JP2007159831A - Slot machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To execute the variation and stoppage of a plurality of symbols stably and accurately while displaying versatile symbol variation modes and versatile stop symbol modes through a symbol visual recognition window for variably displaying the symbols. <P>SOLUTION: The slot machine includes: a spherical rotary display body 5 where a plurality of endless arcuate symbol strips 40w-40z is arrayed; a display body rotating device 4 which has support shafts 33 that automatically spin while selectively supporting point pairs (43w-43z) to be supported on the respective imaginary center lines Ow-Oz of rotation of the endless arcuate symbol strips 40w-40z; a support point converter 3 which rotates the support shafts 33 of the display body rotating device 4 along the peripheral direction in which exist point pairs (43w-43z); and a symbol strip selection means which selects any of the endless arcuate symbol strips 40w-40z. Any of the endless arcuate symbol strips 40w-40z is selected and variably displayed and stopped through the symbol visual recognition window 52. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  In the present invention, when a rotating display body in which a plurality of symbols are arranged is changed and stopped along the direction of the symbol arrangement, the display is stopped by a symbol viewing window that displays a predetermined number of symbols of each rotating display body. The present invention relates to a slot machine that provides a player with a predetermined benefit when the combination of symbols is in a predetermined winning pattern mode.

  In this slot machine, generally three drum-shaped rotation display bodies are arranged in parallel, and all the rotation display bodies are changed according to the ON operation of the start switch, and each rotation display body is changed. Each rotation display body is stopped according to the ON operation of the stop switch. And the vertically long symbol visual recognition window is each provided in the front of each rotation display body, and three symbols can be visually recognized for each symbol visual recognition window in the stop state of the rotation display body. This slot machine is designed to play a game when a combination of nine symbols in a horizontal or diagonal direction with three rotating display bodies stopped and displayed in their respective symbol viewing windows is a predetermined hit combination. Players are given game medals and balls.

  Here, the three rotating display bodies have predetermined symbols arranged in a predetermined order on the outer surface of the drum shape, and rotate along the symbol arranging direction. In this slot machine, the symbols set in advance change in a fixed order and only stop according to the ON operation of the stop switch. Therefore, when the player performs a number of games, the player can select the type of symbols for each rotary display. And the arrangement order of symbols can be grasped to some extent. And since each rotation display body always fluctuates and stops in the same pattern, there exists a tendency for rotation and stop operation | movement of a rotation display body to become uniform. Therefore, there is a limit in raising the player's interest in the symbol aspect of symbol variation and stop, and the player's interest tends to concentrate only on winning or losing.

By the way, as a configuration provided with a rotation display body having a form different from the above-described drum shape, for example, a configuration in which a spherical rotation display body is rotated in two directions different from each other has been proposed. Yes. In this configuration, unlike the drum-shaped rotation display body described above that rotates in one direction in which symbols are arranged, the rotation display body can be made spherical and rotated in two different directions. ing. For this reason, the symbols arranged on the outer surface of the spherical rotating display body cause various fluctuation modes by the rotation of the rotating display body in two directions. Here, Patent Document 1 discloses a first axis that pivotally supports a spherical rotating display body in the radial direction thereof, and a second axis that pivotally supports a frame including the first axis in a direction different from the first axis. And the first shaft and the second shaft are respectively rotated. As a result, the rotation display body rotates with the first drive axis as the rotation axis and with the second drive axis as the rotation axis. On the other hand, in Patent Document 2, a spherical rotating display body is supported by rotating rollers arranged on two rotating shafts that are orthogonal to each other, and each rotating shaft is rotated, thereby rotating the display. In this configuration, the body is rotated in two directions orthogonal to the respective rotation axes.
JP 2004-305543 A Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2004-89587

  In the configuration of Patent Document 1 described above, a spherical rotating display body that rotates around the first axis is rotated by the second axis, with the first axis also integrated. And by rotating this 1st axis | shaft and the 2nd axis | shaft simultaneously, since the fluctuation | variation aspect of a symbol becomes complicated, various fluctuation | variation aspects can be expressed. By the way, in the slot machine, it is necessary to perform stop control of a predetermined symbol or correction control of a symbol to be stopped according to game conditions with a symbol visual window provided in advance. However, when the configuration of Patent Document 1 is used for a pachinko machine or a slot machine, the first axis and the second axis are used to control the stop of a predetermined symbol accurately and the correction control of the stop symbol with the symbol viewing window. These controls must be linked and processed, which requires extremely complicated control processing. In particular, since the symbol viewing window is generally configured to display a plurality of symbols in the vertical direction, the process for accurately stopping and controlling all of the symbols that are stopped and displayed in the symbol viewing window is more complicated. It will be a thing. Therefore, when this configuration is used in a slot machine, only a control process for stopping a plurality of symbols arranged along the circumferential direction rotated by the first axis by stopping and displaying them on the symbol viewing window can be performed. . In other words, in addition to the conventional symbol variation, this configuration can only exert an action that disturbs the player's vision by rotating the symbol variation direction. For this reason, if a player plays a game several times, he / she gets used to it immediately, and there is a limit to improving the interest of the game itself.

  On the other hand, even in the configuration of Patent Document 2 described above, since the spherical rotating display body can be rotated in two directions, a variety of symbol variation modes can be expressed by a plurality of symbols arranged on the rotating display body. is there. However, even in this configuration, similarly to the configuration of Patent Document 1 described above, complicated control processing is required for control to stop a predetermined symbol accurately and stop symbol correction control using the symbol viewing window. Even if it is used for a slot machine, there is a limit to improving the fun of the game. In addition, since the configuration of Patent Document 2 rotates the spherical rotating display body by frictional contact of the rotating roller, it completely suppresses the slip generated at the contact portion between the rotating display body and the rotating roller. However, there is a limit to constantly rotating the rotation display body stably. Further, as the number of rotations increases, the rotation display body and the rotation roller are easily worn, and the rotation display body cannot be stably rotated over a long period of time. Similarly, when the rotation display body is stopped, if a slip occurs at a contact portion between the rotation display body and the rotation roller, the symbol cannot be stopped accurately at a predetermined expression position.

  The present invention solves such a problem, and can display a variety of symbol variation modes and a variety of symbol stop modes, and can stably vary a rotating display body provided with a plurality of symbols, and the rotation. The present invention proposes a slot machine capable of stopping and controlling the display body stably and accurately.

  The present invention provides a gaming machine main body so as to cover a plurality of rotating display bodies in which a plurality of symbols are arranged on an outer peripheral surface and rotate in the vertical direction, and a gaming machine main body in which the rotating display bodies are disposed from the front. An opening / closing panel provided with a symbol viewing window that allows the symbols of each rotating display body to be viewed from the front, a rotating device that rotates the rotating display body, and a front panel of the opening / closing panel. The rotation device is started so as to start rotating according to the ON operation of the start switch, and to stop rotating the rotating display body according to the ON operation of the stop switch provided on the front surface of the open / close panel. In a slot machine comprising a control means for driving control, a plurality of endless arc-shaped symbol strips each having a plurality of symbols arranged thereon are crossed at two opposite pole portions on the spherical surface, respectively. Arranged along the direction A spherical rotating display body provided with a plurality of supported point pairs located at two intersections between the virtual rotation center line of each endless arc-shaped symbol row and the outer surface of the display body, and any supported point of the spherical rotating display body A pair of support shafts for selectively supporting the pair, and the support shaft selectively supports one of the supported point pairs and rotates the spherical rotation display body to rotate the virtual rotation center line. As a rotation axis, a display body rotating device that rotates a selected endless arc-shaped symbol array band on the spherical rotating display body along the arrangement direction of the symbols, and each endless arc-shaped symbol array band of the spherical rotation display body A support point conversion device that controls rotation of the display body rotation device so as to rotate the pair of support shafts of the display body rotation device along the circumferential direction in which the supported point pair corresponding to A symbol sequence for selecting a specific endless arc-shaped symbol sequence band according to a predetermined selection condition And a symbol visual recognition window for a spherical rotating display body provided on the open / close panel and allowing the symbol of the endless arc-shaped symbol sequence band to be visually recognized from the front, and the control unit includes the symbol sequence selection unit To select a supported point pair corresponding to a specific endless arc-shaped symbol sequence band, and to support the design so that the symbol of the endless arc-shaped symbol sequence band is exposed from the symbol viewing window for the spherical rotating display body. A slot machine comprising a process for driving and controlling a point conversion device and a display body rotation device.

  In such a configuration, any one of the endless arc-shaped symbol strips of the spherical rotation display body is selected, and the selected endless arc-shaped symbol strip is rotated along the arrangement direction of the symbols. The display body is rotated. Thereby, the symbol of the selected endless arc-shaped symbol train can be displayed in a variable manner and stopped on the symbol visual recognition window. Therefore, the variation mode and the stop mode of the symbol displayed in the symbol viewing window can be variously expressed according to the number of endless arc-shaped symbol rows arranged on the spherical rotating display body. In this slot machine, it is possible to express abundant combinations of symbols respectively displayed on a plurality of symbol viewing windows, so that the player's interest can be stimulated and the interest of the game can be enhanced. In addition, for each endless arc-shaped symbol row band, it is possible to represent a variety of symbol forms such as a symbol that stops at a predetermined expression position or a symbol that is highly likely to be expressed, etc. The slot machine can exhibit an unprecedented new game characteristic of which endless arc-shaped symbol sequence band is selected, and can maintain the interest of the game for a relatively long period of time.

  Further, in this configuration, the support shaft portion of the display body rotating device can select and support the supported point pair corresponding to the specific endless arc-shaped symbol row band selected by the symbol row selecting means. In addition, the display body rotation device is rotated by driving the support point conversion device. Thereby, the display body rotating apparatus can support the supported point pair corresponding to the specific endless arc-shaped symbol sequence band reliably and accurately by the support shaft portion, and the virtual rotation center line of the endless arc-shaped symbol sequence band The spherical rotation display body can be rotated about the rotation axis. Therefore, the selected specific endless arc-shaped symbol row can be stably rotated along the arrangement direction of the symbols. Furthermore, since this spherical rotation display body is adapted to rotate by the rotation drive of the pair of support shaft portions of the display body rotation device, the endless circle is controlled by controlling the rotation drive of the support shaft portion. It is possible to accurately control the variation mode, stop mode, and the like of the arc-shaped symbol train. Thus, in this slot machine, the control process for stopping the spherical rotating display body with a predetermined symbol and the correction control process for correcting the stop symbol according to the game conditions etc. are executed relatively easily and accurately. It is possible.

  Here, in the rotary display body disposed in the slot machine, a part of the rotary display body may be the above-described spherical rotary display body, or all may be the spherical rotary display body. For example, in a configuration provided with three rotating display bodies, one of them can be arranged as a spherical rotating display body. In addition, as many spherical rotation display bodies are arranged, the operational effects such as the expression of the above-described various symbol forms and the exertion of new gameplay are further enhanced.

  In such a slot machine, a drum shape in which a plurality of symbols are arranged on the outer surface and arranged on the outer surface and arranged to be movable in the width direction adjacent to at least one side of the spherical rotary display body An annular rotation display body and an annular rotation display body that cover the support shaft portion of the display body rotation device, and are spaced apart from the coating position close to the spherical rotation display body and outside the support shaft portion. And an annular display body position conversion device that performs position conversion driving to a separation position that enables rotation of the display body rotation device by driving the point conversion device, and the control means is provided for a specific endless arc-shaped symbol array band. A configuration comprising a process of converting the annular rotation display body to the separated position when the corresponding supported point pair is selected, and converting the annular rotation display body to the covering position when the annular rotation display body is rotated. Is proposed.

  The spherical rotating display according to the present invention is a support shaft of a display rotating apparatus that supports a pair of supported points corresponding to an endless arc-shaped symbol sequence band when a specific endless arc-shaped symbol sequence band is displayed in a variable manner. Since there is a portion, when the other rotary display body is rotated outside the support shaft portion, the distance between the two symbol viewing windows becomes wide. In this way, when the interval between the symbol viewing windows is widened, it is not preferable for the slot machine that determines the winning loss by the combination of symbols stopped at each symbol viewing window because the combination of symbols becomes difficult for the player to visually recognize. .

  In this configuration, it is a configuration that can solve the above-mentioned problem, and by setting the drum-shaped annular rotation display body as a covering position, a design row of the annular rotation display body, a specific endless arc-shaped design row band, and Therefore, it is possible for the player to clearly and easily visually recognize each combination of stop symbols. In addition, by setting the annular rotating display body to the separated position, the display body rotating device can be controlled to rotate by driving the support point conversion device, and the operation of selecting a specific endless arc-shaped symbol array band can be appropriately performed. It is like that.

  Here, the symbol visual recognition window of the annular rotating display body is disposed at a position where the symbol can be displayed when the annular rotating display member is in the covering position. Therefore, the symbol viewing window that displays the symbol of the annular rotating display and the symbol visual window that displays the specific endless arc-shaped symbol array of the spherical rotating display are the same as those of a general slot machine. It is possible to arrange them at intervals. Further, by allowing the rotation axis of the annular rotation display body and the virtual rotation center line of the spherical rotation display body to exist on a straight line, the respective symbol viewing windows can be arranged at the center in the height direction. For this reason, the visibility of the symbols displayed in each symbol viewing window increases, and it can be used as a suitable configuration.

  Further, in the slot machine described above, a movable holding member capable of holding the spherical rotating display body at a predetermined selection position at which the display body rotating device can select and support the supported point pair of the spherical rotating display body. Comprising a display body holding device for converting the position of the movable holding member into a holding position for holding the spherical rotation display body at the predetermined selection position and a non-holding position separated from the spherical rotation display body. Proposed.

  In such a configuration, by holding the spherical rotation display body by the movable holding member, the support shaft portion of the display body rotating device is held at the predetermined selection position even when the support of the spherical rotation display body is released. The support shaft portion of the display body rotating device can be rotated along the circumferential direction in which the supported point pair of the spherical rotation display body is located, and the selected specific endless arc-shaped symbol string can be supported. I am doing so. Here, the predetermined selection position held by the movable holding member is a position where the support shaft portion of the display body rotation device can rotate along the circumferential direction where the supported point pair of the spherical rotation display body is located. Thereby, the display body rotation apparatus can support the supported point pair corresponding to the selected endless arc-shaped symbol sequence band accurately and stably by the support shaft portion. Therefore, the control operation of driving the support point conversion device so that the display body rotating device selects a specific endless arc-shaped symbol sequence band, and the display body rotating device selects the specific endless arc-shaped symbol sequence band The control operation that rotates along the direction can be executed smoothly and continuously. On the other hand, the movable holding member does not hinder the operation of the spherical rotating display body at the non-holding position.

  Further, in the above-described slot machine, when the support shaft portion of the display body rotating device supports the supported point pair of the spherical rotation display body, the drive shaft center of the support shaft portion and a specific endless arc shape A configuration including positioning means for matching the virtual rotation center line of the symbol row band is proposed.

  In such a configuration, when the display body rotation device supports the spherical rotation display body by the positioning means, the rotation axis of the support shaft and the virtual rotation center of the selected endless arc-shaped symbol array band Since the lines coincide with each other, the endless arc-shaped symbol row band can be rotated more accurately and stably along the symbol arrangement direction without the virtual rotation center being shaken during the rotation of the support shaft portion. . When the rotation of the spherical body rotation display body is stopped, it is possible to surely display any of the symbols in the endless arc-shaped symbol array band at a predetermined symbol expression position. Therefore, the spherical rotating display body can stably and variably display the symbol of the selected endless arc-shaped symbol train in the symbol visual recognition window, and can accurately stop and display a predetermined symbol.

  As the positioning means, for example, each supported point pair of the spherical rotating display body and the support shaft portion of the display body rotating device are respectively formed with a recessed portion and a protruding portion that can be fitted to each other. A configuration in which the drive shaft center of the support shaft portion and the virtual rotation center line of each symbol row band of the spherical rotation display body are made to coincide with each other is preferable.

  Further, in the above-described slot machine, the display body rotating device includes a support position for supporting the pair of support shafts on the supported point pair of the spherical rotation display body, and an open position separated from the supported point pair. And a drive motor for driving the pair of support shafts to rotate, and the pair of support shafts are in pressure contact with the outer surface of the spherical rotating display body at the support positions, respectively. Thus, a configuration including a clamping unit that clamps the spherical rotating display body is proposed.

  In such a configuration, by setting the pair of support shafts of the display body rotating device as the support position, the sandwiching part of the support shaft is pressed against the spherical rotation display body so that the spherical rotation display body is sandwiched. Thus, the rotation driving of the support shaft portion can be reliably transmitted to the spherical rotation display body. Therefore, by controlling the rotation driving of the support shaft portion, the rotation and stop of the spherical rotation display body can be controlled accurately and stably. Furthermore, this display body rotation apparatus can be rotated with respect to the spherical rotation display body along the circumferential direction where the supported point pair is located by setting the support shaft portion to the open position. Thereby, the display body rotating device selectively supports any endless arc-shaped symbol sequence band by the shaft position conversion device, and rotates the selected endless arc-shaped symbol sequence band. It can be done.

  The present invention selects a specific symbol sequence from a plurality of endless arc-shaped symbol sequence bands arranged on the spherical rotating display by means of the symbol sequence selection means, and controls the driving of the support point conversion device. A pair of support shafts of the moving device selectively supports the supported point pair corresponding to the endless arc-shaped symbol row band, and the support shaft portion is driven to rotate. This symbol machine is a slot machine that is rotated so that the symbol row band rotates in the direction of arrangement of the symbols, and the symbol of the endless arc-shaped symbol row band is variably displayed in the symbol viewing window and stopped. In the viewing window, a variety of symbol variation modes and stop modes can be displayed, and a new gameability of which endless arc-shaped symbol train is selected can be exhibited. Thereby, the interest property of a game improves and this interest property can be maintained over a long period of time. Further, the display body rotating device rotates the spherical rotation display body by rotating the support shaft portion by supporting and supporting the supported point pair of the spherical rotation display body. By controlling the rotation driving of the support shaft portion, it is possible to relatively easily and accurately perform control processing such as a symbol variation mode and a stop mode of a specific endless arc-shaped symbol train.

  Further, an annular rotating display body that is movable in the width direction adjacent to one side of the spherical rotating display body, and covers the support shaft portion of the display body rotating device when the annular rotating display body is rotated. An annular display that changes the position so that the position of the display body rotating device is separated to the outside of the support shaft portion when the display body rotating device selects a supported point pair corresponding to a specific endless arc-shaped symbol sequence band. In the configuration provided with the body position conversion device, the symbol row of the annular rotation display body and the specific endless arc-shaped symbol row band can be rotated close to each other, and the combination of the respective stop symbols can be played by the player. Can be clearly and easily visually recognized. Furthermore, the display body rotation device can appropriately perform the rotation operation of selecting a specific endless arc-shaped symbol sequence band by setting the annular rotation display body to the separated position.

  In addition, the display rotating device includes a movable holding member capable of holding the spherical rotating display body at a predetermined selection position where the supported point pair of the spherical rotating display body can be selected and supported. The display body is rotated in a configuration including a display body holding device that converts the holding position to hold the spherical rotation display body at the predetermined selection position and the non-holding position separated from the spherical rotation display body. The apparatus can accurately and stably perform the operation of supporting the supported point pair corresponding to the selected endless arc-shaped symbol sequence band by the support shaft portion.

  Further, when the support shaft portion of the display body rotation device supports the supported point pair of the spherical rotation display body, the drive shaft center of the support shaft portion and the virtual rotation center line of a specific endless arc-shaped symbol array band In this configuration, the selected endless arc-shaped symbol array band can be rotated more accurately and stably along the arrangement direction of the symbols.

  Further, the display body rotating device converts the position of the pair of support shaft portions into a support position for supporting the supported point pair of the spherical rotation display body and an open position separated from the supported point pair. And a pair of support shaft portions that are in pressure contact with the outer surface of the spherical rotation display body at the support position, respectively, and have a sandwiching section that sandwiches the spherical rotation display body. By making the part a support position, the rotation and stop of the spherical rotation display body can be controlled accurately and stably, and by making the support shaft part an open position, a specific endless arc-shaped symbol string Can be selected appropriately.

Embodiments of the present invention are described according to the following examples.
The slot machine 1 according to the present embodiment uses medals as game media. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the slot machine 1 includes a gaming machine main body 60 having a front rectangular shape, and includes a spherical rotary display body 5 and left and right sides of the spherical rotary display body 5. The annular rotation display bodies 75a and 75b thus arranged are arranged side by side (see FIGS. 3 and 4). The spherical rotation display body 5 and the annular rotation display bodies 75a and 75b are provided with a plurality of symbols 11 on their outer surfaces. In addition, an opening / closing panel 61 is provided on the front surface of the gaming machine main body 60, and the opening / closing panel 61 is provided with an upper / lower panel that allows a part of the front surface of each of the rotary display bodies 5, 75a, 75b to be visually recognized. Three symbol viewing windows 52, 62a, 62b that are open in a vertically long shape in the direction are arranged. Specifically, the spherical rotation display 5 is viewed from the central symbol viewing window 52, the left annular rotation display 75a is viewed from the left symbol viewing window 62a, and the right annular rotation display 75b is viewed from the right symbol viewing window 62b. It is possible. The spherical rotation display body 5 and the annular rotation display bodies 75a and 75b are the main parts of the present invention and will be described in detail later.

  In addition, as shown in FIG. 2, the above-described spherical rotation display body 5 and annular rotation display bodies 75a and 75b are arranged almost in the center of the slot machine 1, and a control circuit is provided on the upper part thereof. A board unit 115, a setting change key 116, and a reset key 117 are provided. A main control board 100 described later is disposed on the board unit 115. On the other hand, in the lower part, a power supply device 118 that supplies power to the slot machine 1 and a medal payout device 111 that stores medals inserted from a medal insertion port 68 (see FIG. 1), which will be described later, and pays out medals. A hopper unit 119 or the like provided with a device such as FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 1, an effective line display unit 63 for notifying the player of an effective line is provided at the left position of the left symbol visual recognition window 62 a of the open / close panel 61. Specifically, the numbers “3”, “2”, “1”, “2”, and “3” are displayed in order from the top, and according to the set bet number, Lights up and the active line is displayed.

  In addition, an effect display device 64 for displaying game information such as a notice effect is disposed above the symbol visual recognition windows 52, 62a, 62b. As this effect display device 64, a known product is preferably used.

  Further, below the symbol visual recognition windows 52, 62a, and 62b, a start lever 65 for instructing the start of the above-described spherical rotation display body 5 and annular rotation display bodies 75a and 75b is disposed at the left side position. . More specifically, the start lever 65 is projected in a standing manner with respect to the front surface of the gaming machine main body 60, and the projected portion can be tilted in the vertical direction. Further, on the right side of the start lever 65, stop buttons 66a, 56, and 66b for instructing to stop the rotating annular display 75a, the spherical display 5 and the annular display 75b are arranged. ing. Specifically, a left stop button 66a, a middle stop button 56, and a right stop button 66b are arranged in order from the left. That is, in this embodiment, the start lever 65, the left stop button 66a, the middle stop button 56, and the right stop button 66b are arranged in a horizontal line.

  Further, a MAX bet button 67a and a 1 bet button 67b for setting the number of bets are arranged in parallel on the right side of the right stop button 66b. These bet buttons 67a and 67b are used to input a bet number. On the other hand, a medal slot 68 is disposed diagonally to the right of the right symbol viewing window 62b. This medal insertion operation to the medal insertion slot 68 is an operation for instructing to input the bet number. In this configuration, when the player operates the bet buttons 67a and 67b or when a medal as a game medium is inserted into the medal insertion slot 68, the bet number is set according to the number of button operations or the number of medal insertions. It becomes the composition which is done. When the bet amount is set, the effective line display unit 63 displays the effective line according to the bet number.

  A medal storage unit 69 for storing medals is disposed at the lowest position on the front surface of the gaming machine main body 60. Further, a payout opening (not shown) through which a medal can pass is opened at a position directly above the medal storage unit 69. When a win is generated in the sequentially executed game, a predetermined number of medals are paid out to the medal storage unit 69 from the payout opening under a predetermined condition.

In the configuration described so far, in principle, the game proceeds as follows.
When a player inserts a medal into the medal insertion slot 68 or presses the bet buttons 67a and 67b, the bet number of the game is set, and the valid line display unit 63 activates according to the bet number. A line is displayed. For example, when the MAX bet button 67a is operated once, the number of bets is set to “3”, and five (all) active lines with “1”, “2”, and “3” displayed on the left end are displayed. The Further, when the 1-bet button 67b is operated once, the bet amount is set to “1”, and one active line having “1” written on the left end is displayed. For example, when two medals are inserted into the medal insertion slot 68, the number of bets is set to “2”, and three valid lines with “1” and “2” written on the left end are displayed.

  When the player pushes down the start lever 65 after the effective line is displayed, this start operation is accepted by the machine side, and all the rotary display bodies 5, 75a, 75b start to rotate at the same time. Then, in a situation where the rotary display bodies 5, 75a, 75b are rotating, the stop buttons 56, 66a, When the 66b is pressed, the corresponding rotation display bodies 5, 75a and 75b stop rotating according to this operation. Specifically, when the player operates the left stop button 66a, the left circular rotation display body 75a is operated, when the middle stop button 56 is operated, the spherical rotation display body 5 is operated, and when the right stop button 66b is operated, the right circular rotation display body is displayed. The body 75b stops.

  When the symbol 11 stopped in each symbol visual window 52, 62a, 62b becomes a predetermined winning symbol combination on the active line corresponding to the set bet number, Become. As a result, a predetermined number of medals are awarded to the player. On the other hand, when the symbol combination of symbols 11 stopped at the symbol visual recognition windows 52, 62a, 62b is other than the winning combination, the game is lost.

Next, a control circuit for controlling the operation of the slot machine 1 according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG.
The slot machine 1 includes a main control board 100 provided with a board circuit. Here, the board circuit is for controlling an operation related to a game. Further, on the board circuit of the main control board 100, a main control central control unit CPU101 is arranged. This central control CPU 101 for main control constitutes a microcomputer and processes and executes general control relating to games.

  Further, a storage device ROM 102 is connected to the central control CPU 101 for main control via an address bus (not shown). Here, the address bus unilaterally transmits information for designating an address. Further, a storage device RAM 103 is also connected to the main control central control unit CPU 101 via a data bus (not shown). Here, the data bus exchanges data.

  Here, the storage device ROM 102 stores and holds fixed data such as operation programs used in arithmetic processing and various random number tables. An example of the random number table is a hit determination random number table. More specifically, this random number table for winning determination stores random values composed of winning random numbers and lost random values, and when a winning random number is selected from the winning random number table, the lottery The game corresponding to is a win. On the other hand, when a lost random value is drawn by lot from the winning determination random number table, the game corresponding to the lottery is lost. In the present embodiment, a random number table for selecting any one of the endless arc-shaped symbol sequence bands 40w to 40z disposed on the spherical rotating display 5 described later is also stored and held. Then, according to the random number value extracted from the random number table, one of the endless arc-shaped symbol sequence bands 40w to 40z is selected. On the other hand, the storage device RAM 103 is provided with a storage area, a register area constituting a soft timer, a work area, and the like.

  The board circuit of the main control board 100 is provided with a first I / O port 105a and a second I / O port 105b. The first I / O port 105a and the second I / O port 105b are used by the main control central control unit CPU 101 for data communication with peripheral devices.

  The first I / O port 105a includes a start switch S1 that is turned on when the start lever 65 is pressed down, a middle stop switch S2 that is turned on when the middle stop button 56 is pressed, and a pressing operation of the left stop button 66a. Left stop switch S3 that is turned on by pressing, right stop switch S4 that is turned on by pressing the right stop button 66b, MAX bet switch S5 that is turned on by pressing the MAX bet button 67a, and on by pressing the bet button 67b A 1-bet switch S6 that operates and a inserted medal detection sensor S7 that detects a medal inserted from the medal slot 68 are connected to each other. The central control CPU 101 for main control checks the detection signals output from these switches or sensors at predetermined time intervals. When the detection signals are received, the information is stored and held in the storage device RAM 103. Then, various control processes are executed.

  On the other hand, the effective line display unit 63, the medal payout device 111, the effect display device 64, the lamp device 112, the sound effect generator 113, and the like are connected to the second I / O port 105b, respectively. A control command from the central control device CPU 101 is output to each device or the like in one direction. Here, the medal payout device performs an operation of paying out a predetermined number of medals to the medal storage unit 69 in accordance with a command signal from the central controller for main control CPU101. The lamp device performs an operation of lighting / flashing various lamps (not shown) provided in the slot machine 1, and the sound effect generator is provided by various sound sources also provided in the slot machine. The operation to generate the sound effect from.

  The second I / O port 105b includes a spherical body symbol display device 2 (see FIGS. 2 to 4) having a spherical rotation display body 5 and annular bodies having annular rotation display bodies 75a and 75b, respectively. Symbol display devices 70a and 70b (see FIGS. 2 to 4) are connected, and via the second I / O port 105b, the main control central controller CPU101, the spherical symbol display device 2, and the annular symbol symbol. The display devices 70a and 70b exchange signals with each other. The spherical body symbol display device 2 and the annular body symbol display devices 70a and 70b are the main parts of the present invention and will be described in detail later.

Here, the control processing of the central control CPU 101 for main control described above will be described.
In accordance with the detection of the inserted medal detection sensor S7 associated with the insertion of the medal into the medal insertion slot 68 or the on operation of the bet switches S5 and S6 associated with the pressing operation of the bet buttons 67a and 67b, the main control central control unit CPU101 determines the bet number. Perform setting processing. As the start switch S1 is turned on in accordance with the operation of the start lever 65, the main control central control unit CPU101 obtains a random number value from the random number table and starts each operation based on the random number value. A drive start signal is transmitted to the spherical body symbol display device 2 and the annular body symbol display devices 70a and 70b. The spherical body symbol display device 2 and the annular body symbol display devices 70a and 70b start to rotate the respective spherical rotation display body 5 and annular rotation display bodies 75a and 75b.

  Further, when each stop switch S2, S3, S4 is turned on in accordance with the pressing operation of each stop button 56, 66a, 66b, the main control central control unit CPU 101 controls each switch S2, S3, S4. A control signal is transmitted to the spherical body symbol display device 2 and the annular body symbol display devices 70a and 70b so as to stop the corresponding spherical rotation display body 5 and annular rotation display bodies 75a and 75b based on each ON operation. Thus, the control means for controlling the operation of the spherical body symbol display device 2 and the annular body symbol display devices 70a, 70b is constituted by the main control central control unit CPU101.

Next, the spherical body symbol display device 2 including the spherical rotation display body 5 and the annular body symbol display devices 70a and 70b each including the annular rotation display bodies 75a and 75b according to the main part of the present invention will be described.
In this embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 2 to 4, the spherical rotation display body 5 is arranged at the center, and the annular rotation display bodies 75 a and 75 b are arranged side by side on the left and right sides thereof. Here, the spherical body symbol display device 2 includes a spherical rotation display body 5, a display body rotation device 4 that supports and rotates the spherical rotation display body 5 on both opposite sides in the radial direction, and a game And a support point conversion device 3 that rotates the display body rotation device 4 by rotating the drive shaft 10 fixed to the machine body 60 and connected to the display body rotation device 4. The spherical rotation display body 5 is supported by the gaming machine main body 60 via the display body rotation device 4 and the support point conversion device 3.

  The support point conversion device 3 of the spherical symbol display device 2 is joined to the back fixing member 7 fixed to the gaming machine main body 60 and includes a drive motor 12 to which a drive shaft 10 is connected. Then, by rotationally controlling the drive motor 12, the drive shaft 10 is driven to rotate about the rotation axis L as the rotation axis.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 7, the display body rotation device 4 described above includes a base plate member 14 having a substantially rectangular plate shape having side walls 20 and 20 projecting forward at both ends in the longitudinal direction, and the base plate member. 14 are provided with substantially L-shaped spherical body support members 15, 15 provided on both sides in the longitudinal direction of 14 so as to be reciprocally movable along the longitudinal direction. Here, the spherical body support members 15 and 15 cannot move outward by the side walls 20 and 20 of the base plate member 14. Further, the drive shaft 10 of the support point conversion device 3 described above is firmly fixed to the back surface of the base plate member 14 at the center position.

  The base plate member 14 is formed with long guide openings 21 and 21 along the longitudinal direction at both sides in the longitudinal direction of the center position. The rack gears 22, 22 having operating projections 26, 26 inserted through the long guide openings 21, 21 at the inner ends reciprocate along the guide openings 21, 21 on the back surface of the base plate 14. It is supported and arranged by gear support members 24 and 24 so as to be movable. Further, drive motors 25, 25 are fixed to the back surface of the base plate member 14 by motor support members 27, 27, and pinion gears 23, 23 connected to drive shafts (not shown) of the drive motors 25, 25. Are engaged with the rack gears 22 and 22, respectively. The drive motors 25 and 25 are stepping motors, and the rack gears 22 and 22 reciprocate in the longitudinal direction along the guide openings 21 and 21 with respect to the base plate member 14 by rotating forward and backward.

  Further, on the front side of the base plate member 14, short slide plate portions 15a and 15a disposed along the base plate member 14, and a support plate portion 15b protruding forward from the slide plate portions 15a and 15a, The substantially L-shaped spherical body support members 15 and 15 made of 15b are disposed. In the back surfaces of the sliding plate portions 15a and 15a of the spherical body supporting members 15 and 15, insertion holes (not shown) for fitting the tip portions of the operation convex portions 26 and 26 of the rack gears 22 and 22 are formed, respectively. ing. That is, the operating projections 26 and 26 of the rack gears 22 and 22 penetrate from the back side to the front side of the base plate member 14 through the guide openings 21 and 21, and the tip ends of the operating projections 26 and 26 are formed into a spherical body support member. The 15 and 15 sliding plate portions 15a and 15a are fitted into the fitting holes. Further, the spherical body support members 15 and 15 are slidably held on the front surface of the base plate member 14 by support members 28 and 28 that support the sliding plate portions 15a and 15a from above and below. Thereby, the spherical body support members 15 and 15 are configured to reciprocate along the longitudinal direction on the front surface of the base plate member 14 in accordance with the drive of the drive motors 25 and 25 described above (FIGS. 8 and 11). reference). In addition, both of the spherical body support members 15 and 15 are disposed with the sliding plate portions 15a and 15a inside.

  Drive motors 30 and 30 are respectively disposed on the front side portions of the support plate portions 15b and 15b of the spherical body support members 15 and 15 so as to face each other. Drive shafts 31, 31 are connected (see FIG. 8). The drive shafts 31 and 31 are respectively provided with clamping portions 32 and 32 formed integrally with a disk bottom portion and an annular portion at the respective front ends thereof, joined to the approximate center of the disk bottom portion. It is installed. The annular portions of the sandwiching portions 32, 32 are provided with press contact surfaces 32a, 32a having a ring width along the radial direction, and the press contact surfaces 32a, 32a of the sandwiching portions 32, 32 on both sides are substantially parallel to each other. It has become. In addition, conical positioning convex portions 32b and 32b are formed at the center of the inner side surfaces of the disc bottom portions of the sandwiching portions 32 and 32, respectively. Here, the positioning convex portions 32b and 32b are projected along the axial direction of the drive shafts 31 and 31, and this axial direction is a drive shaft center on which the drive shafts 31 and 31 rotate.

  As described above, the support shaft portions 33 and 33 according to the present invention are formed by the drive shafts 31 and 31 and the sandwiching portions 32 and 32. And these support shaft parts 33 and 33 move with the reciprocation of the above-mentioned spherical body support members 15 and 15, as shown in FIG. That is, the display support members 15 and 15, drive motors 25 and 25, rack gears 22 and 22, pinion gears 23 and 23, support members 28 and 28, gear support members 24 and 24, motor support members 27 and 27, and a base The shaft position conversion device 34 according to the present invention is configured by the guide openings 21 and 21 opened in the plate member 14. Here, when the spherical body support members 15 and 15 are most separated from each other, the positions of the support shaft portions 33 and 33 are the open positions g1 and g1 of the present invention (FIGS. 8B and 11). (See (b)). As will be described later, the positions where the respective pressure contact surfaces 32a, 32a of the holding portions 32, 32 hold the spherical rotating display body 5 are the support positions g2, g2 of the present invention (FIGS. 8A and 11). (See (i)).

  In addition, such a display body rotation apparatus 4 becomes a symmetrical form.

  On the other hand, as shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the spherical rotating display 5 described above has four endless circular arc shapes on the spherical surface along the circumference intersecting with the two bipolar portions P and P facing each other. Symbol row bands 40w, 40x, 40y, and 40z are formed. In the endless arc-shaped symbol sequence bands 40w to 40z, a plurality of types of symbols 11 are arranged at substantially constant intervals for each of the symbol sequence bands 40w to 40z. In the present embodiment, the four endless arc-shaped symbol rows 40w to 40z are arranged so as to intersect each other at an angle of about 45 degrees at the bipolar portions P and P. Here, in each endless arc-shaped symbol row band 40w to 40z, a plurality of types of symbols 11 are arranged in different arrangement orders for different numbers.

  Bands of the endless arc-shaped symbol array bands 40w to 40z on the circumference (hereinafter, this circumference is referred to as a support point circumference T) between the bipolar portions P and P of the spherical rotation display body 5 A positioning hole 41 is formed in the center of each width. Then, pressure contact seats 42a and 42a are formed on both sides of each endless arc-shaped symbol array band 40w to 40z with the positioning holes 41 as the center so that the pressure contact surfaces 32a of the support shaft portion 33 are pressed. Further, between the press contact seats 42a, 42a and the respective end portions of the endless arc-shaped symbol array bands 40w-40z, the inner portions 42b, 42b having a circular shape centering on the positioning hole 41 are outward. It has been formed. The inner fitting parts 42b and 42b are fitted into the clamping part 32 when the pressing surface 32a of the clamping part 32 of the support shaft part 33 is pressed against the pressing seats 42a and 42a.

  The positioning hole 41, the pressure contact seats 42a and 42a, and the inner fitting portions 42b and 42b are arranged at two locations so as to face each other on the above-mentioned support point circumference T for each endless arc-shaped symbol strip 40w to 40z. Is formed. A straight line passing through the positioning holes 41 and 41 facing each other is a virtual rotation center line Ow, Ox, Oy, Oz that rotates each endless arc-shaped symbol row band 40w to 40z along the arrangement direction of the symbol 11; (See FIG. 6).

  The positioning holes 41 and 41 facing each other, and the pressure contact seats 42a and 42a and the inner fitting portions 42b and 42b provided for both of the positioning holes 41 are used as a pair of support shafts of the display body rotating device 4 described above. The parts 33 and 33 are supported (see FIGS. 11 to 14). That is, as shown in FIGS. 8 (b) to 8 (a), the support shafts 33 and 33 move from the open positions g1 and g1 that are separated from each other to the support positions g2 and g2, thereby supporting shafts 33 and 33. The positioning projections 32 b and 32 b of 33 and 33 are inserted into the positioning holes 41 and 41 of the spherical rotary display body 5. Here, since the positioning protrusions 32b and 32b have a conical shape, as they are inserted into the positioning holes 41 and 41, the drive shafts 31 and 31 of the support shafts 33 and 33 and the drive shaft centers 31 and 31 are gradually The virtual rotation center lines Ow to Oz thus made coincide with each other. The clamping portion 32 of the support shaft portion 33 presses the pressure contact surface 32a against the pressure contact seats 42a and 42a, and the internal fitting portions 42b and 42b are fitted inside the clamping portion 32. In this manner, the pair of support shaft portions 33 and 33 support the spherical rotating display body 5.

  Here, the pair of positioning holes 41 and 41 disposed on the support point circumference T of the spherical rotating display body 5 are the portions that represent the pair of supported points according to the present invention almost accurately. There is a pair of spherical rotating display bodies 5 by sandwiching the spherical rotating display bodies 5 by the press contact seats 42a and 42a pressed by the press contact surfaces 32a of the respective sandwiching sections 32 of the pair of support shaft sections 33 and 33 described above. It is supposed to be supported by a pair of supported points. A pair of support shafts 33 of the display body rotating device 4 is supported by the positioning holes 41 of the spherical rotation display body 5, the press contact seats 42a and 42a, and the internal fitting portions 42b and 42b. The supported pair portions 43w, 43x, 43y, and 43z are configured (see FIG. 8). For example, when the pair of support shaft portions 33 and 33 of the display body rotating device 4 support the supported pair portions 43x and 43x of the spherical rotation display body 5, the drive shaft centers of the support shaft portions 33 and 33 are supported. Coincides with the virtual rotation center line Ox, and the endless arc-shaped symbol array band 40x can be rotated in the arrangement direction of the symbols 11. As described above, the pair of support shafts 33 and 33 of the display body rotating device 4 support the supported paired parts 43w, 43w to 43z and 43z of the spherical rotary display body 5 to each other in the present invention. The support shaft portions 33 and 33 support the spherical rotary display body 5 with the pair of supported points.

  Here, the pair of supported paired portions 43x and 43x corresponding to the endless arc-shaped symbol array band 40x is formed into an endless arc-shaped symbol array band 40z orthogonal to the endless arc-shaped symbol array band 40x at the two pole portions P and P. Is provided. Similarly, a pair of supported pair portions 43y, 43y corresponding to the endless arc-shaped symbol row band 40y is provided in the endless arc-shaped symbol row band 40w, and a pair of supported pairs corresponding to the endless arc-shaped symbol row band 40z. The portions 43z and 43z are provided in the endless arc-shaped symbol row band 40x, and the pair of supported pair portions 43w and 43w corresponding to the endless arc-shaped symbol row belt 40w are provided in the endless arc-shaped symbol row band 40y. (See FIG. 6).

  The positioning projections 32b and 32b disposed in the sandwiching portions 32 and 32 of the display body rotating device 4 described above and the positioning holes 41 disposed in the spherical rotation display body 5 according to the present invention. Positioning means is configured.

  In addition, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 5, the spherical rotation display body 5 is provided with a sensor mark 35b at a position adjacent to one pressure contact seat 42a for each of the supported pair portions 43w to 43z. . The display body rotating device 4 is opposed to the sensor mark 35b in a state where the supported plate portions 15w to 43z of the spherical rotating display body 5 are supported on the support plate portion 15b of one spherical body support member 15. The photo sensor 35a is disposed at the position where the image sensor is to be operated. Here, each sensor mark 35b has a different form, and is separately detected by the photosensor 35a. Thereby, it can be judged which supported pair part 43w-43z is supported.

  On the other hand, as shown in FIGS. 2 to 4, the slot machine 1 described above is provided with fixed table members 8 and 8 below the support point conversion device 3 disposed on the back fixing member 7. The fixed table members 8 and 8 are provided so as to be separated right and left immediately below the support point conversion device 3. One fixed table member 8 is provided with a display body holding device 6 as shown in FIG. The display body holding device 6 includes a movable holding member 45 that supports the spherical rotating display body 5 from below, and a drive motor 46 that tilts the movable holding member 45 in the vertical direction. Here, the movable holding member 45 supports the spherical rotation display body 5 described above from below and supports the support collar 45a that bends according to the spherical shape of the spherical rotation display 5 and the support collar 45a. It is comprised from the movable holding member 45 which consists of the formed arm part 45b. The movable holding member 45 is pivotally supported on the lower surface of the fixed table member 8 at the end of the arm portion 45b, and can be tilted in the vertical direction. Further, the drive motor 46 is a stepping motor, and is disposed on the lower surface of the fixed table member 8, and tilts the movable holding member 45 in the vertical direction by driving thereof. Then, by driving the drive motor 46, the movable holding member 45 is tilt-converted into a holding position h1 that holds the spherical rotary display body 5 and a non-holding position h2 that is spaced downward (see FIG. 11). ).

  This display body holding device 6 can hold the spherical rotation display body 5 with the movable holding member 45 as the holding position h1 when the display body rotation device 4 does not support the spherical rotation display body 5 (FIG. 11). (See (b)). Here, the holding position h1 of the movable holding member 45 is such that the rotation axis L of the support point conversion device described above is set when the spherical rotation display body 5 is positioned so that the bipolar portions P and P thereof are front and rear. It can be held at a position where it passes through the bipolar parts P and P. Thereby, when the movable holding member 45 of the display body holding device 6 holds the spherical rotation display body 5, the display point rotation device 4 is driven to rotate the display body rotation device 4, thereby rotating the display body. The pair of support shaft portions 33 of the body rotation device 4 can be rotated along the support point circumference T (see FIG. 5) of the spherical rotation display body 5. And each supported pair part 43w, 43w-43z, 43z which rotates any one of the endless arc-shaped symbol sequence belts 40w-40z along the arrangement direction of the symbol can be selectively supported. That is, the display body holding device 6 assists the rotation operation of selecting any one of the endless arc-shaped symbol row bands 40w to 40z by the display body rotating device 4, and the selection of the symbol row band and the selection thereof. It plays a role in smoothly shifting the subsequent rotation of the spherical rotation display body 5. Thus, the position of the spherical rotation display body 5 supported by the movable holding member 45 at the holding position h1 is a selected position (not shown, see FIGS. 11 to 14) according to the present invention.

  Such a spherical body symbol display apparatus 2 is one of the endless arc-shaped symbol array bands 40w to 40z that rotate in the vertical direction on the front side of the spherical rotation display body 5 supported by the display body rotation device 4. Is arranged so as to be visible from the symbol visual recognition window 52 arranged on the opening / closing panel 61 described above. When the above-described central control CPU 101 for main control selects any one of the endless arc-shaped symbol sequence bands 40w to 40z, the selected endless arc-shaped symbol sequence strips 40w to 40z are connected to the symbol viewing window. The spherical rotating display 5 is rotated so as to display a variation in the vertical direction at 52. That is, the support shaft portion 33 of the display body rotating device 4 is selected so that the virtual rotation center lines Ow to Oz of any of the selected endless arc-shaped symbol rows 40w to 40z are along the horizontal direction. Further, the supported pair portions 43w to 43z corresponding to any one of the endless arc-shaped symbol rows 40w to 40z are supported from both the left and right sides of the support.

  On the other hand, as shown in FIGS. 2 to 4, annular rotation display bodies 75 a and 75 b are provided, respectively, and each of the annular rotation display bodies 75 a and 75 b is driven to rotate. 5 are provided with annular body symbol display devices 70a and 70b which are reciprocally moved in the horizontal and horizontal directions (width direction).

  Here, the annular rotation display bodies 75a and 75b have a drum shape as shown in FIG. 9, and one side thereof is open, and a plurality of symbols 11 are arranged on the outer surface. The annular rotating display bodies 75a and 75b can cover the support shaft portions 33 and 33 of the display body rotating device 4 from the opening on one side thereof. That is, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, by covering the display body rotating device 4 from both sides with the annular rotation display bodies 75a and 75b, the display body rotation is provided in the internal regions of the annular rotation display bodies 75a and 75b. The both side portions of the base plate 14 of the moving device 4 and the support shaft portions 33 and 33 of the spherical body support members 15 and 15 are in an inherent state.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 9, drive motors 76 and 76 are connected to the other side of the annular rotation display bodies 75a and 75b, as shown in FIG. That is, the annular rotation display bodies 75a and 75b rotate along the arrangement direction of the symbols 11 by the rotation of the drive motors 76 and 76. The drive motors 76 and 76 are fixed to substantially L-shaped annular body support members 78 and 78. Here, the annular body support members 78 and 78 are configured by support plate portions 78a and 78a that stand up and down, and slide plate portions 78b and 78b that are substantially orthogonal to the support plate portions 78a and 78a. The drive motors 76 and 76 are disposed at height positions of the support plate portions 78a and 78a where the annular rotation display bodies 75a and 75b do not contact the slide plate portions 78b and 78b. That is, the support plate portions 78a and 78a are elongated in the vertical direction as compared with the radial dimensions of the annular rotary display bodies 75a and 75b.

  The support plate portions 78a, 78a are arranged to be movable in the inner and outer lateral directions so that the openings of the annular rotary display bodies 75a, 75b face the fixed table members 8, 8 described above. Here, as shown in FIG. 10, the fixed table members 8 on both sides are respectively formed with guide openings 80 that are elongated in the horizontal direction. A rack gear 82 provided with an operation convex portion 81 inserted through the guide opening 80 at the inner end is supported and disposed by a gear support member 83 so as to be reciprocally movable along the guide opening 80. Further, a drive motor 84 is disposed on the lower surface of the fixed table member 8 so as to mesh the pinion gear 85 connected to the drive shaft (not shown) with the rack gear 82. The drive motor 84 is a stepping motor, and the rack gear 82 reciprocates in the lateral direction along the guide opening 80 with respect to the fixed table member 8 by rotating forward and backward.

  In the lower surface of the sliding plate portion 78b of the annular support member 78 described above, fitting holes (not shown) for fitting the distal ends of the operation convex portions 81 of the rack gear 82 are formed. That is, the operation convex portion 81 of the rack gear 82 penetrates from the lower surface side to the upper surface side of the fixed table member 8 through the guide opening 80, and the distal end portion of the operation convex portion 81 is the sliding plate portion 78 b of the annular body support member 78. Is inserted into the insertion hole. Further, the annular body support member 78 is slidably held on the upper surface of the fixed table member 8 by support members 86 that support the support plate portions 78b on both the front and rear sides.

  As described above, the annular body support member 78 moves in the lateral direction in accordance with the drive of the drive motor 84. As the annular body support member 78 moves, the annular rotation display body 75a disposed on the annular body support member 78 also moves in the width direction. The annular support member 78 is driven by the drive motor 84 to support the annular rotation display body 75a according to the guide opening 80 described above, and the support shaft portion 33 of the display body rotating device 4 that supports the spherical rotation display body 5. , 33 can be converted into a covering position j1 (see FIG. 4) and a separating position j2 (see FIG. 11 (a)) spaced to both outer sides of the display body rotating device 4. As described above, the annular support member 78, the drive motor 84, the rack gear 82, the pinion gear 85, the support members 86 and 86, the gear support member 83, and the guide opening 80 opened in the fixed table 8, the annular shape according to the present invention. A display body position conversion device 87 is configured. The annular display body position conversion device 87 is also disposed on the other fixed table member 8 in the same manner, and the annular rotation display body 75b is arranged at the covering position j1 (see FIG. 4) and the separated position j2 (see FIG. 11 (FIG. 11). B) See)).

  Here, when the annular rotation display bodies 75a and 75b are in the covering positions j1 and j1, the virtual rotation display bodies 75a and 75b and the spherical rotation display body 5 are virtually displayed as shown in FIGS. It will be in the state where the specific endless arc-shaped symbol sequence belts 40w-40z which made the rotation center line Ow-Oz the horizontal direction were arrange | positioned closely. On the other hand, when the annular rotation display bodies 75a and 75b are at the separation positions j2 and j2, the display body rotation device 4 is connected to the endless arc-shaped symbol array band of the spherical rotation display body 5 as shown in FIG. It will be in the state which can be rotated so that 40w-40z may be selected.

  Here, when the annular rotation display bodies 75a and 75b are at the covering positions j1 and j1, the symbol visual recognition windows 62a and 62b are opened and closed so that the front surfaces of the annular rotation display bodies 75a and 75b can be visually recognized. Each is provided on the panel 61 (see FIG. 15). In other words, the annular rotating display bodies 75a and 75b become invisible from the symbol visual recognition windows 62a and 62b when the positions of the annular rotational display bodies 75a and 75b are changed from the covering positions j1 and j1 to the separated positions j2 and j2.

  On the upper surface of the fixed table members 8 and 8, as shown in FIG. 9, the annular body support members 78 and 78 are stopped at the separation positions j2 and j2, and the stopper 79 for restricting the outward movement therefrom. , 79 are arranged. Further, the annular support members 78 and 78 are stopped at the covering positions j1 and j1 by the support members 86 and 86 described above, and are restricted from moving inwardly therefrom.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 3, photosensors 88a and 88a are respectively provided on the annular support members 78 and 78, and sensor marks 88b and 88b are provided on the annular rotation display bodies 75a and 75b. It is arranged. The photosensors 88a and 88a detect the sensor marks 88b and 88b so that the circumferential positions of the annular rotary display bodies 75a and 75b can be specified. That is, the symbols 11 are arranged on the outer peripheral surface of the annular rotating display bodies 75a and 75b from the sensor marks 88b and 88b periodically detected by the photosensors 88a and 88a in the rotating annular display bodies 75a and 75b. The position in the circumferential direction can be accurately grasped.

  In this way, the annular body symbol display devices 70a and 70b are configured. And as above-mentioned, this cyclic | annular symbol display apparatus 70a, 70b is provided with the drive motors 76 and 76 which rotate each cyclic | annular rotation display body 75a and 75b, and the role as a rotation apparatus concerning this invention is also provided. Have.

  On the other hand, the above-described spherical body symbol display device 2 and annular body symbol display devices 70a and 70b are connected to the above-described main control board 100 and driven and controlled. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 16, the second I / O port 105 b provided in the board circuit of the main control board 100 is connected to the drive motor 12 of the support point conversion device 3 and the drive motor 25 of the display body rotation device 4. 25, the drive motors 30 and 30, and the drive motor 46 of the display body holding device 6 are connected to each other. Furthermore, the drive motors 76 and 76 and the drive motors 84 and 84 of the annular body symbol display devices 70a and 70b are also connected to the second I / O port 105b. Each drive motor 12, 25, 30, 46, 76, 84 is driven and controlled in accordance with a drive signal from the main control central control unit CPU101.

  Furthermore, the second I / O port 105b includes a photo sensor 35a disposed in the display body rotation device 4 and photo sensors 88a and 88a disposed in the annular body symbol display devices 70a and 70b. And are connected. The central control CPU 101 for main control drives and controls the drive motor 12 of the support point conversion device 3 and the drive motors 30 and 30 of the display body rotation device 4 in accordance with a signal input from the photosensor 35a. That is, when any one of the endless arc-shaped symbol strips 40w to 40z is rotated, a specific symbol is displayed in the symbol visual recognition window 52 from the rotation speed of the drive motors 30 and 30 and the signal detected by the photosensor 35a. The drive motors 30 and 30 are drive-controlled so that the correction control for stopping and displaying 11 can be performed. Similarly, the central control device CPU 101 for main control drives and controls the drive motors 76 and 76 and the drive motors 84 and 84 of the annular body symbol display devices 70a and 70b in accordance with signals input from the photosensors 88a and 88a. That is, when the annular rotation display bodies 75a and 75b are rotated, a specific symbol is displayed in the symbol visual recognition windows 62a and 62b from the rotational speeds of the drive motors 76 and 76 and the signals detected by the photosensors 88a and 88b, respectively. The correction control for stopping and displaying 11 can be performed.

  The main control board 100 described above also controls the operation of the spherical symbol display device 2 and the annular symbol display devices 70a and 70b described above, and constitutes a control means according to the present invention.

Next, in the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment, the symbols 11 disposed on the spherical rotation display body 5 and the annular rotation display bodies 75a and 75b will be described in detail.
As shown in FIG. 5 and FIG. 6, “7”, “7”, “7” and “7” are provided as symbols 11 on the outer surfaces of the endless arc-shaped symbol rows 40 w to 40 z of the spherical rotary indicator 5 and the annular rotary indicators 75 a and 75 b. A bell, a flag, a cherry, a lemon, and a star are arranged in a characteristic manner.

  When such symbols 11 are displayed on the active line when they are stopped and displayed on the symbol viewing windows 52, 62a, 62b described above (see FIGS. 1 and 15), a winning combination is generated as a winning combination, A predetermined number of medals are paid out to the player according to the type of winning. For example, when “7” is lined up, a big bonus game is generated. Further, when “bells” are arranged, a regular bonus game is generated, and when “flags” are arranged, a replay game is generated. Furthermore, when any one of “cherry”, “lemon”, and “star” is arranged, a small role winning is established. Each of these games is set to give a predetermined profit such as medal acquisition to each player, and when "7" is complete, the earned profit is the largest, followed by "Bell" If the gain is large. The contents of each game are not the main part of the present invention, but can be the same as the game contents of an existing slot machine, and detailed description thereof will be omitted. It should be noted that if any of the symbols 11 is not the same on the effective line, the game is lost.

  Here, as described above, the four endless arc-shaped symbol rows 40w to 40z are arranged on the spherical rotating display body 5, and the symbols 11 are arranged in each. In the present embodiment, many “cherries”, “lemons”, and “stars” are arranged in the endless arc-shaped symbol strip 40x, and relatively many “flags” are arranged in the endless arc-shaped symbol strip 40y. is doing. A lot of “flags” and “bells” are arranged in the endless arc-shaped symbol row band 40z, and a lot of “7” is arranged in the endless arc-like symbol row band 40w. Thus, depending on which of the endless arc-shaped symbol rows 40w to 40z is selected, the types of symbols that are easily aligned on the effective line are different. Then, any of the selected endless arc-shaped symbol strips 40w to 40z is variably displayed on the symbol visual recognition window 52, so that the player can guess which symbol train strip 40w to 40z is selected. ing.

  Moreover, the process which selects such endless arc-shaped symbol sequence strips 40w-40z is performed by the main control board 100 mentioned above (refer FIG. 16). The main control central control unit CPU 101 extracts a random number value from a hit determination random number table stored in the storage device ROM 102. In accordance with this random number value, it is determined whether or not it is a win loss, and if it is a win, it is determined whether a big bonus game, a regular bonus game, a replay game is generated, or a small winning combination is established. Further, a random number value is extracted from a random number table for selecting the endless arc-shaped symbol sequence band 40w to 40z, the random value is determined according to the determination result by the hit determination random number table, and the endless arc-shaped symbol sequence band 40w Select any of ~ 40z. That is, in the case of determining the hit, if the big bonus game is determined, the endless arc-shaped symbol sequence band 40w is easily selected, and if the regular bonus game is determined, the endless arc-shaped symbol sequence If the band 40z is easily selected and the replay game is determined, the endless arc-shaped symbol array band 40y is easily selected. If the small role winning is determined, the endless arc-shaped symbol array band 40x is easily selected. It is set as follows. Further, when the loss is determined, the endless arc-shaped symbol sequence band 40x is set to be easily selected. This random number extraction is executed in accordance with the input timing of the signal of the start switch S1 described above. In addition, this random number value has a probability that each endless arc-shaped symbol sequence band 40w to 40z is selected according to a game condition such as a big bonus game or a regular bonus game. Are set differently.

  As described above, the main control board 100 performs a process of selecting any one of the endless arc-shaped symbol row bands 40w to 40z, and constitutes a symbol row selection unit according to the present invention.

Next, the operation of the spherical symbol display device 2 and the annular symbol display devices 70a and 70b of the slot machine 1 will be described as the game progresses.
It is assumed that, for example, the bet number = 2 is set by the player inserting a medal into the medal insertion slot 68 or pressing the bet buttons 67a and 67b. Here, when a medal is inserted from the medal insertion slot 68, a bet number is set by inputting a signal from the inserted medal detection sensor S7, and when the bet buttons 67a and 67b are pressed, The number of bets is set by inputting a signal from the switches S5 and S6. When the main control central control unit CPU 101 sets the number of bets, it sets an effective line, and outputs a signal to the effective line display unit 63 accompanying this to light a predetermined effective line. In this case, the upper, middle, and lower rows of effective lines “2”, “1”, and “2” are lit.

  When the bet number is set, since the previous game is in a finished state, the spherical symbol display device 2 has an endless arc shape selected last time as shown in FIG. Any one of the symbol row bands 40w to 40z is exposed from the symbol visual recognition window 52, and the annular symbol display devices 70a and 70b set the annular rotation display members 75a and 75b as covering positions j1 and j1, respectively. Here, it is assumed that the endless arc-shaped symbol array band 40x is exposed by the symbol visual recognition window 52, and the support shaft portions 33, 33 of the display rotating device 4 are supported on the left and right sides of the spherical rotating display 5. The parts 43x and 43x are supported. That is, the virtual rotation center line Ox of the endless arc-shaped symbol row band 40x is along the horizontal direction. In this state, the movable holding member 45 of the display body holding device 6 is in the non-holding position h2.

  After the number of bets is set in this way, when the player pushes down the start lever 65, the main control central control unit CPU101 inputs a signal of the start switch S1, reads a predetermined operation program, and reads the spherical body design. Control processing for driving the display device 2 and the annular body symbol display devices 70a and 70b is started. First, a random number table for hit determination and a random number table for selecting one of the endless arc-shaped symbol sequence bands 40w to 40z are read from the storage device ROM 102, and random values are extracted respectively. Then, the winning / losing determination is performed based on the random number value selected from the winning determination random number table. Here, it is assumed that the winning of the big bonus game is determined. And according to this determination result, the determination which selects any symbol sequence band 40w-40z from the random number value drawn from the random number table which selects the endless arc-shaped symbol sequence bands 40w-40z is performed. Here, it is assumed that the endless arc-shaped symbol sequence band 40w in which the most “7” symbols 11 are arranged is selected.

  Here, the central control CPU 101 for main control also executes a process of converting the positions of the annular rotary display bodies 75a and 75b from the covering positions j1 and j1 to the separated positions j2 and j2 in response to the signal input of the start switch S1. That is, the central control CPU 101 for main control outputs a signal to the drive motors 84, 84 of each annular display body position conversion device 87, starts driving the drive motors 84, 84, and moves the annular body support members 78, 78. By doing so, as shown in FIG. 12B, the annular rotation display bodies 75a and 75b are set to the separation positions j2 and j2. Thereby, the annular rotation display bodies 75a and 75b become invisible from the symbol visual recognition windows 62a and 62b.

  When the endless arc-shaped symbol array band 40w is selected as described above, the main control central controller CPU101 supports the endless arc-shaped symbol array band 40w so that the virtual rotation center line Ow rotates in the horizontal direction. The point conversion device 3, the display body rotation device 4, and the display body holding device 6 are driven and controlled, respectively. First, the drive motors 30 and 30 of the display body rotation device 4 are driven and controlled until the photo sensor 35 a of the display body rotation device 4 detects the sensor mark 35 b of the spherical rotation display body 5. 5 is rotated. As a result, as shown in FIG. 12C, the spherical rotating display 5 is held in a state in which one of the pole portions P faces the front (middle position of the symbol visual recognition window 52).

  As described above, the supported pair portions 43x and 43x currently supported by the support shaft portions 33 and 33 of the display body rotation device 4 are confirmed based on the signal from the photosensor 35a that has detected the sensor mark 35b. . In this case, the imaginary rotation center line Ow of the newly selected endless arc-shaped symbol array band 40w is in a state inclined to the upper right. The drive motor 46 of the display body holding device 6 is driven to change the position of the movable holding member 45 from the non-holding position h2 to the holding position h1 as shown in FIG. The body 5 is supported and held from below. Thereafter, as shown in FIG. 13 (e), the drive motors 25 and 25 of the shaft position conversion devices 34 and 34 of the display body rotation device 4 are driven, and both spherical body support members 15 and 15 are supported. The shaft portions 33 and 33 are moved outward so that the positions of the shaft portions 33 and 33 are changed from the support positions g2 and g2 to the open positions g1 and g1. Thereafter, the drive motor 12 of the support point conversion device 3 is driven, and the display body rotation device 4 is moved to the support point circumference T (see FIG. 5) as shown in FIG. It rotates about 45 degrees counterclockwise when viewed from the front so as to rotate along the same direction. Then, the drive motors 25, 25 of the shaft position conversion devices 34, 34 are driven, and the spherical body support members 15, 15 are moved to the open positions g1, as shown in FIG. It is moved inward so as to change the position from g1 to the support positions g2 and g2. Thereby, the spherical rotating display body 5 is supported by the support shaft portions 33 and 33 of the display body rotating device 4 by the supported pair portions 43w and 43w corresponding to the selected endless arc-shaped symbol array band 40w. It will be.

  Here, a process in which the support shaft portions 33 and 33 of the display body rotating device 4 support the supported pair portions 43w and 43w of the spherical rotation display body 5 will be described in detail. When the support shafts 33 and 33 are moved from the open positions g1 and g1 (see FIG. 8B) to the support positions g2 and g2 (see FIG. 8A), first, the support shafts 33 and 33 are moved. The positioning convex portions 32b and 32b are inserted into the positioning holes 41 and 41 of the supported pair portions 43w and 43w, respectively. Since the positioning protrusions 32b and 32b have a substantially conical shape as described above, as the positioning protrusions 32b and 32b are inserted into the positioning holes 41 and 41, the positioning holes 41 and 41 have endless arc-shaped symbol rows 40w. The virtual rotation center line Ow and the drive shafts 31 and 31 of the support shafts 33 and 33 are made to coincide with each other. Then, the pressure contact surfaces 32a and 32a of the clamping portions 32 and 32 of the support shaft portions 33 and 33 are pressed against the pressure contact seats 42a and 42a of the supported pair portions 43w and 43w, and the pair of support shaft portions 33 and 33 are formed. The supported pair parts 43w and 43w will be clamped. Thereby, the display body rotating device 4 sandwiches the supported pair portions 43w and 43w on the virtual rotation center line of the endless arc-shaped symbol array band 40w by the support shaft portions 33 and 33, and displays the spherical rotation display. Support the body 5.

  When the display body rotation device 4 supports the spherical rotation display body 5 as described above, the display body holding device 6 is driven to set the movable holding member 45 to the non-holding position h2 as shown in FIG. After that, as shown in FIG. 14 (i), the support point conversion device 3 is driven, and the display body rotation device 4 is viewed from the front so that the support shaft portion 33 rotates along the support point circumference T. Rotate approximately 45 degrees clockwise. As a result, the selected endless arc-shaped symbol array band 40w displays the symbol along the symbol visual recognition window 52 (see FIG. 13).

  Thereafter, the drive motors 84 and 84 of the annular display body position conversion devices 87 and 87 of the annular body symbol display devices 70a and 70b are driven to move the annular rotation display bodies 75a and 75b from the separated positions j2 and j2 to the covering position j1. , J1. Thereby, each cyclic | annular rotation display body 75a, 75b is exposed by the symbol visual recognition window 62a, 62b.

  Then, by driving the drive motors 30 and 30 of the spherical body support members 15 and 15 of the display body rotating device 4 in synchronism with each other at the same rotational speed, the clamping portions 32 and 32 are driven to rotate. As shown in (a), the spherical rotating display 5 is rotated so that the endless arc-shaped symbol array band 40w rotates along the arrangement direction of the symbols. In synchronization with the start of rotation of the spherical rotation display body 5, the drive motors 76 and 76 of the display body rotation device 4 are driven to rotate the annular rotation display bodies 75a and 75b. In this way, in the symbol visual recognition window 52, the symbol 11 of the endless arc-shaped symbol train 40w circulates, and in the symbol visual recognition windows 62a and 62b, the symbols 11 of the annular rotary display bodies 75a and 75b circulate and vary, respectively. To do.

  As described above, after the symbols 11 are variably displayed on the symbol viewing windows 52, 62a, and 62b, the player presses the stop buttons 56, 66a, and 66b, respectively, in time. By these pressing operations, signals are output from the stop switches S2, S3, S4 to the main control board 100, and the main control CPU 101 stops at the symbol viewing windows 52, 62a, 62b in accordance with the input timing of these signals. Each symbol 11 to be displayed is determined. That is, the central control CPU 101 for main control uses the stop switch S2 based on the detection signal of the sensor mark 35b by the photosensor 35a disposed in the spherical symbol display device 2 and the rotational speed of the drive motors 30 and 30. In accordance with the signal input timing, a calculation process for determining the symbol 11 of the endless arc-shaped symbol string 40w to be stopped and displayed in the symbol visual recognition window 52 is performed. Similarly, according to the timing of signal input to the stop switches S3 and S4, the symbols are visually recognized from the detection signals of the sensor marks 88b by the photosensors 88a of the annular body symbol display devices 70a and 70b and the rotational speed of the drive motors 76. Arithmetic processing is performed for determining the symbols 11 of the annular rotary display bodies 75a and 75b to be stopped and displayed in the windows 62a and 62b.

  Then, the drive motors 30 and 30 of the display body rotating device 4 of the spherical body symbol display device 2 and the drive motors 76 and 76 of the annular body symbol display devices 70a and 70b are controlled to stop. As a result, as shown in FIG. 15, the symbols 11 are stopped at the symbol visual recognition windows 52, 62a and 62b, respectively, and the symbol combinations are determined. Here, assuming that “7” symbols 11 are arranged on the middle active line, the big bonus game is determined. Then, the big bonus game proceeds.

  By the way, when each stop symbol 11 drawn by the pressing operation timing of each stop button 56, 66a, 66b is inconsistent with the determination result by the hit determination random number table, it stops at the symbol visual recognition window 52, 62a, 62b. It is necessary to change the symbol 11 to be changed. For example, if the result of the decision is a loss, but it is a hit from the operation timing, or if the result of the decision is a regular bonus game but it becomes a big bonus game from the operation timing, etc. Control is performed so that the symbols 11 that are shifted by a predetermined number from the stopped symbols 11 are stopped and lost, or according to the determination result. Such stop correction control can be accurately performed by the main control CPU 101 by controlling the drive motors 30 and 76. The internal lottery process and the button operation process are normally used control processes, and therefore the details thereof are omitted.

  In this way, the game proceeds in the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment. Then, for each game, one of the endless arc-shaped symbol sequence bands 40w to 40z that changes and stops in the symbol visual recognition window 52 is selected. As a result, various symbol variations are displayed in the symbol viewing window 52, and various symbol combinations are expressed by the stopping mode and the stopping modes displayed on the left and right symbol viewing windows 62a and 62b. You can get. Furthermore, which endless arc-shaped symbol sequence band 40w-40z was selected by changing the number of arrangements of the per symbol 11 for providing benefits to the player for each endless arc-shaped symbol sequence band 40w-40z. This means that a new game property of inferring from the symbol displayed on the symbol visual recognition window 52 is exhibited, and the interest of the game can be improved, and the player's interest is maintained for a relatively long period of time. It can be done.

  Further, the above-described spherical body symbol display device 2 supports and rotates the spherical rotation display body 5 by supporting and rotating the pair of support shaft portions 33 and 33 of the display body rotation device 4. Since the point conversion device 3 is rotated, the supported paired portions 43w, 43w to 43z, 43z corresponding to the selected specific endless arc-shaped symbol sequence bands 40w to 40z can be supported. By controlling the driving of each drive motor of the spherical body symbol display device 2, it can be controlled stably and accurately. In particular, one of the supported pair portions 43w to 43z corresponding to the endless arc-shaped symbol array bands 40w to 40z is sandwiched by the support shaft portions 33 and 33 of the display body rotating device 4, and the drive motors 30 and 30 Since the rotation drive is transmitted to rotate, the stop correction control of the symbol 11 displayed on the symbol visual recognition window 52 is accurately performed by the drive control of the drive motors 30 and 30 as described above. Can be. Furthermore, the positioning projections 32b and 32b and the positioning holes 41 and 41 prevent the rotation axis from being shaken during the rotation of the spherical rotation display body 5, so that the drive shaft and the virtual rotation of the support shafts 33 and 33 are virtually rotated. The state in which the center lines Ow to Oz coincide can be maintained. Also by this, the effect which can control stably rotation of the spherical rotation display body 5 is exhibited.

  In the embodiment described above, the selected endless arc-shaped symbol row band 40w is rotated along the symbol arrangement direction along the symbol visual recognition window 52. However, as other configurations, For example, as shown in FIG. 17, the selected endless arc-shaped symbol sequence band 40w can be rotated in the horizontal direction. In such a configuration, the above-described display body rotation device 4 is controlled so as to rotate the spherical rotation display body 5 in a state where the support shaft portions 33 and 33 are located on both upper and lower sides. In addition, in this structure, it is suitable for the display body holding | maintenance apparatus to set it as the structure which hold | maintains the spherical rotation display body 5 by a magnetic force etc. from a horizontal direction or the front-back direction. Also, the annular body symbol display devices 70a and 70b are arranged so that the annular rotation display bodies 75a and 75b are adjacent to the spherical rotation display body 5 without covering the support shaft portions 33 and 33 of the display body rotating device 4. The variation mode and the stop mode can be expressed by the symbol visual recognition windows 62a and 62b. However, when the support shafts 33 and 33 of the display body rotating device 4 are rotated to select one of the supported pair portions 43w to 43z of the spherical rotation display body 5, the annular rotation display body 75a, It is necessary to convert the position of 75b to the separation positions j2 and j2 as in the above embodiment. Thus, also by rotating any one selected from the endless arc-shaped symbol sequence bands 40w to 40z in the horizontal direction, the above-described operational effects of the present invention can be appropriately exhibited. Similarly, any one selected from the endless arc-shaped symbol sequence bands 40w to 40z can be rotated in an oblique direction.

  On the other hand, as another configuration of the above-described embodiment, for example, as shown in FIG. 18, each endless arc-shaped symbol sequence band may have a different arc surface shape. Here, the endless arc-shaped symbol array band 120y is disposed substantially along the spherical surface, and the endless arc-shaped symbol array band 120z is disposed along the substantially elliptical surface having the two pole portions P and P as the major axis. To be. Further, the endless arc-shaped symbol row 120x is arranged for each predetermined number of symbols on the polygonal surface inscribed in the spherical surface. As described above, by using the spherical rotating display body 121 provided with the endless arc-shaped symbol row bands 120x, 120y, and 120z, a variety of various variation modes and stop modes are displayed in the symbol visual recognition window 52. , The effect of maintaining the interest in the game in the long term increases. The spherical rotating display body may have a configuration in which all of the endless arc-shaped symbol sequences are arranged on the elliptical surface, or a configuration in which all of the endless arc-shaped symbol sequences are arranged on the polygonal surface. Also good. That is, in the spherical rotating display body, if the overall shape is substantially spherical, it is possible to set various arrangement forms of the endless arc-shaped symbol array band formed along the circumference.

  In the above-described embodiment, the support shafts 33 and 33 are driven by inserting the positioning convex portions 32 b and 32 b of the display body rotating device 4 into the positioning holes 41 and 41 of the spherical rotary display body 5. The shaft center and the virtual rotation center lines Ow to Oz are made to coincide with each other, but in addition to this, a fitting projection is provided on one side, and the fitting projection is fitted on the other side. Like the structure which provides a part, it can have the site | part which mutually fits. For example, a key portion that protrudes inward is provided in the ring-shaped portion of the sandwiching portion 32 of the display body rotating device 4, and the drive shaft is fitted into the pressure contact seat 42 a of the spherical rotating display body 5 by fitting with the key portion. It can also be set as the structure which provided the keyway which makes the center and virtual rotation centerline Ow-Oz correspond. Further, by setting the fitting dimension between the inner fitting portions 42b and 42b of the supported pair portions 43w to 43z and the ring-shaped portions of the clamping portions 32 and 32, the driving shaft portions 33 and 33 are driven. A configuration may be adopted in which the axis and the virtual rotation center lines Ow to Oz are made to coincide. On the other hand, as another configuration in which each of such fitting portions is provided, a positioning sensor is provided, and the support shaft portions 33 and 33 sandwich the supported pair portions 43w, 43w to 43z and 43z according to the sensor. It can also be.

  In the embodiment described above, the display body holding device 6 that holds the spherical rotation display body 5 from below is provided. In addition, the display body holding device holds the spherical rotation display body 5 upward. It can also be set as the structure hold | maintained from the front and back of the spherical rotation display body 5. Here, in the case of holding from above or in the front-rear direction, for example, a configuration in which a magnet or the like is arranged on the movable holding member and the spherical rotating display body 5 is held by a magnetic force can be adopted.

2 is a front view of the slot machine 1. FIG. FIG. 4 is a front view of the slot machine 1 with an open / close panel 61 opened. 3 is a plan view showing a spherical symbol display device 2 and annular symbol display devices 70a and 70b disposed in the slot machine 1. FIG. It is a front view showing the spherical body symbol display apparatus 2 and annular body symbol display apparatuses 70a and 70b same as the above. It is a front view of the spherical rotation display body 5 when the bipolar parts P and P are located at the upper and lower ends. It is a front view of the spherical rotation display body 5 when the bipolar parts P and P are located at the front and rear ends. They are (a) the perspective view seen from the front of the display body rotation apparatus 4, and (b) the exploded perspective view seen from the back. It is an enlarged view explaining the state in which the one support shaft part 33 of the display body rotation apparatus 4 exists in the (a) open position g1, and (b) the state in the support position g2. It is the disassembled perspective view which looked at cyclic | annular body symbol display apparatus 70a, 70b from upper direction. It is the perspective view which looked at one fixed table member 8 by which the display body holding | maintenance apparatus 6 was arrange | positioned from the downward direction. (A) a state in which the annular rotation display bodies 75a and 75b are at the separation positions j2 and j2 and the holding portions 32 and 32 of the display body rotation device 4 are at the support positions g2 and g2, and (b) the display body rotation It is explanatory drawing showing the state which the clamping parts 32 and 32 of the moving apparatus 4 exist in the open position g1, g1, and the movable holding member 45 exists in the non-holding position h2. It is explanatory drawing showing the process in which the selected endless arc-shaped symbol sequence belt 40w supports. FIG. 13 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a process of supporting an endless arc-shaped symbol sequence band 40 w continued from FIG. 12. It is explanatory drawing showing the process of supporting the endless circular arc-shaped symbol sequence belt | band 40w continuing from FIG. It is explanatory drawing showing the (a) fluctuation | variation aspect and the (b) stop aspect of the spherical rotation display body 5 (endless arc-shaped symbol sequence belt | band | zone 40w) which face from the symbol visual recognition windows 52, 62a, 62b. 3 is a block diagram showing a main control board 100 of the slot machine 1. FIG. It is explanatory drawing showing the (a) fluctuation | variation aspect and (b) stop aspect of another example in the symbol visual recognition window 52. FIG. It is a top view showing the spherical rotation display body 121 of another structure in the state which made the bipolar parts P and P the front-back direction.

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DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Slot machine 3 Support point conversion apparatus 4 Display body rotation apparatus 5 Spherical rotation display body 6 Display body holding | maintenance apparatus 30 Drive motor 31 Drive shaft 32 Nipping part 32b Positioning convex part (positioning means)
33 Supporting shaft portion 34 Shaft portion position conversion device 40w to 40z Endless arc-shaped symbol array belt 41 Positioning hole (positioning means)
43w to 43z Supported pair (supported point pair)
45 Movable holding member 52, 62a, 62b Symbol visual recognition window 60 Game machine main body 61 Opening and closing panel 75a, 75b Annular body rotation display body 87 Annular display body position conversion device g1 Open position g2 Support position h1 Holding position h2 Non-holding position j1 Covering position j2 Separation position L Rotation axis Ow to Oz Virtual rotation center line P Pole part

Claims (5)

A plurality of symbols arranged on the outer peripheral surface, and a plurality of rotating display bodies that rotate in the vertical direction;
The gaming machine main body is provided so as to be openable and closable so as to cover the gaming machine main body provided with the rotation display body from the front, and each of the rotation display bodies is provided with a symbol visual recognition window that can be viewed from the front. An open / close panel;
A rotation device for rotating the rotation display body;
The rotation display body starts to rotate according to the ON operation of the start switch arranged on the front face of the opening / closing panel, and the rotation display body being rotated is stopped according to the ON operation of the stop switch arranged on the front face of the opening / closing panel. In a slot machine provided with a control means for driving and controlling the rotation device,
A plurality of endless arc-shaped design strips each having a plurality of symbols arranged therein are arranged along the circumferential direction so that each of the endless arc-shaped design strips intersects each other on the spherical surface, and each endless arc shape A spherical rotation display body provided with a plurality of supported point pairs located at two intersections between the virtual rotation center line of the pattern row belt and the outer surface of the display body;
A pair of support shafts for selectively supporting any of the supported point pairs of the spherical rotation display body, and the support shaft portion selectively supports any of the supported point pairs to form a spherical rotation display body. A display body rotating device that rotates the selected endless arc-shaped symbol array band on the spherical rotation display body along the arrangement direction of the symbols, with the virtual rotation center line as the rotation axis by rotating and rotating,
The display body is configured to rotate the pair of support shafts of the display body rotation device along a circumferential direction in which a pair of supported points corresponding to each endless arc-shaped symbol row of the spherical rotation display body is located. A support point conversion device for controlling rotation of the rotation device;
A symbol sequence selecting means for selecting a specific endless arc-shaped symbol sequence band according to a predetermined selection condition;
Provided with the opening and closing panel, comprising a symbol viewing window for a spherical rotating display body that allows the symbol of the endless arc-shaped symbol train to be visible from the front,
The control unit selects a supported point pair corresponding to a specific endless arc-shaped symbol sequence band according to the symbol sequence selection unit, and the symbol of the endless arc-shaped symbol sequence band is visually recognized for the spherical rotating display body. A slot machine comprising a process for driving and controlling a support point conversion device and a display body rotation device so as to be exposed from a window. An annular rotary display body, which is arranged adjacent to at least one side of the spherical rotary display body so as to be movable in the width direction, and has a drum shape in which a plurality of symbols are arranged on the outer surface and the inside is opened,
The annular rotating display body covers the support shaft portion of the display body rotating device and is separated from the covering position close to the spherical rotation display body and outside the support shaft portion, and the display body is driven by the support point conversion device. An annular display body position conversion device that performs position conversion driving to a separation position that enables rotation of the rotation device;
When the control means selects a supported point pair corresponding to a specific endless arc-shaped symbol sequence band, the control means converts the annular rotation display body to the separated position, and when rotating the annular rotation display body, the annular rotation display body The slot machine according to claim 1, further comprising a process of converting the display body into a covering position. The display body rotating device includes a movable holding member capable of holding the spherical rotation display body at a predetermined selection position where the supported point pair of the spherical rotation display body can be selected and supported.
The movable holding member includes a display body holding device that converts a position of the spherical rotation display body to a holding position that holds the spherical rotation display body at the predetermined selection position and a non-holding position that is separated from the spherical rotation display body. The slot machine according to claim 1 or 2.   When the support shaft portion of the display body rotation device supports the supported point pair of the spherical rotation display body, the drive shaft center of the support shaft portion and the virtual rotation center line of a specific endless arc-shaped symbol array band are 4. The slot machine according to claim 1, further comprising positioning means for matching. The display body rotating device
A shaft position conversion device for converting the position of the pair of support shaft portions into a support position for supporting the supported point pair of the spherical rotating display body and an open position spaced from the supported point pair;
A drive motor for rotating and driving the pair of support shafts,
5. The pair of support shaft portions are provided with clamping portions that are in pressure contact with the outer surface of the spherical rotary display body at the support position and sandwich the spherical rotary display body. A slot machine according to any one of the above.

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