CN1589937A

CN1589937A - Gaming machine

Info

Publication number: CN1589937A
Application number: CNA200410029468XA
Authority: CN
Inventors: 冈田和生; 富士本淳
Original assignee: Aruze Corp
Current assignee: Universal Entertainment Corp
Priority date: 2003-04-30
Filing date: 2004-03-19
Publication date: 2005-03-09
Anticipated expiration: 2024-03-19
Also published as: AU2004200896B2; AU2004200896A1; US20040224758A1; CN100333812C; ZA200401684B; EP1473683B1; EP1473683A1

Abstract

During playing a slot machine, high brightness LEDs 39m2 constituting an illumination device are lighted and a liquid crystal display panel 39d is illuminated by the light emitted from the high brightness LEDs 39m2. Since the high brightness LEDs 39m2 are lighted merely through application of DC current, no inverter circuit is necessary, and the image displayed on the liquid crystal display panel 39d can be prevented from being disturbed by noise.

Description

Game machine

Technical field

The present invention relates to a kind of game machine that comprises a kind of electricity display unit.

Background technology

Usually, this class game machine comprises a coin-in-slot mechanism.When playing a coin-in-slot mechanism, be embedded in three the cylinders rotations afterwards of its front panel, the symbol that therefore is plotted in each outer surface of cylinder shows one by one changeably by three cylinder windows that form in front panel.When this cylinder stop operating and each window on symbols displayed when conforming to predetermined combinations, then won this recreation, and paid the game money that wins.

A LCD that provides at cylinder window downside on the front plate is provided traditional coin-in-slot mechanism, is used as the electricity display unit, to show effect imaging and the frame (be called patent document 1) relevant with ongoing recreation.Another kind of traditional coin-in-slot mechanism comprises a LCD, and a big viewing area that provides on front plate is provided for it, and is used as a kind of electricity display unit.This kind display unit comprises: a LGP is arranged in the rear surface side of this display panels; The lighting device that is made of a cold-cathode tube is disposed in the place of the upper and lower side side of LGP.The illumination light of sending from this cold-cathode tube enters this LGP from the side up and down of this LGP, subsequently by invested the trailing flank of this LCDs at the inner lens otch that forms of this LGP.This display panels is bright by the illumination that this sends.

As an example, please refer to Japan Patent public publication 2002-78856.

Yet, this traditional coin-in-slot mechanism uses cold-cathode tube as the lighting device that is used to illuminate display panels, this traditional coin-in-slot mechanism since the coil of wire loss of transformer and between each game machine when being applied to voltage on the cold-cathode tube, voltage can change, this transformer is used to make this cold-cathode tube to open, and the result causes being used to illuminating display panels between each game machine brightness changes.Further, this above-mentioned traditional coin-in-slot mechanism needs a kind of negative circuit to avoid illumination flicker.Yet, be presented at image on the LCDs and may be subjected to interference from the noise of this inverter circuit.

In using the traditional coin-in-slot mechanism of cold-cathode tube as lighting device, the increase of its liquid crystal display screen dimensions need correspondingly increase the illumination light quantity of lighting device.Yet, when the quantity of cold-cathode tube increases when increasing the illumination light quantity, be used to arrange that the space of this cold-cathode tube must expand on the thickness direction of LGP.Therefore, therefore the thickness of this LGP also must increase, and the result causes the growth of electricity sized display.In addition, the increase of light guide plate must bring the increase of distance between cylinder and the LCDs.Therefore, in being equipped with traditional coin-in-slot mechanism of large-sized LCDs, when realizing when on a symbol, covering the effect of liquid crystal image and so on, because player's visual angle difference, at the symbol that is plotted in outer surface of cylinder and be presented between the image on the LCDs and the significant displacement of tangible displacement may occur.

Summary of the invention

In order to address these problems, the invention provides a kind of coin-in-slot mechanism, it comprises and is used for the variable display means of displaying symbol changeably; And, an electricity display unit, be arranged in this variable display means front, and have and be used for seeing the transmission region that can show the symbol on the variable display means from the game machine outside, wherein said electricity display unit comprises: one shows the electricity display floater of an image and the lighting device with light emitting diode, and this lighting device is from illuminating this electricity display floater thereafter.

According to this structure, this electricity display floater is thrown light on by LEDs, and therefore the image that is presented on this electricity display floater will be visible.Because only just can light LEDs by applying direct current, then inverter circuit is unnecessary.Further, owing to do not need transformer to light LEDs, then can avoid the variation of the voltage on the lighting device that is applied between each game machine owing to coil of wire loss.And, only just can adjust brightness of illumination easily by the current flow of using variable resistor and so on adjustment to be provided to LEDs.

In addition, in the present invention, the electricity display unit can so be arranged, so that this electricity display unit can comprise a LGP, the light that is used for entering from an one side is directed to the rear surface of this electricity display unit, to shine this light; Wherein, this lighting device comprises a plurality of light emitting diodes, and wherein each all aligns continuously along the side of this LGP.

According to this structure, might by adjustment offer each LEDs that arranges electric current flow or need provide the quantity of the guiding of electric current to adjust the light quantity of the illumination light of sending from this lighting device by increase/minimizing.

Further, in the present invention, this lighting device can so dispose, so that a plurality of light emitting diodes that provide with matrix form on the whole surface of this electricity display unit except that the optical transmission region territory are provided this lighting device, and this light emitting diode is in the face of the rear surface of this electricity display unit.

According to this structure,, then might not use LGP this electricity display floater that just can throw light on because the light that sends from LEDs directly illuminates this electricity display floater.Further, might by increase/minimizing offer among these a plurality of LEDs each electric current flow and in a wide scope, adjust the light quantity of sending from lighting device, described a plurality of LEDs are arranged on the surface of element of writing board shape.Therefore, even for large-sized electricity display floater, also might increase photoemissive quantity significantly when the thickness of keeping lighting device is constant, the distance between variable display means and the electricity display floater can remain unchanged.Further, might optionally throw light on appointed area in the electricity display floater is perhaps respectively by the LEDs zone selecting to open from those LEDs zones of arranging with matrix form or adjust the brightness of an appointed area by the flow that adjustment offers the electric current of the LEDs in the appointed area.

Description of drawings

Fig. 1 is the front view according to a kind of coin-in-slot mechanism one appearance of first embodiment of the invention;

Fig. 2 is a kind of view, wherein, and the sequenced triggering of triumph line that shows on the display window according to the coin-in-slot mechanism of the first embodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 3 is the vertical cross section according to the cylinder display window unit of the coin-in-slot mechanism of first embodiment of the invention.

Fig. 4 is a decomposition diagram that is presented at the cylinder display window unit among Fig. 3;

Fig. 5 be show Fig. 4 the enlarged perspective of structure of apparent lighting device;

Fig. 6 is a schematic diagram, and it has shown the symbol of being drawn on the outer surface according to the cylinder of the coin-in-slot mechanism of first embodiment of the invention;

Fig. 7 is a vertical cross section according to the roller unit of the rotation of the coin-in-slot mechanism of first embodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 8 is a perspective view, and it has shown the structure of rotary drum of the roller unit of this rotation of formation shown in Figure 7;

Fig. 9 is a schematic diagram, and it has shown and is plotted in according to symbol combination on the display unit of the separation of the coin-in-slot mechanism of first embodiment of the invention;

Figure 10 is a block diagram of the circuit structure installed on the master control borad according to the coin-in-slot mechanism of first embodiment of the invention;

Figure 11 is the block diagram of the circuit structure installed on the child control plate that shows according to the coin-in-slot mechanism of first embodiment of the invention;

Figure 12 is a vertical cross section according to the cylinder display window unit of the coin-in-slot mechanism of second embodiment of the invention;

Figure 13 is a decomposition diagram of cylinder display window shown in Figure 12 unit; And

Figure 14 is an enlarged perspective, and it has shown the structure of lighting device shown in Figure 13.

The specific embodiment

To describe first embodiment now, wherein be applied on the coin-in-slot mechanism according to game machine of the present invention.

Fig. 1 is the front view of demonstration according to the appearance of the coin-in-slot mechanism 1 of this embodiment.

Be in the place, center of the main body of coin-in-slot mechanism in rack inside, rotatable three

cylinders

2,3 and 4 are provided.These

cylinders

2,3 and 4 constitute a variable display means, are used for the various symbols that show that changeably recreation is used.Outer surface in each

cylinder

2,3 and 4 has been drawn a symbol line, and it forms (being called symbol hereinafter) by multiple symbol.Provide cylinder display window unit 39 in the front of each cylinder 2-4.By each

display window

5,6 and 7 that in cylinder display window unit 39, limits, can see corresponding three symbols, they are from those symbols on the outer surface that is plotted on

corresponding cylinder

2,3 and 4.The triumph that adds up to five line is provided on cylinder display window unit 39, among this triumph line three be level, remaining two be diagonal.Below display window 5-7, on the right side, provide one to insert mouth 8, the player inserts one or more game moneys by it, and this game money is used as game medium.

Before starting a recreation, when the player dropped into a game money and inserts in mouthfuls 8 to game money, a horizontal center triumph line L1 was activated, as shown in Fig. 2 (a).When dropping into two game moneys, above and following two levels triumph line L2A and L2B be increased so that add up to three levels triumph line L1, L2A and L2B, as showing at Fig. 2 (b).When inserting three game moneys, whole five triumph line L1, L2A, L2B, L3A and L4B are activated, as shown in Fig. 2 (c).Each circle symbol that is presented among these figure is illustrated in the symbol that cylinder 2-4 goes up drafting.

On machine front panel 38, the left side of display window 5-7, provide a symbol combination to activate booster indicator 9 continuously, a symbol combination activates booster indicator 10 continuously, one carries over

indicator

11,12, three game moneys of a recreation halt indicator insert number indicator lamp 13-15, establish for one to put quantity display unit 16 and a startup lamp 17.Control the unlatching of each indicator 9-12 and game money insertion number indicator lamp according to the state of recreation in carrying out, thereby notify the player to carry out the quantity of the game money of middle state of playing and input.This is established and puts the quantity display unit by three 7-section LED (light emitting diode) numeral formation, and the current quantity that has game money in the display device.When cylinder 2-4 can start, it was glittering to start lamp 17.

On machine front panel 38, the right of display window 5-7 provides a prize to divide 19, one payment amount displays 20 of 18, one triumph lamps of calculation display and an input lamp 21 from the apical position order.This prize divides calculation display 18 to be made of three 7-section light LED numerals, and when the player wins a prize branch recreation, the residue degree that may win when digitally being presented at RB and JAC recreation.When the symbol of triumph combination occurring on the triumph line, triumph lamp 19 brightens.This payment amount display 20 is made of three 7 sections LED numerals, and when recreation is won, the quantity of the game money that demonstration will be paid.When game money insertion mouth 8 can receive a game money, coin operated lamp 21 brightened.

Cylinder display window unit 39 comprises a display panels 39d (being described after a while), and it forms lamination thereon as an electricity display floater.This LCDs 39d can show various game informations and game effect image.In the bottom of machine front panel 38 left hands, provide 23, one A-buttons of a cross button 24, one B-buttons 25, throw in the input switch 26 of a game money, throw in the input switch 27 of two game moneys, throw in the input switch 28 of three game moneys.This cross button 23 can promptly make progress at four direction, downwards, left, carry out switching manipulation on any one direction in to the right, and this cross button 23 selects to be presented at information on the display panels 39d by moving simultaneously with A and B button.Put quantity display unit 16 and show when depositing the quantity of game money in when establishing, when one to three game money of stake in a recreation replaced game money to put into game money inserting mouthfuls 8, the input switch 26-28 of this input game money was used.

Below cylinder display window unit 39, begin to provide according to priority one to deposit game money correcting switch 29, a starting handle 30 and a

stop button

31,32 and 33 from this figure left side.This deposits game money adjustment switch 29 is to be used to adjust the game money that deposits machine intimate in.When handling starting handle 30, cylinder 2-4 begins to rotate simultaneously.This stop button 31-33 is arranged to and cylinder 2-4 consistent location separately.When each cylinder 2-4 arrived the speed of a predetermined rotation, each button 31-33 was activated effectively, and stops the rotation of each cylinder 2-4 with player's operation.

Provide a game money take-up reel 34 in the bottom in coin-in-slot mechanism 1 front.This game money take-up reel 34 is used to deposit the game money that props up outlet 35 from game money.The display unit 36 of a separation is provided on the positive top of coin-in-slot mechanism 1, when a recreation is won, has been used to show the quantity of paying game money.

Fig. 3 is a vertical cross section of cylinder display window unit 39.Fig. 4 is a decomposition diagram of cylinder display window unit 39.Just as shown in FIG. 3, this cylinder display window unit 39 is provided at the front of each

cylinder

2,3 and 4.Just as shown in Figure 4, this cylinder display window unit 39 comprises a clear acrylic plate 39a, a cylinder glass base 39b, a trough of belt metal frame 39c, a display panels 39d, a liquid crystal support member 39e, a diffuser plate 39f, a LGP 39g, a reflecting plate 39h, a back-lighting frame 39i and an anti-static plate 39j, they are from the sequenced arrangement of the nearside of this machine.

Just as shown in FIG. 3, be installed on the machine front panel 38 in mode so this cylinder display window unit 39, so that be provided to each support 39ba that protrudes up and down simultaneously on the cylinder glass base is screwed into the machine front panel 38 by corresponding screw rod 39k the back side.About this respect, each support 39ba that offers cylinder glass base 39b does not all show in Fig. 4.

This display panels 39d is made of a transparent electrical conductor display floater made from ITO or the like, and this transparent electrical conductor display floater is disposed in the front of each cylinder 2-4, can see them by panel 39d.The trailing flank of this display unit periphery is supported by a liquid crystal support member 39e.This LGP 39g by one basically the resin panel of printing opacity make and wherein be formed with a lens otch, be used to guide face from it and below enter dish 39g light enter into the trailing flank of liquid crystal board 39d.On this LGP 39g and below, an illumination apparatus 39m is provided, be used for respectively illuminating display panels 39d along upper side and the downside of LGP 39g.This diffuser plate 39f is made by the resin plate of a basic printing opacity, and is used for the light by LGP 39g guiding is scattered, so that this light illuminates display panels 39d equably.This reflecting plate 39h is used for catoptrical thin plate, and this reflecting plate 39h will deliver to LGP 39g from the light of lighting device 39m, to the side-irradiation of display panels 39d.

In diffuser plate 39f, LGP 39g, reflecting plate 39h and back-lighting frame 39i, the there provides opening 5a, 5b, 5e and the 5d that constitutes an apparent indicator gate 5, constitutes opening 6a, 6b, 6e and the 6d of an indicator gate 6 and opening 7a, 7b, 7e and the 7d of an indicator gate 7 of formation.This opening 5a-5d, opening 6a-6d and this transmission region of the superimposed primordial of opening 7a-7d.Can see at

cylinder

2,3 and 4 symbols of drawing from the outside by this basic transmission region.

This cylinder glass base 39b, trough of belt metal frame 39c, liquid crystal board 39d, liquid crystal support member 39e, diffuser plate 39f, LGP 39g, reflecting plate 39h, back-lighting frame 39i, anti-static plate 39j and lighting device 39m constitute an electricity and drive display unit, this electricity drives the front that display unit is disposed in cylinder 2-4, and allows can see the symbol of drawing by its basic transmission region on cylinder 2-4.

This display panels 39d is supported by liquid crystal support member 39e, so that integrated with diffuser plate 39f, LGP 39g and reflecting plate 39h, its periphery is inserted among the trough of belt metal frame 39c.By this insertion, the front of the periphery of the display unit of display panels 39d is supported by trough of belt metal frame 39c.

Display panels 39d, liquid crystal support member 39e, diffuser plate 39f, LGP 39g and the reflecting plate 39h integrated by being installed to trough of belt metal frame 39e further are inserted in cylinder glass base 39b at its periphery place, to such an extent as to support by cylinder glass base 39b, under this holding state, the front of the display unit of display panels 39 is open.Be assembled to a screw 39k on the front panel 38 of machine by cylinder glass base 39b, the front that this clear acrylic plate 39a presses pressure roller glass base 39b is with the front of the display unit of covering liquid LCD panel 39.

This back-lighting frame 39i is made of a white resin plate, and trough of belt metal frame 39c, display panels 39d, liquid crystal display support member 39e, diffuser plate 39f, LGP 39g and the reflecting plate 39h that will support by cylinder glass base 39b, this back-lighting frame 39i from their supported back to cylinder glass base 39b.This anti-static plate 39j is transparent and is adhered to the back side of background illumination frame 39i with two-sided tape, and covers each hole 5d, the 6d that form among the back-lighting frame 39i and the back of 7d.

Fig. 5 is the enlarged perspective that a lighting device 39m arranges along the downside of LGP 39g.This lighting device 39m that arranges along the upper side of LGP 39g has identical structure with top lighting device.

As shown in this figure, each lighting device 39m comprises the LEDs39m2 of a plurality of high brightness that are arranged in the upper surface on the plate 39m1.This plate 39m1 is a long slab, and provides a connector 39m3 in a terminal longitudinally place, and it is used to connect power line.

This each high-brightness LED s39m2 radiates white light, and vertically is arranged in delegation along plate 39m1 on the upper surface of plate 39m1.Each lighting device 39m above LGP 39g and below layout, simultaneously the upper surface of holding plate 39m1 is mapped on the LGP 39g from the illumination of high-brightness LED s39m2 coming out to the side of LGP 39g.Be reflected to diffuser plate 39f and spread to such an extent as to come from this emission light of reflecting plate 39h, therefore illuminate display panels 39d from trailing flank.

Fig. 6 shows the sequence that is plotted in symbol on

cylinder

2,3 and 4 outer surfaces.Each symbol sebolic addressing comprises the array by 21 symbols, and these symbols comprise a plurality of kinds.In the figure, symbol sebolic addressing is corresponding with the

3rd cylinder

2,3 and 4 difference with first, second from left to right.Each symbol has specified a sequence number from " 1 " extremely " 21 ".Each

cylinder

2,3 and 4 drives down to move the symbol sebolic addressing among this figure with being rotated.

Seven kinds of symbols are arranged, and for example: " red 7 " are by representing with the numeral with oblique netting twine; " blue 7 " are represented by the numeral with the oblique line from upper right to the lower-left; " rod " represented by the width of cloth letter b AR in two row; " watermelon " represented by the picture of a watermelon; " clock " represented by the picture of a clock; " plum " represented by the picture of a plum; And " cherry " represented by the picture of cherry.

Shown in Fig. 7, each cylinder 2-4 is used as the swing roller unit and appends on the frame 41 by a bracket 42.Each cylinder 2-4 comprises a cylindrical drum, and it has the cylinder band 44 attached to its outer surface.Above-mentioned symbol sebolic addressing is plotted on the outer surface of cylinder band 44.Each support 42 is equipped with a stepper motor 45, is used for driving rotatably

corresponding cylinder

2,3 or 4.

The structure that has shown each cylinder 2-4 among Fig. 8.In the figure, represent with identical label, no longer describe herein with similar part among Fig. 7.The inside of cylindrical drum 43 provides a lamp box 46 after cylinder band 44.In corresponding three intervals of lamp box 46, back of the

body lamp

47a, 47b and 47e have been installed.These back ofs the body lamp 47a-47e is made of a white light emitting diode and is attached to lamp box 46 rear surfaces.A photoelectric sensor 49 also is attached on the support 42.When cylindrical drum 43 rotation, this photoelectric sensor 49 detect be provided on the cylindrical drum 43, on this photoelectric sensor 49 screen 50 of process.

Each back of the body lamp 47a-47e is controllably lighted by a lamp drive circuit of describing after a while.The back of the body lamp 47a-47e that each brightens illuminates three symbols that are positioned at its front respectively, and these symbols come from those symbols that are plotted on the cylinder band 44, so that corresponding three symbols are projected on the corresponding display window 5-7.

Fig. 9 is illustrated in the table of the triumph symbol combination of being scheduled in the coin-in-slot mechanism 1 according to present embodiment, and it is displayed on the payment display unit 36 of front top end of coin-in-slot mechanism 1.In a common recreation, constitutional diagram or " bar "-bar " " bar when a constitutional diagram of symbol " red 7 "-" red 7 "-" red 7 ", symbol " blue 7 "-" blue 7 "-" blue 7 " " symbol combination figure when being placed under the triumph line of an activation; 15 game moneys are paid, and a RB (OrdinaryBonus) recreation is performed then.

Further, in a common recreation, when three identical symbols " watermelon " or " clock " are when being placed under the triumph line of an activation, little prize is won and 15 game moneys are paid.Similarly, in a common recreation, constitutional diagram or symbol " clock "-" clock " when a constitutional diagram of symbol " clock "-" clock "-" red 7 ", symbol " clock "-" clock "-" blue 7 "--" bar " be when being placed, and also won a little prize and 10 game moneys are paid.

In addition, in a common recreation, when three " plum " symbols are placed under a kind of triumph line of activation, make qualified carrying over of player then, for example: though there is not game money to be paid, this player can play an extra recreation and needn't insert a game money.The constitutional diagram of these three " plum " symbols also is such constitutional diagram, when carrying out the RB recreation, a JAC recreation triumph can occur when carrying out the JAC recreation.This JAC recreation relates to such recreation, a kind of constitutional diagram of acquisition " plum "-" plum "-" plum " of the line L1 that just wins at the center.

In addition, in a common recreation, when " cherry " symbol in first cylinder 3 stops under the triumph line of an activation, won a little prize and paid two game moneys, it is called as " two coin cherries ".In the process of three game moneys of stake, when stopping under the triumph line of " cherry " symbol two activation, paid four pieces of game moneys, it is called as " four coin cherries ".

Figure 10 and 11 shows respectively and is installed in circuit structure on a master board 61 and one time control panel 62 that they are used to control the recreation executable operations of above-mentioned coin-in-slot mechanism 1.

The control unit of master control borad 61 shown in Figure 9 comprises a microcomputer 63 as its key component, also comprises a circuit that is used for the random number sampling in addition.This microcomputer 63 comprises: a host CPU (central processing unit) 64 is used for the executive control operation according to a preset program; A program ROM (read-only storage) 65 is used as program memory device; And a standby control RAM (random access storage device) 66 is connected to having of dried CPU64: a clock pulse generating circuit 67 and a frequency divider are used to produce pulse reference clock; A randomizer 69 is used to produce the random number of certain limit; And a random number sample circuit 70, be used to specify a random number that is produced.In addition, also be connected with a T/O port 71, be used for carrying out signal and communicate by letter with the ancillary equipment of describing after a while (executor).ROM65 has the memory cell of segmentation, to store a triumph probability tables, a symbol table, a triumph symbol combination table and an agenda respectively.

Master manipulator is controlled by the control signal from microcomputer 63, and its example comprises: stepper motor 45 is used for driving rotatably each

cylinder

2,3 and 4; Various lamps (game money inserts number indicator lamp 13-15, startup lamp 17, triumph lamp 19 and drops into lamp 21); Various display units (supply volume display unit 16, various indicator 9-12, prize divide calculating display unit 18 and payment amount display unit 20) and a funnel 72 that is used to hold game money.These are driven by motor drive circuit 73, special-purpose lamp drive circuit 74, special-purpose display unit drive circuit 75 and funnel drive circuit 76 respectively.These drive circuits 73-76 is connected to CPU64 by the I/O port 71 of this microcomputer 63.

The primary input signal generation device is used to produce microcomputer 63 for producing the required input signal of control signal, the example of primary input signal generation device comprises: the game money sensor 8S of an insertion is used to detect by game money and inserts mouthful 8 game moneys that insert; A starting switch 30S is used to detect the operation of starting handle 30; Above-mentionedly establish the input switch 26-28 of putting game money and deposit game money and adjust switch 29.In addition, also have a cylinder position testing circuit 77, be used for when the output pulse signal of receiving from photoelectric sensor 49, detecting the turned position of each

cylinder

2,3 and 4.This photoelectric sensor 49 is included in the driver of each cylinder 2-4, does not show among this figure.

Cylinder position testing circuit 77 calculates and is provided to the quantity of the driving pulse of each stepper motor 45 after beginning to rotate at cylinder 2-4, and these calculated values is written to the presumptive area of RAM66.Therefore, RAM66 is stored in the interior and turned position corresponding calculated value of a circle scope of each cylinder 2-4.Photoelectric sensor 49 detects the shield 50 of each circle of cylinder 2-4, to produce reset pulse.This reset pulse is applied to CPU64 by cylinder position testing circuit 77, and makes the calculated value quilt clear " 0 " of the driving pulse among the RAM66.This zero clearing process has been eliminated in each circle motion at each symbol and has been shown not overlapping of taking place between the rotation with each stepper motor 45.

The example of above-mentioned input signal generation device also comprises: a reel-stop signal circuit 78 is used for pushing

stop button

31,32 or stopping corresponding cylinder at 33 o'clock; A game money detecting unit 72S is used to calculate the quantity from game money funnel 72, that paid; And a payout completion signal produces the circuit (not shown).When arriving from the calculated value of game money detecting unit game money 72S, actual delivery by from the payment amount data of the calculating signal indication of display unit drive circuit 75 time, this payout completion signal produces circuit and produces the signal that an indication game money expenditure is finished.Each circuit that constitutes these input signal generation devices also is connected to host CPU 64 by I/O port 71.

A sub-control module COM1 79 is connected to this I/O port 71.Microcomputer 63 is sent to son control plate 62 by this sub-control module COM1 79 with a signal.Child control plate 62 shown in Figure 11 is equipped with main control unit's COM1 80, is used to receive this signal.Communication between this sub-control module COM1 79 and the main control unit's COM1 80 is only carried out in one direction, promptly from sub-control module COM1 to main control unit's COM1 80.In this embodiment, the signal that is sent to main control unit's COM1 80 from sub-control module COM1 79 is made up of a set, and this set comprises 7 long instruction class of its control type of expression and represents 8 or 24 long parameters of this content.

This control unit in the son control plate 62 comprises: a microcomputer 81 as its key component, comprises a circuit that is used for random number in addition.The microcomputer 63 in master control borad 61, this microcomputer 81 comprises: a sub-CPU82 is used for according to the preset program executive control operation; A program ROM 83 is used as program memory device; And standby control RAM84.The clock pulse generating circuit 85 and the frequency divider 86 that are used to produce pulse reference clock also are connected to sub-CPU82.In addition, also be connected with an I/O port 87, be used for carrying out signal and communicate by letter with main control unit COM1 80 and the executor that describes below.For each recreation, this sub-CPU82 is calculated as on LCDs 39d and shows the data that the game machine data are required according to the instruction from master control borad 61, and updates stored in the data of data for calculating among this control RAM84.

The operation of executor is controlled by the control signal from microcomputer 81, and the example of this executor comprises the high-brightness LED s39m2 that constitutes above-mentioned lighting device 39m and cylinder back of the body lamp 47a, the 47b and the 47e that are seated among the cylinder 2-4.This LEDs39m2 lights the driving signal that is controlled by from led drive circuit 98, and this led drive circuit 98 is connected to I/O port 87.This back of the body lamp 47a-47e lights the driving signal that is controlled by from lamp drive circuit 89, and this lamp drive circuit 89 is connected to I/O port 87.Cross button 23, A button 24 and B button 25 are used to produce microcomputer 81 for producing the required input signal of control signal as the input signal generation device.Further, a game state watchdog timer 97 is connected to I/O port 87.This timer 97 is set by sub-CPU82 when starting recreation, and begins to measure the period of having used in the recreation startup.

90 and sound source IC91 of an image control IC (integrated circuit) also are connected to this I/O87.One is used for the character ROM92 of store character data and is used as the colored memory of performance that shows being connected to image control IC90.Under the control of microcomputer 81, image control IC90 shows an image on the display panels 39d of cylinder display window unit 39.Microcomputer 81 is obtained the information the type of sign such as current game state and triumph by main control unit's COM1 80 from master control borad 61, and indicates that according to game state of obtaining and triumph one selects the image effect model that will show.Then, its control chart picture control IC90 is so that this LCDs 39d shows model selected.Also might allow LCDs 39d to show the information that the player wants by operation cross button 23, A button 24 and B button 25.

A sound ROM94 who has wherein stored voice data is connected to sound source IC91.Under the control of microcomputer 81, sound source IC91 makes loudspeaker 96 send a sound by power amplifier 95.Microcomputer 81 control sound source IC91 and power amplifiers 95, so that loudspeaker 96 is operated sound and is encouraged the game sound that divides during playing such as game money insertion sound, starting handle operation sound, stop button according to sending so acoustics by main control unit's COM1 80 from main median plate 61.

In the coin-in-slot mechanism 1 according to the embodiment with said structure, when player's operation start handle 30, starting switch 30S is switched on.This connection signal is detected by host CPU 64 by I/O port 71.This host CPU 64 is controlled motor-drive circuit 73 then to drive stepper motor 45, makes each cylinder 2-4 rotate.With this rotation while, this host CPU 64 is carried out probability prize coin programs.Encourage the coin table by the probability that inquiry is stored among the program RAM65, carry out the prize coin program that is used for inner triumph model.The type and the game state of this moment of the inside triumph pattern of so drawing are launched into son control plate 62 by sub-control module COM1 79.

When each cylinder 2-4 rotated, a motion symbol line was presented among each window 5-7 erratically.During this indefinite demonstration, the player seeks an inning and operates each stop button 31-33 on observing each display window 5-7, and the suitable moment to each stop button 31-33 execution pressing operation.The operation of each stop button 31-33 is detected by host CPU by reel-stop signal circuit 78.In detecting, the driving pulse that is provided to each stepper motor 45 is stopped under the control of host CPU 64.When the driving pulse that offers each stepper motor 45 was stopped, each cylinder 2-4 stopped operating, and was presented at still in each window 5-7 corresponding to the symbol of operating time of above-mentioned each stop button 31-33.Under this occasion, when the symbol combination in being presented at each window 5-7 still was consistent with the predetermined symbol combination in being presented at payoff table, triumph had occurred.When triumph when occurring, host CPU 64 control funnel drive circuits 76 are driving this funnel 72, and the game money S of predetermined quantity pays take-up reel 34 from an outlet 35

The type of inner triumph pattern and the game state that is sent to son control plate 62 from sub-control module COM1 79 are received by sub-CPU82 by main control unit's COM1 80 of son control plate 62.In the game process of above-mentioned coin-in-slot mechanism, the controlled sub-CPU82 that detects inner triumph mode type and game state that is formed on of the implementation effect of this coin-in-slot mechanism recreation, described effect is such as being cylinder back of the

body lamp

47a, 47b and the 47e flash of light of being located in the cylinder 2-4.

Further, in this embodiment, under the control of sub-CPU82, be also shown on the LCD 39d that 39 places, cylinder display window unit in each cylinder 2-4 front provide according to the effect of inside triumph mode type and game state.In above-mentioned coin-in-slot mechanism game process, sub-CPU82 control led drive circuit 98 is to light high-brightness LED s39m2.The light that sends from high-brightness LED s39m2 enters LGP 39g by the upper and lower side of plate 39g, spreads out of optical plate 39g from its end face that is positioned at that side of LCDs 39d then.This light that sends illuminates LCDs 39d from the rear surface side, so that the image that is presented on the display panels 39d is visible.

In coin-in-slot mechanism 1 according to this embodiment, only light owing to constitute the high-brightness LED s39m2 of lighting device 39m by applying direct current, opposite with traditional cold-cathode tube, do not need inverter circuit herein.Therefore, might prevent to be presented at the interference that image on the LCDs 39d is subjected to the noise that produced by inverter circuit, and reduce the manufacturing expense of coin-in-slot mechanism 1.In addition, owing to do not use transformer just can light high-brightness LED s39m2, this point is opposite with traditional cold-cathode tube, and the voltage that therefore is applied to high-brightness LED s39ms can not change between the various piece of coin-in-slot mechanism 1 owing to the coil of wire loss of transformer.Therefore, can avoid luminance variations between the LCDs 39d of the illumination of the various piece of coin-in-slot mechanism 1.In addition, the fluxion of only adjusting the electric current be provided to high-brightness LED s39m2 by variable resistor and so on just can be adjusted easily because the brightness of illumination of high-brightness LED s39m2 generation.

In coin-in-slot mechanism 1 according to this embodiment, the light quantity of sending from lighting device 39m can need provide the quantity of the LEDs39m2 of power to be adjusted by current flow and the increase/minimizing that adjustment offers each LEDs39m2, and this LEDs39m2 in series is arranged on the plate 39m1.Therefore, might adjust the overall light and shade of the LCDs 39d that constitutes the electricity display unit.

About top embodiment, such situation has been described, wherein, provide lighting device 39m respectively along the side up and down of LGP 39g.Yet lighting device 39m, also might provide lighting device 39m respectively along the left and right side of LGP 39g, and the illumination light that guiding is sent from lighting device 39m makes it by the rear surface side that the left and right side of LGP enters this LGP 39g, and this side has display panels 39d.

Describe second embodiment now, wherein be applicable to coin-in-slot mechanism according to game machine of the present invention.

Except that the structure of cylinder display window unit 39, according to the structure of the coin-in-slot mechanism of this embodiment with identical according to the coin-in-slot mechanism of first embodiment.Figure 12 is a vertical cross section according to the cylinder display window unit 39 in the coin-in-slot mechanism of second embodiment.Fig. 4 is a decomposition diagram of cylinder display window unit 39.In Figure 12 and 13, have identical label with the part that those parts are identical in Fig. 3 and 4, and its description is omitted.

As shown in Figure 13, cylinder display window unit 39 comprises: a bearer bar 39p, and its replaces according to the LGP 39g in the cylinder display window unit 39 of first embodiment with lighting device 39m and be positioned at the position identical with them; And a lighting device 39q, it replaces reflecting plate h and is positioned at the position identical with it; And this cylinder display window unit 39 is attached on the machine front panel 38, as shown in Figure 12.This bearer bar 39p is used for keeping by this way the distance between lighting device 39q and the diffuser plate f, and described mode is to mix respectively the redness, green and the blue light that send from the high-brightness LED s39q2 of lighting device to illuminate diffuser plate 39f as white light.

In this embodiment, this electricity display unit comprises: cylinder glass base 39b, trough of belt metal frame 39c, display panels 39d, liquid crystal support member 39e, diffuser plate 39f, a background illumination frame 39i, anti-static plate 39j, a bearer bar 39p and a lighting device 39q.

Figure 14 is the decomposition diagram of cylinder display window unit 39q.

This lighting device 39q comprises with matrix form and is arranged in high-brightness LED s39q2 on the plate 39q1 of writing board shape that except that basic transmission region, it has the essentially identical appearance of LGP 39g with the first top embodiment.In plate 39q1, constitute the opening 5e of display window 5, the opening 7e that constitutes the opening 6e of display window 6 and constitute display window 7 and be formed, to constitute basic transmission region with opening 5a and 5d, opening 6a and 6d, opening 7a and 7d respectively.This lighting device 39q is so arranged, so that this high-brightness LED s39q2 is arranged on it on the surface of display panels 396 rear surface sides.

According to this structure, the light that sends from the high-brightness LED s39q2 of lighting device 39q is as white light diffuser plate 39f, and illuminate the rear surface of display panels 39d after the diffusion of this diffuser plate 39f place, described white light mixes redness, green and blue light and produces.

Therefore, according to the coin-in-slot mechanism of this embodiment, because the light that sends from high-brightness LED s39q2 directly illuminates display panels 39d, so do not use LGP 39g just can obtain the illumination of display panels 39d.Therefore, the structure of this electricity display unit can be simplified.Further, offer each the current flow among a plurality of high-brightness LED s39q2 on a surface that is arranged in plate 39q1 by increase/minimizing, can in wide region, adjust from the illumination light quantity that lighting device 39q sends.Therefore, a plurality of cold-cathode tubes that need arrange width with traditional coin-in-slot mechanism are opposite, and the present invention might increase the illumination light quantity significantly, and the thickness of lighting device 39q is remained unchanged.Therefore, even display panels 39d has large scale, the distance between cylinder 2-4 and the display panels 39d can remain unchanged.The result, even use large-sized display panels, also can with the symbol that is plotted in cylinder 2-4 outer surface be presented at display panels 39d on image between produce owing to player's visual angle is different do not overlap and reduce, and can prevent that effect from suffering damage.Further, by selecting to be arranged in the some bright area of each high-brightness LED s39q2 on the plate 39q1 or by in the regulation zone, adjusting the current flow that offers high-brightness LED s39q2, just might optionally illuminate the appointed area of display panels 39d inside or adjust the brightness of this appointed area with matrix form.As a result, it can be various carrying out the display mode that effect shows and information shows by the electricity display unit.Further, can reduce the power consumption of lighting device 39q.

In the above-described embodiment, lighting device constitutes by arrange high-brightness LED s39q2 on plate 39q1.Yet the present invention is not limited thereto.Example in, by using background illumination frame 39i, constitute lighting device, and on the front of this background illumination frame 39i, arrange high-brightness LED s39q2 with matrix form as plate 39q1.

In each of superincumbent embodiment, the high-brightness LED s39m2 and the 39q2 that are arranged on plate 39m1 and the 39q1 can be according to sending the size of r light quantity or this display panels 39d and suitably change from each high-brightness LED s39m2 and 39q2.As the plate 39m1 and the 39q1 that constitute lighting device 39m and 39q respectively, be the plate of writing board shape not only, and can use for example FPC (flexible printed circuit board (PCB)).In addition, among superincumbent each embodiment, led drive circuit 98 is arranged on the son control plate 62.Yet the structure of arranging led drive circuit 98 on master control borad 61 also allows.And it also is possible only making up led drive circuit 98 and directly the structure of power being provided for led drive circuit 98 from power circuit.

In each above-mentioned embodiment, the present invention is applicable to the LCD that is provided in the coin-in-slot mechanism.Yet the present invention is not limited to this situation, but the LCD that provides during game machine in another type is such as the pinball machine game machine can also be provided.

As mentioned above, according to the present invention, this electricity display floater is illuminated by LEDs, so that the image that is presented on the electricity display floater is visible.Because only just can light LEDs by applying direct current, then inverter circuit is unnecessary.Therefore, might prevent that the image that shows is subjected to the interference of noise on the electricity display floater, increase the picture quality that is presented on this electricity display unit, and reduce the manufacturing cost of game machine.In addition, owing to light LEDs and do not need transformer, then can avoid the variation of the voltage that is applied to lighting device that between the various piece of game machine, produces owing to coil of wire loss.Therefore, can prevent the variation of the brightness of illumination of display panels.And, only just can adjust brightness of illumination easily by the current flow of using variable resistor and so on adjustment to be provided to LEDs.

Claims

1. game machine comprises:

Variable display means is used for displaying symbol changeably; And

An electricity display unit is arranged in this variable display means front, and has and be used for seeing the transmission region that can show the symbol on the variable display means from the game machine outside that wherein said electricity display unit comprises:

An electricity display floater is used to show an image, and

Lighting device has a light emitting diode; This lighting device illuminates this electricity display floater from its rear side.

2. according to the game machine of claim 1, wherein, this electricity display unit comprises: a LGP, and the light that it will enter from an one side is directed to the rear surface of this electricity display unit, to shine this light; And

Wherein, this lighting device comprises a plurality of light emitting diodes, and wherein each all aligns along the side of this LGP.

3. according to the game machine of claim 1, wherein, a plurality of light emitting diodes that provide on this electricity display unit whole surface overseas except that optical transmission region with matrix form are provided this lighting device, and this light emitting diode is in the face of the rear surface of this electricity display unit.