JPH0922264A - Luminous display means - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a luminous display means with which the light emission of a display plate is made possible by reflecting the light emitted by light emitting diodes and further, the exchange of only the separable display plate and an inexpensive production are possible. SOLUTION: This luminous display means has the following constitution 1. A catcher body 7 is provided with a plate holding part 3 having a slit 11 to be inserted and held with the display plate 2. 2. The catcher body 7 is provided with the light emitting diodes 4 which emit light outward through the plate holding part 3 from the inside, a control section 5 for controlling the light emission patterns of the light emitting diodes 4 and a switch 6 arranged to project to the plate holding part 3. 3. The display plate 2 which is a translucent plate-like body and is provided with luminous display parts 8 in the necessary parts is freely insertably and removably held in the plate catcher 1.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a light emitting display device that uses a display plate that emits light when receiving light from a light emitting diode, and is mainly used in pachinko parlors.
It is used for a plastic start tag used for a game table with a big hit.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, at a pachinko parlor, a staff member goes up to a game table that has been hit by a big hit, and a plastic start tag is posted for the purpose of enhancing appeal. However, since a simple plastic start tag has a low appeal, recently, instead of a plastic start tag, a start tag with a high appeal, in which a light emitting element such as a light emitting diode is directly embedded in the display part of the start tag, is used. It has been developed and released.

[0003]

This type of start card is very excellent in appeal, but its price is relatively high and the start card itself emits light.
There was a problem that the display part could not be separated and removed, so that the design and shape of the start tag could not be easily changed.

Therefore, according to the present invention, the light emitted from the light emitting diode is reflected on the display plate which can be freely inserted and removed, so that the start tag has a display portion in which a light emitting element such as a light emitting diode is embedded in the start tag. It is an object of the present invention to provide a light emitting display device that can emit light, can replace only the display plate that can be separated, and can be manufactured at low cost.

[0005]

In order to solve the above problems, the present invention provides a catcher body with a plate sandwiching portion having a slit for inserting and holding a display plate, and the catcher body sandwiches the plate from the inside. The plate catcher is a light-transmissive plate-like body that is equipped with a light-emitting diode that emits light outward through the part, a control part for controlling the light-emitting pattern of the light-emitting diode, and a switch arranged so as to project to the plate holding part. Provided is a light-emitting display tool characterized in that a display plate provided with a light-emitting display portion in a necessary portion is held so that it can be freely inserted and removed.

[0006]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view thereof. The light emitting display device according to the present invention includes a plate catcher 1 and a display plate 2. FIG. 3 is an explanatory view showing the internal state of the plate catcher 2, and the plate catcher 1
Are divided into a catcher body 7 and a plate holding portion 3.

The catcher main body 7 includes a plate holding portion 3
The light emitting diode 4 arranged so as to pass through the slits 11 and emit light toward the outside, the control portion 5 for controlling the light emitting pattern of the light emitting diode 4, and the operating portion projecting toward the plate holding portion 3 side. The switch 6 is provided so as to be operated by inserting the plug.
In the illustrated catcher body 7, four light emitting diodes 4 are linearly arranged in a line. Light emitting diode 4
May be colored or colorless.

The plate holding portion 3 is formed by arranging two plate-like members side by side so that the slits 11 are formed so that the slits 11 can be held when the display plate 2 is inserted. However, it may be a non-transparent body. In the illustrated embodiment, the entire plate catcher 1 is also made of a transparent material, which enhances the appeal of the plate catcher 1 due to light emission.

The display plate 2 is a translucent plate-like body,
A light emitting display portion 8 is formed in a necessary portion and is held in the plate catcher 1 so that it can be freely inserted and removed. Specifically, the display plate 2 is made of a transparent translucent resin, and the light emitting display portion 8 that emits light by reflecting the light of the light emitting diode 4 is formed in a portion where light emission is desired. The light emitting display unit 8 shown in FIGS. 1 and 4 has a groove 9 and a hole 10 formed at the tip portion, and the other portion is printed in the same manner as a start tag used in an ordinary pachinko parlor. The character "Start" in FIG. 4 is a printed portion. The display plate 2 is not limited to a transparent body, and may be a colored semi-transparent body as long as it has translucency.

In the illustrated embodiment, the number of switches 6 is one, and when the display plate 2 is inserted, the end face of the display plate 2 on the insertion side hits the switch 6 of the plate catcher 1 and the switch 5 is turned on by the instruction of the controller 5. Light emission starts in two patterns. By setting the number of the switches 6 to two and deforming the shape of the end face of the insertion side of the display plate 2 so that the contact with the two switches 6 can be selected, up to four light emission patterns can be set and selected.

The control unit 5 uses a blinking circuit or the like in which the switch 6 operates when the display plate 2 is inserted into the plate holding unit 3 of the plate catcher 1 and the light emitting diode 4 blinks. As an example, blinking is fixed at 2 Hz (flashes or disappears every 0.5 seconds).

Reference numeral 12 in the drawing denotes a power cord, which is the power cord 12 output from the plate catcher 1 and receives the power of 24V AC from a separately provided power supply section. The plate catcher 1 can be easily attached to a pachinko machine by providing an adhesive portion made of a double-sided tape on the bottom surface.

[0013]

Since the present invention is constructed as described above, the following effects are exhibited. First, the light emitting diode 4
By using the plate catcher 1 in which is arranged and the display plate 2 formed with the light emitting display portion 8 which emits light upon receiving the light of the light emitting diode 4, the appeal due to the light is enhanced, and the atmosphere at the time of a big hit becomes flashy, As a result, it is possible to obtain the same effect as a product in which the light emitting element is embedded in the display portion.

Display plate 2 on plate catcher 1
When is inserted, the switch 6 is turned on and the light emitting diode 4 emits light. At this time, the light emitting diode 4 emits light in a pattern depending on the contents of the control portion. For example, blinking is repeated at regular intervals. Also, attach a plurality of switches 6,
By preparing plural shapes of the display plate 2 to be inserted, it is possible to change the light emitting pattern and the color depending on the type of the display plate 2 to be inserted.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the same.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing an internal state of a plate catcher.

FIG. 4 is a front view of the display plate.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a holding state of a display plate.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1. . . Plate catcher 2. . . Display plate 3. . . Plate clamping unit 4. . . Light emitting diode 5. . . Control unit 6. . . Switch 7. . . Catcher body 8. . . Light emitting display section 9. . . Groove 10. . . Hole 11. . . Slit 12 power cord

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A light-emitting diode and a light-emitting diode which emit light toward the outside from the inside through the plate holding portion, wherein the catcher body is provided with a plate holding portion in which a slit for inserting and holding a display plate is formed. A plate catcher that has a control part for controlling the pattern and a switch that is arranged so as to project to the plate holding part is a translucent plate-like body, and the display plate with the light emitting display part in the required part can be freely inserted and removed A light emitting display device characterized in that it is held by.