JP2007260155A - Multiplex picture display device for game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a timing circuit and construct a multiplex picture with depth at a low cost without requiring determine the timing of performance of pictures to be superimposed in multiplexing the pictures. <P>SOLUTION: The upper-half screen and a lower-half screen of a liquid crystal display part 1 are formed with respective pictures for multiplexing to display a single picture. First and second half mirrors 2 and 3 are disposed in the front/rear with their inclined 45° relative to the liquid crystal display part 1. When viewed it from the front, a player can view the picture on the first half mirror 2 through the second half mirror 3 to see a multiplex picture of two pictures. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a multiplex video display device for a game machine that can be suitably used for a medal pusher game machine or the like.

FIG. 7 shows a conventional configuration for expressing a sense of depth by superimposing two images.
A half mirror 50 is inserted at an angle of 45 degrees with respect to the optical axis into an optical path 54 for viewing the first liquid crystal display unit 51, and a second liquid crystal display unit 52 is provided facing the half mirror 50. The user 53 visually observes the direction of the first liquid crystal display unit 51, so that the image displayed on the first liquid crystal display unit 51 and the image displayed on the second liquid crystal display unit 52 overlap each other and have a sense of depth. It is possible to see the image.

Patent Document 1 shows a video display device for a game machine that superimposes video using a half mirror, and adopts a configuration in which two video panels as two video sources are arranged in a perpendicular direction and a half mirror is arranged between them. is doing. The use of two video panels uses the same principle as described above, and a timing circuit is provided to synchronize the images displayed on the two video panels.
JP 2005-6962 A

  As described above, the conventional video display device requires two video outputs, and two monitors such as a liquid crystal display unit need to be prepared. Further, since the two monitors are displayed independently by the respective video reproducing circuits, it is necessary to devise a technique for adding a synchronizing signal from the synchronizing circuit to align the display timing between them. In addition, there is a problem that the cost increases because there are two devices and circuits for reproducing images.

  An object of the present invention is for a game machine that can eliminate the timing circuit and eliminate the need for timing the presentation of the superimposed video, and can construct a multiplexed video with a sense of depth at a low cost. It is to provide a multiplex video display device.

In order to achieve the above object, claim 1 of the present invention provides an image reproduction means for reproducing a multiplex image in which a first image and a second image are arranged in upper and lower image areas obtained by dividing one screen, and One display monitor means for displaying a multiplex image reproduced by the image reproduction means so that the first video is displayed on the first display section and the second video is positioned on the second display section; A first mirror disposed to face the first display portion of the display monitor means; and a second half disposed at the front portion of the first mirror and facing the second display portion of the display monitor means. And an image obtained by superimposing the first video and the second video from the front of the second half mirror.
According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect of the invention, a polymer liquid crystal film is attached to the back surface of the second half mirror, and an image by the first mirror on the back surface is driven by driving the polymer liquid crystal film. It is characterized by blocking.
According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect, the end of the second half mirror is pivotally attached to a support frame, and the second half mirror is rotated by rotating the second half mirror. It is configured to be retractable from the optical path to be visually observed.
According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a slide mechanism for sliding the first mirror according to the first aspect of the invention, and the first mirror is visually observed by sliding and accommodating the first mirror in the mirror accommodating portion. It is configured to be retractable from the optical path.
Claim 5 of the present invention has an entry for supplying medals to the pusher table, and the medals on the pusher table are dropped onto a checker or the like in front of the pusher table by driving the pusher table on which the medals are accumulated back and forth. A multi-image display device applied to a medal game machine for winning a medal and winning a medal, wherein a first video and a second video are respectively arranged in upper and lower image areas obtained by dividing one screen. Image reproduction means for reproducing an image for use, and a multiplex image reproduced by the image reproduction means so that the first video is located at the first display section and the second video is located at the second display section. One display monitor means for displaying, an upper part of the pusher table, a first mirror disposed facing the first display part of the display monitor means, and an upper part of the pusher table And a second half mirror disposed in front of the first mirror and facing the second display portion of the display monitor means, and the first half mirror from the front of the second half mirror. An image obtained by superimposing the video and the second video is configured to be visible, and when the winning is achieved, the second video is changed to display an effect image corresponding to the prize.
According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in the first to fifth aspects of the invention, the first mirror is a half mirror or a total reflection mirror.

  According to the above configuration, a video multiplex display device that uses a video obtained by adjusting and combining two images in advance at the time of video creation, does not require a synchronization circuit at the time of video playback, has a simple circuit configuration, and is low in manufacturing cost. realizable.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a diagram for explaining the outline of a multiplex video display apparatus for play according to the present invention.
One liquid crystal display unit 1 is disposed at the upper part, and a first half mirror 2 is provided at an angle of 45 degrees with respect to the lower surface of the liquid crystal display unit 1 at the lower part, and further in front of the first half mirror 2. Similarly, the second half mirror 3 is provided at an angle of 45 degrees with respect to the lower surface of the liquid crystal display unit 1.
On the liquid crystal display unit 1, images to be projected on the first half mirror 2 and the second half mirror 3 are respectively displayed on the top and bottom of the screen.
When viewed from the front to the back, the images reflected by the first half mirror 2 and the second half mirror 3 can be seen in a superimposed state. An image with a sense of depth can be displayed by arranging the first half mirror 2 and the second half mirror 3 forward and backward with respect to one monitor.

FIG. 2 is a side view of the multiplex video display device for play according to the present invention and is a diagram for explaining the details of the mechanism and the circuit.
The image of the liquid crystal display unit 1 is formed so that, for example, an image 1a in which numerical values of “4, 6, 5,...” Are arranged and an image 1b in which a small dinosaur and a large dinosaur are displayed are on the upper side and the lower side. It is a thing. The video reproduction circuit 9 outputs a reproduction signal for this video, and the liquid crystal driving circuit 8 drives the liquid crystal display unit 1 to display the reproduction video on the liquid crystal display unit 1. Since the video to be multiplexed is created in advance as one video, a circuit for synchronizing these videos can be omitted when multiplexing.

  Under the first half mirror 2 and the second half mirror 3, a game board surface 5 for executing a game on which each member (medal, groove, display, etc.) 5a is mounted is arranged. Since the first and second mirrors are half mirrors, it is possible to visually recognize each member 5a for game execution that is mounted or displayed on the game board surface behind the first and second half mirrors 2 and 3. Therefore, the present invention can be applied to a game machine using the game board surface 5 behind the first half mirror 2 and between the first and second half mirrors 2 and 3. Behind the first half mirror 2, a gimmick display unit (display unit for displaying special effects) 4 formed of LEDs, illustrations, and the like can be further installed.

  A polymer liquid crystal film 6 is attached to the back surface of the second half mirror 3, and is in a transmissive state when multiple images are realized, but the polymer liquid crystal film 6 is driven by the liquid crystal film driving unit 7. By changing to a color that blocks light (for example, white), it is possible to observe an image of only the second half mirror. The polymer liquid crystal film 6 can be attached to the first half mirror 2 instead of the second half mirror 3 and driven so that only the back of the first half mirror 2 cannot be observed.

FIG. 3 is a diagram for explaining an embodiment of a mechanism portion of a half mirror.
In this embodiment, a mechanism capable of rotating the second half mirror 12 is provided.
An end portion of the second half mirror 12 is attached to the support frame 16 by a hinge portion 13.
When the video obtained by the second half mirror 12 is not multiplexed and displayed, the control unit 18 drives the motor 15 and transmits the rotational force to the drive mechanism 14 to decelerate and rotate the hinge unit 13 to rotate the second half mirror 12. Is raised to the back surface of the support frame 16. A portion indicated by a two-dot chain line in FIG. 3 indicates that the second half mirror is being driven. This is useful when displaying images of only the first half mirror 11. When it is a scene to multiplex, the control part 18 reverses a motor, reverses the hinge part 13 via the drive mechanism 14, and lowers the 2nd half mirror 12 to the original position.

  The control unit 18 can control the second half mirror 12 to be intermittently repeated ascending and descending as described above by an operation signal from an operation unit (not shown) or a command by executing a game program. In such a case, the multiplexed video and the video portion corresponding to the first half mirror 11 can be viewed alternately without changing the multiplexed video reproduced by the image reproduction circuit, thereby reducing the burden of creating the multiplexed video. Can be

FIG. 4 is a diagram for explaining details of an embodiment of another mechanism unit of the half mirror.
This embodiment shows an example in which the first half mirror 20 is retracted from the visual light path. Under the lower support plate 23 of the first half mirror 20, a mirror housing portion 24 for housing the mirror is disposed. Both ends of the first half mirror are supported by left and right slide guides 25 and 26 so that they can slide up and down.
Wires 27 are engaged with the front and rear corners of the first half mirror 20, respectively, and the wires 27 are stretched around pulleys 28a and 28b. The pulley 28 a is rotationally controlled by the rotational output of the motor 29.

When viewing the multiplexed image, the first half mirror 20 is held at the most raised position. When the image corresponding to the first half mirror 20 is not multiplexed, the motor 29 is driven to drive the first half mirror 20. Is lowered and accommodated in the mirror accommodating portion 24.
The switching control of the multiplexed video and the video of only the second half mirror 21 can be controlled by the same method as in FIG.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing an embodiment in which the present invention is applied to a medal pusher game machine.
The first half mirror 32 and the second half mirror 33 are arranged side by side at an angle of 45 degrees with respect to the liquid crystal display unit 30 with respect to the liquid crystal display unit 30 installed horizontally with the image display surface on the bottom side. . On the liquid crystal display section, an image 30a in which “4, 5,...” Displayed on the upper half of the screen are arranged and an image 30b of the dinosaur parent and child displayed on the lower half of the screen are displayed. A sharp rocky mountain is displayed on the display unit 31. FIG. 6 shows an example of multiple images of the images 30a and 30b and the display unit 31.

  A medal pusher table 36 is disposed below the first and second half mirrors 32 and 33, and the pusher table 36 is controlled to repeat back and forth movement in the viewing direction. A large number of medals 34 are mounted on the pusher table 36. On the front side, medal insertion paths (entries) 39a and 39b for the player to supply the medal 40 are arranged, and the front ends thereof are in the vicinity of the front end of the pusher base 36 in FIG. If the medal 40 is inserted with the pusher table 36 moved to this position, the inserted medal falls onto the pusher table 36. In addition, when the pusher base 36 moves backward and the tips of the medal insertion portions 39a and 39b are located near the chucker 37 of the pusher base 36, the medal may fall near the chucker 37 and enter the chucker 37. . Further, even if the user moves off and rides on the pusher table 36, the movement of the pusher table 36 and the arrangement of the supplied medals may change.

There is a possibility that the medals on the base 46 in front of the pusher base 36 are pushed at the tip of the pusher base 36 and advanced to the medal payout section 38.
When a medal enters one of the chuckers 37, a prize is awarded. For example, a large number of medals are dropped on the base 46 by a medal supply means (not shown) or paid directly to the medal payout unit 38. Or be issued.
In this game machine, when a medal enters a chucker and wins, the image 30b is an image in which the egg 48a is broken and a dinosaur child 47 is born as shown in FIG. 6B.
At this time, the upper half of the video other than the number video is displayed on the liquid crystal display unit 30 and the lower half displays an image in which the egg is broken and a dinosaur child is born.

Since the player can also see through the back of the first and second half mirrors 32 and 33, the structure is suitable for a medal game machine that requires a space for arranging a member for showing to the player in the half mirror. .
The first half mirror 32 is attached by a hinge part 41, and the hinge part 41 is connected to the output shaft of the motor 43 via a gear 42. The controller 44 drives the drive circuit 45 and rotates the motor 43 according to the scene, thereby rotating and raising the first half mirror 32 and retracting it from the visual light path. The player can also view the multiplexed video of the display unit 31 and the second half mirror 33.

In the above embodiment, an example in which one liquid crystal display unit is used as the image display unit has been described. However, the image display unit is not limited to the liquid crystal display unit, and one image display unit of another method may be used. For example, display means such as a CRT, plasma system, SD system or the like.
In this embodiment, an example in which two half mirrors are arranged has been described. However, the present invention can be applied even if three half mirrors are arranged. Further, of the two half mirrors, the rear mirror (first half mirror) may be a total reflection mirror instead of the half mirror.

  This is a video multiplex display device applied to a medal game machine installed in an arcade center or the like.

It is a figure for demonstrating the outline of the multiplex video display apparatus for play by this invention. FIG. 2 is a side view of a multi-image display device for games according to the present invention, and is a diagram for explaining an outline of a mechanism and a circuit. It is a figure for demonstrating the Example of the mechanism part of a half mirror. It is a figure for demonstrating the detail of the Example of the other mechanism part of a half mirror. It is a perspective view which shows embodiment which applied this invention to the medal game machine. It is a figure for demonstrating the example of an image | video of embodiment of FIG. It is a figure for demonstrating the apparatus which multiplexes the conventional image.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Liquid crystal display part 2,11,20 1st half mirror 3,12,21 2nd half mirror 4 Back display part 5 Game board surface 6 Polymer liquid crystal film 7 Liquid crystal film drive part 8 Liquid crystal drive circuit 9 Image reproduction circuit 13 Hinge Part 14 Drive mechanism 15, 29 Motor 17, 23 Lower support plate 22 Support frame 24 Mirror housing part 25 Left slide guide 26 Right slide guide 27 Wire 28 Pulley 36 Pusher base 37 Chucker 38 Medal payout part 39a, 39b Medal insertion path (entry )

Claims (6)

Image reproduction means for reproducing a first image and a second image in multiplexing images respectively arranged in upper and lower image areas obtained by dividing one screen;
One display monitor means for displaying an image for multiplexing reproduced by the image reproducing means so that the first video is positioned on the first display section and the second video is positioned on the second display section;
A first mirror disposed facing the first display portion of the display monitor means;
A second half mirror disposed at the front of the first mirror and facing the second display portion of the display monitor means;
A multi-image display device for a game machine, wherein an image obtained by superimposing the first video and the second video can be viewed from the front of the second half mirror.   2. The game machine according to claim 1, wherein a polymer liquid crystal film is attached to a back surface of the second half mirror, and an image by the first mirror on the back surface is blocked by driving the polymer liquid crystal film. Multiple video display device.   The end portion of the second half mirror is pivotally attached to a support frame, and the second half mirror is rotated so that the second half mirror can be retracted from an optical path for viewing. Item 2. A multi-image display device for game machines according to item 1.   2. A slide mechanism for sliding the first mirror, wherein the first mirror is slid and housed in a mirror housing portion so that the first mirror can be retracted from an optical path for viewing. Multiple video display device for game machines as described. A medal that has an entry for supplying medals to the pusher table, and that wins by dropping the medals on the pusher table to a checker in front of the pusher table by driving the pusher table on which the medals are deposited back and forth. A multiplex video display device applied to a medal game machine that acquires
Image reproduction means for reproducing a first image and a second image in multiplexing images respectively arranged in upper and lower image areas obtained by dividing one screen;
One display monitor means for displaying an image for multiplexing reproduced by the image reproducing means so that the first video is positioned on the first display section and the second video is positioned on the second display section;
A first mirror disposed on an upper portion of the pusher table and facing the first display portion of the display monitor means;
A second half mirror disposed on the upper portion of the pusher table and facing the second display portion of the display monitor means at a position in front of the first mirror;
An image in which the first video and the second video are superimposed can be viewed from the front of the second half mirror, and when the winning is achieved, the second video is changed and an effect image corresponding to the award A multi-image display device for game machines, characterized in that   6. The multiplex image display device for game machines according to claim 1, wherein the first mirror is a half mirror or a total reflection mirror.

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