JP5341851B2 - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a Pachinko game machine which can securely detect that a movable body reaches a target position. <P>SOLUTION: The Pachinko game machine 1 includes the movable body 56, a drive means 75 to drive the movable body, a photosensor (position detecting means) 36 to detect a position of the movable body, and a performance control board (detection signal processing means) 22 to read a detection signal from the photosensor. The performance control board 22 stops the drive means when the detection signal indicates that a prescribed signal pattern indicating a light shielding state (second detection state) for a prescribed time (1 msec) or longer after indicating a light receiving state (first detection state) for the prescribed time (1 msec) or longer. When a signal pattern to repeat the light shielding state and the light receiving state at intervals shorter than the prescribed time (1 msec) is detected between a signal pattern indicating the light receiving state for the prescribed time (1 msec) or longer and a signal pattern indicating the light receiving state for the prescribed time (1 msec) or longer, the performance control board 22 determines that the prescribed signal pattern is received. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2012,JPO&amp;INPIT

Description

The present invention relates to a gaming machine , and more particularly to a gaming machine that suitably controls driving of a movable body.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, it is widely known that a stop position of a movable body is detected by a photosensor to stop control of a driving unit that drives the movable body. For example, in the pachinko gaming machine shown in Patent Document 1 below, based on detection of a falling edge where the photosensor changes from a light receiving state to a light blocking state, or detection of a rising edge where the photosensor changes from a light blocking state to a light receiving state. Therefore, it is determined that the movable body has reached the target position. Here, the determination based on the falling edge or the rising edge of the photosensor is called edge determination.

  In addition, pachinko machines that perform edge determination read detection signals from photosensors at a predetermined cycle (for example, every 0.5 msec), and do not detect the same state at least twice in order to prevent malfunction due to noise. (If the detection period of the detection signal is 0.5 msec, if the same state is not detected continuously for more than 1 msec in time), it is configured not to recognize that state.

JP 2009-66085 A

  However, in a pachinko gaming machine that performs the edge determination as described above, if the change from the light receiving state to the light blocking state or the change from the light blocking state to the light receiving state is not recognized, the movable body has reached the target position. Not judged. That is, in the case of a gaming machine that determines that the movable body has reached the target position based on the falling edge, for example, after detecting the light receiving state twice in succession (continuing for 1 msec or longer), the light blocking state is set to 2 If it is not continuously detected (continuous for 1 msec or more) (see FIG. 23A), it is not determined that the movable body has reached the target position. Therefore, when the movable body reaches the target position, it vibrates in the vicinity of the photo sensor due to the momentum that has moved, or a noise signal due to the influence of other electrical decoration parts is mixed with the detection signal of the photo sensor, If the detection signal of the photo sensor repeats the light receiving state and the light shielding state in less than a predetermined time (1 msec), then even if the light shielding state is detected continuously for a predetermined time (1 msec) or longer, It was not recognized as “change from the light receiving state to the light blocking state” (see FIG. 23B). Therefore, the driving means for driving the movable body cannot be stopped based on the detection signal of the photosensor even though the movable body has reached the target position.

In view of the above circumstances, an object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine that can reliably detect that a movable body has reached a target position.

The gaming machine of the present invention reads a movable body, drive means for driving the movable body to reach a target position, position detection means for detecting the position of the movable body, and a detection signal from the position detection means. and a detection signal processing means, said detection signal processing means, the detection signal is, after the first detection state of the state does not reach the target position of the movable body shown more than a predetermined time, the target position of the movable body In the gaming machine that stops the driving means that has been driven so as to stop the movable body at a target position when a predetermined signal pattern indicating the second detection state at the time of arrival at a predetermined time or more is shown. Between the signal pattern indicating the first detection state for the predetermined time or longer and the signal pattern indicating the second detection state for the predetermined time or longer, the second detection state and the signal at intervals less than the predetermined time. First test When the signal pattern repeating the condition is detected, the detection signal processing means determines that it has detected said predetermined signal pattern, characterized by Rukoto to stop the driving means has been driven.

  According to the present invention, the movable body driven by the drive means vibrates in the vicinity of the position detection means due to the moving momentum or the like, or the noise signal is mixed with the detection signal by the position detection means. Even if the detection signal from the photo sensor, for example, repeatedly indicates the second detection state (for example, the light shielding state of the photo sensor) and the first detection state (for example, the light reception state of the photo sensor) in less than a predetermined time, the detection signal processing means Except for this signal, the signal pattern indicating the first detection state for a predetermined time or longer and the signal pattern indicating the second detection state for a predetermined time or longer are continuously detected, that is, the predetermined signal pattern is detected. Judge that Therefore, it is possible to reliably detect that the movable body has reached the target position, and it is possible to stop and control the driving unit as in the case where the detection signal indicates a predetermined signal pattern.

1 is a front view of a pachinko gaming machine according to a first embodiment of the present invention. It is a front view of the movable accessory apparatus with which the pachinko gaming machine of the embodiment is provided. It is a front view which shows operation | movement of the movable accessory apparatus with which the pachinko gaming machine of the embodiment is provided. It is a block diagram of the electric system of the gaming machine according to the embodiment. (A) is a jackpot random number determination table in the normal gaming state or short-time gaming state, (b) is a jackpot random number determination table in the probability variation gaming state or latent probability gaming state, (c) is obtained by the first start opening prize (D) shows the determination table of the design random numbers acquired by the second starting port winning, and (e) shows the determination table of the reach random numbers. It is a flowchart of a main side timer interruption process. It is a flowchart of a start port SW process. It is a flowchart of a gate SW process. It is a flowchart of special symbol processing. It is a flowchart of jackpot determination processing. It is a flowchart of a fluctuation pattern selection process. It is a flowchart of a normal symbol process. It is a flowchart of a big prize opening process. It is a flowchart of an electric Chu process. It is a flowchart of a sub timer interruption process. It is a flowchart of a command reception process. It is a flowchart of an effect selection process. It is a flowchart of the process during the end of a variation effect. It is a flowchart of effect button processing. It is a flowchart of a detection signal interruption process. It is a figure which shows the operation example of the movable body with which a movable accessory apparatus is provided. It is a figure which shows the other operation example of the movable body with which a movable accessory apparatus is provided. It is a timing chart which shows the state of the detection signal by a photo sensor. It is a flowchart of the detection signal interruption process performed conventionally. It is a front view of the game board which shows the pachinko game machine of 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is a timing chart which shows the state of the detection signal by the photo sensor in the pachinko game machine of a 2nd embodiment. It is a flowchart of the detection signal interruption process by another method. It is a schematic perspective view which shows the payout apparatus with which the pachinko game machine of the example of a change is provided.

1. First Embodiment (1) Structure of Pachinko Game Machine A pachinko game machine according to a first embodiment of the present invention will be described based on the drawings. As shown in FIG. 1, the pachinko gaming machine 1 according to the first embodiment includes a gaming board 2 attached to the inside of a front frame 10. In the game board 2, a game area 3 in which game balls launched by the operation of the handle 11 flow down is surrounded by rail members 12. In the game area 3, a number of guide nails (not shown) for guiding the game ball are projected. A plurality of frame lamps 17, speakers 18, and effect buttons 28 are arranged on the front frame 10. The game board 2 is provided with a board lamp 19.

  In the game area 3, a display unit 4a of an image display 4 that is a liquid crystal display device is arranged. The image display 4 displays on the display unit 4a a demonstration for waiting for a customer, a decorative symbol variation effect, a jackpot effect performed in parallel with the jackpot game, and the like. The decorative symbol variation effect is composed of decorative symbols such as numbers and effect images other than the decorative symbol, and a lottery lottery (that is, the acquisition of the jackpot random number and its jackpot random number is obtained by the decorative symbol stopped display after the variable display. This is an effect of informing the result of determination used. This decorative symbol variation effect is performed in parallel with the special symbol variation. The jackpot lottery is performed for winning a game ball to the first start port 51a or the second start port 51b.

  A center accessory device 30 is arranged at the center of the game area 3 and in front of the image display 4. The center accessory device 30 includes a frame body portion 31 disposed in front of the peripheral edge portion of the display portion 4a. A warp portion 40 is provided at the left portion of the frame body portion 31 to allow a game ball to flow from the entrance and to flow out from the exit to a stage portion 41 described later. A stage portion 41 capable of guiding a game ball rolling on the upper surface to the first starting port 51a is formed at the lower portion of the frame body portion 31. On the upper front surface of the frame body portion 31, a decorative member 42 expressing characters, figures and the like is provided. A doll member 43 simulating a boxer is provided on the right side of the frame 31. A movable body 56 of a movable accessory device 55 described later is disposed behind the doll member 43.

  A start winning device 5 is provided at the lower center of the game area 3 in the left-right direction. The start winning device 5 includes a first start opening 51a in which the ease of entering a game ball does not always change, and a second start opening 51b that is opened and closed by an electric tulip (hereinafter referred to as “electric chew”) 52. ing. The electric chew 52 is driven by an electric chew solenoid 53 (see FIG. 4). The second starting port 51b can win a game ball only when the electric chew 52 is open.

  The game area 3 is provided with a big prize device 7. The big winning device 7 is disposed below the start winning device 5 and includes a big winning port 71 and an opening / closing member 73 operated by a big winning port solenoid 72 (see FIG. 4). The special winning opening 71 is opened and closed by an opening / closing member 73.

  The game area 3 is provided with a plurality of normal winning devices 9 and a gate 8 through which game balls can pass. Each normal winning device 9 is arranged on the left and right sides of the start winning device 5. The game balls that have entered each of the normal winning devices 9 win a normal winning opening 90 in the normal winning device 9. The gate 8 is disposed on the left side of the center accessory device 30.

  Outside the gaming area 3, a normal symbol display 13, a first special symbol display 14a, and a second special symbol display 14b are provided, a normal symbol hold lamp 15, a first special symbol hold lamp 16a, Four second special symbol holding lamps 16b are provided.

  The first special symbol indicator 14a and the second special symbol indicator 14b respectively display the results of the jackpot lottery performed when the game ball is won at the first starting port 51a and the second starting port 51b as a trigger. This is notified by a symbol (special symbol) that has been stopped and displayed (this is referred to as “special symbol variation”). If the symbol (special symbol) stopped and displayed on the first special symbol indicator 14a and the second special symbol indicator 14b is a jackpot symbol or a small bonus symbol, a winning game is performed for opening and closing the big prize opening 71 a predetermined number of times. .

  When the game ball wins the first starting port 51a or the second starting port 51b during the special symbol variation display or the winning game, the main control board 20 (see FIG. 4) acquires the jackpot random number acquired for the winning. Or the like, if the winning is to the first starting port 51a, the first holding storage unit 27a (see FIG. 4), and if the winning is to the second starting port 51b, the second holding storage unit 27b (see FIG. 4). ) Is stored as reserved storage. Then, when the special symbol variation becomes feasible, it is determined whether or not it is a big hit based on the stored stored memory, and the special symbol variation is executed.

  The first special symbol hold lamp 16a and the second special symbol hold lamp 16b display the numbers of hold memories stored in the first hold storage unit 27a and the second hold storage unit 27b, respectively. Note that the upper limit of the number of reserved memories stored in the first reserved storage unit 27a and the second reserved storage unit 27b is 4 each, so there are four reserved memories in the first reserved storage unit 27a. When a game ball wins the first start opening 51a in the state, or when a game ball wins the second start opening 51b in a state where there are four hold memories in the second hold storage section 27b, Therefore, random numbers such as jackpot random numbers are not acquired.

  The normal symbol display 13 notifies the result of the normal symbol lottery performed with the passing of the game ball to the gate 8 as a normal symbol that is stopped and displayed through the variable display. If the stop-displayed normal symbol is a winning symbol, an auxiliary game for opening the electric chew 52 is performed for a predetermined time and a predetermined number of times.

  When the game ball passes through the gate 8 during the normal symbol variation display or the auxiliary game, the main control board 20 (see FIG. 4) stores the winning random number acquired for the passage. Then, when the normal symbol variation display can be started, the stored random number is used to determine whether or not the symbol is a hit, and the normal symbol variation display is started. The normal symbol indicating is stopped and displayed. The normal symbol holding lamp 15 displays the number of hit random numbers stored in this way. In addition, since the maximum number of hit random numbers stored is four, even if a game ball passes through the gate 8 with four hit random numbers stored, acquisition of the hit random numbers for that pass is not performed. I will not.

  A movable accessory device 55 (see FIG. 2) is disposed on the right side of the center accessory 30, that is, on the back side of the doll member 43. The movable accessory device 55 moves the movable body 56 imitating a boxer's fist wearing a glove from the storage position to the exposure position by the driving means 75 (see FIG. 2), as if the boxer extended the right straight. It is an apparatus that performs such effects. Here, the storage position refers to a position where the movable body 56 is hidden behind the doll member 43 and cannot be seen from the front (see the broken line in FIG. 1), and the exposed position refers to the upper front of the display unit 4a. (Refer to the two-dot chain line in FIG. 1).

  As shown in FIG. 2, the movable accessory device 55 includes a movable body 56, a drive unit 75, a guide rail 34, and a photo sensor (corresponding to a position detection unit) 36. The movable body 56 includes a first arm 57, a second arm 59, and a slider member 61. The driving means 75 includes an electric motor 76, a gear train (gear train) 77, a pinion gear 84, and a fan gear 85.

  The movable body 56 and the driving means 75 are assembled to the liquid crystal base 32. The liquid crystal base 32 is attached to the rear of the frame body portion 31 of the center accessory device 30, has a window portion 33, and from the rear so that the display portion 4 a of the image display 4 can be seen from the window portion 33. An image display 4 is attached. A guide rail 34 for guiding the slider member 61 along the left-right direction is formed above the window 33 in the liquid crystal base 32, and the slider member 61 is located at the end position E (see FIG. 3 (b)), a photo sensor 36 for detecting that the movable body 56 has reached the exposure position is provided. A stopper member 39 having a buffer member 38 is disposed at the right end portion of the guide rail 34 so that the impact of the slider member 61 that has returned to the origin position (start position S (see FIG. 2)) can be mitigated. .

  The first arm 57 imitates an elbow from the shoulder of the boxer. The first arm 57 includes a separable rear panel (not shown) and a front panel 58. A gear train 77 and a pinion gear 84 are disposed between the rear panel and the front panel 58. Yes.

  The gear train 77 is arranged on the base portion 57a side of the first arm 57 and is connected to the liquid crystal base 32 by screws to a connecting gear 83 arranged on the tip portion 57b side of the first arm 57. Up to 5 gears 78, 79, 80, 82, 83 are included. The first arm 57 is pivotally supported by the boss portion 78 a of the fixed gear 78.

  The electric motor 76 serves as a drive source for the movable accessory device 55 and is attached to the right side of the window 33 of the liquid crystal base 32 from the back side of the liquid crystal base 32 by a mounting bracket (not shown). The output shaft of the electric motor 76 projects to the front side of the liquid crystal base 32 with the front-rear direction as the axial direction. A pinion gear 84 is fixed to the output shaft. The pinion gear 84 meshes with a fan-shaped gear 85 formed on the inner surface of the front panel 58 in the first arm 57. When the electric motor 76 is driven, the pinion gear 84 rotates and the first arm 57 rotates as indicated by an arrow in FIG. When the first arm 57 rotates, the connecting gears 79, 80, 82, 83 constituting the gear train 77 rotate sequentially in the direction of the arrow shown in FIG. Note that the electric motor 76 is a stepping motor 76 in the embodiment. Since the stepping motor 76 can arbitrarily control the rotation angle of the output shaft according to the number of steps, the stepping motor 76 rotates the first arm 57 and the second arm 59 from the exposure position to the exposure position. A reciprocal operation can be easily realized.

  The second arm 59 imitates the boxer's elbow to fist, and the base portion 59a side cannot be displaced by the boss portion 83a of the connecting gear 83 disposed on the distal end portion 57b side of the first arm 57. It is fixed. The second arm 59 rotates with respect to the first arm 57 together with the connection gear 83 when the connection gear 83 rotates.

  The distal end portion 59b of the second arm 59 is a decorative portion imitating a boxer's glove, and a slider member 61 is pivotally supported on the back surface side. The slider member 61 includes a slider main body 62 that slides along the guide rail 34, a connecting piece 63 that extends downward from the slider main body 62 and is attached to the tip 59b of the second arm 59, and a slider main body. And a shielding plate 64 extending leftward from the left end of 62. When the electric motor 76 is driven and the first arm 57 and the second arm 59 rotate in the direction of the arrow shown in FIG. 2, the slider body 62 moves the guide rail 34 from the starting position S shown in FIG. Slide to the end point position E shown in FIG.

  At the left end portion of the guide rail 34, there is a light-shielding photosensor 36 for detecting that the slider member 61 has reached the end point position E, that is, that the first arm 57 and the second arm 59 have been displaced. Has been placed. The photosensor 36 is substantially U-shaped, and a light emitting portion 36a and a light receiving portion 36b are arranged opposite to each other on the inner surface thereof. The photosensor 36 is in a light receiving state in which the light receiving unit 36b receives light emitted from the light emitting unit 36a until the slider member 61 reaches the end point position E. When the electric motor 76 is driven and the first arm 57 and the second arm 59 rotate and reach a state of being extended horizontally, the slider member 61 reaches the end point position E, and the shielding plate part 64 is connected to the light emitting part 36a of the photosensor 36. Since the light sensor 36b is interposed between the light receiving unit 36b and the photo sensor 36, the light emitted from the light emitting unit 36a is blocked by the shielding plate 64 and does not reach the light receiving unit 36b. Thereby, it is detected that the movable body 56 has reached the exposure position (has reached the target position).

  Furthermore, based on FIG.2, 3, operation | movement of the movable accessory apparatus 55 is demonstrated in detail. In a normal state, as shown in FIG. 2, the first arm 57 and the second arm 59 are substantially along the vertical direction (vertical direction) in the longitudinal direction on the back side of the doll member 43 (right side of the display screen 4a). Are arranged. At this time, the first arm 57 and the second arm 59 are substantially overlapped with each other in the front-rear direction, and are arranged compactly.

  From this state, when the electric motor 76 is actuated (rotated by a predetermined number of steps), as shown in FIGS. 3A and 3B, the first arm 57 and the second arm 59 have an intersection angle θ (FIG. 3). The extension operation is performed so as to widen (see (a)). Specifically, when the electric motor 76 is operated, the pinion gear 84 rotates in the direction indicated by the arrow in FIG. 2, so that the first arm 57 connected to the pinion gear 84 by the fan-shaped gear 85 is Then, forward rotation (rotation in the direction indicated by the arrow in FIG. 2) is performed with the base portion 57a as the rotation center. Further, when the first arm 57 rotates in the forward direction, the gear train 77 rotates in the direction indicated by the arrow in FIG. 2, so that the second arm 59 connected to the connection gear 83 has the base portion 59a as the center of rotation. Forward rotation (rotation in the direction indicated by the arrow in FIG. 2). Note that forward rotation of the first arm 57 refers to rotation in the clockwise direction when viewed from the front side of the game board 2, and forward rotation of the second arm 59 is counterclockwise when viewed from the front side of the game board 2. It means rotating clockwise. Then, along with the movement of both arms 57 and 59, the slider member 61 moves the guide rail 34 from the starting position S to the left.

  Finally, as shown in FIG. 3B, the first arm 57 rotates approximately 90 degrees from the storage position, and the second arm 59 rotates approximately 180 degrees from the storage position to reach the exposure position. That is, the first arm 57 and the second arm 59 are in a state in which the longitudinal direction is substantially along the horizontal direction (left-right direction) in the upper front part of the display screen 4a. Here, before the electric motor (stepping motor) 76 is rotated a predetermined number of steps, when the shielding plate portion 64 of the slider member 61 is detected by the photosensor 36, that is, the slider member 61 has reached the end point position E. When it is detected that the movable body 56 has reached the target position, the electric motor 76 is controlled to be stopped by the effect control board 22 via the lamp control board 24 as described later. In this embodiment, the distance of movement of the movable body 56 is 80 steps. In this embodiment, the electric motor 76 is rotated 100 steps with a 20-step allowance in consideration of the step-out of the electric motor 76 and the like. This is because the movable body 56 reaches the target position before being rotated 100 steps (a predetermined number of steps) because of the control.

  In this manner, in the movable accessory device 55, the movable body 56 is shown in FIG. 3 (b) through the state shown in FIG. 3 (a) from the storage position shown in FIG. Since it is displaced to the exposure position, it is possible to realize a novel operation as if the boxer had delivered a straight punch.

  In addition, after the operation | movement which draw | extracts a straight punch is complete | finished, the electric motor 76 is reversely rotated predetermined number of steps, and the 1st arm 57 and the 2nd arm 59 narrow the crossing angle (theta) (refer Fig.3 (a)). To return to the storage position from the exposure position.

(2) Electric system of pachinko gaming machine Next, an electric system of the pachinko gaming machine 1 according to the first embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. As shown in FIG. 4, the pachinko gaming machine 1 according to the first embodiment includes a main control board (game control board) 20, a payout control board 21, and a sub control board 25. The sub control board 25 is an effect control board 22. The image control board 23 and the lamp control board 24 are provided. The payout control board 21 and the effect control board 22 are connected to the main control board 20, and the image control board 23 and the lamp control board 24 are connected to the effect control board 22. Each control board includes a CPU, a ROM, a RAM, and the like. Further, the main control board 20 includes a hold storage unit 27 having a first hold storage unit 27a and a second hold storage unit 27b in the RAM.

  The main control board 20 mainly performs control related to profits such as jackpot lottery and game state transition. The main control board 20 is provided in a first start port 51a and a first start port SW (switch) 54a for detecting a game ball won in the first start port 51a and a second start port 51b. A second start port SW54b that detects a game ball won in the second start port 51b, an electric chew solenoid 53 that opens and closes the electric chew 52, and a gate SW81 that is provided in the gate 8 and detects a game ball that has passed through the gate 8. The large winning opening SW 74 for detecting a game ball won in the large winning opening 71 provided in the large winning opening 71, the large winning opening solenoid 72 for driving the opening / closing member 73, and the respective normal winning openings 90 are provided. A normal winning port SW91 for detecting a game ball won in the normal winning port 90, a first special symbol holding lamp 16a, a second special symbol holding lamp 16b, a normal symbol holding lamp 15, a first special symbol The symbol display 14a, the second special symbol display 14b, and the normal symbol display 13 are connected to each other, and as indicated by arrows in FIG. 4, a signal is input from each switch to the main control board 20, and each solenoid and lamp For example, a signal is output from the main control board 20.

  The main control board 20 transmits various commands to the payout control board 21 and receives signals from the payout control board 21 for payout monitoring. The payout control board 21 is connected to a payout drive motor 26 that drives a payout device 110 (see FIG. 28) disposed on the back side of the game board 2, and the payout control board 21 receives commands received from the main control board 20. Accordingly, the payout drive motor 26 is operated to pay out the prize balls.

  Further, the main control board 20 transmits various commands to the effect control board 22, and the effect control board 22 transmits and receives commands and signals to and from the image control board 23. An effect button detection SW 28a for detecting that the effect button 28 (see FIG. 1) is pressed is connected to the effect control board 22. The image display board 4 and the speaker 18 are connected to the image control board 23, and the image control board 23 displays the decorative design and other images on the display unit 4 a of the image display 4 according to the command received from the effect control board 22. Sound is output from the speaker 18. The effect control board 22 transmits and receives commands and signals to and from the lamp control board 24. A frame lamp 17 and a panel lamp 19 are connected to the lamp control board 24, and the lamp control board 24 turns on / off the frame lamp 17 and the panel lamp 19 in accordance with a command received from the effect control board 22. In addition, the electric motor 76 of the movable accessory device 55 is connected to the lamp control board 24, and the lamp control board 24 operates the electric motor 76 in accordance with a command received from the effect control board 22. When the electric motor 76 is rotated in the forward direction, as described above, the first arm 57 and the second arm 59 are rotated in the forward direction, and an operation is performed as if the boxer extended the straight punch, and the electric motor 76 is reversed. Then, the first arm 57 and the second arm 59 are reversed and returned to the storage position. In addition, the photosensor 36 of the movable accessory device 55 is connected to the lamp control board 24, and the effect control board 22 transmits a command to the lamp control board 24 based on a signal from the photosensor 36, and the lamp The control board 24 stops the electric motor 76 in accordance with the command received from the effect control board 22.

(3) Description of game state etc. Next, the game state etc. of the pachinko gaming machine 1 of the first embodiment will be described. The pachinko gaming machine 1 according to the first embodiment has four game states, a normal game state, a short-time game state, a probability variation game state, and a latent probability game state, and a big hit game and a small hit game.

  The short-time gaming state refers to a state in which a game ball is more likely to win the second starting port 51b than in the normal gaming state. In the normal gaming state, the winning probability of the normal symbol lottery is about 1/10, and the normal symbol variation time is 4 Second, the opening time of the second starting port 51b is 0.15 seconds, and the opening number of the second starting port 51b is one, whereas in the short-time gaming state, the winning probability of the normal symbol lottery is about 9/10. The symbol variation time is 1.5 seconds, the opening time of the second starting port 51b is 1.80 seconds, and the number of opening times of the second starting port 51b is three.

  The probable gaming state is a state where it is easier to win a big hit than the normal gaming state, and a game ball is easy to win the second starting port 51b. In the normal gaming state, the probability of winning a big hit is about 1/300. On the other hand, in the probability variation gaming state, the jackpot winning probability is about 1/30. In the probability variation gaming state, as in the short-time gaming state, the winning probability of the normal symbol lottery is about 9/10, the normal symbol variation time is 1.5 seconds, the opening time of the second start port 51b is 1.80 seconds, and the second start port 51b. Has been opened three times.

  The latent game state means a state where it is easier to win a jackpot than the normal game state. In the latent game state, the jackpot winning probability is about 1/30 as in the case of the probability variation game state. In the latent game state, as in the normal game state, the winning probability of the normal symbol lottery is about 1/10, the normal symbol fluctuation time is 4 seconds, the opening time of the second starting port 51b is 0.15 seconds, and the second starting port. 51b is opened once.

  In the initial state (that is, when the first game is started when the power is turned on), if a big win occurs, the big win game 71 is opened and closed a predetermined number of times, Transition to the gaming state according to the type of jackpot. There are 2R (round) latent big hits as short hits where almost no prize balls can be expected, and 15R (round) probable big hits, 15R (round). ) There is usually a jackpot. In addition to these jackpots, there is a jackpot. In addition, a round means the open period of the big winning opening 71. In the 2R latent winning jackpot, after performing a jackpot game that opens the winning prize opening 71 twice in a very short time, transitions to the latent winning gaming state, and in the 15R probability changing jackpot, the jackpot gaming that opens the winning prize opening 71 15 times. After having performed, it changes to a probability change game state, and in 15R normal jackpot, after performing the jackpot game which opens the big winning opening 71 15 times, it changes to a time-short game state. The small hit is an operation that apparently does not differ from the 2R latent big hit, and a small hit game that opens the big winning opening 71 twice in a very short time is performed, but the gaming state does not change. It should be noted that the transition to the normal gaming state is also made when the special symbol change is performed 100 times without causing a big hit in the middle of the short-time gaming state.

  Note that the lottery for the jackpot and the jackpot is performed using a jackpot random number, and when the jackpot is won, the lottery for which type of jackpot will be the jackpot is performed using the jackpot symbol random number. As shown in FIGS. 5A and 5B, the jackpot random number takes a value in the range of 0 to 299. In the normal gaming state or the short-time gaming state, the ratio of winning the jackpot is 1 / A random number value to be won for the jackpot is determined to be 300, and a random value to be won for the jackpot is determined so that the ratio of winning the jackpot is 3/300. In the jackpot random number, a random number value for winning the jackpot is determined so that the winning ratio for winning the jackpot is 10/300 in the probability variation gaming state or the latent probability gaming state, and the ratio for winning the jackpot is 3 A random number value to be won on a small hit is determined so as to be / 300. As shown in FIGS. 5 (c) and 5 (d), the jackpot symbol random number takes a value in the range of 0 to 249. For winning to the first start opening 51 a, 15R normal jackpot is won. The random number value to be won for each jackpot is determined so that the winning ratio for the 15R probability variation jackpot is 75/250, and the winning ratio for the 2R latent chance jackpot is 75/250, and the second start For winning to the mouth 51b, the winning ratio for 15R normal jackpot is 100/250, the winning ratio for 15R probability variation jackpot is 125/250, and the winning ratio for 2R latent jackpot is 25/250. A random number value to be won for each jackpot is determined as described above, and the percentage to win per long is higher than when winning the first starting port 51a.

  Also, when the result of the jackpot lottery is a loss, whether or not the decorative symbol is set to the reach state in the decorative symbol variation effect performed in parallel with the special symbol variation is performed using a reach random number. As shown in FIG. 5 (e), the reach random number is assumed to take a value in the range of 0 to 249, the reach is reached, that is, the winning ratio to reach the reach state is 40/250, no reach, That is, the random number value to be won for the reach is determined so that the ratio of winning in the reach state is 210/250.

(4) Operation of Pachinko Game Machine Next, the operation of the main control board 20 will be described based on FIGS. Each counter, which will be described later, is provided in the RAM and cleared to zero when the pachinko gaming machine 1 is powered on.

  [Main-side timer interrupt processing] The main control board 20 repeats the main-side timer interrupt processing shown in FIG. 6 every short time, for example, 4 msec. First, the main control board 20 reaches the jackpot random number used for the jackpot lottery, the jackpot symbol random number for determining the type of jackpot symbol (15R normal symbol, 15R probability variation symbol, or 2R latent probability symbol), the decorative symbol variation effect and the reach state. Reach random number to decide whether to perform, random number to update the fluctuation pattern random pattern to determine the decorative pattern fluctuation production pattern (for example, whether to perform super reach production or quasi-ream), random number to update the random number used for normal symbol lottery, etc. Update processing is performed (step S101).

  Next, the main control board 20 performs a large winning opening SW process (S104) and a normal winning opening SW process (S105) in addition to a start opening SW process (S102) and a gate SW process (S103) which will be described later. In the big winning opening SW processing, if the big winning opening SW 74 is ON, it is determined whether or not the big hit game or the small hit game is in progress (a hit game flag described later is ON). If it is medium, 1 is added to the value C of the winning prize counter and 1 is added to the value of the big winning counter. The normal winning opening SW process is a process of adding 1 to the value of the normal winning opening counter if the normal winning opening SW 91 is ON.

  Subsequently, the main control board 20 performs a special symbol process (S106), a normal symbol process (S107), a big prize opening process (S108), and an electric chew process (S109), which will be described later. Then, the main control board 20 sets a command for paying out the number of prize balls according to the value of the big prize mouth counter and the number of prize balls according to the value of the normal prize mouth counter, A prize ball process (S110) for clearing the counter to zero is performed, and an output process (S111) for outputting the command set in each of the above processes to the payout control board 21 and the effect control board 22 is performed.

  [Starting Port SW Process] As shown in FIG. 7, in the starting port SW process, the main control board 20 determines whether or not the first starting port SW54a is turned on (S201). If the process proceeds and is ON, it is determined whether or not the value U1 of the first start port hold counter that counts the number of jackpot random numbers stored in the first hold storage unit 27a is less than the upper limit of 4 (S202). . If it is not less than 4, the process proceeds to step S206. If it is less than 4, 1 is added to U1 (S203), and various random numbers (big hit random number, big hit symbol random number, reach random number, fluctuation pattern random number) are acquired and the first hold The data is stored in the storage unit 27a (S204). Then, the first hold number increase command is set (S205), and the process proceeds to step S206.

  In step S206, the main control board 20 determines whether or not the second start port SW54b is turned on. If not, the main control board 20 finishes the start port SW process. If it is turned on, the main control board 20 stores it in the second hold storage unit 27b. It is determined whether or not the value U2 of the second start port hold counter that counts the number of jackpot random numbers that are being used is less than the upper limit of 4 (S207). If it is not less than 4, the start-up SW processing is finished. If it is less than 4, 1 is added to U2 (S208), and various random numbers (big hit random number, big hit symbol random number, reach random number, variation pattern random number) are obtained and 2 Stored in the reserved storage unit 27b (S209). Then, the second hold number increase command is set (S210), and the start port SW process is terminated.

  [Gate SW Processing] As shown in FIG. 8, in the gate SW processing, the main control board 20 determines whether or not the gate SW 81 is turned on (S301). If it is not turned on, the gate SW processing is finished and turned on. If so, it is determined whether the value G of the gate hold counter is less than the upper limit of 4 (S302). If it is not less than 4, the gate SW processing is terminated. If it is less than 4, 1 is added to G (S303), a random number used for normal symbol lottery is acquired and stored in a predetermined storage area (S304), The gate SW process ends.

  [Special Symbol Processing] As shown in FIG. 9, in the special symbol processing, the main control board 20 makes a winning game flag indicating whether or not a winning game is being played (that is, a small winning game flag, a long winning game flag, or a short game flag). It is determined whether or not the winning game flag) is ON (S401). If it is ON, the special symbol processing is finished, and if it is not ON, it is determined whether or not the special symbol is changing (S402). If it is changing, the process proceeds to step S411. If it is not changing, it is determined whether or not the value U2 of the second start port hold counter or the value U1 of the first start port hold counter is 1 or more (S403, S405). ). If U2 or U1 is not 1 or more, the special symbol processing is finished. If U2 or U1 is 1 or more, 1 is subtracted from U2 or U1 (S404, S406) and stored in step S204 or S209. A jackpot determination process (S407), which will be described later, is performed using the jackpot random number, and then a variation pattern selection process, which will be described later, is performed (S408).

  Thereafter, the main control board 20 starts changing the special symbol in the first special symbol display 14a or the second special symbol display 14b (S409), sets a change start command (S410), and proceeds to step S411. . In step S411, it is determined whether or not the variation time of the special symbol has elapsed. If it has not elapsed, the special symbol processing is terminated, but if it has elapsed, the variation of the special symbol is stopped and set in the jackpot determination processing. The special symbol is fixedly displayed with the symbol that has been displayed (S412), and a variable stop command is set (S413). Then, as processing during stoppage (S414), processing related to ON / OFF of various game flags (time-short game flag, probability change game flag, latent probability game flag, small hit game flag, long hit game flag, short hit game flag) is performed. If it is a big win or a small win, the opening is started and the opening command is set to finish the special symbol processing.

  [Big jackpot determination process] As shown in FIG. 10, in the jackpot determination process (S407), the main control board 20 determines whether or not the big hit random number is a big hit using the jackpot determination table corresponding to the gaming state. (S501). If it is a big hit (YES in S502), it is determined which jackpot symbol the jackpot symbol random number stored in step S204 or S209 indicates (S503), and the jackpot symbol is set (S504). . Note that the type of jackpot is determined by the jackpot symbol (see FIGS. 5C and 5D). On the other hand, if the jackpot random number is not a jackpot (NO in S502), but if it is a jackpot (YES in S505), a jackpot symbol is set (S506). If it is not a small hit (NO in S505), a lost pattern is set (S507).

  [Variation Pattern Selection Processing] As shown in FIG. 11, in the variation pattern selection processing (S408), if the main control board 20 determines that it is a big hit in the previous big hit determination processing (YES in S601), A jackpot table is set as a variation pattern table indicating the correspondence with the variation pattern (S602), and if it is determined that the jackpot is small (NO in S601, YES in S603), the table for small hits is set as the variation pattern table. (S604). If neither big win nor small win (NO in S603), the reach random number stored in step S204 or S209 with reference to the reach random number determination table (FIG. 5E) indicates the presence of reach. (S605), if there is a reach (YES in S606), set the reach deviation table as a variation pattern table (S607), if there is no reach (NO in S605), A rose slipping table is set as the variation pattern table (S608). Here, the loss of rose refers to a variation pattern in which a decorative symbol is stopped and displayed without being reached. Next, the main control board 20 refers to the variation pattern table set as described above, and determines which variation pattern the variation pattern random number stored in step S204 or step S209 indicates ( S609), the variation pattern indicated by the variation pattern random number is set (S610). Note that the variation pattern includes information indicating the variation time. Further, the random number of the variation pattern takes a value from 0 to 10363, and whether the result of the jackpot lottery is a big hit or a small hit is different, if it is a big hit, what kind of jackpot symbol is lost? Is a random number for determining one fluctuation pattern from about 180 kinds of fluctuation patterns, which is determined by referring to different fluctuation pattern tables depending on whether the reach is different or the rose is different.

  [Normal Symbol Processing] As shown in FIG. 12, in the normal symbol processing, the main control board 20 determines whether or not an auxiliary game flag indicating whether or not an auxiliary game is in progress (S701). If the normal symbol processing is finished, and if it is not ON, it is determined whether or not the normal symbol is changing (S702). If it is changing, the process proceeds to step S709. If it is not changing, it is determined whether the value G of the gate hold counter is 1 or more (S703). If G is not 1 or more, normal symbol processing is performed. When G is 1 or more, 1 is subtracted from G (S704), it is determined whether or not the winning random number stored in step S304 is hit (S705), and a stop symbol is selected (S706). ). Then, a variation time corresponding to the gaming state (in this embodiment, 4 seconds for the normal gaming state or the latent probability gaming state, 1.5 seconds for the short-time gaming state or the probability variation gaming state) is selected (S707). The change of the symbol is started (S708), and the process proceeds to step S709. In step S709, the main control board 20 determines whether or not the variation time has elapsed. If the variation time has not elapsed, the main control board 20 ends the normal symbol processing. Is displayed (S710). If the stop symbol is a symbol indicating winning (YES in S711), the auxiliary game flag is turned ON (S712), and if it is a symbol indicating loss (NO in S711), the normal symbol processing is terminated.

  [Big prize opening process] As shown in FIG. 13, in the big prize opening process, the main control board 20 first determines whether or not the winning game flag is ON (S801). If it is ON, it is determined whether or not opening is in progress (S802). The opening refers to the period from the start of the winning game to the start of the first round. If it is determined that the opening is in progress, the main control board 20 determines whether or not the opening time has passed (S803). A maximum R number (round number) and an operation pattern according to the type are set (S804). Then, the value C of the winning number counter is cleared to zero (S805), 1 is added to the value R of the round counter (S806), and the operation (opening) of the big winning opening 71 is started (S807).

  Next, the main control board 20 determines whether or not the operating time (opening time. For example, 29.5 seconds for long wins, 0.1 second for short wins or small wins) has passed. If it has elapsed (S808), the big winning opening 71 is closed (S810). If it has not elapsed, it is determined whether or not the value C of the winning number counter is the specified number (S809). If the number is not the number, the big prize opening process is finished, and if the number is the prescribed number, the big prize opening 71 is closed (S810).

  Then, the main control board 20 determines whether or not the value R of the round counter is the maximum R number (S811). Is started (S812), an ending command is set (S813), and the value R of the round counter is cleared to zero (S814). Ending refers to the period from the end of the final round to the end of the winning game. Next, the main control board 20 determines whether or not the ending time has passed (S817). If it has not passed, the main prize winning hole processing is finished, and if it has passed, the game state setting process is performed (S818). ), The winning game flag is turned OFF (S819). In the game state setting process, the main control board 20 finishes the game state setting process if the hit game just ended is a small hit, so the game state is not changed, and if it is 15R normal big hit, transitions to the short-time game state. If the 15R probability variation jackpot is turned ON, the probability variation game flag is turned ON to make a transition to the probability variation gaming state. If the 2R latent probability jackpot is made, the latent probability game flag is made to transition to the latent probability gaming state. Turn on.

  On the other hand, when the main control board 20 determines in step S802 that it is not opening, it determines whether or not the special winning opening 71 is ending (S815). If it is ending, the process proceeds to step S817. If it is not ending, it is determined whether or not the special winning opening 71 is in operation (S816). If not in operation, the process proceeds to step S805, and if in operation, the process proceeds to step S808.

  [Electric Chu Process] As shown in FIG. 14, in the electric chew process, the main control board 20 determines whether or not the auxiliary game flag is ON (S901). On the other hand, if it is determined to be ON, it is determined whether or not the electric chew 52 is in an open state, that is, whether or not the electric chew solenoid 53 is in operation (S902). The operation pattern (in this embodiment, if the normal game state or the latent probable game state, release 0.15 seconds once, if it is the short-time game state or the probable game state, 3 times 1.80 seconds release) (S903), the operation according to the operation pattern is started (S904). Next, the main control board 20 determines whether or not the operation time (in the operation pattern including a plurality of releases, includes the interval time between the releases) (S905). If the chew process has been completed and the time has elapsed, the auxiliary game flag is turned off (S906), and the electric chew process is terminated.

  Next, the operation of the effect control board 22 will be described based on FIGS.

  [Sub-side timer interrupt process] The effect control board 22 repeats the sub-side timer interrupt process as shown in FIG. 15 every predetermined short time. In the sub timer interruption process, a command reception process (S1201) and an effect button process (S1202), which will be described later, and a command transmission process (S1203) for transmitting the set command to the image control board 23 and the lamp control board 24 are performed. . When the command transmission process is executed, the image control board 23 and the lamp control board 24 that have received the various commands receive the various effect devices (image display 4, speaker 18, frame lamp 17, panel lamp 19, movable accessory device 55). ) To perform various effects (decorative symbol variation effect, jackpot effect, etc.).

  [Command Reception Processing] As shown in FIG. 16, in the command reception processing, the effect control board 22 has received a hold number increase command (first hold number increase command or second hold number increase command) from the main control board 20. (S1301), if received, if the first hold number increase command, add the first hold number, if the second hold number increase command, add the second hold number (S1302) Then, a hold number command for displaying the hold number on the display unit 4a is set (S1303).

  Next, the effect control board 22 performs an effect selection process described later if a change start command is received from the main control board 20 (S1304, S1305), and ends a change effect described later if a change stop command is received. Medium processing is performed (S1306, 1307). Then, if the effect control board 22 has received the opening command, it analyzes the opening command, selects a hit effect pattern, and performs a hit effect selection process for setting an opening effect start command (S1308, 1309), If an ending command has been received, the ending command is analyzed, an ending effect pattern is selected with reference to the mode flag, and an ending effect start command is set (S1310, 1311).

  [Production Selection Process] As shown in FIG. 17, in the production selection process, the production control board 22 first analyzes the change start command received from the main control board 20 (S1401), and sets a mode flag indicating the production mode. Refer to (S1402). The variation start command includes information indicating the current gaming state, special symbols selected in the big hit lottery, and information indicating the variation pattern. The effect mode is an aspect of the effect on the image display 4. When the effect mode is different, the image displayed on the image display 4 is different, such as a different character or background image, and the decorative design variation effect. Also, the one corresponding to the production mode is selected. Thereafter, the effect control board 22 performs a hold number subtraction process for setting a hold number command for reducing the hold number displayed on the display unit 4a by subtracting 1 from the hold number (S1403).

  Subsequently, the effect control board 22 sets a change effect pattern table (S1404), refers to the set change effect pattern table, and selects a change effect pattern based on the received change start command and effect mode ( S1405). As a result, it is determined what kind of effect is to be performed as the decorative symbol variation effect including a notice effect such as a so-called cut-in notice effect or a chance-up notice effect. Then, a variation effect start command for starting the decorative symbol variation effect with the selected variation effect pattern is set (S1406), and the effect selection process is terminated.

  [Processing during Variation Effect End] As shown in FIG. 18, in the processing during variation effect end, the effect control board 22 analyzes the change stop command (S1501) and refers to the mode flag (S1502). Next, it is determined whether or not the decorative symbol variation effect that is about to end is a hit (big hit or small win) notification (S1503), and if it is a hit notification, mode flag change processing is performed ( S1508). In the mode flag change process, the mode flag is changed to indicate the effect mode corresponding to the type of the hit, and when the changed effect mode is not the normal mode, the counter value M corresponding to the effect mode is set. Set the maximum number of times.

  On the other hand, the effect control board 22 determines whether or not the mode flag is 0 (S1504) if the decorative symbol variation effect to be finished is not a notification of winning (NO in S1503). Proceed to step S1509. Note that a mode flag of 0 indicates a normal mode, and the mode flag is 0 in an initial state (that is, when power is turned on and the first game is started). On the other hand, if the mode flag is not 0, the value M of the counter for the current effect mode is decreased by 1 (S1505), and if the value M does not become 0 (NO in S1506), the process proceeds to step S1509. If it becomes 0 (YES in S1506), the mode flag is set to 0 to return to the normal mode (S1507), and the process proceeds to step S1509. In step S1509, the effect control board 22 sets a change effect end command for ending the decorative symbol change effect.

  [Production Button Process] As shown in FIG. 19, in the production button process, the production control board 22 determines whether or not the production button 28 is pressed (turned on) based on a signal from the production button detection SW 28a ( S1601), if it is not ON, the process is finished, and if it is ON, it is determined whether or not the decorative symbol variation effect is being performed (S1602). If it is not in the decorative symbol variation effect, the process ends. If it is in the decorative symbol variation effect, it is determined whether or not an instruction is given to operate the effect button 28 in the decorative symbol variation effect (S1603). If the operation button 28 is not instructed to operate, the process ends. If the operation button 28 is instructed, it is determined whether or not the decorative symbol variation effect is a jackpot notification (S1604). If the jackpot is not to be notified, the process ends. If the jackpot is to be notified, a movable accessory device operation command for operating the movable accessory device 55 is set and the processing is ended (S1605).

  The movable accessory device operation command is output to the lamp control board 24 by the command transmission process (S1203) described above. The lamp control board 24 having received the movable accessory device operation command causes the movable accessory device 55 to displace the movable body 56 in the accommodated state (accommodated position) to the exposed state (exposed position), and again after a predetermined time has elapsed. The operation of returning to the storage state (storage position) is executed. That is, the movable accessory device operation command is a command for rotating the electric motor (stepping motor) 76 by a predetermined number of steps. Receiving this, the lamp control board 24 rotates the electric motor 76 a predetermined number of steps. In the embodiment, since the moving distance of the movable body 56 from the storage position to the exposure position is 80 steps, a 20-step allowance is provided in consideration of the step-out of the electric motor (stepping motor) 76, and from the storage position to the exposure position. In order to move the movable body 56 to the maximum, the electric motor 76 is rotated by 100 steps. When the photosensor 36 detects that the movable body 56 has reached the target position before rotating 100 steps, the lamp control board 24 stops the electric motor 76 without rotating 100 steps (described later). (See FIG. 20).

  By operating as described above, in the pachinko gaming machine 1 according to the first embodiment, in an image effect with a boxing game as a motif, an effect is performed as if a straight punch hits an opponent. That is, as the decorative symbol variation effect, an effect image having a boxing game as a motif is displayed on the display screen 4a, and an image instructing the player to press the effect button 28 is displayed on the display screen 4a. If pressed, if this decorative symbol variation effect is a jackpot notification, the movable accessory device 55 is actuated to displace the movable body 56 so that the straight punch hits the opponent. Execute a dramatic production.

  [Detection Signal Interruption Processing] The effect control board 22 repeats the detection signal interruption processing shown in FIG. 20 every extremely short time such as 0.5 msec. In the detection signal interruption process, first, the effect control board 22 acquires a detection signal from the photosensor 36 and stores it in a predetermined storage area in the RAM (S1701). The predetermined storage area in the RAM can store a maximum of 128 signals from the photosensor 36.

  Next, it is determined whether or not the change flag is ON (S1702). The change flag indicates that the detection signal from the photosensor 36 acquired last time has changed from the light shielding state to the light receiving state, and is turned ON in step S1707. If the change flag is ON, the process proceeds to step S1710. If it is not ON, it is subsequently determined whether or not the noise flag is ON (S1703). The noise flag indicates that the detection signal from the photosensor 36 acquired last time was noise, and is turned ON in step S1712. If the noise flag is ON, the process proceeds to step S1705. If it is not ON, it is subsequently determined whether there is a previously stored detection signal (S1704). If there is no previously stored detection signal, such as immediately after power-on, the process ends.If there is a previously stored detection signal, the previously stored detection signal is compared with the currently stored detection signal (S1705). It is determined whether or not the light-shielding state has been changed (S1706). If it has not changed, the movable body 56 has not yet reached the target position, that is, it is not in an exposed state, so the processing ends. If it has changed, the change flag is turned ON (S1707). Then, it is determined whether or not the noise flag is ON (S1708). If it is not ON, the process ends. If it is ON, the noise flag is turned OFF (S1709) and the process ends.

  If the change flag is ON in step S1702, the movable body 56 has reached the target position if the detection signal from the photosensor 36 acquired last time is not noise, the process proceeds to step S1710. In step S1710, it is determined whether the detection signal stored last time and the detection signal stored this time indicate the same state, that is, whether the light shielding state has been continuously detected. If the light shielding state is continuously detected (YES in S1710), it is determined that the photosensor 36 is in the light shielding state, that is, the movable body 56 has reached the target position, and the electric motor 76 is stopped. The movable accessory device stop command is set and transmitted to the lamp control board 24 (S1711). The lamp control board 24 that has received the movable accessory device stop command has the predetermined number of steps (in the embodiment, 100 steps) in which the number of steps of the operating electric motor 76 is commanded in the movable accessory device activation command (see step S1605). ), The electric motor 76 is stopped. Thereby, it is possible to prevent the electric motor 76 from rotating more than necessary and applying a load to the movable body 56. Note that the reason why the photosensor 36 is not determined to be in the light-shielding state unless the light-shielding state is continuously detected (detected for a predetermined time (1 msec) or more) in step S1710 is taken into account when an error occurs in the detection signal due to noise or the like. Is.

  On the other hand, if the light shielding state is not continuously detected in step S1710 (NO in S1710), it is determined that the previously detected detection signal was noise, the noise flag is turned on (S1712), and the change flag is turned off. (S1713) to finish the process.

  If the noise flag is ON in step S1703 (YES in S1703), the change from the previously detected light receiving state to the light blocking state was noise, so the change from the light receiving state to the light blocking state is detected again. (S1705, S1706), and if a light blocking state is detected continuously (YES in S1710), a movable accessory device stop command is set and transmitted to the lamp control board 24 (S1711). The motor 76 is stopped. When a change from the light receiving state to the light blocking state is detected (YES in S1705 and S1706), the change flag is turned on (S1707) and the ON noise flag is turned off (YES in S1708, S1709 ). Thus, in the pachinko gaming machine 1 of the first embodiment, even when noise occurs in the detection signal from the photosensor 36, the detection signal is processed so as not to be affected by the detection signal as noise, The movable body 56 is controlled to stop.

(5) Description of an example of operation | movement of a gaming machine Next, based on FIGS. 21-23, an example of operation | movement in the pachinko gaming machine 1 comprised as mentioned above is demonstrated.

(I) When a noise signal is not generated in the detection signal from the photosensor 36 First, as shown in FIG. 21, a case where the movable body 56 has completed the movement without vibration will be described. In this case, the detection signal from the photosensor 36 in the detection signal interruption process is as shown in FIG. 23A, and no noise signal is generated. Specifically, while the movable body 56 is moving from the start point position S to the end point position E (see FIG. 21A), the photosensor 36 continues to detect the light receiving state, and the movable body 56 moves to the end point position E. (See FIG. 21B), the shielding plate portion 64 enters between the light emitting portion 36a and the light receiving portion 36b of the photosensor 36, so that the photosensor 36 continues to detect the light shielding state. Therefore, the detection signal from the photosensor 36 in the detection signal interruption process is a predetermined time (1 msec in the embodiment) after detecting the light receiving state for a predetermined time (1 msec in the embodiment) or more as shown in FIG. The predetermined pattern for detecting the light shielding state is as described above. Therefore, at time t3 shown in FIG. 23A, the falling edge from the light receiving state to the light shielding state is determined and the electric motor 76 is controlled to be stopped (see YES and S1711 in steps S1710).

  Further, this case will be described in detail based on the detection signal interruption process (see FIG. 20). At time t1 shown in FIG. 23A, the light receiving state is detected for a predetermined time (1 msec) or longer, and the light receiving state is fixed. If a light shielding state is detected at time t2 shown in FIG. 23A, the determination result in step S1706 is YES, and the change flag is turned on in step S1707. If the light shielding state is detected again at time t3 shown in FIG. 23A, the determination result in step S1710 is YES, and the falling edge from the light receiving state to the light shielding state is determined, and the electric motor 76 is determined in step S1711. Is controlled to stop.

(Ii) When a noise signal is generated in the detection signal from the photo sensor 36 Next, as shown in FIG. 22, a case where the movable body 56 completes its movement while vibrating will be described. In this case, the detection signal from the photosensor 36 in the detection signal interruption process is as shown in FIG. 23B, and a noise signal that repeats a light shielding state for less than a predetermined time (1 msec) and a light receiving state for less than a predetermined time (1 msec). Occurs. Specifically, when the movable body 56 reaches the end point position E as shown in FIGS. 22 (a) and 22 (b), it has moved as shown in FIGS. 22 (b), (c), (d), and (e). It vibrates in the vicinity of the end point position E by momentum, and then stops as shown in FIGS. The photosensor 36 will go in and out in less than (1 msec), and the photosensor 36 will continue to detect the light shielding state after repeatedly detecting the light shielding state for less than the predetermined time (1 msec) and the light receiving state for less than the predetermined time (1 msec). Become. According to the pachinko gaming machine 1 of the first embodiment, even in such a case, the falling edge from the light receiving state to the light shielding state is determined at the time t7 shown in FIG. Is controlled to stop (see YES in step S1710, S1711).

  Here, such a case will be described in detail based on the detection signal interruption process (see FIG. 20). First, at time t1 shown in FIG. 23B, the light receiving state is detected continuously for a predetermined time (1 msec) or more, and the light receiving state is fixed. If a light shielding state is detected at time t2 shown in FIG. 23B, the determination result in step S1706 is YES, and the change flag is turned on in step S1707. When the light receiving state is detected at time t3 shown in FIG. 23B, the determination result in step S1710 is NO, so the noise flag is turned on (S1712) and the change flag is turned off (S1713). Therefore, the falling edge is not fixed at this time.

  When the light shielding state is detected again at time t4 shown in FIG. 23B, the determination result in step S1706 is YES, the change flag is turned on in step S1707, and the noise flag is turned off in step S1709. . At time t5 shown in FIG. 23B, since the light receiving state is detected and the light blocking state is not continuously detected, the determination result in step S1710 is NO, the noise flag is turned on again (S1712), and the change flag is set. Turned off (S1713). Therefore, the falling edge is not fixed even at this time.

  When the light shielding state is detected again at time t6 shown in FIG. 23B, the determination result in step S1706 is YES, the change flag is turned on in step S1707, and the noise flag is turned off in step S1709. . At time t7 shown in FIG. 23B, if the light blocking state is detected, the light blocking state is continuously detected. Therefore, the determination result in step S1710 is YES, and the light receiving state is changed to the light blocking state. The falling edge is determined, and the electric motor 76 is controlled to stop in step S1711.

  Thus, in the pachinko gaming machine 1 according to the first embodiment, when the detection signal from the photosensor 36 is a detection signal as shown in FIG. 23B, noise is generated as shown in FIG. Ignoring the signal, after detecting the light receiving state for a predetermined time (1 msec) or longer, the same process as when detecting the light shielding state for a predetermined time (1 msec) or longer, that is, detecting a predetermined pattern is performed. Therefore, even when the detection signal from the photosensor 36 is a detection signal as shown in FIG. 23B, the falling edge from the light receiving state to the light shielding state is determined, and the electric motor 76 is controlled to stop. (See YES in step S1710, see S1711).

  In the conventional detection signal interruption process as shown in FIG. 24, when the presentation control board 22 acquires the detection signal from the photosensor 36 and stores it in a predetermined storage area in the RAM (S1801), the detection signal is It is determined whether or not it has been detected in a predetermined pattern (S1802) .If it has been detected in a predetermined pattern (YES in S1802), the falling edge is confirmed, a movable accessory device stop command is set, and the lamp control board is set. Although it is transmitted (S1803), if it is not detected in a predetermined pattern (NO in S1802), the processing is finished. Therefore, when the detection signal shown in FIG. 23B is processed by the conventional detection signal interruption process as shown in FIG. 24, the light reception state is detected for a predetermined time (1 msec) for a predetermined time (1 msec) or longer. Since the predetermined pattern for detecting the light shielding state is not detected, the result of step S1802 is not YES, and the electric motor 76 is not stopped (step S1803 is not executed). . Therefore, even when the movable body 56 has reached the target position, that is, when the slider member 61 has reached the end point position E, the electric motor 76 is not stopped and is rotated a predetermined number of steps. A load is applied to the members constituting the movable accessory device 55 such as the body 56. Here, the predetermined pattern in the conventional detection signal interruption process is a pattern that detects a light receiving state for a predetermined time (1 msec) or more after detecting a light receiving state for a predetermined time (1 msec) or more, that is, is executed at a cycle of 0.5 msec. This is a pattern in which the light-blocking state is detected continuously twice or more after the light-receiving state is detected continuously twice or more in the detection signal interruption process. Also, even in the conventional detection signal interruption process (see FIG. 24), if the photo sensor 36 does not detect the same state continuously twice or more, that is, if the same state is not detected for a predetermined time (1 msec) or more, The point that the state is not determined is the same as the detection signal interruption process (see FIG. 20) executed by the pachinko gaming machine 1 of the first embodiment. Therefore, even in the conventional detection signal interruption processing, for example, when the photo sensor 36 detects a light receiving state, a light receiving state, a light blocking state, a light receiving state, or a light receiving state every 0.5 msec, the light blocking state is detected. Is processed as if the light receiving state was continuously detected.

(6) Effects of the Embodiment As described above, the pachinko gaming machine 1 according to the first embodiment includes the movable body 56, the driving means 75 that drives the movable body 56, and the photosensor that detects the position of the movable body 56. 36 (corresponding to position detection means) and an effect control board 22 (corresponding to detection signal processing means) for reading a detection signal from the photosensor 36. The effect control board 22 has a detection signal in a light receiving state (first state). A predetermined signal pattern (predetermined in the embodiment) corresponding to a predetermined time (1 msec in the embodiment) or more. When the pattern) is indicated, the driving means 75 is stopped. And between a signal pattern indicating a light receiving state (first detection state) longer than a predetermined time (1 msec) and a signal pattern indicating a light shielding state (second detection state) longer than a predetermined time (1 msec). When a signal pattern that repeats the light blocking state (second detection state) and the light receiving state (first detection state) at intervals less than the time (1 msec) is detected, the effect control board 22 displays a predetermined signal pattern ( It is determined that a predetermined pattern) has been detected, in other words, a signal pattern indicating a light receiving state (first detection state) longer than a predetermined time (1 msec) and a light shielding state (second detection state) longer than a predetermined time (1 msec). ) Is detected continuously, in other words, the second detection state (light-shielding state) and the first detection state (light-receiving state) are spaced at intervals of less than a predetermined time (1 msec). Except repeated signal patterns To determine the detection signal.

  According to the pachinko gaming machine 1 of the first embodiment, the movable body 56 driven by the driving means 75 vibrates in the vicinity of the photosensor 36 (position detection means) due to the moving momentum or the like (see FIG. 22). The noise signal is mixed with the detection signal from the photo sensor 36 due to the influence of other electrical components, etc., and the detection signal from the photo sensor 36 is in the light shielding state (second detection state) and the light receiving state (first detection). State) is repeatedly displayed in less than a predetermined time (1 msec) (see FIG. 23B), the effect control board 22 (detection signal processing means) receives light for a predetermined time (1 msec) or more except for this signal. The signal pattern indicating the state (first detection state) and the signal pattern indicating the light-shielding state (second detection state) for a predetermined time (1 msec) or more are continuously detected, that is, the predetermined signal pattern (predetermined pattern). It is determined that detected the down) reference (FIG. 23 (c)). Therefore, it is possible to reliably detect that the movable body 56 has reached the target position, and the drive means 75 can be controlled to stop as in the case where the detection signal indicates a predetermined signal pattern (predetermined pattern). .

2. Second Embodiment FIG. 25 is a front view of a game board 2 in a pachinko gaming machine according to a second embodiment. In the pachinko gaming machine 1 of the first embodiment, the movable body 56 of the movable accessory device 55 moves in the left-right direction. However, in the pachinko gaming machine of the second embodiment, the movable accessory device 97 is movable. The body 98 moves in a circular orbit. Other configurations are substantially the same as those of the pachinko gaming machine 1 of the first embodiment. Note that in the pachinko gaming machine of the second embodiment, the same configurations as those of the pachinko gaming machine 1 of the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals as those of the pachinko gaming machine 1 of the first embodiment, and description thereof is omitted.

  The pachinko gaming machine according to the second embodiment includes a center accessory device 93 at a substantially central portion of the game board 2, and the center accessory device 93 includes a movable accessory device 97 at an upper portion 94 a of the frame body portion 94. Yes.

  The movable accessory device 97 includes a movable body 98, a drive unit 101, and a photosensor (corresponding to a position detection unit) 105. The photo sensor 105 is connected to the lamp control board 24 as in the first embodiment, and a detection signal from the photo sensor 105 is input to the effect control board 22 via the lamp control board 24. The effect control board 22 executes a detection signal interrupt process (see FIG. 20) similar to that in the first embodiment.

  The movable body 98 is a decorative member imitating a car. The driving means 101 includes an electric motor (stepping motor) 102 and a connecting piece 103. One end of a connecting piece 103 that connects the output shaft 102 a and the movable body 98 is pivotally supported on the output shaft 102 a of the electric motor 102. A movable body 98 is attached and fixed to the other end of the connecting piece 103.

  A position indicated by a solid line in FIG. 25 is a start position (start position) of the movable body 98. When the electric motor 102 is driven, the movable body 98 moves in the direction of the arrow shown in FIG. 25 and operates so as to make a round and return to the start position. That is, in the second embodiment, the start position (start position) of the movable body 98 and the end position of the movable body 98 are the same. At the start position of the movable body 98, a light-shielding photosensor 105 is disposed. The photo sensor 105 detects the shielding plate part 99 included in the movable body 98. That is, when the movable body 98 is in the start position, the shielding plate 99 of the movable body 98 blocks light emitted from the light emitting section 105a by entering between the light emitting section 105a and the light receiving section 105b of the photosensor 105. Thereby, it is detected that the moved movable body 98 has returned to the start position.

  In addition, the upper part 94a of the frame body part 94 in which the movable accessory device 97 is arranged is configured such that only the movable body 98 is visible from the front. That is, the upper front surface of the frame body portion 94 is a colorless and transparent transparent portion 95 for allowing the movable body 98 to be visually observed in the portion shown in the figure, and the portion shown in the drawing is attached with a pattern of a course on which a car runs, for example. The non-transparent portion 96 is configured so that the means 101 is not visible.

  In such a pachinko gaming machine according to the second embodiment, when the movable body 98 moves, the photo sensor 105 receives a detection signal as shown in FIG. 26, for example. FIG. 26A illustrates a case where noise is not generated in the detection signal of the photosensor 105, and FIG. 26B illustrates a case where noise is generated in the detection signal of the photosensor 105.

  First, as shown in FIG. 26A, a case where noise is not generated in the detection signal of the photosensor 105 will be described. In this case, similarly to the pachinko gaming machine of the first embodiment, when the detection signal interruption process (see FIG. 20) is performed at a predetermined cycle (every 0.5 msec), it stands at the time point t3 shown in FIG. Since the falling edge is fixed, the electric motor 102 is stopped even if it does not rotate a predetermined number of steps.

  Specifically, immediately after the movable body 98 starts moving, the movable body 98 is still at the start position (start position), and the shielding plate portion 99 blocks the light from the light emitting portion 105a. Reference numeral 105 detects a light shielding state. Then, as the movable body 98 moves, the shielding plate 99 is removed from between the light emitting unit 105a and the light receiving unit 105b, so that the photosensor 105 continuously detects the light receiving state. When the movable body 98 returns to the start position (start position), the shielding plate 99 again blocks the light from the light emitting section 105a, so the photosensor 105 detects the light blocking state. As described above, when the movable body 98 returns to the start position, as a detection signal from the photosensor 105, as shown in FIG. 26 (a), after detecting the light receiving state for a predetermined time (1 msec) or longer, the predetermined time ( Since the predetermined pattern for detecting the light shielding state is detected for 1 msec) or more, the electric motor 102 is stopped even if the electric motor 102 has not been rotated the predetermined number of steps (see YES in step S1710, S1711).

  Next, a case where noise occurs in the detection signal of the photosensor 105 as shown in FIG. Also in this case, similarly to the pachinko gaming machine 1 of the first embodiment, when the detection signal interruption process (see FIG. 20) is performed at a predetermined cycle (every 0.5 msec), the time point t7 shown in FIG. Since the falling edge is fixed at, the electric motor 102 is stopped even if it does not rotate a predetermined number of steps.

  Specifically, immediately after the movable body 98 starts moving, the movable body 98 is still at the start position (start position), and the shielding plate portion 99 blocks the light from the light emitting portion 105a. Reference numeral 105 detects a light shielding state. Then, as the movable body 98 moves, the shielding plate 99 is removed from between the light emitting unit 105a and the light receiving unit 105b, so that the photosensor 105 continuously detects the light receiving state. When the movable body 98 returns to the start position (start position), the shielding plate 99 again blocks the light from the light emitting section 105a, so the photosensor 105 detects the light blocking state.

  At this time, noise is generated in the detection signal of the photo sensor 105, and a detection signal pattern that repeats the light receiving state and the light shielding state is detected within a predetermined time (1 msec), and then the photo sensor 105 settles in the light shielding state (the light shielding state is changed). Continue to detect). In recent years, since a large number of various electric decoration parts are mounted on the game board 2, the chance of such noise being mixed in the detection signal has increased due to the influence of these electric decoration parts.

  Even in such a case, the pachinko gaming machine of the second embodiment executes the same detection signal interruption process (see FIG. 20) as the pachinko gaming machine of the first embodiment. As shown in FIG. 5, after detecting the light receiving state for a predetermined time (1 msec) or more after ignoring the noise signal, the same processing as that for detecting the light shielding state for a predetermined time (1 msec) or more is performed. . Therefore, even when the detection signal from the photosensor 36 is a detection signal as shown in FIG. 26B, the falling edge from the light receiving state to the light shielding state is determined at the time t7, and the electric motor 76 is controlled to stop even if it does not rotate a predetermined number of steps (see YES in step S1710, S1711). Accordingly, the movable body 98 is stopped at substantially the same position as the stop position (end point position) without largely deviating from the target stop position (end point position).

  Note that the detection signals shown in FIGS. 26A and 26B cannot be processed by the other detection signal interrupt processing shown in FIG. In the other detection signal interruption process shown in FIG. 27, when the production control board 22 first acquires a detection signal from the photosensor 105 and stores it in a predetermined storage area in the RAM (S1901), the predetermined time (for example, 2 msec) ) It is determined whether or not the light shielding state is continuously detected (S1902). If it is detected (YES in S1902), the movable accessory device stop command is set and transmitted to the lamp control board 24 ( If not detected (NO in S1902), the process ends. When the detection signals shown in FIGS. 26A and 26B are processed by such other detection signal interruption processing (see FIG. 27), the detection of the light receiving state immediately after the movable body 98 starts its operation is performed. The result of step S1902 is YES, and the electric motor 102 is stopped (step S1803 is executed). Therefore, when the movable body 98 makes a round and returns to the start position as in the pachinko gaming machine of the second embodiment, the other detection signal interruption processing shown in FIG. Since it is determined that the movable body 98 has reached the target position by detecting that it is in a state, the electric motor 102 cannot be controlled in the level determination process), and at least the conventional detection signal shown in FIG. It is necessary to perform a control such as an interrupt process (also referred to as an edge determination process since it is determined that the movable body 98 has reached the target position by detecting a change from the light receiving state to the light blocking state).

  However, even when the detection signal shown in FIG. 26 (b) is processed by the conventional detection signal interruption process as shown in FIG. 24, the light reception state is detected for a predetermined time (1 msec) or longer. Since the predetermined pattern for detecting the light shielding state is not detected for 1 msec or longer, the result of step S1802 is not YES, and the electric motor 102 is not stopped (step S1803 may be executed). Absent). Therefore, even when the movable body 98 has reached the target position, that is, when it has made a round and returned to the start position, the electric motor 102 does not stop and rotates a predetermined number of steps. It will be stopped from the target stop position.

  In the pachinko gaming machine according to the second embodiment, even when the electric motor 105 cannot be controlled by performing level determination processing (see FIG. 27) on the detection signal from the photosensor 105, as shown in FIG. Accurate stop control of the electric motor 102, which could not be achieved by the control, is realized by performing control as shown in FIG. Therefore, the pachinko gaming machine of the present invention cannot be controlled to stop by the level determination process (like the pachinko gaming machine of the second embodiment) (the stop control cannot be performed unless the edge determination process). The device 97 exhibits particularly excellent effects.

3. In the pachinko gaming machine according to the embodiment, the position detection means for detecting the positions of the movable bodies 56 and 98 is configured by the photo sensors 36 and 105, but is configured by using a contact type switch such as a limit switch. Also good. In this case, the light reception state in the embodiment corresponds to the contact open state (corresponding to the first detection state) in the limit switch, and the light shielding state in the embodiment is changed to the contact short circuit state (second detection). Corresponding to the state). The movable body is configured by providing a contact pressing portion for pressing the contact of the limit switch instead of the shielding plate portions 64 and 99 in the embodiment.

  Further, in the pachinko gaming machine according to the first embodiment, the position of the movable body 56 is detected based on the falling edge from the light receiving state of the photo sensor 36 to the light blocking state. However, the detection signal from the photo sensor is shielded from light. You may comprise so that the position of a movable body may be detected based on having changed from the state to the light reception state. In this case, the electric motor is controlled based on the rising edge from the light shielding state (corresponding to the first detection state) to the light receiving state (corresponding to the second detection state). For example, the process of step S1706 of the detection signal interrupt process (see FIG. 20) executed by the pachinko gaming machine 1 of the first embodiment is changed to a process for determining whether or not the light-blocking state has changed to the light-receiving state. The detection signal interrupt process is executed.

  In the pachinko gaming machine 1 according to the first embodiment, the detection signal interruption process (see FIG. 20) is executed by the effect control board 22, but the lamp control board 24 performs a predetermined cycle (for example, 0.5 msec). It is good also as a structure performed every time. In this case, the lamp control board 24 corresponds to the detection signal processing means.

  In the pachinko gaming machine according to the first embodiment, the movable body is the movable body 56 of the movable accessory device 55, the movable body 56 is driven by the driving means 75, and the movable body 56 is driven by the photosensor 36 (position detecting means). As shown in FIG. 28, the movable body is a ball feed rotator 111 of the payout device 110, and a payout drive motor 26 and a gear train 112 for driving the ball feed rotator 111 are provided. The photo sensor unit 113 that detects the position of the ball feed rotator 111 may be configured as the position detection unit. In this case, the photosensor unit 113 is configured by the photosensor 114 and the shielding disk 115 provided with the slit 116 every 90 degrees, and the photosensor 114 receives light each time the dispensing drive motor 26 rotates 90 degrees. In other words, the light from the light emitting part of the photosensor 114 passes through the slit 116 of the shielding circular plate 115 and reaches the light receiving part. The photo sensor 114 is connected to the payout control board 21. Further, the shielding disc 115 also serves as one of the gears constituting the gear train 112. The payout control board 21 (corresponding to the detection signal processing means) stops the payout drive motor 26 based on the fact that the photosensor 114 changes from the light blocking state to the light receiving state and the rising edge at this time is determined. Then, the payout control board 21 is caused to execute a detection signal interruption process (see FIG. 20). In this configuration, when the payout drive motor 26 rotates 90 degrees, one game ball B is supplied to the ball tray by the ball feed rotating body 111.

  In the present specification, when the detection signals of the photosensors 36, 105, and 114 are referred to as noise signals, the movable bodies 56, 98, and 111 are included in addition to the noise signals that are detected by the photosensors due to the influence of an electrical decoration component or the like. It is assumed that a repetitive signal of a light-blocking state and a light-receiving state for a very short time caused by vibration is also included.

1 ... Pachinko machine 22 ... Production control board (detection signal processing means)
36. Photosensor (position detection means)
56 ... Movable body 75 ... Drive means

Claims (1)

A movable body,
Driving means for driving the movable body to reach a target position ;
Position detecting means for detecting the position of the movable body;
A detection signal processing means for reading a detection signal by the position detection means,
The detection signal processing means, the detection signal is, after showing the first detection state of the state does not reach the target position of the movable body over a predetermined time, the movable member second when reaching the target position In a gaming machine that stops the driving means that has been driven so as to stop the movable body at a target position when a predetermined signal pattern indicating a detection state for a predetermined time or longer is shown.
Between the signal pattern indicating the first detection state for the predetermined time or longer and the signal pattern indicating the second detection state for the predetermined time or longer, the second detection state and the signal at intervals less than the predetermined time. when the signal pattern repeating the first detection state has been detected, the detection signal processing means determines that it has detected said predetermined signal pattern, and wherein Rukoto to stop the driving means being driven To play .

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