JPH0464376A - Pinball machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To enable a display panel to be easily wired while protecting it from damages by interposing the display panel for displaying game information or the like between two glass plats disposed before and behind a glass door frame and exposing a connector means for supplying current to the panel to the back of the rear side glass plate. CONSTITUTION:A glass door frame 5 is formed with glass receiving grooves 18a, 18b for receiving two glass plates 4a, 4b. A receiving groove 1 holds a predetermined space 20 between both grooves by a defining piece 19 bent to bulge toward the inside. A display panel 27 composed of liquid crystal elements is received in the space 20. The display panel 27 is provided on the lower edge with a connector member 32. The connector member 32 having a U-shaped section is formed to be fitted in the lower edge of the display panel 27 and molded with a transparent resin material so that an outlet 17 can be viewed and a wiring connecting surface 32b connected to a back wiring 29 is provided.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] (Industrial Application Field) This invention relates to a pachinko machine in which a panel displaying game information etc. is housed between two glass plates in a glass door frame, and in particular, the present invention relates to a pachinko machine in which a panel displaying game information etc. is housed between two glass plates in a glass door frame, and in particular, power is supplied to the display panel. The present invention relates to a pachinko machine in which a connector means for wiring is exposed on the back side of a rear glass plate to facilitate wiring.

(Prior Art) Conventionally, a display device installed in a pachinko machine is placed in the center of the game board and variably displays numbers, appropriate patterns, etc., and the state when the device is stopped indicates the winning state of the winning device. It plays the role of deciding. Since the display area of such a display device is small, it is not enough to simply display information related to the determination of the winning state, but also to display information related to other games (for example, information on cancellations, advertisements, promotions, etc.). is not suitable. Therefore, in order to solve these problems, we have proposed
5088 or Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 1-31.3078 was developed. These machines incorporate a transparent display panel in place of the front glass plate of the pachinko machine, and display various game information and the like on the panel.

(Problem to be solved by the invention) However, since the display panel of the above-mentioned publication is used with the display panel exposed to the outside, it may be hit by a player or hit by a pachinko ball fired onto the game board. It is expected that it will break easily if Also, the size of the glass door frame varies depending on the type of pachinko machine, and since the above machines are used as a substitute for the glass plate, the dimensions of the panel must be set according to the size of the glass door frame. Because they lack versatility, they tend to be disposable and used only once. An effective way to solve this problem is to house the display panel inside the glass door frame, that is, between the front and rear glass plates, and protect the display panel with the glass plates. However, in this method, wiring is difficult because the display panel is surrounded by a glass plate and a glass door frame. therefore,
There is a problem in that it cannot be immediately applied to existing pachinko machines because it requires processing such as passing a hole through the glass door frame for the wiring to be taken out.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a pachinko machine that protects a display panel for displaying game information etc. from scratches and at the same time allows easy wiring to the display panel.

(Means for Solving the Problems) In order to achieve the above object, the present invention has a structure in which a display panel for displaying game information etc. is interposed between two glass plates arranged in front and behind in a glass W frame. In addition, a connector means connected to the display panel and used to supply power to the display panel is exposed on the back surface of the rear glass plate.

(Function) The display panel is housed between two glass plates in the glass door frame. At this time, since the connector means for the display panel is exposed on the back surface of the rear glass plate, wiring can be directly connected to the connector means.

(Example) Hereinafter, an example embodying the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

1 to 4 show a first embodiment of the present invention, and first, a pachinko machine to which the first embodiment is applied,
This will be explained mainly with reference to FIG.

A metal frame 3 is attached to the opening of the front frame 2 of the pachinko machine 1, and this metal frame 3 includes a glass door frame 5 (see FIG. 1) having two glass plates 4a and 4b, and a front plate 6. It is provided so that it can be opened and closed. The glass door frame 5 will be detailed later. Further, an upper plate 7 is attached to the front plate 6 to store the paid-out prize balls and to supply the ball to the firing position. An operating handle 8 for adjusting the force and a lower tray 9 for storing prize balls that cannot be stored in the upper tray 7 are attached.

Furthermore, a game board 10 is detachably attached to the back surface of the front frame 2. A guide rail 11 is installed on the game board 10 to guide a ball and define a game area.

A variable display device 12 is provided approximately in the center of the gaming area, and this variable display device 12 displays, for example, a three-digit number when a ball enters a winning opening 138 to 13c arranged on the gaming board 10. starts variable display, and stops the variable state after a certain period of time has elapsed or when the player presses a stop switch (not shown). When the display mode at the time of stop is a specific combination (for example, all "7"s are displayed), the variable winning device 14 is activated for a certain period of time (for example, 30 seconds) as a jackpot state.
Alternatively, the open state is continued until a predetermined number (for example, 10) of winning balls are won. In addition, when the winning ball that won variable prize winning device [4] wins a prize in V winning hole [5] formed inside, the variable winning device 14 is opened again under the above conditions, and such an open state is converted into a V winning hole. It is set to continue for a maximum of 10 times as long as a winning ball is placed in the mouth.

Furthermore, in the gaming area, there are a plurality of winning openings 16 a = c.
.

A jackpot lamp (no code) is set up, and at the bottom there are balls that did not land in any of the winning holes.
7 is also formed.

By the way, as shown in FIG. 1, the glass door frame 5 has a glass storage groove 1 for storing two glass plates 4g and 4b.
8a and 18b are formed.

Both the glass storage grooves 18a and 18b maintain a predetermined space 20 between the two grooves by partition pieces 19 that are bent to bulge inward. This ensures a predetermined distance between the glass plate 4a on the front side of the surface of the pachinko machine and the game board 10, and avoids fraudulent activity in which a magnet or the like guides a ball onto the game board from the surface of the glass plate 4a. be done. In addition, glass storage 2ft 18a, 18b and partition piece 19
are formed on both sides and the lower part of the glass plate 4 except for the upper part.
It is now possible to insert the a4b from above.

On the other hand, the lower end of the upper horizontal frame piece 5a of the glass door frame 5 is folded back to the back side to form a hooking piece 21, and this upper horizontal frame piece 5a
A locking groove 22 is provided between the hook and the stopper piece 21.

Further, the glass door frame 5 is provided with a cover plate 23 for opening and closing the upper openings of the glass storage grooves 18a and 18b. The cover plate 23 is connected to a support rod 25 fixed by a support piece 24 at the upper part of the outer surface of the glass storage grooves 18a, 18b, and can be opened and closed around this support rod 25. A connecting piece 26 that engages with the locking groove 22 is bent and formed at the tip.

Next, the main parts of the first embodiment will be explained. In the t: space 20 described above, a display panel 27 constituted by a liquid crystal element is housed. Display panel 27 in this example
The size of the game board 10 should be such that it can almost cover the front surface of the game board 10, or it should be able to fit from the rear of the glass door frame 5 before installing the rear glass plate 4b when it is assembled into the glass door frame 5. It is set to the extent that it can be used.

To explain the structure of the display panel 27, the display panel 27 is composed of a commonly used liquid crystal element, that is, a liquid crystal cell 28c and two polarizing plates 28a sandwiching the liquid crystal cell 28c.
, 28b is used. liquid crystal cell 28
In c, a liquid crystal material is sandwiched between two substrates (glass plates or transparent plastic plates). , In this example, the words "stop-stop" are cut out in the center of the electrode, thereby making it easy to read "stop-stop".
The characters can be displayed in a punched form (see Figure 4).

In addition, a connector member 32 (connector means) to which two power supply wirings to the panel 27 are connected is provided at one edge of the display panel 27 over the entire width of the panel, and is fixed with adhesive or the like. There is C. This connector member 3
2 has a concave cross section as shown in FIG. 1, and is formed so that it can be fitted into the lower edge of the display panel 27, and is molded from a transparent resin material so that the out port 17 can be seen through. ing. And the back side is the wiring 29
The wiring connection surface 32b is connected to the wiring connection surface 32b, and its lower end is formed slightly thin so that it can be inserted up to the bottom surface of the glass storage groove 18b. On the other hand, the upper surface of the connector member 32 is a flat mounting surface 32a, on which the rear glass plate 4b is mounted. Therefore, since the connector member 32 is pressed down by the weight of the glass plate 4b, the entire display panel 27 is fixed without wobbling. Furthermore, the wiring connection surface 32b is exposed at the lower edge of the rear glass plate 4b.

Note that the position where the wiring 29 is connected on the wiring connection surface 32b is desirably set close to the opening/closing center of the glass door frame 5 for convenience when opening/closing the glass door frame 5. Further, the wiring 29 taken out from the display device 27 is connected to the management device of the game hall via a suitable drive circuit, and the display panel 27 is energized based on a termination command issued from this management device. It is becoming more and more popular.

Next, the effects of the first embodiment will be explained. Display panel 2
To explain an example of the work for assembling step 7, first, the front glass plate 4a is attached to the glass door frame 5 with the cover plate 23 open, and then the display panel 27 is attached before attaching the rear glass plate 4b. Perform embedding. That is, when the display panel 27 is housed from the rear of the glass door frame 5 and its lower end is placed on the lower partition piece 19, the lower part of the connector member 32 is fitted into the glass housing #18b. Next, the rear glass plate 4b, which is lower in height than the front glass plate 4a, is inserted from above along the glass storage groove 1.8b, and the same glass plate 4b is placed on the mounting surface 32a of the connector member 32. I'll ride it.

In this way, when the display panel 27 is housed, the wiring connection surface 32b of the connector member 32 or the lower part of the glass plate 4b is exposed, so that the wiring 2 from the drive circuit (not shown) is exposed.
9 can be easily connected. In other words, wiring work can be done without penetrating the hole for wiring out of the glass door frame 5, so the existing glass door frame 5 can be used by simply lowering the height of the rear glass plate 4b. can.

Further, in the case where the display panel 27 and the connector member 32 are integrally connected as in this embodiment, the connector member 32 is pressed down by the weight of the glass plate 4b, and the entire display panel 27 is fixed.

Therefore, since the display panel 27 does not rattle even when the glass door frame 5 is opened or closed, the effect of suppressing rattling noise is exhibited. In this way, according to the first embodiment, the display panel 27 is fixed using the weight of the existing glass plate 4b without the need for special fixing means such as a holder, so the fixing structure is also extremely simple. be. In addition, since the display panel 27 is fixed along with the work of inserting the glass plate 4b, no special work is required for fixing, and quick work can be expected. Furthermore, the display panel 27 is housed in a state where it is protected from both the front and rear surfaces by two glass plates 4a and 4b. Therefore, if the player
Even if a is 17 "7 or a pachinko ball hits,
It won't get scratched or cracked. Furthermore, a lightweight plastic sheet can also be used for the transparent electrode.

Next, to explain the function of the display panel 27, since no voltage is applied to the display panel 27 during normal times (during games), it is in a transparent state where the game board 10 at the rear can be seen through, which is the same as when playing games. There is nothing that will cause any trouble. However, when a preset number of prizes have been paid out, the management device issues a stop command. Based on this, a voltage is applied to the liquid crystal cell 28c, so that the display area of the display panel 27 becomes pitch black except for a part (the part with the words "stopping board"), and almost the entire surface of the game board 10 is covered. Since it is no longer visible, the nail of the dowel is prevented from being studied. In this way, while the display panel 27 becomes pitch black, only the words "Hatsudai" are displayed in the center (
Fig. 4 state).

In this example, the connector member 32 and the display panel 27 are integrated, but they may be separate bodies, and the point is that the connector means for the display panel 27 is exposed from the rear glass plate 4b. It would be good if it were done. Furthermore, in this example, the display panel 27 is made opaque by energization, but by changing the polarization direction of the polarizing plate, it is also possible to make it transparent when energized and opaque when not energized, contrary to this example. It is. Alternatively, a magnetic detection sensor may be set at an appropriate location on the game board, and the display panel 27 may be made completely dark when this sensor detects magnetic force. By doing this, the prize opening is completely hidden from view, making it possible to reliably eliminate fraudulent activities using magnets. in this case,
If a separate electrode is provided on the character part M so that the character part M can also be made completely dark, it can be distinguished from the stopper stand. Also,
The dot matrix display section of the second embodiment may be combined with the lower or upper portion of the display panel 27.

5 and 6 show a second embodiment of the present invention. In the second embodiment, the height of the display panel 27 is changed to a height that extends from the exit (not shown in FIG. 6) to the point where it crosses the lower part of the variable prize winning device 14. Further, in this example, a backlight bouncing 38 is provided on the back surface of the display panel 27, and includes a backlight source such as an EL panel and a connector means (both not shown) for supplying power to the display panel 27. Then, the display panel 27 is fixed by inserting the leg piece 38a provided along the lower edge of the housing 38 into the rear glass storage groove 18b and placing the rear glass plate 4b on the top surface of the housing 38. are doing. Backlight housing 38
As in the first embodiment, it has a length that spans almost the entire width of the display panel 27, and the wiring is connected to the glass door frame 5.
It is designed to be performed closer to the center of opening and closing.

Furthermore, in this embodiment, the electrodes of the liquid crystal element are arranged in a matrix, and various messages are displayed using a dot matrix method based on commands from a control device (not shown) provided in each pachinko machine. It has become. Various types of game information may be displayed, such as a "jackpot" display as shown in FIG. 6, the number of successive jackpots, or store advertisements.

As described above, in the second embodiment, the display panel 27 is set to the minimum necessary size that is not related to winnings of batted balls, etc., and game information etc. are displayed in this area.
The display panel 27 can be made smaller and lighter than that of the first embodiment. Therefore, the display panel 27 can be housed more stably and easily in the glass door frame 5, and cost reduction is realized. Furthermore, game information and the like can be clearly displayed by illuminating the back with a backlight.

The display panel 27 may display color using a color liquid crystal, or may display segments instead of dot matrix display, or may have no backlight as in the first embodiment. By the way, when it is decided to perform a color display, it is known that the color changes due to an increase in the temperature around the liquid crystal.In the present invention, since the display panel 27 is housed between the glass plates, Side heat source (various lamps, solenoids, etc.)
Since it is effectively thermally isolated from the surrounding area, it can be expected to have the effect of avoiding unexpected color modulation.

FIG. 7 shows a third embodiment of the present invention.

In the third embodiment, contrary to the second embodiment, the display panel 27 is set at the top of the glass door frame 5, but the third embodiment is that the display panel 27 is formed to the minimum necessary width that does not interfere with the game. 2
This is similar to the example. In this embodiment, a pair of hooks 37 protrudes from both ends of the upper edge of the display panel 27 in both left and right directions, and can be hooked onto the upper edge of the glass door frame 5 to suspend and support the entire display panel 27. In addition, a connector member 40 is attached to the upper end of the glass door frame 5 near the center of opening and closing on the back side of the display panel 27. Correspondingly, the rear glass plate 4b is provided with four parts 41 into which the connector member 40 can be inserted, or a notch is formed in place of reducing the height of the glass plate 4b. Thereby, the connector member 40 can be exposed from the rear glass plate 4b.

In the third embodiment configured as described above, the first. The same effects as in the second embodiment can be achieved.

Note that game information and the like may be displayed on the upper and lower portions of the game board 10 in combination with that of the second embodiment.

(Effect of the invention) The effects of the present invention are as follows.

The display panel is interposed between two glass plates of the glass door frame, and is housed with both front and rear sides protected by the two glass plates, so the display panel is effectively protected from damage. Furthermore, since the display panel is not incorporated as a substitute for a glass plate, but is incorporated between two glass plates, it is versatile enough to be applied to pachinko machines made by different manufacturers, and can be reused. Ru. Moreover, according to the present invention, since the connector means for supplying power to the display panel is exposed on the back side of the rear glass plate, wiring connection work is easy and it can be applied to existing glass door frames as is. .

[Brief explanation of drawings]

1 to 4 show a first embodiment of the present invention, in which FIG. 1 is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of a glass door frame, FIG. 2 is a front view of a pachinko machine, and FIG. 3 is a glass door frame. Figure 4 is a perspective view showing the overall overview, Figure 4 is a front view showing the display status of the pachinko machine, and Figure 5 is a front view showing the display status of the pachinko machine.
6 and 6 show a second embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 5 is a vertical cross-sectional view of the glass door frame, FIG. 6 is a front view showing the display status of the pachinko machine, and FIG. It is an exploded perspective view showing the main part of the pachinko machine concerning the 3rd example of the invention. 1... Pachinko machine 4a, b... Glass plate 5... Glass door frame 10... Game board 27... 29... 38... Display panel wiring 40... Connector member Backlight housing Applicant GTA Co., Ltd.

Claims (1)

[Claims] A display panel for displaying game information, etc. is interposed between two glass plates arranged in the front and rear of the glass door frame, and a connector means connected to the display panel and for supplying power to the panel is provided on the rear side. A pachinko machine characterized by a glass plate exposed on the back side.