JP3913280B2 - Pachinko machine lighting equipment - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to an electric decoration device that is used in a pachinko machine and includes an electroluminescence lamp as a light emitting display unit.
[0002]
[Prior art]
As an electrical decoration device for a pachinko machine, as disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 7-16341, a conductive nail for escaping a back electrode of an electroluminescence lamp provided as a light emitting display portion on the front surface of a game board by forming the relief hole, it is known in which so as to avoid short electroluminescent lamp with a conductive nail.
[0003]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, in the prevention of short circuit by 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, and the nail is impacted. By repeatedly receiving, there is a possibility that peeling occurs between the back electrode on the periphery of the escape hole and the member superimposed thereon. When peeling of the back electrode proceeds, the surface properties of the path of the game ball around the nail become uneven, and the repulsion state of the game ball and the path become unnatural, resulting in a lack of game performance.
For this reason, it may be possible to coat the outer peripheral surface of the conductive nail with an electrically insulating film to avoid short-circuiting of the electroluminescent lamp, but when nailing the nail with a nailing machine, The nail is driven by hitting the head of the nail with the hammer of the nailing machine while holding the nail with the chuck of the machine, so that the film is scratched by friction with the chuck, and the nail exposed from the scratched part The electroluminescent lamp may be short-circuited due to the outer peripheral surface, and it is difficult to adopt it.
[0004]
In view of this, the present invention overcomes the conflict between the formation of the escape hole in the back electrode and the formation of the electrically insulating film on the nail, so that the light transmission and electrical insulation can be achieved by the force applied when the conductive nail is driven. It is an object of the present invention to provide an electric decoration device for a pachinko machine that can extend the surface panel with the property to avoid the short circuit of the electroluminescence lamp by the nail and improve the quality reliability.
[0005]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
An electrical decoration device according to the present invention is a structure in which a gauge board is connected to a cell sheet on the front surface of a game board , and the cell sheet forms a game area and is made of a material having optical transparency, electrical insulation, and extensibility. the rear surface of the formed front panel and a non-light emitting display unit and the surface electrode and the picture forming the light emitting layer and the light emitting display configured as electroluminescent lamp comprising a back electrode having a non-light-emitting layer to form a pattern It is a configuration that is arranged in parallel , and a conductive nail penetrates the cell sheet of the gauge board and is driven into the game board, and the periphery of the nail of the surface panel is on the outer peripheral surface of the nail that penetrates the cell sheet A feature is that an electric insulating film is formed between the nail , the surface electrode, and the back electrode to avoid a short circuit between the surface electrode and the back electrode. According to the electrical decoration device according to the present invention, even when a conductive nail such as a metal is driven into the game board from the front surface of the cell sheet via the surface electrode, the light emitting layer, and the back electrode of the electroluminescence lamp. Short circuit between the surface electrode and the back electrode of the electroluminescence lamp can be avoided. Further, the light emitting layer and the back electrode around the extended portion of the surface panel are compressed with the game board by the impact force at the time of driving the nail so that the nail is integrated with the extended portion of the surface panel. Even if the impact from the game ball is repeatedly received, the surface property of the path of the game ball around the nail maintains a predetermined flatness, the rebound state of the game ball and the path are always in a natural state, and the game performance is appropriate. It becomes a state and quality reliability can be improved. In addition, if a pilot hole is formed on the cell sheet by pressing from the front surface to position the tip of the nail before the nail is driven, an extension guide can be formed on the front panel simultaneously with the formation of the pilot hole. In addition, the elongation of the front panel becomes better and the electrical insulation can be secured more stably.
[0006]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
FIG. 2 shows an electrical decoration device for a pachinko machine according to an embodiment. 4 is an interior of a machine frame outside the figure of a pachinko machine comprising an outer frame attached to an island of a store and a front frame attached to the opening and closing of the frame. 1 is a gauge board that can be detachably attached to the cell board 1. The gauge board 4 is integrally formed with the cell sheet 1 shown in FIG. 1 having a design drawing drawn on the entire front surface of the game board 2 shown in FIG. The band 5 for guiding the unillustrated game ball launched from the unillustrated launching device onto the cell sheet 1 on the cell sheet 1, the center accessory 6, the windmill 7, the start port 8, and the general winning port 9, a prize winning port 10, an out port 11, and a large number of game nails 12, 12A.
[0007]
The cell sheet 1 is roughly arranged on the back surface of a front panel 1a made of a transparent polyethylene terephthalate film (commonly referred to as PET film) having optical transparency, electrical insulation, and extensibility that extends when the game nail 12 is driven. A plurality of light emitting display portions 13a, 13b, 13c, 13d, 13e, 13f, and 13g composed of electroluminescent lamps arranged in a dotted manner as indicated by dotted lines in FIG. 2 and portions other than the light emitting display portions 13a to 13g. It has a design diagram including a non-light emitting display portion 13h formed by normal paint printing.
[0008]
FIG. 3 shows various shapes of conductive nails that are attached by driving into the gauge board 4, and FIG. 3A shows a spiral groove 12b that is engraved in a plurality of stages on the outer periphery of the tip of a driving nail having a normal round head 12a. The game nail 12 is driven into the gauge board 4 from the front surface of the cell sheet 1 with a hammer or an automatic nailing machine.
[0009]
FIG. b shows another game nail 12A as a driving nail having a normal round head 12a. The game nail 12A is rotatably mounted in a boss portion such as a windmill 7 in advance in a hammer or an automatic nailing machine. For example, it is driven into the gauge board 4 from the front surface of the cell sheet 1.
[0010]
FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view showing each aspect in the manufacturing process corresponding to the line AA of the embodiment shown in FIG. 2, and the gauge board 4 has an adhesive on the back surface of the cell sheet 1 on the front surface of the game board 2. 3, the game nails 12 and 12 </ b> A are pierced from the front surface of the cell sheet 1 through the light emitting display portion 13 f and hit the game board 2.
[0011]
The cell sheet 1 before the pilot hole processing and the nail driving process, which will be described later, is a transparent surface panel made of a PET film formed in a square shape substantially congruent with the front surface of the game board 2 as shown in FIG. 1a, a transparent surface electrode 1b formed by vacuum deposition on the entire back surface of the front panel 1a, a light emitting layer 1c printed on a portion corresponding to the light emitting display portion 13f of the surface electrode 1b, and a non-surface electrode 1b. The non-light emitting layer 1d printed on the portion corresponding to the light emitting portion 13h, the insulating layer 1e printed so as to cover the entire back surface of the light emitting layer 1c and the back surface of the non-light emitting layer 1d, and the position corresponding to the light emitting layer 1c The back electrode 1f printed in a state of being superimposed on the back surface of the insulating layer 1e, the 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, and the back surface of the protective layer 1g Mark on the entire surface An adhesive layer 1h which is being formed in the laminate constituted by the fixing sheet 1i, such as Kent paper for improving the fixing of the time of adhesively bonded 3 cells seat 1 to the game board 2.
[0012]
The physical properties of the cell sheet 1, the adhesive 3 and the game board 2 have the property of allowing the entry of various nails 12 and 12A shown in FIGS. Of course.
[0013]
The manufacturing process of the gauge board 4 will be described. First, as shown in FIG. 1a, the surface electrode 1b is formed on the entire back surface of the front panel 1a having a substantially congruent square size with the tabloid or game board 2. Then, the light emitting layer 1c and the non-light emitting layer 1d are formed in parallel on the back surface of the formed surface electrode 1b by multicolor printing. For example, a light emitting layer printing screen having a material for forming the light emitting layer 1c in the light emitting layer forming portion and excluding the material other than the light emitting layer forming portion, and the light emitting layer 1c on the back surface of the front electrode 1b. It is formed by printing with self-alignment (position alignment) of color printing. In addition, the non-light emitting layer 1d is a surface electrode with a non-light emitting layer printing screen having a paint for forming the non-light emitting layer 1d in the non-light emitting layer forming portion and removing the portions other than the non-light emitting layer forming portion. The self-alignment is performed on the back surface of 1b with reference to the positioning portion at the time of the self-alignment, and is printed. The printing of the light-emitting layer 1c and the non-light-emitting layer 1d has been described only in two steps assuming the case of one color each . However, in reality, each of the light-emitting layer 1c and the non-light-emitting layer 1d has a plurality of colors. Since a design that appeals to human vision is formed in the state of providing the design drawing, it is normal to have two or more steps, and either the light emitting layer 1c or the non-light emitting layer 1d may be printed first. However, if the one on which the printed layer is formed thin is printed first, the material or paint for forming the light-emitting layer 1c and the non-light-emitting layer 1d printed earlier is used in the subsequent printing. It is possible to prevent transfer to the screen, shorten the fixing waiting time, and shorten the printing time of the light emitting layer 1c and the non-light emitting layer 1d.
[0014]
Next, after the light emitting layer 1c and the non-light emitting layer arranged in parallel on the back surface of the front electrode 1b are fixed, the insulating layer 1e is formed on the entire back surface of the light emitting layer 1c and the non-light emitting layer 1d by printing and fixed. After that, the back electrode 1f is formed in a flat shape of the insulating layer 1e by using a back electrode printing screen having a material for forming the back electrode 1f in the back electrode forming portion and removing the material other than the back electrode forming portion. Self-alignment is performed on the back surface of the substrate with reference to the positioning portion at the time of the self-alignment, and the film is formed and fixed by printing. Thereafter, a protective layer 1g is formed on the entire back surface of the insulating layer 1e including the back electrode 1f by printing in a state of covering the back electrode 1f. After the protective layer 1g is fixed, the flat back surface of the protective layer 1g is formed. The fixing sheet 1i formed in substantially the same shape as the front panel 1a is bonded to the entire surface of the sheet by interposing the adhesive layer 1h and pressing in a superposed state.
[0015]
And the laminated body which consists of this surface panel 1a, the surface electrode 1b, 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. In this case, the cell sheet 1 is completed by die-cutting into a rectangular shape substantially the same as the game board 2.
[0016]
Further, the melted adhesive 3 is glued on the entire front surface of the game board 1, the back surface of the fixing sheet 1 i of the cell sheet 1 is overlaid on the adhesive 3, and the cell sheet 1 is passed on to the three stacked persons. A pressure in a direction facing each other is applied from both the front side of the game board and the back side of the game board, and the game board 2 and the cell sheet 1 are joined together in a pressure-contacted state with the adhesive 3 interposed therebetween.
[0017]
Next, necessary drilling processing such as various nail pilot holes and decorative pilot holes is performed from the front surface of the cell sheet 1. In this embodiment, the game nail 12 is illustrated in FIG. 1 as an example. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 1B, the nail pilot hole 14 is formed in the cell sheet 1 in the portion directly above the light emitting layer 1c. The size of the game nail 12 is formed by pressing so as to position the tip of the game nail 12 from the front surface. Specifically, the tip of a punch (not shown) used in press working presses the front panel 1a, and the cell sheet 1 including the front panel 1a is dragged into the game board 2 as the punch enters. Break into. When the extension of the front panel 1a reaches its limit, the front end of the punch penetrates the surface of the game board 2 after breaking through the cell sheet 1 below the front panel 1a. As shown in FIG. 1b, a nail pilot hole 14 is formed. This nail pilot hole 14 is a mortar-shaped depression into which the tip of the game nail 12 shown by a virtual line in FIG. 1b is inserted, and the nail pilot hole 14 is applied by a pressing force during pressing. Simultaneously with the formation of, the extension guide is formed on the front panel 1a.
[0018]
Thereafter, when the game nail 12 is driven into the game board 2 from the front surface of the cell sheet 1 with the nail pilot hole 14 as a positioning portion by a hammer or an automatic nailing machine, the game nail 12 and the surface panel 1a associated with the entry of the game nail 12 The front panel 1a is stretched by the frictional force acting between and the back surface 1f along the outer peripheral surface of the game nail 12 as shown in FIG. Short circuit between the surface electrode 1b and the back electrode 1f of the electroluminescence lamp can be avoided. In the process in which the tip of the game nail 12 enters the game board 2 by hammering that continues after the pointed end of the game nail 12 is driven into the game board 2, the spiral groove 12b formed in a plurality of steps on the outer periphery of the tip is formed in the spiral groove 12b. When a part of the broken surface of the game board 2 bites in, the game nail 12 is driven while rotating in the spiral direction of the spiral groove 12b.
[0019]
When the game nail 12 has been driven in, what are the properties of the front panel 1a, front electrode 1b, light emitting layer 1c, insulating layer 1e, back electrode 1f, protective layer 1g, adhesive layer 1h and fixing paper 1i In order to confirm whether or not the gauge board 4 is cut and observed at the portion where the game nail 12 is driven (when a cut model of the gauge board 4 is observed), it is almost the same as FIG. The state can be seen with the naked eye, and in particular, the surface panel 1a extends in the direction of the game board 2 along the outer peripheral surface of the game nail 12 to form an electrical insulation film between the back electrode 1f and the surface panel 1a. It can be visually confirmed that the extended tip bites into the surface layer portion of the game board 2 and that the surface electrode 1b is plastically deformed in a curved state toward the insulating layer 1e within the thickness range of the light emitting layer 1c. It was. The reason why the surface electrode 1b did not extend together with the surface panel 1a and was plastically deformed in a curved state toward the insulating layer 1e within the thickness range of the light emitting layer 1c was that the back surface of the surface panel 1a was vacuumed. Since the elongation rate of the surface electrode 1b formed by vapor deposition is smaller than the elongation rate of the surface panel 1a, the surface electrode 1b is broken into pieces in the middle of the elongation of the surface panel 1a, and the light emitting layer 1c and the insulating layer 1e are separated. It can be understood that it was due to being buried in The portion of the surface electrode 1b that was broken into pieces was invisible to the naked eye, but in FIG. 1c, the electroluminescence lamp from the driver circuit (not shown) between the surface electrode 1b and the back electrode 1f. When the electric power necessary for the light emission of the surface electrode 1b was supplied, the light emitting layer 1c was able to visually recognize the state where the light emitting layer 1c fluoresced from the periphery of the game nail 12 without generating a non-light emitting portion. It was also confirmed that there was no short circuit between the surface electrode 1b and the back electrode 1f in a continuous state. Further, the state in which the surface property of the cell sheet 1 around the game nail 12 maintained a predetermined flatness could be visually recognized. This is because the light emitting layer around the extended portion of the surface panel 1a by the impact force of the game nail 12 was observed. 1c, the insulating layer 1e, the back electrode 1f, the protective layer 1g, the adhesive layer 1h, and the fixing paper 1i are compressed with the game board 2, and are integrated with the extended portion of the front panel 1a. You can understand that.
[0020]
After the game nail 12 has been driven in, the cell sheet is used for various functions and decorations such as the band 5, the center accessory 6, the windmill 7, the starting port 8, the general winning port 9, the big winning port 10, the out port 11, and the like. 1 is attached to the front surface of 1 to complete the gauge board 4.
[0021]
Therefore, according to this embodiment, in the completed gauge board 4, the surface panel 1 a is formed of a material having optical transparency, electrical insulation, and extensibility that can be extended by driving a nail. By simply driving the game nail 12 into the components of the electroluminescent lamp, that is, the light emitting display portions 13a to 13g in a normal state, the frictional force generated when the game nail 12 is driven causes the area around the game nail 12 of the surface panel 1a. The game nail 12 is stretched as the game nail 12 is driven, and an electrical insulating film is formed along the outer peripheral surface of the game nail 12 between the back electrode 1f and between the surface electrode 1a and the back electrode 1f of the electroluminescence lamp. Short circuit can be avoided. Further, the light emitting layer 1c and the back electrode 1f around the stretched portion of the front panel 1a are compressed between the game board 2 by the impact force when the game nail 12 is driven, so that the front panel 1a is stretched. Even if the game nail 12 repeatedly receives an impact from a game ball (not shown), the surface property of the path of the game ball around the game nail 12 maintains a predetermined flatness, and the rebound of the game ball The condition and path can be kept in a natural state forever, and a suitable game can be secured.
[0022]
In FIG. 1c, the case where the game nail 12 shown in FIG. 3a is used has been illustrated and described. However, the game nail 12A shown in FIG. 3b is actually driven into the gauge board 4. When the cut model of the part was made and the cut model was confirmed with the naked eye, the stretched state of the front panel 1a, the light emitting layer 1c, the insulating layer 1e, the back electrode 1f, the protective layer 1g, the adhesive layer 1h, and the fixing paper 1i Since it was visually recognized that the plastic deformation state was the same as that in FIG. 1c, when the game nail 12 was replaced with the game nail 12A, the surface of the game nail 12A was expanded by the extension of the surface panel 1a by the driving of the game nail 12A. It will be easily understood that an electrical insulation film is formed between the back electrode 1f along the outer peripheral surface and the electrical insulation film can avoid a short circuit between the surface electrode 1b and the back electrode 1f.
[0023]
Therefore, when power necessary for light emission of the electroluminescence lamp is supplied between the front electrode 1b and the back electrode 1f in the light emitting display portions 13a to 13g (see FIG. 2) from a driver circuit (not shown), it has conductivity. A short circuit among the surface electrode 1b, the light emitting layer 1c, and the back electrode 1f via the game nails 12 and 12A can be appropriately avoided. Further, the light emitting layer 1c and the back electrode 1f around the stretched portion of the front panel 1a are compressed with the game board 2 by the impact force when driving the game nails 12 and 12A. Since it is integrated with the extended portion, even if the game nails 12 and 12A are repeatedly subjected to an impact from a game ball not shown in the figure, the surface property of the surface panel 1a around the 12 and 12A is appropriately set to a predetermined flatness. Holding the game ball, the rebound state and path of the game ball will be in a natural state forever, and quality reliability can be improved.
[0024]
If a material having the same physical properties as the insulating layer 1e is used as the protective layer 1g, the protective layer 1g can be firmly bonded to the insulating layer 1e between the overlapping surfaces, and the protective layer 1g can be bonded to the adhesive layer 1h. If materials having the same physical properties are used, the protective layer 1g can be integrated with the adhesive layer 1h. In other words, the protective layer 1g and alternate with one or both of the insulating layer 1e or adhesive layer 1h, Ru can facilitate manufacturing operations.
[0025]
In the above embodiment, the case where the game balls are arranged in the game area of the gauge board 4 partitioned by the band 5 with the light emitting display portions 13a to 13g is illustrated and described. It can also be implemented by arranging the portion on the non-game area of the gauge board 4 located outside the band 5 or on the front surface of the front frame in the machine frame 1.
[0026]
In the above embodiment, a pachinko machine that uses a game ball as a gaming machine has been illustrated and described. However, in the embodiment, the game situation based on detection of winning at the start port 8 or the general winning port 9 is read as a game situation due to insertion of medals. It can be applied to slot machines.
[0027]
In addition, in the state in which the nail pilot hole 14 is formed in the cell sheet 1 shown in FIG. 1b, an experiment was also conducted on a metal screw nail such as a wood screw to which the center member 6 is attached. In FIG. 1, the surface panel 1a cannot be stretched as shown in FIG. 1c. When power necessary for light emission of the electroluminescence lamp is supplied between the surface electrode 1b and the back electrode 1f, the surface electrode It was confirmed that 1b and the back electrode 1f were short-circuited via the screw nails, and the light emitting layer 1c did not emit fluorescence.
[Brief description of the drawings]
1 is a cross-sectional view corresponding to the line AA of FIG. 1 showing an embodiment, in which FIG. 1a shows a state in which a cell sheet is integrally coupled to a game board, and FIG. The state, FIG. C, shows a state where game nails are driven.
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 embodiment.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Cell sheet 1a Front panel 1b Front electrode 1c Light emitting layer 1e Insulating layer 1f Back electrode 4 Gauge board 12, 12A Game nail (nail to be driven)
13a-13g Light-emitting display part 13h Non-light-emitting display part 14 Pilot hole for nail

Claims (1)

A configuration in which the gauge plate is attached to the cell sheet to the front of the game board, pattern on the back surface of the surface panel cell sheet is formed of a material having a formation vital light transmission and electric insulating property and extensibility of the game area A non-light emitting display portion having a non-light emitting layer forming a light emitting display portion configured as an electroluminescence lamp composed of a surface electrode, a light emitting layer forming a pattern, and a back electrode is provided in parallel . The conductive nail penetrates the cell board of the gauge board and is driven into the game board, and the periphery of the nail of the surface panel extends toward the game board along the outer peripheral surface of the nail that penetrates the cell sheet. An electrical decoration device for a pachinko machine, wherein an electrical insulating film is formed between a nail , a surface electrode, and a back electrode to avoid a short circuit between the surface electrode and the back electrode.

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