JP2855232B2 - Pachinko machine - Google Patents

Description

Description: TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a pachinko machine in which a panel for displaying game information and the like is stored between two glass plates in a glass door frame, and in particular, supplies power to the display panel. And a connector means for exposing the backside of the rear glass plate to facilitate the wiring.

(Prior Art) Conventionally, a display device set in a pachinko machine is arranged at the center of a game board and variably displays numbers, appropriate patterns, and the like. It plays the role of deciding. Since such a display device has a small display area, the display device merely displays information related to the determination of a hit state, and displays other information related to a game (for example, information such as stoppage or advertisement / advertisement). Is not suitable. Therefore,
To solve these problems, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No.
Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 5088 or JP-A-1-313076 has been developed. In these devices, a transparent display panel is incorporated in place of the front glass plate of the pachinko machine, and various game information and the like are displayed on the panel.

(Problems to be Solved by the Invention) However, since the above publication is used in a state where the display panel is exposed to the outside, the player hits or hits a pachinko ball fired on a game board. It is expected that it will be easily broken when it is done. Also,
The size of the glass door frame varies depending on the type of pachinko machine, but since the above is used as a substitute for a glass plate, the panel must be dimensioned according to the size of the glass door frame. Because of lack of versatility, they tend to be disposable only once. In order to solve this problem, it is effective to store the display panel inside the glass door frame, that is, between the front and rear glass plates, and protect the display panel with the glass plate. However, according to this method, wiring is difficult because the display panel is surrounded by the glass plate and the glass door frame. Therefore, it is necessary to take a process such as penetrating a hole for taking out a wiring through the glass door frame, and there is a problem that it cannot be immediately applied to an existing pachinko machine.

Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide a pachinko machine that protects a display panel for displaying game information and the like from damage and that can easily perform wiring to the display panel.

(Means for Solving the Problems) According to a configuration of the present invention for achieving the above object, a display panel for displaying game information and the like is interposed between two glass plates arranged in front and behind a glass door frame. Along with
A connector means connected to the display panel for supplying power to the panel is exposed on the rear surface of the rear glass plate.

(Operation) The display panel is housed between two glass plates in the glass door frame. At this time, since the connector means for the display panel is exposed on the rear surface of the rear glass plate, wiring can be directly connected to the connector means.

(Example) Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

1 to 4 show a first embodiment of the present invention. First, a pachinko machine to which the first embodiment is applied will be described mainly with reference to FIG.

A metal frame 3 is attached to the opening of the front frame 2 of the pachinko machine 1. The metal frame 3 has a glass door frame 5 (see FIG. 1) having two glass plates 4 a and 4 b and a front plate 6. Is provided so as to be openable and closable. The glass door frame 5 will be described later in detail. An upper plate 7 for storing the paid-out prize balls and supplying a hitting ball to a firing position is attached to the front plate 6, and a hitting ball is provided on the front surface of the front frame 2 below the upper plate 7. An operation handle 8 for adjusting the force and a lower plate 9 for storing prize balls that could not be stored in the upper plate 7 are attached.

Further, a game board 10 is detachably attached to the back of the front frame 2. On the game board 10, a guide rail 11 for guiding a hit ball and forming a game area is planted. A variable display device 12 is provided substantially at the center of the game area, and the variable display device 12 is provided with a hitting prize hole 13a to 13c arranged on the game board 10 so that a hit ball wins, for example, 3
The digit number starts variable display, and the variable state is stopped after a certain period of time or when the player presses a stop switch (not shown). When the display mode at the time of stoppage is a specific combination (for example, all “7” are displayed), the variable prize winning device 14 is set to the big hit state for a fixed time (for example, 30 seconds) or a predetermined number (for example, 10). The open state is continued until the winning prize ball wins. When the winning prize ball winning the variable winning device 14 wins the V winning opening 15 formed therein, the variable winning device 14 is opened again under the above-described conditions, and such an open state is set to the V winning opening. It is set to last up to 10 times as long as the winning ball wins.

Further, a plurality of winning openings 16a to 16c and a jackpot lamp (no symbol) are provided in the game area, and an out opening 17 for hitting a ball which has not won any winning opening is formed at the bottom.

By the way, as shown in FIG.
Glass storage grooves 18a, 1 for storing one glass plate 4a, 4b
8b is formed. Both glass storage grooves 18a, 18b have a predetermined space 20 between the two grooves by a partition piece 19 bent so as to bulge inward. As a result, a predetermined distance is secured between the glass plate 4a on the front side of the pachinko machine surface and the game board 10, and a fraudulent act of guiding a ball on the game board with a magnet or the like from the surface of the glass plate 4a is avoided. Is done.
The glass storage grooves 18a and 18b and the partition piece 19 are formed on both sides and the lower part except for the upper part, so that the glass plates 4a and 4b can be inserted from above.

On the other hand, the lower end of the upper horizontal frame piece 5a of the glass door frame 5 is folded back to form a retaining piece 21, and a retaining groove 22 is provided between the upper horizontal frame piece 5a and the retaining piece 21. ing. The glass door frame 5 is provided with a cover plate 23 for opening and closing the upper openings of the glass storage grooves 18a and 18b. The cover plate 23 is connected to a support rod 25 fixed by a support piece 24 on the upper side of the outer surface of the glass storage grooves 18a and 18b, and the opening and closing operation can be performed around the support rod 25. Is the locking groove
A connecting piece 26 that engages with 22 is bent.

Next, the main part of the first embodiment will be described.
20 houses a display panel 27 composed of a liquid crystal element. The size of the display panel 27 in this embodiment can cover almost the front surface of the game board 10, but when incorporated into the glass door frame 5, the rear glass plate is used.
It is set to such an extent that it can be accommodated from behind the glass door frame 5 before mounting 4b.

Explaining the structure of the display panel 27, the display panel 27 is composed of a normally used liquid crystal element, that is, a liquid crystal cell 28c and two polarizing plates 28a and 28b sandwiching the liquid crystal cell 28c are used. . In the liquid crystal cell 28c, a liquid crystal material is sandwiched between two substrates (glass plate or transparent plastic plate), and although not shown in detail, a transparent electrode (conductive film) is provided on almost the entire inner surface of both substrates. But,
In this embodiment, the character "perforation table" is hollowed out at the center of the electrode, so that the character "perforation table" can be displayed in a punched shape (see FIG. 4).

Further, a connector member 32 (connector means) to which a power supply wiring 29 for the panel 27 is connected is provided on the lower edge of the display panel 27 over the entire width of the panel, and is fixed by an adhesive or the like. . The connector member 32 has a concave cross section as shown in FIG. 1, and is formed so as to be fitted to the lower edge of the display panel 27.
It is formed of a transparent resin material so that 17 can be seen through. The back surface is a wiring connection surface 32b to which the wiring 29 is connected, and the lower end is formed to be slightly thin so that it can be inserted to the bottom surface of the glass storage groove 18b. On the other hand, the upper surface of the connector member 32 is a flat mounting surface 32a, on which the rear glass plate 4b is placed. Therefore, when the connector member 32 is pressed by the weight of the glass plate 4b, the entire display panel 27 is fixed without rattling. Further, the wiring connection surface 32b is exposed at the lower edge of the rear glass plate 4b. Note that the position where the wiring 29 is connected on the wiring connection surface 32b is desirably set near the opening / closing center of the glass door frame 5 for convenience in opening and closing the glass door frame 5. Further, the wiring 29 taken out from the display device 27 is connected to a management device of the game arcade via an appropriate drive circuit, and the display panel 27 is energized based on a stop command issued from this management device. It has become.

Next, the operation and effect of the first embodiment will be described. Display panel
The work example of assembling 27 will be described. First, after the front glass plate 4a is mounted on the glass door frame 5 with the cover plate 23 opened, the display panel 27 is mounted before mounting the rear glass plate 4b. Perform embedding. That is, the display panel 27
Is stored from behind the glass door frame 5 and its lower end is placed on the lower partition piece 19, so that the lower part of the connector member 32 is fitted into the glass storage groove 18b. Next, the rear glass plate 4b, which is lower in height than the front glass plate 4a, is inserted from above along the glass storage groove 18b, and the glass plate 4b is placed on the mounting surface 32a of the connector member 32.

Thus, when the storage operation of the display panel 27 is completed, the wiring connection surface 32b of the connector member 32 is exposed below the glass plate 4b, so that the wiring 29 from a drive circuit (not shown) can be easily connected. That is, since the wiring work can be performed without penetrating the hole for taking out the wiring into the glass door frame 5, the existing glass door frame 5 can be applied as it is by merely reducing the height of the rear glass plate 4b. .

In the case where the display panel 27 and the connector member 32 are integrally connected as in this embodiment, the connector member 32 is pressed down by the weight of the glass plate 4b, and the display panel 27 is pressed.
The whole is fixed. Therefore, the display panel 27 does not rattle even when the glass door frame 5 is opened and closed, and the effect of suppressing the generation of rattling noise is exhibited. As described above, according to the first embodiment, the display panel 27 is fixed by using the weight of the existing glass plate 4b without preparing a special fixing means such as a holder, so that the fixing structure is extremely simple. is there. In addition, since the display panel 27 is fixed along with the work of inserting the glass plate 4b, a quick work can be expected without requiring any special work for fixing. Further, the display panel 27 is stored in a state where it is protected from both front and rear surfaces by the two glass plates 4a and 4b. Therefore, even if the player hits the glass plate 4a or hits the pachinko ball, the player does not get scratched or broken. Also, a transparent electrode and a light weight plastic sheet can be used.

Next, the operation of the display panel 27 will be described.
In the normal state (at the time of a game), no voltage is applied, so that the state 27 is in a transparent state in which the rear game board 10 can be seen through, and does not cause any trouble in the game. However, when a predetermined number of prize balls are paid out, a stop command is issued from the management device. Since a voltage is applied to the liquid crystal cell 28c based on this, the display panel 2
7, the display area becomes black except for a part (the character part of “tacking table”), and almost the entire surface of the game board 10 becomes invisible, thereby preventing the research of the nail of the batting table. You. In this way, the display panel 27 is darkened, while only the character of "tacking table" is raised and displayed at the center (the state of FIG. 4).

In the present embodiment, the connector member 32 and the display panel 27 have been described as being integrated, but they may be separate bodies. In short, the connector means for the display panel 27 is exposed from the rear glass plate 4b. Just do it. In this example, the display panel 27 is made opaque by energization.However, if the polarization direction of the polarizing plate is changed, it is possible to make it transparent when energized and opaque when not energized, contrary to this example. It is. Alternatively, a porcelain detection sensor may be set at an appropriate place on the game board, and the display panel 27 may be completely darkened when this sensor detects a magnetic force. By doing so, the winning opening cannot be seen at all, so that fraudulent acts using magnets can be reliably eliminated. In this case, if a separate electrode is provided for the character portion M so that the character portion M can be made completely dark, it can be distinguished from the striking table. Further, a dot matrix display unit of a second embodiment described below may be combined with a lower portion or an upper portion of the display panel 27.

FIG. 5 and FIG. 6 show a second embodiment of the present invention. In the second embodiment, the height of the display panel 27 is changed, and the variable prize device is changed from an out port (not shown in FIG. 6).
It is the height to cross the lower part of 14. Also,
In this example, on the back of the display panel 27, a backlight housing 38 in which a backlight light source such as an EL panel and a connector means (both not shown) for supplying power to the display panel 27 are provided. Then, the leg piece 38a provided along the lower edge of the housing 38 is inserted into the rear glass storage groove 18b, and the rear glass plate 4b
, The display panel 27 is fixed.
As in the first embodiment, the backlight housing 38 has a length that covers almost the entire width of the display panel 27, and wiring is connected near the opening and closing center of the glass door frame 5.

Further, in this embodiment, the electrodes of the liquid crystal element are arranged in a matrix, and various messages can be displayed by a dot matrix method based on a command from a control device (not shown) provided in each pachinko machine. ing. As the game information to be displayed, various kinds of information such as a display of "big hit" as shown in FIG. 6, the number of times the big hit is continued, or a store advertisement are considered.

As described above, in the second embodiment, the display panel 27 is set to the minimum necessary size that is not related to the winning of the hit ball and the like, and the game information and the like are displayed in this area.
The display panel 27 can be smaller and lighter than that of the first embodiment. Therefore, the display panel 27 can be stably and easily stored in the glass door frame 5, and the cost can be reduced. Further, game information and the like can be clearly displayed by back irradiation by the backlight.

The display panel 27 may perform color display using a color liquid crystal, may perform segment display instead of dot matrix display, or may have no backlight as in the first embodiment. By the way, when color display is performed, it is known that the color is modulated by a rise in temperature around the liquid crystal.However, in the present invention, the display panel 27 is housed between glass plates.
Since it is effectively thermally isolated from the heat source (various lamps, solenoids, etc.) on the game board 10, an effect of avoiding unexpected color modulation can be expected.

FIG. 7 shows a third embodiment of the present invention. Third
In the embodiment, the display panel 27 is set on the upper part of the glass door frame 5 contrary to the second embodiment. However, the second embodiment is different from the second embodiment in that the display panel 27 is formed to have a minimum necessary width that does not hinder the game. Same as the example. In this embodiment, a pair of hooks 37 project from both ends of the upper edge of the display panel 27 in both left and right directions, so that the entire display panel 27 can be hung and supported by being hooked on the upper edge of the glass door frame 5. It has become.

Further, a connector member 40 is attached to the upper end of the glass door frame 5 near the opening / closing center on the back surface of the display panel 27. Correspondingly, a concave portion 41 allowing insertion of the connector member 40 is formed in the rear glass plate 4b by notching instead of reducing the height of the glass plate 4b. Thus, the connector member 40 can be exposed from the rear glass plate 4b.

In the third embodiment configured as described above, the same operation and effect as the first and second embodiments can be exhibited.

It should be noted that game information and the like may be displayed above and below the game board 10 in combination with the second embodiment.

(Effects of the Invention) The effects of the present invention are as follows.

The display panel is interposed between the two glass plates of the glass door frame, and is stored in a state where both front and rear surfaces are protected by the two glass plates, so that the display panel is effectively protected from damage. Further, since the display panel is not mounted as a substitute for a glass plate, but is mounted between the two glass plates in between, the versatility applicable to pachinko machines of different manufacturers is secured, and reuse is possible. Moreover, according to the present invention, since the connector means for supplying power to the display panel is exposed on the rear surface of the rear glass plate, the wiring connection work is easy and the present invention can be applied to the existing glass door frame as it is. .

[Brief description of the drawings]

1 to 4 show a first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1 is a longitudinal sectional view of a glass door frame, FIG. 2 is a front view of a pachinko machine, and FIG. 3 is a glass door frame. FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing an overall outline, FIG. 4 is a front view showing a display state of a pachinko machine, and FIG.
FIGS. 6 and 7 show a second embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 5 is a vertical sectional view of a glass door frame, FIG. 6 is a front view showing a display state of a pachinko machine, and FIG. It is an exploded perspective view showing the important section of the pachinko machine according to the third embodiment of the present invention. 1 ... Pachinko machine 4a, b ... Glass plate 5 ... Glass door frame 10 ... Game board 27 ... Display panel 29 ... Wiring 32,40 ... Connector member 38 ... Backlight housing

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. A display panel for displaying game information and the like is interposed between two glass plates disposed on the front and rear sides of a glass door frame, and is connected to the display panel to supply power to the panel. A pachinko machine wherein the connector means is exposed on the back side of the rear glass plate.