JPH05177043A - Display device for game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To facilitate the use of an electroluminescence display member which is relatively inexpensive and has a relatively short life on a game machine by removably fitting the electroluminescence display member to a display device. CONSTITUTION:An electroluminescence display member (EL) main body 40 is held by an EL cover member 37 and is removably fitted to a display device via a unit base 26 with screws. Terminal sections 41a, 41b of the EL main body 40 and a relay terminal board 45 are removably connected via connectors 49a, 49b, cables 48a, 48b, and connectors 47a, 17b. Since the EL main body 40 is removably fitted to the variable display device, the EL having a relatively short life can easily be exchanged, and the inexpensive EL can be used on a Japanese pinball game (pachinko) machine like the other expensive display device.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a display device for a gaming machine used in a gaming machine represented by a pachinko gaming machine, a coin gaming machine, a slot machine or the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Among the display devices for game machines of this type, there has been a display device generally equipped with a dot matrix LED display device, a liquid crystal display device and the like. However, all of these conventional display devices have a problem of high cost.

[0003]

In order to solve this problem, a relatively low cost electroluminescent display member (hereinafter referred to as "EL" (Electroluminesc) is used.
(abbreviation of ence)) can be used. But,
The EL has the new drawback of relatively short life. Therefore, the necessity of exchanging EL arises.

The present invention has been conceived in view of such circumstances, and an object thereof is to provide a display device for a gaming machine in which an EL can be easily replaced.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention is a display device for use in a gaming machine, which displays predetermined information, the display device including an electroluminescence display member, the electroluminescence display member comprising: It is characterized in that it is detachably attached to the display device.

[0006]

According to the present invention, since the electroluminescence display member is detachably attached to the gaming machine display device, the electroluminescence display member can be easily replaced when it becomes unusable. Become.

[0007]

Embodiments of the present invention will now be described in detail with reference to the drawings. In the present invention, a pachinko gaming machine is shown as an example of the gaming machine, but any other gaming machine such as a coin gaming machine and a slot machine may be used.

FIG. 1 is a front view showing a gaming board surface of a pachinko gaming machine which is an example of a gaming machine in which the gaming machine display device according to the present invention is used.

On the front surface of the game board 1, a game area 2 into which pachinko balls are driven is formed. In the game area 2, a variable display device 3 capable of variably displaying a plurality of types of identification information and a variable winning ball device 4 are arranged. further,
The game area 2 is provided with start winning openings 10a, 10b, 10c, and these starting winning openings 10a, 10b, 1
The winning balls that have won a prize of 0c are detected by the starting winning ball detecting switches 11a, 11b and 11c, respectively. The variable display device 3 is variably displayed based on the detection outputs of the starting winning prize detection switches 11a to 11c. The variable display of the variable display device 3 is stop-controlled after a lapse of a predetermined time, and when the display result at the time of the stop is a predetermined combination of identification information (for example, 777), the variable winning ball device 4 is displayed. The opening / closing plate 6 is opened, and the pachinko balls are changed to the first state which is advantageous for the player who easily wins the prize. The variable display device 3 may be controlled to be stopped by a player's manual operation, and the condition whichever comes first, which is a predetermined time period or a player's stop operation has been performed, is earlier. The stop control may be performed based on the fact that During the variable display of the variable display device 3, the pachinko balls start again, and the winning holes 10a to 10c.
When the winning prize is won, the starting winning prize is stored and the stored value is displayed by the starting winning prize memory LED 16. The upper limit value of this starting winning prize memory is set to four times, for example.

In the state where the opening / closing plate 6 of the variable winning ball device 4 is opened, the winning area 5 of the variable winning ball device 4 is opened, and all the pachinko balls that have won the winning area 5 are 1
It is detected by the 0 count detection switch 9. Further, among the pachinko balls that have won in the winning area 5, the pachinko balls that have won the specific winning opening (V pocket) 7 formed in the center of the winning area 5 are detected by the specific winning ball detection switch 8. The first state of the variable winning ball device 4 is terminated based on the lapse of a predetermined time (for example, 30 seconds) or the detection of a predetermined number (for example, 10) of winning balls based on the detection output of the 10-count detection switch 9. , The opening / closing plate 6 is switched to the second state, which is disadvantageous to the player when closed. The second state is not limited to the case where the pachinko balls cannot be won at all, and may be the state where the pachinko balls are difficult to win. If the pachinko ball that has won the prize area 5 during the first state of the variable winning ball device 4 wins the specific winning opening 7, after the first state of the variable winning ball device 4 of that time is finished. The variable winning ball device 4 is repeatedly and continuously controlled to the first state again. The upper limit number of times of this repeated continuation control is set to 16 times, for example. The game area 2 is further provided with a chucker 13 and normal winning openings 12 and 14.
If a pachinko ball is won in the chucker 13, the normal winning hole 14, the starting winning holes 10a to 10c, and the variable winning ball device 4, a predetermined number (for example, 15 pieces, to the starting winning holes 10a to 10c per winning ball) is won. 7 if winning
Individual) prize balls are paid out to the player. In addition, in a pachinko gaming machine capable of playing a game using a valuable value specified by recorded information of a recording medium such as a card, points may be added instead of paying out prize balls. If the pachinko balls that have been hit in the game area 2 do not win any of the winning openings or the variable winning ball apparatus 4, they are collected from the out opening 15 as an out ball.

In the figure, 20 and 21 are chucker lamps and 1
7 is a side lamp that lights up or blinks when the variable winning ball device 4 is in the first state, is a rail decoration lamp, 22 is an attacker lamp that lights up or blinks when the jackpot is large, and 23 is a center lamp.

FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view for explaining the structure of the variable display device 3. The variable display device 3 is roughly divided into a decoration unit 24 and an EL unit 25. The decoration unit 24 has an opening for display formed in the center of a mounting substrate 29 for mounting on the game board surface.
The bottom surface of the display opening is formed as a ball rolling surface 32. The ball rolling surface 32 receives the pachinko balls that have fallen onto the ball rolling surface 32 from above, rolls them, and drops them again downward. A lamp cover 30 and a normal winning opening 12 are provided above the display opening. Inside the lamp cover 30, there are provided a center lamp 23 and a start winning prize memory LED 16 shown in FIG.
A substrate 31 for displaying and driving the center lamp 23 and the start winning prize memory LED 16 is provided on the rear surface side of the mounting substrate 29. Further, on the back side of the mounting substrate 29, E
Engagement projection 28 that engages with the engagement recess 27 of the L unit 25
Is provided.

The EL unit 25 has a unit base 26.
And an AC drive type EL display device attached to the unit base 26 with screws. Unit base 26
Is provided with an engaging recess 27, and the engaging protrusion 28 of the surface decoration unit 24 and the engaging recess 27 are engaged with each other by assembling to the game board 1. At the same time, in a state where the EL display device is positioned on the back surface side of the unit base 26, the unit base 26 and EL
The display device is integrally assembled. Unit base 2
A cable cover portion 26A is provided on the upper portion of the back side of 6, and the cable of the EL display device is covered by the cable cover portion 26A in a state where the EL display device and the unit base 26 are integrally assembled. Is configured to be protected.

On the rear surface side of the EL display device, a mounting plate 42 is provided on the rear surface side of the unit base 26.
Installed on. On the back side of the mounting plate 42,
A relay substrate 45 for driving the EL display device is attached via a spacer 44, and a connector 51 is provided on the back surface thereof. Both the mounting plate 42 and the relay board 45 are assembled to the unit base 26 by the screws and the mounting bosses 35 described above. With the EL display device assembled, the main body of the EL display device is configured to face the opening 34 provided at the center of the front surface of the unit base 26, so that the EL display device can be opened through the opening 34.
The display device is visible. A ball rolling surface 33 is formed on the lower inner surface of the opening of the unit base 26.

FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view for explaining the structure of the EL unit 25. The EL unit 25 includes the unit base 26 and the flexible EL body 40 as described above.
And E for holding the EL body 40 by holding it from the front and rear
The L cover member 37, the mounting plate 42, and the rear surface side of the mounting plate 42 are mounted with screws via a spacer 44, E
And a relay board 45 for driving the L body 40.

Since the unit base 26 has been described above, its details are omitted here. The EL body 40 includes a left variable display section 40a, a middle variable display section 40b, and a right variable display section 4
0c and terminal portions 41a and 41 provided on the upper and lower sides, respectively.
b and.

The EL cover member 37 includes a transparent or colored transparent front cover member 38 for covering the front surface of the EL body, and a rear surface cover member 39 for curving the EL body 40 and holding it from the rear side. ..

Front cover member 38 and rear cover member 39
And are both curved in the same curved shape. A fitting recess 38a is formed at the center of both edges of the front cover member 38, and an accommodating recess 38b is formed at a portion other than the center. On the front surface of the outer periphery of the rear cover member 39, a joint recess 39b that is joined to the rear edge of the front cover member 38 is formed. At the center of the front surface on both sides of the rear cover member 39, the fitting protrusion 3 that fits into the fitting recess 38a of the front cover member 38.
9a is formed. An accommodation recess 39c for accommodating the EL body 40 is formed in the central portion of the rear cover member 39. A mounting portion 39d for screwing an EL display unit, which is integrally assembled with the EL main body 40 interposed therebetween, to the mounting boss 36 on the rear surface of the unit base 26 at each of the upper and lower ends of the rear cover member 39. Are formed. At the central portions of the upper side and the lower side of the rear cover member 39, terminal lead-out recesses 39e from which the terminal portions 41a and 41b of the EL body 40 are led out are formed, respectively.

An IC (EL circuit) for driving the EL is mounted on the center of the back surface of the relay board 45. Connection terminals 47a and 47b are formed at the upper center and the lower center of the back surface of the relay board 45. The connection terminal 47a is electrically connected to the terminal portion 41a of the EL body 40 by the connector 50a, the cable 48a, and the connector 49a.
Similarly, the connection terminal 47b includes the connector 50b and the cable 4
8b and a connector 49b electrically connect to the lower terminal portion 41b of the EL body 40. A connection terminal 47c used for connecting the basic circuit 61 of the control circuit 60, which will be described later with reference to FIG. 6, and the EL circuit on the relay substrate 45 is provided in the center of the side portion of the relay substrate 45. There is.
Mounting holes 46 are formed at four corners of the relay board 45.
Similarly, mounting holes 43 are also formed at four corners of the mounting plate 42, and the mounting plate 42 and the relay terminal 45 are aligned with each other so that the positions of these mounting holes 43 and 46 are aligned with each other via a spacer 44. Mounting boss 3 by inserting screws into holes 46 and 43
The relay terminal 45 is assembled to the unit base 26 by attaching the relay terminal 45 to the unit base 26.

The EL unit 2 of this embodiment shown in FIG.
In FIG. 5, the EL body 40 is assembled in the EL unit 25 by sandwiching the EL body between the front cover member 38 and the rear cover member 39 and fixing the rear cover member 39 to the unit base 26 with screws. When replacing the EL body 40, the procedure reverse to this procedure may be performed. That is, by first removing the screw from the mounting boss 36,
The EL body 40 and the EL cover member 37 are removed from the unit base 26. Then, the EL body 40 can be taken out by removing the front cover member 38 of the EL cover member 37 from the rear cover member 39.

In the present embodiment, the EL body 4 is fixed by screws.
The EL cover member 37 incorporating 0 is the unit base 26
Although it is configured to be detachably attached to, it may be configured to be detachable without using a screw by using a locking claw or the like. Further, in this embodiment, the front cover member 38 and the lower cover member 39 are separable so that only the EL main body 40 can be exchanged. However, the EL main body 40 is provided between the front cover member 38 and the rear cover member 39. After containing
The front cover member 38 and the rear cover member 39 may be integrated by adhering or the like, and the EL cover member 37 accommodating the EL body 40 may be replaced together at the time of replacement. In the present embodiment, the front cover member 38 and the rear cover member 39 are separately formed, but they are integrally formed with each other to form a hollow portion therebetween, and the EL main body 40 is accommodated therein by being inserted. You may do it. Furthermore, in this embodiment, EL
Although the cover member 37 has a curved shape, it may be formed in a flat shape.

Referring to FIG. 4, the EL body 40 is in the form of a film and is flexible. Therefore, when the EL body 40 is assembled into the EL cover member 37 shown in FIG. 3, a curved surface can be formed. EL body 40
Has terminal portions 41a and 41b at the center of the upper side and the center of the lower side, respectively, as described above. Variable left display 4
0a, the middle variable display section 40b, and the right variable display section 40c are each formed of a 7-segment electrode plate, and each electrode plate is connected to an EL circuit (described later) via either of the terminal portions 41a and 41b. , Driven. FIG. 5 is a vertical cross-sectional view showing a state in which the EL unit 25 is attached to the game board. The EL unit 25 is fixed to the back surface of the game board with screws by a unit base 26 so as to be visible from the front, behind the opening 1a formed in the game board 1 of the pachinko game machine. In the state where the table decoration unit 24 is attached to the opening 1a on the game board surface, the normal winning opening 12 is formed in the game area formed on the front surface side of the game board 1. A prize-ball collecting cover 53 is attached to the back surface of the game board 1, and the prize-winning balls that have won the normal winning holes 12 are collected at predetermined locations by the prize-ball collecting cover 53. In the lower part of the normal winning opening 12, a start winning prize memory LED 16 and a center lamp 23 are provided in a state of being attached to a lamp / LED board 31. A lamp cover 30 is provided on the front side of the center lamp 23.
Further, with the mounting board 29 mounted on the front side of the game board 1, the ball rolling surface 32 of the front decoration unit 24 is slightly inclined to the front side and dropped onto the ball rolling surface 32. The pachinko balls are configured to be guided forward while rolling on the ball rolling surface 32.

The mounting state of the EL display on the game board will be described again with reference to FIG. The EL body 40 is sandwiched by the front cover member 38 and the rear cover member 39 to form a curved surface. The rear cover member 39 securely holds the EL body 40 by fitting the fitting recess 38a (not shown) of the front cover member 38. By fixing the mounting portion 39d of the rear cover member 39 to the mounting boss 36 of the unit base 26 with a screw,
0, the front cover member 38, and the rear cover member 39 are integrally fixed to the unit base 26. At this time, the ball rolling surface 33 on the lower surface of the opening of the front cover member 38 is
Together with the ball rolling surface 32 of the decorative unit 24, one ball rolling surface is formed.

From the back surface of the EL body 40 and the like, the mounting plate 42 and the relay substrate 45, which are stacked via the spacer 44, are screwed to the mounting boss 35 of the unit base 26. The connection terminal 47a of the relay board 45 is
The connector 50 is attached to the terminal portion 41a on the upper portion of the EL body 40.
a, a cable 48a, and a connector 49a. At this time, the cable 48a is attached to the cable cover portion 26.
Covered and protected by A. Similarly, the relay board 4
The connection terminal 47b below 5 is connected to the terminal portion 41b below the EL body 40 via the connector 50b, the cable 48b, and the connector 49b. Further, the EL unit cover 54 is fixed to the winning ball collecting cover 53 so as to cover the EL units 25. Of the EL unit cover 54,
A cutout portion 55 is formed in a part of a rear portion of the relay board 45, and a cable 52 for connecting the relay board 45 and a basic circuit of a control circuit described later is inserted into the cutout portion 55. The connector 51 connects to a connection terminal 47c (not shown in FIG. 5, see FIG. 3) of the relay board 45. It should be noted that two glass plates 56, which are spaced apart from each other, are provided at a predetermined position on the front side of the game board 1, and a game area is formed between the game board 1 and these glass plates 56. Has been done.

FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing a control circuit for controlling the pachinko gaming machine. The control circuit 60 of the pachinko gaming machine has a basic circuit 61 including a microcomputer for controlling the gaming machine and an initial reset circuit 62 for giving a reset pulse to the basic circuit 61 when the power is turned on, according to a program for controlling various devices. And a periodic reset circuit 63 including a pulse frequency divider circuit for dividing the clock signal given from the basic circuit 61 and giving a reset pulse to the basic circuit 61 periodically (for example, every 2 msec), and the 10-count detection switch 9 , Specific winning ball detection switch 8, start winning ball detection switches 11a, 1
1b and 11c, and a switch circuit 65 for giving a signal from a switch selected by an applied address signal to the basic circuit 61; and a switch circuit 65 connected to the basic circuit 61 and the switch circuit 65, provided from the CPU of the basic circuit 61. The address signal to be decoded and the switch circuit 6
5, an address decoding circuit 64 for giving the ROM, RAM, sound generator, etc. of the basic circuit 61, an LED circuit 66 controlled by the basic circuit 61, and a speaker (not shown) for receiving a sound signal from the basic circuit 61 and driving the speaker. And a big hit information output circuit 70 for outputting big hit information to a hall management computer or the like.

Further, the control circuit 60 of the pachinko gaming machine is provided with a solenoid circuit 68 to which a solenoid drive signal output from the basic circuit 61 when a big hit occurs is input. The solenoid drive signal is supplied to the solenoid circuit 68. When input, an excitation signal is output from the solenoid circuit 68 to the solenoid 57 for opening the variable winning ball device, the solenoid 57 is excited, and the variable winning ball device 4 is drive-controlled to the first state advantageous to the player. In addition, the decorative LEDs 58a and 58b are lit or blinked. Further, the control circuit 60 of the pachinko gaming machine includes a lamp circuit 69 to which a lamp lighting control signal is input from the power supply circuit 72, and various lamps 17 to 23 are lit or blinked. Also connected to the basic circuit 61 is an EL circuit 67 including an inverter that converts a direct current supplied from a power supply circuit 72 into an alternating current. As described above, the EL body 40 is connected to the EL circuit 67 by the connector, and variable display is performed under the control of the EL circuit 67. In addition, the LED circuit 66 includes a start winning prize memory LED.
16 is connected and the start winning prize memory value is lit and displayed, the V display LED 59 is connected and the winning of the pachinko ball to the specific winning port 7 is lit and displayed, and the decoration LEDs 58a and 58b are connected and decorated at the predetermined game state. LEDs 58a, 58b
Lights up or blinks.

Further, in the control circuit of the pachinko gaming machine, A
Connected to C24V AC power supply, DC 5V, 12V,
A power supply circuit 72 for generating voltages of 21V and 30V is included. The EL circuit 67 has the voltage 1 of the power supply circuit 87.
2V is input, the input direct current is converted into alternating current by the inverter, and the alternating current is supplied to the EL main body 40 to light the EL main body 40. One input terminal of this inverter is connected to the ground. Further, the V display LED 59 is arranged at the back of the winning area 5 (see FIG. 1).

The control circuit 60 shown in FIG. 6 operates as follows. At the same time when the power is turned on, the initial reset circuit 62 gives an initial reset pulse to the basic circuit 61 and the regular reset circuit 63. The basic circuit 61 is an initial reset circuit 62.
The generation of the clock signal is started in response to the reset pulse from and the periodic reset circuit 63 is provided with this clock signal. The periodic reset circuit 63 divides this clock pulse according to a predetermined division ratio and periodically (for example, 2 ms).
a regular reset pulse is generated every
Give to. The basic circuit 61 starts its operation from the beginning of a predetermined control program each time this periodic reset pulse is input, and repeatedly executes this program every time the periodic reset pulse is given.

The following information is given to the basic circuit 61. The switch circuit 65 supplies the input of the switch designated by the address decode circuit 64 to the basic circuit 61. The information given from the switch circuit 65 includes the following. The 10-count detection switch 9 detects each time a pachinko ball is won in the winning area 5 of the variable winning ball device 4, and gives a detection pulse to the basic circuit 61.
The specific winning ball detection switch 8 detects when a pachinko ball is won in the specific winning opening 7 of the winning area 5 of the variable winning ball device 4, and gives a detection pulse to the basic circuit 61.
The start prize winning ball detection switches 11a to 11c detect the pachinko balls that have won the start prize holes 10a to 10c, respectively, and give detection pulses to the basic circuit 61. Basic circuit 61
Controls the game according to the above-mentioned control program according to various information given from the switch circuit 65.

The basic circuit 61 controls each circuit as follows. The basic circuit 61 is a start winning prize detection switch 11a-
Each time 11c detects a pachinko ball, it refers to a random number generated by a predetermined method to determine whether or not the starting winning ball is a hit, and the determination result is a maximum of 4
Remember up to individual pieces. If the variable display device 3 is not variably displaying at the time of detecting the start winning prize and the variable winning ball device 4 is not in the big hit state, the variable display device 3 of the variable display device 3 responds to the detection of the starting winning prize. The symbol at the time of stop is determined, and the variable display of the variable display device 3 is started. The left variable display section 40a, the middle variable display section 40b, and the right variable display section 40c of the variable display device 3 are stop-controlled in this order, and when the symbol at the time of stop is a predetermined symbol (for example, 777), it is a big hit state. Occurs, the opening / closing plate 6 of the variable winning ball device 4 is opened, and the pachinko balls are easily won in the winning area 5.

If a start winning ball is detected, the variable display device 3 is variably displaying, or the variable winning ball device 4
Is a big hit state, the detection of the start winning prize is stored as described above, and when the variable display of the variable display device is stopped and the display result is out, or the big hit ends. In this case, the variable display of the variable display device 3 is newly started.

In the state where the winning area 5 of the variable winning ball device 4 is opened, in the case of the present embodiment, a predetermined number of pachinko balls are won in the winning area 5 and detected by the 10 count detection switch 9. Or the predetermined time has elapsed after the opening / closing plate 6 is opened, either of the two conditions is satisfied, the process ends. If a pachinko ball enters the specific winning opening 7 while the winning area 5 is open and is detected by the specific winning ball detection switch 8, the opening / closing plate 6 is closed and then the opening / closing plate 6 is opened again. , So-called repeated continuation control is performed. This repetition continuation control is repeatedly performed with a predetermined number of times (for example, 16 times) as an upper limit.

In the case of this embodiment, the EL body 40 is replaced by attaching the mounting portion 39d to the mounting boss 36 as shown in FIG.
Then, the front cover member 38 is removed from the rear cover member 39. The connectors 49a and 49b are removed from the terminal portions 41a and 41b, and the EL body 40 is removed from the rear cover member 39. The new EL body 40 may be attached in the reverse order. Since the EL body can be attached to and detached from the variable display device in this way, it is possible to easily replace an EL with a relatively short life, and as a result, an inexpensive EL is used in a pachinko gaming machine and other expensive displays are used. It became possible to use it like the device. In particular, when compared with a liquid crystal display device, a backlight is not required, so that the cost as a unit can be reduced and the installation place is not so restricted.

FIG. 7 is an exploded perspective view of a gaming machine display device according to a second embodiment of the present invention. In the second embodiment as well, the EL main body 75 is used as a display device, but in the second embodiment, the EL and the cover member are integrated, and the EL body 75 is detachable by a locking member without using screws. The characteristic is that it is said.

Referring to FIG. 7, a pair of locking members 73 are provided on both sides of the opening 34 on the back surface of the unit base 26 of the second embodiment. The terminal portions 41a and 41b respectively project above and below the cover-integrated EL body 75. On both sides of the EL body 75, there are locking notches 7
6 is formed. Locking notch 76 of EL body 75
Is locked by a locking member 73, and the EL body 75 is attached to the unit base 26. Further, from the back side thereof, a relay board 45 is provided via a mounting plate 42 and a spacer 44.
Is installed. Connection terminals 47a, 4 on the relay board 45
7b and the terminal portions 41a and 41b of the EL body 75 are the first
Connector 50a and cable 48 as in the case of
a, connector 49a and connector 50b, cable 4
8b and the connector 49b.

When the EL and the cover member are integrated and detachable by the locking member as described above, the price of the EL main body to be replaced is slightly higher than that of the first embodiment, but the EL main body 75 has the same price. Since attachment / detachment to / from the unit base 26 itself does not use screws, there is an effect that it is easier than in the case of the first embodiment.

In this embodiment, EL is used for the variable display device, but E is used for other display devices for displaying game information.
L may be used, or EL may be used for decoration display of the variable display device or the variable winning ball device. Further, although the mounting plate 42 and the relay substrate 45 are attached and detached by using screws, they may be attached and detached by a locking member.

[0038]

As described above, according to the present invention, the EL, which is relatively inexpensive but has a relatively short life, is detachable. Therefore, when the EL needs to be replaced, the EL can be replaced. EL that can be performed easily and is relatively inexpensive
Can be used like other types of conventional display devices.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view showing a gaming board surface of a pachinko gaming machine which is an example of a gaming machine.

FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view for explaining the structure of a variable display device.

FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view for explaining the structure of an EL display device.

FIG. 4 is a front view showing the arrangement of electrode plates on the EL body.

FIG. 5 is a vertical cross-sectional view showing a state in which the EL display device is assembled to a pachinko gaming machine.

FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing a control circuit used in a pachinko gaming machine.

FIG. 7 is an exploded perspective view showing the structure of an EL display device according to a second embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

3 is a variable display device, 24 is a display unit, 25 is an EL
Unit, 26 is a unit base, 37 is an EL cover member, 38 is a front cover member, 39 is a rear cover member, 4
Reference numeral 0 is an EL body, 41a and 41b are terminal portions, 45 is a relay substrate, and 67 is an EL circuit.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A display device used in a game machine for displaying predetermined information, wherein the display device includes an electroluminescence display member, and the electroluminescence display member is detachably attached to the display device. A display device for a gaming machine, which is characterized in that: