CN1663646A - game console - Google Patents

Abstract

A kind of game machine that has game's outcome display device, which comprises roller(3L, 3C, 3R) and LCD(31). Wherein, when observe at the front of the game machine, the LCD is displayed more forward than the display area of the roller(3L, 3C, 3R). Meanwhile, . synthesize several images basing on the priority to produce images displayed on the LCD(31). In addition, display the priorer images(100) can gain symbol display area(21L, 21C, 21R), through which we can see and distinguish the roller(3L, 3C, 3R).

Description

Game machine

Technical field

The present invention relates to a kind of game machine with variable display means and control device, variable display means wherein is used for showing changeably the various symbols of recreation needs, and is used for this variable demonstration of control as the microcomputer equal controller.This game machine comprises so-called Japanese pachinko slot machine (pachi-slot machine); Slot machine; Arrive third level Japan marbles disc apparatus (pachinko machine), arrange ball machine (arrange machine), mahjong ball machine or stria slot machine pinball machines such as (slit-slot machine) as the first order; Video slot machine, video poker machine etc.

Description of Related Art

For example, Japanese pachinko slot machine has mechanical variable display, and wherein this display has a plurality of swing rollers, be arranged in the window of slot machine front, and a plurality of symbols of the variable demonstration of each cylinder, this cylinder is with many straight line parallel settings.According to the start-up operation by the player, control device drives and controls this variable display, and cylinder rotates simultaneously, thus the variable demonstration of the symbol on cylinder.The rotation of each cylinder stops or automatically based on player's shut-down operation and stop.At this moment, each the cylinder symbol that occurs in display window comprises under the situation of predetermined combinations (triumph pattern), cashed as game medias such as medal or coins, thereby predetermined the award offers the player.

In addition, proposed such game machine in the past, this game machine has a plurality of cylinders, light source and control device.Wherein the striped of each cylinder is arranged on the excircle of each cylinder, is decorated with symbol with separating type simultaneously on each outer surface of cylinder; Each light source throws light on to the symbol subregion on each cylinder striped from rear side, and is arranged on each cylinder the inside; And control device is used to control the illumination of light source.Here, in the cylinder striped, symbol portion makes translucent, and the background of this symbol is transparent or semitransparent simultaneously, and light source comprises a plurality of light emitting diodes that are provided with in the lattice array mode.Control device can be made the light emission of each light emitting diode, thereby the light emission of light source is controlled so that by diode displaying personage or figure.

For example, referring to 2001-353255 Japanese unexamined open file.

Summary of the invention

Therefore, need a kind of game machine more interesting at present, wherein the light emission of each light emitting diode is controlled, thereby the light emission of light source has been carried out controlling so that show character or figure than above-mentioned game machine.

The object of the invention provides a kind of game machine, in this game machine, the game result display unit comprises first display unit and second display unit, when observing from the front of game machine, second display unit is arranged on a side more forward than first display unit, produce the image that is presented on second display unit by a plurality of images being synthesized simultaneously based on priority, and by being presented at the predetermined image that has higher priority in a plurality of images, obtain the symbol display areas of second display unit, by this viewing area, can see and discern first display unit, thereby increase the interest of recreation.

Game machine of the present invention comprises: game result display unit and favo(u)red state generation device; Wherein device displaying result is used for showing game result on this device; And when the particular game result was presented on the game result display unit, favo(u)red state generation device (main control circuit of for example mentioning later 41) was used to the player to produce favo(u)red state; Wherein this game result display unit comprises first display unit (the cylinder 3L that for example mentions later, 3C, 3R) with second display unit (LCD of for example mentioning in the back 31), when observing from the front of game machine, second display unit is arranged on a side more forward than first display unit, simultaneously by (splitting of for example mentioning later resembles 100 to a plurality of images based on priority, 110) synthetic and produce the image that is presented on second display unit, and by be presented at have higher priority in a plurality of images predetermined image (for example, splitting of mentioning later resembles 100 or split and resemble 107L, 107C, 107R), the symbol display areas that obtains second display unit (for example, the symbol display areas 21L that mentions later, 21C, 21R), by this viewing area, can see and discern first display unit.

In game machine of the present invention, second display unit is made of LCD, and this LCD comprises liquid crystal board (liquid crystal board of for example mentioning later 34), be arranged on the light lead device (the light lead plate of for example mentioning later 35) of liquid crystal board rear side, be used to produce lighting device (the fluorescent lamp 37a that for example mentions later of the light that is directed into the light lead device, 37b) with a reflection unit (reflectance coating of for example mentioning in the back 36) that is used for the light that is directed to the light lead device is reflected towards the liquid crystal board that is arranged on light lead device front side, and reflection unit is corresponding to zone (the non-echo area 36BL that for example mentions later of first display unit, 36BC, 36BR), this zone can be formed in the transmittance section.

In game machine of the present invention, first display unit is designed to comprise a plurality of symbol display parts (the cylinder sheet of for example mentioning later), variable being presented on this display part of one or more symbols energy, can show with halted state simultaneously, in addition, with the game result guiding device that stops variable symbols displayed (for example be provided with by player operation, the stop button 11L that mentions later, 11C, 11R), in addition, wherein can stop by operate game results direct device under to the condition of the variable demonstration of symbol (for example, at cylinder 3L, 3C, 3R rotates or corresponding to cylinder 3L, 3C, the stop button 11L of 3R, 11C, 11R carries out shut-down operation, these will be mentioned in the back), show predetermined image.

In game machine of the present invention, predetermined image can change in the zone corresponding to the transmittance section.

In specific embodiments of the invention, nontransparent look depend on predetermined image (for example, mention in the back, corresponding to comprise split resemble 100 or split symbol display areas 101L, the 101C that resembles 107L, 107C, 107R, the image of 101R).

In game machine of the present invention, liquid crystal board is set at and is white under the common state.

According to the present invention, game machine comprises: game result display unit and favo(u)red state generation device; Show that wherein device displaying result is used for showing game result on this device; And when the particular game result was presented on the game result display unit, the favo(u)red state generation device was used to the player to produce favo(u)red state; Wherein this game result display unit comprises first display unit and second display unit, when observing from the front of game machine, second display unit is arranged on a side more forward than first display unit, produce the image that is presented on second display unit by a plurality of images being synthesized simultaneously based on priority, and by being presented at the predetermined image that has higher priority in a plurality of images, obtain the symbol display areas of second display unit, through this viewing area, can see and discern first display unit.Like this, increase the interest of recreation, reduced display operation in second display unit simultaneously and the data volume of needs.

Description of drawings

Fig. 1 is the slot machine perspective view according to embodiment.

Fig. 2 is the key diagram that shows FPD portion and liquid crystal display part.

Fig. 3 is the outward appearance key diagram that shows roller frame, and wherein lamp is arranged in each cylinder.

Fig. 4 shows cylinder and is arranged in the perspective view that is used for LED is received in circuit board wherein in the cylinder.

Fig. 5 is the perspective view that illustrates in general liquid crystal display device structure.

Fig. 6 is the decomposition diagram that shows a LCD part.

Fig. 7 is the key diagram that is used to explain LED lamp and fluorescent light functional.

Fig. 8 is the block diagram that shows circuit among the embodiment.

Fig. 9 is the block diagram that shows sub-control circuit structure.

Figure 10 is from the conceptive perspective view that shows the display structure of liquid crystal display.

Figure 11 is the demonstration example that has superposeed and split elephant.

Figure 12 is the imaginary perspective view that shows the display structure of liquid crystal display.

The specific embodiment

Fig. 1 is the profile perspective view of game machine 1 according to an embodiment of the invention.Here, game machine 1 is so-called Japanese pachinko slot machine.Although in game machine 1, the player plays games as coin, medal or game medias such as token or card by utilizing, and the recreation value information that wherein offers the player is stored on these media, and the game machine 1 that adopts medal is described below.

At present, popular Japanese pachinko slot machine has multiple triumph pattern.Specifically, when accepting predetermined triumph combination, the player can obtain the game state more favourable than common game state in the scheduled period, rather than only by medal Exit Game of payment.As such triumph combination, it is such having a kind of: can be in pre-determined number (this triumph combination is called as " Grand Prix " for the player provides relatively large interests, the back abbreviates " BB " as), in another kind is won combination, in pre-determined number, provide less relatively interests (this triumph combination is called as " common prize ", and the back abbreviates " RB " as) for the player.

In popular Japanese pachinko slot machine, in order to cash the combination of winning, when predetermined symbol combination is cashed line (back abbreviates " activation line " as) when occurring side by side along what be activated, cash medal or coin, so just need win this triumph combination (abbreviating " inner triumph " in the back as) by inner raffle processing (abbreviating " the inner raffle " in the back as) and in inside, and need to come stop element to operate by the player when activating line and stop when the symbol combination that shows inner triumph combination of winning.That is to say, be combined in inner the triumph, when shut-down operation overtime that the player carries out, then can not realize according to the win triumph of combination of inside even win.That is, in the Japanese pachinko slot machine of current main-stream, need be in the technology of best opportunity stop element operation.This technology is called as " observation is pushed ", like this, just need carry out the technology intervention in this present Japanese pachinko slot machine especially.

Integrally form the front surface of the casing 2 of game machine 1, be formed with the plate display unit 2a, the liquid crystal display 2b that are roughly vertical plane and fixing display unit 2c.For plate display unit 2a, liquid crystal display 2b and fixing display unit 2c, will describe with reference to Fig. 2 in the back.In casing 2 (rear side of liquid crystal display 2b), three cylinder 3L, 3C, 3R (first display unit that comprises the game result display unit) arrange rotationally along horizontal line, wherein on the excircle of each cylinder, be decorated with the symbol line that comprises multiple symbol.Cylinder 3L, 3C, 3R have constituted variable display unit.By symbol display areas 21L, 21C, 21R (in the back shown in Fig. 2), can see the symbol on each cylinder (Barrate type display).The structure of each cylinder is designed to and can constant rotational speed (for example 80 rev/mins) be rotated.

In plate display unit 2a, liquid crystal display 2b and the fixing bottom of display unit 2c, formed extension forward 4 with generally horizontal plane.In the left side of extension 4 forward, be furnished with BET switch 5, this switch is used for depositing medal in by the button press operation and makes a bet.On the right side of extension 4 forward, be formed with medal socket 6.In the left front of extension 4 forward, be provided with C/P switch 7, this switch is used for that operation comes the medal that recreation obtains is deposited/cash in conversion based on button press by the player.According to the conversion of being undertaken by C/P switch 7, medal is cashed mouth 8 from medal and is cashed out, and the medal of cashing is accumulated in medal take-up reel 9.

Right side at C/P switch 7, starting bar 10 (by the recreation startup command device of player's operation) is arranged to and can be rotated in predetermined angular, this starting bar 10 starts the rotation of cylinder when the player operates, and is enabled in the variable demonstration (starting recreation) of (referring to Fig. 2) symbol in each symbol display areas 21L, 21C, the 21R.On the front central of extension 4 and the right side of starting bar 10 forward, be provided with three stop button 11L, 11C, 11R (by the game result guiding device of player's operation), these three buttons are respectively applied for the rotation that stops cylinder 3L, 3C, 3R.Upper left side and right side at casing 2 are provided with loudspeaker 12L, 12R.Between loudspeaker 12L, 12R, be provided with and cash dash board 13, this is cashed dash board 13 the medal number that symbol is won combination and cashed as prize is shown.

Referring to Fig. 2, explain plate display unit 2a, liquid crystal display 2b and fixing display unit 2c below.

Plate display unit 2a comprises bonus game information display section 16, BET lamp 17a-17c, cashes display part 18 and deposits display part 19 in.Here, bonus display part 16 is made of 7 sections LED, and shows game information in bonus game process.According to the medal number of making a bet, 1-BET lamp 17a, 2-BET lamp 17b and MAX-BET lamp 17c open to begin recreation.When the medal number of making a bet is " 1 ", then 1-BET lamp 17a opens.When the medal number of making a bet is " 2 ", then 2-BET lamp 17b opens.And be " 3 " when the medal number that make a bet, then MAX-BET lamp 17c opens.Cash display part 18 and deposit display part 19 in and constitute by 7 sections LED respectively.After having realized award, cash display part 18 demonstrations and cash the medal number.Deposit the medal number (depositing in) that display part 19 shows accumulation in.

Liquid crystal display 2b comprises symbol display areas 21L, 21C, 21R, window frame viewing area 22L, 22C, 22R and effect viewing area 23.According to the flexible symbol display mode of cylinder 3L, 3C, 3R, the symbol of the LCD of mentioning in the back 31 and operation stop display mode, liquid crystal display 2b goes up the displaying contents that shows and carries out various variations.

Symbol display areas 21L, 21C, 21R correspond respectively to cylinder 3L, 3C, 3R and are provided with, and show symbol and various effect on the excircle that is arranged in cylinder 3L, 3C, 3R thereon.Here, when corresponding to cylinder 3L, the 3C of symbol display areas 21L, 21C, 21R, when 3R is rotating, perhaps when stop button 11L, 11C, 11R corresponding to symbol display areas 21L, 21C, 21R are in the operable state that the operation that makes cylinder 3L, 3C, 3R stops, each symbol display areas 21L, 21C, 21R can show pellucidly, thereby can discern the symbol that is arranged on cylinder 3L, 3C, the 3R excircle easily, the effect of utilizing for example symbol, letter, numeral, mark, character etc. to reach by rest image or moving image does not show simultaneously.

Window frame viewing area 22L, 22C, 22R are designed to seal each symbol display areas 21L, 21C, 21R, and representative is arranged in the symbol frame on cylinder 3L, 3C, the 3R excircle.

Effect viewing area 23 is formed on the liquid crystal display 2b except symbol display areas 21L, 21C, 21R and window frame viewing area 22L, 22C, 22R.This effect viewing area 23 demonstrates image (represent so-called " triumph lamp "), the effect that increases interest in game play and the player that last expression can obtain bonus combination and will make a profit and proceed to play and the information of needs.

Fixedly display unit 2c is for showing the zone that pre-determines image.Specifically, fixedly display unit 2c demonstrates " the in a row part in house " of drawing on the display board of mentioning in the back 33.By combining, just can demonstrate a static and moving image being presented at fixedly display unit 2c epigraph and being presented at effect viewing area 23 epigraphs.In this embodiment, can show into the complete image in shotgun house room.

In addition, referring to Fig. 3 and 4 the LED lamp 29 that is arranged on cylinder 3L, 3C, the 3R is described.These LED lamp 29 conducts are to being arranged on the lighting device that symbol throws light on cylinder 3L, 3C, the 3R excircle, perhaps as one of them lighting device to mainly throwing light on corresponding to the zone of symbol display areas 21L, 21C in liquid crystal board 34 zones (back description), 21R.Like this, LED lamp 29 is just as being above-mentioned symbol and the zone shared lighting device of illumination simultaneously.This LED lamp 29 is also as the rear lighting unit that first display unit is thrown light on from behind simultaneously.

As shown in Figure 3, in cylinder 3L, 3C, 3R, be provided with LED circuit board for receiving 24, this LED circuit board for receiving 24 is positioned at the symbol back of three symbol lines (one has nine symbols), when the rotation of cylinder 3L, 3C, 3R stopped, each symbol line appeared on symbol display areas 21L, 21C, the 21R.Each LED accepts circuit board 24 and has three LED acceptance divisions, in each part, is provided with a plurality of LED lamps 29.In the back, in nine LED acceptance divisions, straight line on level, from a left side, the LED acceptance division is represented with Z1, Z2 and Z3 successively, in horizontal central line, from a left side, the LED acceptance division is represented with Z4, Z5 and Z6 successively, straight line under level, from a left side, the LED acceptance division is represented with Z7, Z8 and Z9 successively.LED lamp 29 usefulness white lights throw light on to the rear side of cylinder sheet, and the cylinder sheet is fixed on these cylinders along the excircle of cylinder 3L, 3C, 3R.The cylinder sheet is translucent, like this from the just saturating front to the cylinder sheet of the light of LED lamp 29 ejaculations.

As shown in Figure 4, cylinder 3L is formed by the cylinder frame structure, wherein having two identical shaped circular frames 25 is connected by a plurality of connectors 27 with 26, middle simultaneously (corresponding to the cylinder width) at a certain distance separates, be used for simultaneously the driving force of stepper motor 53L (referring to Fig. 8) is delivered to transmission part 28 on circular frame 25 and 26, wherein this stepper motor is arranged on the center of frame structure.Omitted the cylinder sheet that is fixed on the cylinder 3L excircle here.

The LED circuit board for receiving 24 that is arranged on cylinder 3L has three LED acceptance division Z1, Z4 and Z7, and each all admits a plurality of LED lamps 29.LED circuit board for receiving 24 is arranged to the rear side that LED acceptance division Z1, Z4 and Z7 lay respectively at symbol (having three symbols).This symbol can see through symbol display areas 21L by the player and see.Here, though cylinder 3C and 3R are not shown, two cylinders all have identical structure, and LED circuit board for receiving 24 is arranged in each cylinder.

Then, with reference to Fig. 5 and 6 transmission type liquid crystal display 31 (corresponding to second display unit that constitutes the game result display unit) is described.Fig. 5 is the perspective view (from the rear side of casing 2) that shows LCD 31 external structures.Fig. 6 is the decomposition diagram that shows LCD 31 partial structurtes.

This LCD 31 comprises cover glass 32, display board 33, liquid crystal board 34, light lead plate 35, reflectance coating 36, fluorescent lamp 37a, 37b as so-called white light source, fluorescent lamp 38a, the 38b (light that can have all wavelengths light with the estimated rate emission; thereby people's eyes are not aware of particular color), lamp socket 39a-39h and flexible PCB (not shown); flexible PCB comprise an IC who is used to drive LCD panel is installed carry table bag (TCP), this TCP is connected to the terminal part of liquid crystal board 34.This LCD 31 is arranged on than the viewing area of cylinder 3L, 3C, a 3R side of (than its display board more forward) more forward, thereby is deployed on cylinder 3L, 3C, the 3R.Cylinder 3L, 3C, 3R and LCD 31 are provided with (centre has preset distance) independently of one another simultaneously.

Cover glass 32 and display board 33 are made by light transmissive material.Cover glass 32 is provided with the object of protection liquid crystal board 34.Corresponding to the plate display unit 2a of display board 33 and the fixing zone of display unit 2c, drawing has image.Here, be positioned at display board 33 corresponding on the regional rear side of plate display unit 2a separately the circuit of display unit and operation BET lamp 17a-17c omit and illustrate.

Liquid crystal board 34 is to form like this, promptly by as the transparent panel of glass plate and face that filling liquid crystal material forms in the gap between the transparent panel of this plate, wherein be formed with tft layer on the transparent panel as glass plate.The display mode of liquid crystal board 34 is set at normal conditions and is white.Here, " generally being white " is meant such state, and promptly when liquid crystal board 34 was not driven, liquid crystal board 34 was in white show state (light can shine towards display board, that is to say, the light of transmission can be seen from the outside).Having by the liquid crystal board 34 that makes this structure generally is the pattern of white, can not be driven during problem even liquid crystal board occurred, also can see and discern the symbol that is arranged on cylinder 3L, 3C, the 3R (the variable demonstration of symbol display part and stop to show) by symbol display areas 21L, 21C, 21R.Like this, the player can continue recreation.That is to say, if the problems referred to above, can be according to playing as the variable demonstration of cylinder 3L, 3C, 3R and the basic function that stops to show.

Light lead plate 35 is arranged on the rear side of liquid crystal board 34, thereby the light that penetrates from fluorescent lamp 37a, 37b is directed to (for the liquid crystal board illumination) on the liquid crystal board 34.For example, light lead plate 35 is made by the acrylic resin translucent element that thickness is about 2cm (having transmittancy).

As reflectance coating 36, for example, it can adopt deposited silver layer to be formed on the element on white polyester film or the aluminium film and form.Reflectance coating 36 is being directed to light on the light lead plate 35 towards its preceding lateral reflection.This reflectance coating 36 comprises echo area 36A and non-echo area (non-transmission range) 36BL, 36BC, 36BR.Non-echo area 36BL, 36BC, 36BR form as transparent area, this zone is made by transparent material, and guiding light therein transmitted under the reflection case not having, when the rotation of cylinder 3L, 3C, 3R stopped, these zones were positioned on the anterior locations of each displaying symbol (having three symbols).In this case, corresponding to the zone of cylinder sheet as transparent area.Specifically, size and the position consistency of the size of non-echo area 36BL, 36BC, 36BR and position and symbol display areas 21L, 21C, 21R.Echo area 36A is to being directed to the light reflection on it, and as one of lighting device, is used for being thrown light in such zone, and this zone is main corresponding with the interior window frame viewing area 22L in zone, 22C, 22R and effect viewing area 23 on the liquid crystal board 34.According to said structure, owing to see through the transparent area on reflection unit, the player can see and identify the variation demonstration of symbol on symbol display areas and stop to show that based on the display mode on symbol display areas and LCD, the player can be intoxicated in recreation.

Fluorescent lamp 37a, 37b are along the edge placement up and down of light lead plate 35, and the two ends of fluorescent lamp 37a, 37b are supported by lamp socket 39.This fluorescent lamp 37a, 37b be as the device that is thrown light in such zone, and this zone is main corresponding with the interior window frame viewing area 22L in zone, 22C, 22R and effect viewing area 23 on the liquid crystal board 34.That is to say that fluorescent lamp 37a, 37b transmit steering are to the light (this lamp is directed to light on the light lead plate 35 respectively) of light lead plate 35.

In addition, fluorescent lamp 38a and 38b are arranged to upper-lower position at liquid crystal board 34 rear sides towards cylinder 3L, 3C, 3R.Light is reflected from fluorescent lamp 38a and 38b emission and on cylinder 3L, 3C, 3R surface and then enters into non-echo area 36BL, 36BC, 36BR, and this light throws light on to liquid crystal board 34.Like this, fluorescent lamp 38a and 38b conduct are for being arranged in the lighting device that the symbol on cylinder 3L, 3C, the 3R throws light on, and as one of the lighting device in such zone, this zone is main corresponding with the interior window frame viewing area 22L in zone, 22C, 22R and effect viewing area 23 on the liquid crystal board 34. Fluorescent lamp 38a and 38b are also as being above-mentioned symbol and the regional shared lighting device that both throw light on.In addition, fluorescent lamp 38a and 38b are also as the front lighting device that from its front side is the illumination of first display unit.

As mentioned above, first display unit and second display unit are jointly by shared lighting device lighting.That is to say because not only first display unit but also second display unit are thrown light on by the light that penetrates from shared lighting device, therefore, with lighting device for each display unit separately the situation of configuration compare, cost is more cheap.In addition, by controlling shared lighting device, the control of illumination realizes oversimplifying, and has also realized being that two display unit are carried out identical illumination simultaneously.

The function of LED lamp 29 and fluorescent lamp 37a, 37b, 38a, 38b then, is described with reference to Fig. 7.In Fig. 7, show the photomovement direction that penetrates from fluorescent lamp with arrow.

Fig. 7 (A) illustrates in general the function (voltage is not applied between the transparent panel corresponding to liquid crystal board 34 internal symbol viewing area parts) of each fluorescent lamp when the liquid crystal that is present in symbol display areas 12L, 12C, 12R is not driven.

The a part of light that penetrates from fluorescent lamp 38a, 38b is reflected on the cylinder sheet.And from being arranged on a part of light transmission cylinder sheet that LED lamp 29 penetrates on the LED circuit board for receiving 24.Because above-mentioned light penetrates non-echo area 36BL, 36BC, 36BR, constitutes the light lead plate 35 and 36 of LCD 31 jointly, so the player can see and identify the symbol that is arranged on the cylinder.Like this, do not have in driven situation at the liquid crystal that is present in loudspeaker 12L, 12C, 12R, LED lamp 29 and fluorescent lamp 38a, 38b are as the lighting device that is arranged in cylinder 3L, 3C, the last symbol of 3R.

On the contrary, the light that penetrates and be incorporated into light lead plate 35 from fluorescent lamp 37a, 37b passes liquid crystal board 34 and enters into player's eyes.That is to say that fluorescent lamp 37a, 37b be as the such lighting device in zone, this zone in liquid crystal board 34 corresponding to above-mentioned window frame viewing area 22L, 22C, 22R and effect viewing area 23.

Fig. 7 (B) illustrates in general each fluorescent light functional when the liquid crystal that is present in symbol display areas 12L, 12C, 12R is driven (voltage is applied between the transparent panel corresponding to liquid crystal board 34 internal symbol viewing area parts).

The a part of light that penetrates from fluorescent lamp 38a, 38b is reflected on the cylinder sheet.And a part of light transmission cylinder sheet that penetrates from LED lamp 29.Because the part of above-mentioned light reflection or absorb or pass the zones that drive liquid crystal in liquid crystal board 34 zones, the player just can see and discern the effect demonstration that is presented on symbol display areas 21L, 21C, the 21R etc.Like this, in the driven situation of the liquid crystal that is present in loudspeaker 12L, 12C, 12R, LED lamp 29 and fluorescent lamp 38a, 38b be as the lighting device in zone like this, this zone in liquid crystal board 34 zones corresponding to above-mentioned window frame viewing area 22L, 22C, 22R and effect viewing area 23.

Here, when being driven in a part of zone corresponding to symbol display areas 21L, 21C in liquid crystal board 34 zones, 21R, LED lamp 29 and fluorescent lamp 38a, 38b are as the lighting device of symbol on cylinder 3L, 3C, 3R, simultaneously as such zone, in symbol display areas 21L, the 21C of this zone in liquid crystal board 34, the 21R, corresponding to there not being driven liquid crystal.

Fig. 8 shows such circuit structure, this circuit structure comprises the main control circuit 41 that is used in the operation of game machine 1 control game processing, be electrically connected on the main control circuit 41 ancillary equipment and according to the sub-control circuit 71 of controlling LCD 31 and loudspeaker 12L, 12R from the control instruction of main control circuit 41 transmission.This main control circuit 41 and sub-control circuit 71 have constituted the game result display control unit.Main control circuit 41 plays the effect of inner triumph combination determination means, first display control unit and favo(u)red state generation device.According to the output from recreation enabled instruction device, inner triumph combination determination means is determined the inside triumph combination in a plurality of triumph combinations.According to the result who determines by inside triumph combination determination means and the output of game result guiding device, first display control unit control control, first display unit.When the predetermined games result was presented on the game result display unit, the favo(u)red state generation device produced favo(u)red state for the player.In addition, based on definite result of inside triumph combination determination means with from the output of game result guiding device, sub-control circuit 71 controls second display unit.

Main control circuit 41 mainly also comprises the microcomputer 42 that is arranged on the circuit board except the circuit that random digit is sampled.This microcomputer 42 comprises CPU43, ROM44 and the RAM45 that carries out control operation according to pre-set programs.

The random number generator 48 and the sample circuit 49 of the random digit of the clock pulse generator 46 of generation reference clock pulse, frequency divider 47, generation sampling are connected respectively to CPU43.Here, as the device that carries out the random digit sampling, this device is designed to finish according to the operation sequence of CPU43 in the microcomputer 42 sampling of random digit.At this moment, random number generator 48 and sample circuit 49 can omit, and perhaps these can keep the operation with the sampling of backup random digit.

In the ROM44 of microcomputer 42, store probability raffle table and stop control table.Probability raffle table wherein is used to judge each operation of starting bar 10 (start-up operation) and the sampling of the random digit that obtains; Be used for determining the combination that stops of cylinder and stop control table, and be transferred to sub-control circuit 71 according to the operation of stop button and various control instruction (order).Here, sub-control circuit 71 never is transferred to main control circuit 41 to order, information etc., and only carries out the one-way transmission from main control circuit 41 to sub-control circuit 71.

In the circuit of Fig. 8, as based on master driver from microcomputer 42 control signals, has various lamps (1-BET lamp 17a, 2-BET lamp 17b, MAX-BET lamp 17c), various display units (bonus game information display section 16, cash display part 18, deposit display part 19 in), conveyer 52 and head roll 3L, 3C, the stepper motor 53L that 3R rotates, 53C, 53R, wherein conveyer 52 is as recreation value setter (comprising the driver part of cashing), this device is accumulated medal, and cashes the medal of predetermined quantity according to the instruction of conveyer drive circuit 51.

Motor-drive circuit 54, conveyer drive circuit 51, lamp drive circuit 55 and display driver circuit 56 are connected to the efferent of CPU43 through I/O port 57.Wherein motor-drive circuit 54 is used for driving and control step motor 53L, 53C, 53R; Conveyer drive circuit 51 is used for driving and control conveyer 52; Lamp drive circuit 55 is used for driving and controlling various lamps and display driver circuit 56 is used for driving and the control display unit.When receiving the control command of ordering as driving, these drive circuits are controlled at the operation of each driver, and wherein each drives all sub-CPU43 output of order.

In addition, the input signal generation device mainly produces input signal, and it is necessary that these input signals produce control command for microcomputer 42.For this input signal generation device, be provided with BET switch 5, be used to survey medal sensor 6S, C/P switch 7, starting switch 10S, reel-stop signal circuit 58, the cylinder position detection circuit 59 that inserts medal and cash and finish signal circuit 60.These also are connected on the CPU43 through I/O port 57.

Medal sensor 6S surveys the medal that is inserted in the medal insertion groove 6.Starting switch 10S surveys the operation of starting bar 10.The stop signal that reel-stop signal circuit 58 produces corresponding to the operation of each stop button 11L, 11C, 11R.When the pulse signal that receives from the cylinder rotation sensor, utilize CPU43, cylinder position detection circuit 59 provides signal to survey the position of each cylinder 3L, 3C, 3R.When the numeration (corresponding to the medal number of cashing from conveyer 52) by medal probe unit 52S when reaching the data of designation number, cash and finish signal circuit 60 and produce and survey medals and cash the signal of finishing.

In circuit shown in Figure 8, random number generator 48 is created in the random digit in the predetermined number scope, and behind operation start bar 10, sample circuit 49 machine is in due course sampled to a random digit.According to the random digit and the probability raffle table that is stored among the ROM44 of such sampling, determine the inside triumph combination of symbol.In addition, after having determined inner triumph combination, carry out the sampling of random digit once more, to select " stopping control table ".

After the rotation that starts cylinder 3L, 3C, 3R, driving pulse to be counted, each pulse is all provided by each stepper motor 53L, 53C, 53R, and counting is written to the presumptive area of RAM45 simultaneously.Revolution all produces from each cylinder 3L, 3C, 3R and resets pulse, and through cylinder position detection circuit 59, these are reseted pulse and are input to CPU43.Based on the pulse of reseting that obtains like this, the driving pulse of adding up in RAM45 counting is clear to be " 0 ".Like this, in RAM45, in the once rotation of each cylinder 3L, 3C, 3R, stored counting corresponding to the turned position.

For the symbol that is provided with on the turned position of cylinder 3L, 3C, 3R and the cylinder excircle is connected, in ROM44, store symbol table.In this symbol table, such two number numbers are arranged, wherein be set at the benchmark turned position by the turned position of generation being reseted pulse, each predetermined spacing of rotating at each cylinder 3L, 3C, 3R, provide in two number numbers each successively, also have so a plurality of symbolic codes simultaneously, wherein each all represents the symbol set corresponding to each number number, and these number numbers and symbolic code link together each other.

In addition, in ROM44, store triumph symbol combination table.In this triumph symbol combination table, corresponding to the triumph symbol combination of various triumphs, each all determines that corresponding to the triumph that the medal of each triumph is cashed number and every kind of triumph of each expression number is corresponding each other.When roll left a 3L, central cylinder 3C and right cylinder 3R stop to control and confirm to win, inquire about above-mentioned triumph symbol combination table after all cylinder 3L, 3C, 3R stop.

When by carrying out raffle and handled (the probability raffle is handled) when making inner triumph of a kind of triumph combination based on random digit being carried out above-mentioned sampling, when the player operates stop button 11L, 11C, 11R, based on the control table that stops of operation signal that sends from reel-stop signal circuit 58 and selection, CPU43 sends to motor-drive circuit 54 to the stop signal that cylinder 3L, 3C, 3R are stopped to control.

If the triumph composite symbol stops with stop mode that having realized inner triumph, then CPU43 offers conveyer drive circuit 51 cashing command signal, thereby has cashed the medal of predetermined number from conveyer 52.At this moment, the medal number that medal probe unit 52S statistics is cashed, medal are cashed and are finished signal and be input to CPU43.Therefore, CPU43 stops to drive conveyer 52 by conveyer drive circuit 51, and is last, finished the processing of cashing of medal.

Fig. 9 shows the structure of sub-control circuit 71.This sub-control circuit 71 is based on the processing that starts and cut out LED lamp 29 from the control command of main control circuit 41, from the demonstration control and the voice output control of loudspeaker 12L, 12R output LCD 31.This sub-control circuit 71 comprises and being arranged on and main control circuit 41 place circuit boards independently on the circuit board, and mainly comprises the sub-microcomputer 72 of microcomputer (back abbreviates " sub-microcomputer " as).This sub-control circuit 71 comprises: as the led drive circuit 77 of the display control unit of a plurality of ornament lamps of control, be arranged on LED lamp 29 on game machine 1 casing and fluorescent lamp 37a, 37b, as the visual control circuit 81 of the display control unit of LCD 31, control from the sound source IC78 of the sound of loudspeaker 12L, 12R output and as the power amplifier 79 of amplifier.

Sub-microcomputer 72 comprise according to the control command of sending from main control circuit 41 carry out the sub-CPU73 of control operation, as the program ROM 74 and the work RAM75 of storage device.Though sub-control circuit 71 does not have clock pulse generator, frequency divider, random number generator and sample circuit, its structure is designed to carry out stochastical sampling in the operation sequence of sub-CPU73.And program ROM 74 is stored in the control program of carrying out among the sub-CPU73.In addition, program ROM 74 is also stored and show the relevant visual control program and the form of various selections on LCD 31.When coming executive control program by sub-CPU73, work RAM75 is designed to utilize as temporary storing device.

Image control circuit 81 comprises visual control work RAM83, visual ROM86, video-ram 87 and image control IC82.IC82 is based on the displaying contents of being determined by sub-CPU73 designated parameters to show on LCD 31 in this image control.When forming image by image control IC82, and when the image that shows on LCD 31 subsequently offered image control IC82 by sub-CPU73, visual control work RAM83 was used for interim memory image.This image control IC82 has formed the image corresponding to the displaying contents of being determined by sub-CPU73, and outputs to LCD 31.This image ROM86 stores various images to form the image that will show.And when image was formed among the image control IC82, video-ram 87 utilized as temporary storing device.

, in this embodiment, utilize computer graphics techniques here, thereby improved the effect ability in liquid crystal display 2b.At this moment, extract a part of pictorial data, and finish the stack (cracking processing) of pictorial data.In order to realize this processing, splitting image data and background images data etc. is stored among the visual ROM86, expression people, animal, mark, letter, numeral, and numeral comprises white institute's corresponding (settings) thereby can see and discern the zone that changes demonstration, the while be arranged on symbol on the cylinder stop to show under the form.Splitting the image data representative shows and the cracking displaying contents of conduct on background images (background plane) by stack.In image control work RAM83, storage is presented at the image data that splits on the background images.At this moment, if utilized a plurality of splitting to resemble (cracking plane), then store to split and resemble according to priority (level of splitting elephant when showing time) by stack.This priority is unified definite by the cracking number, and big more and forward more according to the cracking number.In video-ram 87, storage is corresponding to the pictorial data that is presented at the image on the liquid crystal display 2b in addition.

Image control IC82 produces the pictorial data that is presented on the liquid crystal display 2b, and stores these data in video-ram 87, shows the pictorial data of storage on liquid crystal display 2b.Thereby image control IC82 control is presented at the image that splits elephant on the background images.Specifically, split when resembling when having shown, image control IC82 carries out various processing, as splits the judgement that resembles priority (display priority), transparent judgement, translucent judgement or the like.In addition, image control IC82 points to and splits the position of elephant, and make split resemble with background images in that to point to the position synthetic, resemble thereby demonstrate to split.That is to say, synthetic based on priority by making a plurality of images, go up the image that shows and formed at LCD 31 (second display unit).Like this, reduced the computer graphics data volume that motion video needs, the exploitation of motion video computer graphics simultaneously is easy to realize.

In image control IC82, set (preestablishing) here, and form transparent color (Transparent color of utilization).Therefore, in image, be difficult to the color of employing or the color that can not adopt and set Transparent color for.Form translucent color (available edematus) simultaneously and can set (preestablishing) in image control IC82.Like this, in image, be difficult to the color of employing or the color that can not adopt and set edematus for.In addition, because LCD salable is as second display unit on the market, preferably (for a large amount of game machines of producing) make a large amount of game machines.In addition, as mentioned above, generally be white because liquid crystal board 34 is set to become, liquid crystal does not drive even go wrong in second display unit, and then the player also can see and identify the displaying contents in first display unit or the displaying contents of symbol display unit.Like this, when going wrong, the player also can completely or partially continue recreation, and the result provides the game machine with high reliability.

Figure 10 is from the conceptive perspective view that shows the display structure of liquid crystal display 2b.The image that is presented on the liquid crystal display 2b (referring to the Figure 11 that mentions later) resembles 100, splits to resemble 110 (little images) stacks and show and form by counterincision, wherein split and resemble 100 and be used to observe and splitting of distinguished symbol resembles 100, resemble 110 (little images) and be used for effect and background images (background is split and resembled) 120 and split.Split that to resemble 100 priority the highest, and the priority of background images 120 is minimum.Having splitting of low priority resembles by having splitting of high priority and resembles demonstration.And in nontransparent look (color that is different from transparent (no imaging) look and edematus) district, and comprise that splitting of above-mentioned district resembles and compare, show corresponding to have splitting of low priority resemble in the image in a district in above-mentioned district.Resemble and to be exaggerated and to dwindle by pointing to magnifying power and the minification in the cracking attribute list, splitting.Splitting the amplification of elephant and dwindle can be by four vertex deformation realization.And can finish by four vertex deformation such as its rotation being split Free Transforms such as resembling (variable demonstration).

Split and resemble 100 by the symbol display areas 101L, the 101R that adopt nontransparent look and 101C and adopt the external zones 103 of Transparent color to form.That is to say that nontransparent look is directly used in corresponding to formation and splits the image (predetermined image) that resembles 100 symbol display areas 101L, 101R and 101C.Obtain white by the liquid crystal that does not drive in liquid crystal board 34 districts, this is distinguished corresponding to sign field 101L, 101R and 101C.Split and resemble 100 by 2D image construction (2 dimension).Here, non-echo area 36BL, the 36BC of the symbol display areas of the position of symbol display areas 101L, 101R and 101C and size and liquid crystal display 2b and reflectance coating 36 conform to size with position among the 36BR.

Here, directly use nontransparent look based on predetermined image, even therefore predetermined image superposes each other with the image that is different from predetermined image, the image that is different from predetermined image can not seen by predetermined image yet.Therefore, just predetermined image is presented at symbol display areas 21L, 21C and 21R, thereby has mainly concentrated player's eyes.Therefore, watch attentively by symbol display areas in the situation of first display unit or symbol display part the player, the image that is different from predetermined image never is presented on the symbol display areas.Because in recreation, can not produce obstruction, be very preferred therefore to the player.And, if want, thereby show motion video or still image by the demonstration in superpose wittingly first display unit or the symbol display part, directly use the predetermined image of nontransparent look to form by motion video or still image.Therefore, the image that predetermined image can not be different from predetermined image hinders, and the result shows the work that is easy to carry out and can reduce the developer according to the effect of developer's purpose.And the player can not reduce owing to unnecessary obstruction image for the concern of recreation, therefore can significantly improve the entertaining of recreation.

Split and resemble 110 by a ball representative of directly adopting black.And this splits and resembles 110 and comprise 3D image (three-dimensional image).Particularly, split and resemble 110 pictorial data and form by having the coordinate points X, the Y that form body form and the 3D graphic data of Z, and so polygonal data of data represented indication 3D shape.Split and resemble 120 by the personage viewing area 121 of adopting random color, fireworks viewing area 123, rocket viewing area 125 and sky viewing area 127 structures.Split and resemble 120 and comprise the 2D image.

Figure 11 shows the demonstration example of liquid crystal display 2b, and wherein shown in Figure 10 splitting resembles 100,110 and 120 stack demonstrations each other.Here, having omitted the color that adopt sky viewing area 127 among Figure 11 shows.

Because having splitting of limit priority resembles 100 and is presented to split and resembles on 110 and 120, the player passes through corresponding to the sign field 101L, the 101C that adopt white and symbol display areas 21L, 21C and the 21R of 101R, can see and the variable demonstration of distinguished symbol and stop to show both that wherein symbol arrangement is on cylinder 3L, 3C and 3R.That is to say, symbol display areas 21L, the 21C of LCD 31 (second display unit) and 21R have that splitting of limit priority resembles (comprise realize symbol display areas 21L, 21C and sign field 101L, the 101C of 21R and the image of 101R) or by showing that splitting of mentioning after a while resembles 107L, 107C and 107R (predetermined image) realizes by showing in a plurality of images, and can see cylinder sheet (symbol display part) by symbol display areas 21L, 21C and 21R.And the player can clearly see and the variable demonstration of distinguished symbol and stop to show, therefore can accurately carry out " for conceivable symbol, can press stop button when seeing them " according to player's ability.And, have in a plurality of images slightly that the image of high priority is presented in symbol display areas 21L, 21C and the 21R, wherein the demonstration of the demonstration of first display unit (cylinder 3L, 3C and 3R) and second display unit (LCD 31) is coordinated and show.Therefore, predetermined image is presented in the symbol display areas that player's eyes are easy to concentrate, and the result is for most of playtime, and the player plays when seeing predetermined image.Therefore, when the developer develops the demonstration image of second display unit and controls them, there is such a case, developer for second display unit, the development that reply has the predetermined image of predictive attention prompting is enough, wherein should form tangible display effect for the player by predetermined image.In this situation, the exploitation point that should be noted that becomes clear, thereby the result has reduced the work of exploitation.

And, split and resemble 110 and be presented on personage viewing area 121, fireworks viewing area 123, rocket viewing area 125 and the sky viewing area 127.Here, resemble in 110 the external zones 103 splitting, show to split to resemble 110 or split and resemble 120 image.Window frame viewing area 22L, 22C and 22R are by resembling low the splitting of 100 priority and resemble realization than splitting.

Here, in Figure 10, although be configured to adopt three symbol display areas of white to form an image (split and resemble 100), the present invention is not limited thereto.For example, as shown in figure 12, conceivablely be adopt three symbols such as the nontransparent look of white to show to split to resemble 107L, 107C and 107R can form, and their priority can be the highest.

As mentioned above, although explanation is finished according to embodiment, the present invention is not limited to above-mentioned.

Sub-control circuit 71 can be configured to that each priority of splitting elephant is variable form in the scheduled period.For the scheduled period, for example can use the demonstration that is used to assemble the player show period, finish during the favo(u)red state that demonstration shows, non-game state or occur to from non-game state the scheduled time in the past after or during cylinder do not rotate.Here, " non-game state " refers to when a game over (for example, all the rotation of cylinder stops), do not insert the state that BET switch 5 was operated and pressed to medal.

And, so a kind of situation is for example arranged, the priority of the predetermined image of control is lower than the priority of the image except that predetermined image, in this situation, win and without the specific triumph combination of cashing (BB for example in the inside that the variable demonstration that the game result guiding device is in symbol can stop (for example allowing stop button operation) and storage, RB, little combination, heavily play and so-called single prize etc.) surpass the interior predetermined number state (by the operation of game result guiding device) of control device of the game machine situation of the information of cashing number (this number greater than 1 number in the past deducts the number storage that the back number obtains) of the inside triumph number of particular combinations and particular combinations (for example, based on).When seeing above-mentioned display mode, the player can look forward to can obtaining a large amount of interests by playing games in such game machine, has therefore increased the entertaining of recreation.And if winning in the inside of storage and surpasses predetermined number in the control device without the specific triumph combination of cashing, there is such situation, when cashing predetermined state (for example triumph of predetermined random number lottery ticket, based on for information about state (information that comprises favo(u)red state) of recreation) and image and determine to show (for example showing except that the image of predetermined image), the priority that can control predetermined image is lower than the priority except that predetermined image visual.Therefore, improved the probability of occurrence of above-mentioned display mode, and the player looks forward to obtaining a large amount of interests and can tackle recreation.Therefore increased the entertaining of recreation.

Can be configured to like this, such as corresponding to sign field 101L, 101C and 101R or split the particular image that resembles 107L, 107C and 107R image and can be out of shape, their distortion comprise by amplify, dwindle, shape, color or pattern change variable demonstration.Therefore, strengthened effect.In this situation, preferably above-mentioned image is in the district's internal strain corresponding to non-echo area (transmittance section) 36BL, 36BC and 36BR.And,, such situation can be arranged in order to realize the effect of (raising) effect in this situation, predetermined image comprises Temin look or edematus (part of predetermined image adopts the color that is different from nontransparent look).Have so a kind of situation, it is enough adopting non-transmittance section in particular image, and the player can see and discern first display unit fully like this.And predetermined image can be formed by the 3D figure.In this situation, effect shows and can carry out intensely.

And by being scheduled to image in the district's internal strain corresponding to the transmittance section, the liquid crystal with high market circulation can be used as second display unit.Therefore, preferably, because can make many game machines and, can improve the effect of effect because predetermined visual in the district's internal strain that is easy to attract player's eyes.Therefore increased the entertaining of recreation.

And, game machine can be configured to like this, predetermined image shows with multiple variable display mode, one or more display modes are selected from above-mentioned a plurality of display modes, above-mentioned a plurality of display mode is according to the type of the triumph combination of determining by inside triumph combination determination means, inner win but without cashing the win type of combination or the result of random number lottery ticket etc., and based on the predetermined visual variable demonstration of above-mentioned variable display mode.In this situation, by show predetermined image in various display modes, the player can see and discern the predetermined image that is presented in the various display modes and first display unit.Therefore, can carry out the entertaining that various effect shows and can increase recreation.

And the demonstration timing or the non-demonstration timing of predetermined image can independently determine.For example, when operation by the game result guiding device, when the variable demonstration of symbol is in the state that can stop, as above-mentioned timing, can use such as mainly in the various timing of the identical time timing of predetermined timing (when symbol stops and showing, and determining inner the triumph when being combined as BB), when particular image begins to show, when particular image, show, finish or timing such as when carrying out when the demonstration of particular image corresponding to predetermined visual shut-down operation (operation of stop button).If, use this state as the demonstration timing (demonstration phase) of predetermined image, can stop by the operation of game result guiding device in the variable demonstration of this state symbol, when seeing corresponding cylinder 3L, 3C and 3R, the player can operate stop button.Therefore, can realize effective and high effect effect by effective use symbol display areas.In this situation, as particular image, it can use when the power supply opening of game machine, as RAM (comprising visual control work RAM, work RAM) when removing, when backup recovers, when the so-called demonstration image that is used to wait for player's (waiting for image) shows, when unusual (mistake) takes place in recreation and the image of demonstration when warning is finished.And as predetermined timing, it can use when various demonstrations begin, the timing in predetermined display means when carrying out various the demonstration and when various demonstrations finish.In this situation, predetermined display means can be game result display unit, first display unit, second display unit (comprising just special symbol) and the 3rd display unit mentioned later etc.

And, in the situation that the variable demonstration of symbol (the variable demonstration of first device) can stop by the operation of game result guiding device, predetermined image can show, that is to say, in a plurality of images, predetermined image with priority may be displayed on symbol display areas 21L, 21L and 21R, the coordinated and demonstration of the demonstration of the demonstration of first display unit and second display unit in symbol display areas.Therefore, predetermined image is presented in the symbol display areas, and player's eyes are easy to farthest to concentrate and when seeing similar playtime predetermined visual, the player finally plays like this.Therefore, there is such a case, handles the development of predetermined image, developer for second display unit is enough, when the developer develops the demonstration image of second display unit and controls them,, the player has been made big display effect like this by predetermined attention.In this situation, the exploitation point that should be noted that becomes clear, thereby the result has reduced the work of exploitation.

And various display modes (mode of texturing) as predetermined image, can use such display mode, the observability of symbol display areas 21L, 21L and 21R internal symbol that is to say in this pattern, and transmittancy (being easy to see first display unit) changeably changes.Particularly, by changing color (nontransparent look) concentration that predetermined image adopts, can change above-mentioned observability or transmittancy.Therefore, can change the difficulty of ", when seeing them, pressing stop button ", therefore improve the entertaining of recreation for conceivable symbol.Symbol display areas 21L, 21L and 21R can have a plurality of levels of identical transmittancy and transmittancy.As instantiation, each symbol display areas 21L, 21L and 21R can be configured to like this, on its circumferential part at center, has high transmittancy (being easy to see first display unit), have low light transmission ability (being difficult to see first display unit) in some, this some is the part away from the circumferential part at its center.Same in such structure situation, can carry out the demonstration of various effect.And the transmittancy of each symbol display areas 21L, 21L and 21R can be configured in the time period different.In such situation, can change the interior speed of variation of transmittancy.Therefore, can realize how deep effect.And in the time period, also can change the difficulty of ", when seeing them, pressing stop button " for conceivable symbol.In such situation, for transmittancy, first display unit or the 3rd display unit can be seen and discern is enough.

And sub-control circuit 71 can be configured to like this, according to the type of the triumph combination of determining by the triumph combination determination means, be inner win but without the result of triumph combination of cashing or random number lottery ticket etc., can reindexing viewing area 21L, 21L and the transmittancy of 21R.And these viewing areas that is to say, sign field 101L, 101L are with 101R or split and resemble 107L, 107L and can mainly move in the identical time with 107R, and their size can change.Therefore, what can conclude is that the player looks forward to the generation of favo(u)red state and stares the demonstration variation of symbol display areas 21L, 21L and 21R.As a result, the entertaining of the effect of effect and recreation has all increased.

And, game machine can be configured to like this, the variable display mode of the display mode of window frame viewing area and symbol display areas 21L, 21L and 21R has relation, for example varying sized, amplify, dwindle, move, number, the face shaping of reindexing viewing area, thus the periphery that is presented at according to the symbol display areas of above-mentioned change changed.Therefore, when player's eyes point to the window frame viewing area, can give the such idea of player, this idea is that the player can see and discern first display unit by symbol display areas.Therefore, can carry out various effect.And said structure also can be used to guide player's eyes.And such situation can help to increase the entertaining of recreation.

And the variable display mode of symbol display areas 21L, 21L and 21R can be used for so-called auxiliary game.Particularly, game machine can be configured to comprise a plurality of shutdown switches (button) and a plurality of moving and display unit, moves with display unit to be used for moving and showing the symbol that provides corresponding to a plurality of shutdown switches; Mobile and display unit can be seen and discern to symbol display areas by it; First control device is used for determining inside triumph combination, being used to allow to cash the inner operational order of winning and making up (permission predetermined symbol combination aligning) and being used to determine stop out based on the output of recreation enabled instruction device; Second control device is used for control and moves and display unit, thereby stops based on result who determines by first control device and the shutdown switch operational order by the player; Wherein the operational order of determining by first control device can be by the variable display mode prompting in the symbol display areas.For example, the display mode in the symbol display areas can change according to the instruction based on the aforesaid operations instruction.In this situation, if the player operates the shutdown switch corresponding to the symbol display areas that changes at display mode, the inner combination of winning can not can be failed or is had high probability and cashes.Therefore, the player can be easy to understand the operational order of shutdown switch, and has increased the entertaining of recreation.

And, if game machine is in such state, can stopping by the operation of game result guiding device in the variable demonstration of this state symbol, predetermined image can show.The window frame viewing area can meet the image with low priority and can variablely show.Therefore, what can conclude is that the district with high priority is configured to show and be different from corresponding to the white in the district of symbol display areas 21L, 21L and 21R the transparent viewing area in such district.That is to say that resembling (image that shows with white) corresponding to splitting of symbol display areas 21L, 21L and 21R can form, and can improve (when corresponding cylinder allows to stop) in the priority that the scheduled period is split elephant.

In an embodiment, although split resemble 100 or the priority of 107L, 107L and 107R be set to the highlyest, the present invention is not limited thereto.For example, in a kind of situation, to split to resemble and can only be formed in such district, this district is different from the district corresponding to non-transparent area 36BL, 36BC and 36BR, resemble and compare with being different from splitting of particular image, split resemble 100 or the priority level initializing of 107L, 107L and 107R higher be enough.

And in an embodiment, although application cylinder 3L, 3R and 3C as first display unit and use LCD 31 as second display unit, the present invention is not limited thereto.For example, can use CRT, LCD, plasma demonstration, 7 sections LED, LED dot matrix, lamp, LED, fluorescent lamp, organic EL demonstration, disk, Electronic Paper, deformable LED, deformable liquid crystal, the outstanding device of liquid crystal and FED etc. as first display unit, second display unit or the 3rd display unit.And, the 3rd display unit is different from first display unit, and second display unit can be arranged in upper/lower positions, when see the past tense position more preceding than second display unit from the front of game machine, in first display unit and second display unit between the two or when seeing that from the front of game machine past tense is than the position of first display unit after more.Show that the result is presented on first display unit, second display unit or the 3rd display unit, show that the result is made of still image or motion video.Can integrally construct two or more or whole first display unit combinations, second display unit combines with the 3rd display unit.In this situation, to be that parts are integrally constructed can entirely change a kind of situation of existence, because can omit and can improve maintenance work for time of disintegration or assembly work and work, such situation is preferred.And, can be used for parts usually as fruit part and structure, owing to can reduce cost, such situation also is preferred.Certainly, be also contained in the parts, also can reach and above-mentioned similar same effect if be used as the lighting device of general lighting device usually.

And, favo(u)red state comprises: (for example cash predetermined combinations, heavily play, BB, RB, little combination and single prize etc.) state, free game, the necessary information state that the prompting player plays smoothly, obtain the high state of probability of the inside triumph of predetermined combinations, cash the high probability state of the triumph of predetermined combinations, the high probability that allows to cash predetermined combinations or continue the triumph of predetermined combinations, so-called " challenge time ", this moment, the cylinder based on the operating time of the stop button of being controlled by the player stopped basically, little combination, middle combination, big combination, combination (is opened or is amplified so-called " sign-on breach " (when a ball enters the sign-on breach, the begin symbol variable motion) state, so-called " probability change state " and so-called " time shorten state ") or the combination of above-mentioned state.Here, in so-called Japanese pachinko game machine, open the little combination relevant, middle combination and big combination with so-called " Grand Prix breach ".

And when inner triumph combination determination means determines that predetermined combinations (for example bonus) makes up as inner triumph, can close the one or more or whole lighting device that is included in the general lighting device.For example, operation each during corresponding to the action button of cylinder 3L, 3R and 3C, when perhaps operation is not the action button of aforesaid operations button, arrange that the LED lamp 29 that is used for each cylinder 3L, 3R and 3C can close.Based on said structure, increased the entertaining of recreation.And the lighting device of front ( fluorescent lamp 38a, 38b) can be used for each symbol display part ( cylinder 3L, 3R and 3C).

And the one or more or whole lighting device that is included in the general lighting device can be configured to variable demonstration.For example, turn on the color of sending light in pattern or the LED lamp 29 or, on first display unit (cylinder sheet), can show still image or motion video by changing LED lamp 29 by changing them continuously.And can use the demonstration of spontaneous emission type plasma and organic EL demonstration etc. as first lighting device (example of the 3rd lighting device), so image may be displayed on first display unit.Increased the entertaining of recreation by this structure.

Be presented in the situation on first display unit or second display unit in particular game result (for example, symbol combination shows that can cash bonus wins), particular game state generation device can be provided, this device shows the favo(u)red state for the player.And the particular game state generation device and second display unit can be formed on single control circuit plate.And game state can show that the image of stack is the image and the image that is presented on second display unit that is presented on first display unit by the stack image.And, based on the trigger of realizing predetermined state, can finish the effect that shows on second display unit and show, thereby avoid special symbol to stop and being presented on the symbol display part, thus perhaps stack special symbol.If game state shows by the stack image, compare with the situation that the stack image does not show, have the generation of high probability for player's favo(u)red state.Therefore, it has comprised and has surpassed situation the preceding, can increase the effect of player's expectation.Therefore, such effect helps to increase entertaining.

In an embodiment, although use beginning bar 10 as recreation enabled instruction device, the present invention is not limited thereto.For example, can use BET switch 5, medal insertion groove 6, medal sensor 6S or beginning switch 10S.

Demonstration comprises: by vision show, by the sense of hearing show, by the sense of smell prompting and turn on the light or the combination of lamp.Display mode comprises: color, pattern and shape (gabarit shape, interior shape) or the like.And, after recreation enabled instruction device or the operation of game result guiding device, can show game result.

In an embodiment, each all is arranged on a plurality of organic lamps, LED etc. and fluorescent lamp in the casing, although above-mentioned led drive circuit is used as display control unit for them, the present invention is not limited thereto.The opening control and can be undertaken of LED lamp by another display control unit.In this situation, for example, can provide electric power the opening in the control of LED lamp, like this in the switch opens of game machine to the switch closed period, the LED lamp is opened all the time.Here, open and comprise the flicker pattern, the LED lamp has very short time interval ground flicker off and in this pattern.Therefore, because the LED lamp always opens, even above-mentioned led drive circuit takes place when unusual, the light that the LED lamp sends illuminates each symbol display areas all the time.Therefore, the player sees the symbol that is arranged on each cylinder all the time by each symbol display areas, and it is preferred that therefore above-mentioned opening controlled.

And, the opening control and can finish of above-mentioned fluorescent lamp by another display control unit.In this situation, for example, can provide electric power the opening in the control of LED lamp, like this in the switch opens of game machine to the switch closed period, the LED lamp is opened all the time.Therefore, to above-mentioned similar, even above-mentioned led drive circuit takes place when unusual, the light that the LED lamp sends illuminates each symbol display areas all the time.Therefore, the player can see all the time by each symbol display areas and discern the symbol that is arranged on each cylinder.

And, in an embodiment,, a plurality of image that is arranged in demonstration control, voice output control and the liquid crystal display of the organic lamp in the casing undertaken by above-mentioned sub-CPU although showing control, and the present invention is not limited thereto.Another the sub-CPU that separates with above-mentioned sub-CPU also can carry out above-mentioned control.For example, in that isolated another sub-CPU carries out in a plurality of situations that are arranged on the organic lamps control in the casing by above-mentioned sub-CPU, and for example in occurring in situation about showing in the control unusually, only has the sub-CPU of unusual generation or the exchange that includes only circuit structure and the normal-sub CPU of the sub-CPU with unusual generation or have the circuit structure of normal-sub CPU is enough.Therefore, can save the time and the work of the reason that is used to eliminate unusual generation, such structure is very preferred simultaneously.And a kind of be not that another sub-CPU of above-mentioned sub-CPU carries out voice output control or image shows in the situation of control, perhaps for example occur in voice output control unusually or image shows in the situation of control a kind of, the exchange that only has the sub-CPU of unusual generation or include only the circuit structure of the sub-CPU with unusual generation is enough.

And the liquid crystal display that present embodiment is described has the image multiplication device, is used for amplifying the image of input by the big multiplying power in predetermined side.For example, the image multiplication device can become 640 * 480 picture inversion 1024 * 768 image, and the pictorial data after the output conversion is to display part (above-mentioned terminal part).Therefore, can use the pictorial data that is used for little viewing area, to compare data volume little with the viewing area of reality like this.As a result, can reduce memory space and the pictorial data formation time of ROM.

And in an embodiment, although symbol display areas is cut apart corresponding to each three cylinder 3L, 3R and 3C, the present invention is not limited thereto, and symbol display areas can be without cutting apart formation.For example, conceivablely be that among cylinder 3L, 3C and the 3R 2 or 3 can see and discern by a symbol display areas.And if first display unit and the 3rd display unit are arranged on the back or side of second display unit, can be configured to like this, the player can see and discern that this symbol display areas is a part or whole first display unit and a part or whole the 3rd display unit by a symbol display areas.When making reflection unit, to compare from situation about forming with a plurality of transparent parts, reflection unit is easy to make.

And the slot machine in embodiment, the present invention can be applicable to Japanese pachinko game machine, arranges ball game machine, video slot machine, video poker machine and other machine.Even and the family game machine in games simulate the executable operations of above-mentioned slot machine, the present invention also can use and carry out recreation.In this situation, CD-ROM, FD (floppy disk) and similar storage medium are used as the storage medium of storage games.

Here, recent Japanese marbles disc apparatus is a main flow, and it is very universal wherein to be arranged in the game machine at cribbage-board center such as the electronic display unit of liquid crystal display.In this electronic display unit, a plurality of symbols (being abbreviated as " special symbol " hereinafter) of being represented by image changeably show, so the three-way simulation of the cylinder in the slot machine shows.When special symbol stops and during variable demonstrations of predetermined stop mode (wherein identical special symbol stops, and for example 7-7-7, and this stop mode is commonly referred to " big combination "), plays this moment and be converted to the particular game state that the player gets profit.In common Japanese marbles disc apparatus, if by launching the operation of handle, ball is penetrated within gameboard and is entered a predetermined triumph hole (so-called " variable demonstration startup hole "), the variable demonstration of beginning special symbol.After past, stop the variable demonstration of special symbol at preset time.

In this Japanese marbles disc apparatus, when look in the front of game machine, the liquid crystal display (second display unit) and first display unit (for example drum type cylinder) can be arranged in the position of rear side more, viewing area (display plane) than liquid crystal display.And special symbol can be presented at first display unit (for example liquid crystal display) and second display unit (for example drum type cylinder) on both changeably.

Above-mentioned game result display unit can be configured to comprise first display unit and second display unit, and when looking from the front of game machine, and second display unit is arranged on than the position of front side more, the viewing area of first display unit.The game result display unit can be configured to comprise first display unit and second display unit, and when looking from the front side of game machine, and second display unit is arranged on than the position of front side more, the viewing area of first display unit.

Above-mentioned rear lighting unit is from the second display unit back side illumination, second display unit.And above-mentioned front lighting device is from the second display unit back side illumination, second display unit.And front lighting device also can be from the planar side of second display unit second display unit of throwing light on.

Above-mentioned first display unit and/or second display unit can be shaped as curved shape.For the degree of bending, first display unit and second display unit can have substantially the same curvature.Therefore, can improve the design and the game machine of game machine can be attractive.Even first display unit has minor radius curvature or has long radius curvature, also can obtain above-mentioned identical effect.

Above-mentioned reflection unit is equivalent to such device, and this device has the function of refraction by part or all light of the light directing arrangement directive liquid crystal panel and the liquid crystal panel that throws light at least.

Above-mentioned recreation enabled instruction device can be that a flexible symbol shows the startup hole, and when detecting the path of win combination or ball, this flexible symbol demonstration starts hole generation output signal.The interior recreation startup of pinball machine is that device is equivalent to be used for the variable demonstration startup hole (perhaps enabling gate) of special symbol, the variable demonstration startup hole that is used for ordinary symbol and variable judgement symbol demonstration startup hole (perhaps enabling gate).

Determine that in above-mentioned inner triumph combination determination means the one or more lighting devices in shared lighting device cut out in the situation of predetermined combinations as inside triumph combination.Perhaps these lighting devices cut out all the time.

Also have such situation, promptly the one or more lighting devices in shared lighting device almost determine that with above-mentioned inner triumph combination determination means predetermined combinations is identical as the time of inside triumph combination.Perhaps, this lighting device also can cut out all the time.

For carrying out variable demonstration, can imagine and adopt various display modes by the lighting device that is included in the shared lighting device.For example, can be designed to realize the variable demonstration of additional character.Here, the variable demonstration of additional character can descend surface model to realize: for example the brightness in the part or all of display part in lighting device is with different in the variable demonstration of non-additional character; Still image, motion video, special letter, numeral, figure, the character that does not show in the variable demonstration of non-additional character shown; Variable display speed different with in the variable demonstration of non-additional character.In addition, can utilize spontaneous display mode.Simultaneously, in the situation of carrying out the variable demonstration of additional character, the situation that is designed to not finish with the variable demonstration of additional character is compared, and player's favo(u)red state takes place with high probability.Like this, except former situation, the effect that player's expectation increases has also comprised.Like this, this effect helps to increase entertaining.

For device as the 3rd display unit, as mentioned above, can adopt such display, wherein this display can be used as first display unit and second display unit is used.Can there be such situation, promptly utilize one or more effects to show cylinder, and first display unit and second display unit all be arranged on the cylinder surface or the sidepiece of second display unit as the 3rd display unit.At this moment, symbol display areas can be arranged on second display unit, and wherein by this symbol display areas, the player can see the viewing area of the 3rd display unit.Like this, the player is identified in the displaying contents on the 3rd display unit viewing area easily, and therefore this structure is extraordinary.

In addition, can be controlled to the image of being seen the image overlay of the image of second display unit and the 3rd display unit by the player, when this control took place, the favo(u)red state that has high probability when not taking place than this control occurred simultaneously.Like this, except former situation, the effect that player's expectation increases has also comprised.Like this, this effect helps to increase entertaining.

In addition, any one all can be designed to have the motion structure of following shape in first display unit, second display unit and the 3rd display unit, and these shapes for example are numeral, toy, animal, insect, famous building, fish, automobile etc.For example, when below being in during situation said structure can rotate, shake, put upside down motion or vibration is moved: particular combinations for innerly win, particular combinations is cashed, identical with the particular combinations of inner triumph but number of combinations that do not cash has surpassed predetermined number, special image is presented on the display unit different with said structure.Also can have such situation, promptly said structure is made of a plurality of elements, and a part of element wherein is movable.At this moment, such situation occurred,, more expected more effect by on other display unit beyond the image diplay, showing.

In addition, front lighting device also can be arranged on the front of first display unit and second display unit.At this moment, if the inside in recreation corridor is dark, then front lighting device can come with enough light first display unit and second display unit are thrown light on.Like this, the situation of appearance is, the player can clearly identify the image that is presented on this display unit, and like this, the player expects to enjoy various effects in the game machine.

Though top has described exemplary embodiments more of the present invention in detail, yet what those skilled in the art will readily appreciate that is, do not having essence to break away under the situation of novelty enlightenment of the present invention and advantage, the many remodeling in exemplary embodiments all are possible.Therefore, all these remodeling all mean and are included in the scope of the present invention.

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1. A gaming machine, comprising: A game result display device on which a game result is displayed; and Favorable state generating means, when the favorable result is displayed on the game result display device, the device generates a favorable state for the player; Wherein the game result display device includes a first display device and a second display device, and when viewed from the front of the game machine, the second display device is arranged on a side more forward than the display area of the first display device; wherein the image displayed on the second display means is generated by synthesizing a plurality of images based on priority, and Wherein the symbol display area of the second display means is obtained by displaying a predetermined image having a higher priority among the plurality of images, through which display area the first display means can be seen and identified. 2. The game machine according to claim 1, wherein the second display means is constituted by a liquid crystal display, and the display includes a liquid crystal panel, a light guiding device disposed on the rear side of the liquid crystal panel, an illuminating device that generates light guided to the light guiding device , and reflective means for reflecting the light directed onto the light-introducing means toward a liquid crystal panel disposed on the front side of the light-introducing means, and A region in which the reflecting means corresponds to the first display means is formed in the light-transmitting part. 3. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the first display means comprises a plurality of symbol display parts on which one or more symbols can be variably displayed and can be displayed in a stopped state at the same time, in addition, a the operator operates to stop the game result guiding means of the variably displayed symbols, and Wherein the predetermined image is displayed under the condition that the variable display of the symbols can be stopped by operating the game result guidance means. 4. The game machine according to claim 2, wherein the predetermined image is changed in an area corresponding to the light-transmitting portion. 5. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the non-transparent color depends on a predetermined image. 6. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the liquid crystal panel is set to be white in a normal state.

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