JP3794028B2 - Display device for gaming machine - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
[Industrial application fields]
The present invention relates to a display device for a gaming machine that is disposed and used in the center of a gaming board in a pachinko machine.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Conventionally, as this type of display device for gaming machines, there is known a device in which a liquid crystal display is arranged in the center of a game board of a pachinko machine, for example, and a picture matching pattern is displayed on the liquid crystal display. Hereinafter, a pachinko machine is described as an example.
[0003]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
Due to the design of the game board, there is a requirement to change the size of the central display area arbitrarily, but color liquid crystal displays, etc., have a low yield in manufacturing, so they are of arbitrary size from a cost standpoint. It is difficult to adopt. Therefore, a display device for a gaming machine cannot be designed unless priority is given to the size of the liquid crystal display.
[0004]
On the other hand, in order to display a picture-matching pattern, there is a demand for a device that makes it more interesting, but there has been no such thing that causes the display to change by using the chance of a game ball falling.
The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a display device for a gaming machine that can improve the degree of freedom of design and increase the fun of display.
[0005]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to achieve the above object, the invention according to claim 1 is a display device for a gaming machine arranged in a through hole formed in a game board, and the interior is divided into an upper chamber and a lower chamber into which game balls jump. The partition wall that separates the upper chamber and the lower chamber is inclined so as to descend toward the rear, and the rear portion of the partition wall has a game ball drop port that communicates with the upper chamber and the lower chamber. The lower chamber is a box-closed space, and a screen is disposed in the front center part toward the front of the game board, and in the upper part at the back. While communicating with the upper chamber through the dropping port, a transparent resin plate is disposed from the back side of the dropping port toward the inside of the lower chamber, and the lower end of the resin plate is the bottom of the lower chamber. Curved forward along the wall, and the bottom wall goes down as it goes forward Inclined so that, disposed behind the resin plate in the lower chamber a configuration equipped with a projector for projecting the projection light transmitted through the resin plate on the screen.
According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the gaming machine display device according to the first aspect of the invention, the projector projects three rows of picture-matching patterns as the video image, and falls into the drop opening. A partition for specifying the position is formed so that the shadow flows along each row of the symbol.
[0006]
[Action]
In the invention according to claim 1 configured as described above, a screen having a desired size is disposed in the front direction of the game board, while the projector images an image in accordance with the size of the screen. . Normally, the image of the projector is directly contrasted, but if the game ball flows down the flow path between the screen and the projector, the game ball will block the contrast light. Is missing and the shadow of the game ball is projected.
In particular, when a game ball jumps into the upper chamber that opens below the ball protection plate, the game ball rolls on the inclined partition wall and enters the lower chamber through the drop port, and the resin plate Fall along. At this time, the projection light of the projector passes through the resin plate and reaches the screen, and the game ball blocks the projection light when it falls along the resin plate. Then, a shadow when the game ball falls is projected on the screen.
As a result, the displayed pattern such as picture matching is displayed so that a circular shadow passes through it temporarily, and the interestingness increases.
Further, in the invention according to claim 2 configured as described above, when the design is a three-row picture alignment, a partition is formed at the drop opening to specify the drop position, and the shadow flows down along each row. As a result, a circular shadow passes through the displayed symbols in each column and is displayed so as to be temporarily erased.
[0007]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, according to the present invention, the game board can be imaged at a desired size, so that the degree of freedom in design can be improved and the shadow of the game ball is displayed together with the video. It is possible to provide a display device for a gaming machine that can add interest to an image on a screen.
[0008]
【Example】
Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.
1 is a front view of a pachinko machine to which a display device for gaming machines according to one embodiment of the present invention is applied, FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the display device for gaming machines, and FIG. 3 is a cross section of the display device for gaming machines. FIG.
In the figure, a through hole is formed in the center of the game board 10, and the screen unit 20 is disposed so as to penetrate the through hole. The screen unit 20 is formed by dividing the interior into an upper chamber 21 and a lower chamber 22, and a partition wall 23 that separates the two is inclined so as to descend toward the rear, and a rear portion of the partition wall 23 A drop port 24 that communicates with the upper chamber 21 and the lower chamber 22 is formed. Note that an opening portion of the upper chamber 21 with the game board 10 is formed in a terrace shape on the upper surface of the partition wall 23, and an eave-like ball protection plate 25 is formed above the opening portion.
[0009]
The lower chamber 22 is a box-closed space, and a 4-inch screen 26 is disposed toward the front of the game board 10 at the front center portion. The upper part communicates with the upper chamber 21 through the drop port 24 in the upper part of the back, and a transparent resin plate 27 is disposed from the back side of the drop port 24 toward the inside of the lower chamber 22. The lower end of the resin plate 27 is curved forward along the bottom wall 28 of the lower chamber 22, and the bottom wall 28 is inclined so as to be lowered toward the front. A guide hole 29 communicating with a winning opening (not shown) is formed at the front end of the lower chamber 22, and the front end of the bottom wall 28 is in contact with the guide hole 29.
[0010]
A projector 30 is disposed behind the resin plate 27 in the lower chamber 22. The projector 30 includes an optical system 31 in which a plurality of lenses are combined from the front, a 1.7-inch transmissive TFT color liquid crystal display 32, and a lamp 33 arranged in a line. The lamp 33 irradiates light from the back surface of the TFT color liquid crystal display 32, thereby causing the screen 26 to contrast the image of the TFT color liquid crystal display 32 through the optical system 31. At this time, the projection light passes through the transparent resin plate 27 and reaches the screen 26.
Next, the operation of this embodiment having the above configuration will be described.
[0011]
When the size of the screen unit 20 to be arranged on the game board 10 is determined, the size of the screen 26 is determined accordingly. In this embodiment, it is assumed that a 4-inch one is appropriate. Since the enlargement ratio is determined according to the screen 26, the optical system 31 corresponding to the appropriate enlargement ratio is selected, and the projector 30 in the rear portion of the screen unit 20 is assembled in advance.
When the integrally assembled screen unit 20 is fixed to the through hole formed in the center of the game board 10, when the lamp 33 is turned on, an image of the 1.7-inch TFT color liquid crystal display 32 (for example, a picture matching pattern) And the like are magnified via the optical system 31 and imaged on the screen 26. If it is necessary to use a 3-inch screen 26 in the design, the optical system 31 may be changed to an optical system 31 having an appropriate magnification so that an image is contrasted with the 3-inch screen 26.
[0012]
When the game ball falls on the game board 10, it collides with the nail and bounces off, and a part of the game ball jumps into the upper chamber 21 that opens below the ball protection plate 25. This game ball rolls back on the inclined partition wall 23, enters the lower chamber 22 through the drop port 24, and falls along the resin plate 27, but the projection light of the projector 30 passes through the resin plate 27. The light passes through and reaches the screen 26, and when the game ball falls along the resin plate 27, the projection light is blocked. Then, a shadow when the game ball falls is projected on the screen 26. That is, it is displayed so that a circular shadow passes through the displayed pattern such as picture matching and temporarily disappears, and the fun is increased.
[0013]
The game ball falls to the bottom wall 28 along the resin plate 27, rolls forward along the bottom wall 28, and falls to the winning opening through the guide hole 29.
As described above, the screen unit 20 is configured by overlapping the upper chamber 21 and the lower chamber 22 in two vertical stages, and the screen 26 is disposed on the front surface of the lower chamber 22 toward the front of the game board 10. A projector 30 is disposed at the rear. The projection path between the projector 30 and the screen 26 is provided with a transparent resin plate 27 on which the game balls that have entered the upper chamber 21 fall, and the projection light passes through the resin plate 27 and passes through the screen 26. Has reached. When the game ball enters the upper chamber 21, it is guided to the drop opening 24 and passes through the projection path, so that the shadow of the game ball falling on the screen 26 is displayed.
[0014]
In the above-described embodiment, the drop opening 24 has a width corresponding to the horizontal width of the upper chamber 21 and the lower chamber 22, and falls at an arbitrary position to display a shadow on the symbol. However, when the design is a three-row picture matching, a partition can be formed at the drop opening 24 to specify the drop position so that the shadow flows along each row. In this embodiment, the TFT color liquid crystal display is used for the projector. However, other types of liquid crystal displays or other types of projection methods can be used. Further, a condenser lens or an optical filter may be used to cope with the size of the light source of the lamp 33 to be used, heat generation, and the like. Further, although the screen 26 is disposed on the front surface of the screen unit 20, the screen 26 may be disposed on the glass surface of the pachinko machine. In addition, the screen unit 20 may be flush with the game board 10 so that the game balls can flow down to the front surface of the screen 26.
As described above, a pachinko machine has been described as an example, but it can be applied to other gaming machines.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a front view of a pachinko machine to which a display device for gaming machines according to an embodiment of the present invention is applied.
FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a display device for gaming machines.
FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of a display device for a gaming machine.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 20 ... Screen unit 21 ... Upper chamber 22 ... Lower chamber 23 ... Partition 24 ... Drop port 26 ... Screen 27 ... Resin plate 28 ... Bottom wall 30 ... Projector 31 ... Optical system 32 ... TFT type color liquid crystal display 33 ... Lamp

Claims (2)

A display device for a gaming machine arranged in a through hole formed in a gaming board,
The upper and lower chambers into which the game ball jumps are formed by dividing the interior, and the partition walls separating the upper and lower chambers are inclined so as to descend toward the rear, and are formed in the rear part of the partition walls. Forms a game ball drop that communicates with the upper and lower chambers,
The lower chamber is a space closed in a box shape, and a screen is arranged in the front center part toward the front of the game board, and the drop opening is provided in the upper part at the back. And a transparent resin plate is arranged from the back side of the drop opening to the inside of the lower chamber, and the lower end of the resin plate is along the bottom wall of the lower chamber It is curved toward the front, and the bottom wall is inclined so as to go down toward the front,
A display device for a gaming machine, comprising: a projector disposed behind the resin plate in the lower chamber and projecting projection light transmitted through the resin plate on the screen.   The display device for a gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the projector projects three rows of picture-matching patterns as the video, and a partition for specifying a drop position is formed at the drop opening. A display device for gaming machines, characterized in that shadows flow along each row of symbols.

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