JP2005328960A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine in which a movable member is more accurately moved on a game board by switching the polarity of an electromagnet installed on the game board. <P>SOLUTION: A permanent magnet 77 is installed to the movable member 30 freely rotatably provided on the game board, and at the time of various kinds of performances by a pachinko game machine 1 (at the time of a ready-to-win performance and at the time of a big winning performance, etc., for instance), the power source of the electromagnet 80 provided on a base body 33 is turned ON, and the polarity of the surface facing the permanent magnet 77 of the electromagnet 80 is switched between an N pole and an S pole by a polarity switching device 85. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine having a movable member that is rotatably supported at a predetermined position of a game board, and in particular, a permanent magnet provided on the movable member and an electromagnet provided on a base body and switching polarity at a predetermined timing. And a pachinko machine that moves the movable member.

In a pachinko machine that is one of the gaming machines, a symbol group fluctuates in a plurality of variable regions of the symbol display device when a pachinko ball wins or passes through a predetermined region. Then, the fluctuation of the symbol group is stopped after a certain time from the start of the symbol fluctuation, and as a result, when the specific symbol is displayed on the symbol display device, a privilege is given to the player.
Conventionally, in order to increase the sense of expectation and tension of the game without getting tired of the players in the game, in addition to the graphic image display by the symbol display device described above, there is a real movable Various proposals have been made for moving the members in conjunction with each other. For example, in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2001-25546, the image control unit changes the image so that the movement of the movable member (hammer, actual character, putter) and the change of the image are linked, and the movable member is moved by the solenoid. A gaming machine configured as described above is described.
JP 2002-25546 A (page 3 to page 8, FIG. 2, FIG. 3, FIG. 18)

  However, if a solenoid or a motor is used as a drive source for the movable member as in the gaming machine described in Patent Document 1, a large installation space for the solenoid and the motor is required. The installation place of the movable member was to be considerably limited. Further, as a means for solving such a problem, a method of moving a movable member by a magnetic force using a permanent magnet or an electromagnet can be considered. However, if a permanent magnet is simply provided, an operation pattern of the movable member is considered. Is very limited. Further, even when an electromagnet is used, it is difficult to move the electromagnet quickly and accurately only by switching the electromagnet power ON / OFF, and the range of effects is limited.

  The present invention has been made to solve the above-described conventional problems, and is capable of relatively freely disposing a movable member without being constrained by an installation space of a drive source, and has a suction force. And the repulsive force in two directions can be generated in the movable member, so that the direction of the movable member can be quickly switched when the movable member movable on the game board is moved. The purpose is to provide a gaming machine that can spread and produce various effects.

  In order to achieve the above object, a gaming machine according to claim 1 has a middle frame, a gaming board having a gaming area and attached to a central portion of the middle frame, and is rotatably supported at a predetermined position of the gaming board. A movable member, a permanent magnet provided on the movable member and having a predetermined first polarity arranged facing the game board, a base body provided on the game board, and the base body An electromagnet provided on a projection trajectory obtained by projecting a trajectory of the permanent magnet and arranged with a predetermined second polarity facing the permanent magnet; and polarity switching means for switching the polarity of the second polarity at a predetermined timing. It is characterized by having.

  Further, in the gaming machine according to claim 2, in the gaming machine according to claim 1, the movable member includes a first movable member in which a first polarity of the permanent magnet is an S pole and an N pole in a first polarity. A second movable member, and the first movable member and the second movable member each have a movable range movable on the game board superimposed on the player in the front-rear direction. And

  The gaming machine according to claim 3 is the gaming machine according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the electromagnets are arranged at predetermined intervals on an arc orbit obtained by projecting the orbit of the permanent magnet onto the base body. A first electromagnet and a second electromagnet, wherein the polarity switching means alternately switches the polarity of the first electromagnet and the polarity of the second electromagnet at a predetermined timing. The polarity of the electromagnet located on the traveling direction side of the movable member that reciprocates within a predetermined range is different from the first polarity, and the permanent magnet of the electromagnet located on the other side than the traveling direction side. The polarity facing the magnet is the same as the first polarity.

In the gaming machine according to the first aspect, an electromagnet whose polarity is switched at a predetermined timing by the polarity switching means is provided on the projected trajectory obtained by projecting the trajectory of the permanent magnet on the base body, and is supported rotatably at a predetermined position of the game board. Since the movable member is moved, it is possible to cause the movable member to generate a force in two directions of a suction force and a repulsive force with respect to the movable member. Accordingly, the direction can be quickly switched during the movement of the movable member, and the width of the movement range can be widened and various effects can be achieved. Further, it is possible to move the movable member in the vertical direction with respect to the game board without using the gravity of the movable member as a drive source.
Furthermore, since the electromagnet does not require a large driving source or a wide movable region as compared with a motor or a solenoid, it is possible to set the location of the movable member relatively freely.

  Further, in the gaming machine according to claim 2, since the first movable member and the second movable member whose movable range overlaps at a predetermined position of the game board are provided, the two movable members can be moved by switching the polarity of the electromagnet. This makes it possible to produce a wider variety of performances.

Further, in the gaming machine according to claim 3, the first electromagnet and the second electromagnet arranged at predetermined intervals on the circular arc trajectory obtained by projecting the trajectory of the permanent magnet onto the base body are provided, and the polarity of the first electromagnet and the second electromagnet are provided. The polarity of the electromagnet located on the traveling direction side of the movable member that reciprocates within a predetermined range on the game board is alternately switched at the predetermined timing at a predetermined timing. Since the polarity opposite to the permanent magnet of the electromagnet located on the side other than the traveling direction is the same polarity as the first polarity, the force in the two directions of the attractive force and the repulsive force can be simultaneously moved. Can be generated. Therefore, the direction can be changed more quickly when the movable member is moved, and a smooth and accurate movement is possible.
Furthermore, since the electromagnet does not require a large driving source or a wide movable region as compared with a motor or a solenoid, it is possible to set the location of the movable member relatively freely.

  Hereinafter, first to third embodiments in which a gaming machine according to the present invention is embodied in a pachinko machine will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

(First embodiment)
First, a schematic configuration of the pachinko machine according to the first embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 3. FIG. 1 is a front view showing an entire pachinko machine according to the first embodiment. FIG. 2 is a front view showing a game board of the pachinko machine according to the first embodiment. FIG. 3 is a rear view showing the pachinko machine according to the first embodiment.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the pachinko machine 1 according to the first embodiment is a so-called first type pachinko machine that pays out a predetermined amount of pachinko balls as a prize ball, and is generally a CR machine (card reading machine). The card-type ball lending machine and the pachinko machine 1 are configured as a pair, but the card-type ball lending machine is not shown in FIGS. 1 and 3. The pachinko machine 1 has a synthetic resin inner frame 3 attached to a wooden outer frame 2 so as to be openable and closable with respect to the outer frame 2 via an upper hinge 4 and a lower hinge 5 constituting a hinge for attaching a front frame. It has been. A front cover member 6 made of synthetic resin is attached to the front side of the upper half of the middle frame 3 so that it can be opened and closed by being pivotally supported at the upper and lower sides of the left end edge. Further, a substantially circular window portion 7 is opened at a substantially central portion of the front cover member 6, and the game board 8 is passed through two glasses attached to a glass holding frame formed on the outer peripheral edge portion of the window portion 7. The upper game area 9 can be seen. In addition, a full-color light emitting diode is incorporated at the upper edge of the window 7 of the front cover member 6 and an error display illumination lamp 10A for displaying an error during the game is attached. Further, on the left and right outer sides of the error display illumination lamp 10A, each illumination lamp 10B for notifying the occurrence of “winning” or the like or performing a light effect during the game is attached. Further, the front surface portion of the front cover member 6 is covered with an opaque synthetic resin front member 6A, and is not shown between the electric lamps 10A and 10B and the upper peripheral edge of the window portion 7. Full color diodes are built in the left and right direction, and light effects are performed during the game.

  Further, a key insertion part 11 for operating a locking device (not shown) for locking the middle frame 3 and the front cover member 6 is provided at the right center part of the front cover member 6. In order to open the front cover member 6, if a predetermined key is inserted into the key insertion portion 11 and rotated in a predetermined direction, the lock state of the locking device is released and only the front cover member 6 is opened.

  Further, below the front cover member 6, an upper plate 12 that receives a prize ball to be paid out via a prize ball payout device is provided on a synthetic resin plate 14 with a built-in speaker 13. The synthetic resin plate 14 is pivotally supported at the upper and lower ends of the left edge, and is attached so that it can be opened by lowering a lever (not shown) provided inside after opening the front cover member 6. . Further, operation buttons 15 and 16 and a card balance display device 17 of a card type ball lending machine are provided on the central front surface portion of the upper plate 12. A lower plate 18 is disposed under the upper plate 12. Further, the pachinko ball of the upper plate 12 is sent to the launching device 20 connected to the operation handle 19 via a ball feeding mechanism (not shown) communicating with the upper plate 12.

Next, in FIG. 2, the configuration of the game area 9 on the game board 8 in the pachinko machine 1 will be described. The game area 9 is configured by arranging each structure such as a prize opening on a game board 8 made of a plate material having a predetermined thickness, and an annular rail 22 is erected so as to surround it. This rail 22 constitutes an overlapping guide path 23 that guides the launched pachinko ball into the game area 9, and restricts the progress of the pachinko ball driven along the rail 22 on the right shoulder. Step portion 24.

  An opening is established in the approximate center of the game area 9, and a special symbol display device 25 is disposed on the front side of the opening. The special symbol display device 25 includes a decorative member 26 attached from the front side of the game board 8, a liquid crystal display (LCD) 27 attached from the back side of the game board 8, and the like. The liquid crystal display 27 is a liquid crystal panel that displays three variable symbols on the left, middle, and right, and a normal symbol display unit 28 that displays a normal symbol divided into left and right is formed in the lower left corner. Has been. A movable member 30 formed in a lantern type is attached to the upper part of the front surface of the decorative member 26. Further, behind the movable member 30, a base body 33 provided with a first movable member electrical lamp 31 and a second movable member electrical lamp 32, which are two electrical lamps, is attached inside the decorative member 26. (See FIGS. 4 and 5). Details of the movable member 30, the first movable member electrical lamp 31, the second movable member electrical lamp 32, and the base body 33 will be described later.

  On the other hand, wind turbines 35, 36, 37, and 38 are rotatably provided on the left and right sides of the special symbol display device 25. In addition, a start port 39 is disposed immediately below the special symbol display device 25. This starting port 39 is provided with a starting port switch (not shown) for detecting the winning of the pachinko ball, and the special symbol displayed on the liquid crystal display 27 is changed by detecting the winning of the pachinko ball. If the special symbol is changed and the start opening 39 is won, up to four prizes are stored in a holding counter (described later) of a RAM 463 provided on a main control board 69 (see FIG. 13) described later. Held as a fixed number of changes. A total of four hold lamps 40 for displaying the count values stored in the hold counter are arranged on the left side of the liquid crystal display 27.

  In addition, gates 41 and 42 are disposed on the left and right sides of the start port 39, and each gate 41 and 42 is provided with a gate switch (not shown) that detects the passage of the pachinko sphere, and detects the passage of the pachinko sphere. As a result, the normal symbol on the normal symbol display unit 28 changes. Then, when a pachinko ball enters the gate 41 or the gate 42 and the normal symbol on the normal symbol display unit 28 fluctuates and stops in a predetermined display mode (for example, “11”, “77” are aligned) In such a case, the tulip-type accessory 39A provided at the upper part of the start port 39 is opened for a predetermined time (in the first embodiment, about 1 second), and the probability that a pachinko ball wins a prize at the start port 39 increases. .

  A large winning opening 45 is formed below the start opening 39 so as to cover the front surface with an open / close door 44 having a wide lateral opening. In addition, on each of the left and right sides of the large winning opening 45, winning openings 47 and 48 opened upward are formed so as to protrude to the front side. In addition, on the both sides of each of the winning openings 47 and 48, the electric lamps 49 and 50 are incorporated.

  Further, lower winning ports 51 and 52 are disposed below the winning ports 47 and 48. The lower winning holes 51 and 52 communicate with a not-shown prize ball bowl on the back of the game board 8, and a lower winning hole switch (not shown) for detecting winning in the lower winning holes 51 and 52 is provided. In addition, an outlet 53 is established along the rail 22 immediately below the special winning opening 45. Furthermore, in such a game area 9 surrounded by the rails 22, a plurality of nails are driven together with the above-described components to constitute a complicated flow path of the pachinko ball.

Next, the configuration of the back side of the pachinko machine 1 will be described based on FIG.
As shown in FIG. 3, a metal mechanism board 55 such as an iron plate is attached to a substantially central portion of the middle frame 3 so that the game board 8 is detachable. A mechanism set board 56 made of synthetic resin is attached to the back side of the mechanism board 55 with a hinge so as to be freely opened and closed.
In addition, a prize ball tank 57 that opens upward is fixed to the mechanism set board 56 at the upper rear portion of the back side of the pachinko machine 1. The prize ball tank 57 has a communication hole 58 formed on an inclined bottom surface, and a tank rail that forms a passage through which the pachinko balls are aligned and flowed out in a line below the communication hole 58 to send the pachinko balls to the prize ball case 59. 60 is attached.

In addition, in the prize ball guiding portion 61 that guides the pachinko balls to the prize ball case 59, a row of prize ball passages for sending the pachinko balls on the downstream side of the tank rail 60 is formed.
The prize ball case 59 is provided with a ball detection switch for confirming a pachinko ball passing through the prize ball passage in the prize ball guide 61 and a payout solenoid for adjusting the payout of the pachinko ball. The prize ball tank 57, the tank rail 60, the prize ball guide section 61, the prize ball case 59, and the like constitute a prize ball and rental payout system.
A discharge portion is formed on the downstream side of the prize ball case 59. A prize ball discharge passage 62 for discharging a prize ball and a lower tray discharge path 63 having a lower tray overflow switch (not shown) are provided below the lower end portion. Is formed. A lower tray box 64 that receives prize balls overflowing from the upper plate 12 and guides them to the lower plate 18 through the lower plate discharge path 63 is attached to the back side of the middle frame 3.

  A synthetic resin center cover 65 that covers a liquid crystal display (LCD) or the like is attached to the lower side of the tank rail 60. The center cover 65 has a display control board 66 for driving and controlling the LCD, a sound control board 67 for driving and controlling the speaker 13 and a lamp control board 68 for driving and controlling the electric lamp 10B and the like. Is attached. A board case 70 in which a main control board 69 for controlling the gaming operation of the pachinko machine 1 is built is disposed below the center cover 65. A power supply box 71 is disposed on the lower right side of the substrate case 70.

Subsequently, the movable member 30, the first movable member electrical lamp 31, the second movable member electrical lamp 32, and the base body 33 provided in the special symbol display device 25 of the game board 8 are shown in FIGS. The details will be described.
First, the configuration of the movable member 30 and the base body 33 will be described with reference to FIGS. 4 to 9. FIG. 4 is an enlarged front view of the vicinity of the movable member provided in the special symbol display device of the game board according to the first embodiment, and FIG. 5 is a special symbol display device of the game board according to the first embodiment. It is the side view which expanded and showed the movable member vicinity provided in FIG. FIG. 6 is a front view showing the movable member according to the first embodiment, and FIG. 7 is a side view showing the movable member according to the first embodiment. FIG. 8 is a front view showing the base body according to the first embodiment, and FIG. 9 is a side view showing the base body according to the first embodiment.

  The movable member 30 is formed in a lantern shape as shown in FIGS. 4 to 7, and the material is formed of a transmissive member (for example, a transparent resin) that transmits light. In addition, a rotating shaft 75 having a columnar shape is also formed integrally with the upper part on the back side of the movable member 30 by a transparent member. The movable member 30 has a rotating shaft 75 inserted into a shaft hole 76 formed on the surface of the special symbol display device 25, and is rotatably supported on the special symbol display device 25 of the game board 8. It is configured.

  A circular permanent magnet 77 is fixed to the lower part of the back side of the movable member 30. The permanent magnet 77 is fixed so that the south pole is disposed facing the game board 8 (in FIG. 5, the south pole is located on the right side and the north pole is located on the left side).

  On the other hand, a base body 33 is installed inside the special symbol display device 25 as shown in FIG. As shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, the base body 33 includes a plate member 79 having a substantially rectangular shape, a first movable member electrical lamp 31 provided on the plate member 79, and a second movable member electrical lamp 32. The electromagnet 80 is basically constituted.

  The first movable member electrical lamp 31 and the second movable member electrical lamp 32 incorporate a full-color light emitting diode, and each light emitting diode is connected to the lamp control board 68 by a wiring (not shown). Further, the first movable member electric lamp 31 is disposed on the base body 33 so as to be positioned on the axis 81 (see FIG. 5) of the rotation shaft 75 of the movable member 30. On the other hand, the second movable member illumination lamp 32 is always disposed at a position covered by the movable member 30 when the movable member 30 is moved by the action of an electromagnet 80 described later (see FIGS. 11 and 12). Specifically, in the first embodiment, the first movable member illumination lamp 31 is provided at a position moved vertically downward by about 1/3 of the vertical dimension of the movable member 30.

The first movable member illumination lamp 31 and the second movable member illumination lamp 32 configured as described above are lit up in various ways by the pachinko machine (for example, at the time of reach production, at the time of jackpot production, etc.) Provide a special performance to the player. Furthermore, since the first movable member illumination lamp 31 is disposed on the axis 81 of the rotation shaft 75 made of a transmissive member, the first movable member illumination lamp 31 can be moved to any position around the rotation shaft 75. It is possible to provide the pachinko machine 1 with an effective and stable electrical decoration effect in which light emission from the 1 movable member illumination lamp 31 is always indirectly emitted through the movable member 30 made of a transparent member. Become. The first movable member illumination lamp 31 is fixed not to the movable member 30 but to the base body 33 provided in the game board 8, but the player recognizes as if the movable member 30 is emitting light. This makes it possible to produce more diverse effects. Furthermore, the first movable member illumination lamp 31 can be easily attached and wired, and there is no possibility that the wiring is disconnected due to the movement of the movable member.
On the other hand, the second movable member illumination lamp 32 is always disposed at a position covered by the movable member 30 when the movable member 30 is moved by the action of an electromagnet 80 described later. It is possible to provide the pachinko machine 1 with an effective and stable electric decoration effect in which the light emitted from 32 is always indirectly emitted through the movable member 30 made of a transparent member. Further, the second movable member illumination lamp 32 is fixed to the base body 33 provided in the game board 8 instead of the movable member 30, but the player recognizes as if the movable member 30 is emitting light. This makes it possible to produce more diverse effects. Furthermore, the mounting and wiring of the second movable member illumination lamp 32 is facilitated, and there is no possibility that the wiring is disconnected due to the movement of the movable member.

  On the other hand, when the movable member 30 moves, the electromagnet 80 is positioned on the projected trajectory obtained by projecting the trajectory drawn by the permanent magnet 77 provided on the movable member 30 onto the base body 33. Specifically, the trajectory drawn by the permanent magnet in the first embodiment is an arc 83 (see FIG. 6) that forms an angle of about 60 degrees with the distance from the rotation axis 75 to the permanent magnet 77 as the radius. The electromagnet 80 is located on the rightmost side of a projected arc 84 (see FIG. 8) obtained by projecting the arc 83 on the base body 33.

The electromagnet 80 is connected to a polarity switching device 85 (see FIG. 13) (not shown), and the polarity switching device 85 faces the movable member 30 at a timing determined in advance according to a start command of the display control board 66. The arranged polarity (the polarity of the surface located on the left side in FIG. 9) is alternately changed between the S pole and the N pole. In addition, as a means for specifically changing the polarity of the electromagnet 80, the polarity switching device 85 changes the direction of the current flowing through the electromagnet 80. Here, the direction of current in which the N pole is generated with the polarity arranged facing the movable member 30 of the electromagnet 80 is “power supply ON (forward direction)”, and the direction of the current in which the S pole is generated is reversed. “Power ON (reverse direction)”.
FIG. 10A is a diagram showing a timing pattern for switching the polarity of the electromagnet in the case of “reach lose”. FIG. 10B is a diagram showing a timing pattern for switching the polarity of the electromagnet at the time of “big hit”.
The switching timing patterns shown in FIGS. 10A and 10B are stored in the ROM 662 provided on the display control board 66, and the display control CPU 661 follows the stored timing pattern. 85 is controlled.

First, a timing pattern at the time of “reach lose” will be described with reference to FIG. Here, “reach lose” refers to a state in which, as a result of the lottery performed by the main control board 69 after the pachinko ball wins the start opening 39, the lottery counter is lost and the reach counter is won.
As shown in FIG. 10 (A), the electromagnet 80 is turned off in the normal gaming state, and the movable member 30 has its own weight so that the permanent magnet 77 is vertically downward with respect to the rotating shaft 75 as shown in FIG. Position to be. Then, if the result of the lottery performed by the main control board 69 after the pachinko ball wins the start opening 39 is “losing reach”, the reach effect processing is started by the display control board 66, the lamp control board 68, etc. Is done. At that time, the display control CPU 661 first turns on the electromagnet 80. When the electromagnet 80 is turned on, a current flows through an internal coil (not shown) to generate a magnetic force, and the polarity switching device 85 is controlled according to the timing pattern stored in the ROM 662 to switch the polarity of the electromagnet 80.
As shown in FIG. 10A, the polarity is switched by facing the movable member of the electromagnet 80, N pole (power ON: forward direction) → power OFF → S pole (power ON: reverse direction) → power OFF → N poles (power ON: forward direction) are alternately switched in the order of (in the first embodiment, the switching is performed approximately every 1 second with a power OFF period of 0.5 seconds). Then, when the reach effect ends, the electromagnet is turned off again.

  Here, by providing a power-off period of 0.5 seconds at the time of electrode switching, the repulsive force or attractive force from the electromagnet 80 generated on the movable member 30 is extinguished once, and the movable member 30 is lowered by its own weight. It is possible to generate a magnetic force that urges the movable member 30 in the direction in which the movable member 30 moves after starting the operation. Thereby, the movable member 30 can move more smoothly.

Next, a timing pattern in the case of “big hit” will be described based on FIG. Here, the “hit” means a state where a lottery by the big hit counter is won as a result of a lottery performed by the main control board 69 after the pachinko ball wins at the start port 39.
As shown in FIG. 10 (B), the electromagnet 80 is turned off in the normal gaming state, and the movable member 30 has its own weight so that the permanent magnet 77 is vertically downward with respect to the rotating shaft 75 as shown in FIG. Position to be. Then, if the result of the lottery performed by the main control board 69 after the pachinko ball wins the start opening 39 is a “hit”, the reach effect processing is first started by the display control board 66, the lamp control board 68, etc. Is done. At that time, the display control CPU 661 first turns on the electromagnet 80. When the electromagnet 80 is turned on, a current flows through an internal coil (not shown) to generate a magnetic force, and the polarity switching device 85 is controlled according to the timing pattern stored in the ROM 662 to switch the polarity of the electromagnet 80.
As shown in FIG. 10 (B), the polarity is switched so that the polarity arranged facing the movable member of the electromagnet 80 is N pole (power ON: forward direction) → power OFF → S pole (power ON: reverse direction). ) → Power OFF → N pole (Power ON: positive direction) →... (In this embodiment, switching is performed every about 1 second with a power OFF period of 0.5 seconds. ). Then, when the reach production is finished, the jackpot production is subsequently started. Similarly, the polarity is N pole (power ON: forward direction) → power OFF → S pole (power ON: reverse direction) → power OFF → N pole (power supply) (ON: positive direction) → is switched alternately in this order, and the power supply of the electromagnet is turned off when the big hit effect ends.

  Here, by providing a power-off period of 0.5 seconds at the time of electrode switching, the repulsive force or attractive force from the electromagnet 80 generated on the movable member 30 is extinguished once, and the movable member 30 is lowered by its own weight. It is possible to generate a magnetic force that urges the movable member 30 in the direction in which the movable member 30 moves after starting the operation. Thereby, the movable member 30 can move more smoothly.

By the operation of the electromagnet 80 described above, the movable member 30 is arranged so that the S pole is disposed opposite to the game board 8 when the polarity disposed facing the movable member of the electromagnet 80 becomes N pole. An attraction force is generated between the movable member 30 and the permanent magnet 77 provided on the movable member 30, and the movable member 30 rotates counterclockwise about the rotation shaft 75 (see FIG. 11).
On the other hand, when the polarity of the electromagnet 80 arranged facing the movable member becomes the south pole, the permanent magnet 77 provided on the movable member 30 so that the south pole is arranged facing the game board 8. A repulsive force is generated between the movable member 30 and the movable member 30, and the movable member 30 rotates clockwise about the rotation shaft 75 (see FIG. 12).
Therefore, by alternately switching the polarity between the N pole and the S pole, the movable member 30 performs a pendulum motion around the rotation axis. At that time, the permanent magnet 77 provided on the movable member 30 draws a path of the arc 83.

According to the electromagnet 80 that switches the polarity configured as described above at a predetermined timing, the movable member 30 can generate a force in two directions of an attractive force and a repulsive force as compared to an electromagnet that switches only ON / OFF of the power source. Therefore, the direction of the movable member 30 can be switched quickly when the movable member 30 is moved, and the width of the moving range is widened, so that various effects can be achieved. Further, since the gravity of the movable member 30 is not used as a driving source, the movable member 30 can be moved not only in the parallel direction with respect to the game board 8 but also in the vertical direction.
Furthermore, since the electromagnet 80 does not require a large driving source or a wide movable region as compared with a motor or a solenoid, the location of the movable member 30 can be set relatively freely.

  Next, the configuration of the control system related to the drive control of the pachinko machine 1 according to the first embodiment configured as described above will be described with reference to FIGS. 13 to 15.

  As shown in FIG. 13, the control system related to the drive control of the pachinko machine 1 according to the first embodiment is composed of a main control board 69, a sound control board 67, a lamp control board 68, a display control board 66, and the like. Yes.

  The main control board 69 includes a CPU 461, a ROM 462, a RAM 463, an input / output circuit (I / O) 464, and the like. The CPU 461, the ROM 462, the RAM 463, and the input / output circuit (I / O) 464 are mutually connected by a bus line. It is connected to the. A clock circuit 460 is connected to the CPU 461 and a predetermined clock signal is input. The input / output circuit 464 is connected to a start port switch, lower winning port switches, winning port switches, large winning port switches, V switches and the like (not shown).

Further, as shown in FIG. 14, the RAM 463 has a numerical value obtained by repeatedly adding 1 from 0 to 359 based on the clock signal input from the clock circuit 460 (the maximum value 359 is followed by the minimum value 0). A big hit counter 463A to be stored is provided. The count value of the jackpot counter 463A is read at the timing when the switch signal is output from the start port switch, and it is determined whether or not the jackpot is based on the read count value. Here, for example, in normal times, the count value “7” corresponds to the jackpot, and in the so-called probability variation mode (when probability variation is acquired), the count value “1, 3, 5, 7” corresponds to the jackpot. The other count values are off.
In addition, a normal symbol counter 463B is provided in which a numerical value obtained by repeatedly adding one by one from 0 to 9 (returning to the minimum value 0 next to the maximum value 9) based on the clock signal input from the clock circuit 460 is provided. Yes. The count value of the normal symbol counter 463B is read at the timing when the switch signal is output from each gate switch, and it is determined whether or not it is a hit based on the read count value. Here, for example, the case where the count value is an even number corresponds to a win, and the case where the count value is an odd number corresponds to a loss.
In addition, a holding counter 463 </ b> C is provided that counts up to a maximum of four winning prizes in the starting port 39 while the special symbol display device 25 is fluctuating.

  Further, the RAM 463 is provided with a reach counter 463E for storing a numerical value obtained by repeatedly adding one by one from 0 to 142 based on the clock signal output from the clock circuit (the maximum value 199 then returns to the minimum value 0). It has been. The reach value of the reach counter 463E is read at the timing when the switch signal is output from the start port switch because the reach state does not occur unless the pachinko ball wins the start port 39, and based on the read count value. It is determined whether or not reach is reached. Here, for example, this corresponds to the case of reach loss where the count value “0 to 27” is released after reaching, and the case where the count value “28 to 199” is immediately released without reaching reach.

  In addition, the count value of the jackpot counter 463A and the reach counter 463E when winning the starting port 39, the count value of the normal symbol counter 463B when the pachinko ball passes through each gate 41, 42, each counter 463H, A parameter storage area 463G in which count values such as 463I, 463J, and 463K are stored is provided.

  The RAM 463 stores a jackpot symbol selection counter 463H that stores a numerical value obtained by repeatedly adding 1 from 0 to 8 based on the clock signal output from the clock circuit (returns to the minimum value 0 next to the maximum value 8). Is provided. The count value of the jackpot symbol selection counter 463H is read at the timing when the switch signal is output from the start port switch, and the jackpot symbol displayed on the special symbol display device 25 is selected based on the read count value. Here, for example, the count value “0” is a jackpot symbol “111”, the count value “1” is a jackpot symbol “222”, the count value “2” is a jackpot symbol “333”, and the count value “3” is a jackpot symbol “ 444 ”, count value“ 4 ”is jackpot symbol“ 555 ”, count value“ 5 ”is jackpot symbol“ 666 ”, count value“ 6 ”is jackpot symbol“ 777 ”, and count value“ 7 ”is jackpot symbol“ 888 ” The count value “8” corresponds to the jackpot symbol “999”. As is known, each jackpot symbol is a symbol that is stopped and displayed after a series of symbol variations based on various display effects at the time of jackpot.

  The RAM 463 stores a normal symbol selection counter 463I that stores a numerical value obtained by repeatedly adding 1 from 0 to 3 based on the clock signal output from the clock circuit (the maximum value 3 then returns to the minimum value 0). Is provided. Here, for example, the count value “0” is the normal symbol “11”, the count value “1” is the normal symbol “17”, the count value “2” is the normal symbol “71”, and the count value “3” is the normal symbol “17”. 77 ". Each ordinary symbol is a symbol that is stopped and displayed after a series of symbol fluctuations, as is well known.

  The RAM 463 stores a variation pattern selection counter 463J that stores a numerical value obtained by repeatedly adding one by one from 0 to 9 based on the clock signal output from the clock circuit (the maximum value 9 then returns to the minimum value 0). Is provided. As is well known, each variation display pattern is a pattern for displaying a series of symbol variations based on various display effects. In the first embodiment, the display effect time is “10 seconds as a reach losing display pattern. ”,“ 20 seconds ”, and“ 30 seconds ”are set. Also, two types of jackpot display patterns of “22 seconds” and “32 seconds” are set.

The RAM 463 stores a numerical value obtained by repeatedly adding 1 from 0 to 200 based on the clock signal output from the clock circuit (the maximum value 200 then returns to the minimum value 0). Is provided.
Further, the RAM 463 stores a numerical value obtained by repeatedly adding one by one from 0 to 143 based on the clock signal output from the clock circuit (returns to the minimum value 0 next to the maximum value 143), and the reach symbol selection counter 463L. Is provided.
The count values of the counters 463A, 463B, 463C, 463E, 463H, 463I, 463J, 463K, and 463L are set to “0” at the time of activation. Further, the hold counter 463C is decremented by 1 every time the change symbol starts to change.

  As shown in FIG. 13, the sound control board 67 includes a sound control CPU 641, a ROM 642 for storing a drive control program for the speaker 13, etc., a RAM 643 for storing various control signals from the main control board 69, and a main An input / output circuit (I / O) 644 for receiving various control signals sent from the control board 69 is disposed. The sound control CPU 641, ROM 642, RAM 643, and input / output circuit (I / O) 644 are connected to each other by a bus line. The sound control CPU 641 is connected to a clock circuit 640 and receives a predetermined clock signal. The input / output circuit (I / O) 644 is connected to the input / output circuit (I / O) 464 of the main control board 69. The input / output circuit (I / O) 644 is connected to a speaker 13 and the like. Then, the sound control CPU 641 performs drive control of the speaker 13 based on various control signals input from the main control board 69.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 13, the lamp control board 68 includes a lamp control CPU 651, the electric lamps 10 </ b> A, 10 </ b> B, 49, 50, the first movable member electric lamp 31, and the second movable member electric lamp 32. ROM 652 for storing a drive control program and the like, RAM 653 for storing various control signals from the main control board 69, an input / output circuit (I / O) 654 for receiving various control signals sent from the main control board 69, etc. Is arranged. The lamp control CPU 651, the ROM 652, the RAM 653, and the input / output circuit (I / O) 654 are connected to each other by a bus line. The lamp control CPU 651 is connected to a clock circuit 650 and receives a predetermined clock signal. The input / output circuit (I / O) 654 is connected to the input / output circuit (I / O) 464 of the main control board 69. The input / output circuit (I / O) 654 is connected to each of the illumination lamps 10A, 10B, 49, 50, the first movable member illumination lamp 31, the second movable member illumination lamp 32, and the like. . Then, the lamp control CPU 651, based on various control signals input from the main control board 69, each electric lamp 10A, 10B, 49, 50, the first movable member electric lamp 31, the second movable member electric decoration. Drive control of the lamp 32 and the like is performed.

  As shown in FIG. 13, the display control board 66 includes a display control CPU 661, a ROM 662 for storing a display control program and required display data, a RAM 663 for storing display commands, display information, input / output signals, and the like. An input / output circuit (I / O) 664 that receives various control signals sent from the control board 69 and display information sent from the display control CPU 661 are processed to process an image on the liquid crystal display (LCD) 27. A VDP (Video Display Processor) 665 or the like is disposed. The display control CPU 661, ROM 662, RAM 663, input / output circuit (I / O) 664, and VDP (Video Display Processor) 665 are connected to each other via a bus line. A clock circuit 660 is connected to the display control CPU 661 and a predetermined clock signal is input. Then, the CPU 661 performs a predetermined effect display on the liquid crystal display 27 based on various control signals such as probability variation lottery pattern information input from the main control board 69. A polarity switching device 85 is connected to the input / output circuit (I / O) 664, and an electromagnet 80 is further connected to the polarity switching device 85. The display control CPU 661 turns on / off the power of the electromagnet 80 via the polarity switching device 85 and controls the polarity switching device 85 according to the timing pattern stored in the ROM 662 so that the polarity of the electromagnet 80 is set to N and S poles. Switch between and.

  As shown in FIG. 15, the ROM 662 is provided with a variation pattern table storage area 662A for storing a variation pattern table used when selecting each variation display table, as will be described later. In addition, the ROM 662 is provided with a polarity switching timing storage area 662B in which a timing pattern (see FIG. 10) for changing the polarity of the electromagnet 80 between the S pole and the N pole is stored.

  The main control CPU 461 on the main control board 69 inputs and outputs various control signals based on input signals and the like input via the input / output circuit 464 in accordance with parameters and control programs stored in the ROM 462 in advance. The signal is output to the sound control board 67, the lamp control board 68, the display control board 66, and the like via the circuit 464.

As described above, in the pachinko machine 1 according to the first embodiment, the first movable member illumination lamp 31 and the second movable member are used in various performances by the pachinko machine 1 (for example, at the time of reach production, at the time of jackpot production, etc.). When the illumination lamp is turned on, the power supply of the electromagnet 80 is turned on, and the polarity is switched between the N pole and the S pole by the polarity switching device 85, whereby the movable member 30 has a pendulum centering on the rotating shaft 75. Exercise. Therefore, compared to an electromagnet that switches only the power ON / OFF, a force in two directions of an attractive force and a repulsive force can be generated in the movable member 30, so that the direction of the direction of the movement of the movable member 30 can be increased. Switching can be performed quickly, and the range of movement is widened, enabling a variety of effects. Further, since the gravity of the movable member 30 is not used as a driving source, the movable member 30 can be moved not only in the parallel direction with respect to the game board 8 but also in the vertical direction.
Furthermore, since the electromagnet 80 does not require a large driving source or a wide movable region as compared with a motor or a solenoid, the location of the movable member 30 can be set relatively freely.

(Second Embodiment)
Next, a pachinko machine according to a second embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. In the following description, the same reference numerals as those of the pachinko machine 1 according to the first embodiment in FIGS. 1 to 15 denote the same or corresponding parts as those of the pachinko machine 1 according to the first embodiment. It is.

The schematic configuration of the pachinko machine according to the second embodiment is substantially the same as that of the pachinko machine 1 according to the first embodiment. Various control processes are also substantially the same as the pachinko machine 1 according to the first embodiment.
However, the pachinko machine according to the second embodiment is different from the pachinko machine 1 according to the first embodiment in that two electromagnets arranged on a base body serving as a driving source of the movable member are provided.

The movable member 30, the first movable member electrical lamp 31, the second movable member electrical lamp 32, and the base body 90 provided in the special symbol display device 25 of the game board 8 according to the second embodiment will be described below with reference to FIG. This will be described in detail with reference to FIG.
First, the configuration of the movable member 30 and the base body 90 according to the second embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 16 to 21. FIG. 16 is an enlarged front view of the vicinity of a movable member provided in the special symbol display device of the game board according to the second embodiment, and FIG. 17 is a special symbol display device of the game board according to the second embodiment. It is the side view which expanded and showed the movable member vicinity provided in FIG. FIG. 18 is a front view showing a movable member according to the second embodiment, and FIG. 19 is a side view showing the movable member according to the second embodiment. FIG. 20 is a front view showing a base body according to the second embodiment, and FIG. 21 is a side view showing the base body according to the second embodiment.

  The movable member 30 is formed in a lantern shape as shown in FIGS. 16 to 21, and the material is formed of a transmissive member (for example, a transparent resin) that transmits light. In addition, a rotating shaft 75 having a columnar shape is also formed integrally with the upper part on the back side of the movable member 30 by a transparent member. The movable member 30 has a rotating shaft 75 inserted into a shaft hole 76 formed on the surface of the special symbol display device 25, and is rotatably supported on the special symbol display device 25 of the game board 8. It is configured.

  A circular permanent magnet 77 is fixed to the lower part of the back side of the movable member 30. The permanent magnet 77 is fixed so that the south pole faces the game board 8 (in FIG. 17, the south pole is located on the right side and the north pole is located on the left side).

  On the other hand, a base body 90 is installed inside the special symbol display device 25 as shown in FIG. As shown in FIGS. 20 and 21, the base body 90 includes a plate member 91 having a substantially rectangular shape, a first movable member electrical lamp 31 provided on the plate member 91, and a second movable member electrical lamp 32. The first electromagnet 92 and the second electromagnet 93 are basically configured.

  The first movable member electrical lamp 31 and the second movable member electrical lamp 32 incorporate a full-color light emitting diode, and each light emitting diode is connected to the lamp control board 68 by a wiring (not shown). The first movable member electrical lamp 31 is disposed on the base body 90 so as to be positioned on the axis 81 (see FIG. 17) of the rotation shaft 75 of the movable member 30. On the other hand, the second movable member illumination lamp 32 is always disposed at a position covered by the movable member 30 when the movable member 30 is moved by the action of a first electromagnet 92 and a second electromagnet 93 described later (FIG. 24, see FIG. 25). Specifically, in the first embodiment, the first movable member illumination lamp 31 is provided at a position moved vertically downward by about 1/3 of the vertical dimension of the movable member 30.

The first movable member illumination lamp 31 and the second movable member illumination lamp 32 configured as described above are lit up in various ways by the pachinko machine (for example, at the time of reach production, at the time of jackpot production, etc.) Provide a special performance to the player. Furthermore, since the first movable member illumination lamp 31 is disposed on the axis 81 of the rotation shaft 75 made of a transmissive member, the first movable member illumination lamp 31 can be moved to any position around the rotation shaft 75. It is possible to provide the pachinko machine 1 with an effective and stable electrical decoration effect in which light emission from the 1 movable member illumination lamp 31 is always indirectly emitted through the movable member 30 made of a transparent member. Become. Further, the first movable member illumination lamp 31 is fixed to the base body 90 provided in the game board 8 instead of the movable member 30, but the player recognizes as if the movable member 30 itself is emitting light. This makes it possible to produce more diverse effects. Furthermore, the first movable member illumination lamp 31 can be easily attached and wired, and there is no possibility that the wiring is disconnected due to the movement of the movable member.
On the other hand, when the movable member 30 is moved by the action of the first electromagnet 92 and the second electromagnet 93 described later, the second movable member illumination lamp 32 is always disposed at a position covered by the movable member 30. It is possible to provide the pachinko machine 1 with an effective and stable electrical decoration effect in which the light emitted from the second movable member illumination lamp 32 is always indirectly emitted through the movable member 30 made of a transparent member. It becomes. The second movable member illumination lamp 32 is fixed to the base body 90 provided in the game board 8 instead of the movable member 30, but the player recognizes as if the movable member 30 is emitting light. This makes it possible to produce more diverse effects. Furthermore, the mounting and wiring of the second movable member illumination lamp 32 is facilitated, and there is no possibility that the wiring is disconnected due to the movement of the movable member.

  On the other hand, the first electromagnet 92 and the second electromagnet 93 are arranged at predetermined intervals on the projected trajectory projected on the base body 90 by the permanent magnet 77 provided on the movable member 30 when the movable member 30 moves. Has been. Specifically, the trajectory drawn by the permanent magnet in the second embodiment is an arc 83 (see FIG. 18) that forms an angle of about 60 degrees with the distance from the rotation axis 75 to the permanent magnet 77 as the radius. The first electromagnet 92 is located on the rightmost side of the projected arc 84 (see FIG. 20) obtained by projecting the arc 83 on the base body 90. The second electromagnet 93 is located on the leftmost side of the projected arc 84 obtained by projecting the arc 83 on the base body 90.

And the 1st electromagnet 92 and the 2nd electromagnet 93 are connected to the polarity switching apparatus 85 (refer FIG. 26) which is not shown in figure, and the polarity switching apparatus 85 is a timing decided beforehand according to the start command of the display control board 66. The polarity (the polarity of the surface located on the left side in FIG. 21) in which the first electromagnet 92 is opposed to the movable member 30 is alternately changed between the S pole and the N pole. Further, the second electromagnet 93 is alternately changed between the S pole and the N pole so that the polarity arranged facing the movable member 30 is always different from that of the first electromagnet 92.
FIG. 22 is a diagram showing a timing pattern for switching the polarities of the first electromagnet 92 and the second electromagnet 93 in the case of “reach lose”. FIG. 23 is a diagram showing a timing pattern for switching the polarities of the first electromagnet 92 and the second electromagnet 93 in the case of “big hit”.
The switching timing patterns shown in FIGS. 22 and 23 are stored in the ROM 662 provided on the display control board 66, and the display control CPU 661 controls the polarity switching device 85 according to the stored timing patterns. .

  First, a timing pattern for “reach lose” will be described with reference to FIG. Here, “reach lose” refers to a state in which, as a result of the lottery performed by the main control board 69 after the pachinko ball wins the start opening 39, the lottery counter is lost and the reach counter is won.

  As shown in FIG. 22, the first electromagnet 92 and the second electromagnet 93 are both turned off in the normal gaming state, and the movable member 30 is moved by its own weight so that the permanent magnet 77 is attached to the rotating shaft 75 as shown in FIG. It is positioned so as to face vertically downward. Then, if the result of the lottery performed by the main control board 69 after the pachinko ball wins the start opening 39 is “losing reach”, the reach effect processing is started by the display control board 66, the lamp control board 68, etc. Is done. At that time, the display control CPU 661 first turns on the power of the first electromagnet 92 and the second electromagnet 93. The first electromagnet 92 and the second electromagnet 93 that are turned on generate a magnetic force when a current flows through an internal coil (not shown), and control the polarity switching device 85 according to the timing pattern stored in the ROM 662. The polarities of the first electromagnet 92 and the second electromagnet 93 are alternately switched.

  As shown in FIG. 22, the polarity switching is performed so that the polarity arranged facing the movable member of the first electromagnet 92 is N pole (power ON: forward direction) → power OFF → S pole (power ON: reverse direction). -> Power OFF-> N pole (Power ON: positive direction)-> Alternately switched in this order (in the second embodiment, the switching is performed about every 1 second with a power-off period of 0.5 seconds. ). At the same time, the polarity arranged facing the movable member of the second electromagnet 93 is S pole (power ON: reverse direction) → power OFF → N pole (power ON: forward direction) → power OFF → S pole (power ON) (In the reverse direction) →... (In the second embodiment, switching is performed approximately every 1 second with a power-off period of 0.5 seconds between them). When the reach effect ends, the first electromagnet 92 and the second electromagnet 93 are turned off again.

  Here, by providing a power-off period of 0.5 seconds at the time of electrode switching, the repulsive force and the attractive force from the first electromagnet 92 and the second electromagnet 93 generated with respect to the movable member 30 are once extinguished, It is possible to generate a magnetic force that urges the movable member 30 in the moving direction again after the movable member 30 starts to descend due to its own weight. Thereby, the movable member 30 can move more smoothly.

  Next, the timing pattern for the “big hit” will be described with reference to FIG. Here, the “hit” means a state where a lottery by the big hit counter is won as a result of a lottery performed by the main control board 69 after the pachinko ball wins at the start port 39.

  As shown in FIG. 23, both the first electromagnet 92 and the second electromagnet 93 are turned off in the normal gaming state, and the movable member 30 is caused to move the permanent magnet 77 to the rotating shaft 75 by its own weight as shown in FIG. It is positioned so as to face vertically downward. Then, if the result of the lottery performed by the main control board 69 after the pachinko ball wins the start opening 39 is a “hit”, the reach effect processing is first started by the display control board 66, the lamp control board 68, etc. Is done. At that time, the display control CPU 661 first turns on the power of the first electromagnet 92 and the second electromagnet 93. The first electromagnet 92 and the second electromagnet 93 that are turned on generate a magnetic force when a current flows through an internal coil (not shown), and control the polarity switching device 85 according to the timing pattern stored in the ROM 662. The polarities of the first electromagnet 92 and the second electromagnet 93 are alternately switched.

  As shown in FIG. 23, the polarity is switched so that the polarity arranged facing the movable member of the first electromagnet 92 is N pole (power ON: forward direction) → power OFF → S pole (power ON: reverse direction). -> Power OFF-> N pole (Power ON: positive direction)-> Alternately switched in this order (in the second embodiment, the switching is performed about every 1 second with a power-off period of 0.5 seconds. ). At the same time, the polarity arranged facing the movable member of the second electromagnet 93 is S pole (power ON: reverse direction) → power OFF → N pole (power ON: forward direction) → power OFF → S pole (power ON) (In the reverse direction) →... (In the second embodiment, switching is performed approximately every 1 second with a power-off period of 0.5 seconds between them). Then, when the reach production is finished, the jackpot production is subsequently started. Similarly, the polarity is N pole (power ON: forward direction) → power OFF → S pole (power ON: reverse direction) → power OFF → N pole (power supply) (ON: positive direction) → is switched alternately in this order. When the big hit effect is finished, the first electromagnet 92 and the second electromagnet 93 are turned off.

  Here, by providing a power-off period of 0.5 seconds at the time of electrode switching, the repulsive force and the attractive force from the first electromagnet 92 and the second electromagnet 93 generated with respect to the movable member 30 are once extinguished, It is possible to generate a magnetic force that urges the movable member 30 in the moving direction again after the movable member 30 starts to descend due to its own weight. Thereby, the movable member 30 can move more smoothly.

Due to the operations of the first electromagnet 92 and the second electromagnet 93 described above, the movable member 30 has an N-polarity arranged to face the movable member of the first electromagnet 92, and becomes a movable member of the second electromagnet 93. When the polarity arranged opposite to the south pole is the first electromagnet 92 between the permanent magnet 77 provided on the movable member 30 so that the south pole is arranged opposite to the game board 8. A suction force in the direction is generated, and a repulsive force in the direction of the second electromagnet 93, which is the opposite direction, is generated. As a result, the movable member 30 moves counterclockwise around the rotation shaft 75 (see FIG. 24).
On the other hand, when the polarity arranged facing the movable member of the first electromagnet 92 is the S pole and the polarity arranged facing the movable member of the second electromagnet 93 is the N pole, A first electromagnet that is attracted in the direction of the second electromagnet 93 between the permanent magnet 77 provided on the movable member 30 so that the south pole is disposed opposite the board 8 and in the opposite direction. A repulsive force in the 92 direction is generated. As a result, the movable member 30 rotates clockwise about the rotation shaft 75 (see FIG. 25).
Therefore, by alternately switching the polarity of the first electromagnet 92 and the second electromagnet 93 between the N pole and the S pole, the movable member 30 performs a pendulum motion around the rotation axis. At that time, the permanent magnet 77 provided on the movable member 30 draws a path of the arc 83.

According to the first electromagnet 92 and the second electromagnet 93 that alternately switch the polarity configured as described above at a predetermined timing, the attractive force and the repulsive force are compared with the electromagnet that switches only the power ON / OFF. Since the force in the two directions can be generated in the movable member 30, the direction of the movable member 30 can be quickly switched when moving, and the range of movement can be widened to provide various effects. . Furthermore, compared to the case where only one electromagnet is arranged, forces from two directions having different attractive force and repulsive force can be simultaneously applied to the movable member 30, so that the movement of the movable member 30 is smooth and Accurate movement.
In addition, since the electromagnet 80 does not require a large driving source or a wide movable area as compared with a motor or a solenoid, the location of the movable member 30 can be set relatively freely.

  Next, the configuration of the control system related to the drive control of the pachinko machine 1 according to the second embodiment configured as described above will be described with reference to FIGS.

  As shown in FIG. 26, the control system related to the drive control of the pachinko machine 1 according to the second embodiment includes a main control board 69, a sound control board 67, a lamp control board 68, a display control board 66, and the like. Yes.

  The main control board 69 includes a CPU 461, a ROM 462, a RAM 463, an input / output circuit (I / O) 464, and the like. The CPU 461, the ROM 462, the RAM 463, and the input / output circuit (I / O) 464 are mutually connected by a bus line. It is connected to the. A clock circuit 460 is connected to the CPU 461 and a predetermined clock signal is input. The input / output circuit 464 is connected to a start port switch, lower winning port switches, winning port switches, large winning port switches, V switches and the like (not shown).

Further, as shown in FIG. 27, the RAM 463 has a numerical value obtained by repeatedly adding 1 from 0 to 359 based on the clock signal input from the clock circuit 460 (returns to the minimum value 0 next to the maximum value 359). A big hit counter 463A to be stored is provided. The count value of the jackpot counter 463A is read at the timing when the switch signal is output from the start port switch, and it is determined whether or not the jackpot is based on the read count value. Here, for example, in normal times, the count value “7” corresponds to the jackpot, and in the so-called probability variation mode (when probability variation is acquired), the count value “1, 3, 5, 7” corresponds to the jackpot. The other count values are off.
In addition, a normal symbol counter 463B is provided in which a numerical value obtained by repeatedly adding one by one from 0 to 9 (returning to the minimum value 0 next to the maximum value 9) based on the clock signal input from the clock circuit 460 is provided. Yes. The count value of the normal symbol counter 463B is read at the timing when the switch signal is output from each gate switch, and it is determined whether or not it is a hit based on the read count value. Here, for example, the case where the count value is an even number corresponds to a win, and the case where the count value is an odd number corresponds to a loss.
In addition, a holding counter 463 </ b> C is provided that counts up to a maximum of four winning prizes in the starting port 39 while the special symbol display device 25 is fluctuating.

  Further, the RAM 463 is provided with a reach counter 463E for storing a numerical value obtained by repeatedly adding one by one from 0 to 142 based on the clock signal output from the clock circuit (the maximum value 199 then returns to the minimum value 0). It has been. The reach value of the reach counter 463E is read at the timing when the switch signal is output from the start port switch because the reach state does not occur unless the pachinko ball wins the start port 39, and based on the read count value. It is determined whether or not reach is reached. Here, for example, this corresponds to the case of reach loss where the count value “0 to 27” is released after reaching, and the case where the count value “28 to 199” is immediately released without reaching reach.

  In addition, the count value of the jackpot counter 463A and the reach counter 463E when winning the starting port 39, the count value of the normal symbol counter 463B when the pachinko ball passes through each gate 41, 42, each counter 463H, A parameter storage area 463G in which count values such as 463I, 463J, and 463K are stored is provided.

  The RAM 463 stores a jackpot symbol selection counter 463H that stores a numerical value obtained by repeatedly adding 1 from 0 to 8 based on the clock signal output from the clock circuit (returns to the minimum value 0 next to the maximum value 8). Is provided. The count value of the jackpot symbol selection counter 463H is read at the timing when the switch signal is output from the start port switch, and the jackpot symbol displayed on the special symbol display device 25 is selected based on the read count value. Here, for example, the count value “0” is a jackpot symbol “111”, the count value “1” is a jackpot symbol “222”, the count value “2” is a jackpot symbol “333”, and the count value “3” is a jackpot symbol “ 444 ”, count value“ 4 ”is jackpot symbol“ 555 ”, count value“ 5 ”is jackpot symbol“ 666 ”, count value“ 6 ”is jackpot symbol“ 777 ”, and count value“ 7 ”is jackpot symbol“ 888 ” The count value “8” corresponds to the jackpot symbol “999”. As is known, each jackpot symbol is a symbol that is stopped and displayed after a series of symbol variations based on various display effects at the time of jackpot.

  The RAM 463 stores a normal symbol selection counter 463I that stores a numerical value obtained by repeatedly adding 1 from 0 to 3 based on the clock signal output from the clock circuit (the maximum value 3 then returns to the minimum value 0). Is provided. Here, for example, the count value “0” is the normal symbol “11”, the count value “1” is the normal symbol “17”, the count value “2” is the normal symbol “71”, and the count value “3” is the normal symbol “17”. 77 ". Each ordinary symbol is a symbol that is stopped and displayed after a series of symbol fluctuations, as is well known.

  The RAM 463 stores a variation pattern selection counter 463J that stores a numerical value obtained by repeatedly adding one by one from 0 to 9 based on the clock signal output from the clock circuit (the maximum value 9 then returns to the minimum value 0). Is provided. As is well known, each variation display pattern is a pattern for displaying a series of symbol variations based on various display effects. In the second embodiment, the display effect time is “10 seconds as a reach losing display pattern. ”,“ 20 seconds ”, and“ 30 seconds ”are set. Also, two types of jackpot display patterns of “22 seconds” and “32 seconds” are set.

The RAM 463 stores a numerical value obtained by repeatedly adding 1 from 0 to 200 based on the clock signal output from the clock circuit (the maximum value 200 then returns to the minimum value 0). Is provided.
Further, the RAM 463 stores a numerical value obtained by repeatedly adding one by one from 0 to 143 based on the clock signal output from the clock circuit (returns to the minimum value 0 next to the maximum value 143), and the reach symbol selection counter 463L. Is provided.
The count values of the counters 463A, 463B, 463C, 463E, 463H, 463I, 463J, 463K, and 463L are set to “0” at the time of activation. Further, the hold counter 463C is decremented by 1 every time the change symbol starts to change.

  As shown in FIG. 26, the sound control board 67 includes a sound control CPU 641, a ROM 642 for storing a drive control program for the speaker 13, etc., a RAM 643 for storing various control signals from the main control board 69, and a main An input / output circuit (I / O) 644 for receiving various control signals sent from the control board 69 is disposed. The sound control CPU 641, ROM 642, RAM 643, and input / output circuit (I / O) 644 are connected to each other by a bus line. The sound control CPU 641 is connected to a clock circuit 640 and receives a predetermined clock signal. The input / output circuit (I / O) 644 is connected to the input / output circuit (I / O) 464 of the main control board 69. The input / output circuit (I / O) 644 is connected to a speaker 13 and the like. Then, the sound control CPU 641 performs drive control of the speaker 13 based on various control signals input from the main control board 69.

  In addition, as shown in FIG. 26, the lamp control board 68 includes a lamp control CPU 651, each of the illumination lamps 10A, 10B, 49, 50, the first movable member illumination lamp 31, and the second movable member illumination lamp 32. ROM 652 for storing a drive control program and the like, RAM 653 for storing various control signals from the main control board 69, an input / output circuit (I / O) 654 for receiving various control signals sent from the main control board 69, etc. Is arranged. The lamp control CPU 651, the ROM 652, the RAM 653, and the input / output circuit (I / O) 654 are connected to each other by a bus line. The lamp control CPU 651 is connected to a clock circuit 650 and receives a predetermined clock signal. The input / output circuit (I / O) 654 is connected to the input / output circuit (I / O) 464 of the main control board 69. The input / output circuit (I / O) 654 is connected to each of the illumination lamps 10A, 10B, 49, 50, the first movable member illumination lamp 31, the second movable member illumination lamp 32, and the like. . Then, the lamp control CPU 651, based on various control signals input from the main control board 69, each electric lamp 10A, 10B, 49, 50, the first movable member electric lamp 31, the second movable member electric decoration. Drive control of the lamp 32 and the like is performed.

  As shown in FIG. 26, the display control board 66 includes a display control CPU 661, a ROM 662 for storing a display control program and required display data, a RAM 663 for storing display commands, display information, input / output signals, and the like. An input / output circuit (I / O) 664 that receives various control signals sent from the control board 69 and display information sent from the display control CPU 661 are processed to process an image on the liquid crystal display (LCD) 27. A VDP (Video Display Processor) 665 or the like is disposed. The display control CPU 661, ROM 662, RAM 663, input / output circuit (I / O) 664, and VDP (Video Display Processor) 665 are connected to each other via a bus line. A clock circuit 660 is connected to the display control CPU 661 and a predetermined clock signal is input. Then, the CPU 661 performs a predetermined effect display on the liquid crystal display 27 based on various control signals such as probability variation lottery pattern information input from the main control board 69. The polarity switching device 85 is connected to the input / output circuit (I / O) 664, and the first electromagnet 92 and the second electromagnet 93 are further connected to the polarity switching device 85. The display control CPU 661 turns on / off the power of the first electromagnet 92 and the second electromagnet 93 via the polarity switching device 85 and controls the polarity switching device 85 according to the timing pattern stored in the ROM 662. Specifically, the polarities of the first electromagnet 92 and the second electromagnet 93 are alternately switched between the N pole and the S pole, and the polarity facing the permanent magnet 77 of the electromagnet located in the traveling direction of the movable member 30 is set to N. The polarity (the polarity different from the polarity of the permanent magnet 77 facing the game board 8) and the polarity facing the permanent magnet 77 of the electromagnet located outside the moving direction of the movable member 30 is the S pole (permanent magnet). 77, the same polarity as the polarity arranged facing the gaming board 8).

  As shown in FIG. 28, the ROM 662 is provided with a variation pattern table storage area 662A for storing a variation pattern table used when selecting each variation display table, as will be described later. The ROM 662 also has a polarity switching timing storage area 662C in which a timing pattern (see FIGS. 22 and 23) for changing the polarity of the first electromagnet 92 and the second electromagnet 93 between the S pole and the N pole is stored. Is provided.

  The main control CPU 461 on the main control board 69 inputs and outputs various control signals based on input signals and the like input via the input / output circuit 464 in accordance with parameters and control programs stored in the ROM 462 in advance. The signal is output to the sound control board 67, the lamp control board 68, the display control board 66, and the like via the circuit 464.

As described above, in the pachinko machine 1 according to the second embodiment, the first movable member illumination lamp 31 and the second movable member are used at the time of various performances by the pachinko machine 1 (for example, at the time of reach production, at the time of jackpot production, etc.). The illumination lamp is turned on, the power of the first electromagnet 92 and the second electromagnet 93 is turned on, and the polarity is switched between the N pole and the S pole by the polarity switching device, whereby the movable member 30 is The pendulum moves around the rotation shaft 75. Therefore, compared to an electromagnet that switches only the power ON / OFF, a force in two directions of an attractive force and a repulsive force can be generated in the movable member 30, so that the direction of the direction of the movement of the movable member 30 can be increased. Switching can be performed quickly, and the range of movement is widened, enabling a variety of effects. Furthermore, compared to the case where only one electromagnet is arranged, forces from two directions having different attractive force and repulsive force can be simultaneously applied to the movable member 30, so that the movement of the movable member 30 is smooth and Accurate movement.
In addition, since the electromagnet 80 does not require a large driving source or a wide movable area as compared with a motor or a solenoid, the location of the movable member 30 can be set relatively freely.

(Third embodiment)
Next, a pachinko machine according to a third embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. In the following description, the same reference numerals as those of the pachinko machine 1 according to the first embodiment in FIGS. 1 to 15 denote the same or corresponding parts as those of the pachinko machine 1 according to the first embodiment. It is.

The schematic configuration of the pachinko machine according to the third embodiment is substantially the same as that of the pachinko machine 1 according to the first embodiment. Various control processes are also substantially the same as the pachinko machine 1 according to the first embodiment.
However, in the pachinko machine according to the third embodiment, two movable members whose movable members are movable on the game board are provided, and two electromagnets arranged on the base body serving as a drive source for the movable members. It differs from the pachinko machine 1 according to the first embodiment in that it is provided.

The 1st movable member 101, the 2nd movable member 102, the 1st movable member illumination lamp 31, and the 2nd movable member illumination lamp 32 which were provided in the special symbol display apparatus 25 of the game board 8 which concerns on 3rd Embodiment below. The base body 90 will be described in detail with reference to FIGS.
First, the configuration of the movable member 30 and the base body 90 according to the second embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 29 to 36. FIG. 29 is an enlarged front view showing the vicinity of a movable member provided in the special symbol display device of the game board according to the third embodiment, and FIG. 30 is a special symbol display device of the game board according to the second embodiment. It is the side view which expanded and showed the movable member vicinity provided in FIG. FIG. 31 is a front view showing the first movable member according to the third embodiment, and FIG. 32 is a side view showing the first movable member according to the third embodiment. FIG. 33 is a front view showing a second movable member according to the third embodiment, and FIG. 34 is a side view showing the second movable member according to the third embodiment. FIG. 35 is a front view showing a base body according to the third embodiment, and FIG. 36 is a side view showing the base body according to the third embodiment.

The first movable member 101 and the second movable member 102 are formed in the shape of a human foot as shown in FIGS. 29 to 34, and the first movable member 101 constitutes the right foot and the second movable member 102 constitutes the left foot. doing. Although the character body parts corresponding to both feet are originally provided above the first movable member 101 and the second movable member 102, the illustration is omitted here.
The first movable member 101 and the second movable member 102 are formed of a transmissive member (for example, a transparent resin) that transmits light. A rotating shaft 103 having a columnar shape is also formed integrally with the upper part on the back side of the second movable member 102 by a transparent member. On the other hand, a rotation hole 104 through which the rotation shaft 103 passes is formed in the upper part of the first movable member 101. The rotating shaft 75 of the second movable member 102 passes through the rotating hole 104 of the first movable member 101 and is inserted into the shaft hole 76 formed on the surface of the special symbol display device 25. The second movable member 102 is configured to be rotatably supported on the special symbol display device 25 of the game board 8. Further, the movable range of the first movable member 101 and the second movable member 102 is superimposed on the player in the front-rear direction.

Further, a circular first permanent magnet 105 is fixed to the lower part of the back side of the first movable member 101. The permanent magnet 105 is fixed so that the south pole is disposed facing the game board 8 (in FIG. 30, the south pole is located on the right side and the north pole is located on the left side).
On the other hand, a circular second permanent magnet 106 is fixed to the lower part of the back side of the second movable member 102. The permanent magnet 106 is fixed so that the N pole is disposed facing the game board 8 (in FIG. 30, the N pole is positioned on the right side and the S pole is positioned on the left side).

  On the other hand, a base body 90 is installed inside the special symbol display device 25 as shown in FIG. As shown in FIGS. 35 and 36, the base body 90 includes a plate member 91 having a substantially rectangular shape, a first movable member electrical lamp 31 provided on the plate member 91, and a second movable member electrical lamp 32. The first electromagnet 92 and the second electromagnet 93 are basically configured.

  The first movable member electrical lamp 31 and the second movable member electrical lamp 32 incorporate a full-color light emitting diode, and each light emitting diode is connected to the lamp control board 68 by a wiring (not shown). The first movable member electric lamp 31 is disposed on the base body 90 so as to be positioned on the axis 107 (see FIG. 30) of the rotation shaft 103 of the second movable member 102. On the other hand, the second movable member electric lamp 32 is always covered with the first movable member 101 or the second movable member 102 when the movable member 30 is moved by the action of a first electromagnet 92 and a second electromagnet 93 described later. (See FIGS. 37 and 38). Specifically, in the first embodiment, the first movable member illumination lamp 31 is provided at a position moved vertically downward by about 1/3 of the vertical dimension of the first movable member 101.

The first movable member electrical lamp 31 and the second movable member electrical lamp 32 configured as described above are turned on and variously displayed at various performances by the pachinko machine (for example, at the reach performance, the big hit performance, etc.). Provide a special performance to the player. Further, since the first movable member illumination lamp 31 is disposed on the axis 107 of the rotation shaft 103 made of a transmissive member, the first movable member 101 and the second movable member 102 are arranged around the rotation shaft 103. Even if moved to the position, the light emitted from the first movable member illumination lamp 31 is always indirectly emitted through the first movable member 101 and the second movable member 102 made of a transparent member. In addition, a stable electric decoration effect can be provided to the pachinko machine 1. In addition, the first movable member illumination lamp 31 is fixed to the base body 90 provided in the game board 8 instead of the first movable member 101 and the second movable member 102. 2 It is possible to make the player recognize that the movable member 102 is emitting light, and perform more various effects. Furthermore, the first movable member illumination lamp 31 can be easily attached and wired, and there is no possibility that the wiring is disconnected due to the movement of the first movable member 101 and the second movable member 102.
On the other hand, when the first movable member 101 and the second movable member 102 are moved by the action of the first electromagnet 92 and the second electromagnet 93 to be described later, Since the second movable member 102 is disposed at a position covered by the second movable member 102, the light emitted from the second movable member illumination lamp 32 is always indirectly transmitted through the first movable member 101 and the second movable member 102 made of a transparent member. Thus, it is possible to provide the pachinko machine 1 with an effective and stable electric decoration effect. The second movable member illumination lamp 32 is fixed to the base body 90 provided in the game board 8 instead of the first movable member 101 and the second movable member 102. 2 It is possible to make the player recognize that the movable member 102 is emitting light and perform more various effects. Further, the second movable member illumination lamp 32 can be easily attached and wired, and there is no possibility that the wiring is disconnected due to the movement of the first movable member 101 and the second movable member 102.

On the other hand, the first electromagnet 92 and the second electromagnet 93 are the first permanent magnets 105 provided on the first movable member 101 and the second movable member 102 when the first movable member 101 and the second movable member 102 move. In addition, the second permanent magnet 106 is arranged at a predetermined interval on the projected trajectory obtained by projecting the trajectory drawn by the second permanent magnet 106 onto the base body 90. Specifically, the trajectory drawn by the first permanent magnet 105 in the third embodiment is an arc 110 having an angle of about 60 degrees with the distance from the rotation hole 104 to the first permanent magnet 105 as a radius (FIG. 31). The trajectory drawn by the second permanent magnet 106 is an arc 111 (see FIG. 33) that forms an angle of about 60 degrees with the distance from the rotation axis 103 to the second permanent magnet 106 as the radius. Yes, the arc 110 and the arc 111 have the same trajectory.
The first electromagnet 92 is located on the rightmost side of the projected arc 112 (see FIG. 35) obtained by projecting the arc 110 onto the base body 90. The second electromagnet 93 is located on the leftmost side of the projected arc 112 obtained by projecting the arc 110 onto the base body 90.

The first electromagnet 92 and the second electromagnet 93 are connected to a polarity switching device 85 (not shown), and the polarity switching device 85 causes the first electromagnet 92 to be moved at a predetermined timing according to a start command of the display control board 66. The polarity (the polarity of the surface located on the left side in FIG. 36) disposed opposite to the first movable member 101 and the second movable member 102 is alternately changed between the S pole and the N pole. In addition, the second electromagnet 93 is alternately arranged between the S pole and the N pole so that the polarity arranged opposite to the first movable member 101 and the second movable member 102 is always different from that of the first electromagnet 92. Change to
FIG. 37 is a diagram showing a timing pattern for switching the polarities of the first electromagnet 92 and the second electromagnet 93 at the time of “reach lose”. FIG. 38 is a diagram showing a timing pattern for switching the polarities of the first electromagnet 92 and the second electromagnet 93 in the case of “big hit”.
The switching timing patterns shown in FIGS. 37 and 38 are stored in the ROM 662 provided on the display control board 66, and the display control CPU 661 controls the polarity switching device 85 in accordance with the stored timing patterns. .

  First, a timing pattern at the time of “reach loss” will be described with reference to FIG. Here, “reach lose” refers to a state in which, as a result of the lottery performed by the main control board 69 after the pachinko ball wins the start opening 39, the lottery counter is lost and the reach counter is won.

  As shown in FIG. 37, the first electromagnet 92 and the second electromagnet 93 are both turned off in the normal gaming state, and the first movable member 101 and the second movable member 102 are caused by their own weight as shown in FIG. The first permanent magnet 105 and the second permanent magnet 106 are positioned so as to face downward with respect to the rotation shaft 103. Then, if the result of the lottery performed by the main control board 69 after the pachinko ball wins the start opening 39 is “losing reach”, the reach effect processing is started by the display control board 66, the lamp control board 68, etc. Is done. At that time, the display control CPU 661 first turns on the power of the first electromagnet 92 and the second electromagnet 93. The first electromagnet 92 and the second electromagnet 93 that are turned on generate a magnetic force when a current flows through an internal coil (not shown), and control the polarity switching device 85 according to the timing pattern stored in the ROM 662. The polarities of the first electromagnet 92 and the second electromagnet 93 are alternately switched.

  As shown in FIG. 37, the polarity is switched by changing the polarity of the first electromagnet 92 facing the first movable member 101 and the second movable member 102 to N pole (power ON: positive direction) → power OFF → S pole (power ON: reverse direction) → power OFF → N pole (power ON: forward direction) → ... are alternately switched in this order (in the third embodiment, a power OFF period of 0.5 seconds is sandwiched. , And switches about every second). At the same time, the polarity of the second electromagnet 93 arranged opposite to the first movable member 101 and the second movable member 102 changes from S pole (power ON: reverse direction) → power OFF → N pole (power ON: forward direction). -> Power OFF-> S pole (Power ON: reverse direction)-> Switches alternately in this order (In the third embodiment, the power is switched about every 1 second with a power-OFF period of 0.5 seconds in between. ). When the reach effect ends, the first electromagnet 92 and the second electromagnet 93 are turned off again.

  Here, a repulsive force from the first electromagnet 92 and the second electromagnet 93 generated with respect to the first movable member 101 and the second movable member 102 by providing a power OFF period of 0.5 seconds at the time of electrode switching. The magnetic force that urges the first movable member 101 and the second movable member 102 in the moving direction again after the first movable member 101 and the second movable member 102 start to descend due to their own weight. Can be generated. As a result, the first movable member 101 and the second movable member 102 can move more smoothly.

  Next, the timing pattern for “big hit” will be described with reference to FIG. Here, the “hit” means a state where a lottery by the big hit counter is won as a result of a lottery performed by the main control board 69 after the pachinko ball wins at the start port 39.

  As shown in FIG. 38, the first electromagnet 92 and the second electromagnet 93 are both turned off in the normal gaming state, and the first movable member 101 and the second movable member 102 are caused by their own weight as shown in FIG. The first permanent magnet 105 and the second permanent magnet 106 are positioned so as to face downward with respect to the rotation shaft 103. Then, if the result of the lottery performed by the main control board 69 after the pachinko ball wins the start opening 39 is a “hit”, the reach effect processing is first started by the display control board 66, the lamp control board 68, etc. Is done. At that time, the display control CPU 661 first turns on the power of the first electromagnet 92 and the second electromagnet 93. The first electromagnet 92 and the second electromagnet 93 that are turned on generate a magnetic force when a current flows through an internal coil (not shown), and control the polarity switching device 85 according to the timing pattern stored in the ROM 662. The polarities of the first electromagnet 92 and the second electromagnet 93 are alternately switched.

  As shown in FIG. 38, the polarity is switched by changing the polarity of the first electromagnet 92 facing the first movable member 101 and the second movable member 102 to N pole (power ON: positive direction) → power OFF → S pole (power ON: reverse direction) → power OFF → N pole (power ON: forward direction) → ... are alternately switched in this order (in the third embodiment, a power OFF period of 0.5 seconds is sandwiched. , And switches about every second). At the same time, the polarity of the second electromagnet 93 arranged opposite to the first movable member 101 and the second movable member 102 changes from S pole (power ON: reverse direction) → power OFF → N pole (power ON: forward direction). -> Power OFF-> S pole (Power ON: reverse direction)-> Switches alternately in this order (In the third embodiment, the power is switched about every 1 second with a power-OFF period of 0.5 seconds in between. ). Then, when the reach production is finished, the jackpot production is subsequently started. Similarly, the polarity is N pole (power ON: forward direction) → power OFF → S pole (power ON: reverse direction) → power OFF → N pole (power supply) (ON: positive direction) → is switched alternately in this order. When the big hit effect is finished, the first electromagnet 92 and the second electromagnet 93 are turned off.

  Here, a repulsive force from the first electromagnet 92 and the second electromagnet 93 generated with respect to the first movable member 101 and the second movable member 102 by providing a power OFF period of 0.5 seconds at the time of electrode switching. The magnetic force that urges the first movable member 101 and the second movable member 102 in the moving direction again after the first movable member 101 and the second movable member 102 start to descend due to their own weight. Can be generated. As a result, the first movable member 101 and the second movable member 102 can move more smoothly.

  Due to the operations of the first electromagnet 92 and the second electromagnet 93 described above, the polarity arranged to face the movable member of the first electromagnet 92 becomes the N pole, and is arranged to face the movable member of the second electromagnet 93. When the polarity becomes the S pole, the first movable member 101 is in contact with the permanent magnet 105 provided on the first movable member 101 so that the S pole is disposed opposite to the game board 8. While an attractive force is generated in the direction of the first electromagnet 92, a repulsive force is generated in the direction of the second electromagnet 93 which is the opposite direction. As a result, the first movable member 101 moves counterclockwise around the rotation hole 104 (see FIG. 39). On the other hand, the second movable member 102 generates an attractive force in the direction of the second electromagnet 93 between the permanent magnet 106 and the second electromagnet 93 provided so that the N pole is disposed facing the game board 8. At the same time, a repulsive force in the direction of the first electromagnet 92 is generated between the first electromagnet 92 in the opposite direction. As a result, the second movable member 102 moves clockwise about the rotation shaft 103 (see FIG. 39).

Further, when the polarity arranged facing the movable member of the first electromagnet 92 is the S pole and the polarity arranged facing the movable member of the second electromagnet 93 is the N pole, The first movable member 101 generates an attractive force in the direction of the second electromagnet 93 between the permanent magnet 105 and the second electromagnet 93 and a repulsive force in the direction of the first electromagnet 92 which is the opposite direction. As a result, the first movable member 101 moves clockwise around the rotation hole 104 (see FIG. 40). On the other hand, the second movable member 102 generates an attractive force in the direction of the first electromagnet 92 between the permanent magnet 106 and the first electromagnet 92, and the second electromagnet between the second electromagnet 93 in the opposite direction. A repulsive force in the 93 direction is generated. As a result, the second movable member 102 moves counterclockwise about the rotation shaft 103 (see FIG. 40).
Therefore, by alternately switching the polarity of the first electromagnet 92 and the second electromagnet 93 between the N pole and the S pole, the first movable member 101 and the second movable member 102 are alternately pendulum about the rotation shaft 103. Do exercise. Thereby, it is possible to provide the player with an effect as if a person is running.

According to the first electromagnet 92 and the second electromagnet 93 that alternately switch the polarity configured as described above at a predetermined timing, the attractive force and the repulsive force are compared with the electromagnet that switches only the power ON / OFF. Since the force in the two directions can be generated in the movable member 30, the direction of the movable member 30 can be quickly switched when moving, and the range of movement can be widened to provide various effects. . Furthermore, compared to the case where only one electromagnet is arranged, forces from two directions having different attractive force and repulsive force can be simultaneously applied to the movable member 30, so that the movement of the movable member 30 is smooth and Accurate movement.
In addition, since the electromagnet 80 does not require a large driving source or a wide movable area as compared with a motor or a solenoid, the location of the movable member 30 can be set relatively freely.
Furthermore, since the two movable members of the first movable member 101 and the second movable member 102 can be moved simultaneously, more various effects can be provided to the player.

  Next, the configuration of a control system related to drive control of the pachinko machine 1 according to the third embodiment configured as described above will be described with reference to FIGS. 41 to 43.

  As shown in FIG. 41, the control system related to the drive control of the pachinko machine 1 according to the third embodiment includes a main control board 69, a sound control board 67, a lamp control board 68, a display control board 66, and the like. Yes.

  The main control board 69 includes a CPU 461, a ROM 462, a RAM 463, an input / output circuit (I / O) 464, and the like. The CPU 461, the ROM 462, the RAM 463, and the input / output circuit (I / O) 464 are mutually connected by a bus line. It is connected to the. A clock circuit 460 is connected to the CPU 461 and a predetermined clock signal is input. The input / output circuit 464 is connected to a start port switch, lower winning port switches, winning port switches, large winning port switches, V switches and the like (not shown).

Further, as shown in FIG. 42, the RAM 463 stores a numerical value obtained by repeatedly adding 1 from 0 to 359 based on the clock signal input from the clock circuit 460 (the maximum value 359 is followed by the minimum value 0). A big hit counter 463A to be stored is provided. The count value of the jackpot counter 463A is read at the timing when the switch signal is output from the start port switch, and it is determined whether or not the jackpot is based on the read count value. Here, for example, in normal times, the count value “7” corresponds to the jackpot, and in the so-called probability variation mode (when probability variation is acquired), the count value “1, 3, 5, 7” corresponds to the jackpot. The other count values are off.
In addition, a normal symbol counter 463B is provided in which a numerical value obtained by repeatedly adding one by one from 0 to 9 (returning to the minimum value 0 next to the maximum value 9) based on the clock signal input from the clock circuit 460 is provided. Yes. The count value of the normal symbol counter 463B is read at the timing when the switch signal is output from each gate switch, and it is determined whether or not it is a hit based on the read count value. Here, for example, the case where the count value is an even number corresponds to a win, and the case where the count value is an odd number corresponds to a loss.
In addition, a holding counter 463 </ b> C is provided that counts up to a maximum of four winning prizes in the starting port 39 while the special symbol display device 25 is fluctuating.

  Further, the RAM 463 is provided with a reach counter 463E for storing a numerical value obtained by repeatedly adding one by one from 0 to 142 based on the clock signal output from the clock circuit (the maximum value 199 then returns to the minimum value 0). It has been. The reach value of the reach counter 463E is read at the timing when the switch signal is output from the start port switch because the reach state does not occur unless the pachinko ball wins the start port 39, and based on the read count value. It is determined whether or not reach is reached. Here, for example, this corresponds to the case of reach loss where the count value “0 to 27” is released after reaching, and the case where the count value “28 to 199” is immediately released without reaching reach.

  In addition, the count value of the jackpot counter 463A and the reach counter 463E when winning the starting port 39, the count value of the normal symbol counter 463B when the pachinko ball passes through each gate 41, 42, each counter 463H, A parameter storage area 463G in which count values such as 463I, 463J, and 463K are stored is provided.

  The RAM 463 stores a jackpot symbol selection counter 463H that stores a numerical value obtained by repeatedly adding 1 from 0 to 8 based on the clock signal output from the clock circuit (returns to the minimum value 0 next to the maximum value 8). Is provided. The count value of the jackpot symbol selection counter 463H is read at the timing when the switch signal is output from the start port switch, and the jackpot symbol displayed on the special symbol display device 25 is selected based on the read count value. Here, for example, the count value “0” is a jackpot symbol “111”, the count value “1” is a jackpot symbol “222”, the count value “2” is a jackpot symbol “333”, and the count value “3” is a jackpot symbol “ 444 ”, count value“ 4 ”is jackpot symbol“ 555 ”, count value“ 5 ”is jackpot symbol“ 666 ”, count value“ 6 ”is jackpot symbol“ 777 ”, and count value“ 7 ”is jackpot symbol“ 888 ” The count value “8” corresponds to the jackpot symbol “999”. As is known, each jackpot symbol is a symbol that is stopped and displayed after a series of symbol variations based on various display effects at the time of jackpot.

  The RAM 463 stores a normal symbol selection counter 463I that stores a numerical value obtained by repeatedly adding 1 from 0 to 3 based on the clock signal output from the clock circuit (the maximum value 3 then returns to the minimum value 0). Is provided. Here, for example, the count value “0” is the normal symbol “11”, the count value “1” is the normal symbol “17”, the count value “2” is the normal symbol “71”, and the count value “3” is the normal symbol “17”. 77 ". Each ordinary symbol is a symbol that is stopped and displayed after a series of symbol fluctuations, as is well known.

  The RAM 463 stores a variation pattern selection counter 463J that stores a numerical value obtained by repeatedly adding one by one from 0 to 9 based on the clock signal output from the clock circuit (the maximum value 9 then returns to the minimum value 0). Is provided. As is well known, each variation display pattern is a pattern for displaying a series of symbol variations based on various display effects. In the third embodiment, the display effect time is “10 seconds as a reach losing display pattern. ”,“ 20 seconds ”, and“ 30 seconds ”are set. Also, two types of jackpot display patterns of “22 seconds” and “32 seconds” are set.

The RAM 463 stores a numerical value obtained by repeatedly adding 1 from 0 to 200 based on the clock signal output from the clock circuit (the maximum value 200 then returns to the minimum value 0). Is provided.
Further, the RAM 463 stores a numerical value obtained by repeatedly adding one by one from 0 to 143 based on the clock signal output from the clock circuit (returns to the minimum value 0 next to the maximum value 143), and the reach symbol selection counter 463L. Is provided.
The count values of the counters 463A, 463B, 463C, 463E, 463H, 463I, 463J, 463K, and 463L are set to “0” at the time of activation. Further, the hold counter 463C is decremented by 1 every time the change symbol starts to change.

  As shown in FIG. 26, the sound control board 67 includes a sound control CPU 641, a ROM 642 for storing a drive control program for the speaker 13, etc., a RAM 643 for storing various control signals from the main control board 69, and a main An input / output circuit (I / O) 644 for receiving various control signals sent from the control board 69 is disposed. The sound control CPU 641, ROM 642, RAM 643, and input / output circuit (I / O) 644 are connected to each other by a bus line. The sound control CPU 641 is connected to a clock circuit 640 and receives a predetermined clock signal. The input / output circuit (I / O) 644 is connected to the input / output circuit (I / O) 464 of the main control board 69. The input / output circuit (I / O) 644 is connected to a speaker 13 and the like. Then, the sound control CPU 641 performs drive control of the speaker 13 based on various control signals input from the main control board 69.

  As shown in FIG. 41, the lamp control board 68 has a lamp control CPU 651, each of the illumination lamps 10A, 10B, 49, 50, the first movable member illumination lamp 31, and the second movable member illumination lamp 32. ROM 652 for storing a drive control program and the like, RAM 653 for storing various control signals from the main control board 69, an input / output circuit (I / O) 654 for receiving various control signals sent from the main control board 69, etc. Is arranged. The lamp control CPU 651, the ROM 652, the RAM 653, and the input / output circuit (I / O) 654 are connected to each other by a bus line. The lamp control CPU 651 is connected to a clock circuit 650 and receives a predetermined clock signal. The input / output circuit (I / O) 654 is connected to the input / output circuit (I / O) 464 of the main control board 69. The input / output circuit (I / O) 654 is connected to each of the illumination lamps 10A, 10B, 49, 50, the first movable member illumination lamp 31, the second movable member illumination lamp 32, and the like. . Then, the lamp control CPU 651, based on various control signals input from the main control board 69, each electric lamp 10A, 10B, 49, 50, the first movable member electric lamp 31, the second movable member electric decoration. Drive control of the lamp 32 and the like is performed.

  As shown in FIG. 41, the display control board 66 includes a display control CPU 661, a ROM 662 for storing a display control program and required display data, a RAM 663 for storing display commands, display information, input / output signals, and the like. An input / output circuit (I / O) 664 for receiving various control signals sent from the control board 69 and display information sent from the display control CPU 661 are processed to process an image on the liquid crystal display (LCD) 27. A VDP (Video Display Processor) 665 or the like is disposed. The display control CPU 661, ROM 662, RAM 663, input / output circuit (I / O) 664, and VDP (Video Display Processor) 665 are connected to each other via a bus line. A clock circuit 660 is connected to the display control CPU 661 and a predetermined clock signal is input. Then, the CPU 661 performs a predetermined effect display on the liquid crystal display 27 based on various control signals such as probability variation lottery pattern information input from the main control board 69. The polarity switching device 85 is connected to the input / output circuit (I / O) 664, and the first electromagnet 92 and the second electromagnet 93 are further connected to the polarity switching device 85. The display control CPU 661 turns on / off the power of the first electromagnet 92 and the second electromagnet 93 via the polarity switching device 85 and controls the polarity switching device 85 according to the timing pattern stored in the ROM 662. Specifically, the polarities of the first electromagnet 92 and the second electromagnet 93 are alternately switched between the N pole and the S pole, and face the first permanent magnet 105 of the electromagnet located in the traveling direction of the first movable member 101. The polarity to be made is the N pole (the polarity different from the polarity arranged facing the game board 8 of the permanent magnet 105) and the first permanent magnet 105 of the electromagnet located outside the traveling direction of the first movable member 101 The polarity is controlled to be the S pole (the same polarity as that of the first permanent magnet 105 disposed opposite to the game board 8). Furthermore, the polarity facing the second permanent magnet 106 of the electromagnet located in the traveling direction of the second movable member 102 is the S pole (a polarity different from the polarity arranged facing the game board 8 of the second permanent magnet 106). At the same time, the polarity opposite to the permanent magnet 106 of the electromagnet located in the direction other than the traveling direction of the second movable member 102 is N pole (the same polarity as the polarity arranged opposite to the game board 8 of the second permanent magnet 106). Control to do.

  As shown in FIG. 43, the ROM 662 is provided with a variation pattern table storage area 662A for storing a variation pattern table used when selecting each variation display table, as will be described later. The ROM 662 also has a polarity switching timing storage area 662C in which a timing pattern (see FIGS. 37 and 38) for changing the polarity of the first electromagnet 92 and the second electromagnet 93 between the S pole and the N pole is stored. Is provided.

  The main control CPU 461 on the main control board 69 inputs and outputs various control signals based on input signals and the like input via the input / output circuit 464 in accordance with parameters and control programs stored in the ROM 462 in advance. The signal is output to the sound control board 67, the lamp control board 68, the display control board 66, and the like via the circuit 464.

As described above, in the pachinko machine 1 according to the third embodiment, the first movable member illumination lamp 31 and the second movable member are used in various performances by the pachinko machine 1 (for example, at the time of reach production, at the time of jackpot production, etc.). When the illumination lamp is turned on, the power of the first electromagnet 92 and the second electromagnet 93 is turned on, and the polarity is switched between the N pole and the S pole by the polarity switching device, whereby the first movable member 101 and the second movable member 102 perform a pendulum motion alternately around the rotation shaft 103. Therefore, compared to an electromagnet that switches only the power ON / OFF, a force in two directions of an attractive force and a repulsive force can be generated in the movable member 30, so that the direction of the direction of the movement of the movable member 30 can be increased. Switching can be performed quickly, and the range of movement is widened, enabling a variety of effects. Furthermore, compared to the case where only one electromagnet is arranged, forces from two directions having different attractive force and repulsive force can be simultaneously applied to the movable member 30, so that the movement of the movable member 30 is smooth and Accurate movement.
In addition, since the electromagnet 80 does not require a large driving source or a wide movable area as compared with a motor or a solenoid, the location of the movable member 30 can be set relatively freely.
Furthermore, since the two movable members of the first movable member 101 and the second movable member 102 can be moved simultaneously, more various effects can be provided to the player.

In addition, this invention is not limited to the said Example, Of course, various improvement and deformation | transformation are possible within the range which does not deviate from the summary of this invention.
For example, in the first to third embodiments, the polarity of the electromagnet is switched at the same interval (about 1 second) at the time of various effects. For example, at the reach effect, the interval is 1.5. It may be configured such that the movable member is moved slowly, and the movable member is moved quickly at intervals of 0.5 seconds in the case of the big hit effect.

  In the second and third embodiments, two electromagnets are provided on the base body. However, three or more electromagnets may be provided. In the third embodiment, two movable members are provided on the game board. However, three or more may be provided.

It is the front view which showed the whole pachinko machine concerning a 1st embodiment. It is the front view which showed the game board of the pachinko machine which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is the rear view which showed the pachinko machine concerning a 1st embodiment. It is the front view which expanded and showed the movable member vicinity especially provided in the special symbol display apparatus of the game board which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is the side view which expanded and showed the movable member vicinity especially provided in the special symbol display apparatus of the game board which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is the front view which showed the movable member which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is the side view which showed the movable member which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is the front view which showed the base body which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is the side view which showed the base body which concerns on 1st Embodiment. (A) is a diagram showing a timing pattern for switching the polarity of an electromagnet at the time of “reach loss”, and (B) is a diagram showing a timing pattern for switching the polarity of an electromagnet at the time of “big hit”. It is the front view which showed the movable member which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is the front view which showed the movable member which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is a block diagram showing composition of a control system concerning drive control of a pachinko machine concerning a 1st embodiment. It is a figure which shows the structure of RAM of the main control board of the pachinko machine concerning a 1st embodiment. It is a figure which shows the structure of ROM of the display control board of the pachinko machine concerning a 1st embodiment. It is the front view which expanded and showed the movable member vicinity especially provided in the special symbol display apparatus of the game board which concerns on 2nd Embodiment. It is the side view which expanded and showed the movable member vicinity especially provided in the special symbol display apparatus of the game board which concerns on 2nd Embodiment. It is the front view which showed the movable member which concerns on 2nd Embodiment. It is the side view which showed the movable member which concerns on 2nd Embodiment. It is the front view which showed the base body which concerns on 2nd Embodiment. It is the side view which showed the base body which concerns on 2nd Embodiment. It is the figure which showed the timing pattern of the switching of the polarity of the 1st electromagnet and the 2nd electromagnet in the case of "reach loss". It is the figure which showed the timing pattern of the switching of the polarity of the 1st electromagnet and the 2nd electromagnet in the case of "big hit". It is the front view which showed the movable member which concerns on 2nd Embodiment. It is the front view which showed the movable member which concerns on 2nd Embodiment. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the control system which concerns on the drive control of the pachinko machine which concerns on 2nd Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the structure of RAM of the main control board of the pachinko machine concerning a 2nd embodiment. It is a figure which shows the structure of ROM of the display control board of the pachinko machine concerning a 2nd embodiment. It is the front view which expanded and showed the 1st movable member and 2nd movable member vicinity especially provided in the special symbol display apparatus of the game board which concerns on 3rd Embodiment. It is the side view which expanded and showed the 1st movable member and 2nd movable member vicinity which were provided in the special symbol display apparatus of the game board which concerns on 3rd Embodiment. It is the front view which showed the 1st movable member which concerns on 3rd Embodiment. It is the side view which showed the 1st movable member which concerns on 3rd Embodiment. It is the front view which showed the 2nd movable member which concerns on 3rd Embodiment. It is the side view which showed the 2nd movable member which concerns on 3rd Embodiment. It is the front view which showed the base body which concerns on 3rd Embodiment. It is the side view which showed the base body which concerns on 3rd Embodiment. It is the figure which showed the timing pattern of the switching of the polarity of the 1st electromagnet and the 2nd electromagnet in the case of "reach loss". It is the figure which showed the timing pattern of the switching of the polarity of the 1st electromagnet and the 2nd electromagnet in the case of "big hit". It is the front view which showed the movable member which concerns on 3rd Embodiment. It is the front view which showed the movable member which concerns on 3rd Embodiment. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the control system which concerns on the drive control of the pachinko machine which concerns on 3rd Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the structure of RAM of the main control board of the pachinko machine concerning a 3rd embodiment. It is a figure which shows the structure of ROM of the display control board of the pachinko machine concerning a 3rd embodiment.

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DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Pachinko machine 3 Middle frame 8 Game board 9 Game area 30 Movable member 31 1st movable member electrical decoration lamp 32 2nd movable member electrical decoration lamp 33, 99 Base body 66 Display control board 75, 103 Rotating shaft 77 Permanent magnet 85 Polarity Switching device 92 First electromagnet 93 Second electromagnet 101 First movable member 102 Second movable member 104 Rotating hole 105 First permanent magnet 106 Second permanent magnet 661 CPU for display control

Claims (3)

The middle frame,
A game board having a game area and attached to the center of the middle frame;
A movable member rotatably supported at a predetermined position of the game board;
A permanent magnet provided on the movable member and arranged with a predetermined first polarity facing the game board;
A base body provided on the game board;
An electromagnet provided on a projection trajectory obtained by projecting the trajectory of the permanent magnet with respect to the base body, and having a predetermined second polarity arranged facing the permanent magnet;
A gaming machine comprising: polarity switching means for switching the polarity of the second polarity at a predetermined timing. The movable member includes a first movable member having a first polarity of the permanent magnet having an S pole, and a second movable member having a first polarity of an N pole,
2. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the first movable member and the second movable member have a movable range that can be moved by the game board superimposed on a player in the front-rear direction. The electromagnet
A first electromagnet and a second electromagnet arranged at a predetermined interval on an arcuate orbit obtained by projecting the trajectory of the permanent magnet onto the base body;
The polarity switching means is
By alternately switching the polarity of the first electromagnet and the polarity of the second electromagnet at a predetermined timing, the polarity of the movable member reciprocating within a predetermined range on the game board is positioned. The polarity of the electromagnet facing the permanent magnet is different from the first polarity, and the polarity of the electromagnet located on the other side than the traveling direction is the same polarity as the first polarity. The gaming machine according to claim 1 or 2.

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