Symbol display device for game machine
AssigneeDragon Co., Ltd.
InventorHaruo Inoue
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Abstract
In a game machine, a reel unit is disposed behind each display window. The reel unit has an outer reel and an inner reel which coaxially rotate. The inner reel carries plural inner symbols at a certain pitch. The outer reel carries plural but less outer symbols. The outer symbol has a larger size than the inner symbol, and is opaque. The outer symbol on the inner symbol hides the inner symbol. A symbol combination is formed of only plural inner symbols, or at least one of the inner symbols and at least one of the outer symbols.
Claims10
A symbol display device for game machine, in which symbol combinations are observable through a display window, said symbol display device comprising:
- plural reel units disposed behind said display window, said reel unit including an inner reel and an outer reel that are coaxially rotatable, said inner reel and said outer reel independently rotating and stopping;
- a periphery of each of said inner reel and said outer reel, said periphery of said inner reel overlapping with said periphery of said outer reel;
- plural transparent portions and plural opaque portions that are formed on said periphery of said outer reel;
- plural inner symbols formed on said periphery of said inner reel, and said inner symbols being observable through said transparent portion of said outer reel in said display window;
- plural outer symbols formed on said opaque portion, said outer symbols being observable in said display window instead of said inner symbols hidden by said opaque portions;
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- at least one winning line disposed across said display window, at least one of said symbol combinations being completed by a combination of said outer symbols and said inner symbols which are disposed under said transparent portions, which are arranged on said winning line.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.