JP2021164853A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a game machine capable of rapidly and appropriately attracting attention of a facility manager and a player.SOLUTION: A game machine includes a notification device for reporting an error when a detection device does not detect that an operation input part is positioned in a storage position regardless of execution of storage operation for moving the operation input part of a performance operation device to the storage position. The performance operation device is configured so as to be capable of repeatedly performing storage operation when the detection device detects that the operation input part is positioned in a storage position regardless of execution of the storage operation. The notification device is configured so as to report an error of a different kind corresponding to the number of repetition times when the detection device does not detect that the operation input part is positioned in a storage position even if the performance operation device repeats the storage operation.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 20

Description

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

A pachinko gaming machine, which is an example of a gaming machine, is configured by attaching a back mechanism board on which various control boards, payout devices, etc. are mounted to a frame member that holds a game board provided with a predetermined game area. .. Then, in the process of launching the game ball to the upper side of the game area with a firing intensity according to the amount of operation of the firing handle by the player and causing the game ball to flow down in the game area, various winning devices provided in the game area. It is configured to play a game in which a game ball is inserted into the ball. In the game area, in addition to various winning devices, a center decoration, a liquid crystal display device that displays a production image according to the game development, and a production movable part according to the game development are provided in order to enhance the interest of the game. An effect movable device or the like that is operated to perform a game effect is provided.

In recent years, in such pachinko gaming machines and the like, an increasing number of gaming machines are provided with an effect operating device that is operated by the player himself / herself according to the development of the game and inputs operations related to the game effect (for example, Patent Document 1). reference). For example, in the game process, when the decorative symbol displayed on the liquid crystal display device reaches the reach state, an input promotion image indicating that the effect operation device is operated is displayed on the liquid crystal display device, and the effect operation device is operated accordingly. By inputting the information, the player is actively participated in the game by switching to a production that raises the expectation for the big hit.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2014-212929

In the above-mentioned effect operation device, the device may not operate normally due to a failure of the device, interference of a player, or the like. In that case, it is necessary to promptly and appropriately alert the facility manager and the player in which the gaming machine is installed.

The present invention has been made in view of such a problem, and provides a gaming machine capable of promptly and appropriately alerting a facility manager or a player when the device does not operate normally. With the goal.

In order to achieve such an object, the gaming machine according to the present invention moves the operation input unit to either the storage position or the operable position according to the game development, and moves the operation input unit to the operable position. An effect operation device configured to enable operation input by the operation input unit and detection of detecting that the operation input unit is located at least in the storage position when the operation input unit is in the operating state. If the detection device does not detect that the operation input unit is located at the storage position even though the device and the storage operation for moving the operation input unit to the storage position are performed, an error notification is performed. It is equipped with a notification device. Then, the effect operation device can repeat the storage operation when the detection device does not detect that the operation input unit is located at the storage position even though the storage operation has been performed. If the detection device does not detect that the operation input unit is located at the storage position even if the effect operation device repeats the storage operation, the notification device repeats the number of times. It is configured to perform different types of error notification according to the above.

According to the present invention, when the device does not operate normally, it is possible to promptly and appropriately alert the facility manager and the player.

It is a front view of the pachinko gaming machine which concerns on this embodiment. It is a perspective view which looked at the said pachinko machine from the rear. It is a block diagram which shows the electric structure of the said pachinko gaming machine. It is a front view of the production operation device arranged in the pachinko gaming machine. It is a perspective view which saw the said effect operation apparatus from the left front. It is a perspective view (the figure in the state which a part of the casing was removed) which saw the said effect operation apparatus from the right front. It is a perspective view (a figure in which the internal structure can be seen) which saw the said effect operation apparatus from the right front. It is a perspective view (a figure in which the internal structure can be seen) seen from the right rear view of the said effect operation apparatus. It is a perspective view (the figure in the state which the effect operation lever is raised) which looked at the effect operation device from the right front. It is a perspective view (the figure in the state in which the effect operation lever is tilted forward) which saw the effect operation device from the right front. It is a perspective view (the figure in the state which the input load device is separated) which looked at the effect operation device from the right front. It is an exploded perspective view of the said input load device. It is a perspective view (the figure which made the internal structure of the input load device visible) which saw the said effect operation device from the right front. It is an enlarged view of the circle A portion in FIG. It is a partial cross-sectional view of the said input load device. It is a main flowchart of the said production operation apparatus. It is a flowchart of the initialization operation of the said effect operation apparatus. It is a flowchart of the operation during a game of the said effect operation device. It is a continuation flowchart of FIG. It is a continuation flowchart of FIG. It is a front view of the effect operation device provided with the modification of the input load device. It is a perspective view which looked at the effect operation apparatus which provided the modification of the said input load apparatus from the left front. It is a perspective view (the figure in the state which separated the modification of the input load device) which looked at the effect operation device which provided the modification of the input load device from the left front. It is an exploded perspective view of the modification of the said input load device. It is a partial cross-sectional view of the modification of the input load device. It is a side view which shows the plate member and the 6th gear of the input load device. FIG. 26 is a side view showing a state in which the plate member is rotated in response to the lever operation. It is a side view (partial sectional view) of the modification of the input load device.

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

[Overall configuration of gaming machines]
First, the configuration of the front side of the pachinko gaming machine PM will be described. As shown in FIG. 1, the pachinko gaming machine PM is mounted on the front of the opening of the outer frame 1 which forms a vertically fixed holding frame configured in the outer square frame size, and is configured to open and close in a square frame size corresponding to the opening. The front frames 2 forming the frame are attached so as to be openable, closable and detachable by the upper and lower hinge mechanisms 3a and 3b arranged on the left side edge of the front surface of each other. The front frame 2 is always held in a closed state in which it is engaged and connected to the outer frame 1 by using a locking device 4 called a double lock provided on the front right edge portion.

A square glass frame 5 that matches the front area of the front frame 2 is assembled to the front frame 2 so as to be openable / closable and detachable by using the upper and lower hinge mechanisms 3a and 3b. The glass frame 5 is always held in a closed state covering the front surface of the front frame 2 by using the locking device 4. The game board 20 is detachably set and held on the front side of the front frame 2, and the game area PA in front of the game board 20 is visible through the double glazing 5a of the glass frame 5 which is always closed and held. It has become like.

At the lower part of the glass frame 5, upper and lower ball plates (upper ball plate 6 and lower ball plate 7) for storing game balls are provided. An effect lamp 11 that emits light according to the development status of the game and a speaker 8 that generates a sound effect according to the development status of the game are provided on the upper portion of the glass frame 5. The speaker 8 is also provided in the lower part of the outer frame 1. The lower ball plate 7 is arranged closer to the left side with respect to the left and right center of the glass frame 5. As a result, an empty space is formed on the right side of the front surface of the lower ball plate 7, and an effect operation device 100 for inputting an operation related to a predetermined game effect is provided in that portion (substantially centered on the left and right sides of the glass frame 5). The effect operation device 100 will be described in detail later.

A launch handle 9 for launching a game ball is provided at the lower right of the front frame 2. In the lower part of the front frame 2, an auxiliary mechanism called a game auxiliary board is located at a position behind the glass frames 5 (upper and lower ball plates 6 and 7 and the effect operation device 100) and at a position where the game board 20 can be aligned vertically. The part is formed. A ball feeding mechanism 91 (see FIG. 3) that feeds the game balls stored in the upper ball plate 6 one by one to the game auxiliary board, and the game balls sent from the ball feeding mechanism 91 are directed to the game area PA. A launch mechanism 92 (see FIG. 3) for launching the ball, and a launch control board 55 (see FIG. 3) for controlling the operation of the ball feed mechanism 91 and the launch mechanism 92 are provided.

The game board 20 is constructed based on a substrate formed in a rectangular flat plate shape using a synthetic resin material such as an acrylic resin, a polycarbonate resin, or an ABS resin. On the front surface of the game board 20, an arc-shaped outer rail 21 arranged from the lower left to the upper right, and an arc-shaped inner rail 22 arranged inside the outer rail 21 from the lower left to the upper left. It is provided with a rail decoration 23 arranged between the upper right portion of the outer rail 21 and the lower part of the board surface and formed in a curved shape that opens to the left, and is surrounded by the outer rail 21, the inner rail 22, and the rail decoration 23. A substantially circular game area PA is formed inside the rail. Further, the outer rail 21 and the inner rail 22 form a guide passage 24 for guiding the game ball launched by the launch mechanism to the game area PA. At a position near the exit opening of the game ball in the guide passage 24, that is, at the tip of the inner rail 22, the game ball discharged from the exit opening into the game area PA through the guide passage 24 returns to the guide passage 24 again. A ball return prevention valve 25 is provided to prevent the ball from returning to the ball.

In the game area PA, a windmill, a large number of game nails, a first start winning device 41 (first starting port), a second starting winning device 42 (second starting port), an operating gate 43, and a general winning device 44 (general). Winning opening)
In addition, various winning devices such as a large winning device 45 (large winning opening) and a symbol display device 46 are provided. The symbol display device 46 is the first and second specials corresponding to the result of the winning / failing lottery performed by the main control board 51, which will be described later, triggered by the entry of the game ball into the first and second starting winning devices 41 and 42. Ordinary symbols corresponding to the results of the open lottery of the second start winning device 42 performed by the main control board 51 when the game ball passes through the symbols and the operating gate 43, and these special symbols and ordinary symbols. It is configured to display the number of holds.

A center accessory 60 is arranged substantially in the center of the game area PA, and the screen of the effect display device 70 (liquid crystal display device) is visibly provided through an opening below the center accessory 60. The center accessory 60 has an electric actuator such as a motor or a solenoid, and an effect movable portion 61 operated by the electric actuator, and the effect movable unit 61 is positioned in front of the screen of the effect display device 70 according to the game development. It is configured to perform a game effect in which the effect movable portion 61 is light-emittingly displayed. The game area PA is provided with a center frame 27 arranged so as to surround the center accessory 60 and the effect display device 70. At the lower end of the game area PA, an out port 29 is provided to discharge the game ball that has rolled down without entering each winning device to the back side of the game board 20.

Next, the configuration on the back side of the pachinko gaming machine PM will be described. As shown in FIG. 2, a back set board 30 having a front-rear communication window in the center and formed in a rectangular frame shape slightly smaller than the front frame 2 is attached to the back side of the front frame 2. There is. Each part of the back set board 30 is guided by a storage tank 33 for storing a large number of game balls supplied from the game facility side, a gutter member 34 for flowing down the game balls from the storage tank 33, and a gutter member 34. A prize ball payout unit 35 for paying out the game balls and a back passage member 36 for causing the game balls paid out from the prize ball payout unit 35 to flow down to the upper ball plate 6 or the lower ball plate 7 are provided.

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

Next, the electrical schematic configuration of the pachinko gaming machine PM will be described. As shown in FIG. 3, the main control board 51 includes a first start port sensor 81 for detecting the entry of a game ball into the first start winning device 41 (first start port), and a second start winning device 42. The second starting port sensor 82 that detects the entry of the game ball into (the second starting port), the operating gate sensor 83 that detects the passage of the game ball of the operating gate 43, and the general winning device 44 (general winning port). A general winning opening sensor 84 that detects the entry of a game ball into the large winning opening, a large winning opening sensor 85 that detects the entry of a game ball into the large winning device 45 (large winning opening), and a game ball to the out opening 29. The out-port sensor 86 that detects the incoming ball is electrically connected to each other.

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

The effect control board 52 is electrically connected to the effect lamp 11, and transmits lamp data for controlling the effect lamp 11 in response to an instruction (lamp control command) from the main control board 51. Further, the effect control board 52 is electrically connected to the effect display device 70 and the speaker 8, and reads the image data stored in the image ROM in response to an instruction (image control command) from the main control board 51. The image data generated by image processing this is transmitted to the effect display device 70, and the acoustic data stored in the audio ROM is read in response to an instruction (acoustic control command) from the main control board 51, and this is synthesized. The acoustic data generated in this manner is transmitted to the speaker 8 via an amplifier (digital amplifier). Further, the effect control board 52 is electrically connected to the effect operation device 100, and transmits an operation signal to the effect operation device 100 in response to an instruction (operation control command) from the main control board 51 to transmit the effect control device 100. While operating the 100, the effect operation device 100 is used to receive the operation input signal operation input by the player.

The payout control board 54 is electrically connected to the prize ball payout unit 35 and the ball lending operation device (not shown), and can be used as a payout control command from the main control board 51 or an operation signal from the ball lending operation device. Based on this, the prize ball payout unit 35 is operated to execute the control of paying out the game ball to the upper ball plate 6 or the lower ball plate 7.

The launch control board 55 is electrically connected to the launch handle 9, the ball feed mechanism 91, and the launch mechanism 92, and the ball feed mechanism 91 and the launch mechanism 92 are synchronously connected based on the operation signal from the launch handle 9. It is designed to activate and execute control to launch a game ball. At this time, if the main control board 51 does not detect an abnormality in communication with the launch control board 55 or a short-circuit power supply abnormality, it outputs a launch permission signal to the launch control board 55 and permits the launch of the game ball. do. On the other hand, when a communication abnormality with the launch control board 55 or a short-circuit power supply abnormality is detected, a launch prohibition signal is output to the launch control board 55 to prohibit the launch of the game ball.

In the pachinko gaming machine PM configured as described above, the outer frame 1 is fixedly installed on the game island of the game facility, and the front frame 2, the glass frame 5, etc. are closed and locked before being used for the game. The game is started by storing the ball in the upper ball plate 6 and rotating the firing handle 9. When the launch handle 9 is rotated, the game balls stored in the upper ball plate 6 are sent out one by one to the launch mechanism 92 by the ball feed mechanism 91, and are launched toward the game area PA by the launch mechanism 92. Is done.

When a game ball that rolls down the game area PA enters any of the first starting port, the second starting port, the large winning opening, and the general winning opening, the winning ball according to the type of the winning opening is the winning ball. When the upper ball plate 6 or the upper ball plate 6 is full, the payout unit 35 pays out to the lower ball plate 7. For example, the number of prize balls when winning the 1st starting port or the 2nd starting port is "3", the number of prize balls when winning the large winning opening is "15", and when winning the general winning opening. The number of prize balls is "10". When the game ball enters the first starting port or the second starting port, the lottery random number value of the special symbol game is acquired on the main control board 51, and the random number value is temporarily stored as a reserved ball of the special symbol up to a predetermined upper limit number. do. Then, when a predetermined start condition (variation start condition) is satisfied, a special symbol hit / fail judgment, a symbol judgment, and a fluctuation pattern judgment are performed on the lottery random number value related to the earliest reserved ball, and the judgment result is met. In the aspect, the special symbol is variablely displayed on the symbol display device 46, and the decorative symbol is variablely displayed on the effect display device 70. The variable display of the special symbol and the decorative symbol is synchronously stopped and displayed after the lapse of the variable time according to the selected variable pattern. Along with the variable display of the decorative symbol on the effect display device 70 and the execution of the special game described later, the effect display device 70 enhances the interest of the game and suggests the degree of expectation of a big hit. In addition to displaying a moving image, the operation of the effect movable part 61 of the center accessory 60 and the effect operation device 100 described later, the sound effect by outputting the sound / music data from the speaker 8, and the effect lamp 11 of the glass frame 5. And the light emitting effect of the effect lamp provided on the game board 20 is carried out.

When the first special symbol or the second special symbol is confirmed and displayed in the stop mode indicating a big hit in the symbol display device 46, the game shifts to the special game and the opening / closing operation of the big winning opening is started. Further, in the effect display device 70, the stop mode of the decorative symbol indicating the big hit is, for example, a mode in which the types of the three symbols match. As a special game (big hit game), one of a plurality of types of special games having a different number of specified rounds is developed according to the winning big hit type (big hit symbol). In the special game, one or more opening and closing operations of the large winning opening (special electric accessory) are regarded as one round game, and the round game is continuously executed for a specified number of rounds (for example, 16R, 8R, 2R). To do.

[Structure of production operation device]
Next, the configuration of the effect operation device 100 according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 4 to 15. As shown in FIG. 1, the effect operation device 100 is provided at substantially the center of the lower left and right sides of the glass frame 5 (on the right side of the lower ball plate 7), and the player inputs an operation related to the game effect at the time of a predetermined game development. It is an operating device for performing. As shown in FIGS. 4 to 8, the effect operation device 100 includes a base portion 101 fixed to the glass frame 5, an effect operation lever 110 provided so as to be vertically movable with respect to the base portion 101, and an effect. It has a lever elevating mechanism 120 that moves the operating lever 110 up and down with respect to the base portion 101, and an input load device 150 that exerts a greater resistance force than usual to the tilting operation of the effect operating lever 110. It is composed.

The effect operation lever 110 includes a substantially prismatic lever base 111 (see FIG. 8) extending in the vertical direction and a substantially disk-shaped lever tip 115 provided at the upper end of the lever base 111. NS. A rotating shaft 112 extending in the left-right direction is provided at the lower end of the lever base 111, and a tilting shaft 113 extending in the left-right direction is provided above the rotating shaft 112 (see FIG. 7). The base portion 101 is provided with a first guide hole 102 that is formed so as to extend vertically and into which the rotation shaft 112 is inserted, and a second guide hole 103 that is formed so as to extend in the vertical direction and into which the tilting shaft 113 is inserted. (See FIG. 6). The first and second guide holes 102 and 103 are provided on both the left and right sides of the rotating shaft 112 and the tilting shaft 113. The lever base 111 is guided by the rotating shaft 112 and the tilting shaft 113 sliding in the first and second guide holes 102 and 103, respectively, and moves up and down with respect to the base 101 (as opposed to the base 101). (Slide movement) is possible.

At the upper end of the second guide hole 103, a tilting guide portion 103a formed so as to extend forward in an arc shape is provided. The lever base 111 is guided by the tilt shaft 113 sliding in the tilt guide portion 103a at a position where the lever base 111 is moved up to the top, and the player tilts the lever base 111 forward around the rotation shaft 112. It is possible. Inside the base portion 101, a movable space for tilting the lever base portion 111 is formed in this way. A cover member 111a (see FIG. 9) for preventing foreign matter from entering the movable space is provided in front of and behind the lever base 111 so that the cover member 111a moves in synchronization with the tilting operation of the lever base 111. It has become.

The lever base 111 is a spring member 118 (FIG. 7) that automatically returns the lever base 111 to the position before the tilt operation when the player's hand is released while the lever base 111 is tilted. See). Although not shown, the rotary shaft 112 and the lower end in the first guide hole 102, the upper end and the lower end in the second guide hole 103, and the front end in the tilt guide 103a, respectively, Since the tilting shaft 113 comes into contact with and receives an impact, a rubber member for absorbing this impact is provided.

The base portion 101 includes a storage position sensor 105 that detects that the lever base portion 111 is located at a position where the lever base portion 111 is moved downward to the bottom (hereinafter, this position is referred to as a “storage position P1”), and a lever base portion 111. The operable position sensor 106 that detects that is located at the position where is moved up to the top (hereinafter, this position is referred to as "operable position P2"), and the lever base 111 is forward from the operable position P2. An operation state position sensor 107 is provided to detect that the position is tilted to the maximum (hereinafter, this position is referred to as "operation state position P3"). Each of these sensors 105 to 107 is configured by using a photo sensor, and an elevating detection piece 114a and a tilt detection piece 114b (see FIGS. 9 and 10) fixed to the right ends of the rotation shaft 112 and the tilt shaft 113 are provided. When the lever base 111 is inserted between the light emitting element and the light receiving element of each photo sensor to block the light according to the movement of the lever base 111, it is detected that the lever base 111 is located at each position. It has become. The detection signals detected by these sensors 105 to 107 are transmitted to the effect control board 52, respectively.

An effect button 116 that can be pushed and operated by the player is provided at substantially the center of the upper surface of the lever tip portion 115. An LED board on which a plurality of LEDs (light emitting diodes) are mounted is provided inside the lever tip portion 115 so that the effect button 116 itself and the surroundings of the effect button 116 can be emitted and displayed by these LEDs. It is configured. When the effect operation lever 110 is tilted forward from the operable position P2, a predetermined space is secured between the lower surface of the lever tip portion 115 and the upper surface of the base portion 101 so as not to pinch the player's hand. It is designed to do. Further, even when the effect operation lever 110 is located at the storage position P1, a predetermined position is provided so that a player's finger or a game ball is not caught between the lower surface of the lever tip portion 115 and the upper surface of the base portion 101. It is designed to secure a gap. Further, the outer edge portion of the lever tip portion 115 is formed in a rounded shape to ensure safety. The upper surface of the base portion 101 is formed on an inclined surface that descends toward the front, so that the game ball does not stay on the upper surface but flows down to the front side.

As shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, the lever elevating mechanism 120 includes the elevating motor 121, the elevating gear row 122 that transmits the rotational power of the elevating motor 121, and the rotational power of the elevating motor 121 transmitted by the elevating gear row 122. It is configured to have an elevating cam 123 that is rotated by the elevating cam 123, and an elevating arm 124 that is provided on the base portion 101 so as to be swingable in the vertical direction and is swung in the vertical direction by the rotation of the elevating cam 123. The tip of the elevating arm 124 is engaged with the rotating shaft 112 of the effect operating lever 110. The lever elevating mechanism 120 transmits the rotational power of the elevating motor 121 by the elevating gear row 122 to rotate the elevating cam 123, and the elevating arm 124 is swung in the vertical direction by the rotation of the elevating cam 123. The effect operating lever 110 is moved up and down between the storage position P1 and the operable position P2 via the rotating shaft 112 engaged with the above. Further, the lever elevating mechanism 120 has an elevating spring 125 that applies a force in a direction that causes the elevating arm 124 to swing upward. The lever elevating mechanism 120 can move the effect operating lever 110 up and down in a plurality of patterns (modes) by the shape of the elevating cam 123, the rotation direction of the elevating motor 121, and the force applied by the elevating spring 125. It has become.

The elevating gear row 122 is provided with a clutch mechanism portion 122a. When a force for forcibly moving the effect operation lever 110 up and down is applied by the clutch mechanism unit 122a, the force is blocked from being transmitted to the elevating motor 121, and the elevating motor 121 is blocked. It is configured to prevent damage to the. A cylindrical worm gear 127 is attached to the output shaft of the elevating motor 121, and a groove 127a into which a tool (in this embodiment, a Phillips screwdriver) can be inserted is formed at the tip of the cylindrical worm gear 127. By inserting a tool into the groove 127a and rotating the cylindrical worm gear 127, the effect operation lever 110 can be moved up and down to perform maintenance work even when the power is not turned on. There is.

Although not shown, the lever elevating mechanism 120 is a lock plate that locks the effect operating lever 110 so that it does not move downward from the operable position P2 when the effect operating lever 110 is moved up to the operable position P2. have. This lock plate is moved to a lock position and an unlock position for locking the effect operation lever 110 so as not to move downward from the operable position P2 by the rotation of the elevating cam 123 when the effect operation lever 110 is moved up and down. It is configured as follows. The effect operation device 100 has a vibration motor 131 (see FIG. 7) that vibrates the effect operation lever 110. By the operation of the eccentric cam 132 attached to the output shaft of the vibration motor 131, not only the lever base 111 and the lever tip 115 can be vibrated, but also the player can perceive the vibration when operating the effect button 116. Is configured to allow These vibrations can be performed even while the effect operating lever 110 is moved up and down.

The input load device 150 is a device that applies a resistance force to the tilting operation when the effect operating lever 110 is tilted forward from the operable position P2. As shown in FIGS. 11 to 15, the input load device 150 includes a load switching motor 151, a first gear 152 fixed to the output shaft of the load switching motor 151, and a second gear 153 that meshes with the first gear 152. , The screw member 154 provided in the second gear 153, the third gear 155 connected to the screw member 154, the rotary damper 156, and the fourth gear fixed to the rotating shaft of the rotary damper 156. It includes a 157, a plate member 158 fixed to the left end of the rotating shaft 112 and the tilting shaft 113 of the effect operation lever 110, a plurality of base members 159A to 159C for assembling them, and a plurality of bolt members. Will be done.

Screw-shaped teeth are formed on the inner peripheral surface of the second gear 153 and the outer peripheral surface of the screw member 154, respectively, and the screw member 154 is inserted into the second gear 153 in a state where these teeth are in mesh with each other. There is. Therefore, when the second gear 153 rotates, the screw member 154 slides in either the left or right direction according to the rotation direction. A third gear 155 is connected to the screw member 154 via a connecting member 161. A concave switching recess 155a extending in the vertical direction is formed on the right side surface of the third gear 155. On the left side surface of the plate member 158, a convex switching convex portion 158a extending in the vertical direction is formed. When the third gear 155 is slid to the right by the slide movement of the screw member 154, the switching convex portion 158a of the plate member 158 is fitted into the switching concave portion 155a of the third gear 155, and the third gear 155 and the plate are fitted. Members 158 are connected. The plate member 158 is fixed to the left end of the rotating shaft 112 and the tilting shaft 113 of the effect operating lever 110, and tilts and moves in the front-rear direction together with the effect operating lever 110.

The third gear 155 meshes with the fourth gear 157 fixed to the rotating shaft of the rotary damper 157. The third gear 155 is slid in the left-right direction together with the screw member 154, and is always in a state of being meshed with the fourth gear 157 regardless of whether it is connected to the plate member 158 or not. The rotary damper 157 has a 1-way structure that generates torque only in one-way rotation input via the fourth gear 157 (the rotary damper 157 is also referred to as a 1-way hinge).

The input load device 150 rotates the load switching motor 151 in the forward direction to rotate the second gear 153 via the first gear 152, and slides the screw member 154 to the right by the rotation of the second gear 153. The third gear 155 connected to the screw member 154 is slid to the right, and the switching convex portion 158a of the plate member 158 is fitted into the switching concave portion 155a of the third gear 155 to fit the third gear 155 and the plate member 158. It is configured to be concatenated (see FIGS. 14 and 15). Then, when the third gear 155 and the plate member 158 are connected, when the effect operating lever 110 is tilted forward from the operable position P2, the plate member 158 is tilted forward together with the effect operating lever 110, and the plate is tilted forward. The third gear 155 connected to the member 158 is rotated. The rotation of the third gear 155 is input to the rotary damper 156 via the fourth gear 157, and the rotary damper 156 generates torque for this rotation to apply resistance. As a result, resistance is applied to the forward tilting operation of the effect operating lever 110, and the player feels the operation feeling of the effect operation lever 110 heavier than usual.

As described above, the rotary damper 156 has a 1-way structure so that no resistance is applied to the rearward tilting operation (returning operation) of the effect operating lever 110. In the input load device 150, when the effect operation lever 110 is located at the operable position P2 and the switching convex portion 158a of the plate member 158 is in a state of extending in the vertical direction, the third gear 155 and the plate are as described above. The member 158 can be connected, and when the effect operating lever 110 is tilted between the operable position P2 and the operating state position P3, the third gear 155 and the plate member 158 are connected. Is not possible.

On the other hand, when the load switching motor 151 is rotated in the reverse direction, the second gear 153 is rotated in the reverse direction via the first gear 152, and the screw member 154 is slid to the left by the rotation of the second gear 153. As a result, the third gear 155 connected to the screw member 154 is slid to the left, and the fitting between the switching concave portion 155a of the third gear 155 and the switching convex portion 158a of the plate member 158 is released, and the third gear 155 is released. And the plate member 158 are configured to be in a non-connected state (non-connected state). At this time, since the third gear 155 is not rotated via the plate member 158 even if the effect operating lever 110 is tilted, the above resistance force by the rotary damper 156 is not applied to the tilting operation of the effect operating lever 110. It has become.

The input load device 150 includes a first switching sensor 165 that detects that the third gear 155 and the plate member 158 are connected to each other and can apply a resistance force to the tilting operation of the effect operation lever 110, and a third. It has a second switching sensor 166 for detecting that the gear 155 and the plate member 158 are not connected to each other and no resistance force is applied to the tilting operation of the effect operating lever 110. The first and second switching sensors 165 and 166 are respectively configured by using a photo sensor, and the switching detection piece 153a provided on the second gear 153 and the light emitting element of each photo sensor according to the rotation of the second gear 153. When it is inserted between the light receiving elements to block the light, it is detected whether or not a resistance force can be applied to the tilting operation of the effect operation lever 110. The detection signals detected by the first and second switching sensors 165 and 166 are transmitted to the effect control board 52, respectively.

As described above, the input load device 150 is configured to be able to switch between when the resistance force is applied and when the resistance force is not applied to the tilting operation of the effect operation lever 110. Therefore, for example, a game ball enters each winning device provided in the game area PA, a symbol variation lottery is started, and the effect operation lever 110 is tilted forward two or more times during the symbol variation. When the input promotion image is displayed on the liquid crystal screen of the effect display device 70 and the effect of tilting the operation is performed twice or more, the tilting operation is performed by the input load device 150 during the first tilting operation and the second tilting operation. The resistance to operation can be changed. By changing the operation feeling of the effect operation lever 110 in this way, it is possible to prevent the operation input by the player from becoming monotonous, and it is possible to enhance the interest of the game effect. If the effect operating lever 110 has not returned to the operable position P2 after the first tilting operation (when the tilting operation is still performed by the player), the resistance force may be changed by the input load device 150. Therefore, the game effect may be executed without changing the resistance force, the effect may be replaced with the effect of pressing the effect button 116 for the second time, or the second effect may not be executed.

Further, when the resistance force against the tilting operation is changed by the input load device 150, the input promotion image may be a different image. For example, the characters "close !!" may be displayed at normal times, and the characters "close with force !!" or the lever image may be displayed in a color different from the usual one when the resistance is changed. Alternatively, the LED light emission pattern of the lever tip 115 of the effect operation lever 110 may be changed, or the introduction sound may be changed. Further, the resistance force to the effect operation lever 110 by the input load device 150 is not always changed, and when the expectation of shifting to the special game (big hit game) is high, for example, the probability is 50% to 70%. However, when the degree of expectation is low, it may be determined whether or not the resistance force is changed (lever load change) by a directing lottery so that it is performed only with a probability of, for example, 10%. Further, if the resistance force cannot be changed by the input load device 150 while the effect operation lever 110 is tilted forward, the operation promotion effect by displaying the input promotion image or the like may not be performed. You may replace it with another production.

Next, the operation control of the effect operation device 100 will be described with reference to the flowcharts of FIGS. 16 to 20. The effect operation device 100 receives an operation control command transmitted from the effect control board 52 in response to an instruction from the main control board 51, and performs operation control of the initialization operation and the operation during the game as shown in FIG. .. When the power switch of the pachinko gaming machine PM is switched from the OFF state to the ON state (the power is turned on), the effect operation device 100 performs an initialization operation for positioning the effect operation lever 110 at the storage position P1 (step). S1). As shown in FIG. 17, in this initialization operation, first, it is determined whether or not the power supply has been turned on (step S11). If the power switch (pachinko gaming machine PM) remains OFF or ON, this initialization operation is terminated.

When the power switch is switched from the OFF state to the ON state and the pachinko gaming machine PM (effect control board 52) is restored to power failure, the elevating motor 121 is rotationally driven and produced by the lever elevating mechanism 120 as described above. Operation control is performed to move the operating lever 110 downward to the storage position P1 (step S12). Here, when the effect operation lever 110 is located at the storage position P1 from the beginning (when the power is turned on), the effect operation lever 110 is slowly moved upward from the storage position P1 to the operable position P2, and then for a certain period (when the power is turned on). For example, for 3 seconds), the effect operation lever 110 is held at the operable position P2, and then the effect control lever 110 is slowly moved downward to the storage position P1. On the other hand, if the effect operating lever 110 is not located at the storage position P1 at the beginning (when the power is turned on), the effect operation lever 110 is slowly moved downward to the storage position P1, and then the operable position P2 is moved from the storage position P1. After that, the effect operating lever 110 is held at the operable position P2 for a certain period of time (for example, 3 seconds), and then the effect operation lever 110 is slowly moved downward to the storage position P1. The above-mentioned slow ascending and descending movement means that the elevating motor 121 is rotated in the forward direction and slowly ascended and descended in a locked state. In addition to this, it is also possible to rotate the elevating motor 121 in the reverse direction and move it up at high speed with the lock released. The high-speed ascending movement may be performed.

Then, it is determined whether or not the effect operation lever 110 is located at the storage position P1 based on the detection signal from the storage position sensor 105 (step S13). When it is detected that the effect operation lever 110 is located at the storage position P1, the initialization operation of the effect operation device 100 is terminated. In addition, after a game ball enters each winning device and a symbol variation lottery is started, and the power switch is switched from the ON state to the OFF state during the symbol variation (after the power is turned off), the power is turned on. If this is the case, the effect for the symbol variation that started before the power failure in the effect display device 70 or the like is not performed, and the dummy variation that only the decorative symbol fluctuates at high speed is executed until the timing when the variation ends. Therefore, there is no problem even if the initialization operation is performed when the power is turned on. Further, the next symbol change may be started before the effect operation lever 110 returns to the storage position P1, but the pattern for raising and lowering the effect operation lever 110 is basically the latter half of the symbol change with high expectation of a big hit ( In many cases, it is an effect to be performed in the final stage) (the effect button 116 is used in the player operation effect related to the first half of the symbol change), and the initialization operation is finished in the first half of the dummy change and the next symbol change. There is time to spare.

If the storage position sensor 105 does not detect that the effect operating lever 110 is located at the storage position P1 in step S13, the lever elevating mechanism 120 (elevation motor 121) is driven to move the effect operating lever 110 to the storage position P1. A retry operation is performed (returning from step S14 to step S12). The timing for determining whether or not the effect operation lever 110 is located at the storage position P1 is the drive step of the elevating motor 121 (stepping motor) required to move (return) the effect operation lever 110 downward from the operable position P2 to the storage position P1. It is a case where the step number operation in which a predetermined margin is added to the number is output, and if it is not located at the storage position P1 at the timing, it is determined that the retry operation is performed. The interval between the drive steps of the elevating motor 121 toward the storage position P1 direction is different for each retry operation so that the torque given to the effect operation lever 110 is different, or the torque is once operated in the operable position P2 direction and then stored. The operation in the position P1 direction may be performed.

Even if the retry operation is performed four times or more, if it is not detected that the effect operation lever 110 is located at the storage position P1, the initialization error notification is performed (step S15). This initialization error notification displays an error indicating that the initialization operation of the effect operation device 100 (effect operation lever 110) cannot be normally performed on the liquid crystal screen of the effect display device 70 arranged substantially in the center of the game area PA. At the same time, the speaker 8 arranged on the front side of the pachinko gaming machine PM is designed to generate a voice saying "an abnormality in the initialization operation of the effect operating device 100 has been detected". Further, the initialization error notification is performed by lighting the effect lamp 11 provided on the glass frame 5 and the plurality of LEDs provided on the lever tip portion 115 of the effect operation lever 110 in red to perform the error notification. There is.

When the initialization error notification is being performed, control is performed to stop the elevating motor 121. Then, time measurement after the initialization error notification is performed (step S16), monitoring of whether or not the game ball has entered the out port 29 provided in the game area PA (step S17), and a glass frame. Monitoring (step S18) of whether or not 5 is opened forward with respect to the front frame 2 is performed. Ten minutes have passed since the initial error notification was performed (this time can be changed as appropriate), the game ball enters the out port 29, the game ball is detected by the out port sensor 86, and the glass. When it is detected that the frame 5 is opened forward with respect to the front frame 2, the process returns to step S12 and the initialization operation of the effect operation device 100 (effect operation lever 110) is performed again. It is said. When any of the above three is detected, the initialization error notification is terminated, or the state in which the pachinko gaming machine PM (effect control board 52) determines that the error state is in the error state is released. On the other hand, if none of the above three is detected, the initialization error notification in step S15 is continuously performed.

In steps S16 to S18, when it is detected that a predetermined time has elapsed since the initial error notification was performed, a game ball has entered the out port 29, or the glass frame 5 has been opened. , The initialization error notification may be canceled. However, the retry operation (reinitialization operation) is not performed, and the elevating motor 121 remains stopped all the time. That is, in such a case, in order to perform the initialization operation again, it is basically necessary to turn on the power again (turn the power switch off and then turn it on again). However, opening the glass frame 5 instead of entering the ball into the outlet 29 or the elapse of a predetermined time does not require the power to be turned on again, and when the above occurs, the glass frame 5 is opened. By closing the glass, the initialization operation may be performed again.

Further, in addition to steps S16 to S18, the player holds the effect operation lever 110 by hand and forcibly moves it downward to the storage position P1 to monitor whether or not it is detected by the storage position sensor 105. You may. Then, when it is detected by the player that the effect operation lever 110 has been forcibly moved downward to the storage position P1, the player returns to step S12 and initializes the effect operation device 100 (effect operation lever 110). May be configured to be repeated. Further, at this time, the initialization error notification may be terminated, or the state determined by the pachinko gaming machine PM (effect control board 52) to be in the error state may be released.

When the initialization operation is completed, the effect operation device 100 then shifts to the operation control during the game (step S2). When the effect operation device 100 is developed in a predetermined game, for example, when the symbol is highly expected to be transferred to the special game (big hit game), or when the expectation to be promoted to the probability fluctuation symbol is high during the special game. In addition, the effect operation lever 110 is moved upward from the storage position P1 to the operable position P2, and at this operable position P2, the player tilts the effect operation lever 110 forward to perform operation input related to the game effect. Can be done. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 18, in this in-game operation, first, it is determined whether or not it is the timing for moving the effect operation lever 110 upward to the operable position P2 in the predetermined game development as described above. (Step S21). If it is not the timing to move the effect operation lever 110 up to the operable position P2, this operation during the game is terminated (see FIG. 20).

When it is determined that it is time to move the effect operating lever 110 upward to the operable position P2, the elevating motor 121 is rotationally driven, and the effect operating lever 110 is operated from the storage position P1 by the lever elevating mechanism 120 as described above. The operation control for ascending to the possible position P2 is performed (step S22). Then, it is determined whether or not the effect operating lever 110 is located at the operable position P2 based on the detection signal from the operable position sensor 106 (step S23). It is the timing to move the effect operation lever 110 up in step S22 (either before or after ascend) until it is determined in step S23 that the effect operation lever 110 is located at the operable position P2. In the meantime, as described above, the input load device 150 sets the resistance force switching to the forward tilting operation of the effect operation lever 110 according to the game development. For example, a game ball enters each winning device provided in the game area PA, a symbol variation lottery is started, and an input promotion to tilt the effect operation lever 110 forward twice or more during the symbol variation is promoted. When the image is displayed on the liquid crystal screen of the effect display device 70 and the effect of tilting the operation is performed twice or more, the input load device 150 is used to perform the tilting operation during the first tilting operation and the second tilting operation. Change the resistance.

If it is not detected that the effect operating lever 110 is located at the operable position P2, a retry operation is performed to drive the lever elevating mechanism 120 (elevating motor 121) to move the effect operating lever 110 up to the operable position P2. It is performed (from step S24 to step S22). The timing for determining whether or not the effect operation lever 110 is located at the operable position P2 is the elevating motor 1 required for ascending movement from the storage position P1 to the operable position P2.
It is a case where the operation of the number of steps obtained by adding a predetermined margin to the number of drive steps of 21 (stepping motor) is output, and if it is not located at the operable position P2 at the relevant timing, it is determined that the retry operation is performed. be. The interval between the drive steps of the elevating motor 121 toward the operable position P2 direction is made different for each retry operation, so that the torque given to the effect operation lever 110 is made different, or the operation is performed after once operating in the storage position P1 direction. The operation may be performed in the possible position P2 direction.

When performing a retry operation for moving the effect operation lever 110 up to the operable position P2 during the game, the operation proceeds regardless of the symbol fluctuation. Therefore, the operation input should be performed using the effect operation lever 110 during the retry operation. The timing may elapse. In this case, it is not necessary to move the effect operation lever 110 upward, and conversely, it is time to move the effect operation lever 110 downward to the storage position P1. Therefore, in this case, it may be configured to shift to step S35 described later. In the case of such a configuration, it is desirable that the retry counter does not clear even after the effect operation lever 110 is located at the storage position P1 and is taken over and counted at the next ascending operation.

If it is not detected that the effect operating lever 110 is located at the operable position P2 even after performing the retry operation five times or more, an appearance error notification is performed (step S25). This appearance error notification displays an error indicating "the operation of the effect operation lever 110 is stopped" on the liquid crystal screen of the effect display device 70 arranged substantially in the center of the game area PA, and also displays the lever tip of the effect operation lever 110. A plurality of LEDs provided in the unit 115 are lit in red to notify an error. In this appearance error notification, error notification using light emission by the effect lamp 11 or voice by the speaker 8 is not performed.

When the appearance error notification is being performed, control is performed to stop the elevating motor 121. Then, monitoring (step S26) of whether or not the glass frame 5 is opened forward with respect to the front frame 2 and the firing operation of the game ball are not performed for a predetermined time after the appearance error notification is performed, and the effect display device. Monitoring whether or not the standby demo image (video) is displayed on the liquid crystal screen of 70 (step S27), and the player holding the effect operation lever 110 by hand and forcibly moving it up to the operable position P2 for operation. Monitoring (step S28) of whether or not it is detected by the possible position sensor 106 is performed. The standby demo image is demoed from the screen on which the (three) decorative symbols are displayed after a certain period of time (for example, 75 seconds) has passed in the game standby state in which the special symbol is not held and the symbol is not changed. It is designed to move to the screen. The above demo screen occurs during a normal game (a state in which the jackpot probability is low, a state in which the general winning device (so-called electric chew) is not easy to open), but during probability fluctuations (a state in which the jackpot probability is high). It may be configured so that it does not occur during a short time (a state in which the electric chew is easy to open).

The glass frame 5 is opened forward with respect to the front frame 2, the standby demo image is displayed on the effect display device 70, and the effect operation lever 110 is forcibly moved up to the operable position P2 by the player. When any of the above is detected, the operation control that returns to step S22 and drives the lever elevating mechanism 120 (elevation motor 121) again to move the effect operation lever 110 up to the operable position P2 is performed. Will be done. When any of the above three is detected, the appearance error notification is terminated, or the state in which the pachinko gaming machine PM (effect control board 52) determines that the error state is in the error state is released. On the other hand, if none of the above three is detected, the appearance error notification in step S25 is continuously performed. It should be noted that, when the appearance error notification is being performed, the player holds the effect operation lever 110 by hand and forcibly moves it downward to the storage position P1 to monitor whether or not it is detected by the storage position sensor 105. It may be configured as follows. Then, when it is detected by the player that the effect operation lever 110 has been forcibly moved downward to the storage position P1, the appearance error notification is terminated or the pachinko game machine PM (effect control board 52) is triggered by the detection. It may be configured so that the state determined to be an error state is released.

When the operable position sensor 106 detects in step S23 that the effect operating lever 110 is located at the operable position P2, the player can operate the effect operating lever 110 as shown in FIG. It is monitored whether or not the tilting operation is performed forward from P2 (step S29). Whether or not the effect operating lever 110 has been tilted can be monitored by an event in which the operable position sensor 106 no longer detects that the effect operating lever 110 is located at the operable position P2. It should be noted that the operation state position sensor 107 may detect that the effect operation lever 110 is tilted due to the event that the effect operation lever 110 is detected.

The operable position sensor 106 does not detect when the effect operating lever 110 is located at the operable position P2, and when the effect operating lever 110 is tilted, the detection signal from the operable position sensor 106 It is determined whether or not the effect operation lever 110 has returned to the operable position P2 (step S30). When it is detected that the effect operating lever 110 has not returned to the operable position P2, the time after the effect operating lever 110 is tilted from the operable position P2 is monitored (step S31). Then, if the operation lever 110 has not returned to the operable position P2 even after 10 seconds (this time can be changed as appropriate) or more from the time when the effect operating lever 110 is tilted, the storage error notification level 1 is set. (Step S32). The storage error notification level 1 is adapted to display an error saying "Please return the effect operation lever 110" on the liquid crystal screen of the effect display device 70 arranged substantially in the center of the game area PA. At the storage error notification level 1, the LED of the effect lamp 11 and the effect operation lever 110 does not emit light, and the speaker 8 does not perform error notification using voice.

When the storage error notification level 1 is performed, it is determined whether or not the effect operation lever 110 has returned to the operable position P2 by the detection signal from the operable position sensor 106 (step S33), and the storage error notification level 1 is performed. Time measurement (step S34) and the like after the above is performed. When it is detected that the effect operation lever 110 has returned to the operable position P2, the process returns to step S30. On the other hand, neither the effect operation lever 110 has returned to the operable position P2 nor 60 seconds or more have passed since the storage error notification level 1 was performed (this time can be changed as appropriate). In that case, the storage error notification level 1 in step S32 is continuously performed. When 60 seconds or more have passed from the time when the storage error notification level 1 is performed, the storage error notification level 2 described later is performed (step S39). When either of the above two is detected, the storage error notification level 1 is terminated, or the state in which the pachinko gaming machine PM (effect control board 52) determines that it is in an error state is released.

When it is detected in step S30 that the effect operating lever 110 has returned to the operable position P2, it is the timing to move the effect operating lever 110 downward from the operable position P2 to the storage position P1 according to the game development. Whether or not it is determined (step S35). When it is not the timing to move the effect operation lever 110 downward to the storage position P1, the player returns to step S29 and monitors whether or not the effect operation lever 110 is tilted forward from the operable position P2 by the player.

When it is determined that it is the timing to move the effect operation lever 110 downward to the storage position P1, the elevating motor 121 is rotationally driven as shown in FIG. 20, and the effect operation lever 110 is driven by the lever elevating mechanism 120 as described above. Operation control is performed to move the lever downward from the operable position P2 to the storage position P1 (step S36). Then, it is determined whether or not the effect operation lever 110 is located at the storage position P1 based on the detection signal from the storage position sensor 105 (
Step S37). When it is detected that the effect operation lever 110 is located at the storage position P1, this operation during the game is terminated.

Even if the operation control (including the retry operation) for moving the effect operation lever 110 downward from the operable position P2 to the storage position P1 is performed 1 to 4 times, it is detected that the effect operation lever 110 is located at the storage position P1. If not, the storage error notification level 2 is performed (progresses from step S38 to step S39). Further, as described above, the storage error notification level 2 is also performed when 60 seconds or more have passed from the time when the storage error notification level 1 is performed. This storage error notification level 2 displays an error saying "Please return the effect operation lever 110" on the liquid crystal screen of the effect display device 70 arranged substantially in the center of the game area PA, and also displays the error of the pachinko gaming machine PM. From the speaker 8 arranged on the front side, a voice saying "Please return the effect operation lever 110" is repeatedly generated for 30 seconds. Further, in the storage error notification level 2, the effect lamp 11 provided on the glass frame 5 is turned on in red to perform error notification. At the storage error notification level 2, the error notification using the light emission from the LED of the effect operation lever 110 is not performed.

When the storage error notification level 2 is performed, monitoring (step S40) whether or not the game ball has entered each winning device provided in the game area PA and the pattern variation lottery has been started, and the variation thereof. Monitoring of whether or not the lottery has been stopped (step S41), time measurement after the storage error notification level 2 is performed (step S42), and the like are performed. The variable lottery of symbols has started, the variable lottery has been stopped, and more than 5 seconds (this time can be changed as appropriate) has passed since the storage error notification level 2 was performed. When any of these is detected, the operation control is performed by returning to step S36 and driving the lever elevating mechanism 120 (elevating motor 121) again to move the effect operating lever 110 downward to the storage position P1. When any of the above three is detected, the storage error notification level 2 is terminated, or the state in which the pachinko gaming machine PM (effect control board 52) determines that it is in an error state is released. On the other hand, if none of the above three is detected, the storage error notification level 2 in step S39 is continuously performed. In step S42, it is configured to monitor whether or not 5 seconds or more have passed since the latest error determination (determination in step S37) was performed, not from the time when the storage error notification level 2 was performed. You may.

In step S36, even if the retry operation for moving the effect operation lever 110 downward from the operable position P2 to the storage position P1 is performed five or more times, it is not detected that the effect operation lever 110 is located at the storage position P1. , Storage error notification level 3 is performed (progresses from step S38 to step S43). Similar to the appearance error notification, the storage error notification level 3 displays an error indicating "the operation of the effect operation lever 110 is stopped" on the liquid crystal screen of the effect display device 70 arranged substantially in the center of the game area PA. At the same time, a plurality of LEDs provided on the lever tip portion 115 of the effect operation lever 110 are lit in red to notify an error. At the storage error notification level 3, the effect lamp 11 does not emit light and the speaker 8 does not perform error notification using voice.

When the storage error notification level 3 is performed, the elevating motor 121 is controlled to be stopped. Then, monitoring (step S44) of whether or not the glass frame 5 is opened forward with respect to the front frame 2 and the firing operation of the game ball after the storage error notification level 3 is performed are not performed for a predetermined time, and the effect is produced. Monitoring whether or not the standby demo image (video) is displayed on the liquid crystal screen of the display device 70 (step S45), or the player holding the effect operation lever 110 by hand and forcibly moving it downward to the storage position P1. Monitoring (step S46) of whether or not it is detected by the storage position sensor 105 is performed. The standby demo image is displayed under the same conditions as those described in step S27 above. When it is detected that the standby demo image is displayed on the effect display device 70 or the effect operation lever 110 is forcibly moved downward to the storage position P1 by the player, the step S36 is triggered by that. A retry operation is performed in which the lever elevating mechanism 120 (elevating motor 121) is driven again to move the effect operating lever 110 downward to the storage position P1. When it is detected that the glass frame 5 is opened forward with respect to the front frame 2, the initialization operation is performed by returning to step S12 shown in FIG. When any of the above three is detected, the storage error notification level 3 is terminated, or the state in which the pachinko gaming machine PM (effect control board 52) determines that it is in an error state is released. On the other hand, if none of the above three is detected, the storage error notification level 3 in step S43 is continuously performed.

As described above, in the effect operation device 100, when the initialization operation is not normally performed, the image display in the effect display device 70, the sound generation from the speaker 8, and the LED light emission of the effect lamp 11 and the effect operation lever 110 are emitted. It is designed to use the initialization error notification. Therefore, when the initialization operation is not performed normally, it is possible to promptly and appropriately alert the facility manager and the player.

Further, during the game, when the effect operation lever 110 is not normally raised and moved from the storage position P1 to the operable position P2, an appearance error is made by using the image display on the effect display device 70 and the LED light emission of the effect operation lever 110. It is designed to notify you. Further, when the operationable position P2 is not normally moved downward to the storage position P1, the storage error notification level 1 performed using only the image display on the effect display device 70, the image display on the effect display device 70, and the speaker 8 Storage error notification level 2 performed by using the sound generation and light emission of the effect lamp 11, error notification performed by using the LED light emission of the image display on the effect display device 70 and the effect operation lever 110, and the effect operation device 100 (elevating motor). The storage error notification level 3 for stopping the operation of 121) is performed to call attention in stages. By changing the alerting method step by step (by level) in this way, it is possible to promptly and appropriately alert the facility manager and the player. Further, at the storage error notification level 3, damage to the elevating motor 121 can be prevented by stopping the operation of the elevating motor 121.

In the appearance error notification and storage error notification level 3, the condition for performing error notification (the number of errors is 5 or more) and the retry operation condition (opening of the glass frame 5, display of the standby demo image (video), by the player) While performing error notification using the mode of error notification (image display by the effect display device 70 and light emission by the LED of the effect operation lever 110) and error notification mode (forced downward movement of the effect operation lever 110), light emission by the effect lamp 11 and a speaker No error notification is performed using the voice of 8), which is a common configuration.

[First modification]
Next, a modified example of the input load device 150 will be described. As shown in FIGS. 21 to 23, the input load device 250 according to this modification is arranged on the left side of the effect operation device 100 and the effect operation lever 110 can be operated at the position P2, similarly to the input load device 150. It is a device that imparts resistance to the tilting operation when the tilting operation is performed forward. As shown in FIGS. 24 to 28, the input load device 250 includes a load switching motor 251, a first gear 252 fixed to the output shaft of the load switching motor 251 and a second gear 253 that meshes with the first gear 252. , The third gear 254 that meshes with the second gear 253, the fourth gear 255 fixed to the left side of the third gear 254, the fifth gear 256 that meshes with the fourth gear 255, and the left side of the fifth gear 256. A large-diameter disk-shaped load wheel 257 to be fixed, a plate member 258 fixed to the left end of the tilting shaft 113 of the effect operation lever 110, and a sixth gear 259 fixed to the right side of the second gear 253. It is configured to have a plurality of base members 260A to 260D for assembling these, a plurality of shaft members, and a plurality of bolt members (not shown).

The plate member 258 is a fan-shaped flat plate member having an arc on the front side, and teeth are formed in the arc-shaped portion to mesh with the sixth gear 259 (see FIG. 26). The plate member 258 is engaged with the left end portion of the tilting shaft 113 of the effect operating lever 110, and rotates about the rotation shaft 258a in response to the tilting movement of the effect operating lever 110. When the effect operating lever 110 is tilted forward from the operable position P2, the plate member 258 is rotated, and the second gear 253 is rotated together with the sixth gear 259 that meshes with the plate member 258 (FIGS. 27 and 28). See). The sixth gear 259 has a 1-way clutch function, and the rotation accompanying the forward tilt of the effect operation lever 110 is transmitted to rotate the second gear 253, while the rearward tilt operation of the effect operation lever 110 is performed. The second gear 253 is configured not to rotate without transmitting the rotation accompanying the (return operation).

When the effect operating lever 110 is tilted forward and the second gear 253 is rotated via the plate member 258 and the sixth gear 259, the large diameter is increased via the third gear 254, the fourth gear 255, and the fifth gear 256. The disk-shaped load wheel 257 is rotated. In order to tilt the effect operation lever 110 forward in this way, a force for rotating the load wheel 257 is also required, which imparts resistance to the forward tilt operation of the effect operation lever 110. , The player feels the operation feeling of the effect operation lever 110 heavier than usual. Since the sixth gear 259 has the 1WAY clutch function as described above, no resistance is applied to the rearward tilting operation (returning operation) of the effect operating lever 110.

On the other hand, the second gear 253 also meshes with the first gear 252 fixed to the output shaft of the load switching motor 251. Therefore, when the effect operation lever 110 is tilted forward and the second gear 253 is rotated via the plate member 258 and the sixth gear 259, the first gear 252 is also rotated. However, the first gear 252 has a 1WAY clutch function, and is configured so that the rotation accompanying the tilting of the effect operating lever 110 forward is not transmitted to the load switching motor 251. On the other hand, when the first gear 252 is rotated by the load switching motor 251 in the direction opposite to the rotation direction, the large-diameter disk-shaped load wheel 257 passes through the third gear 254, the fourth gear 255, and the fifth gear 256. It is rotated. By rotating the load wheel 257 in advance (rotating before tilting the effect operating lever 110) by the load switching motor 251 in this way, the load wheel 257 required when tilting the effect operating lever 110 forward is performed. The force to rotate the wheel is reduced. In this way, the resistance applied to the forward tilting operation of the effect operation lever 110 is reduced, and the player feels the operation feeling of the effect operation lever 110 lighter than before.

In this way, the input load device 250 uses the load wheel 257 and the load switching motor 251 to switch between when the resistance force is applied and when the resistance force is not applied to the forward tilting operation of the effect operation lever 110. Is configured to allow Further, the input load device 250 changes the rotation speed of the load wheel 257 to be rotated in advance by the load switching motor 251 to gradually increase the resistance applied to the forward tilting operation of the effect operation lever 110. It can be adjusted. Further, since the input load device 250 has the 1-way clutch function in the first gear 252, it is possible to prevent the back electromotive force generation and the step-out (PULL OUT) in the load switching motor 251. Further, in the input load device 250, the load wheel 257 is rotated at normal times, and the rotation speed is reduced or not rotated as necessary, so that the operation feeling is heavier than usual as a special effect mode. It is also possible to set as.

The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment (including modifications), and can be appropriately improved as long as it does not deviate from the gist of the present invention. For example, in the above-described embodiment, a pachinko gaming machine has been described as an example of a gaming machine to which the present invention is applied, but the present invention is not limited to this, and a slot machine using a gaming medal (rotary cylinder). The present invention can also be applied to a pachinko / pachislot machine). When applied to a slot machine, the condition that "the out port passes through the game ball" in step S17 in the flowchart at the time of the initialization operation shown in FIG. 17 may be deleted and applied. Furthermore, the same effect can be obtained by applying it not only to pachinko game machines and slot machines, but also to other game machines such as spinning-type game machines that use game balls, sparrow ball game machines, and arrange ball machines. Can be done.

Further, in the above-described embodiment, the initialization operation and the initialization error notification of the effect operation device 100 have been described, but the center accessory 60 arranged in the game area PA is also initialized in the same manner as the effect operation device 100. Operation and initialization error notification can be performed.

PM Pachinko game machine PA Game area 2 Front frame (frame member)
5 Glass frame (door member)
8 Speaker (notification device)
11 Production lamp (notification device)
20 Game board 52 Production control board (notification device)
70 Production display device (notification device)
100 Production operation device (Production device)
105 Storage position sensor (detector)
106 Operable position sensor (detector)
110 Production operation lever (operation input unit, production movable part)
150 input load device

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The operation input unit is moved to either the storage position or the operable position according to the game development, and when the operation input unit is moved to the operable position, the operation input unit is used to input the operation. And the production operation device configured to enable
A detection device that detects that the operation input unit is located at least in the storage position, and
When the detection device does not detect that the operation input unit is located at the storage position even though the storage operation for moving the operation input unit to the storage position is performed, the notification device that notifies an error. With
The effect operation device can repeat the storage operation when the detection device does not detect that the operation input unit is located at the storage position even though the storage operation has been performed. Consists of
If the detection device does not detect that the operation input unit is located at the storage position even if the effect operation device repeats the storage operation, the notification device is of a different type according to the number of repetitions. A gaming machine characterized in that it is configured to perform error notification.

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