JP3745163B2 - Game board - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a game board such as a pachinko game machine, and more particularly to a type of game machine that uses a display such as a liquid crystal display panel as a variable display unit.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Nowadays, game boards such as pachinko machines, which use a matrix-type color liquid crystal display on a variable display unit to display pictures with changes, reels of slot machines, and the like, have become mainstream.
[0003]
Since such a liquid crystal display can display a desired image and can be easily changed to another game by changing a software program, the area of the display should be as large as possible. For example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 7-185074 discloses an apparatus having a large-screen liquid crystal display having an area that is more than half of a game board.
[0004]
When using such a large liquid crystal display, as a part of the game board, in order not to interfere with the fall of the game ball, and to attach a feature such as a nail or a windmill or to form a winning hole A liquid crystal flat plate made of ABS resin or the like is used, and the liquid crystal display is arranged behind the liquid crystal display so that a player can view a display image on the liquid crystal display through the light transmissive game board. It is common.
[0005]
In addition, the game board having such a light-transmitting game board is configured by combining a light-transmitting member and a light-impermeable member, and is configured by attaching a cell sheet on which a pattern or the like is printed on the back side of the game board. Has been.
[0006]
Further, a large number of game nails are planted on the surface of a game board such as a pachinko machine and a flow path changing member such as a windmill is disposed.
[0007]
Conventionally, in order to plant a game nail on the surface of the game board, a method of previously providing a nail planting hole in the game board and driving the nail into the nail planting hole has been adopted. Also, as described in JP-A-10-305131, the game board made of synthetic resin is heated, or the game nail to be driven is heated to soften the game board so that the game nail can be easily driven. A method has also been proposed.
[0008]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
By the way, when a game board is configured by combining a translucent member and a non-translucent member as in the conventional game board described above, the game ball flowing down on the game board surface is not allowed to penetrate the translucent member. There is a risk of jumping at the joint with the optical member. In addition, when a game ball hits the joint, the joint portion may be damaged.
[0009]
Therefore, in order to make the joint between the translucent member and the non-translucent member smooth, a method of attaching a cell sheet to the surface side of the game board can be considered.
[0010]
However, as shown in FIG. 8, when the game nail 160 is driven into the game board in which the cell sheet 510 is laminated on the surface of the substrate 500 made of acrylic resin, for example, Due to the impact when the nail 160 is driven, a donut-shaped float 520 or a shock-wave-shaped bubble 530 may be generated between the surface of the substrate 500 and the cell sheet 510. If such a donut-shaped float 520 or a shock wave-like bubble 530 is generated, the appearance of the game board surface is impaired.
[0011]
Such floating and bubbles are not so noticeable as long as they are colored and opaque cell sheet regions. However, in the game board in which the translucent game board is widely used as described above, a transparent cell sheet is attached to the area of the translucent game board. If donut-shaped floating or shock-wave-like bubbles occur in the cell sheet area, not only the floating or bubbles are noticeable, but also the visibility of the liquid crystal display placed behind the translucent gaming board is affected. I will give it.
[0012]
The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and in a game board in which cell sheets are laminated on the surface of the game board, it is possible to drive a game nail without causing a donut-shaped float or a shock wave-like bubble, and An object of the present invention is to provide a game board that is easy to manufacture.
[0013]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to achieve the above object, in the game board according to claim 1 of the present invention, a cell sheet is laminated on the surface of the substrate through an adhesive layer, and a large number of game nails are implanted on the surface side of the substrate. A game board,
The board includes a non-translucent member that makes it impossible for the player to visually recognize the back side of the game board, and a translucent member that allows the player to visually recognize the back side of the game board. Has a nail planting hole for installation,
The cell sheet is provided with a nail insertion hole for inserting the game nail at a position facing the nail planting hole,
The nail insertion hole is configured not to reach the back surface of the cell sheet in a state before planting the game nail at least in a region facing the translucent member,
The diameter of the nail insertion hole is larger than the diameter of the game nail.
[0014]
Further, the light-impermeable member and the light-transmissive member are provided as separate bodies, and the substrate can be configured by combining the light-impermeable member and the light-transmissive member.
[0015]
Further, on the back side of the cell sheet, by providing an adhesive layer in a region covering the light transmissive member and providing a light-transmitting double-sided pressure-sensitive adhesive tape layer in a region covering the light transmissive member, It is also possible to form the adhesive layer.
[0016]
Further, on the back side of the cell sheet, by providing an adhesive layer in a region covering the light-impermeable member, and by providing a light-transmitting double-sided pressure-sensitive adhesive tape layer on the surface side of the light-transmissive member, It is also possible to form the adhesive layer.
[0017]
Moreover, it is preferable that the nail insertion hole is formed in a half-extracted state in which a thin portion remains in the nail insertion hole so that the big blade does not penetrate the cell sheet.
[0018]
Moreover, it is also possible to attach the peeling sheet which covers the said adhesion layer in the state before laminating | stacking with the said board | substrate on the back side of the said cell sheet.
[0019]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a front view showing a game board according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view showing a part of the game board, and FIG. 3 shows a part of a cell sheet used in the game board. FIG. 4 is a perspective view and FIG. 4 is a longitudinal sectional view of the game board in a state where game nails are driven. Note that the gaming board described below is used for a pachinko gaming machine which is one of typical gaming machines.
[0020]
As shown in FIG. 1, the game board 10 according to the present invention is configured to receive a game ball launched from a launching unit (not shown) by a pair of guide rails 20 and 30 having a substantially arc shape arranged on the surface thereof. A launch ball guide path 40 for guiding is formed, and a substantially circular area surrounded by the extension portions of the inner guide rail 20 and the outer guide rail 30 is a game portion 50. In the game unit 50, a liquid crystal screen 60 constituting a variable display device is disposed substantially at the center, and a plurality of game nails (not shown) such as a ceiling nail are provided on and around the liquid crystal screen 60. A flow path changing member such as a windmill 70 is provided. Further, in the game unit 50, there is provided a start winning device 80 which is a normal variable winning device below the liquid crystal screen 60 and has a start opening function, and an attacker which is a large variable winning device further below the start winning device 80. 90 is provided. Further, a plurality of general winning ports 100 are provided in the gaming unit 50, and the general winning port 100 or the starting winning device 80 that is bulleted in the gaming unit 50 below the attacker 90 is not won. Out holes 110 for discharging the game balls from the game unit 50 are provided.
[0021]
The game board 10 includes an opaque substrate 130 having an opening 120 in the substantially center and a transparent substrate 140 that fits into the opening 120, and is provided on the back side of the transparent substrate 140. Is provided with a liquid crystal display device for constituting the liquid crystal screen 60. The opaque substrate 130 is made of an opaque synthetic resin or the like, and the transparent substrate 140 is made of a transparent synthetic resin or the like.
[0022]
When the light-transmissive substrate 130 and the light-transmissive substrate 140 are combined, the surface of the light-transmissive substrate 140 is flush with the surface of the light-transmissive substrate 130, or the light-transmissive substrate 140 is transparent. It is preferable that the surface of the substrate 140 is configured to protrude from the surface of the opaque substrate 130 by about 0.1 to 0.2 mm.
[0023]
That is, as will be described in detail later, the cell sheet 180 is laminated on the surface of the game board 10, and when this cell sheet 180 is laminated, the joint between the light-impermeable substrate 130 and the light-transmissive substrate 140 is formed. If there is a step, there is a risk that bubbles will form in the step. Since the bubbles are particularly noticeable in the region of the light-transmitting substrate 140, it is necessary to prevent the bubbles from being generated in the region of the light-transmitting substrate 140. Accordingly, the surface of the translucent substrate 140 is flush with the surface of the non-translucent substrate 130, or the surface of the translucent substrate 140 is slightly protruded, so that the translucent portion of the two is transparent. In the region of the conductive substrate 140, no bubbles are generated, and the appearance of the game board 10 is not impaired.
[0024]
As shown in FIGS. 2 and 4, the light-impermeable substrate 130 and the light-transmissive substrate 140 are provided with a number of nail planting holes 150 for planting the game nail 160. The nail planting hole 150 is formed together when the light-impermeable substrate 130 and the light-transmissive substrate 140 are molded, and as shown in FIG. 2, the light-impermeable substrate 130 or the light-transmissive substrate 140 is formed. The depth may be from the surface side to the middle, or as shown in FIG. 4, it may penetrate to the back side of the opaque substrate 130 or the transparent substrate 140, or may be opaque. A boss 170 for supporting the tip of the game nail 160 may be provided on the back side of the optical substrate 130 or the translucent substrate 140.
[0025]
On the surface of the game board 10, as shown in FIG. 2, a cell sheet 180 in which a region covering the light-transmitting substrate 140 is a transparent region and a region covering the light-impermeable substrate 130 is an opaque region is an adhesive layer 190. Is pasted through.
[0026]
The cell sheet 180 is a film made of, for example, CAB (cellulose acetobutyrate) and having a thickness of about 200 μm. The pattern that the player visually recognizes as the pattern of the game board 10 is silk screen method, gravure method, etc. using opaque ink. It consists of an opaque area printed by known means and a transparent area facing the liquid crystal screen 60 of the liquid crystal display device, which remains transparent without printing.
[0027]
In addition, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the cell sheet 180 is punched into a shape that matches the ball path so that the game balls can flow down from the various winning openings provided on the front surface of the game board 10 to the winning ball assembly kit assembly. A plurality of through-holes 200 provided, and a plurality of nail insertion holes 210 formed in positions facing the light-impermeable substrate 130 or the nail-planting hole 150 provided in the light-transmissive substrate 140 are provided. Yes.
[0028]
As shown in FIG. 2, the nail insertion hole 210 is formed so as not to reach the back surface of the cell sheet 180 before the game nail 160 is planted. In other words, the nail insertion hole 210 is formed from the surface side of the cell sheet 180 using a so-called bi-clamping device or the like. At this time, the nail insertion hole is made so that the bi-cutter blade does not penetrate the cell sheet 180. The thin-walled portion 220 remains in the half-drawn state 210.
[0029]
The diameter of the nail insertion hole 210 is preferably slightly larger than the diameter of the game nail 160 to be implanted in the game board 10. For example, when the diameter of the game nail 160 is 2.2 mm, the nail insertion hole 210 is formed. Has a diameter of 2.3 mm. This is to prevent the outer periphery of the game nail 160 from contacting the inner wall of the nail insertion hole 210 and damaging the cell sheet 180 when the game nail 160 is driven into the game board 10.
[0030]
As shown in FIG. 4, when the game nail 160 is driven into the game board 10 having the nail insertion hole 210 in a half-removed state, the thin-walled portion 220 remaining in the nail insertion hole 210 becomes a scrap and the game nail 160. It is pushed into the nail planting hole 150 by the front end portion. As described above, when the game nail 160 is driven into the game board 10, the impact is mitigated by colliding with the chip of the nail insertion hole 210 in which the front end of the game nail 160 is in a half-blanked state . Neither donut-shaped floating nor shock-wave-like bubbles are generated between the surface of the substrate 130 or the translucent substrate 140 and the cell sheet 180.
[0031]
Although the thin wall portion 220 remains as a scrap in the nail planting hole 150, the colored portion of the cell sheet 180 cannot see the nail planting hole 150 from the surface side of the game board 10. There is no problem even if the thin-walled portion 220 that has become scrap remains. Further, in the portion where the cell sheet 180 is transparent, the thin-walled portion 220 that has become scraped is also transparent, and the locus of the screw portion of the game nail 160 remains white in the nail planting hole 150. The thin-walled portion 220 that has become small scraps does not stand out from the surface side of the game board 10.
[0032]
Further, it is preferable to provide the half-punched nail insertion hole 210 over the entire cell sheet 180, but it may be provided only in a region where the floating or bubbles are conspicuous, that is, only in a region covering the translucent substrate 140. Good.
[0033]
The material for forming the cell sheet 180 is not limited to the above-described CAB as long as it has high transparency and allows easy application of printing ink.
[0034]
Next, an adhesive layer 190 for laminating the game board 10 and the cell sheet 180 will be described.
[0035]
FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view of the cell sheet 180 provided with the adhesive layer 190 according to the first embodiment, and FIG. 6 illustrates a method of attaching the cell sheet 180 provided with the adhesive layer 190 to the game board 10. It is explanatory drawing.
[0036]
On the back side of the cell sheet 180 according to the first embodiment, as shown in FIG. 5, an adhesive layer 230 is provided in a region covering the light-impermeable substrate 130, and the region covering the light-transmissive substrate 140 has transparency. A high double-sided adhesive tape layer 240 is provided, and an adhesive layer 190 is formed by the adhesive layer 230 and the double-sided adhesive tape layer 240. A release sheet 250 made of paper or a synthetic resin sheet is attached to the surface of the adhesive layer 190.
[0037]
In this manner, by attaching the release sheet 250 to the adhesive layer 190 provided in the cell sheet 180, the cell sheet 180 is reinforced from the back side, and the through hole 200 and the nail insertion hole 210 can be easily formed. it can.
[0038]
As shown in the enlarged view of FIG. 5, the adhesive layer 230 is formed, for example, by silk-printing an aqueous emulsion type paste into a honeycomb shape.
[0039]
Next, a procedure for attaching the cell sheet 180 to the game board 10 will be described.
First, after removing the release sheet 250 from the adhesive layer 190 of the cell sheet 180, the game board 10 and the cell sheet 180 are aligned at one end of the game board 10 as shown in FIG. The cell sheet 180 is pressure-bonded to the surface of the game board 10 while releasing air by pressing the cell sheet 180 against the surface of the game board 10.
[0040]
In this way, when the cell sheet 180 is pressure-bonded to the surface of the game board 10, if the adhesive layer 230 is formed in a honeycomb shape, the adhesive force of the cell sheet 180 to the game board 10 is strengthened, and a slip prevention effect is obtained. In addition, the air sheet can be easily removed, and the cell sheet 180 can be attached efficiently.
[0041]
FIG. 7 is an exploded perspective view of the cell sheet 180 provided with the adhesive layer 190 according to the second embodiment.
On the back side of the cell sheet 180 according to the second embodiment, as shown in FIG. 7, an adhesive layer 230 is provided only in a region covering the light-impermeable substrate 130. In addition, a double-sided adhesive tape layer 240 having high transparency is provided on the surface side of the translucent substrate 140, and the adhesive layer 190 is formed by the double-sided adhesive tape layer 240 and the adhesive layer 230. Furthermore, a release sheet 250 made of paper or a synthetic resin sheet is attached to the surface of the adhesive layer 230. Although not shown, a release sheet is also attached to the surface of the double-sided pressure-sensitive adhesive tape layer 240.
As shown in the enlarged view of FIG. 5 , the adhesive layer 230 is formed, for example, by silk-printing an aqueous emulsion type paste into a honeycomb shape.
[0042]
The cell sheet 180 of the second embodiment can also be attached to the surface of the game board 10 by the same procedure as the cell sheet 180 of the first embodiment. That is, after removing the release sheet 250 from the adhesive layer 230 provided on the cell sheet 180 and the double-sided adhesive tape layer 240 provided on the translucent substrate 140, as shown in FIG. Then, the position of the game board 10 and the cell sheet 180 is aligned, and the cell sheet 180 is pressure-bonded to the surface of the game board 10 while performing air bleeding by pressing the cell sheet 180 against the surface of the game board 10 by the roller 260.
[0043]
In Examples 1 and 2 described above, the highly transparent double-sided pressure-sensitive adhesive tape layer 240 is provided facing the translucent substrate 140, and the adhesive layer 230 is provided facing the light-impermeable substrate 130. Alternatively, a highly transparent double-sided pressure-sensitive adhesive tape layer 240 may be provided so as to face the entire region of the light-transmitting substrate 140 and the light-impermeable substrate 130.
[0044]
In the above-described embodiment, the game board 10 used for the pachinko game machine has been described. However, the game board 10 according to the present invention may be applied to other ball game machines such as a sparrow ball game machine and an arrange ball game machine. Can be applied.
[0045]
【The invention's effect】
According to the gaming machine of the first aspect of the present invention, the cell sheet is laminated on the surface of the substrate made of the translucent member and the non-translucent member via the adhesive layer, and the cell sheet is attached to the substrate. A nail insertion hole for inserting a game nail is provided at a position facing the provided nail planting hole. The nail insertion hole is in a half-blanked state that does not reach the back surface of the cell sheet in a state before planting the game nail at least in a region facing the translucent member.
[0046]
As a result, when the game nail is driven into the game board, the tip of the game nail collides with the scrap of the nail insertion hole where the nail is in the half-blanked state, and the impact is reduced, so that the gap between the substrate surface and the cell sheet is reduced. Donut-shaped floats and shock-wave-like bubbles do not occur.
[0047]
In addition, since no scrap is generated when the nail insertion hole is formed in the cell sheet, the maintenance of the apparatus for forming the nail insertion hole is facilitated.
[0048]
According to the gaming board of claim 2 of the present invention, the translucent member and the translucent member are provided as separate bodies, and the board is obtained by combining the translucent member and the translucent member. Therefore, the substrate can be easily formed.
[0049]
According to the gaming board of claim 3 of the present invention, on the back side of the cell sheet, the adhesive layer is provided in the region covering the light-impermeable member, and the region covering the light-transmissive member is translucent. Since the adhesive layer is formed by providing the double-sided pressure-sensitive adhesive tape layer having, the cell sheet can be easily attached to the game board using the same production equipment as before.
[0050]
According to the game board of claim 4 of the present invention, on the back side of the cell sheet, the adhesive layer is provided in the region covering the light-impermeable member, and the light-transmitting surface is provided on the surface side of the light-transmissive member. Since the adhesive layer is formed by providing the double-sided pressure-sensitive adhesive tape layer having, the cell sheet can be easily attached to the game board using the same production equipment as before.
[0051]
According to the game board of claim 5 of the present invention, the cell sheet is not displaced from the game board and the air can be vented by applying the adhesive in a honeycomb shape to form the adhesive layer. It becomes easy and the cell sheet can be attached efficiently.
[0052]
In addition, the cell sheet can be reinforced from the back side by attaching a release sheet that covers the adhesive layer to the back side of the cell sheet before being laminated with the substrate. The through hole can be easily formed.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a front view of a gaming board according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view showing a part of the gaming board according to an embodiment of the invention. FIG. 3 is a gaming board according to an embodiment of the invention. FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a part of a cell sheet used for the game. FIG. 4 is a longitudinal sectional view for explaining a state in which a game nail is driven in a game board according to an embodiment of the present invention. Exploded perspective view of the cell sheet provided with a layer FIG. 6 is an explanatory view for explaining a method of attaching the cell sheet to the game board FIG. 7 Disassembled of the cell sheet provided with the adhesive layer according to the second embodiment FIG. 8 is a perspective view illustrating a state in which a game nail is driven in a conventional game board.
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Game board 20, 30 ... Guide rail 40 ... Launch ball guide way 50 ... Game part 60 ... Liquid crystal screen 70 ... Windmill 80 ... Starting prize apparatus 90 ... Attacker 100 ... General winning port 110 ... Out port 120 ... Opening portion 130 ... Opaque substrate 140 ... Translucent substrate 150 ... Nail planting hole 160 ... Game Nail 170 ... Boss part 180 ... Cell sheet 190 ... Adhesive layer 200 ... Through hole 210 ... Nail insertion hole 220 ... Thin wall part 230 ... Adhesive layer 240 ... Double-sided adhesive tape layer 250 ... release sheet 260 ... roller 500 ... conventional game board substrate 510 ... conventional cell sheet 520 ... floating 530 ... air bubble

Claims (5)

A game board in which a cell sheet is laminated on the surface of a substrate via an adhesive layer, and a large number of game nails are implanted on the surface side of the substrate,
The board includes a translucent member that makes it impossible for the player to visually recognize the back side of the game board, and a translucent member that enables the player to visually recognize the back side of the game board. Has a nail planting hole for installation,
The cell sheet is provided with a nail insertion hole for inserting the game nail at a position facing the nail planting hole,
The nail insertion hole is configured not to reach the back surface of the cell sheet in a state before planting the game nail at least in a region facing the translucent member,
A game board, wherein a diameter of the nail insertion hole is formed larger than a diameter of the game nail.   The translucent member and the translucent member are provided separately from each other, and the substrate is configured by combining the translucent member and the translucent member. The game board described.   On the back side of the cell sheet, an adhesive layer is provided in a region covering the light transmissive member, and a light-transmitting double-sided pressure-sensitive adhesive tape layer is provided in a region covering the light transmissive member. The game board according to claim 1, wherein a landing layer is formed. On the back side of the cell sheet, while providing an adhesive layer in a region covering the light-impermeable member,
3. The game board according to claim 1, wherein the adhesive layer is formed by providing a translucent double-sided adhesive tape layer on the surface side of the translucent member.   5. The nail insertion hole is formed in a half-extracted state in which a thin portion remains in the nail insertion hole so that a big punching blade does not penetrate the cell sheet. The game board of any one of these.

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