JPH0355082A - Picture display device of pinball machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To prevent the transmission of impact and vibration to the liquid crystal display panel side even if a shot ball collides with a front face unit, by providing a structure in which a game board forms the boundary between a front face unit having a window and a rear face unit having a liquid crystal display panel, liquid crystal driving substrate or the like. CONSTITUTION:A front face unit 26 is mounted on the surface of an opening 48 of a game board 1 formed to conform to the peripheral shape of substrate 28 through the substrate 28, and a rear face unit 27 consists of a base frame 51 mounted on the rear face of the game board 1, liquid crystal display panel 52, liquid crystal driving substrate 53, protective case 54 or the like. In the rear face unit 27, the base frame 51 is mounted on the rear face of the game board 1 such that a locating pin 50 projecting from the substrate 28 of the front face unit 26 mounted on the surface of the game board 1 to the rear face side is fitted in a pin hole 49 in the base frame 51. Thus, since the game board 1 forms the boundary between the front face unit 26 and the rear face unit 27, the impact and vibration due to the collision of pinballs with the front face unit 26 are not transmitted to the rear face unit 27.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (Industrial Field of Application) The present invention relates to an image display device used in a pachinko machine.

(Prior art) A variable display device is provided that converts and displays symbols such as numbers when a ball hits a specific winning hole in a gaming area, and when the combination of displayed symbols when the device stops matches a predetermined combination. For example, a pachinko machine is known in which a variable winning device is activated to play a special game with a high winning rate, and there is a pachinko machine that uses a liquid crystal type image display device as a variable display device of such a pachinko machine.

(Problem to be Solved by the Invention) However, since the image display device of such a pachinko machine is installed in the center of the game board, it is inevitable that many shots flowing down the game section will collide with each other, and the impact and vibrations are easily transmitted to the liquid crystal display panel, etc. For this reason, there was a problem that the image was distorted or distorted. In addition, such an image display device requires a memory that stores various display data, a large number of wiring to connect the liquid crystal display panel and the microcomputer, and lighting lamps that send light to the liquid crystal display panel. necessary, which makes the structure complex;
There was a problem in that it could not be easily assembled to a game board.

This invention aims to solve these problems.

(Means for Solving the Problems) The present invention is an image display device for a pachinko machine that displays symbols such as numbers, letters, and designs on a liquid crystal display panel based on display data of a storage circuit section according to game conditions. , a front unit on which an image display device is mounted and a predetermined window made of a transparent member formed approximately in the center of the board, a lamp house that can be freely attached and detached to the mounting base frame, a relay board fixed to the top and bottom surfaces of the lamp house, and a memory. A liquid crystal drive board with a circuit section, a liquid crystal display panel connected and supported between the relay board and the liquid crystal drive board at the front opening of the lamp house, a removable liquid crystal lighting lamp at the rear of the lamp house, and their protection. The front unit is attached to the surface of the game board so as to cover a predetermined opening provided approximately in the center of the game board, and the rear unit is attached to the back of the game board so as to cover the predetermined opening provided approximately in the center of the game board. Install the LCD panel so that it is located at the back of the window.

(Function) Therefore, since the front unit with the window and the rear unit with the liquid crystal display panel, liquid crystal drive board, etc. are separated by the game board, even if a ball hits the front unit, the Impacts and vibrations are prevented from being transmitted to the liquid crystal display panel. Furthermore, the structure is compact and easy to assemble.

(Implementation pA) Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described based on the drawings. In FIG. 1, on the surface of a game board 1 of a pachinko machine, an image display device 4 is located approximately in the center of a game section 3 surrounded by a guide rail 2, and a variable prize winning device 5 is located below the image display device 4.
Specific winning holes 6a, 6b, and 6C are arranged between the image display device 4 and the variable winning device 5 and on the left and right sides of the image display device 4.

7 is a Tenjin prize opening (general prize opening) provided on the upper part of the image display device 4; 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b are sleeve and drop prize openings (general prize winning openings) provided on the left and right sides of the gaming section 3 and variable prize winning device 5; 10a to 10d are transfer guide members such as windmills, and 11 is an outlet.

At the bottom of the game board 1, a supply tray 12 for pachinko balls, a tray 13, and an operation section 14 for a batted ball launcher are arranged, and the batted balls fired by the batted ball launcher are guided by a guide rail 2 and sent to the game section. Enter within 3.

15 is a pilot lamp indicating that the ball launcher is in operation;
16 is a completion lamp indicating a stoppage, etc., and 17 is a prize ball lamp. Also, 18a, 18b, 19a, 19b, 20
a and 20b are hit display lamps. In addition, gaming department 3
Most of the game nails inside are not shown.

The winning holes 6 to 9 are arranged as shown in FIG. 2 when viewed from the back side of the game board 1, and the winning balls that have entered the winning holes 6 to 9 and the variable winning device 5 are stored on the back side. Downstream gutter 21a
~21h and are led to the continuous channel of the prize ball ejecting device via a gutter cover (not shown). In addition, 22a and 22c are switches (specific winning ball detection switches) for detecting winning balls that have entered the specific winning openings 6a, 6b, and 6C, and 23 and 24 are provided in the variable winning device 5, and are provided in the variable winning device 5. A switch (count switch) that detects the winning balls that have been won and a switch (cycle switch) that detects the winning balls that have entered the continuous operation port 25 in the variable winning device 5 are shown.

The image display device 4 displays the game board 1 as shown in FIGS. 3 to 10.
It consists of a front unit 26 that is attached to the front surface of the camera, and a rear unit 27 that is attached to the back surface of the camera.

The board 28 of the front unit 26 has a window 29 having a predetermined depth at the center of the lower half, and a window surface 13 at the rear end of the window 29.
2 are integrally formed by a transparent member like the substrate 28. Decorative lamps 30 are installed on the left and right sides of the window section 29 from the back side.
Decorative frames 31a and 3lb made of colored visible materials that emit colored light from a and 30b (f & described) are attached, and the window portion 2
On the 9th frame, there are 4 memory count display LEDs (
Light emitting elements> 32a to 32d are arranged via a wiring board 33. The memory number display LEDs 3 2 a to 32 d are
The unprocessed number (described later) of the number of balls that have won into the specific winning holes 6a to 6c is displayed as the number of lights.

On the upper part of the board 28, there is a front decorative plate 36 which has a downstream shelf 34 for the Tenjin prize opening 7 on the front and armor parts 35a and 35b on the left and right lower parts.
is assembled, connected to the downstream shelf 34, and an outlet channel 37 is formed directly in front of the board 28. The cylindrical portions of the armor portions 35a and 35b are provided with decorative LEDs 39a to 39a through the wiring board 38, respectively.
39d, 39e to 39h are arranged so as to face the front hole.

Further, a holding plate 40 made of a colored visible member is attached to the substrate 28 between the armor parts 35a and 35b, and a pot-shaped ornament (hereinafter referred to as a pot member) is placed directly in front of the holding plate 40. 41 are arranged.

The pot member 41 is suspended from the front end of a bar 42 that passes through a long length formed in the holding plate 40, and is supported by a freely swinging arm 4 that is pivotally supported on the back surface of the holding plate 40 via the bar 42.
Connected and supported by 3. The arm 43 is engaged with a spring that urges the pot member 41 upward, and is provided with a protruding lever 45 that faces a solenoid 44 (described later).
When the solenoid 44 is extended, the arm 43 is rotated and the pot member 41 is lowered from the upper predetermined position, and when the solenoid 44 is retracted, the pot member 41 is returned to the upper predetermined position by the biasing force of the spring (Fig. 10). reference). Further, a symbol variation display lamp 47 is arranged on the back surface of the holding plate 40 via a wiring board 46.

The front unit 26 is attached to the surface of the opening 48 of the game board 1, which is shaped to match the peripheral shape of the board 28, via the board 28, and the rear unit 27 is attached to the back surface of the board 28 at several places around the peripheral edge. A positioning pin 50 is provided upright to perform positioning by engaging with a side pin hole 49 (described later).

The rear unit 27 includes a base frame 51 attached to the back surface of the game board 1, a liquid crystal display panel (liquid crystal display section) 52, a liquid crystal drive board 53, a protective case 54, and the like.

The base frame 51 has a diameter 1 greater than the window surface 132 of the front unit 26.
A large opening 55 is formed, a bottle hole 49 into which the positioning bottle 50 of the front unit 26 fits is provided at a predetermined position on the front surface of the base frame 51, and a hole 49 for fitting the positioning bottle 50 of the front unit 26 is provided above the opening 55. The downflow gutter 5 connected to the outlet channel 37 of
6 is formed, and the lever 45 of the pot member 41 of the front unit 26 is pushed between the opening 55 and the downflow gutter 56 to remove the pot member 4.
1 is provided.

In addition, the front unit 26 is attached to the left and right frames 57 of the opening 55.
Decorative lamps 30a, corresponding to the decorative frames 31a, 3lb,
The insertion hole 58 (:2)) of the panel 30b is located above and below the insertion hole 58, and the house mounting seats 60 (4) supporting the five lamp houses of the liquid crystal display panel 52 are installed on the outside of the house mounting seat 60 for protection. The pedestals 61 (four) of the gauges 54 are inserted into the insertion holes 58
Two latching holes 63 for a one-touch lock 62 attached to the protective case 54 are formed on the outside of the protective case 54. The house mounting seat 60 has a seat portion 64 in the middle of a semi-cylindrical groove formed in the frame 57.
However, a support bin 65 is vertically installed on the seat portion 64.

The pedestal 61 is formed by a cylindrical portion attached along the wall of the semi-cylindrical groove.

The liquid crystal display panel 52 is made by sandwiching a liquid crystal material between glass plates with transparent electrodes and overlapping polarizing plates, and has elements arranged in 16 columns vertically and 19 columns horizontally, and a large number of elements connected to the electrodes of each element. Lead wires (bins) 66 are arranged in a row at the upper and lower ends of the panel 52.

The lamp house 59 transmits a predetermined amount of light from behind the liquid crystal display panel 52 and integrally supports the liquid crystal display panel 52, the liquid crystal drive board 53, and the relay board 67. An opening 68 corresponding to the opening 68 is formed in six spaces in which the inside of the house following the opening 68 has an inclined rear upper surface and rear lower surface. Liquid crystal lighting lamps 73 and 74 (three each) of different luminescent colors are inserted and arranged as desired into the space 69 from the insertion hole 75 at the center of the rear surface of the house via the lamp board 72 which is stopped.

The liquid crystal lighting lamps 73 and 74 are arranged in a staggered manner, with one luminescent color on the upper side and the other luminescent color on the lower side. The distance from the opening 68 of the house 59 to the center of the rear surface is set so that the amount of light from 73 and 74 is uniform and maximum. In addition, LCD lighting lamps 73, 7
4 at once with the lamp board 72, and the house 5
They can be freely attached and detached one by one using rubber plugs 76 while the lamp board 72 is attached to the lamp board.

Further, mounting ears 78 having pin holes 77 are formed at four predetermined positions on the front ends of the side surfaces of the five lamp houses, and have pin holes 77 corresponding to the seats 64 and support pins 65 of the house mounting seats 60 of the base frame 51, A large number of slit-shaped heat dissipation holes 79 are provided on the top and bottom surfaces of the lamp house 59, legs 80 are provided at three locations around the top surface of the lamp house 52 and four locations around the bottom surface, and dowels 8 are provided on the legs 80.
1 is formed.

The liquid crystal drive board 53 has a terminal part 84 on which a wiring 83 connected to a control device 82 (described later) is fixed, and an LCD display RO that stores various display data of the liquid crystal display panel 52.
M85, an LCD display CPU 86 (incorporating an LCD display ROM 85) that reads predetermined display data from the LCD display ROM 85 in response to a signal from the control device 82;
A controller driver 87 that outputs the read display data in accordance with each element of the liquid crystal display panel 52 is arranged.
The connecting ends of the controller driver 87 are formed in the holes 88, 8, and 90 provided in a row on the front end side and both front ends of the board, respectively, and the dowels 81 on the lower surface of the lamp house 59 are formed in four places on the board. A hole 9l into which the is inserted is formed.

Similar to the liquid crystal drive board 53, the relay board 67 is provided with holes 92, 93, and 94 in a row on the front end and both ends of the board, respectively, and the holes 93 and 94 are connected to the hole 92. Holes 95 into which the dowels 8l on the top surface of the lamp house 59 are fitted are formed at three locations on the board.

The dowel 81 on the lower end of the liquid crystal display panel 52 and the lower surface of the lamp house 59 is connected to the hole 8 on the liquid crystal drive board 53.
8 and 91, the lead wire 6 at the upper end of the liquid crystal display panel 52
6 and the dowel 81 on the top of the lamp house 59 to the relay board 67
into holes 92 and 95, fuse the tips of each dowel 8l, and solder each lead wire 66 to each hole 88, 92,
Furthermore, jumper wires 114 are inserted into the holes 89, 90, 93, and 94 of the boards 53, 67 on both sides of the lamp house 59, and soldered to the holes 89, 90, 93, and 94, respectively. As a result, the liquid crystal display panel 52 and the liquid crystal drive board 53
At the same time, the liquid crystal display panel 52, liquid crystal drive board 53, and relay board 67 are supported by the lamp house 59, forming an integral structure.

In the protective case 54, decorative lamps 30a and 30b are arranged in lamp holes 96 (two) provided on the left and right sides of the opening on the front surface of the case, corresponding to the base frame 51, and the base frame 51 is placed above and below the lamp hole 96. The holding parts 97 (four pieces) that press the mounting ears 78 of the lamp house 59 against the house mounting seats 6O are located on the outside of the holding parts 97, and the ears 98<
By pushing and pulling the knob 99 on the outside of the lamp hole 96, the protective case 54 can be attached to the base frame 51 with one touch through the locking hole 63 of the base frame 51, and a removable collet-type lock is formed. 62 (2) will be provided. Further, on the top surface of the protective case 54, a large number of heat dissipation holes 100 are provided with a width smaller than the diameter of a pachinko ball, and on the rear surface, a removable hinge 101 and a hook 102 are used to open and close the cover 103, which can be opened/closed and removed. 30a, 30
b. A relay board 104 for LEDs 32a to 32d, a solenoid 44, etc. is provided. A wiring 105 is extended from the relay board 104 to be connected to a control device 82, which will be described later, and the relay board 104 can be freely attached to and removed from the cover 103 using a hook 106. Then, in the rear unit 27, the base frame 51 connects the bottle hole 49 of the base frame 51 to the positioning pin 50 protruding from the board 28 of the front unit 26 attached to the front surface of the game board 1 to the rear surface side. The lamp house 59, which integrates the liquid crystal display panel 52 and the substrates 53 and 67, is installed in a fitted state, and then the lamp house 59 is attached to the base frame 5l by attaching the ears 78 of the lamp house 59 to the base frame 5l.
A rubber ring 107 as a buffer member is interposed between the house mounting seats 60 of the lamp house 59, and the bin holes 77 of the ears 78 are fitted into the support bins 65 provided on the house mounting seats 60. A protective cage 54 surrounds the liquid crystal display panel 52, lamp house 59, substrates 53, 67, etc. with a rubber ring 108 interposed between the rubber ring 108 and the rubber ring 108, and the protective cage 54 makes the holding part 97 come into contact with the rubber ring 108, and It can be attached by aligning it with the pedestal 61 of the frame 51, inserting the one-touch lock 62 into the latching hole 63 of the base frame 51, and pushing the knob 99.

Therefore, it is easy to attach the front unit 26 and the rear unit 27, and to attach and remove the lamp house 59 in which the liquid crystal display panel 52 and the substrates 53, 67 of the rear unit 27 are integrated, and the protective case 54 that surrounds them. The lamp house 59 also has a liquid crystal drive board 53 on the bottom surface.
, a relay board 67 is placed on the top surface, and a liquid crystal display panel 52 is placed on the front surface.
The structure is compact, and the dowels 81 fuse the substrates 53 and 67 to the liquid crystal display panel 5.
By soldering the lead wires 66 of No. 2 directly to the boards 53 and 67, the liquid crystal display panel 52 is attached, and the board 5
3 and 67 are connected by the jumper wire 114, the wiring does not become complicated and manufacturing is extremely easy.

The base frame 51 of the rear unit 27 is connected to the pin hole 49 and the positioning pin 50 of the board 28 of the front unit 26, and the lamp house 59 is connected to the pin hole 77 of the ear 78 and the support pin 65 of the house mounting seat 60 of the base frame 51. Since the protective case 54 is positioned by the lock 62 and the hooking hole 63 of the base frame 51, the rear unit 27 is attached to the front unit 26 at a proper position, and the window surface 30 of the board 28 of the front unit 26 is attached to the front unit 26. Meanwhile, the liquid crystal display panel 52 integrated with the lamp house 59 of the rear unit 27 is set at a proper position.

In addition, game balls (pachinko balls) collide with the front unit 26, but since the front unit 26 and the rear unit 27 have a structure in which the game board 1 is separated between them, the impact and vibration are transmitted to the rear unit 27. In addition, the lamp house 59 in which the liquid crystal display panel 52 and the substrates 53 and 67 are integrated is supported on the house mounting seat 60 of the base frame 51 via the rubber rings 107 and 108 while floating from the protective case 54. Therefore, vibrations etc. from the outside can also affect the liquid crystal display panel 52.
, the substrates 53, 67, the liquid crystal illumination lamps 73, 74, etc., and are absorbed by the rubber rings 107, 108. Therefore, the image on the liquid crystal display panel 52 is not disturbed or distorted due to collisions or vibrations of the game balls. Prevented.

In addition, a liquid crystal lighting lamp 7 is installed in the center of the rear surface of the lamp house 59.
Since the lamps 73 and 74 are positioned in a staggered manner and the distance from the opening 68 of the house 59 to the center of the rear surface, the lamps 73 and 74 are positioned so that a uniform and maximum amount of light can be obtained on the liquid crystal display panel 52. A bright and clear image can be obtained without any contrast. Therefore, a clear and extremely easy-to-see image can be achieved regardless of the lighting condition or installation location in a pachinko parlor. In addition, lamp house 59
By providing a reflective plate or the like on the inner surface of the lens, it is possible to increase the luminous intensity of the image even with a small amount of light. In addition, the LCD lighting lamp 7
3 and 74 can be easily replaced all at once by opening the cover 103 on the rear surface of the protective case 54 and removing the lamp board 72, or one by one by removing the rubber plug 76, which makes it possible to quickly respond to burnout lamps. .

In addition, although heat is generated from the liquid crystal lighting lamps 73 and 74, heat is generated from the upper and lower surfaces of the lamp house 59 and the protective case 54.
Since a large number of heat dissipation holes 79 and 100 are provided on the top surface, heat will not be trapped inside, and since the liquid crystal drive board 53 is located below the lamps 73 and 74, the liquid crystal drive board 53 will not be adversely affected by heat. There is no need to worry about it. Furthermore, since the liquid crystal display panel 52, the substrates 53, 67, and the five lamp houses are surrounded by the protective case 54, it is possible to prevent the substrates 53, 67, etc. from being damaged by spilled balls from the back mechanism of the game board 1, etc.

As shown in FIGS. 11 and 12, the variable prize winning device 5 has a continuous operation port 25 on the front surface of the upper center of a board 109 attached to the surface of the game board 1, and a continuous operation port 25 that slopes downwardly toward the back. A decorative cover 111 having a falling shelf 110 is placed on the left and right sides of the continuous operating port 25 with their tips aligned above the continuous operating port 25 in a closed state in which the ball does not receive any falling balls (dotted chain lines in FIG. 11). A pair of movable members 112a, 11 that can be converted into an open state (shown by a solid line in FIG. 11) with its tip raised and receiving a falling ball (shown by a solid line in FIG. 11).
2b is installed. Although not shown, the movable members 112a and 112b are connected to the substrate 10.
an arm that is attached to a rotating shaft that passes through the bearing provided in 9 and fixed to the shaft end of the rotating shaft on the back side of the board 109;
It is connected to the solenoid via a lever or the like that engages with the arm. When the solenoid is energized, the arm is rotated by a predetermined angle via the lever, and the movable members 112a, 112b are operated from the closed state to the open state.

Behind the decorative cover 111 of the board 109 is a downstream shelf 110.
The general prize opening 113 connected to the
5 is provided with a cycle switch 24 that detects the winning ball entering the continuous operation port 25, and on the back side of the board 109, the continuous operation port 25 and the general winning hole 113 are connected to the continuous operation port 25 and the general winning hole 113 in the confluence outlet flow path. A count switch 23 is provided to detect winning balls that have passed through the winning hole 113 (see FIG. 2).

In addition, a hit display lamp 2 is provided inside the decorative cover 111.
0c is a continuous operation display lamp 115a, 115b arranged on the left and right rear surfaces of the continuous operation opening 25, and 9a, 9b are drop winning openings integrally provided on the board 109.

FIG. 13 shows the back mechanism of the game board 1 (the back part in FIG. 2), and 116 is the prize ball tank 117 of the prize ball ejecting device.
118 is a drive motor that tilts the ball sheath when a winning ball is awarded, and 119 is a ball sheath rail for discharging the balls guided from the ball array via a ball sheath hook (not shown) according to the prize ball condition. This is a prize pitch switching solenoid that switches the number of pitches. When the ball distribution is tilted by the drive motor 118, the prize ball number switching solenoid 119
The number of prize balls according to the prize ball conditions is discharged from the ball distribution gutter,
The balls are discharged via the damper and prize ball box 120 to the supply tray 2 and the receiving tray 13 on the lower front side of the game board 1.

Further, 121 is the motor of the batted ball launcher, 122 is the pestle, 1
23 is a ball feeder, 124 is a subaker, 82 is the image display device 4, the variable winning device 5, each lamp 18a, 18b,
19a, 19b, 20a-20c, 30a, 30b, 4
7, 73, 74, 115a, 115b, each LED 32a
32d, 39a to 39h, the subica 124 and its fya are control devices. Although not shown, each electrical device is connected to the input/output terminal of the control device 82 via wiring, and the liquid crystal drive board 53 of the image display device 4 is connected to the control device 82 via the wiring 83 from the board 53 as described above. Connected to input/output terminals. Note that the control device 82
The power cord is connected to a terminal base 126 provided at the top of the back mechanism, and the terminal base 126 is connected to an external power source. FIG. 14 shows a block configuration of the control system, in which the control device 82 includes the CPU 127, the R. OM128, RAM129
It consists of a microcomputer consisting of , buffer gates, output ports, etc.

The ROM 128 stores program data for controlling the CPU 127, control data for the image display device 4, etc.
U127 is program data and each switch 22a,
Based on the detection signals of 22c, 23, 24, l31, etc.
Data is exchanged and processed with the ROM 128 and the RAM 129, and the CPU 86 for LCD display of the liquid crystal drive board 53 of the image display device 4, the solenoid 44 of the pot member 41, the movable member 112a of the variable winning device 5,
112b solenoid 130, lamps 18a, 18b,
19a. 19b, 20a-20c, 30a, 30b, 4
7, 114, 115a, 115b. LED39a~39
h. Control signals are output to the memory number display LEDs 32a to 32d, liquid crystal illumination lamps 73 and 74, and the like.

Furthermore, the LCD display ROM 85 of the liquid crystal drive board 53 of the image display device 4 stores the display data of the liquid crystal display panel (digital) 52 as described above, and the LCD display CPU 86 sends data from the output port of the control device 82. According to the received control signal, predetermined display data is read from the LCD display ROM 85 and output to the digital 52 via the controller driver 87. Examples of game data such as numbers and letters, and display data such as messages and videos are shown below. Note that data for gaming is displayed for each two characters on the left side (left digital), center (middle digital), and right side (right digital) of the digital 52, as shown in FIG.

Further, the control device 82 uses the reset signal generated by the frequency dividing circuit every 2 msec as an interrupt, and therefore the CPU 127 periodically executes one program every 2 msec. The stop switch 131 is used by the player to command the rotation of the digital 52 to stop, and is provided at the lower left of the game board 1.

The control device 82 is disposed on the back mechanism of the game board 1 (see FIG. 13), and the display data of the digital 52 is stored in the liquid crystal drive board 53 that is assembled integrally with the digital 52 as described above. LCD display ROM 85 and control device 82
Predetermined display data is read from the LCD display ROM 85 in accordance with the signal from the digital 52.
Since the LCD display CPU 86 is provided to control the LCD display, the signal line from the control device 82, that is, the wiring 83 between the liquid crystal drive board 53 and the control device W82 can be simplified, and the number of wiring lines can be greatly reduced. For this reason, even if the LCD type digital 52 is used, it may be affected by static electricity generated by many pachinko balls flowing in the island equipment of the pachinko machine, pachinko balls flowing in the back mechanism of the game board 1, or by the impact of the ball being hit. It is possible to prevent problems such as image disturbance due to noise generated from the motor of the launcher, etc., the solenoid of the variable winning device 5, etc., and therefore, it is possible to always ensure a stable and good image from the digital 52, High reliability against static electricity and noise can be obtained.

Next, the control and operation of the pachinko machine described above will be explained.

First, when a game is not being played or when a ball fired into the gaming section 3 by the ball firing device does not enter the special winning slots 6a to 6c even when a game is being played, the digital 52 displays the normal operation. will be held.

On the display display of normal movements, character 1, ``The sliding door opens and a doll appears'', ``The doll crosses its arms'',
The characters ``Calamari'', the character ``The dice are rolling'', the characters ``R333 555 777 Arash is a jackpot'', and the character ``Chidori pattern'' are repeatedly displayed in this order (Fig. 17 shows an example of displaying the doll characters). For this reason, it is possible to sufficiently attract players when choosing a pachinko machine, and the enjoyment of M-skills is increased. Then, when the batted ball fired into the gaming section 3 successfully enters the specific winning slots 6a to 6c, the pot member 41 on the top of the digital is raised and lowered, and the character "pot and dice" is displayed on the digital 52 (No. 18 (The figure shows an example of the display of the pot and the dice), and the pattern of the digital 52 begins to rotate from the top to the bottom as shown in Figure 19. Next, when the natural stop time of the digital 52 has elapsed or when the stop switch 131 is pressed, a random number SUB generated by the control device 82
Random numbers RNDGEN, RANDOM. which are also generated by the control device 82 after α time by GEN. HITGE
N is extracted, and each random number determines whether it is a jackpot or not and which symbols stop at the left, middle, and right digital A, B, and C positions.

When the predetermined rotation time of the left digital A has elapsed, the left digital A is switched to a symbol several times before the stopped symbol as shown in FIG. 20, and stops at the local position value while scrolling at a gentle speed. After this stop, when the predetermined rotation time of the middle digital B has elapsed, the middle digital B is similarly switched to a symbol several times before the stopped symbol, and stops at the localization value while scrolling at a gentle speed. And after these stops,
When the predetermined rotation time of the right digital C has elapsed, the right digital C is similarly switched to a symbol several times before the stopped symbol, and in this case, the stopped symbols of the left digital A and the middle digital B are the reach number (same jackpot symbol). If so, the urn member 41 is raised and lowered, and the right digital C moves at a slower speed than the left digital A and the middle digital B for a random time (
ε time) and stop at the localization value. Further, if the stop symbols of the left digital A and the middle digital B are not reachable numbers, the right digital C scrolls and stops in the same way as the left and middle digitals A and B.

Digital A, B. When the rotation of C is stopped, the symbols are scrolled at a gentle speed, that is, the symbols are displayed and updated in a flowing manner, making it very easy to see the symbols and the switching between them.
You can get a high expectation of whether or not B and C will stop at the target (jackpot) symbol.Also, if the stopping symbols of the left and middle digital A and B are the same, of course the expectation of a jackpot will increase, but in this case The right digital C that stops last scrolls slowly for a random time and does not stop uniquely, so it is full of surprises, and because the urn member 41 operates,
It also increases the enjoyment and therefore gives a great sense of anticipation as to whether or not a jackpot will occur.

Then, digital A, B, and C all stop, and unless the stopped symbol is a jackpot, digital A. B and C return to the normal display, but if a jackpot is achieved, the following special game will be played. A jackpot occurs with a probability of 1/253 using the random number RNDGEN, and the combination of digital A, B, and C stop symbols (winning symbols) at this time is selected from the ones shown in FIG. 15(B).

In addition, after the ball hits the special winning holes 6a to 6c, and until the jackpot or miss is determined, the special winning hole 6a
When a ball hit in ~6c wins a prize, the number of memorized pieces displaying LEDs 32a to 32d lights up with the number of winnings as the unprocessed stored number.
After determining whether it is a jackpot or a loss (or after the end of a special game),
The above control is repeated again. In addition, when the hit ball wins, the ball sheath of the prize ball ejecting device is driven and a predetermined prize ball is played, but for winnings in the specific winning holes 6a to 6C, the ejected ball is ejected by the ball sheath hook driven by the solenoid 119. It is regulated to 7 pieces.

If you hit the jackpot, during the predetermined wait time (fanfare operation time), the jackpot symbol will appear on the digital 52 (see Figure 21), then the "fireworks display" character, and "Yotsu! Nihonichi". is displayed, and when the wait time has elapsed, the attacker (movable members 112a, 112b) of the variable prize winning device 5 is opened. The display of the jackpot increases the fun and joy of hitting the jackpot, and provides a great sense of satisfaction.

When the attackers 112a and 112b are opened, a large number of batted balls flowing down from above the gaming section 3 hit the attacker 112a and 112b.
2a, 112b directly from the opening side or the attacker 11
2a and 112b and flow into the variable prize winning device 5, the batted balls that flow into the continuous operation port 2 in the center.
5 or the lower right and left flow shelves 110 of the continuous operation port 25
Enter the general prize opening 113 from here.

When the batted ball that enters the general winning hole 113 or the central continuous operation hole 25 passes through the merging outlet flow path, the ball enters the count switch 23.
The number of winning balls is counted and displayed on the left half of the digital 52. In this case, when the number of winning balls reaches 10 or a predetermined time (29 seconds) has elapsed, the attackers 112a and 112b close and one cycle ends. becomes.

Further, the number of successive rounds is displayed on the right half of the digital 52, and in this case, if the continuous operation port 25 receives a winning ball, the cycle switch 24 instructs to continue the next cycle. In addition, when a prize is won in the continuous operation port 25, the display of the number of winning balls on the right half of the digital 52 changes from flashing to lit at the time of winning, and therefore, during the cycle, the player can check the change in the display of the digital 52 to determine whether the number of winning balls will be played in the next cycle. You can confirm that the game can continue, and you can continue playing the game with peace of mind.

If there is a prize in the continuous operation port 25, a new cycle starts when a predetermined interval time has elapsed after the end of one cycle, and the attackers 112a and 112b are opened again. During this interval, characters such as "Number two game!"... "Tenth game!" are displayed on the digital 52 according to the number of times the game continues.

When a new cycle begins and the attackers 112a and 112b are opened, the number of batted balls is increased to the general prize opening 113 of the multiple variation device 5.
When the number of winning balls reaches 10, or when a predetermined period of time (29 seconds) has elapsed, the attacker 1
12a, 112b close and the cycle ends. Further, in this case, if a hit ball enters the continuous operation port 25, the next cycle can be continued.

These cycles are repeated up to 10 times, and when the number of winning balls to the variable winning device 5 reaches 10 during the IO cycle, or when a predetermined time (29 seconds) has elapsed, the attackers 112a and 112b close and a jackpot is achieved. It ends,
At this time, the words "Appare Great Victory" were written on the digital 52, "
The character "Banzai Doll" will be displayed. Also,
If the cycle is not continued, the jackpot ends at that point, and the words "Munen! Sakura Chill" are displayed on the digital 52 at this time.

(Effects of the Invention) As described above, the present invention is an image display device for a pachinko machine that displays symbols such as numbers, letters, and designs on a liquid crystal display panel based on display data of a storage circuit section according to game conditions. , a front unit with an image display device attached and a predetermined window made of a transparent material approximately in the center of the board, a lamp house that can be freely attached to and detached from the base frame, and relays fixed to the top and bottom surfaces of the lamp house. A liquid crystal drive board having a substrate and a memory circuit section, a liquid crystal display panel connected and supported between the relay board and the liquid crystal drive board at the front opening of the lamp house, a removable liquid crystal lighting lamp and a Consisting of these protective cases and a rear unit with
Attach the front unit to the surface of the game board so as to cover a predetermined opening provided approximately in the center of the game board, and attach the rear unit to the back of the game board so that the liquid crystal display panel is located behind the window of the front unit. With this installed, shocks and vibrations caused by collisions from balls flowing down the gaming area are not transmitted to the LCD panel, making it possible to always obtain a good and stable image. Additionally, the connections and wiring between the LCD panel and the LCD drive board, as well as their structures, have become extremely compact, greatly improving the ease of assembling them into game boards.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

1 and 2 are a front view and a back view of a game board showing an embodiment of the present invention, and FIGS. 3 to 10 are a front view, a perspective view, a side view, an exploded perspective view, and main points of an image display device. Part perspective view, Fig. 11,
Figure 12 is a front view and perspective view of the variable prize winning device, Figure 13 is a perspective view showing the back mechanism, Figure 14 is a block diagram of the control system, and Figures 15 (A) and (B) are display patterns. Figure 16 is a table showing an example of display data, Figures 17 to 2
2111 is a diagram showing a digital display operation. 1... Game board, 3... Game section, 4... Image display device, 5... Variable winning device, 6a to 6C... Specific winning opening, 7, 8a, 8b, 9a, 9 b −・・General prize opening,
18a, 18b, 1. 9a, 19b, 20a
~20c - Hit display lamp, 22a, 22
c...Specific winning ball detection switch, 23...Count switch, 24...Cycle switch, 25...Continuous operation port, 26...Front unit, 27...Rear unit, 28... Substrate, 29... window, 30a, 3
0b... Decorative lamp, 32a-32d-... Memory number display LED, 39a-391I... Decorative LED,
41... Pot member, 44... Solenoid, 47...
Symbol variation display lamp, 49... Pin hole, 50... Positioning bin, 51... Base frame, 52... Liquid crystal display panel (liquid crystal display section), 53... Liquid crystal drive board, 54...
・Protective case, 59...Lamp house, 60...House mounting seat, 62...One-touch lock, 65...
・Support pin, 67... Relay board, 72... Lamp board, 73, 74... Liquid crystal lighting lamp, 78... Ear,
79... Heat radiation hole, 81... Dowel, 82... Control device, 83... Wiring, 85... ROM for LCD display,
86... CPU for LCD display, 100... Heat radiation hole,
104... Relay board, 107, 1 0 8-... Rubber ring, 112a, 112b... Movable member (attacker), 113... General prize opening, 1 1 4-... Jumper wire, 115a, 1 1 5 b...Continuous operation indicator lamp, 119...Renoid for switching the number of prize balls, 1
30... Solenoid

Claims (1)

[Claims] An image display device for a pachinko machine that displays symbols such as numbers, letters, and designs on a liquid crystal display panel based on display data of a storage circuit section according to game conditions, and the image display device is mounted on a transparent member approximately in the center of a substrate. A front unit with a predetermined window formed therein, a lamp house that can be freely attached and detached to the mounting base frame, a liquid crystal drive board that has a relay board and a memory circuit fixed to the top and bottom surfaces of the lamp house, and a front opening of the lamp house. It consists of a rear unit with a liquid crystal display panel connected and supported between a relay board and a liquid crystal drive board, a removable liquid crystal lighting lamp on the rear of the lamp house, and a protective case for these, and a front unit. was attached to the surface of the game board so as to cover a predetermined opening provided approximately in the center of the game board, and the rear unit was attached to the back of the game board so that the liquid crystal display panel was located behind the window of the front unit. An image display device for a pachinko machine characterized by the following.