JP2020116183A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

To reduce control load for determining whether or not abnormality has occurred to a plurality of movable parts.SOLUTION: A central movable accessory has a back and forth movable part movable between a storage position and an appearance position and a vertically movable part movable between a standby position and a driving position. A sub control part adds 1 to value of an operation failure counter when a movement of the back and forth movable part to each position is not over after a prescribed period passes or when it is determined that a movement of the horizontally movable part to each position is not over after a prescribed period passes, and determines that abnormality has occurred to the central movable accessory when value of an operation failure counter reaches 6 or larger.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 6

Description

The present invention relates to a gaming machine for playing a game.

As a gaming machine, a predetermined bet number is set, and based on the start operation being accepted, a slot machine in which a plurality of types of identification information are variably displayed, gaming media such as gaming balls, etc. are played by a launching device. There is a pachinko game machine or the like in which a plurality of types of identification information are variably displayed when a game medium is won in a starting area such as a winning opening provided in the game area.

As such a game machine, a game machine in which a plurality of movable members are interlocked with each other has been proposed (see, for example, Patent Document 1). In Patent Document 1, it is determined whether or not an abnormality has occurred in the operation of the movable member during the running-in operation.

JP, 2017-018423, A

In the technique described in Patent Document 1, it is determined whether or not an abnormality occurs in the operation during the break-in operation of each movable member, although a plurality of movable members may be operated in conjunction with each other. There is room for improvement in determining whether or not an abnormality has occurred in a plurality of movable members.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object thereof is to provide a gaming machine that reduces a control load for determining whether or not an abnormality has occurred in a plurality of movable parts.

(1) In order to achieve the above object, the gaming machine according to the present invention,
A gaming machine for playing a game (for example, gaming machine 1),
A first movable part (for example, front-back movable part 101a) capable of a first motion (for example, a first motion, a motion for moving between a stored position and an appearance position), and a second motion (for example, a second motion, A movable member (for example, a central movable accessory 101) having a second movable portion (for example, a vertically movable portion 101b) capable of performing an operation of moving between a standby position and an operating position),
An abnormality determining unit that determines whether or not an abnormality has occurred in the movable member (for example, the processing of steps Sa1 to Sa16 executed by the sub control unit 91),
When the abnormality determination means determines that an abnormality condition is satisfied during the execution of the first operation (for example, the movement of the front-rear movable unit 101a from the storage position to the appearance position does not end even after a predetermined period has elapsed). When it is determined that it is determined that the movement of the front-rear movable unit 101a from the appearance position to the storage position does not end even after the lapse of a predetermined period), or an abnormal condition is satisfied during execution of the second operation. (For example, when it is determined that the movement of the vertically movable unit 101b from the standby position to the operating position does not end even after a predetermined period of time, the movement of the vertically movable unit 101b from the operating position to the standby position is determined. When the value of the counter (for example, the operation failure counter) that is updated when it is determined not to end even after the lapse of a predetermined period reaches a specific value (for example, 6), an abnormality has occurred in the movable member. (For example, the sub control unit 91 executes the processing of steps Sa1 to Sa9 and Sa12 to Sa16).

According to such a configuration, when it is determined that the abnormal condition is satisfied during the execution of the first operation, it is determined that the abnormality of the first movable portion occurs when the value of the updated counter reaches a specific value. From a gaming machine that determines that an abnormality has occurred in the second movable portion when the value of the counter that is updated when it is determined that an abnormal condition has been satisfied during execution of the second operation Also, it is possible to reduce the control load for determining whether or not an abnormality has occurred in a plurality of movable parts.

(A) It is a figure showing an example of composition of a game machine concerning this embodiment, and (B) is a front view of a game machine. (A) A front view of the gaming machine when the front-rear movable part is stopped at the storage position and the up-down movable part is stopped at the standby position, (B) The front-rear movable part is stopped at the storage position and the up-down movable part is on standby. A plan view of the gaming machine when stopped at the position, (C) a left side view of the central movable accessory when the front and rear movable parts are stopped at the storage position and the up and down movable parts are stopped at the standby position, D) A left side view of the central movable accessory when the front-rear movable part is stopped at the lock position and the up-down movable part is stopped at the standby position. (A) A front view of the gaming machine when the front-rear movable part is stopped at the appearance position and the up-down movable part is stopped at the standby position, (B) The front-rear movable part is stopped at the appearance position and the up-down movable part is on standby It is a plan view of the gaming machine when stopped at the position, (C) is a left side view of the central movable accessory when the front and rear movable parts are stopped at the appearance position and the up and down movable parts are stopped at the standby position. .. (A) A front view of the gaming machine when the front-rear movable part is stopped at the appearance position and the up-down movable part is stopped at the operating position, (B) The front-rear movable part is stopped at the appearance position, and the up-down movable part is operated. It is a plan view of the gaming machine when stopped at the position, (C) is a left side view of the central movable accessory when the front and rear movable parts are stopped at the appearance position and the up and down movable parts are stopped at the operating position. .. (A) A front view of the gaming machine when the left movable accessory is stopped at the standby position, (B) A plan view of the gaming machine when the left movable accessory is stopped at the standby position, (C) Left side Left side view of the left movable accessory when the movable accessory is stopped at the standby position, (D) Front view of the gaming machine when the left movable accessory is stopped at the appearance position, (E) Left movable It is a plan view of the gaming machine when the accessory is stopped at the appearance position, (F) is a left side view of the left movable accessory when the left movable accessory is stopped at the appearance position. (A) The state transition diagram of a central movable accessory, (B) The state transition diagram of a left movable accessory and a right movable accessory. It is a flowchart of the central movable accessory abnormality determination process executed by the sub-control unit. 8 is a flowchart continued from FIG. 7. It is a flow chart of central movable accessory recovery processing which a sub-control part performs. It is a flowchart of the left movable accessory abnormal determination process which a sub-control part performs. It is a timing chart of an operation example (when the operation is successful) of the central movable accessory. It is a timing chart of an operation example of the central movable accessory (when the front and rear movable parts fail in operation during the initial operation). It is a timing chart of an operation example of the central movable accessory (when the operation of the vertically movable portion fails during the initial operation). It is a timing chart of an operation example of the central movable accessory (when the operation of the front and rear movable parts fails during the performance operation). It is a timing chart of an operation example of the central movable accessory (when the operation of the vertically movable portion fails during the performance operation). It is a timing chart of an operation example (when recovery processing is successful) of the central movable accessory. It is a timing chart of the operation example (when the operation is successful) of the left movable accessory. It is a timing chart of an operation example (at the time of operation failure) of the left movable accessory. It is a timing chart of the operation change example of the central movable accessory (when the operation of the front and rear movable parts fails during the production operation). 6A is a timing chart of an operation change example (when the operation is successful) of the central movable accessory, and (B) a timing chart of an operation change example (when the operation is successful) of the left movable accessory.

Hereinafter, a gaming machine according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

In the gaming machine 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention, as shown in FIG. 1A, the progress of the game is controlled by a game control board (not shown), the production is controlled by an effect control board (not shown), and a power supply board (not shown). The drive power is generated by and is supplied to each component. The game control board includes a main control unit 41, and the effect control board includes a sub control unit 91.
As shown in FIGS. 1(A) and 1(B), the game control board is connected to an operation section (game progression operation section) 7, and the effect control board is provided with a liquid crystal display 51 and a central movable role. An object 101, a left movable accessory 102, and a right movable accessory 103 are connected. These effect devices 51, 101 to 103 are driven under the control of the sub control unit 91. In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 1B, the player touches the production devices such as the liquid crystal display 51, the central movable accessory 101, the left movable accessory 102, and the right movable accessory 103. It is provided at a position where

When the front door of the gaming machine 1 is opened, a power switch (not shown) is operated by a clerk of the gaming shop or the like, and power supply to the gaming machine 1 is started, the main control unit 41 and the sub control unit 91 Start the activation process respectively. The main control unit 41 executes an initialization process or the like for controlling the operation unit 7 in the startup process. In the case of a slot machine, the operation unit 7 is, for example, a bet number setting button capable of setting a bet number, a start switch for starting the rotation of the reel, a stop switch for stopping the reel, and the like. In the case of a game machine, it is a hit ball operation handle or the like for firing a game ball. When the activation process ends, the main control unit 41 enables control for advancing the acceptance of an operation to the operation unit 7 to advance the game (normal control is in progress), and the player operates the operation unit 7. It becomes possible to play a game. At this time, the main control unit 41 transmits to the sub control unit 91 a start command indicating the start of normal control.

On the other hand, the sub-control unit 91 executes initialization processing of the liquid crystal display 51, the central movable accessory 101, the left movable accessory 102, the right movable accessory 103, and the like in the startup processing. In addition, in this embodiment, the sub-control part 91 makes each movable accessory 101-103 perform a production|presentation operation, during execution of an initialization process. After the start-up process ends (after the start-up period elapses), the sub-control unit 91 shifts to the preparation period and performs the image display control preparation process. When the sub-control unit 91 completes the preparation for the image display control during the preparation period and receives the start command from the main control unit 41, the sub-control unit 91 displays on the liquid crystal display 51 that the main control unit 41 is in the normal control ( For example, an effect image is displayed). The main control unit 41 transmits various commands according to the progress of the game, and the sub control unit 91 controls the effect based on the control information of the command received from the main control unit 41. The effect is performed using, for example, the liquid crystal display 51, the central movable accessory 101, the left movable accessory 102, the right movable accessory 103, etc., but not limited to this, and an effect LED (not shown), a speaker, and an effect. A switch (operation unit for production progress) or the like may be used.

(Regarding effects using the liquid crystal display 51 and each movable accessory 101 to 103)
In the present embodiment, the sub-control unit 91 causes the liquid crystal display 51 to display an effect image or the like during a game, while the liquid crystal display 51 does not show a demonstration screen (for example, a background image or the like) while the game is not being performed. Is displayed. Further, the sub-control unit 91 is controlled in an advantageous state (for example, in the case of a slot machine, control of bonus, ART, CZ, etc., in the case of a pachinko game machine, in control of a big hit state or a small hit state). Then, the central movable accessory 101 is caused to execute the effect operation. In addition, the sub-control unit 91, when suggesting the possibility of being controlled to an advantageous state (for example, during the execution of the small-winning winning suggestion effect in the case of a slot machine, during the reach effect in the case of a pachinko game machine). The left movable accessory 102 and the right movable accessory 103 are caused to perform an effect operation.

In addition, in the present embodiment, the central movable accessory 101 is caused to perform the effect operation when being controlled to the advantageous state, and the left movable accessory 102 and the right movable accessory 102 are moved when the possibility of being controlled to the advantageous state is suggested. The effect operation is performed on the accessory 103, but the present invention is not limited to this, and as long as it is the effect operation when performing the effect during the game, each movable accessory 101 to 103 performs the effect operation under arbitrary conditions. You may let me. For example, all movable accessory members 101 to 103 may be caused to perform the effect operation while being controlled to the advantageous state. Further, for example, while being controlled to the first advantageous state, the left movable accessory 102 and the right movable accessory 103 are caused to perform a production operation, and a second advantageous state that is more advantageous to the player than the first advantageous state is obtained. The central movable auditors product 101 may be caused to perform an effect operation while being controlled.

(About the moving mechanism of each movable accessory 101-102)
The operations of the central movable accessory 101, the left movable accessory 102, and the right movable accessory 103 will be described with reference to FIGS.

The central movable accessory 101 has a front-rear movable portion 101a movable in the front-rear direction and a vertical movable portion 101b movable in the vertical direction. As shown in FIGS. 2(C) and 3(C), the front-rear movable portion 101a rotates the crank 132 by driving the drive source 131 to connect the crank 132 and the front-rear movable portion 101a to each other. By a so-called crank structure (crank mechanism) for moving the connecting rod (133), between the storage position shown in FIGS. 2(A) to 2(C) and the appearance position shown in FIGS. 3(A) to 3(C). It is possible to move.

In the present embodiment, the drive source 131 includes a stepping motor, and the sub-control unit 91 controls the excitation of the stepping motor to control not only the forward/reverse rotation of the crank 132 but also the rotation amount. You can do it. The crank 132 has a disk-shaped handle portion 132a, a rotating shaft 132b extending in the orthogonal direction from the center of the handle portion 132a, and an eccentric shaft (crank pin) 132c extending in the orthogonal direction from a position offset from the center of the handle portion 132a. The connecting rod 133 has a rear end connected to the eccentric shaft 132c, and a front end connected to a moving shaft (piston pin) 134 provided at the rear end of the front-rear movable unit 101a. The front-rear movable portion 101a is guided by a guide member (guide member) (not shown) and is movable only in the front-rear direction. That is, the eccentric shaft 132c is restricted from moving in the vertical direction and the horizontal direction, and is movable only in the front-back direction (piston movement).

As shown in FIG. 2C, when the front-rear movable portion 101a is stopped at the storage position, the eccentric shaft 132c is provided behind the rotary shaft 132b at a position having substantially the same height. When the rotary shaft 132b is normally rotated about 90° from this state, the eccentric shaft 132c moves to a position above the rotary shaft 132b and stops, as shown in FIG. 3(C). At this time, the rear end of the connecting rod 133 connected to the eccentric shaft 132c also moves along with the eccentric shaft 152c, and the moving shaft 134 connected to the front end of the connecting rod 133 is pressed by the connecting rod 133 to the front. The movable part 101a is moved to the appearance position and stopped. When the rotary shaft 132b is reversely rotated about 90° from this state, the eccentric shaft 132c moves to a position where the eccentric shaft 132c has substantially the same height behind the rotary shaft 132b and stops, and the connecting rod 133 connected to the eccentric shaft 132c. The rear end also moves along with the eccentric shaft 152c, the moving shaft 134 connected to the front end of the connecting rod 133 is pulled by the connecting rod 133 and moves rearward, and the front-rear movable portion shown in FIG. The state in which 101a is stopped at the storage position is restored. In this way, the sub-control unit 91 controls the forward and reverse rotations of the crank 132, whereby the front-rear movable unit 101a can be moved between the storage position and the appearance position.

As shown in FIGS. 2(B), 3(B), and 4(B), the vertically movable portion 101b has an engaged portion (recess) 121 that is recessed forward from the rear ends of the left and right sides. 122 is provided, and the housing 1b is provided with engaging portions (projections) 111 and 112 projecting forward from the front end at positions facing the engaged portions 121 and 122 in the front-rear direction. Therefore, when the front-rear movable portion 101a is stopped at the storage position, the up-down movable portion 101b moves by engaging the engaging portions 111 and 112 with the engaged portions 121 and 122 (fitting the concave and convex portions). Are being regulated. On the other hand, when the front-rear movable part 101a is stopped at the appearance position, the up-down movable part 101b drives the drive source 141 to drive the front-rear movable part 101a as shown in FIGS. 3(C) and 4(C). By rotating the connection shaft 142 that connects the front end upper part and the vertically movable part 101b rear end upper part, the standby position shown in FIGS. 2(A) to 2(C) and FIGS. 3(A) to 3(C). It is possible to move between the operating position shown in FIG. 4(A) to FIG. 4(C). In addition, in the present embodiment, the drive source 141 includes a stepping motor similarly to the drive source 131, and the sub-control unit 91 controls the excitation of the stepping motor to only control the forward/reverse rotation of the connecting shaft 142. Not only that, but also the amount of rotation can be controlled.

As shown in FIG. 3C, when the connecting shaft 142 is rotated forward by about 40° from the state where the vertically movable portion 101b is stopped at the standby position, the vertically movable portion 101b shown in FIG. 4C moves to the operating position. Then, it becomes a stopped state. Further, when the vertically movable portion 101b shown in FIG. 4C moves to the operating position and is stopped and the connection shaft 142 is reversely rotated by about 40°, the vertically movable portion 101b shown in FIG. To return to the stopped state. In this way, the sub-control unit 91 controls the forward/reverse rotation of the connecting shaft 142, so that the vertically movable unit 101b can be moved between the standby position and the operating position.

The left movable accessory 102 is movable in the front-rear direction similarly to the front-rear movable portion 101a. As shown in FIGS. 5C and 5G, the crank 152 is driven by driving the drive source 151. By the crank structure which rotates the crank to move the connecting rod 153 connecting the crank 152 and the left movable accessory 102, the storage positions shown in FIGS. 5A to 5C and FIGS. It is possible to move to and from the appearance position shown in (G).

In the present embodiment, the drive source 151 includes a stepping motor like the drive sources 131 and 141, and the sub-control unit 91 controls excitation of the stepping motor to control the forward/reverse rotation of the crank 152. It is also possible to control the rotation amount. The crank 152 includes a handle 152a, a rotating shaft 152b, and an eccentric shaft 152c, like the crank 132. The connecting rod 153 has a rear end connected to the eccentric shaft 152c and a front end connected to the left movable accessory 102. It is connected to a moving shaft 154 provided at the rear end. The left movable accessory 102 is guided only by a guide member (not shown) like the front-rear movable part 101a so as to be movable only in the front-rear direction, and the eccentric shaft 152c is restricted from moving vertically and horizontally. It is possible to move only in the front-back direction.

As shown in FIG. 5(C), when the left movable accessory 102 is stopped at the storage position, the eccentric shaft 152c is provided behind the rotary shaft 152b at substantially the same height. When the rotary shaft 152b is normally rotated about 90° in this state, the eccentric shaft 152c moves to a position above the rotary shaft 152b and stops, as shown in FIG. 5(G). At this time, the rear end of the connecting rod 153 connected to the eccentric shaft 152c also moves along with the eccentric shaft 152c, and the moving shaft 134 connected to the front end of the connecting rod 133 is pressed by the connecting rod 133 to the front. The left movable accessory 102 moves to the appearance position and stops. When the rotary shaft 152b is reversely rotated about 90° from this state, the eccentric shaft 152c moves to a position behind the rotary shaft 152b at substantially the same height and stops, and the connecting rod 153 connected to the eccentric shaft 152c. The rear end portion of the connecting rod 153 also moves along with the eccentric shaft 152c, and the moving shaft 154 connected to the front end portion of the connecting rod 153 is pulled by the connecting rod 153 and moves rearward, so that the left movable arm shown in FIG. The object 102 returns to the state in which it is stopped at the storage position. In this way, the sub-control unit 91 controls the forward/reverse rotation of the crank 152, whereby the left movable accessory 102 can be moved between the storage position and the appearance position.

In the present embodiment, the position detection sensor (not shown) allows the front and rear movable parts 101a to be stored and emerged, the up and down movable parts 101b to be standby and operated, and the left movable accessory 102 to be stored and emerged and right moved. The sub-control unit 91 is provided at the storage position and the appearance position of the accessory 103, and determines whether or not each of the movable accessory 101 to 103 has finished moving to each position based on the detection signal of the position detection sensor. I am making a decision. Note that, unlike the present embodiment, the position detection sensor may not be provided at each position, and for example, a position detection sensor that can detect that the front-rear movable unit 101a is moving to the storage position or the appearance position. By providing the sub-control unit 91, it is determined whether or not the detection signal of the position detection sensor changes in the order of ON/OFF/ON during the movement to each position, so that each movable accessory 101 to 103 can detect each position. It may be determined whether or not the movement has been completed. In addition, for example, a position detection sensor that can detect that the front-rear movable unit 101a is moving to an intermediate position between the storage position and the appearance position is provided, and the sub-control unit 91 moves the position when moving to each position. It may be determined whether or not each movable accessory 101 to 103 has finished moving to each position by determining whether or not the detection signal of the detection sensor changes in the order of OFF, ON, and OFF.

In the present embodiment, the drive sources 131, 141, 151 are provided with stepping motors, but the present invention is not limited to this, and may be replaced with electromagnetic motors that have lower positioning accuracy than stepping motors but are relatively inexpensive. ..
Further, in the present embodiment, the front-rear movable part 101a, the left-side movable accessory 102, and the right-side movable accessory 103 are moved in the front-rear direction by using the crank mechanism, but the invention is not limited to this, and for example, a so-called pinion rack mechanism is used. The front-rear movable part 101a, the left-side movable accessory 102, and the right-side movable accessory 103 may be moved in the front-back direction by using. Specifically, the movable shafts 101 to 103 are rotatably supported by a rotary shaft that extends in the left-right direction and a pinion gear is fixedly supported on the outer periphery, and a rack gear that extends in the front-rear direction is provided below the pinion gear for driving. By rotating the rotating shaft by the sources 131 and 151 and moving the pinion gear meshing with the rack gear in the front-rear direction above the rack gear, the front-rear movable portion 101a, the left movable accessory 102, and the right movable accessory 103 are respectively moved in the front-rear direction. You may let me.

Further, for example, a so-called solenoid mechanism may be used to move the front-rear movable portion 101a, the left movable accessory 102, and the right movable accessory 103 in the front-rear direction. Specifically, the moving shafts 134, 154 are connected to the electromagnetic solenoid, and when the power supply to the electromagnetic solenoid is on, the moving shafts 134, 154 are pulled and move backward, while the power supply to the electromagnetic solenoid is supplied. When the switch is off, the movable shafts 134 and 154 may be moved forward by being pressed by springs to move the front-rear movable unit 101a, the left movable accessory 102, and the right movable accessory 103 in the front-rear direction. ..

(Regarding the initial operation and effect operation of each movable accessory 101 to 103)
In the present embodiment, the sub-control unit 91 causes the central movable accessory 101 to move the front-rear movable unit 101a from the storage position to the appearance position as an initial operation, and then moves the vertical movable unit 101b back and forth between the standby position and the operating position. After the movement, the operation of moving the front-rear movable unit 101a from the storage position to the appearance position is executed. In addition, the sub-control unit 91 first moves the front-rear movable unit 101a from the storage position to the appearance position and then waits for the vertically movable unit 101b as an effect operation for the central movable accessory 101. The operation of moving from the position to the working position is executed. Then, the sub-control unit 91 moves the vertical movable unit 101b from the standby position to the working position when the control of the advantageous state ends, as the effect operation for the central movable accessory 101, and then the front-rear movable unit 101a moves from the appearance position. Execute the operation of moving to the storage position.
Further, the sub-control unit 91 causes the left movable accessory 102 and the right movable accessory 103 to move back and forth from the appearance position to the storage position after moving from the storage position to the appearance position as a common operation of the initial operation and the effect operation. To be executed at the same time.

(About the abnormality judgment of each movable accessory 101-103)
The sub-control unit 91 also determines whether or not an abnormality has occurred when causing the movable accessory 101 to 103 to perform the initial operation or the effect operation. Specifically, the sub-control unit 91 determines whether or not the operation (initial operation or effect operation) of each of the movable accessory 101 to 103 is normally executed based on the detection signal of the position detection sensor, that is, the operation is successful. It is determined whether or not. Therefore, for example, the stepping motor of the drive sources 131, 141, 151 has a malfunction (damage of parts etc.), the position detection sensor has a malfunction, an electric wire connected to the stepping motor or the position detection sensor, or the like. The signal lines are broken, the gears included in the drive sources 131, 141, 151 are damaged, the gears are disengaged from each other, the rotating shafts 132b and 152b of the cranks 132 and 152, and the eccentric shaft 132c, When the 152c, the connecting rods 133 and 153, the moving shafts 134 and 154, the guide member, and the movable accessory 101 to 103 are damaged, the operation of the movable accessory 101 to 103 is not normally performed. It is determined that an abnormality has occurred.

(Regarding the state transition of each movable accessory 101 to 103)
The states of the central movable accessory 101, the left movable accessory 102, and the right movable accessory 103 will be described with reference to FIG.

As shown in FIG. 6A, the sub-control unit 91 controls the central movable accessory 101 to be in a normal state when the power supply to the gaming machine 1 is started, and when the initial operation is successful, Continue control as a normal state. Further, when the initial operation fails, the sub control unit 91 determines that an abnormality has occurred and controls the central movable accessory 101 to be in an abnormal state. When the sub-control unit 91 controls the central movable accessory 101 in the abnormal state, the power supply is resumed after the power supply to the gaming machine 1 is stopped, that is, the abnormal state is maintained until the power is restored. The control is continued, and after the power is restored, the central movable accessory 101 is controlled to be in the normal state.

On the other hand, the sub-control unit 91 does not determine that an abnormality has occurred immediately even if the rendering operation fails, and determines that an abnormality has occurred when the rendering operation fails six times in total. When the sub control unit 91 determines that an abnormality has occurred, it does not immediately control the central movable accessory 101 to be in the abnormal state, but controls it to be in the abnormal state. The sub-control unit 91 performs the recovery operation of the central movable accessory 101 while controlling the central movable accessory 101 in the abnormal state, and controls the central movable accessory 101 in the normal state when the recovery operation is successful. On the other hand, the sub-control unit 91 controls the central movable accessory 101 to be in an abnormal state when the covering operation fails, and controls the central movable accessory 101 to be in an abnormal state until the power is restored. The sub control unit 91 controls the central movable accessory 101 to be in a normal state even if the power is restored before the recovery operation is performed.

Further, as shown in FIG. 6B, the sub-control unit 91 controls the left movable accessory 102 to be in the normal state when the power supply to the gaming machine 1 is started, and the initial operation or the effect operation. When succeeded in, the control as a normal state is continued. Further, when the initial operation or the production operation fails, the sub control unit 91 determines that an abnormality has occurred and controls the left movable accessory 102 to be in the abnormal state. When controlling the left movable accessory 102 in an abnormal state, the sub-control unit 91 continues to control the abnormal state until the power is restored, and controls the central movable accessory 101 to be in the normal state after the power is restored. ..

The state of the right movable accessory 103 is the same as the above description of FIG. 6B if "left" is "right" and "102" is "103", and thus redundant description is reduced. Therefore, detailed description is omitted.

(About central movable accessory abnormality determination processing)
Next, the central movable accessory abnormality determination process executed by the sub control unit 91 will be described. As shown in FIG. 7, in the central movable accessory abnormality determination process, the sub-control unit 91 determines whether the front-rear movable unit 101a has started moving from the stored position to the appearance position (step Sa1). When the front-rear movable unit 101a has not started moving to the appearance position (step Sa1; N), the sub-control unit 91 repeats the process of Step Sa1 until the front-rear movable unit 101a starts moving to the appearance position, When the front-rear movable unit 101a starts moving to the appearance position (step Sa1; Y), whether the front-rear movable unit 101a has completed moving to the appearance position before a predetermined period (for example, 4 seconds) elapses. Is determined (step Sa2).

When the front-rear movable unit 101a has finished moving to the appearance position by the lapse of a predetermined period (step Sa2; Y), the sub-control unit 91 starts moving the vertically movable unit 101b from the standby position to the working position. It is determined whether or not (step Sa3). When the up-and-down movable part 101b has not started moving to the working position (step Sa3; N), the sub-control part 91 repeats the process of step Sa3 until the up-and-down moving part 101b starts moving to the working position. When the up-and-down movable part 101b starts moving to the working position (step Sa3; Y), it is determined whether or not the up-and-down moving part 101b has finished moving to the working position by the elapse of a predetermined period (step Sa4). ).

The sub-control unit 91 starts moving the vertical movable unit 101b from the operating position to the standby position when the vertical movable unit 101b has finished moving to the operating position by the lapse of a predetermined period (step Sa4; Y). It is determined whether or not (step Sa5). When the up-and-down movable part 101b has not started moving to the standby position (step Sa5; N), the sub-control part 91 repeats the process of step Sa5 until the up-and-down movable part 101b starts moving to the standby position. When the up-and-down movable part 101b starts moving to the standby position (step Sa5; Y), it is determined whether or not the up-and-down movable part 101b has finished moving to the standby position by the elapse of a predetermined period (step Sa6). ).

The sub-control unit 91 starts moving the front-rear movable unit 101a from the appearance position to the storage position when the up-and-down movable unit 101b has finished moving to the standby position by the elapse of a predetermined period (step Sa6; Y). It is determined whether or not (step Sa7). If the front-rear movable unit 101a has not started moving to the storage position (step Sa7; N), the sub-control unit 91 repeats the process of Step Sa7 until the front-rear movable unit 101a starts moving to the storage position. When the front-rear movable unit 101a starts moving to the storage position (step Sa7; Y), it is determined whether or not the front-rear movable unit 101a has completed moving to the storage position by the elapse of a predetermined period (step Sa8). ).

The sub-control unit 91 ends the process when the front-rear movable unit 101a has finished moving to the storage position by the elapse of a predetermined period (step Sa8; Y). On the other hand, the sub-control unit 91 determines whether the front-rear movable unit 101a has not finished moving to the appearance position by the elapse of the predetermined period (step Sa2; N), or the up-and-down movable unit 101b moves by the predetermined period. If the movement to the operating position is not completed (step Sa4; N), or if the up-and-down movable part 101b has not completed the movement to the standby position before the elapse of a predetermined period (step Sa6; N), or for a predetermined period. When the front-rear movable unit 101a does not finish moving to the storage position by the time (step Sa8; N), as shown in FIG. 8, the operation of the central movable accessory 101 is an initial operation performed in the initialization process. It is determined whether or not (step Sa9).

When the operation of the central movable accessory 101 is the initial operation (step Sa9; Y), the sub-control unit 91 moves the operation of moving the up-and-down movable unit 101b to the standby position over a predetermined period of time of the initial operation and the effect operation. The operation is performed at a speed β [ms/step] (for example, 9 ms/step) slower than α [ms/step] (for example, 5 ms/step) (step Sa10), and a predetermined operation of moving the front-rear movable portion 101a to the storage position is performed. The operation is performed at the speed β over the period (step Sa11). On the other hand, when the operation of the central movable accessory 101 is not the initial operation but the effect operation (step Sa9; Y), the sub control unit 91 stores the operation failure frequency counter stored in the RAM (not shown) included in the sub control unit 91. Is incremented by 1 (step Sa12) to determine whether or not the value of the operation failure frequency counter is 6 or more, thereby determining whether or not the operation failure frequency of the central movable accessory 101 is 6 times or more in total. It is determined (step Sa13).

When the value of the operation failure frequency counter is less than 6 (step Sa13; N), the sub control unit 91 ends the process. On the other hand, when the value of the operation failure number counter is 6 or more (step Sa13; Y), the sub-control unit 91 moves the up-and-down movable unit 101b after the operation of moving the front-rear movable unit 101a to the storage position at the speed β. Of the drive source 141 to the stepping motor after stopping (step Sa14) and after stopping the front-rear movable part 101a to turn off the excitation of the drive source 131 to the stepping motor (step Sa15). The abnormality occurrence flag stored in the RAM (not shown) is turned on (step Sa16), and the process ends. Here, the abnormality occurrence flag is a flag indicating whether or not the central movable accessory 101 is in an abnormality occurrence state. The abnormality occurrence flag is turned off when the power is turned on, and is turned on when it is determined that the abnormality occurs.

(About central movable accessory recovery processing)
Next, the central movable accessory recovery process executed by the sub control unit 91 will be described. As shown in FIG. 9, in the central movable accessory recovery process, the sub control unit 91 determines whether or not the display of the first demo screen has started after the abnormality occurrence flag is turned on (step Sb1). When the display of the first demo screen is not started (step Sb1; N), the sub control unit 91 repeats the processing of step Sb1 until the display of the demo screen is started, and when the display of the first demo screen is started. (Step Sb1; Y), the operation of moving the front-rear movable unit 101a to the appearance position is started (Step Sb2), and it is determined whether or not the front-rear movable unit 101a has finished moving to the appearance position by a predetermined period. The determination is made (step Sb3).

When the front-rear movable part 101a has finished moving to the appearance position by the lapse of a predetermined period (step Sb3; Y), the sub-control part 91 starts an operation of moving the up-down movable part 101b to the operating position (step Sb3; Y). Sb4), it is determined whether or not the up-and-down movable portion 101b has finished moving to the operating position by the elapse of a predetermined period (step Sb5). When the up-and-down movable part 101b has finished moving to the operating position by the lapse of a predetermined period (step Sb5; Y), the sub-control part 91 starts an operation of moving the up-and-down movable part 101b to the standby position (step Sb5; Y). Sb6), it is determined whether or not the up-and-down movable unit 101b has finished moving to the standby position by the elapse of a predetermined period (step Sb7). When the up-and-down movable part 101b has finished moving to the standby position by the lapse of a predetermined period (step Sb7; Y), the sub-control part 91 starts an operation of moving the front-and-rear movable part 101a to the storage position (step Sb7; Y). Sb8), it is determined whether or not the front-rear movable unit 101a has finished moving to the storage position by the elapse of a predetermined period (step Sb9).

When the front-rear movable unit 101a has finished moving to the storage position by the elapse of a predetermined period (step Sb9; Y), the sub-control unit 91 turns off the abnormality occurrence flag (step Sb10) and ends the process. On the other hand, the sub-control unit 91 determines whether the front-rear movable unit 101a has not finished moving to the appearance position by the elapse of the predetermined period (step Sb3; N), or the up-and-down movable unit 101b moves by the predetermined period. If the movement to the operating position is not completed (step Sb5; N), or if the up-and-down movable unit 101b has not completed the movement to the standby position by the elapse of a predetermined period (step Sb7; N), or for a predetermined period. If the front-rear movable unit 101a has not finished moving to the storage position before (step Sb9; N), the process ends without turning off the abnormality occurrence flag.

(Regarding left-side movable accessory abnormality determination processing and right-side movable accessory abnormality determination processing)
Next, the left movable accessory abnormality determination process executed by the sub control unit 91 will be described. As shown in FIG. 10, in the left-hand movable accessory abnormality determination process, the sub-control unit 91 determines whether or not the left-hand movable accessory 102 has started to reciprocate from the storage position in the order of the storage position, the appearance position, and the storage position. Is determined (step Sc1). When the left movable accessory 102 has not started the reciprocating movement from the storage position (step Sc1; N), the sub-control unit 91 executes the step Sc1 until the left movable accessory 102 starts the reciprocating movement from the storage position. When the left movable accessory 102 starts to reciprocate from the storage position by repeating the process (step Sc1; Y), the left movable accessory 102 is removed from the storage position by a predetermined period (for example, 4 seconds). It is determined whether or not the reciprocating movement has been completed (step Sc2).

When the left movable accessory 102 has completed the reciprocal movement from the storage position by the time the predetermined period has elapsed (step Sc2; Y), the sub control unit 91 ends the process. On the other hand, when the left movable accessory 102 has not completed the reciprocating movement from the storage position by the elapse of the predetermined period (step Sc2; N), the sub control unit 91 drives the left movable accessory 102 after stopping the drive source. The excitation of the stepping motor 151 is turned off (step Sc3), and the process ends.
The right side movable accessory abnormality determination process executed by the sub-control unit 91 is the same as the above description of FIG. 10 if "left side" is "right side" and "102" is "103", and thus redundant. Detailed description is omitted to reduce the description.

(About operation example of central movable accessory 101)
Next, the operation of the central movable accessory 101 will be described with reference to FIGS. The timing chart shown in FIG. 11 is, in order from the top, whether or not the initial operation or effect operation of the central movable accessory 101 is executed (execution/non-execution), the position of the front-rear movable portion 101a from the storage position to the appearance position, The position from the standby position of the up-and-down movable part 101b to an operating position is shown. Hereinafter, in the present embodiment, the timing at which an event occurs is represented by t(t1, t2,... ).

As shown in FIG. 11, before t1, the sub control unit 91 does not cause the central movable accessory 101 to perform the initial operation or the effect operation. At t1, when the central movable accessory 101 starts executing the initial operation or the effect operation, the sub-control unit 91 causes the front-rear movable section 101a to start moving from the storage position to the appearance position, and after t1. At time t2, the front-rear movable unit 101a has finished moving from the storage position to the appearance position. Further, at t2, the sub control unit 91 causes the vertically movable unit 101b to start moving from the standby position to the operating position, and at t3 after t2, the vertically movable unit 101b moves from the standby position to the operating position. The move has ended. In this case, the operation of the front-rear movable unit 101a ends from t1 to t4 when the predetermined period elapses, and the operation of the vertical movable unit 101b ends from t2 to t5 when the predetermined period elapses. Therefore, the sub-control unit 91 determines that the operation of the central movable accessory 101 has ended normally, that is, the operation has succeeded, and does not determine that an abnormality has occurred.

Further, at t6 after t3, the sub control unit 91 causes the vertically movable unit 101b to start moving from the operating position to the standby position, and at t7 after t6, the vertically movable unit 101b moves to the operating position. To the standby position has been completed. Further, at t7, the sub control unit 91 causes the front-rear movable unit 101a to start moving from the appearance position to the storage position, and at t8 after t7, the front-rear movable unit 101a moves from the appearance position to the storage position. The movement is finished, and the execution of the initial action or the production action in the central movable accessory 101 is finished. In this case, the operation of the up-and-down movable unit 101b ends from t6 to t9 when the predetermined period elapses, and the operation of the front-rear movable unit 101a ends from t7 to t10 when the predetermined period elapses. At this time, the sub-control unit 91 determines that the operation of the central movable accessory 101 has ended normally, that is, the operation has succeeded, and does not determine that an abnormality has occurred.

The timing chart shown in FIG. 12 shows, from top to bottom, whether or not the initial operation of the central movable accessory 101 is executed (execution/non-execution), the position between the retracted position of the front-rear movable part 101a and the appearance position, and the up-down movable part. A position between the standby position of 101b and the operating position, ON/OFF of excitation of the drive source 131 of the front-rear movable part 101a, ON/OFF of excitation of the drive source 141 of the up-and-down movable part 101b, and ON of an abnormality occurrence flag.・Indicates OFF.

On the other hand, at t1, the central movable accessory 101 may start performing an initial operation, and the front-rear movable part 101a may start moving from the stored position to the appearance position. is there. For example, an obstacle is provided in front of the central movable accessory 101 (for example, a box containing a medal of a slot machine or a game ball of a pachinko gaming machine, a so-called dollar box is stacked up to the front of the central movable accessory 101. Or, when the central movable accessory 101 is pressed from the front to the rear by hand, the front-rear movable part 101a may not be able to move at an intermediate position between the storage position and the appearance position. In this case, as shown in FIG. 12, for example, the front-rear movable unit 101a stops at the intermediate position at t11 after t1 and before t2, and the front-rear movable unit 101a is stopped from t1 to t4 when a predetermined period elapses. The operation to the appearance position of 101a is not completed. Therefore, at t4, the sub-control unit 91 determines that the operation of the central movable accessory 101 has not ended normally, that is, the operation has failed, and determines that an abnormality has occurred.

At this time, the sub-control unit 91 ends the execution of the initial operation of the central movable accessory 101, and causes the vertically movable unit 101b to start moving to the standby position at a speed β that is slower than the speed α of the initial operation. Further, the sub-control unit 91 turns off the excitation of the up-and-down movable unit 101b to the drive source 141 regardless of whether or not the up-and-down movable unit 101b has moved to the standby position at t12 when a predetermined period has elapsed from t4, The front-rear movable unit 101a is started to move to the storage position so that the speed β becomes slower than the speed α of the initial operation. Then, the sub-control unit 91 turns off the excitation of the front-rear movable unit 101a to the drive source 131 regardless of whether the front-rear movable unit 101a is moved to the storage position at t13 when a predetermined period has elapsed from t12. At the same time, the abnormality occurrence flag is set to ON to control the abnormality state. In the operation example shown in FIG. 12, the up-and-down movable part 101b is stopped at the standby position from the beginning, and the front-rear movable part 101a is normally moved from the intermediate position to the storage position by t13.

Similar to the timing chart shown in FIG. 12, the timing chart shown in FIG. 13 appears from the storage position of the front-rear movable portion 101a, whether or not the initial operation of the central movable accessory 101 is executed, from top to bottom. Between the standby position of the up-and-down movable part 101b and the operating position, on/off of excitation of the drive source 131 of the front-rear movable part 101a, and excitation of the drive source 141 of the up-down movable part 101b. Is turned on and off, and the abnormality flag is turned on and off.

Further, at t2, the front-rear movable unit 101a ends the movement from the storage position to the appearance position, and after the vertical movable unit 101b starts moving from the standby position to the working position, the central movable accessory 101 fails to operate. There are times when For example, an obstacle is provided above the central movable accessory 101 (for example, a dollar box is placed on the central movable accessory 101), or the central movable accessory 101 is manually moved downward from above. When pressed down, the up-and-down movable part 101b may not be able to move at an intermediate position between the standby position and the operating position. In this case, as shown in FIG. 13, for example, at t21 after t2 and before t3, the vertically movable unit 101b stops at the intermediate position, and the vertically movable unit is moved from t2 to t5 when a predetermined period elapses. The operation to the operating position of 101b is not completed. At this time, the sub-control unit 91 determines at t5 that the operation of the central movable accessory 101 has not ended normally, that is, the operation has failed, and determines that an abnormality has occurred.

At this time, the sub-control unit 91 ends the execution of the initial operation of the central movable accessory 101, and causes the vertically movable unit 101b to start moving to the standby position at a speed β that is slower than the speed α of the initial operation. Further, the sub-control unit 91 turns off the excitation of the up-and-down movable unit 101b to the drive source 141 regardless of whether or not the up-and-down movable unit 101b has moved to the standby position at t22 when a predetermined period has elapsed from t5, The front-rear movable unit 101a is started to move to the storage position so that the speed β becomes slower than the speed α of the initial operation. Then, the sub-control unit 91 turns off the excitation of the front-rear movable unit 101a to the drive source 131 regardless of whether the front-rear movable unit 101a is moved to the storage position at t23 when a predetermined period has elapsed from t22. At the same time, the abnormality occurrence flag is set to ON to control the abnormality state. In the operation example shown in FIG. 13, the up-and-down movable unit 101b normally moves from the intermediate position to the standby position by t22, and the front-rear movable unit 101a normally moves from the appearance position to the storage position by t23. There is.

The timing chart shown in FIG. 14 is, in order from the top, whether or not the effect operation of the central movable accessory 101 is executed (execution/non-execution), the position between the storage position of the front-rear movable unit 101a and the appearance position, and the vertical movable unit. A position between the standby position of 101b and the operating position, ON/OFF of excitation of the drive source 131 of the front-rear movable part 101a, ON/OFF of excitation of the drive source 141 of the up-and-down movable part 101b, and ON of an abnormality occurrence flag. -OFF, indicates the value of the operation failure counter (0 to 6).

Also, at t1, the central movable accessory 101 is started to perform the performance operation, and the front-rear movable portion 101a is started to move from the stored position to the appearance position, similarly to the initial operation, as in the initial operation. There are times when 101 fails to operate. In this case, as shown in FIG. 14, for example, dollar boxes are stacked in front of the central movable accessory 101, or items such as a dollar box and a player's bag are placed on the central movable accessory 101. If so, the front-rear movable portion 101a stops at the intermediate position at t11, and the operation of the front-rear movable portion 101a to the appearance position does not end by t4 when a predetermined period elapses from t1. At this time, at t4, the sub control unit 91 determines that the operation has failed, increments the value of the operation failure counter by 1 from 0 to 1, and ends the execution of the effect operation in the central movable accessory 101.

In addition, at t31 after t4, the sub control unit 91 causes the central movable accessory 101 to restart the execution of the rendering operation, and causes the front-rear movable unit 101a to start moving to the appearance position. At this time, for example, when the obstacle is left in front of the central movable accessory 101, or when the central movable accessory 101 is pressed again by hand from the front to the rear, the front-rear movable part 101a is Cannot move from the intermediate position. In this case, as shown in FIG. 14, for example, the front-rear movable unit 101a stops at the intermediate position from t31 to t32 when a predetermined period elapses, and the operation of the front-rear movable unit 101a to the appearance position does not end. At this time, the sub-control unit 91 determines that the operation has failed at t32, adds +1 to the value of the operation failure counter from 1 to 2, and ends the execution of the effect operation in the central movable accessory 101.

In addition, at t33, which is after t32, the sub control unit 91 causes the central movable accessory 101 to restart execution of the effect operation. At this time, as shown in FIG. 14, when the front-rear movable unit 101a stops at the intermediate position from t33 to t34 when a predetermined period elapses even after the front-rear movable unit 101a starts moving to the appearance position, the front-rear movable unit 101a The operation to the appearance position of does not end. At this time, at t34, the sub control unit 91 determines that the operation has failed, increments the value of the operation failure counter by 1 from 2 to 3, and ends the execution of the effect operation in the central movable accessory 101.

In addition, at t35 after t34, the sub control unit 91 causes the central movable accessory 101 to restart execution of the effect operation. At this time, as shown in FIG. 14, when the front-rear movable unit 101a stops at the intermediate position from t35 to t36 when a predetermined period elapses even when the front-rear movable unit 101a starts moving to the appearance position, the front-rear movable unit 101a The operation to the appearance position of does not end. At this time, the sub-control unit 91 determines that the operation has failed at t36, adds +1 to the value of the operation failure counter from 3 to 4, and ends the execution of the effect operation in the central movable accessory 101.

In addition, at t37 after t36, the sub control unit 91 causes the central movable accessory 101 to restart the execution of the effect operation. At this time, as shown in FIG. 14, when the front-rear movable unit 101a stops at the intermediate position from t37 to t38 when a predetermined period elapses even after the front-rear movable unit 101a starts moving to the appearance position, the front-rear movable unit 101a The operation to the appearance position of does not end. At this time, the sub-control unit 91 determines that the operation has failed at t38, adds +1 to the value of the operation failure counter from 4 to 5, and ends the execution of the effect operation in the central movable accessory 101.

In addition, at t39 after t38, the sub control unit 91 causes the central movable accessory 101 to restart execution of the effect operation. At this time, as shown in FIG. 14, even when the front-rear movable unit 101a starts moving to the appearance position, when the front-rear movable unit 101a stops at the intermediate position from t39 to t40 when a predetermined period elapses, the front-rear movable unit 101a The operation to the appearance position of does not end. At this time, the sub-control unit 91 determines that the operation has failed at t40, adds +1 to the value of the operation failure counter from 5 to 6, and ends the execution of the effect operation in the central movable accessory 101. Further, the sub-control unit 91 determines that an abnormality has occurred because the value of the operation failure counter has become 6, turns off the excitation of the drive source 131 of the front-rear movable unit 101a, and causes the vertical movable unit 101b to move. The excitation to the drive source 141 is turned off, the abnormality occurrence flag is set to on, and the abnormality occurrence state is controlled.

Similar to the timing chart shown in FIG. 14, the timing chart shown in FIG. 15 appears from the storage position of the front-rear movable portion 101a in the order from the top, whether or not the performance operation of the central movable accessory 101 is executed. Between the standby position of the up-and-down movable part 101b and the operating position, on/off of excitation of the drive source 131 of the front-rear movable part 101a, and excitation of the drive source 141 of the up-down movable part 101b. Is turned on/off, the abnormality occurrence flag is turned on/off, and the value (0 to 6) of the operation failure counter is shown.

Further, at t2, the front-rear movable unit 101a ends the movement from the storage position to the appearance position, and after the vertical movable unit 101b starts moving from the standby position to the working position, as in the case of the initial operation, the center operation is performed. The movable accessory 101 sometimes fails in operation. In this case, as shown in FIG. 15, for example, at t21, the up-and-down movable part 101b stops at the intermediate position, and the operation of the up-and-down movable part 101b to the operating position is not completed by t5 when a predetermined period elapses from t2. become. At this time, the sub-control unit 91 determines that the operation has failed at t5, increments the value of the operation failure counter by 1 from 0 to 1, and ends the execution of the effect operation in the central movable accessory 101.

In addition, at t41 after t5, the sub control unit 91 causes the central movable accessory 101 to restart execution of the effect operation, and causes the vertically movable unit 101b to start moving to the operating position. At this time, for example, when the obstacle is left above the central movable accessory 101, or when the central movable accessory 101 is pressed down again from above by the hand, the vertically movable portion 101b moves. Cannot move from the intermediate position. In this case, as shown in FIG. 15, for example, the vertically movable portion 101b stops at the intermediate position from t41 to t42 when a predetermined period elapses, and the operation of the vertically movable portion 101b to the operating position does not end. At this time, at t42, the sub control unit 91 determines that the operation has failed, increments the value of the operation failure counter by 1 from 1 to 2, and ends the execution of the effect operation in the central movable accessory 101.

In addition, at t43 after t42, the sub control unit 91 causes the central movable accessory 101 to restart the execution of the effect operation. At this time, as shown in FIG. 15, when the up-and-down movable part 101b stops moving at the intermediate position from t43 to t44 when a predetermined period elapses even after the up-and-down movable part 101b starts moving to the operating position, the up-and-down movable part 101b. The operation to the operating position of does not end. At this time, at t44, the sub control unit 91 determines that the operation has failed, adds 1 to the value of the operation failure counter from 2 to 3, and ends the execution of the effect operation in the central movable accessory 101.

In addition, at t45 after t44, the sub control unit 91 causes the central movable accessory 101 to restart execution of the effect operation. At this time, as shown in FIG. 15, when the vertically movable unit 101b stops at the intermediate position from t45 to t46 when a predetermined period elapses even when the vertically movable unit 101b starts to move to the appearance position, the vertically movable unit 101b. The operation to the operating position of does not end. At this time, the sub-control unit 91 determines that the operation has failed at t46, adds +1 to the value of the operation failure counter from 3 to 4, and ends the execution of the effect operation in the central movable accessory 101.

In addition, at t47 after t46, the sub control unit 91 causes the central movable accessory 101 to restart execution of the effect operation. At this time, as shown in FIG. 15, when the vertically movable portion 101b stops at the intermediate position from t47 to t48 when a predetermined period elapses even when the vertically movable portion 101b starts moving to the appearance position, the vertically movable portion 101b. The operation to the operating position of does not end. At this time, the sub-control unit 91 determines that the operation has failed at t48, adds +1 to the value of the operation failure counter from 4 to 5, and ends the execution of the effect operation in the central movable accessory 101.

Further, at t49 after t48, the sub control unit 91 causes the central movable accessory 101 to restart execution of the effect operation. At this time, as shown in FIG. 15, when the vertically movable unit 101b stops at the intermediate position from t49 to t50 when a predetermined period elapses even when the vertically movable unit 101b starts to move to the operating position, the vertically movable unit 101b. The operation to the operating position of does not end. At this time, the sub-control unit 91 determines that the operation has failed at t50, increments the value of the operation failure counter by 5 to 6, and ends the execution of the effect operation in the central movable accessory 101. Further, the sub-control unit 91 determines that an abnormality has occurred because the value of the operation failure counter has become 6, turns off the excitation of the drive source 131 of the front-rear movable unit 101a, and causes the vertical movable unit 101b to move. The excitation to the drive source 141 is turned off, the abnormality occurrence flag is set to on, and the abnormality occurrence state is controlled.

The timing chart shown in FIG. 16 shows, from top to bottom, whether or not the first demo screen is displayed in the abnormal state (display/non-display), the position between the storage position of the front-rear movable unit 101a and the appearance position, and the vertical movement. Position of the part 101b from the standby position to the operating position, ON/OFF of excitation to the drive source 131 of the front-rear movable part 101a, ON/OFF of excitation to the drive source 141 of the up-and-down movable part 101b, and abnormality occurrence flag Indicates the value (0 to 6) of the on/off and operation failure counter.

As shown in FIG. 16, before t51, the sub-control unit 91 controls the operation failure counter to 6 while the game is in progress, sets the abnormality occurrence flag to ON, and controls the abnormality occurrence state. The excitation of the drive source 131 of 101a and the drive source 141 of the vertically movable portion 101b is off. At t51, the sub control unit 91 starts the display of the first demo screen in the abnormal state, and then starts the recovery operation (return operation) of the central movable accessory. Specifically, first, at t51, the sub-control unit 91 turns on the excitation of the drive source 131 of the front-rear movable unit 101a and the drive source 141 of the up-and-down movable unit 101b, respectively, and moves to the position where the front-rear movable unit 101a appears. Start moving.

At this time, for example, as shown in FIG. 16, when the front-rear movable unit 101a finishes moving from the intermediate position to the appearance position at t52 after t51, the vertically movable unit 101b moves from the standby position to the working position. To start. At this time, for example, as shown in FIG. 16, when the up-and-down movable unit 101b finishes moving from the standby position to the operating position at t53 after t52, the sub control unit 91 causes the up-and-down movable unit 101b to move to the operating position. To move to the standby position. In this case, the operation of the front-rear movable unit 101a ends from t51 to t54 when the predetermined period elapses, and the operation of the vertical movable unit 101b ends from t52 to t55 when the predetermined period elapses. Therefore, the sub control unit 91 determines that the operations of the front-rear movable unit 101a and the up-and-down movable unit 101b have ended normally.

Further, for example, as shown in FIG. 16, at t55, when the up-and-down movable unit 101b finishes moving from the operating position to the standby position, the sub-control unit 91 moves the front-rear moving unit 101a from the appearance position to the storage position. To start. At this time, for example, as shown in FIG. 16, when the front-rear movable unit 101a ends the movement from the appearance position to the storage position at t56 after t55, it can be moved vertically from t53 to t56 when a predetermined period elapses. The operation of the part 101b is completed, and the operation of the front-rear movable part 101a is completed from t55 to t57 when a predetermined period elapses. Therefore, the sub-control unit 91 determines that the operations of the front-rear movable unit 101a and the up-and-down movable unit 101b have ended normally, determines that the recovery operation has succeeded at t56, and turns off the abnormality determination flag. The value is set and controlled to a normal state, and the value of the operation failure counter is reset to 0. Although illustration is omitted, when it is determined that the recovery operation has failed, the excitation to the drive source 131 of the front-rear movable unit 101a and the drive source 141 of the vertical movable unit 101b are turned off again, and the abnormality determination flag is set. Keep set to on.

(Regarding operation examples of the left movable accessory 102 and the right movable accessory 103)
Next, the operation of the left movable accessory 102 will be described with reference to FIGS. 17 and 18. The timing chart shown in FIG. 17 is, from top to bottom, whether or not the initial operation or the production operation of the left movable accessory 102 is executed (execution/non-execution), and the position from the storage position of the left movable accessory 102 to the appearance position. Indicates.

As illustrated in FIG. 17, before t61, the sub control unit 91 does not cause the left movable accessory 102 to perform the initial operation or the effect operation. At t61, when the left movable accessory 102 starts to execute the initial operation or the effect operation, the sub-control unit 91 causes the left movable accessory 102 to start moving from the storage position to the appearance position, which is more than at t61. At t62, the left movable accessory 102 has finished moving from the storage position to the appearance position. In addition, at t63 after t62, the sub control unit 91 causes the left movable accessory 102 to start moving from the appearance position to the storage position, and at t64 after t63, the left movable accessory 102 moves. The movement from the appearance position to the storage position has been finished, and the execution of the initial action or the production action in the left movable accessory 102 has been finished. In this case, the operation of the left movable accessory 102 is completed from t61 to t65 when a predetermined period elapses. At this time, the sub-control unit 91 determines that the operation of the left movable accessory 102 has ended normally, that is, the operation has succeeded, and does not determine that an abnormality has occurred.

The timing chart shown in FIG. 18 shows, from top to bottom, whether or not the initial operation of the left movable accessory 102 is executed (execution/non-execution), the position from the storage position of the left movable accessory 102 to the appearance position, and the left movable operation. The on/off state of excitation of the driving source 151 of the accessory 102 is shown.

On the other hand, at t61, the left movable accessory 102 starts to perform the initial operation or the effect operation, and the left movable accessory 102 starts to move from the stored position to the appearance position, and then the left movable accessory 102 starts to operate. There are times when I fail. For example, when an obstacle is provided in front of the left movable accessory 102 or when the left movable accessory 102 is pressed by the hand from the front to the rear, the left movable accessory 102 has a storage position and an appearance position. It may become impossible to move at an intermediate position between. In this case, as shown in FIG. 18, for example, at t66 after t61 and before t62, the left movable accessory 102 stops at the intermediate position, and the left movable accessory 102 moves to the left by t65 when a predetermined period elapses. The operation of the accessory 102 at the appearance position is not completed. Therefore, at t65, the sub control unit 91 determines that the operation of the left movable accessory 102 has not ended normally, that is, the operation has failed, determines that an abnormality has occurred, and determines the left movable accessory 102. The excitation of the drive source 151 is turned off to control the abnormal state.

Note that the operation of the right movable accessory 103 is the same as the above description of FIGS. 17 and 18 if “left” is “right” and “102” is “103”, and thus redundant description is reduced. Therefore, detailed description is omitted.

As described above, according to the gaming machine 1 according to the present embodiment, the central movable accessory 101, the left movable accessory 102, and the right movable accessory 103 are respectively provided at positions that the player can touch. ing. Further, when the power supply to the gaming machine 1 is started, the sub-control unit 91 causes the central movable accessory 101, the left movable accessory 102, and the right movable accessory 103 to perform the initial operations in the initialization processing. Further, when executing the effect during the game, the sub-control unit 91 causes the central movable accessory 101, the left movable accessory 102, and the right movable accessory 103 to perform the effect operation, respectively. Further, the sub control unit 91 determines whether or not an abnormality has occurred in the initial operation or the production operation of the central movable accessory 101, the left movable accessory 102, and the right movable accessory 103.

Here, during execution of the initial operation of the central movable accessory 101, the sub-control unit 91 determines that the movement of the front-rear movable unit 101a from the storage position to the appearance position does not end even after a lapse of a predetermined period. At this time, or when it is determined that the movement of the vertically movable unit 101b from the standby position to the operating position does not end even after the lapse of a predetermined period, or the movement of the vertically movable unit 101b from the operating position to the standby position is predetermined. When it is determined that the movement does not end even after the elapse of the period, or when it is determined that the movement of the front-rear movable portion 101a from the appearance position to the storage position does not end even after the elapse of the predetermined period, the central movable accessory 101 It is determined that an abnormality has occurred in the operation of. On the other hand, the sub-control unit 91 adds +1 to the value of the operation failure counter when these determinations are made during the performance operation of the central movable accessory 101, and the value of the operation failure counter becomes 6 or more. At this time, it is determined that an abnormality has occurred in the operation of the central movable accessory 101.

As a result, according to the gaming machine 1 of the present embodiment, the first abnormal condition that is satisfied when the initial operation of the central movable accessory 101 is executed is satisfied when the effect operation of the central movable accessory 101 is executed. It is a condition that requires more time than the second abnormal condition until it is determined that the condition is satisfied.
By doing so, in the situation where the player may be touching the central movable accessory 101 during the game, such as during the performance operation, the game is performed as if the initial operation is being performed. It is possible to determine whether or not an abnormality has occurred in the central movable accessory 101 over time rather than a situation in which the player is not likely to be touching the central movable accessory 101, depending on the actual situation. It is possible to make a judgment.

Further, according to the gaming machine 1 of the present embodiment, the first abnormal condition that is satisfied when the initial operation of the central movable accessory 101 is executed is satisfied when the effect operation of the central movable accessory 101 is executed. It is a condition in which the number of judgments until it is judged that the condition is satisfied is larger than that of the abnormal condition 2.
By doing so, in the situation where the player may be touching the central movable accessory 101 during the game, such as during the performance operation, the game is performed as if the initial operation is being performed. It is possible to determine whether or not an abnormality has occurred in the central movable accessory 101 by increasing the number of determinations more than in a situation in which the player is not likely to be touching the central movable accessory 101. It is possible to make a determination according to.

In the present embodiment, the sub-control unit 91 operates when the above-described determination is performed during execution of the effect operation of the left movable accessory 102 and the right movable accessory 103, similarly to during execution of the initial operation. However, the invention is not limited to this, and the value of the operation failure counter is incremented by 1 when the above-described determination is made similarly to the central movable accessory 101, and the value of the operation failure counter is 6 or more. When it becomes, it may be determined that the operation is abnormal. In this case, it is necessary to newly provide not only the operation failure counter of the central movable accessory 101 but also the operation failure counter of the left movable accessory 102 and the operation failure counter of the right movable accessory 103.

In addition, in this embodiment, the central movable accessory 101, the left movable accessory 102, and the right movable accessory 103 are exemplified as the movable accessories provided at positions where the player can touch, but each movable accessory is movable. The positions of the role objects 101 to 103 are not limited to this. For example, the left side movable role object 102 and the right side movable role object 103 are arranged on the left side plate and the right side plate of the housing 1b, respectively. May be moved to the left side of the left side plate, or the right movable accessory 103 may be moved to the right side of the right side plate. Further, for example, the central movable accessory 101 may be provided in the central portion of the front surface of the gaming machine 1.

Further, according to the gaming machine 1 according to the present embodiment, the first abnormal condition is that the movement to each position does not end even if a predetermined period has elapsed since the central movable accessory 101 was made to perform the initial operation. It is a condition that the number of judgments is satisfied once. On the other hand, the second abnormal condition is a condition in which the total number of times of determination that the movement to each position is not ended even if a predetermined period has elapsed after the central movable accessory 101 is made to perform the effect operation is satisfied six times in total. ..
By doing so, in the situation where the player may be touching the central movable accessory 101 during the game, such as during the performance operation, the game is performed as if the initial operation is being performed. Instead of the situation in which the player is not likely to be touching the central movable accessory 101, the central movable accessory 101 is set to have a larger number of determinations that the movement to each position is not finished even after a predetermined period has elapsed. It is possible to determine whether or not an abnormality has occurred, and it is possible to make a determination according to the actual situation.

In the present embodiment, the number of times the first abnormal condition is determined is one. However, the number of determinations is not limited to this, and may be two or more. Although the number of times the second abnormal condition is determined is six, the number is not limited to this, and may be five or less, seven or more as long as the number of times is greater than the number of times the first abnormal condition is determined. May be
In the present embodiment, it is determined that the second abnormal condition is abnormal when the number of times of determination of the second abnormal condition reaches 6 times. However, the present invention is not limited to this. You may do it.
In addition, in the present embodiment, the number of determinations of the second abnormal condition is adjusted to be larger than that of the first abnormal condition, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the determination period of the second abnormal condition is longer than that of the first abnormal condition. May be adjusted to be longer. Specifically, the number of determinations that the movement to each position is not ended even after the first period (for example, 4 seconds) has elapsed since the central movable accessory 101 was caused to perform the initial operation under the first abnormal condition While the condition is satisfied only once, after the second abnormal condition is caused to cause the central movable accessory 101 to perform the effect operation, even if a second period (for example, 8 seconds) longer than the first period elapses, each position The condition may be that the number of determinations not to end the movement to is established once.

Further, according to the gaming machine 1 according to the present embodiment, the sub control unit 91, when it is determined that the first abnormal condition is satisfied when the initial operation of the central movable accessory 101 is executed, the sub movable unit 101b. To move to the standby position, and then the front-rear movable unit 101a moves to the storage position. That is, the central movable accessory 101 is moved to the initial position. On the other hand, when it is determined that the second abnormal condition is satisfied when the rendering operation of the central movable auditors product 101 is performed, the sub control unit 91 does not move the central movable auditors product 101 to the initial position and then moves to the current position. To stop.
By doing so, an abnormality occurs in the central movable accessory 101 in a situation where the player is not touching the central movable accessory 101 as in the case where the initial operation is being performed and the player is not touching the central movable accessory 101. If it is determined that the central movable accessory 101 is returned to the initial position, it is possible to prevent the game from being hindered because the central movable accessory 101 is not arranged at the initial position. Further, by doing so, in a situation in which the player may be touching the central movable accessory 101 during the game, such as during execution of the rendering operation, an abnormality occurs in the central movable accessory 101. When the determination is made, it is possible to prevent the central movable accessory 101 from being stopped at the current position and to apply an excessive load to the central movable accessory 101.

In addition, in the present embodiment, when the first abnormal condition is determined to be satisfied when the initial operation of the central movable accessory 101 is performed, the up-and-down movable portion 101b is moved to the standby position and the front-rear movable portion 101 is moved. Although the central movable accessory 101 is moved to the initial position by moving to the storage position (see FIGS. 2A to 2C), the invention is not limited to this, and for example, FIG. As shown in, the front-rear movable unit 101 may be moved to the lock position by moving the eccentric shaft 132c to the position at which the eccentric shaft 132c has the same height behind the rotary shaft 132b. By doing so, even if the player pulls the central movable accessory 101 with his/her hand, the front-rear movable portion 101 cannot be moved forward (deadlock state).

Note that, as in the present embodiment, when it is determined that the first abnormal condition is satisfied when the initial operation of the central movable accessory 101 is executed to prevent the game from being hindered, the central movable role is determined. It is preferable to move the object 101 to the initial position, but when it is determined that the second abnormal condition is satisfied when the effect operation of the central movable accessory 101 is executed, or the left movable accessory 102 or the right movable accessory 103. The central movable accessory 101 may be stopped at the current position, as in the case where it is determined that the abnormal condition is satisfied when the operation (initial operation, effect operation) is executed. In addition, in order to prevent an excessive load from being applied to the central movable accessory 101, the central movable accessory is determined when it is determined that the second abnormal condition is satisfied when the rendering operation of the central movable accessory 101 is executed. Although it is preferable to stop 101 at the current position, the central movable accessory 101 may be moved to the initial position in the same manner as when the initial operation of the central movable accessory 101 is executed.

Further, according to the gaming machine 1 according to the present embodiment, the sub-control unit 91 causes the front-rear movable unit 101a and the up-and-down movable unit 101b to move at the speed α when causing the central movable accessory 101 to perform the initial operation or the effect operation. On the other hand, when the central movable accessory 101 is moved to the initial position due to an abnormality occurring during the execution of the initial operation, the front-rear movable portion 101a and the up-and-down movable portion 101b are moved at a speed β slower than the speed α.
By doing so, when the movable parts 101a and 101b are moved at the speed α, the torque for rotating the rotating shafts 132b and 142 by the stepping motors of the drive sources 131 and 141 is larger when the movable parts 101a and 101b are moved at the speed β. Therefore, the force for moving the movable parts 101a and 101b becomes large. As a result, when it is determined that an abnormality has occurred in the central movable accessory 101, the central movable accessory 101 can be favorably returned to the initial position by applying a heavier load than during the initial operation or the performance operation. ..

It should be noted that, as in the present embodiment, in order to suitably return to the initial position by applying a heavy load, an abnormality occurs during execution of the initial operation, and the central movable accessory 101 is moved to the initial position at the speed β. Although it is preferable to move the movable parts 101a and 101b, the movable parts 101a and 101b may be moved at the normal speed α even when the central movable accessory 101 is moved to the initial position.

Further, according to the gaming machine 1 according to the present embodiment, the sub control unit 91 determines that an abnormality has occurred in the central movable accessory 101 during execution of the initial operation, or during execution of the effect operation. When it is determined that an abnormality has occurred in the central movable accessory 101, the disabling control is performed so that the central movable accessory 101 does not perform the effect operation when performing the effect that causes the central movable accessory 101 to perform the effect operation. Is going. Specifically, the sub control unit 91 turns off the excitation of the stepping motors of the drive sources 131 and 141 of the front-rear movable unit 101a and the vertical movable unit 101b, and sets the abnormality occurrence flag to ON. Further, the sub control unit 91 can perform return control from the disabling control. Specifically, the sub control unit 91 restarts the excitation of the drive sources 131 and 141 of the front-rear movable unit 101a and the vertical movable unit 101b to the stepping motor, sets the abnormality occurrence flag to OFF, and fails the operation. The counter value is reset to 0.

Here, the sub-control unit 91 performs the restoration control when the power is restored after it is determined that an abnormality has occurred in the central movable accessory 101 during the execution of the initial operation and the disabling control is performed. On the other hand, the sub-control unit 91 determines that an abnormality has occurred in the central movable accessory 101 during execution of the rendering operation, and after performing the disabling control, not only when the power is restored, but also in the abnormality occurrence state. Return control is also performed when the recovery operation started when the first demo screen is displayed after being controlled is successfully executed.
By doing so, in the situation where the player may be touching the central movable accessory 101 during the game, such as during the performance operation, the game is performed as if the initial operation is being performed. It is possible to add a recovery condition (successful recovery operation) different from the situation in which the player is not touching the central movable accessory 101, and perform recovery from the disabling control according to the actual situation. You can

In the present embodiment, the abnormality occurrence flag is used to control the central movable accessory 101 as the abnormality occurrence state, but the present invention is not limited to this, and for example, the value of the operation failure counter may be used. When the value of the failure counter reaches 6, the central movable accessory 101 may be controlled as an abnormal state. In this case, the process of setting the abnormality occurrence flag to ON from the disabling control can be omitted, and the process of setting the abnormality occurrence flag to OFF from the restoration control can be omitted.

Further, according to the gaming machine 1 according to the present embodiment, an abnormality occurs during the execution of the initial operation and the disabling control is performed not only after performing the disabling control, but the disabling control is performed. The first recovery condition that can be satisfied after the operation is the condition for recovering from the power failure. On the other hand, the recovery operation is successful when the first demo screen is displayed after the second return condition that can be satisfied only after the abnormality occurs during the performance operation and the disabling control is performed is controlled to the abnormality occurrence state. It is a condition to do.
By doing so, after it is determined that an abnormality has occurred in the central movable accessory 101 during the performance operation and the disabling control is performed, it is possible to recover from the disabling control without the power failure recovery. That is, the convenience is improved as compared with the gaming machine in which the return control is not performed unless the power is restored.

In the present embodiment, the first recovery condition is the condition for recovering from the power failure, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the so-called RAM clear when the memory of the RAM of the sub-control unit 91 is initialized when the power is recovered. May be the condition under which is performed. Further, in the present embodiment, the second recovery condition is set to the condition that the recovery operation is successful when the first demo screen is displayed after being controlled to the abnormal state. However, the present invention is not limited to this. The condition may be a condition that the recovery operation succeeds when a specific period of time elapses after being controlled by. In other words, the situation in which the recovery operation can be executed is not limited to the situation in which the first demo screen is displayed after being controlled to the abnormality occurrence state as long as it is a situation different from the failed demonstration operation, and it is controlled to the abnormality occurrence state. It may be a situation in which a specific period has elapsed since the start.

For example, in the case of a slot machine, the recovery operation may be executed at the start of the next game controlled in the abnormal state or after the execution of the next continuous effect, and the bonus or the ART that triggers the failed effect operation. The recovery operation may be executed when the advantageous state such as CZ or CZ ends. In addition, if it is a pachinko game machine, the recovery operation may be executed at the start of the next special figure game controlled to the abnormal state or after the execution of the next reach effect, which is a trigger to execute the failing effect operation. The recovery operation may be executed when the advantageous states such as the big hit state and the small hit state are finished.

In addition, regarding the situation in which a specific period has elapsed after being controlled to the abnormal state, the situation in which the player has finished playing the game when it is controlled to the abnormal state (so-called customer waiting state), or the abnormal state It is preferable that the player is changed to a player different from the player under the control of. Therefore, for example, in the case of a slot machine, a recovery operation may be executed at the start of a game after a specific game (for example, 100 games, 1000 games, 1200 games) after being controlled to be in an abnormal state, and the abnormal state is controlled. After that, the recovery operation may be executed after being controlled to the advantageous state a plurality of times (for example, 5 times and 10 times). Also, if it is a pachinko game machine, the recovery operation may be executed at the start of the special figure game after the specific special figure game controlled to the abnormal state, and it is controlled to the advantageous state multiple times after being controlled to the abnormal state. After that, the recovery operation may be executed.

Further, according to the gaming machine 1 according to the present embodiment, the sub control unit 91 executes the recovery operation only when the first demo screen is displayed after being controlled to the abnormal state, and the recovery operation is performed. If it fails, the recovery operation is not executed again and the second return condition is not satisfied.
By doing so, if the recovery operation fails when the first demo screen is displayed after the abnormal state is controlled, it is determined that the central movable accessory 101 has failed and the first return condition is satisfied, that is, It is possible to prevent the return control from being performed until the power is restored.

In the present embodiment, the recovery operation is executed only when the first demo screen is displayed after being controlled to the abnormal state, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the recovery operation is performed a predetermined number of times after being controlled to the abnormal state. The recovery operation may be performed until the first (for example, fifth) demo screen is displayed, or the recovery operation may be performed each time the demo screen is displayed after the abnormal state is controlled. That is, in the case where the recovery operation is performed every time the demo screen is displayed after being controlled to be in the abnormal state, the sub control unit 91 returns to the power failure when it is determined that the abnormality occurs during the execution of the effect operation. The central movable accessory 101 may be controlled to be in an abnormal state until the recovery operation is successful, and the central movable accessory 101 may not be controlled to be in an abnormal state no matter how many times the recovery operation fails.

Further, according to the gaming machine 1 according to the present embodiment, the sub-control unit 91 is disabled by turning off the excitation of the drive sources 131 and 141 of the front-rear movable unit 101a and the up-and-down movable unit 101b to the stepping motor. Control.
By doing so, it is possible to prevent the central movable accessory 101 from performing an unintended operation during the disabling control.

In the present embodiment, the disabling control is performed by turning off the excitation of the drive sources 131 and 141 of the front-rear movable part 101a and the up-and-down movable part 101b to the stepping motor, but the invention is not limited to this. For example, the sub-control unit 91 does not control the excitation of the drive sources 131 and 141 to the stepping motor when performing the effect of causing the central movable accessory 101 to perform the effect operation (for example, outputting pulse power). The disabling control may be performed by not making a decision, issuing an instruction, or giving an instruction.
In the present embodiment, another effect device, such as the liquid crystal display device 51, in which no abnormality occurs when the effect operation is not performed by the disabling control in the effect that causes each movable accessory 101 to 103 to perform the effect operation. Although the effect image is not displayed and only the effect image is displayed, another effect device may be caused to execute the effect operation alternative. For example, a special effect image may be displayed on the liquid crystal display 51, or an effect using a speaker or effect effect LED that is not used when performing the effect operation may be executed.

Further, according to the gaming machine 1 according to the present embodiment, the central movable accessory 101 is movable between the front-rear movable portion 101a movable between the storage position and the appearance position, and the standby position and the operating position. And a vertically movable portion 101b. Then, the sub-control unit 91 determines that the movement of the front-rear movable unit 101a to each position does not end even if the predetermined period has elapsed, or the movement of the up-and-down movable unit 101b to each position has the predetermined period. When it is determined that the operation does not end even after a lapse of time, +1 is added to the value of the operation failure counter, and when the value of the operation failure counter is 6 or more, it is determined that the central movable accessory 101 has an abnormality. ing.
By doing so, when the movement of the front-rear movable portion 101a to each position is determined not to end even after the lapse of a predetermined period, the front-rear movable portion is updated when the value of the counter updated reaches a specific value. The value of the counter updated when it is determined that the movement of each of the gaming machine and the up-and-down movable unit 101b that have determined that an abnormality has occurred in 101a does not end even after the lapse of a predetermined period has become the specific value. The control load for determining whether or not an abnormality has occurred in any of the plurality of movable portions 101a and 101b can be reduced rather than in the gaming machine that determines that an abnormality has occurred in the vertically movable portion 101b.

In the present embodiment, the central movable accessory 101 has the front-rear movable part 101a and the up-and-down movable part 101b, but the first movable part and the second movable part are the front-rear movable part 101a and the up-down movable part 101b. The present invention is not limited to this, and may be, for example, a left and right movable portion that is movable in the left and right direction, or a circumferential movable portion that is movable in the circumferential direction on the front surface of the gaming machine 1. That is, the first motion and the second motion are not limited to the front-rear direction and the up-down motion, and may be the left-right motion or the circumferential motion on the front surface of the gaming machine 1. Even in this case, it is necessary for the sub-control unit 91 to use a position detection sensor or the like to determine whether or not the operation of each movable unit has succeeded.

In addition, in the present embodiment, the central movable accessory 101 has the front-rear movable portion 101a and the up-and-down movable portion 101b, but may have other movable portions (third movable portions), for example, left and right. A left and right movable unit that can move in the direction may be newly provided, and a movable unit that moves the entire central movable accessory 101 to the front of the liquid crystal display 51 during the control of the advantageous state may be newly provided. In this case, it is necessary to add the operation of the third movable section to the initial operation, the production operation, the operation of returning to the initial position, and the recovery operation. For example, even when the operation of the third movable section fails, the operation failure counter It is necessary to add +1 to the value and determine whether or not the operation of the left and right movable parts has succeeded as the recovery operation.

In the present embodiment, when the above determination is made, +1 is added to the value of the operation failure counter, but it is not limited to this as long as the value of the operation failure counter is updated. For example, +2 or more is added. Alternatively, other arithmetic operations such as subtraction/multiplication/division may be performed using arbitrary numerical values. In this case, as the value of the operation failure counter, a specific value different from 6 may be used to determine that the central movable accessory 101 has an abnormality.

Further, according to the gaming machine 1 according to the present embodiment, the sub-control unit 91, when it is determined that an abnormality occurs in the central movable accessory 101, each drive source of the front-rear movable unit 101a and the vertical movable unit 101b. The excitation of the stepping motors 131 and 141 is turned off and the abnormality occurrence flag is set to on so that the front-rear movable part 101a and the up-and-down movable part 101b do not perform the operation.
By doing so, it is possible to prevent the front-rear movable portion 101a and the up-and-down movable portion 101b from operating in an abnormal state, that is, an abnormal state or an abnormal state.

As in the present embodiment, it is preferable to prevent the front-rear movable unit 101a and the up-and-down movable unit 101b from performing operations as the disabling control. It is also possible to prevent one of the operations from being executed.
As described in the present embodiment, when it is determined that an abnormality has occurred in the central movable accessory 101 in order to prevent the front-rear movable portion 101a and the up-and-down movable portion 101b from operating in an abnormal state or an abnormal state, It is preferable to perform the disabling control as described above, but the disabling control may not be performed even if it is determined that the central movable accessory 101 has an abnormality.

Further, according to the gaming machine 1 according to the present embodiment, the return condition for performing the return control from the disabling control is the reciprocating movement between the storage position and the appearance position of the front-rear movable portion 101a and the machine position of the vertical movable portion 101b. This is a condition for successful recovery operation including reciprocating movement between the operating position and the operating position.
By doing so, it is possible to return from the disabling control by normally operating all of the plurality of movable parts 101a and 101b.

In the present embodiment, the return condition is set to the condition that the recovery operation succeeds, but the present invention is not limited to this, and may be the condition that the recovery operation succeeds a plurality of times (for example, three times).
In addition, as in the present embodiment, the recovery operation including the reciprocal movement of the front-rear movable portion 101a between the stored position and the appearance position and the reciprocal movement of the up-down movable portion 101b between the machine position and the operating position has been successful. It is preferable to perform the recovery control at this time, but the recovery operation may not be performed and the recovery control may not be performed until the power is restored.

According to the gaming machine 1 of the present embodiment, the central movable accessory 101 performs the reciprocal movement between the retracted position and the appearance position of the front-rear movable part 101a and the machine of the up-and-down movable part 101b. Reciprocating between a position and a working position.
By doing so, a game machine that only reciprocates between the storage position and the appearance position of the front-rear movable unit 101a as a production operation, and a reciprocation between the standby position and the operating position of the vertical movable unit 101b as a production operation. The player becomes more interested in the staging operation than the gaming machine that only moves, and the interest of the game is improved.

In the present embodiment, as an effect operation performed by the central movable accessory 101, the front-rear movable part 101a is moved from the storage position to the appearance position, and then the up-and-down movable part 101b is moved from the standby position to the operating position, which is in an advantageous state. The operation of moving the up-and-down movable part 101b from the standby position to the operating position and then moving the front-and-rear movable part 101a from the appearance position to the storage position when the control of FIG. For example, the reciprocating movement of the up-and-down movable part 101b between the standby position and the operating position may be repeated. For example, the reciprocating movement of the up-and-down movable part 101a between the storage position and the appearance position may be repeated before and after the reciprocating movement. It is also possible to move the part 101a to the appearance position and then reciprocate the vertical movable part 101b between the standby position and the operating position to move the front-rear movable part 101a to the storage position. Further, for example, the operation of moving the front-rear movable unit 101a to the second appearance position that is in front of or behind the appearance position may be performed. In this case, it is necessary to newly provide a position detection sensor capable of detecting the movement to the second appearance position, or to add an operation of moving to the second appearance position to the initial operation and the recovery operation. Further, for example, the up-and-down movable part 101b may also be moved to the second operating position above or below the operating position, similarly to the front-rear moving part 101a. In this case, it is necessary to newly provide a position detection sensor capable of detecting the movement to the second operating position, or to add an operation for moving to the second operating position to the initial operation and the recovery operation. Furthermore, the effect operation is not limited to one operation pattern, and for example, the plurality of operations described above may be selectable as an operation pattern.

It should be noted that, as in the present embodiment, both the movements of the movable parts 101a and 101b may be included as the effect operation performed by the central movable accessory 101 to make the player interested in the effect operation. Although preferable, the movement of only one of the front-back movable portion 101a and the vertical movement portion 101b may be performed, and for example, the movement of only the reciprocating movement of the front-back movable portion 101a may be performed.

According to the gaming machine 1 of the present embodiment, the vertically movable portion 101b has the engaged portions 121 and 122 which are the engaging portions 111 of the housing 1b when the front and rear movable portion 101a is stopped at the storage position. It is engaged with 112 and cannot move from the standby position to the operating position unless the front-rear movable part 101a moves from the storage position to the appearance position.
By doing so, the vertical movable portion 101b is restricted from moving from the standby position to the operating position unless the front-rear movable portion 101a moves from the stored position to the appearance position. It is possible to prevent an unintended operation of the up-and-down movable part 101b when the is not moving from the standby position to the operating position.

In the present embodiment, when the front-rear movable portion 101a is stopped at the storage position, the engaged portions 121 and 122 engage with the engaging portions 111 and 112 of the housing 1b, whereby the front-rear movable portion 101a moves. The vertical movable unit 101b is prevented from moving from the standby position to the working position without moving from the storage position to the appearance position. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and for example, based on the detection signal of the position detection sensor, The sub-control unit 91 makes a decision to move the vertically movable unit 101b from the standby position to the working position, and gives instructions and instructions on condition that the movable unit 101a is stopped at the appearance position, so that the front and rear movable unit 101a is stored. The vertical movable unit 101b may be prevented from moving from the standby position to the operating position without moving from the position to the appearance position.

In addition, in the present embodiment, the up-and-down movable part 101a cannot move from the standby position to the operating position unless the front-rear movable part 101a moves from the storage position to the appearance position, but the up-and-down movable part 101b operates. The front-rear movable unit 101a may not be allowed to move from the storage position to the appearance position without moving from the position to the standby position. For example, based on the detection signal of the position detection sensor, the sub-control unit 91 moves or moves the front-rear movable unit 101a from the appearance position to the storage position on the condition that the up-and-down movable unit 101b is stopped at the standby position. By performing the above, the front-rear movable unit 101a may be prevented from moving from the storage position to the appearance position unless the vertically movable unit 101b moves from the operating position to the standby position.

It should be noted that, as in the present embodiment, in order to prevent unintended movement of the vertically movable portion 101b, the front-rear movable portion 101a must move from the stored position to the appearance position so that it cannot move from the standby position to the working position. However, for example, by not providing the engaging portions 111 and 112 on the housing 1b, the front-rear movable portion 101a can move from the standby position to the operating position without moving from the storage position to the appearance position. May be allowed to move to.

In the present embodiment, the sub-control unit 91 ends the effect operation with the movable parts 101a and 101b stopped when the central movable accessory 101 fails and ends the effect operation. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and for example, the central movable accessory 101 is moved to the initial position each time the central movable accessory 101 fails the rendering operation, as in the case where the central movable accessory 101 fails in the initial operation and ends. You may move it. Further, for example, the positions of the movable parts 101a and 101b of the central movable accessory 101 may be controlled for each unit game (for example, one game for a slot machine, one special drawing game for a pachinko game machine). The central movable accessory 101 may be moved to the initial position unless the next game is in the advantageous state of control. By doing so, the central movable accessory 101 can be brought into a suitable state for each unit game.

Hereinafter, a modification example of the effect operation of the central movable accessory 101 will be described with reference to the timing chart shown in FIG. The timing chart shown in FIG. 19 is, in order from the top, whether or not the effect operation of the central movable accessory 101 is executed (execution/non-execution), the position between the storage position of the front-rear movable part 101a and the appearance position, and the vertical movable part. A position between the standby position of 101b and the operating position, ON/OFF of excitation of the drive source 131 of the front-rear movable part 101a, ON/OFF of excitation of the drive source 141 of the up-and-down movable part 101b, and ON of an abnormality occurrence flag. -OFF, indicates the value of the operation failure counter (0 to 6).

As shown in FIG. 19, at t1, after the central movable accessory 101 starts performing the effect operation and the front-rear movable unit 101a starts moving from the storage position to the appearance position, for example, at t11, front-rear movement is possible. The part 101a may stop at the intermediate position, and the movement of the front-rear movable part 101a to the appearance position may not be completed from t1 to t4 when a predetermined period elapses. At this time, at t4, the sub control unit 91 determines that the operation has failed, increments the value of the operation failure counter by 1 from 0 to 1, and ends the execution of the effect operation in the central movable accessory 101.

In addition, at t70 after t4 and before t31, the sub-control unit 91 does not control the advantageous state at the start of the unit game after the unit game in which the rendering operation has failed, unless the sub movable unit 101a moves forward and backward. Then, the movement from the intermediate position to the storage position is started, and at t71, which is after t70, the front-rear movable unit 101a ends the movement from the intermediate position to the storage position. In this case, the operation of the front-rear movable unit 101a is completed from t70 to t72 when a predetermined period has elapsed. Therefore, the sub control unit 91 determines that the operation has succeeded, and does not determine that an abnormality has occurred.

In addition, at t31 after t72, the sub control unit 91 causes the central movable accessory 101 to restart execution of the effect operation, and causes the front-rear movable unit 101a to start moving from the storage position to the appearance position. At this time, for example, when the obstacle is left in front of the central movable accessory 101, or when the central movable accessory 101 is pressed by the hand again from the front to the rear, for example, than t31. At the subsequent t73, the front-rear movable portion 101a stops at the intermediate position, and the front-rear movable portion 101a stops at the intermediate position from t31 to t32 when a predetermined period elapses, and the operation of the front-rear movable portion 101a to the appearance position does not end. become. At this time, the sub-control unit 91 determines that the operation has failed at t32, adds +1 to the value of the operation failure counter from 1 to 2, and ends the execution of the effect operation in the central movable accessory 101.

In addition, at t74 after t32 and before t33, the sub control unit 91 does not control to the advantageous state at the start of the unit game after the unit game in which the rendering operation has failed, and the sub movable unit 101a is not movable. The movement from the intermediate position to the storage position is started, and the front-rear movable unit 101a ends the movement from the intermediate position to the storage position at t75 after t74. In this case, the operation of the front-rear movable unit 101a is completed from t74 to t76 when a predetermined period elapses. Therefore, the sub control unit 91 determines that the operation has succeeded, and does not determine that an abnormality has occurred.

In addition, at t33 after t76, the sub control unit 91 causes the central movable accessory 101 to restart the execution of the effect operation. At this time, as shown in FIG. 19, for example, the front-rear movable portion 101a stops at the intermediate position at t77 after t33, and the front-rear movable portion 101a stops at the intermediate position from t33 to t34 when a predetermined period elapses. If the movement of the front-back movable portion 101a to the appearance position is not completed, the sub-control portion 91 determines that the movement has failed at t34, increments the value of the movement failure counter by 1 from 2 to 3, and moves the central movable portion. The execution of the rendering operation on the object 101 is ended.

In addition, at t78 after t34 and before t35, the sub-control unit 91 does not control to the advantageous state at the start of the unit game after the unit game in which the rendering operation has failed. The movement from the intermediate position to the storage position is started, and at t79, which is after t78, the front-rear movable unit 101a ends the movement from the intermediate position to the storage position. In this case, the operation of the front-rear movable unit 101a is completed by t80 when a predetermined period elapses from t78. Therefore, the sub control unit 91 determines that the operation has succeeded, and does not determine that an abnormality has occurred. Then, although not shown in the drawings, the sub-control unit 91 thereafter continues to the intermediate position and the storage position of the front-rear movable unit 101a until it determines that an abnormality has occurred because the value of the operation failure counter has become 6 at t40. It will be repeated while determining whether or not to move between and for each unit game.

Although not shown, the sub-control unit 91 may move the front-rear movable unit 101a to the appearance position while the vertical movable unit 101b stops at the intermediate position for some reason and fails the performance operation. Until the operation failure counter value becomes 6 and it is determined that an abnormality has occurred, the movement of the front-rear movable unit 101a between the storage position and the appearance position, the intermediate position of the vertical movable unit 101b, and the standby position are performed. It will be repeated while determining whether or not to move between each unit game. As a result, the position of the central movable accessory 101 can be suitably controlled for each unit game.

In the present embodiment, the sub-control unit 91 causes each movable accessory 101 to 103 to perform an initial operation in the initialization process, and when the effect is executed during the game, each movable accessory 101 to 103 produces an operation. However, the control for causing each movable accessory 101 to 103 to perform an operation is not limited to this. For example, each movable accessory 101 to 101 at the time of final inspection before shipment at the time of manufacturing the gaming machine 1. You may control to make 103 perform an inspection operation. In this case, the sub-control unit 91 is different from the abnormal condition of the initial motion and the effect motion (for example, the first abnormal condition and the second abnormal condition of the central movable accessory 101 described above) during the execution of the inspection motion. When it is determined that the abnormal condition is satisfied, it may be determined that an abnormality has occurred in each of the movable accessory members 101 to 103. By doing so, the inspection period can be adjusted by adjusting the third abnormal condition.

For example, during execution of the inspection operation of the central movable accessory 101, the sub-control unit 91 moves the front-rear movable portion 101a from the storage position to the appearance position in an inspection period shorter than a predetermined period (for example, 2.5 seconds). ), it is determined that the movement does not end even after the lapse of time, or it is determined that the movement of the vertically movable unit 101b from the standby position to the operating position does not end even after the inspection period elapses, or the vertically movable unit. When it is determined that the movement of 101b from the operating position to the standby position does not end even after the inspection period elapses, or the movement from the appearance position of the front-rear movable unit 101a to the storage position ends even after the inspection period ends. When it is determined not to be performed, it may be determined that the third abnormal condition is satisfied, and that the operation of the central movable accessory 101 is abnormal.

The inspection operation of the central movable accessory 101 before shipment will be described below with reference to the timing chart shown in FIG. The timing chart shown in FIG. 20(A) shows, from top to bottom, whether or not the inspection operation of the central movable accessory 101 before shipment is executed (execution/non-execution), and from the storage position of the front-rear movable portion 101a to the appearance position. And the position between the standby position of the up-and-down movable part 101b and the operating position.

As shown in FIG. 20(A), before t81, the sub control unit 91 does not cause the central movable accessory 101 to perform the inspection operation. At t81, when the central movable accessory 101 starts executing the inspection operation, the sub-control unit 91 causes the front-rear movable part 101a to start moving from the storage position to the appearance position, and at t82 after t81. The front-rear movable unit 101a has finished moving from the storage position to the appearance position. Further, at t82, the sub-control unit 91 causes the vertically movable unit 101b to start moving from the standby position to the operating position, and at t84 after t82, the vertically movable unit 101b moves from the standby position to the operating position. The move has ended. In this case, the operation of the front-rear movable unit 101a ends from t81 to t83 when the inspection period elapses, and the operation of the up-and-down movable unit 101b ends from t82 to t85 when the inspection period elapses. Therefore, the sub control unit 91 determines that the operation has succeeded, and does not determine that an abnormality has occurred. Although illustration is omitted, when the operation of the front-rear movable unit 101a does not end by t83 or the operation of the up-and-down movable unit 101b does not end by t85, the sub control unit 91 determines that the operation has failed. Then, it is determined that an abnormality has occurred.

Further, at t84, the sub-control unit 91 causes the vertically movable unit 101b to start moving from the operating position to the standby position, and at t86 after t84, the vertically movable unit 101b moves from the operating position to the standby position. The move has ended. Further, at t86, the sub control unit 91 causes the front-rear movable unit 101a to start moving from the appearance position to the storage position, and at t88 after t86, the front-rear movable unit 101a moves from the appearance position to the storage position. The movement has been completed, and the execution of the inspection operation in the central movable accessory 101 has been completed. In this case, the operation of the vertically movable unit 101b ends from t84 to t87 when the inspection period elapses, and the operation of the front-rear movable unit 101a ends from t86 to t89 when the inspection period elapses. At this time, the sub control unit 91 determines that the operation is successful, and does not determine that an abnormality has occurred. Although illustration is omitted, when the operation of the vertically movable unit 101b does not end by t87 or the operation of the front-rear movable unit 101a does not end by t89, the sub control unit 91 determines that the operation has failed. Then, it is determined that an abnormality has occurred.

In addition, for example, during the execution of the inspection operation of the left movable accessory 102, the sub-control unit 91 performs an inspection period in which the reciprocating movement between the storage position and the appearance position of the left movable accessory 102 is shorter than a predetermined period. For example, when it is determined that the process does not end even after the elapse of 1 second), it may be determined that the third abnormal condition is satisfied, and that the operation of the left movable accessory 102 may be abnormal. In addition, for example, the sub-control unit 91 may perform reciprocal movement between the storage position and the appearance position of the right movable accessory 103 even during the inspection operation of the right movable accessory 103, similarly to the left movable accessory 102. When it is determined that the inspection does not end even after the lapse of the inspection period, it may be determined that the third abnormal condition is satisfied and that the operation of the right movable accessory 103 has an abnormality.

The inspection operation of the left movable accessory 102 before shipment will be described below with reference to the timing chart shown in FIG. An inspection operation of the left movable accessory 102 before shipment will be described with reference to FIG. The timing chart shown in FIG. 20B shows, from top to bottom, whether or not the inspection operation of the left movable accessory 102 is executed before shipment (execution/non-execution), from the storage position of the left movable accessory 102 to the appearance position. Indicates the position between.

As shown in FIG. 20B, before t91, the sub control unit 91 does not cause the left movable accessory 102 to perform the inspection operation. At t91, when the left movable accessory 102 starts to execute the inspection operation, the sub-control unit 91 causes the left movable accessory 102 to start moving from the storage position to the appearance position, and at t92 after t91. At, the left movable accessory 102 has finished moving from the storage position to the appearance position. At this time, the sub-control unit 91 causes the left-side movable accessory 102 to start moving from the appearance position to the storage position, and at t93 after t92, the left-side movable accessory 102 moves from the appearance position to the storage position. The movement has been completed, and the execution of the inspection operation on the left movable accessory 102 has been completed. In this case, the operation of the left movable accessory 102 is completed from t91 to t94 when a predetermined period elapses. At this time, the sub-control unit 91 determines that the operation of the left movable accessory 102 has ended normally, that is, the operation has succeeded, and does not determine that an abnormality has occurred. Although illustration is omitted, when the operation of the left movable accessory 102 is not completed by t94, the sub control unit 91 determines that the operation has failed and determines that an abnormality has occurred.

Note that the inspection operation before shipment of the right movable accessory 103 is the same as the above description of FIG. 20B if "left" is "right" and "102" is "103", and thus redundant. Detailed description is omitted to reduce the description.
As a result, it is possible to shorten the inspection period of each movable accessory 101 to 103 before shipping.

In the present embodiment, the sub-control unit 91 determines whether or not to execute the operation of each movable accessory 101 to 103, or controls for causing each of the movable accessory 101 to 103 to perform an operation (for example, drive). Source 131, 141, 151) and the like), but is not limited to this. For example, the function of the sub-control unit 91 is provided by providing a first sub-control unit and a second sub-control unit. And the first sub-control unit determines whether or not each movable accessory 101 to 103 performs an operation, while the second sub-control unit causes each movable accessory 101 to 103 to perform an operation. You may control. In this case, for example, the second sub control unit independently determines whether or not an abnormality has occurred in each of the movable accessory members 101 to 103 based on the detection signal of the position detection sensor, or disables the abnormality when the abnormality occurs. Control or return control may be performed. Further, for example, when the second sub-control unit determines that an abnormality has occurred in each movable accessory 101 to 103, the second sub-control unit notifies the first sub-control unit to that effect, and the first control unit receiving the notification causes each The disabling control may be performed by not determining that the movable accessory 101 to 103 should perform the operation.

The gaming machine according to the present invention is not limited to a slot machine or a pachinko gaming machine, and a movable portion capable of executing an initial operation and a performance operation is provided at a position where the player can touch the movable portion. Any gaming machine that determines whether or not an abnormality has occurred is included. Therefore, for example, a game machine such as a crane game or a medal game installed in a game center in which a liquid crystal display or an operation unit is movable as an initial operation or a production operation may be included in the game machine according to the present invention.

(1-1) As described above, in the present application,
A gaming machine for playing a game (for example, gaming machine 1),
A movable part (for example, a central movable accessory 101, a left movable accessory 102, a right movable accessory 103) provided at a position where the player can touch,
When the initialization condition (for example, the condition for executing the initialization process) is satisfied, the movable part is subjected to the initial operation (for example, the initial operation, the front-rear movable part 101a is moved from the storage position to the appearance position, and then the up-and-down movable part 101b). Reciprocating between the standby position and the operating position and then moving the front-rear movable part 101a from the storage position to the appearance position, moving the left movable accessory 102 and the right movable accessory 103 from the storage position to the appearance position. While performing control to execute a reciprocating movement to return from the appearance position to the storage position at the same time), when the effect condition (for example, a condition to execute the effect during the game) is satisfied, the effect operation to the movable part ( For example, when starting the production operation and the control of the advantageous state, the front-rear movable portion 101a is moved from the storage position to the appearance position, and then the up-and-down movable portion 101b is moved from the standby position to the working position to end the control of the advantageous state. Occasionally, the up-and-down movable part 101b is moved from the standby position to the operating position, and then the front-rear movable part 101a is moved from the appearance position to the storage position. The left movable accessory 102 and the right-side movable accessory 103 are moved from the storage position to the appearance position. An operation control unit (for example, the sub-control unit 91 executes an initial operation and a production operation for each movable accessory 101 to 103) for performing control to execute a reciprocating movement of returning from the appearance position to the storage position after the movement. Process)
An abnormality determining unit that determines whether or not an abnormality has occurred in the movable portion (for example, the processing of steps Sa1 to Sa16 and Sc1 to Sc3 executed by the sub control unit 91),
The abnormality determining means determines whether the first abnormal condition (for example, the condition that the movement of the front-rear movable unit 101a from the storage position to the appearance position does not end even after a predetermined period of time is exceeded during execution of the initial operation). Conditions under which it is determined that the movement of the movable portion 101b from the standby position to the operating position does not end even after a predetermined period has elapsed, the movement of the up and down movable portion 101b from the operating position to the standby position ends even after the predetermined period elapses. When it is determined that a condition that is not determined, a condition that the movement of the front-rear movable unit 101a from the appearance position to the storage position does not end even if a predetermined period has elapsed) is satisfied, or A second abnormal condition different from the first abnormal condition during execution (for example, when it is determined that the movement of the front-rear movable unit 101a from the storage position to the appearance position does not end even after a predetermined period has passed, or When it is determined that the movement of the movable portion 101b from the standby position to the working position does not end even after a predetermined period has passed, or when the movement of the up and down movable portion 101b from the working position to the standby position has passed the predetermined period. Is determined not to end, or when it is determined that the movement from the appearance position of the front-rear movable unit 101a to the storage position does not end even after a predetermined period of time, the value of the operation failure counter to be incremented by +1 is 6) or more), it is determined that an abnormality has occurred in the movable part,
The second abnormal condition is a condition that requires more time than the first abnormal condition is determined (for example, during the execution of the initial operation, the central movable accessory 101 failed even once). However, it does not hold until it is determined that the central movable accessory 101 has failed a total of 6 or more times during execution of the effect operation), a gaming machine is disclosed.

According to such a configuration, in a situation where the player may be touching the movable portion during the game, such as during execution of the effect operation, the game is not performed like during execution of the initial operation. It is possible to determine whether or not an abnormality has occurred in the movable portion over time rather than a situation in which the player is not likely to touch the movable portion, and it is possible to make a determination according to the actual situation.

(1-2) In the present application,
A gaming machine for playing a game (for example, gaming machine 1),
A movable part (for example, a central movable accessory 101, a left movable accessory 102, a right movable accessory 103) provided at a position where the player can touch,
When the initialization condition (for example, the condition for executing the initialization process) is satisfied, the movable part is subjected to the initial operation (for example, the initial operation, the front-rear movable part 101a is moved from the storage position to the appearance position, and then the up-and-down movable part 101b). Reciprocating between the standby position and the operating position and then moving the front-rear movable part 101a from the storage position to the appearance position, moving the left movable accessory 102 and the right movable accessory 103 from the storage position to the appearance position. While performing control to execute a reciprocating movement to return from the appearance position to the storage position at the same time), when the effect condition (for example, a condition to execute the effect during the game) is satisfied, the effect operation to the movable part ( For example, when starting the production operation and the control of the advantageous state, the front-rear movable portion 101a is moved from the storage position to the appearance position, and then the up-and-down movable portion 101b is moved from the standby position to the working position to end the control of the advantageous state. Occasionally, the up-and-down movable part 101b is moved from the standby position to the operating position, and then the front-rear movable part 101a is moved from the appearance position to the storage position. The left movable accessory 102 and the right-side movable accessory 103 are moved from the storage position to the appearance position. An operation control unit (for example, the sub-control unit 91 executes an initial operation and a production operation for each movable accessory 101 to 103) for performing control to execute a reciprocating movement of returning from the appearance position to the storage position after the movement. Process)
An abnormality determining unit that determines whether or not an abnormality has occurred in the movable portion (for example, the processing of steps Sa1 to Sa16 and Sc1 to Sc3 executed by the sub control unit 91),
The abnormality determining means determines whether the first abnormal condition (for example, the condition that the movement of the front-rear movable unit 101a from the storage position to the appearance position does not end even after a predetermined period of time is exceeded during execution of the initial operation). Conditions under which it is determined that the movement of the movable portion 101b from the standby position to the operating position does not end even after a predetermined period has elapsed, the movement of the up and down movable portion 101b from the operating position to the standby position ends even after the predetermined period elapses. When it is determined that a condition that is not determined, a condition that the movement of the front-rear movable unit 101a from the appearance position to the storage position does not end even if a predetermined period has elapsed) is satisfied, or A second abnormal condition different from the first abnormal condition during execution (for example, when it is determined that the movement of the front-rear movable unit 101a from the storage position to the appearance position does not end even after a predetermined period has passed, or When it is determined that the movement of the movable portion 101b from the standby position to the working position does not end even after a predetermined period has passed, or when the movement of the up and down movable portion 101b from the working position to the standby position has passed the predetermined period. Is determined not to end, or when it is determined that the movement from the appearance position of the front-rear movable unit 101a to the storage position does not end even after a predetermined period of time, the value of the operation failure counter to be incremented by +1 is 6) or more), it is determined that an abnormality has occurred in the movable part,
The second abnormal condition is a condition in which the number of determinations until it is determined that the first abnormal condition is satisfied is greater than that of the first abnormal condition (for example, during the execution of the initial operation, the central movable accessory 101 fails even once). It is established when it is determined that it is done, whereas it is not established until it is determined that the central movable accessory 101 has failed a total of 6 or more times during execution of the effect operation), and a gaming machine is also disclosed. ..

According to such a configuration, in a situation where the player may be touching the movable portion during the game, such as during execution of the effect operation, the game is not performed like during execution of the initial operation. It is possible to determine whether or not an abnormality has occurred in the movable part by increasing the number of determinations compared to the situation where the player is not likely to be touching the movable part, and to make a determination according to the actual situation. it can.

(1-3) In the present application,
The first abnormal condition is a predetermined mode (for example, the front-rear movable unit 101a moves to the storage position even after a stipulated period (for example, a predetermined period, 4 seconds) elapses after the movable unit performs the initial operation. End, movement of the front-rear movable portion 101a to the appearance position, movement of the up-and-down movable portion 101b to the standby position, and movement of the up-and-down movable portion 101b to the operating position) It is a condition that is satisfied when the number of times that it is determined that the above does not occur becomes the first number of times (for example, once),
The second abnormal condition is that the number of times that it is determined that the predetermined mode has not been reached even after the stipulated period has elapsed after the movable portion has performed the effect operation, is the second number of times (more than the first number of times). For example, a gaming machine, which is a condition that is satisfied when the number of times reaches six times, is also disclosed.

According to such a configuration, in a situation where the player may be touching the movable portion during the game, such as during execution of the effect operation, the game is not performed like during execution of the initial operation. It is determined whether or not an abnormality has occurred in the moving part by increasing the number of times that the player has not touched the moving part in a predetermined manner even after the stipulated period of time, as compared with the situation in which there is no possibility of touching the moving part. It is possible to make a judgment according to the actual situation.

(1-4) Further, in the present application,
When it is determined that the first abnormal condition is satisfied, the operation control unit causes the movable portion to have an initial position (for example, an initial position of the central movable accessory 101, a storage position of the front-rear movable portion 101a, and a vertically movable portion 101b). Control for executing the return operation to the standby position), and when it is determined that the second abnormal condition is satisfied, control for stopping the movable portion at the current position without executing the return operation is performed. The game machine is also disclosed which is executed (for example, the sub-control unit 91 executes the processes of steps Sa10 and Sa11).

According to such a configuration, it is determined that an abnormality has occurred in the movable part in a situation where the game is not being performed and the player is not likely to be touching the movable part as during the execution of the initial operation. It is possible to prevent the game from being hindered by returning the movable part to the initial position and not placing the movable part at the initial position. Further, according to such a configuration, when it is determined that an abnormality has occurred in the movable portion in a situation in which the player may be touching the movable portion during the game, such as during the performance operation, the movable portion moves. The movable part can be prevented from being excessively loaded by stopping the part at the current position.

(1-5) Further, in the present application,
The operation control unit controls the movable unit to move at a first speed (for example, speed α) when the movable unit performs the initial operation or the effect operation, while the movable unit returns to the movable unit. When the operation is executed, the movable part is controlled to move at the second speed slower than the first speed (for example, the speed β slower than the speed α) (for example, the sub-control unit 91 executes steps Sa10 and Sa11). The game machine is also disclosed.

With such a configuration, when it is determined that an abnormality has occurred in the movable portion, a load that is stronger than that during the initial operation or the effect operation can be applied to the movable portion and the movable portion can be appropriately returned to the initial position.

(1-6) Further, in the present application,
The operation control unit controls the movable part to perform an inspection operation (for example, a pre-shipment inspection operation) when an inspection condition (for example, a condition for performing a final inspection before shipment) is satisfied (for example, a sub-operation). The control unit 91 executes a process of causing each movable accessory 101 to 103 to perform an inspection operation),
The abnormality determining means is configured to perform a third abnormal condition different from the first abnormal condition and different from the second abnormal condition during execution of the inspection operation (for example, movement of the front-rear movable unit 101a from the storage position to the appearance position). Is determined not to end even after the inspection period elapses, a condition that movement of the vertically movable unit 101b from the standby position to the operating position is not terminated even after the inspection period elapses, It is determined that the movement from the operating position to the standby position does not end even after the inspection period elapses, and the movement from the appearance position of the front-rear movable portion 101a to the storage position does not end even after the inspection period elapses. The condition that the reciprocating movement between the appearance position of the left movable accessory 102 and the storage position is not terminated even after the inspection period elapses, between the appearance position of the right movable accessory 103 and the storage position. Also disclosed is a gaming machine that determines that an abnormality has occurred in the movable part when it is determined that the condition that the reciprocating movement of (1) does not end even after the inspection period has elapsed) is satisfied.

According to such a configuration, the inspection period can be adjusted by adjusting the third abnormal condition, and for example, the time until it is determined that the third abnormal condition is satisfied more than the first abnormal condition and the second abnormal condition can be set. The inspection period can be shortened by setting the required condition or by setting the condition that the number of determinations until it is determined that the condition is satisfied is smaller than that of the first abnormal condition or the second abnormal condition.

(2-1) Further, in the present application,
A gaming machine for playing a game (for example, gaming machine 1),
A movable part (for example, a central movable accessory 101, a left movable accessory 102, a right movable accessory 103) provided at a position where the player can touch,
When the initialization condition (for example, the condition for executing the initialization process) is satisfied, the movable part is subjected to the initial operation (for example, the initial operation, the front-rear movable part 101a is moved from the storage position to the appearance position, and then the up-and-down movable part 101b). Reciprocating between the standby position and the operating position and then moving the front-rear movable part 101a from the storage position to the appearance position, moving the left movable accessory 102 and the right movable accessory 103 from the storage position to the appearance position. While performing control to execute a reciprocating movement to return from the appearance position to the storage position at the same time), when the effect condition (for example, a condition to execute the effect during the game) is satisfied, the effect operation to the movable part ( For example, when starting the production operation and the control of the advantageous state, the front-rear movable portion 101a is moved from the storage position to the appearance position, and then the up-and-down movable portion 101b is moved from the standby position to the working position to end the control of the advantageous state. Occasionally, the up-and-down movable part 101b is moved from the standby position to the operating position, and then the front-rear movable part 101a is moved from the appearance position to the storage position. The left movable accessory 102 and the right-side movable accessory 103 are moved from the storage position to the appearance position. An operation control unit (for example, the sub-control unit 91 executes an initial operation and a production operation for each movable accessory 101 to 103) for performing control to execute a reciprocating movement of returning from the appearance position to the storage position after the movement. Process)
Abnormality determining means for determining whether or not an abnormality has occurred in the movable portion (for example, the processing of steps Sa1 to Sa16 and Sc1 to Sc3 executed by the sub control portion 91);
When it is determined that an abnormality has occurred in the movable portion during the execution of the initial operation (for example, it is determined that the movement of the front-rear movable portion 101a from the stored position to the appearance position does not end even after a predetermined period has elapsed). At this time, when it is determined that the movement of the vertically movable unit 101b from the standby position to the operating position does not end even after the predetermined period has elapsed, the movement of the vertically movable unit 101b from the operating position to the standby position passes the predetermined period. Even if it is determined that the movement from the appearance position of the front-rear movable portion 101a to the storage position does not end even if a predetermined period elapses), or during execution of the effect operation, When it is determined that an abnormality has occurred in the movable portion (for example, when it is determined that the movement of the front-rear movable portion 101a from the storage position to the appearance position does not end even after a predetermined period has passed, or the vertically movable portion 101b). When it is determined that the movement from the standby position to the working position does not end even after a predetermined period elapses, or the movement of the vertically movable unit 101b from the working position to the standby position does not end even after the predetermined period elapses. When it is determined that, or when it is determined that the movement of the front-rear movable unit 101a from the appearance position to the storage position does not end even after the lapse of a predetermined period, the value of the operation failure counter to be incremented by 1 is 6 or more. When the performance condition is satisfied, the disabling control (for example, disabling control, driving sources 131 and 141 of the front-rear movable part 101a and the up-and-down movable part 101b) that does not cause the movable part to perform the performance operation is performed. Control for turning off the excitation of the stepping motor and setting the abnormality occurrence flag to ON, control for turning off the excitation of the drive sources 151 of the left movable accessory 102 and the right movable accessory 103 to the stepping motor). Disabling control means (for example, the processing of steps Sa14 to Sa16 and Sc3 executed by the sub control unit 91),
Recovery control from the disabling control (for example, recovery control, turning on the excitation of the stepping motors of the drive sources 131 and 141 of the front-rear movable unit 101a and the up-and-down movable unit 101b at the time of power failure recovery, and an abnormality occurrence flag Return control means capable of performing control for setting to OFF, control for turning on the excitation of each driving source 151 of the left movable accessory 102 and the right movable accessory 103 to the stepping motor at the time of power recovery (for example, The process of steps Sb1 to Sb10 executed by the sub control unit 91, and the process of executing the recovery control after the power failure recovery executed by the sub control unit 91).
The return control means,
The reset control is performed when a first reset condition (for example, a condition to restore power failure) is satisfied after it is determined that an abnormality has occurred in the movable portion during execution of the initial operation and the disabling control is performed. It is possible to
After it is determined that an abnormality has occurred in the movable portion during execution of the effect operation and the disabling control is performed, when the first return condition is satisfied, or when the first return condition is different from the first return condition. It is disclosed about the gaming machine capable of performing the return control when two return conditions (for example, the condition that the sub control unit 91 executes all the processes of steps Sb1 to Sb10) are satisfied.

According to such a configuration, in a situation where the player may be touching the movable portion during the game, such as during execution of the effect operation, the game is not performed like during execution of the initial operation. It is possible to add a return condition different from the situation in which the player is not touching the movable part, and it is possible to return from the disabling control according to the actual situation.

(2-2) Further, in the present application,
The first return condition is a condition that is satisfied when the power supply to the gaming machine is stopped (for example, a condition to recover from power failure),
The second return condition is that the retry is successful in a situation in which the rendering operation can be retried (for example, a recovery operation) (for example, a situation where the first demo screen is displayed after being controlled to be in an abnormal state). A gaming machine that is a condition (for example, a condition that the sub control unit 91 executes all the processes of steps Sb1 to Sb10) that is satisfied by the above is also disclosed.

According to such a configuration, after it is determined that an abnormality has occurred in the movable portion during the performance operation and the disabling control is performed, the disabling control is restored without stopping the power supply to the gaming machine. This makes it possible to improve the convenience over the gaming machine in which the return control is not performed unless the power supply to the gaming machine is stopped.

(2-3) In the present application,
Regarding the gaming machine, when the retry fails in a situation where the effect operation can be retried, the second return condition is not satisfied (for example, the sub control unit 91 executes the process of step Sb1). Is also disclosed.

According to such a configuration, when the retry of the rendering operation is unsuccessful, it is determined that the movable portion is in failure and the return control is not performed until the first return condition is satisfied.

(2-4) Further, in the present application,
The disabling control means performs the disabling control by stopping the power supply to the drive source of the movable part (for example, the sub-control part 91 executes steps Sa14, Sa15, and Sc3), a game. The machine is also disclosed.

According to such a configuration, it is possible to prevent the movable portion from performing an unintended operation while performing the disabling control.

(2-5) Further, in the present application,
A state of designating the state of the movable part according to the unit game for each unit game that is one unit game (for example, unit game, one game for slot machines, one special drawing game for pachinko machines) A gaming machine including a designating unit (for example, processing for controlling the positions of the front-rear movable unit 101a and the vertical movable unit 101b for each unit game executed by the sub-control unit 91) is also disclosed.

With such a configuration, the movable portion can be brought into a suitable state for each unit game.

(3-1) Further, in the present application,
A gaming machine for playing a game (for example, gaming machine 1),
A first movable part (for example, front-back movable part 101a) capable of a first motion (for example, a first motion, a motion for moving between a stored position and an appearance position), and a second motion (for example, a second motion, A movable member (for example, a central movable accessory 101) having a second movable portion (for example, a vertically movable portion 101b) capable of performing an operation of moving between a standby position and an operating position),
An abnormality determining unit that determines whether or not an abnormality has occurred in the movable member (for example, the processing of steps Sa1 to Sa16 executed by the sub control unit 91),
When the abnormality determination means determines that an abnormality condition is satisfied during the execution of the first operation (for example, the movement of the front-rear movable unit 101a from the storage position to the appearance position does not end even after a predetermined period has elapsed). When it is determined that it is determined that the movement of the front-rear movable unit 101a from the appearance position to the storage position does not end even after the lapse of a predetermined period), or an abnormal condition is satisfied during execution of the second operation. (For example, when it is determined that the movement of the vertically movable unit 101b from the standby position to the operating position does not end even after a predetermined period of time, the movement of the vertically movable unit 101b from the operating position to the standby position is determined. When the value of the counter (for example, the operation failure counter) that is updated when it is determined not to end even after the lapse of a predetermined period reaches a specific value (for example, 6), an abnormality has occurred in the movable member. (For example, the sub-control unit 91 executes the processes of steps Sa1 to Sa9 and Sa12 to Sa16), the gaming machine is disclosed.

According to such a configuration, when it is determined that the abnormal condition is satisfied during the execution of the first operation, it is determined that the abnormality of the first movable portion occurs when the value of the updated counter reaches a specific value. From a gaming machine that determines that an abnormality has occurred in the second movable portion when the value of the counter that is updated when it is determined that an abnormal condition has been satisfied during execution of the second operation Also, it is possible to reduce the control load for determining whether or not an abnormality has occurred in a plurality of movable parts.

(3-2) Further, in the present application,
When it is determined that an abnormality has occurred in the movable member, disabling control that does not cause the first movable portion and the second movable portion to perform an operation (for example, disabling control, front and rear movable portion 101a, and vertical movable portion 101b). A gaming machine is also disclosed, which is provided with a disabling control means for performing the control of turning off the excitation of each of the drive sources 131 and 141 to the stepping motor and setting the abnormality occurrence flag to on.

With such a configuration, it is possible to prevent the first movable portion and the second movable portion from operating in an abnormal state.

(3-3) Further, in the present application,
When it is determined that an abnormality has occurred in the movable member and the recovery condition is satisfied after the disabling control is performed (for example, a condition to recover from an electric power failure and a condition to recover successfully), the disabling control is performed. Return control (for example, return control, control for turning on the excitation of the stepping motors of the respective drive sources 131, 141 of the front-rear movable portion 101a and the up-and-down movable portion 101b when the power is restored, and for setting the abnormality occurrence flag to off, Return control means (for example, a sub-control unit 91 executes) that can perform control for turning on the excitation of the drive sources 151 of the left movable accessory 102 and the right movable accessory 103 to the stepping motor when the power is restored. Processing for performing steps Sb1 to Sb10, and processing for performing recovery control after recovery from power interruption performed by the sub-control unit 91),
The return condition is that the first operation and the second operation can be retried (for example, recovery operation) in a situation (for example, a situation where the first demo screen is displayed after being controlled to an abnormal state). A gaming machine is also disclosed, which is a condition (for example, a condition in which the sub-control unit 91 executes all the processes of steps Sb1 to Sb10) that is satisfied when both the one operation and the retry of the second operation are successful. ..

With such a configuration, the disabling control can be restored by normal operation of all the plurality of movable parts.

(3-4) Further, in the present application,
When a performance condition (for example, a condition for executing a performance during a game) is satisfied, a performance operation (for example, a performance operation, a front-rear movable portion 101a from the storage position when the control of the advantageous state is started to the movable member is started. After moving the up-and-down movable part 101b from the standby position to the working position and ending the control of the advantageous state, after moving the up-and-down movable part 101b from the standby position to the working position, the front-rear movable part 101a is moved to the appearance position. From the storage position to the storage position) is provided with an operation control unit (for example, a process in which the sub control unit 91 causes the central movable accessory 101 to perform an effect operation).
The effect operation includes the first operation and the second operation (for example, when the front-rear movable portion 101a is moved from the storage position to the appearance position when the effect operation starts the control in the advantageous state, the up-down movement is performed). When the movable portion 101b is moved from the standby position to the working position to end the control of the advantageous state, the up-and-down movable portion 101b is moved from the standby position to the working position, and then the front-rear movable portion 101a is moved from the appearance position to the storage position. The game machine is also disclosed.

According to such a configuration, the player becomes more interested in the rendering operation than the gaming machine that executes only the first operation as the rendering operation or the gaming machine that executes only the second operation as the rendering operation. The interest of the game is improved.

(3-5) Further, in the present application,
The second movable portion can perform the second operation on the condition that the first movable portion has performed the first operation (for example, when the front-rear movable portion 101a is stopped at the storage position, the second movable portion is engaged). If the parts 121 and 122 are engaged with the engaging parts 111 and 112 of the housing 1b and the front-rear movable part 101a does not move from the storage position to the appearance position, the up-and-down movable part 101b moves from the standby position to the operating position. The game machine is also disclosed.

With this configuration, the second movable portion is restricted from performing the second movement unless the first movable portion makes the first movement, so that when the first movable portion is not performing the first movement. The unintended operation of the second movable part can be prevented.

1 game machine, 7 operation part, 41 main control part, 51 liquid crystal display, 91 sub control part, 101 central movable accessory, 102 left movable accessory, 103 right movable accessory

Claims (1)

A gaming machine for playing a game,
A movable member having a first movable part capable of a first motion and a second movable part capable of a second motion;
An abnormality determination means for determining whether or not an abnormality has occurred in the movable member,
The abnormality determination means updates the value of the counter when it is determined that the abnormal condition is satisfied during the execution of the first operation, or when it is determined that the abnormal condition is satisfied during the execution of the second operation. When is a specific value, it is determined that an abnormality has occurred in the movable member, a gaming machine.

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