JP5138250B2 - Game machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine including a shielding member capable of opening and closing a display screen capable of displaying effect information.

In a slot machine as a gaming machine, left and right shielding members that are linearly movable in the left-right direction are provided on the front surface of a display screen that is provided on the front surface of the gaming machine and formed of a liquid crystal screen or the like that can display various performance information. Depending on the situation, by moving the left and right shielding members in the left and right directions by the power of the drive source, there are those that can perform various effects by shielding or opening the display screen (for example, Patent Document 1). In addition, when both shielding members are in the shielding position, the light emitted from the display screen does not leak from the gap between the inner ends where the shielding members are in contact with each other. There is also a display that prevents light leakage by correcting the image (see, for example, Patent Document 2).
JP 2005-40413 A JP 2004-350988 A

  However, in the gaming machine as described above, as in Patent Document 2, leakage of light on the display screen from the gap that occurs when the shielding member is at the shielding position is prevented by correcting the image displayed on the display screen. Therefore, there is a problem that the image control method becomes complicated. Also, for example, when concealing the left or right half of the production information displayed on the display screen, the production information is looked into from the gap between the inner end of the shielding member and the display screen, and the production information is surely It cannot be concealed.

  The present invention has been made in view of the conventional problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine that can reliably hide effect information displayed on a display screen with a simple configuration.

According to the present invention, the above problem is solved as follows.
(1) A display device provided with a display screen capable of displaying effect information facing the front surface of the gaming machine, and disposed in front of the display screen of the display device, and left and right along the display screen by the power of a drive source In a gaming machine provided with left and right shielding members capable of shielding and opening the display screen by linearly moving in a direction, when the left and right shielding members are in a shielding position that shields the display screen, the inner end of the shielding member together with each other contact, the projected toward the display screen, is provided along the ridge of the tip is close enough not to contact with the display area in the vertical direction, the display The space between the screen and the inner ends of the left and right shielding members is closed .

(2) In the above item (1), the shielding member moves in the left-right direction with the display area interposed therebetween, whereby left and right front shielding members capable of shielding and opening the display area, and the front shielding member The left and right front shielding members are arranged on the display area. The left and right front shielding members are arranged on the display area and move leftward and rightward across the display area to shield and open the display area. The game information includes a see-through region portion having a predetermined shape that allows the game information to be seen through or semi-see-through, and a non-see-through portion provided on the outer periphery of the see-through region portion.

According to the present invention, the following effects can be obtained.
According to the first aspect of the present invention, the inner end portion where the left and right shielding members come into contact with each other has a simple configuration in which the protruding portion protruding toward the display screen is provided along the vertical direction. When one of the shielding members is in the open position and the other is in the shielding position, the effect information displayed on the display screen from the gap between the inner end of the shielding member at the shielding position and the display screen The exposure information can be minimized and the right or left half of the production information can be concealed with good quality.

  FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a gaming machine to which the present invention is applied. In the following description, the lower left diagonal in FIG. 1 is “front”, the upper right upper is “rear”, the upper left upper is “left”, and the lower right lower is “right”.

  A gaming machine (slot machine) 1 includes a housing 3 that houses three types of left, middle, and right rotating reels 2 and other various gaming machines with a plurality of types of symbols drawn on the outer peripheral surface, and a front surface of the housing 3. A disc-shaped medal (including coins) that forms a game medium is inserted into a medal slot 20 provided on the front right side of the front door 4. A predetermined game is played.

  In the game of the gaming machine 1, the player inserts a medal into the medal insertion unit 20, sets the bet number of medals with the bet button 21 provided on the front surface of the front door 4, and then operates the start lever 22. This is started by rotating all the rotating reels 2.

  After a predetermined time has passed after the rotating reel 2 has rotated, the three stop buttons 23 provided on the front surface of the front door 4 are sequentially operated to stop the rotation of each rotating reel 2, and the stopped three The combination of symbols on the rotary reel 2 determines the number of medals to be paid according to the presence of a prize and the size of the prize. When a prize is awarded, a predetermined number of medals are provided at the lower part of the front door 4. It is paid out to the tray 41.

  At the front center of the front door 4 is provided a see-through window 42 through which the symbols of each rotary reel 2 can be visually recognized, and the display unit 5 is provided at the top.

  FIG. 2 is a front view of the display unit 5 with the display frame 6 removed, FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of the display unit 5 viewed from obliquely forward, and FIG. 4 is an illustration of the display unit 5 viewed from obliquely rearward. It is a disassembled perspective view.

  The display unit 5 produces a game by lighting or blinking the light source, displaying various effect information on the display screen 71 described later, or shielding or opening the display screen 71 according to the game situation. It is composed of a synthetic resin display frame 6 fixed to the upper front of the front door 4 and a color liquid crystal image display device having, for example, a white backlight, and can display effect information according to the game situation Display device 7 having a clear display screen 71, opening / closing device 8 for opening / closing display screen 71 according to the game situation, front shielding member driving device 10A and rear shielding member driving for transmitting power to opening / closing device 8 The device 10B, the display frame 6, the display device 7, the opening and closing device 8 and the synthetic resin base member 11 to which the driving devices 10A and 10B are attached, and lighting and blinking depending on the game situation, and playing the game Performance And a center illumination device 12 and the left and right side lighting device 13, 13 to.

  The display device 7 is fixed to the back surface side of the base member 11 and has a display screen 71 formed on the front surface with a liquid crystal screen or the like, and displays effect information according to the game situation on the display screen 71. It will be a lively production.

  The base member 11 is fixed to the upper portion of the front door 4 together with the display frame 6 and has an opening 111 corresponding to the size of the display screen 71 of the display device 7. Left and right speakers 14 for generating sound effects are attached.

  The opening / closing device 8 includes a left and right front shielding member 81 and a rear shielding member 82 that are linearly movable in the left and right directions along the front surface of the display screen 71 so as to sandwich the display screen 71 in the display device 7, and the front shielding member 81 and Guide means 9 is provided for supporting the rear shielding member 82 so as to be movable in the left-right direction.

  The guide means 9 connects the upper guide 91 and the lower guide 92 that are fixed to the front surface of the base member 11 with a plurality of bolts (not shown) and facing in the left-right direction, and the upper guide 91 and the lower guide 92 vertically. Left and right connecting plates 93, 93.

  The upper guide 91 supports the front shielding member upper rail 911 for supporting the upper part of the left and right front shielding members 81 so as to be movable in the left-right direction and the upper part of the left and right rear shielding members 82 so as to be movable in the left-right direction. For this purpose, a rear shielding member upper rail 912 is provided. The front and rear shielding member upper rails 911 and 912 are arranged in parallel to each other, and the vertical cross-sectional shape is substantially a downward-opening U-shape. The front shielding member upper rail 911 is fixed to the upper part of the rear shielding member upper rail 912.

  The lower guide 92 supports a lower rail 921 for the front shielding member for supporting the lower part of the left and right front shielding members 81 so as to be movable in the left-right direction, and a lower part of the left and right rear shielding members 82 so as to be movable in the left-right direction. The rear shield member lower rail 922 is provided. The lower rails 921 and 922 for the front and rear shielding members are arranged in parallel to each other, and the vertical cross-sectional shape is substantially an upward U-shape. The rear shielding member lower rail 922 is fixed to the rear portion of the front shielding member lower rail 921.

  The left and right connecting plates 93 are arranged apart from each other in the left-right direction so as not to block the display screen 71 of the display device 7, and their upper ends are connected to the front surface of the rear shielding member upper rail 912, Similarly, the lower end is connected between the rear surface of the front shielding member lower rail 921 and the front surface of the rear shielding member lower rail 922.

  The left and right front shielding members 81 are entirely made of synthetic resin, and an upper slide portion 813 provided at the upper portion engages with the front shielding member upper rail 911 so as to be movable in the left-right direction. The provided lower slide portion 814 engages with the front shielding member lower rail 921 so as to be movable in the left-right direction, and is supported so as to be movable in the left-right direction along the front surfaces of the display screen 71 and the connecting plate 93. A straight line is moved between the shielding position for shielding the screen 71 and the opening position for opening the screen 71.

  On the rear surface of the upper slide portion 813 of the left and right front shielding member 81, a rack 816 that meshes with a pinion 101 described later in the front shielding member drive device 10A is provided along the left-right direction.

  The front shielding member 81 is provided with a see-through region portion 811 and a non-permeability region portion 812 made of synthetic resin. As shown in FIG. 2, the see-through region portion 811 is formed in a substantially half-moon shape when viewed from the front by a transparent or translucent acrylic synthetic resin plate, and is fixed to the back surface of the non-permeable region portion 812. When the left and right front shielding members 81 are in the shielding position, the effect information displayed on the display screen 71 can be seen through the circular see-through region.

  The synthetic resin rear shielding member 82 is engaged with an upper slide portion 821 that is movably engaged in the rear shielding member upper rail 912 and a rear shielding member lower rail 922 that is movable in the lateral direction. The lower slide part 822 to be joined and the front-view rectangular semi-transparent or opaque shielding part 823 capable of opening and closing the display screen 71 are provided, and moved in the left-right direction along the rear surface of the connecting plate 93 and the front surface of the display screen 71. It is supported so as to be movable between a shielding position for shielding the display screen 71 and an opening position for opening the display screen 71.

  When the rear shielding member 82 is in the shielding position, the rear shielding member 823 conceals the effect information displayed on the display screen 71 by the shielding portion 823, and the display screen 71 is provided at the inner end where the left and right shielding portions 823 come into contact with each other. A protruding portion 824 that protrudes toward the top extends in the up-down direction.

  On the rear surface of the lower slide portion 822 in the rear shielding member 82, a rack 825 that meshes with a pinion 101B described later in the rear shielding member drive device 10B is provided along the left-right direction.

  The protruding portion 824 has a function of increasing the rigidity of the shielding portion 823 formed with a thin front and rear thickness and reducing the gap between the display screen 71 and the inner end portion of the rear shielding member 82. As a result, when the left and right rear shielding members 82 are in the shielding position, the inner end portions of each other can be reliably brought into contact with each other without being deformed, and from the gap between the inner end portions of the left and right rear shielding members 82. Leakage of light emitted from the display screen 71 can be prevented. Further, for example, when the left and right front shielding members 81 are in the open position and either the left or right rear shielding member 82 is in the shielding position, the rear shielding that shields the left or right half of the display screen 71 is performed. It is possible to prevent the production information displayed on the display screen 71 from being exposed from the gap between the inner end of the member 82 and the display screen 71, and to reliably hide half of the production information.

  The left and right front shielding member driving devices 10A and the left and right rear shielding member driving devices 10B include motors 103A and 103B, and motors 103A and 103B, which are driving sources attached to the back surface of the base member 11 via brackets 102A and 102B. Are respectively provided with pinions 101A and 101B that are rotatable about a vertical axis.

  The left and right front shielding member drive devices 10 </ b> A and 10 </ b> A move the left and right front shielding members 81 and 81 linearly in the left and right directions, and are attached to the left and right upper portions of the back surface of the base member 11. The pinions 101A and 101A are exposed to the surface of the base member 11 through the horizontally long openings 112 and 112 provided at the upper left and right sides of the base member 11, and mesh with the racks 816 and 816 of the left and right front shielding members 81 and 81, respectively. The power of the motors 103A, 103A is transmitted to the left and right front shielding members 81, 81.

  The left and right rear shielding member driving devices 10 </ b> B and 10 </ b> B linearly move the left and right rear shielding members 82 and 82 in the left and right directions, respectively, and are attached to the left and right lower portions of the bottom surface of the base member 11. The pinions 101B and 101B are exposed to the surface of the base member 11 from horizontally long openings 113 and 113 provided at the left and right lower portions of the base member 11, and mesh with the racks 825 and 825 of the left and right rear shielding members 82 and 82, respectively. Then, the power of the motors 103B, 103B is transmitted to the left and right rear shielding members 82, 82.

  The front and rear shielding members 81 and 82 change to various opening / closing modes depending on the game situation. As for the opening / closing mode, all of the left and right front shielding members 81 and the rear shielding member 82 are in the shielding position, and the entire shielding area of the display screen 71 is shielded. All of the members 82 are in the open position, the open mode in which the entire area of the display screen 71 is opened, the left and right front shielding members 81 are in the open position, and the left and right rear shielding members 82 are in the shielding position, A shielding mode in which the display screen 71 is shielded only by the rear shielding member 82, and the left and right rear shielding members 82 are in the open position and the front shielding member 81 is in the shielding position, and the display screen 71 is covered only by the front shielding member 81. The left and right front shielding members 81 are in the open position, and either the left or right rear shielding member 82 is in the open position, and the other rear shielding member 82 is in the shielding position. One half of the area A semi-shielding mode that is shielded by the rear shielding member 82, and the left and right rear shielding members 82 are in the open position, and either the left or right front shielding member 81 is in the open position and the other is in the shielding position, There is a semi-shielding mode in which the member 81 shields either the left or right half of the display screen 71.

  6 and 7 are schematic plan views of the main part for explaining the features of the present invention. 6 and 7 show an embodiment in which the present invention is applied to the left and right rear shielding members 82. For convenience of explanation, only the rear shielding member 82 is shown and the front shielding member 81 is omitted.

  FIG. 6 shows a shielding mode in which the inner ends of the left and right rear shielding members 82 and 82 are in contact with each other to shield the entire area of the display screen 71. In this shielding mode, since the inner end portions of the rear shielding member 82, that is, the protrusions 824 are in contact with each other, the effect information is displayed on the display screen 71 in a state where the left and right rear shielding members 82 are in the shielding position. Even if the effect to be displayed is performed, leakage of light emitted from the display screen 71 from the gap between the inner end portions of the left and right rear shielding members 82 and 82 can be minimized.

  FIG. 7 shows a semi-shielding mode in which the left rear shielding member 82 is in the shielding position and the right rear shielding member 82 is in the open position, and the left half of the display screen 71 is shielded. In this semi-shielding mode, the gap between the inner end portion of the left rear shielding member 82 that shields the left half of the display screen 71 and the display screen 71 is blocked by the protrusion 824, so that the display It is possible to reliably conceal the left half of the production information by minimizing the exposure of the production information from the gap between the screen 71 and the inner end of the rear shielding member 82.

  In the present embodiment, a plate-like member made of a white (or milky white) synthetic resin material is used. Therefore, although there is some light transmission, the transparency is low (semi-transparent), and when the display screen 71 displayed on the display device 7 is covered with the shielding member 82, the player recognizes what the background image is. It is almost completely blocked to the extent that it cannot be done. However, a high-luminance image display device such as a color liquid crystal display device with a backlight or a plasma display is used as the display device 7, and the display screen 71 displays a large image with a strong hue contrast such as black and white or red and white. In such a case, it is possible that the background image is slightly seen through the shielding member 82 and the player estimates what the background image is.

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 pachinko machine in which the gaming medium is a pachinko ball, a slot machine, and other gaming machines, instead of a slot machine in which the gaming medium is a medal (including coins).
(Ii) Only one of the left and right front shielding members 81 and the rear shielding member 82 is disposed on the front surface of the display screen 71 in the display device 7. When only the left and right front shielding members 81 are arranged, a protrusion similar to the protrusion 824 is provided in the vertical direction on the inner end of the left and right front shielding members 81.

It is a perspective view of a gaming machine to which the present invention is applied. It is a front view of a display unit in the state where a display frame was removed. It is a disassembled perspective view of the display unit seen from diagonally forward. It is a disassembled perspective view of the display unit seen from diagonally back. It is a perspective view of an opening / closing device. It is a schematic plan view of the principal part in a shielding aspect. It is a schematic plan view of the principal part in a semi-shielding aspect.

Explanation of symbols

1 gaming machine (slot machine)
2 Rotating reel 3 Housing 4 Front door 5 Display unit 6 Display frame 7 Display device 8 Opening / closing device 9 Guide means 10A Front shielding member driving device 10B Rear shielding member driving device 11 Base member 12 Center illumination device 13 Side illumination device 14 Speaker 20 Medal insertion part 21 Bet button 22 Start lever 23 Stop button 41 Medal tray 42 Display window 71 Display screen 81 Front shielding member 82 Rear shielding member 91 Upper guide 92 Lower guide 93 Connecting plates 101A, 102B Pinions 102A, 102B Bracket 103A , 103B Motor (drive source)
111 Openings 112, 113 Opening 811 Transparent region portion 812 Non-transparent region portion 813 Upper slide portion 814 Lower slide portion 816 Rack 821 Upper slide portion 822 Lower slide portion 823 Shield portion 824 Projection portion 825 Rack 911 Front rail for upper shield member 912 Rear shielding member upper rail 921 Front shielding member lower rail 922 Rear shielding member lower rail

Claims (2)

A display device having a display screen capable of displaying effect information facing the front surface of the gaming machine, and arranged in front of the display screen of the display device, and straight in the left-right direction along the display screen by the power of the drive source In a gaming machine comprising left and right shielding members capable of shielding and opening the display screen by moving,
When the left and right of the shield member in shielding position for shielding the display screen, the inner end portion of the shielding member between the right and left with each other contact, protrudes toward the display screen, at its distal end is the display area A gaming machine, characterized in that a protrusion that is close enough not to contact is provided along the vertical direction to close the space between the display screen and the inner ends of the left and right shielding members . The shielding member is provided in the left and right front shielding members capable of shielding and opening the display area by moving in the left-right direction across the display area, and behind the front shielding member, and sandwiches the display area. The left and right rear shielding members that can shield and open the display area by moving in the left and right direction,
The left and right front shielding members include a see-through area part having a predetermined shape that allows the game information displayed in the display area to be seen through or semi-see-through, and an impermeable part provided on an outer periphery of the see-through area part. The gaming machine according to claim 1.

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