JP2007244797A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine capable of imparting interests to a player. <P>SOLUTION: The game machine is provided with; a main body 1 forming a display window 3; rotating reels 4, 5 and 6 with transmittance freely rotatably set at the rear of the display window 3 in the main body 1; transparent films 54, 55 and 56 set on the rotating reels 4, 5 and 6 and drawn a plurality of kinds of symbols on the surfaces; and a reflection member 65 for reflecting incident light at the site corresponding to the display window 3 in the rotating reels 4, 5 and 6. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine such as a so-called pachislot gaming machine.

  Conventionally, various so-called pachislot gaming machines have been proposed in which a continuously changing pattern can be stopped and matched so as to be linearly matched (see, for example, Patent Document 1). In recent years, instead of coins and medals used in pachislot machines, pachinko balls used in pachinko machines (hereinafter referred to as “game balls”) are called Parrot (registered trademark) gaming machines that have been introduced into pachislot machines. A gaming machine has been proposed.

JP 2006-51056 A

  In the pachi-slot machine, a rotating reel is provided on the back side of the front panel so as to be rotatable in three rows in the vertical direction. On the outer peripheral surface of each rotary reel, a plurality of symbols are drawn on a white background so as to be arranged around the circumference, and the symbols are visually recognized through a display window formed on the front panel.

  For example, when a predetermined start button is operated by the player, the rotating reel is rotated in the vertical direction, and each rotating reel is stopped by operating a stop button corresponding to each rotating reel. At this time, for example, three symbols among the symbols drawn on each rotating reel are visually recognized from the display window. Since the rotating reels are configured in three rows, a total of 3 × 3 = 9 symbols are visually recognized.

  In this case, when two or three symbols visually recognized from the display window coincide with each other in a straight line in the horizontal or diagonal direction, a winning is won and a predetermined number of coins or medals are paid out. In addition, as a winning form, various forms are preset according to the arrangement of symbols. For example, there may be a case where characters such as “seven” are arranged in a horizontal row.

  On the other hand, in the Parrot (registered trademark) gaming machine, as described above, a game ball is used instead of a coin or medal for playing a game. For example, the number of game balls required for one game operation such as operating the start button to rotate the rotating reel and operating the stop button to stop the rotating reel is predetermined (for example, 15). When the winnings are arranged side by side, the number of game balls to be paid out is determined in advance depending on the arrangement of symbols.

  By the way, in such pachislot machines and parrot gaming machines (hereinafter simply referred to as “gaming machines”), a decorative lamp is provided around the front panel, and the decorative lamp is turned on or off during gaming. It is like that. In addition, a display unit made up of, for example, a liquid crystal display device is provided on the upper portion of the front panel, and various effects are performed by outputting various displays during gaming or winning. Thereby, interest can be given to the player.

  In the above gaming machines and the like, the player usually pays attention to the rotating reel that rotates or stops based on the operation of the start button or the stop button at the time of the game. Since it constitutes an outer peripheral surface with a pattern drawn on a white background, many of them are relatively dry. The applicant of the present application thinks that in the above gaming machine and the like, it can perform various effects even on the rotating reel and the vicinity thereof to give the player interest and attract the player's interest, leading to the present invention. It was.

  The present invention has been conceived under the circumstances described above, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a gaming machine capable of giving interest to a player or attracting the player's interest. To do.

  In order to solve the above problems, the present invention takes the following technical means.

  A gaming machine provided by the present invention includes a main body in which a display window is formed, a reel member that is provided in the main body and is provided rotatably behind the display window, and is provided on the reel member. A transparent film on which a plurality of types of patterns are drawn, and a reflective member that is provided inside the reel member and faces the display window and reflects incident light are provided (claims) Item 1).

  According to this configuration, since the reflecting member is provided inside the reel member and facing the display window, the reflecting member reflected by the incident light is visually recognized through the display window and the transparent film. When the reel member is rotated, the light drawn from the outside is blocked by the pattern drawn on the reel member, and the reflection mode of the light on the reflecting member is also changed. Therefore, interest can be given to the player or the player can be attracted.

  According to a preferred embodiment, a plurality of predetermined three-dimensional shapes may be formed on the surface of the reflecting member (claim 2).

  According to a preferred embodiment, the surface of the reflecting member may have substantially the same curved surface as the outer periphery of the reel member.

  According to a preferred embodiment, an irradiating means for irradiating light toward the surface of the reflecting member provided in the main body, and a light control means for controlling the irradiation timing of the light emitted from the irradiating means It is good to further comprise (Claim 4).

  According to a preferred embodiment, the irradiating means may be arranged behind the upper side and the lower side of the display window (Claim 5).

  According to a preferred embodiment, the light control means may irradiate light from the irradiating means with different irradiation timings at the time of winning and at a game other than at the time of winning (Claim 6).

  Other features and advantages of the present invention will become more apparent from the detailed description given below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

  Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be specifically described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a schematic front view of a Parrot (registered trademark) gaming machine according to the gaming machine of the present invention. This Parrot (registered trademark) gaming machine can be played by a player using pachinko balls (hereinafter referred to as “game balls”) instead of medals or coins in a conventional pachislot machine. That is, the Parrot (registered trademark) gaming machine has a novel configuration in which a conventional pachinko gaming machine and a pachislot gaming machine are combined. Note that the present invention is not limited to Parrot (registered trademark) gaming machines, and can also be applied to pachislot gaming machines. In the following description, for convenience of explanation, “Parrot (registered trademark) gaming machine” is simply referred to as “gaming machine”. Further, when a pachislot machine is included in the concept of “game machine”, an annotation is added each time.

  In FIG. 1, this gaming machine has a main body 1 formed in a board shape. A first display unit 2 for displaying a character and a background image along the theme of the gaming machine is provided on the front upper portion of the main body 1. The first display unit 2 is constituted by, for example, a liquid crystal display or a CRT, and the display is controlled by a display control circuit 46 described later.

  A horizontally elongated display window 3 that is horizontally long when viewed from the front is formed below the first display unit 2, and a transparent acrylic plate is fitted into the display window 3. Two rotary reels 4, 5, and 6 as shown in FIG. 2 are provided behind the display window 3 and inside the main body 1 so as to be rotatable in the vertical direction.

  A plurality of symbols (also referred to as “symbols”) are drawn on the outer peripheral surface of each of the reels 4, 5, 6 as will be described later (the symbols are omitted in FIG. 2), and a display window From 3, three symbols out of the symbols drawn on the respective rotating reels 4, 5, 6 are visually recognized. That is, as shown in FIG. 1, the horizontal size of the display window 3 is such that when the rotary reels 4, 5, 6 are arranged in the vertical direction, the three rotary reels 4, 5, 6 can be seen side by side. Thus, the vertical size of the display window 3 is such that when the rotary reels 4, 5, 6 are stopped, three symbols of the symbols drawn on the rotary reels 4, 5, 6 are visually recognized. It is supposed to be a size. Therefore, when each rotary reel 4, 5, 6 is stopped, 3 rows × 3 = 9 symbols are visually recognized.

  In this gaming machine, out of the nine symbols drawn on each of the reels 4, 5 and 6, when three symbols are arranged in a predetermined combination in a horizontal row, a prize is awarded, and a game corresponding to the type of prize The number of balls is paid out.

  On the left and right and above the first display section 2 and the display window 3, there are provided decorative lamps 7 that are turned on or off depending on the gaming state. The decorative lamp 7 is configured by an LED (light emitting diode), a fluorescent lamp, or the like, and is controlled to be turned on / off by a display control circuit 46 described later.

  A second display unit 8 and a third display unit 9 are provided below the display window 3. The 2nd display part 8 is comprised by 7 segment LED display, for example, and displays the thrown number of the game balls per game. The 3rd display part 9 is comprised by 7 segment LED display similarly to the 2nd display part 8, and is for displaying the payout number of the game ball paid out at the time of winning. These second and third display units 8 and 9 are also controlled to be turned on and off by a display control circuit 46 described later.

  At the lower part of the second display part 8 and the third display part 9, a horizontally long aluminum panel 10 having a punched surface is provided, and behind this panel 10 is used for outputting sound effects and the like. A plurality of speakers 48 (described later) are provided.

  At the lower part of the panel 10, there is formed a convex part 11 that protrudes in the front side direction over the entire left-right direction of the main body 1, and in this convex part 11, a game ball and a player acquired by the player or An upper tray 12 for storing purchased game balls is formed.

  A bet button 13 and a start button 14 are provided on the upper surface of the convex portion 11 in the right direction of the upper tray 12. The bet button 13 is for setting the number of bets on the game ball. In this embodiment, the bet button 13 is configured as a so-called “max button” that can set the maximum number of bets. The start button 14 is a button for starting the rotating operation of the rotating reels 4, 5, 6. When the player operates the start button 14, the rotating operations of the rotating reels 4, 5, 6 are started. It is like that.

  A ball removal button 15, a ball lending button 16 and a return button 17 are provided on the upper surface of the convex portion 11 and behind the bet button 13 and the start button 14, respectively. The ball removal button 15 is a button for sending out the game balls stored in the upper tray 12 to the lower tray 21 described later when the player wants to end the play.

  The ball lending button 16 is a button for storing the game ball in the upper tray 12 when the player starts playing. That is, this gaming machine is installed in, for example, a pachinko hall, but a ball lending machine (also called “sand”) (not shown) is installed on the side of each gaming machine. A ball lending machine allows a player to purchase game balls. More specifically, when a predetermined card or stick is inserted into the ball lending machine by the player and the ball lending button 16 is operated, the game ball storage device 43 (to be described later) applies a predetermined amount to the upper tray 12. A number of game balls are sent out and stored.

  The return button 17 is a button for paying out the money inserted into the ball lending machine when the player wants to end the play. When the return button 17 is operated, the game balls stored in the upper tray 12 are returned to the game ball storage device 43.

  Three stop buttons 18, 19, and 20 are provided at the center of the front surface of the convex portion 11 to stop the rotary reels 4, 5, and 6 when they are in a rotating state. Each of the stop buttons 18, 19, and 20 is provided corresponding to each of the rotary reels 4, 5, and 6, and when the leftmost first stop button 18 is operated by the player, it is positioned at the leftmost position. When the rotating reel 4 is stopped and the second stop button 19 located at the center is operated by the player, the rotating reel 5 located at the center stops, and the third stop button 20 located at the rightmost position is the player. Is operated, the rotating reel 6 located at the rightmost position is stopped.

  Below the convex portion 11 is a lower tray for storing the game balls overflowed from the upper tray 12 when the upper tray 12 is full of game balls, or storing the game balls as necessary. 21 is provided.

  A dolly lever 22 that is movable in the horizontal direction is provided on the front side of the lower tray 21. The ball removal lever 22 is normally urged so as to be positioned at the left end, and when the player moves the ball rightward, the game ball stored in the lower tray 21 is discharged downward. ing. Normally, a storage box (not shown) for storing game balls is arranged below the lower tray 21 by the player's intention, and the game balls discharged from the lower tray 21 are stored in the storage box.

  Decorative lamps 23 that are turned on or off depending on the play state are provided on the left and right sides of the convex portion 11 and the lower tray 21. The decorative lamp 23 is controlled to be turned on and off by a display control circuit 46 described later.

  FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an electrical configuration of the gaming machine. The gaming machine is provided with a control board (not shown) for performing electrical control, and the control board is provided with a control unit 30 that controls the overall operation of the gaming machine. The control unit 30 includes, for example, a microcomputer, and the microcomputer includes a CPU 31, a ROM 32, a RAM 33, an I / O port circuit 34, and the like. The CPU 31, ROM 32, and RAM 33 are each connected by a bus line, and an I / O port circuit 34 is connected to the CPU 31.

  The CPU 31 operates based on a control program stored in the ROM 32. For example, the CPU 31 performs predetermined control processing in accordance with the operation signal from the start button 14 and the like input through the I / O port circuit 34 and the detection signal from the position detection sensor 39 to be described later. As processing results, the rotary reels 4, 5, and 6 are rotated, various displays are performed on the first display unit 2, and sound effects are output from a speaker 48 (described later).

  The ROM 32 stores a control program for performing operation control, display control, and acoustic control by the CPU 31.

  The RAM 33 provides an area for storing various variable data and a work area used for the CPU 31 to execute a control program.

  Connected to the I / O port circuit 34 are a bet button 13, a start button 14, and first to third stop buttons 18, 19, and 20. When the player operates the bet button 13, the start button 14, and the first to third stop buttons 18, 19, 20, the operation signal is output to the CPU 31 via the I / O port circuit 34.

  Although not shown in the drawing, the bet button 13, the start button 14, and the first to third stop buttons 18, 19, and 20 are each provided with LEDs (not shown), and each LED has an I It is connected to the CPU 31 via the / O port circuit 34. That is, the CPU 31 lights the LEDs of the buttons 13, 14, 18-20 at the timing when the operation operations of the buttons 13, 14, 18-20 can be input. Thereby, the timing which operates each button 13, 14, 18-20 with respect to a player is taught. The CPU 31 displays the LEDs of the buttons 13, 14, 18 to 20 and then turns off the LEDs of the operated buttons 13, 14, 18 to 20 when operated by the player.

  As described above, the motor drive circuit 38 for rotating the stepping motors 35, 36, and 37 is connected to the I / O port circuit 34. The stepping motors 35, 36, and 37 are for rotating the rotary reels 4, 5, and 6, and are provided corresponding to the rotary reels 4, 5, and 6, respectively. The motor drive circuit 38 drives each of the stepping motors 35, 36, 37 to output a drive pulse signal based on a control signal from the CPU 31 to rotate them. By rotating the stepping motors 35, 36, and 37, the rotary reels 4, 5, and 6 are rotated.

  A plurality of position detection sensors 39, 40, and 41 are connected to the I / O port circuit 34, respectively. The position detection sensors 39, 40, 41 are provided corresponding to the respective reels 4, 5, 6 in the vicinity thereof, and the reference positions (reference rotation angles) of the respective reels 4, 5, 6 are electrically set. It is detected by an automatic, optical, or magnetic method. Detection signals from the position detection sensors 39, 40, 41 are output to the CPU 31 via the I / O port circuit 34. As a result, the CPU 31 acquires the rotational speed of the rotary reels 4, 5, and 6. That is, the CPU 31 grasps the number of detected pulses per predetermined time based on the detection signals from the position detection sensors 39, 40, and 41, and thereby acquires the rotation speed.

  Further, since the number of drive pulses to the stepping motors 35, 36, and 37 per symbol is determined in advance, the CPU 31 counts the number of pulses of the drive pulse signal so that the CPU 31 can rotate the reels 4, 5, 6 Know the rotational position of the.

  The rotational speeds and rotational positions of the rotary reels 4, 5, and 6 are used for stop control when the rotary reels 4, 5, and 6 are stopped. More specifically, the rotary reels 4, 5, and 6 (strictly, Is used to display on the display window 3 the symbols drawn on transparent films 54, 55, and 56) to be described later when the rotary reels 4, 5, and 6 are stopped.

  A game ball throwing device 42 is connected to the I / O port circuit 34. The game ball throwing device 42 is a device that throws a game ball stored in the upper tray 12 into a game ball storage device 43 (described later) when the bet button 13 is operated by the player. The game ball throwing device 42 includes a gate (not shown) that permits or blocks the sending of game balls to the game ball storage device 43 and a detection sensor (not shown) that detects the number of game balls thrown per game. I have. In this gaming machine, the required number of game balls per game is determined in advance, and the game ball insertion device 42 inputs the required number of game balls into the game ball storage device 43 based on the operation of the bet button 13.

  The I / O port circuit 34 is connected to the ball lending button 16 and the game ball storage device 43 described above. As described above, the ball lending button 16 is a button for sending a game ball from the game ball storage device 43 to the upper tray 12 and storing it in the upper tray 12 when the player starts playing. When the ball lending button 16 is operated by the player, the operation signal is output to the CPU 31 via the I / O port circuit 34. The CPU 31 outputs a control signal to the game ball storage device 43 so that a predetermined number of game balls are sent from the game ball storage device 43 to the upper tray 12 and stored.

  A return button 17 is connected to the I / O port circuit 34. The return button 17 is a button for returning the game ball stored in the upper tray 12 to the game ball storage device 43 as described above. When the return button 17 is operated by the player, the operation signal is output to the CPU 31 via the I / O port circuit 34. The CPU 31 opens a gate (not shown), and sends the game balls stored in the upper tray 12 to the game ball storage device 43.

  A payout device 44 is connected to the I / O port circuit 34. The payout device 44 pays out a predetermined number of game balls to the upper tray 12 or the lower tray 21 when winning. When a winning state is entered during the game, the payout device 44 sends a predetermined number of game balls to the upper tray 12 or the lower tray 21 based on a control signal from the CPU 31.

  A display control circuit 46 is connected to the I / O port circuit 34. The display control circuit 46 is connected to the first display unit 2, the second display unit 8, the third display unit 9, the decorative lamps 7 and 23, the first LED group 69, and the second LED group 72. The display control circuit 46 controls the display of the first to third display units 2, 8 and 9, the decoration lamps 7 and 23, the first LED group 69 and the second LED group 72 based on a control signal from the CPU 31. .

  Details of the first LED group 69 and the second LED group 72 will be described later. The first LED group 69 is provided in the vicinity of the upper side of the display window 3, and the second LED group 72 is provided in the vicinity of the lower side of the lower side of the display window 3. Light is emitted toward the rotating reels 4, 5, and 6.

  The display control circuit 46 has an image processor and an image ROM (both not shown) for controlling the display of the first display unit 2. When the image processor receives information from the CPU 31 such as when the game state is a normal game or when a winning is received from the CPU 31, the image processor selects an effect image corresponding to the information from the image ROM and displays it on the first display unit 2. The display control circuit 46 has a display CPU and a display RAM (both not shown). These display CPU and display RAM display the number of game balls thrown per game in a second display. The number of game balls to be paid out at the time of winning is displayed on the third display unit 9, or the decoration lamps 7 and 23 are turned on or off according to the gaming state. In addition, the display control circuit 46 displays the first LED group 69 and the second LED group 72 in a predetermined display form during normal game or winning (described later).

  An audio control circuit 47 is connected to the I / O port circuit 34. The sound control circuit 47 has a memory (not shown) for storing sound data of BGM and various sound effects, and outputs sound based on a sound control signal from the CPU 31. A speaker 48 is connected to the sound control circuit 47. The audio control circuit 47 reads out audio data such as BGM and sound effects from the memory based on the audio control signal from the CPU 31, performs predetermined processing and D / A conversion processing, and then outputs the audio data to the speaker 48.

  A probability setting circuit 49 is connected to the I / O port circuit 34. The probability setting circuit 49 is for setting a winning probability such as a so-called “big bonus” or “regular bonus”. In this gaming machine, when the reels 4, 5, and 6 are stopped in a state where predetermined symbols are arranged in a horizontal row, a large number of game balls are paid out as a prize. Is determined by lottery for each game played. The probability of winning a prize by this lottery can be set in advance by an employee of a pachinko hall or the like, and the probability setting circuit 49 sets the probability.

  The gaming machine according to the present embodiment has a characteristic part in the configuration of the rotary reels 4, 5, and 6. Hereinafter, the configuration of the rotary reels 4, 5, and 6 will be described in detail.

  4 is a front view of the reel unit 51, and FIG. 5 is a view taken along arrow AA in FIG. FIG. 6 is an exploded view of the reel unit 51.

  The reel unit 51 includes a storage member 52 formed in a substantially U shape in a sectional view, and rotating reels 4, 5, 6, and the like. 1) and is attached to the main body 1 at a position where it can be visually recognized appropriately.

  The storage member 52 is divided into three spaces in the lateral direction by three support plates 53, and the rotary reels 4, 5, 6 are respectively incorporated and stored in the divided spaces. Each space divided by the support plate 53 has the same configuration, that is, each support plate 53 is provided with stepping motors 35, 36, and 37 for rotationally driving the rotary reels 4, 5, and 6, respectively. The rotating reels 4, 5, and 6 are attached to the stepping motors 35, 36, and 37, respectively.

  The stepping motors 35, 36, and 37 are driven and controlled by a motor drive circuit 38, and rotate the rotary reels 4, 5, and 6 in the vertical direction (R direction in FIG. 2) at a rotation speed of about 80 rotations per minute.

  A belt-like transparent film 54, 55, 56 on which a plurality of designs are drawn is wound and fixed to each of the rotating reels 4, 5, 6, and the designs drawn on the transparent films 54, 55, 56 are fixed. As shown in FIG. 7, the characters are “seven”, “bell”, “dango”, “copper”, and the like. FIG. 7 shows a state when the transparent films 54, 55, and 56 are linearly expanded. Moreover, instead of these symbols, for example, a symbol (for example, a character of a TV animation) along the theme of this gaming machine may be adopted.

  When the rotary reels 4, 5, and 6 are rotationally driven in the vertical direction, the player visually recognizes the symbols drawn on the surfaces of the transparent films 54, 55, and 56 so as to continuously change. When the rotary reels 4, 5, 6 are stopped, a part (three symbols) of the transparent films 54, 55, 56 is visually recognized through the display window 3. That is, as shown by the dotted lines in FIG. 7, when the rotary reels 4, 5, 6 are stopped, 3 rows × 3 = 9 symbols (one example) are visible to the player from the display window 3. The display window 3 is formed in such a size in advance. In FIG. 2, for the sake of convenience, the transparent film 56 of the rotating reel 6 is not described, and the transparent films 54 and 55 are not illustrated with symbols.

  The rotary reels 4, 5, and 6 are formed by integral molding of transparent resin, and have two annular ring members 58 having the same diameter and a plurality of ring members 58 that are spanned across the ring members 58 at a predetermined interval. And a plurality of arm members 61 extending radially from the boss portion 60 and connected to the inner peripheral surface of one ring member 58. An insertion hole 62 is formed in the center of the boss portion 60, and a drive shaft for transmitting the rotational force of each stepping motor 35, 36, 37 to the rotary reels 4, 5, 6 is formed in the insertion hole 62. 63 is respectively inserted.

  The transparent films 54, 55, and 56 are attached to the outer peripheral surface of the other ring member 58 and the outer peripheral surface of the rod-shaped connecting member 59 of each rotary reel 4, 5, 6. The transparent films 54, 55, and 56 are attached to the inner peripheral surface of the other ring member 58 and the inner peripheral surface of the rod-shaped connecting member 59 when the rotary reels 4, 5, and 6 have transparency. The structure provided by being provided may be sufficient.

  Reflective members 65 for reflecting light from the outside are attached to the portions of the rotary reels 4, 5, 6 that face the display window 3. Each reflection member 65 is fixed to the support plate 53 via a substantially arc-shaped reflection member support plate 66 (see FIG. 6). As shown in FIG. 5, the reflecting member 65 has a curved surface having an arc shape substantially the same as the outer periphery of the ring member 58 of the rotary reels 4, 5, 6, and a plurality of protrusions 67 are formed on the curved surface. ing.

  The protrusion 67 is formed in a semicircular shape having a diameter of about 10 mm, for example, which schematically represents a game ball. The surface of the reflecting member 65 is colored by silver, for example, by performing a vacuum deposition process. On the curved surface of the reflecting member 65, a plurality of protrusions 67 are arranged without gaps (a plurality of protrusions 67 arranged in a horizontal direction are arranged so as to be shifted by ½ of the protrusion diameter between adjacent rows). A three-dimensional shape is formed, and such a three-dimensional shape can give the player an image that the gaming machine has a large number of game balls.

  As shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, the shape of the protrusion 67 may be formed in, for example, a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape simulating a gold block, and the curved surface of the reflecting member 65 has a plurality of the gold blocks arranged side by side. You may comprise the solid shape arrange | positioned by. In this case, it is preferable that the surface of the reflecting member 65 is colored in gold. Even with such a three-dimensional shape, it is possible to give the player an image that the gaming machine has a large number of gold bullion. Further, the shape of the protrusion 67 is not limited to these, and may be, for example, a simulated representation of a television or movie character.

  An upper substrate mounting member 68 is provided at the upper front end of the storage member 52 (see FIG. 2). The upper substrate mounting member 68 is formed in a flat plate shape, and has a folded portion 68a whose one end is folded downward. A first LED substrate 70 having a first LED group 69 in which a plurality of LEDs are arranged in parallel is attached to the folded portion 68 a of the upper substrate attachment member 68.

  Further, a lower substrate mounting member 71 is provided at the lower front end portion of the storage member 52. Similar to the upper substrate mounting member 68, the lower substrate mounting member 71 is formed in a flat plate shape and has a folded portion 71a whose one end is folded upward. A second LED substrate 73 having a second LED group 72 in which a plurality of LEDs are arranged in parallel is attached to the folded portion 71 a of the lower substrate attachment member 71.

  The first LED substrate 70 is mounted on the folded portion 68a of the upper substrate mounting member 68, so that the mounting surface thereof is disposed downward (see FIG. 5). Thereby, the irradiation direction of the first LED group 69 of the first LED substrate 70 is downward, and the surface of the rotating reels 4, 5, 6, that is, the surface on which the projection 67 of the reflecting member 65 is formed is irradiated from above. Become.

  On the other hand, the second LED substrate 73 is mounted on the folded portion 71a of the lower substrate mounting member 71 so that the mounting surface thereof is directed upward (see FIG. 5). Thereby, the irradiation direction of the second LED group 72 of the second LED substrate 73 is upward, and the surface of the rotating reels 4, 5, 6, that is, the surface on which the projection 67 of the reflecting member 65 is formed is irradiated from below. Become.

  According to the above configuration, as shown in FIG. 10, the light emitted from the first LED group 69 of the first LED board 70 and the second LED group 72 of the second LED board 73 toward the rotating reels 4, 5, 6 is rotated. The light is reflected by the surface of the reflecting member 65 arranged inside the reels 4, 5, 6, and the reflected light is visually recognized by the player H through the transparent films 54, 55, 56 and the display window 3. Further, light entering from the outside of the gaming machine through the display window 3 (for example, the illumination L of the pachinko hall) is reflected by the surface of the reflecting member 65, and the reflected light is visually recognized by the player H. Since the projection 67 is formed on the surface of the reflecting member 65 and the light is reflected by the uneven portion of the projection 67 and visually recognized by the player H, the player H can be provided with interest and beauty.

  Next, an outline of the overall operation of the gaming machine will be described.

  When a player inserts a bill into the ball lending machine and operates the ball lending button 16, the CPU 31 outputs a control signal to the game ball storage device 43. The game ball storage device 43 sends out a predetermined number of game balls to the upper tray 12 based on this control signal.

  When a predetermined number of game balls are stored in the upper tray 12, the CPU 31 outputs a control signal to the display control circuit 46 to light the LED of the bet button 13. As a result, the player is made aware that the bet button 13 can be operated.

  When the bet button 13 is operated by the player, this operation signal is transmitted to the CPU 31. The CPU 31 outputs a control signal to the display control circuit 46 and turns on the LED of the start button 14. As a result, the player is made aware that the start button 14 can be operated.

  When the start button 14 is operated by the player, this operation signal is transmitted to the CPU 31. The CPU 31 outputs a drive signal to the motor drive circuit 38, and the motor drive circuit 38 outputs a drive pulse signal to the stepping motor 35 corresponding to each of the rotating reels 4, 5, 6 by this drive signal. The stepping motor 35 is rotationally driven by this drive pulse signal. By driving the stepping motor 35, the rotary reels 4, 5, and 6 are rotated.

  When the player operates the start button 14, a lottery is performed by the CPU 31, and it is determined whether or not this game is won. For example, the CPU 31 causes a sampling device (not shown) to sample a random number generated by a random number generator (not shown), and compares the sampled numerical value with the contents of a table (not shown) stored in the ROM 32. To determine whether or not this game is a prize.

  At this time, the display control circuit 46 displays a series of moving images with various effects on the display screen of the first display unit 2. These series of moving images include various kinds of effects such as, for example, a television animation character appearing and making a predetermined movement. A series of moving images displayed on the display screen of the first display unit 2 is prepared in a plurality of types in the video ROM of the display control circuit 46, and a prize is determined depending on which type of moving image is displayed. The reliability of whether or not is predictable to the player.

  When the rotary reels 4, 5, and 6 are rotated, the CPU 31 outputs a control signal to the display control circuit 46 when the rotational speeds of the rotary reels 4, 5, and 6 become constant, and each stop button. The LEDs 18, 19, 20 are turned on. Thus, the player is made aware that the stop buttons 18, 19, and 20 can be operated.

  When the player operates the stop buttons 18, 19, 20 respectively, these operation signals are transmitted to the CPU 31, respectively. When the operation signal is input, the CPU 31 outputs a stop signal to the motor drive circuit 38. As a result, the motor drive circuit 38 stops the stepping motors 35, 36, and 37 corresponding to the rotary reels 4, 5, and 6, respectively, at a predetermined deceleration rate, thereby stopping the rotary reels 4, 5, and 6, respectively. Is done.

  In actual stop control, the result of the lottery is reflected. That is, when winning is selected by the lottery, the three rotary reels 4, 5, 6 are arranged so that the symbols are arranged in a predetermined combination regardless of the operation timing of the stop buttons 18, 19, 20 by the player. Stop. On the other hand, if the winning is not selected by the lottery (in the case of so-called “out”), the operation timing of the stop buttons 18, 19, and 20 by the player is a timing at which the symbols are arranged in a predetermined combination. The rotary reels 4, 5, and 6 are shifted and stopped.

  When winning is selected, the CPU 31 outputs a control signal to the payout device 44. Thereby, the payout device 44 sends out a predetermined number of game balls according to the winning mode to the upper tray 12 or the lower tray 21.

  In the present embodiment, during the above operation, as shown in FIG. 10, the surface of the reflecting member 65 reflects the light emitted from the first and second LED groups 69 and 72, and the reflected state is rotated. It is visually recognized by the player through the transparent films 54, 55, 56 attached to the reels 4, 5, 6 and the display window 3. Thereby, an interest and an aesthetics can be made to a player.

  The transparent film 54, 55, 56 has a pattern drawn on it, but since the rotary reels 4, 5, 6 are rotated, it can be visually recognized so that a plurality of patterns overlap each other in the vertical direction. The surface of the reflecting member 65 located in the direction is more effectively visually recognized. When the rotating reels 4, 5, 6 are rotated, the light drawn from the outside is blocked by the symbols drawn on the rotating reels 4, 5, 6, and the light reflection mode of the reflecting member 65 also changes. For example, the surface of the reflecting member 65 is rolled and visually recognized.

  Since the surface of the reflecting member 65 is formed in a predetermined three-dimensional shape (for example, a game ball), the player can be reminded of an image that allows a player to acquire a large number of game balls, and the rotary reels 4 and 5 , 6 is viewed as if the three-dimensional shape emerges behind the rotating reels 4, 5 and 6 so that the gaming machine itself has a large number of game balls. You can recall the image. Therefore, it is possible to give a higher feeling to the player. Further, if the surface of the reflecting member 65 is formed in a three-dimensional shape representing, for example, a gold bullion, it is possible to remind the player that an image can be obtained with a large number of gold bullion. A feeling of uplifting can be given.

  The display control circuit 46 may highlight the three-dimensional shape of the reflecting member 65 more effectively by blinking the first and second LED groups 69 and 72. For example, as shown in FIG. 11A, the first and second LED groups 69 and 72 may be turned on and off at the same timing to blink, or as shown in FIG. In addition, the second LED groups 69 and 72 may be alternately turned on and off to blink. Moreover, you may blink at random timing. Alternatively, as shown in FIG. 11C, the first LED group 69 may be always turned on, and the second LED group 72 may be turned on and off, or the reverse on and off operations may be performed.

  Further, the blinking timing may be varied during the game and at the time of winning a prize. For example, as shown in FIG. 11 (d), the first and second LED groups 69 and 72 may both be turned on during normal game progress, and blinked simultaneously or alternately at predetermined time intervals when winning a prize. Good. Further, the time interval for blinking may be changed while the game is in progress or when winning a prize. For example, the flashing time interval is relatively long while the game is in progress, and the flashing time interval is shortened when winning.

  Further, when the first or second LED group 69, 72 is composed of 15 LEDs, for example, 5 LEDs are grouped into 1 group, and 15 LEDs are divided into 3 groups, and each group has a predetermined value. You may turn on in order at the time interval of. In this case, the group may include five LEDs arranged side by side as one group, or may include five LEDs arranged apart from each other as one group.

  Furthermore, in the said embodiment, although 1st and 2nd LED group 69,72 was arranged in parallel by the horizontal direction vicinity of the upper side of the display window 3, and lower side vicinity, it replaces with this structure and is the vicinity of the left side of the display window 3. And it may be juxtaposed in the vertical direction in the vicinity of the right side. The LED group arranged in the vertical direction in the vicinity of the left side of the display window 3 mainly irradiates the surface of the reflecting member 65 of the rotary reel 4, and the LED group arranged in the vertical direction in the vicinity of the right side of the display window 3 The surface of the reflecting member 65 of the rotary reel 6 is mainly irradiated.

  The LED groups arranged in the vertical direction may be arranged together with the first and second LED groups 69 and 72 described above, and various effects can be obtained by appropriately combining the lighting timings of these LED groups. can do. For example, the LED groups arranged in parallel in the vertical direction and the first and second LED groups 69 and 72 may be turned on alternately, and the display window 3 is rotated clockwise such as the upper side, the right side, the lower side, and the left side. You may make it light up in order.

  Of course, the scope of the present invention is not limited to the embodiment described above. For example, in the present embodiment, the reflecting member 65 is fixed by the support plate 53, but instead of this configuration, for example, the reflecting member 65 is provided so as to swing at a predetermined angle in the vertical direction. Also good. According to this configuration, when the rotary reels 4, 5, and 6 are rotated and the symbols overlap each other during the game, the reflecting member 65 swings in the vertical direction behind the symbols so that there is more stereoscopic effect. Production can be performed.

  In addition, the configuration of the front panel of the main body 1 of the gaming machine according to the above embodiment is not limited to the configuration described above.

  Further, the first or second LED group 69, 72 described above may be configured with a single emission color or different emission colors. Further, the light emission color may be different for each group described above.

It is a schematic front view of the Parrot (registered trademark) gaming machine according to the gaming machine of the present invention. It is a perspective view of the reel unit which stores a rotation reel. It is a figure which shows the electrical structure of a game machine. It is a front view of a reel unit. It is an AA arrow line view in FIG. It is an exploded view of a reel unit. It is a figure which shows the design drawn on a transparent film. It is a perspective view which shows the modification of the processus | protrusion of a reflection member. It is sectional drawing which shows the modification of the processus | protrusion of a reflection member. It is a figure for demonstrating irradiation of each LED group. It is a figure for demonstrating the display mode of a 1st and 2nd LED group.

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DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Main body 3 Display window 4, 5 and 6 rotation reel 13 Bet button 14 Start button 18, 19, 20 Stop button 30 Control part 31 CPU
35, 36, 37 Stepping motor 46 Display control circuit 54, 55, 56 Reflective member 65 Reflective member 67 Protrusion 69 First LED group 72 Second LED

Claims (6)

A main body formed with a display window;
A reel member rotatably provided in the main body and behind the display window;
A transparent film provided on the reel member and having a plurality of types of patterns drawn on the surface;
A reflective member that is provided inside the reel member and faces the display window and reflects incident light;
A gaming machine, characterized in that is provided.   The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of predetermined three-dimensional shapes are formed on a surface of the reflecting member.   The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein a surface of the reflecting member has a curved surface that is substantially the same as an outer periphery of the reel member. An irradiating means for irradiating light toward the surface of the reflecting member provided inside the main body;
The game machine according to any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising: a light control unit that controls an irradiation timing of light emitted from the irradiation unit.   The gaming machine according to claim 4, wherein the irradiating means is disposed at the rear and upper sides of the display window.   The gaming machine according to claim 4 or 5, wherein the light control means irradiates light from the irradiating means with different irradiation timings at a time of winning and a game other than at the time of winning.

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