JPH0647497Y2 - Lighting equipment for ball game machines - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Industrial field of use] The present invention relates to a device for illuminating an object to be illuminated on a game board surface in a ball game machine such as a pachinko machine.

[Prior Art] In a conventional ball game machine, a method of certifying on a game board surface by applying light such as a light bulb from behind to an illuminated object having translucency has been adopted. For example, in the case of a pachinko machine, in order to illuminate a tulip, which is a typical variable winning device, an opening is provided on the back side of a movable piece (blade) that is attached so as to be rotatable left and right on the game board surface, and a lamp is provided at the opening It was arranged to illuminate by inserting a light emitting body such as.

[Problems to be solved by the invention] However, in such an illumination system, since the light source is directly inserted into the tulip blades or the like to illuminate, in order to arrange the lamp on the game board surface where the space is limited They had to be installed densely, and there was a limit to the number of illuminated objects that could be illuminated. In addition, if the light source fails, the illuminated object must be removed to replace it,
There was a problem that it took time to work.

The object of the present invention is to eliminate the restriction on the attachment of the light source when illuminating an object to be illuminated which is composed of a movable member such as a variable winning device of a pachinko game machine, and to easily and efficiently perform maintenance and replacement work. An object of the present invention is to provide a lighting device that can be operated and does not hinder the operation of the movable member.

[Means for Solving Problems] The present invention provides a light source for illuminating an object to be illuminated, which is composed of a movable member driven about an axis arranged on a game board surface of a ball game machine. An illumination device in which light is guided to the movable member by a photoconductive member, wherein the photoconductive member passes through a through hole provided in the shaft of the movable member, and the end of the photoconductive member on the light emission side is It is characterized in that it is inserted and arranged inside the movable member.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the photoconductive member is composed of a plurality of optical fibers, and the plurality of optical fibers are separated from each other at a position out of a through hole provided in the shaft of the movable member, and each of the light emission members is emitted. The ends are respectively inserted in different positions inside the movable member.

[Operation] According to the ball game machine lighting device of the present invention, the light source is installed at an appropriate position on the game board surface, away from the object to be illuminated. The light from the light source passes through the photoconductive member and is introduced into the inside of the illuminated object to illuminate the illuminated object. Here, since the photoconductive member passes through the through hole provided in the shaft of the movable member that is the object to be illuminated, the existence of the photoconductive member does not hinder the operation of the movable member during the ball game. The axis of the movable member also has a function of protecting the photoconductive member.

The movable member of the object to be illuminated is not limited to the one that rotates about an axis as a fulcrum, but the one that is driven to move in any direction such as front and rear, left and right, can be accurately illuminated by the present invention.

Also, when the photoconductive member is composed of a plurality of optical fibers, it is sufficient to pass through the axis of the movable member, so there is no need to bundle them, and the light emitting ends of the optical fibers are dispersed inside the movable member. Since it is inserted and arranged, a further decorative effect is exhibited by the distributed illumination of the movable member.

[Embodiment] FIG. 1 shows a variable winning device of a pachinko machine illuminated by the illumination device of the present invention. This variable winning device 1 has a substrate 2 fixed on the game board surface of a pachinko machine, and a pair of left and right guide arms 3L, 3R are arranged on it. Each of the guide arms 3L, 3R is made of a material having a light transmitting property, for example, a colored transparent plastic material, and has a shaft 4 projecting to the back side thereof. The guide arms 3L and 3R are normally held in an upright position as shown in the figure with each axis 4 as a fulcrum on the game board surface, but a hitting hole (not shown) provided on the game board surface The shaft 4 is rotated by the flow distribution and the driving device arranged on the back side of the game board surface, and the upper portions of the guide arms 3L, 3R are opened to the outside.

Below the guide arms 3L and 3R, three winning ball passage entrances 5
L, 5C, 5R are arranged side by side, further below, circular display 6L, 6C, 6R corresponding to each inlet 5L, 5C, 5R, and a display window 7L consisting of a rectangular illumination plate, 7C and 7R are arranged. Behind the display windows 7L, 7C, 7R, there are arranged rotating reels 8L, 8C, 8R that represent numbers, patterns, etc., and each reel uses a well-known rotation drive device (not shown) to display either numbers or patterns. One of them is rotationally driven to the position appearing in each display window 7L, 7C, 7R.

The winning ball passage entrances 5L, 5C, 5R receive the hit balls that have passed through the inside of the guide arms 3L, 3R when the guide arms 3L, 3R are opened, and the hit ball enters the winning ball passage entrances 5L, 5C, 5R. And the corresponding display 6L, 6C or 6R lights up and the rotary reel 8L, 8C or 8R rotates, and the display window 7L, 7C or 7R
Stop at the position where a number or pattern is displayed on. In this way, when the numbers and symbols displayed in the three display windows 7L, 7C, 7R become a specific combination, a special game state advantageous to the player, for example, guide arms 3L, 3R or other The variable prize winning device of is opened for a relatively long period of time.

Next, as shown in FIG. 2, the guide arm 3L (the same applies to 3R hereinafter) has a plurality (five in the figure) of insertion openings 11a to 11e on the rear surface thereof, and the guide arm 3L is inserted from each insertion opening. One end of an optical fiber used as a photoconductive member is inserted therein. Shaft 4 protruding rearward from the back of guide arm 3L
Are formed in a cylindrical shape, and a plurality of them (in this example, 5
Book) optical fibers 12a to 12e. Therefore, a pull-out port 13 is formed at the end of the shaft 4 on the guide arm side.

The tip of the shaft 4 is a cylindrical support shaft 15 which is one size larger than this.
It is inserted inside and connected. Therefore, the outside of the tip of the shaft 4 is partially cut out on a plane, while the female screw 16 is bored in the part of the support shaft 15 corresponding to the cutout 14 of the shaft 4 when inserted into the support shaft 15. When the male screw 17 is screwed into the female screw 16 from the outside after inserting the shaft 4 into the support shaft 15, the tip of the male screw 17 comes into contact with the notch 14 of the shaft 4 so that the shaft 4 rotates integrally with the support shaft 15. Bind to.

The support shaft 15 has a protruding piece 18 that projects laterally from the rear side. The protruding piece 18 is pushed in the direction of the arrow in FIG. 2 by the guide arm driving device described above to rotate the support shaft 15. Specifically, the solenoid of the guide arm driving device that operates when a hit ball wins causes the plunger to project and pushes the projecting piece 18 to rotate the support shaft 15, and through the shaft 4 that rotates integrally with this. The guide arm 3L is rotated to open it outward.

The optical fibers 12a to 12e that have passed through the shaft 4 inserted and fixed in the support shaft 15 are pulled out from the rear end of the support shaft 15.
An external holding mechanism (not shown) is provided behind the support shaft 15, and the optical fiber extends to the light source through this mechanism.

FIG. 3 is a diagram schematically showing a photoconductive mechanism using the above optical fiber. Optical fibers 12a to 12c (only three of which are shown in the figure as a light conducting path by 9 are portions from a light source including light bulbs 20a to 20c for sending light to the inside of the support shaft 15).
A ₁ , the part A ₂ through the shaft 4 in the support shaft 15 to the outlet 13, and the end of the shaft 4 which is inserted from the outlet 13 of the guide arm 3L into the inlets 11a to 11c of the guide arm 3L. It is divided into part A ₃ .

The light bulbs 20a to 20c are connected to the drive circuit 21. Drive circuit
21 is controlled by a control signal from a control device 22 such as a microcomputer, and can light the light bulbs 20a to 20c individually or simultaneously. In addition, the time and order of lighting each light bulb can be appropriately determined. Further, it is possible to change the color of light and the lighting mode by using a light emitting body such as a light emitting diode other than the light bulb.

With the above-described photoconductive mechanism, the light from the light source is conducted to the guide arm, and the guide arm can be illuminated with the insertion opening as the center.

The tip of the optical fiber 12 inserted into the guide arm 3L is not limited to the vertical end face, but can be formed into a spherical shape as shown in FIG. 4 (A) or a concave shape as shown in FIG. 4 (B). In this way, the light conducted by the optical fiber is condensed or diffused at the tip, and the illumination effect on the illumination target such as the guide arm can be made more varied. Further, as a means for introducing light into an illuminated object provided with a movable piece such as a guide arm, a flexible and finely formed optical fiber is suitable. However,
Depending on the form of the object to be illuminated and the location where it is attached, it is possible to use a photoconductive member made of, for example, an elongated plate-shaped resin molded product instead of the optical fiber.

FIG. 5 shows an example of illuminating the door 30 of a so-called attacker, which is a variable winning device that opens to the front side on the game board surface of a pachinko machine. In this case, the door 30 is made of a material having translucency, for example, a colored transparent plastic material, and is erected as shown in the figure with the shaft 31 extending left and right along the lower end thereof as a fulcrum (the door is closed). Although it is held in a state, when the pachinko game is in a special state, for example, when the numbers etc. appearing on the display window of the above-mentioned rotating reel mechanism become a specific combination, it is arranged on the back side of the game board surface. Attacker drive is the axis
By rotating 31 the door 30 is rotated downward and opened, and this state is maintained for a certain period of time.

A plurality of doors 30 scatter light on the front side (3 in the figure).
Individual) decorative pattern portions 32a to 32c, and one end of an optical fiber used as a photoconductive member is arranged inside each pattern portion. The shaft 31 integrally provided at the lower end of the door 30 is formed in a cylindrical shape through which a plurality of (three in this example) optical fibers 12a to 12c can be passed from one end thereof. Then, inside the door 30, there are formed passages for guiding the optical fibers 12a to 12c inserted into the shaft 31 to the corresponding pattern portions 32a to 32c, respectively.

On the other hand, similarly to the example of FIG. 2, the tip end portion of the axis 31 is supplied so as to rotate integrally with the cylindrical support shaft, and the above-mentioned attacker driving device rotates the support shaft to cause the door 30 to rotate.
Is designed to open. The shaft inserted and fixed in this support shaft
The optical fibers 12a to 12c passing through 31 are drawn out from the rear end of the support shaft and extend to the light source. Therefore, the light from the light source is transmitted through the optical fibers 12a to 12c to the pattern portion 32 of the door 30.
It can conduct up to a-32c and illuminate these parts.

The embodiment has been described above, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, in the embodiment, the light is sent from different light sources through one optical fiber for each insertion opening provided in the object to be illuminated such as the guide arm, but a plurality of lights from one common light source are used. The optical fiber may be received and sent to a plurality of locations. Further, by inserting a plurality of optical fibers into one illumination location and controlling the light transmission by each optical fiber, it is possible to display various patterns. By freely setting the relationship between the light source, the photoconductive member, and the illumination location in this manner, it is possible to illuminate the illuminated object in various forms.

Furthermore, the movable member of the illuminated object is not limited to the one that rotates around the axis as a fulcrum like the tulip of a pachinko game machine,
A structure that is driven so as to reciprocate back and forth or left and right may be used. INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY The present invention can be applied not only to a movable member used in a pachinko game, but also to lighting such as a flipper which is a movable member of a pinball game machine.

[Effects of the Invention] As described above, the present invention uses a light source for illuminating an object to be illuminated, which is composed of a movable member driven by an axis arranged on the game board surface of a ball game machine as a fulcrum. An illumination device in which light is guided to the movable member by a photoconductive member, and the light source can be installed at an appropriate position away from the object to be illuminated on the game board surface Ueno, and the light source is replaced due to a failure or the like. At this time, only the light source needs to be removed, and the work can be performed easily and quickly. Then, the photoconductive member passes through the through hole provided in the shaft of the movable member, and the light emitting side end of the photoconductive member is inserted and arranged inside the movable member, so that the photoconductive member is in a ball game. There is no hindrance to the operation of the movable member, and the photoconductive member is covered and protected by the shaft of the movable member.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of a winning device of a pachinko machine using the present invention, FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a structure for illuminating a movable piece of the winning device of FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 is a photoconductive mechanism by an optical fiber. FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram, FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a tip shape of an optical fiber, and FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an embodiment for illuminating an attacker door of a pachinko machine. 1 ... Variable winning device, 2 ... Substrate, 3L, 3R ... Guide arm, 4 ... Axis, 5L, 5C, 5R ... Winning ball passage entrance, 6L, 6C, 6R ... Display 7L, 7C, 7R ... Display window, 8L, 8C, 8R ... Rotary reel, 11L, 11C, 11R ... Insertion port, 12a-12e ... Optical fiber, 13 ... Drawout port, 14 ... Notch, 15 ... Support Shaft, 18 ... Protrusion, 20a-20c ... Light bulb, 21 ... Drive circuit, 22 ... Control device, 30 ... Attacker, 31 ... Axis, 32a-32c ... Decorative pattern part.

Claims (2)

[Scope of utility model registration request] Claim: What is claimed is: 1. In order to illuminate an object to be illuminated which is composed of a movable member driven about an axis arranged on the game board surface of a ball game machine, the light of a light source is moved by the photoconductive member. In the lighting device, the photoconductive member passes through a through hole provided in the shaft of the movable member, and the end of the photoconductive member on the light emission side is inserted into the movable member. A lighting device for a ball game machine, which is characterized by being arranged. 2. The light conducting member is composed of a plurality of optical fibers, and the plurality of optical fibers are separated from each other at a position extending from a through hole provided in the shaft of the movable member, and each light emitting end. The lighting device according to claim 1, wherein the respective lighting devices are inserted in different positions inside the movable member.