JP2020120724A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

To reduce a control load for determining whether or not abnormality has occurred on a plurality of movable parts.SOLUTION: A center movable accessory comprises: a cross movable part which is movable between a storage position and an appearance position; and a vertical movable part which is movable between a standby position and a utilization position. A sub control section increments an operation failure counter value by one, when it is determined that movement of the cross movable part to each position is not finished even a prescribed period passes, or when it is determined that movement of the vertical movable part to each position is not finished even a prescribed period passes, and determines that abnormality has occurred on the center movable accessory when the operation failure counter value becomes 6 or greater.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 6

Description

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

As a gaming machine, set a certain number of bets, based on the start operation is accepted,
A slot machine in which multiple types of identification information are variably displayed or a game medium such as a game ball is launched into a game area by a launching device, and the game medium is won in a starting area such as a winning opening provided in the game area. There are pachinko game machines and the like in which a plurality of types of identification information are variably displayed when played.

As such a game machine, a game machine in which a plurality of movable members are interlocked with each other has been proposed (for example, see 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 break-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-rear movable part 101a) capable of a first motion (for example, a first motion, a motion for moving between a storage 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 moving between a standby position and an operating position),
Abnormality determination means for determining whether or not an abnormality has occurred in the movable member (for example, the sub control unit 9
1 executes steps Sa1 to Sa16),
When the abnormality determining means determines that an abnormal condition is satisfied during the execution of the first operation (for example, if 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 if a predetermined period elapses), 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 9
1 executes the processing of steps Sa1 to Sa9 and Sa12 to Sa16).

With such a configuration, when it is determined that the abnormal condition is satisfied during execution of the first operation, it is determined that an abnormality has occurred in the first movable portion when the value of the updated counter reaches a specific value. From the gaming machine that determines that an abnormality has occurred in the second movable part when the value of the counter that is updated when it is determined that the 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, and (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 abnormality determination process executed by the sub-control unit. It is a timing chart of the 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). 7 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 production operation). It is a timing chart of an operation example of the central movable accessory (when the operation of the up-and-down movable portion fails during the production 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 an 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 performance operation). (A) A timing chart of an example of operation change of the central movable accessory (when the operation is successful), and (B) A timing chart of operation change of the left movable accessory (when the operation is successful).

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 driving power is generated by and is supplied to each component. The game control board,
The main control unit 41 is provided, and the effect control board is provided with 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 progress 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 rendering devices 51, 101-10
3 is driven under the control of the sub control unit 91. Note that in the present embodiment, FIG.
As shown in B), the effect devices such as the liquid crystal display 51, the central movable accessory 101, the left movable accessory 102, and the right movable accessory 103 are provided at positions that the player can touch.

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 when 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 gaming machine, it is a hit ball operation handle or the like for firing a game ball. When the start-up process is completed, the main control unit 41 enables control for enabling acceptance of an operation to the operation unit 7 (progress of normal control), 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, etc. in the startup processing. In addition, in this embodiment, the sub-control part 91 makes each movable auditors 101-103 perform production|presentation operation during execution of an initialization process. After the start-up process is completed (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 liquid crystal display 5
A display indicating that the main control unit 41 is in normal control (for example, display of effect image or the like) is displayed on 1. The main control unit 41 transmits various commands according to the progress of the game, and the sub control unit 91
The effect is controlled based on the control information of the command received from the main control unit 41. The effect is, for example, a liquid crystal display 51, a central movable accessory 101, a left movable accessory 102, a right movable accessory 1
03, etc., but not limited to this, a production effect LED, a speaker, a production switch (production progress operation unit), and the like (not shown) 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 the game, while the liquid crystal display 51 does not show a demonstration screen (for example, a background image or the like) when not in the game. 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, when the sub-control unit 91 suggests the possibility of being controlled to an advantageous state (for example, a slot machine is executing a small winning suggestion effect, a pachinko gaming machine is executing a reach effect).
The left movable accessory 102 and the right movable accessory 103 are caused to perform an effect operation.

In the present embodiment, the central movable accessory 101 is caused to perform an effect operation when being controlled to the advantageous state, and the left movable accessory 1 is suggested when the possibility of being controlled to the advantageous state is suggested.
02 and the right movable accessory 103 are made to perform the effect operation, but the present invention is not limited to this and each movable accessory 101 to 103 can be operated under arbitrary conditions as long as it is an effect operation when performing an effect during the game You may perform a production operation. For example, all movable accessory parts 101 to 103 may be caused to perform the effect operation while being controlled to the advantageous state. Further, for example, while the left movable accessory 102 and the right movable accessory 103 perform the effect operation while being controlled to the first advantageous state, the second advantageous state is more advantageous to the player than the first advantageous state. 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)
2 to 5, the central movable accessory 101, the left movable accessory 102, and the right movable accessory 103
The operation will be described.

The central movable accessory 101 includes a front-rear movable portion 101a movable in the front-rear direction and a vertical movable portion 101b movable in the vertical direction. The front-rear movable part 101a is shown in FIG. 2(C) and FIG. 3(C).
As shown in FIG. 3, by driving the driving source 131, the crank 132 is rotated to move a connecting rod (connecting rod) 133 that connects the crank 132 and the front-rear movable portion 101a, by a so-called crank structure (crank mechanism). It is possible to move between the storage position shown in 2(A) to FIG. 2(C) and the appearance position shown in FIG. 3(A) to FIG. 3(C).

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. Further, the crank 132 includes a disc-shaped handle portion 132a, a rotating shaft 132b extending in the orthogonal direction from the center of the handle portion 132a, and the handle portion 1
The connecting rod 133 is provided with an eccentric shaft (crank pin) 132c extending in a direction orthogonal to a position deviated from the center of the shaft 32a.
a It is connected to a moving shaft (piston pin) 134 provided at the rear end portion. The front-rear movable part 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 vertically and horizontally, and is movable only in the front-rear direction (moving the piston).

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 and at a position of substantially the same height. When the rotating shaft 132b is rotated forward by about 90° in this state, as shown in FIG.
32c moves to a position above the rotating shaft 132b and stops. At this time, the eccentric shaft 132c
The rear end portion of the connecting rod 133 connected to is also moved along with the eccentric shaft 152c, and the moving shaft 134 connected to the front end portion of the connecting rod 133 is pressed by the connecting rod 133 to move forward to move forward and backward. 1
01a has moved to the appearance position and stopped. From this state, the rotary shaft 132b
When the eccentric shaft 132c is rotated about 90 degrees backward, the eccentric shaft 132c moves to a position behind the rotary shaft 132b and becomes substantially the same height, and then stops. The moving shaft 134 connected to the front end of the connecting rod 133.
3 is moved backward by being pulled by 3, and returns to the state in which the front-rear movable unit 101a shown in FIG. 2C is stopped at the storage position. In this way, the sub-control unit 91 controls the forward/reverse rotation of the crank 132, so that 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 includes
Engagement portions (recesses) 121, 122 that are recessed forward from the rear ends of the left and right sides are provided, and the housing 1b is located forward from the front end at a position facing the engagement portions 121, 122 in the front-rear direction. Engaging portions (convex portions) 111 and 112 projecting in the direction are provided. For this reason, when the front-rear movable portion 101a is stopped at the storage position, the vertically movable portion 101b moves (when the uneven portions are fitted) by engaging the engaging portions 111 and 112 with the engaged portions 121 and 122. Are being regulated. On the other hand, when the front-rear movable section 101a is stopped at the appearance position, the up-down movable section 101b drives the drive source 141 to drive the front-rear movable section 101a as shown in FIGS. 3(C) and 4(C). By rotating the connection shaft 142 that connects the upper part of the front end and the upper part of the rear end of the vertically movable part 101b, the standby position shown in FIGS. 2(A) to 2(C) and FIGS. 3(A) to 3(C). And Figure 4(A)
~ It is possible to move to and from the operating position shown in Fig. 4(C). In the present embodiment, the drive source 141 includes a stepping motor like the drive source 131, and the sub controller 9
In No. 1, by controlling the excitation to the stepping motor, not only the forward/reverse rotation of the connecting shaft 142 but also the rotation amount can be controlled.

As shown in FIG. 3C, the connection shaft 1 is moved from the state in which the vertically movable portion 101b is stopped at the standby position.
When 42 is rotated forward by about 40°, the up-and-down movable portion 101b shown in FIG. 4C moves to the operating position and is stopped. If the connection shaft 142 is reversely rotated about 40° from the state where the vertically movable unit 101b shown in FIG. 4C has moved to the operating position and stopped, the vertically movable unit 101b shown in FIG. 3C will move to the standby position. To return to the stopped state. In this way, the sub control unit 9
1 controls the forward/reverse rotation of the connecting shaft 142, whereby the vertically movable portion 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, and as shown in FIGS. 5C and 5G, the crank 152 is driven by driving the driving 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 position shown in FIGS. 5(A) to 5(C) and FIG. 5(E).
~ It is possible to move between the appearance positions shown in Fig. 5(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 the crank 15 by controlling the excitation of the stepping motor.
It is possible to control not only the forward/reverse rotation of 2, but also the rotation amount. Further, the crank 152 includes a handle portion 152a, a rotating shaft 152b, and an eccentric shaft 152c, like the crank 132. The connecting rod 153 has a rear end portion connected to the eccentric shaft 152c and a front end portion left-side movable accessory 102. It is connected to a moving shaft 154 provided at the rear end. The left movable accessory 102 is guided by a guide member (not shown) similarly to the front-rear movable portion 101a so as to be movable only in the front-rear direction, and the eccentric shaft 152c is restricted from moving in the vertical direction and the horizontal direction. It is possible to move only in the front-back direction.

As shown in FIG. 5C, 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 rotated forward by about 90° in this state, as shown in FIG.
52c moves to a position above the rotating shaft 152b and stops. At this time, the eccentric shaft 152c
The rear end portion of the connecting rod 153 connected to is also moved along with the eccentric shaft 152c, and the moving shaft 134 connected to the front end portion of the connecting rod 133 is pressed by the connecting rod 133 to move forward and move to the left side. The object 102 moves to the appearance position and stops. From this state, the rotary shaft 152b
When the eccentric shaft 152c is rotated backward by about 90°, the eccentric shaft 152c moves to a position where the eccentric shaft 152c has substantially the same height behind the rotary shaft 152b and stops, and the rear end portion of the connecting rod 153 connected to the eccentric shaft 152c also has an eccentric shaft 152c. The moving shaft 154 connected to the front end of the connecting rod 153.
3 and moves to the rear, and the left movable accessory 102 shown in FIG. 5C 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, so that 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 the sub-control unit 91 determines each of the movable accessories 101 to 103 based on the detection signal of the position detection sensor.
Determines whether or not it has finished moving to each position. Note that the position detection sensor may not be provided at each position as in the present embodiment, 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. Is provided, the sub-control unit 91 determines whether or not the detection signal of the position detection sensor changes in the order of ON/OFF/ON when moving to each position. It may be determined whether or not the movement has been completed. Further, 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 this embodiment, the front and rear movable parts 101a and the left movable accessory 10 are formed by using the crank mechanism.
2. The right movable accessory 103 is moved in the front-rear direction, but the invention is not limited to this. For example, the so-called pinion rack mechanism is used to move the front-rear movable portion 101a, the left movable accessory 102, and the right movable accessory 103 back and forth. You may move in the direction. Specifically, a rotary shaft extending in the left-right direction and having a pinion gear fixedly supported on the outer periphery is rotatably supported by each of the movable accessory members 101 to 103, and a rack gear extending 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 is used to move the front-rear movable portion 101a and the left-side movable accessory 102.
The right movable accessory 103 may be moved in the front-rear direction. Specifically, the moving shafts 134 and 15
4 is connected to the electromagnetic solenoid, and when the power supply to the electromagnetic solenoid is on, the moving shaft 1
When the power supply to the electromagnetic solenoid is off, the moving shafts 134 and 154 are pushed by springs to move forward, so that the front and rear movable parts 101a and the left side are moved. The movable accessory 102 and the right movable accessory 103 may be moved in the front-rear direction, respectively.

(Regarding the initial operation and effect operation of each movable accessory 101 to 103)
In this 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 causes the central movable accessory 101 to perform an operation.
First, when starting the control of the advantageous state, the operation of moving the front-rear movable part 101a from the storage position to the appearance position and then moving the up-and-down movable part 101b from the standby position to the operating position is executed. Then, the sub-control unit 91 moves the up-and-down movable unit 101b from the standby position to the working position and then moves the front-and-rear movable unit 101a from the appearance position as an effect operation for the central movable accessory 101, when the control of the advantageous state ends. Execute the operation of moving to the storage position.
Further, the sub-control unit 91 moves the left movable accessory 102 and the right movable accessory 103 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)
In addition, the sub-control unit 91 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, whether or not the operation is successful. .. Therefore, for example, the stepping motor of the drive sources 131, 141, 151 has a failure (damage of parts etc.), the position detection sensor has a failure, an electric wire connected to the stepping motor or the position detection sensor, or the like. The signal line is broken, the drive sources 131, 141,
The gears included in 151 are damaged, the gears are disengaged from each other, the rotation shafts 132b and 152b of the cranks 132 and 152, the eccentric shafts 132c and 152c, and the connecting rod 133.
, 153, the moving shafts 134, 154, the guide member, and the movable accessory members 101 to 103 are damaged, it is determined that the operation of the movable accessory objects 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. Sub control unit 91
When the central movable accessory 101 is controlled in an abnormal state, the power supply is restarted after the power supply to the gaming machine 1 is stopped, that is, the control in the abnormal state is continued until the power is restored. Then, 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 immediately determine that an abnormality has occurred even if the rendering operation fails,
When the staging operation fails six times in total, it is determined that an abnormality has occurred. When determining that an abnormality has occurred, the sub-control unit 91 does not immediately control the central movable accessory 101 as the abnormal state but controls the central movable accessory 101 as 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. Note that 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 production 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 a normal state after the power is restored. ..

Regarding the state of the right movable accessory 103, "left" is "right" and "102" is "1".
"03" is the same as the above description of FIG. 6B, and detailed description is omitted to reduce redundant description.

(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 or not the front-rear movable unit 101a has started moving from the stored position to the appearance position (step Sa1). The sub-control unit 91 determines that the front-rear movable unit 101a has not started moving to the appearance position (step S
a1; N), the process of step Sa1 is repeated until the front-rear movable unit 101a starts moving to the appearance position, and the front-rear movable unit 101a starts moving to the appearance position (step Sa1).
Y), it is determined whether or not the front-rear movable unit 101a has finished moving to the appearance position by the elapse of a predetermined period (for example, 4 seconds) (step Sa2).

The sub-control unit 91 starts moving the up-down movable unit 101b from the standby position to the working position when the front-rear movable unit 101a finishes moving to the appearance position by the lapse of a predetermined period (step Sa2; Y). 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 processing 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). ).

When the up-and-down movable part 101b has finished moving to the working position by the lapse of a predetermined period (step Sa4; Y), the sub-control part 91 starts moving the up-and-down moving part 101b from the working position to the standby position. It is determined whether or not (step Sa5). When the up-and-down movable unit 101b has not started moving to the standby position (step Sa5; N), the sub-control unit 91 repeats the processing of Step Sa5 until the up-and-down movable unit 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 lapse of a predetermined period (step Sa6; Y). It is determined whether or not (step Sa7). When 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 the front-rear movable unit 101a has completed moving to the storage position by 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, when the front-back movable part 101a does not finish moving to the appearance position by the lapse of a predetermined period (step Sa2; N), the sub-control part 91 determines whether the up-and-down movable part 101b is moved 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 by the elapse of a predetermined period (step Sa6; N), or for a predetermined period. If 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, it is determined whether or not the operation of the central movable accessory 101 is the initial operation executed in the initialization processing (step Sa9).

When the operation of the central movable accessory 101 is the initial operation (step Sa9)
Y), a speed β[ slower than the speed α [ms/step] (for example, 5 ms/step) of the initial operation or the effect operation for moving the vertically movable portion 101b to the standby position for a predetermined period.
ms/step] (for example, 9 ms/step) (step Sa10), and the operation of moving the front-rear movable portion 101a to the storage position is performed at a speed β for a predetermined period (step Sa).
11). 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 number counter stored in the RAM (not shown) included in the sub control unit 91. Is incremented by 1 (step Sa12), and it is determined whether the value of the operation failure frequency counter is 6 or more to determine whether the total number of operation failures of the central movable accessory 101 is 6 times or more. It is determined (step Sa13).

When the value of the operation failure counter is less than 6 (step Sa13)
;N), the process ends. On the other hand, when the value of the operation failure counter is 6 or more (step Sa13; Y), or after the operation of moving the front-rear movable unit 101a to the storage position at the speed β is completed, the sub-control unit 91 moves the vertical movable unit 101b. Excitation of the drive source 141 to the stepping motor is stopped after the stop (step Sa14), and the drive source 1 is stopped after the front-rear movable part 101a is stopped.
The excitation of the stepping motor 31 is turned off (step Sa15), and the abnormality occurrence flag stored in the RAM (not shown) included in the sub control unit 91 is turned on (step Sa16).
), the processing ends. Here, the abnormality occurrence flag is a flag indicating whether or not the central movable accessory 101 is in an abnormality occurrence state, and is turned off when the power is turned on and turned on when it is determined that the abnormality is in the abnormality occurrence state.

(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 sub control unit 91 has not started displaying the first demo screen (step Sb1; N),
The process of step Sb1 is repeated 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). Then, it is determined whether or not the front-rear movable unit 101a has finished moving to the appearance position by the elapse of the predetermined period (step Sb3).

When the front-rear movable unit 101a has finished moving to the appearance position by the lapse of a predetermined period (step Sb3; Y), the sub-control unit 91 starts an operation of moving the up-and-down movable unit 101b to the operating position (step Sb3; Y). Sb4), it is determined whether or not the up-and-down movable unit 101b has finished moving to the operating position by the elapse of a predetermined period (step Sb5). The sub-control unit 91 determines that the up-and-down movable unit 101b has finished moving to the operating position before a predetermined period has elapsed (step S
b5; Y), the operation of moving the vertically movable portion 101b to the standby position is started (step 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 elapse of a predetermined period (step Sb7; Y), the sub-control part 91 moves the front-rear movable part 10
The operation of moving 1a to the storage position is started (step Sb8), and 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).
), the processing ends. On the other hand, the sub-control unit 91 controls the front-rear movable unit 1 by the time the predetermined period elapses.
01a does not end the movement to the appearance position (step Sb3; N), or if the up-and-down movable unit 101b does not end the movement to the operating position by the elapse of a predetermined period (step Sb).
b5; N), or when the up-and-down movable part 101b does not end the movement to the standby position by the elapse of a predetermined period (step Sb7; N), or the front-rear movable part 101a is stored by the elapse of the predetermined period. When the movement to the position is not finished (step Sb9; N), the process is finished without turning off the abnormality occurrence flag.

(About left movable accessory abnormality determination processing and right movable accessory abnormality determination processing)
Next, the left movable accessory abnormality determination process executed by the sub control unit 91 will be described. Figure 10
As shown in FIG. 7, in the left-side movable accessory abnormality determination process, the sub-control unit 91 causes the left-side movable accessory 102 to move.
Determines whether the reciprocating movement from the storage position has started in the order of the storage position, the appearance position, and the storage position (step Sc1). When the left movable accessory 102 has not started reciprocating from the storage position (step Sc1; N), the sub-control unit 91 performs step Sc1 until the left movable accessory 102 starts reciprocating 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 reciprocating movement from the storage position by the elapse of the predetermined period (step Sc2; Y), the sub control unit 91 ends the process. On the other hand, the sub control unit 91
When the left movable accessory 102 has not completed the reciprocal movement from the storage position by the elapse of the predetermined period (step Sc2; N), the stepping motor of the drive source 151 is stopped after the left movable accessory 102 is stopped. The excitation is turned off (step Sc3), and the process ends.
For the right side movable accessory abnormality determination processing executed by the sub-control unit 91, "left side" is referred to as "
If "103" is used for "right side" and "102", it is the same as the above description in FIG. 10, and thus detailed description is omitted to reduce redundant 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. 11
In the timing chart shown in, the presence/absence (execution/non-execution) of the initial operation or the effect operation of the central movable accessory 101, the position from the storage position of the front-rear movable unit 101a to the appearance position, and the vertical movement are shown in order from the top. The position from the standby position of the part 101b to the operating position is shown. Hereinafter, in the present embodiment, the timing at which an event occurs is indicated 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 unit 101a to start moving from the storage position to the appearance position, and after t1. At 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 a predetermined period elapses,
The operation of the up-and-down movable unit 101b is completed from t2 to t5 when a 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 1b.
01b has finished moving from the operating position to the standby position. 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 t7.
At t8 after that, the front-rear movable unit 101a has finished moving from the appearance position to the storage position, and has finished executing the initial action or the production action in the central movable accessory 101. In this case, the operation of the up-and-down movable part 101b is completed by t9 when a predetermined period elapses from t6, and t7
The operation of the front-rear movable unit 101a is completed by t10 when a 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 is, 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 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.
OFF, indicates ON/OFF of the abnormality flag.

On the other hand, at t1, the central movable accessory 101 is caused to start executing the initial operation, and
There is a case where the central movable accessory 101 fails to operate after the movement of 01a from the storage position to the appearance position is started. For example, an obstacle is provided in front of the central movable accessory 101 (for example, a box containing medals 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, at t11 after t1 and before t2, the front-rear movable unit 101a stops at the intermediate position, 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.

Further, at this time, the sub control unit 91 ends the execution of the initial operation of the central movable accessory 101, and causes the vertical 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 is 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 or not 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 indicates whether or not the initial operation of the central movable accessory 101 has been executed (execution/non-execution) and the front-rear movable section 10 in order from the top.
1a from the storage position to the appearance position, the position from the standby position of the up-and-down movable part 101b to the operating position, on/off of the excitation of the drive source 131 of the front-rear movable part 101a, and the up-and-down movable part 101b. Turning on/off of excitation to the drive source 141 and turning on/off of an abnormality occurrence flag are shown.

Also, at t2, the front-rear movable unit 101a ends the movement from the storage position to the appearance position,
After starting the movement of the vertically movable portion 101b from the standby position to the working position, the central movable accessory 10
There are times when one fails in operation. 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 it is pressed down, the vertically movable part 101b
May be unable to move at an intermediate position between the standby position and the operating position. In this case,
As shown in FIG. 3, for example, at t21 after t2 and before t3, the up-and-down movable unit 101b stops at the intermediate position, and the up-and-down movable unit 10 extends from t2 to t5 when a predetermined period elapses.
The operation to the operation position of 1b 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 in the central movable accessory 101,
The vertically movable portion 101b is caused to start moving to the standby position at a speed β which is slower than the speed α of the initial operation. Further, the sub-control unit 91, at t22 when a predetermined period has elapsed from t5, regardless of whether the vertically movable unit 101b is moved to the standby position, the drive source 141 of the vertically movable unit 101b.
Is turned off, and 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 drive source 131 of the front-rear movable unit 101a 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. It should be noted that in the operation example shown in FIG.
b has normally moved from the intermediate position to the standby position by t22, and the front-rear movable unit 101a has moved to t.
By 23, it has moved normally from the appearance position to the storage position.

The timing chart shown in FIG. 14 is, in order from the top, the presence/absence of execution (execution/non-execution) of the effect operation of the central movable accessory 101, the position from the storage position of the front-rear movable unit 101a to the appearance position, and the vertical movable unit. A position between the standby position of 101b and 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.
It indicates OFF, ON/OFF of the abnormality occurrence flag, and the value (0 to 6) of the operation failure counter.

Further, at t1, the central movable accessory 101 is caused to start performing the effect operation, and
Even after the movement from 01a to the appearance position is started in 01a, the central movable accessory 101 may fail in operation, as in the initial operation. In this case, as shown in FIG. 14, for example,
If a dollar box is stacked in front of the central movable accessory 101, or a property such as a dollar box or a player's bag is placed on the central movable accessory 101, at t11, the front-rear movable portion 101a is moved. The movable member 101 is stopped at the intermediate position and is moved from the time t1 to the time t4 when a predetermined period elapses.
The operation to the appearance position of a is not completed. At this time, the sub-control unit 91 determines that the operation has failed at t4, 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.

Further, at t31 after t4, 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 to the appearance position. At this time, for example, an obstacle is left in front of the central movable accessory 101,
When the central movable accessory 101 is pressed again from the front to the rear by the hand, the front-rear movable portion 101a cannot move from the intermediate position. In this case, as shown in FIG. 14, for example,
From t31 to t32 when a predetermined period elapses, the front-rear movable unit 101a stops at the intermediate position, and the operation of the front-rear movable unit 101a to the appearance position is not completed. At this time, the sub control unit 91
Determines that the operation has failed at t32, and increases the value of the operation failure counter from 1 to 2 by +1.
After the addition, the execution of the effect operation in the central movable accessory 101 ends.

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, even if the front-rear movable unit 101a starts moving to the appearance position, the front-rear movable unit 1 continues from t33 to t34 when a predetermined period elapses.
When 01a stops at the intermediate position, the movement of the front-rear movable unit 101a to the appearance position does not end. At this time, the sub-control unit 91 determines at t34 that the operation has failed,
The value of the operation failure counter is incremented by 2 from 1 to 3, and the execution of the effect operation in the central movable accessory 101 is completed.

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, even if the front-rear movable unit 101a starts moving to the appearance position, the front-rear movable unit 1 continues from t35 to t36 when a predetermined period elapses.
When 01a stops at the intermediate position, the movement of the front-rear movable unit 101a to the appearance position does not end. At this time, the sub-control unit 91 determines at t36 that the operation has failed,
The value of the operation failure counter is incremented by 3 from 1 to 4, and the execution of the effect operation in the central movable accessory 101 is completed.

In addition, at t37 after t36, 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 if the front-rear movable unit 101a is started to move to the appearance position, the front-rear movable unit 1 continues from t37 to t38 when a predetermined period elapses.
When 01a stops at the intermediate position, the movement of the front-rear movable unit 101a to the appearance position does not end. At this time, the sub-control unit 91 determines at t38 that the operation has failed,
The value of the operation failure counter is incremented by 1 from 4 to 5, and the execution of the effect operation in the central movable accessory 101 ends.

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 if the front-rear movable unit 101a starts moving to the appearance position, the front-rear movable unit 1 continues from t39 to t40 when a predetermined period elapses.
When 01a stops at the intermediate position, the movement 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 t40,
The value of the operation failure counter is incremented by 1 from 5 to 6, and the execution of the effect operation in the central movable accessory 101 ends. 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 is, in order from the top, the presence/absence (execution/non-execution) of execution of the rendering operation of the central movable accessory 101, and the front-rear movable portion 10.
1a from the storage position to the appearance position, the position from the standby position of the up-and-down movable part 101b to the operating position, on/off of the excitation of the drive source 131 of the front-rear movable part 101a, and the up-and-down movable part 101b. The following shows the on/off state of the excitation to the drive source 141, the on/off state of the abnormality occurrence flag, and the value (0 to 6) of the operation failure counter.

Also, at t2, the front-rear movable unit 101a ends the movement from the storage position to the appearance position,
Even after the vertically movable unit 101b starts moving from the standby position to the working position, the central movable accessory 101 may fail to operate, as in the initial 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, at t5, 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.

Further, 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, the obstacle is left above the central movable accessory 101,
When the central movable accessory 101 is pressed down again from above by the hand, the vertically movable portion 101b cannot move from the intermediate position. In this case, as shown in FIG.
The vertical movable unit 101b stops at the intermediate position from t41 to t42 when a predetermined period elapses, and the operation of the vertical movable unit 101b to the operating position is not completed. At this time, the sub control unit 91
Determines that the operation has failed at t42, and increments the value of the operation failure counter from 1 to 2 by 1
After the addition, the execution of the effect operation in the central movable accessory 101 ends.

In addition, at t43 after t42, 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, even if the up-and-down movable part 101b is started to move to the operating position, the up-and-down movable part 1 continues from t43 to t44 when a predetermined period elapses.
When 01b stops at the intermediate position, the operation of the up-and-down movable unit 101b to the operating position does not end. At this time, the sub-control unit 91 determines at t44 that the operation has failed,
The value of the operation failure counter is incremented by 2 from 1 to 3, and the execution of the effect operation in the central movable accessory 101 is completed.

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, even if the up-and-down movable unit 101b starts moving to the appearance position, the up-and-down movable unit 1 continues from t45 to t46 when a predetermined period elapses.
When 01b stops at the intermediate position, the operation of the up-and-down movable unit 101b to the operating position does not end. At this time, the sub-control unit 91 determines at t46 that the operation has failed,
The value of the operation failure counter is incremented by 3 from 1 to 4, and the execution of the effect operation in the central movable accessory 101 is completed.

In addition, at t47 after t46, 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, even if the up-and-down movable part 101b starts moving to the appearance position, the up-and-down movable part 1 continues from t47 to t48 when a predetermined period elapses.
When 01b stops at the intermediate position, the operation of the up-and-down movable unit 101b to the operating position does not end. At this time, the sub-control unit 91 determines at t48 that the operation has failed,
The value of the operation failure counter is incremented by 1 from 4 to 5, and the execution of the effect operation in the central movable accessory 101 ends.

In addition, 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, even if the up-and-down movable unit 101b is started to move to the operating position, the up-and-down movable unit 1 continues from t49 to t50 when a predetermined period elapses.
When 01b stops at the intermediate position, the operation of the up-and-down movable unit 101b to the operating position does not end. At this time, the sub-control unit 91 determines at t50 that the operation has failed,
The value of the operation failure counter is incremented by 1 from 5 to 6, and the execution of the effect operation in the central movable accessory 101 ends. 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 is, from top to bottom, whether or not the first demo screen is displayed (display/non-display) in the abnormal state, 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 demonstration 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.
When the up-and-down movable unit 101b finishes moving from the standby position to the working position at t53 after that, the sub-control unit 91 causes the up-and-down movable unit 101b to start moving from the working position to the standby position. In this case, the front-rear movable unit 101 is moved from t51 to t54 when a predetermined period elapses.
The operation of a is completed, and the operation of the up-and-down movable unit 101b is completed by t55 when a predetermined period elapses from t52. 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 is vertically movable 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 is 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. FIG. 17
The timing chart shown in FIG. 1 indicates, 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. ..

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, and is more effective than t61. At t62 later, the left movable accessory 102 has finished moving from the storage position to the appearance position. Also, t63 after t62
At, the sub-control unit 91 causes the left movable accessory 102 to start moving from the appearance position to the storage position. At t64 after t63, the left movable accessory 102 moves 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.

In the timing chart shown in FIG. 18, 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 are shown in order from the top. The on/off state of the excitation of the driving source 151 of the accessory 102 is shown.

On the other hand, at t61, the left movable accessory 102 is caused to start executing the initial operation or the rendering operation, and the left movable accessory 102 is started to move from the stored position to the appearance position.
02 sometimes fails to operate. 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 in the middle 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 to 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, and determines that an abnormality has occurred, and the left movable accessory 1
The excitation of No. 02 to the drive source 151 is turned off to control to an abnormal state.

Regarding the operation of the right movable accessory 103, "left" is "right" and "102" is "1".
03” is the same as the above description in FIGS. 17 and 18, and thus detailed description is omitted to reduce redundant description.

As described above, according to the gaming machine 1 of the present embodiment, the central movable accessory 101, the left movable accessory 102, and the right movable accessory 103 are respectively provided at positions where the player can touch. ing. Further, the sub-control unit 91, when the power supply to the gaming machine 1 is started,
In the initialization process, the central movable accessory 101, the left movable accessory 102, and the right movable accessory 103 are caused to perform their respective initial operations. Further, the sub-control unit 91, when performing the effect during the game,
The central movable accessory 101, the left movable accessory 102, and the right movable accessory 103 are caused to perform the rendering operations, respectively. Further, the sub control unit 91 determines whether or not an abnormality has occurred in the initial operation or the rendering 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 working position does not end even after a predetermined period has elapsed, or the movement of the vertically movable unit 101b from the working position to the standby position is predetermined. When it is judged that it will not end even if the period elapses, 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, it is determined that an abnormality has occurred in the operation of the central movable accessory 101. 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 to be satisfied.
By doing so, the central movable accessory 10 during the game is played by the player, such as during the performance operation.
In the situation where there is a possibility that the player is touching 1, it takes more time than when there is no possibility that the player is not touching the central movable accessory 101 because the game is not being performed as in the case where the initial operation is being executed. It is possible to determine whether or not an abnormality has occurred in the central movable accessory 101, and it is possible to perform determination according to the actual situation.

Further, according to the gaming machine 1 according to 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 the condition is satisfied is larger than that of the abnormal condition 2.
By doing so, the central movable accessory 10 during the game is played by the player, such as during the performance operation.
In the situation in which there is a possibility that the player is touching 1, the number of determinations is larger than in the situation in which the game is not being performed and the player is not likely to be touching the central movable accessory 101 as in the case of executing the initial operation. Then, it is possible to determine whether or not an abnormality has occurred in the central movable accessory 101, and it is possible to make a determination according to an actual situation.

In addition, in the present embodiment, the sub-control unit 91 controls the left movable accessory 102 and the right movable accessory 10.
While the effect operation of 3 is being executed, it is determined that an abnormality has occurred in the operation when the above-described determination is made, as in the case of executing the initial operation, but the present invention is not limited to this and is the same as that of the central movable accessory 101. When the above determination is made, the value of the operation failure counter may be incremented by one, and when the value of the operation failure counter becomes 6 or more, 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 the present 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 the positions that can be touched by the player. The positions at which the role objects 101 to 103 are arranged are not limited to this. 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 elapses after the central movable accessory 101 executes the initial operation. It is a condition that the determination count is satisfied once. On the other hand, as the second abnormal condition, the cumulative number of times that the movement to each position is not ended even if a predetermined period has elapsed since the central movable accessory 101 was made to perform the rendering operation is 6 in total.
It is a condition that is satisfied by the number of times.
By doing so, the central movable accessory 10 during the game is played by the player, such as during the performance operation.
In the situation where the player may be touching 1, the predetermined period of time elapses as compared to the situation in which the player is not playing the game like the initial operation is being performed and the player is not likely to be touching the central movable accessory 101. Even if the central movable accessory 101 is abnormal, it is possible to determine whether the movement to each position is not finished by increasing the number of determinations, and it is possible to perform the determination according to the actual situation. it can.

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.
It may be two or more times. Further, although the number of times the second abnormal condition is determined is six, the number of times 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, and unless 6 consecutive times, it is not determined to be abnormal. You may do it.
It should be noted that in the present embodiment, the adjustment is performed so that the number of determinations of the second abnormal condition is larger than that of the first abnormal condition. May be adjusted to be longer. Specifically, the number of determinations indicating 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, the second abnormal condition is set to the central movable accessory 101.
It is a condition that the number of determinations that the movement to each position does not end even if the second period (for example, 8 seconds) longer than the first period has elapsed since the performance operation was performed in 1 is satisfied. Good.

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 vertical movable unit 101.
After b is moved to the standby position, the front-rear movable unit 101a is moved 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 accessory 101 is performed, the sub-control unit 91 does not move the central movable accessory 101 to the initial position, and the current position. To stop.
By doing so, an abnormality occurs in the central movable accessory 101 in a situation where the game is not being performed and the player is not likely to be touching the central movable accessory 101 as during the initial operation. 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. Also,
By doing so, the central movable accessory 101 is played during the game by the player, such as during the performance operation.
When it is determined that an abnormality has occurred in the central movable accessory 101 in a situation where the central movable accessory 101 may be touched, the central movable accessory 101 is stopped at the current position and an excessive load is applied to the central movable accessory 101. Can be prevented.

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 the central movable accessory 101 to the storage position (see FIGS. 2A to 2C), the present 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 this,
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).

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 in order 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. Further, 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. 101
Is preferably stopped at the current position, but the central movable accessory 101 may be moved to the initial position as in the case where 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 when causing the central movable accessory 101 to perform the initial operation or the production operation.
While moving each of them at the speed α, an abnormality occurs during execution of the initial operation, and the central movable accessory 1
01 is moved to the initial position, the front-rear movable portion 101a and the up-and-down movable portion 101b are moved at the speed α.
Each of them is moved at a slower speed β.
By doing so, the stepping motors of the drive sources 131 and 141 can move the movable portions 101a and 101b at a speed β that is slower than when the movable portions 101a and 101b are moved at a speed α.
Since the torque for rotating the 2b and 142 is increased, the force for moving the movable parts 101a and 101b is increased. 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 suitably 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, when the central movable accessory 101 is moved to the initial position due to an abnormality occurring during execution of the initial operation in order to suitably return to the initial position under a heavy load, the speed β
It is preferable to move the movable parts 101a and 101b, but 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, 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 includes the front-rear movable unit 101a.
Excitation of the drive sources 131 and 141 of the up and down movable part 101b to the stepping motor is turned off, and the abnormality occurrence flag is set to on. Further, the sub control unit 91 can perform return control from the disabling control. Specifically, the sub-control unit 91 restarts 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, 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. The recovery 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, the central movable accessory 10 during the game is played by the player, such as during the performance operation.
In the situation where there is a possibility that 1 is touched, a return condition different from the situation where the game is not being performed as in the case where the initial operation is being performed and the player is not likely to be touching the central movable accessory 101 ( Recovery operation success) can also be added, and the recovery from the disabling control according to the actual situation can be performed.

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 execution of the initial operation and the disabling control is performed as well as after the disabling control is performed. The first recovery condition that can be satisfied after the operation is the condition to recover 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 recovering from power failure. 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 first recovery condition is not limited to this, and a 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 return condition is set to a condition that the recovery operation is successful when the first demo screen is displayed after being controlled to the abnormal state.
The present invention is not limited to this, and for example, it may be a condition that the recovery operation succeeds when a specific period of time elapses after the abnormal state is controlled. 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 production operation, and the situation is controlled to the abnormality occurrence state. It may be a situation in which a specific period has passed since the beginning.

For example, in the case of a slot machine, the recovery operation may be executed at the start of the next game controlled to the abnormal state or after the execution of the next continuous production, and the bonus or the ART that triggers the production operation that fails is executed. The recovery operation may be executed when the advantageous state such as CZ or CZ ends. Also, 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 occurrence state, the situation where the player has finished playing the game when it is controlled to the abnormal occurrence state (so-called customer waiting situation) or the abnormal occurrence state It is preferable that the player is changed to a player different from the player under the control. Therefore, for example, in the case of a slot machine, the recovery operation may be executed at the start of the 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. Multiple times (eg,
The recovery operation may be executed after being controlled 5 times or 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, and for example, it is performed a predetermined number of times after being controlled to the abnormal state. The recovery operation may be executed until the first (for example, fifth) demo screen is displayed, or the recovery operation may be executed each time the demo screen is displayed after the abnormal state is controlled. That is, in the case where the recovery operation is executed every time the demo screen is displayed after being controlled to 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 drive sources 13 of the front-rear movable part 101a and the up-and-down movable part 101b.
The disabling control is performed by turning off the excitation of the stepping motors 1 and 141, but the invention is not limited to this. For example, the sub-control unit 91 causes the central movable accessory 101 to perform an effect operation. Do not control the excitation of the drive sources 131, 141 to the stepping motor when executing (for example, do not make a decision to output pulse power or make an instruction or instruction)
Therefore, disabling control may be performed.
In the present embodiment, another effect device, for example, a 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 execute the effect operation instead. 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 executing the effect operation may be executed.

Further, according to the gaming machine 1 according to the present embodiment, the central movable accessory 101 can move between the front-rear movable portion 101a that can move between the storage position and the appearance position, and the standby position and the operating position. And a vertical 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 after a predetermined period elapses, or the up-and-down movable unit 10 moves.
When it is determined that the movement of 1b to each position does not end even after the lapse of a predetermined period, +1 is added to the value of the operation failure counter, and when the value of the operation failure counter becomes 6 or more, the central movement is possible. It is determined that the accessory 101 has an abnormality.
By doing so, when the movement of the front-rear movable unit 101a to each position is determined not to end even after the lapse of a predetermined period, the front-rear movable unit 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 the gaming machine or the up-and-down movable unit 101b to each position which has been determined to have an abnormality in 101a does not end after 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 the gaming machine that determines that an abnormality has occurred in the vertically movable portion 101b.

In this embodiment, the central movable accessory 101 includes the front-rear movable portion 101a and the vertical movable portion 101.
However, the first movable part and the second movable part are not limited to the front-rear movable part 101a and the up-down movable part 101b, and include, for example, a left-right movable part that is movable in the left-right direction and the gaming machine 1 It may be a circumferentially movable portion that is movable in the circumferential direction on the front surface. 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 this embodiment, the central movable accessory 101 includes the front-rear movable portion 101a and the vertical movable portion 101.
b, but other movable parts (third movable parts) may be included, for example, a left and right movable part movable in the left and right directions may be newly provided, and during the control of the advantageous state. Central movable accessory 101
You may newly provide the movable part which moves the whole to the front of the liquid crystal display 51. 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 + To the value
It is necessary to add 1 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.
It is also possible to add two or more or to perform other operations such as subtraction, multiplication, and division 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, when it is determined that the central movable accessory 101 has an abnormality, the sub-control unit 91 drives the front and rear movable units 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 to prevent the front-rear movable part 101a and the up-down movable part 101b from operating.
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, as the disabling control, the front-rear movable portion 101a and the up-and-down movable portion 10 are controlled.
It is preferable that the operation of 1b is not performed, but as the disabling control, the front-rear movable unit 1 is operated.
01a or the vertically movable portion 101b may not be caused to perform an operation.
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 the abnormal state or the abnormal state as in the present embodiment, the above-described It is preferable to perform the disabling control as described above, but the central movable accessory 1
Even if it is determined that the abnormality occurs in 01, the disabling control may not be performed.

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 reciprocal movement between the storage position and the appearance position of the front-rear movable part 101a and the machine position of the up-and-down movable part 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).
Note that, as in the present embodiment, the recovery operation including the reciprocating movement of the front-rear movable portion 101a between the stored position and the appearance position and the reciprocating 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 reciprocating movement between the retracted position and the appearance position of the front-rear movable part 101a and the vertical 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, the front-rear movable unit 1 is used as the effect operation performed by the central movable accessory 101.
After moving 01a from the storage position to the appearance position and then moving the up-and-down movable part 101b from the standby position to the operating position to end the control of the advantageous state, after moving the up-and-down movable part 101b from the standby position to the operating position. Although the operation of moving the front-rear movable portion 101a from the appearance position to the storage position is executed, the production operation is not limited to this, and, for example, the reciprocating movement of the up-down movable portion 101b between the standby position and the operating position is repeated. Alternatively, for example, after repeating the reciprocating movement between the storage position and the appearance position of the front-rear movable unit 101a, the front-rear movable unit 101a is moved to the appearance position, and then the standby position and the operating position of the up-and-down movable unit 101b. The back-and-forth movable portion 101a may be moved to the storage position by performing a reciprocating movement between them. In addition, for example, an operation of moving the front-rear movable unit 101a to a second appearance position that is in front of or behind the appearance position may be performed. In this case, the second
It is necessary to newly provide a position detection sensor capable of detecting the movement to the 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 in order to make the player interested in the effect operation. Although preferable, it may be an operation of only one of the front-rear movable portion 101a and the up-and-down movable portion 101b, for example, an operation of only reciprocating movement of the front-rear movable portion 101a.

Further, according to the gaming machine 1 according to the present embodiment, the vertically movable portion 101b is the front and rear movable portion 101.
When a is stopped at the storage position, the engaged parts 121 and 122 are engaged with the engaging part 111 of the housing 1b.
, 112, so that the front-rear movable part 101a cannot move from the standby position to the working position unless it moves from the storage position to the appearance position.
By doing so, the vertical movable unit 101b is restricted from moving from the standby position to the operating position unless the front-rear movable unit 101a moves from the storage position to the appearance position.
Vertically movable portion 10 when vertically movable portion 101b is not moving from the standby position to the operating position
The unintended operation of 1b can be prevented.

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 engagement portions 111 and 112 of the housing 1b, whereby the front-rear movable portion 101a.
Although the up-and-down movable part 101b is prevented from moving from the standby position to the working position without moving from the storage position to the appearance position, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, based on the detection signal of the position detection sensor. The sub-control unit 91 makes a decision, command or instruction to move the vertically movable unit 101b from the standby position to the working position on condition that the movable unit 101a is stopped at the appearance position. The up-and-down movable unit 101b may be prevented from moving from the standby position to the operating position without moving from the storage 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 working 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 portion 101a may be prevented from moving 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 condition that the vertically 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 be moved from the stored position to the appearance position to move from the standby position to the working position. It is preferable that the engaging portions 111, 11 are attached to the housing 1b, for example.
By omitting the provision of 2, the front-rear movable part 101a may be moved from the standby position to the working position without moving from the storage position to the appearance position.

In addition, in the present embodiment, the sub-control unit 91 ends the production operation in a state where the movable portions 101a and 101b stop the operation when the central movable accessory 101 fails and ends the production operation. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and for example, the central movable accessory 101 is set 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. Also, for example, a unit game (for example, 1 for a slot machine)
In the case of a game or a pachinko game machine, each movable part 10 of the central movable accessory 101 for each special drawing game)
The positions of 1a and 101b may be controlled, and 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 shows the central movable accessory 1 in order from the top.
Whether or not the effect operation 01 is executed (execution/non-execution), the position between the storage position of the front-rear movable unit 101a and the appearance position, the position between the standby position of the up-and-down movable unit 101b and the operating position, the front-rear movable unit. Turning on/off the excitation of the driving source 131 of 101a, the driving source 14 of the vertically movable portion 101b
Excitation to 1 on/off, abnormality occurrence flag on/off, operation failure counter value (0 to 6
) Is shown.

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 stored position to the appearance position, for example, t11.
In the above, the front-rear movable unit 101a may stop at the intermediate position, and the operation of the front-rear movable unit 101a to the appearance position may not be completed from t1 to t4 when a predetermined period elapses. At this time, the sub-control unit 91 determines at t4 that the operation has failed, and sets the value of the operation failure counter from 0 to 1
Is incremented by 1 and the execution of the effect operation in the central movable accessory 101 ends.

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. 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 rendering 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 an obstacle is left in front of the central movable accessory 101, or when the central movable accessory 101 is pressed by the hand from the front to the rear again again, 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, at t32, 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 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 front-rear movable unit 101a. 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 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 t33 after t76, 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. 19, for example, at t77 after t33, the front-rear movable unit 101a stops at the intermediate position, and the front-rear movable unit 101a stops at the intermediate position from t33 to t34 when a predetermined period elapses. If the movement to the appearance position of the front-rear movable portion 101a 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 completed.

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, unless the sub-control unit 91 controls the front-rear movable unit 101a. 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 t79 after t78. In this case, the operation of the front-rear movable unit 101a is completed from t78 to t80 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. Then, although not shown, the sub-control unit 91 thereafter t4
At 0, until it is determined that an abnormality has occurred because the value of the operation failure counter has become 6,
The movement between the intermediate position of the front-rear movable unit 101a and the storage position is repeated while determining whether or not to perform each unit game.

Although illustration is omitted, in the case where the front-rear movable unit 101a can move to the appearance position while the up-and-down movable unit 101b stops at the intermediate position for some reason and fails the production operation, although not shown. The movement of the front-rear movable part 101a between the storage position and the appearance position and the up-and-down movable part 101b are continued until it is determined that an abnormality has occurred because the value of the operation failure counter has reached 6.
The movement between the intermediate position and the standby position is repeated while determining whether or not to perform each unit game. As a result, the position of the central movable accessory 101 can be suitably controlled for each unit game.

In addition, in this embodiment, the sub-control part 91 makes each movable accessory 101-1 in the initialization process.
03 to execute the initial operation respectively, and when performing the effect during the game, each movable accessory 101 to 1
However, the control for causing each movable accessory 101 to 103 to perform the operation is not limited to this. For example, each movable movable object 101 to 103 is movable at the time of final inspection before shipment at the time of manufacturing the gaming machine 1. You may control the accessory 101-103 to 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 objects 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). ) Has passed, it is determined that the process will not end, or the vertically movable unit 101
When it is determined that the movement of b from the standby position to the operating position does not end even after the inspection period has passed, or the movement of the up-and-down movable part 101b from the operating position to the standby position ends even after the inspection period has passed. When it is determined that the third abnormal condition is not satisfied 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 inspection period elapses, it is determined that the third abnormal condition is satisfied, and It may be determined that an abnormality has occurred in the operation of the movable accessory 101.

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

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 to perform the inspection operation, the sub-control unit 91 causes the front-rear movable unit 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 up-and-down movable unit 101b to start moving from the standby position to the operating position, and at t8 after t82.
4, the vertically movable portion 101b has finished moving from the standby position to the working position. In this case, the operation of the front-rear movable unit 101a ends from t81 to t83 when the inspection period elapses,
The operation of the up-and-down movable unit 101b is completed 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.

In addition, 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 has finished moving from the appearance position to the storage position, and is movable in the center. The execution of the inspection operation on the accessory 101 has been completed. In this case, the operation of the up-and-down movable part 101b ends from t84 to t87 when the inspection period elapses, and the operation of the front-rear movable part 101a ends from t86 to t89 when the inspection period elapses. At this time, 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 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 execution of the inspection operation of the left movable accessory 102, the sub-control unit 91 performs an inspection period in which the reciprocal 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 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 performed 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. In, 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 movable accessory 102 to
The movement from the appearance position to the storage position is started at, and at t93 after t92,
The left movable accessory 102 has finished moving from the appearance position to the storage position, and the left movable accessory 10
The execution of the inspection operation in 2 has been completed. In this case, a predetermined period elapses from t91
The operation of the left movable accessory 102 is completed by 94. 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.

Regarding the inspection operation of the right movable accessory 103 before shipping, "left side" means "right side" and "1 side".
If “02” is set to “103”, it is the same as the above description of FIG. 20B, and therefore detailed description is omitted to reduce redundant description.
As a result, the inspection period before shipment of each movable accessory 101 to 103 can be shortened.

In addition, in the present embodiment, the sub-control unit 91 determines whether or not to execute the operations of the movable accessory members 101 to 103, and controls for causing the movable accessory objects 101 to 103 to perform the operation (for example, driving). 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 101-103 performs an operation, while the second sub-control unit causes each movable accessory 101-103 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 of the movable accessory members 101 to 103, it notifies the first sub-control unit of that fact, and the first control unit receiving the notification notifies each The disabling control may be performed by not deciding to cause the movable accessory 101 to 103 to execute 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 part capable of executing an initial operation and a staging operation is provided at a position where the player can touch the movable part. It includes any gaming machine that determines whether or not an abnormality has occurred. 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 may be included in the game machine according to the present invention as an initial operation or a production operation.

(1-1) As described above, in the present application,
A gaming machine for playing a game (for example, gaming machine 1),
A movable part provided at a position that can be touched by the player (for example, a central movable accessory 101,
Left movable accessory 102, right movable accessory 103),
When an initialization condition (for example, a condition for executing an initialization process) is satisfied, an initial operation (for example, an initial operation, the front-rear movable part 101a is moved from the storage position to the appearance position in the movable part, and then the up-down movable part 101b). The reciprocating part 101 between the standby position and the operating position, and
Operation of moving a from the storage position to the appearance position, the left movable accessory 102 and the right movable accessory 10
3 is moved from the storage position to the appearance position and then a reciprocating operation of returning from the appearance position to the storage position is performed at the same time, while the effect condition (for example, a condition for executing the effect during the game) is satisfied. When the production operation is performed on the movable portion (for example, when the production operation or the control of the advantageous state is started, the front-rear movable portion 101a is moved from the storage position to the appearance position, and then the vertical movable portion 101b is changed from the standby position to the operating position). Operation of moving the up-and-down movable part 101b from the standby position to the working position and then moving the front-and-rear movable part 101a from the appearance position to the storage position when moving and ending the control of the advantageous state, the left movable accessory 102 and the right movable part An operation control means (for example, the sub-control unit 91 causes each movable accessory 101 to perform a reciprocating operation of moving the accessory 103 from the storage position to the appearance position and then returning to the storage position from the appearance position). -10
3) a process of executing the initial action and the production action),
Abnormality determining means (for example, the sub-control unit 91) that determines whether or not an abnormality has occurred in the movable portion.
Processing of steps Sa1 to Sa16 and Sc1 to Sc3) executed by
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 elapses during execution of the initial operation, upper and lower conditions). 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 lapse of a predetermined period, and the movement of the up and down movable portion 101b from the operating position to the standby position ends even after the lapse of a predetermined period. When it is determined that the condition of not performing, the condition of determining 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 elapses) 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 of the front-back movable portion 101a from the appearance position 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 execution of the initial operation, the central movable accessory 101 has failed even once). If it is determined that it is true, the central movable accessory 1 during the performance operation
01 does not hold until it is determined that the operation has failed 6 times or more in total), a gaming machine is disclosed.

According to such a configuration, in a situation in which the player may be touching the movable portion during the game, such as during the performance operation, the game is not being performed as during the initial operation is being performed. 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) Further, in the present application,
A gaming machine for playing a game (for example, gaming machine 1),
A movable part provided at a position that can be touched by the player (for example, a central movable accessory 101,
Left movable accessory 102, right movable accessory 103),
When an initialization condition (for example, a condition for executing an initialization process) is satisfied, an initial operation (for example, an initial operation, the front-rear movable part 101a is moved from the storage position to the appearance position in the movable part, and then the up-down movable part 101b). The reciprocating part 101 between the standby position and the operating position, and
Operation of moving a from the storage position to the appearance position, the left movable accessory 102 and the right movable accessory 10
3 is moved from the storage position to the appearance position and then a reciprocating operation of returning from the appearance position to the storage position is performed at the same time, while the effect condition (for example, a condition for executing the effect during the game) is satisfied. When the production operation is performed on the movable portion (for example, when the production operation or the control of the advantageous state is started, the front-rear movable portion 101a is moved from the storage position to the appearance position, and then the vertical movable portion 101b is changed from the standby position to the operating position). Operation of moving the up-and-down movable part 101b from the standby position to the working position and then moving the front-and-rear movable part 101a from the appearance position to the storage position when moving and ending the control of the advantageous state, the left movable accessory 102 and the right movable part An operation control means (for example, the sub-control unit 91 causes each movable accessory 101 to perform a reciprocating operation of moving the accessory 103 from the storage position to the appearance position and then returning to the storage position from the appearance position). -10
3) a process of executing the initial action and the production action),
Abnormality determining means (for example, the sub-control unit 91) that determines whether or not an abnormality has occurred in the movable portion.
Processing of steps Sa1 to Sa16 and Sc1 to Sc3) executed by
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 elapses during execution of the initial operation, upper and lower conditions). 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 lapse of a predetermined period, and the movement of the up and down movable portion 101b from the operating position to the standby position ends even after the lapse of a predetermined period. When it is determined that the condition of not performing, the condition of determining 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 elapses) 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 of the front-back movable portion 101a from the appearance position 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 larger 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 in which the player may be touching the movable portion during the game, such as during the performance operation, the game is not being performed as during the initial operation is being performed. It is possible to determine whether or not an abnormality has occurred in the movable part by increasing the number of determinations more than in 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) Further, in the present application,
The first abnormal condition is defined as a predetermined period (for example,
A predetermined mode (for example, a mode in which the front-rear movable unit 101a ends moving to the storage position, a mode in which the front-rear movable unit 101a ends moving to the appearance position, and a vertical movable unit 101b) even after a predetermined period of 4 seconds. Is the first number of times (for example, once) when it is determined that it has not ended the movement to the standby position and the vertical movable portion 101b ends the movement to the operating position).
Is a condition that is satisfied by
The second abnormal condition is the second number of times in which it is determined that the predetermined mode has not been reached even after the stipulated period has elapsed since the movable section was caused to perform the rendering operation, which is greater than the first number of times. For example, a gaming machine, which is a condition that is satisfied by becoming 6 times), is also disclosed.

According to such a configuration, in a situation in which the player may be touching the movable portion during the game, such as during the performance operation, the game is not being performed as during the initial operation is being performed. 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 a stipulated period of time, as compared to the situation where the moving part is not likely to be touched. 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 returning 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 returning operation is performed. The gaming machine is disclosed (for example, the sub-control unit 91 executes the processing 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 where the player may be touching the movable portion during the game, such as during execution of the effect 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 portion to move at a first speed (for example, speed α) when the movable portion performs the initial operation or the effect operation, while the movable portion returns to the return state. When executing the operation, the movable part is controlled to move at a second speed slower than the first speed (for example, a 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, it is possible to apply a stronger load to the movable portion than during the initial operation or the effect operation, and return it to the initial position preferably.

(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 of the movable accessory members 101 to 103 to perform the inspection operation)
,
The abnormality determination 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). Condition that is determined not to end even after the inspection period elapses, the up-and-down movable part 1
The condition that it is determined that the movement of 01b from the standby position to the operating position does not end even after the inspection period elapses, that the movement of the up-and-down movable part 101b from the operating position to the standby position does not end even after the inspection period elapses. Conditions to be determined, conditions to determine that the movement of the front-rear movable portion 101a from the appearance position to the storage position does not end even after the inspection period elapses, reciprocation between the appearance position of the left movable accessory 102 and the storage position. (Conditions in which it is determined that the movement does not end even after the inspection period elapses, conditions in which the reciprocal movement between the appearance position of the right movable accessory 103 and the storage position does not end even after the inspection period elapses) When it is determined that is satisfied, it is determined that an abnormality has occurred in the movable portion,
A game machine is also disclosed.

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 or the second abnormal condition is 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 first abnormal condition or the second abnormal condition is satisfied is smaller.

(2-1) Further, in the present application,
A gaming machine for playing a game (for example, gaming machine 1),
A movable part provided at a position that can be touched by the player (for example, a central movable accessory 101,
Left movable accessory 102, right movable accessory 103),
When an initialization condition (for example, a condition for executing an initialization process) is satisfied, an initial operation (for example, an initial operation, the front-rear movable part 101a is moved from the storage position to the appearance position in the movable part, and then the up-down movable part 101b). The reciprocating part 101 between the standby position and the operating position, and
Operation of moving a from the storage position to the appearance position, the left movable accessory 102 and the right movable accessory 10
3 is moved from the storage position to the appearance position and then a reciprocating operation of returning from the appearance position to the storage position is performed at the same time, while the effect condition (for example, a condition for executing the effect during the game) is satisfied. When the production operation is performed on the movable portion (for example, when the production operation or the control of the advantageous state is started, the front-rear movable portion 101a is moved from the storage position to the appearance position, and then the vertical movable portion 101b is changed from the standby position to the operating position). Operation of moving the up-and-down movable part 101b from the standby position to the working position and then moving the front-and-rear movable part 101a from the appearance position to the storage position when moving and ending the control of the advantageous state, the left movable accessory 102 and the right movable part An operation control means (for example, the sub-control unit 91 causes each movable accessory 101 to perform a reciprocating operation of moving the accessory 103 from the storage position to the appearance position and then returning to the storage position from the appearance position). -10
3) a process of executing the initial action and the production action),
Abnormality determining means (for example, the sub-control unit 91) that determines whether or not an abnormality has occurred in the movable portion.
Processing of steps Sa1 to Sa16 and Sc1 to Sc3) executed by
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 storage 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 a predetermined period has passed, the movement of the vertically movable unit 101b from the operating position to the standby position has passed the predetermined period. Even when it is determined that the process does not end, the front-rear movable unit 101a
When it is determined that the movement from the appearance position to the storage position does not end even after a lapse of a predetermined period), or when it is determined that an abnormality has occurred in the movable portion during execution of the effect operation (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 the movement of the up-and-down movable unit 101b from the standby position to the operating position has passed a predetermined period. Even if it is determined that it does not end, or if the up-and-down movable unit 1
When it is determined that the movement of 01b from the operating position to the standby position does not end even after a predetermined period has elapsed, or the movement from the appearance position of the front-rear movable unit 101a to the storage position has elapsed after the predetermined period has ended. When the value of the operation failure counter that is incremented by 1 when it is determined not to be 6 or more), disabling control (for example, disable) that does not cause the movable portion to execute the effect operation even if the effect condition is satisfied Control, turning off the excitation of the drive sources 131, 141 of the front-rear movable part 101a and the up-and-down movable part 101b to the stepping motor and setting the abnormality occurrence flag to on, the left movable accessory 102 and the right movable accessory. Disabling control means (control for turning off the excitation of the stepping motor of each drive source 151 of the object 103) (for example, 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, front-rear movable unit 101a at the time of power failure recovery)
Control for turning on the excitation of the stepping motors of the drive sources 131, 141 of the upper and lower movable parts 101b and setting the abnormality flag to off, and the left movable accessory 10 at the time of restoration from power interruption.
2 and return control means capable of controlling the excitation of each drive source 151 of the right movable accessory 103 to the stepping motor (for example, step S executed by the sub-control unit 91).
b1 to Sb10, and a process of performing recovery control after recovery from power interruption performed by the sub-control unit 91),
The return control means,
When a first recovery condition (for example, a condition to recover from power failure) is satisfied after it is determined that an abnormality has occurred in the movable part during the execution of the initial operation and the disabling control is performed,
It is possible to perform the return control,
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 a 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 the performance operation, the game is not being performed as during the initial operation is being performed. It is possible to add a return condition different from the situation in which the player is not likely to be 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 recovery condition is a condition (for example, a condition to recover from power failure) that is satisfied when power supply to the gaming machine is stopped,
The second return condition is a situation in which a retry of the effect operation (for example, a recovery operation) is possible (
For example, a condition that is satisfied when the retry is successful in a situation where the first demo screen is displayed after being controlled to be in an abnormal state (for example, the sub control unit 91 performs steps Sb1 to Sb).
The game machine, which is a condition for executing all the processing of b10), 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 the processes of steps Sa14, Sa15, Sc3), the 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 unit game that is one unit game (for example, a unit game, one game if a slot machine,
In the case of a pachinko game machine, one special drawing game) state specifying means for specifying the state of the movable part according to the unit game (for example, the front-rear movable part 101a for each unit game executed by the sub-control unit 91).
And a process for controlling the position of the vertically movable part 101b) is also disclosed.

According to 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-rear movable part 101a) capable of a first motion (for example, a first motion, a motion for moving between a storage 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 moving between a standby position and an operating position),
Abnormality determination means for determining whether or not an abnormality has occurred in the movable member (for example, the sub control unit 9
1 executes steps Sa1 to Sa16),
When the abnormality determining means determines that an abnormal condition is satisfied during the execution of the first operation (for example, if 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 if a predetermined period elapses), 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 9
1 executes the processing of steps Sa1 to Sa9 and Sa12 to Sa16), and the gaming machine is disclosed.

With such a configuration, when it is determined that the abnormal condition is satisfied during execution of the first operation, it is determined that an abnormality has occurred in the first movable portion when the value of the updated counter reaches a specific value. From the gaming machine that determines that an abnormality has occurred in the second movable part when the value of the counter that is updated when it is determined that the 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 (for example, disabling control, front-rear movable part 101a, and vertical movable part 101b) that does not cause the first movable part and the second movable part to perform an operation is performed. The gaming machine is also disclosed, which is provided with a disabling control means for performing a control of turning off the excitation of each of the drive sources 131 and 141 to the stepping motor and setting an 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 drive sources 131, 141 of the front-rear movable unit 101a and the up-and-down movable unit 101b and resetting the abnormality occurrence flag at the time of power failure recovery, Return control means (for example, the sub-control unit 91 executes) that can perform control to turn on the excitation of the drive sources 151 of the left movable accessory 102 and the right movable accessory 103 at the time of power failure recovery. Steps Sb1 to S
b10, a process of performing recovery control after recovery from power interruption performed by the sub-control unit 91),
The return condition is a retry of the first operation and the second operation (for example, recovery operation).
Possible situations (for example, the situation where the first demo screen is displayed after being controlled to an abnormal state)
Also discloses a gaming machine, 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 first operation and the second operation are retried successfully. Has been done.

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 performing a performance during a game) is satisfied, a performance operation (for example, a performance operation, a front-back movable portion 101a from the storage position when the control of the advantageous state is started on the movable member appears from the storage position. After moving the up-and-down movable part 101b from the standby position to the working position to end 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 appears at the appearance position. From the storage position to the storage position) is provided with operation control means (for example, 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 operation is performed). When the movable portion 101b is moved from the standby position to the operating position to end the control of the advantageous state, the up-and-down movable portion 101b is moved from the standby position to the operating position, and then the front-rear movable portion 101a.
Is an operation of moving from the appearance position to the storage position), a gaming 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). The parts 121 and 122 are engaged with the engaging parts 111 and 112 of the housing 1b to move the front-rear movable part 101a.
The vertical movable unit 101b cannot move from the standby position to the operating position unless the storage position moves from the storage position to the appearance position), and a gaming machine is also disclosed.

With such a configuration, the second movable portion is restricted from performing the second operation unless the first movable portion performs the first operation. Therefore, when the first movable portion does not perform the first operation. The unintended operation of the second movable part can be prevented.

1 gaming machine, 7 operation unit, 41 main control unit, 51 liquid crystal display, 91 sub-control unit, 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 value of the counter updated when the abnormality determining means determines that an abnormal condition is satisfied during execution of the first operation, or when it is determined that an abnormal condition is satisfied during execution of the second operation. When the value becomes a specific value, it is determined that an abnormality has occurred in the movable member.

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