JP2022187110A - game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a game machine capable of stably operating a movable accessory.SOLUTION: In a game machine 10, origin return processing of a movable accessory 32 performs first processing for pushing engagement pins 33P, 84P of an elevation mechanism 80 into a mechanical stopper on a side of an appearance position after temporarily raising the movable accessory 32 in a direction of the appearance position as a direction opposite to a direction for returning it, and then performs second processing for lowering the movable accessory 32, and rotating a drive motor 81 by four steps and then stopping it after a photosensor 86 starts detecting a sectorial protruding piece 84A of a follower gear 84. Accordingly, the movable accessory 32 can always be returned to the same origin position and can stably be moved to the appearance position when needed.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 13

Description

The present disclosure relates to gaming machines.

Conventionally, as this type of game machine, there has been known a game machine that carries out a performance effect in which a movable accessory is moved by a drive source (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

JP 2013-042770 (paragraphs [0064], [0065], Figures 2 and 3)

In the conventional game machine described above, it is required to stably operate the movable accessory.

In the game machine of the present disclosure, the movable range is regulated between the first position and the second position by the mechanical stopper, and the appearance of the second position side from the origin position on the first position side due to the establishment of a predetermined condition The gaming machine includes a movable accessory that moves to a position, and an origin return means that performs an origin return process for placing the movable accessory at the origin position at a predetermined timing.

According to the gaming machine according to the present disclosure, it is possible to stably operate the movable accessory.

Front view of gaming machine according to one embodiment of the present disclosure front view of game board Block diagram showing the electrical configuration of the gaming machine Perspective view of game board and mechanism frame Front view of the mechanism frame in which the movable accessory is placed at the origin position A front view of a mechanism frame in which a movable accessory is arranged at the appearance position A front view of the accessory unit at the origin position seen from the front Front view seen from the back of the accessory unit at the origin position A front view of the accessory unit at the appearance position seen from the front A front view of the accessory unit at the appearance position seen from the rear Disassembled perspective view of slide rail Side sectional view of slide rail in contracted state Flowchart of return-to-origin processing

The gaming machine 10 of the present embodiment will be described below with reference to FIGS. 1 to 13. FIG. As shown in FIG. 1, the game machine 10 of the present embodiment is a pachinko game machine, and has a front frame 10Z on the front side. The formed game area R1 is visible.

Below the glass window 10W of the front frame 10Z, an upper plate 26 and a lower plate 27 are provided in two stages, and a firing handle 28 is provided on the right side of the lower plate 27. - 特許庁When the shooting handle 28 is rotated, the game balls housed in the upper tray 26 are ejected toward the game area R1.

As shown in FIG. 2, the game area R1 has a generally circular shape as a whole and is surrounded by guide rails 12. As shown in FIG. A display opening 11H is formed through the center of the game area R1 of the game board 11, and a display screen 13G of the display device 13 is visible from the front through the display opening 11H. A display screen 13G of the display device 13 displays various effects related to the game.

A display decoration frame 23 is attached to the opening edge of the display opening 11H. Specifically, the display decoration frame 23 is fitted into the display opening 11H from the front side of the game board 11 and protrudes from the front surface of the game board 11, and the game balls flowing down the game area R1 enter the display decoration frame 23. It regulates.

A first starting prize winning port 14 is provided below the decorative display frame 23 , and a starting gate 18 and a second starting prize winning port 15 are provided on the right side of the decorative display frame 23 . A large winning opening 16 is provided on the right side of the first starting winning opening 14 . In addition, the game area R1 is provided with a plurality of general winning openings 17 in addition to the starting winning openings 14 and 15 and the big winning opening 16 .

The general prize winning port 17 and the first starting prize winning port 14 are always open, and one game ball can be entered. The second start winning opening 15 and the big winning opening 16 are always incapable (or difficult to enter) of a game ball, and when a predetermined condition is established, the game ball can enter.

The starting gate 18 has a portal structure through which game balls can pass. When the game ball passes through the starting gate 18, normal symbol suitability determination is performed. When the result of this normal symbol propriety determination is hit, the second start winning opening 15 can be entered.

When a game ball enters (wins) the start winning openings 14 and 15, special symbol propriety determination is performed. The result of the special symbol propriety determination is displayed on the display screen 13G of the display device 13 or the like. Then, if the result of the special symbol suitability determination is a win, a jackpot game is executed in which the ball can be entered into the jackpot 16.例文帳に追加In addition, on the display screen 13G, for example, special symbols composed of numbers, letters, etc. are changed and stopped, and the result of the special symbol suitability determination is displayed by the combination of the stopped special symbols.

When game balls enter the winning holes 14, 15, 16, 17, a predetermined number of prize balls are paid out to the upper tray 26 (see FIG. 1). All the game balls that have not won any of the winning holes 14, 15, 16 and 17 described above are taken into the out hole 20 provided at the lower end of the game area R1. The game balls taken into the out port 20 are recovered by a ball recovery device (not shown).

FIG. 3 shows an electrical configuration of the gaming machine 10. As shown in FIG. In the figure, reference numeral 50 denotes a main control circuit 50, which includes a microcomputer having a CPU 50A, a RAM 50B, a ROM 50C, and a plurality of counters, an input/output circuit connecting the microcomputer and a sub-control circuit 52, a winning port, etc. It is provided with an input/output circuit that connects a relay circuit to which is connected and a payout control circuit, etc., and performs main control related to the game. The CPU 50A includes a success/fail determination unit, a control unit, a calculation unit, various counters, various registers, various flags, etc., and in addition to performing arithmetic control, also generates random numbers related to special symbol success/failure determination and normal symbol success/failure determination, and outputs control signals. It is configured to be able to output (transmit) to the sub-control circuit 52 and the like. The RAM 50B includes a storage area for various random values generated by the CPU 50A, a storage area and flags for temporarily storing various data, and a work area for the CPU 50A. In the ROM 50C, control data, special symbol and symbol fluctuation data relating to variable display of normal symbols, etc. are written, as well as judgment values for special symbol validity determination and normal symbol validity determination, etc. are written.

Similar to the main control circuit 50, the sub-control circuit 52 includes a microcomputer having a CPU 52A, a RAM 52B, a ROM 52C, and a plurality of counters, the microcomputer, the main control circuit 50, and a display control circuit 54 provided in the display device 13. , an input/output circuit for connecting a drive control circuit 59 and the like, which will be described later. The CPU 52A includes a control section, a calculation section, various counters, various registers, various flags, and the like, and in addition to performing arithmetic control, is configured to be capable of outputting (transmitting) control signals to the display control circuit 54, the drive control circuit 59, and the like. there is The RAM 52B has a storage area for various data and a work area for the CPU 52A. The ROM 52C stores various performance data and the like.

The drive control circuit 59 controls the drive motor 81 based on the control signal from the sub-control circuit 52, and realizes the operation of the movable accessory 32, which will be described later.

Now, in the gaming machine 10 of the present embodiment, when a specific effect start condition is established, a display effect is performed on the display screen 13G, and an accessory effect is performed by the movable accessory 32 (see FIG. 4). The movable accessory 32 is provided in the accessory unit 30 arranged on the rear side of the game board 11 .

Specifically, as shown in FIG. 4 , a mechanism frame 90 is provided behind the game board 11 . The mechanism frame 90 has a main board 91 arranged substantially parallel to the game board 11 and a surrounding wall 92 projecting forward from the outer edge of the main board 91 . A screen opening 90A is formed in the main board 91 . The display device 13 described above is arranged behind the mechanism frame 90 , and the display screen 13</b>G is visible to the player through the screen opening 90</b>A and the display opening 11</b>H of the game board 11 .

A plurality of brim walls 93 protrude laterally from the front edges of the upper, left and right sides of the surrounding wall 92 , and the panel unit 40 is fixed to the front surfaces of the brim walls 93 . The panel unit 40 has a front frame 41 and a rear frame 42 , the planar shape of which is one size smaller than the planar shape of the mechanism frame 90 , and a translucent panel 43 between the front frame 41 and the rear frame 42 . Assembled.

The accessory unit 30 is attached to the lower side of the mechanism frame 90 . As shown in FIG. 7, the accessory unit 30 includes a fixed base 31, a movable accessory 32 movable with respect to the fixed base 31, and a front cover 35 (see FIG. ) and . The front cover 35 is arranged in a pair on the left side and the right side of the fixed base 31 so as to laterally sandwich the movable accessory 32 arranged at the origin position, which will be described later.

As shown in FIG. 7, the fixed base 31 has a horizontally long rectangular shape and is fixed to the lower side portion of the main board 91 so as to overlap from the front side. The movable accessory 32 moves up and down between an origin position (see FIG. 5) and an appearance position (see FIG. 6) by an elevating mechanism 80 attached to the fixed base 31 . Specifically, the movable accessory 32 is superimposed from the front side on the center portion of the fixed base 31 in the horizontal direction along the guide rail 70 (see FIG. 6) attached to the fixed base 31, and the main board 91 and an appearance position superimposed on the central portion of the screen opening 90A from the front side. At the origin position, almost all of the effect image displayed on the display screen 13G is visible, and at the appearance position, the movable accessory 32 overlaps the display screen 13G.

The movable accessory 32 has a configuration in which an LED board (not shown) is housed inside a board case 32A (see FIG. 8) that is flat in the front-rear direction, and the front surface of the board case 32A is covered with a decorative cover 32B (see FIG. 7). It's becoming The substrate case 32A and the decorative cover 32B are, for example, heart-shaped when viewed from the front, and the LED substrate has a shape corresponding to the shape of the front surface of the substrate case 32A. A plurality of LEDs are dispersedly arranged on the front surface of the LED board, and light from the LEDs is transmitted through the decorative cover 32B to be emitted to the front of the gaming machine 10 (toward the player).

As shown in FIG. 6, the guide rail 70 extends vertically. More specifically, the guide rail 70 is composed of an extendable slide rail. First to third rails 71, 72 and 73 shown in FIG. The first and second rails 71 and 72 and the second and third rails 72 and 73 are slidably connected by sliders 74, respectively. Then, the third rail 73 is fixed to the rear surface of the board case 32A of the movable accessory 32, and the first rail 71 is fixed to the fixed base 31 (see FIG. 10). and the appearance position.

As shown in FIG. 7, a pair of elevating mechanisms 80 are provided with the movable accessory 32 interposed therebetween, and the left elevating mechanism 80 and the right elevating mechanism 80 have a symmetrical structure when viewed from the front. The lifting mechanism 80 has a rotary link 33 driven by a drive motor 81 . Specifically, the driving force of the driving motor 81 is transmitted to the rotating link 33 via the driving gear 83 and the driven gear 84 , and the power of the rotating link 33 is transmitted to the movable accessory 32 . The pair of rotating links 33 corresponds to "a pair of movable parts" in the claims.

The pair of rotating links 33 has a flat shape in the front-rear direction. For example, the right rotating link 33 is a case, and one end of the rotating link 33 is connected to the LED board of the movable accessory 32 inside. A cable (not shown) is accommodated, and the other end of the cable is routed behind the fixed base 31 . The pair of rotating links 33 are covered by a front cover 35 so that they cannot be seen from the front when the movable accessory 32 is placed at the origin position (see FIG. 4).

As shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, when the movable accessory 32 is placed at the origin position, the rotary link 33 is attached to the side of the fixed base 31 (the left side in the case of the lifting mechanism 80 on the left side, It has a first side portion 33</b>F that overlaps the right side portion in the lifting mechanism 80 , and a second side portion 33</b>S that extends from the first side portion 33</b>F toward the center of the fixed base 31 in the left-right direction. The rotating link 33 has a rotating shaft portion 33J having a rotating shaft center substantially perpendicular to the fixed base 31 at the upper end portion of the first side portion 33F.

The first side portion 33F of the rotating link 33 is formed with an elongated engaging hole 33N extending in the extending direction of the first side portion 33F. An engagement pin 84P projecting from the driven gear 84 is engaged with the engagement long hole 33N. Then, when the driven gear 84 rotates by receiving power from the drive motor 81, the engagement pin 84P moves in the engagement elongated hole 33N, and the first side portion 33F moves toward the far side from the rotation shaft portion 33J. is turned toward the central side of the fixed base 31 in the left-right direction (change from FIG. 7 to FIG. 9). At this time, the second side portion 33S of the rotating link 33 rotates such that the end portion farther from the first side portion 33F faces upward.

Here, as shown in FIG. 8, an engaging pin 33P is projected from the end of the second side portion 33S of the rotary link 33 on the side farther from the first side portion 33F. The engagement pin 33P is engaged with an engagement elongated hole 32N formed in the movable accessory 32. As shown in FIG. The long engagement holes 32N are arranged in pairs on the left and right sides of the movable accessory 32, and each long engagement hole 32N is elongated in the left-right direction. Then, as the engaging pin 33P moves in the engaging long hole 32N, the rotating link 33 rotates, and the movable accessory 32 arranged at the origin position is pushed upward to the appearing position. Move (change from FIG. 8 to FIG. 10).

Here, when the movable accessory 32 moves from the origin position to the appearance position, the engagement pins 33P and 84P move from one end to the other end of the long engagement holes 32N and 33N, respectively, and then move to the one end side again. (change from FIG. 8 to FIG. 10). That is, the ends of the long engagement holes 32N and 33N function as mechanical stoppers for the engagement pins 33P and 84P, and these mechanical stoppers restrict the movable range of the movable accessory 32 between the origin position and the appearance position. . Therefore, even if the drive motor 81 is driven excessively, the movable accessory 32 does not rise or fall beyond the origin position and appearance position. The origin position and appearance position in this embodiment correspond to the "first position" and the "second position" in the claims, respectively.

More specifically, in this embodiment, the engagement pin 33P abuts on one end near the outer edge of the movable accessory 32 out of both ends of the engagement elongated hole 32N at the origin position and the emergence position. The engagement pin 84P abuts on one end of the long engagement hole 33N near the rotation shaft 33J at the origin position (see FIG. 7). After contacting, it moves to the one end side but does not contact the one end (see FIG. 9).

Further, when the movable accessory 32 is moved from the appearance position to the origin position, the gravitational force of the movable accessory 32 (hereinafter referred to as “the weight of the movable accessory 32”) assists the drive motor 81. When moving 32 from the origin position to the appearance position, the weight of the movable accessory 32 acts as a load on the drive motor 81 . Therefore, as shown in FIG. 7, a tension coil spring 85 is attached so as to extend and contract between the fixed base 31 and the rotary link 33 as a balancer against the weight of the movable accessory 32 . Specifically, the coil portion of the extension coil spring 85 is rotatably attached to the support member 34 that supports the rotation shaft portion 33J, and one end thereof is fixed to the attachment portion 31H formed on the fixed base 31. , and the other end is attached to an attachment portion 33H formed on the first side portion 33F of the rotary link 33. As shown in FIG. When the movable accessory 32 moves to the origin position, the deformation amount of the extension coil spring 85 becomes maximum (see FIG. 7), and the upward movement of the movable accessory 32 is assisted by the elastic force of the extension coil spring 85. It's like

Further, as shown in FIG. 10, the driven gear 84 has a fan-shaped projecting piece 84A projecting from the side. The fixed base 31 is provided with a photosensor 86 in which a light emitting element and a light receiving element are arranged opposite to each other. A movable accessory 32 placed at a position is detected (see FIG. 8). Here, the fan-shaped protrusion 84A has a predetermined width along the rotation direction of the driven gear 84, and when the photo sensor 86 moves from the appearance position to the origin position, the fan-shaped protrusion of the driven gear 84 is detected. The position where detection of 84A is started (hereinafter referred to as "detection start position") is a position before the origin position.

In this embodiment, the pair of drive motors 81 are stepping motors whose rotation is controlled by the number of steps, and the rotation output thereof is controlled by the drive control circuit 59 (see FIG. 3). The drive motor 81 drives one step each time it receives a pulse output from the drive control circuit 59 . In this embodiment, one rotation is made by driving 400 steps. That is, it rotates 0.9 degrees per step. Further, in this embodiment, the number of steps from the origin position for arranging the movable accessory 32 at the appearing position is 4000 steps. By driving, the movable accessory 32 at the origin position is moved to the appearance position. Also, the detection start position and the origin position are separated by four steps.

Here, since the movement to the appearance position is performed based on the origin position, it is necessary to hold the movable accessory 32 at the correct origin position in order to always arrange the movable accessory 32 at the same appearance position. Therefore, when the power is turned on or reset, origin return processing is executed to return the movable accessory 32 to the origin position. The return-to-origin process of this embodiment is performed by once raising the movable accessory 32 in the direction of the appearance position, which is the direction opposite to the direction in which the movable accessory 32 is returned, and pushing the engagement pins 33P and 84P of the lifting mechanism 80 into the mechanical stoppers on the side of the appearance position. After performing the first process, the second process of lowering the movable accessory 32 and returning it to the origin position is performed.

The origin return processing of this embodiment will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. When the origin return process is started, in step S11, the drive motor 81 is driven so as to raise the movable accessory 32 to the appearance position side, and the engagement pins 33P and 84P of the lifting mechanism 80 are set to mechanical stoppers on the appearance position side. push in. That is, the drive control circuit 59 outputs to the drive motor 81 pulses for a predetermined number of steps necessary to push the engagement pins 33P and 84P into the mechanical stoppers on the appearance position side. Here, in order to push the movable accessory 32 into the mechanical stopper on the appearance position side no matter where it is, the predetermined number of steps is the number of steps required to move from the origin position to the appearance position, which is a step exceeding 4000 steps. number (for example, 4010 steps).

Next, until the photosensor 86 starts detecting the fan-shaped projecting piece 84A of the driven gear 84, the drive motor 81 is output one pulse at a time so as to lower the movable accessory 32. After starting the detection, the drive motor Output 4 pulses to 81 to stop it. That is, in step S12, the drive control circuit 59 outputs one pulse to the drive motor 81 to rotate the drive motor 81 by one step. Then, in step S13, it is determined whether or not the photosensor 86 has started detecting the fan-shaped projecting piece 84A of the driven gear 84 or not. If detection has not started (NO in S13), return to step S12 and move the movable accessory 32 one step toward the origin position. If detection has started (YES in S13), go to step S14. , the drive control circuit 59 outputs 4 pulses to the drive motor 81, rotates the drive motor 81 by 4 steps, and then stops. As a result, the movable accessory 32 can be stopped with a position that is four steps away from the detection start position as the origin position. Note that step S11 corresponds to the first process, steps S12 to S14 correspond to the second process, and the drive control circuit 59 corresponds to "origin return means" in the scope of claims.

The description of the configuration of the gaming machine 10 of the present embodiment is as above. Next, functions and effects of the gaming machine 10 of this embodiment will be described. In the game machine 10 of the present embodiment, the return-to-origin process of the movable accessory 32 is performed by once raising the movable accessory 32 in the direction of appearance position, which is the direction opposite to the direction in which the movable accessory 32 is returned, and moving the engagement pins 33P and 33P of the lifting mechanism 80. After performing the first process of pushing 84P into the mechanical stopper on the appearance position side, the second process of lowering the movable accessory 32 and returning the movable accessory 32 to the origin position is performed.

Here, in the origin return processing, it is conceivable to suddenly push the movable accessory 32 to the origin position side to return to the origin position without once pushing the movable accessory 32 to the appearance position side in the opposite direction to the origin position. In this case, if the pair of rotation links 33 that operate the movable accessory 32 are displaced from each other, there is a possibility that they will be displaced to different positions and stopped. Further, even when the pair of rotation links 33 are not displaced from each other, there is a possibility that they may be displaced to different positions and stopped by pushing in an excessive number of steps. At this time, the photosensor 86 detects the fan-shaped projecting piece 84A of the driven gear 84 at the origin position. 33 may be processed as having returned to the origin position in a state in which they have shifted to different positions and stopped. As a result, the movable accessory 32 may become inclined at the appearance position. Also, due to excessive pushing, the movable accessory 32 may stop in a state where it moves upward due to the reaction.

On the other hand, in this embodiment, by applying a force in the direction opposite to the direction in which the movable accessory 32 is once returned to the rotating links 33 of the pair of lifting mechanisms 80 that operate the movable accessory 32, , the bending or the like occurring in the rotating links 33 can be eliminated, and the mutual displacement of the rotating links 33 can be reduced. Further, in this embodiment, when the movable accessory 32 is lowered, the photo sensor 86 starts detecting the fan-shaped projecting piece 84A of the driven gear 84, and then the drive motor 81 is rotated by a predetermined step (4 steps). Perform processing to stop after rotating. As a result, it is possible to reliably always return to the same origin position. In addition, pressing is performed only by the number of steps corresponding to the width between the detection start position and the origin position, and there is no problem that the stop position is displaced due to the reaction of pressing of an excessive number of steps.

Further, even if the first process fails to eliminate the left-right deviation of the pair of rotating links 33, the second process is performed because the movable accessory 32 is once raised and then lowered. The second processing makes it possible to always return the movable accessory 32 to the same origin position. Thereby, the movable accessory 32 can be held at the correct origin position, and the movable accessory 32 can be stably moved to the appearing position without tilting.

[Other embodiments]
(1) In the above embodiment, the movable accessory 32 is configured to move up and down, but may be configured to move left and right.

(2) In the above embodiment, the movable range of the mechanical stopper corresponds to the origin position and appearance position of the movable accessory 32, but the origin position and appearance position can be located anywhere within the movable range of the mechanical stopper. may have been Even in this case, the detection start position may be a position before the origin position.

(3) In the second process of the above embodiment, after the photosensor 86 starts detecting the fan-shaped projecting piece 84A of the driven gear 84, the drive motor 81 is rotated four steps, and then several steps (for example, two steps) are performed. Step) By rotating, the engagement pins 33P and 84P may be pushed into the mechanical stoppers on the origin position side.

(4) In the second process of the above embodiment, the drive control circuit 59 alternately outputs one pulse to the drive motor 81 and determines whether or not the photo sensor 86 detects the fan-shaped projecting piece 84A. However, the drive control circuit 59 outputs the number of pulses (4000 pulses) corresponding to the number of steps from the origin position for arranging the movable accessory 32 at the appearance position, and the presence or absence of detection by the photosensor 86 at the same time. Further, after detection, the control may be executed to stop in four steps from the detection start position. This configuration also makes it possible to always return the movable accessory 32 to the same origin position.

(5) In the above embodiment, a pair of rotary links 33 driven by separate drive motors 81 are provided, and the movable accessory 32 is operated by cooperation of the pair of rotary links 33. A configuration in which one pair of rotary links 33 is driven by one drive motor 81 may be employed.

Further, a configuration in which the movable accessory 32 is operated by one rotating link 33 may be employed.

Although specific examples of the technology included in the claims are disclosed in the specification and drawings, the technology described in the claims is not limited to these specific examples. Various modifications and changes of the examples are included, and a part of specific examples is also included.

<Appendix 1>
Hereinafter, the features of the group of inventions extracted from the above-described embodiments will be described, showing effects and the like as necessary. In the following description, for ease of understanding, the configurations corresponding to the above-described embodiments are appropriately shown in parentheses or the like, but are not limited to the specific configurations shown in parentheses or the like.

<Characteristic group A>
The following feature group A relates to the game machine, and the background technology that "the game machine disclosed in Patent Document A (Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2013-042770) performs a role performance that moves a movable role by a driving source", This is done with the problem that "the game machine of Patent Document A is required to stably operate the movable accessory."

[Feature A1]
A movable accessory whose movable range is regulated between a first position and a second position by a mechanical stopper, and moves from an origin position on the first position side to an appearing position on the second position side due to establishment of a predetermined condition. (movable accessory 32),
A game machine (game machine 10) comprising an origin return means (drive control circuit 59) that performs an origin return process for placing the movable accessory at the origin position at a predetermined timing,
The origin return means is a game machine that moves the movable accessory to the second position side, presses it against the mechanical stopper on the second position side, and then moves it to the origin position.

According to the configuration shown in this feature, the movable accessory can be held at the correct origin position, and can be stably moved to the appearance position when necessary.

[Feature A2]
In the gaming machine according to feature A1,
The movable accessory is driven by a stepping motor (driving motor 81),
The origin return means causes the stepping motor to move the movable accessory toward the second position by the number of steps required to move the movable accessory from the first position to the second position. In the game machine, the movable accessory is pressed against the mechanical stopper on the second position side by a first process of driving.

[Feature A3]
In the gaming machine according to feature A2,
The first position is the origin position,
A sensor (photosensor 86) that detects that the movable accessory has moved from the second position side to the first position side and reached a position near the origin in front of the origin position,
The origin returning means is a gaming machine that performs a second process of driving the stepping motor for a specified number of steps after the sensor detects the movable accessory moving from the second position after the first process. .

According to the configuration of this feature, it is possible to always return the movable accessory to the same origin position.

[Feature A4]
In the gaming machine according to feature A2 or A3,
A pair of movable parts (rotary links 33) that are separately driven by the pair of stepping motors and operate symmetrically with each other,
The movable accessory is a game machine that connects between the pair of movable parts and operates by receiving power from the pair of stepping motors through the pair of movable parts.

According to the configuration of this feature, it is possible to eliminate the lateral deviation of the pair of movable parts and hold the movable accessory at the correct origin position.

[Feature A5]
A movable accessory whose movable range is regulated between a first position and a second position by a mechanical stopper, and moves from an origin position on the first position side to an appearing position on the second position side due to establishment of a predetermined condition. When,
and an origin return means for performing an origin return process for arranging the movable accessory at the origin position at a predetermined timing.

According to the configuration of this feature, the movable accessory can be held at the correct origin position, and can be stably moved to the appearance position when necessary.

10 Game Machine 32 Movable Accessory 32N Long Engagement Hole 33 Rotating Link (Movable Part)
52 sub-control circuit (origin return means)
81 drive motor (stepping motor)
82N Engagement long hole 86 Photosensor

Claims (1)

A movable accessory whose movable range is regulated between a first position and a second position by a mechanical stopper, and moves from an origin position on the first position side to an appearing position on the second position side due to establishment of a predetermined condition. When,
an origin return means for performing an origin return process for arranging the movable accessory at the origin position at a predetermined timing.

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