JP2005245806A - Pachinko game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a Pachinko game machine extremely improving a realistic sensation in a game by providing a transparent window of a front door with an optical decorative performance effect. <P>SOLUTION: A transparent plate 54 having internal symbols 59 and 60 is mounted to the front door 10 of a game board, and a light source 57 variably emitting a light is provided in the end of the transparent plate 54 to emit light interlocked with the game. The light variably emitted in the end of the transparent plate passes through the interior of the transparent plate 54 to reflect on the internal symbols 59 and 60 in the interior of the transparent plate, and the reflected light looks to emit the light interlocked with the game from the front face of the game board. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a pachinko gaming machine, and more particularly to a pachinko gaming machine in which a glass window for visually recognizing a gaming board on a front door of the pachinko gaming machine has a light decoration effect.

  In a conventional pachinko gaming machine, a front door is provided to be openable and closable in front of a game area in which a game board is stored, and a transparent glass plate is double-mounted on the front door. By providing double glass plates on the front window, it serves as a guide member for the game balls on the game board to flow down on the inner glass plate, and the game balls on the game board surface even if the outer glass plate is broken It plays a role of safety to prevent the game ball from flowing out to the outside, and further a function of blocking a game ball collision sound when the game ball flows down on the game board.

This type of gaming machine has a game board surface with a synthetic resin decorative cell sheet attached to the game board surface, and a liquid crystal display on the game board surface to display the decorative pattern. The display is variably displayed to give a decorative effect on the game.
Another technique is to install a semi-transparent decorative element with a pattern between the double glass plates on the front door, and the player can see the game board through this decorative member to further decorate the game board. There are also pachinko machines that are more effective.

Prior art documents of the present application include the following.
JP 2001-170317 A

Among the above prior arts, the former technique has a problem that the area of the game board of the pachinko machine is determined to be a predetermined size, and when the liquid crystal display is enlarged, the game area of the game board is reduced accordingly.
In the latter technique, a decorative member made of a translucent sheet is provided between a glass board separated from a game board by a predetermined distance so that the game board can be visually recognized through the decorative member. The translucent sheet is flat and static. The decoration effect was not enough as a decoration effect to give a sense of realism in the game, and a great effect was not obtained.
The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a pachinko gaming machine in which a realistic feeling in a game is greatly enhanced by giving a transparent decoration effect of light to a transparent window of a front door. And

The present invention has been made to achieve the above object, and is a pachinko gaming machine having the following configuration.
That is, the invention of claim 1 of the present invention is a pachinko gaming machine in which a glass plate is attached to the front door on the front of the game board, and the game board is visually recognized through the glass plate.
The front door is provided with a transparent plate with various designs inside, and a plurality of light sources that variably emit light are provided at the ends of the transparent plate, and the light sources are variably emitted to irradiate the symbols in the transparent plate. In addition, the pachinko gaming machine is characterized in that the irradiated internal design is visually recognized from the front of the game board.

  According to the invention of claim 2, the design in the transparent plate is obtained by concentrating laser light inside the transparent plate and providing a foam-like design with a large number of dots in a planar or three-dimensional manner. The pachinko gaming machine according to claim 1, characterized in that it is a pachinko machine.

  The invention of claim 3 is the pachinko gaming machine according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the transparent plate having the internal design is attached between two glass plates attached to the front door.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, the light source is provided in the transparent plate mounting portion of the front door, a transparent plate having an internal pattern is mounted on the transparent plate mounting portion provided with the light source, and the transparent plate end portion is irradiated. The pachinko gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 to 3.

  According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, the light source comprises an LED chip-attached body in which an LED chip is mounted on a belt body, the LED chip-attached body is provided at an end of the transparent plate, The pachinko gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the pachinko gaming machine is mounted on a transparent plate mounting portion of the front door.

  According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, a groove having a bottom is provided on one surface of the transparent plate so as to surround a game area on the center side, and the LED chip-attached body is mounted in the bottomed groove. 6. A pachinko gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the chip emits light to irradiate the internal symbol provided on the center side of the bottomed groove, and the irradiated internal symbol is visually recognized from the front surface of the game board. It is.

  According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, a window frame body that is visible through the front surface of the front door is provided, and a band with an LED chip is attached to the bottomed groove of the transparent plate, Irradiate the end side, irradiate the inner symbols provided on the center side and end side of the bottomed groove, and the irradiated inner side and end side internal symbols are visible from the front of the game board The pachinko gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 to 6.

  The invention according to claim 8 is provided with a window frame body that can be seen through the front surface of the front door, and a translucent design sheet is mounted between the window frame body and the transparent body, and the bottom of the transparent plate is provided. The LED chip mounted in the groove emits light to irradiate the internal symbols provided on the center side and the end side of the transparent plate, and the irradiated symbols are visually recognized from the front of the game board. Item 8. A pachinko gaming machine according to item 1-7.

  According to a ninth aspect of the present invention, the internal design provided on the transparent plate is provided on a three-dimensional design that changes by changing the position sequentially, and the light source emits light by changing the position sequentially with respect to the design that changes by changing the location. The pachinko gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the pachinko gaming machine is characterized in that:

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the front door is provided with a transparent plate provided with a design inside, and a plurality of light sources that variably emit light are provided at the end of the transparent plate, and the light source emits light and the transparent plate The inside design is illuminated, and the illuminated internal design is visually recognized on the front of the game board, and this light effect decorates the front of the game board. Since the pattern is provided in the transparent plate, not only a planar view but also a three-dimensional view can be freely provided within the plate thickness.
The light source that passes through the transparent plate is not normally visible from the front, but the pattern in the transparent plate is illuminated and the reflected light is displayed on the front. As a result, on the front of the game board, only the light illuminated on the design is displayed, and this light changes its color and blinks to change, so that an unprecedented and varied light decoration effect can be obtained, Moreover, the sense of realism of the game is enhanced by the variable light emission of the light source.
Furthermore, even if a plastic decorative part or an expensive decorative light emitting part conventionally provided on the game board surface is omitted, this is covered by the light effect of the present invention, and the feeling of the game is enhanced. Therefore, it is possible to omit conventional decoration devices and decorative light-emitting parts from the game board surface, and it is possible to secure a large area of the game area on the game board. Can be done.

According to the invention of claim 2 of the present invention, the design provided inside the transparent plate collects the laser beam inside the transparent plate and converts the bubble-like design by a large number of dots in a planar or three-dimensional manner. The various symbols related to the game are provided inside the transparent plate.
In addition, since the edge of the transparent plate variably emits light by the light source, the light source is irradiated to the design in the transparent plate while changing the color and position, and only the design in the transparent plate changes the color and position. Displayed on a symbol that emits light in conjunction with. In the transparent plate, only the reflected light that irradiates the internal symbol is displayed, and the light passage path on the way is almost transparent and cannot be seen. Only the symbol is lifted up and a powerful effect can be produced.
In particular, this internal design can be provided in a free shape with a bubble-like design with dots in the transparent plate by laser light, the material of the transparent plate can be freely selected, and it can be provided easily and quickly by numerical data of figures Can do.
The symbols in this transparent plate can be provided in a three-dimensional sequential movement with laser light, and the display position can be changed, and the positions can be changed sequentially in a plurality of three-dimensionally provided symbols by changing this position. By illuminating and illuminating the light source while changing the color, only a three-dimensional pattern with color change and movement related to the game is displayed on the front of the game board, and a pachinko gaming machine with a sense of presence can be provided.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, the transparent plate is mounted between two glass plates mounted on the front door. Since the two glass plates attached to the front door are not normally fixed, by attaching this transparent plate between the two glass plates of the front door, the glass plate is fixed, and the glass in the game The vibration and noise of the plate are prevented and the sound is reduced.
Further, the thickness and strength of the transparent body including the glass plate and the transparent plate are increased, and the glass plate is prevented from being damaged and the safety is enhanced as compared with the conventional case. As a result, a safe and quiet pachinko machine can be provided.

According to the invention of claim 4 of the present invention, since the light source is provided in the transparent plate mounting portion of the front door and illuminates the end of the transparent plate, the irradiation light is transmitted from the end of the transparent plate to the pattern in the transparent plate. The irradiated pattern emits color light and is displayed on the transparent plate.
Since the light source is provided in the transparent body mounting part, it can be easily replaced with another transparent plate with a different pattern, and even if it is replaced with another transparent plate, the light source irradiates the end of the transparent plate. The replacement work is easily performed.

According to the invention of claim 5 of the present invention, since the band with LED chip mounted on the band is mounted on the end of the transparent plate, the LED light source can be easily provided on the end of the transparent plate. it can. It is also easy to increase the brightness by increasing the number of LED light sources, the degree of freedom of light source installation is increased, and the front door can be easily configured.
Furthermore, since the LED light source can be easily installed at the end of the transparent plate, the light source installation structure of the transparent plate mounting portion provided on the front door is simplified, and the entire pachinko gaming machine can be formed with a simple structure.

Further, according to the invention of claim 6 of the present invention, a bottomed groove for mounting a band body surrounding the center side is provided on one surface of the transparent plate, and a banded body with an LED chip is mounted on the bottomed groove, The strip LED chip irradiates the central side of the transparent plate. This makes it easier to attach the LED chip attachment to the transparent plate.
Further, a bottomed groove for mounting the belt body can be formed along the game area of the game board. In this case, the LED light source of the belt is provided in the vicinity of the game area, and the internal design of the transparent body is irradiated from a near position, the brightness of the irradiated internal design is increased, and the light effect is increased.

According to the invention of claim 7 of the present invention, the front surface of the front door is provided with a transparent window frame, and the LED chip-attached body mounted in the strip mounting groove of the transparent plate is connected to the end of the transparent plate together with the central portion. The part side is also irradiated. Therefore, the internal symbols provided outside the game board game area are irradiated and viewed through the transparent window frame of the front door.
Therefore, together with the game area on the center side of the bottomed groove, the surrounding window frame body also exhibits the light effect, and the light decoration effect can be performed on the entire front surface of the pachinko machine.

According to the invention of claim 8 of the present invention, the front surface of the front door is provided with a transparent window frame, and a translucent design sheet is mounted between the window frame and the transparent body. This design sheet is visually recognized. The design sheet is translucent, and the LED chip strip attached to the bottom groove for mounting the strip on the transparent plate irradiates the end side as well as the center side of the bottom groove, so a transparent window frame from the front of the gaming machine Through, and through the translucent design sheet, the internal design that emits light in the transparent body is visually recognized.
For this reason, not only the game area on the center side, but also the surrounding window frame body is added to the design sheet of the front door so that the internal design of the transparent body emits light, and a light effect is obtained. For this reason, the entire front surface of the pachinko machine can produce a very large light effect.

According to the invention of claim 9 of the present invention, a three-dimensional internal design that changes by changing the position sequentially is provided on the transparent plate, and the light source is changed by changing the position sequentially with respect to the internal design provided by changing the position. By emitting light, a plurality of symbols that are three-dimensionally provided by changing this position are displayed on the front surface while sequentially changing the position.
Accordingly, a three-dimensional pattern with color change and movement in relation to the game board is moved and displayed on the front surface of the game board, and a realistic color display can be performed. For example, a moving figure, such as a person moving lively, an animal running, or a dice rolling, is variably displayed three-dimensionally with color changes. Therefore, it is possible to provide a pachinko gaming machine with a sense of presence.

Examples of the present invention will be described below.
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a pachinko gaming machine showing an embodiment of the present invention.
The pachinko gaming machine 1 generally has a wooden outer frame 2 on the outside, the upper left of the outer frame 2 is a connecting portion 3, the lower left is a main body frame connecting bracket 16, and the middle frame 5 is an upper left connecting portion 3 and a lower left main body. It is pivotally attached to the frame connecting bracket 16 and is provided so as to be freely opened on the left side edge of the outer frame 2. On the middle frame 5, a substantially rectangular game board 7 on which a game is played and a game part (not shown) of a pachinko machine is mounted on the game board 7.

Further, a front door 10 having a substantially circular opening window 6 on the front surface of the middle frame 5 and on the front surface of the game board 7 is provided so as to be openable and closable around the upper left connecting portion 3 and the connecting bracket 4. A rear portion of the opening window 6 of the front door 10 is a game board 7 or a game area 8 of the game board.
The lower part of the front door 10 is supported by an upper receiving tray 11 with a supply tray 12 and the lower portion of the upper receiving tray 11 is supported by a left receiving bracket 13 with a storage tray 14 and an ashtray 15 so that it can be freely opened and closed. It has been. A prepaid card unit 9 is provided at the left end of the outer frame 2. There is a game ball launch handle at the lower right, and the handle is rotated to launch the game ball into the game area and play.

FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the front door 10 of FIG. 1, and the front door 10 is attached to a window frame body 21 integrally formed of a clear transparent resin material such as acrylic resin, and attached to the back surface of the window frame body 21. The front door 10 is provided from the translucent design design sheet 31 and the glass frame 41 assembled integrally with the window frame 21 on the back surface of the design design sheet 31.
The glass frame body 41 is a substantially square frame that is fitted to the window frame body 21. The glass frame body 41 has a circular opening 40 that is substantially the same size as the opening window 6 of the window frame body 21, and a transparent body 51 such as a glass plate on the back surface. Holding rails 42 and 43 to be mounted are provided.

  A transparent body 51 such as a glass plate or a transparent plate is attached to the holding rails 42 and 43 to cover the front surface of the game board 7. The glass frame body 41 is usually made of resin, and is fixed to the front window frame body 21 with a mounting tool such as a screw, and is fitted to an arrowhead-like locking projection protruding from the window frame body 21 toward the glass frame body 41. The window frame body 21 and the glass frame body 41 are assembled and fixed integrally with the design sheet 31 tightly attached.

The transparent body 51 is provided by two front and rear glass plates 52 and 53 mounted at a predetermined interval, and a transparent plate 54 mounted between the two glass plates 52 and 53.
The transparent plate 54 is formed of a colorless and transparent polycarbonate or acrylic resin plate, and is located at a position in the window 40 that can be directly seen by the player, or from the window 40 that is seen through the transparent window frame 21 or the translucent design sheet 31. In the outer position, a pattern (not shown) in which a contour such as a pattern or a character related to the game is formed is provided in the transparent body 51.

  The pattern provided in the transparent body 51 is a lens in which the laser beam to be irradiated is condensed inside the transparent body with a lens, and a bubble-like dot pattern is provided in the transparent body in a non-contact manner by this condensed heat. It is automatically provided by a laser processing machine. In particular, since it is provided in a free shape with a bubble-like pattern of dots in a transparent plate without contact by laser light, the material of the transparent plate can also be freely selected, and it can be easily provided in a short time by numerical data of figures .

  The symbols in this transparent plate can be placed in order by changing the position to a plurality of symbols with three-dimensional sequential movement. The light source can emit light by changing the position in the order of, for example, the person is moving as if doing gymnastics, the animal seems to run following the prey, the dice and bowling pins roll It can be variably displayed by changing the color of three-dimensionally visible or moving designs.

  In FIG. 2, a large number of LED light sources 57 are provided on both sides of the transparent body 51 and are mounted between the transparent body holding rails 42 of the glass frame body 41. This LED light source is an LED chip-attached body 57 in which a plurality of LED chips 56 are mounted on a resin-made belt body 55. In the embodiment, the LED chip-attached body 57 in which a large number of LED chips 56 are provided on a linear belt body 55 is transparent. Two on both sides of the body 54 are attached to the front door, but the U-shaped LED chip band 57, which is bent in a U-shape so as to surround both sides and the lower part, is attached to the transparent body holding rail 42, The LED light source may be irradiated from three directions of the transparent body 51 simply by attaching the transparent body 51 to the holding rails 42 and 43 of the glass frame 41.

It is also possible to attach an LED chip-attached body 57 so as to surround the edge of the transparent body 54 and attach the transparent body 54 with the belt body 57 to the glass frame 41 to irradiate the light source. .
The light source passing through the transparent plate is not normally visible from the front, but the pattern 59 in the transparent plate is illuminated and the reflected light is displayed on the front. As a result, on the front of the game board, only the light illuminated on the design is displayed, and this light changes its color and blinks to change, so that an unprecedented and varied light decoration effect can be obtained, Moreover, the sense of realism of the game is enhanced by the variable light emission of the light source.

FIG. 3 is a transparent plate 54 showing another embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, a bottomed annular groove 58 is provided on one surface of the transparent plate 54 at a position corresponding to the periphery of the game area, An LED chip-attached body 57 is attached to the bottomed annular groove 58.
The bottomed annular groove 58 is provided at a position and a size corresponding to the game area 6 of the game board. The LED chip 56 of the band 57 is provided such that the LED chip 56 is provided on both the inner and outer surfaces of the band 55 so as to emit light on the inner side and the outer side of the band 55, and the inner and outer surfaces are irradiated.

  The transparent plate 54 is provided with internal symbols 59 and 60 by the laser beam inside and outside the bottomed annular groove 58. The internal symbol 59 provided at the inner position of the annular groove 58 and the internal symbol 60 provided at the outer position are provided on the symbol related to the game, although the figures are omitted, and the LED chip that irradiates the inside and outside attached to the annular groove 58 The internal symbols 59 and 60 are irradiated by the accessory 57 to emit color light and are displayed on the front surface of the game board. The color light-emitting symbols are displayed in a color light-emitting manner through a transparent window frame 21 and a translucent design sheet 31 outside the game board game area 6.

The material of the transparent plate 54 is made of acrylic resin or polycarbonate resin. In addition to the processing method using the laser beam, the internal symbol provided in the transparent plate 54 is formed by bonding two transparent plates to one transparent plate and forming the pattern on the bonded surface. It is also possible to provide an internal design.
The light emission mode of the light source 56 that emits light at the end of the transparent plate 54 is variably emitted in a predetermined color corresponding to a game mode such as a big hit or reach by the light source emission control device, and the light emission position of the light source It is possible to sequentially irradiate a plurality of internal symbols by changing.

  FIG. 4 shows another embodiment of the present invention, and is a schematic view of the game board surface viewed from the front. Inside the transparent plate 54, a plurality of dice symbols 59 that increase in size along the game ball launch rail 81 of the game board are displayed in a three-dimensional manner. On the outside of the dice pattern 59, the bottomed groove 58 for attaching the annular LED chip according to the embodiment is provided, and the LED chip attached body 57 is attached to the annular groove 58 provided on one surface of the transparent plate 54. The inside of the annular groove 58 is irradiated. For example, the LED chip 56 of the LED chip-attached body 57 emits light sequentially toward the upper part and irradiates the dice pattern 59 in accordance with the timing of game ball launching passing through the rail 81. When all the LED chips 56 have finished emitting light from the bottom to the top, they are reset and all disappear, and the light source 56 emits light again from the bottom to the top. Change is displayed.

In this way, by sequentially changing the color of the color light source 56 and changing the light emission position to emit light to the three-dimensional design 59 with respect to a plurality of three-dimensional designs 59, the irradiated designs emerge in order. Because it is displayed and displayed, it is expressed as if it were moving, and a powerful light effect is exhibited. As for the arrangement of the color light source 56, in the embodiment of FIG. 4, an annular groove 58 is provided in the transparent plate 54, and an LED chip band 57 is mounted in the annular groove. However, as in the embodiment of FIG. A large number of color light sources may be attached to the light source to variably emit light.
Therefore, since the three-dimensional symbols with color changes and movements related to the game are changed in color as if they moved to the front of the game board, for example, the reflected light is displayed only on the illuminated symbols, so there is a sense of presence and power. Light decoration can be displayed.

  Since the internal design is provided in a non-contact manner by the laser beam, for example, the design provided in the transparent plate 54 is provided so that a person is moving, an animal is running, or a dice is rolling as shown in FIG. This makes it possible to provide a pachinko machine that can display a moving pattern in a three-dimensionally variable manner with color changes, exhibiting powerful lighting effects and decoration effects.

  As a result, even if the plastic decorative parts and the expensive decorative light emitting parts conventionally provided on the game board surface are omitted, they are covered by the light effect of the present invention, thereby enhancing the sense of realism of the game. It is done. Therefore, it is possible to omit conventional expensive decoration devices and decorative light-emitting components from the game board surface, and further secure a large game area area on the game board. An entertaining pachinko game with a light decoration effect.

  In particular, it is suitable for a pachinko machine in which a glass plate is attached to a front door provided at the front part of the game board and visually recognized through the glass plate.

It is a front perspective view of a pachinko gaming machine showing an embodiment of the present invention. It is a disassembled perspective view which shows the front door of one Example of this invention. It is a figure which shows the transparent body with which the front door of one Example of this invention is mounted | worn. It is a figure which shows the game board front surface of another Example of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 2 Outer frame 3 Connection part 4 Connection metal fitting 5 Middle frame 6 Open window 7 Game board 8 Game area 9 Prepaid card unit 10 Front door 11 Upper tray 12 Supply tray 13 Lower tray 14 Storage tray 15 Ashtray 21 Window frame body 31 Graphic design sheet 40 Window 41 Glass frame body 42, 43 Transparent body holding rail 51 Transparent body 52, 53 Glass plate 54 Transparent plate 55 Resin band 56 LED chip 57 LED chip band 58 Bottom annular groove 59, 60 Provided on transparent plate Internal design

Claims (9)

In a pachinko gaming machine that attaches a glass plate to the front door on the front of the game board and visually recognizes the game board through the glass plate,
The front door is provided with a transparent plate with various designs inside, and a plurality of light sources that variably emit light are provided at the ends of the transparent plate, and the light sources are variably emitted to irradiate the symbols in the transparent plate. A pachinko gaming machine characterized in that the irradiated internal symbol is visually recognized from the front of the game board.   2. The pattern in the transparent plate is obtained by concentrating laser light inside the transparent plate and providing a bubble-shaped pattern with a large number of dots in a planar or three-dimensional manner. Pachinko machine.   The pachinko gaming machine according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the transparent plate having the internal design is mounted between two glass plates mounted on the front door.   2. The transparent plate mounting portion of the front door is provided with the light source, and a transparent plate having an internal pattern is mounted on the transparent plate mounting portion provided with the light source to irradiate the end of the transparent plate. The pachinko gaming machine of thru | or 3.   The light source is composed of a band with an LED chip in which an LED chip is mounted on a band, the band with the LED chip is provided at an end of the transparent plate, and the transparent plate with the LED chip is provided on a transparent plate mounting portion of the front door. The pachinko gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the pachinko gaming machine is mounted.   A bottomed groove is provided on one surface of the transparent plate so as to surround a game area on the center side, and the LED chip attached body is mounted in the bottomed groove, and the LED chip emits light to emit a bottomed groove. 6. The pachinko gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the internal symbol provided on the center side of the game machine is irradiated and the irradiated internal symbol is visually recognized from the front surface of the game board.   Provided with a window frame body that can be seen through the front surface of the front door, and attached with an LED chip band to the bottomed groove of the transparent plate, the LED chip irradiates the center side and the end side of the bottomed groove, 2. The inner symbols provided on the center side and the end side of the bottomed groove are irradiated, and the irradiated inner symbols on the center side and the end side are visually recognized from the front surface of the game board. The pachinko gaming machine of thru | or 6.   Provided with a window frame body that can be seen through the front surface of the front door, a semi-transparent design sheet is mounted between the window frame body and the transparent body, and the LED chip mounted in the bottomed groove of the transparent plate 8. The pachinko game according to claim 1, wherein the internal symbols provided on the central side and the end side of the transparent plate are emitted to emit light, and the irradiated symbols are visually recognized from the front of the game board. Machine. The internal symbol provided on the transparent plate is provided on a three-dimensional symbol that changes by changing the position sequentially, and the light source emits light by changing the position sequentially with respect to the symbol that changes by changing the position. 1 to 8 pachinko machines.

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