JP4702836B2 - Game machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine provided with an effect display device attached to a part of a housing.

  One of the gaming machines is a slot machine. In the slot machine, a reel mechanism having three rows of reels is incorporated on the front surface of the main body, and a display panel for performing so-called effect display is provided separately from these reels.

  In the above configuration, when the rotation start lever is operated by the player, the game starts, and the gaming machine described above rotates the three rows of reels at a predetermined speed to display a specific effect on the display panel. Next, when a stop key is operated by the player, stop control of the reels in three rows is sequentially performed. Then, when specific pictures (for example, number 7) drawn on the stopped three rows of reels are aligned on the winning line, a display is made on the display panel to notify that a jackpot has occurred.

In the case of using a liquid Akirapa panel for the effect display described above, as a back lamps, cold cathode tube or LED (Light Emitted Diode) is common to use is, as a means for its diffusion, The acrylic board etc. which performed the reflection process on the one side were used (for example, refer patent document 1).

JP 2004-166879 A

  According to the above-described prior art, another light source is necessary to illuminate the opposite side of the liquid crystal due to the structure. Therefore, when installing another display device on the back of the liquid crystal, it is necessary to provide a new light source. There have been problems associated with increased costs, heat generation, and installation space associated with an increase in the number of light sources.

Game present invention has been Do in view of the above circumstances, which is not required a new light source in the case of installing another display device in liquid Akirapa panel back, with a suppressed obtain effect display device cost increase The purpose is to provide a machine.

The present invention to solve the problems described above, a gaming machine having the effect display device eclipsed Installing the part of the housing, the liquid Akirapa channel used as the effect display device or spreading, one of the lens, and the rotary slide mechanism for rotating stop at a position opposed to a player of the housing, in time for the liquid Akirapa panel and the diffusion lens, the light of the light source for backlight of the liquid crystal panel, wherein one in synchronization with the rotation by the rotation slide mechanism is reflected toward the diffusion lens and the other comprising the, a reflector for reflecting the diffusion of the liquid Akirapa panel.

  In the present invention, the rotary slide mechanism controls the stop of rotation of the effect display device by a switching signal generated by a sub-control board that controls the effect display device.

According to the present invention, a light source for back light of a liquid crystal panel in synchronization with the rotation by the rotary slide mechanism, one is reflected toward the diffuser lens, reflector other for reflecting the diffusion of the liquid Akirapa panel by using, as the unnecessary new light sources in case of installing another display device on the rear liquid Akirapa panel (the diffusion lens), Therefore, the cost can be suppressed. In addition, problems due to heat generation can be solved, and a reduction in installation space can be expected.

Hereinafter, as an embodiment of the gaming machine of the present invention, a slot machine installed in a playground or the like will be described with reference to FIGS.
1 is a plan view showing an external structure of the slot machine 100, FIG. 2 is a plan view showing an internal structure of the slot machine 100, and FIG. 3 is a configuration of a control system provided in the slot machine 100. It is a block diagram showing.

In FIG. 1, the slot machine 100 includes a front door 101 that faces a player, and a case 102 (described later) to which the front door 101 is attached so as to be opened and closed.
The front door 101 includes an upper panel portion 103, a middle panel portion 104, and a lower panel portion 105, and is formed by a metal frame (not shown) and a front panel formed of hard plastic as a whole. It has a mechanically strong structure.

  The upper panel portion 103 is provided with an effect lamp 103a called an upper lamp, sound emitting portions 103b and 103c to which speakers are attached, and an effect display device 103d formed of a liquid crystal display or the like. Details of the internal structure and the like of the effect display device 103d will be described later. The middle panel unit 104 is provided with a rotating device 200 having a plurality of (three in this embodiment) rotating cylinders R1, R2, and R3, and an effect lamp 104a, 104b is provided.

  In addition, a substantially rectangular transmission window WD formed of a transparent hard plastic plate is provided in front of the rotation cylinders R1, R2, and R3, thereby protecting the rotation apparatus 200 from the outside and transmitting the player. The cylinders R1, R2, and R3 can be viewed through the window WD. Further, an operation unit 104c for a player to operate is provided at the lower end of the middle panel unit 104. The operation unit 104c includes a medal insertion unit MD for inserting game medals and medals per game. Bet buttons B1, B2, B3 for presenting numbers, a start lever ST for instructing the start of one game, and three stops for individually stopping the rotating cylinders R1, R2, R3 Buttons SP1, SP2 and SP3 are provided.

  An image (not shown) related to the game contents of the slot machine 100 is drawn on the lower panel unit 105, and a discharge port 105a and a tray 105b for paying out a medal acquired by the player, and a speaker are provided. An attached sound emitting unit 105c is provided.

Next, with reference to FIG. 2, the rear surface structure of the front door 101 and the internal structure of the housing 102 will be outlined. FIG. 2 shows a state in which the front door 101 is unlocked and opened from the housing 102.
In the figure, speakers SR and SL that constitute the sound emitting units 103b and 103c are provided on the upper rear surface of the front door 101, and an effect display device 103d is provided between the speakers SR and SL. Sub-control board 300 is attached to the back side of display device 103d.

Below the effect display device 103d and the sub-control board 300, a substantially rectangular frame 104d in which the above-described transmission window WD and the panel surface of the middle panel portion 104 are formed is attached.
Below the frame 104d, a distribution mechanism G0 for determining whether an input inserted from the medal insertion unit MD is a regular game medal or a foreign object, and a game medal distributed by the distribution mechanism G0 are provided. A guide member G1 for guiding the hopper device HP provided on the body 102 side, a guide member G2 for guiding and discharging the foreign matter distributed by the sorting mechanism G0 to the discharge port 105a, and the hopper device HP. A guide member G3 for guiding and outputting the payout medal to the discharge port 105a is provided, and a speaker SW is attached in the vicinity of the discharge port 105a so as to correspond to the sound emitting unit 105c.

Further, a long central display substrate 400 is attached to a region between the frame body 104d and the distribution mechanism G0, and a setting button CS and a number 0 are attached to one end on the back side of the central display substrate 400. To 6 is provided with a setting display element CT formed of light emitting diodes for performing segment display.
The housing 102 includes a main power supply device PWU, an auxiliary storage portion SHP for storing game medals overflowing from the hopper device HP, and a rotating drum R1, R2, R3 facing the transmission window WD. The power supply device substrate 500 is provided on the side surface of the main power supply device PWU, the power supply device substrate 600 is provided at the upper end of the power supply device 200, the main substrate 700 is provided above the power supply device 200, and the housing 102 is provided. An external concentration terminal board 800 as an external concentration terminal device is attached to one end of the inner wall.

  Here, the main substrate 700, the sub-control substrate 300, the spinning device substrate 600, the central display substrate 400, the power supply device substrate 500, and the external concentrated terminal substrate 800 are all insulative with conductive wiring patterns formed thereon. The circuit board is formed as a so-called electric circuit board in which electronic components such as an integrated circuit device (IC), a transistor, a resistor, a capacitor, etc. are mounted on a resin substrate and are connected by wiring. Each of the substrates 800 has a unit structure that is individually stored in a hard plastic storage case.

Further, the configuration of the control system will be described with reference to the block diagram of FIG. 3. The main board 700 is a semiconductor in which a system program for managing the entire operation of the slot machine 100 and an execution program for the slot machine game are stored in advance. A memory and a CPU that executes these programs are mounted, and the input port and output port of the CPU and the other substrates 300, 600, 400, 500, and 800 are wired and connected by a wiring cable.
Further, the production speakers SR, SL, SW, the production lamps 103a, 104a, 104b, and the production display device 103d are connected to the sub board 300 via the wiring cable and supplied from the CPU in the main board 700. In accordance with the effect control signal, the electric circuit provided on the sub-board 300 drives the effect speakers SR, SL, SW, the effect lamps 103a, 104a, 104b, and the effect display device 103d, thereby allowing the player's vision. To produce an appealing hearing.

  The spinning device substrate 600 is connected to the spinning device 200 including the spinning cylinders R1, R2, and R3 that are rotationally driven by an electric motor, and according to the spinning device control signal supplied from the CPU in the main substrate 700. By controlling the electric motor described above, the rotation, braking, and stop of the rotating cylinders R1, R2, and R3 are controlled.

The central display board 400 is wired to the distribution mechanism G0, the bet buttons B1, B2, B3, the start lever ST, the stop buttons SP1, SP2, SP3, the setting display element CT, and the setting button CS. The medal detection signals output from the mechanism G0 and the on / off signals output from the bet buttons B1, B2, B3, the start lever ST, and the stop buttons SP1, SP2, SP3 are transferred to the CPU in the main board 700, and Based on the segment display signal supplied from the CPU , numbers from 0 to 6 are displayed on the setting display element CT.

A reset switch RS, a setting switch BO, a power switch BQ, and a hopper device HP are connected to the power board 500 by wiring, and ON / OFF signals output from the setting switch BO and the power switch BQ are transferred to the CPU in the main board 700. To do. Further, the power supply board 500 is formed with a power distribution circuit that distributes various generated power supply voltages to the hopper device HP and other parts, and power supply necessary for the operation of the slot machine 100 is supplied from the power distribution circuit. Yes.
The external concentrated terminal board 800 has a plurality of input terminals P1 to P6 capable of inputting in parallel the signals S1 to S6 output from the CPU in the main board 700, and the signals S1 to S6 are managed electronic devices. In addition to a plurality of output terminals Q1 to Q6 that can be transferred in parallel to the hall computer side, an input terminal P7 for inputting a signal IN supplied from the hall computer side and an output terminal Q7 for transferring to the CPU And a signal transfer circuit (not shown) for transferring the signals S1 to S6 and IN only in one direction.

  That is, by connecting the output terminals Q1 to Q6 and the input terminal P1 and the input / output interface provided in the hall computer with a wiring cable such as a flat cable, the main board 700 is moved to the hall computer side. The signals S1 to S6 can be transferred, and the signal IN can be transferred from the hall computer to the main board 700 side.

The signal S1 is a “game medal insertion signal” output every time one game medal is inserted from the medal insertion unit MD to the hopper device HP, and the signal S2 is a game medal from the hopper device HP to the discharge port 105a. A “game medal payout signal”, which is output every time one is paid out, a signal S3 is a “signal per continuous action device per device” output when winning a special combination called a regular bonus (RB), a signal S4. Is a “peripheral action continuous increase device per unit signal” output when winning a special role larger than a regular bonus (RB) called a big bonus (BB), and a signal S5 is a so-called output rate setting operation. This is a “setting operation signal” indicating that the operation has been performed.
The signal IN supplied from the hall computer side is an “external stop release signal” for commanding so-called stop release to the CPU in the main board 700.

Next, the provision of the display device for production according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.
FIG. 4 is a schematic configuration diagram showing only the vicinity of the effect display device extracted from the gaming machines provided with the effect display device according to the embodiment of the present invention. Here, the liquid crystal panel 10 and the diffusion lens 12 on the back surface of the liquid crystal panel 10 are used as the production display device 103d, and the diffusion lens 12 is used as another production display device in place of the liquid crystal panel 10. The case of using is also illustrated.

In FIG. 4, reference numeral 10 denotes a liquid crystal panel for effect display, reference numeral 11 denotes an LED array used as a back lamp of the liquid crystal panel 10, reference numeral 12 denotes a diffusing lens used as a display device for other effects, and reference numeral 13 denotes both surfaces. It is a reflector.
As shown in FIG. 4, the liquid crystal panel 10 and the diffusing lens 12 used as the display device for presentation 103d are mounted at, for example, opposing positions (front and back) of a cylindrical frame, and the sub-control board 300 A rotary slide mechanism (not shown) controlled by a switching signal generated by the Rotation unit rotates the central axis (indicated by a one-dot chain line) of the cylindrical frame by 180 degrees, thereby causing the player to move the liquid crystal panel 10 or the diffusing lens 12 to the player. The rotation is stopped at a position opposite to. Here, the liquid crystal panel 10, the diffusing lens 12, and the reflection plate 13 all move with the rotation of the cylindrical frame, whereas the LED array 11 is fixed to the lower part of the double-sided reflection plate 13 and does not move.

FIG. 5 is a diagram cited for explaining the cross-sectional structure of the display device for presentation described above. When the liquid crystal panel 10 stops rotating at a position facing the player (a), the diffusing lens 12 is connected to the player. Each state of (b) when the rotation is stopped at the opposite position is shown.
The double-sided reflector 13 is located between the liquid crystal panel 10 and the diffusing lens 12, and reflects the light emitted from the LED array 11 for diffusing the liquid crystal panel 10 in the state shown in FIG. 5A. It plays the role of a double-sided mirror that reflects toward the diffusing lens 12 in the state shown in FIG. That is, the double-sided reflector 13 is configured to rotate together with the effect display device 103d in synchronization with the rotation of the cylindrical frame by the rotary slide mechanism, and the reflection direction thereof is switched.

Here, as shown in FIG. 5A, the case where the liquid crystal panel 10 is rotated and stopped at a position facing the player assumes an effect produced by a conventional liquid crystal panel 10, and FIG. As shown in (b), the case where rotation of the diffusing lens 12 is stopped at a position facing the player assumes, for example, a searchlight effect or an effect for notifying a big hit.
Note that the rotation control from the state shown in FIG. 5A to the state shown in FIG. 5B or in the opposite direction is performed by the sub-slide 300 shown in FIG. 3 generating the effect switching signal. It is realized by driving. Specifically, the sub-control board 300 controls the rotary slide mechanism by interpreting and executing signals supplied from the CPU in the main board 700, and the states shown in FIGS. 5 (a) and 5 (b). Switching, each effect to appeal to the player's vision.

As described above, according to the embodiment of the present invention, the light emitted from the LED array 11 is reflected between the liquid crystal panel 10 and the diffusion lens 12, and one is reflected for diffusion of the liquid crystal panel 10 (FIG. 5A). ), And the other is reflected toward the diffusing lens 12 (the state shown in FIG. 5B), and by providing a double-sided reflector 13 whose reflection direction can be selectively set, the liquid crystal panel 10 A new light source is not required for the effect display device (here, the diffusing lens 12) installed on the back surface, and thus the cost can be reduced.

It is a top view showing the external structure of the gaming machine according to the embodiment of the present invention. It is a top view showing the internal structure of the gaming machine according to the embodiment of the present invention. It is a block diagram showing the composition of the control system provided in the gaming machine concerning the embodiment of the present invention. It is a figure which shows schematic structure of the display apparatus for production of the game machine in connection with this embodiment. It is a figure which shows the cross-sectional structure of the display apparatus for presentation of the game machine in connection with this invention embodiment.

Explanation of symbols

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Liquid crystal panel, 11 ... LED array, 12 ... Diffusing lens, 13 ... Double-sided reflecting plate, 103d ... Display apparatus for production

Claims (2)

A gaming machine provided with a display device for production attached to a part of a housing,
A rotary slide mechanism which the liquid Akirapa panel used as effect for a display device, or one of the diffusion lens, the rotation is stopped at a position opposed to a player of the housing,
In time for the liquid Akirapa panel and the diffusion lens, the liquid light of Akirapa panel backlight source of, one in synchronism with the rotation by said rotary slide mechanism is reflected toward the diffusion lens and the other is the liquid a reflector for reflecting the diffusion of Akirapa panel,
A gaming machine provided with an effect display device. The rotating slide mechanism is
2. A gaming machine equipped with an effect display device according to claim 1, wherein rotation stop of the effect display device is controlled by a switching signal generated by a sub-control board that controls the effect display device. .

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