JPH06105943A - Reel for amusement machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To enable a player to have a soaring up feel to a game by variously changing the brightness and color tones of a reel. CONSTITUTION:The outer peripheral part of the reel is made to glow in bright colors by coloring symbols 17 and background parts 18 displayed on a band- shaped sheet 16 of the reel with light accumulating ink.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a reel used in game machines such as slot machines and pachinko machines.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A conventional game machine reel of this type is formed by attaching a strip-shaped sheet material to the outer peripheral surface of a reel frame made of synthetic resin. A plurality of symbols are drawn on the surface of this sheet material with color ink or the like, and a reel is incorporated so that these symbols can be seen from the outside through a symbol display window on the front surface of the machine body.

An illuminating device such as a fluorescent lamp is provided inside the symbol display window to illuminate the symbol on the reel.

[0004]

The symbol display window portion only has a function of displaying symbols only.
Moreover, it is difficult to display symbols that are rich in structure due to its structure. By the way, in this type of game machine, since it is necessary to increase the mood for the player, the slot machine has a display panel directly above the reel display window, and a plurality of lamps are provided behind the display panel. By arranging them and turning them on or off at appropriate times, the player's mood for the game is enhanced.

However, since the area in which the lamps and the like are installed is limited, there is a limit in making such an idea, and when the number of lamps is increased, the structure becomes complicated and the cost becomes high. There is also.

The present invention has been made in view of the above problems. By using a special ink on the outer peripheral portion of the reel to represent the symbol or the background portion thereof, it is possible to display a variety of symbols. An object of the present invention is to provide a reel for a game machine, which can greatly enhance the mood of a player for a game.

[0007]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, in a game machine reel in which a plurality of symbols are displayed on an outer peripheral surface, at least one of the symbol and a background portion thereof is
It is represented by a phosphorescent ink having a property of emitting light by absorbing, accumulating and releasing light.

A gaming machine reel according to a second aspect of the present invention is provided with at least one of the symbol and a background portion thereof.
This is represented by a fluorescent ink having a property of emitting light by absorbing ultraviolet rays.

In the game machine reel according to a third aspect of the present invention, one of the symbol and the background portion thereof is represented by a phosphorescent ink having a property of emitting light by absorbing, accumulating and emitting light. The other is represented by a fluorescent ink having a property of emitting light by absorbing ultraviolet rays.

[0010]

When the reel according to the invention of claim 1 is irradiated with light, the portion represented by the phosphorescent ink absorbs the irradiation light and emits light in vivid colors, and the reel according to the invention of claim 2 is irradiated with ultraviolet rays. Then, the portion represented by the fluorescent ink absorbs ultraviolet rays and emits fluorescence, so that a variety of symbol display is performed. Regarding the reel according to the invention of claim 3,
The portion represented by the phosphorescent ink and the portion represented by the fluorescent ink perform different kinds of light emitting operations, resulting in a more varied symbol display.

[0011]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS FIG. 1 shows the appearance of a slot machine 2 in which a game machine reel according to the present invention is used. This slot machine 2 is provided with three reels 1a, 1b, 1c on the outer peripheral surface of which a plurality of symbols are represented, and on the front surface of the machine body, there are a reel display window 3, a medal slot 4, a start handle 5, a stop switch. 6a, 6b, 6c, a medal discharge port 7, a medal receiving tray 8 and the like are provided.

The reel display window 3 has three reels 1
a, 1b, 1c are located, the rotation state of each reel 1a, 1b, 1c from the reel display window 3 and three of the plurality of symbols drawn on the outer peripheral surface of each reel when each reel is stopped.
The state in which the individual symbols are aligned on the _five stop lines L _{1 to} L ₅ can be seen through.

The starting handle 5 includes three reels 1.
a, 1b, 1c for starting all at once, and the stop switches 6a, 6b, 6c respectively correspond to the corresponding reel 1
It is for stopping a, 1b, 1c.

The medal insertion slot 4 is a portion for inserting 1 to 3 medals prior to the start of the game. The medal receiving tray 8 accommodates the medals ejected from the medal ejection opening 7 when paying out medals.

Stop lines L _{1 to} L of the reel display window 3
₅ is to be activated sequentially depending on the number of medals thrown in. When one medal is thrown in, the center line L ₁ is shown, and when two medals are thrown in, the upper, middle and lower three of the line L _2, L _1, L _3, all the lines L ₁ ~L ₅ when three medal is inserted, respectively valid, a combination of predetermined symbols on any activated line When established, a predetermined number of medals are paid out.

As shown in FIG. 2, the reels 1a, 1b and 1c are composed of a central boss portion 9, an outer peripheral frame 10 and a plurality of support rods 11. A connection hole 12 for connecting to a motor is provided at the center of the boss portion 9. The outer peripheral frame 10 includes a plurality of connecting plates 15 between a pair of ring-shaped side frames 13 and 14.
Is a structure that is arranged at regular intervals. The support rods 11 are radially arranged on the outer periphery of the boss portion 9, and the tips of the support rods 11 are connected to the central portion of the length of the connecting plate 15.

On the outer periphery of the reels 1a, 1b, 1c,
A band-shaped sheet 16 on which a plurality of symbols are drawn is arranged on the surface of a transparent synthetic resin sheet material. This strip sheet 1
6 has a width corresponding to the length of the connecting plate 15, and an adhesive is applied to the back surface of the connecting plate 15. Glue to.

At least one of the symbol and the background portion of the strip-shaped sheet 16 is drawn with a phosphorescent ink or a fluorescent ink. The phosphorescent ink contains a pigment having a property of absorbing and accumulating sunlight and electric light, and gradually emitting the accumulated light to emit light. For example, Cericol phosphorescent ink (trade name, manufactured by Taiyo Mark Co., Ltd. ) Is used. The fluorescent ink contains a pigment that absorbs ultraviolet rays and emits light, and for example, BL ink (trade name, manufactured by Taiyo Mark Co., Ltd.) is used. This fluorescent ink is milky white under normal illumination, but emits various colors when irradiated with ultraviolet rays.

FIGS. 3A and 3B show an example in which either the symbol 17 or the background portion 18 of the strip-shaped sheet 16 is drawn with the above-described phosphorescent ink. In FIG. 3a, the background portion 18 is colored with normal ink, and the symbols 17, 17 are drawn and colored with phosphorescent ink. In FIG. 3b, the background portion 18 is colored with phosphorescent ink, and each symbol 17 is drawn and colored with normal ink.

Inside the body of this slot machine 2,
A lamp is provided at a position facing the outer peripheral surface of each reel 1a, 1b, 1c. In the example shown in the front view of FIG. 4 and the side view of FIG. 5, two white lamps 20, 20 that emit white fluorescence are provided above and below the symbol display window 3.

The white lamps 20, 20 are constantly turned on to illuminate the reels 1a, 1b, 1c when the power is on. At this time, the colored portion of each reel 1a, 1b, 1c with the phosphorescent ink absorbs and accumulates this irradiation light, and vividly emits light. The white lamps 20, 20
In addition to the constant lighting, the lighting operation may be performed only at the time of winning.

FIG. 5 shows an example using a fluorescent ink,
Each symbol 17 is drawn with normal ink and overwritten with fluorescent ink. The background portion 18 is colored with normal ink as in the case of FIG. As a result, FIG.
As shown in (1) and (2), when the ultraviolet light is irradiated, the overwriting portion of the fluorescent ink emits fluorescence, and the color development state of the symbol 17 changes.

FIG. 6 is an example in which fluorescent ink is applied to the entire strip-shaped sheet 16. In this example, as in FIG. 5, each symbol 17 is drawn with normal ink, and fluorescent ink is overwritten. The background portion 18 is colored with fluorescent ink that emits light in a different color for each of the areas 22, 22 ... Corresponding to each of the symbols 17, 17. As a result, the background portion 18 is milky white as shown in FIG. 6 (1) when it is not irradiated with ultraviolet rays, and when the ultraviolet ray is irradiated as shown in FIG. Each symbol 17 emits light in a different color, and the coloring state of each symbol 17 changes.

Although not shown here, FIG.
In the sixth embodiment, a lamp that emits ultraviolet rays (hereinafter referred to as "ultraviolet lamp") is arranged at the same position as the white lamps 20, 20 shown in FIG.

FIG. 7 shows an example in which luminous ink is used for the symbol 17 and fluorescent ink is used for the background portion 18, respectively.
The configuration of the background portion 18 of this embodiment is the same as that of FIG. 6, and when the background portion 18 is irradiated with ultraviolet rays, the background portion 18 changes to a different color for each region 22, and each symbol 17 emits vividly.

FIG. 8 shows an example in which fluorescent ink is used for the symbol 17 and luminous ink is used for the background portion 18, respectively. The structure of the symbol 17 of this embodiment is the same as that of FIG. 5, and when ultraviolet rays are irradiated, the color-developed state of each symbol 17 changes and the background portion 18 emits vivid colors.

As shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, when two types of inks, a phosphorescent ink and a fluorescent ink, are used, FIG.
As shown in (1) and (2), the white lamp 20 and the ultraviolet lamp 21 are installed above and below the reel display window 3, respectively.

Of these lamps, the white lamp 20 is always turned on when the power is on, but the ultraviolet lamp 21
Turns on and off in a timely manner in response to a command from the control unit 25 described later. It should be noted that the white lamp 20 may be turned on at the same time as the ultraviolet lamp 21.

In each of the above embodiments, each lamp 2
Although 0 and 21 are attached to the upper and lower positions of the reel display window 3, the present invention is not limited to this and can be provided inside each reel 1a, 1b and 1c.

FIG. 10 shows an electrical configuration of the slot machine 2. In the figure, reference numeral 25 is a control unit, which has a known configuration in which a ROM 28 and a RAM 29 are connected to a CPU 26 via a bus 27. The CPU 26 is the main body of calculation and control, and reads and writes data to and from the RAM 29 in accordance with a program stored in the ROM 28, and controls the operation of each input / output unit in series.

A reel driving unit 29 is connected to the bus 27 via an I / O port 28, and the white lamp 20 and the ultraviolet lamp 21 are connected via a display interface 31. The reel drive unit 29 receives an instruction from the CPU 26 and controls the operation of the stepping motor for driving each reel.

Further, the start lever 5, stop switches 6a to 6c, etc. are connected to the bus 27 via the I / O port 30, and electric signals generated by these operations are sent via the I / O port 30 and the bus 27. Are taken into the CPU 26.

FIG. 11 shows a control procedure by the control unit 25 in step 1 (indicated by "ST1" in the drawing) to the embodiment (FIGS. 5, 6, 7 and 8) in which the fluorescent ink is used for the reel.
This is shown in step 15. First, the CPU 26 is step 1,
It is checked whether or not a medal has been inserted from the medal insertion slot 4.

When a medal is inserted, step 1 becomes "YES", and the CPU 26 at the next step 2,
Stand by for the operation of the starting lever 5. When the start lever 5 is operated, step 2 becomes "YES", the CPU 26 starts all the reels 1a, 1b, 1c all at once, and the ultraviolet lamp 21 is turned on and off at random (steps 3 and 4).

At the next steps 5 to 7, the CPU 31
It waits for the operation of the stop switches 6a, 6b, 6c. When the stop switch 6a of the first reel 1a is now pressed, step 5 becomes "YES", and the CPU 26 stops the corresponding reel 1a in step 8.

Similarly, when the stop switch 6b of the second reel 1b is pushed, step 6 is carried out, and when the stop switch 6c of the third reel 1c is pushed, step 7 is carried out. Then, the CPU 26 stops the corresponding reels 1b and 1c (steps 9 and 1).
0).

When all the reels 1a, 1b, 1c are stopped, step 11 becomes "YES", and the CPU 26 turns on the ultraviolet lamps 21, 21 in the next step 12, and then, in step 13, wins one of the winning lines. It is determined whether such a symbol combination is established.

If the winning is established, this determination is "YE
S ”, the CPU 26 pays out a predetermined number of medals from the medal payout outlet 12 in the next step 14,
At step 15, the ultraviolet lamps 21 and 21 of the reels 1a, 1b and 1c are turned off.

In the above example, the reels 1a, 1b,
Although the ultraviolet lamp 21 is turned on when the 1c is rotated and stopped, the present invention is not limited to this, and the ultraviolet lamp 21 is activated when a combination of winning symbols is established on each reel.
May be turned on to cause the colored portion of the fluorescent ink to emit light.

[0040]

As described above, according to the present invention, the symbols and the background portion of the outer peripheral surface of the reel are displayed by using a luminous ink that absorbs and stores irradiation light and emits light, or a fluorescent ink that absorbs ultraviolet light and emits light. Therefore, it is possible to change the brilliance and color tone of the reel in various ways, which can enhance the player's mood for the game. Further, since the reel is devised to enhance the mood of the player, there is no fear of complicating the internal structure of the machine, and the remarkable effects of achieving the object of the invention are achieved.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view showing the outer appearance of a slot machine in which a game machine reel according to the present invention is used.

FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view showing a configuration example of a reel.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing a configuration of a strip-shaped sheet of a reel.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing a lamp mounting structure.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing a configuration of a strip-shaped sheet of a reel.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram showing a configuration of a strip-shaped sheet of a reel.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram showing a configuration of a strip-shaped sheet of a reel.

FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram showing a configuration of a strip-shaped sheet of a reel.

FIG. 9 is an explanatory view showing a lamp mounting structure.

FIG. 10 is a block diagram showing a circuit configuration example of a slot machine.

FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing a control procedure by the control unit.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1a, 1b, 1c Reel 16 Strip sheet 17 Symbol part 18 Background part

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A game machine reel having a plurality of symbols on its outer peripheral surface, wherein at least one of the symbol and its background portion has a property of emitting light by absorbing, accumulating and emitting light. A game machine reel that is represented by. 2. A game machine reel having a plurality of symbols on its outer peripheral surface, wherein at least one of the symbol and its background is represented by a fluorescent ink having a property of emitting light by absorbing ultraviolet rays. A reel for amusement machines. 3. A game machine reel in which a plurality of symbols are displayed on the outer peripheral surface, wherein either one of the symbol and the background portion thereof has a property of emitting light by absorbing, accumulating and emitting light. A reel for a game machine, which is represented by an ink and the other is represented by a fluorescent ink having a property of emitting light by absorbing ultraviolet rays.