JPH11216244A - Pachinko machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To integrally molding the configuration members of a PACHINKO (Japanese pinball game) machine by means of a synthetic resin and also to improve work efficiency by suppressing an increase in the numbers of parts. SOLUTION: A positioning hole 16a is provided in a game board 16 which is constituted by providing a prize winning means in a game part surrounded by a guide rail and also providing a display light at the outside of the guide rail and a picture frame-shaped frame body is integrally formed with a first space area and the second space area positioned in the rear part of the frame body by the synthetic resin in a front frame 3. A shooting rail 30 for introducing a ball shot to the game part by a ball shooting device 28 and a foul ball gutter 31 for introducing the ball which is not shot to the game part to a lower tray 11 are provided in the first space area. Then, a positioning boss corresponding to the positioning hole 16a of the game board 16 is provided in the second space area and the foul ball gutter 31 and the positioning boss are integrally formed with the frame body by the synthetic resin.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a pachinko machine in which a game board is detachably mounted on a front frame.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A pachinko machine in which a game board is detachably mounted on a front frame is disclosed, for example, in Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 53-35017 and Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 2-7590. In these pachinko machines, the game board is attached to and detached from the front side or the back side of the front frame. Also, attempts have been made to form the main components of the pachinko machine, such as a front frame, an outer frame, and a game board, with synthetic resin.

[0003]

A game board is exchangeably fixed to a window formed in a front frame. In a conventional front frame, a support member for supporting the game board is provided on the front frame. It was necessary to attach and fix the game board to this support member. And, in order to fix the game board, you have to open the front frame and work in this open state,
It was troublesome and performed in an unstable state, which was inefficient. On the other hand, forming a component of a pachinko machine with a synthetic resin has not yet been put to practical use due to problems such as strength, dimensional accuracy, and assembly man-hours.

[0004]

Means for Solving the Problems The present invention has been proposed in view of the above, and the invention according to claim 1 has a front frame hinged to an outer frame so that the front frame can be opened and closed, and the front frame has a prize on the back. Ball processing equipment,
In a pachinko machine equipped with a prize ball discharging device and a hit ball launching device and having a game board detachably provided, a game board provided with a winning means in a game section surrounded by guide rails and an indicator light provided outside the guide rails. The front frame includes a frame-shaped frame, and a first space region and a second space region located behind the frame formed integrally with a synthetic resin. In the, provided a launch rail for guiding the ball fired to the game unit by the hitting ball launching device, and a foul ball gutter for guiding a ball that does not fly into the game unit to the lower plate, in the second space area Is a pachinko machine provided with a positioning means corresponding to the positioning means of the game board, wherein the foul ball gutter and the positioning means are formed integrally with the frame by a synthetic resin. According to a second aspect of the present invention, in addition to the configuration of the first aspect, an inclined portion for guiding a ball won to the winning means to the winning ball processing device is provided behind the second space area by a synthetic resin. And a pachinko machine formed integrally with the frame. According to a third aspect of the present invention, in addition to the configuration described in the first or second aspect, the hit ball launching device is a pachinko machine attached to a first back plate forming a first space region. .
According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a pachinko machine in which, in addition to the configuration according to any one of the first to third aspects, an engaging portion for positioning and mounting the external indicator light and the decorative member is formed. is there.

[0005]

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a pachinko machine according to an embodiment of the present invention;
4 is a schematic front view of the front frame 3 having a window portion 2 and having a frame shape.
One side is hinged to the outer frame 4 so as to be openable and closable, and the window portion 2 is provided with a metal frame 5. Then, the outer frame 4 and the glass frame 6 are locked by a locking device 7. An upper plate set 10 including a front plate 9 provided with an upper plate 8 is provided below the glass frame 6, and a lower plate 1 is provided below the front frame 3.
The lower plate set 12 provided with 1 is provided. The upper plate 8 is provided with a slit 13 for emitting a sound effect or the like from a speaker. A prize ball trough 14 is provided on the back side of the upper plate set 10, and a prize ball payout port 15 for opening a prize ball received by the prize ball trough 14 to the upper plate 8 is opened in the front plate 9. It is.

A game board 16 facing the window 2 of the front frame 3
Is a game section 16 'surrounded by a guide rail 17 on the front side.
In the game section 16 ′, various winning objects such as a variable prize device 18 and a tulip-type prize device 19 as a prize means, a starting port 20, a prize tool 21, a windmill 22, various indicator lights 23, etc. And the out port 24 is provided at the lowest position. A completion indicator light 25 is provided at an upper right portion outside the guide rail 17, and a prize ball indicator light 26 is provided at an upper left portion.
And an external indicator light 27 is provided on the upper edge of the front frame 3.

On the front side of the lower plate set 12, there is provided an operation grip 29 for driving the hitting ball firing device 28 to adjust the flight distance of the hitting ball hitting the game section 16 '. The hitting ball firing device 28 is fixed to the mounting hole 36 and the mounting boss 36 'of the front frame 3 via the mounting hole 28c of the solenoid mounting plate 28b, for example, using the firing solenoid 28a as a drive source, and is supplied at a predetermined cycle. With the driving pulse, the ball at the firing position is fired along the firing rail 30 into the game section 16 '. To adjust the flight distance of the hit ball, the player adjusts the resistance value of the variable resistor 29a incorporated in the grip 29 by the operation dial 2.
By operating 9b, the voltage supplied to the firing solenoid 28a is adjusted. Note that FIG.
A foul ball gutter 31 for letting a hit ball which does not fly into 6 'flow down to the lower plate 11, and an upper plate ball connecting gutter 32 for extracting the ball of the upper plate 8 to the lower plate 11 are shown.

The front frame 3 is a main component of the pachinko machine 1 integrally formed of a synthetic resin in a frame shape having a window portion 2, and its front view is shown in FIG. 3, its rear view is shown in FIG. The plan views are shown in FIG. When the front frame 3 is outlined, a frame-shaped surface having a window 2 surrounded by an upper horizontal plate portion 33a constituting a frame, a slightly wide lower horizontal plate portion 33b, and left and right vertical plate portions 33c, 33d. A portion 33 is formed, and a dish-shaped concave portion 34 serving as a space region is formed on the back side of the window portion 2. The concave portion 34 has a relatively shallow first concave portion (first space region) 34a located below the middle step, and the first concave portion 34a.
Of the game console 16 which is located above the
And a concave portion (second space region) 34b. The front frame 3 is provided with positioning means 35 and mounting holes as necessary, and pins and a base plate described later are insert-molded.

The concave portion 34 is formed by projecting a rear portion of the window portion 2 to the rear side, and includes a first back plate portion 37a extending between the left and right vertical plate portions 33c, 33d, and a first back portion. Plate part 37a
Left and right side plate portions 38 for closing between the vertical plate portions 33c and 33d.
a, 38b and the lower edge of the first back plate portion 37a and the lower horizontal plate portion 33
b, and a bottom plate portion 39 for closing between the upper edge and the upper edge. The first
The back plate portion 37a is integrally formed with a foul ball gutter 31 for flowing a hit ball that has not reached the gaming portion 16 'to the lower plate 11,
Further, the upper ball contact gutter 32 and the speaker storage cover mounting base 40 are provided.
And the like, and a launching device mounting port 41 for mounting the hitting ball launching device 28 is opened over the bottom plate portion 39.
In the vicinity of the launcher mounting port 41, a ball feed solenoid mounting base 42 for mounting a ball feed solenoid 42a is provided.
b and the launch ball locking member 43 are provided.

The second concave portion 34b formed above the first concave portion 34a as described above is formed by projecting the second back plate portion 37b further rearward from the first back plate portion 37a. An opening window 44 is opened in the back plate portion 37b. Also,
The left and right side edges of the second back plate portion 37b are connected to the side plate portions 38a and 38b of the first concave portion 34a, and the upper edge is the upper horizontal plate portion 33a.
To the top plate portion 45, and the lower edge is the first concave portion 34a.
And a support plate portion 46 which communicates with the upper edge of the first back plate portion 37a. Positioning means corresponding to the positioning means of the game board 16 is provided at an appropriate position on the second back plate portion 37b.
That is, the positioning boss 35a that fits into the positioning hole 16a of the game board 16 is provided so as to protrude toward the front side. Also,
In the vicinity of the positioning boss 35a and below the second back plate portion 37b, a game board pressing member 47 having a projection 47a on the front side is formed as an urging means, and the game board 16 housed by the pressing member 47 is used. Energize to the front side. Further, a game board lock claw piece 48 is provided as a locking means near the upper edge of the second concave portion 34b. The lock claw piece 48 can be elastically deformed in the vertical direction, and a hook-shaped locking step portion 48a is formed on the lower surface halfway in the length direction, and the locking step portion 48a The upper edge is lockable. On the other hand, a claw-shaped stopper 49 that can be locked to the lower edge of the game board 16 is provided on the front edge of the support plate portion 46 as a locking means, facing upward. A game board positioning guide portion 35b having an inclined surface is provided at a corner where the support plate portion 46 and the side plate portions 38a and 38b communicate, and the guide portion 35b guides the insertion of the game board 16.

The game board 1 is inserted into the second recess 34b as described above.
In order to mount the game board 6, the lower side of the game board 16 is placed on the support plate portion 46, and the upper side is pressed rearward against the lock claw piece 48. Then, the lock claw piece 48 is deformed upward to dodge the upper edge and then restored. At this time, since the game board 16 is urged forward by the pressing member 47, the game board 1
The upper edge of the lock 6 engages with the locking claw piece 48, and the lower edge locks with the stopper 49. The position of the game board 16 is regulated by a positioning boss 35a and a positioning hole 16a provided on the back surface of the game board 16.

On the other hand, in order to remove the game board 16, the game board lock claw piece 48 is elastically deformed upward using the operation lever 48b, and the game board 16 is released from the engagement with the upper edge of the game board 16.
You just have to pull out 6. In the embodiment, the pressing member 4
7. The lock claw piece 48 is formed by integral molding.
A compression coil spring or the like is used instead of the pressing member 47.
A spring claw member may be attached to the second back plate 37b or the top plate 45 instead of the lock claw piece 48. In addition, the game board 16
If the positioning hole 16a is not a perfect circle but a vertically long hole, the dimensional accuracy of the game board 16 is not affected to some extent. Further, the positioning means may be provided with a boss on the game board 16 and make the second back plate 37b side a hole.

If an illegal game preventing member 50 is provided on the outer edge portion of the game board 16, various members such as the metal frame 5 and the glass frame 6, or the space between the glass frame 6 and the double glass G are provided. An illegal game played by inserting a wire or the like from a gap can be prevented.

The upper horizontal plate portion 33a has a lamp window 27a and a nail insertion hole 27b. The lamp 27d provided on the lamp substrate 27c faces the lamp window 27a, and the lamp 27d facing the lamp window 27a is covered with a lamp cover 27e to constitute the external indicator lamp 27. The lamp cover 27e has a fixing claw 27f provided on the lamp cover 27e and a claw insertion hole 27b formed in the upper horizontal plate portion 33a.
And the lamp substrate 27c is fixed to the upper horizontal plate portion 33.
It is locked to a fixing claw 27g provided on the back surface of a.

Further, on the back side of the front frame 3 as described above,
An upper tank 51 for storing prize balls is integrally formed. That is, an upper tank 51 is formed by extending a box body whose upper side is opened above the second back plate portion 37b, so that the ball flows down to the ball guiding gutter 52 from the ball outlet formed at the bottom. . Further, a safe ball collecting gutter 53 to be described later is formed integrally with the lower portion of the second back plate portion 37b. This safe ball collecting gutter 53
Collects the balls that have entered the variable prize device 18 or the like provided on the game board 16 at one location and wins the prize ball processing device 55 formed on the mechanism frame 54 that is hinged to the back side of the front frame 3 so as to be openable and closable. It has a first inclined portion 53a and a second inclined portion 53b which incline downward from the left and right ends toward substantially the center so as to supply a ball, and the first inclined portion 53a and the second inclined portion 53b are stepped. , And the ends of the inclined portions 53a and 53b are formed as safe ball outlets 53c that open laterally so that the balls can flow out. The safe ball communication port 54a of the mechanism frame 54 in the closed state communicates with the safe ball outlet 53c.

An out-ball outlet 56 is opened at a position below the safe ball collecting gutter 53 and corresponding to the out-port 24 provided in the game board 16, and the mechanism frame 54 in a closed state is opened.
Is communicated with the out ball connecting gutter 57. The out ball connecting gutter 57 and the winning ball processing device 55 are formed on the mechanism frame 54 in an overlapping manner.

As described above, the foul ball gutter 31 and the speaker housing cover mounting base 40 are integrally provided on the first back plate portion 37a of the first concave portion 34a, and the prize ball receiving gutter insertion opening 58 and A launching device mounting port 41 is opened, and a firing ball locking member 43 is integrally provided at an edge of the firing device mounting port 41. Further, a firing rail fixing hole 59 for mounting the firing rail 30 is opened at an appropriate position. Then, a ball feed solenoid mounting base 42b is formed near the stopper 49 on the side of the launching apparatus mounting port 41. Note that a speaker cover 40 'containing a speaker is mounted on the speaker storage cover mounting base 40.

The lower horizontal plate portion 33b is provided with a lower plate connecting port 60 and a lower plate connecting gutter 61 on the rear surface side, and guides award balls overflowing from the upper plate 8 to the lower plate 11. Further, at an appropriate position, for example, in the illustrated embodiment, positioning holes 63 for receiving the positioning bosses 62a of the decorative plate 62 are provided at left and right side end portions in FIG. 4, and an operation grip fastening hole 64a is opened at the right flat plate portion. At the same time, a wiring port 64b is opened, and a lower plate mounting hole 65 is opened beside the lower plate communication port 60. When fastening the decorative plate 62 and the lower plate set 12 to the front frame 3,
The decorative plate 62 is sandwiched between the lower plate set 12 and the front frame 3.

In FIG. 3, a lock device mounting opening 66 for passing a cylinder lock constituting the lock device 7 through the right vertical plate portion 33d on the right side.
Claw insertion hole 68 into which the locking claw 67a of the keyed decorative plate 67 is inserted
Is provided. Also, on the back side of the right vertical plate portion 33d, FIG.
The pair of upper and lower key member mounting pins 69 are insert-molded as shown in FIG. Further, the left vertical plate portion 33c on the right side in FIG.
A pair of upper and lower hinge receiving members 70 to which the mechanism frame 54 is hinged are insert-molded on the back side of the frame. In the illustrated embodiment, a hinge pin 71 for hingedly attaching the front frame 3 to the outer frame 4 is insert-molded at the upper end portion of the left vertical plate portion 33c, and a hinge collar 72 is insert-molded at the lower end portion. is there.

The front frame 3 made of a synthetic resin as described above.
A rib 73 may be provided at an appropriate position on the back side of the device for reinforcement against twisting or the like.

An outer frame 4 for hingedly attaching the front frame 3 as described above.
Is constructed by framing horizontal frame members 4a and 4b and vertical frame members 4c and 4d made of wood such as veneer into a frame shape. A reinforcing bar 74 is provided in the vicinity of the lower edge and a front lower frame 75 is provided. Become. An upper hinge plate 76 is fixed to the upper corner of the outer frame 4 on the hinge side. The upper hinge plate 76 has a hinge hole 76a into which the hinge pin 71 insert-molded in the front frame 3 can be inserted.
Is provided. A lower hinge plate 7 is provided at the lower corner of the hinge side.
7 is provided. The lower hinge plate 77 has the front frame 3
A hinge pin 78 that can be inserted into a hinge collar 72 formed by insert molding is caulked. Then, the front frame 3 is replaced with the outer frame 4
, The lower surface of the front frame 3 comes to rest on the upper surface of the reinforcing bar 74.

On the other hand, the vertical frame member 4d on the opposite side is provided with a key receiving piece 80 which can lock a key member 79 of the locking device 7 described later.

FIG. 7 shows a state in which various members are assembled on the back side of the front frame 3 described above, and FIG.
1 shows a state in which the hinged mechanism frame 54 is opened. The mechanism frame 54 includes a winning ball processing device 55 and a winning ball discharging device 82, or an out ball connecting gutter 57 and a safe ball connecting gutter 8
3, the upper plate ball and foul ball connection gutter 84, the upper plate overflow ball connection gutter 85, etc. are formed.

The prize ball discharge device 82 controls a sprocket 82a, which is rotated by a ball flowing down a meandering prize ball gutter 86 communicating with the ball guiding gutter 52, by a prize ball solenoid 82b, thereby generating a predetermined number of prize balls. It is discharged to the upper plate 11 from the prize ball exit 86a through the prize ball trough 14. The discharge of the prize balls includes a safe ball detection signal generated by the winning balls collected in the safe ball collecting gutter 53 acting on the safe ball detection switch 87a and a safe ball confirmation signal generated by acting on the safe ball confirmation switch 87b, A main body control circuit, which will be described later, controls based on a signal such as a prize ball discharge count signal. A connection connector 88 for these signal wires is formed in a part of the mechanism frame 54.

The main body control circuit is housed in a main body control box 89 fixed to the rear side of the front frame 3, and the main body control box 89 corresponds to a connection connector 88 provided on the mechanism frame 54. A connector receiving portion 88 'is provided. Further, the main body control circuit performs the processing of the prize ball discharge and the winning prize ball, and controls the main body of the pachinko machine such as the hitting ball firing device 28 and the like.

A locking device 7 for locking the glass frame 6 to the front frame 3 and for locking the front frame 3 to the outer frame 4.
Is configured as shown in FIGS. 9 and 10, for example.
A key member 79 is axially mounted on a pair of upper and lower key member mounting pins 69 insert-molded on the side surface of the front frame 3, and the glass frame opening / closing elevating rod 90 and the front frame opening / closing elevating rod 91 are supported so as to be able to move up and down.
A spring 92 is stretched between the two lifting rods 90, 91 to urge the respective lifting rods 90, 91 to pull each other in the longitudinal direction, and a receiving portion 90a is formed on the lifting rod 90 for opening and closing the glass frame. Then, an engagement piece 91a is formed on the front frame opening / closing elevating rod 91,
The first claw piece 93 engageable with the receiving portion 90a and the engagement piece 91a on the plate 93a of the cylinder lock 93 which can rotate forward and reverse.
b and the second claw piece 93c, and an elevating rod 9 for opening and closing the glass frame.
The operation lever 94 for opening and closing the glass frame faces the receiving piece 90b provided at the position 0.

In the locking device 7 as described above, when a key is inserted into the key hole of the cylinder lock 93 and is turned, for example, in the direction of the solid arrow in FIG. 10, the first claw piece 93b is turned so as to descend. Then, the receiving portion 90a is pressed from above, and the elevating rod 90 for opening and closing the glass frame is lowered, so that the glass frame 6 is opened. By operating the operation lever 94 for opening and closing the glass frame, the glass frame 6 can be opened without inserting a key.

On the other hand, when the second claw 93c is rotated in the direction of the dashed arrow in FIG.
a is pressed from below to raise the front frame opening / closing elevating rod 91, so that the key member 79 rotates downward and the key receiving piece 80
And the front frame 3 is opened.

According to the locking device 7 as described above, not only the number of parts is small and the assembling is easy, but also the position of the spring 92 can be freely set.
And the guide members for the lifting rods 90 and 91 are not required.

A key decoration plate 67 is provided on the front side of the cylinder lock 93. The key decoration plate 67 is inserted into a claw insertion hole 68 provided in the right vertical plate portion 33d of the front frame 3 by a key decoration plate. The locking is performed by inserting and locking a lock piece 67 a formed on the 67. The cylinder lock 93 is fixed by fixing the substrate 93d to the front frame 3.

On the back side of the game board 16, a set plate 95 is provided to collect winning balls and protect the back of the accessory and the like.
A game control box 96 in which a game control circuit is provided is provided at one corner on the back side of the game board 16.

The glass frame 6 and the upper plate set 10 are hinged to the metal frame 5. Further, a lock piece 6a is provided on a side surface on the free end side of the glass frame 6, and this lock piece 6a is provided.
a can be locked in a notch provided in the elevating rod 90 for opening and closing the glass frame of the locking device 7 described above. The metal frame 5 is provided with a fraud prevention groove 5a.
b and the fraud prevention piece 9a formed on the front plate 9 of the upper plate set 10 fits. At the periphery of the window portion 2 of the front frame 3, an attachment step 2a for fitting the metal frame 5 is formed.

Although the present invention has been described with reference to the embodiment shown in the drawings, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and can be appropriately implemented without changing the configuration described in the claims.

[0034]

In summary, according to the present invention, the front frame is hinged to the outer frame so that the front frame can be opened and closed, and the front frame includes a winning ball processing device, a prize ball discharging device, and a hit ball launching device on the rear surface, and a game board is attached and detached. In a pachinko machine provided as possible, a prize means is provided in a game section surrounded by guide rails and a positioning means is provided on a game board which is provided with an indicator light outside the guide rails, and the front frame is a frame-shaped frame A body and a first space region and a second space region located behind the frame are integrally formed of a synthetic resin, and the first space region is fired by the hitting ball firing device to the game unit. A launch rail for guiding a ball and a foul ball gutter for guiding a ball that does not fly into the game section to a lower plate are provided, and a positioning means corresponding to a positioning means for the game board is provided in the second space area. , The foul ball gutter and position Since the deciding means is formed integrally with the frame with synthetic resin, not only can the main components of the pachinko machine be formed integrally with synthetic resin, but also the number of parts can be reduced, and the creation and assembly of each member can be performed. It becomes easy and the work efficiency is remarkably improved. In addition, since the surface can be freely designed, the appearance is good even without attaching a decorative board like a wooden front frame, and the front frame has sufficient strength, so hitting the ball Is stable and the nail adjustment is effective, so that a pachinko machine with high practical value can be provided. Further, since the respective members are positioned by the positioning means, the respective members can be accurately arranged, and the position adjustment after the arrangement becomes unnecessary, so that the work efficiency is remarkably improved and stable quality is obtained. .

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic front view in which a part of a pachinko machine is omitted.

FIG. 2 is a schematic exploded perspective view of the pachinko machine.

FIG. 3 is a front view of a front frame.

FIG. 4 is a rear view of the front frame.

FIG. 5 is a longitudinal sectional view of a front frame.

FIG. 6 is an enlarged sectional view of a hinge portion.

FIG. 7 is a rear view showing a state where various members are assembled to the front frame.

FIG. 8 is a rear view of a state in which various members are assembled to a front frame and a mechanism frame is opened.

FIG. 9 is a longitudinal sectional view illustrating the locking device.

FIG. 10 is a rear view illustrating the locking device.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Pachinko machine 3 Front frame 4 Outer frame 11 Lower plate 16 Gaming board 16 'Gaming part 16a Positioning hole 17 Guide rail 18 Variable prize device as prize means 20 Starting port as prize means 21 Prize tool as prize means 27 External display Light 30 Fire rail 31 Foul ball gutter 34a First concave portion 34b as first space region Second concave portion 35a as second space region Positioning boss 37a First back plate portion 37b Second back plate portion 53a First inclined portion 53b second inclined portion 55 winning ball processing device 62 decorative plate 82 winning ball discharging device

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A pachinko machine in which a front frame is hinged to an outer frame so as to be openable and closable, and the front frame is provided with a winning ball processing device, a prize ball discharging device, and a hit ball launching device on its back surface, and a game board is detachably provided. A gambling section provided with a prize means in a game section surrounded by guide rails and a positioning means provided on a game board provided with an indicator light outside the guide rails, wherein the front frame is a frame-shaped frame; A first space area and a second space area located behind are integrally formed of a synthetic resin, and the first space area has a firing rail for guiding a ball fired to the game unit by the hitting ball firing device. And a foul ball gutter for guiding a ball that does not fly into the gaming section to the lower plate, and a positioning means corresponding to the positioning means for the game board is provided in the second space area. Synthetic resin for positioning means Pinball machine, characterized in that formed more the frame and integrally. 2. An inclined portion for guiding a prize ball to a prize means to the prize ball processing device is formed integrally with the frame body behind the second space area by a synthetic resin. Item 6. A pachinko machine according to item 1. 3. The pachinko machine according to claim 1, wherein the hit ball launching device is attached to a first back plate portion forming a first space region. 4. The pachinko machine according to claim 1, wherein said frame has an engaging portion for positioning and attaching an external indicator light and a decorative member. Machine.