JPH0675568U - Slot machine reel assembly structure - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Abstract] [Purpose] When assembling a strip constituting a reel of a slot machine and a ring-shaped rotary frame, the strip is easily assembled without making a mistake in the rotational direction position of the strip with respect to the ring-shaped rotary frame. To be able to. [Structure] The strip 7 and the ring-shaped rotary frame 9
The engaging means 10 provided in the ring-shaped rotary frame 9
Only engage when the strips 7 are in the correct rotational position relative to.

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

[Industrial applications]

 The present invention relates to a reel assembly structure for a slot machine, which is a type of game machine.

[0002]

[Prior art]

 A slot machine, which is a type of game machine installed in a playground, etc., rotates the levers to start it, thereby rotating the patterns that appear in each of the multiple windows formed in a row in the front. , If the patterns appearing in multiple windows have a certain relationship when the rotation of this pattern stops, medals or coins as prizes are paid out.

The rotation of the pattern in the slot machine is achieved by, for example, rotating each reel having a large number of patterns printed on the outer peripheral surface thereof so that the outer peripheral surface of the reel is exposed through the window. It

The reel is generally provided with strip-shaped strip-shaped strips that are looped by connecting both ends in the longitudinal direction, and a ring-shaped rotary frame body that is engaged with the entire side edges of the strip. Composed. The strip and the ring-shaped rotary frame are engaged with each other by engaging means provided on both members. The reel configured as described above is rotated or stopped by electrical control, for example, by attaching a rotary drive such as a stepping motor to the center of the ring-shaped rotary frame.

The strip is in the form of a strip band made of a resin material such as plastic, and has a pattern printed on one side at regular intervals. The strip is connected to a ring-shaped rotary frame body, which will be described later, in a loop shape so that a pattern is placed on the outer peripheral surface.

The ring-shaped rotary frame is made of, for example, a resin material such as plastic like the strip, and a reinforcing frame is radially formed from the central portion to the outer peripheral frame portion engaged with the strip. The first frame body and the second frame body composed of only a frame member corresponding to the outer peripheral frame portion of the first frame body.

The engaging means provided on both the members include, for example, a plurality of engaging holes formed at regular intervals over the entire periphery of the strip near the side edge, and the first and second frame bodies. And a plurality of engaging projections formed on the inner circumference of the outer peripheral frame portion. The above-mentioned engagement hole and engagement projection are provided at intervals corresponding to each other, and are usually provided at equal intervals.

By the way, in order to pay out a medal or the like as an award when the patterns are in a certain relationship as described above, it is necessary to detect at which rotation position a certain pattern is located. For this reason, for example, a structure in which the detected means is provided on the side surface of the ring-shaped rotary frame, the reel is rotated by a stepping motor, and a sensor such as a photocoupler is provided on the rotation locus of the detected means. Is taken.

That is, for example, by using the rotational position of the detected means detected by the sensor as a starting point, which pattern depends on how many steps the stepping motor rotates from this origin and the rotation stops. Can be detected through the window.

Therefore, unless the positional relationship between the pattern and the detected means is properly assembled, the slot machine cannot be operated accurately. That is, the strip and the ring-shaped rotary frame body must be assembled so that the position in the rotation direction of the strip with respect to the ring-shaped rotary frame body is appropriate.

[0011]

As described above, when the engaging holes and the engaging projections are formed at equal intervals, the ring can be assembled when the operator assembles the strip and the ring-shaped rotary frame. There is a case where the position of the strip in the rotational direction with respect to the rotary frame is wrong, and the pattern and the detected means may not be in the proper positional relationship.

Therefore, in order to avoid the above-mentioned mistake, a mark is previously provided at a predetermined position of the strip or the ring-shaped rotary frame body so that the position of the strip in the rotational direction with respect to the ring-shaped rotary frame body is appropriate. The method of assembling while observing the proper rotational direction position of the strip with respect to the ring-shaped rotary frame is also adopted by this mark. According to this method, the operator can easily assemble the parts while checking them, and therefore the position of the strip in the rotational direction with respect to the ring-shaped rotary frame is not mistaken.

However, in order to assemble the strip and the ring-shaped rotary frame body, even if the above-described method is adopted, it cannot be assembled unless the engagement relationship is known in advance, and anyone can easily work. Not that. Further, even an operator who has experience in assembling the strip and the ring-shaped rotary frame body may make a mistake in the proper engagement position.

The present invention has been conceived under the above circumstances, and when the strip forming the reel of the slot machine and the ring-shaped rotary frame are assembled, the ring-shaped rotary frame is It is an object of the present invention to make it possible to easily assemble the strip without making a mistake in the rotational position of the strip.

[0015]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 The present invention takes the following means in order to solve the above problems. That is, the reel assembly structure of the slot machine according to claim 1 of the present application relates to a strip strip plate-like strip that is provided with a pattern on the surface and is in a loop state, and the entire circumference of the side edge of the strip. A reel of a slot machine, comprising: a ring-shaped rotary frame body that is fitted with a detected means, wherein the engaging means provided on the strip and the ring-shaped rotary frame body is the ring-shaped rotary frame body. The strips are engaged with each other only when the positions of the strips with respect to the frame in the rotational direction are proper.

The invention according to claim 2 of the present application is the assembly structure of the reel of the slot machine according to claim 1, wherein the engaging means is an inner periphery of a side edge of the ring-shaped rotary frame. And an engagement hole formed in the strip so as to correspond to the engagement projection.

The invention according to claim 3 of the present application is the assembly structure of the reel of the slot machine according to claim 1, wherein the engaging means is formed on a side edge of the strip. It is composed of a convex portion and an engaging hole formed in the ring-shaped rotary frame body so as to correspond to the engaging convex portion.

[0018]

[Function and effect of device]

 A reel of a slot machine according to the present invention is provided with a pattern on its surface, a strip-shaped strip strip in a loop shape, and a detection means which is engaged with the entire circumference of a side edge of the strip. And a ring-shaped rotary frame.

In the reel machine assembly structure of the slot machine of the present invention, the engaging means provided on the strip and the ring-shaped rotary frame body ensure that the position of the strip in the rotational direction with respect to the ring-shaped rotary frame body is proper. Configured to engage each other only when

In other words, the strip and the ring-shaped rotary frame body are not engaged unless the position of the strip in the rotational direction with respect to the ring-shaped rotary frame body is proper.

With this configuration, when the strip and the ring-shaped rotary frame body are assembled, it is possible to avoid making a mistake in the rotational position of the strip with respect to the ring-shaped rotary frame body.

Therefore, even an operator who has no experience in assembling the strip and the ring-shaped rotary frame body can easily assemble the reel properly.

[0023]

[Explanation of Examples]

 Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be specifically described with reference to the drawings.

A front view of the slot machine 1 according to the present embodiment is shown in FIG. In this slot machine 1, when a lever 2 provided on the right side surface is turned to the front, the patterns 4 respectively appearing from the three rows of windows 3a, 3b, 3c formed in a laterally parallel shape on the front surface are rotated. Is configured. When the lever 2 is released, the lever 2 returns to its original position, and the patterns 4 are automatically stopped in sequence. When the above-mentioned symbols 4 are stopped and the same symbols are lined up horizontally or diagonally, a game medal or the like as an award comes out from a payout opening (not shown) formed at the bottom of the slot machine 1. . For example, in FIG. 1, since the patterns 4 are not arranged sideways or diagonally, the game medal does not appear.

The rotation of the pattern 4 in the slot machine 1 is achieved by rotating three reels 5 as shown in FIG. 3 with a stepping motor 6, for example.

The reel 5 has a pattern 4 printed on the surface thereof, and is formed into a loop strip-shaped strip plate-like strip 7, and the strip 7 is engaged with the entire circumference of the side edge of the strip 7 and has a detected step 8. The ring-shaped rotary frame body 9 provided therein is generally configured. The strip 7 and the ring-shaped rotary frame body 9 are engaged with each other by an engagement means 10 provided on both members 7, 9. As shown in FIG. 3, the stepping motor 6 fixed to the inner surface of the slot machine 1 is attached to the central portion 11 of the reel 5 via a bracket 12. As a result, the reel 5 is rotatably attached in the slot machine 1.

The strip 7 is in the form of a strip band made of plastic, and the patterns 4 are printed on one side at regular intervals, and the patterns 4 are formed on the outer peripheral surface so that the patterns 4 are placed. ing. On the other hand, the ring-shaped rotary frame body 9 is made of plastic similarly to the strip 7, and the reinforcing frame 14 is radially formed from the central portion 11 to the outer peripheral frame portion 13 engaged with the strip 7. The first frame body 15 and the second frame body 16 composed of only a frame member corresponding to the outer peripheral frame portion 13 of the first frame body 15.

As shown in FIG. 4, the engaging means 10 provided on the strip 7 and the ring-shaped rotary frame body 9 includes an engaging convex portion 17 formed on a side edge of the strip 7, and an engaging convex portion 17 thereof. It is constituted by the engaging hole 18 formed in the first frame body 15 and the second frame body 16 at a position corresponding to the joint convex portion 17.

In the slot machine 1, the detected step 8 is integrally formed on the side surface of the first frame body 15, the reel 5 is rotated by the stepping motor 6, and the slot is inserted via the bracket 19. A structure is adopted in which the photo coupler 20 fixed to the inner surface of the machine 1 is provided on the rotation locus of the detected means 8. By setting the rotational position of the detected means 8 detected by the photocoupler 20 as the origin, depending on how many steps the stepping motor 6 rotates from this origin, the pattern 4 which has stopped rotating, the window 3a, It is configured to detect which pattern appears on 3b and 3c and pay out the above-mentioned game medal by the combination of the patterns.

Therefore, unless the positional relationship between the pattern 4 and the detected means 8 is properly assembled, the strip 7 and the ring-shaped rotary frame body 9 cannot be operated as described above. When assembled, the position of the strip 7 in the rotational direction with respect to the ring-shaped rotary frame 9 is configured to be appropriate.

That is, the shape of the engaging convex portion 17 of the strip 7 is formed as shown in FIG. 5, and the engaging hole 18 of the ring-shaped rotary frame body 9 is also formed correspondingly. Has been. As shown in FIG. 5, all the circumferential lengths of the engaging projections 17 are formed to be the same length a, and the interval L between the engaging projections 17 is changed to l at only one place. Is forming. Of course, the intervals between the engaging holes 18 are also formed to correspond to this. As a result, when the engagement protrusions 17 and the engagement holes 18 are in a position where they do not engage with each other, that is, when the relationship between the pattern 4 and the detected means 8 is not proper, these engagement protrusions 17 are not formed. And the engaging hole 18 do not engage with each other.

In order to maintain the state after the engagement protrusion 17 and the engagement hole 18 are engaged with each other, for example, the engagement protrusion 17 and the engagement hole 18 are fixed by an adhesive. A possible method is to fix it by forming a tight fit.

As described above, the assembly structure of the reel 5 is configured to engage with each other only when the position of the strip 7 in the rotational direction with respect to the ring-shaped rotary frame 9 is proper. . In other words, the strip 7 and the ring-shaped rotary frame body 9 are not engaged with each other unless the position of the strip 7 with respect to the ring-shaped rotary frame body 9 in the rotational direction is proper.

Therefore, when the strip 7 and the ring-shaped rotary frame body 9 are assembled, the position of the strip 7 in the rotational direction with respect to the ring-shaped rotary frame body 9 is prevented from being mistaken.

Therefore, even a worker who has no experience in assembling the strip 7 and the ring-shaped rotary frame body 9 can easily assemble the reel 5 properly.

As a second embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, an engaging hole 21 is formed on the strip 7 side, and an engaging projection 22 corresponding to the engaging hole 21 is provided on the ring. It may be formed on the inner circumference of the rotary frame body 9 side. That is, in the engaging means 10 of the first embodiment, the engaging hole 18 is formed in the ring-shaped rotary frame body 9, but in the engaging means 23 of the second embodiment, Engagement holes 21 are formed in the strip 7. Further, the second embodiment has an advantage that the strip 7 and the ring-shaped rotary frame body 9 can be fixed only by engaging the engagement protrusion 22 with the engagement hole 21. is there. Whichever of these engaging means 10 and 23 is adopted, the present invention can be realized.

The invention of the present application is not limited to the above embodiment.

In the slot machine 1 according to the present embodiment, the reel 5 is rotated by operating the lever 2, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the reel may be rotated by, for example, a push button. Absent.

Further, although the detected means 8 is detected by the photocoupler 20 in a non-contact manner, it may be detected by a contact type sensor, for example.

The external shape of the reel can be changed in various ways.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of a slot machine according to this embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the reel according to the present embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a view of the slot machine of FIG. 2 according to the present embodiment.
It is a sectional view taken along the line III-III.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing an assembly structure of a reel in the first embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a development view of the strip according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a reel assembly structure according to a second embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a development view of a strip according to a second embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Slot machine 5 Reel 7 Strip 8 Detected means 9 Ring-shaped rotating frame 10 Engaging means 17 Engaging protrusion 18 Engaging hole 21 Engaging hole 22 Engaging protrusion 23 Engaging means

Claims (3)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A strip-shaped strip in the form of a loop, which is provided with a pattern on its surface, and a ring-shaped rotary frame body, which is engaged with the entire circumference of a side edge of the strip and has a detection means. In the reel of the slot machine, the engaging means provided on the strip and the ring-shaped rotary frame body is provided only when the rotational direction position of the strip with respect to the ring-shaped rotary frame body is proper. An assembly structure for a reel of a slot machine configured to engage with each other. 2. The engagement means includes an engagement projection formed on an inner peripheral portion of a side edge of the ring-shaped rotary frame body, and an engagement hole formed in the strip so as to correspond to the engagement projection. 2. The reel assembly structure of the slot machine according to claim 1, wherein 3. The engagement means includes an engagement protrusion formed on a side edge of the strip, and an engagement hole formed in the ring-shaped rotary frame body so as to correspond to the engagement protrusion. The reel assembly structure of the slot machine according to claim 1, wherein