Game machine with complex display apparatus

Abstract

A game machine complex display apparatus is placed behind a transparent panel provided on a front face of a game machine. The game machine complex display apparatus has a display assembly with a plurality of display devices, a support frame for rotatably supporting the display assembly, and a support frame shift mechanism for moving the support frame forward and rearward. The support frame shift mechanism moves the support frame between a forward position close to the transparent panel and a rearward position away from the transparent panel, so that each display surface of the display devices can face the transparent panel at approximately the same distance when the display device is switched to the other.

1 . A game machine complex display apparatus having a display assembly with a plurality of display devices and a support frame for rotatably supporting said display assembly, said game machine complex display apparatus being placed behind a transparent panel provided on a front face of a game machine, said game machine complex display apparatus comprising: 
 a rotation mechanism for rotating said display assembly so that one of said display devices can face to said transparent panel; and    a support frame shift mechanism for moving said support frame between a forward position close to said transparent panel and a rearward position away from said transparent panel.    
   
   
       2 . The game machine complex display apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein said support frame shift mechanism moves said support frame such that each display surface of said display devices will face said transparent panel at approximately the same distance.  
   
   
       3 . The game machine complex display apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein said support frame shift mechanism moves said display assembly toward said rearward position before said display assembly is rotated.  
   
   
       4 . The game machine complex display apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein said support frame shift mechanism comprising: 
 a guide member on which said support frame slides; and    a drive member for driving said support frame to slide along said guide member.    
   
   
       5 . The game machine complex display apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein said drive member comprising: 
 a drive motor;    a driving pulley attached to an output shaft of said drive motor;    a driven pulley disposed at a certain distance from said driving pulley;    a belt wound around said driving pulley and said driven pulley; and    a connection member for connecting said belt with said support frame.    
   
   
       6 . The game machine complex display apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein said drive member comprising: 
 a drive motor fixed to said support frame;    a pinion attached to an output shaft of said drive motor; and    a rack to engage with said pinion.    
   
   
       7 . The game machine complex display apparatus of  claim 4 , further comprising: 
 a position detector for detecting a position of said support frame; and    a controller for stopping an operation of said drive member based on a detection signal from said position detector.    
   
   
       8 . The game machine complex display apparatus of  claim 7 , wherein said position detector comprising: 
 a signal piece provided on said support frame; and    at least one sensor to detect said signal piece.    
   
   
       9 . The game machine complex display apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein said display assembly comprising: 
 a pair of rectangular side plates each of which is rotatably supported at its center part by said support frame;    a first display device disposed along one of long sides of said side plate; and    a second display device disposed along one of short sides of said side plate.    
   
   
       10 . The game machine complex display apparatus of  claim 9 , wherein said first display device is a reel arrangement display composed of plural rotary reels in a matrix arrangement, and said second display device is a liquid crystal display.  
   
   
       11 . The game machine complex display apparatus of  claim 10 , wherein said display assembly further comprising a third display device disposed along the other long side of said side plate.  
   
   
       12 . The game machine complex display apparatus of  claim 11 , wherein said third display device is a liquid crystal display.  
   
   
       13 . A game machine having a transparent panel on the front face and a game machine complex display apparatus placed behind said transparent panel, said game machine comprising: 
 a display assembly with a plurality of display devices;    a support frame for rotatably supporting said display assembly;    a rotation mechanism for rotating said display assembly so that one of said display devices can face to said transparent panel; and    a support frame shift mechanism for moving said support frame rearward from said transparent plate before the rotation of said display assembly, and for moving said support frame forward to said transparent panel after the rotation of said display assembly, so that each display surface of said display devices can face the transparent panel at approximately the same distance.    
   
   
       14 . The game machine of  claim 13 , further comprising: 
 an operation section for directing operations of said rotation mechanism and said support frame shift mechanism;    a plurality of sensors for detecting positions of said display devices and said support frame;    a memory storing position information about start and stop positions for said support frame; and    a main controller for controlling said support frame shift mechanism according to a direction from said operation section, detection signals from said detectors, and said position information from said memory.