JPH087900Y2 - Award display device for game consoles - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION Industrial Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a winning display device of a game machine such as a pachinko machine, a slot machine or the like, which displays winning information such as a special prize (so-called big hit).

2. Description of the Related Art In this type of game machine, when a special prize such as a so-called "fever" is won, this information is generally displayed on a display device.

Conventionally, the above-described display has a plurality of lamps arranged in a row in a straight line and arranged at the upper part or the upper part of the game machine, and the respective lamps of the indicator lights are moved from left to right or from right. It was done by flowing straight to the left or from the center to the left and right, blinking it, and continuing as long as the winning condition continued.

Problems to be solved by the invention By the way, the prize display as described above, in order to satisfy the desire of the player of the game machine to reveal and to increase the motivation of other players to increase the motivation of the game, It is desired that it is highly entertaining. Furthermore, in order to make it easier for the clerk to find the winning machine in the game machine row, it is required that the display effect is high.

However, with the conventional linear flow blinking display using horizontal lamps, the blinking flow is simple and linear, so the impression is weak and the alertness is poor, and it is somewhat unsatisfactory in any of the revealing effect, interestingness and display effect. It was a thing.

The present invention has been made to solve the above drawbacks, and is excellent in the effect of revealing the game to the player and the interest, and the effect of displaying the game so that the clerk can easily identify the winning game machine. The purpose is to provide a prize display device for game machines.

The above-mentioned purpose is provided outside the play board surface,
It is provided with at least three lamps arranged vertically and horizontally in a plurality of rows, and a control device for receiving a predetermined winning signal from the game machine and for causing the lamps to flow continuously and blinking in a rotating manner. This is achieved by the winning display device of the characterizing game machine. Further, it is desirable that the lamp colors are different in the upper and lower rows.

When the game machine is in a winning state such as a big hit, the winning signal from the game machine is input to the control device, and the respective lamps continuously and continuously rotate and blink. In this way, the blinking light of the lamp flows in a rotating manner, so that the flow is strongly impressed to the viewer as compared with the case of flowing in a straight line, and the attention is more easily noticed. Sufficient to satisfy greed and tickle the playfulness of other players. Moreover, it becomes easy for the clerk to specify the winning game machine. Further, by changing the color of the lamps in the upper and lower rows, the revealing effect and the displayability are further increased.

Embodiment Next, an embodiment of the present invention will be described.

In FIG. 2, (1) is a game machine such as a pachinko machine or slot machine, and (2) is a display device. The game machine (1) is configured to output a predetermined winning signal when a winning state such as a big hit occurs. On the other hand, the display device (2) includes a horizontally long rectangular parallelepiped indicator lamp (3) attached to the upper or upper position of the game machine (1), and a control device incorporated in the indicator lamp (3). It has (4).

As shown in FIG. 1, the indicator lamp (3) has, as shown in FIG. 1, a total of eight wide and flat compound eye lamps (5) arranged in two rows in the upper and lower rows and four rows in the left and right rows. Has a push button type call switch (6) and a machine number display section (7) showing a game machine number. Each lamp (5) is a set of two lamps located on the left and right sides in each of the upper and lower rows to form a total of four pairs of lamp groups A to D. Further, the lamps in the upper and lower rows are configured to have mutually different colors, for example, the upper lamp is red and the lower lamp is yellow. The call switch (6) is
This is used to call a clerk by turning on a predetermined lamp when the player presses the game machine when trouble occurs.

The blinking of the lamp (5) is controlled by the controller (4) in the indicator lamp (3). FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a specific configuration example of the control device (4). The control device (4) includes a winning signal input circuit (41), a counter circuit (42), and four drive circuits (43a) to (43d). The winning signal input circuit (41) is a game machine (1).
It receives a predetermined winning signal such as a jackpot signal sent from the player and sends it to the counter circuit (42) so that it can selectively respond to various output forms of the winning signal of the game machine (1). Has been formed. That is, the output form of the winning signal differs depending on the manufacturer and model of the game machine (1), and there are various types such as those output as an optical signal, those output as a voltage signal, and those output as a so-called contact output. . The input circuit (41) includes a phototransistor that produces an output upon receiving an optical signal, a voltage signal output receiving terminal, and a contact output receiving terminal. It is said that the terminals can be selectively connected. In any case, the winning signal from the game machine (1) is received and the signal-converted winning signal is sent to the counter circuit (42).

The counter circuit (42) is a winning signal input circuit (41)
Receives the winning signal sent from the device, starts operation, divides the pulse from the pulse generation circuit (44), and outputs each output terminal Q.
_The pulse is sequentially output to _{1 to} Q ₄ . Then, this is repeated until the winning signal disappears. The drive circuits (43a) to (43d) receive the outputs of the counter circuit (42) and drive the lamp groups A to D to light them. Therefore, when the drive circuits (43a) to (43d) are operating, that is, while the terminal output of the counter circuit (42) is being sent, the corresponding lamp group is turned on, and is turned off when the counter circuit has no output. Has been made. Thus, the outputs Q _{1 to} Q ₄ of the counter circuit (42) are sequentially and repeatedly output, so that the lamp group sequentially blinks in the order of A → B → C → D → A. Has been made.

In addition, (6) shown in FIG. 3 is the above-mentioned calling switch, and the lighting signal is input to the drive circuits (43a) (43b) independently of the output of the counter circuit (42) by pressing the switch. The two lamp groups A and B are continuously lit. Further, (8) shown in the figure is a magnet detection device arranged at a predetermined position on the back side of the game machine,
When a pachinko machine or the like is illegally operated using a magnet, the magnet is detected and a lighting signal is sent to the drive circuits (43c) (43d) to light the two lamp groups C and D. The magnet detection device (8) is configured to be reset by a reset switch (9) provided inside the game machine.

 Next, the operation of the display device according to the illustrated embodiment will be described.

When the game machine (1) enters a winning state such as a big hit, a predetermined winning signal is output. The winning signal is received by the winning signal input circuit (41), converted into a signal, and sent to the counter circuit (42). The counter circuit (42) receives the winning signal and receives the pulse generation circuit (4
4) divides the output pulse, and outputs the pulses sequentially and repeatedly Q ₁ to Q ₄ output terminals. Receiving this output, the drive circuits (43a) to (43d) sequentially operate, whereby the lamp group sequentially blinks A → B → C → D → A. The lamp groups A to D are arranged in the upper left column, the upper right column, the lower right column, and the lower left column in the indicator lamp (3), so that these lamps are sequentially flashed, as shown in FIGS. 4 (a) to 4 (d). The light continuously flows through the four lamp groups in a rotating manner in an endless manner, which gives a strong impression to the player or store clerk who sees this, thereby increasing the visibility, entertainment and display. Moreover, in this embodiment, the colors of the lamps are different for each of the upper and lower rows, so that the color effect is added and the visibility, displayability, etc. are further increased. The flow blinking continues until the winning state is released, in other words, until there is no winning signal from the game machine (1). Further, when a trouble occurs in the machine during a big hit, the lamp group A, B in the upper row is continuously turned on by the operation of the call switch (6) by the player, and the clerk can be called. In this case, Q _{1 to} Q ₄ of the counter circuit (42)
Since the output is still being sent out, the lamp groups C and D continue to blink.

On the other hand, when the game machine is tampered with by a magnet during playing, the magnet detector (8) detects this and the lamp groups C and D are continuously lit to notify the clerk of the fact of tampering.

Although the two lamps are paired in the illustrated embodiment,
The eight lamps may be configured to be independently blinkable, and the eight lamps may flow in a rotating manner and blink. Further, the number of lamps is not limited to that in the illustrated embodiment, and it is sufficient that at least three lamps are provided in order to enable the rotary flow blinking. In addition to the upper and lower rows, the colors of the lamps may be changed in the left and right rows, or only the left and right rows may be different colors.

Effect of the Invention According to the above, the present invention receives at least three lamps which are provided outside the play board surface and are arranged in a plurality of rows in the vertical and horizontal directions, and a predetermined winning signal from the game machine, A control device for rotating and continuously turning on and off the lamp is provided.
Therefore, the rotating flashing of the lamp can give a stronger impression to the player, etc., and draw attention, compared to the conventional linear flashing of flashes, which is a special prize for the purpose of increasing visibility, interest, and display. It can be made suitable as a display when winning.

Moreover, the lamps are arranged in a plurality of rows above and below and to the left and right and rotate and continuously flow to blink. Therefore, when the player wants to call a clerk, one of the rows of the lamps above and below or one of the left and right lamp rows is always lit. By
It is also possible to specify the calling state while keeping the blinking of other lamp rows.

Further, when the lamps in the upper and lower rows are formed of different colors, the color effect is added to the above effect, and the visibility, the attractiveness, and the displayability can be further increased.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the indicator lamp, FIG. 2 is a front view of the game machine and the indicator lamp in use, FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing an example of a control device, and FIG. It is a front view of the indicator lamp for explaining. (1) …… Game machine, (2) …… Display device, (3) ……
Indicator, (4) ... Control device, (5) ... Lamp,
(A) to (D) ... Lamp group.

Claims (2)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. At least three lamps which are provided on the outside of a game board and are arranged in a plurality of rows in the vertical and horizontal directions, and a predetermined winning signal from a game machine is received to rotate the lamps. A winning display device for a game machine, comprising a control device for continuously flowing and blinking. 2. The winning display device for a game machine according to claim 1, wherein the lamp colors are different in the upper and lower rows.