JP2001000671A - Display for game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To easily remove a transparent protecting plate from a fitting recess in a framework of a display. SOLUTION: A display includes a display body for displaying patterns and a framework 50 for storing the display body. A front plate 51 of the framework 50 is provided with an opening window allowing the view of the display surface of the display body. The front plate 51 is also provided with a fitting recess 53 recessed along a peripheral portion of the front opening of the opening window, where a transparent protecting plate 60 is fitted for protecting the display surface of the display body. A removal insert portion 55 in which a tool or the like is inserted is provided between the transparent protecting plate 60 and the fitting recess 53.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a display device for a game machine such as a pachinko machine.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in a pachinko machine as a game machine, for example, a display device for displaying a design or the like on an opening window of a decoration frame of a center role device mounted at a substantially central portion of a game board is known. The arrangements are known. In such a display device, a display (including a liquid crystal display, a dot matrix display, a 7-segment display, and the like) that displays a pattern (including a pattern, a pattern, characters, numbers, symbols, and the like);
A housing for accommodating the display body, and an opening window through which a display surface of the display body can be visually recognized is formed on a front plate of the housing. Also, during a pachinko game, the ball hitting the front of the game board hits the display surface of the display body and the display surface is damaged, or the ball hits the display surface of the display body disturbs or distorts the design. There is known a structure in which the display surface of the display body is protected by a transparent protective plate so that the display surface does not exist.

In addition, there is a structure in which a transparent protective plate is disposed on the front side of a housing of the display device in consideration of transporting or storing the display device separately from the main body of the pachinko machine. That is, in this case, a fitting concave portion that is concave along the front side peripheral portion is formed in the opening window formed in the front plate of the housing of the display device. The transparent protection plate is fitted in the fitting recess. Also,
The transparent protection plate is fixed to the bottom surface of the fitting recess by a double-sided adhesive tape or the like so that the transparent protection plate is not accidentally detached from the fitting recess of the housing when the display device is carried or the like.

[0004]

By the way, when a display device is removed from a used pachinko machine after a required period of use and the display device is reused, for example,
The transparent protective plate is damaged by the collision of the pachinko ball for a long time, and the transparent protective plate needs to be replaced. The transparent protective plate is fitted into a fitting recess of a housing of the display device, and is fixed to a bottom surface of the fitting recess by a double-sided adhesive tape or the like. For this reason, it is difficult to remove the transparent protective plate from the fitting recess of the housing, and the transparent protective plate must be removed using a special suction device. It became necessary and the cost was high.

An object of the present invention is to provide a display device of a game machine in which a transparent protective plate can be easily removed from a fitting recess of a housing of the display device in view of the above problems.

[0006]

In order to achieve the above object, a gaming machine according to a first aspect of the present invention has a gist as described in claim 1. Therefore, after inserting the tip of a tool such as a flathead screwdriver into the removal insertion part, while engaging the tip of the tool with the peripheral edge of the transparent protection plate, place the tool with the vicinity of the removal insertion part as a fulcrum. knock down. Then, a part of the transparent protective plate is elastically deformed in a curved shape toward the outside with respect to the bottom surface of the fitting concave portion and peeled off. After that, for example, the tip of the tool is sequentially moved along the peripheral edge of the transparent protective plate while the tip of the tool is sunk on the back side of the transparent protective plate, so that the fitting is performed. The transparent protective plate can be easily removed from the recess. In addition, it is possible to forcibly peel off the transparent protection plate from the fitting recess while holding the peeled portion of the transparent protection plate, and remove the transparent protection plate.

A game machine according to a second aspect of the present invention has a gist as set forth in claim 2, wherein at least one of the bottom surface of the fitting recess and the back surface of the peripheral edge of the transparent protective plate. , A bottom insertion portion that is continuous with the removal insertion portion is recessed. Therefore, when the tip of the tool is inserted into the removal insertion portion, the tip of the tool is inserted into the bottom insertion portion. Thus, the tip of the tool faces the rear side of the peripheral edge of the transparent protection plate. For this reason, the tip of the tool can be reliably engaged with the rear surface of the peripheral edge of the transparent protection plate, and the work of removing the transparent protection plate can be performed more easily.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided a gaming machine having a structure as set forth in claim 3, wherein a detachable insertion portion is formed on a peripheral wall surface of a fitting concave portion of a housing. A bottom insertion portion that is continuous with the removal insertion portion is provided on the bottom surface of the concave portion. Therefore, the removal insertion portion and the bottom insertion portion can be easily formed continuously with respect to the fitting concave portion of the housing. In particular, the housing can be formed by injection molding of a synthetic resin, and at the same time, the removal insertion portion and the bottom insertion portion can be formed in the fitting concave portion of the housing. For this reason, it is possible to save the trouble of forming the insertion portion for removal and the bottom insertion portion between the housing and the transparent protective plate, thereby reducing the cost.

[0009]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In FIG. 7 showing a game board of a pachinko machine as a gaming machine from the front (front), a ball guide rail 11 having an outer rail 12 and an inner rail 13 is mounted on the front of the game board 10. And game board 1
Inside the ball guide rail 11 on the front face of the game area 0, a substantially circular game area 15 is defined. In a substantially central portion of the game area 15 of the game board 10, a center accessory device 30 is provided, and windmills 16 are provided on both left and right sides of the upper portion of the center accessory device 30. Character device 3
The general prize winning device 17 is disposed on both left and right sides of the lower part of the vehicle.

In the game area 15 of the game board 10, a start winning device 18 is disposed immediately below the center role device 30, and an attacker device 19 is positioned below the start winning device 18. It is arranged. The attacker device 19 has a large winning opening that is opened and closed by an opening and closing member 21. Further, on both left and right sides of the game area 15 of the game board 10, side decorative members 22 are disposed continuously above and below the attacker device 19. These side decorative members 22
Are provided with side winning ports 23, respectively. At the lower end of the game area 15, a base having an out port 25 for discharging the ball out of the machine is provided, and a large number of guide nails (not shown) for guiding the ball are provided in substantially the entire area of the game area 15. Are arranged.

The center role device 30 disposed substantially at the center of the game area 15 of the game board 10 includes a decorative frame 31 and a display device 40. As shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, the decorative frame 31 is a decorative portion 31 a provided on the front surface of the game board 10 so as to close the accessory mounting hole 26 penetrating substantially in the center of the game board 10. And a window frame portion 32 that penetrates through the accessory mounting hole 26 from the back side of the decoration portion 31a and projects to the back side of the game board 10. And the window frame 3
An opening window 33 corresponding to the display device 40 is constituted by 2. A backside mounting member 35 is mounted on the backside of the game board 10, and a display device 40 is mounted on the backside mounting member 35 so as to face the opening window 33 of the decorative frame 31.

As shown in FIG. 3, the display device 40 comprises:
Display 41 (liquid crystal display, dot matrix display, 7
And a housing 50). In this embodiment, the display 4
A liquid crystal display is used as 1 and a display surface 42 on the front thereof.
, Desired patterns (including pictures, patterns, characters, numbers, symbols, etc.) and the like are variably displayed. The housing 50 that houses the display body 41 is formed in a rectangular box shape with a rear opening by the front plate 51 and the vertical and horizontal side walls.
The display body 41 is stored in a storage room inside the housing 50. Further, a cover plate 59 for closing the opening is attached to the rear opening of the housing 50. Also, the housing 50
On the rear side (rear side) of the substrate storage body 70, an elastic locking piece 57 formed on both left and right side walls thereof and a locking piece 58 are provided.
Is installed. The board housing 70 has a control board 7
1 are stored and covered by the back cover body 72.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, an opening window 52 for exposing almost the entire surface of a display surface 42 of a display body 41 except for a peripheral portion thereof is formed on a front plate 51 of a housing 50. The opening 33 has a rectangular shape substantially the same size as the window 33 so as to substantially coincide with the window 33. A fitting recess 53 is formed in the front plate 51 of the housing 50 along the peripheral edge of the front opening of the opening window 52.
The fitting recess 53 has a display surface 42 of the display body 41.
A transparent protective plate 60 for protecting the camera is fitted. Further, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the rear surface of the transparent protective plate 60 is fixed to the bottom surface 54 of the fitting recess 53 by a double-sided adhesive tape 61. The transparent protective plate 60 is formed of a colorless transparent or colored transparent synthetic resin plate (which may be a colorless transparent or colored transparent glass plate). further,
The transparent protective plate 60 is formed in a square plate shape having a size that fits into the fitting recess 53 with a small gap and a plate thickness dimension substantially the same as the depth dimension of the fitting recess 53. Note that various patterns, pictures, symbols, and the like may be displayed on at least one of the front surface and the back surface of the transparent protection plate 60 by engraving, printing, painting, or the like.

As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, between the transparent protective plate 60 and the fitting concave portion 53 of the housing 50, a detachable insertion tip into which a tip portion 80 of a tool such as a flathead screwdriver can be inserted. An insertion portion 55 is provided. In this embodiment, the detachable insertion portion 55 corresponding to the tip portion 80 of the tool is provided at one location on the four peripheral wall surfaces of the fitting recess 53 and near the corner portion, as shown in FIG. Is recessed. In addition, the removal insertion portion 55 of the fitting concave portion 53 includes:
An inclined guide surface 55a is formed in which the opening side of the fitting recess 53 is wide and the bottom side is narrow. Further, the inner side of the detachable insertion portion 55 is continuous with a bottom insertion portion 56 which is provided on the bottom surface 54 of the fitting concave portion 53. Then, when the tip portion 80 of the tool is inserted into the removal insertion portion 55, the tip portion 80 of the tool is inserted into the bottom insertion portion 56. Thereby, the tip portion 80 of the tool faces the rear side of the peripheral edge portion of the transparent protection plate 60.

The gaming machine according to this embodiment is configured as described above. Therefore, the ball fired from the ball launching device (not shown) into the ball launching passage 14 is launched into the upper part of the game area 15 and flows while being guided by the guide nail (not shown). Some of the balls hit in the game area 15 flow into the entrance of the general prize device 17, the entrance of the start prize device 18, or the entrance of the side prize opening 23. In addition, many balls that have not flowed into these entrances flow into the out-port 25 below the game area 15 and are discharged outside the machine.

When a ball flows into the start winning device 18, the ball is detected by a sensor, and a detection signal is sent to the main controller. Then, the control signal is output to the control board 71 of the display device 40, whereby the symbol displayed on the display surface 42 of the display 41 fluctuates and stops after a set time. Then, a symbol based on the control signal is displayed on the display surface 42 of the display 41. The symbol displayed on the display surface 42 of the display 41 is a "big hit symbol", for example, "7.7.
If it stops at 7 ", it will be a big hit. Then
The big winning opening is opened by the opening / closing member 21 of the attacker device 19. Ten balls flow into the special winning opening, or
After 30 seconds, the opening and closing member 21 closes the big winning opening. At the time of opening the special winning opening, when a ball enters a specific area provided in the special winning opening, the special winning opening is once closed by the opening / closing member 21 and then opened again. By opening and closing the special winning opening by the opening and closing member 21 at a maximum of 16 times, the jackpot pachinko game ends.

The display surface 42 of the display body 41 of the display device 40 is protected by a transparent protective plate 60. For this reason, the ball hit into the upper part of the game area 15 hits the display surface 42 of the display body 41 and the display surface 42 is damaged,
Alternatively, the transparent protective plate 60 prevents the pattern from being disturbed or distorted by the ball hitting the display surface 42 of the display body 41. The display device 40 is removed from the used pachinko machine after a required use period, and the display device 40 is removed.
In the case of reusing, for example, the transparent protective plate 60 is damaged by the collision of the ball for a long time, and the transparent protective plate 60 must be replaced.

The fitting recess 53 of the housing 50 of the display device 40
When the transparent protective plate 60 is to be removed from the device, first, as shown in FIG. 5, a distal end portion 80 of a tool such as a flathead screwdriver is inserted into the removal insertion portion 55. Then, the tip end portion 80 of the tool is guided by the inclined guide surface of the removal insertion portion 55 to form an obliquely upright state, and the tip end portion 80 of the tool is inserted to the bottom insertion portion 56. Thus, the tip portion 80 of the tool faces the rear surface of the peripheral edge of the transparent protection plate 60. Thereafter, as shown in FIG. 6, the tip end portion 80 of the tool is engaged with the rear surface of the peripheral edge portion of the transparent protection plate 60, and the tool is lowered with the vicinity of the removal insertion portion 55 as a fulcrum. Then, a part of the transparent protective plate 60 is attached to the bottom surface 54 of the fitting recess 53 by the double-sided adhesive tape 61.
While being peeled off, it is elastically deformed outward in a curved shape and peeled off. Thereafter, the tool tip 80 is sequentially moved along the periphery of the transparent protection plate 60 while the tool tip 80 is sunk on the back side of the transparent protection plate 60, so that the fitting recess 53 is formed. The transparent protection plate 60 can be easily removed. It is also possible to forcibly peel off the transparent protection plate 60 from the fitting concave portion 53 and remove it while holding the peeled portion of the transparent protection plate 60. In this way, the transparent protective plate 60 can be easily and quickly removed,
The cost for removing the transparent protective plate 60 can be reduced. Also, after removing the transparent protective plate 60 damaged by long-term use with respect to the fitting concave portion 53 of the housing 50,
By attaching a new transparent protective plate 60, the display device 40 can be reused.

In this embodiment, a detachable insertion portion 55 is provided on a part of the peripheral wall surface of the fitting concave portion 53. For this reason, it is not necessary to provide the notch-shaped insertion portion 55 for removal on the outer peripheral edge of the transparent protection plate 60, and the problem that the appearance of the transparent protection plate 60 is deteriorated does not occur. In this embodiment, a detachable insertion portion 55 is formed in the vicinity of a corner on the four peripheral wall surfaces of the fitting concave portion 53. For this reason, as described above, the removal insertion portion 5 of the fitting recess 53 is used.
When the tool tip 80 is tilted after the tool tip 80 is inserted obliquely upright with respect to 5, the transparent protective plate 60 is securely attached to the bottom surface 54 of the fitting recess 53 with a small force at the corner thereof. Separates and rises. For this reason, the transparent protection plate 60 can be more easily removed from the fitting recess 53.

In this embodiment, the detachable insertion portion 55 formed on the wall surface of the fitting recess 53 is connected to the bottom insertion portion 56 formed on the bottom surface 54 of the fitting recess 53. are doing. Therefore, when the tip portion 80 of the tool is inserted into the removal insertion portion 55, the tip portion 80 of the tool is inserted into the bottom insertion portion 56. As a result, the front end 80 of the tool faces the rear side of the peripheral edge of the transparent protection plate 60. For this reason, a part of the transparent protective plate 60 is elastically deformed in a curved shape toward the outside with respect to the bottom surface 54 of the fitting concave portion 53 while securely engaging the tip of the tool with the rear surface of the peripheral portion of the transparent protective plate 60. The transparent protective plate 60 can be detached more easily. In addition, the detachable insertion portion 55 recessed in the wall surface of the fitting concave portion 53 is formed with an inclined guide surface 55a having a wide opening side of the fitting concave portion 53 and a narrow bottom surface 54 side. Therefore, the tip 80 of the tool is inserted and guided by the guide surface 55a of the external insertion portion 55, and the tip 80 of the tool is attached to the transparent protective plate 60.
Can reliably reach the rear side of the peripheral edge of the. As a result, the front end portion 80 of the tool can be more reliably engaged with the rear surface of the peripheral edge of the transparent protective plate 60, and the transparent protective plate 60
Can be performed more efficiently.

In this embodiment, the housing 50
A removal insertion portion 55 is formed on the peripheral wall surface of the fitting recess 53, and a bottom insertion portion 56 that is continuous with the removal insertion portion 55 is formed on the bottom surface 54 of the fitting recess 53. Therefore,
The removal insertion portion 55 and the bottom insertion portion 56 can be easily formed continuously with respect to the fitting recess 53 of the housing 50.
In particular, at the same time that the housing 50 is formed by injection molding of a synthetic resin, the insertion portion 55 for removal and the bottom insertion portion 56 can be formed in the fitting concave portion 53 of the housing 50. For this reason, the removal insertion portion 55 and the bottom insertion portion 56 are
And the transparent protective plate 60 can be omitted from each other, and the cost can be reduced.

In the above embodiment, the housing 5
Although the case where the detachable insertion portion 55 is formed only at one location near the corner portion of the four peripheral wall surfaces of the 0 fitting concave portion 53 has been exemplified, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, as shown in FIG. 9, the detachable insertion portions 55 may be formed near the four corner portions of the four peripheral wall surfaces of the fitting concave portion 53 of the housing 50, respectively. Further, a detachable insertion portion 55 may be provided at any one of the four peripheral wall surfaces of the fitting concave portion 53.
At a plurality of arbitrary locations on the four peripheral wall surfaces of the
5 may be provided.

In the above embodiment, the housing 5
Although the case where the insertion part 55 for removal is provided in the peripheral wall surface of the fitting recess 53 of 0 is illustrated, it is not limited to this. For example, as shown in FIGS. 10 and 11, a detachable insertion portion 55 is cut into a part of a peripheral edge portion of a transparent protection plate 60 that is fitted into a fitting concave portion 53 formed in a front plate 51 of a housing 50. It may be formed in a chipped shape. Further, as shown in FIGS. 12 and 13, the detachable portion is provided over a part of the peripheral wall of the fitting concave portion 53 formed in the front plate 51 of the housing 50 and a part of the peripheral edge of the transparent protective plate 60. An insertion portion 55 may be formed. However, as shown in FIGS. 10 and 11 and FIGS. 12 and 13, it is desirable that a bottom insertion portion 56 that is continuous with the removal insertion portion 55 is formed in the bottom surface 54 of the fitting concave portion 53. Further, as shown in FIG. 14, a part of the rear surface of the peripheral portion of the transparent protective plate 60 fitted in the fitting concave portion 53 formed in the front plate 51 of the housing 50 is cut off to form the bottom insertion portion 56. It is also possible. Further, as shown in FIG. 15, a through hole may be formed in a part of the peripheral edge of the fitting concave portion 53 in the front plate 51 of the housing 50, and the through hole may be used as the external insertion portion 55. . In addition, the removal insertion portion 55 and the bottom insertion portion 56
May be provided partially on the periphery of the transparent protection plate 60 or may be provided over the entire periphery of the periphery of the transparent protection plate 60.

[0024]

As described above, according to the present invention,
The transparent protective plate can be easily removed from the fitting concave portion of the housing of the display device, and the cost of removing the transparent protective plate can be reduced.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an entire display device of a gaming machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a front view showing the display device.

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of the display device based on the line III-III of FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of the display device showing a state before a transparent protection plate is fitted into a fitting concave portion of the housing.

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view showing, in an enlarged manner, a removal insertion portion in a state where a transparent protection plate is fitted into a fitting concave portion of the housing.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory view showing a state in which the tip of the tool is inserted into the removal insertion portion of the fitting concave portion of the housing and the transparent protective plate is removed.

FIG. 7 is a front view showing a game board of a pachinko machine in which a display device is incorporated in an opening window of the center role device.

8 is a vertical sectional view of the game board based on the line VIII-VIII of FIG. 7;

FIG. 9 shows a display device according to another embodiment of the present invention,
It is explanatory drawing which shows the embodiment in which the insertion part for removal was provided in the vicinity of four corner parts of the fitting recessed part of a housing, respectively.

FIG. 10 is an explanatory view showing an embodiment in which a detachable insertion portion is formed in a notch at a part of a peripheral edge of the transparent protective plate.

11 is a sectional view based on the line XI-XI in FIG.

FIG. 12 is an explanatory view showing an embodiment in which a detachable insertion portion is formed over a part of the peripheral wall of the fitting concave portion of the housing and a part of the peripheral edge of the transparent protective plate.

FIG. 13 is a sectional view based on the line XIII-XIII of FIG. 12;

FIG. 14 is a cross-sectional view showing an embodiment in which a bottom insertion portion that is continuous with the removal insertion portion is formed on the rear surface of the peripheral edge of the transparent protective plate.

FIG. 15 is a cross-sectional view showing an embodiment in which a through-hole is provided in a part of the periphery of the fitting concave portion of the front plate of the housing, and the through-hole is used as an external insertion portion.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Game board 30 Center accessory device 31 Decorative frame body 32 Window frame part 40 Display device 41 Liquid crystal display body 42 Display surface 50 Housing 51 Front plate 52 Opening window 53 Fitting concave part 54 Bottom 55 Removal insertion part 56 Bottom insertion Part 60 Transparent protective plate

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A gaming machine comprising a display for displaying a design or the like, and a housing for accommodating the display, wherein a front plate of the housing is formed with an opening window through which a display surface of the display can be viewed. In the display device, a fitting recess is formed in the front plate along a peripheral edge of a front opening of the opening window, and the fitting recess protects a display surface of the display body. A display device for a gaming machine, wherein a transparent protection plate for fitting is provided, and a detachable insertion portion into which a tool or the like can be inserted is provided between the transparent protection plate and the fitting recess. 2. The display device of a gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein at least one of the bottom surface of the fitting recess and the rear surface of the peripheral edge of the transparent protection plate is continuous with the removal insertion portion. A display device of a gaming machine having a bottom insertion portion. 3. The display device of a gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein a detachable insertion portion is formed on a peripheral wall surface of a fitting concave portion of a housing, and the detachable plug is formed on a bottom surface of the fitting concave portion. A display device for a gaming machine in which a bottom insertion portion continuous with a portion is provided.