JP5224266B2 - Revolving device and game machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a rotating apparatus and game machine having a plurality of rotating reels, and in particular, a rotating apparatus and game machine suitable for effects such as moving these rotating reels individually along the axial direction of a rotating shaft. About.

  One type of gaming machine is a spinning machine, for example, a slot machine. The slot machine has a plurality of main reels as rotating bodies with a plurality of symbols, and the player inserts medals or bets credited medals by operating the bet button and pushes the start lever. When operated, each main reel starts to rotate. In many of the current slot machines, the rotation of each main reel is stopped when a stop button is operated or a predetermined time elapses after each main reel starts rotating.

  In slot machines, a lottery is performed on condition that a medal (also called a coin) is inserted, or a bet by the operation of a bet button of a medal that has already been credited and a start lever is operated, and the lottery result is won. In addition, on condition that the symbol selected by the player is stopped on the preset active line, a predetermined number of medals corresponding to the symbol are paid out, or a special gaming state ( Bonus game, regular bonus, etc.) occur.

  Also, in such a slot machine, a sub-control board that mainly performs control related to game effects, a spinning device board that controls rotation of the reel of the spinning device, a bet button, a start lever, and a stop button A central display substrate for transferring operation signals and a power supply device substrate for controlling power supply to each drive unit and the like are provided, and these substrates are centrally controlled by a main control substrate.

  By the way, in such a slot machine, for example, when a special gaming state (bonus game, regular bonus, etc.) advantageous to the player occurs, or when a transition is made to an effect mode such as a game expectation level, the display lamp is turned on. Alternatively, various effects are given to the player by blinking, outputting a specific sound effect by a speaker, or displaying an image on a liquid crystal screen.

  However, in such various effects, the progress of the game is progressed because the effect pattern is fixed by lighting or blinking the display lamp, outputting a specific sound effect by the speaker, or displaying an image on the liquid crystal screen. In addition to being monotonous, there may be a lack of expectation given to the player.

  In order to solve such problems, Patent Document 1 provides a notification means (CPU, ROM, symbol display movement control circuit, etc.) for notifying the player of the lottery result of the role lottery. When a bonus combination is established, a slot machine is proposed in which the notification means moves the symbol display means (reel unit) in the front-rear direction, the up-down direction, and / or the left-right direction with a predetermined probability. Yes.

JP 2007-117442 A

  In the slot machine shown in Patent Document 1 described above, in order to notify the player of the lottery result of the role lottery, the reel unit as the symbol display means is moved in the front-rear direction, the up-down direction, and / or the left-right direction. Therefore, it is thought that the game performance can be improved because there is an unexpectedness that has never existed before.

  By the way, in such a production method, since the reel unit is moved in the front-rear direction, the up-down direction, and / or the left-right direction, not only the mechanism becomes large but also a quick movement cannot be handled.

  In this case, by moving the plurality of rotating reels individually, the moving mechanism of the rotating reels can be simplified, and it is possible to cope with a quick movement, and the unexpectedness due to the movement of the reel unit. In addition, it is considered that the realization of a new production method can further enhance the interest and game characteristics of the player.

  Specifically, for example, the central portion of the rotating reel is disposed on each shaft directed in the direction in which a plurality of rotating reels are arranged side by side, and a rotational force is applied to the rotating reel via each shaft. The rotating reel is moved along the shaft by moving means corresponding to the rotating reel.

  Here, considering simplification of the moving means, for example, the rotating reel is returned to a fixed position by the urging member, and the rotating reel is pushed out to a predetermined position against the urging force of the urging member by the moving means. In this case, a configuration is conceivable in which the moving means abuts against a predetermined part of the rotating reel to prevent the rotating reel from returning to a fixed position.

  Further, in this case, when the moving means comes into contact with a predetermined part of the rotating reel, a rotating body that can rotate together with the rotating reel is provided on the moving means so that the rotating reel can be smoothly rotated, and the peripheral surface of the rotating body It is conceivable to make a contact with a predetermined part of the rotating reel.

However, in the configuration in which the circumferential surface of the rotating body is simply brought into contact with a predetermined part of the rotating reel, the rotating body is pressed so as to be orthogonal to the predetermined part of the rotating reel. A rotation difference is generated between the center side edge portion close to the center side of the rotating reel and the outer edge portion far from the center side of the rotating reel.
When such a rotation difference occurs in the rotating body, rotational resistance and uneven wear of the rotating body occur, and the rotation of the rotating reel in the thrust direction and wear of the rotating body occur.

  For this reason, when simplifying the moving mechanism of the rotating reel associated with individually moving a plurality of rotating reels, the center side edge portion of the rotating body close to the center side of the rotating reel and the center side of the rotating reel Development of a device that eliminates the rotational difference between the outer edge and the outer edge of the rotating body, suppresses rotational resistance and uneven wear of the rotating body, and does not cause wobbling in the thrust direction of the rotating reel or wear of the rotating body. It was desired.

  The present invention has been made in view of such a situation, and in order to simplify the rotating reel moving mechanism that accompanies the movement of a plurality of rotating reels individually, the rotating reel is placed on the center side of the rotating reel of the rotating body. Eliminates the difference in rotation between the near center edge and the outer edge far from the center of the rotating reel, suppresses rotational resistance and uneven wear of the rotating body, and causes wobbling or rotating body in the thrust direction of the rotating reel. An object of the present invention is to provide a spinning device and a gaming machine that can prevent the wear of the machine.

  The rotating drum device of the present invention is a rotating drum device having a plurality of rotating reels that are arranged in parallel with at least a circumferential surface facing one direction, provided corresponding to each of the rotating reels, and arranged in parallel. A central portion of the rotating reel is disposed on a shaft oriented in a direction to which the reel is driven, reel driving means for applying a rotational force to the rotating reel via the shaft, and a central portion of each of the rotating reels. A reel rotational force transmitting member is provided on the shaft so as to be movable between a predetermined position and a predetermined position, and transmits a rotational force from the shaft to the rotating reel, and moves from the fixed position to the predetermined position. A rotational force transmission means having an elastic member to be compressed, and each reel driving means is disposed in the vicinity of the reel driving means so as to be movable from the fixed position to a predetermined position; A reel moving means having a rotating body that contacts a predetermined portion of the reel torque transmitting member and pushes the rotating reel to the predetermined position against the biasing force of the elastic member via the reel torque transmitting member; The reel rotational force transmitting member is formed such that the peripheral surface of the rotating body has a smaller diameter at the center edge portion near the center side of the rotating reel than the outer edge portion far from the center side of the rotating reel. The predetermined portion is an inclined surface that is inclined according to the tapered peripheral surface of the rotating body.

  A gaming machine according to the present invention is equipped with the spinning device described in claim 1.

  In the spinning device and the gaming machine of the present invention, the reel drive unit is provided so as to be movable between a predetermined position and a predetermined position on a shaft of each reel driving means directed in a direction in which a plurality of rotating reels are arranged side by side. The central portion of the rotating reel is arranged via the rotational force transmitting means, and when the rotating reel is moved from a fixed position on the shaft to a predetermined position, the rotating body of the reel moving means arranged in the vicinity of each reel driving means The peripheral surface comes into contact with a predetermined portion of the reel rotational force transmission member, and is pushed from a fixed position to a predetermined position against the urging force of the elastic member as the rotating body moves.

  Here, when the rotating reel rotates at a predetermined position, since the peripheral surface of the rotating body is in contact with a predetermined portion of the reel rotating force transmitting member, the rotating body rotates together with the reel rotating force transmitting member. The peripheral surface of the rotating body is tapered so that the central edge portion close to the center side of the rotating reel has a smaller diameter than the outer edge portion far from the center side of the rotating reel, and the predetermined portion of the reel torque transmitting member is Since the inclined surface is inclined according to the tapered peripheral surface of the rotator, no rotation difference occurs between the center edge portion and the outer edge portion of the rotator.

  According to the spinning device and the gaming machine of the present invention, when the rotary reel moving mechanism associated with the individual movement of the plurality of rotating reels is simplified, the peripheral surface of the rotating body is close to the center side of the rotating reel. The center edge portion is tapered so that it has a smaller diameter than the outer edge portion far from the center side of the rotating reel, and a predetermined portion of the reel torque transmission member is tilted according to the tapered peripheral surface of the rotating body. The inclined surface is designed to prevent a rotational difference between the center edge portion and the outer edge portion of the rotating body, so that rotational resistance and uneven wear of the rotating body can be suppressed, and the rotating reel It is possible to prevent wobbling in the thrust direction and wear of the rotating body.

  In the present embodiment, via the rotational force transmitting means provided so as to be movable between a predetermined position and a predetermined position on the shaft of each reel driving means directed in the direction in which a plurality of rotating reels are arranged side by side. When the central portion of the rotating reel is arranged and the rotating reel is moved from a fixed position on the shaft to a predetermined position, the peripheral surface of the rotating body of the reel moving means arranged in the vicinity of each reel driving means is the reel rotational force. It contacts with a predetermined part of the transmission member, and is pushed from a fixed position to a predetermined position against the urging force of the elastic member as the rotating body moves.

  Further, when the rotating reel rotates at a predetermined position, the rotating body rotates together with the reel rotating force transmission member because the peripheral surface of the rotating body contacts the predetermined portion of the reel rotating force transmitting member. The peripheral surface of the body is tapered so that the central edge portion close to the center side of the rotating reel has a smaller diameter than the outer edge portion far from the center side of the rotating reel, and a predetermined portion of the reel torque transmitting member rotates. It was made to be an inclined surface inclined according to the tapered peripheral surface of the body.

  In other words, in a predetermined part of the reel rotational force transmission member with which the peripheral surface of the rotating body comes into contact, the rotational speed is different between the part with which the central edge part of the rotating body comes into contact and the part with which the outer edge part comes into contact. Specifically, the rotational speed of the portion where the outer edge portion abuts is faster than the portion where the center edge portion of the rotating body abuts.

  For this reason, the peripheral surface of the rotating body is tapered such that the center side edge portion close to the center side of the rotating reel has a smaller diameter than the outer edge portion far from the center side of the rotating reel. By making the part an inclined surface that is inclined according to the tapered peripheral surface of the rotating body, the part where the central edge portion of the rotating body abuts on the predetermined part of the reel rotational force transmitting member and the outside thereof There is no difference in rotational speed between the part where the edge part abuts and the rotation between the center edge part and the outer edge part of the peripheral surface of the rotating body that abuts the predetermined part of the reel torque transmission member. The difference disappears.

Thus, by eliminating the rotational difference between the center side edge portion and the outer edge portion of the peripheral surface of the rotating body, it is possible to suppress rotational resistance and uneven wear of the rotating body, and to rotate the rotating body. It is possible to prevent wobbling in the thrust direction of the reel and wear of the rotating body.
In addition, since the uneven wear of the rotating body is suppressed, the durability of the rotating body is improved and the running cost associated with the replacement of the rotating body can be reduced.

In this embodiment, since the rotating body is rotatably attached to the tip of the crank plate that is rotated by the rotation of the cam member, for example, the configuration of the reel moving means is simplified.
In this embodiment, since the rotating body is made of, for example, polyacetal resin, it has excellent durability, impact resistance, wear resistance, moisture resistance, and the like.

  Details of the embodiments of the present invention will be described below. FIG. 1 is a front view showing an example of a spinning game machine to which the spinning machine of the present invention is applied, and FIG. 2 is a front view showing the inside of the spinning game machine of FIG.

  As shown in these drawings, the slot machine 1 that is a spinning-reel game machine has an opening of a housing 2 that faces a player, and that has a front door 3 that constitutes a so-called front mask, which is a substantially rectangular box. A hinge mechanism 2a is attached to the side so that the left end can be opened and closed. The front door 3 is roughly divided into an upper panel portion 3A, a middle panel portion 3B, an operation console portion 3C, and a lower panel portion 3D, which are integrally formed of a hard plastic designed to enhance visual effects as a decorative board. ing.

  Inside the housing 2 are a main control board 300 that performs overall control of the overall operation of the slot machine 1, a rotating device 700 that includes main reels 701, 702, and 703 that are three cylindrical rotating reels, a slot A power supply device 530 for supplying power to each part of the machine 1, a hopper device 600 having a medal discharge slit 601 for paying out medals in accordance with winning of a game, and an auxiliary storage for storing medals overflowing from the hopper device 600 Part 540 and the like.

  Here, the spinning device 700 rotates and stops rotation of the main reels 701, 702, and 703 by a later-described spinning device substrate 420 that receives a rotation drive start control signal, a rotation drive stop control signal, and the like from the main control substrate 300. Is to be controlled. In addition, the rotating drum device 700 is placed so that it can be pulled out and pushed back with respect to a pedestal 524 attached to the inside of the housing 2. The main reels 701, 702, and 703 are arranged side by side with their respective peripheral surfaces facing one direction (player side).

  Further, a blindfolding member 725a provided on the left main reel 701 side and a blindfolding member 725b provided on the right main reel 703 side allow the left and right main reels 701 and 703 and the central main reel 702 to be connected. The gap between them is blindfolded. The blindfold members 725a and 725a are provided with effect display portions 726a and 726b for displaying information such as characters and images to be described later that appear when the left and right main reels 701 and 703 are moved.

  When various effects are performed, one or both of the left and right main reels 701 and 703 among the main reels 701, 702, and 703 of the spinning device 700 reciprocate horizontally with respect to the central main reel 702. The effect display sections 726a and 726b provided on the blindfold members 725a and 725a appear and an effect is displayed by displaying, for example, the expectation level of the game using characters or images. The details will be described later. To do.

  Further, a power supply device control board 430 described later corresponding to a so-called switchboard is provided on, for example, a side surface of the power supply device 530 provided in the housing 2. The power supply device control board 430 is formed with a power distribution circuit that distributes various power supply voltages generated by the power supply device 530 to various places such as the rotating device 700 and the hopper device 600. Supply the system power necessary for operation.

  In addition, the front door 3 is locked by a locking device (not shown) having a key hole 4 provided in the console portion 3C at a position where the opening of the housing 2 is closed. When performing maintenance work including confirmation of the state of electronic elements, etc., or ball management work associated with changes in setting values, etc., the front door 3 is opened by inserting a dedicated key into the keyhole 4 of the front door 3 and releasing the lock. It has come to be.

  On the upper panel 3A of the front door 3, an effect display unit 100 that performs an effect accompanying the game is attached. The effect display unit 100 is provided with a display unit 101 that displays, for example, a moving image according to the progress of the game, and a display panel 102 that covers the display unit 101. The display panel 102 has a substantially rectangular transparent window 103 that allows the display unit 101 to be visually recognized at the center, and the periphery of the transparent window 103 is formed of a liquid crystal panel that can display an image. In addition, the effect display unit 100 emits a plurality of effect lamps 104 to 108 that are designed and designed with shapes, colors, patterns, patterns, and the like that appeal to the visual sense of the player, and sound effects for the effect. Sound emitting units 109 and 110 having speakers 109a and 110a are provided.

  Then, when a control signal indicating start of production is supplied from the main control board 300 to the sub control board 400 provided on the back surface of the upper panel portion 3A of the front door 3, the display section 101 is displayed by the sub control board 400. Display of moving images, etc., effects by blinking or lighting by the effect lamps 104 to 108, and effects by sound effects from the sound emitting units 109 and 110 are performed.

  The middle panel portion 3B of the front door 3 is provided with a main effect portion 200 including a panel 202 having a confirmation window 201 that allows confirmation of the main reels 701, 702, and 703 of the rotating drum device 700. Also, below the main effect section 200, a stored number display 210, a game progress display 220, and a payout number display 230 are provided. The stored number display 210, the game progress display 220, and the payout number display 230 have 7 segment LEDs and can display 10 types from 0 to 9.

  The stored number display unit 210 displays the number of medals continuously inserted from the medal insertion unit 6 described later in numbers up to 50 when crediting medals (up to a maximum of 50) while the game is stopped. It has become.

  When a special game state (such as a big bonus or a regular bonus) advantageous to the player occurs, the game progress indicator 220 displays the number of remaining games in the special game state in numbers.

  The number-of-payout display 230 displays the number of medals to be paid out according to the symbols arranged on the active line as the main reels 701, 702, 703 of the spinning device 700 are stopped. It has become. In addition, the payout number display unit 230 is also used as a display for setting values for determining, for example, a payout rate (medal payout rate) in the slot machine 1.

  Further, side lamps 5a and 5b incorporating high-intensity light emitting diodes are arranged on both sides of the middle panel portion 3B. These side lamps 5a and 5b are turned on or blinked in the case of a reach, a big hit, or the like to produce an effect appealing to the player's vision.

  The console 3C of the front door 3 has a start having a medal insertion part 6 having an insertion slot for inserting medals used in the game, a bet button 7 for betting a medal, and an operation knob 8a for instructing the operation of the game. The lever 8 and stop buttons 9a, 9b, 9c for stopping the main reels 701, 702, 703 of the effect display unit 100 are provided.

  Here, in the current slot machine 1, there are, for example, three medals required for one game, and when more than three medals are continuously inserted from the medal insertion unit 6, up to 50 medals are inserted. In addition to being credited, the number of medals credited is displayed on the above-mentioned stored number display 210.

  The bet button 7 is a push-type operation switch for presenting the number of medals bet on the game of the slot machine 1 and is called a MAX bet button. That is, when the medals are credited, if the bet button 7 is operated at the start of the game, three of the credited medals are bet. At this time, the number displayed on the stored number display 210 is subtracted by three according to the operation of the bet button 7 and displayed.

  The start lever 8 is a lever switch for instructing rotation of main reels 701, 702, and 703, which will be described later, of the effect display unit 100. A spherical operation knob 8a provided at the tip is moved up, down, left, or right. When it is tilted in this direction, it is turned on, and when it is released from its operation knob 8a, it is automatically returned to its original position and turned off by the biasing force of the spring.

  Stop buttons 9a, 9b, and 9c are push-type switches for individually instructing to stop the rotation of the main reels 701, 702, and 703 of the spinning device 700, and correspond to the arrangement of the main reels 701, 702, and 703. And they are arranged side by side.

  Further, a central display control in which various main switches such as a bet button 7, a start lever 8, stop buttons 9a, 9b, and 9c of the console 3C are electrically connected to the back of the console 3C of the front door 3. A board 410 is provided, and output signals of these switches are transferred from the central display control board 410 to a main control board 300 described later.

  The central display control board 410 is provided with a setting button 411 that is covered with an openable / closable cover (not shown). The setting button 411 is operated when changing a setting value for determining the payout rate (medal payout rate) of the slot machine 1. The payout number display is displayed according to the operation of the setting button 411. The setting values are displayed in different colors on the device 230 as will be described later.

The lower panel 3D of the front door 3 is provided with a panel 10 for displaying, for example, a picture of an appearing character so that the player can recognize the model type of the slot machine 1 and the like.
Below the lower panel portion 3D, there is a saucer unit 11 having a medal discharge port 12 for discharging medals at the time of winning, etc., and speakers 13a and 13b, which produce effect sound according to the progress of the game. The parts 13 and 14 and the ashtray 15 are disposed.

  Further, on the back surface of the lower panel portion 3D of the front door 3, a selection mechanism 500 that distributes by determining whether the input material inserted from the medal insertion portion 6 is a regular medal or a foreign object, and the selection mechanism 500 distributes the input material. A hopper guide member 501 that guides medals to the hopper device 600 provided in the housing 2, a guide member 502 that guides the foreign matter sorted by the selection mechanism 500 to the medal discharge port 12, and a medals discharge of the hopper device 600 A payout guide member 503 for guiding the medals discharged from the slit 601 to the medal discharge port 12 side of the tray unit 11 is provided.

  The selection mechanism 500 is inserted from the medal insertion unit 6 when, for example, the main reels 701, 702, and 703 of the spinning device 700 in the slot machine 1 are rotating, or when medals cannot be accepted during replay winning. The medals described later are distributed to the guide member 502 side. The medals distributed to the guide member 502 side are discharged from the medal discharge port 12 side.

  3 and 4 are diagrams for explaining the details of the above-described spinning device 700. Here, FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing the entire rotating apparatus 700, and FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view showing the rotating apparatus 700 of FIG.

As shown in these drawings, the rotating drum device 700 is formed by unitizing three main reels 701, 702, and 703 in the frame body 710. A predetermined number (for example, 21) of symbols is attached to the outer peripheral surfaces of the main reels 701, 702, and 703. Here, the symbols include those representing child roles such as cherry, bell, plum, etc., and those representing big bonuses such as 7, etc. Here, for convenience of explanation, the symbols are all represented by 7 Yes.
Each of the main reels 701, 702, and 703 is integrally formed by a plurality of arm portions 705 that extend radially around the ring portion 704.

  The frame body 710 includes a mounting plate 711 that can be pulled out and pushed back with respect to the pedestal 524 that is mounted inside the housing 2, and side plates 712 that are mounted on both sides of the mounting plate 711. , 713 and a top plate 714 attached to the upper ends of these side plates 712, 713.

  Further, plate-like unit plates 721, 722, 723 to which the main reels 701, 702, 703 are rotatably attached are attached to the mounting plate 711 and the top plate 714 via bolts 724. In addition, among the unit plates 721, 722, and 723, blindfold members 725a and 725b having later-described effect display portions 726a and 726 are attached to the unit plates 721 and 723, respectively.

  In the following, the unit plates 721, 722, 723 to which the main reels 701, 702, 703 are attached are referred to as reel unit 701A, 702A, 703A.

  5 to 10 are diagrams showing details of the reel unit 701A, 702A, and 703A described above. In the drawings shown below, the reel unit 701A, 702A, and 703A have substantially the same configuration, and therefore the reel unit 703A located on the right side will be described as a representative.

  That is, a later-described reel moving mechanism unit 740 and a later-described effect display units 726a and 726b for reciprocating the main reels 701 and 703 described below are unit plates 721 and 723 of the reel unit 701A and 703A on both sides. However, it is not provided on the unit plate 722 of the central reel unit 702A, and the configuration of the reel unit 701A, 703A on both sides and the central reel unit 702A is different only in this respect. doing. Of course, the reel moving mechanism 740 and the effect display units 726a and 726b, which will be described later, may be provided on the unit plate 722 of the central reel unit 702A as necessary.

  Here, FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view showing mechanical parts and the like incorporated in the reel unit 701A shown in FIG. 4, and FIG. 6 shows a main reel incorporated in the reel unit 701A of FIG. FIG. 7 is an exploded perspective view showing a reel moving mechanism for reciprocating 701 and 703, and FIG. 7 is for rotating each main reel 701, 702 and 703 incorporated in the reel unit 701A of FIG. 8 is an exploded perspective view showing the reel drive mechanism of FIG. 8, FIG. 8 is a plan view showing the reel unit 701A of FIG. 5 as viewed from above, and FIGS. 9 and 10 are the reel unit of FIG. It is sectional drawing at the time of seeing 701A from the back side.

  First, as shown in FIG. 5, the unit plate 723 of the reel unit 703A has a blindfold member 725b, an illumination unit 730, a reel moving mechanism 740 as a reel moving unit, and a reel rotating mechanism as a reel driving unit. A part 750 is attached.

  Here, the spinning device 700 includes a reel moving mechanism unit 740 as a reel moving unit, a reel rotating mechanism unit 750 as a reel driving unit, and an effect display unit 726b (effect display unit 726a) described later. Has been.

  The blindfold member 725b is on the right side, that is, when the main reel 703 is in a fixed position without being acted on by the reel moving mechanism 740, an effect display unit 726b that displays information such as characters and images at a place hidden by the main reel 703. Is provided.

  The effect display unit 726b shifts to an effect mode such as a game expectation level, and when the main reel 703 is pushed out by the reel moving mechanism unit 740 and appears to be visible to the player, for example, the game expectation level is displayed. It is displayed by characters or images. It should be noted that the display using characters, images, or the like may be performed instantaneously when it appears by the movement of the main reel 703 or may be continued until the main reel 703 is returned to a fixed position. .

  For example, when displaying the expected level of the game, when the effect display unit 726b appears by the movement of the main reel 703, information such as characters and images is not necessarily displayed, and nothing is displayed. By doing so, it is possible to produce an effect that the degree of expectation of the game is low.

  In addition to the degree of expectation of the game, for example, when the replay time (RT) production is performed so that the probability of replay is significantly increased under certain conditions and medals are hardly reduced, the main reel 703 moves. When the effect display unit 726b appears, the number of remaining games of the replay time (RT) may be displayed on the effect display unit 726b.

  The illumination unit 730 is provided with LEDs 731 to 733 that irradiate symbols for three frames of the main reel 703 from the back side of the main reel 703. These LEDs 731 to 733 are turned on or blinking in accordance with a predetermined effect.

  As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the reel moving mechanism 740 has a U-shaped bracket 741 in which side pieces 741 a and 741 b are arranged in parallel on both sides of the substrate 741 c. The board 741c is provided with a locking hole 741d that is locked to the protrusion 723a of the unit plate 723, and a mounting hole 741e that is attached by a screw (not shown) inserted through the screw hole 723b of the unit plate 723.

  Further, between these side pieces 741a and 741b, a reinforcing shaft 741c-1 and a pivot 741d-1 mounted in a hole 741f for rotatably supporting a crank plate 744 described later are attached. It has become. Further, a moving motor 742 having a drive shaft 742a that is driven when the main reel 703 is moved is attached to the inside of the lower side piece 741b by screws 742b.

  The drive shaft 742a of the moving motor 742 is disposed so as to protrude downward from the notch 741e-1 of the lower side piece 741b, and an attachment portion 743a on the upper surface side of the cam member 743 is attached to the tip thereof. A cam projection 743 b is attached to the lower surface side of the cam member 743. The cam projection 743b is engaged with an engagement hole 745g of a crank plate 744, which will be described later, and receives the driving force of the moving motor 742 to rotate the crank plate 744 via the engagement hole 745g.

  That is, in FIG. 6, when the cam member 743 rotates counterclockwise, the cam protrusion 743b moves in the engagement hole 745g of the crank plate 744 described later, while the clamp piece 745a and the clamp piece 745b of the crank plate 744 described later. The side having the mounting holes 745d and 755f is pushed out. On the other hand, when the cam member 743 rotates in the clockwise direction, the cam protrusion 743b moves in the engagement hole 745g of the crank plate 744, which will be described later, and the mounting holes of the clamp piece 745a and the clamp piece 745b, which will be described later. The side having 745d and 755f is retracted. Thus, the reciprocating operation is performed such that the above-described main reels 701 and 703 on both sides are separated from or brought close to the central main reel 702.

  On both sides of the substrate 744a of the crank plate 744, there are clamp pieces 745a having attachment holes 745c and 745d at both ends, and clamp pieces 745b having attachment holes 745e and 745f at both ends and an engagement hole 755g in the middle. It is installed side by side.

  Here, the mounting holes 745c and 755e of the clamp piece 745a and the clamp piece 745b are rotatably engaged with the above-described pivot 741d-1. A roller 766 as a rotating body is rotatably attached to the mounting holes 745d and 755f of the clamp piece 745a and the clamp piece 745b via a screw 766a.

  Here, the roller 766 can be made of, for example, a polyacetal resin excellent in durability, impact resistance, wear resistance, moisture resistance, etc., but durability, impact resistance, wear resistance, and moisture resistance are excellent. Other members may be employed as long as they have excellent properties.

  As shown in FIG. 8 described later, these rollers 766 do not come into contact with the roller contact portion 755A of the reel rotational force transmission member 755 when the main reel 703 is not moved, but due to the action of the cam projection 743b. When the crank plate 744 rotates, it abuts on the roller contact portion 755A of the reel torque transmission member 755 and moves the reel torque transmission member 755 along the shaft 751a. As a result, the main reel 703 moves along the shaft 751 a in a direction away from the unit plate 723, that is, in a direction away from the central main reel 702.

  In this state, as described later, when the reel torque transmission member 755 is rotated by driving the stepping motor 751, the roller 766 of the crank plate 744 rotates, so that the rotation by the reel torque transmission member 755 is not hindered. It has become. The shape of the roller 766 and the shape of the roller contact portion 755A of the reel rotational force transmission member 755 will be described later.

  Further, in FIG. 6, between the above-mentioned hole 741f on the bracket 741 side and the mounting hole 755e on the clamp piece 745b, the lower end portion of the pivot 741d-1 is mounted, and the hole 741f on the bracket 741 side and the clamp piece 745b An adjusting cylinder member 766b that adjusts the gap between the mounting hole 755e and the mounting hole 755e is attached.

  As shown in FIG. 7, the reel rotation mechanism 750 is provided with a stepping motor 751 having a shaft 751a. The shaft 751a transmits a rotational force to the main reel 703 via a connecting member 754 and a reel rotational force transmission member 755 described later. Further, a projecting pin 751b that transmits a rotational force to a connecting member 754 described later is provided in the middle of the shaft 751a. The operation of the protruding pin 751b will be described later.

  In addition, a rotor 752 is attached to the shaft 751a by a screw 752a. The rotor 752 rotates with the rotation of the shaft 751a and passes through a photo sensor 753c, which will be described later. The rotor 752 passes through the photo sensor 753c, so that the rotation position of the main reel 703 (design) ) And the like are detected. That is, the rotation position (the position of the symbol, etc.) of the main reel 703 is detected by counting the pulse signal given to the stepping motor 751 with reference to the timing when the rotor 752 passes the photo sensor 753c.

  Further, on the upper surface of the stepping motor 751, a sensor attachment member 753 having an attachment piece 753b is attached to the screw hole 751c via a screw 753a. A transmissive photosensor 753c is attached to the attachment piece 753b with a screw 753d. Although the transmissive photosensor 753c is used here, the present invention is not limited to this, and a reflective photosensor may be used.

  A connecting member 754 is attached to the shaft 751a. As shown in FIGS. 9 and 10, the connecting member 754 is fitted in the fitting hole 755 a of the reel rotational force transmission member 755 and connected to the reel rotational force transmission member 755.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 7, the connecting member 754 is provided with a long groove 754c. In the long groove 754c, the protruding pin 751b of the shaft 751a is slidably fitted. Thus, when the connecting member 754 and the reel rotational force transmitting member 755 are pushed out along the shaft 751a along with the rotation of the crank plate 744 described above, the protruding pin 751b of the shaft 751a is positioned in the long groove 754c of the connecting member 754. Therefore, the movement of the connecting member 754 and the reel torque transmission member 755 is not hindered.

  Further, when the shaft 751 a rotates by driving the stepping motor 751, the projecting pin 751 b of the shaft 751 a comes into contact with the side surface of the long groove 754 c of the connecting member 754, and the rotational force is applied to the reel rotational force transmitting member 755 via the connecting member 754. Is transmitted, so that the main reel 703 rotates.

  Further, the reel rotational force transmission member 755 has a flange 755b attached to the inside of the ring portion 704 of the main reel 703 shown in FIG. 5, a loose fitting hole 755c for loosely fitting a hollow boss 756, and one end of a spring 757. A locking step 755d shown in FIG. 9 and FIG. 10, which will be described later, and an insertion hole 755e through which the shaft 751a is inserted are provided.

  Here, the connecting member 754, the reel rotational force transmission member 755, the boss 756, the spring 757, and the like constitute rotational force transmission means. Further, the spring 757 constitutes an elastic member. Further, the rotational force transmitting means is connected to the central portion of each main reel 701, 702, 703.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 9, a spring 757 is loaded inside the boss 756, and a screw 758 mounted from a screw hole 756a of the boss 756 is screwed to the tip of the shaft 751a, whereby the boss 756 is attached to the shaft 751a. It is attached to the tip.

  Here, as shown in FIG. 9, when the main reel 703 does not move, the protruding pin 751b of the shaft 751a is locked to the locking step 754a on one end side of the long groove 754c of the connecting member 754, and the unit of the main reel 703 Movement in a direction approaching the plate 723 is restricted.

  On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 10, the movement motor 742 is driven, and the crank plate 744 is rotated by the action of the cam member 743, whereby the roller 766 of the crank plate 744 described above becomes the roller of the reel rotational force transmission member 755. When the reel rotational force transmission member 755 is pushed out by contacting the contact portion 755A, the main reel 703 attached to the reel rotational force transmission member 755 is away from the unit plate 723, that is, away from the central main reel 702. Move to.

  When the main reel 703 is pushed out to a predetermined position, the protruding pin 751b of the shaft 751a is locked to the locking step 754b on the other end side of the long groove 754c of the connecting member 754, and the direction away from the unit plate 723 of the main reel 703, That is, movement in a direction away from the central main reel 702 is restricted.

  At this time, as the reel rotational force transmitting member 755 moves, the boss 756 transmits the reel rotational force against the urging force of the spring 757 whose one end is engaged with the engaging step 755d of the reel rotational force transmitting member 755. The member 755 fits in the loose fitting hole 755c. In this state, the spring 757 remains compressed.

  In this state, when the shaft 751a is rotated by driving the stepping motor 751, the protruding pin 751b of the shaft 751a abuts on the side surface of the long groove 754c of the connecting member 754, and the reel is connected via the connecting member 754. When the rotational force is transmitted to the rotational force transmission member 755, the main reel 703 rotates.

  At this time, the roller 766 of the crank plate 744 remains in contact with the roller contact portion 755A of the reel rotational force transmission member 755, but the reel rotational force transmission member 755 rotates as the roller 766 rotates. Thus, the main reel 703 is rotated. At this time, the above-described effect display unit 726b appears and information such as characters and images is displayed.

  On the other hand, when the moving motor 742 is reversely driven, and the reel rotational force transmission member 755 is pulled back by the reverse rotation of the crank plate 744 by the action of the cam member 743, the roller 766 of the crank plate 744 transmits the reel rotational force. The member 755 moves away from the roller contact portion 755A. At this time, the repulsive force of the spring 757 that remains compressed in the boss 756 acts on the above-described locking step 755d of the reel rotational force transmission member 755, and the reel rotational force transmission member 755 follows the shaft 751a. Pushed back.

  Along with this, the main reel 703 is pushed back in a direction approaching the unit plate 723, that is, a direction approaching the central main reel 702. When the main reel 703 is pushed back to a predetermined position, the protruding pin 751b of the shaft 751a is locked to the locking step 754b on the other end side of the long groove 754c of the connecting member 754, and movement in the direction approaching the unit plate 723 is restricted. Is done.

  In this manner, the main reel 703 is smoothly moved because the repulsive force of the spring 757 pushes back the main reel 703 in the direction approaching the unit plate 723, that is, the direction approaching the central main reel 702.

Therefore, for example, when the crank plate 744 is rotated by the action of the cam member 743, the roller 766 moves the main reel 703 away from the unit plate 723 via the reel rotational force transmission member 755, that is, away from the central main reel 702. It is also possible to move the cam plate 744 immediately by the action of the cam member 743 in the reverse direction, and to instantaneously reciprocate the main reel 703 to the home position by the repulsive force of the spring 757. It is.
In this case, the effect display unit 726b described above appears only for a moment, and if information such as characters and images is displayed at that moment, the degree of attention to the player is increased.

  FIGS. 11 to 13 are diagrams for explaining the reel moving mechanism 740 and the like described above in more detail. 11 is a perspective view for explaining the shapes of the roller 766 of the reel moving mechanism 740 and the roller contact portion 755A of the reel rotational force transmitting member 755, and FIG. 12 is a reel moving mechanism 740 of FIG. FIG. 13 is a cross-sectional view showing the case where the reel rotational force transmission member 755 is cut along the shaft 751a, and FIG. 13 is a view of the roller 766 of the reel moving mechanism 740 and the roller contact portion 755A of the reel rotational force transmission member 755. It is sectional drawing for demonstrating the cause which the rotation resistance of the roller 766 and uneven wear generate | occur | produce by contact | abutting.

  First, as shown in FIGS. 11 and 12, the peripheral surface of the roller 766 of the reel moving mechanism 740 is formed in a tapered shape so that the center side edge portion 766d has a smaller diameter than the outer edge portion 766e. Further, the roller contact portion 755A of the reel rotational force transmission member 755 is an inclined surface that is inclined in accordance with the tapered peripheral surface of the roller 766. Here, the center side edge portion 766d of the peripheral surface of the roller 766 is a side close to the center of the reel rotational force transmitting member 755 or the center of the main reels 701, 702, 703 as described later, and the outer edge portion 766e thereof. Is the side far from the center of the reel torque transmission member 755 or the center of the main reels 701, 702, 703.

  Here, as shown in FIG. 12, the center-side edge portion 766d of the roller 766 is a side near the intersection point o where the center line of the roller 766 and the center line of the shaft 751a intersect, and the outer edge portion 766e of the roller 766 is The far side from the intersection o. Here, the intersection o is also the center of the reel rotational force transmission member 755 and the centers of the main reels 701, 702, and 703.

  In addition, the tapered peripheral surface of the roller 766 and the inclined surface of the roller contact portion 755A have an inclination that contacts evenly on the line q extending from the intersection point o. This is to eliminate the rotation difference that occurs on the peripheral surface of the roller 766 that contacts the roller contact portion 755A.

  That is, as shown in FIG. 13, for example, when the roller 766c does not have a tapered peripheral surface like the roller 766 described above, the roller contact portion 755h is an inclined surface like the roller contact portion 755A described above. In the case where the roller 766c is not provided, the peripheral surface of the roller 766c comes into contact with the roller contact portion 755h, thereby causing a rotational difference between the outer edge portion 766e and the center side edge portion 766d of the roller 766c.

  This is because the rotational speeds of the roller contact portion 755h where the outer edge portion 766e of the roller 766c contacts and the roller contact portion 755h where the center edge portion 766d abuts are different. Specifically, the rotational speed of the roller contact portion 755h where the outer edge portion 766e of the roller 766c contacts is faster than the position of the roller contact portion 755h where the center side edge portion 766d contacts. .

  Thus, if the rotational speeds at the respective positions of the roller contact portion 755h are different, as described above, a rotational difference is generated between the outer edge portion 766e and the center side edge portion 766d of the roller 766c. As a result, rotational resistance and uneven wear of the roller 766c occur, causing the main reels 701, 702, and 703 to fluctuate in the thrust direction and to consume the roller 766c.

  For this reason, as described above, the peripheral surface of the roller 766 of the reel moving mechanism 740 is tapered so that the center side edge portion 766d has a smaller diameter than the outer edge portion 766e. By making the roller contact portion 755A of the rotational force transmitting member 755 an inclined surface that is inclined according to the tapered peripheral surface of the roller 766, the difference in rotational speed at each position of the roller contact portion 755h can be reduced. As a result, there is no rotational difference between the outer edge 766e and the center edge 766d of the roller 766.

  As described above, since the rotation difference between the outer edge portion 766e and the center edge portion 766d of the roller 766 is not generated, the rotation resistance and uneven wear of the roller 766 are not generated, and the thrust of each main reel 701, 702, 703 is eliminated. The wobbling in the direction and the consumption of the roller 766 do not occur.

  FIG. 14 and FIG. 15 are diagrams for explaining in detail the case where the reel movement mechanism 740 described above smoothly rotates the main reels 701, 702, and 703. FIG. 14 is an exploded perspective view showing the reel rotational force transmission member 755 and the connecting member 754 attached to the shaft 751a of FIG. 11, and FIG. 15 is a perspective view of the shaft 751a of the reel rotation mechanism 750 of FIG. It is sectional drawing which shows the case where the state in which the reel rotational force transmission member 755 is attached is cut | disconnected along the shaft 751a.

  First, as shown in FIG. 14, a reel rotational force transmission member 755 is attached to the shaft 751a via a connecting member 754. Here, the connecting member 754 and the reel rotational force transmission member 755 are resin molded products because of their complicated shapes.

  Here, the connecting member 754 has a cylindrical shape, but is divided into two along the central axis direction. By thus dividing the connecting member 754 into two parts, each connecting member 754 can be cut along the direction b (a direction orthogonal to the central axis direction of the connecting member 754).

  In this way, since the die cutting is in the direction b, the inner surface of the connecting member 754, that is, the surface 754d in contact with the shaft 751a is not tapered at the time of die cutting, so the surface 754d and the shaft 751a as shown in FIG. Since there is no gap in the circumferential direction between the surface 754d and the shaft 751a, no rattling occurs in the circumferential direction between the connecting member 754 and the shaft 751a. become.

  In other words, if the connecting member 754 is a resin molded product that is formed into a cylindrical shape without being divided into two parts, and the die cutting is, for example, the direction a (the direction along the central axis direction of the connecting member 754), the one end side 754e has The taper at the time of die cutting is not applied, but the other end 754f is taper at the time of die cutting. In this case, when the cylindrical connecting member 754 is attached to the shaft 751a, a gap is generated in the circumferential direction between the other end 754f and the shaft 751a, and rattling occurs in the circumferential direction. .

  Here, the taper is applied, for example, when the connecting member 754 is punched in the direction a, a force opposite to the direction a is applied to the other end 754f, and the diameter in the circumferential direction of the other end 754f is one end. That is, it becomes larger than the diameter of the circumferential direction of the side 754e.

  Further, the surface of the connecting member 754 divided into two, that is, the surface 754g in contact with the inner surface of the fitting hole 755a of the reel rotational force transmission member 755, has a diameter (radius) from one end side 754e to the other end side 754f. It is formed in a tapered shape so as to be small.

  As shown in FIG. 14, when the reel rotational force transmission member 755 is punched in the direction c (direction along the central axis direction of the reel rotational force transmission member 755), the fitting hole is formed as shown in FIG. The other end side 755j of the inner surface of 755a is not tapered when the die is cut, but one end side 755i of the inner surface of the fitting hole 755a is tapered when the die is cut, and the inner surface of the one end side 755i is This is because the diameter is larger than the diameter of the other end side 755j and the inner surface of the fitting hole 755a is tapered.

  Therefore, as described above, the connecting member 754 is tapered so that the surface 754g, which is the surface of the connecting member 754 divided into two, matches the taper of the inner surface of the fitting hole 755a. When inserted into the fitting hole 755a of 755, there is no gap in the circumferential direction between the surface 754g of the connecting member 754 and the inner surface of the fitting hole 755a, so the connecting member 754 and the reel rotational force transmitting member 755 There will be no play in the circumferential direction between.

  As described above, since the rattling does not occur in the circumferential direction between the connecting member 754 and the shaft 751a and in the circumferential direction between the connecting member 754 and the reel rotational force transmitting member 755, the main reel 701, 702 and 703 can be rotated smoothly.

  Note that the peripheral surface of the roller 766 of the reel moving mechanism 740 is formed in a taper shape so that the center side edge portion 766d has a smaller diameter than the outer edge portion 766e. Further, the roller contact portion 755A of the reel rotational force transmission member 755 is an inclined surface that is inclined in accordance with the tapered peripheral surface of the roller 766. Here, the center-side edge portion 766d of the peripheral surface of the roller 766 is a side close to the center of the reel rotational force transmission member 755 or the center of the main reels 701, 702, and 703, and similarly to the outer edge portion 766e. This is the side far from the center of the reel torque transmission member 755 or the center of the main reels 701, 702, 703.

  As described above, the peripheral surface of the roller 766 of the reel moving mechanism 740 is tapered so that the diameter of the center side edge portion 766d is smaller than that of the outer edge portion 766e, and the roller of the reel torque transmission member 755 By making the contact portion 755A an inclined surface that is inclined in accordance with the tapered peripheral surface of the roller 766, the difference in rotational speed at each position of the roller contact portion 755h is eliminated, and the outer edge of the roller 766 is removed. A rotation difference does not occur between the portion 766e and the center side edge portion 766d.

  As a result, a rotation difference between the outer edge portion 766e and the center side edge portion 766d of the roller 766 does not occur, so that rotation resistance and partial wear of the roller 766 do not occur, and the thrust direction of each main reel 701, 702, 703 No wobbling or consumption of the roller 766 occurs.

  FIG. 16 is a block diagram for explaining a control system provided in the slot machine 1. The control system mainly includes a main control board 300, a sub control board 400, a spinning device board 420, a central display control board 410, a power supply device control board 430, and an external concentrated terminal board 440, which are connected by a wiring cable. .

  The main control board 300 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 301, a ROM (Read Only Memory) 302 that is a semiconductor memory, a RAM (Random Access Memory) 303, and the like.

  The CPU 301 of the main control board 300 reads a system program stored in the ROM 302, a program for a slot machine game, and the like, and in accordance with the progress of the game, the sub control board 400, the spinning device board 420, the central display control board. 410, distributed control is performed on the power supply control board 430 and the like.

  Here, as the main control by the CPU 301, when the output signal corresponding to the operation of the start lever 8 is received from the central display control board 410, the spinning device is rotated so as to rotate the main reels 701, 702, and 703. It is to control the substrate 420. Further, when an output signal corresponding to the operation of the above-described stop buttons 9a, 9b, 9c is received from the central display control board 410, the main reels 701, 702, 703 corresponding to the operation are rotated so as to stop. It is to control the body device substrate 420.

  Further, as main control by the CPU 301, a lottery is performed on condition that a medal is inserted (or a bet by the bet button 7) and the start lever 8 is operated, and the lottery result is a win, and the preset effective line is set. The hopper device 600 is controlled via the power supply device control board 430 so that a predetermined number of medals are paid out on condition that the winning symbol is stopped by operating the stop buttons 9a, 9b, 9c.

  Further, as the main control by the CPU 301, for example, a special gaming state (bonus game, regular bonus, etc.) advantageous to the player is generated by the above-described lottery or the like, or a transition is made to a production mode such as a game expectation level. Then, the reel moving mechanism unit 740 moves the main reels 701 and / or 703 along the shaft 751a in the direction away from the central main reel 702 or in the direction approaching the central main reel 702. 420 is to be controlled.

  Further, as the main control by the CPU 301, when the mode is shifted to the above-described effect mode, information such as characters and images is displayed by the effect display units 726a and 726b together with an instruction to move the main reels 701 and / or 703. Is to control the spinning device substrate 420 to perform the above.

  The sub control board 400 is connected to the production lamps 104 to 108, the side lamps 5a and 5b, the speakers 13a, 14a, 109a and 110a, and the display unit 101. Then, the sub control board 400 blinks or lights the above-described effect lamps 104 to 108 or blinks or lights the side lamps 5a and 5b based on the control in accordance with the progress of the game from the CPU 301 of the main control board 300. Or a sound effect is generated from the speakers 13a, 14a, 109a, 110a, or a predetermined effect image or the like is displayed on the display unit 101. Thereby, the effect which appeals to a player's vision and hearing can be performed.

  On the spinning device substrate 420, the stepping motor 751 that rotationally drives the main reels 701, 702, and 703 described above, the respective rotational positions of the main reels 701, 702, and 703 are detected, for example, the photosensor 753c, and the above-mentioned. The reel moving mechanism 740 that moves the main reels 701 and / or 703 so as to move along the shaft 751a in the direction away from the central main reel 702 or in the direction approaching the central main reel 702, as described above. The effect display parts 726a and 726b provided in the blindfold members 725a and 725a are connected.

  Here, the stepping motor 751 and the photosensor 753c are provided corresponding to the main reels 701, 702, and 703, but the reel moving mechanism 740 corresponds to the main reels 701 and 703 at both ends as described above. Is provided.

  Then, the rotation of the main reels 701, 702, and 703 is performed based on the information of the detection signal from each photosensor 753 c and the number of pulses of the drive pulse signal output to each stepping motor 751 by the spinning device substrate 420. And braking and stopping control are appropriately performed.

  Further, the rotating device board 420 should be rotated or stopped from the main control board 300 to the main reels 701, 702, and 703 in accordance with the operation of the start lever 8, the stop buttons 9a, 9b, and 9c described above. When the control signal is supplied, the detection signal from each photosensor 753c is taken in, and the rotational position of each main reel 701, 702, 703 is appropriately grasped, and the drive pulse signal to each stepping motor 751 is obtained. To control the rotation of each main reel 701, 702, 703.

  In addition, when the spinning device substrate 420 receives an instruction to start production from the main control substrate 300, the main reel 701 and / or 703 described above is separated from the central main reel 702 along the shaft 751a described above, or the center The reel moving mechanism 740 is controlled to move so as to move in a direction approaching the main reel 702. Further, when receiving the instruction to start the production from the main control board 300, the spinning device substrate 420 displays information such as characters and images on the above-described production display units 726a and 726b.

  Here, the control of the reel moving mechanism unit 740 is restricted to be limited to before the start of rotation of each main reel 701, 702, 703 or during game standby after the stop of rotation. Will be done. Therefore, the effect display by the effect display units 726a and 726b is performed during game standby. However, if the main reels 701 and / or 703 have already moved in a direction away from the central main reel 702, the game can be started in this state. An effect display by 726a and 726b is possible.

  When there is no such restriction, the main reel 701 and / or 703 described above is in the middle of the main reel 702 along the shaft 751a while the main reels 701, 702, and 703 are rotating. You may make it move to the direction which leaves | separates from the center, or the direction which approaches the main reel 702 of the center.

  The central display control board 410 is connected to the bet button 7, the start lever 8, the stop buttons 9a, 9b, 9c, the setting button 411, and the like. The central display control board 410 functions as a relay board that transfers output signals from the bet button 7, start lever 8, and stop buttons 9 a, 9 b, 9 c to the main control board 300. When the central display control board 410 receives the setting mode control described above from the main control board 300, the central display control board 410 controls the display content of the payout number display unit 230 to be displayed in accordance with the operation of the setting button 411.

  A hopper device 600 and a power supply device 530 are connected to the power supply device control board 430. The power supply control board 430 is formed with a power distribution circuit that distributes various power supply voltages generated by the power supply device 530 to various places such as the hopper device 600, and the system power necessary for the operation of the slot machine 1 is supplied from the power distribution circuit. Supply. When the power supply device control board 430 receives a command to pay out medals from the main control board 300, it controls the hopper device 600 to pay out medals. Further, when the setting key switch 534 of the power supply device 530 is turned on, the power supply device control board 430 notifies the main control board 300 that the setting mode has been entered.

Next, the operation of the rotating drum device 700 will be described.
First, as shown in FIG. 17, in a normal state, the main reels 701, 702, and 703 of the reel unit 701A, 702A, and 703A of the spinning device 700 are in a fixed position, that is, the left and right main reels 701 and 703 are in the center. It is located at a place near the main reel 702. In this state, the effect display portions 726a and 726b provided on the above-described blindfold members 725a and 725a are covered with the main reels 701 and 703, so that they cannot be seen by the player.

  In this state, when the start lever 8 is operated after the medal is inserted or the bet button 7 of the already credited medal is operated, when the start lever 8 is operated, the main control board 300 moves to the spinning device board 420. In response to the instruction, the main reels 701, 702, and 703 are simultaneously rotated by driving the stepping motors 751 attached to the unit plates 721, 722, and 723 of the reel unit 701A, 702A, and 703A.

  When rotating each of the main reels 701, 702, and 703, as described above, the side surface of the long groove 754c of the connecting member 754 in which the protruding pin 751b of the shaft 751a of the stepping motor 751 is connected to the reel rotational force transmission member 755. , And the rotational force is transmitted to the reel rotational force transmission member 755 via the connecting member 754.

  At this time, since the rotation of the cam member 743 of the reel moving mechanism 740 described above is not performed, the roller 766 of the crank plate 744 is located away from the roller contact portion 755A of the reel rotational force transmission member 755, and the roller 766 The main reels 701, 702, and 703 are rotated without contacting the roller contact portion 755A.

  When the stop buttons 9a, 9b, and 9c are operated after the main reels 701, 702, and 703 are rotated, the operation of any one of the stop buttons 9a, 9b, and 9c is performed from the central display control board 410 to the main control board 300. A corresponding signal is output, and one of the main reels 701, 702, and 703 is activated by an instruction that prompts the main control board 300 to stop the spinning apparatus board 420 according to the operation of any of the stop buttons 9a, 9b, and 9c. Stopped.

  Here, for example, a special game state (bonus game, regular) advantageous to the player can be obtained by inserting medals or by lottery on the condition that the bet button 7 of the medal already credited is operated and the start lever 8 is operated. When a bonus or the like occurs, or when a transition is made to an effect mode such as a game expectation level, an effect instruction is issued from the main control board 300 to the spinning device board 420.

  At this time, the spinning device 700 is controlled by the spinning device substrate 420, whereby the main reel 702 in the center along the shaft 751a by the main reels 701 and / or 703 of the reel unit 701A and / or 703A. The effect of moving in a direction away from the center (if moving away from the center main reel 702 is moved in a direction approaching the center main reel 702) is performed. It should be noted that such an effect by the movement of the reel unit 701A and / or 703A by the main reels 701 and / or 703 is performed in accordance with the above-described restrictions.

  That is, for example, when an effect is produced by moving the right main reel 703 among the left and right main reels 701 and 703, the crank plate 744 is shown in FIG. 9 by driving the moving motor 742 shown in FIG. By rotating from the state to the state shown in FIG. 10, the roller 766 of the crank plate 744 shown in FIGS. 6 and 8 comes into contact with the roller contact portion 755A of the reel rotational force transmission member 755, and the reel rotational force. When the transmission member 755 is pushed out along the shaft 751a, the main reel 703 moves in a direction away from the central main reel 702.

  In this state, when the boss 756 is received in the loose fitting hole 755c of the reel rotational force transmission member 755, the spring 757 is compressed, so that a repulsive force by the spring 757 that tries to push back the reel rotational force transmission member 755 is generated. However, since the cam projection 743b of the cam member 743 presses the crank plate 744 against the biasing force of the spring 757 via the engagement hole 745g of the crank plate 744, the reel rotational force is transmitted by the repulsive force of the spring 757. The member 755 is not pushed back.

  Here, for example, when only the right main reel 703 is moving, the start lever 8 is operated after a medal is inserted or a bet is made by operating the bet button 7 of an already credited medal. As described above, the main reels 701, 702, and 703 rotate all at once.

  At this time, the roller 766 of the crank plate 744 corresponding to the main reel 703 is in contact with the roller contact portion 755A of the reel rotational force transmission member 755. The rotation of the roller 766 causes the reel rotational force transmission member 755 to rotate. Therefore, the rotational force from the stepping motor 751 is transmitted to the main reel 703, and the main reel 703 can rotate without any trouble.

  At this time, the peripheral surface of the roller 766 of the reel moving mechanism 740 described above is tapered so that the diameter of the center edge portion 766d is smaller than that of the outer edge portion 766e, and the reel rotational force transmission member 755 is formed. The roller contact portion 755A of the roller 766 is an inclined surface that is inclined in accordance with the tapered peripheral surface of the roller 766 so that a rotation difference does not occur between the outer edge portion 766e and the center side edge portion 766d of the roller 766. Therefore, the wobbling in the thrust direction of the main reel 703 due to the rotational resistance of the roller 766 and uneven wear is eliminated, and the main reel 703 rotates smoothly.

  Further, at this time, as described above, the inner surface of the connecting member 754 divided into two, that is, the surface 754d in contact with the shaft 751a is not subject to taper at the time of die cutting, and the circle between the surface 754d and the shaft 751a is removed. Since no gap is generated in the circumferential direction, rattling does not occur in the circumferential direction between the connecting member 754 and the shaft 751a.

  Further, as described above, the surface 754g, which is the surface of the connecting member 754 divided into two, is tapered so as to match the taper of the inner surface of the fitting hole 755a of the reel rotational force transmission member 755, and the connecting member 754 rotates the reel. When inserted into the fitting hole 755a of the force transmitting member 755, there is no gap in the circumferential direction between the surface 754g of the connecting member 754 and the inner surface of the fitting hole 755a. No rattling occurs in the circumferential direction between the transmission member 755 and the transmission member 755.

  By doing so, rattling does not occur in the circumferential direction between the connecting member 754 and the shaft 751a and in the circumferential direction between the connecting member 754 and the reel rotational force transmitting member 755. , 702, 703 rotate smoothly.

  Further, the peripheral surface of the roller 766 of the reel moving mechanism 740 described above is formed in a tapered shape so that the diameter of the center edge portion 766d is smaller than that of the outer edge portion 766e, and the roller of the reel rotational force transmission member 755 is formed. Since the contact portion 755A is an inclined surface that is inclined in accordance with the tapered peripheral surface of the roller 766, a rotation difference does not occur between the outer edge portion 766e and the central edge portion 766d of the roller 766. The wobbling in the thrust direction of the main reel 703 due to the rotational resistance of the roller 766 and uneven wear is eliminated, and the main reel 703 rotates more smoothly.

  Here, in addition to the right main reel 703, when the left main reel 701 is similarly pushed out along the shaft 751a in a direction away from the central main reel 702, as shown in FIG. , 703 move away from the central main reel 702.

  For example, when these main reels 701 and 703 move in a direction away from the central main reel 702, the effect display portions 726a and 726b hidden by these main reels 701 and 703 appear. Here, assuming that a transition is made to an effect mode such as a game expectation level, for example, the game expectation level or the like is displayed on the effect display units 726a and 726b by characters, images, or the like.

  On the other hand, when the above-described movement motor 742 is reversely driven and the cam member 743 attached to the drive shaft 742a of the movement motor 742 rotates in the other direction, the cam protrusion 743b of the cam member 743 engages with the crank plate 744. The crank plate 744 is rotated from the state shown in FIG. 10 to the state shown in FIG. 9 through the hole 745g.

  At this time, the rotation of the crank plate 744 in the reverse direction by the action of the cam member 743 causes the roller 766 of the crank plate 744 to move away from the roller contact portion 755A of the reel rotational force transmission member 755. As described above, the repulsive force of the spring 757 that remains compressed in the boss 756 acts on the above-described locking step 755d of the reel rotational force transmission member 755, and the reel rotational force transmission member 755 It is pushed back along the shaft 751a.

  As described above, in this embodiment, a fixed position is provided on the shaft 751a of the reel rotation mechanism 750 serving as each reel drive unit that is directed in the direction in which the main reels 701, 702, and 703 that are a plurality of rotation reels are arranged side by side. Main reels 701, 702, and 703 via rotational force transmitting means including a connecting member 754, a reel rotational force transmission member 755, a boss 756, a spring 757, and the like that are provided so as to be movable between predetermined positions. When the main reels 701, 702, 703 are moved from fixed positions on the shaft 751a to a predetermined position, the reel moving mechanism as a reel moving means arranged in the vicinity of each reel rotating mechanism 750. The peripheral surface of the roller 766 as the rotating body of the portion 740 is a predetermined portion of the reel rotational force transmission member 755. Contact, and to be pushed from the home position to a predetermined position against the urging force of the spring 757 as an elastic member with the movement of the roller 766 on.

  Further, when the main reels 701, 702, and 703 rotate at predetermined positions, the peripheral surface of the roller 766 is in contact with a roller contact portion 755A that is a predetermined portion of the reel rotational force transmission member 755. The roller 766 rotates together with the rotational force transmitting member 755. At this time, the peripheral edge of the roller 766 is located at the center edge portion 766d near the center of the reel rotational force transmitting member 755 or the center of the main reels 701, 702, 703. A taper shape is formed so as to have a smaller diameter than the outer edge portion 766e far from the center of 755 or the center of the main reels 701, 702, 703, and a predetermined portion of the reel torque transmission member 755 is a tapered peripheral surface of the roller 766. It was made to be an inclined surface inclined according to.

  In other words, at a predetermined portion of the reel rotational force transmission member 755 with which the peripheral surface of the roller 766 abuts, the rotational speed differs between the portion where the central edge portion 766d of the roller 766 abuts and the portion where the outer edge portion 766e abuts. . Specifically, the rotational speed of the portion where the outer edge portion 766e abuts is faster than the portion where the center edge portion 766d of the roller 766 abuts.

  Therefore, the peripheral edge of the roller 766 close to the center of the reel rotational force transmission member 755 or the center side of the main reels 701, 702, 703 becomes the center side edge portion 766d, or the center of the reel rotational force transmission member 755 or the main reels 701, 702. An inclined surface that is tapered so as to have a smaller diameter than the outer edge portion 766e far from the center side of 703, and a predetermined portion of the reel rotational force transmission member 755 is inclined according to the tapered peripheral surface of the roller 766; By doing so, there is a difference in rotational speed between a portion where the central edge portion 766d of the roller 766 abuts and a portion where the outer edge portion 766e abuts at a predetermined portion of the reel torque transmission member 755. The edge on the center side of the peripheral surface of the roller 766 that is lost and contacts the predetermined part of the reel torque transmission member 755 Rotational difference between the 766d and the outer edge portion 766e is eliminated.

Thus, by eliminating the rotation difference between the center side edge portion 766d and the outer edge portion 766e of the peripheral surface of the roller 766, the rotational resistance and uneven wear of the roller 766 can be suppressed, In addition, wobbling of the main reels 701, 702, and 703 in the thrust direction and wear of the rollers 766 can be prevented.
In addition, since the uneven wear of the roller 766 is suppressed, the durability of the roller 766 is improved, and the running cost associated with the replacement of the roller 766 can be reduced.

In this embodiment, since the roller 766 is rotatably attached to the tip of the clamp piece 745a and the clamp piece 745b of the crank plate 744 that is rotated by the rotation of the cam member 743, for example, the configuration of the reel moving mechanism 740 Can be simplified.
In this embodiment, since the roller 766 is made of, for example, polyacetal resin, it has excellent durability, impact resistance, wear resistance, moisture resistance, and the like.

  The present invention is not limited to slot machines, but can also be applied to other gaming machines such as pachinko machines equipped with rotating reels, pinball game machines, arrange ball game machines, and ball balls.

It is a front view which shows an example of the spinning type game device to which the spinning device of this invention is applied. It is a front view which shows the inside of the spinning cylinder type game device of FIG. It is a perspective view which shows the whole spinning cylinder apparatus of FIG. It is a perspective view which decomposes | disassembles and shows the rotating drum apparatus of FIG. It is a perspective view which disassembles and shows the mechanism components etc. which are integrated in the reel part unit of FIG. FIG. 6 is an exploded perspective view showing a reel moving mechanism for reciprocating a main reel incorporated in the reel unit of FIG. 5. FIG. 6 is an exploded perspective view showing a reel driving mechanism for rotating a main reel incorporated in the reel unit of FIG. 5. It is a top view which shows the case where the reel part unit of FIG. 5 is seen from upper direction. It is sectional drawing at the time of seeing the reel part unit of FIG. 8 from the back side. It is sectional drawing at the time of seeing the reel part unit of FIG. 8 from the back side. FIG. 8 is a perspective view for explaining the shape of a roller contact portion of the reel moving mechanism portion of FIG. 6 and the reel rotational force transmitting member of FIG. 7. It is sectional drawing which shows the case where the reel moving mechanism part and reel rotational force transmission member of FIG. 11 are cut | disconnected along a shaft. FIG. 12 is a cross-sectional view for explaining the cause of roller rotation resistance and uneven wear caused by contact between the roller of the reel moving mechanism unit of FIG. 11 and the roller contact portion of the reel rotational force transmission member. It is a perspective view which decomposes | disassembles and shows the reel rotational force transmission member, coupling member, etc. which are attached to the shaft of FIG. It is sectional drawing which shows the case where the state which the reel rotational force transmission member is attached to the shaft of the reel rotation mechanism part of FIG. 11 is cut | disconnected along the shaft. FIG. 2 is a block diagram for explaining a control system provided in the slot machine of FIG. 1. It is a figure for demonstrating operation | movement of the rotating drum apparatus of FIG. It is a figure for demonstrating operation | movement of the rotating drum apparatus of FIG.

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DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Slot machine 2 Case 3 Front door 3A Upper panel part 3B Middle panel part 3C Console part 3D Lower panel part 8 Start lever 9a, 9b, 9c Stop button 100 Effect display part 200 Main effect part 400 Sub control board 410 Central display Control board 420 Cylinder apparatus board 430 Power supply apparatus control board 440 External concentrated terminal board 500 Select mechanism 530 Power supply apparatus 540 Auxiliary storage unit 600 Hopper apparatus 700 Cylinder apparatus 701, 702, 703 Main reels 701A, 702A, 703A Reel unit 740 Reel moving mechanism 741 Bracket 741c Substrate 742 Moving motor 742a Drive shaft 743 Cam member 743b Cam projection 744 Crank plates 745a, 745b Clamp piece 750 Reel rotating mechanism 751 Stepping motor 75 a Shaft 751b Projection pin 752 Rotor 753c Photo sensor 754 Connecting member 754a Locking step 754b Locking step 754c Long groove 754d Surface 754e One end 754f Other end 754g Surface 755 Reel rotational force transmitting member 755A Roller contact portion 755a Fitting Joint hole 755b Flange 755c Free fitting hole 755d Locking step 755e Mounting hole 755e Insertion hole 755g Engagement hole 755h Roller contact part 755i One end side 755j The other end side 756 Boss 756a Hole 757 Spring 766 Roller 766b Adjusting cylinder member 766c Roller 766d Center side edge portion 766e Outer edge portion

Claims (2)

A rotary drum device having a plurality of rotating reels arranged at least in a circumferential direction in one direction,
Reel driving means that is provided corresponding to each of the rotating reels and that has a central portion of the rotating reel disposed on a shaft that is directed in the parallel direction, and applies a rotational force to the rotating reel via the shaft. When,
Reel rotational force that is connected to the center of each of the rotating reels and is provided on the shaft so as to be movable between a predetermined position and a predetermined position, and transmits the rotational force from the shaft to the rotating reel. A rotational force transmission means having a transmission member and an elastic member that compresses with movement from the fixed position to the predetermined position;
Each reel driving means is disposed in the vicinity of the reel driving means so as to be movable between the fixed position and a predetermined position. Reel moving means having a rotating body that pushes the rotating reel to the predetermined position against the biasing force of the elastic member via a transmission member;
The peripheral surface of the rotating body is formed in a tapered shape so that the center edge portion near the center side of the rotating reel has a smaller diameter than the outer edge portion far from the center side of the rotating reel,
The rotating device is characterized in that a predetermined portion of the reel rotational force transmitting member is an inclined surface inclined according to a tapered peripheral surface of the rotating body.   A gaming machine comprising the spinning device according to claim 1.

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