CN100421749C - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a game machine which comprises a rotating bobbin disk, a group of sheet-shaped members and a liquid crystal board, wherein the outer surface of the rotating bobbin disk is provided with a plurality of symbols; the group of sheet-shaped members are arranged in front of the rotating bobbin disk, the sheet-shaped members are stacked up with each other, and each sheet-shaped member has an opening; the liquid crystal board is arranged in front of the sheet-shaped members; the symbols can be identified through the opening on the sheet-shaped members from the front side of the game machine; each sheet-shaped member comprises a light transmission material and a light diffusion material which is arranged in front of the light transmission material and has a wider opening than the light transmission material, or each sheet-shaped member comprises a light reflection material and a light emitting material which is arranged in front of the light reflection material and has a wider opening than the light reflection material.

Description

Game machine

Technical field

The present invention relates to a kind of game machine.

Background technology

Game machine has been obtained good reputation, it shows rotating reel changeably or regularly, these rotating reels have a plurality of symbols that are drawn on their outer surfaces, and pay such as marble or recreation medal based on the combination of the fixing a plurality of symbols that show, make that the player continues to be interested in to play and can not dislike this recreation.

In a kind of slot machine of in these game machines, knowing (slot machine), on the meaning of excitation player interest, except the variable display unit of reel, be used to indicate the liquid crystal display etc. of inner lottery ticket result's sign to become an important assembly.Liquid crystal display is placed on such position usually, and usually below the variable display unit of reel or a zone on next door, at this, the player can once visually discern liquid crystal display and variable display unit.

On the other hand, because it is cheap to constitute the part of liquid crystal display recent years, start selling so have the game machine of the liquid crystal display that is provided at variable display unit front, and so that more evoke player's interest than traditional game machine.

For example, referring to Japanese Patent Application Publication publication No.2002-301195 (the 3rd page and Fig. 1).

Yet, when LCD is fixed on the variable display unit of reel front, comprise a reflection sheet with high light reflectivity rate owing to constitute the part of liquid crystal display, thus be drawn on the reel outer surface symbol since dim being difficult to recognize.This not only hinders basic game play person but also hinders advanced games person to spur control lever or press the button the symbol of seeing simultaneously on the reel in the best time, therefore has been subjected to player's criticism.

Summary of the invention

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to solve when the player has liquid crystal display and be fixed on when playing games on the game machine of the variable display unit of reel front, make the symbol on the reel be difficult to identification owing to dim, thereby hinder the problem of player in the best time of seeing symbol spurs control lever or presses the button, and such environment is provided: the player is absorbed in recreation and can lose interest to recreation.

In order to realize top purpose, the invention provides a kind of game machine, comprising: one is rotated reel, and it has a plurality of symbols on its outer surface; Be placed on the one group of flat member that rotates the reel front, described flat member is laminated to each other and respectively has an opening; Be placed on a liquid crystal board of described flat member front, wherein can discern a plurality of symbols by the opening on each flat member, and wherein each flat member comprise: optical material from the game machine front; The light diffusion material, it is placed on this optical material front and has the opening bigger than the opening of optical material; With a light reflecting material, be placed on after this optical material, and the opening littler than the opening of this optical material arranged.

According to aforesaid the present invention, game machine of the present invention comprises: rotate reel, drawn a plurality of distinctive information on its outer surface; Be provided at the one group of pellet module that rotates the reel front, it is made up of a plurality of sheet type assemblies, a plurality of pellet modules be laminated to each other and its each an opening all is set; With the liquid crystal board that is provided at this group sheet type assembly front, wherein can discern a plurality of distinctive information by the opening of a plurality of sheet type assemblies from the front of game machine, and this group sheet type assembly comprises: photoconductive material, and light-scattering material, it is provided at the front of this photoconductive material and wherein forms the opening bigger than the opening that forms in the photoconductive material.Therefore, most of light of launching from photoconductive material are entering whole liquid crystal board equably after the photoconductive material emission, perhaps enter equably after by the light-scattering material scattering and the regional corresponding liquid crystal plate zone except the opening of light-scattering material.Yet, because the opening of the aperture efficiency light-scattering material of photoconductive material is big, thus with the corresponding liquid crystal plate zone, open area of light-scattering material on the light quantity of incident be lower than with regional corresponding liquid crystal plate zone except the opening of light-scattering material on the light quantity of incident.

Therefore, darker under the situation of the zone of the liquid crystal board that the player sees when seeing distinctive information with a sudden impulse such as the opening of opening that light-scattering material is not provided with traditional game machine and photoconductive material, thus can clearly discern this distinctive information.

The result, the invention solves the player is fixed on when playing games on the game machine of the variable display unit of reel front having liquid crystal display, make the distinctive information on the reel be difficult to identification owing to dark, thereby the problem that hinders the player to spur control lever or press the button in the best time of seeing distinctive information, and such environment is provided: wherein the player is absorbed in recreation and can lose interest to recreation.

The present invention also provides a kind of game machine, comprising: one is rotated reel, has a plurality of symbols on its outer surface; Be placed on the one group of flat member that rotates the reel front, described flat member is laminated to each other and an opening is respectively arranged; With a liquid crystal board that is placed on described flat member front, wherein can discern a plurality of symbols by the opening on every each flat member from the game machine front, and wherein every each flat member comprises: light reflecting material, and light-emitting material, it is placed on this light reflecting material front and has the opening bigger than the opening of this light reflecting material.

According to aforesaid the present invention, this game machine comprises: rotate reel, drawn a plurality of distinctive information on its outer surface; Be provided at the one group of pellet module that rotates the reel front, it is made up of a plurality of sheet type assemblies, a plurality of pellet modules be laminated to each other and its each an opening all is set; With the liquid crystal board that is provided at this group sheet type assembly front, wherein can discern a plurality of distinctive information by the opening of a plurality of sheet type assemblies from the front of game machine, and this group sheet type assembly comprises: light reflecting material, and light-emitting material, it is provided at the front of light reflecting material and wherein forms an opening bigger than the opening that forms in the light reflecting material.Therefore, under the situation of traditional game machine, because being had the light reflecting material of high light reflectivity rate, most of light of launching from a plurality of distinctive information stop, because game machine of the present invention provides the opening of light reflecting material, the light ratio traditional game machine of launching from a plurality of distinctive information is stopped by light reflecting material that still less the indecipherable a plurality of distinctive information of player become clearer than traditional game machine for the player.

And, because the opening of the aperture efficiency light-emitting material of light reflecting material is little, so think after being transmitted into the light reflecting material reverse side, to enter whole basically liquid crystal board equably, perhaps after light reflecting material reflection, enter liquid crystal board zone equably corresponding to the zone outside the light reflecting material opening with high light reflectivity rate from most of light of light-emitting material emission.But, according to there being or not existing above mentioned incident light, be lower than light quantity corresponding to incident on the liquid crystal board zone in the zone outside the light reflecting material opening with incident light quantity on the corresponding liquid crystal plate zone, open area of light-emitting material.

Therefore, the zone of the liquid crystal board that the player sees when seeing distinctive information with a sudden impulse is such as the opening of light reflecting material in the traditional game machine and do not provide darker under the situation of light-emitting material opening, thereby can clearly discern distinctive information.

The result, the invention solves when the player has liquid crystal display and be fixed on when playing games on the game machine of the variable display unit of reel front, make the distinctive information on the reel be difficult to identification owing to dark, thereby the problem that hinders the player to spur control lever or press the button in the best time of seeing distinctive information, and such environment is provided: wherein the player is absorbed in recreation and can lose interest to recreation.

" light-emitting material " of the present invention can comprise above mentioned " photoconductive material " or " light-scattering material ", perhaps comprise " photoconductive material " or " light-scattering material " the two.

In addition, game machine of the present invention can also comprise the light source cell that is used to illuminate a plurality of distinctive information.

Aforesaid game machine of the present invention comprises a light source cell that is used to illuminate a plurality of distinctive information.Therefore, from most of light of photoconductive material emission after the photoconductive material emission, entering whole liquid crystal board equably, perhaps in the liquid crystal board zone that after the light-scattering material scattering, enters equably corresponding to the zone outside the light-scattering material opening.Yet, because the opening of the aperture efficiency light-scattering material of photoconductive material is big, so be lower than light quantity corresponding to incident on the liquid crystal board zone in the zone outside the light-scattering material opening corresponding to the light quantity of incident on the liquid crystal board zone of light-scattering material open area.

Therefore, the zone of the liquid crystal board that the player sees when seeing distinctive information with a sudden impulse is such as the opening of photoconductive material in the traditional game machine and do not provide darker under the situation of opening of light-scattering material, thereby can clearly discern distinctive information (symbol).

And, because game machine of the present invention provides the opening of light reflecting material, the light ratio traditional game machine of launching from a plurality of distinctive information still less stops by light reflecting material, and the light reflecting material that most of light of launching from a plurality of distinctive information under the situation of traditional game machine are had a high light reflectivity rate stops and makes the indecipherable a plurality of distinctive information of player become clearer than traditional game machine for the player.

And, because the opening of the aperture efficiency light-emitting material of light reflecting material is little, so think after being transmitted into the light reflecting material reverse side, to enter whole basically liquid crystal board equably, perhaps after light reflecting material reflection, enter liquid crystal board zone equably corresponding to the zone outside the light reflecting material opening with high light reflectivity rate from most of light of light-emitting material emission.But, according to the existence of the incident light of mentioning in the above or do not exist, be lower than and light quantity corresponding to incident on the liquid crystal board zone in the zone outside the opening of light-emitting material with the light quantity of incident on the corresponding liquid crystal plate zone, open area of light-emitting material.

Therefore, the zone of the liquid crystal board that the player sees when seeing distinctive information with a sudden impulse is such as the opening of light reflecting material in the traditional game machine and do not provide darker under the situation of light-emitting material opening, thereby can clearly discern distinctive information.

The result, the invention solves the player is fixed on when playing games on the game machine of the variable display unit of reel front having liquid crystal display, make the distinctive information on the reel be difficult to identification owing to dark, thereby the problem that hinders the player to spur control lever or press the button in the best time of seeing distinctive information, and such environment is provided: wherein the player is absorbed in recreation and can lose interest to recreation.

Description of drawings

Fig. 1 is the profile perspective view of expression according to slot machine of the present invention.

Fig. 2 is the schematic diagram of expression according to the display screen of slot machine of the present invention.

Fig. 3 is the schematic diagram of expression according to the display screen of slot machine of the present invention.

Fig. 4 is the schematic diagram of expression according to the display screen of slot machine of the present invention.

Fig. 5 is the profile perspective view of expression according to slot machine of the present invention.

Fig. 6 is the schematic diagram of expression according to the display device of slot machine of the present invention.

Fig. 7 is the schematic diagram of expression according to the liquid crystal display of slot machine of the present invention.

Fig. 8 is the schematic diagram of expression according to the liquid crystal display of slot machine of the present invention.

Fig. 9 is the key diagram of expression liquid crystal display of slot machine according to the present invention.

Figure 10 is the key diagram of expression according to the liquid crystal display of slot machine of the present invention.

Figure 11 is the key diagram of expression according to the liquid crystal display of slot machine of the present invention.

Figure 12 is the block diagram of expression according to the circuit structure of slot machine of the present invention.

Figure 13 is the block diagram of expression according to the circuit structure of slot machine of the present invention.

Figure 14 is the block diagram of expression according to the circuit structure of slot machine of the present invention.

The specific embodiment

One embodiment of the present of invention are described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.This embodiment is according to a slot machine of the present invention, uses a plurality of mechanical reels as a variable display device, is used for showing changeably the image of two or more recreation needs.But the present invention not only can realize in slot machine, and can realize such as pachinko game machine, Medal game machine, card game machine or the like are middle at various game machines.In addition, this embodiment is described as be in the slot machine that Japan sells, but the present invention also may be used on the slot machine in foreign country's sale.

[structure of slot machine]

The profile of slot machine 10 as shown in Figure 1.

The casing 12 that forms slot machine 10 outsides is made up of main body 11 and door 13.

Front at the casing 12 that forms whole slot machine 10 provides a rectangular display device 30.As what describe after a while, on display device 30, show various images, such as the image of report game content, effect image of glad player or the like.

Just as described in detail later, display device 30 can be controlled display image, so that they have relative high transparent, therefore, rotation reel 26L, 26C and 26R (referring to Fig. 2) that display device 30 allows the player visually to be identified in display device 30 and provides later become possibility.

Display floater 30 is equipped with touch panel 51 (referring to Fig. 6), and it allows player's various operations.

In addition, at display device 30 back sides, provide rectangular display window 14 (14L, 14C and 14R), as shown in Figure 2.Face shield 33 (referring to Fig. 4) around the display window 14 is provided with as described in after a while, and when having the state display image of relative high transparent with convenient display device 30 with it, the player only can visually discern reel 26L, 26C and 26R.

In casing 12, provide three reel 26L, 26C and 26R rotationally, two or more symbols of outside it, having placed picture.Each reel 26L, 26C and 26R are provided, make and to see them by display window 14 above-mentioned." symbol " is corresponding to " distinctive information " described in the claim.

In addition, as narration after a while, rotate reel 26L, 26C according to a kind of like this mode and see that with 26R so that by display window 14 symbol that is drawn on reel 26L, 26C and the 26R outer surface is mobile as them from top to bottom.When each reel 26L, 26C and 26R had stopped, three symbols that are drawn on each reel outer surface stopped, so that visible by display window 14.

In addition, as shown in Figure 1,, provide the foundation 28 of a common level, and, provide a medal insertion groove 31 at its upper right quarter display device 30 times.

At the upper left quarter of foundation 28,1-BET (stake) switch 20, it is pressed once when having only a medal to insert in the slot machine by gambling; The 2-BET switch is as long as it is pressed once when having two medals to be inserted in the slot machine by gambling; With MAX-BET switch 24, when the medal of the maximum number that can bet a recreation had inserted in the slot machine by gambling, it was pressed once.

When the player operates 1-BET switch 20, have only payment circuit L1 to come into force and be used to judge game result, as shown in Figure 2, payment circuit L1 comprises the combination of three symbols, and each symbol all is the intermediate symbols (the following symbol combination that comes into force for the judgement of game result is known as " active line ") of three visicodes on three each reels of reel.

In addition, when the player operates 2-BET switch 22, whole three payment circuits all come into force, they comprise payment circuit L2A and L2B, it comprises the combination of three symbols except above-mentioned active line, and each symbol is respectively the top symbol and the bottom symbol of three visicodes on each reel of three reels.

In addition, when operation MAX-BET switch 24, if the medal number that has inserted in the slot machine is three or more, then pay circuits for all five, promptly paying circuit L1, L2A, L2B, L3A and L3B comes into force, they comprise: payment circuit L3A, and its top symbol, reel 26C that is included on the reel 26L goes up the middle symbol and the combination of the bottom symbol on the reel 26R; With payment circuit L3B, it comprises the combination of the bottom symbol on intermediate symbols and reel 26R on the bottom symbol on the reel 26L, the reel 26C except above-mentioned active line.

Yet when being inserted in residue medal number in the slot machine and being two, five payment circuits have only three payment circuit L1, L2A and L2B to come into force, and when the residue medal number was 1, five payment circuits had only the circuit of payment L1 to come into force.Which payment circuit enters into force is illustrated in the lateral parts of display window 14, is used to notify the player.

When the player pressed BET switch 20,22 or 24, the payment circuit according to pressing which BET switch came into force.When the player pressed 1-BET switch 20,2-BET switch or MAX-BET switch 24, slot machine became the state that can begin to play.

In addition, as shown in Figure 1, provide a beginning control lever 32 obliquely in the left front of foundation 28.When the player tilts this when beginning control lever 32, above-mentioned three reel 26L, 26C and 26R begin to rotate simultaneously.When three reel 26L, 26C and 26R rotation, the symbol that is drawn on reel 26L, 26C and the 26R outer surface shows changeably by display window 14.When the reel velocity of rotation of above-mentioned three reel 26L, 26C and 26R had reached predetermined speed, that describes after a while operated reel stop button 34L, 34C and 34R comes into effect by the player.

Three reel stop button 34L, 34C and 34R are provided in the dead ahead of foundation 28. Reel stop button 34L, 34C and 34R be corresponding reel 26L, 26C and 26R respectively.When the player pressed reel stop button 34L, reel 26L stopped; When the player pressed reel stop button 34C, reel 26C stopped; When the player pressed reel stop button 34R, reel 26R stopped.

Left side at beginning control lever 32 provides payment button 36.When the player pressed payment button 36, the medal that inserts in the slot machine was paid from be arranged on the inferoanterior medal payment of slot machine opening 38, is stored in then in the medal receiving element 40.

In addition, on medal receiving element 40, provide loudspeaker screen work 42, the sound that sends the loudspeaker 46 (referring to Figure 10) in being installed in casing 12 is by its output.

On the outer surface of each above-mentioned reel 26L, 26C and 26R, predetermined number 21 the image for example that draws and comprise two or more images.When the rotation of each reel 26L, 26C and 26R has stopped, according to the arrangement of these images that can see by display window 14, implement the medal payment, recreation proceeds to favourable state of player or the like.

[demonstration of slot machine]

As mentioned above, below with reference to Fig. 2 to 4 display device 30 is described.

Display device 30 can show the various images that comprise the high transparent image." high transparent image " is meant the image that forms with a kind of color shades, it is optical transparency basically on liquid crystal display, and in the time of on being presented at display window 14, though display degree changes according to employed color shades, the symbol on reel can visually be discerned in the display window back.In addition, these images not only allow various images and high transparent image to show as a whole but also allow partly to show.

For example, display device 30 shows so that the transparency uprises along display window 14 in such a way, thus reel 26L, the 26C and the 26R that provide later at display window can visually be discerned by the player, as shown in Figure 2.In addition, the outward flange at reel 26L, 26C and 26R shows edge image 35 (35L, 35C and 35R).

In addition, except display device 30 shows according to a kind of like this mode so that its transparency uprises, utilize low transparent color shades can show the image (so-called " black output ") of various effects, as shown in Figure 3, can not visually be identified in reel 26L, 26C and the 26R that display device 30 provides later according to a kind of like this mode player.

In addition, display device 30 can show so that its whole clearing uprises according to a kind of like this mode, as shown in Figure 4, so the player can visually discern reel 26L, 26C and 26R by display window 14, and can visually discern the face shield 33 that is arranged on around the display window 14.Therefore, because face shield 33 is provided, the least part that only needs the player visually to discern is actually visible, and other parts are sightless.

[plate structure of slot machine]

Fig. 5 is the interior schematic diagram of casing of expression slot machine.Among Fig. 5, the door 13 of slot machine 10 is opened.

As shown in Figure 5, slot machine 10 has various device and control panel at its internal equipment.

As shown in Figure 5, the main body 11 of slot machine 10 is equipped with various plates and equipment, comprising: reel 26L, 26C and 26R; Can store the storage tank (hopper) 126 of game medium and the power-supply device 79 that is used for providing power supply to whole slot machine 10; The master board 72 of in addition main control circuit 100 (referring to Figure 10) being installed thereon in addition; Comprise the randomizer 116 that is used to produce random number, this random number is used for determining whether group by group producing to player's advantageous conditions (referring to Figure 10); An and host CPU 102 (referring to Figure 10).

On the other hand, as shown in Figure 5, the door 13 of slot machine 10 is equipped with various device and control panel, comprising: sub-control panel 74; Scale plate 76; Lamp control panel 78; Image shows accessory plate 80; With power supply relay dish 82.

These plates comprise various circuit.

Sub-control panel 74 comprises a sub-control circuit 200 (referring to Figure 10), it based on or not based on determining various effects from the signal of main control circuit 100 and/or order.

Scale plate 76 comprises a calibration circuit 400 (referring to Figure 10), it is enlarging transformation applications on the picture signal that provides from sub-control panel 74, make display device 30 show enlarged image, the signal that observation provides from sub-control panel 74, and when defining abnormal conditions, carry out the various controls of display device 30.

Lamp control panel 78 comprises a lamp control circuit 300 (referring to Figure 10), and it produces lamp effect and acoustics based on the effect signal that sub-control panel 74 provides.

Image shows that accessory plate 80 comprises an image and shows the auxiliary circuit (not shown), and it is the assembly of display device 30, drives the picture signal that scale plate 76 provides, and the LCD backlight 292 of control display device 30.

Power supply relay dish 82 has the function that receives power supply from power-supply device 79 exclusively, so that power distribution given each plate and the equipment mention respectively in the above.

Sub-control panel of mentioning in the above 74 and scale plate 76 are placed on the top of door 13.

From arranging viewpoint, lamp control panel 78 is placed on the bottom of door 13, because compare with scale plate 76 with sub-control panel 74, its output seldom is subjected to the influence of noise and static.

In the slot machine 10 of this embodiment, master board 72 is arranged on the main body 11, and sub-control panel 74 and other plate are arranged on the door 13.But the present invention is not limited to this.Sub-control panel 74 and other plate can be arranged on the main body 11, and master board 72 can be arranged on the door 13.

In addition, power-supply device 79 is equipped with reset switch 164, switch 166 or the like is set.

[structure of display device]

Next, the details of the display device 30 of slot machine 10 will be described with reference to figure 6.

Door 13 is equipped with display device 30, shows various effect images by display device 30.

Display device 30 comprises: a touch panel 51 is used to detect the point coordinates that is touched by the player; A transparent propene sheet 52, it is an over cap; By the symbol sheet 53 that hyaline membrane is made, the various symbols of printing on hyaline membrane; With the liquid crystal display of forming by the transparent liquid crystal display device such as ITO 54; Symbol sheet 53 and liquid crystal display 54 are layered in the inner surface of transparent propene sheet 52.

Below with reference to Fig. 7 and 8 this liquid crystal display 54 is described.

As shown in Figure 7, liquid crystal display 54 comprises liquid crystal 55, diffusion thin slice 56, and light conductive plate 57, reflection sheet 58 and afterframe 59 are according to arranging in proper order from this that begins previously.

For light conductive sheet 57, use a special acrylic panel of handling.Light conductive sheet 57 is conducted from the light of LCD backlight (referring to Fig. 6) radiation of describing after a while.The light of conduction is propagated simultaneously all reflections in acrylic panel.Between this propagation periods, light hits some (not shown) that forms and the direction that changes it in acrylic panel.Those light components with the angle reflection littler than the angle of total reflection mainly are transmitted into liquid crystal 55.

In addition, diffusion thin slice 56 is arranged on the top of light conductive plate, so that increase the brightness of liquid crystal 55 fronts and reduce the inhomogeneities of brightness.

The light that reflection sheet 58 is used for coming out from the light conductive sheet at opposition side reflects back into liquid crystal 55, and is to be made by highly reflective material.

About this respect, " light conductive plate " corresponding to " photoconductive material " in the claim, " diffusion thin slice " is corresponding to " light diffusion material " in the claim, and " reflection sheet " is corresponding to " light reflecting material " in the claim.In addition, " light conductive plate " and " diffusion thin slice " can be corresponding to " light-emitting material " in the claim.

In each diffusion thin slice 56, light conductive plate 57, reflection sheet 58 and afterframe 59, form the through hole that size differs from one another.By these through holes, the player can visually discern the symbol that is drawn on the reel outer surface by display window 14.

About this respect, " being drawn in the symbol on the reel outer surface " need comprise at least the as many symbol of playing games with the player.Under the situation of this embodiment, at least nine symbols on L1, L2A, L2B, L3A and five active lines of L3B need and can visually be discerned by display window 14 by the player.

As shown in Figure 8, the through hole of diffusion thin slice 56 is through holes maximum in diffusion thin slice 56, light conductive plate 57 and the reflection sheet 58, and the through hole of light conductive plate 57 is bigger than the through hole of reflection sheet 58.

As a result, " this group sheet type assembly comprises photoconductive material and is provided at the light-scattering material of photoconductive material front and forms an opening therein that the opening that forms in this aperture efficiency photoconductive material is big ".Therefore, after the photoconductive material emission, entering whole liquid crystal board equably, perhaps after by the light-scattering material scattering, enter liquid crystal board zone from most of light of photoconductive material emission equably corresponding to the zone outside the light-scattering material opening.Yet, because the opening of the aperture efficiency light-scattering material of photoconductive material is big, is less than the light quantity that is incident on corresponding on the liquid crystal board zone in the zone outside the light-scattering material opening so be incident on corresponding to the light quantity on the liquid crystal board zone of light-scattering material open area.

Therefore, the zone of the liquid crystal board that the player sees when seeing distinctive information with a sudden impulse is such as the opening of photoconductive material in the traditional game machine and do not provide darker under the situation of light-scattering material opening, thereby can clearly discern distinctive information.

And, " this group sheet type assembly comprises light reflecting material and is provided at the light-emitting material of light reflecting material front and forms an opening therein that the opening that forms in this aperture efficiency light reflecting material is big ".Therefore, because the opening of light reflecting material is provided for game machine of the present invention, the light reflecting material that most of light of launching under the situation of traditional game machine because from a plurality of symbols are had a high light reflectivity rate stops and makes the indecipherable a plurality of symbols of player, it is clearer than traditional game machine to become for the player, because the light ratio traditional game machine of launching from a plurality of symbols is still less stopped by light reflecting material.

And, because the opening of the aperture efficiency light-emitting material of light reflecting material is little, so think after being transmitted into the light reflecting material reverse side, to enter whole basically liquid crystal board equably, perhaps after light reflecting material reflection, enter liquid crystal board zone equably corresponding to the zone outside the light reflecting material opening with high light reflectivity rate from most of light of light-emitting material emission.But, according to the existence of the incident light of mentioning in the above or do not exist, the light quantity that is incident on the corresponding liquid crystal plate zone, open area with light-emitting material is less than the light quantity that is incident on corresponding on the liquid crystal board zone in the zone outside the opening of light-emitting material.

Therefore, the zone of the liquid crystal board that the player sees when seeing distinctive information with a sudden impulse is such as the opening of light reflecting material in the traditional game machine and do not provide darker under the situation of opening of light-emitting material, thereby can clearly discern distinctive information.

The result, the invention solves when the player has liquid crystal display and be fixed on when playing games on the game machine of the variable display unit of reel front, make the distinctive information on the reel be difficult to identification owing to dark, thereby the problem that hinders the player to spur control lever or press the button in the best time of seeing distinctive information, and such environment is provided: wherein the player is absorbed in recreation and can lose interest to recreation.

On liquid crystal display 54 and below LCD backlight 292 is provided, they play the lighting apparatus that background illuminates liquid crystal display 54.Control LCD backlight 292 is so that illuminate when power supply is provided.Therefore because LCD backlight 292 is energized when power supply provides always always, so the player can be visibly and clearly identification be presented at image on the liquid crystal display 54.Cold-cathode tube is mainly as LCD backlight 292.But the present invention is not limited to this.

In addition, the interior section on display device 30 and below interior section symbol illuminating lamp 60 is provided, they play the lighting apparatus that illuminates the symbol on the reel 26.Control character illuminating lamp 60 illuminates when power supply is provided.Therefore, because symbol illuminating lamp 60 is driven always, so the player can be visibly and recognition image clearly.

Each body display module so that the symbol that is drawn on the symbol thin slice 53 is visually discerned by the player all the time, and does not depend on the effect state of a control of slot machine 10 according to a kind of like this mode work.Liquid crystal display 54 provides the zone, shows the image effect such as big strike effect and various notice effect in these zones.

In addition, near the front of reel 26, provide the lamp housing 62 that is equipped with reel back light 63 (63L, 63C and 63R) (referring to Fig. 9) (62L, 62C and 62R) respectively.

[structure of reel back light]

Describe reel back light 63 below with reference to Fig. 9, it is the enlarged diagram of expression reel 26L, 26C and 26R.

Reel band 61L, 61C and the 61R of reel 26L, 26C and 26R are made by semi-transparent film.On the surface of reel band 61L, 61C and 61R, the symbol such as " cherry " symbol and " 7 " symbol is with the color inks printing, and color ink is printing opacity basically.Use resistance light ink ought to use the zone except symbol area on the reel band 61 to the cover.

Lamp housing 62L, 62C and 62R are separately positioned on the back side of reel band 61L, 61C and 61R, so that other symbol area is not disturbed in the emission of each lamp.Indoor reel back light 63L, 63C and the 63R of providing respectively at lamp housing 62L, 62C and 62R.

Reel back light 63L, 63C and 63R are opened and closed to lamp control circuit 300 based on the parameter of being determined by sub-microcomputer 210.

For example, when the payment medal, reel back light 63L, 63C and the 63R corresponding to the symbol on the payment circuit opened and closed to lamp control circuit 300, perhaps lamp control circuit 300 has the pattern that opens and closes the reel back light in each inner combination of making a profit, and when setting up each profit mark, lamp control circuit 300 is to drive and to close the reel back light to pattern that should mark, so that give the player suggestion relevant which profit symbol is aimed at.

In addition, reel back light 63L, 63C and 63R light usually continuously, so that allow the player visually to discern these symbols easily.In addition, at the electric power starting or the place that resets, reel back light 63L, 63C and 63R open so that the reel back light is effective.

[structure of the control module of slot machine]

Figure 10 illustrates a circuit structure, and it comprises: the main control unit 100 that is used to control the game processing operation; The ancillary equipment that is electrically connected with main control unit 100; With 200, one lamp control circuits 300 of a sub-control module be used to control a calibration circuit 400 of display device 30, the effect lamp 172 of loudspeaker 46 and the control command that sends based on main control circuit 100.

Main control circuit 100 comprises: host CPU 102, main ROM 104, main RAM 106, input/output bus 108, clock pulse generator 110, frequency divider 112, sample circuit 114 and randomizer 116, they are placed on the circuit board.

According to being stored in program among the main ROM 104, data-signal or address signal being outputed to ancillary equipment and based on by data-signal or the address signal of input/output bus 108 from the ancillary equipment input, host CPU 102 can be controlled various ancillary equipment by input/output bus 108.In addition, in host CPU 102, provide a timer (not shown).

Host CPU 102 is connected with main ROM 104.In main ROM 104, store various programs such as the control program of the whole recreation flow processs that are used to control slot machine 10 and the initial data that is used to carry out this control program.

For example, the probability charting of carrying out when operation beginning control lever 32 (beginning operation) that is used for determining the random number sampling, according to the operation of stop button determine how to stop reel stop control table, corresponding to based on stop control table regularly symbols displayed be stored in main ROM 104 with the triumph symbol combination table of the medal number determining to pay, the various control commands that send to sub-control circuit 200 or the like.Probability charting, the details that stops control table and profit symbol combination table are being described after a while.

Various control commands comprise: " demonstration display command ", " initiation command ", " all reels are ceased and desisted order ", " triumph compound command " or the like.Sub-control circuit 200 is not to any order of main control circuit 100 inputs or the like.Order or the like sends to sub-control circuit 200 with a direction from main control circuit 100.Main control circuit 100 is connected with a signal line by 16 data signal lines with sub-control circuit 200.And each order of these orders comprises 2,4 or 6 bytes that send with 1,2 or 3 sequence as an order, so that send by 16 data signal lines.

Host CPU 102 also is connected with main RAM 106, and main RAM 106 is stored in mark and the variate-value that uses in the said procedure.

Host CPU 102 also is connected with sample circuit 114 with the clock pulse generator 110 that produces the reference clock pulse and frequency divider 112 and the randomizer 116 that produces sampled random number.

Randomizer 116 produces the random number in the stationary digital scopes, and after operating beginning control lever 32 sample circuit 114 in suitable moment sampling random number.

Based on the random number and the probability charting that is stored among the main ROM 104 of sampling like this, determine the inner combination of winning.After determining the inner combination of winning, the random number of taking a sample again is so that selection is included in wherein " stopping control table " and " stopping table ".

Randomizer 116 is created in the random number in the stationary digital scope, for example 0 to 65535 (2 16 powers).The present invention is not limited to from randomizer 116 and produces random number, and can be configured to carry out on the operation sequence of host CPU 102 the random number sampling.In this case, randomizer 116 and sample circuit 114 can omit or can be kept for the backup of random number sampling operation.

In addition, the input signal that produces host CPU 102 and need comprises so that produce the primary input signal generation device of control command: beginning switch 150,1-BET switch 20,2-BET switch 22, MAX-BET switch 24, payment button 36, medal sensor 152, reel stop signal circuit 154, reel position detecting circuit 156, payment are finished signal circuit 158, payment switch 162, reset switch 164, switch 166 and contact sensor 168 are set.These input signal generation devices also are connected with host CPU 102 through input/output bus 108.

Reel stop signal circuit 154 detects the operation of each stop button 34L, 34C and 34R, and when detecting this operation, it sends stop signal to host CPU 102 by input/output bus 108.

Beginning switch 150 detects the operation of beginning control lever 32 and when detecting the operation of beginning control lever 32, it sends commencing signal to host CPU 102 by input/output bus 108.

Medal sensor 152 detects the recreation medal that inserts in the medal insertion grooves 31, and when detecting the recreation medal and be inserted in the medal insertion groove 31, it sends medals insertion signals to host CPU 102 by input/output bus 108.

1-BET switch 20 detects the operation of 1-BET switch 20, and when detecting the operation of 1-BET switch 20, it sends the 1-BET signal to host CPU 102 by input/output bus 108.

2-BET switch 22 detects the operation of 2-BET switch 22, and when detecting the operation of 2-BET switch 22, it sends the 2-BET signal to host CPU 102 by input/output bus 108.

MAX-BET switch 24 detects the operation of MAX-BET switch 24, and when detecting the operation of MAX-BET switch 24, it sends the MAX-BET signal to host CPU 102 by input/output bus 108.

Payment switch 162 detects the operation of payment button 36 and when detecting the operation of payment button 36, it sends the medal of depositing by input/output bus 108 and adjusts signal to host CPU 102.

Reset switch 164 is arranged in the slot machine 10, and when detecting the operation of reset switch 164, it sends reset signal to host CPU 102 by input/output bus 108.

Switch 166 is set detects the operation that the button (not shown) is set that is arranged in the slot machine 10, and when detecting the operation that button is set, it sends signalization to host CPU 102 by input/output bus 108.

Reel position detecting circuit 156 receives from the pulse signal of reel rotation sensor so that by input/output bus 108 the reel position signalling that detects reel 26L, 26C and 26R position is sent to host CPU 102.

When the number of medal detecting unit 160 counting (the medal number of paying from storage tank 126) when having reached the predetermined number data, the payment that signal circuit 158 detects the recreation medal of having finished is finished in payment, sends the payment of representing described detection by input/output bus 108 then and finishes signal to host CPU 102.

Mainly comprise by those equipment: various lamps 120, various display unit 122, according to the storage tank 126 (comprising the driver element that is used to pay) of the pre-really recreation of the order payment medal number of storage tank drive circuit 124 and stepper motor 128L, 128C and the 128R that is used to rotate reel 26L, 26C and 26R from its operation of signal controlling in the main control circuit 100.Various lamps 120 comprise symbol illuminating lamp 60.

In addition, be used to drive and the motor-drive circuit 130 of control step motor 128L, 128C and 128R, the storage tank drive circuit 124 that is used to drive and control storage tank 126, the display unit drive circuit 134 that is used to drive and control the lamp drive circuit 132 of various lamps and is used to drive and control various display units are connected through the output unit of input/output bus 108 with host CPU 102.These drive circuits receive control signal, such as the driving order that is used to control each equipment operation from host CPU 102 outputs.

Also comprise a sub-control circuit 200 by those equipment of controlling its operation from the control signal of main control circuit 100.

Sub-control circuit 200 is connected with lamp control circuit 300, calibration circuit 400, display device 30, loudspeaker 46 (46L and 46R) and effect lamp 172.

Display device 30 receives the picture signal that provides from sub-control circuit 200 and calibration circuit 400 so that display image.

Loudspeaker 46 receives the voice signal that provides from sub-control circuit 200 and lamp control circuit 300 so that send voice.

Effect lamp 172 receives the effect signal that provides from sub-control circuit 200 and lamp control circuit 300 so that tell on.Effect lamp 172 comprises reel back light 63.

[the electric structure of sub-control circuit]

Below with reference to Figure 11 and 12 descriptor control circuits 200.Figure 11 and 12 block diagram illustrate the structure of sub-control circuit 200.

Sub-control circuit 200 automatically or based on the voice output control of the demonstration control of carrying out display device 30 from the control command of main control circuit 100, loudspeaker 46 and the effect of effect lamp 172 produces control.

Sub-control circuit 200 is installed on the circuit board, and it is not the circuit board that main control circuit 100 is installed, and comprises the image control circuit 250 of controlling the demonstration of display device 30 as its sub-microcomputer 210 and being used to of primary clustering.

Sub-microcomputer 210 comprises: sub-CPU 212 is used for coming executive control operation according to the control command that sends from main control circuit 100; Sub-ROM 214 wherein stores the control program of sub-microcomputer 210; Sub-RAM 216, go into (IN) port 218 and go out (OUT) port 220.

Sub-control circuit 200 does not have clock pulse generator, frequency divider, randomizer and sample circuit, carries out the random number sampling but be arranged on the operation sequence of sub-CPU 212.

Sub-CPU 212 determines to produce what effect by each effect control circuit based on the game information order that sends from main control circuit 100, and the content of determining is sent to each effect control circuit.

In sub-ROM214, stored the program of the communication sequence between sub-CPU 212 and the main control circuit 100, selected effect selection table, sound sequence program of each effect or the like based on the game information of receiving.

Sub-RAM 216 is provided at the working region of using when carrying out these control programs.

The function that IN port 218 reception such as the image that provides from main control circuit 100 and the game information the voice is provided and this game information is offered sub-CPU 212.

218 of IN ports provide game information from main control circuit 100 to sub-CPU 212, but do not provide any signal from sub-CPU 212 to main control circuit 100.Cause for this reason, even in sub-control circuit 200 any fault has taken place, this fault is not transferred to main control circuit 100 yet.

OUT port 220 has provides the function of image display signal to image control circuit 250, provide voice to produce signal to the function of the sound source IC 302 of lamp control circuit 300 and the function of effect modulating signal to lamp control circuit 300 is provided, so that open and close effect lamp 172.

As shown in figure 12, image control circuit 250 comprises: image control CPU 252, image control ROM 254, image control RAM 256, image ROM 258, video-ram 260, an image control IC 262 and an IN port 264.

Image control CPU 252 receives the parameter of being determined by sub-microcomputer 210 by IN port 264, and determines content displayed on display device 30 according to the image control sequence program that is stored among the image control ROM 254.

In image control ROM 254, storage be used to receive the image effect order that sends from sub-microcomputer 210 sequencer program, be used for image control sequence program of control chart picture control IC 262 or the like.

The working region that image control RAM256 uses when being provided at the carries out image control program.

Use is stored in the graph data among the image ROM 258, image control IC 262 creates the corresponding image of determining with image control CPU 252 of displaying contents, in video-ram 260, temporarily store the image of being created, and by image control IC 262 they are offered calibration circuit 400 in suitable timing.

[the electric structure of lamp control circuit]

Below with reference to Figure 11 lamp control circuit 300 is described.

Lamp control circuit 300 comprises: a sound source IC 302 is used for controlling the sound that sends from loudspeaker 46; A sound ROM 304 stores voice data therein; A power amplifier 306 as amplifier; With a lamp drive circuit 322 that is used to drive effect lamp 172.

[the electric structure of calibration circuit]

Below with reference to Figure 13 calibration circuit 300 is described.

Calibration circuit 400 comprises signal conversion CPU 272, signal conversion ROM 274, video-ram 276, an IN port 278 and an OUT port 280.

Signal conversion CPU 272 receives the picture signal of being created by image control circuit 250 by IN port 278, and the display format of conversion on display device 30, according to the signal conversion sequence program that is stored among the signal conversion ROM 274 picture signal and display format are stored in the video-ram 276 then.

Signal conversion CPU 272 also offers display device 30 to the view data that is stored in the video-ram 276 by the OUT port, as the enlarged image signal that is suitable for display device 30.

More particularly, signal conversion CPU 272 is converted to the picture signal of the display size such as the VGA size the enlarged image signal of the bigger display size such as the XGA size.

In this embodiment, all enlarge it by each bit, the view data of VGA display sizes is converted into the view data of XGA display size., the present invention is not limited to this.The view data of the VGA display size that the view data of VGA display size also can be received and receive is merged and is converted to the single image data of XGA display size.

In this embodiment, picture signal is converted into the enlarged image signal of expression XGA type, and level is 1024 bits, vertically is 768 bits, 8 bit red datas, 8 bit green datas, 8 bit blue datas.Yet, in the present invention, can use any display packing, wherein with bigger size display image, and the bit number of the grade of translation type, horizontal bit number, vertical bit number, every kind of color or the like be not limited to above mentioned those.

Signal conversion CPU 272 is designed in the picture signal that provides from sub-control circuit 200 is provided in the predetermined period, if and signal conversion CPU 272 does not receive any normal picture signal in predetermined period, then it image data storage in video-ram 276 so that show predetermined picture.

In other words, signal conversion CPU 272 determines whether the picture signal that provides from sub-control circuit 200 is normal, and when determining that picture signal is undesired, when promptly unusual, it allows display device 30 to show predetermined picture so that remain on the image state that shows on the display device 30.For example, the synchronizing signal that signal conversion CPU 272 observes input, and when not having synchronizing signal or synchronizing signal not to be the synchronizing signal of definition, signal conversion CPU 272 carries out emission control (so-called " white output " control) on display device 30.

In addition, as mentioned above, though signal conversion CPU 272 is configured to allow this display device to show predetermined image, signal conversion CPU 272 image data storage in video-ram 276, so that show high relatively transparent image, allow the player visually to discern reel 26L, 26C and 26R.

In signal conversion ROM 274, be stored in signal and change the communication sequence program of communication between CPU 272 and the image control circuit 250, the picture signal that receives is converted to the sequencer program of enlarged image signal and the communication sequence program that the enlarged image signal is offered display device 30 by OUT port 280.

IN port 278 has and receives picture signal that image control circuit 250 provides so that offer the function of signal conversion CPU 272.In addition, OUT port 280 offers display device 30 to the enlarged image signal of image signal conversion circuits 270 conversions, thereby produces image display effect.

In this embodiment, the picture signal that offers image signal conversion circuits 270 utilizes low-voltage difference signal (LVDS) method to produce.Yet the present invention is not limited to this, but can be produced by various types of signal methods.For example, preferably: produce picture signal by the discriminant method such as the LVDS method,, thereby worsen the ground display image so that picture signal is difficult for is affected by noise.

In addition, in this embodiment, the picture signal that offers image signal conversion circuits 270 is the picture signal of VGA (Video Graphics Array) size, and becomes the enlarged image signal of XGA (XGA) size by the treatment conversion of image signal conversion circuits 270.In this embodiment, the picture signal of VGA size offers image signal conversion circuits 270.Yet the present invention is not limited to this, and the picture signal of various sizes can offer image signal conversion circuits 270.

[structure of display device]

The electric structure of display device 30 is described below with reference to Figure 13.

As shown in figure 13, display device 30 comprises a liquid crystal display 54, a liquid crystal display drive circuit 291 and a LCD backlight 292.

On liquid crystal display 54, show various images based on the picture signal that provides from above mentioned calibration circuit 400.

The picture signal that provides from above mentioned calibration circuit 400 is provided liquid crystal display drive circuit 291, and allows liquid crystal display 54 to show picture based on picture signal.

LCD backlight 292 illuminates liquid crystal display 54 at its back side, therefore makes clearly display image of liquid crystal.

[structure] with power supply of power supply relay dish

The electric structure of the power supply with power-supply device 79 is described below with reference to Figure 14.

As shown in figure 14, provide power supply to power supply relay dish 82 from power-supply device 79, the stube cable (not shown) separately by power supply offers master board 72, sub-control panel 74, lamp control panel 78, scale plate 76, display device 30 and symbol illuminating lamp 60 then.

In this embodiment, display device 30 is arranged on reel 26L, 26C and 26R front, so that allow display device 30 to show transparent relatively image., the present invention is not limited to this.Display device 30 can not be arranged on reel 26L, 26C and 26R front.In addition, if display device 30 does not have to show the function of transparent relatively image, also be no problem.

The optimal effect that just from the present invention, obtains of those effects of Miao Shuing in this manual, but effect of the present invention is not limited to those effects of the description in this specification.

The invention solves because the distinctive information on the dark reel is difficult to identification, thereby the problem that hinders the player to spur control lever or press the button in the best time of seeing distinctive information, and such environment is provided: wherein the player is absorbed in recreation and can lose interest to recreation.

Though only describe the embodiment of examples more of the present invention in the above in detail, those skilled in the art understand easily: many modifications are possible in the embodiment of example, and do not depart from novel teachings of the present invention and advantage in fact.Therefore, all such modifications all are included within the scope of the invention.

Claims (1)

1. game machine comprises:

One is rotated reel, and it has a plurality of symbols on its outer surface;

Be placed on one group of flat member of this rotation reel front, this flat member is laminated to each other and each all has an opening;

Be placed on a liquid crystal board of described flat member front;

Wherein can discern a plurality of symbols by the opening on each flat member from this game machine front;

And

Wherein each flat member comprises:

An optical material;

A light diffusion material, it is placed on this optical material front and has the opening bigger than the opening of this optical material; With

A light reflecting material is placed on after this optical material, and has the opening littler than the opening of this optical material.

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