JP4843574B2 - Display device with movable member and game stand - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a display device with a movable member provided with an operating member, and a game table represented by a slot machine, a pachinko machine and the like.

2. Description of the Related Art Conventional gaming machines such as slot machines and pachinko machines are known in which a movable member is provided on the front surface of a symbol display device in order to increase the interest of the game (see, for example, Patent Document 1).
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2005-13628

  However, the pachinko machine described in Patent Document 1 is not considered to efficiently control the movable member, and after the movable member is once moved to the reference position when the power is turned on. Otherwise, the operation of the movable member could not be controlled. For this reason, when the display device is large or the like, it takes a certain time to move the movable member to the reference position. After turning on the power, the movable member is controlled to be able to produce an effect. There was a problem of taking time.

  The present invention has been made to solve such a problem, and an object of the present invention is to provide a display device with a movable member that can efficiently control the movable member, and a game machine equipped with the display device.

  (1) The present invention provides a display means for displaying various information, a movable member that operates, a detection means that is disposed on the movable member and detects specific information displayed on the display means, and the movable A display device with a movable member, comprising: drive means for operating a member; and control means for controlling the drive means based on detection of the specific information by the detection means.

  (2) The present invention is also the display device with a movable member according to the above (1), wherein the detection means is disposed to face a display area on the front surface of the display means.

  (3) The present invention is also the display device with a movable member according to (1) or (2), wherein the display means displays the specific information in a portion that is not visually recognized from the front. .

  (4) In the invention, any one of the above (1) to (3), wherein the control unit detects the position of the movable member by detecting the specific information by the detection unit. It is a display apparatus with a movable member of description.

  (5) In the display device with a movable member according to (4), the display unit may move a display position of the specific information along an operation direction of the movable member. It is.

  (6) The present invention also includes a plurality of movable members having different operation directions, and the display means moves the display position of the specific information along all of the operation directions of the plurality of movable members. The display device with a movable member according to the above (4) or (5).

  (7) In the present invention, the control unit may further include a calculation unit that calculates a distance between a current position of the movable member and an initial position, and the movable member is moved to the initial position based on a calculation result of the calculation unit. The display device with a movable member according to any one of the above (4) to (6), wherein the driving means is controlled so as to be moved to the position.

  (8) The present invention is also characterized in that the control means controls the driving means so as to correct the position of the movable member in a predetermined case. It is a display apparatus with a movable member.

  (9) The present invention is also a game table including the display device with a movable member according to any one of (1) to (8).

  (10) The present invention is also characterized in that the control means controls the driving means to operate or stop the movable member based on detection of the specific information by the detection means. (1) It is a display apparatus with a movable member in any one of (3).

  (11) In the present invention, the detection unit may include a first detection unit and a second detection unit that detect the specific information, and the control unit may include the first detection unit. The display device with a movable member according to (10), wherein the driving unit is controlled so as to operate the movable member when the detection is detected.

  (12) In the present invention, the detection unit may include a first detection unit and a second detection unit that detect the specific information, and the control unit may include the first detection unit and the second detection unit. The display with a movable member according to (10) or (11) above, wherein when both of the detection units detect the specific information, the driving unit is controlled to stop the movable member. Device.

  (13) The present invention is also characterized in that the control means controls the driving means so that the movable member operates following the movement of the display position of the specific information. ) To (12). The display device with a movable member.

  (14) In the present invention, the detection unit may include a first detection unit and a second detection unit that detect illuminance of the specific information, and the control unit may include the first detection unit and the first detection unit. When the illuminances detected by the two detection units are different, the movable member is operated, and when the illuminances detected by the first detection unit and the second detection unit are equal, the movable member is stopped. In addition, in the display device with a movable member according to (10), the driving unit is controlled.

  (15) In the present invention, it is also preferable that the control unit changes the operation speed of the movable member according to a difference in illuminance detected by the first detection unit and the second detection unit. The display device with a movable member according to the above (14), characterized in that control is performed.

  (16) In the present invention, the control unit operates the movable member when the detection unit detects the specific information, and moves the movable member when the detection unit does not detect the specific information. The display device with a movable member according to (10), wherein the driving unit is controlled so as to be stopped.

  (17) In the present invention, the detection unit may detect the illuminance of the specific information, and the control unit may operate the movable member when the illuminance detected by the detection unit is a predetermined value. The display device with a movable member according to (16), wherein the drive unit is controlled to stop the movable member when the illuminance detected by the detection unit is other than the predetermined value. .

  (18) In the present invention, the detection unit may detect the illuminance of the specific information, and the control unit may change the operation speed of the movable member according to the illuminance detected by the detection unit. The display device with a movable member according to (16), wherein the driving unit is controlled.

  (19) The present invention is also characterized in that the control means controls the driving means so as to operate or stop the movable member based on an interval at which the detection means detects the specific information. The display device with a movable member according to (10).

  (20) The present invention is also characterized in that the control means controls the drive means so as to change the operation speed of the movable member in accordance with an interval at which the detection means detects the specific information. The display device with a movable member according to (19).

  (21) In the present invention, the detection unit may detect a color of the specific information, and the control unit may operate or stop the movable member based on the color detected by the detection unit. The display device with a movable member according to (10), wherein the driving means is controlled.

  (22) The movable member according to any one of (10) to (21), wherein the display unit displays the specific information on a moving path of the detection unit. It is an attached display device.

  (23) The present invention is also a game machine comprising the display device with a movable member according to any one of (10) to (22).

  (24) The present invention is also provided corresponding to each of the plurality of reels provided with a plurality of types of symbols, a start switch for starting rotation of the plurality of reels, and rotation of the reels. A combination of a stop switch for individually stopping, a lottery means for determining whether or not an internal winning of a plurality of predetermined winning combinations is won by lottery, and a symbol displayed by the plurality of reels when stopped (9) or (23), characterized in that it is a slot machine comprising: determination means for determining whether or not the winning combination is determined based on whether or not the symbol combination of the winning combination won internally by the means. It is a game stand as described in.

  (25) The present invention is also a pachinko machine provided with a game area having a predetermined winning opening, and giving a predetermined privilege to a player by entering a game ball into the predetermined winning opening. The game table according to (9) or (23) above.

  The display device with a movable member according to the present invention and the game machine equipped with the same can provide an excellent effect that the movable member can be efficiently controlled.

  Hereinafter, the fastening device and the slot machine (game table) according to the first embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

<Overall configuration>
FIG. 1 is an external perspective view of a slot machine 100 according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention. The slot machine 100 includes a main body 101 and a front door 102 that is attached to the front surface of the main body 101 and can be opened and closed with respect to the main body 101. Three reels (left reel 110, middle reel 111, and right reel 112) having a plurality of types of symbols arranged on the outer peripheral surface are housed inside the center of the main body 101, and can be rotated inside the slot machine 100. Has been. These reels 110 to 112 are rotationally driven by driving means such as a stepping motor (not shown).

  In this embodiment, an appropriate number (21 in this embodiment) of each symbol is printed on the belt-like member at an equal interval, and this belt-like member is attached to a predetermined circular cylindrical frame member so that each of the reels 110 to 112 is printed. It is configured. When viewed from the player, three symbols on the reels 110 to 112 are displayed in the vertical direction from the symbol display window 113 so that a total of nine symbols can be seen. Then, by rotating the reels 110 to 112, the combination of symbols that can be seen by the player varies. That is, each of the reels 110 to 112 functions as a display unit that displays a combination of a plurality of types of symbols in a variable manner.

  In addition to the reel, an electronic image display device such as a liquid crystal display device can also be used as such a display means. In this embodiment, three reels are provided in the center of the slot machine 100. However, the number of reels and the installation position of the reels are not limited to this. Any symbol can be used as long as it is an identifier that can distinguish a symbol from another symbol, and numbers, English letters, figures, illustrations, and the like can be adopted.

  Backlights (not shown in FIG. 1) for illuminating individual symbols displayed on the symbol display window 113 are disposed on the rear surfaces of the reels 110 to 112. It is desirable that the backlight is shielded for each symbol so that the individual symbols can be illuminated evenly. In the slot machine 100, an optical sensor (not shown) including a light projecting unit and a light receiving unit is provided in the vicinity of each of the reels 110 to 112. The light projecting unit and the light receiving unit of this optical sensor are provided. A light shielding piece of a certain length provided on the reel passes between the sections. Based on the detection result of the sensor, the position of the symbol on the reel in the rotation direction is determined, and the reels 110 to 112 are stopped so that the target symbol is displayed on the winning line.

  The winning line display lamp 120 is a lamp that indicates an effective winning line. The effective pay line is determined in advance by the number of medals bet as a game medium. There are 5 winning lines. For example, when one medal is bet, the middle horizontal winning line is valid, and when two medals are betted, the upper horizontal winning line and the lower horizontal winning line are added 3 When a book is valid and three medals are bet, five lines including a right-down winning line and an upper-right winning line are valid as winning lines. The number of winning lines is not limited to 5 lines.

  The notification lamp 121 is, for example, a lamp that informs the player that a specific winning combination (specifically, a bonus) has been won internally in an internal lottery to be described later. The start lamp 122 is a lamp that informs the player that the reels 110 to 112 are in a state of being able to rotate. The replay lamp 123 is a lamp that informs the player that the current game can be replayed (the medal does not need to be inserted) when winning a replay that is one of the winning combinations in the previous game. . The reel panel lamp 124 is an effect lamp.

  The bet buttons 130 to 132 are buttons for inserting a predetermined number of medals (referred to as credits) stored electronically in the slot machine 100. In this embodiment, each time the bet button 130 is pressed, a maximum of 3 cards are inserted, 2 when the bet button 131 is pressed, and 3 when the bet button 132 is pressed. It has become so. Hereinafter, the bet button 132 is also referred to as a MAX bet button.

  The medal slot 141 is an slot for a player to insert a medal when starting a game. That is, the medal can be inserted electronically by the bet buttons 130 to 133, or an actual medal can be inserted (insertion operation) from the medal insertion slot 141. is there. The stored number display 125 is a display for displaying the number of medals stored electronically in the slot machine 100. The display device 126 is a display device for displaying various internal information numerically. The payout number display 127 is a display for displaying the number of medals to be paid out to the player as a result of winning a winning combination.

  The start lever 135 is a lever type switch for starting the rotation of the reels 110 to 112. That is, when the desired medal number is inserted into the medal insertion slot 141 or when the bet buttons 130 to 132 are operated and the start lever 135 is operated, the reels 110 to 112 start to rotate. Hereinafter, an operation on the start lever 135 is referred to as a game start operation.

  The stop button unit 136 is provided with stop buttons 137 to 139. The stop buttons 137 to 139 are button-type switches for individually stopping the reels 110 to 112 that have started rotating by the operation of the start lever 135, and are associated with the reels 110 to 112. Hereinafter, the operation on the stop buttons 137 to 139 is referred to as a stop operation, the first stop operation is referred to as a first stop operation, the next stop operation is referred to as a second stop operation, and the last stop operation is referred to as a third stop operation. Note that a light emitter may be provided in each of the stop buttons 137 to 139, and when the stop buttons 137 to 139 can be operated, the light emitter can be turned on to notify the player.

  The medal return button 133 is a button that is pressed to remove a medal when the inserted medal is jammed. The settlement button 134 is a button for settlement of the medals electronically stored in the slot machine 100 and the bet medals and discharging them from the medal payout exit 142. The door key 140 is a hole into which a key for unlocking the front door 102 of the slot machine 100 is inserted. The medal payout port 142 is a payout port for paying out medals.

The sound hole 143 is a hole for outputting the sound of a speaker provided inside the slot machine 100 to the outside. The side lamps 144 provided on the left and right portions of the front door 102 are decorative lamps for exciting games. A rendering device 200 is disposed above the front door 102.
<Configuration of the production device>
Next, the configuration of the rendering device 200 will be described. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the rendering device 200 viewed from the front side, and FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of the rendering device 200 viewed from the back side. The rendering device 200 includes a decorative panel 600, a cover member 601 on which the decorative panel 600 is mounted on the front surface, a speaker unit 603, a liquid crystal display panel (hereinafter, LCD) 602, and a drive unit 700 that are covered by the cover member 601. Is provided.

  The decorative panel 600 and the cover member 601 are provided with an opening on the front thereof that is slightly smaller than the size of the display screen 602a of the LCD 602. When the rendering device 200 is viewed from the front, almost the entire area of the display screen 602a of the LCD 602 can be seen through this opening, while the outer peripheral portion of the display screen 602a and the drive unit 700 are not visible. Concealed. That is, the decorative panel 600 and the cover member 601 also function as a concealing member.

  The decorative panel 600 and the cover member 601a are respectively provided with sound holes 600a and 601a at the upper left and right sides, and a pair of left and right speaker units 603 are disposed behind the sound holes 601a. Sound output from the speaker unit 603 propagates from the sound holes 600a and 601a to the front of the slot machine 100. The speaker unit 603 is disposed in a gap portion between the drive unit 700 and the cover member 601. By using the gap portion as an arrangement space for the speaker unit 603, it is possible to improve the arrangement layout of the speakers in the slot machine 100.

  The LCD 602 is an electronic image display unit having an outer shape of a panel shape (a rectangular parallelepiped shape) and a rectangular display screen 602a formed on the front surface thereof. In this embodiment, a liquid crystal display device is used as an electronic image display unit, but other electronic image display devices are also applicable.

<Drive unit>
Next, the drive unit 700 will be described with reference to FIGS. 4 to 12 in addition to FIGS. FIG. 4 is a front view of the drive unit 700 to which the LCD 602 is attached (the motor cover 708 is omitted). FIG. 5 is a rear view of the drive unit 700. FIG. 6 is a right side view of the drive unit 700 (the motor cover 708 is omitted). FIG. 7 is a perspective view of the drive unit 700 to which the LCD 602 is attached (the motor cover 708 is omitted). FIG. 8A is an exploded perspective view of the LCD 602, the drive unit 700, and the like. FIG. 8B is a perspective view of the moving member 704. FIG. 9 is an exploded perspective view of the moving mechanism 730. FIG. 10 is a perspective view of the effect member 701 viewed from the back side. FIG. 11 is an exploded perspective view of the effect member 701 viewed from the back side. 12A and 12B are explanatory views of the effect member 701. FIG.

<Moving member and moving mechanism>
<Up and down moving member and moving mechanism>
The drive unit 700 includes a moving member 703 that moves on a linear trajectory in the left-right direction (O-Upper in FIG. 7; hereinafter also referred to as an upper trajectory) along the upper side that is the peripheral edge of the display screen 602a, and the peripheral edge of the display screen 602a. And a moving member 704 that moves on a linear track in the left-right direction (O-Low in FIG. 7; hereinafter also referred to as a lower track) along the lower side. The upper and lower tracks are spaced apart and parallel to each other. An effect member 701 is connected to the moving member 703 and the moving member 704.

  A moving mechanism 710 for moving the moving member 703 is supported by a support plate 707a at the upper part of the back side of the drive unit 700 (back side of the LCD 602), and the lower part of the back side of the drive unit 700 (back side of the LCD 602). A moving mechanism 720 for moving the moving member 704 is supported by the support plate 707b. The moving members 703 and 704 move independently by moving mechanisms 710 and 720, respectively.

  The moving mechanism 710 includes a guide rod 711 that is disposed along the upper track and guides the movement of the moving member 703. In this embodiment, two guide rods 711 are provided and extend in the left-right direction. The two guide rods 711 are arranged so as to be shifted in the depth direction and the vertical direction. By providing two guide rods 711, the moving member 703 can be guided more stably, and in particular, the moving member 703 can be prevented from rotating in the direction orthogonal to the moving direction, and more stably. The moving member 703 can be guided.

  The moving mechanism 710 also includes an endless belt 712 to which the moving member 703 is attached. The endless belt 712 is supported by a plurality of pulleys 714 so as to run freely. Of the five pulleys 714, the endless belt 712 is wound around the two pulleys 714 at the left and right ends and the central pulley 714, and the tension of the endless belt 712 is adjusted by the remaining two pulleys 714.

  An output shaft of a motor 713 that is a driving means for running the endless belt 712 is attached to the central pulley 714. In this embodiment, the motor 713 is a stepping motor. The motor 713 is located at the central portion in the left-right direction. The endless belt 712 travels in the forward / reverse direction by forward / reverse rotation of the motor 713, and the moving member 703 reciprocates in the left / right direction. In this embodiment, the belt transmission mechanism is employed as the moving mechanism 710 of the moving member 703. Of course, a moving mechanism other than the belt transmission mechanism can be employed, but the belt transmission mechanism is suitable for moving the moving member 703 at a higher speed.

  In the vicinity of the two pulleys 714 on both the left and right ends, reference position sensors 715 that are detection means for detecting the moving member 703 are disposed. The reference position sensor 715 is a known optical sensor that provides a slit between the light emitting unit and the light receiving unit, and detects an object passing through the slit based on the presence or absence of light blocking. Each of the two reference position sensors 715 is set in the vicinity of the extreme end position of the moving range in the left-right direction of the moving member 703. When the moving member 703 is detected by the reference position sensor 715, the drive pulse for the motor 713 is transmitted. The count value will be calibrated. By providing the reference position sensor 715, the accuracy of movement control of the moving member 703 can be improved.

  In the case of the present embodiment, the moving mechanism 720 has the same configuration as the moving mechanism 710, and is arranged with the upper and lower sides reversed. The moving mechanism 720 also includes two guide rods 721 that guide the movement of the moving member 704, an endless belt 722 to which the moving member 704 is attached, a plurality of pulleys 724 that support the endless belt 722 so as to travel, and an endless belt 722. And a motor 723 which is a driving means for driving the vehicle. By adopting a common drive mechanism unit for the moving mechanisms 710 and 720, the cost can be reduced. Further, in the vicinity of the two pulleys 724 on both the left and right ends, a reference position sensor 725 serving as a detecting unit that detects the moving member 704 is provided, which is similar to the configuration of the moving mechanism 710.

  Next, the moving members 703 and 704 will be described. The moving members 703 and 704 are members having the same configuration, and FIG. 8B shows a perspective view of the moving member 704. The moving members 703 and 704 have two holes through which the guide rods 711 and 721 pass, respectively, and are provided so as to protrude from the front side of the LCD 602, and include connecting portions 703a and 704a to which the end portions of the effect member 701 are connected. . Each end of the effect member 701 is pivotally supported by the connecting portions 703a and 704a. The belt fixing portions 703b and 704b are portions for fixing the endless belts 712 and 722, and are formed as slits with comb teeth. Endless belts 712 and 722 are inserted and fixed in belt fixing portions 703b and 704b.

  The detected pieces 703c and 704c constitute detected portions that are detected by the reference position sensors 715 and 725. The moving pieces 703 and 704 are detected by the detected pieces 703c and 704c passing through the slit between the light emitting part and the light receiving part of the reference position sensors 715 and 725. The extending portions 703d and 704d are portions straddling the upper surface and the lower surface of the LCD 602 in the thickness direction.

  By having the extending portions 703d and 704d, the moving members 703 and 704 are formed across the upper and lower sides of the LCD 602 in the thickness direction. Accordingly, the effect member 701 can be disposed on the front side of the LCD 602 while the moving mechanisms 710 and 720 are disposed on the back side of the LCD 602. By disposing the moving mechanisms 710 and 720 on the back side of the LCD 602, it becomes easy to secure a wider space in the vertical direction, and as a result, an LCD 602 with a larger display screen 602a can be employed. The moving members 703 and 704 are cantilevered by the guide rods 711 and 712. However, by providing two guide rods 711 and 712, the moving members 703 and 704 can be guided more stably as described above.

<Left and right moving member and moving mechanism>
Next, the drive unit 700 includes a moving member 705 that moves on a vertical linear trajectory (O-Left in FIG. 7; hereinafter also referred to as a left trajectory) along the left side that is the periphery of the display screen 602a, and a display. A moving member 706 that moves along a vertical trajectory (O-Right in FIG. 7; hereinafter also referred to as a right trajectory) along the right side that is the periphery of the screen 602a. The left and right trajectories are spaced apart and parallel to each other. Further, the left and right trajectories are orthogonal to the upper and lower trajectories. An effect member 702 is connected to the moving member 705 and the moving member 706.

  On the left side of the drive unit 700 (left side of the LCD 602), a moving mechanism 730 that moves the moving member 705 is supported by a support plate 707c, and the right side of the drive unit 700 (right side of the LCD 602). A moving mechanism 740 for moving the moving member 706 is provided supported by a support plate 707d. The moving members 705 and 706 are moved independently by moving mechanisms 730 and 740, respectively.

  The moving mechanism 730 includes a guide rod 731 that is disposed along the left track and guides the movement of the moving member 705. In the case of the present embodiment, two guide bars 731 are provided and extend in the vertical direction. By providing two guide rods 731, the moving member 705 can be guided more stably, and in particular, the moving member 705 can be prevented from rotating in a direction orthogonal to the moving direction, and more stably. The moving member 705 can be guided.

  The moving mechanism 730 also includes an endless belt 732 to which the moving member 705 is attached. The endless belt 732 is supported by a plurality of pulleys 734 so as to run freely. Out of the five pulleys 734, the endless belt 732 is wound around two pulleys 734 at the upper and lower ends and a central pulley 734, and the tension of the endless belt 732 is adjusted by the remaining two pulleys 734. One of the remaining two pulleys 734 is attached to the support plate 707c via a bracket 734a. The mounting position of the bracket 734a with respect to the support plate 707c can be adjusted. As a result, the mounting position of the pulley 734 supported by the bracket 734a can be adjusted. The tension of the endless belt 732 is adjusted by adjusting the attachment position of the pulley 734.

  An output shaft of a motor 733 which is a driving means for running the endless belt 732 is attached to the central pulley 734. In this embodiment, the motor 733 is a stepping motor. The motor 733 is located at the center in the vertical direction, and is disposed on the back side of the drive unit 700 (the back side of the LCD 602). By disposing the motor 733 on the back side of the drive unit 700, it becomes easy to secure a wider space in the left-right direction, and as a result, an LCD 602 with a larger display screen 602a can be employed. A motor cover 708 is disposed around the motor 733.

  The endless belt 732 travels in the forward / reverse direction by forward / reverse rotation of the motor 733, and the moving member 705 reciprocates in the vertical direction. As the moving mechanism 730 of the moving member 705, in this embodiment, a belt transmission mechanism is employed in the same manner as the moving mechanisms 710 and 720. Although a moving mechanism other than the belt transmission mechanism can be employed, as described above, the belt transmission mechanism is suitable for moving the moving member 705 at a higher speed.

  Reference position sensors 735 serving as detection means for detecting the moving member 705 are provided in the vicinity of the two pulleys 734 at both the upper and lower ends and on the surface opposite to the surface on which the pulley 734 of the support plate 707c is provided. Has been. Similar to the reference position sensor 715, the reference position sensor 735 is a known optical sensor that is provided with a slit between the light emitting unit and the light receiving unit and detects an object passing through the slit based on whether light is blocked or not. Each of the two reference position sensors 735 is set near the extreme end position of the moving range of the moving member 705 in the vertical direction. When the moving member 705 is detected by the reference position sensor 735, the drive pulse for the motor 733 is generated. The count value will be calibrated. By providing the reference position sensor 735, the accuracy of movement control of the moving member 705 can be improved.

In the case of the present embodiment, the moving mechanism 740 has the same configuration as the moving mechanism 730, and is arranged with the upper and lower sides reversed. The moving mechanism 740 also includes two guide rods 741 that guide the movement of the moving member 706, an endless belt 742 to which the moving member 706 is attached, a plurality of pulleys 744 that support the endless belt 742 so as to run freely, and one of them. And a motor 743 which is a driving means for causing the endless belt 742 to travel. By adopting a common drive mechanism unit for the moving mechanisms 730 and 740, the cost can be reduced. In addition, the configuration of the moving mechanism 730 is the same as that of the moving mechanism 730 in that a reference position sensor 745 that is a detecting unit that detects the moving member 706 is provided in the vicinity of the two pulleys 744 at both upper and lower ends.

  Next, the moving members 705 and 706 will be described. The moving members 705 and 706 are members having the same configuration, and are provided with projecting portions provided on the front side of the LCD 602, and connecting portions 705a and 706a to which end portions of the effect member 702 are connected. Each end of the effect member 702 is pivotally supported by the connecting portions 705a and 706a. Belt fixing portions 705b and 706b are portions for fixing the endless belts 732 and 742, and are formed as slits with comb teeth. Endless belts 732 and 742 are inserted and fixed to belt fixing portions 705b and 706b.

  The detected pieces 705c and 706c constitute detected portions that are detected by the reference position sensors 735 and 745. The detected pieces 705c and 706c pass through slits 707c ′ and 707d ′ provided in the support plates 707c and 707d and extending in the vertical direction, and project inside the support plates 707c and 707d. The moving pieces 705 and 706 are detected by the detected pieces 705c and 706c passing through the slit between the light emitting portion and the light receiving portion of the reference position sensors 735 and 745.

<Director>
Next, the structure of the production members 701 and 702 will be described. The production members 701 and 702 have the same configuration. Here, the production member 701 will be described, and description of the production member 702 will be omitted. In the present embodiment, the effect member 701 has a bar shape and can be expanded and contracted in the longitudinal direction. Both ends of the effect member 701 are connected to moving members 703 and 704, respectively, and the moving members 703 and 704 move independently.

  When the moving members 703 and 704 move independently, the distance between the moving member 703 and the moving member 704 (that is, the distance between the connecting portions 703a and 704a) changes, but the effect member 701 expands and contracts. Thus, it is possible to cope with the change in the distance. Further, the effect member 701 can move not only by moving the moving members 703 and 704 but also by tilting or swinging, thereby enabling various effects.

  As shown in FIGS. 10 and 11, the effect member 701 includes two end members 701 a constituting the end of the effect member 701 and an intermediate portion of the effect member 701, and is a separate member from the end member 701 a. (The production member 702 is also composed of an end member 702a and a connection member 702b as shown in FIG. 7). The end member 701a is a portion connected to the connecting portions 703a and 704a of the moving members 703 and 704, and has a hole as a connecting portion connected to the connecting portions 703a and 704a.

  The connection member 701b is configured in a rail shape. Each end member 701a is inserted and connected to the connecting member 701b from the end of the connecting member 701b, and is connected in a linear direction connecting the two end members 701a (a linear direction connecting holes connected to the connecting portions 703a and 704a). ) Is slidable. Due to the sliding of the end member 701a with respect to the connecting member 701b, the amount of protrusion from which the end member 701a protrudes from the end of the connecting member 701b changes, so that the effect member 701 expands and contracts in the longitudinal direction.

  In the present embodiment, the effect member 701 expands and contracts, so an effect that surprises the player is possible. Furthermore, depending on the posture of the effect member 701, the end of the effect member 701 does not protrude outward from the connecting portions 703a and 704a, and space saving can be achieved. In addition, since the expansion and contraction of the effect member 701 is not accompanied by elastic deformation of the member, the expansion and contraction of the effect member 701 does not generate a tension. In other words, the production member 701 may be made of a material having elasticity such as rubber. However, the tension or the like of rubber or the like generates or changes its tension, and a load due to the tension acts on the moving members 703 and 704 and the moving mechanisms 710 and 720. However, there are cases where the smooth movement of the moving members 703 and 704 may be hindered, but this is not the case with the effect member 701 of this embodiment.

  In the present embodiment, both end portions of the production member 701 are configured by the connection member 701b and another end member 701a, which are slidable with respect to the connection member 701b. Any one of them may be constituted by a connecting member 701b and another end member 701a (in this case, a hole connected to the connecting portion 703a or 704a is formed at one end of the connecting member 701b. become.). However, as shown in the present embodiment, the both end portions of the effect member 701 are each composed of the connection member 701b and the end member 701a which is a separate member, and these can be slid with respect to the connection member 701b. The amount of expansion / contraction can be increased.

  As in the present embodiment, when both end portions of the effect member 701 are constituted by the connecting member 701b and the end member 701a which is a separate member, and these are made slidable with respect to the connecting member 701b, the effect member 701 expands and contracts. At this time, it is desirable that the sliding amount of each end member 701a with respect to the connection member 701b is equal. For this reason, in this embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 10 and 11, the slide amount of each end member 701a is equalized by the rack and pinion mechanism.

  Specifically, each end member 701a has a rack portion 701a 'inserted into the connection member 701b, and two pinions 701c with which the rack portion 701a' meshes with the connection member 701b are rotatably disposed. Has been. The two pinions 701c are spaced apart in the linear direction connecting the two end members 701a. The number of pinions 701c may be one. Each rack portion 701a 'is disposed so as to sandwich the pinion 701c, and always meshes with the pinion 701c. For this reason, when one end member 701a slides, the pinion 701c rotates through the rack portion 701a ′ and the other end member 701a also slides, so that the sliding amount of each end member 701a becomes equal. Further, since the rack portion 701a ′ is supported in the connection member 701 in a sandwiched state by the inner surface of the connection member 701b and the pinion 701c, stable slide movement is possible regardless of the amount of slide movement described above.

  Next, when the end member 701a, which is a member different from the connecting member 701b, is slidably provided on the connecting member 701b as in the present embodiment, the boundary between the end of the connecting member 701b and the end member 701a is provided. A step will occur. For this reason, there is a possibility that the player may recognize that the effect member 701 is composed of a plurality of members. The effect member 701 can give a stronger impact to the player due to its expansion and contraction if it looks as if it is a single member.

  Therefore, it is desirable to provide a decorative cover member on the front surface of the connection member 701b and each end member 701a. By providing the decorative cover member, it is possible to make the effect member 701 look as if it is a single member. It is desirable that the decorative cover members have the same decorative contents such as color and pattern. FIGS. 12A and 12B show an example in which a decorative cover member 701d is provided.

  The cover member 701d is a thin seal colored, for example, in silver, and is attached to the surfaces of the end member 701a and the connection member 701b. Even if the effect member 701 expands and contracts as shown in FIG. 12B, the boundary between the end of the connecting member 701b and the end member 701a becomes inconspicuous due to the presence of the cover member 701d on the surface, and the effect member 701 is It can appear as if it were one member.

  Further, in this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 10, light receiving sensors 750 are disposed in the vicinity of both end portions of the production members 701 and 702, respectively. The light receiving sensor 750 is a sensor that detects light (specific information) emitted from an image (video) displayed on the display screen 602a of the LCD 602. The light receiving sensor 750 is disposed on the back of the effect members 701 and 702 so as to face the display screen 602a. It is installed. Further, it is electrically connected to a sub-control unit B500 described later via a connector 752. Although details will be described later, in the present embodiment, the positions of the rendering members 701 and 702 are detected based on the detection of the light of the image on the display screen 602a by the light receiving sensor 750.

  When the LCD 602 is thin, or when an organic EL or other display device is adopted instead of the LCD 602, the light emitted from the image can be detected from the back surface of the LCD 602 or the like. Thus, the light receiving sensor 750 may be disposed to face the back surface of the display device such as the LCD 602. Further, instead of the light receiving sensor 750, a type of sensor including a light emitting unit and a light receiving unit may be employed. In other words, the light emitted from the light emitting unit may be reflected by the image displayed on the display screen 602a, and the light receiving unit may receive the reflected light to detect the image (specific information).

<Operation example of production member>
In this embodiment, since the connecting portions 703a to 706a of the moving members 703 to 706 are provided so as to protrude from the front side of the LCD 602, the effect members 701 and 702 connected thereto can be positioned on the display screen 602a of the LCD 602. It is arranged like this. The effect member 701 can be positioned so as to cross the display screen 602a in the vertical direction, and the effect member 702 can be positioned so as to cross the display screen 602a in the left-right direction. Of course, it may not be located on the display screen 602a.

  In the present embodiment, a variety of effects can be achieved by cooperation between the mechanical operation of the effect members 701 and 702 and the electronic image displayed on the LCD 602. Of course, it is possible to produce only the mechanical operation of the production members 701 and 702 without providing the LCD 602.

  In the case of the present embodiment, the effect members 701 and 702 are configured to move on the vertical plane. Further, the effect members 701 and 702 are arranged so as not to interfere with each other by shifting in the depth direction of the effect device 200 (the effect member 701 is on the front side, see FIG. 6 and the like), and may be located at positions where they overlap each other. Is possible.

  The effect member 701 is initially hidden by the decorative panel 600 and the cover member 601 and is located at a concealment position (left end or right end of the effect device 200) hidden from the player. In the case of the effect member 702, there are two concealment positions, the upper end and the lower end. When the moving mechanisms 710 and 720 are operated to move the moving members 703 and 704 in the same direction at a constant speed, the effect member 701 is translated in a state where the longitudinal direction is directed to the vertical direction. As the effect member 701 moves from the concealment position to the exposed position (inside the opening of the decorative panel 600 and the cover member 601), the effect member 701 suddenly appears in front of the player and surprises the player. Can.

  When the moving mechanisms 710 and 720 are operated to move the moving members 703 and 704 at different speeds in the same direction, the effect member 701 moves from the concealment position to the exposure position while tilting. The production member 701 expands as it tilts.

  By actuating the moving mechanism 710 and reciprocating the moving member 703, but not moving the moving member 704, the effect member 701 can be swung in such a manner that the upper end of the effect member 701 swings left and right. In addition, by operating the moving mechanisms 710 and 720 to continuously reciprocate the moving members 703 and 704 in the opposite direction a plurality of times, the upper end and the lower end of the effect member 701 can swing in the opposite direction from side to side. Thus, the effect member 701 can be swung. In this case, the reciprocating movement of the moving members 703 and 704 may be different strokes.

  Although description is omitted, the effect member 702 can perform the same operation as the effect member 701. Also, the effect member 701 and the effect member 702 can be operated simultaneously.

  Thus, in this embodiment, the effect members 701 and 702 expand and contract, so that the operation modes of the effect members 701 and 702 become various. In this embodiment, two effect members are provided, but one effect member may be provided. Three or more can also be provided. In the case of providing three or more, for example, a plurality of members extending vertically such as the effect member 701 or a plurality of members extending horizontally such as the effect member 702 may be provided. In any case, it is desirable to provide a moving member and a moving mechanism so that each effect member can operate independently.

  Further, in this embodiment, for example, the movement trajectories of the moving members 703 and 704 that move the effect member 701 are parallel to each other in consideration of the linkage with the image display of the LCD 602. However, since the effect members expand and contract, the movement trajectories are not parallel. It is also possible to employ a configuration in which an effect member is connected between moving members that move on a moving track that is not up or straight.

<Control unit>
Next, the circuit configuration of the control unit of the slot machine 100 will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. The slot machine 100 control unit is roughly divided into a main control unit 300 that controls the central part of the game, a sub control unit A400 that controls various devices in accordance with commands transmitted from the main control unit 300, and a sub control unit A400. The sub-control unit B500 that controls the rendering device 200 in response to a command transmitted from.

<Main control unit>
First, the main control unit 300 of the slot machine 100 will be described with reference to FIG. The main control unit 300 includes a CPU 310 that is an arithmetic processing unit for controlling the entire main control unit 300, a data bus and an address bus for the CPU 310 to transmit and receive signals to and from each IC and each circuit, It has the structure described below. The clock correction circuit 314 is a circuit that divides the clock oscillated from the crystal oscillator 311 and supplies it to the CPU 310. For example, when the frequency of the crystal oscillator 311 is 12 MHz, the divided clock is 6 MHz. The CPU 310 operates by receiving the clock divided by the clock correction circuit 314 as a system clock.

  The CPU 310 is connected to a timer circuit 315 for setting a monitoring cycle for constantly monitoring the state of sensors and switches, which will be described later, and a transmission cycle of a driving pulse of a motor for rotating the reel, via a bus. Yes. When the power is turned on, the CPU 310 transmits the frequency dividing data stored in the predetermined area of the ROM 312 to the timer circuit 315 via the data bus. The timer circuit 315 determines an interrupt time based on the received frequency division data, and transmits an interrupt request to the CPU 310 at each interrupt time. In response to this interrupt request, the CPU 310 executes monitoring of each sensor and transmission of drive pulses. For example, when the system clock of the CPU 310 is set to 6 MHz, the frequency division value of the timer circuit 315 is set to 1/256, and the data for frequency division of the ROM 312 is set to 44, the reference time for this interrupt is 256 × 44 ÷ 6 MHz = 1. 877 ms.

  In addition, the CPU 310 stores a ROM 312 for storing various data such as a program for controlling each IC, lottery data used for internal winning lottery, reel stop control data, and temporary data storage. A RAM 313 is connected. The RAM 313 also functions as a storage unit that stores the number of credits in order to electronically store medals owned by the player as credits by the insertion operation. Other storage means may be used for these ROM 312 and RAM 313, and this point is the same in the sub-control unit A400 and sub-control unit B500 described later. The CPU 310 is connected to an input interface 360 for receiving an external signal. The medal insertion sensor 320, the start lever sensor 321, the stop button sensor 322, and the medal insertion button are connected via the input interface 360 at every interruption time. The state of the sensor 323, the settlement switch 324, and the medal payout sensor 326 is detected, and each sensor is monitored.

  Two medal insertion sensors 320 are installed in the passage leading to the medal insertion port 141, and detect whether or not a medal has passed. The start lever sensor 321 is installed on the start lever 135 and detects a start operation by the player. The stop button sensor 322 is installed in each of the stop buttons 137 to 139, and detects the operation of the stop button by the player. The medal insertion button sensor 323 is installed in each of the bet buttons 130 to 132, and detects the player's operation on these buttons. The settlement switch 324 detects an operation on the settlement button 134, and when the settlement button 134 is pressed once, a medal that can be settled is paid out. In this embodiment, the medals that can be settled are both the stored medals and the bet medals, but only the stored medals may be used. The medal payout sensor 326 is a sensor for detecting a medal paid out from the medal payout port 142. Each of the above sensors may be a non-contact type sensor or a contact type sensor.

  The CPU 310 further has an input interface 361 and output interfaces 370 and 371 connected to an address bus via an address decoding circuit 350. The CPU 310 exchanges signals with external devices via these interfaces. An index sensor 325 is connected to the input interface 361. The index sensor 325 is installed at a predetermined position on the mounting base of each of the reels 110 to 112, and becomes H level each time the light shielding piece provided on the reel passes through the index sensor 325. When detecting this signal, the CPU 310 determines that the reel has made one rotation, and resets the rotational position information of the reel to zero.

  The output interface 370 includes a reel motor driving unit 330 for driving a stepping motor and the like for rotating the reel, and a hopper (a device for paying out medals accumulated in the bucket from the medal payout port 142, not shown). ), A game lamp 340 (a winning line display lamp 120, an announcement lamp 121, a start lamp 122, a replay lamp 123, a reel panel lamp 124, etc.), and a 7-segment display. 341 (stored number display device 125, display device 126, payout number display device 127, etc.) are connected.

  A random number generation circuit 317 is connected to the CPU 310 via a data bus. The random number generation circuit 317 is an increment counter capable of incrementing a value within a certain range and outputting the count value to the CPU 310 based on a clock oscillated from the crystal oscillator 311 and the crystal oscillator 316, which will be described later. Used for various lottery processes, including internal lottery for winning positions. The random number generation circuit 317 in the present embodiment includes two random number counters. An output interface 371 for transmitting a command to the sub-control unit A400 is connected to the data bus of the CPU 310.

<Sub-control unit A>
Next, the sub control unit A400 of the slot machine 100 will be described with reference to FIG. The sub-control unit A400 is a processing unit that controls the entire sub-control unit A400 based on a command transmitted from the main control unit 300, and the CPU 410 transmits and receives signals to and from each IC and each circuit. A data bus and an address bus are provided and have the following configuration. The clock correction circuit 414 is a circuit that corrects the clock oscillated from the crystal oscillator 411 and supplies the corrected clock to the CPU 410 as a system clock. Further, a timer circuit 415 is connected to the CPU 410 via a bus. The CPU 410 transmits the frequency dividing data stored in the predetermined area of the ROM 412 to the timer circuit 415 via the data bus at a predetermined timing. The timer circuit 415 determines an interrupt time based on the received frequency division data, and transmits an interrupt request to the CPU 410 at each interrupt time. The CPU 410 controls each IC and each circuit based on the interrupt request timing. A plurality of timer circuits 415 can be provided.

  The CPU 410 also includes a ROM 412 that stores commands and data for controlling the entire sub-control unit A400, data for selecting backlight lighting patterns and production patterns, and data for controlling various displays. A RAM 413 for temporarily storing data and the like is connected via each bus. The CPU 410 is connected to an input / output interface 460 for transmitting and receiving external signals. The input / output interface 460 includes a backlight 420 for illuminating the patterns of the reels 110 to 112 from the back, a front surface. A door sensor 421 for detecting opening / closing of the door 102 and a reset switch 422 for clearing data in the RAM 413 are connected.

  An input interface 461 for receiving commands from the main control unit 300 is connected to the CPU 410 via a data bus, and an effect process or the like that excites the entire game based on the commands received via the input interface 461 is performed. Executed. A sound source IC 480 is connected to the data bus and address bus of the CPU 410. The sound source IC 480 controls sound according to a command from the CPU 410. The sound source IC 480 is connected to a ROM 481 that stores sound data. The sound source IC 480 amplifies the sound data acquired from the ROM 481 by the amplifier 482 and outputs the sound data from the speaker 483. The speaker 483 includes a speaker provided behind the sound hole 143 and a speaker of the speaker unit 603 of the rendering device 200.

  The CPU 410 is connected to an address decoding circuit 450 for selecting an external IC, similar to the main control unit 300, and the input interface for receiving a command from the main control unit 300 is connected to the address decoding circuit 450. 461, a clock IC 423, and an output interface 472 for outputting signals to the 7-segment display 440 are connected.

  The CPU 410 can acquire the current time by connecting the clock IC 423. The 7-segment display 440 is provided inside the slot machine 100 so that a store clerk or the like can confirm predetermined information set in the sub-control unit A400, for example. Further, a demultiplexer 419 is connected to the output interface 470. The demultiplexer 419 distributes the signal transmitted from the output interface 470 to each display unit and the like. That is, the demultiplexer 419 controls the effect lamp 424 (side lamp 144, etc.) and the payout exit strobe 425 that illuminates the medal payout opening 142 from the inside with the flash according to the data received from the CPU 410. Note that the CPU 410 performs command transmission to the sub-control unit B500 via the demultiplexer 419.

<Sub-control unit B>
Next, the sub controller B500 of the slot machine 100 will be described with reference to FIG. The sub-control unit B500 includes a CPU 510 which is an arithmetic processing unit, a data bus and an address bus for transmitting and receiving signals to and from each IC and each circuit, and has a configuration described below. The clock correction circuit 514 is a circuit that corrects the clock oscillated from the crystal oscillator 511 and supplies the corrected clock to the CPU 510 as a system clock.

  A timer circuit 515 is connected to the CPU 510 via a bus. The CPU 510 transmits the frequency dividing data stored in the predetermined area of the ROM 512 to the timer circuit 515 via the data bus at a predetermined timing. The timer circuit 515 determines an interrupt time based on the received frequency division data, and transmits an interrupt request to the CPU 510 for each interrupt time. The CPU 510 controls each IC and each circuit based on the interrupt request timing. The CPU 510 receives a command output via the output interface 470 and the demultiplexer 419 of the sub control unit A400 via the input interface 520 and the bus, and controls the sub control unit B500 as a whole.

  The ROM 512 stores programs and data for controlling the entire sub-control unit B500. The RAM 513 includes a work area for programs processed by the CPU 510. The ROM 512 and RAM 513 are connected to the CPU 510 via a bus. Further, the CPU 510 has a CPU 530, a motor driver 540 that independently drives the motors 713, 723, 733, and 743 of the rendering device 200, and reference position sensors 715, 725, 735, and 745 of the rendering device 200 via a bus. Are connected to an input interface 541 to which the detection results of the light receiving sensor 750 of the effect members 701 and 702 are input. Further, a ROM 531, a RAM 532, and a VDP (video display processor) 534 are connected to the CPU 530 via a bus.

  The ROM 531 stores a program processed by the CPU 530. The RAM 532 provides a work area for programs processed by the CPU 530. A crystal oscillator 533 is connected to the VDP 534, and further a ROM 535 and a RAM 536 are connected via a bus. The ROM 535 stores a plurality of types of image data of the LCD 602. The CPU 530 reads out the image data in the ROM 535 based on the command from the CPU 510, generates an image signal using the work area of the RAM 536, and displays the image on the display screen 602 a of the LCD 602 via the D / A converter 537. indicate.

<Type of winning prize>
The types of winning combinations in the present embodiment are as follows, but can be arbitrarily adopted.

(1) Big bonus (BB)
This is a winning combination in which a big bonus game (BB game) is started by winning. In this embodiment, flag carryover is performed for BB. That is, when BB is won internally, a flag indicating this is raised (stored in a predetermined area of the RAM 313), but even if the BB is not won in the game, the flag is kept standing until winning. (Flag carryover), and BB will be in internal winning even after the next game.

(2) Regular bonus (RB)
A winning combination in which a regular bonus game (RB game) is started by winning. In the present embodiment, the above-described flag carryover is also performed for the RB. A state in which either BB or RB flag carryover is carried out is referred to as a bonus internal winning.

(3) Shift regular bonus (SRB)
This is a winning combination that is won only during the BB game (more specifically during the BB general game), and a shift regular bonus game (RB game) having the same content as the RB game is started by winning.

(4) Small role A winning combination in which a predetermined number of medals are paid out by winning. In this embodiment, three types (俵, crane, and hoe) are prepared. Corresponding pattern combinations and the number of payouts are as shown in FIG.

(5) Re-game A winning combination that allows a game to be played without a medal being inserted in the next game by winning a prize.

(6) Bonus A winning combination for winning in each game (combination game) of the RB game and the SRB game, and a winning combination in which a predetermined number of medals are paid out.

  For each winning combination, an internal winning probability is set for each set value. There are six setting values, for example, and the internal winning probability of each winning combination at each setting value is stored in the ROM 312 as a winning combination lottery table. In the internal lottery of the winning combination, whether or not the internal winning of the winning combination is successful is determined depending on which range in the winning combination lottery table the acquired random number value belongs. A similar method can be adopted for various lottery processes other than the internal lottery.

  In the field of slot machines, big bonuses (BB) and regular bonuses (RB) that shift to bonus games, and replays (replay) that allow the next game without newly inserting medals, In some cases, it is called “acting picture”, but the “winning part” in this embodiment includes any of a big bonus, a regular bonus, and a replay, and the “winning” wins a prize. It is included.

<Game state>
In this embodiment, when roughly classified, there are a normal game, a BB game, an RB game, and an SRB game as the gaming state.

(1) BB Game Although there are a plurality of types of BB game contents, in this embodiment, it is possible to win an SRB during the BB game, and when this is won, the SRB game is started. The BB game is referred to as a BB general game in order to distinguish between a case where an SRB game is being played and a case where it is not. The BB game end condition may be, for example, a case where a predetermined number of acquired games is reached (for example, 235 payouts). In addition, as another ending condition, for example, when the number of SRB winnings reaches a predetermined number (for example, 3 times) or when the number of BB general games reaches a predetermined number (for example, 30 times). it can.

(2) RB game, SRB game The content of the RB game and the SRB game can be considered as a plurality of types. For example, the game can be ended when any of the conditions of winning is satisfied.

  In addition to this, for example, the so-called AT (assist time), CT (challenge time), RT (replay time, also referred to as lip series), and the like can be cited as the gaming state. The AT, for example, requests the pressing order of the stop buttons 137 to 139 for reel stop control, and notifies the pressing order during the AT period. Also, CT is, for example, that during a CT period, at least one of the reels 110 to 112 is stopped in principle when the player operates the stop buttons 137 to 139, and sliding piece control is not performed. It is. RT is an internal winning with a high probability of replaying within the Lip consecutive period with a higher probability than other cases, and the consumption of medals in the game during the Lip consecutive period is suppressed, which works favorably for the player.

<Main control unit main processing>
Next, the main process of the main control unit 300 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing the flow of main processing of the main control unit 300.

  Basic control of the game is performed mainly by the Main CPU 310 of the main control unit 300, and the Main CPU 310 repeatedly executes the main control unit main process of FIG.

  When power is turned on to the slot machine 100, first, various initialization processes are executed in step S101.

  In step S102, processing related to medal insertion is performed. Here, it is checked whether or not medals have been inserted, and the winning line display lamp 120 is turned on according to the number of medals inserted. It is not necessary to insert a medal when winning the re-game in the previous game.

  In step S103, processing related to a game start operation is performed. Here, it is checked whether or not the start lever 135 has been operated. If it is determined that the start operation has been performed, the number of inserted medals is determined. In addition, a start lever reception command is transmitted to the sub-control unit A400. The sub-control unit A400 grasps the start of the game by receiving this start lever reception command.

  In step S104, a valid winning line is determined.

  In step S105, the random number generated by the random number generation circuit 317 is acquired.

  In step S106, a winning combination internal lottery is performed using the random value acquired in step S105 and the winning combination lottery table stored in the ROM 312. As a result of the internal lottery, when any winning combination is won internally, the winning combination flag is internally turned ON. Note that the random value acquired in step S105 may be used not only for the winning combination internal lottery but also for the lottery when the reel stop control table is selected.

  In step S107, rotation of all reels 110 to 112 is started by reel rotation start processing. At this time, based on the internal lottery result in step S106, the stop position data selection table is referred to, and any one reel stop control table is selected.

  In step S108, the reels 110 to 112 corresponding to the pressed stop buttons 137 to 139 are stopped from rotating by the reel stop control process. At this time, the reels 110 to 112 are stopped based on the reel stop control table selected in step S107.

  In step S109, the winning determination of the symbols stopped when the stop buttons 137 to 139 are pressed is performed. Here, it is determined that the winning combination has been won when the winning symbol combination corresponding to the winning combination that has been won internally or the winning combination that has been carried over the flag is arranged (displayed) on the activated winning line. For example, if “Replay-Replay-Replay” is arranged on the activated winning line, it is determined that the game is won again. In addition, the flag corresponding to the winning combination won is reset.

  In step S109, a winning determination command is transmitted to the sub-control unit A400. The sub-control unit A400 grasps the end of the game by receiving this winning determination command.

  In step S110, a medal payout process is performed. In this medal payout process, if a winning combination with a payout is won, the number of medals corresponding to the winning combination is paid out.

  In step S111, game state control processing is performed. In this gaming state control process, control for changing the gaming state is performed. For example, in the case of BB winning or SRB winning, preparation is made so that BB gaming or SRB gaming can be started from the next time. Prepare to start normal games from In addition, when winning a re-game, the bet is automatically set even if no medal is inserted in the next game.

  Thus, one game is completed, and thereafter, the game proceeds by repeating the main control unit main process.

<Sub-control unit A interrupt processing>
Next, interrupt processing of the sub control unit A400 will be described with reference to FIG. This figure is a flowchart showing the flow of interrupt processing of the sub-control unit A400.

  The sub-control unit A interrupt process is executed at a predetermined cycle (for example, 2 ms). First, in step S201, it is determined whether a command from the main control unit 300 has been received. If a command is received, the process proceeds to step S202, and if not, the process ends.

  In step S202, the received command is stored and stored in a predetermined area of the RAM 413.

<Sub-control unit A main process>
Next, the main process of the sub-control unit A400 will be described with reference to FIG. This figure is a flowchart showing the flow of main processing of the sub-control unit A400.

  In step S301, it is determined whether a command from the main control unit 300 has been received and stored in the RAM 413. If any command is stored, the process proceeds to step S302; otherwise, the process proceeds to step S303.

  In step S302, the command received from the main control unit 300 is analyzed and determined.

  In step S303, an effect process using the effect lamp 424, the speaker 483, and the like is executed based on the command. Also, control data is transmitted to the device driver of each device.

  In step S304, it is determined whether there is a command transmission to the sub-control unit B500. If there is a command transmission to the sub-control unit B500, the process proceeds to step S305. Otherwise, the process proceeds to step S306.

  In step S305, a command to the sub control unit B500 is transmitted.

  In step S306, it is determined whether or not to end the main process. Here, for example, the process is terminated when a power interruption or the like is detected, and if not, the process returns to step S301, and the above process is repeated.

<Detection member position detection>
Next, detection of the positions of the production members 701 and 702 will be described. First, FIGS. 18A to 18I are diagrams comparing the conventional method for detecting the position of the effect members 701 and 702 and the method for detecting the position of the effect members 701 and 702 of the present invention.

  The effect device 200 is controlled by the sub-control unit B500, but when the power is turned off after operating the effect members 701 and 702 according to a predetermined effect, the information stored in the RAM 513 of the sub-control unit B500 is cleared. Therefore, when the power is turned on next time, the sub-control unit B500 cannot grasp where the rendering members 701 and 702 are located. Therefore, in the conventional slot machine, it is necessary to temporarily move the effect members 701 and 702 to the reference position when the power is turned on. That is, for example, the moving members 703 and 704 are moved leftward and the moving members 705 and 706 are moved downward (FIG. 18B) from the state at the time of power interruption (FIG. 18A), and the reference position is reached. The moving members 703, 704, 705, and 706 have been once moved to the reference positions where the sensors 715, 725, 735, and 745 detect the detected pieces 703c, 704c, 705c, and 706c (FIG. 18C). And after calibrating the count value of the drive pulse with respect to the motors 713, 723, 733, and 743, the moving members 703 to 706 are moved toward the initial position (FIG. 18 (d)), and the effect members 701 and 702 are moved. The initial state (FIG. 18 (e)) for starting production was set.

  On the other hand, since the rendering device 200 according to the present embodiment includes the four light receiving sensors 750, the position grasping image P displayed on the display screen 602a of the LCD 602 is detected by the light receiving sensor to move. The positions of the members 703 to 706 can be detected. That is, for example, when the power is turned on, the position grasping image P is moved and displayed from the lower left corner to the upper right corner of the display screen 602a, and each light receiving sensor transmits the light emitted from the position grasping image P. The positions of the moving members 703 to 706 are detected based on the detection timing (FIGS. 18F and 18G). The position grasping image P is a straight line inclined by approximately 45 degrees from the horizontal line, and is continuous from one end to the other end of the display screen 602a. Then, the moving members 703 to 706 are moved as they are toward the initial position from the state at the time of power interruption (FIG. 18 (h)), and the effect members 701 and 702 are in the initial state for starting the effect (FIG. 18 ( i)).

  FIGS. 19A and 19B are diagrams showing coordinates at which the position grasping image P is displayed, and FIGS. 20A to 20E are diagrams showing a position detection method according to the present embodiment. is there.

  First, as shown in FIG. 19A, the pixel (1280 × 780 dots) of the display screen 602a is indicated by coordinates in the X direction (vertical direction) and Y direction (horizontal direction), and the left end of the position grasping image P And the right ends are L and R. FIG. 19B is an example of a table showing the relationship between the L and R coordinates and the time during which they are displayed. The position grasping image P is moved and displayed on the display screen 602a based on this table.

  For example, first, L is displayed at the coordinates (0,0) at the beginning (time 0), R is displayed at the coordinates (0,0), and then 16.66 ms later, L is the coordinates (0,20), and R is the coordinates ( 20, 0). That is, the position grasping image P is first displayed as one point on the lower left corner of the display screen 602a, and then as a straight line connecting L of coordinates (0, 20) and R of coordinates (20, 0) after 16.66 ms. Is displayed. Then, every 16.66 ms, L moves by 20 dots in the Y direction and R moves by 20 dots in the X direction, and the position grasping image P is displayed as a straight line connecting L and R. Further, after reaching the upper left corner (coordinates (0, 780)), L moves by 20 dots in the X direction, and R reaches 20 dots in the Y direction after reaching the lower right corner (coordinates (1280, 0)). By moving one by one, L and R finally reach one point in the upper right corner (coordinates (1280, 780)). In the present embodiment, the time required for the position grasping image P to move from the lower left corner to the upper right corner of the display screen 602a is about 1.7 seconds.

  Here, as shown in FIG. 20, the light receiving sensor disposed near the moving member 703 is 750a, the light receiving sensor disposed near the moving member 704 is 750b, and the light receiving sensor disposed near the moving member 705 is provided. 750c, a light receiving sensor disposed in the vicinity of the moving member 706 is denoted by 750d.

  For example, when the production members 701 and 702 at the time of power interruption are in the state as shown in FIG. 20A, the position detection image P is first received by the light receiving sensor as the display position moves every 16.66 ms. 750b (FIG. 20B), then detected by the light receiving sensor 750c (FIG. 20C), then detected by the light receiving sensor 750d (FIG. 20D), and finally received by the light receiving sensor 750a. (FIG. 20 (e)). Then, the time when each of the light receiving sensors 750a to 750d detects the position grasping image P is stored, and referring to the table shown in FIG. 19B, the light receiving sensors 750a and 750c correspond to the detection time. In the case of the L coordinate and the light receiving sensors 750b and 750d, the current position of each of the moving members 703 to 706 is detected by acquiring the R coordinate corresponding to the detection time. In this embodiment, the position grasping image P is an oblique straight line, so that all the positions of the moving members 703 and 704 that move in the horizontal direction and the moving members 705 and 706 that move in the vertical direction are grasped as one position. The moving image P can be detected at a time by the moving display.

  As described above, in this embodiment, the position grasping image P is displayed by moving the display position at predetermined time intervals, and the left end L or the right end R at the timing when each of the light receiving sensors 750a to 750d detects the position grasping image P. The current positions of the moving members 703 to 706 are detected based on the coordinates. Therefore, it is not necessary to previously move the moving members 703 to 706 to the reference position as in the prior art, and the time required to detect the positions of the moving members 703 to 706 is as short as about 1.7 seconds. It is possible to significantly reduce the time required from when the power is turned on until the effect members 701 and 702 are in the initial state where the effect can start.

  Note that the position of each of the moving members 703 to 706 is not limited to when the power is turned on. For other predetermined conditions, for example, when a predetermined number of games is completed, from the end of normal game operation. When a demo image is displayed on the display screen 602a after a predetermined time (for example, 30 seconds) has elapsed, after a predetermined number of medals have been paid out in the bonus game and the bonus end image is displayed on the display screen 602a, the image of the normal game is displayed. For example, the position of each of the moving members 703 to 706 can be detected, and these positions can be corrected in accordance with the next effect or demo image.

  Further, the movement of the display position of the position grasping image P is not limited to the above-described 20 dots, and an optimal value in accordance with the size and resolution (number of pixels) of the display screen 602a may be adopted. For example, the positions of the moving members 703 to 706 may be detected more accurately by moving the dots one by one. Further, the inclination angle of the position grasping image P is not limited to the above-described approximately 45 degrees, and may be other angles according to the size, resolution (number of pixels) of the display screen 602a. Needless to say, the number of pixels on the display screen 602a of the LCD 602 is not limited to 1280 × 780 dots.

<Processing executed by sub-control unit B>
Next, the flow of processing executed by the sub-control unit B500 in detecting the position of the effect member will be described, including other processing executed by the sub-control unit B500.

<Sub-control unit B interrupt processing>
First, the interrupt process of the sub-control unit B500 will be described with reference to FIG. This figure is a flowchart showing the flow of interrupt processing of the sub-control unit B500.

  The sub-control unit B interrupt process is executed at a predetermined cycle (for example, 2 ms). First, in step S401, it is determined whether a command from the sub-control unit A400 has been received. If a command is received, the process proceeds to step S402, and if not, the process ends.

  In step S402, the received command is stored and stored in a predetermined area of the RAM 513.

<Sub-control unit B main process>
Next, the main process of the sub control unit B500 will be described with reference to FIG. This figure is a flowchart showing the flow of main processing of the sub-control unit B500.

  In step S501, it is determined whether a command from the sub-control unit A400 has been received and stored in the RAM 513. If any command is stored, the process proceeds to step S502. Otherwise, the process proceeds to step S503.

  In step S502, the command received from the sub-control unit A400 is analyzed and determined.

  In step S503, it is determined whether the power is turned on. Here, it is determined whether or not the process is immediately after power-on. If it is immediately after power-on, the process proceeds to step S504, and if not, the process proceeds to step S507.

  In step S504, initialization is performed. Here, initial setting of various devices of the rendering device 200 is performed.

  In step S505, a process of displaying the position grasp image P on the display screen 602a of the display device 602 is performed. Here, the position grasp image P is displayed at the display position based on the count value stored in the predetermined area of the RAM 513.

  In step S506, it is determined whether all the moving members 703 to 706 have been moved to the initial positions. A sensor detection interrupt process to be described later is executed for each of the moving members 703 to 706, and if all of the moving members 703 to 706 have been moved to the initial positions, the process proceeds to step S507.

  In step S507, processing based on the command received from the sub-control unit A400 is performed.

  In step S508, it is determined whether or not to end the main process. Here, for example, the process is terminated when power-off or the like is detected, and otherwise, the process returns to step S501 and the above-described process is repeatedly executed.

<Count interrupt processing>
Next, the count interrupt process of the sub control unit B500 will be described with reference to FIG. This figure is a flowchart showing the flow of count interrupt processing of the sub-control unit B500.

  The count interrupt process is executed when the CPU 530 receives a strobe signal (count pulse) transmitted from the timer circuit 515. In step S601, 1 is added to the count value stored in a predetermined area of the RAM 513 and stored.

<Sensor detection interrupt processing>
Next, the sensor detection interrupt process of the sub control unit B500 will be described with reference to FIG. In addition, the figure is a flowchart which shows the flow of the sensor detection interruption process of sub control part B500.

  The sensor detection interrupt process is executed when the CPU 530 receives a signal indicating that any of the light receiving sensors 750a to 750d has detected the position grasping image P. Hereinafter, a case where the light receiving sensor 750a detects the position grasping image P will be described as an example.

  In step S701, the position of the light receiving sensor 750a is set. Here, referring to the table shown in FIG. 19B based on the count value stored in a predetermined area of the RAM 513, the position of the light receiving sensor 750a (the position of the moving member 703) that has detected the position grasping image P is determined. It is set and stored in a predetermined area of the RAM 513.

  In step S702, the moving amount of the moving member 703 is calculated from the coordinates of the current position of the moving member 703 stored in step S701 and the coordinates of the initial position of the moving member 703 set in advance. Further, the calculated movement amount is converted into a drive pulse for the motor 713, and control data for the motor 713 is set.

  In step S703, it is determined whether there is an output to motor driver 540. Here, control data is transmitted to the motor driver 540, the motor 713 is driven, and it is determined whether or not the moving member 703 needs to be moved to the initial position. If the control data is output to the motor driver 540, the process proceeds to step S704, and if not, the process ends.

  In step S704, control data is transmitted to the motor driver 540, and the moving member 703 is moved to the initial position.

  Even when the light receiving sensors 750b to 750d detect the position grasping image, the sensor detection interruption process is executed in the same manner as described above, and the moving members 704 to 706 are moved to the initial positions in the same manner as the moving member 703.

  Next, another example of the process executed by the sub control unit B500 in detecting the position of the effect member will be described.

<Sub-control unit B interrupt processing>
First, another example of the interrupt process of the sub control unit B500 will be described with reference to FIG. This figure is a flowchart showing the flow of another example of the interrupt processing of the sub-control unit B500.

  The sub-control unit B interrupt process is executed at a predetermined cycle (for example, 2 ms). First, in step S421, it is determined whether a command from the sub-control unit A400 has been received. If a command is received, the process proceeds to step S422, and if not, the process ends.

  In step S422, the received command is stored and stored in a predetermined area of the RAM 513.

<Sub-control unit B main process>
Next, another example of the main process of the sub control unit B500 will be described with reference to FIG. This figure is a flowchart showing the flow of another example of the main process of the sub-control unit B500.

  In step S521, it is determined whether a command from the sub-control unit A400 is received and stored in the RAM 513. If any command is stored, the process proceeds to step S522; otherwise, the process proceeds to step S523.

  In step S522, the command received from the sub-control unit A400 is analyzed and determined.

  In step S523, it is determined whether the power is turned on. Here, it is determined whether or not the process is immediately after power-on. If it is immediately after power-on, the process proceeds to step S524, and if not, the process proceeds to step S530.

  In step S524, initialization is performed. Here, initial setting of various devices of the rendering device 200 is performed.

  In step S525, the process of displaying the position grasp image P on the display screen 602a of the display device 602 is started.

  In step S526, the timer circuit 515 starts counting time, and moves the display position of the position grasp image P with time counting.

  In step S527, sensor detection processing is performed. Details of the sensor detection process will be described later.

  In step S528, the display of the position grasp image P is finished and the time counting is finished.

  In step S529, an initial position movement process is performed. Details of the initial position movement process will be described later.

  In step S530, processing based on the command received from the sub-control unit A400 is performed.

  In step S531, it is determined whether or not to end the main process. Here, for example, the process is terminated when power-off or the like is detected, and otherwise, the process returns to step S521, and the above process is repeatedly executed.

<Sensor detection processing>
Next, the sensor detection process in step S527 in another example of the main process of the sub control unit B500 will be described with reference to FIG. This figure is a flowchart showing the flow of sensor detection processing.

  In step S621, it is determined whether or not the light receiving sensor 750a has detected the position grasp image P. If the light receiving sensor 750a detects the position grasp image P, the process proceeds to step S622, and if not, the process proceeds to step S624.

  In step S622, the position of the light receiving sensor 750a is set. Here, the position of the light receiving sensor 750a (the position of the moving member 703) is referred to based on the time (count value) when the light receiving sensor 750a detects the light emitted from the position grasp image P (count value). ) Is set and stored in a predetermined area of the RAM 513.

  In step S623, the detection flag of the light receiving sensor 750a set in a predetermined area of the RAM 513 is turned on.

  In step S624, it is determined whether or not the light receiving sensor 750b has detected the position grasp image P. If the light receiving sensor 750b detects the position grasp image P, the process proceeds to step S625, and if not, the process proceeds to step S627.

  In step S625, similarly to step S622, the position of the light receiving sensor 750b (the position of the moving member 704) is set.

  In step S626, as in step S623, the detection flag of the light receiving sensor 750b is turned on.

  In step S627, it is determined whether or not the light receiving sensor 750c has detected the position grasp image P. If the light receiving sensor 750c detects the position grasp image P, the process proceeds to step S628. Otherwise, the process proceeds to step S630.

  In step S628, similarly to step S622, the position of the light receiving sensor 750c (the position of the moving member 705) is set.

  In step S629, similarly to step S623, the detection flag of the light receiving sensor 750c is turned on.

  In step S630, it is determined whether or not the light receiving sensor 750d has detected the position grasp image P. If the light receiving sensor 750d detects the position grasp image P, the process proceeds to step S631, and if not, the process proceeds to step S633.

  In step S631, as in step S622, the position of the light receiving sensor 750d (the position of the moving member 706) is set.

  In step S632, similarly to step S623, the detection flag of the light receiving sensor 750d is turned on.

  In step S633, it is determined whether or not the detection flags are turned on for all the light receiving sensors 750a to 750d. If the detection flags are turned on for all the light receiving sensors 750a to 750d, the process proceeds to step S634, and if not, the process returns to step S621.

  In step S634, all detection flags are set to off.

<Initial position movement processing>
Next, the initial position movement process in step S529 in another example of the main process of the sub control unit B500 will be described with reference to FIG. This figure is a flowchart showing the flow of the initial position movement process.

  In step S721, the amount of movement of each of the moving members 703 to 706 from the coordinates of the current position of each of the moving members 703 to 706 stored in the sensor detection process and the coordinates of the initial position of each of the moving members 703 to 706 set in advance. Is calculated. Furthermore, the calculated movement amount is converted into drive pulses for the motors 713 to 743, and control data for the motors 713 to 743 is set.

  In step S722, it is determined whether there is an output to motor driver 540. Here, control data is transmitted to the motor driver 540 to drive each of the motors 713 to 743, and it is determined whether or not each of the moving members 703 to 706 needs to be moved to the initial position. If the control data is output to the motor driver 540, the process proceeds to step S723, and if not, the process ends.

  In step S723, control data is transmitted to the motor driver 540.

  In the present embodiment, the rendering device 200 includes two rendering members 701 and 702, but the rendering device 200 may include any one of the rendering members 701 and 702.

  25 (a) to 25 (d) are diagrams showing a method of detecting the position of the effect member 701 when the effect device 200 includes only the effect member 701 that moves in the horizontal direction. In this case, as shown in FIG. 25A, the position grasping image P is a straight line that extends substantially vertically from the upper end to the lower end of the display screen 602a, and is displayed from the left end to the right end of the display screen 602a. The position moves. Therefore, for example, when the effect member 701 at the time of power interruption is in the state shown in FIG. 25A, the position grasping image P is first detected by the light receiving sensor 750b (FIG. 25B), and then Then, it is detected by the light receiving sensor 750a (FIG. 25C). The current positions of the moving members 703 and 704 are detected based on the timing at which the light receiving sensors 750a and 750b detect the position grasping image P. Based on these current positions, the moving members 703 and 704 are moved to the reference position. It is moved (FIG. 25 (d)).

  On the other hand, FIGS. 26A to 26D are diagrams illustrating a method of detecting the position of the effect member 702 when the effect device 200 includes only the effect member 702 that moves in the vertical direction. In this case, as shown in FIG. 26 (a), the position grasping image P is a straight line extending substantially horizontally from the left end to the right end of the display screen 602a, and is displayed from the lower end to the upper end of the display screen 602a. The position moves. Therefore, for example, when the effect member 702 at the time of power interruption is in the state shown in FIG. 26A, the position grasping image P is first detected by the light receiving sensor 750d (FIG. 26B), and then Then, it is detected by the light receiving sensor 750c (FIG. 26C). The current positions of the moving members 705 and 706 are detected based on the timing at which the light receiving sensors 750c and 750d detect the position grasping image P. Based on these current positions, the moving members 705 and 706 are moved to the reference position. It is moved (FIG. 26 (d)).

  In addition, the effect members 701 and 702 may be located at a place other than the front of the display screen 602a of the LCD 602. FIGS. 27A and 27B are diagrams showing an example in which the effect member 701 is arranged above the display screen 602a.

  In this example, as shown in FIG. 27A, the effect member 701 is a model imitating UFO, and is configured to move in the horizontal direction above the display screen 602a by the moving member 703. Even in such a case, the current position of the effect member 701 can be detected by disposing the light receiving sensor 750a on the effect member 701 so as to face the display screen 602a. That is, the display position of the position grasping image P, which is a straight line extending substantially vertically from the upper end to the lower end of the display screen 602a, is moved from the left end to the right end of the display screen 602a (FIG. 27 (a)). The current position of the effect member 701 can be detected based on the timing at which the sensor 750a detects the position grasping image P (FIG. 27B).

  Further, the position grasping image P can be prevented from being displayed on the entire surface of the display screen 602a of the LCD 602. FIGS. 28A to 28E are diagrams showing a case where the position grasping image P is displayed only on a portion that cannot be viewed from the front of the display screen 602a. In this case, as shown in FIG. 28 (a), the position grasping image P is a concealment region 602a ′ concealed by the decorative panel 600 and the cover member 601 (region outside the one-dot chain line shown in FIG. 28 (a)). ) Only. In other words, the display of the position grasping image P is erased in the region that can be viewed from the front (the region inside the one-dot chain line shown in FIG. 28A).

  Since each of the light receiving sensors 750a to 750d is disposed in the vicinity of both ends of the effect members 701 and 702, even if the position grasping image P is displayed only in the concealment region 602a ′ in this way, each of the light receiving sensors 750a to 750d is displayed. Can detect the position grasping image P. That is, when the effect members 701 and 702 at the time of power interruption are in a state as shown in FIG. 28A, the position grasping image P is first detected by the light receiving sensor 750b as the display position moves ( Next, it is detected by the light receiving sensor 750c (FIG. 28 (c)), then detected by the light receiving sensor 750d (FIG. 28 (d)), and finally detected by the light receiving sensor 750a (FIG. 28 (c)). FIG. 28 (e)).

  When the position grasping image P is displayed in the concealment area 602a ′, another image or the like may be displayed in an area visible from the front of the display screen 602a, or nothing may be displayed. Thus, by displaying the position grasping image P only in the concealment region 602a ′, the positions of the effect members 701 and 702 can be detected without giving a sense of incongruity to the player who is viewing the display screen 602a. Can do.

  As described above, the rendering device 200 of the slot machine 100 according to this embodiment includes the display unit (LCD in this embodiment) 602 for displaying various information and the movable member (in this embodiment, the rendering in this embodiment). (Members) 701 and 702 and detection means (in this embodiment, a position grasping image) P that is arranged on the movable members 701 and 702 and displayed on the display means 602 is detected. A light receiving sensor) 750, driving means (motors in this embodiment) 713 to 743 for operating the movable members 701 and 702, and driving means 713 to 743 are controlled based on detection of specific information P by the detecting means 750. Control means (in this embodiment, mainly step S509 of the main processing of the sub-control unit B500), and thus the specific information P displayed on the display means 602 is detected by the detection means 75. By detecting, it is possible to control the operation of the movable member 701 and 702 efficiently.

  In addition, since the detection unit 750 is disposed to face the display area (in this embodiment, the display screen) 602a on the front surface of the display unit 602, the detection unit 750 is efficiently arranged and the detection unit 750 is disposed. Specific information P can be detected.

  In addition, since the display unit 602 displays the specific information P in a portion that is not visually recognized from the front (in the present embodiment, the concealment region) 602a ′, the player or the like who is viewing the display unit 602 from the front feels uncomfortable or uncomfortable. Giving pleasure can be prevented.

  Further, since the control means detects the position of the movable members 701 and 702 by detecting the specific information P by the detection means 750, the movable members 701 and 702 can be detected without moving the movable members 701 and 702 to the reference position or the like. Can be detected.

  In addition, since the display unit 602 moves the display position of the specific information P along the operation direction of the movable members 701 and 702, the display unit 602 efficiently depends on at which timing the detection unit 750 detects the specific information P. The positions of the movable members 701 and 702 can be detected.

  In addition, a plurality of movable members 701 and 702 having different operation directions are provided, and the display unit 602 moves the display position of the specific information P along all the operation directions of the plurality of movable members 701 and 702. Only by moving and displaying the specific information P once in one direction, the positions of the plurality of movable members 701 and 702 having different operation directions can be detected.

  In addition, the control means includes calculation means for calculating the distance between the current position and the initial position of the movable members 701 and 702 (in this embodiment, step S702 of sensor detection interrupt processing of the sub-control unit B500). Since the driving units 713 to 743 are controlled so as to move the movable members 701 and 702 to the initial position based on the calculation result, the movable members 701 and 702 can be accurately moved from the current position to the initial position.

  In addition, since the control means controls the drive means 713 to 743 so as to correct the positions of the movable members 701 and 702 in a predetermined case, for example, when the predetermined number of games is over, from the end of the normal game operation When a demo image is displayed in the display area 602a after a predetermined time (for example, 30 seconds) has elapsed, after a predetermined number of medals have been paid out in the bonus game and the bonus end image is displayed in the display area 602a, an image of a normal game is displayed. For example, the position of the movable members 701 and 702 can be corrected without moving the movable members 701 and 702 to the reference position or the like.

  In addition, since the slot machine 100 according to the present embodiment includes the display device with a movable member (in the present embodiment, an effect device) 200, the movable members 701 and 702 of the display device with the movable member 200 that executes the effect of the game. It is possible to control the operation efficiently, enhance the interest of the game, and improve the player's willingness to play.

  Further, the slot machine 100 according to the present embodiment includes a plurality of reels 110 to 112 each having a plurality of types of symbols, and a start switch that starts rotation of the plurality of reels 110 to 112 (in this embodiment, a start lever). 135, stop switches (in this embodiment, stop buttons) 137 to 139 that are provided corresponding to each of the plurality of reels 110 to 112 and individually stop the rotation of the reels 110 to 112, and a plurality of predetermined types. The combination of symbols displayed by lottery means (in this embodiment, step S106 of the main process of the main control unit 300) and a plurality of reels 110 to 112 at the time of stoppage that determine whether or not the internal winning of the winning combination is won by lottery Judgment for judging winning of the winning combination based on whether or not the combination of the winning combination won by the lottery means (In this embodiment, since the slot machine is provided with the main process 300 of the main control unit 300), the operation of the movable members 701 and 702 of the display device 200 with the movable member is efficiently controlled to play the game. It is possible to make the production of the game more diverse, enhance the interest of the game, and improve the player's willingness to play.

  Next, a slot machine according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention will be described. The slot machine according to the present embodiment is obtained by applying the light receiving sensor 760 to the effect device 200, and the other structure is the same as that of the slot machine 100 according to the first embodiment. For this reason, the same portions are denoted by the same reference numerals in the drawings, and the description thereof is omitted. Hereinafter, only portions different from the slot machine 100 will be described.

<Director>
FIG. 29A shows the LCD 602 and the effect member 701 according to the present embodiment. As shown in the figure, in this embodiment, the effect member 701 is about half the height of the LCD 602 and is connected only to the moving member 704 that moves in the horizontal direction below the LCD 602.

  FIG. 29B is an enlarged view showing the vicinity of the lower end of the back surface of the effect member 701. As shown in the figure, a light receiving sensor 760 is disposed slightly above the connecting portion 704a on the back surface of the effect member 701. The light receiving sensor 760 is a sensor that detects light (specific information) emitted from an image (video) displayed on the display screen 602a of the LCD 602. The right sensor 760a and the left sensor 760b arranged side by side in the horizontal direction. It consists of two sensors. The right sensor 760a and the left sensor 760b are disposed so as to face the display screen 602a, and are electrically connected to the sub-control unit B500 via connectors 762a and 762b, respectively.

<Movement control using light receiving sensor>
In this embodiment, the movement control of the effect member 701 is performed using the light receiving sensor 760. Conventionally, it has been difficult to synchronize the display content of the LCD 602 and the like and the operation of the movable member such as the effect member 701. In the present embodiment, the movement of the effect member 701 is controlled based on detection of specific information displayed on the display screen 602a of the LCD 602 by the light receiving sensor 760, whereby the display content of the display screen 602a and the movement of the effect member 701 are controlled. It is possible to synchronize efficiently.

  FIGS. 30A to 30C are diagrams showing an outline of movement control of the effect member 701 using the light receiving sensor 760. FIG. First, a case where the effect member 701 is moved in the right direction will be described with reference to FIG. In the present embodiment, the movement control image P1 having the same size as that of the light receiving sensor 760 is displayed on the moving path of the light receiving sensor 760 on the display screen 602a of the LCD 602, and only the right sensor 760a emits the movement control image P1. When light is detected, the motor 723 is controlled to move the moving member 704 rightward, and both the right sensor 760a and the left sensor 760b detect light emitted from the movement control image P1. The motor 723 is controlled to stop the moving member. Then, the display position of the movement control image P1 is shifted to the right by a predetermined distance at a predetermined period (for example, 33 ms), thereby moving the moving member 704 together with the effect member 701 to the right at a constant speed. I am doing so.

  That is, first, when the movement control image P1 is displayed at a position detected only by the right sensor 760a, the effect member 701 moves in the right direction together with the moving member 704, and the left sensor 760b detects the movement control image P1. Stop where you left off. Next, when the display position of the movement control image P1 is changed to a position shifted to the right and the movement control image P1 is detected only by the right sensor 760a, the effect member 701 is again moved together with the moving member 704. Move to the right. In this embodiment, by repeating this, the effect member 701 is controlled to move in the right direction.

  In this embodiment, when only the left sensor 760b detects the light emitted from the movement control image P1, the motor 723 is controlled to move the moving member 704 in the left direction. That is, by shifting the display position of the movement control image P1 to the left by a predetermined distance in a predetermined cycle, the moving member 704 and the effect member 701 are moved to the left as shown in FIG. Is moved at a constant speed.

  FIG. 30A is a diagram showing an effect of moving the effect member 701 in time series, and the horizontal axis indicates time T. FIG. As shown in the figure, for example, at time 0, the effect member 701 is in the initial position at the left end. The effect member 701 moves to the right when the right sensor 760a detects the movement control image P1 (t1), and stops when both the left and right sensors 760a and 760b detect the movement control image P1 (t2). However, since the display position of the movement control image P1 is changed almost simultaneously with the stop of the effect member 701, the effect member 701 moves rightward again (t3). As shown at t4 and t5, an image of a character or the like is displayed on the display screen 602a, and the effect member 701 moves in conjunction with the movement of the character or the like.

  For example, an image in which the character of Tono and the character of Samurai confront each other is displayed on the display screen 602a, the effect member 701 is arranged between them, the effect member 701 is moved in the direction of the right eyelid, and the image of the eyelid is displayed. While the small image is displayed, the image of the shrine is displayed with the movement of the effect member 701, and the effect is to notify the player of the internal winning of the winning combination in such a manner that the large displayed shrine has won the confrontation. Can do.

  In this way, the contents of the effects can be made more diverse by linking the images such as characters on the display screen 602a and the effect members. Since the movement control image P1 is displayed in the concealed area 602a ′ of the display screen, the movement control image P1 is not visually recognized from the front and does not give a sense of discomfort to the player who is playing the game.

<Processing executed by sub-control unit B>
Next, the flow of processing executed by the sub-control unit B500 in the movement control of the effect member will be described including other processing executed by the sub-control unit B500.

<Sub-control unit B interrupt processing>
First, the interrupt process of the sub control unit B500 will be described with reference to FIG. This figure is a flowchart showing the flow of interrupt processing of the sub-control unit B500.

  The sub-control unit B interrupt process is executed at a predetermined cycle (for example, 2 ms). First, in step S801, it is determined whether a command from the sub-control unit A400 has been received. If a command has been received, the process proceeds to step S802, and if not, the process ends.

  In step S802, the received command is stored and stored in a predetermined area of the RAM 513.

<Sub-control unit B main process>
Next, the main process of the sub control unit B500 will be described with reference to FIG. This figure is a flowchart showing the flow of main processing of the sub-control unit B500.

  In step S901, it is determined whether a command from the sub-control unit A400 is received and stored in the RAM 513. If any command is stored, the process proceeds to step S902. Otherwise, the process proceeds to step S903.

  In step S902, the command received from the sub-control unit A400 is analyzed and determined.

  In step S903, it is determined whether or not there is a movable object effect command in the commands received from the sub-control unit A40. That is, here, it is determined whether or not there is a command related to the execution of the effect accompanied by the movement of the effect member 701. If there is a command related to the execution of the effect accompanied by the movement of the effect member 701, the process proceeds to step S904. Advances to step S905.

  In step S904, a movable object effect setting process is performed. Details of the movable object effect setting process will be described later.

  In step S905, it is determined whether a medal insertion command is received from the sub-control unit A400. If the medal insertion command is received, the process proceeds to step S906, and if not, the process proceeds to step S909.

  In step S906, initial screen setting is performed. Here, initial screen setting of the LCD 602 is performed as the medal is inserted and the next game is started.

  In step S907, it is determined whether a later-described sensor monitoring flag is set to ON. If the sensor monitoring flag is on, the process proceeds to step S908. If not, the process proceeds to step S909.

  In step S908, movable object effect cancellation processing is performed. Details of the movable object effect cancellation processing will be described later.

  In step S909, processing based on other commands received from the sub-control unit A400 is performed.

  In step S910, it is determined whether or not to end the main process. Here, for example, the process is terminated when power-off or the like is detected, and otherwise, the process returns to step S901, and the above process is repeatedly executed.

<Moving object production setting process>
Next, the movable object effect setting process in step S904 in the main process of the sub-control unit B500 will be described with reference to FIG. In addition, the figure is a flowchart which shows the flow of a movable object effect setting process.

  In step S1001, the sensor monitoring flag is set to ON. As will be described later, the sub-control unit B500 executes movement control of the effect member 701 based on detection of the movement control image P1 by the light receiving sensor 760 when the sensor monitoring flag is on.

  In step S1002, display setting of the movement control image P1 is performed.

<Moving object effect cancellation processing>
Next, the movable object effect cancellation process in step S908 in the main process of the sub-control unit B500 will be described with reference to FIG. In addition, the figure is a flowchart which shows the flow of a movable object effect cancellation | release process.

  In step S1101, the sensor monitoring flag is set to OFF. The sub-control unit B500 ends the movement control of the effect member 701 based on the detection of the movement control image P1 by the light receiving sensor 760 when the sensor monitoring flag is set to OFF.

  In step S1102, the amount of movement of the effect member 701 from the current position to the initial position is calculated.

  In step S1103, it is determined whether there is an output to motor driver 540. Here, the control data is transmitted to the motor driver 540, the motor 723 is driven, and it is determined whether or not the moving member 704 needs to be moved to the initial position. If the control data is to be output to the motor driver 540, the process proceeds to step S1104, and if not, the process ends.

  In step S1104, control data is transmitted to the motor driver 540.

<Timer interrupt processing>
Next, the timer interrupt process of the sub-control unit B500 executed at a predetermined cycle (for example, 2 ms) will be described with reference to FIG. This figure is a flowchart showing the flow of timer interrupt processing of the sub-control unit B500.

  In step S1201, it is determined whether the sensor monitoring flag is on. If the sensor monitoring flag is on, the process proceeds to step S1202, and if not, the process proceeds to step S1214.

  In step S1202, it is determined whether the right sensor 760a has detected the movement control image P1. If the right sensor 760a detects the movement control image P1, the process proceeds to step S1203. Otherwise, the process proceeds to step S1204.

  In step S1203, the right sensor flag is set to ON.

  In step S1204, the right sensor flag is set to OFF.

  In step S1205, it is determined whether the left sensor 760b has detected the movement control image P1. If the left sensor 760b detects the movement control image P1, the process proceeds to step S1206; otherwise, the process proceeds to step S1207.

  In step S1206, the left sensor flag is set to ON.

  In step S1207, the left sensor flag is set to OFF.

  In step S1208, it is determined whether the right sensor flag is on and the left sensor flag is off. If the right sensor flag is on and the left sensor flag is off, the process proceeds to step S1209. Otherwise, the process proceeds to step S1210.

  In step S1209, the effect member 701 is moved rightward. That is, the control data is transmitted to the motor driver 540 to drive the motor 723, and control is performed so that the effect member 701 is moved in the right direction together with the moving member 704.

  In step S1210, it is determined whether the right sensor flag is off and the left sensor flag is on. If the right sensor flag is off and the left sensor flag is on, the process proceeds to step S1211. Otherwise, the process proceeds to step S1212.

  In step S1211, the effect member 701 is moved leftward. Here, the effect member 701 is controlled to move leftward in the same manner as in step S1209.

  In step S1212, it is determined whether the right sensor flag is on and the left sensor flag is on. If the right sensor flag is on and the left sensor flag is on, the process proceeds to step S1213. Otherwise, the process proceeds to step S1214.

  In step S1213, the effect member 701 is stopped. That is, the control data is transmitted to the motor driver 540 to stop the driving of the motor 723, and the rendering member 701 is controlled to stop together with the moving member 704.

  In step S1214, other effect processing is performed.

  As described above, the rendering device 200 of the slot machine according to the present embodiment is configured such that the control means (in this embodiment, the timer interrupt process of the sub-control unit B500) is the detection means (in this embodiment, the light receiving sensor) 760. Based on the detection of the specific information (moving control image in this embodiment) P1 by the driving means (in this embodiment, the production member) 701, the driving means (in this embodiment, the motor) ) 723 is controlled, the operation of the movable member 701 can be synchronized with the display of the image on the LCD 602.

  The detection unit 760 includes a first detection unit (right sensor in this embodiment) 760a that detects specific information P1 and a second detection unit (left sensor in this embodiment) 760b. Controls the driving means 723 to operate the movable member 701 when the first detection unit 760a detects the specific information P1, so that the operation of the movable member 701 and the display of the image on the LCD 602 are synchronized. However, the start of movement of the movable member 701 can be controlled efficiently.

  The detection unit 760 includes a first detection unit 760a and a second detection unit 760b that detect specific information P1, and the control unit includes both the first detection unit 760a and the second detection unit 760b. When the specific information P1 is detected, the driving unit 723 is controlled so as to stop the movable member 701. Therefore, the operation of the movable member 701 and the display of the image on the LCD 602 are synchronized, and the movable member 701 is efficiently operated. The stop can be controlled.

  In addition, the control unit controls the driving unit 723 so that the movable member 701 operates following the movement of the display position of the specific information P1, so that the specific display is performed in accordance with the display movement of the image on the LCD 602. By moving P1, the operation of the movable member 701 and the display of the image on the LCD 602 can be efficiently synchronized.

  Further, the display means (LCD in this embodiment) 602 displays specific information P1 on the movement path of the detection means 760, so that the operation of the movable member 701 is made efficient in synchronization with the display of the image on the LCD 602. Can be controlled.

  In addition, since the slot machine according to the present embodiment includes the display device with a movable member (the rendering device 200 in the present embodiment), the operations of the movable members 701 and 702 of the display device with the movable member 200 that executes the game effect. Can be efficiently controlled in synchronism with the display of an image or the like on the LCD 602, the interest of the game can be enhanced, and the player's willingness to play can be improved.

  Next, a slot machine according to Embodiment 3 of the present invention will be described. The slot machine according to the present embodiment is obtained by applying the light receiving sensor 770 to the effect device 200, and the other structure is the same as that of the slot machine 100 according to the first embodiment. For this reason, the same portions are denoted by the same reference numerals in the drawings, and the description thereof is omitted. Hereinafter, only portions different from the slot machine 100 will be described.

<Director>
FIG. 34A shows the LCD 602 and the effect member 701 according to the present embodiment. As shown in the figure, in this embodiment, the effect member 701 is about half the height of the LCD 602 and is connected only to the moving member 704 that moves in the horizontal direction below the LCD 602.

  FIG. 34B is an enlarged view showing the vicinity of the lower end of the back surface of the effect member 701. As shown in the figure, a light receiving sensor 770 is disposed slightly above the connecting portion 704a on the back surface of the effect member 701. The light receiving sensor 770 is a sensor that detects the illuminance (specific information) of light emitted from an image (video) displayed on the display screen 602a of the LCD 602. The right sensor 770a and the left sensor arranged in a horizontal direction. It consists of two sensors 770b. The right sensor 770a and the left sensor 770b are disposed to face the display screen 602a and are electrically connected to the sub-control unit B500 via connectors 772a and 772b, respectively.

<Movement control using light receiving sensor>
In this embodiment, the movement control of the effect member 701 is performed using the light receiving sensor 770. Conventionally, it has been difficult to synchronize the display content of the LCD 602 and the like and the operation of the movable member such as the effect member 701. In the present embodiment, the movement of the effect member 701 is controlled based on detection of specific information displayed on the display screen 602a of the LCD 602 by the light receiving sensor 760, whereby the display content of the display screen 602a and the movement of the effect member 701 are controlled. It is possible to synchronize efficiently.

  FIGS. 35A to 35C are diagrams showing an outline of movement control of the effect member 701 using the light receiving sensor 770. FIG. First, a case where the effect member 701 is moved in the right direction will be described with reference to FIG. In the present embodiment, the movement control image P1 having the same size as that of the light receiving sensor 770 is displayed on the moving path of the light receiving sensor 770 on the display screen 602a of the LCD 602, and the illuminance (movement control image detected by the right sensor 770a is displayed. When the illuminance of light emitted by P1 is higher than the illuminance detected by the left sensor 770b (illuminance of the portion other than the movement control image P1), the motor 723 is controlled to move the moving member 704 to the right, When the illuminance detected by the right sensor 770a and the illuminance detected by the left sensor 770b are equal, the motor 723 is controlled to stop the moving member. Then, the display position of the movement control image P1 is shifted to the right by a predetermined distance in a predetermined cycle (for example, 33 ms), so that the moving member 704 is moved to the right together with the effect member 701. Yes.

  That is, first, when the movement control image P1 is displayed at a position detected only by the right sensor 770a, the illuminance detected by the right sensor 770a is higher than the illuminance detected by the left sensor 770b, and thus the effect member 701 moves. It moves in the right direction together with the member 704. When the left sensor 770b detects the movement control image P1, the illuminance detected by the right sensor 770a is equal to the illuminance detected by the left sensor 770b, and therefore the effect member 701 stops together with the moving member 704. Next, when the display position of the movement control image P1 is changed to a position shifted to the right and the movement control image P1 is detected only by the right sensor 770a, the illuminance detected by the right sensor 770a is left. Since the illuminance detected by the sensor 770b is higher, the effect member 701 moves rightward together with the moving member 704 again. In this embodiment, by repeating this, the effect member 701 is controlled to move in the right direction.

  Note that as the rendering member 701 and the moving member 704 move to the right and the left sensor 770b approaches the movement control image P1, the left sensor 770b gradually detects light emitted from the movement control image P1. The illuminance detected by the left sensor 770b gradually increases. Accordingly, as the effect member 701 and the moving member 704 move in the right direction, the difference between the illuminance detected by the right sensor 770a and the illuminance detected by the left sensor 770b gradually decreases and finally becomes equal.

  In this embodiment, the motor 723 is controlled so that the effect member 701 and the moving member 704 are moved faster as the difference between the illuminance detected by the right sensor 770a and the illuminance detected by the left sensor 770b is larger. For this reason, the effect member 701 and the moving member 704 are stopped while gradually decelerating after starting to move in the right direction.

  In this embodiment, when the illuminance detected by the left sensor 770b is higher than the illuminance detected by the right sensor 770a, the motor 723 is controlled to move the moving member 704 in the left direction. That is, like the movement in the right direction, the display position of the movement control image P1 is shifted to the left by a predetermined distance in a predetermined cycle, thereby moving as shown in FIG. 35 (c). The member 704 is moved together with the effect member 701 in the left direction.

  FIG. 35 (a) is a diagram showing the effect of moving the effect member 701 in time series, and the horizontal axis indicates time T. FIG. As shown in the figure, for example, at time 0, the effect member 701 is in the initial position at the left end. When the right sensor 770a detects the movement control image P1, the effect member 701 moves to the right (t1) because the illuminance detected by the right sensor 770a is higher than the illuminance detected by the left sensor 770b (t1). When both 770a and 770b detect the movement control image P1, the illuminance detected by the right sensor 770a and the illuminance detected by the left sensor 770b are equal to each other and stopped (t2). However, since the display position of the movement control image P1 is changed almost simultaneously with the stop of the effect member 701, the effect member 701 moves rightward again (t3). As shown at t4 and t5, an image of a character or the like is displayed on the display screen 602a, and the effect member 701 moves in conjunction with the movement of the character or the like. The right sensor 770a and the left sensor 770b have already been calibrated.

  For example, an image in which the character of Tono and the character of Samurai confront each other is displayed on the display screen 602a, the effect member 701 is arranged between them, the effect member 701 is moved in the direction of the right eyelid, and the image of the eyelid is displayed. While the small image is displayed, the image of the shrine is displayed with the movement of the effect member 701, and the effect is to notify the player of the internal winning of the winning combination in such a manner that the large displayed shrine has won the confrontation. Can do.

  In this way, the contents of the effects can be made more diverse by linking the images such as characters on the display screen 602a and the effect members. Since the movement control image P1 is displayed in the concealed area 602a ′ of the display screen, the movement control image P1 is not visually recognized from the front and does not give a sense of discomfort to the player who is playing the game.

<Processing executed by sub-control unit B>
Next, the flow of processing executed by the sub-control unit B500 in the movement control of the effect member will be described including other processing executed by the sub-control unit B500. Since the sub-control unit B interrupt process and the sub-control unit B main process are the same as those described in the second embodiment, the description thereof will be omitted and only the timer interrupt process will be described.

<Timer interrupt processing>
FIG. 36A is a flowchart showing the flow of timer interrupt processing of the sub control unit B500. The timer interrupt process of the sub control unit B500 is executed at a predetermined cycle (for example, 2 ms).

  In step S1301, it is determined whether the sensor monitoring flag is on. If the sensor monitoring flag is on, the process proceeds to step S1302, and if not, the process proceeds to step S1307.

  In step S1302, it is determined whether right sensor 770a and left sensor 770b have detected the illuminance of light. If the illuminance of light is detected, the process proceeds to step S1303. If not, the process proceeds to step S1307.

  In step S1303, the level of illuminance detected by the right sensor 770a and the left sensor 770b is determined.

  In step S1304, the movement information table is referenced. Here, for example, with reference to the movement information table shown in FIG. 36B, control data to be transmitted to the motor driver 540 is set from the illuminance levels detected by the right sensor 770a and the left sensor 770b. This movement information table associates the illuminance level detected by the right sensor 770a and the left sensor 770b with the drive pulse of the motor 723. Here, for example, when the illuminance level detected by the right sensor 770a is 10 and the illuminance level detected by the left sensor 770b is 90, the drive pulse of the motor 723 is set to 100 PPS (100 pulses per second) to the left. Control data is generated. Note that the movement information table is not limited to the example shown in FIG.

  In step S 1305, it is determined whether there is an output to the motor driver 540. Here, control data is transmitted to the motor driver 540 to drive the motor 723 and determine whether or not to move the moving member 704. If the control data is output to the motor driver 540, the process proceeds to step S1306. Otherwise, the process proceeds to step S1307.

  In step S1306, control data is transmitted to the motor driver 540.

  In step S1307, other effect processing is performed.

  As described above, the effect device 200 of the slot machine according to the present embodiment is configured such that the detection means (light receiving sensor in the present embodiment) 770 has the illuminance of specific information (movement control image in the present embodiment) P1. A first detection unit (right sensor in this embodiment) 770a and a second detection unit (left sensor in this embodiment) 770b, and control means (in this embodiment, sub-control unit B500) In the timer interruption process, when the illuminances detected by the first detection unit 770a and the second detection unit 770b are different, the movable member (the production member in the present embodiment) 701 is operated to operate the first detection unit 770a. When the illuminance detected by the second detection unit 770b is equal, the operation of the movable member 701 and the LC are controlled in order to control the driving means (motor in this embodiment) 723 so that the movable member 701 is stopped. While synchronizing the display of images such as the 602, it can be efficiently controlled start moving or stopping of the movable member 701.

  Further, the control means controls the driving means 723 so as to change the operation speed of the movable member 701 in accordance with the difference in illuminance detected by the first detection unit 770a and the second detection unit 770b. It is possible to efficiently control the change in the operation speed of the movable member 701 while synchronizing the operation 701 and the display of the image on the LCD 602.

  Next, a slot machine according to Embodiment 4 of the present invention will be described. The slot machine according to the present embodiment is obtained by applying the light receiving sensor 780 to the effect device 200, and the other structure is the same as that of the slot machine 100 according to the first embodiment. For this reason, the same portions are denoted by the same reference numerals in the drawings, and the description thereof is omitted. Hereinafter, only portions different from the slot machine 100 will be described.

<Director>
FIG. 37A shows the LCD 602 and the effect member 701 according to this embodiment. As shown in the figure, in this embodiment, the effect member 701 is about half the height of the LCD 602 and is connected only to the moving member 704 that moves in the horizontal direction below the LCD 602.

  FIG. 37B is an enlarged view showing the vicinity of the lower end of the back surface of the effect member 701. As shown in the figure, a light receiving sensor 780 is disposed slightly above the connecting portion 704a on the back surface of the effect member 701. The light receiving sensor 780 is a sensor that detects light (specific information) emitted from an image (video) displayed on the display screen 602 a of the LCD 602. The light receiving sensor 780 is disposed so as to face the display screen 602a, and is electrically connected to the sub-control unit B500 via the connector 782.

<Movement control using light receiving sensor>
In this embodiment, the movement control of the effect member 701 is performed using the light receiving sensor 780. Conventionally, it has been difficult to synchronize the display content of the LCD 602 and the like and the operation of the movable member such as the effect member 701. In the present embodiment, the movement of the effect member 701 is controlled based on detection of specific information displayed on the display screen 602a of the LCD 602 by the light receiving sensor 780, whereby the display content of the display screen 602a and the effect member 701 are moved. It is possible to synchronize efficiently.

  FIGS. 38A and 38B are diagrams showing an outline of movement control of the effect member 701 using the light receiving sensor 780. FIG. First, a case where the effect member 701 is moved in the right direction will be described with reference to FIG. In the present embodiment, a horizontally long movement control image P1 along the movement path of the light receiving sensor 780 is displayed at a fixed position on the display screen 602a of the LCD 602, and the light receiving sensor 780 detects light emitted from the movement control image P1. If it is, the motor 723 is controlled to move the moving member 704 rightward. When the light receiving sensor 780 does not detect the light emitted from the movement control image P1, the motor 723 is controlled to stop the moving member 704.

  That is, first, when the horizontally long movement control image P1 is displayed on the movement path of the light receiving sensor 780, the effect member 701 moves rightward together with the movement member 704 within the range where the movement control image P1 is displayed. When the movement control image P1 goes out of the displayed range, the light receiving sensor 780 stops detecting the movement control image P1 because it does not detect the movement control image P1.

  When the light receiving sensor 780 detects light emitted from the movement control image P1, if the motor 723 is controlled so as to move the moving member 704 leftward, the effect member 701 moves leftward. It can also be controlled. Further, depending on the content of the effect and the position of the effect member 701, when the light receiving sensor 780 detects the light emitted from the movement control image P1, it is changed whether to move rightward or leftward. It may be.

  FIG. 38 (a) is a diagram showing the effect of moving the effect member 701 in time series, and the horizontal axis indicates time T. FIG. As shown in the figure, the movement control image P1 is displayed, for example, from the left end to the approximate center in the concealment area 602a ′ of the LCD 602. At time 0, the effect member 701 is at the initial position at the left end. The effect member 701 moves to the right from the left end to the vicinity of the center where the light receiving sensor 780 detects the movement control image P1 (t1), and the light receiving sensor 780 moves past the display range of the movement control image P1. When the control image P1 is no longer detected, it stops (t3). As shown at t2 and t3, an image of a character or the like is displayed on the display screen 602a, and the effect member 701 moves in conjunction with the movement of the character or the like.

  For example, an image of the princess character running away is displayed on the display screen 602a, and the effect member 701 is moved so as to follow the princess. When the princess is overtaken by the production member 701, it is possible to produce an effect such as notifying the player that the winning combination has not been won.

  In this way, the contents of the effects can be made more diverse by linking the images such as characters on the display screen 602a and the effect members. Since the movement control image P1 is displayed in the concealed area 602a ′ of the display screen, the movement control image P1 is not visually recognized from the front and does not give a sense of discomfort to the player who is playing the game.

  Further, instead of displaying the horizontally long movement control image P1 along the movement path of the light receiving sensor 780 at a fixed position, the display position of the movement control image P1 is moved at a predetermined cycle, so that the effect member 701 Movement control can also be performed. 39 (a) and 39 (b) are diagrams showing an outline in the case where the movement control of the effect member 701 is performed by moving the display position of the movement control image P1 at a predetermined cycle. First, the case where the effect member 701 is moved rightward will be described with reference to FIG. In this embodiment, on the display screen 602a of the LCD 602, a movement control image P1 having a size substantially the same as that of the light receiving sensor 780 is displayed on the moving path of the light receiving sensor 780, and the light received by the light receiving sensor 780 is generated by the movement control image P1. Is detected, the motor 723 is controlled to move the moving member 704 rightward. Then, the display position of the movement control image P1 is shifted to the right by a predetermined distance at a predetermined period (for example, 33 ms), thereby moving the moving member 704 together with the effect member 701 to the right at a constant speed. I am doing so.

  That is, first, when the movement control image P1 is displayed at a position detected by the light receiving sensor 780, the effect member 701 moves to the right together with the moving member 704, and the light receiving sensor 780 detects the movement control image P1. Stop when it is gone. Next, when the display position of the movement control image P1 is changed to a position shifted to the right, and the movement control image P1 is detected by the light receiving sensor 780, the effect member 701 again moves to the right together with the moving member 704. Move in the direction. In this embodiment, by repeating this, the effect member 701 is controlled to move in the right direction.

  When the light receiving sensor 780 detects light emitted from the movement control image P1, if the motor 723 is controlled so as to move the moving member 704 leftward, the effect member 701 moves leftward. It can also be controlled. Further, the moving direction of the effect member 701 when the light receiving sensor 780 detects the light emitted from the movement control image P1 may be changed according to the content of the effect and the position of the effect member 701.

  FIG. 39A is a diagram showing an effect of moving the effect member 701 in time series, and the horizontal axis indicates time T. FIG. As shown in the figure, for example, at time 0, the effect member 701 is in the initial position at the left end. The effect member 701 moves to the right when the light receiving sensor 780 detects the movement control image P1 (t1), and stops when the light receiving sensor 780 does not detect the movement control image P1 (t2). However, since the display position of the movement control image P1 is changed substantially simultaneously with the stop of the effect member 701, the effect member 701 moves rightward again. As shown at t3 and t4, an image of a character or the like is displayed on the display screen 602a, and the effect member 701 moves in conjunction with the movement of the character or the like as described in FIG. It is the same.

<Processing executed by sub-control unit B>
Next, the flow of processing executed by the sub-control unit B500 in the movement control of the effect member will be described including other processing executed by the sub-control unit B500. Since the sub-control unit B interrupt process and the sub-control unit B main process are the same as those described in the second embodiment, the description thereof will be omitted and only the timer interrupt process will be described.

<Timer interrupt processing>
FIG. 40 is a flowchart showing the flow of timer interrupt processing of the sub-control unit B500. The timer interrupt process of the sub control unit B500 is executed at a predetermined cycle (for example, 2 ms).

  In step S1401, it is determined whether the sensor monitoring flag is on. If the sensor monitoring flag is on, the process proceeds to step S1402, and if not, the process proceeds to step S1409.

  In step S1409, it is determined whether or not the effect member 701 is moving. If the effect member 701 is not moving, the process proceeds to step S1403. If the effect member 701 is moving, the process proceeds to step S1406.

  In step S1403, it is determined whether the light receiving sensor 780 has detected the light emitted from the movement control image P1. If the light receiving sensor 780 detects light emitted from the movement control image P1, the process proceeds to step S1404; otherwise, the process proceeds to step S1409.

  In step S1404, the sensor flag is set to ON.

  In step S1405, the effect member 701 is moved rightward. That is, the control data is transmitted to the motor driver 540 to drive the motor 723, and control is performed so that the effect member 701 is moved in the right direction together with the moving member 704.

  In step S1406, it is determined whether the light receiving sensor 780 has changed from detecting the light emitted from the movement control image P1 to the non-detecting state. If the light receiving sensor 780 has changed from detecting the light emitted from the movement control image P1 to the non-detecting state, the process proceeds to step S1407; otherwise, the process proceeds to step S1409.

  In step S1407, the sensor flag is set to OFF.

  In step S1408, the effect member 701 is stopped. That is, the control data is transmitted to the motor driver 540 to stop the driving of the motor 723, and the rendering member 701 is controlled to stop together with the moving member 704.

  In step S1409, other effect processing is performed.

  As described above, the rendering device 200 of the slot machine according to the present embodiment is configured such that the control means (in this embodiment, the timer interrupt process of the sub-control unit B500) is the detection means (in this embodiment, the light receiving sensor) 780. When the specific information (movement control image in this embodiment) P1 is detected, the movable member (the production member in this embodiment) 701 is operated, and the detection means 780 does not detect the specific information P1. Since the driving unit 723 is controlled so as to stop the movable member 701, the start or stop of the movable member 701 can be efficiently controlled while synchronizing the operation of the movable member 701 and the display of the image on the LCD 602. .

  Next, a slot machine according to Embodiment 5 of the present invention will be described. The slot machine according to the present embodiment is one in which a light receiving sensor 790 is applied to the rendering device 200, and the other structure is the same as that of the slot machine 100 according to the first embodiment. For this reason, the same portions are denoted by the same reference numerals in the drawings, and the description thereof is omitted. Hereinafter, only portions different from the slot machine 100 will be described.

<Director>
FIG. 41A shows the LCD 602 and the effect member 701 according to this embodiment. As shown in the figure, in this embodiment, the effect member 701 is about half the height of the LCD 602 and is connected only to the moving member 704 that moves in the horizontal direction below the LCD 602.

  FIG. 41B is an enlarged view showing the vicinity of the lower end of the back surface of the effect member 701. As shown in the figure, a light receiving sensor 790 is disposed slightly above the connecting portion 704a on the back surface of the effect member 701. The light receiving sensor 790 is a sensor that detects the illuminance (specific information) of light emitted from an image (video) displayed on the display screen 602 a of the LCD 602. The light receiving sensor 790 is disposed to face the display screen 602a, and is electrically connected to the sub control unit B500 via the connector 792.

<Movement control using light receiving sensor>
In this embodiment, the movement control of the effect member 701 is performed using the light receiving sensor 790. Conventionally, it has been difficult to synchronize the display content of the LCD 602 and the like and the operation of the movable member such as the effect member 701. In this embodiment, the movement of the effect member 701 is controlled based on the detection of specific information displayed on the display screen 602a of the LCD 602 by the light receiving sensor 790, so that the display content of the display screen 602a and the effect member 701 are moved. It is possible to synchronize efficiently.

  42 (a) and 42 (b) are diagrams showing an outline of movement control of the effect member 701 using the light receiving sensor 790. FIG. First, the case where the effect member 701 is moved rightward will be described with reference to FIG. In this embodiment, a horizontally long movement control image P1 along the movement path of the light receiving sensor 790 is displayed at a fixed position on the display screen 602a of the LCD 602, and the light receiving sensor 790 detects light emitted from the movement control image P1. If it is, the motor 723 is controlled to move the moving member 704 rightward. When the light receiving sensor 790 does not detect the light emitted from the movement control image P1 and the illuminance detected by the light receiving sensor 790 is substantially zero, the motor 723 is controlled to stop the moving member 704. Yes.

  That is, first, when the horizontally long movement control image P1 is displayed on the movement path of the light receiving sensor 790, the effect member 701 moves rightward together with the movement member 704 within the range where the movement control image P1 is displayed. Then, when the movement control image P1 goes out of the displayed range, the illuminance detected by the light receiving sensor 790 becomes substantially zero, and the operation stops.

  In this embodiment, the motor 723 is controlled so that the effect member 701 and the moving member 704 are moved faster as the illuminance detected by the light receiving sensor 790 is higher. For this reason, if the horizontally long movement control image P1 is displayed so that the illuminance changes in the longitudinal direction, the moving speed can be changed while the effect member 701 is moving, and more various effects can be achieved.

  When the light receiving sensor 790 detects light emitted from the movement control image P1, if the motor 723 is controlled to move the moving member 704 leftward, the effect member 701 moves leftward. It can also be controlled. Further, depending on the content of the effect and the position of the effect member 701, when the light receiving sensor 790 detects the light emitted from the movement control image P1, it is changed whether to move rightward or leftward. It may be.

  FIG. 42A is a diagram showing an effect of moving the effect member 701 in time series, and the horizontal axis indicates time T. FIG. As shown in the figure, the movement control image P1 is displayed with the illuminance changed from the left end to substantially the center in the concealed area 602a ′ of the LCD 602, for example. At time 0, the effect member 701 is at the initial position at the left end. The effect member 701 moves to the right while changing the moving speed from the left end where the light receiving sensor 790 detects the movement control image P1 to the vicinity of the center (t1), and the light receiving sensor 790 moves to the movement control image P1. When the display range is passed and the movement control image P1 is no longer detected, it stops (t3). As shown at t2 and t3, an image of a character or the like is displayed on the display screen 602a, and the effect member 701 moves in conjunction with the movement of the character or the like.

  For example, an image of the princess character running away is displayed on the display screen 602a, and the effect member 701 is moved so as to follow the princess. When the princess is overtaken by the production member 701, it is possible to produce an effect such as notifying the player that the winning combination has not been won.

  In this way, the contents of the effects can be made more diverse by linking the images such as characters on the display screen 602a and the effect members. Since the movement control image P1 is displayed in the concealed area 602a ′ of the display screen, the movement control image P1 is not visually recognized from the front and does not give a sense of discomfort to the player who is playing the game.

  Further, instead of displaying the horizontally long movement control image P1 along the movement path of the light receiving sensor 790 at a fixed position, the display position of the movement control image P1 is moved at a predetermined cycle, so that the effect member 701 Movement control can also be performed. 43 (a) and 43 (b) are diagrams showing an outline in the case where the movement control of the effect member 701 is performed by moving the display position of the movement control image P1 at a predetermined cycle. First, a case where the effect member 701 is moved in the right direction will be described with reference to FIG. In this embodiment, on the display screen 602a of the LCD 602, a movement control image P1 having a size substantially the same as that of the light receiving sensor 790 is displayed on the movement path of the light receiving sensor 790, and the light received by the light receiving sensor 790 is the movement control image P1. Is detected, the motor 723 is controlled to move the moving member 704 rightward. Then, the display position of the movement control image P1 is shifted to the right by a predetermined distance in a predetermined cycle (for example, 33 ms), so that the moving member 704 is moved to the right together with the effect member 701. Yes.

  That is, first, when the movement control image P1 is displayed at a position detected by the light receiving sensor 790, the effect member 701 moves to the right together with the moving member 704, and the light receiving sensor 790 detects the movement control image P1. Stop when it is gone (when the detected illuminance becomes 0). Next, when the display position of the movement control image P1 is changed to a position shifted to the right, and the movement control image P1 is detected by the light receiving sensor 790, the effect member 701 again moves to the right together with the moving member 704. Move in the direction. In this embodiment, by repeating this, the effect member 701 is controlled to move in the right direction.

  Note that, as the effect member 701 and the moving member 704 move to the right and move away from the movement control image P1, the light receiving sensor 790 cannot gradually detect the light emitted from the movement control image P1, and thus the light receiving sensor 790 detects. The illuminance gradually decreases. Accordingly, as the effect member 701 and the moving member 704 move in the right direction, the illuminance detected by the light receiving sensor 790 gradually decreases, and finally becomes substantially zero.

  In this embodiment, the motor 723 is controlled so that the effect member 701 and the moving member 704 are moved faster as the illuminance detected by the light receiving sensor 790 is higher. For this reason, the effect member 701 and the moving member 704 are stopped while gradually decelerating after starting to move in the right direction.

  Further, when the light receiving sensor 790 detects light emitted from the movement control image P1, if the motor 723 is controlled to move the moving member 704 leftward, the effect member 701 moves leftward. It can also be controlled. Further, the moving direction of the effect member 701 when the light receiving sensor 790 detects the light emitted from the movement control image P1 may be changed according to the content of the effect and the position of the effect member 701.

  FIG. 43 (a) is a diagram showing an effect of moving the effect member 701 in time series, and the horizontal axis indicates time T. FIG. As shown in the figure, for example, at time 0, the effect member 701 is in the initial position at the left end. The effect member 701 moves to the right when the light receiving sensor 790 detects the movement control image P1 (t1), and stops when the light receiving sensor 790 does not detect the movement control image P1 (t2). However, since the display position of the movement control image P1 is changed substantially simultaneously with the stop of the effect member 701, the effect member 701 moves rightward again. As shown in t3 and t4, an image of a character or the like is displayed on the display screen 602a, and the effect member 701 moves in conjunction with the movement of the character or the like as described in FIG. It is the same.

<Processing executed by sub-control unit B>
Next, the flow of processing executed by the sub-control unit B500 in the movement control of the effect member will be described including other processing executed by the sub-control unit B500. Since the sub-control unit B interrupt process and the sub-control unit B main process are the same as those described in the second embodiment, the description thereof will be omitted and only the timer interrupt process will be described.

<Timer interrupt processing>
FIG. 44A is a flowchart showing the flow of timer interrupt processing of the sub-control unit B500. The timer interrupt process of the sub control unit B500 is executed at a predetermined cycle (for example, 2 ms).

  In step S1501, it is determined whether the sensor monitoring flag is on. If the sensor monitoring flag is on, the process proceeds to step S1502, and if not, the process proceeds to step S1507.

  In step S1502, it is determined whether or not the light receiving sensor 790 detects light emitted from the movement control image P1. If the light receiving sensor 790 detects the light emitted from the movement control image P1, the process proceeds to step S1503. Otherwise, the process proceeds to step S1507.

  In step S1503, the level of illuminance detected by the light receiving sensor 790 is determined.

  In step S1504, the movement information table is referred to. Here, referring to the movement information table shown in FIG. 44B, control data to be transmitted to the motor driver 540 is set from the illuminance level detected by the light receiving sensor 790. This movement information table associates the illuminance level detected by the light receiving sensor 790 with the drive pulse of the motor 723. Here, for example, when the illuminance level detected by the light receiving sensor 790 is 10, control data is generated with the drive pulse of the motor 723 set to 25 PPS (25 pulses per second) to the right.

  In step S1505, it is determined whether there is an output to the motor driver 540. Here, control data is transmitted to the motor driver 540 to drive the motor 723 and determine whether or not to move the moving member 704. If the control data is output to the motor driver 540, the process proceeds to step S1506. Otherwise, the process proceeds to step S1507.

  In step S1506, control data is transmitted to the motor driver 540.

  In step S1507, other effect processing is performed.

  As described above, the effect device 200 of the slot machine according to the present embodiment is configured such that the detection means (light receiving sensor in the present embodiment) 790 is the illuminance of specific information (movement control image in the present embodiment) P1. When the illuminance detected by the detecting means 790 is a predetermined value, the control means (in this embodiment, the timer interrupt process of the sub-control unit B500) causes the movable member (in the present embodiment, a production member) 701 to be detected. The operation of the movable member 701 and the LCD 602 are controlled so as to control the driving means (motor in this embodiment) 723 so that the movable member 701 is stopped when the illuminance detected by the detection means 790 is other than a predetermined value. The start or stop of the movable member 701 can be efficiently controlled while synchronizing the display of the images and the like.

  Further, the detection unit 790 detects the illuminance of the specific information P1, and the control unit controls the drive unit 723 so as to change the operation speed of the movable member 701 according to the illuminance detected by the detection unit 790. In addition, it is possible to efficiently control the change in the operation speed of the movable member 701 while synchronizing the operation of the movable member 701 and the display of the image on the LCD 602.

  Next, a slot machine according to Embodiment 6 of the present invention will be described. The slot machine according to the present embodiment is obtained by applying the light receiving sensor 800 to the effect device 200, and the other structure is the same as that of the slot machine 100 according to the first embodiment. For this reason, the same portions are denoted by the same reference numerals in the drawings, and the description thereof is omitted. Hereinafter, only portions different from the slot machine 100 will be described.

<Director>
FIG. 45A shows the LCD 602 and the effect member 701 according to the present embodiment. As shown in the figure, in this embodiment, the effect member 701 is about half the height of the LCD 602 and is connected only to the moving member 704 that moves in the horizontal direction below the LCD 602.

  FIG. 45B is an enlarged view showing the vicinity of the lower end of the back surface of the effect member 701. As shown in the figure, a light receiving sensor 800 is disposed slightly above the connecting portion 704 a on the back surface of the effect member 701. The light receiving sensor 800 is a sensor that detects light (specific information) emitted from an image (video) displayed on the display screen 602 a of the LCD 602. The light receiving sensor 800 is disposed to face the display screen 602a, and is electrically connected to the sub-control unit B500 via the connector 802.

<Movement control using light receiving sensor>
In this embodiment, the movement control of the effect member 701 is performed using the light receiving sensor 800. Conventionally, it has been difficult to synchronize the display content of the LCD 602 and the like and the operation of the movable member such as the effect member 701. In the present embodiment, the movement of the effect member 701 is controlled based on detection of specific information displayed on the display screen 602a of the LCD 602 by the light receiving sensor 760, whereby the display content of the display screen 602a and the movement of the effect member 701 are controlled. It is possible to synchronize efficiently.

  In the movement control of the effect member 701 according to the present embodiment, first, the movement control image P1 is blinked and displayed in the entire range on the movement path of the light receiving sensor 800 on the display screen 602a of the LCD 602. Then, based on the interval at which the light receiving sensor 800 detects the light emitted from the movement control image P1 (the interval at which the movement control image P1 blinks), the motor 723 is moved so as to move the moving member 704 rightward or leftward. I have control. Further, the moving speed of the moving member 704 is changed based on the interval at which the light receiving sensor 800 detects the light emitted from the movement control image P1.

<Processing executed by sub-control unit B>
Next, the flow of processing executed by the sub-control unit B500 in the movement control of the effect member will be described including other processing executed by the sub-control unit B500. Since the sub-control unit B interrupt process and the sub-control unit B main process are the same as those described in the second embodiment, the description thereof will be omitted and only the timer interrupt process will be described.

<Timer interrupt processing>
FIG. 46A is a flowchart showing the flow of timer interrupt processing of the sub-control unit B500. The timer interrupt process of the sub control unit B500 is executed at a predetermined cycle (for example, 2 ms).

  In step S1601, it is determined whether the sensor monitoring flag is on. If the sensor monitoring flag is on, the process proceeds to step S1602, and if not, the process proceeds to step S1607.

  In step S1602, it is determined whether the light receiving sensor 800 detects light emitted from the movement control image P1. If the light receiving sensor 800 detects light emitted from the movement control image P1, the process proceeds to step S1603, and if not, the process proceeds to step S1607.

  In step S1603, the interval at which the light receiving sensor 800 detects the light emitted from the movement control image P1 is determined. That is, the time from when the light receiving sensor 800 detects the previous light to when the current light is detected is determined.

  In step S1604, the movement information table is referred to. Here, for example, referring to the movement information table shown in FIG. 46B, the control data to be transmitted to the motor driver 540 is set from the interval at which the light receiving sensor 800 detects light. This movement information table associates the interval at which the light receiving sensor 800 detects light with the drive pulse of the motor 723. Here, for example, when the interval at which the light receiving sensor 800 detects light is 16.66 ms, control data is generated with the drive pulse of the motor 723 set to 100 PPS (100 pulses per second) to the right. Note that the movement information table is not limited to the example shown in FIG.

  In step S1605, it is determined whether there is an output to the motor driver 540. Here, control data is transmitted to the motor driver 540 to drive the motor 723 and determine whether or not to move the moving member 704. If the control data is output to the motor driver 540, the process proceeds to step S1606, and if not, the process proceeds to step S1607.

  In step S1606, control data is transmitted to the motor driver 540.

  In step S1607, other effect processing is performed.

  FIG. 46C is a diagram showing an example of the relationship between blinking of the movement control image P1 and movement of the effect member 701. In the figure, the horizontal axis is the time axis, and the ON of the rectangular wave indicates the display of the movement control image P1, and the OFF indicates the non-display.

  In the movement control of the effect member according to the present embodiment, as shown in the figure, when the next movement control image P1 is displayed 83.32 ms after the display of the first movement control image P1. The production member 701 stops. If the display of the next movement control image P1 is 33.33 ms later, the effect member 701 moves to the right with a drive pulse of 75 PPS, and if the display of the next movement control image P1 is 49.99 ms later. The effect member 701 moves to the right with a drive pulse of 50 PPS, and if the display of the next movement control image P1 is 83.32 ms later, the effect member 701 stops. Further, if the display of the next movement control image P1 is 133.32 ms later, the effect member 701 moves to the left with a drive pulse of 75 PPS, and if the display of the next movement control image P1 is 83.32 ms later. The effect member 701 stops, and if the display of the next movement control image P1 is again after 83.32 ms, the effect member 701 continues to stop.

  As described above, according to the effect device 200 according to the present embodiment, the movement control image P1 is displayed blinking, and the movement direction and the movement speed of the effect member 701 can be controlled by controlling the blinking interval. It is possible.

  47 (a) to 47 (c) are diagrams showing a case where the effect member 901 is movable so as to make one turn along the outer periphery of the display screen 602a of the LCD 602. In this case, as shown in FIG. 5A, an endless belt 912 is disposed so as to surround the outer periphery of the LCD 602, and the endless belt 612 includes four pulleys disposed near the outside of the corner of the LCD 602. It is supported by 914 so that it can run freely. One of the four pulleys 914 is attached with an output shaft of a motor 913 that is a driving means for causing the endless belt 912 to travel. In this embodiment, the motor 913 is a stepping motor.

  The effect member 901 is a model simulating UFO, and is fixed to a moving member 903 fixed to an endless belt 912. The effect member 901 is positioned in front of the display screen 602a of the LCD 602, and moves in the outer peripheral direction of the display screen 602a in the vicinity of the outer periphery of the display screen 602a and slightly inside as the endless belt 912 travels.

  As shown in FIG. 47B or FIG. 47C, the movement control image P1 is displayed blinking in the concealment area 602a ′. Based on the blinking interval of the movement control image P1, the effect member 901 moves clockwise or counterclockwise while changing the speed along the outer periphery of the display screen 602a. In this way, the production member 901 can be moved so as to make one turn along the outer periphery of the display screen 602a of the LCD 602, so that the production can be made more diverse.

  As described above, the rendering device 200 of the slot machine according to the present embodiment is configured such that the control means (in this embodiment, the timer interrupt process of the sub-control unit B500) is the detection means (in this embodiment, the light receiving sensor) 800. Drive means (this embodiment) so as to operate or stop the movable members (effect members in this embodiment) 701, 901 based on the interval at which specific information (in this embodiment, a movement control image) P1 is detected. In the example, since the motors 723 and 913 are controlled, the movement of the movable members 701 and 901 can be controlled efficiently while the operation of the movable members 701 and 901 and the display of the image on the LCD 602 are synchronized. .

  Further, the control means controls the driving means 723 and 913 so as to change the operation speed of the movable members 701 and 901 according to the interval at which the detection means 800 detects the specific information P1, so that the movable members 701 and 901 are controlled. The operation speed of the movable members 701 and 901 can be efficiently controlled while synchronizing the operation of the above and the display of the image on the LCD 602.

  Next, a slot machine according to Embodiment 7 of the present invention will be described. The slot machine according to the present embodiment is obtained by applying the light receiving sensor 810 to the effect device 200, and the other structure is the same as that of the slot machine 100 according to the first embodiment. For this reason, the same portions are denoted by the same reference numerals in the drawings, and the description thereof is omitted. Hereinafter, only portions different from the slot machine 100 will be described.

<Director>
FIG. 48A shows the LCD 602 and the effect member 701 according to the present embodiment. As shown in the figure, in this embodiment, the effect member 701 is about half the height of the LCD 602 and is connected only to the moving member 704 that moves in the horizontal direction below the LCD 602.

  FIG. 48B is an enlarged view showing the vicinity of the lower end of the back surface of the effect member 701. As shown in the figure, a light receiving sensor 810 is disposed slightly above the connecting portion 704a on the back surface of the effect member 701. The light receiving sensor 810 is a sensor that detects the color (specific information) of light emitted from an image (video) displayed on the display screen 602 a of the LCD 602. The light receiving sensor 810 is disposed so as to face the display screen 602a, and is electrically connected to the sub control unit B500 via the connector 812.

<Movement control using light receiving sensor>
In this embodiment, the movement control of the effect member 701 is performed using the light receiving sensor 810.
Conventionally, it has been difficult to synchronize the display content of the LCD 602 and the like and the operation of the movable member such as the effect member 701. In the present embodiment, the movement of the effect member 701 is controlled based on detection of specific information displayed on the display screen 602a of the LCD 602 by the light receiving sensor 760, whereby the display content of the display screen 602a and the movement of the effect member 701 are controlled. It is possible to synchronize efficiently.

  In the movement control of the effect member 701 according to the present embodiment, first, the movement control image P1 is displayed in the entire range on the movement path of the light receiving sensor 810 on the display screen 602a of the LCD 602. The light receiving sensor 810 controls the motor 723 to move the moving member 704 rightward or leftward based on the color (wavelength) of light emitted from the movement control image P1.

<Processing executed by sub-control unit B>
Next, the flow of processing executed by the sub-control unit B500 in the movement control of the effect member will be described including other processing executed by the sub-control unit B500. Since the sub-control unit B interrupt process and the sub-control unit B main process are the same as those described in the second embodiment, the description thereof will be omitted and only the timer interrupt process will be described.

<Timer interrupt processing>
FIG. 49A is a flowchart showing the flow of timer interrupt processing of the sub-control unit B500. The timer interrupt process of the sub control unit B500 is executed at a predetermined cycle (for example, 2 ms).

  In step S1701, it is determined whether or not the sensor monitoring flag is on. If the sensor monitoring flag is on, the process proceeds to step S1702, and if not, the process proceeds to step S1707.

  In step S1702, it is determined whether or not the light receiving sensor 810 detects light emitted from the movement control image P1. If the light receiving sensor 810 detects the light emitted from the movement control image P1, the process proceeds to step S1703; otherwise, the process proceeds to step S1707.

  In step S1703, the light receiving sensor 810 determines the color (wavelength) of light emitted from the movement control image P1.

  In step S1704, the movement information table is referred to. Here, for example, referring to the movement information table shown in FIG. 49B, the control data to be transmitted to the motor driver 540 is set from the color of the light detected by the light receiving sensor 810. This movement information table associates the color of light detected by the light receiving sensor 810 with the driving direction of the motor 723. Here, for example, when the color of light detected by the light receiving sensor 810 is green, control data for controlling the motor 723 is generated so as to move the moving member 704 in the right direction. Note that the movement information table is not limited to the example shown in FIG.

  In step S 1705, it is determined whether there is an output to the motor driver 540. Here, control data is transmitted to the motor driver 540 to drive the motor 723 and determine whether or not to move the moving member 704. If the control data is output to the motor driver 540, the process proceeds to step S1706, and if not, the process proceeds to step S1707.

  In step S1706, control data is transmitted to the motor driver 540.

  In step S1707, other effect processing is performed.

  Thus, according to the rendering device 200 according to the present embodiment, the moving direction of the rendering member 701 can be controlled by controlling the color of the movement control image P1.

  50A to 50C are diagrams showing a case where the effect member 901 is movable so as to make one turn along the outer periphery of the display screen 602a of the LCD 602. FIG. In this case, as shown in FIG. 5A, an endless belt 912 is disposed so as to surround the outer periphery of the LCD 602, and the endless belt 612 includes four pulleys disposed near the outside of the corner of the LCD 602. It is supported by 914 so that it can run freely. One of the four pulleys 914 is attached with an output shaft of a motor 913 that is a driving means for causing the endless belt 912 to travel. In this embodiment, the motor 913 is a stepping motor.

  The effect member 901 is a model simulating UFO, and is fixed to a moving member 903 fixed to an endless belt 912. The effect member 901 is positioned in front of the display screen 602a of the LCD 602, and moves in the outer peripheral direction of the display screen 602a in the vicinity of the outer periphery of the display screen 602a and slightly inside as the endless belt 912 travels.

  As illustrated in FIG. 50B or 50C, the movement control image P1 is displayed in the hidden area 602a ′. Based on the color of the movement control image P1, the effect member 901 moves clockwise or counterclockwise along the outer periphery of the display screen 602a. In this way, the production member 901 can be moved so as to make one turn along the outer periphery of the display screen 602a of the LCD 602, so that the production can be made more diverse.

  As described above, the effect device 200 of the slot machine according to the present embodiment is configured such that the detection means (light receiving sensor in the present embodiment) 810 is the color of the specific information (movement control image in the present embodiment) P1. The control means (in this embodiment, the timer interruption process of the sub-control unit B500) operates the movable members (in the present embodiment, effect members) 701 and 901 based on the color detected by the detection means 810 or Since the driving means (motors in this embodiment) 723 and 913 are controlled so as to be stopped, the movable members 701 and 901 are efficiently operated while synchronizing the operation of the movable members 701 and 901 and the display of the image on the LCD 602. Can be controlled to start or stop.

  The embodiments of the present invention have been described above. However, the display device with a movable member and the game table according to the present invention are not limited to the above-described embodiments, and do not depart from the gist of the present invention. It goes without saying that various modifications and changes can be made.

  Further, the effect device 200 described in each of the above embodiments may be applied to a pachinko machine using a game ball. That is, the game ball is directed to the game area based on the game board in which the game area is formed, the launch handle device (operation knob) that accepts an operation for launching the game ball, and the operation accepted by the launch handle device. The directing device 200 may be applied to a pachinko machine that includes a launching device that shoots and a privilege granting unit that gives a predetermined privilege by winning a winning game ball entering a predetermined prize opening. .

  The pachinko machine will be described below.

  For example, as shown in FIG. 51, a pachinko machine 1100 has a handle 1101 for a player to launch a pachinko ball that is a game ball, a tray 1102 into which a pachinko ball launched by an operation on the handle is introduced, a pachinko ball A circular game area 1103 is provided. An effect device 200 including effect members 701 and 702 is provided at the center of the game area 1103. The effect device 200 is also a variable display device that variably displays a predetermined symbol (identification information), and not only displays the effect image according to each of the above-described embodiments, but also when the winner is won in the lottery described above. , A combination by a specific symbol (a jackpot symbol; for example, 777) is also displayed.

  A nail (not shown) is arranged in the game area 1103, and the pachinko balls falling from the upper part of the game area 1103 collide with the nail and fall to the lower part of the game area 1103 while changing its direction. The game area 1103 is provided with a winning opening 1104. When a pachinko ball enters the winning opening 1104, a predetermined privilege is given to the player. In the pachinko machine 1100, this privilege is a jackpot lottery execution. Winning in the jackpot lottery gives players the chance to pay out a number of pachinko balls.

  FIG. 52 is a functional block diagram of a control system of the pachinko machine 1100. The pachinko machine 1100 includes a control unit 1200. The control unit 1200 includes a processing unit 1201 such as a CPU, a random number generation unit 1202 that generates a random number, a first storage unit 1203 such as a RAM, and a second storage unit 1204 such as a ROM. A sensor 1205 is provided in the winning opening 1104 and detects a pachinko ball entering. Other devices 1206 indicate other devices (lamps, pachinko ball payout devices, etc.).

  The processing unit 1201 determines whether or not the big winning lottery execution condition is satisfied. The condition for executing the jackpot lottery is established when the sensor 1205 detects that a pachinko ball has entered the winning opening 1104. The processing unit 1201 obtains a random number value from the random number generation unit 1202 and stores it in the first storage unit 1203 when the jackpot lottery execution condition is satisfied.

  The random number value is sequentially stored with the upper limit number of times of storage determined in advance as the upper limit every time the execution condition of the jackpot lottery is satisfied. For example, four lottery results are stored. When four random numbers are stored, the new random value is discarded. The processing unit 1201 performs a jackpot lottery process based on the random number value on the condition that the random number value is stored in the first storage unit 1203. When random values for a plurality of times are stored in the first storage unit 1203, the oldest one is selected in order.

  When the lottery result is a jackpot, the presentation device A displays identification information corresponding to the jackpot, the bonus game is started, and the player is given a chance to pay out a large number of pachinko balls.

  As described above, the pachinko machine 1100 is a pachinko machine that includes the game area 1103 having the predetermined prize opening 1104 and gives the player a predetermined privilege when the game ball enters the predetermined prize opening 1104. In addition, the operations of the movable members 701 and 702 of the effect device 200 can be efficiently controlled to make the effects of the game more diverse, so that the interest of the game can be enhanced and the player's willingness to play can be improved.

  Note that the actions and effects described in the above embodiment only list the most preferable actions and effects resulting from the present invention, and the actions and effects according to the present invention are the same as those described in the above embodiment. It is not limited.

FIG. 3 is an external perspective view of the slot machine 100 according to the first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 38 is an exploded perspective view of the rendering device 200 viewed from the front side. FIG. 38 is an exploded perspective view of the rendering device 200 as viewed from the back side. It is a front view of the drive unit 700 with which LCD602 was mounted | worn. FIG. 6 is a rear view of the drive unit 700. 4 is a right side view of the drive unit 700. FIG. It is a perspective view of the drive unit 700 with which LCD602 was mounted | worn. (A) is an exploded perspective view of LCD602, drive unit 700 grade | etc., (B) is a perspective view of the moving member 704. FIG. 7 is an exploded perspective view of a moving mechanism 730. FIG. It is a perspective view of the production member 701 viewed from the back side. FIG. 48 is an exploded perspective view of the effect member 701 viewed from the back side. (A) And (b) It is explanatory drawing of the production member 701. FIG. 3 is a block diagram of a main control unit 300 of the slot machine 100. FIG. 4 is a block diagram of a sub-control unit A400 of the slot machine 100. FIG. 4 is a block diagram of a sub control unit B500 of the slot machine 100. FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a flow of main processing of the main control unit 300. (A) is a flowchart which shows the flow of the interruption process of sub control part A400, (b) is a flowchart which shows the flow of the main process of sub control part A400. (A)-(i) It is the figure which compared the position detection method of the conventional production members 701 and 702 and the position detection method of the production members 701 and 702 of this invention. (A) And (b) It is a figure which shows the coordinate by which the image P for position grasping is displayed. (A)-(e) is a figure which shows the position detection method which concerns on a present Example. (A) is a flowchart which shows the flow of the interruption process of sub control part B500, (b) is a flowchart which shows the flow of the main process of sub control part B500. (A) is a flowchart which shows the flow of the count interruption process of sub control part B500, (b) is a flowchart which shows the flow of the sensor detection interruption process of sub control part B500. (A) is a flowchart showing the flow of another example of the interrupt process of the sub-control unit B500, and (b) is a flowchart showing the flow of another example of the main process of the sub-control unit B500. (A) is a flowchart which shows the flow of a sensor detection process, (b) is a flowchart which shows the flow of an initial position movement process. (A)-(d) It is a figure which shows the position detection method of the production member 701 in case the production apparatus 200 is provided only with the production member 701 which moves to a horizontal direction. (A)-(d) It is a figure which shows the position detection method of the production member 702 in case the production apparatus 200 is provided only with the production member 702 which moves to an up-down direction. (A) And (b) It is a figure which shows the example which has arrange | positioned the production member 701 above the display screen 602a. (A)-(e) It is a figure which shows the case where the image P for position grasping is displayed only on the part which cannot be visually recognized from the front of the display screen 602a. (A) is a figure which shows LCD602 and the production | generation member 701 which concern on Example 2, (b) is a figure which expands and shows the lower end vicinity of the back surface of the production | generation member 701. (A)-(c) It is a figure which shows the outline | summary of the movement control of the production | presentation member 701 which uses the light reception sensor 760. FIG. (A) is a flowchart which shows the flow of the interruption process of sub control part B500, (b) is a flowchart which shows the flow of the main process of sub control part B500. (A) is a flowchart which shows the flow of a movable object effect setting process, (b) is a flowchart which shows the flow of a movable object effect cancellation | release process. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of the timer interruption process of sub control part B500. (A) is a figure which shows LCD602 and the production member 701 which concern on Example 3, (b) is a figure which expands and shows the lower end vicinity of the back surface of the production member 701. (A)-(c) is a figure which shows the outline | summary of the movement control of the production | presentation member 701 which uses the light reception sensor 770. FIG. (A) is a flowchart which shows the flow of the timer interruption process of sub control part B500, (b) is a figure which shows a movement information table. (A) is a figure which shows LCD602 and the production | generation member 701 which concern on Example 4, (b) is a figure which expands and shows the lower end vicinity of the back surface of the production | generation member 701. (A) And (b) It is a figure which shows the outline | summary of the movement control of the production | presentation member 701 using the light receiving sensor 780. (A) And (b) It is a figure which shows the outline | summary in the case of performing movement control of the production member 701 by moving the display position of the image P1 for movement control with a predetermined period. These are flowcharts showing the flow of timer interrupt processing of the sub-control unit B500. (A) is a figure which shows LCD602 and the production member 701 which concern on Example 5, (b) is a figure which expands and shows the lower end vicinity of the back surface of the production member 701. (A) And (b) It is a figure which shows the outline | summary of the movement control of the production | presentation member 701 which uses the light reception sensor 790. FIG. (A) And (b) It is a figure which shows the outline | summary in the case of performing movement control of the production member 701 by moving the display position of the image P1 for movement control with a predetermined period. (A) is a flowchart which shows the flow of the timer interruption process of sub control part B500, (b) is a figure which shows a movement information table. (A) is a figure which shows LCD602 and the production | generation member 701 which concern on Example 6, (b) is a figure which expands and shows the lower end vicinity of the back surface of the production | generation member 701. (A) is a flowchart which shows the flow of the timer interruption process of sub control part B500, (b) is a figure which shows a movement information table. (A)-(c) It is a figure which shows the case where the production member 901 is movable so that it may make one round along the outer periphery of the display screen 602a of LCD602. (A) is a figure which shows LCD602 and the production | generation member 701 which concern on Example 7, (b) is a figure which expands and shows the lower end vicinity of the back surface of the production | generation member 701. (A) is a flowchart which shows the flow of the timer interruption process of sub control part B500, (b) is a figure which shows a movement information table. (A)-(c) It is a figure which shows the case where the production member 901 is movable so that it may make one round along the outer periphery of the display screen 602a of LCD602. 1 is an external perspective view of a pachinko machine 1100. FIG. 3 is a functional block diagram of a control system of a pachinko machine 1100. FIG.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 100 ... Slot machine 110, 111, 112 ... Reel 135 ... Start lever 137, 138, 139 ... Stop button 200 ... Staging device 300 ... Main control part 400 ... Sub control Part A
500 ... Sub-control unit B
602 ... LCD
602a ... display screen 602a '... concealment area 701, 702, 901 ... production member 713, 723, 733, 743, 913 ... motor 750, 760, 770, 780, 790, 800, 810 .. Light receiving sensor 760a, 770a ... right sensor 760b, 770b ... left sensor 1100 ... pachinko machine 1103 ... game area 1104 ... winning hole P ... image for grasping position P1 ... Image for movement control

Claims (6)

Display means for displaying various information;
A movable member that operates;
Detecting means for detecting specific information arranged on the movable member and displayed on the display means;
Driving means for operating the movable member;
Control means for controlling the drive means based on the detection of the specific information by the detection means ,
The control unit controls the driving unit to operate or stop the movable member based on detection of the specific information by the detection unit;
The detection means includes a first detection unit and a second detection unit that detect the specific information,
The control means further controls the driving means to operate the movable member when the first detection unit detects the specific information .
Display device with movable member. The control unit controls the driving unit to stop the movable member when both the first detection unit and the second detection unit detect the specific information. ,
The display device with a movable member according to claim 1. Display means for displaying various information;
A movable member that operates;
Detecting means for detecting specific information arranged on the movable member and displayed on the display means;
Driving means for operating the movable member;
Control means for controlling the drive means based on the detection of the specific information by the detection means,
The control unit controls the driving unit to operate or stop the movable member based on detection of the specific information by the detection unit;
The detection means includes a first detection unit and a second detection unit that detect the specific information,
The control means further controls the driving means to stop the movable member when both the first detection unit and the second detection unit detect the specific information. And
Display device with movable member. Display means for displaying various information;
A movable member that operates;
Detecting means for detecting specific information arranged on the movable member and displayed on the display means;
Driving means for operating the movable member;
Control means for controlling the drive means based on the detection of the specific information by the detection means,
The control unit controls the driving unit to operate or stop the movable member based on detection of the specific information by the detection unit;
The detection means includes a first detection unit and a second detection unit that detect illuminance of the specific information,
The control means further operates the movable member when the illuminance detected by the first detection unit and the second detection unit is different, and the first detection unit and the second detection unit When the detected illuminance is equivalent, the drive means is controlled to stop the movable member,
Display device with movable member. The control means controls the driving means so as to change the operation speed of the movable member according to a difference in illuminance detected by the first detection unit and the second detection unit. ,
The display device with a movable member according to claim 4 . Display means for displaying various information;
A movable member that operates;
Detecting means for detecting specific information arranged on the movable member and displayed on the display means;
Driving means for operating the movable member;
Control means for controlling the drive means based on the detection of the specific information by the detection means,
The control unit controls the driving unit to operate or stop the movable member based on detection of the specific information by the detection unit;
The control means further operates the movable member when the detection means detects the specific information, and stops the movable member when the detection means does not detect the specific information. Control the driving means,
The detection means detects the illuminance of the specific information,
The control means further operates the movable member when the illuminance detected by the detection means is a predetermined value, and stops the movable member when the illuminance detected by the detection means is other than the predetermined value. As described above, the drive means is controlled,
Display device with movable member.