JPH07453U - Guidance tool for game balls in pachinko machines - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Purpose] To reduce costs, improve productivity, and selectively replace rotary guides. [Structure] A support seat 34 and a support cylinder 36 are formed in a front and rear two-stage state in a central portion of a support board 28. Insertion holes 38 formed in the support seat 34 and the support cylinder 36, and the support board 28
The engaging hole 40 formed so as to be opened to the rear side of the is communicated with each other to form a front and rear two-stage shape. The rotation guide body 26 is loosely fitted in the support cylinder 36 so as to be freely rotatable. The tubular portion 22b of the lamp holder 22 is inserted into the insertion hole 38, and the hook 46 of the holder 22 is engaged with the engagement hole 40. As a result, the rotation guide body 26 is restricted from moving in the front-rear direction between the support seat 34 of the support member 20 and the seat portion 22c of the lamp holder 22. The illumination lamp 24, which is arranged on the back surface of the support board 28 via the lamp base 50, is inserted into the lamp housing portion of the lamp holder 22.

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

[Industrial applications]

 The present invention relates to a guide tool for a game ball in a pachinko game machine, and more specifically, as one of the game guide parts generally referred to as a "windmill", a guide for changing the falling direction of the game ball, etc. The present invention relates to a rotary guide with a lamp used for the purpose.

[0002]

[Prior art]

 In all pachinko machines used for playing games up to now, within the game area of the game board where each game content can be developed, the impact of the game ball is eased and the direction of fall is guided. As one of the game guide parts for making the game, various types of guide tools, which are also called "windmills", are used without fail. As a typical example of such a guide tool, recently, a support member attached to the front surface of the game board for the purpose of game effect, upgrade, etc., lighting parts by various lamps and various kinds A type of wind turbine with a lamp, which is assembled with a shaped rotating guide, is often used.

[0003]

[Problems to be solved by the device]

 As for the internal components of the “wind turbine with lamp” type that has been conventionally implemented in many pachinko gaming machines, as a basic configuration thereof, as shown in FIG. 7, a circular shape or a star shape is provided on the front side of the support member 10. A cap-shaped rotary guide 12 selected in various frontal shapes such as a polygon is supported by a spindle 14 at the center thereof. The lamp 16 attached to the back side of the support member 10 extends from the front side of the support member 10 into the inside of the rotation guide body 12. However, in such a configuration, since it is not possible to position the lamp 16 in the center of the rotation guide body 12 and achieve the lighting effect by lighting (flashing) the lamp 16, a plurality of lamps 16 are provided. Inevitably, the body 12 has to be arranged symmetrically or equiangularly in the inner rotation range of the body 12. As a result, the number of lamps increases and the cost increases. Further, in assembling the rotation guide body 12, it is necessary to insert and firmly support the support shaft 14 between the boss portion 10a of the support member 10 and the boss portion 12a at the inner center of the rotation guide body 12, The work of inserting the support shaft 14 and supporting the rotation guide body 12 is a troublesome manual work that is unexpectedly troublesome, and is also a large bottleneck for improving productivity (mass productivity).

[0004]

[The purpose of the device]

 The present invention has been proposed to suitably solve the above-mentioned problems, and it is possible to reduce the cost by illuminating the rotary guide from the central portion of the rotary guide with one lamp, and at the same time, to rotate the rotary guide. An object of the present invention is to provide a guide tool for a game ball, which achieves an improvement in productivity by simplifying (simplifying) the assembly of the body, and further allows easy exchange and selection of the rotary guide body.

[0005]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 In order to overcome the above-mentioned problems and achieve the intended purpose, a guide tool for a game ball in a pachinko game machine according to the present invention is provided with a support member attached to the front face of a game board and a hole portion of this support member. On the other hand, a cap-shaped transparent lamp holder that is detachably engaged and fixed in a forward facing state, an illumination lamp that is supported by the support member and inserted into the lamp holder, and a front side of the support member and a lamp. It is characterized in that it is configured by a rotation guide body that is freely inserted and held between the rear side of the holder and the holder.

[0006]

[Action]

 When the game ball hit in the game area of the game board comes into contact with the rotation guide body attached at an appropriate position of the game board, the impact is relieved or the falling direction is changed. Then, at this time, the rotary guide rotates, and at the same time, a suitable illumination effect is achieved by the illumination lamp located at the center of the guide.

[0007]

【Example】

 Next, a guide tool for a game ball in a pachinko gaming machine according to the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings, with reference to preferred embodiments. In addition, the guide tool 18 of the present embodiment is installed on the gaming board P of the pachinko machine schematically shown in FIG. 6, for example, one at each of the left and right sides of the central portion, and is driven into the gaming area of the gaming board P to guide the player. It is configured so as to guide the falling direction of the game ball that is in contact with the tool 18.

In such a guide tool 18 of the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 1 as a whole, a supporting member 20 attached to the front surface of the game board P and a front facing state with respect to the supporting member 20. A cap-shaped transparent lamp holder 22 which is detachably engaged and fixed, an illumination lamp 24 which is supported by the supporting member 20 and inserted into the lamp holder 22, a front side of the supporting member 20, and a lamp. It is basically composed of a rotary guide 26 which is freely rotatably fitted and held between the rear side of the holder 22 for use, and the support board 28 of the support member 20 uses a screw or the like to front the game board P. Is directly attached to.

The support plate 28 of the support member 20 is integrally formed with a winning opening 30 on the upper front surface, and an outlet passage 32 communicating with the winning opening 30 is formed on the back side so as to project. A support seat 34 for the rotation guide 26 and a support cylinder 36 are formed in a front and rear two-stage state at the center of the support board 28 located below the winning opening 30, and the support seat 34 and the support seat 34 are supported. An insertion hole 38 formed in the cylinder 36 and an engagement hole 40 formed so as to open to the back side of the support board 28 communicate with each other to form a front and rear two-stage shape.

On the other hand, in the rotation guide body 26, a cylindrical portion 42 having a fitting insertion hole 42a formed at the center of the guide ring portion 26a opening to the front is formed, and the rotation guiding body 26 is rotated through the fitting insertion hole 42a. The guide body 26 is loosely rotatably fitted in the support cylinder 36 of the support member 20 (see FIG. 2). On the inner surface of the guide ring portion 26a of the rotary guide body 26, radial uneven portions as shown in FIG. 3 are formed to form a diffuse reflection surface for the light from the illumination lamp 24.

The lamp holder 22 prevents the rotation guide body 26 loosely fitted in the support cylinder 36 of the support member 20 from falling off the support member 20 and can accommodate the illumination lamp 24. Therefore, it is formed in a cap shape using a transparent or light transmissive material. A lamp housing portion 44 is formed in the head portion 22a of the holder 22 as shown in FIG. 2, and a cylindrical portion that can be inserted into the insertion hole 38 of the support member 20 on the back surface of the head portion 22a. 22b and a seat portion 22c capable of contacting the end of the tubular portion 42 of the rotation guide 26 are formed. Further, as shown in FIG. 5, elastically deformable hooks 46, 46 are formed on the back surface of the head portion 22a at a symmetrical position of 180 ° in the circumferential direction. By engaging 46 and 46 with the engaging hole 40, the lamp holder 22 is engaged and fixed to the support member 20. As shown in FIG. 2, the rotation guide body 26 is free to rotate between the support seat 34 of the support member 20 and the seat portion 22c of the lamp holder 22 in a state where movement in the front-rear direction is restricted. Retained. A projection 23 for light diffusion is formed in a radial shape on the front surface of the head 22a.

As shown in FIG. 4, bosses 48, 48 project from both sides of the engagement hole 40 on the back surface of the support board 28 of the support member 20, and the lamp base 50 is mounted on the bosses 48, 48. Can be attached and removed freely. An illumination lamp 24 is disposed on the front surface of the base 50, and the lamp 24 is inserted into a lamp housing portion 44 of a lamp holder 22 fixedly engaged with a supporting member 20 as shown in FIG. Is configured to be.

[0013]

[Operation of the embodiment]

 Next, the operation of the guide tool of the present embodiment configured as described above will be described. In the guide tool 18, in a state where the game board P is schematically shown in FIG. 6, a suitable illumination effect is obtained by turning on (blinking) the illumination lamp 24 in the central portion of the rotation guide body 26. Then, when the game ball hit in the game area of the game board P comes into contact with the rotation guide body 26, the impact of the game ball is alleviated and the falling direction is changed, and the rotation guide body 26 is supported by the support member 20. It rotates around the support tube 36.

The rotation guide 26 can be easily replaced by removing the lamp holder 22 from the support member 20, and the holder 22 can be attached to the support member 20 with one touch. Assembly work can be performed in a short time. However, since the single lamp 24 can provide an effective illumination effect from the central portion of the rotary guide 26, the cost can be kept low.

The guide tool to which the present invention is applied is not limited to the model aspect of the above-described embodiment, and other examples in which the guide tool is appropriately applied and modified are also recommended. For example, the support cylinder 36 of the support member 20 may be omitted, and the cylinder portion 22b of the lamp holder 22 may be used as the rotation support portion of the rotation guide body 26. Further, a mode in which the lamp holder 22 is screwed and fixed to the support member 20 can be appropriately adopted. In addition, not only a lamp but also an LED or the like can be adopted as the lighting device. Furthermore, it goes without saying that the support member 20 may not have the winning opening 30 and the passage 32.

[0016]

[Effect of device]

 As described above, according to the guide tool for the game ball in the pachinko game machine according to the present invention, it is possible to perform the illumination from the central portion of the rotary guide body by one illumination lamp, and it is used. The cost can be reduced by reducing the number of lamps. Moreover, since the assembly of the rotary guide can be performed very easily, the productivity can be improved. Further, since the rotary guide body can be easily selected and replaced, it has an advantage that its applicability is widened.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a partially cutaway side view showing a guide tool according to an embodiment of the present invention in an exploded manner.

FIG. 2 is a side sectional view of a guide according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a front view of the guide according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a rear view of the guide according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing the lamp holder from the back side.

FIG. 6 is a front view schematically showing a game board in which the guide tool according to the embodiment of the present invention is implemented.

FIG. 7 is a side sectional view of a guide according to a conventional technique.

[Explanation of symbols]

 20 Support Member 22 Lamp Holder 24 Lighting Lamp 26 Rotation Guide Body 38 Insertion Hole 40 Engagement Hole P Game Board

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A support member (2 attached to the front of the game board (P).
0), a cap-shaped transparent lamp holder (22) removably engaged and fixed to the holes (38, 40) of the support member (20) in a forward facing state, and the support member (20 ), And the illumination lamp (24) inserted into the lamp holder (22) and freely rotatable between the front side of the support member (20) and the rear side of the lamp holder (22). A guide tool for a game ball in a pachinko gaming machine, characterized in that it is composed of a rotation guide body (26) that is inserted and held.