JP5300931B2 - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine for appropriately moving a plurality of movable members to a first fixed position each when there are the plurality of movable members not at the first fixed position at least on power-on. <P>SOLUTION: The game machine includes: a plurality of first position detection sensors 17d, 18d for detecting whether the plurality of movable members 17a, 18a are in a first predetermined position set for each movable member; and a plurality of second position detection sensors 17e, 18e for detecting whether the plurality of movable members are in a second predetermined fixed position set for each movable member. An accessory control means 30 includes a fixed position movement control means 32 of moving the movable member not in the first fixed position to the first fixed position, based on first position detection information acquired from the plurality of first position detection sensors at least on power-on. The fixed position movement control means includes a movement order decision means 33 of deciding a movement order of the plurality of movable members, based on second position detection information acquired from the plurality of second position detection sensors corresponding to the plurality of movable members when the plurality of movable members are successively moved to the first fixed position each. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2013,JPO&amp;INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine, and more particularly to control for sequentially moving a plurality of movable members that are not in a fixed position to each fixed position at least when power is turned on.

  A conventional pachinko gaming machine includes a plurality of movable members for game effects, a plurality of movement drive mechanisms that respectively move the plurality of movable members, and a control device that controls the plurality of movement drive mechanisms ( For example, see Patent Document 1). In this type of pachinko gaming machine, various game effects are realized by a plurality of movable members.

  For example, in one game effect, the first movable member operates by lowering from the upper end side in the front screen area of the image display for game effect in the center of the game board, and in another game effect, a pair of second The movable member is moved and operated from both left and right sides in the front area of the screen, and in another game effect, the third movable member is moved up and operated from the lower end side in the front area of the screen.

  By the way, a pachinko gaming machine set so that movable regions of a plurality of movable members intersect each other has been put into practical use. Here, by operating the movable member in the screen front side region of the image display at the center of the game board, the visibility of the movable member can be improved, and thus the effect can be enhanced. Therefore, as illustrated above, there are a plurality of movable members that operate in the screen front side region of the image display, but there are cases where the movable regions of the plurality of movable members intersect.

  In this case, it is necessary to prevent the plurality of movable members from interfering with each other. Usually, a plurality of origin sensors for detecting whether or not the plurality of movable members are at the origin positions set for the respective movable members are provided. Only one movable member is actuated from the state where it is detected that the plurality of movable members are detected, thereby controlling the plurality of movable members so as not to interfere with each other.

  On the other hand, in pachinko machines equipped with a plurality of movable members, the control device determines whether each movable member is at the origin position when the power is turned on and after the power is turned on, every time the pattern changes. When there is a movable member having no origin position, a return process for returning the movable member to the origin position is executed.

  Here, in Patent Document 1, a plurality of movable members have their movable regions partially wrapped, that is, mutual interference can occur, but these multiple movable members are not allowed to interfere with each other by control. A technique for operating is disclosed. Further, when it is detected in the return process that the plurality of movable members are not at the origin position, the plurality of movable members are not moved at the same time, but are determined in a predetermined priority order (upper movable body → lower right movable body → According to the right movable body), it is moved one by one to the origin position (see FIG. 14). For example, when the upper movable body and the right movable body are not at the origin position, the upper movable body is moved to the origin position, and then the right movable body is moved to the origin position.

JP 2010-259458 A

  As in Patent Document 1, in a case where a plurality of movable members that may cause mutual interference are provided, in the return process, when the plurality of movable members are not at the origin position, the plurality of movable members are determined according to a predetermined priority order. Move to the origin position one by one. However, since the position of each movable member can only be detected at the origin position, when the power is turned on, the positions of the plurality of movable members that are not at the origin position become unclear. Even if it is moved one by one to the origin position according to a predetermined priority order, there is a high possibility that the movable members will interfere with each other.

  An object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine capable of appropriately moving a plurality of movable members to respective first fixed positions when there are a plurality of movable members that are not in the first fixed position at least when the power is turned on. It is to be.

The first invention (game machine) includes a plurality of movable members (17a, 18a), a plurality of movement drive mechanisms (17b, 18b) for moving the plurality of movable members (17a, 18a), In the gaming machine (1) provided with the control means (30) for controlling the movement drive mechanism (17b, 18b), the movable regions (17f, 18f) of the plurality of movable members (17a, 18a) intersect with each other. And whether or not the plurality of movable members (17a, 18a) are in a first fixed position which is an initial position of the movable members (17a, 18a) set for each of the movable members (17a, 18a). A plurality of first position detecting means (17d, 18d) and a plurality of movable members (17a, 18a) at the movement limit positions of the movable members (17a, 18a) set for the respective movable members (17a, 18a). there second plurality of second position detection means for detecting whether or not in place (17e, 18e) wherein the control means (30), at least during power-up, the plurality of first position detection means (17d , 18d) Based on the detection information, a fixed position movement control means (32) for moving the movable member (17a, 18a) not in the first fixed position to the first fixed position is provided. When the movable members (17a, 18a) are sequentially moved to the first fixed positions, the plurality of second position detection means (17e, 18e) corresponding to the plurality of movable members (17a, 18a) are obtained. based on the second position detection information, it possesses a plurality of movable members (17a, 18a) a plurality of movable members (17a, 18a) so as each other do not mutually interfere movement order determination means for determining the movement order of the (33) The moving order determining means (33) gives priority to the movable member (17a, 18a) not in the movement limit position over the movable member (17a, 18a) in the movement limit position among the plurality of movable members (17a, 18a). The moving order is determined so as to be moved .

  According to the present invention (game machine), when there are a plurality of movable members that are not in the first fixed position at least when the power is turned on, the plurality of movable members can be appropriately moved to the respective first fixed positions. .

It is a front view of a pachinko gaming machine. It is a front view of the game board equipped with the 1st, 2nd movable accessory apparatus of a pachinko gaming machine. It is a block diagram of the control system of a pachinko gaming machine. It is a block diagram of a 1st, 2nd movable accessory apparatus, an accessory control means, etc. FIG. It is explanatory drawing which shows the movable member of A, B, and those movable regions. It is explanatory drawing which shows the return of the movable member of B. It is explanatory drawing which shows the return | restoration of the movable member of A. It is explanatory drawing which shows the return of the movable member of A and B. FIG. It is explanatory drawing which shows the return of the movable member of A and B. FIG. It is explanatory drawing which shows the return of the movable member of A and B. FIG. It is explanatory drawing which shows the return of the movable member of A and B. FIG. It is a figure which shows an alerting | reporting indicator and a display there. It is a flowchart of return control.

  Hereinafter, modes for carrying out the invention will be described based on examples.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, in the pachinko gaming machine 1, an open / close frame 2 is attached to an outer frame (not shown) attached to the island structure of the game hall so that the open / close frame 2 can be opened and closed. Is installed so that it can be opened and closed. A window 3a is formed in the opening / closing door 3, and a transparent plate 3b is attached to the window 3a. A left end of the opening / closing frame 2 is supported by the left end of the opening / closing door 3 so as to be rotatable about a vertical axis, and a key for locking the opening / closing frame 2 with the opening / closing door 3 closed is provided at the right end of the opening / closing door 3. A cylinder 3c is mounted. A game board 4 is mounted on the open / close frame 2, and a game area 4 a in which a game ball rolls is formed between the game board 4 and the transparent plate 3 b on the front side thereof, and the game area 4 a is opened and closed by the open / close door 3. .

  The open / close door 3 is provided with a storage tray 5 on the lower side of the window 3a, and an effect button SW6 ("SW" means a switch) is attached to the storage tray 5, and fired to the lower right side of the storage tray 5. A handle 7 is attached. When the firing handle 7 is turned, the game balls introduced from the storage tray 5 to the launch position are launched, and when there are a plurality of game balls in the storage tray 5, the plurality of game balls are about 0. 0. Fired continuously at intervals of 6 seconds. The launched game ball is guided by the guide rail 8 and introduced into the upper part of the game area 4a.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the game board 4 has a first start port 10 and an openable second start port 11a in addition to a number of obstacle nails (not shown) arranged in the game area 4a. There are provided a mouthpiece device 11, a gate 12, a grand prize opening device 13 having an openable big prize opening 13a, and a plurality of general prize winning openings. The first starting port 10, the gate 12, and the plurality of general winning ports 14 are respectively provided with a first starting port SW10a, a gate SW12a, and a plurality of general winning ports SW14a for detecting the game balls won there.

  The start port device 11 opens and closes the second start port 11a, the opening / closing member 11b that opens and closes the second start port 11a, the second start port SW11c that detects a game ball won in the second start port 11a, and the open / close member 11b. It has a second start port SOL11d (“SOL” means a solenoid actuator). The big prize opening device 13 includes a big prize opening 13a, an opening / closing member 13b for opening / closing the big prize opening 13a, a big winning opening SW13c for detecting a game ball won in the big prize opening 13a, and a big winning opening for opening / closing the opening / closing member 13b. It has SOL13d.

  When a game ball wins the winning openings 10, 11a, 13a, 14, the number of game balls set for each winning opening 10, 11a, 13a, 14 is paid out for one winning game ball. When the game ball wins the start opening 10 or 11a, a big win lottery is performed, and when winning by the big win lottery, a big hit game is normally generated in which the closed big winning opening 13a is opened and closed over a plurality of rounds. . When the game ball passes through the gate 12, a winning lottery is performed, and when the winning ball is selected in the winning lottery, an auxiliary game in which the normally closed second starting port 11a is opened or closed one or more times occurs.

  A center board 15 is attached to the game board 4, and the center board 15 is equipped with an image display 16 for playing effects and first and second movable game machines 17 and 18. The center accessory 15 has a center frame 15a fitted and mounted in a center opening formed relatively large on the game board 4, and a stage 15b on which a game ball rolls is formed below the center frame 15a. Has been.

  The image display 16 is arranged so that the screen can be viewed from the front side of the pachinko gaming machine 1 through the inside of the center frame 15a. On the screen of the image display 16, in order to produce the jackpot lottery, a plurality of performance symbols are displayed so as to stop after fluctuation and various videos are displayed, and during the jackpot game, A video is displayed.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 and 4, the first and second movable accessory devices 17 and 18 have movable members 17a and 18a and electric motors 17c and 18c that move the movable members 17a and 18a, respectively. The first position detection sensors 17d and 18d (first position detection means) for detecting whether or not the drive mechanisms 17b and 18b, the movable members 17a and 18a are in a predetermined first fixed position, and the movable members 17a and 18a are predetermined. The second position detection sensors 17e and 18e (second position detection means) for detecting whether or not the second fixed position is in operation, operates in the front area of the screen of the image display 16 to notify about the big hit lottery ( Winning in the big hit lottery or notifying that the expected degree of winning is high).

  The first fixed position and the second fixed position of the two movable members 17a and 18a are set for each of the movable members 17a and 18a. That is, the plurality of movable members 17a and 18a are set by the plurality of first position detection sensors 17d and 18d. Is detected at the first fixed position set for each movable member, and a plurality of movable members 17a, 18a are set for each movable member by the plurality of second position detection sensors 17e, 18e. 2 It is detected whether or not it is in a fixed position.

  Specifically, in the first movable accessory device 17, the movable member 17a has a first fixed position indicated by a solid line in FIG. 2 and a first fixed position indicated by a virtual line in FIG. 2 positioned below the first fixed position. 2 Up and down by the movement drive mechanism 17b over the fixed position. The first fixed position of the movable member 17a is the initial position of the movable member 17a, and the second fixed position of the movable member 17a is a movement limit position in the downward direction that is separated from the first fixed position (initial position).

  Specifically, in the second movable accessory device 18, the movable member 18 a is located in the first fixed position indicated by the solid line in FIG. 2 and in FIG. 2 located on the left and below the first fixed position. It is rotated by the movement drive mechanism 18b over the second fixed position indicated by the phantom line. The first fixed position of the movable member 18a is the initial position of the movable member 18a, and the second fixed position of the movable member 18a is in a rotation direction (counterclockwise direction) that is separated from the first fixed position of the movable member 18a. This is the movement limit position.

  The movable region 17f of the movable member 17a of the first movable accessory device 17 and the movable region 18f of the movable member 18a of the second movable accessory device 18 are set so as to intersect, that is, 2 The two movable members 17a and 18a may interfere with each other if they are not moved in an orderly manner.

  A game display board 19 for performing various displays is provided in the lower right part of the game board 4, and the game display board 19 includes a first special figure display 19a, a second special figure display 19b, a general figure display 19c, and a first display 19c. A special figure hold lamp 19d, a second special figure hold lamp 19e, and a general figure hold lamp 19f are provided.

  The first special figure display 19a displays the first special symbol in a variable manner, the first special figure holding lamp 19d displays the first special figure holding number, and the first special figure holding number is less than four. In this case, 1 is added each time a game ball wins the first starting port 10. The second special figure display 19b displays the second special symbol in a variable manner, the second special figure holding lamp 19e displays the second special figure holding number, and the second special figure holding number is less than four. In this case, 1 is added each time a game ball wins the second starting port 11a.

  When the first and second special symbols are in the variable stop state and the first special figure reservation number is 1 or more, or the second special figure reservation number is zero, the first special figure reservation number is decremented by one. One special symbol starts to fluctuate, and the result of the big hit lottery is displayed in the subsequent stop symbol. When the first and second special symbols are in the variable stop state and the second special figure holding number is 1 or more, the second special symbol holding number is decremented by 1 and the second special symbol starts to fluctuate. The result of the big hit lottery is displayed.

  The normal symbol display 19c displays a normal symbol in a variable manner, and the general diagram holding lamp 19f displays the number of general symbols held. When the number of reserved general symbols is less than 4, the game ball wins the gate 12. 1 is added every time. When the normal symbol is in a variable stop state and the number of held general symbols is 1 or more, the number of held general symbols is decremented by 1, the normal symbol starts to fluctuate, and the result of winning lottery is displayed in the subsequent stopped symbols.

Next, a control system of the pachinko gaming machine 1 will be described.
As shown in FIG. 3, the control device 20 includes a game control board 21, a payout control board 22, an effect control board 23, an image control board 24, and a lamp control board 25. These control boards 21 to 25 have a CPU and a ROM, respectively. The presentation control board 23 further includes an RTC (“RTC” means a real time clock).

  The computer of the game control board 21 receives the signals from the first and second start openings SW10a, 11c, the gate SW12a, the big prize opening SW13c, the general prize opening SW14a, and the information from the payout control board 22, and the second The start opening SOL11d, the special winning opening SOL13d, the symbol displays 19a to 19c, and the symbol holding lamps 19d to 19f are controlled, and control information (game information) is output to the payout control board 22 and the effect control board 23.

  The computer of the payout control board 22 receives the control information from the game control board 21 and the signals from the payout ball detection SW 26b, the ball presence detection SW 26c, and the full tank detection SW 26d, and controls the payout motor 26a, thereby playing the game control board. Control information (payout information) is output to 21. The computer of the effect control board 23 receives the control information from the game control board 21, the image control board 24, and the lamp control board 25 and the signal from the effect button SW6, and controls the image control board 24 and the lamp control board 25. Output information.

  The computer of the image control board 24 receives the control information from the effect control board 23, controls the game display image display 16 and the speaker 27, and outputs the control information to the effect control board 23. The computer of the lamp control board 25 receives the control information from the effect control board 23, and synchronizes with the control of the image control board 24 mainly by the computer to play the frame lamp 28a, the board lamp 28b, and the first, The second movable accessory devices 17 and 18 and the notification device 29 are controlled. As shown in FIG. 4, the notification device 29 includes first and second notification indicators 29a and 29b corresponding to the first and second movable accessory devices 17 and 18, respectively, and these notification indicators 29a. 29b are attached to the game board 4 (or the door 3).

  As shown in FIG. 4, the accessory control means 30 for controlling the movement drive mechanisms 17b, 18b (electric motors 17c, 18c) of the first and second movable accessory devices 17, 18 by the computer of the lamp control board 25. The accessory control means 30 is an effect control means 31 for causing the movable members 17a and 18a of the first and second movable accessory devices 17 and 18 to perform a series of effect operations, respectively. There are fixed position movement control means 32 (return control means 32) for moving (returning) the movable members 17a, 18a of the movable accessory devices 17, 18 to the first fixed position (initial position).

  The effect control means 31 receives the first movable accessory actuating command (command) from the effect control board 22, and the movable member 17a of the first movable accessory device 17 is in the first fixed position indicated by the solid line in FIG. A series of effect operations are performed that descend from the (initial position) to the second fixed position (movement limit position) indicated by the phantom line, and then rise from the second fixed position to the first fixed position. Further, upon receiving the second movable accessory actuating command (command) from the effect control board 22, the movable member 18a of the second movable accessory device 18 is moved to the first fixed position (initial position) indicated by the solid line in FIG. Is rotated counterclockwise to the second fixed position (movement limit position) indicated by the phantom line, and then a series of effect operations are performed that rotate clockwise from the second fixed position to the first fixed position. .

  The fixed position movement control means 32 is based on the first position detection information obtained from the plurality of first position detection sensors 17d and 18d at the time of turning on the power and every time when the special symbol starts to change after the power is turned on. It is determined whether or not the movable members 17a and 18a are in their first fixed positions. As a result, if there is a movable member (at least one of 17a and 18a) that is not in the first fixed position, the first fixed position A movable member not present is moved to the first fixed position.

  As a result of determining whether or not the plurality of movable members 17a and 18a are in the first fixed positions, the fixed position movement control means 32 has a plurality of movable members 17a and 18a that are not in the first fixed position. When the movable members 17a and 18a are sequentially moved to the first fixed positions, the second position detection information obtained from the plurality of second position detection sensors 17e and 18e corresponding to the plurality of movable members 17a and 18a is used. Based on this, the moving order determining means 33 (return order determining means 33) for determining the moving order (return order) of the plurality of movable members 17a and 18a so that the plurality of movable members 17a and 18a do not interfere with each other is provided. .

  Next, the processing executed by the movement order determination unit 33 will be specifically described in detail. Here, as shown in FIG. 5, the movable members 17a and 18a of the first and second movable accessory devices 17 and 18 are respectively in a first fixed position indicated by a solid line and a second position indicated by an imaginary line. It is possible to move back and forth in the direction indicated by the arrow, and these movable regions 17f and 18f intersect, for example, in the middle of each movable region 17f and 18f. Reference numerals 17d and 17e denote first and second position detection sensors of the first movable accessory device 17, and reference numerals 18d and 18e denote first and second position detection sensors of the second movable accessory device 18, respectively. The movable member 17a is denoted by reference symbol “A”, and the movable member 18a is denoted by reference symbol “B”.

  First, as shown in FIG. 6, when the movable member 17a of A is in the first fixed position and the movable member 18a of B is not in the first fixed position (including the case of being in the second fixed position), the movable member of B is movable. The order of movement in which the member 18a is returned and moved is determined. As shown in FIG. 7, when the movable member 18a of B is in the first fixed position and the movable member 17a of A is not in the first fixed position (second The order of movement in which the movable member 17a of A is returned and moved is determined. Next, when both of the movable members 17a and 18a of A and B are not in the first fixed positions, the movement order is determined in the following four cases shown in FIGS.

  As shown in FIG. 8, when only the A movable member 17a is in the second fixed position, the B movable member 18a is moved back to the first fixed position, and then the A movable member 17a is moved to the first fixed position. As shown in FIG. 9, when only the B movable member 18a is in the second fixed position, the A movable member 17a is moved back to the first fixed position, as shown in FIG. The moving order is set such that the movable member 18a of B is returned to the first fixed position. In this way, the movement order is determined so that the movable member 18a or 17a not in the second fixed position is moved with priority over the movable member 17a or 18a in the second fixed position which is the movement limit position.

  As shown in FIG. 10, when both the A and B movable members 17a and 18a are in the second fixed positions, which are the respective movement limit positions, the A movable member 17a is moved back to the first fixed position. , B is selected and determined in advance to move the movable member 18a of B back to the first fixed position. As shown in FIG. 11, both of the movable members 17a and 18a of A and B are If not in the second fixed position, after the B movable member 18a is moved back to the first fixed position, the second movement order set in advance is selected to move the A movable member 17a back to the first fixed position. decide.

  Here, as shown in FIG. 4, one or a plurality of movable members 17a and 18a which are being moved to the first fixed position by the fixed position movement control means 32 and have been moved by the computer of the lamp control board 25 are moved. A notification control means 34 is configured to be notified by the notification device 29 (first and second notification indicators 29a and 29b). As shown in FIG. 12A, for example, each of the notification indicators 29a and 29b is configured by a 7-segment LED indicator.

  For example, when the movable member 17a of A is moved to the first fixed position by the fixed position movement control means 32, the notification control means 34 is as shown in FIG. 12B during the movement of the movable member 17a. The first notification indicator 29a is blinked as a whole, and “F” is displayed on the first notification indicator 29a for a predetermined period from the completion of the movement, as shown in FIG. However, if the movement of the movable member 17a to the first fixed position is not confirmed due to a failure of the first position detection sensor 17d or the like, as shown in FIG. 12 (D), “E” is displayed on the first notification indicator 29a. Is displayed. In addition, the display by the 2nd alerting | reporting indicator 29b when the B movable member 18a is moved to the 1st fixed position by the fixed position movement control means 32 is performed similarly.

  Next, the return control executed by the fixed position movement control means 32 will be described based on a flowchart. As shown in FIG. 13, this return control is started when the power is turned on, and after the power is turned on, is started every time the special symbol starts to change.

  By starting this return control, it is first determined whether or not both of the movable members 17a and 18a of A and B are in the first fixed position (S1). If the determination of S1 is Yes, the process returns. On the other hand, if the determination in S1 is No, that is, if at least one of the A and B movable members 17a and 18a is not in the first fixed position, then it is determined whether the A movable member 17a is in the first fixed position. (S2). If the determination in S2 is Yes, that is, if only the B movable member 18a is not in the first fixed position, in the first return process (S11), as shown in FIG. A process for returning to a fixed position is executed.

  On the other hand, if the determination in S2 is No, it is next determined whether or not the B movable member 18a is in the first fixed position (S3). If the determination in S3 is Yes, that is, if only the movable member 17a of A is not in the first fixed position, only the movable member 17a of A is selected in the second return process (S12) as shown in FIG. A process for returning to a fixed position is executed. On the other hand, if the determination in S3 is No, that is, if both the A and B movable members 17a and 18a are not in the first fixed position, then both the A and B movable members 17a and 18a are in the second fixed position. It is determined whether or not it is in the position (S4). If the determination in S4 is Yes, in the third return process (S13), first, as shown in FIG. 10, the movable member 17a of A is returned to the first fixed position. Thereafter, a process of returning the B movable member 18a to the first fixed position is executed.

  On the other hand, when the determination of S4 is No, that is, when both the A and B movable members 17a and 18a are not in the first fixed position, at least one of the A and B movable members 17a and 18a is the second fixed position. If not, it is next determined whether the movable member 17a of A is in the second fixed position (S5). If the determination in S5 is Yes, that is, if only the B movable member 18a is not in the second fixed position, in the fourth return process (S14), first, as shown in FIG. A process of returning to the first fixed position and then returning the movable member 17a of A to the first fixed position is performed.

  On the other hand, if the determination in S5 is No, it is next determined whether or not the B movable member 18a is in the second fixed position (S6). If the determination in S6 is Yes, that is, if only the movable member 18a of A is not in the second fixed position, in the fifth return process (S15), as shown in FIG. A process of returning to the first fixed position and then returning the B movable member 18a to the first fixed position is performed. On the other hand, if the determination in S6 is No, that is, if both the movable members 17a and 18a of A and B are neither the first fixed position nor the second fixed position, the sixth return process (S16) is shown in FIG. Thus, first, the process of returning the B movable member 18a to the first fixed position and then returning the A movable member 17a to the first fixed position is performed.

The pachinko gaming machine 1 described above has the following effects.
The fixed position movement control means 32 sets the movable members 17a and 18a not in the first fixed position to the first fixed position based on the first position detection information obtained from the plurality of first position detection sensors 17d and 18d at least when the power is turned on. When the plurality of movable members 17a and 18a are sequentially moved to the respective first fixed positions, the movement order determining means 33 has a plurality of second positions corresponding to the plurality of movable members 17a and 18a. Based on the second position detection information obtained from the detection sensors 17e and 18e, the moving order of the plurality of movable members 17a and 18a is determined.

  The movable regions 17f and 18f of the plurality of movable members 17a and 18a are set so as to intersect with each other, and the movement order determining means 33 determines the movement order so that the plurality of movable members 17a and 18a do not interfere with each other. . Conventionally, since the position of each movable member can be detected only at the origin position (first fixed position), when the power is turned on, the positions of the plurality of movable members that are not at the origin position become unclear. Even if the plurality of movable members are moved to the origin position one by one in accordance with a predetermined priority order, the movable members are likely to interfere with each other.

  In the present invention, the positions of the movable members 17a and 18a can be detected not only at the first fixed position but also at the second fixed position, and as described above, the plurality of movable members 17a and 18a are respectively detected by the first fixed positions. When sequentially moving to a fixed position, the movement order of the plurality of movable members 17a, 18a is determined based on the second position detection information obtained from the second position detection sensors 17e, 18e. The plurality of movable members 17a and 18a can be appropriately moved to the respective first fixed positions so that the possibility of mutual interference between the movable members 17a and 18a can be reduced.

  The first fixed position of each movable member 17a, 18a is the initial position of the movable member 17a, 18a, and can be a standby position when each movable member 17a, 18a does not operate, that is, at least when the power is turned on. The movable members 17a and 18a that are not in the initial position (standby position) can be reliably moved to the initial position.

  In addition, since the second fixed positions of the movable members 17a and 18a are the movement limit positions of the movable members 17a and 18a, normally, when the movable members 17a and 18a are operated, the stay period of the movement limit position is the other Therefore, when the power is cut off due to a power failure or the like during the operation of the movable members 17a and 18a, the movable members 17a and 18a are often at the movement limit positions. That is, when the power is turned on, the movable members 17a and 18a whose positions are unclear are reduced as much as possible, and thereby the movement order can be determined so that the plurality of movable members 17a and 18a do not interfere with each other as much as possible. .

  The movement order determining means 33 determines the movement order so that the movable member 18a or 17b that is not at the movement limit position is moved with priority over the movable member 17a or 18a that is at the movement limit position among the plurality of movable members 17a and 18a. Therefore, it is possible to reliably prevent the plurality of movable members 17a and 18a from interfering with each other.

  When the plurality of movable members 17a and 18a are at the respective movement limit positions (second fixed positions), the movement order determining means 33 selects and determines a preset first movement order, and the plurality of movable members 17a and 18a, When 18a is not at the respective movement limit positions, the second movement order set in advance is selected and determined, so that the plurality of movable members 17a and 18a are sequentially moved to the respective first fixed positions in the above two cases. In addition, the first and second moving orders are set in consideration of the first and second fixed positions of each of the movable members 17a and 18a, the movable regions 17f and 18f, and the like. , 18a can be prevented from interfering with each other as much as possible.

  The notification control means 34 causes the notification device 29 to notify the one or more movable members 17a, 18a that are moving to the first fixed position or have been moved to the first fixed position by the fixed position movement control means 32. It is possible to know the notification contents, that is, that one or a plurality of movable members 17a, 18a has been returned.

  In addition, various modifications can be added and implemented without departing from the spirit of the present invention. The present invention is particularly applicable to various pachinko gaming machines including a plurality of movable members intersecting movable regions, or various gaming machines other than pachinko gaming machines.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Pachinko machine 17a, 18a Movable member 17b, 18b Movement drive mechanism 17d, 18d 1st position detection sensor 17e, 18e 2nd position detection sensor 17f, 18f Moveable area | region 29 Notification equipment 30 Accessory control means 32 Fixed position movement control Means 33 Movement order determination means 34 Notification control means

Claims (1)

In a gaming machine comprising a plurality of movable members, a plurality of movement drive mechanisms for moving the plurality of movable members, respectively, and a control means for controlling the plurality of movement drive mechanisms.
The movable regions of the plurality of movable members are set to intersect,
A plurality of first position detecting means for detecting whether or not the plurality of movable members are at a first fixed position, which is an initial position of the movable member set for each movable member, and a plurality of movable members for each movable member. A plurality of second position detection means for detecting whether or not the second fixed position which is the movement limit position of the movable member set to
The control means moves the movable member that is not at the first fixed position to the first fixed position based on the first position detection information obtained from the plurality of first position detecting means at least when the power is turned on. With means,
The fixed position movement control means includes second position detection information obtained from a plurality of second position detection means corresponding to the plurality of movable members when the plurality of movable members are sequentially moved to the first fixed positions. based on, among the plurality of movable members have a movement order determination means for determining the movement order of the plurality of movable members so as not to mutually interfere,
The moving order determining means determines a moving order so that a movable member that is not in a movement limit position is moved with priority over a movable member that is in a movement limit position among a plurality of movable members .