JPH06165855A - Variable display device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide a variable display device which can attract a player's interest by giving a variation to a picture pattern. CONSTITUTION:The device is constituted so that in rollers 32a-32h for rotating a belt 33 in which a picture pattern is formed on the outside peripheral surface by a fact that a sliding plate 43 of a sliding mechanism 42 moves in the forward and the backward directions, when a condition determined in advance is formed in a game, the rollers 32b, 32c being in a position which faces a player move. In such a way, the picture pattern formed on the outside peripheral surface of the belt 33 for passing through the rollers 32b, 32c is deformed in connection with a movement of the rollers 32b, 32c, by which the player recognizes a fact that the game state becomes a reach state, and also, can be interested in a variable display operation of the variable display device.

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 in which a variable display member having a plurality of pieces of identification information on its outer periphery is rotationally controlled.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in a variable display device provided in a game machine such as a ball game machine (pachinko game machine, arrangement game machine, etc.) or a slot machine, a drum-shaped variable display member formed in a cylindrical shape is used. It is known that a plurality of identification information is formed on the outer periphery and a predetermined game value is given by a combination of the identification information when the plurality of drum-shaped variable display members are stopped.

[0003]

By the way, since the drum-shaped variable display member described above is formed of a hard synthetic resin, the size and shape of the identification information formed on the outer periphery of the drum-shaped variable display member is determined. Can't change,
For example, even in a game state such as a predetermined reach display state or a big hit advance notice state, there is a drawback that the identification information itself cannot be changed because it is only decorated with sound effects and lighting. 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 that can change the identification information to attract the interest of the player.

[0004]

To achieve the above object, in the present invention, in a variable display device in which a variable display member having a plurality of identification information on its outer peripheral surface is rotationally controlled, the variable display device is , The variable display member is formed by an endless belt-shaped variable display member, the belt-shaped variable display member is spanned over a plurality of rollers, and a roller provided at a position facing the player among the plurality of rollers is a slide mechanism. The slide mechanism is configured to be movable, and the slide mechanism is drive-controlled when a predetermined condition is satisfied in the game.

[0005]

When the predetermined condition is satisfied in the game, the slide mechanism is drive-controlled and the roller at the position facing the player moves, so that it is formed on the outer peripheral surface of the belt-shaped variable display member passing through the roller portion. The identified information is transformed along with the movement of the roller, whereby the player recognizes that a predetermined game state has been reached, and has an interest in the variable display operation of the variable display device.

[0006]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. First, with reference to FIG. 5, a configuration of a game board 1 of a pachinko gaming machine as an example of a gaming machine to which the variable display device 4 according to the embodiment is applied will be described. Figure 5
It 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 an area defined by the guide rail 2 constitutes a game area 3. There is. A variable display device 4 having a plurality of (three) belts 33a to 33c as variable display members is arranged at substantially the center of the game area 3.

The variable display device 4 constitutes a main part of this embodiment, and the detailed internal structure thereof will be described later in detail, but in the structure of the mounting substrate 5 mounted on the surface of the game board 1. Is the belt 33a-33 described above in the center thereof.
Identification information formed on the outer peripheral surface of c (hereinafter referred to as a design)
A rectangular symbol display portion 6 that allows the see-through is formed. The symbol display portion 6 is covered with a convex lens-shaped transparent plate to enlarge and display the symbol. Also, the mounting board 5
A normal winning hole 7 is formed in the upper center of the variable winning ball in a specific game state (in this embodiment, there is a big hit game state and a medium hit game state) which will be described below. A number-of-opening display 8 for displaying the number of times of opening / closing the opening / closing plate 17 of the device 16 is provided. In addition, on the lower side of the mounting substrate 5, a start memory display LED 9 for displaying the number of winning balls that have been won in the start winning opening 14 and which is a reserved number of variable operation times of the variable display device 4 is built in. ,
Decorative LEDs 10 are also built in on the top, bottom, left and right of the mounting substrate 5.

Below the variable display device 4, the belt 3 is provided.
A start winning opening 14 that allows rotation of 3a to 33c is provided. The winning prize winning in the starting winning opening 14 is guided to the back surface of the game board 1 and detected by the starting winning prize detector 15. The rotation of the variable display device 4 based on the winning of the start winning opening 14 is stored a predetermined number of times (for example, 4 times), and the fact is displayed by the start memory display LED 9 provided in the variable display device 4. It has become.

Below the variable display device 4, a variable winning ball device 16 having a rectangular winning area is provided.
The variable winning ball device 16 has a mounting board attached to the game board 1, and a rectangular winning area is opened on the upper part of the mounting board. The winning area is closed by an opening / closing plate 17 which is pivotally supported on both sides of the lower end and can be opened / closed in the vertical direction with respect to the mounting substrate. This opening and closing board 1
7, opening and closing is controlled by the solenoid 18 for the opening and closing plate,
During the opening, the ball hitting the surface of the game board 1 is received and guided to the winning area to be a winning ball. Further, the inside of the winning area is divided into two, a specific winning opening is set on the right side, and a normal winning opening is set on the left side. The specific prize hole,
A specific ball detector 22 (not shown, but symbols are shown in the block diagram of FIG. 6) is provided, and a winning ball detector 23 (not shown, but block diagram of FIG. 6) for detecting a ball hit at a normal winning opening. Is also provided). The number of hits detected by the specific ball detector 22 and the winning ball detector 23 is the winning number display 21 provided below the opening / closing plate 17.
Is displayed in. In addition, inside the opening and closing plate 17, when the specific ball detector 22 is turned on by winning the specific winning opening,
A V display LED 19 is provided to notify that the continuation right has been established. Further, a normal winning port 20 is integrally formed on the left and right portions of the mounting substrate of the variable winning ball device 16.

The variable winning ball device 16 constructed as described above operates as follows. That is, when the hit ball enters one of the starting winning openings 14 and the starting winning ball detector 15 is turned on, the belt 33a of the variable display device 4 to.
When 33c starts rotating and a certain time (for example, about 6 seconds) elapses, the belts 33a to 33c are sequentially stopped in the order of left, right, and middle, and identification information of all the belts 33a to 33c when stopped ( It becomes a specific game state when the combination of (pattern) becomes a predetermined display mode. Then, in this specific game state, the opening / closing plate 17 of the variable winning ball device 16 is set to be opened for a predetermined period (for example, until about 30 seconds elapse or until 10 winning balls are generated), The ball hitting the surface of the game board 1 is received while it is open. Then, when a specific winning opening provided in the winning area is won, the above-mentioned open state is repeated again, and every time a winning ball is generated at the specific winning opening, the open state can be repeated a predetermined number of times. Has become. The number of repetitions in this embodiment is set differently depending on the combination of the symbols, and as will be described later, when the symbols “7 of the same color” or “BAR of the same color” are combined (this is called a jackpot gaming state). ) Has 16
The number of times is set, and when the combination of the symbols of "3 of the same color" (this is called the medium hitting game state), three times are set. Of course, the number of repetitions for the big hit and the middle hit may be set arbitrarily.

Further, on the surface of the game board 1, windmill lamps 24 are provided on the left and right sides of the upper part of the variable display device 4, and on the lower side, there are a passage opening 25 and a normal winning opening continuous to the passage opening 25. And 26 are provided. The passing opening 25 is for passing the hitting balls which fall in the game area 3, and guides the passing hitting balls to the winning opening 26 at the bottom. Further, the windmill lamp 24 is lit or blinks in the specific game state or at the time of winning a prize for starting to notify that effect, and has the same function as the side lamps 28 on the left and right sides of the game area 3.
Is provided. Further, a part of the side lamp 28 is provided with a plurality of decorative LEDs 29 with numbers,
Decorative LED2 corresponding to the random number extracted at the time of hit
9 is lit up and displayed. This decorative LED
Although 29 is a normal decoration, it can be used to provide a service for determining whether or not a prize ball obtained by the game can be continuously played even after the specific game state in the game hall. For example, when it is determined that the continuous game is allowed when "1" is displayed, if the decorative LED 29 corresponding to "1" is turned on, the continuous game is allowed and other numbers are supported. When the decoration LED 29 is turned on, the prize ball obtained in the specific game state is once exchanged for a desired prize. In addition, at the lowermost part of the surface of the game board 1, there is provided an outlet 27 through which a hit ball that has not won any of the above-mentioned winning areas is guided to the rear of the game board 1.

Next, a detailed internal structure of the variable display device 4 will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2 are a plan view and a side view of a variable belt unit 30 provided inside the variable display device 4, and FIG.
FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a belt 33 included in the variable belt unit 30, and FIG. 4 is a development view showing an array of identification information (designs) formed on the outer peripheral surface of the belt 33.

Inside the variable display device 4, a plurality (three) are provided.
The variable belt units 30 are arranged in parallel with each other, and the variable belt units 30 are collectively formed on the set substrate 31, as shown in FIG. Specifically, a plurality of rollers 32a to 3a are provided on the set substrate 31.
2h is rotatably provided, and an endless belt 33 is stretched around the rollers 32a to 32h. Of the plurality of rollers 32a to 32h described above, rollers 32a, 32d, 32e,
32h is directly rotatably supported on the set substrate 31 (however, 32h is not directly provided, to be exact), and the axial support positional relationship is substantially square-shaped vertex positions. There is. On the other hand, the rollers 32a, 3 described above
Rollers 32b, 32c, 3 excluding 2d, 32e, 32h
2f and 32g are rotatably supported on a slide plate 43, which constitutes a slide mechanism 42, which will be described later.
1 is provided slidably in the front-rear direction (left-right direction in FIG. 1B), and its axial support positional relationship is
Each vertex position is almost rectangular.

By the way, among the rollers 32a, 32d, 32e and 32h which are directly supported by the set substrate 31, the roller 32e which is supported by the lower rear part has a function as a driving roller. That is, the gear 35 fixed to the output shaft of the belt motor 34 (in this embodiment, a stepping motor) fixed to the set substrate 31 is the drive roller 3.
Since it meshes with the gear 36 fixed to the rotating shaft of 2e, the rotation of the belt motor 34 causes the drive roller 32e to rotate, which causes the belt 33 to rotate. Further, the roller 32h provided on the upper rear side has a function as a tension roller that gives tension to the belt 33. That is, the tension roller 32h is rotatably supported by the movable plate 37 which is movable with respect to the set substrate 31, and the movable plate 37 is always urged outward by the spring 38. As shown in FIG. 1 (A), all the rollers 32a to 32h have a structure in which a pair of gears having rack-shaped grooves are fixed to the left and right of the rotation shaft, and these gears correspond to the belt 33. It engages with a rack 59 (see FIG. 3) formed along both inner edges to guide the belt 33 in rotation.
Further, by making the rollers 32a to 32h have such a structure, the light of the illumination device 52, which will be described later, is transmitted to the rollers 32a to 32h.
Irradiation can be performed from the rear surface of the belt 33 without being blocked by 32h. Of course, when the illumination device 52 is not provided, the rollers 32a to 32h may be formed in a cylindrical shape, for example.

On the other hand, rollers 32b, 32c, 32 provided on a slide plate 43 slidably provided in a horizontally elongated rectangular recess 41 formed in the center of the set substrate 31.
The f and 32g are configured to be movable in the left-right direction by the slide mechanism 42. This slide mechanism 42
The rectangular opening is formed at the center of the slide plate 43, and the racks 44 are formed on the upper and lower sides of the opening. A gear 46 meshing with the rack 44 is provided so as to be held by the upper and lower racks 44. The gear 46 is fixed to an output shaft of a sliding motor 45 fixed to a motor mounting piece 55 formed integrally with a lighting cover body 53 described later. Therefore, the gear 46 is rotated by the rotation of the sliding motor 45, and the rack 4 is rotated.
The slide plate 43 is moved in a predetermined direction by meshing with 4, and the range of movement is a contact piece formed by the left and right ends of the opening formed with the stopper piece 47 and the rack 44 that are erected in the recess 41. This is the range up to the contact with the portion 48. To detect this range electrically, slide plate 4
3 are provided with detectors 50a and 50b which are operated by a detection actuating piece 49 projecting above. Note that guide pieces 51 for guiding the sliding movement of the slide plate 43 are formed above and below the recess 41.

The variable belt unit 30 has an illuminating device 52 in addition to the above structure. The illuminating device 52 includes an illuminating cover body 53 fixed behind the rollers 32 a and 32 d axially supported on the front and the bottom of the set substrate 31 and straddling the slide plate 43, and the cover body 53.
And a plurality of illumination lamps 54 provided inside. Thus, the illumination device 52 irradiates light from the inside of the belt 33 toward the front to optically decorate the pattern drawn on the outer peripheral surface of the belt 33. Further, in the variable belt unit 30, a light projector 39 (reset LED) and a light receiver 40 (reset sensor) are provided on the upper rear side of the lighting device 52 and inside the belt 33. The light projector 39 and the light receiver 40 are connected to the belt 3
3. A light reflection part (or a light blocking part) formed on a part of the back surface of No. 3
Is used to determine a symbol in a position that can be visually recognized by the player, and the number of steps for driving the belt motor 34 including a stepping motor is reset.

As shown in FIG. 3, the belt 33 is provided with a plurality of symbols, such as a big hit symbol 56, a detachment symbol 57, and a medium hit symbol 58, on the outer peripheral surface thereof, and the rollers 32a ... A rack 59 that meshes with 32h is formed. The belt 33 is made of transparent synthetic resin. By the way, as described above, in the variable display device 4 in the present embodiment, the three variable belt units 30 are incorporated, but the symbols drawn on the outer peripheral surfaces of the belts 33a to 33c of each variable belt unit 30 are as follows: It is as shown in 4. FIG. 4 is a development view of the belts 33a to 33c. "7 (blue)" and "7 (red)" are provided on the belts 33a to 33c in this embodiment.
"BAR (black)""BAR(red)""OPEN3
(Blue) "" OPEN3 (red) "" OPEN3 (green) "
Eight kinds of character information of "OPEN3 (yellow)" and 1 of "☆"
Three pieces of graphic information are formed, and among these, four combinations of "7 of the same color" and "BAR of the same color" are displayed in the center horizontal hit line and the diagonal hit line Of these, the jackpot game state, "O of the same color
Of the specific game states when four combinations of "PEN3" are displayed in the center horizontal hit line and the diagonal hit line,
It becomes a medium hitting game state. In other words, there are a total of 40 ways to enter the specific game state.

In the variable belt unit 30 constructed as described above, in a normal game state, as shown in FIG. 2, the belt 33 is rotationally driven while the slide mechanism 42 is moved backward and stopped. However, when the game state becomes the reach state described later, the slide motor 45 is rotationally driven, so that the slide plate 43 starts to move forward to project the belt 33 forward, as shown in FIG.
The slide plate 43 starts moving forward to detect the detection operation piece 49.
When the front detector 50a is turned on, the sliding motor 45 rotates in the reverse direction to move the slide plate 43 backward,
When the detection actuating piece 49 turns on the rear detector 50b, the sliding motor 45 rotates forward again to move the slide plate 43 forward. Such movement of the slide plate 43 in the front-rear direction is performed until the reach state ends. Then, by moving the slide plate 43 in the front-back direction,
Since the rollers 32b and 32c at positions facing the player move, the patterns 56 to 58 formed on the outer peripheral surface of the belt 33 passing through the rollers 32b and 32c are rollers 32.
It deforms with the movement of b and 32c, whereby the player recognizes that the game state has reached the reach state and has an interest in the variable display operation of the variable display device 4.

The structure of the game board 1 including the variable display device 4 has been described above, but those game devices provided on the game board 1 are controlled by the game control circuit shown in FIG. FIG. 6 is a circuit diagram showing the game control circuit in a block configuration, which is controlled by a main basic circuit 60 including an MPU, ROM, RAM, and an input / output circuit. The variable display device 4 is controlled by a sub basic circuit 61 controlled by the basic circuit 60. Then, the main basic circuit 60 receives the detection signals from the prize winning ball detector 23, the specific winning ball detector 22 and the starting winning prize ball detector 15 via the input circuit 64, and the address decoding circuit 62 outputs the main basic signal. A chip select signal is applied to the circuit 60. Further, when the power is turned on, the initial reset circuit 66 gives a reset signal to the main basic circuit 60, and the regular reset circuit 67 gives a regular reset signal to the main basic circuit 60 at every predetermined time.

On the other hand, the main basic circuit 60 provides control signals to the following devices and circuits. That is, through the segment / LED circuit 62, the number of times of opening display 8, start memory display LED 9, winning number display 21, V display LED 1
9 and the decoration LED 10 are provided with a display control signal, and the decoration lamp 2 is supplied via the lamp solenoid circuit 63.
4, 28, 29 and the open / close plate solenoid 18 are driven, and an audio signal is given to the speaker through the sound circuit 68. Furthermore, the big hit information circuit 69 is led to the outside in the big hit game state signal, the big hit information circuit 70 is led to the outside in the middle hit game state signal, and the effective start information circuit 71 is passed. As a result, a start winning signal that reliably changes the variable display device 4 is derived to the outside.

The variable belt unit 30 of the variable display device 4 described above is controlled by a dedicated sub basic circuit 61.
A control signal is given from 0. Then, from the sub basic circuit 61, via the motor circuit 72, the belt motor 34
A drive signal is applied to the slide motor 45, a drive signal is applied to the belt lamp 54 via the lamp circuit 73, and a drive signal is sent to the projector 39 (reset LED) via the LED circuit 74. Further, from the light receiver 40 (reset sensor) and the slide sensors 50a and 50b (front / rear detectors) built in the variable belt unit 30, input signals to the sub basic circuit 61 and the basic circuit 60 via the input circuit 75. Will be sent. Electric power having various voltages is supplied from the power supply circuit 76 to the above-described devices and circuits.

An example of a specific operation of the game control circuit described above will be described with reference to the time charts and explanatory diagrams shown in FIGS. 7 to 14. First, FIG. 7, FIG. 10, and FIG.
With reference to FIG. 1, the operation of variable display when the variable display device 4 is in the off display will be described. FIG. 7 is a time chart showing the out-of-range variable display operation of the variable display device 4 based on the winning of a ball hitting the starting winning opening 14, and FIG. 10 is a list of random numbers used for out-of-hit. , Fig. 11
Is an explanatory view for explaining a method of selecting a winning symbol that is determined when a hit ball has won the starting winning opening 14. In the figure, when a hitting ball passes through the starting winning opening 14 to turn on the starting winning prize detector 15 and the starting signal S1 is derived, one value is randomly selected from 1 and 2 at the rising of the starting signal S1. It is extracted and stored. Random 1 is
As shown in FIG. 10, it is a random number in the first stage for determining whether or not it is a winning symbol, and is “0 to 35” after the power is turned on.
The 36 different numerical values fluctuate moment by moment, and Random 2 is the random number in the second stage for determining whether or not it is a winning symbol, and the seven numerical values of "0 to 6" after the power is turned on. It is fluctuating. Also, the values of random 1 and 2 stored when 0.130 seconds have elapsed after the start signal S1 was derived, and the values of random 1 and 2 that were read 0.132 seconds after the start signal S1 was derived. When is not a hit, one value is randomly extracted from 3. This random 3
As shown in FIG. 10, 9261 of “0 to 9260”
The numerical values are constantly changing, and the symbol corresponding to the extracted value is displayed at a predetermined position which is visible to the player.

Therefore, when the numerical value extracted from random 1 is other than "2", or even when the numerical value extracted from random 1 is "2", the numerical value extracted from random 2 is "1". When it is other than, as shown in Figure 11, rather than the big hit (big hit in this case is synonymous with the specific game state), it is determined as out, and the symbol corresponding to the value extracted in random 3 as described above. Is displayed at a predetermined position which is visible to the player. However, if the extracted value happens to coincide with the winning symbol (including the big hit and the medium hit), 1 is added to the random 3 data and the symbol is displayed as a deviating symbol. Further, when the reach pattern in which the left and right symbols are the same is obtained, as shown in FIG. 7, 0.134 to 0.14 after the start signal S1 is derived.
When 8 seconds have passed, one value is extracted from random 6. As will be described later, the random 6 is a random number for selecting five types of variation patterns when hit, but the random 6 when out of contact functions as a random number for selecting two types of variation patterns. To do. This will be described later in detail.

As described above, when the start signal S1 is derived, it is determined whether or not the combination of the symbols displayed on the variable display device 4 is a hit, and the symbols displayed at the time of stop are also determined. After completion of the above (0.182 seconds after the start signal S1 is derived in this embodiment), first,
The belt 33a of the left variable belt unit 30 (hereinafter,
The pattern 33a starts to change, and after a short time interval (0.002 seconds), the right belt 33c (hereinafter,
The pattern 33c) and the central belt 33b (hereinafter, referred to as the pattern 33b) start to change sequentially. Then, in the variable display of the symbol 33a, the basic time (6.300
For a second), the speed fluctuates by being set to a predetermined fluctuation speed, and when the basic time elapses, it is stopped when the fluctuation time for one symbol elapses. Similarly, in the variable display of the pattern 33c,
During the same basic time as above (6.300 seconds), it is set at a predetermined fluctuation speed and fluctuates, and when the basic time elapses, it is stopped when the fluctuation time for 6 symbols elapses.

On the other hand, in the variable display of the symbol 33b,
When the stop symbol on the hit line displayed on the symbols 33a, 33c that have already stopped is not a hit symbol (when not in reach state) and when it is a hit symbol (when in reach state)
And are variably displayed in different modes. Therefore, first, the fluctuation display when not in the reach state will be described. During the same basic time as above (6.300 seconds), the fluctuation is set to a predetermined fluctuation speed, and when the basic time elapses, fluctuations of 11 symbols will occur. It will be stopped when time passes. On the other hand, in the variation display in the reach state, during the same basic time as above (6.300 seconds), the predetermined variation speed is set and varies, and when the basic time elapses, variation of 64 to 84 symbols It will be stopped when time passes. This 64-84
The fluctuation speed of the symbols is set to a slightly slow fluctuation speed. However, the value extracted in the random 6 is odd and the reach pattern is the same color "7" or "B".
When it is “AR”, it is stopped when the variation time of 65 to 85 symbols elapses after the elapse of the basic time. During the change of the symbol 33b at the time of reach, the slide mechanism 42 operates to display the variable symbol or the stopped symbol while changing the sizes and shapes of the symbols 33a to 33b.

Next, the operation of the variable display when the variable display device 4 performs the hit display (including the big hit and the middle hit) will be described with reference to FIGS.
FIG. 8 and FIG. 9 are time charts showing the hit variable display operation of the variable display device 4 based on the winning of the hit ball at the starting winning opening 14. In FIG. 8, the hitting ball passes through the starting winning opening 14 to turn on the starting winning prize detector 15, and the starting signal S2.
When the starting signal S1 is derived, one value is extracted from each of random numbers 1 and 2 and stored at the rising edge of the starting signal S2. When 0.130 seconds have passed after the start signal S2 was derived, the stored random 1 and 2 values were read out and the start signal S2
Random 1 and 2 when 0.132 seconds have passed after derivation
When the read value of is a hit, one value is extracted from each of random numbers 4 to 6. This random 4 is shown in FIG.
As shown in 0, 40 numerical values of "0 to 39" are changing every moment, and the hit symbol corresponding to the extracted value is displayed at a predetermined position which is visible to the player. It is supposed to be done. Random 5 is shown in FIG.
As shown in, 100 numerical values of "0 to 99" change moment by moment, and are random numbers for determining the LEDs to be lit of the decorative LED 29 not directly related to the game. Further, the random 6 is a random number for selecting five types of variation patterns at the time of hit,
As shown in FIG. 10, 30 different numerical values “0 to 29” are changing every moment.

When the numerical value extracted from the random 1 is "2" and the numerical value extracted from the random 2 is "1", as shown in FIG. 11, the big hit (the big hit in this case is It is determined that it is the same as the specific game state), and the symbol corresponding to the value extracted at random 4 is displayed at a predetermined position which is visible to the player. Thus, at the time of deriving the start signal S2, it is determined whether or not the combination of the symbols displayed on the variable display device 4 is a hit, and the symbols displayed at the time of stop are also determined, and after those determinations are completed. (In the present embodiment, 0.166 seconds after the start signal S2 is derived), first,
The pattern 33a starts changing, and a small time interval (0.00
After 2 seconds), the pattern 33c and the pattern 33b start changing sequentially. Therefore, the variation mode of the symbols 33a and 33c is varied in the same mode as described in FIG.

On the other hand, when it is a hit in the variable display of the symbol 33b, the stop symbol on the hit line displayed on the symbols 33a, 33c that have already stopped is a hit symbol, so it is a variation in the so-called reach state, The fluctuation pattern is changed by the value of the extracted random 6. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 9, when the value of the extracted random 6 is “0 to 14”, the symbol 33b is
Like the symbols 33a and 33c, the basic time (6.300)
During the second), the speed fluctuates by being set to a predetermined fluctuation speed, and when the basic time elapses, it is stopped when the fluctuation time of 64 to 84 symbols elapses. The fluctuation speed for these 64-84 symbols is set to a slightly slower fluctuation speed. However, when the value extracted by the random 6 is an odd number and the reach symbol is "7" or "BAR" of the same color, when the variation time of 65 to 85 symbols has elapsed after the basic time has elapsed It is stopped (this fluctuation pattern is called fluctuation pattern). Further, when the value of the extracted random 6 is "15 to 18," after the fluctuation pattern described above is stopped, it is stopped for a minute time (0.490 seconds), and then it is moved again by one symbol and stopped (this A fluctuation pattern is called a fluctuation pattern). Similarly, when the value of the extracted random 6 is “19 to 22”, after the fluctuation pattern described above is stopped, after stopping for a minute time (0.490 seconds), it is changed again by 2 symbols and stopped (this The fluctuation pattern is referred to as a fluctuation pattern), and the value of the extracted random 6 is “23 to 2”.
In the case of "5", after the fluctuation pattern described above is finished, it is stopped for a minute time (0.490 seconds), and then it is moved again by 19 symbols and stopped (this fluctuation pattern is referred to as a fluctuation pattern). When the value is "26 to 29", a small time (0.
(490 seconds), after stopping, it is changed again by 20 symbols and stopped (this change pattern is called a change pattern). In addition, during the change of the pattern 33b at the time of reach,
The slide mechanism 42 operates to display a variable symbol or a stopped symbol while changing the sizes and shapes of the symbols 33a to 33b.

The game after the symbols 33a to 33c stop the variable display as described above is shown in FIGS. 12 to 14. FIG. 12 is a time chart showing the operation of the variable winning ball device 16 when the stop symbol is a big hit, and FIG. 13 is a symbol when there is a start memory after the opening operation of the variable winning ball device 16 is completed. FIG. 14 is a time chart showing variations of 33a to 33c, and FIG. 14 is a time chart showing variations of the symbols 33a to 33c when there is a start memory after the stop symbol has come off. Therefore, referring to FIG. 14 first, the case of disengagement will be described.
After the variable display of the symbol 33b that finally stops changing among the a to 33c is stopped, a predetermined time (1.266 seconds or 1.
282 seconds), the pattern 33a starts to change, but the pattern 3
The following processing is performed before the start of fluctuation in 3b. That is, after the fluctuation of the symbol 33b is stopped, the values stored in the random numbers 1 and 2 are read when a certain time (1.230 seconds) has passed, and further, after the symbol 33b has stopped, 1.232 seconds have passed. The value of 3 (at the time of disengagement) or 4, 5, 6 (at the time of hitting) is extracted, and after the symbol 33b is stopped, 1.234 to 1.24.
When 8 seconds have passed, one value is extracted from random 6 (at the time of deviation). After the pattern 33a starts changing,
The medium symbol 33b starts to change with a slight delay, and although not shown, the symbol 33c also starts to change with a slight delay.

Next, with reference to FIG. 12, the case of winning will be described. After the variable display of the three symbols 33a to 33c is stopped, a fixed time (6.300 seconds) elapses, and then the variable winning ball. Device 16 has a relatively long time (29.50
0 seconds) released. However, when the number of winning balls reaches 10 before the elapse of the certain period of time, it is closed at that time. Then, after this opening is completed, a fixed time (2.000 seconds) is set as the effective working time of the accessory continuous operation device, and the winning balls received by the opening / closing plate 17 after the opening of the variable winning ball device 16 is completed. Is a specific ball detector 22
When it is turned on, it is recognized as valid and the continuation right is generated. Then, when the continuation right is generated, the variable winning ball device 16 is controlled to be opened again after the effective working time of the accessory continuous operation device has elapsed. In addition,
The number of continuations is different depending on whether the winning combination is a big hit symbol or a medium hit symbol as described above.

Next, referring to FIG. 13, after the end of the opening operation of the variable winning ball device 16, the pattern 3 in the case where there is a start memory
Explaining the fluctuations of 3a to 33c, the opening operation of the variable winning ball device 16 is completed and a relatively long fixed time (1
After a lapse of 0.000 seconds, the pattern 33a starts to change after a minute time (0.166 seconds or 0.182 seconds).
After the symbol 33a starts changing, although not shown, the middle symbol 33b starts changing slightly later, and the symbol 33c also starts changing slightly later.

Although the configuration and operation of the variable display device 4 according to the embodiment have been described above, in this embodiment, the slide plate 43 of the slide mechanism 42 moves in the front-rear direction when the game state reaches the reach state. By the movement, the rollers 32b, 32c at the position facing the player move, so that the symbols 56 to 58 formed on the outer peripheral surface of the belt 33 passing through the rollers 32b, 32c move the rollers 32b, 32c. With the change, the player recognizes that the game state has reached the reach state, and has an interest in the variable display operation of the variable display device 4.

In the above-mentioned embodiment, the predetermined condition for starting the operation of the slide mechanism 42 is described as being in the reach state, but other conditions, for example,
It may be arbitrarily set from all the conditions that can occur in the game, such as when the probability of winning is changed, when it is announced in advance that it is winning, or when a certain time has elapsed from the start of fluctuation. Further, the material forming the belt 33 may be a material that can be expanded and contracted, and the degree of deformation of the identification information drawn on the outer peripheral surface may be increased. Further, the gaming machine to which the variable display device 4 is applied is not limited to a pachinko gaming machine, but may be various gaming machines such as an arranging type gaming machine, a card type gaming machine, and a slot machine.

[0034]

As is apparent from the above description, according to the present invention, when the predetermined condition is satisfied in the game, the slide mechanism is drive-controlled to move the roller at the position facing the player. Therefore, the identification information formed on the outer peripheral surface of the belt-shaped variable display member passing through the roller portion is deformed along with the movement of the roller, whereby the player recognizes that the predetermined game state is achieved. , It will be interesting to the variable display operation of the variable display device.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a plan view and a side view of a variable belt unit provided inside a variable display device according to an embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a plan view and a side view of a variable belt unit that is also provided inside the variable display device.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a belt included in the variable belt unit.

FIG. 4 is a development view showing an array of identification information formed on the outer peripheral surface of the belt.

FIG. 5 is a front view of a game board of a ball game machine to which a variable display device is applied.

FIG. 6 is a block diagram of a control circuit that controls a game operation of a ball game machine.

FIG. 7 is a time chart showing an out-of-range variable display operation of the variable display device.

FIG. 8 is a time chart showing a hit variable display operation of the variable display device.

FIG. 9 is also a time chart showing a hit variable display operation of the variable display device.

FIG. 10 is a table showing a list of random numbers used for hit / miss.

FIG. 11 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a method of selecting a winning symbol that is determined when a hit ball wins a starting winning opening.

FIG. 12 is a time chart showing the operation of the variable winning ball device when the stop symbol is a big hit.

FIG. 13 is a time chart showing a change in the variable display device when there is a start memory after the end of the opening operation of the variable winning ball device.

FIG. 14 is a time chart showing a change in the variable display device when there is a start memory after the stop symbol is disengaged.

[Explanation of symbols]

 4 Variable Display Device 30 Variable Belt Unit 32a to 32h Roller 33 Belt 34 Belt Motor 42 Slide Mechanism 43 Slide Plate 45 Slide Motor

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A variable display device in which a variable display member having a plurality of identification information on its outer peripheral surface is rotationally controlled, wherein the variable display device is formed by an endless belt-shaped variable display member. A belt-shaped variable display member is spanned over a plurality of rollers, and a roller provided at a position facing the player among the plurality of rollers is configured to be movable by a slide mechanism, and when a predetermined condition is established in the game. A variable display device characterized by drivingly controlling the slide mechanism.