JPH06246046A - Variable display device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide a variable display device, by which identification information can visually be confirmed in three dimensions so as to attract a player's attention. CONSTITUTION:Identification information of a rotary drum 50 is formed by pattern layers 56-58 displayed on the outer peripheral display surfaces of an outer drum 51, an intermediate drum 52 and an inner drum 53 placed at designated spaces. Accordingly, as one identification information is formed by spaced patterns, the identification information can be visually confirmed in three dimensions so as to attract a player's attention to the identification information.

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 having a rotary drum which variably displays a plurality of pieces of identification information.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a variable display device of a gaming machine (for example, a ball game machine, a slot machine, etc.) having a rotating drum for variably displaying a plurality of identification information, a plurality of symbols are drawn on the outer periphery of the rotating drum. Most of them are formed by sticking stickers or directly printing or drawing a plurality of designs.

[0003]

Therefore, when viewed from the player, the identification information looks flat and has no stereoscopic effect, and it is insufficient in attracting the player's attention to the identification information. The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and the purpose thereof is that the identification information can be viewed three-dimensionally,
An object of the present invention is to provide a variable display device capable of attracting a player's attention.

[0004]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, in the present invention, in a variable display device provided with a rotating drum for variably displaying a plurality of identification information, symbols arranged at predetermined intervals. The identification information of the rotary drum is formed by stacking a plurality of layers.

[0005]

Since the identification information of the rotary drum is formed by stacking a plurality of symbol layers arranged at a predetermined interval, one item of identification information is formed by the symbols at intervals, which is why the identification information is changed. It can be viewed three-dimensionally, and the player's attention can be drawn to the identification information.

[0006]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. First, with reference to FIG. 6, a configuration of a game board 1 of a pachinko gaming machine as an example of the gaming machine according to the embodiment will be described. FIG. 6 is an enlarged front view of the game board 1. In the figure, on the surface of the game board 1, a guide rail 2 for guiding the fired ball is planted in a substantially circular shape,
A region partitioned by the guide rail 2 constitutes a game region 3. In the upper center of the game area 3, there are multiple (3)
The variable display device 30 having the rotating drums 50 (the reference numerals 50a to 50c are given in order from the left for distinguishing each) is arranged. 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 is provided a starting winning opening 4 for allowing the rotation of the rotary drum 50. The winning prize winning in the starting winning prize 4 is guided to the back surface of the game board 1 and detected by the starting winning prize detector 5. It should be noted that the rotation of the variable display device 30 based on winning in the starting winning opening 4 is stored a predetermined number of times (for example, 4 times), and that effect is provided to the start memory LED 3 provided on the variable display device 30.
8 is displayed.

A variable winning ball device 6 is provided below the variable display device 30. The variable winning ball device 6 has a mounting board mounted on the game board 1, and a winning area formed on the mounting board is closed by an opening / closing plate 7 which can be opened and closed vertically to the mounting board. ing. The open / close plate 7 is controlled to open / close by a solenoid 8 for the open / close plate, and receives a ball hitting the surface of the game board 1 during opening and guides it into the winning area to be a winning ball. Further, the inside of the winning area is divided into three, a specific winning area 9 is formed in the center thereof, and normal winning areas are formed on the left and right sides thereof.
The specific winning area 9 is provided with a specific ball detector 10, and the normal winning area is also provided with winning ball detectors 11a and 11b. In addition, on the rear wall of the winning area 8, on one side thereof, there is provided a number-of-opening display 12 for displaying the number of times the opening / closing plate 7 has been opened in the specific game state. Further, below the opening / closing plate 7, a specific ball detector 10 and a winning ball detector 11 are provided.
LE for displaying the number of hits detected in a and 11b LE
D13 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, and a chucker lamp 15 is provided outside the winning openings 14a and 14b. The chucker lamp 15 is covered with a collision convex portion 16 that collides with a hitting ball falling on both sides of the game area 3 to change its flow path.

However, the variable winning ball device 6 configured as described above operates as follows. That is, when the hit ball wins any of the starting winning opening 4 and the starting winning ball detector 5 is turned on, the rotary drum 50 of the variable display device 30 starts rotating, and a fixed time (for example, 5 seconds) is reached. Over time,
It is sequentially stopped from the rotary drum 50a on the left side, and when the combination of the identification information when all rotary drums 50 are stopped becomes a predetermined display mode, the specific game state is set. Then, in this specific game state, the opening / closing plate 7 of the variable winning ball device 6 is set to be opened for a predetermined period (for example, until 20 seconds elapse or until 10 winning balls are generated), and the opening thereof. While hitting, the ball hitting the surface of the game board 1 is received. When the specific winning area 9 provided in the winning area is won, the above-mentioned open state is repeated again, and each time a winning ball is won in the specific winning area 9, the continuation right is established and the open state is repeated up to 16 times. Is able to.

Further, on the surface of the game board 1, windmill lamps 17a and 17b are provided on the left and right sides of the upper portion of the variable display device 30, and winning openings 18a and 18b are provided on the lower sides thereof. Further, the windmill lamps 17a, 17b are lit or blinking at the time of the specific game state or at the time of starting winning, etc. to notify that effect, and have the same function, and are provided on the left and right sides of the game area 3. Lamps 19a and 19b are provided. The winning holes 18a, 18b and the side lamps 19a, 19b described above cover the surface of the game board 1 on the left and right sides of the game area 3 and in the range from the center slightly above the mounting board of the variable winning ball device 6. It is provided integrally with the side decorative plates 21a and 21b. In this way, the side decorative plates 21a and 21b are provided on both sides of the game area 3.
Since it is not necessary to hit a large number of obstacle nails in the covered area by covering with, the manufacturing cost of the game board 1 can be significantly reduced, while both sides of the game area 3 are hitting too much. Since it is not in the range of flowing down, there is little influence on the game contents even if the obstacle nail is not hit, and there is no actual harm due to the above configuration. However, it is desirable to form unevenness on the surfaces of the side decorative plates 21a and 21b in order to change the few falling balls. For example, winning hole 18
By providing curved guide convex portions 22a and 22b below a and 18b, the ball hitting A and B falling outside the winning openings 18a and 18b are guided by the guide convex portions 22a and 22b, and a variable winning ball device is provided. It is possible to form a flow path which is caused to collide with the collision convex portion 16 of 6 and then guided to the out port 24 along the guide rail 2. Further, in this case, the guide protrusion 22
The hit ball that flows down a and 22b is the winning opening 1
In some cases, the prize may be won in 4a or 14b. In the illustrated embodiment, the sleeve lamps 20a and 20b are built in the lower portions of the side decorative plates 21a and 21b, and the sleeve lamps 20a and 20b are provided.
The front surface of b is formed to slightly project to change the flow path of the ball.

A backflow prevention device 25 is attached to the upper end of the inner guide rail 2 at the entrance of the game area 3 so that the hit balls reaching the game area 3 do not flow backward. Further, at the lowermost part of the surface of the game board 1, there is provided an out port 24 through which ball hits that have not won any of the above winning areas are guided to the rear of the game board 1. Also,
A rail decoration lamp 23 is provided along the outer periphery of the guide rail 2.

Next, the structure of the variable display device 30 which constitutes the main 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 drum device unit for housing a plurality of rotary drum devices 40 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 FIG.

The mounting substrate 31 has a rectangular window opening 32.
Is opened, a transparent lens cover is attached to the window opening 32, and the rotary drum 50 is provided behind the transparent lens cover.
The identification information formed on the outer periphery of is visible. This transparent lens cover has three rotating drums 50.
The size is selected so that three pieces of identification information (designs) drawn on the surfaces a to 50c can be seen, and the identification information is formed in a lens shape so that the identification information can be seen larger. In addition, a normal winning port 33 is formed on the upper portion of the mounting board 31, and the warp inlet 3 is provided below the winning port 33.
4 are provided. The hit balls entering the warp inlet 34 are warped passages 35 formed on the left and right of the mounting substrate 31.
It is discharged to the warp outlets 36a and 36b formed on the left and right of the lower edge of the window opening 32 through a and 35b, and finally discharged to the game area 3 again from the discharge port 37 formed in the lower center of the mounting substrate 31. It has become so. Since the starting winning opening 4 is arranged below the outlet 37, the warped ball can easily enter the starting winning opening 4.

A start memory LED 38 is provided below the warp entrance 34. Starting memory L
The ED 38 is for displaying the memorized ones of the hit balls which are won in the starting winning opening 4. Further, behind the warp passages 35a and 35b, a line display LED 39 for displaying five hit lines constituted by three pieces of vertical and horizontal identification information visible through the transparent lens cover.
Is provided. As shown in the figure, the hit lines in the present embodiment are the upper horizontal hit line 1, the lower right diagonal hit line 2, the interrupted horizontal hit line 3, the upper right diagonal hit line 4, and the lower horizontal hit line. Per line 5
There is, and when a predetermined identification information (may be referred to as a big hit symbol) is lined up on any of the hit lines, it becomes a big hit and causes a specific game state.

Next, the structure of the rotary drum unit provided on the back surface of the game board 1 will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 5. The rotary drum unit is configured by housing a plurality (three) of rotary drum devices 40 in a storage box (not shown) whose front surface is open.
Then, the rotary drum device 40 stored in the storage box
Since the structure of the above is exactly the same, one rotary drum device 40 will be described in the following description. Then, FIG. 1 is a sectional view and a partially enlarged sectional view of the rotary drum device 40, FIG. 2 is a side view of the rotary drum device 40, and FIG. 3 is an explanatory view of a symbol layer of the rotary drum 50. Yes, Figure 4
5A and 5B are explanatory views of different pattern layers, and FIG. 5 is a side view and a partial cross-sectional view of a rotary drum 70 having a different form.

In FIGS. 1 and 2, the rotary drum device 4
0 is a fixing plate 41 fixed to a storage box (not shown)
A stepping motor 42 fixed to the center of the fixed plate 41, and a rotary drum 50 fixed to an output shaft 43 of the stepping motor 42. A fluorescent tube 45 housed and supported by the reflection housing member 44 is provided inside the rotary drum 50 at the front of the fixed plate 41. The fluorescent tube 45 irradiates light from behind a plurality of (three) pieces of identification information that can be visually recognized through the transparent lens cover to enhance the decorative effect.

By the way, the rotary drum 50 is an outer drum 51 having a symbol display surface on the outer periphery of a reel frame 54 extending radially from a central shaft 55 fitted and fixed to the output shaft 43 of the stepping motor 42. A middle drum 52 and an inner drum 53 fixed inside the outer drum 51
And are attached in a laminated manner. More specifically, as shown in FIG. 1 (C), first,
The inner drum 53 has a support portion 5 having a stop hole 60 at one end.
9 is integrally formed, and the stop hole 60 of the supporting portion 59 is formed in the reel frame 54 of the outer drum 51.
It is cantilever-supported and fixed by being screwed with a screw 61 in conformity with 2. Further, the middle drum 52 is integrally formed with a supporting portion 65 having a projecting piece 66 protruding downward at one end, and the upper surface of the supporting portion 65 is provided around the inner upper part of the outer drum 51. The protrusion 66 is fitted in a fitting recess 64 formed on the upper surface of one end of the inner drum 53, and is cantilever-supported and fixed. Therefore, the inner drum 53 is fixed to the outer drum 51 with the screws 61, but the middle drum 52 is supported so as to be sandwiched between the outer drum 51 and the inner drum 53, so that the inner drum 53 moves during the rotation operation. There is also a possibility. In order to prevent this, the positioning protrusion 67 protruding from the outer drum 51 is fitted into the positioning hole 68 formed in the middle drum 52 so that the middle drum 52 moves with respect to the outer drum 51 and the inner drum 53. It is supposed not to.

By the way, in the rotating drum 50 constructed as described above, the outer peripheral display surfaces of the respective drums 51 to 53 are formed at a predetermined interval, and the respective outer peripheral display surfaces are provided with the pattern layers 56 to 58. Has been formed. These design layers 56 to 58 are configured by, for example, attaching a design sticker on which a plurality of designs are printed. Of course, the pattern layers 56 to 58 may be formed on each outer peripheral display surface by another method, for example, transfer printing.

Then, as shown in FIG. 3A, the pattern 56a of "7" is formed in red (any color is possible) on the outer pattern layer 56 of the outer drum 51, and the inside drum 52 is Similarly, a pattern 57a of "7" is formed on the pattern layer 57 in the same color system with slightly higher lightness, and a pattern 58a of "7" is formed in the same color system of higher lightness on the inner pattern layer 58 of the inner drum 53, and As shown in FIG. 3 (B), when they are stacked, they are arranged so as to be displaced in an oblique direction, so that they can be visually recognized as if a shadow is formed on the design “7”, and the shadows are spaced apart. Since it is formed, it is visually recognized with a stereoscopic effect to the player's eyes, and attracts the player's attention as identification information that has never existed before.

Further, instead of shifting the symbols 56a to 58a formed on the respective symbol layers 56 to 58 as described above, as shown in FIG. 4 (A), the outer symbol layer 56 of the outer drum 51 has "7". The contour pattern 56b of "" is formed, the colored pattern 57b of "7" is formed on the middle pattern layer 57 of the middle drum 52, and the character pattern 58 of "CHANCE" is formed on the inner pattern layer 58 of the inner drum 53.
By forming b and stacking them, not only the identification information in which letters and numbers overlap can be visually recognized, but also in this case, since the respective patterns 56b to 58b are formed at intervals, The player's eyes are visually recognized with a three-dimensional effect, and the player's attention is drawn as the identification information which has never existed before.

In the embodiment described above, the rotary drum 50 has been described as having three layers of the outer drum 51, the middle drum 52 and the inner drum 53. However, as shown in FIG. A two-layer structure including the inner drum 53 and the inner drum 53 may be used. In this case, the positioning restriction piece 63, the fitting recess 64, and the positioning protrusion 67 are not necessary. Also,
As long as the pattern layers are laminated at a predetermined interval, for example, those in which a pattern layer is formed on the front surface side and the back surface side of the outer drum, or those in which the thickness of the pattern layer itself is increased It may be a laminate of a plurality of layers.

Further, in the above-mentioned embodiment, all the plurality of pieces of identification information are formed at predetermined intervals,
As shown in FIG. 5A, a convex display portion 73a and a concave display portion 73b are provided outside the inner drum 71 having the reel frame 72.
The rotary drum 70 may be configured by stacking the outer drum 73 having the. As shown in FIG. 5B, the engagement between the inner drum 71 and the outer drum 73 is made by forming a locking hole 75 in a flange portion projecting from one end of the outer drum 73, and Locking claw portion 74 protruding from one end of the inner drum 71
It can be easily attached and detached by engaging with. In the rotary drum 70 configured as described above, on the convex display portion 73a of the outer drum 73 and the outer peripheral display surface of the inner drum 71 corresponding to the convex display portion 73a, for example, a jackpot symbol that causes a specific game state. Formed,
On the concave display portion 73b of the outer drum 73, for example, a deviating pattern other than the jackpot pattern is formed. As a result, there is an advantage that the identification information corresponding to the jackpot pattern most noticed by the player can be three-dimensionally displayed. Even in the case of the detachment pattern formed on the concave display portion 73b, by forming a design corresponding to the detachment pattern on the back surface side of the inner drum 71, it is possible to obtain identification information having a three-dimensional effect. Has a smaller space between the pattern layers than the identification information formed by the convex display portion 73a, the convex display portion 73a and the concave display portion 7 are
It is possible to attract the player's interest in a sense different from that of the embodiment shown in FIG. 1 in which the depth information of the identification information displayed in 3b is different and the same depth feeling is provided.

Further, as a structure of a mounting substrate (which is mounted on the front surface side of the game board 1) corresponding to the rotary drum unit accommodating the plurality of rotary drums 50 and 70 configured as described above, the embodiment shown in FIG. In the example, three pieces of identification information are displayed vertically and horizontally, but a rotary drum unit having the rotary drums 50 and 70 may be applied to the mounting substrate 81 as shown in FIG. 7, for example. The variable display device 80 having this configuration will be described. The mounting substrate 81 of the variable display device 80 has a rectangular window opening 82.
And a plurality of display transparent windows 89a to 89a are opened in the window opening 82.
A display decoration plate 88 having 89c formed thereon is attached, and the identification information formed on the outer periphery of the rotary drum 50 behind the display decoration plate 88 is visible through the display transparent windows 89a to 89c. A warp inlet 83 is provided on the top of the mounting substrate 81. The ball hitting the warp inlet 83 passes through the warp passages 84a and 84b formed on the left and right of the mounting substrate 81 and is discharged to the warp outlets 85a and 85b formed on the left and right edges of the lower edge of the window opening 82. From the outlets 85a and 85b, the guide members 86a and 86b projecting inward are guided and finally discharged from the discharge port 87 formed in the lower center of the mounting substrate 81 to the game area. There is.

By the way, the display transparent windows 89a to 89c formed on the display decoration plate 88 are, for example, those in which vertically long transparent portions are formed in parallel by a transparent plate by in-mold molding. Same transparent display window in the center 8
Only 9b is formed long. Specifically, the left and right display transparent windows 89a and 89c are sized so that three pieces of identification information can be visually recognized, and the center display transparent window 89b is sized so that five pieces of identification information can be visually recognized. And
As shown in FIG. 7B, eleven hit lines are formed by the left and right three pieces of identification information and the central five pieces of identification information. By increasing the number of hit lines in this manner, the player's expectation can be increased. The sizes of the display transparent windows 89a to 89c may be such that a part of the identification information before and after the identification information can be visually recognized as long as the number of identification information that can be completely seen is three or five. Further, by further pushing the above-mentioned idea, each display transparent window 89
It goes without saying that if the number of identification information displayed in a to 89c is 3 or 5 or more, more hit lines can be set.

Although the configuration of the variable display device 30 according to the embodiment has been described above, according to this embodiment, the outer circumferences of the outer drum 51, the middle drum 52, and the inner drum 53 which are arranged at a predetermined interval. The pattern layer 56 to be displayed on the display surface
Since the identification information of the rotary drum 50 is formed by 58, one piece of identification information is formed by a pattern with a gap, which allows the identification information to be viewed three-dimensionally, and the attention of the player to the identification information. Can be attracted. In the description of the above embodiment, the variable display device 30,
Although a pachinko game machine has been described as an example of a game machine to which 80 is applied, other game machines (for example, slot machines)
And so on.

[0026]

As is apparent from the above description, in the present invention, since the identification information of the rotary drum is formed by stacking a plurality of pattern layers arranged at predetermined intervals, one The identification information is formed by the spaced patterns, which allows the identification information to be viewed three-dimensionally and attract the player's attention to the identification information.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a sectional view and a partially enlarged sectional view of a rotary drum device incorporated in a variable display device according to an embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a side view of a rotary drum device.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory view of a symbol layer of a rotary drum included in the rotary drum device.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram of different symbol layers.

FIG. 5 is a side view and a partial cross-sectional view of a rotary drum having a different configuration.

FIG. 6 is a front view of a gaming board of a pachinko gaming machine as an example of a gaming machine to which a variable display device is applied.

FIG. 7 is a front view of a variable display device having a different front structure and a schematic view of a hit line.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Game Board 30 Variable Display Device 32 Window Opening 40 Rotating Drum Device 50 Rotating Drum 51 Outer Drum 52 Medium Drum 53 Inner Drum 56 Outer Design Layer 57 Middle Design Layer 58 Inner Design Layer 70 Rotating Drum 71 Inner Drum 73 Outer Drum 73a Convex Display Part 73b concave display part 80 variable display device

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A variable display device having a rotating drum for variably displaying a plurality of identification information, wherein the identification information of the rotating drum is formed by stacking a plurality of pattern layers arranged at predetermined intervals. Variable display device characterized by.