JP2020031706A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a game machine capable of driving a performance device that requires great power without considerably changing specifications of an island facility or a power supply unit.SOLUTION: A game machine includes: main control means; a power supply unit converting power inputted by an original power supply and supplying it for respective parts; performance control means for controlling performance related to a game on the basis of a command from the main control means; one or a plurality of performance devices capable of driven by control by the performance control means; a capacitor capable of charging power inputted from the original power supply and converted by the power supply unit and discharging power beyond the capacity of the original power supply or the capacity of the power supply unit to one or the plurality of performance devices; and charge control means for controlling charge with the capacitor and monitoring a charge state of the capacitor.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 4

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine such as a ball-and-roll gaming machine or a torso gaming machine.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as a game machine of this type, an effect control device provided with a power supply device that generates a DC voltage from a 24V AC power supply and supplies it to each unit, and a battery that can be charged by receiving power supplied from the power supply device The following is proposed (for example, see Patent Document 1). In this gaming machine, the effect control device has an RTC, and the battery supplies power to the RTC, so that the RTC can continue timing even outside of business hours when the power of the gaming machine is turned off. . Further, it is stated that the installation of the backup power supply unit and the uninterruptible power supply device can be omitted by providing the effect control device with a battery.

JP 2018-23547 A

  By the way, effect devices such as motors and solenoids are conventionally driven by a DC voltage generated by a power supply board from a main power supply (for example, 24 VAC) provided in the island facility. However, in recent years, a more novel and impactful effect has been demanded, and mounting an effect device that requires power exceeding the capacity of the original power supply and the capacity of the power supply board is also being studied. However, when driving such an effect device, it is usually necessary to change the specifications of the main power source of the island facility or the specifications of the power supply board.

  A main object of the gaming machine of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine capable of driving a presentation device that requires a larger amount of power without making a significant change in the specifications of the island facilities and the power supply device.

  The gaming machine of the present invention employs the following means to achieve the above-described main object.

The gaming machine of the present invention
A game machine having main control means for controlling the progress of a game, and a power supply device for converting power input from a main power supply and supplying the power to each unit,
Effect control means for controlling an effect related to the game based on a command from the main control means,
One or more effect devices that can be driven under the control of the effect control means,
A power storage device capable of being charged from the source power source and converted by the power source device and discharged by power exceeding the capacity of the source power source or the power source device to the one or more effect devices,
Charge control means for controlling charging of the power storage device and monitoring a charging state of the power storage device,
The gist is to provide.

The gaming machine of the present invention is capable of charging with power input from a power supply and converted by a power supply, and discharging to one or more effect devices with power exceeding the capacity of the power supply or the power supply. A power storage device and a charge control unit that controls charging of the power storage device and monitors a charging state are mounted. Thus, it is possible to provide a gaming machine that can cope with the driving of an effect device that requires a larger amount of power without making a significant change in the specifications of the island facilities and the power supply device.
Here, “one or a plurality of effect devices” includes a case where power that exceeds the capacity of the main power supply or the capacity of the power supply device is required when driving one device, and a case where a plurality of effect devices are simultaneously driven. In cases where power exceeding the capacity of the main power supply or the power supply device is required.
Further, the “effect control means” and the “charge control means” may be provided integrally on one substrate, or may be provided on separate substrates.

In such a gaming machine of the present invention, the effect control means generates a drive request signal for the one or more effect devices based on a command from the main control means, and outputs the drive request signal to the charge control means. The means controls the one or more effect devices based on the drive request signal when the state of charge of the power storage device is equal to or higher than a threshold, and discharges the power storage device when the state of charge of the power storage device is lower than the threshold. The one or more effect devices may be controlled to be restricted. In this way, by linking the effect control means and the charge control means, it is possible to appropriately control one or a plurality of effect devices that require large power without overdischarging the power storage device.
Here, “controlling the one or more effect devices so that the discharge of the power storage device is limited” means that when one effect device is driven with the discharge of the power storage device, the effect device is not driven And those that reduce the current flowing through the effect device. In the case where a plurality of effect devices are driven simultaneously with the discharge of the power storage device, a device that does not drive the plurality of effect devices and a device that reduces the number of effect devices to be driven are included (hereinafter the same).
In addition, the charge control unit selects one effect mode from among a plurality of effect modes different in power consumption and / or driving time based on the state of charge of the power storage device, and selects one or the other according to the selected effect mode. A plurality of effect devices may be controlled. In this way, overdischarge of the power storage device can be suppressed by a simpler process without giving the player an uncomfortable feeling.

Alternatively, in the gaming machine according to the present invention, the charging control unit outputs the state of charge of the power storage device to the effect control unit, and the effect control unit performs the main control when the state of charge of the power storage device is equal to or greater than a threshold value. Controlling the one or more effect devices based on a command from the means, and controlling the one or more effect devices such that discharge of the power storage device is limited when the state of charge of the power storage device is less than the threshold. It may be a thing. In this way, by linking the effect control means and the charge control means, it is possible to appropriately control one or a plurality of effect devices that require large power without overdischarging the power storage device.
Further, the effect control means selects one effect mode from among a plurality of effect modes different in power consumption and / or driving time based on the state of charge of the power storage device, and selects one or the other according to the selected effect mode. A plurality of effect devices may be controlled. In this way, overdischarge of the power storage device can be suppressed by a simpler process without giving the player an uncomfortable feeling.

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of a gaming machine 1 as one embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram of an effect device 20 provided in the gaming machine 1. 3 is a configuration diagram of a control circuit of the gaming machine 1. FIG. FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram of a power supply system and a signal transmission system of a motor. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the movable effect control processing performed by CPU of the sub control board 63. It is explanatory drawing which shows the effect putter table of this embodiment. It is explanatory drawing which shows the effect putter table of a modification. It is a block diagram of the power supply system and the signal transmission system of the motor of a modification.

   Next, embodiments for carrying out the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of a gaming machine 1 as one embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram of a staging device 20 provided in the gaming machine 1, and FIG. 3 is a configuration diagram of a control circuit of the gaming machine 1. FIG. 4 is a configuration diagram of a power supply system and a signal transmission system of the motor. The gaming machine 1 is configured as a pachinko machine for playing a game using a game ball, and as shown in FIG. 1, a substantially rectangular main body 2 and a game area provided at the center of the front surface of the main body 2 to allow the game ball to flow down. , A speaker 4 provided above the game board 3 to output various sound effects and annunciation sounds, an upper tray 5 and a lower tray 6 provided below the game board 3 for storing game balls. A shooting handle 7 for firing the game balls stored in the upper tray 5 to the game board 3; and an effect button 18 provided at the center of the upper tray 5 and operable by a player.

  The game board 3 includes a symbol display device 11 arranged at a lower right portion of the game area, a liquid crystal display device 12 arranged at the center of the game area and displaying various effect images, and a lower portion of the liquid crystal display device 12. A first starting port (fixed starting port) 13 in which game balls can be placed, and a second starting port (variable starting port) that can be opened and closed below the first starting port 13 and can open and close game balls. ) 14, a large winning opening 15, which can be opened and closed at the lower right of the liquid crystal display device 12 and into which game balls can enter, an out port 16 for collecting game balls flowing down to below the game area, and a liquid crystal. An effect device 20 including a movable role 22 that performs a predetermined effect on the front side (front side) of the display device 12 is provided.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the effect device 20 includes a movable accessory 22, an X-axis driving device 30 that moves the movable accessory 22 in the X-axis direction (left and right directions in the drawing), and a movable accessory 22 that moves the Y-axis. Y-axis driving device 40 for moving in the direction (vertical direction in the figure), R-axis driving device 50 for rotating movable accessory 22 around an axis orthogonal to the X-axis and Y-axis, and X-axis driving devices 30 and Y A motor control board 64 (see FIG. 3) for controlling each motor of the shaft drive device 40 and the R-axis drive device 50. The rendering device 20 according to the present embodiment includes two movable auditors 22 and is provided with an X-axis driver 30, a Y-axis driver 40, and an R-axis driver 50 corresponding to each movable auditor 22. . The number of movable roles 22 is not limited to two, but may be one, or may be three or more.

  For example, designs such as characters and decorations, display devices (liquid crystal display devices), and the like are arranged on the surface of the movable role object 22. An accessory effect is performed in combination with the effect image displayed on the device 12.

  The X-axis driving device 30 is provided on a pair of side frames 26 erected on the flat base 24 at intervals in the X-axis direction (left-right direction). The X-axis driving device 30 includes a motor 31 mounted on the side frame 26 and driven in both forward and reverse rotation directions, a driving gear 34 driven to rotate by the motor 31, and a driving gear 34 extending in the X-axis direction. And a X-axis slider 38 including a ball screw nut (not shown) screwed into a spiral groove formed in the ball screw shaft 36. The X-axis driving device 30 can move the X-axis slider 38 to one side in the left-right direction along the guide 39 by rotating the ball screw shaft 36 in one rotation direction by the motor 31. By driving the screw shaft 36 to rotate in the reverse rotation direction, the X-axis slider 38 can be moved to the other side in the left-right direction along the guide 39.

  The Y-axis driving device 40 is provided on the X-axis slider 38. The Y-axis driving device 40 includes a motor 41 (see FIG. 4) mounted on the X-axis slider 38 and capable of driving in both forward and reverse rotation directions, a driving gear 44 rotated and driven by the motor 41, and a Y-axis direction ( A ball screw shaft 46 extending in the vertical direction and rotating integrally with the drive gear 44, and a Y-axis slider 48 including a ball screw nut (not shown) screwed into a spiral groove formed in the ball screw shaft 46 are provided. The Y-axis driving device 40 can move the Y-axis slider 48 to one side in the vertical direction by rotating the ball screw shaft 46 in one rotation direction by the motor 41, and the motor 41 reverses the ball screw shaft 46. By rotationally driving in the rotational direction, the Y-axis slider 48 can be moved to the other side in the vertical direction.

  The R-axis driving device 50 is provided on the Y-axis slider 48. The R-axis driving device 50 includes a motor 51 (see FIG. 4) that rotationally drives a driving gear provided on the back surface of the movable role 22. The object 22 can be rotated about an axis orthogonal to the X axis and the Y axis.

  The motors 31, 41, and 51 of the X-axis driving device 30, the Y-axis driving device 40, and the R-axis driving device 50 are configured by stepping motors that can operate at a high speed of, for example, about 10,000 pps at the maximum.

  The gaming machine 1 makes a determination as to whether or not a game ball has entered the first starting port 13 or the second starting port 14, and changes the special symbol on the symbol display device 11 based on the result of the determination. A symbol change game to be displayed is performed. In the symbol fluctuating game, it is performed in accordance with a predetermined fluctuating display time (fluctuation pattern) together with the win / fail determination, and when the fluctuating display time elapses, the special symbol is stopped and displayed with a stop symbol corresponding to the result of the win / fail determination. If the result of the determination is incorrect, the special symbol is stopped and displayed with a deviated symbol, and if the result is a big hit, the special symbol is stopped and displayed with a big hit symbol. When the special symbol is stopped and displayed with the big hit symbol, a big hit game in which the big winning opening 15 is opened is executed. Also, the gaming machine 1 displays the effect symbols on the liquid crystal display device 12 while the special symbols are being changed and displays the effect symbols when the special symbols are stopped and displayed with the big hit symbols, and stops and displays the effect symbols with the hit symbols. In the case where the special symbol is deviated and stopped and displayed, a design fluctuating effect is performed in which the effect symbol is deviated and stopped and displayed. In the design fluctuation production, reach production, notice production, button production, etc. are also performed along with the fluctuation display of the production design, and the special design may be stopped and displayed at the big hit design (the production design is a hit design) by these productions (big hit) Confidence) to the player. Furthermore, the gaming machine 1 also performs a role effect in which the movable role 22 is operated in a predetermined operation pattern in accordance with the reach effect, the notice effect, and the button effect. Here, as the predetermined operation pattern, for example, one of the X-axis driving device 30, the Y-axis driving device 40, and the R-axis driving device 50 is independently driven to move the movable role 22 in the vertical direction, the horizontal direction, or the rotation. In addition to the pattern for moving in the direction, the X-axis driving device 30 and the Y-axis driving device 40 (two driving devices) are simultaneously driven to move the movable accessory 22 in the oblique direction or to move in a circular manner. , The X-axis driving device 30, the Y-axis driving device 40, and the R-axis driving device 50 (three driving devices) are simultaneously driven to move the movable accessory 22 in the X-axis direction and the Y-axis direction, There are patterns to rotate around.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the control circuit of the gaming machine 1 includes a main control board 60 for controlling the basic progress of the game, a payout control board 61 for controlling the payout of prize balls and ball lending, and a game ball. Launch control board 62 that controls the launch of the game, sub-control board 63 that controls the overall control of various effects related to the game, power supply board 70 that supplies power to each unit, and charging with power from the power supply board 70 And a battery 80 for supplying electric power necessary for driving the movable accessory 22 (motors 31, 41, 51), and a charge control board 81 for monitoring the state of charge (battery charge state) of the battery 80 and controlling its charge. And. The main control board 60, the payout control board 61, the firing control board 62, the sub control board 63, and the charge control board 81 all include a CPU, a ROM, a RAM, an input port, a communication port, and the like.

  The main control board 60 includes a first starting port switch 13a for detecting a game ball entering the first starting port 13 and a second starting port switch 14a for detecting a game ball entering the second starting port 14. The detection signal from the special winning opening switch 15a for detecting the entry of a game ball into the special winning opening 15 is input. From the main control board 60, a drive signal to the special winning opening solenoid 15b for opening and closing the special winning opening 15 and a display signal to the symbol display device 11 are output. Between the main control board 60 and the payout control board 61 and between the payout control board 61 and the firing control board 62 are connected so as to be capable of bidirectional communication, and between the main control board 60 and the sub control board 63, Only one-way communication from the main control board 60 to the sub-control board 63 is possible. The main control board 60 is a payout that instructs payout of a prize ball based on the entry of a game ball into a winning port such as the first starting port 13, the second starting port 14, the large winning port 15, and a general winning port (not shown). A command is transmitted to the payout control board 61, and a variation pattern (variation display time) when a special symbol is varied and displayed based on a game ball entering the first starting port 13 or the second starting port 14 is designated. A variation pattern designation command or a stop symbol designation command for designating a special symbol stop symbol is transmitted to the sub-control board 63.

  The payout control board 61 outputs a drive signal to the payout motor 5a so that a prize ball or the like is paid out based on a payout command from the main control board 60. The launch control board 62 outputs a drive signal to the launch motor 7b based on the input of the detection signal from the touch sensor 7a provided on the launch handle 7 so that the game ball is launched into the game area.

  The sub-control board 63 includes a display control board 12a for controlling display of the liquid crystal display device 12, an amplifier board 4a for driving the speaker 4, and a button board 18a for inputting a detection signal from a button switch for detecting operation of the effect button 18. A motor control board 64 for controlling the motors 31, 41 and 51 of the movable role 22 is connected via a communication port. The sub-control board 63 receives a command (such as a fluctuation pattern designation command or a stop symbol designation command) from the main control board 60, and executes each of the liquid crystal display device 12, the movable role 22, and the speaker 4 according to the received command. The effect content (effect pattern) to be determined is determined, and an effect command (drive request signal) corresponding to the determined effect content is transmitted to the display control board 12a, the amplifier board 4a, the button board 18a, and the motor control board 64, respectively.

  The motor control board 64 includes a CPU, a ROM, a RAM, a communication port, and the like. The motor control board 64 includes a motor drive board 31a that drives the motor 31 of the X-axis drive device 30, a motor drive board 41a that drives the motor 41 of the Y-axis drive device 40, and a motor 51 of the R-axis drive device 50. Is connected via a communication port to a motor drive board 51a that drives the motor. The motor control board 64 determines and determines the respective operation patterns in the X-axis direction, the Y-axis direction, and the R-axis direction of the movable accessory 22 based on the effect command (effect pattern) transmitted from the sub-control board 63. A drive signal for each of the motors 31, 41, 51 is generated based on the operation pattern and transmitted to the corresponding motor drive boards 31a, 41a, 51a. Each of the motor drive boards 31a, 41a, and 51a has a motor driver, and performs switching control of a switching element (not shown) based on a drive signal transmitted from the motor control board 64 to supply a discharge current from the battery 80 to a corresponding motor. Apply the voltage to drive the motor.

  The power supply board 70 is an AC-DC converter that generates a DC voltage of 36 V DC from a 24 V AC power supply (original power supply) provided in the island facility, or converts DC 36 V output from the AC-DC converter to DC 24 V, DC 15 V, DC 12 V, and DC 5 V. A DC-DC converter and the like for converting and distributing to each board (main control board 60, sub-control board 63, motor control board 64, charge control board 81, etc.) are provided. For example, DC5V, DC12V, and DC36V are supplied to the main control board 60, and DC5V, DC12V, DC24V, and DC36V are supplied to the payout control board 61, the emission control board 62, and the sub-control board 63. Is supplied with DC5V or DC15V.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the battery 80 is connected to the output terminal (DC 15 V output terminal) of the power supply board 70 via the charge control board 81, and the motor drive board is connected to each of the motors 31, 41, 51 (motor coil). They are connected via 31a, 41a, and 51a (motor drivers). The battery 80 is configured as a power storage device capable of discharging with large power (for example, 240 W at 12 V, 20 A) exceeding the capacity of the main power supply from the island facility or the capacity of the power supply board 70. In the present embodiment, a 12 V lead storage battery is used. Is used. As a result, an effect device that could not be driven conventionally due to insufficient capacity of the original power supply and the power supply board 70 can be driven without changing the specifications of the original power supply and the power supply board 70. Note that the battery 80 is not limited to a lead storage battery, and another type of power storage device that can be charged and discharged, such as a lithium ion storage battery or a nickel hydride storage battery, may be employed.

  The charge control board 81 charges the battery 80 by a constant voltage charging method using, for example, 15 VDC supplied from the power supply board 70. Battery voltage Vb and the like from a voltage sensor 80a attached between terminals of the battery 80 are input to the charge control board 81 via an input port. The charging control board 81 is communicably connected to the sub-control board 63 via a communication port, and exchanges various commands and data. For example, the charge control board 81 transmits the battery voltage Vb (battery charge state) to the sub control board 63 or receives the state of the gaming machine 1 (game state, customer waiting state, etc.) from the sub control board 63. ing. The charge control board 81 may control the battery 80 to be charged until it is fully charged while the movable role 22 is stopped, or the battery may be controlled to be fully charged when the gaming machine 1 is in the customer waiting state. Control may be performed so that 80 is charged.

  Next, the operation of the gaming machine 1 of the present embodiment thus configured, particularly the operation of the movable accessory 22, will be described. FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating an example of the movable effect control process executed by the CPU of the sub-control board 63. This process is repeatedly executed at predetermined time intervals (for example, at every several msec).

  When the movable effect control process is executed, the CPU of the sub-control board 63 first determines whether or not an effect command has been received from the main control board 60 (step S100). When it is determined that the effect command has not been received, the movable effect control process ends. On the other hand, when it is determined that the effect command has been received, the battery voltage Vb detected by the voltage sensor 80a is obtained via the charge control board 81 (step S110), and whether or not the obtained battery voltage Vb is equal to or higher than the lower limit voltage Vlow Is determined (step S120). Here, the lower limit voltage Vlow is a lower limit value of a voltage required to drive any one of the motors 31, 41, and 51 of the movable auditorium 22 for a predetermined time (production time). When it is determined that the battery voltage Vb is not equal to or higher than the lower limit voltage Vlow, it is determined that the voltage of the battery 80 is insufficient, and the movable effect control process is terminated without operating the movable accessory 22.

  On the other hand, when it is determined that the battery voltage Vb is equal to or higher than the lower limit voltage Vlow, an effect pattern is determined based on the battery voltage Vb and the effect pattern table (step S130). FIG. 6 shows an example of the effect pattern table. The effect pattern table is a table in which the battery voltage Vb and the effect pattern are associated with each other. As illustrated, when the battery voltage Vb is equal to or higher than the lower limit voltage Vlow and lower than the first voltage V1 that is higher than the lower limit voltage Vlow, the effect pattern P1 in which the number of motors driven simultaneously is one is selected, and the battery voltage Vb Is less than or equal to the first voltage V1 and less than the second voltage V2 that is greater than the first voltage V1, an effect pattern P2 in which the number of simultaneously driven motors is two is selected, and the battery voltage Vb is equal to or greater than the second voltage V2. In the case of, the effect pattern P3 in which the number of simultaneously driven motors is three is selected. That is, the effect pattern is selected such that the greater the battery voltage Vb, the greater the number of motors driven simultaneously. Thus, when the state of charge of the battery is sufficient, a large number of motors can be simultaneously driven by the large electric power from the battery 80 to execute a novel and high-impact character effect. On the other hand, when the state of charge of the battery is not sufficient, the accessory effect is executed by driving a small number of motors, so that overdischarge of the battery 80 can be prevented. In the present embodiment, a plurality of effect pattern tables are provided for each big hit reliability. The effect pattern is determined by determining one effect pattern table from a plurality of effect pattern tables based on a command from the main control board 60 (variable pattern specifying command or stop symbol specifying command), and determining the determined effect pattern. This is performed by determining one effect pattern based on the battery voltage Vb using a table. Thus, even if a different effect pattern is selected depending on the battery voltage Vb, the jackpot reliability is the same, so that the player does not feel uncomfortable.

  When the effect pattern is determined in this way, the determined effect pattern is transmitted to the motor control board 64 (step S140), and the movable effect control process ends. The motor control board 64 having received the effect pattern determines the operation pattern of each of the motors 31, 41, 51 in accordance with the received effect pattern, and based on the determined operation pattern, the drive signal of each of the motors 31, 41, 51. Is generated and transmitted to the corresponding motor drive boards 31a, 41a, 51a.

  The gaming machine 1 according to the present embodiment described above is charged with the electric power input from the main power supply provided in the island facility and converted by the power supply board 70 and the motors 31, 41, 51 of the movable role 22 are supplied to the motors 31, 41, 51. A battery 80 capable of being discharged by power exceeding the capacity of the power supply or the power supply board 70 and a charge control board 81 for controlling charging of the battery 80 and monitoring the state of charge are mounted. This makes it possible to provide a gaming machine capable of responding to the driving of an effect device that requires a larger amount of power without making a significant change in the specifications of the island facilities and the power supply board 70.

  Also, the gaming machine 1 of the present embodiment determines and moves one effect pattern from among a plurality of effect patterns in which the number of motors (power consumption) that are simultaneously driven is different based on the battery voltage Vb (battery charge state). Since the accessory effect for operating the accessory 22 is executed, overdischarge of the battery 80 can be prevented. In addition, since the plurality of effect patterns have the same jackpot reliability, the player does not feel uncomfortable.

  In the above-described embodiment, one effect pattern is determined from a plurality of effect patterns in which the number (power consumption) of motors that are driven simultaneously differs based on the battery voltage Vb (battery charge state). One effect pattern may be determined from a plurality of effect patterns having different drive times (effect times) based on the charging state). FIG. 7 shows an example of the effect pattern table used in this case. As shown in the drawing, when the battery voltage Vb is lower than the first voltage V1 that is higher than or equal to the lower limit voltage Vlow and lower than the lower limit voltage Vlow, the effect pattern P1 in which the driving time is short is selected, and the battery voltage Vb is changed to the first voltage Vlow. When the voltage is equal to or higher than V1 and is lower than the second voltage V2 which is higher than the first voltage V1, the effect pattern P2 having a medium driving time is selected. When the battery voltage Vb is higher than the second voltage V2, the driving time is selected. The long effect pattern P3 is selected. That is, the effect pattern is selected such that the driving time becomes longer as the battery voltage Vb becomes larger. Thus, when the state of charge of the battery is sufficient, the motor can be driven for a long time by the large electric power from the battery 80 to execute a novel and impactful character effect. On the other hand, when the state of charge of the battery is not sufficient, the motor is driven for a short time to execute the accessory effect, so that overdischarge of the battery 80 can be prevented.

  In the above-described embodiment, when the sub-control board 63 receives the effect command from the main control board 60, the sub-control board 63 acquires the battery voltage Vb (battery charge state) from the charge control board 81, determines the effect pattern of the movable accessory 22, and determines the effect pattern. The configuration in which the operation patterns of the motors 31, 41, 51 corresponding to the effect patterns described above are transmitted to the motor control board 64 is adopted. However, as shown in FIG. 8, the charge control board 81 receives the effect command from the sub-control board 63, determines the effect pattern of the movable role 22 based on the battery voltage Vb (battery charge state), and determines the determined effect. A configuration in which the operation pattern of each of the motors 31, 41, 51 corresponding to the pattern is transmitted to the motor control board 64 may be adopted. In this case, the charge control board 81 may execute a process corresponding to the movable effect control process of FIG.

  In the above-described embodiment, the sub-control board 63 and the charge control board 81 are provided separately, but they may be provided on a single board.

  In the above-described embodiment, the effect device 20 includes the three motors 31, 41, and 51 for operating the movable accessory 22 in the X-axis direction, the Y-axis direction, and the R-axis direction, respectively. Any number is acceptable. In the case where the effect device 20 includes a plurality of motors, a power exceeding the capacity of the original power supply or the capacity of the power supply board 70 is supplied to simultaneously drive the plurality of motors or drive one motor. The present invention can be applied to those that do. In the case where the effect device 20 includes one motor, the present invention can be applied to a device that supplies power exceeding the capacity of the original power supply or the capacity of the power supply board 70 for driving the one motor. .

  In the above-described embodiment, the movable accessory 22 (motor) is driven by discharging the battery 80. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, an image is projected from the front of the game board 3 toward the board. The power from the battery 80 may be used to drive any other effect device, such as a projection device (projector), a blower that blows toward a player's body (such as a hand), and a speaker (woofer) that outputs bass. Good. In addition, when the projection device is used as the effect device, when the battery charge state is less than the threshold, the brightness may be reduced as compared with the case where the battery charge state is equal to or more than the threshold. In the case of, the number of revolutions of the blower (motor) may be reduced as compared with the case of being equal to or more than the threshold, and in the case of using a speaker as a presentation device, in the case where the battery charge state is less than the threshold, The sound volume may be reduced as compared with. As described above, when the state of charge of the battery is less than the threshold, the effect device may be controlled such that the discharge of the battery is limited as compared with the case where the state of charge is equal to or more than the threshold. Of course, if the state of charge of the battery is less than the threshold, control may be performed so as not to drive the effect device.

  In the above-described embodiment, the present invention is applied to a pachinko machine (ball-type game machine). However, the present invention may be applied to a spinning-type game machine such as a slot machine.

  The correspondence between the main elements of the embodiment and the main elements of the invention described in the section of “Means for Solving the Problems” will be described. In the embodiment, the main control board 60 corresponds to “main control means”, the power supply board 70 corresponds to “power supply device”, the sub-control board 63 corresponds to “effect control means”, and the X-axis drive device 30, The motors 31, 41, and 51 of the Y-axis drive device 40 and the R-axis drive device 50 correspond to “producing devices”, the battery 80 corresponds to “power storage device”, and the charge control board 81 corresponds to “charge control means”. Equivalent to.

  As described above, the embodiments of the present invention have been described, but the present invention is not limited to these embodiments at all, and it is needless to say that the present invention can be implemented in various forms without departing from the gist of the present invention. is there.

  INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY The present invention is applicable to a game machine manufacturing industry.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Gaming machine, 2 main bodies, 3 gaming boards, 4 speakers, 4a amplifier board, 5 upper tray, 5a payout motor, 6 lower tray, 7 firing handle, 7a touch sensor, 7b firing motor, 11 symbol display device, 12 liquid crystal display Device, 12a display control board, 13 first starting opening, 13a first starting opening switch, 14 second starting opening, 14a second starting opening switch, 15 big winning opening, 15a big winning opening switch, 15b big winning opening solenoid, 16 Out port, 18 production button, 18a button board, 20 production device, 22 movable objects, 24 base, 26 side frame, 30 X axis drive device, 31 motor, 31a motor drive substrate, 34 drive gear, 36 ball screw shaft , 38 X-axis slider, 39 guide, 40 Y-axis drive, 41 motor, 41a Motor drive board, 44 drive gear, 46 ball screw shaft, 48 Y axis slider, 50 R axis drive device, 51 motor, 51a motor drive board, 60 main control board, 61 payout control board, 62 firing control board, 63 sub Control board, 64 motor control board, 70 power supply board, 80 battery, 80a voltage sensor, 81 charge control board.

Claims (5)

A game machine having main control means for controlling the progress of a game, and a power supply device for converting power input from a main power supply and supplying the power to each unit,
Effect control means for controlling an effect related to the game based on a command from the main control means,
One or more effect devices that can be driven under the control of the effect control means,
A power storage device capable of being charged from the source power source and converted by the power source device and discharged by power exceeding the capacity of the source power source or the power source device to the one or more effect devices,
Charge control means for controlling charging of the power storage device and monitoring a charging state of the power storage device,
A gaming machine comprising: The gaming machine according to claim 1,
The effect control means generates a drive request signal of the one or more effect devices based on a command from the main control means and outputs the drive request signal to the charge control means,
The charge control unit controls the one or more effect devices based on the drive request signal when the state of charge of the power storage device is equal to or greater than a threshold value, and the power storage device when the state of charge of the power storage device is less than the threshold value Controlling the one or more staging devices so that the discharge of is limited,
A gaming machine characterized by that: The gaming machine according to claim 2,
The charging control means selects one effect mode from among a plurality of effect modes different in power consumption and / or driving time based on the state of charge of the power storage device, and selects the one or more effect modes according to the selected effect mode. Control the directing device,
A gaming machine characterized by that: The gaming machine according to claim 1,
The charge control unit outputs a state of charge of the power storage device to the effect control unit,
The effect control unit controls the one or more effect devices based on a command from the main control unit when the state of charge of the power storage device is equal to or higher than a threshold, and when the state of charge of the power storage device is lower than the threshold. Controlling the one or more effect devices so that the discharge of the power storage device is limited,
A gaming machine characterized by that: The gaming machine according to claim 4,
The effect control means selects one effect mode from among a plurality of effect modes different in power consumption and / or driving time based on the state of charge of the power storage device, and selects the one or more effect modes in accordance with the selected effect mode. Control the directing device,
A gaming machine characterized by that: