JP2001259113A - Rotary game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To increase attracting power to a player by providing the game contents of a rotary game machine with new variation and appeal different from conventional ones. SOLUTION: Pattern display parts 1-9 are provided at the nearly center of a front face 10 (a customer service face) of this rotary game machine. Each of these pattern display parts 1-9 is constituted to be independently rotated by a motor. When the rotation of the pattern display parts 19 is stopped by pressing rotation stop switches SW1, SW2, SW3, each of the pattern display parts 19 displays only a single pattern (including figures and characters).

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a pachinko hall,
The present invention relates to a rotary game machine (such as a slot machine) installed in a game facility such as a game center and used for entertainment of the general public.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A conventional rotary gaming machine (slot machine) will be described with reference to FIG. In the approximate center of the front face 50 (service surface) of the rotary gaming machine, a picture display section 5 for displaying a picture provided along the rotating face of the spinning reel.
1, 52 and 53 are provided. Each picture display section 5
1, 52 and 53 are configured to simultaneously display three pictures (for example, "7", "2", "3") in the vertical direction when the rotation is stopped. 55, 56 and 57 are 3
The horizontal contact lines of the book, 58 and 59 are picture display sections 51 and 5
These are two oblique hit lines drawn on diagonal lines 2, 53. 61 is a game medal slot, 62 is a game medal payout slot, and 63 is a game medal receiving tray.

[0003] An example of the use of the above-mentioned rotary gaming machine will be described below. After the game medal is inserted into the game medal slot 61 by the player, when the rotation start switch SW0 is pressed, the picture display sections 51, 52, and 53 start rotating in the vertical direction. Next, when the three rotation stop switches SW1, SW2, and SW3 are sequentially pressed by the player, the corresponding picture display sections 51, 52, and 53 become 1
Stop one by one. The picture display sections 51, 5 at this time
The "winning (bonus)" or "losing" is determined by the arrangement of the pictures arranged on the horizontal hitting lines 55 to 57 or the diagonal hitting lines 58 and 59 of 2,53. Game medal payout slot 62
Is released to the game medal tray 63 from the player.

[0004]

As described above, the conventional rotary gaming machine rotates the three picture display sections 51, 52, 53, and displays three pictures in the vertical direction when the rotation is stopped. Was configured to.

However, the picture display sections 51, 52, 5
Since the arrangement of three pictures respectively displayed by 3 is fixed in advance, the hit lines are three horizontal hit lines 55 to 5.
It was limited to a total of five lines of seven and two oblique contact lines 58 and 59. That is, it was impossible to set a vertical hit line. Further, since three patterns are fixedly displayed per reel, nine pattern arrangements cannot be freely set, and for example, all nine patterns cannot be displayed in the same pattern.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to solve the above-mentioned drawbacks of the prior art and to provide a rotary gaming machine having a wider range of game contents and an increased power and expectation of the game.

[0007]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a rotary gaming machine having a plurality of picture display sections, motor means for independently rotating each picture display section, and rotation of the picture display sections. And a rotation stopping means for stopping the rotation, wherein the plurality of picture display sections are provided with a single picture display section for displaying only a single picture when the rotation is stopped by the rotation stopping means. It is characterized by including at least one.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a rotary gaming machine comprising: a plurality of picture display sections; motor means for independently rotating the picture display sections; and stopping means for stopping rotation of the picture display sections. , The plurality of picture display sections each display only a single picture when the rotation is stopped by the rotation stopping means.

According to the first and second aspects of the present invention, it is possible to provide a new vertical hit line in addition to the conventional horizontal and diagonal hit lines, thereby providing a variety of game contents. It becomes possible. In addition, the same bonus picture or big hit picture (for example, “7”) can be displayed on all picture display sections. When all “7” are displayed, a predetermined number of game medals are released as “big hit”. By doing so, it is possible to realize extremely powerful game contents.

[0010] In a third aspect of the present invention, in addition to the second aspect, the plurality of picture display units are arranged in rows and columns.
Number of pattern display units, and n (m)
> N), wherein the rotation of the m / n picture display sections is stopped simultaneously or with a time lag by each of the rotation stop switch means.

According to the above means, the independently rotating m
It is sufficient to provide n (m> n) rotation stop switch means for each of the picture display units. In addition, since the rotation of the m / n picture display units is stopped simultaneously or with a time lag, the game can be changed.

A rotary gaming machine according to a fourth invention is characterized in that, in addition to the third invention, the picture display section stopped by each rotation stop switch means is selected irregularly.

According to the above means, the taste of the game can be enhanced. According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in addition to the third aspect of the present invention, in addition to the third aspect, the picture display section stopped by the rotation stop switch means is stopped from a predetermined one. According to such means, it becomes possible for the player to enjoy the eye-catching.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a rotary game machine comprising: nine picture display sections arranged in 3 rows × 3 columns; motor means for independently rotating the picture display sections; and a picture display section. Rotation start switch means for starting the rotation of the image display, first, second and third rotation stop switch means for stopping the rotation of the picture display section, and a control circuit for controlling the rotation and stop of the picture display section When any one of the first, second, and third rotation stop switch means is operated, the control circuit controls three of the nine picture display units. Are stopped at the same time or with a time lag, and each of the stopped picture display sections displays only a single picture.

[0015]

Next, an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram for explaining a configuration of a rotary gaming machine (slot machine). In FIG. 1, the same components as those in FIG. 11 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and description thereof will be omitted.

In FIG. 1, a front view 10 of a rotary gaming machine is shown.
At approximately the center of the (service surface), picture display sections 1 to 9 are provided. These picture display units 1 to 9 are configured to be independently rotated by motors. Further, when the rotation of the picture display sections 1 to 9 is stopped by pressing the rotation stop switches SW1, SW2, SW3, each of the picture display sections 1 to 9 displays only a single picture (including numbers and characters). It is configured to be.

As described above, since each of the picture display sections 1 to 9 is configured to independently perform variable picture display,
This rotary gaming machine has five horizontal and diagonal lines 11, 1
In addition to 2,13,17,18, vertical hit line 14,
15 and 16 can be provided.

The rotation stop switches SW1, SW2,
Each time one rotation stop switch of SW3 is pressed, three of the pattern display units 1 to 9 are stopped, and at the stage when all three rotation stop switches are pressed. , All the pattern display units 1 to 9 are stopped. Also, the rotation stop switches SW1, SW2,
When any one of the SW3s is pressed, when the three picture display sections are stopped, the three picture display sections are simultaneously stopped or sequentially stopped with a time difference of, for example, 0.5 seconds. Is configured.

At this time, with respect to the stop order of the picture display sections 1 to 9, an irregular stop mode in which the picture display sections 1 to 9 are stopped irregularly (randomly) in order to change the game content, There is provided a designated stop mode in which the display is stopped from a display designated in advance from among the display units 1 to 9.

Next, an example of use (operation example) of the rotary gaming machine having the above configuration will be described with reference to FIGS. 2, 3, and 4 show the rotation stop switches SW1, SW
2 is a diagram exemplifying a relationship between SW3 and a stopped picture display unit. FIG. After the game medal is inserted into the game medal slot 61 by the player, when the rotation start switch SW0 is pressed, the nine picture display units 1 to 9 start rotating in the vertical direction. Next, the rotation stop switches SW1 and S
When W2 and SW3 are sequentially pressed, three of the pattern display units 1 to 9 are stopped, and all the patterns are stopped when all three rotation stop switches SW1, SW2, and SW3 are pressed. The display units 1 to 9 stop.

Here, in the irregular stop mode (FIG. 2), when the rotation stop switch SW1 is pressed, three picture display sections are randomly selected from the picture display sections 1 to 9,
For example, the picture display units 1, 2, and 4 stop. Next, when the rotation stop switch SW2 is pressed, three more picture display sections are randomly selected from the remaining picture display sections (3, 5 to 9 in this case), for example, the picture display sections 5, 7,. 8 stops. Next, when the rotation stop switch SW3 is pressed, the remaining picture display units 3, 6, and 9 stop. In addition, when the three picture display units stop, the three picture display units stop simultaneously or stop sequentially with a time difference of, for example, 0.5 second.

In the designated stop mode (FIG. 3), when the rotation stop switch SW1 is pressed, for example, the designated picture display section 1 is stopped. As a result, so-called pushing, in which the pattern aimed at by the player is stopped at the aimed position, is enabled.

Alternatively, when the rotation stop switch SW1 is pressed, the picture display sections 1, 5, and 6 are stopped one by one from the left row, the center row, and the right row.
When the button 2 is pressed, the pattern display sections 4, 2, and 3 are stopped one by one from the left row, the center row, and the right row one by one from the remaining patterns. The pattern display units 7, 8, and 9 may be stopped one by one from the remaining patterns in the center row and the right row.

That is, in the case of the designated stop mode, the game content can be changed.
One is to stop the display from a designated picture display section in order to enable the eye pressing, and the other is to make the rotation stop switch and the stopped picture display relevant.

As shown in FIG. 4, when the rotation of the picture display sections 1 to 9 is stopped by pressing the rotation stop switches SW1, SW2, SW3, the same bonus is applied to all the picture display sections 1 to 9. It is possible to display a pattern or a jackpot pattern (for example, “7”), and when all “7” are displayed, a predetermined number of game medals are released as a “big hit”, so that an extremely powerful game content It can be realized.

In the above-described embodiment, the picture display section has a configuration of 3 rows × 3 rows. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the picture display section may have an arbitrary configuration of m rows and n columns. It is within the scope of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram for explaining a configuration of a rotary gaming machine according to another embodiment. In FIG. 5, the same components as those in FIG. 1 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and description thereof will be omitted. The spinning game machine displays a picture display section 1A that simultaneously displays three pictures (for example, "a", "b", and "c") when the rotation is stopped, and displays a single picture when the rotation is stopped. Picture display sections 2, 3, 5, 6, 8, 9 are provided. These picture display sections 1A, 2, 3, 5,
Reference numerals 6, 8, and 9 are attached along the rotating surface of the rotating reel, and are configured to be independently rotated by a motor.

Also, in this rotary type gaming machine, the picture display section 1
Since the three patterns of A do not rotate independently, the hit lines are provided with a total of seven lines of horizontal hit lines 11, 12, and 13, vertical hit lines 15 and 16, and oblique hit lines 17 and 18.

Next, an example of use (operation example) of the rotary gaming machine having the above configuration will be described. After the game medal is inserted into the game medal slot 61 by the player, when the rotation start switch SW0 is pressed, the picture display sections 1A, 2, 3,.
5, 6, 8, and 9 start rotating in the vertical direction. Next, when the rotation stop switch SW1 is pressed by the player, the pattern display section 1A stops. Next, the rotation stop switch SW2
When pressed, three of the picture display sections 2, 3, 5, 6, 8, and 9 are stopped, and the rotation stop switch SW
When 3 is pressed, the remaining three picture display sections stop.

The irregular stop mode or the designated stop mode described above can be applied to the stop mode in this case. In the case of the irregular stop mode, the rotation stop switch SW2
Is pressed, three of the picture display sections 2, 3, 5, 6, 8, and 9 are randomly selected and stopped.
Further, in the case of the designated stop mode, for example, the display is stopped from the picture display unit 2 in order to allow the player to make a push.

According to the above-described embodiment, there is one picture display section 1A for simultaneously displaying three pictures (for example, "a", "b", "c"), and the other picture display sections 2, 3,. 5,
6, 8, and 9 display a single picture, but the present invention is not limited to this, and various changes can be made. For example, a configuration in which two picture display sections 1A that simultaneously display three pictures (for example, “a”, “b”, and “c”) are provided, and three picture display sections that display a single picture are provided. Good. That is, the feature of the present invention is that it includes at least one or more picture display sections for displaying a single picture,
Various changes can be made without departing from the technical concept of the present invention.

Since the present invention has a feature in the picture display section which rotates and stops independently as described above, the detailed structure of the picture display sections 1 to 9 will be described below with reference to FIGS. I do. Since the picture display sections 1 to 9 have the same configuration, only one of the picture display sections 1 will be described. 6 is a front view of the picture display unit 1, FIG. 7 is a side view of the picture display unit 1, and FIG.

A gear 32 is mounted on the tip of a shaft 31 of the stepping motor 30. A frame 36 of the rotating reel 30 is engaged with the gear 32, and the rotating reel 33 rotates with the rotation of the stepping motor 30. It is configured as follows. The stepping motor 30 is housed in the hollow portion of the rotating reel 33, so that the size of the picture display unit 1 is reduced.

The stepping motor 30 is mounted on a fixed plate 35 made of a thin metal plate. A flexible sheet 34 is wound around the rotating surface of the rotating reel 33, and is attached with an adhesive or the like. A predetermined number of pictures are printed or printed on the sheet 34. Thus, when the rotation of the stepping motor 30 is stopped, only a single pattern is displayed on the customer service surface of the rotary gaming machine.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing an example of division of a pattern drawn along the rotating surface of the rotating reel 33. FIG. 9A shows an example of dividing the picture into six, and six pictures are arranged on the circumference of the rotating reel 33, one for every 60 degrees.
FIG. 9B shows an example of a pattern divided into four parts.
One pattern is arranged on the circumference of the rotating reel 33, one for every 90 degrees. FIG. 9 (c) shows an example of a pattern divided into five parts, one for each of the five patterns at 72 degrees.
It is arranged on the circumference of the rotating reel 33. Then
The stepping motor 30 is operated according to the number of pattern divisions described above.
Stop at a predetermined angle step. Therefore, 9
Assuming that the individual picture display sections 1 to 9 are provided, 4 × 9 = 36 combinations of pictures can be enjoyed in four divisions, and 5 × 9 = 45 combinations of pictures in five divisions. Can be enjoyed, and in 6 divisions, 6 × 9 = 5
You can enjoy 4 combinations of pictures. In this way, by increasing the number of divisions, the number of pictures can be increased, and the game content can be configured to be more varied.

Next, a configuration for realizing the above-described functional operation of the rotary gaming machine will be described in more detail with reference to FIG. FIG. 10 is a schematic diagram of functional blocks of the rotary gaming machine. When the start switch SW0 and the rotation stop switches SW1, SW2, and SW3 are pressed, the signal is converted into a switch electric signal SW (4 bits) by the switch input circuit 100 and output to the control circuit 101. Control circuit 10
1 includes a CPU, a program ROM, a RAM, and the like, and controls the rotation and stop of the nine motors 112 based on the switch electric signal SW.

The stepping motor 112 includes a driving circuit 11
1 and start and stop its rotation,
The number of revolutions is controlled. Stepping motor 1
12, a sensor 113 such as a magnetic sensor is built in, and a signal S indicating the rotation state of the stepping motor 112 is provided.
S1 to SS9 are output to the drive circuit 111 or the control circuit 101.

For example, when the start switch SW0 is pressed, the switch input circuit 100 outputs a start signal to the control circuit 10
Output to 1. In response, the control circuit 101 outputs a drive signal to the signal buses DS1 to DS9, and the rotation of the stepping motor 112 starts.

Next, when the rotation stop switch SW1 is pressed, the control circuit 101 outputs a rotation stop signal to three of the signal buses DS1 to DS9 based on the random number generated by the random number generation circuit (irregular stop). Mode). Or,
When the rotation stop switch SW1 is pressed, a stop signal is first sent to a designated signal bus (for example, DS1) (in a designated stop mode). Switching between the irregular stop mode and the designated stop mode can be realized, for example, by switching programs written in a program ROM.

A stop signal for stopping the selected three stepping motors 112 is output from the control circuit 101 at the same time, or is output with a time difference by a timing delay circuit built in the control circuit 101, so that the stepping motor is output. The rotation of 112 can be stopped at the same time or stopped with a time lag. With the above-described circuit configuration, the picture display sections 1 to 9 can be independently variably displayed, and various control of rotation stop can be performed.

[0041]

As described above, according to the rotary gaming machine of the present invention, since each picture display section is configured to independently perform variable picture display, in addition to the horizontal and oblique contact lines, , A vertical hit line can be provided, and the game content can be diversified. In addition, the same bonus picture or big hit picture (for example, “7”) can be displayed on all picture display sections. When all “7” are displayed, a predetermined number of game medals are released as “big hit”. By doing so, it is possible to realize extremely powerful game contents.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram for explaining a configuration of a rotary gaming machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram exemplifying a relationship between rotation stop switches SW1, SW2, and SW3 and a stopped picture display unit.

FIG. 3 is a diagram exemplifying a relationship between rotation stop switches SW1, SW2, and SW3 and a pattern display unit to be stopped;

FIG. 4 is a diagram exemplifying a relationship between rotation stop switches SW1, SW2, and SW3 and a stopped picture display unit.

FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram for explaining a configuration of a rotary gaming machine according to another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a schematic sectional view of the front of the picture display unit 1;

FIG. 7 is a side view of the picture display unit 1.

FIG. 8 is a front view of the picture display unit 1.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing an example of division of a picture drawn along the rotating surface of the rotating reel.

FIG. 10 is a schematic diagram of functional blocks of the rotary gaming machine according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 11 is a schematic diagram illustrating a configuration of a conventional rotary gaming machine.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1-9 Picture display section 11, 12, 13 Horizontal contact line 14, 15, 16 Vertical contact line 17, 18 Diagonal contact line 61 Game medal slot 62 Game medal payout slot 63 Game medal tray 30 Stepping motor 31 Shaft 32 Gear 33 Rotating reel 34 sheet 35 fixing plate 36 frame 100 switch input circuit 101 control circuit 111 drive circuit 112 stepping motor 113 sensor

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A rotary game comprising: a plurality of picture display sections; motor means for independently rotating each picture display section; and rotation stopping means for stopping rotation of the picture display sections. In the machine, the plurality of picture display sections include one or more single picture display sections that display only a single picture when the rotation is stopped by the rotation stopping means. . 2. A rotary game machine comprising: a plurality of picture display sections; motor means for independently rotating the picture display sections; and stopping means for stopping rotation of the picture display sections. The rotary game machine according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein each of the plurality of picture display units displays only a single picture when the rotation is stopped by the rotation stopping means. 3. The plurality of picture display sections comprise m picture display sections arranged in rows and columns, and the rotation stop means comprises n (m> n) rotation stop switch means,
3. The rotary gaming machine according to claim 2, wherein the rotation stop switch means stops the rotation of the m / n picture display units simultaneously or with a time lag. 4. The rotary game machine according to claim 3, wherein the pattern display section stopped by each rotation stop switch means is selected irregularly. 5. The rotary game machine according to claim 3, wherein said pattern display portion stopped by said rotation stop switch means is stopped from a predetermined one. 6. A picture display unit arranged in 3 rows × 3 columns, nine picture display units, motor means for independently rotating the picture display units, and rotation for starting rotation of the picture display unit. Start switch means, first, second and third rotation stop switch means for stopping the rotation of the picture display section, and a control circuit for controlling the rotation and stop of the picture display section, When any one of the first, second, and third rotation stop switch means is operated, the control circuit causes three of the nine picture display sections to operate. Or at a time lag, and each of the stopped picture display sections displays only a single picture.