JPH09220334A - Ball take-out illuminating and indicating device of lower ball catch tray in pachinko machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To confirm opening and closing of a ball take-out hole at a look by existence of illumination for an indicating part by always illuminating the indicating part of a lower ball catch tray without a detecting switch, and interrupting or opening illumination of an illuminating means by a shielding plate interlocking with opening and closing of the shielding plate. SOLUTION: In a lower ball catch tray of a pachinko machine having an opening and closing means 3 for opening and closing a ball take-out hole 2 of a lower tray main body 1 for storing prize balls in such a manner as to be held in the opening or closing position, the frame part, the tray part or the like of the lower tray main body is provided with an indicating means 4 having one or plural light transmitting indicating parts 5 for indicating opening or closing of the ball take-out hole 2, an illuminating means 6 for always illuminating the indicating parts of the indicating means, and a shielding means 7 for interrupting illumination for the indicating part 5, interlocking with the opening and closing means 3.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a ball receiving illumination display device for a ball receiving tray which distinguishes the opening and closing of a ball receiving hole in a ball receiving tray of a pachinko machine by displaying the presence or absence of a display unit. .

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As a ball punching device for a ball receiving tray of this kind in a conventional pachinko machine, the front surface of the dish body is opened by opening the ball punching hole of the dish body to display that the ball is being punched. The cover frame that covers the front is provided with a ball-out display part that is displayed as "open", a lamp is built into the display part, and the detection piece is fixed to the upper surface of the shutter plate that opens and closes the ball-out hole. A detection switch for detecting opening / closing is provided.When the shutter plate moves to the position where the shutter hole is opened, the detection piece is detected by the detection switch, and the lamp is turned on by the detection signal and the ball is being removed. Is disclosed (see Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 6-178860).

[0003]

In the ball removing device described in the prior art, it is necessary to provide the shutter plate with the detection piece and the plate body with the detection switch, so that the structure is complicated, the cost is high, and the game is played. The switch is easily broken because a person handles the shutter plate roughly, which causes a detection failure and does not turn on when it should be turned on, or on the contrary when it is not related to it This causes an unpleasant situation, and since the employee has to look into each bottom plate to see if the lighting device is erroneously turned on, it takes extra time and shortens the life of the detection switch. There was a problem.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems of the prior art, the present invention does not use a detection switch, but always illuminates the display portion of the lower plate body which transmits the illumination with the illumination means, and illuminates the illumination. The light-blocking plate that shuts off is linked to the opening / closing means of the ball hole, and the opening / closing of the ball hole is displayed with or without the illumination of the display unit, so that the pachinko hall employees etc. It is possible to check at a glance whether the ball punching device is open or not, and it will close as soon as it is found so that the player will not accidentally scatter the prize ball from the ball punching hole to the floor etc. It is an object of the present invention to provide an illumination display device for removing a ball from a lower plate.

[0005]

In order to achieve the above object, a ball-exiting illumination display device for a ball receiving tray in a pachinko hall machine according to claim 1 of the present invention is a ball of a lower tray body 1 for storing a prize ball. In a ball receiving tray of a pachinko machine, which is provided with an opening / closing means 3 for opening / closing the extraction hole 2 so as to be opened or closed,
Display means 4 having one or a plurality of translucent display portions 5 for displaying the opening / closing of the ball hole 2 by the opening / closing means in the frame portion, the dish portion, etc. of the lower tray body 1, and the display of the display means. It is provided with an illumination unit 6 for constantly illuminating the section 5, and a light-shielding unit 7 that can interlock with the opening / closing unit 3 to shut off the illumination of the display unit 5 between the display unit and the illumination unit. It is possible to distinguish whether the ball hole is opened or closed.

That is, when the opening / closing means 3 closes the ball removing hole 2 to store the prize ball, the light is blocked by the light blocking means to darken the display portion 5, and the opening / closing means 3 is moved to remove the ball. When the hole 2 is opened, the light shielding means is also moved and the display unit 5
It is installed so that it is illuminated.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, one or a plurality of display portions 5 of the display means 4 are constituted by a translucent plate body in which opening or closing of the ball-hole 2 is directly indicated by characters, figures, etc. When illuminated by the means, characters, figures, etc. on the display are displayed brightly.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, one or a plurality of display portions 5 of the display means 4 are constituted by a light-transmissive plate body in which opening and closing of the ball-hole 2 are distinguished by different color display, and illumination is performed. When the illumination by the means hits either the open or the closed display which is displayed in a different color, either the open or the closed display is displayed brightly.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, the display means 4 is provided with lighting means by displaying a character, a graphic or the like indicating the opening or closing of the ball-hole 2 near the one or more display portions 5. It can indicate "open" or "closed" of the illuminated display.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, the lower tray body 1 is composed of an opaque inner surface plate 1a and a translucent outer surface plate 1b which is fitted to the lower plate body 1, and the display portion 5 of the display means 4 is formed in the inner surface plate 1a. One or a plurality of window holes 17 'and a translucent outer plate 1b covering the window holes 17'.
The illumination by the illumination means is displayed brightly through the outer surface plate through the window hole.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, an illumination means 6 for illuminating one or a plurality of display portions 5 of the display means 4 is separately provided, and 1
The open or closed display section divided into the displays, or the display section displaying the open and the closed separately in the plurality of displays are separately illuminated and displayed by the illumination means.

[0012]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention is a transparent means of a display means 4 as a display means 4 for displaying the opening / closing of a ball removal hole 2 on the front surface of the edge plate of the lower tray body 1 of a ball receiving tray of a pachinko machine or on the tray portion. Using the light-indicating display portion 5 as a transparent plate, the character "open", that is, "OPEN", of the ball hole 2 is directly displayed on the transparent plate, and an LED is arranged as an illumination means for illuminating the transparent plate. A display unit and an LED are provided with a light-shielding unit 7 which is connected to an electric board on the back of the pachinko machine and is set so as to always illuminate, and which is provided so as to interlock with the opening and closing of a shield plate of an opening-and-closing unit 3 that opens and closes the ball hole 2. Is provided so that the illumination of the LED can be shut off, and when the opening / closing means 3 is opened / closed, the illumination is shut off or opened by the shading plate of the shading means 7, and "OPE" of the display section is displayed depending on the presence or absence of the illumination.
The display of “N” should be brightened or darkened so that opening or closing can be confirmed at a glance.

Further, as another translucent display section 5 showing the opening / closing of the display means 4, "open" is made on the transparent plate of one display section.
And "closed", that is, the characters "OPEN" and "CLOSE" are displayed separately or "opened" on the transparent plates of the two display parts.
And "closed" as separate displays, both displays are illuminated by the illumination means 6, the illumination is blocked or opened by the light shielding means 7 between the display section and the LED, and the presence or absence of the illumination causes the display section to display. "O
The display of “PEN” or “CLOSE” is brightened or darkened so that opening or closing can be confirmed at a glance.

As the translucent display section 5 of the display means 4, a transparent plate is used as a transparent lens and a rectangular area in which the character "OPEN" is placed on the surface thereof, or the periphery is opaque or semitransparent, and only the character portion is provided. Attach a sticker that is transparent and allows the light of the illumination to pass through. Alternatively, a quadrangular area that encloses the characters "OPEN" and "CLOSE", or a sticker in which the character part is transparent is attached to the transparent plate. Alternatively, along the top or bottom surface of the transparent plate, "OPE
The letters “N” or “CLOSE” may be attached. Further, it is composed of a window hole of the inner plate of the lower plate body and a transparent outer plate covering the window hole, and the transparent plate has "OPEN" or "CLOS".
The letter "E" may be added. When there are a plurality of display sections, it is preferable to provide LEDs corresponding to each.

[0015]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. In FIG. 1, A is a pachinko machine, 8 is a front frame mounted on the front surface of a side frame, 9 is a game board provided on the front frame, and 10 is a synthetic resin ball receiver for storing prize balls installed under the front frame. An upper plate 1 is a synthetic resin lower plate body for storing a prize ball, which is installed below the ball receiving plate 10, 11
Is an operation device for removing a ball.

In FIGS. 2 and 3, a synthetic resin lower plate body 1 of the ball receiving plate has a ball receiving plate portion 12 having a ball removing hole 2 in the bottom portion, and a synthetic resin edge frame 13 surrounding the front peripheral edge. Consists of. That is, a mounting portion 12a for mounting the edge frame 13 is provided on the periphery of the ball tray portion 12, and the edge frame 13 is fixed to the upper surface of the mounting portion 12a with screws or the like. Reference numeral 3 denotes an opening / closing means for opening / closing the ball removing hole 2 of the lower tray body 1, and in the embodiment, an opening / closing member integrally formed with the shielding plate 14 and the operating portion 15, which is provided between the lower tray body 1 and the frame plate 16. It is located in the formed sliding space, and the operating portion 15 is slid to the left and right to shield the shield plate 14.
The ball removing operation device 11 is configured such that the ball removing operation is performed by opening and closing. The opening / closing member 3 is provided such that the opening / closing member 3 for opening / closing the ball-removing hole 2 by the spring pressure is always biased in the closing direction. In this embodiment, the opening / closing member 3 can be temporarily fixed at the open position and the closed position.

In the pachinko machine shown in FIGS. 1 to 16, there is shown an embodiment in which the display means 4 of the lower plate body 1 is provided in the frame portion. 2 and 3, the front surface of the edge frame 13 which is the frame portion of the lower tray body 1 is an arc surface, and a translucent display portion 5 for illuminating and displaying the opening / closing of the ball hole 2 is provided near the center of the front surface. The display means 4 which has it is provided. The display portion 5 which transmits the illumination of the display means 4 has a window hole 17 having an appropriate shape such as a quadrangle or an ellipse near the center of the front surface of the edge frame 13, and a light-transmissive plate conforming to the shape of the window hole 17. A body, for example, a synthetic resin transparent plate or a semitransparent plate is fitted and fixed. This transparent plate or the like uses a transparent or semi-transparent lens that transmits the illumination brightly, and is fitted in, for example, a window hole and fixed with a screw or the like, or fixed with an adhesive material. The position of this display unit is not limited to the center of the front surface of the edge frame as long as it is a position that can be linked with the ball removing device and can be visually recognized by the player and the employee.
It may be either the upper surface or the side surface of the frame portion of the lower tray body.

In the embodiment shown in FIGS. 4 to 6, the display unit 5 is used.
The transparent plate is plain without any character display and indicates whether the ball hole 2 is open or closed depending on the presence or absence of illumination. 7 to 9
In the embodiment shown in (1), the sticking sticker 18 having the characters of "OPEN" printed thereon is stuck on the surface of the transparent plate of the display unit 5. The adhesive sticker 18 has a quadrangular portion surrounding the character "OPEN" made transparent and its periphery made opaque. Although the quadrangular portion of the seal is transparent in the above-described embodiment, only the character "OPEN" may be transparent.

Although the display portion 5 is a transparent plate in the above embodiment, the present invention is not limited to this, and a semi-transparent plate may be used.
In addition, a sticker 18 printed with the letters "OPEN" is attached to the front surface to indicate the opening of the ball-removing hole, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the back surface may be attached to the transparent plate or the semi-transparent plate itself.
You can also enter the letters "PEN". It is possible to display not only the characters but also the figure, the symbol, etc. for displaying the opening and closing of the ball-punching hole.

In the embodiment shown in FIGS. 10 to 12, the transparent plate of the display unit 5 is provided in a horizontally long shape to display the characters "OPEN" and "CLOSE", and the front panel of "OPEN" and "CLOSE" is displayed. Adhesive sticker 18 with letters printed in a line
Is affixed, and the rectangular portion surrounding the characters "OPEN" and "CLOSE" is made transparent, and the periphery thereof is made opaque. It is possible to make only the characters "OPEN" and "CLOSE" themselves transparent. In addition, if the "OPEN" and "CLOSE" displays of the sticker 18 attached to the transparent plate are displayed in different transparent colors, for example, red and blue, the opening and closing of the display unit can be displayed in different colors.

In the embodiment shown in FIG. 13, a plain transparent plate without a character indicating open is provided as the display unit 5, and the character "OPEN" is attached to the edge frame of the lower side thereof, and as shown in FIG. In the embodiment, a horizontally long transparent plate is provided as the display unit 5, and two rectangular transparent windows indicating the opening and closing of the transparent plate are made opaque or semi-transparent, and the lower sides of the two windows of the transparent plate. The characters "OPEN" and "CLOSE" are attached to the edge frame. In the above embodiment, the characters are attached along the lower side of the transparent plate, but they may be on the upper side or the side, and not limited to the characters, but may be figures or symbols indicating open or closed.

In the embodiment shown in FIGS. 15 and 16, the lower plate body 1 is composed of an opaque inner surface plate 1a and a transparent outer surface plate 1b to cover it, and a window is formed near the center of the front surface of the opaque inner surface plate 1a. A hole 17 'is bored, and the window 17' and the transparent outer surface plate 1b covering the window 17 'constitute a display portion 5 of the display means 4, and the display portion 5 has an outer surface plate 1b corresponding to the lower side of the window hole 17'. Is attached to the character "OPEN". Outer plate 1
b is not limited to a transparent plate, and may be transparent. Window 1
The position of 7'may be a position that is easy for a player or the like to see within the outer plate.

In the above embodiment, the case where the window hole for indicating "OPEN" is provided at one place is shown, but the present invention is not limited to this, and a horizontally long window hole indicating "OPEN" and "CLOSE", Alternatively, separate window holes may be provided and the letters "OPEN" and "CLOSE" may be attached. In FIGS. 15 and 16, the transparent outer plate 1b is fitted over the entire inner plate 1a. However, the present invention is not limited to this. Only the top of the frame,
It is also possible to cover the fixed width at the center of the frame part with a transparent plate and position the window hole in the transparent plate as described above to form the translucent display part 5.

Reference numeral 6 denotes an illuminating means for constantly illuminating the display section 5. In the embodiment, an LED is used, and one or a plurality of illuminating means are provided on the mounting plate 19 corresponding to the indication of "open" or "open" and "closed". LE
D is installed, and this mounting plate 19 is attached to the ball tray portion 1 of the lower tray body 1.
It is fixed to the mounting portion 12a of No. 2 with a screw. That is, in the case where there is only one display of "OPEN" on the display unit 5, one LED is installed on the mounting plate 19 as shown in FIG. 3, FIG. 5, FIG. 6, FIG. 8 and FIG. "OPEN" and "CLO
10, SE and FIG. 12 in the case of two locations of “SE”
Two LEDs are installed on the mounting plate 19 as described above. FIG.
In the embodiment of FIG. 3 and FIG. 15, LE is provided corresponding to one display unit.
Since D may be one, and in the embodiment of FIG. 14, there are two display portions, it is preferable to install two LEDs corresponding to each.

This LED is connected to an electric board on the back surface of the pachinko machine, and the display section indicating open and closed can be constantly illuminated with an LED of an appropriate emission color such as white, red or blue. The wiring of the LED can be connected to the lower electric board on the back of the pachinko machine, the upper electric board, the electric wiring part of the handle, the centralized board for the accessory, or the power source of the island of the pachinko machine etc. Good. Although an LED is shown as an example of the illumination means in the embodiments, a light bulb may be used. It should be noted that the connection between the LED and the electric board or the like may be a known method and is not shown.

Reference numeral 7 is an illuminating means 6 which is applied to the display portion 5 from the back side.
Is a light-shielding unit that shuts off the illumination between the back surface of the display unit and the LED, as shown in FIG. 3 to FIG. 9, FIG. 11 and FIG. A light shielding plate 7 having a size suitable for blocking the light of the LED for illuminating the displayed "OPEN" or "CLOSE" display is provided on the upper surface of the opening / closing member 3 between the display unit 5 and the illumination means 6. By opening / closing the opening / closing member 3, the illumination of the display unit 5 is blocked or opened to illuminate the display unit, or the display is illuminated to make the display brighter or darker and the opening / closing of the ball punching hole of the ball punching device is confirmed. It can be so. The light shielding plate 7 of the embodiment is a quadrangle slightly larger than the transparent plate of the display unit 5, but the shape is not limited to this. Further, although the light shielding plate 7 is integrally provided on the upper surface of the opening / closing member 3, it may be fixed to the opening / closing member 3 by a screw or the like as a separate body.

5 and 6, the presence or absence of illumination of the plain transparent plate 5 of the lower plate body 1 is shown. FIG. 5 shows a ball removing device 1.
When the shielding plate 14 of the opening / closing member 3 of 1 is in a state of closing the ball-removing hole 2 due to the spring pressure of the spring, the light shielding plate 7 is on the back surface of the transparent plate and blocks the illumination of the LED on the transparent plate 5. ing. Therefore, the transparent plate 5 is dark, indicating the closing of the ball hole. FIG. 6 shows a state in which the opening / closing member 3 is moved against the spring pressure and the shield plate 14 is released from the ball hole 2 and opened, and the light shield plate 7 is also moved from the rear surface of the transparent plate 5. As a result, the entire transparent plate 5 transmits the illumination of the LED brightly to show the open state of the ball hole.

In FIGS. 8 and 9, the letters "OPEN" are displayed on the transparent plate 5 of the lower dish body 1 and the "OPE" is displayed.
The presence or absence of the illumination of the display of "N" is shown. FIG. 8 shows when the ball hole 2 is closed, and FIG. 9 shows when the ball hole is opened, and the light shielding plate 7 is moved to block or open the illumination of the LED on the transparent plate 5 and display it on the transparent plate. The lightness and darkness of the display of "OPEN" indicates that the ball hole is opened or closed.

11 and 12, the lower dish body 1
The characters "OPEN" and "CLOSE" are displayed on the transparent plate 5 of, and either the LED for illuminating both the display of "OPEN" or "CLOSE" is blocked or opened by the light shielding plate 7 to be a transparent plate. Displayed "OPEN" and "CLOSE"
One of the two is illuminated and the other one is shut off. That is, when the ball hole 2 is closed, as shown in FIG. 11, the light shielding plate blocks the illumination of "OPEN", and the display of "CLOSE" is illuminated brightly.
The display of "OPEN" is dark, and when the ball hole 2 is open, conversely, as shown in FIG.
The illumination to "LOSE" is blocked, and the display of "OPEN" is illuminated. Also, if the display of "OPEN" and "CLOSE" are made different colors, the opening and closing of the ball punch hole can be displayed due to the difference in the illuminated color, and it is easier to confirm.

FIG. 13 shows a case in which one transparent plate 5 is made solid and the letters "OPEN" are attached to the lower side, and the solid transparent plate 5 is always illuminated by the LED and the light shielding plate 7 is used to reach the transparent plate. The blocking or opening of the illumination is the same as in FIGS. 5 and 6, and the opening and closing is indicated by the presence or absence of illumination of the plain transparent plate.

Also in FIG. 14, the two transparent plates 5 are plain and the letters "OPEN" and "CLOSE" are attached to the lower side, and the two transparent plates are constantly illuminated by the LED and the light-shielding plate 7 is used. It is the same as in FIGS. 11 and 12 that the illumination to any of the transparent plates is blocked or opened, and opening / closing is indicated by the presence or absence of illumination of the transparent plate.

In FIGS. 15 and 16, the transparent plate 5 covering the window hole 17 'is made plain, and "O" is placed at the lower side of the window hole of the transparent plate.
When the letters "PEN" are attached, it is possible to constantly illuminate the transparent plate 5 through the window with an LED and to block or open the illumination to the transparent plate by the light shielding plate 7 as in the embodiment of FIGS. 5 and 6. Is the same.

17 and 18, the lower tray body 1
Another embodiment in which the display portion 5 of the plain display means 4 is provided in the dish portion will be described. Ball removal hole 2 provided in the dish portion 12a of the lower dish body 1
In addition, a window hole 17 'is provided, and a transparent plate 5 such as a transparent plate or a semitransparent plate is fitted and fixed to the window hole 17'. In the case of this embodiment, the LED of the illumination means 6 is installed on the frame 16 immediately below the transparent plate 5 or the like. Further, the light shield plate 7 extends the shield plate 14 of the opening / closing member 3 and is integrally formed at the front end portion, and by sliding the opening / closing member 3, the illumination on the lower surface of the transparent plate 5 is blocked or opened. The light shield plate 7 may be fixed to the shield plate with a screw or the like, separately from the shield plate. Although the window hole 17 ′ is provided at the rear position of the ball removing hole 2 in FIG. 17, the window hole 17 ′ is not limited to this and may be provided beside the ball removing hole 2. In that case, the shading plate is provided next to the shading plate so as to correspond thereto. Further, the window hole 17 'is not limited to the circular shape, and may be horizontally long as shown in FIG. 13 or may be provided separately for opening and closing at two places as shown in FIG.

As shown in FIG. 3, the frame 16 of the ball-removing operating device 11 is provided with a prize ball drop hole 20 located immediately below the ball-removing hole 2 and has a support projection 22 of a spring 21 therein. A guide plate 23 for opening / closing member guide is provided, the spring 21 is mounted in a compressed state between the opening / closing member 3 and the protrusion 22, and the shielding plate 14 of the opening / closing member 3 is constantly closed by the spring pressure of the spring 21. The light shielding plate 7 is installed so as to be urged in the direction in which the shield plate 14 is closed, and the light shielding plate 7 is provided so as to block the illumination of the display of "OPEN".

In FIG. 3, reference numeral 24 is a sliding groove of the opening / closing member 3, 25 is a guide portion that slides in the sliding groove 24,
Reference numeral 6 denotes a locking recess provided at the "open" position and "closed" position on the guide portion, and the locking projection in the sliding groove of the opening / closing member 3 can be engaged and disengaged. The structure for holding the opening / closing member 3 at the open or closed position is not limited to this.

[0036]

According to the invention of the ball receiving and lowering bowl display device for the ball receiving lower plate in the pachinko machine of the present invention, the frame portion of the lower plate body and the display means for the ball removing hole provided in the plate portion are provided. One or a plurality of display parts are constantly illuminated, and when the ball hole is closed, the light is blocked by a light blocking plate, and when the ball hole is opened, the light blocking plate is moved to illuminate the display part. Light and dark pachinko hall employees can check at a glance whether the ball holes are open or closed from a distance, and the ball holes of the pachinko machines on the entire island are open. It is convenient that you can easily check whether or not there is. If the player or the like is aware that the player is in the ball-removing state if the display section indicating the opening is illuminated, it is possible to prevent the prize balls from being accidentally scattered on the floor through the ball-removing hole.

Further, since the illuminating means always illuminates, and the illumination is only blocked by the light shielding plate or not, it is not necessary to use an electric switch for detecting the opening and closing of the ball hole as in the prior art, and the device It is economical and inexpensive, and because it does not use an electrical switch that is prone to failure, it can shorten the inspection at the time of shipping the product and reduce the cost, and it also reduces the cost on the pachinko hall side after shipping the product. There are no breakdowns, and maintenance costs can be cut. Further, since the lighting means is set to be kept on, the opening / closing means will not be erroneously lighted even if the player handles the opening / closing means roughly, and there will be no failure.
Product stability and durability can be brought about, and the life of the product can be extended.

According to the invention of claim 2, one of the display means
Or, because the open or closed characters, figures, etc. are displayed on multiple display parts, that is, the transparent plate or semi-transparent plate, when the ball hole is closed, the illumination is cut off and the displayed characters are dark, and when the ball hole is opened. The shading plate is moved and the illumination is opened and the displayed characters are brightly illuminated, and OPEN or CLOSE is clearly projected, and the pachinko hall employees etc. can see at a glance whether the ball hole is open or not. It is convenient to check.

According to the invention of claim 3, one of the display means
Or, when a plurality of display parts, that is, a transparent plate or a semi-transparent plate, are displayed by distinguishing the indications of opening and closing with different colors, if the indications of opening and closing of one transparent plate are divided into different colors, 2 When the windows of a place are made different colors by showing open and closed, if one of them is blocked by a light shield and the other is directly illuminated to make the display stand out, employees of pachinko halls, etc. The opening / closing of the ball-removing device can be accurately judged by the color of the red light, for example, red or blue.

According to the invention of claim 4, since the display of characters or figures indicating opening or closing is directly displayed in the vicinity of the one or more display portions of the lower plate main body, the manufacturing is easy and The same effect as the item 2 can be obtained.

According to the invention of claim 5, a translucent outer plate is fitted on the outer surface of the lower plate body, and the illumination is applied to the translucent outer plate through the window hole of the inner plate, and the brightness of the illumination is changed. Since the opening and closing of the ball hole can be displayed with, the ball hole display on the ball receiving tray has changed and the product value can be improved.

According to the invention of claim 6, since the illuminating means for illuminating one or a plurality of display portions of the display means are separately provided,
The individual illuminating means for illuminating the display portion can be individually blocked by the light shielding plate, and therefore the display portion can be accurately illuminated and displayed immediately by removing the light shielding plate from the front of the illuminating means.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view showing a pachinko machine provided with a ball receiving tray provided with a ball-exposed illumination display device of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a ball receiving tray provided with an illumination display device.

FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of the same.

FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along line XX of FIG. 2;

FIG. 5 is an enlarged front view of an essential part of the plain display unit when the illumination is cut off.

FIG. 6 is an enlarged front view of an essential part showing a state where the plain display unit is illuminated.

FIG. 7 is an enlarged sectional view of an essential part showing another embodiment of the display unit.

FIG. 8 is an enlarged front view of a main part of the display unit showing “OPEN” display when the illumination is cut off.

FIG. 9 is an enlarged front view of main parts showing a state in which the “OPEN” display is illuminated.

FIG. 10 is an exploded perspective view of a lower plate body in which “OPEN” and “CLOSE” are displayed on the display unit.

FIG. 11: The illumination of “OPEN” among the displays of “OPEN” and “CLOSE” on the display unit is cut off, and “CLOSE” is displayed.
FIG. 3 is an enlarged front view of a main part in a state of illuminating.

FIG. 12 is an enlarged front view of a main part in a state where the “OPEN” is illuminated and the “CLOSE” illumination is cut off.

FIG. 13 is a perspective view of a ball receiving tray in which the letters “OPEN” are attached in the vicinity of a plain display unit.

[Fig. 14] "OPEN" is displayed in the vicinity of two plain display areas.
FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a ball lower pan with the letters “CLOSE”.

FIG. 15 is a perspective view showing another embodiment of the display unit of the lower tray body.

FIG. 16 is an exploded perspective view of the lower tray body.

FIG. 17 is a plan view showing another embodiment in which the display portion is provided on the dish portion of the lower dish body.

FIG. 18 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of the relevant part.

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Lower plate main body, 2 ... Ball removal hole, 3 ... Opening / closing means, 4 ... Display means, 5 ... Translucent display part, 6 ... Illuminating means, 7 ... Light shielding means

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A ball receiving lower tray of a pachinko machine equipped with an opening / closing means (3) for opening or closing a ball removing hole (2) of a lower tray body (1) for storing a prize ball. A display means having one or a plurality of light-transmissive display portions (5) for displaying the opening and closing of the ball removal hole (2) by the opening and closing means in the frame portion, the tray portion, etc. of the lower tray body (1) (4), an illuminating means (6) for constantly illuminating the display part (5) of the display means, and a light shielding means capable of interrupting the illumination of the display part (5) in cooperation with the opening / closing means (3). (7), which is capable of distinguishing whether a ball hole is opened or closed depending on whether or not the display section is illuminated, and a ball ball illumination display device for a ball receiving tray in a pachinko machine. 2. The one or more display portions (5) of the display means (4) are constituted by a light-transmissive plate body in which the opening or closing of the ball-hole (2) is directly indicated by characters, figures, or the like. The ball-exposed illumination display device for a ball receiving tray in the pachinko machine according to claim 1. 3. One or a plurality of display portions (5) of the display means (4) is constituted by a light-transmissive plate body in which opening and closing of the ball-hole (2) are distinguished by different colors. The ball-exposed illumination display device for a ball receiving tray in the pachinko machine according to claim 1. 4. A display, such as a character or a figure indicating opening or closing of the ball hole (2), is provided near one or a plurality of display portions (5) of the display means (4). An illumination display device for removing a ball from a ball receiving tray in the pachinko machine described. 5. An opaque inner plate (1a) for the lower plate body (1)
And a translucent outer surface plate (1b) fitted to the
2. A pachinko machine according to claim 1, wherein the display portion (5) of the display means (4) comprises one or a plurality of window holes (17 ') formed in the inner surface plate (1a) and an outer surface plate (1b) covering the window holes (17'). Lighting display device for the ball receiving tray in the. 6. The ball-exiting illumination of a ball receiving tray in a pachinko machine according to claim 1, further comprising illumination means (6) for illuminating one or a plurality of display sections (5) of the display means (4). Display device.