3 is a movable frame, 4 is an upper door, 5 is a lower door, 6 is a launching mechanism, 7 is a window, 8; 9 is a sound emitting hole, 10; , 12 is a panel structure, 13; 14 is a sound light unit, 15 is a speaker, 16 is a display lamp substrate, 17 is a unit container, 18 is an enclosure, 19 is a direct sound emitting hole, and 20 is an indirect sound emitting hole. , 21 is an indicator lamp, 22 is a speaker, 23 is an indicator lamp board, 24 is a unit container, 25 is an enclosure, 26 is a direct sound emitting hole part, 27 is an indirect sound emitting hole part, 28 is an indicator light, 29 is a saucer, Reference numeral 30 denotes a firing operation mechanism, 31 a door decorative body, 32 a door base, 33 a front window portion, 34 a rear window portion, 35 to 37 attachment portions, 38 set screws, 39 attachment portions, and 40 set screws , 41 is a mounting portion, 42 is a set screw, 43; 44 is a missing number, 45 is a front unit container, and 46 is a rear unit container. , 47 is a coupling part, 48 is a speaker mounting part, 49 is a wiring hole, 50 is a coupling part, 51 is a board mounting part, 52 is a cone, 53 is an acoustic conversion part, 54 is a flange, 55 is a screw insertion hole, 56 is Speaker wiring, 57 connector, 58 set screw, 59 connector, 60 mounting hole, 61 connector wiring, 62 connector, 63; 64 set screw, 65 front unit container, 66 rear unit container, 67 Is a coupling part, 68 is a speaker mounting part, 69 is a wiring hole, 70 is a coupling part, 71 is a board mounting part, 72 is a cone, 73 is an acoustic conversion part, 74 is a flange, 75 is a screw insertion hole, and 76 is a speaker wiring. , 77 is a connector, 78 is a set screw, 79 is a connector, 80 is a mounting hole, 81 is a connector wiring, 82 is a connector, 83; 84 is a set screw, A is a game board, B is a board installation structure, and C is a game Area, D is Doreru, P is a sphere.

Claims (2)

A door decorative body provided at the front portion of the gaming machine frame and having a sound emitting hole portion and a light display portion ; a door base on which a sound light unit is fixed on the front surface and the door decorative body is attached in a replaceable manner; A game sound device comprising:
The sound light unit has a speaker, an indicator lamp substrate, and a unit container, and is formed in a structure in which the speaker and the indicator lamp substrate are accommodated in an enclosure formed of the unit container, and the speaker is a sound emitting hole portion of the door decorative body. And the unit container is fixed to the front surface of the door base so that the indicator lamp substrate is arranged after the light display portion of the door decorative body ,
The front part of the unit container is formed of a synthetic resin having a light transmitting property, and a direct sound emitting hole part that emits sound emitted from the speaker before and an indirect sound emission that emits sound emitted later from the speaker. Sound is emitted in front of the speaker through the direct sound emission hole of the unit container and the sound emission hole of the door decorative body , and is emitted from the speaker later. The sound emitted from the enclosure through the indirect sound emitting hole portion of the unit container and the sound emitting hole portion of the door decorative body is emitted in front of the gaming machine frame, and the light emitted from the indicator lamp provided on the indicator lamp substrate is emitted. A game sound apparatus, wherein the game sound device is discharged in front of a gaming machine frame through a front portion of a unit container and a light display portion corresponding to an indicator lamp substrate of a door decorative body .   2. The game sound apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the unit container includes a front unit container and a rear unit container, a speaker is attached to the front unit container, and an indicator lamp substrate is attached to the rear unit container.

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