JP5417379B2 - Pachinko machine lamp device - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a decorative or display lamp device installed on a game board of a pachinko machine.

Various decorative or display lamp devices are installed on the game board of the pachinko machine.
This lamp device is lit or flashed when a winning ball enters, or when a game role set by winning a winning ball is established, or the fact that there was a winning ball is set. It is used to display that the role of the game to be established and the large-scale winning conditions have been established, to notify the player, and to give a visual satisfaction.

Most of the lamp devices are turned on and flashing in conjunction with these devices, such as winning devices installed on the game board and variable display devices, but those that decorate the game board Often installed alone.
In general, most of them are installed outside the game unit surrounded by the rails of the game board, that is, around the game board, but are also installed inside the game unit. In this case, it is often provided on the inner left and right side portions along the rail, or on the lower portion, avoiding the winning device or the variable display device installed in the central portion of the game portion.

Usually, a lamp device is placed in a case covered with a semi-transparent plastic cover (lens body) whose surface is formed on a lens body, and the lighting and blinking of the lamp is visually observed through the cover. . Then, the case is attached to the game board by attaching a case from the front side and fixing the attachment substrate provided to the case by screws or the like.
Therefore, in general, the ramp device is installed in a state of protruding forward from the game board, and for this reason, it is not only installed near the center of the game board through which the pachinko ball passes, but also passes in the peripheral part. Since it becomes an obstacle in the area, for example, the concentrated falling area of the hit ball at the lower part of the game section where the out ball opening is provided, it is difficult to install and in reality it cannot be installed.

  As a matter of course, the lamp device includes a lamp as a light source in the back to make the lens body on the surface shine. However, if a case is installed on the surface side of the game board, the lens body, that is, the cover that forms the lens body is played. It is unavoidable that it protrudes from the board surface and becomes an obstacle that prevents the hit ball from falling.

  Conventionally, as one method for solving this problem, a case in which two side plates forming a pachinko ball guiding path on the upper surface of the bottom plate are erected, while an indicator, that is, a lamp is housed on the lower surface of the bottom plate. The case is inserted into a through-hole formed in the game board, and the bottom plate is aligned with the front surface of the game board, and a ball that flows down along the front surface of the game board is received and guided to the guide path. At the same time, Patent Document 1 proposes an apparatus in which light is applied to a hit ball passing through the guide path through a hole for the indicator provided in the bottom plate.

Japanese Patent No. 2773035.

In the conventional example according to Patent Document 1, since the bottom plate is aligned with the front surface of the game board, the hit ball passes along the guide path through the front surface of the bottom plate, and the indicator is provided with the passing ball in the back case. It can be irradiated by. However, the bottom plate applies light to the sphere through a small hole for display, and is different from the lens body. At the same time, the bottom plate does not decorate the lens by diffusing light widely.
In addition, since the display housed in the case, that is, the light source needs to deliver light forward through a small hole, it is provided close to the back surface of the bottom plate as shown in the figure. The function of a lens that diffuses and irradiates light forward cannot be obtained here.

  The present invention is a lamp device that has a lens body on the surface and clearly illuminates and flashes the light source by diffusing and irradiating light from a light source provided behind the lens body through the lens body. The ball is allowed to fall and pass through the front surface of the lens body so that it is flush with the front surface of the game board, while irradiating the lens body with light from the light source, and It is an object of the present invention to provide a lamp device used for decoration or display which can be irradiated uniformly and without spots.

  In particular, the present invention avoids an obstacle to a hit ball falling on the front surface of a game board when used as a lamp device for decoration and display, and illuminates a ball passing through a guiding path as in the conventional example. Thus, it is an object of the present invention to provide a lamp device that can irradiate light that is uniformly diffused over a wide range, that is, a large lens body, without being limited to a limited narrow range of illumination.

  In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a through-hole for transmitting light through a game board, and attaches a lens body to an opening on the front side of the through-hole. While aligning with the front of the board so that it does not become an obstacle to hitting balls falling along the front of the game board, a lens body or screen for light diffusion is provided inside the opening of the through hole on the back side of the game board. To provide a lamp device that faces a light source storage chamber provided with a light source behind it, and diffuses and irradiates light from the light source through the light diffusing lens body or screen to the lens body. is there.

  Further, the present invention will be described in detail. A feature is that a through hole for light transmission is established in the game board, and the opening of the through hole on the front side of the game board is flush with the front surface of the game board. On the other hand, the opening on the back side of the game board of the through hole is provided with a light diffusing lens body or a screen, and a light source is provided behind the lens body with a space therebetween. Facing the light source storage chamber, the light source storage chamber and the lens body are opposed to each other with the through hole of the game board interposed therebetween, whereby the light diffusion lens body or the screen is spaced from the lens body by a predetermined interval. Provided is a lamp device for decoration and display of a pachinko machine characterized in that the light from the light source is diffused and irradiated to the lens body through the light diffusing lens body or screen. There is.

  In the present invention, the light source storage chamber is formed into a cylindrical shape, and the inside communicates with the light transmitting through hole. The light diffusing lens body or the screen is fitted on the inner periphery, and behind the light transmitting chamber. The present invention also provides a lamp device for decoration and display of a pachinko machine characterized in that the lens body is irradiated by transmitting and diffusing the light of the light source provided.

  Further, the present invention provides the lamp device for decoration and display of a pachinko machine, wherein the light source storage chamber is formed integrally with a winning ball collecting frame for guiding and collecting winning balls attached to the back of the game board. It is also what provides.

  Further, the present invention provides a lamp device for decoration and display of a pachinko machine, wherein the light source storage chamber is formed integrally with a light diffusing lens body or screen provided in a synthetic resin material. .

  In the present invention, the lens body is integrally formed with a winning opening protruding to the front and a ball passage communicating with the winning opening, and a ball that wins the winning opening is attached to the back of the game board through the ball passage. Provided is a lamp device for decoration and display of a pachinko machine characterized by being sent to a winning ball passage.

  Still further, the present invention provides a lamp for decoration and display of a pachinko machine, wherein a winning ball passage attached to the back of the game board is integrally formed in the light source storage chamber made of synthetic resin. Providing equipment.

  The present invention also provides a lamp device for decoration and display of a pachinko machine, wherein a fastening portion for fastening a light source is integrally formed in the light source storage chamber.

  The lens body and the light source storage chamber in the present invention are advantageously manufactured by molding synthetic resin into a material most from the viewpoint of moldability and manufacturing cost, but are not limited to this, and other materials For example, the lens body may be glass in the same manner as a normal glass lens.

  With respect to this lens body, it is advantageous to integrally provide a locking means for locking to the inner wall surface of the through hole along the peripheral edge of the lens body in order to be attached to the opening of the through hole on the front side of the game board. is there. As a selection of the locking means, if a mounting cylinder portion adapted to the inner wall surface of the through hole is formed on the peripheral portion of the lens body, and mounting is performed by fitting the cylindrical portion, it is appropriate for the through hole. In addition, the lens body can be easily attached.

  In this case, in addition to using the mounting cylinder portion as a lens body mounting means, it is preferable that a decorative portion is formed by providing an eaves portion that extends outward so as not to make the lens fit state appear. Needless to say, the decorative portion is also used as an attachment means for fixing to the game board.

  On the other hand, the light source storage chamber provided facing the opening at the rear of the through hole is attached to the light diffusion lens body or screen stored inside by being attached to the back of the game board and the opening at the front of the through hole. A distance necessary for uniformly diffusing light between the lens body and the lens body is ensured. In this storage chamber, a light source is provided at a position behind the light diffusion lens body or screen.

  The type of the light source is not specified, but an LED illuminant is suitable from the viewpoint of durability and power consumption. If possible, a plurality of illuminants should be arranged in a plane to make the light spread. In this case, as a fixing means for fixing, it is preferable that an LED is implanted on the printed circuit board and a plurality of light sources are arranged and fixed on the surface, and a mounting base is provided in the light source storage chamber to perform the mounting.

The light source storage chamber may be molded separately or in combination with a so-called set board that collects and guides the winning balls sent to the back side of the game board.
The above-mentioned winning ball assembly frame is generally formed in a shallow box shape that uses synthetic resin as a material and forms a guiding path for the winning ball on the front surface. A part of the assembly frame is expanded to form a storage room, a light diffusing lens body and a screen are stretched inside, and a light source is provided behind them.

By the way, the light diffusing lens body or screen is inserted so as to disperse the light from the light source and uniformly diffuse the light to the lens body to eliminate the irradiation spots. It becomes easy. In addition, by providing the light source storage chamber attached to the rear opening of the through hole with respect to the lens body attached to the front opening of the through hole of the game board, a sufficient distance is taken between the two. Will be able to.
For this reason, in the present invention, the lens body can be effectively dispersed and irradiated with light, and the light diffusing lens body and the screen are made of a large lens body by a plurality of light sources. Since a sufficient distance can be secured even when irradiating, for example, it effectively works to eliminate light spots caused by a difference in high luminance, and it is possible to always apply uniform light to the lens body.

  In addition, the light source storage room has a sufficient space at the rear of the game board and can be extended rearward in design, so that it is appropriate depending on the size of the lens body to be irradiated and the intensity of light. When obtaining the position of the light source, the installation position of the light diffusion lens body or screen and the installation position of the light source can be freely determined. Therefore, it is possible to always provide an appropriate lamp device without being affected by the size of the lens body.

  From the above, according to the present invention, the ball hitting the game board surface by colliding with the front of the game board by installing the lens body collides with this, and the fall is not hindered. The lamp device can be installed at a place serving as a passage, so that the degree of design freedom of the arrangement can be expanded together with other devices installed on the game board surface.

  The light emitted to the lens body is light from a light diffusing lens body or a light source that is transmitted through a through hole of the game board and stored in a light source storage chamber provided behind the game board. Beautiful light with no light spots because it is uniformly diffused because a sufficient distance for diffusion is secured between the lens body and it can be irradiated as stable light over the entire lens body. Can be provided.

  In addition, as described above, the present invention can eliminate the light spots of the light source with respect to the lens body, so that the lens body can be increased in size, and this gives a degree of freedom in shape, so that the lamp device can be designed. It is possible to provide a lamp device that is free and suitable for decoration of a game board.

It is the front view which abbreviate | omitted a part of game board. It is a front view of the veneer board used as a game board main part. It is a front view of a winning ball assembly frame attached to the back of the game board. It is a disassembled perspective view of a game board. It is an enlarged view of the principal part of FIG. It is the expansion vertical right side view which disassembled the game board. It is an expansion vertical right side view of a game board. It is a partial enlarged front view of a winning ball assembly frame.

  The accompanying drawings show an embodiment of a lamp device according to the present invention. The game board 1 shown here is a game board that can be freely attached to and detached from a pachinko machine body in a so-called separable pachinko machine, and the front surface of the game board 1 surrounds a central portion along a peripheral edge portion. A band 2 is attached to form a game part 3, and a ball hit by a launcher (not shown) from the lower left end is received by the game part 3 through a guide passage 4 formed by inner and outer bands 2a and 2b. It is like that.

  A large through-hole 5 is provided at the center of the game unit 3 for mounting a variable display device having a liquid crystal screen (not shown). This is a so-called large prize opening provided with a start winning opening 6 immediately below the center of the through hole 5, passage openings 7, 7 on the left and right sides, and a door 8 that opens and closes directly below these winning openings 6, 7. A variable winning device 9 is provided.

  The game unit 3 has a winning port 11 and a lens body 12 that are integrally provided with a lens body 10 in a symmetrical manner with the winning ports 6, 7, and 8 arranged vertically along the center. A winning opening 13 is provided as a unit.

The winning holes 6, 7, 9 and the winning holes 11, 13 are attached corresponding to the through holes formed in the veneer plate 1a constituting the main body of the game board 1 in the same manner as the through holes 5. FIG. Indicates each through-hole formed in the veneer plate 1a.
The through hole 6a in the drawing is a through hole for the start winning port 6, and the through holes 7a and 7a are for attaching detection switches provided in the through ports 7 and 7, respectively. Further, the through hole 9a is a through hole for the prize winning port 9, and the through hole 10a and the through hole 12a are through holes for the winning ports 11 and 13 provided in the lens bodies 10 and 12.

Each of the winning holes 6, 7, 9, 11, 13 is fixed by attaching a mounting board extending in a bowl shape to the front of the game board 1 and screwing it. It is attached in a state of protruding from the game board surface while communicating with the game board.
Among these, a winning opening 11 that is integral with the lens body 10 and a winning opening 13 that is integral with the lens body 12 are formed in a state in which the respective opening portions 14 and 15 protrude from the surfaces of the lens bodies 10 and 12. doing.

  Here, the lens bodies 10 and 12 are lens bodies of the lamp device according to the present invention, and the winning holes 11 and 13 formed integrally therewith are positions where the lens bodies 10 and 12 are arranged on the game board. A winning opening prepared for placement in the two, both of which are formed as a single unit from the mutual approach. The lens bodies 10 and 12 and the winning openings 11 and 13 are integrally molded in this way from the viewpoint of moldability and ease of handling. However, they do not prevent the separate bodies from being individually handled. Absent.

  Now, the winning holes 11 and 13 provided with the lens bodies 10 and 12 will be described in further detail. The winning holes 11 provided with the lens body 10 are projected to the peripheral portion of the lens body 10 formed in a planar shape. A part of the mounting substrate 16 to be formed is connected and integrated, and the opening 14 protrudes from the surface of the mounting substrate 16 and the lens body 10. A mounting cylinder portion 17 is attached to the lower surface of the peripheral portion of the lens body 10 to be attached to the inner wall surface of the through hole 10a, and the mounting cylinder portion 17 is inserted into the through hole 10a opened in the game board 1. The mounting board 16 is brought into contact with the front surface of the game board 1 and can be mounted by screwing it.

  The winning opening 11 is provided behind the game board 1 when the ball passage 18 extends rearward after the opening 14 and the ball passage 18 is inserted into the through hole 10a in conjunction with the mounting. It is connected to a winning ball passage formed integrally with the light source storage chamber.

  On the other hand, the winning opening 13 is integrated by connecting a part thereof to a mounting substrate 19 formed along the peripheral edge of the lens body 12 formed in a plane in the same manner as described above, and the opening 15 is formed as described above. The surface of the mounting substrate 19 and the lens body 12 is projected. Then, the mounting cylinder 20 is extended on the lower surface of the peripheral edge of the lens body 12 (substantially on the back side when in use), and the mounting cylinder 20 is inserted into the through hole 12a. While being attached to the wall surface, the attachment board 19 is attached to the front surface of the game board 1 and fixed with screws.

  A ball passage 21 following the opening 15 extends rearward at the winning opening 13, and when mounted on the game board 1, it passes through the through-hole 12 a and a rear end thereof becomes a winning ball passage which will be described later. It can be connected.

  Here, the through holes 10a and 12a serve as passages for feeding the winning balls of the winning ports 11 and 13 having the lens bodies 10 and 12, respectively, to the rear of the game board, but at the same time, the through holes 10a and 12a The lens bodies 10 and 12 are through-holes for transmitting light from the light source provided at the rear. For this reason, the through-holes 10a and 12a are formed in a size and shape that match the lens bodies 10 and 12. is there.

  The winning ball assembling frame 22 is a so-called “set board” ball-sitting facility for winning balls, which is attached to the back surface of the game board 1 for receiving and guiding winning balls from the winning ports 6 and 9. Is. This winning ball assembly frame is formed in a shallow box shape so that the entire plurality of winning holes provided in the game board 1 can be covered from behind, and the winning balls from the winning holes 6 and 9 are guided to the lower guide wall. 23 is guided to a winning ball passage 24 equipped with a detection switch (not shown) so that it can be sent out of the system.

  In the figure, reference numeral 25 denotes a winning ball passage for receiving a winning ball that has won a winning opening 11 attached to the lens body 10 from the ball passage 18, and is provided independently of the guide wall 23 of the winning ball assembly frame 22. is there. In addition, 26 is connected to a ball passage 21 of a winning opening 13 attached to the lens body 12 and receives a winning ball that has been won in the winning opening 13, and is also formed separately from the guide wall 23 of the collective frame 22. It is a ball passage.

  In addition, 27 is a light source storage chamber for storing a light source formed facing the opening on the back side of the through hole 10a, and 28 is a wiring board equipped with an LED 29 prepared as a light source on the front surface. Reference numeral 30 denotes a light diffusing lens body in the storage chamber 27 that closes the front surface of the LED 29. Reference numeral 31 denotes another light source storage chamber facing the opening on the back side of the through hole 12a, and 32 denotes a wiring board equipped with LEDs 33 on the front surface. Although not shown, the front surface of the wiring board 32 is equipped with a light diffusion lens body that closes the front surface of the LED 33 in the same manner as the light diffusion lens body 30.

  The two light source storage chambers 27 and 31 are formed in a cylindrical shape that surrounds the periphery, and here, a synthetic resin is used as a raw material integrally with the outside of the winning ball assembly frame 22. In this integral molding, a light diffusing lens body 30 is formed by arranging a large number of small protrusions on the surface with the same material on the inner periphery of each of the storage chambers 27 and 31. Further, fastening portions 34 for fixing the wiring boards 28 and 32 are integrally formed on the inner walls of the accommodating chambers 27 and 31, respectively, to serve as a scaffold for mounting the wiring boards.

  The light diffusing lens body 30 is installed at a predetermined distance from the LED 29 serving as a light source. At the same time, the light diffusing lens body 30 is also maintained at a predetermined distance from the lens bodies 10 and 12. It is advantageous to integrally form the 31. In particular, this method is suitable because a large number of small protrusions formed on the surface for light diffusion can be integrally formed with the light source storage chambers 27 and 31 and further with the winning ball assembly frame 22. is there.

  Of course, the light diffusing lens body 30 is formed separately from the light source storage chamber, and it is not excluded to install the light diffusion lens body 30 by fitting. However, the light diffusion lens chambers 30 and 31 are integrally formed at the same time. This is advantageous from the fact that it does not take time for assembly and can be installed at an appropriate position in the design.

  Next, FIG. 6 shows the veneer plate 1a that is the main body of the game board 1, the lens bodies 10 and 12 that are provided with the winning openings 11 and 13 that are attached from the front side of the veneer plate 1a, and the rear side. 7 is an exploded right side view of the winning ball assembly frame 22 shown in FIG. 7, and FIG. 7 is assembled with the lens bodies 10 and 12 and the winning ball assembly frame 22 attached from the front and back with the veneer plate 1a as the center. It is a vertical right side view.

As is apparent from the above assembly, the lens body 10 faces the light source storage chamber 27 across the through hole 10a of the game board, and faces the LED 29 of the light source via the light diffusion lens body 30 ( 6 and 7, the orientation of the lens body 12 and the light source storage chamber 31 is omitted through the through hole 12a.
Both of them are opposed to each other with a through hole 10a interposed therebetween and at a predetermined interval depending on the depth of the light source storage chamber 27, and by interposing a lens body 30 for light diffusion therebetween, from the LED 29 It is possible to irradiate the lens body 10 in a state where the light is diffused.

  Here, the lens body 30 for diffusing light is arranged on the front surface of the LED 29 (33) serving as a light source. However, instead of this, a screen for diffusing light is also stretched so as to give a diffusing effect. Also good.

  Further, the light source storage chambers 27 and 31 are described as being formed integrally with the winning ball assembly frame 22, but this does not prevent the light source storage chambers 27 and 31 from being formed separately. However, when the lens bodies 10 and 12 are installed in the peripheral part or the lower side part avoiding other winning devices, the lens bodies 10 and 12 are located outside the originally provided winning ball collecting frame 22 and are thus integrated with the collecting frame. Even if they are molded, they can be molded without overlapping, can be molded without any structural problems, and can be attached to the game board 1 at the same time.

As described above, the lamp device according to the present invention has been described based on the embodiments of the drawings. However, the lens bodies 10 and 12 attached to the game board 1 are all flush with the front surface of the game board, and the same surface. Since the surface of the lens body does not have anything that protrudes as long as it is not specially equipped with the winning holes 11 and 13 as described above, the hit ball that falls on the board surface has no obstacles. It is possible to pass through the surface, that is, the front surface.
Accordingly, since the lamp device does not become an obstacle to hitting in this way, it is possible to freely select the installation position, and at the same time, as in the embodiment, the lamp device is narrow and the most narrow on both sides of the big winning opening 9. It can be installed even in a region where a hit ball is passing through.

  In addition, the lamp device of the present invention is released from the restriction of the installation position as described above, and allows the lens body and the winning opening to be integrated as in the present embodiment so that both can be approached. Therefore, the game board can be used as a decoration means for the winning opening or as a display means for displaying a prize, and a game board with a rich decoration that is not available in the past can be provided.

  On the other hand, the light source that illuminates the lens body from the back is stored in the light source storage chambers 27 and 31 that are further installed through the through holes 10 and 12 provided in the game board, so that a sufficient distance from the lens bodies 10 and 12 is ensured. In addition, the light diffusing lens body 30 and the screen are arranged therebetween to diffuse the light, so that the light from the light source can be irradiated to the entire lens bodies 10 and 12 with uniform luminance. Can be emitted beautifully.

  In addition, since the depth of the light source storage chambers 27 and 31 can be selected by molding, the distance to the lens body can be freely set, and the most suitable light irradiation can be realized. Since the space for the light diffusion lens body or the screen disposed on the screen can be freely set, the position can be set according to the light intensity of the light source, for example.

  In the implementation, when the storage chamber 30 and the safe ball passage 26 are not provided independently but are provided integrally below the winning ball guiding chamber 22 as described above, the installation location of the winning ball passage 26 is limited. However, as a countermeasure in this case, it is only necessary to bypass the winning ball passage 26 on the back side of the light source storage chambers 27 to 31, and an installation space can be secured. Of course, in this case, when the synthetic resin is used as the material, the storage chambers 27 and 31 and the winning ball passages 25 and 26 overlap with the front and rear two stages. It will be molded.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Game board 10,12 Lens body 11,13 Winning hole 10a, 12a integrally formed in the lens body Through hole 18,21 Ball passage 25,26 Prize ball passage 27,31 Light source storage chamber 28,32 Wiring board 29, 33 LED light emitting body as light source 30 Light diffusion lens body

Claims (4)

Opened a through hole for transmitting light on the game board, and attaching a lens body so as not to disorder of the ball falling along the front surface of the game board for the opening of the game board front side of the through hole, Yu The opening on the back side of the technical board has a light diffusion lens body or screen inside , and a light source storage room with a light source is provided behind the light diffusion lens body or screen behind it. , whereby said light source storage chamber and at the same time and said lens body Ru are opposed across the through hole of the game board, versus separating the through hole of the lens body or screen for said light diffusing to the lens body setting allowed, for pachinko machines decoration to it through the lens body or screen light diffusion light is characterized by diffuse illumination for the lens body from the light source lamp device for display.   The lamp device for decoration and display of the pachinko machine according to claim 1, wherein the light source storage chamber is formed integrally with a winning ball collecting frame for guiding and collecting winning balls attached to the back of the game board. Lamp device for decoration and display of a pachinko machine.   3. The lamp device for decoration and display of a pachinko machine according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the light source storage chamber is formed integrally with the light diffusing lens body or screen provided with synthetic resin in the material. The lamp device for decoration and display of the pachinko machine which is the feature.   4. A lamp device for decoration and display of a pachinko machine according to claim 1, wherein a winning opening that protrudes to the front and a ball passage that protrudes toward the rear and communicates with the winning opening are integrally formed on the lens body. Then, the ball passage is connected to a winning ball passage attached to the back portion of the game board through the through hole, and a ball to be won in the winning opening is sent to the winning ball passage through the ball passage. Lamp device for decoration and display of pachinko machines.

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