JP3133635U - Lightning display board - Google Patents

Abstract

[PROBLEMS] To provide a colorful display without being conspicuous even when applied to a pachinko machine arranged in the form of a down island, and to display a special display such as a jackpot with a rich expressive power. Provide an electronic display panel that can
An electric display panel that is arranged almost horizontally on a shelf portion at the top of a game machine, and has a plate-like shape. When light is incident from a rear thickness portion 102, the incident light is diffused over the entire surface. A light guide plate 201 that is emitted from the surface of the plate shape and illuminates the entire surface with the shade of incident light, and an illuminating means that is disposed on the thickness portion on the back side of the light guide plate, and that allows light to enter the light guide plate from the thickness portion on the back side And illumination driving means for causing the illumination means to emit light with a specified color.
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Description

  The present invention relates to an electric display panel that is disposed on an upper part of a pachinko game machine or a slot machine game machine and emits light according to the operation of the game machine.

Conventionally, those described in Patent Documents 1 to 3 and the like are known as an electric display panel disposed on an upper part of a game machine such as a pachinko machine. In Patent Document 1, a push button is provided on an electric light display board arranged at the top of a pachinko game machine, and when the player presses this push button, a predetermined message is displayed on the electric light display unit to inform the store clerk. It is. In Patent Document 2, a plurality of light-transmitting acrylic resin plates are stacked and laminated, at least one surface of each acrylic plate is engraved, and light is separately emitted from the side end surfaces of the acrylic plates. An electric display panel that can be irradiated is disclosed. Patent Document 3 discloses an electric display panel that can perform a colorful display in a normal state and can display a special case display such as a jackpot with rich expressive power.
JP-A-5-123450 JP-A-9-160512 Utility model registration No. 3130621

  Although the electric display panel described in Patent Documents 1 and 2 can perform various displays, the display at the time of jackpot lacks fun. Although the display described in Patent Document 3 can be displayed with a very high level of expressiveness, it may be too conspicuous in the game machine installation method called Down Island, which is often seen in recent years. Down Island is a place where the entire corner where a plurality of game machines are installed is located slightly lower than the floor. When viewed from the floor, the whole of the plurality of game machines on the down island is at the line of sight or at a position lower than the line of sight. In addition to arranging game machines in a straight line, they may be arranged like a round table. When the electric display panel described in Patent Document 3 is applied to such a down island type, light emission may occur at a position substantially close to the line of sight of a person on the floor.

  In view of the above-mentioned problems in the prior art, the present invention can display a rich color without being conspicuous even when applied to a down island, and display a special display such as a jackpot with a rich expressive power. An object of the present invention is to provide an electric display panel that can be used.

  In order to achieve the above object, the invention according to claim 1 is an electric display panel arranged substantially horizontally on a shelf portion of an upper part of a game machine, and has a plate shape, and light is incident from a thickness portion on the back side. The incident light is diffused over the entire surface and emitted from the surface of the plate shape, and is disposed in the light guide plate where the entire surface shines in the shade of the incident light, and a thickness portion on the rear side of the light guide plate, the rear side Illuminating means for causing light to enter the light guide plate from the thickness portion, and illumination driving means for causing the illuminating means to emit light with a specified hue.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the electronic display panel according to the first aspect, the illumination unit alternately arranges three primary color LEDs on a substrate disposed in a thickness portion on the rear side of the light guide plate, The LEDs are connected in series, and a predetermined standard current flows through each LED by applying a predetermined voltage.

  The invention according to claim 3 is the electric display panel according to claim 1 or 2, wherein when the normal standby display is designated, means for controlling the lighting means to turn on while gradually changing the hue, It is further provided with the feature.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the electric display panel according to any one of the first to third aspects, when the jackpot display is designated, the lighting means is arranged in a predetermined color order for each color for a predetermined time. The apparatus further includes means for controlling to turn on and turn off for a predetermined time.

  The invention according to claim 5 arranges the light-emitting display boards according to claim 4 in a plurality of units, connects the adjacent light-emitting display boards with connection lines for transmitting and receiving instruction signals, and (1) jackpot display is designated. A lighting signal instructing the same lighting to be delayed for a predetermined time from lighting of the lighting device of the own device is transmitted to the adjacent lighting display panel on the left and right from the lighted lighting display panel, and the lighting device is delayed for a predetermined time from turning off the lighting device of the own device (2) In the electric display panel that has received the turn-on signal and the turn-off signal, the lighting unit of the own device is turned on and off according to the turn-on signal and the turn-off signal. At the same time, a lighting signal instructing the same lighting with a predetermined time delay from the lighting of the lighting means of the own device is transmitted to the electric display panel adjacent to the lighting signal or the turning-off signal transmitted. Specify the same turn-off after a predetermined time delay from turning off the other lighting means. A turn-off signal to so as to transmit, and performing a display in a manner flows light to the left and right (3) Thus electronic display panel which jackpot display is specified.

  According to the present invention, since the light guide plate arranged almost horizontally on the upper shelf part of the game machine such as a pachinko machine is illuminated, the color is not conspicuous even when applied to the game machine arranged in the form of Down Island. A rich display with rich effects. In addition, there is an effect that a special display such as a jackpot can be displayed with rich expressive power.

  Hereinafter, an example of an embodiment for carrying out the present invention will be described.

  FIG. 1A shows a state in which an electric display panel according to an embodiment of the present invention is installed on an upper part of a game machine such as a pachinko machine. 101A to 101C installed on the upper shelf portion of the game machine 100 represent the electric display panels of the present embodiment, respectively. Reference numeral 101 denotes one electronic display panel. The external appearance of the electric display panel 101 is a transparent plate having a certain degree of rigidity such as an acrylic plate having a thickness of about 2 mm to several mm. The electronic display board 101 emits light when energized in various modes as will be described later. When viewed from the user of the game machine 100, the thickness portion 102 on the front side of the electric display panel 101 appears to emit light in a horizontal line due to the emission color of the electric display board leaking out. Moreover, since the electric display board 101 is installed in the shelf part of the upper part of a game machine, the plastic case 103 in which the pachinko ball, the medal, etc. were put on it is put. Therefore, when the electric display panel 101 emits various light, the light is incident on the inside of the plastic constituting the plastic case 103 or reflected outside the case 103. As a result, it is possible to expect an effect produced by light in the upper part of the game machine 100. In particular, when there is a change in the game, such as a big hit on the game machine 100, the effect of production is very large.

  As described in the section on the problem to be solved by the invention, in recent years, game machines such as pachinko machines and slot machines have been configured to form a down island by arranging a plurality of game machines at a position slightly lower than the floor. There are many. Therefore, when viewed from a person moving on the floor, the electric display board 101 on the upper part of the game machine can be seen at a slightly lower position, so that it produces a greater effect by producing light. On the other hand, the emitted light is mainly directed upward from the surface of the electric display panel 101, and when the case 103 is placed thereon, it is diffused by the case 103, so that it does not stand out too much.

  FIG. 1 (b) shows an example in which the game machines 100 are arranged as shown in FIG. 1 (a), and the game machines are arranged back to back on the back as shown in 110, thereby forming a down island.

  Next, the structure of the electric display panel 101 will be described. FIG. 2 shows the external appearance of the electric display panel 101 excluding the illumination control board. A light guide plate 203 transmits light having a certain degree of rigidity, such as an acrylic plate having a thickness of about 2 mm to several mm. The light guide plate 203 is subjected to diffusion processing, and light is emitted from the entire surface (the surface on which the case 103 is placed in FIG. 1) when light is incident from the thickness portion of the side surface of the light guide plate 203. Reference numeral 102 denotes a thickness portion visible from the user side as described with reference to FIG. Concave members 202L and 202R having a cross section as shown in FIG. Similarly, a member 201 having a concave cross section is fitted on the rear side of the light guide plate 203.

  FIG. 3A shows the appearance of the member 201. The rear portion of the light guide plate 203 is inserted into the recess 211. The members 202L and 202R have the same structure, but have a length substantially equal to the length of the side of the light guide plate to be fitted. The width of the recess opening is such that the left and right ends of the light guide plate 203 can be fitted to the members 202L and 202R, and the member 201 is fitted to the rear end of the light guide plate 203 with the members 202L and 202R fitted to the left and right. It is as much as possible.

  FIG. 4 shows how the electronic display board 101 is assembled. The LED substrate 204 is disposed at the rear end portion of the light guide plate 203, and the left and right members 202 </ b> L and 202 </ b> R are fitted into the left and right end portions of the light guide plate 203. Thereafter, the member 201 is fitted so as to cover the rear LED board 204. Thereby, the electric display panel 101 as shown in FIG. 2 is completed.

  FIG. 5 shows the appearance of the LED substrate 204. Reference numeral 242 denotes an LED fixed to the substrate 241. Although the number of LEDs is arbitrary, in this embodiment, eight sets are provided on one LED substrate 241, with three LEDs of RGB as one set. Reference numeral 243 denotes a power supply line that supplies power for causing each LED 242 to emit light.

  Next, a display mode on the electronic display panel 101 of this embodiment will be described. The light guide plate 203 does not emit light when the power supply of the light display panel 101 is turned off. When the power is turned on and the LED 242 on the LED board 204 installed on the rear side of the light guide plate 203 is turned on, the entire surface of the light guide plate 203 emits light.

  In the normal standby display state, the LED 242 is automatically turned on while gradually shifting the color selected by the random number, and gradually shifting red, orange, yellow, green, and blue and their intermediate colors. As a result, the surface of the light guide plate 203 and the front thickness portion emit light while the color changes.

  When there is a change in the game such as a big hit in a game machine such as a pachinko machine, a synchronized light emission operation can be performed by a plurality of light-emitting display boards 101 installed on the upper part of the game machine in which a plurality of machines are arranged. For example, when a big hit occurs in a certain game machine, the following operation is performed on the electric display panel 101 of the game machine. (1) Stop all light emission for 1 second. A turn-off signal is transmitted to the electric display panels of the left and right game machines. (2) The LEDs 242 of the light guide plate 203 are turned on for 0.5 seconds in the order of white, blue, green, purple, yellow, and red, and then turned off for 0.5 seconds. (3) 0.2 seconds after the lighting of each color in (2) above, a lighting signal of that color is transmitted to the left and right electric display panels. (4) 0.2 seconds after each color of the above (2) is turned off, a turn-off signal is transmitted to the left and right electric display panels. (5) In the electronic display panel that has received the turn-on signal or the turn-off signal, the LED 242 of the light guide plate 203 is turned on or off with a color according to the instruction. As a result of the above operation, lighting and extinguishing are communicated with a signal delay of 0.2 seconds from the lightning display board of the game machine where the jackpot has occurred, so that the light flows in a manner (referred to as running). It is possible to display a plurality of matching electronic display panels.

  Although the display mode is mainly as described above, the light guide plate 203 blinks in red when fraud (when a magnet is detected) is detected. Further, when there is a change in state (so-called small hit) such as a probability change in the game machine as a preliminary input, the light guide plate 203 blinks in yellow.

  Next, the configuration of the control circuit of the electronic display panel 101 of this embodiment will be described.

  FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing a circuit configuration of one electric display panel 101. The lighting control board 600 is installed in a place that is not visible to the user, such as the back side of the game machine. A control circuit 601 and an LED drive circuit 602 are provided on the illumination control board 600. In addition to the power input terminal, the control circuit 601 includes a jackpot input 611, an illegal input 612, a spare input 613, a running input 621 from the left side, a running output 622 to the left side, a running output 623 to the right side, and Each signal terminal of the running input 624 from the right side is provided. The jackpot input 611 is an input terminal for a jackpot signal output from the game machine on which the electric display panel 101 is installed. The unauthorized input 612 is an input terminal for an unauthorized signal output when an unauthorized operation is detected in the game machine. The spare input 613 is an input terminal for a spare signal that is output when a predetermined state change such as probability fluctuation occurs in the game machine. The running input (from the left side) 621 and the running output (to the left side) 622 are connected to the running output (to the right side) 623 and the running input (from the right side) 624 of the electric display panel installed on the left side, respectively. It is a terminal to do. Similarly, the running output (to the right side) 623 and the running input (from the right side) 624 are the running input (from the left side) 621 and the running output (to the left side) of the electric display panel installed on the right side, respectively. 622 is a terminal connected to 622. The LED drive circuit 602 is a drive circuit that drives the LED 242 on the LED substrate 204 in accordance with an instruction from the control circuit 601.

  FIG. 7 shows a connection form of the illumination control boards of a plurality of electric display panels. When a plurality of game machines such as pachinko machines are arranged, an electric display board 101 is installed corresponding to each game machine, and the lighting control board 600 of the adjacent game machine is connected to a running input terminal (621 and 624 in FIG. 6). ) And running output terminals (622 and 623 in FIG. 6). Note that nothing is connected to the right side running input / output terminal of the rightmost lighting control board and the left side running input / output terminal of the leftmost lighting control board. Since a jackpot signal, an illegal signal, a reserve signal, and the like are output from the game machine output terminal 702, they are connected to corresponding input terminals (611 to 613 in FIG. 6) of the lighting control board 600. The control box 700 is an apparatus that includes an illumination color / change pattern setting switch 701 and controls the overall operation. An instruction signal from the control box 700 is input to an arbitrary lighting control board 600 by a serial data transfer cable. The instruction signal from the control box 700 is transmitted to each lighting control board 600 using a running input / output connection line.

  FIG. 8 shows a connection state of the LEDs 242 of one LED substrate 800 (204 in FIG. 5). Reference numerals 801 and 802 denote blue LED drive terminals. The voltage applied to the drive terminals 801 and 802 is supplied to the blue LED group 813 connected in series via the drive circuits 811 and 812, whereby a plurality of blue LEDs emit light. The same applies to the green and red LEDs.

  Each flowchart of FIG. 9 shows an operation in the control circuit 601 of one illumination control board 600. FIG. 9A shows a normal standby display procedure. In step 901, the process of lighting the LED 242 with the set illumination color and change pattern is repeated. As a result, the light guide plate 203 automatically emits light with a color change that also displays intermediate colors while gradually shifting the hue selected by the random number little by little.

  FIG. 9B shows an operation when a jackpot input signal is input from the game machine. In step 911, a turn-off signal is transmitted to the left and right electric display panels using the running input / output connection line. In step 912, the light emission in the electric display panel is stopped for 1 second. In step 913, the emission color is determined in the order of the set colors. Here, the emission colors are determined in the order of white, blue, green, and white. In step 914, the electronic display board is turned on with the determined emission color. In step 915, 0.2 second is waited after the lighting. In step 916, the lighting signal of the luminescent color is transmitted to the left and right electric display panels. In step 917, it is determined whether 0.5 second has elapsed after lighting. When 0.5 second has elapsed, the electronic display panel is turned off in step 918. In step 919, 0.2 seconds are waited after the light is turned off, and in step 920, a turn-off signal is transmitted to the left and right electric display panels. In step 921, it is determined whether 0.5 second has elapsed after the light is turned off. If 0.5 second has elapsed, the process returns to step 913 to repeat the same processing for the next emission color. When all the colors are turned on / off in the order of the set colors, in step 922, the electronic display board is turned on with the set flashing pattern, and then the normal standby display is resumed.

  FIG.9 (c) shows the process sequence when the light extinction signal is received from the adjacent electrical display panel. In step 931, all light emission is stopped, and in step 932, the light is extinguished and then waits for 0.2 seconds. Thereafter, in step 933, a turn-off signal is transmitted to the adjacent electric display panel on the opposite side, and the process ends.

  FIG.9 (d) shows the process sequence when a lighting signal is received from the adjacent electronic display panel. In step 941, the electric display board is turned on with the luminescent color indicated by the lighting signal. In step 942, 0.2 second is waited after lighting, and in step 943, the same lighting signal is transferred to the adjacent electric display panel on the opposite side, and the process ends.

  9B, 9C, and 9D, a running display is realized in which light flows from left to right from the electric display panel of the jackpot when the jackpot is reached.

  FIG. 9E shows a processing procedure when an illegal signal is detected. In step 951, the electronic display board is turned on and off in red at intervals of 1 second. This display process is continued as long as the illegal signal continues to be input.

  FIG. 9F shows a processing procedure when a spare signal is input. In step 961, the electronic display board is flashed on and off in yellow at intervals of 1 second. This process is continued as long as the spare signal is input.

  When the jackpot signal, the illegal signal, and the standby signal are not input, the normal standby display is returned after a waiting time of 1 second.

The figure which shows the state which installed the lightning display board which relates to this invention in the upper part of the pachinko game machine External view of an electric display panel according to an embodiment of the present invention Figure showing a concave member Diagram showing the structure of an electric light display panel The figure which shows the appearance of the LED substrate Circuit diagram of lightning display panel Connection diagram of lighting control boards for multiple electronic display panels LED connection diagram of LED board Flow chart showing operation of control circuit

Explanation of symbols

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 100 ... Game machine, 101A-101C ... Electric display board, 102 ... Thick part of electric display board, 103 ... Plastic case, 201, 202L, 202R ... Recessed member, 203 ... Light guide plate, 204 ... LED board, 242 ... LED, 243 ... Power line, 600 ... Lighting control board, 601 ... Control circuit, 602 ... LED drive circuit, 611 ... Jackpot input, 612 ... Illegal input, 613 ... Preliminary input, 614 ... LED board, 621 ... Running input from the left side 622 ... running output to the left side, 623 ... running output to the right side, 624 ... running input from the right side.

Claims (5)

It is an electric display board that is arranged almost horizontally on the upper shelf part of the game machine,
In the plate shape, when light is incident from the thickness portion on the back side, the incident light is diffused over the entire surface and emitted from the surface of the plate shape, and the light guide plate that the entire surface shines in the shade of the incident light,
An illuminating means that is disposed in a thickness portion on the back side of the light guide plate, and makes light incident on the light guide plate from the thickness portion on the back side;
And an illumination driving means for causing the illumination means to emit light in a specified shade. In the electric display panel according to claim 1,
The lighting means alternately arranges three primary color LEDs on a substrate disposed in a thickness portion on the back side of the light guide plate, connects the LEDs of each color in series, and applies a predetermined voltage to each LED to determine a predetermined color. A light-emitting display board characterized by being an LED board that is lit by flowing a standard current. The electric display panel according to claim 1 or 2,
An electric display panel further comprising means for controlling the illumination means to light up while gradually changing the hue when normal standby display is designated. In the electric display panel according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
An electric display panel, further comprising means for controlling the lighting means to be turned on for a predetermined time and to be turned off for a predetermined time for each color in a predetermined color sequence when a jackpot display is designated.   The electric display boards according to claim 4 are arranged in a plurality of units, and adjacent electric display boards are connected by connection lines for transmitting and receiving instruction signals, and (1) left and right from the electric display boards designated for jackpot display A lighting signal instructing the same lighting after a predetermined time delay from the lighting of the lighting device of the own device is transmitted to the adjacent electric display panel, and the same lighting is instructed by delaying the lighting device of the own device for a predetermined time from the lighting off. (2) In the electric display panel that has received the lighting signal and the extinguishing signal, the lighting means of the own device is turned on and off according to the lighting signal and the extinguishing signal, and the lighting signal and the extinguishing signal Is sent to the electrical display panel next to the lighting device, which is delayed for a predetermined time from the lighting of the lighting device of the own device, and a lighting signal instructing the same lighting is transmitted for a predetermined time after the lighting device of the own device is turned off. Sends a turn-off signal indicating the same turn-off with a delay And so, (3) Thus sign display board, characterized in that the display is performed in such a manner light flows to the left and right from the sign display board that jackpot display is specified.

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