JP2741080B2 - Slot machine rotating reel device - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a rotating reel device of a slot machine, and more particularly, to a slot machine which differs from a normal game in a "continuous role" game. The present invention relates to a rotating reel device capable of playing a game using a pattern.

"Prior Art" (1) A conventional slot machine is a gaming machine whose front view is shown in FIG. 2, for example.

This slot machine has a bay window provided at the front center of the slot machine game machine.
Three (usually three; also in the following description, three) reel bodies 10 rotating within 19, a pulse motor for independently rotating each of the three reel bodies 10, a total pulse motor A start button 80 for issuing a command to start the rotation of the reel motor, and a stop button 81 corresponding to the pulse motor for rotating each reel body 10 to issue a command to stop the rotation of each pulse motor. I have.

A reel having a band-shaped reel tape attached to the outer periphery of a bottomed round cylindrical reel body 10 is called a rotating reel.

The reel tape has a pattern printed on each of the reel tapes so as to divide the circumferential direction at equal intervals.

(2) In the slot machine configured as described above, the player plays as follows.

 A specific number (usually 1 to 3) of coins are inserted.

 Press the start button 80.

 The three spinning reels start spinning.

Three stop buttons corresponding to three spinning reels
By sequentially pressing 81, the rotation of the three rotating reels is sequentially stopped.

If the patterns drawn on the three stopped reels are in a specific combination (winning) in the exit window 19, an appropriate number of coins will be refunded according to the combination, and one game is ended.

In the case where a specially determined combination is obtained among the winnings, a player may be given a period of time called a “continuous character” for a while immediately after the winning combination.

This continuous bonus is a game in which a player must insert a coin every time one spinning reel stops spinning, but a bonus is given when one spinning reel only pays out a specific pattern and the coin is paid out. It's about time.
This continuous character is given only for a certain number of games or game time from the start of the continuous character,
Upon completion of the continuous bonus, the normal state is restored.

In the following, the state of the slot machine when it is not a continuous bonus is referred to as “general game”.

Most players are operating slot machines with the aim of acquiring this continuous role, as the probability of winning a prize for a general game is much higher in the state of the continuous role.

(3) In the case of a continuous character, coins are paid out only when one spinning reel puts out a specific pattern.
Characters (or marks) that are distinguished from normal patterns are written in the “specific pattern”.

The player who has acquired the consecutive characters sets an aim to output a picture in which a character (or mark) indicating a "specific picture" is written, and presses the stop button 81.

"Problems to be Solved by the Invention" (1) The conventional slot machine has the following disadvantages.

In the "general game", for example, if the patterns of the two stopped reels match, the pattern of the remaining spinning reels is the same as the pattern of the two stopped reels. When the user presses the stop button 81 after aiming, it is difficult to aim because a character (or mark) indicating a "specific pattern" is written in the pattern.

Conversely, in the "continuous character", when the player aims at the "specific pattern" in the continuous character and presses the stop button 81, the type of the pattern matches, but the "specific pattern" In some cases, the pattern does not have a character (or mark) indicating that the winning is missed.

(2) It is difficult to judge that the above-mentioned inconvenience occurs for the player because the character (or mark) indicating "specific pattern" is written in the pattern for "general game". That's why.

If the pattern for "general games" and the pattern for "continuous characters" are completely separated, the above-mentioned inconvenience does not occur.

However, from the viewpoint of the internal structure of the slot machine, it is difficult to increase the number of rotating reels.
There is no rotary reel device that completely separates the pattern for "general games" and the pattern for "continuous characters".

(3) Since it is difficult to provide a rotating reel that completely separates a pattern for "general games" and a pattern for "continuous characters", a rotating reel that performs a so-called mechanical movement is provided. Instead, a slot machine was also provided in which the bay window 19 was formed on a CRT and the picture was formed on the screen of the CRT.

However, such a slot machine has no mechanical movement, and has a drawback that a player who knows a slot machine that performs mechanical movement from a long time cannot feel uncomfortable.

(4) The problem to be solved by the present invention is that a game can be played by a so-called mechanically-moving slot machine, and a pattern for "general games" and a pattern for "continuous characters" are completely formed. By providing a rotating reel device of a slot machine that is divided into two types, it does not give a player a sense of incongruity due to mechanical movement, and whether it is a “general game” or a “continuous role” Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide a slot machine in which a player can easily judge whether or not the pattern is aimed at by the player, thereby facilitating the game.

"Means for solving the problem" In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, the present inventors came up with an idea to increase the number of reel tapes per rotating reel without increasing the number of rotating reels. Came to offer.

That is, the present invention relates to a rotary reel device of a slot machine, comprising a bottomed round cylindrical reel body, a projection section forming an outermost contour of a circumferential surface of the reel body, and an inside of the projection section. A projection lens fixed to the reel body, a reel tape of two band rings provided on the reel body inside the projection lens and arranged in parallel in the circumferential direction of the reel body; Are formed from a light source that irradiates one of the reel tapes. The projection unit shall project the reel tape pattern illuminated by the light source so that it can be seen from the outside of the reel body. It is characterized by having done.

[Operation] The operation of the rotating reel device of the slot machine according to the present invention will be described.

(1) During the “general game”, the following operations are performed.

When the game is started by the operation of the player, the reel body starts rotating.

A light source irradiates the general game tape rotating with the reel body.

The light applied to the general game tape passes through a projection lens and is projected onto a projection unit.

When the rotation of the reel unit is stopped by the operation of the player, the pattern of the general gaming tape at the time of the stop is projected on the projection unit.

It is determined whether or not a prize is won according to the combination of pictures when all the rotating reels have stopped.

If any of the winning combinations have a particular combination,
A "continuous role" described below can be played.

(2) The following actions are performed during the play of the consecutive characters.

When the game is started by the player's operation, the reel unit starts spinning.

 A light source illuminates the continuous accessory tape.

The light applied to the continuous accessory tape passes through a projection lens and is projected onto a projection unit.

When the rotation of the reel unit is stopped by the operation of the player, the pattern of the continuous accessory tape at the time of the stop is projected on the projection unit.

It is determined whether or not a prize is won according to the pattern when the spinning reel stops.

When the continuous bonus item ends, the state returns to the same state as the start state of the general game.

"Examples" Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to Examples, but it will be apparent that the present invention is not limited to the Examples described below.

FIG. 1 is a horizontal sectional view showing one embodiment of the rotary reel device of the slot machine according to the present invention.

In the following description, FIG. 2 is a front view of a slot machine in which one embodiment of the rotary reel device according to the present invention is incorporated.

 Hereinafter, the configuration of the present embodiment will be described.

(1) The spinning reel device of the slot machine of the present embodiment is a bay window provided at the front center of the slot machine game machine.
A cylindrical body with a bottom that rotates in a circular cylinder 19 and a projection unit 2 that forms the outermost contour of the circumferential surface of the reel body
0, a projection lens 30 inside the projection unit 20 and fixed to the reel body 10, and affixed to the reel body 10 inside the projection lens 30 and in a circumferential direction of the reel body 10. It is formed of two strip-shaped reel tapes 40 and a light source 50 located inside the reel tapes 40 and irradiating one of the reel tapes 40.

(2) Next, each configuration will be described.

The output shaft 71 of the pulse motor 70 is fixed at the center of the bottom of the reel body 10 and rotates according to the rotation of the output shaft 71.

The projection unit 20 is formed of an opaque translucent material. Specifically, for example, it is a plastic thin plate subjected to mirror printing, and the projected pattern of the reel tape 40 can be seen from the exit window 19 side.

The reel tape 40 is formed of a translucent material, such as plastic, on which a pattern is printed by dividing the circumferential direction thereof, and the patterns of the two reel tapes 40 are different.
One of the two reel tapes 40 is a general game tape 41, and the other is a continuous accessory tape.

The general game tape 41 is divided in the circumferential direction, and one of the patterns is printed at all positions.

On the other hand, in the game accessory tape 42, only a pattern is printed in several places in the circumferential direction, and nothing is printed in other places. All the places where the pattern of the tape for continuous characters 42 has a winning are won.

The projection lens 30 has two lenses fixed between the projection unit 20 and the reel tape 40 according to the general game tape 41 and the continuous accessory tape 42.

The light source 50 is a general game lamp 51 and a continuous character lamp.
It consists of 52 lamps, and the two lamps
It is fixed to a lamp support 60 provided separately from the reel body 10.

The lamp support base 60 is provided with a shield plate 61 so that the general game lamp 51 illuminates only the general game tape 41 and the continuous accessory lamp 52 illuminates only the continuous accessory tape 42. Is separated.

(3) The rotary reel device of the slot machine of the present embodiment is used by being incorporated in the slot machine.

A part of the projection unit 20 of the reel body 10 can be seen from the bay window 19.

The light source 50 irradiates a range that can be seen from the exit window 19 of the reel tape 40 or more.

 Hereinafter, the operation of the present embodiment will be described.

(1) During the “general game”, the following operations are performed.

When the player inserts a coin and presses the start button 80 to start the game, the output shaft 71 of the pulse motor 70 rotates, and the reel body 10 starts rotating.

The general game lamp 51 irradiates the general game tape 41 rotating together with the reel body 10. At this time, the continuous accessory lamp 52 is not turned on.

The general game lamp 51 may be lit before the game starts.

The light applied to the general game tape 41 passes through the projection lens 30 and is projected onto the projection unit 20. The image projected on the projection unit 20 is a pattern of the general game tape 41 rotated together with the reel body 10, and is outside the reel body 10, that is, a bay window.
You can see from 19.

When the rotation of the reel body 10 is stopped by the player pressing the stop lamp 81, the pattern of the general gaming tape 41 at the time of the stop is projected on the projection unit 20,
The picture will be visible from bay window 19.

It is determined whether or not a prize is won according to the combination of pictures when all the rotating reels have stopped.

If any of the winning combinations have a particular combination,
A "continuous role" described below can be played.

(2) The following actions are performed during the play of the consecutive characters.

When the player inserts a coin and presses the start button 80 to start the game, the reel body 10 starts rotating.

The continuous accessory lamp 52 irradiates the continuous accessory tape 42 rotating together with the reel body 10. At this time, the general game lamp 51 is not lit.

The continuous character lamp 52 may be lit before the game starts.

The light applied to the continuous accessory tape 42 passes through the projection lens 30 and is projected onto the projection unit 20.

The player sees the pattern of the continuous character tape 42 as the bay window 19
Press the stop button 81 to stop inside.

It is determined whether or not a prize is won when each of the rotating reels stops. That is, if the pattern of the continuous accessory tape 42 appears at a specific position in the bay window 19, a prize is won.

When the continuous bonus item ends, the state returns to the same state as the start state of the general game.

 According to the embodiment, the following effects can be obtained.

First, the game can be played on a so-called mechanical slot machine.

In addition, since a rotary reel device of a slot machine in which a pattern for "general games" and a pattern for "continuous characters" were completely separated could be provided, the rotary reel device of the present embodiment was used. The slot machine allows the player to easily determine whether or not the pattern is aimed at, thereby facilitating the game.

In particular, the continuous character tape 42 has only a pattern printed in several places in the circumferential direction, and all places where the pattern is present are to be awarded, so the player can aim at only the pattern and press the stop button 81 By pressing, it is possible to provide a slot machine that is easy to play games.

Further, it was possible to provide a slot machine that is easy for a player and bystanders to distinguish whether a game in progress is a “general game” or a “continuous role”.

Hereinafter, variations of the present embodiment will be described.

In the present embodiment, the light source 50 is described as being fixed to the lamp support base 60 provided separately from the reel body 10, but the present invention is not limited to this.

By irradiating the reel tape 40, the reel tape 40 from the bay window 19
May be fixed to the reel body 10 as long as the pattern can be seen.

Further, the light source 50 and the reel tape 40 may be optically connected by an optical fiber to illuminate the reel tape 40.

In the present embodiment, the continuous accessory tape 42 is only printed with a pattern in several places in the circumferential direction, and nothing is printed on other places, and where there is a pattern,
All prizes were awarded, but not limited to this.

As long as it is a pattern pattern that can easily determine whether or not it is a prize, for example, the pattern may be a pattern in which the circumferential direction is divided and all the patterns are printed in all places, similarly to the general game tape 41. .

“Effects of the Invention” As described above, the present invention has the following effects.

That is, a rotating reel device of a slot machine in which a game can be played with a so-called mechanically-moving slot machine, and a pattern for "general games" and a pattern for "continuous characters" are completely separated. Therefore, the slot machine using the rotating reel device according to the present invention does not give a player a sense of incongruity because of the mechanical movement, and is a "general game" or a "continuous role". This makes it possible to easily determine whether the game is a "thing" and to easily determine whether or not the pattern is aimed at by the player, thereby facilitating the game.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view showing one embodiment of the rotary reel device of the slot machine according to the present invention. FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a conventional slot machine incorporating an embodiment of the rotary reel device of the slot machine according to the present invention. 10: reel body, 19: bay window 20: projection unit 30: projection lens 40: reel tape, 41: general game tape 42: continuous game tape 50: light source, 51: general game lamp 52: continuous game Lamp 60: Lamp support, 61: Shield 70: Pulse motor, 71: Output shaft 80: Start button, 81: Stop button

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. A rotary reel device for a slot machine, comprising: a bottomed round cylindrical reel body; a projection section forming an outermost contour of a circumferential surface of the reel body; A projection lens fixed to the main body, two belt-ring-shaped reel tapes provided on the reel body in parallel with the reel body in the circumferential direction of the projection lens, and Are formed from a light source that irradiates one of the reel tapes, and both reel tapes are formed of a translucent material in which a plurality of patterns are printed in the circumferential direction, and the patterns of both reel tapes are formed. The projecting unit shall project the reel tape pattern illuminated by the light source so that it can be seen from outside the reel unit. Reels device of a slot machine, characterized in that the.