JP2001231915A - Slot machine game apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To achieve a variety of display related to a game on an image display device with a reduced movement of the line of sight of a player by arranging the display device in a vacant space made inside a rotary reel. SOLUTION: A plurality of rotary reels 30, 31 and 32 are arranged side by side in parallel and a plurality of patterns are presented at a specified interval on the surfaces of the rotary reels 30, 31 and 32 on the outercircumference thereof. A part of the surfaces of the rotary reels 30, 31 and 32 on the outer circumference thereof is made to face display windows 22, 23 and 24 opened in a front panel 20 while the rotary reels 30, 31 and 32 are turned by drivers disposed inside to move and display the patterns. The plurality of rotary reels 30, 31 and 32 are made up of a transparent material while the drivers 1 inside are shifted to be installed outside. Display devices 40 and 50 are arranged in the vacant inside S to display various images for presentation. The various images for presentation on the display device 40 are seen through the front panel 20, the display windows 22-24 and the rotary reels 30, 31 and 32.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a slot machine game machine (rotating game machine), and more particularly to a game machine capable of displaying various kinds of games by using a liquid crystal.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as this kind of slot machine game machine, a plurality of rotating reels are arranged in parallel in a horizontal direction,
A plurality of symbols (symbol marks) are displayed at predetermined intervals on the outer surface of each rotating reel, and a part of the outer surface of each rotating reel is exposed to a display window opened on the front panel, and each rotating reel is rotated. There is a known one that moves and displays a symbol (symbol mark).

[0003]

Conventionally, an image display or the like to be transmitted to a player is arranged in a peripheral portion of the reel, and it is necessary to keep an eye on the spinning reel in order to see a display image there. In the past, there was a motor at the center of the rotating reel, and there was no space in the center, and it was not possible to arrange a production device.

In the conventional slot machine game machine, there is a problem that there is no room to see a display image around the reel, and the change in game playability is poor. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been proposed in view of the above-mentioned conventional problems, and its object is to move a motor for driving a rotating reel to the outside of a reel and arrange an image display device in the empty space. Another object of the present invention is to reduce the movement of the viewpoint of the player and to actively utilize the display device to enable various displays related to the game.

[0005]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, a plurality of rotating reels are arranged side by side in a horizontal direction, and a plurality of symbols are written at predetermined intervals on the outer peripheral surface of each rotating reel. A plurality of rotating reels are transparent in a slot machine in which a part of the surface of the rotating reel is exposed to a display window opened on a front panel and each of the rotating reels is rotated by a driving device provided therein to move and display a symbol. In addition to the above-mentioned materials, the driving devices inside these components are relocated to the outside, and a display device is disposed inside the empty devices to display various effect images. In the invention according to claim 2, the display device is a liquid crystal display device. According to a third aspect of the present invention, the display device is a dot matrix display device.

[0006]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. In FIG. 5, reference numeral 10 denotes a slot machine game machine, and the slot machine game machine 10 has a front panel 20 provided on a front door surface. In the middle of the height of the front panel 20, a reel panel 21 is provided.

At the center of the reel panel 21, three display windows 22 to 24 are formed side by side. Each display window 22 ~
The inside of 24 faces the outer surface of each of the rotating reels 30 to 32. Then, by rotating the rotating reels 30 to 32 through the display windows 22 to 24, it is possible to display a state in which three symbols (symbol marks) move vertically at high speed.

Below the reel panel 21, a medal insertion slot 11 for inserting medals is provided diagonally below and to the right of the display window 24 on the right side. Also, the display window on the left side
At the lower left of 22 is a lever-shaped start switch 12 for starting the moving display of the symbols displayed on each of the display windows 22 to 24, and located below each of the display windows 22 to 24,
Button-shaped three stop switches 13 for individually stopping the moving display of the symbols moving and displayed in each display window 13
~ 15 are provided.

A button-shaped credit medal insertion (bet) switch 16 for inserting credit medals is provided on the left side of the start switch 12.
And a button-shaped settlement switch 17 for discharging credit medals.

Below the slot machine 10, there is provided a medal discharge plate 18 for storing the discharged medals. In FIG. 2, the drive unit 1 for rotating the spinning reels 30 to 32 faces the spinning reels 30 to 32 of the display windows 22 to 24 behind the reel panel 21 in the box body of the slot machine 10. And so on.

As shown in FIG. 1, a liquid crystal panel 40 constituting a liquid crystal display device is disposed inside each of the rotating reels 30 to 32 of the drive unit 1 over substantially the entire inside of each of the rotating reels 30 to 32. ing. For the liquid crystal panel 40, for example, a color liquid crystal is used, but of course, a dot matrix liquid crystal may be used.

The display of the liquid crystal panel 40 is controlled by an electronic control unit (not shown) such as a microcomputer provided in the slot machine 10. On the back side of the liquid crystal panel 40, a backlight unit 50 for illuminating the liquid crystal panel 40 from the back side is arranged. The structures of the rotating reels 30 to 32 and the drive unit 1 will be described with reference to FIGS.

Since the rotating reels 30 to 32 and the driving mechanism thereof are substantially the same, a description will be given by taking the rotating reel 32 on the right side of FIG. 4 as an example. Below the rotating reel 32, a lower guide roller 2 and a driving roller 3 that rotatably support the weight thereof are provided, and above the upper reel, an upper front guide roller 5 and an upper rear guide roller 6 are provided.

The lower guide roller 2 regulates the forward movement of the rotating reel 32, and the drive roller 3 regulates the backward movement, and also drives the rotating reel 32 to rotate. The upper front guide roller 5 regulates the forward movement of the rotating reel 30, and the upper rear guide roller 6 regulates the backward movement.

A motor 4 is coaxially coupled to the drive roller 3, and the lower guide roller 2, the drive roller 3, the rotary reel 32, the upper front guide roller 5, and the upper rear guide roller 6 are integrally formed with a frame 7 Are rotatably held inside each other. To prevent the rotating reel 32 from moving in the left-right direction (the direction of the rotating shaft) in FIG.
A large diameter flange is formed at the outer end of the
A restricting plate or the like for restricting horizontal movement is provided on both sides of.

When the motor 4 rotates, the drive roller 3 and the rotating reel 32 rotate between the lower guide roller 2, the drive roller 3, the upper front guide roller 5, and the upper rear guide roller 6. A large-diameter flange or the like (not shown) restricts the movement of the rotating reel 32 in the left-right direction (rotating axis direction).
Regarding the rotating reels 30 and 31, similarly to the rotating reel 30,
The lower guide roller 2, the drive roller 3, the motor 4, the upper front guide roller 5, the upper rear guide roller 6 rotate, and a large-diameter flange portion are provided.

Thus, a space S is formed inside the three rotating reels 30, 31, 32, and the liquid crystal panel 40 and the backlight unit 50 integrated with the space S are arranged. 2, 3 and 4, between the left rotating reel 30 and the middle rotating reel 31, and between the middle rotating reel 31 and the right rotating reel.
32, there are two gaps P.
A support plate is provided above the bottom surface of the frame 7 (not shown), and the integrated liquid crystal panel 40 and backlight unit 50 are mounted.

The materials of the three rotating reels 30, 31, and 32 are made transparent, and a plurality of symbols (symbol marks) on the outer periphery thereof.
Opaque or translucent. These symbols (symbol marks) are separated from each other by a predetermined distance in the rotating direction (vertical in FIG. 2) on the rotating reel 30 and the like, and the images displayed on the liquid crystal panel 40 are transparent transparent rotating reels 30, 31, 32. , The player can see from between the symbols (symbols).

If an image is displayed around the reel while the reel is spinning, the player keeps his / her eyes away from the reel in order to view the displayed object. While watching, the image on the liquid crystal panel 40 became visible. The reel may be driven by belt drive, direct drive, or the like instead of the motor 4.

Various kinds of information can be displayed on the liquid crystal panel 40. As this information, for example, "Please insert medals quickly" is displayed. The information is not limited to characters, but may be a picture or the like. Further, the method of using the game machine, the name of the game machine, the name of the hall, and the name of the manufacturer may be displayed on a liquid crystal display.

Since the rotating reels 30 and the like are translucent, the symbols of the rotating reels 30 to 32 can be clearly seen from the front surface of the reel panel 21 by the backlight unit 50. Further, when the “Big Bonus” is established, the winning symbol of the “Big Bonus” can be emphasized so that the player can easily see it. Alternatively, the character "Big Bonus" is displayed, and the fact that the "Big Bonus" has been established can be displayed in a manner that is easy for the player to understand.

The "bonus game" is started, and the so-called "JAC game" can be performed up to 12 times, of which 6
When the number of times “JAC” is completed, the “bonus game” ends, but the progress of this process can be displayed. The wait time between games can also be shown.

[0023]

According to the present invention, by moving the drive section of the reel from the center of the reel to the outside of the reel, a space can be created inside the reel, and various things can be arranged inside the reel, thereby increasing the degree of use. Before the start of the game, various information such as a game method can be displayed on a liquid crystal, so that a slot machine game machine which can be easily used by a beginner can be provided. In addition to the conventional game using a spinning reel, another game using a liquid crystal can be played at the same time, so that the slot machine game can be varied.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a sectional view of a main part of a drive unit according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of a main part showing an arrangement of drive units in the slot machine game machine.

FIG. 3 is an external top view of the drive unit of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is an external front view of the drive unit of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a front view of the slot machine of the present invention.

[Description of Signs] 1 Drive unit 2 Lower guide roller 3 Drive roller 4 Motor 5 Upper front guide roller 6 Upper rear guide roller 7 Frame body 10 Slot machine game machine 11 Medal slot 12 Start switch 13-15 Stop switch 16 Credit medal Closing switch 17 Settlement switch 18 Medal discharge tray 20 Front panel 21 Reel panel 22-24 Display window 30-32 Spinning reel 40 Liquid crystal panel of liquid crystal display 50 Backlight unit P Clearance S Space

Claims (3)

[Claims] A plurality of rotating reels are arranged side by side in a horizontal direction, a plurality of symbols are written on the outer peripheral surface of each rotating reel at predetermined intervals, and a part of the outer peripheral surface of each rotating reel is opened on a front panel. In a slot machine game machine in which a symbol is moved and displayed by rotating a rotating reel by a driving device provided therein while facing the display window, the plurality of rotating reels are made of a transparent material, and A slot machine game machine wherein the driving device is relocated to the outside, a display device is disposed inside the empty space, and various effects images are displayed. 2. The slot machine game machine according to claim 1, wherein said display device is a liquid crystal display device. 3. The slot machine game machine according to claim 1, wherein said display device is a dot matrix display device.