JP2001286622A - Rotary display device of game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To connect easily and reliably a rotating reel and a motor that rotationally drives the reel in a rotary display device and obtain stable rotation of the rotating reel. SOLUTION: A motor body is composed of a motor board 13, a coil core 14 made to follow the motor board 13 and stored in the interior, a pair of cap-shaped stators 16 and 16 fixed integrally together with a coil bobbin 15 and, a rotating shaft 23, a cylinder surrounding the stators 16 and 16 and extended along the center of the cylinder from the center of a shaft supporting portion 17b blocking one end opening to the center of the stators 16 and 16 and a rotor 17 penetrating the center of the stators 16 and 16 and borne rotatably to the motor board 13, and on the other hand, in a rotating reel 9, a reel body 9a is formed into a cylinder, and a cylindrical engaging connection 9b is provided integrally in the hollow interior, the engaging connecting portion 9b is engaging-connected to the outside periphery of the rotor 17, and the motor body is connected to the interior of the rotating reel 9 while incorporating.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a rotary display device provided in a game machine such as a pachinko machine and a slot machine.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A rotary display device of a gaming machine such as a slot machine is provided with a plurality of rotating reels (rotating drums), usually three rotating reels in a horizontal row. The reels are rotated simultaneously, then individually for each reel, and in the case of slot machines, etc., the stop buttons provided individually for each reel are operated one after another to stop individually, and displayed on the peripheral surface of the reel when stopped When the symbols to be played are aligned on a predetermined line, for example, a predetermined prize, coins and the like are paid out to the player as a hit.

As described above, a plurality of spinning reels are generally prepared in a spinning display device. At the same time, each spinning reel is provided with one stepping motor for each spinning reel so as to rotate and stop individually. Have been. However, as is known, the area (display range) where the rotary display device is installed in the gaming machine is limited, but on the other hand, the display contents, that is, the display symbols are clearly displayed on the rotary reel which is the main display. Need to be bigger. For this reason, attempts have been made to reduce the size of the motor driving the motor as much as possible and to make the most of the limited installation area.

[0004] There is a limit to the size reduction of the motor from the viewpoint of use, and there is a problem that the size cannot be simply reduced. One of them is that it is necessary to rotate the symbol displayed on the peripheral surface of the rotating reel at a high speed so that the symbol is not visually confirmed during the rotation, and it is required that the high-speed rotation is reached at the same time as the rotation starts. . On the other hand, when a stop operation is performed, it is requested that a brake be applied so as to quickly stop from this high-speed rotation state.

[0005] To cope with this, on the one hand, the weight of the rotating reel has been reduced, and the load on the motor has been reduced. However, when the motor is downsized, there is a problem in mounting and fixing the rotating reel, and a problem of center runout occurs. In other words, when the motor is downsized, the output shaft becomes smaller and the coupling with the rotating reel becomes troublesome, and the load on the rotating reel increases with respect to this output shaft, which inevitably causes center runout. It will be.

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been developed in view of such circumstances and has been developed for the purpose of improving the above-mentioned problems. In order to improve the problem of the output shaft, the deflection of the output shaft during rotation of the rotating reel, and the difficulty of the work when the motor and the rotating reel are combined, the rotor serving as the output shaft of the motor was improved. ,
At the same time, the connecting means between the rotor and the rotary reel has been improved so as to easily and surely connect the two, and a rotary display device having a simple structure and a highly reliable and stable motor has been developed. It was done.

[0007]

That is, in order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides an outer rotor for an output shaft of a motor, and a rotary reel (rotary drum) for displaying a design on a peripheral surface of the outer rotor. A coupling connection portion to be coupled is provided integrally, and the coupling portion is simply fitted to the rotor to achieve the coupling between them, thereby completing the assembly, and on the other hand, assembling the motor body on the basis of the motor substrate to form a unit. This simplifies parts, simplifies assembly, and stabilizes.

The features of the present invention will be described in further detail. The present invention has a motor main body and a cylindrical rotating reel for displaying a design on an outer peripheral surface, wherein the motor main body includes a motor substrate and the motor. A pair of stators integrally fixed together with a coil core and a coil bobbin accommodated inside the substrate, and a cylindrical shape surrounding the stator, one end of which is closed from the center of the shaft support portion to the center of the cylinder. A rotor extending through the center portion of the stator, and having a shaft end rotatably supported on the motor substrate, while the rotating reel is mainly composed of a cylindrical reel. The motor body and the rotary reel are assembled by integrally providing a cylindrical fitting connection portion inside the hollow and fitting and fitting the fitting connection portion to the outer peripheral surface of the rotor of the motor body. It is to provide the door rotational display device of the gaming machine characterized by.

According to another aspect of the present invention, an engaging portion is engaged with one of the rotor of the motor main body and a fitting connection portion of a rotating reel fitted to the rotor, and the other is engaged with the engaging portion. It is an object of the present invention to provide a rotary display device for a gaming machine, characterized in that the rotary display device is provided with a claw portion and is connected to each other.

Another object of the present invention is that the engaging portion is a concave portion, and the engaging claw portion is a claw projecting toward the concave portion at a tip end of the elastic piece. A display device is provided.

It is another object of the present invention to provide a game machine wherein a positioning means for determining a mutual connection position at the time of fitting connection is formed at a fitting connection portion between the rotor of the motor body and the rotary reel. Another object of the present invention is to provide a rotary display device.

Further, the present invention provides the positioning means, wherein: the engaging recess formed in one of the rotor and the fitting connection portion;
It is an object of the present invention to provide a rotary display device for a gaming machine, characterized in that it is an engagement projection formed on the other side.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a game machine wherein printed wiring is provided on the motor substrate for supplying power to a coil housed in a stator, and power is supplied directly from the wiring to the coil. And a position detection switch corresponding to a position detection unit provided on either a rotor of the motor main body or a rotating reel including a fitting connection unit. It is another object of the present invention to provide a gaming machine rotation display device. Next, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the embodiments shown in the drawings, and the features thereof will be clarified.

[0014]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The illustrated embodiment shows an example in which the apparatus of the present invention is installed on a game machine, more specifically on a game board of a pachinko machine. 1 is a front view of a used state, FIG. 2 is an enlarged front view of a main part in an assembled state, FIG. 3 is a right side view of FIG. 2, FIG. 4 is an enlarged rear view of a main part in an assembled state, and FIG. 6 is an exploded perspective view of a main part.

In the drawings, reference numeral 1 denotes a detachable game board incorporated in a pachinko machine, 2 denotes a rail surrounding the game section 3 on the front of the game board, and 4 denotes the present invention installed at the center of the game section 3. The rotary display device 5 and the cover 5 cover the front surface of the rotary display device 4, reference numeral 6 denotes a starting winning opening, reference numeral 7 denotes a large winning opening, and reference numeral 8 denotes an out ball opening.

The rotating display device 4 in this embodiment has a structure in which three rotating reels 9 are arranged side by side, and each rotating reel is provided with a stepping motor 10 for individually rotating the rotating reels 9. It is designed to rotate and stop. The three rotating reels 9 are formed identically, and each of them is constituted identically.
0 is provided. Therefore, in this embodiment, one of the rotating reels 9 and one of the motor main bodies 10 are shown in FIGS. 2 to 8, and the description thereof will be omitted.

The rotating reel 9 has a cylindrical reel main body 9a having a required width for displaying a pattern (not shown) such as a character or a figure on a peripheral surface thereof. A cylindrical fitting connection portion 9b whose position is the same as the center position of the reel main body 9a is provided, and both are connected by a plurality of radially extending support arms 11 to be integrated.

In this rotary reel 9, a reel main body 9a and a fitting connection portion 9b are integrally formed of a plastic material (here, a thermoplastic synthetic resin), and the reel main body 9a is formed from inside as described later. The design to be displayed on the outer peripheral surface under illumination is clearly projected,
In addition, the fitting connection portion 9b having a cylindrical shape has a space for receiving a rotor of the motor body 10 described later, and an opening is integrally provided with an engagement claw portion 12 for locking the rotor. The fitting connection portion 9b will be described in detail in relation to the motor body 10 described below.

The motor main body 10 comprises a motor substrate 13, two stators 16 and 16 including a coil core 14 and a coil bobbin 15, and a rotor 17 fitted over the stator. Here, there are four coil bobbins 15, and these four coil bobbins are arranged in a ring shape, and the coil cores 14 are fitted into the respective hollow portions so as to be combined into one.

The two stators 16, 16 have a cap shape, and a number of stator poles 16a arranged in an annular shape are opposed to each other.
Are inserted between the other stator poles 16a so that the two stators are engaged with each other. In the meantime, the four coil bobbins 15 to which the coil cores 14 are attached are arranged annularly.

Engagement holes 18 are formed in the disk-shaped plate portions 16b of the respective stators 16, 16 so as to correspond to fitting shafts 14a projecting from both ends of the coil core 14, respectively. When assembling the heads 16 face-to-face, the fitting shafts 14a are closely fitted into the engagement holes 18 so as to be combined into one.

Further, an engagement hole 19 is formed in the motor substrate 13 facing one of the stators 16, and the fitting shaft 1 which penetrates the engagement hole 18 and protrudes through the engagement hole 19.
The two stators 16, 16 combined are firmly fixed to one surface of the motor substrate 13 by inserting and stopping the 4 a.

Although not shown, the motor substrate 13 is provided with a lead wire for supplying power to the coil 20 wound around the coil bobbin 15 on the opposite surface to which the stator 16 is fixed, that is, on the outer surface. . Then, an end portion 20a pulled out from the coil 20 wound around each coil bobbin 15 is taken out through a notch portion 21 formed in the plate portion 16b of the one stator 16, and further formed to correspond to the motor substrate 13. Each of the coils 2 accommodated in the stator 16 via the motor board 13 is connected to the conductor through a through hole 22.
0 can be supplied from outside.

The rotor 17 is an outer rotor.
A cylindrical main body 17a enclosing the stator 16,
The main body 17 includes a shaft support 17b for closing one opening of the main body, and a rotary shaft 23 extending from the center of the shaft support 17b along the center of the main body 17a.

The rotor 17 comprises a main body 17a and a shaft support 17
b is formed of a plastic material, and the inner peripheral surface of the cylindrical main body portion 17a facing the stators 16 and 16 is made of a magnetic material, for example, a plastic magnet material. Are alternately magnetized.

On the other hand, the center rotating shaft 23 is made of a metal material, and when the main body 17a is formed, the shaft support 1
7b is formed by insert molding at a predetermined position, and is provided so as to protrude along the center of the main body 17a.

On the other hand, on the outer peripheral surface of the main body portion 17a of the rotor, there is provided a locking portion 24 which engages with the engaging claw portion 12 provided on the fitting connection portion 9b of the rotating reel 9, and further comprises a rotating reel 9 And a positioning engagement projection 25 for coupling the rotor 17 and the rotor 17 in a fixed positional relationship.

The fitting connecting portion 9b of the rotating reel 9 is formed in a cylindrical shape so as to receive the rotor 17 and to fit the rotor 17 in close contact with its outer peripheral surface. In one opening, an inward flange 26 for stopping entry of the rotor 17 is provided.
Is provided.

In this embodiment, three engaging pawls 12 are provided at regular intervals, and a pawl 27 is protruded from the inner surface of the distal end of the elastic piece 12a. It is designed to be hooked. Note that the locking portion 24 is provided on each of the engaging claw portions 12.
Are provided so as to correspond to the above. Each of the three is cut into a concave portion so that the claw 27 can be latched.

At the time of assembly, the rotor 17 fixes the stators 16 and 16 to the motor substrate 13 as described above, and then rotates the rotating shaft 23 of the stator 16 and the plate portion 16 of each stator 16 and 16.
b, 16b, penetrate the center of the space surrounded by the four coil bobbins 15 housed therein through through holes 28, 28 drilled in the center, and make the shaft end into a bearing hole 29 formed in the motor board 13 Insert. The shaft end is rotatably supported in the bearing hole 29 by the bearing plate 30 and the C-ring 31.

The assembly of the motor body 10 is completed by attaching the rotating shaft 23 to the shaft, and then one rotating display is completed by assembling the rotating reel 9. The rotating reel 9 faces the rotor 17 rotatably supported on the motor substrate 13 so as to cover the fitting connection portion 9b, and the engaging claw portion 12 protruding outward is provided on the peripheral surface of the rotor 17. The connection is made by hooking on the concave locking portion 24.

When the engaging claw portion 12 engages with the locking portion 24, it presses the connecting portion 9b against the rotor 17 so that the elastic piece 12a is once deflected to the outside, so that the elastic piece 12a passes over the peripheral surface. The hook is engaged with the concave locking portion 24 to complete the connection, and the claw 27 does not come off due to the restoring force of the piece 12a.

When the rotary reel is mounted, the engaging projection 25 protruding from the rotor 17 and the engaging recess 32 formed in the fitting connecting portion 9b are fitted to each other to determine the positions of the two, and the reel periphery is fixed. This prevents the symbols displayed on the surface from being misaligned.

In the drawing, reference numeral 33 is provided so as to face the engaging projection 25 from one surface of the motor substrate 13 so as to correspond to the rotation locus of the engaging projection 25 formed on the rotor 17 supported on the motor substrate 13. This is a switch for position detection. Also, 3
Reference numeral 4 denotes a light-emitting body (LED) for illumination, which is also implanted on the motor substrate 13.

The position detection switch 33 calculates the number of rotations and the amount of rotation of the rotating reel 9 by counting the passage of the engaging projections 25 by a control device (not shown), and the symbols displayed on the peripheral surface of the rotating reel. Is detected in a window of a rotary display device to be described later. Therefore, in this case, the convex portion 25 serves as a means for positioning the rotary reel 9 and at the same time is used as a rotation origin detection origin.

In this embodiment, the motor board 13 serves as a base for assembling the motor body 10 as described above, and also serves as a mounting board for the rotating reel 9 via the motor body 10. This is the best place to install a sensor such as a detection switch for detecting the rotation of the rotating reel 9 because a fixed positional relationship is always maintained after assembly and a facing relationship. There is an advantage of excellent stability.

In the present invention, the motor board 13 has been described as being used as a printed wiring board. However, although not shown, the motor board 13 is also used as a board for printing the wiring of the detection switch 33 and the illuminant 34. I have.

The luminous body 34 is connected to a conductor (not shown) printed on the motor board 13 by inserting a connection terminal 36 protruding from each luminous body into a wiring connecting portion 35 provided on the motor board 13. At the same time, it is planted in a state of standing up from the substrate 13 and faces the back surface of the cylindrical main body 9a of the rotating reel 9, and illuminates a symbol displayed on the surface through the main body. ing.

In the drawing, reference numeral 37 denotes a mounting plate for fixing the motor substrate 13 in a contact surface and assembling the motor substrate 13 to the storage case 38 of the rotary display device 4. The mounting plate 37 is screwed into a screw receiving portion 40 formed corresponding to the through holes 39 provided at the four corners of the motor substrate 13 using screws so that the motor substrate 13 is integrated with the motor body 10 and the rotating reel 9. It can be attached to.

In the case of this embodiment, three mounting plates 37 each having a rotating reel and another mounting plate 37 for covering one side are prepared in this embodiment, as shown in FIG. As described above, the three reels 9 are arranged in parallel so as to be arranged side by side, and these are connected and fixed by the connecting rod 41.

In this state, the rotary display device is brought into the storage case 38, screwed and fixed to the case 38 via the connecting rod 41, and then the cover 5 is put over the opening of the case to complete the assembly of the rotary display device. Become.

The cover 5 has a curved surface portion 42 projecting to the front side to receive the three reels 9 projecting forward.
, And a vertically long window 43 that looks into each of the rotating reels 9 is formed in this portion.
Are provided in parallel. When the rotary display device 4 is mounted on the game board 1 as shown in FIG.
Windows 43 face the front side.

Although the present invention has been described with reference to the embodiment shown in the drawings, the rotating reel 9 has the above-described structure.
It is assembled compactly as a whole compared to the size of
Moreover, it can be easily and reliably assembled. In particular, since the apparatus of the present invention has a structure in which the motor main body 10 is assembled on the basis of the motor substrate 13 and the rotating reel 9 is assembled via the rotor 17 of the motor, accurate assembly can be easily performed.

Although the motor body 10 can be downsized, the rotor 17 is of an outer rotor type and has a size that wraps the stators 16, so that it can be easily connected to the rotating reel 9. , And can be fixed stably.

The connection between the motor main body 10 and the rotating reel 9 is described in detail above, but the cylindrical fitting connecting portion 9 provided on the rotating reel 9 with respect to the rotor 17 having a cylindrical shape.
Since the structure is such that the two can be connected only by fitting b, it is very easy and stable and accurate connection can be achieved.

In particular, when compared with the conventional one, that is, when compared with the motor in which the rotating reel is fixed to the shaft end of the shaft-shaped inner rotor by screwing, the screwing operation is not troublesome, and A highly reliable product can be provided without the problem of loosening.

Further, in the case of the present invention, the motor substrate 13 not only functions as a base body of the motor main body 10 and the rotating reel 9, but also functions as a wiring substrate. Therefore, the connection to the detection switch is easy, and the assembly is extremely simple and accurate.

[0048]

As described above, according to the present invention, the rotary reel can be easily and reliably attached to the motor, and the outer rotor type large rotor is provided for the motor body. There is an advantage that stable rotation of the rotating reel can be obtained without vibration during rotation.

Further, according to the present invention, since the motor can be assembled on a single motor substrate as a base, accurate assembling can be performed, and since this motor substrate can be used as a wiring substrate for a power supply lead, wiring processing can be performed. Is easy, which is advantageous for assembling work, and also advantageous for miniaturization.

Of course, according to the present invention, the motor substrate can be used as a mounting substrate for the light-emitting body, and a sensor prepared for detecting the rotation position of the rotary reel, that is, a position detection switch can be used. As a result, a preferable assembly is possible, which is very advantageous.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view showing an example in which a rotary display device according to the present invention is installed and used in a game board of a pachinko machine.

FIG. 2 is an enlarged front view showing a partial cross section of a main part.

FIG. 3 is a right side view of FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is an enlarged rear view showing a partial cross section of a main part.

FIG. 5 is a partially enlarged longitudinal sectional front view illustrating a connection state between a rotor and a rotating reel.

FIG. 6 is an enlarged exploded perspective view of a motor and a rotating reel.

FIG. 7 is an enlarged exploded perspective view illustrating a combination relationship between a motor board, a stator, a rotor, and a rotating reel assembled from the front side.

FIG. 8 is an enlarged exploded perspective view with a part cut away from the rear side for explaining a combination relationship between a stator fixed to a motor substrate, a rotor, and a rotating reel.

FIG. 9 is an enlarged perspective view showing a disassembled state before a plurality of rotating reels are housed in a storage case of the rotating display device.

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List 4 rotating display device 9 rotating reel 9a rotating reel main body 9b rotating reel fitting connection portion 10 motor body 12 engaging claw portion 13 motor substrate 14 coil core 15 coil bobbin 16 stator 16a stator pole 17 rotor 20 coil 23 rotor rotating shaft 24 Locking part 25 Positioning convex part 27 Claw of engaging claw part 32 Positioning concave part 33 Position detecting switch 34 Light emitting body 37 Mounting plate

 ────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continued on the front page (72) Inventor Tamotsu Otsu 2-3014-8 Hirosawa-cho, Kiryu-shi, Gunma Heiwanai Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Hiroyuki Torigoe 8 Stocks, 2-1414 Hirosawa-cho, Kiryu-shi, Gunma Heiwauchi Company (72) Inventor Akari Kaneko 2-3014 Hirosawa-cho, Kiryu-shi, Gunma 8 Heiwanai Corporation F-term (reference) 2C088 DA07 DA08 EB60 EB66

Claims (7)

[Claims] 1. A motor main body, comprising a cylindrical rotating reel for displaying a design on an outer peripheral surface, wherein the motor main body is integrally formed with a motor substrate, a coil core housed inside the motor substrate along with the coil bobbin, and a coil bobbin. A pair of stators fixed to the stator and a rotating shaft formed along the cylinder center from the center of the shaft support part formed in a cylindrical shape surrounding the stator and closing the opening at one end are provided at the center of the stator. A rotor that penetrates and axially supports the shaft end portion on the motor board so as to be freely rotatable, while the rotating reel is integrally provided with a cylindrical fitting connection portion inside a hollow hollow cylindrical main body. A rotary display device for a gaming machine, wherein the motor main body and the rotary reel are assembled by fitting and fixing a fitting connection portion to an outer peripheral surface of the rotor of the motor main body. 2. The locking device according to claim 1, wherein one of the rotor of the motor main body and the fitting connection portion of the rotating reel fitted to the rotor has a locking portion, and the other has the locking portion. A rotary display device for a gaming machine, characterized in that the rotary display device is provided with an engagement claw portion so as to be connected to each other. 3. The rotating display of a game machine according to claim 2, wherein the engaging portion is a concave portion, and the engaging claw portion is a claw projecting toward the concave portion at a tip end of the elastic piece. apparatus. 4. The game machine according to claim 1, wherein a positioning means for determining a mutual connection position at the time of fitting connection is formed at a fitting connection portion between the rotor of the motor main body and the rotary reel. Rotation display device. 5. The positioning device according to claim 4, wherein the positioning means includes an engaging concave portion formed on one of the rotor and the fitting connection portion, and an engaging convex portion formed on the other. A rotating display device for gaming machines. 6. A rotary display device for a game machine according to claim 1, wherein a lead wire for supplying power to a coil housed inside the stator is printed on the motor board. 7. A motor board according to claim 1, further comprising a position detection switch corresponding to a position detection section provided on either a rotor of the motor main body or a rotating reel including a fitting connection section. A rotating display device for a gaming machine, characterized by that: