JP2012157713A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To enhance performance effects as much as possible by performance images displayed on an image display device, in a game machine represented by a pinball game machine (Pachinko game machine) or a spin drum game machine (slot machine).SOLUTION: A movable object 251L is movable between an initial position that is a start point of moving start of the movable object 251L and an area overlapped with a display area 111 as a movable area. A sensor 255L can detect the movable object 251L located at the initial position. A movable object control unit 500 performs initial position return control to move the movable object 251L to the initial position upon establishment of a predetermined initial position return condition. An image control unit 400 successively displays a performance image, which has been displayed in the display area 111 while the movable object 251L is situated in the area overlapped with the display area 111 by the control unit 500, even when the movable object 251L is moved from the area overlapped with the display area 111 to the initial position by execution of the initial position return control by the control unit 500.

Description

  The present invention relates to a game table represented by a ball game machine (pachinko machine) and a spinning machine (slot machine).

  A game stand represented by a pachinko machine launches a game ball from a launcher toward a game area provided on the game board, and the game ball enters a predetermined winning opening provided in the game area. A predetermined profit can be obtained. In recent years, many of such game machines are provided with an image display device such as a liquid crystal display device that displays an effect image for a player. Further, in order to further enhance the interest of the game, a plurality of types of movable objects that can be operated on the player side with respect to the display area where the image display apparatus is disposed are arranged, and these movable objects are displayed on the image display apparatus. There is also known a game machine that performs different operations according to the effect image (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

JP 2006-141787 A

  As a situation peculiar to a game machine, there is a situation in which the effect is to be enhanced as much as possible by the effect image displayed on the image display device regardless of whether the movable object is one type or plural types.

  In view of the above circumstances, an object of the present invention is to provide a game machine that can enhance the effect as much as possible by the effect image displayed on the image display device.

The game table of the present invention that solves the above-described object includes an image display device having a display area,
An image control unit that performs control to display an image in the display area of the image display device;
A movable object operable on the player side with respect to the display area of the image display device;
A sensor for detecting the movable object;
A movable object control unit capable of controlling the movable object based on detection of the movable object by the sensor;
A game machine equipped with
The movable object is
It is possible to operate as a movable region between the initial position that is the starting point of the movable start of the movable object and the region overlapping the display region of the image display device,
The sensor is
The movable object located at the initial position can be detected,
The movable object controller is
When a predetermined initial position return condition is satisfied, initial position return control is performed to move the movable object to the initial position,
The image control unit
When the movable object is positioned in an area overlapping the display area of the image display device by the movable object control unit, an effect image displayed in the display area of the image display device is displayed on the movable object control unit. When the initial position return control is executed, the movable object is continuously displayed even when the movable object moves from the area overlapping the display area of the image display device to the initial position.

  Further, the movable object may have a position shifted from the display area of the image display device as the initial position.

A second movable object having a region shifted from the movable region of the movable object as a movable region;
A second sensor capable of detecting the second movable object located at a second initial position serving as a starting point for starting movement of the second movable object;
The movable object control unit is configured so that at least the initial position return condition is that the sensor does not detect the movable object and the second sensor also does not detect the second movable object. It may be possible to control.

Furthermore, the movable object control unit operates when the exclusive control condition is satisfied by setting at least one of the exclusive control conditions that the second sensor detects the second movable object. It is possible to perform exclusive control to allow
The image control unit may display an effect image according to the position of the movable object that is permitted to operate in the display area while the exclusive control is being performed. Good.

  According to the gaming machine of the present invention, the effect can be enhanced as much as possible by the effect image displayed on the image display device.

It is the external appearance perspective view which looked at the pachinko machine 100 from the front side (player side). It is the external appearance perspective view which looked at the pachinko machine 100 from the back side. It is the schematic front view which looked at the game board 102 from the front side (player side). It is a disassembled perspective view of the shutter movable object 250 shown in FIG. (A) is a perspective view of the movable shutter object 250 as viewed from the player side, (b) is a perspective view of the movable shutter object 250 as viewed from the back side, and (c) is a vertical view of the movable shutter object 250. It is sectional drawing. It is a figure which shows the state which the drive left shutter 251L, the driven right shutter 252R, and the driven left shutter 252L moved to the position which covers the substantially right half of the display screen 111 in the initial position and the drive right shutter 251R. The driving right shutter 251R further moves from the half-closed state (right for driving) shown in FIG. 6, and the left end LE1 exceeds the center of the display screen 111 and moves to the left end of the display screen 111. FIG. FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating a state in which the drive right shutter 251R has moved to the right from the fully closed state (right) illustrated in FIG. It is a figure for demonstrating the drive of the right motor 2531R and the left motor 2531L which are shown to Fig.5 (a). FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a movable region of a driving shutter 251. It is a figure for demonstrating the detection state of each of the right light sensor 255R and the left light sensor 255L which are shown in FIG.5 (b). (A) shows an example of a special display stop display mode, (b) shows an example of a decorative design, and (c) shows an example of a normal stop display design. It is. The circuit block diagram of a control part is shown. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of a main control part main process. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of a main control part timer interruption process. (A) is a flowchart of the main process which CPU404 of the 1st sub control part 400 performs, (b) is a flowchart of the command reception interruption process of the 1st sub control part 400, (c) is FIG. 6 is a flowchart of timer interrupt processing of the first sub-control unit 400, and (d) is a flowchart illustrating a flow of image control processing of the first sub-control unit 400. (A) is a flowchart of main processing executed by the CPU 504 of the second sub-control unit 500, (b) is a flowchart of command reception interrupt processing of the second sub-control unit 500, and (c) is WDT. 6 is a flowchart showing a flow of setting processing, and (d) is a flowchart of timer interrupt processing of the second sub-control unit 500. It is a figure which shows the data structure of parts list data. It is a figure which shows the characteristic control of the shutter movable object 250 in this embodiment compared with the conventional control. (A) is a flowchart showing a flow of initial setting (step S110) in the second sub-control unit main process shown in FIG. 17 (a), and (b) is an initial operation of the left and right motors shown in FIG. 17 (a). It is a flowchart which shows the flow of a setting (step S111), (c) is a figure which shows the detection status information memorize | stored in RAM508 of the 2nd sub control part 500. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of the initial stage operation process for every motor in step S1115 shown in FIG.20 (b). 10 is a flowchart showing a flow of shutter control processing executed by a CPU 504 of the second sub-control unit 500. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of the exclusive operation setting process in step S1305. It is a figure which shows the example of an effect from which the shutter movable object 250 turns into a fully closed state (right) from a fully open state. It is a figure which shows the example of an effect which covers a part of display screen 111 with the drive shutter 251 and moves a display image, reducing the apparent display area. It is a figure which shows the example of an effect by the shutter movable object 250 and the decoration symbol display apparatus 110 at the time of performing initial position return control in the effect image display flag being an ON state. It is a figure which shows the example of the production | presentation by the decorative symbol display apparatus 110 in which neither the movement of a shutter 250 nor a fixed display is performed when the initial position return control is performed in the off state of the effect image display flag. It is a figure which shows an example of the slot machine to which this invention is applied. It is a figure which shows an example of the casino machine which can apply this invention.

  Hereinafter, a pachinko machine (game table) according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

  First, the overall configuration of the pachinko machine 100 according to the first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. In addition, the figure is the external appearance perspective view which looked at the pachinko machine 100 from the front side (player side).

  The pachinko machine 100 is a game board (board surface), which will be described later, disposed on the back side of a glass frame 156 composed of a transparent plate member 152 made of glass or resin and a transparent member holding frame 154 through the transparent plate member 152. 102. The game board 102 is attached to an inner frame 103 that can be opened and closed with respect to the outer frame 101. In addition, high-frequency speakers are provided on the left and right of the upper portion of the glass frame 156, and light-emitting diodes (LEDs) are provided at various locations on the glass frame 156. Although not shown in the drawings, the pachinko machine 100 is provided with a glass frame opening sensor that detects that the glass frame 156 is opened and an inner frame opening sensor that detects that the inner frame 103 is opened. .

  Below the glass frame 156, a launcher 138 that is rotated by a launcher motor 602, which will be described later, a launcher 140 that is attached to the tip of the launcher 138 and launches a ball toward the game area 104, which will be described later, A launch rail 142 for guiding a ball launched by the heel 140 to an outer rail 106 described later, a storage tray 144 for temporarily storing the ball and supplying the stored ball to the launch rail 142 in sequence, A chance button 146 is provided for changing the effect display by the decorative symbol display device 110, which will be described later, when the player can perform a pressing operation and detects the operation at a predetermined time. The chance button 146 has a built-in lamp.

  Further, below the launcher 138 and the launcher 140, an operation handle 148 for controlling the launcher 138 and operating the launch intensity of the sphere toward the game area 104 is disposed. Below the 144, a lower plate 150 is provided for storing overflow balls that cannot be stored in the storage plate 144. In the vicinity of the lower plate in the internal path connecting the storage plate 144 and the lower plate 150, a lower plate full sensor (not shown) is provided. The lower pan full sensor has a switch portion. When the lower pan 150 is full, the switch portion is pushed by a ball, and a lower pan full tank error is output from the lower pan full sensor.

  Furthermore, a sound emitting unit for emitting sound from a low-frequency speaker (not shown) is provided on the left side of the lower plate 150 shown in FIG.

  FIG. 2 is an external perspective view of the pachinko machine 100 viewed from the back side.

  The upper surface of the pachinko machine 100 has an opening that opens upward, a ball tank 151 for temporarily storing a ball, and a ball tank 151 that is positioned below the ball tank 151 and formed at the bottom of the ball tank 151. A tank rail 153 for guiding a ball that has passed through the communicating hole and dropped to the dispensing device 552 located on the right side of the back surface is provided.

  The payout device 552 is formed of a cylindrical member, and includes a sprocket 157 and a payout sensor 158 inside thereof.

  The sprocket 157 is configured to be rotatable by a motor. The sprocket 157 temporarily stays in a ball that has passed through the tank rail 153 and dropped into the dispensing device 552 and is rotated by a predetermined angle by driving the motor. The balls that have stayed temporarily are configured to be sent out one by one downward from the dispensing device 552.

  The payout sensor 158 is a sensor for detecting the passage of the ball sent out by the sprocket 157, and outputs an ON signal when the ball is passing, and outputs an OFF signal when the ball is not passing. To do. Note that the sphere that has passed through the payout sensor 158 passes through a ball rail (not shown) and reaches a storage tray 144 disposed on the front side of the pachinko machine 100, and the pachinko machine 100 has this configuration. Pay out the ball to the player.

  On the right side of the sphere tank 151 shown in FIG. The external terminal board 155 transmits information to a hall computer (not shown) and receives information transmitted from the hall computer. The external terminal board 155 includes a board external terminal board that relays to the game board 102 and a frame external terminal board that relays to a payout control unit 550 described later.

  On the left side of the dispensing device 552, a main board 161 that constitutes a main control section 300 described later and a sub board 164 that constitutes a first sub control section 400 described later are disposed. Further, below the main board 161 and the sub board 164, a launch board 166 constituting a launch control section 600 described later, a power board 162 constituting a power management section 650 described later, and a payout control section 550 described later are provided. A payout board 165 to be configured and a CR interface unit 163 connected to the payout board 165 are disposed. The power supply board 162 is provided with a power switch 1621, a reset switch 1622, and a RAM clear switch 1623. A power switch 1621 shown in FIG. 2 is a main power operator of the pachinko machine 100. As will be described later, the pachinko machine 100 is provided with start signal output circuits (reset signal output circuits) 338, 438, and 538 (see FIG. 13). The start signal output circuit (reset signal output circuit) 338, 438, 538 outputs a start signal (reset signal) when the power is turned on, and the reset switch 1622 shown in FIG. Even in the case where it is activated, a start signal (reset signal) is output. When the RAM clear switch 1623 is turned on, the RAM clear signal is turned on, and all volatile storage areas such as the RAM 308 provided in the main control unit 300 are initialized. Furthermore, a second sub-control unit 500 in which an effect control board, an effect expansion board, an LED board, and the like, which will be described later, are incorporated above the main board 161 and the sub board 164 is provided.

  FIG. 3 is a schematic front view of the game board 102 as viewed from the front side (player side).

  The game board 102 shown in FIG. 3 is illuminated by board illumination LEDs (not shown) provided above and on the left and right. In addition, an outer rail 106 and an inner rail 108 are disposed on the game board 102, and a game area 104 in which a game ball (hereinafter sometimes simply referred to as “ball”) can roll is defined. ing.

  In the center of the game area 104, an effect device 200 is provided. In the effect device 200, a horizontally long decorative symbol display device 110 is disposed substantially at the center, and a normal symbol display device 112, a special symbol display device 114, a normal symbol hold LED 116, and a special symbol hold LED 118 are provided around the decorative symbol display device 110. The high-precision LED 120 is disposed. Hereinafter, the normal symbol may be referred to as “general symbol” and the special symbol may be referred to as “special symbol”.

  The rendering device 200 performs rendering by operating the movable part, and details will be described later.

  The decorative symbol display device 110 is a display device for displaying a decorative symbol (see FIG. 12B) and various images used for production. In the present embodiment, the decorative symbol display device 110 is configured by a liquid crystal display device (Liquid Crystal Display). The decorative symbol display device 110 divides the display screen into four display regions, a left symbol display region 110a, a middle symbol display region 110b, a right symbol display region 110c, and an effect display region 110d. The symbol display area 110b and the left symbol display area 110c display different decorative symbols, and the effect display area 110d displays an image used for the effect. Further, the positions and sizes of the display areas 110a, 110b, 110c, and 110d can be freely changed within the display screen of the decorative symbol display device 110. The decorative symbol display device 110 employs other display devices such as a dot matrix display device, a 7-segment display device, an EL (ElectroLumin S3ence) display device, a drum display device, and a leaf display device instead of the liquid crystal display device. May be.

  The general map display device 112 is a display device for displaying a general map (see FIG. 12C), and is configured by a 7-segment LED in this embodiment. The special figure display device 114 is a display device for displaying a special figure (see FIG. 12A), and is configured by a 7-segment LED in this embodiment. Note that the decorative symbol displayed on the decorative symbol display device 110 is a symbol that represents the symbol displayed on the special symbol display device 114 in an enhanced form.

  The general figure hold LED 116 is a lamp for indicating the number of general figure variable games (details will be described later) that are on hold. In this embodiment, up to two common figure variable games can be reserved. The special figure hold LED 118 is a lamp for indicating the number of special figure variable games that are held (details will be described later). In this embodiment, up to four special figure variable games can be held. The high-probability LED 120 is a lamp for indicating that the gaming state is a high probability state or a high probability state, and is turned on when changing the gaming state from a low probability state to a high probability state. Turns off when changing from state to low probability state.

  Further, around the effect device 200, a general winning opening 122, a general drawing starting opening 124, a first special drawing starting opening 126, a second special drawing starting opening 128, and a variable winning opening 130 are arranged. ing.

  In the present embodiment, a plurality of general winning holes 122 are arranged on the game board 102, and when a predetermined ball detection sensor (general winning hole sensor) (not shown) detects a ball entering the general winning holes 122 ( In the case of winning in the general winning opening 122), a payout device 552, which will be described later, is driven, and a predetermined number (10 in this embodiment) of balls are discharged as prize balls to the storage tray 144 shown in FIG. The ball discharged to the storage tray 144 can be freely taken out by the player, and with these configurations, the prize ball is paid out to the player based on the winning. The ball that has entered the general winning opening 122 is guided to the back side of the pachinko machine 100 and then discharged to the amusement island side. In this embodiment, a ball to be paid out to a player as a consideration for winning may be referred to as a “prize ball”, and a ball lent to a player may be referred to as a “lending ball”. They are called “balls (game balls)”.

  The normal start port 124 is configured by a device called a gate or a through chucker for determining whether or not a ball has passed through a predetermined area of the game area. One is arranged. Unlike the ball that has entered the general winning opening 122, the ball that has passed through the normal start port 124 is not discharged to the amusement island side. When a predetermined ball detection sensor (gate sensor) detects that the ball has passed through the general map start port 124, the pachinko machine 100 starts a general map variable game by the general map display device 112.

  In the present embodiment, only one first special figure starting port 126 is disposed at the center of the game board 102. When a predetermined ball detection sensor (first start port sensor) detects a ball entering the first special figure start port 126, a payout device 552, which will be described later, is driven and a predetermined number (three in this embodiment) is driven. 1 is discharged as a prize ball to the storage tray 144 shown in FIG. 1, and a special figure changing game by the special figure display device 114 is started. The ball that has entered the first special figure starting port 126 is guided to the back side of the pachinko machine 100 and then discharged to the amusement island side.

  In the present embodiment, only one second special figure starting port 128 is disposed directly below the first special figure starting port 126. In the vicinity of the second special figure starting port 128, a pair of blade members 1281 that can be opened and closed by a solenoid are provided. The pair of blade members 1281 and the second special figure starting port 128 are combined to drive tulips ( Sometimes referred to as “Den Chu”. The pair of blade members 1281 are members that change the difficulty level of winning a prize to the second special figure starting port 128. That is, it is impossible to enter the second special figure starting port 128 with the pair of blade members 1281 closed. On the other hand, when the universal figure change game is won and the universal figure display device 112 wins and stops and displays the symbol, the pair of blade members 1281 opens and closes a predetermined number of times at a predetermined time interval, and the second special figure start opening 128 is reached. It becomes possible to enter the ball. When a predetermined ball detection sensor (second start port sensor) detects that a game ball has entered (entered) the second special figure start port 128, the payout device 552, which will be described later, is driven, and a predetermined number of In the embodiment, 5 balls are discharged as prize balls to the storage tray 144 shown in FIG. 1 and a special figure changing game by the special figure display device 114 is started. The ball that has entered the second special figure starting port 128 is guided to the back side of the pachinko machine 100 and then discharged to the amusement island side.

  In the present embodiment, only one variable winning port 130 is disposed below the center of the game board 102. The variable winning opening 130 is made into a state where a ball can be entered or a state where it is impossible to enter a ball by a door member 1301 which can be opened and closed by a solenoid. In other words, while the door member 1301 is closed, it is impossible to enter the variable prize opening 130, but if the special figure variable game is won and the special figure display device 114 stops displaying the jackpot symbol, The member 1301 opens and closes at a predetermined time interval (for example, an opening time of 29 seconds and a closing time of 1.5 seconds) and at a predetermined number of times (for example, 15 times), so that it is possible to enter the variable winning opening 130. The variable winning opening 130 may be called a big winning opening, and the door member 1301 and the variable winning opening 130 may be collectively called an attacker. When a predetermined ball detection sensor (count sensor) detects a ball entering the variable winning opening 130, a payout device 552, which will be described later, is driven, and a predetermined number of balls (15 balls in this embodiment) are shown as winning balls. 1 is discharged to the storage tray 144 shown in FIG. The ball that has entered the variable prize opening 130 is guided to the back side of the pachinko machine 100 and then discharged to the amusement island side.

  Further, a plurality of disk-shaped hitting direction changing members 132 and game nails 134 called windmills are arranged in the vicinity of these winning openings and starting openings, and at the bottom of the inner rail 108, An out port 136 is provided for guiding a ball that has not won any prize opening or starting port to the back side of the pachinko machine 100 and then discharging it to the game island side.

  The pachinko machine 100 supplies the ball stored in the storage tray 144 by the player to the launch position of the launch rail 142, drives the launch motor 602 with strength according to the operation amount of the player's operation handle 148, The launcher 138 and the launcher 140 are passed through the outer rail 106 and the inner rail 108 to launch into the game area 104. Then, the ball that has reached the upper part of the game area 104 falls downward while changing the advancing direction by the hitting direction changing member 132, the game nail 134, etc., and a winning opening (general winning opening 122, variable winning opening 130) or starting opening (First special figure start port 126, second special figure start port 128), or the out port 136 without winning any of the winning port and start port, or just passing the normal start port 124 To reach.

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Next, the rendering device 200 of the pachinko machine 100 will be described.

  A movable member 210, a warp device 230, and a front stage 234 are provided on the front side (player side) of the effect device 200, and a decorative symbol display device 110 and a movable shutter object 250 are provided on the back side of the effect device 200. It is arranged. That is, in the rendering device 200, the decorative symbol display device 110 and the movable shutter object 250 are positioned behind (back side) the warp device 230 and the front stage 234.

  The movable member 210 is a member imitating a human arm, and is arranged on the right side of the decorative symbol display device 110 in FIG. The movable member 210 is operated by a solenoid (not shown) swinging rattlingly from the elbow part, lifting the forearm part from the elbow part, or lifting the entire upper arm part from the shoulder part Etc. are possible.

  The warp device 230 discharges the game ball that has entered the entrance 232 provided at the upper left of the effect device 200 to the front stage 234 below the front surface of the effect device 200, and the game ball discharged to the front stage 234 is the front surface. When the player enters the second entrance 236 provided at the rear of the center of the stage 234, the game ball is discharged from the outlet 238 provided in the lower center of the stage device 200 above the first special figure starting port 126. It is discharged toward the first special figure starting port 126. The game ball discharged from the discharge port 238 is easy to enter the first special figure starting port 126.

  4 is an exploded perspective view of the movable shutter object 250 shown in FIG. 3, FIG. 5A is a perspective view of the movable shutter object 250 viewed from the player side, and FIG. FIG. 3C is a vertical sectional view of the movable shutter object 250. FIG. Hereinafter, left and right refer to left and right when viewed from the player side. Further, in FIG. 4, the left front side of the page is the player side, and the right back side of the page is the back side. Furthermore, in FIG.5 (c), the left side of a figure turns into a player side, and the right side turns into a back side.

  The movable shutter 250 includes a frame 2501, a driving right shutter 251R and a driving left shutter 251L (hereinafter also collectively referred to as a driving shutter 251), a driven right shutter 252R and a driven left shutter 252L (hereinafter collectively referred to as a driven shutter). 252), and a drive unit 253 for independently moving the drive right shutter 251R and the drive left shutter 251L. The decorative symbol display device 110 is incorporated into the frame 2501 from the back side. In this embodiment, on the player side of the display screen 111 of the decorative symbol display device 110, the driving shutter 251 and the driven shutter 252 move in a state of being close to the display screen 111. 252 may be moved on the player side of the display screen 111 at a position (for example, about 10 cm) far away from the display screen 111. Here, the decorative symbol display device 110 corresponds to an example of the image display device according to the present invention, and the area of the display screen 111 corresponds to an example of the display region according to the present invention. The driven shutter 252 moves on the player side with respect to the driving shutter 251.

  A drive unit 253 is assembled on the top of the frame 2501. A square opening 2501a is formed at the center of the frame 2501, and is attached from the back side so that the display screen 111 of the decorative symbol display device 110 is exposed to the player side. By doing so, an image is displayed on the display screen 111 toward the player. A follower guide shaft 2502 and a drive guide shaft 2503 that are parallel to the display screen 111 and spaced apart in the depth direction and extend in the left-right direction are assembled to the upper portion of the frame 2501 on the player side. Further, a rail member 2504 having a U-shaped cross section opened upward is assembled to the lower part of the frame 2501 on the player side.

  The drive shutter 251 includes a plate-like main body portion and a cylindrical attachment portion 2511 formed integrally therewith. The main body has a shape resembling a shoji, and the frame part of the lattice is made of a material that cannot be seen through the back, and the rectangular part surrounded by the frame is a material that can be seen through the back gently (for example, a milky white material). As shown in FIG. Further, the width in the left-right direction of the main body is approximately half the width in the left-right direction of the display screen 111, and the width in the vertical direction of the main body is larger than the width in the vertical direction of the display screen 111. Therefore, the drive shutter 251 can cover the left and right halves of the display screen 111.

  Metal bearings 2512 are mounted on the left and right ends of the mounting portion 2511, and the driving guide shaft 2503 is inserted through the mounting portion 2511. Thus, the driving right shutter 251R and the driving left shutter 251L are supported by the driving guide shaft 2503 and arranged side by side, and are guided by the driving guide shaft 2503 and translated on a plane parallel to the display screen 111. It is possible. In this embodiment, the drive right shutter 251R and the drive left shutter 251L are guided and moved by the common drive guide shaft 2503. However, guide shafts parallel to each other are provided separately and guided by the respective guide shafts. May be configured to move. In this case, the driving right shutter 251R and the driving left shutter 251L move on different surfaces parallel to each other.

  The attachment portion 2511 is formed with a connection portion 2513 with the drive unit 253. The connecting portion 2513 of the driving right shutter 251R is formed on the upper portion of the mounting portion 2511, and the connecting portion 2513 of the driving left shutter 251L is formed on the back side of the mounting portion 2511 and passes through the slit 2501b formed in the frame 2501 and passes through the frame. It protrudes to the back side of 2501 (FIG. 5B).

  The drive shutter 251 also has an engaged portion 2514 that engages with the driven shutter 252. The engaged portion 2514 protrudes from the mounting portion 2511 to the player side, and its tip end is recessed in an arc shape.

  A projecting portion 2515 that projects toward the player is formed at the lower portion of the main body of the drive shutter 251. The tip of the protrusion 2515 comes into contact with the inner surface of the side wall of the rail member 2504 (FIG. 5C). The rail member 2504 guides the movement of the lower part of the drive shutter 251.

  A detection piece 2516 protruding to the back side is formed at the lower part of the main body of the driving shutter 251. The detected piece 2516 protrudes through the gap between the frame 2501 and the rail member 2504 to the back side of the frame 2501 (FIGS. 5B and 5C). A transmissive right light sensor 255R and a left light sensor 255L are attached to the lower part of the back side of the frame 2501. The right light sensor 255R is arranged so as to detect the detected piece 2516 of the drive right shutter 251R, and detect this when the drive right shutter 251R is located at the initial position. Further, the left light sensor 255L is arranged to detect the detected piece 2516 of the drive left shutter 251L, and detect this when the drive left shutter 251L is located at the initial position. The initial position will be described later.

  The drive unit 253 includes a set of a right motor 2531R for moving the drive right shutter 251R, a first right pulley 2532R, a second right pulley 2533R, and a right endless belt 2534R, and a left motor 2531L for moving the drive left shutter 251L. And a set of a first left pulley 2532L, a second left pulley 2533L, and a left endless belt 2534L.

  In the present embodiment, the right motor 2531R and the left motor 2531L are stepping motors. The right motor 2531R is attached to the back side of the right end portion of the frame 2501, and its output shaft projects through a hole provided in the frame 2501 to the player side. The left motor 2531L is attached to the back side of the left end portion of the frame 2501, and its output shaft protrudes upward on the back side of the frame 2501.

  The first right pulley 2532R and the first left pulley 2532L are attached to the output shafts of the right motor 2531R and the left motor 2531L, respectively, the first right pulley 2532R is on the player side of the frame 2501, and the first left pulley 2532L is the frame 2501. Located on the back side of. The second right pulley 2533R is rotatably attached to the player side of the left end portion of the frame 2501, and the second left pulley 2533L is rotatably attached to the back side of the right end portion of the frame 2501.

  The right endless belt 2534R is wound between the first right pulley 2532R and the second right pulley 2533R, and the connecting portion 2513 of the drive right shutter 251R is fixed thereto. The left endless belt 2534L is wound between the first left pulley 2532L and the second left pulley 2533L, and the connecting portion 2513 of the drive left shutter 251L is fixed thereto.

  Accordingly, when the right motor 2531R is rotated, the driving right shutter 251R is moved, and when the left motor 2531L is rotated, the driving left shutter 251L is moved. The configuration of the drive unit 253 is not limited to this, and various configurations can be employed.

  The driven shutter 252 includes a plate-like main body portion and a cylindrical attachment portion 2521 formed integrally therewith. Like the main body of the drive shutter 251, the main body has a shape that simulates a shoji. The frame of the lattice is made of a material that cannot be seen through the back, and the rectangular part surrounded by the frame is transparently transparent. As a material that can be seen (for example, milky white material), another member is laminated. Further, the width in the left-right direction of the main body is approximately half the width in the left-right direction of the display screen 111, and the width in the vertical direction of the main body is larger than the width in the vertical direction of the display screen 111. Therefore, the driven shutter 252 can cover the left and right halves of the display screen 111.

  Metal bearings 2522 are mounted on both left and right ends of the mounting portion 2521, and a driven guide shaft 2502 is inserted through the mounting portion 2521. Thus, the driven right shutter 252R and the driven left shutter 252L are supported by the driven guide shaft 2502 and arranged side by side, and are guided by the driven guide shaft 2502 and translated on a plane parallel to the display screen 111. It is possible.

  In the case of the present embodiment, the driven guide shaft 2502 is positioned closer to the player than the driving guide shaft 2503. Therefore, the driving shutter 251 and the driven shutter 252 move on a plane shifted in the normal direction of the display screen 111, and in the present embodiment, the driven shutter 252 is located on the player side of the driving shutter 251. Move. The relative relationship between the driving shutter 251 and the driven shutter 252 forms an arrangement relationship in which the driving shutter 251 is hidden behind the driven shutter 252 and enhances the effect.

  In contrast to this, the driven shutter 252 may be positioned and moved behind the driving shutter 251. In the present embodiment, the driven right shutter 252R and the driven left shutter 252L are guided by the common driven guide shaft 2502, and can be moved. However, the guide shafts parallel to each other are individually provided and guided by the respective guide shafts. May be configured to move. In this case, the driven right shutter 252R and the driven left shutter 252L move on different surfaces parallel to each other.

  A projecting portion 2524 projecting downward is formed at the lower portion of the main body of the driven shutter 252. The tip of the protrusion 2524 can abut on the end of the protrusion 2515 of the drive shutter 251, and serves as a stopper that restricts the relative movement range of the driven shutter 252 with respect to the drive shutter 251. With respect to the driven left shutter 252L, the driven left shutter 252L is further prevented from moving to the right side of the driving left shutter 251L from the state in which the driving left shutter 251L and the main body of each other substantially overlap each other. As for the driven right shutter 252R, the driven right shutter 252R is further prevented from moving to the left side of the driving right shutter 251R from the state in which the driving right shutter 251R and the main body of each other are completely overlapped.

  The driven shutter 252 has an inner engagement portion 2525 and an outer engagement portion 2526 that engage with the engaged portion 2514 of the drive shutter 251. The inner engagement portion 2525 and the outer engagement portion 2526 protrude from the mounting portion 2521 to the back side, and are separated from each other in the moving direction (left-right direction) of the driving shutter 251 and the driven shutter 252. When the driven shutter 251 moves in the closing direction from the fully opened state, the engaged portion 2514 of the driving shutter 251 contacts the inner engaging portion 2525 of the driven shutter 252 to be engaged with the engaged portion 2514. When the inner engagement portion 2525 is engaged and the driving shutter 251 moves in the closing direction, the driven shutter 252 moves following the driving shutter 251. On the other hand, the engaged portion 2514 of the drive shutter 251 contacts the outer engagement portion 2526 of the driven shutter 252 when the drive shutter 251 moves in the opening direction from the completely closed state, and the engaged portion. 2514 and the outer engaging portion 2526 are engaged, and when the driving shutter 251 further moves in the opening direction, the driven shutter 252 moves following the driving shutter 251.

  In this embodiment, the driven shutter 251 is provided with one engaged portion 2514, and the driven shutter 252 is provided with two engaging portions of an inner engaging portion 2525 and an outer engaging portion 2526. On the contrary, the number of engaged portions of the driving shutter 251 may be two, and the number of engaging portions of the driven shutter 252 may be one.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 5A, a tooth mold constituting the rack portion 2523 is formed on the upper surface of the mounting portion 2521 of the driven shutter 252. The rack portion 2523 meshes with a pinion 2541 of a resistance mechanism 254 that resists movement of the driven shutter 252. Although detailed description is omitted, when the driven shutter 252 moves, the pinion 2541 rotates due to the engagement of the rack portion 2523 and the pinion 2541, but the pinion 2541 is difficult to rotate, and the resistance mechanism 254 is driven by the driven shutter 252. It is a mechanism that resists movement of 252. In this way, when the engaged portion 2514 of the driving shutter 251 is engaged with the inner engaging portion 2525 or the outer engaging portion 2526 of the driven shutter 252, the driven shutter 251 is engaged due to the momentum of movement. It is possible to prevent the portion 2514 from colliding with the inner engagement portion 2525 or the outer engagement portion 2526 and moving the driven shutter 252 so as to jump off. In other words, the resistance against the movement of the driven shutter 252 by the resistance mechanism 254 is within this range, and does not hinder the smooth movement of the driven shutter 252.

  Next, movement examples of the driving shutter 251 and the driven shutter 252 will be described with reference to FIGS. Each of FIGS. 6 to 8 is a perspective view of the movable shutter object seen from the front side (player side), and each figure (b) is a front view of the movable shutter object shown in FIG. is there.

  FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating a state in which the driving left shutter 251L, the driven right shutter 252R, and the driven left shutter 252L are located at the initial positions, and the driving right shutter 251R is moved to a position that covers the substantially right half of the display screen 111. Here, the initial position in the present embodiment will be described.

  The initial position of the drive left shutter 251L is a position where the entire main body of the drive left shutter 251L is located outside the display screen 111 on the left side of the display screen 111, as shown in FIG. The right end RE1 of the drive left shutter 251L is located near the left end of the display screen 111, and the drive left shutter 251L does not cover the display screen 111. It should be noted that the position outside the display screen 111 is sufficient if the player knows that the drive shutter 251 or the like does not cover the display screen 111, even if the drive shutter 251 or the like slightly overlaps the display screen 111. Good.

  Although not shown in FIG. 6, the initial position of the drive right shutter 251 </ b> R is the same, and is the position where the entire main body of the drive right shutter 251 </ b> R is located outside the display screen 111 on the right side of the display screen 111. The left end LE1 of the drive right shutter 251R is located near the right end of the display screen 111, and the drive right shutter 251R does not cover the display screen 111.

  The initial position of the driven left shutter 252L is also a position where the entire main body of the driven left shutter 252L is located outside the display screen 111 on the left side of the display screen 111, as shown in FIG. The right end RE2 of the driven left shutter 252L is located near the left end of the display screen 111, and the driven left shutter 252L does not cover the display screen 111.

  The initial position of the driven right shutter 252R is also a position where the entire main body of the driven right shutter 252R is located outside the display screen 111 on the right side of the display screen 111. The left end LE2 of the driven right shutter 252R is located near the left end of the display screen 111, and the driven right shutter 252R does not cover the display screen 111.

  The engaged portion 2514 provided in the driving shutter 251 is always located between the inner engaging portion 2525 and the outer engaging portion 2526 provided in the driven shutter 252. The driving left shutter 251 in the initial position is in a state in which the engaged portion 2514 is engaged with the outer engagement portion 2526 of the driven shutter 252 that is also in the initial position (the side surfaces are in contact with each other). The main body overlaps. The same applies when both the driving right shutter 251R and the driven right shutter 252R are in the initial position, and the engaged portion 2514 of the driving right shutter 251R and the outer engaging portion 2526 of the driven right shutter 252R are engaged. The main body parts overlap each other. Since the driving shutter 251 and the driven shutter 252 overlap at the initial position, the occupied space can be reduced. Note that the fact that all the driving shutters 251 and the driven shutters 252 are in the initial positions is also referred to as a fully opened state because the entire display screen 111 is exposed.

  FIG. 6 shows a state in which the drive right shutter 251R has moved from the initial position to the left until the left end portion LE1 is located at the center of the display screen 111. In the present embodiment, the interval between the inner engagement portion 2525 and the outer engagement portion 2526 of the driven shutter 252 is set to approximately half of the width in the left-right direction of the display screen 111. For this reason, while the drive right shutter 251R moves from the initial position to the position of FIG. 6, the engaged portion 2514 of the drive right shutter 251R is moved to either the inner engagement portion 2525 or the outer engagement portion 2526 of the driven right shutter 252R. And the driven right shutter 251R moves independently, and the driven right shutter 252R does not follow this and remains stationary at the initial position. Even when the drive right shutter 251R is returned to the initial position from the position of FIG. 6, the drive right shutter 251R moves alone, and the driven right shutter 252R does not follow this and remains stationary at the initial position.

  The state of the shutter movable object 250 shown in FIG. 6 is also referred to as a half-closed state (driving right) because the right half of the display screen 111 is covered with the driving right shutter 251R.

  6, the driving left shutter 251L covers the left half of the display screen 111, but the driving right shutter 251R and the driven right shutter 252R are in the initial positions, the left half of the display screen 111. Is covered by the drive left shutter 251L, and is also referred to as a semi-closed state (drive left).

  Subsequently, from the semi-closed state (right for driving) shown in FIG. 6, the driving left shutter 251L may move from the initial position to the right until the right end portion RE1 is located at the center of the display screen 111. In this case, again, the drive left shutter 251L moves alone, and the driven left shutter 252L does not follow this and remains stationary at the initial position. The drive right shutter 251R also remains stationary. By doing so, the right half of the display screen 111 is covered with the driving right shutter 251R, and the left half is covered with the driving left shutter 251L. Since the entire display screen 111 is covered with the driving shutter 251, this state is also referred to as a fully closed state (for driving).

  On the other hand, the drive right shutter 251R may further move from the semi-closed state (right for driving) shown in FIG. 7, the drive right shutter 251 </ b> R further moves from the half-closed state (drive right) shown in FIG. 6, and its left end LE <b> 1 moves beyond the center of the display screen 111 to the left end of the display screen 111. It is a figure which shows the state which carried out. When the left end LE1 of the drive right shutter 251R moves to the left beyond the center of the display screen 111, the engaged portion 2514 of the drive right shutter 251R and the inner engagement portion 2525 of the driven right shutter 252R are engaged, The driven right shutter 252R follows the driving right shutter 251R and moves to the left.

  In the state shown in FIG. 7, the left half of the display screen 111 is covered with the driving right shutter 251R, and the right half is covered with the driven right shutter 252R. Since the entire display screen 111 is covered by the driving right shutter 251R and the driven right shutter 252R, it is also called a fully closed state (right).

  Although not shown, when the drive left shutter 251L is moved to the right end of the display screen 111 while the drive right shutter 251R and the driven right shutter 252R are positioned at the initial positions, the right side of the display screen 111 The half is covered by the drive left shutter 251L, and the left half is covered by the driven left shutter 252L, thereby covering the entire display screen 111. This state is also referred to as a fully closed state (left).

  FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating a state in which the drive right shutter 251 </ b> R has moved to the right from the fully closed state (right) illustrated in FIG. 7 and the left end portion LE <b> 1 is positioned at the center of the display screen 111. That is, the drive right shutter 251R is at the position shown in FIG. While the drive right shutter 251R returns from the position shown in FIG. 7 to the position shown in FIG. 8, the engaged portion 2514 of the drive right shutter 251R is in contact with the inner engagement portion 2525 and the outer engagement portion 2526 of the driven right shutter 252R. The drive right shutter 251R moves independently and the driven right shutter 252R remains stationary. As a result, as shown in FIG. 8, the main body portion of the driving right shutter 251R and the main body portion of the driven right shutter 252R overlap to cover the right half of the display screen 111. This state is also referred to as a semi-closed state (right). In the half-closed state (right), the engaged portion 2514 of the driving right shutter 251R is engaged with the outer engaging portion 2526 of the driven right shutter 252R. When the driving right shutter 251R moves to the initial position from the semi-closed state (right) shown in FIG. 11, the driven right shutter 252R follows this, and moves to the initial position while overlapping with the driving right shutter 251R.

  Although not shown, when the drive left shutter 251L returns to the position covering the left half of the display screen 111 from the above-described fully closed state (left), similarly, these main body portions overlap each other, and the display screen 111 Cover the left half. This state is also referred to as a semi-closed state (left). In the semi-closed state (left), the engaged portion 2514 of the drive left shutter 251L is engaged with the outer engagement portion 2526 of the driven left shutter 252L, and the driven left shutter 251L moves to the initial position. 252L follows this, and moves to the initial position while remaining overlapped with the drive left shutter 251L.

  In this way, the driven shutter 252 moves following the drive shutter 251 and the drive shutter 251 also moves alone. The range in which the driving shutter 251 moves independently depends on the relative positional relationship with the driven shutter 252, that is, depends on the arrangement of the engaged portion 2514, the inner engaging portion 2525, and the outer engaging portion 2526. . The distance that the drive shutter 2510 can move independently is the distance between the inner engagement portion 2525 and the outer engagement portion 2526.

  Further, when the driven shutter 252 is driven by the driving shutter 251, the relative positional relationship between the driving shutter 251 and the driven shutter 252 is the relative position between the engaged portion 2514 and the inner engaging portion 2525, and the engaged position. Depends on the relative position of the portion 2514 and the outer engagement portion 2526. In the present embodiment, when the engaged portion 2514 is engaged with the inner engaging portion 2525, the main body portions of the driving shutter 251 and the driven shutter 252 overlap with each other almost completely, and the engaged portion 2514 When the joining portion 2514 is engaged with the outer engaging portion 2526, the driven shutter 251 and the driven shutter 252 do not substantially overlap each other (the ends of each other slightly overlap). A relative position between the joining portion 2514 and the inner engagement portion 2525 and a relative position between the engaged portion 2514 and the outer engagement portion 2526 are set.

  In the present embodiment, the drive shutter 251 and the driven shutter 252 are moved to the fully open state, fully closed state (for driving), fully closed state (right), fully closed state (left), and semi-closed by the movement of the drive shutter 251. A state (right for driving), a semi-closed state (left for driving), a semi-closed state (right), a semi-closed state (left), and an intermediate state between these states.

  In the state transition between the fully open state and the fully closed state (for driving), the drive shutter 251 moves alone. For this reason, the driven shutter 252 does not become a load and can move at a higher speed. In an effect that requires high speed, such as when the display content of the decorative symbol display device 110 is suddenly switched and the effect content is suddenly switched, the state transition between the fully open state and the fully closed state (for driving) is performed. Thus, an effect that ensures high-speed mobility of the movable object, in particular, the display screen 111 is fully closed and fully opened. Note that the drive shutter 251 also moves independently in a state transition between the fully open state and the semi-closed state (left for driving) and a state transition between the fully open state and the half-closed state (right of driving), and at a higher speed. I can move. Further, in each of these state transitions, a case of moving at a relatively low speed can be included.

  On the other hand, in the fully closed state (right), the fully closed state (left), the semi-closed state (right), and the semi-closed state (left), the driven shutter 252 appears on the display screen 111. In this case, since the driven shutter 252 becomes a load, the moving speed is inferior to the case where the driving shutter 251 moves alone, but more various effects can be realized. Therefore, the driven shutter 252 is used in the production where high speed is not required.

  Thus, in the present embodiment, it is possible to achieve an effect using the driving member and the driven member while ensuring high-speed mobility of the movable object.

  FIG. 9 is a diagram for explaining driving of the right motor 2531R and the left motor 2531L shown in FIG.

  Each of the right motor 2531R and the left motor 2531L shown in FIG. 5A is a four-phase stepping motor. FIG. 9A shows an example of an excitation pattern of this four-phase stepping motor. Further, FIG. 6B shows the moving distance (mm) of one pulse of the driving shutter 251 for each excitation pattern shown in FIG. 6A, and the driving shutter 251 from the initial position to the half-closed state shown in FIG. The number of pulses required to move to the position of drive right shutter 251R (hereinafter referred to as the center position) and the drive right shutter in the fully closed state (right) shown in FIG. 7 from the initial position. The number of pulses required to move to the position 251R (hereinafter referred to as the maximum movement position) is shown. Among the excitation patterns shown in FIG. 9, the excitation pattern selected when moving the drive shutter 251 at the highest speed is two-phase excitation, and the excitation pattern selected when moving at the lowest speed is 1-8. Phase excitation.

  FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a movable region of the drive shutter 251. As shown in FIG.

  FIG. 10 shows a state where the movable shutter object 250 is viewed from the back side. The left side of the figure is the right side when viewed from the player side, and the right side of the figure is the left side when viewed from the player side. become.

  FIG. 10A shows the driving right shutter 251R and the driving left shutter 251L, which are in the initial positions, respectively. The distance between the drive right shutter 251R and the drive left shutter 251L shown in FIG. 10A is 196.5 mm, and the left end LE1 of the drive right shutter 251R and the center position in the left-right direction of the display screen of the decorative symbol display device 110 ( In FIG. 10, the distance from the position where the one-dot chain line is drawn is 98.25 mm.

  In the present embodiment, a gap of 0.5 mm is secured to avoid damage to each shutter due to the collision between the drive left shutter 251L and the drive right shutter 251R. That is, FIG. 5B shows the drive right shutter 251R that has moved to the center position. The moving distance of the driving shutter 251 from the initial position to the center position is apparent from the value obtained by multiplying the moving distance of one pulse shown in FIG. 9B and the number of pulses required to move from the initial position to the center position. The center position of the drive right shutter 251R is a position where the left end LE1 of the drive right shutter 251R is 0.25 mm to the right of the center position in the horizontal direction of the display screen of the decorative symbol display device 110. . The center position of the driving left shutter 251L is a position where the right end portion RE1 of the driving left shutter 251L is shifted to the left by 0.25 mm from the center position in the left-right direction of the display screen of the decorative symbol display device 110. In the fully closed state (for driving) covered with the driving shutter 251, a gap of 0.5 mm is secured between the left end LE1 of the driving right shutter 251R and the right end RE1 of the driving left shutter 251L.

  Further, FIG. 10C shows the drive right shutter 251R that has moved to the maximum movement position. The movement distance of the driving shutter 251 from the initial position to the maximum movement position is also apparent from a value obtained by multiplying the movement distance of one pulse shown in FIG. 9B and the number of pulses required to move from the initial position to the maximum movement position. Thus, the maximum movement position of the driving right shutter 251R is a position where the left end portion LE1 of the driving right shutter 251R is shifted to the right by 0.5 mm from the right end portion RE1 of the driving left shutter 251L in the initial position. become. Further, the maximum movement position of the drive left shutter 251L is a position where the right end portion RE1 of the drive left shutter 251L is shifted to the left by 0.5 mm from the left end portion LE1 of the drive right shutter 251R in the initial position.

  When the driving shutter 251 moves 100 mm from the initial position, the engaged portion 2514 of the driving shutter 251 engages with the inner engaging portion 2525 of the driven shutter 252.

  As described above, both the movable area of the drive right shutter 251R and the movable area of the drive left shutter 251L are in the range of 196 mm from the respective initial positions to the respective maximum movement positions. Therefore, most of the movable area of the drive right shutter 251R and the movable area of the drive left shutter 251L overlap. In addition, the movable area of the drive right shutter 251R and the movable area of the drive left shutter 251L overlap with the display area of the player more than the display area corresponding to the area of the display screen 111 of the decorative symbol display device 110. Furthermore, the initial position of the drive right shutter 251R is the standby position of the drive right shutter 251R, and is away from the movable region of the drive left shutter 251L. The initial position of the drive left shutter 251L is the standby position of the drive left shutter 251L, and is away from the movable region of the drive right shutter 251R. Here, the drive right shutter 251R corresponds to an example of one of the two movable objects according to the present invention, and the drive left shutter 251L is another movable object of the two movable objects according to the present invention. It corresponds to an example. The initial position of the drive right shutter 251R is included in the movable area of the drive right shutter 251R, the initial position of the drive left shutter 251L is included in the movable area of the drive left shutter 251L, and each initial position is This corresponds to an example of the reference region in the present invention.

  Next, the right light sensor 255R and the left light sensor 255L illustrated in FIG. 5B will be described. FIG. 11 is a diagram for explaining detection states of the right light sensor 255R and the left light sensor 255L illustrated in FIG.

  A time chart representing signals output from the right light sensor 255R and the left light sensor 255L is shown below FIG. The right light sensor 255R outputs an L level signal when the driving right shutter 251R at the initial position is not detected, and outputs an H level signal when the driving right shutter 251R at the initial position is detected. . The left light sensor 255L outputs an L level signal when the driving left shutter 251L at the initial position is not detected, and outputs an H level signal when the driving left shutter 251L at the initial position is detected. Output.

  Further, in FIG. 11 as a whole, time (t) elapses from the left to the right in the figure. Accordingly, FIGS. 4A to 4D show the state of the shutter movable portion 250 when the time gradually elapses from FIG. These figures and the time chart representing the detection signal shown below have the same time axis. In FIG. 11 as well, the center position in the left-right direction of the display screen 111 of the decorative symbol display device 110 is represented by a one-dot chain line.

  FIG. 6A shows a state in which the drive left shutter 251L starts to move to the left from the fully closed state (left). In this state, the drive left shutter 251L is not in the initial position, and the left light sensor 255L outputs an L level signal. On the other hand, the driving right shutter on which the driven right shutter 252R overlaps is in the initial position, and the right light sensor 255R outputs an H level signal.

  FIG. 4B shows a semi-closed state (left). The driven left shutter 252L overlaps the driving left shutter. Even in this state, the driving left shutter is not in the initial position, and the left light sensor 255L outputs an L level signal. On the other hand, the driving right shutter on which the driven right shutter 252R overlaps is in the initial position, and the right light sensor 255R outputs an H level signal.

  FIG. 6C shows a state in which the drive left shutter starts to move to the left from the half-closed state (left) with the driven left shutter 252L overlapping. Even in this state, the driving left shutter is not in the initial position, and the left light sensor 255L outputs an L level signal. On the other hand, the driving right shutter 251R on which the driven right shutter 252R overlaps is in the initial position, and the right light sensor 255R outputs an H level signal.

  FIG. 4D shows a moment when the driven left shutter and the driven left shutter 252L reach the initial position and are fully opened. In the fully open state, the drive left shutter is in the initial position, and the left light sensor 255L that has output the L level signal so far outputs an H level signal. The drive right shutter 251R is also in the initial position, and an H level signal is also output from the right light sensor 255R.

  The right light sensor 255R and the left light sensor 255L described above correspond to an example of the sensor according to the present invention.

<Type of design>
Next, with reference to FIGS. 12A to 12C, the special drawing display device 114, the decorative symbol display device 110, and the special drawing display device 112 of the pachinko machine 100 will be described with reference to the special drawing and the type of the common drawing. To do.

  FIG. 12A shows an example of a special display stop display mode. There are three types of special display stop display modes of the present embodiment: “Special Figure 1” which is a jackpot symbol, “Special Figure 2” which is a special jackpot symbol, and “Special Figure 3” which is a missed symbol. . The special figure 1 variable game is started on the condition that the first start port sensor detects that the ball has entered the first special figure start port 126, and the ball has entered the second special figure start port 128. The special figure 2 variable game is started on the condition that the second start port sensor has detected. When the special figure 1 variable game is started, the first special figure display device 198 performs “variable display of special figure 1” which repeats lighting of all seven segments and lighting of one central segment. In addition, when the special figure 2 variable game is started, the second special figure display device 114 displays “fluctuation display of special figure 2” which repeats lighting of all seven segments and lighting of one central segment. Do. Then, when the variation time determined before the start of the special figure elapses, in order to notify the winning of the special figure variable game, “Special Figure 1” or “Special Figure 2” is stopped and displayed. In the case of notifying the disconnection, “Special Figure 3” is stopped and displayed. In addition, the white part in a figure shows the location of the segment which turns off, and the black part shows the location of the segment which lights up.

  FIG. 12B shows an example of a decorative design. There are 10 types of decoration patterns of the present embodiment: “Decoration 1” to “Decoration 10”. The left symbol display area 110a of the decorative symbol display device 110, the middle symbol, on condition that a predetermined ball detection sensor detects that a ball has won the first special symbol start port 126 or the second special diagram start port 128 In the respective symbol display areas of the display area 110b and the right symbol display area 110c, “decoration 1” → “decoration 2” → “decoration 3” →... “Decoration 9” → “decoration 10” → “decoration 1” → Perform “decorative symbol variation display” to switch the display in the order. When notifying the jackpot, a symbol combination corresponding to the jackpot in the symbol display areas 110a to 110c (in this embodiment, a combination of decorative symbols having the same number (for example, “decoration 2-decoration 2-decoration 2”). )) Is stopped and a special jackpot is notified, a symbol combination corresponding to the special jackpot (in this embodiment, a combination of decorative symbols of the same odd number is used (for example, “decoration 1-decoration 1-decoration”). 1 ”)) is stopped and displayed. When the symbol combination corresponding to the jackpot is stopped and displayed, the jackpot game or the special jackpot game is started, and when the symbol combination corresponding to the special jackpot is stopped and displayed, the special jackpot game is started. In the case of notifying a detachment, if there is a variation display of a decorative symbol that is put on hold after the symbol combination other than the symbol combination corresponding to the jackpot is stopped and displayed in the symbol display areas 110a to 110c, the variation display is performed. To start.

  In the pachinko machine 100 according to the present embodiment, as will be described later, determination of whether or not a special jackpot game is a big win is performed by lottery of hardware random numbers, and whether or not a special jackpot (probable variable jackpot) is determined is a software random number lottery. To do.

  FIG. 12C shows an example of a normal stop display mode. In the present embodiment, there are two types of stoppage display modes for ordinary diagrams, “general diagram 1”, which is a winning symbol, and “general diagram 2,” which is a missed symbol. In the case where a general-purpose display game is started on the condition that a predetermined ball detection sensor detects that a ball has passed through the general-purpose start opening 124, the general-purpose display device 112 displays that all seven segments are turned on. Then, the “variable display of the usual map” is performed by repeatedly turning on one central segment. Then, when notifying the winning of the common figure variable game, the “general figure 1” is stopped and displayed, and when notifying the usual figure variable game being lost, the “normal figure 2” is stopped and displayed.

  In the pachinko machine 100 according to the present embodiment, as will be described later, whether or not to win in the normal display game is determined by lottery of software random numbers.

<Control unit>
Next, the circuit configuration of the control unit of the pachinko machine 100 will be described in detail with reference to FIG. This figure shows a circuit block diagram of the control unit.

  The control unit of the pachinko machine 100 can be roughly classified into a main control unit 300 that controls the central part of the game and a command signal (hereinafter simply referred to as “command”) transmitted by the main control unit 300. A first sub-control unit 400 that controls the second sub-control unit 500 that controls various devices based on a command transmitted from the first sub-control unit 400, and a command transmitted by the main control unit 300 A payout control unit 550 that mainly performs control related to game ball payout, a launch control unit 630 that controls the launch of game balls, and a power management unit 660 that controls the power supplied to the pachinko machine 100. Yes.

<Main control unit>
First, the main control unit 300 of the pachinko machine 100 will be described.

  The main control unit 300 includes a basic circuit 302 that controls the entire main control unit 300. The basic circuit 302 includes a CPU 304, a ROM 306 for storing control programs and various data, and temporary data. RAM 308 for storing data, I / O 310 for controlling input / output of various devices, counter timer 312 for measuring time and frequency, and WDT 314 for monitoring abnormalities in program processing are mounted. . Note that another storage device may be used for the ROM 306 and the RAM 308, and this is the same for the first sub-control unit 400 described later. The CPU 304 of the basic circuit 302 operates by inputting a clock signal of a predetermined period output from the crystal oscillator 316 as a system clock.

  In addition, the basic circuit 302 includes a counter circuit 318 used as a hardware random number counter that changes a numerical value in the range of 0 to 65535 each time a clock signal output from the crystal oscillator 316 is received (this circuit includes two circuits). And a signal output from various sensors 320 including a ball detection sensor provided inside each start opening, winning opening and variable winning opening, and receiving an amplification result and a reference voltage. A sensor circuit 322 for outputting the comparison result to the counter circuit 318 and the basic circuit 302, a drive circuit 324 for performing display control of the special figure display device 114, and for performing display control of the general map display device 112. Drive circuit 326 and various status display sections 328 (for example, universal map hold LED 116, special map hold LED 118, high accuracy middle LED 118, etc.) A drive circuit 330 for performing shows control, connect the drive circuit 334 for controlling the solenoids 332 for opening and closing the second Japanese view start hole 128 and the variable winning hole 130 or the like.

  When the ball detection sensor 318 detects that a ball has won the first special figure starting port 126, the sensor circuit 320 outputs a signal indicating that the ball has been detected to the counter circuit 316. Upon receiving this signal, the counter circuit 316 latches the value of the counter corresponding to the first special figure starting port 126 at that timing, and stores the latched value in the built-in counter value corresponding to the first special figure starting port 126. Store in the register. Similarly, when the counter circuit 316 receives a signal indicating that the ball has won the second special figure starting port 128, the counter circuit 316 latches the value at the timing of the counter corresponding to the second special figure starting port 128. The latched value is stored in a built-in counter value storage register corresponding to the second special figure starting port 128.

  Further, an information output circuit 336 is connected to the basic circuit 302, and the main control unit 300 is connected to an information input circuit 350 provided in an external hall computer (not shown) or the like via this information output circuit 336. The game information (for example, game state) of the machine 100 is output.

  In addition, the main control unit 300 is provided with a voltage monitoring circuit 338 that monitors the voltage value of the power source supplied from the power management unit 660 to the main control unit 300. The voltage monitoring circuit 338 is a voltage value of the power source. Is less than a predetermined value (9v in this embodiment), a low voltage signal indicating that the voltage has dropped is output to the basic circuit 302.

  In addition, the main control unit 300 is provided with a start signal output circuit (reset signal output circuit) 340 that outputs a start signal (reset signal) when the power is turned on. When an activation signal is input, game control is started (main control section main processing described later is started).

  The main control unit 300 includes an output interface for transmitting a command to the first sub-control unit 400 and an output interface for transmitting a command to the payout control unit 550. With this configuration, the first control unit 300 Communication with the sub-control unit 400 and the payout control unit 550 is enabled. Information communication between the main control unit 300 and the first sub-control unit 400 and the payout control unit 550 is one-way communication. The main control unit 300 sends commands and the like to the first sub-control unit 400 and the payout control unit 550. The first sub control unit 400 and the payout control unit 550 are configured not to transmit a signal such as a command to the main control unit 300.

<Sub control unit>
Next, the first sub control unit 400 of the pachinko machine 100 will be described. The first sub-control unit 400 includes a basic circuit 402 that controls the entire first sub-control unit 400 mainly based on commands transmitted from the main control unit 300. The basic circuit 402 includes a CPU 404 and ROM 406 for storing control programs and various effects data, RAM 408 for temporarily storing data, I / O 410 for controlling input / output of various devices, and for measuring time, frequency, etc. Counter timer 412 and WDT 413 for monitoring abnormalities in program processing. The CPU 404 of the basic circuit 402 operates by inputting a clock signal of a predetermined period output from the crystal oscillator 414 as a system clock. The ROM 406 may store the control program and various effect data in separate ROMs.

  The basic circuit 402 includes a sound source IC 416 for controlling the speaker 120 (and an amplifier), a drive circuit 432 for controlling the driving of the movable member 210, and a chance button detection for detecting pressing of the chance button 146. A sensor circuit 428 that outputs a detection signal from the chance button detection sensor 426 to the basic circuit 402, a drive circuit 420 that controls the chance button lamp 418 built in the chance button 146, and the CPU 404 VDP 434 (video display processor) that reads image data stored in the ROM 406 based on the signal, generates a display image using the work area of the VRAM 436, and displays the image on the decorative symbol display device 110. Connected.

  Further, as described above, the first sub control unit 400 is provided with a start signal output circuit (reset signal output circuit) 438 that outputs a start signal (reset signal) when the power is turned on. When an activation signal is input from the activation signal output circuit 438, a sub-control unit main process described later is started.

  Next, the second sub control unit 500 of the pachinko machine 100 will be described. The second sub-control unit 500 includes a basic circuit 502 that receives the control command transmitted from the first sub-control unit 400 via the input interface and controls the entire second sub-control unit 500 based on the control command. The basic circuit 502 includes a CPU 504, a RAM 508 for temporarily storing data, an I / O 510 for controlling input / output of various devices, and a counter timer for measuring time and frequency 512 and WDT 513 for monitoring abnormalities in program processing. The CPU 504 of the basic circuit 502 operates by inputting a clock signal of a predetermined period output from the crystal oscillator 514 as a system clock, and controls a control program and data for controlling the entire second sub-control unit 500, and an image display A ROM 506 storing data and the like is provided.

  In addition, a motor control circuit 516 and a sensor circuit 518 are connected to the basic circuit 502. The motor control circuit 516 controls the right motor 2531R and the left motor 2531L of the movable shutter object 250 shown in FIG. The sensor circuit 518 is for transmitting signals from the left light sensor 255L and the right light sensor 255R shown in FIG. 5B to the basic circuit 502.

  Further, the basic circuit 502 includes a game board lamp drive circuit 530 for controlling the game board lamp 532, a game table frame lamp drive circuit 540 for controlling the game table frame lamp 542, and A serial communication control circuit 520 that performs lighting control by serial communication between the game board lamp drive circuit 530 and the game stand frame lamp drive circuit 540 is connected.

  Further, as described above, the second sub control unit 500 is provided with a start signal output circuit (reset signal output circuit) 538 that outputs a start signal (reset signal) when the power is turned on. When the activation signal is input from the activation signal output circuit 538, the second sub-control unit main process described later is started.

<Discharge control unit, launch control unit, power supply management unit>
Next, the payout control unit 550, the launch control unit 630, and the power supply management unit 660 of the pachinko machine 100 will be described.

  The payout control unit 550 controls the payout motor 602 of the payout device 552 mainly based on a command signal or the like transmitted from the main control unit 300, and wins or rents a ball based on a control signal output from the payout sensor 158. It is detected whether or not the payout has been completed, and communication with a card unit 608 provided separately from the pachinko machine 100 is performed via the interface unit 606.

  The firing control unit 600 outputs a control signal output from the payout control unit 550 for instructing permission or stop of firing, and an operation amount of the launch handle 148 by the player output from a launch intensity output circuit provided in the launch handle 148. Based on the control signal instructing the corresponding launch intensity, the launch motor 602 that drives the launcher 138 and the launcher 140 is controlled, and the ball feeder 634 that supplies a ball from the storage plate 144 to the launcher is controlled.

  The power management unit 660 converts the AC power supplied from the outside to the pachinko machine 100 into a DC voltage, converts it to a predetermined voltage, and controls each control unit such as the main control unit 300 and the first sub control unit 400, the dispensing device 552, and the like. Supply to each device. Further, the power management unit 660 supplies a power storage circuit (for example, a power supply circuit) for supplying power to a predetermined part (for example, the RAM 308 of the main control unit 300) for a predetermined period (for example, 10 days) even after the external power supply is cut off. , Capacitor). In the present embodiment, a predetermined voltage is supplied from the power management unit 660 to the payout control unit 550 and the second sub control unit 500, and the main control unit 300, the second sub control unit 500, and the launch control unit are supplied from the payout control unit 550. Although a predetermined voltage is supplied to 600, the predetermined voltage may be supplied to each control unit and each device through another power supply path.

<Main control unit main processing>
Next, main control unit main processing executed by the CPU 304 of the main control unit 300 will be described with reference to FIG. This figure is a flowchart showing the flow of main processing of the main control unit.

  As described above, the main control unit 300 is provided with the start signal output circuit (reset signal output circuit) 338 that outputs the start signal (reset signal) when the power is turned on. The CPU 304 of the basic circuit 302 to which this activation signal is input executes reset processing by a reset interrupt, and executes main control unit main processing shown in FIG. 14 in accordance with a control program stored in the ROM 306 in advance. The case where the power is turned on includes a case where the power switch 1621 shown in FIG. 2 is operated from off to on to start supplying driving power to the pachinko machine 100, or for some reason while the power switch 1621 is in the on state. There are cases where power is restored after a power interruption (power interruption). Normally, a game store has a centralized power switch (not shown) for each island, and when the centralized power switch is turned on / off, the pachinko machine 100 installed on the island is supplied with driving power / It is possible to stop all at once. Therefore, the pachinko machine 100 is also turned on by turning on the central power switch.

  In step S101, initial setting 1 is performed. In this initial setting 1, setting of a stack initial value (temporary setting) to the stack pointer (SP) of the CPU 304, setting of an interrupt mask, initial setting of the I / O port 310, initial setting of various variables stored in the RAM 308, WDT 313 Allow operation and set initial values. In the present embodiment, a numerical value corresponding to 32.8 ms is set in WDT 313 as an initial value.

  In step S102, the value of the counter of WDT 313 is cleared, and the time measurement by WDT 313 is restarted.

  In step S103, whether or not the low voltage signal is ON, that is, the voltage value of the power source supplied from the power management unit 650 to the main control unit 300 by the voltage monitoring circuit 336 is a predetermined value (in the present embodiment). 9v), it is monitored whether or not a low voltage signal indicating that the voltage has dropped is output. If the low voltage signal is on (when the CPU 304 detects that the power supply has been shut off), the process returns to step S102. If the low voltage signal is off (if the CPU 304 has not detected the power supply being cut off), the process proceeds to step S102. The process proceeds to S104. Even if the predetermined value (9 V) is not yet reached immediately after the power is turned on, the process returns to step S102, and step S103 is repeatedly executed until the supply voltage exceeds the predetermined value.

  In step S104, initial setting 2 is performed. In this initial setting 2, a process for setting a numerical value for determining a cycle for executing a main control unit timer interrupt process, which will be described later, to the counter / timer 312, a predetermined port of the I / O 310 (for example, a test output port, A process of outputting a clear signal from the output port to the first sub control unit 400, a setting for permitting writing to the RAM 308, and the like are performed.

  In step S105, it is determined whether or not to return to the state before the power interruption (before the power interruption), and the state before the power interruption is not restored (when the basic circuit 302 of the main control unit 300 is set to the initial state). ) Proceeds to an initialization process (step S107).

  Specifically, first, a RAM clear signal transmitted when a store clerk or the like of a game shop operates a RAM clear switch 1623 provided on a power supply board is turned on (indicating that there has been an operation). That is, it is determined whether or not the RAM clear is necessary, and if the RAM clear signal is on (when the RAM clear is necessary), the process proceeds to step S107 to make the basic circuit 302 in the initial state. On the other hand, when the RAM clear signal is OFF (when the RAM clear is not necessary), the power status information stored in the power status storage area provided in the RAM 308 is read, and the power status information is information indicating suspend. It is determined whether or not. If the power status information is not information indicating suspend, the process proceeds to step S107 to set the basic circuit 302 to the initial state. If the power status information is information indicating suspend, a predetermined area of the RAM 308 is set. A checksum is calculated by adding all the 1-byte data stored in (for example, all areas) to a 1-byte register whose initial value is 0, and the calculated checksum results in a specific value (for example, 0) (whether or not the checksum result is normal). If the checksum result is a specific value (for example, 0) (if the checksum result is normal), the process proceeds to step S106 to return to the state before power interruption, and the checksum result is a specific value. If the value is other than 0 (for example, 0) (if the checksum result is abnormal), the process proceeds to step S107 in order to set the pachinko machine 100 to the initial state. Similarly, if the power status information indicates information other than “suspend”, the process proceeds to step S107.

  In step S106, power recovery processing is performed. In this power recovery process, the value of the stack pointer stored in the stack pointer save area provided in the RAM 308 at the time of power failure is read out and reset to the stack pointer (this setting). In addition, the value of each register stored in the register save area provided in the RAM 308 at the time of power interruption is read out, reset to each register, and then the interrupt permission is set. Thereafter, as a result of the CPU 304 executing the control program based on the reset stack pointer and registers, the pachinko machine 100 returns to the state when the power is turned off. That is, the processing is resumed from the instruction next to the instruction (predetermined in steps S108 and S109) performed immediately before branching to the timer interrupt processing (described later) immediately before the power interruption. A RAM 308 mounted on the basic circuit 302 in the main control unit 300 shown in FIG. 13 is provided with a transmission information storage area. In step S106, EH is set as a power recovery command in the transmission information storage area. This power recovery command is a command indicating that the power has been restored to the state at the time of power-off, and is transmitted to the first sub-control unit 400 in step S215 in timer interrupt processing of the main control unit 300, which will be described later.

  In step S107, initialization processing is performed. In this initialization processing, interrupt prohibition setting, stack initial value setting to the stack pointer (this setting), initialization of all storage areas of the RAM 308, and the like are performed. Further, here, a normal return command is set in the transmission information storage area provided in the RAM 308 of the main control unit 300. This normal return command is a command indicating that the initialization process (step S107) of the main control unit 300 has been performed. As with the power recovery command, the first command is returned in step S215 in the timer interrupt process of the main control unit 300. It is transmitted to the sub-control unit 400.

  In step S108, after setting for interrupt inhibition, basic random number initial value update processing is performed. In this basic random number initial value update process, two initial value generation random number counters for generating the initial values of the normal figure winning random number counter and the special figure random number value counter, the general figure timer random number value, and the special figure timer, respectively. Two random number counters for generating each random number value are updated. For example, if the range of values that can be taken as normal timer random numbers is 0 to 20, a value is acquired from a random number counter storage area for generating a normal timer random value provided in the RAM 308, and 1 is added to the acquired value. Then, it is stored in the original random number counter storage area. At this time, if the result of adding 1 to the acquired value is 21, 0 is stored in the original random number counter storage area. Other initial value generation random number counters and random number counters are similarly updated. Further, after this basic random number initial value update process is completed, an interrupt permission is set, and the process proceeds to step S109.

  In step S109, effect random number update processing is performed. In this effect random number update process, a random number counter for generating an effect random number used by the main control unit 300 is updated.

  The main control unit 300 repeatedly executes the processes of steps S108 and S109 except during a timer interrupt process that starts every predetermined period.

<Main controller timer interrupt processing>
Next, main control unit timer interrupt processing executed by the CPU 304 of the main control unit 300 will be described with reference to FIG. This figure is a flowchart showing the flow of main controller timer interrupt processing.

  The main control unit 300 includes a counter / timer 312 that generates a timer interrupt signal at a predetermined cycle (in this embodiment, about once every 2 ms), and the main control unit timer interrupt processing is triggered by this timer interrupt signal. Start with a predetermined period.

  In step S201, timer interrupt start processing is performed. In this timer interrupt start process, a process of temporarily saving the value of each register of the CPU 304 to the stack area is performed.

  In step S202, WDT is periodically performed (this implementation is performed so that a WDT interrupt does not occur because the count value of WDT 313 exceeds an initial setting value (32.8 ms in the present embodiment) (processing abnormality is not detected)). In the embodiment, the restart is performed once every about 2 ms, which is the period of the main control unit timer interrupt.

  In step S203, input port state update processing is performed. In this input port state update process, detection signals from various sensors 318 including a glass frame open sensor, a front frame open sensor, a lower pan full sensor, and a plurality of ball detection sensors are input via the input port of the I / O 310. The presence / absence of a detection signal is monitored and stored in a signal state storage area provided for each sensor 318 in the RAM 308. If the detection signal of the sphere detection sensor is described as an example, in the present embodiment, the RAM 308 stores information on the presence or absence of the detection signal of each sphere detection sensor detected by the timer interruption process (approximately 4 ms before) in the previous time. This is read from the previous detection signal storage area provided for each sphere detection sensor, and this information is stored in the RAM 308 in the previous detection signal storage area provided for each sphere detection sensor. Information about the presence / absence of the detection signal of each sphere detection sensor detected about 2 ms before) is read from the current detection signal storage area provided for each sphere detection sensor in the RAM 308, and this information is detected as described above. Store in the signal storage area. Further, the detection signal of each sphere detection sensor detected this time is stored in the above-described current detection signal storage area.

  In step S203, the information on the presence / absence of the detection signal of each sphere detection sensor stored in each storage area of the detection signal storage area, the previous detection signal storage area, and the current detection signal storage area is compared. It is determined whether or not the information on the presence / absence of detection signals for the past three times in the sphere detection sensor of the two sphere detection sensors matches. While one game ball passes through one ball detection sensor, this main control unit timer interruption process that is repeatedly started at a very short interval of about 2 ms is started several times. For this reason, every time the main control unit timer interrupt process is activated, in step S203 described above, a detection signal indicating that the same game ball has passed the same ball detection sensor is confirmed. As a result, a detection signal indicating that the same game ball has passed the same ball detection sensor is stored in each of the detection signal storage area, the previous detection signal storage area, and the current detection signal storage area. That is, when the game ball starts to pass through the ball detection sensor, there is no detection signal before, a previous detection signal, and a current detection signal. In the present embodiment, in consideration of erroneous detection of the sphere detection sensor and noise, it is determined that there is a prize when the detection signal is stored twice continuously after no detection signal. The ROM 306 of the main control unit 300 shown in FIG. 13 stores winning determination pattern information (in this embodiment, information indicating that there is no previous detection signal, that there is a previous detection signal, and that there is a current detection signal). In this step S203, information on the presence / absence of detection signals for the past three times in each sphere detection sensor is predetermined winning determination pattern information (in this embodiment, no previous detection signal, previous detection signal, current detection signal present). In the case of the general winning port 122, the variable winning port 130, the first special figure starting port 126, and the second special figure starting port 128, or the ordinary starting port 124. Is determined to have passed. In other words, it is determined that there has been a winning at these winning openings 122 and 130 and these starting openings 124, 126 and 128. For example, when the information on the presence / absence of the detection signals for the past three matches with the above-described winning determination pattern information in the general winning opening sensor that detects the winning at the general winning opening 122, there is a winning at the general winning opening 122. If the information on the presence / absence of the detection signal for the past three times does not match the above-described winning determination pattern information, the subsequent general winning is performed. The process branches to the subsequent process without performing the process associated with winning a prize in the mouth 122. Note that the ROM 306 of the main control unit 300 stores winning determination clear pattern information (in this embodiment, information indicating that there is a detection signal before the previous time, no previous detection signal, and no current detection signal). After it is determined that there has been a single win, it is not determined that there has been a win until the information on the presence or absence of detection signals for the past three times matches the winning determination clear pattern information in each ball detection sensor, and the winning determination is cleared. If it matches the pattern information, it is next determined whether or not it matches the winning determination pattern information.

  In step S204 and step S205, basic random number initial value update processing and basic random number update processing are performed. In these basic random number initial value update processing and basic random number update processing, the value of the initial value generation random number counter performed in step S108 is updated, and then the normal winning random number value and special value used in the main control unit 300 are updated. The two random number counters for generating the figure random number values are updated. For example, if the range of values that can be taken as a random number value for a normal winning number is 0 to 100, a value is acquired from a random number counter storage area for generating a normal winning random number value provided in the RAM 308, and 1 is added to the acquired value. Then, it is stored in the original random number counter storage area. At this time, if the result of adding 1 to the acquired value is 101, 0 is stored in the original random number counter storage area. If it is determined that the random number counter has made one round as a result of adding 1 to the acquired value, the value of the initial value generating random number counter corresponding to each random number counter is acquired and stored in the storage area of the random number counter. set. For example, a value is acquired from a random number counter for generating a regular winning random number that fluctuates in a numerical range of 0 to 100, and a result obtained by adding 1 to the acquired value is stored in a predetermined initial value storage area provided in the RAM 308. If the value is equal to the previously set initial value (for example, 7), the value is acquired as an initial value from the initial value generation random number counter corresponding to the random number counter for generating the random number for winning the normal number, The initial value set this time is stored in the above-described initial value storage area in order to determine that the random number counter for generating the winning random number value has made one round next time, in addition to setting it in the random number counter for generating the winning random value Keep it. In addition to the above-described initial value storage area for determining that the random number counter for generating the regular-winning random number next makes one round, it is determined that the random number counter for generating the special figure random number has made one round. An initial value storage area is provided in the RAM 308.

  In step S206, effect random number update processing is performed. In this effect random number update process, a random number counter for generating an effect random number used by the main control unit 300 is updated.

  In step S207, timer update processing is performed. In this timer update process, a normal symbol display symbol update timer for timing the time for the symbol to be changed / stopped on the normal symbol display device 112, and a time for the symbol to be changed / stopped to be displayed on the special symbol display device 114. Various timers including a special figure display symbol update timer, a timer for measuring a predetermined winning effect time, a predetermined opening time, a predetermined closing time, a predetermined end effect period, and the like are updated.

  In step S208, winning prize counter updating processing is performed. In this winning opening counter updating process, when there is a winning (winning) in the winning opening (the general winning opening 122, the first and second special figure starting openings 126, 128, and the variable winning opening 130), The value of the winning ball number storage area provided for each winning opening or each starting port is read, and 1 is added to set the original winning ball number storage area.

  In step S209, a winning acceptance process is performed. In this winning acceptance process, if there is a prize at the first and second special figure starting ports 126 and 128 and the number of special figure variable games held is less than four, it corresponds to the winning starting port. The value is acquired from the counter value storage register of the counter circuit 316 to be a special figure winning random number value. In addition, a value is acquired as a special figure random value from the random number counter for generating the special figure random value described above, and stored in a random value storage area provided in the RAM 308 together with the special figure winning random number value. In addition, when it is detected that the ball has passed through the general figure starting port 124, and the number of the general figure variable games held is less than two, the random number counter for generating the normal figure winning random number value at that timing Is obtained as a random number value for normal winning, and is stored in a random number value storage area provided in the RAM 308 different from that for the above special figure. Further, in this winning acceptance process, when a predetermined ball detection sensor detects a winning (winning) of the first and second special figure starting ports 126 and 128, the ordinary drawing starting port 124, or the variable winning port, In the transmission information to be transmitted to the first sub-control unit 400, winning acceptance information indicating whether or not the first and second special figure starting ports 126 and 128, the ordinary drawing starting port 124, and the variable winning port are won (entered) is included. Set.

  In step S210, a payout request number transmission process is performed. The output schedule information and the payout request information output to the payout control unit 550 are composed of 1 byte, strobe information in bit 7 (indicating that data is set when on), and power supply in bit 6 Input information (indicating that it is the first command transmission after power-on when turned on), bits 4-5 for the current processing type for encryption (0-3), and bits 0-3 for encryption processing The number of subsequent payout requests is indicated.

  In step S211, a normal state update process is performed. This normal state update process performs one of a plurality of processes corresponding to the normal state. For example, in a general diagram state update process during a normal map change (the value of the above-mentioned general map display symbol update timer is 1 or more), the 7 segment LED constituting the general map display device 112 is repeatedly turned on / off. Take control. By performing this control, the general map display device 112 performs a general variable display (general variable game).

  Also, in the normal state update process at the timing when the normal map change display time has elapsed (the timing at which the value of the general map display symbol update timer has changed from 1 to 0), if the hit flag is on, FIG. When the 7-segment LED constituting the universal display device 112 is controlled to be turned on / off so that the embodiment shown in FIG. The 7-segment LED constituting the ordinary display device 112 is controlled to be turned on / off so as to be in the second mode. Further, the RAM 308 of the main control unit 300 is provided with a setting area for performing various settings in various processes, not limited to the normal state update process. Here, the above-described lighting / extinguishing drive control is performed, and the setting area is set to indicate that the normal stop display is being performed. By performing this control, the universal symbol display device 112 determines the symbol of either one of the winning symbols (the universal symbol 1 shown in FIG. 12 (c)) or the off symbol (the universal symbol 2 shown in FIG. 12 (c)). Display. Thereafter, information indicating the stop period is set in a storage area of a normal stop time management timer provided in the RAM 308 in order to maintain the display for a predetermined stop display period (for example, 500 msec). With this setting, the symbol that has been confirmed and displayed is stopped and displayed for a predetermined period, and the player is notified of the result of the normal game.

  Further, if the result of the usual figure variable game is a hit, the usual figure hit flag is turned on as will be described later. When the usual figure hit flag is on, in the usual figure state update process at the timing when the predetermined stop display period ends (when the usual figure stop time management timer value changes from 1 to 0), The normal operation is set in the setting area, and the blade member 1281 is opened to a solenoid (330) for opening and closing the blade member 1281 of the second special figure starting port 128 for a predetermined opening period (for example, 2 seconds). And a signal indicating the open period is set in the storage area of the blade open time management timer provided in the RAM 308.

  In the usual state update process that starts at the timing when the predetermined opening period ends (the timing when the value of the blade opening time management timer is changed from 1 to 0), the blade member has a predetermined closing period (for example, 500 milliseconds). A signal for holding the blade member 1281 in the closed state is output to the solenoid 330 for opening / closing driving of 1281, and information indicating the closing period is set in the storage area of the blade closing time management timer provided in the RAM 308.

  Further, in the normal state update process that starts at the timing when the predetermined closing period ends (when the value of the blade closing time management timer is changed from 1 to 0), the non-operating state is set in the setting area of the RAM 308. To do. Furthermore, if the result of the usual figure fluctuation game is out, the usual figure out flag is turned on as will be described later. When the off-normal flag is on, the normal state update process at the timing when the predetermined stop display period described above ends (the timing at which the normal stop time management timer value changes from 1 to 0) In the setting area of the RAM 308, normal operation inactive is set. In the general state update process in the case where the general map is not operating, nothing is done and the process proceeds to the next step S212.

  In step S212, a general drawing related lottery process is performed. In this general map-related lottery process, open / close control of the general map variable game and the second special map start port 128 is not performed (the state of the general map is inactive), and the general map variable game that is on hold is not held. When the number is 1 or more, it is decided whether to win or not to win the result of the variable figure game by random lottery based on the random number value stored in the random number value storage area. When the winning judgment is made and the winning is made, the winning flag provided in the RAM 308 is set to ON. If unsuccessful, turn off the winning flag. Regardless of the result of the hit determination, next, the value of the random number counter for generating the normal figure timer random value is acquired as the normal figure timer random number value, and a plurality of fluctuation times are obtained based on the acquired general figure timer random number value. One time for displaying the variable map on the general map display device 112 is selected from among them, and this variable display time is stored in the general map variable time storage area provided in the RAM 308 as the normal map variable display time. In addition, the number of pending general figure variable games is stored in the usual figure pending number storage area provided in the RAM 308, and from the number of pending custom figure variable games each time a hit determination is made. The value obtained by subtracting 1 is re-stored in the usual figure number-of-holds storage area. Also, the random number value used for the hit determination is deleted.

  In step S213, special figure state update processing is performed. In the special figure state update process, one of the following eight processes is performed according to the state of the special figure. For example, in special figure state update processing during special figure fluctuation (the value of the above-mentioned special figure display symbol update timer is 1 or more), lighting / extinguishing drive that repeatedly turns on and off the 7-segment LED constituting the special figure display device 114 Take control.

  Also, in the special figure state update process that starts at the timing when the special figure change display time has elapsed (when the special figure display symbol update timer value changes from 1 to 0), the jackpot flag is on and the probability change flag is off When the special figure display device 114 has the special figure 1 shown in FIG. 12A and the jackpot flag is on and the probability variation flag is also on, the special figure display device 114 has the special figure 2 shown in FIG. When the flag is off, the 7-segment LED constituting the special figure display device 114 is controlled to be turned on / off so that the special figure display device 114 shown in FIG. In order to maintain the display period (for example, 500 milliseconds), information indicating the stop period is set in the storage area of the special figure stop time management timer provided in the RAM 308. With this setting, the special figure is stopped and displayed, and the result of the special figure variable game is notified to the player. In addition, 4H is additionally stored as transmission information (command type) in the transmission information storage area described above in order to execute the general command rotation stop setting transmission process in the command setting transmission process (step S215).

  Further, in the special figure state update process that starts at the timing when the predetermined stop display period ends (the timing at which the special figure stop time management timer value changes from 1 to 0), if the jackpot flag is on, a predetermined value is displayed. A special figure waiting time management timer provided in the RAM 308 for waiting for a period during which an image for notifying the player that a big hit by the decorative symbol display device 110 is started, that is, a bonus winning period (for example, 3 seconds) is displayed. Information indicating the winning effect period is set in the storage area. Further, 5H is additionally stored as transmission information (command type) in the above-described transmission information storage area in order to execute the general command winning effect setting transmission process in the command setting transmission process (step S215).

  Also, in the special figure state update process that starts at the timing when the predetermined winning effect period ends (the timing when the special figure standby time management timer value changes from 1 to 0), a predetermined release period (for example, 29 seconds or A signal for holding the door member 1301 in an open state in the solenoid 330 for opening and closing the door member 1301 of the variable prize opening 130 (until a winning of a game ball of a predetermined number of balls (for example, 10 balls) is detected in the variable prize opening 130). And information indicating the opening period is set in the storage area of the door opening time management timer provided in the RAM 308. Further, 7H is additionally stored as transmission information (command type) in the above-described transmission information storage area in order to execute the general command big prize opening release setting transmission process in the command setting transmission process (step S215).

  In the special figure state update process that starts at the timing when the predetermined opening period ends (the timing when the door opening time management timer value changes from 1 to 0), the predetermined closing period (for example, 1.5 seconds) is variable. A signal for holding the door member 1301 in a closed state is output to the solenoid 330 for opening and closing the door member 1301 of the winning opening 130, and information indicating the closing period is stored in the storage area of the door closing time management timer provided in the RAM 308. Set. Further, 8H is additionally stored as transmission information (command type) in the above-described transmission information storage area in order to execute the general command big prize opening closing setting transmission processing in the command setting transmission processing (step S215).

  Further, in the special figure state update process that repeats the opening / closing control of the door member 1301 a predetermined number of times (for example, 15 rounds) and starts at the end timing, a predetermined end effect period (for example, 3 seconds), that is, the decorative symbol display device 110. In order to set so as to wait for a period during which an image for informing the player that the jackpot is to be ended is displayed, information indicating the effect waiting period is set in the storage area of the effect waiting time management timer provided in the RAM 308. . Further, 6H is additionally stored as transmission information (command type) in the transmission information storage area described above in order to execute the general command end effect setting transmission process in the command setting transmission process (step S215).

  Further, in the special figure state update process which starts at the timing when the predetermined end production period ends (the timing when the production standby time management timer value changes from 1 to 0), the special figure state is set to inactive. . In the special figure state update process when the special figure is in a non-operating state, nothing is done and the process proceeds to the next step S214.

  In step S214, special drawing related lottery processing is performed. In this special drawing-related lottery process, the opening / closing control of the special drawing variable game and the variable winning opening 130 is not performed (the state of the special drawing is inactive), and the number of the special drawing variable games held is 1 In the case described above, the jackpot determination is first performed among various lotteries using the jackpot determination table, the high probability state transition determination table, the timer number determination table, and the like. Specifically, it is determined whether or not the special figure winning random number value stored in the random value storage area in step S203 is within the numerical range of the special figure starting port lottery data in the jackpot determination table. Is the numerical range of the special drawing start opening lottery data, it is determined that the special figure variable game is won, and information indicating that the big hit flag storage area provided in the RAM 308 is a big hit is set (here. Setting the jackpot information in the RAM 308 is referred to as setting the jackpot flag to ON). On the other hand, if the special figure winning random number value is outside the numerical value range of the special figure starting point lottery data, it is determined that the special figure variable game is out of the game, and it is out of the storage area of the jackpot flag provided in the RAM 308. The information to be shown is set (here, setting out-of-track information in the RAM 308 is referred to as setting the jackpot flag off). Note that the number of special figure variable games held is stored in the special figure hold number storage area provided in the RAM 308. Each time a hit determination is made, the number of special figure variable games held is determined. The value obtained by subtracting 1 is stored again in this special figure reservation number storage area. In addition, the random number value used for the hit determination is deleted.

  As a specific example, when the gaming state is a low probability state, and the special figure winning random number value acquired based on the detection of the ball winning to the first special figure starting port 126 is 10100, the jackpot flag is set to ON, When the special figure winning random number is 10200, the jackpot flag is set to OFF. In addition, when the special figure winning random number acquired based on the detection of the ball winning at the second special figure starting port 128 is 20100, the jackpot flag is set to ON, and when the special figure winning random number is 20200, the jackpot flag is set. Set to off.

  If the jackpot flag is set to ON, then the probability variation transition determination is performed. Specifically, it is determined whether or not the special figure random value stored in the random value storage area in step S209 is within the numerical range of the transition determination random number, and when the special figure random value is within the numerical range of the lottery data. Sets information indicating the start of a special jackpot game in the storage area of the probability variation (probability variation) flag provided in the RAM 308. (Here, setting the special jackpot game start information in the RAM 308 is referred to as turning on the probability variation flag). On the other hand, if the special figure random number value is outside the numerical range of the lottery data, information indicating that the jackpot game is started is set in the storage area of the probability variation flag (here, the information on the start of the jackpot game is set). Setting in the RAM 308 is referred to as setting the probability variation flag off). For example, when the acquired special figure random number value is 20, the probability variation flag is set to OFF. On the other hand, when the acquired special figure random value is 80, the probability variation flag is set to ON.

  Regardless of the result of the jackpot determination, the process for determining the timer number is performed next. Specifically, the value of the random counter for generating the special figure timer random value described above is acquired as the special figure timer random value. For each jackpot flag value, a timer number corresponding to the numerical range of the timer random number including the special figure timer random number value is selected and stored in a predetermined timer number storage area provided in the RAM 308. Further, the fluctuation time corresponding to the timer number is stored as the special figure fluctuation display time in the special figure display symbol update timer, and the general command rotation start setting transmission process is executed in the command setting transmission process (step S215). For this purpose, 1H is additionally stored as transmission information (command type) in the transmission information storage area described above, and the process ends.

  For example, when the jackpot flag is off and the acquired special figure timer random number value is 50000, the special figure timer random number value is in the range of 0 to 60235, so the timer corresponding to those conditions in the timer number determination table A timer 1 indicating a number and a variable time 5 are selected and stored in respective storage areas provided in the RAM 308. On the other hand, when the jackpot flag is on and the acquired special figure timer random number value is 64000, the special figure timer random number value is not in the range of 0 to 15535, so the timer 2 is not selected and is not 15536 to 24535. Timer 3 is not selected and timer 4 is not selected because it is not 24536 to 62535, but is within the range of 62536 to 65535, and therefore timer 5 indicating the timer number corresponding to those conditions in the timer number determination table. , And 50 indicating the variation time are selected and stored in the respective storage areas provided in the RAM 308. In consideration of 2 ms which is the start cycle of the interrupt processing, a value obtained by multiplying the selected variation time value by 500 (1000 ms / 2 ms) is set in the variation time storage area. For example, when the variation time is 5 seconds, a value of 2500 is set as an initial value in the variation time storage area, and the value of the variation time storage area is set to 1 each time the timer update process in step S207 is executed. By subtracting, the passage of time can be measured by the number of execution times of interrupt processing. Further, when the value of the variable time storage area is subtracted every time (for example, five times) the timer interrupt process is executed (for example, 2 ms cycle), if the variable time is 10 seconds, 10 seconds is required. Since it is 10000 ms, dividing by the period (2 ms × 5) sets 1000 to the variable time storage area.

  In step S215, command setting transmission processing is performed, and various commands are transmitted to the first sub-control unit 400. The output schedule information transmitted to the first sub-control unit 400 is composed of 16 bits, bit 15 is strobe information (indicating that data is set when ON), bits 11 to 14 are command types ( 0H is a basic command, 1H is a symbol change start command, 4H is a symbol change stop command, 5H is a winning effect start command, 6H is an end effect start command, and 7H is a jackpot round Designated command, information for specifying the type of command such as a power recovery command for EH and a RAM clear command for FH, and bits 0 to 10 are command data (predetermined information corresponding to the command type). It is composed.

  Specifically, the strobe information is turned on and off in the command transmission process described above. If the command type is a symbol variation start command, the command data includes information indicating the value of the jackpot flag, the probability variation flag, the timer number selected in the special symbol related lottery process, etc. If it is a case, it includes the value of the jackpot flag, the probability variation flag, etc. If it is a winning effect command and an end effect start command, it includes the value of the probability variation flag, etc. If it is a jackpot round number designation command The value of the probability variation flag, the number of jackpot rounds, etc. are included. When the command type indicates a basic command, device information in the command data, presence / absence of winning at the first special figure starting port 126, presence / absence of winning at the second special figure starting port 128, winning of the variable winning port 130 Includes presence or absence.

  In the general command rotation start setting transmission process described above, the command type is 1H, the command data is stored in the RAM 308, the jackpot flag value, the probability variation flag value, the timer number selected in the special drawing related lottery process, Information indicating the number of special figure variable games being played is set. In the general command rotation stop setting transmission process described above, 4H is set as the command type, and information indicating the value of the jackpot flag, the value of the probability variation flag, etc. stored in the RAM 308 is set as the command data. In the above-mentioned general command winning effect setting transmission process, the decorative symbol display device 110, various LEDs 723, the speaker 416, the movable shutter object 250, and the movable object are displayed during the winning effect period stored in the RAM 308 as command type 5H. Information indicating the effect control information to be output to the member 210, the value of the probability variation flag, the number of special figure variation games being held, and the like are set. In the above-described general command end effect setting transmission process, the decoration symbol display device 110, various LEDs 723, the speaker 416, the movable shutter object 250, and the movable object are displayed during the effect waiting period stored in the RAM 308 as the command type 6H. Information indicating the effect control information to be output to the member 210, the value of the probability variation flag, the number of special figure variation games being held, and the like are set. In the general command big prize opening release setting transmission process described above, information indicating the command type 7H, the number of jackpot rounds stored in the RAM 308 as the command data, the value of the probability variation flag, the number of the special figure variation games held, etc. Set. In the above-described general command big prize closing setting transmission process, information indicating 8H as the command type, the number of big hits stored in the RAM 308 as the command data, the value of the probability change flag, the number of the special figure variable games held, etc. Set. In the first sub-control unit 400, it is possible to determine the production control according to the change of the game control in the main control unit 300 by the command type included in the received output schedule information, and it is included in the output schedule information. Based on the information of the command data, the contents of effect control can be determined.

  In step S216, an external output signal setting process is performed. In this external output signal setting process, the game information stored in the RAM 308 is output to the information input circuit 652 that is separate from the pachinko machine 100 via the information output circuit 334.

  In step S217, device monitoring processing is performed. In this device monitoring process, the signal states of various sensors stored in the signal state storage area in step 203 are read to monitor whether there is a glass frame opening error, a front frame opening error, or a lower pan full error. When a glass frame opening error, a front frame opening error, or a lower plate full error is detected, transmission information to be transmitted to the first sub-control unit 400 includes a glass frame opening error, a front frame opening error, Set the device information that indicates the presence or absence of the bottom pan full error. Also, the solenoids 330 shown in FIG. 13 are driven to control the opening and closing of the second special figure starting port 128 and the variable prize opening 130, and the general diagram display device 112, the special figure display device 112, through the display circuits 322, 324 and 328. Display data to be output to the figure display device 114, various status display units 326, and the like is set in the output port of the I / O 310. Also, the winning acceptance information set in the winning acceptance process (step S209) is output to the first sub-control unit 400 via the output port 310.

  In step S218, it is monitored whether or not the low voltage signal is on. Then, when the low voltage signal is on (when power supply cutoff is detected), the process proceeds to step S220. When the low voltage signal is off (when power supply cutoff is not detected), the process proceeds to step S219.

  In step S219, timer interrupt end processing is performed. In this timer interrupt end process, the value of each register temporarily saved in step S201 is set in each original register, or interrupt permission is set, and then the process returns to the main process in the main control unit shown in FIG. To do.

On the other hand, in step S220, a specific variable or stack pointer for returning to the power-off state at the time of power recovery is saved in a predetermined area of the RAM 308 as return data, and power-off processing such as initialization of input / output ports is performed. Do.
<Processing of First Sub-Control Unit 400>
The process of the first sub control unit 400 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 5A is a flowchart of main processing executed by the CPU 404 of the first sub control unit 400.

  As described above, the first sub-control unit 400 is provided with a start signal output circuit (reset signal output circuit) 438 that outputs a start signal (reset signal) when the power is turned on. The CPU 404 of the basic circuit 402 to which this reset signal has been input starts reset by a reset interrupt and executes the first sub-control unit main process shown in FIG. 16A according to the control program stored in advance in the ROM 406. First, step S301 is executed. Perform various initializations with. In this initialization, input / output ports are initialized and various variables are initialized.

  In step S303, it is determined whether or not the timer variable is 10 or more. This process is repeated until the timer variable becomes 10, and when the timer variable becomes 10 or more, the process proceeds to step S305.

  In step S305, 0 is substituted into the timer variable.

  In step S307, command processing is performed. The CPU 404 of the first sub control unit 400 determines whether a command has been received from the main control unit 300 or the second sub control unit 500. The first sub-control unit 400 receives a symbol variation start command, a symbol variation stop command, a winning effect start command, an end effect start command, and the like from the main control unit 300. The first sub control unit 400 also receives an initial position return start command and an initial position return end command, which will be described later, from the second sub control unit 500.

  In step S309, effect control processing is performed. For example, when there is a new command in S307, processing such as reading the effect data corresponding to this command from the ROM 406 is performed, and when the effect data needs to be updated, the effect data is updated. For example, when there is a symbol variation start command, effect data for causing the ornamental symbol display device 110 to display a variation display of the ornament symbol is read from the ROM 406. When there is a winning effect start command, the effect data for displaying the jackpot effect image that is displayed on the decorative symbol display device 110 after the end of the variation display of the decorative symbol is read from the ROM 406, and the end effect starting command is received. For this, effect data for causing the decorative symbol display device 110 to display a jackpot end effect image following the jackpot effect image is read from the ROM 406. In the present embodiment, a lottery of the profit amount to be given to the player (step S214 shown in FIG. 15) is performed, and the lottery is selected by a combination of the decorative symbols (see FIG. 12B) displayed on the decorative symbol display device 110. Inform the player of the result. The decorative symbol display device 110 displays a variation mode in which a combination of decorative symbols is not determined based on the symbol variation start command, and then a fixed mode in which the combination of decorative symbols is determined (see the symbol combination in FIG. 12B). Is displayed. Further, in the case of a jackpot, the jackpot effect image is displayed on the decorative symbol display device 110 based on the winning effect start command, and then the jackpot end effect image is displayed based on the end effect start command. In the RAM 408 of the first sub-control unit 400, an effect image display flag is prepared. While the effect data based on the symbol variation start command is being read, the effect image display flag is on. Further, the effect image display flag is in a state of being turned on while the effect data of the definite symbol is being read. Furthermore, while the effect data based on the winning effect start command and the end effect start command is being read, the effect image display flag is in the on state. When the effect image display flag is turned on, the image displayed on the decorative symbol display device 110 corresponds to an example of the effect image related to the lottery result according to the present invention. That is, the image that displays the decoration pattern variation mode, the image that displays the decoration pattern confirmation mode, the jackpot effect image, and the jackpot end effect image correspond to an example of the effect image related to the lottery result referred to in the present invention.

  If it is detected in step S311 that the chance button 146 has been pressed, the effect data updated in step S309 is changed to effect data corresponding to the press of the chance button 146.

  In step S313, an image control process is executed (details will be described later).

  In step S315, if there is a command to the sound source IC 416 in the effect data read out in S309, this command is output to the sound source IC 416.

  In step S317, if there is a command to the chance button lamp 418 in response to the pressing of the chance button 146 in the effect data, this command is output to the drive circuit 420.

  In step S319, if there is a command to the movable member 210 in the effect data read in step S309, this command is output to the drive circuit 432.

  In step S321, if there is a control command to be transmitted to the second sub-control unit 500 in the effect data read in S309, the control command is set to be output, and the process returns to S303.

  Next, the command reception interrupt process of the first sub-control unit 400 will be described using FIG. FIG. 5B is a flowchart of command reception interrupt processing of the first sub control unit 400.

  This command reception interrupt process is a process executed when the first sub-control unit 400 detects a strobe signal output from the main control unit 300. In step S401 of the command reception interrupt process, a command output from the main control unit 300 and an initial position return start command and an initial position return end command (described later) output from the second sub control unit 500 are provided in the RAM 408 as unprocessed commands. Stored in the command storage area. The RAM 408 also has an initial position return flag. When an initial position return start command is stored in the command storage area, the initial position return flag remains on until an initial position return end command is stored in the command storage area. Maintained in a state.

  Next, the first sub control unit timer interrupt process executed by the CPU 404 of the first sub control unit 400 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 5C is a flowchart of the timer interrupt process of the first sub control unit 400.

  The first sub-control unit 400 includes a hardware timer that generates a timer interrupt at a predetermined cycle (in this embodiment, once every 2 ms), and the timer interrupt process is performed by using the timer interrupt as a trigger. Execute in the cycle.

  In step S501 of the first sub-control unit timer interrupt process, 1 is added to the value of the timer variable storage area of the RAM 408 described in step S303 in the first sub-control unit main process shown in FIG. Is stored in the timer variable storage area. Therefore, in step S303, the value of the timer variable is determined to be 10 or more every 20 ms (2 ms × 10).

  In step S503 of the first sub-control unit timer interrupt process, transmission of a control command to the second sub-control unit 500 set in step S321, an effect random number update process, and the like are performed.

  Next, the image control process in step S313 in the main process of the first sub control unit 400 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 6D is a flowchart showing the flow of image control processing of the first sub control unit 400.

  First, in step S601, it is determined whether or not the above-described initial position return flag is on. If the initial position return flag is off, the process proceeds to step S604. If the initial position return flag is on, it is determined whether or not the effect image display flag is off (step S602). If YES in step S604, the process advances to step S603.

  In step S603, the effect data read from the ROM 406 in step S309 of the first sub-control unit main process is updated to effect data that causes the decorative symbol display device 110 to display an image that matches the initial position return control described later. .

  In step S604, display control processing of the decorative symbol display device 110 is executed. Here, based on the effect data, the image data stored in the ROM 406 is transferred to the VRAM 436 shown in FIG. The transferred image data is stored in a storage area (hereinafter referred to as a display area) in the VRAM 436 for output to the decorative symbol display device 110. The VDP 434 outputs the image data stored in the display area to the decorative symbol display device 110 at each timing corresponding to one frame section, and the decorative symbol display device 110 displays an image based on the image data. . When the execution of the display control process is completed, the image control process ends.

The first sub-control unit 400 that executes the image control process shown in FIG. 4D described above corresponds to an example of the image control unit according to the present invention.
<Processing of Second Sub-Control Unit 500>
The process of the second sub control unit 500 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 6A is a flowchart of main processing executed by the CPU 504 of the second sub-control unit 500.

  As described above, the second sub-control unit 500 includes a start signal output circuit (reset signal output circuit) 538 that outputs a start signal (reset signal) when the power is turned on. The CPU 504 of the basic circuit 502 to which this reset signal has been input starts reset by a reset interrupt and executes the sub-control unit main process shown in FIG. 17A according to a control program stored in the ROM 506 in advance. Is initialized (details will be described later).

  In step S121, it is determined whether or not the timer variable is 10 or more. This process is repeated until the timer variable becomes 10, and when the timer variable becomes 10 or more, the process proceeds to step S122.

  In step S122, 0 is substituted for the timer variable.

  In step S123, command processing is performed. The CPU 504 of the second sub control unit 500 determines whether a command has been received from the CPU 404 of the first sub control unit 400.

  In step S124, effect control processing is performed. For example, if there is a new command in S123, the effect data corresponding to this command is read from the ROM 506, and if the effect data needs to be updated, the effect data is updated.

  In step S125, if there is a command from the first sub-control unit 400 to the game board lamp 532 or the game table frame lamp 542, a drive signal based on this command is set in the setting area of the RAM 508.

  In step S130, a shutter control process (details will be described later) is performed.

  In step S140, the WDT 513 shown in FIG. 13 is set (details will be described later).

  Next, a command reception interrupt process of the second sub control unit 500 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 7B is a flowchart of command reception interrupt processing of the second sub control unit 500. This command reception interrupt process is a process executed when the second sub control unit 500 detects the strobe signal output from the first sub control unit 400. In step S151 of the command reception interrupt process, the command output from the first sub-control unit 400 is stored as an unprocessed command in a command storage area provided in the RAM 508. The second sub-control unit 500 executes step S321 in FIG. 16A, so that the game board lamp 532, the game table frame lamp 542, and the movable shutter object 250 are transferred from the first sub-control unit 400. A command representing an aspect of the effect is transmitted. The command storage area of the RAM 508 stores a game board lamp command, a game table frame lamp command, a shutter command, and the like.

  Next, the WDT setting process (step S140) in the second sub control unit main process will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 4C is a flowchart showing the flow of the WDT setting process.

  A restart flag is prepared in the RAM 508 of the second sub-control unit 500, and in the initial setting of step S110 in the second sub-control unit main process, this restart flag is set to OFF, and thereafter, the WDT 513 The restart flag is periodically turned on so that the count value does not exceed the initial set value and a WDT interrupt does not occur (so as not to detect a processing abnormality). In the WDT setting process, first, it is determined whether or not the restart flag is off (step S141). If it is on, the WDT 513 shown in FIG. 13 is restarted (step S142), and if it is off, The WDT setting process ends and a WDT interrupt occurs.

  Next, the second sub control unit timer interrupt process executed by the CPU 504 of the second sub control unit 500 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 6D is a flowchart of the timer interrupt process of the second sub control unit 500.

  The second sub-control unit 500 includes a hardware timer that generates a timer interrupt at a predetermined cycle (in this embodiment, once every 2 ms), and a timer interrupt process is performed in response to this timer interrupt. Execute in the cycle.

  In step S161 of the second sub control unit timer interrupt process, 1 is added to the value of the timer variable storage area of the RAM 508 described in step S121 in the second sub control unit main process shown in FIG. Is stored in the timer variable storage area. Therefore, in step S121, the value of the timer variable is determined to be 10 or more every 20 ms (2 ms × 10).

  Next, a drive signal is output (step S162). That is, the drive signal is output to the serial communication control circuit 520 or output to the motor control circuit 516. This drive signal is set in the setting area of the RAM 508 based on the parts list data. Note that if the drive signal is not set in the setting area of the RAM 508, the interrupt process is terminated.

  FIG. 18 is a diagram illustrating a data structure of parts list data.

  FIG. 18A shows the data structure of parts list data. The parts list data is composed of items of “number of data”, “number of loops”, and “data a to x”, and is stored in advance in a predetermined area of the P-ROM 706 mounted on the second sub-control unit 500. Yes. In the parts list data in the present embodiment, the total number of data a to x is stored in the range of 0 to 65535 in the “number of data” area (invalid when 0). In the “number of loops” area, the number of times the operation is repeated in the range of 0 to 65535 is stored (in the case of 0, an infinite loop). In the “data a to x” area, an address for referring to the part data (a leading address on the P-ROM 706 in which each part data is stored) is stored. That is, the parts list data is configured to be able to execute various continuous operation controls by combining a plurality of parts data, which is control information of the minimum unit, in time series.

  FIG. 4B is a diagram showing a data structure of data (part data) constituting the parts list data. For example, if the part data is for the movable shutter object 250, the part data includes items of "excitation pattern", "movement position (stop position)", and "movement time (ms)". Pre-stored in the storage area. In the present embodiment, one of the four excitation patterns shown in FIG. 9 is stored in the “excitation pattern” area. In the “movement position” area, the step of the right motor 2531R or the left motor 2531L, which is the stepping mode shown in FIG. 5B, from the current position to the movement destination as information on the coordinates of the movement position (movement destination position). Number is stored. In the “movement time” area, the time required for movement is stored in the range of 0 to 65535 ms (in the case of 0, the fastest operation is performed). For example, in the part data of data a, both the right motor 2531R and the left motor 2531L are used with 1-2 phase excitation, the moving position of the driving left shutter 251L is 392 pulses, the moving time of the driving left shutter 251L is 250 ms, and the driving right 392 pulses are stored as the moving position of the shutter 251R, and 250 ms are stored as the moving time of the drive right shutter 251R. For the part data of data c, both the right motor 2531R and the left motor 2531L are used with 1-4 phase excitation, the moving position of the driving left shutter 251L is 98 pulses, the moving time of the driving left shutter 251L is 50 ms, and the driving right 682 pulses are stored as the moving position of the shutter 251R, and 50 ms is stored as the moving time of the drive right shutter 251R.

  The parts list data is preset for each effect (or for each series of operations of the drive right shutter 251R and the drive left shutter 251L in the effect), and the parts data is the drive right shutter 251R and the drive left shutter 251L. It is preset for each specific operation.

  In addition, when one part list data is composed of multiple types of part data (may be composed of only one part data), the drive signal setting is all parts stored in the parts list data. Performed on data. Specifically, the drive signal is set for each part data in order from the part data stored at the head of the parts list data. The setting of the drive signal will be described later using the drive signal output to the movable shutter object 250 as an example.

  The game board lamp drive circuit 530 shown in FIG. 13 turns on / off the game board lamp 532 based on the input drive signal, and the game table frame lamp drive circuit 540 receives the input drive. Based on the signal, the gaming platform frame lamp 542 is turned on or off. Further, the motor control circuit 516 operates or stops the shutter movable object 250 based on the input drive signal. Further detailed control of the shutter movable object 250 will be described later.

  In step S163 shown in FIG. 17D, it is determined whether or not the output of the drive signal based on one part data is completed. If the output is not completed, the timer interrupt process is completed, and FIG. The process returns to the second sub-control unit main process shown in (a). On the other hand, if the output is completed, the drive signal output end setting is performed in the RAM 508 (step S164), and the process returns to the second sub-control unit main process shown in FIG.

  Here, first, characteristic control of the movable shutter object 250 in the present embodiment will be described.

  FIG. 19 is a diagram illustrating characteristic control of the movable shutter object 250 in the present embodiment in comparison with conventional control.

  As described above, most of the movable areas of the driving left shutter 251L and the driving right shutter 251R constituting the movable shutter object 250 overlap each other.

  FIG. 19A is a diagram for explaining conventional control of the movable shutter object 250.

  In the overlapping area where the movable area of the drive left shutter 251L and the movable area of the drive right shutter 251R overlap, there is a risk of collision if the drive left shutter 251L and the drive right shutter 251R move simultaneously.

  FIG. 19B is a diagram for describing characteristic control of the movable shutter object 250 in this embodiment.

  In this embodiment, first, when the right light sensor 255R shown in FIG. 5B detects the driving right shutter 251R, that is, as a result of sensor detection, it is known that the driving right shutter 251R is at the initial position. Only when the movement of the other drive left shutter 251L is permitted and the left light sensor 255L shown in FIG. 5B detects the drive left shutter 251L, that is, as a result of sensor detection, the drive left shutter Only when it is known that 251L is in the initial position, the exclusive control for permitting the movement of the other driving right shutter 251R is performed. Thus, the driving left shutter 251L and the driving right shutter 251R are prohibited from moving simultaneously, and the initial position of the driving right shutter 251R and the initial position of the driving left shutter 251L are not included in the overlapping area. , The collision between the two is reduced.

  However, even if the right light sensor 255R detects the driving right shutter 251R in the initial position or the left light sensor 255L detects the driving left shutter 251L in the initial position, the detection is erroneously detected due to noise. If so, there is a risk that both will collide. If the right light sensor 255R cannot detect the drive right shutter 251R due to noise or the like even though the drive right shutter 251R is actually at the initial position, the drive left shutter 251L will move indefinitely. On the contrary, if the left light sensor 255L cannot detect the drive left shutter 251L due to noise or the like even though the drive left shutter 251L is actually at the initial position, the drive right shutter 251R will There is also a drawback that it cannot move even if it stands.

  Therefore, in the present embodiment, when the left light sensor 255L does not detect the drive left shutter 251L and the right light sensor 255R does not detect the drive right shutter 251R at the initial position, or the right light sensor 255R is driven right. If the left light sensor 255L no longer detects the drive left shutter 251L in a state where the shutter 251R is not detected, each of the drive right shutter 251R and the drive left shutter 251L is temporarily moved to the initial position. That is, if both the left light sensor 255L and the right light sensor 255R are in a non-detected state, initial position return control is performed in which each of the driving right shutter 251R and the driving left shutter 251L is temporarily moved to the initial position. In this way, even if the left light sensor 255L or the right light sensor 255R cannot correctly perform the detection operation due to noise or the like, the risk of occurrence of a collision can be reduced. Further, since each of the driving left shutter 251L and the driving right shutter 251R is forcibly temporarily returned to the initial position, the left light sensor 255L and the right light sensor 255R are given an opportunity to perform detection again. It is possible to eliminate the drawback of being unable to move indefinitely.

  Moreover, even if the initial position return control is performed, the decorative symbol display device 110 normally displays the effect image based on the command from the first sub control unit 400 as if nothing happened, as will be described in detail later. To do. For this reason, the load for image control does not increase even if the initial position return control is performed.

  Hereinafter, control of the movable shutter object 250 will be described including exclusive control and initial position return control.

  FIG. 20A is a flowchart showing a flow of initial setting (step S110) in the second sub-control unit main process shown in FIG.

  As described above, this initial setting is started when a reset signal is input. First, initial operation settings (details will be described later) of the right motor 2531R and the left motor 2531L of the movable shutter object 250 shown in FIG. 5A are performed (step S111). Subsequently, other initial setting processes such as initial setting of the input / output ports, initialization of various variables and flags, initial operation settings of the game board lamp 532 and the game table frame lamp 542 are performed (step S112).

  FIG. 20B is a flowchart showing the flow of the left and right motor initial operation setting (step S111) shown in FIG.

  In this left / right motor initial operation setting, first, the CPU 504 of the second sub-control unit 500 determines whether the right motor 2531R and the left motor 2531L of the movable shutter object 250 shown in FIG. Is acquired (step S1111). The information acquisition here is whether the right light sensor 255R shown in FIG. 5B detects the driving right shutter 251R, and the left light sensor 255L shown in FIG. 5B also detects the driving left shutter 251L. It is based on whether or not it is detected. If the sensor detects the shutter, the motor is in the reference position. Conversely, if the sensor does not detect the shutter, the motor is not in the reference position. The information (detection state information) acquired here is stored in the RAM 508 of the second sub control unit 500.

  FIG. 20C is a diagram illustrating detection state information stored in the RAM 508 of the second sub-control unit 500.

  In FIG. 20C, “1” indicates that the optical sensor has detected the driving shutter, that is, the motor is in the reference position, and that the optical sensor has not detected the driving shutter, that is, the motor has the reference position. Deviating from “0” is indicated by “0”. Therefore, the driving right shutter 251R and the driving left shutter 251L are not in their initial positions in the uppermost horizontal row, and the driving right shutter 251R and the driving left shutter 251L are not in their initial positions in the lowermost horizontal row. It will be in the initial position.

  In step S1112, the initial operation processing (details will be described later) for each motor is performed, and the left and right motor initial operation setting is completed.

  FIG. 21 is a flowchart showing the flow of the initial operation process for each motor in step S1115 shown in FIG.

  Here, first, the initial operation setting of the right motor 2531R is performed. In step S1112a, it is determined whether the right motor 2531R is stopped at the reference position. That is, it is determined whether or not the information regarding the right motor 2531R in the acquired detection state information is “1”. If it is “1”, it is rotated by 40 steps in the + direction and then the full stroke in the − direction. The rotation operation is set in the right motor 2531R (step S1112b). That is, since the drive right shutter 251R is at the initial position, the right motor 2531R is operated to move the drive right shutter 251R at the initial position once from the initial position by 40 steps, which is a stepping motor, and then to return to the initial position. set. By doing so, even the detected drive right shutter 251R can be correctly repositioned to the initial position. On the other hand, if “0”, the operation of rotating the full stroke in one direction is set to the right motor 2531R (step S1112c). That is, since the drive right shutter 251R is not in the initial position, an operation for moving the drive right shutter 251R toward the initial position is set in the right motor 2531R. The full stroke here corresponds to 392 pulses in the two-phase excitation.

  Subsequently, in step S1112d, an operation of automatically stopping rotation at the timing when the right light sensor 255R detects the drive right shutter 251R is set in the right motor 2531R. A stopper that stops the driving right shutter 251R that has moved toward the initial position as a mechanical end is provided at a position slightly beyond the initial position. Here, before the driving right shutter 251R contacts the stopper, the right motor 2531R is provided. Stop rotating.

  The right motor 2531R executes the operation thus set, and the drive right shutter 251R is positioned at the initial position.

  Subsequently, similarly to the initial operation setting of the right motor 2531R described so far, the initial operation setting of the left motor 2531L is performed (step S1112e), and the drive right shutter 251L is also positioned at the initial position. When the execution of step S1112e is completed, an initial position return end command is transmitted to the first sub-control unit 400 (step S1112f), and the initial operation process for each motor ends. The initial operation process for each motor described above corresponds to an example of the initial operation control process according to the present invention.

  Next, the shutter control process (step S130) in the second sub control unit main process shown in FIG. FIG. 22 is a flowchart illustrating the flow of the shutter control process executed by the CPU 504 of the second sub control unit 500.

  In this shutter control process, first, in step S1301, it is determined whether or not a shutter command remains in the command storage area provided in the RAM 508, and if it remains, parts list data corresponding to the shutter command is acquired. (Step S1302). At this time, the shutter command is deleted from the command storage area of the RAM 508. The shutter command stores the start address on the P-ROM 706 in which each part list data is stored, and the CPU 504 refers to the part list data stored in advance in a predetermined area of the P-ROM 706 for control. Get information. As described with reference to FIG. 18, a “number of data” area is prepared for the parts list data, and the number stored in the “number of data” area is set in a counter provided in the RAM 508. . Next, based on the acquired parts list data, part data (here, the first part data) stored in a predetermined area of the P-ROM 706 is acquired, and more detailed control information is set (step S1303). ). Also, the number of data in the parts list data is updated.

  Subsequently, a drive signal is set in the setting area of the RAM 508 (step S1304). Here, first, the movement positions (stop positions) of the driving right shutter 251R and the driving left shutter 251L are acquired from the part data with reference to the parts list data and the part data, and set in the setting area of the RAM 508. Further, referring to the parts list data and the part data, the time (movement time) required for the driving right shutter 251R and the driving left shutter 251L to move to the movement position (stop position) is acquired from the part data, and the RAM 508 is set. Set to area. Next, speed setting is performed. In this speed setting, the moving distance is calculated. Here, the movement distances from the current position to the movement position (stop position) of each of the driving right shutter 251R and the driving left shutter 251L are calculated. The RAM 508 of the second sub-control unit 500 stores the rotation history of the right motor 2531R and the rotation history of the left motor 2531L. Here, the current position information of each of the driving right shutter 251R and the driving left shutter 251L is obtained by referring to these rotation histories, and the coordinates of the moving position (stop position) and the current position previously set in the setting area of the RAM 508 are obtained. The absolute value of the coordinate difference is calculated as the movement distance. The calculated movement distance is set in the setting area of the RAM 508. Next, a speed closest to a value obtained by dividing the calculated moving distance by the above moving time is selected from a plurality of settable moving speeds prepared in advance in the P-ROM 706 and set in the setting area of the RAM 508. To do. Subsequently, provisional coordinates are set. In the present embodiment, when the driving right shutter 251R and the driving left shutter 251L are moved at a speed faster than a predetermined specified speed, the driving right shutter 251R is decelerated based on the deceleration pattern at the time of stopping. For this reason, when a speed faster than a predetermined specified speed is set in the speed setting, provisional coordinates are set at a position far from the moving position by the amount of insertion of the deceleration pattern (a distance required for deceleration). Store in the setting area. For example, if the coordinate of the movement position is 150 and the distance required for deceleration is 25, the provisional coordinate is 175 which is the sum (150 + 25) of both. The deceleration pattern is preset according to the moving speed and is stored in a predetermined area of the P-ROM 706. Next, it is determined whether or not the set provisional coordinates exceed the fully open position or the fully closed position, and if so, deceleration start coordinates are set. Here, the deceleration start coordinates are set so that the positions at which the driving right shutter 251R and the driving left shutter 251L are stopped are the fully open position or the fully closed position. On the other hand, when the temporary coordinates do not exceed the fully open position or the fully closed position, or when the setting of the deceleration start coordinates is completed, it is determined whether or not an acceleration pattern is necessary. Here, when the movement of the driving right shutter 251R or the driving left shutter 251L is started, it is determined whether or not it is necessary to accelerate based on the acceleration pattern to the previously set speed. Specifically, it is determined whether the previously set speed is larger than the current speed and faster than the predetermined specified speed. If applicable, an acceleration pattern is set. A plurality of types of acceleration patterns corresponding to the moving speed are prepared in the P-ROM 706. Here, an acceleration pattern corresponding to the set moving speed is selected from the plurality of types of acceleration patterns, and the setting of the RAM 508 is performed. Set to area.

  When the drive signal setting is completed, an exclusive operation setting process (details will be described later) is performed (step S1305), and the process proceeds to step S1306. Also, if it is determined in step S1301 that the shutter command does not remain in the command storage area provided in the RAM 508, the process proceeds to step S1306.

  In step S1306, it is determined whether or not the drive signal output end setting set in the RAM 508 is set in the RAM 508 in step S164 shown in FIG. 17C. The driving signal set in the previous step S1304 is output, and the driving signal output end setting is performed in the RAM 508 in step S164. On the other hand, if it is set, 1 is subtracted from the count value of the counter provided in the RAM 508 (step S1307), and whether or not the count value has become “0”, that is, whether all the part data settings have been completed. It is determined whether or not (step S1308). When the setting of all parts data is completed, the drive signal output end setting of the RAM 508 is not set and the shutter control process is ended. By doing so, the drive signal is not set until the second sub control unit 500 receives the next shutter command.

  On the contrary, if the setting of all the part data is not completed, the next part data is acquired based on the part list data acquired in step S1302, and the drive signal is set in the same manner as described above. (Step S1310), the shutter control process is terminated. In this way, a drive signal for each part data is set in the RAM 508, and each time the drive signal is output to the motor control circuit 516 in step S162 in FIG.

  FIG. 23 is a flowchart showing the flow of exclusive operation setting processing in step S1305.

  First, in step S1305a, it is determined whether or not the drive signal for the right motor 2531R is being output. If the drive signal is being output, the left motor 2531L is operating based on the drive signal. It is determined whether or not there is an idle state (step S1305b). Here, since the drive signal for the right motor 2531R is output, the drive right shutter 251R is being driven, and the right light sensor 255R should be in a non-detection state. If the left motor 2531L is not in the idle state, the drive left shutter 251L is also being driven, and the left light sensor 255L should be in the non-detection state. In the present embodiment, if the left motor 2531L is not in the idle state, it is determined that the operation of the right motor 2531R is invalid in the setting area of the RAM 508, and it is determined that the drive signal is being output in step S1305a. The output of the drive signal for the right motor 2531R is canceled (step S1305c). On the other hand, if the left motor 2531L is in the idle state, the virtual position of the drive left shutter 251L is calculated from the rotation history of the left motor 2531L, and does the virtual position match the initial position that is the standby position of the drive left shutter 251L? It is determined whether or not (step S1305d). Even when the virtual position does not match the initial position, the process proceeds to step S1305c. That is, the virtual position of the driving left shutter 251L different from the driving right shutter 251R that is driven in the shutter movable object 250 is grasped, and even when the virtual position deviates from the initial position of the driving left shutter 251L, step S1305c. Proceed to On the other hand, if the virtual position matches the initial position, the process proceeds to step S1305e.

  In step S1305e, it is determined whether the left motor 2531L is stopped at the reference position. This determination is made based on whether the left light sensor 255L detects the drive left shutter 251L. If the left light sensor 255L detects the drive left shutter 251L, the operation of the right motor 2531R is validated (step S1305f). That is, at least one of the conditions is that the optical sensor detects at least one of the driving left shutter 251L and the driving right shutter 251R (in this case, the driving left shutter 251L). If established, the other movable object (in this case, the driving right shutter 251R) is permitted to move. The processing from step S1305e to step S1305f corresponds to exclusive control, and the second sub-control unit 500 that executes these processes corresponds to an example of the exclusive control unit according to the present invention. On the other hand, if the left light sensor 255L does not detect the drive left shutter 251L, the process proceeds to step S1305c.

  When the process of step S1305f or the process of step S1305c ends, it is determined whether or not the drive signal for the left motor 2531L is being output (step S1305g) and the drive signal is being output. If there is, it is determined whether or not the right motor 2531R is in an idle state in which it is not operating based on the drive signal (step S1305h). Here, since the drive signal for the left motor 2531L is output, the drive left shutter 251L is being driven, and the left light sensor 255L should be in a non-detection state. If the right motor 2531R is not in the idle state, the driving right shutter 251R is also being driven, and the right light sensor 255R should be in the non-detection state. In the present embodiment, if the right motor 2531R is not in the idle state, it is determined that the operation of the left motor 2531L is invalid in the setting area of the RAM 508, and it is determined that the drive signal is being output in step S1305g. The output of the drive signal for the left motor 2531L is canceled (step S1305i). On the other hand, if the right motor 2531R is in the idle state, the virtual position of the drive right shutter 251R is calculated from the rotation history of the right motor 2531R, and does the virtual position match the initial position that is the standby position of the drive right shutter 251R? It is determined whether or not (step S1305j). Even when the virtual position does not match the initial position, the process proceeds to step S1305i. On the other hand, if the virtual position here coincides with the initial position, the process proceeds to step S1305k.

  In step S1305k, it is determined whether the right motor 2531R is stopped at the reference position based on whether the right light sensor 255R has detected the driving right shutter 251R, and the right light sensor 255R has the driving right shutter 251R. Is detected, the operation of the left motor 2531L is validated (step S1305l). The processing from step S1305k to step S1305l corresponds to exclusive control, and the second sub-control unit 500 that executes these processes also corresponds to an example of the exclusive control unit according to the present invention. On the other hand, if the right light sensor 255R does not detect the drive right shutter 251R, the process also proceeds to step S1305i.

  When the process of step S1305i or the process of step S1305l is completed, it is determined whether or not there is a setting for disabling the operation of the right motor 2531R and a setting for disabling the operation of the left motor 2531L in the setting area of the RAM 508 (step S1305i). S1305m), and if there is no invalid setting in the setting area of the RAM 508, the shutter control process ends. On the other hand, if both are invalid in the setting area of the RAM 508, an initial position return start command is transmitted to the first sub-control unit 400, and a restart flag for generating a WDT interrupt is set ON (step S1305n). This initial position return start command corresponds to an example of control information according to the present invention. By setting the restart flag to ON, a WDT interrupt is generated, and the driving right shutter 251R and the driving left shutter 251L are returned to their initial positions by the initial operation processing for each motor shown in FIG. The process from step S1305m to step S1305n and the initial operation process for each motor shown in FIG. 21 correspond to the initial position return control. The second sub-control unit 500 that executes these processes is the reference area return control according to the present invention. It corresponds to an example of a part. In other words, the second sub-control unit 500 determines that the right side of the right light sensor 255R and the left light sensor 255L does not detect the respective shutters as at least one of the conditions. The shutter 251R and the drive left shutter 251L are returned to their initial positions. In the present embodiment, before the determination that the sensor does not detect the shutter (steps S1305e and S1305k), the virtual position of the shutter is grasped, and the sensor is used even though the virtual position matches the initial position. Is not detected, the sensor non-detection is prioritized among the virtual position and the sensor non-detection. By doing so, the shutter is returned to the initial position even if there is an error in the calculated temporary position, so that a reliable reset can be performed. Further, even if the right motor 2531R or the left motor 2531L is out of order, it is possible to cope with it. When the process of step S1305n is completed, the shutter control process ends.

  Then, the example of the effect by the shutter movable object 250 and the decoration symbol display apparatus 110 is demonstrated.

  FIG. 24 is a diagram illustrating an effect example in which the movable shutter object 250 changes from the fully open state to the fully closed state (right).

  The movable shutter object 250 shown in FIG. 24A is driven in the state where the driven left shutter 252L is overlapped with the driven left shutter 252L and the driven left shutter 252L is in the initial position, and the driven right shutter 252R is overlapped. The shutter 251R is in the fully opened state located at the initial position together with the driven right shutter 252R, and the entire area of the display screen 111 of the decorative symbol display device 110 is visible to the player. On this display screen 111, the decorative symbols are changed (high-speed fluctuation) at a speed at which the player cannot specify the decorative symbols, and character images are displayed on the left and right sides of the background, respectively. The effect image displayed on the display screen 111 of FIG. 24A is an image based on the symbol variation command, and while the effect image is displayed, the effect image display flag prepared in the RAM 408 is on. It is.

  FIG. 5B shows a state in which the driven right shutter 252R is located at the initial position, and the driving right shutter 251R has moved from the initial position to a position covering substantially the right half of the display screen 111. Note that the driving left shutter 251L remains in the initial position together with the driven left shutter 252L in a state where the driven left shutter 252L overlaps. Therefore, the state of the movable shutter object 250 shown in FIG. 5B is a semi-closed state (right for driving). The display screen 111 whose substantially right half is covered by the drive right shutter 251R still shows the variation display (high-speed variation) of the decorative symbols, and character images are displayed on the left and right sides of the background respectively. Only the left half is visible to the person. Here, on the display screen 111 of the decorative symbol display device 110, as an effect mode, there may be a variation display (reach variation) in which the stop symbol can be understood to some extent by the player before the stop symbol is displayed. The reach variation mentioned here refers to one of the specific combinations displayed on the display screen 111 when the stop symbol indicating that the special drawing lottery result is a result advantageous to the player is a specific combination of a plurality of symbols. Whether or not the specific combination is established in the display mode in which the decorative symbols that have been displayed and the decorative symbols that have not been stopped are changed, in other words, in the stop mode of the remaining one decorative symbol that is displayed in a variable manner The display mode to be determined, or the display mode in which all or a part of the decorative symbols are displayed in a variably synchronized manner while constituting all or a part of the specific combination. The reach fluctuation is one of the effects that makes the player expect that the lottery result of the special drawing is an advantageous result for the player. In this reach variation, for example, the decorative symbols are displayed in the order of the left symbol display area 110a, the right symbol display area 110c, and the middle symbol display area 110b, or in the order of the right symbol display area 110c, the left symbol display area 110a, and the middle symbol display area 110b. Stop display. Therefore, the player has a sense of expectation that the decorative symbol in the right symbol display area 110c may be stopped, that is, reach variation may have started in the state of FIG.

  In FIG. 6C, the drive right shutter 251R further moves from the half-closed state (right for driving) shown in FIG. 5B, and the left end portion LE1 exceeds the center of the display screen 111 and is displayed. While moving to the left end of the screen 111, the driven right shutter 252R is moved to the left following the driving right shutter 251R, the left half of the display screen 111 is covered with the driving right shutter 251R, and the right half is driven right shutter. A state covered by 252R is shown. Note that the driving left shutter 251L remains in the initial position together with the driven left shutter 252L in a state where the driven left shutter 252L overlaps. Accordingly, the state of the movable shutter object 250 shown in FIG. 5C is a fully closed state (right). In this fully closed state, the player cannot see the entire area of the display screen 111 of the decorative symbol display device 110, and the player has a sense of expectation that the reach variation may be displayed on the display screen 111. . Further, as described above, the main body of each of the driving right shutter 251R and the driven right shutter 252R covering the display screen 111 has a shape similar to a shoji, and the frame portion of the lattice is made of a material that cannot be seen through the back. However, since the square part S surrounded by the frame can be seen transparently, the player's interest is further enhanced. The square portion S may be completely invisible or may be completely visible.

  FIG. 25 is a diagram illustrating an effect example in which a part of the display screen 111 is covered by the driving shutter 251 and the display image is moved while reducing the apparent display area.

  In FIG. 25 (a), the movable shutter object 250 is in a fully opened state, the reach mode is displayed on the display screen 111, and the effect image of the duel scene start (image displayed as swordsman visit) is displayed in the background. .

  In FIG. 5B, the driving right shutter 251R moves to a position where it covers about 1/4 of the right side of the display screen 111, and the apparent display area of the display screen 111 is reduced to about 3/4. While the driving right shutter 251R is moving, the effect image is always displayed on the entire area of the display screen 111 visible to the player, and the effect image is displayed so as not to overlap the moving drive right shutter 251R. The From the player's point of view, the production image appears to shrink in the horizontal direction. On the display screen 111 in which the driving right shutter 251R covers about ¼ on the right side, a display image in which all can be seen within the range of about ¾ of the display area is displayed. The display image here includes a reach mode display and a background effect image (an image displayed as a match) before the swordsman begins to cut. Note that a white matte image is displayed on the portion of the display screen 111 that is covered by the drive right shutter 251R, creating an atmosphere of shoji. This white matte image is also a kind of effect image.

  In FIG. 6C, from the state shown in FIG. 5B, first, the drive right shutter 251R is returned to the initial position, and when the drive right shutter 251R returns to the initial position, the drive left shutter 251L is now displayed on the display screen. It is moved to a place where about ¼ of the left side of 111 is covered. In the display screen 111 of FIG. 10C, a reach mode display and an effect image of the background before the lord is slashed (an image displayed when the game is played) are displayed.

  In FIG. 4D, from the state shown in FIG. 3C, first, the drive left shutter 251L is returned to the initial position, and when the drive left shutter 251L returns to the initial position, the drive right shutter 251R is now displayed on the display screen. It moves to the place which covers about 1/4 of the right side of 111. That is, the driving right shutter 251R and the driving left shutter 251L are moved alternately. Again, while the driving shutter 251 is moving, the effect image is always displayed on the entire area of the display screen 111 that is visible to the player, and the effect image is displayed so as not to overlap the moving drive shutter. The From the player's point of view, it seems that the effect image is reduced or enlarged in the horizontal direction. In the display screen 111 of FIG. 6D, a reach mode display and an effect image after the swordsman and the swordsman cut each other are displayed. Note that a white matte image, which is a kind of effect image, is displayed on the portion of the display screen 111 covered by the drive shutter, as in FIG.

  The effect images shown in FIGS. 25A to 25D described above are a series of images of duel scenes based on the symbol variation start command, and are prepared in the RAM 408 while these series of effect images are displayed. The effect image display flag is on.

  Here, the content of the effect may be varied depending on which of the driving right shutter 251R and the driving left shutter 251L moves first from the fully open state. In other words, if the driving right shutter 251R moves first, the possibility of a 15R special big hit (probability big hit) may be higher than if the driving left shutter 251R moves first. By doing so, the magnitude of the player's sense of expectation varies depending on which shutter is closed first, and the fun of the game is improved.

  FIG. 26 is a diagram illustrating an effect example by the movable shutter object 250 and the decorative symbol display device 110 when the initial position return control is performed when the effect image display flag is on.

  FIG. 26 (a) is the same as FIG. 25 (a), and FIG. 26 (b) is the same as FIG. 25 (b).

  In FIG. 26C, from the state shown in FIG. 26B, first, the drive right shutter 251R is returned to the initial position, and when the drive right shutter 251R returns to the initial position, the drive left shutter 251L is now displayed on the display screen. When the drive left shutter 251L is moved to a position covering about ¼ of the left side of the display screen 111, the right light is moved. The sensor 255R no longer detects the drive right shutter 251R, and both the left light sensor 255L and the right light sensor 255R are in a state where the shutter is not detected, and thus the initial position return control is performed. The display screen 111 displays a display image that is displayed when the drive left shutter 251L covers about ¼ of the left side of the display screen 111, and the drive left shutter 251L of the display screen 111 should be covered. The white mat image M, which is a kind of effect image, displayed when the drive left shutter 251L is covered is displayed as is. That is, the initial position return flag prepared in the RAM 408 is in the on state, but the effect image display flag is also in the on state. Therefore, even if the initial position return control is performed, the display screen 111 shown in FIG. An effect image continuing from the displayed effect image is displayed on the display screen 111 shown in FIG.

  In FIG. 26D, from the state shown in FIG. 25C, first, the drive left shutter 251L is returned to the initial position, and when the drive left shutter 251L returns to the initial position, the drive right shutter 251R is now displayed on the display screen. When the left light sensor 255R initially detected the driving left shutter 251L returned to the initial position, the driving right shutter 251R moved. Since the driving left shutter 251L is no longer detected due to the influence of noise or the like since both the left light sensor 255L and the right light sensor 255R are in a shutter non-detection state, the initial position return control is performed. . The display screen 111 displays a display image that is displayed when the drive right shutter 251R covers about ¼ of the right side of the display screen 111, and the drive right shutter 251R of the display screen 111 should be covered. The white mat image M, which is a kind of effect image, displayed when the driving right shutter 251R is covered is displayed as is. That is, the initial position return flag prepared in the RAM 408 is also in the ON state here, but the effect image display flag is also in the ON state. Therefore, even if the initial position return control is performed, the display shown in FIG. An effect image continuing from the effect image displayed on the screen 111 is displayed on the display screen 111 shown in FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 26 (c) and FIG. 26 (d), in the present embodiment, the initial position return control is performed while the effect image regarding the lottery result of the special figure variable game is being displayed. However, the effect image is continuously displayed on the display screen 111, and the effect can be enhanced as much as possible. Furthermore, the load for image control does not increase just because the initial position return control is performed.

  In addition, even if the initial position return control is performed in the state shown in FIG. 24A, the effect image display flag is in the on state, so that the effect image shown in FIG. Is done.

  FIG. 27 is a diagram illustrating an effect example by the shutter movable object 250 when the initial position return control is performed when the effect image display flag is in the off state, and the decorative symbol display device 110 that is neither in a symbol change nor in a fixed display.

  The white mat image M is not displayed on the display screen 111 shown in FIG. 27A, and the same effect image as the effect image shown in FIG. 24A in which the character images are drawn on the left side and the right side, respectively. Is displayed. In the example shown in FIG. 27A, the effect image is enlarged and displayed in the horizontal direction following each of the drive left shutter 251L and the drive right shutter 251R that return to the initial position by the initial position return control. The message “Please wait” is additionally displayed. That is, since the initial position return flag prepared in the RAM 408 is in the on state and the effect image display flag is in the off state, an enlarged image and a character image that match the initial position return control are displayed on the display screen 111. Yes.

  On the display screen 111 shown in FIG. 27 (b), as in FIG. 27 (a), effect images in which character images are drawn on the left side and the right side are displayed. In the display screen 111, a white mat image M, which is a kind of effect image, displayed when the drive right shutter 251R is covered is displayed as it is at a portion that should be covered by the drive right shutter 251R. In addition, a message “Please wait for a while” is additionally displayed. That is, also in this example, since the initial position return flag prepared in the RAM 408 is in the on state and the effect image display flag is in the off state, a character image that matches the initial position return control is displayed on the display screen 111. Yes.

  On the display screen 111 shown in FIG. 27C, the white mat image M is not displayed, and an effect image in which a face of Tono-sama's character and a balloon “Please wait for a while” are displayed. This effect image is a dedicated image in accordance with the initial position return control when the effect image display flag is in the off state.

  As mentioned above, although embodiment which applied this invention to the pachinko machine (bullet ball game machine) was described in detail, the game stand of this invention is not restricted to this, For example, a medal and a game ball (pachinko ball) The present invention can also be applied to a slot machine using a slot machine.

  FIG. 28 shows an example of a slot machine to which the present invention is applied.

  A slot machine 900 shown in FIG. 28 includes a main body 901 and a front door 902 that is attached to the front surface of the main body 901 and can be opened and closed with respect to the main body 901. Inside the center of the main body 901 (not shown in FIG. 28), three reels (left reel 910, middle reel 911, right reel 912) having a plurality of types of symbols arranged on the outer peripheral surface are stored. It is configured to rotate inside. These reels 910 to 912 are rotationally driven by a driving means such as a stepping motor.

  In the slot machine 900 shown in FIG. 28, an appropriate number of symbols are printed on the belt-like member at equal intervals, and the reels 910 to 912 are configured by affixing the belt-like member to a predetermined circular cylindrical frame material. . When viewed from the player, the symbols on the reels 910 to 912 are generally displayed three in the vertical direction from the symbol display window 913 so that a total of nine symbols can be seen. Then, by rotating the reels 910 to 912, the combination of symbols that can be seen by the player varies. That is, each of the reels 910 to 912 functions as a display unit that displays a combination of a plurality of types of symbols in a variable manner. In addition to the reel, an electronic image display device such as a liquid crystal display device can also be used as such a display means. In the slot machine 900 shown in FIG. 28, three reels are provided in the center of the slot machine 900. However, the number of reels and the installation position of the reels are not limited to this.

  On the back surface of each of the reels 910 to 912, a backlight (not shown in FIG. 28) for illuminating each symbol displayed on the symbol display window 913 is disposed. It is desirable that the backlight is shielded for each symbol so that the individual symbols can be illuminated evenly. In the slot machine 900, an optical sensor (not shown) including a light projecting unit and a light receiving unit is provided in the vicinity of each of the reels 910 to 912. The light projecting unit and the light receiving unit of the optical sensor. A light shielding piece of a certain length provided on the reel passes between the two. Based on the detection result of this sensor, the position of the symbol on the reel in the rotation direction is determined, and the reels 910 to 912 are stopped so that the target symbol is displayed on the winning line.

  The winning line display lamp 920 is a lamp indicating a winning line 914 that is valid. The effective pay line is determined in advance by the number of medals bet as a game medium. There are five pay lines 914. For example, when one medal is bet, the middle horizontal pay line is valid, and when two medals are betted, the upper horizontal win line and the lower horizontal pay line are added. If three are valid and three medals are bet, five lines including a right-down winning line and an upper-right winning line are valid as winning lines. The number of winning lines 914 is not limited to five. For example, when one medal is bet, the middle horizontal winning line, the upper horizontal winning line, the lower horizontal winning line, the right Five lines, the down line and the upper right line, may be valid as the winning lines.

  The notification lamp 923 is, for example, a lamp that informs the player that a specific winning combination (specifically, a bonus) has been won internally in an internal lottery to be described later, or that a bonus game is in progress. The game medal insertable lamp 924 is a lamp for notifying that the player can insert a game medal. The replay lamp 922 notifies the player that the current game is replayable (the medal need not be inserted) when winning a replay which is one of the winning combinations in the previous game. It is a lamp. The reel panel lamp 928 is an effect lamp.

  The bet buttons 930 to 932 are buttons for inserting a predetermined number of medals (referred to as credits) stored electronically in the slot machine 900. In the slot machine 900 shown in FIG. 28, every time the bet button 930 is pressed, a maximum of three cards are inserted. When the bet button 931 is pressed, two cards are inserted and when the bet button 932 is pressed. Three cards are inserted. Hereinafter, the bet button 932 is also referred to as a MAX bet button. Note that the game medal insertion lamp 929 lights up a number of lamps corresponding to the number of inserted medals, and when a specified number of medals are inserted, a game start is informed that a game start operation is possible. The lamp 921 is turned on.

  The medal slot 934 is an slot for the player to insert a medal when starting a game. In other words, the medal can be inserted electronically by the bet buttons 930 to 932, or an actual medal can be inserted (insertion operation) from the medal insertion slot 934. is there. The stored number display 925 is a display for displaying the number of medals electronically stored in the slot machine 900. The game information display 926 is a display for displaying various internal information (for example, the number of medals paid out during the bonus game) as numerical values. The payout number display 927 is a display for displaying the number of medals to be paid out to the player as a result of winning a winning combination.

  The start lever 935 is a lever type switch for starting the rotation of the reels 910 to 912. That is, when a desired medal number is inserted into the medal insertion slot 934 or when the start lever 935 is operated by operating the bet buttons 930 to 932, the reels 910 to 912 start rotating. The operation on the start lever 935 is referred to as a game start operation.

  The stop button unit 936 is provided with stop buttons 937 to 939. The stop buttons 937 to 939 are button-type switches for individually stopping the reels 910 to 912 that have started rotating by operating the start lever 935, and are associated with the reels 910 to 912. Hereinafter, the operation on the stop buttons 937 to 939 is referred to as a stop operation, the first stop operation is referred to as a first stop operation, the next stop operation is referred to as a second stop operation, and the last stop operation is referred to as a third stop operation. Note that a light emitter may be provided inside each stop button 937 to 939. When the stop button 937 to 939 can be operated, the light emitter can be turned on to notify the player.

  The medal return button 933 is a button that is pressed to remove a medal when the inserted medal is clogged. The payment button 934 is a button for adjusting the medals electronically stored in the slot machine 900 and the bet medals and discharging them from the medal payout exit 955. Door key hole 940 is a hole into which a key for unlocking front door 902 of slot machine 900 is inserted. The medal payout exit 955 is a payout exit for paying out medals.

  The sound hole 960 is a hole for outputting the sound of a speaker provided inside the slot machine 900 to the outside. Side lamps 944 provided at the left and right portions of the front door 902 are decorative lamps for exciting games. A rendering device 990 is disposed above the front door 902. This effect device 990 includes a door (shutter) member 963 including a right door 963a and a left door 963b that can be opened and closed in a horizontal direction, and a liquid crystal display device 957 (not shown) disposed on the back side of the door member 963. The liquid crystal display device 957 (not shown) appears on the front side (player side) of the slot machine 900 when the right door 963a and the left door 963b are opened outward in the horizontal direction before the liquid crystal display device 957. Yes. These right door 963a and left door 963b correspond to the drive right shutter 251R and the drive left shutter 251L shown in FIG. The driving right shutter 251R and the driving left shutter 251L start moving from the fully open position or the fully closed position by the operation of the start lever 935, and when any of the stop buttons 937 to 939 is pressed, the direction that has been moved so far Starts moving in the opposite direction. As with the pachinko machine 100, the slot machine 900 also has a main control unit, a first sub control unit, and a second sub control unit, and the start lever 935 is operated or any of the stop buttons 937 to 939 is pressed. Based on this, a shutter command is sent from the first sub control unit to the second sub control unit. Further, when an internal lottery process for performing lottery to determine which of the multiple types of winning combinations is won, an internal lottery result command is sent from the main control unit to the first sub-control unit. An effect lottery is executed as to whether to execute the effect. For example, when a winning combination is won as a result of the internal lottery, the effect lottery is performed so that a series of effect images in which the character moves greatly and the story is developed are displayed on the liquid crystal display device 957. . On the other hand, if the result of the internal lottery is lost, the effect lottery is performed so that an effect image in which the character hardly moves is displayed. That is, the selection ratio of the effect lottery is higher than that of the case where the character is won in the role so that a series of effect images in which the story of the character moving greatly when the role is won is displayed on the liquid crystal display device 957 A lottery value is assigned to be selected by probability. In the Stollo Machine 900, an internal lottery result is displayed on a liquid crystal display device 957 as a result of an internal lottery through a series of production images in which a character moves greatly and a story is developed. If it is unfairly selected, an effect image in which the character hardly moves is continuously displayed, and an effect image indicating that the character was not selected in the internal lottery is not displayed. In the slot machine 900, a series of effect images in which a character moves greatly and a story is developed, and an effect image indicating that the internal lottery is won correspond to an example of the effect image related to the lottery result according to the present invention. Become.

  Further, the present invention may be applied to an arrange ball game machine, a ball ball game machine, and a pinball machine. In addition, the present invention is a gaming machine (for example, a casino machine, a video game machine, an encapsulated pachinko gaming machine) that can be played with the input of gaming media, and a gaming machine that uses the gaming media itself for gaming (for example, It may be applied to a medal dropping game machine). Here, “inserting game media” means “betting”, and “bet” is also agreed. “Input of game media” includes “input of currency” and “input of electronic money”. A casino machine is a casino in which a game can be started by inserting a currency, and when a lottery result is won, a symbol set in association with the corresponding selection result is stopped, and a payout as a bonus to a player is performed. Machine.

  FIG. 29 is a diagram showing an example of a casino machine to which the present invention can be applied.

The casino machine 950 shown in FIG. 29 also includes two right doors 951a and 951b that can be opened and closed in the horizontal direction, and a liquid crystal display device 951c disposed on the back side thereof. The left door 951b corresponds to the drive right shutter 251R and the drive left shutter 251L shown in FIG.
In a game machine that draws a profit amount to be given to a player and grants a profit amount to the player based on the result of the lottery,
In the following, we will add that we have explained so far.

(Appendix 1)
An image display device having a display area for displaying an image toward the player;
An image controller that causes the image display device to display an image;
A movable object that overlaps the display area on the player side with respect to the display area and is movable within a predetermined movable area including a predetermined reference area, and overlaps the display area on the player side with respect to the display area and is movable. Two movable objects composed of a movable object partially overlapping the area and movable within a predetermined movable area including a predetermined reference area separated from the movable area;
One sensor is provided for one of the two movable objects, and the sensor detects the movable object located within the reference area of the movable object;
When the exclusive control condition is satisfied by setting at least one of the two movable objects as one of the exclusive control conditions, the other movable object operates. An exclusive control unit that performs exclusive control to allow
When the sensor detects that both of the two movable objects are not detected at least as one of the reference area return conditions, and when the reference area return condition is satisfied, each of the two movable objects is positioned in the reference area. A reference area return control unit that performs control area return control and outputs control information indicating execution of the reference area return control.
Even if the image control unit acquires information based on the control information while the image display device is displaying the effect image related to the lottery result, the effect image is displayed on the image display device. A game stand characterized by the fact that it continues to perform.

  More specifically, for example, in a gaming machine that draws a profit amount to be given to a player and informs the player of the result of the lottery by a combination of symbols, the image control unit includes the image display device. And a symbol variation stop display in which a fixed manner in which the symbol combination is determined is displayed through a variation mode in which the symbol combination is not determined, and the image display device performs the symbol variation stop display. Even if information based on the control information is acquired during the operation, the image display device continues to perform the symbol variation stop display. That is, the effect image related to the result of the lottery may be an image in the above-described variation mode or an image in the above-described determination mode. The variation mode mentioned here includes a so-called reach mode. The reach mode means that a part of a specific combination of symbols indicating that the result of the lottery is an advantageous result for the player is displayed in the display area, and the symbols that have not yet been stopped are changing. The display mode, in other words, the display mode in which it is determined whether or not a specific combination of the above symbols is established in the stop mode of the remaining one symbol that is variably displayed, or all or some of the symbols of the above symbols A display mode in which all or part of a specific combination is displayed in a variable manner while being synchronized.

  The information based on the control information may be the control information itself, but a component different from the reference area return control unit (for example, a main control unit that controls the entire gaming machine) is included in the control information. Other information output based on this may be used.

  The reference area is an area that serves as a reference for the position of the movable object. The reference area may be three-dimensional or two-dimensional, and the movable object starts moving when the power is turned on. It may be an initial position that becomes the starting point of time.

  The entire movable range of each of the two movable objects may not necessarily overlap the display area. For example, an overlapping area where the movable areas overlap each other may overlap the display area. . A movable object other than the two movable objects may be provided.

  While performing the exclusive control, the exclusive control unit may operate the one movable object within the reference area of the one movable object, or may stop the one movable object within the reference area. . That is, when the reference area is at the initial position, the one movable object is kept at the initial position.

  While the exclusive control is being performed, the image display device displays an effect image in the display area according to the position of the other movable object that is permitted to operate. Alternatively, an effect image according to the position of the one movable object in the reference area may be displayed. As an image according to the position of a movable object here, the effect image in which the movable object does not overlap is mention | raise | lifted, for example. On the other hand, during the display of the effect image related to the result of the lottery on the image display device, just because the reference area return control is being performed, the image in accordance with the reference area return control is displayed. Rather than display, the effect image is continuously displayed. For example, the effect image may be temporarily or partially overlapped by a movable object that has moved toward the reference region. In addition, the area where the movable object moves and is covered by the movable object is covered by the movable object even if the movable object is not covered by the reference area return control. An effect image to be displayed is displayed.

  By the way, when multiple types of movable objects are provided, each movable object can be operated within a different movable range so that the multiple types of movable objects do not collide, or part of each movable range. It is conceivable that the ranges are overlapped. In the former case, there is a problem that the size of the movable object itself tends to be reduced due to restrictions on the layout space of the game board. In the latter case, the movable objects collide due to malfunction. There's a problem.

  The gaming machine disclosed in Patent Document 1 adopts the latter, and there is a possibility that movable objects collide with each other. If the movable object is damaged due to the collision, the damaged movable object may move in a state that is contrary to the effect image displayed on the image display device, and the player may feel uncomfortable. However, it is preferable that the movable object is large when it is intended to produce an effect that has an impact on the player, and even in the latter case, the movable object can be operated without causing the player to feel uncomfortable. desired.

  Furthermore, as a situation peculiar to the game machine, there is a situation that the effect must be enhanced as much as possible by the effect image displayed on the image display device.

  That is, even if a part of the movable range of the two movable objects overlaps, the movable objects can be operated without giving the player a sense of incongruity, and further, the effect of the effect is displayed by the effect image displayed on the image display device. A game machine that can raise the game as much as possible is desired.

  According to the gaming table described in Appendix 1, a part of the movable range of each of the two movable objects overlaps, but the player feels uncomfortable by performing the exclusive control and the reference area return control. These movable objects can be operated without any change, and further, the effect can be enhanced as much as possible by continuously displaying the effect image.

  The two movable objects are a first movable object that overlaps the display area on the player side with respect to the display area and is movable within a predetermined first movable area including a predetermined first reference area, and a display thereof. The player overlaps the display area on the player side with respect to the area, and partially overlaps the first movable area, and can operate within a predetermined second movable area including a predetermined second reference area away from the first movable area. It consists of a second movable object.

  The sensor includes a first sensor that detects the first movable object located in the first reference area, and a second sensor that detects the second movable object located in the second reference area. Is.

  In addition, the exclusive control unit sets the second allowable state when the first exclusive control condition is satisfied by setting at least one of the first exclusive control conditions that the first sensor detects the first movable object. When the second exclusive control condition is satisfied when the animal is permitted to operate and the second sensor detects the second movable object as at least one of the second exclusive control conditions, The exclusive control which permits operation | movement of a movable object is performed.

  Further, the reference area return control unit at least satisfies the reference area return condition that the first sensor does not detect the first movable object and the second sensor does not detect the second movable object. When the reference area return condition is satisfied, the reference area return control is performed so that the first movable object is positioned in the first reference area and the second movable object is positioned in the second reference area. Is.

(Appendix 2)
In the gaming machine according to attachment 1, when the image control unit acquires information based on the control information while the image display device is displaying an image different from the effect image, the image display device An image that matches the execution of the reference area return control may be displayed.

  The image in accordance with the execution of the reference area return control may be, for example, an image that is additionally displayed on the image that has been displayed so far, or may be displayed by switching from the image that has been displayed so far. It may be an image.

(Appendix 3)
In the gaming machine according to appendix 1 or 2, the reference area return control unit grasps a virtual position where each of the two movable objects is located, and one of the two movable objects is movable. Even though the virtual position of the movable object is within the reference area of the one movable object, the reference area return control is performed by setting the reference area return condition as one of the reference area return conditions. You may do it.

  Here, the exclusive control unit grasps the virtual position of the movable object that is different from the moving movable object among the two movable objects, and the virtual position from the reference region of the movable object that grasps the virtual position. It may be that the exclusion control is performed under one of the exclusive control conditions.

  The reference area return control unit and the exclusive control unit may have a common virtual position grasping means for grasping a virtual position where each of the two movable objects will be located.

(Appendix 4)
In the gaming machine according to any one of appendices 1 to 3, when the gaming machine is powered on and reset, the movable movable object detected by the sensor is detected from the two movable objects. The detection movable object is once moved away from the reference area of the animal and then returned to the reference area, and the non-detection movable object that is not detected by the sensor moves the non-detection movable object to the reference area of the non-detection movable object. The aspect provided with the initial operation control which performs operation control may be sufficient.

  Here, the gaming table described in Supplementary Note 1 includes a plurality of reels with a plurality of types of symbols, and a game is performed by inserting a game medium and rotating the plurality of reels. Accordingly, the present invention can be applied to a game machine from which the game medium is paid out. An example of the game table here is a spinning machine (slot machine).

  The gaming machine described in Appendix 1 includes a gaming area in which gaming media are launched, a game is started by launching the gaming media into the gaming area, and gaming media is paid out according to a result of the gaming. It can also be applied to. As the game stand here, a ball game machine (pachinko machine) can be mentioned.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 100 Pachinko machine 250 Shutter movable object 251L Drive left shutter 251R Drive right shutter 2531L Left motor 2531R Right motor 255L Left light sensor 255R Right light sensor 110 Decoration design display device 111 Display screen 300 Main control part 304 CPU
306 ROM
308 RAM
400 First sub-control unit 404 CPU
406 P-ROM
408 RAM
500 Second sub-control unit 504 CPU
506 ROM
508 RAM

Claims (4)

An image display device having a display area;
An image control unit that performs control to display an image in the display area of the image display device;
A movable object operable on the player side with respect to the display area of the image display device;
A sensor for detecting the movable object;
A movable object control unit capable of controlling the movable object based on detection of the movable object by the sensor;
A game machine equipped with
The movable object is
It is possible to operate as a movable region between the initial position that is the starting point of the movable start of the movable object and the region overlapping the display region of the image display device,
The sensor is
The movable object located at the initial position can be detected,
The movable object controller is
When a predetermined initial position return condition is satisfied, initial position return control is performed to move the movable object to the initial position,
The image control unit
When the movable object is positioned in an area overlapping the display area of the image display device by the movable object control unit, an effect image displayed in the display area of the image display device is displayed on the movable object control unit. When the initial position return control is executed by the above, even when the movable object moves from the area overlapping the display area of the image display device to the initial position, the game table is continuously displayed. The game stand according to claim 1,
The game machine characterized in that the movable object has a position shifted from the display area of the image display device as the initial position. The game stand according to claim 1 or 2,
A second movable object having a region shifted from the movable region of the movable object as a movable region;
A second sensor capable of detecting the second movable object located at a second initial position serving as a starting point for starting movement of the second movable object;
The movable object control unit is configured so that at least the initial position return condition is that the sensor does not detect the movable object and the second sensor also does not detect the second movable object. A game stand that is capable of controlling the game. The game stand according to claim 3,
The movable object controller is configured to operate the movable object when the exclusive control condition is satisfied by setting at least one of the exclusive control conditions that the second sensor detects the second movable object. It is possible to perform exclusive control to allow
The image control unit is configured to display an effect image corresponding to the position of the movable object that is permitted to operate in the display area while the exclusive control is being performed. A characteristic game stand.