JP5025751B2 - Illumination equipment - Google Patents

Description

  According to the present invention, a movable body that actually moves only a short movement path without increasing the number of parts or complicating the structure is moved while emitting light over a long movement distance exceeding the actual movement path. The present invention relates to an illumination device that can be expressed.

In the pachinko machine, various board parts such as a prize opening, a windmill, a symbol display device, and an electrical decoration device are provided on the board surface of the game board in order to diversify the game contents. Then, when a game ball wins at the start winning opening provided on the game board, the symbols displayed on the symbol display device in the game board start to fluctuate, and the symbols stopped after the lapse of a predetermined time are predetermined jackpot symbols. When it becomes, it becomes a big hit state, and a player can acquire a lot of balls. In such a gaming machine, various display effects are performed in order to enhance the interest of the game.
For example, the stage effect is enhanced by moving or deforming the movable surface parts in various directions triggered by winnings during the game or other changes in the situation (Patent Documents 1 and 2). In addition, for the purpose of visually expressing and informing changes in the situation such as changes in the game state on the game board, and for the purpose of achieving an electric decoration effect in the progress of the game, the game board, movable board surface parts, and other arbitrary parts A light-emitting device such as an LED lamp or a filament lamp is disposed in (Patent Documents 3 and 4).
By the way, in the actual design, even if there is a request to secure a long moving distance of the movable platen parts that are mounted with LEDs etc. and move forward and backward along a predetermined trajectory, there are restrictions on the layout with peripheral parts. Therefore, there are cases where the travel distance is limited to a short distance. In such a case, there is a limit to the effect on the progress of the game, which causes a decrease in the interest of the game. Such a problem is a problem that always occurs in the design of movable platen surface parts in pachinko machines, but no effective countermeasure has been proposed so far.

JP 2004-195084 A Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 06-007509 JP 2009-000303 A JP 2009-066211

Conventionally, there is no effective countermeasure even if there is a production problem due to restrictions on the moving distance and moving range of the movable surface parts, and it is possible to extend the moving distance of the movable surface parts. There were many cases that I had to accept the troubles in the production due to what I couldn't do.
The present invention has been made in view of the above, and expresses a movable platen surface component as if it moves while emitting light over a long movement distance beyond the actual movement path without complicating the configuration and control. An object of the present invention is to provide an illumination device capable of performing the above.

In order to achieve the above object, an electrical decoration device according to a first aspect of the present invention includes a movable body that is disposed forward and backward along a movement path substantially parallel to the game board surface in front of the game board surface, and the movable body. A drive mechanism to be operated; a transparent plate spaced apart in front of the moving path of the movable body; and a cut formed in the transparent plate portion corresponding to an extension of at least one terminal portion of the moving path of the movable body An electrical decoration device including a design unit, a fixed-side LED that emits light from the cut design unit, and a control unit, wherein the control unit drives the drive mechanism to advance and retract the movable body. Control is performed so that the movable body is expressed as if it has moved to the cut design portion by turning on or blinking the fixed LED.
An electrical decoration device according to a second aspect of the present invention is a movable body that is disposed in front of a game board surface so as to be able to advance and retreat along a movement path substantially parallel to the game board surface, and that is mounted with a movable LED and emits light. A driving mechanism for operating the body, a transparent plate spaced apart in front of the moving path of the movable body, and a portion of the transparent plate corresponding to an extension of at least one terminal portion of the moving path of the movable body. An electric decoration device comprising a cut design section, a fixed LED for emitting light from the cut design section, and a control means, wherein the control means drives the drive mechanism while causing the movable LED to emit light. The turn-off timing of the movable-side LED when the movable body is advanced and retracted is set to the time when the movable body has moved from the other end portion side of the moving path and approached one end portion, while the fixed Side LED By setting the light start timing after the movable body is close to the one end portion and the movable LED is turned off, the movable body moves over the one end portion to the cut design portion. It is characterized by controlling to express as if it were.

In the electrical decoration device according to a third aspect of the present invention, in the process in which the control means drives the drive mechanism without causing the fixed-side LED to emit light and advances and retracts the movable body, Control is performed so that the movable body is expressed as if it has moved to the cut design portion by blinking.
In the electrical decoration device according to the invention of claim 4, the movable body has a substantially circular front shape, and the cut design portion has an arc shape or a circular line substantially corresponding to an outer peripheral contour line of the movable body, It is characterized by comprising concentric circular arcs or circular lines located inside.
The drive mechanism according to a fifth aspect of the invention includes a motor fixed to the game board, a drive gear driven to rotate by the motor, a rotary plate driven to rotate by the drive gear, and a predetermined path by the rotary plate. A cam member that is reciprocally moved along the movable member, and the movable body is configured to move integrally with the cam member, and a cam groove is formed on a surface of the cam member facing the rotating plate, The cam groove is configured to reciprocate with the rotation of the rotating plate by loosely fitting an operating protrusion protruding from the rotating plate into the cam groove.

  In the present invention, the moving path of the movable body is limited to a predetermined range, while the cut design portion is disposed on a transparent plate spaced apart on the front surface of the moving path of the movable body, and this cut design is adapted to the movement of the movable body. By illuminating the part (lighting and extinguishing), the illusion that the movable body has moved to the position of the cut design part placed beyond the actual stop position is given to the viewer. The moving range can be shown larger than the actual range, and the effects on the production can be sufficiently exhibited even in a limited space.

It is a front view of the game board part of the pachinko gaming machine provided with the electrical decoration device according to the present invention. It is a front view of a single game board, and is an explanatory view showing an operation procedure of each movable body (small yo-yo). It is a front view of a single game board, and is an explanatory view showing an operation procedure of each movable body. It is a disassembled perspective view of the front side of the pachinko gaming machine provided with the electrical decoration device which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. (A) And (b) is a perspective view which shows the relationship between one movable body pair and the cut design part on a transparent plate. It is a front perspective view which shows the assembly | attachment state of one movable body pair. It is a front exploded perspective view of an electrical decoration device. It is a back side exploded perspective view of an electrical decoration device. (A) (b) And (c) is a rear view which shows operation | movement of the drive mechanism of a movable body. (A) thru | or (d) is a front schematic diagram which shows the procedure which raises / lowers a movable body with a drive mechanism. (A) And (b) is a front schematic diagram which shows the procedure which raises / lowers a movable body with a drive mechanism. (A) And (b) is a figure for demonstrating the visual effect by cooperation with a movable body and a cut design part. (A) And (b) is a figure which shows the positional relationship of the movement path | route of each movable body, and a cut design part.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to embodiments shown in the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a front view of a game board portion of a pachinko gaming machine equipped with an electrical decoration device according to the present invention, and FIGS. 2 and 3 are front views of a single game board, each showing an operation procedure of a small yo-yo. Yes.
A glass frame 2 supporting a glass plate is attached to the front side of the game board 1 so as to be openable and closable. Also, at the lower part of the game board 1, there are provided a tray part 3 for storing game balls and a launch lever 4 for launching game balls in the tray part. Further, a button switch for gaming machine, a purchase button for game balls, and a purchase cancel button (none of which are shown) are provided on the upper surface of the tray portion 3.
On the back side of the game board 1, a synthetic resin mechanism board (none of which is shown), which is assembled with back parts related to the progress and production of the game, such as a liquid crystal screen, main control board and sub-control board, can be freely opened and closed. Has been. Around the game area 1a of the game board 1, an outer rail R1 that guides a game ball launched from the launch device by operating the launch lever 4 to the upper part of the game area 1a, or guides to the out port 10, and An inner rail R2 is provided.
A center member 5 having an opening at the center is disposed at a substantially central portion of the game board 1. A symbol display device 6 is arranged inside the center member 5. The symbol display device 6 is constituted by a liquid crystal display panel such as a liquid crystal display device, for example, and displays a special symbol image (not shown) in a normal operation state. In the so-called special game state, an effect image indicating the special game state is displayed. In this example, two open / close pieces 7, which are shaped like a mask, are disposed in front of the symbol display device 6 so as to be openable and closable in the horizontal direction.

An electrical decoration device 30 is provided on the upper part of the center member 5. In this example, the illumination device 30 includes a small yo-yo, which is an accessory (movable body) involved in the progress of the game, and a transparent plate and the like that are spaced apart in front of the small yo-yo.
A variable winning device 11 for variably displaying the special symbol of the symbol display device 6 is provided at the lower right of the center member 5. On the right side of the variable winning device 11, a gate 12 is provided for operating the normal symbol displayed on the normal symbol display device 16. Further, below the variable winning device 11, there is provided a large winning opening 13 having an open / close door that is opened in a big hit state which is one of the special gaming states.
The variable winning device 11 includes an electric tulip having a pair of left and right open / close claws (movable pieces) for variably displaying the symbol display device 6.
The game board 1 is provided with a normal winning port 14, an out port 10, and the like, and a windmill 15 and a number of game nails (not shown) are provided so as to project. The game nail slows down the falling speed of the game ball and changes the falling direction in a complicated manner to enhance the interest in game progression.
The normal symbol displayed on the normal symbol display device 16 can variably display one or a plurality of symbols, and the symbol is a random number on condition that the gate 12 as a normal symbol start port detects a game ball. It is variable and stopped for a predetermined time by control or the like.
The special symbol displayed on the symbol display device 6 is configured to be in a big hit state when the stop symbol is a predetermined symbol combination, for example, the same symbol combination. In addition, the special symbol is scrolled by random number control etc. on the condition that the game ball is detected at the lower start port (not shown) where the game ball is guided by the opening operation of the electric tulip of the variable winning device, etc. It fluctuates (varies) for a predetermined time with a predetermined fluctuation pattern and stops at a symbol. At that time, when two stop symbols become the same on the active line, a reach state occurs, and in this reach state, the last stop symbol on the active line is already stopped. A jackpot condition occurs when they are the same. In addition, as a special symbol, a numerical symbol, an alphabet symbol, a character symbol, etc. can be used.

  FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view of the front side of a pachinko gaming machine equipped with an electrical decoration device according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIGS. 5 (a) and 5 (b) show one small yo-yo pair and a transparent plate. FIG. 6 is a front perspective view showing an assembled state of one small yo-yo pair, FIG. 7 is a front side exploded perspective view of the electric decoration device, and FIG. Is an exploded perspective view of the back side of the electric decoration device, FIGS. 9A, 9B and 9C are rear views showing the operation of the drive mechanism of the small yo-yo, and FIGS. 11 (a) and 11 (b) are schematic front views showing a procedure for moving the small yo-yo up and down by the drive mechanism, and FIG. 12 is a diagram for explaining the visual effect by the cooperation of the small yo-yo and the cut design section. 13 (a) and 13 (b) are movement paths and cut design portions of each small yo-yo. Is a diagram showing the positional relationship.

The lighting device 30 is arranged in front of the board surface of the game board 1 so as to be able to advance and retreat along a movement path (substantially up and down in this example) substantially parallel to the game board surface, and is mounted with a movable LED 36 to emit light. Small yo-yo (movable body) 35, a drive mechanism 40 for operating each small yo-yo 35, and a transparent plate fixedly disposed so as to cover at least a part of the moving path on the front side of the moving path of each small yo-yo 35 60, a cut design portion 61 formed on the transparent plate 60 corresponding to an extension of at least one end portion (upper end portion) of the movement path of the small yo-yo, and the back side of each cut design portion 61 to emit light The fixed-side LED 65 disposed in the control unit (not shown) and a control means (CPU) (not shown).
The characteristic configuration of the present invention is that the control unit drives the drive mechanism 40 while causing the movable side LED 36 to emit light and moves the small yo-yo 35 forward and backward. While moving from the other end portion (lower end portion or upper end portion) side of the first end portion (upper end portion or lower end portion), the timing of light emission start of the fixed LED 65 is small yo-yo. By setting after the time when the movable LED is turned off in the vicinity of the one end portion (upper end portion), it is expressed as if the small yo-yo has moved to the cut design portion 61 beyond the one end portion. It is in the point controlled to do.
Here, being close to the terminal part of the moving path does not necessarily mean that the terminal part has been reached and stopped, but also includes the timing immediately before reaching the terminal part and stopping. Further, the timing at which the fixed LED 65 is turned on may be not only at the time when the corresponding small yo-yo 35 is turned off in the vicinity of the end portion, or immediately after the light is turned off, or immediately before the small yo-yo is turned off.
Further, as described later, in the process of moving the small yo-yo without causing the movable side LED to emit light, it is possible to perform the same expression by causing only the cut design portion to emit light (light on or blink).

As shown in FIG. 4, the electrical decoration device 30 is disposed between the game board 1 on which the center member 5 and the transparent plate 60 are mounted, and the board back cover 20 on which the symbol display device 6, the opening / closing piece 7 and the like are mounted. The
The decorating device 30 is supported by a base member 32 fixed to the game board 1, a large yo-yo 33 disposed at the center of the base member 32, and base member portions on both sides of the large yo-yo 33 so as to be individually raised and lowered. A total of four small yo-yos 35 (35a to 35d), the small yo-yos 35a and 35b, and the drive mechanism 40 for raising and lowering the small yo-yos 35c and 35d individually. I have.
The base member 32 includes a front plate 32A, an intermediate plate 32B, and a rear plate 32C.
The cut design portion 61 is configured by a cut line formed of a substantially arc shape or a circular line made of a V-shaped groove or a V-shaped protrusion on the surface of the transparent plate 60. The cut line represents the shape of the small yo-yo 35. From the arc-shaped or circular line substantially corresponding to the outer contour of the small yo-yo, and the concentric arc-shaped or circular line located inside the cut line It is configured. That is, the cut line is formed to imitate the outline and pattern of a small yo-yo. The cut line is configured to emit light in a linear shape by light from the movable side LED 36 so that an illusion that a small yo-yo is there is provided.
By causing the movable side LED 36 to emit light, the arc-shaped light guide part that constitutes the cut design part 61 emits light, and the contour line and shape resembling a small yo-yo appear on the transparent plate 60.

FIG. 6 is a front perspective view of the small yo-yos 35a and 35b. The small yo-yos 35a and 35b are fixed to the front surface of the lower end of the crank-shaped first small yo-yo support member 37. The upper portion 37a is supported so as to be movable up and down along a vertically elongated guide hole 32a provided in the lower portion of the front plate 32A of the base member 32. That is, the upper portion 37a of the first small yo-yo support member 37 is bent in an L shape from the lower portion to the rear, and moves up and down along the front surface of the front plate 32A. As will be described later, the first small yo-yo support member 37 is connected to the second small yo-yo support member 39 with the front plate 32A and the printed board 38 interposed therebetween, and both the small yo-yo support members extend along the guide holes 32a. Move up and down.
As shown in FIG. 7, on the back side of the first small yo-yo support member 37, a printed circuit board 38 having LEDs 38a mounted on the front surface is disposed. On the back side of the printed circuit board 38, a second small yo-yo support member 39 having a connecting portion 39a connected to a connected portion 37b at the lower portion of the first small yo-yo support member 37 is disposed. The printed board 38 has a notch 38b corresponding to each guide hole 32a. That is, the second small yo-yo support member 39 is fixed to the back surface of the first small yo-yo support member 37 and integrated with the small yo-yo. The front board 32A to which the printed board 38 is fixed is integrated with the middle board 32B and the rear board 32C and fixed to the game board, and the small yoyo and the first small yoyo are sandwiched between the front board 32A and the printed board 38. The support member 37 and the second small yo-yo support member 39 are configured to be movable up and down.
In FIG. 8, the front plate 32A and the printed board 38 are not shown.

The drive mechanism 40 is roughly composed of a motor 45, a drive gear 47, a rotating plate 43, and a cam member 41.
That is, on the back side of the second small yo-yo support member 39, there are an intermediate plate 32B, two cam members 41 supported by the intermediate plate 32B so as to be movable up and down, a geared rotary plate 43, a motor 45, and a drive gear 47. The rear plate 32C and the like are sequentially arranged.
The middle plate 32B is formed with two pairs of guide elongated holes, each having a long guide elongated hole 49a and a narrow slit-shaped guide elongated hole 49b. A projection-like upper coupling portion 39b of the yo-yo support member 39 is fitted into each guide slot 49a so as to be movable up and down, and the upper coupling portion 39b projects in a position near one end of the front surface of each cam member 41. It is connected to the protrusion 41a. Each of the cam members 41 has a plate-like small protrusion 41b projecting forward at a position near the other end of the front surface of each cam member 41, and each small protrusion 41b can move up and down in the other guide elongated hole 49b. Is fitted. For this reason, each cam member 41 moves up and down along the long holes 49a and 49b while maintaining its posture.

A rotating plate 43 disposed on the back side of each cam member 41 projects from a disc 43a, a gear part 43b concentrically fixed to the back of the disc 43a, and an outer radial direction from the outer periphery of the disc 43a. And a sensor-detected portion 43c provided, and the central portion thereof is rotatably supported by the rear plate 32C. In addition, an operating projection 43d that loosely fits in a substantially arc-shaped cam groove 41c provided on the top of each cam member 41 is provided at an eccentric position on the front surface of the disc 43a. Accordingly, the operating projection 43d that rotates and moves in a circle by the rotation of the rotating plate 43 relatively moves in the cam groove 41c, so that each cam member 41 moves up and down while being guided by each of the long holes 49a and 49b. .
The gear portion 43b of each rotary plate 43 is always meshed with a drive gear 47 fixed to the output shaft of the motor 45 supported by the rear plate 32C, and each rotary plate 43 is rotationally driven by the motor. The motor 45 is controlled by control means (not shown).
The sensor detected portion 43c protruding from the circular plate 43a is detected by a sensor 44 (photo interrupter) fixed to the rear plate 32C, and detection information by the sensor is sent to the control means so that each small yo-yo has a height position ( This is used as information for determining whether the position is in the ascending position or the descending position. The sensor detected part 43c is provided only on one rotating plate. This is because the two adjacent rotating plates are driven by a common motor, and therefore the height positions of the two small yo-yos can be known if only one of the rotation angles is detected.

When assembling, as shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, the shaft portion of the gear portion 43b of the rotating plate 43 is rotatably supported on the rear plate 32C provided with the motor 45, and can be moved up and down by the intermediate plate 32B. The operating protrusion 43d of the rotating plate 43 is loosely fitted into the cam groove 41c on the back surface of the supported cam member 41. The protrusion 41a of the cam member 41 is connected to the upper connecting portion 39b of the small yo-yo support member 39 through the guide long hole 49a. Since the second small yo-yo support member 39 is integrated with the small yo-yo 35 (first small yo-yo support member 37), each small yo-yo 35 also moves up and down in conjunction with the 41 vertical movement of each cam member. .
In this example, each of the small yo-yos 35a to 35d is configured so that the two small yo-yos 35a and 35b and the two small yo-yos 35c and 35d operate in different directions, as indicated by arrows in FIGS. Has been. The left small yo-yos 35a and 35d and the right small yo-yos 35b and 35c are configured to operate in the same direction. However, the combination of the operation directions of the small yo-yos is only an example.

Next, the procedure by which the drive mechanism moves the small yo-yo up and down based on FIGS. 9, 10, and 11 will be described.
FIGS. 9A, 9B and 9C are views showing the state in which the small yo-yo moves up and down in the process of rotating the operating projection 43d fitted in the cam groove 41c from the back side. In FIG. 9A, since one operating projection 43d is positioned on the lower side, the corresponding cam member 41 and small yo-yo 35 are in the lowered position, and the other operating projection 43d is positioned on the upper side. The cam member 41 and the other small yo-yo 35b are in the raised position. In FIG. 5B, both the operating projections 43d and the corresponding cam members 41 are at the intermediate height position, so that the both small yo-yos 35a and 35b are at the intermediate height position. Further, in (c), since one operating projection 43d is located on the upper side, the corresponding cam member 41 and small yo-yo 35a are in the raised position, and the other small yo-yo 35b is in the lowered position.

10 (a) to 10 (d) and FIGS. 11 (a) and 11 (b) show a rotating plate (operating protrusion) 43, a protrusion 41a, a guide long hole 49a, a small yo-yo support member 39 (37), and one 6 is a front view showing an operation procedure of the small yo-yo 35. FIG.
In this example, the operation of each member in the process in which the rotating plate 43 rotates clockwise is shown. In the state of FIG. 10A, the small yo-yo is positioned slightly below the top. In the process of shifting from the state shown in FIG. 10A to the state shown in FIG. 10B (the small yo-yo is at the uppermost position), the operating projection 43d moves slightly upward in the arc-shaped portion of the cam groove 41c. 35 moves slightly upward and reaches the top. In the process of shifting from FIG. 10B to the state of FIG. 10C, the cam member 41 and the small yo-yo are slightly lowered. In the process of shifting from FIG. 10 (c) to (d), the operating protrusion 43d moves to the right end 41c ′ of the cam groove 41c and presses the right end in the clockwise direction, so that the rotating plate rotates in the same direction. To move to the lowest position. In the state of FIG. 10D, the small yo-yo 35 is at the lowest lowered position.
Next, in the process of shifting from FIG. 10D to FIG. 11A, the operating projection 43d moves clockwise from the right end 41c ′ of the cam groove and reaches the center, so that the cam member and the small yo-yo are slightly It rises and returns to the same state as FIG. 10 (a) in FIG. 11 (b).

Next, based on FIG. 12, the right light pair of yoyos 35a and 35b that moves up and down along a predetermined movement path and the cut-out design units 61 positioned on the extension of the movement paths will be explained. .
As shown in FIG. 12 (a), the inner small yo-yo (movable body) 35a moves up and down between the lowered position (1) and the raised position (2), and corresponds to a position further above the raised position (2). A cut design portion 61 is formed on the surface of the transparent plate 60 (extension position (3)). As shown in FIG. 12B, the outer small yo-yo 35b moves up and down between the raised position (4) and the lowered position (5) and corresponds to the lower side of the lowered position (5). A cut design portion 61 is formed on the surface (extension position (6)).
The control means moves the small yo-yo 35a up from the lowered position (1) shown in FIG. 12A to the raised position (2) while the LED mounted on the small yo-yo 35a is caused to emit light, and the raised position (2). After reaching the value, the LED of the small yo-yo 35a is turned off. Subsequently, after the LED of the small yo-yo 35a is turned off, the fixed LED 65 is caused to emit light, thereby causing the cut design portion 61 located at the extended position (3) above the raised position (2) to emit light. Then, the player who was following the movement of the small yo-yo, after the small yo-yo stopped and extinguished at the ascending position (2), the cut design at the extended position (3) beyond the ascending position (2) When the portion 61 emits light, the small yo-yo moves to the extended position (3) by the distance L, and an illusion due to the afterimage phenomenon occurs.
The formation position (3) of the cut design portion 61 may be an extension of a straight line connecting the descending position (1) and the ascending position (2), or a position shifted laterally from this straight line. Also good. The same applies to the relationship between all other small yo-yos and the cut design section.

  Next, for the small yo-yo (movable body) 35b shown in FIG. 12B, the control means raises the position (4) shown in FIG. 12B in a state where the LED mounted on the small yo-yo 35b emits light. ) To the lowered position (5), the small yo-yo 35a is lowered, and after reaching the lowered position (5), the LED of the small yo-yo 35a is turned off. Subsequently, after the LED of the small yo-yo 35a is turned off, the fixed LED 65 is caused to emit light, thereby causing the cut design portion 61 located at the extended position (6) below the lowered position (5) to emit light. Then, the player who has followed the movement of the small yo-yo, after the small yo-yo stops and turns off at the lowered position (5), the cut design section 61 at the lower position beyond the lowered position (5) emits light. When the small yo-yo is moved to the extended position (6) by an extra distance L, an illusion due to the afterimage phenomenon occurs.

Next, FIGS. 13 (a) and 13 (b) show a procedure in which the left small yo-yo pair 35c and 35d moving up and down along a predetermined movement path and the cut design sections 61 positioned on the extension of each movement path emit light. Is shown. The inner small yo-yo (movable body) 35c is actually moved from the lowered position (1) to the raised position (2) and stopped just like the small yo-yo 35a, but the LED mounted on the small yo-yo 35c. Then, by controlling the timing at which the fixed-side LED 65 of the cut design unit 61 in the extended position (3) emits light as described above, an illusion that the distance L has been moved is given to the viewer.
The outer small yo-yo (movable body) 35d is actually moved from the rising position (4) to the lowering position (5) and stopped just like the small yo-yo 35b, but the LED mounted on the small yo-yo 35d. Then, by controlling the timing at which the fixed-side LED 65 of the cut design portion 61 in the extended position (6) emits light as described above, an illusion of extra movement by the distance L is given to the viewer.

As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to represent the movable platen surface component as if it is moving while emitting light over a long movement distance beyond the actual movement path without complicating the configuration and control.
In other words, in the actual design of the conventional electric decoration device, there is a demand for securing a long moving distance of the movable platen surface component (movable body) that is mounted with an LED or the like and advances and retreats along a predetermined locus. However, due to restrictions on the layout with peripheral parts, there are cases where it is necessary to limit the movement distance to a short limit, and there are many cases where it is necessary to accept defects in production. In such a case, there is a limit to the effect on the progress of the game, which causes a decrease in the interest of the game. Such a problem is a problem that always occurs in the design of movable platen surface parts in pachinko machines, but no effective countermeasure has been proposed so far.

On the other hand, in the present invention, the moving path of the movable body is limited to a predetermined range, while the cut design portion is arranged on a transparent plate spaced apart in front of the moving path of the movable body, and the movable body is stopped and extinguished. The cut design where the movable body is placed beyond the actual stop position by causing the cut design part to emit light in accordance with the timing of the stop (immediately before stop, extinguish, stop, extinguish, or immediately after stop, extinguish) The viewer is given the illusion that it has moved to the position of the part, so that the range of movement of the movable body can be shown larger than it actually is, and the effect on the production is sufficient even in a limited space Can be demonstrated.
In the above embodiment, in the process of moving the small yo-yo as the movable body while emitting light, by controlling the timing at which the fixed-side LED emits light, the control is expressed as if the movable body has moved to the cut design portion. Although an example has been shown, moving the fixed side LED appropriately to emit light (lighting and blinking) while moving the small yo-yo by turning off the movable side LED, the cut design part also emits light. It is possible to perform control so that the movable body is expressed as if it has moved to the cut design portion.
Thus, since the control as described above is possible without emitting small yo-yo as a movable body, the movable body does not necessarily have to be equipped with an LED.
The present invention can be applied to a game board unit including an electrical decoration device and a game board, and a pachinko gaming machine including the game board unit.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Game board, 1a ... Game area, 2 ... Glass frame, 3 ... Dish part, 4 ... Launch lever, 5 ... Center member, 7 ... Opening / closing piece, 10 ... Out port, 11 ... Variable winning apparatus, 12 ... Gate, DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 13 ... Grand prize opening, 14 ... Normal prize opening, 15 ... Windmill, 16 ... Normal symbol display device, 20 ... Board back cover, 30 ... Illuminating device, 32 ... Base member, 32 ... Middle board, 32A ... Front board, 32B ... Middle plate, 32C ... Rear plate, 32a ... Guide hole, 33 ... Large yo-yo, 35, 35a-35d ... Movable body (small yo-yo), 36 ... Movable LED, 37 ... Small yo-yo support member, 37a ... Upper part, 37b: Connected part, 38: Printed circuit board, 38a: LED, 39 ... Small yo-yo support member, 39a ... Connecting part, 39b ... Upper connecting part, 40 ... Drive mechanism, 41 ... Cam member, 41a ... Projection, 41b ... Small Ridge, 41c ... cam groove, 41c ' Right end portion, 43 ... rotating plate, 43a ... disc, 43b ... gear portion, 43c ... sensor detected portion, 43d ... operating projection, 44 ... sensor, 45 ... motor, 47 ... drive gear, 49a ... guide slot, 49b ... Guide slot, 51 ... Cut design part, 60 ... Transparent plate, 61 ... Cut design part, 65 ... Fixed LED

Claims (5)

A movable body disposed in front of the game board surface so as to be able to advance and retreat along a movement path substantially parallel to the game board surface, a driving mechanism for operating the movable body, and spaced apart in front of the movement path of the movable body. A transparent plate, a cut design portion formed in the transparent plate portion corresponding to an extension of at least one terminal portion of the moving path of the movable body, a fixed LED that emits light from the cut design portion, and a control unit. , An electrical decoration device comprising:
The control means expresses as if the movable body has moved to the cut design section by turning on or blinking the stationary LED in the process of driving the drive mechanism to move the movable body forward and backward. An electric decoration device characterized by controlling.   A movable body that is disposed in front of the game board surface so as to be able to advance and retreat along a movement path substantially parallel to the game board surface and has a movable side LED mounted thereon, a drive mechanism that operates the movable body, A transparent plate spaced apart in front of the movement path, a cut design portion formed in the transparent plate portion corresponding to an extension of at least one end of the movement path of the movable body, and the cut design portion emitting light An electric decoration device comprising a fixed-side LED and a control means, wherein the control means drives the drive mechanism while causing the movable-side LED to emit light and moves the movable body forward and backward. The turn-off timing of the side LED is set as a time when the movable body moves from the other end portion side of the moving path and approaches one end portion, while the light emission start timing of the fixed LED is set by the movable body. By setting it after the time when the movable LED is turned off in the vicinity of one end portion, it is expressed as if the movable body has moved to the cut design portion beyond the one end portion. An electric decoration device characterized by controlling.   In the process of driving the drive mechanism without causing the fixed-side LED to emit light and moving the movable body forward and backward, the control means turns on or blinks the fixed-side LED so that the movable body becomes the cut design section. It controls so that it may represent as if it moved to, The electrical decoration apparatus of Claim 2 characterized by the above-mentioned.   The movable body has a substantially circular front shape, and the cut design portion has an arc shape substantially corresponding to the outer peripheral contour line of the movable body, or a circular line and a concentric arc shape located inside thereof, or It is comprised from the circular line | wire, The electrical decoration apparatus of Claim 1, 2, or 3 characterized by the above-mentioned. The drive mechanism includes a motor fixed to the game board, a drive gear rotated by the motor, a rotary plate rotated by the drive gear, and a cam reciprocated along a predetermined path by the rotary plate A member, and
The movable body is configured to move integrally with the cam member,
A cam groove is formed on a surface of the cam member facing the rotating plate, and an operating protrusion projecting from the rotating plate is loosely fitted in the cam groove so that the cam is rotated along with the rotation of the rotating plate. The electric decoration device according to claim 1, 2, 3, or 4, wherein the member is configured to reciprocate.

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