JP2013121532A - Display device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a calling display system which allows a game parlor stuff to smoothly cancel the calling from a game machine.SOLUTION: Frieze board lamps 8A to 8H are provided corresponding to calling lamps 9, and the frieze board lamps 8B and 8G are lit red in association with the lighting of the corresponding lamp 9. In such a state, the frieze board lamp 8A located on the left side of the frieze board lamp 8B is lit yellow to indicate the presence of a calling game machine on the right side of the frieze board lamp 8A, the frieze board lamp 8H located on the right side of the frieze board lamp 8G is lit green to indicate the presence of a calling game machine on the left side of the frieze board lamp 8H, and the frieze board lamps 8C to 8F located between the frieze board lamps 8B and 8G are lit blue to indicate the presence of calling game machines on both sides of the frieze board lamps 8C to 8F.

Description

  The present invention relates to a call display system for displaying a call of a gaming machine such as a pachinko gaming machine installed in a game hall.

  Conventionally, a large number of gaming machines such as pachinko gaming machines and slot machines are lined up on a game machine installation island, and a plurality of game machine installation islands are provided in parallel in the game hall. Generally, it is provided. The game machine-installed island base is provided with a device called a so-called call lamp so as to correspond to the game machine on a one-to-one basis. It is provided above and has a function of turning on by a player's operation and calling a store clerk when a trouble occurs in a gaming machine.

  Further, devices called so-called representative lamps are provided at both ends of the gaming machine installation island, and the representative lamps are lit in conjunction with the lighting of the calling lamp. The representative lamps are usually provided at the left and right four places on both ends of the gaming machine installation island. When the calling lamp is turned on, the two representative lamps on the left side or the right side where the calling lamp is turned on are turned on. It has become. In other words, these two representative lamps have jurisdiction over one side half of the gaming machines that are lined up on the islands where the gaming machines are installed. The two representative lamps that have jurisdiction over the gaming machine corresponding to the calling lamp are also turned on, and the two representative lamps are turned on to turn on the gaming machine installation islands and passages (game machine installation islands with the calling lamps lit). The passage formed between the tables can be seen.

  Therefore, when a store clerk in a game hall finds a gaming machine (hereinafter, simply referred to as a call board) whose corresponding representative lamp is lit, the following procedure is used. In other words, the store clerk waits outside the aisle to check the gaming machine installed islands where the representative lamps are lit among the plurality of gaming machine installed islands in the amusement hall. Enter a passage and find this calling platform.

  However, there are the following problems when finding a call stand by such a method. That is, the call lamps provided corresponding to each gaming machine display only the calling of the gaming machine, so that the store clerk who has entered the passage once has to check the lighting status of all the calling lamps. However, confirming the lighting status of all the call lamps installed on the game machine installation island from one position of the aisle is not limited to ornaments attached to the game machine installation island. It was difficult because the width of the passage was narrow.

  Therefore, in order to eliminate such inconveniences, the representative lamp has a function that can be used to determine how many of the call stands are currently out of the game machines under the jurisdiction of the game machine installation island stand (such as the number of call stands). It is conceivable to employ a technique (for example, refer to Patent Document 1, hereinafter referred to as a conventional technique) provided with a function for displaying the above in order to solve the above problems.

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However, such a conventional technique, when the clerk is processing the call stand, when a new call stand is generated or the call stand is canceled by another store clerk, that is, the store clerk. If the number of call stands is newly increased or decreased at the gaming machine installation island while the player enters the aisle and processes the call stands, the number of current call stands changes and is not useful. Therefore, the store clerk in the aisle must check the lighting status of all the call lamps installed on the game machine installation island stand from one position of the aisle after the call stand is processed. The above problems will not be solved.

  In other words, in the prior art, it is difficult for a clerk who has entered the passage once to confirm whether there is another cradle after canceling one cradle, and thus the work efficiency of the clerk is degraded. In some cases, there is a problem that other call stands are missed. In this way, if other call platforms are missed, the player is inconvenienced, the image of the game hall is deteriorated, and there is a possibility that the game hall business may be hindered.

  The present invention has been made to solve at least one of the above-described problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a call display system that enables a store clerk in a game hall to smoothly perform a work for eliminating a call stand. Is to provide.

In order to solve such a problem, the call display system of the present invention is a call display system in a gaming machine installation island in which a large number of gaming machines are provided as described in claim 1,
Call display means provided corresponding to each of the gaming machines and operated by a player's operation to display a call display for calling a store clerk of the game hall using the gaming machine as a call stand; and outputting a call signal; Direction display means for performing a predetermined direction display, and display control means for causing the direction display means to display a predetermined direction display relating to the position of the gaming machine serving as the calling platform in response to the call signal. It is characterized by having.

  The call display system according to claim 2 is the call display system according to claim 1, wherein the direction display means is arranged on the left or right side of each of the call display means, and the display control means includes: It is determined whether the call signal is output from the call display means located on the left or right side of the direction display means, and the call signal is output from the call display means located on the left side of the direction display means. The direction display means displays a direction indication indicating that the calling platform is in the left direction, while a call signal is output from the call display means located on the right side of the direction display means. When the determination is made, the direction display means displays a direction display indicating that the calling platform is in the right direction.

  The call display system according to claim 3 is the call display system according to claim 1, wherein the direction display means is arranged corresponding to each of the call display means, and the display control means It is determined whether the call signal is input from the call display means corresponding to the direction display means or from the call display means located on the left or right side of the direction display means, and the direction display When it is determined that a call signal is output from the call display means corresponding to the means, the direction display means displays a call display for calling a store clerk at the game hall using the gaming machine as a call stand, and the direction When it is determined that the call signal is output from the call display means located on the left side of the display means, the direction display means displays a direction indication that the call stand is in the left direction, When it is determined that the call signal is output from the call display means located on the right side of the direction display means, the direction display means displays a direction display indicating that the call stand is in the right direction. And

The call display system according to claim 4 is the call display system according to claim 2 or 3, wherein the display control means receives a call signal from call display means located on both sides of the direction display means. When it is determined that the signals are output simultaneously, the direction display means displays a direction display indicating that the calling platform is in both directions.

  The call display system according to claim 5 is the call display system according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the direction display means has a predetermined pattern formed by unevenness that diffuses light. The display control means controls the light emission source to emit a pattern formed on the light guide plate in a predetermined mode. The light guide plate and the light emission source provided to face the side surface of the light guide plate. The predetermined direction display is displayed on the direction display means by displaying.

The invention of claim 1 is a call display system related to a gaming machine installed island platform, and the gaming machine installed island platform is provided with a large number of gaming machines such as pachinko gaming machines.
The call display system according to the present invention is provided corresponding to each of the large number of gaming machines, and is operated by an operation of the player's call button or the like to call the gaming machine that the player is playing. Call display means is provided for displaying a call for calling a game clerk up to the game machine.

The call display means outputs a call signal to the outside when activated by an operation of a player's call button or the like. In addition, in the gaming machine installation island stand, direction display means for displaying a predetermined direction,
In response to the call signal, the direction display means includes display control means for displaying a predetermined direction display related to the position of the gaming machine serving as the call stand.

  Therefore, the display control means corresponds to the direction display means when the call display means is outputting a call signal, to the direction display means, that is, to the call display means outputting the call signal. A display relating to the position of the gaming machine, that is, the call stand is displayed. Here, the predetermined direction display may be any display mode as long as it can be understood in which direction the calling platform is generated in the game machine installation island. Alternatively, the left direction and the right direction may be displayed by characters or arrows, or the color or pattern in which the left direction or the right direction is defined indirectly may be selectively displayed.

  According to the invention of claim 1 having such a configuration, even a store clerk entering the aisle can easily find the calling platform simply by confirming the predetermined direction indication displayed by the direction indication means. Is possible. In other words, even if various devices and decorations are attached to the island base where the gaming machine is installed, and the width of the passage is narrow, so it is difficult to check the operation status of the call display means, This direction display means makes it possible to easily find the calling platform. Accordingly, the store clerk does not overlook the call stand or wait for a long time for the player of the call stand, and as a result, the work for canceling the call stand can be performed smoothly. Work efficiency is improved. That is, according to the present invention, it is possible to reduce the work burden on the store clerk and to improve the game hall service.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the call display system according to the first aspect, the direction display means is arranged on the left or right side of each call display means, and the display control means outputs from the call display means. It is determined whether the call signal to be sent is output from the call display means located on the left or right side of the direction display means. That is, one direction display means is always provided on the left or right side of one call display means. Therefore, the call display means and the direction display means are alternately provided in the horizontal direction on the gaming machine installation island. Will be. Then, the display control means outputs the call signal output from the call display means, that is, the call signal indicating the call stand from the call display means located on the left side of the direction display means, or on the right side. It is determined whether the call is output from the located call display means.

  Thus, in the call display system of the present invention, when the display control means determines that the call signal from the call display means located on the left side of the direction display means is inputted, Is displayed in the left direction, and on the other hand, when it is determined that the call signal from the call display means located on the right side of the direction display means is input, the call stand is displayed on the direction display means. Display the direction indication to the right.

  That is, in the call display system of the present invention, the call display means and the direction display means are alternately arranged in the horizontal direction on the gaming machine installation island, and any of the call display means operates when a call stand is generated. Then, all direction indication means located on the left side of the activated call display means display a direction indication that the call stand is in the right direction, while all the direction indication means located on the right side of the activated call display means. The direction display means displays a direction display indicating that the calling platform is in the left direction.

  According to the invention of claim 2 having such a configuration, in addition to the effect of the invention of claim 1, even a clerk entering the aisle has a predetermined direction display displayed by the direction display means, that is, left It is possible to find the call stand very easily only by confirming the direction or the right direction. In other words, the store clerk can easily check the display of the direction display means anywhere in the aisle, and the display content is also very simple contents such as left or right direction. The number of mistakes due to misidentification of the store clerk related to the cancellation work is reduced, and the store clerk can perform the work of canceling the call stand very smoothly, so that the work efficiency related to the call stand of the store clerk is greatly improved.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the call display system according to the first aspect, the direction display means is arranged corresponding to each of the call display means, and the display control means is output from the call display means. It is determined whether the call signal is output from the call display means corresponding to the direction display means or from the call display means located on the left or right side of the direction display means. That is, the direction display means is arranged so as to correspond to the call display means on a one-to-one basis. Therefore, the call display means and the direction display means are displayed on the gaming machine installation island. The means will be arranged in a row in the lateral direction. The display control means outputs whether the call signal output from the call display means, that is, the call signal indicating the call stand is output from the call display means corresponding to the direction display means. It is also determined whether the message is output from the call display means located on the left side or from the call display means located on the right side.

  Thus, in the call display system of the present invention, when the display control means determines that the call signal from the call display means corresponding to the direction display means is input, the call display is displayed on the direction display means. Similarly to the means, a call display for calling a shop clerk is displayed using the gaming machine as a call stand, and a call signal is input from a call display means located on the left side of the direction display means. If it is determined that the direction display means displays a direction display indicating that the calling platform is in the left direction, and the call signal from the call display means located on the right side of the direction display means is input. When the determination is made, the direction display means displays a direction display indicating that the calling platform is in the right direction.

That is, in the call display system of the present invention, a set of call display means and direction display means are arranged in a row in the horizontal direction on the gaming machine installed island stand, and the call stand is generated and any of the call display means is generated. When the call is activated, a single direction display means corresponding to the activated call display means displays a call display for calling a shop clerk using the gaming machine as a call stand. All direction indication means located on the left side display a direction indication that the call stand is in the right direction, and all direction indication means located on the right side of the activated call indication means indicate that the call stand is in the left direction. A direction indication to that effect is displayed. That is, in the call display system of the present invention, the direction display means displays both a predetermined direction display related to the position of the call stand and a call display for calling a game shop clerk as the call stand.

  According to invention of Claim 3 of such a structure, there can exist an effect similar to the effect of invention of Claim 2. In addition, in the call display system of the present invention, the direction display means displays a call display for calling a shop clerk using the gaming machine as a call stand in the same manner as the call display means. In addition, it is possible to find the call stand more easily.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the call display system according to the second or third aspect, the display control means inputs the call signals from the call display means located on both sides of the direction display means at the same time. If it is determined that the calling platform is present, the direction display means displays a direction display indicating that the calling platform is in both directions. That is, in the call display system of the present invention, when a plurality of call stands are generated simultaneously on the gaming machine installation island, all directions located between the call display means corresponding to the call stand and the call display means The display means displays a direction indication indicating that the calling platform is in both directions.

  For example, in connection with claim 2, when a store clerk is processing a call stand, assuming that a call stand is newly generated in the left direction of the call stand performing this processing, It becomes as follows. That is, first, while the store clerk is processing the call stand, the direction display means located on the right side of the call stand performing the process displays a direction indication that the call stand is in the left direction. The direction display means that is displayed and located on the left side of the call board performing this processing displays a direction display indicating that the call board is in the right direction. When a new call stand is generated in the left direction of the call stand performing this process, all direction indications located between the call stand being processed by this store clerk and the newly generated call stand are displayed. The means switches from the direction display indicating that the calling platform is in the right direction to the direction display indicating that the calling platform is in both directions, and the other direction display means maintain the previous display state. When the store clerk finishes the processing of the call stand and the number of call stands decreases (when it becomes 1), all the direction display means that have indicated the direction indicating that the call stand is in both directions are: The display is switched to the direction display indicating that there is, and the other direction display means maintain the previous display state. In other words, in this case, only the direction display means located between the call stand that the store clerk was processing and the newly generated call stand, the direction indication that the call stand is in the right direction, and the call stand The direction display indicating that it is in both directions and the direction display indicating that the calling platform is in the left direction are sequentially displayed. The other direction display means maintain the initial display state. The same applies to the case of claim 3.

  Therefore, according to the invention of claim 4 having such a configuration, in addition to the effect of the invention of claim 2 or claim 3, the store clerk enters the aisle and performs processing of the call stand. Even if a call stand is generated at the time, or the call stand is canceled by another store clerk, by checking the direction indication that the call stand of this direction display means is in both directions, It will be very easy to tell if there is a new call stand in the direction of the call, or if there is no other call stand, and the store clerk will complete the next task (for example, The task of finding and dealing with other call stands can be quickly started. As a result, there is no such thing as overlooking the call stand or waiting for a player at the call stand for a long time, which will improve the image of the game hall and eventually lead to improved game hall sales. Has a remarkable effect.

  According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the calling display system according to any one of the first to fourth aspects, the direction display means includes a light guide plate having a predetermined pattern formed by unevenness that diffuses light. And a light emitting source provided to face the side surface of the light guide plate. The unevenness for diffusing the light may be given by engraving or the like on the back side of the light guide plate, for example. The light guide plate is preferably a transparent synthetic resin (for example, acrylic resin or methacrylic resin), and the light source is preferably an LED (light emitting diode).

  In the call display system of the present invention, the display control means controls the light emission source to display the pattern formed on the light guide plate in a predetermined manner, thereby displaying the predetermined direction display on the direction display means. Let In other words, when the light source is turned on, light enters the light guide plate, and the incident light collides with the pattern and propagates irregularly during propagation, thereby causing the pattern to emit light. Here, as a predetermined mode in which this pattern emits and displays, for example, a full-color LED is used as the light source, and when the direction display indicates that the call stand is in the right direction, the call stand is in the left direction. A predetermined direction display may be displayed by simply changing the color of the light emission display, such as green when the direction display is blue, blue when the call stand is in both directions, and so on. Alternatively, a predetermined direction display may be displayed by blinking the light emission display and changing the blinking speed. Furthermore, a predetermined direction display may be displayed by changing the light emission display portion of the pattern.

  Therefore, according to the invention of claim 5 having such a configuration, a call display system can be easily constructed with a simple configuration in addition to the effects of any one of claims 1 to 4. Cost reduction can be achieved. Furthermore, by replacing the light guide plate, the pattern of light emission display can be easily changed. As a result, the decoration effect can be enhanced and the image of the game hall can be further improved.

It is a front view which shows the whole pachinko island stand 1 of this embodiment. 1 is an overall schematic plan view of a game arcade of the present embodiment. It is a front view of the calling lamp 9 of this embodiment. It is a perspective view which shows a state when attaching the curtain lamp 8 of this embodiment to the pachinko island stand 1. FIG. It is a principal part block diagram of the control circuit in the island curtain plate lamp 8 of this embodiment. It is a principal part block diagram of the control circuit in the island right end curtain board lamp 8 of this embodiment. It is a principal part block diagram of the control circuit in the island left end curtain board lamp 8 of this embodiment. It is the schematic which shows the electrical constitution of the pachinko island stand 1 of this embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the main process which the LED control board 70 of the island curtain board lamp 8 of this embodiment performs. It is a flowchart which shows the call signal input process which the LED control board 70 of the island curtain board lamp 8 of this embodiment performs. It is a flowchart which shows the left call signal input process which the LED control board 70 of the island curtain board lamp 8 of this embodiment performs. It is a flowchart which shows the right call signal input process which the LED control board 70 of the island curtain board lamp 8 of this embodiment performs. It is a flowchart which shows the calling signal input stop process which the LED control board 70 of the island curtain board lamp 8 of this embodiment performs. It is a flowchart which shows the left call signal input stop process which the LED control board 70 of the island curtain board lamp 8 of this embodiment performs. It is a flowchart which shows the right call signal input stop process which the LED control board 70 of the island curtain board lamp 8 of this embodiment performs. It is a flowchart which shows the main process which the LED control board 70 of the island right end curtain lamp 8 of this embodiment performs. It is a flowchart which shows the calling signal input process which the LED control board 70 of the island right end curtain board lamp 8 of this embodiment performs. It is a flowchart which shows the left call signal input process which the LED control board 70 of the island right end curtain lamp 8 of this embodiment performs. It is a flowchart which shows the call signal input stop process which the LED control board 70 of the island right end curtain lamp 8 of this embodiment performs. It is a flowchart which shows the left call signal input stop process which the LED control board 70 of the island right end curtain lamp 8 of this embodiment performs. It is a flowchart which shows the main process which the LED control board 70 of the island left end curtain board lamp 8 of this embodiment performs. It is a flowchart which shows the calling signal input process which the LED control board 70 of the island left end curtain lamp 8 of this embodiment performs. It is a flowchart which shows the right call signal input process which the LED control board 70 of the island left end curtain lamp 8 of this embodiment performs. It is a flowchart which shows the call signal input stop process which the LED control board 70 of the island left end curtain lamp 8 of this embodiment performs. It is a flowchart which shows the right call signal input stop process which the LED control board 70 of the island left end curtain lamp 8 of this embodiment performs. It is a timing chart for demonstrating the specific display mode of the curtain lamp 8 of this embodiment. It is a whole front view of the pachinko island stand 1 which shows the display mode of the curtain lamp 8 when the time T1 of this embodiment has passed. It is a whole front view of the pachinko island stand 1 which shows the display mode of the curtain lamp 8 when the time T2 of this embodiment has passed. It is a whole front view of the pachinko island stand 1 which shows the display mode of the curtain lamp 8 when the time T3 of this embodiment has passed. It is a whole front view of the pachinko island stand 1 of Embodiment 2. It is a perspective view which shows a state when attaching the curtain lamp 8 of Embodiment 2 to the pachinko island stand 1. FIG. 6 is a timing chart for explaining a specific display mode of the curtain lamp 8 of the second embodiment. It is a whole front view of the pachinko island stand 1 which shows the display mode of the curtain board lamp 8 when the time T1 of Embodiment 2 passes. It is a whole front view of the pachinko island stand 1 which shows the display mode of the curtain lamp 8 when the time T2 of Embodiment 2 passes. It is a whole front view of the pachinko island stand 1 which shows the display mode of the curtain lamp 8 when the time T3 of Embodiment 2 passes. It is the schematic which shows the electrical structure of the pachinko island stand 1 when the LED control board 70 concerning this embodiment is made into one. It is a principal part block diagram of the control circuit in the island curtain plate lamp 8 of Embodiment 3. FIG. It is a principal part block diagram of the control circuit in the island right end curtain board lamp 8 of Embodiment 3. FIG. It is a principal part block diagram of the control circuit in the island left end curtain board lamp 8 of Embodiment 3. FIG. It is a front view of the curtain plate lamp 8 and the call lamp 9 of the third embodiment.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.
(Embodiment 1)
FIG. 1 is an overall front view of the pachinko island stand 1, and FIG. 2 is a schematic plan view of the entire amusement hall. With reference to FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, the pachinko island stand 1 of this embodiment has a large number of pachinko gaming machines 2 arranged in the longitudinal direction in the longitudinal direction. Island stand 1 is installed in parallel. Further, as shown in FIG. 2, five passages 4 are formed between the pachinko island platforms 1 and between the pachinko island platform 1 and the wall surface of the game hall. In addition, although the pachinko island stand 1 shown in FIG.1 and FIG.2 showed that the pachinko game machine 2 to be arranged was 8 on one side (16 on both sides), in reality, 20 on one side (40 on both sides) The number of pachinko islands 1 itself may be four or more, for example, several dozens in a large game arcade. In FIG. 2, reference numeral 21 denotes a waiting area in which a game shop clerk waits during business hours, and the clerk waits in the waiting area 21 so that the lighting state of a representative lamp to be described later can be confirmed well. It has become.

  With reference to FIG. 1, ball lending machines 3 are arranged between each pachinko gaming machine 2 so as to correspond to the pachinko gaming machines 2 on a one-to-one basis. A pawl board 5 is provided, and between the pawl boards 5 at both ends, a plate-like counter 6 is formed so as to be positioned below the pachinko gaming machine 2. Further, as shown in FIG. 2, representative lamps 15 (15a, 15b) are provided at both upper ends of the end plate 5, and the representative lamps 15 are always off, and a call lamp described later is turned on. It lights up in a predetermined manner in conjunction with, and guides the store clerk.

  In other words, the representative lamp 15 has jurisdiction over the pachinko machine 2 (8 units) on the right side (see FIG. 2) of the pachinko island table 1 on which 15a is installed, and 15b is the pachinko island table on which it is installed. The pachinko gaming machine 2 (eight units) on the left side of FIG. And if any of the below-mentioned calling lamps provided on the pachinko islands 1 corresponding to the pachinko gaming machine 2 under its jurisdiction is turned on, the lights 15a and 15b are turned on. That is, the representative lamp 15a is turned on when any one of the calling lamps on the right side of the pachinko island stand 1 is lit, and the representative lamp 15b is turned on when any one of the calling lamps on the left side of the pachinko island stand 1 is turned on.

  Returning to FIG. 1, a column 7 is provided at the upper part of the pachinko island stand 1, and this column 7 is provided so as to be openable and closable with respect to the pachinko island stand 1. It is possible to deal with troubles such as when the internal replenishment basket becomes clogged. In addition, a plate-shaped curtain lamp 8 is provided below the space 7, and this curtain lamp 8 corresponds to the pachinko gaming machine 2 on a one-on-one basis, like the ball lending machine 3. As in the case of the representative lamp 15, the lamp is normally turned off, and lights up in a predetermined manner in conjunction with the lighting of a call lamp described later to call or guide a store clerk. ing. The curtain lamp 8 will be described in detail later.

  Similarly, the curtain lamp 8 is provided with a calling lamp 9 so as to correspond to the pachinko gaming machine 2 on a one-to-one basis. The call lamp 9 is turned on by a player's operation when a trouble occurs in the pachinko gaming machine 2 and calls a store clerk, or it automatically lights up / flashes when the pachinko gaming machine 2 hits a jackpot. And a display unit for collecting operation data of the corresponding pachinko gaming machine 2 and notifying a player of predetermined game information based on the collected operation data. Note that the calling lamp 9 is normally turned off. When the player lamp is turned on by the player's operation in this way, the representative lamp 15 and the curtain lamp 8 are turned on in a predetermined manner. The configuration of the call lamp 9 will be described later.

  That is, when the call lamp 9 is turned on by the player's operation, the representative lamps 15a and 15b having jurisdiction over the pachinko gaming machine 2 corresponding to the lighted call lamp 9 are turned on. The store clerk who has been waiting enters the passage 4 corresponding to the lit representative lamps 15a and 15b, and at the pachinko island stand 1 where the lit representative lamps 15a and 15b are installed, the corresponding call lamps. The pachinko gaming machine 2 in which 9 is lit, that is, the call stand is found and dealt with.

  In addition, a plate-like waist plate 10 located below the counter 6 is provided at the lower part of the pachinko island platform 1, and a plate-like waist plate 10 is provided between the waist plate 10 and the floor of the game hall. A skirting board 11 is provided between the end plates 5. In addition, a storage box 13 in which a ball polishing / lifting device and the like are stored is erected in the center of the pachinko island platform 1, and at the end of the pachinko island platform 1, although not shown, When a pachinko ball acquired by a person is returned, a ball return counting device is provided that issues a receipt that numerically records the number of pachinko balls. The player presents the receipt issued from the ball return counting device to the store clerk and exchanges it for a desired prize.

  By the way, the pachinko island stand 1 of the present embodiment is provided with an island top lamp 16, an island lamp 17, an island lamp 18, and an island bottom lamp 20, as shown in FIG. The top lamps 16 are provided on the left and right of the upper part of the storage box 13, the island lamps 17 are provided substantially at the upper part of the space 7 and the upper part of the surface of the storage box 13, and the island lamps 18 are substantially at the center of the surface of the storage box 13 The island bottom lamp 20 is provided on the entire surface of the skirting board 11. The island top lamp 16, the island top lamp 17, the island middle lamp 18, and the island bottom lamp 20 are normally lit / flashed in a predetermined manner in order to enhance the decoration effect, and the pachinko gaming machine 2 described above is lit. When it is a big hit, it is lit / flashed in a special manner. In FIG. 1, the island lamp 17, the island lamp 18, and the island bottom lamp 20 are similarly provided on the back surface not shown in the figure.

  Next, the calling lamp 9 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 3 is a front view of the calling lamp 9. The calling lamp 9 is formed on a substantially rectangular base body portion so that a resin-molded translucent cover 25 covers the base body portion. A portion 30 is provided. The data display unit 30 is configured to be capable of full color display on a liquid crystal display (LCD) or the like, and informs the player of useful game information based on the operation data of the pachinko gaming machine 2. Below the call lamp 9, a call button 28 and a machine number display section 29 are provided. On the left and right sides of the call lamp 9, a left lamp section 27a and a right lamp section 27b are provided.

  The left lamp portion 27a and the right lamp portion 27b are turned on when the player operates the call button 28 when a trouble occurs in the pachinko gaming machine 2 or the like. Furthermore, the left lamp portion 27a and the right lamp portion 27b are configured to blink automatically in a predetermined manner even when the gaming state of the pachinko gaming machine 2 is a big hit, a certain change, or a short time. The left lamp portion 27a and the right lamp portion 27b are provided inside the cover 25 with light emitted from light emitting sources (not shown) such as LEDs (light emitting diodes) and light bulbs attached to the base body portion. A large number of irregularities having a sawtooth cross section make it shine by irregular reflection to the outside.

  Next, the curtain plate lamp 8 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a state where the curtain plate lamp 8 is attached to the pachinko island platform 1. As shown in FIG. 4, the curtain plate lamp 8 includes a display plate 55, an LED board 56, a frame 59, and an LED control board (not shown). The display plate 55 is formed as a single thin plate as shown in FIG. 4 by bonding the first display plate 55a and the second display plate 55b of the same size. The first display plate 55a and the second display plate 55b are light guide plates made of a transparent synthetic resin (for example, an acrylic resin or a methacrylic resin). Yes.

The LED substrate 56 is formed so that its length (vertical direction) is substantially the same as that of the display plate 55, and full color LEDs 57 are mounted on the surface thereof at a predetermined pitch. Although three full-color LEDs 57 are shown in FIG. 4, the pitch of the full-color LEDs 57 is not particularly limited, and therefore there may be any number of full-color LEDs 57. The LED board 56 is electrically connected to an LED control board, which will be described later, by a harness (not shown) or the like. Under the control of the LED control board, the full color LED 57 emits light in a predetermined color.

  The frame 59 is formed of a metal or the like with a substantially U-shaped cross section, and an LED substrate 56 is attached to the inside of the frame 59 in advance. Note that the length (vertical direction) of the frame 59 is formed to be substantially the same (slightly longer) as the display plate 55 and the LED substrate 56.

  In order to attach the curtain lamp 8 configured as described above to the pachinko island platform 1, first, the display plate 55 is placed at a predetermined distance from the curtain plate lamp mounting portion 60 provided below the column 7 of the pachinko island platform 1. After that, the frame 59 to which the LED board 56 is attached in advance is attached to the curtain plate lamp attaching portion 60 with screws or the like so as to cover the interval L. The length (vertical direction) of the curtain plate lamp mounting portion 60 is formed so as to be substantially the same as the frame 59.

  Here, when the frame 59 is mounted on the curtain plate lamp mounting portion 60, the full color LED 57 faces the side surfaces (edges) of the first display plate 55a and the second display plate 55b. When is lit, light enters the first display plate 55a and the second display plate 55b as light guide plates, and the incident light collides with the pattern 58 or the edge of the plate in the middle of propagation to cause irregular reflection. The pattern 58 and the edge of the plate are displayed with light emission (so-called edge light method). In this case, since the first display plate 55a and the second display plate 55b are bonded as described above, the light incident on the first display plate 55a does not enter the second display plate 55b. Further, the light that has entered the second display plate 55b does not enter the first display plate 55a. That is, the light incident on the first display plate 55a and the second display plate 55b does not interfere with each other.

  It should be noted that the pachinko island so that the above-described calling lamp 9 covers the frame 59 at the position of the interval L between the display plates 55 (the first display plate 55a and the second display plate 55b), that is, at the position of the frame 59. It can be attached to the base 1. Accordingly, the first display plate 55a is positioned on the left side of the calling lamp 9, and the second display plate 55b is positioned on the right side of the calling lamp 9. As will be described in detail later, the player operates the calling button 28. When the call lamp 9 (the left lamp portion 27a and the right lamp portion 27b) is turned on, the first display plate 55a and the second display plate 55b located on the left and right sides of the call lamp 9 are also linked to the predetermined state. It comes to light up.

  Next, a control circuit for the curtain lamp 8 will be described with reference to FIGS. First, referring to FIG. 5 and FIG. 8, a curtain plate lamp 8 (hereinafter simply referred to as a curtain plate lamp 8 except for the curtain plate lamps 8 on both left and right sides in FIG. 1) provided at both ends of the pachinko island base 1. The control circuit of the island curtain plate lamp 8) will be described. FIG. 5 is a block diagram of the main part of the control circuit in the island curtain plate lamp 8. FIG. 8 is a schematic diagram showing the electrical configuration of the pachinko island platform 1 according to the present invention. The LED control board 70 mainly constituting the control circuit of the island curtain plate lamp 8 is a microcomputer including a CPU 73, a ROM 74, a RAM 75, an input circuit 77, an output circuit 78, a power supply circuit 79, and a bus 80 for connecting them. The call lamp 9 corresponding to itself is connected to the input circuit 77, and a call signal when the call button 28 is turned on by the player is input from the call lamp 9. It has become.

  The input circuit 77 is connected to the LED control board 70 on the left side, and a left calling signal is input from the LED control board 70 on the left side. The LED control board 70 on the left side is the pachinko gaming machine that is managed by the representative lamp 15a or the representative lamp 15b as described above. 2 is the LED control board 70 provided in the curtain lamp 8 installed on the left side of the curtain lamp 8 provided corresponding to the left, and the left calling signal is the LED adjacent to the left. It is a signal input from the control board 70.

  Similarly, the right adjacent LED control board 70 is connected to the input circuit 77, and the right calling signal is input from the right adjacent LED control board 70. The right LED control board 70 is a pachinko gaming machine that is managed by the curtain lamp 8 installed on the right side of the pachinko island platform 1, that is, the representative lamp 15a or the representative lamp 15b as described above. 2 is the LED control board 70 included in the curtain lamp 8 installed on the right side of the curtain lamp 8 provided corresponding to the right, and the right call signal is the LED adjacent to the right. It is a signal input from the control board 70.

  On the other hand, the LED circuit 56 corresponding to the first display plate 55a and the LED substrate 56 corresponding to the second display plate 55b are connected to the output circuit 78, and these LED substrates 56, 56 are described above. Based on the input of the calling signal, the left calling signal, or the right calling signal from the input circuit 77, the driving is controlled by a driver circuit (not shown) and the like, and the lighting is performed in a predetermined manner.

  The output circuit 78 is connected to the LED control board 70 adjacent to the right side. When the call signal or the left call signal is input from the input circuit 77, the input call signal or the left call signal is received. As a left calling signal, the signal is output to the LED control board 70 adjacent to the right. Similarly, the LED circuit board 70 on the left side is connected to the output circuit 78. When a call signal or a right call signal is input from the input circuit 77, the input call signal or right call signal is input. Is output to the LED control board 70 adjacent to the left as a right call signal.

  That is, the LED control board 70 included in the island curtain plate lamp 8 receives a call signal from the call lamp 9 corresponding to itself, and receives a left call signal from the LED control board 70 adjacent to the left, or When the right calling signal is input from the LED control board 70 adjacent to the right, the full color LEDs 57 and 57 of the LED boards 56 and 56 are turned on in a predetermined color, and the first display plate 55a and the second display plate 55b are set in a predetermined state. And the input call signal or left call signal is output as a left call signal to the right LED control board 70, while the input call signal or right call signal is output as a right call signal to the left. The data is output to the adjacent LED control board 70.

  Next, referring to FIG. 6 and FIG. 8, a curtain plate lamp 8 provided at the right end of the pachinko island stand 1 (the rightmost curtain plate lamp 8 in FIG. 1, hereinafter, also simply referred to as the island right end curtain plate lamp 8). The control circuit will be described. FIG. 6 is a principal block diagram of the control circuit in the island right end curtain lamp 8. The LED control board 70 mainly constituting the control circuit of the island right end curtain lamp 8 is similar to the above-described island curtain board lamp 8 in that the CPU 73, ROM 74, RAM 75, input circuit 77, output circuit 78, power supply circuit 79, The input circuit 77 is connected to the call lamp 9 corresponding to itself and the LED control board 70 adjacent to the left to the input circuit 77, and the call signal and the left call signal are sent to the input circuit 77. Each is designed to be entered. The corresponding call lamp 9 is configured such that the left lamp portion 27a and the right lamp portion 27b are turned on when the call signal is input.

  On the other hand, an LED substrate 56 corresponding to the first display plate 55a and an LED substrate 56 corresponding to the second display plate 55b are connected to the output circuit 78, and these LED substrates 56, 56 are connected to the input circuit described above. Based on the input of a paging signal or a left paging signal from 77, drive control is performed by a driver circuit (not shown) or the like, and the light is lit in a predetermined manner.

  Further, the left adjacent LED control board 70 is connected to the output circuit 78, and when a call signal is input from the input circuit 77 described above, this input call signal is used as the right call signal and the left adjacent LED control board 70 is connected. Are output to the LED control board 70. Further, the output circuit 78 is connected to the representative lamp 15 adjacent to the right (the representative lamp 15 at the right end in FIG. 1), that is, the representative lamp 15a or the representative lamp 15b that has jurisdiction over the corresponding pachinko gaming machine 2. When the call signal or the left call signal is input from the input circuit 77, the input call signal or the left call signal is output to the representative lamp 15 adjacent to the right as the left call signal. Yes. Therefore, when this left call signal is input, the representative lamp 15 (representative lamp 15a or representative lamp 15b) on the right is turned on.

  That is, when the call signal is input from the call lamp 9 corresponding to the LED control board 70 included in the island right end curtain plate lamp 8 or the left call signal is input from the LED control board 70 adjacent to the left, The full-color LEDs 57 and 57 of the LED boards 56 and 56 are lit in a predetermined color, the first display plate 55a and the second display plate 55b are lit in a predetermined manner, and the input call signal is a right call signal. Is output to the LED control board 70 adjacent to the left, while the input calling signal or left calling signal is output to the representative lamp 15 adjacent to the right as the left calling signal.

  Next, referring to FIG. 7 and FIG. 8, a curtain lamp 8 provided at the left end of the pachinko island stand 1 (left curtain plate lamp 8 in FIG. 1, hereinafter simply referred to as island left curtain plate lamp 8). The control circuit will be described. FIG. 7 is a principal block diagram of a control circuit in the island left end curtain lamp 8. The LED control board 70 mainly constituting the control circuit of the island left curtain plate lamp 8 is similar to the above-mentioned island middle curtain plate lamp 8 and island right curtain plate lamp 8, and includes a CPU 73, ROM 74, RAM 75, input circuit 77, output. The microcomputer includes a circuit 78, a power supply circuit 79, and a bus 80 for connecting them. The input circuit 77 is connected to the call lamp 9 corresponding to itself and the LED control board 70 on the right side. A paging signal and a left paging signal are input respectively. The corresponding call lamp 9 is configured such that the left lamp portion 27a and the right lamp portion 27b are turned on when the call signal is input.

  On the other hand, an LED substrate 56 corresponding to the first display plate 55a and an LED substrate 56 corresponding to the second display plate 55b are connected to the output circuit 78, and these LED substrates 56, 56 are connected to the input circuit described above. Based on the input of a call signal or a right call signal from 77, drive control is performed by a driver circuit (not shown) or the like, and it is lit in a predetermined manner.

  Further, the right-side LED control board 70 is connected to the output circuit 78, and when a call signal is input from the input circuit 77 described above, the input call signal is used as the left call signal, Are output to the LED control board 70. Further, the output circuit 78 is connected to the left representative lamp 15 (the leftmost representative lamp 15 in FIG. 1), that is, the representative lamp 15a or the representative lamp 15b that has jurisdiction over the corresponding pachinko gaming machine 2. When the call signal or the right call signal is input from the input circuit 77, the input call signal or the right call signal is output to the representative lamp 15 adjacent to the left as the right call signal. Yes. Therefore, when this right call signal is input, the representative lamp 15 (representative lamp 15a or representative lamp 15b) on the left is turned on.

  In other words, the LED control board 70 included in the island left-end curtain plate lamp 8 receives a call signal from the call lamp 9 corresponding to itself, or receives a right call signal from the right LED control board 70. The full-color LEDs 57, 57 of the LED boards 56, 56 are lit in a predetermined color, the first display plate 55a and the second display plate 55b are lit in a predetermined manner, and the input call signal is a left call signal. Are output to the right adjacent LED control board 70, while the input calling signal or right calling signal is output to the left representative lamp 15 as the right calling signal.

  The call lamp 9 provided in correspondence with the curtain lamp 8 naturally has the left lamp portion 27a and the right lamp portion 27b turned on when a call signal from the call button 28 is input. That is, the corresponding calling lamp 9 (left lamp portion 27a and right lamp portion 27b) and curtain plate lamp 8 (first display plate 55a and second display plate 55b) are each based on the input of this calling signal. It is designed to light almost at the same time. Further, the representative lamp 15a or the representative lamp 15b is displayed when any of the curtain plate lamps 8 (or the calling lamps 9) provided corresponding to the pachinko gaming machine 2 in charge is turned on. The left call signal and the right call signal are input from the LED control board 70 of the island left-end curtain plate lamp 8 so as to light up.

  Next, main processing executed by the curtain lamp 8 according to the call display system of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. First, main processes performed by the island curtain plate lamp 8 will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing a main process executed by the LED control board 70 of the island curtain plate lamp 8. When this main process is started, the CPU 73 first executes a call signal input process in step S10.

  FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing call signal input processing executed by the LED control board 70 of the island curtain plate lamp 8. When the call signal input process is started, the CPU 73 first determines in step S12 whether or not a call signal has been input from the corresponding call lamp 9 based on the call button 28 being turned ON by the player. Determine. If the CPU 73 determines NO in step S12, the call signal input process is terminated. On the other hand, if it is determined YES in step S12, the CPU 73 proceeds to step S14. That is, this call signal input process is executed when a call signal is input from the call lamp 9.

  In step S14, the CPU 73 turns on the island curtain plate lamp 8 in red. In this process, the three full-color LEDs 57, 57 of the LED substrates 56, 56 facing the first display plate 55a and the second display plate 55b are made to emit red light, and the first display plate 55a and the second display plate 55b The pattern 58, 58 or the like is displayed by emitting light in red. At this time, the left lamp portion 27a and the right lamp portion 27b of the calling lamp 9 are also lit in a predetermined color. That is, in the process of step S14, the curtain lamp 8 is lit in red, so that the corresponding pachinko gaming machine 2 is used as a call stand.

When the processing of step S14 is completed, the CPU 73 proceeds to step S16, and the CPU 73 moves to the left based on the input of this calling signal to the right adjacent curtain lamp 8, that is, the right adjacent LED control board 70. A ringing signal is output. When the process of step S16 is completed, the CPU 73 proceeds to step S18, and this time, this call signal is input to the left adjacent curtain plate lamp 8, that is, the left adjacent LED control board 70. Based on this, a right call signal is output. That is, in the processing of step S16 and step S18, when the call button 28 is turned ON by the player and the corresponding pachinko gaming machine 2 becomes a call stand, the island curtain plate lamp 8 is A signal is output to the plate lamps 8 and 8 to notify that. Then, when the process of step S18 is completed, the CPU 73 ends this call signal input process.

  Returning to FIG. 9, when the call signal input process of step S10 is completed, the CPU 73 proceeds to step S20 and performs a left call signal input process. FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing a left call signal input process executed by the LED control board 70 of the island curtain plate lamp 8. When the left call signal input process is started, the CPU 73 first determines in step S22 whether or not a left call signal has been input from the left curtain plate lamp 8 (LED control board 70). If the CPU 73 determines NO in step S22, it ends this left call signal input process. On the other hand, if it determines YES in step S22, it proceeds to step S24. That is, the left call signal input process is executed when a left call signal is input from the left curtain panel lamp 8.

  In step S24, the CPU 73 determines whether or not a call signal is being input from the corresponding call lamp 9 when the left call signal is input. If the CPU 73 determines YES in step S24, it ends the left call signal input process. On the other hand, if it determines NO in step S24, it proceeds to step S26. That is, in this step S24, even when a left call signal is input from the left curtain board lamp 8, a call signal is already input from the corresponding call lamp 9, that is, the corresponding pachinko game. When the machine 2 is a call stand, the island curtain lamp 8 does not accept this left call signal.

  In step S26, when the left calling signal is input, the CPU 73 determines whether or not the right calling signal is being input from the right curtain panel lamp 8 (LED control board 70). . If the CPU 73 determines NO in step S26, it proceeds to step S28, and if it determines YES in step S26, it proceeds to step S30.

  In step S28, the CPU 73 turns on the island curtain plate lamp 8 in green. This process is performed by causing the display plate 55 (the first display plate 55a and the second display plate 55b) to emit and display green light, similarly to the process of step S14 (FIG. 10) described above. That is, in the process of step S28, when the left call signal is input and the call signal and the right call signal are not being input, the curtain plate lamp 8 is lit in green to thereby turn the curtain plate lamp 8 on. It is informed that there is a call stand in the left direction.

  On the other hand, when proceeding to step S30, the CPU 73 turns on the island curtain plate lamp 8 in blue here. This process is performed by causing the display plate 55 (the first display plate 55a and the second display plate 55b) to emit light in blue as in the process of step S14 (FIG. 10) described above. That is, when the left call signal is input in the process of step S30, if the call signal is not being input and the right call signal is being input, the curtain lamp 8 is lit in blue. Then, it is notified that there is a call stand in both directions of the curtain lamp 8.

  When the processing of step S28 or step S30 is completed, the CPU 73 proceeds to step S32 and, similarly to the processing of step S16 (FIG. 10) described above, the right adjacent curtain plate lamp 8, that is, the right adjacent LED. Based on the input of the left call signal to the control board 70, the left call signal is output. Then, when the process of step S32 is completed, the CPU 73 ends the left call signal input process.

Returning to FIG. 9, when the left call signal input process in step S20 is completed, the CPU 73 proceeds to step S40 and performs a right call signal input process. FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing a right call signal input process executed by the LED control board 70 of the island curtain plate lamp 8. When the right call signal input process is started, the CPU 73 first determines in step S42 whether or not a right call signal has been input from the right curtain plate lamp 8 (LED control board 70). If the CPU 73 determines NO in step S42, it ends this right call signal input process. On the other hand, if it determines YES in step S42, it proceeds to step S44. That is, this right call signal input process is executed when a right call signal is input from the curtain lamp 8 adjacent to the right.

  In step S44, when the right call signal is input, the CPU 73 determines whether or not the call signal is being input from the corresponding call lamp 9. If the CPU 73 determines YES in step S44, it ends this right call signal input process. On the other hand, if it determines NO in step S44, it proceeds to step S46. That is, in this step S44, even when the right call signal is inputted from the right curtain board lamp 8, the call signal is already inputted from the corresponding call lamp 9, that is, the corresponding pachinko game. When the machine 2 is a call stand, the island curtain plate lamp 8 does not accept this right call signal. In other words, the curtain lamp 8 receives the call signal with the highest priority over the left call signal and the right call signal.

  In step S46, when the right call signal is input, the CPU 73 determines whether or not the left call signal is being input from the left curtain panel lamp 8 (LED control board 70). . If the CPU 73 determines NO in step S46, the process proceeds to step S48, whereas if it is determined YES in step S46, the process proceeds to step S50.

  In step S48, the CPU 73 turns on the island curtain plate lamp 8 in yellow. This process is performed by causing the display plate 55 (the first display plate 55a and the second display plate 55b) to emit and display yellow light, similarly to the process of step S14 (FIG. 10) described above. That is, in the process of step S28, when the right call signal is input and the call signal and the left call signal are not being input, the curtain plate lamp 8 is lit in yellow, so that the curtain plate lamp 8 is turned on. It is notified that there is a call stand in the right direction.

  On the other hand, when proceeding to step S50, the CPU 73 turns on the island curtain plate lamp 8 in blue. This process is the same as the process of step S30 (FIG. 11) described above. That is, in the process of step S50, when the right call signal is input and the call signal is not being input and the left call signal is being input, the curtain lamp 8 is lit in blue. Then, it is notified that there is a call stand in both directions of the curtain lamp 8.

  When the processing of step S48 or step S50 is completed, the CPU 73 proceeds to step S52 and, similarly to the processing of step S18 (FIG. 10) described above, the left adjacent panel lamp 8, that is, the left adjacent LED. A right call signal is output to the control board 70 based on the input of the right call signal. Then, when the process of step S52 is completed, the CPU 73 ends the right call signal input process.

Returning to FIG. 9, when the right call signal input process in step S40 is completed, the CPU 73 proceeds to step S60 and performs a call signal input stop process. FIG. 13 is a flowchart showing call signal input stop processing executed by the LED control board 70 of the island curtain plate lamp 8. When the call signal input stop process is started, first, in step S62, the CPU 73 receives the call signal input from the corresponding call lamp 9 based on the turn-off operation of the call button 28 by a store clerk or the like. It is determined whether or not it has been stopped. If the CPU 73 determines NO in step S62, the call signal input stop process is terminated. On the other hand, if it is determined YES in step S62, the CPU 73 proceeds to step S64. That is, the call signal input stop process is executed when the call signal input from the call lamp 9 is stopped.

  In step S64, the CPU 73 determines whether or not the right call signal is being input from the right curtain panel lamp 8 (LED control board 70) when the call signal is stopped. . If the CPU 73 determines YES in step S64, it proceeds to step S66, and if it determines NO in step S64, it proceeds to step S68.

  In step S66, when the call signal is stopped and the right call signal is being input, the CPU 73 receives a left call signal from the left curtain plate lamp 8 (LED control board 70). It is determined whether it is in the middle. If the CPU 73 determines YES in step S66, it proceeds to step S70, and if it determines NO in step S66, it proceeds to step S74.

  In step S70, the CPU 73 turns on the island curtain plate lamp 8 in blue. This process is the same as the process of step S30 (FIG. 11) described above. That is, when the input of the calling signal is stopped, if the right calling signal and the left calling signal are being input, the curtain lamp 8 is lit in blue in the process of step S70, so that the curtain The fact that there is a call stand in both directions of the plate lamp 8 is notified. Then, when the process of step S70 is completed, the CPU 73 ends the call signal input stop process.

  On the other hand, when proceeding to step S74, the CPU 73 turns on the island curtain plate lamp 8 in yellow. This process is the same as the process of step S48 (FIG. 12) described above. That is, when the input of the call signal is stopped, if the right call signal is being input and the left call signal is not being input, the curtain lamp 8 is lit yellow in the process of step S74. Thus, it is notified that there is a call stand in the right direction of the curtain plate lamp 8.

  When the process of step S74 is completed, the CPU 73 proceeds to step S80 and outputs the left call signal to the right curtain plate lamp 8 performed in the process of step S16 (FIG. 10). Then, it stops based on the input of the calling signal being stopped. Then, when the process of step S80 is completed, the CPU 73 ends the call signal input stop process.

  On the other hand, if NO is determined in step S64 and the process proceeds to step S68, the CPU 73 stops the input of this call signal and the right call signal is not being input. It is determined whether a left call signal is being input from the control board 70). If it is determined YES in step S68, the CPU 73 proceeds to step S72. On the other hand, if it is determined NO in step S68, the CPU 73 proceeds to step S76.

  In step S72, the CPU 73 turns on the island curtain plate lamp 8 in green. This process is the same as the process of step S28 (FIG. 11) described above. That is, when the input of the calling signal is stopped, if the right calling signal is not being input and the left calling signal is being input, the curtain lamp 8 is lit in green in the process of step S72. In this way, the fact that there is a call stand in the left direction of the curtain lamp 8 is notified.

When the processing in step S72 is completed, the CPU 73 proceeds to step S78 and outputs the right call signal to the left curtain plate lamp 8 performed in the processing in step S18 (FIG. 10). Then, it stops based on the input of the calling signal being stopped. And
When the process of step S78 is completed, the CPU 73 ends the call signal input stop process.

  On the other hand, when the process proceeds to step S76, the CPU 73 turns off the red lighting of the island curtain plate lamp 8 performed in the process of step S14 (FIG. 10). That is, when the input of the call signal is stopped, if the right call signal and the left call signal are not being input, that is, if all of the call signal, the right call signal and the left call signal are not input, The curtain plate lamp 8 is turned off.

  When the process of step S76 is completed, the CPU 73 proceeds to step S82 and, like the process of step S80 described above, outputs the left call signal to the right curtain plate lamp 8, and outputs this call signal. Stop based on input being stopped. Then, the process proceeds to step S84, and the CPU 73 outputs the right call signal to the left curtain plate lamp 8 based on the input of the call signal being stopped, as in the process of step S78 described above. And stop. Then, when the process of step S84 is completed, the CPU 73 ends the call signal input stop process.

  Returning to FIG. 9, when the call signal input stop process in step S60 is completed, the CPU 73 proceeds to step S90 and performs a left call signal input stop process. FIG. 14 is a flowchart showing the left call signal input stop process executed by the LED control board 70 of the island curtain plate lamp 8. When the left call signal input stop process is started, the CPU 73 first checks in step S92 whether or not the left call signal input from the left curtain plate lamp 8 (LED control board 70) has been stopped. judge. If the CPU 73 determines NO in step S92, it ends the left call signal input stop process. On the other hand, if it determines YES in step S92, it proceeds to step S94. That is, the left call signal input stop process is executed when the left call signal input from the left curtain plate lamp 8 is stopped.

  In step S94, the CPU 73 determines whether or not the call signal is being input from the corresponding call lamp 9 when the input of the left call signal is stopped. If the CPU 73 determines YES in step S94, it ends the left call signal input stop process. On the other hand, if it determines NO in step S94, it proceeds to step S96. That is, in this step S94, even if the left call signal input from the left curtain plate lamp 8 is stopped, when the call signal is already input from the corresponding call lamp 9, that is, the response When the pachinko gaming machine 2 to be used is a call platform, nothing is processed by the island curtain plate lamp 8.

  In step S96, the CPU 73 determines whether or not the right call signal is being input from the right curtain panel lamp 8 (LED control board 70) when the input of the left call signal is stopped. To do. If the CPU 73 determines YES in step S96, it proceeds to step S98. On the other hand, if it is determined NO in step S96, it proceeds to step S100.

  In step S98, the CPU 73 turns on the island curtain plate lamp 8 in yellow. This process is the same as the process of step S48 (FIG. 12) described above. That is, when the input of the left call signal is stopped and the call signal is not being input and the right call signal is being input, the curtain lamp 8 is lit in yellow in the process of step S98. Thus, it is notified that there is a call stand in the right direction of the curtain lamp 8.

On the other hand, when the process goes to step S100, the CPU 73 turns off the island curtain plate lamp 8 in the same manner as the process of step S76 (FIG. 13). That is, when the input of the left call signal is stopped, when the call signal and the right call signal are not being input, that is, when all of the call signal, the right call signal and the left call signal are not input, The curtain plate lamp 8 is turned off.

  When the processing of step S98 or step S100 is completed, the CPU 73 proceeds to step S102, and in the same way as the processing of step S80 (FIG. 13) described above, the CPU 73 The output is stopped based on the input of the left call signal being stopped. Then, when the process of step S102 is completed, the CPU 73 ends the left call signal input stop process.

  Returning to FIG. 9, when the left call signal input stop process in step S90 is completed, the CPU 73 proceeds to step S110 and performs a right call signal input stop process. FIG. 15 is a flowchart showing a right call signal input stop process executed by the LED control board 70 of the island curtain plate lamp 8. When the right call signal input stop process is started, the CPU 73 first checks in step S112 whether or not the right call signal input from the right curtain plate lamp 8 (LED control board 70) has been stopped. judge. If the CPU 73 determines NO in step S112, it ends this right call signal input stop process. On the other hand, if it determines YES in step S112, it proceeds to step S114. That is, the right call signal input stop process is executed when the right call signal input from the right curtain plate lamp 8 is stopped.

  In step S114, the CPU 73 determines whether or not the call signal is being input from the corresponding call lamp 9 when the right call signal is stopped. If the CPU 73 determines YES in step S114, it ends this right call signal input stop process. On the other hand, if it determines NO in step S114, it proceeds to step S116. That is, in this step S114, even when the right call signal input from the right curtain panel lamp 8 is stopped, when the call signal is already input from the corresponding call lamp 9, that is, When the pachinko gaming machine 2 to be used is a call platform, nothing is processed by the island curtain plate lamp 8.

  In step S116, the CPU 73 determines whether or not a left call signal is being input from the left curtain panel lamp 8 (LED control board 70) when the right call signal is stopped. To do. Then, if CPU 73 determines YES in step S116, it proceeds to step S118, and if it determines NO in step S116, it proceeds to step S120.

  In step S118, the CPU 73 turns on the island curtain plate lamp 8 in green. This process is the same as the process of step S28 (FIG. 11) described above. That is, when the input of the right call signal is stopped, if the call signal is not being input and the left call signal is being input, the curtain lamp 8 is lit in green in the process of step S118. In this way, the fact that there is a call stand in the left direction of the curtain lamp 8 is notified.

  On the other hand, when the process proceeds to step S120, the CPU 73 turns off the island curtain plate lamp 8 in the same manner as the process of step S76 (FIG. 13) described above. That is, when the input of the right call signal is stopped, when the call signal and the left call signal are not being input, that is, when all of the call signal, the right call signal and the left call signal are not input, The curtain plate lamp 8 is turned off.

Then, when the process of step S118 or step S120 is completed, the CPU 73 proceeds to step S122, and in the same way as the process of step S78 (FIG. 13) described above, the CPU 73 The output is stopped based on the input of the right call signal being stopped. Then, when the process of step S122 is completed, the CPU 73 ends the right call signal input stop process.

  Next, main processing executed by the island right end curtain plate lamp 8 will be described with reference to FIGS. If the processing executed by the island right end curtain plate lamp 8 overlaps with the processing executed by the above-mentioned island middle curtain plate lamp 8, the description thereof will be omitted. FIG. 16 is a flowchart showing a main process executed by the LED control board 70 of the island right end curtain lamp 8. When the main process is started, the CPU 73 first executes a call signal input process in step S210.

  FIG. 17 is a flowchart showing call signal input processing executed by the LED control board 70 of the island right end curtain lamp 8. This call signal input process (steps S212 to S218) is different from the call signal input process (FIG. 10) executed by the island curtain plate lamp 8 described above in place of the process of step S16 and the process of step S216. It is a point to execute. That is, when the CPU 73 proceeds to step S216, the CPU 73 outputs a left call signal to the representative lamp 15 (representative lamp 15a or representative lamp 15b) adjacent to the right based on the input of this call signal. That is, in the process of step S216, when the call button 28 is turned on by the player and the corresponding pachinko gaming machine 2 becomes a call stand, the island right end curtain lamp 8 is connected to the representative lamp 15 adjacent to the right. A signal is output to turn on the representative lamp 15.

  Returning to FIG. 16, when the call signal input process of step S210 is completed, the CPU 73 proceeds to step S220 and performs a left call signal input process. FIG. 18 is a flowchart showing a left call signal input process executed by the LED control board 70 of the island right end curtain lamp 8. This left call signal input process (steps S222 to S232) is different from the left call signal input process (FIG. 11) executed by the island curtain plate lamp 8 described above, and the processes of steps S26 and S30 are omitted. In other words, the process of step S232 is executed instead of the process of step S32. That is, the island right end curtain plate lamp 8 is provided at the rightmost end of the pachinko island stand 1, and therefore no right call signal is input. Therefore, the steps S26 and S30 executed by the island middle curtain plate lamp 8 are performed. Processing is not performed. Then, when the CPU 73 proceeds to step S232, the left call signal is input to the representative lamp 15 (representative lamp 15a or representative lamp 15b) adjacent to the right as in the process of step S216 (FIG. 17) described above. Based on this, a left call signal is output. The representative lamp 15 is turned on when the left call signal is input.

  Returning to FIG. 16, when the left call signal input process of step S220 is completed, the CPU 73 proceeds to step S260 and performs a call signal input stop process. FIG. 19 is a flowchart showing call signal input stop processing executed by the LED control board 70 of the island right end curtain lamp 8. This call signal input stop process (steps S262 to S284) is different from the call signal input stop process (FIG. 13) executed by the above-mentioned island curtain plate lamp 8 in step S64, step S66, step S70, step. The process of S74 and step S80 is omitted. This is because, as described above, the island right end curtain plate lamp 8 is provided at the rightmost end of the pachinko island platform 1, and therefore there is no right call signal input.

Returning to FIG. 16, when the call signal input stop process in step S260 is completed, the CPU 73 proceeds to step S290 and performs a left call signal input stop process. FIG. 20 is a flowchart showing a left call signal input stop process executed by the LED control board 70 of the island right end curtain lamp 8. This left call signal input stop process (steps S292 to S302) is different from the left call signal input stop process (FIG. 14) executed by the above-mentioned island curtain plate lamp 8 in steps S96 and S98. It is a point that is omitted. This is because, as described above, the island right end curtain plate lamp 8 is provided at the rightmost end of the pachinko island platform 1, and therefore there is no right call signal input.

  Next, main processing executed by the island left end curtain lamp 8 will be described with reference to FIGS. If the processing executed by the island left curtain plate lamp 8 overlaps with the processing executed by the island curtain plate lamp 8, the description will be omitted. FIG. 21 is a flowchart showing a main process executed by the LED control board 70 of the island left end curtain lamp 8. When the main process is started, the CPU 73 first executes a call signal input process in step S310.

  FIG. 22 is a flowchart showing call signal input processing executed by the LED control board 70 of the island left end curtain lamp 8. This call signal input process (steps S312 to S318) is different from the call signal input process (FIG. 10) executed by the island curtain plate lamp 8 described above in place of the process of step S18 and the process of step S316. It is a point to execute. That is, when the CPU 73 proceeds to step S316, the CPU 73 outputs a right call signal to the left representative lamp 15 (representative lamp 15a or representative lamp 15b) based on the input of this call signal. That is, in the process of step S316, when the call button 28 is turned on by the player and the corresponding pachinko gaming machine 2 becomes a call stand, the island left end curtain lamp 8 is connected to the left representative lamp 15. A signal is output to turn on the representative lamp 15.

  Returning to FIG. 21, when the call signal input process of step S310 is completed, the CPU 73 proceeds to step S320 and performs a right call signal input process. FIG. 23 is a flowchart showing a right call signal input process executed by the LED control board 70 of the island left end curtain lamp 8. This right call signal input process (steps S322 to S332) differs from the right call signal input process (FIG. 12) executed by the above-mentioned island curtain plate lamp 8 in that the processes in steps S46 and S50 are omitted. In other words, the process of step S332 is executed instead of the process of step S52. That is, since the island left end curtain plate lamp 8 is provided at the leftmost end of the pachinko island stand 1, there is no input of the left call signal. Therefore, the steps S46 and S50 executed by the island middle curtain plate lamp 8 are performed. Processing is not performed. When the CPU 73 proceeds to step S332, the right paging signal is input to the left representative lamp 15 (representative lamp 15a or representative lamp 15b) as in the process of step S316 (FIG. 22). Based on this, a right call signal is output. The representative lamp 15 is turned on when this right call signal is input.

  Returning to FIG. 21, when the right call signal input process of step S320 is completed, the CPU 73 proceeds to step S360 and performs a call signal input stop process. FIG. 24 is a flowchart showing call signal input stop processing executed by the LED control board 70 of the island left end curtain lamp 8. This call signal input stop process (steps S362 to S384) is different from the call signal input stop process (FIG. 13) executed by the above-mentioned island curtain plate lamp 8 in step S66, step S68, step S70, step. The process of S72 and step S78 is omitted. This is because, as described above, the island left-end curtain panel lamp 8 is provided at the leftmost end of the pachinko island stand 1, and therefore there is no input of a left call signal.

  Returning to FIG. 21, when the call signal input stop process in step S360 is completed, the CPU 73 proceeds to step S390 and performs a right call signal input stop process. FIG. 25 is a flowchart showing a right call signal input stop process executed by the LED control board 70 of the island left end curtain lamp 8. This right call signal input stop process (steps S392 to S402) differs from the right call signal input stop process (FIG. 15) executed by the above-mentioned island curtain plate lamp 8 in the processes of steps S116 and S118. It is a point that is omitted. This is because, as described above, the island left-end curtain panel lamp 8 is provided at the leftmost end of the pachinko island stand 1, and therefore there is no input of a left call signal.

  Next, a specific display mode of the curtain lamp 8 which is a main part of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 26 to 29. First, referring to FIG. 1, in this state, the eight call lamps 9 shown in FIG. 1 are turned off. Therefore, the curtain lamps 8 respectively corresponding to the eight call lamps 9 are As shown in FIGS. 1 and 26, the light is turned off. FIG. 26 is a timing chart for explaining a specific display mode of the curtain lamp 8. In this state, the two representative lamps 15 at both ends are also turned off.

  When the time T1 has elapsed from this state, as shown in FIG. 26 and FIG. 27, a player who is playing with the second pachinko gaming machine 2 from the right of the pachinko island base 1 is the pachinko gaming machine 2 When the call button 28 of the call lamp 9 corresponding to is turned ON, the curtain lamp 8G corresponding to the call lamp 9 (pachinko gaming machine 2) is lit in red. This red lighting is executed when a call signal is input from the corresponding call lamp 9 to the curtain lamp 8G. At this time, naturally, the calling lamp 9 (the left lamp portion 27a and the right lamp portion 27b) corresponding to the curtain lamp 8G is also lit in a predetermined color.

  The curtain lamp 8G serving as the island curtain lamp, when lit in red, outputs a right call signal to the curtain lamp 8F located on the left side of the curtain lamp 8F and is located on the right side of the curtain plate lamp 8G. A left call signal is output to the lamp 8H. Then, the curtain lamp 8F that has received the right call signal lights up in yellow and outputs the right call signal to the curtain lamp 8E located on the left side of itself, and thereafter, the curtain lamps 8E to 8A. In this manner, the right call signal output from the curtain lamp 8G is input to the curtain lamp 8A as the island leftmost curtain lamp, and finally from the curtain lamp 8A. As a result, the curtain lamps 8A to 8F are all lit in yellow, and the leftmost representative lamp 15 is lit in a predetermined color. On the other hand, the curtain lamp 8H as the island right edge curtain lamp which has received the left call signal lights up in green and outputs a left call signal to the right representative lamp 15 located on the right side of the lamp. The representative lamp 15 at the right end is lit in a predetermined color. FIG. 27 is an overall front view of the pachinko island stand 1 showing the display mode of the curtain lamp 8 when the time T1 has elapsed.

  In other words, when the corresponding call lamp 9 is lit, the curtain plate lamp 8G is lit red, and a call display is made to use the corresponding pachinko gaming machine 2 as a call stand, and is positioned on the left side of the curtain plate lamp 8G. Curtain plate lamps 8A to 8F are lit yellow and display a call indication that there is a call stand in their right direction, and the curtain plate lamp 8H located on the right side of the curtain plate lamp 8G is lit in green. Then, a call display indicating that there is a call stand in the left direction is displayed. Accordingly, in the state shown in FIG. 27, the store clerk who has been waiting in the waiting area 21 enters the passage 4 based on the lit representative lamp 15 and calls up the curtain lamps 8A to 8H. Based on the above, it is possible to easily find and deal with the calling table (pachinko gaming machine 2 corresponding to the curtain lamp 8G). Alternatively, when the state shown in FIG. 27 is reached, the store clerk who has accidentally entered the passage 4 can call the call stand (pachinko game corresponding to the curtain plate lamp 8G) based on the call display of the curtain plate lamps 8A to 8H. The machine 2) can be easily found and dealt with.

  Next, when the time T2 has elapsed, as shown in FIGS. 26 and 28, a player who is playing with the second pachinko gaming machine 2 from the left of the pachinko island base 1 is in this pachinko gaming machine 2. When the call button 28 of the corresponding call lamp 9 is turned on, the curtain lamp 8B corresponding to the call lamp 9 (pachinko gaming machine 2) is changed from yellow lighting to red lighting. This change to red lighting is executed when a call signal is input from the corresponding call lamp 9 to the curtain lamp 8B. At this time, as a matter of course, the calling lamp 9 (the left lamp portion 27a and the right lamp portion 27b) corresponding to the curtain lamp 8B is also lit in a predetermined color.

  The curtain plate lamp 8B outputs a left call signal to the curtain plate lamps 8C to 8H located on the right side of the curtain plate lamp 8B almost simultaneously with the red lighting. In this case, since the right call signal for the curtain lamp 8A located on the left side of itself has already been output, it is not output again here. Then, the curtain lamp 8C that receives the left call signal is changed from yellow lighting to blue lighting, and also outputs a left call signal to the curtain lamp 8D located on its right side. Such processing is repeated in the plate lamps 8D to 8F, and the right call signal output from the curtain plate lamp 8C is input to the curtain plate lamp 8F, whereby all the curtain plate lamps 8C to 8F are Changed from yellow to blue. In this case, the right call signal is input from the curtain lamp 8F to the curtain lamp 8G because the curtain lamp 8G serves as a call stand (the call signal is input from the corresponding call lamp 9). So it is not accepted. FIG. 28 is an overall front view of the pachinko island stand 1 showing a display mode of the curtain lamp 8 when the time T2 has elapsed.

  That is, when the curtain plate lamp 8G is lit red and a call display is performed to use the corresponding pachinko gaming machine 2 as a call stand, the curtain plate lamp 8B is further lit red to indicate the corresponding pachinko gaming machine. When the call display for setting 2 as a call stand is performed, the curtain plate lamp 8H positioned on the right side of the curtain plate lamp 8G is lit in green, and a call display indicating that there is a call stand in its left direction is performed. The curtain plate lamp 8A located on the left side of the curtain plate lamp 8B is lit in yellow and displays a call indication that there is a call stand in the right direction of itself, between the curtain plate lamp 8B and the curtain plate lamp 8G. The curtain lamps 8C to 8F located in the position change from yellow lighting to blue lighting, and display a call indicating that there is a call stand in both directions. Therefore, the store clerk who enters the passage 4 and handles the call stand (pachinko machine 2 corresponding to the curtain lamp 8G) is in the state shown in FIG. 28, the lighting colors of the curtain lamps 8C to 8F are changed. It can be confirmed that the lighting is changed from yellow lighting to blue lighting, and before finishing the handling of this calling board (during handling of this calling board), the call display of these curtain lamps 8C to 8F (especially the curtain lamp 8F) is displayed. Based on this, it becomes possible to easily find the next call stand (pachinko machine 2 corresponding to the curtain lamp 8B).

  Next, when the time T3 has elapsed, as shown in FIGS. 26 and 29, the store clerk finishes dealing with the call stand (pachinko machine 2 corresponding to the curtain lamp 8G) and responds to this call stand. When the call button 28 of the call lamp 9 is turned off, the curtain lamp 8G is changed from red lighting to green lighting. This change to green lighting is executed when the call signal input from the corresponding call lamp 9 is stopped and the right call signal from the curtain lamp 8F is received by the curtain lamp 8G. . Further, in this case, the curtain plate lamp 8G stops the right call signal to the curtain plate lamp 8F and the left call signal to the curtain plate lamp 8H, which have been output based on the input of the call signal, and also the curtain plate lamp 8F. The left call signal is output to the curtain lamp 8H on the basis of the right call signal input from. At this time, naturally, the calling lamp 9 (the left lamp portion 27a and the right lamp portion 27b) corresponding to the curtain lamp 8G is turned off.

  When the curtain lamp 8G is changed from red lighting to green lighting, the curtain lamp 8F is changed from blue lighting to green lighting. The change to green lighting is such that the right call signal input from the curtain lamp 8G located on the right side of the curtain lamp 8F is stopped, and the left call signal from the curtain lamp 8E located on the left side of the curtain lamp 8F. It is executed by having been input. In this case, the curtain lamp 8F stops the right call signal output to the curtain lamp 8D based on the stop of the right call signal input from the curtain lamp 8G. Thereafter, similarly, such processing is repeated at the curtain lamps 8D and 8C, and the input of the right call signal is stopped at the curtain lamps 8D and 8C, so that only the left call signal is input. The plate lamps 8C to 8F are all changed from blue lighting to green lighting. FIG. 29 is an overall front view of the pachinko island stand 1 showing a display mode of the curtain lamp 8 when the time T3 has elapsed.

  That is, when the curtain lamps 8B and 8G are lit in red and a call display is made to use the corresponding pachinko gaming machine 2 as a call stand, the store clerk of the pachinko gaming machine 2 corresponding to the curtain lamp 8G is displayed. When the countermeasure is completed and the call button 28 of the call lamp 9 corresponding to the curtain lamp 8G is turned OFF, the curtain lamp 8G changes from red lighting to green lighting and the call stand in the left direction of itself. In addition, the curtain lamps 8C to 8F located between the curtain lamp 8B and the curtain lamp 8G are also changed from blue lighting to green lighting in the left direction of itself. A call display indicating that there is a call stand is performed. Accordingly, a store clerk who enters the passage 4 and finishes dealing with the call stand (pachinko machine 2 corresponding to the curtain lamp 8G) is based on the call display of the curtain lamps 8C to 8G (particularly the curtain lamp 8G). Thus, the call stand (pachinko machine 2 corresponding to the curtain lamp 8B) can be easily found and dealt with.

  Next, when the time T4 elapses, the store clerk finishes dealing with the call stand (pachinko machine 2 corresponding to the curtain lamp 8B), and turns off the call button 28 of the call lamp 9 corresponding to this call stand. When operated, the curtain lamp 8B is turned off. This extinction is executed when the call signal input from the corresponding call lamp 9 is stopped. Further, in this case, the curtain plate lamp 8B stops the right call signal to the curtain plate lamp 8A and the left call signal to the curtain plate lamp 8C, which were output based on the input of the call signal. At this time, of course, the calling lamp 9 (the left lamp portion 27a and the right lamp portion 27b) corresponding to the curtain lamp 8B is turned off.

  When the right calling signal and the left calling signal from the curtain lamp 8B are stopped, the curtain lamp 8A and the curtain lamp 8C are also turned off. The curtain lamp 8A stops the right call signal output to the representative lamp 15 at the left end based on the stop of the right call signal input from the curtain lamp 8B. The representative lamp 15 is turned off. On the other hand, curtain plate lamp 8C stops the left call signal output to curtain plate lamp 8D based on the stop of the left call signal input from curtain plate lamp 8B. Thereafter, similarly, such processing is repeated in the curtain plate lamps 8D to 8H, and the output of the right call signal is also stopped in the curtain plate lamps 8D to 8H, whereby the curtain plate lamps 8D to 8H and the right end signals are output. All the representative lamps 15 are turned off.

  As is apparent from the above description, in the call display system of the present embodiment, the curtain lamp 8 is provided on the pachinko island base 1 so as to correspond to the pachinko gaming machine 2 and the call lamp 9 in one-to-one correspondence. When the calling lamp 9 is turned on to display the calling table, it lights up in a predetermined color (red) in conjunction with the lighting, and the curtain lamp 8 also displays the calling table. . In addition, when the call lamp is generated when the incompatible call lamp 9 is lit in the pachinko island stand 1 (one side of the pachinko island stand 1), the curtain stand lamp 8 is directed to its right direction. In the case of, it lights in a predetermined color (yellow) in conjunction with the lighting, and displays a call indication that there is a call stand in its right direction, while the call stand that has occurred is When it is in the direction, it lights in a predetermined color (green) in conjunction with the lighting, and a call display indicating that there is a call stand in its left direction is performed. Further, the curtain lamp 8 is interlocked with the lighting of the pachinko island stand 1 (one side of the pachinko island stand 1) when a plurality of incompatible call lamps 9 are lit and the calling stand is generated in both directions. Then, it lights up in a predetermined color (blue), and a call display indicating that there is a call stand in both directions is performed.

Therefore, according to the call display system of the present embodiment having such a configuration, in addition to the call lamp 9, the curtain lamp 8 also displays the call table call display. You can find a call board and deal with it. In addition, the store clerk who has entered the passage 4 once displays the guidance of the curtain lamp 8 to the call stand, that is, the right display when there is a call stand in his right direction, and the call stand in his left direction. Even if various devices and decorations are attached to the pachinko island base 1 by the left direction display at one time and the two-way display when there is a call stand in both directions, the passage 4 is narrow. However, it is possible to find the call stand very easily without being disturbed by them. Further, even when a store clerk enters the aisle 4 and processes the call stand, even if a new call stand is generated or the call stand is canceled by another store clerk, etc. The guidance display of the curtain lamp 8 to the call stand makes it easy to know in which direction there is a new call stand or there is no other call stand. When the processing is completed, the next work (for example, work to find and deal with another call stand) can be quickly started. As a result, the store clerk can smoothly perform the work of canceling the call stand, and the work efficiency related to the call stand of the store clerk is improved. In addition, there is no significant effect of overlooking the calling platform or waiting for the player at the calling platform for a long time, thereby improving the image of the game hall and eventually improving the sales of the game hall. .

  Further, in the call display system of the present embodiment, the curtain lamp 8 and the call lamp 9 (call button 28) are arranged so as to be substantially alternately in the horizontal direction, whereby the curtain lamp 8 The call lamp 9 (call button 28) is arranged at substantially the same height. Therefore, according to such a configuration, when the store clerk operates the call button 28, the curtain lamp 8 (direction display means) naturally enters the store clerk's field of view. There is no need to check the curtain lamp 8 (direction display means) by changing the line of sight, and as a result, it becomes difficult to overlook the display change of the curtain board lamp 8 (direction display means).

In the call display system according to the present embodiment, when the call lamp 9 is lit using the LED control board 70 provided in the call display system, the representative lamp 15 (representative representative) that has jurisdiction over the lit call lamp 9 is used. The lamp 15a or the representative lamp 15b) is lit in conjunction. Originally, the method of turning on the representative lamp 15 when the call lamp 9 is turned on is an essential configuration for a game arcade, and is a technique that has been practiced in the past. Accordingly, the call lamp 9 and the representative lamp 15 need to be electrically connected by a cable or the like even when the call display system of this embodiment is not employed. Therefore, if the call display system of the present embodiment is adopted in the game hall, the connection between the call lamp 9 and the representative lamp 15 can be omitted, and the cost is reduced accordingly, and the pachinko island platform 1 As a result, it is possible to effectively use the precious space in the pachinko island stand 1 without increasing the number of wirings involved more than necessary.
(Embodiment 2)
Next, another embodiment related to the call display system of the present invention will be described. In addition, about this other embodiment (henceforth Embodiment 2), description here is abbreviate | omitted about the structure similar to Embodiment 1 mentioned above. FIG. 30 is an overall front view of the pachinko island stand 1 according to the second embodiment, and FIG. 31 is a perspective view showing a state when the curtain lamp 8 according to the second embodiment is attached to the pachinko island stand 1. First, referring to FIG. 31, the structure of the curtain plate lamp 8 according to the second embodiment is different from the structure of the curtain plate lamp 8 of the first embodiment described above in that the display plate of the curtain plate lamp 8 of the first embodiment. 55 is formed by bonding the two first display plates 55a and the second display plate 55b, whereas the display plate 55 of the curtain lamp 8 of the second embodiment is a single flat plate. It is only a point formed with a light plate.

Therefore, as shown in FIG. 30, in the curtain lamp 8 of the second embodiment, the boundary line between the curtain lamps 8 that appeared between the calling lamps 9 in the curtain lamp 8 of the first embodiment appears. It is gone. And the curtain lamp 8 of Embodiment 2 of such a structure comprises control circuits, such as LED control board 70, according to the curtain lamp 8 of Embodiment 1 mentioned above (FIGS. 5-8), By this control circuit, the processing as described above is executed (FIGS. 9 to 25). However, the curtain lamp 8 of the second embodiment is provided so as to correspond one-to-one with the pachinko gaming machine 2 (calling lamp 9) like the curtain lamp 8 of the first embodiment. Therefore, even if the player operates the call button 28 to turn on the call lamp 9 (the left lamp part 27a and the right lamp part 27b), it does not light in conjunction with this. That is, unlike the call lamp 9, the curtain lamp 8 according to the second embodiment does not have a function of performing a call display on the call stand itself to guide the store clerk.

  Next, a specific display mode related to the curtain lamp 8 of the second embodiment configured as described above will be described with reference to FIGS. 30 and 32 to 35. First, referring to FIG. 30, in this state, the eight calling lamps 9 shown in FIG. 30 are turned off, so that the curtain lamp 8 is also turned off as shown in FIGS. Yes. FIG. 32 is a timing chart for explaining a specific display mode of the curtain lamp 8 according to the second embodiment. In this state, the two representative lamps 15 at both ends are also turned off.

  When the time T1 has elapsed from this state, as shown in FIG. 32 and FIG. 33, a player who is playing with the second pachinko gaming machine 2 from the right of the pachinko island base 1 is the pachinko gaming machine 2 When the call button 28 of the call lamp 9 corresponding to is turned on, the curtain lamps 8I and 8J located on the right side of the call lamp 9 (pachinko machine 2) are lit in green, The curtain lamps 8A to 8H located on the left side of the calling lamp 9 (pachinko machine 2) are lit yellow. At this time, as a matter of course, the second call lamp 9 from the right (the left lamp portion 27a and the right lamp portion 27b) where the call button 28 is turned on is also lit in a predetermined color, and the two representative lamps 15 at both ends are also turned on. Light. FIG. 33 is an overall front view of the pachinko island stand 1 showing a display mode of the curtain lamp 8 according to the second embodiment when the time T1 has elapsed.

  That is, when the second call lamp 9 from the right of the pachinko island stand 1 is lit, the curtain lamps 8A to 8H located on the left side of the call lamp 9 are lit in yellow and the call stand is in the right direction. A call display indicating that there is a call is performed, and the curtain lamps 8I and 8J located on the right side of the call lamp 9 are lit in green, and a call display is displayed indicating that there is a call stand in the left direction. Therefore, the store clerk who has been waiting in the above-described waiting area 21 enters the passage 4 based on the lit representative lamp 15 in the state shown in FIG. 33, and the call display of these curtain lamps 8A to 8J. Based on the above, it is possible to easily find and deal with the calling platform (the pachinko gaming machine 2 corresponding to the second calling ramp 9 from the right). Alternatively, when the state shown in FIG. 33 is reached, the store clerk who has accidentally entered the passage 4 can call the call stand (to the second call lamp 9 from the right on the basis of the call display of the curtain lamps 8A to 8J. A corresponding pachinko gaming machine 2) can be easily found and dealt with.

  Next, when the time T2 has elapsed, as shown in FIGS. 32 and 34, a player who is playing with the second pachinko gaming machine 2 from the left of the pachinko islands 1 is placed in this pachinko gaming machine 2. When the call button 28 of the corresponding call lamp 9 is turned ON, the curtain lamps 8A and 8B located on the left side of the call lamp 9 (pachinko gaming machine 2) remain unchanged in yellow, In addition, the curtain lamps 8I and 8J located on the right side of the second calling lamp 9 from the right of the pachinko island stand 1 described above maintain the green lighting unchanged, while the pachinko island stand 1 from the left of the pachinko island stand 1 All the curtain lamps 8C to 8H located between the second calling lamp 9 and the second calling lamp 9 from the right are changed from yellow lighting to blue lighting. At this time, as a matter of course, the second call lamp 9 from the left (the left lamp portion 27a and the right lamp portion 27b) where the call button 28 is turned on is also lit in a predetermined color. FIG. 34 is an overall front view of the pachinko island stand 1 showing a display mode of the curtain lamp 8 according to the second embodiment when the time T2 has elapsed.

That is, when the second call lamp 9 from the right of the pachinko island stand 1 is turned on and a call display is made to use the corresponding pachinko gaming machine 2 as a call stand, the second call lamp from the left is further displayed. When 9 is turned on and a call display is performed to set the corresponding pachinko machine 2 as a call stand, the curtain lamps 8I and 8J located on the right side of the second call lamp 9 from the right turn on in green. A call display indicating that there is a call stand in its left direction is performed, and the curtain lamps 8A and 8B located on the left side of the second call lamp 9 from the left are lit yellow and in their right direction. A call display indicating that there is a call stand is made, and the curtain lamps 8C to 8H located between the second call lamp 9 from the left and the second call lamp 9 from the right are changed from yellow lighting to blue lighting. Call indication that there is a call stand in both directions Do. Accordingly, the store clerk entering the passage 4 and dealing with the call stand (pachinko machine 2 corresponding to the second call ramp 9 from the right) enters the state shown in FIG. It can be confirmed that the lighting color of the lamp is changed from yellow lighting to blue lighting. Based on this call display, the next call stand (pachinko gaming machine 2 corresponding to the second call lamp 9 from the left) can be easily found.

  Next, when the time T3 has elapsed, as shown in FIGS. 32 and 35, the store clerk finishes dealing with the call stand (pachinko machine 2 corresponding to the second call lamp 9 from the right), and this call stand When the call button 28 of the call lamp 9 corresponding to is turned OFF, the curtain lamps 8I and 8J located on the left side of the call lamp 9 (pachinko machine 2) remain unchanged in green. Also, the curtain lamps 8A and 8B located on the left side of the second calling lamp 9 from the left of the pachinko island stand 1 described above maintain the yellow lighting without changing, while the left of the pachinko island stand 1 All the curtain lamps 8C to 8H located between the second call lamp 9 and the second call lamp 9 from the right are changed from blue light to green light. At this time, naturally, the second call lamp 9 (left lamp portion 27a, right lamp portion 27b) from the right where the call button 28 is turned off is turned off. FIG. 35 is an overall front view of the pachinko island stand 1 showing a display mode of the curtain lamp 8 according to the second embodiment when the time T3 has elapsed.

  That is, when the second call lamp 9 from the right and the second call lamp from the left of the pachinko island stand 1 are lit, and a call display for using the corresponding pachinko gaming machine 2 as a call stand is performed, When the store clerk finishes dealing with the pachinko gaming machine 2 corresponding to the second calling lamp 9 from the right and turns off the calling button 28 of the calling lamp 9, the curtain located on the right side of the second calling lamp 9 from the right The lamps 8I and 8J are lit in green and give a call display indicating that there is a call stand in the left direction of the lamps. The curtain lamps 8A and 8B located on the left side of the second call lamp 9 from the left are yellow. Illuminates to indicate that there is a call stand in its right direction, and the curtain lamps 8C to 8H located between the second call lamp 9 from the left and the second call lamp 9 from the right Changed from blue to green Te, like the curtain plate lamp 8I and 8J, a call display to the effect that there is a call platform in its own left direction. Therefore, the store clerk who has entered the passage 4 and finished dealing with the call stand (pachinko machine 2 corresponding to the second call lamp 9 from the right) has received these curtain plate lamps 8C to 8H (particularly the curtain plate lamp 8H). Based on the call display, the call stand (pachinko gaming machine 2 corresponding to the second call lamp 9 from the left) can be easily found and dealt with.

  Next, when the time T4 has elapsed, the store clerk finishes dealing with the call stand (pachinko machine 2 corresponding to the second call ramp 9 from the left) and calls the call ramp 9 corresponding to this call stand. When the button 28 is turned off, all the curtain lamps 8A to 8J are turned off. At this time, of course, the second call lamp 9 from the left (the left lamp portion 27a and the right lamp portion 27b) from which the call button 28 is turned off is turned off. In this case, the two representative lamps 15 at both ends are also turned off.

As is clear from the above description, in the call display system of the second embodiment, the curtain lamp 8 corresponds to the pachinko gaming machine 2 and the call lamp 9 on a one-to-one basis as in the call display system of the first embodiment. Thus, even if the call lamp 9 is turned on and the call stand is displayed, the call stand display similar to the call lamp 9 is not performed. However, as described above, the guidance display of the curtain lamp 8 to the call stand, that is, the right display when there is a call stand in its own right direction, and the left when there is a call stand in its left direction. The direction display and the two-way display when there is a call stand in both directions can be displayed more finely. Accordingly, the guidance display function of the curtain lamp 8 to the call stand is more than that of the first embodiment. The call display system of the second embodiment is superior. Furthermore, according to the call display system of the second embodiment, the display color of the curtain lamp 8 can be reduced by one color (red is reduced) compared to the first embodiment, thereby simplifying the configuration of the call display system, This has the effect of reducing costs and reducing clerk errors.
(Embodiment 3)
Next, a third embodiment according to the call display system of the present invention will be described. In addition, about Embodiment 3, the description here is abbreviate | omitted about the structure similar to Embodiment 1 mentioned above.

  FIG. 37 is a principal block diagram of the control circuit (control board 70) in the island curtain plate lamp 8, and FIG. 38 is a principal block diagram of the control circuit (control board 70) in the island right end curtain lamp 8. FIG. 39 is a block diagram of the main part of the control circuit (control board 70) in the island left end curtain lamp 8.

  The configuration and function of the control board 70 in the island curtain plate lamp 8 are basically the same as the control board 70 (see FIG. 5) of the island curtain plate lamp 8 in the first embodiment. However, in the third embodiment, the left lamp portion 27 a and the right lamp portion 27 b of the calling lamp 9 are connected to the output circuit 78. When the call signal when the call button 28 is turned ON by the player is input to the input circuit 77, the left lamp portion 27a and the right lamp portion 27b of the call lamp 9 are based on the signal output from the output circuit 78. Light. That is, in the third embodiment, the control circuit 70 controls the LED substrate 56 corresponding to the first display plate 55a and the second display plate 55b and also controls the call display by the call lamp 9.

  The configuration and function of the control board 70 in the island right end curtain lamp 8 are basically the same as those of the control board 70 (see FIG. 6) of the island right end curtain lamp 8 in the first embodiment. However, in the third embodiment, the left lamp portion 27 a and the right lamp portion 27 b of the calling lamp 9 are connected to the output circuit 78. When the call signal when the call button 28 is turned ON by the player is input to the input circuit 77, the left lamp portion 27a and the right lamp portion 27b of the call lamp 9 are based on the signal output from the output circuit 78. Light. That is, in the third embodiment, the control circuit 70 controls the LED substrate 56 corresponding to the first display plate 55a and the second display plate 55b and also controls the call display by the call lamp 9.

  The configuration and function of the control board 70 in the island left curtain plate lamp 8 are basically the same as the control board 70 (see FIG. 7) of the island left curtain plate lamp 8 in the first embodiment. However, in the third embodiment, the left lamp portion 27 a and the right lamp portion 27 b of the calling lamp 9 are connected to the output circuit 78. When the call signal when the call button 28 is turned ON by the player is input to the input circuit 77, the left lamp portion 27a and the right lamp portion 27b of the call lamp 9 are based on the signal output from the output circuit 78. Light. That is, in the third embodiment, the control circuit 70 controls the LED substrate 56 corresponding to the first display plate 55a and the second display plate 55b and also controls the call display by the call lamp 9.

FIG. 40 is a front view of the calling lamp 9 and the curtain lamp 8 in the third embodiment. The calling lamp 9 is formed on a substantially rectangular base body portion so that a resin-molded translucent cover 25 covers the base body portion. 30 is provided. The data display unit 30 is configured to be capable of full color display on a liquid crystal display (LCD) or the like, and informs the player of useful game information based on the operation data of the pachinko gaming machine 2. A call button 28 is provided at the lower left portion of the call lamp 9, and a left lamp portion 27a and a right lamp portion 27b are provided on the left and right sides of the call lamp 9, respectively.

  Next, the curtain lamp 8 will be described. The curtain plate lamp 8 includes a first display plate 55a, a second display plate 55b, and an LED substrate 56 (see FIGS. 37 to 39). The first display plate 55 a is attached to the upper left side of the cover 25 in the calling lamp 9. The second display plate 55 b is attached to the upper right side of the cover 25 in the calling lamp 9. That is, in the third embodiment, the first display plate 55 a and the second display plate 55 b of the curtain plate lamp 8 are attached to the calling lamp 9. The first display plate 55a and the second display plate 55b are light guide plates made of a transparent synthetic resin (for example, acrylic resin or methacrylic resin). .

  In other words, according to the call display systems of the first to third embodiments, the game shop clerk can find and deal with the call stand very easily, and as a result, the work for canceling the call stand can be performed smoothly. Can do. As a result, the work load of the store clerk can be reduced and the game room service can be improved.

  As mentioned above, although embodiment of this invention has been described based on drawing, a concrete structure is not limited to what was shown in embodiment, The change and addition in the range which does not deviate from the summary of this invention Are included in the present invention. For example, in the first to third embodiments, the pachinko gaming machine 2 has been described as an example, but the call display system of the present invention can be applied to a slot machine that uses medals.

  In the first to third embodiments, the display mode of the curtain lamp 8 is changed to the right display (yellow) and the left The display (green) and the bi-directional display (blue) are distinguished from each other. However, the method of distinguishing the direction indication is not limited to this. For example, the display on the display plate 55 of the curtain lamp 8 is displayed in the right direction in advance. The character or design representing the left direction display is formed, and when the right direction is displayed, the character or design representing the right direction display is selected and lit.When the left direction is displayed, the character or design representing the left direction display is selected. It may be selected and lit, and all (characters and symbols representing right direction display and left direction display) may be lit when displaying in both directions. In this case, not only lighting but also blinking or the like may be used. Furthermore, in addition to these characters and symbols, sounds representing the right direction, left direction, and both directions may be added. That is, the display mode of the curtain lamp 8 may be any display mode as long as the store clerk can identify that fact.

  Further, the LED control board 70 is provided so as to correspond to the display plate 55 on a one-to-one basis. Alternatively, as shown in FIG. 36, the display plate 55 may be centrally managed and controlled by using one or two LED control boards 70. FIG. 36 is a schematic diagram illustrating an electrical configuration of the pachinko island platform 1 when the LED control board 70 according to the first embodiment is combined as one example. In this case, the LED control board 70 inputs the call signal inputted from the call lamp 9 (call button 28) in association with the machine number of the machine number display unit 29 (see FIG. 3), On the other hand, a storage unit such as the ROM 74 of the LED control board 70 may be stored in advance with a number assigned to each display plate 55 and the LED board 56. In this way, the LED control board 70 can know the positional relationship (lateral relationship) between each calling lamp 9 and each display plate 55 on the pachinko island platform 1, and accordingly, according to the procedure as described above. The display plate 55 corresponding to the input of the calling signal may be lit in a predetermined color (red, yellow, green or blue). With such a configuration, the number of LED control boards 70 can be reduced, and the cost is reduced.

  Further, as described above, the island top lamp 16, the island top lamp 17, the island middle lamp 18, and the island bottom lamp 20 are lit / flashed when the decoration effect is enhanced or when the pachinko gaming machine 2 is a big hit. However, in addition to this, the lighting / flashing display is performed in a predetermined manner in conjunction with the lighting of the calling lamp 9, and the island top lamp 16, the island lamp 17, the island lamp 18, and the island bottom lamp 20 are displayed. Alternatively, the store clerk may be guided to the calling platform.

  In addition, when the pachinko gaming machine 2 hits a big hit, so-called running display in which the pachinko island base 1 is sequentially turned on in the longitudinal direction may be made to perform a so-called running display. In the call display systems according to the first to third embodiments, since the adjacent curtain lamps 8 are originally connected to each other by the LED control board 70, this running display can be realized very easily. .

  In the curtain lamp 8, a plurality of display plates 55 may be configured to overlap each other. In this case, the LED substrate 56 may be disposed on the side surfaces (edges) of the superimposed display plates 55 so that the full-color LEDs 57 are exposed, and the full-color LEDs 57 may be individually controlled. In this way, a more elaborate display mode of the curtain lamp 8 can be realized, and the decoration effect of the curtain lamp 8 can be further enhanced.

  In the second embodiment, as shown in FIG. 31, the display plate 55 of the curtain lamp 8 is formed by one flat light guide plate, and both side surfaces (edges) of the single display plate 55 are formed. Each LED board 56 is arranged so that the full-color LED 57 can be faced. That is, in the curtain lamp 8 of the second embodiment, light is incident from both side surfaces (edges) of one display plate 55. This is because the LED substrate 56 is placed only on one side surface (edge). It may be arranged so that light is incident only from one side (edge) of the display plate 55. In this way, although the light emission intensity of the display plate 55 is slightly weakened, the cost is reduced and the structure of the call display system can be simplified.

  In the first to third embodiments, when the call button 28 of the call lamp 9 (call display means) is operated and a predetermined call signal is input, the first display plate 55a and the second display plate 55a (direction display means). The display plate 55b is always lit, but as another embodiment, lighting control may be performed only during a period in which the call button 28 is turned on by a store clerk's operation. In this way, the direction display by the direction display means can be displayed only when the store clerk determines that it is necessary.

  In the first to third embodiments, a dedicated operation unit for performing direction display by the direction display unit may be provided separately from the call button 28. Further, the direction display by the direction display means may be performed only when a predetermined operation (for example, long press, continuous press, etc.) is performed on the call button 28.

Next, the main correspondence between the configuration of the claims and the embodiment of the present invention will be described.
The gaming machine corresponds to the pachinko gaming machine 2, the call display means corresponds to the calling lamp 9, the island on which the gaming machine is installed corresponds to the pachinko island base 1, and the direction display means includes the curtain lamp 8 and the display plate. 55, corresponding to the LED board 56, the display control means corresponds to the LED control board 70, the pattern corresponds to the pattern 58, the light guide plate corresponds to the display plate 55, and the light emission source corresponds to the full color LED 57. To do.

1 ... Pachinko island stand, 2 ... Pachinko machine,
3 ... Ball lending machine, 4 ... Passage,
5 ... Tsumami, 6 ... Counter,
7 ... Banma, 8 ... Screenboard lamp,
9 ... calling lamp, 10 ... waist plate,
11 ... skirting board, 13 ... storage box,
15, 15a, 15b ... representative lamps, 16 ... island top lamps,
17 ... Shimakami lamp, 18 ... Shimanaka lamp,
20 ... bottom ramp of island, 21 ... standby area,
25 ... Cover, 27a ... Left lamp part,
27b ... Right lamp part 28 ... Call button,
29 ... stand number display part, 30 ... data display part,
55 ... Display plate, 55a ... First display plate,
55b ... second display plate, 56 ... LED substrate,
57 ... Full color LED, 58 ... Pattern,
59 ... Frame, 60 ... Curtain plate lamp mounting part,
70 ... Control board 73 ... CPU, 74 ... ROM, 75 ... RAM,
77 ... Input circuit, 78 ... Output circuit,
79 ... Power supply circuit, 80 ... Bus,
L ... interval, T1, T2, T3, T4 ... time

The present invention relates to a display device attached to a gaming machine installation island.

  Conventionally, a large number of gaming machines such as pachinko gaming machines and slot machines are lined up on a game machine installation island, and a plurality of game machine installation islands are provided in parallel in the game hall. Generally, it is provided. The game machine-installed island base is provided with a device called a so-called call lamp so as to correspond to the game machine on a one-to-one basis. It is provided above and has a function of turning on by a player's operation and calling a store clerk when a trouble occurs in a gaming machine.

  Further, devices called so-called representative lamps are provided at both ends of the gaming machine installation island, and the representative lamps are lit in conjunction with the lighting of the calling lamp. The representative lamps are usually provided at the left and right four places on both ends of the gaming machine installation island. When the calling lamp is turned on, the two representative lamps on the left side or the right side where the calling lamp is turned on are turned on. It has become. In other words, these two representative lamps have jurisdiction over one side half of the gaming machines that are lined up on the islands where the gaming machines are installed. The two representative lamps that have jurisdiction over the gaming machine corresponding to the calling lamp are also turned on, and the two representative lamps are turned on to turn on the gaming machine installation islands and passages (game machine installation islands with the calling lamps lit). The passage formed between the tables can be seen.

  Therefore, when a store clerk in a game hall finds a gaming machine (hereinafter, simply referred to as a call board) whose corresponding representative lamp is lit, the following procedure is used. In other words, the store clerk waits outside the aisle to check the gaming machine installed islands where the representative lamps are lit among the plurality of gaming machine installed islands in the amusement hall. Enter a passage and find this calling platform.

  However, there are the following problems when finding a call stand by such a method. That is, the call lamps provided corresponding to each gaming machine display only the calling of the gaming machine, so that the store clerk who has entered the passage once has to check the lighting status of all the calling lamps. However, confirming the lighting status of all the call lamps installed on the game machine installation island from one position of the aisle is not limited to ornaments attached to the game machine installation island. It was difficult because the width of the passage was narrow.

  Therefore, in order to eliminate such inconveniences, the representative lamp has a function that can be used to determine how many of the call stands are currently out of the game machines under the jurisdiction of the game machine installation island stand (such as the number of call stands). It is conceivable to employ a technique (for example, refer to Patent Document 1, hereinafter referred to as a conventional technique) provided with a function for displaying the above in order to solve the above problems.

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However, the decorative effect of the conventional display device is not sufficient.

The present invention has been made to solve such problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a display device having a high decorative effect .

In order to solve such a problem, the display device of the present invention is a display device attached to a gaming machine installation island base in which a large number of gaming machines are provided as described in claim 1,
A light guide plate formed by bonding the first display plate and the second display plate at their end faces, and an end face of the first display plate and the second display plate, the end faces performing the bonding And a light emitting source provided to face the opposite end surface .
The display device of the present invention can enhance the decoration effect and further improve the image of the game hall.

Further, the display device according to claim 2, in the display device according to claim 1, wherein the light guide plate is more arranged at predetermined intervals, the cover covering the interval, and a call lamp on the cover The light emitting source is attached to the inside of the cover.

It is a front view which shows the whole pachinko island stand 1 of this embodiment. 1 is an overall schematic plan view of a game arcade of the present embodiment. It is a front view of the calling lamp 9 of this embodiment. It is a perspective view which shows a state when attaching the curtain lamp 8 of this embodiment to the pachinko island stand 1. FIG. It is a principal part block diagram of the control circuit in the island curtain plate lamp 8 of this embodiment. It is a principal part block diagram of the control circuit in the island right end curtain board lamp 8 of this embodiment. It is a principal part block diagram of the control circuit in the island left end curtain board lamp 8 of this embodiment. It is the schematic which shows the electrical constitution of the pachinko island stand 1 of this embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the main process which the LED control board 70 of the island curtain board lamp 8 of this embodiment performs. It is a flowchart which shows the call signal input process which the LED control board 70 of the island curtain board lamp 8 of this embodiment performs. It is a flowchart which shows the left call signal input process which the LED control board 70 of the island curtain board lamp 8 of this embodiment performs. It is a flowchart which shows the right call signal input process which the LED control board 70 of the island curtain board lamp 8 of this embodiment performs. It is a flowchart which shows the calling signal input stop process which the LED control board 70 of the island curtain board lamp 8 of this embodiment performs. It is a flowchart which shows the left call signal input stop process which the LED control board 70 of the island curtain board lamp 8 of this embodiment performs. It is a flowchart which shows the right call signal input stop process which the LED control board 70 of the island curtain board lamp 8 of this embodiment performs. It is a flowchart which shows the main process which the LED control board 70 of the island right end curtain lamp 8 of this embodiment performs. It is a flowchart which shows the calling signal input process which the LED control board 70 of the island right end curtain board lamp 8 of this embodiment performs. It is a flowchart which shows the left call signal input process which the LED control board 70 of the island right end curtain lamp 8 of this embodiment performs. It is a flowchart which shows the call signal input stop process which the LED control board 70 of the island right end curtain lamp 8 of this embodiment performs. It is a flowchart which shows the left call signal input stop process which the LED control board 70 of the island right end curtain lamp 8 of this embodiment performs. It is a flowchart which shows the main process which the LED control board 70 of the island left end curtain board lamp 8 of this embodiment performs. It is a flowchart which shows the calling signal input process which the LED control board 70 of the island left end curtain lamp 8 of this embodiment performs. It is a flowchart which shows the right call signal input process which the LED control board 70 of the island left end curtain lamp 8 of this embodiment performs. It is a flowchart which shows the call signal input stop process which the LED control board 70 of the island left end curtain lamp 8 of this embodiment performs. It is a flowchart which shows the right call signal input stop process which the LED control board 70 of the island left end curtain lamp 8 of this embodiment performs. It is a timing chart for demonstrating the specific display mode of the curtain lamp 8 of this embodiment. It is a whole front view of the pachinko island stand 1 which shows the display mode of the curtain lamp 8 when the time T1 of this embodiment has passed. It is a whole front view of the pachinko island stand 1 which shows the display mode of the curtain lamp 8 when the time T2 of this embodiment has passed. It is a whole front view of the pachinko island stand 1 which shows the display mode of the curtain lamp 8 when the time T3 of this embodiment has passed. It is a whole front view of the pachinko island stand 1 of Embodiment 2. It is a perspective view which shows a state when attaching the curtain lamp 8 of Embodiment 2 to the pachinko island stand 1. FIG. 6 is a timing chart for explaining a specific display mode of the curtain lamp 8 of the second embodiment. It is a whole front view of the pachinko island stand 1 which shows the display mode of the curtain board lamp 8 when the time T1 of Embodiment 2 passes. It is a whole front view of the pachinko island stand 1 which shows the display mode of the curtain lamp 8 when the time T2 of Embodiment 2 passes. It is a whole front view of the pachinko island stand 1 which shows the display mode of the curtain lamp 8 when the time T3 of Embodiment 2 passes. It is the schematic which shows the electrical structure of the pachinko island stand 1 when the LED control board 70 concerning this embodiment is made into one. It is a principal part block diagram of the control circuit in the island curtain plate lamp 8 of Embodiment 3. FIG. It is a principal part block diagram of the control circuit in the island right end curtain board lamp 8 of Embodiment 3. FIG. It is a principal part block diagram of the control circuit in the island left end curtain board lamp 8 of Embodiment 3. FIG. It is a front view of the curtain plate lamp 8 and the call lamp 9 of the third embodiment.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.
(Embodiment 1)
FIG. 1 is an overall front view of the pachinko island stand 1, and FIG. 2 is a schematic plan view of the entire amusement hall. With reference to FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, the pachinko island stand 1 of this embodiment has a large number of pachinko gaming machines 2 arranged in the longitudinal direction in the longitudinal direction. Island stand 1 is installed in parallel. Further, as shown in FIG. 2, five passages 4 are formed between the pachinko island platforms 1 and between the pachinko island platform 1 and the wall surface of the game hall. In addition, although the pachinko island stand 1 shown in FIG.1 and FIG.2 showed that the pachinko game machine 2 to be arranged was 8 on one side (16 on both sides), in reality, 20 on one side (40 on both sides) The number of pachinko islands 1 itself may be four or more, for example, several dozens in a large game arcade. In FIG. 2, reference numeral 21 denotes a waiting area in which a game shop clerk waits during business hours, and the clerk waits in the waiting area 21 so that the lighting state of a representative lamp to be described later can be confirmed well. It has become.

  With reference to FIG. 1, ball lending machines 3 are arranged between each pachinko gaming machine 2 so as to correspond to the pachinko gaming machines 2 on a one-to-one basis. A pawl board 5 is provided, and between the pawl boards 5 at both ends, a plate-like counter 6 is formed so as to be positioned below the pachinko gaming machine 2. Further, as shown in FIG. 2, representative lamps 15 (15a, 15b) are provided at both upper ends of the end plate 5, and the representative lamps 15 are always off, and a call lamp described later is turned on. It lights up in a predetermined manner in conjunction with, and guides the store clerk.

  In other words, the representative lamp 15 has jurisdiction over the pachinko machine 2 (8 units) on the right side (see FIG. 2) of the pachinko island table 1 on which 15a is installed, and 15b is the pachinko island table on which it is installed. The pachinko gaming machine 2 (eight units) on the left side of FIG. And if any of the below-mentioned calling lamps provided on the pachinko islands 1 corresponding to the pachinko gaming machine 2 under its jurisdiction is turned on, the lights 15a and 15b are turned on. That is, the representative lamp 15a is turned on when any one of the calling lamps on the right side of the pachinko island stand 1 is lit, and the representative lamp 15b is turned on when any one of the calling lamps on the left side of the pachinko island stand 1 is turned on.

  Returning to FIG. 1, a column 7 is provided at the upper part of the pachinko island stand 1, and this column 7 is provided so as to be openable and closable with respect to the pachinko island stand 1. It is possible to deal with troubles such as when the internal replenishment basket becomes clogged. In addition, a plate-shaped curtain lamp 8 is provided below the space 7, and this curtain lamp 8 corresponds to the pachinko gaming machine 2 on a one-on-one basis, like the ball lending machine 3. As in the case of the representative lamp 15, the lamp is normally turned off, and lights up in a predetermined manner in conjunction with the lighting of a call lamp described later to call or guide a store clerk. ing. The curtain lamp 8 will be described in detail later.

  Similarly, the curtain lamp 8 is provided with a calling lamp 9 so as to correspond to the pachinko gaming machine 2 on a one-to-one basis. The call lamp 9 is turned on by a player's operation when a trouble occurs in the pachinko gaming machine 2 and calls a store clerk, or it automatically lights up / flashes when the pachinko gaming machine 2 hits a jackpot. And a display unit for collecting operation data of the corresponding pachinko gaming machine 2 and notifying a player of predetermined game information based on the collected operation data. Note that the calling lamp 9 is normally turned off. When the player lamp is turned on by the player's operation in this way, the representative lamp 15 and the curtain lamp 8 are turned on in a predetermined manner. The configuration of the call lamp 9 will be described later.

  That is, when the call lamp 9 is turned on by the player's operation, the representative lamps 15a and 15b having jurisdiction over the pachinko gaming machine 2 corresponding to the lighted call lamp 9 are turned on. The store clerk who has been waiting enters the passage 4 corresponding to the lit representative lamps 15a and 15b, and at the pachinko island stand 1 where the lit representative lamps 15a and 15b are installed, the corresponding call lamps. The pachinko gaming machine 2 in which 9 is lit, that is, the call stand is found and dealt with.

  In addition, a plate-like waist plate 10 located below the counter 6 is provided at the lower part of the pachinko island platform 1, and a plate-like waist plate 10 is provided between the waist plate 10 and the floor of the game hall. A skirting board 11 is provided between the end plates 5. In addition, a storage box 13 in which a ball polishing / lifting device and the like are stored is erected in the center of the pachinko island platform 1, and at the end of the pachinko island platform 1, although not shown, When a pachinko ball acquired by a person is returned, a ball return counting device is provided that issues a receipt that numerically records the number of pachinko balls. The player presents the receipt issued from the ball return counting device to the store clerk and exchanges it for a desired prize.

  By the way, the pachinko island stand 1 of the present embodiment is provided with an island top lamp 16, an island lamp 17, an island lamp 18, and an island bottom lamp 20, as shown in FIG. The top lamps 16 are provided on the left and right of the upper part of the storage box 13, the island lamps 17 are provided substantially at the upper part of the space 7 and the upper part of the surface of the storage box 13, and the island lamps 18 are substantially at the center of the surface of the storage box 13 The island bottom lamp 20 is provided on the entire surface of the skirting board 11. The island top lamp 16, the island top lamp 17, the island middle lamp 18, and the island bottom lamp 20 are normally lit / flashed in a predetermined manner in order to enhance the decoration effect, and the pachinko gaming machine 2 described above is lit. When it is a big hit, it is lit / flashed in a special manner. In FIG. 1, the island lamp 17, the island lamp 18, and the island bottom lamp 20 are similarly provided on the back surface not shown in the figure.

  Next, the calling lamp 9 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 3 is a front view of the calling lamp 9. The calling lamp 9 is formed on a substantially rectangular base body portion so that a resin-molded translucent cover 25 covers the base body portion. A portion 30 is provided. The data display unit 30 is configured to be capable of full color display on a liquid crystal display (LCD) or the like, and informs the player of useful game information based on the operation data of the pachinko gaming machine 2. Below the call lamp 9, a call button 28 and a machine number display section 29 are provided. On the left and right sides of the call lamp 9, a left lamp section 27a and a right lamp section 27b are provided.

  The left lamp portion 27a and the right lamp portion 27b are turned on when the player operates the call button 28 when a trouble occurs in the pachinko gaming machine 2 or the like. Furthermore, the left lamp portion 27a and the right lamp portion 27b are configured to blink automatically in a predetermined manner even when the gaming state of the pachinko gaming machine 2 is a big hit, a certain change, or a short time. The left lamp portion 27a and the right lamp portion 27b are provided inside the cover 25 with light emitted from light emitting sources (not shown) such as LEDs (light emitting diodes) and light bulbs attached to the base body portion. A large number of irregularities having a sawtooth cross section make it shine by irregular reflection to the outside.

  Next, the curtain plate lamp 8 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a state where the curtain plate lamp 8 is attached to the pachinko island platform 1. As shown in FIG. 4, the curtain plate lamp 8 includes a display plate 55, an LED board 56, a frame 59, and an LED control board (not shown). The display plate 55 is formed as a single thin plate as shown in FIG. 4 by bonding the first display plate 55a and the second display plate 55b of the same size. The first display plate 55a and the second display plate 55b are light guide plates made of a transparent synthetic resin (for example, an acrylic resin or a methacrylic resin). Yes.

  The LED substrate 56 is formed so that its length (vertical direction) is substantially the same as that of the display plate 55, and full color LEDs 57 are mounted on the surface thereof at a predetermined pitch. Although three full-color LEDs 57 are shown in FIG. 4, the pitch of the full-color LEDs 57 is not particularly limited, and therefore there may be any number of full-color LEDs 57. The LED board 56 is electrically connected to an LED control board, which will be described later, by a harness (not shown) or the like. Under the control of the LED control board, the full color LED 57 emits light in a predetermined color.

  The frame 59 is formed of a metal or the like with a substantially U-shaped cross section, and an LED substrate 56 is attached to the inside of the frame 59 in advance. Note that the length (vertical direction) of the frame 59 is formed to be substantially the same (slightly longer) as the display plate 55 and the LED substrate 56.

  In order to attach the curtain lamp 8 configured as described above to the pachinko island platform 1, first, the display plate 55 is placed at a predetermined distance from the curtain plate lamp mounting portion 60 provided below the column 7 of the pachinko island platform 1. After that, the frame 59 to which the LED board 56 is attached in advance is attached to the curtain plate lamp attaching portion 60 with screws or the like so as to cover the interval L. The length (vertical direction) of the curtain plate lamp mounting portion 60 is formed so as to be substantially the same as the frame 59.

  Here, when the frame 59 is mounted on the curtain plate lamp mounting portion 60, the full color LED 57 faces the side surfaces (edges) of the first display plate 55a and the second display plate 55b. When is lit, light enters the first display plate 55a and the second display plate 55b as light guide plates, and the incident light collides with the pattern 58 or the edge of the plate in the middle of propagation to cause irregular reflection. The pattern 58 and the edge of the plate are displayed with light emission (so-called edge light method). In this case, since the first display plate 55a and the second display plate 55b are bonded as described above, the light incident on the first display plate 55a does not enter the second display plate 55b. Further, the light that has entered the second display plate 55b does not enter the first display plate 55a. That is, the light incident on the first display plate 55a and the second display plate 55b does not interfere with each other.

  It should be noted that the pachinko island so that the above-described calling lamp 9 covers the frame 59 at the position of the interval L between the display plates 55 (the first display plate 55a and the second display plate 55b), that is, at the position of the frame 59. It can be attached to the base 1. Accordingly, the first display plate 55a is positioned on the left side of the calling lamp 9, and the second display plate 55b is positioned on the right side of the calling lamp 9. As will be described in detail later, the player operates the calling button 28. When the call lamp 9 (the left lamp portion 27a and the right lamp portion 27b) is turned on, the first display plate 55a and the second display plate 55b located on the left and right sides of the call lamp 9 are also linked to the predetermined state. It comes to light up.

  Next, a control circuit for the curtain lamp 8 will be described with reference to FIGS. First, referring to FIG. 5 and FIG. 8, a curtain plate lamp 8 (hereinafter simply referred to as a curtain plate lamp 8 except for the curtain plate lamps 8 on both left and right sides in FIG. 1) provided at both ends of the pachinko island base 1. The control circuit of the island curtain plate lamp 8) will be described. FIG. 5 is a block diagram of the main part of the control circuit in the island curtain plate lamp 8. FIG. 8 is a schematic diagram showing the electrical configuration of the pachinko island platform 1 according to the present invention. The LED control board 70 mainly constituting the control circuit of the island curtain plate lamp 8 is a microcomputer including a CPU 73, a ROM 74, a RAM 75, an input circuit 77, an output circuit 78, a power supply circuit 79, and a bus 80 for connecting them. The call lamp 9 corresponding to itself is connected to the input circuit 77, and a call signal when the call button 28 is turned on by the player is input from the call lamp 9. It has become.

  The input circuit 77 is connected to the LED control board 70 on the left side, and a left calling signal is input from the LED control board 70 on the left side. The LED control board 70 on the left side is the pachinko gaming machine that is managed by the representative lamp 15a or the representative lamp 15b as described above. 2 is the LED control board 70 provided in the curtain lamp 8 installed on the left side of the curtain lamp 8 provided corresponding to the left, and the left calling signal is the LED adjacent to the left. It is a signal input from the control board 70.

  Similarly, the right adjacent LED control board 70 is connected to the input circuit 77, and the right calling signal is input from the right adjacent LED control board 70. The right LED control board 70 is a pachinko gaming machine that is managed by the curtain lamp 8 installed on the right side of the pachinko island platform 1, that is, the representative lamp 15a or the representative lamp 15b as described above. 2 is the LED control board 70 included in the curtain lamp 8 installed on the right side of the curtain lamp 8 provided corresponding to the right, and the right call signal is the LED adjacent to the right. It is a signal input from the control board 70.

  On the other hand, the LED circuit 56 corresponding to the first display plate 55a and the LED substrate 56 corresponding to the second display plate 55b are connected to the output circuit 78, and these LED substrates 56, 56 are described above. Based on the input of the calling signal, the left calling signal, or the right calling signal from the input circuit 77, the driving is controlled by a driver circuit (not shown) and the like, and the lighting is performed in a predetermined manner.

  The output circuit 78 is connected to the LED control board 70 adjacent to the right side. When the call signal or the left call signal is input from the input circuit 77, the input call signal or the left call signal is received. As a left calling signal, the signal is output to the LED control board 70 adjacent to the right. Similarly, the LED circuit board 70 on the left side is connected to the output circuit 78. When a call signal or a right call signal is input from the input circuit 77, the input call signal or right call signal is input. Is output to the LED control board 70 adjacent to the left as a right call signal.

  That is, the LED control board 70 included in the island curtain plate lamp 8 receives a call signal from the call lamp 9 corresponding to itself, and receives a left call signal from the LED control board 70 adjacent to the left, or When the right calling signal is input from the LED control board 70 adjacent to the right, the full color LEDs 57 and 57 of the LED boards 56 and 56 are turned on in a predetermined color, and the first display plate 55a and the second display plate 55b are set in a predetermined state. And the input call signal or left call signal is output as a left call signal to the right LED control board 70, while the input call signal or right call signal is output as a right call signal to the left. The data is output to the adjacent LED control board 70.

  Next, referring to FIG. 6 and FIG. 8, a curtain plate lamp 8 provided at the right end of the pachinko island stand 1 (the rightmost curtain plate lamp 8 in FIG. 1, hereinafter, also simply referred to as the island right end curtain plate lamp 8). The control circuit will be described. FIG. 6 is a principal block diagram of the control circuit in the island right end curtain lamp 8. The LED control board 70 mainly constituting the control circuit of the island right end curtain lamp 8 is similar to the above-described island curtain board lamp 8 in that the CPU 73, ROM 74, RAM 75, input circuit 77, output circuit 78, power supply circuit 79, The input circuit 77 is connected to the call lamp 9 corresponding to itself and the LED control board 70 adjacent to the left to the input circuit 77, and the call signal and the left call signal are sent to the input circuit 77. Each is designed to be entered. The corresponding call lamp 9 is configured such that the left lamp portion 27a and the right lamp portion 27b are turned on when the call signal is input.

  On the other hand, an LED substrate 56 corresponding to the first display plate 55a and an LED substrate 56 corresponding to the second display plate 55b are connected to the output circuit 78, and these LED substrates 56, 56 are connected to the input circuit described above. Based on the input of a paging signal or a left paging signal from 77, drive control is performed by a driver circuit (not shown) or the like, and the light is lit in a predetermined manner.

  Further, the left adjacent LED control board 70 is connected to the output circuit 78, and when a call signal is input from the input circuit 77 described above, this input call signal is used as the right call signal and the left adjacent LED control board 70 is connected. Are output to the LED control board 70. Further, the output circuit 78 is connected to the representative lamp 15 adjacent to the right (the representative lamp 15 at the right end in FIG. 1), that is, the representative lamp 15a or the representative lamp 15b that has jurisdiction over the corresponding pachinko gaming machine 2. When the call signal or the left call signal is input from the input circuit 77, the input call signal or the left call signal is output to the representative lamp 15 adjacent to the right as the left call signal. Yes. Therefore, when this left call signal is input, the representative lamp 15 (representative lamp 15a or representative lamp 15b) on the right is turned on.

  That is, when the call signal is input from the call lamp 9 corresponding to the LED control board 70 included in the island right end curtain plate lamp 8 or the left call signal is input from the LED control board 70 adjacent to the left, The full-color LEDs 57 and 57 of the LED boards 56 and 56 are lit in a predetermined color, the first display plate 55a and the second display plate 55b are lit in a predetermined manner, and the input call signal is a right call signal. Is output to the LED control board 70 adjacent to the left, while the input calling signal or left calling signal is output to the representative lamp 15 adjacent to the right as the left calling signal.

  Next, referring to FIG. 7 and FIG. 8, a curtain lamp 8 provided at the left end of the pachinko island stand 1 (left curtain plate lamp 8 in FIG. 1, hereinafter simply referred to as island left curtain plate lamp 8). The control circuit will be described. FIG. 7 is a principal block diagram of a control circuit in the island left end curtain lamp 8. The LED control board 70 mainly constituting the control circuit of the island left curtain plate lamp 8 is similar to the above-mentioned island middle curtain plate lamp 8 and island right curtain plate lamp 8, and includes a CPU 73, ROM 74, RAM 75, input circuit 77, output. The microcomputer includes a circuit 78, a power supply circuit 79, and a bus 80 for connecting them. The input circuit 77 is connected to the call lamp 9 corresponding to itself and the LED control board 70 on the right side. A paging signal and a left paging signal are input respectively. The corresponding call lamp 9 is configured such that the left lamp portion 27a and the right lamp portion 27b are turned on when the call signal is input.

  On the other hand, an LED substrate 56 corresponding to the first display plate 55a and an LED substrate 56 corresponding to the second display plate 55b are connected to the output circuit 78, and these LED substrates 56, 56 are connected to the input circuit described above. Based on the input of a call signal or a right call signal from 77, drive control is performed by a driver circuit (not shown) or the like, and it is lit in a predetermined manner.

  Further, the right-side LED control board 70 is connected to the output circuit 78, and when a call signal is input from the input circuit 77 described above, the input call signal is used as the left call signal, Are output to the LED control board 70. Further, the output circuit 78 is connected to the left representative lamp 15 (the leftmost representative lamp 15 in FIG. 1), that is, the representative lamp 15a or the representative lamp 15b that has jurisdiction over the corresponding pachinko gaming machine 2. When the call signal or the right call signal is input from the input circuit 77, the input call signal or the right call signal is output to the representative lamp 15 adjacent to the left as the right call signal. Yes. Therefore, when this right call signal is input, the representative lamp 15 (representative lamp 15a or representative lamp 15b) on the left is turned on.

  In other words, the LED control board 70 included in the island left-end curtain plate lamp 8 receives a call signal from the call lamp 9 corresponding to itself, or receives a right call signal from the right LED control board 70. The full-color LEDs 57, 57 of the LED boards 56, 56 are lit in a predetermined color, the first display plate 55a and the second display plate 55b are lit in a predetermined manner, and the input call signal is a left call signal. Are output to the right adjacent LED control board 70, while the input calling signal or right calling signal is output to the left representative lamp 15 as the right calling signal.

  The call lamp 9 provided in correspondence with the curtain lamp 8 naturally has the left lamp portion 27a and the right lamp portion 27b turned on when a call signal from the call button 28 is input. That is, the corresponding calling lamp 9 (left lamp portion 27a and right lamp portion 27b) and curtain plate lamp 8 (first display plate 55a and second display plate 55b) are each based on the input of this calling signal. It is designed to light almost at the same time. Further, the representative lamp 15a or the representative lamp 15b is displayed when any of the curtain plate lamps 8 (or the calling lamps 9) provided corresponding to the pachinko gaming machine 2 in charge is turned on. The left call signal and the right call signal are input from the LED control board 70 of the island left-end curtain plate lamp 8 so as to light up.

  Next, main processing executed by the curtain lamp 8 according to the call display system of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. First, main processes performed by the island curtain plate lamp 8 will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing a main process executed by the LED control board 70 of the island curtain plate lamp 8. When this main process is started, the CPU 73 first executes a call signal input process in step S10.

  FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing call signal input processing executed by the LED control board 70 of the island curtain plate lamp 8. When the call signal input process is started, the CPU 73 first determines in step S12 whether or not a call signal has been input from the corresponding call lamp 9 based on the call button 28 being turned ON by the player. Determine. If the CPU 73 determines NO in step S12, the call signal input process is terminated. On the other hand, if it is determined YES in step S12, the CPU 73 proceeds to step S14. That is, this call signal input process is executed when a call signal is input from the call lamp 9.

  In step S14, the CPU 73 turns on the island curtain plate lamp 8 in red. In this process, the three full-color LEDs 57, 57 of the LED substrates 56, 56 facing the first display plate 55a and the second display plate 55b are made to emit red light, and the first display plate 55a and the second display plate 55b The pattern 58, 58 or the like is displayed by emitting light in red. At this time, the left lamp portion 27a and the right lamp portion 27b of the calling lamp 9 are also lit in a predetermined color. That is, in the process of step S14, the curtain lamp 8 is lit in red, so that the corresponding pachinko gaming machine 2 is used as a call stand.

  When the processing of step S14 is completed, the CPU 73 proceeds to step S16, and the CPU 73 moves to the left based on the input of this calling signal to the right adjacent curtain lamp 8, that is, the right adjacent LED control board 70. A ringing signal is output. When the process of step S16 is completed, the CPU 73 proceeds to step S18, and this time, this call signal is input to the left adjacent curtain plate lamp 8, that is, the left adjacent LED control board 70. Based on this, a right call signal is output. That is, in the processing of step S16 and step S18, when the call button 28 is turned ON by the player and the corresponding pachinko gaming machine 2 becomes a call stand, the island curtain plate lamp 8 is A signal is output to the plate lamps 8 and 8 to notify that. Then, when the process of step S18 is completed, the CPU 73 ends this call signal input process.

  Returning to FIG. 9, when the call signal input process of step S10 is completed, the CPU 73 proceeds to step S20 and performs a left call signal input process. FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing a left call signal input process executed by the LED control board 70 of the island curtain plate lamp 8. When the left call signal input process is started, the CPU 73 first determines in step S22 whether or not a left call signal has been input from the left curtain plate lamp 8 (LED control board 70). If the CPU 73 determines NO in step S22, it ends this left call signal input process. On the other hand, if it determines YES in step S22, it proceeds to step S24. That is, the left call signal input process is executed when a left call signal is input from the left curtain panel lamp 8.

  In step S24, the CPU 73 determines whether or not a call signal is being input from the corresponding call lamp 9 when the left call signal is input. If the CPU 73 determines YES in step S24, it ends the left call signal input process. On the other hand, if it determines NO in step S24, it proceeds to step S26. That is, in this step S24, even when a left call signal is input from the left curtain board lamp 8, a call signal is already input from the corresponding call lamp 9, that is, the corresponding pachinko game. When the machine 2 is a call stand, the island curtain lamp 8 does not accept this left call signal.

  In step S26, when the left calling signal is input, the CPU 73 determines whether or not the right calling signal is being input from the right curtain panel lamp 8 (LED control board 70). . If the CPU 73 determines NO in step S26, it proceeds to step S28, and if it determines YES in step S26, it proceeds to step S30.

  In step S28, the CPU 73 turns on the island curtain plate lamp 8 in green. This process is performed by causing the display plate 55 (the first display plate 55a and the second display plate 55b) to emit and display green light, similarly to the process of step S14 (FIG. 10) described above. That is, in the process of step S28, when the left call signal is input and the call signal and the right call signal are not being input, the curtain plate lamp 8 is lit in green to thereby turn the curtain plate lamp 8 on. It is informed that there is a call stand in the left direction.

  On the other hand, when proceeding to step S30, the CPU 73 turns on the island curtain plate lamp 8 in blue here. This process is performed by causing the display plate 55 (the first display plate 55a and the second display plate 55b) to emit light in blue as in the process of step S14 (FIG. 10) described above. That is, when the left call signal is input in the process of step S30, if the call signal is not being input and the right call signal is being input, the curtain lamp 8 is lit in blue. Then, it is notified that there is a call stand in both directions of the curtain lamp 8.

  When the processing of step S28 or step S30 is completed, the CPU 73 proceeds to step S32 and, similarly to the processing of step S16 (FIG. 10) described above, the right adjacent curtain plate lamp 8, that is, the right adjacent LED. Based on the input of the left call signal to the control board 70, the left call signal is output. Then, when the process of step S32 is completed, the CPU 73 ends the left call signal input process.

  Returning to FIG. 9, when the left call signal input process in step S20 is completed, the CPU 73 proceeds to step S40 and performs a right call signal input process. FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing a right call signal input process executed by the LED control board 70 of the island curtain plate lamp 8. When the right call signal input process is started, the CPU 73 first determines in step S42 whether or not a right call signal has been input from the right curtain plate lamp 8 (LED control board 70). If the CPU 73 determines NO in step S42, it ends this right call signal input process. On the other hand, if it determines YES in step S42, it proceeds to step S44. That is, this right call signal input process is executed when a right call signal is input from the curtain lamp 8 adjacent to the right.

  In step S44, when the right call signal is input, the CPU 73 determines whether or not the call signal is being input from the corresponding call lamp 9. If the CPU 73 determines YES in step S44, it ends this right call signal input process. On the other hand, if it determines NO in step S44, it proceeds to step S46. That is, in this step S44, even when the right call signal is inputted from the right curtain board lamp 8, the call signal is already inputted from the corresponding call lamp 9, that is, the corresponding pachinko game. When the machine 2 is a call stand, the island curtain plate lamp 8 does not accept this right call signal. In other words, the curtain lamp 8 receives the call signal with the highest priority over the left call signal and the right call signal.

  In step S46, when the right call signal is input, the CPU 73 determines whether or not the left call signal is being input from the left curtain panel lamp 8 (LED control board 70). . If the CPU 73 determines NO in step S46, the process proceeds to step S48, whereas if it is determined YES in step S46, the process proceeds to step S50.

  In step S48, the CPU 73 turns on the island curtain plate lamp 8 in yellow. This process is performed by causing the display plate 55 (the first display plate 55a and the second display plate 55b) to emit and display yellow light, similarly to the process of step S14 (FIG. 10) described above. That is, in the process of step S28, when the right call signal is input and the call signal and the left call signal are not being input, the curtain plate lamp 8 is lit in yellow, so that the curtain plate lamp 8 is turned on. It is notified that there is a call stand in the right direction.

  On the other hand, when proceeding to step S50, the CPU 73 turns on the island curtain plate lamp 8 in blue. This process is the same as the process of step S30 (FIG. 11) described above. That is, in the process of step S50, when the right call signal is input and the call signal is not being input and the left call signal is being input, the curtain lamp 8 is lit in blue. Then, it is notified that there is a call stand in both directions of the curtain lamp 8.

  When the processing of step S48 or step S50 is completed, the CPU 73 proceeds to step S52 and, similarly to the processing of step S18 (FIG. 10) described above, the left adjacent panel lamp 8, that is, the left adjacent LED. A right call signal is output to the control board 70 based on the input of the right call signal. Then, when the process of step S52 is completed, the CPU 73 ends the right call signal input process.

  Returning to FIG. 9, when the right call signal input process in step S40 is completed, the CPU 73 proceeds to step S60 and performs a call signal input stop process. FIG. 13 is a flowchart showing call signal input stop processing executed by the LED control board 70 of the island curtain plate lamp 8. When the call signal input stop process is started, the CPU 73 first receives the call signal input from the corresponding call lamp 9 based on the turn-off operation of the call button 28 by a store clerk or the like in step S62. It is determined whether or not it has been stopped. If the CPU 73 determines NO in step S62, the call signal input stop process is terminated. On the other hand, if it is determined YES in step S62, the CPU 73 proceeds to step S64. That is, the call signal input stop process is executed when the call signal input from the call lamp 9 is stopped.

  In step S64, the CPU 73 determines whether or not the right call signal is being input from the right curtain panel lamp 8 (LED control board 70) when the call signal is stopped. . If the CPU 73 determines YES in step S64, it proceeds to step S66, and if it determines NO in step S64, it proceeds to step S68.

  In step S66, when the call signal is stopped and the right call signal is being input, the CPU 73 receives a left call signal from the left curtain plate lamp 8 (LED control board 70). It is determined whether it is in the middle. If the CPU 73 determines YES in step S66, it proceeds to step S70, and if it determines NO in step S66, it proceeds to step S74.

  In step S70, the CPU 73 turns on the island curtain plate lamp 8 in blue. This process is the same as the process of step S30 (FIG. 11) described above. That is, when the input of the calling signal is stopped, if the right calling signal and the left calling signal are being input, the curtain lamp 8 is lit in blue in the process of step S70, so that the curtain The fact that there is a call stand in both directions of the plate lamp 8 is notified. Then, when the process of step S70 is completed, the CPU 73 ends the call signal input stop process.

  On the other hand, when proceeding to step S74, the CPU 73 turns on the island curtain plate lamp 8 in yellow. This process is the same as the process of step S48 (FIG. 12) described above. That is, when the input of the call signal is stopped, if the right call signal is being input and the left call signal is not being input, the curtain lamp 8 is lit yellow in the process of step S74. Thus, it is notified that there is a call stand in the right direction of the curtain plate lamp 8.

  When the process of step S74 is completed, the CPU 73 proceeds to step S80 and outputs the left call signal to the right curtain plate lamp 8 performed in the process of step S16 (FIG. 10). Then, it stops based on the input of the calling signal being stopped. Then, when the process of step S80 is completed, the CPU 73 ends the call signal input stop process.

  On the other hand, if NO is determined in step S64 and the process proceeds to step S68, the CPU 73 stops the input of this call signal and the right call signal is not being input. It is determined whether a left call signal is being input from the control board 70). If it is determined YES in step S68, the CPU 73 proceeds to step S72. On the other hand, if it is determined NO in step S68, the CPU 73 proceeds to step S76.

  In step S72, the CPU 73 turns on the island curtain plate lamp 8 in green. This process is the same as the process of step S28 (FIG. 11) described above. That is, when the input of the calling signal is stopped, if the right calling signal is not being input and the left calling signal is being input, the curtain lamp 8 is lit in green in the process of step S72. In this way, the fact that there is a call stand in the left direction of the curtain lamp 8 is notified.

  When the processing in step S72 is completed, the CPU 73 proceeds to step S78 and outputs the right call signal to the left curtain plate lamp 8 performed in the processing in step S18 (FIG. 10). Then, it stops based on the input of the calling signal being stopped. Then, when the process of step S78 is completed, the CPU 73 ends the call signal input stop process.

  On the other hand, when the process proceeds to step S76, the CPU 73 turns off the red lighting of the island curtain plate lamp 8 performed in the process of step S14 (FIG. 10). That is, when the input of the call signal is stopped, if the right call signal and the left call signal are not being input, that is, if all of the call signal, the right call signal and the left call signal are not input, The curtain plate lamp 8 is turned off.

  When the process of step S76 is completed, the CPU 73 proceeds to step S82 and, like the process of step S80 described above, outputs the left call signal to the right curtain plate lamp 8, and outputs this call signal. Stop based on input being stopped. Then, the process proceeds to step S84, and the CPU 73 outputs the right call signal to the left curtain plate lamp 8 based on the input of the call signal being stopped, as in the process of step S78 described above. And stop. Then, when the process of step S84 is completed, the CPU 73 ends the call signal input stop process.

  Returning to FIG. 9, when the call signal input stop process in step S60 is completed, the CPU 73 proceeds to step S90 and performs a left call signal input stop process. FIG. 14 is a flowchart showing the left call signal input stop process executed by the LED control board 70 of the island curtain plate lamp 8. When the left call signal input stop process is started, the CPU 73 first checks in step S92 whether or not the left call signal input from the left curtain plate lamp 8 (LED control board 70) has been stopped. judge. If the CPU 73 determines NO in step S92, it ends the left call signal input stop process. On the other hand, if it determines YES in step S92, it proceeds to step S94. That is, the left call signal input stop process is executed when the left call signal input from the left curtain plate lamp 8 is stopped.

  In step S94, the CPU 73 determines whether or not the call signal is being input from the corresponding call lamp 9 when the input of the left call signal is stopped. If the CPU 73 determines YES in step S94, it ends the left call signal input stop process. On the other hand, if it determines NO in step S94, it proceeds to step S96. That is, in this step S94, even if the left call signal input from the left curtain plate lamp 8 is stopped, when the call signal is already input from the corresponding call lamp 9, that is, the response When the pachinko gaming machine 2 to be used is a call platform, nothing is processed by the island curtain plate lamp 8.

  In step S96, the CPU 73 determines whether or not the right call signal is being input from the right curtain panel lamp 8 (LED control board 70) when the input of the left call signal is stopped. To do. If the CPU 73 determines YES in step S96, it proceeds to step S98. On the other hand, if it is determined NO in step S96, it proceeds to step S100.

  In step S98, the CPU 73 turns on the island curtain plate lamp 8 in yellow. This process is the same as the process of step S48 (FIG. 12) described above. That is, when the input of the left call signal is stopped and the call signal is not being input and the right call signal is being input, the curtain lamp 8 is lit in yellow in the process of step S98. Thus, it is notified that there is a call stand in the right direction of the curtain lamp 8.

  On the other hand, when the process goes to step S100, the CPU 73 turns off the island curtain plate lamp 8 in the same manner as the process of step S76 (FIG. 13). That is, when the input of the left call signal is stopped, when the call signal and the right call signal are not being input, that is, when all of the call signal, the right call signal and the left call signal are not input, The curtain plate lamp 8 is turned off.

  When the processing of step S98 or step S100 is completed, the CPU 73 proceeds to step S102, and in the same way as the processing of step S80 (FIG. 13) described above, the CPU 73 The output is stopped based on the input of the left call signal being stopped. Then, when the process of step S102 is completed, the CPU 73 ends the left call signal input stop process.

  Returning to FIG. 9, when the left call signal input stop process in step S90 is completed, the CPU 73 proceeds to step S110 and performs a right call signal input stop process. FIG. 15 is a flowchart showing a right call signal input stop process executed by the LED control board 70 of the island curtain plate lamp 8. When the right call signal input stop process is started, the CPU 73 first checks in step S112 whether or not the right call signal input from the right curtain plate lamp 8 (LED control board 70) has been stopped. judge. If the CPU 73 determines NO in step S112, it ends this right call signal input stop process. On the other hand, if it determines YES in step S112, it proceeds to step S114. That is, the right call signal input stop process is executed when the right call signal input from the right curtain plate lamp 8 is stopped.

  In step S114, the CPU 73 determines whether or not the call signal is being input from the corresponding call lamp 9 when the right call signal is stopped. If the CPU 73 determines YES in step S114, it ends this right call signal input stop process. On the other hand, if it determines NO in step S114, it proceeds to step S116. That is, in this step S114, even when the right call signal input from the right curtain panel lamp 8 is stopped, when the call signal is already input from the corresponding call lamp 9, that is, When the pachinko gaming machine 2 to be used is a call platform, nothing is processed by the island curtain plate lamp 8.

  In step S116, the CPU 73 determines whether or not a left call signal is being input from the left curtain panel lamp 8 (LED control board 70) when the right call signal is stopped. To do. Then, if CPU 73 determines YES in step S116, it proceeds to step S118, and if it determines NO in step S116, it proceeds to step S120.

  In step S118, the CPU 73 turns on the island curtain plate lamp 8 in green. This process is the same as the process of step S28 (FIG. 11) described above. That is, when the input of the right call signal is stopped, if the call signal is not being input and the left call signal is being input, the curtain lamp 8 is lit in green in the process of step S118. In this way, the fact that there is a call stand in the left direction of the curtain lamp 8 is notified.

  On the other hand, when the process proceeds to step S120, the CPU 73 turns off the island curtain plate lamp 8 in the same manner as the process of step S76 (FIG. 13) described above. That is, when the input of the right call signal is stopped, when the call signal and the left call signal are not being input, that is, when all of the call signal, the right call signal and the left call signal are not input, The curtain plate lamp 8 is turned off.

  Then, when the process of step S118 or step S120 is completed, the CPU 73 proceeds to step S122, and in the same way as the process of step S78 (FIG. 13) described above, the CPU 73 The output is stopped based on the input of the right call signal being stopped. Then, when the process of step S122 is completed, the CPU 73 ends the right call signal input stop process.

  Next, main processing executed by the island right end curtain plate lamp 8 will be described with reference to FIGS. If the processing executed by the island right end curtain plate lamp 8 overlaps with the processing executed by the above-mentioned island middle curtain plate lamp 8, the description thereof will be omitted. FIG. 16 is a flowchart showing a main process executed by the LED control board 70 of the island right end curtain lamp 8. When the main process is started, the CPU 73 first executes a call signal input process in step S210.

  FIG. 17 is a flowchart showing call signal input processing executed by the LED control board 70 of the island right end curtain lamp 8. This call signal input process (steps S212 to S218) is different from the call signal input process (FIG. 10) executed by the island curtain plate lamp 8 described above in place of the process of step S16 and the process of step S216. It is a point to execute. That is, when the CPU 73 proceeds to step S216, the CPU 73 outputs a left call signal to the representative lamp 15 (representative lamp 15a or representative lamp 15b) adjacent to the right based on the input of this call signal. That is, in the process of step S216, when the call button 28 is turned on by the player and the corresponding pachinko gaming machine 2 becomes a call stand, the island right end curtain lamp 8 is connected to the representative lamp 15 adjacent to the right. A signal is output to turn on the representative lamp 15.

  Returning to FIG. 16, when the call signal input process of step S210 is completed, the CPU 73 proceeds to step S220 and performs a left call signal input process. FIG. 18 is a flowchart showing a left call signal input process executed by the LED control board 70 of the island right end curtain lamp 8. This left call signal input process (steps S222 to S232) is different from the left call signal input process (FIG. 11) executed by the island curtain plate lamp 8 described above, and the processes of steps S26 and S30 are omitted. In other words, the process of step S232 is executed instead of the process of step S32. That is, the island right end curtain plate lamp 8 is provided at the rightmost end of the pachinko island stand 1, and therefore no right call signal is input. Therefore, the steps S26 and S30 executed by the island middle curtain plate lamp 8 are performed. Processing is not performed. Then, when the CPU 73 proceeds to step S232, the left call signal is input to the representative lamp 15 (representative lamp 15a or representative lamp 15b) adjacent to the right as in the process of step S216 (FIG. 17) described above. Based on this, a left call signal is output. The representative lamp 15 is turned on when the left call signal is input.

  Returning to FIG. 16, when the left call signal input process of step S220 is completed, the CPU 73 proceeds to step S260 and performs a call signal input stop process. FIG. 19 is a flowchart showing call signal input stop processing executed by the LED control board 70 of the island right end curtain lamp 8. This call signal input stop process (steps S262 to S284) is different from the call signal input stop process (FIG. 13) executed by the above-mentioned island curtain plate lamp 8 in step S64, step S66, step S70, step. The process of S74 and step S80 is omitted. This is because, as described above, the island right end curtain plate lamp 8 is provided at the rightmost end of the pachinko island platform 1, and therefore there is no right call signal input.

  Returning to FIG. 16, when the call signal input stop process in step S260 is completed, the CPU 73 proceeds to step S290 and performs a left call signal input stop process. FIG. 20 is a flowchart showing a left call signal input stop process executed by the LED control board 70 of the island right end curtain lamp 8. This left call signal input stop process (steps S292 to S302) is different from the left call signal input stop process (FIG. 14) executed by the above-mentioned island curtain plate lamp 8 in steps S96 and S98. It is a point that is omitted. This is because, as described above, the island right end curtain plate lamp 8 is provided at the rightmost end of the pachinko island platform 1, and therefore there is no right call signal input.

  Next, main processing executed by the island left end curtain lamp 8 will be described with reference to FIGS. If the processing executed by the island left curtain plate lamp 8 overlaps with the processing executed by the island curtain plate lamp 8, the description will be omitted. FIG. 21 is a flowchart showing a main process executed by the LED control board 70 of the island left end curtain lamp 8. When the main process is started, the CPU 73 first executes a call signal input process in step S310.

  FIG. 22 is a flowchart showing call signal input processing executed by the LED control board 70 of the island left end curtain lamp 8. This call signal input process (steps S312 to S318) is different from the call signal input process (FIG. 10) executed by the island curtain plate lamp 8 described above in place of the process of step S18 and the process of step S316. It is a point to execute. That is, when the CPU 73 proceeds to step S316, the CPU 73 outputs a right call signal to the left representative lamp 15 (representative lamp 15a or representative lamp 15b) based on the input of this call signal. That is, in the process of step S316, when the call button 28 is turned on by the player and the corresponding pachinko gaming machine 2 becomes a call stand, the island left end curtain lamp 8 is connected to the left representative lamp 15. A signal is output to turn on the representative lamp 15.

  Returning to FIG. 21, when the call signal input process of step S310 is completed, the CPU 73 proceeds to step S320 and performs a right call signal input process. FIG. 23 is a flowchart showing a right call signal input process executed by the LED control board 70 of the island left end curtain lamp 8. This right call signal input process (steps S322 to S332) differs from the right call signal input process (FIG. 12) executed by the above-mentioned island curtain plate lamp 8 in that the processes in steps S46 and S50 are omitted. In other words, the process of step S332 is executed instead of the process of step S52. That is, since the island left end curtain plate lamp 8 is provided at the leftmost end of the pachinko island stand 1, there is no input of the left call signal. Therefore, the steps S46 and S50 executed by the island middle curtain plate lamp 8 are performed. Processing is not performed. When the CPU 73 proceeds to step S332, the right paging signal is input to the left representative lamp 15 (representative lamp 15a or representative lamp 15b) as in the process of step S316 (FIG. 22). Based on this, a right call signal is output. The representative lamp 15 is turned on when this right call signal is input.

  Returning to FIG. 21, when the right call signal input process of step S320 is completed, the CPU 73 proceeds to step S360 and performs a call signal input stop process. FIG. 24 is a flowchart showing call signal input stop processing executed by the LED control board 70 of the island left end curtain lamp 8. This call signal input stop process (steps S362 to S384) is different from the call signal input stop process (FIG. 13) executed by the above-mentioned island curtain plate lamp 8 in step S66, step S68, step S70, step. The process of S72 and step S78 is omitted. This is because, as described above, the island left-end curtain panel lamp 8 is provided at the leftmost end of the pachinko island stand 1, and therefore there is no input of a left call signal.

  Returning to FIG. 21, when the call signal input stop process in step S360 is completed, the CPU 73 proceeds to step S390 and performs a right call signal input stop process. FIG. 25 is a flowchart showing a right call signal input stop process executed by the LED control board 70 of the island left end curtain lamp 8. This right call signal input stop process (steps S392 to S402) differs from the right call signal input stop process (FIG. 15) executed by the above-mentioned island curtain plate lamp 8 in the processes of steps S116 and S118. It is a point that is omitted. This is because, as described above, the island left-end curtain panel lamp 8 is provided at the leftmost end of the pachinko island stand 1, and therefore there is no input of a left call signal.

  Next, a specific display mode of the curtain lamp 8 which is a main part of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 26 to 29. First, referring to FIG. 1, in this state, the eight call lamps 9 shown in FIG. 1 are turned off. Therefore, the curtain lamps 8 respectively corresponding to the eight call lamps 9 are As shown in FIGS. 1 and 26, the light is turned off. FIG. 26 is a timing chart for explaining a specific display mode of the curtain lamp 8. In this state, the two representative lamps 15 at both ends are also turned off.

  When the time T1 has elapsed from this state, as shown in FIG. 26 and FIG. 27, a player who is playing with the second pachinko gaming machine 2 from the right of the pachinko island base 1 is the pachinko gaming machine 2 When the call button 28 of the call lamp 9 corresponding to is turned ON, the curtain lamp 8G corresponding to the call lamp 9 (pachinko gaming machine 2) is lit in red. This red lighting is executed when a call signal is input from the corresponding call lamp 9 to the curtain lamp 8G. At this time, naturally, the calling lamp 9 (the left lamp portion 27a and the right lamp portion 27b) corresponding to the curtain lamp 8G is also lit in a predetermined color.

  The curtain lamp 8G serving as the island curtain lamp, when lit in red, outputs a right call signal to the curtain lamp 8F located on the left side of the curtain lamp 8F and is located on the right side of the curtain plate lamp 8G. A left call signal is output to the lamp 8H. Then, the curtain lamp 8F that has received the right call signal lights up in yellow and outputs the right call signal to the curtain lamp 8E located on the left side of itself, and thereafter, the curtain lamps 8E to 8A. In this manner, the right call signal output from the curtain lamp 8G is input to the curtain lamp 8A as the island leftmost curtain lamp, and finally from the curtain lamp 8A. As a result, the curtain lamps 8A to 8F are all lit in yellow, and the leftmost representative lamp 15 is lit in a predetermined color. On the other hand, the curtain lamp 8H as the island right edge curtain lamp which has received the left call signal lights up in green and outputs a left call signal to the right representative lamp 15 located on the right side of the lamp. The representative lamp 15 at the right end is lit in a predetermined color. FIG. 27 is an overall front view of the pachinko island stand 1 showing the display mode of the curtain lamp 8 when the time T1 has elapsed.

  In other words, when the corresponding call lamp 9 is lit, the curtain plate lamp 8G is lit red, and a call display is made to use the corresponding pachinko gaming machine 2 as a call stand, and is positioned on the left side of the curtain plate lamp 8G. Curtain plate lamps 8A to 8F are lit yellow and display a call indication that there is a call stand in their right direction, and the curtain plate lamp 8H located on the right side of the curtain plate lamp 8G is lit in green. Then, a call display indicating that there is a call stand in the left direction is displayed. Accordingly, in the state shown in FIG. 27, the store clerk who has been waiting in the waiting area 21 enters the passage 4 based on the lit representative lamp 15 and calls up the curtain lamps 8A to 8H. Based on the above, it is possible to easily find and deal with the calling table (pachinko gaming machine 2 corresponding to the curtain lamp 8G). Alternatively, when the state shown in FIG. 27 is reached, the store clerk who has accidentally entered the passage 4 can call the call stand (pachinko game corresponding to the curtain plate lamp 8G) based on the call display of the curtain plate lamps 8A to 8H. The machine 2) can be easily found and dealt with.

  Next, when the time T2 has elapsed, as shown in FIGS. 26 and 28, a player who is playing with the second pachinko gaming machine 2 from the left of the pachinko island base 1 is in this pachinko gaming machine 2. When the call button 28 of the corresponding call lamp 9 is turned on, the curtain lamp 8B corresponding to the call lamp 9 (pachinko gaming machine 2) is changed from yellow lighting to red lighting. This change to red lighting is executed when a call signal is input from the corresponding call lamp 9 to the curtain lamp 8B. At this time, as a matter of course, the calling lamp 9 (the left lamp portion 27a and the right lamp portion 27b) corresponding to the curtain lamp 8B is also lit in a predetermined color.

  The curtain plate lamp 8B outputs a left call signal to the curtain plate lamps 8C to 8H located on the right side of the curtain plate lamp 8B almost simultaneously with the red lighting. In this case, since the right call signal for the curtain lamp 8A located on the left side of itself has already been output, it is not output again here. Then, the curtain lamp 8C that receives the left call signal is changed from yellow lighting to blue lighting, and also outputs a left call signal to the curtain lamp 8D located on its right side. Such processing is repeated in the plate lamps 8D to 8F, and the right call signal output from the curtain plate lamp 8C is input to the curtain plate lamp 8F, whereby all the curtain plate lamps 8C to 8F are Changed from yellow to blue. In this case, the right call signal is input from the curtain lamp 8F to the curtain lamp 8G because the curtain lamp 8G serves as a call stand (the call signal is input from the corresponding call lamp 9). So it is not accepted. FIG. 28 is an overall front view of the pachinko island stand 1 showing a display mode of the curtain lamp 8 when the time T2 has elapsed.

  That is, when the curtain plate lamp 8G is lit red and a call display is performed to use the corresponding pachinko gaming machine 2 as a call stand, the curtain plate lamp 8B is further lit red to indicate the corresponding pachinko gaming machine. When the call display for setting 2 as a call stand is performed, the curtain plate lamp 8H positioned on the right side of the curtain plate lamp 8G is lit in green, and a call display indicating that there is a call stand in its left direction is performed. The curtain plate lamp 8A located on the left side of the curtain plate lamp 8B is lit in yellow and displays a call indication that there is a call stand in the right direction of itself, between the curtain plate lamp 8B and the curtain plate lamp 8G. The curtain lamps 8C to 8F located in the position change from yellow lighting to blue lighting, and display a call indicating that there is a call stand in both directions. Therefore, the store clerk who enters the passage 4 and handles the call stand (pachinko machine 2 corresponding to the curtain lamp 8G) is in the state shown in FIG. 28, the lighting colors of the curtain lamps 8C to 8F are changed. It can be confirmed that the lighting is changed from yellow lighting to blue lighting, and before finishing the handling of this calling board (during handling of this calling board), the call display of these curtain lamps 8C to 8F (especially the curtain lamp 8F) is displayed. Based on this, it becomes possible to easily find the next call stand (pachinko machine 2 corresponding to the curtain lamp 8B).

  Next, when the time T3 has elapsed, as shown in FIGS. 26 and 29, the store clerk finishes dealing with the call stand (pachinko machine 2 corresponding to the curtain lamp 8G) and responds to this call stand. When the call button 28 of the call lamp 9 is turned off, the curtain lamp 8G is changed from red lighting to green lighting. This change to green lighting is executed when the call signal input from the corresponding call lamp 9 is stopped and the right call signal from the curtain lamp 8F is received by the curtain lamp 8G. . Further, in this case, the curtain plate lamp 8G stops the right call signal to the curtain plate lamp 8F and the left call signal to the curtain plate lamp 8H, which have been output based on the input of the call signal, and also the curtain plate lamp 8F. The left call signal is output to the curtain lamp 8H on the basis of the right call signal input from. At this time, naturally, the calling lamp 9 (the left lamp portion 27a and the right lamp portion 27b) corresponding to the curtain lamp 8G is turned off.

  When the curtain lamp 8G is changed from red lighting to green lighting, the curtain lamp 8F is changed from blue lighting to green lighting. The change to green lighting is such that the right call signal input from the curtain lamp 8G located on the right side of the curtain lamp 8F is stopped, and the left call signal from the curtain lamp 8E located on the left side of the curtain lamp 8F. It is executed by having been input. In this case, the curtain lamp 8F stops the right call signal output to the curtain lamp 8D based on the stop of the right call signal input from the curtain lamp 8G. Thereafter, similarly, such processing is repeated at the curtain lamps 8D and 8C, and the input of the right call signal is stopped at the curtain lamps 8D and 8C, so that only the left call signal is input. The plate lamps 8C to 8F are all changed from blue lighting to green lighting. FIG. 29 is an overall front view of the pachinko island stand 1 showing a display mode of the curtain lamp 8 when the time T3 has elapsed.

  That is, when the curtain lamps 8B and 8G are lit in red and a call display is made to use the corresponding pachinko gaming machine 2 as a call stand, the store clerk of the pachinko gaming machine 2 corresponding to the curtain lamp 8G is displayed. When the countermeasure is completed and the call button 28 of the call lamp 9 corresponding to the curtain lamp 8G is turned OFF, the curtain lamp 8G changes from red lighting to green lighting and the call stand in the left direction of itself. In addition, the curtain lamps 8C to 8F located between the curtain lamp 8B and the curtain lamp 8G are also changed from blue lighting to green lighting in the left direction of itself. A call display indicating that there is a call stand is performed. Accordingly, a store clerk who enters the passage 4 and finishes dealing with the call stand (pachinko machine 2 corresponding to the curtain lamp 8G) is based on the call display of the curtain lamps 8C to 8G (particularly the curtain lamp 8G). Thus, the call stand (pachinko machine 2 corresponding to the curtain lamp 8B) can be easily found and dealt with.

  Next, when the time T4 elapses, the store clerk finishes dealing with the call stand (pachinko machine 2 corresponding to the curtain lamp 8B), and turns off the call button 28 of the call lamp 9 corresponding to this call stand. When operated, the curtain lamp 8B is turned off. This extinction is executed when the call signal input from the corresponding call lamp 9 is stopped. Further, in this case, the curtain plate lamp 8B stops the right call signal to the curtain plate lamp 8A and the left call signal to the curtain plate lamp 8C, which were output based on the input of the call signal. At this time, of course, the calling lamp 9 (the left lamp portion 27a and the right lamp portion 27b) corresponding to the curtain lamp 8B is turned off.

  When the right calling signal and the left calling signal from the curtain lamp 8B are stopped, the curtain lamp 8A and the curtain lamp 8C are also turned off. The curtain lamp 8A stops the right call signal output to the representative lamp 15 at the left end based on the stop of the right call signal input from the curtain lamp 8B. The representative lamp 15 is turned off. On the other hand, curtain plate lamp 8C stops the left call signal output to curtain plate lamp 8D based on the stop of the left call signal input from curtain plate lamp 8B. Thereafter, similarly, such processing is repeated in the curtain plate lamps 8D to 8H, and the output of the right call signal is also stopped in the curtain plate lamps 8D to 8H, whereby the curtain plate lamps 8D to 8H and the right end signals are output. All the representative lamps 15 are turned off.

  As is apparent from the above description, in the call display system of the present embodiment, the curtain lamp 8 is provided on the pachinko island base 1 so as to correspond to the pachinko gaming machine 2 and the call lamp 9 in one-to-one correspondence. When the calling lamp 9 is turned on to display the calling table, it lights up in a predetermined color (red) in conjunction with the lighting, and the curtain lamp 8 also displays the calling table. . In addition, when the call lamp is generated when the incompatible call lamp 9 is lit in the pachinko island stand 1 (one side of the pachinko island stand 1), the curtain stand lamp 8 is directed to its right direction. In the case of, it lights in a predetermined color (yellow) in conjunction with the lighting, and displays a call indication that there is a call stand in its right direction, while the call stand that has occurred is When it is in the direction, it lights in a predetermined color (green) in conjunction with the lighting, and a call display indicating that there is a call stand in its left direction is performed. Further, the curtain lamp 8 is interlocked with the lighting of the pachinko island stand 1 (one side of the pachinko island stand 1) when a plurality of incompatible call lamps 9 are lit and the calling stand is generated in both directions. Then, it lights up in a predetermined color (blue), and a call display indicating that there is a call stand in both directions is performed.

  Therefore, according to the call display system of the present embodiment having such a configuration, in addition to the call lamp 9, the curtain lamp 8 also displays the call table call display. You can find a call board and deal with it. In addition, the store clerk who has entered the passage 4 once displays the guidance of the curtain lamp 8 to the call stand, that is, the right display when there is a call stand in his right direction, Even if various devices and decorations are attached to the pachinko island base 1 by the left direction display at one time and the two-way display when there is a call stand in both directions, the passage 4 is narrow. However, it is possible to find the call stand very easily without being disturbed by them. Further, even when a store clerk enters the aisle 4 and processes the call stand, even if a new call stand is generated or the call stand is canceled by another store clerk, etc. The guidance display of the curtain lamp 8 to the call stand makes it easy to know in which direction there is a new call stand or there is no other call stand. When the processing is completed, the next work (for example, work to find and deal with another call stand) can be quickly started. As a result, the store clerk can smoothly perform the work of canceling the call stand, and the work efficiency related to the call stand of the store clerk is improved. In addition, there is no significant effect of overlooking the calling platform or waiting for the player on the calling platform to wait for a long time, thereby improving the image of the game hall and, in turn, improving the game hall sales. .

  Further, in the call display system of the present embodiment, the curtain lamp 8 and the call lamp 9 (call button 28) are arranged so as to be substantially alternately in the horizontal direction, whereby the curtain lamp 8 The call lamp 9 (call button 28) is arranged at substantially the same height. Therefore, according to such a configuration, when the store clerk operates the call button 28, the curtain lamp 8 (direction display means) naturally enters the store clerk's field of view. There is no need to check the curtain lamp 8 (direction display means) by changing the line of sight, and as a result, it becomes difficult to overlook the display change of the curtain board lamp 8 (direction display means).

In the call display system according to the present embodiment, when the call lamp 9 is lit using the LED control board 70 provided in the call display system, the representative lamp 15 (representative representative) that has jurisdiction over the lit call lamp 9 is used. The lamp 15a or the representative lamp 15b) is lit in conjunction. Originally, the method of turning on the representative lamp 15 when the call lamp 9 is turned on is an essential configuration for a game arcade, and is a technique that has been practiced in the past. Accordingly, the call lamp 9 and the representative lamp 15 need to be electrically connected by a cable or the like even when the call display system of this embodiment is not employed. Therefore, if the call display system of the present embodiment is adopted in the game hall, the connection between the call lamp 9 and the representative lamp 15 can be omitted, and the cost is reduced accordingly, and the pachinko island platform 1 As a result, it is possible to effectively use the precious space in the pachinko island stand 1 without increasing the number of wirings involved more than necessary.
(Embodiment 2)
Next, another embodiment related to the call display system of the present invention will be described. In addition, about this other embodiment (henceforth Embodiment 2), description here is abbreviate | omitted about the structure similar to Embodiment 1 mentioned above. FIG. 30 is an overall front view of the pachinko island stand 1 according to the second embodiment, and FIG. 31 is a perspective view showing a state when the curtain lamp 8 according to the second embodiment is attached to the pachinko island stand 1. First, referring to FIG. 31, the structure of the curtain plate lamp 8 according to the second embodiment is different from the structure of the curtain plate lamp 8 of the first embodiment described above in that the display plate of the curtain plate lamp 8 of the first embodiment. 55 is formed by bonding the two first display plates 55a and the second display plate 55b, whereas the display plate 55 of the curtain lamp 8 of the second embodiment is a single flat plate. It is only a point formed with a light plate.

  Therefore, as shown in FIG. 30, in the curtain lamp 8 of the second embodiment, the boundary line between the curtain lamps 8 that appeared between the calling lamps 9 in the curtain lamp 8 of the first embodiment appears. It is gone. And the curtain lamp 8 of Embodiment 2 of such a structure comprises control circuits, such as LED control board 70, according to the curtain lamp 8 of Embodiment 1 mentioned above (FIGS. 5-8), By this control circuit, the processing as described above is executed (FIGS. 9 to 25). However, the curtain lamp 8 of the second embodiment is provided so as to correspond one-to-one with the pachinko gaming machine 2 (calling lamp 9) like the curtain lamp 8 of the first embodiment. Therefore, even if the player operates the call button 28 to turn on the call lamp 9 (the left lamp part 27a and the right lamp part 27b), it does not light in conjunction with this. That is, unlike the call lamp 9, the curtain lamp 8 according to the second embodiment does not have a function of performing a call display on the call stand itself to guide the store clerk.

  Next, a specific display mode related to the curtain lamp 8 of the second embodiment configured as described above will be described with reference to FIGS. 30 and 32 to 35. First, referring to FIG. 30, in this state, the eight calling lamps 9 shown in FIG. 30 are turned off, so that the curtain lamp 8 is also turned off as shown in FIGS. Yes. FIG. 32 is a timing chart for explaining a specific display mode of the curtain lamp 8 according to the second embodiment. In this state, the two representative lamps 15 at both ends are also turned off.

  When the time T1 has elapsed from this state, as shown in FIG. 32 and FIG. 33, a player who is playing with the second pachinko gaming machine 2 from the right of the pachinko island base 1 is the pachinko gaming machine 2 When the call button 28 of the call lamp 9 corresponding to is turned on, the curtain lamps 8I and 8J located on the right side of the call lamp 9 (pachinko machine 2) are lit in green, The curtain lamps 8A to 8H located on the left side of the calling lamp 9 (pachinko machine 2) are lit yellow. At this time, as a matter of course, the second call lamp 9 from the right (the left lamp portion 27a and the right lamp portion 27b) where the call button 28 is turned on is also lit in a predetermined color, and the two representative lamps 15 at both ends are also turned on. Light. FIG. 33 is an overall front view of the pachinko island stand 1 showing a display mode of the curtain lamp 8 according to the second embodiment when the time T1 has elapsed.

  That is, when the second call lamp 9 from the right of the pachinko island stand 1 is lit, the curtain lamps 8A to 8H located on the left side of the call lamp 9 are lit in yellow and the call stand is in the right direction. A call display indicating that there is a call is performed, and the curtain lamps 8I and 8J located on the right side of the call lamp 9 are lit in green, and a call display is displayed indicating that there is a call stand in the left direction. Therefore, the store clerk who has been waiting in the above-described waiting area 21 enters the passage 4 based on the lit representative lamp 15 in the state shown in FIG. 33, and the call display of these curtain lamps 8A to 8J. Based on the above, it is possible to easily find and deal with the calling platform (the pachinko gaming machine 2 corresponding to the second calling ramp 9 from the right). Alternatively, when the state shown in FIG. 33 is reached, the store clerk who has accidentally entered the passage 4 can call the call stand (to the second call lamp 9 from the right on the basis of the call display of the curtain lamps 8A to 8J. A corresponding pachinko gaming machine 2) can be easily found and dealt with.

  Next, when the time T2 has elapsed, as shown in FIGS. 32 and 34, a player who is playing with the second pachinko gaming machine 2 from the left of the pachinko islands 1 is placed in this pachinko gaming machine 2. When the call button 28 of the corresponding call lamp 9 is turned ON, the curtain lamps 8A and 8B located on the left side of the call lamp 9 (pachinko gaming machine 2) remain unchanged in yellow, In addition, the curtain lamps 8I and 8J located on the right side of the second calling lamp 9 from the right of the pachinko island stand 1 described above maintain the green lighting unchanged, while the pachinko island stand 1 from the left of the pachinko island stand 1 All the curtain lamps 8C to 8H located between the second calling lamp 9 and the second calling lamp 9 from the right are changed from yellow lighting to blue lighting. At this time, as a matter of course, the second call lamp 9 from the left (the left lamp portion 27a and the right lamp portion 27b) where the call button 28 is turned on is also lit in a predetermined color. FIG. 34 is an overall front view of the pachinko island stand 1 showing a display mode of the curtain lamp 8 according to the second embodiment when the time T2 has elapsed.

  That is, when the second call lamp 9 from the right of the pachinko island stand 1 is turned on and a call display is made to use the corresponding pachinko gaming machine 2 as a call stand, the second call lamp from the left is further displayed. When 9 is turned on and a call display is performed to set the corresponding pachinko machine 2 as a call stand, the curtain lamps 8I and 8J located on the right side of the second call lamp 9 from the right turn on in green. A call display indicating that there is a call stand in its left direction is performed, and the curtain lamps 8A and 8B located on the left side of the second call lamp 9 from the left are lit yellow and in their right direction. A call display indicating that there is a call stand is made, and the curtain lamps 8C to 8H located between the second call lamp 9 from the left and the second call lamp 9 from the right are changed from yellow lighting to blue lighting. Call indication that there is a call stand in both directions Do. Accordingly, the store clerk entering the passage 4 and dealing with the call stand (pachinko machine 2 corresponding to the second call ramp 9 from the right) enters the state shown in FIG. It can be confirmed that the lighting color of the lamp changes from yellow lighting to blue lighting, and before finishing the handling of this calling board (during handling of this calling board), these curtain lamps 8C to 8H (especially the curtain lamp 8H) Based on this call display, the next call stand (pachinko gaming machine 2 corresponding to the second call lamp 9 from the left) can be easily found.

  Next, when the time T3 has elapsed, as shown in FIGS. 32 and 35, the store clerk finishes dealing with the call stand (pachinko machine 2 corresponding to the second call lamp 9 from the right), and this call stand When the call button 28 of the call lamp 9 corresponding to is turned OFF, the curtain lamps 8I and 8J located on the left side of the call lamp 9 (pachinko machine 2) remain unchanged in green. Also, the curtain lamps 8A and 8B located on the left side of the second calling lamp 9 from the left of the pachinko island stand 1 described above maintain the yellow lighting without changing, while the left of the pachinko island stand 1 All the curtain lamps 8C to 8H located between the second call lamp 9 and the second call lamp 9 from the right are changed from blue light to green light. At this time, naturally, the second call lamp 9 (left lamp portion 27a, right lamp portion 27b) from the right where the call button 28 is turned off is turned off. FIG. 35 is an overall front view of the pachinko island stand 1 showing a display mode of the curtain lamp 8 according to the second embodiment when the time T3 has elapsed.

  That is, when the second call lamp 9 from the right and the second call lamp from the left of the pachinko island stand 1 are lit, and a call display for using the corresponding pachinko gaming machine 2 as a call stand is performed, When the store clerk finishes dealing with the pachinko gaming machine 2 corresponding to the second calling lamp 9 from the right and turns off the calling button 28 of the calling lamp 9, the curtain located on the right side of the second calling lamp 9 from the right The lamps 8I and 8J are lit in green and give a call display indicating that there is a call stand in the left direction of the lamps. The curtain lamps 8A and 8B located on the left side of the second call lamp 9 from the left are yellow. Illuminates to indicate that there is a call stand in its right direction, and the curtain lamps 8C to 8H located between the second call lamp 9 from the left and the second call lamp 9 from the right Changed from blue to green Te, like the curtain plate lamp 8I and 8J, a call display to the effect that there is a call platform in its own left direction. Therefore, the store clerk who has entered the passage 4 and finished dealing with the call stand (pachinko machine 2 corresponding to the second call lamp 9 from the right) has received these curtain plate lamps 8C to 8H (particularly the curtain plate lamp 8H). Based on the call display, the call stand (pachinko gaming machine 2 corresponding to the second call lamp 9 from the left) can be easily found and dealt with.

  Next, when the time T4 has elapsed, the store clerk finishes dealing with the call stand (pachinko machine 2 corresponding to the second call ramp 9 from the left) and calls the call ramp 9 corresponding to this call stand. When the button 28 is turned off, all the curtain lamps 8A to 8J are turned off. At this time, of course, the second call lamp 9 from the left (the left lamp portion 27a and the right lamp portion 27b) from which the call button 28 is turned off is turned off. In this case, the two representative lamps 15 at both ends are also turned off.

As is clear from the above description, in the call display system of the second embodiment, the curtain lamp 8 corresponds to the pachinko gaming machine 2 and the call lamp 9 on a one-to-one basis as in the call display system of the first embodiment. Thus, even if the call lamp 9 is turned on and the call stand is displayed, the call stand display similar to the call lamp 9 is not performed. However, as described above, the guidance display of the curtain lamp 8 to the call stand, that is, the right display when there is a call stand in its own right direction, and the left when there is a call stand in its left direction. The direction display and the two-way display when there is a call stand in both directions can be displayed more finely. Accordingly, the guidance display function of the curtain lamp 8 to the call stand is more than that of the first embodiment. The call display system of the second embodiment is superior. Furthermore, according to the call display system of the second embodiment, the display color of the curtain lamp 8 can be reduced by one color (red is reduced) compared to the first embodiment, thereby simplifying the configuration of the call display system, This has the effect of reducing costs and reducing clerk errors.
(Embodiment 3)
Next, a third embodiment according to the call display system of the present invention will be described. In addition, about Embodiment 3, the description here is abbreviate | omitted about the structure similar to Embodiment 1 mentioned above.

  FIG. 37 is a principal block diagram of the control circuit (control board 70) in the island curtain plate lamp 8, and FIG. 38 is a principal block diagram of the control circuit (control board 70) in the island right end curtain lamp 8. FIG. 39 is a block diagram of the main part of the control circuit (control board 70) in the island left end curtain lamp 8.

  The configuration and function of the control board 70 in the island curtain plate lamp 8 are basically the same as the control board 70 (see FIG. 5) of the island curtain plate lamp 8 in the first embodiment. However, in the third embodiment, the left lamp portion 27 a and the right lamp portion 27 b of the calling lamp 9 are connected to the output circuit 78. When the call signal when the call button 28 is turned ON by the player is input to the input circuit 77, the left lamp portion 27a and the right lamp portion 27b of the call lamp 9 are based on the signal output from the output circuit 78. Light. That is, in the third embodiment, the control circuit 70 controls the LED substrate 56 corresponding to the first display plate 55a and the second display plate 55b and also controls the call display by the call lamp 9.

  The configuration and function of the control board 70 in the island right end curtain lamp 8 are basically the same as those of the control board 70 (see FIG. 6) of the island right end curtain lamp 8 in the first embodiment. However, in the third embodiment, the left lamp portion 27 a and the right lamp portion 27 b of the calling lamp 9 are connected to the output circuit 78. When the call signal when the call button 28 is turned ON by the player is input to the input circuit 77, the left lamp portion 27a and the right lamp portion 27b of the call lamp 9 are based on the signal output from the output circuit 78. Light. That is, in the third embodiment, the control circuit 70 controls the LED substrate 56 corresponding to the first display plate 55a and the second display plate 55b and also controls the call display by the call lamp 9.

  The configuration and function of the control board 70 in the island left curtain plate lamp 8 are basically the same as the control board 70 (see FIG. 7) of the island left curtain plate lamp 8 in the first embodiment. However, in the third embodiment, the left lamp portion 27 a and the right lamp portion 27 b of the calling lamp 9 are connected to the output circuit 78. When the call signal when the call button 28 is turned ON by the player is input to the input circuit 77, the left lamp portion 27a and the right lamp portion 27b of the call lamp 9 are based on the signal output from the output circuit 78. Light. That is, in the third embodiment, the control circuit 70 controls the LED substrate 56 corresponding to the first display plate 55a and the second display plate 55b and also controls the call display by the call lamp 9.

  FIG. 40 is a front view of the calling lamp 9 and the curtain lamp 8 in the third embodiment. The calling lamp 9 is formed on a substantially rectangular base body portion so that a resin-molded translucent cover 25 covers the base body portion. 30 is provided. The data display unit 30 is configured to be capable of full color display on a liquid crystal display (LCD) or the like, and informs the player of useful game information based on the operation data of the pachinko gaming machine 2. A call button 28 is provided at the lower left portion of the call lamp 9, and a left lamp portion 27a and a right lamp portion 27b are provided on the left and right sides of the call lamp 9, respectively.

  Next, the curtain lamp 8 will be described. The curtain plate lamp 8 includes a first display plate 55a, a second display plate 55b, and an LED substrate 56 (see FIGS. 37 to 39). The first display plate 55 a is attached to the upper left side of the cover 25 in the calling lamp 9. The second display plate 55 b is attached to the upper right side of the cover 25 in the calling lamp 9. That is, in the third embodiment, the first display plate 55 a and the second display plate 55 b of the curtain plate lamp 8 are attached to the calling lamp 9. The first display plate 55a and the second display plate 55b are light guide plates made of a transparent synthetic resin (for example, acrylic resin or methacrylic resin). .

  In other words, according to the call display systems of the first to third embodiments, the game shop clerk can find and deal with the call stand very easily, and as a result, the work for canceling the call stand can be performed smoothly. Can do. As a result, the work load of the store clerk can be reduced and the game room service can be improved.

  As mentioned above, although embodiment of this invention has been described based on drawing, a concrete structure is not limited to what was shown in embodiment, The change and addition in the range which does not deviate from the summary of this invention Are included in the present invention. For example, in the first to third embodiments, the pachinko gaming machine 2 has been described as an example, but the call display system of the present invention can be applied to a slot machine that uses medals.

  In the first to third embodiments, the display mode of the curtain lamp 8 is changed to the right display (yellow) and the left The display (green) and the bi-directional display (blue) are distinguished from each other. However, the method of distinguishing the direction indication is not limited to this. For example, the display on the display plate 55 of the curtain lamp 8 is displayed in the right direction in advance. The character or design representing the left direction display is formed, and when the right direction is displayed, the character or design representing the right direction display is selected and lit.When the left direction is displayed, the character or design representing the left direction display is selected. It may be selected and lit, and all (characters and symbols representing right direction display and left direction display) may be lit when displaying in both directions. In this case, not only lighting but also blinking or the like may be used. Furthermore, in addition to these characters and symbols, sounds representing the right direction, left direction, and both directions may be added. That is, the display mode of the curtain lamp 8 may be any display mode as long as the store clerk can identify that fact.

  Further, the LED control board 70 is provided so as to correspond to the display plate 55 on a one-to-one basis. Alternatively, as shown in FIG. 36, the display plate 55 may be centrally managed and controlled by using one or two LED control boards 70. FIG. 36 is a schematic diagram illustrating an electrical configuration of the pachinko island platform 1 when the LED control board 70 according to the first embodiment is combined as one example. In this case, the LED control board 70 inputs the call signal inputted from the call lamp 9 (call button 28) in association with the machine number of the machine number display unit 29 (see FIG. 3), On the other hand, a storage unit such as the ROM 74 of the LED control board 70 may be stored in advance with a number assigned to each display plate 55 and the LED board 56. In this way, the LED control board 70 can know the positional relationship (lateral relationship) between each calling lamp 9 and each display plate 55 on the pachinko island platform 1, and accordingly, according to the procedure as described above. The display plate 55 corresponding to the input of the calling signal may be lit in a predetermined color (red, yellow, green or blue). With such a configuration, the number of LED control boards 70 can be reduced, and the cost is reduced.

  Further, as described above, the island top lamp 16, the island top lamp 17, the island middle lamp 18, and the island bottom lamp 20 are lit / flashed when the decoration effect is enhanced or when the pachinko gaming machine 2 is a big hit. However, in addition to this, the lighting / flashing display is performed in a predetermined manner in conjunction with the lighting of the calling lamp 9, and the island top lamp 16, the island lamp 17, the island lamp 18, and the island bottom lamp 20 are displayed. Alternatively, the store clerk may be guided to the calling platform.

  In addition, when the pachinko gaming machine 2 hits a big hit, so-called running display in which the pachinko island base 1 is sequentially turned on in the longitudinal direction may be made to perform a so-called running display. In the call display systems according to the first to third embodiments, since the adjacent curtain lamps 8 are originally connected to each other by the LED control board 70, this running display can be realized very easily. .

  In the curtain lamp 8, a plurality of display plates 55 may be configured to overlap each other. In this case, the LED substrate 56 may be disposed on the side surfaces (edges) of the superimposed display plates 55 so that the full-color LEDs 57 are exposed, and the full-color LEDs 57 may be individually controlled. In this way, a more elaborate display mode of the curtain lamp 8 can be realized, and the decoration effect of the curtain lamp 8 can be further enhanced.

  In the second embodiment, as shown in FIG. 31, the display plate 55 of the curtain lamp 8 is formed by one flat light guide plate, and both side surfaces (edges) of the single display plate 55 are formed. Each LED board 56 is arranged so that the full-color LED 57 can be faced. That is, in the curtain lamp 8 of the second embodiment, light is incident from both side surfaces (edges) of one display plate 55. This is because the LED substrate 56 is placed only on one side surface (edge). It may be arranged so that light is incident only from one side (edge) of the display plate 55. In this way, although the light emission intensity of the display plate 55 is slightly weakened, the cost is reduced and the structure of the call display system can be simplified.

  In the first to third embodiments, when the call button 28 of the call lamp 9 (call display means) is operated and a predetermined call signal is input, the first display plate 55a and the second display plate 55a (direction display means). The display plate 55b is always lit, but as another embodiment, lighting control may be performed only during a period in which the call button 28 is turned on by a store clerk's operation. In this way, the direction display by the direction display means can be displayed only when the store clerk determines that it is necessary.

  In the first to third embodiments, a dedicated operation unit for performing direction display by the direction display unit may be provided separately from the call button 28. Further, the direction display by the direction display means may be performed only when a predetermined operation (for example, long press, continuous press, etc.) is performed on the call button 28.

Next, the main correspondence between the configuration of the claims and the embodiment of the present invention will be described.
Gaming machine, corresponds to a pachinko game machine 2, Yu technique machine installation Isle of Eternal Youth corresponds to pachinko Isle of Eternal Youth 1, the light guide plate, corresponds to the display plate 55, the light emitting sources corresponds to a full-color LED 57.

1 ... Pachinko island stand, 2 ... Pachinko machine,
3 ... Ball lending machine, 4 ... Passage,
5 ... Tsumami, 6 ... Counter,
7 ... Banma, 8 ... Screenboard lamp,
9 ... calling lamp, 10 ... waist plate,
11 ... skirting board, 13 ... storage box,
15, 15a, 15b ... representative lamps, 16 ... island top lamps,
17 ... Shimakami lamp, 18 ... Shimanaka lamp,
20 ... bottom ramp of island, 21 ... standby area,
25 ... Cover, 27a ... Left lamp part,
27b ... Right lamp part 28 ... Call button,
29 ... stand number display part, 30 ... data display part,
55 ... Display plate, 55a ... First display plate,
55b ... second display plate, 56 ... LED substrate,
57 ... Full color LED, 58 ... Pattern,
59 ... Frame, 60 ... Curtain plate lamp mounting part,
70 ... Control board 73 ... CPU, 74 ... ROM, 75 ... RAM,
77 ... Input circuit, 78 ... Output circuit,
79 ... Power supply circuit, 80 ... Bus,
L ... interval, T1, T2, T3, T4 ... time

Claims (5)

A call display system in a gaming machine installation island where a large number of gaming machines are provided,
Call display means provided corresponding to each of the gaming machines and operated by a player's operation to display a call display for calling a store clerk of the game hall using the gaming machine as a call stand; and outputting a call signal;
Direction display means for displaying a predetermined direction;
Display control means for causing the direction display means to display a predetermined direction display related to the position of the gaming machine that has become the call stand in response to the call signal;
A call display system comprising: The direction display means is disposed on the left or right side of each of the call display means,
The display control means determines whether the call signal is output from the call display means located on the left or right side of the direction display means, and from the call display means located on the left side of the direction display means. When it is determined that a call signal is being output, the direction display means displays a direction display indicating that the call stand is in the left direction, while the call display means located on the right side of the direction display means 2. The call display system according to claim 1, wherein when it is determined that the message is output, the direction display means displays a direction display indicating that the call stand is in the right direction. The direction display means is arranged corresponding to each of the call display means,
Whether the display control means has received the call signal from a call display means corresponding to the direction display means or from a call display means located on the left or right side of the direction display means. When a call signal is output from the call display means corresponding to the direction display means, a call for calling a store clerk at the game hall using the game machine as a call stand for the direction display means. Display the display, and when it is determined that the call signal is output from the call display means located on the left side of the direction display means, the direction display means displays a direction display indicating that the call stand is in the left direction. When it is determined that the call signal is output from the call display means located on the right side of the direction display means, the direction display means displays a direction display indicating that the call stand is in the right direction. Call display system according to claim 1, characterized in that so as to.   When the display control means determines that the call signals are simultaneously output from the call display means located on both sides of the direction display means, the direction control means causes the direction display means to display a direction display indicating that the call stand is in both directions. 4. The call display system according to claim 2, wherein the call display system is configured as described above. The direction display means comprises a light guide plate in which a predetermined pattern is formed by unevenness for diffusing light, and a light emitting source provided to face the side surface of the light guide plate,
The display control means is configured to display the predetermined direction display on the direction display means by controlling the light emission source to display the pattern formed on the light guide plate in a predetermined manner. The call display system according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that: