JP2776306B2 - Pachinko machine display device - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

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

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in a pachinko machine, when a specific winning opening is won, the design (numbers, characters, patterns, etc.) of the display device fluctuates, and if a specific combination is obtained when the pachinko machine is stopped, a big hit occurs. There is a so-called digital type. The display device of such a type of pachinko machine has a configuration in which three 7-segment LEDs are arranged in parallel and a three-digit digital display is used. Recently, however, many display devices incorporate a dot matrix type display using LEDs. For example, there has been a configuration in which three LED display panels each having a 5 × 7 dot number are arranged in parallel to display a pattern such as a numeral of each digit.

[0003]

Incidentally, in the above-mentioned conventional display device, the display and the substrate are often assembled in a bare state, and therefore, there is a possibility that the display and the substrate may be damaged if care is not taken. In order to solve this problem, it is conceivable to cover necessary parts. However, simply doing so makes it difficult to perform a connection operation with a control device or the like. Therefore,
An object of the present invention is to provide a display device which is excellent in workability of connection work while protecting a substrate.

[0004]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a display for displaying a predetermined symbol in a casing, which is disposed at a rear portion of the display and electrically associated with the display. And a cover member for closing the opening is attached to the casing, and the cover member is cut out of the cover member. And the connector is connected to the substrate via the cutout.

[0005]

According to the present invention, since the cover member is provided with the notch and the connector is disposed therein, the display device is covered with the cover member to assemble the display device, and then the display device is assembled. Can be electrically connected to the control device.

[0006]

[Effects] The effects of the present invention are as follows. By providing a notch in the cover member and arranging the connector there,
Since the display device can be connected to the control device after assembling the display device integrally, there is an effect that the assembling is easy and the workability is excellent.

[0007]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Embodiments embodying the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. First, a pachinko machine to which the display device of this embodiment is applied will be described. In FIG. 3 showing the front of the pachinko machine, a metal frame 3, glass 4, a glass door frame 5, a front plate 6, and the like are attached to a front frame 2 of the pachinko machine 1. On the front side of the front plate 6, an upper plate 7 for storing a prize ball and supplying a hit ball to a firing position is attached. Below the front plate 6, an operation handle 8 and a lower plate 9 for storing the overflow of the balls stored in the upper plate 7 are mounted. The game board 10 is detachably attached to the front frame 2 from the back side thereof, and the details of the attachment will be described later.

[0008] Various winning ports are arranged on the gaming board 10, of which 11 to 15 are ordinary winning ports.
Reference numeral 18 denotes a starting port, and when a prize is entered, a display device 19
Starts variable display of symbols. Then, if a predetermined combination is obtained when stopping after a predetermined time, the opening time of the special winning opening 20 is controlled in accordance with the combination. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 2A, when the display device 19 displays all “7” in the center portion, it becomes a jackpot and the large winning prize port 20 is set to 30.
It is opened until the elapse of seconds or until ten winning balls are generated.

Further, a V winning opening 21 is provided at the center of the special winning opening 20. When a winning is made to the V winning opening 21, the special winning opening 20 is again set for 30 seconds or 10 winning balls. It is opened until it occurs, and such an operation can be repeated up to ten times as long as a winning ball wins in the V winning opening 21. At the time of such a jackpot, the number of winnings in the special winning opening 20 and the number of times of opening of the special winning opening 20 due to the winning in the V winning opening 21 are digitally displayed on the left and right of the upper part of the display device 19 as shown in FIG. Is displayed. This will be further described later.

The game board 10 has a plurality of lamps 22 to 22.
27, which are blinking (winning lamps 22, 24, 2) in accordance with the winning of the starting openings 16 to 18.
7) or a lamp that blinks at the time of a big hit (panic lamps 23 and 25), and a lamp that blinks when a prize enters the V winning opening 21 (a V lamp 26). Controlled. Reference numeral 28 denotes an out port.

On the back side of the game board 10, a winning ball set protecting plate 29 is detachably mounted. The winning ball set protection plate 29 serves to store and protect electric wiring from various winning devices and decoration devices on the game board 10. However, the prize ball set protection plate 29 is used for the game board 1 from various prize devices.
It is formed in a size that can cover each passage of the winning prize ball discharged to the back side of 0.

Here, the method of mounting the game board 10 will be described with reference to FIG. 4. A game board mounting frame 30 is fixed to the back surface of the front frame 2, and the game board 10 is detachably mounted here. That is, the pins 31a to 31d protrude at appropriate positions of the game board mounting frame 30, and these pins 31a to 31d are inserted into corresponding positions on the game board 10 side.
After being inserted into 32d, fixtures 34a-3 attached to a mechanism plate 33 supported on the back side of the game board 10 so as to be openable and closable.
The game board 10 and the mechanism plate 33 are simultaneously fastened and fixed to the front frame 2 by engaging with 4d (34d is not shown) and tightening them.

A winning ball collecting recess 35 is formed on the surface of the mechanism plate 33 facing the game board 10.
The winning ball set protection plate 29 on the side is located here. That is, the recess 35 is formed smaller than the game board 10 but larger than the winning ball set protection plate 29. The depth is set to be slightly deeper than the depth width of the winning ball collecting protection plate 29.
Further, a window 36 is opened at the center of the winning sphere collecting recess 35, and the window 36 is formed slightly smaller than the winning sphere collecting protection plate 29.

The lower edge of the winning ball collecting recess 35 has a downward slope to form a winning ball collecting gutter 37, and various winning devices falling from the opening at the lower edge of the winning ball collecting protection plate 29. It plays a role of guiding the winning ball from the player to the winning ball processor 38. Although not shown, a known device for paying out a predetermined number of prize balls in accordance with a prize is mounted on the back surface of the mechanism plate 33.

Next, the display device 19 will be described (see FIGS. 3, 5 to 9). The display device 19 is a casing 3
9, a mounting board 42, and a cover member 43 which sandwiches the mounting board 42 between the casing 39, and constitutes a display device unit as a whole.

On the front surface of the casing 39, a mounting board 44 for the game board 10 is formed to protrude like a flange. Arms 45 extend from both shoulders in both left and right directions, and windmills 46a to 46d are attached to their ends and lower corners of the mounting board 44, respectively. At the center of the mounting board 44, a display window 47 is opened in a square shape. The lower center of the display window 47 is further formed as a recess communicating with the display window 47, and a recess 52a for assembling the lamp holder 56 in the storage number indicator 52 described later is formed. And the display window 4
A colorless and transparent screen plate 48 made of a synthetic resin is incorporated in the back side of the screen 7. The screen plate 48 has a frame 59 of a predetermined height on the front side. By pressing against the stopper edge 47a formed at the opening edge of the frame 59, the screen plate 48 is incorporated into the display window 47 in a state of being retracted to the back by the height of the frame 59. LED display panels 40a to 40d, which will be described later, are arranged behind the screen plate 48.
A color plate 57 having the same size as the screen plate 48 is interposed between the screen plates 48 and 40a to 40d. In this example, three color plates 57 are interposed due to the clearance adjustment. One of them is colorless and the other two are red, and the LED display panels 40a to 40a-4
The color of the symbol displayed on 0d is adjusted.

On the other hand, a storage number display section 52 is disposed in the incorporation recess 52a.
Reference numeral 2 denotes a lamp holder 56 formed of a non-translucent resin material, and four LEs attached to the mounting board 42.
It comprises D lamps 41a to 41d. These lamps 41a to 41d are respectively housed in four holes 56a to 56d penetrated in parallel with the standing wall portion of the lamp holder 56. Then, in order to display the number of times the symbol variable processing is suspended (up to a maximum of four times) in accordance with the winning in the starting openings 16 to 18, the lamps 41a to 41 corresponding to the number of times are displayed.
41d is turned on.

A light-shielding wall 49 is provided upright in the upper half of the opening edge of the display window 47, and a lamp housing 50 is formed in the upper center. The upper surface of the lamp housing 50 has a concave shape that guides the pachinko ball that has fallen to the winning opening 11 that opens at the top of the mounting board 44. A guiding piece 51 formed in an upward U-shape projects from the back side of the winning opening 11.

On the other hand, the display window 4
Over the entire range surrounding 7 and the stored number display 52,
The rear peripheral wall 53 is erected in a frame shape. This rear peripheral wall 5
Reference numeral 3 denotes a lamp housing 50 which is disposed below the guide piece 51 with a predetermined gap therebetween.
A lamp holding plate 55 to which a pair of left and right lamps 54 (only one side is shown in FIG. 9) to be incorporated therein is mounted.

The depth of the rear peripheral wall 53 from the rear surface of the color plate 57 to the opening edge of the rear peripheral wall 53 is substantially equal to the mounting height of the LED display panels 40a to 40f of the mounting board 42 described below. Alternatively, it is set slightly deeper than that (see FIG. 9).

The mounting substrate 42 is aligned with the rear peripheral wall 53 and is fastened to the rear peripheral wall 53 with screws. As shown in FIG. 7, on the surface of the mounting substrate 42, near the lower edge thereof, the four LED lamps 41a to 41
d are mounted in parallel, and a total of 6 LEDs
Three display panels 40a to 40f in the horizontal direction,
They are vertically arranged in two stages, and they are assembled together so as to be in close contact with each other. Thus, LED
In contrast to the usual arrangement of three display panels arranged side by side, in the present example, the display panel is arranged in an upper and lower two-stage configuration in which one more stage is added, whereby the display area is enlarged and becomes a continuous display area. I have. These are accommodated in the rear peripheral wall 53 as the mounting board 42 is attached to the casing 39 side.

Note that the LED display panels 40a to 40f in this embodiment are each formed by bonding 8 × 8 LED chips on a substrate wired in a matrix.

On the other hand, on the back side of the mounting
A connector 60 for each of the display panels 40a to 40f or each of the LED lamps 41a to 41d for the storage number display section is attached, and is electrically connected to a control device constituted by a microcomputer as shown in FIG.

The cover member 43 plays a role of protecting the mounting board 42, and a relief hole 61 is opened at a portion corresponding to the connector 60. In addition, the guide piece 51
Has a side wall 62 substantially all around except for a portion corresponding to the above, and is fastened to the casing 39 side by screws with the mounting board 42 sandwiched therebetween. An upper center of the cover member 43 has an abutment plate 58 having substantially the same width as the guide piece 51, and an upflow plate 58 is provided on an inner surface thereof. 63 is formed obliquely downward.

In the state where the display unit configured as described above is mounted on the game board 10, the connector 60
Are partially exposed through through holes (not shown) formed in the winning ball collecting protection plate 29 so that they can be connected to the outside. To prevent the connection pins 60a from being broken, these pins are used. The tip of 60a is substantially flush with the winning ball set protecting plate 29 and is not exposed to the outside (this point is not shown).

Next, the electrical configuration of the pachinko machine of this embodiment is shown in FIG.
In brief, the control device is constituted by a microcomputer mainly including a CPU 64 for performing digital arithmetic processing, a ROM 65 for storing programs and fixed data, and a RAM 66 for storing results of arithmetic processing and the like. Then, according to the program stored in the ROM 65, a signal from the winning detection switch 68, the winning opening detection switch 69, the V winning detection switch 70 via the waveform shaping circuit 67, or the reset signal generating circuit 71 via the reset signal generating circuit 71. And the like from the start switch 72 is input to the CPU 64 as input information, and a predetermined symbol is displayed on the LED display panels 40a to 40f.
Control of lighting of the various lamps 22 to 27, lighting of the stored number display LED lamps 41a to 41d, and the like are performed.

That is, a display device drive circuit 73, a display device selection circuit 74, and a driver 75 are connected to each output port of the microcomputer. The display device drive circuit 73 and the display device selection circuit 74 are connected to the LED display panels 40a to 40f and the LED lamps 41a to 41d in the storage number display unit 52.
In the display device 19 including the LED display panels 40a to 40f and the LED lamps 41a to 41d, predetermined display is performed based on display data output from the microcomputer. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 1, a pattern (a number or a predetermined pattern) is always displayed in three digits on the display of the display device 19 to simulate the rotation of a drum of a throttle machine, and furthermore, each digit is displayed. An upper half or lower half design is displayed on the upper and lower sides, respectively. In addition, these symbols are scrolled at a predetermined speed for each digit in the vertical direction at an unreadable speed in accordance with the winning of the starting openings 16 to 18. In this example, the symbols displayed on the left side of FIG. 1 only show the numbers 0 to 9, and the symbols on the center and the right side in FIG. Are set (these are displayed in five levels according to the amount of wine contained therein). Then, when the predetermined time has elapsed, each stops sequentially. In this case, if the display of the central portion is the hit mode, the big hit display as shown in FIG. 2A is performed. In this case, a blinking display of "7" is performed on the entire central portion for a predetermined time, and then the upper and lower portions as shown in FIG.
The display is switched to the column display. That is, in the example shown in the figure, the upper left numeral is a large winning opening 20 due to winning in the V winning opening 21.
(In the example of FIG. 2 (b), it is displayed that the current round is the third round), the central number blinks "7" which is a jackpot display, and the right number is displayed. Indicates the number of winnings in the special winning opening 20 (currently, the fourth winning is displayed). The lower row is set so that the characters "big hit !, GO! GO!" Are displayed while scrolling from right to left.

The driver 75 controls the opening and closing of the special winning opening 20 and the lighting operation of the various lamps 22 to 27 in accordance with a signal from the microcomputer. The fonts used in this example are set in such a manner that they can be displayed in a normal state on the display in two upper and lower rows.

In the display device of the present embodiment configured as described above, the mounting substrate 42 with the LED display panel is covered with the cover member 43, and only a part of the connector is projected slightly. Damage during operation can be prevented beforehand, and the whole display device is unitized, so that it is excellent in handling. Further, while adopting the method of incorporating the mounting board 42 in the cover member 43 as described above, the escape holes 61 are formed in the cover member 43.
Is provided so that the connector 60 is exposed from here, so that the connection work with the control device can be easily and quickly performed.

In addition to the above effects, in the display device unit of the present embodiment, the mounting substrate 42 and the cover member 43 are within the projection area of the mounting substrate 44 of the casing 39. Since it can be mounted from the beginning, an effect of being excellent in assembling workability is obtained. Further, the display device unit is assembled with the connector 60 and the like connected to the back surface of the cover member 43 having a predetermined gap between the connector 60 and the winning ball set protection plate 29.
There is also an advantage that there is no need to form a concave portion in order to avoid interference.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of a display device according to an embodiment.

FIG. 2A is a front view showing a display state at the time of a big hit, and FIG. 2B is a front view showing a state where 10 counts and the number of continuations are displayed at the time of a big hit.

FIG. 3 is a front view of the pachinko machine.

FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view of the pachinko machine with the game board removed from the rear side.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the display unit as viewed from the back side.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a casing of the display unit.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing a mounting board of the display unit.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing a cover member of the display unit.

FIG. 9 is a longitudinal sectional view showing a state where the display device is attached to a game board.

FIG. 10 is a block diagram showing an electrical configuration of the pachinko machine.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1: Pachinko machine 19: Display device 40a to 40d: LED display panel 47: Display window

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] In a casing, a display on which a predetermined symbol is displayed, and a substrate disposed at the rear of the display and electrically connected thereto are accommodated through an opening of the casing, and the casing is provided in the casing. A display device, which is unitized as a whole by attaching a cover member for closing the opening, wherein the cover member is provided with a notch, and is connected to the board via the notch. A display device for a pachinko machine.