JP2021029756A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a game machine capable of improving visibility of a pattern on a reel.SOLUTION: Reel tapes T1-T3 on which a plurality of patterns is arranged, are wound respectively around reel frames RF provided respectively on a plurality of reels R1-R3, and the reel tapes are illuminated by a back light substrate from inside. Each reel frame RF comprises a first rim part 21 and a second rim part 22 contacting both side inner faces of the reel tapes T1-T3. A translucent part P1b of a first pattern P1 is arranged so as not to overlap the first rim part 21 and the second rim part 22, meanwhile an edge P1a of the first pattern P1 is arranged so as to overlap at least one of the first rim part 21 and the second rim part 22.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 13

Description

The present invention relates to a game machine.

Conventionally, a game machine (rotary cylinder type game machine, slot machine) having a plurality of reels in which symbols are arranged on an outer peripheral surface is known (see, for example, Patent Document 1). This type of gaming machine imparts a certain game value to a game medium such as a medal or a pachinko ball, and performs a game for acquiring such a game medium. Further, in this type of gaming machine, the start operation of the start lever by the player triggers an internal lottery and the rotation of a plurality of reels is started, and the stop operation of the stop button by the player triggers the internal lottery. Control is performed to stop a plurality of reels in a manner according to the result. Then, the result of the game is determined by the symbol combination displayed on the winning determination line in the state where the plurality of reels are stopped, and medals and the like are paid out according to the result of the game.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2007-037579

In the game machine as described above, the player operates the stop button at the timing aiming to stop a specific symbol of the rotating reel on the winning judgment line, that is, an opportunity to acquire a medal or the like by performing a so-called push. There are many things that can be increased, and improvement of the visibility of the design is required.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a game machine capable of improving the visibility of the reel design.

In one aspect of the present invention, a reel tape formed in a strip shape, a plurality of symbols including a specific symbol are arranged along the longitudinal direction, and a background portion is formed around the plurality of symbols, and the reel tape A reel having a frame that is wound to hold the reel tape, and
A backlight that illuminates the reel tape held in the frame from the inside is provided.
The frame has a pair of annular portions that abut on the inner surface of the reel tape on both sides in the lateral direction.
The specific symbol is formed in a translucent portion in which light from the backlight is more easily transmitted than in the background portion and around the translucent portion, and the light from the backlight is transmitted more than the transmissive portion. Has an edge that is difficult to do,
The translucent portion is arranged so as not to overlap both of the pair of annular portions.
The game machine is characterized in that the edge portion is arranged so as to overlap with at least one of the pair of ring portions.

According to the present invention, it is possible to improve the visibility of the reel design.

It is a front view which shows the appearance structure of the game machine which concerns on this embodiment. It is a side view which shows the appearance structure of the game machine which concerns on this embodiment. It is a rear view which shows the structure of the front door of the game machine which concerns on this embodiment. It is a front view which shows the internal structure of the housing of the game machine which concerns on this embodiment. It is sectional drawing AA of FIG. 1 which shows the start lever unit of the game machine which concerns on this embodiment. It is BB sectional view of FIG. 1 which shows the mounting structure of the start lever unit of the game machine which concerns on this embodiment. It is a DD cross-sectional view of FIG. 2 which shows the stop button unit of the game machine which concerns on this embodiment. It is an exploded view which shows the stop button unit of the game machine which concerns on this embodiment. It is CC sectional view of FIG. 1 which shows the stop button unit of the game machine which concerns on this embodiment. It is a perspective view which shows the 1st reel of the game machine which concerns on this embodiment. It is a figure which shows the reel tape of the game machine which concerns on this embodiment, (a) is a view seen from the front surface, (b) is a view seen from the back surface. It is an enlarged view which shows the 1st reel around the overlap area of the gaming machine which concerns on this embodiment. It is an enlarged view of FIG. 11A which shows the reel tape of the game machine which concerns on this embodiment. It is an enlarged view which shows the identification display of the game machine which concerns on this embodiment.

Hereinafter, embodiments according to the present invention will be described. The present embodiment described below does not unreasonably limit the content of the present invention described in the claims. Moreover, not all of the configurations described in the present embodiment are essential constituent requirements of the present invention. Further, in the following description, there are explanations of "parallel" and "orthogonal", but it is realistic to make them strictly "parallel" and "orthogonal" due to dimensional errors (design error, manufacturing error) and the like. Is difficult, and "parallel" and "orthogonal" shall include those that are "substantially parallel" and "substantially orthogonal", respectively.

[Outline of game machine configuration]
FIG. 1 is a front view showing the external configuration of the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment, and FIG. 2 is a side view showing the external configuration of the slot machine 1. The slot machine 1 of the present embodiment is a so-called rotating cylinder type gaming machine, and is a type of gaming machine that plays a game using a medal as a gaming medium. In the following, the player (front) will be referred to as "front" and the opposite will be referred to as "rear". Further, the top, bottom, left, and right of the game machine are defined with reference to the front view of FIG.

The slot machine 1 of the present embodiment is supported by a box-shaped housing BX having an opening BXa (see FIG. 4) formed on the front side (front side) facing the player, and a housing BX that can be opened and closed. A front door FD as a front door is provided, and a reel unit 310 having a first reel R1 to a third reel R3 as a plurality of reels arranged side by side in the left-right direction is housed in a housing BX. .. The opening BXa of the housing BX is formed along an inclined surface S1 in which the lower portion is forward with respect to the upper portion. The housing BX has a lower surface BXb that comes into contact with the floor surface of the game hall when the slot machine 1 is installed in the game hall. The lower surface BXb is not limited to the one formed in a plane. The lower surface BXb may be formed so that the slot machine 1 can be stably placed by coming into contact with the floor surface of the amusement park, and may have a plurality of irregularities, for example. Since the housing BX is formed along the inclined surface S1, the force that tends to fall forward when the front door FD is opened is alleviated. Further, a hopper unit 320 (see FIG. 4) as a medal payout device is housed in the lower part of the reel unit 310 in the housing BX. Further, a control board 10 (see FIG. 4) in which a CPU, a ROM (an example of an information storage medium), a RAM, and the like are mounted in the housing BX of the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment to control the operation of the slot machine 1. Is also included.

The first reel R1 arranged on the leftmost side, the second reel R2 arranged on the right side of the first reel R1, and the third reel R3 arranged on the right side of the second reel R2 are outer circumferences, respectively. The surfaces are divided into 20 areas (hereinafter, each area is referred to as a "frame") at regular intervals, and any of a plurality of types of symbols is arranged in each frame. Further, the first reel R1 to the third reel R3 are pivotally supported by a stepping motor M (see FIG. 4) as a reel driving means, and are rotationally driven around the axis of the stepping motor M to drive the stepping motor M. By controlling the number of pulses and the pulse width, the motor can be stopped in frame units (predetermined rotation angle unit, predetermined rotation amount unit).

The front door FD is divided into a front upper door UD that can be opened and closed individually and can close the upper half of the opening BXa, and a front lower door DD that can close the lower half of the opening BXa. The part DV is divided into upper and lower parts. The front upper door UD is provided with a display window DW that enables observation of the rotating state and the stopped state of the first reel R1 to the third reel R3. In the stopped state of the first reel R1 to the third reel R3, among a plurality of types of symbols arranged at regular intervals on the outer peripheral surfaces of the first reel R1 to the third reel R3, they are continuously arranged on the outer peripheral surface. The three symbols (upper symbol, middle symbol, and lower symbol) can be observed from the front of the slot machine 1 through the display window DW.

Further, in the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment, upper, middle, and lower tiers are provided for each reel as display positions for observing the symbol through the display window DW, and an effective line can be obtained by combining the display positions of the respective reels. It is set. In the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment, the number of medals required for one game, that is, the so-called specified number of inserted medals is set to 3 in any game state, and the number of medals corresponding to the specified number of inserted medals is set to 3. When it is thrown in, the effective line L1 composed of the middle stage of the first reel R1 to the third reel R3 is activated.

Then, the game result is determined by the symbol combination stopped and displayed on the effective line L1 in the display window DW, and when the symbol combination on the effective line L1 is a symbol combination corresponding to a predetermined combination, the symbol combination is determined. As a winning combination, medals are paid out from the hopper unit 320.

The front upper door UD is provided with a reel lighting device LT (see FIG. 3) that illuminates the first reel R1 to the third reel R3 from the outside. The reel lighting device LT is arranged above the back side (back side) of the display window DW, and illuminates the first reel R1 to the third reel R3 from the front upper side to improve the visibility of the design. The reel lighting device may be arranged below the back side of the display window DW and may be configured to illuminate the first reel R1 to the third reel R3 from the front lower side, or may be configured to illuminate the back side upper side and the display window DW. It may be arranged on both the lower side of the back side.

The front upper door UD is provided with a game information display unit DS. The game information display unit DS consists of LEDs, lamps, a 7-segment display, etc., and is the total number of medals credited, the number of medals paid out or won in one game, and the total number of medals paid out or won in a bonus state. Various game information such as the total of the above, information on the winning combination in this game, and information suggesting how to press the stop buttons B1 to B3 related to the payout of medals are displayed.

The game information display unit DS includes a main control display device 500 composed of a 7-segment display, and when a specified number of medals are inserted and the start lever SL is tilted, in this game When the notification display, which is a display corresponding to the winning command, which is a control signal created based on the winning information, which is the information of the winning combination, is displayed, and the first reel R1 to the third reel R3 stop after the notification display is displayed. The notification display ends and the number of medals paid out or won is displayed. In the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment, a notification display is executed in which each segment of the main control display device 500 is turned on and off in a display mode corresponding to the winning command.

Further, the main control display device 500 is a dot of a 7-segment display, which lights up when the advantageous period is started by the advantageous period control means (not shown), and the advantageous period is not started, that is, the non-advantageous period. The advantageous period notification unit 500A is provided to notify whether or not the advantageous period has been started by turning off the light when is started.

Further, the slot machine 1 is provided with an effect device 300 capable of performing an effect related to the game, such as assisting the game or enlivening the game. The effect device 300 includes a display device 330, a movable accessory device 350, a plurality of illumination devices 360, and a plurality of illumination devices 370 provided on the front lower door, which are provided on the front upper door UD. Is done. The display device 330 is composed of, for example, a liquid crystal display, and executes an effect of displaying various images and images according to the progress of the game. The movable accessory device 350 is arranged in front of the display device 330, for example, and moves by a driving means such as a motor or a solenoid according to the progress of the game to shield or expose the screen of the display device 330. Perform the production. The illumination devices 360 and 370 execute an effect of emitting light according to the progress of the game. Further, the effect device 300 includes a plurality of sound devices 380 and 390 provided on the front upper door UD and the front lower door DD. The audio devices 380 and 390 execute an effect of outputting various sounds according to the progress of the game.

The front lower door DD has substantially the same size as the front lower door DD in front view, and has a lower door base DB made of synthetic resin to which an illumination device 370, an acoustic device 390, a medal tray MP, and the like are attached. An operation unit CP to which various operation means are attached is integrally formed in the lower door base DB. The operation unit CP has an operation unit upper surface CPa facing upward and an operation unit front surface CPb facing forward. In the upper surface CPa of the operation unit, the medal insertion slot MI for the player to insert medals one by one, and the medals are credited (stored), and the medals are specified and inserted by one operation from the credited medals. A max bet button MB (bet button) is attached as an insertion operation means for accepting an insertion operation for inserting a number of medals.

The front CPb of the operation unit includes a single bet button BT as a closing operation means, a start lever unit LU having a start lever SL as a start operation means, and stop buttons B1 to stop buttons B3 which are a plurality of stop buttons as stop operation means. A stop button unit BU, a button cover BC covering the front side of the stop button unit BU, and a clearing button BS for clearing credited medals are attached. The single bet button BT accepts an insertion operation of inserting one of the credited medals while the medals are credited. The start lever SL receives a start operation that triggers the rotation of the first reel R1 to the third reel R3. The stop buttons B1 to the stop button B3 receive a stop operation that triggers each of the first reel R1 to the third reel R3, which are rotationally driven by the stepping motor M (see FIG. 4), to be stopped. The credited medals are stored (stored) in the control board 10 as a storage means.

In the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment, when the player inserts a medal into the medal insertion slot MI or the medal is credited in excess of the specified number of inserted medals, the single bet button BT is moved backward the same number of times as the specified number of inserted medals. By performing a single bet operation (insertion operation) that pushes toward and a max bet operation (insertion operation) that presses the max bet button MB downward, a specified number of medals are set to the inserted state, and the first reel The rotation control of R1 to the third reel R3 is set to a ready state in which it is possible to start. Then, when the player executes a start operation (tilt operation) for tilting the start lever SL with respect to the start lever SL, the first reel R1 to the third reel R3 are started to rotate by driving the stepping motor M on the control board 10. At the same time, an internal lottery using random numbers was performed, and the stop buttons B1 to the stop button B3 were pressed on condition that the rotation speeds of the first reel R1 to the third reel R3 increased to a predetermined speed and became a steady rotation. The operation is permitted, that is, the stop operation by the stop button B1 to the stop button B3 is enabled.

The slot machine 1 of the present embodiment sets a standby time (about 4.1 seconds) called a wait (or wait time) when the first reel R1 to the third reel R3 are started to rotate. It is configured as follows. Then, when the start operation is performed again within the period from the setting of the standby time to the elapse of the standby time, the slot machine 1 starts rotating the first reel R1 to the third reel R3 after the standby time elapses. It is configured to let you.

After that, when the player presses the stop buttons B1 to the stop button B3 rearward at an arbitrary timing (hereinafter, referred to as "pressing timing"), they are built in each of the stop buttons B1 to the stop button B3. The stop switch 35 (see FIG. 8) as the stop signal output means is turned on, and the reel stop signal output to the control board 10 is changed from the OFF state to the ON state.

Further, when the player releases the stop buttons B1 to B3 which are in the pressed state at an arbitrary timing, the stop switches corresponding to each of the stop buttons B1 to the stop button B3 are turned off, and the reels output to the control board 10 are performed. The stop signal is changed from the ON state to the OFF state. Then, the control board 10 responds to the result of the internal lottery based on the change from the OFF state to the ON state of the reel stop signal whose signal state changes according to the pressing timing and the release timing of the stop buttons B1 to B3. The first reel R1 to the third reel R3 are stopped at the stop position.

Further, a medal payout exit MO and a medal tray MP are provided on the lower plate front 51 at the bottom of the front lower door DD, and the number of medals according to the result of the game is transferred from the medal payout exit MO to the medal tray MP. It is supposed to be paid out. Further, when the clearing button BS is pressed while the credited medal is stored in the control board 10, the medal clearing switch (not shown) built in the clearing button BS when the clearing button BS is pressed. Performs an ON operation and changes the medal clearing signal output to the control board 10 from the OFF state to the ON state. The control board 10 has the hopper unit 320 only when the first reel R1 to the third reel R3 are not rotating and the medal is not bet as the medal clearing signal changes from the OFF state to the ON state. A clearing process is executed to pay out the number of medals corresponding to the number of credits (the number of medals credited), and the medals are paid out from the medal payment exit MO to the medal tray MP.

On the left and right of the medal payout exit MO on the front 51 of the lower plate, there are stamps (certificates certifying the conformity of the test by a public institution, proof of license of patent rights, etc., individual information of each game machine (model information and manufacturing information) ) Is recorded with a code, a number, or the like, and a certificate stamp arranging portion 52L, 52R for arranging the name plate, etc.) is arranged, respectively. The certificate stamp arranging portions 52L and 52R can be composed of, for example, a recess for accommodating the certificate stamps and a transparent cover for covering the recess. Alternatively, the certificate stamp arranging portions 52L and 52R may be simply flat portions for attaching or adhering certificate stamps (certificate stamps, name plates, etc.). The above-mentioned acoustic devices 390 and 390 are arranged behind the lower plate front surface 51 and on the left and right outer sides of the certificate stamp arranging portions 52L and 52R, and the acoustic devices are arranged on the lower plate front surface 51 in front of the acoustic devices 390 and 390. The openings 53, 53 including a large number of openings for outputting the sound from the 390, 390 forward are arranged.

The lower plate front surface 51 is formed so as to be parallel to the mating surface DDa facing the inclined surface S1 of the front lower door DD, which will be described later, and the front end edge MOa of the opening of the medal payout outlet MO is also parallel to the mating surface DDa. It is formed so as to be. Further, the openings of the openings 53 and 53 are formed so as to be orthogonal to the mating surface DDa. This makes it possible to simplify the shape of the front lower door DD and reduce the production cost. The opening of the opening may have a shape that can be die-cut in a direction orthogonal to the mating surface DDa in injection molding, and for example, a draft of about 0 to 10 ° may be formed on the inner surface. The draft of the holes does not have to be constant in one hole. Further, the flat surface portion of the certificate stamp arranging portions 52L and 52R to which the certificate stamps are attached is formed so as to be parallel to the mating surface DDa. That is, the certificate stamps arranged in the certificate stamp arrangement portions 52L and 52R are inclined so that the lower part is in front of the upper part. As a result, when a worker, a player, or the like visually confirms the information on the certificate stamps, the certificate stamps can be easily visually recognized from above the certificate stamp arrangement units 52L and 52R, and the workability in the certificate stamp confirmation work is improved. I am trying to.

[Structure related to opening and closing the front upper door and front lower door]
Next, the configuration related to the opening and closing of the front door FD will be described. As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the front door FD is supported by the housing BX via a hinge HN (see FIG. 4) provided on the left side of each of the front upper door UD and the front lower door DD. The right side of the housing BX can be opened and closed. The front upper door UD has an upper locking unit (not shown), and the front lower door DD has a lower locking unit DL.

The upper locking unit is provided on the right side of the front upper door UD. The upper locking unit UL is tiltably supported with respect to the upper locking base ULa and the upper locking base ULa attached to the lower door base DB, and is provided on the upper engaged portion BXc (see FIG. 4) provided in the housing BX. The upper engaging portion ULb that can move between the engaging position and the non-engaging position, the engaging operating portion ULc that operates the movement of the upper engaging portion, and the upper engaging portion and the engaging operating portion ULc are connected. It has an upper connection (not shown). The front upper door UD is locked in a closed state by engaging the upper engaging portion ULb of the upper locking unit with the upper engaged portion BXc. The lower locking unit DL is provided on the right side of the front lower door DD. The lower locking unit DL is tiltably supported with respect to the lower locking base DLa and the lower locking base DLa attached to the lower door base DB, and is provided on the lower engaged portion BXd (see FIG. 4) provided in the housing BX. The lower engaging portion DLb that can move between the engaged position and the non-engaging position, the cylinder lock CY that operates the movement of the lower engaging portion by key operation, and the lower engaging portion DLb and the cylinder lock CY are connected. It has a lower connection DLd. The front lower door DD is locked in a closed state by engaging the lower engaging portion DLb of the lower locking unit DL with the lower engaged portion BXd. The front door FD is in a state in which the opening BXa is closed by locking the front upper door UD and the front lower door DD.

The front upper door UD has a mating surface UDa facing the inclined surface S1 with the front door FD closing the opening BXa, and the front lower door DD is inclined with the front door FD closing the opening BXa. It has a mating surface DDa facing the surface S1. Further, the front upper door UD has a lower end front UDb (see FIG. 5) arranged at the lower end of the front upper door UD and formed so as to face forward. The front lower door DD is arranged at the upper end of the front lower door DD and is formed so as to face rearward, and has an upper end rear surface DDb (see FIG. 5) that faces the lower end front UDb and can abut on the lower end front UDb. doing.

The front upper door UD is restricted from moving in the opening direction with respect to the front lower door DD when the upper end rear surface DDb abuts on the lower end front surface UDb. Therefore, the front upper door UD is opened in a state where the lower engaging portion of the lower locking unit DL of the front lower door DD is not engaged with the lower engaged portion BXd (the front lower door DD is not locked and is opened. It can be opened and closed. Further, the front lower door DD is in a state in which the upper engaging portion of the upper locking unit of the front upper door UD is engaged with the upper engaged portion BXc (a state in which the front upper door UD is closed and locked). Therefore, it can be opened and closed independently of the front lower door DD.

The engagement operation unit ULc of the upper locking unit UL is arranged so as to be operably exposed while the front lower door DD is open, and by being operated, the upper locking unit UL is arranged via the upper connecting portion. The upper engaging portion ULb is moved to a position where it does not engage with the upper engaged portion BXc. The cylinder lock CY of the lower locking unit DL is formed in a cylindrical shape extending along a direction orthogonal to the mating surface DDa, and is formed at the front end portion CYa from the cylinder through hole DBc (see FIG. 1) formed in the front lower door DD. (See FIG. 1) is exposed forward, and the lower engaging portion DLb of the lower locking unit DL is engaged with the lower engaged portion DLb via the lower connecting portion by performing a key operation for rotating the inserted key. Move to a position that does not engage with the portion BXd.

The front lower door DD is formed in a direction in which the cylinder through hole DBc is orthogonal to the mating surface DDa. Further, the front lower door DD has a cylinder peripheral surface DBd formed around the opening on the front end side of the cylinder through hole DBc, and is formed so that the cylinder peripheral surface DBd is parallel to the mating surface DDa. ing. This makes it possible to simplify the shape of the front lower door DD and reduce the production cost. The cylinder through hole may have a shape that can be die-cut in a direction orthogonal to the mating surface DDa in injection molding, and for example, a draft of about 0 to 3 ° may be formed on the inner surface, and each hole may be formed. The draft does not have to be constant in one hole.

Further, the front upper door UD has an upper door lower end surface UDc which is a divided surface in the divided portion D, which is arranged at the lower end portion of the front upper door UD and is formed so as to face downward. The front lower door DD is arranged at the upper end of the front lower door DD and is formed so as to face upward, and the front door FD faces the upper door lower end surface UDc with the opening BXa closed. It has a lower door upper end surface DDc which is a dividing surface. The upper door lower end surface UDc and the lower door upper end surface DDc are inclined so as to face forward with respect to the virtual plane S2 orthogonal to the mating surfaces UDa and DDa.

As a result, in the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment, when the operator opens the front upper door UD with the front lower door DD open, the front upper door UD is lowered with the right end side of the front upper door UD lowered by its own weight. Is configured so that the lower end surface UDc of the upper door is guided along the upper end surface DDc of the lower door even when the door moves. Further, in the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment, when the worker closes the front lower door DD with the front upper door UD closed, even if the worker closes the front lower door DD while lifting it, the upper door 1 is upper. The lower end surface UDc of the door is configured to be guided along the upper end surface DDc of the lower door.

With this configuration, the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment is rearward of the upper end portion of the front lower door DD when the operator opens and closes the front upper door UD and the front lower door DD independently of each other. The corners are less likely to collide with the front corner of the lower end of the front upper door UD, and operability in opening and closing the front upper door UD and the front lower door DD is improved. Further, the rear corner of the upper end portion of the front lower door DD and the front corner of the lower end portion of the front upper door UD are prevented from colliding with each other and being damaged. Further, when the upper door lower end surface UDc and the lower door upper end surface UDc slide, the pressure at which the upper door lower end surface UDc and the lower door upper end surface DDc come into contact is reduced, and the upper door lower end surface UDc and the lower door upper surface UDc are reduced. Scratch due to sliding with the end face DDc is suppressed.

[Details of front lower door and start lever unit]
As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the lower door base DB has a lever mounting surface DBj to which the start lever unit LU is mounted, and a plurality of lever mounting into which screws for mounting the start lever unit LU are inserted into the lower door base DB. It has a hole DBk, a through hole DBm for a lever into which a start lever unit LU is inserted, and a lever peripheral surface DBn, and is injected using a mold having a direction orthogonal to the mating surface DDa as an opening direction (pulling direction). It is formed by molding.

The lever mounting surface DBj is formed so as to face rearward and be parallel to the mating surface DDa, and is in contact with the start lever unit LU. The plurality of lever mounting holes DBk extend forward from the lever mounting surface DBj and are formed along a direction orthogonal to the mating surface DDa. The lever through hole DBm extends forward from the lever mounting surface DBj and is formed along a direction orthogonal to the mating surface DDa. That is, the center line DBKL of the plurality of lever mounting holes DBk and the center line DBmL of the lever through holes DBm are orthogonal to the mating surface DDa.

Further, the lever peripheral surface DBn is formed around the opening on the front end side of the lever through hole DBm so as to be parallel to the mating surface DDa. The lever peripheral surface DBn may be formed on the lower door base DB as the same surface as the operation unit front surface CPb. The start lever unit LU is attached to the operation unit CP of the lower door base DB from the rear and screwed, and the front end side penetrates the lever through hole DBm and is exposed forward from the operation unit CP.

The start lever unit LU is started based on the holding portion 41 attached to the lower door base DB, the start lever SL, the return spring 43 as an urging means, and the tilt of the shaft portion 42 in the vertical and horizontal directions from the initial position. It has a tilt sensor 45 for detecting the above. The start lever SL has a shaft portion 42 held by the holding portion 41 so as to be swingable (tilt), and a spherical grip 44 attached to the front end portion of the shaft portion 42.

The holding portion 41 has a cylindrical cylindrical portion 41a inserted into the through hole DBm for the lever, and a plurality of screw through holes 41b through which the screw for attaching to the lower door base DB penetrates, and is orthogonal to the mating surface DDa. It is formed by injection molding using a mold whose direction is the opening direction (pulling direction). The cylindrical portion 41a and the plurality of screw through holes 41b are formed so as to extend in a direction orthogonal to the mating surface DDa in a state of being attached to the lower door base DB. That is, the center line 41aL of the cylindrical portion 41a and the center line 41bL of the plurality of screw through holes 41b are orthogonal to the mating surface DDa.

The shaft portion 42 extends in a direction orthogonal to the mating surface DDa from the front surface CPb of the operation portion toward the front in a state where the shaft portion 42 is located at the initial position, that is, in a state where the operation by the player is not performed. The return spring 43 is arranged between the shaft portion 42 and the holding portion 41, and urges the shaft portion 42 toward the initial position. When the shaft portion 42 is tilted in the vertical and horizontal directions from the initial position, the detection signal output by the tilt sensor 45 to the control board 10 (see FIG. 4) changes from the OFF state to the ON state. The shaft portion 42 is not limited to the one that extends in the direction exactly orthogonal to the mating surface DDa in the state of being located at the initial position. For example, the front end of the shaft portion may be lowered by its own weight and may be inclined by about 0 to 3 ° with respect to the direction orthogonal to the mating surface.

[Details of front lower door, clearing button and single bet button]
The lower door base DB extends in a direction orthogonal to the mating surface DDa and is formed on the front CPb of the operation unit, and has a clearing button through hole (not shown) into which the clearing button BS shown in FIG. 1 is inserted and a through hole (not shown) shown in FIG. It has a through hole (not shown) for a single bet button into which a single bet button BT is inserted. Further, as shown in FIG. 1, the lower door base DB includes a clearing button peripheral surface DBp formed so as to be parallel to the alignment surface DDa around the opening on the front end side of the clearing button through hole, and a single bet button. It has a single bed button peripheral surface DBq formed so as to be parallel to the mating surface DDa around the opening on the front end side of the through hole.

[Details of front lower door and stop button unit]
As shown in FIGS. 1, 7 to 9, the lower door base DB has a button unit mounting surface DBe to which the stop button unit BU is mounted, and screws for mounting the stop button unit BU to the lower door base DB. It has a plurality of button unit mounting holes DBf. Note that FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line CC in FIG. 1 cut at the center of the stop button B2. However, since the cross-sectional view cut at the center of the stop button B1 and the stop button B3 is the same, the stop button B1 and The stop button B3 is not shown.

The button unit mounting surface DBe is formed so as to face forward and be parallel to the mating surface DDa, and is in contact with the stop button unit BU. The plurality of button unit mounting holes DBf extend rearward from the button unit mounting surface DBe and are formed along a direction orthogonal to the mating surface DDa. That is, the center lines DBfL of the plurality of button unit mounting holes DBf are orthogonal to the mating surface DDa.

The stop button unit BU is attached to the operation unit CP of the lower door base DB from the front and screwed, and the front side around the stop buttons B1 to the stop button B3 is covered by the button cover attached to the operation unit CP. .. The button cover BC has a mating surface DDa around the front end side openings of the button through holes BCa through which the stop buttons B1 to the stop button B3 penetrate and the button through holes BCa of the stop buttons B1 to the stop button B3. It has a through-hole peripheral surface BCb formed in parallel and is formed of a synthetic resin. When attached to the lower door base DB, the button through hole BCa is formed so as to extend parallel to the center line 32aL of the guide hole 32a described later. That is, the center line BCaL of the button through hole BCa is parallel to the center line 32aL of the guide hole 32a. Further, the through hole peripheral surface BCb is formed so as to be orthogonal to the center line BCaL.

As shown in FIGS. 7 to 9, the stop button unit BU has a button base 31, a stop button B1 to a stop button B3, and a button guide 32 attached to the lower door base DB, and also has a stop button B1 to a stop button. Each of B3 has a button spring 33 and a stop switch 35 which is a transmissive optical sensor that detects a stop operation based on the movement of the stop buttons B1 to B3.

The button base 31 has a contact surface 31a that abuts on the button unit mounting surface DBe of the lower door base DB, a plurality of screw through holes 31b through which screws for mounting on the lower door base DB penetrate, and a plurality of button guides 32. It is formed by injection molding using a mold having a button guide holding portion 31c and a switch mounting portion 31d to which the stop switch 35 is mounted, and the direction orthogonal to the mating surface DDa is the opening direction (pulling direction). The contact surface 31a is formed so as to be parallel to the mating surface DDa in a state where the stop button unit BU is attached to the lower door base DB. The plurality of screw through holes 31b are formed so as to extend in a direction orthogonal to the mating surface DDa in a state where the stop button unit BU is attached to the lower door base DB. That is, the center line 31bL of the screw through hole 31b is orthogonal to the mating surface DDa. The button base 31 holds the button guide 32 by a plurality of button guide holding portions 31c in a state where the stop switch 35 is housed between the button base 31 and the button guide 32.

The button guide 32 is formed corresponding to each of the stop buttons B1 to B3, has a guide hole 32a as a button guide hole for guiding the movement of the stop buttons B1 to the stop button B3, and is orthogonal to the mating surface DDa. It is formed by injection molding using a mold whose opening direction is the opening direction (pulling direction). Further, the button guide 32 includes a front regulation surface 32b that regulates the forward movement of the stop buttons B1 to B3, a rear regulation surface 32c that regulates the backward movement of the stop buttons B1 to the stop button B3, and the periphery of the button. It has a surface 32d.

The guide hole 32a extends so that the front end side opens and the front side faces upward with respect to the direction orthogonal to the mating surface DDa in a state where the stop button unit BU is attached to the lower door base DB. The movement of the stop buttons B1 to the stop button B3 is guided in a direction inclined with respect to a direction orthogonal to the DDa. That is, the center line 32aL of the guide hole 32a is inclined so that the front side faces upward with respect to the direction orthogonal to the mating surface DDa. The front regulation surface 32b and the rear regulation surface 32c are formed so as to be orthogonal to the center line 32aL. The button peripheral surface 32d is formed around the opening on the front end side of each of the guide holes 32a of the stop buttons B1 to B3 so as to be orthogonal to the center line 32aL.

The stop buttons B1 to B3 are the pressing surface Ba as a pressing portion that can be pressed by the player, the front contact surface Bb that can abut the front regulation surface 32b, and the rear that can abut the rear regulation surface 32c, respectively. It has an index Be that blocks the contact surface Bd and the optical axis of the stop switch 35. The stop buttons B1 to B3 are guided by the guide holes 32a from the position where the front contact surface Bb abuts on the front regulation surface 32b to the position where the rear contact surface Bd abuts on the rear regulation surface 32c. Therefore, it is possible to move along the center line 32aL. The button spring 33 is arranged between the stop buttons B1 to the stop button B3 and the button guide 32, and urges the stop buttons B1 to the stop button B3 toward the front.

The stop buttons B1 to the stop button B3 are pushed by the player against the urging force of the button spring 33 toward the rear, and the index Be moves to a position where the optical axis of the stop switch 35 is shielded from light. As a result, the reel stop signal output by the stop switch 35 to the control board 10 is changed from the OFF state to the ON state. Further, when the player releases the pressing surface Ba, the stop buttons B1 to the stop button B3 move forward by the urging force of the button spring 33, and the index Be moves to a position where the optical axis of the stop switch 35 is not shielded from light. By doing so, the reel stop signal output by the stop switch 35 to the control board 10 is changed from the ON state to the OFF state.

[Pressing surface of stop button]
As shown in FIGS. 5 and 9, in the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment, the pressing surface Ba is formed in a spherical shape having a large curvature (for example, a spherical shape having a radius of 100 mm or more) that bulges forward. It is installed at an angle so as to face upward from the mating surface DDa in a state where it is located at an initial position where it is not pressed. Specifically, the pressing surface Ba is installed so as to be inclined so that the plane perpendicular direction (perpendicular direction) A at the center (central portion) Bf faces upward on the front side with respect to the direction orthogonal to the mating surface DDa. There is. More specifically, the pressing surface Ba is installed so that the surface perpendicular direction A is in the direction along the center line 32aL of the guide hole 32a, that is, in the pressing direction of the pressing surface Ba (parallel to the center line 32aL). Has been done. In recent years, the stop button tends to be arranged downward due to the increase in size of the display device and the size of the reel, but in the present embodiment, the stop button is installed so as to be inclined so that the pressing surface Ba faces upward. As a result, the player can press the stop buttons B1 to B3 slightly downward, and the operability of the stop buttons B1 to B3 can be improved.

Desirably, the pressing surface Ba is installed at an angle of 75 ° to 86 ° with respect to the lower surface BXb of the housing BX. More preferably, the pressing surface Ba is installed at an angle of 78 ° to 82 ° with respect to the lower surface BXb of the housing BX. As a result, when a player with an average physique operates the slot machine 1 installed at a general height while suppressing the player who is accustomed to the operation of the conventional machine from feeling uncomfortable with the operation, It is possible to configure the stop buttons B1 to B3 to move in a direction that is easy to operate, and it is possible to obtain high operability.

Further, in the present embodiment, the plane-direct direction A of the pressing surface Ba is upward from the direction (axial direction) of the center line 42L of the shaft portion 42 of the start lever SL located at the initial position. It is installed at an angle. That is, the pressing surface Ba is installed so as to be inclined upward from the virtual plane S3 orthogonal to the axial direction of the shaft portion 42 located at the initial position. That is, the plane perpendicular direction A of the pressing surface Ba is inclined so that the front side faces upward with respect to the virtual plane S2 (see FIG. 2) orthogonal to the mating surface DDa.

Desirably, the pressing surface Ba is installed so as to be inclined in the range of 1 ° to 10 ° with respect to the direction of the center line 42L of the shaft portion 42 of the start lever SL located at the initial position. More preferably, the pressing surface Ba is installed so as to be inclined in the range of 3 ° to 7 ° with respect to the direction of the center line 42L of the shaft portion 42 of the start lever SL located at the initial position. .. As a result, the stop buttons B1 to the stop button B3 can be installed in a direction that is easy to operate, regardless of the direction of the shaft portion 42 of the start lever SL, the direction of removing the mold of the lower door base DB, the direction of the mating surface DDa, and the like. This makes it possible to improve operability. Further, since the start lever SL and the pressing surface Ba are installed at such an angle, after the tilting operation of tilting the start lever SL from the upper side to the lower side, the stop buttons B1 to the stop button B3 are slightly operated from above. It is possible to operate the stop button B1 to the stop button B3 so as to flow from the start lever SL, and it is possible to improve the operability.

The position of the vertical center Bf (see FIG. 9) of the pressing surface Ba is slightly higher than the vertical position of 44c (44a which is the front end of the grip 44, see FIG. 5) which is the center of the grip 44 of the start lever SL. It is located above. As a result, when the player performs the stop operation of the stop button B1 to the stop button B3 after the start operation of the start lever SL from the upper side to the lower side, the amount of movement of the hand in the vertical direction can be reduced. The operability of the stop buttons B1 to B3 is improved.

Further, the front door FD of the present embodiment is formed so that the button unit mounting surface DBe, the lever mounting surface DBj, and the lever peripheral surface DBn are parallel to the mating surface DDa, that is, orthogonal to the opening direction of the mold. As a result, the shapes of the lower door base DB, the button base 31, and the button guide 32 can be simplified as compared with the case where the respective surfaces are formed so as to intersect the mating surfaces DDa. , It is possible to reduce the design cost and the dimensional accuracy in the component design, improve the yield of the product, and reduce the production cost.

Further, the front door FD of the present embodiment is formed so that a plurality of button unit mounting holes DBf, a plurality of lever mounting holes DBk, and a lever through hole DBm extend in a direction orthogonal to the mating surface DDa. As a result, the shapes of the lower door base DB, the button base 31, the button guide 32, and the holding portion 41 can be simplified as compared with the case where the respective surfaces are formed so as to intersect the mating surfaces DDa. Since it is possible, it is possible to reduce the design cost and improve the dimensional accuracy.

The center lines of the plurality of button unit mounting holes DBf, the plurality of lever mounting holes DBk, and the lever through holes DBm are not limited to those formed so as to be exactly orthogonal to the mating surface DDa. Multiple locking unit mounting holes, through holes for cylinders, multiple button unit mounting holes, multiple lever mounting holes, through holes for levers, through holes for clearing buttons and through holes for single bed buttons are the mating surfaces in injection molding. Any shape may be used as long as it can be die-cut in the orthogonal direction. Further, for example, the plurality of button unit mounting holes, the plurality of lever mounting holes, and the lever through holes may be formed with a draft of about 0 to 3 ° on the inner surface in a direction orthogonal to the mating surface. , The draft of each hole does not have to be constant in one hole.

[Details of reel unit]
Next, the details of the reel unit 310 will be described. As shown in FIG. 4, the housing BX has left and right side plates BXe and BXf arranged sideways. The upper frame 11 and the middle frame 12 are vertically separated from each other between the side plates BXe and BXf.

The reel unit 310 is held by a reel base BA screwed to the upper frame 11 and the middle frame 12 and a reel base BA, and is provided on each of the first reel R1 to the third reel R3 to rotate and drive each reel. The stepping motor M, the first reel R1 to the third reel R3 supported by the drive shaft of each stepping motor M, and the rotation position of each reel provided corresponding to each of the first reel R1 to the third reel R3. It has a reel sensor 26 (see FIG. 10), which is a transmissive optical sensor for detecting the above. Further, the reel unit 310 is held by the reel base BA, is provided on each of the first reel R1 to the third reel R3, and is a reel as a backlight having a plurality of LEDs that illuminate each reel from the inside to the front. It has a backlight substrate BL and a reflector RL that reflects light from the reel backlight substrate BL and guides it forward.

As shown in FIG. 10, the first reel R1 to the third reel R3 have a reel frame FR and a thin strip-shaped reel tape (T1, T2, T3) in which a plurality of symbols are arranged along the longitudinal direction, respectively. , And an index portion 27. The index unit 27 is held in the reel frame FR so as to shield the optical axis of the reel sensor 26, and causes the reel sensor 26 to detect the rotation position of each reel at the timing of shielding and transmitting the optical axis of the reel sensor 26.

The reel frame FR includes a hub portion 24 attached to the rotating shaft of the stepping motor M, a first rim portion 21 as a first annular portion (annular portion), and a second annular portion (annular portion). It has two rim portions 22, a plurality of connecting portions 23 connecting between the first and second rim portions 21 and 22, and a plurality of spoke portions 25, and has high translucency (the present embodiment). It is integrally formed of (transparent) synthetic resin.

The first rim portion 21 and the second rim portion 22 are formed in an annular shape concentric with the rotation axis of the stepping motor M, and are formed in the left-right direction, that is, in the lateral direction (that is, in the lateral direction orthogonal to the longitudinal direction B of the reel tapes T1 to T3). They are arranged apart from each other in the width direction) C. A plurality of connecting portions 23 are provided at different positions on the circumference of the first rim portion 21 and the second rim portion 22, and are provided in the lateral direction so as to bridge between the first rim portion 21 and the second rim portion 22. It extends along C and connects the first rim portion 21 and the second rim portion 22.

The reel frame does not have a connecting portion, the first rim portion and the second rim portion are formed independently, and the first rim portion and the second rim portion are connected by a reel tape. It may be configured in. Further, the reel frame may be formed of a colored synthetic resin, and when it is formed of a colored synthetic resin (for example, a black synthetic resin), the above-mentioned index portion is integrally formed with the reel frame. It becomes possible to do.

A plurality of spoke portions 25 are provided at different positions on the circumference of the first rim portion 21 and the second rim portion 22, and connect any of the first rim portion 21 and the second rim portion 22 to the hub portion 24. , The rotational force of the stepping motor is transmitted from the hub portion 24 to the first rim portion 21 and the second rim portion 22. In the present embodiment, the spoke portion 25 connects the hub portion 24 and the first rim portion 21.

A reel is formed on the outer periphery of each of the first rim portion 21 and the second rim portion 22 with predetermined widths j1 and j2 (for example, about 3.5 mm to 6.5 mm, see FIG. 13) in the left-right direction. Cylindrical end support surfaces (contact surfaces) 21a, 22a that abut the inner surface (back surface) of the tape T1 to the reel tape T3 and support the left and right ends of the reel tape T1 to the reel tape T3 in the radial direction of the reel. Is formed. In the present embodiment, the first rim portion 21 and the second rim portion 22 are formed so that the width j1 of the end support surface 21a and the width j2 of the end support surface 22a have substantially the same dimensions. The first rim portion and the second rim portion may be formed so that the widths of the end support surfaces thereof have different dimensions.

Further, the first rim portion 21 and the second rim portion 22 are flange portions 21b that can abut on the lateral ends of the reel tapes T1 to T3 in the lateral direction with respect to the end support surfaces 21a and 22a. , 22b. The flange portions 21b and 22b are formed so as to have a width of, for example, about 0.7 mm to 1.5 mm in the left-right direction, and regulate the positions of the reel tapes T1 to the reel tape T3 in the left-right direction. The connection portion 23 is continuous with the end support surfaces 21a and 22a of the first rim portion 21 and the second rim portion 22, and the reel tape T1 to the reel tape T3 are connected between the first rim portion 21 and the second rim portion 22. A connection support surface 23a is formed to support the reel in the radial direction. The end support surfaces 21a and 22a and the connection support surface 23a form a support surface FRa that supports the reel tape T1 to the reel tape T3 in the radial direction of the reel.

[Details of reel tape]
In the reel tape T1 to the reel tape T3, the symbols and the like are printed on the back surface of the transparent synthetic resin base material 60, for example, by screen printing of a plurality of layers so that the arrangement of the symbols (the order in which the symbols are arranged) is different. It is wound around the support surface FRa of the reel frame FR so as to have a cylindrical shape (endless shape). The reel tapes T1 to T3 differ in the arrangement of the symbols and the identification display 70 described later, and the other configurations are the same. Therefore, the reel tape T1 will be described below as an example, and the details of the reel tape T2 and the reel tape T3 will be described below. Is omitted.

FIG. 11A is a view of the reel tape T1 viewed from the front surface side, and FIG. 11B is a view of the reel tape T1 viewed from the back surface side. As shown in FIGS. 11A and 11B, the reel tape T1 is printed on a transparent base material 60 to form a plurality of symbols in order from the side closest to the back surface, and the periphery of the symbols when viewed from the front surface. A background print 61 for forming a background portion H, a light-shielding print 62 for blocking light from the reel backlight substrate BL, and a diffuse print 64 for diffusing light from the reel backlight substrate BL are laminated and formed. ing.

The reel tape T1 is wound around a reel frame FR so that the other end T12 in the longitudinal direction B overlaps with the one end T11 in the longitudinal direction B from the outside. The 61 and the light-shielding printing 62 are printed up to the end (hereinafter referred to as the other end) T1b on the other end side of the reel tape T1 in the longitudinal direction B, but the reel tape T1 is printed on the one end side in the longitudinal direction B. Printing is completed before T1a at the end (hereinafter referred to as one end).

Therefore, a transparent portion 63 in which the above-mentioned pattern printing, background printing 61, and light-shielding printing 62 is not performed is formed on one end portion T11 of the reel tape T1 in the longitudinal direction B. Further, the plurality of symbols formed on the reel tape T1 are arranged in a row along the longitudinal direction B of the reel tape T1 so as to be visible from the surface (outer surface) in a state of being attached to the reel frame FR. The plurality of symbols are arranged, and the first symbol P1 (symbol "7"), the second symbol P2 symbol (symbol "cherry"), the third symbol P3 (symbol "watermelon"), and the fourth symbol P4 are arranged. (Design "replay"), fifth symbol P5 (symbol "bell"), sixth symbol P6 (symbol "BAR") and the like are included. Each symbol arranged on the reel tapes T1 to T3 is composed of numbers, character strings, fruits, characters, etc. designed uniquely to the model, and combinations thereof. Further, in the following description, among the plurality of symbols, the symbol formed at one end is referred to as the 0th symbol, and the symbol formed at the other end is also referred to as the 1st symbol. A plurality of the first to fifth symbols may be arranged on the reel tape, or one by one may be arranged on the reel tape.

The first symbol P1 (symbol "7") is formed to be larger than the other symbols at least in the lateral direction C, and is a symbol having high visibility during rotation of the reel. Further, the first symbol P1 has a translucent portion P1b formed by the first paint and easily transmitting light from the reel backlight substrate BL, and a transmissive portion P1b formed by a second paint different from the first paint. It has an edge portion P1a formed around the. The first paint is, for example, a paint capable of transmitting light from the reel backlight substrate BL. The second paint is, for example, a paint having a lower brightness (black, dark gray, dark blue, etc.) that is less likely to transmit light than the first paint, a paint having a metallic luster (gold, silver, etc.), and the like. Is.

Similar to the first symbol P1, the second symbol P2 (symbol "cherry") is also formed by the first paint and easily transmits the light from the reel backlight substrate BL, and the transmissive portion P2b and the first symbol P1. It includes an edge portion P2a formed around the translucent portion P2b by a second paint having the same color as the edge portion P1a, and an internal P2c formed between the edge portion P2a and the translucent portion P2b. There is. The sixth symbol P6 (symbol "BAR") is formed so as to have substantially the same size as the first symbol P1 in the lateral direction C, and is formed by the first paint having a color different from that of the first symbol P1. A translucent portion P6b that easily transmits light from the reel backlight substrate BL and an edge portion P6a formed around the transmissive portion P6b by a second paint having the same color as the edge portion P1a of the first symbol P1. And an internal P6c formed between the edge portion P6a and the translucent portion P6b.

The edge portion P1a of the first symbol P1, the edge portion P2a of the second symbol P2, and the edge portion P6a of the sixth symbol P6 are not limited to those formed so as to have completely the same color. These edges may be formed so as to have at least similar colors to each other. Here, the similar color is a color including the same color and similar colors such as magenta for red, cyan for blue, and gray for black. Specifically, the similar color is a color ^{having a small color difference (ΔE *} ab), preferably a color having a color difference of less than 10, more preferably less than 5.0. Note that ΔE ^* ab is ^{a value represented by ΔE *} ab = √ ((ΔL ^* ) ² + (Δa ^* ) ² + (Δb ^* ) ² ), and the larger the value, the difference in color when visually observed. Is big.

The translucent portion P1b of the first symbol P1, the translucent portion P2b of the second symbol P2, the internal P2c of the second symbol P2, the translucent portion P6b of the sixth symbol P1, and the internal P6c of the sixth symbol P6 are backgrounds. The light from the reel backlight substrate BL is more easily transmitted than the part H, and it looks shining when visually recognized, so that the visibility is high. In the present embodiment, a symbol having a highly visible translucent portion such as the first symbol P1, the second symbol P2, and the sixth symbol P6 is referred to as a specific symbol. Further, in particular, the first symbol P1 is also referred to as a first specific symbol, and the sixth symbol P6 is also referred to as a second specific symbol. The edge portion P1a, the edge portion P2a, and the edge portion P6a are not limited to those formed by the paint, and may be formed by, for example, a metal film formed by plating, aluminum vapor deposition, or the like.

In the background printing 61, the reel tape is applied to a part of the symbol (translucent portion P1b of the first symbol P1 and transmissive portion P2b of the second symbol P2) by a paint capable of transmitting light from the reel backlight substrate BL. The background portion is visible from the surface around the pattern, except for the thickness direction of T1 (the range that overlaps in the radial direction of the reel when wound around the reel frame FR) and the transparent portion 63. Forming H. For example, the background portion H is formed so as to have a high lightness color such as white, milky white, light blue, light purple, and light pink. This makes it easier to reflect the light from the reel lighting device LT (see FIG. 3), and improves the visibility of the reel design. Further, the background portion H increases the difference in brightness between the edge portion P1a of the first symbol P1 and the edge portion P2a of the second symbol P2 and the edge portion P6a of the sixth symbol P6, thereby increasing the visibility of the reel symbol. We are trying to improve. The background portion is not limited to the one formed in a single color, and for example, the portion adjacent to the design and the portion overlapping the first rim portion and the second rim portion may be formed in different colors. Alternatively, the portion overlapping the first rim portion and the second rim portion may be formed with a color having a lower brightness than the portion adjacent to the pattern.

In the light-shielding printing 62, a part of the symbol (the third symbol P3, the translucent portion P1b of the first symbol P1, the internal P2c and the second symbol P2 of the second symbol P2) is formed by a paint that does not easily transmit the light from the reel backlight substrate BL. It is performed in a range excluding the transparent portion 63 (the range in which the reel tape T1 overlaps the translucent portion P2b of the symbol P2 in the thickness direction) and the transparent portion 63.

The second symbol P2 (symbol "cherry") and the third symbol P3 (symbol "watermelon") are on the effective line or on the display window DW when the stop button is stopped at a predetermined timing according to the result of the internal lottery or the like. The symbols that can be displayed inside form a part of the symbol combination that triggers a lottery that is advantageous to the player and the symbol combination that triggers the privilege that is advantageous to the player. In the internal P2c of the second symbol P2 and the third symbol P3, the light-shielding printing 62 is not performed in the range where the reel tape T1 overlaps in the thickness direction, so that the light-shielding printing 62 is performed, for example, the background portion. Light from the reel backlight substrate BL than H, the fourth symbol P4, the fifth symbol P5, the edge P1a of the first symbol P1, the edge P2a of the second symbol P2, the edge P6a of the sixth symbol P6, etc. Is easy to see through. As a result, the visibility of the second symbol P2 and the third symbol P3 during the rotation of the reel is improved. A part of the inner P2c of the second symbol, the inner P6c of the sixth symbol, the third symbol P3, and the light-shielding printing may overlap in the thickness direction of the reel tape T1, or the edge of the first symbol P1. A part of P1a, the edge portion P2a of the second symbol P2, the edge portion P6a of the sixth symbol P6, and the light-shielding printing may not overlap in the thickness direction of the reel tape T1.

Further, the translucent portion P1b of the first symbol P1, the translucent portion P2b of the second symbol P2, and the translucent portion P6b of the sixth symbol P6 are printed in a background and light-shielded in a range overlapping in the thickness direction of the reel tape T1. Since 62 is not performed, light from the reel backlight substrate BL is less likely to be transmitted than the transparent portion 63, and background printing 61 or light-shielding printing 62 is performed in a range where the light from the reel backlight substrate BL overlaps in the thickness direction of the reel tape T1. Reel backlight than the background portion H, the third symbol P3 to the fifth symbol P5, the edge portion P1a of the first symbol P1, the edge portion P2a of the second symbol P2, and the internal P2c of the second symbol P2. Light from the substrate BL is easily transmitted. As a result, the visibility of the translucent portion P1b and the translucent portion P2b during the rotation of the reel is improved. The first symbol P1 is a symbol that can be displayed on the effective line or in the display window DW when the stop button is stopped at a predetermined timing according to the result of the internal lottery, and is in an advantageous state for the player. For example, it constitutes a part of the symbol combination that triggers the transition to the bonus state or the AT state (assist state).

Further, the edge portion P1a of the first symbol P1, the edge portion P2a of the second symbol P2, and the edge portion P6a of the sixth symbol P6 can print the symbol more than the background portion H in which the background print 61 and the light-shielding print 62 overlap. As a result, it is difficult for light from the reel backlight substrate BL to pass through. As a result, during the rotation of the reel, the edge portion P1a and the translucent portion P1b, the edge portion P2a and the internal P2c, the edge portion P2a and the translucent portion P2b, the edge portion P6a and the internal P6c, and the edge portion P6a and the translucent portion P6b. The difference in brightness between the two is increased to improve the visibility of the translucent portion P1b, the internal P2c, the translucent portion P2b, the internal P6c, and the translucent portion P6b.

As described above, the reel tape T1 in the present embodiment has the transparent portion 63> (transparent portion P1b, translucent portion P2b, translucent portion P6b)> (internal P2c, internal P6c, third symbol P3)> background portion H. > (Fourth symbol P4, fifth symbol P5, edge P1a, edge P2a, edge P6a), the light from the reel backlight substrate BL is more likely to be transmitted.

The edge portion P1a of the first symbol P1 is not limited to the one formed so as to be adjacent to the light transmitting portion P1b. Further, the edge portion P1a is not limited to the one in which light is less likely to be transmitted than the background portion H. One of the specific symbols among the plurality of symbols is formed around the translucent portion where the light from the backlight is more easily transmitted than the background portion and the light from the backlight is formed around the transmissive portion so that the light from the backlight is transmitted rather than the transmissive portion. It suffices to have an edge portion that is difficult to transmit, and for example, a translucent portion that allows light from the backlight to pass through a part of the region formed inside the edge portion of the first design more easily than the background portion. May have. Further, the edge portion may be one in which light is more easily transmitted or less likely to be transmitted than the background portion.

The diffusion printing 64 is applied at least in a range that overlaps with the translucent portion P1b of the first symbol P1 and the translucent portion P2b of the second symbol P2. Diffuse printing 64 is so-called chijimi printing, in which fine irregularities are formed on the surface by thickly applying an ultraviolet curable transparent curing material paint and irradiating the paint with ultraviolet rays to cure and shrink the paint. .. As a result, when the light from the reel backlight substrate BL is transmitted through the region where the diffusion printing 64 is applied, the light can be irregularly refracted and reflected and diffused. For example, the light transmitting portion P1b and the light transmitting portion P1b and The light transmitted through the light-transmitting portion P2b suppresses the player from feeling dazzling. The diffusion printing 64 may be performed in a range where the portion other than the translucent portion P1b and the translucent portion P2b overlaps with the reel tape T1 in the thickness direction.

[Reel tape mounting structure]
Next, the mounting structure of the reel tape T1 to the reel tape T3 will be described with reference to FIGS. 10, 11 (a), 11 (b) and 12. Since the mounting structures of the reel tapes T1 to T3 are the same, the mounting structure of the reel tape T1 will be described below as an example, and the details of the mounting structures of the reel tape T2 and the reel tape T3 will be omitted.

As shown in FIGS. 10 and 11 (a), the end support surfaces 21a of the first rim portion 21 and the end supports of the second rim portion 22 are supported on the back surfaces of both ends of the reel tape T1 in the lateral direction C. An adhesive for adhering the reel tape T1 to the surface 22a is applied. This adhesive is a distance inward from the first adhesive region 651, which is a range of an inward distance b from one end T1c in the lateral direction C of the reel tape T1, and an inward distance from the other end T1d in the lateral direction C of the reel tape T1. It is applied to the adhesive region 65 formed by the second adhesive region 652, which is the range of b. For example, the distance b is set to a distance in the range of 4 mm to 6 mm, and is larger in the left-right direction (short direction C) by about 1 mm (for example, 0.5 mm to 1.5 mm) than the end support surfaces 21a and 22a. It is desirable that it is formed.

In the reel tape T1 wound around the reel frame FR, the first adhesive region 651 formed on the inner surface (back surface) and the end support surface 21a are adhered to the inner surface by the adhesive applied to the adhesive region 65. The formed second adhesive region 652 and the end support surface 22a are adhered to each other and held by the reel frame FR. The adhesive applied to the adhesive region 65 is not limited to the one applied uniformly to the adhesive region 65, and for example, the adhesive applied to a predetermined length (for example, about 4 mm) in the longitudinal direction. May be applied so as to be repeatedly arranged with a predetermined gap (for example, about 1 mm to 5 mm).

Further, as described above, the reel tape T1 is formed so that the length in the longitudinal direction B is longer than the circumferential length of the end support surfaces 21a and 22a, and one end portion in the longitudinal direction B is formed. The end portion T12 on the other side with respect to T11 is wound around the reel frame FR so as to overlap from the outside in the radial direction of the reel. In the reel tape T1, the transparent portion 63 and the second symbol P2, which is the first symbol, are overlapped in the radial direction of the reel in a state of being wound around the reel frame FR.

Further, the reel tape T1 is bonded to bond the other end T12 of the reel tape T1 in the longitudinal direction B to the one end T11 separately from the adhesive applied to the bonding region 65. It has a member 66 (hatching portion of FIG. 11B). The adhesive member 66 extends inward from the other end T1b within a range of a distance c along the lateral direction C, and for example, light from the reel backlight substrate BL is transmitted in white, milky white, transparent, or the like. It is composed of a double-sided tape made of an easy material, an adhesive applied to the back surface of the reel tape T1, and the like. In the reel tape T1, the other end T12 and the one end T11 are connected by an adhesive member 66 extending in the lateral direction C on the back surface of the other end T12 in the longitudinal direction B of the reel tape T1. It is possible to maintain a close contact state. The distance c is set to, for example, a distance in the range of 8 mm to 12 mm.

Further, as shown in FIG. 12, in the longitudinal direction B, the distance e1 from the other end of the reel tape T1 (the other end of the background portion H) T1b to the symbol P2 which is the first symbol is from the other end of the reel tape T1. It is smaller than the distance c to one end of the adhesive member 66. Further, in the present embodiment, the reel tape T1 has the other end H12 (the other end T12 of the reel tape T1) and the background portion in the longitudinal direction B of the background portion H within the range of the distance d. One end portion H11 of H overlaps with the end portion H11 in the longitudinal direction B (hatched portion in FIG. 12). For example, the distance d is set to a distance in the range of 1 mm to 6 mm. As a result, variations in the length of the reel tape T1 in the longitudinal direction B and the circumferential lengths of the end support surfaces 21a and 22a are absorbed, and between the other end edge and the one side edge of the background portion H. The light of the reel backlight substrate BL is prevented from leaking from the seam of the reel backlight substrate BL. The overlapping region 68 in which the other end H12 and the one end H11 overlap in the longitudinal direction B of the background portion H is the connecting portion 23 (see FIG. 10) when viewed from the inside to the outside in the radial direction of the reel. It is desirable that they are arranged so that they do not overlap with.

[Details of arrangement of symbols, etc.]
Next, the details of the arrangement of the symbols and the like of the reel tape T1 will be described with reference to FIGS. 11 (a), 11 (b), 12 and 13. The background portion H slightly transmits light from the reel backlight substrate BL even when the background printing 61 and the light-shielding printing 62 overlap. Therefore, in the end portion T12 on the other side of the reel tape T1 in the longitudinal direction B, the overlapping region 68 (FIG. 12) shown in FIG. 12 in which the end portion H11 on one side of the background portion H overlaps when viewed in the radial direction of the reel. The hatched portion) is less likely to transmit light from the reel backlight substrate BL than the non-overlapping region, and appears darker than the non-overlapping region.

Therefore, depending on the positional relationship between the overlapping area 68 and the surrounding symbols, the visibility of the symbols may be reduced due to the difference in the ease of light transmission, and the brightness of the overlapping region 68 and the non-overlapping region may be reduced. There is a risk that the player will misunderstand that the difference is part of the design of the design. In the reel tape T1 of the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 12, the second symbol P2, which is the first symbol, overlaps with one end H11 in the longitudinal direction B of the background portion H when viewed from the radial direction of the reel. It is arranged so that it does not become. As a result, the visibility of the first symbol arranged at the other end of the reel tape T1 is improved.

Although the adhesive of the adhesive member 66 and the adhesive region 65 is made of a material that easily transmits light, the portion with the adhesive member 66 and the adhesive region 65 are reel backlights as compared with the portion without the adhesive member 66. Light from the substrate BL is difficult to transmit, and it looks slightly darker than the portion without the adhesive member 66 or the outside of the adhesive region 65. However, the position of one end of the adhesive member 66 in the longitudinal direction B (lower end of the adhesive member 66 in FIG. 12) is one side of the one end of the overlapping region 68 in the longitudinal direction B (one end T1e of the background portion H). It is located (lower side of FIG. 12). Therefore, if the second symbol P2, which is the first symbol, is arranged so as not to overlap with the adhesive member 66 when viewed from the radial direction of the reel, the length of the region B in which the first symbol can be arranged becomes longer in the longitudinal direction B. It will be greatly reduced.

In the reel tape T1 of the present embodiment, the second symbol P2, which is the first symbol, is arranged so that the light transmitting portion P2b, the adhesive member 66, and the adhesive region 65 do not overlap when viewed from the radial direction of the reel. Since the adhesive member 66 easily transmits light from the reel backlight substrate BL, the edge portion P2a, which is less likely to transmit light than the translucent portion P2b, has a portion with the adhesive member 66 and a portion without the adhesive member 66. The difference in the ease with which light can be transmitted is small, and the effect on the visibility of the design is small. Therefore, in the reel tape T1 of the present embodiment, the second symbol P2, which is the first symbol, is arranged so that a part of the edge portion P2a and the adhesive member 66 overlap when viewed from the radial direction of the reel.

By arranging the symbols in this way, the symbol (No. 1 symbol) arranged at the other end of the reel tape T1 can be enlarged, and the light transmitted through the light-transmitting portion P2b is adhered. It is prevented from being obstructed by the member 66, and the visibility of the design and the design are improved. Since the inside of the No. 1 symbol is less likely to transmit light than the translucent portion, the No. 1 symbol may be arranged so that a part of the inside and the adhesive member overlap when viewed from the radial direction of the reel. ..

Further, in a state where the reel tape T1 is wound around the reel frame FR, the distance d which is the length of the overlapping region 68 in the longitudinal direction B, the second symbol P2 which is the first symbol, and the other end of the reel tape T1. The distance e2 from T1b (for example, the distance from 1 mm to 6 mm) and the distance e1 between the other end T1b of the reel tape T1 and the fifth symbol P5, which is the 0th symbol (for example, the distance from 1 mm to 6 mm), are respectively. It is about the same size. Specifically, it is desirable that the difference between the distances is 1.5 mm or less.

By arranging the symbols in this way, it is possible to increase the size of the symbol (No. 1 symbol) arranged at the other end of the reel tape T1, and the light transmitted through the No. 1 symbol overlaps with the region 68. It is prevented from being blocked, and the position of the other end T1b of the reel tape T1 is located substantially at the center of the 1st symbol and the 0th symbol in the longitudinal direction B, so that the visibility of the symbols can be improved. It is possible to improve the appearance of the reel.

Further, as shown in FIG. 11A, a predetermined combination of symbols arranged so as to be adjacent to one of the longitudinal directions B at a plurality of locations in a state where the reel tape T1 is wound around the reel frame FR. For example, in the fourth symbol P4 and the fifth symbol P5, the distance between the symbols is a distance f (for example, a distance in the range of 4 mm to 8 mm) which is substantially the same size. Specifically, it is desirable that the difference in distance between adjacent symbols of the same combination is 1.5 mm or less. By arranging the symbols in this way, the distance between the symbols of the same combination becomes a common distance, so that the visibility of the symbols is improved and the appearance of each reel is improved. The symbols adjacent to each other while being wound around the reel frame FR include a combination of the 0th symbol and the 1st symbol. Further, the combination of symbols is not limited to the combination of the fourth symbol P4 and the fifth symbol P5, and may be other symbols, or the distance between the symbols of the predetermined combination is a plurality of reels. The tapes may be approximately the same size.

When viewed from the inside to the outside in the radial direction of the reel, the portion where the reel tape T1 and the reel frame FR (support surface FRa) overlap is less likely to transmit light from the reel backlight substrate BL than the portion where the reel tape T1 and the reel frame FR (support surface FRa) overlap. It looks darker than the non-overlapping part. Therefore, depending on the positional relationship between the design and the overlapping portion of the reel tape T1 and the reel frame FR, the visibility of the design may decrease due to the difference in the ease of light transmission, or the design may overlap the overlapping portion. There is a risk that the player may misunderstand that the difference in appearance (brightness) from the part that is not used is part of the design of the design.

In the reel tape T1 of the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 13, the translucent portion P1b of the first symbol P1 is arranged so as not to overlap the reel frame FR and the adhesive region 65 when viewed from the inside to the outside in the radial direction of the reel. Has been done. By arranging the symbols in this way, it is possible to prevent the light transmitted through the light-transmitting portion P1b from being blocked by the reel frame FR and the adhesive region 65, and to improve the visibility of the symbols. Of the symbols arranged on the reel tapes T1 to T3, the reel tapes T1 to T3 are wound around the reel frame FR, and the symbols are from the reel backlight substrate BL rather than the background portion H. All of the translucent portions that easily transmit light (for example, the translucent portion P2b of the second symbol P2) are arranged so as not to overlap with the reel frame FR when viewed from the inside to the outside in the radial direction of the reel. Is desirable.

Further, the edge portion P1a of the first symbol P1 is less likely to transmit light from the reel backlight substrate BL than the translucent portion P1b of the first symbol P1, and the edge portion P2a of the second symbol P2 is the second symbol P2. It is harder to transmit the light from the reel backlight substrate BL than the translucent portion P2b of the above. Therefore, when viewed from the inside to the outside in the radial direction of the reel, the overlapping portion of the edge portion P1a of the first symbol P1 and the edge portion P2a of the second symbol P2 with the reel frame FR (support surface FRa) and the adhesive region 65. The presence or absence of the presence or absence has little influence on the appearance of the edge portion P1a of the first symbol P1 and the edge portion P2a of the second symbol P2. In the reel tape T1 of the present embodiment, the edge portion P1a of the first symbol P1 is viewed from the inside to the outside in the radial direction of the reel, and the first rim portion 21 (end support surface 21a) and the second rim portion 22 (end). The portion support surface 22a) and the connection portion 23 (connection support surface 23a) are arranged so as to partially overlap each other. Further, the edge portion P1a of the first symbol P1 is arranged so as to partially overlap the first adhesive region 651 and the second adhesive region 652 when viewed from the inside to the outside in the radial direction of the reel. By arranging the symbols in this way, the first symbol P1 can be enlarged in the longitudinal direction B and the lateral direction C, and the visibility and design of the symbols are improved.

Similarly, in the reel tape T1 of the present embodiment, the edge portion P6a (see FIG. 11) of the sixth symbol P6 is viewed from the inside to the outside in the radial direction of the reel, and the first rim portion 21 (end support surface 21a). And the second rim portion 22 (end support surface 22a) are both arranged so as to partially overlap with each other (the figure is omitted because it is the same as the first symbol P1). By arranging the symbols in this way, the sixth symbol P6 can be enlarged in the lateral direction C, and the visibility and design of the symbols are improved.

The edge portion P1a of the first symbol P1 and the edge portion P6a of the sixth symbol P6 are one with both the first rim portion 21 (end support surface 21a) and the second rim portion 22 (end support surface 22a). It is not limited to those arranged so that the parts overlap. The edge of the first symbol and the edge of the sixth symbol shall be arranged so as to partially overlap with at least one of the first rim portion (end support surface) and the second rim portion (end support surface). Just do it. Similarly, the edge portion P1a of the first symbol P1 and the edge portion P6a of the sixth symbol P6 are not limited to those arranged so as to partially overlap with both the first adhesive region 651 and the second adhesive region 652. .. The edge portion of the first symbol and the edge portion of the sixth symbol may be arranged so as to partially overlap with at least one of the first adhesive region and the second adhesive region.

Further, the edge portion P2a and the inner P2c of the second symbol P2 and the edge portion P6a and the inner P6c of the sixth symbol P6 are arranged so as to partially overlap the reel frame FR when viewed from the inside to the outside in the radial direction of the reel. The connection portion, the first circle, is formed in a portion where the other symbol having a translucent portion that is more likely to transmit light from the reel backlight substrate than the background portion is more difficult to transmit light than the transmissive portion. It may be arranged so as to overlap the ring portion and the second ring portion.

As shown in FIG. 11, one end T1c, which is the end on the first rim portion 21 side in the lateral direction C of the reel tape T1, and the first symbol P1 are separated from each other by a predetermined distance in the lateral direction C, and the reel tape. The other end T1d, which is the end on the second rim portion 22 side in the lateral direction C of T1, and the first symbol P1 are separated from each other by a predetermined distance in the lateral direction C. As a result, when printing the first symbol P1 on the reel tape T1, the first symbol P1 protrudes from the reel tape T1 even if the distance g1 is deviated to one end T1c side or the distance g2 is deviated to the other end T1d side. We are trying to prevent it from happening.

Further, the distance g1 in the lateral direction C from one end T1c to the first symbol P1 is equal to or less than the width j1 (see FIG. 13) of the end support surface 21a, and the other end T1d to the first symbol P1 is short. The distance g2 in the hand direction C is equal to or less than the width j2 (see FIG. 13) of the end support surface 22a. As a result, it is possible to increase the size of the first symbol P1 in the lateral direction C while allowing the first symbol P1 to be displaced in the lateral direction C when the first symbol P1 is printed on the reel tape T1. We are trying to improve the visibility and design of the design. The distance g1 and the distance g2 are both preferably 1 mm or more and 3 mm or less.

The distances h1 and h2 in the short direction C from one end T1c and the other end T1d to the sixth symbol P6 are the distances g1 and g2 in the short direction C from one end T1c and the other end T1d to the first symbol P1. Since the same is true, the description thereof will be omitted. Further, in the present embodiment, the distance g1 and the distance g2 are the distances in the lateral direction C from one end T1c and the other end T1d to the edge portion P1a of the first symbol P1, and the distance h1 and the distance h2 are one ends. The distance from T1c and the other end T1d to the edge P6a of the sixth symbol P6 in the lateral direction C is not limited to this. The first symbol and the sixth symbol may be printed on the outside of the edge portion in the longitudinal direction B and the lateral direction C other than the edge portion.

[Identification display]
Next, the identification display 70 provided on the transparent portion 63 will be described with reference to FIGS. 13 and 14. As shown in FIG. 13, the transparent portion 63 includes one end T1a of the reel tape T1 and one end T1e of the background portion H within a range of a distance a from one end T1a of the reel tape T1 along the longitudinal direction B. The transparent portion 63 is printed with an identification display 70 for identifying which of the first reel R1 to the third reel R3 is the reel tape. Specifically, the identification display 70 is composed of symbols, character strings, and the like unique to the printed contents of the reel tape, and is for identifying the reel tape. For example, the identification display 70 has a revised identification unit 71, a model identification unit 72, and a reel identification unit 73. The identification display 70 is arranged on the transparent portion 63 in a region that overlaps with the end support surface 21a of the first rim portion 21 and the adhesive region 65 when viewed in the radial direction of the reel.

The revision identification unit 71 is composed of, for example, symbols according to the progress of revision of the printed contents of the reel tapes T1 to T3, for example, symbols such as a round shape, a star shape, and a polygonal shape, numbers, and characters. Information related to the progress of revision of the reel tapes T1 to T3 can be identified. The model identification unit 72 is composed of, for example, a character string unique to the model in which the reel tape T1 to the reel tape T3 containing a plurality of characters is used, for example, a character string indicating an abbreviation of the model name, etc., and the reel tape T1 to the reel tape T3. The information related to the model in which is used can be identified.

The reel identification unit 73 is composed of any numerical value from the value "1" to the value "3" according to the attached first reel R1 to third reel R3, and is any of the first reel R1 to the third reel R3. It is possible to identify whether it is a reel tape of. As a result, in the state of a single item before the reel tapes T1 to T3 are wound around the reel frame FR, any of the reel tape revision information, the model information, and the reel tapes of the first reel R1 to the third reel R3 can be used. The operator can identify the presence. Further, when the reel tapes T1 to T3 are wound around the reel frame FR, the identification display 70 is in the region where the identification display 70 overlaps with the adhesive region 65 and the support surface FRa where the light from the reel backlight substrate BL is difficult to transmit. The arrangement makes the identification display 70 less noticeable.

It should be noted that the identification display may be arranged so that at least a part thereof overlaps with the end support surface or the adhesive region, and for example, a part thereof may be arranged so as not to overlap with the end support surface, or the second rim portion. It may be arranged so as to partially overlap the end support surface of 22, or may be arranged on both sides of the reel tape in the lateral direction. Further, the identification display may have at least one of a revised identification unit, a model identification unit, and a reel identification unit, and may be only symbols or numbers, or may be Japanese characters or Latin characters. , These may be a combination.

As shown in FIG. 14, the identification display 70 is configured by dot printing in which a plurality of dot portions 75 are regularly arranged so that a plurality of gaps 76 are formed inside characters, symbols, and the like. The light from the reel backlight substrate BL can be transmitted through the gap 76 of the above. Further, the identification display 70 is a paint that allows light from the reel backlight substrate BL to pass through more easily than the paint used for the background printing 61 (see FIG. 13), and is used for any of a plurality of symbols. It is printed on the back surface of the base material 60 by the paint. Specifically, it is desirable that the identification display 70 is printed with a yellow paint.

As a result, the difference in appearance (brightness) between the overlapping portion and the non-overlapping portion of the reel tape T1 to the reel tape T3 and the identification display 70 when viewed in the radial direction of the reel is reduced, and the reel frame FR is wound. The identification display 70 is made inconspicuous in the state of being turned. The color of the identification display 70 may be white or a light color that easily transmits light, or may be the same color as the background printing paint, or if the reel frame is formed of a colored synthetic resin, it may be the color of the reel frame. It may be a similar color. Specifically, when the background print is white, the identification display may be printed with white paint, and when the reel frame is black, the identification display may be printed with black paint. By doing so, it is possible to make the identification display less noticeable.

Further, the identification display may be color-coded for each reel tape so that which of the first reel R1 to the third reel R3 is the reel tape can be identified by the color. Further, the dot portion 75 to which the paint adheres is not limited to a circular shape, and may have other shapes such as a substantially elliptical shape, a substantially square shape, a substantially rectangular shape, and a substantially hexagonal shape. Further, the adjacent dot portions may be arranged so as to be in contact with each other or may be arranged so as to be separated from each other.

[Summary of this embodiment]
The gaming machine (1) according to the present embodiment is formed in a band shape, and has a plurality of symbols (P1, P2, P3, P4, P5, P6) including specific symbols (P1, P6) along the longitudinal direction (B). A reel tape (T1, T2, T3) in which a background portion (H) is formed around the plurality of symbols (P1, P2, P3, P4, P5, P6) and the reel tape (T1). , T2, T3) are wound around the reels (R1, R2, R3) having a frame (FR) for holding the reel tapes (T1, T2, T3).
A backlight (BL) that illuminates the reel tapes (T1, T2, T3) held in the frame (FR) from the inside is provided.
The frame (FR) has a pair of annular portions (21, 22) that abut on the inner surfaces of the reel tapes (T1, T2, T3) on both sides in the lateral direction (C).
The specific symbols (P1, P6) include a translucent portion (P1b, P6b) in which light from the backlight (BL) is more easily transmitted than the background portion (H), and the translucent portion (P1b, P6b). It has an edge portion (P1a, P6a) formed around the light-transmitting portion (P1b, P6b) so that light from the backlight (BL) is less likely to be transmitted than the translucent portion (P1b, P6b).
The translucent portions (P1b, P6b) are arranged so as not to overlap with both of the pair of annular portions (21, 22).
The edge portions (P1a, P6a) are arranged so as to overlap at least one of the pair of annular portions (21, 22).

As a result, the light from the reel backlight substrate BL that passes through the translucent portion P1b of the first symbol P1 and the translucent portion P6b of the sixth symbol P6 is blocked by the first rim portion 21 and the second rim portion 22. It is possible to suppress and improve the visibility of the design. Further, the edge portion P1a of the first symbol P1 and the edge portion P6a of the sixth symbol P6, which are difficult to transmit light from the reel backlight substrate BL, are arranged so as to overlap the first rim portion 21 and the second rim portion 22. Therefore, the first symbol P1 and the sixth symbol P6 can be enlarged in the lateral direction C, and the visibility and design of the symbols can be improved.

[Possibilities of other embodiments]
In the present embodiment, the reel tapes T1 to T3 are printed on the background portion H by superimposing the background printing 61 and the light-shielding printing 62 for blocking the light from the reel backlight substrate BL. Not limited. The background portion may be formed only by background printing, as long as the light from the backlight is less likely to be transmitted than the translucent portion.

Further, in the present embodiment, the reel tape T1 is provided with the second symbol P2, which is the symbol "cherry", as the first symbol arranged on the farthest end side, but the present invention is not limited to this. The shapes and arrangements of the above-mentioned symbols are examples, and various other shapes and arrangements of symbols can be considered. For example, the symbol arranged on the farthest end side may be the first symbol which is the symbol "7" or the sixth symbol which is the symbol "BAR", or a portion where light is more easily transmitted than the background portion. It may not be present, or it may be printed so that either or both of the background printing and the light-shielding printing overlap the entire area where the pattern printing is performed, and the arrangement of other various shapes and patterns is performed. Can be considered. As described above, when the arrangement of the symbols is different from that of the reel tape T1 of the present embodiment, the edges of the first symbol and the sixth symbol as the first symbol are arranged so as to partially overlap with the adhesive member. Alternatively, the translucent portion of the first symbol and the sixth symbol as the first symbol may be arranged so as not to overlap with the adhesive member.

Further, in the present embodiment, one end T1e of the background portion H in the longitudinal direction B, that is, the boundary between the background portion H and the transparent portion 63 is formed linearly, but is not limited thereto. One end of the background portion H in the longitudinal direction B may be formed on one end side of the other end of the reel tape while being wound around the reel frame. For example, one end of the background portion in the longitudinal direction is formed. May be partially offset to one side or the other side in the longitudinal direction, or may be formed in a curved line.

Further, in the present embodiment, printing of each pattern (particularly the portion excluding the edges P1a and P2a) and background printing 61 are performed by a paint that transmits light from the reel backlight substrate BL, but the present invention is limited to this. Not done. It suffices if the light from the backlight can pass through the area where each pattern or background is printed. For example, minute dots (halftone dots) of the paint that the printing of each pattern or background printing 61 does not easily transmit light. It may be printing performed by a set of.

Further, in the present embodiment, the first symbol P1 and the sixth symbol P6 are formed so as to have different shapes and colors other than the edge portion, but the present invention is not limited to this. The first symbol and the sixth symbol need only have different appearances. For example, the first symbol and the sixth symbol may have the same shape but different colors or only different sizes. You may be.

Further, in the present embodiment, the edge portion P1a of the first symbol P1 and the edge portion P6a of the sixth symbol P6 are formed so as to have the same color, but the present invention is not limited thereto. For example, the edge portion of the first symbol and the edge portion of the sixth symbol may be formed so as to have different colors from each other. The heterogeneous colors are colors that are not similar to each other. (Silver color for black, gold color for black, etc.) are included. Specifically, the heterogeneous color is a color having a large color difference (ΔE * ab), preferably a color having a color difference of 5.0 or more, more preferably 10 or more.

Such a game machine (1) is formed in a band shape, and a plurality of symbols (P1, P2, P3, P4, P5, P6) are arranged along the longitudinal direction (B), and the plurality of symbols (P1) are arranged. , P2, P3, P4, P5, P6) and the reel tape (T1, T2, T3) having a background portion (H) formed around them, and the reel tape (T1, T2, T3) are wound around the reel tape (T1, T2, T3). A frame (FR) for holding the reel tapes (T1, T2, T3), and a reel (R1, R2, R3) having a reel tape (R1, R2, R3).
A backlight (BL) that illuminates the reel tapes (T1, T2, T3) held in the frame (FR) from the inside is provided.
The frame (FR) has a pair of annular portions (21, 22) that abut on the inner surfaces of the reel tapes (T1, T2, T3) on both sides in the lateral direction (C).
The plurality of symbols (P1, P2, P3, P4, P5, P6) include a first specific symbol (P1) and a second specific symbol (P6) having a shape different from that of the first specific symbol (P1). Including
The first specific symbol (P1) and the second specific symbol (P6) include a translucent portion (P1b, P6b) through which light from the backlight (BL) is more easily transmitted than the background portion (H). Edge portions (P1a, P6a) formed around the translucent portions (P1b, P6b) and more difficult to transmit light from the backlight (BL) than the translucent portions (P1b, P6b). Have each
The translucent portions (P1b, P6b) of the first specific symbol (P1) and the second specific symbol (P6) are arranged so as not to overlap with both of the pair of annular portions (21, 22).
The edges (P1a, P6a) of the first specific symbol (P1) and the second specific symbol (P6) are formed so as to have different colors from each other, and each of the pair of annular portions (21, 22). It is characterized in that it is arranged so as to overlap with at least one of the ring portions (21, 22).

As a result, the light from the reel backlight substrate BL transmitted through the translucent portion P1b of the first symbol P1 is prevented from being blocked by the first rim portion 21 and the second rim portion 22, and the visibility of the symbol is improved. It becomes possible. Further, the edge portion P1a of the first symbol P1 and the edge portion P2a of the second symbol P2, which are difficult to transmit light from the reel backlight substrate BL, are arranged so as to overlap the first rim portion 21 and the second rim portion 22. Therefore, the first symbol P1 and the sixth symbol P6 can be enlarged in the lateral direction C, and the visibility and design of the symbols can be improved. Further, since the edge portion P1a of the first symbol P1 and the edge portion P6a of the sixth symbol P6 are formed so as to have different colors, the edge portion P1a of the first symbol P1 and the edge portion P6a of the sixth symbol P6 are formed. Can be easily distinguished and visibility can be improved.

Further, even when the edge portion P1a of the first symbol P1 and the edge portion P6a of the sixth symbol P6 are formed to have different colors in this way, the shapes of the first symbol and the sixth symbol are different. They may be the same but differ only in color, or may differ only in size.

1 Game machine (slot machine)
21 Ring part (1st rim part)
22 Ring part (2nd rim part)
B Longitudinal direction C Short direction BL backlight (reel backlight substrate)
FR frame (reel frame)
H Background part P1 symbol (first symbol)
P1a, P6a Edges P1b, P6b Translucent P2 design (second design)
P3 symbol (third symbol)
P4 symbol (4th symbol)
P5 symbol (fifth symbol)
P6 symbol (6th symbol)
R1 reel (1st reel)
R2 reel (2nd reel)
R3 reel (3rd reel)
T1 reel tape (1st reel tape)
T2 reel tape (second reel tape)
T3 reel tape (3rd reel tape)

In one aspect of the present invention, a reel tape formed in a strip shape, a plurality of symbols including a specific symbol are arranged along the longitudinal direction, and a background portion is formed around the plurality of symbols, and the reel tape A reel having a frame that is wound to hold the reel tape, and
A backlight that illuminates the reel tape held in the frame from the inside is provided.
The frame has a pair of annular portions that abut on the inner surface of the reel tape on both sides in the lateral direction.
The specific symbol is formed in a translucent portion in which light from the backlight is more easily transmitted than in the background portion and around the translucent portion, and the light from the backlight is transmitted more than the transmissive portion. Has an edge that is difficult to do,
In the specific symbol, the translucent portion and the edge portion are in contact with each other.
The translucent portion is arranged so as not to overlap both of the pair of annular portions.
The game machine is characterized in that the edge portion is arranged so as to overlap with at least one of the pair of ring portions.

Claims (1)

A reel tape formed in a strip shape, in which a plurality of symbols including a specific symbol are arranged along the longitudinal direction and a background portion is formed around the plurality of symbols, and the reel tape wound around the reel tape. With a frame to hold, and with a reel,
A backlight that illuminates the reel tape held in the frame from the inside is provided.
The frame has a pair of annular portions that abut on the inner surface of the reel tape on both sides in the lateral direction.
The specific symbol is formed in a translucent portion in which light from the backlight is more easily transmitted than in the background portion and around the translucent portion, and the light from the backlight is transmitted more than the transmissive portion. Has an edge that is difficult to do,
The translucent portion is arranged so as not to overlap both of the pair of annular portions.
The edge portion is arranged so as to overlap with at least one of the pair of ring portions.
A game machine characterized by that.

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