JP4248830B2 - Game display device - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
The present invention relates to a game display device that appeals to a player about a game situation in a gaming machine such as a pachinko machine or a slot machine.
[0002]
[Prior art]
A conventional game display device is a transparent, flat front display that electrically displays an image, such as transparent EL (transparent electroluminescence), and a rear side of the front display. And a rear display that displays the image by rotating / stopping the rotating body so that the player can see a display form in which the image displayed on the front display and the design displayed on the rear display are superimposed. (For example, refer to Patent Document 1). The transparent EL emits light (displays) the light emitting layer by applying a voltage between the scanning side electrode and the signal side electrode. However, the transparent EL is transparent when there is no display, and the rear display is switched from the front side. This is what is shown through the watermark (see, for example, Patent Document 2).
[0003]
[Patent Document 1]
Japanese Patent Laying-Open No. 2001-252393 (page 5, paragraph number “0035”, FIG. 2)
[Patent Document 2]
JP 2002-85624 A (page 3, paragraph numbers “0018” to “0019”, FIG. 2)
[0004]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, in the conventional example, a transparent EL is disposed on the front panel that closes the window formed on the front surface of the housing, and a rear display provided inside the housing is disposed so as to correspond to the transparent EL. Structure. For this reason, since the inside of a housing | casing can be seen through from the part where the design of the front side display is not displayed, there exists a problem of lacking the power which appeals to a player's visual sense of a game situation. In addition, the fluorescent lamp attached to the front panel illuminates the design of the rear display, but the fluorescent lamp light scatters inside the housing, the design of the rear display becomes dim, There is a problem that it lacks the ability to appeal to the player's vision.
[0005]
Therefore, the present invention provides a game display device that can improve the power of appealing to the player's visual sense of the game situation by illuminating the rear display.
[0006]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
The game display device of the present invention is a box-shaped device main body , a transparent and planar front display that is arranged on the front side of the device main body and electrically displays a symbol based on the game lottery result as an image , A backlight unit that is provided closer to the apparatus main body than the front display and irradiates light on an image displayed on the front display, and is housed in the internal space of the apparatus main body and is used for production in the internal space. A rear display that displays an image, a light source that is disposed in an internal space of the apparatus body and that illuminates the rear display, and is provided between the backlight unit and the rear display, electric shutter and, Bei and a control unit that performs control to switch to the transmission mode from the light-shielding form or shielding form the electrical shutter from the transmission mode or to shut off or to electrically transmit light from the rear side display Since the inner surface surrounding the inner space of the apparatus main body is covered with white film, if the player views the game indicator from the front of the front display becomes bright interior space, the rear indicator by look looking better in a bright interior space, power to appeal a game situation to the vision of the player to the upper direction. If a room light source is provided in the internal space and the interior light is illuminated by the room light source, the light from the room light source is scattered by the white coating, the internal space becomes bright, and the rear display is illuminated with the light from the room light source. It can be suitably lit up.
[0007]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
1 to 3 show an embodiment, FIG. 1 shows a cross-section cut in the longitudinal direction of the game display device 1, FIG. 2 shows an exploded appearance of the game display device 1, and FIG. 3 shows a game display device. 1 shows the appearance of a pachinko machine 41 equipped with 1.
[0008]
The internal structure of the game display device 1 will be described with reference to FIG. The front display 2 is formed of a transmissive and flat color liquid crystal display that electrically displays an image. As the front display 2, for example, Atsushi Oshima "Continued to see and understand PC dismantling new book", SOFTBANK CORP. Publishing Division, March 20, 1998, P31, red on one glass plate, A green and blue color filter, a common electrode (transparent electrode), and an alignment film are provided. Another glass plate is provided with an alignment film, a data line (transparent electrode), a scanning line (transparent electrode), and a TFT (thin film transistor; Thin An active matrix driving system in which an alignment film of these two glass plates is opposed to each other with a liquid crystal layer and a spacer interposed therebetween, and a polarizing plate is disposed outside each of the two glass plates. A TFT color liquid crystal display is used. The backlight unit 3 is disposed on the rear side (back side) of the front display 2. The backlight unit 3 is a fluorescent lamp such as a cold cathode fluorescent lamp as the backlight light source 4, a light guide plate 5 that guides light from the backlight light source 4 to the inside, and transmitted light from the light guide plate 5 toward the front display 2. It comprises a known element such as a diffusion plate 6 that diffuses, a light collecting plate 7 that collects transmitted light from the diffusion plate 6 toward the front display 2.
[0009]
On the rear side of the backlight unit 3, rear display devices 8 are arranged at predetermined intervals. The rear display 8 is a movable character that moves in a game situation, a fixed figure that does not move in a game situation, a symbol display that displays a symbol change / stop by rotating / stopping a rotating body, a color liquid crystal display, etc. It is composed of An electric shutter 9 is provided between the front display 2 and the rear display 8, that is, between the backlight unit 3 and the rear display 8 in this embodiment. The electric shutter 9 can conceal the rear display 8 depending on the game situation. In this embodiment, a pair of electrodes are provided at both ends of the plate-like polymer body, and power is supplied between these electrodes. Then, the polymer body becomes a transmission form such as a transparent glass, and when the power supply between the electrodes is stopped, the polymer body is switched to a light shielding form such as a frosted glass.
[0010]
Therefore, the TFT of the front display 2 operates by electrical control via a data line and a scanning line from a vertical driving circuit or horizontal driving circuit (not shown) to display an image, and between the pair of electrodes of the electric shutter 9 When the power supply to the light source is interrupted, the backlight light from the backlight unit 3 lit by the power supply to the backlight light source 4 is reflected by the electric shutter 9 to illuminate the front display 2, and the light shielding mode The electric shutter 9 hides the rear display 8 so that when the player views the game display from the front side of the front display 2, the player electrically turns on the front display 2 illuminated by the backlight. The displayed color image can be appropriately viewed. In this state, when power is supplied between the pair of electrodes of the electric shutter 9, the electric shutter 9 is in a transmissive form so that the rear display 8 can be seen, so that the player can see the front side of the front display 2. When the game display is viewed from the player, the player can see the electrically displayed color image of the front display 2 illuminated with the backlight, the movable character displayed on the rear display 8, the fixed figure, It is possible to appropriately see a combined scene of either a design by the design display or an image by the color liquid crystal display.
[0011]
With reference to FIG. 2, the whole structure of the game display apparatus 1 is demonstrated. The game display device 1 includes a square box-shaped device main body 11 that is a base of the game display device 1. The front wall 12 of the apparatus main body 11 is provided with an opening 13 having a similar shape that is slightly smaller than the outer shape of the front display 2 and a main body side mounting portion 14 formed around the opening 13. Since the front display 2 has a quadrangular outer shape, the opening 13 formed in the front wall 12 of the apparatus body 11 is also quadrangular. The front display 2, the backlight unit 3, and the electric shutter 9 are housed in a frame 15 called a bezel. The frame 15 has a frame shape that borders an opening 16 formed in the front wall 12 of the apparatus main body 11 and having substantially the same shape and size as the opening 13, and includes a front wall 17 and a front wall surrounding the opening 16. 17 includes upper, lower, left and right side walls 18; 19; 20; 21 which are bent at a right angle from the rear side.
[0012]
The vertical width (inner dimensions) between the upper side wall 18 and the lower side wall 19 in the frame 15 is a dimension that allows the front display 2, the backlight unit 3, and the electric shutter 9 to be accommodated while being in contact with each other. The lateral width (inner dimensions) between the left side wall 20 and the right side wall 21 in the frame 15 is larger than the lateral widths of the front display 2, the backlight unit 3, and the electric shutter 9. Therefore, when the front display 2, the backlight unit 3, and the electric shutter 9 are sequentially stored in the frame 15 from the back side of the frame 15, the front display 2, the backlight unit 3, and the electric shutter 9 are connected to the upper side wall 18 of the frame 15. The lower side wall 19 is housed inside the frame 15 so as not to rattle in the vertical direction, and the housed front display 2, backlight unit 3, electric shutter 9, left side wall 20 and right side wall 21 of the frame 15 are accommodated. A gap is formed between the two. A frame-side attachment portion 22 is formed in the portion of the front wall 17 of the frame 15 that covers the formed gap.
[0013]
In a state where the front display 2, the backlight unit 3, and the electric shutter 9 are housed in the frame 15 from the back side, after the frame 15 is superimposed on the front wall 12 of the apparatus body 11, for example, a set screw or the like The frame 15 is attached to the apparatus main body 11 by fastening the fixing tool 23 from the frame side attaching part 22 to the main body side attaching part 14. By attaching the frame 15 to the apparatus main body 11 in this way, the front surface of the front display 2 closes the opening 16 of the frame 15, and the peripheral edge of the front surface of the front display 2 is the back surface of the front wall 12 of the frame 15. , The rear surface of the electric shutter 9 closes the opening 13 of the apparatus main body 11, the peripheral edge of the rear surface of the electric shutter 9 contacts the front surface of the front wall 12 of the apparatus main body 11, and the front display 2 and the backlight. The unit 3 and the electric shutter 9 are attached to the apparatus main body 11 with a frame 15 so that they do not rattle in the front-rear direction.
[0014]
When the frame 15 is attached to the apparatus main body 11, each of the common electrode, the data line, and the scanning line (not shown) connected to each of the front display 2 and the pair of electrodes 9 a in the electric shutter 9 is connected. The wiring (lead wire) 9b connected to the frame 15 is drawn out of the frame 15 through a gap between the upper, lower, left and right side walls 18-22 of the frame 15 and the front wall 12 of the apparatus body 11. The internal space of the apparatus main body 11 is a room for storing the rear display 8. For example, the rear display 8 is attached to a peripheral wall other than the front wall 12 surrounding the internal space of the apparatus main body 11. The inner side surface (inner space side surface) of the peripheral wall including the front wall 12 surrounding the inner space of the apparatus main body 11 is covered with a white coating 24 such as a white coating having a high light reflectance. A room light source 25 for illuminating the rear display 8 is disposed in the internal space of the apparatus main body 11.
[0015]
The room light source 25 is a fluorescent lamp such as a cold cathode fluorescent lamp, and is attached to a peripheral wall including the front wall 12 surrounding the internal space of the apparatus main body 11. A wiring (lead wire) outside the figure of the room light source 25 passes through the peripheral wall of the apparatus main body 11 from the internal space and is drawn out of the apparatus main body 11. Wiring drawn out of the apparatus main body 11 of the room light source 25 and wiring drawn out of the frame 15 is a connector (not shown) mounted as an output unit in the control device 26 attached to the outer surface of the apparatus main body 11. It is connected with a connector. The control device 26 includes a drive circuit and a control circuit for displaying an image of the front display 2, an electrical component constituting the drive circuit and the control circuit for the electric shutter 9, and a drive circuit and a control circuit for the room light source 25. Is a circuit board on which electrical components constituting the circuit board are mounted.
[0016]
In short, the rear display 8 is arranged in the internal space of the box-shaped device main body 11 and the side surface of the internal space surrounding the internal space is covered with the white coating 24, so that the room light source is placed in the internal space of the device main body 11. 25, and the interior space is illuminated with light from the room light source 25, the light from the room light source 25 is scattered by the white coating 24, and the interior space becomes bright. Therefore, by illuminating the rear display 8 brightly, it is possible to improve the ability to appeal the game situation to the player's vision.
[0017]
With reference to FIG. 3, a pachinko machine 41 as an example of a gaming machine on which the game display device 1 is mounted will be described. The pachinko machine 41 stores a game board 43 which is a game main body inside the gaming machine frame 42, and a player puts a ball in a tray 44 provided on the front surface of the gaming machine frame 42 so that the player can play the game machine frame 42. When a ball launching operation mechanism 45 called a handle grip provided on the front is operated, the ball launching mechanism 46 provided inside the gaming machine frame 42 receives the balls supplied from the tray 44 one by one on the game board 43. Fire towards the game zone. When the ball launched into the game area wins the start winning component 48 while flying in the space between the transparent area 47 such as glass covering the front side of the game area and the game area, the ball won in the start winning component 48 is detected. The detected ball detector 49 outputs the start winning signal to the control device 50 provided on the back side of the game board 43 or the back side of the gaming machine frame 42, and the microcomputer stored in the control device 50 executes the winning lottery. At the same time, an operation start signal is output to the control device 26 in the game display device 1.
[0018]
In addition to winning, the lottery will also determine certain games such as probability change, time reduction, and production pattern. The lottery result is stored in a memory such as a RAM of the control device 50. The operation start signal is a result of the lottery stored in the memory, and includes information such as miss, probability change, time reduction, production pattern, and the like. Therefore, for example, when the operation start signal consists of a hit and an effect pattern thereof, the electric shutter 9 is switched from the light shielding mode to the transmission mode after the front display 2 of the game display device 1 starts the variable display of the symbols. A scene that is a combination of a design that fluctuates as an image on the front display 2 and a movable character displayed on the rear display 8, a fixed figure, a design on the design display, or an image on the color liquid crystal display. When the electric shutter 9 is switched from the transmissive form to the light-shielded form and the symbol change by the front indicator 2 is stopped, if it is confirmed and displayed in alignment with the symbol when the electric shutter 9 is switched from the transmission form to the light shielding form, The player can be informed that the confirmed symbol is a win by viewing the effect on the display 8.
[0019]
In addition, when the operation start signal is off and the effect pattern thereof, the front display 2 of the game display device 1 starts the variable display of the symbols, and then the front display 2 If the symbol change due to is stopped and a symbol other than the symbol is displayed, the final symbol is removed from the player by not seeing the effect on the rear indicator 8 during the symbol change on the front indicator 2. I can let you know. In addition, when the operation start signal consists of a probability change and its effect pattern, the electric shutter 9 switches from the light-shielding mode to the transmission mode after the front display 2 of the game display device 1 starts the variable display of symbols. By repeating several times, any of the symbols that fluctuate as an image on the front display 2 and any of a movable character displayed on the rear display 8, a fixed figure, a symbol on the symbol display, or an image on the color liquid crystal display After the combined scene effects are repeated, if the symbol change by the front indicator 2 is stopped, if it is confirmed and displayed in alignment with the symbol, the effect on the rear indicator 8 is given during the symbol change on the front indicator 2 By seeing intermittently, it is possible to inform the player that the confirmed symbol is a probable hit.
[0020]
In addition, when the operation start signal consists of a time reduction and an effect pattern thereof, the electric shutter 9 is switched from the light shielding mode to the transmission mode after the display of the symbols on the front display 2 of the game display device 1 is started. By changing the cycle, there is a pattern that changes as an image on the front display 2, a movable character displayed on the rear display 8, a fixed figure, a design on the design display, or an image on the color liquid crystal display. After the time when the combined scene effect can be seen changes, when the symbol change by the front indicator 2 is stopped, if it is confirmed and displayed in alignment with the symbol, the rear indicator 8 can be used during the symbol change on the front indicator 2. The player can be informed that the confirmed symbol will be a short time by the change in the time when the production can be seen.
[0021]
When the display of the game display device 1 having the electric shutter 9 that can conceal the rear display 8 is determined by such a game situation, no further continuous game is generated in the case of detachment, but hit, probability change, time reduction, etc. In this case, the control device 50 drives an opening / closing drive source 51 such as an electromagnetic solenoid, and the opening / closing drive source 51 is provided with an opening / closing body 53 of a variable prize component 52 such as an attacker or a big prize opening provided in the game area. A jackpot game that opens and closes for a predetermined number of times or is executed. When a ball from the game area wins the variable prize component 52 while the opening / closing body 53 is opened, the control device 50 drives a ball payout mechanism (not shown) provided on the back side of the gaming machine frame 42, and the ball payout mechanism is a prize ball. As a ball.
[0022]
The front side display 2 of FIG. 1 displays the symbols in a variable manner, or the rear side indicator 8 is formed as a swivel-type symbol display, or the rear side indicator 8 electrically displays the symbols in a variable manner. If the display is used, the game display device 1 can also be used in a slot machine.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a longitudinal sectional view showing the inside of a game display device of one embodiment.
FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the game display device of the embodiment.
FIG. 3 is a front view showing the pachinko machine according to the embodiment.
[Explanation of symbols]
2 Front display 8 Rear display 24 White coating

Claims (1)

A box-shaped device main body , a transparent flat front display that is arranged on the front side of the device main body and electrically displays a symbol based on a game lottery result as an image, and the device more than the front display A backlight unit that is provided on the main body side and emits light to an image displayed on the front display, and a rear display that is housed in the internal space of the apparatus main body and displays an effect image in the internal space A light source disposed in the internal space of the apparatus main body for illuminating the rear display, and provided between the backlight unit and the rear display, and the light from the rear display An electrical shutter that transmits and blocks electrically, and a control device that performs control to switch the electrical shutter from a transmission form to a light shielding form or from a light shielding form to a transmission form ,
Game display device characterized by an inner surface surrounding the inner space of the apparatus main body is covered with a white coating.

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