JPH05309159A - Lighting equipment for game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide illuminating equipment for a game machine, which has a good external appearance, and from which an ornamental cover, a lamp or the like may be easily removed and replaced with a new one. CONSTITUTION:Lighting equipment comprises a base member 40 fixed to a board (such as a play game board 20), a transparent ornamental cover 50 with which the base member 40 is covered so as to be invisible from the front side of the board 20 and which is removably attached to the base member 40, and a light source (such as a lamp 60) for illuminating the ornamental cover 50 from the inside.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to improvements in lighting equipment used in pachinko machines, sparrow balls, game machines and the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Heretofore, as a lighting device of this type, a lamp arranged in the hole of the board from the back side of the board, and a translucent lamp which surrounds the lamp and is fixed by a plurality of screws from the front side of the board. Those with a decorative cover were known.

[0003]

However, in the conventional lighting fixture, since the decorative cover is fixed by a plurality of screws from the board surface side, the head of the screw can be seen from the board surface side.
There was a problem that the appearance was not good. Also, since the decorative cover was screwed directly to the board, when removing the decorative cover, it is necessary to remove a plurality of screws one by one.
There was a problem that it was troublesome to replace the decorative cover and the lamp.

Therefore, the lighting equipment for a gaming machine according to claim 1 is made in view of the problems of the above-mentioned conventional technology, and the purpose thereof is to have a good appearance and a good appearance. It is an object of the present invention to provide a lighting device in which a decorative cover, a lamp and the like can be easily removed and replaced.
In addition to this, the lighting device according to the second aspect of the present invention makes it possible to attach and detach the decorative cover more easily and quickly.

[0005]

The present invention is to achieve the above-mentioned object, and the contents thereof will be described below with reference to the embodiments shown in the drawings. The lighting device for a gaming machine according to claim 1 covers a base member (40) fixed to the surface of a board (for example, a gaming board 20) and the base member (40) from the surface side of the board (20). At the same time, a translucent decorative cover (50) detachably attached to the base member (40) and a light source (for example, a lamp 6) that illuminates the decorative cover (50) from the inside.
0) and are provided.

The lighting fixture according to claim 1 is a base member (4
(0) is provided with a cover supporting member (90) on its front surface, and the decorative cover (50) is detachably attached to the cover supporting member (90) on the surface facing the cover supporting member (90). And an engaging member (51) to be stopped.

[0007]

According to the lighting equipment for a gaming machine according to claim 1,
The decorative cover (50) is detachably attached to the surface of the board (20) via a base member (40) fixed to the surface of the board (for example, the game board 20). Then, by attaching the decorative cover (50), the base member (40) is hidden from the surface side of the board (20).

According to the luminaire of claim 1, the cover cover member (90) of the base member (40) and the engaging member (51) of the decorative cover (50) are disengaged from each other, whereby the decorative cover (50). ) Can be attached and detached.

[0009]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The drawings show an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of a lighting fixture viewed from the front side, and FIG. 2 is a schematic plan view of a sparrow ball game machine to which the lighting fixture is attached. FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of the lighting equipment as viewed from the back side. In FIG. 2, 10 indicates a gaming machine, and this gaming machine 10 is used for, for example, a game of sparrow balls.

As shown in FIG. 2, the gaming machine 10 includes a frame-shaped front frame 11 that is openably and closably mounted, and this front frame.
A front glass 12 that closes the window portion of 11 and a game board 20 fixed to the inside of the game machine 10 facing the front glass 12 are provided. As shown in FIG. 2, the game board 20 includes a game section 22 surrounded by a guide rail 21. And the game department
Two luminaires 3 symmetrically on the left and right sides of the center of 22
0,30 are arranged.

As shown in FIG. 2, the luminaire 30 has a bilaterally symmetrical structure, and one of them will be described below. First, at the mounting position of the lighting fixture 30, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, an oval through hole 23 that is long in the left and right and penetrates the front and back surfaces of the game board 20 is formed. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, the lighting device 30 is roughly classified into a through hole 23 of the game board 20, and a base member 40 screwed from the front side of the game board 20, and this base member. 40 is hidden from the surface side of the game board 20, and a translucent decorative cover 50 detachably attached to the base member 40, and the decorative cover 50 is illuminated from the inside through the through hole 23 of the game board 20. A plurality of light emitting sources, here three lamps 60 ... Are provided.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, the base member 40 is roughly larger than the through hole 23 of the game board 20 and has a brim-shaped base plate 70 that abuts the surface of the game board 20, Located on both the left and right sides of this base plate 70, the base plate 70
A pair of left and right mounting holes 80, 80
Located adjacent to both the left and right outer sides of 0,
A pair of left and right cover support members 90, 90 protruding from the front surface of the base plate 70, and located at substantially the center of the base plate 70, and one size smaller than the through hole 23 of the game board 20, from the back surface of the base plate 70. The lamp support frame (100) has a bottomed tubular shape and projects in an annular shape. The base member 40 is integrally formed of resin having appropriate elasticity and rigidity.

As shown in FIG. 1, each of the cover support members 90 has a substantially U-shaped cross section. Further, a holding hole 92 having a substantially circular cross section is formed at substantially the center of the slit 91 formed inside each cover supporting member 90. As shown in FIG. 3, at the bottom of the lamp support frame 100, three lamp insertion windows 101 ... Having a diameter through which the lamps 60 pass and penetrating in the front and rear direction are formed side by side.

Two lamp support members 102, 102 are formed between the lamp insertion windows 101 on the back side of the bottom of the lamp support frame 100. As shown in FIG. 3, each of the lamp supporting members 102 faces a positioning piece 103 projecting in a block shape from the back surface of the bottom of the lamp supporting frame 100, and vertically opposes with the positioning piece 103 interposed therebetween. The frame 100 is composed of a pair of upper and lower elastic support pieces 104, 104 protruding in a sawtooth cross section from the back surface of the bottom.

As shown in FIG. 3, each of the elastic support pieces 104 is provided with a claw portion protruding inward from the inner surface of the tip end thereof in a sawtooth cross section, and the substantially vertical surface of each claw portion is formed. , Located away from the positioning piece 103 in the front-back direction of the game board 20. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, three lamps 60 are laterally fixed to an oval lamp board 110 which is smaller than the through hole 23 of the game board 20 and is long in the left and right.

More specifically, the lamp substrate 110
As shown in FIG. 2, the plate thickness of is approximately equal to the facing distance between the positioning piece 103 of the lamp supporting member 102 and the substantially vertical surface of the claw portion of the elastic supporting piece 104 facing the positioning piece 103 in the front-rear direction. Are set equal. Further, as shown in FIG. 1, three lamps 60 are horizontally mounted on the lamp board 110 via two conductive members 61, 61, respectively. The base of each lamp 60 and a part of the conductive member 61 are covered with an insulating protective film 62. Furthermore, the distance between the two lamps 60 adjacent to each other is determined by the three lamp insertion windows 10 of the base member 40.
Each is set equal to 1 adjacent spacing.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, the decorative cover 50 has a hollow box shape having an opening surface having an inner diameter slightly larger than that of the base plate 70 of the base member 40, and is, for example, a semitransparent resin. Are integrally molded by. Above decorative cover
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, the inner back surface of the 50, which faces the opening surface, projects toward the opening surface, and the inner diameters of the holding holes 92 of the pair of left and right cover support members 90 of the base member 40. A pair of left and right engaging members 51, 51 in the shape of a round rod having a larger outer diameter
Are formed.

Next, a method of mounting the lighting fixture 30 having the above-described configurations will be described. First, on the game board 20, screws 12
Use 0 to fix the base member 40. As the screw 120, a wood screw is used because the game board 20 is plywood. The head of the wood screw is larger than the inner diameter of each mounting hole 80 of the base plate 70 of the base member 40, and the maximum diameter of the shaft portion is equal to or less than the inner diameter of each mounting hole 80 of the base plate 70 of the base member 40. Use one.

That is, the lamp support frame 10 of the base member 40
Align 0 with the through hole 23 of the game board 20, insert from the front side of the game board 20 toward the back side, and bring the back surface of the base plate 70 of the base member 40 into contact with the front surface of the game board 20. Next,
Pass each screw 120 through each mounting hole 80 of the base plate 70 to the game board 2
The base member 40 is fixed to the game board 20 by screwing into 0.

Since the base plate 70 of the base member 40 is vertically asymmetrically formed, the mounting direction of the base member 40 is not mistaken. Then, a lamp board having three lamps 60 with respect to the base member 40 fixed to the game board 20.
Install 110. That is, while inserting the three lamps 60 of the lamp board 110 into the respective lamp insertion windows 101 of the lamp support frame 100 of the base member 40, the elastic support pieces 104 facing the upper and lower sides of the left and right lamp support members 102. Within the interval of
It suffices to press fit the lamp substrate 110.

When the lamp board 110 is press-fitted, the distance between the elastic support pieces 104 is expanded, and the lamp board 110 is inserted into the elastic support pieces.
It fits within the interval of 104. When the lamp substrate 110 fits into the space between both elastic support pieces 104, both elastic support pieces 104 snap back due to the elastic restoring force of the resin, and at that time, the claw portions protruding inward of both elastic support pieces 104. The substantially vertical surface of the lamp substrate 110 is caught on the back surface of the lamp substrate 110, so that the lamp substrate 110 cannot be separated from the space between the elastic support pieces 104.

Therefore, each lamp 60 is connected to the lamp substrate 11
It is fixed to the base member 40 via 0. Also, the lamp board 1
The front surface of 10 has a positioning piece 103 within the distance between the elastic support pieces 104.
By abutting against, it is possible to prevent the lamp substrate 110 from rattling in the thickness direction. Finally, the decorative cover 50 is attached to the base member 40 fixed to the game board 20.

That is, the pair of left and right engaging members 51 projecting from the inside of the decorative cover 50 are respectively press-fitted into the respective holding holes 92 of the cover supporting member 90 of the base member 40. When the engaging member 51 is press-fitted into the holding hole 92, since the outer diameter of the engaging member 51 is larger than the inner diameter of the holding hole 92, the slit 91 of the cover supporting member 90 is widened, and its elastic restoring force causes
The engaging member 51 is held in the holding hole 92.

Then, the decorative cover 50 is pushed until its opening end surface comes into contact with the surface of the game board 20, and when the hand is released at that position, the engaging member 51 of the decorative cover 50 holds the holding hole 92.
The decorative cover 50 is prevented from coming off the base member 40 by being retained inside. In this way, when the decorative cover 50 is attached, the base member 40 and the lamp 60 become a semi-transparent decorative cover.
It disappears behind 50.

The decorative cover 50 is illuminated by turning on the lamp 60. The base plate 70 of the base member 40 is
Since the upper and lower asymmetrical shapes are formed, even when the decorative cover 50 is attached, the attaching direction is not mistaken. On the other hand, when removing the decorative cover 50 in order to replace the decorative cover 50, the lamp 60, etc., the decorative cover 50 may be held and pulled to the front side of the game board 20. When the decorative cover 50 is pulled, both the engaging members 51 of the decorative cover 50 come out of the holding holes 92 of the base member 40, and the decorative cover 50 is easily removed.

The decorative cover 50 can be easily removed, but the lighting device 30 is arranged on the game board 20 inside the front glass 12 of the gaming machine 10, and the front glass 12 is locked. Therefore, depending on the player, the decorative cover 50
There is no danger of being removed. Further, in the embodiment shown in the drawing, the lighting fixture 30 is attached to the position of the through hole 23 of the game board 20, but the through hole 23 of the game board 20 is omitted and is directly attached to the surface of the game board 20. You may do it. For example, the lamp support member 102 of the base member 40 may be provided on the front surface side of the game board 20, and the lamp 60 may be attached to the front surface side of the game board 20. If necessary, the game board 20 may be provided with a wiring hole for the lamp 60.

Further, the mounting position of the lighting fixture 30 may be arranged not only in the game section 22 surrounded by the guide rails 21 of the game board 20, but also in the area outside the guide rails 21. Also, lighting equipment
30 may be provided not only on the game board 20 of the game machine 10 but also on the front surface of the game machine 10. Further, the lighting device 30 may be a pachinko machine, an arrangement ball machine, a slot machine, or a general game machine installed in a game center, in addition to the game machine 10 being a sparrow ball game machine. May be.

On the other hand, although the base member 40 is fixed to the game board 20 by using the screw 120, not only the screw 120 but also a nail or an adhesive may be used for fixing. Further, the structure of the cover supporting member 90 of the base member 40 and the engaging member 51 of the decorative cover 50 is not limited to the structure shown in the drawings, and for example, if there is any one of the concavities and convexities that fit with each other. Well, the point is that the structure should be removable.

Further, the lamp supporting member 10 of the base member 40
The structure of 2 is not limited to the structure shown in the drawings,
The lamp substrate 110 may be fixed to the base member 40 by using a screw or an adhesive. On the other hand, although the outer shape of the decorative cover 50 is substantially the same as the planar shape of the base plate 70 of the base member 40, the outer shape of the decorative cover 50 is not limited to the outer shape shown in the drawings, and the base member 40 is It only needs to have a shape that can be covered.

Although the lamp 60 as a light emitting source is taken as an example, in addition to the lamp 60, an LED or the like may be used.

[0031]

Since the present invention is constructed as described above, it has the following effects. Claim 1
According to the lighting device for the game machine described, the appearance is good,
Moreover, it is possible to provide a lighting device in which it is easy to remove and replace the decorative cover, the lamp, and the like.

Further, according to the lighting equipment for the gaming machine of the second aspect, the decorative cover is more easily attached and detached by engaging and disengaging the cover supporting member of the base member and the engaging member of the decorative cover. Can be done quickly.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of a lighting device as viewed from the front side.

FIG. 2 is a schematic plan view of a sparrow ball game machine to which a lighting device is attached.

FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of the lighting fixture as viewed from the back side.

[Explanation of symbols]

 10 Gaming machine 11 Front frame 12 Front glass 20 Gaming board as a board 21 Guide rail 22 Gaming section 23 Through hole 30 Lighting fixture 40 Base member 50 Decorative cover 51 Engaging member 60 Lamp 61 Conductive member 62 Insulating protective film 70 Base plate 80 Mounting hole 90 Cover support member 91 Slit 92 Holding hole 100 Lamp support frame 101 Lamp insertion window 102 Lamp support member 103 Positioning piece 104 Elastic support piece 110 Lamp board 120 Screw

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A base member fixed to the surface of a board, a translucent decorative cover which covers the base member from the surface side of the board and is detachably attached to the base member, and the decorative cover. A lighting device for a gaming machine, comprising: a light source that illuminates from the inside. 2. The base member is provided with a cover support member on the front surface thereof, and the decorative cover has an engagement member removably engaged with the cover support member on a surface facing the cover support member. The lighting fixture for a gaming machine according to claim 1, further comprising: