JP4176336B2

JP4176336B2 - Light emitting device for game machine and game machine using the same

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Publication number: JP4176336B2
Application number: JP2001306462A
Authority: JP
Inventors: 義一足立; 兼久肝付; 和政岡本
Original assignee: 日本ぱちんこ部品株式会社
Priority date: 2001-10-02
Filing date: 2001-10-02
Publication date: 2008-11-05
Anticipated expiration: 2021-10-02
Also published as: JP2003111909A

Description

【０００１】
【発明の属する技術分野】
本発明は、遊技機用発光装置及びそれを用いた遊技機に関する。
【０００２】
【従来の技術】
従来、例えばチューリップ、役物等の、所定の遊技条件の成立に基づいて遊技球誘導部材（回動翼片、羽根とも称される）が変位する遊技機用入賞装置が広く提供されている。このうち電動チューリップと称される入賞装置は、一体的に形成される本体部にアクチュエータ、伝達機構、羽根部材等が取り付けられた形態にて利用に供されるものが一般的であった。このような電動チューリップにおいて、その後方側にランプを設けることにより遊技に対する興趣を高めるための工夫が施されたものも見受けられる（例えば、実公平６−４７４９４号公報参照）。
【０００３】
また、遊技機用風車においても、風車の後方側にランプを設けることにより遊技に対する興趣を高めるための工夫が施されたものも見受けられる（例えば、実公平５−３０４５７号公報参照）。
【０００４】
【発明が解決しようとする課題】
ところで、このようなランプ（発光手段）は、ランプ用の配線基板（ランプ基板）の配置場所の制約等により電動チューリップの回動翼片、風車等からかなり後方に位置することが多く、入賞装置、風車等が前後方向に長くなって大型化する傾向がある。また、回動翼片、風車等に十分な光を照射するには、遊技盤の盤面に対して前方側から取り付けられる台板等にランプからの光を透過させるための透孔を大きく開口したり、又はその台板等を透明板で構成したり、若しくは光の反射板や拡散板を設置したりせねばならず、ランプ設置に付随する製造コストが増大するおそれがある。さらに、これらに伴って台板等の遊技盤への取付面積が大きくなる場合には、入賞装置、風車等の取付部の大型化も問題になる。
【０００５】
本発明の解決すべき課題は、発光手段の設置に付随する製造コストの増加を抑制し、小型化を図ることのできる遊技機用発光装置とそれを用いた遊技機を提供することにある。
【０００６】
【課題を解決するための手段及び発明の効果】
上記の課題を解決するために本発明の遊技機用発光装置は、第一の態様として、
遊技盤の盤面に対して前方側から取り付けられる台板と、
その台板と一体的に又は別体に形成され、該台板より前方側に突出する前側装飾部と、
その前側装飾部を照明する発光手段と、
前記台板と前記遊技盤との対向接触面間に形成される基板収納スペースに配置されるとともに、前記発光手段へ所定の電力を供給する配線基板と、
を備え、
前記配線基板は、その後面が前記遊技盤の盤面に接触して配置されるとともに、その外縁部の少なくとも一部が、前後方向に貫通形成された前記遊技盤の孔部の周縁部と重合するように、前記台板と前記遊技盤とで挟まれることを特徴とする。
【０００７】
また、上記の課題を解決するために本発明の遊技機用発光装置は、第二の態様として、
遊技盤の盤面に対して前方側から取り付けられる台板と、
その台板と一体的に又は別体に形成され、該台板より前方側に突出する前側装飾部と、
その前側装飾部を照明する発光手段と、
前記台板において前記遊技盤との対向接触面側に形成される凹部に配置されるとともに、前記発光手段が取り付けられる配線基板と、
を備え、
前記配線基板は、その後面が前記遊技盤の盤面に接触して配置されるとともに、その外縁部の少なくとも一部が、前後方向に貫通形成された前記遊技盤の孔部の周縁部と重合するように、前記台板と前記遊技盤とで挟まれることを特徴とする。
【０００８】
さらに、上記の課題を解決するために本発明の遊技機用発光装置は、第三の態様として、
遊技盤の盤面に対して前方側から取り付けられる台板と、
その台板に前記遊技盤と交差する方向に軸部材が支持され、流下する遊技球の接触を受けてその軸部材の周りに回転する回転部と、
その回転部を照明する発光手段と、
前記台板と前記遊技盤との対向接触面間に形成される基板収納スペースに配置されるとともに、前記発光手段へ所定の電力を供給する配線基板と、
を備えたことを特徴とする。
【０００９】
次に、上記の課題を解決するために本発明の遊技機用発光装置は、第四の態様として、
遊技盤の盤面に対して前方側から取り付けられる台板と、
その台板に前記遊技盤と交差する方向に軸部材が支持され、流下する遊技球の接触を受けてその軸部材の周りに回転する回転部と、
その回転部を照明する発光手段と、
前記台板において前記遊技盤との対向接触面側に形成される凹部に配置されるとともに、前記発光手段が取り付けられる配線基板と、
を備えたことを特徴とする。
【００１０】
これらの遊技機用発光装置によれば、発光手段へ所定の電力を供給する配線基板が台板と遊技盤との対向接触面間に形成される基板収納スペースに配置され、又は発光手段が取り付けられる配線基板が台板の遊技盤との対向接触面側に形成される凹部に配置されることにより、スペースの有効利用と遊技機用発光装置の小型化を図ることができる。そして、発光手段のための配線基板が上記したスペースに配置されることによって、発光手段を照明対象である入賞装置等に近づけることができるので、光の透過孔、透明台板、光の反射板や拡散板といった発光手段の設置に付随する製造コストの上昇を抑えることができる。
【００１１】
この場合、発光手段として配線基板に取り付けられたＬＥＤ素子を用いれば、発光手段及び配線基板のコンパクト化と製造コストの増加抑制を達成しやすくなる。
【００１３】
また、配線基板の後面を遊技盤の盤面に接触して配置すると、配線基板を台板と盤面とで挟持することによって、配線基板を台板に固定するねじ、ボルト等の締結部材の本数を減少又は省略できる場合がある。
【００１４】
このとき、配線基板の外縁部の少なくとも一部を、前後方向に貫通形成された遊技盤の孔部の周縁部と重合するように、台板と遊技盤とで挟む構成を付加できる。配線基板の外縁部を台板と遊技盤とで挟むことによって、配線基板の表面（前面又は後面）を発光手段への配線部として広く使用できるようになる。したがって、配線基板の後面が遊技盤の盤面に接触する場合でも、配線基板の後面側に発光手段への配線部を比較的容易に設けることができ、上記した発光手段の誤作動を防止できる。
【００１５】
なお、本発明において後方側（又は後面側）とは遊技盤の盤面と直交する方向（すなわち前後方向）における遊技機内部に向かう側（すなわち、主制御基板等の種々の基板が設けられる内部機構側）、前方側（又は前面側）とはそれとは反対側の遊技者に対面する側を意味する。また、上方側とは鉛直上方側、下方側とは鉛直下方側を意味するものとする。
【００１６】
そして、上記の課題を解決するために本発明の遊技機用発光装置は、第五の態様として、
遊技盤の盤面に対して前方側から取り付けられる台板と、
その台板と一体的に又は別体に形成され、該台板より前方側に突出する前側装飾部と、
その前側装飾部を照明する発光手段と、
前記台板と前記遊技盤との対向接触面間に形成される基板収納スペースに配置されてその台板に位置決め保持されるとともに、締結部材により前記台板に対して一体的に固定され、前記発光手段へ所定の電力を供給する配線基板と、
を備え、
前記台板の前面側には遊技球の流下通路が形成されるとともに、
前記発光手段は、前記台板の前面よりも後方に位置して前記配線基板に取り付けられることを特徴とする。
あるいは、上記の課題を解決するために本発明の遊技機用発光装置は、第六の態様として、
遊技盤の盤面に対して前方側から取り付けられる台板と、
その台板と一体的に又は別体に形成され、該台板より前方側に突出する前側装飾部と、
その前側装飾部を照明する発光手段と、
前記台板において前記遊技盤との対向接触面側に形成される凹部に配置されるとともに、前記発光手段が取り付けられる配線基板と、
を備え、
前記配線基板は、その前面が前記台板に形成された凹部の底に接触する形態で、その凹部に保持されるとともに、締結部材によりその台板に対して一体的に固定される一方、
前記台板の前面側には遊技球の流下通路が形成されるとともに、
前記発光手段は、その光軸が前記凹部の底に形成された前後方向の貫通孔の軸線とほぼ一致する形で、前記台板の前面よりも後方に位置して前記配線基板に取り付けられることを特徴とする。
このように、配線基板を、その前面が台板に形成された凹部の底に接触する形態で、台板に取り付ける一方、発光手段の光軸を、凹部の底に形成された前後方向の貫通孔の軸線とほぼ一致させることができる。こうすることによって、発光手段から出た光は、後方側への洩れ量が少なくなり、前方側すなわち遊技者に対面する側に設けられる入賞装置等を明るく照らすことができる。なお、配線基板を凹部に埋め込む形態で配置する場合には、光の洩れ量をほとんどなくすことができる。
また、配線基板を台板の凹部に保持するとともに、締結部材により台板に対して一体的に固定することができる。遊技盤の盤面に取り付けられる台板に配線基板を保持・固定することにより、配線基板の盤面に対する取り付けを確実かつ堅牢になすことができる。
【００１７】
そして、配線基板の少なくとも一部を後方から保持する基板保持部材とともに、配線基板を締結部材により台板に対して一体的に固定することができる。このようにして、台板・配線基板・基板保持部材の３者を共締めすることにより、固定用のねじ、ボルト等の締結部材の本数を減少して（例えばビス１本での組み付けも可能として）、製造コストの低減を図ることができる。また、近年遊技機においても各種部品のリサイクルが課題となっているが、このようにして締結部材の本数を減らすことにより発光装置の分解が容易となり、部品の再利用を通じて地球環境保全に貢献できる。
【００１８】
台板に取り付けられる前側装飾部を有する遊技機用入賞装置、遊技機用サイドランプ等の場合、配線基板を前側装飾部とともに締結部材により台板に対して一体的に固定することができる。これにより、上記３者に加えて前側装飾部も共締めできるので、さらなるコストダウンを達成することができる。
【００１９】
そして、配線基板の後面を遊技盤の盤面から隙間をあけて配置すると、配線基板の後面側に形成された隙間を利用して、発光手段に対する配線部を配線基板の後面側に設けることが容易となり、この場合には導電性を有し、台板の前面側を流下する遊技球によって発光手段が誤作動することを防止できる。
【００２０】
ここで、台板の前面側には遊技球の流下通路を形成するとともに、発光手段を、台板の前面よりも後方に位置させて配線基板に取り付けることができる。こうすることで、発光手段に遊技球が接触するおそれがなく、また発光手段が遊技球の流下を阻害するおそれもなくなる。
【００２１】
以上のようにして製造コストの増加が抑制され、小型化が図られた遊技機用発光装置を遊技機に配置することにより、遊技機全体としての製造コストの抑制と小型化が達成できるとともに、興趣に富んだ盤面構成を実現することができるようになる。
【００２２】
【発明の実施の形態】
（実施例１）
本発明を遊技機用入賞装置に適用した場合の実施の形態について、図面を参照しつつ説明する。
図１に示されるように、遊技機用入賞装置１は遊技盤１０１の盤面１０１ａ（図７参照）に配置されるとともに、回動部材１０（遊技球誘導部材）と、ソレノイド３０（駆動アクチュエータ）と、伝達機構４１（図２）とを有している。回動部材１０は、複数の変位位置に変位可能とされ、自身の変位により遊技球の遊技機用入賞装置１の内部への入球のし易さを設定する。ソレノイド３０は、駆動出力部３７を有するとともに、その駆動出力部３７を複数の変位位置に駆動変位させる。伝達機構４１は、駆動出力部３７の駆動変位を、その駆動出力部３７と連動する１又は複数の中間伝達部材を介して回動部材１０の変位に変換しつつ回動部材１０に伝達する。
【００２３】
本実施例においては、図１又は図２に示すように、通電によってソレノイド３０内部（具体的には、コイル部５３内部）に駆動出力部３７が直線的に引き込まれるようになっており、その駆動出力部３７の直線変位を回動伝達部２１の回転変位に変換し、その回動伝達部２１の回転変位（ここでは盤面１０１ａ（図７参照）と平行な軸線回りの回動変位）をさらに回動部材１０の回動変位（ここでは盤面１０１ａと直交する軸線回りの回動変位）に変換するように伝達機構４１が構成されている。なお、回動伝達部２１が中間伝達部材として機能している。なお、駆動出力部３７は、コイルばね３９を貫通しつつソレノイド３０内部（コイル部５３内部）に引き込まれるようになっており、通電状態においては、コイルばね３９の付勢に反してコイル部５３内部に引き込まれ、通電解除状態においては、コイルばね３９による付勢により（具体的には、コイルばね３９が駆動出力部３７に形成されたフランジ部３７ａを押し出すことにより）、前方側に押し出されるようになっている。また、ソレノイド３０には、コイル部５３に電力を供給するためのリード部３１が設けられ、そのリード部３１の端部には端子部３２が備えられている。
【００２４】
また、本発明における駆動出力部３７は、コイル部５３の側方を金属材質からなる側方板５１ａ，５１ａが囲むようになっており、前方側においては、その側方版５１ａ，５１ａと連結又は一体形成された前方板５０が囲むようになっている。また、コイル部５３の上方及び下方は開口している。そして、前方板５０における側方板取り付け位置よりも、さらに側方に延びる形にて形成されてフランジ形態を呈し、その前方板５０において側方板５１ａ，５１ａよりも更に側方に突出する部分（以下、フランジ部ともいう）において、ソレノイド３０を伝達機構４１が収納されたハウジング４３（基板保持部材）に固定して支持するために締結部材挿通孔５０ａが形成されている。
【００２５】
そして、締結部材３５（例えばねじ、ビス、ボルト等）がこの締結部材挿通孔５０ａを貫通しつつハウジング４３に形成された締結部材挿入部４４に挿入・固定されて、これらソレノイド３０とハウジング４３が固定されることとなる。なお、盤面１０１ａ（図７参照）とほぼ平行に設けられる前方板５０に対し、直交又はほぼ直交するように側方板５１ａ，５１ａが取り付けられて固定されている。なお、これら側方板５１ａ，５１ａと背面板５１ｂは、コの字状に形成される金属板材５１の一部として一体形成されており、そのコの字状の金属板材５１の両端縁が前方板５０と固定される形となっている。なお、本実施例においては、前方板５０に形成された嵌合孔５０ｂ，５０ｂにおいて、金属板材５１の両端縁に形成された嵌合突起５１ｃ，５１ｃが挿入され、固定されるようになっている。このように、コイル部５３を囲む金属部材５１にフランジ部を設け、そのフランジ部をハウジング４３に固定するようにすれば（即ち、コイル部５３を保持する金属部材５１をハウジング４３外部に直接固定するようにし、ソレノイド３０をハウジング４３で囲まないようにすれば）、ソレノイド３０をハウジング４３にて包囲せずに一体構成でき、装置構成のコンパクト化に寄与することとなる。
【００２６】
さらに、図２に示されるように、遊技機用入賞装置１のケーシングユニット４は、回動部材１０が変位可能に支持されて、遊技盤１０１における盤面１０１ａ（図７参照）の前方側に突出した形にて取り付けられるものとされる前方側ユニット２と、その前方側ユニット２とは別体に形成され、伝達機構４１及びハウジング４３を備えた構成にて該前方側ユニット２に着脱可能に取り付けられる後方側ユニット３とを備えて構成される。
【００２７】
このように、遊技盤１０１の前方側に設けられる前方側ユニット２と、後方側に設けられ、伝達機構４１が備えられる後方側ユニット３とを別体に形成することにより、前方側ユニット２を着脱可能とすることができ、使用形態に応じて前方側ユニット２を変更することが可能となる。従って、新たな装飾態様を生じさせる場合には前方側ユニット２のみを変更すれば足り、伝達機構４１を有する後方側ユニット３は共用化できるため、部品の効率的利用、部品のリサイクル等が可能となり、製造コストを抑えることができ、かつ組み立てに伴う労力も低減することができる。例えば、設置対象となる遊技機に応じて装飾態様を変更したい場合や、前方側ユニット２のみ故障、消耗等が生じた場合には前方側ユニット２のみ変更すればよいため極めて効率的な使用形態となる。
【００２８】
また、本実施例において遊技球誘導部材は、図３に示すように遊技盤１０１の盤面１０１ａ（図７参照）と交差する軸線回りにおいて回動可能とされる一対の回動部材１０，１０を含むとともに、それら一対の回動部材１０，１０間に形成される隙間が遊技球の入賞口７とされ、その入賞口７が、遊技球が１球ごとに進入する第一の開口態様（図３（ａ））と、その第一の開口態様よりも広く開口する第二の開口態様（図３（ｂ））との少なくとも２つの開口態様となるようそれら一対の回動部材１０，１０が互いに相対変位するようになっている。なお、図３において、遊技機用入賞装置１は、一対の回動部材１０，１０が一対の羽根部材として構成される遊技機用チューリップ（具体的には電動チューリップ）となっている。
【００２９】
また、前方側ユニット２は、遊技盤１０１の盤面１０１ａ（図７参照）と平行又は略平行に取り付けられるものとされる台板１２と、その台板１２と一体的に形成されるか、又は別体形成され、台板１２の板面上より前方側に突出する前側装飾部１１とを備えて構成される。換言すれば、図３（ａ）、（ｂ）の各下図に示すように、前側装飾部１１は盤面１０１ａに取り付けた状態において、盤面１０１ａより前方側に突出するように構成されており、流下する遊技球を受ける構成となっている。なお、本実施例においては、台板１２と前側装飾部１１が別体形成されており、後述する係合構成により係合されている。
【００３０】
さらに、遊技球誘導部材としての回動部材１０，１０は、盤面１０１ａと交差（直交）する軸線を回動軸線とするように、前側装飾部１１及び／又は台板１２において回動可能に支持されるようになっており、それら回動部材１０，１０が回動することにより入賞口７が開閉するようになっている。具体的には、図１に示すように、前側装飾部１１に形成された回動部材支持軸１１ａ，１１ａが回動部材１０に形成された支持軸挿入穴１０ｂ，１０ｂにそれぞれ挿入されるようになっており、回動部材１０は、回動部材支持軸１１ａの中心軸線を回転軸線として回動可能に支持されている。そして、回動部材支持軸１１ａ，１１ａにより回動部材１０，１０が支持された状態にて前側装飾部１１と台板１２が固定されるようになっており、この台板１２が固定されることにより回動部材支持軸１１ａ，１１ａの後方側からの回動部材１０，１０の抜け止めがなされている。
【００３１】
図２に示すように、前方側ユニット２の台板１２には、遊技盤１０１との対向接触面側（すなわち盤面１０１ａ側）に凹部１２ｉが形成され、この凹部１２ｉには一対の回動部材１０，１０を照明する二対のチップ状ＬＥＤ素子５，５，５，５（発光手段）が前面側に突出して取り付けられた配線基板６が配置されている。この配線基板６は、その前面が凹部１２ｉの底に接触するように、凹部１２ｉに埋め込む形態で台板１２に取り付けられている。一方、各ＬＥＤ素子５は、その光軸が凹部１２ｉの底に形成された前後方向の貫通孔１２ｊの軸線とほぼ一致する（図５参照）ように、貫通孔１２ｊに後方側から挿入され、後方側への光の洩れ量を少なくし、前方側すなわち遊技者に対面する側に設けられる回動部材１０を明るく照らすようにしている。
【００３２】
図３（ａ）下図に示すように、前方側ユニット２と後方側ユニット３の組付け状態において、回動部材１０における後方側ユニット３に設けられた伝達機構４１の作用部２１ａに対応した位置に、その作用部２１ａの作用を受ける被作用部としての突出部１０ａが形成されている。そして、駆動出力部３７が駆動変位するに伴い、作用部２１ａがその駆動出力部３７と連動して変位し、突出部１０ａに作用するようになっている。そして、図２に示すように、後方側ユニット３から前方側ユニット２を取り外した場合には、それら作用部２１ａ及び被作用部（突出部１０ａ）が分離するようになっている。なお、図３（ａ）は駆動出力部３７が第一の変位位置にある場合を示しており、図３（ｂ）は第二の変位位置（コイル部５３（図１参照）に引き込まれた変位位置）にある場合を示している。また、回動部材１０，１０は、駆動出力部３７の変位位置と対応する回動変位位置をとるようになっており、図３（ａ）においては回動部材１０，１０が第一回動変位位置をとり、図３（ｂ）においては回動部材１０，１０が第二回動変位位置をとっている。二対のＬＥＤ素子５，５，５，５は、一対の回動部材１０，１０の回動軸線方向から見て、第一回動変位位置と第二回動変位位置とにそれぞれ対応して配置されている。
【００３３】
図１に戻り、台板１２及び前側装飾部１１はともに樹脂部材からなり、その台板１２の一部において被係合部が樹脂形成される一方、前側装飾部１１の一部においてその被係合部と係合する係合部が樹脂形成されている。具体的には、前側装飾部１１又は台板１２のいずれか一方に孔を形成し、他方にその孔に挿入するための突起を形成し、その孔に突起を圧入するか、または挿入後に接着するようにしてそれら前側装飾部１１及び台板１２を一体化させるようにしてもよい。
【００３４】
なお、突起１１ｄは一対の回動部材支持軸１１ａの先端においてそれぞれ一対形成されており、突起１１ｅはその下方において一対形成されている。これら突起１１ｄ，１１ｅが係合部として機能し、孔１２ｄ，１２ｅが被係合部として機能している。そして、図２に示すような後方側ユニット３から前方側ユニット２を取り外した場合においては、その係合部及び被係合部が互いに係合してそれら台板１２及び前側装飾部１１が締結部材を用いない構成にて一体化されることとなる。即ち、取り外し状態においては、締結部材（例えばビス等の金属部材）による固定ではなく、樹脂部材の係合により前側装飾部１１及び台板１２が結合して一体構成される。なお、樹脂部材同士の係合構成はこれに限定されず、前側装飾部１１と台板１２とが固定される係合形態であればよい。
【００３５】
一方、図３，図４のような取付状態においては、後方側ユニット３と前方側ユニット２とが、配線基板６を挟むようにして、締結部材３６（図１，図２参照）を用いて固定されるとともに、その取り付けに用いられる締結部材３６が台板１２と前側装飾部１１の固定に兼用されるようになっている。具体的にいえば、締結部材３６（例えばねじ、ビス、ボルト等）が後方側ユニット３のハウジング４３（基板保持部材）、配線基板６、前方側ユニット２の台板１２を各々貫通して前側装飾部１１に形成された締結部材挿入孔としての雌ねじ部１１ｆ（図６参照）に挿入されるようになっており、締結部材３６によりハウジング４３、配線基板６、台板１２、及び前側装飾部１１を一体的に固定している。さらに具体的には、ハウジング４３において左右一対形成された貫通孔４９と、配線基板６において左右一対形成された挿通孔６ｆと、台板１２において左右一対形成された貫通孔１２ｆを締結部材３６が各々貫通し、前側装飾部１１に形成された雌ねじ部１１ｆ（図６参照）に挿入されるようになっている。なお、雌ねじ部１１ｆは、前側装飾部１１における貫通孔１２ｆ，１２ｆに対応した位置に、盤面１０１ａと直交する方向に後方側に開口するように形成される。
【００３６】
本実施例において、後方側ユニット３のハウジング４３、前方側ユニット２の台板１２及び配線基板６の固定に用いる締結部材３６は２個のみとされており、ユニット同士の固定に用いる締結部材３６を必要最小限に抑えた構成となっている。なお、ソレノイド３０を後方側ユニット３のハウジング４３に固定して支持するために２個の締結部材３５を備えており、本発明のケーシングユニット４に用いられる締結部材は４個のみとなっている。このように、最小限の締結部材数にて遊技機用入賞装置１を構成するようにすれば、部品点数を削減でき、かつ組み立ての労力をも軽減することができる。さらに、図２に示す一対の位置決めピン１２ｈ，１２ｈ（台板１２の凹部１２ｉに立設され、配線基板６の一対の係合孔６ｈ，６ｈに係合する）を用いれば、ハウジング４３、台板１２、前側装飾部１１及び配線基板６の４者の固定に用いる締結部材３６は１個のみとすることも可能である。
【００３７】
また、ケーシングユニット４の盤面１０１ａへの取り付けは、前方側ユニット２の台板１２に形成された一対の取付孔９，９（図１参照）を介して、２個のねじ等の締結部材（図示省略）により遊技盤１０１に対して前方側から行われる。このとき、配線基板６の後面は遊技盤１０１の盤面１０１ａに接触して配置される（図３参照）ので、配線基板６を台板１２と盤面１０１ａとで挟持することができる。
【００３８】
図５に示すように、台板１２の前面側には入賞口７（図３参照）に続く遊技球Ｂの流下通路が形成されている。ＬＥＤ素子５は、その先端が台板１２の前面よりも後方に位置して配線基板６に取り付けられているので、ＬＥＤ素子５に遊技球Ｂが接触するおそれがなく、またＬＥＤ素子５が遊技球Ｂの流下を阻害するおそれもなくなる。また、配線基板６の後面側にＬＥＤ素子５への配線部を設けているので、導電性を有し台板１２の前面側を流下する遊技球ＢによってＬＥＤ素子５が誤作動することを防止できる。
【００３９】
また、図２に示されるように、回動部材１０に形成される被作用部は、その回動部材１０において台板１２の円弧状孔１２ａから後方側に突出するように形成される突出部１０ａを有してなり、その突出部１０ａは、後方側ユニット３のハウジング４３に形成された被作用部導入口１７，１７（図１参照）を介してその後方側ユニット３のハウジング４３内部に挿入されるように構成されている。そして、作用部２１ａは、そのハウジング４３内部に挿入された突出部１０ａに対応する位置に設けられ、ソレノイド３０の駆動出力部３７と連動して被作用部（突出部１０ａ）に作用するように構成されている。
【００４０】
具体的には、図１又は図３に示すように、駆動出力部３７と一体形成されたフランジ部３７ａ，３７ａの間において周方向に溝３７ｂが形成されており、その溝３７ｂ内に伝達回動部２１に形成された一対の突起２１ｃ，２１ｃが嵌まるようになっている。伝達回動部２１は、駆動出力部３７の変位方向（即ち、盤面前後方向）と直交する軸線を有する回動軸２１ｂ回りに回動するようになっており、駆動出力部３７の変位に対応して回動することとなる。そして、伝達回動部２１が回動することにより作用部２１ａが変位（ほぼ上下方向に変位）して突出部１０ａを移動させ、回動部材１０が回動することとなる。
【００４１】
また、図２に示されるように、後方側ユニット３のハウジング４３は、伝達機構４１の側方全体を、又は伝達機構４１の側方のほぼ全体を囲むように形成することができる。このように側方を囲むようにハウジング４３を形成すれば、側方から伝達機構４１を操作することが困難となり、当該入賞装置１への不正操作を効果的に防止することができる。
【００４２】
また、図２、図３に示すように、ハウジング４３の下方において、遊技球を後方へ誘導するための樋６１（図３参照）が形成されている。樋６１は、盤面１０１ａと交差する方向において後方側に延びる形にて形成されている。また、樋６１は、前方側ユニット２に形成された第一溝部１１ｈと、その第一溝部１１ｈの後方側に続く形にて後方側ユニット３に形成された第二溝部２０を有してなり、その第二溝部２０の下方にはその第二溝部２０に沿って延びる切欠部２２が形成されている。この切欠部２２の幅は、遊技球の直径よりも小さく形成されている。
【００４３】
図３に示すように、切欠部２２は第二溝部２０の後方端２０ａを基点とした所定長さＬ（図３（ａ）参照）だけ形成されており、本実施例では、第二溝部２０の長さ（具体的には盤面１０１ａと直交する方向を長さ方向としている）の半分以上の長さに渡って形成されている。このように切欠部２２を形成することにより、少なくとも切欠部２２の分だけハウジング４３の下方への突出量を削減でき（即ち、ハウジング４３の壁部を省略できるため、その壁部を省略した分だけ小さくなる）、ケーシングユニット４のコンパクト化（具体的には、後方側ユニット３の上下方向におけるコンパクト化）を図ることができる。
【００４４】
また、図２及び図３に示すように、前側装飾部１１内部において、入賞口７を進入した遊技球を後方側に誘導するための誘導リブ６３を形成するようにし、その誘導リブ６３を台板１２の裏面１２ｇ側に達するように後方側に向けて延設することができる。
【００４５】
また、図２のように台板１２には樋６１の一部を構成する連通孔１２ｃが形成されており、その連通孔１２ｃの上方には、入球検知手段としてのスイッチ２５が挿入され、該スイッチ２５と嵌合するスイッチ配置孔１２ｂが形成されている。スイッチ２５には入賞口７を進入した遊技球が通過する通過孔２５ａが形成され、リード部２６及び端子部２７を介して外部装置に接続されるようになっている。
【００４６】
図７は、以上で述べた遊技機用入賞装置１を備えた遊技機の一例を示している。なお、この遊技機１００においては、上記説明におけるいずれの遊技機用入賞装置１をも適用できる。本実施例においては、いわゆるチューリップとも称される可変入賞装置を具体的な対象として説明したが、これに限定されない。
【００４７】
図８に図３の変形例を示す。この例では、ＬＥＤ素子５，５は左右一対設けられており、各回動部材１０の回動軸線方向から見て、第一回動変位位置及び第二回動変位位置において重複する領域内に配置されている。なお、図８において図３と共通する部分には同一符号を付して説明を省略する。
【００４８】
（実施例２）
本発明を遊技機用サイドランプ（以下、単にサイドランプともいう）に適用した場合の実施の形態について、図面を参照しつつ説明する。
図９に示されるように、サイドランプ２００は、遊技盤１０１の盤面１０１ａ（図７参照）の左右端部に配置されるとともに、それぞれ縦長状を呈する台板２１２と、前側装飾部２１１と、配線基板２０６とを有し、配線基板２０６の前面側に突出（図１１（ｂ）参照）して複数（例えば３個）のチップ状ＬＥＤ素子２０５（発光手段）が取り付けられている。
【００４９】
台板２１２は、上下端部に形成された取付孔２０９，２０９を介して、ねじ等の締結部材（図示省略）により遊技盤１０１の盤面１０１ａに対して前方側から取り付けられるとともに、遊技盤１０１との対向接触面側（すなわち盤面１０１ａ側）に凹部２１２ｉが形成されている。前側装飾部２１１は、台板２１２より前方側に突出する形態で、台板２１２とは別体に形成されるとともに、後面側に台板２１２の受面を有する本体部２１１Ａと、この本体部２１１Ａに前方側から被せられるカバー部２１１Ｂとから構成されている。配線基板２０６は、台板２１２に形成される凹部２１２ｉ内に配置されるとともに、前側装飾部２１１を照明するＬＥＤ素子２０５へ端子部２６３及び後面側の配線部を介して所定の電力を供給する。
【００５０】
図９において、締結部材２３６（例えばねじ、ビス、ボルト等）が配線基板２０６、台板２１２、及び前側装飾部２１１を一体的に固定している。具体的には、配線基板２０６に上下一対形成された挿通孔２０６ｆ，２０６ｆと、台板２１２に上下一対形成された貫通孔２１２ｆ，２１２ｆと、本体部２１１Ａに上下一対形成された貫通孔２１１ｇ，２１１ｇを締結部材３６が各々貫通し、カバー部２１１Ｂに上下一対形成された雌ねじ部２１１ｆ，２１１ｆに挿入されるようになっている。なお、カバー部２１１Ｂの雌ねじ部２１１ｆ，２１１ｆは、本体部２１１Ａにおける貫通孔２１１ｇ，２１１ｇに対応した位置に、盤面１０１ａと直交する方向に後方側に開口するように形成される。
【００５１】
図１０（ａ）に示すように、前側装飾部２１１に形成された計３個の位置決めピン２１１ｈ，２１１ｈ，２１１ｈ（図９参照；このうち上下一対の位置決めピン２１１ｈ，２１１ｈが本体部２１１Ａに、他の１個の位置決めピン２１１ｈがカバー部２１１Ｂに設けられる）を、台板２１２の３個の係合孔２１２ｈ，２１２ｈ，２１２ｈに係合することにより、配線基板２０６、台板２１２、及び前側装飾部２１１（本体部２１１Ａ及びカバー部２１１Ｂ）の固定作業の効率化が図られている。また、位置決めピンと係合孔により、締結部材２３６は１個のみとすることも可能である。
【００５２】
なお、図９の組立時において、図１０（ｂ）に示すように、配線基板２０６の後面側から配線基板２０６を保持する基板カバー２４３（基板保持部材）をも締結部材２３６により台板２１２に一体的に固定してもよい。
【００５３】
また、台板２１２の盤面１０１ａへの固定時には、図１１（ｂ）に示すように、配線基板２０６の後面は遊技盤１０１の盤面１０１ａに接触して配置されるので、配線基板２０６を台板２１２と盤面１０１ａとで挟持することができる。
【００５４】
サイドランプ２００の台板２１２の前面側には遊技球の流下通路が形成される場合がある。このような場合には、ＬＥＤ素子２０５は、その先端が台板２１２の前面よりも後方に位置して配線基板２０６に取り付けられているので、ＬＥＤ素子２０５に遊技球が接触するおそれがなく、またＬＥＤ素子２０５が遊技球の流下を阻害するおそれもなくなる。また、配線基板２０６の後面側にＬＥＤ素子２０５への配線部を設けているので、導電性を有し台板２１２の前面側を流下する遊技球によってＬＥＤ素子２０５が誤作動することを防止できる。
【００５５】
さらに、各ＬＥＤ素子２０５は、その光軸が凹部２１２ｉの底に形成された前後方向の貫通孔２１２ｊの軸線とほぼ一致するように、貫通孔２１２ｊに後方側から挿入され、後方側への光の洩れ量を少なくし、前方側すなわち遊技者に対面する側に設けられるサイドランプ２００の前側装飾部２１１を明るく照らすようにしている。なお、図９に示すように、本体部２１１Ａには中央のＬＥＤ素子２０５を挿通させるための窓孔２１１ｊが形成されている。これらの比較的大径に形成された貫通孔２１２ｊ及び窓孔２１１ｊを利用することにより、本実施例ではＬＥＤ素子２０５よりも大きなランプ等を発光手段として用いることができる。
【００５６】
図１２〜図１４は図９〜図１１の変形例を示している。このサイドランプ２００’では、配線基板２０６に取り付けられるＬＥＤ素子２０５の数が５個となり、前側装飾部２１１’の形状にも変更を加えてある。さらに、台板２１２’の遊技盤１０１との対向接触面側（すなわち盤面１０１ａ側）の凹部２１２ｉ’がより深く形成されている。したがって、図１４（ｂ）のように、配線基板２０６の後面が遊技盤１０１の盤面１０１ａから隙間をあけて配置されると、配線基板２０６の後面側に形成された隙間を利用して、ＬＥＤ素子２０５に対する配線部を配線基板２０６の後面側に設けることが容易となるので、導電性を有し、台板２１２’の前面側を流下する遊技球によるＬＥＤ素子２０５の誤作動を防止できる。なお、配線基板２０６の後面側に隙間が形成されることにより、前後方向に貫通形成された遊技盤１０１の孔部の大きさを、従来の配線基板２０６よりも大きい形Ｘから、端子部２６３のみを取り巻く形Ｙへと縮小することができる。また、図１２〜図１４において図９〜図１１と共通する部分には同一符号を付して説明を省略する。
【００５７】
（実施例３）
本発明を遊技機用風車（以下、単に風車ともいう）に適用した場合の実施の形態について、図面を参照しつつ説明する。
図１５に示されるように、風車３００は、遊技盤１０１の盤面１０１ａ（図７参照）の中央寄りの左右等に配置されるとともに、台板３１２と、回転部３１１と、正方形状を呈する配線基板３０６と、軸部材３１０とを有し、配線基板３０６の前面側に突出（図１７参照）して複数（例えば２個）のチップ状ＬＥＤ素子３０５（発光手段）が取り付けられている。
【００５８】
台板３１２は、左右端部に形成された取付孔３０９，３０９を介して、ねじ等の締結部材（図示省略）により遊技盤１０１の盤面１０１ａに対して前方側から取り付けられるとともに、遊技盤１０１との対向接触面側（すなわち盤面１０１ａ側）に凹部３１２ｉが形成されている。台板３１２に遊技盤１０１と交差（直交）する方向に支持される軸部材３１０が支持され、流下する遊技球の接触を受けてその軸部材３１０の周りに本体部３１１Ａと先端部３１１Ｂとで構成された回転部３１１が回転する。配線基板３０６は、台板３１２に形成される凹部３１２ｉ内に配置されるとともに、回転部３１１を照明するＬＥＤ素子３０５へ端子部３６３及び後面側の配線部を介して所定の電力を供給する。
【００５９】
図１５において、軸部材３１０が回転部３１１（本体部３１１Ａ及び先端部３１１Ｂ）と台板３１２の後方突出部３１２ｆとにそれぞれ形成された中心軸孔を貫通している。軸部材３１０は、さらに後方外側から後方突出部３１２ｆに被せる固定キャップ３１３（締結部材）に形成された中心軸孔に挿通保持され、固定キャップ３１３の後端面から突出してＣ形止め輪等の抜け出し防止具３１４にて抜け止めされている（図１６参照）。軸部材３１０を後方突出部３１２ｆ及び固定キャップ３１３に形成された中心軸孔で支持することにより、軸部材３１０の支持を強固なものとしている。
【００６０】
上記した軸部材３１０の挿通時において、配線基板３０６は、その中心孔に台板３１２の後方突出部３１２ｆが挿入され、凹部３１２ｉに配置される。そして、固定キャップ３１３を後方突出部３１２ｆに被せたとき、固定キャップ３１３の内面と後方突出部３１２ｆの外面との間の摩擦力（周方向締め付け力）及び固定キャップ３１３の先端面と配線基板３０６の後面との間の摩擦力（軸方向押し付け力）とによって、配線基板３０６は凹部３１２ｉ内に保持される（図１７参照）。
【００６１】
なお、図１５の組立時において、配線基板３０６の後面側から配線基板３０６を保持する基板カバー（基板保持部材；図１０（ｂ）参照）を用いて締結部材３１３により台板３１２に一体的に固定してもよい。
【００６２】
また、台板３１２の盤面１０１ａへの固定時には、図１７に示すように、配線基板３０６の後面は遊技盤１０１の盤面１０１ａに接触して配置されるので、配線基板３０６を台板３１２と盤面１０１ａとで挟持することができる。
【００６３】
図１７に示す通り、風車３００の台板３１２の前面側には遊技球の流下通路が形成されるとともに、ＬＥＤ素子３０５は、その先端が台板３１２の前面よりも後方に位置して配線基板３０６に取り付けられているので、ＬＥＤ素子３０５に遊技球が接触するおそれがなく、またＬＥＤ素子３０５が遊技球の流下を阻害するおそれもなくなる。また、配線基板３０６の後面側にＬＥＤ素子３０５への配線部を設けているので、導電性を有し台板３１２の前面側を流下する遊技球によってＬＥＤ素子３０５が誤作動することを防止できる。
【００６４】
さらに、各ＬＥＤ素子３０５は、その光軸が凹部３１２ｉの底に形成された前後方向の貫通孔３１２ｊの軸線とほぼ一致するように、貫通孔３１２ｊに後方側から挿入され、後方側への光の洩れ量を少なくし、前方側すなわち遊技者に対面する側に設けられる風車３００の回転部３１１を明るく照らすようにしている。
【００６５】
図１６（ｂ）にＺ2で示すように、配線基板３０６の外縁部の少なくとも一部を、前後方向に貫通形成された遊技盤１０１の孔部の周縁部と重合するように、台板３１２と遊技盤１０１とで挟んでいるので、配線基板３０６の表面（前面又は後面）をＬＥＤ素子３０５への配線部として広く使用できる。例えば、図１７のように、配線基板３０６の後面が遊技盤１０１の盤面１０１ａに接触していても、配線基板３０６の後面側にＬＥＤ素子３０５への配線部を比較的容易に設けることができ、ＬＥＤ素子３０５の誤作動を防止できる。
【００６６】
さらに、図１６（ｂ）のように配線基板３０６が正方形状（又は矩形状）で遊技盤１０１の孔部が円形状の場合、配線基板３０６に外接する円Ｚ1よりも小径の円Ｚ2を遊技盤１０１の孔部の径とすることによって、配線基板３０６の四隅の外縁部を台板３１２と遊技盤１０１とで容易に挟むことができる。このような場合、配線基板３０６を正方形状又は矩形状にすることで従来の円形状に比べて基板素材を無駄なくカット成形でき、かつ円Ｚ2によって区切られた四隅の外縁部以外の部分を配線部として無駄なく使用できる利点もある。
【００６７】
以上、本発明の実施の形態を説明したが、本発明はこれに限定されるものではなく、各請求項に記載した範囲を逸脱しない限り、各請求項の記載文言に限定されず、当業者がそれらから容易に置き換えられる範囲にもおよび、かつ、当業者が通常有する知識に基づく改良を適宜付加することができる。
【図面の簡単な説明】
【図１】本発明を遊技機用入賞装置に適用した場合の一例を示す斜視図。
【図２】前方側ユニット及び後方側ユニットの構成例を示す斜視図。
【図３】（ａ）は第一開口態様、（ｂ）は第二開口態様をそれぞれ例示する入賞装置の正面図及びその中央断面図。
【図４】図２の組み付け状態を示す斜視図及び背面図。
【図５】図３（ｂ）のＡ−Ａ断面図。
【図６】図４（ｂ）のＢ−Ｂ断面図。
【図７】遊技機用入賞装置を備えた遊技機の一例を示す正面図。
【図８】図３の変形例を、前側装飾部を取り除いた状態にて示す正面図。
【図９】本発明を遊技機用サイドランプに適用した場合の一例を示す斜視図。
【図１０】図９の組立状態を示す斜視図。
【図１１】（ａ）は図９の組立状態を示す背面図、（ｂ）は（ａ）のＣ−Ｃ断面図。
【図１２】図９の変形例を示す斜視図。
【図１３】図１２の組立状態を示す斜視図。
【図１４】（ａ）は図１２の組立状態を示す背面図、（ｂ）は（ａ）のＤ−Ｄ断面図。
【図１５】本発明を遊技機用風車に適用した場合の一例を示す斜視図。
【図１６】図１５の組立状態を示す斜視図及び背面図。
【図１７】図１６（ｂ）のＥ−Ｅ断面図。
【符号の説明】
１遊技機用入賞装置
２前方側ユニット
３後方側ユニット
４ケーシングユニット
５ＬＥＤ素子（発光手段）
６配線基板
１０回動部材（羽根部材、遊技球誘導部材）
１１前側装飾部
１２台板
１２ｉ凹部
１２ｊ貫通孔
３０ソレノイド（駆動アクチュエータ）
３６締結部材
４３ハウジング（基板保持部材）
２００遊技機用サイドランプ
２０５ＬＥＤ素子（発光手段）
２０６配線基板
２１１前側装飾部
２１２台板
２１２ｉ凹部
２３６締結部材
２４３基板カバー（基板保持部材）
３００遊技機用風車
３０５ＬＥＤ素子（発光手段）
３０６配線基板
３１０軸部材
３１１回転部
３１２台板
３１２ｉ凹部
３１３固定キャップ（締結部材）[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a light emitting device for a gaming machine and a gaming machine using the same.
[0002]
[Prior art]
2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, award winning devices for gaming machines in which a game ball guiding member (also referred to as a rotary wing piece or a blade) is displaced based on establishment of a predetermined game condition such as a tulip or an accessory has been widely provided. Among these, a prize-winning device called an electric tulip is generally used in a form in which an actuator, a transmission mechanism, a blade member, and the like are attached to an integrally formed main body. In such an electric tulip, a device is devised to increase the interest in the game by providing a lamp on the rear side thereof (see, for example, Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 6-47494).
[0003]
In addition, there are some windmills for gaming machines that have been devised to enhance the interest of the game by providing a lamp on the rear side of the windmill (see, for example, Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 5-30457).
[0004]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
By the way, such a lamp (light emitting means) is often located considerably behind the rotating tulip of an electric tulip, a windmill, etc. due to restrictions on the location of the wiring board for the lamp (lamp substrate). Wind turbines tend to become longer and longer in the front-rear direction. In addition, in order to irradiate the rotating blades, windmills, etc. with sufficient light, a through-hole for transmitting light from the lamp to a base plate attached from the front side to the board surface of the game board is opened largely. Or the base plate or the like is made of a transparent plate, or a light reflecting plate or a diffusing plate must be installed, which may increase the manufacturing cost associated with the lamp installation. Furthermore, when the mounting area to a game board, such as a baseplate, becomes large in connection with these, the enlargement of attaching parts, such as a prize-winning apparatus and a windmill, also becomes a problem.
[0005]
The problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a light emitting device for a gaming machine that can suppress an increase in manufacturing cost associated with the installation of light emitting means and can be downsized, and a gaming machine using the same.
[0006]
[Means for Solving the Problems and Effects of the Invention]
In order to solve the above problems, a light-emitting device for a gaming machine according to the present invention has, as a first aspect,
A base plate attached from the front side to the surface of the game board;
A front side decorative portion that is formed integrally with or separately from the base plate and projects forward from the base plate,
A light emitting means for illuminating the front decoration part;
A wiring board that is disposed in a board storage space formed between opposing contact surfaces of the base plate and the game board, and that supplies predetermined power to the light emitting means;
Equipped with a,
The wiring board is disposed so that the rear surface thereof is in contact with the board surface of the game board, and at least a part of the outer edge part thereof overlaps with the peripheral part of the hole part of the game board formed to penetrate in the front-rear direction. Thus, it is sandwiched between the base plate and the game board .
[0007]
In order to solve the above problems, the light-emitting device for gaming machines of the present invention has, as a second aspect,
A base plate attached from the front side to the surface of the game board;
A front side decorative portion that is formed integrally with or separately from the base plate and projects forward from the base plate,
A light emitting means for illuminating the front decoration part;
A wiring board that is disposed in a recess formed on the base plate on the side of the contact surface facing the game board, and to which the light emitting means is attached;
Equipped with a,
The wiring board is disposed so that the rear surface thereof is in contact with the board surface of the game board, and at least a part of the outer edge part thereof overlaps with the peripheral part of the hole part of the game board formed to penetrate in the front-rear direction. Thus, it is sandwiched between the base plate and the game board .
[0008]
Furthermore, in order to solve the above-mentioned problem, the light emitting device for gaming machines of the present invention is a third aspect,
A base plate attached from the front side to the surface of the game board;
A shaft member is supported on the base plate in a direction crossing the game board, and a rotating part that rotates around the shaft member in response to contact with a flowing game ball,
A light emitting means for illuminating the rotating part;
A wiring board that is disposed in a board storage space formed between opposing contact surfaces of the base plate and the game board, and that supplies predetermined power to the light emitting means;
It is provided with.
[0009]
Next, in order to solve the above-mentioned problem, the light emitting device for gaming machines of the present invention is a fourth aspect,
A base plate attached from the front side to the surface of the game board;
A shaft member is supported on the base plate in a direction crossing the game board, and a rotating part that rotates around the shaft member in response to contact with a flowing game ball,
A light emitting means for illuminating the rotating part;
A wiring board that is disposed in a recess formed on the base plate on the side of the contact surface facing the game board, and to which the light emitting means is attached;
It is provided with.
[0010]
According to these light emitting devices for gaming machines, the wiring board for supplying predetermined power to the light emitting means is disposed in the board storage space formed between the opposed contact surfaces of the base plate and the game board, or the light emitting means is attached. By disposing the printed circuit board in the concave portion formed on the side of the base plate facing the game board, the space can be effectively used and the light emitting device for the gaming machine can be reduced in size. And, since the wiring board for the light emitting means is arranged in the above-described space, the light emitting means can be brought close to a winning device that is an object to be illuminated, so a light transmission hole, a transparent base plate, a light reflecting plate An increase in manufacturing cost associated with the installation of light emitting means such as a diffusion plate can be suppressed.
[0011]
In this case, if the LED element attached to the wiring board is used as the light emitting means, it becomes easy to achieve compactness of the light emitting means and the wiring board and suppression of increase in manufacturing cost.
[0013]
In addition, when the rear surface of the wiring board is placed in contact with the board surface of the game board, the number of fastening members such as screws and bolts for fixing the wiring board to the base plate is reduced by sandwiching the wiring board between the base plate and the board surface. May be reduced or omitted.
[0014]
At this time, it is possible to add a configuration in which at least a part of the outer edge portion of the wiring board is sandwiched between the base plate and the game board so as to overlap with the peripheral edge portion of the hole of the game board formed through in the front-rear direction. By sandwiching the outer edge portion of the wiring board between the base plate and the game board, the front surface (front surface or rear surface) of the wiring board can be widely used as a wiring portion to the light emitting means. Therefore, even when the rear surface of the wiring board is in contact with the board surface of the game board, the wiring portion to the light emitting means can be provided relatively easily on the rear surface side of the wiring board, and the malfunction of the light emitting means described above can be prevented.
[0015]
In the present invention, the rear side (or rear side) refers to the side facing the inside of the gaming machine in the direction orthogonal to the board surface of the gaming board (ie, the front-rear direction) (ie, the internal mechanism on which various boards such as the main control board are provided. Side) and front side (or front side) mean the side facing the player on the opposite side. The upper side means the vertically upper side, and the lower side means the vertically lower side.
[0016]
And in order to solve said subject, the light-emitting device for game machines of this invention is as a 5th aspect,
A base plate attached from the front side to the surface of the game board;
A front side decorative portion that is formed integrally with or separately from the base plate and projects forward from the base plate,
A light emitting means for illuminating the front decoration part;
It is disposed in a board storage space formed between the opposing contact surfaces of the base plate and the game board and is positioned and held on the base plate, and is integrally fixed to the base plate by a fastening member, A wiring board for supplying predetermined power to the light emitting means;
Equipped with a,
A flow path for game balls is formed on the front side of the base plate,
The light emitting means is attached to the wiring board so as to be located behind the front surface of the base plate .
Or in order to solve said subject, the light-emitting device for game machines of this invention is as a 6th aspect,
A base plate attached from the front side to the surface of the game board;
A front side decorative portion that is formed integrally with or separately from the base plate and projects forward from the base plate,
A light emitting means for illuminating the front decoration part;
A wiring board that is disposed in a recess formed on the base plate on the side of the contact surface facing the game board, and to which the light emitting means is attached;
With
The wiring board is held in the recess in a form in which the front surface contacts the bottom of the recess formed in the base plate, and is fixed integrally to the base plate by a fastening member,
A flow path for game balls is formed on the front side of the base plate,
The light emitting means is attached to the wiring board so that its optical axis substantially coincides with the axis of a through-hole in the front-rear direction formed at the bottom of the recess and is located behind the front surface of the base plate. It is characterized by.
As described above, the wiring board is attached to the base plate in such a form that the front surface thereof is in contact with the bottom of the concave portion formed in the base plate, while the optical axis of the light emitting means is penetrated in the front-rear direction formed in the bottom of the concave portion. It can be substantially coincident with the axis of the hole. By doing so, the amount of light emitted from the light emitting means is reduced to the rear side, so that a winning device or the like provided on the front side, that is, the side facing the player can be illuminated brightly. Note that when the wiring board is arranged in a form of being embedded in the recess, the amount of light leakage can be almost eliminated.
In addition, the wiring board can be held in the recess of the base plate and can be integrally fixed to the base plate by the fastening member. By holding and fixing the wiring board to the base plate attached to the board surface of the game board, the wiring board can be securely and firmly attached to the board surface.
[0017]
And a wiring board can be integrally fixed with respect to a base plate with a fastening member with the board | substrate holding member which hold | maintains at least one part of a wiring board from back. In this way, the number of fastening members such as fixing screws and bolts can be reduced (for example, assembling with a single screw is also possible) by fastening the base plate, the wiring board, and the board holding member together. As a result, the manufacturing cost can be reduced. In recent years, the recycling of various parts has become an issue in gaming machines as well. By reducing the number of fastening members in this way, the light emitting device can be easily disassembled, and the recycling of parts can contribute to the preservation of the global environment. .
[0018]
In the case of a gaming machine winning device, a gaming machine side lamp, or the like having a front decorative portion attached to the base plate, the wiring board can be integrally fixed to the base plate together with the front decorative portion by a fastening member. Thereby, in addition to the above three members, the front decoration part can be fastened together, so that further cost reduction can be achieved.
[0019]
When the rear surface of the wiring board is arranged with a gap from the board surface of the game board, it is easy to provide the wiring portion for the light emitting means on the rear surface side of the wiring board by using the gap formed on the rear surface side of the wiring board. In this case, the light emitting means can be prevented from malfunctioning due to the game balls having conductivity and flowing down the front side of the base plate.
[0020]
Here, the flow path of the game ball is formed on the front surface side of the base plate, and the light emitting means can be attached to the wiring board so as to be located behind the front surface of the base plate. By doing so, there is no possibility that the game ball comes into contact with the light emitting means, and there is no possibility that the light emitting means impedes the flow of the game ball.
[0021]
As described above, an increase in manufacturing cost is suppressed, and by arranging the light emitting device for gaming machines, which has been reduced in size, in the gaming machine, it is possible to achieve reduction in manufacturing cost and downsizing as a whole gaming machine, It will be possible to achieve an interesting board composition.
[0022]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
(Example 1)
An embodiment in which the present invention is applied to a game machine winning device will be described with reference to the drawings.
As shown in FIG. 1, the gaming machine winning device 1 is arranged on a board surface 101a (see FIG. 7) of a gaming board 101, and includes a rotating member 10 (game ball guiding member) and a solenoid 30 (driving actuator). And a transmission mechanism 41 (FIG. 2). The rotating member 10 can be displaced to a plurality of displacement positions, and sets the ease of entering the game ball into the gaming machine winning device 1 by its displacement. The solenoid 30 has a drive output unit 37 and drives and displaces the drive output unit 37 to a plurality of displacement positions. The transmission mechanism 41 transmits the drive displacement of the drive output unit 37 to the rotating member 10 while converting the displacement of the drive output unit 37 into the displacement of the rotating member 10 via one or a plurality of intermediate transmission members interlocked with the drive output unit 37.
[0023]
In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 1 or FIG. 2, the drive output unit 37 is linearly drawn into the solenoid 30 (specifically, inside the coil unit 53) by energization. The linear displacement of the drive output unit 37 is converted into the rotational displacement of the rotation transmitting unit 21, and the rotational displacement of the rotation transmitting unit 21 (here, the rotational displacement about the axis parallel to the board surface 101a (see FIG. 7)). Further, the transmission mechanism 41 is configured so as to be converted into a rotation displacement of the rotation member 10 (here, a rotation displacement about an axis orthogonal to the board surface 101a). Note that the rotation transmission unit 21 functions as an intermediate transmission member. The drive output unit 37 is drawn into the solenoid 30 (inside the coil unit 53) while penetrating the coil spring 39. In the energized state, the coil unit 53 is against the bias of the coil spring 39. In the state where the energization is released, the coil spring 39 is pushed forward (specifically, the coil spring 39 pushes out a flange portion 37a formed on the drive output portion 37) and pushes it forward. It is like that. The solenoid 30 is provided with a lead part 31 for supplying power to the coil part 53, and a terminal part 32 is provided at the end of the lead part 31.
[0024]
Further, the drive output unit 37 according to the present invention is configured such that the side plates 51a and 51a made of a metal material surround the side of the coil unit 53, and are connected to the side plates 51a and 51a on the front side. Alternatively, an integrally formed front plate 50 is enclosed. The upper and lower portions of the coil portion 53 are open. And the part which is formed in the form extended further to the side rather than the side board attachment position in the front board 50, exhibits a flange form, and protrudes further to the side rather than the side boards 51a and 51a in the front board 50. A fastening member insertion hole 50a is formed in the solenoid 30 (hereinafter also referred to as a flange portion) to fix and support the solenoid 30 to a housing 43 (substrate holding member) in which the transmission mechanism 41 is accommodated.
[0025]
Then, a fastening member 35 (for example, a screw, a screw, or a bolt) is inserted and fixed to a fastening member insertion portion 44 formed in the housing 43 while passing through the fastening member insertion hole 50a, so that the solenoid 30 and the housing 43 are connected. It will be fixed. Side plates 51a and 51a are attached and fixed so as to be orthogonal or substantially orthogonal to the front plate 50 provided substantially parallel to the board surface 101a (see FIG. 7). The side plates 51a and 51a and the back plate 51b are integrally formed as a part of a U-shaped metal plate material 51, and both end edges of the U-shaped metal plate material 51 are front sides. The shape is fixed to the plate 50. In the present embodiment, the fitting protrusions 51c and 51c formed at both end edges of the metal plate material 51 are inserted and fixed in the fitting holes 50b and 50b formed in the front plate 50. Yes. As described above, if the metal member 51 surrounding the coil portion 53 is provided with a flange portion and the flange portion is fixed to the housing 43 (that is, the metal member 51 holding the coil portion 53 is directly fixed to the outside of the housing 43. Thus, if the solenoid 30 is not surrounded by the housing 43), the solenoid 30 can be integrated without being surrounded by the housing 43, which contributes to a compact device configuration.
[0026]
Further, as shown in FIG. 2, the casing unit 4 of the gaming machine prize winning device 1 is supported by the rotating member 10 so as to be displaceable, and protrudes to the front side of the board surface 101a (see FIG. 7) of the gaming board 101. The front side unit 2 to be attached in the form of the above and the front side unit 2 are formed separately from each other, and can be attached to and detached from the front side unit 2 with the configuration including the transmission mechanism 41 and the housing 43. And a rear unit 3 to be attached.
[0027]
Thus, by forming the front unit 2 provided on the front side of the game board 101 and the rear unit 3 provided on the rear side and provided with the transmission mechanism 41 as separate bodies, the front unit 2 is formed. The front side unit 2 can be changed according to the usage pattern. Therefore, in order to create a new decoration mode, it is sufficient to change only the front side unit 2, and the rear side unit 3 having the transmission mechanism 41 can be shared, so that the parts can be used efficiently, the parts can be recycled, and the like. Thus, the manufacturing cost can be suppressed, and the labor involved in assembly can be reduced. For example, if it is desired to change the decoration mode according to the gaming machine to be installed, or if only the front unit 2 fails, wears out, etc., only the front unit 2 needs to be changed. It becomes.
[0028]
In addition, in this embodiment, the game ball guiding member includes a pair of rotating members 10 and 10 that are rotatable about an axis that intersects the board surface 101a (see FIG. 7) of the gaming board 101 as shown in FIG. In addition, a gap formed between the pair of rotating members 10 and 10 is used as a game ball winning opening 7, and the winning opening 7 is a first opening mode in which the game balls enter one ball (see FIG. 3 (a)) and a pair of rotating members 10, 10 so as to have at least two opening modes, that is, a second opening mode (FIG. 3B) that opens wider than the first opening mode. They are displaced relative to each other. In FIG. 3, the gaming machine winning device 1 is a gaming machine tulip (specifically, an electric tulip) in which a pair of rotating members 10, 10 are configured as a pair of blade members.
[0029]
Further, the front unit 2 is formed integrally with the base plate 12 and the base plate 12 attached to the board surface 101a (see FIG. 7) of the game board 101 in parallel or substantially in parallel, or The front decoration part 11 which is formed separately and projects forward from the plate surface of the base plate 12 is configured. In other words, as shown in FIGS. 3 (a) and 3 (b), the front decorative portion 11 is configured to protrude forward from the board surface 101a in the state of being attached to the board surface 101a. It is configured to receive a game ball. In the present embodiment, the base plate 12 and the front decoration portion 11 are formed separately, and are engaged by an engagement configuration described later.
[0030]
Further, the rotating members 10 and 10 as the game ball guiding members are rotatably supported by the front decoration portion 11 and / or the base plate 12 so that the axis intersecting (orthogonal) with the board surface 101a is the rotation axis. The prize-winning port 7 is opened and closed by turning the turning members 10 and 10. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 1, the rotation member support shafts 11 a and 11 a formed on the front decoration portion 11 are inserted into the support shaft insertion holes 10 b and 10 b formed on the rotation member 10, respectively. The rotation member 10 is supported so as to be rotatable about the central axis of the rotation member support shaft 11a as a rotation axis. And the front decoration part 11 and the baseplate 12 are fixed in the state in which the rotational members 10 and 10 were supported by the rotational member support shafts 11a and 11a, and this baseplate 12 is fixed. Thus, the rotation members 10 and 10 are prevented from coming off from the rear side of the rotation member support shafts 11a and 11a.
[0031]
As shown in FIG. 2, the base plate 12 of the front unit 2 is formed with a recess 12 i on the side facing the game board 101 (that is, the board surface 101 a side), and the recess 12 i has a pair of rotating members. A wiring board 6 on which two pairs of chip-like LED elements 5, 5, 5, 5 (light emitting means) for illuminating 10 and 10 are mounted so as to protrude to the front side is arranged. The wiring board 6 is attached to the base plate 12 in a form of being embedded in the recess 12i so that the front surface thereof contacts the bottom of the recess 12i. On the other hand, each LED element 5 is inserted into the through hole 12j from the rear side so that the optical axis thereof substantially coincides with the axis of the through hole 12j in the front-rear direction formed at the bottom of the recess 12i (see FIG. 5). The amount of light leakage to the rear side is reduced, and the rotating member 10 provided on the front side, that is, the side facing the player is brightly illuminated.
[0032]
3A, in the assembled state of the front unit 2 and the rear unit 3, the position corresponding to the action portion 21a of the transmission mechanism 41 provided in the rear unit 3 in the rotating member 10. In addition, a protruding portion 10a is formed as an actuated portion that receives the action of the acting portion 21a. As the drive output portion 37 is driven and displaced, the action portion 21a is displaced in conjunction with the drive output portion 37 and acts on the protruding portion 10a. As shown in FIG. 2, when the front unit 2 is removed from the rear unit 3, the acting part 21 a and the acted part (projecting part 10 a) are separated. 3A shows the case where the drive output unit 37 is in the first displacement position, and FIG. 3B is drawn into the second displacement position (the coil unit 53 (see FIG. 1)). The case of being in the displacement position is shown. Further, the rotation members 10 and 10 take a rotation displacement position corresponding to the displacement position of the drive output unit 37. In FIG. 3A, the rotation members 10 and 10 are the first rotation. The displacement position is taken, and in FIG. 3B, the rotation members 10 and 10 take the second rotation displacement position. The two pairs of LED elements 5, 5, 5, 5 correspond to the first rotational displacement position and the second rotational displacement position, respectively, when viewed from the rotational axis direction of the pair of rotational members 10, 10. Has been placed.
[0033]
Returning to FIG. 1, both the base plate 12 and the front decoration portion 11 are made of a resin member, and the engaged portion is resin-formed in a part of the base plate 12, while the engaged portion is partly in the front decoration portion 11. The engaging portion that engages with the joint portion is formed of resin. Specifically, a hole is formed in either the front decoration part 11 or the base plate 12, and a protrusion for insertion into the hole is formed in the other, and the protrusion is press-fitted into the hole or bonded after insertion. In this manner, the front decoration part 11 and the base plate 12 may be integrated.
[0034]
A pair of protrusions 11d are formed at the tips of the pair of rotating member support shafts 11a, and a pair of protrusions 11e are formed below the protrusions 11d. These protrusions 11d and 11e function as engaging portions, and the holes 12d and 12e function as engaged portions. When the front unit 2 is removed from the rear unit 3 as shown in FIG. 2, the engaging portion and the engaged portion are engaged with each other, and the base plate 12 and the front decoration portion 11 are fastened. It will be integrated by the structure which does not use a member. That is, in the removed state, the front decorative portion 11 and the base plate 12 are coupled and integrated with each other by engagement of a resin member, not by fastening with a fastening member (for example, a metal member such as a screw). In addition, the engagement structure of resin members is not limited to this, What is necessary is just the engagement form to which the front decoration part 11 and the base plate 12 are fixed.
[0035]
On the other hand, in the attached state as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the rear side unit 3 and the front side unit 2 are fixed using the fastening member 36 (see FIGS. 1 and 2) so as to sandwich the wiring board 6. In addition, the fastening member 36 used for the attachment is also used for fixing the base plate 12 and the front decoration part 11. More specifically, a fastening member 36 (for example, a screw, a screw, or a bolt) passes through the housing 43 (substrate holding member) of the rear unit 3, the wiring substrate 6, and the base plate 12 of the front unit 2, respectively. It is inserted into a female screw portion 11 f (see FIG. 6) as a fastening member insertion hole formed in the decorative portion 11, and the housing 43, the wiring board 6, the base plate 12, and the front decorative portion are fastened by the fastening member 36. 11 is fixed integrally. More specifically, the fastening member 36 includes a pair of left and right through holes 49 formed in the housing 43, a pair of left and right through holes 6 f formed in the wiring board 6, and a pair of left and right through holes 12 f formed in the base plate 12. Each penetrates and is inserted into a female screw portion 11 f (see FIG. 6) formed in the front decoration portion 11. The female screw portion 11f is formed at a position corresponding to the through holes 12f and 12f in the front decoration portion 11 so as to open to the rear side in a direction orthogonal to the board surface 101a.
[0036]
In this embodiment, only two fastening members 36 are used for fixing the housing 43 of the rear unit 3, the base plate 12 of the front unit 2, and the wiring board 6, and the fastening members 36 used for fixing the units to each other. It has a configuration that minimizes the need. In addition, in order to fix and support the solenoid 30 to the housing 43 of the rear side unit 3, the two fastening members 35 are provided, and only four fastening members are used for the casing unit 4 of the present invention. . In this way, if the gaming machine winning apparatus 1 is configured with a minimum number of fastening members, the number of parts can be reduced and the assembling labor can be reduced. Further, if a pair of positioning pins 12h, 12h (standing in the recess 12i of the base plate 12 and engaged with the pair of engaging holes 6h, 6h) of the wiring board 6 shown in FIG. Only one fastening member 36 may be used for fixing the plate 12, the front decoration portion 11, and the wiring board 6 to the four members.
[0037]
In addition, the casing unit 4 is attached to the board surface 101a through a pair of mounting holes 9 and 9 (see FIG. 1) formed in the base plate 12 of the front unit 2 (see FIG. 1). This is performed from the front side with respect to the game board 101. At this time, since the rear surface of the wiring board 6 is disposed in contact with the board surface 101a of the game board 101 (see FIG. 3), the wiring board 6 can be held between the base plate 12 and the board surface 101a.
[0038]
As shown in FIG. 5, a flow-down passage for the game ball B is formed on the front side of the base plate 12, following the winning opening 7 (see FIG. 3). Since the LED element 5 is attached to the wiring board 6 with its tip positioned behind the front surface of the base plate 12, there is no possibility that the game ball B contacts the LED element 5, and the LED element 5 There is no possibility of hindering the flow of the sphere B. In addition, since the wiring portion to the LED element 5 is provided on the rear surface side of the wiring board 6, the LED element 5 is prevented from malfunctioning due to the game ball B having conductivity and flowing down the front surface side of the base plate 12. it can.
[0039]
As shown in FIG. 2, the acting part formed on the rotating member 10 is a protruding part formed so as to protrude rearward from the arcuate hole 12 a of the base plate 12 in the rotating member 10. 10a, and the projecting portion 10a is inserted into the housing 43 of the rear unit 3 via the operated portion introduction ports 17 and 17 (see FIG. 1) formed in the housing 43 of the rear unit 3. It is configured to be inserted. And the action part 21a is provided in the position corresponding to the protrusion part 10a inserted in the inside of the housing 43, and it acts on the to-be-acted part (protrusion part 10a) in conjunction with the drive output part 37 of the solenoid 30. It is configured.
[0040]
Specifically, as shown in FIG. 1 or FIG. 3, a groove 37b is formed in the circumferential direction between the flange portions 37a, 37a formed integrally with the drive output portion 37, and the transmission circuit is inserted into the groove 37b. A pair of protrusions 21c and 21c formed on the moving part 21 are fitted. The transmission rotation unit 21 is configured to rotate around a rotation shaft 21b having an axis orthogonal to the displacement direction of the drive output unit 37 (that is, the longitudinal direction of the board surface), and corresponds to the displacement of the drive output unit 37. Will rotate. Then, when the transmission rotating portion 21 is rotated, the action portion 21a is displaced (displaced substantially in the vertical direction) to move the protruding portion 10a, and the rotating member 10 is rotated.
[0041]
As shown in FIG. 2, the housing 43 of the rear unit 3 can be formed so as to surround the entire side of the transmission mechanism 41 or substantially the entire side of the transmission mechanism 41. If the housing 43 is formed so as to surround the side in this way, it becomes difficult to operate the transmission mechanism 41 from the side, and unauthorized operation to the winning device 1 can be effectively prevented.
[0042]
As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, a cage 61 (see FIG. 3) for guiding the game ball backward is formed below the housing 43. The flange 61 is formed in a shape extending rearward in the direction intersecting the board surface 101a. The flange 61 includes a first groove portion 11h formed in the front side unit 2 and a second groove portion 20 formed in the rear side unit 3 in a form following the rear side of the first groove portion 11h. A notch 22 extending along the second groove 20 is formed below the second groove 20. The width of the notch 22 is smaller than the diameter of the game ball.
[0043]
As shown in FIG. 3, the notch 22 is formed with a predetermined length L (see FIG. 3A) with the rear end 20 a of the second groove 20 as a base point. In this embodiment, the second groove 20 (Specifically, the direction perpendicular to the board surface 101a is defined as the length direction). By forming the cutout portion 22 in this way, the amount of protrusion downward of the housing 43 can be reduced by at least the cutout portion 22 (that is, the wall portion of the housing 43 can be omitted, and therefore the wall portion is omitted). The casing unit 4 can be made compact (specifically, the rear side unit 3 can be made compact in the vertical direction).
[0044]
Further, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, a guide rib 63 for guiding the game ball that has entered the winning opening 7 to the rear side is formed inside the front decoration portion 11, and the guide rib 63 is mounted on the base. The plate 12 can be extended toward the rear side so as to reach the rear surface 12g side.
[0045]
Further, as shown in FIG. 2, the base plate 12 is formed with a communication hole 12c that constitutes a part of the flange 61, and a switch 25 as a ball entry detecting means is inserted above the communication hole 12c, A switch arrangement hole 12b that fits with the switch 25 is formed. The switch 25 is formed with a passage hole 25a through which a game ball that has entered the winning opening 7 passes, and is connected to an external device via a lead portion 26 and a terminal portion 27.
[0046]
FIG. 7 shows an example of a gaming machine provided with the gaming machine winning device 1 described above. In this gaming machine 100, any gaming machine winning device 1 in the above description can be applied. In the present embodiment, the variable prize winning device also referred to as a so-called tulip has been described as a specific object, but the present invention is not limited to this.
[0047]
FIG. 8 shows a modification of FIG. In this example, a pair of LED elements 5 and 5 are provided on the left and right sides, and are disposed in an overlapping region at the first rotational displacement position and the second rotational displacement position when viewed from the rotational axis direction of each rotational member 10. Has been. 8 that are the same as those in FIG. 3 are given the same reference numerals, and descriptions thereof are omitted.
[0048]
(Example 2)
An embodiment in which the present invention is applied to a side lamp for a gaming machine (hereinafter also simply referred to as a side lamp) will be described with reference to the drawings.
As shown in FIG. 9, the side lamps 200 are arranged on the left and right ends of the board surface 101a (see FIG. 7) of the game board 101, and each of the side plates 200 has a vertically long base plate 212, a front decoration part 211, And a plurality of (for example, three) chip-like LED elements 205 (light emitting means) are attached to the front side of the wiring board 206 (see FIG. 11B).
[0049]
The base plate 212 is attached from the front side to the board surface 101a of the game board 101 through fastening holes (not shown) such as screws through attachment holes 209 and 209 formed in the upper and lower ends. A concave portion 212i is formed on the opposite contact surface side (that is, the board surface 101a side). The front decoration portion 211 protrudes forward from the base plate 212, is formed separately from the base plate 212, and has a main body portion 211A having a receiving surface for the base plate 212 on the rear surface side, and the main body portion. It is comprised from the cover part 211B which covers 211A from the front side. The wiring board 206 is disposed in the recess 212 i formed in the base plate 212 and supplies predetermined power to the LED element 205 that illuminates the front decoration part 211 via the terminal part 263 and the rear wiring part. .
[0050]
In FIG. 9, a fastening member 236 (for example, a screw, a screw, or a bolt) integrally fixes the wiring board 206, the base plate 212, and the front decoration part 211. Specifically, a pair of upper and lower insertion holes 206f and 206f formed in the wiring board 206, a pair of upper and lower through holes 212f and 212f formed in the base plate 212, and a pair of upper and lower through holes 211g formed in the main body portion 211A. The fastening member 36 passes through 211g, and is inserted into female screw portions 211f and 211f formed in a pair of upper and lower portions in the cover portion 211B. The female thread portions 211f and 211f of the cover portion 211B are formed at positions corresponding to the through holes 211g and 211g in the main body portion 211A so as to open to the rear side in a direction perpendicular to the panel surface 101a.
[0051]
As shown in FIG. 10 (a), a total of three positioning pins 211h, 211h, 211h formed on the front decorative portion 211 (see FIG. 9; among these, a pair of upper and lower positioning pins 211h, 211h are attached to the main body portion 211A. The other one positioning pin 211h is provided on the cover portion 211B) by engaging with the three engagement holes 212h, 212h, 212h of the base plate 212, so that the wiring board 206, the base plate 212, and the front side The efficiency of the fixing work of the decoration part 211 (the main body part 211A and the cover part 211B) is achieved. Further, only one fastening member 236 can be provided by the positioning pin and the engagement hole.
[0052]
9A and 9B, as shown in FIG. 10B, the substrate cover 243 (substrate holding member) that holds the wiring substrate 206 from the rear surface side of the wiring substrate 206 is also attached to the base plate 212 by the fastening member 236. You may fix integrally.
[0053]
Further, when the base plate 212 is fixed to the board surface 101a, the rear surface of the wiring board 206 is disposed in contact with the board surface 101a of the game board 101 as shown in FIG. 212 and the board surface 101a.
[0054]
In some cases, a downflow passage for game balls may be formed on the front side of the base plate 212 of the side lamp 200. In such a case, the LED element 205 is attached to the wiring board 206 with its tip positioned behind the front surface of the base plate 212, so there is no possibility that the game ball will come into contact with the LED element 205, Further, there is no possibility that the LED element 205 hinders the flow of the game ball. In addition, since the wiring portion to the LED element 205 is provided on the rear surface side of the wiring substrate 206, it is possible to prevent the LED element 205 from malfunctioning due to a game ball having conductivity and flowing down the front surface side of the base plate 212. .
[0055]
Further, each LED element 205 is inserted into the through hole 212j from the rear side so that its optical axis substantially coincides with the axis of the front and rear through hole 212j formed at the bottom of the recess 212i, and the light to the rear side. Thus, the front decoration portion 211 of the side lamp 200 provided on the front side, that is, the side facing the player is brightly illuminated. As shown in FIG. 9, the main body 211A has a window hole 211j through which the central LED element 205 is inserted. By utilizing these relatively large diameter through holes 212j and window holes 211j, a lamp or the like larger than the LED element 205 can be used as the light emitting means in this embodiment.
[0056]
12 to 14 show modified examples of FIGS. 9 to 11. In this side lamp 200 ′, the number of LED elements 205 attached to the wiring board 206 is five, and the shape of the front decoration portion 211 ′ is also changed. Further, a recess 212i ′ on the side of the contact surface of the base plate 212 ′ facing the game board 101 (that is, the board surface 101a side) is formed deeper. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 14B, when the rear surface of the wiring board 206 is arranged with a gap from the board surface 101a of the game board 101, the gap formed on the rear surface side of the wiring board 206 is used to Since it becomes easy to provide a wiring portion for the element 205 on the rear surface side of the wiring substrate 206, the LED element 205 can be prevented from malfunctioning due to the game ball having conductivity and flowing down the front surface side of the base plate 212 ′. Since the gap is formed on the rear surface side of the wiring board 206, the size of the hole of the game board 101 penetrating in the front-rear direction is changed from the shape X larger than that of the conventional wiring board 206 to the terminal portion 263. It can be reduced to a shape Y surrounding only. Also, in FIGS. 12 to 14, parts common to FIGS. 9 to 11 are assigned the same reference numerals and description thereof is omitted.
[0057]
(Example 3)
An embodiment in which the present invention is applied to a windmill for gaming machines (hereinafter also simply referred to as a windmill) will be described with reference to the drawings.
As shown in FIG. 15, the windmill 300 is arranged on the left and right sides near the center of the board surface 101 a (see FIG. 7) of the game board 101, and includes a base plate 312, a rotating unit 311, and a wiring having a square shape. A substrate 306 and a shaft member 310 are provided, and a plurality of (for example, two) chip-like LED elements 305 (light emitting means) are attached to the front side of the wiring substrate 306 (see FIG. 17).
[0058]
The base plate 312 is attached from the front side to the board surface 101a of the game board 101 through fastening holes (not shown) such as screws through attachment holes 309 and 309 formed at the left and right ends. A recess 312i is formed on the opposite contact surface side (that is, the board surface 101a side). A shaft member 310 supported in a direction intersecting (orthogonal) with the game board 101 is supported by the base plate 312. The main body portion 311A and the distal end portion 311B are received around the shaft member 310 by receiving contact with the flowing game ball. The configured rotating unit 311 rotates. The wiring board 306 is disposed in the recess 312 i formed in the base plate 312 and supplies predetermined power to the LED element 305 that illuminates the rotating part 311 via the terminal part 363 and the wiring part on the rear surface side.
[0059]
In FIG. 15, the shaft member 310 passes through central shaft holes formed in the rotating portion 311 (main body portion 311 </ b> A and tip portion 311 </ b> B) and the rear protruding portion 312 f of the base plate 312. The shaft member 310 is inserted and held in a central shaft hole formed in the fixed cap 313 (fastening member) that covers the rear protrusion 312f from the rear outer side, protrudes from the rear end surface of the fixed cap 313, and comes out of the C-shaped retaining ring or the like. It is prevented from coming off by a prevention tool 314 (see FIG. 16). The shaft member 310 is supported by the central shaft hole formed in the rear protrusion 312f and the fixed cap 313, so that the shaft member 310 is firmly supported.
[0060]
When the above-described shaft member 310 is inserted, the wiring board 306 is disposed in the recess 312i with the rear protruding portion 312f of the base plate 312 being inserted into the center hole thereof. When the fixing cap 313 is put on the rear protrusion 312f, the frictional force (circumferential tightening force) between the inner surface of the fixing cap 313 and the outer surface of the rear protrusion 312f and the front end surface of the fixing cap 313 and the wiring board 306 are provided. The wiring board 306 is held in the recess 312i by the frictional force (axial pressing force) with the rear surface (see FIG. 17).
[0061]
At the time of assembling in FIG. 15, the fastening member 313 integrally uses the board cover 312 to hold the wiring board 306 from the rear surface side of the wiring board 306 using the fastening member 313. It may be fixed.
[0062]
Further, when the base plate 312 is fixed to the board surface 101a, the rear surface of the wiring board 306 is disposed in contact with the board surface 101a of the game board 101 as shown in FIG. 101a.
[0063]
As shown in FIG. 17, a flow path for a game ball is formed on the front side of the base plate 312 of the windmill 300, and the LED element 305 is positioned on the rear side of the front surface of the base plate 312 so that the wiring board Since it is attached to 306, there is no possibility that the game ball will come into contact with the LED element 305, and there is no possibility that the LED element 305 will hinder the flow of the game ball. In addition, since the wiring portion to the LED element 305 is provided on the rear surface side of the wiring substrate 306, it is possible to prevent the LED element 305 from malfunctioning due to a game ball having conductivity and flowing down the front surface side of the base plate 312. .
[0064]
Further, each LED element 305 is inserted into the through hole 312j from the rear side so that its optical axis substantially coincides with the axial line of the through hole 312j in the front-rear direction formed at the bottom of the recess 312i. Thus, the rotating portion 311 of the windmill 300 provided on the front side, that is, the side facing the player is brightly illuminated.
[0065]
As indicated by Z2 in FIG. 16 (b), the base plate 312 is arranged so that at least a part of the outer edge portion of the wiring board 306 overlaps with the peripheral edge portion of the hole portion of the game board 101 formed through in the front-rear direction. Since it is sandwiched between the game boards 101, the surface (front surface or rear surface) of the wiring board 306 can be widely used as a wiring portion to the LED element 305. For example, as shown in FIG. 17, even if the rear surface of the wiring board 306 is in contact with the board surface 101a of the game board 101, the wiring portion to the LED element 305 can be provided relatively easily on the rear surface side of the wiring board 306. The malfunction of the LED element 305 can be prevented.
[0066]
Further, as shown in FIG. 16B, when the wiring board 306 is square (or rectangular) and the hole of the game board 101 is circular, a circle Z2 having a smaller diameter than the circle Z1 circumscribing the wiring board 306 is played. By setting the diameter of the hole portion of the board 101, the outer edges of the four corners of the wiring board 306 can be easily sandwiched between the base plate 312 and the game board 101. In such a case, by making the wiring board 306 square or rectangular, the substrate material can be cut and formed without waste compared to the conventional circular shape, and wiring other than the outer edges of the four corners delimited by the circle Z2 is wired. There is also an advantage that it can be used without waste as a part.
[0067]
Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described above, the present invention is not limited to these embodiments, and the present invention is not limited to the wording of each claim without departing from the scope described in each claim. To the extent that can be easily replaced by them, and improvements based on knowledge that a person skilled in the art normally has can be added as appropriate.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an example when the present invention is applied to a game machine winning device.
FIG. 2 is a perspective view illustrating a configuration example of a front unit and a rear unit.
FIGS. 3A and 3B are a front view and a central sectional view of a winning device illustrating a first opening mode and FIG. 3B illustrating a second opening mode, respectively.
4 is a perspective view and a rear view showing the assembled state of FIG. 2. FIG.
FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA in FIG.
6 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line BB in FIG.
FIG. 7 is a front view showing an example of a gaming machine including a gaming machine winning device.
8 is a front view showing a modification of FIG. 3 in a state where a front decoration part is removed. FIG.
FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing an example when the present invention is applied to a side lamp for a gaming machine.
10 is a perspective view showing the assembled state of FIG. 9. FIG.
11A is a rear view showing the assembled state of FIG. 9, and FIG. 11B is a sectional view taken along the line CC of FIG.
12 is a perspective view showing a modification of FIG.
13 is a perspective view showing the assembled state of FIG. 12. FIG.
14A is a rear view showing the assembled state of FIG. 12, and FIG. 14B is a sectional view taken along line DD of FIG.
FIG. 15 is a perspective view showing an example in which the present invention is applied to a windmill for gaming machines.
16 is a perspective view and a rear view showing the assembled state of FIG. 15. FIG.
17 is a cross-sectional view taken along line EE in FIG. 16 (b).
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Prize machine 2 for game machines Front side unit 3 Back side unit 4 Casing unit 5 LED element (light emission means)
6 Wiring board 10 Rotating member (blade member, game ball guiding member)
11 Front decoration 12 Base plate 12i Recess 12j Through hole 30 Solenoid (drive actuator)
36 Fastening member 43 Housing (substrate holding member)
200 Side lamp 205 for gaming machine LED element (light emitting means)
206 Wiring board 211 Front decoration 212 Base plate 212i Recess 236 Fastening member 243 Board cover (board holding member)
300 Windmill 305 LED element (light emitting means)
306 Wiring board 310 Shaft member 311 Rotating portion 312 Base plate 312i Recessed portion 313 Fixing cap (fastening member)

Claims

A base plate attached from the front side to the surface of the game board;
A front side decorative portion that is formed integrally with or separately from the base plate and projects forward from the base plate,
A light emitting means for illuminating the front decoration part;
A wiring board that is disposed in a board storage space formed between opposing contact surfaces of the base plate and the game board, and that supplies predetermined power to the light emitting means;
With
The wiring board is disposed so that the rear surface thereof is in contact with the board surface of the game board, and at least a part of the outer edge part thereof overlaps with the peripheral part of the hole part of the game board formed to penetrate in the front-rear direction. As described above, the light emitting device for a gaming machine is sandwiched between the base plate and the game board.

A base plate attached from the front side to the surface of the game board;
A front side decorative portion that is formed integrally with or separately from the base plate and projects forward from the base plate,
A light emitting means for illuminating the front decoration part;
A wiring board that is disposed in a recess formed on the base plate on the side of the contact surface facing the game board, and to which the light emitting means is attached;
With
The wiring board is disposed so that the rear surface thereof is in contact with the board surface of the game board, and at least a part of the outer edge part thereof overlaps with the peripheral part of the hole part of the game board formed to penetrate in the front-rear direction. As described above, the light emitting device for a gaming machine is sandwiched between the base plate and the game board.

A base plate attached from the front side to the surface of the game board;
A shaft member is supported on the base plate in a direction crossing the game board, and a rotating part that rotates around the shaft member in response to contact with a flowing game ball,
A light emitting means for illuminating the rotating part;
A wiring board that is disposed in a board storage space formed between opposing contact surfaces of the base plate and the game board, and that supplies predetermined power to the light emitting means;
A light-emitting device for gaming machines, comprising:

A base plate attached from the front side to the surface of the game board;
A shaft member is supported on the base plate in a direction crossing the game board, and a rotating part that rotates around the shaft member in response to contact with a flowing game ball,
A light emitting means for illuminating the rotating part;
A wiring board that is disposed in a recess formed on the base plate on the side of the contact surface facing the game board, and to which the light emitting means is attached;
A light-emitting device for gaming machines, comprising:

A base plate attached from the front side to the surface of the game board;
A front side decorative portion that is formed integrally with or separately from the base plate and projects forward from the base plate,
A light emitting means for illuminating the front decoration part;
It is disposed in a board storage space formed between the opposing contact surfaces of the base plate and the game board and is positioned and held on the base plate, and is integrally fixed to the base plate by a fastening member, A wiring board for supplying predetermined power to the light emitting means;
Equipped with a,
A flow path for game balls is formed on the front side of the base plate,
The light emitting device for gaming machines , wherein the light emitting means is attached to the wiring board so as to be located behind the front surface of the base plate .

A base plate attached from the front side to the surface of the game board;
A front side decorative portion that is formed integrally with or separately from the base plate and projects forward from the base plate,
A light emitting means for illuminating the front decoration part;
A wiring board that is disposed in a recess formed on the base plate on the side of the contact surface facing the game board, and to which the light emitting means is attached;
With
The wiring board is held in the recess in a form in which the front surface contacts the bottom of the recess formed in the base plate, and is fixed integrally to the base plate by a fastening member,
A flow path for game balls is formed on the front side of the base plate,
The light emitting means is attached to the wiring board so that its optical axis substantially coincides with the axis of a through-hole in the front-rear direction formed at the bottom of the recess and is located behind the front surface of the base plate. A light-emitting device for a gaming machine.

The light emitting device for gaming machines according to claim 5 or 6, wherein the wiring board is integrally fixed to the base plate by the fastening member together with a board holding member that holds at least a part of the wiring board from behind. .

The light emitting device for gaming machines according to any one of claims 5 to 7, wherein the wiring board is integrally fixed to the base plate by the fastening member together with the front decoration portion.

The light emitting device for gaming machines according to any one of claims 3 to 8, wherein a rear surface of the wiring board is disposed with a gap from a board surface of the gaming board.

A flow path for game balls is formed on the front side of the base plate,
The light-emitting device for gaming machines according to any one of claims 1 to 4 , wherein the light-emitting means is attached to the wiring board so as to be located behind the front surface of the base plate.

A gaming machine comprising the light emitting device for gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 to 10.