JPH05329251A - Variable display device for game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To easily execute a processing without flawing a wiring from a stepping motor for rotating a reel main body. CONSTITUTION:On a fixing plate 131 for which a reel main body 91 and a stepping motor 170 are fixed, a connector 139 for which the wiring 154 of the stepping motor 170 is connected is provided, and on the other hand, on a drum device containing body 71 for supporting and fixing the fixing plate 131 and also containing the reel main body 91, a connector 86 connected to the connector 139 is provided. In such a manner, by only supporting and fixing the fixing plate 131 to the containing body 71, the connector 139 and the connector 86 are connected, therefore, it is unnecessary to execute specially the connecting work of a wiring, and also, the wiring is not damaged.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a variable display device for a game machine in which a rotating body having a plurality of pieces of identification information formed on its display surface is rotated by an electric drive source.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a variable display device for a gaming machine provided with a rotating body having a plurality of identification information formed on its display surface, conventionally, the rotating body is fixed to an output shaft of a stepping motor, and the stepping motor is flat. It is constituted by supporting and fixing a rotating body unit fixed to a fixed plate in a storage box body having an open front surface. And in this case, the wiring from the stepping motor provided in the rotary unit is
After being drawn out from a wiring drawing hole formed on the back surface of the storage box, it is connected to a predetermined relay terminal board or control board.

[0003]

For this reason, there is a drawback that it takes time and effort to pull out the wiring when the rotary body unit is supported and fixed to the storage box body, and in some cases, the wiring is damaged. was there. The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a variable display device for a gaming machine capable of easily processing without damaging a wiring from an electric drive source that rotates a rotating body. To provide.

[0004]

In order to achieve the above object, in the present invention, a variable display of a game machine in which a rotating body having a plurality of identification information formed on its display surface is rotated by an electric drive source. In the device, the variable display device includes a fixing member to which the rotating body and the electric drive source are fixed, and a housing body that supports and fixes the fixing member and houses the rotating body. At least a first connection terminal to which a wiring from the electric drive source is connected, and a second connection terminal connected to the first connection terminal when the fixing member is supported and fixed to the housing. Is provided.

[0005]

The fixing member for fixing the rotating body and the electric driving source is provided with the first connecting terminal to which the wiring from the electric driving source is connected, while the fixing member is supported and fixed and the rotating body is provided. Since the second connection terminal is provided in the storage body that stores the, the first connection terminal and the second connection terminal are connected only by supporting and fixing the fixing member to the storage body, and thus the wiring connection No special work is required and the wiring is not damaged.

[0006]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. First, with reference to FIG. 19, a configuration of a game board 1 of a pachinko game machine as an example of a ball game machine according to the embodiment will be described. FIG. 19 is an enlarged front view of the game board 1. In the figure, on the surface of a game board 1, a guide rail 2 for guiding a shot hit ball is planted in a substantially circular shape, and a region partitioned by the guide rail 2 constitutes a game region 3. There is. A variable display device 30 having a reel body 91 as a plurality of (three) rotating bodies is arranged substantially above the center of the game area 3. The variable display device 30 is
It constitutes a main part of this embodiment, and the detailed configuration will be described later.

Below the variable display device 30, there are provided start winning openings 4a and 4b for allowing the reel body 91 to rotate. The winning balls that have won the start winning openings 4a and 4b are guided to the back surface of the game board 1 and detected by the starting winning ball detector 5. It should be noted that the rotation of the variable display device 30 based on the winning of the start winning openings 4a and 4b is stored a predetermined number of times (for example, 4 times), and the fact is displayed by the start winning storage display 48 provided in the variable display device 30. It is supposed to be done.

The winning area 7 is provided below the variable display device 30.
The variable winning ball device 6 having the is provided. The variable winning ball device 6 has a mounting board attached to the game board 1, and a rectangular winning area 7 is formed on the upper part of the mounting board. The winning area 7 is closed by an opening / closing plate 8 which pivotally supports both sides of the lower end and which can be opened / closed in the vertical direction with respect to the mounting substrate. The opening / closing plate 8 is controlled to be opened / closed by an opening / closing plate solenoid 9, and during opening,
The hitting ball falling on the surface of the game board 1 is received and guided to the winning area 7 to be a winning ball. Further, the inside of the winning area 7 is divided into two, a specific winning opening is set on the right side thereof, and a normal winning opening is set on the left side thereof. A specific ball detector 10 is provided at the specific winning opening, and a winning ball detector 11 for detecting a hit ball that has been won at the normal winning opening is also provided. The number of hits detected by the specific ball detector 10 and the winning ball detector 11 is the number-of-wins indicator 12 provided below the winning area 7.
Displayed in. In addition, on the left and right of the winning number display 12,
The V display LED 1 for notifying that the continuation right is established when the specific ball detector 10 is turned on after winning the specific winning opening.
3 is provided. Further, normal winning openings 14a and 14b are integrally formed on the left and right portions of the mounting substrate of the variable winning ball device 6.

The variable winning ball device 6 constructed as described above operates as follows. That is, when the hit ball wins one of the starting winning openings 4a and 4b and turns on the starting winning prize detector 5, the reel body 91 of the variable display device 30 starts to rotate and a predetermined time (for example, 5 seconds). ), The reel main body 91 on the left side is sequentially stopped, and when the combination of the identification information when all the reel main bodies 91 are stopped becomes a predetermined display mode, the specific game state is set. In this particular game state, the opening / closing plate 8 of the variable winning ball device 6 is set to be opened for a predetermined period (for example, until 20 seconds have elapsed or 10 winning balls have been generated), and the opening thereof. The ball hitting the surface of the game board 1 is received while playing. When a specific winning opening provided in the winning area 7 is won, the above-described open state is repeated again, and the open state can be repeated up to 16 times each time a winning ball is generated at the specific winning opening. There is.

Further, on the surface of the game board 1, windmill lamps 15a and 15b are provided on the upper left and right sides of the variable display device 30, and the passage openings 16a and 16b and the passage openings 16a and 16b are provided on the lower side. Regular winning holes 17a, 17b
And are provided. The passing holes 16a and 16b are for passing the hit balls that drop in the game area 3, and guide the passed hit balls to the lower winning openings 17a and 17b. Winning mouth 1
7a and 17b are for swinging the received hitting balls to the left and right, and then guiding them from the ball entrances 18a and 18b to the back surface of the game board 1 to make winning balls. In addition, the windmill lamp 15
a and 15b are for lighting or blinking at the time of the specific game state or at the time of starting winning and the like to notify that effect, and as having the same function, side lamps 19a and 19b are provided on the left and right sides of the game area 3. It is provided. In addition, game area 3
At the upper end of the inner guide rail 2 at the entrance of the game area 3
A backflow prevention device 20 is attached in order to prevent backflow of the hitting ball that has reached. Further, at the lowermost part of the surface of the game board 1, there is provided an outlet 21 through which ball hits that have not won any of the above winning areas are guided to the rear of the game board 1.

Next, the structure of the variable display device 30 which constitutes the essential part of this embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. The variable display device 30 is divided into a mounting substrate 31 mounted on the front surface of the game board 1 and a drive device section 70 including a rotary drum device 90 mounted on the back surface of the game board 1. Therefore, first, the configuration of the mounting substrate 31 mounted on the surface of the game board 1 will be described with reference to FIGS. 13 to 18. FIG. 13 is a front view of the mounting board 31, and FIG. 14 is an exploded perspective view of the mounting board 31.
5 is a front view of the drum transparent cover 51 attached to the attachment substrate 31, and FIG. 16 is a drum transparent cover 51.
FIG. 3 is a sectional view and a partially enlarged view of FIG.

The mounting substrate 31 has a rectangular window opening 32.
Is provided, and obstacle projecting pieces 33 are provided on the left and right of the upper portion of the window opening 32. A normal winning port 35 is formed in the center of the obstacle protrusion 33, and the front decorative plate 3 is provided in front of the winning port 35.
6 and the transparent lens 37 are overlapped and covered. The front decoration plate 36 and the transparent lens 37 have windows 36a,
37a is opened, and the opening number display 39 for displaying the number of times the opening / closing plate 8 of the variable winning ball device 6 is continued is exposed to the windows 36a and 37a. This opening frequency indicator 3
9 is provided on the LED substrate 38 and screwed from the rear of the mounting substrate 31 with screws. In addition, the LED substrate 38,
A decorative LED 40 is also provided, and the decorative LED 40 also faces the windows 36a and 37a. As described above, since the opening frequency indicator 39 and the decorative LED 40 that generate heat are provided below the obstacle protrusion 33, the heat dissipation hole 34 is formed substantially at the center of the obstacle protrusion 33.

Obstacle members 41a and 41b are screwed to the upper even corners of the window opening 32 of the mounting board 31, and the ball guiding members 42a and 42a, 41b are also fitted to the lower even corners of the window opening 32.
42b is screwed on. Obstacle members 41a, 4
1b is provided in order to avoid a ball hitting the game area 3 from directly colliding with a drum transparent cover 51, which will be described later. The ball guiding members 42a and 42b are balls that drop in the game area 3. It receives a part of it, guides it to the rolling surfaces 43a and 43b at the rear, guides it laterally, and drops it forward from the transparent lamp cover 45 described later.
A drum transparent cover 51, which will be described in detail later, is attached to the window opening 32. The drum transparent cover 51 includes three reel bodies 9
The size is selected so that three pieces of identification information (design) drawn on the surface of 1 can be seen. The drum transparent cover 51 may be formed in a lens shape so that the identification information looks larger.

Further, in the lower part of the mounting substrate 31, the engaging groove 4 is formed.
4a, 44b (44b is not shown) are formed,
The starting prize winning memory indicator 48 is attached to the engaging grooves 44a and 44b. In particular,
The start winning prize memory indicator 48 provided on the LED board 47 is covered in front by the front lens cover 49 and the holder 50, and the whole thereof is covered with the transparent lamp cover 4.
5, the engaging projections 46a and 46b provided on the left and right of the transparent lamp cover 45 are provided with the engaging grooves 44a and 44b.
The LED board 47, the front lens cover 49, and the holder 50 are attached to the back surface of the mounting board 31 with screws.

By the way, the drum transparent cover 51 mounted so as to face the window opening 32 of the mounting substrate 31 is shown in FIG.
As shown in FIGS. 5 and 16, a predetermined pattern is printed on the surface side by transfer. In the case of the present embodiment, as a design by the transfer layer 52, transparent design portions 53a to 53c (high transparency) through which a plurality of reel body 91 parts can be seen, and decorative design portions excluding the transparent design portions 53a to 53c 54 (low transparency), and a hit line symbol portion (no reference numeral) for displaying a combination hit line of three symbols formed on each reel body 91 are included. As shown in FIG. 16 (B), the transfer layer 52 is composed of a release protective layer 55, a pattern layer 56 and an adhesive layer 57, and the adhesive layer 57 is adhered to the surface of the drum transparent cover 51. A predetermined symbol is obtained. In addition, the drum transparent cover 5 in this embodiment
As shown in FIG. 16 (A), No. 1 has a shape in which the central portion bulges forward with respect to the peripheral portion, but the rising portion of the bulging portion has a proper curvature.
1a is applied. By carrying out such a treatment, it is possible to obtain a beautiful transfer pattern in which no pattern omission or wrinkles due to breakage of the transfer sheet occurs during the transfer process by in-mold molding described below. By forming the transfer layer 52 as described above on almost the entire surface of the drum transparent cover 51, the drum transparent cover 51 is protected from the impact of a hitting ball, and the effect that dirt and scratches are less likely to occur is obtained. be able to.

Transfer printing onto the drum transparent cover 51 is performed by an in-mold molding machine 61 shown in FIG. 18 for a transfer sheet 60 shown in FIG. To briefly explain this, FIG.
18 is an enlarged sectional view of No. 0, and FIG. 18 is a schematic view of the in-mold molding machine 61. In the figure, the transfer sheet 60 is
It is formed by laminating the transfer layer 52 including the release protective layer 55, the pattern layer 56 and the adhesive layer 57 on the basic sheet 59 with the fusion preventing layer 58 interposed therebetween. The transfer sheet 60 thus formed is transferred to the in-mold molding machine 61.
It is passed between the movable mold 62 and the fixed mold 63 and fixed by the film clamp 67, then the movable mold 62 is moved to close the mold, and the resin is put into the cavity 65 of the molded product (drum transparent cover 51). At the same time as forming the molded product by injection, the transfer sheet 60 is brought into close contact with the surface of the molded product. After that, the basic sheet 59 is peeled off and the transfer layer 52 is left on the surface of the molded product, and the transfer printing is completed. The convex portion 66 formed on the parting surface 64 of the mold in FIG. 18 is formed in the peripheral portion of the cavity 65 and is provided to let the air in the cavity 65 escape to the outside when the resin is injected. is there. As a result, a beautiful transfer pattern can be obtained.

Next, the structure of the drive unit 70, which is one of the components of the variable display device 30, will be described with reference to FIGS. As shown in FIG. 1, the drive device section 70 is composed of a drum device housing 71 and a rotary drum device 90. Therefore, first, the drum device housing 71 will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2. 1 is an exploded perspective view of the drive unit 70 as seen from the front, and FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the drive unit 70 as seen from the back.

In the figure, a drum device housing 71 for housing a rotary drum device 90 is formed in a box shape with an open front, and three rotary drum devices 9 are provided from an opening 72 in the front thereof.
It is possible to insert and support 0. Specifically, a plurality of guide grooves 73 are formed above and below the drum device housing 71 so as to correspond to the respective rotary drum devices 90. The guide groove 73 is formed by a pair of guide protrusions 74, and the width of the guide protrusion 74 is, as shown in FIG. 1, the width L1 at the front end to the width L at the rear end.
2 is formed so that L1> L2, and further, it is formed in a taper shape (as viewed from the side) toward the rear end.
A positioning recess 75 is formed at the front edge of each guide groove 73, and a positioning projection 132, which will be described later, is formed above and below the front end of the fixed plate 131 of the rotary drum device 90.

A fixing piece 77 and a locking piece 76 are provided above and below the opening of the drum device housing 71. The fixing piece 77 and the locking piece 76 are both formed by bending a metallic plate piece extending from the rear end of the drum device housing 71 along the upper surface thereof, and as shown in FIG. They correspond to an attachment piece 80 and a hook receiving portion 79 formed on a frame-shaped attachment plate 78 fixed to the back surface of the game board 1. That is, the attachment plate 78 is fixed to the back surface of the game board 1 by screwing screws into the plurality of mounting holes 81 formed on both end edges thereof, and the hooks of the fixed attachment plate 78 are fixed. By inserting the locking piece 76 into the receiving portion 79 and then bringing the fastening piece 77 and the attachment piece 80 into contact with each other and screwing them with a screw,
The drum device housing 71 having the rotary drum device 90 built therein can be attached to the back surface of the game board 1. The mounting board 31 is also mounted on the front surface of the mounting plate 78. Therefore, a positioning hole 82 for positioning with the mounting board 31 is formed in the left and right center of the mounting plate 78. Has been done.

On the other hand, on the back surface of the drum device housing 71,
A printed wiring board 83 is attached. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 2, one side upper and lower sides of the printed wiring board 83 are locked to the pressing member 84, and the center of the other side is fixed with the fastening screw 8.
It is attached by fixing with 5. Further, on the printed wiring board 83, connectors 86 corresponding to the respective rotary drum devices 90 are planted on the front side, and a board connection connector 87 for connecting to a control board (not shown) is planted on the rear surface side. ing. Connector 86
Is a part of the second connection terminal of the main part of this embodiment, and is connected to a connector 139 described later.
Further, an operation hole 88 for inserting a driver at the time of screwing to an attachment hole 134 of a fixed plate 131 described later is formed in a lower portion of the connector 86 of the printed wiring board 83. The printed wiring board 83 is attached at a position inside the rear end edge of the drum device housing 71, so that the printed wiring board 83 is protected.

In order to support and fix the rotary drum device 90 in the drum device housing 71 configured as described above, the fixing plate 131 provided with the reel body 91 of the rotary drum device 90 and the stepping motor 170 is provided with the guide groove 73. Push it backwards along. At this time, since the width L1 of the guide groove 73 is wide and the vertical interval is also larger than the height of the rear edge of the fixed plate 131, the fixed plate 131 can be smoothly inserted into the guide groove 73 in the initial stage. The tapered shape of the guide groove 73 allows the subsequent pushing operation to be performed smoothly. When the fixed plate 131 is pushed all the way in, the connector 13 provided on the rotary drum device 90 side
9 (first connection terminal) is naturally connected to the connector 86 that is planted on the printed wiring board 83. Thereby, the stepping motor 170 provided in the rotary drum device 90 is provided.
And the electrical connection work to the irradiation device 155 is completed.
That is, in this embodiment, the fixing plate 131 to which the reel body 91 and the stepping motor 170 are fixed is provided with the connector 139 to which the wirings from the stepping motor 170 and the irradiation device 155 are connected, while the fixing plate is fixed. Since the connector 86 is provided in the drum device housing 71 that supports and fixes 131 and houses the reel body 91, the connector 139 and the connector 86 can be formed by simply supporting and fixing the fixing plate 131 to the housing 71. Since they are connected, it is not necessary to specially perform the wiring connection work, and the wiring is not damaged.

Next, the rotary drum device 90 housed in the drum device housing 71 will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 3 to 12. As shown in FIG. 1, the rotary drum device 90 includes a reel body 91 and a drive unit 130 that rotationally drives the reel body 91. Therefore,
First, the configuration of the reel body 91 will be described with reference to FIGS. 3 is a side front view of the reel body 91, and FIG. 4 is a side sectional view of the reel body 91.
FIG. 5 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of the transfer sheet 111 transferred to the symbol display surface 92 of the reel body 91, and FIG. 6 is a schematic view of the transfer machine 112 that transfers the transfer sheet 111.

As shown in FIGS. 3A and 4, the reel unit 91 has a cylindrical symbol display surface 92 on which a plurality of pieces of identification information (symbols) are formed, and one end surface side of the symbol display surface 92. The reel frame 93 is formed in a hexagonal diagonal line toward the central shaft portion 94 located substantially at the center of the width of the symbol display surface 92. A D-shaped fixing recess 95 having a “D” -shaped cross section is formed in the central shaft portion 94, and a stop hole 96 is formed in the center of the D-shaped fixing recess 95. An output shaft 188 of a stepping motor 170, which will be described later, is fitted into the D-shaped fixed recess 95 in a predetermined positional relationship. Further, the inner connection portion between the reel frame 93 and the symbol display surface 92 and the reel frame 93.
Reinforcing ribs 97 are formed on the outer connecting portions between the center shaft portion 94 and the center shaft portion 94, and the rigidity of the symbol display surface 92 made of synthetic resin is strengthened. To enhance this rigidity, reel frame 9
The cross-sectional shape of 3 itself is formed in an arc shape as shown in FIG. 3 (B), and as shown in FIG.
The second bent portion 99 and the second bent portion 99 form a stepped shape to enhance rigidity. Further, one reel frame 93 out of the six reel frames 93 near the symbol display surface 92 has a reference hole 100 (not necessarily the reference hole 100) that serves as a reference when transferring the symbol to the symbol display surface 92. , Other positioning means such as a reference protrusion may be formed), and a design sticker may be attached to the design display surface 92 instead of the transfer design (for example, when used in a variable display device that does not include a light emitting source). In addition, a seal sticking reference position 101, which serves as a reference, is formed on the side surface of the outer peripheral portion of the reel unit. Note that FIG.
(B) is a cross-sectional view taken along line aa of (A),
FIG. 3C is an enlarged view of part b of FIG.
(D) is a symbol display surface 92 viewed from the direction of arrow c in (A).
FIG.

By the way, the symbol display surface 9 of the reel unit 91
In FIG. 2, as shown in FIG. 3 (C), a predetermined pattern by the transfer layer 102 composed of the pattern layer 103 and the adhesive layer 104, for example, the hit pattern 105 and the detachment pattern 106 shown in FIG. 3 (D). Are formed. The hit pattern 105 and the detachment pattern 106 are made of a highly transparent pigment, and the blank portion 107 other than the hit pattern 105 and the detachment pattern 106 is made of a pigment having a lower transparency than the design layer 103. Constitute. The boundary between the hitting pattern 105 and the blank portion 107 and the boundary between the deviating pattern 106 and the blank portion 107 in the present embodiment are bordered by a metallic gloss portion 108. The metallic luster portion 108 is formed by including the metallic luster layer in the design layer 103.

Transfer printing on the design display surface 92 of the reel body 91 is performed by a transfer machine 112 as shown in FIG. 6 for a transfer sheet 111 as shown in FIG. To briefly explain this, FIG. 5 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of the transfer sheet 111, and FIG. 6 is a schematic view of the transfer machine 112. In the figure, the transfer sheet 111 is the pattern layer 103 described above.
The transfer layer 102 including the adhesive layer 104 and the peeling layer 10
It is formed by being laminated on the base sheet 110 via the sheet 9. The transfer sheet 111 formed in this way is passed between the transfer sheet feeding devices 116 of the transfer machine 112, and the reel body 91 which is the transfer body is centered on the transfer body regulating member 117 provided below the transfer machine 112. The central shaft portion 94 of the portion and the reference hole 100 of the outer peripheral portion are accurately fixed at a predetermined position. The transfer sheet 111 is also passed between the transfer sheet feeding devices 116 with reference to a position mark (not shown) formed on the basic sheet 110.
In this state, the heating roll 114 heated by the heater 113 is pushed down by the cylinder 115, and the transfer sheet 111 and the symbol display surface 92 of the reel unit 91 are pressed closely, and when the lower limit is detected by the limit switch 121 in that state. , A disk 1 having a cutout 119 formed therein
18 is rotated by a motor (not shown), and the rotation is transmitted by the belt to the transfer target member regulating member 117. In synchronization with this, the transfer sheet feeding device 116 is also rotated by a motor (not shown) to move the transfer sheet 111. Then, the notch 119 of the disc 118 is detected by the sensor 120, whereby the rotation of the motor driving the disc 118 and the transfer sheet feeding device 116 is stopped, and at the same time, the cylinder 115 is lifted, thereby transferring. The design of the sheet 111 is transferred to the design display surface 92 of the reel unit 91. The overlapping portion 102a at the beginning and the end of the transferred pattern is small as shown in FIG. 3D, and the overlapping width is about 1 mm.

The pattern transferred as described above has heat resistance, and therefore, the pattern does not peel off due to heat, and the reel main body 91 can be made durable. In addition, the pattern is displayed on the pattern display surface 9 by using the transfer machine 112.
Since the reel body 91 can be formed into two pieces, the reel body 91 can be easily manufactured, and the manufacturing process can be automated.

Next, the structure of the drive unit 130 to which the reel body 91 having the above-described structure is attached is shown in FIG.
It will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 7 shows a driving unit 130.
8 is an exploded perspective view of the irradiation device 155.
10 is an exploded perspective view of the stepping motor 170, FIG. 11 is a partially cutaway front view of the stepping motor 170, and FIG. 12 is a cross-sectional view of the stepping motor 170. .. Thus, the driving unit 130 includes a stepping motor 170 that rotationally drives the reel body 91, a fixing plate 131 that fixes the stepping motor 170, and an irradiation device 155 that emits light from the inner surface of the reel body 91. It consists of

First, the structure of the fixed plate 131 will be described with reference to FIG. The stepping motor 170 is fixed to the center of the fixed plate 131, and the printed wiring board 1 covers the outer periphery of the stepping motor 170.
50 is fixed. A light emitting source 157 of the irradiation device 155, which will be described later, is planted on the printed wiring board 150, and a motor connector 152 to which a motor wiring 181, which will be described later, is connected is also planted on the printed wiring board 150. Connector 153 in which the source wiring is assembled
Has been planted. This connector 153 is a collective wiring 1
It is connected to a connector 139 described later by 54.

Further, a positioning projection 132 extending vertically is formed above and below the front end of the fixed plate 131, and a mounting plate having a mounting hole 134 is formed at the rear end of the fixed plate 131. Two surfaces 133 are provided so as to project laterally. The mounting plate surface 133 abuts on the rear surface of the drum device housing 71 and is fixed to the mounting hole 134 with a screw to fix the rotary drum device 90 to the drum device housing 71. Further, the upper end of the mounting plate surface 133 above the two mounting plate surfaces 133 is bent forward, and a locking hole 135 is formed in the center thereof. The engaging projection 138a of the wiring board 138 on which the connector 139 is planted is inserted and engaged in the locking hole 135. Wiring board 1
The upper end of 38 is fixed by a board mounting bracket 137 fixed to the mounting projection 136 formed on the upper rear end of the fixing plate 131 with a screw. In this way, the wiring board 138 firmly fixed by the locking hole 135 and the board mounting bracket 137.
The connector 139 supplies power to the stepping motor 170 and the irradiation device 155 via the collective wiring 154 and the printed wiring board 150, and when the fixing plate 131 is pushed to the end as described above, it rotates. Connector 13 provided on the drum device 90 side
9 is naturally connected to the connector 86 that is set up on the printed wiring board 83 on the drum device housing 71 side, and the electrical connection work to the stepping motor 170 and the irradiation device 155 provided in the rotary drum device 90 is completed. To do.

Further, the fixed plate 131 has a lamp escape opening 140 in the center of the front end thereof, a motor bearing escape opening 141 and a wiring escape opening 142 in the center thereof, and a connector escape opening 143 and a wiring escape opening 147 in the rear upper part thereof. It has been opened. The lamp escape opening 140 and the connector escape opening 143 are for releasing the light emitting source 157 that is planted on the printed wiring board 150 and the pins protruding to the back surface of the connectors 152 and 153. The motor bearing escape opening 141 is The wiring escape opening 142 is provided to allow the rear end of the rotary shaft 186 of the stepping motor 170 to escape.
Is the wiring 18 derived from the stepping motor 170.
The wire escape opening 14 is provided to allow a part of the wire 1 to escape.
Reference numeral 7 is for allowing the collective wiring 154 to escape. By the way, the wiring lead-out portion 144 is provided between the connector escape opening 143 and the wiring escape opening 147, and
The wire pressing member 145 is arranged to extend over the end of the wire escape opening 147. In this, the connector 153 of the printed wiring board 150 and the collective wiring 154 soldered to the back surface of the wiring board 138 are passed through the back side of the wiring routing portion 144, and then one end of the wiring pressing member 145 is inserted into the engagement hole 146. At the other end, screw the other end with screws and collect wiring 1
This is to prevent the collective wiring 154 from interfering with the rotation of the reel unit 91 by pressing 54.
Further, a positioning hole 149 and a fastening hole 148 for positioning and fastening the reflection housing member 156 of the irradiation device 155, which will be described below, are formed above and below the lamp escape opening 140. The fixing plate 131 is formed of a metal flat plate and also has a function as a heat radiating plate that radiates the heat generated by the stepping motor 170.

Next, referring to FIGS. 7 to 9, the irradiation device 1
The configuration of 55 will be described. The irradiation device 155 includes a reflection housing member 156 whose inside is divided into a plurality (three) by a partition plate 162, and a light emitting source 157 supported by a holder 158 in each divided space. In the present embodiment, a small fluorescent discharge tube capable of lighting at a low voltage (20 V) is used as a light emitting source, thereby generating a higher brightness than an LED with a smaller heat generation amount than a miniature lamp. The inner surface of the reflection housing member 156 is metal-plated or white so as to reflect the light emitted from the light emitting source 157, and as shown in FIG. A heat radiation hole 159 is formed to radiate the heat generated from the outside. in this way,
Since the light emission source 157 of the irradiation device 155 has high brightness and low heat quantity, and the heat dissipation hole 159 is formed, it is possible to reduce the adverse effect of heat on the transfer pattern of the reel unit 91, and in this sense as well, it is durable. It is possible to provide a variable display device having the property. As shown in FIG. 9, the printed wiring board 1 is provided on the upper and lower ends of the reflection housing member 156.
Positioning protrusion 160 penetrating 50 and the fixing plate 131
And a mounting hole 161 for fixing the reflection housing member 156 to the fixed plate 131 is formed. Therefore, the printed wiring board 150 has a positioning hole 163 and a fastening through hole 164.
(Only the upper part is shown, but it is also formed in the lower part).

Next, the structure of the stepping motor 170 to which the reel body 91 is fixed will be described with reference to FIGS.
2 will be described. The stepping motor 170 is
From the stator forming attachment plate 171, the central stator forming cylinder 179, and the stator forming cover plate 183 that form the fixed side (hereinafter, stator), and the rotor 185 that forms the rotating side (hereinafter, rotor). It is configured. First, the structure on the stator side will be described.
1, a bearing cylinder 172 having a bearing hole 173 formed therethrough is fixed in the center thereof, and a sensor mounting substrate 174 formed in a donut shape is arranged in the bearing cylinder 172. The sensor mounting board 174 is provided with a drum sensor 175 as a reference position detector, a sensitivity adjuster 176 for adjusting the sensitivity of the drum sensor 175, and a circuit for driving them. In this embodiment, the drum sensor 175 is composed of a reflection type photo sensor, and the output signal is derived by detecting the reflected light.
The position of the drum sensor 175 on the sensor mounting substrate 174 is provided at a position corresponding to one point on the rotation locus of the detected portion 190, which will be described in detail later. Further, the sensor mounting board 174 is fixed to the stator forming mounting plate 171 with screws, and in the fixed state, the stator forming mounting plate 171.
The wiring 181 is drawn out from the back surface of the. Further, the stator forming attachment plate 171 has a large number (45 in the embodiment).
The needle-shaped stator core 178a is formed in a circular shape so as to project inward. Mounting pieces 177a for fixing the stepping motor 170 to the fixing plate 131 with screws (not shown) are provided above and below the stator forming mounting plate 171.
177b is formed.

The central stator forming cylinder 179 is formed in a cylindrical shape with its front and rear opened, and its central portion in the width direction is formed in a donut shape, and the stator core 178a is formed in the front and rear directions from the center circumference. The same number of needle-shaped stator cores 178
b and 178c are formed to project. The winding coils 180a and 180b are arranged on the outer peripheral portions of the respective stator cores 178b and 178c. Further, in the central stator forming cylinder 179, a wiring lead-out portion 182a for pulling out the wiring 181 extending from the winding coils 180a, 180b to the outside,
182b (however, 182a is not shown) is formed. The central stator forming cylinder 179 is integrally fixed to the stator forming mounting plate 171 by inserting the stator forming mounting plate 171 into the open end surface on one side and caulking it. The wiring 181 extending from the winding coils 180a and 180b and the wiring 181 extending from the sensor mounting board 174 are connected to the motor connector 152 of the printed wiring board 150 as the motor wiring 181.

The stator-forming cover plate 183 is formed with needle-shaped stator cores 178d of the same number as the stator cores 178a so as to project inward, and the output shaft 188 is provided at the center thereof.
An output shaft through hole 184 for penetrating therethrough is opened. This stator forming lid plate 183 is also the central stator forming cylinder 17
It is fixed to the central stator forming cylinder 179 by inserting it into the open end surface on the other side of 9 and caulking it. As described above, the stator forming attachment plate 171 and the central stator forming cylinder 17
9 and the stator forming cover plate 183 are integrally assembled, the stator cores 178a and 178b, the stator core 17
8c and 178d are in a positional relationship such that they mesh with each other, and the four stator iron cores 178a to 178d have a positional relationship in which the teeth of the four stator iron cores 178a to 178d are shifted in phase so as to be evenly spaced.

On the other hand, on the rotor side, an iron rotor 185 is provided.
And a rotating shaft 186 that is fixed in the center of the rotor 185 by protruding in the front-rear direction. Rotating shaft 186
Is pierced through the bearing hole 173 of the bearing cylinder 172 and protrudes to the outside of the stator forming attachment plate 171, and the fixing washer 192 is locked in the fixing groove 187 formed at the rear end thereof to freely rotate the rotor 185. Support. A smooth washer 191 is provided on the rotary shaft 186 to smoothen the rotation of the rotor 185. Also,
The rotor 185 is the stator core 1 provided in a circular shape.
It is formed to have a diameter slightly smaller than the diameters of 78a to 178d, and is also configured to have a width dimension slightly smaller than the width dimension of the central stator forming cylinder 179. Inside the rotor 185, a detected portion 190 is provided so as to project toward the sensor mounting substrate 174. The detected portion 190 has a white color at its tip facing the drum sensor 175 so that it can be detected by the drum sensor 175. Also, the rotating shaft 1
The output shaft 18 having a cut surface 189 at the tip of 86.
8 is fixed, and the reel body 91 is attached to the output shaft 188.
The D-shaped fixing concave portion 95 is accurately fitted. The rotary shaft 186 and the output shaft 188 are attached to the rotor 185 as follows. That is, in a state in which all the components except the rotating shaft 186 and the output shaft 188 are assembled, once excited to detect the reset position of the drum sensor 175 by the detected portion 190 and hold the detected position. The rotary shaft 186 is driven by using a jig with the cut surface 189 facing in a predetermined direction, and is locked by the fixed washer 192. As a result, the drum sensor 1
The mounting error between the sensor mounting board 174 and the sensor mounting board 174, and the mounting error between the sensor mounting board 174 and the stator forming mounting plate 171 can be corrected, and the design can be stopped at an accurate position.

The stepping motor 170 configured as described above constitutes a so-called two-phase unipolar drive type stepping motor, and when a drive pulse is sent, "θ /
4 ”degrees (θ; pitch of teeth of the stator core). That is, in this embodiment, θ = 360
Since / 45 = 8, it is stepped twice for each drive pulse. In addition, the stepping motor 1 described above
70, the drum sensor 175 and the detected portion 190.
And are provided inside the stepping motor 170, that is, in the space formed by the stator forming attachment plate 171, the central stator forming cylinder 179, and the stator forming cover plate 183. It is possible to prevent a situation in which, for example, the like adheres to cause a detection failure, and a stable detection operation can be secured for a long period of time. Also,
Since the detected part 190 is provided on the rotor 185 on the rotation side of the stepping motor 170, as compared with the conventional one in which the detected part is provided on the rotary drum molded of synthetic resin, The relative positional relationship between the detected portion 190 and the drum sensor 175 is accurately maintained for a long period of time, which also ensures stable detection operation for a long period of time.

The structure of the rotary drum device 90 has been described above. When the reel body 91 is fixed to the drive section 130, the reel body 91 completely completes the stepping motor 170 and the irradiation device 155 as shown in FIG. It becomes a state of being contained inside, and in that state, a plurality of rotary drum devices 90 are installed in parallel in the drum device housing 71,
The variable display device 30 including three columns can be configured.

The game operation of the game device provided on the game board 1 such as the variable display device 30 and the variable winning ball device 6 described above is controlled by the control circuit shown in FIG.
FIG. 20 is a block diagram of a control circuit that controls a game operation. Briefly explaining this, MPU, RO
It is controlled by a basic circuit 200 including M, RAM, and an input / output circuit. Then, the basic circuit 200 is the input circuit 2
The detection signals from the winning ball detector 11, the specific ball detector 10, the starting winning ball detector 5, and the plurality of drum sensors 175 are input via 04, and a chip select signal is sent from the address decoding circuit 205 to the basic circuit 200. Given.
Further, when the power is turned on, the initial reset circuit 206 gives a reset signal to the basic circuit 200, and the periodic reset circuit 207 gives a periodic reset signal to the basic circuit 200 at predetermined time intervals.

On the other hand, the basic circuit 200 gives control signals to the following devices and circuits. That is, the sound circuit 208
An audio signal is given to the speaker via the, and the drive signal is given from the basic circuit 200 to the big hit information circuit 209 which outputs the big hit information signal to the outside. Further, drive signals are given to the plurality of drum motors 170 (stepping motors) via the motor circuit 201, and the segment L
Through the ED circuit 202, the number-of-opening display 39, the start memory display LED 48, the winning number display 12, the V display LED 1
3 and the decorative LED 40 are provided with a display control signal, and the drum lamp 15 is supplied through the lamp / solenoid circuit 203.
7, windmill lamps 15a, 15b and side lamps 19
Decorative lamps such as a and 19b, and solenoid 9 for opening and closing plate
A drive signal is sent to. Electric power having various voltages is supplied from the power supply circuit 210 to the above-described devices and circuits.

Although the configuration and operation of the variable display device 30 according to the embodiment have been described above, according to this embodiment, the fixing plate 131 to which the reel body 91 and the stepping motor 170 are fixed is fixed to the stepping motor. 170
And the connector 1 to which the wiring from the irradiation device 155 is connected
39 is provided, while the drum device housing 71 that supports and fixes the fixed plate 131 and houses the reel unit 91,
Since the connector 86 is provided, the connector 139 and the connector 86 are connected only by supporting and fixing the fixing plate 131 to the housing body 71, so that it is not necessary to perform a wiring connection work in particular, and the wiring is not necessary. Will not hurt.

In the variable display device 30 described above, the drum-shaped reel unit 91 is shown as the rotating body, but it may be an endless belt rotating body or a disc-shaped rotating body. Further, in the above-described embodiment, the stepping motor 1 is used as an electric drive source provided on the fixed plate 131 side.
70 and the irradiation device 155 are shown, it is sufficient to include at least an electric drive source (including an ordinary motor) for rotationally driving the rotating body, but another electric drive source (for example, a display for display) ) May be included. Further, in the above-described embodiments, the metal plate is shown as the fixed plate 131. However, for example, the printed wiring board 150 is used as the fixed plate and the stepping motor 170 is directly connected to the printed wiring board 150 by the connector. It may be fixed. In this case, in order to enhance the heat dissipation effect of the printed wiring board, it is sufficient to apply a heat dissipation metal plating to the margin at the same time as the wiring. Further, although a pachinko gaming machine is shown as a gaming machine to which the variable display device is applied, other gaming machines, for example, an arrange-type pachinko gaming machine or a slot machine may be used.

[0042]

As is apparent from the above description, in the present invention, the fixing member for fixing the rotating body and the electric drive source is connected to the wiring from the electric drive source. On the other hand, the first connecting terminal is provided, and on the other hand, the second connecting terminal is provided in the storage body that supports and fixes the fixing member and stores the rotating body. Therefore, by simply supporting and fixing the fixing member to the storage body, Since the 1st connection terminal and the 2nd connection terminal are connected, it is not necessary to specially perform the wiring connection work, and the wiring is not damaged.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of a drive unit that constitutes a variable display device and includes a drum device housing and a rotary drum device as seen from the front.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the drive device section as viewed from the back side.

FIG. 3 is a side front view, a partial cross-sectional view, and a partial front view of a reel unit that constitutes a rotary drum device.

FIG. 4 is a side sectional view of the reel unit.

FIG. 5 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of a transfer sheet provided on the surface of the reel unit.

FIG. 6 is a schematic view of a transfer machine that transfers a transfer sheet.

FIG. 7 is an exploded perspective view of a drive unit that constitutes the rotary drum device.

FIG. 8 is a front view of an irradiation device provided in the rotary drum device.

FIG. 9 is a side view of an irradiation device provided in the rotary drum device.

FIG. 10 is an exploded perspective view of a stepping motor provided in the rotary drum device.

FIG. 11 is a partially cutaway front view of the stepping motor.

FIG. 12 is a sectional view of a stepping motor.

FIG. 13 is a front view of a mounting substrate that constitutes a variable display device.

FIG. 14 is an exploded perspective view of a mounting substrate.

FIG. 15 is a front view of a drum transparent cover included in the mounting substrate.

FIG. 16 is a sectional view and a partially enlarged sectional view of a drum transparent cover.

FIG. 17 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of a transfer sheet provided on the surface of a drum transparent cover.

FIG. 18 is a schematic view of an in-mold molding machine that transfers a transfer sheet.

FIG. 19 is a front view of a gaming board of a pachinko gaming machine as an example of a gaming machine to which the variable display device according to the embodiment is applied.

FIG. 20 is a block diagram of a control circuit that controls a game operation.

[Explanation of symbols]

 30 Variable Display Device 70 Drive Unit 71 Drum Device Housing 73 Guide Groove 83 Printed Wiring Board 86 Connector (Second Connection Terminal) 90 Rotating Drum Device 91 Reel Body 130 Drive Unit 131 Fixing Plate (Fixing Member) 138 Wiring Board 139 Connector (First connection terminal) 154 Collective wiring 155 Irradiation device 157 Light emission source 170 Stepping motor

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A variable display device of a gaming machine, wherein a rotating body having a plurality of identification information formed on its display surface is rotated by an electric drive source, wherein the variable display device comprises the rotating body and the electric drive source. A first connection terminal including: a fixing member for fixing the fixing member; and a housing for supporting and fixing the fixing member and housing the rotating body, wherein at least wiring from the electric drive source is connected to the fixing member. On the other hand, a variable display device for a gaming machine, characterized in that a second connection terminal that is connected to the first connection terminal when the fixing member is supported and fixed to the housing is provided.