JP2009142523A - Performance display device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a performance display device for a game machine, capable of realizing performances with more variations by providing a plurality of rotary warning lights for the performances. <P>SOLUTION: At least wind shield parts 63 of a plurality of the rotary warning lights 60 fixed to a rotator 70 are installed so as to be visible from a display window 34 of the game machine. Rotating the rotator 70 around a vertical shaft makes the wind shield parts 63, formed of different colors respectively, visible from the window 34. The lights 60 which are visible conduct light emission from a light source 65 and rotations of a rotary reflecting plate 64. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an effect display device mounted on a gaming machine, and more particularly to an effect display device using a rotation warning light.

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in gaming machines such as slot machines, an arch lamp, liquid crystal, and the like are attached to the upper part of a front door, and these are used to perform various effects. And as shown to patent document 1, what used the rotation warning light as a device for the production of a game machine is known.
JP 2004-73325 A

However, in the past, only a single rotation warning light was provided, and the usage situation was limited. In addition, only simple effects such as turning on the rotation warning lamp and rotating the rotary reflector were performed. It wasn't.
Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide an effect display device for a gaming machine that is provided with a plurality of effect rotation warning lights and can realize more varied effects.

The invention described in the claims has been made to achieve each of the above-described objects, and features of the present invention will be described below using the embodiments of the invention shown in the drawings.
In addition, the code | symbol in parenthesis shows the code | symbol used in embodiment of 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 is an effect display device (rotary display unit 7) mounted on a gaming machine (slot machine S) having a display window (rotating lamp display window 34) on the front side facing the player. In the gaming machine, a rotating body (unit main body 70) supported rotatably around a vertical axis, a plurality of rotation warning lights (60) fixed to the rotating body (70), and the rotation A rotation drive device (unit rotation device 80) for rotating the body (70), and a rotation detection unit (detection groove 72A, index sensor 50) for detecting the current position of the rotation body (70); ing.

The effect display device (7) according to the present invention is used for a gaming machine installed in a game arcade, for example, a slot machine or a similar gaming machine. Here, the gaming machine (S) includes a front door (3) that can freely open and close the opening of the housing (1) and the housing (1), and a reel unit ( 2) and a control device (6) may be provided. Further, the display window (34) is an opening or a transparent portion formed on the front side of the gaming machine (S), and even if provided on the housing (1), it is provided on the front door (3). May be.
The rotating body (70) can be a disk-shaped plate member, for example, but the shape is not limited as long as it is rotatably supported inside the gaming machine.

The rotation drive device (80) may be a drive motor (81) having a drive gear (82) that meshes with a gear (unit rotation gear 71) provided on the rotating body (70). Alternatively, the rotating body (70) may be rotated using a belt or a chain.
The “rotation detection unit” may be a detection part such as a detection groove (72A) or a protrusion provided in the rotating body (70), a light-shielding sensor that can detect the detection part, and the like. The sensor and the detected part may be plural or singular.
The rotation warning lamp (60) includes a rotary reflector (64) formed to be rotatable around a light source (bulb 65) by driving a reflector driving device (reflector driving motor 75), and the light source ( 65) and a rotating reflector (64) positioned inside, and at least a light-proof windproof part (lens 63) capable of irradiating the irradiation light emitted from the light source (65) to the outside, and the windproof part (63) protrudes from the upper surface or the lower surface of the rotating body (70), and is disposed on the same circle around the rotation axis of the rotating body (70). On the other hand, the rotating body (70) is installed such that at least the windproof part (63) of the rotation warning light (60) is visible from the display window (34) of the gaming machine (S), and the plurality of rotations The windproof part (63) of the warning light (60) has a different color.

Here, the rotation warning lamp (60) has a transmission means (for example, a reflection plate rotation gear 69) for transmitting the rotation of the motor shaft of the reflection plate driving device (75) to the rotation reflection plate (64). It may be. The wind-proof part (63) can be a saddle-shaped colored cover, for example, it can be attached to and detached from a screw part formed on the rotating body (70). it can. Or you may fix to the lower surface of a rotary body (70). The “light source” is not limited to the light bulb (65) as long as it is a light emitter that emits irradiation light.
Further, in the present invention, the reflector driving device (75) may be provided in each of the plurality of rotation warning lights (60), or a plurality of rotation warning lights (60) with a single reflector driving device (75). The rotary reflector (64) may be formed to be rotatable.

The color of the windproof part (63) does not have to be different for each of the plurality of rotation warning lights (60), and when the number of rotation warning lights (60) is large, the windproof part of the same color ( There may be a rotating warning light (60) having 63).
Then, the present invention drives the rotation drive device (80) and rotates the rotating body (70) based on the detection of the rotation detection unit (72A, 50), thereby the position of the rotation warning light (60). And the color of the windproof part (73) visible through the display window (34) of the gaming machine (S) can be changed, and at least the windproof part (73) is visible from the display window (34). The rotation warning lamp (60) that is enabled can emit light from the light source (65) and rotate the rotating reflector (64).

(Function)
According to the present invention, first, by rotating the rotating body (70), it is possible to display the windproof section (63) of different colors from the display window (34) of the gaming machine (S). In this case, the windproof part (63) visible from the display window (34) is not limited to one. Depending on the number of rotation warning lamps (60) provided on the rotating body (70) and the size of the display window (34), a plurality of windproof sections (63) may be displayed from the display window (34). In this case, the colors of the windproof sections (63) that can be viewed at the same time can be different from each other, or can be set so that a plurality of windproof sections (63) of the same color can be viewed. .

Further, with respect to the rotation warning light (60) in which the windproof part (63) is visible from the display window (34), the operation of rotating the rotating reflector (64) while turning on the light source (65), the light source (65 ) Can be operated to rotate only the rotating reflector (64) with the lamp turned off.
The operation control of the rotating body (70) and the rotation warning light (60) as described above is performed based on an output signal from the control device (6) provided in the gaming machine (S). In the control device (6), an operation pattern is appropriately selected according to the state of the gaming machine (for example, the internal hit state or a specific gaming section), and in some cases, other effect display devices ( For example, by operating the effect display device (7) according to the present invention in combination with the display of the speaker (35)), it is possible to notify winning or winning.

(Claim 2)
(Feature point)
The invention described in claim 2 is characterized by the following points in addition to the features described in claim 1 described above.
That is, the invention according to claim 2 is a partition member that divides the upper or lower space of the rotating body (70) into a plurality of spaces radially divided from the central portion on the upper surface or the lower surface of the rotating body (70). 73), and the rotation warning lamp (60) is arranged in a space partitioned by the partition member (73).
The partition member (73) may be a plate member that protrudes from the upper surface of the rotating body (70) or is provided to hang from the lower surface of the rotating body (70), and is an upper part of the rotating body (70). Alternatively, the lower space is divided radially. The spaces partitioned by the partition member (73) are preferably equally spaced, but may not be equally spaced.

The rotation warning lamps (60) are preferably arranged one by one in the space partitioned by the partition member (73), but are not necessarily installed in all spaces. For example, the rotation warning lamp (60) may be disposed in three spaces among the four spaces, and the reflector driving device (75) may be disposed in the remaining spaces.
(Claim 3)
(Feature point)
The invention described in claim 3 is characterized by the following points in addition to the features described in claim 1 or 2.

That is, the invention according to claim 3 is characterized in that each of the rotating reflectors (64) of the plurality of rotating warning lights (60) is formed to be rotatable by a single reflector driving device (75). And
As an example of a specific configuration of the present invention, a plurality of connecting gears (77) are meshed with a driving gear (76) provided on a driving shaft of the reflector driving device (75), and each connecting gear (77) is respectively connected. It can be made to mesh with a reflecting plate rotating gear (69) provided on the rotating reflecting plate (64).
Further, the present invention includes both a case where a plurality of rotating reflectors (64) are rotated simultaneously (simultaneously) by a single reflector driving device (75) and a case where they are rotated individually. For example, in the configuration described above, a plurality of rotating reflectors (64) are simultaneously rotated by a single reflector driving device (75). On the other hand, in the above configuration, the connecting gear (77) is moved away from either or both of the drive gear (76) and the reflector rotating gear (69) (sliding in the vertical direction, sliding or rotating in the horizontal direction). If it is formed so that it can be transmitted only to the reflecting plate rotating gear (69) of the rotating reflecting plate (64) to rotate the driving gear (76), a single reflecting plate driving device (75 ) To rotate any one of the plurality of rotating reflectors (64).

  According to the present invention, the effect display device (7) can be reduced in weight and cost.

Since this invention is comprised as mentioned above, there exist the following effects.
That is, according to the first aspect of the present invention, it is possible to provide an effect display device capable of realizing abundant display patterns using the rotation warning light. According to the second aspect of the present invention, a plurality of rotation warnings can be provided. It is possible to prevent the irradiation light of the lamps from being mixed. Furthermore, according to the invention described in claim 3, it is possible to provide an effect display device capable of realizing such display at low cost.

The best mode for carrying out the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings, taking a slot machine as an example of a gaming machine.
(Explanation of drawings)
1 to 7 show an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 1 is a front view of the appearance of the slot machine S, FIG. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view of the slot machine S, FIGS. 3 to 5 are diagrams showing a rotary display unit 7, and FIGS. is there.
(Slot Machine S)
As shown in FIG. 1, the slot machine S in the present embodiment includes a housing 1 that opens to the front side, and a front door 3 that closes the front opening of the housing 1 so as to be openable and closable.

Inside the casing 1, a reel unit 2 having a rotating reel 20 having a plurality of symbols displayed on the surface, a hopper unit 5, and a control device 6 for controlling the operation of the slot machine S (see FIG. 2). ) Is provided. The reel unit 2 is a main gaming machine of the slot machine S, and is a unit in which a drive motor is fixed to a support frame (not shown) and a rotary reel 20 is attached to a drive shaft of the drive motor. The hopper unit 5 is a payout device for storing medals and paying out medals at the time of winning.
The front door 3 is a plate-like door that is pivotally supported by the hinge of the housing 1, and as shown in FIG. 1, an upper display portion 3A for displaying various effects is provided on the upper side. In addition, a substantially central portion in the height direction is an operation unit 40, and a front panel 30 is provided between the operation unit 40 and the upper display unit 3A. The front panel 30 is formed with a symbol display window 31 through which the symbol of the rotary reel 20 can be visually recognized. A lower plate 3C for storing medals paid out from the hopper unit 5 is provided at the lower part of the front door 3, and a lower panel 3B is provided between the operation unit 40 and the lower plate 3C. ing.

The upper display portion 3A is provided with an upper panel 32, and a lamp 33 is provided around the upper panel 32. A speaker 35 is provided at the lower corner of the upper panel 32. A rotating lamp display window 34 is formed at a substantially central portion of the upper panel 32 so that the rotation warning lamp 60 of the rotating display unit 7 disposed on the back side of the upper panel 32 can be viewed from the front side.
The operation unit 40 is a counter-like stepped part that projects to the front side of the front panel 30, and is provided with a medal slot 42 at the upper right end of the operation unit 40 and a bet switch on the upper left side. 41. A start switch 43, a settlement switch 44 and a stop switch 45 are provided on the front side. A medal selector 4 is provided below the medal insertion slot 42 and behind the front door 3 to determine whether the medal is correct or not while guiding the inserted medal. Here, the bet switch 41 is for replacing a medal that is stored as credits with a medal insertion, and the start switch 43 and the stop switch 35 are for starting and stopping the rotation of the rotary reel 20. It is. Further, the settlement switch 44 is for refunding the credit medal.

(Operation of slot machine S)
The slot machine S having the above-described configuration operates the start switch 43 that can be operated on the condition that a medal is inserted or the bet switch 41 is pressed, or on the condition that a predetermined time has elapsed since the previous game at the time of “replay”. Then, the reel unit 2 is driven, and the three rotary reels 20 start to rotate. Thereafter, when one of the stop switches 45 is operated, the rotation of the corresponding rotary reel 20 is stopped. When all three stop switches 45 have been operated, the rotation of the three rotary reels 20 is stopped. At this time, when a predetermined symbol is stopped on the winning line of the symbol display window 31, a predetermined number of medals are paid out via the hopper unit 5. In addition, you may credit instead of paying out a medal.

  Winning is accompanied by payout of game medals by winning a prize, and there is no small medal winning that gives the player profit, special winning that gives the player even more profit than this small role winning, and there is no payout of game medal However, it is equipped with a “replay” that can be played again without newly inserting a game medal. When the lottery result is won for any combination, a winning flag corresponding to the winning is established. Then, when the lottery result is a special win, a special win flag is established, and a combination of stop symbols of the rotating reel 20 of the reel unit 2 is determined in advance during the special win flag. (For example, three pieces of “7” on the winning effective line are matched), and a special game that is advantageous to the player is formed.

On the other hand, if the special winning flag is established by lottery, but the combination of the stop symbols of the rotating reel 20 does not match the special winning symbol, the right to establish the special winning flag is carried over to the subsequent games. Has been. Note that the winning combination of the small role and the replay is not carried over to the next game of the right to establish the winning flag if the winning flag is not awarded in the game in which the winning flag is established.
Whether or not the corresponding winning symbol can be aligned on the winning line while one of the winning flags is established depends on the timing of the stop switch 45 when the rotating speed of the rotating reel 20 is constant. is there. Specifically, since the rotary reel 20 is set to stop within 190 ms after operating the stop switch 45, it can be stopped as it is after operating the stop switch 45, or can be stopped within 190 ms. When the corresponding winning symbol is included in the retractable symbols on the circumference of the rotating reel 20, for example, four consecutive retractable symbols from the stop symbol, the time until stopping is delayed. Then, the rotating reel 20 pulls the winning symbol on the winning line and stops. On the other hand, if the corresponding winning symbol is not included in the four retractable symbols, the winning symbol cannot be drawn on the winning active line and stopped.

On the other hand, in the normal game, for example, when three symbols such as “7” are arranged on the winning line, the BB game is started. When shifting to the BB game, the game starts with the insertion of a maximum of three medals as in a normal game. When the rotation of the three rotating reels is stopped, whether or not the winning symbol is aligned on the winning line is determined. A medal is paid out. Therefore, during the BB game, a lottery including a small role is performed every time as in a normal game. However, when the specific winning symbols for shifting to the RB game are arranged on the winning line during the BB game, the game shifts to the RB game thereafter.
When the RB game is entered, one medal is inserted, and a specific winning game that is awarded when a predetermined symbol of the rotating reel 20 is aligned on the center line of the symbol display window 31 is performed. In the RB game, a specific winning game for determining whether or not to win can be performed a maximum of 12 times, of which a maximum of 8 times can be won. In other words, the RB game is ended by winning a maximum of 8 times or by ending a specific winning game of a maximum of 12 times.

During the BB game, after the RB game is completed, the same lottery and control as in the normal game as described above are performed, and the RB game and the normal game are alternately repeated. Then, the BB game ends when a predetermined number of tokens are paid out.
(Rotation display unit 7)
Next, the rotation display unit 7 will be described in detail.
As shown in FIG. 2, the rotation display unit 7 is an effect display device that is supported and fixed on the back side of the upper surface of the front door 3 so as to be rotatable in the horizontal direction. The disk-shaped unit main body 70 having the rotation warning light 60 and a unit rotating device 80 for rotating the unit main body 70 are configured.

(Rotation warning light 60)
As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the rotation warning lamp 60 is a light-emitting display device fixed below the unit body 70, and includes a lens 63, a light bulb 65 housed in the lens 63, and a rotary reflector. Has 64. Here, the lens 63 is a colored cover having a substantially U-shaped cross section that transmits the light of the built-in light bulb 65. The colors of the lenses 63 of the three rotation warning lights 60 are different from each other. In this embodiment, the rotation warning lights 60 (60R, 60Y, 60B, FIG. 5B) having the red, yellow, and blue lenses 63 are used. Reference) is provided.
As shown in FIG. 7, the lens 63 has a screw formed on the outer periphery of the upper end portion, and is fixed by screwing into an opening provided in a lower surface plate 70B of the unit body 70 described later.

As shown in FIG. 6, the light bulb 65 is attached to a socket 67 fixed to the unit main body 70 via a suspension member 68, and the pedestal portion 64A of the rotary reflection plate 64 is fixed to the reflection plate. It is fixed to the member 66. As shown in FIG. 6, the reflector fixing member 66 is rotatably supported by a flange portion 68A formed below the suspension member 68. A plate rotation gear 69 is formed.
The rotation of the motor shaft of the reflection plate drive motor 75 (described later) is transmitted by the meshing of the reflection plate rotation gear 69 and the connection gear 77 (described later), and the reflection plate is fixed as the reflection plate drive motor 75 is driven. The part 66 is configured to rotate. Then, by rotating the reflecting plate fixing member 66, the rotating reflecting plate 64 turns around the bulb 65, and the direction in which the light from the bulb 65 is projected can be rotationally displaced.

(Unit body 70)
The unit main body 70 is a disk-shaped rotating body, and as shown in FIG. 4, is provided between a donut-shaped upper surface member 70A and a disk-shaped lower surface plate 70B, and between the upper surface member 70A and the lower surface plate 70B. It is composed of a partition plate 70C. A unit rotation gear 71 is formed around the upper surface member 70A, and the outer periphery of the lower surface plate 70B is a flange 72 that projects outward from the upper surface member 70A. The detection groove 72A is formed. The detection groove 72A functions as an index for detecting the rotational position of the unit body 70. Further, as shown in FIG. 6, a gap is formed between the partition plate 70C and the bottom plate 70B, and this gap is used to rotate the rotary reflector 64 of the rotation warning lamp 60. A connecting gear 77 is arranged (see FIG. 5A).

  A unit suspension part 78 is provided on the upper surface member 70A. 2 and 4, the unit suspension portion 78 is a connecting member having a cylindrical leg portion 78B and a ring-shaped head portion 78A, and fixes the leg portion 78B to the upper surface member 70A. By engaging the portion 78A with the unit support portion 36 provided on the front door 3, the unit main body 70 can be suspended and supported in the upper space on the back side of the front door 3 so as to be rotatable in the horizontal direction. . Since a bearing is embedded in the lower surface of the head portion 78A in order to eliminate frictional resistance between the unit support portion 36 and the head portion 78A, even if the weight of the rotary display unit 7 is applied to the unit support portion 36, it is smoothly installed. Can be rotated.

A rotation connection connector 90 is provided at the center of the partition plate 70C. The rotary connection connector 90 is for transmitting an electrical signal from a fixed portion to a rotating body such as a slip ring or a rotary connector.
A partition-like reflecting plate 73 having a cross shape in plan view and extending radially from the center of rotation of the unit main body 70 is fixed to the lower side of the lower surface plate 70B. The partition reflection plate 73 has a side wall surface formed of a light reflecting member such as a mirror surface, and can reflect light emitted from the rotation warning lamp 60. As shown in FIG. 5B, which shows a bottom view of the rotary display unit 7, three of the spaces below the bottom plate 70B divided into four by the partition reflector 73 are rotated. The warning lamps 60 are arranged one by one, and the relay board 74 and the reflector driving motor 75 are arranged in the remaining one space.

The reflector driving motor 75 is a driving device for rotating the rotating reflector 64 of the rotation warning lamp 60, and is fixed to the upper surface of the relay board 74 as shown in FIG. A drive gear 76 (see FIG. 5) is provided on the drive shaft of the reflecting plate drive motor 75. The drive gear 76 is located between the lower face plate 70B and the partition plate 70C, and is connected to the rotation warning light 60. It meshes with a connecting gear 77 for rotating the reflecting plate rotating gear 69.
Here, in the present embodiment, the single reflecting plate driving motor 75 is formed so that the rotating reflecting plates 64 of the three rotation warning lamps 60 rotate simultaneously. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 5A representing a plan view of the rotation display unit 7, a connection gear 77 meshes with a reflection plate rotation gear 69Y of a rotation warning light 60Y having a yellow lens 63 as a connection gear 77. 77Y, connecting gear 77B meshing with reflecting plate rotation gear 69B of rotating warning light 60B with blue lens 63, connecting gear 77R meshing with reflecting plate rotating gear 69R of rotating warning light 60R with red lens 63, connecting gear A connection gear 77r that meshes with 77Y and the connection gear 77R is provided.

Then, due to the rotation of the drive gear 76, the connecting gear 77Y and the connecting gear 77B are rotated, whereby the reflecting plate rotating gear 69Y and the reflecting plate rotating gear 69B are rotated, and the rotation reflection of the rotation warning lamp 60Y and the rotation warning lamp 60B is reflected. The plate 64 rotates. Further, the connection gear 77r is rotated by the rotation of the connection gear 77Y, and the connection gear 77R is rotated by the rotation of the connection gear 77r. As a result, the reflecting plate rotating gear 69R rotates, and the rotating reflecting plate 64 of the rotation warning lamp 60R rotates.
By the way, it is also possible to individually rotate the reflecting plate rotating gear 69 of each rotating lamp 60 by the above-described gear arrangement. Specifically, although not particularly illustrated, the height between the bottom plate 70B and the partition plate 70C is formed to be twice or more the height of each gear, and the connecting gear 77 is operated by the operation of the solenoid. It is formed to be movable up and down. Then, by moving the connecting gear 77 to the upper side or the lower side, the meshing with other gears is stopped, and the rotation of the drive gear 76 is transmitted only to the reflecting plate rotating gear 69 of the rotating reflecting plate 64 that tries to rotate. In other words, the light is not transmitted to the other reflecting plate rotation gear 69.

For example, when rotating the rotating reflecting plate 64 of the rotation warning lamp 60Y, the connecting gear 77Y is positioned so as to be able to mesh with both the drive gear 76 and the reflecting plate rotating gear 69Y. Then, the connecting gear 77B is moved to a position that does not mesh with at least the drive gear 76, and the connecting gear 77R is moved to a position that does not mesh with at least the reflecting plate rotation gear 69R (or the coupling gear 77r is moved to a position where it does not mesh with the connecting gear 77Y). May be moved).
Similarly, when rotating the rotating reflecting plate 64 of the rotation warning lamp 60B, the connecting gear 77B is brought into a position where it can mesh with both the driving gear 76 and the reflecting plate rotating gear 69B, and the connecting gear 77Y is at least connected to the driving gear 76. What is necessary is just to move to the position which does not mesh. Further, when rotating the rotation reflecting plate 64 of the rotation warning lamp 60R, the connecting gear 77R is brought into a position where it can be engaged with both the connecting gear 77r and the reflecting plate rotating gear 69R, and the connecting gear 77Y is engaged with the drive gear 76. Move to position. In this case, if the connecting gear 77Y meshes with the reflecting plate rotating gear 69Y of the rotation warning light 60Y, the reflecting plate rotating gear 69Y also rotates at the same time. For example, although not particularly shown, the connecting gear 77Y and the driving gear 76 are not shown. And the reflector rotating gear 69Y can be meshed at the same time, and the height of the reflector can be adjusted by providing a step in the gear so that only the connecting gear 77Y and the drive gear 76 can mesh. Only the rotation gear 69R can be rotated.

When formed in this way, it is possible to rotate only the rotating reflector 64 of the rotation warning lamp 60 located on the front side and visible from the rotating lamp display window 34. Alternatively, when there are a plurality of rotation warning lights 60 that are visible from the rotating lamp display window 34, it is possible to rotate only one of the rotating reflectors 64, and it is possible to increase the variation of the effect display mode Become.
Now, the unit main body 70 having the above-described configuration is a position where the rotation warning lamp 60 can be viewed from the front side through the rotation lamp display window 34 of the upper panel 32 in a state where it is suspended and supported by the unit support portion 36 of the front door 3. Placed in. Here, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, a support plate 37 is provided in the upper display portion 3A in the horizontal direction, and the support plate 37 has a support plate 37 as shown in FIG. In addition, a circular opening 37A is formed. The opening 37A is formed smaller than the outer diameter of the flange 72 and larger than the outer diameter of the partition reflector 73. An index sensor 50 for detecting a detection groove 72A formed in the flange 72 is fixed to a notch provided at the edge of the opening 37A.

As shown in FIG. 2, the unit main body 70 has the rotation warning lamp 60 and the partition reflecting plate 73 penetrating the opening 37 </ b> A with the collar portion 72 positioned on the upper side of the support plate 37. It is designed to hang down. That is, the unit main body 70 is reliably supported by the unit support portion 36 and the support plate 37 in the internal space of the upper display portion 3A. Further, when the unit main body 70 is attached to the front door 3, the rotational connection connector 90 is connected to the control device 6 by connection, so that the components mounted on the unit main body 70, specifically, the reflector driving motor 75 and the light bulb 65 are connected. Are electrically connected to the control device 6.
Note that bearings and rollers may be provided on the lower surface of the flange 72 or the upper surface of the support plate 37A. In this case, instead of the unit suspension portion 78, a shaft provided on the upper surface of the unit body 70 may be supported by the unit support portion.

In the present embodiment, the lower space of the unit body 70 is divided into four spaces by the partition reflector 73, and the reflector drive motor 75 is arranged in one of the spaces. You may arrange | position the rotation warning light 60 in all the two spaces. In this case, the reflector driving motor 75 may be single or provided for each rotation warning lamp 60.
Further, the lower space of the unit body 70 is not limited to four spaces, but may be three, or conversely, four or more spaces are provided, and a small rotation warning light 60 is disposed in each space. It may be. For example, the partition reflector 73 is formed by arranging six (or eight) plate members radially from the rotation center of the unit body 70, and the rotation warning lamp 60 is arranged in the space partitioned by each plate member. You may let them.

Here, when the number of the rotation warning lights 60 is large, it is not necessary to change the color of the cover 63 for all the rotation warning lights 60. For example, when six rotation warning lights 60 are provided, two rotation warning lights 60 each having a red, yellow, and blue cover 63 may be arranged.
Depending on the number of rotation warning lights 60 attached to the unit main body 70 and the size of the rotation lamp display window 34, the covers 63 of the plurality of rotation warning lights 60 can be made visible from the rotation lamp display window 34. In this case, the rotation warning lights 60 may be arranged so that the color of the visible cover 63 is different for each rotation warning light 60, or the covers 63 of the same color may be arranged in parallel. it can.

(Unit rotation device 80)
The unit rotating device 80 is a driving device for rotating the unit main body 70. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, the unit rotating device 80 is fixed to the back side of the upper surface plate of the front door 3, and the driving motor 81. And a drive gear 82 provided on the drive shaft. The drive gear 82 is arranged so as to be able to mesh with the unit rotation gear 71 of the unit main body 70 supported in the internal space of the upper display portion 3A. A DC motor is used as the drive motor 81 so that normal rotation and reverse rotation can be switched as appropriate. The unit rotating device 80 may be fixed to the support plate 37. In this case, a relay gear may be provided between the drive gear 82 and the unit rotation gear 71.

Then, the drive gear 82 rotates by driving the drive motor 81, whereby the unit main body 70 rotates in the horizontal direction. The unit main body 70 has a center axis fixed by engagement of the unit support portion 36 and the unit suspension portion 78 and is supported from below by the support plate 37, so that the unit rotation gear 71 and the drive gear 82 are meshed. Can be rotated more smoothly.
(Operation of the rotation display unit 7)
The operation of the rotary display unit 7 having the above-described configuration, that is, the driving of the reflector driving motor 75 and the unit rotating device 80 and the flashing of the light bulb 65 of the rotation warning light 60 are brought into the gaming state based on the output signal from the control device 6. Done accordingly. That is, the motor is driven or stopped, or the light bulb is turned on / off based on an instruction signal of an operation pattern predetermined according to the gaming state or determined by lottery. And with this operation pattern, winning and winning can be notified.

  Specifically, first of all, by rotating the unit main body 70, the rotation warning light 60 located on the front side is changed to change the color of the rotation warning light 60 visible from the rotation lamp display window 34. Can be made. For example, depending on the gaming state, the red rotation warning light 60R is located on the front side, the blue rotation warning light 60B is located on the front side, or the yellow rotation warning light 60Y is located on the front side. be able to. Alternatively, from the revolving light display window 34, the red rotation warning light 60R and the yellow rotation warning light 60Y can be seen in half, and the red rotation warning light 60R and the blue rotation warning light 60B can be seen in half. The unit main body 70 can be stopped at the position.

  These rotation operations are performed while grasping the current rotation position of the unit main body 70 based on the detection of the detection groove 72A provided in the collar portion 72 of the index sensor 50. Here, the rotation position is a position grasped by the rotation angle of the unit body 70. In addition, here, the detection groove 72A is provided corresponding to the space below the unit body 70 partitioned by the partition reflector 73, and the notch width or the number of notches varies depending on each space. Is set. Then, based on the detection pattern (ON / OFF time and number of times) when the index sensor 50 detects the detection groove 72A, the index sensor 50 recognizes which space is at the position of the index sensor 50, and from the data to the front side The space (that is, the rotation warning light 60 or the reflector driving motor 75 arranged there) can be specified. This identification is performed by a detection control means provided in the control device 6 although not particularly shown.

  By the way, even if the unit main body 70 is stopped in a state where the reflector driving motor 75 is located on the front side, since the appearance is not good and there is no display effect, the rotation angle of the rotary display unit 7 is 180 degrees (yellow You may form so that it may become an angle from the position where the rotation warning lamp 60Y is the front side to the position where the blue rotation warning lamp 60B is the front side (see FIG. 5B). When formed in this way, a normal connector can be used without using the rotary connection connector 90. Alternatively, the surface side of the installation space for the reflector driving motor 75 is covered with a cover, and when the installation space for the reflector driving motor 75 is located on the front side, the cover can be viewed from the rotating lamp display window 34. Good. In this case, the drive motor 81 does not need to be able to be driven in reverse, and the unit body 70 may be rotated only in one direction using, for example, a stepping motor.

Incidentally, when a stepping motor is used as the drive motor 81, the number of rotation steps of the stepping motor may be used for the index sensor 50 to recognize the current position of the unit body 70. The number of rotation steps is the number of transmission pulses for rotating the stepping motor. Then, only the start index may be provided in the collar portion 72, and the space located on the front side may be detected based on the number of rotation steps after the index sensor 50 detects the start index.
Furthermore, the operation mode of each rotation warning lamp 60 can be changed in accordance with the rotation operation of the unit main body 70 described above. For example, normally, the light bulb 65 is turned off and the rotating reflector 64 is also stopped rotating, and the light bulb 65 of the rotation warning light 60 located on the front side is turned on and rotated and reflected at a predetermined time during the game. The plate 64 is rotated. Alternatively, it is possible to rotate only the rotating reflector 64 while the light bulb 65 is turned off. In addition, the rotating reflector 64 can be rotated in the reverse direction.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, the rotation display unit 7 equipped with a plurality of rotation warning lights 60 is rotated to change the rotation warning light 60 located on the front side, and the normal rotation warning light 60 is changed. It is possible to produce an impact that is richer in variation and impact than the production that uses. Further, since the rotary reflectors 64 of the plurality of rotation warning lamps 60 are formed to be rotatable by a single reflector drive motor 75, the apparatus can be reduced in weight and cost can be reduced.
(Another embodiment of the present invention)
By the way, in the above-described embodiment, the rotation warning light 60 is attached to the lower surface of the unit main body 70, but the rotation warning light 60 may be attached to the upper surface of the unit main body 70 as shown in FIG. is there.

In this case, the unit body 70 is provided on the upper surface of the support plate 37 provided inside the upper display portion 3A. In addition, an opening is formed in the support plate 37, while a rotation guide portion 79 that engages with the opening is provided at the center of the lower surface of the unit main body. Further, bearings and rollers are provided on the lower surface of the unit main body 70 (or the upper surface of the support plate 37) to reduce the frictional resistance generated between the unit main body 70 and the support plate 37. The unit main body 70 rotates while being supported by the rotation guide portion 79 by driving a unit rotation device 80 (not shown).
The other configuration of the rotation display unit 7 is substantially the same as that of the above-described embodiment, but the reflector fixing member 66 of the rotation warning lamp 60 is not suspended and supported by the suspension member 68. For example, it is rotatably mounted on the upper surface of the partition plate 70C (see FIG. 6). Even when formed in this way, the same effects as those of the above-described embodiment can be obtained.

In the present invention, a reflector driving motor 75 may be provided for each rotation warning light 60. In the above-described embodiment, a gear mechanism is used to rotate the rotation display unit 7. However, the means for transmitting the rotation of the drive shaft of the drive motor 81 is not limited to gear meshing, but a belt, A chain may be used.
The rotation display unit 7 according to the present invention may not be attached to the front door 3 as long as it is on the front side of the gaming machine. For example, you may fix to the housing | casing of a game machine. Furthermore, the present invention can also be applied to gaming machines other than slot machines. For example, the rotation display unit 7 may be arranged in the center of the game board of the pachinko machine.

  Further, the aspect of the effect display using the rotary display unit 7 according to the present invention is not limited to the above-described one, and it goes without saying that various effects units and accessories can be combined and implemented in various aspects. Absent. For example, a predetermined sound may be output from the speaker 35 in accordance with the rotation of the rotation display unit 7 or the rotation reflector 64 of the rotation warning lamp 60.

FIG. 4 is an external front view of the slot machine according to the embodiment of the present invention. 1 is a longitudinal sectional view of a slot machine according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is embodiment of this invention, Comprising: It is a front view of a rotation display unit. 1 is a perspective view of a rotary display unit according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is embodiment of this invention, Comprising: It is the top view and bottom view of a rotation display unit. It is an embodiment of the present invention and is a longitudinal sectional view of a rotation warning light. 1 is an exploded perspective view of a rotation warning lamp according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is other embodiment of this invention, Comprising: It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of the slot machine.

Explanation of symbols

S Slot machine 1 Housing 2 Reel unit 3 Front door 3A Upper display
3B Lower panel 3C Lower plate 4 Medal selector 5 Hopper unit 6 Control device 7 Rotation display unit
20-reel 30 front panel
31 Symbol display window 32 Upper panel
33 Lamp 34 Revolving light display window
35 Speaker 36 Unit support
37 Support plate
40 Operation unit 41 Bet switch
42 Medal slot 43 Start switch
44 Checkout switch 45 Stop switch
50 Index sensor
60 Rotation warning light 63 Lens
64 Rotating reflector 65 Light bulb
66 Reflector fixing member 67 Socket
68 Hanging member 69 Reflector rotating gear
70 Unit body 70A Top surface member
70B Bottom plate 70C Middle partition plate
71 Unit rotation gear 72
73 Partition reflector 74 Relay board
75 Reflector drive motor 76 Drive gear
77 Connecting gear 78 Unit suspension
79 Rotation guide
80 Unit rotation device 81 Drive motor
82 Drive gear 90 Rotation connector

Claims (3)

An effect display device mounted on a gaming machine having a display window on the front side facing a player,
Inside the gaming machine, a rotating body supported so as to be rotatable around a vertical axis;
A plurality of rotation warning lights fixed to the rotating body;
A rotation driving device for rotating the rotating body;
A rotation detection unit for detecting a current position of the rotating body;
The rotation warning lamp is capable of irradiating the light emitted from the light source by rotating the reflection plate formed so as to be rotatable around the light source by driving the reflection plate driving device, and the light source and the rotation reflection plate. And at least a windproof portion having translucency, and projecting the windproof portion from the upper surface or the lower surface of the rotating body, and disposed on the same circle around the rotation axis of the rotating body,
The rotating body is installed such that at least the windproof part of the rotation warning light is visible from the display window of the gaming machine,
The windproof portions of the plurality of rotating warning lights have different colors,
By driving the rotation drive device and rotating the rotating body based on the detection of the rotation detection unit, the position of the rotation warning light is changed, and the color of the windproof unit visible through the display window of the gaming machine is changed. As well as
An effect display device capable of causing light emission of the light source and rotation of the rotary reflecting plate at least for a rotation warning light in which a windproof portion is visible from at least the display window. On the upper surface or the lower surface of the rotating body, a partition member is provided that divides the upper or lower space of the rotating body into a plurality of spaces that are radially divided from the center portion,
The effect display device according to claim 1, wherein the rotation warning lamp is disposed in a space partitioned by the partition member.   3. The effect display device according to claim 1, wherein each of the rotation reflectors of the plurality of rotation warning lights is formed to be rotatable by a single reflector drive device.