JPH0956884A - Illumination device of game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve quality reliability by preventing the shorting of electroluminescence lamps in post worked parts. SOLUTION: A spacing 1k for electrical insulation is formed between a back electrode 1f and a post worked part 1j in the case where a light emitting display part is arranged in proximity to the post worked part 1j formed by cutting and boring at a cell sheet 1 having the light emitting display part constituted in an electroluminescence lamp consisting of a front surface electrode 1b, a light emitting layer 1c and a back electrode 1f on a light transparent front surface panel 1a. The surface characteristic of the cell sheet 1 is adequately held at a flat state if a lining member 1g to the back electrode 1f is packed into the spacing 1k and is solidified.

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 Nos. 4-50092, 7-16341 and 7-108084,
It is known to provide an electroluminescent lamp as a light emitting display on the front surface of a game board.

[0003]

However, in the above-mentioned lighting device, the light emitting display portion of the electroluminescence lamp is formed in the state of being close to the cutting portion or the perforated portion to be processed later on the gauge board, and the perforated portion is formed. When attaching a accessory or ornament to the post-processed part, the accessory or accessory may have a plated portion with conductivity on the outer surface. When it is mounted on the cell sheet by using the electroluminescent lamp, both the end surfaces of the front surface electrode and the rear surface electrode exposed in the post-processed portion are simultaneously in contact with the plated portion formed on the outer surface of the accessory or ornament, and the electroluminescence lamp is used. May be short-circuited. In addition, due to poor cutting during the cutting process, the front surface electrode or the back surface electrode may sag along the cut surface to connect the front surface electrode and the back surface electrode, and a short circuit may occur due to power supply.

Therefore, the present invention is intended to provide a lighting device for a gaming machine capable of preventing a short circuit in a post-processing portion and improving quality reliability.

[0005]

A lighting device according to claim 1 is:
It is characterized in that a gap for electrical insulation is formed between the back electrode of the electroluminescence lamp and a post-processed portion which is cut or punched in the cell sheet. This claim 1
According to the invention, in the state where the accessory or ornament having the conductive plated portion on the outer surface is arranged in the post-processing portion,
The plated portion of the accessory or the ornament does not come into contact with the back electrode, so that a short circuit of the electroluminescent lamp can be appropriately avoided and the quality reliability can be improved.
An illumination device according to a second aspect is characterized in that the gap according to the first aspect is filled with an electrically insulating member and solidified. According to the invention of claim 2, the component of the electroluminescence lamp is integrated with the electrically insulating member filled in the gap without leaving a gap between the post-processed portion and the back electrode in a hollow state. Therefore, the surface quality of the cell sheet can be appropriately maintained in a flat state, and the quality reliability can be improved. If the member filling the gap is used as the backing member for the back electrode, the gap is backfilled simultaneously with the backing of the backing member, which is economically advantageous. Further, when the backing member is formed by printing, the back surface property of the backing member backed by the back surface of the back electrode including the gap becomes a flat surface, and the entire thickness of the cell sheet including the electroluminescence lamp becomes uniform, It is cost effective.

[0006]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS FIG. 2 shows an electric decoration device for a pachinko machine according to one embodiment, and 4 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 mounted inside the machine frame (not shown). This gauge board 4 is a square veneer board, and a design drawing is drawn on the entire front surface of the game board 2 shown in FIG. The cell sheet 1 shown in FIG.
A band 5, a center accessory 6, a windmill 7, a starting opening 8, a general winning opening 9, and a special winning opening 10 for guiding a game ball (not shown) launched from a launching device (not shown) on the cell sheet 1 to a game area. ,
It is provided with an out port 11 and a large number of game nails 12.

The cell sheet 1 is roughly composed of a transparent polyethylene terephthalate film (P
A plurality of light emitting display portions 13a, 13b, 13c composed of electroluminescence lamps, which are interspersed as shown by dotted lines in FIG. 2, on the back surface of the front panel 1a shown in FIG. 13d, 13e, 13
f, 13g and non-emissive display portion 13h formed by normal paint printing, which is a portion other than the emissive display portions 13a to 13g.
It has a design drawing consisting of and.

FIG. 1 is a center accessory 6 of the embodiment shown in FIG.
A cross-sectional view taken along the line A-A in which is omitted is shown, and the gauge board 4 has the back surface of the cell sheet 1 bonded to the front surface of the game board 2 with an adhesive 3.

The cell sheet 1 is a transparent front panel 1a made of a PET film formed in a rectangular shape having a shape substantially similar to the front surface of the game board 2, and a transparent front panel 1a formed by vacuum vapor deposition on the entire back surface of the front panel 1a. Surface electrode 1b and surface electrode 1
b, the light emitting layer 1c printed on the portions corresponding to the light emitting display portions 13a to 13g, and the non-light emitting display portion 13h of the surface electrode 1b.
A non-emissive layer 1d printed on a portion corresponding to
an insulating layer 1e printed so as to cover the entire back surface of the non-light emitting layer 1d and the back surface of the non-light emitting layer 1d, and a back electrode 1f printed on the back surface of the insulating layer 1e at a position corresponding to the light emitting layer 1c. A protective layer 1g printed so as to cover the entire back surface of the back electrode 1f and the back surface of the insulating layer 1e;
Adhesive layer 1h printed on the entire back surface of the cell and the cell sheet 1
Is formed into a laminated body composed of a fixing paper 1i such as Kent paper for improving fixing when it is adhered to the game board 2 with the adhesive 3.

In the case of this embodiment, the back electrode 1f in the cell sheet 1 is provided with a gap 1 between the back electrode 1f and a post-processed portion 1j which will be described later.
k is formed. The gap 1k is a region for electrical insulation, and a part of the protective layer 1g as a backing member having electrical insulation and melting property which is lined on the back surface of the back electrode 1f and the insulating layer 1e is printed at the same time as the printing. After being filled, the protective layer 1 is solidified by fixing after printing.
It is in a state of being backfilled with part of g.

Explaining the manufacturing process of the gauge board 4, first, a surface electrode 1b is formed on the entire back surface of a surface panel 1a having a square size which is substantially congruent with the tabloid size or the game board 2, 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. Further, the non-light emitting layer 1 is formed in the non-light emitting layer forming portion.
A printing screen for a non-light-emitting layer, which has a coating material for forming d and has a portion other than the non-light-emitting layer forming portion removed from the coating material. It is formed by printing by taking self-alignment with reference to. These light emitting layers 1
Although the printing of the c and the non-emissive layer 1d has been described as a two-step process, in reality, each of the emissive layer 1c and the non-emissive layer 1d is visible to human eyes in a state of providing a plurality of design drawings in multiple colors. Since the appealing pattern is formed, it usually takes two or more steps, and either the light emitting layer 1c or the non-light emitting layer 1d may be printed first, but the printed layer is formed thin. If the printed one is printed first, the material and the paint for forming the light emitting layer 1c and the non-light emitting layer 1d printed earlier are prevented from being transferred to the printing screen to be used thereafter, and the fixing waiting time is set. Can be shortened to 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 arranged in parallel 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, which has a material for forming a back electrode and has a material other than the back electrode forming portion and the gap forming portion as a material.
Self-alignment is performed on the flat back surface of the substrate with reference to the positioning portion at the time of self-alignment, and a film is formed by printing and fixed. The back electrode 1f is formed in a state where a gap 1k is set between the back electrode 1f and the post-processed portion 1j. After that, a protective layer 1g is formed by printing on the entire back surface of the insulating layer 1e including the gap 1k and the back electrode 1f in a state of covering the back electrode 1f, and after the protection layer 1g is fixed, the protection layer 1g is fixed.
The fixing paper 1i formed in substantially the same shape as the front panel 1a is entirely bonded to the entire flat rear surface of g with an adhesive layer 1h interposed therebetween and is pressed in the overlapping state to be integrally bonded.

Then, the surface panel 1a and the surface electrode 1
When the laminated body including b, the light emitting layer 1c, the non-light emitting layer 1d, the insulating layer 1e, the back electrode 1f, the protective layer 1g, the adhesive layer 1h, and the fixing paper 1i has a size like a tabloid size, it has substantially the same shape as the game board 2. The cell sheet 1 is completed by die-cutting and molding into a rectangular shape.

Further, the melted adhesive 3 is glued to the entire front surface of the game board 2, the back surface of the fixing sheet 1i of the cell sheet 1 is superposed on the adhesive 3, and the three superposed ones are adhered to each other. Both the front side of the cell sheet 1 and the back side of the game plate 2 are applied with a pressure in a direction facing each other, and the game plate 2 and the cell sheet 1 are integrated under pressure and close contact with an adhesive 3 interposed therebetween. After making the necessary holes such as various holes for nails, holes for ornaments, holes for mounting accessory from the front of the cell sheet 1, the game nails 12 are attached to the cell sheet 1.
While driving into the game board 2 from the front side of the cell, various accessory and ornaments such as the band 5, the center accessory 6, the windmill 7, the starting opening 8, the general winning opening 9, the big winning opening 10 and the out opening 11 are made into cells. By mounting on the front surface of the seat 1, the gauge board 4 in the state shown in FIG. 2 is completed.

Therefore, according to this embodiment, since the gap 1k is formed between the back electrode 1f and the post-processed portion 1j, the post-processed portion 1j has a conductive plated portion on its outer surface. Even if an accessory or ornament is placed,
The plated portion of the accessory or ornament is separated from the back electrode 1f by the gap 1k, and the short circuit between the front electrode 1b and the back electrode 1f in the electroluminescence lamp due to the plated portion can be appropriately avoided. For example, as shown in FIG. 2, in the light emitting display portion 13g formed in the vicinity of the center accessory 6, the post-processing portion 1j is used as a accessory mounting hole, and the accessory mounting hole and the light emitting display portion 13g.
Gap 1 for electrical insulation between the rear electrode 1f and
Since there is k, a center accessory 6 is attached to the accessory mounting hole as the post-processing portion 1j in the completed gauge board 4, and the center accessory 6 has a conductive plated portion on its outer surface. Then, with the plated portion in contact with the hole wall surface of the accessory mounting hole, electric power required for light emission of the electroluminescence lamp was supplied between the front electrode 1b and the back electrode 1f from a driver circuit (not shown). Even in such a case, a short circuit between the front electrode 1b and the back electrode 1f in the light emitting display portion 13g due to the plated portion of the center accessory 6 is appropriately avoided, and the design drawing (design) formed by the light emitting display portion 13g is fluorescent. It emits light so that it rises sharply, which enhances the visual appeal of the game.

If a material having the same physical properties as that of the insulating layer 1e is used as the protective layer 1g, the protective layer 1g is replaced with the insulating layer 1e.
Can be firmly bonded between the overlapping surfaces, and
If a material having the same physical properties as the adhesive layer 1h is used as the protective layer 1g, the protective layer 1g can be integrated with the adhesive layer 1h.
In other words, the protective layer 1g is replaced with the insulating layer 1e or the adhesive layer h.
Alternatively, the manufacturing operation can be facilitated.

When the light emitting display portion 13g is arranged all around the post-processed portion 1j, the gap 1k may be formed all around the post-processed portion 1j.

In the above-described embodiment, the case where the post-processed portion 1j is used as the accessory mounting hole is shown and described, but the post-processed portion 1 is described.
It is also possible to use j as a notch formed on the outer peripheral edge of the gauge board 4 shown in FIG.

In the above embodiment, the game ball is a light emitting display unit 13.
The case of arranging a to 13g in the game area of the gauge board 4 partitioned by the band 5 has been illustrated and described, but although the illustration is omitted, the gauge board in which the light emitting display section is located outside the band 5 is shown. It can also be implemented by arranging in the front of the non-gaming area of 4 or the machine frame.

In the above-mentioned embodiment, the pachinko machine which uses a game ball as a game machine is illustrated and described, but the game situation by winning the start opening 8 and the general winning opening 9 in the same embodiment is a gaming situation by inserting a medal. It can be applied to a slot machine as well.

[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.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Cell Sheet 1a Surface Panel 1b Surface Electrode 1c Light Emitting Layer 1d Non-Light Emitting Layer 1f Back Electrode 1g Protective Layer (Backing Member) 1j Post-Processing Portion (Hole for Attaching Characters) 1k Gap 4 Gauge Board 13a-13g Light Emitting Display 13h Non Light emitting display

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A lighting device for a gaming machine, comprising: 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 on a back surface of a light transmissive front panel. An illumination device for a gaming machine, characterized in that a gap for electrical insulation is formed between a back electrode and a post-processing portion to be cut or punched in a cell sheet. 2. The illumination device for a gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the gap is filled with an electrically insulating member and solidified.