JP2018134209A - Presentation device of game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a presentation device of a game machine capable of variously changing the appearance of a three-dimensional structure due to the three-dimensional structure and a three-dimensional image becoming overlapped.SOLUTION: A presentation device of a game machine includes: a transmissive three-dimensional image display panel 4 in which a three-dimensional image is perceived virtually by allowing different pixels L and R to be seen by the left and right eyes of a player due to parallax, and which enables a transparent view by time division driving; and a three-dimensional structure 6 disposed in a space at the rear side of transmissive three-dimensional image display panel. The transmissive three-dimensional image display panel 4 is driven so that the three-dimensional structure 6 visible transmitting through the transmissive three-dimensional image display panel 4 and a three-dimensional image perceived in the transmissive three-dimensional image display panel 4 become overlapped.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 5

Description

  The present invention is provided in a gaming machine such as a pachinko gaming machine, an arrangement ball gaming machine, a sparrow ball gaming machine, or a slot machine so that an effective presentation can be achieved by a stereoscopic image displayed by a stereoscopic image display device and a stereoscopic modeling object. The present invention relates to a production device.

For example, in a pachinko gaming machine, conventionally, various shapes of three-dimensional shaped objects such as characters, toy robots, and monsters that are movable by a motor are provided in the back of the window holes formed in the game board, and the rear side of the three-dimensional shaped objects A large-sized image display device such as a liquid crystal display is provided on the image display, and the three-dimensional model is displayed before or after the occurrence of the big hit, By changing the form by moving the movable part of the game, the player is given an effect such as predicting the occurrence of a big hit, and the game is increased.
Further, in recent years, a game board of a pachinko machine has been proposed to be made of synthetic resin instead of plywood from the viewpoint of environmental protection and design, and in particular, a transparent synthetic material as shown in Patent Document 1 below. Since the game board formed of resin can arrange various decorative members also behind the game board, there is an advantage that a novel design with a sense of depth can be taken and the interest is enhanced.

In addition, the gaming machine disclosed in Patent Document 2 below includes a stereoscopic image display device on a game board. The stereoscopic image display device allows different pixels to be seen in both the left and right eyes of the player by passing through a barrier layer such as a polarizing filter, and a stereoscopic image (three-dimensional image) having a depth in the front-rear direction due to the parallax is naked-eye. But it is designed to be recognized.
Furthermore, in the gaming machine disclosed in Patent Document 3, an image that virtually jumps forward is displayed by the stereoscopic image display device, and the image is associated with the player's operation to participate in the game. It is designed to increase the nature and preference.

JP 2007-289359 A Japanese Patent No. 3654359 JP 2004-344437 A

  By the way, the stereoscopic image display device uses a parallax between the left and right eyes of the player to display a stereoscopic image. If the parallax is not appropriate, video sickness may occur and the mood may be worsened. It has been reported. The cause of such motion sickness is that when viewing a stereoscopic image display device, both the left and right eyes are focused on the pixels of the display device, while large parallax is generated in both the left and right eyes. This is thought to be due to the fact that the brain shifts to the front or back, causing the brain to be perceived differently from normal recognition, and the distance judgment by the brain is confused.

  On the other hand, three-dimensional shaped objects of various shapes, which are also called gimmicks, are expensive to manufacture, and even if the limbs and facial expressions can be changed by a motor, It is not easy to make various changes and changes such as changing or making it appear realistic as if smoke, flame, etc. erupted from a three-dimensional model. Therefore, there is a problem that various effects such as an image display device cannot be performed with only a three-dimensional model.

  An effect device for a gaming machine according to the present invention intends to solve the above-described problem. By passing optical elements such as a slit and a lens, different pixels can be seen in the left and right eyes of the player, and the left and right eyes A stereoscopic image display panel in which a stereoscopic image is recognized by the parallax of the image and can be seen through by electrical control; and a three-dimensional structure disposed in a rear space of the transparent stereoscopic image display panel; The three-dimensional object is formed by alternately switching the time during which the transmission type three-dimensional image display panel is driven in a time-sharing manner to recognize a three-dimensional image and the time during which the three-dimensional object can be seen through in a short time. The three-dimensional image is displayed so as to overlap with each other.

  In addition, the rendering device of the gaming machine according to the present invention allows different pixels to be seen in the left and right eyes of the player by passing optical elements such as slits and lenses, and a stereoscopic image is generated by the parallax between the left and right eyes. The transmission type stereoscopic image display panel, which is recognized and can be seen through by electrical control, and a three-dimensional structure disposed in a rear space of the transmission type stereoscopic image display panel, the transmission type stereoscopic image A virtual image display time zone in which only a three-dimensional image can be seen on the display panel, a real image display time zone in which only the three-dimensional model can be seen by seeing through the transmissive stereoscopic image display panel, and time-division driving of the transmissive stereoscopic image display panel As a result, the time when the stereoscopic image can be recognized and the time when the stereoscopic modeling object can be seen through are alternately switched within a short time, so that the stereoscopic image appears to overlap the stereoscopic modeling object. There is a display time period, the virtual image display time zone and the real image display time zone and the composite display time zone, characterized in that the can be switched appropriately in accordance with changes in the game state.

  Further, the present invention is characterized in that, in the effect device of the gaming machine, the three-dimensional object is operated by a motor, and the three-dimensional image displayed by the three-dimensional image display panel is interlocked with the operation of the three-dimensional object. To do.

  According to the present invention, the three-dimensional structure and the three-dimensional image are polymerized, and the appearance of the three-dimensional structure can be variously changed. For this reason, although it is a narrow space in the gaming machine, it is possible to produce a realistic and innovative production.

The front view of the game board unit which provided the production | presentation apparatus based on this invention. The perspective view of the game board unit which provided the production | presentation apparatus based on this invention. The horizontal sectional view of the game board unit which provided the direction device concerning the present invention. The disassembled perspective view of the game board unit which provided the production | presentation apparatus based on this invention. Schematic for explanation which shows the operating state of the rendering device concerning the present invention. The display example figure which illustrated the fluctuation | variation of the display recognized by the production | presentation apparatus which concerns on this invention.

  Next, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with a game board unit incorporated in a ball game machine such as a pachinko game machine. The game board unit 1 shown in FIGS. 1 to 3 includes a center frame 2, a game board 3, a transmissive stereoscopic image display panel 4, an illuminator 5, and a three-dimensional display as shown in an exploded perspective view in FIG. 4. It consists of a shaped object 6 and a back case 7. The game board 3 is formed with a large rectangular window hole 3a in the center through a suitable process such as injection molding, extrusion molding, or cutting of synthetic resin. In this embodiment, an expansion hole 3a 'is formed at one corner of the lower side of the window hole 3a. Then, an inner ball guide rail 3b and an outer ball guide rail 3c are fixed to the front surface of the game board 3, and a large winning port 3d, a variable winning port 3e, a winning port 3f, a passing chucker 3g, etc. are provided in these inner game areas. A large number of game nails and windmills for guiding the game ball are planted together.

  The window hole 3a is formed to have the same size as the outer diameter of the transmissive stereoscopic image display panel 4, and the transmissive stereoscopic image display panel 4 is completely fitted in the window hole 3a. The surface of the board is flush with the surface of the game board. The center frame 2 is formed in a substantially annular shape with plastic, and forms a hook-shaped protrusion 2b protruding forward in the upper half portion so that pachinko balls do not flow down the front surface of the transmissive stereoscopic image display panel 4. In addition, a flange portion 2a is integrally formed around the periphery, a decorative body 2e is integrally formed so as to protrude downward from one side edge of the flange portion 2a, and a winning opening 2f is integrated with the decorative body 2e. Provided. Then, as shown in FIG. 1, the screw 2 d is inserted into a screw hole provided in the flange portion 2 a, and the center frame 2 is fixed to the surface of the game board 3. Thus, the center frame 2 is fixed so as to cover the surface of the stereoscopic image display panel 4 and the surface of the game board 3. At this time, the decorative body 2e and the winning opening 2f are fitted into the expansion hole 3a '. Then, the surface of the stereoscopic image display panel 4 comes into contact with the back surface of the flange portion 2a, and the position of the stereoscopic image display panel 4 is determined. A barrier 2c protrudes from the other side edge of the center frame 2, and the barrier 2c prevents the pachinko ball from splashing into the front surface of the transmissive stereoscopic image display panel 4 so that the panel is not damaged. ing.

  In addition, illuminators 5 using a plurality of LEDs as light sources are disposed on the left and right side edges and the upper and lower side edges of the rear space of the transmissive stereoscopic image display panel 4. In addition, a rail 6a is provided in the lower side edge of the rear space of the transmissive stereoscopic image display panel 4 so as to cross the left and right, and a three-dimensional model 6 such as a beast model or a toy robot illustrated on the rail 6a. The three-dimensional object 6 moves to the left and right along the rail 6a by operating a motor (not shown) as an electric drive source, and the three-dimensional object 6 is transmitted through the transmission type three-dimensional image display panel 4. It is possible to invade to the rear side. Further, a back case 7 is fixed to the back surface of the game board 3 so as to cover the three-dimensional model 6 and the like.

Here, the configuration of the transmissive stereoscopic image display panel 4 is shown microscopically in FIG. As shown in FIG. 5 (a), the transmissive stereoscopic image display panel 4 is provided with a liquid crystal 41 in which a large number of pixels L and pixels R are alternately arranged side by side. In front of the liquid crystal 41, a barrier layer 42 in which a plurality of shielding plates are arranged so that one longitudinal slit is formed for every two left and right pixels is provided. In the time zone shown in FIG. 5 (a), only the pixel L is always visible from the player's left eye YL through each slit of the barrier layer 42, and only the pixel R is always visible from the right eye YR through the slit. It is made visible. For this reason, different pixels are seen depending on the parallax between the left and right eyes of the player, and an image recognized by the collection of a large number of pixels L and R is perceived three-dimensionally. At this time, the illuminator 5 irradiates the back surface of the liquid crystal 41 with visible light and illuminates the pixels L and R to make the image easy to see.
In this state, the three-dimensional object 6 is hidden by the liquid crystal 41 and is not visible to the player, but an electric shutter such as a liquid crystal that is normally opaque and transparent by applying current and voltage in front of the three-dimensional object 6. By providing (for example, “um film” (registered trademark) manufactured by Nippon Sheet Glass Umm Products Co., Ltd.), the three-dimensional structure 6 is more reliably hidden.

The barrier layer 42 is also constituted by an electric shutter such as a liquid crystal, and each shielding plate becomes transparent or opaque by controlling the applied current and voltage. Therefore, in the time zone shown in FIG. 5B, the current and voltage applied to the liquid crystal 41 and the barrier layer 42 so that the pixel L, the pixel R, and the barrier layer 42 are transparent. Thus, the three-dimensional structure 6 is seen through the left and right eyes of the player. At this time, the illuminator 5 irradiates the three-dimensional model 6 to make the three-dimensional model 6 easy to see. At this time, the brightness of the illuminator 5 is increased so that the three-dimensional model 6 can be seen more clearly, or another light source is provided to illuminate the three-dimensional model 6. Good.
Then, the liquid crystal 41 and the barrier layer 42 are time-division driven so that the time shown in FIG. 5A and the time shown in FIG. 5B come alternately in a short time. For example, the state of FIG. 5A and the state of FIG. 5B are alternated several tens of times during one second. Thereby, to the player's eyes, a stereoscopic image (virtual image) displayed by the transmission type stereoscopic image display panel 4 and a real image of the three-dimensional structure 6 seen through the transmission type stereoscopic image display panel 4 are seen. Are seen alternately in a very short time, and the player sees both superimposed and synthesized by the afterimage phenomenon.

As described above, the real image and the three-dimensional virtual image of the three-dimensional structure 6 are synthesized and viewed, so that the appearance of the three-dimensional structure 6 can be variously changed.
Then, by making the stereoscopic image recognized by the transmission stereoscopic image display panel 4 displayed on the surface of the stereoscopic modeling object 6, the surface of the stereoscopic modeling object 6 is transmitted through the transmission stereoscopic image display panel 4. The color, pattern, texture, etc. can be changed as desired. Note that the three-dimensional model 6 can be made to have a silver image by chromium plating on the surface, for example, so that the image to be polymerized is more shining.
FIG. 6 illustrates an example of such a change caused by polymerization. In the case of a three-dimensional modeled object designed in this way, by adding a three-dimensional image to the three-dimensional modeled object shown in (a), as shown in (b) and (c), There are also scenes that change the appearance of the skin color, such as the complexion or skin, or the appearance of sparks from the eyes, as shown in (d). Three-dimensional display is possible, and the player can be entertained by giving notice of the occurrence of the jackpot or producing the jackpot by using these displays.

Further, when the electrical drive source is operated so that the three-dimensional structure 6 moves to the left and right along the rail 6a, the movement of the three-dimensional structure 6 and the three-dimensional image displayed by the transmission type three-dimensional image display panel 4 are displayed. Link the movement of the image. That is, when the three-dimensional model 6 is moved or rotated, or the limbs are moved as in the case where the three-dimensional model 6 is a toy robot, the transmission type three-dimensional image display panel 4 is interlocked with the movement. By controlling the movement of the three-dimensional image, the three-dimensional image can be melted into the three-dimensional structure 6 without feeling unnatural.
In addition, by providing a rotating drum (rotating reel) that is rotated by an electric drive source such as a motor as a three-dimensional modeled object, a three-dimensional image displayed on the rotating drum can be displayed on the three-dimensional image display panel 4 with a three-dimensional image display panel 4. Since the images can be superimposed, even when the rotary drum is a three-dimensional model, a novel effect that is not possible in the past can be achieved.

As described above, in the effect device according to the present invention, the real image of the three-dimensional structure 6 and the three-dimensional virtual image by the three-dimensional image display device 4 are seen to be superimposed, so that the surface color and pattern of the three-dimensional structure are displayed by the virtual image. It is possible to dynamically and variously change the shape of the figure and the like, and it is possible to produce an unprecedented production.
In addition, this three-dimensional virtual image is perceived by a combination with the real image of the three-dimensional model 6, the left and right eyes are focused on the surface of the three-dimensional model 6, and the distance from the parallax between the left and right eyes is separated. Since it can be reduced, video sickness is less likely to occur and there is no possibility of making the player uncomfortable.

In this embodiment, different pixels are visible to the left and right eyes by passing through the slit. However, different pixels may be seen by the left and right eyes by refracting light with a lens. For example, by disposing a lenticular lens (one with a ratio of two kamaboko-shaped lenses arranged vertically without gaps between the left and right sides), different pixels can be seen on the left and right eyes of the player. You may be made to do.
In this way, by partially shielding, refracting, or deflecting light with an optical element such as a slit or a lens, different images can be seen in both the left and right eyes of the player, so that a stereoscopic image can be viewed with the naked eye. Since these can be recognized, these optical elements can be appropriately used as the barrier layer 42.

  In this embodiment, the pachinko gaming machine is provided with an effect device. However, in a gaming machine such as a slot machine, the rotary drum (rotary reel) is a three-dimensional modeled object, and this embodiment is shown in front of the rotary drum. By providing such a transmission type stereoscopic image display panel 4, a stereoscopic image by the transmission type stereoscopic image display panel 4 is superposed on a pattern or a number drawn on the surface of the rotation drum, and the display of the rotation drum can be various. It is also possible to change it.

  In this embodiment, the real image of the three-dimensional structure 6 and the three-dimensional image of the transmission type three-dimensional image display panel 4 are always superposed, but only the image of the transmission type three-dimensional image display panel 4 is set in a predetermined time zone. It is possible to make the three-dimensional object 6 invisible, and to allow the three-dimensional object 6 to be seen through in other time zones.

In addition, it is needless to say that the transmission type stereoscopic image display panel 4 can display a normal two-dimensional image by controlling so that the same image can be seen by both the left and right eyes without providing a parallax as in the past. Yes. Note that, by setting a slight parallax, a planar normal image is displayed in front of the three-dimensional structure 6 slightly behind the actual position of the transmission type stereoscopic image display panel 4. You can also
For this reason, in this effect device, the normal image display time zone in which the normal image is displayed on the transmission type stereoscopic image display panel 4 and the normal image in a plane slightly behind the actual position of the transmission type stereoscopic image display panel 4 are planar. A normal image depth display time zone to be displayed on, a virtual image display time zone in which a stereoscopic image can be seen by the transmission type stereoscopic image display panel 4, and a real image in which the stereoscopic three-dimensional object 6 can be seen by seeing through the transmission type stereoscopic image display panel A display time zone and a composite display time zone in which a stereoscopic image appears to overlap the three-dimensional structure 6 are set, and a desired time zone of these time zones is set as appropriate as the gaming state changes. You can also.
For example, when a pachinko machine is in a normal gaming state, only a flat normal image composed of a normal image display time zone and a normal image back display time zone is displayed. When it becomes a state, it switches to virtual image display, and when it becomes a big hit state, the 3D object and virtual image display are superimposed and displayed, so that the display can be switched depending on the gaming state, so various effects can be achieved It becomes possible to do.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Game board unit, 2 ... Center frame, 2a ... Flange part, 2b ... Projection piece, 2c ... Barrier, 2d ... Screw, 2e ... Decoration body, 2f ... Winning hole, 3 ... Game board, 3a ... Window hole, 3a '... Expansion hole, 3b ... Inner sphere guide rail, 3c ... Outer sphere guide rail, 3d ... Large prize opening, 3e ... Variable prize opening, 3f ... Prize opening, 3g ... Passing chucker, 4 ... Transmission type stereoscopic image display panel, 5 ... Illuminator, 6 ... Solid object, 6a ... Rail, 7 ... Back case, L, R ... Pixel, 41 ... Liquid crystal, 42 ... Barrier layer, YL ... Left eye, YR ... Right eye

Claims (3)

  By passing optical elements such as slits and lenses, different pixels can be seen in the left and right eyes of the player, and stereoscopic images are recognized by the parallax between the left and right eyes, and can be seen through by electrical control. A transmission type stereoscopic image display panel and a three-dimensional modeled object disposed in the rear space of the transmission type stereoscopic image display panel. The transmission type stereoscopic image display panel is time-division driven to recognize a stereoscopic image. An effect of a gaming machine, wherein a three-dimensional image is overlapped and displayed on the three-dimensional modeled object by alternately switching the time to obtain and the time to see through the three-dimensional modeled object within a short time apparatus.   By passing optical elements such as slits and lenses, different pixels can be seen in the left and right eyes of the player, and stereoscopic images are recognized by the parallax between the left and right eyes, and can be seen through by electrical control. And a virtual image display time zone in which only a stereoscopic image by the transmission type stereoscopic image display panel is visible, and a transmission type stereoscopic image display panel, and a three-dimensional structure disposed in a rear space of the transmission type stereoscopic image display panel A real image display time zone in which only the three-dimensional model is seen by seeing through the transmission type three-dimensional image display panel, a time during which the transmission type three-dimensional image display panel is driven in a time-sharing manner and a three-dimensional image can be recognized There is a composite display time zone in which a three-dimensional image appears to overlap the three-dimensional modeled object by alternately switching within a short time when the object can be seen through, and the virtual image display time A performance apparatus for a game machine, characterized in that the can be switched appropriately real image display time zone and the composite display time period in accordance with changes in the game state.   3. The effect device for a gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the three-dimensional object is operated by a motor and a three-dimensional image displayed by the three-dimensional image display panel is interlocked with the operation of the three-dimensional object.

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