JPH0311020Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] <Industrial field of application> The present invention relates to a decoration device for pachinko machines, in which a transparent sheet material is illuminated with light from a light source, and a shallow groove-shaped display section is formed on the transparent sheet material. It is designed to emit light.

<Prior art> A decorative device in which a colored transparent plate with a pattern or the like is attached to the front glass of a pachinko machine was developed in 1973.
It is disclosed in Publication No. 37351.

<Problems to be solved by the invention> However, with conventional decorative devices, the colors and patterns of the transparent plate could only be seen through the front glass, and there was little variation.

<Means for Solving the Problems> Therefore, the present invention provides a transparent sheet material in which a shallow groove-shaped display portion is formed on at least one of the front and back surfaces of the pachinko machine. A light source is disposed on the end face of the material, and the display portion of the transparent sheet material is made to emit light with the light from the light source.

<Operation> Therefore, according to the present invention, when the light source is turned on, the light from the light source enters from the end face of the transparent sheet material, passes through the inside of the transparent sheet material, and is emitted from the shallow groove-shaped display section. Ru. Therefore, the display section of the transparent sheet material appears shiny from the front of the pachinko machine.

<Embodiment> Hereinafter, a description will be given based on the embodiment shown in the drawings. As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the pachinko machine 1 has a frame-shaped front frame 3 on one side of a side frame 2 whose front and rear surfaces are open. is attached by hinge mechanisms 4, 4 and supported so as to be openable and closable. Then, the game board 5 is fixed so as to close the window part of the front frame 3 from the rear, and a game part 7 surrounded by a guide rail 6 is formed on the surface of the game board 5. Obstacle nails 8... and various winning parts 9... are provided. Moreover, a glass frame 10 and a front plate 11 are screwed to the window part of the front frame 3 so as to be openable and closable on one side.

The game board 5 is fixed to the inside of a metal rear plate 12 fixed to the back surface of the front frame 3, and a decorative cell plate 13 is adhered to the surface thereof. This cell plate 13 has a first transparent sheet material 14 with a pattern on it.
and a backing paper 15 adhered to the back surface 14'. The first transparent sheet material 14 is made of a thin celluloid transparent plate, and has a shallow groove-shaped first display section 16 formed on its front surface 14'', and a cell pattern 17 printed on its back surface 14'. .Above 1st
The display section 16 is located on the surface 1 of the first transparent sheet material 14.
A plurality of shallow V-shaped grooves 18 are carved in 4'', and these grooves 18 are continuous in a dotted line shape to display, for example, an aerial battle pattern of an airplane.
As the cell pattern 17, for example, a picture pattern serving as a background of an airplane displayed on the first display section 16 is screen printed. Further, the padding paper 15 is made of high-quality paper whose surface is colored in a white color so that the first display section 16 and the cell pattern 17 can be easily seen.

The glass frame 10 described above has grooves 19a, 1 at the front and back.
9b, from the opening upper end of each groove 19a, 19b, a plate glass 20 is attached to the outer groove 19a, and a second transparent sheet material 21 is attached to the inner groove 19b.
Insert them individually. The second transparent sheet material 21
is made of a celluloid transparent plate having the same thickness as the plate glass 20, and the plate glass 2 is attached to this transparent plate.
A plurality of shallow V-shaped grooves 18 are carved on the surface facing 0, and the grooves 18 form a second display section 22 continuous in a dotted line shape. Since this second display section 22 is located in front of the game board 5, small star-shaped patterns, for example, are formed at the four corners of the second transparent sheet material 21 so that the game section 7 is not difficult to see. are doing. In addition, through holes 23, 23, which open to the inner groove portion 19b, are provided vertically on both left and right side surfaces of the glass frame 10, and through these through holes 23, both left and right end surfaces 21 of the second transparent sheet material 21
b, 21c are made to face outside from the glass frame 10.
Furthermore, the upper ends of the openings of the grooves 19a and 19b of the glass frame 10 are connected to the plate glass 20 and the second transparent sheet material 21.
After fitting, it is closed with a lid frame 25 having grooves 24a and 24b at the front and rear. Through holes 26 are opened on the left and right sides of the lid frame 25 and open into the inner grooves 24b. The upper end surface 21a of the flexible sheet material 21 is exposed to the outside from the lid frame 25.

In addition, the first and second permeable sheet materials 14 and 21
A light source faces each end face. In the embodiment shown in FIG. 1, each light emitting body 27 to
32 are disposed above the transparent sheet materials 14, 21 and on both left and right sides, and the light from each of the light emitters 27 to 32 is made to enter from the upper side and both right and left end surfaces of the transparent sheet materials 14, 21, respectively.

The specific mounting structure of each of the light emitting bodies 27 to 32 described above is as shown in FIG. A pair of left and right mounting frames 33, 33 are fixed downward to the lower surface of the upper end surface, and the first red light emitting body 2 is attached to each mounting frame 33.
7, 27 as the upper end surface 1 of the first transparent sheet material 14
Let's face 4a. As shown in FIG. 6, the mounting frame 33 has a socket 35 fixed to the downward U-shaped frame 34, and a red light bulb as the first red light emitter 27 is attached to the socket 35. ,
Right and left mounting pieces 36, 36 extend laterally from the tip of the frame 34, and a mounting hole 3 formed in the mounting piece 36 is inserted.
7, 37 are driven into the rear plate 12 and fixed.

Further, a part of the upper inner side of the front frame 3 is cut out, and a pair of left and right mounting frames 33 are placed in a downward position in this upper cutout part 39 and fixed to the rear plate 12.
The second red light emitters 28 and 28 are attached to the mounting frame 33, respectively, and the attached second red light emitters 28 are passed through the through hole 26 of the lid frame 25 to the second transparent sheet material 21.
facing the upper end surface 21a of. Then, an upper light-shielding plate 40 that is bent in a crank shape and extends in the horizontal direction is positioned between both the red light emitters 27 and 28, and the upper end of the light-shielding plate 40 is placed on the lower surface of the rear plate 12, and the lower end is placed on the game board 5. They are fixedly attached to each other, and a light shielding plate 40 prevents the light from the light emitters 27 and 28 from leaking into each other. In addition to being formed by bending a metal plate into a crank shape, the upper light shielding plate 40 may also be made of a flexible material such as rubber. It is sufficient that it is fixed, and the lower end only needs to be brought into close contact with the game board 5 without being fixed. Furthermore, an upper light-shielding piece 41 bent in a horizontal L-shape is extended from the rear end of the lid frame 25, and this light-shielding piece 41 prevents light from the second red light emitting body 28 from leaking into the gaming section 7.

On the other hand, when the first and second transparent sheet materials 14 and 21 are viewed from the front, on the right end surfaces 14b and 21b, the fifth
As shown in the figure, a pair of upper and lower mounting frames 33, 33 are fixed horizontally to the inner surface of the rear plate 12 that supports the game board 5, and a first green light emitting body 29, 29 is attached to each mounting frame 33. to face the right end surface 14b of the first transparent sheet material 14. Further, a part of the inner side of the front frame 3 is cut out, and a pair of upper and lower mounting frames 33, 33 are fixed horizontally to the inner surface of this side cutout 42,
The second green light emitters 30 are attached to each mounting frame 33, and the attached second green light emitters 30 are attached to the glass frame 10.
The right end surface 21b of the second transparent sheet material 21 is exposed through the through hole 23 of the second transparent sheet material 21.

Then, a crank-shaped horizontal side light shielding plate 43 is positioned between the green light emitters 29 and 30, and one end of the light shielding plate 43 is attached to the inner surface of the rear plate 12, and the other end is attached to the game board 5. The light shielding plates 43 prevent light from the light emitting bodies 29 and 30 from leaking into each other. In addition, the side light shielding plate 43
In addition to being formed by bending a metal plate into a crank shape,
The flexible material may be made of rubber, for example, and in the case of rubber, it is sufficient to fasten the upper end to the rear plate 12, and the lower end can be brought into close contact with the game board 5 without being fastened. That's fine. Further, a side light shielding piece 44 bent in an L shape is extended from the rear end of the glass frame 10, and a second light shielding piece 44 is extended from the rear end of the glass frame 10.
The light from the green light emitting body 30 is prevented from leaking into the game part 7.

Note that the first and second blue light emitters 31 and 32 are also disposed on the left end faces 14c and 21c of the first and second transparent sheet materials 14 and 21 when viewed from the front, but the right end face 14b, 21b 1st and 2nd
Since it is provided in substantially the same structure as the blue light emitting bodies 29 and 30, the explanation will be omitted.

Each of the light emitting bodies 27 to 32 described above is individually wired and automatically lights up in accordance with the gaming state. For example, if the first and second red light emitters 27 and 28 are always turned on and a winning ball occurs, after turning off the first and second red light emitters 27 and 28, the first and second green light emitters 29 and Only the first and second blue light emitting bodies 31 and 32 are lit or blinking, and when a prize pattern is formed by a ball being hit during the game, only the first and second blue light emitters 31 and 32 are lit or blinking, and the difference in color of the light emitters makes it easier for the player to see. Display changes in gaming status.

When the first red light emitter 27 lights up, the light from the first red light emitter 27 enters from the upper end surface 14a of the first transparent sheet material 14. At this time, since the refractive index of the material of the first transparent sheet material 14 is sufficiently larger than the refractive index of the atmosphere, the incident light passes through the inside of the first transparent sheet material 14, and the first transparent sheet material However, since the first transparent sheet material 14 has a plurality of scattered grooves 18, the transmitted light is refracted from the grooves 18. The first display section 16, which is composed of the groove sections 18, appears to glow red from the front of the pachinko machine 1. Even if the display section 16 overlaps the cell pattern 1, the grooved section 18 is carved on the surface 14'' of the first transparent sheet material 14, so the first display section 16 overlaps the cell pattern 17. At the same time, the first display section 16 appears to be raised due to the difference in color from the backing paper 15.

Moreover, since the second red light emitter 28 is also lit at this time, the light from the second red light emitter 28 passes through the through hole 26 of the lid frame 25 and passes through the second transparent sheet material 21.
The light enters from the upper end surface 21a and illuminates each groove 18, and from the front of the pachinko machine 1, the second display section 22 appears to be glowing red, and the light emitted from the first transparent sheet material 14 is visible. The first display section 16 and the cell pattern 17 also appear to overlap.

Incidentally, since the light from the second red light emitter 28 is blocked by the upper light shielding piece 41, the game board 5 does not become bright and difficult to see. In addition, both red light emitters 2
Since the upper light shielding plate 40 is disposed between 7 and 28, even when both the red light emitters 27 and 28 are selectively turned on, the light from one light emitter will not pass through the other light emitter. There is no risk of light entering from the end face of the sheet material.

On the other hand, the first and second green light emitters 29, 30 and the first,
Similarly, when the two blue light emitters 31 and 32 turn on or blink, the first and second transparent sheet materials 14 and 2
The display sections 16 and 22 of 1 appear to glow green and blue, respectively.

In the embodiment shown in the drawings, the first display section 16 is formed on the surface 14'' of the first transparent sheet material 14, so if the first display section 16 and the cell pattern 17 overlap, In addition, the emitted first display section 16 not only appears to be floating above the cell pattern 17, but also the grooved section 18 of the first display section 16 due to the adhesive used to adhere the backing paper 15.
There are advantages such as not being blocked, but the first
The first transparent sheet material 14 is placed so that the display portion 16 does not overlap the portion where the cell pattern 17 is printed.
It may be formed on the surface 14', and it goes without saying that the same light emitting effect can be obtained no matter which surface it is formed on. Also, the second display section 22 is
Since it is formed on the inner surface of the transparent sheet material 21 facing the plate glass 20, fine dust from the outside is blocked by the glass frame 10 and the lid frame 25, and the groove-like portion 18 of the second display section 22 is Although it is difficult to attach and subsequent management is extremely easy, it is possible to
It may be formed on the surface of the transparent sheet material 22 facing the gaming section 7, and it goes without saying that the same light emitting effect can be obtained no matter which surface it is formed on.

On the other hand, in the embodiment shown in the drawings, two transparent sheets are placed facing the pachinko machine, but it is sufficient to provide only one of them, and the light source can also be placed on at least one end surface of the transparent sheet. Of course, it is also possible to have a light source facing each end face of the transparent sheet material,
The light source may be faced from the lower end surface.
Alternatively, multiple transparent sheet materials may be stacked to form a single transparent sheet material. In this case, each transparent sheet material has a display area with a different pattern, and each transparent sheet material faces the light source. , each light source may be turned on at the same time to overlap the patterns, or may be turned on individually depending on the game state to perform various displays.

Furthermore, in the embodiment shown in the drawings, the light emitters of the same color are combined to selectively light up.
However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the light emitters of different colors may be turned on at the same time, the light emitters may be of other colors, or the transparent sheet material itself may be colored. Furthermore, the material of the transparent sheet material is not limited to celluloid, but may be composed of other transparent materials having a refractive index approximately equal to the refractive index of the atmosphere. The light shines faintly in accordance with the color of the light source, and the shallow groove-shaped display section appears to shine particularly strongly, resulting in a highly decorative effect.

On the other hand, FIGS. 7 to 12 show another embodiment of the present invention, in which the second transparent sheet material 21 attached to the glass frame 10 has a multilayer structure.

The multi-layered second transparent sheet material 21' is formed by overlapping three transparent sheet materials, for example, an outer sheet material 45, a central sheet material 46, and an inner sheet material 47. In the display areas 48 to 50 located at both corners, shallow V-shaped grooves 18' forming different picture patterns are carved. For example, as shown in FIG. 12, the outer sheet material 45 has a lower display section 51 that forms the hem of the pyramid, the center sheet material 46 has a middle display section 52 that forms the central part of the pyramid, and the inner sheet material 47 is formed with an upper display portion 53 that constitutes the upper part of the pyramid and the national flag portion, respectively. These sheet materials 45 to 47 are stacked in a sandwich pattern and fitted into the glass frame 10'.
The open upper end of 0' is closed with a lid frame 25'.

Then, the front and rear through holes 54 opened in the lid frame 25',
Each light source 56, 57 is connected to the outer sheet material 4 via 55.
5 and the inner sheet material 47 individually (FIG. 8). Further, a light source 59 is made to face both left and right end surfaces of the central sheet material 46 through a through hole 58 formed in the side of the glass frame 10' (FIG. 9).

Note that FIG. 11 shows mounting pieces 60 for the light sources 56 and 57 located on the left and right upper sides of the multilayer second sheet material 21'.
A plate-shaped light-shielding piece 61 is provided vertically at the center of the upper surface of the mounting piece 60, and this light-shielding piece 61 blocks the light from the light sources 56 and 57 located on the left and right sides.

According to the other embodiment described above, when a winning ball is generated during a game, the light source 56 located at the front of the upper part lights up, the lower display part 51 of the outer sheet material 45 emits red light, and the bottom part of the pyramid is illuminated. To visually display the occurrence of a winning ball to a player by visually displaying a picture pattern. In addition, when the winning ball achieves the winning mode, the light source 56 lights up and
The light sources 56 located on the left and right sides are lit at the same time, causing the middle display section 52 of the center sheet material 46 to emit yellow light,
The picture patterns at the hem and center of the pyramid are visually displayed to visually indicate to the player that a middle winning prize mode has been achieved. Furthermore, when the jackpot prize mode is achieved, in addition to the above-mentioned light emitting state, the light source 57 located at the rear of the upper part is also lit at the same time, causing the upper display section 53 of the inner sheet material 47 to emit green light,
When the pyramid pattern is completed, the national flag pattern above it is visually displayed to visually indicate to the player that a jackpot prize has been achieved.

Note that the same components as those of the previously described embodiment are given the same reference numerals, and the explanation thereof will be omitted.

Therefore, according to this embodiment, each display section 5
A plurality of displays can be made by combining 1 to 53, and one complete picture pattern can be displayed by combining display parts 51 to 53, so the decorative effect is extremely high.

In addition, in this example, a part of the pyramid pattern was displayed on each of the sheet materials 45 to 47, but
For example, in the case of a pachinko machine where the number of prize balls changes depending on the winning manner of batted balls, the number "8" is marked on the outer sheet material 45, the number "13" is written on the center sheet material 46, and the number "13" is marked on the inner sheet material 46. Number ``15'' on wood 47
or a number of stars equal to the number of each sheet material is displayed, and the display parts 51 to 53 of each sheet material 45 to 47 are made to selectively emit light depending on the winning mode of the batted ball. You can also do this.

Furthermore, each groove-shaped portion 18 is connected to each sheet material 14, 21,
The various display sections 16, 22, 51-53 are engraved on at least one side of the sheet 21', but it may be engraved on both sides of the sheet material.

<Effects of the invention> As explained above, according to the invention, a shallow groove-shaped display portion is formed in the transparent sheet material, and a light source is provided on the end face of the transparent sheet material.
By turning on the light source, the display part of the transparent sheet material can be seen shining from the front of the Pachinko machine, and it is possible to provide a decoration device for a Pachinko machine that has a significantly higher decorative effect than conventional printed patterns.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

The drawings show an embodiment of the present invention; Fig. 1 is a schematic explanatory diagram, Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the pachinko machine with the glass frame open, Fig. 3 is a front view of the pachinko machine, and Fig. 4. is a vertical sectional view of the main parts of a pachinko machine, FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of the main parts of the pachinko machine, FIG. 6 is an exploded perspective view of the main parts, and FIG. 7 is a schematic explanatory diagram showing another embodiment.
Figure 8 is a longitudinal sectional view of the main parts of the same pachinko machine as above, Figure 9
10 is a partially enlarged perspective view of the lid frame shown in FIG. 8, FIG. 11 is an enlarged perspective view of the light source mounting piece shown in FIG. 8, and FIG. The figures each show an explanatory diagram showing the picture pattern of the display section. In the figure, 1 is a pachinko machine, 14, 21, 21' are transparent sheet materials, 16, 22, 45-47 are display parts, 18, 18' are grooved parts, 27-32, 56,
57, 59 are light emitters.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] A transparent sheet material with a shallow groove-shaped display section formed on at least one of the front and back surfaces is placed in front of the pachinko machine, and a light source is disposed on the end surface of the transparent sheet material. A decoration device for a pachinko machine in which a display section of a transparent sheet material emits light.