JP4826425B2 - Game machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine provided with a stereoscopic display device with improved stereoscopic display effect.

  FIG. 13 is an exploded perspective view showing a conventional 3D display device of a gaming machine shown in Patent Document 1 described later. FIG. 14 is a perspective view showing the stereoscopic display device in a state in which the segments are retracted from the display screen. FIG. 15 is a perspective view showing the stereoscopic display device in a state where the segments protrude from the display screen.

  The stereoscopic display device includes a case 102 having a light guide member 101 and a display screen 103. On one side of the light guide member 101, seven plate-like segments 104 are erected in an 8-shape, and these segments 104 are formed in 7 through-holes 105 formed in an 8-shape on the display screen 103. Can be inserted. On the back side of the light guide member 101, a substrate 107 in which 14 light sources 106 are arranged in an 8-shape corresponding to the shape of the segment 104 is disposed. As the light source 106, an LED, an optical fiber, a bean lamp, or the like can be used. Further, the light guide member 101 may be bonded to the substrate 107 or may be separated. The light guide member 101 is swung back and forth via a lever mechanism 110 by a solenoid 109. The lever mechanism 110 is inserted and attached to the support members 112 on both sides by two pivots 111. In addition, it can replace with the solenoid 109 and a motor can be used as an electrical drive source, or the light guide member 101 can be directly connected to the electrical drive source and moved back and forth.

  The lever mechanism 110 has two rotating shafts 113 and four arms 114 extending from both ends of the rotating shaft 113. A clamping piece 115 is provided at the center of the rotating shaft 113, and this clamping piece 115 clamps the head of the plunger 116 of the solenoid 109. A protrusion 117 is provided at the tip of the arm 114, and the protrusion 117 is fitted into a notch 118 at the rear end of the light guide member 101.

  By configuring the lever mechanism 110 as described above, the segment 104 can be moved away from the display screen 103 as shown in FIG. When the solenoid 109 is energized and the plunger 116 is sucked, the segment 104 can be projected forward from the display screen 103 as shown in FIG. Accordingly, the identification information can be variably displayed by the segment 104 by appropriately turning on the light source 106, and the identification information itself can be made to appear and disappear from the display screen 103 by swinging the segment 104 by the solenoid 109. .

  Further, there is a patent on a stereoscopic display device in which a solenoid 109 is provided for each of the seven segments 104 arranged in the shape of figure 8 so that the segments 104 can be projected and retracted independently from the through holes 105 formed in the display screen 103. It is disclosed in Document 1.

  In the above-described stereoscopic display device, the through-hole 105 is formed in the shape of the figure 8 on the display screen 103, and the seven segments 104 are arranged so as to appear and disappear through the through-hole 105. There was a problem that seemed to be.

Japanese Patent Laying-Open No. 2005-218513 (paragraphs 0009 to 0011, FIGS. 1, 4, 5, and 8)

  The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object thereof is to provide a gaming machine including a stereoscopic display device with improved stereoscopic display effect.

In order to solve the above-described problems, a gaming machine according to the present invention includes a starting port into which a gaming ball can enter,
A variable entrance that can be changed to a closed state in which the game ball cannot enter and an open state in which the game ball can enter,
Based on the fact that the game ball enters the start opening, a hit determination means for determining a big hit that opens the variable entrance or a release that does not open the variable entrance,
Variable information selecting means for selecting variable information from options for jackpot when the winning determination means determines a jackpot, and variable information selecting means for selecting variable information from options for winning when the winning determination means determines to miss
A three-dimensional display device for displaying a jackpot three-dimensional symbol when the variable information selecting means selects jackpot variable information, and displaying a three-dimensional symbol for losing when the variable information selecting means selects variable information for losing Prepared,
The stereoscopic display device
A display member that transmits the three-dimensional shape of the object in contact with the rear surface to the front surface by deformation accompanying the corresponding contact and appears on the front surface;
A plurality of three-dimensional design portions including at least a three-dimensional design portion for displaying the jackpot three-dimensional design and a three-dimensional design portion for displaying the off-set three-dimensional design;
When the variable information selection means selects variable information for jackpot, the three-dimensional symbol portion for jackpot is placed behind the display member, and when the variable information selection means selects variable information for disconnection, the three-dimensional symbol for losing A three-dimensional symbol selection means for arranging a symbol part behind the display member;
The display member and the three-dimensional design portion disposed behind the display member can be moved relative to each other in the contact / separation direction, and the display member and the three-dimensional design portion can be moved relative to each other in the contact direction. Moving means for causing the three-dimensional shape of the three-dimensional design portion to appear on the front surface of the display member;
When the three-dimensional pattern portion having a three-dimensional shape appearing on the front surface of the display member is relatively moved in the separation direction by the moving means, the deformed portion of the display member is moved backward and moved from the front surface of the display member. Initialization means for eliminating the three-dimensional shape;
It is characterized by comprising.

  According to the above gaming machine, the three-dimensional symbol part is arranged behind the display member, that is, the player cannot directly see the three-dimensional symbol part with the display member. The three-dimensional shape of the three-dimensional symbol part appears on the front surface of the display member by relatively moving the symbol part in the contact direction. Therefore, since the three-dimensional shape of the three-dimensional symbol part gradually appears on the player side by the display member in a state where the player cannot directly see the three-dimensional symbol part, the three-dimensional display effect can be improved.

Further, in the gaming machine according to the present invention, the display member includes a plurality of pins and the plurality of pins arranged adjacent to each other so that axial directions of the plurality of pins are substantially parallel to each other. A holding member that holds the pin so as to be movable along the axial direction, and arranges the rear end of the pin so as to face the three-dimensional design portion, and the three-dimensional design portion contacts the rear end of the pin. The pin is pushed forward with respect to the holding member so that the three-dimensional shape of the three-dimensional pattern portion appears on the front surface at the front end of the pin,
When the three-dimensional symbol part having a three-dimensional shape appearing on the front surface of the display member is relatively moved in the separation direction by the moving unit, the initialization unit moves the pin constituting the three-dimensional shape to the holding member. It is also possible to make the three-dimensional shape disappear from the front surface of the display member by relatively moving backward.

  According to the above gaming machine, the three-dimensional symbol part is arranged behind the plurality of pins, that is, the player cannot directly see the three-dimensional symbol part with the plurality of pins, and in this state, the moving means and the pin The three-dimensional shape of the three-dimensional symbol portion appears on the front surface of the pin by relatively moving the three-dimensional symbol portion in the contact direction. Therefore, the 3D shape of the 3D symbol part gradually appears on the player side by the pins while the player cannot directly see the 3D symbol part, so that the 3D display effect can be improved.

Also, in the gaming machine according to the present invention, the initialization means is interposed between a transparent and plate-like stopper member arranged to cover the front surface of the display member, or the pin and the holding member. Comprising an elastic member,
The initialization means makes the stopper member come into contact with the front end of the pin where the three-dimensional shape of the three-dimensional design portion has appeared, or the three-dimensional design portion moves in the separation direction by the moving means. When the accumulated elastic force is released, the pin that has caused the three-dimensional shape to appear is moved rearward relative to the holding member so that the three-dimensional shape disappears from the front surface of the display member.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.
(Embodiment 1)
The gaming machine according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention performs lottery on the condition that the pachinko ball wins the starting opening, sets a variation pattern according to the lottery result, and based on the variation pattern setting result, The effect pattern is set, and a stereoscopic display device is provided. This three-dimensional display device is a device for three-dimensionally displaying a symbol and has a display unit on which the three-dimensional symbol is raised, and this display unit can be visually recognized by the player from the front.

  An identification symbol is displayed on the display unit of the stereoscopic display device. The identification symbol is composed of, for example, a numerical symbol, an alphabet symbol, and a picture symbol that are displayed three-dimensionally. A game provided to the player by displaying the identification symbol on the display unit in this manner is referred to as a symbol game.

1. About mechanical structure and electrical structure of gaming machine As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, an outer frame 1 is installed on the island of Pachinko hall. The outer frame 1 has a rectangular tube shape whose front and rear surfaces are open. A front frame 2 is mounted on the front end surface of the outer frame 1 so as to be rotatable about a vertical axis on the left side. A horizontally long rectangular lower plate 3 positioned at the lower end is fixed to the front surface of the front frame 2, and a lower plate 4 having an open upper surface is fixed to the front surface of the lower plate 3. . Further, an upper plate 5 is mounted on the front surface of the front frame 2 so as to be located above the lower plate 3, and an upper plate 6 having an open upper surface is fixed to the front surface of the upper plate 5. A speaker 7 is fixed to the rear surface of the upper plate 5 at the right end. When the speaker 7 is driven, a game sound is output from the speaker 7 to the player in front.

  A handle base 8 is fixed to the front surface of the lower plate 3 at the right end, and a firing handle 9 is mounted on the handle base 8 so as to be rotatable about a horizontal axis extending in the front-rear direction. . As shown in FIG. 3, a firing motor 10 is fixed to the rear of the firing handle 9, and a hitting ball 11 is connected to the rotation shaft of the firing motor 10 as shown in FIG. 2. The firing motor 10 corresponds to a driving source of the hitting ball rod 11, and when the shooting handle 9 is rotated in the clockwise direction in FIG. Based on this, the pachinko balls in the upper plate 6 are ejected from the upper plate 6.

  As shown in FIG. 2, a rectangular window frame 12 is mounted on the front surface of the front frame 2 so as to be rotatable about a vertical axis on the left side, and on the inner peripheral surface of the window frame 12 A transparent glass window 13 is fixed. A frame-shaped mechanism board is fixed to the rear surface of the front frame 2. A square game board 14 (see FIG. 1) is detachably mounted on the mechanism board, and the game board 14 is covered from the front by a glass window 13 of the window frame 12.

  As shown in FIG. 1, an outer rail 15 and an inner rail 16 are fixed to the front surface of the game board 14. A launching passage 17 is formed between the outer rail 15 and the inner rail 16 on the left side, and the pachinko balls bounced by the hitting ball 11 rise through the launching passage 17. A game area 18 is formed in the game board 14, and a plurality of obstacle nails 19 are driven into the game area 18. The game area 18 refers to a circular area (excluding the launch passage 17) surrounded by the outer rail 15 and the inner rail 16, and the pachinko ball rising in the launch path 17 is passed from the outlet 20 of the launch passage 17 to the game area. It is discharged into the game 18 and falls in the game area 18 while hitting the obstacle nail 19. That is, the game area 18 corresponds to a rolling area that is the maximum range in which a pachinko ball released from the outlet 20 of the launch passage 17 can roll.

  As shown in FIG. 2, a plurality of lamp covers 21 are fixed to the window frame 12 at the outer periphery of the glass window 13, and a plurality of LEDs 22 are arranged behind each lamp cover 21. . Each of these LEDs 22 is fixed to the window frame 21, and each lamp cover 21 is illuminated based on the fact that the rear LED 22 emits light.

  As shown in FIG. 1, a display base plate 23 is fixed on the front surface of the game board 14 so as to be located in the game area 18. The display base plate 23 has a horizontally long rectangular opening 24, and a stereoscopic display device 25 is fixed to the rear surface of the display base plate 23. The three-dimensional display device 25 has a display unit on which a three-dimensional symbol is raised, and the display unit of the three-dimensional display device 25 can be visually recognized from the front through the opening 24.

  An identification symbol is displayed on the display unit of the stereoscopic display device 25. This identification symbol functions as a symbol for notifying the player of a big hit or miss.

  In addition, a reserved ball display area HE is formed in the game board. In the reserved ball display area HE, the number of held balls is displayed as a numerical value. The number of reserved balls is added based on the fact that the pachinko ball wins in the start port 33 at a timing at which the display of the variation of the identification symbol cannot be started immediately. Show.

  A symbol board case is fixed to the rear surface of the stereoscopic display device 25, and a symbol control board is accommodated in the symbol board case. As shown in FIG. 4, the symbol control device 26 and the drive circuit 27 are mounted on the symbol control board, and the stereoscopic display device 25 is electrically connected to the symbol control device 26 via the drive circuit 27. Yes. The symbol control device 26 controls display contents of the stereoscopic display device 25, and includes a CPU 28, a VDP 29, a ROM 30, a RAM 31, and an I / O 32.

As shown in FIG. 1, a pocket-shaped start port 33 that is located below the display frame 23 and has an upper surface opened is fixed in the game area 18 of the game board 14. A start port sensor 34 (see FIG. 4) comprising a proximity switch is fixed in the start port 33. The start port sensor 34 detects that a pachinko ball has won in the start port 33 and outputs a start signal. To do.
In the game area 18 of the game board 14, as shown in FIG. 1, a winning opening base plate 35 is fixed below the start opening 33, and the winning opening base plate 35 is a square whose front surface is open. A cylindrical large winning opening (an example of the aforementioned variable winning opening) 36 is fixed. Further, a door 37 is mounted on the winning hole base plate 35 so as to be rotatable about a horizontal shaft 38 at the lower end, and the door 37 is mechanically attached to a plunger of a large winning hole solenoid 39 (see FIG. 4). It is connected. The large winning opening solenoid 39 is fixed to the rear surface of the winning opening base plate 35, and the front of the large winning opening 36 is closed by rotating the door 37 in the vertical state, and the door 37 is moved forward. The front face of the special winning opening 36 is opened based on the turning operation to the horizontal state that has fallen down. A count sensor 40 (see FIG. 4) comprising a proximity switch is fixed in the special winning opening 36, and the count sensor 40 detects that a pachinko ball has won in the special winning opening 36 and outputs a count signal. To do.

As shown in FIG. 3, a center cover 41 is detachably mounted on the rear surface of the game board 14 so as to be located behind the display frame 23. The center cover 41 has a container shape with an open front, and the stereoscopic display device 25 and the design substrate case are covered with the center cover 41 from the rear.
A sound and light board case is fixed to the rear surface of the game board 14 in the center cover 41, and a sound and light control board is housed in the sound and light board case. As shown in FIG. 4, a sound control device 42 and a drive circuit 43 are mounted on the sound light control board, and the speaker 7 is electrically connected to the sound control device 42 via the drive circuit 43. . The sound control device 42 includes a CPU 44, a ROM 45, a RAM 46, and an I / O 47, and controls the sound of the speaker 7 through the drive circuit 43.

  A light control device 48 and a drive circuit 49 are mounted on the sound and light control board, and the plurality of LEDs 22 are electrically connected to the light control device 48 via the drive circuit 49. The light control device 48 includes a CPU 50, a ROM 51, a RAM 52, and an I / O 53, and controls the light emission of the plurality of LEDs 22 through the drive circuit 49.

  As shown in FIG. 3, a main set 54 is detachably mounted on the rear surface of the front frame 2. The main set 54 has a rectangular frame shape surrounding the center cover 41, and the center cover 41 is accommodated in the inner peripheral portion of the main set 54. A ball tank 55 is fixed to the rear surface of the main set 54 at the upper end, and pachinko balls are stored in the ball tank 55. A tank rail 56 is fixed to the rear surface of the main set 54. The tank rail 56 has an inclined bowl shape, and the right end portion of the tank rail 56 is connected to the ball tank 55.

A prize ball payout device 57 is detachably mounted on the left side of the main set 54. The prize ball payout device 57 uses a payout motor 58 (see FIG. 4) as a driving source, and the pachinko ball is used as a prize ball based on the winning of the pachinko ball into the start opening 33 and the big winning opening 36. discharge.
The main set 54 is provided with a lower dish passage. The upper end portion of the lower dish passage is connected to the prize ball payout device 57, and the pachinko balls released from the prize ball payout device 57 fall in the lower dish passage. An upper dish passage is provided in the middle of the lower dish passage. This upper plate passage is connected to the upper plate 6, and the pachinko balls released from the prize ball dispensing device 57 roll into the upper plate passage from the lower plate passage and pass into the upper plate 6 through the upper plate passage. Paid out. Further, the lower end of the lower plate passage is connected to the lower plate 4, and when the pachinko ball overflows from the upper plate 6 and fills the upper plate passage, it is discharged into the lower plate 4 through the lower end of the lower plate passage. Is done.

  As shown in FIG. 3, a main board case 59 is fixed to the rear surface of the main set 54 so as to be positioned below the center cover 41. A main control board is accommodated in the main board case 59. As shown in FIG. 4, a main control device 60 corresponding to a winning determination means and a variable information selection means is mounted on the main control board. . The main control device 60 includes a CPU 61, a ROM 62, a RAM 63, and an I / O 64, and the start port sensor 34 and the count sensor 40 are electrically connected to the main control device 60. In addition, a big prize opening solenoid 39 is electrically connected to the main control device 60 via a drive circuit 65. The drive circuit 65 is mounted on the main control board, and the main control device 60 controls the special winning opening solenoid 39 through the driving circuit 65 to open and close the door 37 of the special winning opening 36.

  As shown in FIG. 3, a payout board case 66 is fixed on the rear surface of the main set 54 in front of the main board case 59, and a payout control board is accommodated in the payout board case 66. . As shown in FIG. 4, a payout control device 67 is mounted on the payout control board, and the payout control device 67 is electrically connected to the main control device 60. The payout control device 67 has a CPU 68, ROM 69, RAM 70, and I / O 71, and the main control device 60 pays out based on detecting a start signal from the start port sensor 34 and a count signal from the count sensor 40. A prize ball command and prize ball data are transmitted to the control device 67.

  A payout motor 58 is electrically connected to the payout control device 67 via a drive circuit 72. The drive circuit 72 is mounted on the payout control board, and the payout control device 67 drives and controls the payout motor 58 through the drive circuit 72. The driving amount of the payout motor 58 is set according to the prize ball data based on the payout control device 67 detecting a prize ball command from the main control device 60. The payout control device 67 sets the payout motor 58 to the payout motor 58. Based on the drive control, a number of pachinko balls corresponding to the prize ball data are paid out as prize balls from the prize ball dispensing device 57 into the upper plate 6.

  An effect control device 73 is electrically connected to the main control device 60. The effect control device 73 includes a CPU 74, a ROM 75, a RAM 76, and an I / O 77. The main control device 60 sets game data on condition that a start signal from the start port sensor 34 is detected, and the effect control device. 73. The effect control device 73 is electrically connected to the symbol control device 26, the sound control device 42, and the light control device 48, and the effect control device 73 sets the effect pattern based on the game data from the main control device 60. And transmitted to the symbol control device 26, the sound control device 42, and the light control device 48. This effect pattern is composed of sequence data indicating the driving contents of the stereoscopic display device 25 in time series. The symbol control device 26, the sound control device 42, and the light control device 48 are based on the effect pattern from the effect control device 73. By driving and controlling the stereoscopic display device 25, the symbol game is composed of video, sound, and light.

  An operation switch 78 corresponding to an operation means is electrically connected to the effect control device 73. As shown in FIG. 2, the operation switch 78 includes a self-returning push switch fixed to the upper plate 6 so as to be operable from the front. When the operation switch 78 is operated, the operation switch 78 controls the effect control device. An operation signal is output to 73.

2. 2. Game functions of gaming machines 2-1. Design Game Function When a player inserts a pachinko ball into the upper plate 6 and rotates the firing handle 9 in the clockwise direction, the pachinko ball is launched into the game board 14 and falls while hitting the obstacle nail 19. When this pachinko ball wins in the start port 33, a set number of pachinko balls are paid out as prize balls into the upper plate 6 from the prize ball payout device 57, and the symbol game is started. Details of this symbol game will be described later.

2-2. Holding function When a pachinko ball wins in the start port 33 during a symbol game or a big hit game where the symbol game cannot be started immediately, the symbol game is put on hold. The holding ball display area HE of the symbol display 25 is an area for displaying the number of times the symbol game is held as a numerical value. When the pachinko ball wins in the start port 33, the numerical value in the holding ball display area HE is added and displayed. Based on this, an increase in the number of holding times is notified, and when the symbol game is started, a decrease in the number of holding times is notified based on the subtraction display of the numerical value in the holding ball display area HE.

3. Regarding Internal Processing of Main Control Device (Main Control Board) 60 The CPU 61 of the main control device 60 determines the presence or absence of a start signal from the start port sensor 34, and when detecting the start signal in step S31 of FIG. In step S33, the current measured value of the big hit determination random counter is acquired, and the acquired random counter is compared with one big hit value, for example, “7”. Here, when it is detected that the acquisition result of the random counter value is different from one jackpot value, it is determined to be off, and when it is detected that the acquisition result of the random counter is the same as one jackpot value, the jackpot Is determined. The probability of jackpot is, for example, “1/360”.

  When the CPU 61 determines the big hit or miss, it detects the big hit or miss determination result in step S34 of FIG. When a big hit is detected, the current measured value of the big hit fluctuation pattern selection counter is acquired in step S35, and the big hit fluctuation pattern corresponding to the acquired selection counter value is selected from a plurality of big hit fluctuation patterns in step S36. (Step S36).

  Further, when a deviation determination result is detected in step S34 in FIG. 5, the current measurement value of the deviation variation pattern selection counter is acquired in step S37, and the variation variation pattern corresponding to the acquired selection counter value is obtained in step S38. A plurality of deviation variation patterns are selected (step S38). Note that the big hit variation pattern and the loss variation pattern are examples of the variable information, and the production time is set by the big hit variation pattern and the loss variation pattern.

Next, the command signal transmission process shown in FIG. 6 will be described.
In step S41, it is determined whether or not the flag in the fluctuation process is ON. If the flag in the fluctuation process is not ON, the big hit fluctuation pattern selected in step S36 or the outlier fluctuation pattern selected in step S38. Is transmitted to the production control device 73 in step S42. Next, measurement of the variation time is started in step S43, and the flag during variation processing is turned on in step S44. Note that if the flag being changed is ON in step S41, steps S42 to S44 are not processed.

Next, the confirmation signal transmission process shown in FIG. 7 will be described.
In the main control device 60, it is determined in step S51 whether or not the flag being changed is ON. If the flag being changed is ON, is the change time equal to or longer than the time of the change pattern in step S52? If the variation time is equal to or longer than the variation pattern time, a confirmation signal is transmitted to the effect control device 73 in step S53, the flag during variation processing is turned off in step S54, and the variation time is determined in step 55. Reset. Note that if the flag during the fluctuation process is not ON in step S51 and if the fluctuation time is not equal to or longer than the fluctuation pattern time in step S52, step S53, step S54, and step S55 are not processed.

4). Internal processing of the production control device (sub-integrated control board) 73 The CPU 74 of the sub-integrated control board 73 receives the variation pattern transmitted from the main control device 60 in step S42, and the received variation pattern is a deviation variation pattern. It is determined whether or not there is. If it is detected that the variation pattern is a deviation pattern, the current measurement value of the deviation effect pattern selection counter is acquired, and a deviation effect pattern corresponding to the acquired selection counter value is selected from a plurality of deviation effect patterns. . Next, a detachment display process corresponding to the detachment effect pattern is performed.

  Further, when the CPU 74 detects that the variation pattern is not a deviation, it determines whether or not the variation pattern is a big hit. If it is detected that the pattern is a big hit variation pattern, the current measured value of the big hit effect pattern selection counter is acquired, and the big hit effect pattern corresponding to the acquired selection counter value is selected from a plurality of big hit effect patterns. Next, jackpot display processing according to the production pattern is performed.

  Here, details of the symbol game using the stereoscopic display device 25 will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 8 is an exploded perspective view showing the configuration of the stereoscopic display device according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention. FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view of the stereoscopic display device shown in FIG. FIGS. 10A to 10D are diagrams illustrating a state of the display unit in which symbols are gradually displayed on the stereoscopic display device illustrated in FIG. 8.

  As shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, the stereoscopic display device 25 has a belt 201 made of silicon or the like, and three-dimensional symbols 202 to 206 are provided on the surface of the belt 201. The three-dimensional symbol is, for example, “3” “7” “V” “skull symbol” “X” or the like. In addition, the stereoscopic display device 25 includes a rotating unit 207 for rotating or reciprocating the belt 201. The rotating unit 207 is connected to a motor (not shown) via a rotating shaft 207a. The belt 201 can be rotated or reciprocated by rotating the rotating unit 207 with a motor. The rotational movement is to move the belt in one direction. In the reciprocating movement, the belt is moved in one direction and then moved in the opposite direction. The rotating unit 207 is an example of the driving unit, the belt is an example of the rotating body, and the three-dimensional symbols 202 to 206 are examples of the three-dimensional symbol unit.

  A transfer display member 208 is disposed at a position facing the three-dimensional symbol 202. The transfer display member 208 includes a plurality of pins 209 and a holding member 210 that holds the plurality of pins 209. The plurality of pins 209 have substantially the same length, can be freely moved in the longitudinal direction of the pins, and are held adjacent to each other by the holding member 210 so that their axial directions are parallel to each other. At this time, for example, each pin 209 may be inserted and held in each through hole of a plurality of through holes (not shown) formed in the holding member 210 and having a predetermined interval between adjacent ones. In addition, the stereoscopic display device 25 includes a drive source (not shown) that moves the holding member 210 as indicated by an arrow 211. This drive source is an example of the moving means.

  The stereoscopic display device 25 includes a transparent acrylic plate (or glass plate) 212, and the transfer display member 208 is located between the acrylic plate 212 and the belt 201. When the holding member 210 is moved to the three-dimensional symbol 202 side by the moving means, one end of the pin 209 is pushed according to the three-dimensional shape of the surface of the three-dimensional symbol 202, and the three-dimensional shape is transferred to the pin. A shape substantially the same as the three-dimensional shape is displayed (see FIGS. 8 and 9). The transfer display member 208 shown in FIG. 8 shows a state in which the three-dimensional shape is transferred and displayed on the pins.

  Further, when the holding member 210 is moved to the acrylic plate 212 side by the moving means, that is, when the holding member 210 is moved to a position where the three-dimensional symbol 202 is separated from one end of the pin 209, the three-dimensional shape other than the pin 209 displayed. The ends are stopped by the plane of the acrylic plate 212, and the other end sides of the plurality of pins 209 are aligned with the plane position, whereby the three-dimensional shape displayed on the other end of the pins is erased. The acrylic plate 212 is an example of the stopper member.

  In the stereoscopic display device 25 described above, any one of the symbols “3, 7, V, skull symbol, X” can be stereoscopically displayed on the surface of the pin 209 as a stereoscopic symbol. Can be displayed in a variable manner. The fluctuation display starts to fluctuate on the condition that the pachinko ball has won in the start opening. This variation means that the three-dimensional symbol changes while moving. The moving direction of the three-dimensional symbol is set from top to bottom, and the change order of the three-dimensional symbol is, for example, “skull symbol” → “V” → It is a loop of “7” → “3” →.

  In order to display the three-dimensional symbols in a variable manner, the control unit controls as follows. When the three-dimensional symbols 202 to 206 are rotationally moved or reciprocated together with the belt 201, the holding member 210 is controlled to reciprocate as indicated by an arrow 211 by the moving means. Thereby, it is possible to repeatedly display a state in which the three-dimensional shape of the three-dimensional symbol or a part of the three-dimensional shape is transferred and displayed on the pin and a state in which the transferred shape is not transferred and displayed on the pin. As a result, the three-dimensional symbol can be variably displayed through the acrylic plate 212.

  In this embodiment, “3, 7, V, skull symbol, X” is used as the three-dimensional symbol, but other symbols may be used as the three-dimensional symbol. In addition, the moving direction of the three-dimensional symbol is from top to bottom, but the three-dimensional symbol may be moved from bottom to top, left to right, right to left, or diagonally from top to bottom. However, it may be diagonally upward or downward.

  The player is informed of the big hit and missed determination results by the three-dimensional symbols displayed in the variable stop state. These big hits and misses are determined randomly by the control board on the condition that the pachinko ball has won the start opening.

  The big hit is a notification of the big hit to the player by displaying “7” as a three-dimensional symbol on the three-dimensional display device.

  The loss is not a big hit, and is a case where any one of “3, V, skull symbol, X” is displayed on the stereoscopic display device as a stereoscopic symbol.

4-1. Control contents of symbol control device 26-1-1. Outgoing Display Processing When the CPU 28 of the symbol control device 26 detects an outlier effect pattern, which is a command for outlier display processing from the effect control device 73, the symbol game is started on the display unit of the stereoscopic display device and is displayed in a stationary state. Start changing the 3D design. Thereby, all the three-dimensional symbols are changed in the display unit of the three-dimensional display device. This variation display method is as described above.

  The CPU 28 stops the symbol that is variably displayed after the first predetermined period. The stop symbol at this time is an off symbol set by the effect control device 73.

  The CPU 28 determines whether or not the confirmation signal transmitted in step S53 in FIG. 7 is input. If no input of the confirmation signal is detected, the variable display is continued. When the input of the confirmation signal is detected, the variable display is confirmed and stopped, and the symbol game of the outlier display is ended.

  Further, when stopping the three-dimensional symbol that is variably displayed, various effects can be performed by controlling the rotation speed of the rotating unit 207 and the transfer speed of the three-dimensional shape of the transfer display member 208. For example, as shown in FIGS. 10A to 10C, after gradually displaying a part of “7”, which is a big hit three-dimensional design, finally “skull” as shown in FIG. It is also possible to stop and display a disengagement at “design of”. That is, by rotating the holding member 210 in a reciprocating manner while rotating the rotating unit 207 shown in FIGS. 8 and 9 from the bottom to the top at a low speed, one of “7” is obtained as shown in FIGS. The part is displayed gradually. Then, as shown in FIG. 10C, after displaying a part of “7” and most of “7”, the rotating unit 207 is rotated from the bottom to the top at a high speed, and the belt 201 of the display unit is moved to “ “V” positioned next to “7” is skipped without being transferred to the pin 209 of the transfer display member 208, moved to “skull pattern” and stopped, and as shown in FIG. The three-dimensional shape of “skull pattern” is transferred to the pin 209 of 208 to display the disengagement.

4-1-2. The jackpot display processing When the CPU 28 of the symbol control device 26 detects a jackpot effect pattern which is a command of the jackpot display processing from the effect control device 73, the symbol game is started on the display unit of the stereoscopic display device and is displayed in a stationary state. Start changing the 3D design. Thereby, all the three-dimensional symbols are changed in the display unit of the three-dimensional display device. This variation display method is as described above.

  The CPU 28 stops the symbol that is variably displayed after the second predetermined period. The stop symbol at this time is a jackpot symbol set by the effect control device 73.

  The CPU 28 determines whether or not the confirmation signal transmitted in step S53 in FIG. 7 is input. If no input of the confirmation signal is detected, the variable display is continued. When the input of the confirmation signal is detected, the variable display is confirmed and stopped, and the symbol game of the big hit display is finished.

  Further, when stopping the three-dimensional symbol that is variably displayed, various effects can be performed by controlling the rotation speed of the rotating unit 207 and the transfer speed of the three-dimensional shape of the transfer display member 208. For example, it is possible to repeatedly display “7”, which is a jackpot three-dimensional symbol to be finally displayed. That is, the rotation of the rotating unit 207 shown in FIG. 8 and FIG. 9 is stopped when the belt of the display unit moves to “7”, and then the reciprocating movement of the holding member 210 is repeated to form a big hit three-dimensional symbol “ The solid shape of “7” can be continuously and repeatedly transferred to the pin 209 to display the big hit. Further, for example, the belt 201 is reciprocated by repeating the forward / reverse rotation of the rotating unit 207 to repeatedly stop “3” or “7” behind the pin 209, each time a three-dimensional shape of “3” or “7”. Can be transferred and displayed on the pin 209, and finally, "7" can be stopped behind the pin 209 and the three-dimensional shape of "7" can be transferred to the pin 209 to display the big hit.

4-2. Big hit game 4-2-1. Description of the jackpot game after the jackpot symbol is stopped and displayed by the display method described above When the three-dimensional symbol corresponding to the jackpot is stopped and displayed on the display unit in the stereoscopic display device, the jackpot game is started. This jackpot game opens the door of the grand prize opening and generates a state advantageous to the player who allows the pachinko ball to win in the big prize opening. The big prize opening wins the upper limit number of pachinko balls. The number condition to be held or the time condition for opening time to reach the upper limit value is maintained until the number condition or the time condition is satisfied, and is closed when the number condition or time condition is satisfied.
The opening operation based on the number condition and the time condition of the big prize opening is referred to as a big hit round, and when either the number condition or the time condition is satisfied, the big hit round is resumed. An upper limit is set for the number of repetitions of the jackpot round, and when the number of repetitions of the jackpot round reaches the upper limit, the jackpot game is unconditionally terminated.

According to the first embodiment, the 3D symbol is arranged behind the plurality of pins 209, that is, the player cannot directly view the 3D symbol with the plurality of pins 209. In this state, the driving source The holding member 210 is moved as indicated by an arrow 211 to bring the pin into contact with the three-dimensional symbol, thereby causing the three-dimensional shape of the three-dimensional symbol to appear on the front surface of the pin. Therefore, since the three-dimensional shape of the three-dimensional symbol gradually appears on the player side by the pin in a state where the player cannot directly see the three-dimensional symbol, the three-dimensional display effect can be improved. Moreover, the design freedom degree of a three-dimensional design can be raised compared with a prior art.
Further, the holding member 210 is reciprocated as indicated by an arrow 211 while rotating the rotating unit 207 to rotate or reciprocate the belt 201. Accordingly, it is possible to repeatedly display a state in which the three-dimensional shape of the three-dimensional symbols 202 to 206 or a part of the three-dimensional shape is transferred and displayed on the pin 209 and a state in which the three-dimensional shape is not transferred and displayed on the pin 209. In this way, the three-dimensional symbols can be displayed in a variable manner or scrolled.

  In the stereoscopic display device 25, the rotational movement or reciprocation of the belt 201 is controlled by the rotation speed of the rotating unit 207, and the reciprocation as indicated by the arrow 211 of the holding member 210 is controlled by the movement speed and the timing of movement. Thus, various three-dimensional symbols can be displayed, and various effect variation display or scroll display can be realized.

  The present invention is not limited to the first embodiment described above, and various modifications can be made without departing from the spirit of the present invention. For example, when an elastic body such as a spring is attached to each of the plurality of pins 209 and the three-dimensional pattern 202 is separated from one end of the pin 209 by the elastic force, the other end of the pin 209 can be aligned at the planar position. It is. In this case, it is not necessary to arrange the acrylic plate 212 for aligning the other end of the pin at the planar position. Further, by not arranging the acrylic plate 212, it is possible to have a configuration in which the player can touch the pin 209 displayed in a three-dimensional shape.

  Further, by arranging LEDs in a space surrounded by the belt 201 shown in FIG. 9 and causing the LEDs to emit light, the pins 209 on which the three-dimensional shape is transferred and displayed on the transfer display member can be illuminated. In this case, the material of the belt 201, the three-dimensional symbols 202 to 206, and the pins 209 needs to be transparent. A plurality of LEDs may be arranged, or a plurality of LEDs may be arranged. Even if the pins are transparent, since the pins are densely held by the holding member, there are many interfaces and it is difficult to see the three-dimensional symbol. Moreover, even if the pin is transparent, the three-dimensional pattern is difficult to see due to the irregular reflection of the LED light on the pin.

  In the first embodiment, a single three-dimensional pattern is displayed in three dimensions using one belt 201. However, a plurality of belts are arranged side by side and a plurality of three-dimensional patterns are displayed in three dimensions at the same time. It is also possible.

  In the first embodiment, the belt 201 is configured to rotate and move in the vertical direction as shown in FIG. 8, but the belt 213 can also be configured to rotate and move in the horizontal direction as shown in FIG. It is. In this case, the same configuration as that of the present embodiment is adopted except that the belt 213 is rotated and moved in the lateral direction. It is also possible to arrange a plurality of belts side by side in a horizontal direction so that a plurality of three-dimensional symbols are displayed in three dimensions at the same time.

  In the first embodiment, the three-dimensional symbol is transferred to the pin. However, the three-dimensional symbol is not limited to the pin, and any member that can transfer the three-dimensional symbol (for example, an elastic member or a stretchable member). It is also possible to use a sheet or the like.

(Embodiment 2)
12 is a cross-sectional view showing a stereoscopic display device according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention. The same parts as those in FIG. 9 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and only different parts will be described.

  This stereoscopic display device includes a pressing member 214 as a moving member that presses the three-dimensional symbol 202 against the pin 209 of the transfer display member 208 together with the belt 201 in the display unit. The stereoscopic display device also has a drive source (not shown) that reciprocates the pressing member 214 as indicated by an arrow 215. This drive source is an example of the moving means.

  In addition, an elastic body (not shown) such as a spring is attached to each of the plurality of pins 209, and the other end of the pin 209 is aligned at a planar position by the elastic force. In other words, when the three-dimensional symbol is pressed against the pin by the pressing member 214, the three-dimensional shape of the three-dimensional symbol is transferred to the pin, but when the pressing member 214 is stopped from being pressed against the pin and the three-dimensional symbol is separated from the pin, the three-dimensional shape is The other end of the pin 209 that has been transferred is aligned in a planar position by the elastic force of the elastic body, and the three-dimensional shape can be in a state that has not been transferred.

  In the second embodiment, the same effect as in the first embodiment can be obtained.

  In the first and second embodiments, the other end of the pin is returned to a flat shape after the three-dimensional shape of the three-dimensional symbol appears on the front surface of the plurality of pins 209. You may do it. For example, a pin is held so that a letter “X”, which is one of three-dimensional symbols, or a character / picture other than a three-dimensional symbol is three-dimensionally displayed from the beginning. Push the pin “7” against one end of the pin and push the pin forward, and display “X or another character / picture etc. different from the three-dimensional design” → “Temporary plane” → “7” Also good.

  Moreover, you may comprise the front surface of a three-dimensional symbol with a curved surface instead of a plane. Thereby, compared with what the front of a three-dimensional symbol is a plane, the effect which makes a player recognize a three-dimensional shape gradually can be show | played, and a three-dimensional display effect can be made high.

  Alternatively, the front surface of the three-dimensional symbol may be a curved surface, and the rotating body may be rotated while the three-dimensional symbols 202 to 206 of the rotating body and the pins 209 are in contact with each other. In this case, the three-dimensional symbol and the pin may be in contact with each other from the beginning. Then, the moving means is fixed or unnecessary in contact with the belt surface between the three-dimensional symbols, and there is no moving means. The initialization means preferably uses an elastic member.

It is a front view which shows the game board by Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is a front view which shows the whole structure of the game machine by Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is a rear view which shows the whole structure of the game machine by Embodiment 1 of this invention. 1 is a block diagram showing an electrical configuration of a gaming machine according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention. It is a flowchart which shows the main program of the main control apparatus of the game machine by Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows a part of main program of the main control apparatus of the game machine by Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows a part of main program of the main control apparatus of the game machine by Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is a perspective view which decomposes | disassembles and shows the structure of the three-dimensional display apparatus by Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is sectional drawing of the three-dimensional display apparatus shown in FIG. (A)-(D) are figures which show the mode of the display part by which a symbol is gradually displayed on the three-dimensional display apparatus shown in FIG. It is a figure which shows the modification of Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is sectional drawing which shows the three-dimensional display apparatus by Embodiment 2 of this invention. It is a disassembled perspective view which shows the three-dimensional display apparatus of the conventional game machine. It is a perspective view which shows the three-dimensional display apparatus of the state which the segment retreated from the display screen. It is a perspective view which shows the three-dimensional display device of the state which the segment protruded from the display screen.

Explanation of symbols

  25 ... 3D display device, 36 ... Grand prize opening, 201 ... Belt, 202-206 ... 3D design, 207 ... Rotating part, 207a ... Rotating shaft, 208 ... Transfer display member, 209 ... Pin, 210 ... Holding member, 211 ... Arrow, 212 ... acrylic plate, 213 ... belt, 214 ... pressing member, 215 ... arrow

Claims (3)

A starting opening where game balls can enter,
A variable entrance that can be changed to a closed state in which the game ball cannot enter and an open state in which the game ball can enter,
Based on the fact that the game ball enters the start opening, a hit determination means for determining a big hit that opens the variable entrance or a release that does not open the variable entrance,
Variable information selecting means for selecting variable information from options for jackpot when the winning determination means determines a jackpot, and variable information selecting means for selecting variable information from options for winning when the winning determination means determines to miss
A three-dimensional display device for displaying a jackpot three-dimensional symbol when the variable information selecting means selects jackpot variable information, and displaying a three-dimensional symbol for losing when the variable information selecting means selects variable information for losing Prepared,
The stereoscopic display device
A display member that transmits the three-dimensional shape of the object in contact with the rear surface to the front surface by deformation accompanying the corresponding contact and appears on the front surface;
A plurality of three-dimensional design portions including at least a three-dimensional design portion for displaying the jackpot three-dimensional design and a three-dimensional design portion for displaying the off-set three-dimensional design;
When the variable information selection means selects variable information for jackpot, the three-dimensional symbol portion for jackpot is placed behind the display member, and when the variable information selection means selects variable information for disconnection, the three-dimensional symbol for losing A three-dimensional symbol selection means for arranging a symbol part behind the display member;
The display member and the three-dimensional design portion disposed behind the display member can be moved relative to each other in the contact / separation direction, and the display member and the three-dimensional design portion can be moved relative to each other in the contact direction. Moving means for causing the three-dimensional shape of the three-dimensional design portion to appear on the front surface of the display member;
When the three-dimensional pattern portion having a three-dimensional shape appearing on the front surface of the display member is relatively moved in the separation direction by the moving means, the deformed portion of the display member is moved backward and moved from the front surface of the display member. Initialization means for eliminating the three-dimensional shape;
A gaming machine comprising: The display member is arranged so that the plurality of pins are adjacent to each other so that the axial directions of the plurality of pins and the plurality of pins are substantially parallel, and the pins can be moved along the axial direction of the pins. And holding a rear end of the pin facing the three-dimensional design portion, the three-dimensional design portion abutting on the rear end of the pin and the pin against the holding member Is pushed forward, thereby causing the three-dimensional shape of the three-dimensional pattern portion to appear on the front surface at the front end of the pin,
When the three-dimensional symbol part having a three-dimensional shape appearing on the front surface of the display member is relatively moved in the separation direction by the moving unit, the initialization unit moves the pin constituting the three-dimensional shape to the holding member. 2. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the three-dimensional shape disappears from the front surface of the display member by relatively moving backward. The initialization means comprises a transparent and plate-like stopper member disposed so as to cover the front surface of the display member, or an elastic member interposed between the pin and the holding member,
The initialization means makes the stopper member come into contact with the front end of the pin where the three-dimensional shape of the three-dimensional design portion has appeared, or the three-dimensional design portion moves in the separation direction by the moving means. When the accumulated elastic force is released, the pin that has caused the three-dimensional shape to move is moved backward relative to the holding member so that the three-dimensional shape disappears from the front surface of the display member. The gaming machine according to claim 2.