JP4940835B2 - Game machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine represented by a pachinko machine or the like.

  Conventionally, for example, a pachinko machine having a main control device that controls a game and a display control device that displays a display associated with the game control performed by the main control device on a display device having a liquid crystal screen is known. It has been. In this pachinko machine, when a plurality of symbol rows are dynamically displayed on the liquid crystal screen and the symbols constituting the symbol rows are stopped and displayed in a predetermined combination, the jackpot that gives the player a game value advantageous to the player is obtained. Occur.

When this jackpot occurs, the one door associated with a particular entry mouth operated a predetermined number of times opening and closing a number of prize balls are paid out. Opening and closing of the one door, the lower end as a rotary shaft is performed by rotating (the opposite side to the specific input mouth) upper end game area side. Between the one door with a particular input mouth, spheres and housing space are provided housing a, the one door is opened attitude, receiving spheres flowing down the game area by its one door The sphere flows into the accommodation space. Flowed into the housing space sphere is guided to a specific entry mouth direction, when the passage of a sphere and enter the sphere to particular input mouth is detected by the ball detection sensor, prize balls are paid out. The single door is in a closed posture when a predetermined number (for example, ten) of spheres are detected by the ball detection sensor in an open posture (one round of one door opening / closing operation). The jackpot ends when the opening / closing operation of the single door is performed a predetermined number of times (for example, 16 rounds).

In the pachinko machine described above, the single door has the lower end as the rotation axis and the upper end rotates to the game area side to the open position. A ball flowing into the accommodation space may be sandwiched between the opening of the accommodation space on the game area side. When ball between the opening of one door and the housing space sandwiched, despite the one door is rotated to the closed position, the opening of the accommodation space is not closed, excessive sphere by entering sphere There was a case.

Further, when one door is rotated to the game area side and the passage of a predetermined number of balls is detected by the ball detection sensor, the single door is rotated from the open position to the closed position. When a sphere (for example, the tenth sphere) is detected by the sphere detection sensor, the sphere may already be accommodated in the accommodation space. Therefore, there may need more spheres in a single opening and closing operation of one door will be entering sphere.

Furthermore, if the ball that flows down at the timing when the single door is turned to the closed position is received, the force of the collision acts in a direction to open the single door, so that the single door is in the closed position. Time may be prolonged. Therefore, since the state of the open posture of the single door becomes long, not only the last ball colliding with the single door is guided to the storage space, but also the ball becomes easy to be stored in the storage space. It was sometimes result in TamagaIri ball.

In general, pachinko machines are pre-set with specifications such as the probability of winning a lottery based on conditions such as the number of shots struck into the game area and the number of prize balls to be paid out to the player. If there is a large variation in the number of winning balls when the number of payouts is the largest, the conditions referred to when the lottery probability is set differ from the conditions when the game is actually played. Therefore, the variation in the sphere number of entering sphere inlet mouth which accompanied the one door is large, there is a problem that tends pachinko machine different unintended specifications with a predetermined specification.

The present invention has been made to solve the above SL illustrated or problem, in order to provide a gaming machine capable of suppressing variation in the game balls number of entering sphere inlet mouth of the door type Yes.

Gaming machine of claim 1, wherein in order to achieve the object, a game area where the game ball is flowing down, the inlet mouth game ball enters or sphere flowing down the game area, the game ball with Type spheres to the entrance mouth and a passage detection means for detecting the passage of the game ball is detected to pass through the entering-port by the passage detection means, which predetermined game value is given, the entering-port and game area And a storage portion that holds a game ball that has flowed in from the game area, and opens and closes the opening on the game area side of the storage portion, and closes the opening of the storage portion. An opening / closing upstream portion located in a predetermined space of the housing portion in an open posture in which the opening of the housing portion is opened upstream of the gaming ball in the flow-down direction and the opening posture of the housing portion. At the downstream side in the flow direction The opening / closing downstream portion is located in a predetermined space of the housing portion, the opening / closing downstream portion protrudes into the game area, and the opening / closing downstream portion protrudes into the game area. an upstream portion and closing member guide surface for guiding the game balls to the entering opening of the opening and closing the downstream portion is positioned on the game area side, a rotary shaft which rotatably supports the opening and closing member, said about its rotation axis Driving means for driving the opening / closing member in the first direction to the open position, driving the opening / closing member in the anti-first direction about the rotation shaft to make the closing position, and drive control of the driving means Drive control means for performing the control, and the drive control means includes speed control means for changing at least one of the drive speed and the drive direction when the opening / closing member is driven in the anti-first direction.

  Note that the drive speed changed by the speed control means includes not only a drive speed that is slower than a predetermined speed but also a case where the drive speed becomes 0 and stops.

Gaming machine of claim 2, in claim 1 gaming machine, wherein said speed control means, when the closing member is driven in the counterclockwise first direction, the game ball before filling opening is inclined guide after the game ball from a position before entry port has driven the opening and closing member to the inclined position not guided, the driving of the opening and closing member is intended to stop at least once.

  The gaming machine according to claim 3 is the gaming machine according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the speed control means is configured to move the opening / closing member in the first direction while the opening / closing member is driven in the anti-first direction. Is driven at least once, and the distance that the opening / closing member is driven in the first direction is shorter than the distance that the opening / closing member is driven in the anti-first direction from the open posture.

  The gaming machine according to claim 4 is the gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein a range in which at least one of a driving speed or a driving direction of the opening / closing member is changed by the speed control means is the opening degree. The range is shorter than the entire range from the posture to the closed posture.

According to claim 1 the gaming machine described in the game balls implanted into the game area Type sphere inlet mouth, the game balls that the incoming ball is detected by the passage detection means, a predetermined game value is given The The opening of the housing portion is opened and closed by an opening and closing member, and the opening and closing member is in an open position when the driving means is controlled by the drive control means and the rotating shaft is driven in the first direction, and the driving means is controlled and the rotating shaft is counteracted. When driven in the first direction, a closed posture is assumed. The opening / closing member has an opening / closing upstream portion and an opening / closing downstream portion. When the opening / closing member is in the open position, the opening / closing upstream portion is located in a predetermined space of the housing portion and the opening / closing downstream portion is located in the game area. member when in the open position, the game ball flowing down the game region is received by the opening and closing the downstream portion, the received was game ball is guided off upstream portion and into the entrance mouth entrance sphere is made. When the opening / closing member is in the closed position, the guide surfaces of the opening / closing upstream part and the opening / closing downstream part are located on the game area side. it can be discharged to the game region sphere of game ball from the accommodation unit. Therefore, the opening and closing member when the passing of the necessary game ball is detected by the detecting means by rotating the closed position, it is possible to suppress the excessive game ball enters or sphere inlet mouth. Further, when the opening / closing member is driven in the anti-first direction, it is controlled by the speed control means, and at least one of the driving speed and the driving direction when the opening / closing member is driven in the first direction can be changed. Here, for example, when the driving speed at which the opening / closing member is driven in the anti-first direction is higher than a predetermined speed, it is considered that the game ball jumps or flutters when driven in the anti-first direction. The game ball may be pinched between the opening / closing upstream portion and the opening of the housing portion due to fluttering. If a game ball is sandwiched between the opening / closing upstream portion and the opening of the housing portion, the opening / closing member cannot be rotated to the closed position, and the opening of the housing portion remains open, so that more than necessary game balls There undue game ball and flows into the accommodating portion becomes liable to enter sphere inlet mouth. However, according to this game machine, the closing member since the driving speed to drive in a counter first direction slower also, the game region game balls non inlet ball located in housing portion can be suppressed splashing or flapping game balls It is possible to smoothly discharge, and once the opening / closing member is driven in the first direction, it is possible to prevent the game ball from being sandwiched between the opening of the housing portion and the opening / closing member. Therefore, since the opening of the accommodating portion can be prevented from becoming a state of being open, there is an effect that it is possible to prevent the excessive spheres enters or sphere inlet mouth.

Further, when the opening / closing member is driven in the anti-first direction and the opening / closing member reaches a position where the opening / closing member is inclined downward in the direction of the game area, the game ball in the storage part is discharged to the game area and received by the opening / closing downstream part. The game balls that have flown down the game area without flowing into the housing portion. Therefore, when the opening / closing member is driven in the anti-first direction, the number of game balls flowing into the housing portion is reduced, so that the game balls are prevented from being sandwiched between the opening / closing upstream portion and the opening of the housing portion. There is an effect that can be. Therefore, the position of the opening and closing member entering the mouth to the inclined position you guide the game ball fast so driving the opening and closing member, it is preferable to slow down the drive of the closing member from the inclined position not guide the game ball to enter the mouth . This is to require more spheres to enter the mouth can be further reduced to enter the sphere, the fluttering of the game balls can be suppressed, cut with suppressed sandwiching the game ball with the opening of the housing portion and the closing member Because.

Also, when the game value is given to the game ball number, which are discharged to the game region is predetermined, if there is a variation in the number of gaming balls to enter sphere opening and closing operation of one of the closing member, in advance The gaming machine has an unintended specification that is different from the determined gaming machine specification. However, according to the gaming machine, it is possible to suppress the one opening and closing operation at excessive gaming ball enters or sphere inlet mouth, can reduce the variation in the game balls number of incoming spheres, predetermined game machine There is an effect that it is possible to reduce the gaming machine having specifications that are extremely different from the specifications.

Also, closing the upstream portion and open downstream portion, since a guide surface for guiding the game balls to enter the mouth, unable the dirt on the guide surface is attached gaming ball is smooth operation, incoming balls However, if the opening / closing member is in the closed position, the opening / closing upstream and opening / closing downstream guide surfaces are located on the gaming area side, so it is easy to detect dirt. Can be removed. Therefore, there is an effect that it is possible to reduce the game ball by dirt passage is time to enter the sphere rests or game balls clogged without flowing smoothly. In addition, for example, when a game ball adheres to the guide surface of the upstream / downstream opening / closing downstream portion due to dirt or the like, the game ball that has flowed down and the game ball that has flowed down come into contact with the player as the game continues. Then, the attached game ball can be dropped naturally. Therefore, since the number of times the game is interrupted to remove the attached game ball is reduced, it is possible to provide a gaming machine that can reduce discomfort to the player.

In addition, since the open / close member receives the game ball at the open / close downstream portion in the open posture, the force generated when the game ball collides with the open / close downstream portion acts in the direction in which the open / close downstream portion rotates to the closed posture. To do. Therefore, since there can be hindered from rotating in the closed position of the closing member by a force acting upon receiving the game balls can be done smoothly closing, that excessive game ball enters or sphere inlet mouth There is an effect that it can be suppressed.

Here, when the lower end is a rotation axis and the upper end is rotated to the game area side as in a conventional single door, for example, a plate-like member (or a linear member) or the like is inserted from below the game area. , by forcibly rotated by hooking the plate member to the upper end of one door, the act of entering a sphere requires more game balls to the inlet also conceivable to take place. However, according to this gaming machine, when the plate-like member is hooked on the upper end of the opening / closing member to rotate, the opening / closing downstream portion rotates so as to protrude toward the game area side. Can be released or cut, and the act of forcibly rotating the opening / closing member can be made difficult. Therefore, there is an effect that the opening and closing member can be forcibly required more spheres are rotated to reduce the action provoking entering sphere inlet mouth.

According to claim 2 gaming machine described, in addition to the effects of the gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein, when the closing member is driven in a counter first direction, from the inclined position where game balls are guided to enter the mouth After the opening / closing member is driven to an inclined position where the game ball is not guided, the driving of the opening / closing member is stopped at least once by the speed control means. Therefore, when the opening / closing member is stopped, the game ball moves forward. When the opening / closing member is rotationally driven to the closed posture, it is possible to prevent the game ball from being sandwiched between the opening / closing member and the opening of the housing portion. Therefore, it is possible to suppress the opening of the accommodating portion is state of being opened, there is an effect that requires more spheres can be prevented from being incident sphere inlet mouth.

According to the gaming machine of the third aspect, in addition to the effect produced by the gaming machine of the first or second aspect, the opening / closing member is moved in the first direction by the speed control means while the opening / closing member is driven in the anti-first direction. So that the game ball is sandwiched by driving in the first direction even if the game ball is sandwiched between the opening / closing member and the opening of the housing portion. Can be discharged. Therefore, it is possible to reduce to become a state that the opening of the accommodating portion in a state where a game ball is sandwiched between the opening of the housing portion and the closing member is opened, excessive gaming ball entering the inlet mouth There is an effect that it is possible to suppress the ball .

In addition, since the opening / closing member is driven in the first direction at a shorter distance than the anti-first direction, the opening / closing member once started driving in the anti-first direction is Even if it is driven in the first direction, it does not return to the open posture. Therefore, the opening and closing member even when driven in the first direction after driving in the counter first direction, there is an effect that the game ball to the incoming mouth can be prevented to enter the sphere.

According to the gaming machine of the fourth aspect, in addition to the effect achieved by the gaming machine according to any one of the first to third aspects, the range in which the driving speed of the opening / closing member is controlled by the speed control means is closed from the open position. Since it is configured in a range shorter than the entire range of the posture, for example, the driving speed of the opening / closing member in the anti-first direction is lowered, the opening / closing member is temporarily stopped, or the opening / closing member is anti-first. When driven, the range of driving in the first direction can be shortened. Therefore, as compared with the case where the control by the speed control means is performed in the entire range from the open posture to the closed posture, the time from when the opening / closing member is driven in the anti-first direction to the closed posture can be shortened. It Consequently, the opening and closing member is to suppress the number of game balls flowing can reduce the housing portion, excessive gaming ball enters or sphere inlet mouth that while being driven in a counter first direction There is an effect that can be.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of a pachinko gaming machine (hereinafter simply referred to as “pachinko machine”) will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a front view of the pachinko machine 10, and FIG. 2 is a front view of the game board 13 of the pachinko machine 10.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the pachinko machine 10 is formed in an outer frame 11 in which an outer shell is formed by a wooden frame combined in a substantially rectangular shape, and has an outer shape substantially the same as the outer frame 11. The inner frame 12 is supported so as to be openable and closable. In order to support the inner frame 12, metal hinges 18 are attached to the outer frame 11 at two upper and lower portions on the left side when viewed from the front (see FIG. 1), and the side on which the hinge 18 is provided is used as an opening / closing axis. The frame 12 is supported so as to be openable and closable to the front front side.

  A game board 13 (see FIG. 2) having a large number of nails, winning holes 63, 64, and the like is detachably mounted on the inner frame 12 from the back side. A ball ball game is performed when the ball flows down the front surface of the game board 13. The inner frame 12 has a ball launch unit 112a (see FIG. 4) that launches a ball to the front area of the game board 13 and a launch that guides the ball launched from the ball launch unit 112a to the front area of the game board 13. A rail (not shown) or the like is attached.

  On the front side of the inner frame 12, a front frame 14 that covers the upper side of the front surface and a lower dish unit 15 that covers the lower side of the front frame 14 are provided. In order to support the front frame 14 and the lower dish unit 15, metal hinges 19 are attached to two upper and lower portions on the left side when viewed from the front (see FIG. 1), and the side on which the hinges 19 are provided is used as an opening / closing axis. 14 and the lower pan unit 15 are supported so as to be openable and closable toward the front front side. The locking of the inner frame 12 and the locking of the front frame 14 are respectively released by inserting a dedicated key into the key hole 21 of the cylinder lock 20 and performing a predetermined operation.

  The front frame 14 is assembled with decorative resin parts, electrical parts, and the like, and a window part 14c that is formed in an approximately elliptical shape is provided at a substantially central part thereof. A glass unit 16 having two plate glasses is disposed on the back side of the front frame 14, and the front surface of the game board 13 can be seen on the front side of the pachinko machine 10 through the glass unit 16. On the front frame 14, an upper plate 17 that stores balls is formed in a substantially box shape that protrudes forward and the upper surface is opened, and prize balls and rental balls are discharged to the upper plate 17. The bottom surface of the upper plate 17 is formed to be inclined downward to the right when viewed from the front (see FIG. 1), and the sphere thrown into the upper plate 17 is guided to the ball launch unit 112a by the inclination. A frame button 22 is provided on the upper surface of the upper plate 17. When this frame button 22 is operated at the time of special reach production (in a specific variation mode) described later, the dynamic display performed by reach is changed according to the number of times of operation. The control in which the dynamic display is changed by pressing the frame button 22 during the special reach effect will be described later. In addition, the frame button 22 is operated to display a jackpot expectation level or display an expectation level of development to reach during the display of the variation of the symbol sequence.

  In addition, the front frame 14 is provided with light emitting means such as various lamps around the periphery (for example, a corner portion). These light-emitting means play a role of enhancing the effect of the game during the game by changing or controlling the light-emitting mode by turning on or flashing according to the change in the gaming state at the time of big hit or predetermined reach. On the peripheral edge of the window portion 14c, there are provided electric decoration portions 29 to 33 incorporating light emitting means such as LEDs. In the pachinko machine 10, these lighting parts 29 to 33 function as effect lamps such as jackpot lamps, and the lighting parts 29 to 33 are turned on by lighting or blinking of the built-in LEDs at the time of jackpot or reach effects. Alternatively, it blinks to notify that the jackpot is being hit or that the reach is one step before the jackpot.

  In addition, in the upper left part of the front frame 14 as viewed from the front (see FIG. 1), a light-emitting means such as an LED is built in, and a display lamp 34 capable of displaying award ball payout and an error occurrence is provided. In addition, a small window 35 is formed by attaching a transparent resin from the back side so that the back side of the front frame 14 can be visually recognized, on the lower side of the right illumination part 32, and a sticking space K1 on the front side of the game board 13 (FIG. 2) is visible from the front surface of the pachinko machine 10. In addition, in the pachinko machine 10, a plated member 36 made of ABS resin that is chrome-plated is attached to an area around the electric decoration parts 29 to 33 in order to bring out more gorgeousness.

  A ball rental operation unit 40 is disposed below the window 14c. The ball lending operation unit 40 is provided with a frequency display unit 41, a ball lending button 42, and a return button 43. When the ball lending operation unit 40 is operated in a state where a bill or a card is inserted into a card unit (ball lending unit) (not shown) arranged on the side of the pachinko machine 10, Loans are made. Specifically, the frequency display unit 41 is an area in which the remaining amount information such as a card is displayed, and the built-in LED is lit to display the remaining amount as the remaining amount information. The ball lending button 42 is operated to obtain a lending ball based on information recorded on a card or the like (recording medium), and the lending ball is supplied to the upper plate 17 as long as there is a remaining amount on the card or the like. Is done. The return button 43 is operated when requesting the return of a card or the like inserted into the card unit. In addition, in a pachinko machine in which a ball is lent directly to the upper plate 17 from a ball lending device or the like without using a card unit, a so-called cash machine does not require the ball lending operation unit 40. In this case, the ball lending operation unit 40 It is also possible to add a decorative seal or the like to the installation portion of the parts so that the component configuration is common. A pachinko machine using a card unit and a cash machine can be shared.

  In the lower plate unit 15 located on the lower side of the upper plate 17, a lower plate 50 for storing a ball that could not be stored in the upper plate 17 is formed in a substantially box shape having an open upper surface. Yes. On the right side of the lower plate 50, an operation handle 51 that is operated by a player to drive a ball into the front surface of the game board 13 is disposed, and the operation of the ball launching unit 112a is permitted inside the operation handle 51. And a variable resistor (not shown) for detecting a rotation operation amount of the operation handle 51 by a change in electric resistance. When the operation handle 51 is rotated clockwise by the player, the touch sensor is turned on and the resistance value of the variable resistor changes corresponding to the operation amount, and according to the rotation operation amount of the operation handle 51. A ball is fired with a strength corresponding to the resistance value of the variable resistor that changes, and the ball is driven into the front surface of the game board 13 with a jump amount corresponding to the player's operation.

  In the lower part of the front of the lower plate 50, a ball removal lever 52 is provided for operating when the balls stored in the lower plate 50 are discharged downward. The ball removal lever 52 is always urged in the right direction. By sliding the ball release lever 52 in the left direction against the urge, the bottom opening formed in the bottom surface of the lower plate 50 is opened. A ball naturally falls from the bottom opening and is discharged. The operation of the ball removal lever 52 is normally performed in a state where a box (generally referred to as “a thousand box”) for receiving the balls discharged from the lower plate 50 is placed below the lower plate 50. As described above, the operation handle 51 is disposed on the right side of the lower plate 50, and the ashtray 53 is attached on the left side of the lower plate 50.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the game board 13 includes a wooden base plate 60 cut into a substantially square shape when viewed from the front, a large number of ball nails, windmills and rails 61 and 62, a general winning opening 63, The ball entrance 64, the variable winning device 65, the variable display device unit 80, and the like are assembled, and the peripheral edge thereof is attached to the back side of the inner frame 12. The general winning port 63, the first winning port 64, the variable winning device 65, and the variable display device unit 80 are arranged in a through hole formed in the base plate 60 by router processing, and the wood screw is provided from the front side of the game board 13. It is fixed by etc. Further, the front center portion of the game board 13 can be viewed from the front side of the inner frame 13 through the window portion 14 c of the front frame 14. Below, the structure of the game board 13 is demonstrated.

  An outer rail 62 formed by bending a strip-shaped metal plate into a substantially arc shape is planted on the front surface of the game board 13, and the strip-shaped metal plate is located on the inner side of the outer rail 62 in the same manner as the outer rail 62. The arc-shaped inner rail 61 formed by the above is planted. The inner circumference 61 and the outer rail 62 surround the outer periphery of the front surface of the game board 13, and the game board 13 and the glass unit 16 surround the front and rear. A game area to be played is formed. The game area is a substantially circular area that is formed on the front surface of the game board 13 and defined by the two rails 61 and 62 and the arc member 70.

  The two rails 61 and 62 are provided to guide the ball fired from the ball launching unit 112a to the upper part of the game board 13. A return ball preventing member 68 is attached to the front end portion of the inner rail 61 (upper left portion in FIG. 2) to prevent the ball once guided to the upper portion of the game board 13 from returning to the ball guide path again. Is done. A return rubber 69 is attached to the tip of the outer rail 62 (upper right part in FIG. 2) at a position corresponding to the maximum flying portion of the sphere. Is bounced back to the center while being attenuated. A resin arc member 70 formed by providing an arc connecting the rails on the inner surface side between the lower right end of the inner rail 61 and the upper right end of the outer rail 62 is a base. The plate 60 is driven and fixed.

  A first symbol display device 37 provided with a plurality of LEDs 37a, which are light emitting means, and a 7-segment display 37b is disposed in the upper right portion of the game area as viewed from the front (upper right portion in FIG. 2). The first symbol display device 37 displays information corresponding to each control performed by the main control device 110, and mainly displays the gaming state of the pachinko machine 10. The plurality of LEDs 37a indicate whether the pachinko machine 10 is in the process of being probabilistically changing, operating in a short time, or in a normal state, indicating whether the pachinko machine 10 is changing or not by a lighting state, and the symbols corresponding to the probable big hit. Whether the symbol is a symbol corresponding to a normal jackpot or an out-of-game symbol is indicated by a lighting state, or the number of reserved balls is indicated by a lighting state. The 7-segment display device 37b displays the number of rounds that are a big hit and an error display. In addition, LED37a is comprised so that the light emission color (for example, red, green, blue) of each LED may differ, The various game states of the pachinko machine 10 can be suggested with few LEDs by the combination of the light emission color. . In addition, the above-mentioned pachinko machine 10 being probable is a game state in which the jackpot probability is increased and it is easy to shift to the special game state. Further, during the probability change of the present embodiment, the game is in a state where the probability of hitting the second symbol is increased and the ball easily enters the first entrance 64. In addition, when the pachinko machine 10 is short-running, it is a game state in which the hit probability of the second symbol is increased and the hit probability of the second symbol is increased, and the ball easily enters the first entrance 64. “Normally” means a game state in which the probability change and the time are not short (the state where neither the jackpot probability nor the second symbol hit probability has been increased). It should be noted that, depending on the gaming state of the pachinko machine 10, the time for opening the electric accessory (not shown) associated with the first entrance 64 and the number of times the electric accessory is released per hit are changed. It is good as a thing.

  The game area is provided with a plurality of general winning openings 63 through which 5 to 15 balls are paid out as winning balls when the balls win. In addition, a variable display device unit 80 is disposed in the central portion of the game area. The variable display device unit 80 includes a third symbol display device 81 configured with a liquid crystal display (hereinafter simply referred to as “LCD”) that displays the third symbol in a variable manner with a winning at the first entrance 64 as a trigger. There is provided a second symbol display device 82 composed of a light emitting diode (hereinafter abbreviated as “LED”) that variably displays the second symbol with the passage of the ball of the second entrance 67 as a trigger.

  The display content of the third symbol display device 81 is controlled by an audio lamp control device 113 and a display control device 114, which will be described later, and, for example, three symbol rows of left, middle, and right are displayed. Each symbol row is composed of a plurality of symbols, and these symbols are vertically scrolled for each symbol row so that the third symbol is variably displayed on the display screen of the third symbol display device 81. Further, in the present embodiment, the third symbol display device 81 is constituted by a large liquid crystal display of 8 inch size, and the variable display device unit 80 surrounds the outer periphery of the third symbol display device 81 so as to surround the center frame. 86 is arranged. In the third symbol display device 81 of the present embodiment, the display of the gaming state accompanying the control of the main control device 110 is performed by the first symbol display device 37, whereas the display of the first symbol display device 37 is performed. The decorative display according to is performed. Instead of the LCD, for example, the third symbol display device 81 may be configured using a reel or the like.

  In addition, when the ball enters the first entrance 64 until the stop symbol (any one of the probable jackpot symbol, the normal jackpot symbol, or the off symbol) is displayed on the first symbol display device 37. The number of entered balls is held up to 4 times, and the number of held times is indicated by the first symbol display device 37 and the number of lights of the holding lamp 85. Four hold lamps 85 are provided corresponding to the maximum number of holds, and are arranged symmetrically above the third symbol display device 81. In the present embodiment, the winning at the first entrance 64 is configured to be held up to 4 times, but the maximum holding number is not limited to 4 times, but 3 times or less. Alternatively, the number may be set to 5 times or more (for example, 8 times). In addition, the hold lamp 85 is deleted, and the number of times the variable display is held based on the winning at the first entrance 64 is numerically held in a part of the third symbol display device 81, or the area divided into four is held. You may make it display in a different aspect (for example, a color and a lighting pattern) by the frequency | count. In addition, since the number of times of holding is indicated by the first symbol display device 37, the holding lamp 85 may not perform lighting display.

  The second symbol display device 82 includes a second symbol display unit 83 and a holding lamp 84, and each time the ball passes through the second entrance 67, the display unit 83 displays a display symbol (second symbol). The symbol “○” and “x” in FIG. 1 are alternately lit to display a variation, and the variation display is stopped when the variation display stops at a predetermined symbol (in this embodiment, the symbol “◯”). The entrance 64 is configured to be activated (opened) for a predetermined time. The number of passes through the second entrance 67 of the sphere is suspended up to a maximum of 4 times, and the number of suspensions is displayed by the above-described first symbol display device 37 and is also lit on the hold lamp 84. The second symbol variation display is performed by switching on and off of a plurality of lamps in the display unit 83 as in the present embodiment, as well as the first symbol display device 37 and the third symbol display device. A part of 81 may be used. Similarly, the hold lamp 84 may be turned on by a part of the third symbol display device 81. In addition, the passage of the second entrance 67 is not limited to 4 times as in the case of the 1st entrance 64, and is not limited to 4 times, or 3 times or less (for example, (8 times). In addition, since the number of times of holding is indicated by the first symbol display device 37, the holding lamp 84 may not perform lighting display.

  Below the variable display device unit 80, a first entrance 64 into which a sphere can enter is disposed. When a ball enters the first entrance 64, a first entrance switch (not shown) provided on the back side of the game board 13 is turned on, and the first entrance switch is turned on. The main controller 110 performs a lottery lottery, and a display corresponding to the lottery result is indicated by the LED 37 a of the first symbol display device 37. The first entrance 64 is also one of the entrances through which 5 balls are paid out as prize balls when a ball enters.

  A variable winning device 65 is disposed below the first entrance 64. The variable winning device 65 will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of the variable winning device 65. FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view showing a state in which the open / close door 660 is in a closed posture, and FIG. FIG. 4B is a cross-sectional view taken along line IVb-IVb in FIG. FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view showing a state in which the open / close door 660 is in the open posture, and FIG. FIG.5 (b) is sectional drawing in the Vb-Vb line | wire of Fig.5 (a).

  First, the configuration of the variable winning device 65 will be described with reference to FIG. The variable winning device 65 includes a first base member 650 fixed to the game board 60, an open / close door 660 rotatably attached to the first base member 650, and a second base fixed to the first base member 650. A member 670, a specific prize opening detection switch 207, and a relay board unit 680 fixed to the second base member 670 and electrically connected to the main controller 110 (see FIG. 7) are provided.

  The first base member 650 has an opening 651 formed at a substantially central portion thereof. A mounting groove in which a rotation shaft 661 of an opening / closing door 660 to be described later is rotatably mounted substantially at the center in the vertical direction Y (arrow Y direction in FIG. 3) on both sides of the opening 651 in the horizontal direction X (arrow X direction in FIG. 3). 652 is formed. In addition, at the lower end of the opening 651 in the vertical direction Y, when the opening / closing door 660 is in the closed position, a restricting portion that contacts the lower end (ball receiving portion 664) of the opening / closing door 660 and restricts the rotation of the opening / closing door 660. 653 is provided. In the present embodiment, the vertical direction Y is the flow direction of the sphere, and the horizontal direction X is parallel to the surface of the opening 651 and perpendicular to the flow direction of the sphere.

  The open / close door 660 is formed in a substantially plate shape, and a rotary shaft 661 is provided in the horizontal direction X at the center in the vertical direction Y. A gear 662 is provided at one end (left side in FIG. 3) of the rotation shaft 661 in the horizontal direction X. The gear 662 and a gear 675 of a drive motor 674 (see FIG. 7) described later are connected to transmit the driving force of the drive motor 674 to the rotating shaft 661. As a result, the opening / closing door 660 moves in the A direction (FIG. 4 (b)) and B direction (see FIG. 5 (b)). The opening / closing door 660 is a guiding portion 663 that guides a ball in the direction of a specific prize opening 672 to be described later when the upper end portion (upper side in FIG. 3) in the vertical direction Y from the rotation shaft 661 is in the open posture. A lower end portion (lower side in FIG. 3) in the vertical direction Y from the shaft 661 is a ball receiving portion 664 that receives a ball that flows down the game area when it is in the open posture.

  Further, the open / close door 660 has a connecting portion (between) the guide portion 663 and the ball receiving portion 664, on the opposite side of the surface on which the rotation shaft 661 is provided (the first base member 650 side in the direction of arrow Z in FIG. 3). A plate-like projecting portion 665 projecting to the game area side) is projected. The projecting portion 665 extends from one end portion (right side of FIG. 3, first end portion) of the open / close door 660 toward the other end portion side (left side of FIG. 3, second end portion). . A space for allowing the sphere to pass from the ball receiving portion 664 to the guiding portion 665 is formed between the extended tip of the protruding portion 665 and the other end of the opening / closing door 660.

  In addition, a groove 666 is formed in the guide portion 663 across the arrow X direction of the opening / closing door 660. The groove 666 is formed so that the groove width on the side where the gear 662 is provided (left side in FIG. 3) is wide and the groove width gradually decreases toward the opposite side (right side in FIG. 3). Further, when the opening / closing door 660 is in the open posture, the groove 666 is inclined downward from the wider groove width to the narrower one, and the inclination guides the ball toward the specific winning opening 672. Further, the end portion on the side where the groove width becomes narrower is formed in an arc for guiding the sphere in the direction of the specific prize opening 672. Therefore, since the sphere passing through the guiding portion 663 is guided while being rectified by the groove 666, flapping of the sphere is suppressed. The groove 666 is preferably formed with a wider groove width on the side where the sphere moves from the ball receiving portion 664 to the guiding portion 663. This is because the sphere moved to the guiding portion 663 smoothly enters the groove 666, and when the sphere enters the groove 666, the entry of the sphere is hindered, and it takes time until winning or the ball is clogged. This is in order to reduce the occurrence of the occurrence.

  The second base member 670 is a member that is attached to the first base member 650, and a space forming member 671 that forms a predetermined space in a state of being attached to the first base member 650 protrudes from the central portion in the horizontal direction X. It is installed. A space formed by the space forming member 671 is an accommodation space (accommodating portion) 677 that accommodates a ball flowing down the game area. A special prize opening 672 is formed in the accommodation space 677 formed by the space forming member 671. The specific winning port 672 is provided adjacent to one corner of the space forming member 671 (the right side wall in FIG. 3). Also, below the specific winning opening 672, there is provided a restricting portion 673 that abuts on the guide portion 663 of the opening / closing door 660 and restricts the rotation operation when the opening / closing door 660 is in the open posture.

  In addition, a drive motor 674 that opens and closes the opening / closing door 660 is disposed on the opposite side (left side in FIG. 3) of the space forming member 671 where the specific winning opening 672 is formed. A gear 675 is fixed to the rotation shaft of the drive motor 674, and the gear 675 and the gear 662 of the opening / closing door 660 are coupled to transmit the driving force of the drive motor 674 to the rotation shaft 661. In the present embodiment, the drive motor 674 is a stepping motor having a step number of 200 (1.8 degrees per step), and driving of a necessary angle (distance) is instructed (pulsed) under the control of the main controller 110. Output). The drive motor 674 has two coils. One coil is composed of a coil a1 and a coil a2, and the other coil is composed of a coil b1 and a coil b2. The coils a1, a2, and b1 , B2 are caused to flow in a predetermined order, whereby the drive motor 674 is driven forward and backward. The drive motor 674 is driven for one pulse when the coils a1, a2, b1, b2 through which the current flows are changed.

  The relay board unit 680 is formed with a fitting hole 681 into which the specific winning port detection switch 207 is fitted. A ball that has passed through the specific winning opening 672 is detected by the specific winning opening detecting switch 207 fitted in the fitting hole 681. A relay board 682 is attached to the back side of the relay board unit 680 (the arrow Z direction side in FIG. 3), and the detection result of the specific winning opening detection switch 207 is transmitted through the relay board 682 to the main controller 110. And a drive instruction for the drive motor 674 is transmitted from the main controller 110.

  Next, a state in which the variable winning device 65 is assembled will be described with reference to FIG. As shown in FIG. 4, the variable winning device 65 includes a front surface of the first base member 650 and a front surface of the open / close door 660 (the guiding portion 663 and the ball receiving portion 664) in a state where the open / close door 660 is in the closed posture. It is located on substantially the same plane. Further, since the protruding portion 665 protrudes to the game area side (the lower side in FIG. 4A and the left side in FIG. 4B), a part of the sphere flowing down the gaming area contacts the protruding portion 665. As a result, the flow-down speed of the ball in contact with the protruding portion 665 is reduced, so that energy when the reduced ball collides with a member positioned on the downstream side of the variable winning device 65 is suppressed. Therefore, it is possible to reduce damage to the member located downstream from the variable winning device 65. In this embodiment, since the member located downstream from the variable winning device 65 is the rail 61 and the out port 66, damage to the rail 61 and the out port 66 can be reduced.

  In this embodiment, the variable winning device 65 is disposed on the downstream side of the first winning port 64, but the variable winning device 65 may be disposed on the upstream side of the first winning port. For example, the variable winning device 65 may be disposed on either the left or right side of the variable display device unit 80 (see FIG. 2). If the variable winning device 65 is arranged on the upstream side of the game area, it is possible to reduce damage to a large number of winning holes and bonus items located on the downstream side.

  Next, with reference to FIG. 5, the case where the variable winning device 65 is in the open posture will be described. When the opening / closing door 660 changes from the closed position to the open position, the guide portion 663 rotates to a position that forms a passage for guiding the ball to the specific winning opening 672 (the accommodation space 677 side) and receives the ball receiver. The part 664 rotates to a position (game area side) for receiving a ball flowing down the game area (arrow A direction, first direction in FIG. 4B).

  As shown in FIG. 5, when the opening / closing door 660 is in the open posture, the guide portion 663 and the ball receiving portion 664 are inclined downward from the game area side to the accommodation space 677 side (in the direction of the specific winning opening 672) (FIG. 5A). It is rotationally driven by the drive motor 674 from a position in front of the arrow Z direction to a position where it tilts downward toward the heel side. Further, as shown in FIG. 5 (a), when the opening / closing door 660 is in the open posture, the projecting portion 665 is on the tip side (the left end side in FIG. 5 (a)) where the guide portion 663 and the ball receiving portion 664 communicate. As it goes, it is inclined from the game area side to the accommodation space 677 side. In other words, the end of the protruding portion 665 on the side where the specific winning port 672 is provided (the right side in FIG. 5A) is the opposite end (the left end in FIG. 5A) and the specific winning port 672. Is close to the side wall 677a on which is formed.

  The ball flowing down the game area is first received by the ball receiving portion 664 and guided toward the protruding portion 665 by the inclination of the ball receiving portion 664. Then, due to the inclination of the ball receiving portion 664 and the inclination of the protruding portion 665, the ball is guided to the distal end side (left side in FIG. 5A) of the protruding portion 665, and the sphere moves from the ball receiving portion 664 to the guiding portion 663. The sphere that has moved from the ball receiving portion 664 to the guiding portion 663 enters a groove 666 formed in the guiding portion 663, and is guided toward the specific winning opening 672 by the inclination of the groove 666. Thereafter, the passage of the ball that has passed through the specific winning port 672 is detected by the specific winning port detection switch 207, and a signal that detects the passage is input to the main controller 110. As will be described later, when the main control device 110 receives a signal from the specific winning opening detection switch 207, the payout control device 111 is instructed to pay out a prize ball.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 5B, when the open / close door 660 is in the open posture, the protruding tip of the protruding portion 665 (the tip on the upper side in the arrow Y direction in FIG. 5B) and the opening 651 of the first base member 650 A gap having a size that prevents the passage of a sphere is formed between the two. In other words, the shortest distance between the protruding tip of the protruding portion 665 and the opening 651 of the first base member 650 (the opening of the accommodation space 677) is shorter than the diameter of the sphere. Therefore, a ball flowing down the game area always collides with the ball receiving portion 664, a part of the balls also collides with the protruding portion 665, and a ball that does not collide with the protruding portion 665 has a specific winning port 672. Since it collides with the side wall 677a, it is possible to prevent winning directly into the specific winning opening 672. Further, since the position where the ball moves from the ball receiving portion 664 to the guiding portion 663 and the specific winning opening 672 are located at both end portions, the moving distance until the ball reaches the specific winning opening 672 becomes longer. The rectifying effect of the sphere can be enhanced. For example, if the ball vigorously wins the specific winning opening 672, the ball flutters due to the momentum, so that the specific winning opening detecting switch 207 detects erroneously, or the specific winning opening 672 and the specific winning opening detecting switch 207 are damaged. In some cases, as described above, the rectifying effect is enhanced by the protruding portion 665, the ball receiving portion 664, and the guiding portion 662, so that the flapping of the ball can be suppressed, and the erroneous detection of the winning number of the ball and the occurrence of breakage are reduced. can do. Furthermore, if the movement distance until the ball reaches the specific prize opening 672 becomes longer, the momentum of the ball becomes weaker (the speed becomes slower), so that more than necessary (10 or more balls in this embodiment) win a prize. Can be suppressed.

  When the opening / closing door 660 changes from the open position to the closed position, the guide section 663 rotates to the specific winning opening 672 (game area side) and the ball receiving section 664 rotates to the accommodation space 677 side. (FIG. 5B, arrow B direction, anti-first direction).

  Here, since the rotation shaft 661 is provided so as to be connected to the opening / closing member 660, the movement distance of the opening / closing door 660 is larger than that in the case where the axis of rotation of the opening / closing door 660 is away from the opening / closing door 660. Can be shortened. Therefore, since the time required for the opening / closing door 660 to change from the open position to the closed position is shortened, it is possible to reduce the number of balls that flow into the accommodation space 677 while the opening / closing door 660 is rotated to the closed position.

  Here, the jackpot will be described. In the pachinko machine 10, when the lottery in the main controller 110 is a big hit, after a predetermined time (fluctuation time) has elapsed, the LED 37a of the first symbol display device 37 is turned on so as to become a big hit stop symbol. The stop symbol corresponding to the jackpot is displayed on the third symbol display device 81 to indicate the occurrence of the jackpot. Thereafter, the gaming state transitions to a special gaming state (big hit) where the ball is easy to win. As this special gaming state, the opening / closing door 660 (the state shown in FIG. 4), which is normally closed, receives a predetermined number of balls (for example, 10 balls) until a predetermined time (for example, 30 seconds) elapses. To the open position (state of FIG. 5).

  The opening / closing door 660 is closed (becomes a closed posture) after a predetermined time has elapsed, and after the closing, the opening / closing door 660 is opened again for a predetermined time (becomes an open posture). The opening / closing operation of the opening / closing door 660 can be repeated up to 16 times (16 rounds), for example. The state in which the opening / closing operation is performed is a form of a special gaming state advantageous to the player, and the player is given out a larger amount of prize balls than usual in order to give a gaming value (game value). Is done. A detailed description of the control of the open / close door 660 during the jackpot will be described later with reference to FIG.

  Note that the special gaming state is not limited to the above-described form. When the game area is provided with a large opening that is opened and closed separately from the variable winning device 65, and the LED 37a corresponding to the jackpot is turned on in the first symbol display device 37, the open / close door 660 of the variable winning device 65 is opened for a predetermined time. When the open / close door 660 is opened, the game state in which the large opening provided separately from the variable winning device 65 is opened for a predetermined time and a predetermined number of times when the ball wins into the specific winning opening 672 is special. You may make it form as a game state.

  As described above, in the variable winning device 65 of the present embodiment, when the open / close door 660 rotates from the open position to the closed position, the guide portion 663 moves from the accommodation space 677 side to the game area side (FIG. 5). (B) Since it rotates in the direction of arrow B), when the open / close door 660 is rotated to the closed position, the ball passing through the guiding portion 663 (groove 666) does not enter the specific winning opening 672 and moves toward the gaming area side. Discharged. Therefore, it is possible to reduce that more than necessary (predetermined predetermined number or more, 10 in this embodiment) balls win the specific winning opening 672 while the opening / closing operation of the opening / closing door 660 is performed once. . Generally, for the pachinko machine 10, a jackpot lottery probability (specifications of the pachinko machine 10) is determined according to the number of balls launched into the game area and the number of prize balls to be paid out. Therefore, if there is a variation in the number of balls to be awarded to the specific winning opening 672 during the jackpot where the most award balls are paid out, the specifications that are set in advance and the specifications when the game is actually played are different and unintended specifications. It becomes a pachinko machine. However, the variable winning device 65 of the pachinko machine 10 can discharge the unwinned ball that has flowed into the accommodation space 677 to the game area from the accommodation space 677 when the open / close door 660 rotates to the closed position. It is possible to reduce the winning of the ball in the specific winning opening 672, and it is possible to reduce the difference between the predetermined specification and the specification when the game is actually performed.

  Further, since the sphere guided to the specific winning opening 672 passes through the ball receiving portion 664, the protruding portion 665, and the guiding portion 663, the dirt is attached to the ball receiving portion 664, the protruding portion 665, and the guiding portion 663. The ball does not move smoothly, and it takes time to win the prize or the ball is clogged. However, when the open / close door 660 is closed, the guiding portion 663, the ball receiving portion 664, and the protruding portion 665 are exposed to the game area side. Therefore, when the dirt is found, the dirt can be easily removed. Therefore, the balls can be passed smoothly, the winning time can be shortened, and the occurrence of ball clogging can be reduced. In addition, when a sphere adheres to the opening / closing door 660 due to dirt on the passage or dirt on the sphere, the attached sphere collides with the flowing-down sphere in the state where the opening / closing door 660 is in the closed position. The attached ball can be removed naturally during the game. Therefore, the game is less likely to be interrupted to remove the attached ball, so that it is possible to reduce discomfort for the player who is playing.

  In addition, the open / close door 660 is in a closed position (the state shown in FIG. 4B), and the ball receiving portion 664 is positioned downstream of the rotating shaft 661 in the flow direction of the ball. The force that acts when the doors collide acts in the direction in which the door 660 rotates to the closed position. If the force applied when the ball collides with the ball receiving portion 664 prevents the opening / closing door 660 from rotating to the closed position, the time until the opening / closing door 660 is closed is slightly prolonged, and extra storage is provided. It is also conceivable that a sphere flows into the space 677. However, since the force acting when the ball collides with the ball receiving portion 664 acts in the direction in which the opening / closing door 660 rotates to the closed position, it is possible to reduce the increase in the number of balls flowing into the accommodation space 677. As a result, it is possible to reduce the possibility that a predetermined number or more balls are likely to win a specific winning opening 672.

  Further, the ball flowing down the game area always collides with the ball receiving portion 664, collides with the side wall 677a in which the protruding portion 665 or the specific winning port 672 is formed, and is guided to the specific winning port 672 while being rectified by the groove 666. As a result, the momentum of the sphere becomes weaker (the speed becomes slower). Therefore, when the open / close door 660 is in the closed position, it operates to discharge the ball operating at low speed to the game area, so compared to the conventional open / close door that rotates from the game area side to the accommodation space side, It is possible to reduce the sphere that flows down between the guide portion 663 and the opening 651 of the first base member 650. Therefore, since the sphere is sandwiched between the guide portion 663 and the opening 651 of the first base member 650 and the opening 651 is not closed, it is possible to reduce the flow of more spheres than necessary into the accommodation space 677.

  In addition, since the variable winning device 65 is provided below the game area, the open / close door of the variable winning device 65 rotates like a conventional single door with the lower end serving as a rotation axis and the upper end rotating toward the game area. In this case, for example, a cell board or piano wire is inserted from below the game area, and the cell board or piano wire is hooked on the upper end of one door to forcibly rotate to win more game balls than necessary. In some cases, cheating was conducted. However, according to this gaming machine, when the cell board or the piano wire is hooked on the upper end of the opening / closing door 660 and the ball receiving portion 664 is rotated, the ball receiving portion 664 is rotated so as to protrude toward the gaming area side. Further, it is possible to release the catch of the cell plate, to cut the piano wire, and to prevent an illegal act of forcibly turning the open / close door 660. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the opening / closing door 660 from being forcibly rotated and causing more than necessary balls to be awarded to the specific winning opening 672. Further, the door 660 is forced to rotate with a cell board or a piano wire because the guide portion 663 enters the housing space 677 and the ball receiving portion 664 rotates in a direction protruding into the game area. It can make it difficult.

  Returning to FIG. Adhesive spaces K1, K2 for adhering certificate papers, identification labels, etc. are provided at the left and right corners on the lower side of the game board 13, and the certificate paper, etc., adhered to the adhesive space K1, is a front frame 14. Can be visually recognized through the small window 35.

  Further, the game board 13 is provided with an out port 66 and a second entrance (through gate) 67. A ball that has not entered any of the winning openings 63, 64, 65a is guided through an out port 66 to a ball discharge path (not shown). A number of nails are planted on the game board 13 in order to appropriately disperse and adjust the falling direction of the ball, and various members (instruments) such as a windmill are arranged.

  Here, the configuration of the back surface of the pachinko machine 10 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 6 is a rear view of the pachinko machine 10.

  As shown in FIG. 6, control board units 90 and 91 and a back pack unit 94 are mainly provided on the back side of the pachinko machine 10. The control board unit 90 is unitized by mounting a main board (main control apparatus 110), an audio lamp control board (audio lamp control apparatus 113), and a display control board (display control apparatus 114). The control board unit 91 is unitized by mounting a payout control board (payout control apparatus 111), a firing control board (launching control apparatus 112), a power supply board (power supply apparatus 115), and a card unit connection board 116. The back pack unit 94 includes a back pack 92 and a dispensing unit 93 that form a protective cover. In addition, each control board is used for MPU as a one-chip microcomputer that controls each control, a port for communicating with various devices, a random number generator used for various lotteries, time counting and synchronization. A clock pulse generation circuit or the like is mounted as necessary. The main control device 110, the sound lamp control device 113 and the display control device 114, the payout control device 111 and the firing control device 112, the power supply device 115, and the card unit connection board 116 are housed in the board boxes 100 to 104, respectively. . The board boxes 100 to 104 include a box base and a box cover that covers the opening of the box base. The box base and the box cover are connected to each other, and each control device and each board are accommodated.

  Further, the substrate box 100 (main control device 110) and the substrate box 102 (dispensing control device 111 and launch control device 112) connect the box base and the box cover so that they cannot be opened by a sealing unit (not shown) (caulking structure). Consolidated). In addition, a seal (not shown) is attached to the connecting portion between the box base and the box cover so as to cover the box base and the box cover. This seal seal is made of a brittle material. If the seal is to be peeled off in order to open the substrate boxes 100, 102, or if the substrate boxes 100, 102 are forcibly opened, the box base side and the box cover are removed. Cut to the side. Therefore, it is possible to know whether or not the substrate boxes 100 and 102 have been opened by checking the sealing unit or the sealing seal.

  The payout unit 93 includes a tank 130 that is located at the top of the back pack unit 94 and opens upward, a tank rail 131 that is connected to the lower side of the tank 130 and is gently inclined toward the downstream side, and downstream of the tank rail 131. A case rail 132 that is vertically connected to the side, and a payout device 133 that is provided at the most downstream portion of the case rail 132 and that pays out a ball by a predetermined electrical configuration of the payout motor 216 (see FIG. 7). ing. The tank 130 is successively replenished with balls supplied from the island equipment of the game hall, and a required number of balls are paid out by the payout device 133 as appropriate. A vibrator 134 for applying vibration to the tank rail 131 is attached to the tank rail 131.

  The payout control device 111 is provided with a state return switch 120, the firing control device 112 is provided with a variable resistor operation knob 121, and the power supply device 115 is provided with a RAM erase switch 122. The state return switch 120 is operated, for example, in order to eliminate ball clogging (return to a normal state) when a payout error occurs, such as ball clogging in the payout motor 216 (see FIG. 7). The operation knob 121 is operated to adjust the firing force of the firing solenoid. The RAM erase switch 122 is operated when the power is turned on to return the pachinko machine 10 to the initial state.

  Next, the electrical configuration of the pachinko machine 10 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing an electrical configuration of the pachinko machine 10.

  The main controller 110 is equipped with an MPU 201 as a one-chip microcomputer that is an arithmetic unit. The MPU 201 includes a ROM 202 that stores various control programs executed by the MPU 201 and fixed value data, and a memory that temporarily stores various data when the control program stored in the ROM 202 is executed. A certain RAM 203 and various other circuits such as an interrupt circuit, a timer circuit, and a data transmission / reception circuit are incorporated. Various commands are transmitted from the main control device 110 to the sub control device by the data transmission / reception circuit in order to instruct the sub control device such as the payout control device 111 and the sound lamp control device 113 to operate. Such a command is transmitted from the main controller 110 to the sub controller only in one direction.

  The RAM 203 stores the contents of the internal registers of the MPU 201, the return address of the control program executed by the MPU 201, and the work area (work area for storing various flags and counters, I / O values, etc. Area). The RAM 203 is configured to hold (backup) data by being supplied with a backup voltage from the power supply device 115 even after the power of the pachinko machine 10 is shut off, and all data stored in the RAM 203 is backed up. Note that the power failure signal SG1 from the power failure monitoring circuit 252 is input to the NMI terminal (non-maskable interrupt terminal) of the MPU 201 when the power is interrupted due to the occurrence of a power failure or the like. Is input immediately, the NMI interrupt process (see FIG. 17) as a power failure process is immediately executed.

  The work area of the RAM 203 includes an opening / closing door opening flag 203a, a closing timer 203b, an opening timer 203c, a specific winning counter 203d, a round counter 203e, and a drive motor counter 203f. The opening / closing door opening flag 203a is a flag indicating the state of the opening / closing door 660 (open posture and closed posture), and is turned on when the drive motor 674 is driven in the opening direction (see S506 in FIG. 14). It is turned off when driven in the closing direction (see S513 in FIG. 14). The closing timer 203b is a timer for storing time information after the opening / closing door 660 starts to move to the closed position, and an initial value (value 0) is set when the opening / closing door opening flag 203a is turned off (FIG. 14). S1) is incremented by 1 every 2 ms (see S609 in FIG. 15). The opening timer 203c is a timer for storing time information after the opening / closing door 660 starts to move to the open position, and an initial value (value 0) is set when the opening / closing door opening flag 203a is turned on (FIG. 14). (See S505 of FIG. 15)) is incremented by 1 every 2 ms (see S608 of FIG. 15). The specific winning counter 203d is a counter that stores the number of balls that have passed through the specific winning opening 672, and is incremented by 1 each time the passing of a ball is detected by the specific winning opening detection switch 207 (see S620 in FIG. 15). When the first round is completed, an initial value is set (see S512 in FIG. 14). The round counter 203e is a counter that stores the number of rounds that is a big hit, and is incremented by 1 each time the open / close door 660 is changed from the open position to the closed position (see S514 in FIG. 14). The high-speed drive motor counter 203f1 is a counter for setting an interval for outputting a pulse for driving the drive motor 674 at a high speed (changing a coil of a current flowing through the drive motor), and outputting one pulse (coil The initial value (value 0) is set every time (see S614 in FIG. 15), and is incremented by 1 every 2 ms after the drive motor 674 is instructed to drive to the open position. (See S612 in FIG. 15). The low-speed drive motor counter 203f2 is a counter for setting an interval for outputting a pulse for driving the drive motor 674 at a low speed (changing a coil of a current flowing through the drive motor), and outputting one pulse (coil The initial value (value 0) is set every time (see S618 in FIG. 15), and is incremented by 1 every 2 ms after the drive motor 674 is instructed to be driven to the closed position. (See S616 in FIG. 15). Note that “high speed” and “low speed” in the drive motor counters 203f1 and f2 indicate a difference in the drive speed of the door 660, and do not indicate that the drive speed is extremely fast or extremely slow.

  An input / output port 205 is connected to the MPU 201 of the main control device 110 via a bus line 204 composed of an address bus and a data bus. The input / output port 205 includes a payout control device 111, a sound lamp control device 113, a first symbol display device 37, a second symbol display device 82, a specific winning opening detection switch 207, a drive motor 674, a switch group and a sensor (not shown). Various switches 206 composed of groups and the like are connected.

  The payout control device 111 performs payout control of prize balls and rental balls by the payout motor 216. The MPU 211, which is an arithmetic unit, includes a ROM 212 that stores a control program executed by the MPU 211, fixed value data, and the like, and a RAM 213 that is used as a work memory or the like.

  The RAM 213 of the payout control device 111, like the RAM 203 of the main control device 110, has a stack area for storing the contents of the internal registers of the MPU 211, the return address of the control program executed by the MPU 211, and various flags and counters. And a work area (work area) in which values such as I / O are stored. The RAM 213 is configured to be able to retain (backup) data by being supplied with a backup voltage from the power supply device 115 even after the power of the pachinko machine 10 is cut off, and all data stored in the RAM 213 is backed up. As with the MPU 201 of the main controller 110, the power failure signal SG1 is also input to the NMI terminal of the MPU 211 from the power failure monitoring circuit 252 when the power is interrupted due to the occurrence of a power failure or the like. When input to the MPU 211, an NMI interrupt process (see FIG. 17) is immediately executed as a power failure process.

  An input / output port 215 is connected to the MPU 211 of the payout control device 111 via a bus line 214 composed of an address bus and a data bus. The main control device 110, the payout motor 216, the firing control device 112, and the like are connected to the input / output port 215, respectively.

  The launch control device 112 controls the ball launch unit 112a so that the launch strength of the ball according to the rotational operation amount of the operation handle 51 is obtained when the main control device 110 gives an instruction to launch a ball. The ball launching unit 112a includes a launching solenoid and an electromagnet (not shown), and the firing solenoid and the electromagnet are permitted to be driven when predetermined conditions are met. Specifically, it corresponds to the amount of rotation of the operation handle 51 on the condition that the touch sensor detects that the player is touching the operation handle 51 and the firing stop switch for stopping the firing is not operated. Then, the launch solenoid is excited, and the ball is launched with a strength corresponding to the operation amount of the operation handle 51.

  The voice lamp control device 113 is a voice output in a voice output device (such as a speaker not shown) 226, an output of lighting and extinguishing in a lamp display device (such as the illumination units 29 to 33 and the display lamp 34), and the display control device 114. The setting of the display mode of the 3rd symbol display apparatus 81 performed etc. is controlled. The MPU 221 that is an arithmetic unit includes a ROM 222 that stores a control program executed by the MPU 221, fixed value data, and the like, and a RAM 223 that is used as a work memory or the like.

  An input / output port 225 is connected to the MPU 221 of the sound lamp control device 113 via a bus line 224 including an address bus and a data bus. The main control device 110, the display control device 114, the audio output device 226, the lamp display device 227, and the frame button 22 are connected to the input / output port 225, respectively.

  The display control device 114 controls the change display of the third symbol on the third symbol display device (LCD) 81. The display control device 114 includes an MPU 231, a ROM (program ROM) 232, a work RAM 233, a video RAM 234, a character ROM 235, an image controller 236, an input port 237, an output port 238, and bus lines 239 and 240. It has. The input side of the input port 237 is connected to the output side of the input / output port 225 of the sound lamp control device 113, and the output side of the input port 237 is connected to the MPU 231, ROM 232, work RAM 233, and image controller 236. A video RAM 234 and a character ROM 235 are connected to the image controller 236, and an output port 238 is connected via a bus line 240. Further, the third symbol display device 81 is connected to the output port 238. Even if the pachinko machine 10 is a different model with different winning probability for winning the jackpot and the number of prize balls to be paid out in one jackpot, there is a model having the same specifications as the symbols displayed on the third symbol display device 81. Therefore, the display control device 114 is made into a common part to reduce the cost.

  The MPU 231 of the display control device 114 controls the display contents of the third symbol display device 81 based on the symbol display command input from the sound lamp control device 113. The ROM 232 is a memory for storing various control programs executed by the MPU 231 and fixed value data. The work RAM 233 is a memory for temporarily storing work data and flags used when the MPU 231 executes various programs.

  Character ROM 235 stores character information for display such as symbols (background symbols and third symbols) displayed on third symbol display device 81. Character information includes numerical data of the third symbol (for example, 0 to 9) displayed in a variable manner, symbol data other than numeric data (for example, a symbol of a box or a symbol of a helmet (see FIG. 8B)), a background symbol In addition, a notice character design, a character design (for example, a boy (see FIG. 8B)), and the like are stored. In the present embodiment, the character information described above is composed of about 1024 Mbytes, and the 1024 Mbytes of character information is compressed to about 768 Mbytes and stored. Therefore, the character information read from the character ROM 235 is stored in the video RAM 234 after being decompressed.

  The video RAM 234 is a memory for storing the effect data displayed on the third symbol display device 81. By rewriting the contents of a display storage area (not shown) provided in the video RAM 234, the video RAM 234 The display content of the 3-design display device 81 is changed.

  Note that the character information stored in the character ROM 235 is stored in the video RAM 234 because the processing speed of the RAM is faster than that of the ROM, and the display data is processed in the RAM (for example, changing the size of the changing symbol or the color of the background symbol). This is because it is easy to change). Further, when character information is read and written directly to the video RAM 234 every time the display mode of the 3rd symbol display device 81 is changed, if the amount of data to be read is large, it takes time to read and smooth display cannot be achieved or the image is clear. This is because it cannot be displayed.

  The image controller 236 adjusts the timings of the MPU 231, the video RAM 234, and the output port 238 to intervene in reading and writing data, and reads the display data stored in the video RAM 234 at a predetermined timing to read the third symbol display device 81. Is displayed.

  The power supply device 115 includes a power supply unit 251 for supplying power to each unit of the pachinko machine 10, a power failure monitoring circuit 252 for monitoring power interruption due to a power failure, and a RAM erase switch 122 having a RAM erase switch 122 (see FIG. 6). Circuit 253. The power supply unit 251 is a device that supplies an operation voltage necessary for each to the control devices 110 to 114 through a power supply path (not shown). As its outline, the power supply unit 251 takes in a voltage of AC 24 volts supplied from the outside, and drives various switches, solenoids, motors, etc. 12 volts, logic 5 volts, RAM A backup voltage or the like for backup is generated, and a necessary voltage is supplied to the control devices 110 to 114 and the like using the 12 volt voltage, the 5 volt voltage, and the backup voltage.

  The power failure monitoring circuit 252 is a circuit for outputting a power failure signal SG1 to each NMI terminal of the MPU 201 of the main control device 110 and the MPU 211 of the payout control device 111 when the power is cut off due to the occurrence of a power failure or the like. The power failure monitoring circuit 252 monitors the voltage of 24 VDC, which is the maximum voltage output from the power supply unit 251, and determines that a power failure (power shutdown) occurs when this voltage is less than 22 volts, Power failure signal SG1 is output to main controller 110 and payout controller 111. Based on the output of the power failure signal SG1, the main controller 110 and the payout controller 111 recognize the occurrence of the power failure and execute the NMI interrupt process. Note that the power supply unit 251 outputs a voltage of 5 volts, which is a drive voltage of the control system, for a time sufficient to execute the NMI interrupt processing even after the DC stable voltage of 24 volts becomes less than 22 volts. Is maintained at a normal value. Therefore, the main control device 110 and the payout control device 111 can normally execute and complete the NMI interrupt processing.

  The RAM erase switch circuit 253 is a circuit for outputting a RAM erase signal SG2 for clearing backup data to the main controller 110 when the RAM erase switch 122 is pressed. The main controller 110 clears the backup data when the RAM erase signal SG2 is input when the pachinko machine 10 is turned on, and issues a payout initialization command for clearing the backup data in the payout controller 111. 111 is transmitted.

  Here, with reference to FIG. 8, the display content of the 3rd symbol display apparatus 81 is demonstrated. FIG. 8 is a diagram for explaining the display screen of the third symbol display device 81, and FIG. 8 (a) is a diagram schematically showing area segment setting and effective line setting of the display screen, FIG. 8B is a diagram illustrating an actual display screen.

  The third symbol is composed of ten types of main symbols with numbers from “0” to “9” and one type of sub-shaped petal shape formed smaller than this main symbol. Each main symbol is composed of numbers from “0” to “9” on the rear symbol consisting of a wooden box, of which the main symbols with odd numbers (1, 3, 5, 7, 9) are A large number is added to almost the front of the wooden box. On the other hand, the main symbols with even numbers (0, 2, 4, 6, 8) are attached to the front of the wooden box almost fully, and attached symbols imitating characters such as furoshiki and helmets are added. An even number is small in green on the lower right side of the attached symbol and is added so as to be displayed on the front side of the attached symbol.

  Further, in the pachinko machine 10 according to the present embodiment, when the lottery result by the main controller 110 is a big win, a variable display in which the same main symbols are arranged is performed, and a big hit occurs after the variable display is finished. It is configured to When shifting to the high-probability state after the big hit, the variable display is performed in which the main symbols (corresponding to “high-probability symbols”) to which odd numbers are added are aligned. On the other hand, when shifting to the low probability state after the big hit, the variable display is performed in which the main symbols to which the even numbers are added (corresponding to “low probability symbols”) are arranged. Here, the high probability state means a state in which the jackpot probability thereafter increases as added value after the jackpot ends, that is, a so-called probability change (during probability change). The low probability state refers to a time when the probability is not a probability change, and refers to a state where the jackpot probability is normal, that is, a state where the probability of a jackpot is lower than the time of probability change (short time or normal).

  As shown in FIG. 8 (a), the display screen of the 3rd symbol display device 81 is roughly divided into two vertically and the lower 2/3 is the main display area Dm in which the 3rd symbol is variably displayed. The upper third is a sub display area Ds for displaying a notice effect and a character.

  In the main display area Dm, three symbol rows Z1, Z2, and Z3 of left, middle, and right are displayed. In each of the symbol rows Z1 to Z3, the above-described third symbols are displayed in a prescribed order. That is, in each of the symbol rows Z1 to Z3, the main symbols are arranged in ascending or descending numerical order, and one sub symbol is arranged between the main symbols. For this reason, each symbol row is composed of 20 third symbols of 10 main symbols and 10 sub symbols, and scrolls from top to bottom with periodicity for each symbol row Z1 to Z3. As a result, a variable display is performed. In particular, the left symbol row Z1 is arranged so that the numbers of the main symbols appear in descending order, and the middle symbol row Z2 and the right symbol row Z3 are arranged so that the numbers of the main symbols appear in ascending order.

  In the main display area Dm, the third symbols are displayed in the upper, middle, and lower three rows for each symbol row Z1 to Z3. Accordingly, the third symbol display device 81 displays a total of nine third symbols of 3 rows × 3 columns. In the main display area Dm, five effective lines, that is, an upper line L1, a middle line L2, a lower line L3, a right rising line L4, and a left rising line L5 are set. In each game, the variable display stops in the order of the left symbol row Z1 → the right symbol row Z3 → the middle symbol row Z2, and the combination of jackpot symbols on any active line at the time of the stop (in this embodiment, A jackpot moving image is displayed as a jackpot if the same combination of main symbols is arranged.

  The sub display area Ds is horizontally long above the main display area Dm, and is further equally divided into three notice areas Ds1 to Ds3 in the left-right direction. Here, the left and right notice areas Ds1, Ds3 are normally covered with a double-open opaque door that is electrically opened and closed by a solenoid, and sometimes the solenoid is excited and the door is opened to the front side. The display area is visible to the player. The center notice area Ds2 is a display area that is always visible without being covered by the door.

  As shown in FIG. 8B, on the actual display screen, a total of nine main symbols and sub symbols of the third symbol are displayed in the main display area Dm. In the sub display area Ds, the left and right doors are closed, and the left and right notice areas Ds1 and Ds3 are covered and the display screen cannot be visually recognized. If either one of the left and right doors or both doors are opened during the variable display, a video is displayed in the left and right notice areas Ds1 and Ds3, and it is easy for the player to change to a big hit than usual. It is suggested. In the center notice area Ds2, a predetermined character (a boy with a bee in this embodiment) usually performs a predetermined action and sometimes performs a special action different from the predetermined action or another character appears. The announcement effect is performed by putting out. The display screen of the third symbol display device 81 is divided into upper and lower display areas Dm and Ds in principle, but the third symbol and characters are displayed larger across the display areas Dm and Ds. A display effect can be performed.

  Next, the operation of the pachinko machine 10 configured as described above will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 9 is a diagram showing an outline of various counters provided in the main controller 110. In the present embodiment, the MPU 201 in the main control device 110 uses various counter information during the game to perform jackpot lottery, display setting of the first symbol display device 37, and the like. Specifically, the jackpot The first per-random number counter C1 used for lottery selection, the first per-challenge symbol counter C2 used for selection of the big win symbol, the stop pattern selection counter C3, and the first per-random number counter C1 used for setting initial values. One initial value random number counter CINI1 and variation type counters CS1, CS2, CS3 used for variation pattern selection are used. The second symbol random number counter C4 is used for lottery of the second symbol display device 82, and the second initial random number counter CINI2 is used for setting the initial value of the second symbol random number counter C4. Each of these counters is a loop counter that adds 1 to the previous value every time it is updated and returns to 0 after reaching the maximum value.

  Each counter is updated at short time intervals, and the updated value is appropriately stored in a counter buffer set in a predetermined area of the RAM 203. The RAM 203 is provided with a holding ball storage area composed of one execution area and four holding areas (holding first to fourth areas). The values of the first per-random number counter C1, the first per-type counter C2, and the stop pattern selection counter C3 are stored in accordance with the ball winning timing.

  Specifically, each counter is configured such that the first random number counter C1 is incremented by 1 in order, for example, within a range of 0 to 738, and returns to 0 after reaching the maximum value (ie, 738). In particular, when the first random number counter C1 makes one round, the value of the first initial value random number counter CINI1 at that time is read as the initial value of the first random number counter C1. The first initial value random number counter CINI1 is configured as a loop counter that is updated in the same range as the first per-random number counter C1 (value = 0 to 738), and is updated once every timer interrupt (see FIG. 15). And is repeatedly updated within the remaining time of the main process (see FIG. 11). The value of the first per-random number counter C1 is updated, for example, periodically (once every timer interruption in this embodiment), and the reserved ball storage area of the RAM 203 at the timing when the ball wins the first entrance 64. Stored in The number of random number values that are jackpots is set at low probability and high probability, and the number of random numbers that are jackpots at low probability is 2, and the value is “373, 727” There are 14 random numbers that are big hits at high probability, and the values are "59, 109, 163, 211, 263, 317, 367, 421, 479, 523, 631, 683, 733".

  The first hit type counter C2 determines the display mode of the first symbol display device 37 at the time of the big hit. In the present embodiment, the first hit type counter C2 is incremented one by one within the range of 0 to 4, and the maximum value ( That is, it is configured to return to 0 after reaching 4). The value of the first hit type counter C2 is updated, for example, periodically (once every timer interruption in this embodiment), and the reserved ball storage area of the RAM 203 at the timing when the ball wins the first entrance 64. Stored in In addition, the value of the random number that becomes a high probability state after the jackpot is “1, 2, 3”, the value of the random number that becomes the low probability state after the jackpot is “0, 4”, and two types of hits are determined. The Therefore, the display mode corresponding to the stop symbol displayed on the first symbol display device 37 is a display mode corresponding to two types of jackpots of a high probability state and a low probability state, and one type of display mode corresponding to a deviation. There are a total of three display modes, one of which is selected.

  The stop pattern selection counter C3 is, for example, incremented by 1 in the range of 0 to 238, and returns to 0 after reaching the maximum value (that is, 238). In the present embodiment, the stop pattern selection counter C3 selects the effect pattern displayed on the third symbol display device 81, and after reaching, the final stop symbol is shifted by one before and after the reach symbol and stopped. And “reach out of front / rear” (for example, in the range of 0 to 8). Three stop (rendering) patterns that are not completely generated (for example, a range of 39 to 238) are selected. The value of the stop pattern selection counter C3 is updated, for example, periodically (once every timer interruption in this embodiment), and is stored in the reserved ball storage area of the RAM 203 at the timing when the ball wins the first entrance 64. Stored.

  Further, the stop pattern selection counter C3 is provided with a plurality of tables having different ranges of random number values from which the stop pattern is selected. This is based on whether the current state of the pachinko machine 10 is a high probability state or a low probability state, in which area of the reserved ball storage area each random number value is stored (that is, the number of reservations), etc. This is to change the stop pattern selection ratio. For example, in a high probability state, a table with a wide random value range of 10 to 238 corresponding to the stop pattern “completely out” is selected so that a reach effect is not selected more than necessary because a big hit is likely to occur. It becomes easy to select “completely off”. In this table, the range of random values corresponding to the stop pattern of “front / rear out of reach” is narrowed to 0-5, and the range of random values corresponding to the stop pattern of “reach other than front / rear out of reach” is narrowed to 6-9. Therefore, it is difficult to select “rear out of front / rear reach” or “reach out of front / rear out”. Further, if each random number value is not stored in the holding ball storage area in a low probability state, a disturbance corresponding to the stop pattern of “completely off” in order to secure the time for the ball to enter the first entrance 64. A table with a narrow numerical value range of 51 to 238 is selected, and “completely out” is difficult to select. In this table, the range of random numbers corresponding to the stop pattern of “reach other than front / rear deviation” is as wide as 9 to 50, and “reach other than front / rear deviation” is easily selected. Therefore, in the low probability state, the ball entry time to the first entrance 64 can be secured, and therefore, the variable display by the third symbol display device 81 is easily performed continuously.

  Of the two variation type counters CS1 and CS2, one variation type counter CS1 is incremented one by one within a range of 0 to 198, for example, and reaches a maximum value (that is, 198) and then returns to 0. On the other hand, the other variation type counter CS2 is, for example, incremented one by one within a range of 0 to 240, and returns to 0 after reaching the maximum value (that is, 240). The values of the variation type counters CS1 and CS2 are updated once every time a main process (see FIG. 11) described later is executed once, and are repeatedly updated within the remaining time in the main process. In the following description, CS1 is also referred to as “first variation type counter”, and CS2 is also referred to as “second variation type counter”.

  The first variation type counter CS1 determines a rough display mode such as so-called normal reach, super reach, premium reach, and special reach. Specifically, the display mode is determined by determining the variation time of the symbol variation. The second variation type counter CS2 determines a variation time (in other words, the number of variation symbols) until the final stop symbol (in this embodiment, the middle symbol) stops after the occurrence of reach. Based on the variation time determined by the variation type counters CS1 and CS2, the voice lamp control device 113 determines the reach type of the third symbol displayed on the third display device 81 and the detailed symbol variation mode. Therefore, a variety of variation patterns can be easily realized by combining these variation type counters CS1 and CS2. It is also possible to determine the symbol variation mode only by the first variation type counter CS1, or to determine the symbol variation mode similarly by combining the first variation type counter CS1 and the stop symbol.

  For example, the value of the variation type counter CS3 is sequentially incremented by 1 within a range of 0 to 162, and returns to 0 after reaching the maximum value (that is, 162). In the following description, CS3 is also referred to as a “third variation type counter”. The 3rd symbol display device 81 of this Embodiment performs the decorative production according to the display mode of the 1st symbol display device 37, and can slide the symbol which is changing in addition to the variation of a symbol. A notice effect such as passing a notice character for notifying the occurrence of the reach effect is performed. The effect pattern of the notice effect is selected by the variation type counter CS3. Specifically, an effect pattern in which the time required for the notice effect is added to the change time, an effect pattern in which the change time is subtracted in order to reduce the time for change display, and an effect pattern in which the change time is not added or subtracted. Among them, any production pattern is selected. As with the stop pattern selection counter C3, the variation type counter CS3 is provided with a plurality of tables with different ranges of random values from which the production pattern is selected, and whether the current state of the pachinko machine 10 is in a high probability state. Depending on the low probability state or in which area of the reserved ball storage area each random value is stored, the selection ratio of each effect pattern is different.

  As described above, the variation time of the symbol variation is determined by the variation type counters CS1 and CS2, and the time to be added to or subtracted from the variation time is determined by the variation type counter CS3. Therefore, the final fluctuation time until the final stop symbol stops is determined by the fluctuation type counters CS1, CS2, CS3.

  The second random number counter C4 is configured as a loop counter that is incremented one by one within a range of 0 to 250, for example, and returns to 0 after reaching the maximum value (that is, 250). In the present embodiment, the value of the second per-random number counter C4 is periodically updated, for example, every timer interruption, and it is detected that the ball has passed through either the left or right second entrance (through gate) 67. Get when it is done. The number of random number values to be won is 149, and the range is “5 to 153”. The second initial value random number counter CINI2 is configured as a loop counter that is updated within the same range as the second per-random number counter C4 (value = 0 to 250), and is updated once every timer interrupt (see FIG. 15). And is repeatedly updated within the remaining time of the main process (see FIG. 11).

  Next, each control process executed by the MPU 201 in the main controller 110 will be described with reference to the flowcharts of FIGS. 10 to 17. The processing of the MPU 201 is roughly divided into a startup process activated upon power-on, a main process executed after the startup process, and periodically (in this embodiment, 2 milliseconds (hereinafter “ms”). (Indicated by a period) and a timer interrupt process activated by a period) and an NMI interrupt process activated by the input of the power failure signal SG1 to the NMI terminal. For convenience of explanation, first, the timer interrupt process and the NMI interrupt process After that, the startup process and the main process will be described.

  FIG. 15 is a flowchart showing the timer interrupt process. The timer interrupt process is executed by the MPU 201 of the main control device 110, for example, every 2 ms. In the timer interruption process, first, reading process of various winning switches is executed (S601). That is, the state of various switches (except for the RAM erase switch 122 (see FIG. 6)) connected to the main controller 110 is read, and the state of the switch is determined to detect detection information (winning detection information). save. Next, the first initial value random number counter CINI1 and the second initial value random number counter CINI2 are updated (S602). Specifically, the first initial value random number counter CINI1 is incremented by 1 and cleared to 0 when the counter value reaches the maximum value (738 in the present embodiment). Then, the updated value of the first initial value random number counter CINI 1 is stored in the corresponding buffer area of the RAM 203. Similarly, the second initial value random number counter CINI2 is incremented by 1 and cleared to 0 when the counter value reaches the maximum value (250 in the present embodiment), and the updated value of the second initial value random number counter CINI2 Is stored in the corresponding buffer area of the RAM 203.

  Further, the first per-random number counter C1, the first per-type counter C2, the stop pattern selection counter C3, and the second per-random number counter C4 are updated (S603). Specifically, 1 is added to each of the first per-random number counter C1, the first per-type counter C2, the stop pattern selection counter C3, and the second per-random number counter C4, and these counter values are the maximum values (this embodiment) Then, when 738, 4, 238, 250) are reached, they are cleared to 0. Then, the updated values of the counters C1 to C4 are stored in the corresponding buffer area of the RAM 203.

  Thereafter, a start winning process is performed in accordance with winning in the first entrance 64 (S604), and a launch control process is performed (S605). Note that the launch control process detects that the player is touching the operation handle 51 with a touch sensor and turns on / off the launch of the ball on the condition that the launch stop switch for stopping the launch is not operated. This is a process for determining OFF. The main controller 110 instructs the launch controller 112 to launch a sphere when the launch of the sphere is on.

  In the process of S606, it is determined whether or not it is a big hit (S606). If (S606: Yes), the process proceeds to S607.

  In the process of S607, it is determined whether or not the open / close door opening flag 203a is turned on (S607). If the opening / closing door opening flag 203a is turned on (S607: Yes), the value of the opening timer 203c is incremented by 1 in order to measure the time after the instruction to open the opening / closing door 660 is given (S608). If the opening / closing door opening flag 203a is turned off (S607: No), the value of the closing timer 203b is incremented by 1 in order to measure the time from when the opening / closing door 660 is instructed to close (S609). ), The process proceeds to S610.

  In the process of S610, it is determined whether or not a drive instruction to open or close the drive motor 674 is given, and whether the drive instruction is high speed or low speed (S610), and the open or closed attitude of the drive motor 674 is determined. If the drive instruction is not issued (S610: none), the process proceeds to S619 without performing the process for driving the drive motor 674 in S611 to S618. On the other hand, if a drive instruction for driving the drive motor 674 at high speed is made (S610: high speed), the process proceeds to S611, and if a drive instruction for driving the drive motor 674 at low speed is made (S610: low speed). , The process proceeds to S615.

  In the process of S611, it is determined whether or not the value of the high-speed drive motor counter 203f1 is 4 or more (S611). This is because in this embodiment, a pulse for driving the drive motor 674 at a high speed is output every 8 ms, and this timer interruption process is executed every 2 ms. If the value of the high-speed drive motor counter 203f1 is smaller than 4 in the processing of S611 (S611: No), it is not the timing to output a pulse for driving the drive motor 674, so 1 is added to the value of the high-speed drive motor counter 203f1. Then (S612), the process proceeds to S619. On the other hand, if the value of the high-speed drive motor counter 203f1 is 4 or more (S611: Yes), the timing for outputting a pulse for driving the drive motor 674 is reached. a1, a2, b1, b2 are changed (S613), and the value of the high-speed drive motor counter 203f1 is set to an initial value (for example, value 0) in order to measure 8 ms again (S614), and the process proceeds to S619. To do.

  In the process of S615, it is determined whether or not the value of the low-speed drive motor counter 203f2 is 8 or more (S615). This is because in this embodiment, a pulse for driving the drive motor 674 at a low speed is output every 16 ms, and this timer interrupt process is executed every 2 ms. If the value of the low-speed drive motor counter 203f2 is smaller than 8 in the process of S615 (S615: No), it is not the timing to output a pulse for driving the drive motor 674, so 1 is added to the value of the low-speed drive motor counter 203f2. Then (S616), the process proceeds to S619. On the other hand, if the value of the low-speed drive motor counter 203f2 is 8 or more (S615: Yes), the timing for outputting a pulse for driving the drive motor 674 is reached, so the coil that is passed from the main controller 110 to the drive motor 674 a1, a2, b1, b2 are changed (S613), and the value of the low-speed drive motor counter 203f2 is set to an initial value (for example, value 0) in order to measure 16 ms again (S618), and the process proceeds to S619. To do.

  In the present embodiment, since the number of pulses for driving the drive motor 674 to the open posture or the closed posture is 60 pulses, the current flowing through the coils a1, a2, b1, b2 by the processing of S613 and S617 is 60. When the number of times is changed, 60 pulses are output. Whether or not there is a drive instruction for the processing of S610 is determined by outputting a pulse 60 times after the drive instruction to open or close the drive motor 674 (the coil is changed 60 times). Is done based on whether or not. The number of pulses is stored in a counter (not shown), and 1 is added or subtracted every time the process of S613 is executed.

  In the process of S619, it is determined whether or not the passage of the ball is detected by the specific winning opening detection switch 207 (S619). If the passage of the ball is detected by the specific winning opening detection switch 207 in the process of S619 (S619: Yes), 1 is added to the value of the specific winning opening counter 203d (S620), and the timer interruption process is finished. To do. On the other hand, if the passage of the ball is not detected by the specific winning opening detection switch 207 (S619: No), the timer interrupt process is terminated without executing the process of S620. In the process of S619, the passage of the ball by the specific winning opening detection switch 207 is detected when the specific winning opening detection switch 207 changes from off to on and then turns off.

  Here, with reference to FIG. 16, the start winning process executed in the process of S604 will be described. FIG. 16 is a flowchart showing the start winning process (S604) executed in the timer interrupt process (see FIG. 15). When the start winning process is executed, first, it is determined whether or not the ball has won a first winning opening 64 (start winning prize) (S701). If it is determined that the ball has won the first entrance 64 (S701: Yes), whether or not the number N of the operation reservation balls of the first symbol display device 37 is less than the upper limit (4 in the present embodiment). Is determined (S702). If there is a winning at the first entrance 64 and the number N of activated balls is less than 4 (S702: Yes), the number N of activated balls is incremented by 1 (S703), and further updated in step S603. The values of the first per-random number counter C1, the first per-type counter C2, and the stop pattern selection counter C3 are stored in the first area among the free reserved areas in the reserved ball storage area of the RAM 203 (S704). On the other hand, there is no winning at the first entrance 64 (S701: No), or even if there is a winning at the first entrance 64, if the number N of operational reserves is not less than 4 (S702: No). , S703 and S704 are skipped, the start winning process is terminated, and the process returns to the timer interrupt process.

  FIG. 17 is a flowchart showing the NMI interrupt process. The NMI interruption process is a process executed by the MPU 201 of the main controller 110 when the power of the pachinko machine 10 is shut down due to the occurrence of a power failure or the like. By this NMI interrupt processing, the information on the occurrence of power interruption is stored in the RAM 203. That is, when the power of the pachinko machine 10 is cut off due to the occurrence of a power failure or the like, the power failure signal SG1 is output from the power failure monitoring circuit 252 to the NMI terminal of the MPU 201 in the main controller 110. Then, the MPU 201 interrupts the control being executed and starts the NMI interrupt process, stores the power-off occurrence information in the RAM 203 as a setting of the power-off occurrence information (S801), and ends the NMI interrupt process. To do.

  The above NMI interrupt process is executed in the same manner in the payout and emission control device 111, and information on the occurrence of power interruption is stored in the RAM 213 by the NMI interrupt process. That is, when the power of the pachinko machine 10 is cut off due to the occurrence of a power failure or the like, the power failure signal SG1 is output from the power failure monitoring circuit 252 to the NMI terminal of the MPU 211 in the payout and emission control device 111, and the MPU 211 interrupts the control being executed. Then, the NMI interrupt process is started.

  Next, referring to FIG. 10, a startup process when the main controller 110 is powered on will be described. FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing start-up processing executed by the MPU 201 in the main controller 110. This start-up process is activated by a reset at power-on. In the start-up process, first, an initial setting process associated with power-on is executed (S101). Specifically, in order to set a predetermined value in the stack pointer and wait for the sub-side control devices (audio lamp control device 113, payout control device 111, etc.) to become operable, Wait processing (in this embodiment, 1 second) is executed. Next, access to the RAM 203 is permitted (S103).

  Thereafter, it is determined whether or not the RAM erase switch 122 (see FIG. 6) provided in the power supply device 115 is turned on (S104). If it is turned on (S104: Yes), the process proceeds to S110. On the other hand, if the RAM erasure switch 122 is not turned on (S104: No), it is further determined whether or not the information on occurrence of power interruption is stored in the RAM 203 (S105), and if not stored (S105: No). Since there is a possibility that the process at the time of the previous power-off was not completed normally, the process proceeds to S110 also in this case. If power failure occurrence information is stored in the RAM 203 (S105: Yes), a RAM determination value is calculated (S106). If the calculated RAM determination value is not normal (S107: No), that is, the calculated RAM determination is performed. If the value does not match the RAM determination value stored when the power is shut off, the backed up data has been destroyed, and the process proceeds to S110 even in such a case. As described above, the RAM determination value is, for example, a checksum value at the work area address of the RAM 203. Instead of the RAM determination value, the validity of the backup may be determined based on whether or not the keyword written in a predetermined area of the RAM 203 is correctly stored.

  In the processing of S110, a payout initialization command is transmitted to the payout control device 111 in order to make the sub control device recognize that it is in the initialization mode (S110). Thereafter, the process proceeds to initialization processing (S111, S112) of the RAM 203.

  As described above, in the pachinko machine 10, for example, when RAM data is initialized when the power is turned on, such as at the start of business in a hall, the power is turned on while pressing the RAM erase switch 122 (see FIG. 6). Therefore, if the RAM erase switch 122 is pressed, the process proceeds to RAM initialization processing (S111, S112). Similarly, when the information on occurrence of power interruption is not set, or when a backup abnormality is confirmed by the RAM determination value (checksum value or the like), the process proceeds to the initialization process of the RAM 203 in the same manner. That is, in the RAM initialization process of S111 and S112, the used area of the RAM 203 is cleared to 0 (S111), and the initial value of the RAM 203 is set (S112). Thereafter, the process proceeds to S113.

  On the other hand, if the RAM erase switch 122 is not turned on (S104: No), the occurrence information of the power shutdown is stored (S105: Yes), and if the RAM judgment value (checksum value etc.) is normal ( S107: Yes), the information on occurrence of power interruption is cleared (S108). Next, in order to make the sub-side control device recognize that it is in the return mode, a payout return command is transmitted to the payout control device 111 (S109), and the process proceeds to S113. In the process of S113, an interrupt is permitted, and then the process proceeds to a main process to be described later.

  Next, with reference to FIG. 11, the main process executed after the start-up process will be described. FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing main processing executed by the MPU 201 in the main control device 110. In this main process, the main process of the game is executed. As an outline, each process of S201 to S206 is executed as a periodic process with a period of 4 ms, and the counter update process of S209 and S210 is executed in the remaining time.

  In the main processing, first, output data such as a command updated in the previous processing is transmitted to each control device on the sub side (S201). Specifically, the presence / absence of winning detection information is determined, and if there is winning detection information, a winning ball command corresponding to the number of acquired balls is transmitted to the payout control device 111. Further, a variation pattern command, a stop symbol command, a stop command, an effect time addition command, and the like necessary for the variation display of the third symbol by the third symbol display device 81 are transmitted to the sound lamp control device 113. Further, when launching a sphere, a sphere launch signal is transmitted to the launch controller 112.

  Next, each value of the variation type counters CS1, CS2, CS3 is updated (S202). Specifically, the variation type counters CS1, CS2, CS3 are incremented by 1, and are cleared to 0 when their counter values reach the maximum value (198, 240, 162 in this embodiment). Then, the update values of the variation type counters CS 1, CS 2, and CS 3 are stored in the corresponding buffer area of the RAM 203.

  When the update of the variation type counters CS1, CS2 and CS3 is completed, the winning ball counting signal and the payout abnormality signal received from the payout control device 111 are read (S203), and the process for displaying on the first symbol display device 37 is performed. A variation process for setting a variation pattern of the third symbol and the like by the three symbol display device 81 is executed (S204). Details of the variation process will be described later with reference to FIG. After the end of the variation process, an open / close door opening / closing process for opening or closing the open / close door 660 of the variable winning device 65 is executed in the case of the big hit state (S205). The details of the door opening / closing process will be described later with reference to FIG.

  Next, a display control process of the second symbol (for example, the symbol “◯” or “x”) by the second symbol display device 82 is executed (S206). Briefly, on the condition that the ball has passed through the second entrance (through gate) 67, the value of the second random number counter C4 is acquired at the timing of the passage, and the second symbol display device 82 The display unit 83 displays the variation of the second symbol. Then, the lottery of the second symbol is performed according to the value of the second winning random number counter C4, and when the winning state of the second symbol is reached, the electric accessory attached to the first entrance 64 is released for a predetermined time.

  After that, it is determined whether or not the power failure occurrence information is stored in the RAM 203 (S207). If the power failure occurrence information is not stored in the RAM 203 (S207: No), the next main process execution timing is determined. It is determined whether or not a predetermined time (4 ms in the present embodiment) has elapsed since the start of the previous main process (S208). If the predetermined time has already elapsed (S208: Yes) ), The process proceeds to S201, and the processes after S201 described above are repeatedly executed. On the other hand, if the predetermined time has not yet elapsed since the start of the previous main process (S208: No), the first time in the remaining time until the predetermined time, that is, the execution timing of the next main process is reached. The updating of the initial value random number counter CINI1, the second initial value random number counter CINI2, and the variation type counters CS1, CS2, and CS3 is repeatedly executed (S209, S210).

  First, the first initial value random number counter CINI1 and the second initial value random number counter CINI2 are updated (S209). Specifically, the first initial value random number counter CINI1 and the second initial value random number counter CINI2 are incremented by 1 and cleared to 0 when the counter value reaches the maximum value (738, 250 in this embodiment). . Then, the updated values of the first initial value random number counter CINI1 and the second initial value random number counter CINI2 are stored in the corresponding buffer areas of the RAM 203, respectively. Next, the fluctuation type counters CS1, CS2, and CS3 are updated (S210). Specifically, the variation type counters CS1, CS2, CS3 are incremented by 1, and are cleared to 0 when their counter values reach the maximum value (198, 240, 162 in this embodiment). Then, the update values of the variation type counters CS1, CS2, and CS3 are stored in the corresponding buffer areas of the RAM 203, respectively.

  Here, since the execution time of each process of S201 to S206 changes according to the state of the game, the remaining time until the next main process execution timing is not constant and varies. Therefore, by repeatedly performing the update of the first initial value random number counter CINI1 and the second initial value random number counter CINI2 using the remaining time, the first initial value random number counter CINI1 and the second initial value random number counter CINI2 (that is, , The initial value of the first per-random number counter C1 and the initial value of the second per-random number counter C4) can be updated at random. Similarly, the variation type counters CS1, CS2, and CS3 can be updated at random.

  Further, in the process of S207, if the occurrence information of power interruption is stored in the RAM 203 (S207: Yes), the process at the time of power interruption after S211 is executed. First, the generation of each interrupt process is prohibited (S211), and a power-off notification command indicating that the power has been cut off is transmitted to other control devices (such as the payout control device 111 and the voice lamp control device 113). (S212). Then, the RAM determination value is calculated and stored (S213), the access to the RAM 203 is prohibited (S214), and the infinite loop is continued until the power supply is completely shut down and the process cannot be executed. Here, the RAM determination value is, for example, a checksum value in the stack area and work area to be backed up in the RAM 203.

  It should be noted that the process of S207 is performed at the end of a series of processes corresponding to the game state change performed in S201 to S206, or at the end of one cycle of the processes of S209 and S210 performed within the remaining time. It is running. Therefore, in the main process of the main controller 110, the occurrence information of the power interruption is confirmed at the timing when each setting is completed. Therefore, when returning from the power interruption state, the process starts from the process of S201. ing. That is, it is a state that can be started from the process of S201 as in the case of initialization in the start-up process. Therefore, in the process at power-off, the stack pointer is not stored in the initial setting process (S101) without saving the contents of each register used by the MPU 201 to the stack area or saving the value of the stack pointer. By setting to a predetermined value (initial value), the process can start from S201. Therefore, since the process at the time of power-off and the process at the start-up can be simplified, the control burden on the main controller 110 can be reduced and accurate control can be performed without causing the main controller 110 to malfunction or run away. It can be carried out.

  Next, the variation process (S204) will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing the variation process (S204) executed in the main process (see FIG. 11). In the variation process, first, it is determined whether or not the jackpot is currently being hit (S301). The jackpot includes the jackpot game displayed on the third symbol display device 81 in the jackpot and the middle of a predetermined time after the jackpot game ends. As a result of the determination, if it is a big hit (S301: Yes), this processing is terminated as it is.

  If it is not a big hit (S301: No), it is determined whether or not the display mode of the first symbol display device 37 is changing (S302), and if the display mode of the first symbol display device 37 is not changing. (S302: No), it is determined whether or not the number N of active suspension balls is greater than 0 (S303). If the number N of active balls is 0 (S303: No), this process is terminated as it is. If the number of the operation hold balls N> 0 (S303: Yes), the operation hold ball number N is decremented by 1 (S304), and the data stored in the hold ball storage area is shifted (S305). This data shift process is a process of sequentially shifting the data stored in the reserved first to fourth areas of the reserved ball storage area to the execution area side, and the reserved first area → execution area, reserved second area → The data in each area is shifted such as the first hold area, the third hold area → the second hold area, the fourth hold area → the third hold area. After the data shift process, the fluctuation start process of the first symbol display device 37 is executed (S306). The variation start process will be described later with reference to FIG.

  In the process of S302, if it is determined that the display mode of the first symbol display device 37 is changing (S302: Yes), it is determined whether or not the change time has elapsed (S307). The display time during fluctuation of the first symbol display device 37 is determined according to the fluctuation pattern selected by the fluctuation type counters CS1 and CS2 and the addition time selected by the fluctuation type counter CS3, and this fluctuation time has elapsed. If not (S307: No), the display of the first symbol display device 37 is updated (S308). In the present embodiment, among the LEDs 37a of the first symbol display device 37, for example, if the currently lit LED is red until the variation time elapses after the variation starts, the red LED is Turn off and turn on the green LED. If the green LED is on, turn off the green LED and turn on the blue LED. If the blue LED is on, turn on the blue LED. A display mode for turning off the red LED and turning on the red LED is set. The variation process is executed every 4 ms. However, if the LED lighting color is changed for each variation process, the player cannot confirm the change in the LED lighting color. Therefore, in order to make the player confirm the change of the LED lighting color, in the variation processing, a counter (not shown) is counted by 1 each time it is executed. The color is changed, and the lighting color of the LED is changed every 0.4 s. The counter value is reset (value 0) when the lighting color of the LED is changed.

  On the other hand, if the variation time of the first symbol display device 37 has elapsed (S307: Yes), a display mode corresponding to the stop symbol of the first symbol display device 37 is set (S309). Whether or not the stop symbol is set is determined according to the value of the first random number counter C1, and if it is a big hit, the symbol that becomes a high probability state after the big hit by the value of the first hit type counter C2 Or a symbol that is in a low probability state is determined. In this embodiment, a red LED is turned on when a high probability state is reached after a big hit, a green LED is turned on when a low probability state is reached, and a blue LED is turned on when it is out of place. . In addition, although the lighting of each LED is released when the next fluctuation display is started, it may be turned on only for a few seconds after the fluctuation stops.

  When the display mode of the first symbol display device 37 corresponding to the stop symbol is set in the processing of S309, the variation stop of the third symbol display device 81 is stopped to synchronize with the lighting of the LED in the first symbol display device 37. A command is set (S310). The sound lamp control device 113 receives this stop command and instructs the display control device 114 to stop. When the variation time elapses, the third symbol display device 81 stops the variation, and receives the stop command, whereby one variation effect in the third symbol display device 81 ends.

  Next, the variation start process will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 13 is a flowchart showing the change start process (S306) executed in the change process (see FIG. 12). In the variation start process (S306), first, it is determined whether or not a big hit is made based on the value of the first hit random number counter C1 stored in the execution area of the reserved ball storage area (S401). Whether or not it is a big hit is determined based on the relationship between the value of the first random number counter C1 and the mode at that time. As described above, “373,727” is a winning value among the values 0 to 738 of the first random number counter C1 at the normal low probability, and “59,109,163, 211,263,317,367, "421,479,523,631,683,733" is the winning value.

  When it is determined that it is a big hit (S401: Yes), the value of the first hit type counter C2 stored in the execution area of the reserved ball storage area is confirmed, and the display mode for the big hit is set (S402). ). In the process of S402, based on the value of the first hit type counter C2, whether to shift to the high probability state or shift to the low probability state after the big hit is set. When the transition state after the big hit is set, the display mode of the first symbol display device 37 (the lighting state of the LED 37a) is set. Further, based on the transition state after the jackpot, the jackpot stop symbol stopped and displayed on the third symbol display device 81 is set by the sound lamp control device 113 and the display control device 114. That is, the stop symbol in the third symbol display device 81 is set by setting the transition state after the big hit in the process of S402. Of the numerical values 0 to 4 of the first hit type counter C2, when “0, 4”, the state shifts to the low probability state, and when “1, 2, 3”, the state shifts to the high probability state.

  Next, a variation pattern at the time of big hit is determined as the variation pattern (S403). When the variation pattern is determined in the process of S403, the display time of the first symbol display device 37 is set and the variation time of the third symbol until the third symbol display device 81 stops at the jackpot symbol is determined. The Specifically, the values of the variation type counters CS1 and CS2 stored in the counter buffer of the RAM 203 are confirmed, and rough symbols such as normal reach, super reach, premium reach, etc. are determined based on the value of the first variation type counter CS1. The variation time until the final stop symbol (in this embodiment, middle symbol Z2) stops after the occurrence of reach is determined based on the value of the second variation type counter CS2 (in other words, the number of variation symbols) ).

  The relationship between the numerical value of the first variation type counter CS1 and the variation time, and the relationship between the numerical value of the second variation type counter CS2 and the variation time are predetermined by a table or the like. However, the fluctuation time can be set using only the value of the first fluctuation type counter CS1 without using the value of the second fluctuation type counter CS2, and can be set only with the value of the first fluctuation type counter CS1. Whether or not to set with both values of both variation type counters CS1 and CS2 is appropriately determined according to the value of the first variation type counter CS1 and the game conditions each time.

  If it is determined in the process of S401 that it is not a big hit (S401: No), the display mode at the time of disconnection is set (S404). In the process of S404, the display mode of the first symbol display device 37 is set to the display mode corresponding to the off symbol, and based on the value of the stop pattern selection counter C3 stored in the execution area of the reserved ball storage area, An effect to be displayed on the third symbol display device 81 is set to indicate whether the reach is front / rear out of reach, reach other than front / rear out, or complete out. In the present embodiment, as described above, the range of values corresponding to each stop pattern of the stop pattern selection counter C3 depends on whether the state is a high probability state, a low probability state, and the operation suspension number N. Different tables are set up.

  Next, the fluctuation pattern at the time of deviation from the fluctuation pattern is determined (S405). When the deviation variation pattern is determined in the process of S405, the display time of the first symbol display device 37 is set according to the variation variation pattern, and the third symbol until the failure symbol stops in the third symbol display device 81. The variation time is determined. Specifically, as in the process of S403, the values of the variation type counters CS1 and CS2 stored in the counter buffer of the RAM 203 are confirmed, and the normal reach, super reach, and the like are determined based on the value of the first variation type counter CS1. The variation time until the final stop symbol (in the present embodiment, the middle symbol Z2) stops after the occurrence of the reach based on the value of the second variation type counter CS2 while determining the variation time of rough symbol variation such as premium reach (In other words, the number of variable symbols) is determined.

  When the variation pattern is determined (S403, S405), the effect time to be added to or subtracted from the variation time determined by the first and second type counters CS1, CS2 is determined (S406). At this time, the addition / subtraction of effect time is determined based on the value of the third type counter CS3 stored in the counter buffer of the RAM 203, the display time of the first symbol display device 37 is set, and the third symbol display The variation time of the device 81 is set. In the present embodiment, the effect time addition / subtraction is determined according to the value of the third variation type counter CS3 when the variation display time is not changed and when the variation display time is added for one second, the variation display time is set to 2. In the case of adding seconds, four types of addition values are determined for the case of subtracting 1 second from the variable display time.

  In addition, when the variable display time is added or subtracted, a notice effect that increases the expected value of the jackpot on the third symbol display device 81 (for example, a slip effect that causes the change time of the variable symbol to be longer than usual and is accompanied by a slip) An effect of displaying a notice character, an effect of making the change time of one change symbol shorter than usual, and stopping immediately) are performed. If the value of the first random number counter C1 is a big hit, the probability that an added value of 2 seconds is selected is set high, so that the player expects a big hit by confirming the notice effect. Can do.

  Next, a variation pattern command is set according to the variation pattern (variation time) determined in S403 or S405 (S407), and a stop symbol command is set according to the stop symbol set in S402 or S404. (S408). Then, an effect time addition command is set according to the added value of the effect time determined in the process of S406 (S409), and the process returns to the variation process.

  Next, the door opening / closing process will be described with reference to FIG. In addition, with reference to FIG. 22, the drive method of the drive motor 674 instruct | indicated by the opening-and-closing door opening / closing process is demonstrated. FIG. 14 is a flowchart showing the open / close door opening / closing process (S205) executed in the main process (see FIG. 11), and FIG. . In addition, the horizontal axis t in FIG. 22 indicates time, and the time elapses toward the right side. Furthermore, “H” and “L” in FIG. 22 indicate whether or not a current is flowing through the coil. When “H”, the current is flowing, and when “L”, No current is flowing.

  When the open / close door opening / closing process is executed, it is determined whether or not the gaming state being executed is a big hit (S501). If it is not a big hit (S501: No), the closing timer 203b, the opening timer 203c, Initial values are set to the values stored in the specific winning counter 203d and the round counter 203e (S516), and the door opening / closing process is ended.

  The processing of S516 is provided to set the values of the timers and counters to initial values at the start of the jackpot. Therefore, instead of the process of S516, a process for determining whether or not the big hit is started between the process of S501 and the process of S502, and an initial value setting process for setting the values of the respective timers and counters to initial values (S516) The initial value setting process may be executed only when the jackpot is started (first time).

  On the other hand, if the gaming state being executed is a big hit in the process of S501 (S501: No), it is determined whether or not the open / close door opening flag 203a is on (S502), and the open / close door opening flag 203a is set. If it is off (S502: No), the door 660 is in the closed position at the start of the jackpot, or the door 660 is in the closed position after one round. Therefore, the value stored in the closing timer 203b corresponds to 1.5 s in order to confirm whether or not the opening / closing door 660 is in the completely closed position before the opening / closing door 660 is moved to the open position. It is determined whether or not the value of the closing timer 203d is greater than 750) (in this embodiment, since it is counted up by 1 in the timer interrupt process every 2 ms (see S609) in this embodiment) (S503). In this embodiment, as will be described later, the operation of the open / close door 660 from the open posture to the closed posture is completed in about 1 s, and the operation from the closed posture to the open posture is completed in about 0.5 s. Therefore, the value compared with the value of the closing timer 203b in the processing of S503 is set to 1.5 s including the delay time of the operation from the next closing posture to the opening posture.

  If the value stored in the closing timer 203b is larger than the value corresponding to 1.5 s in the processing of S503 (S503: Yes), the door 660 is already in the closed position, so that the drive motor 674 is opened. Is started (S504). In the process of S504, the driving direction (opening direction) of the driving motor 674, the driving speed (high speed), and the number of pulses (60 pulses) that are rotated by a predetermined angle in the opening direction are set. In the timer interrupt process (see FIG. 15), the drive motor 674 is driven by one pulse every 8 ms in accordance with the number of pulses set in the process of S504, and the direction in which the open / close door 660 is in the open position (arrow A) It is rotated in the direction (see FIG. 4B). That is, since the 8 ms interval is repeated 60 times, 60 × 8 ms = 480 ms, and the open / close door 660 rotates to the open posture in about 0.5 s. Further, the opening / closing door 660 rotates about 108 ° (= 60 × 1.8 °) toward the accommodation space 677 from the state where the guiding portion 663 is in the closed posture, so that the opening / closing door 660 is in the open posture with the specific winning opening. It tilts downward in the direction 672, making it easy to guide the sphere.

  Specifically, as shown in FIG. 22A, first, a current is supplied to the coil a1, and then a current is supplied in the order of the coil b1, the coil a2, and the coil b2. A current flows through the coil a1 between 8 ms and 16 ms, a current flows through the coil b1 between 16 ms and 24 ms, a current flows through the coil a2 between 24 ms and 32 ms, and a coil b2 Current flows between 32 ms and 40 ms. Furthermore, a current flows through the coil a1 between 40 ms and 48 ms, and a current flows through the coil b1 between 48 ms and 56 ms. When a current is repeatedly passed through the coils a1, b1, a2, and b2, the drive motor 674 is driven, and the open / close door 660 is rotated from the closed position to the open position.

  When driving in the opening direction of the drive motor 674 is started, the value stored in the opening timer 203c is set to an initial value in order to measure the time from when the opening / closing door 660 is instructed to open. (S505), the opening / closing door opening flag 203a is turned on (S506), and the process proceeds to S507.

  On the other hand, if the opening / closing door opening flag 203a is already turned on in the processing of S502 (S502: Yes), the opening / closing door 660 is in the open posture (or is being driven to the open posture). The process proceeds to S507 without executing the processes in S503 to S506. If the value stored in the closing timer 203b does not reach the value corresponding to 1.5 s in the processing of S503 (S503: No), the delay time has elapsed after the opening / closing door 660 is closed. Therefore, the process proceeds to S507 without performing the processes in S503 to S506.

  In the process of S507, it is determined whether or not the value stored in the specific winning counter 203d is smaller than 10 (S507). This is because one round in the jackpot of the present embodiment ends when a winning (passing) of 10 balls is detected. For this reason, when the value stored in the specific winning counter 203d is 10 or more (S507: No), one round end processing of S509 to S513 is executed.

  In the processing of S509 to S514, first, the drive motor 674 is driven in the closing direction (S509). In the process of S509, similarly to the process of S504 described above, the drive direction (closed direction) of the drive motor 674, the drive speed (low speed), and the number of pulses (60 pulses) that are rotated by a predetermined angle in the close direction are set. Then, the opening / closing door 660 rotates in the direction from the open position to the closed position (the direction of arrow B (see FIG. 5B)). When driving of the drive motor 674 in the closing direction is started, the value stored in the closing timer 203b is set to the initial value in order to measure the time until the door 660 is in the closed position (S510). Then, it is determined whether or not the operation of the drive motor 674 to the closed posture is completed (S511). In the process of S511, the determination is made based on whether or not the number of times that the pulse for changing the drive motor 674 to the closed posture (the number of times the coil is changed in the process of S617 in FIG. 15) has reached 60. If the operation of the drive motor 674 to the closed position is not completed in the process of S511 (S511: No), the process proceeds to S515, and if the operation of the drive motor 674 to the closed position is completed (S511). : Yes), the open / close door opening flag 203a is turned off (S512), the value stored in the specific winning counter 203d is set to the initial value (S513), and when the open / close door 660 rotates to the closed position, 1 Since the round has ended, 1 is added to the value of the round counter 203e (S514), and the process proceeds to S515.

  In the process of S509, the driving motor 674 is driven by one pulse every 16 ms in the timer interrupt process (see FIG. 15) of the main controller 110, and the opening / closing door 660 is in the closed position (arrow B direction (direction B ( 5))). That is, since the 16 ms interval is repeated 60 times, 60 × 16 ms = 960 ms, and the opening / closing door 660 rotates to the closed position in about 1 s. Therefore, in the present embodiment, when the opening / closing door 660 rotates from the open position to the closed position (arrow B direction) by the driving speed when the open / close door 660 rotates from the closed position to the open position (direction of arrow A). The drive speed is set to be slower.

  Specifically, as shown in FIG. 22B, first, a current is passed through the coil b2, and then a current is passed in the order of the coil a2, the coil b1, and the coil a1. A current flows through the coil b2 between 8 ms and 24 ms, a current flows through the coil a2 between 24 ms and 40 ms, a current flows through the coil b1 between 40 ms and 56 ms, and a coil a1 The current flows between 56 ms and 72 ms. When a current is repeatedly passed through each of the coils b2, a2, b1, and a1, the drive motor 674 is driven, and the open / close door 660 is rotated from the open position to the closed position.

  Further, if the value stored in the specific winning counter 203d is smaller than 10 in the processing of S507 (S507: Yes), the winning of the predetermined number of balls has not yet been detected. It is determined whether or not the stored value is larger than the value corresponding to 30 s (in this embodiment, incremented by 1 in the timer interrupt process every 2 ms (see S608)) (S508). The value stored in the opening timer 203c is confirmed in the processing because the end of one round of the present embodiment is when 10 or more balls are won in the specific winning 672 or the open / close door 660 is opened for 30 seconds or more. Whether it is a posture.

  If the value stored in the release timer 203c is larger than the value corresponding to 30 s in the processing of S508 (S508: Yes), S509 to S509 are performed as in the case where a winning of 10 balls is detected (S507: No). The one-round end process of S513 is executed, and if the value stored in the release timer 203c has not reached the value corresponding to 30 s (S508: No), the process proceeds to S515 without performing the processes of S509 to S514. Transition.

  In the process of S515, it is determined whether or not the value stored in the round counter 203e is 16 or more (S515). If the value stored in the round counter 203e is 16 or more (S515: Yes), Since the number of rounds performed during the jackpot has ended, the end of the jackpot is instructed (S516), and the door opening / closing process is ended. On the other hand, if the value stored in the round counter 203e is smaller than 16 (S515: No), the number of rounds performed during the jackpot is not completed, so the opening / closing door opening / closing process is terminated without performing the process of S516. To do.

  As described above, as described in the door opening / closing process, when the number of winnings in the specific winning opening 672 reaches 10 in the state where the door 660 is in the open posture, the door 660 is driven from the open posture to the closed posture. Yes. Further, as shown in FIG. 5 (b), since the specific winning port detection switch 207 is disposed immediately downstream of the specific winning port 672, the ball passing through the specific winning port 672 is quickly passed. Detected. Therefore, since the door 660 can be driven to the closed position at an early stage when the number of winnings in the specific winning opening 672 reaches 10, the ball located in the guide portion 663 (accommodating space 677) of the opening / closing door 660 is moved to the specific winning opening 672. The number of winnings can be made almost 10 times each time. It should be noted that the specific winning opening 672 and the specific winning opening detection switch 207 can detect the passage of the ball at an early stage as close as possible, so that the specific winning opening detection switch 207 may be provided in the specific winning opening 672.

  In addition, the driving speed when the door 660 rotates from the open position to the closed position is slower than the driving speed when the door 660 rotates from the closed position to the open position. Since the rotational driving speed is a speed at which flapping of the ball can be suppressed, when the open / close door 660 rotates from the open position to the closed position and discharges the unwinned ball located in the accommodation space 677 to the game area, It can be reduced that the ball is sandwiched between the front end of the guide portion 663 of the opening / closing door 660 and the opening 651 so that the ball can be smoothly discharged to the game area. As a result, the opening / closing door 660 can be prevented from rotating to the closed posture and the opening 651 can be prevented from being left open, so that it is possible to suppress the flow of more balls than necessary into the accommodation space 677. It is possible to reduce the above-mentioned balls from winning the specific winning opening 672.

  Further, when the opening / closing door 660 is driven from the open position to the closed position, the opening / closing door 660 gradually tilts downward from the accommodation space 677 toward the game area, so that the balls in the accommodation space 677 are smoothly discharged to the game area. The ball received by the ball receiving portion 664 is discharged to the game area without being guided by the guiding portion 663. Therefore, when the open / close door 660 rotates from the open position to the closed position, the number of flows into the accommodation space 677 decreases, so that a ball is sandwiched between the tip of the guide portion 663 of the open / close door 660 and the opening 651. It can be reduced, and it is possible to reduce that more than necessary balls win the specific winning opening 672.

  Next, payout control executed by the MPU 211 in the payout control device 111 will be described with reference to FIGS. 18 and 19. FIG. 18 is a flowchart showing a start-up process of the payout control apparatus 111, and this start-up process is activated when the power is turned on. First, initial setting processing accompanying power-on is executed (S901). Specifically, a predetermined value set in advance is set in the stack pointer, and an interrupt mode is set. Then, the RAM access is permitted (S902), and an external interrupt vector is set (S903).

  After that, data backup processing is executed for the RAM 213 in the MPU 211. Specifically, it is determined whether or not the information on occurrence of power interruption is stored in the RAM 213 (S904). If not stored (S904: No), the process at the time of the previous power interruption was not completed normally. Since there is a possibility, the process proceeds to S910. If power failure occurrence information is stored in the RAM 213 (S904: Yes), a RAM determination value is calculated (S905). If the calculated RAM determination value is not normal (S905: No), that is, the calculated RAM determination is performed. If the value does not match the RAM determination value stored when the power is turned off, the backed up data has been destroyed. In such a case as well, the process proceeds to S910. As described above, the RAM determination value is, for example, a checksum value at the work area address of the RAM 213. Instead of the RAM determination value, the validity of the backup may be determined based on whether or not the keyword written in a predetermined area of the RAM 213 is correctly stored.

  In the RAM initialization process from S910 to S912, all areas of the RAM 213 are cleared to 0 (S910), and the initial value of the RAM 213 is set (S911). Thereafter, the MPU 211 peripheral device is initialized (S912), the process proceeds to S913, an interrupt is permitted, and the process proceeds to the main process.

  On the other hand, if the power-off occurrence information is set (S904: Yes) and the RAM determination value (checksum value etc.) is normal (S906: Yes), the power-off occurrence information is cleared (S907). ), The payout permission flag for permitting the payout of the prize ball is cleared (S908). In addition, the MPU 211 peripheral device is initialized (S909), the process proceeds to S913, an interrupt is permitted, and the process proceeds to the main process.

  FIG. 19 is a flowchart showing main processing executed by the MPU 211 in the payout control apparatus 111. In the main process, first, a prize ball command from the main control device 110, a command transmitted to the firing control device 112, and the like are acquired, and a determination process for the command is performed (S1001). In the command determination process, when a command (a payout initialization command, a payout power recovery command, a prize ball command, etc.) transmitted from the main control device 110 is received, a payout permission flag is turned on and payout is permitted.

  When the command determination process (S1001) ends, it is determined whether or not the payout is permitted (S1002). If the payout is not permitted (S1002: No), the payout is permitted in the command determination process (S1001). Until the command determination process (S1001) is repeated. On the other hand, if payout is permitted in the process of S1002 (S1002: Yes), the state return operation is executed when the state return switch 120 (see FIG. 6) is checked and it is determined that the state return operation starts (S1003). The state returning operation is an operation for eliminating the ball clogging (returning to a normal state) when a payout error occurs such as a ball clogging in the payout motor 216 (see FIG. 7).

  Thereafter, setting of the lower plate full state or the lower plate full state is performed according to the change in the state of the lower plate 50 (see FIG. 1) (S1004). In other words, the full state of the lower pan 50 is determined based on a detection signal from a lower pan full switch (not shown), and when the lower pan is full, the lower pan full state is set. When the tank has run out, set the lower pan full tank release state. Further, the setting of the tank ball absence state or the tank ball absence release state is executed according to the change in the state of the tank ball (S1005). That is, the tank ball no switch state (not shown) is detected based on the detection signal of the tank ball, and when no tank ball is found, the tank ball no state setting is executed. Executes the setting of the no ball release state. Thereafter, the presence / absence of a notification state is determined, and if there is a notification state, notification is made by a 7-segment LED (not shown) provided in the payout control device 111 (S1006).

  Next, prize ball payout processing is executed by each processing of S1007 to S1009. That is, if the total number of prize balls is not 0 (S1007: No, S1008: No), the prize ball control process is started in order to pay out the prize balls (S1009). . On the other hand, if the prize ball cannot be paid out (S1007: Yes) or if the total number of prize balls is 0 (S1008: Yes), the process proceeds to the lending and payout process.

  In the rental ball payout process of S1010 to S1012, if the rental ball payout request is not received and a rental ball payout request from the card unit has been received (S1010: No, S1011: Yes), The lending control process is started. On the other hand, when the rental ball cannot be paid out (S910: Yes) or when the rental ball payout request is not received (S1011: No), when the processing of S1012 is completed, the vibrator is in a condition that the ball is in a blocked state. The control (vibrating motor control) 134 (see FIG. 6) is executed (S1013).

  Thereafter, it is determined whether or not the information on the occurrence of power interruption is stored in the RAM 213 (S1014). If the information on the occurrence of power interruption is not stored (S1014: No), the process returns to the process of S1001 and the main process is repeated. Execute.

  On the other hand, if the information on the occurrence of power interruption is stored in the process of S1014 (S1014: Yes), the power supply is cut off. Therefore, the generation of each interrupt process is prohibited (S1015), and the main control is performed. The command determination process is executed again in order to prevent omission of reception of the command transmitted from the device 110 (S1016). Then, the RAM determination value is calculated and stored in the RAM 213 (S1017), access to the RAM 213 is prohibited (S1018), and the infinite loop is continued until the power supply is completely shut down and the process cannot be executed. Here, for example, the RAM determination value is a checksum value in the stack area and the work area to be backed up in the RAM 213.

  Note that since the process of S1014 confirms the occurrence information of the power interruption at the timing when one cycle of the main process of the payout control device 111 ends, the process of S901 is started when returning from the state before the power interruption. It is in a state to be. That is, it is a state that can be started from the processing of S901 as in the case of initialization in the startup processing. Therefore, in the processing at the time of power shutdown, the contents of each register used by the MPU 211 are not saved in the stack area or the stack pointer value is not saved in the initial setting process (S901). By setting to a predetermined value (initial value), the process can start from S1001. Therefore, since the process at the time of power-off and the process at the start-up can be simplified, it is possible to reduce the control burden on the payout control device 111 and to perform accurate control without causing the payout control device 111 to malfunction or run away. It can be performed. In addition, since the power-off process is executed at the timing when each process is completed, the amount of information to be backed up in the RAM 213 can be reduced.

  Next, with reference to FIG. 20 and FIG. 21, the process performed by the audio lamp control device 113 will be described. FIG. 20 is a flowchart showing a start-up process executed by the MPU 221 in the audio lamp control device 113, and this start-up process is started when the power is turned on. When the start-up process is executed, first, an initial setting process associated with power-on is executed (S1101). Specifically, a predetermined value set in advance for the stack pointer is set. Thereafter, depending on whether or not the power-off process flag is turned on, the current start-up process is executed during the execution of the power-off process in S1215 due to an instantaneous voltage drop (instantaneous power failure, so-called “instantaneous power failure”). It is determined whether or not it has been started (S1102). As will be described later with reference to FIG. 21, when the sound lamp control device 113 receives a power-off command from the main control device 110 (see S1212 in FIG. 21), it executes a power-off process in S1215. The power-off process flag is turned on before the power-off process is executed, and the power-off process flag is turned off after the power-off process ends. Therefore, whether or not the power-off process in S1215 is being executed can be determined by the state of the power-off process in progress flag.

  If the power-off process flag is off (S1102: No), the current start-up process is started after the power supply is completely turned off or after a momentary power failure occurs and the power-off process at S1215 is performed. It was started after the execution of the process was completed, or started only after the MPU 221 of the sound lamp control device 113 was reset due to noise or the like (without receiving a power-off command from the main control device 110). is there. Therefore, in these cases, it is confirmed whether or not the data in the RAM 223 is destroyed (S1103).

  Confirmation of data destruction of the RAM 223 is performed as follows. That is, data as a keyword “55AAh” is written in a specific area of the RAM 223 by the process of S1106. Therefore, the data stored in the specific area is checked, and if the data is “55AAh”, there is no data destruction in the RAM 223. Conversely, if the data is not “55AAh”, the data destruction in the RAM 223 can be confirmed. If data destruction of the RAM 223 is confirmed (S1103: Yes), the process proceeds to S1104, and initialization of the RAM 223 is started. On the other hand, if data destruction of the RAM 223 is not confirmed (S1103: No), the process proceeds to S1108.

  If the current startup process is started after the power is completely turned off, the keyword “55AAh” is not stored in the specific area of the RAM 223 (because the memory is lost in the RAM 223 when the power is turned off). It is determined that the data in the RAM 22 has been destroyed (S1103: Yes), and the process proceeds to S1104. On the other hand, this startup process was started after an instantaneous power failure and after completing the power-off process in S1215, or reset only to the MPU 221 of the audio lamp control device 113 due to noise or the like. When the process starts, since the keyword “55AAh” is stored in the specific area of the RAM 223, it is determined that the data in the RAM 22 is normal (S1103: No), and the process proceeds to S1108.

  If the power-off process flag is on (S1102: Yes), the startup process of this time is after the instantaneous power failure, and during the execution of the power-off process of S1215, the sound lamp control device 113. The MPU 221 is started after being reset. In such a case, since the power-off process is being executed, the storage state of the RAM 223 is not necessarily correct. Therefore, since control cannot be continued in such a case, the process proceeds to S1104 and initialization of the RAM 223 is started.

  In the process of S1104, the entire storage area of the RAM 223 is checked (S1104). As a check method, first, “0FFh” is written for each byte, and it is read for each byte to check whether it is “0FFh”. If “0FFh”, it is determined as normal. The writing and checking for each byte are performed in the order of “55h”, “0AAh”, and “00h” after “0FFh”. This RAM 223 read / write check clears all storage areas of the RAM 223 to zero.

  If it is determined that the read / write check is normal for all the storage areas of the RAM 223 (S1105: Yes), the keyword “55AAh” is written in the specific area of the RAM 223, and the RAM destruction check data is set (S1106). By checking the keyword “55AAh” written in the specific area, it is checked whether or not there is data corruption in the RAM 223. On the other hand, if an abnormality in the read / write check is detected in any storage area of the RAM 223 (S1105: No), the abnormality of the RAM 223 is notified (S1107), and an infinite loop is performed until the power is shut off. The abnormality of the RAM 223 is notified by the display lamp 34. Note that the audio output device 226 may output a sound to notify the RAM 223 of an abnormality.

  In the process of S1108, it is determined whether or not the power-off flag is turned on (S1108). Since the power-off flag is turned on when the power-off process of S1215 is executed (see S1214 in FIG. 21), the process of S1108 with the power-off flag turned on leads to the process of S1108. This is a case where the process is started after a power failure has occurred and the power-off process in S1215 has been executed. Therefore, in such a case (S1108: Yes), the RAM work area is cleared to initialize each process of the sound lamp control device 113 (S1109), the initial value of the RAM 223 is set (S1110), and an interrupt is performed. The permission is set (S1111), and the process proceeds to the main process. Note that the work area of the RAM 223 is an area other than an area for storing commands received from the main control device 110.

  On the other hand, when the power-off flag is turned off, the process of S1108 is reached because the current start-up process is started after, for example, the power supply is completely turned off, so that the process of S1108 is performed via the processes of S1104 to S1106. This is a case where the processing has been reached, or the MPU 221 of the sound lamp control device 113 is reset only (without receiving a power-off command from the main control device 110) due to noise or the like. Therefore, in such a case (S1108: No), S1109, which is the process of clearing the work area of the RAM 223, is skipped, the process proceeds to S1110, the initial value of the RAM 223 is set (S1110), and interrupt permission is set. In step S1111, the process proceeds to the main process.

  The reason for skipping the clear process of S1109 is that when the process from S1104 to S1108 is reached via the process of S1106, all the storage areas of the RAM 223 have already been cleared by the process of S1104. When only the MPU 221 of the sound lamp control device 113 is reset due to noise or the like and the start-up process is started, the data in the work area of the RAM 223 is stored without being cleared, so that the sound lamp control device 113 is saved. This is because the control can be continued.

  Next, with reference to FIG. 21, the main process executed after the startup process of the sound lamp control device 113 will be described. FIG. 21 is a flowchart showing main processing executed by the MPU 221 of the sound lamp control device 113. When the main process is executed, it is first determined whether or not 1 ms or more has elapsed since the start of the main process (S1201). If 1 ms or more has not elapsed (S1201: No), the processes of S1202 to S1209 are performed. Without proceeding to S1210. Whether or not 1 ms has elapsed in the process of S1201 is a process related to display (production) in S1202 to S1209, and it is not necessary to edit in a short cycle (within 1 ms). This is because it is preferable to execute the counter update process and the command reception process of S1211 in a short cycle. As a result, it is possible to prevent omission of a command transmitted from the main controller 110.

  If 1 ms or more has elapsed in the processing of S1201 (S1201: Yes), the output of each lamp is set so that the lighting mode of the display lamp 34 is set or the lighting mode of the lamp edited in the processing of S1207 described later ( After that, a power-on notification process is executed (S1203). In the power-on notification process, when the power is turned on, a notification is given to notify that the power has been turned on for a predetermined time (for example, 30 seconds). Is called. Moreover, it is good also as what transmits a command to the display control apparatus 114 to alert | report that power was supplied on the screen of the 3rd symbol display apparatus 81. FIG. If the power is not turned on, the process proceeds to S1204 without performing the notification by the power-on notification process.

  In the process of S1204, a customer waiting effect is executed, and thereafter, a hold number display update process is executed (S1205). In the customer waiting effect, when a time during which the pachinko machine 10 is not played by the player has elapsed for a predetermined time, setting for switching the display of the third symbol display device 81 to the title screen is performed, and the setting is displayed as a command as a display control device. 114. In the number-of-holds display update process, a process for turning on the hold lamp 85 in accordance with the operation hold ball N is performed.

  Thereafter, a lamp editing process is executed (S1206), and then a sound editing / output process is executed (S1207). In the lamp editing process, lighting patterns and the like of the illumination units 29 to 33 are set so as to correspond to the display performed on the third symbol display device 81. In the sound editing / output process, the output pattern of the sound output device 226 is set so as to correspond to the display performed on the third symbol display device 81, and the sound is output from the sound output device 226 according to the setting.

  Thereafter, a liquid crystal effect execution management process is executed (S1208), and the process proceeds to S1209. In the liquid crystal effect execution management process, a time synchronized with the time required for the variable display performed by the third symbol display device 81 is set based on the change pattern command and the effect time addition command transmitted from the main control device 110. Based on the time set in the liquid crystal effect execution monitoring process, the effect time of the lamp editing process in S1206 and the sound editing / output process in S1207 is set.

  In the process of S1209, the variable display process of the third symbol display device 81 is executed. In this variation display process, a plurality of counters (a counter for setting a stop symbol at the time of big hit, a counter for selecting a stop symbol at the time of disconnection, etc.) mounted on the sound lamp control device 113 are updated. Based on the variation pattern command and the stop symbol command transmitted from the control device 110, the symbol to be stopped and displayed on the third symbol display device 81 is set, or the variation display pattern (rear / rear out, front / rear non-rear reach, complete out) Etc. are set. The stop symbol and the variation pattern are transmitted to the display control device 114 as a command.

  In the processing of S1209, for example, when the command of the variation pattern transmitted from the main controller 110 is “completely out”, the complete out A pattern is selected from a plurality of patterns corresponding to complete out, and the third symbol display A command is transmitted to the display control device 110 so that the device 81 can produce a completely off A pattern. In addition, when the stop symbol command is a symbol that is a big hit and becomes a high probability state after the big hit, one symbol (an odd number of symbols 1 to 9) is selected from a plurality of symbols, and the third symbol display A command is transmitted to the display control device 110 so that the odd symbol is stopped by the device 81. Therefore, the voice lamp control device 113 determines a detailed variation pattern, stop symbol, etc. displayed on the third symbol display device 81 for one command determined by the main control device 110, so that the main control device The control burden of 110 can be reduced. Furthermore, since the production patterns and stop symbols determined in the main controller 110 can be reduced, the storage capacity of the ROM 202 can be reduced, and the cost can be reduced.

  In the process of S1210, a process of receiving a command transmitted from main controller 110 is executed, and the process proceeds to S1211. In the command reception process, each piece of information of the received command is stored in a predetermined area of the RAM 223, or used information is deleted.

  In the processing of S1211, it is determined whether or not the information on occurrence of power interruption is stored in the work RAM 233 (S1211). The information on the occurrence of power-off is stored when a power-off command is received from main controller 110. If power failure occurrence information is stored in the processing of S1211 (S1211: Yes), both the power interruption flag and the power interruption processing flag are turned on (S1213), and the power interruption processing is executed (S1214). After the power-off process is executed, the power-off process flag is turned off (S1215), and then the process is looped infinitely. In the power-off process, the generation of the interrupt process is prohibited and each output port is turned off to turn off the output from the audio output device 226 and the lamp display device 227. Further, the storage of the information on occurrence of power interruption is also erased.

  On the other hand, if the information on occurrence of power interruption is not stored in the process of S1211 (S1211: No), it is determined whether or not the RAM 223 is destroyed based on the keyword stored in the RAM 223 (S1212), and the RAM 223 is destroyed. If not (S1212: No), the process returns to S1201, and the main process is repeatedly executed. On the other hand, if the RAM 223 is destroyed (S1212: Yes), the processing is looped infinitely in order to stop the subsequent processing. Here, if it is determined that the RAM is destroyed and an infinite loop is performed, the main process is not executed, and thereafter the display on the third symbol display device 81 does not change. Therefore, since the player can know that an abnormality has occurred, he can call a hall clerk or the like and request repair of the pachinko machine 10 or the like. Further, when it is confirmed that the RAM 223 is destroyed, the sound output device 226 or the lamp display device 227 may notify the RAM destruction.

  Next, a second embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. In the first embodiment, the opening / closing member 660 is mainly configured by a guiding portion 663, a ball receiving portion 664, and a protruding portion 665, and the protruding portion 665 guides the ball received by the ball receiving portion 664 toward the guiding portion 663, The guiding unit 663 guides the ball to the specific winning opening 672. Instead, in the second embodiment, the opening / closing member 1660 is constituted by a single plate, and the ball flowing down by the inflow member 1700 provided in the game area is guided toward the opening / closing member 1660. That is, the second embodiment is different from the first embodiment in the configuration of the variable winning device 1065 and the inflow member 1700. Therefore, since the configuration other than the variable winning device 1065 and the inflow member 1700 is the same as the configuration of the first embodiment, the same parts as those of the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and the description thereof will be given. Is omitted.

  FIG. 23 is a cross-sectional view of the variable winning device 1065 and the inflow member 1700 according to the second embodiment. FIG. 23 illustrates a state in which the opening / closing member 1660 is in the open posture.

  As shown in FIG. 23, the variable winning device 1065 of the second embodiment is similar to the first embodiment in that the first base member 1650 fixed to the game board 60 and the first base member 1650 are rotated. A movable door 1660, a second base member 1670 fixed to the first base member 1650, a specific prize opening detection switch 207, and a second base member 1670 fixed to the main controller 110 and electrically And a relay board unit 1680 to be connected.

  The first base member 1650 has an opening 1651 at a substantially central portion thereof. The opening / closing door 1660 is formed in a substantially plate shape, and includes a rotation shaft 1661 provided at a lower end portion thereof, and a restriction portion 1667 that restricts the rotation of the opening / closing door 1660 when the opening / closing door 1660 is in a closed posture. Yes. Further, the opening / closing door 1660 is formed with a groove 1666 having the same shape as that of the first embodiment. Although not shown, the open / close door 1660 of the second embodiment is opened and closed by a solenoid and a cam mechanism that are operated in the forward and backward directions.

  The second base member 1670 is provided with a space forming member 1671 having the same shape as that of the first embodiment, a specific winning opening 1672, and a restricting portion 1673, and a solenoid (not shown) and a position where the drive motor 674 is provided. A space for arranging the cam mechanism is provided. Further, the relay board unit 1680 is provided with a fitting hole 1681 and a relay board 1682 having the same shape as that of the first embodiment.

  The inflow member 1700 is provided at a position facing the variable winning device 1065, and is inclined toward the variable winning device 1065 (opening 1651) from the upstream side toward the downstream side (from the upper side to the lower side in the arrow Y direction in FIG. 23). The inclined portion 1701 is provided. Due to the inclination of the inclined portion 1701, the sphere flowing down the game area flows into the accommodation space 1677 formed by the space forming member 1671.

  Also, as shown in the drawing, the shortest distance t1 between the inflow member 1700 and the opening / closing door 1660 is arranged to be longer than the diameter t2 of the sphere, so that when the opening / closing door 1660 is in the closed position, it flows down the game area. The sphere that is in contact with the inflow member 1700 flows down further downstream. Therefore, since the flow velocity of the sphere is reduced by contacting the inflow member 1700, energy that collides with a member positioned below the flow member 1700 is suppressed, and damage to the downstream member is reduced. be able to.

  Further, when the opening / closing door 1660 rotates from the open position to the closed position, the opening / closing door 1660 rotates to the game area side (in the direction of arrow C in FIG. 23), so The ball can be discharged from the accommodation space 1677 to the game area. Therefore, similarly to the first embodiment, it is possible to reduce the number of balls that are more than necessary from winning the specific winning opening 1672 by one opening / closing operation of the opening / closing door 1660.

  Also in the second embodiment, the driving speed when the door 1660 rotates from the open position to the closed position is slower than the driving speed when the door 1660 rotates from the closed position to the open position. Since it is set at a speed that suppresses flapping of the ball, the ball can be smoothly discharged to the game area, and the ball can be prevented from being sandwiched between the tip of the opening / closing door 1660 and the opening 1651. . As a result, the opening / closing door 1660 can be prevented from rotating to the closed position and the opening 1651 can be prevented from being opened, so that it is possible to suppress the flow of more balls than necessary into the accommodation space 1677. It is possible to reduce the above-mentioned balls from winning the specific winning opening 1672.

  Further, when the opening / closing door 1660 is driven from the open position to the closed position, the opening / closing door 1660 gradually descends and tilts from the accommodation space 1677 toward the game area, so that the balls in the accommodation space 1677 are smoothly discharged to the game area. The ball guided by the inflow member 1700 is also discharged to the game area. Therefore, when the opening / closing door 1660 rotates from the open position to the closed position, the number of flows into the accommodation space 1677 is reduced, so that a ball is not caught between the front end of the opening / closing door 1660 and the opening 1651. It is possible to reduce more than necessary balls from winning the specific winning opening 1672.

  In the first and second embodiments, when the door 660 is driven to the closed posture, the door 660 is driven every 10 ms until the door 660 is driven for 10 pulses (10 × 1.8 ° = 18 °) or more. It is also possible to drive one pulse at a time, and then drive one pulse every 16 ms. This is because when the opening / closing door 660 is driven for 10 pulses, the opening / closing door 660 is inclined downward from the horizontal in the game area, so that more balls than necessary are awarded to the specific winning opening 672 by driving at high speed. This is because it can be suppressed. Further, when the door 660 is driven to the closed position, the door 660 may be driven by one pulse every 8 ms until the driving for 45 pulses, and then driven by one pulse every 16 ms. . When the opening / closing door 660 is driven by 45 pulses, the shortest distance between the tip of the opening / closing door 660 and the opening 651 rotates to a position slightly longer than the diameter of the sphere. Thereafter, by driving the open / close door 660 at a low speed, it is possible to prevent the ball from being sandwiched between the front end of the open / close door 660 and the opening 651. From the above, whether the driving speed of the opening / closing door 660 is set to low speed or high speed may be appropriately set according to the structure of the opening / closing door 660 and the distance from the open position to the closed position. The speed may be set appropriately.

  Next, a third embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. In the first embodiment, when the open / close door 660 is rotated from the open position to the closed position, the door 660 is continuously driven at a speed that is 1/2 that of the rotation from the closed position to the open position. Instead, in the third embodiment, when the opening / closing door 660 rotates from the open position to the closed position, the rotation is temporarily stopped. In the third embodiment, an opening / closing door closing drive process is added to the first embodiment. Note that the coils a1, a2, b1, and b2 through which the current flows in the third embodiment are changed every 8 ms for both the drive to the closed posture and the drive to the open posture. Moreover, in the following description, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected to the part same as 1st Embodiment, and the description is abbreviate | omitted.

  FIG. 24 is a flowchart illustrating an opening / closing door closing drive process executed by the MPU 201 in the main controller 110 according to the third embodiment. This opening / closing door closing drive processing is executed after the processing of S605 in the timer interruption processing shown in FIG. 15 instead of the processing of S509 to S514 of the opening / closing door opening / closing processing of the first embodiment.

  When the opening / closing door closing drive process is executed, it is first determined whether or not the opening / closing door 660 is being driven to the closed position (S2001). If the driving of the open / close door 660 to the closed position is not being executed in the process of S2001 (S2001: No), the open / close door closing drive process is terminated. On the other hand, if the door 660 is being driven to the closed position (S2001: Yes), it is determined whether or not the door 1st stage flag is on (S2002). The first-stage flag of the open / close door is turned on once it is stopped while the open / close door 660 is rotated to the closed position (see S2004), and then the open / close door 660 starts to rotate again toward the closed position. It is a flag that is turned off when it is turned on (see S2007).

  If the first door flag of the open / close door is OFF in the process of S2002 (S2002: No), the number of pulses for driving the open / close door 660 in the closed posture direction is set to 45 (45/60) (S2003). . If the number of pulses is set to 45 in the process of S2003, the opening / closing doors 660 and 1660 are temporarily stopped until the rotation is in the closed position, so the first door flag is turned on (S2004), and the process of S2005 is performed. Migrate to On the other hand, if the first stage flag of the open / close door has already been turned on in the process of S2002 (S2002: Yes), the number of pulses has already been set in the process of S2003. Transition to processing.

  When the number of pulses is set to 45 in the process of S2003, the opening / closing door 660 rotates about 80 ° (45 × 1.8 ° = 81 °) from the open posture to the closed posture. The time required for the opening / closing door 660 to rotate about 80 ° and stop is about 0.4 s (45 × 8 ms = 360 ms + driving time). When the opening / closing door 660 is rotated about 80 ° from the open posture, the opening / closing door 660 is rotated to a position where the shortest distance between the tip of the opening / closing door 660 and the opening 651 is slightly longer than the diameter of the sphere. Therefore, in a state where the opening / closing door 660 is temporarily stopped, it becomes difficult for the balls to flow into the storage space 677, and the number of balls newly flowing into the storage space 677 can be reduced.

  In the process of S2005, it is determined whether or not the value stored in the closing timer 203b has become larger than the value corresponding to 500 ms (S2005), and the value stored in the closing timer 203b is 500 ms (it takes time to stop). If the value is equal to or less than the value corresponding to the time 400 ms + the stop time 100 ms (S2005: No), the opening / closing door closing drive processing is terminated, and if the value stored in the closing timer 203b is larger than the value corresponding to 500 ms (S2005: Yes) Since the opening / closing door 660 has already stopped once and the stop time has elapsed, the number of output pulses for driving the opening / closing doors 660, 1660 in the closed posture direction is set to 15 (15/60). (S2006). Then, the first door flag of the opening / closing door is turned off (S2007), and the opening / closing door closing drive processing is ended.

  In the third embodiment, 500 ms + 150 ms (15 × 8 ms = 120 ms + driving time) = 650 ms is required until the open / close door 660 is completely closed, and therefore the process is closed in S503 of FIG. The value to be compared with the value stored in the timer 203d is set to 1s.

  As described above, in the third embodiment, when the opening / closing door 660 rotates from the open position to the closed position, the opening / closing door 660 temporarily stops. Therefore, when the opening / closing door 660 stops temporarily. The sphere passing through the guiding portion 663 moves in the direction of the protruding portion 665 (front side). Thereafter, since the open / close door 660 is rotated to the closed position, the unwinned ball passing through the guide portion 663 can be smoothly discharged to the game area. Therefore, when the opening / closing door 660 is rotated in the closed posture direction, it is possible to prevent a sphere from being sandwiched between the front end of the opening / closing door 660 and the opening 651, so that the opening 651 remains open. It can be suppressed. As a result, since it is possible to prevent more than necessary balls from flowing into the accommodation space 677, it is possible to prevent more than necessary balls from winning the specific winning opening 672.

  In the third embodiment, the opening / closing door 660 is temporarily stopped once while the opening / closing door 660 rotates from the open position to the closed position. However, the opening / closing door 660 is closed from the open position. While turning to the posture, the opening / closing door 660 may be temporarily stopped a plurality of times. In this configuration, the opening / closing door first stage flag to the opening / closing door N stage flag (N is a natural number) are provided, and the processes corresponding to the processes of S2002 to S2005 are repeated. That is, it is determined whether or not the opening / closing door N-stage flag is turned on, and when the opening / closing door N-stage flag is turned on, the number of output pulses corresponding to the angle at which the opening / closing doors 660 and 1660 are driven from the stop position. And the process of turning on the opening / closing door N-stage flag is executed in correspondence with the opening / closing door N-stage flag from the opening / closing door 1-stage flag. In this embodiment, while the opening / closing door 660 rotates from the open position to the closed position, the opening / closing door 660 is temporarily stopped a plurality of times. Fluttering can be further suppressed.

  In the third embodiment, the door 660 is temporarily stopped while the door 660 is rotated from the open position to the closed position. However, the door 660 is rotated from the open position to the closed position. Meanwhile, the opening / closing door 660 may be driven at a predetermined angle (for example, an angle corresponding to the number of pulses smaller than the number of pulses driven in the closing direction) from the closed position to the open position. In this configuration, when the value of the closing timer 203b reaches a value corresponding to a predetermined time in the process of S2005, the number of output pulses for driving the opening / closing doors 660, 1660 from the closed posture to the open posture is set, and then the opening / closing door 660 is set. , 1660 in the open posture direction (for example, monitored by a timer), the remaining number of output pulses (60- (number of pulses until stop-pulse for driving in the open posture direction) is again obtained. Set number)). Note that the door 660 may be driven a plurality of times in the direction of the open posture while the door 660 is rotating from the open posture to the closed posture. In this embodiment, even if a ball is sandwiched between the front end of the opening / closing door 660 and the opening 651, the opening / closing door 660 can be driven in the direction of the open posture, and the sandwiched ball can be discharged to the game area. It can be prevented that the opening 651 remains open. In addition, if the state in which the sphere is sandwiched between the front end of the opening / closing door 660 and the opening 651 is prolonged, a failure may occur due to seizure of the drive motor 674, but the state in which the sphere is sandwiched is shortened. Therefore, the occurrence of failure of the drive motor 674 can be reduced.

  Further, when the door 660 is driven in the direction of the open posture while the door 660 is rotated from the open posture to the closed posture, the driving distance from the open posture to the position where the door is temporarily stopped is shorter. The driving distance is preferred. This is because when the distance that the door 660 is driven in the direction of the open posture is equal to or greater than the drive distance from the open posture to the current position, the door 660 returns to the fully open state, so that a specific prize is awarded. It is because it becomes easy to win more balls than necessary to the mouth 672. Note that the value to be compared with the value of the closing timer 203b in the process of S503 in FIG. 14 is set according to the time required for the opening / closing door 660 to reach the closed position. Further, the interval at which the current is passed through the drive motor 674 may be 8 ms or 16 ms, and the interval is different between when driving in the closed posture direction and when driving in the open posture direction. It is also good.

  Note that it is preferable to temporarily stop the opening / closing door 660 after the opening / closing door 660 is driven at least for 10 pulses (10 × 1.8 ° = 18 °) or more. This is because when the opening / closing door 660 is driven for 10 pulses, the opening / closing door 660 is inclined downward from the horizontal in the gaming area. Therefore, when the opening / closing door 660 is temporarily stopped, the ball passing through the guide portion 663 moves to the front side (the game area side, the protruding portion 665 side), and then the opening / closing member 660 rotates to the closed posture. In this case, it is possible to make it difficult to sandwich the sphere with the opening 651. Similarly, when the door 660 is driven in the opening direction while the door 660 is driven in the closing direction, at least the door 660 does not move in the opening posture from the position driven by 10 pulses from the opening posture. Is preferred. In the case of this configuration, in order to recognize the current position of the open / close door 660, the stop position of the open / close door 660 is stored, and a value is added or subtracted according to the distance that the open / close door 660 is driven. Moreover, it is good also as what sets suitably whether the drive speed of the door 660 is made low speed or high speed. Note that when setting the number of pulses, the driving direction, and the driving speed, they are set in the processing of S2003 and the processing of S2006 in FIG.

  Moreover, you may implement 3rd Embodiment and its modification in 2nd Embodiment.

  Next, a fourth embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. In the first embodiment, when the opening / closing door 660 is rotated from the open position to the closed position, the door 660 is continuously driven at a speed that is 1/2 that of the rotation from the closed position to the open position. In this embodiment, the opening / closing door 660 is configured to be stopped at least once or driven in the direction of the open posture at least once while the door 660 is rotated from the open posture to the closed posture. Instead, in the fourth embodiment, only when a ball is sandwiched between the tip of the opening / closing door 660 and the opening 651 while the opening / closing door 660 rotates from the open position to the closed position, the door is opened and closed. The 660 is configured to be driven in the direction of the open posture. Note that the coils a1, a2, b1, and b2 through which the current flows in the fourth embodiment are changed every 8 ms for both the drive to the closed posture and the drive to the open posture. Moreover, in the following description, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected to the part same as 1st Embodiment, and the description is abbreviate | omitted.

  FIG. 25 is a flowchart showing an opening / closing door closing drive process executed by the MPU 201 in the main controller 110 of the fourth embodiment. This opening / closing door closing drive process is executed after the timer interruption process S605 shown in FIG. 15 instead of the processes of S509 to S514 of the opening / closing door opening / closing process of the first embodiment.

  When the opening / closing door closing drive process is executed, it is first determined whether or not the opening / closing door 660 is being driven from the open position to the closed position (S2101). If the driving of the open / close door 660 to the closed posture is not being executed in the process of S2101 (S2101: No), the open / close door closing drive process is terminated. On the other hand, if the opening / closing door 660 is being driven to the closed position (S2101: Yes), it is determined whether the open / close door closing flag is on (S2102). The open / closed door closing flag is turned on when the number of pulses is set to drive the open / close door 660 to the closed position (see S2014), and is turned off when the open / close door 660 is completely closed (see FIG. 14). For example, the flag is turned off when the processing in S503 of FIG. 14 is Yes.

  If the open / closed door closing flag is off in the process of S2102 (S2002: No), the number of output pulses for driving the open / close door 660 in the closed posture direction is set to 60 (S2103), and the number of pulses is applied to the open / close door 660. Is set, the open / close door closing flag is turned on (S2104), and the process proceeds to S2105. On the other hand, if the open / closed door closing flag is already turned on in S2102 (S2102: Yes), the number of pulses is already set in S2103, so that the process in S2105 is not performed without performing the processes in S2103 and S2104. Migrate to

  In the process of S2105, it is determined whether or not the abnormal release flag is on (S2005). This abnormally open flag is turned on when the open / close door 660 is driven in the open posture direction with a ball between the tip of the open / close door 660 and the opening 651 (see S2108), and the open / close door 660 is in the closed posture. It is a flag that is turned off when re-driven in the direction (see S2112).

  If the abnormally open flag is OFF in the process of S2105 (S2105: No), a ball is not sandwiched between the front end of the open / close door 660 and the opening 651. In order to determine whether or not a sphere has been sandwiched between the opening 651 and the current value flowing through the drive motor 674 and a reference current value are compared (S2106), the current is passed through the drive motor 674. If the current value is equal to or less than the reference value (S2106: No), no sphere is sandwiched between the front ends of the doors 660 and 1660 and the opening 651, and no overcurrent is detected. The driving process ends. In this embodiment, the detection device (the value detection means of the gaming machine 7) that detects the current value that flows through the drive motor 674 is connected to the input / output port 205, but the electronic circuit is combined. A circuit for detecting a current value may be connected to the input / output port. In addition, in the processing of S2106, it may be configured to compare the applied voltage with the reference voltage value, or compare the resistance value flowing through each of the coils a1, a2, b1, and b2 with the reference resistance value. It is good also as a structure.

  On the other hand, if the current value flowing through the drive motor 674 is larger than the reference value (overcurrent) in the process of S2106 (S2106: Yes), a ball is sandwiched between the open / close door 660 and the opening 651. Therefore, the number of pulses for driving the opening / closing door 660 in the direction of the open posture is set to 3 (S2107). Then, the abnormally open flag is turned on to set an initial value for the abnormally open timer value (S2108), and the open / close door closing drive process is terminated. The abnormally open timer is a timer that measures the time from when the door 660 is driven in the direction of the open posture. By setting the number of pulses to 3 in the process of S2107, the opening / closing door 660 is driven about 5 ° (3 × 1.8 ° = 5.4 °) in the direction of the open posture, so the opening / closing door 660 and the opening 651 are driven. The ball sandwiched between and falls and is discharged to the game area. Further, in the case where a sensor for detecting the position where the drive motor 674 is actually driven is provided, the position of the door 660 is not changed despite the instruction to drive the door 660. It is good also as what detects the abnormality by judging the process of S2106 as Yes.

  If the abnormally open flag is turned on in S2105 (S2105: Yes), there is a possibility that a ball is sandwiched between the tip of the opening / closing door 660 and the opening 651, and the opening / closing door 660 is in the open posture. In order to determine whether or not driving in the direction of the open posture has been completed, whether or not the value stored in the abnormal release timer is larger than the value corresponding to 50 ms is determined. It is determined (S2109). This is about 24 ms (3 × 8 ms = 24 ms) drive time in the direction of the opening posture of the opening / closing door 660, and is set to 50 ms in consideration of the driving time until the opening / closing door 660 stops temporarily.

  If the value stored in the abnormally open flag is equal to or less than the value corresponding to 50 ms in the processing of S2109 (S2109: No), the opening / closing of the opening / closing door 660 has not been completed. The opening / closing door closing drive processing is terminated without performing the above processing. On the other hand, if the value stored in the abnormally open flag is larger than the value corresponding to 50 ms (S2109: Yes), the number of output pulses to be driven in the closed posture direction is set according to the current position of the door 660. (S2110). The number of output pulses set in the process of S2110 is set by subtracting 3 set in the process of S2107 from the number of pulses corresponding to the position sandwiching the sphere from 60. In addition, since the rotation position which pinches | interposes a sphere between the front-end | tip of the opening / closing door 660 and the opening 651 becomes a substantially fixed position, the output pulse number set by the process of S2110 is set to a fixed numerical value beforehand. Also good.

  Then, the value of the closing timer 203b is reset (S2111), the abnormal open flag is turned off (S2112), and the opening / closing door closing drive processing is terminated. The resetting of the value of the closing timer 203b in S2111 sets an initial value and the value compared in the processing of S503 in FIG. 14 according to the set number of pulses (set number of pulses × 8 ms + predetermined time). It is a process to set. In addition, since the abnormally open flag is turned off in the process of S2112, if a ball is sandwiched between the tip of the open / close door 660 and the opening 651 again, it is determined Yes in the process of S2106, and the open / close door is opened. 660 rotates in the direction of the open posture. Therefore, the driving of the opening / closing door 660 in the direction of the closed posture and the driving in the direction of the open posture are repeatedly performed until the ball is not caught.

  As described above, in the fourth embodiment, when a ball is sandwiched between the opening / closing door 660 and the opening 651 while the opening / closing door 660 rotates from the open position to the closed position, the opening / closing door 660 is moved. Since it is rotated in the direction of the open posture, it is possible to prevent the sphere from being sandwiched between the tip of the opening / closing door 660 and the opening 651 so that the opening 651 remains open. Therefore, since more than necessary balls do not flow into the accommodation space 677, it is possible to prevent more than necessary balls from flowing into the specific winning opening 672.

  Further, since the state in which the sphere is sandwiched between the front end of the opening / closing door 660 and the opening 651 can be shortened, the load on the drive motor 674 is reduced. As a result, the occurrence of failure such as the drive motor 674 being burned can be reduced.

In addition, if the ball is not sandwiched between the opening / closing door 660 and the opening 651, the opening / closing door 660 continues to rotate in the direction toward the closed position, so that the time required to reach the closed position can be shortened. it can. Therefore, since the time for which the opening 651 is opened can be shortened, it is possible to suppress an excessive flow of spheres into the accommodation space 677.
Moreover, you may implement 4th Embodiment and its modification in 2nd Embodiment.

  The present invention has been described above based on one embodiment. However, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, and various modifications and improvements can be easily made without departing from the spirit of the present invention. Can be inferred.

  For example, in each of the above embodiments, in each of the above embodiments, each command is transmitted from the main control device 110 to the sound lamp control device 113 and displayed from the sound lamp control device 113 to the display control device 114. However, the command may be transmitted directly from the main control device 110 to the display control device 114. Further, an audio lamp control device may be connected to the display control device, and a command instructing the output of each sound and the lighting of the lamp may be transmitted from the display control device to the audio lamp control device. Furthermore, the sound lamp control device and the display control device may be configured as one control device.

  In the first embodiment, the game ball flowing down by the guiding portion 663, the ball receiving portion 664, and the projecting portion 665 is guided to the specific winning opening 672. In the second embodiment, the single-plate opening / closing door is used. Although the game ball flowing down by 1660 and the inflow member 1700 is guided to the specific prize opening 672, an inflow member may be provided at a position opposite to the variable prize device 65 having the guide portion 663, the ball receiving portion 664, and the protruding portion 665. good. That is, the inflow member 1700 may be further added to the pachinko machine 10 of the first embodiment.

  In the first embodiment, the projecting portion 665 extends from one end (right side in FIG. 3) to the other end (left side in FIG. 3) in the horizontal direction (arrow X direction in FIG. 3) of the opening / closing member 660. Although it is configured to be provided, a projecting portion may be provided at least at a position that intersects with the specific prize opening 672 in the arrow Z direction. In other words, it is only necessary that the protruding portion is provided at a position covering a part of the opening 651, and the protruding portion can be used as long as it can reduce the entry speed of some of the spheres flowing into the accommodation space 677 by contact with the protruding portion. The size, shape, and protruding position may be any.

  In the above embodiment, the specific prize opening 672 is formed at a position adjacent to the space forming member 671 and on the surface facing the opening 651, but the extended tip of the protrusion 665 (FIG. 3). The formation position is not particularly limited as long as it is a position away from the left end in the arrow X direction. In addition, since the rectification effect becomes higher as far as possible from the extended tip of the projecting portion 665, the specific winning opening 672 is formed at the position of the present embodiment or the side wall itself on the right side of FIG. 3 of the space forming member 671. It is preferable.

  In the above embodiment, at least of the speed at which the door 660 is driven, the direction in which the door 660 is driven, the position at which the door is stopped, the time for which the door 660 is driven and the distance (number of pulses) to be driven in the open posture direction A storage unit that stores two or more items in association with each other, reads necessary information from the storage unit, reads a program corresponding to the read information, and can change the driving operation of the door 660. Also good.

  You may implement this invention in the pachinko machine etc. of a type different from the said embodiment. For example, the present invention may be applied to a so-called second type pachinko gaming machine having a winning device having a special area such as a V zone. Further, in addition to the pachinko machine, the game machine may be implemented as another game machine such as an alepacchi or a sparrow ball.

  You may implement this invention in the pachinko machine etc. of a type different from the said embodiment. For example, once a big hit, a pachinko machine (commonly known as a two-time right, a three-time right, etc.) that increases the expected value of the big hit until a big hit state occurs (for example, twice or three times). May also be implemented. Further, after the jackpot symbol is displayed, it may be implemented as a pachinko machine that generates a special game that gives a player a predetermined game value on the condition that a ball is won in a predetermined area. Further, the present invention may be implemented in a pachinko machine that has a special area such as a V-zone and has a special gaming state as a necessary condition for winning a ball in the special area. Further, in addition to the pachinko machine, the game machine may be implemented as various game machines such as an alepatchi, a sparrow ball, a slot machine, a game machine in which a so-called pachinko machine and a slot machine are integrated.

  In the slot machine, for example, a symbol is changed by operating a control lever in a state where a symbol effective line is determined by inserting coins, and a symbol is stopped and confirmed by operating a stop button. Is. Accordingly, the basic concept of the slot machine is that it is provided with a display device for confirming and displaying the identification information after variably displaying the identification information string composed of a plurality of identification information, and resulting from the operation of the starting operation means (for example, the operation lever). The variation display of the identification information is started, and the variation display of the identification information is stopped and fixedly displayed due to the operation of the operation means for stop (for example, the stop button) or when a predetermined time elapses. It is a slot machine that generates a special game that gives a player a predetermined game value on the condition that the combination of identification information at the time is a specific condition. In this case, the game medium is typically a coin, medal, etc. Take as an example.

  In addition, as a specific example of a gaming machine in which a pachinko machine and a slot machine are fused, a display device is provided that displays a symbol after a symbol string composed of a plurality of symbols is variably displayed, and has a handle for launching a ball. What is not. In this case, after throwing a predetermined amount of spheres based on a predetermined operation (button operation), for example, the change of the symbol is started due to the operation of the operation lever, for example, due to the operation of the stop button, or With the passage of time, the variation of the symbol is stopped, and a special game that gives the player a predetermined game value is generated on the condition that the confirmed symbol at the time of stoppage is a so-called jackpot symbol. In this case, a large amount of balls are paid out to the lower tray.

  Furthermore, as shown in the above-described embodiment, the variable display, which is a kind of dynamic display, is not limited to the one in which the symbol as identification information is scrolled in the vertical direction on the third symbol display device 81; It may be performed by moving and displaying symbols along a predetermined path such as a letter shape. In addition, the dynamic display of the identification information is not limited to the display of variation of the symbol. The effect display etc. which are displayed are also included. In this case, one or more characters are used as identification information together with the symbols or separately from the symbols.

  Below, the gaming machine and the modification of the present invention are shown. A game area where a game ball flows down, a winning opening for winning a game ball flowing down the gaming area, and a detecting means for detecting the passage of the gaming ball won in the winning opening; When a game ball passing through the game area is detected, in a gaming machine to which a predetermined game value is given, a game ball that is formed with a predetermined space between the winning opening and the game area and flows from the game area An opening / closing member that opens / closes the opening on the game area side of the receiving portion, a rotation shaft that rotatably supports the opening / closing member, and the opening / closing member about the rotation shaft in the first direction To the open posture to open the opening of the housing portion, and to the closed posture to close the opening of the housing portion by driving the opening / closing member in the anti-first direction around the rotating shaft. Driving means, When the closing member is in the open position, at least a part of the opening / closing member is positioned within the predetermined space of the housing portion, and when the opening / closing member is in the closed position, the game ball is guided to the winning opening of the opening / closing member. A gaming machine 0, wherein a guide surface is located on the gaming area side.

  According to the gaming machine 0, when a game ball that has been driven into the game area wins a winning opening, and the winning game ball is detected by the detecting means, a predetermined game value is given. The opening of the housing portion is opened and closed by an opening / closing member, and the opening / closing member is in an open posture when the rotation shaft is driven in the first direction by the driving means, and when the rotation shaft is driven in the anti-first direction by the driving means. Closed position. In addition, when the rotation shaft is driven in the first direction to be in the open posture, at least a part of the opening / closing member is positioned within the predetermined space of the housing portion, so that the game ball that wins the winning opening is made by the guide surface of the opening / closing member. Guided. Further, when the rotation shaft is driven in the anti-first direction and the opening / closing member is in the closed position, the guide surface of the game ball is located in the game area, so that it is guided to the winning a prize port when rotating from the open position to the closed position. The game balls that have not been won can be discharged from the housing portion to the game area. Therefore, by turning the opening / closing member to the closed position when the necessary passing of the game ball is detected by the detection means, it is possible to prevent more than necessary game balls from winning the winning opening. In particular, when the game value to be given to the number of game balls to be driven into the game area is determined in advance, it is determined in advance that the number of game balls to be won by one opening / closing operation of the opening / closing member varies. The game machine has an unintended specification different from the specification of the game machine. However, according to this gaming machine, it is possible to prevent more than necessary gaming balls from winning in the winning opening with a single opening / closing operation, so that the variation in the number of winning gaming balls can be reduced, and the specifications of the gaming machine set in advance are reduced. However, it can be reduced that the gaming machine has extremely different specifications.

  In addition, the opening / closing member serves as a guide surface for guiding the game ball to the winning opening, and if the guide surface is contaminated, the game ball cannot operate smoothly, and it takes time to win the game ball. Although the clogging may occur, the guide surface is positioned on the game area side when the opening / closing member is in the closed position, so that it can be easily removed when the dirt is found. Therefore, it is possible to reduce a situation in which the game ball does not flow smoothly due to dirt on the guide surface, etc., and it takes time until winning a prize or the game ball is clogged. Also, for example, when the game ball adheres to the guide surface of the opening / closing member due to dirt or the like, the game ball that has been attached by the player continuing the game and the game ball that has flowed down come into contact with the game ball. Game balls can be dropped naturally. Therefore, since the number of times that the game is interrupted to remove the attached game ball is reduced, it is possible to provide a gaming machine that reduces discomfort to the player.

  A game area where the game ball flows down, a winning opening where the game ball flowing down the game area wins, and a passage detecting means for detecting the passage of the gaming ball won in the winning opening, the passage detecting means When a game ball passing through the winning opening is detected, a predetermined gaming value is given, and a predetermined space is formed between the winning opening and the gaming area, and flows from the gaming area. A storage portion for storing a game ball, and an opening on the gaming area side of the storage portion, and in the closed posture for closing the opening of the storage portion, on the upstream side in the flow direction of the game ball and the storage portion An open / close upstream portion located in a predetermined space of the accommodating portion in the open posture for opening the opening, and an open / close downstream portion located downstream in the flow-down direction in the closed posture from the open / close upstream portion, The open posture When the opening / closing upstream portion is located in a predetermined space of the housing portion and the opening / closing downstream portion protrudes into the game area and is in the closed position, the game balls are put into the winning opening of the opening / closing upstream portion and the opening / closing downstream portion. An opening / closing member having a guide surface to be guided located on the game area side, a rotating shaft that rotatably supports the opening / closing member, and driving the opening / closing member in a first direction around the rotating shaft to the open position. And a drive means for driving the opening / closing member in the anti-first direction around the rotation shaft to the closed position, and a drive control means for controlling the drive of the drive means. A gaming machine 1 comprising speed control means for changing at least one of a driving speed or a driving direction when the opening / closing member is driven in the anti-first direction.

  According to the gaming machine 1, when a game ball that has been driven into the game area wins a winning opening, and the winning game ball is detected by the passage detection means, a predetermined game value is given. The opening of the housing portion is opened and closed by an opening and closing member, and the opening and closing member is in an open position when the driving means is controlled by the drive control means and the rotating shaft is driven in the first direction, and the driving means is controlled and the rotating shaft is counteracted. When driven in the first direction, a closed posture is assumed. The opening / closing member has an opening / closing upstream portion and an opening / closing downstream portion. When the opening / closing member is in the open position, the opening / closing upstream portion is located in a predetermined space of the housing portion and the opening / closing downstream portion is located in the game area. When the member is in the open posture, the game ball flowing down the game area is received by the opening / closing downstream part, and the received game ball is guided to the winning opening through the opening / closing upstream part to win a prize. In addition, when the opening / closing member is in the closed position, the guide surfaces of the opening / closing upstream part and the opening / closing downstream part are located on the game area side, so that when the opening / closing member is rotated from the open position to the closed position, it is not passed through the opening / closing upstream part The game balls can be discharged from the housing portion to the game area. Therefore, by turning the opening / closing member to the closed position when the necessary passing of the game ball is detected by the detection means, it is possible to prevent more than necessary game balls from winning the winning opening. Further, when the opening / closing member is driven in the anti-first direction, it is controlled by the speed control means, and at least one of the driving speed and the driving direction when the opening / closing member is driven in the first direction can be changed. Here, for example, when the driving speed at which the opening / closing member is driven in the anti-first direction is higher than a predetermined speed, it is considered that the game ball jumps or flutters when driven in the anti-first direction. The game ball may be pinched between the opening / closing upstream portion and the opening of the housing portion due to fluttering. If a game ball is sandwiched between the opening / closing upstream portion and the opening of the housing portion, the opening / closing member cannot be rotated to the closed position, and the opening of the housing portion remains open, so that more than necessary game balls Will flow into the housing part and more than necessary game balls will easily enter the winning opening. However, according to this gaming machine, the driving speed for driving the opening / closing member in the anti-first direction can be slowed, so that the game ball can be prevented from jumping or fluttering, and unpaid game balls in the housing portion can be smoothly moved into the game area. It is possible to prevent the game ball from being sandwiched between the opening of the housing portion and the opening / closing member by once driving the opening / closing member in the first direction. Therefore, since it can suppress that the opening of an accommodating part will be in the open state, it can suppress that the ball | bowl more than necessary wins a winning opening.

  Further, when the opening / closing member is driven in the anti-first direction and the opening / closing member reaches a position where the opening / closing member is inclined downward in the direction of the game area, the game ball in the storage part is discharged to the game area and received by the opening / closing downstream part. The game balls that have flown down the game area without flowing into the housing portion. Therefore, when the opening / closing member is driven in the anti-first direction, the number of game balls flowing into the housing portion is reduced, so that the game balls are prevented from being sandwiched between the opening / closing upstream portion and the opening of the housing portion. be able to. Therefore, it is preferable that the position of the opening / closing member is driven fast to the inclined position where the game ball is guided to the winning opening, and is delayed from the inclined position where the gaming ball is not guided to the winning opening. As a result, it is possible to further reduce the number of balls that are necessary to enter the winning opening, and to suppress the flapping of the game balls, so that the game balls can be prevented from being sandwiched between the opening of the housing portion and the opening / closing member. Because.

  Further, when the game value to be given to the number of game balls to be driven into the game area is determined in advance, it is determined in advance that there is a variation in the number of game balls to be won by one opening / closing operation of the opening / closing member. The game machine has an unintended specification different from the specification of the game machine. However, according to this gaming machine, it is possible to prevent more than necessary gaming balls from winning in the winning opening with a single opening / closing operation, so that the variation in the number of winning gaming balls can be reduced, and the specifications of the gaming machine set in advance are reduced. However, it can be reduced that the gaming machine has extremely different specifications.

  In addition, since the opening / closing upstream portion and the opening / closing downstream portion serve as guide surfaces for guiding the game ball to the winning opening, if the guide surface is contaminated, the game ball cannot operate smoothly, and the game ball can be won. Although it may take time or the game ball may become clogged, when the opening / closing member is in the closed position, the guide surface of the opening / closing upstream part and the opening / closing downstream part is located on the game area side, so it is easy to find dirt Can be removed. Therefore, it is possible to reduce a situation in which the game ball does not flow smoothly due to dirt on the passage or the like, and it takes time to win a prize or the game ball is clogged. In addition, for example, when a game ball adheres to the guide surface of the upstream / downstream opening / closing downstream portion due to dirt or the like, the game ball that has flowed down and the game ball that has flowed down come into contact with the player as the game continues. Then, the attached game ball can be dropped naturally. Therefore, since the number of times that the game is interrupted to remove the attached game ball is reduced, it is possible to provide a gaming machine that reduces discomfort to the player.

  In addition, since the open / close member receives the game ball at the open / close downstream portion in the open posture, the force generated when the game ball collides with the open / close downstream portion acts in the direction in which the open / close downstream portion rotates to the closed posture. To do. Therefore, since the force acting when receiving the game ball does not hinder the opening / closing member from turning to the closed position, the closing operation can be performed smoothly, and it is possible to prevent more than necessary game balls from winning the winning opening. can do.

  Here, when the lower end is a rotation axis and the upper end is rotated to the game area side as in a conventional single door, for example, a plate-like member (or a linear member) or the like is inserted from below the game area. It is also conceivable that the act of hooking a plate-like member on the upper end of a single door and forcibly turning it to win more game balls than necessary is performed. However, according to this gaming machine, when the plate-like member is hooked on the upper end of the opening / closing member to rotate, the opening / closing downstream portion rotates so as to protrude toward the game area side. Can be released or cut, and the act of forcibly rotating the opening / closing member can be made difficult. Therefore, it is possible to reduce the act of forcibly turning the opening / closing member and causing more than necessary balls to win the winning opening.

  A game area where the game ball flows down, a winning opening for winning the game ball flowing down the gaming area, and a detecting means for detecting passage of the winning game ball to the winning opening, and the winning means by the detecting means When a game ball passing through the game area is detected, in a gaming machine to which a predetermined game value is given, a game ball that is formed with a predetermined space between the winning opening and the game area and flows from the game area And a sloping portion that is disposed in a position facing the opening of the housing portion in the gaming area and is inclined from the upstream side in the flow direction of the game ball toward the opening direction of the housing portion. And opening and closing the inflow member for allowing the game ball to flow into the housing portion and the opening on the game area side of the housing portion, and when the open position of the housing portion is opened, the housing portion Located in a predetermined space, An opening / closing member in which a guide surface for guiding the game ball to the winning opening when positioned in the closed position closes the opening of the storage portion is positioned in the game area, a rotating shaft that rotatably supports the opening / closing member, and the rotating shaft Driving means for driving the opening / closing member in the first direction about the rotation axis to the open position, and driving the opening / closing member in the anti-first direction about the rotating shaft to the closed position; Drive control means for performing drive control of the means, and the drive control means includes speed control means for changing at least one of the drive speed or the drive direction when the opening / closing member is driven in the anti-first direction. A gaming machine 2 characterized by comprising.

  According to the gaming machine 2, when a game ball that has been driven into the game area wins a winning opening, and the winning game ball is detected by the passage detection means, a predetermined game value is given. The opening of the housing portion is opened and closed by an opening and closing member, and the opening and closing member is in an open position when the driving means is controlled by the drive control means and the rotating shaft is driven in the first direction, and the driving means is controlled and the rotating shaft is counteracted. When driven in the first direction, a closed posture is assumed. In addition, since the game area corresponding to the opening of the housing portion is provided with an inflow member for allowing the game ball to flow into the housing portion, the game ball flowing down the game area is efficiently housed when the opening / closing member is in the open position. Housed in the department. Further, when the opening / closing member is in the closed position, the guide surface of the opening / closing member is located on the game area side, so that the unpaid game ball passing through the guide surface of the opening / closing member when rotating from the open position to the closed position is displayed. , It can be discharged from the accommodating portion to the game area. Therefore, by turning the opening / closing member to the closed position when the necessary passing of the game ball is detected by the detection means, it is possible to prevent more than necessary game balls from winning the winning opening. Further, when the opening / closing member is driven in the anti-first direction, it is controlled by the speed control means, and at least one of the driving speed and the driving direction when the opening / closing member is driven in the first direction can be changed. Here, for example, when the driving speed at which the opening / closing member is driven in the anti-first direction is higher than a predetermined speed, it is considered that the game ball jumps or flutters when driven in the anti-first direction. The game ball may be pinched between the opening / closing member and the opening of the housing portion due to fluttering. If a game ball is sandwiched between the opening and closing member and the opening of the housing portion, the opening and closing member cannot be rotated to the closed position, and the opening of the housing portion remains open, and more game balls than necessary It will be easy for more than necessary game balls to flow into the housing part and win the winning opening. However, according to this gaming machine, the driving speed for driving the opening / closing member in the anti-first direction can be slowed, so that the game ball can be prevented from jumping or fluttering, and unpaid game balls in the housing portion can be smoothly moved into the game area. It is possible to prevent the game ball from being sandwiched between the opening of the housing portion and the opening / closing member by once driving the opening / closing member in the first direction. Therefore, since it can suppress that the opening of an accommodating part will be in the open state, it can suppress that the ball | bowl more than necessary wins a winning opening. In addition, when the position of the opening / closing member is driven quickly to the inclined position where the game ball is guided to the winning opening and is delayed from the inclined position where the gaming ball is not guided to the winning opening, more balls than necessary are Winning can be suppressed, and pinching of a game ball between the opening of the housing portion and the opening / closing member can be suppressed.

  In addition, when the opening / closing member is driven in the anti-first direction and the opening / closing member reaches a position where the opening / closing member is inclined downward in the direction of the game area, the game ball in the storage part is discharged to the game area and guided by the inflow member. The game balls are also discharged into the game area. Therefore, when the opening / closing member is driven in the anti-first direction, the number of game balls flowing into the housing portion is reduced, so that the game ball is prevented from being sandwiched between the tip of the opening / closing member and the opening of the housing portion. can do.

  Further, when the game value to be given to the number of balls to be driven into the game area is predetermined, it is determined that there is a variation in the number of game balls to be won by one opening / closing operation of the opening / closing member. The gaming machine has an unintended specification that is different from the specification of the gaming machine. However, according to this gaming machine, it is possible to prevent more than necessary gaming balls from winning in the winning opening with a single opening / closing operation, so that the variation in the number of winning gaming balls can be reduced, and the specifications of the gaming machine set in advance are reduced. However, it can be reduced that the gaming machine has extremely different specifications.

  In addition, since the opening / closing member serves as a guide surface for guiding the game ball, if the guide surface is contaminated with dirt, the game ball cannot operate smoothly, and it takes time to win a prize or the game ball is clogged. However, when the opening / closing member is in the closed position, the guide surface is positioned on the game area side, so that it can be easily removed when the dirt is found. Therefore, it is possible to reduce a situation in which the game ball does not flow smoothly due to dirt on the guide surface, etc., and it takes time until winning a prize or the game ball is clogged. In addition, for example, when the game ball adheres to the opening / closing member due to dirt or the like, the game ball that is attached by the player continuing the game and the game ball that flows down come into contact with the game ball and the attached game ball Can drop naturally. Therefore, since the number of times that the game is interrupted to remove the attached game ball is reduced, it is possible to provide a gaming machine that reduces discomfort to the player.

  In addition, since the inflow member has an inclined portion that is inclined from the upstream side toward the opening direction of the housing portion, a part of the game ball flowing down the game area comes into contact with the inclined portion of the inflow member, and the flow speed is reduced. Is slowed down. Therefore, since the energy that the game ball collides with other winning holes and winnings positioned downstream from the inflow member can be suppressed, the winning holes and winnings positioned downstream from the inflow member are less likely to be damaged. can do.

  In the gaming machine 1 or 2, the driving speed changed by the speed control means includes not only a driving speed that is slower than a predetermined speed but also a case where the driving speed becomes 0 and stops.

  In the gaming machine 1 or 2, when the opening / closing member is driven in the anti-first direction, the speed control means does not guide the game ball from the inclined position where the game ball is guided to the winning port to the winning port. The gaming machine 3 is characterized in that after the opening / closing member is driven to an inclined position, the driving of the opening / closing member is stopped at least once.

  According to the gaming machine 3, when the opening / closing member is driven in the anti-first direction, the speed control is performed after the opening / closing member is driven from the inclined position where the game ball is guided to the winning opening to the inclined position where the game ball is not guided. Since the drive of the opening / closing member is stopped at least once by the means, the game ball moves to the front side when the opening / closing member is stopped, and the opening / closing member and the housing portion are rotated when the opening / closing member is rotationally driven to the closed position. It is possible to prevent the game ball from being sandwiched between the opening and the opening. Therefore, it can suppress that the opening of an accommodating part will be in the open state, and it can suppress that the ball | bowl more than necessary wins a winning opening.

  In any one of the gaming machines 1 to 3, the speed control means causes the opening / closing member to be driven in the first direction at least once while the opening / closing member is driven in the anti-first direction. The gaming machine 4 is characterized in that a distance that the opening / closing member is driven in the first direction is shorter than a distance that the opening / closing member is driven in the anti-first direction from the open posture.

  According to the gaming machine 4, the speed control means controls the opening / closing member to be driven at least once in the first direction while the opening / closing member is driven in the anti-first direction. Even if a game ball is sandwiched between them, the game ball sandwiched by driving in the first direction can be discharged to the game area. Therefore, since it is possible to reduce the situation where the game ball is sandwiched between the opening / closing member and the opening of the housing portion and the opening of the housing portion is left open, more game balls than necessary are awarded to the winning opening Can be suppressed.

  In addition, since the opening / closing member is driven in the first direction at a shorter distance than the anti-first direction, the opening / closing member once started driving in the anti-first direction is Even if it is driven in the first direction, it does not return to the open posture. Therefore, even if the opening / closing member is driven in the first direction after being driven in the anti-first direction, it is possible to prevent the opening of the housing portion from opening more than necessary, so that more than necessary game balls flow into the housing portion. Can be suppressed.

  The range in which the opening / closing member can be driven in the first direction while the opening / closing member is driven in the anti-first direction is a range in which at least the guide surface of the opening / closing member has an inclination angle that does not guide the game ball to the winning opening. good. According to this configuration, even when the opening / closing member is driven in the first direction, it is possible to prevent the game balls passing through the guide surface from being guided to the winning opening, so that more than necessary game balls can win the prize. Can be reduced.

  In any one of the gaming machines 1 to 4, a range in which at least one of the driving speed or the driving direction of the opening / closing member is changed by the speed control unit is configured to be shorter than the entire range from the open posture to the closed posture. A gaming machine 5 characterized by

  According to the gaming machine 5, the range in which the driving speed of the opening / closing member is controlled by the speed control means is configured to be shorter than the entire range from the open position to the closed position. The range in which the driving speed in the direction is reduced, the opening / closing member is temporarily stopped, or the opening / closing member is driven in the first direction when the opening / closing member is driven in the anti-first direction can be shortened. Therefore, as compared with the case where the control by the speed control means is performed in the entire range from the open posture to the closed posture, the time from when the opening / closing member is driven in the anti-first direction to the closed posture can be shortened. As a result, it is possible to reduce the number of game balls that flow into the housing portion while the opening / closing member is driven in the anti-first direction, so that it is possible to prevent more than necessary game balls from winning the winning opening. it can.

  In the gaming machine 5, the range in which at least one of the driving speed or driving direction of the opening / closing member is changed by the speed control means is such that the shortest distance between the tip of the opening / closing member and the upper surface of the housing portion is the diameter of the game ball. The gaming machine 6 is configured not to include a range from the same position to the closed posture.

  According to the gaming machine 6, the range in which at least one of the driving speed or the driving direction of the opening / closing member is changed by the speed control means is such that the shortest distance between the tip of the opening / closing member and the upper surface of the housing is the same as the diameter of the game ball. The range from the position to the closed posture is not included. If the shortest distance between the tip of the opening / closing member and the upper surface of the housing portion becomes shorter than the diameter of the game ball, the game ball will not flow into the housing portion any more, so there is no need to control the range by the speed control means. . According to this gaming machine, the range from the position where the shortest distance between the tip of the opening / closing member and the upper surface of the housing portion is the same as the diameter of the game ball to the closed posture is within the range where the opening / closing member is controlled by the speed control means. Since it is not included, it is possible to shorten the time from when the opening / closing member is driven in the anti-first direction until the closing position is reached. Accordingly, the number of game balls that flow into the housing portion while the opening / closing member is driven in the anti-first direction can be reduced, so that it is possible to prevent more than necessary game balls from winning the winning opening. .

  In the gaming machine 6, when the opening / closing member has an opening / closing upstream portion and an opening / closing downstream portion, the “tip of the opening / closing member” is read as “tip of the opening / closing upstream portion”. .

  In the gaming machine 1 or 2, a value detection means for detecting a current value passed through the drive means or a voltage value applied to the drive means, and a current value or voltage value detected by the value detection means is a predetermined value. Determining means for determining whether or not the current value or the voltage value is greater than or equal to a predetermined value by the determining means when the opening / closing member is driven in the anti-first direction. When judged, the opening / closing member is driven in the first direction for a predetermined distance, and after being driven in the first direction for a predetermined distance, the opening / closing member is driven again in the anti-first direction. A gaming machine 7.

  According to the gaming machine 7, when the opening / closing member is driven in the anti-first direction, when the current value or the voltage value is determined to be greater than or equal to a predetermined value by the determining unit, the opening / closing member is moved in the first direction by the speed control unit. And then re-driven in the anti-first direction. If the game ball is sandwiched between the opening / closing member and the opening of the housing portion, the driving means is loaded and an overcurrent or overvoltage is generated. When the overcurrent or overvoltage is detected by the value detection means, the opening / closing member is moved in the first direction. Driven to. Therefore, when a game ball is sandwiched between the opening / closing member and the opening of the housing portion, the opening / closing member is driven in the first direction, so that the game sandwiched between the opening / closing member and the opening of the housing portion The ball can be discharged to the game area. Therefore, since it can suppress that the opening of an accommodating part will be in the open state, it can suppress that the ball | bowl more than necessary wins a winning opening.

  Further, when the game ball is not sandwiched between the opening / closing member and the opening of the housing portion, the opening / closing member is driven in the anti-first direction without being driven in the first direction, so that the opening / closing member is closed. The time until the posture is reached can be shortened. Accordingly, the number of game balls that flow into the housing portion while the opening / closing member is driven in the anti-first direction can be reduced, so that it is possible to prevent more than necessary game balls from winning the winning opening. .

  In any one of the gaming machines 3 to 7 according to the gaming machine 1, the opening and closing portion is convexly provided, and when the opening and closing member is in the open position, the opening and closing member covers a part of the opening and the opening and closing member is in the closed position. Then, the gaming machine 8 is provided with a projecting portion that projects into the gaming area.

  According to the gaming machine 8, when the opening / closing member is in the open posture, the protruding portion covers a part of the opening of the housing portion, so that the game ball that has come into contact with the protruding portion is temporarily speeded before being housed in the housing portion. Is slowed down. Generally, when a game ball vigorously wins a winning opening, the game ball flutters, so that the passing of one gaming ball is mistakenly detected as the passing of a plurality of gaming balls, or the detecting means is damaged. However, since at least a part of the game ball received by the opening / closing downstream part is decelerated before winning the winning opening by contact with the projecting part, it is possible to reduce the occurrence of the harmful effect described above. it can. Further, since the projecting portion projects into the game area when the opening / closing member is in the closed posture, a part of the game ball flowing down the game area comes into contact with the projecting section, and the flow-down speed is reduced. Therefore, energy that collides with other winning holes and bonuses located downstream from the opening / closing member is suppressed, so that it is possible to reduce damage to other winning holes and bonuses located downstream thereof. it can.

  In the gaming machine 8, the winning opening is located at a position away from the center of the opening of the housing portion in a second direction that is parallel to the opening surface of the housing portion and perpendicular to the flow-down direction of the game ball. The projecting portion is provided in the second direction of the opening / closing member from the first end portion on the side where the winning opening is provided to the second end portion side facing the first end portion. A gaming machine 9 characterized by being extended.

  According to the gaming machine 9, the winning opening is formed at a position away from the center of the opening of the housing portion, and the protruding portion projects from the first end portion on the side where the winning opening is provided to the second end portion side. Since most of the game balls received in the opening / closing downstream part contact the protruding part and the entry speed to the storage part is reduced, the opening / closing upstream part is opened from the second end side. Pass through and win a prize. Therefore, since the distance until the game ball reaches the winning opening becomes longer, the rectification effect of the game ball is increased, and as a result, the fluttering of the ball can be reduced, and the erroneous detection of the passing number of the game ball and the occurrence of breakage of the detection means. Can be reduced.

  In the gaming machine 9, the opening / closing upstream portion has a groove width that increases from the first end portion toward the second end portion side, and the opening / closing member is in the open posture in the state 2 A gaming machine 10 is characterized in that a groove portion that is inclined downward from the end portion side toward the first end portion is formed.

  According to the gaming machine 10, the opening / closing upstream portion has a groove width that increases from the first end portion toward the second end portion side and is inclined toward the first end portion from the second end portion side. Since the groove portion is formed, the game ball passing through the opening / closing upstream portion is guided toward the winning opening by the groove portion. Furthermore, since the groove width becomes narrower as it gets closer to the winning opening, the rectifying effect of the game ball passing through the groove portion can be enhanced. Further, since the groove width on the second end side is wide, the structure is such that the game ball flowing from the opening / closing downstream part to the opening / closing upstream part can easily enter the groove part. If the groove width of the groove portion on the second end side is narrow, it is difficult for the game ball to enter the groove portion, and the game ball may stop or flutter between the open / close upstream portion and the open / close downstream portion. However, since the groove width of the groove portion on the second end side is wide, the game ball is smoothly guided into the groove portion, and it is possible to reduce the stopping or flapping of the game ball.

  In any one of the gaming machines 8 to 10, the protruding portion is a shortest distance between a tip protruding from the opening / closing member and an upstream edge of the opening of the housing portion in a state where the opening / closing member is in the open posture. Is formed to have a length shorter than the diameter of the game ball.

  According to the gaming machine 11, with the opening / closing member in the open position, the shortest distance between the protruding tip of the opening / closing member and the upstream edge of the opening of the housing portion is shorter than the diameter of the game ball. Since it is formed, it is possible to prevent the game ball received at the opening / closing downstream part from jumping over the protruding tip of the protruding part and being directly stored in the receiving part. Therefore, the game ball received in the opening / closing downstream part is guided to the second end side without passing over the tip of the projecting part, so the distance that the game ball is guided to the winning opening becomes long, and the game ball is rectified. The effect can be enhanced.

  In any one of the gaming machines 8 to 11, the rotating shaft is connected to a connecting portion between the opening / closing upstream portion and the opening / closing downstream portion and a back side surface of the surface on which the projecting portion of the opening / closing member is projected. A gaming machine 12 characterized by

  According to the gaming machine 12, since the rotating shaft is connected to the back side of the surface where the projecting portion protrudes and is the connecting portion between the opening / closing upstream portion and the opening / closing downstream portion, the rotating shaft is separated from the opening / closing member. Compared with the case where it is provided at the position, the operating distance can be shortened by the opening / closing operation of the opening / closing member. As a result, the operation time of the opening / closing member from the open posture to the closed posture is shortened, and it is possible to reduce the flow of unnecessary game balls into the housing portion.

  In any one of the gaming machines 0 to 12, a lottery means for performing a predetermined lottery, and a special game that gives a game value advantageous to a player when a lottery result by the lottery means becomes a specific lottery result And a special game executing means, and when the special game is being executed by the special game executing means, when a predetermined condition is satisfied, the driving means is controlled to bring the opening / closing member into the open posture or the closed posture. The gaming machine according to claim 13, further comprising: a drive control means for driving, wherein the special game is performed a predetermined number of times by an opening / closing operation for changing the attitude of the opening / closing member from the open attitude to the closed attitude by the drive control means.

  According to the gaming machine 13, when the lottery result by the lottery means becomes the specific lottery result, the special game is executed by the special game executing means, and when the special game is executed, the opening / closing operation of the opening / closing member is performed. It is performed a predetermined number of times. When the opening / closing member opens and closes a predetermined number of times, if more than necessary game balls win the winning opening by one opening / closing operation, the game value given in the special game will vary accordingly. However, according to this gaming machine, since it is possible to reduce the number of game balls that are more than necessary from being won at the winning opening by one opening / closing operation, it is possible to reduce the variation in the game value given in the special game. As a result, it is possible to reduce the gaming machine having specifications extremely different from the predetermined gaming machine specifications.

  Note that the predetermined condition of the gaming machine 13 may be a case where the passage of the number of game balls to be won in the winning opening is detected by the detecting means more than a predetermined number, or a predetermined condition after the opening / closing member is in the open posture. It may be a case where time has passed.

  A gaming machine 14 according to any one of the gaming machines 0 to 13, wherein the gaming machine is a pachinko gaming machine. Above all, the basic configuration of a pachinko gaming machine is provided with an operation handle, and a ball is launched into a predetermined game area according to the operation of the operation handle, and the ball is placed in an operation port disposed at a predetermined position in the game area. As a necessary condition for winning a prize (or passing through the operating port), the identification information dynamically displayed on the display device is confirmed and stopped after a predetermined time. In addition, when a special gaming state occurs, a variable winning device (specific winning opening) disposed at a predetermined position in the gaming area is opened in a predetermined manner so that a ball can be won, and a value corresponding to the number of winnings is obtained. Examples include those to which values (including data written on magnetic cards as well as premium balls) are given.

  A gaming machine 15 according to any one of the gaming machines 0 to 13, wherein the gaming machine is a slot machine. Above all, the basic configuration of the slot machine is “equipped with variable display means for confirming and displaying the identification information after dynamically displaying an identification information string composed of a plurality of identification information, and for operating the starting operation means (for example, an operation lever). As a result, the dynamic display of the identification information is started, and the dynamic display of the identification information is stopped due to the operation of the stop operation means (stop button) or after a predetermined time has elapsed. The game machine is provided with special game state generating means for generating a special game state advantageous to the player on the condition that the confirmed identification information is specific identification information. In this case, examples of the game media include coins and medals.

  The gaming machine 16 according to any one of the gaming machines 0 to 13, wherein the gaming machine is a fusion of a pachinko gaming machine and a slot machine. Among them, the basic configuration of the merged gaming machine includes “a variable display means for confirming and displaying the identification information after dynamically displaying an identification information string composed of a plurality of identification information, and a starting operation means (for example, an operation lever). Due to the operation of the identification information, the change of the identification information is started, and the dynamic display of the identification information is stopped due to the operation of the operation means for stop (for example, the stop button) or when a predetermined time elapses. Special game state generating means for generating a special game state advantageous to the player on the condition that the fixed identification information at the time of stoppage is specific identification information, and using a ball as a game medium, and the identification information The game machine is configured such that a predetermined number of balls are required at the start of the dynamic display, and a large number of balls are paid out when the special gaming state occurs.

  Here, in the present embodiment, the speed control means of any one of the gaming machine and the gaming machines 0 to 2 according to claim 1 corresponds to the processing of S509 of FIG. 14, and the gaming machine and gaming machine according to claim 2 24 corresponds to the speed control means of FIG. 24, and the processing of S2106 of FIG. 25 corresponds to the judgment means of the gaming machine 7.

It is a front view of the pachinko machine in one embodiment. It is a front view of a game board. It is the perspective view which decomposed | disassembled the variable winning apparatus. It is sectional drawing which showed the state of an opening-and-closing door, (a) is sectional drawing of the state in which the variable prize-winning apparatus in the IVa-IVa line of FIG. 3 was assembled | attached, (b) is FIG. It is sectional drawing in the IVb-IVb line | wire of a). It is sectional drawing which showed the state of the opening-and-closing door, (a) is sectional drawing of the state in which the variable prize apparatus in the Va-Va line | wire of FIG. 3 was assembled | attached, (b) is FIG. It is sectional drawing in the Vb-Vb line | wire of a). It is a rear view of a pachinko machine. It is the block diagram which showed the electrical structure of the pachinko machine. (A) is the figure which showed typically the area division setting and effective line setting of the display screen, (b) is the figure which illustrated the actual display screen. It is the figure which showed the outline | summary of various counters. It is the flowchart which showed the starting process performed by MPU in a main controller. It is the flowchart which showed the main process performed by MPU in a main controller. 12 is a flowchart showing a variation process executed in the main process of FIG. 11. It is the flowchart which showed the change start process performed in the change process of FIG. It is the flowchart which showed the opening / closing door opening / closing process performed in a main process. It is the flowchart which showed the timer interruption process. It is the flowchart which showed the start winning process performed in the timer interruption process of FIG. It is the flowchart which showed NMI interruption processing. It is the flowchart which showed the starting process performed by MPU in a payout control apparatus. It is the flowchart which showed the main process performed by MPU in a payout control apparatus. It is the flowchart which showed the starting process performed by MPU in an audio lamp control apparatus. It is the flowchart which showed the main process performed by MPU in an audio lamp control apparatus. It is a timing chart which showed the timing of the electric current sent through a drive motor. It is sectional drawing of the variable prize-winning apparatus and inflow member of 2nd Embodiment. It is the flowchart which showed the opening-and-closing door closing drive process performed by MPU in the main control apparatus of 3rd Embodiment. It is the flowchart which showed the opening-and-closing door closing drive process performed by MPU in the main control apparatus of 4th Embodiment.

Explanation of symbols

10 Pachinko machines (game machines)
110 Main controller (drive control means)
207 Specific prize opening detection switch (passage detection means)
651, 1651 Opening (opening of housing part)
660, 1660 Opening / closing door (opening / closing member)
661, 1661 Rotating shaft 665 Projection 666, 1666 Groove (groove)
672,1672 specific winning hole (one of the input mouth)
674 Drive motor (drive means)
677, 1777 accommodation space (accommodating part)
1700 Inflow member A Rotating direction of the opening / closing door to the open posture (first direction)
B Rotating direction of the door to the closed position (anti-first direction)
X Horizontal direction (second direction)
Y Vertical direction (flow direction)

Claims (4)

Includes a game area where the game ball is flowing down, the inlet mouth game ball enters or sphere flowing down the game area, and a passage detection means for detecting the passage of the game ball with Type balls to the inlet mouth, the passage detecting means in the When gaming ball passing through the entering-port is detected, the gaming machine in which a predetermined game value is given,
Is formed with a predetermined space between the entering-port and game area, and a storage portion for storing game ball that has flowed from the game area,
In the closed posture of opening and closing the opening of the housing portion in the gaming area side and in the closed posture of closing the opening of the housing portion, in the open posture of opening the opening of the housing portion on the upstream side in the flow direction of the gaming ball An opening / closing upstream portion located in a predetermined space of the accommodating portion; and an opening / closing downstream portion located downstream of the opening / closing upstream portion in the flow-down direction in the closed posture. parts projects into the opening and closing the downstream portion the game area while located within a predetermined space of the housing part, when it comes to the closed position, the guide surface for guiding the game balls to the entering opening of the opening and closing an upstream portion and closing the downstream portion An opening / closing member positioned on the gaming area side;
A rotating shaft that rotatably supports the opening and closing member;
Driving means for driving the opening / closing member in a first direction about the rotation axis to be in the open position, and driving the opening / closing member in the anti-first direction about the rotation axis to be in the closed position; ,
Drive control means for performing drive control of the drive means,
The drive control means comprises a speed control means for changing at least one of the drive speed or the drive direction when the opening / closing member is driven in the anti-first direction. Said speed control means, when the closing member is driven in the counterclockwise first direction, said closing member from the inclined position game ball is guided before entry port to the inclined position where game balls is not guided by the entering-port 2. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein after the driving, the driving of the opening / closing member is stopped at least once. The speed control means is configured to drive the opening / closing member in the first direction at least once while the opening / closing member is driven in the anti-first direction.
The gaming machine according to claim 1 or 2, wherein a distance that the opening / closing member is driven in the first direction is shorter than a distance that the opening / closing member is driven in the anti-first direction from the open posture.   The range in which at least one of the driving speed or the driving direction of the opening / closing member is changed by the speed control means is configured to be shorter than the entire range from the open position to the closed position. 4. The gaming machine according to any one of 3.

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