JP2002360837A - Game machine and illuminator for rotary motor-driven role object for throttle - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a pachinko machine and a illuminator for rotary motor- driven role object for throttle, with which strong impact can be applied to a player by providing a light source for illuminating the side faces of respective rotary drums separately from a light source for pattern illumination inside each of rotary drums. SOLUTION: In the pachinko machine and the illuminator for rotary motor- driven role object for throttle, a rotary drum 3 is provided while forming a large number of patterns on the peripheral surface and a large number of side face illuminating means 5f are located along with the inner peripheral surface of the rotary drum for at least one side face of the rotary drum.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an electric accessory device for a pachinko game machine or a coin game machine, that is, a plurality of symbols are extracted on a surface, and a rotating drum is controlled by a computer to specify a specific symbol. When stopping at an array,
The present invention relates to an illuminating device for illuminating a rotary drum from the inner side by accommodating the rotary drum in a rotary electric accessory for a gaming machine that pays out game balls or coins as a hit.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventional drum types, for example,
Lighting means for pachinko pachinko machines and rotating electric accessories for throttles are those that are housed in the rotating drum and illuminate the design displayed on the rotating drum, and those that are installed at various places on the board when the pachinko balls enter the winning opening. There are two types of lamps: the flashing lamp flashes.

[0003]

By the way, in the case of a conventional pachinko machine, in the case of a lamp installed at various places on the board surface that blinks when a pachinko ball enters a winning opening, the rotating drum starts rotating. The player gazes only at the character and does not look at the lamp installed on the board, and there is a problem that the player has no meaning and does not have any impact on the player.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problem, and an object of the present invention is to provide a light source for illuminating a side surface of each rotary drum separately from a light source for pattern illumination inside the rotary drum. Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide a pachinko machine and a lighting means for a rotary electric accessory for a throttle, which can give a strong impact to a player.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The illumination means for a pachinko machine and a rotary electric accessory for a throttle according to the present invention achieves the above-mentioned object. And at least one side surface of the rotary drum is provided along the inner peripheral surface of the rotary drum.

[0006] The means of claim 2 is a symbol illuminating means for illuminating a symbol formed on the rotary drum inside the rotary drum, and at least one side surface of the rotary drum along an inner peripheral surface of the rotary drum. And a plurality of side lighting means.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, the side surface of the rotary drum facing the side illuminating means is processed so that light transmitted from the side illuminating means changes variously. According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, the side lighting means is mounted on a relay board to which a motor for driving the rotary drum is fixed.

The means of claim 5 is characterized in that the side lighting means is attached to a side of a lamp house in which the symbol lighting means is accommodated. The side illuminating means emits light of different colors.

In a seventh aspect of the present invention, in the case of a pachinko machine, the side lighting means starts blinking when a pachinko ball enters a winning opening. The means of claim 8, wherein the side lighting means,
It is characterized in that each color blinks alternately, or blinks sequentially in the up-down direction, at a preset time or interval.

[0010]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A first embodiment of a pachinko machine and a lighting means for a rotary electric accessory for a throttle according to the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. In FIG. 1, A is a board surface, B is a rotary electric accessory for a game machine fixed to a hole formed substantially at the center of the board surface A, and C is attached to the board surface A on the front side of the electric accessory B. Table decoration. The rotary electric accessory for a gaming machine has a structure shown in FIG.
Hereinafter, the structure will be described in detail.

Reference numeral 1 denotes a case divided into three parts, that is, left and right 1a, 1b and rear part 1c.
b, two recesses 1a ₁ and 1b ₁ are formed inward to accommodate a motor 2 to be described later. The left and right cases 1a and 1b are screwed, and the rear case 1c is screwed and fixed to the screwed left and right cases.

Reference numeral 2 denotes a total of four motors such as stepping motors. Two motors 2 are fitted into the concave portions 1a ₁ and 1b ₁ formed in the left and right cases 1a and 1b, respectively, and an output shaft is provided. Is screwed and fixed in a state in which is projected to the inner surface side.

Reference numeral 3 denotes four bottomed rotating drums formed of a transparent or translucent resin having a large number of symbols formed on the surface thereof. Has been stopped. At least one side surface of each rotating drum 3 is formed with a light transmitting portion 3a such as a diamond cut for variously changing the light transmitted from the inside (see FIG. 6).

Reference numeral 4 denotes a relay board connected to the control board 7 for controlling the four motors, and after integrating the left and right cases 1a and 1b into two parts, a screw is provided on the back side thereof. After that, the rear case 1c is screwed from the back side of the relay board 4 thereafter.

Reference numeral 5 denotes a lighting device for illuminating each of the rotary drums 3 from the inside, and a mounting substrate 5a fixed to a joint between the two divided left and right cases 1a and 1b.
And four upper, lower, left and right lamp houses 5c supporting a design lighting means 5b such as a fluorescent tube formed integrally with the mounting substrate 5a. Each symbol lighting means 5b is supported and fixed by a bifurcated support portion 5d formed in each lamp house 5c. The lead wire from the symbol lighting means 5b is connected to the mounting board 5a by a connector connection (see FIG. 5).

One side of each lamp house 5c is a printed circuit board 5e, and the printed circuit board 5e has a light emitting diode which emits different colors in an arc shape (along the inner peripheral surface of the rotating drum 3). And the like, and a lead wire from the printed board 5e is connected to the mounting board 5a via a connector. Then, the mounting substrate 5a is one in which the first and side illumination means 5b by inserting the terminals 5a ₁ formed in the rear of the mounting substrate 5a to the connector 4a of the relay substrate 4, the blinking control of 5f performed.

In the above-described embodiment, the case where the side lighting means 5f is formed only on one side (outside) of each lamp house 5c has been described. Side lighting means 5f may be provided, and in this case, each rotating drum 3 is illuminated on both sides by the side lighting means 5f.

Next, the assembling method will be described. First, wiring between the relay board 4 and the mounting board 5a is performed. Then
In a state where the motor 2 is mounted on the left and right cases 1a and 1b, the rotary drum 3 is mounted on the output shaft of the motor 2 and in this state, the left and right cases 1a and 1b are fixed with screws so as to sandwich the mounting substrate 5a. .

[0019] Then, the lead wire from the mounting substrate 5a after connecting to the connector of the relay substrate 4, insert the terminals 5a ₁ of the mounting substrate 5a to the connector 4a of the relay substrate 4,
Next, the rear case 1c is screwed and fixed to the left and right cases 1a and 1b, thereby completing the assembly.

Next, the operation of the illuminating device having the above-described configuration will be described. The symbol illuminating means 5b blinks during the game of the player. Then, for example, when a pachinko ball enters the winning opening, the side lighting means 5f starts blinking, or blinks repeatedly from above or from below.

The light caused by the flickering of the side lighting means 5f is:
Due to the light transmitting portion 3a formed on the side surface of the rotary drum 3, the transmitted light appears to be changed in various ways, giving a strong impact to the player and obtaining novelty of the game. Further, by making both sides of the table decoration C transparent or translucent, light from the side lighting means 5f leaks into the table decoration C and is internally illuminated, so that a stronger game effect can be enhanced. It is obtained.

Next, a second embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. The above-described embodiment is an embodiment in which the motor 2 is mounted on the concave portions 1a ₁ and 1b ₁ of the left and right cases 1a and 1b, and the side lighting means 5f is mounted on the lamp house 5c. In this embodiment, the motor 2 is mounted on the motor mounting board 6 instead of the mounting board 5a, and the side lighting means 5f is mounted on the motor mounting board 6 in an arc shape.

Then, the lamp house 5c is mounted on the motor mounting board 6 so as to straddle the side lighting means 5f, and the motor mounting board 6 is inserted into the connector 4a of the relay board 4 and fixed. Although only one column in the vertical direction is shown in FIG. 7, the other columns have the same structure.

Also in this embodiment, the first
Similarly to the embodiment, the side surface of the rotating drum 3 can be illuminated by the side illuminating means 5f. To illuminate both sides of each rotating drum 3, a third substrate to which the side lighting means 5f is attached is arranged between the rotating drums 3 in a column, and each of the rotating drums 3 facing each other in the column is arranged. This can be achieved by making the bottom part deep so that the side lighting means 5f faces.

Next, a third embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. In the above-described embodiment, the number of rotary drums 3 is four. In this embodiment, three drums 3 are generally used at present. The side illumination means 5f in this embodiment is mounted on a motor mounting board 6 in the same manner as the second embodiment, and one motor 2 is mounted on the motor mounting board 6. Yes, other configurations remain the same.

Even in the second and third embodiments, the symbol illuminating means 5b for illuminating the symbol of the rotary drum 3 and the side illuminating means 5 for illuminating the side of the rotary drum 3
For example, when a pachinko ball enters a winning opening in the case of a pachinko machine, the rotating drum 3 is provided by the side lighting means 5f separately from the symbol lighting means 5b.
Is illuminated, so that the player can be given a novelty that has never been seen before.

In any of the above-described embodiments, the timing of blinking the side lighting means 5f is not limited to when the pachinko ball enters the winning opening.
The game may be constantly blinking during the game, and may be operated so as to repeat blinking sequentially from top to bottom at the time of the reach.

Next, a case where the present invention is applied to a throttle will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 9A is a front view showing the whole of the throttle 8, in which a rotary electric accessory 9 is built. This rotary electric accessory 9 also has three rotary drums 3 similarly to the pachinko machine described above, and at least one side surface (both sides in the embodiment) of each rotary drum 3
A light transmitting portion 3a is formed. Although not shown, side lighting means is mounted in the rotating drum 3 as in the case of the pachinko machine.

Therefore, when the rotating drum 3 rotates, the side illuminating means blinks and the light transmitting portion 3a is illuminated.
The novelty can be given to the player, and when the player reaches the reach state, the side surface of the rotating drum 3 is illuminated by the side illuminating means separately from the symbol illuminating means, so that the player can be given a novelty which has not existed before. is there.

[0030]

As described above, according to the present invention, a rotary drum having a large number of symbols formed on a peripheral surface thereof, and a plurality of at least one side surface of the rotary drum are arranged along the inner peripheral surface of the rotary drum. By providing the side lighting means, for example, in a pachinko machine, a pachinko ball enters the winning opening and the rotating drum rotates, and at the same time, the side face of each rotating drum is displayed by the side lighting means. Can make an impact.

Further, a lens portion is formed on the side surface of the rotating drum facing the side lighting device so that the light transmitted from the side lighting device changes variously, so that the side surface of the rotating drum is exposed to internal light. It seems to change in various ways,
Thereby, a stronger impact can be given to the player, and further, by making the side lighting means emit light of different colors, novelty can be given in color.

Further, the side lighting means emits light of different colors,
In addition, each color blinks alternately, or blinks in the vertical direction sequentially, so that it blinks at a preset time and interval, so that the player can enjoy a novelty in color and movement that has never been seen before. It has effects such as being able to give.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a pachinko machine and an illuminating means of a rotary electric accessory for a throttle according to a first embodiment of the present invention, which is mounted on a board surface.

FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the same.

FIG. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view of an assembled state.

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of an assembled state.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a main part of the lighting device.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a rotating drum.

FIG. 7 is an exploded perspective view of the second embodiment.

FIG. 8 is an exploded perspective view of the third embodiment.

9A is a front view of the entire throttle when applied to a throttle, and FIG. 9B is a front view of a rotary electric accessory part.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Case 2 Motor 3 Rotating drum 3a Translucent part 4 Relay board 5 Illumination device 5a Mounting board 5b Design lighting means 5c Lamp house 5f Side lighting means 6 Motor mounting board 7 Control board 8 Throttle 9 Rotating motor

Claims (8)

[Claims] 1. A rotating drum having a plurality of symbols formed on a peripheral surface thereof, and a side lighting unit having a plurality of at least one side surface of the rotating drum arranged along an inner peripheral surface of the rotating drum. An illumination device for a pachinko machine and a rotary electric accessory for a throttle. 2. A rotating drum having a plurality of symbols formed on a peripheral surface thereof, a symbol illuminating means for illuminating the symbols in the drum from the inside, and at least one side surface of the rotary drum being formed inside the rotating drum. A lighting device for a rotary electric accessory for a pachinko machine and a throttle, comprising: a plurality of side lighting means arranged along a peripheral surface. 3. A side surface of said rotary drum facing said side illumination means, wherein a light transmitting portion is formed such that light transmitted from said side illumination means changes variously. Item 3. Illumination means for a pachinko machine and a rotary electric accessory for a throttle according to Item 2. 4. A rotary electric machine for a pachinko machine and a throttle according to claim 1, wherein said side lighting means is mounted on a relay board to which a motor for driving said rotary drum is fixed. The lighting equipment of the character. 5. A rotary electric machine for a pachinko machine and a throttle according to claim 1, wherein said side lighting means is attached to a side of a lamp house in which said symbol lighting means is accommodated. Lighting equipment for things. 6. The illumination device for a pachinko machine and a rotary electric accessory for a throttle according to claim 1, wherein said side illumination means emits light of different colors. 7. The pachinko machine and throttle according to claim 1, wherein said side lighting means starts blinking when a pachinko ball enters a winning opening in the case of a pachinko machine. Lighting means for rotating electric accessories. 8. The side lighting unit according to claim 1, wherein each of the colors is turned on and off alternately, or is turned on and off at predetermined intervals such as up and down. 8. A lighting means for a pachinko machine and a rotary electric accessory for a throttle according to any one of 2 and 7.