JP4823741B2 - Game machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine in which a predetermined game is played by rotating a rotating reel on which a plurality of identification information is drawn.

A gaming machine such as a slot machine has a cylindrical rotating reel with a plurality of identification information composed of numbers, symbols, etc. on the outer peripheral surface, and inserts medals into the medal insertion part provided on the front of the machine. Then, when the start lever is operated, the rotation reel rotates while being illuminated by the backlight, and the game starts. Then, when the stop button is operated after a predetermined time has elapsed, the rotating reel stops, and a big hit is determined by the combination of the stop symbols of the identification information at that time, the detachment is confirmed, and the game ends (for example, Patent Documents) 1).
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2004-65511

  In the gaming machine as described above, during the game when the rotating reel is rotating, there are some players whose identification information is easier to see when the rotating reel is brightly illuminated, and the darker one is identified Some players can easily view information, and the preference of backlight brightness varies depending on the player. However, since the luminance of the backlight cannot be adjusted according to the player's preference, there is a demand for a backlight that can freely adjust the luminance of the backlight according to the player's preference.

  In view of the above-described conventional problems, an object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine in which the brightness of a backlight that illuminates a rotating reel can be adjusted according to a player's preference.

According to the present invention, the above problem is solved as follows.
(1) The rotation includes a medal insertion unit into which a medal is inserted when starting a game, a rotating reel on which a plurality of pieces of identification information are drawn, and a start lever operated when the rotating reel is rotated. In a gaming machine in which a predetermined game is performed by the rotation of the reel, the backlight is arranged on the back side of the rotating reel on the front side of the machine body that can be operated by the player, and illuminates the rotating reel. Executing a game in which the rotating reel is rotated based on the operation of the start lever in the state in which an operation unit capable of adjusting the luminance is provided, and the luminance adjustment operation of the backlight is performed with the medal inserted in the medal insertion unit. It is impossible in, while inserting a medal into the medal insertion section, wherein while waiting for the game to start lever is operated to allow the medals in the medal shooter Switching means for disabling is in a state of not being input provided, said switching means is configured to have a lid to conceal or reveal ready the operation part by the operation of the solenoid, the luminance adjustment of the backlight During the period during which operation is disabled, the lid is moved by turning on the solenoid to conceal the operation unit so that it cannot be operated, while during the period during which the backlight brightness adjustment operation is enabled, By turning off the solenoid, the lid body is moved to expose the operation unit in an operable manner .

According to the present invention, the following effects can be obtained.
By operating the operation unit provided on the front surface of the machine body, the player can freely adjust the brightness of the backlight according to his / her preference during game standby.
Furthermore, since the backlight brightness cannot be adjusted during the game, an erroneous operation during the game can be prevented. Further, since the operation unit is concealed by the lid when the game is being executed and no medal is inserted, it is possible to reliably prevent misoperation during the game and mischief when no medal is inserted.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. 1 is a front view of a gaming machine (slot machine) to which an embodiment of the present invention is applied, FIG. 2 is an enlarged longitudinal sectional view taken along line II-II in FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 is an overall control circuit diagram. FIG. 4 is a circuit diagram of the main part, and FIG. 5 is a flowchart. In the following description, the front side of the drawing in FIG. 1 is referred to as “front”, and the back side of the drawing in FIG.

  A slot machine as a gaming machine (1) has a front-facing rectangular housing (2) and a pair of upper and lower hinge shafts (not shown) facing the top and bottom on the left side of the housing (2). And a front door (3) pivotally supported to be opened and closed.

  As shown in FIG. 2, in the housing (2), there are a main control board (4) for overall control of the game, and a sub control board (5) for controlling information related to the game and production information (FIG. 3). 4), and three cylindrical left, middle, and right rotating reels (6) capable of variably displaying and stopping display of identification information composed of a plurality of types of symbols and numbers drawn on the outer peripheral surface, A hopper unit (7) (see FIG. 3) capable of storing and paying out medals as game media, a power supply device (8) (see FIG. 3) for supplying power to various electrical components provided in the gaming machine (1), etc. Contained.

  On the back side of the rotating reel (6), a backlight (9) composed of a light emitting diode or the like is disposed. The backlight (9) illuminates three pieces of identification information continuous in the rotation direction of the rotary reel (6) from the back side independently to improve the visibility of the identification information. The backlight (9) is not limited to a light emitting diode, but may be a light bulb.

  On the back side of the front door (3), there is a liquid crystal display unit (10) capable of displaying information related to the game, production information, etc., a speaker (11) for generating sound effects (see FIG. 3), and a medal insertion section described later. There is provided a medal selector (12) (see FIG. 3) and the like for determining the authenticity of the medal inserted in (17) and guiding only the true medal to the hopper unit (7).

  As shown in FIG. 1, on the front surface of the front door (3), there is a game information display window (13) through which the information related to the game and the effect information displayed on the display screen of the liquid crystal display unit (10) can be seen. There are provided an identification information display window (14) through which three pieces of identification information of the rotating reel (6) can be seen through, and a lamp (15) for effecting the game light.

  Below the identification information display window (14) is a dial-type brightness adjustment operation switch (16), a brightness adjustment operation switch (16) serving as an operation unit operated when the player adjusts the brightness of the backlight (9). 16) A lid (30) that is a switching means movably supported by the front door (3) so as to expose or conceal it, and a medal insertion part (17 ), MAX bet button (18) to set the maximum number of medals bet (3), 1 bet button (19) to set the bet number of medals to 1, and all rotating reels (6) all at once Start lever (20) that is operated when rotating, three stop buttons (21) that are operated when individually stopping the rotation of each rotating reel (6), and adjustment that is operated when adjusting the game A button (22) and the like are provided.

  In the present embodiment, the brightness adjustment operation switch (16) is a dial type that is rotatably supported by the front door (3). However, the present invention is not limited to this and is a slide type. It is good also as a switch.

  The MAX bet button (18), the 1 bet button (19), the start lever (20), each stop button (21), and the checkout button (22) have built-in sensors for detecting each operation. .

Next, an example of a control circuit according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.
The main control board (4) is configured as an integrated one-chip CPU together with a ROM storing a control program and data and a RAM functioning as a work area of the CPU, and a series of control processes are performed by the control program stored in the ROM. Execute.

  In the ROM on the main control board (4), a basic program related to the game of the gaming machine (1) is stored, and a data table such as the winning probability of each winning and the number of medals to be paid out are written. Yes. The CPU performs game control, for example, control of rotation and stop of the rotating reel (6) in accordance with the ROM program.

  The input interface of the main control board (4) includes MAX bet button (18), 1 bet button (19), start lever (20), stop button (21), checkout button (22), hopper unit (7), A medal detection sensor (12a) for detecting a medal that has passed through the medal selector (12) is connected.

  The output interface of the main control board (4) is connected to a rotary reel drive circuit (61) for controlling the rotation of a motor (not shown) of the rotary reel (6) and a sub control board (5).

  When the start signal of the start lever (20) is input, the main control board (4) draws lottery based on the numerical data update data, and sends a control command based on the lottery result to the rotary reel drive circuit (61 ) To individually control each of the rotating reels (6), and transmit an effect command to the sub-control board (5).

  The output interface of the main control board (4) is connected to the input interface of the sub control board (5). Similarly, the liquid crystal display unit (10) is connected to the output interface via a relay board (not shown). The speaker (11), the lamp (15), the backlight control circuit (23) forming the control unit, and the solenoid (31) forming the drive source are connected. A backlight (9) is connected to the back rat control circuit (23).

  The solenoid (31) is connected to the lid (30) on the back side of the front door (3), and when energized (turned on), moves the lid (30) so as to hide the brightness adjustment operation switch (16), Further, when the magnet is demagnetized (turned off), the lid (30) is moved so that the brightness adjustment operation switch (16) is exposed.

  If the brightness adjustment operation switch (16) is concealed by the lid (30), the player cannot operate the brightness adjustment operation switch (16). When the brightness adjustment operation switch (16) is exposed, the player can operate the brightness adjustment operation switch (16).

  Based on the control command transmitted from the main control board (4), the sub-control board (5) displays characters, images, etc. on the display screen of the liquid crystal display unit (10) according to the gaming situation of the gaming machine (1). Is displayed, the backlight (9) and the lamp (15) are turned on and blinked, and voice, music, etc. are output to the speaker (11).

  As shown in FIG. 4, the backlight control circuit (23) includes a transistor (24), a fixed resistor (25), a variable resistor (26) whose resistance value can be changed by operating the operation unit (30), and the like. When the voltage is applied to the base of the transistor (24) based on the control of the sub-control board (5), the transistor (24) is turned on and the backlight (9) is turned on. . Further, the brightness of the backlight (9) can be finely adjusted by changing the resistance value of the variable resistor (26) by operating the brightness adjusting operation switch (16).

Next, based on the flowchart shown in FIG. 5, the luminance adjustment possible time and impossible time in the backlight (9) will be described.
When the player inserts a medal into the medal insertion unit (17) in step (S1), the process proceeds to step (S2) to turn on the transistor (24) and turn off the solenoid (31). When the solenoid (31) is turned off, the lid (30) moves and the brightness adjustment operation switch (16) is exposed. As a result, in step (S3), the brightness adjustment operation switch (16) can be operated while the game is on standby, and the player operates the brightness adjustment operation switch (16) to change the brightness of the backlight (9). Can be adjusted according to your preference. Further, since the luminance adjustment is analog adjustment, it can be finely adjusted as compared with digital.

  In step (S4), after setting the number of bets on the game by operating the MAX bet button (18) (or 1 bet button (19)), if the start lever (20) is operated, the process proceeds to step (S5). Thus, the rotating reels (6) rotate simultaneously based on the control of the main control board (4).

  In step (S6), the solenoid (31) is turned on based on the control of the sub-control board (5) almost simultaneously with the rotation of the rotary reel (6) based on the operation of the start lever (20).

  While the rotating reel (6) is rotating, the transistor (24) is turned on, the backlight (9) is turned on, and the rotating reel (6) is illuminated. The brightness of the backlight (9) at that time is determined by the resistance value of the variable resistor (26).

  In step (S7), the lid (30) is moved by turning on the solenoid (31), and the brightness adjustment operation switch (16) is hidden. This makes it impossible to adjust the brightness of the backlight (9), and prevents an erroneous operation of the brightness adjustment operation switch (16) during the game.

  After the predetermined time has elapsed, when each stop button (21) corresponding to each rotating reel (6) is sequentially operated in step (S8), the process proceeds to step (S9) and the rotation of each rotating reel (6) is stopped. To do.

  When the rotation of the rotating reel (6) is stopped based on the operation of the stop button (21), the credit state (the medal given as a prize when the game is won or the medal inserted into the medal insertion unit (4) are mainly used. If it is in a state of being electrically stored in the memory provided on the control board (4)), the sub-control board (5) controls the transistor (24) on and the solenoid (31) off. As a result, the cover (30) moves to expose the brightness adjustment operation switch (16), and after the rotation of the rotating reel (6) stops, the brightness adjustment operation switch (16) is operated again to operate the backlight. The brightness of (9) can be adjusted according to preference. Further, after the rotation of the rotating reel (6) is stopped, if the credit state is not established, the solenoid (31) is turned on, and the brightness adjusting operation switch (16) is concealed by the lid (30).

  The game being executed is defined as a state in which the rotating reel (6) is rotating based on the operation of the start lever (20) in a state where a medal is inserted into the medal inserting unit (17).

  Also, the waiting for game means a period until the start lever (20) is operated in a state where a medal is inserted into the medal insertion part (17) in a narrow sense when the rotating reel (6) is not rotating. It is defined as By doing so, the brightness of the backlight (9) cannot be adjusted even if the rotating reel (6) is not rotating unless the medal is inserted into the medal inserting section (17). Therefore, it is possible to prevent mischief such as the brightness of the backlight (9) being changed by a non-player.

Although the embodiment of the present invention has been described above, the following various modifications and changes can be made to the present embodiment without departing from the gist of the present invention.
(I) The gaming machine (1) is a slot machine in which the game medium is a pachinko ball instead of a slot machine in which the game medium is a medal (including coins).
(Ii) The switching means may be a lock member that locks the movement of the luminance adjustment operation switch (16) instead of the lid that hides or exposes the luminance adjustment operation switch. In this case, during the game execution, the lock member is engaged with the movable part of the brightness adjustment operation switch (16) by driving the solenoid (31), and the movement of the brightness adjustment operation switch (16) is locked, During the game standby, the lock member is detached from the movable part of the brightness adjustment operation switch (16) so that the brightness adjustment operation switch (16) can be moved.

1 is a front view of a gaming machine to which an embodiment of the present invention is applied. FIG. 2 is an enlarged longitudinal sectional view taken along line II-II in FIG. 1. It is the whole control circuit diagram. It is a control circuit diagram of the principal part. It is a flowchart figure.

Explanation of symbols

(1) Slot machine (game machine)
(2) Housing
(3) Front door
(3a) saucer
(4) Main control board
(5) Sub control board
(6) Rotating reel
(7) Hopper unit
(8) Power supply
(9) Backlight
(10) Liquid crystal display unit
(11) Speaker
(12) Medal selector
(12a) Medal detection sensor
(13) Game information display window
(14) Identification information display window
(15) Lamp
(16) Brightness adjustment operation switch (operation unit)
(17) Medal insertion part
(18) MAX bet button
(19) 1 bet button
(20) Start lever
(21) Stop button
(22) Checkout button
(23) Backlight control circuit (control unit)
(24) Transistor
(25) Resistance
(26) Variable resistor
(30) Lid (switching means)
(31) Solenoid (drive source)
(61) Rotary reel drive circuit

Claims (1)

A medal insertion unit into which a medal is inserted when starting a game, a rotating reel on which a plurality of identification information is drawn, and a start lever operated when rotating the rotating reel, the rotating reel rotates. In a gaming machine that allows a predetermined game to be performed,
Provided on the front side of the machine body that can be operated by the player is provided on the back side of the rotating reel, and an operation unit capable of adjusting the brightness of the backlight that illuminates the rotating reel,
The brightness adjustment operation of the backlight is disabled during a game in which the rotating reel is rotating based on the operation of the start lever with a medal inserted into the medal insertion unit, and the medal insertion unit A switching means is provided that allows a game to be waited until the start lever is operated in a state where a medal is inserted, and disables when a medal is not inserted in the medal insertion portion ,
The switching means is configured to include a lid that conceals or exposes the operation unit by operation of a solenoid, and turns on the solenoid during a period in which the brightness adjustment operation of the backlight is disabled. Thus, the cover is moved to conceal the operation unit so that it cannot be operated. On the other hand, during the period in which the backlight brightness adjustment operation is enabled, the cover is moved by turning off the solenoid. A gaming machine , wherein the operation unit is exposed to be operable .

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