JP2019141153A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a game machine capable of preventing erroneous detection by a vibration sensor during operation confirmation.SOLUTION: A game machine has a constitution in which initialization operation of a plurality of movable performance devices, and operation confirmation of a vibration sensor are performed at the power activation time of the game machine, and also has a constitution in which in the initialization operation of the plurality of movable performance devices, as for a movable performance device having a possibility of generating vibration detected by the vibration sensor, initialization operation is performed after finish of operation confirmation of the vibration sensor.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 13

Description

  The present invention relates to gaming machines such as pachinko gaming machines and slot machines.

  A pachinko gaming machine, which is an example of a gaming machine, is configured by attaching a back mechanism board on which various control boards and payout devices are mounted to a frame member that holds a gaming board provided with a predetermined gaming area. . Various winning devices provided in the game area in the process of launching the game ball to the upper side of the game area with a launch intensity corresponding to the amount of operation of the launch handle by the player and flowing down the game ball in the game area It is configured to play a game in which a game ball is entered. In the game area, in addition to various prize-winning devices, there is a liquid crystal display device that displays center frame decorations, effect images according to game development, etc. to enhance the interest of the game, and effect members according to game development A movable effect device or the like that is operated to perform a game effect is provided. In addition, such gaming machines are known that include various sensors for detecting various illegal acts (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

JP 2010-187926 A

  As a sensor for detecting fraud, there is a gaming machine provided with a vibration sensor that detects whether or not a vibration is generated by applying a force to the gaming machine from the outside. Such a vibration sensor is not in an ON state in which vibration can always be detected during a game, but vibrates only during a special game (during big hit), for example, when there is a high possibility of fraud. Detectable ON state. In addition, when the game machine is turned on, the vibration sensor is checked for operation to check whether the vibration sensor operates normally. By the way, when the gaming machine is turned on, an initialization operation of a movable effect device or the like disposed in the gaming machine is performed. In this initialization operation, if a large movable member is initialized vigorously, a large vibration is generated, and there is a problem that the vibration is detected by the vibration sensor that is confirming the operation and an alarm operation is performed.

  The present invention has been made in view of such problems, and an object thereof is to provide a gaming machine that can prevent erroneous detection by a vibration sensor during operation confirmation.

  In order to achieve such an object, the gaming machine according to the present invention includes a plurality of movable effect devices (for example, the movable effect device 100 and the effect operation device 60 in the embodiment) that move the effect member according to game development, A vibration sensor that detects whether or not a vibration is generated by applying external force to the gaming machine, and when the gaming machine is turned on, the initialization operation of the plurality of movable effect devices and the operation check of the vibration sensor Configured to do. Then, in the initialization operation of the plurality of movable effect devices, for the movable effect device that may generate the vibration detected by the vibration sensor (for example, the upper right movable effect device 200 in the embodiment), the vibration After the sensor operation confirmation is completed, the initialization operation is performed.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to prevent erroneous detection by the vibration sensor during operation confirmation.

It is a front view of the pachinko game machine concerning this embodiment. It is the perspective view which looked at the said pachinko game machine from back. It is a block diagram which shows the electrical structure of the said pachinko gaming machine. It is a front view of the game board arrange | positioned at the said pachinko game machine. It is a front view at the time of presentation operation of the movable production | presentation apparatus arrange | positioned at the said game board. It is a front view of the upper right side movable production | presentation apparatus in the said movable production | presentation apparatus. It is a disassembled perspective view of the said upper right side movable production | presentation apparatus. It is a front view (partial sectional view) in a state where a part of members of the upper right side movable effect device is removed. (A), (b) is the one part enlarged view in FIG. FIG. 7 is a left side cross-sectional view taken along arrow XX in FIG. 6. It is a front view at the time of the own weight fall operation | movement of the production member in the said upper right side movable production | presentation apparatus. It is a front view at the time of the return return operation of the effect member in the upper right side movable effect device. 3 is a flowchart conceptually showing a flow of initialization operation.

  Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. As an example of the gaming machine according to the present invention, a pachinko gaming machine PM is shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, and the overall configuration of the pachinko gaming machine PM will be described with reference to these drawings. In the following description, for convenience, the directions indicated by the arrows in FIG. 2 will be referred to as the front-rear direction, the left-right direction, and the up-down direction, respectively.

[Overall configuration of gaming machine]
First, the configuration of the front side of the pachinko gaming machine PM will be described. As shown in FIG. 1, the pachinko gaming machine PM is configured with a rectangular frame size adapted to the front of the opening of the outer frame 1 which forms a vertically fixed holding frame configured in an outer rectangular frame size, and can be opened and closed. A front frame 2 forming a frame is attached so as to be openable and closable and attachable and detachable horizontally by upper and lower hinge mechanisms 3a and 3b arranged at the front left edge of each other. The front frame 2 is always held in a closed state engaged and connected to the outer frame 1 by using a locking device 4 called a double lock provided at the front right edge.

  On the front frame 2, a rectangular glass frame 5 adapted to the front area of the front frame 2 is assembled so as to be opened and closed laterally and detachable using the upper and lower hinge mechanisms 3a and 3b. The glass frame 5 is always held in a closed state covering the front surface of the front frame 2 using the locking device 4. On the front side of the front frame 2, the game board 20 is detachably set and held so that the game area PA in front of the game board 20 can be seen through the multilayer glass of the glass frame 5 that is always held closed. It has become.

  Below the glass frame 5, there are provided upper and lower ball dishes (upper ball dish 6 and lower ball dish 7) for storing game balls. On the upper part of the glass frame 5, there are provided an effect lamp 11 that emits light according to the game development status and a speaker 8 that generates sound effects according to the game development status. The speaker 8 is also provided at the lower part of the outer frame 1. The lower ball tray 7 is arranged closer to the left side with respect to the left and right center of the glass frame 5. As a result, an empty space is formed on the front right side of the lower ball tray 7, and an effect operation device 60 that performs operation input related to a predetermined game effect is provided in that portion (approximately the center of the left and right sides of the glass frame 5). The effect operation device 60 has an effect operation lever 65 that is moved upward from the standby position shown in FIG. 1 and protrudes when a predetermined game is developed. In the protruded state, the effect operation lever 65 is moved to the player. Therefore, it can be tilted forward. On the top surface of the effect operation lever 65, an effect operation button 66 that can be pressed by the player is provided.

  On the lower right side of the front frame 2, a launching handle 9 for performing a launching operation of the game ball is provided. Under the front frame 2, an auxiliary mechanism called a game auxiliary board is provided at a position that can be aligned with the game board 20 at the rear position of the glass frame 5 (upper and lower ball trays 6 and 7 and the production operation device 60). The part is formed. A ball feed mechanism 91 (see FIG. 3) that feeds the game balls stored in the upper ball tray 6 one by one to the game auxiliary board, and the game balls sent from the ball feed mechanism 91 are directed to the game area PA. And a launch control board 55 (see FIG. 3) for controlling the operation of the launch mechanism 92 (see FIG. 3) and the ball feed mechanism 91 and the launch mechanism 92.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 4, the game board 20 is printed with a game board member formed into a flat plate shape using a wooden plywood and a predetermined decoration attached to the front surface of the game board member. And a decorative sheet. The game board 20 may have a structure having a game board member formed using a synthetic resin. On the front surface of the game board 20, an arc-shaped outer rail 21 disposed from the lower left to the upper right, an arc-shaped inner rail 22 disposed from the lower left to the upper left inside the outer rail 21, A rail ornament 23 that is disposed between the upper right portion of the outer rail 21 and the lower portion of the board surface and is formed in a curved shape that opens leftward, and is surrounded by the outer rail 21, the inner rail 22, and the rail ornament 23. A substantially circular game area PA is defined on the inner side. The outer rail 21 and the inner rail 22 form a guide passage 24 for guiding a game ball launched by the launch mechanism to the game area PA. The game ball released from the exit opening into the game area PA through the guide passage 24 at a position near the exit opening of the game ball in the guide passage 24, that is, at the tip of the inner rail 22 is returned to the guide passage 24 again. A ball return prevention valve 25 is provided to prevent this.

  In the game area PA, a windmill, a large number of game nails, a first start winning device 41 (first starting port), a second starting winning device (second starting port), an operation gate 43, a general winning device 44 (general winning device) ) And various prize winning devices such as a grand prize winning device 45 (large prize winning mouth), and a symbol display device 46 are provided. The second start winning device is an ordinary electric accessory having an opening / closing member that opens and closes the second starting port, and is not shown in FIGS. 1 and 4, but between the operating gate 43 and the big winning device 45. Arranged in the game area PA. The symbol display device 46 has first and second corresponding to the results of the lottery determination performed by the main control board 51 to be described later when the game balls enter the first start winning device 41 and the second start winning device. A special symbol or a normal symbol corresponding to the result of the open lottery of the second start winning device performed by the main control board 51 when the game ball passes through the operation gate 43 is displayed. .

  In the approximate center of the game area PA, an opening that penetrates forward and backward is formed, and a center frame decoration 27 is provided so as to surround the edge of the opening. Various decorative patterns are formed on the center frame ornament 27, and these decorative patterns are displayed by light emitted from LEDs (light emitting diodes) disposed behind. The center frame decoration 27 is provided with a movable effect device 100 that performs an effect operation according to game development. The movable effect device 100 will be described in detail later. A liquid crystal display device 70 is provided at a rear position of the movable effect device 100, and the screen of the liquid crystal display device 70 is visible through the center frame decoration 27 and the opening of the game area PA. At the lower end of the game area PA, there is provided an out-port 29 through which the game balls that have tumbled down without entering each winning device are discharged to the back side of the game board 20.

Next, the configuration on the back side of the pachinko gaming machine PM will be described. On the back side of the front frame 2, as shown in FIG. 2, there is attached a back set board 30 having an opening penetrating back and forth in the center and formed in a rectangular frame shape somewhat smaller than the front frame 2. Yes. Each part of the back set board 30 is guided by a storage tank 33 for storing a large number of game balls supplied from the game facility side, a gutter member 34 for flowing down the game balls from the storage tank 33, and a gutter member 34. A prize ball paying unit 35 for paying out the game balls and a back passage member 36 for allowing the game balls paid out from the prize ball paying unit 35 to flow down to the upper ball tray 6 or the lower ball tray 7 are provided.

  On the back side of the game board 20, there is a main control board 51 that comprehensively controls the operation of the pachinko gaming machine PM, and production control that controls the overall production of production operations, image display, sound effects, etc. according to game development. A substrate 52 is provided. The effect control board 52 is provided in an assembled state as a liquid crystal unit integrated with the liquid crystal display device 70. On the back side of the back set board 30, a payout control board 54 that performs control related to payout of game balls, and a power supply board (not shown) that receives power from the game facility side and supplies power to various control boards and electric / electronic components. ) And are provided. In order to prevent unauthorized modification, these control boards are accommodated in a transparent resin board case and assembled on the back side of the game board 20 or the back set board 30 in an assembly state that is sealed by a caulking structure and a sealing structure. It is arranged. These control boards and the electrical / electronic components of each part of the pachinko gaming machine PM are connected to each other via a harness (connector cable) so that the pachinko gaming machine PM can be operated.

  Next, an electrical schematic configuration of the pachinko gaming machine PM will be described. As shown in FIG. 3, the main control board 51 includes a first start port sensor 81 that detects a game ball entering the first start winning device 41 (first start port), and a second start winning device ( To the second start opening sensor 82 for detecting the entrance of the game ball to the second start opening), the operation gate sensor 83 for detecting the passage of the game ball through the operation gate 43, and the general winning device 44 (general winning opening). A general winning opening sensor 84 that detects the entry of a game ball, a large winning opening sensor 85 that detects the entry of a gaming ball into the big winning device 45 (large winning opening), and the gaming ball to the out opening 29 An out-port sensor 86 that detects entry and a vibration sensor 87 that detects whether or not vibration is generated by applying an external force (impact) to the pachinko machine PM are electrically connected to each other. The vibration sensor 87 is disposed on the front frame 2 or the game board 20.

  The main control board 51 is electrically connected to the effect control board 52, and various effect control commands can be transmitted from the main control board 51 to the effect control board 52 only in one direction. The main control board 51 is also electrically connected to the payout control board 54, and can communicate bidirectionally with the payout control board 54. The main control board 51 is also electrically connected to the launch control board 55 and can communicate in only one direction from the main control board 51 to the launch control board 55.

  The effect control board 52 is electrically connected to the effect lamp 11 and transmits lamp data for controlling the effect lamp 11 in response to an instruction (lamp control command) from the main control board 51. The effect control board 52 is also electrically connected to the liquid crystal display device 70 and the speaker 8, and reads the image data stored in the image ROM in response to an instruction (image control command) from the main control board 51. The image data generated by the image processing is transmitted to the liquid crystal display device 70, and the acoustic data stored in the voice ROM is read in accordance with an instruction (acoustic control command) from the main control board 51, and this is synthesized. The generated acoustic data is transmitted to the speaker 8 via an amplifier (digital amplifier).

  The production control board 52 is also electrically connected to the production operation device 60, and transmits an operation signal to the production operation device 60 in response to an instruction (operation control command) from the main control board 51. While operating, the operation input signal input by the player using the effect operating device 60 is received. The effect control board 52 is also electrically connected to the movable effect device 100, and transmits an operation signal to the movable effect device 100 in response to an instruction (operation control command) from the main control board 51. It is supposed to work.

  The payout control board 54 is electrically connected to the prize ball payout unit 35 and a ball rental operating device (not shown), and receives a payout control command from the main control board 51 or an operation signal from the ball operating device. Based on this, the prize ball paying unit 35 is operated to pay out the game ball to the upper ball tray 6 or the lower ball tray 7.

  The launch control board 55 is electrically connected to the launch handle 9, the ball feed mechanism 91, and the launch mechanism 92, and the ball feed mechanism 91 and the launch mechanism 92 are synchronized with each other based on an operation signal from the launch handle 9. Control is performed to fire and play a game ball. At this time, the main control board 51 outputs a launch permission signal to the launch control board 55 when no communication abnormality with the launch control board 55 or disconnection short circuit power supply fault is detected, and launches the game ball. On the other hand, when an abnormality in communication with the launch control board 55 or a disconnection short circuit power source is detected, a launch prohibition signal is output to the launch control board 55 to prohibit launching of the game ball. It has become.

  The pachinko gaming machine PM configured as described above is used for a game in which the outer frame 1 is fixedly installed on the gaming island of the gaming facility, and the front frame 2, the glass frame 5 and the like are closed and locked. Is stored in the upper ball tray 6 and the firing handle 9 is rotated to start the game. When the firing handle 9 is turned, the game balls stored in the upper ball tray 6 are sent out one by one to the launching mechanism 92 by the ball feed mechanism 91, and are launched toward the game area PA by the launching mechanism 92. It is.

  When a game ball rolling down the game area PA enters one of the first start port, the second start port, the big winning port, or the general winning port, the winning ball corresponding to the type of the winning port is a prize ball When the upper ball tray 6 or the upper ball tray 6 is full, the payout unit 35 pays out to the lower ball tray 7. When a game ball enters the first start port or the second start port, a lottery random number value of a special symbol game is acquired in the main control board 51, and the random number value is temporarily stored as a special symbol holding ball up to a predetermined upper limit number. To do. Then, when a predetermined start condition (variation start condition) is satisfied, whether or not a special symbol is determined, a symbol determination, and a variation pattern determination are performed on the lottery random number value related to the earliest holding ball, and the determination result is determined. In this manner, the special symbol is variably displayed on the symbol display device 46, and the decorative symbol is variably displayed on the liquid crystal display device 70. The variation display of the special symbol and the decorative symbol is stopped and displayed synchronously after the variation time corresponding to the selected variation pattern has elapsed. The liquid crystal display device 70 provides an effect for enhancing the fun of the game or suggesting the degree of expectation of the big hit, as the decorative symbol variation display on the liquid crystal display device 70 and the special game described later are executed. In addition to displaying a typical moving image, the operation of the movable effect device 100 and the effect operation device 60, the sound effect by the sound / music data output from the speaker 8, the effect lamp 11 of the glass frame 5 and the game board 20 are provided. The lighting effect of the effect lamp is implemented.

  In the symbol display device 46, when the first special symbol or the second special symbol is confirmed and displayed in a stop mode indicating a big hit, the game shifts to a special game, and the opening / closing operation of the big prize opening is started. In the liquid crystal display device 70, the stop pattern of the decorative symbol indicating the big hit is, for example, a mode in which three types of symbols match. As the special game (big hit game), one of a plurality of types of special games with different prescribed round numbers is developed according to the selected big hit type (big hit symbol). A special game is a round game in which one or more opening / closing operations of a special prize opening (special electric accessory) is performed as a single round game, and the round game is continuously executed for a specified number of rounds (for example, 16R, 8R, 2R). To do.

In the pachinko gaming machine PM, when it is determined that the main control board 51 generates vibration due to external force (impact) applied to the pachinko gaming machine PM based on the detection signal from the vibration sensor 87. 51 transmits an alarm control command to the effect control board 52, emits an alarm by the effect lamp 11, performs an alarm display on the screen of the liquid crystal display device 70, and performs an alarm operation such as generating an alarm sound from the speaker 8. It is like that. However, the vibration sensor 87 is not in an on state in which vibrations can always be detected during a game, but is in an on state only in a predetermined game state such as a special game (big hit game), for example, and an impact from the outside The presence or absence is to be detected.

[Configuration of movable production device]
Next, the configuration of the movable effect device 100 according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. The center frame decoration 27 of the game board 20 is provided with a movable effect device 100 that performs an effect operation according to game development. As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the movable effect device 100 includes an upper right movable effect device 200, a left upper movable effect device 110, and a right movable effect device 120.

  The upper left movable effect device 110 is provided on the upper left rear side of the center frame decoration 27 as shown in FIG. The left upper movable effect device 110 includes a left upper effect member 111 supported on the rear side of the center frame decoration 27 so that the upper right effect member 111 can swing up and down, and a drive mechanism (electrically driven). A motor and a gear mechanism). The left upper stage production member 111 is formed in a shape imitating a human head (skeleton), and a portion corresponding to the mouth is opened and closed by the drive mechanism, and light is displayed by light from an LED disposed behind. It is configured. As shown in FIG. 4, the upper left movable effect device 110 swings upward in the normal gaming state (standby standby), and the rear upper frame effect member 111 is swung upwardly after the center frame decoration 27 (game board 20). Hidden on the side. In the predetermined gaming state (during the production operation), as shown in FIG. 5, the upper left production member 111 swings downward with the upper right part as a fulcrum, and appears in front of the screen of the liquid crystal display device 70. Further, the upper left effect member 111 is configured to be opened and closed, and the upper left effect member 111 is lit and displayed.

  The right movable effect device 120 is provided on the right rear side of the center frame decoration 27. The right movable effect device 120 includes a right effect member 121 supported on the rear side of the center frame decoration 27 so as to be able to swing left and right with a lower end portion as a fulcrum, and a drive mechanism (an electric motor and gears) that swings the right effect member 121 left and right. Configured with a mechanism or the like). The right effect member 121 is formed in a shape simulating a handgun. When the right movable effect device 120 is in the normal gaming state (standby standby), as shown in FIG. 4, the right effect member 121 is swung to the right and the rear side of the center frame decoration 27 (game board 20). Hidden in the state. Then, in the predetermined gaming state (during the production operation), as shown in FIG. 5, the right production member 121 is swung leftward with the lower end portion as a fulcrum, and the right production member is placed in front of the screen of the liquid crystal display device 70. 121 is configured such that the upper end portion (portion on the muzzle side) of 121 appears.

  Although not shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the movable effect device 100 also has a lower movable effect device provided on the lower rear side of the center frame decoration 27 (the rear side of the first start winning device 41). ing. The lower movable effect device has a lower effect member shaped like a lighter (ignition device) and a drive mechanism (consisting of an electric motor, an arm mechanism, etc.) that moves the lower effect member up and down. Configured. When the lower movable effect device is in a normal gaming state (in effect standby), the lower effect member is moved downward and hidden behind the center frame decoration 27 (game board 20). Then, in the predetermined gaming state (during the production operation), the lower production member is moved upward to appear in front of the screen of the liquid crystal display device 70, and further, the portion corresponding to the lighter lid of the lower production member by the drive mechanism Is opened and closed, and the lower effect member is rotated.

As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the upper right side movable effect device 200 includes a first upper right effect member 210 formed in a logo shape in which the title name of the pachinko gaming machine PM is designed, and a first upper right effect. On the rear side of the member 210, a second upper right side production member 220 supported so as to be able to swing up and down with a lower left part as a fulcrum, and a drive mechanism (such as an electric motor or a gear mechanism) that swings the second upper right side production member 220 up and down. Configured). The first upper right side production member 210 is configured to emit and display light by light from an LED disposed behind. The second upper right side effect member 220 is formed in a shape simulating a handgun.

  In the game board 20, a left-handed game in which the game ball launched into the game area PA through the guide passage 24 by the launch mechanism 92 is caused to roll down on the left side of the game area PA (center frame decoration 27), and the game area PA In order to make it possible to play both the right-handed game and the right-handed game that rolls down on the right side, the upper left part of the center frame decoration 27 is formed in a shape recessed downward to provide a landing area for the game ball. By providing this landing area, a left-handed game in which the game ball launched by the launch mechanism 92 is received by the concave portion of the center frame decoration 27 and can be aimed at winning the first start winning device 41 is performed. (If the center frame decoration 27 is formed in a substantially arc shape without providing the landing area, the game ball tends to flow to the right side of the game area PA with the momentum of firing). For these reasons, the first and second upper right side production members 210 and 220 are located on the right side in the upper part of the center frame decoration 27 (hereinafter referred to as this position) in the normal gaming state (standby standby). (Referred to as “effect standby position”). And the 1st and 2nd upper right side production | generation members 210 and 220 are comprised so that a dead weight may fall to the left diagonally downward as shown in FIG. 5 at the time of a predetermined | prescribed game state (at the time of production operation).

  The upper-right movable effect device 200 includes a drop movement mechanism 230 that causes the first and second upper-right effect members 210 and 220 to drop by their own weight downward from the effect standby position, and the first and second upper-right effect members that have dropped themselves. Further, an ascending / moving mechanism 250 that raises 210 and 220 to return to the effect standby position, and a lock mechanism 260 that holds the state where the first and second upper right side effect members 210 and 220 are arranged at the effect standby position are further provided. It is configured.

  As shown in FIGS. 6 to 8, the drop moving mechanism 230 is fixed to the rear surface of the first left to fourth left base members 231 to 234 fixed to the rear left side of the game board 20 and the second left base member 232. Slide guide rail 235, first and second right base members 241 and 242 fixed to the rear right side of the game board 20, and drop base member 245 to which the first and second right upper stage production members 210 and 220 are attached. It is comprised.

  The first and second left base members 231 and 232 are formed in a substantially flat plate shape extending in the up-and-down direction, and the left sides that extend linearly downward and diagonally to the left on the right sides of the first and second left base members 231 and 232, respectively. Guide wall portions 231a and 232a are formed. The second left base member 232 is formed with a shock absorber mounting portion 232b extending rightward from the lower end portion of the left guide wall portion 232a, and the first left shock absorber 239 (cushion material) is provided on the shock absorber mounting portion 232b. It is done. An LED substrate 238 on which a plurality of LEDs (light emitting diodes) are mounted is provided between the first left base member 231 and the second left base member 232. The first left base member 231 is configured to transmit light emitted from the LEDs on the LED substrate 238. The game board 20 is configured to be capable of emitting and displaying a predetermined portion in the game area PA by the light transmitted through the first left base member 231.

The slide guide rail 235 is a linearly extending metal member having a U-shaped cross section. The U-shaped cross section is opened rearward on the rear surface of the second left base member 232 and tilted obliquely downward to the left. Fixed in state. At this time, the slide guide rail 235 is fixed so as to be parallel to the inclination angle of the left guide wall portion 232a of the second left base member 232. The fixed angle of the slide guide rail 235 and the inclination angle of the left guide walls 231a and 232a are set to angles corresponding to the angles (directions) at which the first and second upper right effect members 210 and 220 are dropped by their own weight.

  The first and second right base members 241 and 242 are formed in a substantially flat plate shape extending in the up-and-down direction, and extend to the left side of the first and second right base members 241 and 242 and linearly extend diagonally downward to the left. Guide wall portions 241a and 242a are formed. The inclination angles of the right guide walls 241a and 242a are also angles corresponding to the angles (directions) at which the first and second upper right effect members 210 and 220 are dropped by their own weight. On the front surface of the second right base member 242, a cushioning material mounting portion 242b is formed at a position near the lower portion of the right guide wall portion 242a, and the first right cushioning material 243 (cushion material) is provided on the cushioning material mounting portion 242b. It is done.

  The fall base member 245 is formed in a substantially flat plate shape extending in the left-right direction, and the first upper right side production member 210 is fixed at the approximate center of the front surface of the drop base member 245. On the rear surface of the fall base member 245, the second upper right side production member 220 is supported so as to be able to swing up and down with the lower left as a fulcrum, and a drive mechanism for swinging the second upper right side production member 220 up and down is disposed. Has been. The left and right side portions of the drop base member 245 are formed so as to linearly extend obliquely downward to the left, and this inclination angle is also an angle (direction) for dropping the first and second upper right side production members 210 and 220 by their own weight. The angle corresponds to).

  On the left side of the drop base member 245, a flat plate-like base portion 245a extends leftward and is formed integrally with the drop base member 245. A slider member 246 is fixed to the front surface of the base portion 245a. The slider member 246 is a metal member having a U-shaped cross section and extending linearly. The slider member 246 is fitted in the slide guide rail 235 so as to be slidable in the slide guide rail 235. The length dimension of the slider member 246 is shorter than that of the slide guide rail 235. The slider member 246 is fixed to the front surface of the base portion 245a with a U-shaped cross-section opened forward and tilted obliquely downward to the left, and is fitted into the slide guide rail 235. . A second left cushioning material 247 (cushion material) is provided on the lower surface side of the left side portion of the drop base member 245.

  On the right side of the drop base member 245, a block-like protrusion 245 b protrudes to the right and is formed integrally with the drop base member 245. The protruding portion 245b is inserted and sandwiched between the first and second right base members 241 and 242 and is slid between the first and second right base members 241 and 242. A second right cushioning material 248 (cushion material) is provided on the lower surface side of the protruding portion 245b.

  In the drop moving mechanism 230, the slider member 246 fixed to the drop base member 245 slides in the slide guide rail 235, thereby the first and second upper right sides provided on the drop base member 245 together with the drop base member 245. The production members 210 and 220 are configured to drop by their own weight along the slide guide rail 235 diagonally to the left. At this time, the left guide wall portions 231a and 232a of the first and second left base members 231 and 232 and the left side portion of the drop base member 245 slide, and the right guides of the first and second right base members 241 and 242 are slid. The wall portions 241a and 242a slide with the right side portion of the drop base member 245, and the protruding portion 245b of the drop base member 245 slides between the first and second right base members 241 and 242, thereby The weight drop is guided.

The fall base member 245 and the first and second upper right side production members 210 and 220 that fall by their own weight in this way are the shock absorbers 247 and 248 disposed on the left and right of the fall base member 245, and the left and right base members 232 and 242, respectively. The falling movement is stopped by the collision of the cushioning materials 239 and 243 disposed on the surface. These cushioning materials 239, 243, 247, and 248 are appropriately made of materials, hardness, etc. so as to stop the falling base member 245 without bouncing while alleviating the impact of falling by the own weight of the falling base member 245, etc. Is set. For example, the structure which piled up the thing from which a material and hardness differ in multiple layers may be sufficient.

  As shown in FIGS. 7 to 9, the ascending movement mechanism 250 includes a spiral shaft 251 provided on the front surface of the fourth left base member 234 of the drop movement mechanism 230, a nut member 252 meshed with the spiral shaft 251, and a spiral shaft. And an electric motor 253 that rotates 251. The spiral shaft 251 is a metal screw shaft member, and is provided on the front surface of the fourth left base member 234 so as to be rotatable via a bearing member provided at the upper and lower ends and inclined obliquely downward to the left. ing. Similar to the slide guide rail 235 and the like, the installation angle of the spiral shaft 251 is set to an angle corresponding to the own weight fall angle (direction) of the first and second upper right side production members 210 and 220.

  The nut member 252 is meshed with the spiral shaft 251 via a plurality of balls (a so-called ball nut structure), and is configured to move up and down along the spiral shaft 251 in accordance with the rotational direction of the spiral shaft 251. Has been. The electric motor 253 is driven in accordance with an operation signal from the effect control board 52 and is configured to rotate the spiral shaft 251 in both forward and reverse directions via the gear mechanism 254. On the rear surface of the base portion 245a of the drop base member 245 in the drop moving mechanism 230, a protrusion 245c protrudes backward and is integrally formed (see FIG. 10), and this protrusion 245c is near the right side of the spiral shaft 251. Further, the arrangement is such that the lower surface of the protrusion 245c and the upper surface of the nut member 252 can come into contact with each other.

  In the ascending movement mechanism 250, in a state where the fall base member 245 and the like are dropped by their own weight and stopped by the collision of the buffer material 239 and the like, the spiral shaft 251 is rotated by the electric motor 253 to move the nut member 252 upward. Then, the upper surface of the nut member 252 is brought into contact with the lower surface of the protruding portion 245c of the drop base member 245, and the nut member 252 is moved upward by rotating the spiral shaft 251 so that the drop base member 245 is moved by the nut member 252. , And the fall base member 245 and the first and second upper right side production members 210 and 220 are returned to the production standby position.

  As shown in FIGS. 7 to 9, the lock mechanism 260 includes a slide plate 261 provided on the front surface of the fourth left base member 234 of the drop moving mechanism 230 and a lock provided on the upper front surface of the fourth left base member 234. And a member 262. The slide plate 261 is a metal vertically long flat plate member, and is provided on the front left portion of the fourth left base member 234 so as to be slidable in the vertical direction. The slide plate 261 is held in a state of sliding upward with respect to the fourth left base member 234 by the force of the spring member 263 straddling between the slide plate 261 and the fourth left base member 234. A nut engaging portion 261a extending to the vicinity of the left side of the spiral shaft 251 of the ascending / moving mechanism 250 is integrally formed at the lower end portion of the slide plate 261, and the upper surface of the nut engaging portion 261a and the lower surface of the nut member 252 are formed. The arrangement configuration allows contact.

  The lock member 262 is provided on the upper part of the front surface of the fourth left base member 234 so as to be slidable in the left-right direction. The lock member 262 is connected to the upper end of the slide plate 261 via a link member 264. When the slide plate 261 is slid upward by the link member 264, the lock member 262 is slid to the right, and the slide plate When the 261 slides downward, the lock member 262 is configured to slide to the left.

A lock engagement portion 245d protrudes leftward and is integrally formed on the left side of the base portion 245a of the drop base member 245 in the drop movement mechanism 230, and is slid to the left with the lock engagement portion 245d. The lock member 262 can be brought into contact with the lock member 262. An inclined surface inclined obliquely downward to the left is formed on each of the upper left end portion of the lock engagement portion 245d and the lower right end portion of the lock member 262. Due to these inclined surfaces, the fall base member 245 moves upward from below the lock member 262, the inclined surface of the lock engaging portion 245d contacts the inclined surface of the lock member 262, and the lock engaging portion 245d further When moved upward, the lock member 262 receives a force in the left direction from the lock engagement portion 245d, and the lock member 262 slides to the left.

  In the lock mechanism 260, normally, the slide plate 261 is slid upward by the force of the spring member 263, and the lock member 262 is slid rightward via the link member 264. At this time, the position where the lock member 262 is slid and held rightward is referred to as a “lock position”. When the drop base member 245 or the like is moved upward by the ascending movement mechanism 250, the lock engaging portion 245d comes into contact with the lock member 262 from below, and is locked according to the upward movement of the lock engaging portion 245d by the inclined surface. The member 262 receives a leftward force from the lock engaging portion 245d, and the lock member 262 is slid to the left against the force of the spring member 263. Then, when the lock engaging portion 245d is moved above the lock member 262 and does not come into contact with the lock member 262, the lock member 262 is again slid to the right by the force of the spring member 263 and is disposed at the lock position. It has come to be.

  Then, when the spiral shaft 251 is reversely rotated by the electric motor 253 in the ascending movement mechanism 250 to move the nut member 252 downward, and the drop base member 245 is moved downward together with the nut member 252, the lock engaging portion 245 d The lower surface of the contact member abuts against the upper surface of the lock member 262, and the downward movement of the drop base member 245 is restricted by the lock member 262, and the drop base member 245 and the first and second upper right side effect members 210, 220 are in effect standby. It is held in a state where it is arranged at a position.

  Further, in the lock mechanism 260, in the state where the drop base member 245 and the like are held at the effect standby position as described above, the spiral shaft 251 is reversely rotated by the electric motor 253 of the ascending movement mechanism 250 so that the nut member 252 is moved downward. When the nut member 252 is moved, the lower surface of the nut member 252 comes into contact with the upper surface of the nut engaging portion 261a of the slide plate 261, and the slide plate 261 moves downward from the nut member 252 in accordance with the downward movement of the nut member 252. In response, the slide plate 261 slides downward against the force of the spring member 263. When the slide plate 261 is slid downward, the lock member 262 is slid leftward via the link member 264. Then, the lock member 262 is slid leftward to a position where the contact between the upper surface of the lock member 262 and the lower surface of the lock engagement portion 245d is released (hereinafter, this position is referred to as a “lock release position”). Then, as described above, the drop base member 245 and the first and second upper right side production members 210 and 220 are dropped by their own weight by the drop moving mechanism 230.

The rendering operation of the upper right side movable rendering device 200 will be described with reference to FIGS. 4, 5, 8, 11, and 12. The upper right movable effect device 200 receives an operation control command transmitted from the effect control board 52 in response to an instruction from the main control board 51, and performs an operation control according to the game development. During normal game, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 8, the first and second upper right side effect members 210 and 220 are locked at the effect standby position located above the center frame decoration 27. 260. At this time, in the lock mechanism 260, the slide plate 261 is slid upward by the force of the spring member 263, and the lock member 262 is slid and moved to the right lock position via the link member 264. . When the lower surface of the lock engaging portion 245d of the drop base member 245 contacts the upper surface of the lock member 262, the downward movement of the drop base member 245 is restricted, and the first and second upper right side production members 210, 220 is held in a state of being positioned at the effect standby position.

  At this time, the nut member 252 of the ascending / moving mechanism 250 is a lower portion of the spiral shaft 251 and a position immediately above a position where the nut member 252 contacts the nut engaging portion 261a of the slide plate 261 (a position immediately before the contact as shown in FIG. 8). And this position is referred to as a “lock release preparation position”). The fourth left base member 234 is provided with an unlock preparation position sensor 271 for detecting that the nut member 252 is located at the unlock release preparation position. A nut-side sensor detection piece 252a is integrally formed on the right side of the nut member 252 so as to protrude rightward. When the nut member 252 is positioned at the unlocking preparation position, the nut-side sensor detection piece 252a is detected by the unlocking preparation position sensor 271 and the detection signal is transmitted to the main control board 51 (see FIG. 3).

  In addition, an effect standby position sensor 273 for detecting that the fall base member 245 and the like are located at the effect standby position is provided on the fourth left base member 234 (see FIGS. 3 and 11). A base-side sensor detection piece 245e is integrally formed on the right side of the base portion 245a of the drop base member 245 so as to protrude rightward. When the fall base member 245 or the like is positioned at the effect standby position, the base side sensor detection piece 245e is detected by the effect standby position sensor 273, and the detection signal is transmitted to the main control board 51.

  In a state where the first and second upper right side production members 210 and 220 are held at the production standby position, when a predetermined game is developed, the spiral shaft 251 is rotated by the electric motor 253 of the ascending movement mechanism 250 to cause the nut member 252 to move. By moving downward from the unlocking preparation position, the lower surface of the nut member 252 is brought into contact with the upper surface of the nut engaging portion 261a of the slide plate 261, and the slide plate 261 is pushed downward. When the nut member 252 is moved to the unlock position below the unlock preparation position and the slide plate 261 is moved downward, the lock member 262 is locked to the left via the link member 264 as shown in FIG. By sliding to the release position, the contact state between the lock member 262 and the lock engaging portion 245d of the drop base member 245 is released. When the contact state between the lock member 262 and the lock engagement portion 245d is released, the first and second upper right side production members 210 and 220 together with the drop base member 245 move along the slide guide rail 235 of the drop movement mechanism 230. The weight falls from the production standby position diagonally to the left. Then, when the left and right cushioning materials 247 and 248 of the fall base member 245 collide with the cushioning materials 239 and 243 of the left and right base members 232 and 242, the first and second upper right side production members 210 and 220 are dropped. An effect operation in which the movement is stopped is performed (see also FIG. 5).

  An unlock position sensor 272 for detecting that the nut member 252 is located at the unlock position is provided below the unlock position preparation position sensor 271 in the fourth left base member 234. When the nut member 252 is positioned at the unlock position, the base-side sensor detection piece 252a is detected by the unlock position sensor 272, and the detection signal is transmitted to the main control board 51 (see FIG. 3).

  When the fall movement of the first and second upper right side production members 210 and 220 is stopped, as shown in FIG. 5, the second upper right side production member 220 becomes the fall base member 245 (first upper right side production member 210). On the other hand, an effect operation that swings upward is performed. As described above, when the first and second upper right side effect members 210 and 220 fall by their own weights diagonally to the left and downward from the effect standby position, the right side of the right movable effect device 120 disposed at the diagonally lower right position of the effect standby position. Even if the effect operation in which the effect member 121 is swung to the right is performed, the right effect member 121 and the second upper right effect member 220 of the upper right movable effect device 200 do not collide (interfere). Each production operation can be performed.

  In the production operation state in which the first and second upper right side production members 210 and 220 are dropped by their own weight, when the next game is deployed, the spiral shaft 251 is rotated by the electric motor 253 of the ascending movement mechanism 250 as shown in FIG. By moving the nut member 252 upward from the unlocked position, the upper surface of the nut member 252 is brought into contact with the lower surface of the protrusion 245c of the drop base member 245, and the first and second upper right sides together with the drop base member 245 The production members 210 and 220 are pushed upward and obliquely upward along the slide guide rail 235 of the drop moving mechanism 230. When the drop base member 245 and the like are pushed upward, the lock engaging portion 245d of the drop base member 245 comes into contact with the lock member 262 positioned at the lock position from below, and at this time, the inclined surfaces are in contact with each other. As a result of the contact, the lock member 262 is moved in the direction of the unlocking position on the left side against the force of the spring member 263. When the fall base member 245 and the like are pushed up to the uppermost position above the production standby position, the contact between the lock engaging portion 245d and the lock member 262 is released, and the lock member 262 is moved to the right by the force of the spring member 263. Slided to the locked position.

  An uppermost position sensor 274 for detecting that the fall base member 245 and the like is located at the uppermost position is provided above the effect standby position sensor 273 in the fourth left base member 234. When the fall base member 245 and the like are positioned at the uppermost position, the base-side sensor detection piece 245e is detected by the uppermost position sensor 274, and the detection signal is transmitted to the main control board 51 (see FIG. 3).

  When the drop base member 245 and the like are pushed up to the uppermost position and the lock member 262 returns to the lock position, the spiral shaft 251 is reversely rotated by the electric motor 253 to move the nut member 252 downward, and the drop base member 245 and the like. Is moved downward along the slide guide rail 235, the lower surface of the lock engaging portion 245d of the drop base member 245 contacts the upper surface of the lock member 262, and the downward movement of the drop base member 245 is restricted. The first and second upper right side production members 210 and 220 are held in a state of returning to the production standby position. When the fall base member 245 or the like returns to the effect standby position, the base side sensor detection piece 245e is detected by the effect standby position sensor 273, and the detection signal is transmitted to the main control board 51. The nut member 252 is moved downward to a lock release preparation position below the spiral shaft 251 and waits. In the upper right side movable effect device 200, the effect operation is performed in this way.

  Thus, in the upper right movable effect device 200, the first and second upper right effect members 210 and 220 arranged at the effect standby position near the right side at the upper part of the center frame decoration 27 are tilted to the left by the fall moving mechanism 230. It is configured to allow its own weight to fall downward. Therefore, the first and second upper right side effect members 210 and 220 can be moved from the effect standby position close to the right side to the center of the screen of the liquid crystal display device 70. Therefore, it is easy to link the image effect on the liquid crystal display device 70 with the effect operations of the first and second upper right side effect members 210 and 220, and a game effect with a good appearance can be performed. Furthermore, since the first and second upper right side production members 210 and 220 are dropped by their own weight, the downward movement mechanism can be made simple, and there can be a sense of speed and a powerful production operation.

  Further, in the upper right movable effect device 200, the electric motor 253 which is a drive source for moving the first and second upper right effect members 210, 220 and the like upward in the ascending movement mechanism 250 and returning to the effect standby position. The lock mechanism 260 is also used as a drive source for moving the lock member 262 to the unlock position. Therefore, the number of electric actuators serving as drive sources can be reduced, and the upper right movable effect device 200 can be reduced in size and simplified.

[Initialization operation of movable production equipment, etc.]
In the pachinko gaming machine PM, when the power switch is switched from the off state to the on state (when the power is turned on), whether or not various sensors such as the vibration sensor 87 for preventing fraud are normally operated by the main control board 51. Confirmation of the operation and initialization operations of the movable effect device 100, the effect operation device 60, and the like are performed by the effect control board 52. The initialization operation of the movable effect device 100 and the like executed by the effect control board 52 includes an initial position return operation for returning all the movable effect devices 100 to an initial position such as an effect standby position, and the movable effect device 100 that has returned to the initial position. Is actually operated, and an initial operation check is performed to check whether or not it operates normally (whether all sensors such as an initial position sensor and a movable position sensor can be detected). By the way, in an apparatus that performs an effect operation that causes a relatively large and heavy movable member such as the first and second upper right direction effect members 210 and 220 to fall by its own weight, such as the upper right side effect effect device 200, initialization is performed. There is a possibility that a relatively large vibration is generated during the operation, and the vibration is detected by the vibration sensor 87 whose operation is being confirmed by the main control board 51 to perform an alarm operation or a transition process to an error state. Therefore, in the pachinko gaming machine PM, the operation of the vibration sensor 87 is confirmed for some devices of the movable rendering device 100 that may generate vibration that may be detected by the vibration sensor 87 during the initialization operation. After the completion, the operation that causes the vibration in the initialization operation is performed.

  FIG. 13 conceptually represents the flow of the initialization operation of the movable effect device 100 performed when the power is turned on as a gaming machine, and the processing content includes either the main control board 51 or the effect control board 52. It will be implemented. As shown in this flowchart, when the power switch is switched from the off state to the on state and the power is turned on, the main control board 51 confirms the operation of the vibration sensor 87 and the like (step S1). This operation check is normal if a predetermined operation check signal is transmitted from the vibration sensor 87 and the main control board 51 receives the operation check signal, and if it cannot be received, it is determined that some trouble has occurred. As a period for confirming the operation of the vibration sensor 87 or the like, a predetermined period after the power is turned on (for example, 5 seconds from when the power is turned on) is set, and the operation of the vibration sensor 87 or the like is confirmed within this predetermined period. At this time, not only the vibration sensor 87 but also other sensors arranged in the pachinko gaming machine PM are checked for operation. After the operation is confirmed within this predetermined period, the vibration sensor 87 is in an off state in which vibration is not detected, and is in an on state in which vibration can be detected only in a predetermined game state such as a special game (big hit game). Control is performed to detect the presence or absence of external impact. That is, the vibration sensor 87 is a movable effect device 100 (in particular, a movable effect device that can be a vibration source such as the first and second upper right effect members 210 and 220) during a normal game in which a special symbol variation display is performed. It is controlled so that the game is not hindered by the vibration caused by driving.

Next, among the initialization operations of the movable effect device 100 and the like on the effect control board 52, an initial position return operation for returning a movable member such as an effect member to an initial position such as an effect standby position is performed (step S2). The initial position return operation is a return operation in which the electric actuator is driven to move the movable member to the initial position. Therefore, there is little possibility that so much vibration will occur, and no large vibration as detected by the vibration sensor 87 will occur. it is conceivable that. Therefore, the initial position return operation can be performed even during the operation confirmation period of the vibration sensor 87. However, if there is a possibility that large vibrations may occur in the initial position return operation, the initial position return operation should also be performed after the operation check period of the vibration sensor 87 has passed, as in the initial operation check described later. Is preferred. In the movable effect device 100, the upper left effect member 111 of the upper left movable effect device 110, the second upper right effect member 220 of the upper right movable effect device 200, the right effect member 121 of the right movable effect device 120, and the upper right movable effect device. Control is performed to return each effect member to the effect standby position (initial position) in the order of 200 first upper right effect member 210 and lower effect member of the lower movable effect device. If each effect member is already at the effect standby position, this step is ignored and the process proceeds to the next step. The initial position return operation is performed not only on the movable effect device 100 but also on other movable devices disposed in the pachinko gaming machine PM, such as the effect operation device 60. In addition, since the processing order of step S1 and step S2 is started when the main control board 51 and the production control board 52 are powered on as described in the present embodiment, step S2 is different from step S1. In the production control board 52, the primary power supply is cut off and the operation of step S1 is not actually performed when the power supply is restored. The operation is executed assuming that S1 is executed.

  When the initial position return operation of the movable effect device 100 or the like ends, the effect control board 52 determines whether or not the operation confirmation period of the vibration sensor 87 or the like has elapsed (step S3). When the operation confirmation period of the vibration sensor 87 or the like has not elapsed (for example, when it is less than 6 seconds after the power is turned on), the process waits without proceeding to the next step. When the operation confirmation period of the vibration sensor 87 or the like has elapsed (for example, when 6 seconds or more have elapsed since the power was turned on), the movable member that has been returned to the initial position in the initialization operation of the movable effect device 100 or the like is actually operated Then, an initial operation check is performed to check whether the operation is normal or not (step S4). In the movable effect device 100, the upper left effect member 111 of the upper left movable effect device 110, the first and second upper right effect members 210 and 220 of the upper right movable effect device 200, the lower effect member of the lower movable effect device, In order of the right effect member 121 of the right movable effect device 120, each effect member is effected from the effect standby position (initial position) and controlled to return to the effect standby position again. At this time, not only the movable effect device 100 but also other movable devices disposed in the pachinko gaming machine PM, such as the effect operation device 60, are checked for initial operation. In this process (step S3), the reason for setting the operation confirmation period to 6 seconds, which is longer than the process period (5 seconds from power-on) of the operation confirmation (step S1) of the vibration sensor 87 and the like on the main control board 51, is The control board 52 and the main control board 51 start processing when the power is turned on independently, and the vibration sensor in the main control board 51 is surely taken into consideration in consideration of the time lag of power-on in each control board. This is because the initial operation confirmation is performed after the operation confirmation such as 87 is completed.

  In the initial operation confirmation, the upper right movable effect device 200 performs an effect operation in which the first and second upper right effect members 210 and 220 together with the fall base member 245 are dropped by their own weight from the effect standby position to the lower left and stopped. . In order to stop the fall movement, buffer materials 239, 243 and the like are provided, but the first and second upper right side production members 210, 220, etc. are relatively large and heavy. There is a high possibility of vibration. However, since the initial operation confirmation accompanying the self-weight drop and stop is performed after the operation confirmation period of the vibration sensor 87 has elapsed and the operation confirmation of the vibration sensor 87 is completed, the generated impact or vibration is detected by the vibration sensor. It is possible to reliably prevent a situation in which an alarm operation is performed due to an erroneous detection by 87.

  In the flowchart of FIG. 13, the initial operation confirmation of all the movable devices arranged in the pachinko gaming machine PM is performed after the operation confirmation period of the vibration sensor 87 on the main control board 51 has elapsed. In the operation confirmation, the movable device that is less likely to generate a vibration erroneously detected by the vibration sensor 87 may be configured to perform the initial operation confirmation even during the operation confirmation period of the vibration sensor 87. As described above, when confirming the initial operation of some of the movable devices while confirming the operation of the vibration sensor 87, as described above, among the plurality of movable devices whose operations are confirmed in a predetermined order as described above. The example which arrange | positions the process which judges whether it has reached the timing which can be considered that the operation check period of the vibration sensor 87 is complete | finished at the timing which the order of the initial operation check of a movable device comes around. It is done. Further, in the initial operation confirmation, the initial operation confirmation of the movable device (in the present embodiment, the upper right side movable rendering device 200) having a high possibility of occurrence of vibration erroneously detected by the vibration sensor 87 is performed at the end of the flow (other movable devices). It may be configured to be performed after the initial operation check of the apparatus is completed.

If there is a power interruption return during a special game (big hit game), the main control board 51 may be checking the operation of the vibration sensor 87 until the special game is finished. When the information indicating that the power-on state is a big hit game is received from the main control board 51, the special game is completed for the initialization operation (initial position return operation and initial operation confirmation) of the movable effect device 100 and the like. The configuration may be such that it is performed later, or is returned to the initial position more slowly than usual in the initial position return operation, or the initial operation check is not executed. Even when the game is shifted to the special game immediately after the power is turned on, the initialization operation (initial position return operation and initial operation check) of the movable effect device 100 or the like is performed after the special game is completed, or the initial position return operation is performed. For example, the initial position may be returned to the initial position more slowly than usual, or the initial operation confirmation may not be executed. Further, the vibration sensor 87 is configured to be in an on state in which vibration can be detected in a special game (big hit game), but may be configured to be in an on state in which vibration can be detected only in a specific round during the special game. . In that case, the effect control board 52 waits until receiving the next round command (Nth open command, close command) transmitted from the main control board 51 after the power is turned on, and performs an initialization operation (initial position return operation). And the time required for the initial operation check) and the shortest theoretical time until the specific round (calculation time to win every 0.6 seconds up to the maximum count number, assuming that the first ball immediately enters after opening) + time between rounds) When the initialization operation is determined to be completed before the specific round starts, the initialization operation may be executed even during the special game. In addition, a movable device that falls by its own weight, such as the upper right movable production device 200 of the present embodiment, cannot operate slowly even if it uses an operation pattern that is used in a normal game production. Therefore, as a method of slowly confirming the initial operation (detection of detection of the movable position sensor) of such a movable device, the movable device is moved while being supported by a mechanism for returning to the initial position (in this embodiment, the nut member 252). It is also conceivable to provide a dedicated operation pattern that is not included in the normal operation pattern.

  The vibration sensor 87 is connected to the main control board 51, and is configured to perform operation confirmation of the vibration sensor 87 and the like and initialization operation of the movable effect device 100 and the like by the main control board 51. 52 may be designed so that the operation control of the vibration sensor 87 and the initialization operation of the movable effect device 100 and the like are performed by the effect control board 52. In this case, the operation of the vibration sensor 87 can be confirmed after the initialization operation of the movable effect device 100 or the like. The priority may be made different depending on whether or not the game state information of the effect control command transmitted from the main control board 51 at the time of power interruption recovery is a big hit. When vibration is detected by the effect control board 52, information cannot be transmitted to the main control board 51, so that it is possible to provide an error notification that cannot stop the game.

  The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, and can be improved as appropriate without departing from the gist of the present invention. For example, in the above-described embodiment, in the upper-right movable effect device 200, the first and second upper-right effect members 210 and 220 are arranged at the effect standby position near the right side above the center frame decoration 27. However, the effect standby position may be set to another position. Further, although the first and second upper right side effect members 210 and 220 are configured to fall by their own weights diagonally to the left, they may be configured to fall by their own weights diagonally downward to the right or vertically downward. In the above-described embodiment, a pachinko gaming machine is illustrated and described as an example of a gaming machine to which the present invention is applied. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and a slot machine that uses gaming medals (rotating type gaming) The present invention can also be applied to the machine. In addition, not only pachinko machines and slot machines, but also other game machines such as revolving game machines that use game balls, sparrow ball game machines, arrange ball machines, and similar effects can be obtained. Can do.

PM Pachinko machine PA Game area 20 Game board 60 Production operation device 87 Vibration sensor 100 Movable production device 200 Upper right side movable production device 210 First upper right side production member

Claims (2)

A plurality of movable effect devices that move the effect members in accordance with the game development;
A vibration sensor that detects whether or not a vibration has occurred due to external force applied to the gaming machine;
In the gaming machine that performs the initialization operation of the plurality of movable effect devices and the operation check of the vibration sensor when the gaming machine is turned on,
In the initialization operation of the plurality of movable effect devices, for the movable effect device that may generate the vibration detected by the vibration sensor, the initialization operation is performed after the confirmation of the operation of the vibration sensor is completed. A gaming machine that is configured as described above. As one of the plurality of movable effect devices, there is a movable effect device configured such that the effect member falls by its own weight downward from an effect standby position where the effect member is positioned above,
The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the initialization operation of the movable effect device is configured to be performed after the operation check of the vibration sensor is completed.

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