JP4313327B2 - Information display device for each game machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an information display device installed for each game machine.

  In game stores that provide gaming services using pachinko machines or slot machines, information display devices are installed for each gaming machine, and game information such as the number of jackpots and the number of starts is provided to players. In addition, when the game table is a big hit, the inside of the game store can be gorgeously produced by blinking the lamp portion of the information display device.

For example, Patent Literature 1 below discloses a technique for changing the light emission color of the information display device for each gaming table in accordance with the gaming state of the corresponding gaming table.
JP-A-10-234994 Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 3-4302 JP-A-9-160512

  By the way, the conventional information display device for each game stand including the examples in the above-mentioned literature clearly distinguishes between the lamp part for production and the information display part for displaying the number of jackpots, etc. Is illuminated, but the information display area is not illuminated. In such a structure, since only the lamp part appears to shine from a distance, the overall color feeling is poor, and there is a limit to the effect that can be obtained. If so, it seems that a light source such as an LED may be arranged at a position to illuminate the information display unit, or a production LED may be incorporated in the display unit itself constituting the information display unit. However, in such a simple structure, the place where the LEDs are arranged only shines locally, and not only a great production effect is obtained, but it is simply annoying for the player.

  In addition, when the light source is provided in an arrangement that directly illuminates the information display unit, the visibility of the information display unit is lowered, and the original function of the information display device for each game table that provides game information to the player may be impaired. is there. Structural improvement is indispensable in order to shine a region where the information display portion is present without reducing visibility and to obtain a high rendering effect.

  In view of the above circumstances, it is an object of the present invention to provide an information display device for each game stand that can perform a brilliant light emission effect as compared with the conventional one. Another problem is to devise a device that can produce a light effect even for players sitting at other seats or game candidates outside the game island.

Means for Solving the Problems and Effects of the Invention

In order to solve the above problems, the present invention
An information display device installed for each game machine such as a pachinko machine or a slot machine,
Between the display surface of the information display section and the rear main surface of the transparent cover facing the display surface , a light absorber having a light transmittance lower than that of the transparent cover with respect to the light of the light source , and information in the front-rear direction A light absorber having a size and a shape that covers the entire display unit is arranged, and the light absorber is a portion of the transparent cover that is located in front of the information display unit. While preventing the visibility of the information display unit from being reduced by suppressing too much ,
The frame body has a light reflection surface forming portion that forms a light reflection surface that reflects light that is leaked from the transparent cover between the partition portion and the information display portion toward the rear side to the front side,
The light source is not directly illuminating the transparent cover, but is disposed between the light reflecting surface forming part and the partition part so as to illuminate the transparent guide member,
The shape of the partition portion in front of the light source is a shape that curves toward the light source side continuously or stepwise toward the front side so as to block a part or all of the front of the light source,
The transparent cover is disposed so as to directly close the opening of the gap formed between the partition portion and the light reflecting surface forming portion where gloss processing is performed on each surface,
The transparent guide member is disposed so as to fill the gap, and is disposed so as to contact the transparent cover at the opening position of the gap.
The main feature is that light from a light source that illuminates the transparent guide member is guided to the inside of the transparent cover while being repeatedly reflected in the gap using the transparent guide member as a propagation path .

  According to the present invention, the transparent cover can be illuminated as a whole by illuminating the transparent cover at a position outside the information display section. Thereby, it is possible to produce an effect as if the front surface of the information display unit is shining.

  In the present invention described above, it is possible to dispose the lamp part on the side of the information display part. A light source can be disposed between the lamp unit and the information display unit. In this way, the overall light emission of the transparent cover and the light emission of the existing lamp unit can be combined to obtain a high light effect as if the entire information display device for each game stand is shining. it can. In addition, since the light source is provided on the side of the information display unit, it is a light source for game candidates who view the information display device for each gaming table from the island edge or other players who view the information display device for each gaming table from the side. Is strongly visible, and the entire area with the information display portion appears to emit light. On the other hand, when the information display unit is looked up or viewed from the front, since the light source is not interposed between the information display unit and the player, the visibility of the information display unit can be sufficiently secured.

  In a preferred aspect, the present invention further includes a partition part that partitions a region where the information display unit is disposed from a region where the lamp unit is disposed, and fixes the information display unit and the lamp unit in each region. In this case, the light source can be arranged to illuminate the transparent cover in the section from the partition part to the information display part. By providing the partition portion, it is possible to suppress the light from the lamp portion from leaking to the information display portion side, and it is possible to prevent the visibility of the information display portion from being lowered due to the lamp portion blinking. Further, by arranging the light source to illuminate the transparent cover between the partition part and the information display part, the transparent cover can be efficiently illuminated.

  In addition, the partition portion may be glossed to form a light reflecting surface that reflects light from the light source toward the transparent cover. If it does in this way, it will become possible to take out through the transparent cover also about the light reflected by the partition part, and the effect which makes a transparent cover shine entirely will increase. Here, the glossing process can be exemplified by plating process, polishing process or polishing process. From the viewpoint of easily forming a surface with high reflectance, gloss plating is preferred.

  Further, the frame for fixing each member includes a light reflecting surface forming portion that forms a light reflecting surface that reflects light that is leaked from the transparent cover between the partition portion and the information display portion toward the rear side to the front side. It can be configured as having. In this case, since the top of the partition portion is located on the front side of the light reflection surface of the light reflection surface forming portion, the partition portion and the light reflection surface formation portion form a corner having a substantially L-shaped cross section. It can be a structure. As described above, by providing the light reflecting surface forming portion, it is possible to reflect light leaking to the rear side of the transparent cover and efficiently extract it from the front side. Furthermore, it is possible to scatter light at the corner formed by the light reflecting surface forming part and the partition part. Thereby, light fluxes traveling in various directions are formed, and the transparent cover can be efficiently illuminated as a whole.

  The arrangement of the light sources can be determined as follows. That is, a gap is formed between the light reflecting surface forming portion and the partition portion, or a hole is formed in the light reflecting surface forming portion. Then, a light source is arranged in the back of the gap or in the back of the hole so that the light propagates and repeats reflection in the gap or the hole and enters the transparent cover. As described above, the light of the light source is not used as it is, but is reflected and used indirectly, so that it is possible to illuminate the area of the information display section through the transparent cover in a game shop with low illuminance. Moreover, according to the structure which irradiates light from the side of a transparent cover, and irradiates light from the back side of a transparent cover, the freedom degree of arrangement | positioning of a light source is high and design is easy.

  The transparent cover may have a plate-like cover main body and a cover-side engagement portion that is integral with the cover main body and engages with the frame-side engagement portion provided on the frame body. Then, an insertion hole is formed between the light reflecting surface forming portion and the partition portion or between the light reflecting surface forming portion and the cover side engaging portion is inserted, and the cover side engaging portion is engaged in the insertion hole. A frame body side engaging portion is provided. The light source is arranged at a deeper position of the insertion hole so as to illuminate the cover side engaging portion engaged with the frame side engaging portion. According to such a configuration, the light reaches the outside of the insertion hole while repeating reflection in the insertion hole and the cover side engaging portion, and is guided directly to the inside of the cover body. Alternatively, the light is reflected by the partition and guided to the inside of the cover body. In this embodiment, light is not irradiated from the side of the transparent cover, but light is irradiated from the rear side of the transparent cover. Since the structure for fixing the transparent cover to the frame is also used as the structure for irradiating the transparent cover with light, the entire structure can be simplified.

  In one preferred embodiment, the transparent cover is a plate-shaped member made of a transparent resin material, and a light source between the display surface of the information display unit and the rear main surface of the transparent cover facing the display surface. A light absorber having a light transmittance lower than that of the transparent cover for light can be disposed. According to such a structure, since the light of a light source is weakened in front of an information display part, there exists an effect which prevents that the visibility of an information display part falls.

  Further, the transparent cover can be formed with a shallow recess on the rear side facing the information display portion, and a film-like light absorber can be accommodated in the recess. According to such a configuration, the light that has traveled while being totally reflected inside the transparent cover is refracted at the recess containing the light absorber and is emitted from the surface of the transparent cover. Therefore, the dent outline appears to rise, and a high effect can be obtained. It is also clear where the information display section is.

  Further, the transparent cover is attached to the frame body so that the outer peripheral edge of the front main surface coincides with the top of the partition portion, and the outer peripheral end surface continuous to the front main surface is connected to the transparent cover and the partition portion. In between, it can be set as the inclined end surface which forms the clearance gap which becomes wide as it goes to the back side. According to such a configuration, light that is refracted at the boundary between the end face of the transparent cover and the gap and is directed to the front increases, so that the periphery of the transparent cover can be emphasized with respect to the player on the front.

  In addition, a light reflecting surface can be formed at a position in front of the light source to block the light, and a reflecting member that guides the light reflected by the light reflecting surface to the inside of the transparent cover can be provided. In this way, since it is possible to suppress direct light from entering the player's eyes, the glare of the light source felt by the player can be reduced.

  Moreover, while adjusting the relative positional relationship of these partition parts and a light reflection surface formation part so that the top of a partition part may be located ahead of the light reflection surface of a light reflection surface formation part, while a light reflection surface formation part A transparent guide part that can be separated from the transparent cover is provided between the light reflecting surface forming part and the light reflecting surface forming part, and between the light reflecting surface forming part and the partition part or light reflecting so as to illuminate the transparent guide part. A light source is arranged in the back of the surface forming part, and the light from the light source is guided to the inside of the transparent cover while being repeatedly reflected by the light reflecting surface forming part or the partition part using the transparent guide part as a propagation path. Can do. With such a configuration, light from the light source can be efficiently guided to the transparent cover via the transparent guide portion.

  As for the front-rear directions referred to in the present specification and claims, the side on which the transparent cover in the direction perpendicular to the display surface of the information display unit is disposed is the front side, and the opposite side is the rear side. To do.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.
FIG. 1 is a front view of an information display device for each gaming table according to the present invention. The per-game table information display device 100 is a pedestal lamp with an information display function in which lamp units 13 and 13 are provided symmetrically on the left and right of the information display unit 11 . The information display unit 11 and the lamp units 13 and 13 are attached to a frame 15 (housing) that forms the skeleton of the information display device 100 for each gaming table. The frame 15 includes a partition portion 151 and a light reflection surface forming portion 153 between a region where the information display unit 11 is disposed and a region where the lamp units 13 and 13 are disposed. Various operation switches 19, 21, and 23 are disposed around the information display unit 11. A transparent cover 17 having a size covering the entire display surface of the information display unit 11 is disposed on the front surface of the information display unit 11.

  The information display unit 11 and the lamp units 13 and 13 are located apart from each other by the amount of the partitioning unit 151 and the light reflecting surface forming unit 153. In addition, the information display unit 11 is disposed inside an opening 153p (see FIG. 3 and the like) formed by the light reflecting surface forming unit 153. According to such an arrangement, it is possible to prevent the light of the lamp units 13 and 13 from reaching the information display unit 11 and reducing the visibility.

  The information display unit 11 has a function of displaying game information such as the number of game jackpots and the number of games, and is configured by a rectangular fluorescent display tube display. Instead of the fluorescent display tube display, an LED display or a liquid crystal display can also be employed. The transparent cover 17 covering the information display unit 11 is turned on by the LED 29 (see FIG. 3) in the back of the insertion hole TH for fixing the transparent cover 17 to the frame 15, Shines entirely independently. In addition, so-called wave display that emits light in the order of the left lamp unit 13, the transparent cover 17, and the right lamp unit 13 is possible without being linked to a plurality of adjacent game table information display devices. is there. In FIG. 1, the insertion hole TH for fixing the transparent cover 17 to the frame body 15 is hidden behind the reflecting member 25.

  The lamp unit 13 is composed of a plurality of segments 131, 133, and 135 that shine in red, blue, yellow, and green colors. In order to appeal to a staff member and surrounding players that the game table has hit a jackpot, Flashes by automatic computer control. It also lights up when the call switch 19 is manually turned on. The portion shown in FIG. 1 is a lamp cover 13k (see FIG. 3 and the like) fitted into the frame body 15, and actually a light source such as an LED or a cold cathode tube is arranged inside the frame body 15 to provide a lamp. The structure is covered with a cover 13k.

  The frame 15 is a resin molded part subjected to gloss processing. In the present embodiment, a bright nickel plating process is employed as the gloss process. Therefore, the surface of the frame body 15 including the partition portion 151 and the light reflection surface forming portion 153 is a mirror surface made of a bright nickel plating film. Further, the surface may be glossed by applying a paint instead of or with the bright nickel plating process. Furthermore, the frame 15 may be made of metal, and the gloss processing in that case may be polishing.

  Various operation switches 19, 21, and 23 around the information display unit 11 include call switches 19 and 19 for manually lighting the lamp units 13 and 13, and mode switching switches for switching the display mode of the information display unit 11. 21 and 23. In the transparent cover 17, openings 17q and 17r (see FIG. 2) for exposing the mode changeover switches 21 and 23 are formed.

  Next, FIG. 2 shows an enlarged view and a sectional view of the transparent cover 17. The transparent cover 17 is a resin molded part, and is composed of a cover main body 17a and a cover side engaging portion 17b. The cover main body 17a is a plate-like part, and is shown in the upper front view. The cover side engaging portion 17b is shown in the lower cross-sectional view. The cover-side engaging portions 17b are located one at each of the left and right ends of the cover main body 17a, and are provided integrally with the cover main body 17a and extend rearward in the thickness direction. A claw 171 is formed at the tip, and the claw 171 engages with the frame body 15.

  Both the cover main body 17a and the cover side engaging portion 17b are made of the same kind (composition) of resin material. Specifically, a highly transparent resin such as an acrylic resin or polycarbonate can be used. The transparent cover 17 is preferably colorless, but may be colored light blue or the like as long as the visibility of the information display unit 11 is not significantly reduced.

  As shown in the cross-sectional view of FIG. 2, a shallow counterbore 17 p is formed on the cover body 17 a on the rear side facing the information display unit 11. And the smoke film 27 as a light absorber is affixed on the spot facing 17p. The spot face 17p and the smoke film 27 have a size and a shape that cover the entire information display unit 11 in the front-rear direction. The smoke film 27 is a transparent resin film having a visible light transmittance lower than that of the transparent cover 17 (for example, a visible light transmittance of 10% or more and 30% or less, preferably 20%). It suppresses that the part located in front of becomes too bright, and bears the role which maintains the visibility of the information display part 11 favorable. Instead of pasting the smoke film 27, the transparent cover 17 can also be constituted by a resin panel having a two-layer structure (multi-layer structure) with different visible light transmittance. It is also conceivable that the spot facing 17p is made of another material having a lower visible light transmittance than the surroundings. Alternatively, the smoke film 27 may be formed by applying or printing a smoke material on the transparent cover 17.

  The smoke film 27 is adjusted to a size and a shape that allow a slight gap between the smoke film 27 and the spot facing 17p. By doing so, the outer shape of the spot face 17p is emphasized and reflected in the eyes of the player, and a production effect can be expected. A slit 17h is formed in the transparent cover 17 for the same effect. The slit 17h may have a form penetrating back and forth, or may be a groove formed on the back surface side of the transparent cover 17.

  As shown in the front view of FIG. 2, the reflecting member 25 is attached to the surface of the transparent cover 17 corresponding to the position of the cover side engaging portion 17 b. In the reflecting member 25, the surface on the side in contact with the transparent cover 17 functions as a light reflecting surface, and prevents light transmitted through the cover side engaging portion 17b from directly entering the eyes of the player. Most simply, a metal foil such as an aluminum foil can be pasted with an adhesive and used as the reflecting member 25.

  Next, FIGS. 3 and 8 are enlarged cross-sectional views showing a state in which the transparent cover 17 is attached to the frame body 15. FIG. 3 is a horizontal sectional view at a position including the reflecting member 25, and FIG. 8 is a horizontal sectional view at a position not including the reflecting member 25. As shown in FIG. 3, the transparent cover 17 is fixed to the frame 15 by inserting the cover side engaging portion 17 b into the insertion hole TH. The insertion hole TH is provided between the light reflecting surface forming portion 153 and the partition portion 151. In the insertion hole TH, a frame body side engaging portion 153k for engaging the claw 171 of the cover side engaging portion 17b is provided. The LED 29 that illuminates the transparent cover 17 from the back is disposed at a deeper position of the insertion hole TH so as to illuminate the cover side engaging portion 17b that engages with the frame side engaging portion 153k.

  The LED 29 is a surface-emitting type full-color LED illumination device, and the emission color can be freely changed by automatic control of a microcomputer. By causing the LED 29 to emit light in colors such as red, blue, yellow, and green, the transparent cover 17 shines in that color. Examples of the timing for causing the LED 29 to emit light include a time when a big hit (bonus), a probability change, a value related to a game such as the number of balls and the number of big hits reaches a certain threshold. In addition, the gaming state of the gaming table can be appealed to the surroundings by changing the emission color in accordance with the gaming state (big hit, probability change, time reduction) of the corresponding gaming table.

  In the structure of FIG. 3, the light propagation path when the transparent cover 17 is illuminated from behind with the LED 29 is schematically shown in FIG. 5. The light emitted from the LED 29 includes a component that travels straight toward the reflecting member 25 and a component that reaches the opening of the insertion hole TH while repeatedly reflecting in a complicated manner in the insertion hole TH. The light that propagates through the cover side engaging portion 17b and reaches the opening of the insertion hole TH is reflected by the light reflecting member 25 and the reflecting surface 151p of the partition portion 151, and guided to the inside of the cover body 17a. According to such a light guide structure, although the LED 29 is arranged behind the display surface 11p of the information display unit 11 to illuminate the back of the transparent cover 17, the transparent cover 17 emits light as if it were surface emitting. You can give the impression of being.

  Further, since the inner surface of the insertion hole TH is also subjected to bright nickel plating, the attenuation of light due to repeated reflection is small. Further, the light reflecting surface forming portion 153 of the frame 15 forms a light reflecting surface 153p that reflects light emitted from the transparent cover 17 toward the rear side between the partition portion 151 and the information display portion 11 to the front side. is doing. Thereby, the loss to the back side of the transparent cover 17 can be reduced. Further, since a gap HW (gap) is formed between the transparent cover 17 and the light reflecting surface forming portion 153, the surface of the light reflecting surface forming portion 153 (light reflecting surface 153 p) or the back surface of the transparent cover 17 is formed. The light is refracted in a complicated manner and spreads over the entire transparent cover 17. As a result, the transparent cover 17 appears to shine as a whole.

  The state in which the transparent cover 17 looks shining can be clearly seen not only by the players sitting in front of the game table, but also by game candidates at the edge of the game island and players sitting on other game tables. . As can be seen from FIG. 5, the light of the LED 29 is strong near the reflecting member 25, but the light leaking from the transparent cover 17 at a shallow emission angle is also relatively strong. This is because the refractive index of the transparent cover 17 is small and the total reflection condition is not satisfied up to a relatively shallow angle.

  In FIG. 3 and the like, the gap HW is formed between the transparent cover 17 and the light reflecting surface forming unit 153. However, the transparent cover 17 is in contact with the light reflecting surface forming unit 153 so that the gap HW is not formed. Also good. However, as shown in FIG. 10, it is desirable to obtain a good visibility between the information display unit 11 and the smoke film 27 with a gap GW having a front-rear width of D1. Further, when the width of the gap HW between the transparent cover 17 and the light reflecting surface forming portion 153 is D2, the relative position of the information display portion 11 and the light reflecting surface forming portion 153 in the front-rear direction so that D1> D2. Adjust the relationship. If it does in this way, the probability that the light leaked from the back surface of the transparent cover 17 will illuminate the information display part 11 can be reduced.

  As shown in FIG. 8, the partition portion 151 and the light reflecting surface forming portion 153 are connected at a substantially right angle at a position where there is no insertion hole TH for fixing the transparent cover 17. The top 151t (top surface) of the partition portion 151 is positioned in front of the light reflecting surface 153p of the light reflecting surface forming portion 153, and the partition portion 151 and the light reflecting surface forming portion 153 have a substantially L-shaped corner. Is forming. As can be seen from FIGS. 3 and 8, the top 151t of the partition 151 and the front surface of the transparent cover 17 are substantially flush with each other. With such a structure, the light of the LED 29 can be efficiently extracted from the front surface of the transparent cover 17. In addition, since the transparent cover 17 and the lamp cover 13k are completely separated by the partition 151, the light from the lamp unit 13 does not affect the transparent cover 17, and the transparent cover 17 and the lamp unit are not affected. 13 can be made to emit light individually and independently.

  Furthermore, the outer peripheral end surface 17s that is continuous with the front surface of the transparent cover 17 is an inclined end surface that forms a gap SH that increases in width toward the rear side between the transparent cover 17 and the partition 151. If there is such a gap SH, light is refracted in a complicated manner at the end surface 17 s of the transparent cover 17 and leaks from the front surface of the transparent cover 17. For this reason, the end face 17s of the transparent cover 17 appears to shine strongly. The inner peripheral surface 151p (reflective surface 151p) of the partition portion 151 is substantially perpendicular to the thickness direction of the transparent cover 17. Therefore, there is almost no gap between the outer peripheral edge of the front surface of the transparent cover 17 and the top 151t of the partition portion 151.

  FIG. 7 shows a front view and a cross-sectional view of the transparent cover 17. The front view of the upper stage is the same as FIG. 2, and the cutting position is different from that of FIG. As can be seen from the cross-sectional view, the end surface 17s of the transparent cover 17 is inclined by an angle θ with respect to the thickness direction. This angle θ is larger than the punching angle when the transparent cover 17 is injection-molded, and is about 45 °, for example. Moreover, such an inclination may be given to the entire periphery or only a part of the section may be given. Furthermore, it can also be provided to the openings 17q and 17r for exposing the various operation switches 21 and 23. Then, since the periphery of the various operation switches 21 and 23 is emphasized and shines, a high production effect can be expected. Further, the same effect as that obtained by positively inclining the end surface 17s of the transparent cover 17 so as to form a gap SH between the partition 151 and the partition portion 151 can also be obtained by the slit 17h of the transparent cover 17. Further, as shown in FIG. 9, the recess for accommodating the smoke film 27 can also be formed in a mortar shape with an inclination of an angle θ ′ with respect to the thickness direction of the transparent cover 17. .

  Next, a modified example in which the reflecting member 25 is not provided at a position corresponding to the cover side engaging portion 17b and the insertion hole TH will be described. The modification of FIG. 4 only removes the reflecting member 25 from the embodiment of FIG. As shown in FIG. 4, even without the reflecting member 25, the light of the LED 29 can take a propagation path as shown in FIG. 5, and the effect of causing the transparent cover 17 to shine as a whole can be sufficiently expected. However, since the light from the LED 29 is strong, the reflection member 25 should be provided to prevent the player from feeling dazzling.

  Or it can be set as the structure where the light of LED29 does not enter into a player's eyes directly. That is, as shown in FIG. 11, the LED 29 is disposed at a position shifted in the in-plane direction from the insertion hole TH of the cover side engaging portion 17b. According to such a structure, since the LED 29 is hidden behind the frame 15 (light reflection surface forming portion 153), an effect such as indirect illumination is obtained, and the player is less likely to feel dazzling. However, there is no need for the insertion hole TH and the LED 29 to be in a positional relationship that is completely displaced in the plane. Further, when the periphery of the LED 29 is surrounded by the partition portions 151 ′ and 155, the light of the LED 29 can be efficiently guided to the insertion hole TH, and the effect of making the transparent cover 17 shine can be sufficiently obtained. Such partition portions 151 ′ and 155 can be formed as a part of the frame body 15, or may be formed separately from the frame body 15. FIG. 11 shows the former pattern. Moreover, if the attitude | position of this LED29 is adjusted so that the light emission surface of LED29 of surface emitting type may face the inside of insertion hole TH, it is possible to light the transparent cover 17 more efficiently. The “in-plane direction” means a direction parallel to the surface of the transparent cover 17.

  Next, FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view showing a modification in which the arrangement of LEDs for making the transparent cover 17 shine is changed. In this embodiment, the LED 31 is embedded in a recess 151 h formed in the partition portion 151. According to this modification, since the transparent cover 17 is illuminated from a direction parallel to the surface, it can be expected that the transparent cover 17 shines considerably brightly. Furthermore, since it is difficult for the light of the LED 31 to enter directly into the player's eyes, it is difficult for the player to feel dazzling. Preferably, if the LEDs 31 having such an arrangement are provided at the four corners of the transparent cover 17, the entire transparent cover 17 can be illuminated more efficiently.

(Second embodiment)
FIG. 12 is a front view of the information display device for each gaming table according to the second embodiment. The per-game table information display device 200 includes the information display unit 11 and the lamp units 13, 13, a point where they are fixed by the frame body 45, and a part of the frame body 45 around the information display unit 11. This embodiment is common to the embodiment of FIG. 1 in that a certain light reflection surface forming portion 453 is located. The difference is a structure for fixing the transparent cover 43 to the frame body 45 and a structure for irradiating the light of the LED 33 to the transparent cover 43. This will be described below with reference to FIGS.

  FIG. 13 shows an enlarged cross-sectional view of the screwing portion, and FIG. 14 shows a top view and a bottom view of the screw. As shown in FIG. 13, in this embodiment, screws 41, 41 are used to fix the transparent cover 43 to the frame body 45. The screw 41 has a hollow shaft portion 41b that is threaded, and the LED 33 is disposed in the hollow portion. As shown in FIG. 14B, the shaft portion 41b of the screw 41 is divided into a plurality of portions in the circumferential direction. The screw hole 45h into which the screw 41 is screwed is formed in the light reflecting surface forming portion 453, but this is a normal screw hole. However, the screw hole 45h has a structure that penetrates the LED 33 and the wiring unit 35 for energizing the LED 33 from behind.

  On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 14A, a groove 41k for turning the screw is cut in the head portion 41a of the screw 41. As shown in FIG. 13, the lower surface 41 p facing the LED 33 is a mirror surface that reflects the light of the LED 33. That is, the screws 41 and 41 (fixing tools) for fixing the transparent cover 43 to the frame body 45 are also used as the reflector. Further, the frame body 45 is subjected to gloss processing (gloss nickel plating processing) including the screw holes 45h and the light reflection surface forming portion 453. Further, the screw 41 is not only the lower surface 41p, but also has a glossy process on the inner peripheral surface of the hollow shaft portion 41b.

  Therefore, when the LED 33 disposed in the hollow screw 41 is turned on, the light of the LED is reflected by the lower surface 41 p of the head portion 41 a of the screw 41 and spreads in the in-plane direction of the transparent cover 43. The light is also reflected by the partition portion 451 (see FIG. 12). As a result, the transparent cover 43 appears to shine as a whole. Moreover, since the light traveling in the axial direction of the screw 41 is once blocked by the head portion 41a, there is no problem that the player feels dazzling. Further, if the transparent cover 43 supports the outer peripheral portion with the frame body 45, a sufficient gap KH is formed between the transparent cover 43 and the light reflecting surface forming portion 453, and the light easily spreads.

(Third embodiment)
FIG. 15 is a front view of the information display device for each gaming table according to the third embodiment. The per-game table information display device 300 is provided with the information display unit 11 and the lamp units 13 and 13, is fixed to the frame body 55, and is part of the frame body 55 around the information display unit 11. The point where the light reflecting surface forming part 553 is located, the area where the information display part 11 is arranged, and the area where the lamp part 13 is arranged are partitioned by a partition part 551 which is a part of the frame 55. The points are common to the embodiment of FIG. The difference is a structure for fixing the transparent cover 67 to the frame body 55 and a structure for irradiating the light of the LED 51 to the transparent cover 67. In FIG. 15, the LED 51 is disposed behind the gap MH formed between the partition portion 551 and the light reflection surface forming portion 553, and the light of the LED 51 is guided to the transparent cover 67 through the gap MH. .

  In the per-game table information display device 300, screws 69 (fasteners) are used as fixing means for fixing the transparent cover 67 to the frame body 55. As shown in FIG. 16, the transparent cover 67 has holes 67k and 67k for inserting screws 69 in the middle from the outer peripheral edge to the counterbore 67p. The holes 67k and 67k are not threaded, but may be threaded. In addition, the outer peripheral portion of the transparent cover 67 has a shape that is chamfered over the entire periphery only on the rear side. In addition, the overall structure of the transparent cover 67 is not different from the previous two embodiments. The point that the smoke film 27 is stuck in the spot facing 67p, the point that the slit 67h is provided, and the points that the openings 67g and 67r for the operation switches 21 and 23 are provided are also common to the previous embodiment. .

  Next, FIG. 17 is a partial cross-sectional view at a position including the screw 69. The screw 69 is screwed into a screw hole 55 m formed in the frame body 55 (light reflection surface forming portion 553), and the transparent cover 67 is fixed to the frame body 55. The transparent cover 67 is in contact with the light reflecting surface 553p of the light reflecting surface forming portion 551 with almost no gap. The depth of the spot face 67p is adjusted to be greater than the thickness of the smoke film 27, and the information display unit 11 has its display surface 11p pulled backward from the light reflection surface 553p of the light reflection surface forming unit 553. positioned. Therefore, a slight gap is formed between the information display unit 11 and the smoke film 27.

Further, the partition portion 551 has a shape that is curved toward the LED 51 side (that is, the central side in the left-right direction) continuously or stepwise toward the front side, and blocks part or all of the front side of the LED 51 mounted on the circuit board PWB. ing. The transparent cover 67 directly closes the opening of the gap MH, and the light from the LED 51 propagates through the gap MH and is guided into the transparent cover 67. According to such a structure, the problem that the player feels dazzling can be eliminated or alleviated without providing the reflecting member 25 as shown in FIG. Since the frame body 55 is entirely plated, the surfaces of the partition portion 551 and the light reflecting surface forming portion 553 that form the gap MH are also plated surfaces. Therefore, the light from the LED 51 is guided to the transparent cover 67 while being reflected in the gap MH. Further, the transparent guide member 53 that contacts the transparent cover 67 at the opening position of the gap MH is arranged so as to fill the gap MH. By providing the transparent guide member 53, it is possible to reduce the ratio of light reflected by the end surface 67s of the transparent cover 67. For this purpose, the transparent guide member 53 is preferably made of the same kind of resin material as the transparent cover 67 (for example, acrylic resin).

  As shown in FIG. 15, the gap MH for taking out the light of the LED 51 is provided at two places around the transparent cover 67. In the section without the gap MH, as described with reference to FIG. 8, the light reflecting surface forming portion and the partition portion can have a substantially L-shaped cross section.

(Fourth embodiment)
FIG. 18 is a front view of the information display device for each gaming table according to the fourth embodiment. The per-game table information display device 400 has a structure in which the information display unit 81 is fixed to the frame 83, and does not include the lamp unit shown in the previous three embodiments. Specifically, the information display unit 81 is disposed inside the frame 83 and a transparent cover 79 is fitted so as to cover the front surface of the information display unit 81. Then, LEDs 71, 71 located above and below the transparent cover 79 are embedded in the inner peripheral portion of the frame 81. A smoke film 85 is attached to the area where the characters are displayed, thereby preventing the visibility from being lowered by the light of the LEDs 71 and 71. Various operation switches 75 and 77 can be attached to the frame 83.

The front view of the information display apparatus for every game stand concerning this invention. The front view and AA sectional drawing of a transparent cover. Sectional drawing which shows the position where LED is arrange | positioned. The same figure as FIG. The figure explaining the propagation path of the light of LED. Sectional drawing of the modification which illuminates the side surface of a transparent cover with LED. The front view and BB sectional drawing of a transparent cover. Sectional drawing of the position different from FIG. Sectional drawing explaining the formation form of the dent which accommodates a smoke film. The figure explaining the clearance gap between an information display part and a transparent cover. Sectional drawing which shows another example of arrangement | positioning of LED. The front view of 2nd embodiment of this invention. Sectional drawing of the structure which arrange | positions LED in the screw hole for screwing a transparent cover. The top view and bottom view of a hollow screw. The front view of 3rd embodiment of this invention. The front view and CC sectional drawing of a transparent cover of the information display apparatus for every game stand of FIG. Sectional drawing of the position where LED is arrange | positioned. The front view of 4th embodiment of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 11 Information display part 13 Lamp part 15, 45, 55 Frame 17, 43, 67 Transparent cover 17a Cover main body 17b Cover side engaging part 17p, 67p Counterbore 17s End face 27 of a transparent cover Smoke film (light absorber)
151, 451, 551 Partition part 153, 453, 553 Light reflecting surface forming part 153p, 453p, 553p Light reflecting surface 153k Frame side engaging part 25 Reflecting member 29, 31, 33, 51, 71 LED (light source)
100, 200, 300, 400 Information display device for each game machine TH Insertion hole MH Clearance

Claims (1)

An information display device installed for each game machine such as a pachinko machine or a slot machine,
An information display unit for displaying game information of the game table;
A transparent cover covering the front surface of the information display unit;
A lamp unit provided on a side of the information display unit ;
A light source that is disposed between the lamp unit and the information display unit and illuminates a predetermined portion of the transparent cover so as to illuminate the transparent cover as a whole .
A partition for partitioning a region in which the information display unit is disposed and a region in which the lamp unit is disposed, and a frame that fixes the information display unit and the lamp unit in each region;
A transparent guide member separable from the transparent cover;
Between the display surface of the information display unit and the rear main surface of the transparent cover facing the display surface, a light absorber having a light transmittance lower than that of the transparent cover with respect to the light of the light source, A light absorber having a size and a shape covering the entire information display unit in the front-rear direction is disposed, and the light absorber is a portion of the transparent cover that is located in front of the information display unit, and the light of the light source. Is suppressed , and the visibility of the information display unit is prevented from being lowered by suppressing the portion from becoming too bright ,
The frame body has a light reflection surface forming portion that forms a light reflection surface that reflects the light that leaks from the transparent cover and moves toward the rear side between the partition portion and the information display portion to the front side,
The light source is not directly illuminating the transparent cover, and is disposed between the light reflecting surface forming portion and the partition portion so as to illuminate the transparent guide member,
The shape of the partition portion in front of the light source is a shape that curves toward the light source continuously or stepwise toward the front side so as to block a part or all of the front of the light source,
The transparent cover is disposed so as to directly close an opening of a gap formed between the partition portion and the light reflecting surface forming portion, each of which has been subjected to gloss processing.
The transparent guide member is disposed so as to fill the gap, and is disposed so as to contact the transparent cover at the opening position of the gap.
A per-game table information display device characterized in that light from a light source that illuminates the transparent guide member is guided into the transparent cover while repeating reflection in the gap using the transparent guide member as a propagation path .

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