AU2019202411A1 - A gaming machine and display device therefor - Google Patents
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Abstract
A display device for a gaming machine comprising: a structural support; 5 a video display for displaying images that relate to a game that can be played on the gaming machine; a mechanical reel mounted to the structural support for rotational movement, the mechanical reel having a outer periphery defining a plurality of image positions which rotate with the reel including at least one variable display position; and 10 an actuator for moving the video display linearly between i) a first position in which the video display is held displaced inwardly from the outer periphery of the reel to allow the reel to rotate relative to the video display, and ii) a second position in which the video display is located closer toward the outer periphery of the reel and in registration with a specific variable display position of the at least one variable display 15 position to display content at the specific variable display position.
Description
A GAMING MACHINE AND DISPLAY DEVICE THEREFOR
RELATED APPLICATION
This application is a divisional application of Australian patent application number 2017202615, which in turn is a divisional application of Australian patent application number 2015202176, which in turn is a divisional application of Australian patent application number 2012203485, which in turn is a divisional application of Australian patent application number 2008255247. The disclosures of each of these applications are incorporated herein by reference.
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to gaming machines and display devices therefor.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
In the past, gaming machines with mechanical spinning reels have been driven by spring loaded mechanisms that are released by pulling the handle of the gaming machine. A characteristic of this type of mechanism is that the reels stop spinning on a random basis and thus, the outcomes of the games played are also random. More recently, spinning reels have been driven by stepper motors that enable the stop position of the reels and, therefore, the allocation of payouts to be accurately controlled. In addition, electronic gaming machinery is now being used to simulate reels on display screens that appear to a player to be spun and stopped using computer generated graphics. However players are still attracted to, and enjoy playing, gaming machines having mechanical reels.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
According to the present invention there is provided a display device for a gaming machine comprising:
a structural support;
a video display for displaying images that relate to a game that can be played on the gaming machine;
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2019202411 05 Apr 2019 a mechanical reel mounted to the structural support for rotational movement, the mechanical reel having a outer periphery defining a plurality of image positions which rotate with the reel including at least one variable display position; and an actuator for moving the video display linearly between i) a first position in which the video display is held displaced inwardly from the outer periphery of the reel to allow the reel to rotate relative to the video display, and ii) a second position in which the video display is located closer toward the outer periphery of the reel and in registration with a specific variable display position of the at least one variable display position to display content at the specific variable display position.
In an embodiment, the outer periphery of the reel is defined by a peripheral wall and the variable display position of the outer periphery defines an opening and when the video display is located in the second position, the video display is received by the opening.
Although it is possible that the entire video display or only part of the video display may protrude outside the peripheral wall when located in the second position, in an embodiment the video display is located inside an outermost face of the peripheral wall when located in the second position.
In an embodiment, at least part of the video display is planar with the outermost face of the peripheral wall.
Even more suitably, the video display has a flat face or curved face.
According to one embodiment, the video display is selected from the group comprising a TFT (thin film transistor displays), and OLED (organic light emitting diode display) and an LCD (liquid crystal display).
According to an alternative embodiment, the display includes a projector component. In an embodiment, the projector component projects directly to the variable displaying position. In an embodiment, the projector component projects to the variable display position.
In an embodiment, the reel comprises a plurality of variable display positions.
In an embodiment, the display device comprises a plurality of displays
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In an embodiment, the display device comprises an actuator controller, such as a microprocessor, that is operable to move the video display from the first position to the second position when the reel is located in the desired stop position.
In an embodiment, the actuator controller is also operatable to move the video display between the first and second positions in co-ordination with rotation of the reel and stopping of the reel.
In an embodiment, when the reel is located in the desired stop position and the display located in the second position, prior to rotation of the reel, the actuator controller is operable to move the video display from the second position to the first position.
In an embodiment, the display device comprises a stop mechanism arranged to stop 15 the mechanical reel at a desired position.
In an embodiment, the display device comprises a driver to drive the reel for rotational positioning relative to the display.
In an embodiment, the display device comprises a stepper motor that drives the mechanical reel and a drive controller, such as a microprocessor, operable to stop the mechanical reel at a desired stop position.
In an embodiment, the drive controller and actuator controller communicate such that 25 the actuator controller moves the display from the first position to the second position when the drive controller has stopped the reel at a desired stop position.
In an embodiment, the structural support comprises a first support member to which the mechanical reel is mounted and a second support member to which the display is 30 mounted.
According to the present invention there is also provided an electronic gaming machine comprising:
a gaming machine housing; and one or more display devices at least a part of which is disposed in said gaming machine housing, each display device comprising a structural support;
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2019202411 05 Apr 2019 a video display for displaying images that relate to a game that can be played on the gaming machine;
a mechanical reel mounted to the structural support for rotational movement, the mechanical reel having a outer periphery defining a plurality of images positions which rotate with the reel including at least one variable display position; and an actuator for moving the video display linearly between i) a first position in which the video display is held displaced inwardly from the outer periphery of the reel and when the video display is in said first position the reel can be rotated 10 relative to the video display, and ii) a second position in which the display is located closer toward the outer periphery of the reel and in registration with a specific variable display position of the at least one variable display position to display content at the specific variable display position.
In an embodiment, the gaming machine further comprises a reel controller for controlling the stopping position of the or each reel.
In an embodiment, the gaming machine further comprises an actuator controller which is operable to control movement of the display device between the first and 20 second positions.
In an embodiment, the reel controller and actuator controller communicate such that the actuator controller operates the actuator to move the display from a first position to the second position when the reel is located in a desired stopped.
According to the present invention there is also provided an electronic gaming machine comprising:
a cabinet;
a computer processor;
a plurality of reel assemblies that are at least in part contained within the cabinet, each assembly comprising
i) a reel with an outer periphery;
ii) a motor that drives the reel in rotational movement, the computer processor controlling the motors to rotate the reels and position the reels at desired stop positions;
iii) a display unit for displaying images; and
11242340_1 (GHMatters) P74472.AU.4 iv) an actuator that moves the display and the computer processor controlling the actuator so as to move the display between a retracted position at which the display is displaced from the outer periphery of the reel and an operating position in which the display is located closer to the outer periphery of the reel to allow the images to be observed through the periphery.
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According to the present invention there is provided a method of displaying images from a reel of a gaming machine, the reel having a variable display position at which 10 the content of the images being display can be varied, the method comprising the steps of:
a) rotating the reel in response to a player placing a wager;
b) stopping the reel at a desired stop position so as to align the display with the variable display position of the reel;
c) moving the display between a first position in which the display is removed from the reel to allow the reel to be rotated and a second position in which the display is located adjacent to the reel while the reel is located in the stop position; and
d) showing an image from the display while the display is located in the second position.
In an embodiment, the method further includes the step of moving the display from the first position to the second position when the reel is stopped in the desired stop position and moving the display from the second position to the first position before 25 rotation of the reel.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
The present invention will now be described with reference to the accompanying figures, of which:
Figure 1 is a perspective view of a gaming machine according to an embodiment of the invention;
Figure 2 is a perspective view of a display device according to an embodiment of the present invention;
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Figure 3 is a reverse perspective view of the display device shown in Figure 2;
Figures 4 and 5 are cross sectional views of a mechanical reel according to an embodiment of the invention including a display unit located in a retracted position 5 and a forward position respectively;
Figures 6 and 7 are cross sectional views of a mechanical reel according to an embodiment of the invention comprising a set of three displays that are located in retracted and forward positions respectively; and
Figure 8 is a block diagram illustrating components of the gaming machine or the display devices according to the embodiments shown in Figures 1 to 7.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
The preferred embodiments shown in the figures relate to a gaming machine and a display device for gaming machines comprising a plurality of mechanical reels, each having at least one variable display position where a display unit may show a still image such as a symbol, an animation, a video or other content. The display unit 20 may additionally be used to impart visual effects at positions on the mechanical reels where there is a symbol such as a printed symbol. A feature common to the embodiments is that the content of the display devices shown at the variable display position on the reel can be changed, and the display unit can be manoeuvred to minimize parallax effects arising from apparent separation between the display unit 25 and the reel. The gaming machine therefore enables electronic gaming machinery technology to be employed while maintaining the appeal and attraction of players to gaming machines having mechanical reels.
An example of the external physical form of the gaming machine is illustrated in 30 Figure 1. The gaming machine 10 includes a housing in the form of a cabinet 11 having a glass face 12 with a viewing window 13 that enables the mechanical reels (not shown in the figure) to be viewed. A mid-trim 14 of the gaming machine 10 houses an interface embodied as a back of buttons 15 that enable a player to interact with the gaming machine 10. The gaming machine 10 may also include a multitude 35 of other features including a top box 16 carrying art work including, for example, play tables and details of bonus awards and other information or images relating to the game being played. The top box 16 may also include an electronic display, for
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2019202411 05 Apr 2019 example a video display unit such as a cathode ray tube screen, a liquid crystal display, a plasma screen or any other suitable video display.
Figures 2 and 3 illustrate a display device according to an embodiment of the present 5 invention in the form of a single mechanical reel 20 having a small electronic display unit 21 arranged to display content at a variable display position on the mechanical wall in the form of a opening 22 (shown in Figure 3) formed in a periphery 31 of the reel 23 in the form of a window 24 in a reel strip 25. In addition to the opening formed in the reel strip 25, the reel strip itself may also include printed images which, 10 in addition to the content which can be shown on the display, relate to the game being played on the machine. Although not shown in Figures 2 and 3, the mechanical reel also includes an actuator for moving the display between a retracted position in which the display is displaced from the reel periphery and an operating position in which the display is located in operative position adjacent to the reel strip.
The mechanical reel is preferably driven by a stepper motor 26 which are known in the art. The stepper motor allows the mechanical reel 20 to be moved through a series of incrementally-spaced positions such as 22 stop positions. The mechanical reel 20 can be driven rotationally and stopped at any one of the plurality of stop positions as determined. Each of the stop positions corresponds with a symbol or image position that is used to determine the outcomes of the game. Any form of stop determiner such as, for example, a random number generator or a predetermined control sequence can be used, at least in part, to control operation of the stepper motor and thus rotation of the reels. The gaming machine itself will include a plurality of reels, such as for example 1 to 6 reels mounted in the cabinet of the gaming machine behind the window of the gaming machine.
With reference to Figures 2 and 3, the mechanical reel 20 of each display device is mounted to a support structure 27 comprising a base plate 28 which is mounted within the gaming machine cabinet 11 and a side plate 29 extending upwardly from 30 the base plate 28 to which the stepper motor is attached. The reel 20 is mounted for rotational movement about an axle 30 extending from the side plate 29. Power and control signals are supplied through an electrical contactor 32 on the base plate 28.
According to one embodiment, a set of symbols are disposed on the reel strip 25, such as the symbol “K” 33 at one or more variable display positions on the reel strip 35 25.
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Depending on the rotational operation of the mechanical reel 20, the mechanical reel can be stopped such that the electronic display unit 21 aligns or registers with the window 24 in the reel strip 25. Thus, the display unit 21 can be used to show or display varying content based on pre-stored image data. Conversely, the reel 20 may also be rotated and stopped at stop positions where the reel strip 25 obscurers from view the display unit 21 and in which case, the symbol printed onto the reel strip 25 at the stop position will form part of the game being played.
Figures 4 and 5 are schematic illustrations of a cross sectional view of a mechanical 10 reel 40 comprising an electronic display unit 41 and an actuator 42 for moving the display unit 41 between two positions. The features of the reel 40, the actuator 42 and electronic display unit 41 may be incorporated into the mechanical reel 20 shown in Figures 2 and 3.
With particular reference to Figure 4, the actuator 42 locates the display unit 41 in a retracted position in which the display unit 41 is displaced from the outer periphery 43 of the reel, thereby allowing rotation of the reel by the stepper motor without interference from the display unit 41. In the case of Figure 5, the display unit 41 is located in an advanced position in which the display 41 is located adjacent to, or in contact with the outer periphery 43 of the reel 40. In the situation in which the stepper motor stops the mechanical reel with the variable display position over or in alignment with the display 41, the actuator 42 is operable to move the electronic display unit toward the outer periphery 43 of the reel and, indeed, such that the electronic display unit 41 is received within a frame or opening formed within the outer periphery 41. Once located in the advanced position, the electronic display unit can, in addition to displaying other content, display a symbol determining the outcome of a game being played on the machine. Content other than symbols or determining the outcome of the game being played on the machine may include symbols or images that represent rotation of the reels at speed correlating to rotation 30 of the reel and equating to the speed of rotation of adjacent mechanical reels of the gaming machine. In addition, even prior to the display unit being located by the actuator in the window of the reel strip, the display unit 41 may show images or content representing a conventional reel strip having images printed thereon during rotation as if the electronic device was a conventional reel strip.
The actuator 42 may be in the form of any one or a combination of any suitable mechanical, electrical or fluid operated system. For example, the actuator may be in
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2019202411 05 Apr 2019 the form of any one or a combination of a ram mechanism including electronic screw mechanisms, hydraulic mechanisms, pneumatic mechanisms or any other mechanism having a linear action; electric motors; springs including compression springs or tensile springs; electromagnetic actuators; rack and pinion mechanisms;
block and cable mechanisms; pulling mechanisms; gear mechanisms; gear and chain mechanism; lever mechanisms; sliding mechanisms; pneumatic suction devices or any other mechanism capable of moving the display unit between the retracted and advanced positions. In the case of the embodiment shown in Figures 4 and 5, the actuator 42 comprises a central electromagnet unit 44 and a pair of compression springs 45. The electromagnetic unit 44 retracts the display 41 to the position shown in Figure 4 and the compression springs 45 biases the display toward the forward advanced position as shown in Figure 5. Movement of the display 41 between retracted and advanced positions may be supported by rails, slides, tracks or any suitable linear member along which the display can travel.
A schematic cross sectional view of a mechanical reel 60 according to an alternative embodiment is illustrated in Figure 6 and 7. Again the features of the reel 60, shown in Figures 6 and 7 may also be incorporated in the reels shown in Figures 2 and 3.
With reference to Figures 6 and 7, the reel 60 includes 3 electronic display units 61A, 61B, 61C mounted side-by-side on a platform 62 which, like the embodiment shown in Figures 3 and 4, as moved by an actuator 63 so as to move the electronic display units 61A-C between a retracted position as shown in Figure 6, and an advanced position as shown in Figure 7 so that displacement between one or move openings in a reel strip 64 and the electronic display units 61A-C is minimised. Rather than the display units 61A-C being moved by a single actuator, separate actuators may be provided for individual display units or multiple display units.
In the case of the embodiment shown in Figures 6 and 7, the reel strip 64 may include one or more openings which when the reel is stopped at a desired stop position, one or more of the openings may align with one or more or the three electronic display units 61A-C. In the situation in which the openings do not align or register with any of the display units 61 A-C the reel strip 64 will obscure from view the display units 61 A-C, and thereby, in effect determine the game being played by the images printed on the reel strip. The actuator 63 of the embodiment shown in Figures 6 and 7 may be in the form of any one or a combination of the different types of actuators mentioned above in relation to the embodiment shown in Figures 4 and
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5. In the case of the embodiment shown in Figures 6 and 7, the actuator 63 comprises a central electromagnet unit 65 and a pair of compression springs 66.
The electromagnetic unit 65 retracts the display 61 to the position shown in Figure 6 and the compression springs 66 biases the display 61 toward the forward advanced position as shown in Figure 7. Movement of the display 61 between retracted and advanced positions may be supported by rails, slides, tracks or any suitable linear member along which the display can travel.
The display units shown in Figures 4 and 5, or Figures 6 and 7 may be of any suitable form including LCD displays, TFT displays or OLEDs.
Although not shown in Figures 5 to 7, the display device may also include support structures comprising a base plate and side plates, wherein the reel is rotatably mounted on an axle extending from the side plate. A stepper motor may also be used to drive the reels in rotational movement.
Figure 8 is a block diagram illustrating the principal functional components of a display device or a gaming machine comprising display devices such as those shown in Figures 1 to 7. The block diagram is a specific example in which multiple display 20 devices, each having a single reel or a single display device 80 comprising multiple reels 81. The reels 81 each include one or more electronic display units 82 that are manoeuvred by an actuator 86 in the sense of the embodiments shown in Figures 4 to 7. Operation is controlled by a game controller 83 which is in data communication with player interface, such as display units 82, and typically includes a processor that 25 processes the game play instructions in accordance with game play rules and outputs game play outcome data to the display units. Typically, the game play instructions are stored in a memory but can also be hardwired. It will be understood that the term “processor” is used to refer generically to any device that can process game play instructions in accordance with game play rules and may include: a microprocessor, microcontroller, a programmable logic device or other computational device, a general purpose computer such as for example a PC or a server.
The game controller 83 comprises a stop determiner 84 incorporating a random mechanism, such as a random number generator or a mapping system to modify the odds of particular outcomes. The stop determiner controls the selection of the stop position of the mechanical reels and in turn the stop controller 85 of the stepper motors that stops the reels 81 at the desired stop position. Specifically when, the
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2019202411 05 Apr 2019 stop determiner 84 communicates to the controller 85 of the stepper motor to stop of the reel 81 with the variable stop position of the reel 81 in alignment or in registration with one or more of the display units 82, for example, when the variable display position is located in an winning line, an actuator controllers 86 are operable to move the display units 82 to minimise apparent parallax effects between the periphery of the reels 81 and the display units 82. For example, in the situation in which a player places a wager, the reels 81 are rotated and the stop determiner 84 selects the stop position of the reels 81 and the variable display position is located over the display units 82, the actuator controller 86 is operable so that the actuators move the display units 82 from a first position at which the display units are removed from the periphery of the reel 82 to a second position at which the display is located adjacent to the periphery of the reel 82. Image data 87, selected by an outcome determiner 88 is communicated to the display units 82 via a reel display controller 89 and displayed to the player. If the player is to continue with the game, the actuator controller 86 is operable to move the display units 82 away from the reels 81 and allow rotation of the reels 81.
It will be appreciated that many modification and variations may be made to the embodiments of the invention described above without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention.
In the claims which follow and in the preceding description of the invention, except where the context requires otherwise due to express language or necessary implication, the word “comprise” or variations such as “comprises” or “comprising” is 25 used in an inclusive sense, i.e. to specify the presence of the stated features but not to preclude the presence or addition of further features in various embodiments of the invention.
Claims (18)
1. A display device for a gaming machine comprising:
a structural support;
a video display for displaying images that relate to a game that can be played
5 on the gaming machine;
a mechanical reel mounted to the structural support for rotational movement, the mechanical reel having a outer periphery defining a plurality of image positions which rotate with the reel including at least one variable display position; and an actuator for moving the video display linearly between i) a first position in
10 which the video display is held displaced inwardly from the outer periphery of the reel to allow the reel to rotate relative to the video display, and ii) a second position in which the video display is located closer toward the outer periphery of the reel and in registration with a specific variable display position of the at least one variable display position to display content at the specific variable display position.
2. The display device according to claim 1, wherein the outer periphery of the reel is defined by a peripheral wall and the variable display position of the outer periphery defines an opening in the peripheral wall and when the video display is located in the second position, the video display is received by the opening.
3. The display device according to claim 2, wherein the video display is located inside an outermost face of the peripheral wall when located in the second position.
4. The display device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein at least part 25 of the video display is planar with an outermost face of the peripheral wall when located in the second position.
5. The display device according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the video display is selected from the group comprising a TFT, and OLED and an LCD.
6. The display device according to any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein the reel comprises a plurality of variable display positions.
7. The display device according to any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein the display device comprises a plurality of displays.
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8. The display device according to any one of claims 1 to 7, further comprising an actuator controller that is operable to move the video display between the first and second positions in co-ordination with rotation of the reel and stopping of the reel.
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9. The display device according to claim 8, wherein the actuator controller is operable to move the video display from the first position to the second position when the reel is located in a desired stop position.
10. The display device according to claim 9, whereby when the reel is located in
10 the desired stop position and the video display located in the second position, prior to rotation of the reel, the actuator controller is operable to move the video display from the second position to the first position.
11. The display device according to any one of claims 1 to 10, wherein the
15 display device comprises a stop mechanism arranged to stop the mechanical reel at a desired position.
12. The display device according to any one of claims 1 to 11, wherein the display device comprises a driver to drive the reel for rotational positioning relative to
20 the display.
13. The display device according to claim 7, wherein the display device comprises a stepper motor that drives the mechanical reel and a drive controller is operable to stop the mechanical reel at a desired stop position.
14. The display device according to claim 13, wherein the drive controller and actuator controller communicate such that the actuator controller moves the display from the first position to the second position when the drive controller has stopped the reel at a desired stop position.
15. The display device according to any one of claims 1 to 14, wherein the structural support comprises a first support member to which the mechanical reel is mounted and a second support member to which the display is mounted.
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16. An electronic gaming machine comprising:
a gaming machine housing; and
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2019202411 05 Apr 2019 one or more display devices at least a part of which is disposed in said gaming machine housing, each display device comprising a structural support;
a video display for displaying images that relate to a game that can be played
5 on the gaming machine;
a mechanical reel mounted to the structural support for rotational movement, the mechanical reel having a outer periphery defining a plurality of images positions which rotate with the reel including at least one variable display position; and an actuator for moving the video display linearly between i) a first position in
10 which the video display is held displaced inwardly from the outer periphery of the reel and when the video display is in said first position the reel can be rotated relative to the video display, and ii) a second position in which the display is located closer toward the outer periphery of the reel and in registration with a specific variable display position of the at least one variable display position to display content at the
15 specific variable display position.
17. The electronic gaming machine according to claim 16, wherein the gaming machine further comprises a reel controller for controlling the stopping position of the or each reel.
18. The electronic gaming machine according to claim 16 or 17, wherein the gaming machine further comprises an actuator controller which is operable to control movement of the display device between the first and second positions.
25 19. The electronic gaming machine according to claim 18 when dependent on claim 17, wherein the reel controller and actuator controller communicate such that the actuator controller operates the actuator to move the display from a first position to the second position when the reel is located in a desired stopped position.
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