JPH08191933A - Pattern display device for pachinko machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To specialize the display mode of a pattern. CONSTITUTION: First and second analogous pattern display faces 11, 16 whose spherical surfaces are cut in round slices and provided with tapered stereoscopic curved surface shape, respectively are formed on each outer peripheral surface of two rotors 10, 15 provided with a common rotary shaft (a) inclining in front falling shape and intersecting obliquely with a game panel 1a, and each pattern of both pattern display faces 11, 16 is formed in the stereoscopic curved surface shape bending in spherical surface shape, and the display patterns of both display faces 11, 16 are arranged along the spherical surface.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a pattern display device for a pachinko machine.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As a conventional technique, for example, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 62-2
There is a 2673 publication. This publication discloses a symbol display device in which each symbol is variably displayed by a plurality of rotating drums that rotate around a rotation axis parallel to the game board surface.

[0003]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to add a new idea to the display mode of symbols in the symbol display device.

[0004]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, a plurality of rotating bodies that are individually driven to rotate about a rotation axis that is oblique or orthogonal to the game board surface are installed coaxially, and each rotation is performed. On the outer peripheral surface of the body, a symbol display surface in which one set of symbols is listed, respectively, around the rotation axis at a position where each symbol display surface is separated in the rotational axis direction and the radial direction of the symbol display surface. It has a configuration in which it is formed in a three-dimensional shape with the rotation axis as a central axis so as to rotate.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, each of the symbol display surfaces is formed in a similar shape with a tapered three-dimensional curved surface formed by cutting a spherical surface into circles, and each of the symbol display surfaces is stepless. Has a configuration in which a spherical solid curved surface is continuously formed.

The invention according to claim 3 is characterized in that a symbol display body for electrically lighting and displaying a symbol is installed in a stationary state near the tip of the rotating body at the head. Display device of the pachinko machine.

[0007]

In the invention of claim 1, when a plurality of rotating bodies installed in a coaxial state are rotated about a rotating shaft that is oblique or orthogonal to the game board surface, each pattern formed on the outer peripheral surface of each rotating body The display surface revolves around the rotation axis at positions separated from each other in the rotation axis direction and the radial direction of the symbol display surface. When each rotating body stops after rotating, one symbol of each symbol of each set of each symbol display surface is three-dimensionally displayed in a state of being separated in the rotation axis direction and the radial direction.

In the invention of claim 2, the respective symbols on the respective symbol display surfaces are formed along the spherical solid curved surface, and the respective display symbols are three-dimensionally arranged along the spherical solid curved surface.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, the symbols respectively displayed on the respective symbol display surfaces of the respective rotating bodies and the symbols electrically turned on and displayed by the symbol display are three-dimensionally arranged.

[0010]

According to the invention of claim 1, it is possible to three-dimensionally display a combined symbol by each symbol of each symbol on the symbol display surface to enhance the stereoscopic effect when the symbol is displayed, and each symbol is novel. It is possible to display with a different taste to make the display mode of the symbol unique.

Further, the space occupied by each symbol display surface can be reduced.

According to the second aspect of the invention, each symbol on each symbol display surface can be easily seen from the front of the game board to enhance the uniqueness of each symbol, and each symbol on each symbol display surface is spherical. Since it is formed along and the respective display symbols are arranged along the spherical surface, the stereoscopic effect of the display symbols can be emphasized.

According to the invention of claim 3, it is possible to three-dimensionally display a combined design in which the design displayed by the mechanical means and the design turned on by the electrical means are combined, and the combined design is displayed. The display mode of can be further specified.

[0014]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Next, a first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. In the pattern display device A mounted on the game board 1 of the pachinko machine, a pair of left and right ball receiving openings 4 is opened at the upper end of the base frame 2 fixed to the game board surface 1a, and a ball is provided at the lower end of the base frame 2. A ball drop opening 5 for opening a pachinko ball that has fallen into the receiving opening 4 is provided.

An upper drive motor (stepping motor) 6 and a lower drive motor (stepping motor) 7 whose rotation is controlled by a command from a central control unit are attached to the rear end of the base frame 2, and the base frame 2 is provided near the center thereof. Is fixed to the peripheral edge of a cover plate 8 having a substantially hollow hemispherical shape protruding forward.

An upper display window 8a, which is transparent or semi-transparent and allows the inside to be seen, is formed along the spherical surface at the center of the upper portion of the cover plate 8 in the left-right direction. A lower display window 8b which is transparent or semi-transparent and allows the inside to be seen is formed adjacent to the lower front of the display window 8a.

A front end edge of a cylindrical support body 9 which is inclined upward in a rearward upward direction is coupled to a window edge of the lower display window 8b of the cover body 8.

Around the support body 9, the first rotary body 10 which is rotationally controlled about a rotation axis a which obliquely intersects with the game board surface 1a in a state in which it is inclined in a forward descending manner, rotates concentrically with the first rotary body 10 which variably displays the symbols. It is installed as possible.

A cylindrical base portion 10a, into which the support body 9 is inserted, is formed at the center of the first rotating body 10, and the base portion 10 is formed.
A gear portion 10b meshing with a pinion 12 fixed to the output shaft 7a of the lower drive motor 7 is formed at the rear end of a.

The first rotating body 10 is rotationally driven clockwise by the lower drive motor 7.

The outer peripheral surface of the first rotating body 10 has a three-dimensional curved surface shape in which a spherical surface is cut in a plane perpendicular to its axis, and a first symbol display surface 11 whose outer diameter gradually increases from the front end to the rear end is provided. It is formed into a tapered three-dimensional surface with the rotation axis a as the central axis.

The first symbol display surface 11 has a spherically curved shape, and a set of symbols 11a arranged at equal intervals around the rotation axis a is listed, and the rotation of the first rotating body 10 is performed. At the time of stop, one design 11a of the set of designs 11a is displayed through the lower portion of the upper display window 8a of the cover plate 8.

Around the base portion 10a of the first rotating body 10, a second rotating body 15 which is rotationally controlled about a rotating shaft common to the rotating shaft a of the first rotating body 10 and which variably displays the symbols is first.
It is rotatably installed coaxially with the rotating body 10.

The second rotating body 15 is formed with a cylindrical base portion 15a in which the base portion 10a of the first rotating body 10 is concentrically inserted, and the output shaft 6a of the upper drive motor 6 is formed at the rear end of the base portion 15a. Gear part 1 meshed with pinion 17 fixed to
5b are formed.

The second rotary body 15 is rotationally driven by the upper drive motor 6 in the same direction as the first rotary body 10.

On the outer peripheral surface of the second rotating body 15, the first symbol display surface 11 is extended in the axial direction in a three-dimensional curved surface shape in which a spherical surface curved with a radius of curvature equal to the radius of curvature of the first symbol display surface 11 is sliced. It has a three-dimensional curved surface shape, and is similar in size to the first symbol display surface 11 and the size is enlarged from the size of the first symbol display surface 11, and the first symbol display surface 11 is behind the first symbol display surface 11.
And the second symbol display surface 1 installed continuously in a stepless manner
6 is formed in a tapered three-dimensional shape with the rotation axis a as the central axis.

The second symbol display surface 16 has a curved shape in a spherical shape, and a set of symbols 16a arranged at equal intervals around the rotation axis a is listed, and the rotation of the second rotating body 15 is performed. At the time of stop, one design 16a of the set of designs 16a is displayed through the upper part of the upper display window 8a of the cover plate 8.

Both similar symbol display surfaces 11 and 16 are first
The maximum outer diameter of the symbol display surface 11 and the minimum outer diameter of the second symbol display surface 16 are substantially equal, and the shape of the rear edge of the first symbol display surface 11 and the shape of the front edge of the second symbol display surface 16 are They are substantially equal to each other, and both of the symbol display surfaces 11 and 16 are arranged in the order of size in the direction of the rotation axis a so as to form a continuously tapered tapered hemispherical surface.

Behind the lower display window 8b of the cover plate 8 and in the vicinity of the tip of the first rotating body 10 at the beginning, the pattern 20a is electrically connected to the front surface of the display substrate 19 through the lower display window 8b. A symbol display body (LED of 16 × 16 dots and two-color light emission with 16 × 16 dots) 20 that is lit and variably displayed is fixedly installed upright.

In the state where the first and second rotating bodies 10 and 15 stop rotating and the symbol display body 20 stops the variable display of the symbols, the stop symbol 20a of the symbol display body 20 and the first symbol display The stop symbol 11a on the surface 11 and the stop symbol 16a on the second symbol display surface 16 are arranged in one row along the three-dimensional curved surface curved in a convex arc shape from the lower front side to the upper rear side to form the upper and lower display windows 8a and 8b. It is displayed three-dimensionally through.

Next, the operation and effect of the embodiment having the above-mentioned structure will be described. In this example, the first and the second are individually driven to rotate about a rotation axis a that obliquely intersects the game board surface 1a.
The rotating bodies 10 and 15 are installed coaxially, and each rotating body 1
On the outer peripheral surfaces of 0 and 15, symbol display surfaces 11 and 16 in which one set of symbols are listed are provided, and these symbol display surfaces 11 and 16 are shown.
Is formed in a similar shape with a tapered three-dimensional curved surface in which the spherical surface is sliced so as to turn around the rotation axis a at positions separated in the rotation axis direction and the radial direction of the symbol display surfaces 11 and 16, respectively, Each symbol display surface 11, 16
The respective symbol display surfaces 11 and 16 are arranged in a continuous manner in a stepless manner so as to form a spherical solid curved surface, and are arranged in the rotation axis direction, and a symbol 20a is electrically provided near the tip of the first rotating body 10. The symbol display body 20 that is lit up and displayed is installed immovably.

For this reason, it is possible to three-dimensionally display the combined symbols by the symbols of the respective groups on the respective symbol display surfaces 11 and 16 to enhance the stereoscopic effect when the symbols are displayed.
It is possible to display 16a in a novel way to make the display mode of the symbols 11a and 16a unique.

Further, the space occupied by each symbol display surface 11, 16 can be reduced.

Further, the symbols 11a and 16a of the symbol display surfaces 11 and 16 can be easily seen from the front of the game board 1 to enhance the uniqueness of the symbols 11a and 16a, and the symbol display surfaces 11 and 16 can be enhanced. Since the respective symbols 11a and 16a are formed along the spherical surface and the respective display symbols are arranged along the spherical surface, the stereoscopic effect of the display symbol can be emphasized.

Further, it is possible to stereoscopically display a combined design in which the designs 11a and 16a displayed by mechanical means and the design 20a which is lit and displayed by electrical means are combined, and the display mode of the design can be displayed. Can be further specified.

Next, a second embodiment of the present invention shown in FIG. 3 will be described. In this example, the frame 2 of the symbol display device A is used.
A drive motor (coaxial stepping motor) 22 having a first output shaft 23 and a second output shaft 24 that are coaxially installed is coupled to the rear end of A.

The first coupling member 25 fixed to the first output shaft 23 of the drive motor 22 has a first symbol display surface 11A formed in substantially the same manner as the first symbol display surface 11 of the first embodiment. The base end portion of the first rotating body 10A is coupled, and the first rotating body 10A is rotationally driven by the first output shaft 23.

A second coupling member 26 fixed to the second output shaft 24 of the drive motor 22 has a second symbol display surface 16A formed in substantially the same manner as the second symbol display surface 16 of the first embodiment. The base ends of the two rotating bodies 15A are coupled, and the second rotating body 15A is rotationally driven by the second output shaft 24.

Inside the first rotating body 15A, there is a detection groove 28a into which the piece to be detected 27 coupled to the first rotating body 15A is inserted, and is specified among the respective symbols on the first symbol display surface 16A. The 1st fixed position sensor 28 which emits an output signal when the symbol turns to the position of the display window 8aA is installed.

Inside the second rotating body 15A, there is a detection groove 30a into which the detected piece 29 coupled to the second rotating body 15A is inserted, and the particular one of the symbols on the second symbol display surface 16A is specified. A second fixed position sensor 30 is installed which transmits an output signal when the symbol of FIG.

Since the operation and effect of the second embodiment are almost the same as those of the first embodiment, the description thereof will be omitted.

The first and second symbol display surfaces 11 (11
A), 16 (16A) is formed into a three-dimensional surface shape in which a conical surface is sliced as shown in FIG. 4, or is formed into a three-dimensional surface shape in which a regular polygonal pyramid is sliced as shown in FIG. May be. Also, the first and second symbol display surfaces 11 (11A), 1
6 (16A) may be formed in different three-dimensional surface shapes.

Further, both rotating bodies 10 (10A), 15 (1
The rotation axis a of 5A) may be slanted with the game board surface 1a in a horizontal state, or the rotation axis a may be orthogonal to the game board surface 1a.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of a symbol display device showing a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is likewise a side sectional view.

FIG. 3 is a side sectional view of a symbol display device according to a second embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a side view of a main part showing another example of the symbol display surface.

FIG. 5 is a front view of a main part showing another example of the symbol display surface.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 game board 10,10A 1st rotating body 11,11A 1st symbol display surface 11a symbol 15,15A 2nd rotating body 16,16A 2nd symbol display surface 20 symbol display body a rotating shaft

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A plurality of rotating bodies that are individually driven to rotate about a rotating shaft that is oblique or orthogonal to the game board surface are installed coaxially, and 1 is provided on the outer peripheral surface of each rotating body.
The symbol display surface in which a set of symbols are listed, the rotary shaft so that each of the symbol display surfaces turns around the rotary shaft at a position separated in the rotation axis direction and the radial direction of the design display surface, respectively. A pattern display device for a pachinko machine, which is formed in a three-dimensional shape with the center axis as. 2. Each of the symbol display surfaces is formed in a similar shape with a tapered three-dimensional curved surface formed by cutting a spherical surface into circles, and each of the symbol display surfaces is continuously formed in a stepless manner. The pattern display device of the pachinko machine according to claim 1, wherein the pattern display devices are arranged so that a spherical three-dimensional curved surface is formed. 3. A pachinko machine according to claim 1 or 2, wherein a symbol display body for electrically lighting and displaying a symbol is installed immovably near the tip of the rotating body at the head. Design display device.