JPH11290499A - Score display device for bowling - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a score display device to be installed for usage on a stand-by area in a bowling facility to be easily utilized by players, etc. SOLUTION: A device comprises an installation base 8 to a table surface, a rotary base 10 rotatably supported around a vertical axial center 9 on the installation base 8, and a liquid crystal display panel 11 provided on the rotary base 10, and in the installation base 8 and the rotary base 10, opening parts for wiring concentric with the vertical axial center 9 are provided. A player or visitor can change the direction of the display panel 11 to be easy to see every time he wants to obtain information of scores, etc., from the score display device 11, thereby information of the scores, etc., can be securely and easily collected.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a score display device which is installed in a waiting area of a player in bowling equipment.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A personal computer is generally used as a score display device installed and used in a waiting area of a player in bowling equipment. This score display device using a personal computer is fixedly installed on a table with the display surface opposite to the player's throwing direction. Must move to a position facing
It was troublesome.

[0003]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide a bowling score display device which can solve the above-mentioned conventional problems. A reference numeral 8 indicates a mounting table 8 on a table surface and a vertical axis 9 on the mounting table 8.
And a display panel 11 using a liquid crystal provided on the rotary table 10. The mounting table 8 and the rotary table 10 have the vertical axis 9 and the vertical axis 9. It has a configuration in which concentric wiring openings 12 are provided.

In implementing the bowling score display apparatus of the present invention having the above-described structure, the turntable 10 is mounted on the base 1
4 and a front side mounting unit 15, and the base unit 14 is
A rotary table 16 rotatably supported on the mounting table 8 about a vertical axis 9, and a back side cover integrally connected from a rear half of the rotary table 16 and open obliquely forward and upward; A power unit 18 is provided on the turntable 16 inside the backside mount 17, and the front side mount 15 includes a cover 20 covering the front half of the turntable 16. A display panel support portion 21 integrally provided from the cover portion 20 and having the display panel 11 facing diagonally forward and upward mounted inside. The display panel support portion 21 is provided with the back surface mounting portion 17. It can be detachably attached to the front side of the.

[0005] The cover 20 of the front side mounting portion 15 is provided.
The upper surface 20a can be formed as a curved surface that is convex upward.

[0006]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes a player waiting area in front of a bowling lane 2, which is located at a fixed position on the floor. The table 3 is installed, and the score display device 4 of the present invention is installed on the table 3. Reference numeral 5 denotes a pin setting machine, which is an automatic scorer 6 using a microprocessor that automatically detects the number of pins defeated in the first shot and the number of pins remaining after the second shot and automatically calculates a score. It is attached. The score display device 4 is connected to the auto scorer 6 via a wiring 7 and performs score display and the like.

The score display device 4 includes a mount 8 on the table 3, a turntable 10 rotatably supported on the mount 8 around a vertical axis 9, and a turntable 10.
And a display panel 11 using a liquid crystal provided in the apparatus.

More specifically, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the mounting table 8 has a disk shape, and a large-diameter vertical through-opening 12 is provided at the center thereof. An annular turntable support surface 13 is formed outside the rising edge 12a of the rotary table 12. On the other hand, the turntable 10
Is composed of a base portion 14 and a front side mounting portion 15. The base portion 14 is fitted over the rising peripheral portion 12 a of the opening 12 in the mounting table 8, and is vertically mounted on the turntable support surface 13. A circular ring-shaped turntable 16 rotatably supported around the base 9, and a back side mounting part integrally connected diagonally rearward and upward from the rear half of the turntable 16 and opening diagonally forward and upward The power unit 18 is mounted on the turntable 16 inside the back surface mounting portion 17. Reference numeral 19 denotes a ring-shaped holding plate, which is a rising edge 1 of the opening 12 in the mounting table 8.
2a, which prevents the turntable 16 from floating above the turntable support surface 13.

The front side mounting part 15 is provided with the rotary table part 16.
A cover portion 20 covering the front half of the display device, a display panel support portion 21 integrally connected to the cover portion 20 obliquely rearward and upward, and having the display panel 11 mounted inside so as to face diagonally forward and upward. The display panel supporting portion 21 is detachably attached to the front side of the back surface mounting portion 17 by a plurality of screws (not shown). The cover part 20
Is formed on a three-dimensional curved surface which is entirely convex upward.

Reference numeral 22 denotes a speaker, which is mounted on the turntable 16 of the base 14. It should be noted that speakers 22 are located at symmetrical positions around the turntable 16.
A group of slits 23 for dispersing sound from the outside to the outside is formed, and the speaker 22 is mounted at a position directly above the slit group 23 on one side. In FIG. 2, reference numeral 24 denotes a stopper protruding from the mounting table 8, and the stopper 24 is provided via an abutted plate 25 protruding downward from the rotary table 16 of the base 14. The rotation range around the vertical axis 9 of the platform 14 (rotating platform 16) is restricted (for example, restricted to a range of 90 degrees each on the left and right sides).

The wiring 7 connecting the auto scorer 6 and the score display device 4 shown in FIG.
From the inside, the central opening 12 of the mounting table 8 (the turntable 10
(Which is also the central opening of the turntable 16 in the base 14), and is introduced into the score display device 4 to supply display signals to the display panel 11 and supply power to the power unit 18.

Thus, the display panel 11 automatically displays a score for each pitch in response to a display signal from the auto scorer 6, but the player or the viewer turns the turntable 10 of the score display device 4. Thus, the direction of the display panel 11 can be changed to a direction that is easy for the user to see.

Note that the score display device 4 of the above embodiment is used.
Does not have a microprocessor or the like that functions as an auto scorer inside. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 1, it is connected via the wiring 7 to the auto scorer 6 installed on the pin setting machine 5 side, and the signal supplied via the long wiring 7 is Since it is a display signal that drives the display panel 11 and is relatively resistant to noise instead of a weak control signal given to a processor or the like, there is little possibility of malfunction due to noise picked up in the middle of the wiring 7. However, it goes without saying that the score display device 4 can be configured to provide a simple control signal such as a play pause command or a play resume command to the pin setting machine 5. In this case, a push button switch or the like may be provided. However, it is preferable that a touch panel is provided on the liquid crystal constituting the display panel 11 so that a fingertip can be touched on a portion corresponding to the push button on the screen to perform input.

[0014]

As described above, according to the bowling score display device of the present invention, when a player or a visitor tries to obtain information such as a score from the score display device,
Each time, the direction of the display panel can be changed to a direction that is easy for the user to see, and information such as a score can be collected easily and reliably. Moreover, since the display panel is a liquid crystal display panel, the entire display device can be configured to be small and lightweight, so that the rotation operation of the display panel can be easily performed, and the display panel is installed in a very small space using a small monopod table or the like. be able to.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, by removing the front surface mounting portion provided with the display panel from the rear surface mounting portion on the base portion side, work such as maintenance and inspection of the internal display panel and the power unit is performed. Can be easily performed, and assembly is easy and easy. Furthermore, according to the configuration of the third aspect, a drink cup or can cannot be placed on the cover portion of the front facing portion in front of the display panel. There is no inconvenience that a drink or the like is spilled on the score display device by knocking down a can or the like.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1A is a schematic side view showing a use state, and FIG.
The figure is a front view of the score display device, and the diagram C is a side view of the score display device.

FIG. 2 is a longitudinal sectional side view in a state where a front side mounting portion provided with a display panel of the score display device is removed from a base portion side.

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional plan view showing a base portion of the score display device.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Player waiting area 3 Table 4 Score display device 5 Pin setting machine 6 Auto scorer 7 Wiring 8 Mounting stand 9 Vertical axis 10 Turntable 11 LCD display panel 12 Vertical through-opening 13 Turntable support surface 14 Base REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 15 Front surface mounting portion 16 Circular ring-shaped turntable 17 Back surface mounting portion 18 Power unit 19 Ring-shaped holding plate 20 Cover portion 21 Display panel support portion 22 Speaker

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A mounting table for mounting on a table surface, a rotating table rotatably supported on a vertical axis on the mounting table, and a display panel using liquid crystal provided on the rotating table. A score display device for bowling, wherein the mounting base and the rotary base are provided with wiring openings concentric with the vertical axis. 2. The turntable comprises a base portion and a front side mounting portion, wherein the base portion is rotatably supported on the mounting base around a vertical axis. A power unit is mounted on the turntable inside the rear surface mounting portion, and a power unit is provided inside the rear surface mounting portion, the power unit being provided inside the rear surface mounting portion. A cover portion that covers the first half of the turntable portion, and a display panel support portion that is integrally connected from the cover portion and that has the display panel facing diagonally forward and upward mounted inside. 2. The bowling score display device according to claim 1, wherein a display panel support portion is detachably attached to a front side of the back surface mounting portion. 3. 3. The bowling score display device according to claim 1, wherein the cover portion of the front side mounting portion is formed so as to have a curved upper surface that is entirely convex.