JP4895244B2 - Luminescent panel - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a light emitting panel.
[0002]
[Prior art]
A transparent light-emitting panel capable of emitting a plurality of figures to emerge is used for a viewing window of a game machine, a vending machine, a showcase or the like. In a conventional light emitting panel, a plurality of figures emit light simultaneously.
[0003]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
If a plurality of figures can be made to emit light individually, customer attraction for gaming machines, vending machines, showcases, etc. will be improved.
The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a light emitting panel capable of individually emitting a plurality of figures.
[0004]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, in the present invention, a plurality of transparent panels having a figure stamped or printed on one surface and a light source disposed facing the side surface have the same one surface. A transparent panel laminate laminated in a direction and a current-carrying device that energizes the light source independently for each transparent panel, and the side of each transparent panel facing the light source is laminated to form one transparent panel laminate. The transparent panel side facing the light source is masked except for the incident window near the light source, and the incident window of each layer of the transparent panel laminate is transparent facing the light source from the incident window of the adjacent layer. Provided is a light-emitting panel that is shifted in an extending direction of a side surface of the panel.
The light projected from the light source to the side of the transparent panel travels through the transparent panel while repeating total reflection on the surface of the transparent panel, and is reflected by the marking surface or printing surface on the surface of the transparent panel. Projected from the opposite surface to the outside of the transparent panel. As a result, a light emitting pattern appears in the transparent panel. Since light from the light source is projected independently for each transparent panel, a figure is emitted independently for each transparent panel. As a result, a plurality of figures emit light individually.
In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the transparent panel has a plurality of light sources of the same color.
By arranging a plurality of light sources of the same color at appropriate intervals, the brightness distribution of the figure to emit light can be made uniform.
In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the transparent panel has a plurality of light sources having different colors.
If the transparent panel has a plurality of light sources having different colors, the plurality of light sources can be caused to emit light independently, and a plurality of colors can be arbitrarily combined to emit a figure in any color.
In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the figure is a straight line, and the light source is arranged facing the side surface of the transparent panel extending substantially parallel to the straight line.
When the figure is a straight line, the straight line can be emitted by disposing a light source facing the side surface of the transparent panel that extends substantially parallel to the straight line.
[0005]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
An embodiment in which the present invention is applied to a reel window of a slot machine will be described.
As shown in FIG. 1, the reel window 1 of the slot machine is configured as a laminate of five rectangular transparent panels 2a, 2b, 2c, 2d, and 2e. Horizontal lines 3a, 3b and 3c are engraved on the back surfaces of the panels 2a, 2b and 2c. Diagonal lines 3d and 3e are engraved on the back surfaces of the panels 2d and 2e. The horizontal lines 3a, 3b, 3c and the oblique lines 3d, 3e form a winning line for the slot machine. A plurality of LEDs 4a, 4b, 4c, 4d, and 4e are arranged facing the side surfaces of the panels 2a, 2b, 2c, 2d, and 2e extending substantially parallel to the lines 3a, 3b, 3c, 3d, and 3e. ing. The LEDs 4a, 4b, 4c, 4d, and 4e are spaced apart from each other. The side surfaces of the panels 2a, 2b, 2c, 2d, and 2e that face the LEDs 4a, 4b, 4c, 4d, and 4e are incident windows 2a ′, 2b ′, 2c ′, and 2d ′ in the vicinity of the LEDs 4a, 4b, 4c, 4d, and 4e. With the exception of 2e ', masking is performed as shown by hatching in FIGS. 1 (c) and 1 (d). The back surfaces of the panels 2a, 2b, 2c, 2d, and 2e are directed in the same direction. The panels 2a, 2b, 2c, 2d, and 2e are sandwiched by a plurality of clips 5, stacked, and integrated. An energization device (not shown) that energizes the LEDs 4a, 4b, 4c, 4d, and 4e independently is provided. The reel window 1 is arranged with the surface of the transparent panel 2a facing the player.
[0006]
In the reel window 1, the LED 4b is energized when one medal is inserted into the medal slot of the slot machine. The light projected from the plurality of LEDs 4b onto the side surface of the transparent panel 2b enters the transparent panel 2b through the unmasked portion of the opposite side surface, and repeats total reflection on the front and back surfaces of the transparent panel 2b. As shown in FIG. 2, the light travels through the transparent panel 2b, is reflected by the marking surface of the horizontal line 3b, and is projected from the surface of the transparent panel 2b to the outside of the transparent panel 2b. As a result, when the reel window 1 is viewed from the player side, the horizontal line 3b emits light and emerges in the transparent reel window 1. Since the plurality of LEDs 4b are arranged at appropriate intervals, the brightness distribution of the horizontal line 3b that emits light is uniform. The calling LED 4b is separated from the adjacent LEDs 4a and 4c, and the side surfaces of the transparent panels 2a, 2b and 2c facing the LEDs 4a, 4b and 4c are masked except for the vicinity of the LEDs 4a, 4b and 4c. There is no possibility that the light projected from the LED 4b enters the transparent panels 2a and 2c. Similarly, when two medals are inserted into the medal slot of the slot machine, the LEDs 4a, 4b, 4c are energized, the horizontal lines 3a, 3b, 3c emit light, and three medals are inserted into the medal slot of the slot machine. Then, the LEDs 4a, 4b, 4c, 4d, and 4e are energized, and the horizontal lines 3a, 3b, and 3c and the oblique lines 3d and 3e emit light. The player can immediately recognize the number of inserted medals by visually recognizing the emitted line.
In the reel window 1, when a predetermined pattern is lined up on any of the winning lines 3a to 3e when the reel is stopped, the line emits light. The player can immediately recognize which line is winning by visually recognizing the light emission state of the reel window 1.
As can be seen from the above description, in the reel window 1, since a plurality of winning lines individually emit light, the player's interest is promoted, and the customer attraction of the game hall is improved.
[0007]
As mentioned above, although the Example of this invention was described, this invention is not limited to the said Example.
You may comprise several LED4a-4e as an aggregate | assembly of red, blue, and green LED, respectively. By emitting red, blue, and green LEDs independently and combining red, blue, and green colors arbitrarily, the lines 3a-3e can emit light in any color, further promoting the interest of the player. In addition, it is possible to further improve the customer suction power of the game hall.
As shown in FIG. 3, the transparent panels 2a to 2e are curved near the side facing the light sources 4a to 4e so that the side faces the out-of-plane direction, more specifically toward the back side, and adjacent transparent A gap may be formed between the side surfaces of the panel.
According to the above configuration, since the side surfaces of the transparent panels 2a to 2e that face the light sources 4a to 4e are separated from each other, for example, light projected from the LED 4c to the transparent panel 2c is adjacent to the transparent panel 2c. 2d is prevented from entering, and the horizontal lines 3b to 3d are prevented from emitting light simultaneously. Therefore, according to the said structure, it becomes unnecessary to mask the side surface which opposes LED of a transparent panel except the vicinity part of LED.
The cross-sectional shape of the marking portions of the lines 3a to 3e may be any shape that can reflect light and direct it to the surfaces of the panels 2a to 2e.
The lines 3a to 3e may be printed on the back surfaces of the transparent panels 2a to 2e.
In order to promote light reflection, the marking surfaces of the lines 3a to 3e may be roughened.
The light-emitting panel according to the present invention can be used not only for a reel window of a slot machine, but also for a viewing window of various devices such as a lighting panel of a vending machine and a front panel of a showcase. In this case, the figure to be engraved is not limited to a line and may be an arbitrary figure.
[0008]
【Effect of the invention】
As described above, the present invention provides a light-emitting panel that can individually emit a plurality of figures.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a structural view of a reel window of a slot machine to which the present invention is applied. (A) is a front view, (b) is a bb arrow view of (a), (c) is a cc arrow view of (a), and (d) is (c). It is an enlarged view of the part enclosed by the ellipse.
FIG. 2 is a side sectional view of a transparent panel constituting a reel window of a slot machine to which the present invention is applied.
FIG. 3 is a partial side sectional view of a modified example of the reel window shown in FIG. 1;

Claims (4)

A transparent panel laminate in which a plurality of transparent panels each having a graphic stamped or printed on one surface and a light source disposed facing the side surface are laminated with the one surface facing in the same direction; The transparent panel is provided with a current-carrying device that energizes the light source independently for each transparent panel, and the side surfaces facing each light source of the transparent panels are laminated to form one linear side surface of the transparent panel laminate, and the transparent facing the light source The side of the panel is masked except for the incident window near the light source, and the incident window of each layer of the transparent panel laminate is shifted in the extending direction of the side of the transparent panel facing the light source from the incident window of the adjacent layer. Luminescent panel.   The light emitting panel according to claim 1, wherein the transparent panel has a plurality of light sources of the same color.   The light-emitting panel according to claim 1, wherein the transparent panel has a plurality of light sources having different colors.   4. The light emitting panel according to claim 1, wherein the figure is a straight line, and a light source is disposed facing a side surface of the transparent panel that extends substantially parallel to the straight line. .

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