JP2008237514A - Pattern display device and drum type game machine provided with the same - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a pattern display device capable of displaying patterns in a short time with little degradation over time, and a drum type game machine. <P>SOLUTION: The pattern display device 50 arranged at the front of the reels 10a, 10b and 10c of a slot machine 1 includes a housing part 52 for anteroposteriorly piling up and storing display plates 51a where the patterns are plotted, a support gate mechanism part 55a for supporting the display plates inside the housing part and selectively dropping them, and a guide part 53a for guiding the dropped display plate to a prescribed display position. A pair of upper and lower patterns are successively displayed given priority over the reel 10a behind by the display plates dropped to the respective display positions, and all the display plates at the display positions are recovered to the housing part by a one-way operation by a recovery mechanism part 54a. By such a configuration, the patterns given priority over the reel are variably displayed in a short time. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a pattern display device that displays a pattern or the like by using a display board held at a display position, and a revolving game machine including the pattern display device.

  Conventionally, a spinning machine such as a slot machine is equipped with a plurality of rotatable reels (cylinders) in which a plurality of kinds of symbols are arranged on a cylindrical outer peripheral surface, and each reel is rotated and displayed in a variable manner. The game that decides the victory or defeat by the combination of symbols is offered to the player.

  For example, in a slot machine, the rotation and stop of the reels are controlled by the player's operation, and the winning is established when the symbols displayed by the stopped reels are displayed in a predetermined manner, for example, the same type is displayed in a line. The number of medals corresponding to the type of the symbol (winning) is paid out to the player as a payout. In addition, if the player establishes a special prize on the premise of an internal lottery of the slot machine, the player can also obtain a so-called bonus game in which the subsequent game can be performed under conditions more advantageous than usual.

  Such slot machines are proposed and equipped with various types of display devices for game production. Among them, for example, a leaf-type display device rotatably supports a plurality of display plates on the outer periphery of a drum that is driven to rotate, and an upper display plate of a pair of upper and lower display plates constituting a display surface is used as a stopper at a display position. By stopping the drum at an arbitrary position in the locked state, the pattern is variably displayed on the pair of upper and lower display plates positioned at the display position (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

JP-A-8-112400

  However, the above-described conventional leaf type display device has a problem that it takes some time to display the selected pattern because the display plate is locked at the display position by rotating the drum. Further, the end of the display plate and the stopper are always rubbed due to the rotation of the drum, and there are cases where the pattern becomes thin or the locking state becomes worse.

  The present invention has been made in view of these conventional problems, and can display a pattern in a short time, and is suitable for long-term use, and a spinning-type game equipped with such a pattern display apparatus The purpose is to provide a machine.

  Hereinafter, effective means and operations of the present invention for solving the above-described problems will be described.

  Means 1 is a pattern display device, and can accommodate a plurality of rectangular card-shaped display plates having a pattern on the front surface in a front-back direction, and supports the lower edge of the display plate. And a support gate mechanism that releases the support state of the display plate stored in the storage position arbitrarily selected in the storage portion and drops the display plate to the display position while being stored in the storage portion, A guide part for loosely inserting a side edge portion of the display plate falling from each storage position to guide and hold the display plate to the display position, and a protruding piece protruding from the side edge portion of the display plate are supported. And a recovery mechanism that lifts and stores the display plate held at the display position to the storage position.

  According to the picture display device of means 1, the selected display board is dropped to the display position, and the pictures are sequentially displayed on the front surface thereof. Further, the collection mechanism unit accommodates all the display plates in the display position in a predetermined accommodation position of the accommodation unit. As a result, the pattern can be variably displayed in a short time, and the display cycle can be accelerated.

  Means 2 is a pattern display device, and a storage section that can store a plurality of rectangular card-shaped display boards having a pattern on the front face in the front-rear direction, and supports the lower edge of the display board Then, the display unit is accommodated in the accommodation unit, and the support state of the display plate accommodated in the arbitrarily selected accommodation position in the accommodation unit is released to form a pair of upper and lower display surfaces having different heights depending on the display plate. The support gate mechanism that drops to the first display position or the second display position and the side edge of the display plate that drops from each of the storage positions are loosely inserted, and the display plate is determined in advance according to each storage position. A guide portion that guides and holds the first display position or the second display position, and a protruding piece that protrudes from a side edge of the display plate, and supports at least the first display position or the second display position. Table held in any position And a collecting mechanism for accommodating and pumped the plate to the stowed position.

  According to the picture display device of the means 2, the selected display board is dropped to the first display position and the second display position, and the picture is formed and displayed sequentially by a pair of upper and lower display surfaces composed of the front surfaces thereof. Further, the collection mechanism unit accommodates the display plate at the first display position or the second display position in a predetermined accommodation position of the accommodation unit. As a result, the pattern can be variably displayed in a short time, and the display cycle can be accelerated.

  Means 3 is a rotating game machine comprising a rotatable cylindrical reel having a pattern arranged on the outer peripheral surface, and the pattern display device of means 1 is connected to the pattern display position where the display board is held and the pattern display position. Arrange the positions of the symbols on the reels in the front-rear direction.

  According to the swivel type gaming machine of the means 3, the display board is dropped at a display position covering the front of the reel, so that the design of the display board is displayed in preference to the design of the reel. As a result, it is possible to display effects with various patterns linked to the reel pattern.

  Means 4 is a rotating game machine having a rotatable cylindrical reel having symbols arranged on the outer peripheral surface, and holds the picture display device of means 2 at the first display position and the second display position. The position of the display surface formed by the pair of upper and lower display plates is aligned with the position of the symbol by the reel in the front-rear direction.

  According to the rotating type gaming machine of the means 4, the display board is dropped to the first display position and the second display position covering the front of the reel, so that it is formed by a pair of upper and lower display boards in preference to the design of the reel. Display a picture. As a result, it is possible to display effects with various patterns linked to the reel pattern.

  As described above, according to the design display device of the present invention, the design can be displayed in a variable manner in a short time as compared with a conventional display device such as a leaf type display device, and the display cycle can be accelerated. In addition, according to the swivel-type game machine equipped with the picture display device, it is possible to display the design of the display board in preference to the design of the reel, thereby enabling the production display with various pictures linked to the design of the reel. Enhance the production effect.

  Hereinafter, a preferred embodiment of a slot machine 1 according to the present invention will be described taking a slot machine 1 as an example. Here, FIG. 1 is a front view showing the external structure of the front surface of the slot machine 1.

  In the slot machine 1, the front door 3 is locked so as to be openable and closable at a position that closes the front side opening of the box-shaped cabinet. A so-called front mask as a decorative board facing the player is formed on the front surface of the front door 3. An upper part of the front mask is provided with a liquid crystal display device 8 for displaying an animation image of a game character or the like and producing an internal announcement or winning. In addition, Fever lamps 5a, 5b, and 5c that produce a game by lighting and blinking light according to the progress of the game, and upper and lower and left and right speakers 6a, 6b, 7a, and 7b that produce a game by using musical sounds and sound effects are arranged. ing.

  A middle panel 9 made of a flat resin plate is provided in the middle portion of the front mask, and the inside of the housing 30 is inserted through a rectangular transparent display window 9a, 9b, 9c formed in the center of the middle panel 9. Three reels 10a, 10b, and 10c are visually observed. Each of the reels 10a, 10b, and 10c can be independently rotated, and three vertical and three horizontal rows of symbols (not shown) drawn on the respective peripheral surfaces are passed through the display windows 9a, 9b, and 9c. It has come to be visually observed. Further, an unillustrated pattern display device 50 (not shown) is installed on the back side of the display windows 9a, 9b, 9c.

  Below the middle panel 9 is formed a table-like console that slightly protrudes forward. The console includes a medal insertion unit 11 for inserting medals to bet on the game, a bet button 12 for instructing start of the game, a start lever 13 for instructing start of rotation of the reels 10a, 10b, and 10c, and each reel. Stop buttons 14a, 14b, 14c, etc. for instructing to stop rotation of 10a, 10b, 10c are arranged at predetermined positions, respectively.

  At the bottom of the front mask, a tray member 4 having a medal payout opening 16 for paying out medals at the time of winning or the like and a tray 4a for storing the paid-out medals is attached. In addition, speakers 17 a and 17 b that generate game effect sound effects are respectively disposed on the left and right positions on the tray member 4.

  In the slot machine 1, the game operation is controlled by a main control board (not shown) built in the cabinet. That is, the slot machine 1 enters a standby state when winning in the previous game and completing the payout of medals, or when a loss is confirmed in the previous game. In this state, when the bet button 12 is pressed by the player, a medal is bet on the game from the medal (credit) stored inside, and the game starts. When the start lever 13 is tilted in this game start state, the main control board rotates the reels 10a, 10b, and 10c all at once. At the same time, the lottery means performs a lottery (internal lottery) based on a random number value, determines a combination of symbols that can be drawn into the active line and can be controlled to stop, i.e., wins or loses. When any winning is won by this internal lottery, the result is set in a flag set in a predetermined storage area of the RAM.

  Next, the main control board sequentially stops the corresponding reels as the stop buttons 14a, 14b, and 14c are pressed. After the main control board detects that all the reels 10a, 10b, and 10c have stopped, the winning combination referred to by the above-described flag and the combination of symbols displayed on the active lines by the reels 10a, 10b, and 10c. It is determined whether or not the combination of symbols related to the winning prize matches. Then, when the symbols match in any active line, the winning is determined, and credits are added by the number of medals to be paid out. If the credit exceeds the upper limit as a result of the payout, the main control board drives the medal payout device and pays out the medals exceeding the upper limit of the credit from the medal payout outlet 16 to the tray 4a. .

  In this way, the player of the slot machine 1 loses the bet medals if the symbols displayed in a variable manner are not obtained by performing a game operation for rotating / stopping the reels 10a, 10b, 10c. By aligning, winning can be achieved and more medals than bet can be obtained, so that it is possible to enjoy a game with an interest of increasing medals by skill and luck.

  Next, an embodiment of the picture display device 50 provided in the slot machine 1 will be described. Here, FIG. 2 is a rear view when the portion of the front door 3 equipped with the pattern display device 50 is viewed from the back side. FIG. 3 is a vertical cross-sectional view when the portion shown in FIG. 2 is cut at a position where the reel 10a is installed.

  Referring to these drawings, the middle panel unit 9u having the middle panel 9 (see FIG. 1) disposed on the front surface and the picture display device 50 according to the present invention attached to the rear surface is fixed to a predetermined frame of the front door 3. Has been. As shown in FIG. 3, the reel device 10 in which the reels 10 a, 10 b, 10 c are arranged in the horizontal direction is fixed to a bracket 23 provided in the cabinet 2 of the slot machine 1. When the front door 3 is closed to the cabinet 2 side, it is arranged in front of the reel device 10.

  The pattern display device 50 includes a housing 52 capable of housing a plurality of display boards 51a (511a, 512a), a support gate mechanism that supports the display board 51a in the housing 52 and selectively drops the display board 51a. 55a, a guide part 53a for guiding the dropped display board 51a to a predetermined display position, and a recovery mechanism part 54a for recovering the display board 51a dropped to the display position to the original storage position in the storage part 52. ing. The unit of the picture display device 50 including the housing part 52, the support gate mechanism part 55a, the guide part 53a, and the recovery mechanism part 54a is disposed on the back side of the display window 9a that allows the design of the reel 10a to be seen through. Yes.

  Similarly, the display window 9b for seeing through the design of the reel 10b includes a housing 52 for housing the display plate 51b, a support gate mechanism 55b, a guide 53b, and a collection mechanism 54b. In addition, the display window 9c for seeing through the design of the reel 10c has a unit including a receiving portion 52 for receiving the display plate 51c, a support gate mechanism portion 55c, a guide portion 53c, and a recovery mechanism portion 54c. It is arranged. Since the three units constituting the picture display device 50 all have the same structure, the structure of the unit of the picture display device 50 installed in the display window 9a will be described in detail here. To do.

  The display board 51a is formed of a rectangular plastic card, and on one side thereof, a picture having characters, letters, numbers and the like arranged is printed and drawn. And in the accommodating part 52, the several display board 51a is accommodated in the state piled up in the front-back direction by making the surface where the pattern was drawn into the front surface.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the support gate mechanism 55 a is provided with a semicircular rotary support shaft 551 that supports the lower edge of each display panel 51 a so that it can be driven to rotate. The center axis of the rotation support shaft 551 and the center of gravity of the display plate 51a are displaced in the front-rear direction. When the rotation support shaft 551 rotates from the horizontal state to the vertical state with reference to the plane, the supported display plate 51a is moved. It is comprised so that it may fall to the guide part 53a side. Further, the support gate mechanism section 55a rotationally drives each rotation support shaft 551 by an external command signal, thereby selectively dropping the display plate 51a to the display position.

  In addition, the display board 51a of this embodiment belongs to either the display board 511a on which the upper picture which comprises a pair of upper and lower display surfaces mentioned later was drawn, and the display board 512a on which the lower picture was drawn, and the accommodating part 52. The upper and lower display plates 511a and 512a are alternately accommodated inside (see FIG. 4).

  The guide portion 53a is provided along both sides of the display window 9a, and a guide groove (531a or 532a) for loosely inserting the side edge portion of the display plate 51a is formed as shown in the ellipse of FIG. Further, as shown in FIG. 3, the guide portion 53a guides the display board 511a from the position where the display board 511a on which the upper pattern is drawn is accommodated to the first display position on the upper side and holds the guide groove 531a there. And guide grooves 532a for guiding and holding the display board 512a from the position where the display board 512a on which the lower pattern is drawn to the second display position on the lower side are alternately formed in the front-rear direction ( (See FIG. 3).

  The pattern display device 50 operates the support gate mechanism 55a in response to a command signal from the outside, and drops one of the display plates 511a to the lower end of the guide groove 531a, thereby covering the upper half of the reel 10a. The pattern (upper pattern) of the display board 511a is displayed at the display position. In addition, by operating the support gate mechanism 55a and dropping one of the display plates 512a to the lower end of the guide groove 532a, the design (under design) of the display plate 512a is placed at the second display position covering the lower half of the reel 10a. indicate. As a result, a pair of upper and lower display surfaces including the display plate 511a and the display plate 512a is formed in front of the reel 10a, and a pattern formed by these is displayed with priority over the design of the reel 10a.

  In addition, by sequentially dropping the display boards 511a and 512a accommodated in front of the display boards 511a and 512a that have already been displayed, the pattern can be displayed in a variable manner in a short time.

  Next, FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing details of the recovery mechanism portion 54a. The recovery mechanism unit 54 a includes an elevating unit 541 that can reciprocate up and down along a vertical guide shaft 542. The elevating part 541 has a built-in rotary motor, and a shaft part 543 connected to the shaft of the rotary motor extends forward. The shaft portion 543 is integrally formed with support portions 544, 545, and 546 that project radially at outer peripheral positions that divide the central angle into three equal parts.

  The first support portion 544 is formed in a plate shape whose longitudinal direction is the axial direction of the shaft portion 543. Further, the second support portion 545 is formed in a comb shape alternately with the groove portions 545a along the axial direction of the shaft portion 543. Similarly, the third support portion 546 is formed in an overall comb shape alternately with the groove portions 546a along the axial direction of the shaft portion 543. The arrangement of the second support portions 545 coincides with the front and rear positions of the guide grooves 532a for guiding and holding the display board 512a with the lower pattern. The arrangement of the third support portions 546 coincides with the front and rear positions of the guide grooves 531a for guiding and holding the display board 511a with the upper picture.

  Next, an operation of collecting the display plate 51a (511a, 512a) at the first or second display position by the collection mechanism 54a will be described with reference to FIGS. In response to a command signal from the outside such as when the picture display is terminated, the elevating unit 541 is first moved to the lowest position of the guide shaft 542 (see FIG. 6). Then, one of the support portions (the first support portion 544 in the example of FIG. 6) is set to a rotation position directed toward the display plates 511a and 512a. Then, as shown in FIG. 7, by moving up and down the lift 541, the projecting pieces 511aa and 512aa projecting from the side edge portions of the display panels 511a and 512a are lifted and supported, and these are moved in a one-way operation. It accommodates in each predetermined position of the above-mentioned accommodating part 52. FIG. As a result, the display board 51a can be collected efficiently, and the pattern display cycle can be speeded up.

  In the present embodiment, although not shown, if the second support portion 545 is set at a rotational position toward the display plate 512a and the elevating portion 541 is raised, the lower second display Only the display plate 512a held at the position can be quickly accommodated in the accommodating portion 52. Further, if the third support portion 546 is set at a rotation position directed toward the display plate 511a and the lifting / lowering portion 541 is raised, only the display plate 511a held at the upper first display position is accommodated in the storage portion 52. Can be quickly accommodated.

  FIG. 8 shows an example of a display operation by the slot machine 1 equipped with the picture display device 50. As shown in the figure, for example, by arbitrarily dropping the display plates 511a and 512a arbitrarily selected on the display window 9a at the left end, the picture synthesized by the pair of upper and lower display plates 511a and 512a is reeled. It can be preferentially displayed in front of 10a. Further, for example, by dropping the display board 512b only at the lower display position (second display position), the picture is displayed while covering the lower half of the reel 10b with the display board 512b, and the upper half of the reel 10b. It is also possible to display effects linked to the symbols.

  According to the picture display device 50 of the present embodiment, the picture can be variably displayed in a shorter time than a conventional display device such as a leaf type display device, and the display cycle can be accelerated. In addition, it is suitable for long-term use since there are few portions that deteriorate with use.

  Further, according to the slot machine 1 equipped with the pattern display device 50, the symbols on the display boards 51a, 51b, and 51c are displayed in preference to the symbols on the reels 10a, 10b, and 10c. Effect display using a simple pattern is possible, and the visual effect can be enhanced.

  The picture display device according to the present invention is not limited to a slot machine but can be widely applied to general game machines such as pachinko machines that provide a symbol combination game using reels.

It is a front view of the slot machine which is an embodiment of a rotating type game machine. FIG. 2 is a rear view showing a portion of a front door equipped with the picture display device of the slot machine shown in FIG. 1. FIG. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view of a portion equipped with the pattern display device of the slot machine shown in FIG. 1. It is a perspective view showing the accommodating part and support gate mechanism part of the pattern display apparatus by embodiment. It is a perspective view showing the collection | recovery mechanism part of the pattern display apparatus by embodiment. It is a figure for demonstrating operation | movement of the collection | recovery mechanism part shown in FIG. FIG. 6 is a diagram for further explaining the operation of the recovery mechanism shown in FIG. 5. It is a figure showing an example of display operation by the slot machine with which the picture display device by an embodiment is equipped.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Slot machine 3 ... Front door 4 ... Dish member 4a ... Dish 5a, 5b, 5c ... Fever lamp 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b ... Speaker 8 ... Liquid crystal display device 9 ... Middle panel 9a, 9b, 9c ... Display window 9u ... middle panel unit 10a, 10b, 10c ... reel 11 ... medal insertion part 12 ... bet button 13 ... start lever 14a, 14b, 14c ... stop button 16 ... medal payout port 17a, 17b ... speaker 50 ... pattern display device 51a, 51b 51c ... Display plate 52 ... Accommodating portion 53a, 53b, 53c ... Guide portion 54a, 54b, 54c ... Recovery mechanism portion 55a, 55b, 55c ... Support gate mechanism portion 511a, 512a ... Display plate 531a, 532a ... Guide groove 541 ... Lifting part 542 ... guide shaft 543 ... shaft part 544, 546, 547 ... support part 551 ... rotation Support shaft

Claims (4)

An accommodating portion capable of accommodating a plurality of rectangular card-shaped display boards having a pattern on the front surface in a state of being overlapped in the front-rear direction;
The display plate is supported by the lower edge portion and accommodated in the accommodating portion, and the display plate accommodated in the arbitrarily selected accommodating position in the accommodating portion is released to display the display plate at the display position. A support gate mechanism to be dropped to
A guide portion that loosely inserts a side edge portion of the display plate falling from each housing position and guides and holds the display plate to the display position;
A recovery mechanism that supports a protruding piece that protrudes from a side edge of the display plate, and lifts and stores the display plate held at the display position to the storage position. Picture display device. An accommodating portion capable of accommodating a plurality of rectangular card-shaped display boards having a pattern on the front surface in a state of being overlapped in the front-rear direction;
The display plate is supported by the lower edge portion and accommodated in the accommodating portion, and the display plate accommodated in an arbitrarily selected accommodating position in the accommodating portion is released to be supported by the display plate. A support gate mechanism section that drops to a first display position or a second display position forming a pair of upper and lower display surfaces different from each other;
The side edge of the display plate falling from each of the storage positions is loosely inserted, and the display plate is guided to the first display position or the second display position that is predetermined according to the storage position and held. And
A protruding piece protruding from a side edge of the display plate is supported, and the display plate held at at least one of the first display position and the second display position is lifted and stored in the storage position. And a collection mechanism unit. A rotating type gaming machine including a rotatable cylindrical reel having a pattern arranged on an outer peripheral surface,
2. A rotary type gaming machine, wherein the picture display device according to claim 1 is arranged such that the display position where the display board is held and the position of the pattern by the reel are aligned in the front-rear direction. A rotating type gaming machine including a rotatable cylindrical reel having a pattern arranged on an outer peripheral surface,
The pattern display device according to claim 2, wherein a position of a display surface formed by a pair of upper and lower display plates held at the first display position and the second display position and a position of the pattern by the reel are determined in the front-rear direction. A swivel type gaming machine characterized by being arranged in the same manner.

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