JP2000140240A - Pachinko machine pinwheel and assembly method of same - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an original pinwheel that has a face cover member presenting an arbitrary character, pattern or the like. SOLUTION: This pachinko machine pinwheel comprises a pinwheel body 1 having a through hole in which a peg is driven against a playing board to support it rotatably, and a cover member 2 for covering that face of the pinwheel body 1 which includes the head of the pinwheel body-journalling peg. The pinwheel thus conceals the peg head and affords a face garnish means such as a seal member or print. The combination of the separated pinwheel body 1 and cover member 2 allows only the cover member 2 to be replaced with another one imparting a new design to the pinwheel in inexpensive fashion.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a windmill for a pachinko machine capable of changing the design, design and the like of a front face of a windmill provided on a game board of a pachinko machine and a method of assembling the same.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A windmill used in a conventional pachinko machine is:
A round plate made of sheet metal on which a pattern is printed is bent and fixed to the periphery of the disc on the windmill body having blades formed on the back of the front disc, and the center of the windmill is rotated freely on a game board through a nail through a nail. Supported.

[0003] In the conventional windmills, except for the ramp windmills, most of them are general-purpose, and any pachinko machine uses a windmill having the same pattern for any character, and lacks originality. Even when trying to put a character sticker or print on the front of the windmill, the nail and head were exposed at the center of the windmill, so the seal and print could not be placed properly. In order to avoid the above-mentioned problems, a method of attaching and fixing a base like a lamp windmill can be considered, but there has been a problem that the cost increases.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention solves the above-mentioned problems, and divides the components constituting the windmill into a windmill main body and a lid member, and displays a design such as an arbitrary character or design. To provide a windmill for pachinko machines with originality, to provide a windmill for pachinko machines with originality that can be easily aligned and assembled simply by connecting the windmill body and the lid member and bending the connecting portion. Aim.

Further, after fixing the windmill body to the game board with nails, a pachinko machine which can have an originality of the design by aligning and integrating an arbitrary character, a cover member such as a seal member on which a design such as a design is printed, and the like. It is an object of the present invention to provide a method for assembling a wind turbine for a motor.

[0006]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a windmill for a pachinko machine, comprising: a windmill main body 1 having a through hole for rotatably supporting a game board with a nail; And a cover member 2 capable of covering the front surface of the wind turbine main body 1 including the head 3a of the nail 3 that supports the nail 1.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the head of the nail is covered by covering the head of the nail with the cover member 2 from the front of the windmill main body 1, so that the head of the nail is hidden, and a sealing member and printing are provided on the front surface of the windmill. Such decorative means can be expressed. By changing the design D such as any character or design of decoration means such as printing and sealing members on the front surface of the lid member 2 on the front surface of the windmill, the windmill can be given a luxury feeling, or the theme of the pachinko machine stand, By applying a design and design that match the character displayed on the symbol display device, the interest of the player can be increased, and the commercial value is improved. Further, since the separate wind turbine body and the lid member are combined, the design of the wind turbine can be changed to a new design at low cost by replacing only the lid member.

The invention of claim 2 is to cover a windmill main body 1 having a through hole for rotatably supporting a game board with a nail and a head 3a of the nail 3 inserted through the windmill main body 1. The cover member 2 to be provided is connected and formed integrally with a connecting portion 4 that allows bending.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, since the windmill main body 1 and the lid member 2 are connected by the connecting portion 4 which allows bending, the windmill main body 1 can be easily bent by simply connecting the connecting portion 4 to the windmill main body. Since the windmill can be constructed by accurately aligning and combining the lid members, the production is easy, and furthermore, any character of the decoration means such as printing, sealing member, etc., expressed on the front surface of the lid member, and the design D such as the design are changed. By doing
You can easily create high-quality windmills and windmills that match the theme of the machine stand.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method for assembling a wind turbine for a pachinko machine, wherein a nail shaft is attached to at least a game board surface 5 with a nail 3 and is rotatably supported. And a cover member mounting step of covering the cover member 2 on the surface of the wind turbine body 1 which is axially mounted on the main body.

According to the structure of the third aspect of the present invention, the windmill main body 1 is set on the game board 5 by the nail 3 in the nail mounting step, and is rotatably supported by the nail. 2. A cover member 2 provided with a decoration means 6 displaying an arbitrary character, design, etc. on the surface of a windmill main body 1 supported on a game board surface by the
The windmills with different designs can be easily assembled by attaching the. Therefore, after attaching the windmill main body 1 to the game board 5 with the nail 3, the lid member 2 displaying the design D such as an arbitrary character or design can be conveniently covered.

[0012]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a partially cutaway perspective view of a wind turbine for a pachinko machine of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view of the same, FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of a wind turbine body, nails and a cover member, and FIG. 4 is another embodiment of the present invention. And FIG. 5 is a front view of the same.

1 to 3, a wind turbine A for a pachinko machine according to the present invention has a wind turbine body 1 made of synthetic resin or metal and a lid member 2 made of synthetic resin or metal formed as separate members. It is rotatably supported by the nail 3 on the front surface of the board 5. The wind turbine main body 1 of the embodiment is made of a synthetic resin, and is provided with a shaft cylinder 13 that forms a through hole 12 in the center of the back surface of the disk 11.
Three blades 14 are radially integrated with the shaft cylinder 13, and a circular recess 12 a capable of accommodating the head 3 a of the nail 3 is formed at the front end of the through hole 12 of the shaft cylinder 13 at the center of the disk 11. Is formed. The concave portion 12a has a diameter slightly larger than the nail head 3a, and the depth thereof is substantially the same as the height of the head 3a.
When the nail is driven, the head 3a of the nail is
2a so that the head of the nail does not project to the front of the windmill so as not to obstruct the lid member 2. The lid member 2 is made of a synthetic resin and has a diameter capable of covering the front surface of the disk 11 of the wind turbine main body 1 and is provided so as to be able to abut the front surface of the wind turbine main body 1 including the head of the nail. The diameter of the lid member 2 is a disk 11
The diameter is almost the same as or slightly larger than the diameter. On the front surface of the lid member 2, a pattern D such as an arbitrary character and design is provided.
Is applied. In the embodiment, a circular seal member 6 expressing a design D such as an arbitrary character or design is attached and used as a decoration means. The decorative means on the front surface of the lid member is not limited to the decorative seal member, and may be, for example, printed. A protective edge for protecting the outer periphery of the windmill main body 1 can also be formed on the separated and independent lid member 2 of this embodiment.

As a means for connecting the disk 11 of the wind turbine body 1 and the lid member 2, the lid member 2 is detachably attached to the wind turbine main body. In the embodiment, as the coupling means 15 that can be locked to the disk 11 on the back surface of the lid member 2, a claw piece is formed at a position that divides the peripheral edge of the back surface of the circular lid member 3 into three equal parts. It is removably connected to the outer peripheral edge of the wind turbine main body 1 using elasticity. Thus, a large number of lid members 2 to which a seal member 6 expressing a design D such as an arbitrary character and a design is stuck are prepared, and a design that matches the character of the machine is covered on the windmill main body 1. You can make many kinds of windmills. In the embodiment, as the coupling means, a claw piece is formed on the lid member, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the diameter of the lid member is made larger than the disk, a flange is provided on the periphery, and the lid is covered on the disk. Coupling can be performed by caulking or the like, and coupling means can be provided on the wind turbine body side.

The method of assembling the windmill A is as follows.
Is nailed at a predetermined position of the game board until the head 3a of the nail 3 enters the concave portion 12a and is rotatably supported. Then, the circle of the windmill main body 1 supported on the game board surface is rotated. A windmill is assembled by a lid member mounting step of mounting a lid member 2 displaying a design D such as an arbitrary character or design on the surface of the plate 11.

When assembling the windmill, first, the windmill main body 1 is rotatably supported at a predetermined position on the game board 5 by the nail 3 in the nailing step. In the nail attachment process, the windmill can be assembled by attaching a cover member 2 displaying a design D such as an arbitrary character or design to the windmill main body 1 supported on the game board in the next cover member attachment process.

FIGS. 4 and 5 show another embodiment of the wind turbine for a pachinko machine according to the present invention. In this embodiment, the wind turbine main body 1 and the lid member 2 are connected by a connecting portion 4 that allows bending, and are integrally formed by injection molding of a synthetic resin. The connecting portion 4 which is allowed to be bent is thin, narrow and easy to bend. It is preferable that the connecting portion 4 has a length such that when the lid member 2 is bent with respect to the windmill main body 1, the lid member 2 is exactly aligned with the disk 11 of the windmill main body 1.

In this embodiment, the windmill main body 1 and the lid member 2
Are connected at the connecting portion 4 where bending is permitted. Therefore, when assembling the windmill, the windmill A can be configured by bending the connecting portion 4 and aligning and combining the lid member 2 with the windmill main body 1. . By applying a design with a different design to the front of the lid member and a design that matches the theme of the machine stand, we offer a high-quality windmill and a design that is perfect for the theme of the machine stand. can do.

Although the above embodiment has been described, the present invention is not limited to this embodiment, and various embodiments can be carried out without departing from the gist of the present invention.
Instead of covering the lid member on the front surface of the windmill main body 1, the front surface of the disk of the windmill main body 1 is formed as a concave portion into which a decorative member enters.
A decorative member can be attached. As a decorative member, a character or a designed seal member is attached to the concave portion to cover the nail. When a thick resin three-dimensional design is accommodated in the concave portion of the windmill main body, a three-dimensional decorative plate is exposed from the accommodation concave portion. This resin-filled sealing member has a convex shape whose cross section protrudes forward from the concave portion. By using this resin-filled sealing member, a three-dimensional decoration can be obtained, and a windmill that matches the luxury of the windmill and the theme of the stand can be created. This resin-filled sealing member can also be freely designed.
It is also possible to easily remove and replace the resin-filled sealing member (three-dimensional decorative plate).

[0020]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the head of the nail can be hidden by covering and covering the head of the nail with the lid member from the front of the windmill main body, and the front of the windmill can be hidden. Printing and sealing members can be applied to the whole, and the design, design, shape, etc. of the printing and sealing members etc. expressed on the front of the lid member can be changed to give the windmill a luxury feeling, the theme of pachinko machine stand In other words, by giving a design, design shape, or the like that matches the character displayed on the accessory or the symbol display device, the interest of the player can be increased, and the commercial value can be improved. Further, since the separate wind turbine body and the lid member are combined, the design of the wind turbine can be changed to a new design at low cost by replacing only the lid member.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, since the windmill main body and the lid member are connected by the connecting portion that allows bending,
The windmill can be configured by precisely aligning and combining the lid member with the windmill body by a simple operation simply by bending the connecting portion, so that the production is easy, and furthermore, the design of the sealing member on the front surface of the lid member, etc. By changing the design and shape, you can easily create high-end windmills and windmills that match the theme of the machine base.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, the windmill main body is implanted with the nail on the game board surface in the nail mounting step and is rotatably supported by the nail. By attaching a cover member displaying a design such as an arbitrary character or design to the surface of the windmill body that is pivotally supported, it is possible to easily assemble windmills having different characters and designs.
Therefore, since the windmill main body is attached to the game board with nails, a cover member displaying a design such as an arbitrary character or design can be conveniently covered.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a partially broken perspective view of a wind turbine for a pachinko machine of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view of the same.

FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of a windmill main body, nails, and a lid member.

FIG. 4 is a plan view showing another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a front view of the same.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Windmill main body 2 Lid member 3 Nail 3a Nail head 4 Connecting part 5 Game board 11 Disc 12 Through hole 12a Depression 15 Connection means A Windmill D

 ────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continued on the front page (72) Inventor Yoshitaka Tsuchiya 4-396 Nakaodai, Nishi-ku, Nagoya-shi, Aichi F-term (reference) 2C088 DA07 DA13 EA02 EA03 EB51

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A windmill main body having a through hole for rotatably supporting a game board with a nail, and a front surface of the windmill main body including a head of a nail supporting the windmill main body. A windmill for a pachinko machine comprising a cover member. 2. The bending of a windmill main body having a through hole for rotatably supporting a game board with a nail and a lid member for covering the head of the nail inserted through the windmill main body is allowed. A windmill for a pachinko machine, wherein the windmill is connected to and integrally formed at a connecting portion. 3. A step of attaching a windmill main body with a nail to at least the game board surface and rotatably supporting the windmill main body, and covering a surface of the windmill main body pivotally mounted on the game board surface with a cover member. A method of assembling a windmill for a pachinko machine, comprising a step of attaching a lid member to be provided.