JPH06327807A - Roulette game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To improve the amusement performance by permitting the playing of a roulette game to have reality and adding other game such as slot machine, and constituting the game machine so that winning is determined by the revolution and stop of a rotary plate. CONSTITUTION:On the reverse surface of the transparent plate 3 of a game machine body 1 which is pivotally installed in a freely openable/closable state, a printing sheet 5 having a rectangular window part 6 at the center part and an annular window part 9 which is installed at the position surrounding the rectangular shaped window part 6 and has a connection part 8 at the intermediate part is attached. Further, on the reverse surface of the transparent plate 3, a game board 12 having a plurality of open port parts 13 and 14 at the positions corresponding to the window parts 6 and 9 is arranged, and a supporting frame 20 having a plurality of window parts 21 where a plurality of revolution reels 22 revolved by a motor are set closely, is arranged in the central open part 13, on the reverse surface of the transparent plate 3. Accordingly, at the position opposed to an annular window 9, the rotary plate for a roulette game which has an annular plate 25 having a plurality of winning partitions or winning divisions 24 such as characters, symbols, and drawings on the surface is arranged, and drive-controlled by the motor.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a roulette gaming machine installed in various health lands, game centers and the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in a roulette gaming machine, a gaming machine main body is pivotably attached to a front opening portion of a box body having an appropriate shape, and the gaming machine main body is at least an acrylic plate,
An opening / closing door having a transparent plate such as a glass plate, a printing sheet attached to the transparent plate and provided with the contents of the roulette game with characters, patterns, etc., and attached to the back side of this printing sheet, and A game board having a plurality of light passage holes in the circumferential direction corresponding to each partition or section formed on the printing sheet, and arranged on the back side of the game board so as to face each of the light passage holes. A plurality of lighting lamps and each of these lighting lamps are electrically connected, and the blinking of each lighting lamp is sequentially turned on and off as if the light were running to the player's vision. It was equipped with a blinking central processing unit.

However, the conventional roulette gaming machine is
"A game board having a plurality of light passage holes in the circumferential direction corresponding to each partition or section formed on the printing sheet, and arranged on the back side of the game board so as to face each of the light passage holes. Since there are multiple lighting lamps ", there is no element to rotate the hitting board like an actual roulette game or to actually rotate some rotating board, and each lighting lamp blinks. Since it simply flashes the light sequentially to the player's vision as if the light were spinning, there was still one step left in terms of vision. Further, since a plurality of blinking lamps must be arranged so as to face the respective light passage holes of the game board, there is a drawback that the manufacturing is not easy and the cost is high.

[0004]

In view of the above-mentioned conventional drawbacks, the present invention makes it possible to bring the player's vision closer to the image of a real roulette game, and is easy to manufacture. To get a cheap roulette gaming machine.

[0005]

A roulette gaming machine according to the present invention has a game board having a first opening in the center and an annular second opening outside the first opening, and the first opening. Fixedly attached to the back side of the game board so as to face, and
A support frame having a plurality of windows formed side by side, and a plurality of first drive motors mounted inside the support frame and fixedly attached to the support frame. A plurality of rotating reels that rotate in an appropriate manner, and are appropriately mounted in the box so as to be located on the back side of the game board, and
A support member that supports the second drive motor, and an annular second member that is attached to the output shaft of the second drive motor.
And a rotating body for a roulette game having an annular plate positioned at or facing the opening.

In the above structure, the rotating body is fixedly attached to the annular plate and the back side of the annular plate, and
It is characterized by comprising an umbrella frame of a fluorescent lamp as a whole or an umbrella-shaped frame body formed like a frame of a monkey.

[0007]

First, the first drive motor is fixedly attached to the inner wall of the window of the support frame, and the rotary reel is installed in each window.
Next, the support frame having these drive motors is attached to the first of the game board.
It is attached to the back side of the game board through the attachment piece so as to face the opening.

Next, the second drive motor is mounted in the mounting frame portion of the support member, and the rotary body for the roulette game is mounted on the output shaft of the second drive motor. Then, the supporting member having this rotating body is appropriately mounted inside the box so as to be located on the back side of the game board. At this time, the annular plate of the rotating body is positioned or faces the second opening. The first and second drive motors are connected to a central processing unit (not shown) for the printed circuit board.

Then, when the player inserts a medal into the medal insertion slot of the gaming machine main body, selects a specific symbol, presses a bet button, and then presses a start button, a second
The rotating body is rotated by the driving force of the driving motor.

If the roulette game is won when the rotating body is stopped, the first drive motor is activated, and each rotating reel is rotated independently. As a result, a slot machine game is developed.

[0011]

The present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the embodiments shown in the drawings.

FIG. 1 shows the outer appearance of the main part of the roulette gaming machine X from the front. Reference numeral 1 denotes a gaming machine main body that is pivotably attached to a front opening of a box body 2 having an appropriate shape so as to be openable and closable.

The game machine main body 1 will be described in more detail. Reference numeral 3 is a transparent plate such as an acrylic plate or a glass plate. It is fixedly attached to the opening of the opened / closed door 4.

Reference numeral 5 is a printing sheet which is attached to the back surface of the transparent plate 3 and has a plurality of transparent or notched window portions corresponding to the respective openings formed in the game board described later. The print sheet 5 may be attached to the surface of the game board described later.

The window portion of the print sheet 5 will be described with reference to FIG. Reference numeral 6 denotes a rectangular first window portion in the central portion, which is connected to a non-window portion 7 in the central portion on the outer side of the first window portion 2
An annular second window portion 9 is formed except for the individual connection portions 8 and 8. In the sense that the annular second window portion 9 is “annular” as a visual overall image, in practice, the connecting portion 8,
In relation to FIG. 8, two arc-shaped portions are vertically symmetrically formed as shown in the figure. In this embodiment, two connection parts 8 and 8 are provided on the left and right sides, but at least one connection part may be provided, and the connection parts may be provided at any position such as up and down or diagonally.

Therefore, the shape of the annular second window portion 9 is not particularly limited as long as it can resemble a roulette game. Therefore, if the window portion is formed in an endless shape such as an elliptical shape or a polygonal shape, it corresponds to the meaning of “annular”.

Reference numeral 10 denotes a third window portion for displaying the number of medals, which is formed in parallel at the bottom of the print sheet 5.

Reference numeral 11 is a hitting index such as an arrow, a dot, or a line provided at an appropriate location on the outer peripheral edge of the annular window 9 of the print sheet 5.

By the way, in this embodiment, the hit index 11
Is provided at an appropriate position on the print sheet 5, but it is not always necessary to provide it on the print sheet. It may be provided on one side surface of the transparent plate 3 so as to be located at the peripheral portion.

As shown in FIG. 3, reference numeral 12 denotes a first opening 13 in the central portion corresponding to the rectangular first window portion 6 of the printing sheet 5.
And a game board having a second opening 14 that surrounds the first opening 13 and that corresponds to the annular second window 9 on the outside.

Then, the second opening 1 of the game board 12
The meaning of “ring” of 4 is also the same as in the case of the printing sheet 5 described above. Therefore, the central portion 16 in which the first opening 13 is formed has the remaining portion 17 and the left and right connecting portions 18, 18.
Are connected continuously through. Further, a third part for displaying the number of medals corresponding to the third window part 10 is also provided on the lower part of the game board 12.
A plurality of openings 15 are formed side by side. The game board 12 is made of an appropriate material such as wood or synthetic resin material and is formed to have substantially the same size as the transparent plate 3.

Next, 20 is fixedly attached to the back side of the game board 12 so as to face the first opening 13 of the game board 12, and a plurality of window parts 21, three in this embodiment, are formed in parallel. It is a supported frame. The support frame 20 can be formed in any shape. Further, the number of windows may be four to six instead of three.

Reference numerals 22 are respectively installed in the window portions 21 of the support frame 20 and fixedly mounted on the inner surface of the skeleton portion 20a of the support frame 20 and the like.
It is a plurality of rotating reels that rotate by a driving force of zero. Three rotating reels 22 are provided in this embodiment, but four to six rotating reels 22 may be provided depending on the design of the window portion 21.

Here, the structure of the rotary reel 22 will be described in detail with reference to FIG. 5. Reference numeral 61 denotes a first drive motor 6 on one side surface.
A reel main body having a recess 62 for storing 0, and a band-shaped tape 63 having a plurality of symbol marks (identification marks) attached to the outer surface of the reel main body 61 via an adhesive layer.

Reference numeral 64 denotes a fixed shaft fixedly inserted in a central shaft hole 65 formed in the axial direction of the reel unit 61, and the output shaft 60a of the first drive motor 60 is fixed to the fixed shaft 64. It has been inserted into.

Each first drive motor 60 is electrically connected to a central processing unit (not shown) for a printed circuit board. Each rotating reel 22 is the first of the game board 12 via the support frame 20.
When installed in the opening 13, the first window 6 of the print sheet 5
Located in.

Reference numeral 23 faces the annular second opening portion 14 of the game board 12 and the annular second window portion 9 of the printing sheet 5, and has a plurality of hitting partitions or hitting compartments 24 such as letters, symbols and figures on the surface. This is a rotating body for a roulette game, which has an annular plate 25 provided.

In order to reduce the weight, the rotating body 23 is fixedly attached to the annular plate 25 and the rear surface of the annular plate 25 as shown in FIGS. And an umbrella-like frame body 26 formed like an umbrella frame or a monkey frame. Thus, the umbrella-shaped framework 26 has a disk-shaped central disk portion 28 having a central hole 27.
A plurality of elongated arm portions 29 radially extending from the center board portion 28, two attachment ring portions 30 for an annular plate connecting the respective end portions of these arm portions 29, and these The reinforcing ring portion 31 is provided between the attachment ring portion 30 and the center board portion 28.

Further, in this embodiment, in order to prevent the rotation body from swinging, each arm portion 29 of the umbrella-like frame body 26 is further provided.
A polygonal anti-shake piece 33 having a plurality of air circulation holes 32 is also fixedly provided inside thereof.

Next, 35 is a U-shaped support member. This support member 35 has mounting pieces 36 at opposite ends thereof, and is attached to the back side of the game board 12 or the opening / closing door 4 via these mounting pieces 36. Attached appropriately. The support member 35 may be attached to an appropriate position on the box body 2 in some cases.
Therefore, the support member 35 is appropriately mounted in the box body 2 so as to be located at least on the back side of the game board 12.

Therefore, a mounting frame portion 39 for the second drive motor 38 is provided on the inner wall surface of the central portion 37 of the supporting member 35, and the second drive motor 3 is provided in the mounting frame portion 39.
8 is fixedly installed. The second drive motor 38 is also connected to a central processing unit (not shown) for the printed circuit board.

On the other hand, on the outer wall surface of the central portion 37 of the supporting member 35, as shown in FIG.
0 is provided with a required interval.

The output shaft 38a of the second drive motor 38 projects from the mounting frame portion 39 of the supporting member 35 as shown in FIG. 7, and the above-mentioned rotating body 23 is integrally formed on the projecting output shaft 38a. Mounted.

Next, reference numeral 45 denotes a plurality of betting buttons provided at appropriate places on the box body 2 or the opening / closing door 4 as shown in FIG. 1, and these betting buttons 45 have the annular plate 2 of the rotating body 23.
A bet pattern 47 corresponding to each pattern 46 drawn on the surface of No. 5 is drawn.

A start button 48 is provided near the bet button 45. The opening / closing door 4 is also provided with a speaker 49, a locking device 50, a medal insertion slot 51, a medal ejection slot 52, and the like.

In the above structure, first, the first drive motor 60 is fixedly attached to the inner wall of the window portion 21 of the support frame 20, and the rotary reels 22 are installed in the window portions 21. Next, the support frame 20 having these drive motors 60 is attached to the game board 12
It is attached to the back side of the game board 12 via the attachment piece so as to face the first opening 13.

Next, the second drive motor 38 is mounted in the mounting frame portion of the support member 35, and the rotary body 23 for the roulette game is mounted on the output shaft of the second drive motor 38.
Then, the supporting member 35 having the rotating body 23 is appropriately mounted in the box body 2 so as to be located on the back side of the game board 12. At this time, the annular plate 25 of the rotating body 23 is positioned or faces the second opening 14. The first and second
Is connected to a central processing unit (not shown) for a printed circuit board.

Then, the player wins the medal with the gaming machine main body 1
After inserting into the medal insertion slot 51, selecting a specific symbol and pressing the bet (bet) button 45, the start button 48
When is pressed, the rotating body 23 is rotated by the driving force of the second drive motor 38.

When the betting pattern of the annular plate 25 is supposed to come to the hit index 11 when the rotating body 23 is stopped, the hit is "win", and the first drive motor 60 is activated this time, and each rotating reel 22 Rotates independently. As a result, a slot machine game is developed. When a hit occurs in the slot machine game when the rotation reels 22 stop rotating, the win of the slot machine game is added to the win of the roulette game. The total number of medals at that time is displayed on the third window portion 10 of the gaming machine body 1 by a lighting lamp (not shown).

In this embodiment, the slot machine game starts when the roulette game precedes and a "hit" occurs. However, the program is not limited to this, and the circuit is not limited to this. Depending on the situation, for example, each rotary reel 22 may be rotated before the roulette game starts, or each rotary reel 22 may be started after or during the start of the roulette game.

[0041]

As is apparent from the above description, the present invention has the following effects. (1) Since the annular plate 25 having the hitting section of the rotating body 23 is located at or facing the annular second opening 14 of the game board 12, the image of the roulette game that is one step more realistic than the visual sense of the player can be obtained. You can sue. (2) Since it is not necessary to arrange a plurality of blinking lamps so as to face the respective light passage holes of the game board as in the conventional case,
It is easy to manufacture and at the same time can be manufactured at low cost. (3) Since a plurality of mechanical rotating reels 22 are provided in the first opening 13 of the game board 12, a slot machine game is developed on these rotating reels in addition to the roulette game originally possessed by the game machine main body. Can be made. Therefore, it is possible to make the player have a sense of expectation for the generation of a winning combination from various angles, and further increase the excitement degree of the player. (4) Since the support frame having the window portion is used, the rotating reel can be easily mounted on the game board. (5) Since the rotating reel and the rotating body rotate mechanically,
It has excellent durability. (6) An embodiment in which the rotating body is composed of an annular plate and an umbrella-like frame body fixedly attached to the back side of the annular plate and formed as a whole like an umbrella frame of a fluorescent lamp or a framework of a monkey. In this case, the weight of the rotating body can be reduced and the air resistance can be reduced.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an explanatory view of a partial cutaway showing an appearance of a main part of a roulette gaming machine of the present invention from the front.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory view showing the outer appearance of the main part of the roulette gaming machine of the present invention from the back side (a supporting member, a rotating body, etc. are not shown).

FIG. 3 is a schematic explanatory diagram of a game board of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a schematic explanatory view of a main part (support frame, window part, rotating reel) of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a specific explanatory view of a main part (rotating reel) of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory view showing the outer appearance of the main part of the roulette gaming machine of the present invention from the back (support members, rotating bodies, etc. are mounted).

7 to 9 are schematic explanatory views of a main part (rotating body) of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 X ... Roulette gaming machine, 1 ... Gaming machine main body, 2 ... Box body, 3 ... Transparent plate, 5 ... Printing sheet, 12 ... Gaming board, 13 ... First opening, 14 ... Second opening, 18 ... Connecting portion , 20 ... Support frame, 21 ... Window part, 22 ... Rotating reel, 60 ... First drive motor, 23 ... Rotating body, 25 ... Annular plate, 26 ... Skeleton body, 33 ... Anti-shake prevention piece, 35 ... Supporting member , 38 ... Second drive motor.

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[Submission date] October 14, 1993

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[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an explanatory view of a partial cutaway showing an appearance of a main part of a roulette gaming machine of the present invention from the front.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory view showing the outer appearance of the main part of the roulette gaming machine of the present invention from the back side (a supporting member, a rotating body, etc. are not shown).

FIG. 3 is a schematic explanatory diagram of a game board of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a schematic explanatory view of a main part (support frame, window part, rotating reel) of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a specific explanatory view of a main part (rotating reel) of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory view showing the outer appearance of the main part of the roulette gaming machine of the present invention from the back (support members, rotating bodies, etc. are mounted).

FIG. 7 is a schematic explanatory diagram of a main part (rotating body) of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a schematic explanatory diagram of a main part (rotating body) of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a schematic explanatory diagram of a main part (rotating body) of the present invention.

[Explanation of Codes] X ... Roulette gaming machine, 1 ... Gaming machine main body, 2 ... Box body, 3 ... Transparent plate, 5 ... Printing sheet, 12 ... Gaming board, 13 ... First opening, 14 ... Second opening , 18 ... Connection part, 20 ... Support frame, 21 ... Window part, 22 ... Rotating reel, 60 ... First drive motor, 23 ... Rotating body, 25 ... Annular plate, 26 ... Skeleton body, 33 ... Anti-shake prevention piece , 35 ... Support member, 38 ... Second drive motor.

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A game board having a first opening in the center and an annular second opening outside the first opening, and fixedly on the back side of the game board so as to face the first opening. A support frame that is attached and has a plurality of windows formed in parallel, and a plurality of first drive motors that are respectively installed in the windows of the support frame and that are fixedly attached to the support frame. A plurality of rotating reels that rotate individually by the driving force of
A support member that is appropriately attached to the inside of the box so as to be located on the back side of the game board, and is attached to a support member that supports the second drive motor, and an output shaft of the second drive motor, and the annular first A roulette gaming machine provided with a rotating body for a roulette game having an annular plate positioned at or facing two openings. 2. The rotating body according to claim 1, wherein the rotating body is fixedly attached to the back side of the annular plate, and
A roulette gaming machine comprising an umbrella frame of a fluorescent lamp as a whole or an umbrella-shaped frame formed like a frame of a monkey.