JP2009195477A - Ornament body unit, game board and pachinko game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To enhance illumination effect by increasing the quantity of light emitted from LEDs and expanding the diffusion range without adding LEDs to be mounted on a movable board face component if the movable board face component with LEDs is retractively disposed on the back side of a decorative plate made of a non-translucent material. <P>SOLUTION: The ornament body unit includes an ornament body 50 whose proximal end is journaled to make motion in the direction parallel to the game board surface and on which a light source is mounted; and the non-translucent decorative plate 60 located in front of the ornament body and fixedly disposed to cover at least part of the ornament body. A mirror surface part is formed in at least part of the outer surface of the decorative plate, and the outgoing light from the light source on the ornament body side is reflected on the mirror surface part. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention is a decorative body unit in which an LED is mounted on a decorative body that moves forward and backward along the surface of the game board so as to exert an electrical decoration effect, and the light emission range from the LED can be expanded by a simple improvement. The present invention relates to a game board and a pachinko game machine.

In gaming machines such as pachinko machines and arrange balls, conventionally, not only lighting effects but also status changes such as changes in gaming status on the gaming board are visually expressed and notified, and the electric Light sources such as LED lamps and filament lamps are arranged on the board surface, board surface parts, and other arbitrary parts for the purpose of, for example, achieving a decoration effect.
In addition, LEDs are mounted on movable panel surface parts such as three-dimensional dolls that represent people, animals, anime characters, etc., and the LED emits light according to the operation of the movable panel surface parts. There is also known an illumination device that is effective.
For example, Patent Document 1 discloses a gaming machine in which an LED is provided on a movable body whose relative position on the game board is variable, and the movable body emits light according to the progress of the game.
Patent Document 2 discloses a configuration in which an LED is mounted on a movable member provided on a game board surface, and the number of starting information is displayed by cooperation thereof.
In Patent Document 3, in a winning device having a variable wing piece, a light transmitting surface and an LED are provided on the variable wing piece, and light from the LED is emitted from the light transmitting surface according to the progress of the game. A winning device for a gaming machine is disclosed.
The easiest way to increase the number of LEDs to be mounted is to increase the amount of emitted light and expand the light emission range when a printed circuit board with LEDs is mounted on the movable platen part in this way. However, this is not a good idea because it increases the weight and cost of movable platen surface parts. That is, the number of LEDs that can be mounted on the movable platen part is often limited.
Furthermore, when a non-transparent member such as a decorative plate is fixedly placed immediately before the movable platen surface component, there is no point in mounting the LED on the part of the movable platen surface component that is always hidden by the decorative plate. The LED must be provided only at a portion exposed from the decorative plate during the operation of the board surface component. However, since the number of LEDs that can be mounted within the narrow exposed area decreases when the exposed area of the movable panel surface component exposed from the decorative plate is narrow, the increase in the amount of light emitted by the LED is limited, sufficient illuminance, This causes a problem that the diffusion range cannot be secured. For this reason, the situation which cannot fully exhibit the electrical decoration effect commensurate with the game content is invited.
JP 2005-028033 A JP 2005-110862 A JP 2005-270274 A

Conventionally, when a movable panel surface component having an LED mounted on the back side of a decorative plate made of a non-translucent material is arranged so as to be able to appear and retract, a portion that is always concealed is selected as a region for mounting the LED on the movable panel surface component. Is meaningless in terms of the electrical decoration effect, so the LED is mounted only on the part exposed from the decorative board. However, if the exposed area of the movable panel surface part exposed from the decorative panel is small, the number of LEDs to be mounted is limited, so the amount of light emitted from the LEDs and the light diffusion range are limited, which is indispensable for the progress of the game. The effect of the electric decoration will be reduced.
The present invention has been made in view of the above, and when a movable panel surface component having an LED mounted on the back side of a decorative plate made of a non-translucent material is arranged so as to be able to appear and retract, an LED mounted on the movable panel surface component is provided. The object is to provide a decorative body unit, a game board, and a pachinko gaming machine that can increase the amount of light emitted from the LED and the diffusion range without increasing the number, and can enhance the electric decoration effect.

In order to achieve the above object, a decorative body unit according to the first aspect of the present invention includes a decorative body that is pivotally supported at a base end and mounted with a light source so as to operate in a direction substantially parallel to the game board surface, and the decorative body. A non-light-transmitting decorative board positioned in front of and fixedly arranged so as to cover at least a part of the decorative body, and at least a part of the outer peripheral surface of the decorative board A mirror surface portion is formed on the mirror body, and light emitted from the light source on the decorative body side is reflected by the mirror surface portion.
According to a second aspect of the present invention, the decorative body unit according to the first aspect is characterized in that the mirror surface portion is a polyhedral mirror surface body.
A decorative body unit according to a third aspect of the present invention is the decorative body unit according to the first or second aspect, wherein the light source is disposed on an exposed portion of the decorative body exposed from the decorative plate when viewed from the front. Features.

A decorative body unit according to a fourth aspect of the invention is characterized in that, in any one of the first to third aspects, the light source is disposed in a mortar-shaped hole provided in the decorative body.
The decorative body unit according to the invention of claim 5 is characterized in that, in claim 4, the inner wall of the mortar-shaped hole is a mirror surface.
A game board according to a sixth aspect of the present invention includes the decorative body unit according to any one of the first to fifth aspects.
A pachinko gaming machine according to the invention of claim 7 is provided with the game board according to claim 6.

  According to the present invention, a decorative board is disposed close to a decorative body (movable panel surface component) that operates substantially in parallel with the game board surface so that a characteristic presentation effect is exhibited by light from a light source mounted on the decorative body. In the gaming machine designed in the above, even if the number of LEDs mounted on the decorative body is limited, a sufficient electric decoration effect can be exhibited by the reflection and diffusion of the mirror surface portion provided on the decorative panel side. It becomes possible.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to embodiments shown in the drawings.
FIG. 1 is an overall front view of a pachinko gaming machine according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is an enlarged view of a part of FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 is a diagram of the game board viewed from diagonally above. 4 (a) and 4 (b) are a right side view showing the positional relationship between the decorative board and the decorative body, and an overall view of the branch member, and FIG. 5 is a front view showing a state where the decorative body is lowered. It is.
A pachinko gaming machine 1 shown in this figure has a rectangular frame 2, and a game board 3 is detachably attached to a window hole of the frame 2 from the back side.
The game board 3 is provided with a guide rail protruding forward along the outer peripheral edge of the game area. The guide rail is constituted by an outer rail R1 and an inner rail R2 that guide a game ball launched from the launching device to the upper part of the game area or guide the game ball to the out port 18 for collecting the out ball.
A glass frame (not shown) is attached to the front side of the game board 3 so as to be opened and closed. A lower part of the game board 3 is provided with a tray part 4 for storing game balls, a launch lever 5 for launching game balls in the tray part 4 and the like. Further, for example, an operation unit 6 such as a chance button or a cross key for a game effect, a purchase button for a game ball, a purchase cancel button, or the like is provided on the upper part of the saucer unit 4.
A symbol display device 9 is disposed in the approximate center of the game board 3. The symbol display device 9 is constituted by a liquid crystal display panel such as a liquid crystal display device, for example, and displays a special symbol image (not shown) in a normal operation state. In the so-called reach state or special game state, an effect image or the like indicating each game state is displayed.
Below the symbol display device 9, a variable winning device 11 for variably displaying the special symbol of the symbol display device 9 is provided.

Further, on the left side of the symbol display device 9, a gate 12 is provided for operating a normal symbol displayed on the normal symbol display device 10 disposed in the lower right portion of the game board 3.
Further, below the variable winning device 11, there is provided a large winning opening 13 having an opening / closing door that is opened in a big hit state which is one of the special gaming states.
The variable winning device 11 includes an upper starting pocket 14 for variably displaying the symbol display device 9 and an electric tulip 17 having a pair of left and right open / close claws (movable pieces).
In addition, the game board 3 is provided with a normal winning opening 16, and a windmill 15 and a large number of game nails project. The game nail slows down the falling speed of the game ball and changes the falling direction in a complicated manner to enhance the interest in game progression.
The normal symbol displayed on the normal symbol display device 10 can variably display one or a plurality of symbols, and the symbol is a random number on condition that the gate 12 as a normal symbol start port detects a game ball. It is variable and stopped for a predetermined time by control or the like.
As a normal symbol, a numerical symbol, an alphabet symbol, a character symbol, and other appropriate game symbols are used. Then, when the normal symbol becomes a predetermined mode by random number control on the condition that the game ball has passed through the gate 12, the movable piece made of the electric tulip provided in the variable winning device 11 is opened for a predetermined time. It is configured as follows.

The special symbol displayed on the symbol display device 9 is configured to be in a big hit state when the stop symbol is a predetermined symbol combination, for example, the same symbol combination. Also, the special symbol is that the winning of the game ball is detected at the upper starting pocket 14 of the variable winning device 11 or the lower starting port (not shown) where the gaming ball is guided by the opening operation of the electric tulip. For example, the display is scrolled by random number control or the like, and a predetermined fluctuation pattern is changed (variable) for a predetermined time to stop at the symbol. At that time, when two stop symbols become the same on the active line, a reach state occurs, and in this reach state, the last stop symbol on the active line is already stopped. A big hit state occurs when they are the same. In addition, as a special symbol, a numerical symbol, an alphabet symbol, a character symbol, etc. can be used.
Around the symbol display device 9, movable board surface parts 20 and 30 of various sizes in the shape of snow crystals are arranged, and are configured to rotate or swing according to the progress of the game. ing.

In the present embodiment, the movable panel surface parts 20 and 30 are composed of a plurality of snow crystals 21 and 31 disposed above the symbol display device 9.
Further, as shown in FIG. 4A, the snow crystals 21 and 31 are respectively tip ends of shaft members 22 and 32 that are rotatably supported by bearing members (not shown) arranged on the back side of the game board 3. It is fixed to each part. Gears 23 and 33 are fixed to the rear end portions of the shaft members 22 and 32, and the adjacent gears are engaged with each other, and each shaft member 22 receives a driving force from the motors 24 and 34. , 32 is rotated. The gears 23 and 34, the shaft members 22 and 32, and the motors 24 and 34 constitute a gear mechanism.
The branch member 50 as a decorative body is centered on a rotation shaft 51 (see FIG. 4A) provided at the left end, and is lowered from the raised position shown in FIGS. 1, 2, and 3 to the lowered position shown in FIG. Rotate until. The branch member 50 has an irregular shape in which a plurality of thin branches 50B protrude in multiple directions from a thick branch portion 50A whose base end is supported by the rotation shaft 51. As shown in FIGS. 4B and 5, an LED (light source) 55 is disposed over the front surfaces of the thick branch portion 50 </ b> A and the thin branch 50 </ b> B. 4A extends in the horizontal direction orthogonal to the game board surface, while the branch member (decorative body) 50 fixed to the front portion of the rotation shaft 51 has the rotation shaft 51. It moves up and down with the rotation.
In front of the branch member 50, a decorative board 60 that is shaped like snow on the branch is arranged in a vertical posture. A mirror surface portion (reflective surface) 61 is formed on at least a part of the outer peripheral surface of the decorative plate, and the mirror surface portion 61 reflects light emitted from the LED 55 on the decorative body side. In this embodiment, since the LED 55 is exposed when the branch member 50 is lowered as shown in FIG. 5, the mirror surface portion 61 is mainly provided from the lower surface to the right side of the decorative plate. Light emitted from each LED is reflected by a mirror surface portion 61 provided on the outer peripheral surface of the decorative plate 60. When the mirror surface portion 61 is a flat surface, the reflected light from the mirror surface portion 61 diffuses in various directions to enhance the electric decoration effect. In particular, the reflected light applied to various portions of the branch member 50 shines the branch member and enhances the electric decoration effect. In addition, the diffusion direction of the reflected light can be arbitrarily determined by selecting various angles of the mirror surface portion 61 with respect to the game board surface. For example, when the mirror surface portion 61 is inclined obliquely forward, the reflection and diffusion direction becomes obliquely forward, and when inclined, the branch member and other decorative members can be illuminated.

The mirror surface portion 61 does not need to be a flat surface, and various diffused lights may be obtained as a curved surface or a curved surface.
Further, by making the mirror surface portion 61 a polyhedral mirror body such as a mirror ball, diffused light can be generated in the front, rear, left, and right directions.
When the branch member 50 is in the raised position shown in FIG. 3 and the like, most of the LEDs 55 are concealed by the decorative plate 60 positioned in the front, while in the state where the branch member 50 is lowered as shown in FIG. The LED 55 moves below the decorative plate 60 and is visible from the front.
When the LED 55 is caused to emit light in the lowered state shown in FIG. 5, the light from the LED is reflected by the mirror surface portion 61 provided on the lower edge, the right side surface, etc. of the decorative plate 60, and in a direction according to the shape of the mirror surface portion 61. Spread.
As described above, according to the present embodiment, the mirror surface portion can diffuse the light emitted from the LED, so that sufficient luminance and diffused light can be ensured even when the number of LEDs to be used is limited. High illumination effect.
In addition, even when the LED 55 is caused to emit light in a state where the branch member 50 is concealed behind the decorative plate 60 as shown in FIG. It is possible to reflect the emitted light from the mirror surface 61 and diffuse it to the periphery. In particular, when the mirror surface portion 61 is a polyhedral mirror body, it is possible to reflect the light from the LEDs on the back side of the decorative plate in the side and back directions.
In addition, although the said embodiment demonstrated the case where the branch member 50 as a decoration body was moved up and down, this invention is applied even if it is a case where a decoration body operate | moves in any direction, such as the left-right direction and the diagonal direction. be able to.

Next, FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA of FIG. 4B, and the branch member 50 is configured by assembling a decorative member 57 that is shaped like a branch on the front surface of the printed circuit board 56 on which the LEDs 55 are mounted. It has. In this embodiment, the LED 55 is disposed in a mortar-shaped hole 58 provided in the decorative body member 57, and part of the light when the LED 55 emits light is reflected by the inner wall of the mortar-shaped hole 58 to diffuse the light. . For this reason, even when a small number of LEDs are mounted on the branch member 50, it is possible to diffuse light over a wide range.
In particular, by making the inside of the mortar-shaped hole 58 a mirror surface, the amount of reflected light and the diffusion range can be increased, and the electric decoration effect can be enhanced.
As described above, according to the present invention, even when the decorative board 60 is disposed close to the decorative body 50 (movable panel surface component) that operates substantially in parallel with the game board surface, the LED mounted on the decorative body is used. Can be reflected and diffused in various directions by the mirror surface part provided on the decorative plate, so that sufficient brightness and diffused light can be ensured while reducing the number of LEDs to be used, thereby enhancing the lighting effect. it can.

1 is an overall front view of a pachinko gaming machine according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is a figure which expands and shows a part of FIG. It is the figure which looked at the game ball guidance device from diagonally upward. (A) And (b) is the right view which shows the positional relationship of a decorative board and a decorative body, and the whole figure of a branch member. It is a front view which shows the descent | fall operation | movement of a decoration body. It is AA sectional drawing of FIG.4 (b).

Explanation of symbols

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Pachinko machine, 2 ... Frame, 3 ... Game board, 4 ... Dish part, 5 ... Launch lever, 6 ... Operation part, 10 ... Normal symbol display device, 11 ... Variable prize-winning device, 12 ... Gate, 13 ... Large Winning mouth, 14 ... Upper starting pocket, 15 ... Windmill, 16 ... Regular winning mouth, 17 ... Electric tulip, 18 ... Out mouth, 20, 30 ... Movable panel surface parts, 21, 31 ... Snow crystals, 22, 32 ... each Shaft member, 22, 32 ... Shaft member, 23, 33 ... Gear, 24, 34 ... Motor, 50 ... Branch member (decorative body), 50A ... Thick branch portion, 50B ... Thin branch, 51 ... Rotating shaft, 55 ... LED, 57 ... decorative body member, 58 ... bowl-shaped hole, 60 ... decorative plate, 61 ... mirror surface

Claims (7)

A decorative body pivotally supported at the base end so as to move in a direction substantially parallel to the game board surface and mounted with a light source, and fixedly arranged so as to cover at least a part of the decorative body positioned in front of the decorative body A decorative body unit comprising a non-translucent decorative board,
A decorative body unit, wherein a mirror surface portion is formed on at least a part of the outer peripheral surface of the decorative plate, and the emitted light from the light source on the decorative body side is reflected by the mirror surface portion.   The decorative body unit according to claim 1, wherein the mirror surface portion is a polyhedral mirror body.   3. The decorative body unit according to claim 1, wherein the light source is disposed on an exposed portion of the decorative body that is exposed from the decorative plate when viewed from the front.   The said light source is arrange | positioned in the mortar type | mold hole provided in the said decoration body, The decoration body unit as described in any one of Claim 1 thru | or 3 characterized by the above-mentioned.   The decorative body unit according to claim 4, wherein an inner wall of the mortar-shaped hole is a mirror surface.   A game board comprising the decorative body unit according to any one of claims 1 to 5.   A pachinko gaming machine comprising the gaming board according to claim 6.

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