CN1663643A

CN1663643A - Game machine

Info

Publication number: CN1663643A
Application number: CN 200410006943
Authority: CN
Inventors: 江森和树; 井村英明
Original assignee: Aruze Corp
Current assignee: Universal Entertainment Corp
Priority date: 2004-03-01
Filing date: 2004-03-01
Publication date: 2005-09-07
Anticipated expiration: 2024-03-01
Also published as: CN100542639C

Abstract

A kind of noodle coin-feed game machine1, comprises: main body of horn2108, some parts are exposed outside the front surface of the game machine's rack to output sound forward, LED board2106 and LED2106a to 2106d, the exposed parts of the 2108 is divided and fixed in the rack of game machine to beam, and the horn hood210, it encompasses the exposed parts of 2108 and covers the LED board2106 from2106a to 2106d. The orientation from LED2106a to 2106d is longitudinal to the front surface of the game machine's rack approximately.

Description

Game machine

Invention field

The present invention relates to have the game machine that is used for luminous horn hood.

Background technology

A kind of slot machine with stop button (so-called marble slot machine or Japanese so-called Pachi-Slot game machine) recently has mechanical variable display means, this machinery variable display means has a plurality of rotating cylinders that are used for showing changeably various symbols on the front end display window, or is used in the electronic variable display unit that shows the symbol on the rotating cylinder on the screen.When the player carries out when beginning to operate, control device control variable display means to be to rotate rotating cylinder, thus displaying symbol changeably.Then, the rotating cylinder of rotation automatically stops within the predetermined time or when the player carries out shut-down operation in order successively.At this moment, if the symbol on the rotating cylinder on the display window becomes specific combination (obtain and win symbol combination), then win the award of recreation to player pays game medium (as coin or coin) conduct.

In the type of prior art, but the rack of game machine has the door of a switch, and the front of door provides display screen portion.Upper left and upper right side in display screen portion provides display, and it has the some luminous light source that is covered with by lens cover.In the game machine of prior art, around the display light source, form stairstepping with scattering and the light of reflection, and be applied in the inboard of lens cover front by the light of this stairstepping scattering from light source.According to said structure, can allow the player feel that the whole surface of lens cover is luminous equably.

Said structure is disclosed in the JP-A-11-156001 (see figure 1).

Summary of the invention

Yet in the game machine of prior art, a plurality of surface of light sources are facing to lens cover.Therefore, just a problem has appearred, be difficult to the game machine former state be applied to a kind of like this structure, wherein loudspeaker are placed in the above-mentioned display, and the loudspeaker cap is used to luminously, making to provide sound and illuminating effect at same position.Be light source arrangement around loudspeaker, thereby if formed above-mentioned stairstepping around the light source, then the light source scattering of light of sending is inadequate, is difficult to make the whole surface of lid luminous equably.

An object of the present invention is to provide a kind of game machine, wherein make the player feel that as if the whole surface of horn hood luminous on the flare by light source is installed to.

According to the present invention, the game machine that is provided comprises: inner raffle device (for example, main control circuit 71) is configured to utilize random number to carry out the inside raffle of recreation with predetermined timing; Voice output (for example,

loudspeaker

21L, 21R), some is exposed to the front surface of game machine rack and is configured to towards the place ahead output sound; Light-emitting device (for example, led board 2106), the expose portion of itself and voice output separates and is installed on the rack, and light-emitting device is configured to launch light; And lid (for example horn hood 210), it is around the expose portion of voice output and cover light-emitting device, wherein the light source of light-emitting device (for example, LED 2106a is to 2106d) towards the front surface that is roughly parallel to the game machine rack.

According to this structure, the light source of light-emitting device is placed in the position, next door with respect to the game machine front, and the player just can not feel that this light source is an illuminating source like this, and makes the player feel the whole surface light emitting of lid.Therefore, can provide high illuminating effect.

In the game machine of the present invention, can form the recess (for example, recess 2110) that has step portion on the front surface of rack, voice output can comprise the part that is exposed to this concave bottom, and light-emitting device can be installed to the step portion (for example, step portion 21110d) of recess.

According to this structure, the light source of light-emitting device is placed in the lateral location with respect to the game machine front, and is held in place in the step portion of recess of game machine rack.Like this, compare with the situation that light-emitting device is installed on the lid, the player is easier to feel the whole surface light emitting of lid.

In game machine of the present invention, can form continuous matsurface (for example, matsurface 2107) at the inner surface of lid.

According to this structure, coarse profile reflects the light that sends with the scattering light-emitting device brokenly, makes the player feel the whole surface light emitting of lid thus.Therefore, can provide high illuminating effect.

In game machine of the present invention, light-emitting device can comprise light emitting diode (for example, four LED 2106a are to 2106d).

According to this structure, light emitting diode is used as light-emitting device.Like this, light source is enough little, for example, compares with the situation of using lamp, and making the player be difficult to feel is that point is luminous, and also can obtain energy-conservation effect.

Description of drawings

In the accompanying drawings:

Fig. 1 is the view that illustrates according to first embodiment of game machine of the present invention, and is the perspective view that illustrates as the outward appearance of the marble slot machine of game machine;

Fig. 2 is the outward appearance perspective view of the marble slot machine that has rotating cylinder that shows in first embodiment of the invention;

Fig. 3 is the perspective view of the profile of loudspeaker in the first embodiment of the invention;

Fig. 4 is the perspective view of the horn hood back side (inside) in the first embodiment of the invention;

Fig. 5 shows the rack part of loudspeaker in the first embodiment of the invention;

Fig. 6 has explained LED scattering of light in the first embodiment of the invention;

Fig. 7 shows the structure of LCD in the first embodiment of the invention;

Fig. 8 shows the symbol sebolic addressing on the peripheral surface that is drawn in rotating cylinder in the first embodiment of the invention;

Fig. 9 shows award corresponding with obtaining the win symbol combination in the first embodiment of the invention and payment coin number;

Figure 10 shows the structured flowchart of main control circuit in the first embodiment of the invention;

Figure 11 shows in the first embodiment of the invention when having accepted little inner the obtaining to win and stopping control table of using when winning of obtaining of rewarding;

Figure 12 show in the first embodiment of the invention when accepted little reward inner obtain use when winning just by, in stop control table by defeated;

Figure 13 shows in the first embodiment of the invention and instead stops control table by failing when what accepted to use when little award is inner to obtain win;

Figure 14 is the structured flowchart of the auxiliary control circuit in the first embodiment of the invention;

Figure 15 is the perspective view of the horn hood back side (inside) in the second embodiment of the invention;

Figure 16 shows the rack part of loudspeaker in the third embodiment of the invention.

The specific embodiment

With reference now to accompanying drawing, the preferred embodiments of the present invention is described.

First embodiment

Fig. 1 shows first embodiment that game machine according to the present invention is applied to marble slot machine (Japanese so-called Pachi-Slot game machine).Here, do not illustrate and stake on

lamp

9a, 9b and 9c, WIN lamp 17, payment display part 18, score value display part 19 and bonus point game information display part 20.Fig. 2 shows and can't help LCD show whole screen displays in display screen 5a, and the state that shows the rotating cylinder 3 that is positioned at the liquid crystal display back by display screen 5a (LCD).

Hereinafter will be configured into line description to this.In Fig. 1 and Fig. 2, be provided for the player as the marble slot machine 1 of game machine and use game medium, as stored card that the recreation that offers the player divides value information and coin, coin and token and waited and play games.In the following description, suppose that the player uses coin.

Front at the rack 2 that constitutes whole marble slot machine 1 is formed with the panel display unit 2a that roughly becomes vertical plane, and provides

loudspeaker

21L and 21R in the upper left side and the upper right side of rack 2.Between two

loudspeaker

21L and 21R, provide and be used to show the payoff table panel 23 that obtains win symbol combination and payment coin number etc.

The structure of loudspeaker 21R is shown in Fig. 3 to 6.The structure of loudspeaker 21L also with the structural similarity of loudspeaker 21R, therefore do not illustrate and do not discuss the structure of loudspeaker 21L.

Loudspeaker 21R has a transparent or semitransparent resin horn hood 210 (being shown in Fig. 3) that is embedded in the horn main body 2108 (being included in loudspeaker 21L, the 21R) in the rack and is used to cover horn main body 2108.Horn hood 210 is formed with at its external margin installs protuberance 2101 to 2105, and the surface is formed with the matsurface 2107 (being shown in Fig. 4) that is used for scattered light within it.

Led board 2106e is installed on the step portion 2110d of recess 2110, is exposing the part of horn main body 2108 herein, and White LED 2106a is placed on led board 2106e upward (being shown in Fig. 5) to 2106d.The surface of step portion 2110d is approximately perpendicular to the front of rack and the bottom of recess 2110.The periphery of horn hood 210 roughly forms triangle and this leg-of-mutton vertical limit than a horizontal length of side, so LED 2106a is placed on vertical limit so that four the big distance of LED ground are spaced apart to 2106d, strengthens LED scattering of light effect.Also consider led board 2106e is installed on hypotenuse; Yet,, still led board 2106e is installed on vertical limit from work and mounting hardness.For the distance that LED light is arrived horn hood 210 fronts is provided with greatlyyer than distance of the prior art, and it is a little luminous in order to prevent that the player from finding out, LED 2106a is arranged to not towards the front of horn hood 210 to 2106d, that is, LED light does not directly arrive the front of horn hood 210.Here, not single direction from LED 2106a to the radiation direction of 2106d, and have the angles of tens degree; In the present embodiment, led board 2106e vertical be LED 2106a to 2106d towards.The periphery of recess 2110 formed be used to mate protuberance 2101 to 2105 is installed installing hole 2101a to 2105e.In addition, by carrying out the processing of metal plating etc., the surface that comprises the part of recess 2110 in the rack forms minute surface, is used to reflect the light to 2106d from the LED 2106a on the recess 2110, the light quantity of sending with additional horn hood 210.

According to this structure, LED 2106a reflect and scattering by the front of the periphery of horn hood 210 inner surfaces and loudspeaker and the matsurface 2107 that forms on every side brokenly to the light of 2106d, makes the player feel to seem the whole surface of horn hood 210 luminous (being shown in Fig. 6) thus.

Among Fig. 1, the LCD 5 that has rectangular 15 inches LCDs 5a is provided in the front of panel display unit 2a.Can be on the whole surface of display screen 5a display image.Stake on

lamp

9a, 9b and 9c, WIN lamp 17, payment display part 18, score value display part 19 and bonus point game information display part 20 are shown in liquid crystal display equipment screen 5a under the control of main control circuit 71 (being shown in Fig. 9) both sides.

The configuration of LCD 5 as shown in Figure 7.Among Fig. 7, transparent polypropylene board 501 is positioned at the front of LCD 5, then in order stacking rotating cylinder glass pedestal 502, metal pedestal frame 503, liquid crystal 504, liquid crystal support 505, diffusion sheet 506, LGP 507, after-poppet 508 thereafter, and antistatic 509.LGP 507 is the sheet material through specially treated (comprise laser beam processing), in order to the reverberation equably at the back side of plate (as polypropylene board).LGP 507 receives as the cold-cathode tube 511a of light source, the light of 511b from end face, reverberation overleaf, and produce uniform surface light emitting.LGP 507 is formed with vertical rectangular display window (4L among Fig. 2,4C and 4R) with after-poppet 508.Can observe

display window

4L, 4C and 4R by LCD 505.The top that display driver 512 is positioned at LCD 5 is used to make cold-cathode tube 511a, 511b luminous.Prevent that dust accretions is in the part that faces reel window (display window) for antistatic 509.Fluorescent tube 510 is used as the backlight of display

window.Display window

4L, 4C and 4R receive the light reverberation that reflex time produces on the surface of rotating cylinder 3 of light from fluorescent tube 510, fluorescent tube 510 and the light of the rotating cylinder backlight 513 that provides for rotating cylinder 3.These light make the player can see liquid crystal 504 clearly.The rotating cylinder backlight 513 that respectively has three Light-Emitting Diodes of vertically placing (LED) is corresponding one by one with rotating cylinder 3, is used for illuminating from the back of rotating cylinder 3 symbol on the rotating cylinder 3.

Display window

4L, 4C and 4R are formed with top line 8b, center line 8c and bottom line 8d in the horizontal direction, and are being formed with following cross spider 8a and last cross spider 8e as pay lines obliquely.As pay lines, along with the player operate 1

annotate switch

11,2 annotate switches 12 or maximum annotate switch 13 (back is described) coin dropped into 22,1 of coin slots, 3 or 5 lines effective.Which pay lines effectively is to brighten and indicate by staking on

lamp

9a, 9b or 9c (describing below).

In rack 2, three respectively have a rotating cylinder that comprises the symbol sebolic addressing that places the dissimilar symbols on the peripheral surface (tube 3L, the rotating cylinder 3C and the tube 3R that turns right turn left) being in line are rotated, and are comprised in the symbol sebolic addressing display unit.The player can observe symbol on the rotating cylinder by

display window

4L, 4C and 4R.Each rotating cylinder is with constant speed rotation (for example, per minute 80 changes).

1 annotates the left side that

lamp

9a, 2 notes lamp 9b, the maximum lamp 9c of notes and score value display part 19 are arranged on

display window

4L, 4C and 4R.1 annotates that

lamp

9a, 2 annotates lamp 9b or the maximum lamp 9c that annotates brightens corresponding to playing the coin number that one innings of recreation makes a bet, and this will be known as the notes number hereinafter.

In the present embodiment, one innings of game over when all rotating cylinders stop.When annotating number is 1 and pay lines when effective, and 1 annotates lamp 9a brightens; When annotating number is 2 and three pay lines when effective, and 2 annotate lamp 9b brightens; And be 3 and all 5 pay lines when effective when annotating number, the maximum lamp 9c that annotates brightens.Score value display part 19 is made up of seven segmentation LED and is used to show the coin number that deposits in.

WIN lamp 17 and payment display part 18 are set at the right of

display window

4L, 4C and 4R.When finishing obtaining of BB or RB when winning recreation, WIN lamp 17 brightens.When inside was obtained win and is accepted as BB or RB, the WIN lamp brightened with predetermined probability.Payment display part 18 is made up of seven segmentation LED, is used for obtaining the coin number that demonstration is paid when winning recreation finishing.

Bonus point game information display part 20 is set at the upper right corner of the display screen 5a of panel display unit 2a.The RB recreation number that can play to be used to show is formed by seven segmentation LED in bonus game information unit 20, and possible RB obtains the number (back description) of winning recreation.

The pedestal 10 of horizontal plane is formed at the below of display screen 5a.Display screen 5a not only shows various lamps and various display unit, but also show various animation effects and " operating sequence ", " operating sequence " is that the inside of having accepted " the little award of small bell " in " section non-cutting time " obtains that to realize obtaining the establishment of winning recreation when winning needed.

Coin slot 22 is set at the right-hand member of pedestal 10, and switches 12 annotated by 1

notes switch

11,2 and maximum is annotated the left end that switch 13 is set at pedestal 10.1 annotates switch 11 makes player's push-botton operation in recreation give as security a coin.2 annotate switch 12 makes player's push-botton operation in recreation give as security two coin.The maximum switch 13 of annotating makes push-botton operation of player give as security the coin of the maximum quantity that one innings of recreation can give as security.When the player operates any one when making a bet switch, as mentioned above, the corresponding payment line becomes effectively.

Be arranged in the left side of the front end of pedestal portion 10 at the C/P switch 14 that switches between the retaining and pay of the gained coin of playing games by push-botton operation for the player.When switching C/P switch 14, from the opening 15 payment coin that are arranged in the front end bottom and be kept at and connect coin pallet 16.

The right at C/P switch 14, starting bar 6 (being included in the start-up operation device) has been installed can rotate it in predetermined angular range, when player's operation start bar 6, starting bar 6 rotates rotating cylinder makes it begin to carry out the variation demonstration (beginning recreation) of symbol on

display window

4L, 4C and 4R.

Be included in three stop buttons (left side stop button 7L, middle stop button 7C and the right stop button 7R) that are used to three rotating

cylinder

3L, 3C and 3R are stopped the rotation as action button in the shut-down operation device and be arranged in the front end central authorities of pedestal portion 10, and be positioned at the bottom of display screen 5a.

In this embodiment, the shut-down operation of pressing first stop button by the player and carrying out when all rotating cylinders all rotate is called " first shut-down operation ", the shut-down operation of then pressing second stop button by the player and carrying out is called " second shut-down operation ", and presses the 3rd stop button by the player and the shut-down operation carried out is called " the 3rd shut-down operation " after second shut-down operation.

Because the marble slot machine of this embodiment is furnished with three

stop button

7L, 7C and 7R, so six different stop button operating sequences are just arranged.Therefore, these operating sequences in the following manner are distinguished from each other: the stop button 7L on the left side abbreviates " left side " as, middle stop button 7C abbreviate as " in ", the stop button 7R on the right abbreviates " right side " as.

In order to represent to stop order, in the shut-down operation order, from left to right list the abbreviation of

stop button

7L, 7C and 7R.For example, during as the 3rd shut-down operation, stop order and can be expressed as " left, center, right " as the stop button 7R on second shut-down operation and operation the right as the stop button 7C in the middle of first shut-down operation, the operation as stop button 7L that the player operates the left side.In this embodiment, having six, different to stop order available, is respectively " left, center, right ", " about in ", " in about ", " a middle right left side ", " in the right left side " and " left in the right side ".

What Fig. 8 showed is to meet sequence, and each symbol sebolic addressing is made up of 21 symbols that are presented on each rotating

cylinder

3L, 3C and the 3R.The numbering of symbol is appointed as " 00 " and is arrived " 20 ", and these symbols are kept among the ROM 32 (as shown in figure 10) that describes after a while as tables of data.

Each a plurality of symbol sebolic addressing of being made up of symbol " blue 7 (symbols 91) ", " red 7 (symbols 92) ", " BAR (symbol 93) ", " small bell (symbol 94) ", " plum (symbol 95) ", " heavily playing (symbol 96) " and " cherry (symbol 97) " is presented on rotating

cylinder

3L, 3C and the 3R.

Rotation rotating cylinder

3L, 3C and 3R make symbol sebolic addressing move by the direction of arrow among Fig. 4.

Fig. 9 shows award corresponding with obtaining the win symbol combination in each game state and payment coin number.

Generally, obtain and win or do not operate game state is classified carrying out BB or RB according to whether having accepted BB or RB inside.Determine to have the inner award type of winning possibility that obtains of acceptance according to probability raffle table; In general, be equipped with probability raffle table for each game state.

That is to say that for the recreation under the identical game state, it is identical having the inner type that obtains the award of winning possibility of acceptance.Yet the BB game state comprises among the BB general game state with the RB game state and comprise and have the inner different state of award type of winning possibility that obtains of accepting.

As shown in Figure 9, when in " the blue 7-indigo plant 7 of blue 7-" or " the red 7-of red 7-red 7 " under the general game state when active line is in line, has just finished BB and obtained and win recreation, and paid the player 15 pieces of coin, and the game state of next innings recreation enters the BB game state.

When be " BAR-BAR-BAR " or in BB, during for " heavily playing-heavily play-heavily object for appreciation " (JAC IN), occur the RB game state along the symbol combination of active line under the general game state along the symbol combination of active line under the general game state.At this moment, just pay the player 15 pieces of coin.

The RB game state is a kind of like this game state, under this game state, finishes when the player gives as security one piece of coin under the situation of predetermined symbol combination " heavily object for appreciation-heavily play-heavily play ", and the player can win with comparalive ease and pay the player award of 15 pieces of coin.

The maximum recreation number of times that the player can play under a RB game state (the RB recreation number of times that can play) is 12.Obtainable recreation obtains win number of times (obtaining the possible number of times of winning the RB recreation) and mostly is 8 most under the RB game state.That is to say, if the recreation number of times reach 12 or recreation obtain and win number of times and reach 8, will withdraw from the RB game state so.

When the player carries out the 3rd shut-down operation in predetermined recreation, withdraw from the BB game state, for example, when carrying out the 3rd shut-down operation in the final set recreation of player under the 3rd RB game state, just withdraw from the BB game state.

When the symbol combination along active line under the general game state is " heavily playing-heavily play-heavily play ", has just finished heavily to play to obtain and won recreation.Obtain when winning recreation when having finished heavily to play, drop into the quantity coin identical automatically, just can play games so the player need not to expend coin with the quantity that drops into coin.

When the symbol combination that is in line along active line under the general game state in general game state or BB is " small bell-small bell-small bell ", has just finished obtaining of the little award of small bell and won recreation.Obtain when the inside of the little award of small bell and to win when being accepted, whether finish to obtain and win

stop button

7L, 7C that recreation will carry out by table number (describing after a while) and by the player and the operating sequence of 7R is determined.

Specifically, have only when the player when operating

stop button

7L, 7C and 7R corresponding to the operating sequence in six operating sequences of table number, symbol combination " small bell-small bell-small bell " just can be in line and finishes obtaining of the little award of small bell and win recreation along active line.If, so just can't finishing obtaining of the little award of small bell to operate

stop button

7L, 7C and 7R corresponding to other any order outside the operating sequence of table number, the player wins recreation.

In general game state or BB, under the general game state, might realize that " the little award of cherry ", " the little award of BAR ", " the little award of plum " etc. obtain finishing of win recreation.There is shown the quantity of the coin of paying the player.

Under general game state, when win is obtained in the inside of having accepted the little award of small bell, provide the time period (non-cutting time section or AT) to be used to notify the player to realize obtaining the operating sequence of finishing of winning recreation.When win was obtained in the inside of having accepted the little award of small bell in this time period, the player was certain to realize obtaining finishing of win recreation.

Two kinds of section raffle non-cutting time conditions are arranged.First kind of raffle condition is to obtain to win when the inside of the little award of plum to be accepted and state when being general game state.Second kind of raffle condition is when non-cutting time, section or the middle inner raffle of section latent time (describing after a while) were blank.When satisfying one of these two raffle conditions, carry out the section raffle of describing after a while non-cutting time and handle (AT raffle processing).

Non-cutting time, section was made of a plurality of continuous recreation, hereinafter was referred to as group (set).Recreation number in section raffle non-cutting time is handled in to one group and the group number that will generate are raffled.The number of the group that can generate is called the group number.Handle and in raffle, obtain and win award if carry out section raffle non-cutting time in the section, so above-mentioned group of number added up in non-cutting time section or latent time.

In the section activation processing of describing after a while non-cutting time (AT activates processing), determine whether to generate (activation) section non-cutting time.The time period (specifically, the value of the group counter under general game state (describing after a while) is 1 or is more greatly and not the time period of section non-cutting time) that might occur section non-cutting time in the AT raffle after satisfying the raffle condition and winning awards is called section latent time hereinafter.Time period outside non-cutting time section or the latent time section is called the common time period hereinafter.

The circuit structure that Figure 10 shows comprises: above-mentioned main control circuit 71 (being included in the inner raffle device) is used to control the game processing operation of marble slot machine 1; Be electrically connected to the ancillary equipment (actuator) of main control circuit 71; With auxiliary control circuit 72, be used for controlling loudspeaker LED 2106, LCD 5 and

loudspeaker

21L and 21R based on the control command of sending from main control circuit 71.

Microcomputer 30 and the random number sample circuit as critical piece constitutes main control circuit 71 on the circuit board by being positioned at.Microcomputer 30 comprises and being used for according to the CPU31 of pre-set programs executive control operation with as the ROM 32 and the RAM 33 of memory.

What be connected with CPU 31 is clock circuit 34, the frequency divider 35 that is used to generate the reference clock pulse, randomizer 36 and the sample circuit 37 that is used to generate the sampling random number.

For random number is sampled, can in microcomputer 30 (being the operation sequence of CPU 31), carry out the random number sampling.In this case, can omit randomizer 36 and sample circuit 37, also can keep their stand-by equipments as the random number sampling operation.

Preserve among the ROM 32 of microcomputer 30 be the random number sampling carried out when being used for determining the each operation start bar 6 of player (start-up operation) probability raffle table, be used for determining stopping control table and will send to the various control commands of auxiliary control circuit 72 in response to the rotating cylinder stop mode of stop button operation.

These orders comprise standby picture order, startup command etc.Auxiliary control circuit 72 will not ordered and information is input to main control circuit 71, only carry out from main control circuit 71 to auxiliary control circuit 72 one-way communication.

In circuit shown in Figure 10, comprised by the main actuator of operation being controlled from the control signal of microcomputer 30: (1 annotates lamp 9a to various indicator lamps, 2 annotate lamp 9b, maximum lamp 9c and the WIN lamp 17 annotated), various display unit (payment display unit 18, score value display unit 19 and bonus point game information display unit 20), as recreation value paying device to be used to preserve coin and according to the save storehouse (comprising the drive division that is used to pay coin) 40 of the coin of the instruction payment predetermined number of save storehouse drive circuit 51 be used to rotate rotating cylinder 3L, the stepper motor 49L of 3C and 3R, 49C and 49R.

In addition, be used to drive with the motor-drive circuit 39 of control step motor 49L, 49C and 49R, be used to drive, be used to drive with the single drive circuit of indicator 45 of controlling various indicator lamps and be connected by the efferent of I/O port 38 with CPU 31 with being used to drive with the display device drive circuit 48 of controlling various display unit with the save storehouse drive circuit 41 of controlling save storehouse 40.In these drive circuits each all receives the control signal (such as driving order) of CPU 31 outputs, and the operation of control associated actuators.

The main input signal generating apparatus that is used to generate by the required input signal of microcomputer 30 generation control commands comprises that starting switch 6S, 1 notes switch, 11,2 notes switches 12, maximum are annotated switch 13, C/P switch 14, signal circuit 51 is finished in play auxiliary switch 99, the sensor 22S that inserts coins, rotating cylinder stop signal circuit 46, rotating cylinder position detecting circuit 50 and payment.These parts also are connected with CPU 31 by I/O port 38.

Starting switch 6S detects the operation of player to starting bar 6.The sensor 22S that inserts coins detects the coin of putting into coin slot 22.When the player operated each

button

7L, 7C, 7R, rotating cylinder stop signal circuit 46 generated stop signal.Rotating cylinder position detecting circuit 50 is from rotating cylinder rotation sensor received pulse signal, and is provided for detecting the signal of the position of each

rotating cylinder

3L, 3C, 3R for CPU 31.When the coin that reaches appointment when the counting of coin checkout gear 40S (the coin numbers of 40 payments from the save storehouse) was counted, payment was finished signal circuit 51 and is generated and be used to detect the signal that the coin payment is finished.

In circuit shown in Figure 10, the random number that randomizer 36 generates within the given number range, after the player started starting bar 6, sample circuit 37 was carved random number of sampling in due course.CPU 31 is based on the random number of sampling like this and be kept at probability raffle table among the ROM 32 and determine that inside is obtained to win and make up.Therefore, CPU 31 has realized being used for definite win game mode that obtains of winning game mode (that is, inside is obtained and won combination) that obtains of playing and has determined device by the random number raffle.

After the rotation of each

rotating cylinder

3L, 3C and 3R is activated, the number of drive pulses of each stepper motor 49L, 49C and 49R and the presumptive area that counting is write RAM 33 will be offered.

Rotating cylinder

3L, 3C, 3R whenever turn around and obtain a reset pulse, and this reset pulse is imported into CPU 31 by rotating cylinder position detecting circuit 50.Count zero clearing according to the driving pulse that the reset pulse of acquisition like this will be write among the RAM 33.Therefore, the counting corresponding to the turned position of

rotating cylinder

3L, 3C within the circle scope and 3R is stored among the RAM 33.

In RAM 32, preserved symbol table, with the position of rotation of rotating

cylinder

3L, 3C and 3R be plotted in symbol on the rotating cylinder outer surface connection that is relative to each other.In this symbol table, according to the position of rotation that generates reset pulse and interrelated apart from the numbering that provides in order with symbol code (indicate and number symbol one to one) with these every the given swivel of each

rotating cylinder

3L, 3C and 3R.

In addition, obtaining win symbol combination table is kept among the ROM 32.This obtains wins the symbol combination tabular and has gone out to be mutually related to obtain the symbol combination of winning recreation, obtained to the number that obtains the coin of winning the recreation payment and expression and win obtaining of recreation and win recreation and determine code.Stopping the control time and when all rotating cylinders stop operating after, confirm to obtain to win when playing and obtain win symbol combination table at turn left tube 3L, a middle rotating cylinder 3C, the tube 3R that turns right with reference to this.

If obtain win according to having accepted inside based on the raffle processing (the probability raffle is handled) of random number sampling, the operation signal that sends from rotating cylinder stop signal circuit 46 when CPU 31 operates

stop button

7L, 7C and 7R based on the player so and selected stop control table sending to motor-drive circuit 39 with the stop control signal of

rotating cylinder

3L, 3C and 3R.CPU 31 is as the stop control that stops to control of carrying out rotating

cylinder

3L, 3C and 3R.

Will be when the player presses

stop button

7L, 7C and 7R with reference to stopping control table in order to determine the stop position of rotating cylinder.

Specifically, when the player presses

stop button

7L, 7C and 7R, detect the symbol that is positioned on the rotating cylinder corresponding on the center line 8c (specifically with operated stop button, be exactly its be centered close on the center line 8c and near the symbol of center line 8c position), the numbering (operating position) of this symbol is contrasted with stopping control table, and determine to stop at the numbering of the symbol on the center line 8c position (stop position).

With reference to Figure 11 to 13 inside accepted the little award of small bell being discussed obtains and employedly when winning stops control table.

Stopping control table having listed the shut-down operation position of

rotating cylinder

3L, 3C and 3R and has stopped the control position.The shut-down operation position is represented is the numbering that is positioned at symbol on the center line 8c (being exactly that it is centered close on the center line 8c also symbol near the position of center line 8c specifically) when player's operation and

rotating cylinder

3L, 3C,

stop button

7L, 7C that 3R is corresponding, 7R.What stop that the control position represents is the numbering that stops and being presented at the locational symbol of center line 8c when the rotating cylinder of player's operation really stops.In this embodiment, the number of slip lattice is 4 to the maximum.For example, when " cherry " (symbol 97 among Fig. 8) that is numbered 12 when the tube 3R that turns right rotates arrives the position of center line 8c, if the player operates stop button 7R, so just carry out the control that stops of the tube 3R that turns right, the tube 3R that turns right is stopped in the position of center line 8c and show to be numbered 8 " blue 7 " (symbol 91 among Fig. 8).

What Figure 11 showed is to obtain to win to stop control table.When the inside of having accepted the little award of small bell obtain carry out after winning rotating cylinder stop to control the time use this to obtain to win and stop control table, make " small bell-small bell-small bell " be in line, and finish obtaining of the little award of small bell and win recreation along active line.

In Figure 11, the tube 3L that turns left stops the control position for numbering any one in " 03 ", " 08 ", " 11 ", " 15 " or " 19 ".In symbol sebolic addressing shown in Figure 8, be small bell (symbol 94) corresponding to the symbol of these numberings.

In Figure 11, middle rotating cylinder 3C stops the control position for numbering any one in " 03 ", " 07 ", " 11 ", " 15 " or " 19 ".In symbol sebolic addressing shown in Figure 8, be small bell (symbol 94) corresponding to the symbol of these numberings.

In Figure 11, the tube 3R that turns right stops the control position for numbering any one in " 01 ", " 05 ", " 10 ", " 14 " or " 18 ".In symbol sebolic addressing shown in Figure 8, be small bell (symbol 94) corresponding to the symbol of these numberings.

If shown in Figure 11 obtain to win stop the control that stops that control table is used for rotating

cylinder

3L, 3C and 3R like this, " small bell-small bell-small bell " will stop and being presented at the position of center line 8c so, i.e. the central authorities of

display window

4L, 4C and 4R, and finish to obtain and win recreation.

Figure 12 shows be just by (left, center, right), in stop control table by (in about) is defeated.After win is obtained in the inside of accepting the little award of small bell, carry out the stopping control of rotating cylinder and make " small bell-small bell-small bell " when active line is in line (the win recreation that obtains of the little award of small bell is false), not use this table.Corresponding to the shut-down operation position of turn left tube 3L and middle rotating cylinder 3C to stop the control position identical with position shown in Figure 11.

Among Figure 12, the control position that stops of the tube 3R that turns right is any one of numbering in " 02 ", " 06 ", " 11 ", " 15 " or " 19 ".In symbol sebolic addressing shown in Figure 8, are " heavily playing (symbol 96) " corresponding to the symbol of these numberings.

If shown in Figure 12 just by, in stop the control that stops that control table is used for rotating

cylinder

3L, 3C and 3R like this by defeated, " small bell-small bell " stops and being presented at the central authorities of

display window

4L and 4C so, and " heavily play " stops and being presented at the central authorities of display window 4R, and the little award of small bell obtains that winning plays just to become is false like this.

What Figure 13 showed is instead to fail by (in the right side left side) to stop control table.After win is obtained in the inside of accepting the little award of small bell, carry out the stopping control of rotating cylinder and make " small bell-small bell-small bell " when active line is in line (the win recreation that obtains of the little award of small bell is false), not use this table.Corresponding to the shut-down operation position of the middle rotating cylinder 3C and the tube 3R that turns right to stop the control position identical with position shown in Figure 11.

Among Figure 13, the control position that stops of the tube 3L that turns left is any one of numbering in " 04 ", " 09 ", " 12 ", " 17 " or " 20 ".In symbol sebolic addressing shown in Figure 8, are " heavily playing (symbol 96) " corresponding to the symbol of these numberings.

If shown in Figure 13ly instead stop the control that stops that control table is used for rotating

cylinder

3L, 3C and 3R like this by defeated, " heavily play " central authorities that stop and being presented at left side display window 4L so, and " small bell-small bell " stops and being presented at the central authorities of

display window

4C and 4R, and obtaining of the little award of small bell won recreation and just become and be false like this.

Above-mentioned slip lattice numerical table shows is the number of operating the symbol that moves before rotating cylinder stops after the stop button the player, and represents with the absolute value of the difference that stops operating position in the control table (being positioned at the numbering of the symbol on the center line when the player operates stop button) and stop position (being parked in the numbering of the symbol on the center line when rotating cylinder really stops).

Slip lattice number can be described as " drawing in the lattice number ".In this embodiment, slip lattice number is 4 to the maximum.For example, when when the tube 3R that turns right rotates, being numbered " cherry " (symbol 97 among Fig. 8) of 12 and arriving the position of center line 8c, if the player operates stop button 7R, so just carry out the control that stops of the tube 3R that turns right, the tube 3R that turns right is stopped in the position of center line 8c and show to be numbered 08 " blue 7 " (symbol 91 among Fig. 8).

On the other hand, finish inside in expression and obtain under the stop mode that obtains the win recreation of winning combination, CPU31 offers save storehouse drive circuit 41 with the pay warrant signal, is used for paying the player from save storehouse 40 with the coin of predetermined number.

At this moment, coin checkout gear 40S counts the coin of 40 payments from the save storehouse.When the coin that reaches appointment when this counting is counted, signal is finished in the coin payment be input to CPU 31, then, CPU 31 stops to drive save storehouse 40 and stops the coin payment processes by save storehouse drive circuit 41.

What Figure 14 showed is the structure of auxiliary control circuit 72.Auxiliary control circuit 72 is based on the control command from main control circuit 71, carries out the voice output control of demonstration control,

loudspeaker

21L and 21R of LCD 5 and the light emitting control of loudspeaker LED 2106 (LED 2106a to 2106d).Auxiliary control circuit 72 is implemented on the circuit board that separates with the circuit board of realizing main control circuit 71, its part comprises microcomputer as critical piece (auxiliary microcomputer) 73, as the image control circuit 81 of the display control unit of LCD 5, be used to control sound source IC 78 from the voice output of

loudspeaker

21L and 21R, power amplifier 79 and as the driver 2109 of the emission control device of loudspeaker LED 2106.

Auxiliary microcomputer 73 comprises the aiding CPU 74 that is used for according to the control command executive control operation of sending from main control circuit 71, as the program ROM 75 and the work RAM 76 of storage device.Signal from main control circuit 71 to auxiliary microcomputer 73 is by 77 inputs of IN port, and the signal that arrives image control circuit 81 is by 80 outputs of OUT port.

Auxiliary control circuit 72 does not comprise clock circuit, frequency divider, randomizer or sample circuit, but carries out the random number sampling in the operation sequence of aiding CPU 74.When carrying out the random number sampling, determine the generation of section non-cutting time.

Aiding CPU 74 comprises AT group counter and AT recreation counter.AT group counter preservation group number.AT recreation counter is preserved the information about the recreation number of times in the non-cutting time section.

Program ROM 75 is kept at the control program of carrying out in the aiding CPU 74.Work RAM 76 is as the temporary storing device that is used for aiding CPU 74 executive control programs.

Image control circuit 81 is made up of image control CPU 82, image control work RAM 83, image control program ROM 84, image ROM 86, video-ram 87 and image control IC 88.Image control CPU 82 is based on the parameter that is provided with in the auxiliary microcomputer 73, determines displaying contents on the LCD 5 according to being kept at image control program among the image control program ROM 84.Signal from aiding CPU 74 is imported by IN port 85.

Image control program ROM 84 preserves and relevant image control program and the various option table of demonstration on the LCD 5.Image control work RAM 83 is used as the temporary storing device of image control CPU 82 carries out image control programs.Image control IC 88 forms the corresponding image of determining with image control CPU 82 of displaying contents, and this image is outputed to LCD 5.What image ROM86 preserved is the dot array data that is used to form image.Video-ram 87 is used as the temporary storing device that image control IC 88 forms image.

On the other hand, aiding CPU 74 is based on the command signal display image on LCD 5 from CPU 31.

Specifically, during from rotating cylinder stop signal circuit 46 input stop signals, aiding CPU 74 sends to image control CPU 82 with this signal when player's operation start bar 6 or stop

button

7L, 7C, 7R, and on the display screen 5a of LCD 5 display image.

In this embodiment, CPU 31, LCD 5, aiding CPU 74 and image control CPU82 have constituted display unit.

Like this, the marble slot machine 1 (being contained in the game machine) according to first embodiment of the invention comprises that main control circuit 71 (being contained in the inner raffle device) is used for the inside raffle of playing with random number in the predetermined moment; Loudspeaker 21L and 21R (being contained in the voice output) respectively have the part that is exposed to marble slot machine 1 rack front, are used for output sound forward; Led board 2106 and LED 2106a be to 2106d (being contained in the light-emitting device), separates with the expose portion of loudspeaker 21L and 21R, and be installed on the rack of marble slot machine 1, is used for luminous; And horn hood 210 (being contained in the lid), it is round the expose portion of loudspeaker 21L and 21R, and covers led board 2106 and LED 2106a to 2106d.LED 2106a to 2106d (being contained in the light source of light-emitting device) towards the front that is roughly parallel to marble slot machine 1 rack, and be in the position, next door with respect to the front of game machine, LED light is in horn hood 210 internal reflections and arrive the player indirectly.Therefore, as if player sensation the whole surface of horn hood 210 and can provide high illuminating effect luminous.To compare led light source little with lamp, and the player can not feel it is that point is luminous like this, and also can obtain energy-conservation effect.

In the description of first embodiment, horn hood 210 surface (back side) has within it formed matsurface 2107.In the present invention, if horn hood 210 forms continuous ladder (comprising stairstepping) in the surface within it, also can provide confers similar advantages.Alternatively, if diffusion sheet (comprising prismatic lens) is provided, also can provide confers similar advantages in horn hood 210.

In the description of first embodiment, horn hood 210 surface (back side) has within it formed matsurface 2107.In addition, in the present invention, horn hood 210 also outside (surface) form lens face.In this case, can provide the effect of further the irregular reflection light on the matsurface 2107 being carried out scattering.

In the description of first embodiment, LED 2106a is the vertical direction of led board 2106e to the direction of 2106d.In the present invention, if LED 2106a is a any direction outside led board 2106e vertical to the direction of 2106d, also can provide confers similar advantages.

In addition, in the description of first embodiment, on the part of the step portion 2110d of the recess 2110 that led board 2106e is installed to horn main body 2108 embedded.In the present invention, if led board 2106e is installed on the whole peripheral surface of step portion 2110d, if or step portion 2110d has darker to the thickness of 2106d than led board 2106e and LED 2106a, and than the wide banded groove of the width of led board 2106e, and led board 2106e is installed on this groove, also can provides confers similar advantages.

Second embodiment

Except that horn hood 210s, identical according to the marble slot machine of second embodiment of the invention with marble slot machine according to first embodiment, therefore represent with identical label in Figure 15 with the element components identical that those earlier in respect of figures 1 to 5 are described, and no longer describe.

Figure 15 shows the horn hood (back side) in the second embodiment of the invention.Here, loudspeaker 21R will be discussed.The configuration of loudspeaker 21L is also similar with the configuration of loudspeaker 21R, and therefore the configuration that loudspeaker 21L is not discussed is not shown.

Loudspeaker 21R has a transparent or semitransparent resin horn hood 210s (being shown in Figure 15) who is embedded in the horn main body 2108 (being shown in Fig. 5) in the rack and is used to cover horn main body 2108.Horn hood 210s is formed with at its outward flange protuberance 2101 to 2105 is installed.Be formed with a plurality of holes 2109 that sound wave that the vibrating reed vibration that is used to make horn main body 2108 produces passes through in the lid front relative with the expose portion of horn main body 2108.In addition, except these a plurality of holes 2109, horn hood 210s also within it the surface be formed with the matsurface that is used for scattered light (corresponding to Fig. 4 2107).

In first embodiment, in rack, led board 2106e is installed on the step portion 2110d of the recess 2110 that exposes a part of horn main body 2108, and White LED 2106a is positioned at led board 2106e to 2106d and goes up (being shown in Fig. 5).Here, the surface of step portion 2110d is approximately perpendicular to the front of rack and the bottom of recess 2110.The periphery of horn hood 210s roughly forms triangle, and this leg-of-mutton vertical limit is than a horizontal length of side, therefore LED 2106a is arranged on vertical limit so that four the big distance of LED ground are spaced apart to 2106d, strengthens LED scattering of light effect.Also can consider led board 2106e is installed on hypotenuse.Yet,, still led board is installed on vertical limit from work and mounting hardness.The ratio distance of the prior art that is provided with for the distance that LED light is arrived horn hood 210s is big, and it is a little luminous in order to prevent that the player from finding out, LED 2106a is arranged as not towards the front of horn hood 210s to 2106d, that is, LED light does not directly arrive the front of horn hood 210s.Here, not single direction from LED 2106a to the radiation direction of 2106d, and have the angles of tens degree; In the present embodiment, the vertical direction that is LED 2106a to 2106d of led board 2106e.The periphery of recess 2110 formed be used to mate protuberance 2101 to 2105 is installed installing hole 2101a to 2105e.In addition, form minute surface on the surface of the rack part that comprises recess 2110, be used to reflect the light quantity of sending with additional horn hood 210s to the light of 2106d from the LED 2106a on the recess 2110 by processing such as metal plating.

According to this structure, light is reflected brokenly by the outer rim of horn hood 210s inner surface and the matsurface on the front 2107, thereby LED 2106a is scattered to the light of 2106d, and passes horn hood 210s, thus player sensation as if the whole surface of horn hood 210s luminous.Especially, also be formed with matsurface 2107, further strengthened LED scattering of light effect thus in lid previous section facing to the expose portion of horn main body 2108.

In the description of second embodiment, horn hood 210s surface (back side) has within it formed matsurface 2107.In the present invention, if horn hood 210s forms continuous ladder (comprising stairstepping) in the surface within it, also can provide confers similar advantages.Alternatively, if diffusion sheet (comprising prismatic lens) is provided, also can provide confers similar advantages in horn hood 210s.

In the description of second embodiment, horn hood 210s surface (back side) has within it formed matsurface 2107.In addition, in the present invention, horn hood 210s also outside (surface) form lens face.In this case, can provide the effect of further light of irregular reflection on matsurface 2107 being carried out scattering.

In the description of second embodiment, LED 2106a to 2106d towards the vertical direction that is led board 2106e.In the present invention, if LED 2106a to 2106d towards being any direction outside led board 2106e vertical, also can provide confers similar advantages.

In addition, in the description of second embodiment, on the part of the step portion 2110d of the recess 2110 that led board 2106e is installed to horn main body 2108 embedded.In the present invention, if led board 2106e is installed on the whole peripheral surface of step portion 2110d, if or step portion 2110d is formed with darker to the thickness of 2106d than led board 2106e and LED 2106a, and than the wide banded groove of the width of led board 2106e, and led board 2106e is installed in this groove, also can provides confers similar advantages.

The 3rd embodiment

In rack, expose the bottom 2110e of recess of a horn main body part, identical according to the marble slot machine of third embodiment of the invention with marble slot machine according to first embodiment, therefore represent with identical label in Figure 16 with the components identical that those earlier in respect of figures 1 to 6 are described, and no longer narrate.

Figure 16 shows the near zone of the loudspeaker on rack one side in the third embodiment of the invention.Here, loudspeaker 21R will be discussed.The configuration of loudspeaker 21L is also similar with the configuration of loudspeaker 21R, does not therefore illustrate and do not narrate the configuration of loudspeaker 21L.

In first enforcement, loudspeaker 21R has a transparent or semitransparent resin horn hood 210 (being shown in Fig. 4) that is embedded in the horn main body 2108 in the rack and is used to cover horn main body 2108.Horn hood 210 is formed with at its outward flange installs protuberance 2101 to 2105.In addition, horn hood 210 is formed with matsurface 2107 at inner surface and is used for scattered light (being shown in Fig. 6).

In first embodiment, in rack, led board 2106e is installed on the step portion 2110d of the recess (corresponding to 2110 among Fig. 5) that exposes a part of horn main body 2108, and White LED 2106a is positioned on the led board 2106e to 2106d.Here, the surface of step portion 2110d is approximately perpendicular to the front of rack and the bottom 2110e of recess.The periphery of horn hood 210s roughly forms triangle, and this leg-of-mutton vertical limit is than a horizontal length of side, therefore LED 2106a is arranged on vertical limit so that four the big distance of LED ground are spaced apart to 2106d, strengthens LED scattering of light effect.Also can consider led board 2106e is installed on hypotenuse.Yet,, still led board is installed on vertical limit from work and mounting hardness.The ratio distance of the prior art that is provided with for the distance that LED light is arrived horn hood 210 is big, and it is a little luminous in order to prevent that the player from finding out, LED 2106a is arranged as not towards the front of horn hood 210 to 2106d, that is, LED light does not directly arrive the front of horn hood 210.Here, not single direction from LED 2106a to the radiation direction of 2106d, and have the angles of tens degree; In the present embodiment, the vertical direction that is LED 2106a to 2106d of led board 2106e.The periphery of recess 2110 formed be used to mate protuberance 2101 to 2105 is installed installing hole 2101a to 2105e.In addition, form minute surface on the surface of the rack part that comprises recess 2110, be used to reflect the light quantity of sending with additional horn hood 210 to the light of 2106d from the LED 2106a on the recess 2110 by processing such as metal plating.Here, four stupefied awl recesses are formed with matsurface (being made of four continuous stupefied cone-shapeds) at its bottom 2110e.

According to this structure, light is reflected brokenly by the matsurface (shown in Figure 16) on the bottom 2110e of the recess of the front of the outer rim of horn hood 210 inner surfaces, loudspeaker and matsurface on every side 2107 (shown in Figure 6) and rack front, thereby LED 2106a is scattered to the light of 2106d, and pass horn hood 210, thus player's sensation as if the whole surface of horn hood 210 luminous.Especially, also be formed with matsurface, further strengthened LED scattering of light effect thus at the bottom 2110e of the recess of rack front.

In the description of the 3rd embodiment, four stupefied awls form four stupefied cone-shapeds continuously at the bottom of the recess of rack front 2110e.In the present invention, if use circular cone, three stupefied awls, hemisphere or stairstepping etc., also can provide confers similar advantages.In addition, if mix different shapes or use irregular shape, also can provide confers similar advantages.

In the description of the 3rd embodiment, horn hood 210 surface (back side) has within it formed matsurface 2107.In the present invention, if horn hood 210 forms continuous ladder (comprising stairstepping) in the surface within it, also can provide confers similar advantages.Alternatively, if diffusion sheet (comprising prismatic lens) is provided, also can provide confers similar advantages in horn hood 210.

In the description of the 3rd embodiment, horn hood 210 surface (back side) has within it formed matsurface 2107.In addition, in the present invention, horn hood 210 can form lens face in its outside (surface).In this case, can provide the effect of further light of irregular reflection on the matsurface 2107 being carried out scattering.

In the description of the 3rd embodiment, LED 2106a to 2106d towards the vertical direction that is led board 2106e.In the present invention, if LED 2106a to 2106d towards being any direction outside led board 2106e vertical, also can provide confers similar advantages.

In the description of the 3rd embodiment, led board 2106e is installed on the part of step portion 2110d of the recess that has embedded horn main body 2108.In the present invention, if led board 2106e is installed on the whole peripheral surface of step portion 2110d, if or step portion 2110d has darker to the thickness of 2106d than led board 2106e and LED 2106a, and than the wide banded groove of the width of led board 2106e, and led board 2106e is installed in this groove, also can provides confers similar advantages.

If be used in combination first to the 3rd embodiment, also can provide confers similar advantages.In addition, in the description of first to the 3rd embodiment, the present invention is applied to the marble slot machine.Yet,,, also can provide confers similar advantages as pinball machine if the present invention is applied to any game machine outside the slot machine.

As mentioned above, according to the present invention, the side with respect to the game machine front is changed in the position of the light source of light-emitting device (comprising LED) from the front, and the light of light source arrives the player indirectly, and the player feels that the whole surface of lid (comprising horn hood) is luminous thus.

According to the present invention, the light source of light-emitting device is positioned at the step portion 2110d of game machine rack recess, and the light source that can avoid making the player to feel to be positioned in the step portion light-emitting device of side thus is that point is luminous.

According to the present invention, the coarse profile that is formed on the cover inner surface reflects the light that is sent by light-emitting device with scattering brokenly, makes the player feel the whole surface light emitting of lid thus.

According to the present invention, LED is used as light-emitting device, and what make light source is that point is luminous towards avoiding the player to feel with size.

Although above is described in detail exemplary embodiments more of the present invention, but the person skilled in the art in this area can understand at an easy rate, substantially do not deviate under the prerequisite of novel feature of the present invention and advantage, can carry out multiple modification these exemplary embodiments.Therefore, these all modifications are included within the scope of the present invention.

In the foregoing description, the marble slot machine with a plurality of stop buttons has been described.Yet the present invention can be applicable to other game station that does not dispose stop button, and it is configured to make rotating cylinder begin rotation by activating starting bar or start button, and stops operating automatically through rotating cylinder after the scheduled time.

Claims

1. game machine comprises:

Rack;

Inner raffle device is used for utilizing the random number inner raffle of playing according to predetermined timing;

Voice output, its some be exposed to the front surface of game machine rack, and be used for output sound forwards;

Light-emitting device, the expose portion of itself and described voice output separates, and is installed on the rack, and this light-emitting device is used for luminous; And

Lid, in order to the expose portion that surrounds described voice output and cover described light-emitting device,

Wherein, the light source of described light-emitting device towards the front surface that is roughly parallel to the game machine rack.

2. game machine as claimed in claim 1 also comprises having step portion and be positioned at recess on the rack front surface,

Wherein, described voice output comprises the part that is exposed to described concave bottom, and

Described light-emitting device is installed in the described step portion of described recess.

3. game machine as claimed in claim 1, wherein, described lid comprises the continuous matsurface that is formed at its inner surface.

4. game machine as claimed in claim 1, wherein, described light-emitting device comprises light emitting diode.

5. game machine as claimed in claim 1 also comprises:

Variable display means is used for showing changeably a plurality of symbols;

Stop control is used for stopping according to the result who raffles in the inside that described inner raffle device is carried out the variable demonstration of described variable display means; And

The game medium payment mechanism, be used for the halted state of the variable display means of being stopped by described stop control corresponding to the situation of predetermined halted state under to the player pays game medium.

6. game machine as claimed in claim 5 also comprises a plurality of operating means, and the player uses these operating means to stop described variable demonstration,

Wherein, described stop control is configured to stop described variable demonstration based on the inside raffle of described inner raffle device execution and the shut-down operation of described operating means respectively.