JP2899789B2 - Lighting equipment for game display in pachinko machines - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a game display illuminating device for a pachinko machine, and more particularly, to a game device which can be assembled from the back side of a game board as an illuminating means for game components on the game board. The present invention relates to a display lighting device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As is well known, in a pachinko machine, in a pachinko game on a game board set in the machine, a safe machine in which various prize-winning game components (including variable and invariable types) are arranged in various parts. The balls are guided to a collective passage in the mechanism set board on the back side of the machine, and a predetermined number of prize balls are paid out in accordance with the processing of each ball. For this reason,
In many pachinko machines, a collective discharge member, which is also generally called a "ball cover", is attached and set on the back of the game board, and the safe ball passed through the winning device at each position is appropriately divided. The discharge guide can be provided. Incidentally, the collective discharge member is generally a single cover member formed of synthetic resin, and has various forms and sizes that can be adapted to the number and arrangement of prize-winning game components on a game board having various game contents. Things have been selected and used.

[0003] On the surface of the game board, there are various kinds of game parts, such as a large central game part which is the above-mentioned prize game part, various prize-winning devices and prize-winning tools, and a rotating part with a lamp which is a game part for display. Guides, lamp indicators, and the like are provided at predetermined positions in accordance with each game mode. In recent years, lighting components have also been added to gaming components for winning to further enhance the visual effect. When these lighting functions are added, a lamp board with a lamp formed in accordance with the shape of the attachment portion is attached from the back side of each prize device or prize tool or the back side of the game board. In addition, the lamp board and the relay board attached to a required position of the collective discharge member are connected by wiring, so that they are turned on and off as appropriate in accordance with various game states.

[0004]

By the way, on the back of the game board corresponding to the prize winning device or the prize tool, as described above,
Although the discharge path of the collective discharge member that guides discharge of the safe ball extends, in order to add a lighting function to these prize devices and prize tools, it is possible to avoid disposing a lamp substrate in the discharge path. May not be. Therefore, it is necessary to take out the wiring from the lamp substrate outside the collecting and discharging member. However, no suitable method for this has been proposed. For example, a hole is formed at a required position of the collecting and discharging member, and the wiring is made from this hole. Or taking it out of the gap between the back of the game board and the end of the collective discharging member. However, the above-mentioned wiring processing method requires an appropriate wiring processing before attaching the collective discharge member to the game board, so that the work efficiency is poor, and the wiring exposed in the safe ball discharge path is used for the safe ball discharge guide. Was obstructed. In addition, in the inspection and replacement work of the lamp due to the lamp burnout or the like, it is pointed out that the collective discharge member must be removed from the game board, which is troublesome and troublesome.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been proposed to solve the above-mentioned problem, and has various kinds of game parts arranged on the front side and a collective discharge member for safe balls mounted on the back side. Gaming display lighting in a pachinko machine that can be easily and easily assembled on the board with a simple operation on the outside (back side) of the collecting and discharging member for gaming parts that require a gaming display lighting function The purpose is to provide tools.

[0006]

[Means for solving the problems] To overcome the above-mentioned problems,
In order to appropriately achieve the intended purpose, the present invention provides a pachinko machine in which a game board having various game parts arranged on the front surface and a collective discharge member for a safe ball mounted on the back surface is set. A holder which is detachably fitted to a set port opened at a required portion of a discharge gutter for a safe ball of the member, and a lamp board which is assembled to the holder and connected to an external electric board side. A lamp which is connected to and held by the lamp substrate and is located on the front side of the holder, is unitized, and in a fingertip operation outside the collective discharge member attached to the back of the game board, the holder is set with respect to the set opening. The lamp is characterized in that it can be illuminated in accordance with the energization condition, with the lamp facing the back side of the game component attached to a required position of the game board while being fixed and held.

[0007]

In the collective discharge member, a set port is formed at a position corresponding to a game component requiring a lighting function, and a lamp board having a lamp attached thereto is mounted on a holder that can be fitted into the set port. . Then, the lamp comes to a required position on the back side of the game component by a simple operation of fitting the holder into the set port from the back side of the collecting and discharging member attached to the back side of the game board.

[0008]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Next, a lighting device for game display in a pachinko machine according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings with reference to preferred embodiments.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the pachinko machine of this embodiment has an opening / closing mounting frame on the front side of an opening of an outer frame 1 serving as an outer holding frame. The front frame 2 to be formed is assembled so as to be opened and closed and detachable. As various common game components mounted on each part of the front frame 2, a window frame 3 with a glass door 4 mounted on the front side, and an openable upper ball tray 5 with an electric ball feed cassette set inside.
, And a stationary lower ball tray 6, respectively, and an electric hitting and launching device 7 is provided at the front right lower portion of the front. On the other hand, a game board 8 described later in which various game parts and the like are arranged inside the front of the front frame 2 is set to be exchangeable.

On the back side of the front frame 2, a mechanism set board 9 collectively equipped with an out ball and a safe ball generated on the game board 8 side, a path and a device for processing a prize ball, and electrical equipment. However, it is detachably equipped. As shown in FIG. 2, a window 10 for inspecting the back of the game board is opened in the center of the mechanism set board 9, and an out-ball discharge path 12 and a safe-ball discharge processing section 13 are provided inside each of the surrounding parts. The prize ball storage / discharge unit 16 and the prize ball discharge path 21 are formed on the outside. At the window 10, a back cover 11 that covers a collective cover 30 described below attached to the back side of the game board 8 can be opened and closed. The out ball discharge path 12 is:
It is formed of a receiving path 12a communicating with an out port 96 of the game board 8 and a receiving port of an out ball on the front frame 2 side, and a vertical discharge path 12b. The safe ball discharge processing unit 13
Collective rectification path 1 that receives all safe spheres and aligns and exits them
4 and a processing device 15 that performs intermittent processing on a ball-by-ball basis at the outlet side of the flow straightening path 14. However, collective rectification path 1
4. The receiving path 12a and the discharging path 12b for the out ball
Upper and lower sides are defined on the same inner side of the set board 9, and a cover plate is attached to both inner sides to cover together.

The prize ball storage / discharge unit 16 includes a tank 17 for a considerable amount of prize balls, and a rectification gutter 1 for discharging the prize balls in an aligned manner.
8 and a delivery trough 19, and a prize ball discharge device 20 that discharges a certain number of units. By the way, prize ball release device 20
Is operated in association with the operation of the processing device 15, and is set to be stopped when a prize ball cannot be released due to a prize ball filling or the like. The prize ball discharge path 21 is provided outside the mechanism set board 9 with a main discharge path 21a communicating from the prize ball discharge device 20 side to the upper ball plate 5 side, and is branched and connected therefrom to the lower ball plate 6 side. And a sub-discharge passage 21b communicating with the sub-flow passage 21a in a stepwise manner. The prize ball discharge path 21, the out ball discharge path 12, the processing device 15, and the like are covered with a common back cover. Reference numeral 22 denotes a ball-extraction path that is branched from the upper main discharge path 21a and communicates with the discharge path 12b of the out-ball discharge path 12.

The gaming board 8 is an example of a type 1 pachinko machine, in which various winning game components and display game components provided for a pachinko game are arranged. That is, as shown in FIG.
On the gaming side, an electronically controlled symbol variable display device 25 having a prize tool 24 at the top is arranged at the center,
As a prize-winning game component, a start-up prize-winning tool 26 having a variable winning opening that can generate a symbol operating condition based on detection of a winning ball; And a large special prize winning device 28 having an opening / closing member 99 which is opened and operated based on the establishment of the special game condition in the center. In addition, as a game component for display, a rotating guide with lamp (lamp windmill) 97
And lamp indicators 98, 98 and the like are arranged at predetermined positions, and as other game components, prize detecting devices 91, 91
And windmills 92, 92, etc., are provided respectively.

In the above-described pachinko machine of the present embodiment,
The collective cover 30 as a collective discharge member for a safe ball suitably applied to the gaming board 8 is formed entirely of synthetic resin as a single cover member, and is screwed to a matching position on the back side of the board with screws or the like. Attachment set. As a summary, as shown in FIG. 4, the collective cover 30 includes a cover main body 31 formed in a rectangular frame shape having a size that can correspond to the back surface of the main part of the game board 8, Window 3 of appropriate square opening size that does not interfere with
2 are formed along the window 32. At the top and bottom along the window 32, side gutters 33 and 34 having inclined passages 33a and 34a are formed as discharge gutters for safe balls, and passages 35a are formed at left and right portions. Downspouts 35, 36 having, 36a are formed,
These are connected to each other at right angles to the plane. Further, between the lower horizontal gutter 34 and the lower portions of the vertical gutters 35, 36 on both sides, an opening 37 having an appropriately concave opening width which does not interfere with the special winning device 28 is formed. , 36, abutment pieces 38, 38 which are screwed in contact with the back surface of the game board 8 are integrally formed.

In such a collective cover 30, when the configuration of each part is viewed in detail, the upper gutter 33 guides the safe ball passed through the upper prize tool 24 into the passage 33a. 5 can be discharged into the upper part of the downspout 36 on the right side.
5 can be guided into the passage 34a and discharged into the lower part of the downspout 35 on the left side in FIG. Then, a set port 3 is provided at the connecting portion between the two gutters 34 and 35.
9 is formed, and a safe ball from the starting prize-winning tool 26 can be detected by the detection switch 70 detachably incorporated in the set port 39. On the other hand, the left and right downspouts 35, 36 can cover and protect the back side of the ordinary prize winning devices 27, 27, and guide the safe balls that have passed through into the corresponding passages 35a, 36a, thereby lowering them. Can be discharged to However, passage 3 of both downspouts 35 and 36
A plurality of buffer pieces 40, 40 are arranged in a zigzag manner in the upper and lower portions 5a, 36a, so that the safe ball can be suitably discharged and discharged, that is, the safe ball can be discharged while relaxing the impact. Incidentally, both downspouts 35, 36 can discharge their safe balls even when another prize-winning tool (not shown) is disposed above each prize-winning tool 27, 27.

The back (outer surface) of the left downspout 35
An installation section 41 for a relay board is formed in the middle section.
Assuming that two types of relay boards, large and small (long and short), can be installed, the installation section 41 is provided at the lower end of a frame base 42 formed in a vertical rectangular frame shape of a predetermined size with an insertion port 44 at the lower edge of the relay board. Is formed, and the frame seat 42 is formed.
The first and second bosses 45 and 46 with screw holes, which serve as attachment portions for the relay board, are protruded one by one from the upper end and the upper center. As a result, the installation portion 41 uses the first boss portion 45 as illustrated in FIG. 10 under the condition that the relay board is brought into contact with and fixed to the frame seat 42 and the fitting seat 43 which are the main components. The large (long) first-type relay board 63 can be screwed, and as shown in FIG. 11, the small (short) second-type relay board 64 is It can be screwed, and any relay board 63,
64 can also be set quickly and easily by tightening one screw. As shown in FIG. 12, for the first and second attachment portions, elastically deformable hooks 47 and 48 are formed, and upper end edges of the respective relay boards 63 and 64 are engaged and fixed. When the first type relay board 63 is set, the engagement portion of the second hook 48 may be cut off. By the way, various relay boards 63, 64
Are connected to various types of connectors 65, 65 relating to electric components (for example, lamp boards, switches, solenoids, etc.) of various game components.

An insertion holding part 49 for wiring processing is integrally formed with each part of the cover main body 31. The insertion holding portion 49 is specifically based on the premise that it can appropriately hold two types (two types) of wirings connected to various electric components in the game board 8 and the above-described relay boards 63 and 64. As shown in FIGS. 5, 6, 7, and 8, a hook-shaped holder 50 having an insertion port 51 opened outward and
A hook-shaped hooking piece 52 protruding (toward the back of the game board) is a unit example, and the upper horizontal gutter 33 and the left and right vertical gutters 3 are used.
A required number is provided on each of the peripheral portions of 5, 36, and the wires 50, 52 are inserted and held so as to sandwich the wiring from the inside and outside, thereby preventing the wiring from being pulled out.
Then, when such an insertion holding portion 49 is used, as illustrated in FIG.
80 and the relay boards 63 and 64 respectively have connectors 67 and 6 respectively.
Type A wiring 66 connected via 8, 65
Can be inserted into each of the insertion holding portions 49 in advance and integrated with the cover at a stage before the collective cover 30 is attached to the game board 8. Further, as illustrated in FIG. 14, the connector 68 is connected to the electric components (lamp substrate)
The B-type wiring 69 connected via the 65 can be inserted into the insertion holding portion 49 at a required position and held in an extended state after the set-up of the collective cover 30 with respect to the game board 8. it can. On the back side of the downspout 35 on the left side, the holding pieces 53 of the A and B type wirings 66 and 69 are formed at the upper part, and the wiring (not shown) connected to the game control board is held at the lower part. A piece 54 is formed.

As an additional configuration of the collective cover 30 of the present embodiment, support stands 55, 55 are integrally formed on the upper and lower portions inside the left and right downspouts 35, 36. Using the boss 56 and the screw hole 57,
The back side portion 25a of the symbol variable display device 25 can be placed and fixed. On the other hand, on the lower edge of the upper gutter 33, a positioning piece 58 for the back surface of the outer body 25b of the symbol variable display device 25 is formed, and on the left and right inner peripheral edges of the opening 37, ball stopper pieces 59 are formed. The safe balls that pass through the prize-winning tools 29, 29 on both sides of the special prize device 28 are stopped by the ball stoppers 59 to prevent deviation. The collective cover 30 is attached and set on the right side with respect to the back surface of the game board 8 on which various game contents are set. A projection 60 for positioning with respect to a reference seat hole (not shown) formed on the back of the game board 8 is formed, and a supporting cylinder 61 for locking the back cover 11 is formed.

Then, the collective cover 3 of the present embodiment described above.
In the case of No. 0, as a selective additional technology adapted to the use conditions and the like, each set opening 62 formed at the lower part of the left and right downspouts 35, 36 is provided with a lighting for game display according to the present invention. The tool can be set detachably. The lighting tool 71 is used in accordance with a case where a lighting component is added to a game component located in each of the downspouts 35, 36, specifically, the left and right prize tools 27, 27. Basically, as illustrated in FIG. 15, a holder 72 that can be removably fitted and fixed to the set port 62 by a fingertip operation on the outside of the cover main body 31, and a lamp 82 that is screwed into the holder 72 to hold the lamp 82. And a lamp substrate 80 for connection and holding. Then, as shown in FIG. 16 as a specific configuration,
The holder 72 is formed into a box frame shape having a housing concave portion 73, and has a pair of elastically deformable pairs having engaging claws 78 and operation portions 79 on the left and right sides of a support piece 74 having a screw hole 75 and a pin hole 76. Locking pieces 77, 77 are formed.
On the other hand, the lamp substrate 80 has a lamp circuit formed in a predetermined shape and size, and has a connecting pin (for example, two sets as a set of two) 81 for passing electricity inserted in the front-rear direction. It is soldered and fixed to the circuit, and is screwed in accordance with the support piece 74 of the holder 72, and the connecting pins 81 of each group are inserted through the pin holes 76 and extend forward.
A lamp 82 is inserted and connected to this pin portion.

In the lighting fixture 71 thus configured, the holders 72 are simply fitted into the respective set ports 62 of the cover body 31 so that the locking pieces 77 on both sides are engaged with the engagement ports 62a of the set port 62. The lamps 82 can be set together, and the lamps 82 can be positioned on the left and right sides on the back side of the winning tools 27, 27 (see FIGS. 17 and 18). In this set state, the lamp 82 is energized when the lamp board 80 is energized, with the rear end of each set of connection pins 81 being connected to the relay boards 63 and 64 via the type A wiring 66 described above. It can be lit or blinked to illuminate the winning tools 27, 27 from behind. On the other hand, when removing the lighting fixture 71, the engagement between the engagement opening 62a of the set opening 62 and the engagement claw 78 is released by elastically deforming the locking pieces 77 on both sides in the closing direction by a fingertip operation. Thus, the holder 72 can be removed as it is. For the lighting fixture 71, the rear end portion of each set of connection pins 81 of the lamp board 80 is omitted, and the B-type wiring 69 is soldered and connected to a required position, so that the relay board 63,
A type that can be connected to a connector 64 can also be suitably used. Regardless of the type, it is desirable to provide a positioning piece 83 for the lamp 82 on the front surface of the support 74 of the holder 72.

[0020]

Next, the operation of the illumination device for game display in the pachinko machine according to the present invention will be described. In the above-described pachinko machine of the present embodiment, the game balls in the upper ball tray 5 are fired one by one from the firing rails one by one based on the cooperation of the ball feeding device and the hit ball firing device 7 to play the game surface of the game board 8. You can play the game by driving in. The out ball passed through the out port 96 is discharged out of the machine via the out ball discharge path 12, and the safe balls entering the prize winning tool 24 and the respective prize winning tools 26 and 27 pass through the collective cover 30. Of the safe ball discharge processing unit 13 and the processing device 15
, And are finally discharged outside the machine from the discharge path 12b of the out-ball discharge path 12. In addition, in connection with the processing of the safe ball, the discharging device 2 of the prize ball storing and discharging unit 16 is used.
0 is activated at an appropriate timing to release a certain number of prize balls.

Therefore, the prize-winning tool 24 and each prize-winning tool 26,
The manner in which the safe ball that has entered the 27 enters will be described. That is, the safe ball entering the upper prize-winning tool 24 disposed above the symbol variable display device 25 is passed through the passage 33a of the upper horizontal gutter 33 in the collective cover 30 to the upper part of the right vertical gutter 36. , Falls down, and is discharged to the collective rectification path 14 of the mechanism set board 9. The safe balls entering the normal prize-winning tools 27, 27 disposed on the left and right sides of the game board 8, respectively, pass through the left downspout 35 and the right downspout 36 and then fall to fall on the collective rectification path 14 Is discharged. Note that the safe spheres that have passed through the left downspout 35 and the right downspout 36 as described above are provided by a plurality of buffer pieces 40, 40 arranged in a staggered manner in each of the passages 35a, 36a. It is expelled suitably, and is discharged in a state where the impact is reduced.

Further, the safe ball entering the start winning prize tool 26 passes through the passage 34a of the lower gutter 34 in the collective cover 30.
Through to the left downspout 35 side,
Detection switch 7 incorporated in the set port 39 of the contact part of
After being detected as 0, it is dropped and discharged to the collective rectification path 14 of the mechanism set board 9. When the safe ball is detected by the detection switch 70, the symbol variable display device 25 starts symbol variation, and when a special game condition is established by stopping at a predetermined symbol combination, the special winning opening of the special winning device 28 is opened. Then a special game is started. The safe sphere entered into the special winning opening of the special prize device 28 and the left and right prize-winning tools 29, 29 is not passed out to the collective cover 30, and is directly passed to the collective rectification path 1.
It is discharged to 4.

The normal prize tool 2 provided on the game board 8
When the illumination display function is added to 7, 27, by simply fitting the holder 72 into each of the set ports 62 from the outside of the cover body 31 in the collective cover 30, the locking pieces 77, 77 on both sides are It is set by engaging with the engaging port 62a of the setting port 62. At this time, the lamps 82 provided on the front side of the holder 72 are located on the left and right sides on the back side of the winning tool 27. In this set state, the rear end of each set of connection pins 81 is connected to the relay boards 63 and 64 via the above-described type A wiring 66 by a connector.
The lamp 82 is lit or blinked when the power is supplied to 0, and the prize winning devices 27 can be illuminated from behind.
When the lighting fixture 71 is removed, the locking pieces 77 on both sides are elastically deformed in the closing direction by a fingertip operation on the outside of the cover main body 31, so that the engagement opening 62 a of the set opening 62 is formed.
Is disengaged from the engagement claws 78, 78 and the holder 72 can be removed as it is. Regarding the lighting fixture 71, even if the type B wiring 69 is connected to the lamp board 80 by soldering, the cover body 3
It can be easily attached and detached by a fingertip operation on the outside of 1.

[0024]

As described above, according to the game display illuminator of the pachinko machine according to the present invention, the game display illumination is provided at the safe ball collective discharge member attached to the back side of the game board. A set port is provided at a corresponding position where a game component requiring a function is provided, and the lighting fixture is attached to a holder that can be fitted to the set port, so that the holder is simply inserted into the set port. The lighting equipment can be exposed to the game parts. That is, the lighting fixture can be attached and detached with a simple operation, and the operation can be simplified and the efficiency can be improved.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view showing an example of a pachinko machine in which a game display lighting device according to the present invention is implemented.

FIG. 2 is a rear view of the pachinko machine according to the embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a front view illustrating a game board.

FIG. 4 is a rear view of the gaming board provided with a collective cover for safe balls.

FIG. 5 is a front view showing a collective cover for a safe ball, partially cut away.

FIG. 6 is a sectional view taken along line AA in FIG.

FIG. 7 is a sectional view taken along line BB in FIG. 5;

8 is a sectional view taken along line CC in FIG.

FIG. 9 is a sectional view taken along line DD in FIG. 5;

FIG. 10 is an explanatory view showing a state in which a large-sized first-type relay board is attached to an installation portion formed on a collective cover for safe balls.

FIG. 11 is an explanatory view showing a state in which a small-sized second-type relay board is attached to an installation portion formed on a collective cover for safe balls.

FIG. 12 is an enlarged perspective view of a main part showing another example of a method of attaching the relay board to the installation part.

FIG. 13 is an explanatory view showing an embodiment in which the lamp board and the relay board are connected by a type A wiring for connecting the lamp board to the connector.

FIG. 14 is an explanatory view showing a form in which the lamp substrate and the relay substrate are connected by a type B wiring soldered to the lamp substrate.

FIG. 15 is a perspective view schematically showing a lighting device for game display provided on the winning device.

FIG. 16 is a plan view showing a lighting device for game display provided in the winning device, partially cut away.

FIG. 17 is a side sectional view showing a state in which a lighting device is attached to a set opening of a collective cover, and a lamp faces a prize-winning device.

FIG. 18 is a cross-sectional plan view showing a state in which a lighting device is attached to a set opening of a collective cover and a lamp faces a prize-winning device.

[Description of Signs] 8 Game Board 27 Prize-winning Equipment
(Game parts) 30 Collective cover (collective discharge member) 35 Left vertical gutter (discharge gutter) 36 Right vertical gutter (discharge gutter) 62 Set port 63 First type relay board (electrical board) 64 Second type relay board (Electric substrate) 72 Holder 80 Lamp substrate 82 Lamp

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. A game board in which various game parts are arranged on a front surface and a collective discharge member (30) for a safe ball is mounted on a back surface.
In a pachinko machine in which (8) is set, the discharge gutter (35,
36) A holder (72) removably fitted to a set opening (62) opened at a required portion, and an external electric board (63, 64) side attached to the holder (72). Lamp board to be connected
(80) and the holder (72) connected and held by the lamp substrate (80)
A collective discharge member (30) which is unitized with a lamp (82) positioned on the front side of the
In the fingertip operation on the outside of the lamp (8), the holder (72) is fitted into the set opening (62),
A game display for a pachinko machine, characterized in that the game device (2) faces the back side of the game component (27) attached to a required position of the game board (8) and can be illuminated according to a power supply condition. Lighting equipment.