JPH0947546A - Electric illumination device of game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent an electroconducting nail from being shortcircuited with the constituent elements of an electroluminiscence lamp and at the same time, to form these parts in one piece. SOLUTION: An escape hole 1g is formed on a back electrode 1f for an electroluminiscence lamp in a cell plate 1, and is further, filled with a lining member 1h, with electric insulating and fusing properties, which is lined to the rear face of the back electrode 11, and then is solidified, with regard to the part where an electroconducting nail 10 is arranged. In such a state that the cell plate 1 is integrally bound with a game panel 12 by stacking the cell plate 1 on the front face of the game panel 12, electroconducting nails 10 such as for game, accessory or guiderail are driven or screwed into the game panel 12 through the lining member 1h in the escape hole 1g, from the front face of the cell plate 1 in such a way that the nails 10 do not come into contact with the back electrode 1f.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an illumination device used in a gaming machine such as a pachinko machine or a slot machine and provided with an electroluminescence lamp as a light emitting display section.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As an illumination device for a pachinko machine, as disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 7-16341, a back electrode of an electroluminescence lamp provided as a light emitting display portion on the front surface of a game board is electrically conductive. It has been considered to use an illumination device for a gaming machine in which an escape hole for escaping the nail is formed to avoid a short circuit of the electroluminescence lamp due to the conductive nail.

[0003]

However, in the prevention of the short circuit due to the escape hole, the escape hole is left in a hollow state, and the game ball collides with the nail protruding from the front surface of the electroluminescence lamp during the game. When the nails are repeatedly repelled by the impact, the back electrodes on the periphery of the escape hole may be peeled off from the members superposed on the nails by repeated impacts. As the peeling of the back electrode progresses, the surface texture of the path of the game ball around the nail becomes uneven, and the repulsion of the game ball and the path become unnatural, resulting in a lack of playability.

Therefore, the present invention aims to integrate the nail and the constituent elements of the electroluminescent lamp with the material filled in the escape hole and solidified to improve the quality reliability of the gaming machine. Is to provide.

[0005]

A lighting device according to claim 1 is:
A cell sheet having a light-emitting display section composed of an electroluminescent lamp consisting of a surface electrode, a light-emitting layer and a back electrode on the back surface of a light-transmissive front panel is integrally bonded in a state of being superimposed on the front surface of a game board. In an illumination device for a gaming machine, an escape hole is formed in a back electrode of a cell sheet in a portion where a conductive nail is arranged, and the escape hole is lined on the back surface of the back electrode with an electrically insulating and fusible backing. The feature is that the members are filled and solidified. According to the invention of claim 1, in the state where the cell sheet is superposed on the front surface of the game board and integrally coupled, the backing member in the escape hole is penetrated from the front surface of the cell sheet so as not to come into contact with the escape hole. With conductive nails such as game nails, accessory nails, or guide rail nails fixed to the game board, the nails become integral with the components of the electroluminescent lamp with the backing member in the escape hole, Even if it receives repeated impacts from the game ball, the surface texture of the game ball around the nail maintains a certain flatness, and the repulsion of the game ball and the path are kept in a natural state forever, and the playability is appropriate. It becomes a state, and the quality reliability can be improved. An illumination device according to a second aspect is characterized in that the backing member according to the first aspect is printed on the back surface of the back electrode to fill the escape hole. According to the invention of claim 2, the back surface of the backing member, which is lined on the back surface of the back electrode including the escape hole, has a flat back surface,
The overall thickness of the cell sheet including the electroluminescent lamp becomes uniform, which is advantageous in terms of cost. It goes without saying that the physical properties of the backing member have the property of allowing nail entry in the solid phase.

[0006]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS FIG. 2 shows an electric decoration device for a pachinko machine according to an embodiment, and 2 is a pachinko machine comprising an outer frame attached to an island of a store and a front frame openably and closably attached to the outer frame. A gauge board detachably attached to the inside of a machine frame (not shown). The gauge board 2 is composed of a substantially square veneer board. The cell seat 1 shown in FIG. 1 is integrally connected, and a band 3, a center accessory 4, a windmill 5, for guiding a game ball (not shown) launched from a launch device (not shown) onto the cell sheet 1 to a game area, It is provided with a starting opening 6, a general winning opening 7, a big winning opening 8, an out opening 9 and a large number of game nails 10.

The cell sheet 1 is roughly composed of a transparent polyethylene terephthalate film (P
A plurality of light emitting display portions 11a, 1 made up of electroluminescent lamps scattered on the back surface of a front panel made of so-called ET film) as shown by dotted lines in FIG.
1b, 11c, 11d, 11e, 11f, 11g, and a non-luminous display portion 11h formed by ordinary paint printing which is a portion other than the light emitting display portions 11a to 11g.

FIG. 3 shows various kinds of conductive nails used in the gauge board 2. FIG. 3a shows a spiral groove in which a plurality of steps are engraved on the outer peripheral surface of the tip of a driving nail having a normal round head 10a. With the game nail 10 having 10b, the game nail 10 is hammered into the gauge board 2 from the front surface of the cell sheet.

FIG. 3B shows another game nail 10A as a driving nail having a normal round head 10a.
A is rotatably attached to the boss portion of the wind turbine 5 or the like in advance and is hammered into the gauge board 2 from the front surface of the cell sheet with a hammer or the like.

FIG. 3C shows a band nail 10B formed in a split pin state having a curl head 10c.
Is a state in which the curl head 10c is hooked in the through hole 3a by inserting one of the forked portions extending from the curl head 10c into the through hole 3a formed at one longitudinal end of the band 3 indicated by an imaginary line. The band nail 10B is attached to the band 3, and the band nail 10B is press-fitted into the gauge plate 2 from the front surface of the cell sheet 1 into a prepared hole previously drilled with a drill or the like.
The band 3 is mounted on the gauge board 2 at a substantially right angle by inserting a plurality of claw portions 10d protruding outside the forked portion of the band nail 10B into the hole wall surface of the prepared hole.

FIG. 3D shows an accessory nail 10C as a screw nail such as a wood screw having a countersunk head 10e.
Is fastened to the prepared hole of the gauge board 2 from the front surface of the cell sheet 1 by a driver or the like through a through hole formed in an accessory or ornament such as the center prize 4, the general prize hole 7 or the big prize hole 8.

FIG. 1 is a sectional view taken along the line AA of the embodiment shown in FIG. 2. In the gauge board 2, the back surface of the cell sheet 1 is bonded to the front surface of the game board 12 with an adhesive 13, and the game nail 10 is attached. The game board 1 penetrates the light emitting display portion 11f from the front surface of the cell sheet 1.
It has been struck to 2.

The cell sheet 1 is a transparent front panel 1a made of a PET film formed in a rectangular shape having a shape substantially congruent with the front surface of the game board 12, and a transparent front panel 1a formed by vacuum deposition on the entire back surface of the front panel 1a. A surface electrode 1b, a light emitting layer 1c printed on a portion of the surface electrode 1b corresponding to the light emitting display portion 11f, a non-light emitting layer 1d printed on a portion of the surface electrode 1b corresponding to the non-light emitting display portion 11h, The insulating layer 1e printed so as to cover the entire back surface of the layer 1c and the back surface of the non-light emitting layer 1d, and the insulating layer 1 at a position corresponding to the light emitting layer 1c.
Back electrode 1f printed on the back side of e
And a clearance hole 1g formed in the game nail disposition portion of the back electrode 1f by printing out the back electrode 1f, and a state of covering the entire back surface of the insulating layer 1e that covers the back surface of the back electrode 1f and the back surface of the non-light emitting layer 1d. Like a protective layer 1h printed with, an adhesive layer 1i printed on the entire back surface of the protective layer 1h, and Kent paper for improving fixing when the cell sheet 1 is adhered to the game board 12 with an adhesive 13. And a fixing sheet 1j.

The relief hole 1g in the cell sheet 1 is filled with a part of the protective layer 1h serving as a backing member having an electric insulating property and a melting property which is lined on the back surface of the back electrode 1f at the same time as the printing. It is in a state of being backfilled with a part of the protective layer 1h by being solidified by the subsequent fixing.

The diameter of the escape hole 1g is various nails 10 to 10C.
Of these, the dimension is set to be larger than the diameter of the body portion of the nail used for the escape hole 1g. In the case of this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 1, the hole diameter D1 of the escape hole 1g is
When the game nail 10 is driven into the game board 12 with a size (D1> D2) larger than the maximum diameter D2 of the body portion of the game nail 10, the game nail 10 has a tolerance within the tolerance allowed when the gauge board 2 is manufactured. Even when the center is displaced from the center of the escape hole 1g, the outer peripheral surface of the body portion of the game nail 10 is separated from the hole wall surface of the back electrode 1f constituting the hole wall of the escape hole 1g, and the game nail 1
A closed ring-shaped gap is formed between the outer peripheral surface of the body portion of No. 0 and the hole wall surface of the back electrode 1f when viewed from the front surface of the cell sheet 1 (upper side in FIG. 1), and a part of the protective layer 1h is formed in the gap. It is ready to exist.

Further, the physical properties of the cell sheet 1, the adhesive 13 and the game board 12 have such a property as to allow the various nails 10 to 10C shown in FIGS. Of course, it has.

Explaining the manufacturing process of the gauge board 2, first, the surface electrode 1b is formed on the entire back surface of the surface panel 1a having a square size which is almost congruent with the tabloid size or the game board 12, and this film is formed. The light emitting layer 1c and the non-light emitting layer 1d are formed on the back surface of the front surface electrode 1b in a state of being arranged in parallel by multicolor printing. For example, in a printing screen for a light emitting layer which has a material for forming the light emitting layer 1c in the light emitting layer forming portion and has a material other than the light emitting layer forming portion as a material, the light emitting layer 1c is often provided on the back surface of the front surface electrode 1b. It is formed by printing after taking self-alignment of the color printing. In addition, a printing screen for a non-light-emitting layer, which has a coating material for forming the non-light-emitting layer 1d on the non-light-emitting layer forming portion, and which has no coating on the portion other than the non-light-emitting layer forming portion, is used as a surface electrode for the non-light-emitting layer 1d. It is formed by printing on the back surface of 1b by taking self-alignment with the positioning portion at the time of self-alignment as a reference. The printing of the light-emitting layer 1c and the non-light-emitting layer 1d has been described only in two steps assuming that each is one color, but in reality, each of the light-emitting layer 1c and the non-light-emitting layer 1d is multicolored and has a plurality of colors. Since a pattern that appeals to the human eye is formed in the state of providing the design drawing, the number of steps is usually two or more, and either the light emitting layer 1c or the non-light emitting layer 1d may be printed first. However, if the printed layer having a smaller thickness is printed first, the material and paint for forming the light emitting layer 1c and the non-light emitting layer 1d that have been printed earlier are used for printing. It is possible to prevent the transfer to the screen, shorten the fixing time, and shorten the printing time of the light emitting layer 1c and the non-light emitting layer 1d.

Next, after the light emitting layer 1c and the non-light emitting layer 1d juxtaposed on the back surface of the front surface electrode 1b are fixed, the light emitting layer 1c is formed.
Also, after the insulating layer 1e is formed by printing on the entire back surface of the non-light emitting layer 1d and fixed, the back electrode 1f is formed on the back electrode forming portion.
A printing screen for a back electrode having a material for forming a back electrode and a portion other than the back electrode forming portion and the relief hole forming portion removed from the material, and insulating the back electrode 1f in which the relief hole 1g is printed out. Self-alignment is performed on the flat back surface of the layer 1e with reference to the positioning portion at the time of self-alignment, and a film is formed by printing and fixed.
After that, a protective layer 1h is formed on the entire back surface of the insulating layer 1e including the back electrode 1f by printing while covering the back electrode 1f, so that the escape hole 1g is also filled with a part of the protection layer 1h. After the protection layer 1h is fixed, a fixing paper 1j formed in substantially the same shape as the front panel 1a is applied to the entire back surface of the protection layer 1h with the adhesive layer 1i interposed therebetween. Press to join together.

Then, the surface panel 1a and the surface electrode 1
When the laminated body including the b, the light emitting layer 1c, the non-light emitting layer 1d, the insulating layer 1e, the back electrode 1f, the protective layer 1h, the adhesive layer 1i, and the fixing paper 1j has a size like a tabloid size, it has substantially the same shape as the game board 12. The cell sheet 1 is completed by die-cutting and molding into a rectangular shape.

Further, the melted adhesive 13 is glued on the entire front surface of the game board 12, and the back surface of the fixing sheet 1j of the cell sheet 1 is superposed on the adhesive 13 and the three superposed ones are adhered to each other. Pressure is applied from both the front side of the cell sheet 1 and the back side of the game plate so that they face each other, and the game plate 12 and the cell sheet 1 are integrated under pressure and close contact with an adhesive 13 interposed. After joining and performing necessary drilling from the front surface of the cell sheet 1 such as pilot holes for nails and holes for ornaments, the game nail 10 shown in FIG. While driving into 12, the driving nails 10A and 10B shown in FIGS. 3B and 3C and the screw nail 10C shown in FIG. 3D are driven from the front surface of the cell sheet 1 to the game board 12 and screwed to form a band. 3, center accessory 4, Car 5, starting opening 6, regular winning port 7,
The gauge board 2 is completed by attaching various accessories and ornaments such as the special winning opening 8 and the out opening 9 to the front surface of the cell sheet 1.

Therefore, according to this embodiment, in the completed gauge board 2, the constituent parts of the electroluminescence lamp, the fixing paper 1j and the adhesive 13 are penetrated from the front surface of the cell sheet 1 and attached to the game board 12. As shown in FIG. 1, various types of nails, such as game nails 10, are escape holes 1
The protective layer 1h filled and solidified in g does not contact the back electrode 1f.

Further, in FIG. 1, if the game nail 10 is replaced with the nails 10A, 10B and 10C shown in FIGS. 3B, 3C and 3D, the respective nails 10A to 10C are also escape holes 1.
It can be easily understood that the protective layer 1h filled and solidified in g is attached to the game board 12 without being in contact with the back electrode 1f.

Therefore, the light emitting display portions 11a to 11g (see FIG.
When electric power required for light emission of the electroluminescent lamp is supplied from the driver circuit (not shown) between the front surface electrode 1b and the rear surface electrode 1f in (1), the front surface electrode 1b through various conductive nails 10 to 10C is provided. , Light emitting layer 1c
It is possible to appropriately avoid a short circuit between the back electrode 1f and the back electrode 1f. In addition, various nails 10 to 10C are integrated with the components of the electroluminescence lamp, especially the back electrode 1f and the light emitting layer 1c, by the protective layer 1h filled and solidified in the escape hole 1g. Nail 10 to 10C, even if repeatedly impacted by a game ball (not shown)
The surface texture of the surface panel 1a around it appropriately maintains a predetermined flatness, and the repulsion of the game ball and the path are in a natural state forever, and the quality reliability can be improved.

If a material having the same physical properties as that of the insulating layer 1e is used as the protective layer 1h, the protective layer 1h is replaced with the insulating layer 1e.
Can be firmly bonded between the overlapping surfaces.

In the above embodiment, the game ball is a light emitting display unit 11
The case where a to 11 g are arranged in the game area of the gauge board 2 partitioned by the band 3 has been illustrated and described, but although not shown, the light emitting display section is located outside the band 3 in the gauge board. The same can be applied to the case of arranging in the second non-gaming area or the front of the machine frame.

In the above-mentioned embodiment, the pachinko machine which uses a game ball as a game machine has been illustrated and described, but in the same embodiment, the winning of the game ball to the starting opening 6, the general winning opening 7, the big winning opening 8 and the like. It can be also applied to a slot machine by replacing the game situation by means of the game situation by inserting a medal.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a sectional view taken along line AA of FIG. 2 showing an embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a front view showing the gauge board of the embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a side view showing various nails used in the same embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Cell Sheet 1a Surface Panel 1b Surface Electrode 1c Light Emitting Layer 1d Non-Light Emitting Layer 1e Insulating Layer 1f Back Electrode 1g Escape Hole 1h Protective Layer (Backing Member) 2 Gauge Board 11a to 11g Light Emitting Display Part 11h Non Light Emitting Display Part

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A state in which a cell sheet having a light-emitting display portion formed on an electroluminescent lamp including a surface electrode, a light-emitting layer, and a back electrode is placed on the front surface of a game board on the back surface of a light-transmissive front panel. In an electric device for a gaming machine, which is integrally combined with a device, an escape hole is formed in a back electrode of a cell sheet at a portion where a conductive nail is arranged, and the escape hole is electrically insulating and lined on the back surface of the back electrode. An electric decoration device for a game machine, wherein a backing member having a melting property is filled and solidified. 2. The escape hole is filled by printing a backing member on the back surface of the back electrode.
Illumination device for the gaming machine described.