JP4313176B2 - LCD unit protection unit structure of slot machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a liquid crystal display device protection unit structure for a slot machine, and in particular, an illumination device that can be easily replaced without damaging the display surface of the liquid crystal display device when the liquid crystal display device is replaced, and illuminates a rotating display device unit. The present invention relates to a liquid crystal display device protection unit structure of a slot machine that can be miniaturized by incorporating a device.

  Conventionally, a window for visually recognizing a game is provided in a front opening of a main body case in which a variable display drum device for performing a variable display game is accommodated, and a game is performed by betting a desired unit with a predetermined number of balls as one unit. A gaming device such as a slot machine is known (see, for example, Patent Document 1). As this type of gaming apparatus, for example, there is a gaming apparatus in which a game is played using a pachinko ball (see, for example, Patent Document 2). According to this gaming machine, since the same hard ball as the pachinko machine can be used in the same game hall, the pachinko ball replenishing device and the counting device and the central management device (centralized management device) in the pachinko game store can be shared without being discarded. Therefore, there is an advantage that a pachinko machine and a gaming machine such as a slot machine using pachinko balls can be mixed in the same island facility. In addition, there is a gaming machine made for the purpose of providing a gaming machine capable of improving the recyclability of the variable display device by improving the workability of attaching and removing the unitized variable display device (liquid crystal display device). (For example, refer to Patent Document 3).

JP-A-62-246390 Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 5-115597 JP 2003-190494 A

  In recent years, such a gaming apparatus is provided with a large liquid crystal display device 6A in order to improve gaming properties. For example, as shown in FIG. 7, the gaming machine frame 100 is configured by a front frame 2 and a rear frame 1 (an intermediate frame 12 and an outer frame 9), and the front frame 2 is connected to the rear frame 1 via upper and lower hinges. On the other hand, there is a gaming device that is attached so as to be able to open one side. The gaming machine frame 100 is mounted with a slot machine body (not shown) composed of a control device, a ball take-in device and a spinning cylinder display device unit 6, a gaming unit 8, and other gaming parts to constitute a slot machine. The The rear frame 1 is the same as the front frame 2 with respect to the outer frame 9 via the upper frame 9 and the lower hinges 10 and 11 on the outer frame 9 installed in a gaming machine installation facility called an island or the like. It is comprised with the inner frame 12 attached to the direction so that one opening is possible. The opening portion includes an upper opening portion 26 and a lower opening portion 27 that are partitioned through a flange 25. A transparent glass plate is fitted into the upper opening 26 and the lower opening 27 so that the player does not touch the rotating display unit 6 and the liquid crystal display 6A.

  A lock 28 is provided on the front side of the center of the right side of the middle frame 12, and a special bag (not shown) is inserted into the lock 28 and rotated to the left, so that a space between the front frame 2 and the middle frame 12 is provided. The lock is released, and the front frame 2 can be opened on one side with the hinge as a fulcrum. When the lock 28 is rotated to the right, the lock between the middle frame 12 and the outer frame 9 is released, and the middle frame 12 can be opened together with the front frame 2 with the hinges 10 and 11 as fulcrums. The middle frame 12 accommodates a gaming unit 8 in the upper portion thereof, and the gaming unit 8 includes a control device, a rotating cylinder display device unit 6 and a liquid crystal display device 6A (not shown), and a prize number (PAYOUT) indicator 92. , A display 93 for displaying the number of bonus games (BONUS) or the number of remaining games, a credit display 94 for displaying the number of credit balls, a display for displaying the number of captured balls, that is, a betting ball number display 95 It is arranged. The game unit 8 is attached to the middle frame 12 through an attachment portion 76, and the game unit 8 is visible to the player through the upper opening 26 and the lower opening 27 of the front frame 2.

  As shown in FIG. 8, the gaming unit 8 includes a gaming panel mounting frame 8B and a mounting frame 8C that is attached to the gaming panel mounting frame 8B so that it can be opened and closed in a single opening. Variations provided in each spinning reel of the spinning cylinder display unit 6 through the display windows 82 and 83 and the opening windows 92a, 93a, 94a, and 95a of the indicators 92, 93, 94, and 95 shown in FIG. The player can see the display of the stop symbol when the symbol and the reel reel are stopped, the display of the liquid crystal display device 6A, the indicators 92, 93, 94, 95, and the like.

  A magnet 88 is arranged at a position where the mounting frame 8C on the opposite side where the hinge 87 is provided and the game panel mounting frame 8B are opposed to each other. Hold. The attachment frame 8 </ b> C and the game panel attachment frame 8 </ b> B are opened and closed by opening the magnet 88 when the knob 77 is pulled. The mounting frame 8C includes a positioning hole 76a and a locking portion 82b, and a recess (housing portion 89) for housing the gaming unit 8 is formed at the center thereof. The positioning holes 76a and the locking portions 82b are respectively formed on both upper sides of the mounting frame 8C.

  A liquid crystal display device 6A and a lighting device 90 are attached to the liquid crystal display mounting frame 55, and the liquid crystal display mounting frame 55 is inserted into holes 80b provided on both upper sides of the mounting frame 8C. Is fixed to the upper part of the mounting frame 8C by a one-touch type fastening device 80a called snap latch (registered trademark) or Nylatch (registered trademark), and the display surface of the liquid crystal display device 6A and the display window 82 of the front frame 2 coincide with each other. To do. The middle frame 12 is provided with an engaging portion 800 that engages with the engaging portion 82b. The engaging portion 800 is rotated by a knob and engaged with the tip of the engaging portion 82b. The gaming unit 8 stored in the frame 12 is fixed. Below the liquid crystal display mounting frame 55, a plurality of rotating display device units 6 (three in FIG. 8) are stored in a storage portion 89 formed in the mounting frame 8C.

  Further, the gaming machine disclosed in Patent Document 3 includes a liquid crystal panel that displays a plurality of types of images, a light source that illuminates the liquid crystal panel, and a variable display device that includes a driver substrate that controls display driving of the liquid crystal panel. And a display device attachment member for attaching the variable display device to the game board, wherein the display device attachment member has an opening through which the variable display device can be attached and detached, and is on the back side of the game board. A mounting base that is attached to the opening and a closing member that closes at least a part of the opening, and the variable display device closes the opening with the closing member after being mounted from the opening of the mounting base. Thus, it is housed and held in the display device mounting member.

  7 and FIG. 8, the liquid crystal provided in the game unit 8 when the transparent glass plate is fitted and the front frame 2 is closed by the upper opening 26 and the lower opening 27. The display surface of the display device 6A is protected. In such a structure, when the rotator display unit 6 or the liquid crystal display device 6A breaks down, the gaming unit 8 is removed from the inner frame 12, and the rotator display unit 6 or the liquid crystal display device 6A is repaired or replaced. There is a need to. However, the gaming unit 8 removed from the inner frame 12 has the display surface of the liquid crystal display device 6A exposed as described above, and is removed or moved to repair or replace the liquid crystal display device 6A or the like. It is easy to get scratched.

In addition, the gaming machine disclosed in Patent Document 3 is accommodated and held in the display device mounting member by closing the opening with the closing member after the variable display device is mounted from the opening of the mounting base. However, it does not include a plurality of rotator display device units, and does not include an illuminating device for illuminating the plurality of rotator display device units. Therefore, when used in a slot machine having a plurality of spinning cylinder display units that display rotational fluctuation as in the present invention, an illumination device for illuminating the multiple spinning cylinder display units must be provided outside. In other words, downsizing and cost reduction of the apparatus are hindered.
The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and can easily replace the liquid crystal display device without damaging the display surface of the liquid crystal display device when the liquid crystal display device is replaced, and illuminate the rotary display device unit. It is an object of the present invention to provide a liquid crystal display device protection unit structure for a slot machine that can incorporate a lighting device and can be downsized.

The present invention, in order to solve the above problems, times and a plurality of reel-display unit for rolling variation display, an illumination device for illuminating several reel-display unit said plurality from above, above the lighting device And a liquid crystal display device disposed so as to be visible by a player, and a front case attached to the rear case so that it can be opened and closed in a single opening, and is housed in a gaming machine frame. A rear cover comprising a lighting device mounting portion for mounting the lighting device below and a liquid crystal display device mounting portion for mounting the liquid crystal display device above the lighting device mounting portion; An illumination device housing portion configured to house the illumination device and scatter light from the illumination device to irradiate the plurality of swivel display device units from an upper front surface, and above the illumination device housing portion A front cover including a liquid crystal display device housing portion that houses the liquid crystal display device and is transparently formed so that the display surface of the liquid crystal display device can be visually recognized; and the liquid crystal display device inside A liquid crystal display device protection unit provided with the illumination device, and the liquid crystal display device protection unit is detachably provided above the rotating display device unit provided in a rear case of the game unit. It is characterized by being.

  The liquid crystal display device protection unit is attached with a front cover having a liquid crystal display device storage portion formed transparently so that the front can visually recognize the display surface of the liquid crystal display device, and the liquid crystal display device and the illumination device. The liquid crystal display device can be easily replaced without damaging the display surface of the liquid crystal display device when the liquid crystal display device is replaced. The efficiency of replacement and repair work can be increased, and the risk of damaging the liquid crystal display device can be reduced. In addition, since the illuminating device for irradiating the plurality of spinning cylinder display device units is built in the liquid crystal display device protection unit, the device can be reduced in size and price. Further, by providing a liquid crystal display device storage unit that scatters light from the lighting device and irradiates the plurality of spine display device units, the brightness of the spine display device unit is made uniform so that the player can There is an effect that does not cause discomfort.

  Hereinafter, the liquid crystal display device protection unit structure of the slot machine of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In the following description, the same parts as those shown in FIG. 7 and FIG. The structure for attaching the game unit 8 to the middle frame 12 is the same as that shown in FIGS.

  In FIG. 1, convex portions 80c having holes 80b are formed at both ends of a notch opening 84 provided on both upper sides of the mounting frame 8C. A standing wall having a convex portion 200 is formed between the convex portions 80c. The liquid crystal display device protection unit 550 is formed of a front cover 552 and a rear cover 551, and includes a liquid crystal display device storage portion 553 in which a convex portion is formed on the front cover 552. The front surface 553a of the liquid crystal display device storage portion 553 is made of, for example, a transparent resin. The lower part of the front cover 552 has an illuminating device housing 559 in which an illuminating device (not shown) for illuminating the plurality of rotary display device units 6 from above is disposed.

  The liquid crystal display device protection unit 550 is inserted from the rear portion 558 (see FIG. 2B) of the liquid crystal display device 6A (not shown) into the notch openings 84 provided on both upper sides of the mounting frame 8C. It is detachably fixed to. That is, the one-touch type fastening device 80a is inserted into the hole 80b formed in the mounting frame 8C from the front surface of the liquid crystal display device protection unit 550, and fixed to the mounting frame 8C by fitting the fastening device 80a and the hole 80b. Then, the fixing device 80a is pulled out and removed from the mounting frame 8C. A transparent glass plate, a resin plate, or the like may or may not be fitted in the display window 82 formed in the game panel mounting frame 8B. Below the liquid crystal display device protection unit 550, a plurality of swivel display device units 6 (three in FIG. 1) are housed in a mounting frame 8C. The plurality of spinning cylinder display device units 6 are illuminated from above by an illumination device 90 (see FIG. 3) built in the liquid crystal display device protection unit 550, as will be described later.

  Hereinafter, the liquid crystal display device protection unit 550 will be described in detail. As shown in FIG. 2, the liquid crystal display device protection unit 550 is formed of a front cover 552 and a rear cover 551 formed by, for example, resin molding. The liquid crystal display device protection unit 550 includes a liquid crystal display device 6A and a lighting device 90 (see FIG. 3) not shown.

  The front cover 552 is formed with a liquid crystal display device housing 553 into which the display surface 6AA side of the liquid crystal display device 6A is inserted from the back, and the front surface 553a of the front cover 552 is displayed on the liquid crystal display by the player. The display surface of the device 6A is formed so as to be visible. When the game panel mounting frame 8B is closed, the front surface 553a and the display window 82 coincide.

  A lower region 559a (see FIG. 6 (c), enlarged view of FIG. 6C) of the lighting device storage portion 559 of the front cover 552 scatters light from the lighting device 90 to divide the plurality of rotary display device units 6. Processed to illuminate from above. In order to scatter the light, the surface of the lower region 559a of the illumination device housing portion 559 of the front cover 552 may be smoked, or a light scattering film or the like may be attached. In addition, the range of the lower region 559a of the lighting device storage portion 559 of the front cover 552 is such that the front surface from the upper side of the plurality of spinning cylinder display device units 6 provided below the liquid crystal display device protection unit 550 to the player. It is a range that can be illuminated so as to be easily recognized, and is appropriately determined depending on the size of the illumination means used, the position where it is used, the distance from the rotary display unit 6, and the like, and illumination from the front surface of the front cover 552 The entire area of the device storage portion 559 or the range thereof. A plurality of (four in this embodiment) holes 554 through which the one-touch type fastening device 80a is inserted are formed on both sides of the liquid crystal display device storage portion 553 of the front cover 552.

  The rear cover 551 has a lighting device attachment portion 560 having a front opening at the bottom. In addition, the same number of holes 555a are formed at positions corresponding to the holes 554 formed in the front cover 552. Between the holes 555a, a projection 201 (see FIGS. 1 and 6B) formed on the mounting frame 8C is fitted to form a hole 201 for fixing the rear cover 551. Further, a liquid crystal display device mounting portion 567 (see FIG. 3) having an opening 566 into which the rear portion 558 of the liquid crystal display device 6A is inserted is formed at substantially the center of the rear cover 551. In the liquid crystal display device 6A, a connector (not shown) to which a signal line for driving the liquid crystal display device 6A is connected is attached to the recess 557. A connector to which a signal line from a game control board (not shown) is connected is inserted into the recess 557 of the liquid crystal display device 6A to couple the liquid crystal display device 6A and the game control board.

  The liquid crystal display device 6A and the lighting device 90 are mounted between the front cover 552 and the rear cover 551, and the lighting device storage portion 559 of the front cover 552 and the lighting device mounting portion 560 of the rear cover 551 are installed as will be described later. Together with this, a liquid crystal display device protection unit 550 is formed. The liquid crystal display device protection unit 550 has a rear portion 558 of the liquid crystal display device 6A inserted into the cutout openings 84 provided on both sides of the upper portion of the mounting frame 8C, and the mounting frame 80a as described later. Removably fixed to 8C.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the liquid crystal display device protection unit 550 includes a liquid crystal display device 6A and a lighting device 90 therein. The liquid crystal display device 6A in recent years has a soft display surface 6AA, and its performance is easily changed by being easily scratched or deformed by mounting, removing or moving the liquid crystal display device 6A. However, in the embodiment of the present application, as described above, the front cover 552 is formed such that the front surface 553a of the liquid crystal display device housing portion 553 into which the display surface 6AA side of the liquid crystal display device 6A is inserted is transparent, and the front surface 553a. This has the effect of protecting the display surface 6AA.

  A convex portion 555 that forms a hole 555a is provided at a position corresponding to the hole 554 of the rear cover 551, and a convex portion 600 having a screw hole is formed above and below the opening portion 566. In addition, a plurality of engaging portions 557 having claw portions at the tips of engaging the mounting substrate 901 and standing walls 556 that support the mounting substrate 901 are formed on the upper and lower portions of the lighting device mounting portion 560, respectively. On the rear side of the standing wall 556, a convex portion 601 having a length having a gap with the standing wall 556 by the thickness of the mounting substrate 901 is erected. The lower end of the mounting substrate 901 is fitted between the rear of the standing wall 556 and the front of the convex portion 601, the upper end is pushed into the engaging portion 557, and fixed with the claw portion at the tip, thereby fixing the mounting substrate 901.

  In the lighting device 90, lighting means such as a cold cathode tube 900 mounted on a mounting substrate 901 is attached to a socket 902, and lighting control is performed by a drive circuit 700. The drive circuit 700 has a signal line (not shown) connected to the game control board via a connector (not shown) provided between the opening 566 and the recess 557. The mounting substrate 901 is fitted and fixed as described above to the lighting device mounting portion 560 having a front opening formed in the lower portion of the rear cover 551. The fixed lighting device 90 is shown in FIG. 2 of the lighting device storage portion 559 of the front cover 552 when the lighting device storage portion 559 of the front cover 552 and the lighting device mounting portion 560 of the rear cover 551 are integrated. It arrange | positions so that light may come out from the lower area | region 559a shown, and the lower area | region 559a scatters the light from the said illuminating device 90, and illuminates the said some cylinder display apparatus unit 6 from upper part. In the liquid crystal display device 6A, a flange portion 903 for attaching to the rear cover 551 is formed on the upper portion and the lower portion (not shown), and a screw 905 (see FIG. 5C) is provided on the flange portion 903. A through-hole 904 is formed.

  The attachment structure of the liquid crystal display device 6A and the illumination device 90 of the liquid crystal display device protection unit 550 will be described with reference to FIGS. 4A, the liquid crystal display device 6A is inserted from the rear portion 558 into the opening 566 shown in FIG. 3, and is shown in FIG. 5C. As described above, the hole 904 formed in the flange portion 903 and the screw hole formed in the convex portion 600 (see FIG. 3) are aligned, and the liquid crystal display device 6A is fixed to the rear cover 551 by the screw 905.

  As described above, the mounting substrate 901 is disposed and fixed in the opening of the lighting device mounting portion 560 of the rear cover 551. As described above, the liquid crystal display device 6A fixed to the rear cover 551 and the mounting substrate 901 are covered with the front cover 552 from the front surface of the display surface 6AA of the liquid crystal display device 6A, and the lighting device storage portion 559 of the front cover 552 and the rear. When the lighting device mounting portion 560 of the cover 551 is integrated with the cover 551, a liquid crystal display device protection unit 550 is formed. As shown in FIG. 5A, the front surface 553a of the liquid crystal display device storage portion 553 of the front cover 552 and the display surface 6AA of the liquid crystal display device 6A coincide, and the display surface 6AA of the liquid crystal display device 6A is formed by the transparent front surface 553a. Is visible and protected.

  Since the liquid crystal display device protection unit 550 only has the front cover 552 fitted into the rear cover 551, the front cover 552 and the rear cover 551 are detached in this state. As shown in FIG. 6, the integrated liquid crystal display device protection unit 550 is inserted from the rear portion 558 of the liquid crystal display device 6A into the notch openings 84 (see FIG. 1) provided on both upper sides of the mounting frame 8C. And is detachably fixed as follows. That is, the convex portion 200 formed on the mounting frame 8C is fitted into the hole 201 (see FIG. 5B) formed in the rear cover 551 and positioned on the mounting frame 8C. A hole 554 formed in the front cover 552, a hole 555a formed in the rear cover 551, and a hole 80b formed in the mounting frame 8C (see 6 (b)) from the front surface of the liquid crystal display protection unit 550 shown in FIG. The liquid crystal display device protection unit 550 is fixed to the mounting frame 8C by inserting the one-touch type fastening device 80a and fitting the fastening device 80a and the hole 80b. The liquid crystal display device protection unit 550 is removed by pulling out the fastening device 80a. In this way, the liquid crystal display device protection unit 550 can be easily attached and detached by pushing out the one-touch type fastening device 80a, and the workability during assembly and maintenance is improved.

It is a figure explaining attachment of the liquid crystal display device protection unit by embodiment of this invention. It is a perspective view of the liquid crystal display device protection unit by embodiment of this invention, Comprising: (a) is a front perspective view, (b) is a rear perspective view. 1 is an exploded perspective view of a liquid crystal display device protection unit according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is a figure of the liquid crystal display device protection unit by embodiment of this invention, Comprising: (a) is a top view, (b) is a front view, (c) is a right view, (d) is a bottom view. 5A is a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA, FIG. 4B is a cross-sectional view taken along the line AC, and FIG. 4C is a cross-sectional view taken along the line AB. It is the figure which attached the liquid crystal display device protection unit by embodiment of this invention to the game unit, Comprising: (a) is a front view, (b) is AB sectional drawing, (c) is a partially expanded view. It is a perspective view of the conventional game device. It is a perspective view of the game unit of the conventional game device.

Explanation of symbols

6 Cylinder display unit, 6A liquid crystal display device, 8 gaming unit, 8B gaming panel mounting frame, 8C mounting frame, 12 middle frame, 80a one-touch type fastening device, 90 lighting device, 550 liquid crystal display device protection unit, 551 rear Cover, 552 Front cover, 553 Liquid crystal display device storage portion, 559 Lighting device storage portion, 560 Lighting device mounting portion, 567 Liquid crystal display device mounting portion

Claims (1)

A plurality of reel-display unit for displaying rotation variation, an illumination device for illuminating several reel-display unit said plurality from above, a liquid crystal disposed to be visible by the player above the lighting device A rear case in which a display device is disposed;
In the gaming unit that is configured with a front case that is attached to the rear case so as to be openable and closable, and is housed in a gaming machine frame ,
A rear cover including a lighting device mounting portion for mounting the lighting device below, and a liquid crystal display device mounting portion for mounting the liquid crystal display device above the lighting device mounting portion;
A lighting device storage portion formed so as to house the lighting device below and scatter light from the lighting device to irradiate the plurality of rotary display device units from the upper front, and the lighting device storage portion A front cover provided with a liquid crystal display device housing portion that is housed above and the front surface of the liquid crystal display device is transparent so that the display surface of the liquid crystal display device can be visually recognized;
A liquid crystal display device protection unit in which the liquid crystal display device and the illumination device are disposed,
A liquid crystal display device protection unit for a slot machine, wherein the liquid crystal display device protection unit is detachably provided above the swivel display device unit disposed in a rear case of the game unit. Construction.

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