JP2009095406A - Revolving light device and game machine with this revolving light device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a revolving light device which permits the color of irradiation light to be changed and a game machine with the revolving light device. <P>SOLUTION: A plurality of color filter areas 63RD, 63BL, 63YL transmitting mutually different colors are formed in a windshield portion 63, the windshield portion 63 is turnably attached to a case portion 66 so as to permit the position of the color filter areas 63RD, 63BL and 63YL to be changed with respect to the case portion 66. By changing the position of the color filter areas 63RD, 63BL, and 63YL, the color of the irradiation light externally emitted is changed. Consequently, when a bonus game corresponding to a red "7" from among the red "7", a blue "7" and a yellow "7" for example is won by a lottery, the device turns the windshield portion 63 so as to externally emit the irradiation light through the color filter area 63RD and informs the player of the color (red) of a symbol "7" to be stopped by the irradiation light. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention includes a light source that emits irradiation light, and a reflecting plate that is turnable around the light source, and a rotating lamp that turns the irradiation light emitted from the light source around by turning the reflecting plate. The present invention relates to a device and a gaming machine provided with the rotating lamp device.

Conventionally, slot machines, pachinko machines, and the like have been used as gaming machines that provide entertainment for people.
Among these, the slot machine is provided with a plurality of rotating reels that are provided with a plurality of types of symbols and that can be rotationally driven, and the player can have a plurality of types of symbols that are provided on the plurality of rotating reels. The player is allowed to play a game with a predetermined combination.
That is, when the player inserts a medal into the slot machine and operates the start lever, a plurality of rotating reels are driven to rotate all at once, and after that, when the stop button is appropriately pressed, the rotating reel corresponding to the stop button is displayed. It is designed to stop as appropriate. When the rotating reel stops, a prize is awarded when a plurality of symbols displayed in the reel window are arranged in a specific combination. When a prize is awarded, the number of medals corresponding to the winning combination is awarded from the slot machine to the player. Will be paid out.

In such a gaming machine, every time a game is played, a winning / losing lottery relating to whether or not the game is won is performed internally, and by winning in this winning / failing lottery, a winning flag corresponding to a predetermined winning combination is established, The player can win the winning combination. In other words, the player can stop a predetermined combination of symbols in the reel window only after winning in the winning / losing lottery. Specifically, a player must win a bonus game corresponding to a special winning combination corresponding to a special prize that can obtain a large profit in a winning lottery performed for each game, and must establish a winning flag corresponding to the bonus game. If so, you cannot win a bonus game.
Then, when the winning flag with the possibility of obtaining a large profit is established, the gaming machine performs an effect of notifying the player that the winning flag has been established.

Here, the liquid crystal display provided in the gaming machine that causes the decoration lamp provided in the gaming machine to perform a blinking operation or a continuous lighting operation when performing a notification effect informing that the winning flag is established. An image for notification effect is displayed on the liquid crystal panel of the apparatus, or a rotating lamp device provided in the vicinity of the game machine or directly on the game machine is operated to perform the notification effect as described above.
A general rotating lamp device can be used as the rotating lamp device provided for performing the notification effect. For example, a lamp that emits irradiation light, a reflecting plate that is formed as a concave mirror that reflects the irradiation light of the lamp, a turning drive mechanism that includes a motor that drives the turning of the reflecting plate, and a box-like shape, The case includes a case that houses the turning drive mechanism, and a windshield made of a transparent material that is formed in a container shape and contains the lamp and the reflector. A rotating lamp device in which a windshield is connected to the case in a state where the drive mechanism, the lamp, and the reflection plate are housed inside can be used (see, for example, Patent Document 1).
JP-A-11-345507 (FIG. 1)

In the rotating lamp device as described above, multiple types of winning combinations that are different from each other are set as multiple types of winning combinations that are subject to a lottery decision. If, for example, red “7” and blue “7” are set as symbols corresponding to the bonus game, the winning combination corresponding to such a different color symbol is won. Even if the notification effect is performed, the color of the irradiation light emitted from the lamp of the rotating lamp device is limited to one color, so the player cannot be notified of the color of the pattern to be stopped, so the color of the irradiation light of the rotating lamp device There is a request to be able to change.
Accordingly, each invention described in each claim has been made in view of the above-described problems of the prior art, and the object of the invention is a rotating lamp that can change the color of the irradiation light. It is providing a game machine provided with a device and this revolving light device.

Each invention described in each claim is made to achieve the above-mentioned object. The features of each invention will be described below with reference to the embodiments of the invention shown in the drawings.
In addition, a code | symbol shows the code | symbol used in embodiment of this invention, and does not limit the technical scope of this invention.
(Claim 1)
(Feature point)
The invention described in claim 1 is characterized by the following points.
That is, the invention described in claim 1 includes a light source (65) that emits irradiation light, and a reflection plate (64) that is turnable around the light source (65). ) To turn around the irradiation light emitted from the light source (65), the turning drive comprising a prime mover (68A) for turning the reflecting plate (64). The mechanism portion (68), the case drive portion (66) for housing the turning drive mechanism portion (68), the light source (65) and the reflection plate (64) are housed inside, and the light source (65 A windshield portion (63) made of a translucent material capable of irradiating the irradiation light emitted from the exterior to the outside, and the windshield portion (63) is configured such that the colors of the light transmitted through the windshield portion (63) are mutually different. A plurality of different color filter regions (63RD, 63BL, 63YL) are formed, and the case portion (66) of these color filter regions (63RD, 63BL, 63YL) is formed. The case portion (66) is movably attached to the case portion (66) so that the position of the plurality of color filter regions (63RD, 63BL, 63YL) is changed. A windshield driving mechanism section (10) for driving the windshield section (63) is provided in order to change the color of the irradiation light irradiated in a predetermined direction.

(Claim 2)
(Feature point)
The invention described in claim 2 is the invention described in claim 1, which has the following characteristic points.
That is, the invention according to claim 2 employs a windshield portion (63) that is rotatably attached to the case portion (66), and the plurality of color filter regions (63RD, 63BL, 63YL) Are arranged along the direction of rotation of the windshield portion (63) so that the color of the irradiation light irradiated in a predetermined direction is changed by the rotation of the windshield portion (63). And

(Claim 3)
(Feature point)
The invention described in claim 3 is the invention described in claim 2 described above, and has the following features.
That is, the invention according to claim 3 is provided with a covering portion (13) for exposing one color filter region and concealing the remaining color filter region among the plurality of color filter regions (63RD, 63BL, 63YL). It is characterized by being.
(Claim 4)
(Feature point)
The invention described in claim 4 is a gaming machine provided with the rotating lamp device described in claim 1, and specifically, has the following characteristic points.

  That is, the invention described in claim 5 includes a light source (65) that emits irradiation light, and a reflection plate (64) that is turnable around the light source (65), and the reflection plate (64). And a rotating lamp device (60) for turning the irradiation light emitted from the light source (65) to the surroundings, and a lottery determination relating to whether or not the game is played each time a game is performed. When a winning combination is selected, a gaming machine including control means (50) for performing an effect of operating the revolving lamp device (60) to notify that the winning combination has been won, the revolving light The device (60) includes a turning drive mechanism portion (68) provided with a prime mover (68A) for turning the reflecting plate (64) and a box-like shape, and the turning drive mechanism portion (68) is provided inside. A case portion (66) that is housed in a container, and is formed in a container shape to house the light source (65) and the reflection plate (64) inside, and the light source (65) emits light. A windshield part (63) made of a translucent material capable of irradiating the light to the outside, and the windshield part (63) includes a plurality of different colors of light transmitted through the windshield part (63). The color filter regions (63RD, 63BL, 63YL) are formed, and the position of the color filter regions (63RD, 63BL, 63YL) with respect to the case portion (66) can be changed. The case portion (66) is slidably attached to the case portion (66), and the irradiation light irradiated to the front of the gaming machine by the movement of the plurality of color filter regions (63RD, 63BL, 63YL). In order to change the color of the plurality of color filter regions (63RD, 63BL, 63YL) as a predetermined winning combination provided with a windshield driving mechanism (10) for driving the windshield (63). A plurality of types of winning combinations each assigned with one of the colors are preset, and the control means (50 When the predetermined winning combination is won, the plurality of color filter regions (63RD, 63BL, 63YL) are arranged at positions where the color of the irradiation light irradiated in front of the gaming machine becomes a color corresponding to the winning combination. ) Is arranged so as to control the operation of the windshield driving mechanism (10).

(Effects of claims 1 and 4)
The present invention configured as described above has the following effects.
That is, according to the first and fourth aspects of the present invention, a plurality of color filter regions having different colors of transmitted light are formed in the windshield portion, and the position of the color filter region with respect to the case portion can be changed. Since the windshield portion is slidably attached to the case portion, and the windshield drive mechanism portion for driving the windshield portion is provided, the position of the color filter region relative to the case portion is driven by driving the windshield portion with the windshield drive mechanism portion. When the light from the light source and the light reflected by the reflector is irradiated to the outside, the color filter area to be transmitted can be changed. By changing this color filter area, the external It is possible to change the color of the irradiating light irradiated to the.

Therefore, when a pattern with the same form and different colors is set as a symbol corresponding to the winning combination, and such winning combination is selected in the winning / losing lottery, for example, red “7” and blue If the winning combination corresponding to any of “7” is selected in the lottery, if the red color filter area and the blue color filter area are provided in the rotating lamp device, both red and blue will be irradiated. The color of light can be selected, and the player can be notified of the color of the symbol to be stopped.
(Effect of claim 2)
According to the invention described in claim 2, in addition to the effect of the invention described in claim 1, the following effect is obtained.

  That is, according to the invention of claim 2, since the windshield portion rotatably attached to the case portion is adopted, the windshield portion turns along the side wall portion of the windshield portion itself, When the windshield part is rotated, a part of the windshield part does not protrude outside the turning track. Therefore, when the rotating lamp device is installed, the rotation area of the windshield part is There is no need to set it larger than the size. For this reason, even if the color of the irradiation light can be changed, it can be attached to a gaming machine or the like with the same mounting structure as the conventional rotating lamp device in which the windshield portion cannot be rotated. When installing the revolving light device, it is not necessary to significantly modify the object to be attached such as a gaming machine, and the multiple color filter areas are arranged side by side along the direction of rotation of the windshield. The color of the light can be easily changed, and the color change of the irradiation light can be easily realized in the rotating lamp device used for a game machine or the like.

(Effect of claim 3)
According to invention of Claim 3, in addition to the effect of invention of Claim 2 mentioned above, there exist the following effects.
That is, according to the invention described in claim 3, since the covering portion that exposes one color filter region and conceals the remaining color filter region among the plurality of color filter regions is provided, the light of the light source, and When the reflected light from the reflector is emitted to the outside, only the light that has passed through one color filter area is irradiated to the outside of the cover, and the light that has passed through the other color filter area is blocked by the cover. Become.

  As a result, only the light that has passed through the selected one color filter region can be irradiated to the outside of the covering portion, and the light that has passed through the other color filter region has the same color as the light that has passed through the color filter region. The same color as the color filter area can be irradiated to the outside, and other colors are mixed with the color of the irradiated light, and the color tone of the color to be notified changes. Can be prevented in advance, and as a result, the color of the symbol to be stopped can be prevented from becoming unclear.

Hereinafter, an embodiment which is the best mode for carrying out the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
(Explanation of drawings)
FIGS. 1-6 shows this embodiment, FIG. 1 is a front view which shows the whole slot machine which is a game machine which concerns on this embodiment, FIG. 2 is a rotary lamp apparatus which concerns on this embodiment. FIG. 3 is a plan view showing a windshield according to this embodiment, FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view showing a rotating lamp device according to this embodiment, and FIG. 5 is a rotating lamp device according to this embodiment. FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing a control device as control means according to the present embodiment.

(Overview of slot machine 1)
The slot machine 1 according to the present embodiment performs a game of stopping the rotating reel 40 so that a plurality of types of symbols written on each of the plurality of rotating reels 40 are in a predetermined combination. . As shown in FIG. 1, the slot machine 1 includes a housing 2 that houses various devices of the slot machine 1 and has a rectangular front shape.
The housing | casing 2 is a box-shaped member by which the whole front surface was opened. And the front door 3 for closing the opening is provided in the housing | casing 2 so that rotation is possible.
A central portion in the vertical direction of the front door 3 is an operation unit 4 for performing a game operation of the slot machine 1.

From the right side in FIG. 1, the operation unit 4 includes a key hole 3A into which a key for locking the front door 3 is inserted, a medal slot 30 into which a game medal is inserted, and a stop switch for stopping the rotation of the rotary reel 40. 31, a bet switch 8 for setting the number of medals bet on the game among medals inserted into the medal slot 30, a start switch 32 for starting the rotation of the rotary reel 40, and stored medals A settlement switch 9 is provided for reimbursement.
Below the operation unit 4 is provided a lower panel 3B for clearly displaying a mark composed of at least one of characters and drawings, for example, the model name of the slot machine 1. On the back side of the lower panel 3B, a backlight device (not shown) that illuminates the lower panel 3B from the rear is provided. Further, below the lower panel 3B, there is provided a medal receiver 3C for storing the medals that have been paid out.

Further, a symbol display window 6 formed in a rectangular shape elongated in the horizontal direction is provided above the operation unit 4. The symbol display window 6 is a window for showing the player the symbol 41 of the rotating reel 40 housed inside the housing 2.
Speakers 42 for outputting various sounds are provided near the left and right corners above the symbol display window 6. A rotating lamp device 60 according to the present invention is provided above the central portion of the symbol display window 6.
Around the rotating lamp device 60, the speaker 42, and the symbol display window 6, an inverted U-shape is formed so as to surround the left, upper, and right sides of the rotating lamp device 60, the speaker 42, and the symbol display window 6 in FIG. Arranged decorative lamp portions 43 are provided.

The decorative lamp unit 43, the rotating lamp device 60, and the speaker 42 perform an effect that is performed when a winning flag corresponding to a predetermined winning combination is established in a winning lottery performed inside the slot machine 1 for each game. It is the production means 44 for performing.
When the winning flag is established for the player, for example, when the bonus flag is established, the effect means 44 turns on or blinks the decorative lamp unit 43, operates the rotating lamp device 60, turns the irradiation light, and Informing effect informing the player of the establishment of the winning flag by operating any one of them, such as generating a winning sound from the speaker 42, or operating two or more or all of them simultaneously Is supposed to do.

Inside the housing 2, the three rotary reels 40 described above are rotatably supported, and a reel unit 45 having a motor (not shown) for rotationally driving each rotary reel 40 and a medal slot 30 are inserted. In addition to the insertion switch 7 for detecting a medal and a container for storing the medal that has passed through the insertion switch 7, a hopper unit 46 for paying out a medal to the player when winning a prize is provided.
Of these, the reel unit 45 includes a frame (not shown), the three motors (not shown) supported by the frame, and three rotary reels 40 coupled to the output shafts of the motors. It is a thing.

The hopper unit 46 discharges medals to the medal receiver 3C through a payout port 46A opened so as to face the medal receiver 3C in order to pay out the medals stored therein to the player when winning.
(Rotating lamp device 60)
Next, the rotating lamp device 60 according to the present embodiment will be described.
2 to 5 show a rotating lamp device 60 according to the present embodiment. 2 to 4, the rotating lamp device 60 includes an incandescent lamp 65 that is a light source that emits substantially white irradiation light, and a reflector 64 that is provided so as to be rotatable around the incandescent lamp 65. It has become. Then, the rotating lamp device 60 irradiates the surrounding light while turning the irradiating light emitted from the incandescent lamp 65 around by rotating the reflecting plate 64 with its reflecting surface always facing the incandescent lamp 65. It is supposed to be.

  As shown in FIGS. 2, 4, and 5, the rotating lamp device 60 includes a turning drive mechanism 68 for turning the reflector 64 in addition to the incandescent lamp 65 and the reflector 64, and a turning drive mechanism. Between the cap portion 61 that covers the upper portion of the portion 68 and accommodates the turning drive mechanism portion 68 therein, the windshield portion 63 that accommodates the incandescent bulb 65 and the reflector 64, and between the cap portion 61 and the windshield portion 63 And a connecting portion 62 interposed between the two. Here, the cap part 61 and the connecting part 62, when combined with each other, form a box shape that houses the turning drive mechanism part 68 therein. In other words, the case portion 66 formed in a box shape that accommodates the turning drive mechanism portion 68 is a combination of the cap portion 61 and the connection portion 62.

The reflection plate 64 is a concave mirror that is rotatably provided on the turning drive mechanism 68 and has a focal point on the rotation axis. The incandescent bulb 65 and the reflector 64 are attached to the rotating lamp device 60 so that the focal position of the reflector 64 and the center position of the filament that the incandescent bulb 65 emits substantially coincide.
As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the turning drive mechanism 68 has a motor 68A that operates with electric power as a prime mover that drives the reflector 64 to turn.
In addition to the motor 68A described above, the turning drive mechanism 68 includes a pinion gear 68B attached to the output shaft of the motor 68A, and a deceleration for reducing the driving force of the motor 68A and transmitting it to the reflector 64 side. A gear 68C, a rotation base 68D that is driven to rotate by the driving force of the motor 68A, a flat support base plate 68E that supports the motor 68A, and a holder 68F that rotatably supports the rotation base 68D from below are provided. It has been.

Of these, the reduction gear 68C is an integrated large gear and small gear so that they are in a coaxial position, and the large gear meshes with the pinion gear 68B to which the motor 68A is attached.
The rotation base 68D is formed in a flat circular ring shape. A gear portion 68G for meshing with a small gear of the reduction gear 68C is provided at the inner peripheral edge portion of the circular ring shape of the rotation base portion 68D.
Specifically, the inner peripheral edge portion of the rotation base 68D formed in a circular ring shape is formed in a cylindrical shape protruding toward the motor 68A, and a small gear of the reduction gear 68C is formed on the cylindrical outer peripheral surface. A number of teeth are formed that mesh with each other. The gear portion 68G of the rotation base portion 68D is formed by these teeth.

As shown in FIG. 4, a plurality of fitting recesses 68H are provided in the vicinity of the outer peripheral edge of the rotation base 68D. On the other hand, an end portion of the reflecting plate 64 disposed on the rotation base portion 68D side is a turntable portion 64A spreading in a disk shape. On the surface of the turntable portion 64A that faces the rotation base portion 68D, a plurality of protrusion portions 64B are provided so as to correspond to the plurality of fitting recesses 68H provided on the rotation base portion 68D side. Each of the protrusions 64B of the reflector 64 is fitted into the corresponding fitting recess 68H of the rotation base 68D, thereby being prevented from rotating with respect to the rotation base 68D, and in this state, screwed to the rotation base 68D. ing.
Further, a stepped portion 68I having a projecting surface facing downward in FIG. 4 is formed on the inner peripheral surface of the rotation base 68D. On the other hand, on the outer peripheral surface of the holder portion 68F, a collar portion 68J having a protruding upper surface facing upward in FIG. The stepped portion 68I of the rotation base 68D is set such that its inner diameter D1 (see FIG. 5) is slightly smaller than the diameter D2 (see FIG. 5) of the outer peripheral surface of the holder 68F main body. Thus, when the stepped portion 68I is placed on the flange portion 68J provided on the holder portion 68F, the rotation base portion 68D is rotatably supported by the holder portion 68F in this state.

The holder portion 68F is provided with a pair of leg portions 68K extending from the upper surface in FIG. 5 toward the support base plate 68E. The holder portion 68F is supported by the tip end of the leg portion 68K with the leg portion 68K inserted through the ring-shaped rotation base portion 68D and the flange portion 68J supporting the stepped portion 68I of the rotation base portion 68D. It is joined to the base plate 68E.
The base end of the socket 67 that supports the incandescent lamp 65 is attached to the surface of the support base plate 68E on the side of the windshield 63 as shown in FIGS. The socket 67 has a pair of electrodes (not shown) formed inside a cylindrical main body. The incandescent bulb 65 is electrically connected to the electrode of the socket 67 to receive power supply.

Here, the turntable portion 64A and the holder portion 68F of the reflecting plate 64 that are spread out in a disc shape are provided with insertion holes 64C and 68L through which the tip portion of the socket 67 is inserted in the center portion.
The incandescent lamp 65 has its electrode portion 65A fitted in the socket 67 inserted into the insertion hole 68L of the holder portion 68F and the insertion hole 64C of the reflector 64.
As shown in FIG. 2, the cap portion 61 is formed in a box shape having a bottom plate portion 61D having a U-shaped planar shape and a side wall portion 61C erected along the periphery of the bottom plate portion 61D. It is a thing. The bottom plate portion 61D has a U-shaped semicircular bulging portion that rises obliquely from the other portion, and has a cross-sectional shape formed in a “he” shape.

As shown in FIGS. 2, 4 and 5, the cap portion 61 is provided with a plurality of ear portions 61 </ b> A protruding from the upper surface and the side surface in FIG. 5 in order to be screwed to the slot machine 1. . Each of these ears 61A is formed with a screw insertion hole 61B through which a screw (not shown) for screwing into the attachment site of the slot machine 1 is inserted in a substantially horizontal direction.
As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, a circuit board 19 on which a control circuit unit for controlling the motor 68A and the incandescent lamp 65 is formed is housed inside the cap unit 61. The control circuit section of the circuit board 19 includes a switching element (not shown) for turning on and off the electric power to the motor 68A and the incandescent lamp 65 of the turning drive mechanism section 68. A command signal from the outside, specifically, the slot machine 1 The production command signal is received from the motor 68A, and the motor 68A and the incandescent lamp 65 are operated in accordance with the production command signal.

Here, the control circuit unit of the circuit board 19 operates the motor 68A with the incandescent bulb 65 turned off, turns on the incandescent bulb 65 with the motor 68A stopped, and turns on the incandescent bulb 65. In either state, it is possible to control the operation of any of the operations of the motor 68A.
Accordingly, the rotating lamp device 60 operates to turn the reflecting plate 64 with the incandescent bulb 65 turned off, to rotate the reflecting plate 64 with the incandescent bulb 65 turned on, and the reflecting plate 64 Both of the operations for turning on the incandescent bulb 65 can be performed in a state where the lamp is stopped.
The windshield portion 63 is formed in a container shape including a cylindrical side wall portion 63A having an open end on the upper side in FIG. 5 and a hemispherical dome portion 63C that closes the other end side of the side wall portion 63A. An incandescent lamp 65 and a reflector 64 are housed inside. The internal method of the windshield 63 is set so that the reflector 64 can rotate around the incandescent bulb 65.

Further, the material of the material forming the windshield 63 is a transparent synthetic resin so that the irradiation light emitted from the incandescent bulb 65 can be irradiated to the outside.
Further, an internal gear portion formed by including a plurality of teeth arranged in the circumferential direction on the inner peripheral surface close to the opening of the side wall portion 63A, in other words, on the inner peripheral surface close to the opening of the windshield portion 63. 63B is provided so as to go around the inner peripheral surface. In addition, a flange portion 63D that protrudes radially outward is provided at a portion of the outer peripheral surface of the windshield portion 63 that is close to the opening of the windshield portion 63 so as to go around the outer peripheral surface.
As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the connecting portion 62 is interposed between the cap portion 61 and the windshield portion 63 and connects the cap portion 61 and the windshield portion 63 to each other. As shown in FIG. 5, the connecting portion 62 is divided into a front half portion 62G disposed on the front side of the slot machine 1 and a rear half portion 62H disposed on the rear side of the slot machine 1. It has become a thing.

As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the connecting portion 62 is formed with a side wall portion 62A corresponding to the side wall portion 61C provided in the cap portion 61. The side wall portion 62A of the connecting portion 62 includes a stepped portion 62B having a step on the outer peripheral side of the upper end surface.
Corresponding to the stepped portion 62B of the connecting portion 62, the side wall portion 61C of the cap portion 61 includes a stepped portion 61E (shown only in FIG. 4) having a step on the inner peripheral side of the upper end surface.
In addition, the side wall portion 62A of the connecting portion 62 is provided with a plurality of protruding portions 62E in which insertion holes 62D through which screws 62C (shown only in FIG. 4) to be screwed are inserted are formed.
In the connection portion 62, with the stepped portion 62B fitted inside the stepped portion 61E on the cap portion 61 side, the screw 62C inserted through the insertion hole 62D of the projection 62E is screwed into the cap portion 61. By connecting, the cap part 61 is connected.

Further, the connecting portion 62 is formed with a cylindrical side wall portion 62F through which the side wall portion 63A of the windshield portion 63 is inserted. On the inner peripheral surface of the side wall portion 62F, a flange portion 63D of the windshield portion 63 is inserted, and a guide groove 62J for slidably guiding the flange portion 63D is formed.
Further, when combining the front half part 62G and the rear half part 62H, the connecting part 62 sandwiches the edge part of the side wall part 63A in the vicinity of the opening of the windshield part 63 between the front half part 62G and the rear half part 62H. It is like that.
As a result, the windshield 63 is inserted into the guide groove 62J formed on the inner peripheral surface of the side wall 62F on the connecting portion 62 side, and the flange 63D is slidably supported by the guide groove 62J. In other words, the connecting portion 62 is rotatably supported.

Here, the case 66 is provided with a windshield driving mechanism 10 for rotating the windshield 63 by the motor 68A for rotating the reflector 64, in other words, for driving the windshield 63 by the rotational driving force of the motor 68A. It has been.
That is, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the cap portion 61 is engaged with a reduction gear 68C that transmits the rotational driving force of the motor 68A to the rotating base portion 68D, and the driving force extraction gear that extracts the rotational driving force of the motor 68A. 11 and a drive gear 12 that meshes with the drive force take-out gear 11 are provided. The windshield drive mechanism 10 includes the motor 68A, the reduction gear 68C, the drive force take-out gear 11 and the drive gear 12.

Of these, the drive gear 12 also meshes with the internal gear portion 63B of the windshield portion 63, so that the rotational driving force of the motor 68A received by the reduction gear 68C via the driving force extraction gear 11 is applied to the windshield portion 63. It is to be communicated. A rotary encoder 69 for detecting the rotational angle position of the windshield 63 is coupled to the rotary shaft 12A of the drive gear 12.
The driving force take-out gear 11 includes a large gear and a small gear arranged in a coaxial position. Among these, the large gear meshes with the small gear of the reduction gear 68C, and the rotational driving force of the motor 68A is obtained. To receive.
Inside such a driving force take-out gear 11, there is a ratchet type one-way clutch (not shown) that transmits only one of the clockwise and counterclockwise directions of the rotational driving force received by the large gear to the small gear. Is provided.

With this ratchet type one-way clutch, only when the motor 68A rotates in the reverse direction, the rotational driving force of the motor 68A is transmitted to the windshield 63, and when the motor 68A rotates in the forward direction, it rotates. The driving force is not transmitted to the windshield 63.
In other words, the rotating lamp device 60 is configured such that only the reflector 64 operates when the motor 68A rotates in the forward direction, and both the reflector 64 and the windshield 63 operate when the motor 68A rotates in the reverse direction. It has become.
The rotational speed of the windshield 63 is determined by reducing the rotational driving force transmitted to the windshield 63 with the three gears of the reduction gear 68C, the driving force take-out gear 11 and the drive gear 12, so that the reflector 64 It is significantly slower than the rotational speed.

At this time, as shown in FIG. 3, the windshield portion 63 is formed with a plurality of color filter regions having different colors of light transmitted through the windshield portion.
In this embodiment, three types of red “7”, blue “7”, and yellow “7” are set as symbols corresponding to the bonus game as the winning combination, and a color filter is set accordingly. Three regions are formed as a color filter region 63RD in which the transmitted light is red, a color filter region 63BL in which the transmitted light is blue, and a color filter region 63YL in which the transmitted light is yellow. Each of the color filter regions 63RD, 63BL, and 63YL is a transparent region that is colored red, blue, and yellow, and is aligned along the direction in which the windshield portion 63 rotates.

Hereinafter, such a windshield 63 will be described in more detail.
The entire windshield 63 is integrally formed, and the entire shape thereof is substantially cylindrical. The color filter regions 63RD, 63BL, and 63YL provided in the windshield 63 are formed so that the central angles formed with respect to the cylindrical central axis of the windshield 63 are equal.
Further, the windshield 63 is slidably attached to the case 66, and more specifically, is attached to the case 66 so as to be rotatable.
Here, the central axis in the rotation operation of the windshield portion 63 coincides with the cylindrical central axis of the windshield portion 63 and further coincides with the central axis of rotation of the reflector 64.

As a result, the windshield portion 63 follows the substantially cylindrical side wall portion, and can be rotated without rotating a part of the windshield portion 63 outside the rotation track during rotation.
When such a windshield 63 is rotated by the reverse rotation of the motor 68A, the color filter regions 63RD, 63BL, 63YL are changed in position relative to the case 66 while maintaining a predetermined distance from the incandescent bulb 65, It is possible to change the color of the irradiation light.
The operation of the windshield driving mechanism section 10 that drives the windshield section 63 is controlled by a control device 50 described later. Then, the control device 50 can recognize the current color of the irradiation light based on the signal output from the rotary encoder 69 connected to the rotary shaft 12A of the drive gear 12 that directly drives the windshield 63. Yes.

As shown in FIG. 2, such a windshield 63 is covered with a covering portion 13 that exposes one of the color filter regions 63RD, 63BL, and 63YL and hides the remaining color filter regions. It is supposed to be
The covering portion 13 is a member formed in a substantially container shape that is slightly larger than the windshield portion 63. The covering portion 13 is formed on a substantially cylindrical side wall portion 13A having an open end on the upper side in FIG. 2 and a side surface portion of the side wall portion 13A, and among the color filter regions 63RD, 63BL, 63YL. An opening 13B having a size that exposes one of them, and a hemispherical dome 13C that closes the other end of the side wall 13A. Here, the covering portion 13 is fixed to the connecting portion 62 so that the opening portion 13B faces the front of the slot machine 1 as shown in FIG.

(Control device 50 of slot machine 1)
Next, the control device 50 of the slot machine 1 will be described.
FIG. 6 shows a schematic configuration of the control device 50 provided in the slot machine 1. In FIG. 6, the control device 50 is a hardware in which a CPU using a microcomputer and storage means such as a ROM and a RAM are installed with software for performing presentation operation control and game operation control. It is.
Here, the features of the control device 50 will be briefly described. The control device 50 performs a lottery determination regarding whether or not the game is successful each time a game is played, and a winning flag corresponding to a predetermined winning combination is established by the lottery determination. By doing so, the player can win the winning combination and, when the winning flag is established, a plurality of types of notification effects prepared for notifying that the winning flag has been established. One of the notification effects is selected by lottery, and whether or not the selected one of the notification effects is performed is determined by lottery. In other words, the control means performs the selected one notification effect with a predetermined probability. . In addition, even if a predetermined winning combination is won by winning / failing lottery, the notification effect may not be performed depending on the result of the lottery for selecting the notification effect.

With such a control device 50, the slot machine 1 is a lottery determination performed for each game, and a winning flag is established by winning a predetermined winning combination, and the player is in a state where the winning flag is established. When the three rotating reels 40 are stopped and the symbols 41 of the three rotating reels 40 form a combination corresponding to the winning combination, a prize is awarded and a predetermined number of medals are paid out to the player. ing.
Here, the control device 50 includes a signal input unit and a control signal output unit (not shown) in order to receive and transmit signals. Among these, as shown in FIG. 6, the signal input unit is operated by a player to input a game signal such as the above-described insertion switch 7, bet switch 8, settlement switch 9, start switch 32, stop switch 31, and the like. The output device and sensors such as a rotary encoder 69 for detecting the rotational angle position of the windshield 63 are electrically connected.

On the other hand, actively operating devices such as a reel unit 45, a hopper unit 46, a decorative lamp unit 43, a speaker 42, and a rotating lamp device 60 are electrically connected to the control signal output unit. Accordingly, the control device 50 can control the operation of the reel unit 45, the hopper unit 46, the decorative lamp unit 43, the speaker 42, the rotating lamp device 60, and the like in accordance with the player's operation and game results. It has become.
Such a control device 50 is a game control device that controls the entire game of the slot machine 1 including the operation control of the rotary reel 40 corresponding to the operation of the start switch 32 and the stop switch 31 by the installed software. 51, effect control means 52 for controlling the entire effect operation including a notification effect for notifying that when a predetermined winning flag is established in the winning / losing lottery, and a rotating lamp device drive for controlling the operation of the rotating lamp device 60 The control means 53 is formed inside.

(Game control device 51)
Among these, the game control device 51 includes a normal game control means 70 for controlling a game operation in a normal game performed in a state where no winning flag such as a bonus flag is established, and a special game performed when winning a bonus game or the like. Special game control means 80 for controlling the game operation of the game, and a lottery determination means 90 for performing a lottery determination on whether or not the game is successful each time a game is played.
(Normal game control means 70)
The normal game control means 70 includes a drive control function for controlling the start and stop of the rotary reel 40 including kicking and pulling of the symbol 41, a carry-over control function for controlling carry-over of the right to establish a special winning flag such as a bonus flag, It has a payout control function for paying out medals when winning a small role in which the right to establish a flag is not carried over.

The normal game control means 70 uses the drive control function to insert a medal into the medal slot 30, insert a bet by operating the bet switch 8, and “replay (Replay) ) ”, If any of the conditions that the predetermined time has passed since the previous game is satisfied, the rotation of the three rotary reels 40 is started at the same time by the operation of the start switch 32. It is like that.
The normal game control means 70 stops the rotation of the rotary reel 40 corresponding to the operated stop switch 31 when each of the three stop switches 31 is operated by the drive control function. .

After all three of these stop switches 31 have been operated, the rotation of the three rotary reels 40 is stopped, and a small combination that is a pre-set winning combination is displayed on the effective winning line of the symbol display window 6. When a plurality of symbols 41 are arranged, the normal game control means 70 pays out a predetermined number of medals to the hopper unit 46 by a payout control function. Instead of paying out medals, credits may be increased.
Here, as a winning combination in the game of the slot machine 1 as a whole, when winning a prize, a winning combination corresponding to a small prize winning that accompanies the player with a payout of a medal, and a larger profit than this small prize winning Winners corresponding to special prizes that are awarded to players, and winning that corresponds to `` Replay '' where there is no medal payout but can be played again without newly inserting game medals A role is prepared.

Among these winning combinations, when the result of the winning / losing lottery by the winning / losing lottery means 90 is one of the winning combinations, the normal game control means 70 establishes a winning flag corresponding to the winning combination. ing.
In addition, when the result of the winning / losing lottery means 90 is a winning corresponding to the special winning, a special winning flag, a so-called bonus flag is established, and the reel unit 45 is provided while the special winning flag is established. The winning combination is that the combination of the stop symbols on the rotating reel 40 matches a special winning symbol that is a predetermined combination (for example, three “7” s on the effective winning line). Thus, the game of the slot machine 1 is shifted to a special game advantageous to the player.

  As described above, when the special winning flag is established by the lottery means 90, but the combination of the stop symbols of the rotary reel 40 does not match the special winning symbol, the game does not shift to the special game. In this case, the normal game control means 70 performs control so as to maintain the special winning flag established state so that the right to establish the special winning flag is carried over to subsequent games. Then, in subsequent games, if the player can match the combination of the stop symbols with the special winning symbol, the right to establish the special winning flag has been carried over, so that the game shifts to the special game. . If the winning flag of the small role is not won in the game in which the winning flag is established, the winning combination is returned to a non-established state, and the right to establish the winning flag is not carried over to the next game.

In the above, whether or not the corresponding winning symbol can be aligned on the effective winning line while any one of the winning flags is established is based on the operation timing of the stop switch 31 when the rotational speed of the rotary reel 40 is constant. This is due to suitability.
Specifically, the normal game control means 70 stops the rotary reel 40 within 190 ms after operating the stop switch 31. After operating the stop switch 31, the normal game control means 70 operates the stop switch 31. It is possible to stop not only at the position at that time but also at any position within the retractable range on the circumference of the rotary reel 40 that can be stopped within 190 ms.

In other words, the normal game control means 70 delays the time until stopping when the corresponding winning symbol is included in the four consecutive drawable symbols from the stop symbol, and the effective winning line Control is performed so as to stop the rotary reel 40 by drawing the winning symbol upward.
If the winning symbol corresponding to the established winning flag is not included in the four drawable symbols due to inappropriate operation timing of the stop switch 31 or the like, It is impossible to stop by drawing in the winning symbol.
(Special game control means 80)
The special game control means 80 controls a game operation in a special game different from the normal game.

That is, in the slot machine 1, a specially introduced game (BB game), a specific game (regular bonus game (hereinafter referred to as “RB game”)), and a specific winning game (JAC game) are set as special games. .
Here, the BB game is a special game that is the largest role in the game of the slot machine 1 and can be played a plurality of times.
The RB game is a special game in which a plurality of JAC games can be performed up to the maximum number of times until a predetermined number of winnings is achieved. In addition, the RB game is performed in any of a case where the RB game is performed as a part of the BB game when the game is shifted to the BB game and a case where the RB game is performed not as a part of the BB game.

The JAC game is performed during the RB game and is a special game in which medals are paid out to the player when winning.
Special games are not limited to the BB game, RB game, and JAC game. Furthermore, a liquid crystal display device is provided and the stop switch 31 is operated in the order instructed using the liquid crystal display device. Then, an AT game or the like that leads to a prize may be added.
Such a special game is started when a special winning flag is established by the winning / failing lottery means 90 during execution of a normal game and the stop symbol stopped by the player's operation matches the above special winning symbol. It has become.

For example, in the BB game, in a state where the big bonus flag is established in the normal game, when three symbols such as “7” are arranged on the effective pay line, the hopper unit 46 pays out a predetermined number of medals. It starts with the payout of this medal.
As shown in FIG. 2, the special game control means 80 is provided with a specific introduction game control means 81 for controlling a game action in the BB game and a specific game control means 82 for controlling a game action in the RB game. .
The specific introduction game control means 81 controls the game operation in the same manner as a normal game with a possibility of winning a small role at the time of shifting to the BB game, and the specific winning symbol for shifting to the RB game is an effective winning line. When all of them are aligned, the game operation of the RB game is controlled thereafter.

Specifically, until the transition to the RB game, the specific introduction game control means 81 starts the game by inserting a maximum of three medals and stops the rotation of the three rotary reels, respectively, as in the normal game. At this time, medals are paid out depending on whether or not winning symbols are arranged on the effective winning line.
Therefore, the specific introduction game control means 81 causes the winning / failing lottery means 90 to perform a lottery including a small role every time until the transition to the RB game.
Here, in the BB game, the number of times of execution of the RB game normally reaches a predetermined maximum number of times (for example, 3 times) in the BB game, or the number of times of execution of the game similar to the normal game in the BB game is predetermined. When the maximum number of times (for example, 30 times) is reached, the process ends.

For this reason, the specific introduction game control means 81 performs control so that a plurality of RB games are played until the BB game is finished, and after the first RB game is finished, the game operation similar to the normal game is performed. As it is done, its gaming action is controlled.
The condition for ending the BB game is not limited to that the number of RB games played in the BB game or the number of games similar to the normal game has reached a preset maximum number. It may be that the number of medals paid out at the time reaches the preset maximum number. In other words, in the BB game, the BB game may be terminated when the number of medals paid out to the player reaches a preset maximum number.

When the game shifts to the RB game, the specific game control means 82 controls the operation of the game after starting the game by inserting one medal. Specifically, the specific game control means 82 displays a predetermined symbol when the player inserts one medal and starts rotating the rotating reel 40 and then stops the rotating reel 40. The game operation is controlled so that a prize is awarded when the windows 6 are aligned on the center line, and a predetermined number of medals are paid out to the hopper unit 46.
Here, in the RB game, a JAC game in which medals are paid out when winning is performed in a range not exceeding a predetermined maximum number of times (for example, 12 times), of which a predetermined maximum number of winning times (for example, for example, 8 times) is possible.

In other words, the RB game ends when the JAC game execution count reaches the maximum number or when the JAC game execution count reaches the maximum win count, whichever comes first.
(Win / Draw lottery means 90)
The winner / rejection lottery means 90 performs a lottery for determining whether or not a winner is won based on a predetermined lottery probability. A winning flag is established when the lottery result by the winning / losing lottery means 90 is a winning, and the combination of the stop symbols of the rotating reel 40 matches a predetermined winning symbol during the establishment of the winning flag. It is set so that a prize is won and a player is given a medal or a special game.

As shown in FIG. 2, the success / failure lotter 90 includes a random number generator 91 for generating a random number for success / failure lottery, and a random number extractor 92 for extracting the random number generated by the random number generator 91 under a predetermined condition. In addition, there is provided a success / failure determination table 93 in which a winning area is referred to in the determination of success / failure, and a determination means 94 for determining whether or not it is correct based on the success / failure determination table 93.
The random number generation means 91 generates a random number for the lottery determination within a predetermined numerical area set in advance (for example, in the range of 0 to 999 in decimal number).
The random number extraction means 92 is selected from random numbers generated one after another by the random number generation means 91 when a predetermined condition set in advance is achieved, for example, when the start switch 32 is operated. Are extracted random numbers, and the extracted random numbers are used as extracted random number data.

In the winning / deciding table 93, winning areas for determining each winning combination corresponding to each winning combination such as a BB game are assigned to predetermined locations in all random number areas that the random number generating means 91 can take. . As the success / failure determination table 93, a plurality of types having different lottery probability data, which are the probabilities of winning each winning combination, are prepared.
The determination means 94 selects the success / failure determination table 93 having the lottery probability data corresponding to each game, and based on the selected success / failure determination table 93 and the extracted random number data extracted by the random number extraction means 92, the determination of success / failure and In the case of winning, the winning role is determined. Specifically, the determination unit 94 compares the extracted random number data extracted by the random number extraction unit 92 with the success / failure determination area data of each selected area in the selected determination table 93, and the random number extraction unit 92 extracts Whether or not the winning combination is determined and the winning combination is determined from the winning area to which the winning / deciding area data matching the random number data belongs.

(Production control means 52)
When the special winning flag is established, the production control means 52 controls the production devices such as the decorative lamp unit 43 and the rotating lamp device 60 in order to perform a notification production that informs the establishment of the special winning flag. Is to do. The production control means 52 controls the rotating lamp device 60 through the rotating lamp device drive control means 53.
More specifically, the effect control means 52 outputs a status signal indicating the state of the bonus flag output from the success / failure lottery means 90 when the success / failure lottery means 90 establishes a special winning flag which is a bonus flag by the success / failure lottery. The information is received, an internal lottery is performed in accordance with the status signal, and the notification effect is performed with a predetermined probability. In some cases, the effect operation is controlled so as not to perform the notification effect.

For example, when the effect control means 52 wins the bonus game by the success / failure lottery 90 and the internal lottery of the effect control means 52 is selected to perform the notification selection by the rotating lamp device 60 Indicates that an effect command signal indicating that a notification effect is to be performed by the revolving lamp device 60 and the color of the corresponding symbol of the selected bonus game is “7” in red, “7” in blue, or “7” in yellow A color designation signal indicating whether or not there is is sent to the rotating lamp device drive control means 53.
The effect control means 52 is configured to send an end command signal to the rotary lamp device drive control means 53 when a predetermined time has elapsed since the start of the notification effect.
(Rotary lamp device drive control means 53)
Based on the effect command signal and the color designation signal from the effect control means 52, the revolving light device drive control means 53 sequentially turns the reflector 64 of the revolving light device 60 in a state where the incandescent bulb 65 of the revolving light device 60 is lit. The rotating lamp device 60 is set so that the rotating lamp device 60 performs either the turning lighting operation for turning in the direction or the color changing operation for turning the reflector 64 in the reverse direction with the incandescent bulb 65 turned off. It is something to control.

More specifically, when the revolving lamp device drive control means 53 receives the effect command signal and the color designation signal from the effect control means 52, the operation of the revolving light device 60 is controlled in the following procedure. ing.
That is, when the rotary lamp device drive control means 53 receives the production command signal and the color designation signal from the production control means 52, first, the rotation lamp device drive control means 53 rotates based on the rotational angle position of the windshield 63 detected by the rotary encoder 69. Color determination processing is performed to determine the color of the irradiation light emitted from the lamp device 60 among red, blue, and yellow.
Next, the rotating lamp device drive control means 53 determines whether or not the color indicated by the color designation signal matches the color of the irradiation light determined by the color determination process.

Then, the rotating lamp device drive control means 53 promptly prompts the incandescent bulb 65 of the rotating lamp device 60 when the color indicated in the color designation signal matches the color of the irradiation light determined by the color determination process. Is turned on, and the reflector 64 of the rotating lamp device 60 is turned in the forward direction, so that the turning lighting operation of the rotating lamp device 60 is started.
On the other hand, when the color indicated by the color designation signal does not match the color of the illumination light determined by the color determination process, the rotating lamp device drive control means 53 determines the color indicated by the color designation signal and the illumination light. The rotating lamp device 60 is made to perform a color changing operation for turning the reflecting plate 64 in the reverse direction until the colors match.

Then, the rotating lamp device drive control means 53 turns on the incandescent lamp 65 of the rotating lamp device 60 immediately when the color indicated by the color designation signal matches the color of the irradiation light by the color changing operation, The reflector 64 of the rotating lamp device 60 is swung in the forward direction, thereby starting the turning lighting operation of the rotating lamp device 60.
The revolving lamp device drive control means 53 receives the end command signal from the effect control means 52 while the revolving lamp device 60 is performing the turning lighting operation, so that the revolving lamp device 60 stops the turning lighting operation. It has become.
According to this embodiment as described above, the following effects can be obtained.

  That is, a plurality of color filter regions 63RD, 63BL, 63YL having different transmitted light colors are formed in the windshield 63, and the positions of the color filter regions 63RD, 63BL, 63YL with respect to the case 66 can be changed. The windshield 63 is slidably attached to the case 66, and the windshield drive mechanism 10 for driving the windshield 63 is provided. By driving the windshield 63 with the windshield drive mechanism 10, the color filter The positions of the regions 63RD, 63BL, and 63YL with respect to the case portion 66 are changed, and the color filter region 63RD that is transmitted when the light such as the light from the incandescent bulb 65 and the light reflected by the reflector 64 is irradiated to the outside. 63BL, 63YL can be changed, and by changing the color filter regions 63RD, 63BL, 63YL, the color of the irradiation light emitted to the outside can be changed.

Therefore, “7”, which is the same color and different color, is set as the symbol corresponding to the bonus game, and the red “7”, blue “7”, and yellow “7”. When a bonus game corresponding to any of these is selected in the lottery, red, blue, and yellow can be selected as the color of the irradiation light. In other words, the color of the pattern “7” corresponding to the selected bonus game, in other words The color of the symbol “7” to be stopped can be notified to the player.
In addition, since the windshield portion 63 that is rotatably attached to the case portion 66 is employed and the overall shape of the windshield portion 63 is made substantially cylindrical, the windshield portion 63 extends along the side wall portion of the windshield portion 63 itself. When the windshield 63 is rotated, a part of the windshield 63 does not protrude outside the rotation track. Therefore, when the rotary lamp device 60 is installed, the windshield It is not necessary to set the 63 rotation areas larger than the actual size of the rotating lamp device. For this reason, even if the color of the irradiation light can be changed, it can be attached to the slot machine 1 with the same mounting structure as the rotating lamp device in which the windshield portion in the prior art is not rotatable. When installing 60, it is not necessary to modify slot machine 1 significantly, and since multiple color filter areas 63RD, 63BL, 63YL are arranged side by side along the direction of rotation of windshield 63, windshield By simply rotating the part 63, the color of the irradiation light can be easily changed. With the above, the color change of the irradiation light can be easily realized for the rotary lamp device 60 installed in the slot machine 1.

Further, since the covering portion 13 that exposes one color filter region and conceals the remaining color filter regions among the plurality of color filter regions 63RD, 63BL, and 63YL is provided, the light of the incandescent bulb 65 and the reflector In emitting 64 reflected light to the outside, only the light transmitted through one of the color filter regions 63RD, 63BL, 63YL is irradiated to the outside of the covering portion 13, and the light transmitted through the other color filter regions is It is blocked by the covering portion 13.
Thereby, only the light transmitted through the selected one color filter region can be irradiated to the outside of the covering portion, and the light transmitted through the color filter region, that is, the color of the light irradiated to the outside, The color of the light transmitted through the other color filter area is not mixed, and the same light as the color of the color filter area can be radiated to the outside. It is possible to prevent the color tone from changing, and to prevent the color of the symbol to be stopped from becoming unclear.

  For example, when the color filter region 63RD is selected from among the color filter regions 63RD, 63BL, and 63YL, only the red light transmitted through the color filter region 63RD can be irradiated to the outside of the covering portion 13, Light that has passed through the color filter area 63RD, that is, red that is the color of the light radiated to the outside, is not mixed with blue or yellow that is the color of the light that has passed through the other color filter areas 63BL and 63YL. It is possible to irradiate the same light as the red color of the filter area 63RD to the outside, and to prevent the red color to be notified from changing due to the other red or yellow mixed with the red color of the irradiated light. As a result, it is possible to prevent the red color “7”, which is a symbol to be stopped, from becoming unclear.

In addition, this invention is not limited to the said embodiment, The deformation | transformation in the range which can achieve the objective of this invention, improvement, etc. are included.
For example, the light source of the rotating lamp device is not limited to the incandescent lamp 65, but may be a discharge lamp such as a mercury lamp, or a solid light emitting element such as a light emitting diode or an organic EL element.
Further, the prime mover for rotating the windshield unit is not limited to a motor driven by electric power, but may be an air actuator driven by compressed air, and the specific structure of the prime mover can be appropriately selected per implementation.
Further, the windshield portion is not limited to the windshield portion 63 rotatably provided in the case portion 66, and as shown in FIG. 7, the windshield portion can slide along the extending direction of the rotating shaft of the reflector 64. As described above, a windshield portion 73 attached to the case portion 76 may be employed. In this case, the prime mover that drives the windshield 73 is not limited to an electric motor, and an air cylinder device 71 that is driven by compressed air as shown in FIG. 7 may be employed.

  Further, the gaming machine is not limited to a slot machine, and may be a pachinko machine or the like, and the present invention can be applied to all gaming machines equipped with a rotating lamp device.

It is a front view showing the whole of a slot machine which is a gaming machine according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is a perspective view which shows the rotating lamp apparatus which concerns on the said embodiment. It is a top view which shows the windshield part of the rotary lamp apparatus which concerns on the said embodiment. It is sectional drawing which shows the rotating lamp apparatus which concerns on the said embodiment. It is a disassembled perspective view which shows the rotating lamp apparatus which concerns on the said embodiment. It is a block diagram which shows the control apparatus which concerns on the said embodiment. It is a perspective view which shows the modification of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

1 Slot machine as a gaming machine
10 Windshield drive mechanism
50 Control device as control means
60 Revolving light device
63, 73 Windshield
63RD, 63BL, 63YL Color filter area
64 reflector
65 Incandescent light bulb as light source
66 Case section
68 Swiveling drive mechanism
68A Motor as prime mover

Claims (4)

A rotating lamp device comprising: a light source that emits irradiation light; and a reflection plate that is turnable around the light source, and turning the reflection light to turn the reflection light around the light source. ,
A turning drive mechanism having a prime mover for turning the reflector;
A case portion that houses the turning drive mechanism portion;
The light source and the reflection plate are housed inside, and a windshield portion made of a translucent material capable of irradiating the irradiation light emitted from the light source to the outside,
The windshield portion is formed with a plurality of color filter regions having different colors of light transmitted through the windshield portion, and the positions of the color filter regions with respect to the case portion can be changed. , Attached to the case part so as to be movable,
The case section is provided with a windshield driving mechanism section for driving the windshield section in order to change the color of irradiation light irradiated in a predetermined direction by changing the positions of the plurality of color filter regions. Revolving lamp device characterized by. The windshield part is rotatably attached to the case part,
The plurality of color filter regions are arranged along the direction of rotation of the windshield portion so that the color of the irradiation light irradiated in a predetermined direction is changed by the rotation of the windshield portion. The rotating lamp device according to claim 1.   3. The rotating lamp device according to claim 2, further comprising a covering portion that exposes one color filter region of the plurality of color filter regions and hides the remaining color filter regions. A rotating lamp device that has a light source that emits irradiation light and a reflection plate that is turnable around the light source, and turns the irradiation light emitted from the light source around by turning the reflection plate; Each time a game is played, a winning lottery relating to whether or not the game is successful is performed. When a predetermined winning combination is selected in this winning lottery, an effect of operating the rotating lamp device to notify that the winning combination is won A gaming machine equipped with control means for performing
In the rotating lamp device,
A turning drive mechanism having a prime mover for turning the reflector;
A case portion that is formed in a box shape and houses the turning drive mechanism portion therein;
A windshield portion made of a translucent material that is formed in a container shape, houses the light source and the reflection plate inside, and is capable of irradiating irradiation light emitted from the light source to the outside,
The windshield portion is formed with a plurality of color filter regions having different colors of light transmitted through the windshield portion, and the positions of the color filter regions with respect to the case portion can be changed. , Slidably attached to the case portion,
The case part is provided with a windshield driving mechanism part for driving the windshield part in order to change the color of the irradiation light irradiated in front of the gaming machine by moving the plurality of color filter regions,
As the predetermined winning combination, a plurality of types of winning combinations each assigned with one of the colors of the plurality of color filter areas are preset,
In the control means, when the predetermined winning combination is won, the plurality of color filter regions are arranged at positions where the color of the irradiation light emitted in front of the gaming machine becomes a color corresponding to the winning winning combination. Thus, the gaming machine is configured to control the operation of the windshield driving mechanism.

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