JP2002035204A - Drive circuit of light emitting body, and turning barrel type game machine including the circuit - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a drive circuit of a light emitting body which can irradiate a reel of a turning barrel type game machine from a back side without requiring any control of the software, and a turning barrel type game machine including the circuit. SOLUTION: This drive circuit of the light emitting body comprises a plurality of driving means for turning a plurality of turning barrels, and a plurality of light-emitting bodies for respectively irradiating the plurality of turning barrels, and allows the plurality of light emitting bodies to respectively emit the light as turning each of the plurality of driving means. This drive circuit has a control means for respectively controlling the flashing of each of the plurality of light emitting bodies based on a plurality of phase signals for controlling each of the plurality of driving means.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a driving circuit for a luminous body and a spinning game machine including the same, and more particularly, to a driving system for a luminous body installed in a reel unit of the spinning game machine. is there.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a spinning-type gaming machine of this type, for example, a slot machine, a player performs a stop operation of a rotating reel, and a plurality of, for example, three reels are simultaneously or individually rotated and then stopped. This is a game machine for enjoying the success or failure of a required combination of pictures (stop pictures) displayed on the reels when the game is performed.

[0003] The player can enjoy the game by turning on the illuminants that individually irradiate such reels from the back thereof at the start of the game so that the player can clearly recognize the picture.

By the way, in driving such a luminous body, conventionally, a C which controls the entire driving of the slot machine is used.
A form in which the light emitter is directly controlled by a PU (Central Processing Unit) has been adopted.

For example, an independent dedicated I / O port for driving a light emitter is used for a CPU, and turning on or off the light emitter is controlled statically or dynamically.
Further, the light-emitting members are separated into a plurality of light-emitting members, and independent lighting control and the like are performed for each light-emitting member.

[0006]

However, in order to drive the luminous body by the above-described method, it is necessary to prepare an independent I / O port for controlling by the CPU.

Moreover, since it is necessary to directly control the luminous body by the CPU, a dedicated control program (software) for driving and controlling the luminous body is required. For this reason, when performing other effects in order to control the software, there has been a problem that other functions are limited by the size of the program for driving the light emitter.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a light emitting device capable of illuminating a reel of a rotary gaming machine from a back surface without requiring software control. An object of the present invention is to provide a body driving circuit and a spinning-type gaming machine including the same.

[0009]

Means for Solving the Problems In order to achieve the above object, the invention according to claim 1 has a driving means for driving a rotating drum and a illuminant for irradiating the rotating drum, A driving circuit for a luminous body that causes the luminous body to emit light together with the rotational driving of the driving unit, the control circuit including: a control unit that drives and controls blinking of the luminous body based on a phase signal that drives and controls the driving unit. Features.

Further, the invention according to claim 2 comprises a plurality of driving means for respectively driving a plurality of rotating bodies to rotate, and a plurality of illuminants for irradiating the plurality of rotating bodies respectively. A driving circuit for driving each of the plurality of light emitting elements to emit light together with the rotational driving of each of the plurality of driving means, based on a plurality of phase signals for driving and controlling each of the plurality of driving means. Each of the plurality of illuminants emits light when one of the plurality of illuminants emits light when any one of the plurality of illuminants starts driving.
When all of the plurality of driving units stop driving, an OR logic circuit that controls to stop all the light emission of the plurality of light emitters is included.

Further, the invention according to claim 3 is characterized in that the control means further includes means for variably controlling the light emission intensity of the illuminant according to the rotation speed of each of the plurality of drive means. I have.

[0012] The invention according to claim 4 defines a spinning-type gaming machine including the above-described light-emitting body drive circuit.

[0013]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, an example of a preferred embodiment of the present invention will be specifically described with reference to the drawings.

[First Embodiment] (Schematic Configuration of Driving Circuit) First, a schematic configuration of a driving circuit for a luminous body of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. Figure 1
FIG. 3 is a circuit diagram illustrating a configuration of a drive circuit of the present example. FIG.
FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing a board configuration of a drive system including the drive circuit of FIG. 1.

As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, the driving circuit 1 for the luminous body of this embodiment has a plurality of rotating bodies (not shown in the present embodiment, which will be described later).
Stepping motors 14-1, 14-2, 14-3 (FIG. 2) as a plurality of driving means for respectively driving the rotation, and a back lamp 3 as a plurality of luminous bodies each irradiating a plurality of rotating bodies.
6 (FIG. 2). A plurality of stepping motors 14-1, 14-2, 14-3
Has the function of driving and controlling the blinking of each of the back lamps 36 of each torso based on a plurality of phase signals that respectively control the driving of the torso. The details will be described below.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the drive circuit 1 includes a stepping motor 14-1.1.1 for driving first to third rotating drums (not shown in the present embodiment).
Each output port 10-1, 10-2, 10-3 connected to the input of 4-2.14-3, and each output port 10-1, 10-2, 10-3 to each of the sensor sensor boards 16-1, 16-2, 16-3. Each body sensor input / output port 12-1-1 connected via a body sensor harness 13-1, 13-2, 13-3
2-2.12-3 and C connected to the output side of CPU 1
PU side input / output port 20 and each back lamp board 34-
Each back lamp harness 3 on 1.34-2.34-3 side
Back lamp output ports 30-1, 30-2, 30-3 connected via 2-1.32-2.32-3 respectively
And is comprised.

Further, each of the body-side output ports 10-1-1
0-2.10-3 and each CPU side input / output port 20-1.
Power supply lines P11, P21, and P31 for connecting the respective power supplies to the respective stepping motors 14-1, 14-2, and 14-3 between the power supply lines P11, P21, and P31;
Connect each to each stepping motor 14-1 ・ 14-
Each phase signal line 40-1, 40-2, 40 to which a phase signal for controlling the rotation / stop of 2.14-3 is supplied.
-3 are formed.

In this embodiment, the stepping motor 14
Is a method of driving in four phases, for example.
0 is formed by four lines to supply each phase signal of one to four phases.

Each of the body sensor input / output ports 12-
1.12-2.12-3 and each CPU side input / output port 20
-1.20-2.20-3, each of which is connected to the CPU 2 from the torso sensor of each of the torso sensor boards 16-1, 16-2, and 16-3 to the CPU 2 for the first to third times. Each time body sensor signal lines S1 and S2 for supplying a body sensor signal
S3, and power supply lines P12, P22, P32 and ground lines G1, G2, G3 are formed.

Further, back lamp output ports 30-1, 30-2, 30 are connected to power supply lines P11, P21, P31.
The power supply lines P13, P23, and P33 respectively connected to -3 are connected to each other. Thereby, power can be supplied to the back lamp output port 30.

On the other hand, the phase signal lines 40-1, 40-2, 40
-3 are connected to phase signal lines 42-1, 42-2, and 42-3, respectively, so that phase signals are also supplied to the back lamp side. In addition, for example, this phase signal line 42-1 is formed by four corresponding to the above-described four phase signal lines 40-1 corresponding to four phases. .

Then, diodes D1 to D4 are interposed in each of these four phase signal lines. Similarly, diodes D5 to D8 are formed for the phase signal line 42-2, and diodes D9 to D12 are formed for the phase signal line 42-3.

Each diode D on these four phase signal lines
The anode sides of 1 to D4 are connected to one phase signal line 44-1 and connected to the back lamp output port 30-1. Similarly, the anode side of the diodes D5 to D8 is 1
And the anodes of the diodes D9 to D12 are connected to one phase signal line 44-3, and connected to the back lamp output port 30-3. Connected to.

In this embodiment, the power supply lines P13 and P13
23 ・ P33, phase signal line 42-1 ・ 42-2 ・ 42-3
・ 44-1, 44-2, 44-3, diodes D1 to D
12, the control unit of the present invention is constituted by the back lamp output port 30.

(Substrate Configuration) FIG. 2 shows the driving circuit 1 described above.
The outline of the board configuration of the drive system provided with is disclosed. In FIG. 1, a CPU 2 is connected to a CPU-side input / output port 20-1, 20-2, 20-3 of a drive circuit 1 via a trunk relay harness 3.

On the other hand, the output port 10 of the drive circuit 1
-1-1.10-2.10-3 are provided with stepping motors 14-1, 14-2, which are driving means corresponding to the respective torso.
・ 14-3 is the body stepping motor harness 11-
They are connected via 1.11.2-11.3. Further, the torso sensor input / output port 12-1, 12-2-1
2-3, each of the torso sensor boards 16-1, 16-2, 16-3 having a torso sensor corresponding to each torso
Is the torso sensor harness 13-1,13-2,13-
3 are connected. Furthermore, each of the back lamp output ports 30-1, 30-2, and 30-3 is provided with a plurality of, for example, three light emitters of a single torso, corresponding to each of the torso. Back lamp board 34
-1.34-2-3-34-3 are connected via respective backlamp harnesses 32-1-1.32-2-32-3.

In such a configuration, each rotating body (shown later) is rotated by a stepping motor 14-1, 14-2, 14-3, which is a motor for rotating the rotating body. 1.14-2.
14-3 is driven by the excitation pulse signal of each phase (four phases in this example). The pulse signal is continuously supplied to the stepping motor until the drive is started by operating, for example, a starter (described later) of a slot machine described later, and until the generation is stopped by pressing a stop button (described later). , Each torso continues to rotate.

(Operation) Next, the operation of the driving circuit for the luminous body having the above-described configuration will be described with reference to FIGS.

First, the stepping motor 14 of the first cylinder
From -1, phase signals are sequentially output in the order of 1 phase, 2 phases, 3 phases, and 4 phases, whereby the rotation driving of the stepping motor of the first body is started.

Then, a phase signal (pulse signal) is similarly supplied to the back lamp 36 for irradiating the first body, and the lighting of the back lamp 36 for irradiating the first body is started.

Similarly, the phase signals of the first, second, third, and fourth phases are sequentially output from the stepping motor 14-2 of the second barrel, whereby the stepping motor 14-2 of the second barrel is output. 2 is started.

Then, similarly, a phase signal (pulse signal) is supplied to the back lamp 36 for irradiating the second body, and lighting of the back lamp 36 for irradiating the second body is started.

Further, similarly, phase signals are sequentially output from the third stepping motor 14-3, ie, one-phase, two-phase, three-phase, and four-phase, whereby the third-stage stepping motor 14-3 is output. Is started.

Then, a phase signal (pulse signal) is similarly supplied to the back lamp 36 for irradiating the third body, and the lighting of the back lamp 36 for irradiating the third body is started.

As a result, each stepping motor 14-
When 1.14-2.14-3 starts the rotation drive, each body rotates, and at the same time, the back lamp 36 is turned on.

On the other hand, based on the stop instruction, the first
When the signal output pattern is such that the phase signal stops in two phases, two phases, three phases, and four phases, the stepping motor 1
The rotation drive of 4-1 is stopped. Then, a phase signal (pulse signal) is similarly supplied to the back lamp 36 that irradiates the first body, and the back lamp 36 that irradiates the first body is turned off.

Similarly, based on the stop instruction, if the signal output pattern is such that the phase signals of the second cylinder are stopped in one phase, two phases, three phases, and four phases, the stepping motor 14 of the second cylinder is stopped. The rotation drive of -2 is stopped. Then, a phase signal (pulse signal) is similarly supplied to the back lamp 36 that irradiates the second body, and the back lamp 36 that irradiates the second body is turned off.

Similarly, when a signal output pattern in which the phase signal of the third cylinder is stopped such as 1-phase, 2-phase, 3-phase, and 4-phase based on the stop instruction, the stepping motor 14- 3 is stopped. Then, a phase signal (pulse signal) is similarly supplied to the back lamp 36 that irradiates the third body, and the back lamp 36 that irradiates the third body is turned off.

As a result, each stepping motor 14-
When 1.14-2.14-3 stops the rotation drive, the rotation of each body stops, and at the same time, the back lamp 36 is turned off.

In this embodiment, the order of starting or stopping the rotation among the first, second, and third cylinders does not matter, and these are the stepping motors 14-1, 14.2-1, 14. ―3
Start and stop depend on the instruction from the means for operating. In other words, each rotation drum independently rotates and stops.

As described above, in this example, the power supply lines P11, P21, P31 and the phase signal lines 40-1,... For controlling and driving the stepping motors 14-1, 14-2, 14-3.
A power line P1 for back lamp control is provided at 40-2 and 40-3.
3 ・ P23 ・ P33 and phase signal line 42-1 ・ 42-2 ・
42-3 are connected to each other, so that the back lamp 36 is turned on and off at the same timing as the phase signal (pulse signal) for controlling the start / stop of the rotation of the stepping motors 14-1, 14-2, 14-3. Is done. For this reason, it is not necessary to prepare an input / output port for the back lamp in the port of the CPU as in the related art, and as a result, there is no need to provide a dedicated program for controlling the back lamp.
A surplus area can be secured in the address space on the memory, and use of another control program can be permitted.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, the driving of the back lamp can be controlled by using the phase signal for controlling the driving of the stepping motor.
It is not necessary to form a special input / output port for the back lamp in the (central processing unit). Therefore, a control program for driving and controlling the back lamp is not required, and the program area can be effectively used for another control program. Also, since I / O ports are not required,
The processing load on the CPU can be reduced, and the processing speed can be increased.

Further, the drive control of the back lamp is interlocked with the drive of the stepping motor, so that the luminous body is turned on only when the rotating body is rotating, so that the power consumption of the luminous body can be reduced.

[Second Embodiment] Next, a second embodiment according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. In the following, description of substantially the same configuration of the first embodiment will be omitted, and only different portions will be described. FIG. 3 is a circuit diagram showing a configuration of the drive circuit of the present example.

In the first embodiment described above, each back lamp (light emitting body) emits light when each stepping motor is started, but in this example, when any one of the stepping motors rotates. , The back lamps are not turned off until all the back lamps are turned on and all the stepping motors are stopped.

More specifically, as shown in FIG. 3, the driving circuit 200 of this embodiment includes the back lamp output ports 30-1.
30-2, 30-3 and the power supply lines P11, P21,
An OR logic circuit 50 is formed between P31 and the phase signal lines 40-1, 40-2, 40-3.

That is, the diode D is connected to the power supply line P11.
13, a power supply line P14 is connected to the power supply line P12 via a diode D14.
The power line P3 is connected to the power line P31 via the diode D13.
4 are connected. The power supply line P24 and the power supply line P34 are connected to the power supply line P14, respectively.
4 is connected to one input side of the OR logic circuit 50.

On the other hand, the phase signal line 42-1 on the back lamp side of one cylinder is connected to the phase signal line 42-1 and the phase signal line 42-3 of the other cylinder to form a phase signal line 46. The phase signal line 46 is connected to the other input side of the OR logic circuit 50.

It should be noted that the phase signal line 42-1 for one rotating body is provided.
Is similar to the above-described first embodiment in that four are formed in accordance with the number of phases of the stepping motor, and the same is true for the diodes D1 to D4. Furthermore, diodes D5 to D8 are similarly applied to the other torso.
The point that D9 to D12 are formed correspondingly is also the same as in the first embodiment.

The output side of the OR logic circuit 50 is connected to each of the back lamp output ports 30-1-3 via the power supply line 48.
0-2 and 30-3. The other side of the back lamp output ports 30-1, 30-2, 30-3 is connected to a ground line G4 connecting the ground lines G1, G2, G3 of the respective torso.

In the configuration described above, when any one of the first to third rotating body stepping motors starts driving, the OR logic circuit 50 emits all of the plurality of back lamps and the first to third When all the stepping motors of the torso stop driving, they have a function of stopping all light emission of a plurality of back lamps, and include a transistor Tr as a switching element, a resistor R1 provided on the base side of the transistor Tr, and a base. .Resistor R2 provided between emitters
And an electrolytic capacitor C. The base of the transistor Tr is connected to the phase signal line 46, the emitter is connected to the power line P14, and the collector is connected to the power line 48.

In the OR logic circuit 50 having such a configuration, when the stepping motor corresponding to any one of the rotating bodies starts rotating, the transistor Tr becomes conductive and the current from the power supply line P 14 is supplied to the power supply line 48. As a result, all the back lamps are turned on.

Conversely, when the stepping motors corresponding to all the cylinders stop rotating, the transistors Tr are turned off and all the back lamps are turned off.

When only the stepping motor corresponding to one of the rotating drums stops, the back lamp is not turned off but remains turned on.

In this embodiment, the above-described configuration example is disclosed as the OR logic circuit 50. In short, when any of the stepping motors rotates, all the back lamps are turned on and all the stepping motors are turned on. Until the stop is performed, an OR logic having a function of not turning off the back lamp may be configured, and is not limited to the example of FIG.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, one of the torso stops during the game and the other torso rotates while exhibiting the same operation and effect as the first embodiment. Even in such a situation, the player can clearly see the pattern of one stopped torso, and can enjoy playing while checking the combination of each pattern.

[Third Embodiment] Next, an embodiment of a spinning-type gaming machine using the above-described light-emitting body driving circuit will be described with reference to FIGS.

The spinning-type gaming machine 200 constituted by using the driving circuit of the luminous body according to the first and second embodiments,
As shown in FIG. 4, the driving circuit 1 (or the driving circuit 200)
In addition, a memory 211 serving as a first storage means such as a RAM used for reading and writing data connected to a bus line 210 of the CPU 2 serving as a control main body, and a second storage means incorporating various control programs and fixed data. ROM2
12, a first lottery circuit 215, a second lottery circuit 216,
Input interface 213, output interface 2
14, etc.

Further, the spinning-type gaming machine 200 includes a storage game medal input button 217 and a settlement button 218 connected to the input interface 213, and a plurality of, for example, three spinning drums 2.
It has three stop buttons 220, 221, 222 corresponding to 40, 241, 242, a start lever 223 as operating means, and the like.

The spinning-type gaming machine 200 includes a driving circuit 1 for the above-described back lamp (light emitting body) connected via the bus line 224 of the output interface 214, and a plurality of, for example, three spinning drums (reels) 240. 241, 242 connected to one port of the drive circuit 1 and
Stepping motors 14-1, 14-2, 14-3 for rotating and driving 241, 242, respectively, and respective turning bodies 240, 241, 242 connected to the other ports of the drive circuit 1.
Back-lamp substrates 34-1, 34-2, 34-3 provided with a plurality of back lamps 36, 36, 36 per one cylinder for irradiating from the back side respectively, 100 digits, 10 digits, 1 Number display unit 22 capable of displaying each digit of
5. Game state LED 227 and its drive control circuit 22
6, upper fluorescent lamp 230 and lower fluorescent lamp 231 and their drive control circuit 228, sound source ROM 232, sound source ROM 2
It is configured to include various circuits such as a speaker 234 and an audio reproduction circuit 233 that output 32 audio data at a desired timing, and a power supply circuit (not shown) that supplies power to each of these circuits.

In the spinning-type gaming machine 200 having the above-described configuration, the CPU 2 executes the control program stored in the ROM 212 based on the signal and other input information from the start lever 223 operated by the player and the information stored in the memory 211. The control signal is output to the drive circuit 1 while reading and writing data to and from the memory 211 in accordance with the setting contents and the stepping motors 14-1, 14-2-14.
The control target element including -3 is controlled, and when applicable, the control for a game medal output device (not shown) is executed. Therefore, during the execution of the game by the player, the above-described stepping motors 14-1 and 14-2-1.
The basic control processing of the spinning-type gaming machine such as the drive start / stop control and the medal output control with respect to 4-3 is executed. In particular, in this example, the CPU 2 does not directly control the back lamp 36, which is a light emitting body, but controls the stepping motors 14-1, 14-2, and 14-3 by the drive circuit 1 so that the CPU 2 is unambiguous. It is characterized in that the control of the back lamp 36 is performed,
There is no need to prepare a program for the back lamp 36 in the control program in 2.

FIG. 5 discloses the specific shape and arrangement of the back lamp 36 disposed in the reel 240 of this embodiment.

In the figure, the reel unit 250
It has three winding drums (reels) 240, 241 and 242, and a support plate 247 for supporting these on the bottom surface.

The torso 240 is provided with a ring portion 243 constituting a ring-shaped frame, a reel tape 244 fixed to the peripheral surface of the ring portion 243 and having a desired pattern described thereon, and arranged inside the ring portion 243. Stepping motor 1
4 and a fixing plate 24 to which a support 246 supporting the back lamp substrate 34 to which the back lamp 36 is fixed is fixed.
5 is fixed to the side surface of the ring portion 243.

As a result, it is possible to provide a configuration in which a plurality of back lamps 36 are radiated corresponding to each picture of one turning drum.

FIG. 6 shows an external view of a spinning-type gaming machine 200 of this embodiment. The body of this spinning-type gaming machine is configured such that a door 201 is attached to the front of a box-shaped main body 202 so that the door 201 can be opened and closed.

On the front surface of the door 201,
The patterns on the surfaces 241 and 242 can be confirmed through the viewing window, and a game frequency display 225 and the like are formed below them. Further, a medal slot 217, a start lever 223, stop buttons 220, 221, 222,
A settlement button 218 and the like are provided.

The game panel of the door unit 201 is provided with three rows of picture display windows, and a total of five stop lines, upper, middle, lower, and diagonal, corresponding to the positions of the respective picture display windows. Is represented. For example, according to the number of inserted medals, the central stop line, the upper, middle, and lower three stop lines, and all the stop lines among the five stop lines are each enabled.

Inside the main body 202, the three rotating bodies 240 and 24 disclosed in FIG.
1.242 are incorporated. Each round body 240/241
A plurality of patterns 242 are drawn on the outer peripheral surface, and when the rotating bodies 240, 241, 242 are stopped, three patterns are arranged in line with each stop line.

When a medal is inserted through the medal insertion slot 217, and then the start lever 223 is operated, the three turning drums 240, 241, 242 are started simultaneously. Thereafter, each time the stop button 220, 221 or 222 is operated, the corresponding rotating body 240, 241 or 242, respectively.
Stop individually.

In this example, in such a case, the above-described back lamp on the back surface of the rotating drum is simultaneously controlled to be turned on in conjunction with the rotation of the rotating drum. Alternatively, as in the second embodiment,
Since the light is turned on when any one of them rotates, the light is not turned off until all the rotations are stopped. Therefore, it is possible to provide the spinning-type gaming machine 200 that can exhibit the above-described effects.

When all the reels are stopped, and when any of the winning patterns is established on the activated stop line, the medal discharger inside the apparatus is activated, and the predetermined number of coins is determined according to the combination mode. Is released from the medal outlet to the medal tray.

Further, the rotating body rotates at a steady speed.
The rotation speed is changed by changing the number of drive pulses applied to the stepping motor.

Although the apparatus and method according to the present invention have been described according to some specific embodiments thereof,
Those skilled in the art can make various modifications to the embodiments described in the text of the present invention without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. For example, in each of the above-described embodiments, three turning drums are provided, each of which is constituted by three stepping motors and three back lamps. However, the present invention is not limited to such a constitution, and the number of turning drums is N. A configuration in which the body is rotationally driven by N stepping motors, and blinking is controlled by N back lamps. When any one of the N stepping motors starts rotating, N back lamps are turned on. A configuration in which the N back lamps are not turned off until all of the N step motors stop. When any one of the N step motors starts rotating, the N back lamps are turned on, and the N step motors are turned on. A corresponding one of the back lamps is turned off when any one of them stops, and the N number of rotating bodies are driven to rotate by the N number of stepping motors. N corresponding back lamps are each lit, the configuration of N back lamps until all N of the stepping motor is stopped does not turn off, the N number of the reel-driven by M of the stepping motor,
Any of the configurations having means capable of achieving the same control as described above in the configuration of lighting with K back lamps may be used.

Further, the light emitter is not limited to the back lamp, but may be a fluorescent lamp or an LED. Furthermore, although three lamps are formed for one turn drum, three lamps are formed. However, a plurality of lamps may be formed for one turn drum or one lamp may be formed. . Further, a configuration may be employed in which a plurality of lamps for one rotating body are independently turned on and off. Also, the illuminant may change color. In particular, multicolor display can be performed by using light emitting diodes of two colors or three colors such as red, green, and blue.

Further, the drive circuit of the present embodiment may be provided with a circuit for variably controlling the light emission intensity at the start of lighting of the back lamp in accordance with the rotation speed at the start of each of the plurality of stepping motors. Alternatively, the above function can be achieved by configuring a circuit that variably controls the time constant in the OR logic circuit.

Although the drive circuit for the illuminator (back lamp) is particularly applied to a slot machine which is an example of a spinning-type game machine, the present invention is not limited to the slot machine and a circuit for driving a reel of a pachinko machine, for example. Also, the present invention can be applied to a device that drives a light emitting body incorporated in a rotating body using a stepping motor. Further, the present invention is not limited to the light emitting body, and can be applied to a device that performs control in conjunction with a phase signal of a stepping motor.

[0078]

As described above, according to the present invention,
Since the light emission of the light emitter can be controlled using the phase signal for controlling the drive of the drive means, it is not necessary to form a special input / output port for the light emitter in the CPU. For this reason, a control program for driving and controlling the light emitter is not required, and the program area can be effectively used for another control program. Further, since no input / output port is required, the processing load on the CPU can be reduced, and the processing can be speeded up.

Further, the drive control of the illuminant is interlocked with the drive of the drive means, so that the illuminator is turned on only when the rotating body is rotating, so that the power consumption of the illuminant can be reduced.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a circuit diagram showing an example of a configuration of a driving circuit of a light emitting body of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a board configuration of a drive system including the drive circuit of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a circuit diagram illustrating an example of a configuration of a driving circuit of a light emitting body of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a functional block diagram showing an example of a configuration of a spinning-type gaming machine of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view showing a configuration of a reel unit of the spinning-type gaming machine of FIG.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram showing an external configuration of the spinning-type gaming machine of FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

 REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 1 drive circuit 2 CPU 14-1, 14-2, 14-3 Stepping motor 34-1, 34-2, 34-3 Back lamp board 36 Back lamp 40-1, 40-2, 40-3 Phase signal line 50 OR Logic circuit 200-time game machine

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A driving circuit for a luminous body, comprising: driving means for rotating a rotating body; and a luminous body for irradiating the rotating body, wherein the driving means drives the luminous body to emit light while rotating the driving means. A driving circuit for driving the illuminant, the control circuit comprising: a control unit for controlling the flashing of the illuminant based on a phase signal for driving and controlling the driving unit. 2. A method according to claim 1, further comprising: a plurality of driving means for rotating and driving the plurality of rotating bodies; and a plurality of light emitters for irradiating the plurality of rotating bodies, respectively. A drive circuit for a light emitter for emitting light from each of the plurality of light emitters, wherein each of the plurality of light emitting members is controlled to be turned on and off based on a plurality of phase signals for driving each of the plurality of drive means. Control means, the control means, when any of the driving means starts driving, all of the plurality of light emitters emit light, and when all of the plurality of driving means stop driving, the plurality of light emitters 2. The illuminator driving circuit according to claim 1, further comprising an OR logic circuit that controls all lights off. 3. The luminous body according to claim 2, wherein said control means further comprises means for variably controlling the luminous intensity of said luminous body in accordance with a rotation speed of each of said plurality of driving means. Drive circuit. 4. A spinning-type gaming machine including the illuminator driving circuit according to claim 1.