JP2006102292A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine which simplifies the building of the performance device provided in the reel unit without further complicating the structure of the reel unit. <P>SOLUTION: In the structure, the game machine has a magnet 86 disposed on the reel base part 60, a coil 81 which is provided on the reel 70 to generate the induction electromotive power by the electromagnetic induction action of the magnet 86 facing it and a light emitter 80 having first LEDs 82b and 82c which are disposed inside the cylinder of the reel 70 being connected to the coil 81 and emits the light by the positive induction electromotive power from the coil 81 and second LEDs 82a and 82d which are disposed inside the cylinder of the reel 70 being connected to the coil 81 and emits the light different in color from the first LEDs 82b and 82c by the negative induction electromotive power from the coil 81. The controller 23 for controlling the operation of the reel unit 50 may be provided with a bounce stop means adapted to control the operation by making the reel 70 bounce to a stop when stopping the reel 80. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine that includes a reel base and a reel device that includes a reel that is rotatably provided on the reel base, and more particularly to a configuration of a light-emitting device that is provided in the reel device. .

  A typical example of such a gaming machine is a slot machine. The slot machine is configured by appropriately arranging slot gaming devices in a cabinet case consisting of a rectangular box-shaped housing having a front opening and a front door that covers the front opening so as to be freely opened and closed and is always in a closed position. Is done. A reel unit, which is one of the slot gaming devices, is arranged in a housing, and is provided with three reel devices each formed by providing a cylindrical reel with various symbols drawn on the outer surface and providing it on a reel base. The unit case is arranged side by side. The front door is provided with a see-through window that aligns with the reel unit in the housing when in the closed position, and the reel unit always faces a predetermined range of three reels to the front of the slot machine through the see-through window. (For example, Patent Document 1).

The reel base of such a reel unit is provided with a back lamp located on the inner circumferential surface side of the reel. By controlling the lighting pattern of the back lamp according to the gaming state, There is an appealing performance. Such a control of the back lamp is performed by connecting a control board attached to the unit case and the back lamp with a cable, and transmitting a lighting pattern from the control board to the backlight side as an electric signal. Also, a slot machine that performs operation control to bounce and stop the reel when the reel is stopped, and produces an effect that raises the expectation that the gaming state will be advantageous to the player when such a bounce stop is performed There is also a model.
JP 2004-215803 A

  The game provided by the slot machine starts by rotating the reel, and when the reel is stopped, medals are paid out according to the pattern combination mode facing the front from the perspective window. There is a demand for a device configuration that is a game device most watched by a player and that produces an effect that attracts the player's interest. However, since the conventional reel unit is already provided with a number of cables for transmitting signals to the motor that serves as the rotation driving source of the reel, the back lamp, etc., light emission for further effects is given to the rotating body such as the reel. It is difficult to provide a device and to perform cable wiring for power supply or signal transmission / reception to the device, and there is a problem that the configuration of the device is complicated. In addition, when a light emitting device is provided on a rotating body such as a reel, wiring is performed using an expensive mercury connector, a brush-type contact with a large contact deterioration, etc., which increases the cost of the device. There is a problem of inviting. Furthermore, if a new light emitting device is provided by the conventional means, the operation control is performed by software control, which may lead to the complexity of equipment mounted on the control board and the increased load on the processing unit. is there.

  In view of the above circumstances, the present invention provides a gaming machine that can easily configure a light emitting device for presentation provided in a reel device and that does not cause complication of the device configuration of the reel device when the light emitting device is provided. Objective.

  To achieve the above object, a gaming machine according to the present invention is a gaming machine configured to include a reel device including a reel base and a cylindrical reel that is rotatably attached to the reel base. A magnet provided in a portion facing the reel, a coil provided at a position facing the magnet at least when the reel rotates, and an electromotive force generated by electromagnetic induction of the magnet, and a coil connected to the coil and disposed on the reel A first LED that emits light with a positive induced electromotive force from the coil, and is connected to the coil and disposed on the reel, and emits light with a negative induced electromotive force from the coil to be different from the first LED. A light emitting device having a second LED that emits light is provided.

  Further, the control device that controls the operation of the reel device may include a bounce stop unit that controls the operation so that the reel is bound and stopped when the reel is stopped.

  In the present invention, a coil that generates an induced electromotive force by an electromagnetic induction action of a magnet provided on a reel base is provided on the reel, and is the same as the first LED that is provided on the reel and emits light by the positive induced electromotive force of the coil. The light emitting device is provided with a light emitting device that emits light of a different color from the second LED that is provided on the reel and emits light by the negative induced electromotive force of the coil. In this way, both LEDs are driven electromotive force of a coil provided with a drive source on the reel, and there is no need to supply power through a wiring such as a cable from a control board connected to a power supply device as in the past, and a new light emitting device The reel device provided with can be configured simply. Further, according to this light emitting device, if the reel starts, rotates, stops, and the polarity of the induced electromotive force changes, LEDs of different colors can emit light, and the induced electromotive force must be generated. However, the LED can be turned off, but such an LED can be turned on and off without using a control device.

  Moreover, if it comprises and comprises the bounce stop means which performs the operation control which stops a game machine so that it may bounce at the time of a reel stop, the positive / negative of the induced electromotive force which arises in a coil according to a bounce will change. For this reason, the first and second LEDs that emit light of different colors when the bounce stops blinks alternately according to the bound of the reel, and the effect of the effect can be exhibited as an effect device when the bounce stops. And the light emission effect interlock | cooperated with such bound stop control can be performed without a control apparatus.

  Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 show a slot machine SM as a representative example of the gaming machine according to the present invention. First, the overall configuration of the slot machine SM will be briefly described with reference to these drawings. Here, FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the slot machine SM, and FIG. 2 is a front view of the slot machine SM with the front door removed.

  The slot machine SM includes a game component device in a substantially rectangular parallelepiped cabinet case 1 composed of a box-shaped housing 2 having an opening on the front side and a front door 3 attached so as to open and close the opening. Arranged and configured. The front door 3 is attached so that it can be opened and closed laterally by an upper and lower hinge mechanism (not shown) disposed across the left side edge of the housing 2 and the front door 3, and is always a locking device provided at the right side edge. 4 is held in a state of being closed and locked to the housing 2.

  Inside the case 2, three reels 70, 70, 70, which are provided with various symbols along the outer peripheral surface of the cylinder, are rotatably arranged as a game component device. Is a reel unit 21 for rotating and stopping the three reels 70, 70, 70, a medal payout device 22 for paying out game medals, a main control board 23 for comprehensively controlling the operation of the slot machine SM, and a reel unit 21. A power supply device 24 for supplying power to slot machine components such as the medal payout device 22 and the main control board 23 is attached.

  On the other hand, a medal slot 31, a start lever 32, stop buttons 33, 33, 33, etc., left and right upper speakers 34, 34, a lower speaker 35, etc. are attached to the front door 3, and a wire harness (not shown). Are connected to the main control board 23 on the housing 2 side, the power supply device 24, and the like. Further, a see-through window 36 is disposed in the middle portion of the front door 3 so as to be aligned with the three reels 70, 70, 70, and a predetermined range of the three reels faces the front of the machine body. Further, a medal payout opening 37 is provided at the center lower portion of the front door 3 in alignment with a medal passage (not shown) provided in the front door 3, and a tray 38 is disposed at the lower portion thereof. A return medal returned from a medal selector (not shown) and a game medal paid out from the medal payout device 22 pass through the medal payout outlet 37 and are received and stored in a tray 38.

  In the slot machine SM configured as described above, when a player inserts a game medal from the medal insertion slot 31 and operates the start lever 32, the control board draws lots of the game combination (a winning combination and a winning combination) 3 The two reels 70, 70, 70 start to rotate. The player arbitrarily selects the three reels 70, 70, 70 that are rotating, and operates the stop buttons 33, 33, 33 in a desired order and timing to stop the three reels 70, 70, 70. . When all the three reels 70, 70, 70 that have been rotated stop, a winning determination is made. When the combination mode of the symbols (stop symbols) that face the front surface from the fluoroscopic window 36 when the reels are stopped matches the combination pattern of the winning symbols set in advance for the combination drawn at the beginning of the game, it is determined that the player has won a prize. When a predetermined number of medals set to be equal to or greater than the number of medals inserted are paid out from the medal payout device 22 and the combination pattern of the stop symbol and the winning symbol does not match, the game is ended as not winning, and the player inserts a medal The number of medals corresponding to the number will be lost. Thus, a player who plays a game in the slot machine SM can enjoy the interest of increasing the number of game medals by stopping the reels so that the stop symbols of the reels coincide with the combination pattern of the winning symbols.

  In addition, when the lottery is a winning combination including a big winning combination, the ROM of the main control board 23 is executed so as to execute a process (bound stop control means) for performing operation control for bouncing and stopping the reel when the reel is stopped. It is incorporated in a game processing program stored in the above. By executing such a bound stop control means, an effect is produced that gives the player a sense of expectation that a big winning combination has been drawn in the lottery after the start lever operation.

  Next, the reel unit 21 will be described with reference to FIGS. 3 and 4. Here, FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the reel unit 21, and FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view of the reel device 50 constituting the reel unit 21. As shown in FIG. 3, the reel unit 21 includes three reel devices 50, 50, 50 each including a reel 60 that rotates and stops, and a unit case 51 that accommodates and holds the three reel devices 50, 50, 50. It is comprised.

  The unit case 51 is formed in a box shape by combining resin and metal plate materials, and is arranged in a state where the rotation axes of the reels 70, 70, 70 substantially coincide with each other and are arranged in three reel devices 50, 50, 50 is configured to be accommodated therein. At this time, the three reel devices 50, 50, 50 are fixed by fixing devices 66, 66,.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the reel device 50 includes a reel 70 provided with various symbols along the outer peripheral surface of the cylinder, and a reel base portion 60 that fixes the reel 70 to a shaft. The reel base portion 60 includes a base plate 64. A stay 65 provided on the reel 70 includes a reel motor 61 that rotates the reel 70, a rotation detection sensor 62 that detects the rotation of the reel 70, a back lamp 63 that illuminates the cylindrical outer peripheral surface of the reel 70, and the like.

  The reel motor 61 is a stepping motor that operates according to a predetermined control signal, and a reel 70 is attached to a motor shaft 61a of the reel motor 61 so as to rotate integrally with the motor shaft 61a. The reel motor 61 is attached to the upper part of the unit case 51 and is electrically connected to the reel device substrate 53 connected to the main control substrate 23 with a cable (not shown). The rotation output from the reel device substrate 53 The reel motor 61 is rotated or stopped by the stop drive signal.

  The rotation detection sensor 62 is a beam sensor including a light emitting unit 62a that emits predetermined detection light and a light receiving unit 62b that detects detection light from the light emitting unit 62a, and is provided between the light emitting unit 62a and the light receiving unit 62b. When the light-shielding protrusion 72a provided on the reel 70 is positioned, the detection light of the rotation detection sensor 62 is shielded. The rotation detection sensor 62 is electrically connected to the reel device substrate 53, and a detection signal from the rotation detection sensor 62 is input to the reel device substrate 53. That is, the reel device substrate 53 detects the rotation of the reel 70 based on the detection signal from the rotation detection sensor 62, with the formation position of the light shielding projection 72a on the reel 70 as the rotation reference position.

  The back lamp 63 is attached to the base plate 64 so as to be positioned on the inner peripheral portion of the reel 70, and a predetermined region on the cylindrical outer peripheral surface of the reel 70 is illuminated. Further, the back lamp 63 is electrically connected to the back lamp relay board 54 attached to the upper part of the unit case 51, and the back lamp 63 is turned on by the lighting signal output from the back lamp relay board 54. It has become.

  The base plate 64 is integrally formed in a plate shape by a molding means such as injection molding using a resin material, and the reel motor 61 and the reel 70 are attached to the central portion, and the rotation detection sensor 62 and the stay 65 are used. A back lamp 63 is attached. Fixing devices 66 and 66 using latches or the like are provided in front of the upper and lower end portions of the base plate 64 so that the base plate 64 can be accommodated and fixed inside the unit case 51.

  A front cover 67 having the same diameter as the outer diameter of the reel is provided in front of the central portion of the base plate 64 via a stay 65. The reel unit 21 is viewed through the transparent window 36 at the front end of the front cover. A fan-shaped blind 67a is provided so as to make the interior of the reel device 50 blind. Similarly, a rear cover 69 having the same diameter as the outer diameter of the reel is also attached to the rear via a bracket 68 (see also FIG. 6).

  The reel 70 is mainly composed of a reel main body 71 formed in a cylindrical frame shape, and a shaft fixing portion 73 provided at the center of four spokes 72, 72,... Respectively connected to the outer ring 71a of the reel main body 71. The motor shaft 61a of the reel motor 61 is attached to the motor shaft 61a by a fixing means such as a screw so as to rotate integrally with the motor shaft 61a, and is integrally formed by a molding means such as injection molding using a resin material. A reel tape 79 provided with various patterns is attached to the cylindrical outer peripheral surface of the reel main body 71, and various patterns are formed along the cylindrical outer peripheral surface of the reel main body 71. .

  The reel main body 71 has two circular inner rings 74a and 74b having the same axis as the shaft fixing portion 73, and a plurality of ribs 74c, 74c,... Extending in the axial direction between the inner rings 74a and 74b. A cylindrical frame-like inner frame 74 is formed, and an inner ring 74a located on the side away from the reel base 60 when the reel 70 is attached to the reel base 60 has four spokes 72, 72, ... and are integrally formed with the reel body 71.

  As shown in the schematic configuration diagram of FIG. 5, the inner frame 74 is provided with the coil 81 and the LEDs 82 a to 82 d of the light emitting device 80. A plurality of coils 81, 81,... Made of metal wires are wound around the base side inner ring frame 74 b of the inner frame 74. Each of the plurality of ribs 74c, 74c,... Is provided with four LEDs 82a to 82d arranged side by side, and is electrically connected to a nearby coil 81 in a closed circuit. Of these LEDs, the two LEDs 82a and 82d on both sides emit green light, and the central two LEDs 82b and 82c emit red light so as to illuminate the back surface of the reel tape 79 mounted along the outer peripheral surface of the reel body. The light emitting surface is directed to Four LEDs are connected in parallel with two LEDs 82a and 82d on both sides in series and two central LEDs 82b and 82c in series. When current flows in the direction of arrow ia in a closed circuit, the two LEDs 82a and 82d on both sides are lit. When the current flows in the direction of the arrow ib, the two central LEDs 82b and 82c are turned on.

  In the reel base 60, as shown in FIG. 6, a plurality of permanent magnets 86, 86,... Face the N pole and the S pole across the base plate 64, the front cover 67, and the rear cover 69. The reel 70 is provided on a circumference having substantially the same diameter as the inner rings 74a and 74b. The reel 70 and the reel base 60 are arranged around the coils 81, 81,... And the reel base 60 provided on the base-side inner ring 74b by fixing the motor shaft 61a and the shaft fixing portion 73 with screws or the like. Each of the permanent magnets 86, 86,. Further, since the permanent magnets 86, 86,... Are provided around the base side inner ring 74b, a substantially uniform magnetic field is formed by the permanent magnets 86, 86,.

  In the slot machine SM in which the reel unit 21 configured to include such reel devices 50, 50, 50 is arranged inside the housing 2, the front door 3 is in a closed posture, and the see-through window 36 of the front door 3. The reels 70, 70, 70 are brought into a state where a predetermined range of the reels 70, 70, 70 are faced to the front, and are provided for the game. In this state, when a player inserts a medal from the medal insertion slot 31 and the start lever 32 is tilted, the game combination lottery is performed and three reels start to rotate.

  When the reels 70, 70, 70 are rotated, each of the coils 81 provided on the reel 70 within the magnetic field generated by the permanent magnets 86, 86,. Rotates equally to acceleration. As a result, negative induced electromotive force obtained from V = −dΦ / dt (V: induced electromotive force [V], Φ: magnetic flux [Wb], t: time [s]) is generated in the coils 81, 81,. Inductive current (current in the direction of arrow ia shown in the figure) flows in the closed circuit where the respective coils are connected, and two LEDs 82a and 82d arranged on both sides of each rib 74c, 74c,. Emits green light. At this time, the player visually recognizes the side edges of the reels 70, 70, 70 that rotate at a high speed as if they were edged in a green stripe. The reel 70 is controlled so as to rotate at a constant speed after starting rotation, whereby the induced electromotive force becomes zero and light emission from the LEDs 82a to 82d is not performed.

  When the stop button 33 is pressed, stop control of the reel 50 corresponding to each stop button 33 is performed. The reel 70 on which the corresponding stop button 33 is operated is controlled to stop within a very short time from the state of rotating at a constant speed. At this time, a positive induced electromotive force obtained from V = −dΦ / dt is generated in the coils 81, 81..., And an induced current (current in the direction of the arrow ib shown in the drawing) flows in the closed circuit connected to each coil 81. Two LEDs 82b and 82c disposed at the center of the ribs 74c, 74c,... Emit red light toward the rear surface of the reel tape 79. At this time, the player visually recognizes the central portion of the reel, that is, the portion on which the symbol is drawn so as to emit light in red.

  Further, when the winning combination lottery after the operation of the start lever 32 is performed, if the winning combination is selected and the bound stop control means is executed, it is provided on both sides of each reel rib after the reel rotation is started in the same manner as described above. The emitted LED emits green light. When the reel is stopped after the pressing operation of the stop button 33, the reel 70 is stopped in a very short time from the state of constant speed rotation, and the reel 70 is instantaneously rotated in the reverse direction. Then, the reel 70 is stopped. This changes the sign of the induced electromotive force generated in each of the coils 81, 81,... In synchronism with the behavior of the reel, so that the two LEDs on both sides and the two LEDs on the center alternate toward the back surface of the reel tape 79. Will emit light. The player will see that the reel has bounced and stopped, and will see the blinking LED emitting green light and the LED emitting red light.

  In the slot machine SM configured as described above, light emitting devices 80, 80,... Each including four LEDs 82a to 82d are provided on each of the three reel devices 50, 50, 50 constituting the reel unit 21, Coils 81, 81,... That receive electromagnetic induction action by permanent magnets 86, 86,... Provided on the reel base 60 as drive sources of the LEDs 82 a to 82 d are disposed on the reel 70, and the induced electromotive force of the coils 81 is received. Thus, the LEDs 82a to 82d are configured to emit light. As described above, the light emitting device 80 is connected to the control board via the cable as in the prior art to avoid receiving power supply, and the configuration of the new light emitting device is complicated when the reel device 50 is provided. The reel unit 21 can be configured without inviting.

  Further, the LED that emits light by receiving the positive induced electromotive force and the LED that emits light by receiving the negative induced electromotive force are configured to emit light in different colors. In addition, the light emitting device 80 having such a configuration generally has a reel unit 21 that is controlled so as to rotate at a constant speed after being started in response to a start operation and to stop in a very short time in response to a stop operation. Is provided. For this reason, the permanent magnets 86, 86,... Are arranged around to form a uniform magnetic field at the passage location of the coil 81, so that the light is emitted after the start operation and then turned off. A light-emitting device that emits light can be easily configured. In addition, it is possible to produce an effective performance without performing software control via the control device as in the prior art.

  Further, the light emitting device 80 is provided in a slot machine configured with bounce stop control means for controlling the operation of the reel so as to bounce and stop when the reel stops, and to produce an effect that gives the player a sense of expectation. By changing the polarity of the induced electromotive force according to the forward / reverse rotation behavior of the reel 70, LEDs of different colors alternately emit light, and the effect can be exhibited as an effect device at the time of bouncing stop. . In addition, a light emission effect linked to the behavior of the reel 70 can be performed without using a control device, and an effect can be performed without complicating the configuration of the mounting device on the control board such as the main control board 23. .

  Although four LEDs are arranged, two LEDs on both sides emit green light, and the central two LEDs emit red light, the number of LEDs and the light emission color are not limited to this, and the reel rotation If it is configured to emit different colors depending on the direction, it can be implemented in the same manner, and the same effect can be obtained.

  Further, the permanent magnets 86, 86,... Are provided around the base plate 64, the front cover 67, and the rear cover 69 in the reel base 60. However, the present invention is not necessarily limited to such a configuration. The permanent magnet 86 is provided only on the front side, and a magnetic field is formed only on the front part facing the front surface from the fluoroscopic window 36. When the reels 70 are rotated, the coils 82, 81,. It is also possible to configure the light emitting device 80 to emit light.

  In the above embodiment, the slot machine has been described as an example of the gaming machine according to the present invention. However, the gaming machine can be similarly applied to any gaming machine configured with a reel device, and similar effects can be obtained. Can be obtained.

  In the embodiment of the present invention described above, the main effects achieved can be summarized as follows.

  First, each of the three reel devices 50, 50, 50 constituting the reel unit 21 is provided with light-emitting devices 80, 80,... Comprising four LEDs 82a-82d, and the drive source of the LEDs 82a-82d is used as a drive source. Coils 81, 81,... That receive electromagnetic induction action by permanent magnets 86, 86,... Provided on the reel base 60 are disposed on the reel 70, and the LEDs 82a to 82d emit light upon receiving the induced electromotive force of the coils 81. It is configured. As described above, the light emitting device 80 of the present reel device is avoided from being connected to the control board via the cable and receiving power supply as in the prior art, and the reel device 50 is provided with a new light emitting device. The apparatus can be configured without complicating the apparatus configuration. Similarly, an effective performance can be performed without performing software control via the control device as in the prior art.

  Secondly, by applying it to a slot machine provided with a bounce stop control means, it is possible to perform a light-emitting effect linked to the behavior of the reel to be stopped without using a control device, and it is mounted on the main control board or the like. The production can be performed without complicating.

It is a perspective view showing the whole slot machine. FIG. 3 is a front view showing the inside of the housing of the slot machine. It is a perspective view which shows the whole reel unit. It is a perspective view of a reel device which shows a reel base and a reel in an exploded manner. It is a block diagram which shows schematic structure of a light-emitting device. It is a front view of the base board which shows the arrangement | positioning state of a permanent magnet.

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SM slot machine 21 reel unit 23 main control board 50 reel device 53 reel control board 54 lamp relay board 60 reel base 70 reel 80 light emitting device 81 coil 82 LED
86 Permanent magnet

Claims (2)

In a gaming machine configured to include a reel device including a reel base and a cylindrical reel rotatably attached to the reel base,
A magnet provided in a portion of the reel base facing the reel;
A coil that is provided at a position facing the magnet at least when the reel rotates, and that generates an induced electromotive force by electromagnetic induction of the magnet;
A first LED connected to the coil and disposed on the reel to emit light upon receiving the positive induced electromotive force from the coil;
A light emitting device connected to the coil and disposed on the reel, and having a second LED that emits light by receiving the negative induced electromotive force from the coil and emits light of a different color from the first LED; A gaming machine characterized by being configured as described above. The control device for controlling the operation of the reel device includes a bound stop control unit that controls the operation so that the reel is bound and stopped when the reel is stopped. Game machines.

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