JP2001204876A - Rotary game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To solve the problems, in a conventional rotary game machine where three drums are rotated by motors, that a dimension of one drum is determined on the basis of an area for storing each element, and necessarily a dimension of a motor for rotating the drum is smaller than the drum, which prevents the drum from receiving the sufficient rotary torque to be rotated. SOLUTION: In this rotary game machine, plural designs are drawn on an outer periphery of a rotor in an outer rotor-type stepping motor, or at least four elements on which films with plural designs are attached, are arranged in the matrix shape.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a pachislot machine and a pachinko machine for rotating a plurality of elements using a motor, and more particularly, to arranging a large number of such elements in a matrix in a matrix. The present invention relates to a rotary gaming machine arranged).

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A conventional motor is used to rotate an element, and a large number of symbols drawn on the surface of the element become a big hit when the same symbol is aligned horizontally and diagonally on the surface of the gaming machine. The elements of pachislot and pachinko machines have a resin (drum) attached to a rotating shaft of a motor (stepping motor), and a film on which a plurality of types of patterns are drawn is attached to the outer periphery of the drum.

In a conventional pachislot or pachinko machine, three drums are arranged in a horizontal direction, and when the patterns extracted on the surface of the drum are arranged in three horizontal rows and two diagonal rows, a hit occurs. Since pachislot and pachinko machines have been using this type of machine for many years, there is a problem that it is only a novel pattern or a device with a delicate eye to reach, and the player gets tired of it. Was.

[0004]

Therefore, the number of drums, for example, three in length and three in width, a total of nine, are arranged in a matrix, and each drum is individually controlled, so that there is a novel novelty which has not existed in the past. It is considered to manufacture a pachislot and pachinko machine. For example, there is a liquid crystal type accessory arranged in the center of a pachinko machine, in which nine symbol elements are individually changed.

In the case of such a liquid crystal type, it can be easily changed by modifying the software. However, in the case where the drum is rotated by a motor, one drum is required due to the problem of the capacity for accommodating each element. Is determined, the size of the motor for rotating the drum is necessarily smaller than that of the drum, and there is a problem that a sufficient rotational torque for rotating the drum cannot be obtained.

An object of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned problems. An object of the present invention is to use an outer rotor type motor and draw a pattern on the rotor of the outer rotor. An object of the present invention is to provide a rotary game machine which does not require a drum as in the related art by attaching a printed film, and therefore can use a motor having a torque as large as the drum.

[0007]

Means for Solving the Problems A rotary game machine according to the present invention achieves the above-mentioned object, and includes means for drawing a plurality of symbols on the outer periphery of a rotor in an outer rotor type stepping motor, Alternatively, at least four or more elements having a film on which a plurality of patterns are drawn are arranged in a matrix.

Further, nine of the above elements may be arranged in a matrix, and the number of the three elements in each column may be the same as the number of the symbols of the conventional drum. The symbols that appear on the surface of the gaming machine may be cut so that the symbols appear flat.

[0009]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Embodiments of a rotary gaming machine according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 shows a rotary game machine using coins called pachislots. In FIG. 1, 1 is a coin slot, 2 is a lever for starting a drum after inserting a coin, and 3 is a drum that is rotating. Push button 4 is a tray for receiving coins that have been repaid with symbols, and 4a is a coin payout slot.

Reference numeral 5 denotes a main body of the rotary game machine which is the gist of the present invention, in which three elements 51 shown in FIG. 2 and three elements are arranged in a matrix. In FIG. 2, a board 51a inserted into a mounting frame 52 described later, and the board 51a
A shaft tube 51b integrally formed with the shaft tube 51, bearings 51c fitted at both inner ends of the shaft tube 51, a rotating shaft 51d supported by the bearing 51c, and a rotating shaft 51d.
And a stator 51f having a number of magnetic pole teeth attached to the outer periphery of the shaft tube 51b and having a coil wound thereon. A magnet 51g is mounted on the inner surface of the rotor 51e.

The element 51 thus configured is a known stepping motor. When a pulse signal is applied to the stator 51f, the magnetic pole teeth of the stator 51 are alternately attached to the N pole and the S pole. The rotor 51e is magnetized and attracts and repels with the magnet 51g of the rotor 5e located on the outer periphery of the magnetic pole teeth, so that the rotor 51e rotates. In addition,
The rotation pitch is determined by the number of magnetic pole teeth.

Although not shown, the rotor 51e
Is printed on the outer peripheral surface of the rotor 51a, or the film on which the pattern is printed is attached to the outer peripheral surface of the rotor 51e, whereby the symbol is rotated.

Each of the above-described elements 51 is vertically inserted into a mounting frame 52 having a groove through which the substrate 51a shown in FIGS. 3 and 4 is inserted, and both ends of the mounting frame 52 are closed. Three elements 51 are integrated in a column by a mounting frame 52. By setting three rows of the mounting frame 52 in which the three elements 51 are integrated in the pachislot body, a display body in which three vertical and three horizontal elements 51 are arranged in a matrix is completed. .

The stator 5 in each of the elements 51
The 1f coil is controlled by a computer similarly to a conventional pachislot, and its rotation is controlled according to a computer program. In addition, although the stepping motor including the magnet 51g and the coiled stator 5f has been disclosed as the rotary gaming machine body of the above-described embodiment, a variable reactance type stepping motor without a known magnet may be used. .

Next, the operation of the rotary gaming machine constructed as described above will be described.
Is inserted from the coin insertion slot 1 and then the lever 2 is pressed down, the nine elements 51 start rotating according to a command from the computer.

Next, when one push button 3 is operated,
The tandem rotors 51e that have operated the push buttons 3 stop almost simultaneously. Hereinafter, similarly, when the push button 3 is operated, the rotors 51e in each column are stopped. In this stopped state, three rotors 5 out of the nine rotors 51e are designed.
If the symbol of 1e matches, it will be a big hit.

Although one example of the above-mentioned game operation has been described, the other game operation is described as one push button 3.
Is operated once, the top rotor 51e in the column is stopped, the second operation is performed, the center is stopped, and the third operation is performed, the lowermost rotor 51e may be stopped.

Further, normally, when the push button 3 is operated once, all the rotors 51e in the column are stopped, and when the reach state is reached, only one rotor 51e is stopped by the first operation, and thereafter, the second operation is performed. One rotor 51e may be stopped for each operation such that the next rotor 51e is stopped by the operation, and various game methods are conceivable.

In addition, the three vertical rotors 51e may have the same number of symbols (generally, 21 symbols) displayed on one conventional reel (in this case, one rotor 51e may be used). (Seven symbols are displayed), and a plurality of (for example, seven or more) same symbols may be drawn on each rotor 51e.

Further, in the embodiment described above, the circumferential surface of the rotor 51e has been assumed cylindrical, as D-cut surface 51e ₁ a part for displaying the symbol of the rotor 51e, as shown in FIG. 5 The design may be made easy to see from the outside.

[0021]

As described above, according to the present invention, at least four or more elements in which a plurality of patterns are drawn on the outer periphery of a rotor in an outer rotor type stepping motor or a film on which a plurality of patterns are drawn are attached are provided. Are arranged in a matrix, so that elements can be produced with a motor having a large torque.

Also, three elements are arranged in a column, and
By drawing the same number of symbols as the symbols displayed on the conventional drum with three elements, even if the number of symbols is the same, the game method is variously changed, and a novel game method can be considered. is there.

Further, by making a D-cut on a portion of the element for displaying a design on the outer peripheral surface of the rotor, it is possible to obtain an effect that a small design can be easily seen from the outside.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of a case where a rotary gaming machine according to the present invention is applied to a pachislot.

FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of one element of the above.

FIG. 3 is a side view of a state where three elements are integrated.

FIG. 4 is a front view showing a state in which the above integrated components are arranged in three horizontal rows.

FIG. 5 is a partially enlarged sectional view showing another embodiment of the rotor of the element.

[Explanation of symbols]

 5 Rotary game machine 51 Element 52 Mounting frame

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. An outer rotor type stepping motor in which an element having a plurality of designs drawn on an outer periphery of a rotor or a film on which a plurality of designs are drawn is attached.
A rotary game machine, wherein at least four or more are arranged in a matrix. 2. The rotary game according to claim 1, wherein nine of said elements are arranged in a matrix, and the number of symbols in each of the three elements is the same as that of a conventional drum. Machine. 3. An outer periphery of a rotor in the element is defined by a polygon D.
2. The rotary gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the symbols appearing on the surface of the gaming machine are cut to be flat.