JP2019188029A - Performance device and game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a performance device having an innovative operational feeling.SOLUTION: In a lever accessory 5 being a performance device that includes a lever 50 that can be displaced by an operation of a player, a motor 53 that applies a driving force to the lever 50, and an accessory control unit that controls at least one of the displacement position of the lever 50 and the driving force, the motor 53 is controlled so that the player is permitted to stop the lever 50 according to an operation force applied to the lever 50 or displace a reverse lever 50, when the driving force is applied to the lever 50.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 4

Description

  The present invention relates to a rendering device.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, various effect devices have been realized in order to produce a game on a gaming machine and improve the interest of the game. As such an effect device, as described in Patent Document 1 below, for example, an effect device that can be operated by a player has been proposed.

JP 2017-192481 A

  However, as the number of gaming machines equipped with a production device that can be operated by a player has increased, it is not possible to sufficiently convey the novelty to the player with a configuration that can be simply operated.

  In view of the above circumstances, the present invention provides an effect device that can provide a novel operational feeling, and a gaming machine including the effect device.

  The rendering device according to the present invention includes an operation receiving member that can be displaced by an operating force applied by an operator, a driving unit that applies a driving force to the operation receiving member, and a displacement position and a driving force of the operation receiving member. And a control device that controls at least one of the effects. When the driving means is applying a driving force to displace the operation receiving member in a predetermined direction, the operation receiving member is stationary according to the operating force, or the operation receiving member is reversed according to the operating force. The displacement is allowed to be allowed.

  A gaming machine according to the present invention is a gaming machine provided with the above-described effect device. In a game by this gaming machine, the player can participate in the production by operating the operation receiving member provided in the production device. Furthermore, in the effect device according to the present invention, even when the driving force by the driving means is applied to the operation receiving member, the operation receiving member is allowed to be stationary or reversely displaced by an operation on the player side. obtain. Therefore, in this effect device, a novel effect that the position where the operation receiving member is displaced differs according to the operation on the player side is possible. Thus, in the gaming machine provided with the effect device according to the present invention, the degree of participation of the player in the effect is high, and the player can be entertained.

  As described above, according to the production device according to the present invention, a novel production using the operation receiving member is possible. In a gaming machine equipped with this production device, it is possible to enhance the interest of the game by a novel production realized by the production device.

Explanatory drawing of a pachinko machine. The front view of the display screen of a liquid crystal display part. The block diagram which shows the electrical structure of a pachinko gaming machine. The perspective view which shows a lever accessory. The perspective view which shows a lever accessory. Sectional drawing which shows a lever accessory. The block diagram which shows the electric structure of a lever combination. The figure which showed the rotation speed of a motor, the electric current value, and the relationship with a torque. Explanatory drawing which illustrates reach production. The front view of the display screen of the liquid crystal display part under a short state at the time of probability change. Explanatory drawing which illustrates a riding effect. Explanatory drawing which illustrates a tug of war effect. Explanatory drawing which illustrates an athletic production.

The embodiment of the present invention will be specifically described with reference to the following examples.
(Example 1)
This example is an example relating to a pachinko gaming machine 1 including a lever accessory 5 that is an example of an operation receiving member that can be operated by a player. The contents will be described with reference to FIGS.

  A pachinko gaming machine 1 illustrated in FIG. 1 is a gaming machine that is played using balls as gaming media. This pachinko gaming machine 1 is a seven machine in which a jackpot lottery is executed in accordance with a winning at the start opening, and when a jackpot is won, a jackpot symbol is displayed and a jackpot state is generated. The pachinko gaming machine 1 includes a lever 50 that is an example of an operation receiving member that can be operated by the player, and is controlled in conjunction with an effect display for notifying the result of special figure determination (big hit lottery). 5 is provided. Hereinafter, after describing the configuration of the pachinko gaming machine 1 and the configuration of the lever accessory 5, the contents of the operation of the pachinko gaming machine 1 including the lever accessory 5 will be described.

(Pachinko machines)
The pachinko gaming machine 1 illustrated in FIG. 1 is a gaming machine that can execute a jackpot lottery when a predetermined start condition is satisfied and can execute an effect display indicating a result of the jackpot lottery. This pachinko gaming machine 1 has a substantially circular gaming area 130 inside an opening / closing door 13 attached to a frame (not shown). The open / close door 13 faces the pachinko gaming machine 1 and is fixed to the frame so as to be rotatable via a left hinge 133. The open / close door 13 is provided with a substantially circular transparent window 139 corresponding to the game area 130. A decorative lamp portion 136 is disposed on both upper sides of the transparent window 139, and a pair of speakers 131 are disposed on both lower sides of the game area 130.

  Below the game area 130, an overhang portion 150D provided with an upper plate 150 and an overhang portion 137D provided with a lower plate 137 are provided in two upper and lower stages. The upper plate 150 is a tray that accepts balls (prize balls) and balls lent out in accordance with winnings. The lower plate 137 is a tray for paying out balls of prize balls when the balls of the upper plate 150 are full or collecting balls of the upper plate 150 according to the player's operation.

  An operation handle 135 is erected on the right side of the overhanging portion 137D of the lower plate 137 from the player side. The operation handle 135 is a handle operated by the player in order to adjust the firing strength of the ball to be driven into the game area 130.

  An accommodating portion 5D of the lever accessory 5 extends downward at an end portion of the overhang portion 150D that hits the left side from the player side. An overhanging portion 137D of the lower plate 137 is connected to the lower portion of the side surface of the accommodating portion 5D having a vertically long box shape. A substantially U-shaped lever 50 is disposed through the front surface of the housing portion 5D on the player side. The player can hold the lever 50, which is an example of an operation receiving member that can be displaced by the player's operation, with the left hand. The configuration and operation of the lever accessory 5 will be described later.

  The game area 130 is an area where balls flow down. In the game area 130, the first and second start ports 11, 12, the passage gate 14, the openable large winning opening 160, and the like are arranged around the display device 19 including the liquid crystal display unit 190. At the bottom of the game area 130, an out hole 138 is opened for collecting balls that have flowed down without winning. A first special figure display unit 181, a second special figure display unit 182, and a general figure display unit 183, which are 7-segment displays, are arranged along the outer edge on the outer peripheral portion on the left side of the game area 130.

  The passing gate 14 is a gate that detects a passing ball, and is disposed in a left region of the display device 19 when viewed from the player side. The payout of the winning ball is not set to the passing gate 14 that only allows the ball to pass. When the passing gate 14 detects a passing ball, a random number for lottery extraction for normal symbol determination (hereinafter referred to as a general symbol determination) is extracted, and a normal symbol determination is executed. Whether or not this common map determination is correct is displayed by the above-mentioned general map display unit 183.

  The first start port 11 is a start port that triggers the determination of whether or not the first special symbol is appropriate (hereinafter referred to as a first special symbol determination). The second start port 12 is a start port that is used as a trigger for determining whether or not the second special symbol is appropriate (hereinafter referred to as second special diagram determination). Whether or not the first special figure determination and the second special figure determination are appropriate is displayed by the first special figure display unit 181 or the second special figure display unit 182.

The first start port 11 is a so-called navel type start port that is arranged directly below the display device 19 and does not change the winning rate.
The second start port 12 is an electric Chu type start port disposed directly below the first start port 11. An electric tulip 121 is attached to the opening 120 of the second start port 12 so that a pair of movable blades rotate to increase the winning probability for the second start port 12. The electric tulip 121 operates in accordance with the winning of the common figure determination (the common figure winning), and opens the second start port 12. The opening time of the electric tulip 121 is 0.2 second × 1 time in the normal state, and 3 seconds × 1 time in the short time state (including the short state at the time of probability change).

  The grand prize winning device 16 is a variable prize winning device called a so-called attacker that opens the grand prize winning opening 160. The attacker 16 is disposed below the second start port 12. The attacker 16 includes a horizontally long rectangular prize-winning opening 160 and a lid member 161 that pivots downward to open and close the prize-winning opening 160. In the attacker 16, the lid member 161 is generally substantially flush with the board surface forming the game area 130, and the special winning opening 160 is closed. When the lid member 161 is rotated forward, the special winning opening 160 is opened. It should be noted that there are 15 payouts when winning the grand prize opening 160.

  The attacker 16 enters an open state when a big hit (16R big hit, 2R big hit) or a small hit occurs by the first special figure determination or the second special figure determination. In the big hit state triggered by the big hit, the round process in which the attacker 16 is released is repeated until 30 seconds elapse or ten wins are won. In the 16R jackpot state that is triggered by the 16R jackpot, the above round process is repeated 16 times, and in the 2R jackpot state that is triggered by the 2R jackpot, the above round process is repeated twice. In the small hit state triggered by the small hit, the open state of the attacker 16 for 0.2 seconds is repeated twice.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the display device 19 is a device in which a liquid crystal display unit (effect display unit) 190 is disposed substantially at the center. The liquid crystal display unit 190 displays various screens for producing a game and displays information related to the game. Whether or not the first special figure determination and the second special figure determination (referred to as special figure determination as appropriate) is displayed on the first special figure display unit 181 or the second special figure display unit 182, and the liquid crystal display unit. Displayed by the player in the design change display 190 is easy to understand. In the game of the pachinko gaming machine 1, the number of times the symbol variation display is performed by the liquid crystal display unit 190 is handled as the symbol variation number or the start number.

  FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a display screen of the liquid crystal display unit 190 that displays a stop symbol due to symbol variation. In this display screen, a special figure notification area 191 that is a notification area for whether or not special figure determination is successful is arranged in the approximate center, and the number of random numbers for lottery for the first and second special figure determination is held at the lower right corner. A special figure hold display area 195 for displaying is displayed.

  In the special figure hold display area 195, the number of first special figure determinations and the number of second special figure determinations are displayed side by side as two-digit numbers. The upper digit 195L represents the number of holds for the first special figure determination, and the lower digit 195R represents the number of holds for the second special figure determination. Note that the upper limit of the number of suspensions for the first and second special figure determination is four.

  In the special figure notification area 191, a three-digit number design for presentation is variably displayed, and whether or not the special figure determination is appropriate is notified in accordance with the combination of the stopped number display. A three-digit doublet is a jackpot symbol that reports the jackpot. In addition, “123”, “345”, “567”, “789”, and the like, a combination of junks in mahjong form a small hitting symbol for notifying the small hitting.

  Further, among the jackpot symbols, combinations of odd symbols such as “333” and “777” are 16R jackpot notification symbols, and combinations of even symbols such as “222” and “444” are alert symbols of 2R jackpots. ing. In the pachinko gaming machine 1 of this example, the probability variation jackpot distribution rate when a jackpot occurs is 50%. Therefore, one out of every two jackpots is a probable jackpot.

  Note that, in the notification effect by the liquid crystal display unit 190, the reach effect including the reach state in which the same numerical symbol is stopped on the left and right and the variation display of the central symbol is continued may be executed. Further, this reach production includes a specific reach production with high expectation using the lever role 5. The contents of this specific reach production will be described later.

  Next, the electrical configuration of the pachinko gaming machine 1 will be described with reference to FIG. The pachinko gaming machine 1 is configured around a main control unit 20. For the main control unit 20, in addition to the above configuration, a payout control unit 33 that controls the payout of balls, a firing control unit 34 that controls the driving of balls, detection sensors 311 to 314 for winning balls or passing balls, An electric chew solenoid 322 that opens the second starting port 12, a prize winning port solenoid 324 that opens the attacker 16, an effect control unit 35 that controls game effects, and the like are electrically connected. Further, the main control unit 20 is connected with a power supply circuit unit 328 for supplying power.

When a winning occurs, the payout control unit 33 receives an instruction from the main control unit 20 and controls the payout device 331 to cause a predetermined number of balls to be paid out.
The firing control unit 34 controls the launching device 341 in accordance with the operation amount of the operation handle 135, thereby controlling the ball launch strength.

  As a detection sensor for a winning ball or a passing ball, as shown in FIG. 3, the first special figure winning sensor 311 for detecting a winning ball to the first starting port 11 (FIG. 1) and the winning ball to the second starting port 12 are used. There are a second special figure winning sensor 312 to detect, a general start sensor 313 to detect a passing ball of the passing gate 14, and a big winning sensor 314 to detect a winning ball to the big winning opening 160.

  The effect control unit 35 has a function as a sub-control unit for controlling the game effect operation, and includes a CPU, a ROM, a RAM, and the like (not shown) like the main control unit 20. The effect control unit 35 is electrically connected to an amplifier 351 and a decorative lamp unit 136 that drive the speaker 131, and also includes a display screen of the accessory control unit 38 that controls the lever accessory 5 and the liquid crystal display unit 190. A display control unit 36 to be controlled is communicably connected.

  The ROM of the effect control unit 35 stores various processing programs to be executed by the CPU, and also stores an effect lottery table for determining the type of notification effect for notifying whether or not the special figure determination is correct. . The effect lottery table is a lottery table in which winning random numbers of various effects including the specific reach effect are defined.

  The accessory control unit 38 controls at least one of the displacement position of the lever (operation receiving member) 50 and the driving force acting on the lever 50 in accordance with the execution of the effect display by the liquid crystal display unit 190. Means.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the main control unit 20 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 21, a ROM (Read Only Memory) 22, a RAM (Random Access Memory) 24, and a random number generator that generates a predetermined range of random numbers. 27, a random number extraction unit 26 for extracting a lottery random number, an I / O (Input / Output) 25 serving as an input / output interface, and the like.

  The ROM 22 stores various processing programs to be executed by the CPU 21, and a lottery table (hereinafter referred to as a lottery table for special figure determination) shared for the first special figure determination and the second special figure determination. It stores a lottery table for determining ordinary drawings.

  The drawing determination lottery table is a lottery table in which a winning random number for drawing determination is defined. There are two types of lottery tables for determining ordinary drawings: a lottery table that is applied to determining ordinary drawings under normal conditions, and a lottery table that is applied to determining ordinary drawings under short-time conditions (including short-term conditions). Has been.

  The lottery table for special figure determination is a lottery table in which winning random numbers for jackpots and small hits are defined as winning random numbers for special figure determination, which is a jackpot lottery. As a lottery table for special figure determination, a lottery table for special figure determination under a normal state (including a short-time state) and a lottery table for special figure determination under a short-time state with certainty change are prepared. At the time of the first special figure determination or the second special figure determination, one of the lottery tables is selected according to the type of gaming state.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the RAM 24 is a readable / writable storage element used for the work area of the CPU 21 or temporary writing. In addition to the first and second special figure reservation areas 241A and 241B and the general figure reservation area 243 for each of the four data, a special figure read area 245 and a general figure read area 246 are allocated to the storage area of the RAM 24. .

  The special figure holding areas 241A and 241B are storage areas for holding random numbers that are lottery random numbers for special figure determination. The first special figure reservation area 241A corresponds to winning a prize to the first starting port 11, and the second special figure holding area 241B corresponds to winning a prize to the second starting port 12. The usual figure hold area 243 is a storage area for a pending random number for usual figure determination. The special figure reading area 245 is a storage area for each reserved random number read from the special figure reservation areas 241A and 241B. The general-purpose reading area 246 is a storage area for the reserved random number read from the general-purpose holding area 243.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the main control unit 20 causes the CPU 21 to execute the program read from the ROM 22, thereby realizing the functions as the following means (1) to (4). Similarly, the effect control unit 35 realizes the function as the following means (5).

(1) Lottery means: means for executing special figure determination which is a big hit lottery.
(2) Reserving means: means for reserving the random numbers for lottery for special figure determination and general figure determination in the special figure reservation area 241A / B or the general figure reservation area 243.
(3) Reading means: means for reading a lottery random number for special figure determination from the special figure holding areas 241A and 241B. The reading means executes reading from the second special figure reservation area 241B with priority over reading from the first special figure reservation area 241A.
(4) Winning state generating means: means for generating a big hit state (16R, 2R) or a small hit state depending on whether or not the special figure is judged.
(5) Effect lottery means: means for executing effect lottery for determining the type of notification effect of the special figure determination result.

(Lever role)
As shown in FIGS. 4 to 6, the lever accessory 5 is an effect device (effect accessory) provided with a substantially U-shaped lever 50 that can be held and operated by a player like a reins. The lever accessory 5 is accommodated in a vertically long box-shaped accommodation portion 5D extending downward from the left end of the overhanging portion 150D of the upper plate 150 from the player side, and from the front of the accommodation portion 5D. The substantially U-shaped lever 50 protrudes.

  The lever accessory 5 includes a motor 53 and displaces the lever 50 by a driving force generated by the motor 53. Further, in this lever accessory 5, an electromagnetic clutch unit 57 (FIG. 6) that is a clutch mechanism for interrupting transmission of the driving force to the lever 50 is incorporated in a path for transmitting the driving force of the motor 53 to the lever 50. Yes. According to the electromagnetic clutch unit 57, the driving force transmitted from the motor 53 to the lever 50 can be interrupted.

  In the lever accessory 5, a substantially U-shaped lever 50 is held on a base 59 that forms a mounting bracket for the main body of the pachinko gaming machine 1 so as to be able to advance and retreat. The base 59 has a bottomed block 591 for defining the bottom dead center of the lever 50 (the limit position on the back side as viewed from the player) by the bottom, and a motor block 530 for holding the motor 53 of the lever 50. And a support block 593 for supporting. Hereinafter, the structure of each part of the lever accessory 5 will be described with reference to FIGS.

  The lever 50 is an example of an operation receiving member that can be displaced by an operating force applied by a player who is an operator. The lever 50 having a substantially U-shape is an example of a lever shaft portion 51 corresponding to a U-shaped vertical bar portion and a grip portion that corresponds to a U-shaped bottom portion and can be gripped by a player by hand. And a hand 55. The lever shaft portion 51 and the handle 55 have a substantially constant circular cross section.

  The handle 55 is provided with a touch sensor 553 (see FIG. 7) for detecting the proximity of a hand or a finger, and an excitation unit 551 (FIGS. 6 and 7) for transmitting vibration to the player's hand. See.) Is built-in. The touch sensor 553 is, for example, a capacitance type sensor, and detects a player's hand or finger close to the handle 55. The vibration unit 551 is a unit incorporating a small motor (not shown). An eccentric weight (not shown) is fixed to the rotating shaft of the small motor, and vibration is generated according to the rotation of the eccentric weight. A lateral bar 54 that connects the end of the lever shaft portion 51 is fixed to the open end of the substantially U-shaped lever 50. When this horizontal bar 54 is attached to the opening of the lever 50, it has a substantially rectangular ring shape as a whole.

  An elongated rack gear 511 is attached to a portion of the outer peripheral side surface of the lever shaft portion 51 that faces the other lever shaft portion 51 along the axial direction of the lever shaft portion 51. The rack gear 511 is a gear member into which a later-described gear rotated by the motor 53 is screwed. The rack gear 511 converts the rotational force of the motor 53 into a driving force in the forward / backward direction of the lever 50.

  The motor block 530 is a housing in which two rectangular iron flat plates 531 face each other and are connected by four equal-length support rods 537. Each flat plate 531 is provided with holes 533 (see FIG. 5) of the same size in two rectangular left and right positions. The hole 533 is a hole through which the lever shaft portion 51 corresponding to the portion of the U-shaped vertical bar formed by the lever 50 passes. In the lever accessory 5, the lever shaft portion 51 penetrates the motor block 530 using the hole 533 of each flat plate 531.

  When the lever 50 is assembled to the motor block 530, it is preferable to assemble the horizontal bar 54 after combining the lever 50 before the horizontal bar 54 is attached to the motor block 530. The horizontal bar 54 functions as a stopper for removing the lever 50 from the motor block 530. When the horizontal bar 54 comes into contact with the flat plate 531 constituting the motor block 530, the top dead center which is the limit position on the player side of the lever 50 is defined.

  A motor support plate 535 that supports the motor 53 is attached to one side surface of the motor block 530 that faces the two lever shaft portions 51. Two motors 53 are attached to the motor support plate 535. The two motors 53 are attached one by one to the left and right of the rectangular motor support plate 535 with the output shaft passing through the motor support plate 535. The output shaft of each motor 53 is input to an electromagnetic clutch unit 57 disposed inside the motor block 530.

  The motor 53 is an example of a driving unit that applies a driving force for displacing the lever (operation receiving member) 50 to the lever 50. The motor 53 employed in this example is a DC inductor type motor (DC motor) including a coil and a magnet. In this motor 53, specifications of rated current and rated voltage that can be used safely are defined. In this example, a motor 53 having a rated voltage of 12 V and a rated current of 1.0 A is employed.

  The motor 53 incorporates a speed reduction mechanism including a speed reduction gear (not shown), and decelerates and outputs the rotation of the rotor. In the motor 53 in which the output shaft is taken out through the speed reduction mechanism, the rotational resistance of the output shaft is appropriately increased. Therefore, even when the motor 53 is in a non-energized state, an appropriate reaction force derived from the rotational resistance of the output shaft can be applied to the player's hand who is trying to operate the lever 50. Instead of the motor 53 in which a reduction gear or the like is incorporated, a motor without a reduction mechanism may be adopted and a reduction unit including a reduction gear may be combined.

  The electromagnetic clutch unit 57 (FIG. 6) includes an armature that is connected to the output shaft of the motor 53 and rotates integrally with the output shaft of the motor 53, a rotating rotor on which a drive gear 575 is arranged, a coil, and the like. Is a unit. The drive gear 575 is a pinion gear that is screwed into the rack gear 511 attached to the lever shaft portion 51. The rotation operation of the motor 53 is converted into the advancing / retreating operation of the lever 50 by a rack and pinion gear mechanism that is a combination of the drive gear 575 and the rack gear 511. The coil is a source of magnetic force for magnetically attracting the armature to the rotating rotor.

  When the coil of the electromagnetic clutch unit 57 is energized, the armature is magnetically attracted to the rotating rotor and rotates integrally. In a state where the rotating rotor and the armature rotate integrally, the rotation state of the motor 53 is transmitted to the lever 50 side (connected state) via the rack and pinion gear mechanism. On the other hand, when the coil is not energized, the armature is idle with respect to the rotating rotor. In this state, a rotation state in which the rotation of the motor 53 is not transmitted to the lever 50 side is established.

  In the lever accessory 5, as shown in FIG. 6, a rotary encoder 56 and a photo sensor 58 are incorporated as sensors for detecting the displacement of the lever 50. The rotary encoder 56 is a sensor that detects the rotation direction and rotation angle of the input shaft. In the configuration of this example, the rotation of the pickup gear 565 that is a pinion gear that is screwed into the rack gear 511 attached to the lever shaft portion 51 is input to the input shaft of the rotary encoder 56.

  The photo sensor 58 is a sensor that detects the horizontal bar 54 attached to the opening end of the lever 50. The photosensor 58 is attached so that the horizontal bar 54 crosses when the lever 50 moves back and forth. The photo sensor 58 corresponds to each of the top dead center of the lever 50 (a limit position on the player side), the bottom dead center of the lever 50 (the limit position on the back side as viewed from the player), and an intermediate position. Three of 58A, 58B, and 58C are provided. This intermediate position corresponds to the initial position of the lever 50.

  As shown in FIG. 7, the accessory control unit 38 that controls the lever accessory 5 includes a touch sensor 553 and a vibration unit 551 provided on the handle 55, a motor 53 that applies a driving force to the lever 50, and a lever 50. The photo sensors 58A to 58C for detecting the displacement position, the rotary encoder 56, the electromagnetic clutch unit 57, and the like are connected. The accessory control unit 38 obtains sensor signals of the touch sensor 553, the photo sensor 58, and the rotary encoder 56 from the lever accessory 5 side, and sends control signals to the motor 53, the electromagnetic clutch unit 57, and the vibration unit 551. input.

  The accessory control unit 38 detects a rotation angle, a rotation direction, and the like of the pickup gear 565 by performing arithmetic processing on the sensor signal of the rotary encoder 56. Here, the rotation angle detected using the pickup gear 565 corresponds to the amount of displacement of the lever 50 to which the rack gear 511 is attached. Further, the rotation direction detected using the pickup gear 565 corresponds to the direction in which the lever 50 is displaced.

  In the accessory control unit 38, the displacement position of the lever 50 is specified by appropriately processing the sensor signal of the photosensor 58 and the sensor signal of the rotary encoder 56. For example, according to the photosensor 58B disposed at an intermediate position between the top dead center and the bottom dead center of the lever 50, the initial position of the lever 50 can be specified. Further, for example, according to the sensor signal history of the rotary encoder 56 when the lever 50 is displaced with the initial position as a reference, the displacement position of the lever 50 with the initial position as a reference can be specified. For example, it is possible to specify that the lever 50 is displaced to a predetermined position between the initial position and the top dead center, a predetermined position between the initial position and the bottom dead center, or the like. Thereby, according to the accessory control part 38, control etc. which make the lever 50 advance / retreat the half stroke which hits a half of the stroke from a top dead center to a bottom dead center, etc. are attained, for example.

Here, the control of the lever accessory 5 by the accessory control unit 38 will be described.
The motor (driving means) 53 in the lever accessory 5 has a lever 50 corresponding to the operation force applied to the lever 50 by the player when a driving force is applied to displace the lever 50 in a predetermined direction. Is controlled so as to allow the stationary movement (with forced stop of the motor 53) or the displacement of the lever 50 opposite to the predetermined direction (with forced reverse rotation of the motor 53). . In order to realize such control of the motor 53, in the configuration of this example, the accessory control unit 38, which is a control means, causes the energization current of the coil to be a predetermined value when the rotation of the motor 53 is forcibly stopped. The motor 53 is driven at a voltage lower than the rated voltage of the motor 53 so as not to exceed. In this example, a current value determined based on the rated current of the motor 53 is set as the predetermined value.

  A method for setting the drive voltage of the motor 53 will be described with reference to FIG. As described above, the motor 53 employed in this example is a motor having a rated voltage of 12 V and a rated current of 1.0 A. When the motor 53 is driven at a rated voltage of 12 V, the relationship between (rotation speed-torque) and (current-torque) is the relationship indicated by the solid line in FIG. Also, in the figure, the relationship between (rotation speed-torque) and (current-torque) when the motor 53 is driven at 10 V lower than the rated voltage is shown by a one-dot chain line, and when the motor 53 is driven at 8 V The relationship between (rotation speed-torque) and (current-torque) is indicated by a two-dot chain line.

  In this example, a driving voltage is set such that the current value when the rotation of the motor 53 is forcibly stopped is equal to or less than the rated current (an example of a predetermined value). For example, in the case of the motor 53 of this example (see FIG. 8), when the drive voltage is 8V, the torque value when the rotation is forcibly stopped is the point A in the figure. The current value when the torque value becomes point A is point B in the figure, which is 1.0 A or less, which is the rated current. In this example, a voltage of 8 V that can suppress the current value when the rotation is forcibly stopped to the rated current (1.0 A) or less is set as the drive voltage of the motor 53.

  If a driving voltage lower than the rated voltage is set in the motor 53 by such a setting method, even if the rotation of the motor 53 is forcibly stopped, the current flowing in the coil exceeds the rated current. It can be avoided in advance. If an excessive current can be avoided, damage to the motor 53 due to overheating or the like can be avoided in advance. As described above, in this example, by suppressing the driving voltage of the motor 53, it is possible to perform motor control including forced stop of the motor 53 while ensuring safety. In the above setting method, the rated current is adopted as a predetermined value when setting the drive voltage. However, a current value of 80% of the rated current or a current value of 50% of the rated current is set as the predetermined value. If adopted, the safety margin when controlling the motor 53 can be expanded.

(Operation of pachinko machine)
Next, the operation of the pachinko gaming machine 1 configured as described above will be described along the flow of the game.
When the operation handle 135 is operated in the clockwise direction, the pachinko gaming machine 1 launches a ball with an intensity corresponding to the operation amount. The fired ball flows down through the game area 130 in which the passing gate 14 and the like are arranged. The balls that have not won are collected from the out holes 138 provided at the lowermost part of the game area 130.

  When the ball passes through the passing gate 14 while flowing down, a lottery for extracting a random number for lottery for determining the usual drawing from the random numbers generated by the random number generator 27 is executed. The random numbers for lottery are checked against a lottery table for determining ordinary drawings, and whether or not to determine ordinary drawings is determined. When the winning determination is made, the electric tulip 121 is released, and the winning probability of the second starting port 12 is significantly increased. In addition, as above-mentioned, the open time of the electric tulip 121 is 0.2 second in a normal state, and is 3 seconds in a short time state and a short time state of a probability change.

  When a predetermined starting condition is established that a ball is won at the first (second) starting port 11 (12), the main control unit 20 extracts a random number for lottery for special figure determination, thereby winning a big hit lottery. A special figure determination is executed. The random number for lottery for special figure determination is stored (held) at any time in the first (second) special figure holding area 241A (B). However, if the number of reservations in the first (second) special figure reservation area 241A (B) is four, it is erased without being stored in the first (second) special figure reservation area 241A (B). The

  The main control unit 20 holds the first and second special figure reservation areas 241A and B when the symbol variation in the special figure notification area 191 is stopped and the big hit state and the small hit state are not occurring. A random number (special drawing hold) is read out and stored in the special drawing reading area 245. At this time, the main control unit 20 gives priority to the second special figure hold over the first special figure hold, and reads the special figure hold one by one in order from the oldest storage timing. Since the second special figure hold is read preferentially, the first special figure hold is read when the second special figure hold is zero.

  The main control unit 20 selects a special drawing determination lottery table corresponding to the game state that is occurring, and compares the special drawing determination lottery random number read in the special drawing reading area 245 with the special drawing. Make a decision. In this special figure determination, the symbol variation time for notifying whether the special figure determination is true is determined together with whether it is a big hit (16R big hit, 2R big hit), small hit or lost. The main control unit 20 inputs the success / failure, the symbol variation time, and the like to the effect control unit 35 as the special figure determination result.

  The effect control part 35 will perform the effect lottery for determining the kind of alerting | reporting effect for alert | reporting the success or failure of special figure determination, if a special figure determination result is input. In performing the effect lottery, the effect control unit 35 uses the effect lottery table to determine the type of the notification effect according to whether or not the special figure is determined and the symbol variation time.

  Whether or not the special figure is judged is displayed on the first special figure display unit 181 or the second special figure display unit 182, and is determined by the above-described effect lottery in the special figure notification area 191 (FIG. 2) of the liquid crystal display unit 190. The notified notification effect is executed and notified. In the special figure notification area 191, the change display of the three numeric symbols for production starts, and then the special figure determination is made by the combination of the three-digit numeric symbols that are stopped and displayed after execution of the notification production determined by the production lottery. The success or failure of this will be notified.

  At this time, if execution of reach production is decided by production lottery, in the process where the numerical design stops in the order of left → right → center, the same numerical design stops on the left and right, and the central design changes and displays A reach state occurs (see FIG. 9). After that, if the same number symbol is stopped and displayed in the center, it will be a big hit, so the player's expectation will be raised in the reach production.

  Furthermore, if a specific reach production has been determined by the production lottery, a character such as a person, an animal, or a robot will appear and the character will be the main character after switching to the reach state after scene transition. Production with a characteristic video is started. As the specific reach production, there are prepared a plurality of types of production with different types of appearing characters and different types of story development. Furthermore, in the specific reach effect, an effect using the lever accessory 5 is provided. The contents of the specific reach effect using the lever accessory 5 will be described in detail later.

  When the jackpot symbol is stopped and displayed in the special figure notification area 191 and the jackpot is notified, a jackpot state occurs. In this jackpot state, the round process in which the attacker 16 is released is repeated 16 times or 2 times until 30 seconds have elapsed or 10 winnings have been won. If the jackpot is a promising jackpot, after the jackpot state ends, a probability change short state occurs in which the winning probability of the special figure determination increases.

  Under this short time state, the characters “CHANCE!” Are displayed on the upper side of the special symbol notification area 191 on the display screen of the liquid crystal display unit 190, and the remaining number of symbol variations is displayed on the lower side (see FIG. 10). If a big hit occurs again until this remaining number of times subtracted with the initial value of 100 reaches zero, the big hit state is continuously generated and becomes a consecutive house. On the other hand, if the big hit does not occur until the remaining number of times reaches zero, when the remaining number of times reaches zero, the probability variation short-time state ends and the normal state is reached.

  When the jackpot is a normal jackpot, after the jackpot state is over, the state shifts to a time-short state over 100 symbol variations. If a jackpot occurs during the short state at this time, it becomes a consecutive house, and if a big hit does not occur, the normal state is entered upon completion of the short state.

(Specific reach production using levers)
In the specific reach production, as described above, the production operation using the lever accessory 5 may be executed. Three modes of specific reach production using the lever accessory 5 will be described as an example. The following specific reach effects are special reach effects that are started with the scene switching of the display screen of the liquid crystal display unit 190 after the reach has occurred (see FIG. 9).

(1) Riding effect The riding effect illustrated in FIG. 11 is a specific reach effect in which the player himself rides on a horse and jumps over an obstacle.
This riding effect is started when, for example, an image of a horse or a character “Please grab the reins (lever) and ride!” Is displayed on the display screen of the liquid crystal display unit 190 ((a) in the figure). ).

  When the touch sensor 553 detects that the player has gripped the lever 50, the display screen of the liquid crystal display unit 190 is switched to an image of the back of the horse from the viewpoint of the jockey, and further switched to a moving image of the horse. In such a movie from the viewpoint of the jockey, the neck of the horse moves back and forth as the horse starts running, and the surrounding landscape changes so as to flow backward as the horse runs. At this time, the accessory control unit 38 controls the lever accessory 5 so that the lever 50 is advanced and retracted in conjunction with the longitudinal movement of the neck of the horse in the video of the jockey's viewpoint.

  The accessory control unit 38 repeats normal rotation and reverse rotation of the motor 53 of the lever accessory 5 and drives the lever 50 alternately at the bottom dead center side and the top dead center side around the initial position. As a result, the accessory control unit 38 moves the lever 50 forward and backward in a manner similar to the movement of the horse's reins within the range of the half stroke described above with reference to the initial position of the lever 50.

  Subsequently, on the display screen of the liquid crystal display unit 190, as shown in FIG. 11B, along with an image in which an obstacle appears in front, a character display “Jump! Hold your reins!” Appears. The accessory control unit 38 moves the lever so as to increase the speed of the reciprocating operation of the lever 50 simulating the reins in conjunction with the acceleration of the horse trying to jump over the obstacle in the moving image displayed on the liquid crystal display unit 190. Control the accessory 5.

In the riding effect, after the horse reaches the front of the obstacle in the moving image displayed on the liquid crystal display unit 190, one of the two effect patterns prepared in advance is executed.
The first effect pattern is a pattern in which a moving image that succeeds in jumping over an obstacle is displayed on the liquid crystal display unit 190 (FIG. 11C). In the effect pattern of successful jumping over, the characters “Jump Success!” Are displayed on the liquid crystal display unit 190, and the accessory control unit 38 displaces the lever 50 simulating the reins firmly to the bottom dead center and stops. Let

  The second effect pattern is a pattern in which a moving image that fails to jump over an obstacle is displayed on the liquid crystal display unit 190 (FIG. 11D). In the effect pattern of the jumping over failure, the liquid crystal display unit 190 displays a falling scene and the characters “failure… sorry.” And the accessory control unit 38 controls the electromagnetic clutch unit 57 to the above-described disconnected state. When the electromagnetic clutch unit 57 is switched to the disengaged state, the reaction force acting on the hand of the player operating the lever 50 from the lever 50 side (referred to as the operation reaction force) becomes close to zero, and suddenly if viewed from the player side, The lever 50 is in a state of “disengaged”. According to such control, it is possible to execute an effect that simulates a state in which the reins are cut. Further, the accessory control unit 38 operates the vibration unit 551 to apply vibration to the player's hand holding the lever 50.

  The two types of performance patterns in the riding performance are effects that suggest the expected value of winning the jackpot. The success pattern of jumping over is an effect pattern that suggests that the probability of winning a jackpot is high (expected value is high). On the other hand, the effect pattern of jumping over failure is an effect pattern that suggests that the probability of winning the jackpot is low (expected value is low). Both effect patterns return to the symbol variation display in response to the end of the riding effect, and then the special symbol determination result is notified by the combination of symbols that are stopped and displayed. Here, the special figure determination result is not determined according to the production pattern of the riding effect. Even if the jumping success riding effect is executed, there is a case where the loss is notified afterwards, and similarly, the case where the jackpot is notified about the riding effect of jumping failure is set. Yes.

(2) Tug-of-warming effect The tug-of-warming effect illustrated in FIG. 12 is a specific reach effect including moving image display of special content such as treasured video according to the winning or losing of the tug of war. The tug-of-warming effect is started by displaying characters such as “Please hold the tug of war” together with the image of the tug-of-warm on the liquid crystal display unit 190 ((a) in the figure).
When it is detected by the touch sensor 553 that the player has gripped the lever 50, characters such as “Tug of War! Start!” Are displayed on the liquid crystal display unit 190 (not shown), and the tug of war is started.

  The accessory control unit 38 controls the motor 53 so as to displace the lever 50 toward the bottom dead center side with the start of the tug of war, so that the player can counter the force that displaces the lever 50 toward the top dead center side. 50 driving force is controlled. According to such control of the accessory control unit 38, it is possible to perform an effect that simulates a tug-of-war battle using the lever 50 between the player and the pachinko gaming machine 1.

  When the accessory control unit 38 detects that the lever 50 has reached the top dead center by the operation of the lever 50 by the player, a character “I won!” Is displayed on the liquid crystal display unit 190 (FIG. 12B). ). Thereafter, the display returns to the reach state symbol fluctuation display via the special content display (FIG. 5E) by the liquid crystal display unit 190.

  On the other hand, when the lever 50 is displaced to the bottom dead center by the driving force of the motor 53, such as when the player has weak operating force to pull the lever 50 or the player does not operate the lever 50, the liquid crystal display unit Characters such as “Lost ...” are displayed on the display screen 190 (FIG. 12C).

  Moreover, the accessory control part 38 may switch the electromagnetic clutch unit 57 to said interruption | blocking state in the middle of a tug-of-war battle. In this case, the force for displacing the lever 50 toward the bottom dead center becomes zero and the reaction force for the operation becomes close to zero, so that the lever 50 suddenly comes off when viewed from the player side. This effect operation is an effect that simulates a state in which the tug of war tug is cut. At this time, characters such as “cut out!” Are displayed on the display screen of the liquid crystal display unit 190 (FIG. 12D). ). In the case of an effect that has lost the tug-of-war battle, or in the case of an effect that the rope has expired, the display returns to the symbol variation display without going through the special content display.

(3) Athletic Effect The athletic effect illustrated in FIG. 13 is a specific reach effect that notifies a special figure determination result in accordance with a predetermined operation on the player side with respect to the lever 50. In this example, as this predetermined operation, an operation of pushing and pulling the lever 50 ten times is set. If the special figure determination result is a big hit, the lever 50 can be pushed and pulled 10 times in this athletic effect, while in the case of a loss, the rendition operation is such that the lever 50 is released before the lever 50 is pushed and pulled 10 times. Done.

  The athletic performance is started, for example, by displaying characters such as “Please push and pull the lever 10 times” on the display screen of the liquid crystal display unit 190 (FIG. 13A). According to such character display, it is possible to prompt the player to hold the lever 50 and perform a push-pull operation. In this athletic effect, the accessory control unit 38 controls the electromagnetic clutch unit 57 to the above-described connected state, but does not execute the drive control of the motor 53. When the player pushes and pulls the lever 50, an appropriate reaction force derived from the rotational resistance of the output shaft of the motor 53 provided with the speed reduction mechanism acts on the player side.

  The accessory control unit 38 uses the photo sensor 58 to detect the displacement of the lever 50 due to the player's pushing and pulling operation of the lever 50. The accessory control unit 38 that is executing the athletic performance counts the number of repetitions of the displacement of the lever 50 to the top dead center and the displacement to the bottom dead center. While the athletic performance continues, the pattern variation continues at the lower right of the display screen of the liquid crystal display unit 190. For example, when the number of repetitions reaches 5 times, the remaining number of times such as “Do your best! Is displayed (FIG. 13B).

  When the special figure determination result is lost, the accessory control unit 38 switches the electromagnetic clutch unit 57 to the above-described disconnected state before the number of repetitions for the lever 50 reaches ten. As a result, the reaction force acting on the hand of the player operating the lever 50 becomes close to zero, and the lever 50 suddenly comes off on the player side. At this time, the display screen of the liquid crystal display unit 190 is notified of the loss by displaying characters such as “Lose! Missing” and a stop symbol such as “757” (FIG. 13C). At this time, the vibration unit 551 may be controlled to produce an effect of applying vibration to the player's hand holding the lever 50.

On the other hand, when the special figure determination result is a big hit, the player can operate the lever 50 until the number of repetitions reaches 10. When the number of repetitions reaches 10 and the athletic performance ends due to the expiration, for example, a jackpot screen including a symbol display such as “777” is displayed on the display screen of the liquid crystal display unit 190 to notify the jackpot (see FIG. 13 (d)).
If the player does not operate the lever 50 after the display of FIG. 5A, after a predetermined time has elapsed, the display screen of the liquid crystal display unit 190 is switched to a notification screen for the special figure determination result.

  The pachinko gaming machine 1 configured as described above includes a lever (operation receiving member) 50 that can be displaced by a player's operation, a motor (driving means) 53 that applies a driving force for displacing the lever 50, and A lever accessory 5 is provided. In the pachinko gaming machine 1, at least one of the displacement position of the lever 50 and the driving force is controlled in accordance with the execution of the effect display indicating the result of the special figure determination that is a big hit lottery.

  In the game of the pachinko gaming machine 1, a novel game characteristic that the position of the lever 50 is displaced or the driving force acting on the lever 50 is changed in accordance with the execution of the effect display indicating the special figure determination result is the lever function. This is realized by the object 5. The lever accessory 5 is an effect device including an accessory control unit 38 that is a control unit that controls at least one of the displacement position and the driving force of the lever 50. When the driving force of the motor 53, which is an example of the driving means, is applied to the lever 50, the accessory control unit 38 is configured to stop the lever 50 according to the operation force applied to the lever 50 by the player or the motor. The motor 53 which is a driving means is controlled so that the displacement of the reverse lever 50 accompanied by the reverse rotation of the 53 is allowable.

  In a game by the pachinko gaming machine 1 having such a lever accessory 5, the player can actively participate in the production by operating the lever 50. In particular, in this lever accessory 5, even when the driving force of the motor 53 is acting on the lever 50, the lever 50 can be allowed to remain stationary or the lever 50 can be displaced in the opposite direction by an operation on the player side. . Therefore, the lever accessory 5 can provide a novel effect that the position at which the lever 50 is displaced differs depending on the player's operation. As described above, in the pachinko gaming machine 1 including the lever accessory 5, the degree of participation of the player in the production is high, and the player's participation type production is realized.

  As described above, according to the pachinko gaming machine 1 including the lever accessory 5, a novel effect that the control related to the lever 50 that can be operated by the player is executed in accordance with the effect display is possible, and the interest of the game is enhanced. It is possible.

The lever 50 includes a handle 55 that is an example of a grip portion that can be gripped by the player. The lever 50 including the handle 55 can be operated by being firmly held by the player. Therefore, the lever 50 including the handle 55 can make the player feel a strong sense of operation and improve the fun of the game.
In addition, the handle 55 which is a gripping portion is provided with an excitation unit 551 for transmitting vibration to the player's hand. If the vibration unit 551 is provided, the player's hand operating the lever 50 can feel vibrations, and more various effects can be achieved.

  In the lever accessory 5, an electromagnetic clutch unit 57 that forms a clutch mechanism that cuts off the transmission of the driving force to the lever 50 is provided in the path for transmitting the driving force of the motor 53 to the lever 50. If the electromagnetic clutch unit 57 is used to switch between the connected state and the disconnected state, for example, during the operation of the lever 50 by the player, the driving force of the lever 50 is made zero, or the operation reaction force from the lever 50 is made close to zero. Is possible, and the range of production can be further expanded.

  The motor 53 which is a driving means for the lever accessory 5 is an inductor type motor having a coil and a magnet and having specifications of rated current and rated voltage that can be used safely. The accessory control unit 38 is configured to drive the motor at a voltage lower than the rated voltage so that the energization current of the coil when the rotation of the motor 53 is forcibly stopped does not exceed a predetermined value. The lever accessory 5 is driven at a voltage lower than the rated voltage, thereby avoiding an excessive current energized in the coil. As a result, various controls including a forced stop of the motor 53 can be performed.

  In particular, in the configuration of this example, the rated current is set as the predetermined value that suppresses the energization current of the coil. The rated current is a current value that guarantees a range in which the motor manufacturer or the like can safely use the motor 53. Therefore, if the rated current is set as the predetermined value, the motor 53 can be controlled with high safety.

Instead of or in addition to the configuration of this example, the following configuration may be employed. Further, the following configurations may be combined as appropriate.
In this example, the pachinko gaming machine 1 is shown in which a ball is driven into the game area 130 and a game is played, and a ball is paid out when a winning occurs. The pachinko gaming machine 1 can be used for a gaming machine of a different type. For example, the present invention is applied to a sealed pachinko gaming machine in which a ball is encapsulated and a score is consumed to fire the ball, or a slot machine. It is also possible to apply.

  In this way, in this example, the lever accessory 5 which is an example of the effect device incorporated in the gaming machine is illustrated. As an application destination of the production device including the operation receiving member, in addition to the illustrated gaming machines, commercial or home game machines, athletic equipment such as athletic equipment or training equipment, health promotion equipment, user interface equipment for games, etc. There is.

  An electromagnetic brake, which is a brake mechanism that restricts the displacement of the lever 50, may be provided. If the displacement of the lever 50 is restricted by the electromagnetic brake, it is possible to set a state in which the lever 50 cannot be moved even if the player applies force. By changing to a state where the lever 50 cannot be moved during the production, the production can be varied. In addition, if a state in which the lever 50 cannot be moved when an effect using the lever 50 is not executed, an arbitrary lever operation performed by the player regardless of the effect can be prevented. Alternatively, for example, if the electromagnetic brake is operated during the performance of an athletic effect, a variety of effects can be realized, such as increasing or making it impossible to achieve the task of pushing and pulling the lever 50 ten times.

  As an aspect of the operation receiving member, in this example, the lever 50 including the handle 55 that can be held by the player is illustrated. Instead of the lever 50, an operation receiving member such as a joystick type, a push button, a rope, or an arm type such as an arm sumo may be employed.

  In this example, a capacitive touch sensor 553 is illustrated as a sensor for detecting a player's hand holding the handle 55. As a detection sensor for the hand to be operated, another sensor having a different detection method such as an infrared sensor may be used.

  In this example, the motor 53 is illustrated as a driving means that is a source of driving force. Instead of the motor 53, driving means such as an actuator using hydraulic pressure or pneumatic pressure as a power source, driving means using a spring force, or the like may be employed.

  In this example, the symbol change effect (specific reach effect) using the lever accessory 5 is illustrated, but the effect using the lever accessory 5 is executed not only in the symbol change effect but also in the game process. There are various productions.

  As described above, specific examples of the present invention have been described in detail as in the embodiments. However, these specific examples merely disclose an example of the technology included in the scope of claims. Needless to say, the scope of the claims should not be construed as limited by the configuration, numerical values, or the like of the specific examples. The scope of the claims includes techniques in which the specific examples are variously modified, changed, or appropriately combined using known techniques and knowledge of those skilled in the art.

1 Pachinko machine (game machine)
130 gaming area 150D overhanging part 19 display device 190 liquid crystal display part 20 main control part (lottery means, holding means, reading means, hit state generating means)
35 Production control unit (Production lottery means)
38 Property control unit (control means)
5 Lever role (direction device)
5D housing part 50 Lever (operation receiving member)
51 Lever shaft portion 511 Rack gear 53 Motor (drive means)
55 Handle (gripping part)
551 Vibration unit 56 Rotary encoder 57 Electromagnetic clutch unit (clutch mechanism)
575 Drive gear 58 Photo sensor 553 Touch sensor

Claims (6)

An operation receiving member that can be displaced according to an operating force applied by an operator,
Drive means for applying a driving force for displacing the operation receiving member to the operation receiving member;
Control means for controlling at least one of a displacement position that is a position of the operation receiving member and the driving force;
When the driving means is acting on a driving force for displacing the operation receiving member in a predetermined direction, the driving means stops the operation receiving member according to the operating force or the driving force according to the operating force. An effect device configured to allow displacement of the operation receiving member in a direction opposite to a predetermined direction. The driving means includes a coil and a magnet, and includes an inductor type motor in which specifications of a rated current and a rated voltage that can be used safely are defined,
The control means is configured to drive the motor at a voltage lower than the rated voltage so that the energization current of the coil does not exceed a predetermined value when the rotation of the motor is forcibly stopped. The rendering device according to claim 1.   3. The effect device according to claim 2, wherein the predetermined value is a current value determined based on the rated current.   The clutch mechanism for interrupting transmission of the driving force to the operation receiving member is provided in a path for transmitting the driving force to the operation receiving member. The production device described in 1.   The rendering device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, further comprising a brake mechanism that restricts displacement of the operation receiving member. A gaming machine that executes a jackpot lottery and generates a jackpot state in response to a win,
A gaming machine comprising the effect device according to any one of claims 1 to 5.

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