JP2003126328A - Rotary game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve a performance effect through improvement in the sense of seeing by performing light emitting display not only in the planar portion of a slot machine but also in a portion having a curved surface. SOLUTION: In the rotary game machine such as slot machine, an EL element sheet 34 is stuck along with the rotation plane of a rotary reel 10 and by automatically emitting this EL element sheet, various kinds of patterns are displayed. By supplying power or control signal from a power unit 37 to the EL element sheet 14, video display (of still pictures or moving images) similar to liquid crystal display can be performed.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a pachinko hall,
The present invention relates to a rotary game machine (pachi-slot or slot machine) installed in a game facility such as a game center and used for entertainment of the general public, and particularly to a rotary game machine having a display unit with a light emitting element.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, on the front of the main body of a slot machine, a numerical value display section for displaying the remaining number and the number of hits of medals
A display unit such as a decorative panel unit is provided. Conventionally, in these display units, display is performed by emitting light from an LED or a filament lamp.

Such a light emitting display unit has been limited to a flat portion such as a numerical value display unit and a decorative panel unit, but recently, a model in which an LED is embedded in a rotation start button (lever) to emit light, in a rotation reel. A model has been developed in which LEDs and filament lamps are fixedly installed to emit light.

[0004]

As described above, a model has been developed which emits light not only in the flat portion of the slot machine but also in the portion having a curved surface. Since the filament lamp has been used, there is a problem in that the light emission becomes uneven. Further, there is a problem that the heat generation amount of the light emitting source is large and the power consumption is large. Furthermore, since a socket is required, it is difficult to reduce the thickness and size of the light emitting device.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems of the prior art. In a rotary gaming machine such as a slot machine, an EL element sheet is attached along the rotating surface of a rotating reel. The present invention is characterized in that various patterns are displayed by wearing or embedding and causing the EL element sheet to emit light (including blinking). By supplying power and signals to the EL element sheet from the outside,
The same video display (still image or moving image) as the liquid crystal display device can be performed.

Since the present invention employs an EL element sheet as a light emitting source, even a portion having a curved surface such as a rotating reel can be easily mounted by embedding or pasting.
Moreover, the EL element is characterized in that it can emit light uniformly over the entire display portion, and further can reduce the amount of heat generation and power consumption, and can be made thin and compact.

When a sheet with a pattern is attached on the EL element sheet, the EL element sheet can be used as a backlight.

Further, an EL element sheet is embedded in the spherical rotation start button and the flat rotation stop button,
The effect of the gaming machine can be enhanced by causing the EL element sheet to emit light and blink in a uniform multicolor while the rotating reel is rotating, stopped, or operated by a button.

[0009]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a front view for explaining the configuration of a rotary game machine (slot machine).

In FIG. 1, a pattern display section 1 is provided above the center of the front surface (contact surface) of the rotary game machine.
The picture display unit 1 is composed of rotating reels 10, 11, and 12,
The motors are configured to rotate independently of each other. In addition, the rotation start switch 13 causes the rotation reel 1
0, 11, 12 start rotating at the same time, and when the rotation stop switches 14, 15, 16 are pressed, the rotation of the corresponding rotating reels 10, 11, 12 is stopped, and the rotating reels appearing in the pattern display unit 1 For example, three patterns (including numbers and letters) are displayed on the rotating surfaces 10, 11, and 12. In this way, the pattern display unit 1
In, horizontal and diagonal hit lines are set, and when the patterns match on these lines, the hit is achieved.

Below the picture display section 1, a numerical value display section 17 is provided to inform the player of the remaining number of medals and the number of winning medals, and an upper makeup panel 18 and a lower makeup panel 19 are further provided. ing. In addition, a three-dimensional moving doll display section may be provided in the upper makeup panel 18.

A medal payout port 2 is provided below the main body.
0 and a medal tray 21 are provided respectively. A medal slot 22 is provided adjacent to the numerical value display unit 17. Further, a hit lamp 23 is provided on the uppermost part of the front surface of the main body.

The features of the present invention are that the rotary reels 10, 11, 12 constituting the pattern display unit 1, the rotation start switch 13, the rotation stop switches 14, 15, 16, the numerical value display unit 17, and the top makeup. The point is that uniform multicolored light emission display is performed using the EL element sheet in the display section such as the panel 18 (including the moving doll display section) and the lower decorative panel 19.

Here, the EL element sheet is a flexible film using a so-called EL element (electroluminescence element), and is a material that can be attached or embedded not only on a flat surface but also on a curved surface. Generally, an EL element has two types of light emitting mechanism, one of which is to increase the number of thermal equilibrium carriers by doping impurities like a semiconductor, and the other is to inject a carrier from an electrode to make an element. This is an injection type electroluminescence in which the number of carriers is increased only during operation. The organic EL element corresponds to the latter. Unlike a liquid crystal, an EL element is capable of self-light emission, and since a backlight is not required, power consumption can be reduced, and high brightness and high contrast are also gaining attention as an excellent light emitting element for a display. Also, unlike liquid crystal, it can be processed into a flexible film.

Therefore, taking advantage of such features of the EL element sheet, in the display section of the slot machine, the rotation stop switches 14, 15, 16, the numerical value display section 17, and the upper makeup panel 18 (moving doll display section). Not only a flat portion such as the lower decorative panel 19, but also the rotating reels 10, 1
Functional parts having a spherical or curved shape such as 1 and 12 and the rotation start switch 13 are also provided with a uniform polychromatic color by sticking the EL element sheet or embedding along the curved surface. It is possible to increase the effect of display light emission.

Next, the structure of the rotary reels 10, 11 and 12 to which the EL element sheet is attached or embedded will be described with reference to FIGS. 2 to 4. 2 is a perspective view of the rotary reel 10, and FIG. 3 is a sectional view of the rotary reel 10. FIG. 4 is a system block diagram. The rotating reel 1
Since 1 and 12 have the same structure, their illustration is omitted.

The tip of the shaft 31 of the stepping motor 30 is connected to a supporting portion 33 of a cylindrical frame 32, and the rotary reel 1 is rotated as the stepping motor 30 rotates.
0 is configured to rotate. The stepping motor 30 is housed in the hollow portion of the rotating reel 10.

The stepping motor 30 is attached to a fixed plate 56 made of a thin metal plate. An EL element sheet 34 is wound around the rotating surface of the rotating reel 10 on the frame 32, and is attached or embedded by an adhesive or the like. The EL element sheet 34 itself can display a moving image or a still picture like a liquid crystal display. However, by attaching a sheet with a pattern to the EL element sheet 34, the EL element sheet 34 You may use as a backlight of this design sheet. The pattern is displayed on the pattern display unit 1 of the rotary game machine during the operation of the stepping motor 30 or when the rotation is stopped.

An encoder 35 for detecting the position of the rotary reel 10 is installed on the support portion 33. The position detection encoder 35 is connected to the shaft 31 (motor shaft) of the stepping motor 30.
It is a device that generates a detection pulse according to the rotation angle by rotating the (motor shaft).

Further, a slip ring 36 for supplying power to the EL element sheet 34 is attached on the position detecting encoder 35. The slip ring 36 is a device generally used to supply power to the rotating body. In addition, the power supply device 37 includes a power supply circuit 41.
Also, a control circuit 40 for generating a control signal such as lighting and blinking of the EL element sheet 34 is provided, and these power sources and control signals are supplied to the EL element sheet 34 via a slip ring 36.
Is being supplied to.

The power supply to the EL element sheet 34 is not limited to the slip ring 36, and it is possible to supply voltage and current without wiring if a microwave method is adopted.

Next, the structure for realizing the display function operation of the rotary game machine will be described in more detail with reference to FIG. FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram of functional blocks of the rotary game machine. Start switch 13, rotation stop switch 14, 1
When buttons 5 and 16 are pressed, the switch input circuit 100 converts the switch electric signal SW (4 bits) and outputs the switch electric signal SW to the control circuit 101. The control circuit 101 includes a CPU, a program ROM, a RAM, and the like, controls the rotation and stop of the three motors 30 based on the switch electric signal SW, and also provides a light-emission display of each display unit described later. Have control.

The stepping motor 30 has a drive circuit 111.
It is driven by, and its start, stop, and rotation speed are controlled. Also, the stepping motor 11
2 includes a sensor 112 such as a magnetic sensor, and a signal SS indicating the rotation state of the stepping motor 30.
1 to SS3 are output to the drive circuit 111 or the control circuit 101.

For example, when the start switch 13 is pressed,
The switch input circuit 100 outputs a start signal to the control circuit 101. In response to this, the control circuit 101 outputs a drive signal to the signal buses DS1 to DS3, and the rotation of the stepping motor 30 is started. Next, the rotation stop switch 14
When is pressed, the control circuit 101 outputs a rotation stop signal to the signal bus DS1 based on the random number generated by the random number generation circuit. Then. The rotation of the corresponding rotary reel 10 is stopped. Similarly, when the rotation stop switches 14 and 15 are pressed, the control circuit 101 outputs a rotation stop signal to the signal buses DS2 and DS3 based on the random number generated by the random number generation circuit. Then, the rotation of the corresponding rotating reels 11 and 12 is stopped.

Then, the position detection encoder 35 determines the position of the motor based on the rotation angle of the motor shaft of the stepping motor 30.
Whether or not the patterns of the individual rotating reels 10, 11, 12 match, that is, "hit", "reach", "off"
Is detected and the detection signal is notified to the control circuit 101.

In the series of operation sequences described above,
The control circuit 101 controls lighting, blinking, and the like of the start switch 13 and the stop switches 14, 15, 16 in which the EL element sheet is embedded, the numerical indicator 17, and the decorative panels 18, 19.

Particularly, regarding the start switch 13 and the stop switches 14, 15, 16 in which the EL element sheet is embedded, in addition to the light emission at the timing when the switch is pressed, the light emission of the rotating reels 10, 11, 12 is the same. During the rotation and rotation of the rotating reel, the display of lighting emission, blinking emission, partial emission, advance notice emission such as winning notification / reach eyes, etc. is performed.

[0028]

According to the rotary game machine of the present invention, the EL element sheet is attached or embedded to the surface of the rotary reel of the slot machine or a portion having a curved surface or a spherical surface such as a rotary start switch to emit light. Since the display is performed, the effect of the game can be enhanced by improving the visibility.

In particular, since the EL element sheet is adopted as the light emitting element, heat generation and power consumption can be reduced as compared with the case of using the conventional LED or filament.
Moreover, it is possible to reduce the thickness and the size by reducing the depth of the socket and the like. In addition, multicolored uniform light emission display and a plurality of displays are also possible, which further enhances entertainment and increases customer attraction.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view showing a configuration of a rotary game machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a configuration of a rotating reel.

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view showing a configuration of a rotating reel.

FIG. 4 is a system block diagram according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram of functional blocks of the rotary game machine according to the embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 Design display 10 spin reel 11 spinning reels 12 spin reel 13 Start switch 14 Stop switch 15 Stop switch 16 Stop switch 17 Numerical display 18 Top makeup panel 19 Bottom makeup panel 20 medal payout port 21 medal tray 22 medal slot Lamp per 23 30 stepping motor 31 shaft 32 frames 33 Support 34 EL element sheet 35 Encoder for position detection 36 slip ring 37 power supply 100 switch input circuit 101 control circuit 111 drive circuit 112 sensor

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A motor means for rotating a rotating reel, a rotation starting means for starting rotation of the rotating reel by a spherical rotation starting switch, and a rotation stop switch for stopping the rotation of the rotating reel. In a rotary game machine provided with a rotation stop means for causing the EL element sheet mounted on the rotating surface of the rotating reel and a power supply means for supplying the EL element sheet, the EL element sheet is provided. A rotary game machine characterized by displaying a pattern by emitting light. 2. An E mounted on a rotating surface of the rotating reel.
By attaching a design sheet on the L element sheet,
A rotary game machine characterized by displaying a pattern by causing the element sheet to emit light as a backlight. 3. The rotary game machine according to claim 1, wherein the power supply means includes a slip ring mounted on a rotary reel, and power is supplied from the slip ring to the EL element sheet. . 4. An EL element sheet embedded in each of the spherical rotation start button and the planar rotation stop button, and a control circuit for causing the EL element sheet to emit light at least when the button is operated. The rotary game machine according to claim 1, wherein the rotary game machine is characterized in that: 5. The EL element sheet adhered to the back surface of a decorative panel provided on the front surface of the main body, and a control circuit for causing the EL element sheet to emit light as a backlight are provided. Rotary gaming machine.