JPH05200151A - Display device of pachinko machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To utilize widely effectively a space in a game section for realizing unconventional gauge constitution by reflecting letters and patterns displayed by a luminescent indicator from a glass plate of a pachinko machine and permitting a player utilizing the reflected light to recognize the display of the luminescent indicator. CONSTITUTION:An indicator 10 utilized also for a decoration lamp of a pachinko machine P is provided on both ends with lamps 11. The luminescent indicator 10a is of a dot matrix type having a plurality of LEDs arranged and the luminescent indicating surface 10b is directed to a glass plate 8a. The mounting angle of the luminescent indicator 10a is set such that the indicated light is reflected from the surface of the glass plate 8a and the reflected light enters the eyes 12 of a player. The luminescent indicator 10a is controlled by a game controller of the pachinko machine P to be utilized for a variable indicator of a prize winning device for indicating three arranged sets of numerals and predetermined patterns. Further, this display is indicated to be correctly read out while it is projected onto the glass plate 8a.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a display device for displaying arbitrary characters and figures on a pachinko machine.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Display devices for pachinko machines are, for example,
It is used in the variable display of the winning device that displays combinations such as "7, 7, 7," and the balance display unit that displays the balance of the prepaid card. Was being used.

[0003]

The game part of the game board is limited in size, and the prize winning device, the obstacle nail, etc. are appropriately arranged in the limited area, and the kind and arrangement of the prize winning device are devised. The current situation is to increase the interest in games. Thus, the variable display of the winning device displays a combination of, for example, three-digit numbers, and although it does not have a ball receiving function by itself, it is an important constituent element of the game, so it is almost the same as the game part. It is installed in the center. At present, the variable display tends to increase in size, but since the size of the game section is limited as described above, the increase in size of the variable display has reached the limit.

[0004]

According to the present invention, a character or figure displayed by a light emitting display is reflected by a glass plate of a pachinko machine, and the reflected light is used to allow a player to recognize the display of the light emitting display. Thus, the display device is provided.

[0005]

Function: The numbers and figures displayed by the light emitting display are reflected on the glass plate of the pachinko machine and recognized by the player. Therefore, since it is not necessary to provide the display device in the game section, the space of the game section can be effectively utilized. In addition, since the game board can be seen behind the display reflected on the glass plate, various displays can be displayed on top of the prize winning device, obstacle nails, etc., displaying larger characters and figures than conventional display devices. can do.

[0006]

Embodiment A Embodiment A of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. 1 is a perspective view of the pachinko machine, and FIG. 2 is a vertical cross-sectional view of the pachinko machine showing a main part. The pachinko machine P moves the pachinko ball on the upper ball plate 1 into the operation handle 2.
It is a publicly known thing that is launched one by one by the operation of,
A front frame 4 is mounted on the front surface of the outer frame 3, and a glass door frame 6 and a front plate 7 are provided on the upper and lower portions of a window hole 5 opened in the front frame 4 so as to be openable and closable. As shown in FIG. 2, the glass door frame 6 is fitted with two glass plates 8a and 8b at the front and back, and the game section 9 of the game plate 9 is formed by the glass plates 8a and 8b.
It covers a.

Thus, the display device 10 of the present invention has the front frame 4
It is a projecting eaves-like shape on the upper front surface of. The display device 1
0 also serves as a decoration lamp for the pachinko machine P,
Lamps 11, 11 are provided on both sides. Display device 1
The 0 light emitting display 10a is a dot matrix type in which a large number of LEDs are arranged, and the light emitting display surface 10b faces the glass plate 8a. The mounting angle of the light emitting display 10a is set so that the display light of the light emitting display 10a hits the surface of the glass plate 8a and is reflected, and the reflected light enters the eyes 12 of the player. The light emitting display 10a is controlled by a game control device (not shown) of the pachinko machine P, is used as a variable display of the winning device, and is 0-9.
Up to three numbers and predetermined figures are displayed side by side. In addition,
The light emitting display 10a displays numbers and figures which are mirrored and inverted so that the numbers and figures can be correctly read in the state of being reflected on the glass plate 8a.

Next, a display method of the display device 10 will be described. When a pachinko ball wins a start winning opening (not shown) provided in the game section 9a, the light emitting display 10a operates and the numbers and figures in the inverted state on the light emitting display surface 10b continuously change. The display of the light emitting display 10a is reflected in the display area D1 of the glass plate 8a shown in FIG. 1 and the display is inverted, so that the player can see the normal numbers and figures. Then, when the combination of displays on the light emitting display 10a becomes a predetermined one, the player enters a special prize game state and a ball socket (not shown) of the winning device operates under a predetermined condition. Since the light emitting display 10a is a dot matrix type, it can display characters other than numbers. Therefore, when changing to the special prize game state, it is possible to display "big hit" in a reversed state or to display a message such as "stop" or "end table".

[0009]

Embodiment B FIGS. 3, 4 (a) and 4 (b) show Embodiment B, and FIG. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view of a pachinko machine showing essential parts, FIGS. 4 (a) and 4 (b). ) Is a conceptual diagram of an optical system for manufacturing a hologram. In this embodiment B, the display of the light emitting display 10a is reflected more clearly by using a hologram. That is, as shown in FIG. 3, the first hologram 13 is attached to the inside of the first glass plate 8 a, and the display of the light emitting display 10 a is reflected by the second hologram 14 to cause the first hologram 13 to be reflected. It is projected on.

Although a method of manufacturing a hologram is known, a method of manufacturing the first hologram 13 and the second hologram 14 will be briefly described with reference to FIGS. 4 (a) and 4 (b). First hologram 13 The hologram original plate 15 is formed by coating a polyester film with a photosensitive material such as dichromated gelatin and drying it. As shown in FIG. 4A, a laser beam oscillated from a laser oscillator 16 is divided into two by a beam splitter 17, and one of the hologram original plate 15 is a reflecting mirror 18.
Through the convex lenses 19 and 20, and the other through the reflecting mirror 21 and the convex lenses 22 and 23, it is irradiated (exposure) as a plane wave from two directions, and it is developed by a usual method to develop the reflection-type first hologram. 13 is manufactured. Second Hologram 14 The convex second lens 23 is removed from the optical system for manufacturing the first hologram 13, and the reflective second hologram 14 is manufactured by the same method as described above except that.

Next, the display method of the embodiment B will be described. First, the divergent light projected from the light emitting display 10 a is diffracted by the second hologram 14, and the reflected light becomes a parallel light flux (plane wave) and is incident on the first hologram 13. Since the first hologram 13 is composed of a reflection hologram produced by plane waves from two directions,
The display that is incident as a plane wave is diffracted and reflected by the first hologram 13 and is displayed as a plane wave in the first hologram 1.
The light from the game board 9 that has passed through 3 enters the eyes 12 and is visually recognized by the player in superimposition with the state of the game section 9a. Since the display visually recognized at this time is sent as a plane wave, the display can be clearly seen even if the player changes the position of the eyes 12.

[0012]

EXAMPLE C FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a pachinko machine P showing Example C. In this embodiment C, the display device 10 as in the embodiments A and B is installed on the upper bowl plate 1, and the balance of the prepaid card inserted into the ball lending device 24 is displayed in the display area D2 shown by the chain line in FIG. It is designed to be projected. By adopting such a configuration, the remaining amount information of the prepaid card can be displayed near the eyes of the player, and the player can grasp the remaining amount while playing the game. Glass plate 8
The means for displaying information at the bottom of a is particularly useful when the ball holding information of a pachinko ball is recorded on a magnetic card or the like in the future, and a so-called electronic control system in which the pachinko ball is not released to the player is entered. That is, in such a pachinko machine, it is not necessary to store the pachinko balls in the upper bowl plate 1. Therefore, the display device 10 as shown in FIG. 5 can be laterally elongated to have the same size as the lateral width of the glass plate 8a. .. Therefore, the lower part of the glass plate 8a can be widely and effectively used as a display area, and it is possible to display various information such as game content explanation and stop message as well as ball holding information of the pachinko ball.

The embodiment of the present invention has been described above.
Of course, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments. For example, a known optical thin film may be coated on the glass plate 8a, or a film on which the optical thin film is formed may be attached to the glass plate 8a without using a hologram as in the embodiment B. Further, a hologram or an optical thin film is integrally formed on a transparent plate made of glass or synthetic resin, and the transparent plate is used as the glass plates 8a, 8a of the glass door frame 6.
You may make it fit between b. Further, without using the transparent plate, an optical thin film or hologram is directly attached to the glass plate 8
It can also be inserted and installed between a and 8b. In addition to the embodiments A to C, the display device 10 may be fixed to the upper edge of the metal fitting of the glass door frame 6. By doing so, the light emitting display 10a can be brought closest to the glass plate 8a, and there is no risk of collision with the display device 10 even if the glass door frame 6 is opened or closed. In each of Examples A to C, the display device 10 is installed in a part of the pachinko machine P.
For example, it may be attached to the curtain plate of the island where the pachinko machine is installed, or may be hung from the ceiling of the game hall. Further, the display area of the display device 10 is the light emitting display 10a.
It can be set at any position on the glass plate 8a by appropriately adjusting the mounting position and the angle.

[0014]

As described above, the display device 10 of the present invention is
The numbers and figures displayed by the light emitting display device 10a are displayed on the pachinko machine P.
Since the image is displayed on the glass plate 8a of the player so as to be recognized by the player, it is not necessary to install a variable display or the like of the winning device in the game part 9a, and the space of the game part 9a can be widely and effectively utilized. Therefore, for example, a winning device using a variable display and a so-called airplane type winning device are installed in a double, and the opening and closing pieces of the variable display device and the airplane type winning device are opened and closed by the pachinko ball that has won the starting winning opening. Operate at the same time, giving the player a double "big hit" possibility,
It is possible to realize a gauge configuration that has never existed before. Further, since the game board 9 can be seen behind the display reflected on the glass plate 8a, various displays can be displayed on the winning device or the obstacle nail of the game section 9a. Therefore,
It is possible to display larger characters and figures than before. Further, in the display device 10 of the present invention, since the reflected light (indirect light) enters the player's eyes 12, the eyes 12 are less likely to get tired as compared with the conventional display device in which the direct light enters the eyes 12, and so on. effective.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a pachinko machine.

FIG. 2 is a vertical cross-sectional view of a pachinko machine showing a main part.

FIG. 3 is a vertical cross-sectional view of a pachinko machine showing an essential part of Example B.

4A and 4B are conceptual diagrams of an optical system for manufacturing a hologram.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a pachinko machine showing Example C.

[Explanation of symbols]

P ... Pachinko machine 10 ...
Display device 8a ... Glass plate 10a ...
Luminous indicator

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. The character or figure displayed by the light emitting display is reflected by a glass plate of a pachinko machine, and the reflected light is used to let a player recognize the display of the light emitting display. Display device for pachinko machines.