JP3526783B2 - Storage case with display - Google Patents

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a storage case with a display device having a liquid crystal panel.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there is a storage box having a rectangular box shape which is surrounded by a transparent glass or the like and which stores an object therein and makes the stored object appear to the outside. Such a storage case is for displaying or displaying the items stored inside, and is used for displaying art items in a museum or the like, or for installing art items in a storefront. It is used when displaying items such as.

The storage case has an illuminator for illuminating the items stored therein. Further, inside the storage case, a display unit for displaying the name of the stored item, its contents, explanation of history, amount of money, etc. is arranged. This display is for placing printed paper directly inside the storage case, for printing characters on paper in a plastic case, or directly on the surface of a plate-shaped plastic plate.
There were things such as printing characters.

In recent years, so-called liquid crystal panels, which are composed of elements for controlling the transmittance of each pixel to display characters and pictures by utilizing the electro-optical effect of liquid crystal, have become widespread.
This liquid crystal panel is thinner, lighter, and consumes less power than a CRT or the like.
It is used for appliances and home electric appliances such as televisions.

Even if the liquid crystal panel has the same thin display, the self-luminous plasma or EL
Although the driving voltage is lower and the power consumption is lower than that of an (Electroluminescence) display, the liquid crystal panel requires an external light source called a backlight because it only functions as an optical shutter. That is, for example,
In the case of a transmissive display such as a personal computer display, it is necessary to illuminate from the back of the liquid crystal panel by using a fluorescent lamp or the like. The structure is such that it goes around the back surface of the panel, is diffused and reflected by a diffusion plate, a reflection plate, etc., and passes through the liquid crystal.

[0006]

In the case of the above-mentioned conventional storage case, when the item stored inside is changed to another item, the contents of the display section in which the explanation about the item is written correspond to it. It is necessary to prepare and change things, and when there are many things, there is a problem that such work is very complicated.

Therefore, each of the inventions described in each of the claims is made in view of the problems of the above-mentioned prior art, and the purpose thereof is as follows. (Claim 1) That is, the invention according to claim 1 is to display data such as characters and pictures on the surface of the liquid crystal panel that covers a part of the case body by the light emitted from the light emitting device inside the case body. (EN) Provided is a storage case with a display device capable of illuminating an object stored inside a case body. (Claim 2) The invention according to claim 2 is the above-mentioned claim 1.
In addition to the objects of the described invention, the following objects are intended.

That is, according to the second aspect of the present invention, characters and pictures can be displayed on the liquid crystal panel on the surface of the housing of the slot machine by the light emitted from the light emitting device inside the slot machine, and the slot machine can be displayed. Provided is a storage case with a display device capable of illuminating a rotating reel stored inside a machine.

[0009]

(Characteristics) Each invention described in each claim is made to achieve each of the above-mentioned objects, and the characteristic points of each invention are shown in the drawings. A description will be given below using an embodiment of the invention.

The reference numerals in parentheses indicate the reference numerals used in the embodiments of the present invention and do not limit the technical scope of the present invention. The drawing numbers also indicate the drawing numbers used in the embodiments of the invention and do not limit the technical scope of the invention. (Claim 1) The storage case (10) with a display device according to the invention of claim 1 is characterized by the following six points.

(1) A case body (3) that can store things inside
0). (2) Located inside the case body (30) to illuminate the inside of the case body (30) and to display red, green, and blue.
A light emitting device ( 50 ) for emitting light of each color was provided. (3) The light emitting device (50) is controlled to emit light in a time division manner .
That is, 1/30 second to 1/60 second, or
The light of each color of red, green, and blue is sequentially turned at a faster time cycle.
A light emission drive control means (80) for causing the light to be emitted is provided.

[0012] (4) has covered the part of the case body (30),
The liquid crystal panel (40) transmits or blocks light from the light emitting device ( 50 ) . (5) In synchronization with the light emission drive control means (80), the liquid crystal panel (40) is time-divisionally displayed and driven by a color image corresponding to the color to be emitted by the light emitting device (50) , that is, red, green, blue
Synchronized with the emission of each color, red, green, and
LCD panel ( 40 ) based on each image data of blue
The image display drive control means (100) for controlling the pixels to control the light transmission . (6) A display data storage device (120) for storing display data to be displayed on the liquid crystal panel (40) is provided.

The "case body (30)" is as shown in FIGS.
As shown in FIG. 2, the whole is in the shape of a rectangular box, and the items are stored inside and displayed or displayed outside. The target object (20) to be stored inside is, specifically, a jar of art for display in a museum or an exhibition,
It includes pottery and sculptures. Also, the object (20)
Includes items to be exhibited at general storefronts, and includes, for example, jewelry such as rings and necklaces, precious metals, luxury watches and cameras, and the like.

Further, the "case body (30)" is shown in FIGS.
As shown in FIG. 7, a rotary reel (230), a drive mechanism for the rotary reel (230), and the like may be housed in the housing (210) of the slot machine (200). Also,
The shape of the "case body (30)" is not limited to the rectangular box shape, as long as it can store objects,
Other triangular columns, triangular pyramids, polygonal columns, and the like may also be used.

The "plurality of light emitting devices (50) for emitting different colors" mean, for example, as shown in FIG. 2, the three primary colors of light, red (Red), green (Green), and blue (Blue).
It emits light of the color. Specifically, "light emitting device
(50) '' is a cold-cathode tube, and the luminescent agent is applied to the inner surface of each tube.
The primary colors of R, G, and B are emitted. Of course, the colors to be emitted are not limited to the primary colors and may be other colors, and the number thereof is not limited to three and may be plural.

The basic structure of the liquid crystal panel (40) is
As shown in FIG. 3, the liquid crystal (140) and the two glass substrates (130)
It has a pair of scissors and a polarizing plate (170) attached in front of and behind it. By arranging the polarizing plate (170) on the light incident side and the light emitting side, the wavefront of the incident light is made uniform on the incident side, and the polarizing plate (170) on the light emitting side makes the polarization direction incident. In the same direction as the side or at a predetermined angle (eg 90 degrees)
The angle is set so that The liquid crystal (1
If no voltage is applied to 40), the light passing through will be
Since the polarization plane is changed by a predetermined angle (for example, 90 degrees) due to the rotation of the molecules of the liquid crystal (140), the angle of the polarization plate (170) on the output side depends on the arrangement of the polarization plate (170). (17
If the angle is the same as that of (0), light does not pass, so-called normally black, and if the angle of the polarizing plate (170) on the emission side is a predetermined angle (for example, 90 degrees), light passes, So-called normally white. The liquid crystal panel (40) used in the present invention may be either a normally black liquid crystal panel or a normally white liquid crystal panel (40).

Further, the liquid crystal panel (40) used in the present invention
May be a combination of one set in normally black and one set in normally white. (Operation) According to the matters specifying the invention as described above, the plurality of light emitting devices (50) that emit light of different colors are sequentially driven to emit light in synchronization with the time division timing from the light emission drive control means (80). Let Then, in synchronization with the light emission drive of each light emitting device (50), the image display drive control means (100) causes the liquid crystal panel
(40) is driven by time division display. That is, the image display drive control means (100) controls the liquid crystal panel (40) to control the light emitting device (50).
Allows light from to pass through. As a result, a color image can be displayed with one dot of the liquid crystal panel (40) as one pixel, and the display data from the display data storage device (120) can be displayed at a predetermined position of the liquid crystal panel (40). . Therefore, it is possible to easily display the name, history, price, and the like of the object (20) to be stored inside the case body (30). Further, by exchanging the content of the object (20) with another display data from the display data storage device (120), the content can be easily changed. This allows the object (20) to be stored inside the case body (30).
Can be easily accommodated.

Further, the object (20) to which the light emitted from the light emitting device (50) is emitted uniformly in different colors should be regarded as the one to which the light mixed with those colors is emitted when seen from the outside. You can That is, the light emitted from the light emitting device (50) is divided into light for displaying characters and the like on the liquid crystal panel (40) and light for illuminating the object (20) inside the case body (30). I use it for both. This makes the LCD panel
Parts of the light emitting device (50) used for (40) and the light emitting device (50) for illuminating the object (20) can be shared, and the number of parts can be reduced, power consumption and power saving can be saved. Space can be saved. (Claim 2) The invention according to claim 2 is the above-mentioned claim 1.
In addition to the characteristic points of the described invention, the following three points are characteristic.

(1) The case body (30) is a casing (210) of the slot machine (200). (2) The liquid crystal panel (40) is the slot machine (20
0) is arranged on a part of the front surface side of the housing (210). (3) The items stored in the case body (30) are a plurality of rotating reels (230).

Here, as shown in FIG. 5, the "rotating reel (230)" means, for example, three cylindrical reel bodies rotatably arranged in front of the slot machine (200), A strip-shaped reel tape attached to the circumferential surface of the reel body. On the reel tape,
A plurality of patterns are drawn at equal intervals. The rotating reel (230) is arranged so that its design can be seen from a reel window (240) provided near the center of the front of the slot machine (200).

In the slot machine (200), three rotary reels (230) are rotated, and the pattern (270) drawn on the reel tape (232) is combined in a specific combination in the reel window (240). The game is played by stopping the game so as to be "winning prize". (Operation) According to the matters for specifying the invention as described above, a plurality of light emitting devices in the housing (210) of the slot machine (200) are synchronized with the time division timing from the light emission drive control means (80). (50) is driven to emit light in order. Then, in synchronization with the light emission drive of the light emitting device (50), the image display drive control means (1
00) drives the liquid crystal panel (40) by time division display. That is, the image display drive control means (100) controls the liquid crystal panel (40) to control the transmission of light from the light emitting device (50). Therefore, it is possible to display a color image with one dot of the liquid crystal panel (40) as one pixel, and the display data storage device
Display data from the (120) can be displayed at a predetermined position on the liquid crystal panel (40) on the front side of the housing (210). As a result, the player can be shown the contents related to the explanation of the game on the front side of the housing (210) of the slot machine (200) and the one showing the winning or winning symbols and the number of medals paid out. be able to.

At the same time, the light from the light emitting device (50) can illuminate a plurality of rotating reels (230) housed inside the case body (30). With this, separately
It is not necessary to form a dedicated lighting device for illuminating the rotating reel (230), and it can be shared with a device for displaying characters and the like on the liquid crystal panel (40), so that parts can be shared. Therefore, it is possible to reduce the number of parts, save power, and save space.

Further, the liquid crystal panel (40) can be maintained in an open state without applying a voltage, and the rotary reel (2
You can always see 30) as it is.

[0024]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS (Explanation of FIGS. 1 to 3) FIGS.
1 shows a first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1 is an external perspective view of a storage case with a display device, FIG. 2 is a schematic block diagram of the storage case with a display device, and FIG. 3 is a schematic schematic diagram of a liquid crystal panel.

The present embodiment is a storage case 10 with a display device that can be used for exhibiting and displaying works of art in museums and exhibitions. (Storage Case 10 with Display Device) In the storage case 10 with the display device, as shown in FIG. 1, an object 20 to be exhibited is placed inside, and the object 20 is displayed to the outside. And to be displayed. The display-equipped storage case 10 includes a rectangular box-shaped case body 30 capable of storing the object 20 therein, and a rectangular liquid crystal panel 40 covering the front surface of the case body 30 on the front side. . (Case body 30) As shown in FIG. 1, the case body 30 has a transparent liquid crystal panel 40 on the front side so that the object 20 can be seen from the front side, and the other side and back surfaces. Etc. are formed of an opaque material. Of course, the present invention is not limited to this, and the other side surfaces, the back surface, the upper surface, and the like may be formed of the transparent liquid crystal panel 40, the transparent glass material, or the like.

Although not shown in the drawing, the case body 30 is provided with three light emitting devices 50, which emit light in the primary colors of red, green and blue, respectively, on the upper part thereof. The light emitting device 50 is formed so as to be able to illuminate the object 20 inside the case body 30. The inner surface of the case body 30 reflects the light from the light emitting device 50,
A reflector 90 for illuminating the object 20 from the surroundings is formed in order to brighten the inside of the. The reflecting plate 90 is formed of a white plate, but is not particularly limited to a white plate and may be made of another material as long as it is difficult to absorb light and easily reflects, for example, a mirror may be used. It is a good one. Further, the reflection plate 90 may be omitted if the inside of the case body 30 can be kept bright by the light emitted directly from the light emitting device 50. (Liquid Crystal Panel 40) In the liquid crystal panel 40, as shown in FIG. 1, a transparent transmission part 61 through which the object 20 inside the case body 30 can be seen, and an upper part of the liquid crystal panel 40,
A rectangular object name display section 62 that displays the name of the object 20.
Further, a rectangular object content display section 63 that is located below the liquid crystal panel 40 and displays the content and history of the object 20 is formed by control described later.

The object name display portion 62 and the object content display portion 63 may be formed transparent depending on the degree of the color image displayed on the liquid crystal panel 40, or may be opaque depending on the degree of coloring. It may be formed so that (Light-Emitting Device 50) The light-emitting device 50, as shown in FIG.
Fluorescent tube R71 that emits red light and green (Gre
en) and a fluorescent tube G73 that emits blue light (Blue). The fluorescent tube R71, fluorescent tube G72 and fluorescent tube B73 are cold-cathode tubes, the inner surface of each tube is coated with a luminescent agent of each color, and each of the primary colors of R, G and B emits light. Is. Further, the light emitting device 50 is not limited to the above primary colors, and may be one that emits light in another color.

The light emitting device 50 is connected to a light emitting drive control means 80 for controlling the light emitting device 50 in a time division manner by each driver. (Light Emission Drive Control Means 80) As shown in FIG. 2, the light emission drive control means 80 sends the display switching signal synchronized with the time division timing to each driver of the R driver 85, the G driver 86 and the B driver 87. Output to. Driver for R
Reference numeral 85 is for driving the fluorescent tube R71, which is a light source of the liquid crystal panel 40 and which emits a red (Red) primary color, to emit light in a time division manner according to a display switching signal. The G driver 86 is
A fluorescent tube G72 that emits a green primary color, which is a light source of the liquid crystal panel 40, is driven to emit light in a time division manner according to a display switching signal. The B driver 87 drives the fluorescent tube B73, which is a light source of the liquid crystal panel 40, for emitting a primary color of blue (Blue) in a time division manner in accordance with a display switching signal. The light emitted from these light emitting devices 50 illuminates the inside of the case main body 30 via the reflection plate 90 as shown in FIG.

As shown in FIG. 2, the light emission drive control means 80 is synchronized with the light emission drive control means 80 and is connected to the light emitting device 50.
The image display drive control means 100 for driving the liquid crystal panel 40 in a time-division display with a color image corresponding to the color to be emitted in is connected. (Image display drive control means 100) The image display drive control means 100 synchronizes with the light emission drive control means 80, as shown in FIG. 2, in order to drive the display for each pixel of the liquid crystal panel 40. A control signal is output to the drive driver 110.

The liquid crystal panel drive driver 110 applies a voltage to the liquid crystal panel 40 in accordance with a control signal from the image display drive control means 100 to display and drive each pixel of the liquid crystal panel 40. As shown in FIG. 2, a display data storage device 120 for storing display data to be displayed on the liquid crystal panel 40 is connected to the image display drive control means 100. (Display Data Storage Device 120) The Display Data Storage Device 120
Is to store display data relating to the content of the target object 20 to be stored in advance.

The display data to be specifically stored is
It is data such as the name of the target object 20 to be displayed on the target object name display unit 62 and the name of the author, and also the history of the target object 20 to be displayed on the target object content display unit 63 and its contents and , And includes data that displays the comments of the original author and the organizer. Further, when the target object 20 is a product to be displayed at a storefront, the display data includes data such as the content of the product, the price, and the performance.

Further, in any of the above cases, the display data may include background formation data for displaying a background portion of the character or the like in white or black in order to clearly highlight the character or the like. Of course, the display data is not limited to the above-mentioned data, and may be data for displaying other contents as long as the data can be expressed by characters, pictures, colors and the like.

Although not particularly shown, the display data storage device 120 has an input device such as a keyboard for inputting storage contents and an output device such as a display for displaying the input contents on the back side of the case body 30. It is what Further, it does not need to have such a keyboard or display, but may have a connection terminal that can be connected to an external input such as a keyboard or a display. Alternatively, a ROM (read-only storage device) in which data has been input in advance may be used, and character data etc. input in advance by an external personal computer or word processor can be transferred through a storage medium such as FD. It may be formed. (Detailed Structure of Liquid Crystal Panel 40) The liquid crystal panel 40 shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 2, two glass substrates 130 are opposed to each other with a space of several microns therebetween and fixed, and a liquid crystal 140 is sealed in the gap. Then, the lower glass substrate 13
Signal lines 151 and scanning lines 152 are arranged in a matrix above 0, and a TFT 160 (thin film transistor) and a transparent pixel electrode 161 are connected to their intersections. A common electrode 162 is arranged on the upper glass substrate 130. The two glass substrates 130 are sandwiched between the two polarizing plates 170 to form a display device that transmits or blocks light from the light emitting device 50 that generates each of the three primary colors. That is,
It is possible to obtain a full-color image by sequentially illuminating each of the independent light sources of R, G, and B colors sequentially and controlling each pixel by a corresponding color signal in synchronization with the illuminating cycle. This is a color panel display of a three-color backlight system using light sources of R, G, and B colors. (Operation) According to the present embodiment, the display switching signal synchronized with the time division timing from the light emission drive control means 80 is R.
It is output to each driver of the driver 85 for G, the driver 86 for G, and the driver 87 for B. Then, each driver operates in accordance with the display switching signal from the light emission drive control means 80.
Driver 85 turns on the fluorescent tube R71, G driver 86 turns on the fluorescent tube G72, and B driver 87 turns on the fluorescent tube B73 periodically and sequentially to perform time-division light emission drive. Specifically, the fluorescent tube R is used for 1/30 second to 1/60 second.
71, the fluorescent tube G72, and the fluorescent tube B73 are sequentially turned on, and the color image for one screen is divided into three times based on the image data of each of R, G, and B, and the pixels of the liquid crystal panel 40 are controlled. Then, by controlling the transmission of light, color display can be realized while using one display dot of the liquid crystal panel 40 as it is as one pixel. At that time, R, G, B
The object 20 uniformly illuminated with the three colors can be viewed as being illuminated with white light through the transmissive portion 61 of the liquid crystal panel 40. The time period of the light emission drive described above is
This is merely an example, and the present invention is not limited to this, and another time period with a higher speed may be selected.

A control signal is output from the image display drive control means 100 to the liquid crystal panel drive driver 110 in synchronization with the time-divisional light emission drive by the light emitting device 50. When a control signal is input from the image display drive control means 100, the liquid crystal panel drive driver 110 drives each pixel electrode 161 of the liquid crystal panel 40 to drive the liquid crystal panel 40 in time division display. As a result, a color image can be displayed with one dot of the liquid crystal panel 40 as one pixel, and the display data from the display data storage device 120 can be displayed at a predetermined position of the liquid crystal panel 40. Specifically, the object name display section 62 of the liquid crystal panel 40
In addition, the name of the target object 20 stored in the case body 30 can be displayed, and the target object content display section 63 of the liquid crystal panel 40 can be displayed.
The history of the object 20 and the contents such as the price can be displayed on the.

By exchanging the content of the object 20 with another display data from the display data storage device 120, the content can be easily changed. As a result, it is possible to easily deal with a change in the target object 20 stored inside the case body 30. According to the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 1, the entire front surface of case body 30 is covered with liquid crystal panel 40. Therefore, it is possible to freely change the area ratio of the transmissive part 61 and the object name display part 62 and the object content display part 63, and their layout. As a result, the layout can be freely changed on the liquid crystal panel 40 depending on the shape of the target object 20, and the optimum layout can always be set.
Further, as shown in FIG. 1, although only one object 20 is displayed inside the case body 30, a large number of partition plates are arranged inside the case body 30 to make a large number of small objects 20.
Even when you are displaying a
A large number of 61, object name display section 62, and object content display section 63 can be simultaneously displayed.

In the present embodiment, the contents displayed on the object name display section 62 and the object content display section 63 are still images such as characters and pictures that have been input in advance. It is also possible to use a telop-type display method that appears and flows in the left direction one after another. Further, it is also possible to repeat and display previously stored moving image information such as a television screen.

Further, when it is not necessary, the liquid crystal panel 40 can be made completely transparent by stopping the driving of the liquid crystal panel 40 without applying a voltage to the liquid crystal 140. (Description of FIG. 4) FIG. 4 shows a second embodiment of the present invention and is an external perspective view of a storage case with a display device.

In this embodiment, a rectangular liquid crystal panel 40 is fitted in the lower part of the case body 30 on the front side. An object name display section 62 for displaying the name of the object 20 and the like is formed on the upper portion of the liquid crystal panel 40.
An object content display section 63 for displaying the content such as the history of the object 20 is formed in the lower part of the. A transparent glass plate 180 is formed on the liquid crystal panel 40.

The other construction is the same as that of the first embodiment, and the same construction is given the same part number and its explanation is omitted. According to the present embodiment, the liquid crystal panel 40
It is possible to reduce the used area of the device, reduce the amount of various drivers and memories used, and reduce the number of parts and power consumption. (Explanation of FIGS. 5 and 6) FIGS. 5 and 6 show a third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a partial external view of the display-equipped storage case, and FIG. 6 is a schematic block diagram of the display-equipped storage case 10. In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 5, the case body 30 is a housing 210 of the slot machine 200. Then, the liquid crystal panel 40
Is fitted into the entire surface of the display window 220 of the housing 210 of the slot machine 200.

The object 20 stored in the case body 30 is
As shown in FIG. 5, there are three rotating reels 230. Here, the rotary reel 230 is formed by three rotatably arranged cylindrical reel bodies 231 and a strip-shaped reel tape 232 attached to the circumferential surface of the reel body 231. is there. A plurality of patterns 270 are drawn on the surface of the reel tape 232 at equal intervals.

Inside the housing 210 of the slot machine 200 corresponding to the case body 30, as shown in FIG. 6, three light emitting devices 50 for emitting light in the primary colors of red, green and blue are formed. This light emitting device 50 is formed of three fluorescent tubes R71 that emit red light, fluorescent tubes G72 that emit green light, and fluorescent tubes B73 that emit blue light. Is.

At the center of the liquid crystal panel 40, as shown in FIG. 5, the rotating reel 230 disposed inside is shown.
The reel window 24 where you can see the result of the drawing from the outside
0 is formed. As shown in FIG. 5, an information display section 250 for displaying information is formed on the entire surface of the liquid crystal panel 40 so as to overlap the rotation reel 230.

The information display section 250 stops the display by stopping the driving of the liquid crystal panel 40 when the display is unnecessary, so that the rotating reel 230 behind can be directly viewed. Can be set. In addition, the information display unit 250, by the color of the display content,
It is possible to maintain a semi-transparent state and constantly control the display state during a game.

Further, the information display section 250 may be controlled so that the information can be displayed on a part of the information display section 250 without displaying the information on the entire surface of the liquid crystal panel 40. Specifically, for example, on the left side of the rotating reel 230, the characters and pictures for explaining the game content are displayed, and on the right side of the rotating reel 230, the winning pattern of the drawing lottery of the rotating reel 230 and the number of medals to be paid out, etc. In addition, the front side of the rotating reel 230 can be maintained in a transparent state so that the rotating reel 230 can be viewed.

As described above, the display contents and display positions displayed on the information display section 250 are not particularly limited, and can be freely set by control over the entire surface of the liquid crystal panel 40. This embodiment is shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 10, the object 20 of the first embodiment is changed from an art exhibit to a rotating reel 230 inside the housing 210 of the slot machine 200. Other configurations are substantially the same as those of the first embodiment, and the same configurations are given the same part numbers and the description thereof is omitted. (Operation) According to the present embodiment, the display switching signal synchronized with the time division timing from the light emission drive control means 80 is
It is output to each driver of the R driver 85, the G driver 86, and the B driver 87. Then, each driver, according to the display switching signal from the light emission drive control means 80,
The respective light emitting devices 50 are sequentially turned on to perform time-divisional light emission drive. Specifically, 1/30 second to 6
Fluorescent tube R71, fluorescent tube G72, and fluorescent tube B73 are sequentially turned on during 1/0 second, and a color image for one screen is displayed in three time divisions of R, G, and B image data. By doing so, color display can be realized while using one display dot of the liquid crystal panel 40 as it is as one pixel. As a result, information such as characters and pictures can be displayed on the liquid crystal panel 40. As described above, the common hardware of the slot machine 200 is used, and it is possible to easily cope with a case where only the software portion such as the contents of the game inside is changed or improved.

Further, since the display data can be freely moved from the display data storage device 120, it is not necessary to display all of the contents using small characters at a time, and the progress of each game can be improved. Along with this, it is possible to display the explanation of the optimum game and only the payout display by using easy-to-read large characters. As a result, it is not necessary for the player to completely read and comprehend complicated game contents and payouts prior to the game, and to store only the explanation of the game contents and payouts suitable for each stage of the game. It can be read with the letters, and the burden on the player can be reduced. For this reason,
Even beginners who do not fully understand the content of the game can concentrate on the game.

At this time, each of the primary colors from the light emitting device 50 is radiated to the rotating reel 230 and can be viewed as radiated with white light through the reel window 240 of the liquid crystal panel 40. Accordingly, it is not necessary to separately form a dedicated lighting device for illuminating the rotating reel 230, and the liquid crystal panel 40
It can be shared with other products, and common parts and power saving can be achieved.

[0049]

Since the present invention is constituted as described above, it has the following effects. (Claim 1) According to the invention of claim 1, the following effects can be obtained.

That is, according to the invention of claim 1,
By the light emitted from the light emitting device inside the case body,
The interior of the case body can be illuminated brightly, and data such as characters and pictures can be clearly displayed on the surface of the liquid crystal panel that covers a part of the case body, and the objects stored inside the case body can be illuminated. it can. As a result, it is possible to reduce the number of parts in the storage case, save power, and save space. Further, it is possible to easily deal with the change of display contents. (Claim 2) According to the invention of claim 2, in addition to the effect of the invention of claim 1 described above, the following effect is exhibited.

That is, according to the invention of claim 2,
The light emitted from the light emitting device inside the slot machine can clearly display characters and pictures on the liquid crystal panel on the surface of the slot machine case, and it can also illuminate the rotating reel housed inside the slot machine. can do. As a result, it is possible to reduce the number of parts of the slot machine, save power, and save space. further,
It is possible to easily respond to changes in display content.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an external perspective view showing a storage case with a display device according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a schematic block diagram showing a storage case with a display device according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram showing a liquid crystal panel according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a second embodiment of the present invention and is an external perspective view showing a storage case with a display device.

FIG. 5 is a partial external view showing a storage case with a display device according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a schematic block diagram showing a storage case with a display device according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

10 Storage case with display device 20 Target object 30 Case body 40 Liquid crystal panel 50 Light emitting device 61 Transparent part 62 Target object name display part 63 Target object content display part 71 Fluorescent tube R 72 Fluorescent tube G 73 Fluorescent tube B 80 Emission drive control means 85 R driver 86 G driver 87 B driver 90 Reflector 100 Image display drive control means 110 Liquid crystal panel drive driver 120 Display data storage device 130 Glass substrate 140 Liquid crystal 151 Signal line 152 Scan line 160 TFT 161 Pixel electrode 162 Common electrode 170 Polarizing plate 200 Slot machine 210 Housing 220 Display window 230 Rotating reel 231 Reel body 232 Reel tape 240 Reel window 250 Information display 270 Design

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Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] 1. A case body capable of accommodating an object therein, and located inside the case body to illuminate the object inside the case body and emit light of each color of red, green and blue.
And a light emitting device that controls the light emitting device in a time division manner , that is,
1 / 30th to 1 / 60th of a second or faster
The red, green, and blue lights are emitted sequentially in the
And a light emission drive control means that covers a part of the case body and that emits light from the light emitting device.
And a liquid crystal panel for transmitting or blocking light, and driving the liquid crystal panel in time division display with a color image corresponding to the color to be emitted by the light emitting device in synchronization with the light emission drive control means , that is, for red, green, and blue. Synchronized with each color emission
However, the red, green, and blue images of one screen of color image
It controls the pixels of the liquid crystal panel based on the data,
A storage case with a display device, comprising: an image display drive control means for controlling transmission; and a display data storage device for storing display data to be displayed on the liquid crystal panel. 2. The case body is a case of a slot machine, the liquid crystal panel is disposed on a part of a front side of the case of the slot machine, and the object housed in the case body is The storage case with a display device according to claim 1, wherein the storage case includes a plurality of rotating reels.