JP2504040Y2 - Slot machine - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a slot machine in which a plurality of reels are started, and then each reel is individually stopped to determine the outcome of a game depending on a combination of symbols arranged on a stop line.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A conventional slot machine is provided with a reel display window on the front surface of a machine body, a medal insertion slot for inserting medals, a starting lever for simultaneously starting all reels, and rotating each reel just under the reel display window. A plurality of stop buttons for individually stopping the reels are provided. Further, in recent years, a slot machine in which a machine stores a player's possessed medal as a storage medal and thereafter the player inserts the stored medal by a simple button operation to execute a game has become widespread.

For example, in the case of a medal storage type slot machine, a player operates a medal insertion button to insert a desired number of medals, and then all reels are simultaneously started by operating a starting lever. Further, each stop button is sequentially operated at an optimum timing so that each reel is stopped so that a predetermined symbol combination is established on a predetermined stop line.

[0004]

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] However, in this type of slot machine, it is necessary to sequentially operate the medal insertion button, the start lever, and the respective stop buttons in order to execute one game. There is a problem that it becomes complicated.

The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object thereof is to provide a slot machine capable of greatly simplifying game operation by unifying an operation unit.

[0006]

According to the present invention, in a slot machine, after starting a plurality of reels, each reel is sequentially stopped to stop the symbols drawn on each reel on a stop line . Medal storage unit for storing medals
And a reel drive unit that individually drives and stops each reel, and inserts medals into the body from the medal storage unit.
And a single operation unit for instructing the operation of each reel ,
By the first operation of the operation unit,
After inserting medals, perform the following operations to remove each reel.
A command signal for simultaneous start is output to the reel drive section.
Force, and one of the operating
Command signals for stopping the reels are sequentially sent to the reel drive.
And a control unit for outputting to the moving unit .

[0007]

[Function] The first operation of the operation unit causes the storage medium to be stored in the aircraft.
All reels are batched by the following operation.
To start. Each time you operate the operating unit, each reel
Since it stops sequentially, you can insert medals with a single operating unit.
You can perform all the operations involved in the game.

[0008]

1 shows the appearance of a medal storage type slot machine 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention. This slot machine 1 is provided with three reels 3A, 3B, 3C on which a plurality of symbols are respectively displayed on the peripheral surface, and on the front surface of the machine body 2,
Reel display window 4, medal deposit number display 5, medal slot 6, operation switch 7, medal number selection switch 8
a, 8b, 8c, a guide display section 9, a settlement switch 10, an alarm lamp 11, a medal discharge port 12, a medal tray 13, and the like are provided.

The reel display window 4 has three reels 3
A, 3B, 3C are located, and the rotation state of each reel 3A, 3B, 3C can be seen through the reel display window 4, and when the reels 3A, 3B, 3C are stopped, three reels of each reel are displayed. Symbols are top, middle, bottom and diagonal stop lines L
_It is arranged to line up on _{1 to} L ₅ .

The medal insertion slot 6 is a portion for inserting a large number of medals prior to the start of the game. The adjustment switch 10 is for adjusting the stored medals and discharging the number of medals to be returned from the medal outlet 12, and the alarm lamp 11 is for notifying the player of the lack of the stored medals. The medal tray 13 accommodates the medals ejected from the medal discharge port 12 when paying out or paying out the medals.

This slot machine employs a system in which a player deposits and stores a large number of medals in a machine, and the game can be executed by using the stored medals. Displays the remaining number of stored medals digitally.

Switch for selecting the number of medals 8a, 8b, 8c
Is for selecting the number of medals to be inserted into the game from the stored medals. When the switch 8a is pressed, the number of inserted medals is three, when the switch 8b is pressed it is two, and the switch 8c.
Press to set each to one. If there is one inserted medal, only the central stop line L ₁ is provided, and if there are two inserted medals, the upper, middle, and lower stop lines L ₁ , L ₂ , L ₃ are provided.
If there are three sheets, upper, middle, lower and diagonal stop lines L _{1 to} L
₅ are each activated.

Switch for selecting the number of medals 8a, 8b, 8
"3", "2", "1" are placed on the top of c
It is printed with characters such as. In addition, each selection switch is a backlit push button switch, and a bean lamp is provided inside, and this bean lamp lights up by the pressing operation and informs the player of the number of inserted balls currently selected. .

The operation switch 7 is a push button switch for instructing insertion of a stored medal, start of all reels, and stop of each reel by repeated operation. That is, when the operation switch 7 is pushed once, the set number of medals are inserted from the stored medals, and when it is pushed once again, the reels 3A, 3B, 3C are simultaneously started, and the reels 3A, 3B and 3C are opened at an arbitrary interval. When the pushing operation is performed continuously, the reels 3A, 3B and 3C are sequentially stopped each time the pushing operation is performed. The guidance display unit 9 is for displaying the contents of the next operation of the operation switch 7.

FIG. 2 shows an example of a main circuit configuration of the slot machine. In the figure, a control unit 14 including a microprocessor or the like has a known configuration in which a ROM 17 and a RAM 18 are connected to a CPU 15 via a bus 16. The CPU 15 is the main body of control and calculation, and the ROM 17 stores programs and fixed data. The RAM 18 also functions as a work area for storing the number of deposited medals and the like.

A reel driving unit 22 is connected to the bus 16 via an I / O interface 19, and a display circuit 23 is connected to the bus 16 via a display interface 20. The reel drive unit 22 receives a command from the CPU 15 to drive and stop each stepping motor for driving each reel. The display circuit 23 displays the guide display unit 9, the deposit number display 5, the bean lamp of the number-of-medals selection switches 8a to 8c, and the alarm lamp 11.

The operation switch 7 and the medal number selection switches 8a, 8b, 8c are connected to the CPU 15 through the second I / O interface 21, and an electric signal generated by the operation is fetched by the CPU 15.

FIG. 3 shows the control unit 14 and the operation switch 7.
Shows the relationship with. The CPU 15 has a counting unit 24 that counts the number of times the operation switch 7 is operated, and the count value c of the counting unit 24 is cleared to 0 in the initial state. Also R
In the OM 17, the contents to be processed by the CPU 15 according to the count value c are programmed and stored.

When the operation switch 7 is pushed and its electric signal is taken in by the CPU 15, the counting section 24 is operated.
1 is added to the count value c of the
The processing content corresponding to is read from the ROM 17 and executed.

FIG. 4 also shows an example of the circuit configuration of the reel drive section 22 and the function of the CPU 15. The figure shows only the circuit configuration of the first reel 3A (the same applies to the other reels 3B and 3C).

In the figure, the reel drive section 22 receives a clock signal to generate a drive pulse p, and supplies this drive pulse p to a reel motor 26 comprising a stepping motor,
Drive the reel. The reel drive unit 22 has a CPU 1
A start command and a stop command are given from the reel control unit 25 of 5.

When the second operation of the operation switch 7 is performed and the count value c of the counting section 24 becomes 2, the reel control section 25 issues a start command and the reel drive section 2 is started.
Turn on 2. Further, when the third operation of the operation switch 7 is performed, the reel controller 25 issues a stop command to the reel driver 22 to stop the operation of the reel motor 26 of the first reel 3A.

The drive pulse p is given to the other counting section 27 of the CPU 15 and counted. The count value of the counting unit 27 is reset by a reference signal provided every time the reel 3A makes one rotation. Thus, the symbol detector 28 detects which symbol on the reel 3A is located on the activated line from the count value of the counter 27 and outputs the detection result.

5 and 6 show the control procedure by the control section 14 from step 1 (indicated by "ST1" in the figure) to step 39. Hereinafter, the operation of the slot machine will be described in accordance with the procedure shown in FIG. To do.

First, in step 1, the CPU 15
It is checked which of the medal number selection switches 8a, 8b, 8c is operated. Select switch 8
When a is pushed, the determination in step 2 becomes "YES", and then the CPU 15 checks the number of stored medals (step 3). If there are three or more stored medals, the determination in step 4 becomes "YES", and the CPU 15 turns on the lamp of the selection switch 8a and sets the content of the medal insertion number storage area in the RAM 18 to "3" ( Steps 5 and 6).

Similarly, when the selection switch 8b is selected, the determination in step 7 is "YES", and the number of inserted medals is "2" through steps 8-10.
Is set (step 11), and the selection switch 8c
If is selected, the determination in step 12 is “YES”.
Thus, the number of inserted medals "1" is set through the process of steps 13 to 15 (step 16).

When the determinations at steps 4, 9 and 14 are each "NO", that is, when the number of stored medals is less than the selected number of medals, the process proceeds to step 17, and the CPU 15 causes the alarm lamp 11 to operate. Lights up,
After notifying the player of lack of medals, return to step 1.

After the number of inserted medals is set through the above process, the CPU 15 clears the count value c of the counting section 24 to 0 which is the initial state (step 18), and the guide display section 9 displays the operation switch 7 of the operation switch 7. The character "insert medal" representing the first operation content is displayed (step 19).

The steps 20 to 23 are for counting the number of times the operation switch 7 is operated.
The PU 15 checks in step 20 whether the operation switch 7 has been pressed. When the operation switch 7 is pressed, the determination in step 21 becomes "YES", and the CPU
After adding 1 to the count value c of the counter 24, the counter 15 checks the count value c (steps 22 and 23).

In this case, since the count value c is 1, the determination in step 24 is "YES", and the CPU 15 inserts the previously set number of medals (step 25).
Thereafter, in step 26, the CPU 15 causes the guide display 9 to display the character "reel start" indicating the second operation content of the operation switch 7, and the process returns to step 20.

When the second operation of the operation switch 7 is performed, the determination in step 27 becomes "YES", and CP
After starting all the reels at once, U15 causes the guide display 9 to display the character "first reel stop" indicating the content of the third operation of the operation switch 7 (steps 28 and 29).

When the third operation of the operation switch 7 is performed, the determination in step 30 is "YES", and the first
Reel 3A stops (step 31) and guide display 9
Is displayed with a guide character of "stop second reel" (step 32). Similarly, at the time of the fourth operation, the determination in step 33 is “YES”, the second reel 3B is stopped (step 34), and “3rd reel stop” is displayed on the guide display 9.
Is displayed (step 35).

When the fifth operation of the operation switch 7 is performed, the count value c becomes 5, and the steps 24 and 2 are executed.
The determinations of 7, 30, and 33 are all "NO", and the process proceeds to step 36, and the third reel 3C is stopped.

After stopping the three reels, the CPU 15 determines in step 37 whether or not the combination of effective symbols is established, and the determination of "win?" In step 38 is "YE".
If "S", the payout of medals is executed in step 39, and the game ends.

[0035]

[0036]

[Effects of the Invention] As described above, this invention is a storage device for an aircraft.
Inserting dull, starting all reels, and individually stopping each reel
The operation for stopping was done by a single operation part.
In, it is not necessary to operate a plurality of switches, greatly simplify game operations, troublesome operations player is eliminated. Moreover, as in the past, multiple operation switches were
Since there is no need to provide a switch or lever, the configuration is simple.
It has a remarkable effect of achieving the purpose of the invention.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of a slot machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a circuit configuration example of a slot machine.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing a relationship between a control unit and operation switches.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a circuit configuration of a reel drive unit and a function of a CPU.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing an operation procedure of the slot machine.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing an operation procedure of the slot machine.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 slot machine 7 operation switch 15 CPU 22 reel drive unit 24 counting unit 25 reel control unit

Claims (1)

(57) [Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A slot machine for starting a plurality of reels and then sequentially stopping each reel to stop the symbols drawn on each reel on a stop line, and a medal storage unit for storing a large number of medals. , a reel drive unit stopping driving each reel individually inserted from the medal reservoir of medals into the machine body, and
A single operation unit for instructing the operation of each reel, and the first operation of the operation unit causes the operation from the medal storage unit.
After inserting medals, perform the following operations to remove each reel.
A command signal for simultaneous start is output to the reel drive section.
Force, and one of the operating
Command signals for stopping the reels are sequentially sent to the reel drive.
A slot machine comprising a control section for outputting to a moving section .