JP2007260444A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To more compactly dispose reels and a circuit board. <P>SOLUTION: A subordinate reel relay board 50a is attached to a downward inclined face 91a formed at the upper part on the opposite side (the back side) of an opening of a reel case 91 in which reels 25L, 25C and 25R are stored, and a main reel relay board 40a is attached to an upward inclined face 91b formed at the lower part. The subordinate reel relay board 50a relays electric signals of a subordinate board disposed above a reel unit 90 and the respective reels 25, and the main reel relay board 40a relays electric signals of a main control board disposed below the reel unit 90 and the respective reels 25. By disposing the boards in this way, spaces formed above and below the back side of the cylindrical reels 25 can be effectively utilized, and as a result, the reels 25 and the boards can be more compactly disposed. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine.

Conventionally, as this type of gaming machine, a slot machine using a gaming ball used in a pachinko machine or the like as a gaming medium has been proposed (for example, see Patent Document 1). In this slot machine, a game ball is used instead of a medal, so that it can be installed on an existing pachinko island and equipment (jet counter) for counting game media is unified.
JP 2003-290431 A

  However, in such a slot machine, a reel larger than a reel included in a normal pachinko machine is often used, and the depth of the game table tends to increase accordingly. On the other hand, considering the installation on the existing pachinko island, it is necessary to keep the slot machine using game balls to the same depth as the pachinko machine. Therefore, it is desirable to arrange various circuit boards more compactly when arranging various circuit boards on the back side of the game table. However, since such a reel is substantially cylindrical, a wasteful space is likely to be generated. Further, in such a slot machine, it is desirable to arrange various circuit boards so as to be visible in order to prevent the use of so-called “illegal ROM”.

  One of the objects of the gaming machine of the present invention is to arrange reels and circuit boards more compactly. Furthermore, it is an object of the gaming machine of the present invention to arrange the circuit board so as to be visible.

  The gaming machine of the present invention adopts the following means in order to achieve at least a part of the above-described object.

Means 1. The gaming machine of the present invention is
A gaming machine comprising at least one reel formed in a substantially cylindrical shape and having a plurality of symbols arranged on an outer peripheral surface, and at least one circuit board, and performing a predetermined game using the reel by inserting a game ball There,
The reel is arranged so that the symbol is rotated and displayed at a predetermined position on the front side of the gaming machine, and the outer peripheral surface of the reel that protrudes to the back side of the gaming machine, and the virtual horizontal surface on the upper side or the lower side of the reel A gaming machine, wherein at least one of the circuit boards is arranged in a predetermined space surrounded by a virtual vertical plane on the back side of the reel.

  In this gaming machine, the circuit board is arranged in a predetermined space surrounded by the outer peripheral surface of the reel protruding to the back side of the gaming machine, the virtual horizontal surface on the upper and lower sides of the reel, and the virtual vertical surface on the back side of the reel. Therefore, the circuit board can be arranged by effectively utilizing the predetermined space generated by the substantially cylindrical reel.

  Mean 2. The gaming machine according to means 1, wherein the gaming machine moves along a virtual inclined surface that descends from the virtual horizontal plane on the upper side of the reel to the virtual vertical plane or a virtual inclined surface that rises from the virtual horizontal plane on the lower side of the reel to the virtual vertical plane. A gaming machine comprising at least one circuit board. If it carries out like this, a predetermined space can be utilized more effectively by arrange | positioning a circuit board along an inclined surface, and it can arrange | position so that a circuit board can be visually recognized.

  Means 3. 3. A gaming machine according to means 1 or 2, wherein the circuit board is arranged so that an electronic component surface of the circuit board is opposite to the reel. If it carries out like this, the electronic component surface of a circuit board can be made visible easily.

  Means 4. 4. A gaming machine according to any one of means 1 to 3, further comprising a reel case that houses a reel that protrudes to a rear side of the gaming machine, and the circuit board is attached to the reel case so as to be disposed in the predetermined space. A gaming machine characterized by In this way, the circuit board can be attached to the reel case.

  Means 5. 5. A gaming machine according to any one of means 1 to 4, wherein a control board for controlling the operation of the reel and a relay board for relaying electrical signals from the reel are arranged in the predetermined space. If it carries out like this, the relay board | substrate which relays the electrical signal with a reel can be arrange | positioned in a predetermined space. As a result, the electrical wiring between the relay board and the reel can be further shortened.

  Means 6. The gaming machine according to claim 5, wherein a first control board that is disposed above the reel and controls the operation of the reel and a first relay board that relays an electrical signal between the reel and the outer peripheral surface of the reel And an electrical signal between the reel and a second control board disposed below the reel and controlling the operation of the reel, and disposed in a predetermined upper space surrounded by the virtual horizontal plane above the reel and the virtual vertical plane. A gaming machine, wherein a second relay board for relaying a relay is disposed in a predetermined lower space surrounded by an outer peripheral surface of the reel, a virtual horizontal surface below the reel, and the virtual vertical surface. In this way, the relay board with the first control board placed above the reel is placed in the upper predetermined space, and the relay board with the second control board placed under the reel is placed in the lower predetermined space. Can be arranged. As a result, the electrical wiring between each control board and the relay board can be further shortened. Here, examples of the “first control board” and the “second control board” include a control board for controlling a backlight provided inside the reel and a control board for controlling a motor for rotationally driving the reel. Can do.

  Mean 7 The gaming machine according to means 6, wherein the first control board is disposed along a virtual horizontal plane on the upper side of the reel. In this way, the circuit board can be arranged using the space above the reel more effectively.

  Means 8. The gaming machine according to claim 7, wherein the first control board is arranged along a virtual horizontal plane on the upper side of the reel so as to be located on a front side of the gaming machine with respect to a virtual vertical plane of the reel. To play. In this way, the first control board can be accommodated on the front side of the virtual vertical surface on the rear side of the reel.

  Means 9. The gaming machine according to any one of means 1 to 8, further comprising: a ball storage unit that stores a game ball to be supplied to the gaming machine at an upper rear side of the gaming machine, and an outer peripheral surface of the reel and an upper side of the reel A gaming machine comprising a cover member that covers at least an upper side of a circuit board disposed in a predetermined upper space surrounded by a virtual horizontal plane and the virtual vertical plane. If it carries out like this, a circuit board can be protected from the game ball falling from a ball storage part.

  Means 10. The gaming machine according to means 9, wherein the cover member is a transparent member. If it carries out like this, a circuit board can be visually recognized also from the outer side of a cover member.

  Means 11. The gaming machine according to any one of means 1 to 10, wherein at least one of the circuit boards is arranged along a virtual horizontal plane on the upper and lower sides of the reel or a virtual vertical plane on the side of the reel. Gaming machine. In this way, the circuit board can be arranged by using the space on the upper and lower sides and the side surfaces (left and right sides) of the reel more effectively.

  Means 12. 12. The gaming machine according to claim 11, wherein the circuit is arranged along a virtual horizontal plane on the upper and lower sides of the reel or a virtual vertical plane on the side surface of the reel so as to be located closer to the front side of the gaming machine than the virtual vertical plane of the reel. A gaming machine characterized by arranging a board. In this way, the circuit board can be accommodated on the front side of the virtual vertical surface on the back side of the reel.

  Means 13. 13. A gaming machine according to any one of means 1 to 12, wherein the gaming machine is a slot machine using a game ball instead of a medal. In this way, the effects of means 1 to 12 can be obtained in the slot machine using game balls. The basic configuration of a slot machine that uses a game ball instead of this medal is to “determine and display an identification element after variably displaying an identification element string composed of a plurality of identification elements for identifying the gaming state according to the gaming state. The discriminating element starts to change due to the display means to be operated and the operation manual operation (for example, the operation lever), and the predetermined time has elapsed due to the operation of the stop operation means (for example, the stop button). Special game state generating means for generating a special game state advantageous to the player on the condition that the change of the identification element is stopped by the above, and the definite identification element at the time of the stop is a specific identification element, as a game medium A game ball is used and a predetermined number of game balls are required at the start of variation of the identification element, and many game balls are paid out when a special game state occurs. Cormorant configured mention may be made of the gaming machine "comprising. Such gaming machines include a special gaming state (a big hit state) that is advantageous to a player who can acquire at least a large number of gaming balls, and a normal gaming state that is disadvantageous to a player who consumes the gaming balls. There may be different types of gaming states.

  Means 14. A gaming machine according to any one of means 1 to 12, wherein the gaming machine is a pachinko machine. If it carries out like this, the effect of the means 1-12 will be obtained in a pachinko machine.

  Next, the best mode for carrying out the present invention will be described using examples.

  1 is a perspective view showing an appearance of a slot machine 20 as an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a front view of the slot machine 20, and FIG. 3 shows a front door 22 and an inner frame 21b of the slot machine 20. FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing an electrical connection relationship of the slot machine 20. As shown in FIG. 1, the slot machine 20 according to the embodiment includes a gaming machine frame 21 and a front door 22 that is rotatably attached to the gaming machine frame 21 with the left side as a rotation axis.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the front door 22 has production lamps 23 a to 23 c provided at the top, speakers 24 a and 24 b that emit sound effects as the game progresses, Display windows 26 for displaying the reels 25L, 25C, and 25R that rotate and stop at the same time, bet lamps 27a and 27b that are arranged on both sides of the display window 26 and indicate the effective line according to the number of bets, a 1-bet button, a settlement button, and the like An operation panel 28 for displaying the number of winning balls, the number of games, etc., an upper tray cover 29 provided below the operation panel 28 and covering the front surface of the upper tray 29a, and a left portion of the upper tray cover 29. A MAX bet button 30 for betting the maximum number of bets (3 bets in the embodiment), and a reel 25L which is provided on the front surface of the upper tray cover 29 and rotates. When stop buttons 31L, 31C, 31R for instructing to stop 5C, 25R and a start lever 32 provided at the lower left of the upper tray cover 29 are provided, when the 1-bet button or the MAX-bet button 30 on the operation panel 28 is pressed. A predetermined number of game balls stored in the upper tray 29a are taken in according to the number of bets (in the embodiment, 5/1 bet), and when the start lever 32 is operated, the reels 25L, 25C, 25R rotate, As the stop buttons 31L, 31C, 31R are pressed, the reels 25L, 25C, 25R stop, paying out a prize ball or starting a special game such as a big bonus or a regular bonus according to the stop pattern.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the gaming machine frame 21 includes an outer frame 21a that is a rectangular wooden frame fixed to a pachinko island, and a left side plate of the outer frame 21a that is formed so as to fit into the frame of the outer frame 21a. And an inner frame 21b that is attached to be freely opened and closed via a hinge. The inner frame 21b is formed slightly below the middle stage and stores an upper receiving tray 29a for storing game balls, and the lower receiving tray 33 is formed below the upper receiving tray 29a and the gaming balls are paid out when the upper receiving tray 29a is full. Etc.

  The slot machine 20 is functionally configured around a main control board 40 as shown in FIG. The main control board 40 is configured as a microcomputer centering on a CPU (not shown). From the upper tray 29a according to an input signal from the bet switch 41 interlocked with the 1 bet button or the MAX bet button 30 on the operation panel 28. A drive signal is output to the take-in device 42 for taking in the game ball, and input signals from the start switch 43 linked to the start lever 32 and the stop switches 44L, 44C, 44R linked to the stop buttons 31L, 31C, 31R, etc. In response, drive signals are output to the reel motors 45L, 45C, 45R attached to the reels 25L, 25C, 25R. The main control board 40 receives detection signals from reel sensors 46R, 46C, and 46L for detecting the rotational positions of the reels 25L, 25C, and 25R, and determines the rotational positions of the reels 25L, 25C, and 25R. It can be done. Here, the output of drive signals to the reel motors 45L, 45C, 45R and the input of detection signals from the reel sensors 46R, 46C, 46L are performed via the main-reel relay board 40a.

  The sub-control board 50 is configured as a microcomputer centering on a CPU (not shown). The sub-control board 50 is provided inside the reels 25L, 25C, and 25R in response to a control signal from the main control board 40 and the like on the display window 26. A control signal is output to the backlight 47, speakers 24a and 24b, various lamps and the like that can irradiate the displayed upper, middle, and lower symbols from the inside. Here, the output of the control signal to the backlight 47 is performed via the sub-reel relay board 50a. The power supply board 60 performs power ON / OFF, reset, and the like according to input signals from the power switch 61 and the reset switch 62, and transforms power supplied from a power supply (not shown) into a predetermined voltage, thereby changing the main control board 40. Etc. The payout control board 70 is configured as a microcomputer centered on the CPU, and game balls are placed on the upper tray 29a and the lower tray 33 in accordance with control signals from the main control board 40 and input signals from the ball lending switch 71. A drive signal is output to the payout device 73 so as to pay out. The slot machine 20 includes an interface board with an external device as other circuit boards, but the illustration is omitted.

  Next, the arrangement of the substrates and the like on the back side of the slot machine 20 thus configured will be described. 5 is a rear view showing the rear surface of the slot machine 20, and FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA in FIG. On the back surface of the slot machine 20, as shown in the drawing, a supply ball storage tank 80 for storing game balls to be supplied to the slot machine 20 is disposed at the upper part, and a supply ball passage 81 is provided from the supply ball storage tank 80 in the center on the right side. A payout device 73 to which game balls are supplied is disposed, and a reel unit 90 is disposed substantially at the center. As shown in the figure, the sub-control board 50 and the power supply board 60 are placed on the front side of the slot machine 20 from the rear side of the reel unit 90, as shown in the drawing. The reel unit 90 is arranged so that the rear surface of the reel unit 90 is positioned on the rearmost side of the entire slot machine 20 (see FIG. 6). In the downward direction of the reel unit 90, the main control board 40 is disposed on the left side, and the payout control board 70 is disposed on the right side so that the board surface is substantially horizontal with respect to the back surface of the slot machine 20.

  FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing the outer appearance of the reel unit 90. As shown in the figure, the reel unit 90 includes cylindrical reels 25L, 25C, and 25R and a reel case 91 that stores each reel 25. The reel case 91 is formed in a substantially box shape having an opening on one side, has a downward inclined surface 91a on the upper side opposite to the opening (back side), has an upward inclined surface 91b on the lower side, and is inclined downward The sub-reel relay board 50a is attached to the outer side of the surface 91a, and the main-reel relay board 40a is attached to the outer side of the upward inclined surface 91b. As described above, the sub-reel relay board 50a and the main-reel relay board 40a are attached to the downward inclined surface 91a and the upward inclined surface 91b of the reel case 91, so that they are generated at the upper and lower portions of the rear side of each cylindrical reel 25. Space can be used effectively. Further, as described above, since the sub control board 50 is arranged along the upper surface of the reel unit 90 and the main control board 40 is arranged on the lower left side of the reel unit 90, the sub control board 50 and the sub-reel relay are arranged. The electrical wiring between the board 50a and the electrical wiring between the main control board 40 and the main-reel relay board 40a can be made shorter. Such a reel unit 90 is arranged so that symbols arranged on each reel 25 exposed at the opening of the reel case 91 are displayed on the display window 26 of the front door 22.

  The sub control board 50 and the reel unit 90 are covered with a transparent protective member 95. Thereby, the sub control board 50 and the sub-reel relay board 50a can be protected from the game balls accidentally falling from the supply ball storage tank 80, and the sub control board 50 and the sub-reel are also provided from the outside of the protective member 95. The relay board 50a and the like can be visually recognized.

  According to the slot machine 20 of the embodiment described above, the sub-reel relay board 50a is provided on the outer side of the downward inclined surface 91a formed on the rear side upper part of the reel case 91 of the reel unit 90 protruding to the back side of the slot machine 20. The main-reel relay board 40a can be attached to the outside of the upward inclined surface 91b formed in the lower part on the back side of the reel case 91. Therefore, it is possible to effectively utilize the space generated in the upper and lower portions on the back side of each cylindrical reel 25 and to arrange the sub-reel relay board 50a and the main-reel relay board 40a so as to be visible. Further, since the sub control board 50 is arranged along the upper surface of the reel unit 90 and the main control board 40 is arranged on the lower left side of the reel unit 90, the electric wiring between the sub control board 50 and the sub-reel relay board 50a is arranged. In addition, the electrical wiring between the main control board 40 and the main-reel relay board 40a can be further shortened.

  Further, according to the slot machine 20 of the embodiment, since the sub control board 50 and the reel unit 90 are covered with the protection member 95, the sub control board 50 and the sub-reel relay from the game ball accidentally dropped from the supply ball storage tank 80. The substrate 50a can be protected. Further, since the protection member 95 is transparent, the sub control board 50 and the sub-reel relay board 50a can be visually recognized even from the outside of the protection member 95.

  Here, in the slot machine 20 of the embodiment, the sub control board 50 corresponds to the first control board, the sub-reel relay board 50a corresponds to the first relay board, and the main control board 40 performs the second control. The main-reel relay board 40a corresponds to the second relay board, the supply ball storage tank 80 corresponds to the ball storage section, and the protection member 95 corresponds to the cover member.

  In the slot machine 20 of the embodiment, the sub-reel relay board 50a is attached to the outside of the downward inclined surface 91a formed at the upper part of the rear side of the reel case 91, and the upward inclined surface 91b formed at the lower part of the rear side of the reel case 91 is attached. Although the main-reel relay board 40a is attached to the outside, the effect that each board can be arranged so as to be visible is inferior, but each board is attached to the inside of the descending inclined surface 91a and the ascending inclined surface 91b. It doesn't matter. In addition, since it is only necessary to be disposed along an inclined surface corresponding to the downward inclined surface 91a and the upward inclined surface 91b, the reel case 91 is provided with the downward inclined surface 91a and the upward inclined surface 91b without the downward inclined surface 91a. The sub-reel relay board 50a and the main-reel relay board 40a may be attached to positions corresponding to the inclined surface 91a and the upward inclined surface 91b. Further, it is not always necessary to attach each board to the reel case 91. For example, the sub-reel relay board 50a and the main-reel relay board 40a are installed on the board case formed integrally with the protective member 95, and these are inclined downward. You may make it arrange | position in the position corresponded to the surface 91a or the upward inclined surface 91b.

  In the slot machine 20 of the embodiment, the sub-reel relay board 50a is attached to the downward inclined surface 91a of the reel case 91, and the main-reel relay board 40a is attached to the upward inclined surface 91b. Even if it is not arranged along the surface 91 b, the sub-reel relay is performed in a space surrounded by the outer peripheral surface of each reel 25, the upper or lower virtual horizontal surface of each reel 25, and the virtual vertical surface on the rear side of each reel 25. Any substrate may be used as long as the substrate 50a and the main-reel relay substrate 40a are disposed. For example, the substrate surface may be disposed in such a space so that the substrate surface is substantially horizontal with respect to the back surface of the slot machine 20. In particular, in the case where the reel 25 is disposed in a space generated in the lower portion on the back side (in the embodiment, the upward inclined surface 91b of the reel case 91), the substrate surface is substantially horizontal with respect to the back surface of the slot machine 20. By arrange | positioning to, the board | substrate which has been arrange | positioned can be visually recognized more easily.

  In the slot machine 20 of the embodiment, the sub-reel relay board 50a is attached to the descending inclined surface 91a formed on the upper rear side of the reel case 91, and the main inclined surface 91b formed on the lower rear side of the reel case 91 is main- Although the reel relay substrate 40a is attached, any substrate may be disposed on the descending inclined surface 91a or the ascending inclined surface 91b, and other substrates may of course be disposed. is there. In this case, if it arrange | positions so that an electronic component surface may become an outer side, the electronic component surface of each board | substrate can be visually recognized easily.

  In the slot machine 20 of the embodiment, the protective member 95 that covers the sub-control board 50 and the reel unit 90 is a transparent member, but it is not necessarily required to be a transparent member. Further, such a protective member 95 may be omitted.

  In the embodiment, the slot machine 20 using a game ball as a game medium has been described as an example. However, a predetermined game using a reel is performed by inserting a game ball with at least one reel and at least one circuit board. It may be a gaming machine and can be applied to, for example, a pachinko machine.

  The best mode for carrying out the present invention has been described with reference to the embodiments. However, the present invention is not limited to these embodiments, and various modifications can be made without departing from the gist of the present invention. Of course, it can be implemented in the form.

The perspective view which shows the external appearance of the slot machine 20 which is one Example of this invention. The front view of the slot machine 20. FIG. The perspective view of the state which opened the front door 22 and the inner frame 21b of the slot machine 20. FIG. The block diagram which shows the electrical connection relation of the slot machine. The rear view which shows the back surface of the slot machine 20. FIG. AA sectional drawing of FIG. The perspective view which shows the external appearance of the reel unit 90. FIG.

Explanation of symbols

  20 slot machine, 21 gaming machine frame, 21a outer frame, 21b inner frame, 22 front door, 23a-23c effect lamp, 24a, 24b speaker, 25L, 25C, 25R reel, 26 display window, 27a, 27b bet lamp, 28 Operation panel, 29 Upper tray cover, 29a Upper tray, 30 MAX bet button, 31L, 31C, 31R Stop button, 32 Start lever, 33 Lower tray, 40 Main control board, 40a Main-reel relay board, 41 Bet switch, 42 Take-in device, 43 start switch, 44L, 44C, 44R stop switch, 45L, 45C, 45R reel motor, 46L, 46C, 46R reel sensor, 47 backlight, 50 sub-control board, 50a sub-reel relay board, 60 power supply Board, 61 Power switch 62 reset switch, 70 dispensing control board, 71 ball lending switch, 73 payout device, 80 supply ball storage tank, 81 supply ball passage, 90 reel, 91 reels case, 91a down the inclined surface, 91b upward inclined surface.

Claims (5)

A gaming machine comprising at least one reel formed in a substantially cylindrical shape and having a plurality of symbols arranged on an outer peripheral surface, and at least one circuit board, and performing a predetermined game using the reel by inserting a game ball There,
The reel is arranged so that the symbol is rotated and displayed at a predetermined position on the front side of the gaming machine, and the outer peripheral surface of the reel that protrudes to the back side of the gaming machine, and the virtual horizontal surface on the upper side or the lower side of the reel A gaming machine, wherein at least one of the circuit boards is arranged in a predetermined space surrounded by a virtual vertical plane on the back side of the reel.   2. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein a virtual inclined surface descending from the upper virtual horizontal plane of the reel to the virtual vertical plane or a virtual inclined plane extending from the lower virtual horizontal plane of the reel to the virtual vertical plane. A gaming machine comprising at least one of the circuit boards.   3. A gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein a control board for controlling the operation of the reel and a relay board for relaying an electrical signal between the reels are arranged in the predetermined space.   4. The gaming machine according to claim 3, wherein a first control board that is disposed above the reel and controls an operation of the reel and a first relay board that relays an electric signal between the reel and the outer periphery of the reel. An electric power between the reel and a second control board disposed below the reel and controlling the operation of the reel, disposed in a predetermined upper space surrounded by a surface, a virtual horizontal surface above the reel, and the virtual vertical surface. A gaming machine, wherein a second relay board for relaying a signal is arranged in a predetermined lower space surrounded by an outer peripheral surface of the reel, a virtual horizontal surface below the reel, and the virtual vertical surface. A gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 to 4,
A ball storage section for storing game balls to be replenished to the gaming machine is provided on the upper back side of the gaming machine,
A gaming machine comprising a cover member that covers at least the upper side of a circuit board disposed in a predetermined upper space surrounded by the outer peripheral surface of the reel, the virtual horizontal surface above the reel, and the virtual vertical surface.

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