JP3247867B2 - 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 of a pachinko machine, and more particularly to a display device having a built-in display panel component.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in a pachinko machine, when a specific winning opening is won, the pattern (numbers, character value patterns, etc.) of the display device fluctuates, and if a specific combination is obtained at the time of stoppage, a big hit or a small hit occurs. There is a so-called fever type which is a hit or the like. The display device used for such a type has a display panel component such as an LED panel or a liquid crystal panel incorporated therein, and a game can be enjoyed by a unique pattern variably displayed on the panel.

However, no matter how unique the display is, if the same pattern is used for a long period of time, the player will be bored. Therefore, it is necessary to periodically refresh the game board. Usually, the game board is replaced, but in such a case, the used display device is also discarded, and the reuse of the display device for another model has not been performed.

Further, instead of replacing the entire game board, only the display device may be replaced to partially refresh it. For example, there is one in which a display pattern of a display device is periodically changed, that is, refreshing is performed by changing display contents (see,
No. 61-77078). In this display device, a plurality of display panel components in which separate segment type display patterns are set are prepared in a cassette format for one display device, and these can be easily replaced at an appropriate replacement time. It was made.

[0005]

However, the following problems are involved in either a refresh system in which the entire display device is replaced or a system in which the display pattern is changed by using a cassette system.

[0006] First, in the case of the method of replacing the whole,
Although the entire used display device is discarded as described above, the display panel components of which are still usable, and especially the dot matrix type display panel components can display any pattern depending on the control content. Since it has such versatility that it can be discarded, it is too irrational to discard only one device and in a relatively short period of time. Disposing of the dot matrix type display panel parts is also uneconomical due to its high cost.

On the other hand, in the case of the cassette type, although correspondence with the currently mounted display device (case member) is taken, correspondence with other types of case members is not considered at all. Therefore, when it is time to replace the entire game board, all cassettes (display panel components) must be discarded together with the case members. That is, even in this method, the panel components cannot be reused. In the case of the cassette system, the following problems can be pointed out. In the case of the cassette type, although the case member of the display device is exposed on the surface of the game board and is a component that attracts the attention of the player, it is a system that replaces only the panel component without replacing it, so Even if the pattern is changed, a refresh feeling cannot be given to the player.

Furthermore, in the cassette system, since an independent segment type display pattern is set for each cassette, a plurality of cassettes must be prepared, which impairs the versatility of the panel components themselves. There are also problems.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and has as its object to enable the reuse of display panel components.

[0010]

In order to achieve the above object, according to the first aspect of the present invention, a display panel component is incorporated in a case member detachably mounted on a game board of a pachinko machine. The panel component is provided with a printed circuit board to which a connector can be connected, while the connector provided on the printed circuit board can be connected to a mating connector via a relief hole formed on the back of the case member, and Is attached to the printed circuit board at a position near an end thereof in a direction perpendicular to the printed circuit board.
Held in the thickness direction by the base member
It is characterized by having. Further, according to claim 2
2. The case member according to claim 1, wherein the case member is provided.
Is a housing that opens to the rear and
A cover member for sandwiching the printed circuit board in a thickness direction;
It is characterized by comprising. further,
According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect,
The case member opens upward and inserts the display panel parts
It is formed so that it can be
U-shape that guides insertion by sandwiching the side edge of the board from the thickness direction
Characterized in that a guide piece having a cross section is formed.
Is what you do.

[0011]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the operation of attaching and detaching the connector becomes easy.

[0012]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

However, in this embodiment, a description will be given of a case in which the display panel component P can be rearranged into three different case members C1 to C3.

First, a pachinko machine to which a display device is mounted will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 3 shows the first case member C
1 (see FIGS. 1 and 2) shows a case where a display device D1 is mounted, and various winning ports are arranged on the game board 1. Two to six of these are ordinary winning openings, and seven to nine.
Reference numeral denotes a starting port for starting a change of a symbol for a display device D1 described later. The winning opening 10 arranged below the display device D1 is a special winning opening, and when a symbol variably displayed along with a winning in the starting openings 7 to 9 stops after a predetermined time has elapsed, a specific winning opening 10 is set. If a symbol has been obtained, it is opened for a certain period of time.

The display device D 1 is arranged substantially at the center of the game board 1. The display device D1 will be described mainly with reference to FIG. 1 and FIG.
1 and a first case member C1 comprising a cover member 12
, By incorporating a display panel component P.

First, the display panel component P to be rearranged will be described. The display panel component P is a rectangular printed circuit board 13 made of a thin resin material, and three printed circuit boards are provided on the front surface thereof in a horizontal direction. It is composed of a total of six LED display panels 14 mounted vertically in two stages and a connector 15 mounted on the rear surface of the printed circuit board 13. The so-called dot matrix type is used for the LED display panel 14,
These are electrically connected by printed wiring on the printed circuit board 13, and an arbitrary symbol is variably displayed by a control device (not shown) connected via the connector 15.

Next, the first case member C1 into which the above-mentioned display panel component P is to be assembled will be described.

First, the casing 11 of the first case member C1 will be described. The casing 11 has a rectangular cylindrical housing 16 which opens in both front and rear directions. At the front side opening edge of the housing 16, a mounting board 17 for mounting to the game board 1 is formed so as to protrude, and windmills 18 are respectively mounted at four corners of the mounting board 17.
As shown in FIG. 2, a screen plate 19 which is colorless and transparent and has a frame 19a all around is fitted into the housing 16 from behind with almost no gap, and is formed inward at the front opening edge of the housing 16. It is assembled so that it does not come out forward by the formed flange edge 20. On the back surface of the screen plate 19, three color plates 21 are arranged in close contact with each other.
It plays the role of adjusting the color of the symbol displayed above.

Further, the shape and size of the housing 16 are aligned with the printed board 13 so that the printed board 13 of the display panel component P can be sandwiched between the cover member 12 and the rear opening edge. The depth (the depth up to the color plate 21) is set so that the LED display panel 14 can be housed. Further, bosses 22 for tightening the cover member 12b are formed at each corner on the outer surface of the housing 16, and these serve as guides when setting the printed circuit board 13 on the rear opening edge of the housing 16. Can also be fulfilled. Each boss 22 has a protruding height set so as to be slightly higher than the thickness of the printed circuit board 13 from the rear opening edge of the housing 17, and a screw hole 22 a for screwing the screw is formed in these shaft cores. Are perforated.

The cover member 12, which is another member constituting the case member C1, is formed in a square shape having a frame piece 23 on the outer peripheral edge, and is formed so as to cover the entire back surface of the printed circuit board 13. The shape and the size are formed so as to be aligned with the printed circuit board 13. Further, a slit-shaped relief hole 24 is opened in the cover member 12 in a vertical direction, so that the connector 15 of the display panel component P is exposed to the outside in a state where the cover member 12 is assembled. Further, a bulging portion 25 having a screw hole 25a is formed integrally with each corner of the cover member 12 at a position corresponding to each boss 22 on the casing 11 side. P is fixed. Further, in the center of the upper part of the cover member 12, a discharge channel 27 for the pachinko ball that has won the winning port 2 of the casing 11 is formed, and the pachinko ball is processed as a winning ball therethrough. .

Next, referring to FIG. 4, the second case member C2
Will be described.

In the second case member C2, the entire display panel component P is assembled so as to be housed inside the housing 16 of the casing 11, that is, the outer periphery of the printed circuit board 13 is substantially adhered to the inner wall surface of the housing 16. The shape and size of the inner peripheral edge of the housing 16 are aligned with the outer peripheral shape of the printed circuit board 13, and the printed circuit board 1 is stored in a state in which the display panel P is stored.
The depth is set so that the rear surface 3 is substantially flush with or slightly inside the opening edge of the housing 16. The case member C2 of the second embodiment has a configuration in which the cover member 12 is continuously connected to the lower edge of the housing 16 of the casing 11 via an integral hinge 28 so as to be openable and closable. Further, locking claws 29 that can be flexibly deformed are integrally formed on both left and right sides of the cover member 12, and are respectively removably engaged with corresponding locking recesses 30 formed on the outer surface of the housing 16. Therefore, the display panel component P can be sealed.

FIG. 5 shows a display device D3 using a third case member C3. The third case member C3 integrates the casing and the cover member and opens the housing 16 upward to open the display panel. The component P can be inserted.

Therefore, the inside of the housing 16 in the third case member C3 is formed in accordance with the display panel component P. Further, a pair of left and right guide pieces 31 having a U-shaped cross section formed so as to face each other along the height direction on the opposed inner surfaces of the housing 16 guide the insertion while positioning with respect to the display panel component P. It is supposed to. Further, the escape hole 24 of the display panel component P with respect to the connector 15 is configured to be opened upward due to the insertion of the display panel component P.

As described above, each of the first to third case members C1 to C3 has a standardized portion to be assembled in accordance with the display panel component P. .About.C3, the display panel components P can be recombined with each other as follows.

That is, first, in the case of assembling into the first case member C1, the LED display panel 14 of the display panel component P is fitted to the opening edge of the housing 16 while facing the housing 16 side. In this case,
As described above, each boss 22 guides the setting operation of the display panel component P. Thus, the printed circuit board 1
When the LED display panel 3 is placed on the opening edge of the housing 16, each LED display panel 14 is stored in the housing 16. Next, the cover member 12 is covered while passing the connector 15 of the printed circuit board 13 through the escape hole 24, whereby the printed circuit board 13 is sandwiched between the housing 16 and the frame piece 23 of the cover member 12. By screwing the screws 26 from the screw holes 25a of the cover member 12 into the corresponding bosses 22 on the casing 11, a display device D1 incorporating the display panel component P is obtained.

As described above, in the first case member C1, the display panel component P is assembled simply by being sandwiched between the first case member C1 and the display panel component P can be easily attached and detached. Therefore, the effect that the work of rearranging the display panel components P can be easily performed is also exhibited.

In the case of assembling into the second case member C2, after fitting into the housing 16 in a substantially close contact state, the cover member 12 is closed and both the locking claws 29 are engaged with the corresponding locking concave portions 30. As a result, a display device D2 incorporating the display panel component P is obtained.

In the case of the second case member C2, since the screwing operation is not required, the assembling work is easier than that of the first case member C1.

Further, in the case of assembling into the third case member C3, both side edges of the printed circuit board 13 are
1 while the connector 15 is fitted to the opening of the escape hole 24 while the display panel component P is fitted to the housing 16.
The display device D3 in which the display panel component P is incorporated can be obtained only by inserting the display panel component P.

In the case of the third case member C3, the display panel components P can be rearranged by a simple operation of merely inserting or extracting.

In the third case member C3, a detachable retaining means for the display panel component P may be added.

As described above, the same display panel component P can be incorporated into any of the first to third different types of case members C1 to C3. The display panel components P can be rearranged. As a result, it is possible to effectively reuse the display panel component P, which has been conventionally discarded, while utilizing the versatility of the display panel component P. Also, as a new display device only requires the provision of a case member, the display device D1
~ D3 The overall manufacturing cost can be reduced. Further, in the present embodiment, since it is easy to assemble or remove from any of the case members C1 to C3, the effect that the assembling work can be performed quickly is also exhibited.

Further, since the display panel component P is a standardized component, a control device for performing this lighting control is also standardized at the same time, so that the control device does not need to consider the number of signal lines newly. Yes.

Although the present embodiment has been described with reference to the case where the rearrangement is performed between three different types of case members, the rearrangement can be performed between a greater number of types of case members on the condition that the assembly part is standardized. Becomes Although the display panel component P uses an LED display panel, the present invention is not limited to this, and a general-purpose element such as a matrix type liquid crystal panel may be used.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of a display device including a first case member as viewed from a back surface side.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along line II-II of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a front view of a pachinko machine to which the display device is applied.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a display device including a second case member as viewed from a back surface side.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a display device including a third case member as viewed from a back surface side.

[Explanation of symbols]

 14 LED display panel C1-C3 ... Case member D1-D3 ... Display device P ... Display panel parts

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Claims (3)

(57) [Claims] 1. A display panel component is incorporated in a case member detachably mounted on a game board of a pachinko machine. The display panel component includes a printed circuit board to which a connector can be connected. The connector provided on the board is connectable to a mating connector through a relief hole formed on the back surface of the case member, and the connector is connected to the printed board at a position near the end of the printed board. It is mounted in a vertical orientation, and the printed circuit board is thickened by the case member.
A display device for a pachinko machine, wherein the display device is held in a state of being sandwiched in a viewing direction. (2) The case member is provided with a
Jing and the thickness of the printed circuit board while closing this opening
It is made up of a cover
The display device for a pachinko machine according to claim 1, wherein (3) The case member opens upward and the front
The display panel parts are formed so that they can be
Between the side edges of the printed board from the thickness direction
A guide piece having a U-shaped cross section for guiding
The table of the pachinko machine according to claim 1, wherein:
Indicating device.