Reel band, reel assembly, and gaming machine
View Patent ↗In a reel band, the transmittance of the light emitted from a backlight is adjusted without using a sheet for decreasing the transmittance, and the reel band is decorated without resort to printing. A reel band M 32 includes: a translucent base layer M 320 ; a symbol print layer M 322 laminated on an outer side of the base layer M 320 with respect to a direction of a thickness of the base layer M 320 to form a plurality of symbols 501 ; and a mesh pattern layer M 321 having rough texture and laminated on a portion of the base layer which portion is different from portions on which at least the plurality of symbols 501 are formed when viewed from a direction in which the layer is laminated, the mesh pattern layer M 321 including a shield area M 3211 configured to attenuate applied light and a non-laminated area M 3212 configured to pass applied light.
1. A reel band comprising:
a translucent base layer;
a symbol layer laminated on an outer side of the base layer with respect to a direction of a thickness of the base layer to form a plurality of symbols; and
a mesh pattern layer having rough texture and laminated on at least a portion of the base layer which portion is different from portions on which the symbols are formed when viewed from a direction in which the layer is laminated, the mesh pattern layer including a shield area configured to attenuate light applied thereto and a non-laminated area configured to pass therethrough light applied thereto.
2. The reel band according to claim 1 , wherein the shield area of the mesh pattern layer is laminated by means of printing.
3. A gaming machine comprising:
a reel including the reel band recited in claim 2 ; and
a controller configured to rotate and stop the reel to rearrange the symbols, thereby showing a game result.
4. A gaming machine comprising:
a reel including the reel band recited in claim 1 ; and
a controller configured to rotate and stop the reel to rearrange the symbols, thereby showing a game result.
5. A reel assembly comprising:
a reel including a reel band having a plurality of symbols; and
a backlight configured to illuminate the reel from an inside of the reel, wherein:
the reel band includes
a translucent base layer,
a symbol layer laminated on an outer side of the base layer with respect to a direction of a thickness of the base layer to form the symbols, and
a mesh pattern layer having rough texture and laminated on a portion of the base layer which portion is different from portions on which at least the symbols are formed when viewed from a direction in which the layers are laminated, the mesh pattern layer including a shield area configured to attenuate light emitted from the backlight and a non-laminated area configured to pass therethrough light emitted from the backlight to an outside; and
on an innermost layer of the reel band, there is provided a three dimensional recessed part including a translucent recessed member and a show-through symbol, the recessed member being formed to be recessed in cross-section, an inner wall surface of the recessed member creating an internal space in cooperation with the reel band, the show-through symbol being formed three-dimensionally on the inner wall surface.
6. A gaming machine comprising:
the reel assembly recited in claim 5 ; and
a controller configured to rotate and stop the reel to rearrange the symbols, thereby showing a game result, and configured to control the backlight.