JPH0748299Y2 - Variable display of pachinko machine - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION <Industrial Application Field> The present invention relates to a variable display device of a pachinko machine, and more particularly to a variable display device capable of displaying a pattern such as a number as identification information by combining a plurality of segments. Is.

<Prior Art> As is well known, when the identification information visually displayed by the variable display device provided in the pachinko machine satisfies a predetermined condition, it is disadvantageous to the player from the first state where the game develops to the player. Various pachinko machines that can be converted into the second state in which the game is advantageously developed have been developed. The variable display device used for this kind of pachinko machine is usually composed of a so-called digital display consisting of a 7-segment light emitting diode (LED), and a pattern such as a number is visually displayed as identification information by the combination of the segments to emit light. is doing.

<Problems to be Solved by the Invention> However, the conventional variable display device is a light emitting element.
It has a similar structure that simply emits light from the LED, and the number of visible patterns is limited, so there is little change, and the displayed patterns do not have a three-dimensional effect. . Therefore, with the conventional variable display device, it is the current situation that it is not possible to give a surprise or a fresh impression to the player to enhance the player's willingness to play, and a variable display device capable of visual display in a new display mode is desired. There is. Further, in the conventional variable display device, it is difficult to see the pattern to be displayed unless it is viewed from the front, and the judgment in the game may be erroneous.

<Means for Solving the Problems> The present invention has been proposed in view of the above, in which a pattern visually displayed by the variable display device is used as identification information, and if this identification information satisfies a predetermined condition, a player In a pachinko machine capable of converting from a first state where the game develops unfavorably to a second state where the game develops favorably for the player,
The variable display device is provided with a symbol display consisting of a plurality of segments to make it possible to visually display a plurality of symbols under the control of the control means, and in the front of the symbol display, a translucent convex portion is provided for each segment. It is characterized in that it is provided corresponding to the above, and shields a portion other than the convex portion.

<Operation> Light emitted from the segment of the pattern display enters the corresponding convex portion, diffuses in the convex portion, and is irradiated from the surface of the convex portion in each direction.

<Embodiment> Hereinafter, the present invention will be described with reference to embodiments of the drawings.

The outline of the pachinko machine 1 is, as shown in FIG. 1, that an inner frame 3 is screwed to one side of an outer frame 2 by a hinge so that the inner frame 3 can be opened and closed, and a metal frame 4 is attached to a window opened in the inner frame 3. An upper saucer set 7 having an upper saucer 6 for fitting a game ball is provided in the lower portion of the window portion while the game board 5 is fitted to the upper portion of the window portion from the rear. Also, in the lower part of the inner frame 3,
A grip 10 for driving a ball into a game section 9 surrounded by a guide rail 8 on the surface of the game board 5 by rotating a launching rod (not shown) and a surplus ball overflowing from the upper tray 6 A lower tray set 12 having the tray 11 and the like disposed therein is provided.

Further, the variable display device 13, the first starting opening 14a, the variable winning device 15 and the outro 16 are arranged in a substantially straight line in the vertical direction in the approximate center of the game part 9 of the game board 5, Second start ports 14b, 14b are provided on the left and right side portions of the variable display device 13. Further, a lamp windmill 17, a general windmill 18, a lamp winning device 19 and the like are appropriately arranged in the game section, and a large number of obstacle nails (not shown) are arranged. When a ball shot by the player wins the prize device 19 or the variable winning device 15, a predetermined number of prize balls are received by the prize ball discharging device (not shown).
Balls that have been discharged to
Is configured to be recovered.

The variable display device 13 described above includes a flange portion 21 extending around the opening 20 for attaching to the game board 5, a curved guide portion 22 extending forward from the left and right shoulder portions of the opening 20, and a flange. A body base (24) is integrally formed with a body part (23) extending to the rear of the part (21). On the upper portion of the opening portion 20, an armor-like full-decoration member 25 protruding forward is provided. This front decoration member 25 has a mountain shape whose front shape is almost low, the bottom side 25a is along the upper edge of the opening 20, the left and right oblique sides 25b are inclined downward, and the lower end of the oblique side 25b is above the guide portion 22. Located in. The top prize portion 25 of the front decoration member 25 is provided with a skylight winning opening 26 that opens upward, and a skylight winning gutter 27 communicating with the skylight winning opening 26 is provided above the body portion 23 to guide the skylight winning ball to the rear. To do. On the other hand, the balls that have not flowed into the above winning entrance 26 are
Guided to the left and right along the hypotenuse 25b of the
2 prevents it from flowing into the opening 20. still,
A light emitting means 28 such as a lamp is made to face the front decoration member 25 from the rear side, and a diamond cut or a parallel groove-like cut is provided on the inner surface to diffuse the light emitted by the light emitting means 28 to improve the decorative effect. You should let me.

A storage space 30 is formed by providing a bottomed cylindrical main body cover 29 behind the main body base 24. The rear wall of the body cover 29
A protective cover 31 extends rearward from 29a.

A symbol display device 32 is housed in the storage space 30. The symbol display device 32 is, for example, a so-called "7-segment" number
A pattern display device 33 composed of a symbol display LED is provided in a horizontal triple line. That is, one pattern display 33 is a mold type in which a light emitting element 35 is arranged on a lead frame 34, the light emitting element 35 is surrounded by a reflection case 36 having an opening on the front side, and the lead frame 34 is filled with an epoxy resin 37. And each segment S when the opened part is viewed from the front.
It is configured to be ... Then, identification information such as numbers and symbols is visually displayed by combining the light emitting segments S.

In the present invention, a convex portion 38 having a light-transmitting property is provided in front of the symbol display 33 corresponding to each segment S, and a portion other than the convex portion 38 is shielded from light, but in the illustrated embodiment, it is transparent. By molding a flexible plastic
A lens body 39 provided with 38 is formed, and the lens body 39 is attached to the front surface of the pattern display 33 to form a convex portion 38. However, the convex portion 38 may be provided directly in front of the reflection case 36 of the symbol display 33.

The convex portion 38 is arranged corresponding to each segment S,
In the illustrated embodiment, the sectional shape is as shown in FIG.
It has a trapezoidal shape with 38 'and 38'. Also, the convex portion 38
A hollow portion 40 is formed inside the hollow portion, and the open end of the hollow portion 40 is chamfered in an inclined manner. The convex portion 38 may have a curved shape, or the inside of the convex portion 38 may be solid. Furthermore, the surface of the convex portion 38 may be textured or diamond-cut so as to diffuse light.

On the other hand, the portion of the lens body 39 other than the convex portion 38 is shielded so that the light from the segment S, which is the light emitting source, enters only the convex portion 38. Means such as hot stamping, printing and painting can be used for this light shielding. However, if the back side portion of the convex portion 38 corresponding to the slanted portion 38 'is flat, the brightness of the slanted portion 38' is reduced by light shielding by the hot stamp or the like, and it is not easy to remove the masking of the non-shielded portion. .
Therefore, by providing a shallow step portion 41 on the back side of the convex portion 38, masking can be facilitated and the entire convex portion 38 can be made to have a uniform brightness. The stepped portion 41 may also be used as the empty portion 40 or the chamfered portion provided in the convex portion 38.

According to the symbol display 33 as described above, the light of the emitted segment S enters the convex portion 38 and is diffused in the convex portion 38, so that the entire surface of the convex portion looks bright. Therefore,
The display of the pattern becomes three-dimensional, making it easier for the player to see, and the decorative effect also increases.

Then, in the variable display device 13 shown in the drawing, while fixing the symbol display device 33 as described above to the display substrate 42 in three horizontal rows,
The front surface of the three symbol display devices 33l, 33c, 33r is covered in series with a lens body 39 having a convex portion 38, and a display cover 43 is attached from the front surface of this lens body 39 to form the symbol display device 32. There is. Such a symbol display device 32 is housed in the main body cover 29, and the lamp 45 provided on the lamp board 44 as viewed from the rear of the main body cover 29 is exposed through the lamp hole provided in the rear wall 29a of the main body cover 29. ing. In the variable display device 13 having such a configuration, when the lamp 45 is turned on, the light of the lamp indirectly illuminates the periphery of the symbol display device 32, and the decorative effect is improved.

In addition, below the above-mentioned indicator cover 43, LED for decoration
An indicator 46 and an LED indicator 47 for starting memory are provided.
In addition, a connector group 48 for various electric devices is arranged in a row on the back side of the lamp board 44, and the electric devices are respectively connected through the connector group 48.

On the other hand, a variable winning device arranged in the game section 9 of the pachinko machine 1.
According to the illustrated embodiment, 15 is a base plate 49 attached to the game board 5, and a special winning opening 50 is opened.
A frame-shaped back frame portion 51 is extended to the rear of the back frame portion, and a back cover 52 is fixed to the rear end of the back frame portion 51 to form a big winning room 50 ', which is slid above the big winning opening 50. A member 53 is slidably provided.

A bottomed receiving frame member 54 is provided on the front side of the base plate 49 so as to open upward and covers the front side of the special winning opening 50. Further, a guide surface 55 having a gentle downward slope is formed outward at the left and right upper end portions of the receiving frame member 54.
The outer end part of is curved. Then, the receiving frame member 54 is formed of a translucent material, and diamond cutting or the like is performed to expose the lamp 56 from the rear.

A sloping plate that slopes backward in the lower part of the big winning room 50 '
57 is provided, the front edge of the inclined plate 57 faces the molding material 58 provided in the middle stage of the receiving frame member 53, and a collecting gutter 59 having a downward slope is provided at the rear edge of the inclined plate 57. A 10-count switch 60 is provided at the lower end of the slope of. Further, a continuation switch 61 is provided in a projecting manner in the space between the left and right guiding surfaces 55, and a decorative plate 62 is attached to the front end of the continuation switch 61.

The slide member 53 is a solenoid as a drive source described later.
When it is projected by the operation of 63, it is possible to cover the opening portion of the receiving frame member 54 that opens upward and cover the guide surface 55 provided at the upper edge of the receiving frame member 54. That is, the slide member 53 is curved so as to be slightly convex upward, and has a width sufficient to cover the opening and the left and right guiding surfaces 55. This slide member 53 is a base plate
The base plate 49
It is slidably supported by a guide member 65 extending in the direction. A solenoid 63 is connected to the slide member 53 via a link mechanism 66. The link mechanism 66 is
The shaft frame 68 opened at the lower end of the plate-like link member 67 has a back frame portion.
The interlocking pin 70, which is rotatably pivotally attached to the support shaft 69 protruding from the side surface of the 51 and projects from the upper end of the link member 67, has the sliding member 53.
A connecting pin 72 provided on a plunger 74 of a solenoid 63 is loosely engaged with a connecting hole 72 of a connecting piece 71 provided at a rear edge of the link member 67.

Generally, the solenoid 63 includes an exciting coil 77 in a frame 76.
And a plunger 74 composed of a movable iron core 78, and the movable iron core 78 is slidably accommodated in a guide pipe 79.
The friction resistance between the guide pipe 79 and the guide pipe 79 is greatly influenced.

By the way, although the solenoid 63 is used as a drive source in many variable winning devices 15, the sliding direction of the plunger 74 (movable iron core 78) of the solenoid 63 is the same as the moving direction of the slide member 53, the rotating blade, and the like. I often don't. Therefore, an external force other than the sliding direction acts on the movable iron core 78, the axis of the movable iron core 78 is displaced, and the corner portion 78a near the tip of the movable iron core 78 comes into contact with the inner surface of the guide pipe 79. However (see FIG. 10), the coating such as Teflon treatment covering the surface of the movable iron core 78 and the inner surface of the guide pipe 79 may peel off to cause malfunction. Therefore, in the variable winning device 15, the corner 78a of the movable iron core 78 is formed into a curved surface so as not to have an angle (first
As shown in Fig. 1 (A), it is formed in a loose taper shape (first
See Fig. 1 (B). According to the solenoid 63 accommodating such a movable iron core 78, even if the axial center of the movable iron core 78, that is, the plunger 74 and the axial center of the guide pipe 79 are deviated, the corner portion 78a of the movable iron core 78 and the guide pipe 79 are Does not come into contact with each other, so that the treated film does not peel off, and the initial operating characteristics are maintained to improve durability.

Then, in the variable winning device 15 as described above, in a normal game state, the solenoid 63 is demagnetized, so that the sliding member 53 projects forward of the base plate 49 by the biasing of the spring 80 and covers the opening portion. It also covers the guide surface 55. Therefore, the ball flowing down the game section 9 cannot flow into the special winning opening 50, and the first state is disadvantageous to the player. On the other hand, when the solenoid 63 is excited, the plunger 74 slides and the slide member 53 retracts via the link mechanism 66 to open the opening portion and expose the guide surface 55. Therefore,
The ball flowing down the game section 9 can be easily converted into the second state, which is advantageous for the player and can easily flow into the special winning opening 50.

Next, the variable display device 13 and the variable winning device 15 as described above.
A game on the pachinko machine 1 provided with and will be briefly described.

When the hit ball fired by the player flows into any of the starting ports 14 ... Under the control of a controller (not shown), each of the symbol display devices 33l, 33c, 33r starts a bright and variable display, and the display is about 5 When the second has elapsed, the variable display is stopped in the order of the left symbol display device 33l, the middle symbol display device 33c, and the right symbol display device 33r. Then, the stopped symbols are used as identification information, and the stopped symbols are preset combinations, for example, when "333" or "777" is visually displayed, the solenoid 63 of the variable winning device 15 is excited and slid for 30 seconds. The member 53 is retracted to be converted into the second state which is advantageous to the player. However, 10 provided in the big winning opening 50
When the count switch 60 detects 10 balls, the solenoid 63 is demagnetized and the slide member 53 is projected even within the time. If the continuation switch 61 detects a ball while the special winning opening 50 is open, the special opening 50 will be resumed after the opening of that time is completed.
Can be opened up to 10 times. Also, the starting port
Up to 4 winning memories can be stored for 14 prizes and 33
… After stopping the fluctuation display, or solenoid 63 is a big winning opening
After the opening operation of 50 is finished, the variable display of symbols is started again, and the above operation is repeated up to 4 times.

The present invention has been described above with reference to the embodiments of the drawings, but the present invention is not limited to the above-mentioned embodiments, and can be appropriately implemented unless the configuration described in the scope of claims for utility model is changed. For example, if the convex portion corresponds to each segment, the convex portion may be provided integrally with the symbol display, or the lens body provided with the convex portion may be double provided.

<Effects of Device> In short, the present invention uses a pattern visually displayed by the variable display device as identification information, and when this identification information satisfies a predetermined condition, the game is unfavorable to the player from the first state. The second game develops for the benefit of the player
In a pachinko machine that can be converted to a state, the variable display device is provided with a symbol display consisting of a plurality of segments, and a plurality of symbols can be visually displayed under the control of the control means, and a transparent symbol is displayed in front of the symbol display. Since the convex portion having light property is provided corresponding to each segment and the portion other than the convex portion is shielded from light, the pattern displayed by the symbol display becomes three-dimensional, and the display which is easy to see and understand is possible. Therefore, the player is motivated to play the game and does not mistakenly judge the display by mistake.

Further, when forming the convex portion, if a step portion is provided on the back surface side of the lens body, when light is shielded except for the convex portion, hot stamp and paint do not stick out, and the work is easy and the appearance is good. .

[Brief description of drawings]

Drawing shows an embodiment of the present invention, Fig. 1 is a front view of a pachinko machine, Fig. 2 is a front view of a variable display device, Fig. 3 is a vertical sectional view of the same, and Fig. 4 is an exploded view of a pattern display device. Perspective view, FIG. 5 is a front view of the symbol display, FIG. 6 is a sectional view taken along line VI-VI of FIG. 5, FIG. 7 is a front view of the variable winning a prize device, and FIG. 8 is a vertical sectional view of the same. 9 is an exploded perspective view of the same as above, FIG. 10 is a sectional view of the solenoid, and FIGS. 11 (A) and 11 (B) are front views of the plunger. 1 ... pachinko machine, 13 ... variable display device, 33 ... symbol display device, 38 ... convex part.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A pattern visually displayed by a variable display device is used as identification information, and when the identification information satisfies a predetermined condition, the game is advantageous for the player from the first state in which the game is unfavorably developed for the player. In a pachinko machine that can be converted into a second state developed by, the variable display device is provided with a symbol display consisting of a plurality of segments, and a plurality of symbols can be visually displayed under the control of the control means. A variable display device for a pachinko machine, characterized in that a convex portion having a light-transmitting property is provided in front of each of the segments corresponding to each segment, and a portion other than the convex portion is shielded from light.