JPH0716544B2 - Electric accessory for pachinko game machines - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Industrial field of application] The present invention has rotating drums on the surface of which a plurality of types of symbols are drawn, and the rotating drums are rotated when a specific winning opening is won. The present invention relates to an electric accessory for a pachinko game machine, in which a hit is determined by a combination of symbols of the rotary drum when the rotary drum is stopped.

[Conventional technology]

In the conventional electric accessory in this kind of pachinko game machine, the design of the rotary drum is only seen by the rays from the outside, and there is no special illumination for the design.

That is, in the case of a pachinko machine electric accessory in which a lamp is housed in a rotating drum, when the lamp runs out, the rotating drum is small, and therefore a hand must be inserted into the rotating drum. Therefore, even if the lamp burns out, it takes time to replace it, and for maintenance,
No lamp could be installed in the rotating drum.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention]

As described above, in the electric accessory for a pachinko game machine, since there is no illumination inside the rotating drum and it depends on external illumination, the pattern of the rotating drum may be difficult to see due to reflection of the front glass of the pachinko game machine.

Further, since there is no light and dark on the front plate of the pachinko game machine and it is not noticeable, there is a problem that it is less likely to cause interest and the operating rate of the pachinko game machine is reduced.

The present invention eliminates the above-mentioned drawbacks of the electric accessory for a pachinko game machine that determines the hit by the combination of the symbols when the conventional rotating drum is stopped, and is difficult to see even when there is reflection of external light from the front glass. There is no such thing, and the design of the rotating drum looks bright, which attracts the interest of the player, improves the operating rate, and can be easily replaced even if the lamp burns out, and moreover, it is drawn on the surface of the rotating drum. Since the sensor reading unit for detecting the position of the rotary drum is formed integrally with the design, the object of the present invention is to provide an electric accessory for a pachinko game machine in which the width of the rotary drum can be made larger than before. And

[Means for solving the problem]

The present invention relates to a pachinko game machine electric accessory means for achieving the above-mentioned object, wherein a plurality of types of symbols are drawn semi-transparently on the surface and a rotary drum provided with a reference point at one location, A motor in which a rotating drum is fixed to a rotating shaft, a support plate to which the motor is attached, a lamp house in which a plurality of lamp accommodating chambers attached to the supporting plate and located in the rotating drum are formed, and a lamp house A lamp case detachably mounted from the side surface of the lamp housing facing the lamp housing chamber, and a case to which the support plate is detachably mounted and a part of the rotary drum is exposed. In addition to forming a recess for guiding the front edge of the support plate on the upper and lower inner surfaces of the front side of the case,
A guide groove into which the projection formed on the support plate is fitted is formed on the upper and lower inner surfaces of the rear surface, and the position of the rotary drum is detected integrally with the pattern drawn on the surface of the rotary drum. A sensor reading portion for forming the sensor is formed.

[Action]

The electric accessory for the pachinko game machine of the present invention irradiates the design from the back surface of the rotating drum by the lamp in the lamp housing chamber of the support plate housed in the case attached to the pachinko game machine, It shines brightly.

When the lamp burns out, the support plate is pulled out from the case together with the rotary drum and the lamp housing chamber so that the lamp can be replaced from the side surface of the lamp housing chamber.

Further, a sensor reading unit for detecting the position of the rotary drum is integrally formed on the side surface of the portion where the design of the rotary drum is displayed, whereby the width of the rotary drum can be increased and the player can The design can be made larger.

Example of Invention

Next, an example of implementation of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. Fourth
The figure is a front view of the entire pachinko game machine. This pachinko game machine has an electric accessory 2, a drum starting port 3a, 3b, and an enlarged winning port 4, according to the present invention, which has a pattern display portion on the game board 2. Chew lip accessories 5a, 5b, center accessory 6, and winning openings 7a, 7b are arranged.

When the ball hits the drum starting port 3a or 3b, the electric accessory 2 is composed of a rotary drum on which a pattern described later is displayed,
When this rotated rotating drum stops, if the same pattern drawn on the rotating drum is in a horizontal line at a specified position or above and below it, or in an oblique example, it is determined to be a win and the expanded winning a prize hole 4 Is open for a certain period of time, and prize balls are designed to increase.

In FIGS. 1 and 2, 10 is a plurality of kinds of semi-transparent symbols 11 for displaying symbols on the electric accessory 2 of the play board 1.
Is a rotary drum in which a plurality of parts are drawn at equal intervals on the circumferential surface.

On this rotary drum 10, one example of the circumferential surface on which the pattern 11 is drawn is a reflecting surface for reflecting light rays, a black light absorbing surface for absorbing light rays, a transparent surface for transmitting light rays, or a magnetic surface. A sensor reading unit 12, which is a reference point such as a magnet for operating the sensor, is provided.

Then, the rotary drum 10 is fixed to the shaft of the pulse motor 13, is rotated by the pulse is supplied to the pulse motor 13 and the pulse motor rotates, and when the supply of the pulse to the pulse motor 13 is stopped, The pulse motor stops at the position where it stopped.

This pulse motor 13 is attached to a support plate 14 and
The lamp house 15 in 14 has a printed circuit board 16 interposed between the lamp house 15 and the support plate 14, and a lamp housing chamber 17a of the lamp house 15,
17b and 17c are attached so as to be located inside the peripheral surface of the rotary drum 10 on which the pattern 11 is depicted.

The lamp housing chambers 17a, 17b, 17c of the lamp house 15 are arranged between the lamp housing chambers 17a, 17b, 17c and between the lamp housing chambers 17b, 1c.
Partition walls 23a, 23b, 23c, 23d are provided on the outside of 7c so that the lights in the respective lamp chambers 17a, 17b, 17c do not leak to the other lamp chambers 17b, 17c, 17a. Has become.

The printed circuit board 16 has lamp housing chambers 17a, 17b, 17c.
At each position, a circular lamp insertion hole 18 having a recess 18a at the opposite position is provided.

On the side surface of the base body 20 of the lamp 19 to be inserted into the lamp insertion hole 18, key-shaped protrusions 20a are provided so as to face each other, and the protrusions 20a are inserted into the recesses 18a so that the substrate 20 can be inserted. After the insertion into the insertion hole 18, the base 20 is rotated horizontally, so that the lamp 19 is attached to the printed board 16 while being positioned in the lamp accommodating chambers 17a, 17b, 17c.

The lead wire 19a of the lamp 19 is exposed on one surface of the base 20, and the lead wire 19a is connected to the conductive foil 16a of the printed board 16 by mounting the base 20 on the printed board 16 as described above. The lamp 19 is connected to the power supply circuit and can be turned on.

The pattern 11 of the rotating drum 10 can be seen through from the electric accessory 1 of the play board 2, and the case 21 for mounting the rotating drum 10 on the play board 1 has guide grooves in the front-rear direction on the upper and lower inner surfaces thereof. Three rows of front and rear 22a and support recesses 22b are provided.

The front edge of the support plate 14 is inserted into the support recess 22b, and the projection 1 formed at the rear edge of the support plate 14 is inserted into the guide groove 22a.
4a is inserted, so that the three support plates 14 are attached to the case 21.
Are installed in parallel.

Then, the respective patterns 11 of the three rotary drums 10 can be seen through the opening on the front surface of the case 21.

Further, a cover (not shown) is attached to the surface of the case 21, and this cover prevents the support plate 14 from coming off the case 21, and the sensor reading portions of the three rotary drums 10 are provided on the back surface of the cover. Detection holes are provided at three locations opposite to 12, and a photo coupler is attached to each detection hole when the sensor reading unit 12 reflects, absorbs, and transmits a light beam, and a magnetic sensor is attached when it is a magnet. The passage of the reading unit 12 is detected.

Such a case 21 is attached to the back surface of the play board 2 with its front opening aligned with the electric accessory 1 of the play board 2.
Therefore, the design 11 of the rotary drum 10 appears on the electric accessory 2.

In this pachinko game machine, as described above, when a prize is won in the drum starting port 3a or 3b of the game board 2, the pulse motor 13 is rotated by a preprogrammed number of pulses upon detection thereof. To do.

When the pulse transmission is stopped, the pulse motor 13
Is stopped at a position where the number of pulses sent with reference to the sensor reading unit 12 has passed, and the design of the rotating drum 10 at this time
11 rows, for example, in the electric accessory 2, one horizontal row,
Alternatively, it is a prize that the same symbols 11 are lined up diagonally.

In order to indicate this winning, except for the lamp 19 at the position where the symbols 11 are lined up in a horizontal row or diagonally in a row, the other lamps are turned off, or the lamps 19 in the row are blinked, or similar to this. It is possible to represent the secondary winning by having two patterns 11 lined up in a horizontal row by lighting or blinking.

In such a pachinko game machine, the electric accessory 2 has a lamp on the inside of the circumferential surface on which the design 11 of the rotary drum 10 is drawn.
Since the beam 19 can be positioned, the light beam of the lamp 19 irradiates the semi-transparent pattern 11, and the pattern 11 shines by the light beam, which is clearly visible.

Then, at the time of winning the prize, the winning can be strongly appealed by lighting or blinking only the symbols 11 in the winning state in one row.

Further, when the lamp 19 is disconnected and does not light up, the support plate 14 is removed from the guide groove 22a and the support recess 22b of the case 21 on the back surface side of the game board 2, and the printed board mounted on the support plate 14 is removed. Since the 16 is exposed, the lamp 19 can be pulled out from the printed circuit board 16 by rotating the base 20 so that the protrusion 20a is aligned with the recess 18a.

Then, the new lamp 19 can be attached to the printed circuit board 16 by the operation reverse to the above, whereby the broken lamp 19 can be replaced.

〔The invention's effect〕

According to the present invention, as described above, in an electric accessory of a pachinko game machine that competes for a prize by a combination of the arrangement of the patterns of the rotary drum, light rays from the outside are reflected on the front glass of the pachinko game machine, and the like. Even when the design is difficult to see, the translucent design shines brightly, and its visibility can be enhanced.

Moreover, at the time of winning, only the symbols in the winning state can be lit or blinked to strongly indicate the winning, and the visibility at that time can be enhanced to make it easier to catch the eye with its shine and enhance the motivation to play with this pachinko game machine. By this, it is possible to improve the operating rate, and since the sensor reading unit for detecting the rotational position of the rotary drum is formed integrally with the design, the width of the rotary drum becomes larger than that of the conventional product. The player feels that the design has become larger because the rotating drum has become larger.

Furthermore, when the lamp in the rotary drum that illuminates the design of the rotary drum runs out, insert the hand between the rotary drums by removing the support plate together with the rotary drum and the motor from the case on the back side of the game board. Instead, since the lamp can be replaced, the replacement work is easy.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a case in which a support plate is removed from the case, FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a state in which the support plate is inserted, FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a state in which a lamp is removed from a printed circuit board, and FIG. It is a front view of the pachinko game machine which implemented the invention. 1 ... Electric accessory, 2 ... Playing board, 3a, 3b ... Drum starting port, 10
... Rotary drum, 11 ... Design, 12 ... Sensor reading part, 13 ... Pulse motor, 14 ... Support plate, 15 ... Lamp house, 17a, 17b, 17
c ... Lamp housing chamber, 18 ... Lamp insertion hole, 19 ... Lamp, 21
… Case, 22a… Guide groove, 22b… Support dent.

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A rotary drum having a surface on which a plurality of types of patterns are drawn semitransparently and a reference point being provided, a motor having the rotary drum fixed to a rotary shaft, and a support to which the motor is attached. A plate, a lamp house mounted on the support plate and having a plurality of lamp housing chambers located in the rotary drum, and a lamp case detachably mounted from a side surface of the lamp house and facing the lamp housing chamber. An electric accessory for a pachinko game machine, comprising: a case to which the support plate is detachably attached and a part of the rotary drum is exposed. 2. A guide in which a recess formed to guide the front edge of the support plate is formed on the upper and lower inner surfaces on the front surface side of the case, and a projection formed on the support plate is fitted to the upper and lower inner surface on the rear surface side. The electric accessory for a pachinko game machine according to claim 1, wherein a groove is formed. 3. The pachinko game machine according to claim 1, wherein a sensor reading unit for detecting the position of the rotary drum is formed integrally with the pattern drawn on the surface of the rotary drum. For electric accessories.