JP5896184B2 - Game machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine typified by a ball game machine or a revolving gaming machine, and more particularly to a gaming machine capable of detecting external vibration.

  A conventional typical ball game machine is provided with a vibration detection device that detects that vibration has been applied. This is because a vibration may be intentionally added for the purpose of illegally acquiring a game ball or promoting the acquisition (hereinafter, “unauthorized purpose”). The ball game machine has minute vibrations even during normal games, such as when a game ball flows down the game area, when a game ball is paid out according to a prize, or when a game ball for payout is supplied. A storage box for game balls that is placed below the lower plate when touching a ball game machine to perform a game ball launch operation without being added or unjustified, or when a game ball is thrown into the upper plate In some cases, unexpected vibrations may be applied when moving the. Although it is difficult to accurately discriminate between intentional and other vibrations that are fraudulent, in general, vibrations in normal games or unexpected vibrations are weaker than those that are likely to be fraudulent. That is, since the amplitude and vibration time are small, conventionally, the strength of the applied vibration is estimated based on the output amplitude of the analog signal from the vibration detection device and the output time of the analog signal or digital signal, When the vibration is estimated to be equal to or greater than a predetermined strength, it is determined that the vibration is excessive and the occurrence thereof is notified. When the occurrence of excessive vibration is notified, the administrator or employee of the hall where the gaming machine is installed (hereinafter abbreviated as “gaming hall”) will be overvibrated even if they are not in the vicinity of the gaming machine where the excessive vibration has occurred. Can be recognized. This makes it possible to monitor a player who is likely to intentionally vibrate without causing discomfort to other good players, and whether the player is improperly vibrating You can also

  When a vibration detection device that outputs an analog signal with an amplitude corresponding to the deflection angle of the detector or the magnitude of acceleration when the detector is moved is used in the determination of the vibration intensity, a predetermined amplitude or more is determined based on the analog signal. When the vibration was detected, it was determined that the vibration was strong. When judging based on the amplitude of the analog signal, the amplitude is a value that favorably indicates the vibration strength, and therefore the vibration strength can be estimated with high accuracy. However, in this case, hardware such as an AD converter that converts the magnitude of the amplitude into digital information based on an analog signal is required, and the configuration of the ball game machine becomes complicated. Therefore, in recent years, a vibration detection apparatus that outputs a digital signal in an on state (or an off state) when detecting a vibration greater than a predetermined deflection angle or a vibration greater than a predetermined acceleration has come to be mainly used. I came. In the determination of the vibration intensity in this case, it is determined that the digital signal is strong vibration when the ON state of the digital signal detects vibration for a predetermined time or more within a predetermined period.

  When judging by the output time of the on-state digital signal, it is difficult to detect the end timing because the on-state digital signal is intermittently output with one vibration. A predetermined period after the on-state digital signal is output is set, and the time during which the digital signal is in the on-state (the number of detections by periodic monitoring) is sequentially added. When the accumulated value exceeds a predetermined value, it is determined that the vibration is strong. The accumulated value is reset at the end of the predetermined period. If such a reset is not performed, even if minute vibrations are intermittently applied a plurality of times, they are all added, and as a result, it is erroneously determined to be strong vibrations. In order to prevent false detection of strong vibration due to the accumulation of minute vibrations such as this, vibration detection is performed so that digital signals in the on state are not output in the case of minute vibrations. Although it may be possible to make the judgment of the ON state in the device stricter, if it is made stricter, the correlation between the accumulated output time of the ON state digital signal and the vibration intensity becomes further diluted, and as a result, the estimation accuracy of the vibration intensity decreases. It also becomes.

JP 2005-312592 A

  In the determination of vibration intensity based on the conventional digital signal, in order to detect the start of one vibration and reset the accumulated output time of the digital signal in the on state, a software timer or hardware timer is provided. The timer must be controlled, and at least the control burden increases.

  Further, in a general vibration detection device, particularly in the case of strong vibration, a digital signal in an on state is intermittently output with one vibration, and the output pattern is an initial value immediately after the vibration is started. The on-state period tends to be shorter than the later stage where the vibrations converge in the stage, and the interval of the off-state period also tends to be shorter. Therefore, in order to satisfactorily estimate the vibration intensity from the accumulated output time of the ON-state digital signal, it is preferable to measure the accumulated output time over the entire period from the start to the end of one vibration. As a result, if the period until the accumulated output time is reset is shortened, it seems that false detection due to the accumulation of multiple vibrations can be suppressed, but the accumulated output time and vibration intensity of the on-state digital signal Of the vibration intensity is further diluted, and as a result, the accuracy of the vibration intensity is also lowered.

  Furthermore, in a general vibration detection apparatus, a digital signal that is turned on intermittently with one vibration is output intermittently. Therefore, when intentional vibration is continuously applied, each vibration is In some cases, the detection accuracy of the start of a drop may occur. For example, if the game ball is illegally guided to a predetermined winning opening or the like by the second vibration due to the continuous vibration (twisting twice) in a short period, it is determined that the first vibration is a strong vibration. For the second vibration, the accumulated output time is once reset in the middle of the vibration, and it may be finally determined that the vibration is weak. In this case, there is a case where no strong vibration is detected and no notification is given at the time when a game ball enters the winning opening etc., and as a result, the winning is due to vibration. Judgment whether it was a thing or not could be ambiguous. In other words, there is room for further improvement from the viewpoint of countermeasures against fraudulent acts that add vibration for such fraudulent purposes.

  In the above description, the case where the gaming machine is a ball game machine has been described. However, the same problem is not limited to the ball ball game machine, and a spinning game machine using a game ball as a game medium or a medal as a game medium. This holds true for general gaming machines including the spinning machine.

  Therefore, in the gaming machine of the present invention, the vibration mode determination accuracy is improved.

In order to solve the above problems, the gaming machine of the present invention is:
A gaming machine including vibration detecting means that takes a first state when not vibrating and repeatedly takes a second state different from the first state and the first state by vibrating,
Based on the periodic monitoring of the state of the vibration detection means, the vibration detection information is updated to a value that deviates from a predetermined reference value when the vibration detection means is in the second state, and the vibration detection means vibration determination information to update the value of the vibration determination information to a value closer to the predetermined reference value when the value of the vibration determination information even when it is the first state is the predetermined reference value different Update means;
If the value of the vibration determination information with the updated value of the vibration determination information by the vibration determination information updating means becomes a range different values between the predetermined reference value with a predetermined threshold value, predetermined vibration Vibration determining means for determining a state;
Only including,
The vibration determination information update unit is configured to update the value of the vibration determination information based on being in the second state when the updated value is a value that is further away from the predetermined reference value than a predetermined value. The predetermined value is set as the vibration determination information,
The predetermined value is a value farther from the predetermined reference value than the predetermined threshold.
It is characterized by that.
In addition, in order to solve the above problems, the gaming machine of the present invention is
A gaming machine including vibration detecting means that takes a first state when not vibrating and repeatedly takes a second state different from the first state and the first state by vibrating,
Based on periodic monitoring of the state of the vibration detection means, the value of vibration determination information is increased when the vibration detection means is in the second state, and the vibration detection means is in the first state. Vibration determination information updating means for reducing the value of the vibration determination information when the value of the vibration determination information is greater than a predetermined reference value;
Vibration determination means for determining the predetermined vibration when the value of the vibration determination information is equal to or greater than a predetermined threshold accompanying the update of the value of the vibration determination information by the vibration determination information update means;
Including
The vibration determination information updating means updates the vibration determination when the updated value is greater than or equal to a predetermined value greater than the predetermined threshold due to the update of the vibration determination information based on the second state. Set the predetermined value as information,
It is characterized by that.
In addition, in order to solve the above problems, the gaming machine of the present invention is
A gaming machine including vibration detecting means that takes a first state when not vibrating and repeatedly takes a second state different from the first state and the first state by vibrating,
On the basis of the periodic monitoring of the state of the vibration detecting means, said vibration detecting means less let decrease the value of the vibration determination information when it is the second state, when said vibration detecting means is in the first state a vibration determination information updating means value of the vibration determination information to a value increase of the vibration determination information is smaller than a predetermined reference value a is,
Vibration determination means for determining the predetermined vibration when the value of the vibration determination information is equal to or less than a predetermined threshold accompanying the update of the value of the vibration determination information by the vibration determination information update means;
Including
The vibration determination information updating means updates the vibration determination when the updated value is less than or equal to a predetermined value smaller than the predetermined threshold due to the update of the vibration determination information based on the second state. Set the predetermined value as information,
It is characterized by that.

  According to the gaming machine according to the present invention, the vibration mode determination accuracy is improved.

The front view showing an example of a pachinko machine. The perspective view of the front side showing an example of a pachinko machine. The front view showing an example of a game board. The rear view showing an example of a game board. The perspective rear view showing an example of a game board. The front view showing an example of a center actor. AA sectional drawing showing an example of a center accessory. The exploded perspective view of the front side showing an example of a center accessory. The disassembled perspective view of the back side showing an example of a center accessory. The disassembled perspective view of the front side showing an example of the drum of a center accessory. The disassembled perspective view of the back side showing an example of the drum of a center accessory. Explanatory drawing which represents typically a part of example of operation | movement of a center accessory. Explanatory drawing which represents typically a part of example of operation | movement of a center accessory. The front view showing an example of operation | movement of a middle upper variable prize-winning apparatus. The front view showing an example of operation | movement of a middle right variable prize-winning apparatus. The front view showing an example of operation | movement of a lower left variable winning apparatus. The front view showing an example of operation of a middle lower variable prize-winning device. The front view showing an example of operation | movement of a lower right variable prize-winning apparatus. The front view showing an example of operation | movement of a left middle variable winning apparatus. The rear view showing an example of a pachinko machine. The block diagram showing an example of the electrical constitution of a pachinko machine. The flowchart showing an example of the timer interruption process performed with a main controller. The flowchart showing an example of the switch monitoring process in the timer interruption process of the main controller. The flowchart showing an example of the center object entrance ball process in the switch monitoring process of the main controller. The flowchart showing an example of the launch control process in the timer interruption process of the main controller. The flowchart showing an example of the vibration sensor monitoring process in the timer interruption process of the main controller. The flowchart showing an example of the main control main process performed with a main controller. The flowchart which shows an example of the control start process in the main control main process of a main controller. A timing chart qualitatively showing a method for detecting excessive vibration. A timing chart qualitatively representing the operation of a gaming machine according to the detection of minute vibrations. A timing chart qualitatively representing the operation of a gaming machine in response to detection of excessive vibration. A timing chart qualitatively representing the operation of a gaming machine according to detection of excessive vibration. The timing chart which represents qualitatively the operation | movement of the game machine according to the detection of the entrance to the center object after the detection of excessive vibration.

  The best mode of the gaming machine according to the present invention will be described. In addition, after describing various conceptual configurations of the gaming machine according to the present invention, various specific configurations of the gaming machine according to the present invention will be described.

  The gaming machine according to the present invention includes a vibration detection unit (for example, a vibration sensor) that detects vibration and an excessive vibration detection unit (for example, a vibration sensor monitor of the main control device) that detects excessive vibration based on detection by the vibration detection unit. Processing), notifying means (for example, a frame light emitting device) for notifying the occurrence of excessive vibration, and notifying control means (for example, excess of the main control device) for controlling the notifying means in response to detection of excessive vibration by the excessive vibration detecting means. Vibration notification start command output processing, excessive vibration notification stop command output processing, and sub-control device) (hereinafter, this gaming machine is also referred to as “gaming machine A”). The vibration detection unit may be the same as any known configuration as long as it can detect vibration. Examples of the vibration detecting means include means for detecting a positional deviation of the detector from the reference position, means for detecting the speed of movement of the detector, and means for detecting the acceleration of the movement of the detector. The notification means may be the same as any known configuration as long as it can notify the occurrence of excessive vibration to the outside. The notification by the notification means may be performed only for the player or the employee of the game hall, or only for the administrator (management computer) of the game hall without performing the notification for the player or the employee. It may be performed on both of them. As the notification means, for example, a light emission notification means for visual notification by light emission, an acoustic notification means for notification by sound, voice or music, an image notification means for visual notification by characters, figures or images, and a signal A signal transmission notifying means for notifying a device outside the gaming machine by the output is mentioned.

  The excessive vibration detection means includes vibration intensity estimation information update means for updating vibration intensity estimation information (for example, a vibration detection counter), and excessive vibration determination means (for example, a main control device) that detects excessive vibration based on the vibration intensity estimation information. Excessive vibration determination processing). The vibration intensity estimation information update unit updates the vibration intensity estimation information to a value shifted by a predetermined vibration detection value in a direction away from the predetermined reference value based on the vibration detection by the vibration detection unit. Further, the vibration intensity estimation information update unit is configured to perform predetermined non-vibration detection in a direction to return to the reference value based on non-detection of vibration by the vibration detection unit when the vibration intensity estimation information is a value different from the reference value. The vibration intensity estimation information is updated to a value shifted by the value.

“Based on the detection of vibration by the vibration detection means” includes the case where the output state of the raw signal (vibration sensor signal) itself indicating that the vibration from the vibration detection means is detected, and the output state It implies the case according to the result of filtering. Filtering means that vibration is detected when the detection pattern is a predetermined pattern by a plurality of periodic detections of the raw signal in order to prevent erroneous detection of vibration due to noise or the like. The filtering may be hardware filtering or software filtering. Similarly, “based on non-detection of vibration by the vibration detection means” includes the case of responding to the output state of the raw signal itself indicating that the vibration from the vibration detection means is not detected, and the filtering of the output state The case of responding to the result of.
“The value deviated by the predetermined vibration detection value in the direction away from the predetermined reference value” means that the absolute difference between the updated vibration intensity estimation information and the reference value is the difference between the vibration intensity estimation information before the update and the reference value. It means a value that satisfies the condition that the vibration detection value is larger than the absolute difference value. Similarly, the “value shifted by a predetermined non-vibration detection value in the direction of returning to the reference value” means that the absolute value of the difference between the updated vibration intensity estimation information and the reference value is the vibration intensity estimation information before the update and the reference It means a value that satisfies the condition that it is smaller than the absolute value of the difference by a non-vibration detection value. As an update form of the vibration intensity estimation information by the vibration intensity estimation information update means, for example, the vibration intensity estimation information is increased by the vibration detection value based on vibration detection, and only the non-vibration detection value is determined based on vibration non-detection. A mode in which the vibration detection value is decreased, or conversely, a mode in which only the vibration detection value is decreased based on vibration detection and a vibration detection value is increased based on vibration non-detection. More specifically, with the reference value “0”, the vibration intensity estimation information is increased according to vibration detection and decreased according to vibration non-detection, or a value other than “0” (for example, “ −256 ”or“ −128 ”) as a reference value, and vibration intensity estimation information is increased according to vibration detection and decreased according to vibration non-detection, or“ 0 ”is a reference value. A configuration in which the estimated information is decreased according to the detection of vibration and increased according to the non-detection of vibration, or vibration intensity estimation information using a value other than “0” (for example, “255” or “127”) as a reference value Can be exemplified by decreasing the frequency according to the detection of the vibration and increasing the frequency according to the non-detection of the vibration.

  The excessive vibration determination means determines whether or not the vibration intensity estimation information is a value in an allowable vibration range between the reference value and a predetermined excessive vibration threshold value. Is detected.

  With this configuration, the vibration strength estimation information increases when vibration is detected by the vibration detection means, and the vibration strength estimation information decreases when vibration is not detected by the vibration detection means, or On the contrary, when the vibration is detected by the vibration detection means, the vibration intensity estimation information decreases, and when no vibration is detected by the vibration detection means, the vibration intensity estimation information increases and the vibration When the strength estimation information reaches the reference value, the vibration strength estimation information is not updated, so that the vibration strength estimation information can be reset to the reference value in a self-aligning manner and can be maintained at the reference value in normal times. Therefore, even if the allowable vibration repeatedly occurs, it is possible to suppress the vibration intensity estimation information from being accumulated, and it is possible to suppress erroneous detection of excessive vibration that is outside the allowable range based on the repetition of the allowable vibration. Further, it is not necessary to provide a timer or the like for determining the reset timing as in the prior art, and it is possible to suppress the configuration of the gaming machine and the control for detecting excessive vibration from being complicated. In addition, when multiple vibrations are continuously applied in a short period of time, that is, when there is a high possibility that the next vibration is added before the previous vibration is completely converged, the second and subsequent times. In this vibration, the vibration intensity estimation information is not forcibly reset, and since the update of the vibration intensity estimation information is continuously resumed, even continuous vibration can be detected well.

  The vibration detection means is a vibration having an output state that differs depending on whether the movement state of the detector that moves in accordance with the vibration is within a predetermined allowable range and when the movement state of the detector exceeds a predetermined allowable range. It is preferable that the sensor signal is output, and the excessive vibration detection unit updates the vibration intensity estimation information based on an output state of the vibration sensor signal.

  The “detector moving state” is a state identified by the positional deviation or deflection angle of the detector from the reference position, the moving speed of the detector, or the acceleration when the detector moves. “Allowable range” means a position range when the moving state is identified by a positional deviation, and means an angular range when the moving state is identified by a deflection angle, and the moving state is a moving speed. Means a speed range, and if the moving state is identified by acceleration, it means an acceleration range.

  With this configuration, since the vibration sensor signal is not output in the case of minute vibration, the vibration intensity estimation information can be substantially maintained at the reference value during the normal game. This improves the discriminating power between allowable vibration and excessive vibration. In addition, it is possible to satisfactorily prevent vibrations from being always detected due to an angle shift or the like in the installation of the gaming machine.

  The excessive vibration detecting means detects vibration by the vibration detecting means when the vibration intensity estimation information reaches a predetermined vibration critical value exceeding the excessive vibration threshold (for example, a prescribed maximum value of a vibration detection counter). It is preferable that the vibration strength estimation information is maintained at the vibration critical value based on the above.

  The “predetermined vibration critical value exceeding the excess vibration threshold” is a value larger than the excess vibration threshold when the vibration detection value increases based on the vibration detection, and the vibration detection value is determined based on the vibration detection. When decreasing, it means that the value is smaller than the excessive vibration threshold.

  With this configuration, when the vibration intensity estimation information far exceeds an assumed value, the vibration intensity estimation information is updated cyclically within a predetermined range. It is possible to prevent a change to the minimum value or a change from the minimum value to the maximum value. In the case of a normal software timer or hardware timer, it is updated cyclically as described above.

  It is preferable that the non-vibration detection value in the vibration intensity estimation information update unit is smaller than the vibration detection value.

  With this configuration, the vibration strength estimation information is sharply increased based on vibration detection, and the vibration strength estimation information is gradually decreased based on vibration non-detection, or vice versa. Thus, the vibration intensity estimation information can be sharply decreased and the vibration intensity estimation information can be increased gently based on non-detection of vibration, so that the vibration intensity estimation information is a value that favorably indicates the vibration intensity. In addition, when multiple excessive vibrations are applied close to each other in time, they can be integrated well, and for multiple vibrations that are not close in time, these individual vibrations are added. Accordingly, it can be determined whether the vibration is allowable vibration or excessive vibration. This is because when excessive vibration is applied, there is a high possibility that the excessive vibration is applied not only once but continuously in time. This is because if a desired fraud cannot be completed with a single vibration, an excessive vibration is further added at least once to try to realize the desired fraud.

  It is preferable that the non-vibration detection value and the vibration detection value in the vibration intensity estimation information update unit are integers.

  With this configuration, the vibration intensity estimation information becomes an integer, and the area for holding the vibration intensity estimation information can be reduced and the processing related to the update of the vibration intensity estimation information is simplified as compared with the case where the vibration intensity estimation information is a real number. This is because it can be made faster and faster.

  It is preferable that the vibration intensity estimation information updated by the vibration intensity estimation information update unit is a value within an integer range of 0 or more.

  With this configuration, the area for holding the vibration intensity estimation information can be reduced and the process for updating the vibration intensity estimation information can be simplified and faster than when the vibration intensity estimation information takes both positive and negative values. Because it can.

  The notification control means starts notification by the notification means in response to detection of the excessive vibration by the excessive vibration detection means, and in response to return of the vibration intensity estimation information to the reference value by the excessive vibration detection means. It is preferable that the notification is terminated.

  With this configuration, it is possible to change the notification time dynamically so that the vibration intensity is long when the vibration intensity is large, and short when the vibration intensity is small, and the vibration intensity can be identified and notified. is there. As a result, the player can be guided psychologically to play a game without giving a large vibration regardless of whether or not the player has an unauthorized purpose.

  Further, the notification control unit starts notification by the notification unit in response to detection of the excessive vibration by the excessive vibration detection unit, and returns the vibration intensity estimation information to the reference value by the excessive vibration detection unit. Accordingly, it is more preferable that the notification by the notification unit is extended by a predetermined extension time and the notification by the notification unit is terminated as the extension period elapses.

  With this configuration, since the minimum notification time can be secured by the extension time, when excessive vibration is applied, notification can be made so that employees of the game hall can be surely recognized.

In the above gaming machine A,
Profit state transition confirmation detection means (for example, a ball entry switch) for detecting confirmation of state transition to a profit state that is more advantageous than the normal state for acquisition of game media;
Based on the vibration intensity estimation information updated by the vibration intensity estimation information update means, excessive vibration detection means (for example, excessive vibration determination processing) that detects excessive vibration and detects the start of convergence of the excessive vibration;
An improper profit state transition monitoring period (for example, a period that starts in response to the detection of the excessive vibration by the excessive vibration detection unit and ends with a lapse of a predetermined time from the detection of the convergence start by the excessive vibration detection unit) , A game stop forcing stop means (for example, main control device) that stops the progress of the game in response to detection of the confirmation of the state transition by the profit state transition confirmation detecting means in the illegal profit state transition monitoring period Timer T1 setting processing, timer T1 update processing, and center-related object entry processing firing related information setting processing and firing related signal output processing),
Further included.
The excessive vibration detection means determines whether or not the vibration intensity estimation information is a value of a wide allowable vibration range between the reference value and a excessive vibration threshold exceeding the excessive vibration threshold. When it is not a value within the range, it is detected as the excessive vibration, and it is determined whether or not it is a return to the value of the wide allowable vibration range after the detection of the excessive vibration. In the case of returning, it is preferable to have a configuration (hereinafter also referred to as “gaming machine B”) that detects that the excessive vibration has converged.

  “Detecting state transition confirmation” means that it is detected that the state transition to the profit gaming state is definitive, and only when the state transition is actually performed in response to the detection. However, the state transition is definitely determined by the detection, but it implies the case where the state transition is performed based on other triggers thereafter. “Stopping the game progress” is not limited to stopping all control of the gaming machine itself, but by stopping the control of the action according to the player's operation or invalidating the control of the action. This implies a case where the player can substantially disable the operation of the gaming machine, which means that a predetermined notification or the like control independent of the player's operation may be executed.

  With this configuration, it is possible to prevent an unauthorized player from illegally acquiring a game ball by stopping the progress of the game when the game is shifted to a profit state by intentional excessive vibration. Further, by limiting the profit state transition monitoring period after excessive vibration is applied, even if a large vibration not intended to be fraudulent is applied, a normal game is played after a predetermined period, so that smooth game progress can be ensured. Further, the control process can be simplified by sharing the threshold for detecting the occurrence of excessive vibration and the threshold for detecting the convergence of excessive vibration.

In the above gaming machine B,
An inflow port (for example, a middle-up prize opening) through which game balls flow is formed, and a distribution mechanism (for example, a drum) that selectively flows the game balls that flowed in from the inflow port into any one of a plurality of guide passages. And at least one that operates in different profit states according to the difference of the guide passage into which the game ball flows among the plurality of guide passages. A game board including profit-providing means (for example, various variable winning devices);
Game ball ejecting means (for example, a launching device) for injecting a game ball onto the game board;
At least one winning detection means (for example, various variable winning opening switches) for detecting a game ball flowing into the at least one profit providing means;
A payout means (for example, a payout device 358) for paying out game balls;
Payout control means for controlling payout of game balls by the payout means based on detection of game balls by the at least one winning detection means (for example, various variable winning processes and payout control devices of the main control device);
Further including
The profit state transition confirmation detection means detects a game ball flowing into the inflow port of the profit type distribution means,
The game progress stopping means forcibly ejects the game ball by the game ball ejection means in response to detection of the inflow of the game ball to the inflow port by the profit state transition confirmation detection means during the profit state transition monitoring period. It is preferable that the system is stopped (hereinafter also referred to as “gaming machine C”).

  With this configuration, the progress of the game can be easily stopped by forcibly stopping the injection of the game ball. Also, in a gaming machine that shifts to some profit state without depending on the distribution result by the distribution mechanism, but the profit level varies depending on the distribution result, even if the profit providing means shifts to the profit state, the game ball is injected. By being stopped, it is possible to suppress the payout of the winning ball accompanying the winning of the game ball to the profit providing means.

In the above gaming machine C,
More preferably, the profit state transition confirmation detection means detects a game ball that has flowed into the inflow port of the profit type distribution means before reaching the distribution mechanism.

  With this configuration, the transition to the profit state can be determined at an earlier timing than the inflow of the game balls to each guide passage that triggers the transition to the profit state, that is, the inflow to the inflow port of the profit type distribution means. Therefore, the injection of the game ball can be stopped substantially before the profit providing means shifts to the profit state. Therefore, it is possible to secure a long time from the stop of the injection of the game ball to the transition to the actual profit state, and when the injection of the game ball is stopped, the game ball flowing down on the game board shifts to the profit state It is possible to further favorably suppress winning in any of the profit providing means.

In the above gaming machine D,
And further comprising at least one winning detection means (for example, a left normal winning opening switch) for detecting game balls flowing into the plurality of guide passages,
It is preferable that the payout control means further controls the payout of game balls by the payout means based on the detection of game balls by the at least one winning detection means.

  In this configuration, since the progress of the game is stopped by the profit state transition confirmation detection means before the game ball is detected by the winning detection means, the winning of the game ball that triggered the transition to the profit state is made. The payout of such prize balls can also be stopped. Thereby, it is possible to prevent an unauthorized player from winning a prize ball for a game ball won not only after shifting to a profit state but also by intentional excessive vibration.

In the above gaming machine D,
Profit state transition means (for example, a right link mechanism, a lower link mechanism, and the like) that mechanically actuates the at least one profit providing means and makes a transition to a predetermined profit state by contact with the game balls flowing into the plurality of guide passages. It is preferable that the configuration further includes a (left link mechanism) (hereinafter also referred to as “game machine E”).

  With this configuration, the control process is simplified because the control for shifting the various profit providing means to the profit state becomes unnecessary. In addition, in this configuration, when a game ball enters the inflow port, it will surely shift to the profit state, and as described above, if the damage caused by the prize ball accompanying the winning of the game ball to the profit providing means increases. As expected, the influence can be reduced well by stopping the injection of the game ball.

In the above gaming machine D,
The plurality of guide passages are two passages,
First profit state transition means (for example, a right link mechanism and a lower link mechanism) that mechanically operates by contact with a game ball that has flowed into one of the two paths;
Second profit state transition means (for example, a left link mechanism) that mechanically operates by contact with a game ball that has flowed into the other of the two passages;
The at least one profit providing means shifts from a winning difficulty state in the normal state to a winning ease state in which a game ball is easier to win than the difficult winning state in response to the operation of the first profit state shifting means. First profit providing means (for example, central variable winning device, right middle variable winning device, lower left variable winning device, middle lower variable winning device, and lower right variable winning device) and second profit state shifting means. And a second profit providing means (for example, a left middle variable winning device) that shifts from the winning difficulty state to the winning difficulty state (hereinafter, also referred to as “game machine D”). preferable.

  If it is this structure, if it is this structure, the profit state from which a profit level differs easily can be implement | achieved, and the game preference can be improved.

  Specific embodiments according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. Here, a specific example of a ball and ball game machine (hereinafter referred to as “pachinko machine”) will be described as a gaming machine, but the design may be changed as appropriate without departing from the gist of the present invention.

[First Embodiment]
A pachinko machine according to Embodiment 1 will be described. FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an example of a pachinko machine, and FIG. 2 is a front view thereof. In addition, in FIG.1 and FIG.2, illustration of the game board is abbreviate | omitted. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the pachinko machine 100 includes an outer frame 101 that forms an outer shell thereof, and an inner frame 102 that is supported on one side of the outer frame 101 so as to be opened and closed. Yes. The inner frame 102 can be sufficiently opened to the front side with respect to the outer frame 101 with an opening / closing axis extending in the left-right vertical direction when viewed from the front of the pachinko machine 100 as an axis. The inner frame 102 can be broadly divided into a front frame set 103 that is attached to be openable and closable around a vertical opening and closing axis on the left side of the inner frame 102, a lower plate unit 104 that is attached to the lowermost part, A resin base (not shown) in a range above the lower dish unit 104 and a game board 200 (see FIG. 3) to be described later attached to the rear side of the resin base are provided.

  The front frame set 103 includes a window frame 111, various frame light emitting devices 121 to 125 provided around the window frame 111, a lending operation device 130 provided below the window frame 101, and a lending operation device 130. An upper plate 140 provided so as to protrude forward in the lower part, and a launching device 150 (see FIG. 23: [Game Ball Ejecting Means] provided in a portion that is behind the upper plate 140 and cannot be seen from the front. ) And. From the window 112 formed by the window frame 111, the game area of the game board 200 (see FIG. 3) can be visually recognized.

  The frame light emitting devices 121 to 125 are controlled to change the light emission mode such as lighting and blinking according to a change in the gaming state in a daytime gaming state, a nighttime gaming state, or when the blades are opened, which will be described later. It plays a role of enhancing the production effect. In addition, when various abnormalities or the like occur during the operation of the gaming machine 100, the occurrence is notified, or an illegal act to the gaming machine 100, for example, the guidance of the gaming ball by magnetic action or the gaming ball by vibration When guidance is performed, the occurrence is notified.

  The ball lending operation device 130 includes a frequency display unit 131 for displaying the remaining amount information of bills and cards inserted into an external card unit (not shown), and a ball lending button for inputting a ball lending instruction when there is a remaining amount. 132 and a return button 133 for inputting a return instruction for the inserted card or the like. When a bill or a card with a remaining amount (not shown) arranged on the side of the pachinko machine 100 is inserted, numerical values corresponding to those amounts are displayed on the frequency display unit 133. When the ball lending button 132 is operated in this state, the game ball is lent according to the operation, and the display on the frequency display unit 131 is updated to a value reduced by a value corresponding to the lending. When the return button 133 is operated, the equivalent of the banknote corresponding to the remaining amount and a card recording the remaining amount are returned. A pachinko machine (commonly known as a cash machine) in which game balls are lent directly to an upper plate from an external ball lending device (not shown) without using a card unit does not require the ball lending operation device 130.

  The upper plate 140 temporarily stores the game balls acquired according to the progress of the game and the game balls lent according to the lending operation of the lending operation device 130, and also arranges the game balls in a row while aligning the game balls in a row. To the direction (right side).

  The launcher 150 includes a ball feed mechanism (not shown) that sequentially sends the game balls stored in the upper plate 140 to the launch position, a ball feed solenoid 151 (see FIG. 21) that drives the ball feed mechanism, A launching mechanism (not shown) for launching the game ball placed at the position toward the game board 200 and a launching solenoid 152 (see FIG. 21) for driving the launching mechanism are provided. The launch device 150 operates in response to an operation of a launch operation device 170 described later.

  The lower tray unit 104 inputs a lower tray 160 for stopping the game balls discharged from the discharge port 160A when the upper tray 140 is full, and a discharge instruction for the game balls stored in the upper tray 140. Including a firing operation device 170 (a kind of [game ball ejecting means]) and an acoustic device 180 (see FIG. 21) that is provided in a portion that cannot be seen by the player on the back side and outputs sound through the acoustic output port 181. Yes.

  The lower plate 160 includes a ball receiving portion 161 having an opening 161A formed on the bottom surface, a ball removing mechanism 162 that closes and opens the opening 161A of the ball receiving portion 161, and a ball removing lever that operates the ball removing mechanism 162. 163. When the ball release lever 163 is moved to the left side, the opening 161A on the bottom surface of the ball receiving portion 161 is opened, and the game ball stopped in the lower plate 160 is discharged to the outside through the opening. Further, a ball overflow switch 164 (see FIG. 21) for detecting whether or not game balls are excessively stored in the lower plate 160 is provided on the back side of the discharge port 160A.

  The firing operation device 170 includes a pedestal 171 protruding forward, a rotatable firing handle 172 provided around the pedestal 171, and a variable resistor 173 that detects the amount of rotational operation of the firing handle 172 (see FIG. 21). A contact sensor 174 (see FIG. 21) that detects that the player is in contact with the firing handle 172, and a firing stop switch 175 (see FIG. 2) that disables the firing operation associated with the rotation of the firing handle 172. Is included. In response to a rotation operation of the launch handle 172 by the player, a game ball is ejected from the launching device 150 with an intensity corresponding to the rotational operation amount. When the contact between the launch handle 172 and the player is not detected by the contact sensor 174, or when the launch operation is invalidated by operating the launch stop switch 175, the launch handle 172 is rotated. However, the game ball is not ejected from the launching device 150.

  Here, the game board 200 will be described in detail. FIG. 3 is a front view showing an example of the game board, and FIGS. 4 and 5 are rear views showing examples of the game board. As shown in FIG. 3, the game board 200 includes a base unit 201, a rail unit configured by an inner rail 202 and an outer rail 203 integrally formed on the inner and outer doubles attached to the base 201, and an inner rail 202. The return ball prevention member 204 attached to the front end (the upper left part of FIGS. 3 and 5), the return rubber 205 attached to the front end of the outer rail 203, and the rail unit in the base body 201 are partitioned into a substantially circular shape. A large number of nails, a plurality of windmills, various types of winnings, various winning devices and the like provided in the game area.

  The rail unit composed of the inner rail 202 and the outer rail 203 guides the game ball launched from the launching device 150 (see FIGS. 20 and 21) to the upper part of the game board 200. The inner rail 202 is formed in a substantially annular shape except for about 1/4 of the upper part, and the outer rail 203 is formed so that a part (mainly the left side) faces the inner rail 202. A spherical guide passage is formed by a portion where the inner rail 202 and the outer rail 203 are parallel to each other with a predetermined distance (a portion on the left side). The return ball prevention unit 204 prevents the game ball guided to the game area from the ball guide path between the inner rail 202 and the outer rail 203 once from returning into the ball guide path. Further, the return rubber 205 rebounds the game ball launched at a predetermined momentum or more in the center direction of the game area. An out port 206 is provided at the lower end of the game area, and the game balls that have not entered the various winning devices and the bonuses are guided through the out port 206 toward a ball discharge path (not shown). It has become so.

  Further, there is a gap of a predetermined interval between a launch rail (not shown) for guiding a game ball from the launch device 150 to a ball guide path formed by a rail unit, and the outer rail 203, and a foul below the gap. A ball passage is formed. Accordingly, if the game ball launched from the launching device 150 does not reach the return ball prevention unit 204 and returns to the ball guide path, the game ball is returned to the lower plate 160 (see FIG. 1) via the foul ball path. Returned to.

  In the center of the game area, a center role 41 (a kind of [profit type distribution device]) is provided. The center accessory 41 is formed with a top prize opening 42 and a middle top prize opening 43 (a kind of [inlet]). The configuration of the center accessory 41 will be described separately in detail.

  On the left and right of the center accessory 41, an upper left ordinary winning device 44 and an upper right ordinary winning device 45 are arranged, respectively. The size of each winning opening of the upper left ordinary winning device 44 and the upper right ordinary winning device 45 is unchanged. When a game ball enters the upper left ordinary winning device 44 or the upper right ordinary winning device 45, a predetermined number (10 balls in this embodiment) of the game balls are paid out.

  A central variable prize-winning device 46 is disposed under the center accessory 41. The central variable prize-winning device 46 changes the size of the prize-winning opening when the pair of movable wings 46T rotate to the left and right sides to open and close. It is a winning device. In addition, a decoration imitating the “sun” is applied to the front surface of the central variable winning device 46. Three nails are arranged in a triangular shape immediately above the central variable winning device 46, and when the movable blade 46T is closed (entry prohibited state: dotted line in the figure), these nails are blocked. A game ball cannot enter the central variable winning device 46. Below the central variable winning device 46, a middle / lower ordinary winning device 47A and a middle / lower variable winning device 47B are arranged adjacent to each other in the vertical direction. The middle / lower ordinary winning device 47A has substantially the same configuration as the upper left winning device 44 and the upper right winning device 45, and the middle / lower variable winning device 47B has substantially the same configuration as the central winning device 46. The middle / lower ordinary winning device 47A and the middle / lower variable winning device 47B are integrally formed in the same component. When the movable wing 47T is closed (entry prohibited state: dotted line in the figure), the middle / lower variable winning device 47B is in a posture in which a winning ball is blocked by the middle / lower ordinary winning device 47A so that a game ball cannot enter. In this way, it is arranged in the vicinity of the lower middle normal winning device 47A. A lower right ordinary winning device 48A and a lower right variable winning device 48B are arranged above and below the middle lower ordinary winning device 47A and the middle lower variable winning device 47B so as to be juxtaposed vertically, and the lower right ordinary winning device 48A and the right On the upper right side of the lower variable winning device 48B, a right middle normal winning device 49A and a right middle variable winning device 49B are arranged side by side in the vertical direction. A lower left ordinary winning device 55A and a lower left variable winning device 55B are arranged above and below the upper left of the middle and lower ordinary winning device 47A and the middle and lower variable winning device 47B, and the lower left ordinary winning device 55A and the lower left variable winning device. On the upper left side of 55B, a left middle normal winning device 56A and a left middle variable winning device 56B are arranged side by side vertically. Each of the middle lower ordinary winning device 47A, the lower right ordinary winning device 48A, the right middle ordinary winning device 49A, the lower left ordinary winning device 55A, and the left middle ordinary winning device 56A is arcuate along the lower edge of the round gaming area. The arrangement is substantially the same. Similarly, each of the lower middle variable winning device 47B, the lower right variable winning device 48B, the right middle variable winning device 49B, the lower left variable winning device 55B and the left middle variable winning device 56B is along the lower edge of the round gaming area. Are arranged in a row extending in an arc shape, and their configuration is substantially the same. However, only the middle left variable winning device 56B located at the left end is decorated with a “star” instead of “sun” on its front surface.

  When a game ball enters the middle lower normal winning device 47A, the lower right normal winning device 48A, the right middle normal winning device 49A, the lower left normal winning device 55A, and the left middle normal winning device 56A, a predetermined number (this form) 10 balls) will be paid out as prize balls. In addition, when a game ball enters the central variable winning device 46, the middle lower variable winning device 47B, the lower right variable winning device 48B, the right middle variable winning device 49A, the lower left variable winning device 55B, and the left middle variable winning device 56B. Also, a predetermined number (10 balls in this embodiment) of game balls will be paid out as prize balls.

  On the back side of the game board 200, as shown in FIG. 4 or FIG. 5, various control devices, various light emitting devices, various signal relay devices, various switches, various sensors and various variable winning devices. The drive mechanism is arranged. Specifically, the configuration is as follows. A light emitting device 415, a center accessory relay device 431H, and a sensor relay device 431L, which will be described later, are arranged on the back side of the center accessory 41. On the left and right of the center accessory 41, an upper left ordinary winning device 44 and an upper right ordinary winning device. An upper left light emitting device 44S and an upper right light emitting device 45S that emit light forward are disposed on the back side of each of 45. A board surface relay device 211 connected to various light emitting devices installed on the board surface of the game board 200 is provided at the rear of the center object 41 at the lower right part (lower left part in FIG. 4). Are arranged so as to partially overlap. Further, a sub-control device 940 that extends horizontally so as to cover the upper-left light-emitting device 44S and the upper-right light-emitting device 45S at both ends is disposed behind the panel relay device 211, and the lower-right corner (see FIG. A sub-relay device 213 is arranged in the lower left corner of 4. The sub control device 940 and the sub relay device 213 are accommodated inside a substrate case 212C having a substantially horizontally long rectangular parallelepiped shape shown in FIG. The operation of the sub control device 940 will be described in detail in the description of the electrical configuration.

  On the back side of the game board 200, a left edge light emitting device 214L and a right edge light emitting device 214R extending vertically are disposed on the left and right sides of the sub-control device 940, respectively. Light is emitted forward in the decorative portion 61L and the right edge decorative portion 61R. As shown in FIG. 4, at the lower part on the back side of the game board 200, a central variable winning device 46, a middle / lower variable winning device 47B, a lower right variable winning device 48B, a right middle variable winning device 49B, a lower left variable winning device. A central light emitting device 46S, a middle lower light emitting device 47S, a lower right light emitting device 48S, a right middle light emitting device 49S, and a lower left light emitting device 55S for emitting light forward are respectively provided on the back side of the device 55B and the left middle variable winning device 56B. In addition, a left middle light emitting device 56S is arranged. Further, as shown in FIG. 5, the center variable winning device 46, the middle / lower variable winning device 47B, the lower right variable winning device 48B, the right middle variable winning device 49B, the lower left variable winning device 55B and the left middle variable winning device 56B. The center variable winning port switch 13, the middle lower variable winning port switch 14, the lower right variable winning port switch 15, the right middle variable winning port switch 16, and the lower left variable winning game, which detect the game balls that have entered, respectively, are almost directly behind. A mouth switch 17 and a left middle variable winning prize mouth switch 18 are arranged. Between the middle / lower variable prize opening switch 14 and the lower right variable prize opening switch 15, any of the top prize winning hole 42, the upper right ordinary winning device 45, the lower right ordinary winning device 48A, and the right middle ordinary winning device 46A. The right normal winning opening switch 19R that commonly detects the game balls that have entered the upper left is disposed, and the middle upper winning opening 43 and the upper right ordinary winning prize switch are provided between the middle lower variable winning opening switch 14 and the lower left variable winning opening switch 17. A left normal winning opening switch 19L that commonly detects a game ball that has entered one of the device 45, the lower right normal winning device 48A, and the right middle normal winning device 46A is disposed. A panel switch to which various winning port switches 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19L, 19R are connected at a substantially middle position between the central light emitting device 46S, the middle lower light emitting device 47S, and the lower right light emitting device 48S. A relay device 215 is arranged. Further, a horizontally long main controller 920 is disposed behind the panel switch relay device 215, and a power monitoring device 910 is disposed adjacent to the right end (the left end in FIG. 4) of the main controller 920. . The main control device 920 and the power supply monitoring device 910 are accommodated in a substantially horizontally long rectangular parallelepiped substrate case 216C. The main controller 920 and the power supply monitoring board 910 will be described in detail in the description of the electrical configuration.

  Here, the center accessory 41 will be described in detail. FIG. 6 is a front view showing an example of the center accessory, FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view showing an example of the center accessory, and FIG. 8 is an exploded perspective view showing an example of the center accessory as seen from the front side. FIG. 9 is an exploded perspective view showing an example of the center accessory as seen from the back side. FIG. 10 is an exploded perspective view seen from the front side showing an example of the center accessory drum, and FIG. 11 is an exploded perspective view seen from the rear side showing an example of the center accessory drum.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the center accessory 41 has a generally round shape when viewed from the front except for the upper end, and is the largest accessory that occupies a slightly larger area in the center of the game area. As shown in FIG. 9, a structure formed by superposing three members, a front member 411, an intermediate member 412, and a rear member 413, having a substantially round outer shape corresponding to each other in this order from the front side. And a large number of members such as a movable member and a decorative member are attached to each part of the structure.

  As shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, the front side member 411 is a generally annular shape in front view surrounding the front side portion of the center accessory 41, and a frame-like member forming a peripheral wall having a predetermined depth in the front-rear direction. It has become. The upper end of the peripheral wall of the front member 411 is a relatively flat peripheral surface (a peripheral surface having a smaller curvature than the other parts), a guide rail is provided at the front end edge, and the game ball rolls A rolling surface 411S is configured. A plurality of decorative protrusions 411P are formed on the front end edge of the peripheral wall at an indefinite interval over the entire periphery and projecting toward the center. Some of the lower ends of these protrusions 411P are separated. It is molded and attached to the front side edge of the peripheral wall of the front side member 411, and the others are integrally formed on the front side edge of the peripheral wall. The rear end edge of the peripheral wall is formed with a threaded portion 411R that protrudes rearward in a cylindrical shape and has a screw hole formed therein. A flange 411F is formed on the outer peripheral surface of the front member 411 so as to decorate the entire surface of the front member 411. The center accessory 41 is connected to the game board surface by a screw insertion hole formed in the flange 411F. It is fixed on the top with screws.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the flange 411 </ b> F of the front member 411 extends most greatly at the upper end portion to form an upper end flange 411 </ b> T. The upper end flange 411T is formed with a notch that extends upward from the center of the lower end edge, and the upper end flange 411T has a shape that generally extends upward from the upper end portion of the peripheral wall of the front member 411 in a loop shape. A ball entrance is formed in the upper center of the upper end flange 411T, and as shown in FIGS. 7 and 9, the back side of the upper end flange 411T is U-shaped in front view, corresponding to the ball entrance. A groove 411G extending rearward is formed, and on the front side of the upper end flange 411T, there is provided a receiving portion 411E that protrudes forward and opens upward and guides the game ball to the entrance. 42 is configured.

  As shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, the intermediate member 412 has a substantially circular outer peripheral shape in front view substantially corresponding to the front member 411 and having a slightly extended upper end, and has a circular opening in the center. It is a substantially disk-shaped member in which 412S is formed. The intermediate member 412 mainly has an annular (doughnut-shaped) space between the front side member 411 constituting the outer peripheral portion of the center accessory 41 and a later-described drum 414 disposed at the center of the center accessory 41 on the back surface. It functions as a back plate that closes from the side. The intermediate member 412 is made of a transparent resin, and a large number of projections and depressions are continuously formed on almost the entire front and back sides, so that light emitted from the light emitting device 415 described later is transmitted forward while diffusing. It has become. A decorative member 416 simulating the shape of a foot wearing shoes is fixed to the left and right portions of the lower part of the front side surface of the intermediate member 412, and the right side, left side, upper right side, and left upper side of the intermediate member 412 are fixed. The left and right movable decorative members simulating the shape of the left and right hands (hereinafter also referred to as “hand movable movable members”) 417R and 417L and the left and right movable decorative members respectively simulating the shape of a chime Long holes 421 are formed through which the operation rods 419R, 419L, 420R, 420L to which the four movable decoration members 418R, 418L are respectively connected are formed (hereinafter also referred to as “saddle-shaped movable decoration members”). The extended portion at the upper end of the intermediate member 412 is exposed to the front through a notch in the upper end flange 411T of the front member 411, and an upper middle winning opening 43 is formed at the lower end center of the exposed portion. A U-shaped recess 412R is formed at the uppermost end (top) of the intermediate member 412, and the groove 411G of the front member 411 is fitted into the recess 412R. A peripheral wall extending rearward is formed on the outer peripheral portion of the intermediate member 412 to form a part (intermediate portion) of the outer peripheral surface of the center accessory 41, and at the plurality of screwed portions 411R of the front member 411. Locking portions 422 each having an insertion hole through which the screwing portion 411R is inserted are formed at corresponding positions.

  The rear member 413 is a substantially disk-shaped member that substantially corresponds to the front member 411 and has a substantially circular outer peripheral shape when viewed from the front with a slightly larger upper end (that is, substantially the same outer peripheral shape as the intermediate member 412). Yes, it functions as a support member for supporting and fixing various components such as the drum 414 and the light emitting device 415, and introduces a game ball into the drum 414 and discharges the game ball discharged from the drum 414 to the outside as described later. It also has a function to guide to. A substantially semicircular fitting hole 413S for fitting and fixing a part of the drum 414 is formed in the center of the rear member 413. A ball discharge portion 413E described later is formed below the fitting hole 413S, and an engagement piece 423 described later is held above the fitting hole 413S as shown in FIG. Long holes 424 corresponding to the four long holes 421 of the intermediate member 412 are formed at four locations on the right side, left side, upper right side, and upper left side of the rear member 413, respectively. A ball guide path 413P that communicates with the middle and upper prize opening 43 of the intermediate member 412 and extends downward is formed at the upper center of the front side surface of the rear member 413. A U-shaped recess 413R is formed at the uppermost end (top) of the rear member 413, and the recess 413R communicates with the groove 411G of the front member 411 and enters the top prize opening 42. Is to be guided backwards. On the front side surface of the rear member 413, a light emitting device 415 having a substantially disc shape, which is divided into two left and right divided bodies and whose central portion is opened in a substantially circular shape as a whole, is supported and fixed. A large number of LEDs (not shown) are mounted on the surface so as to emit light forward. In the lower right portion and the lower left portion of the rear member 413, insertion holes 413D through which a harness (not shown) for wiring the light emitting device 415 to the outside is inserted. The production solenoids 425R and 425L are respectively arranged and fixed on the upper right part and the upper left part of the rear side surface of the rear member 413, and the operation solenoids 419R, 419L, 420R and 420L are intermediate members via the arms by the production solenoids 425R and 425L. 412 and the rear member 413 are driven so as to reciprocate in the long holes 421 and 424, respectively, thereby moving the four movable decorative members of the hand-shaped movable decorative members 417R and 417L and the saddle-shaped movable decorative members 418R and 418L. It comes to move. In addition, a ball entry switch 11 that detects a game ball passing through the ball guide path 413P is installed in the middle of the ball guide path 413P, and is discharged from the ball discharge section 413E at the lower end of the ball discharge section 413E. A left gate switch 12L and a right gate switch 12R for detecting a game ball are installed, and the game ball is magnetically placed at a position directly above the ball guide path 413P, that is, between the top prize winning port 42 and the middle upper prize winning port 43. A magnetic sensor 430 for detecting an illegal act that is adsorbed and illegally guided to a winning opening is installed. A peripheral wall extending forward is formed on the outer peripheral portion of the rear member 413 to form a part of the outer peripheral surface (rear side portion) of the center accessory 41 and a plurality of screwed portions of the front member 411 Screw fixing portions 428 each having a screw insertion hole are formed at positions corresponding to 411R, and the front member 411, the intermediate member 412, and the rear member 413 are superposed in this order from the front side. These three members are fixed by screwing screws into the screwing portion 411R of the front side member 411 from the rear side through the portion 428.

  On the back side of the rear member 413, the operation space of the mechanism in which the operation rods 419R, 419L, 420R, 420L are driven by the production solenoids 425R, 425L is covered by the back cover 429. The back cover 429 has a circular front shape corresponding to the shape of the band between the height position slightly below the center and the height position slightly below the upper end in the substantially circular front shape of the rear member 413. The thickness (depth ), The front side is open, and the drive mechanism is covered from the back side. A projecting portion 429E having a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape corresponding to the ball discharging portion 413E of the rear member 413 is integrally formed on the lower end surface of the back side cover 429, and the protruding portion 429E is a game ball discharged from the drum 414. The rear side portion of the ball discharging passage for guiding the ball to the outside is configured (that is, a member that covers the discharge port of the game ball from the rear side). The back of the back cover 429 is connected to the center accessory relay device 431H connected to the light emitting device 415 and the production solenoids 425R, 425L, the entrance switch 11, the left gate switch 12L, the right gate switch 12R, and the magnetic sensor 430. The sensor relay device 431L is arranged vertically. The sensor relay device 431L is further equipped with a vibration sensor 10 (a type of [vibration detection means]) that detects that an impact has been applied to the gaming machine 100.

  As shown in FIGS. 10 and 11, the drum 414 has an inner tub 414N that is circular in front view and has a certain depth and is configured such that the front side is open and the rotating body 432 is accommodated from the front. The outer peripheral part is a member covered with a cylindrical peripheral wall 414P, and the front peripheral part is shaped to have a decorative shape imitating the dial of a watch. Each of the upper end and the lower end of the peripheral wall 414P has a shape cut out in a square shape from the rear end edge so as to avoid the guide path of the game ball. At the center of the back surface of the inner tank 414N, a cylindrical bearing protrusion 414E that rotatably supports the rotating shaft of the rotating body 432 is integrally formed so as to protrude rearward. A stepped protrusion 414S having a straight lower edge and a semicircular shape (fan shape) when viewed from the front is formed integrally so as to cover this portion from above. The stepped protrusion 414S corresponds to the fitting hole 413S of the rear member 413, and the stepped protrusion 414S has a regulation groove (not shown) extending from the inner back surface of the inner tank 414N in a semicircular shape on the upper half. )) Has been drilled. Screwed portions 414B having screw holes inside and projecting in a columnar shape are formed at three locations, the upper right portion, the upper left portion, and the lower end portion on the back surface of the inner tank 414N, respectively. , Screwing portions 414R for attaching the engaging pieces 423 are formed, which have substantially the same configuration as the screwing portion 414B. A ball entrance 414H is drilled at the upper end of the inner tank 414N, communicates with the ball guide path 413P located above, and the ball entrance 414H is drilled from the upper surface to the back of the inner tank 414N. It is also a notch for securing an operating space for the engagement piece 423. At the lower end of the inner tank 414N, a ball outlet 414L is formed from the lower surface to the rear surface.

  As shown in FIGS. 10 and 11, the drum 414 is inserted into the opening 412 </ b> S of the intermediate member from the front side, and the stepped protrusion 414 </ b> S is inserted into the fitting hole 413 </ b> S of the rear member 413. The member 413 is fixed to the rear member 413 by contacting the front side surface of the member 413 and screwing a screw into the screwing portion 414B from the rear side of the rear member 413.

  As shown in FIGS. 12 and 13, the rotating body 432 is a disk-shaped member corresponding to the internal shape of the inner tank 414N of the drum 414, and the rotating shaft is centered on one surface of the disk. A cylindrical shaft support portion 432A to be connected is projected, and a restriction pin 432P is supported and fixed at a position adjacent to the shaft support portion 432A so as to be in a vertical posture with respect to the disk surface, and the tip of the restriction pin 432P The portion fits into the restriction groove of the inner tank 414N of the drum 414 and reciprocates in the restriction groove, so that the rotating body 432 has an angle corresponding to a semicircle of the upper half almost as shown by the arrow A1 in the figure. It is restricted so that it can move (rotate) only within the range. Although the restriction groove extends in a semicircle (that is, over a range of 180 °), the movement range of the restriction pin 432P is closer to the inside than both ends of the restriction groove by the diameter of the restriction pin 432P. This angle range is strictly an angle range smaller than 180 ° (in this embodiment, an angle range of about 150 to 160 °). A peripheral wall 432D is formed slightly inside the outer peripheral edge of the disk, and two points at substantially opposite positions on the peripheral wall 432D, that is, 180 ° apart from each other in the rotational direction of the rotating body 432 (strictly about 170 °). Further, at two positions, ball accommodating portions 432R and 432L having a shape recessed toward the center and accommodating game balls are formed.

  In the disk constituting the rotating body 432, a semicircular flip 432F substantially equal to the half of the rotating body 432 is attached to the surface opposite to the surface on which the peripheral wall 432D is formed. In the peripheral part on the surface of the rotator 432, shaft insertion holes extending in the radial direction of the rotator 432 are provided at two positions on the diameter orthogonal to the straight line connecting the formation positions of the ball housing parts 432R and 432L. Shaft support protrusions 432B are provided in the inside, and the flip pin 432F has shaft pins 432G inserted through linear edges (edges overlapping the diameter of the rotating body 432), and both ends of the shaft pins 432G. Are supported by the rotating body 432 so as to be rotatable. Furthermore, spacers 432S are formed on both sides of the shaft support protrusion 432B (both sides aligned along the circumferential direction of the rotating body 432), and the spacers 432S are inclined so that the protrusion height gradually increases as the distance from the shaft support protrusion 432B increases. The flip 432F is held in a posture that is lifted by a predetermined small angle from the surface of the rotating body 432 as shown in FIG. 7 by interposing the spacer 432S. As will be described later, predetermined symbols are displayed on the surface of the rotating body 432 and both surfaces of the flip 432F.

  As shown in FIG. 7, the rotating body 432 is rotatably held inside the inner tank 414N of the drum 414 (within an angle range slightly smaller than 180 ° as described above). Further, the engagement piece 423 is attached to the rear member 413 at a position corresponding to the upper end portion of the rotating body 432 via a predetermined attachment member (not shown). The engagement piece 423 is pivotally supported so as to be rotatable about a shaft 423A installed in the left-right direction. At this time, in the engagement piece 423, the part on the front side from the shaft 423A extends longer than the part on the rear side, but specifically, the rear part has a triangular shape in side view so as to be lightweight. It is shaped so that the weight is relatively large due to the folded shape, and it is originally loaded in a direction that tilts so that the rear part goes downward due to weight and the front part goes upward However, the rear part of the engagement piece 423 is supported on the horizontal part 413H formed integrally with the mounting member, and thus, usually the front part is slightly lower than the front part facing horizontally forward. Inclined and held in a posture that protrudes to the upper end of the front rotating body 432 (more specifically, to the inside of the ball housing portions 432R and 432L) (hereinafter, this posture is referred to as an “engagement posture”). It has come to be. On the other hand, as will be described later, when the game ball arrives on the front portion of the engagement piece 423 from above, the front portion of the engagement piece 423 is pushed downward by the weight of the game ball as compared with when it is in the engagement posture. (Hereinafter, this posture is referred to as “release posture”).

  Here, the operation of the center accessory 41 will be described with reference to FIGS. 12 and 13 together with FIG. 12 and 13 are explanatory diagrams schematically showing the operation of the center actor, and only the portion related to the operation is shown in a simplified manner. Note that FIGS. 12A, 12C, 13A, and 13C are schematic front views in different operation stages, and FIG. 12B, FIG. 12D, FIG. 13B and FIG. 13D are schematic longitudinal sectional views at different operation stages.

  (1) In the game area shown in FIG. 3, some of the game balls flying above the center actor 41 win the top prize opening 42, and a predetermined game ball is paid out. As a matter of fact, the majority continues to flow down without winning the winning prize opening 42. A part of the game balls flowing down without entering the top prize opening 42 enters the rolling surface 411S, but the majority continues to flow down without entering the rolling surface 411S. Most of the game balls that have entered the rolling surface 411S roll in the left-right direction on the rolling surface 411S, fall from one end thereof, and flow down to the lower right or lower left of the center accessory 41. However, a small number of game balls enter the middle upper winning opening 43 in the process of rolling on the rolling surface 411S.

  (2) As shown in FIGS. 12A and 12B, the game ball that has entered the middle upper winning opening 43 passes through the ball guide path 413P, and is entered by the ball entry switch 11 on the way. While detecting the incoming ball, the vehicle falls downward and enters the incoming port 414H (receiving position) of the inner tank 414N of the drum 414 communicating with the lower end of the spherical guiding path 413P. In accordance with detection of a game ball by the entrance switch 11, a predetermined entertainment effect composed of light emission of the light emitting device 415, driving of the movable decorative members 417 R, 417 L, 418 R, 418 L, sound from the audio device 180, or a combination thereof. Is started. As described above, the game ball that has entered the inner tank 414N from the entrance 414H is pushed into the ball receiving portion 432R of the rotating body 432 while pushing the front side portion of the engaging piece 423 and releasing the engaging piece 423. Be contained.

  (3) When a game ball is accommodated in the ball accommodating portion 432R of the rotator 432, as indicated by an arrow A2 in FIG. 12A, the rotator 432 is rotated clockwise by the weight of the game sphere M1 ( The force works to rotate it clockwise. In this state, the engaging piece 423 is in a releasing posture and does not restrict the rotation of the rotating body 432. However, when one of the ball accommodating portions 432R is positioned at the upper end as shown in FIG. Is positioned at the left end of the restriction groove 414G, and the rotation of the rotating body 432 in the counterclockwise (counterclockwise) direction is restricted. In addition, when the rotating body 432 is at the maximum counterclockwise rotation position as described above, the ball housing portion 432R is positioned so that its bottom portion is slightly offset to the right as shown in FIG. In addition, the inner wall on the right side of the ball housing portion 432R is planar, but the inner wall on the left side is formed into a curved surface with an arc shape when viewed from the front, so that the game ball M1 is easily guided to the right. It has become. Accordingly, when the rotating body 432 receives the game ball M1 in the ball housing portion 432R, the rotating body 432 rotates in the clockwise (clockwise) direction as indicated by the arrow A2.

  At the time of starting the clockwise rotation, the flip 432F is suspended by its own weight so that one surface is exposed to the front and the other surface is concealed on the back side. The other half (the upper half) is exposed forward, and the exposed surface of the flip 432F and the exposed portion of the surface of the rotating body 432 are separated from each other. In addition, a single circular display area is configured, and a single symbol (not shown) representing specific contents is displayed in the display region (hereinafter, this symbol is referred to for convenience). Called “night-time design”).

  (4) On the way the rotating body 432 rotates in the clockwise (clockwise) direction, as shown in FIGS. 12C and 12D, a linear edge (fixed end of the flip 432F) If the edge where the shaft pin 432G is inserted and pivotally supported by the rotating body 432 (hereinafter referred to as “shaft end edge”) 432X exceeds the vertical position clockwise (clockwise), FIG. C) As shown by the arrow A3 in the middle, the flip 432F is reversed and turned over so as to fall in the lower right direction due to its own weight. At this time, as described above, the flip 432F is held in a posture that is lifted by a predetermined small angle from the surface of the rotating body 432 by the spacer 432S, so that the above-described dropping operation can be performed more easily and reliably. In addition, this dropping operation also exerts an action of further urging the movement of the rotating body 432 continuously rotating in the clockwise (clockwise) direction. When flip 432F is inverted as described above, both the exposed portion and the concealed portion on the surface of flip 432F and rotating body 432 are also inverted, and another display area appears, which is different (contrast) from the night type design. One specific symbol (not shown) is displayed (hereinafter, this symbol is referred to as “daytime symbol” for convenience).

  (5) The rotating body 432 further rotates clockwise (clockwise), and as shown in FIGS. 13A and 13B, the ball storage portion 432R that stores the game ball M1 is the inner tank. When it reaches a position (ball discharge position) communicating with the ball discharge port 414L of 414N, the game ball M1 falls downward from the ball housing portion 432R and is discharged from the ball discharge port 414L.

  At this time, a ball discharge portion 413E of the rear member 413 having a dimension corresponding to the opening area and shape of the discharge port 414L and a substantially horizontally long box-shaped outer shape is located immediately below the discharge port 414L. It communicates with 414L. The ball discharge portion 413E has a configuration in which a rectangular partition wall 413T is formed in the center and the inside is divided into two chambers on the left and right sides, that is, the left chamber C1 and the right chamber C2, and the left chamber C1 and the right chamber C2 In the center of each chamber, trapezoidal guide ribs G1 and G2 each having an upper end edge inclined downward toward the rear are erected. After reaching the ball outlet 414L, the game ball M1 is guided from the ball outlet 414L while being guided rearward and downward along the upper edge of the right guide rib G2 as indicated by an arrow A4 in FIG. It will be discharged. During this time, as shown in the figure, the game ball M1 moves on the guide rib G2, and is discharged while being held in a posture straddling the rotating body 432 and the ball outlet 414L. In other words, the upper edge of the guide rib G2 has a height that can guide the game ball M1 rearward and downward while holding the game ball M1 within a range of a height position that spans the rotating body 432 and the ball outlet 414L. And a gradient.

  In the present embodiment, the guide rib G2 moves the game ball M1 that has been moved from the right side surface of the partition wall 413T to the right by a distance d1 = about 6.5 mm, that is, the game ball M1 that has come out of the upper ball housing portion 432R. It is formed at a position that can be supported from below, and the width w1 in the front-rear direction is about 15 mm, the height h1 of the rear side edge is about 11 mm, and the height h2 of the front side edge is about 5 mm. ) And FIG. 13B, when the game ball M1 coming from above is received, the height position of the center O of the game ball M1 is substantially equal to the height position of the lower end of the rotating body 432. It is formed at such a height position that it can be supported from below.

  As described above, when the ball housing portion 432R is located at the ball discharge position, specifically, above the right chamber C2 of the ball discharge portion 413E, the restriction pin 432P is located at the right end of the restriction groove 414G. Thus, the rotation of the rotating body 432 in the clockwise (clockwise) direction is restricted so that the ball housing portion 432R does not rotate beyond the ball discharging position while housing the game ball M1. Therefore, the position at this time is a position where the rotating body 432 is rotated clockwise as much as possible, that is, a limit position in the clockwise direction. Until now, the rotating body 432 is rotated by the weight of the game ball M1 as described above. Therefore, a repulsive force is generated at this limit position and tries to take a behavior of bouncing (bounding) in the opposite direction, that is, counterclockwise (counterclockwise). If such a bounce operation is performed, the ball housing portion 432R returns to the entrance 414H at the upper end, that is, the ball receiving position, and guides the game ball by the other ball housing portion 432L as described later ( There is a risk that the operation will not be correctly shifted to the operation, but here, the game ball M1 is discharged while being held in a posture straddling the rotation body 432 and the ball outlet 414L as described above. Is locked by the game ball M1 and held at the ball-discharging position, and the bounce operation is suppressed. That is, when the game ball M1 is in a posture straddling the rotating body 432 and the ball outlet 414L, the game ball M1 is restrained by the ball outlet 414L even if the rotor 432 tries to bounce counterclockwise (counterclockwise). It is in a posture that is (hooked) and cannot move in the counterclockwise (counterclockwise) direction, and therefore the movement of the rotating body 432 in the counterclockwise (counterclockwise) direction is also prevented by the game ball M1. In other words, the game ball M1 functions as a “kanuki” that is positioned so as to straddle the rotating body 432 and the ball outlet 414L and locks the rotating body 432 in the ball discharging position.

  (6) The game ball M1 guided rearward and downward along the upper edge of the guide rib G2, as shown in FIGS. 13 (C) and 13 (D), the protruding portion 429E of the back cover 429 is rearward. And is discharged downward from the center accessory 41 while being detected by the right gate switch 12L. The projecting portion 429E of the back cover 429 has a rectangular parallelepiped inner space extending in the left and right directions, and is divided into two sections left and right by a central partition, that is, a left section 429L and a right section 429R. The left section 429L and the right section 429R are It communicates with the left chamber C1 and the right chamber C2 of the discharge portion 413E, and constitutes the rear side portion of the ball discharge passage composed of the left passage and the right passage. Guide ribs 429G having lower end edges that tilt downward to the rear and downward are respectively provided at the upper rear corners of the left and right sections 429L and 429R so as to guide the game balls downward. It has become. Further, the left gate switch 12L and the right gate switch 12R are arranged immediately below the left section 429L and the right section 429R of the protrusion 429E, and it is detected whether the game ball is discharged from the left passage or the right passage. An entertainment effect is made according to the detection result.

  When the game ball M1 is discharged from the ball outlet 414L and completely disengages from the rotating body 432, the restriction of the rotation of the rotating body 432 by the game ball M1, that is, the function of “Kanuki” is also released, but before this, That is, while the game ball M1 is not completely detached from the rotating body 432 and the rotating body 432 is locked at the ball discharging position, the engaging piece 423 returns to the engaging body posture, and its front portion rotates forward. It protrudes to the upper end of the body 432, and this time instead engages with the inner wall of the other ball housing portion 432L located at the upper end, so that the rotating body 432 is continuously locked in the ball discharging position. The engaging piece 423 does not restrict the rotational movement while the rotating body 432 is rotating after being released by the passage of the game ball M1 as described above, but the rotating body 432 rotates to the maximum. Then, when the ball housing portion 432R containing the game ball M1 reaches the ball discharge position, the other ball housing portion 432L reaches the upper end portion, and the inner space of the ball housing portion 432L moves the front of the engagement piece 423. Thus, the operation space is secured again, and the operation of returning to the engagement posture is enabled. However, since the return operation of the engagement piece 423 is started slightly later than the time when the rotating body 432 reaches the limit position in the clockwise direction, when the rotating body 432 reaches the limit position in the clockwise direction, Initially, as described above, the game ball M1 functions so as to restrict the rotation of the rotating body 432, and is engaged in a manner that takes over this lock function slightly earlier than the lock function by the game ball M1 is released. The piece 423 functions to continue to lock the rotating body 432 in the ball discharging position.

  (7) As described above, the game ball M1 is accommodated in the ball accommodating portion 432R of the rotating body 432, and is guided from the upper end to the lower end along the right half of the inner peripheral surface of the inner tank 414N of the drum 414. When discharged from the passage, it is guided further downward on the back side of the game board 200 by the communication passage. The communication passage is configured such that a right communication passage that extends downward and communicates with the right passage of the center accessory 41 and a left communication passage that communicates with the left passage of the center accessory 41 and extends downward are arranged side by side. (Not shown).

  As shown in FIG. 5, the right link mechanism L1 is disposed below the communication passage, the lower link mechanism L2 is disposed below the right link mechanism L1, and further to the left of the right link mechanism L1 (see FIG. 5). A left link mechanism L3 is arranged on the right side of 5. In the right link mechanism L1, as shown in FIG. 14 (A), the game ball M1 that is guided by the right communication passage and enters from the upper side is, as shown in FIG. 14 (B), The first arm R1 is pushed down by its own weight on the tip of one arm R1, the first arm R1 pushes down the tip of the third arm R3 via the second arm R2 by the link mechanism, and the tip of the third arm R3 is variable in the center. The movable wing (tulip) 46T of the winning device 46 is driven to open. At this time, as shown in FIGS. 15A and 15B, the third arm R3 is connected to the fifth arm R5 via the fourth arm R4, and the fifth arm R5 is connected to the third arm R3. In conjunction with the third arm R3, the movable wing 49T of the right middle variable winning device 49B is driven to open.

  After the first arm R1 is pushed down, the game ball M1 falls from the tip of the first arm R1 and is guided to the lower link mechanism L2 installed below. In the lower link mechanism L2, as shown in FIG. 16A, the game ball M1 that has entered from above is similar to the case of the first arm R1 to the third arm R3 in the right link mechanism L1, As shown in FIG. 16B, the sixth arm R6 is placed on the tip of the sixth arm R6 and pushed down by its own weight, and the sixth arm R6 is linked to the eighth arm R8 via the seventh arm R7 by the link mechanism. The tip is pushed down, and the tip of the eighth arm R8 is driven to open the movable wing 55T of the lower left variable winning device 55B. At this time, as shown in FIGS. 17A and 17B, the eighth arm R8 is connected to the tenth arm R10 via the ninth arm R9, and the tenth arm R10 is connected to the eighth arm R8. In conjunction with the eighth arm R8, the movable wing 47T of the middle / lower variable winning device 47B is driven to open. Further, at this time, as shown in FIGS. 18A and 18B, the eleventh arm R11 is connected to the ninth arm R9 together with the tenth arm R10 (that is, the ninth arm R9). Is extended to the left and right, the eighth arm R8 is connected to the left end, the tenth arm R10 is connected to the center, and the eleventh arm R11 is connected to the right end), the eleventh arm R11 is the eighth In conjunction with the arm R8, the movable wing 48T of the lower right variable winning device 48B is driven to be opened. The right link mechanism L1 and the lower link mechanism L2 after being driven as described above are returned to their postures before being driven by weights (not shown), and are opened in five pairs. Each of the movable wings 46T, 49T, 55T, 47T, and 48T is closed when a game ball enters thereafter. The movable wings 46T, 49T, 55T, 47T, and 48T are closed by a mechanical operation based on the game balls that have entered.

  When the game ball M1 is guided downward from the right communication passage and passes through the right link mechanism L1, the right link mechanism L1 is activated to move the movable wings 46T and 49T of the central variable winning device 46 and the right middle variable winning device 49B. When the game ball M1 passes through the lower link mechanism L2 after that, the lower link mechanism L2 is activated and each of the lower left variable winning device 55B, the middle lower variable winning device 47B, and the lower right variable winning device 48B. The movable wings 55T, 47T, and 48T are released simultaneously. As a result, the five variable winning devices 46, 49B, 55B, 47B, and 48B shift from the winning-prohibited state to the winning-permitted state, and the pachinko machine 100 has a large profit gaming state in which game balls are relatively easy to win ( A kind of [profit gaming state]. In the following, the gaming state after the five variable winning devices 46, 49B, 55B, 47B, 48B shift to the winning permission state is referred to as “daytime gaming state”.

  Each of the five variable winning devices 46, 49B, 55B, 47B, and 48B that shifts to the winning-permitted state in accordance with the transition to the daytime gaming state is unified with the decoration imitating the “sun” on the front as described above. On the other hand, at this time, a daytime pattern is displayed on the front surface of the rotating body 432 in the center actor 41, but the daytime pattern is a symbol of the content related to the "sun". Therefore, the change to the daytime type symbol also has a function of notifying the player that the daytime type gaming state is to be shifted together with the effect.

  (8) When another game ball enters the middle top winning opening 43 after the transition to the daytime game state, the game ball is in the ball guide way as in the case of the transition to the daytime game state. 413P falls downward, enters the entrance 414H (receiving position) of the inner tank 414N of the drum 414, and makes the engaging piece 423 the releasing posture, while the other ball of the rotating body 432 is released. It is accommodated in the accommodating part 432L. At this time, the ball housing portion 432L positioned at the upper end of the rotating body 432 is formed to be bilaterally symmetric with the ball housing portion 432R positioned at the lower ball discharge position. That is, the both ball housing portions 432R and 432L are formed to be line-symmetric with respect to the shaft support end edge 432X of the flip 432F. Accordingly, the game balls accommodated in the ball accommodating portion 432L after the transition to the daytime gaming state have a trajectory that is symmetrical to the case where the game balls are guided to pass through the right side in the drum 414 as described above. In other words, it is guided from the upper end to the lower end along the left half of the inner peripheral surface of the inner tank 414N of the drum 414. In this process, the flip 432F is reversed again, and the night type symbol is displayed.

  The game ball guided to the lower end reaches the upper portion of the left chamber C1 of the ball discharge portion 413E and is guided rearward and downward along the upper end edge of the left guide rib G1 in exactly the same manner as described above. It is discharged from 414L. The left chamber C1, including the guide rib G1, is configured symmetrically with the right chamber C2, and the game ball moves on the guide rib G1 in the same manner as in the right side. It is discharged while being held in a posture straddling 414L. At this time, the restricting pin 432P is positioned at the left end of the restricting groove 414G and the rotation of the rotating body 432 in the counterclockwise (counterclockwise) direction is restricted, and the rotating body 432 is at the limit position in the counterclockwise direction. In the same manner as in the above, the game ball is discharged while being held in a posture straddling the rotating body 432 and the ball outlet 414L, so that the rotating body 432 is locked by the game ball and held at the ball discharging position, and the bounce operation is performed. Deterred.

  The game ball guided rearward and downward along the upper end edge of the left guide rib G1 hits the inner surface of the left section 429L in the protruding portion 429E of the back cover 429 and is guided downward. While being detected by the detector 427L, the center accessory 41 is discharged downward. On the other hand, the engagement piece 423 returns to the engagement posture in the same manner as in the transition to the daytime gaming state, and engages with the inner wall of the ball housing portion 432R that has returned to the upper end at this time. Thus, the rotating body 432 is continuously locked at the ball discharging position. That is, the rotating body 432 and the engaging piece 423 are returned to the previous state and held in this state before the game ball enters the middle top winning opening 43 and shifts to the daytime gaming state as described above. .

  (9) As described above, the game ball is guided to pass through the left side in the drum 414, and when discharged from the left passage, it is guided to the left link mechanism L3 disposed below through the left communication passage. In the left link mechanism L3, as shown in FIG. 19 (A), the game ball M11 that has been guided by the left communication passage and entered from the upper side is, as shown in FIG. 19 (B), The 12th arm R12 is placed on the front end of the 12th arm R12 and pushes down the 12th arm R12 by its own weight. The 12th arm R12 pushes down the front end of the 14th arm R14 via the 13th arm R13 by the link mechanism. The movable wing 56T of the variable winning device 56B is driven to be opened.

  When the game ball M1 is guided downward from the left communication passage and passes through the left link mechanism L3, the left link mechanism L3 is operated, and the movable wing (tulip) 56T of the left middle variable winning device 56B is opened. As a result, the left middle variable winning device 56B shifts to a winning permission state, and the pachinko machine 10 shifts to a small profit gaming state (a kind of [profit gaming state]) in which game balls are relatively easy to win. Hereinafter, the gaming state after the left middle variable winning device 56B has shifted to the winning permission state and before shifting to the daytime gaming state is referred to as a “nighttime gaming state”.

  The left middle variable winning device 56B that is opened by the transition to the night-type gaming state has a decoration imitating a “star” on the front surface as described above. Although the night-type symbol is displayed on the front of the body 432, the night-type symbol is a symbol having a content related to “star”. There is also a function of notifying the player of the transition to the gaming state.

  As described above, the center accessory 41 alternately guides the game ball that has entered the middle and upper prize opening 43 in the lower right direction and the lower left direction. In accordance with this guide direction, the right link mechanism L1 and the lower link mechanism L2 connected to the five variable winning devices 46, 49B, 55B, 47B, 48B having the “sun” decoration, and the “star” decoration. The left link mechanism L3 connected to the left middle variable winning device 56B is alternately operated, so that the transition to the large profit gaming state and the small profit gaming state are alternately performed.

(Back view of pachinko machine)
The configuration of the back side of the pachinko machine 100 will be described. FIG. 20 is a rear view illustrating an example of a pachinko machine. In the pachinko machine 100, various control devices and relay devices are arranged on the back side (the inner frame 102 and the back side of the game board 200) so as to be arranged in the vertical and horizontal directions or in the front and back direction. A payout device 358 for paying out and renting out, a protective cover 354, and the like are attached. Since various devices provided on the back of the game board 200 have been described along with the description of the game board 200, only the configuration other than those will be described in detail.

  Various control devices are divided into two mounting bases and unitized, and these are individually mounted on the inner frame 12 or the back of the game board 200. Specifically, the main control device 920, the power supply monitoring device 910, and the sub-control device 940 (FIG. 5) are unitized, and the payout control device 930, the power / fire control device 900, and the card unit relay device 950 are unitized. Yes. Also, the dispensing device 358 and the protective cover 351 are separately unitized. Each unit is configured to be attachable and detachable without using any tools or the like in units. Thereby, even if each unit and other configurations are arranged one behind the other, the hidden configuration can be easily confirmed.

  The payout control device 930 controls payout of prize balls and rental of balls by the payout device 358. As with the main controller 920, the payout controller 930 is sealed so that it cannot be opened without leaving a trace of opening. The power supply / launch control device 900 controls the ejection of the game ball based on the operation of the launch operation device 170 by the player in cooperation with the main control device 920. In addition, the power source / launch control device 900 converts external power into power of a predetermined voltage required by various control devices and outputs it. The card unit relay device 950 is electrically connected to the ball lending operation device 130 (see FIG. 1) and the card unit, and relays signals between the ball lending operation device 130 and the card unit. Relay signals to the payout control device 930. The card unit relay device 950 is not required in a gaming machine (commonly called a cash machine) in which game balls are lent directly to the upper plate from an external ball lending device or the like without using a card unit.

  The back pack 351 is integrally formed of a resin (for example, ABS resin), and includes a substantially flat base portion 353 and a protective cover portion 354 that protrudes rearward from the pachinko machine and has a horizontally long substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape. The protective cover portion 354 has a shape in which the left and right side surfaces and the upper surface are closed and only the lower surface is opened, and has a size sufficient to surround at least the center accessory 41 (however, in this embodiment, the sub-control device 940 is also matched). It is configured to enclose). A large number of ventilation holes 354 a are provided on the back surface of the protective cover portion 354. Each of the air holes 354a has a long hole shape, and the air holes 354a are adjacent to each other at a relatively close position. As a result, the heat dissipation of the heat generation in the main controller 920 and the sub controller 940 is improved. In addition, the back surface of the back pack 351 can be easily opened by cutting the resin portion between the adjacent vent holes 354a.

  The base portion 353 is provided with a payout mechanism portion 352 so as to bypass the protective cover portion 354. A tank 355 opened upward is provided at the uppermost portion of the back pack 351, and the game balls supplied from the island facilities of the game hall are sequentially replenished to the tank 355. Below the tank 355, for example, a tank rail 356 having two rows (two rows) of spherical passages and gently inclined toward the downstream side is connected. Further, the tank rail 356 is vertically oriented downstream of the tank rail 356. A case rail 357 is connected. In the vicinity of the connecting portion between the tank rail 356 and the case rail 357, a storage ball switch 363 (see FIG. 21) for detecting whether or not the game ball is supplied to the tank 355 and the tank rail 356 is provided. The payout device 358 is provided in the most downstream portion of the case rail 357, and a required number of payout devices 358 are configured by a predetermined electrically driven configuration such as the payout motor 361 while monitoring the payout number by the payout counting switch 362 (see FIG. 21). Payout game balls as appropriate. The game balls paid out from the payout device 358 are supplied to the upper plate 140 through a payout passage (not shown) or the like. The tank rail 356 and the vibrator 360 for applying vibration to the tank rail 356 are integrally formed as a unit. Even if a ball is clogged in the vicinity of the tank rail 356, driving the vibrator 360 The clogging is resolved.

  The payout mechanism unit 352 is provided with a payout relay device 381 that relays a payout command signal from the payout control device 930 to the payout device 358, and a power source that controls the incorporation of external power into the power supply / launch control device 900. A switch 382 is installed. Predetermined external power (AC 24V in this embodiment) is supplied to the power switch 382, and the pachinko machine 100 shifts to an energized state when the power switch 382 shifts to an on state, and conversely, When the switch 382 shifts to the on state, the switch 382 shifts to a power failure state.

  An inner frame switch 108 for detecting that the inner frame 102 is opened with respect to the outer frame 101 is provided on the upper right side of the inner frame 102. When the inner frame 12 is opened, a game is started from the inner frame switch 108. A detection signal is output to a management computer (not shown) in the hall. Further, a front frame switch 109 is provided on the left side of the inner frame switch 108. When the front frame set 103 is opened, a detection signal is output from the front frame switch 109 to the management computer.

(Electric configuration of pachinko machine and various control processes)
Next, the electrical configuration of the pachinko machine 100 will be described. FIG. 21 is a block diagram illustrating an electrical configuration of the pachinko machine 100. The pachinko machine 100 includes control devices such as a power supply / launch control device 900, a power supply monitoring device 910, a main control device 920, a payout control device 930, and a sub control device 940. In FIG. 21, a circuit device that merely relays various signals is omitted. In the following, these main devices will be described in detail individually.

  The power supply / launch control device 900 includes a power supply unit 901 that supplies power of a predetermined voltage to each unit of the pachinko machine 100 via a power supply path (broken line in the figure), and a launch device according to an operation of the launch operation device 170. A launch control unit 902 that controls the driving of 150, and a signal relay unit 903 that relays a forced initialization signal and a ball overflow signal output from the forced initialization switch 107 and the ball overflow switch 164 according to the operation state of the force initialization switch 107 and the ball overflow switch 164 I have.

  The power supply unit 901 takes in external power (for example, AC 24 volts) supplied from the outside and converts it into internal power (for example, DC 24 volts), and uses various devices such as various solenoids and various motors from the internal power. Drive voltage power (for example, DC 12 volts), control voltage power for driving various switches and executing control processing (for example, DC 5 volts), RAM contents Is generated and supplied to the power supply monitoring device 910, the main control device 920, the payout control device 930, the sub-control device 940, and the like. Specifically, the power supply monitoring device 910 is supplied with internal power, driving voltage, control voltage, and backup voltage power, and the main control device 920 is supplied with driving voltage, control voltage, and control voltage. The power of the backup voltage is supplied via the power relay unit 411 of the power supply monitoring device 910, and the drive voltage and the control voltage power are directly supplied to the payout control device 930 and the sub control device 940. The firing control unit 902 is supplied with driving voltage and control power. A power switch 382 is connected to the power supply unit 401. When the power switch 382 is in an off state, the external power capture is stopped. Note that power supply to the inside of the gaming machine 100 is stopped by turning off the power switch 382 or removing the power plug connected to the power supply unit 401 via the power switch 382 from the external power supply outlet. A case where the power supply is stopped or a case where the supply of the external power itself is stopped is collectively referred to as a “power failure state”. The power supply unit 401 is configured to normally output power of a predetermined voltage over a predetermined period even after the occurrence of a power failure. Accordingly, the main control device 920 and the payout control device 930 can save the state and finish the control so that the current control state can be restored.

  The firing control unit 902 controls driving of the ball feed solenoid 151 and the firing solenoid 152. Note that the ball is actually ejected by driving the ball feed solenoid 151 and the firing solenoid 152. The ball feed solenoid 151 and the firing solenoid 152 are allowed to drive when predetermined conditions are met. Specifically, it is detected that the player is touching the firing handle 172 based on the contact sensor signal from the contact sensor 174, and the firing stop switch 175 for stopping the firing is not operated. On the condition, the firing control unit 902 outputs a firing permission signal in the on state to the main control device 920. Further, based on the firing permission signal and the firing abnormality signal, main controller 920 outputs a firing solenoid control signal and a ball feed solenoid control signal to firing device 150. As a result, the launching device 150 drives the launching solenoid 152 in response to the launching solenoid control signal, and as a result, the game ball is launched with a strength corresponding to the rotational operation amount of the firing handle 172 (resistance value of the variable resistor 173). The

  When the forced initialization switch 107 is pressed, the signal relay unit 903 outputs an on-state forced initialization signal to the main control device 920. In main controller 920, the stored information stored in the RAM of main controller 920 is initialized in response to the reception of the forced initialization signal in the on state. Further, when the ball overflow switch 107 detects a game ball, the signal relay unit 903 outputs an on-state ball overflow signal to the main control device 920. The main control device 920 outputs a low-speed payout signal to the payout control device 930 based on the detection of the ball overflow signal in the on state, and the payout control device 930 that has received the low-speed payout signal from the payout device 382 The game ball payout speed will be reduced. Conversely, a high-speed payout signal is output to the payout control device 930 based on the detection of the ball overflow signal in the OFF state, and the payout control device 930 that has received the low-speed payout signal outputs the game ball payout speed from the payout device 382. Will be speeded up.

  The power failure monitoring device 910 monitors the power supply state from the power supply / launch control device 900, and outputs a power failure signal to the main control device 920 and the payout control device 930 in response to the occurrence of the power failure state, A signal relay unit 912 that relays power supply and transmission of various signals between the power supply / launch control device 900 and the main control device 920 is included. The power supply monitoring unit 911 monitors the DC stable voltage of 24 volts, which is the maximum voltage output from the power supply unit 901, and determines that a power failure has occurred when this voltage is less than 22 volts. The signal is output to main controller 920 and payout controller 930. The main controller 920 and the payout controller 930 recognize the occurrence of a power outage by receiving an on-state power outage signal.

  The main control device 920 comprehensively controls the operation of the gaming machine 100. The main controller 920 is equipped with an MPU as a one-chip microcomputer. The MPU includes a CPU as an arithmetic processing unit, a ROM that stores various control programs and fixed data executed by the CPU, and a RAM that temporarily stores various data when the control program is executed. . In addition, the main controller 920 includes various circuits such as a timer circuit, a counter circuit, a clock generation circuit, and a signal transmission / reception circuit. The RAM of the main controller 920 is configured to hold (back up) internal data by supplying power from the power / fire control board 400 even after the transition to the power failure state.

  The payout control device 930 controls a game ball payout operation according to an instruction from the main control device 920 and a game ball lending operation according to an operation of the ball lending operation device 130. As with the main control device 920, the payout control device 930 is equipped with various circuits such as an MPU as a one-chip microcomputer, a timer circuit, a counter circuit, a clock generation circuit, and a signal transmission / reception circuit. The RAM constituting the MPU of the payout control device 920 is also configured to hold internal data even in a power failure state.

  The sub control device 940 controls operations of various rendering devices, various light emitting devices, various acoustic devices, and the like based on instructions from the main control device 920.

  Control executed by main controller 920 will be described. The control executed by the main controller 920 can be broadly divided into a main process that is activated upon recovery from the power failure state, and an interruption to the main process periodically (in the form of 1 ms (milliseconds)). And timer interrupt processing that is executed over time. In the following, for convenience, timer interrupt processing will be described, and then main processing will be described.

  FIG. 22 is a flowchart showing timer interrupt processing. In the timer interrupt processing, first, processing for starting interrupt control is performed by reading various winning switches (“interrupt start processing” S1001). Specifically, a predetermined value is set in the interrupt control register. Thereafter, processes related to substantial control of the gaming machine are sequentially executed.

  After the interrupt start process S1001, the firing control signal and the ball feed control signal are output to the outside of the main controller 920 (“fired related signal output process” S1002). Specifically, the firing solenoid drive flag (a kind of launch solenoid drive information) and the ball feed solenoid drive flag (a kind of ball feed solenoid drive information) stored in the fire output buffer (part of the RAM) are fired. It is output to a signal transmission circuit for related signals (a type of signal transmission / reception circuit). The firing solenoid driving flag is 1-bit information for identifying the driving state (operating state or stopped state) of the firing solenoid 152, and is set when the firing solenoid 152 is operated in the firing control process S1008, and the firing solenoid is stopped. It is canceled when you let it. The ball feed solenoid drive flag is 1-bit information for identifying the drive state (operating state or stopped state) of the ball feed solenoid 152, and is set when the ball feed solenoid 151 is operated in the firing control processing S1008. It is released when the ball feed solenoid 151 is stopped. In this embodiment, when the flag is set, including the launch solenoid drive flag and the ball feed solenoid drive flag, and other various flags described later, the value is “1”, and the flag is released. In this case, it means that the value is “0”. In the present invention, the combination of the driving state and the flag value may be reversed. When the firing solenoid driving flag is set and when the firing solenoid driving flag is released, the firing control signal in the on state and the firing control signal in the off state are respectively main from the signal transmission circuit for the firing related signal. When the ball feed solenoid drive flag is set and the ball feed solenoid drive flag is released, the ball is turned on from the signal transmission circuit for the firing-related signal. The feed control signal and the ball feed control signal in the off state are output to the outside of the main controller 920. The output state of the launch control signal and the ball feed control signal is maintained until the next timer interrupt process. In this embodiment, the output states (off state and on state) of various control signals including the launch control signal and the ball feed control signal are identified by the difference in their output voltages. The active state may be a high voltage state, or the active state may be a low voltage state. In the present invention, a state identified by a waveform or the like may be used. The launch control signal and the ball feed control signal are input to the launch device 150 via the launch control unit of the power supply monitoring device 910 and the power source / fire control device 900, and the launch solenoid 152 and the ball feed solenoid 151 are driven based on the input. Is done. Specifically, when the firing control signal in the on state is input, the firing solenoid 152 is shifted to an operating state when the firing solenoid 152 is in a stopped state, and is maintained when it is already in an operating state. Conversely, when the firing control signal in the off state is input, the state is maintained when the firing solenoid 152 is already stopped, and the state is shifted to the stopped state when it is activated.

  After the firing-related signal output processing S1002, external devices such as a strobe signal used for transmission control of data signals (command signals) to the payout control device 930 and the sub-control device 940, and a management computer for the game machine installation hall (not shown) The external notification signal used for providing predetermined information to the external device is externally output ("transmission control / external notification signal output processing" S1003). Specifically, a payout system strobe control flag, a sub system strobe control flag, a fraud detection flag, a winning flag, and a small profit state transition flag stored in the transmission control / external notification output buffer (part of the RAM) Then, information corresponding to the set state of the large profit state transition flag and the center accessory entry flag is output to the signal transmission circuit for transmission control / external notification signal. Output control from the transmission control / external notification signal transmission / reception circuit is the same as in the case of the signal transmission / reception circuit for the above-mentioned launch-related signals.

  After the signal output processing S1003 of transmission control / external notification, the input state of the power failure signal output from the power source monitoring unit 911 of the power source monitoring device 910 is detected, and whether or not it is a power failure state based on the detection result When a power outage is detected, a predetermined power outage state value is set in the power outage occurrence information (part of the RAM), and when the power is not in a power outage state, the power outage information is different from the power outage state value. An energization state value is set ("power failure information update process" S1004). Specifically, when an on-time power failure signal is continuously detected in a predetermined number of times (two times in this embodiment), the power failure flag is recognized and a predetermined value is set in the power failure flag. The

  After the power failure information update process S1004, it is determined whether fraud has been detected (S1005). Specifically, it is determined whether or not the fraud detection information is a predetermined fraud occurrence value indicating fraud occurrence. The fraud detection information is usually a predetermined value different from the fraud occurrence value. However, when fraud based on the detection of the magnetic sensor 430 is detected in the magnetic sensor monitoring process S1009, and when the center function input described later in the switch monitoring process S1007 is performed. In the ball processing S1108 (see FIG. 24), when a fraud is detected based on the detection of the ball entry switch 11 in a predetermined game stop monitoring period, the fraud occurrence value is changed.

  When it is determined in the determination process S1005 that fraud has not been detected (S1005: N), the output states of the various switches connected to the main controller 920 are signal reception circuits for signal signals (signal transmission / reception circuits). For each switch, the output state read by the current timer interrupt (hereinafter abbreviated as “current output state”), and the previous Based on the output status read by the timer interrupt (hereinafter abbreviated as “previous output status”) and the output status read by the previous timer interrupt (hereinafter abbreviated as “previous output status”) A change in the output state is detected, and after the detection, the current output state and the previous output state are detected in order to detect the output state change in the next timer interrupt. Which is cyclically updated stored as the output state of the previous output state and before last ( "switch reading processing" S1006). Specifically, for each switch, when the previous output state is in the off state, and both the previous output state and the current output state are in the on state, it is detected that the switch is on and the switch type is changed. A corresponding on-transition flag (partial area of RAM) is set, and a previous on-state flag (partial area of RAM) and a previous on-state flag (partial area of RAM) holding the previous output state are set. It is updated (set or released). Noise resistance can be improved by detecting an output state or a change in the output state based on the output state of the switch in multiple timer interruptions. A process for detecting an output state or a change in the output state in accordance with a plurality of output state patterns in this manner is generally referred to as a filtering process. In the present embodiment, the filtering process is performed in software, but in the present invention, the filtering process may be performed in hardware, or the filtering process may not be performed.

  In the switch reading process S1006, specifically, the center variable prize opening switch 13, the left middle variable prize opening switch 14, the lower left variable prize opening switch 15, the middle lower variable prize opening switch 16, the right middle variable prize opening switch 17, the right The output states of the lower variable winning port switch 18, the left normal winning port switch 19L, the right normal winning port switch 19R, the ball switch 11, the left gate switch 12L and the right gate switch 12R are read. In this switch reading process S1006, the output state of the forced initialization switch 107 is not read.

  After the switch reading process S1006, individual processes corresponding to the states of the on-shift flags of the various switches in the switch reading process S1006 are sequentially executed ("switch monitoring process" S1007). Here, the switch monitoring process S1007 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 23 is a flowchart illustrating an example of the switch monitoring process S1007.

  In the switch monitoring process S1007, first, when the on-shift flag of the central variable winning opening switch 13 is set, the value of the winning number counter (part of the RAM) is added to the current value by “1”. The value is updated to the value, and the central variable winning command is stored in the ring buffer (part of the RAM) ("central variable winning process" S1101). Various commands stored in the ring buffer including the central variable winning command are output to the sub control device 940 in the sub system information output processing S1305 in the main processing of the main control device 920. After the central variable winning process S1101, when the on-shift flag of the left middle variable winning opening switch 18 is set, the value of the winning number counter is updated to a value obtained by adding “1” to the current value. The variable winning command is stored in the ring buffer (“left middle variable winning process” S1102). If the on-left flag of the lower left variable winning award opening switch 17 is set after the left middle variable winning process S1102, the value of the winning number counter (part of the RAM) is added to the current value by “1”. The lower left variable winning command is stored in the ring buffer (“lower left variable winning process” S1103). After the lower left variable winning process S1103, if the on / off flag of the middle / lower variable prize opening switch 14 is set, the value of the winning number counter is updated to a value obtained by adding “1” to the current value. The variable winning command is stored in the ring buffer (“lower and middle variable winning process” S1104). After the middle / lower variable winning process S1104, when the on-shift flag of the middle right variable prize opening switch 16 is set, the value of the winning counter is updated to a value obtained by adding “1” to the current value, and the right The middle variable winning command is stored in the ring buffer (“right middle variable winning process” S1105). If the on-shift flag of the lower right variable prize opening switch 15 is set after the middle right variable prize winning process S1105, the value of the prize counter is updated to a value obtained by adding “1” to the current value, and the right The lower variable winning command is stored in the ring buffer (“lower right variable winning process” S1106).

  After the lower right variable winning process S1106, when the on transition flag of the left normal winning opening switch 19L is set, the value of the winning number counter is updated to a value obtained by adding “1” to the current value and is also normal. When the value of the winning number counter (part of the RAM) is updated to a value obtained by adding “1” to the current value, and the ON transition flag of the right winning port switch 19R is set, the number of winning prizes The value of the counter and the normal winning number counter (part of the RAM) is updated to a value obtained by adding “1” to the current value (“normal winning process” S1107).

  After the normal winning process S1107, the center accessory entering process S1108 is executed according to the state of the on-shift flag of the enter switch 11. Here, the center role entry processing S1108 will be described in detail. FIG. 24 is a flowchart showing an example of the center accessory entry process.

  In the center accessory entering process S1108, as shown in FIG. 24, it is first determined whether or not the on-shift flag of the entrance switch 11 is set (S101). When the on-shift flag of the entrance switch 11 is not set, the center accessory entry processing S1108 ends without executing any processing. When the on-shift flag of the entrance switch 11 is set (S101: Y), whether or not the game stop monitoring timer T1 (abbreviated as “timer T1”) is “0” (reference value). It is determined (S102). The game stop monitoring timer T1 is a timer that operates based on detection of vibration that satisfies a predetermined condition by the vibration sensor 10. When the game stop monitoring timer T1 is “0”, the vibration that satisfies the predetermined condition is not detected, or the vibration that satisfies the predetermined condition is detected, but the predetermined game stop monitoring period has ended. When the game stop monitoring timer T1 is not “0”, it means that a vibration satisfying a predetermined condition is detected and the predetermined game stop monitoring period has not ended. The game stop monitoring timer T1 is set in the vibration sensor monitoring process S1010. When the game stop monitoring timer T1 is “0” (S102: Y), the value of the number-of-entry counter (a partial area of the RAM) is updated to a value obtained by adding “1” to the current value ( “Incoming ball number update process” S103). After the number-of-balls update process S102, a ball-entering command is stored in the ring buffer ("ball-entering command setting process" S104).

  When it is determined in the determination process S102 that the game stop monitoring timer T1 is other than “0” (S102: N), a predetermined fraud occurrence value is set in the fraud detection information (“fraud detection information update process”). S105). After the fraud detection information update process S105, the fraud detection flag of the transmission control / external broadcast output buffer is set ("fraud report setting process" S106). When the fraud detection flag is set, an on-state fraud detection signal is output to a supervising computer or the like outside the gaming machine in the next timer interrupt processing transmission control / external notification signal output processing S1003 (see FIG. 22). Thus, the fraud detection signal is kept on until it is shifted to the power failure state. After the fraud notification setting process S106, the firing solenoid drive flag and the ball feed solenoid drive flag of the launch output buffer are canceled ("launch related information setting process" S107), and the stop firing control signal and the stop ball feed control are performed. The signal is output to the outside of the main controller 920 (“fired-related signal output processing” S108). The firing related signal output processing S108 is substantially the same processing as the firing related signal output processing S1002 (FIG. 22). As a result, the firing solenoid 152 and the ball feed solenoid 151 are forcibly shifted to a stopped state, and the game progress is forcibly stopped. Note that after a predetermined fraud occurrence value is set in the fraud detection information in the fraud detection information update process S105, it is determined that the fraud is detected in the determination process S1005 (see FIG. 22) (S1005: Y), and the launch solenoid By skipping the firing control processing S1008 (see FIG. 22) for updating the driving state of 152 and the ball feed solenoid 151, the firing solenoid 152 and the ball feed solenoid 151 are maintained in the stopped state until a transition to the power failure state is made. . Further, an unauthorized vibration induction detection command is output to the sub-control device 940 (“illegal vibration induction detection command output process” S109). As a result, notification indicating that the induction of unauthorized vibration is detected is started in the light emitting devices 121 to 125 and the acoustic device 180. This notification is also continued until a transition to the power failure state is made.

  If the on-shift flag of the left gate switch 12L is set after the center accessory entry processing S1108 as shown in FIG. 23, the value of the left gate passage number counter is set to “1”. The left gate passing command is stored in the ring buffer (“left gate passing process” S1109). If the ON transition flag of the right gate switch 12R is set after the left gate passage processing S1108, the value of the right gate passage number counter is updated to a value obtained by adding “1” to the current value, and the right gate passage processing is completed. The command is stored in the ring buffer (“Right Gate Passing Process” S1110).

  After the switch monitoring process S1007 composed of the central variable winning process S1101 to the right gate passing process S1110, as shown in FIG. 22, the driving of the firing solenoid 152 and the ball feed solenoid 151 in the launching device 150 is controlled. Launch-related information is set (“fire control process” S1008). Specifically, the states of the firing solenoid drive flag and the ball feed solenoid drive flag are updated. Here, the firing control process S1008 will be described in detail. FIG. 25 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a firing control process.

  In the firing control process S1108, as shown in FIG. 25, first, it is determined whether or not the firing permission signal from the firing operation device 170 is in an on state (S1201). The output state of the firing permission signal is an on state in which the firing handle 172 is rotated by an angle greater than or equal to a predetermined angle, the contact sensor 174 senses contact with the player, and the firing stop switch 175 is It is in an on state when not being operated, and is in an off state in other cases. Further, it is determined whether or not the firing stop signal (abnormal signal 2) is in an on state (S1202). During a normal game, the firing permission signal is kept on and the firing stop signal is kept off. If it is determined that the firing permission signal is in the on state and the firing stop signal is in the off state, whether or not the value of the firing cycle timer (part of the RAM) is “0”. Is determined (S1203). The firing cycle timer is a timer for regulating the launch interval of the game balls. Normally, if the value is “0”, it means a interval between two successive launch interval periods, and the value is “0”. "Other than" "means that it is within the firing interval period. In this determination process S1203, it is not determined that the value of the firing cycle timer is “0”, except in a special case where the firing operation device 170 is operated and returns from the power failure state.

  If the value of the firing cycle timer is not “0”, the value is updated to a value obtained by subtracting “1” from the current value (“fire cycle timer update process” S1204). After the firing cycle timer update process S1204, it is again determined whether or not the firing cycle timer is “0” (S1205). In this determination process S1205, if the value of the firing cycle timer is “0”, it means that this is the end of the current firing interval period. If it is determined in S1205 that the firing period timer is “0”, the value of the ball feed timer is set to a predetermined value as preparation for launch control in the next launch interval period in order to end the present launch interval period. The value (in this embodiment, “74” corresponding to about 74 ms) is set (“ball feed timer setting process” S1206), and the value of the firing timer corresponds to a predetermined specified value (in this embodiment, about 12 ms). “12”) (“fire timer setting process” S1207). Here, the ball feed timer is a timer for determining the operation period of the ball feed solenoid 151, and the firing timer is a timer for determining the operation period of the firing solenoid 152. After the ball feed timer setting process S1206 and the firing timer setting process S1207, as a preparation for launch control in the next launch interval period, the launch period timer value is a predetermined specified value (in this embodiment, “602” corresponding to approximately 602 ms). ("Launch cycle timer setting process" S1208).

  If it is determined in the determination process S1205 that the firing cycle timer is not “0” (S1205N), the current firing interval period does not end. The setting process S1208 is skipped.

  When it is determined in the determination process S1201 that the firing permission signal is not in the on state (S1201: N), when it is determined in the determination process S1202 that the firing stop signal is in the on state (S1202: Y), the firing is performed in the determination process S1203. When it is determined that the value of the cycle timer is “0” (S1203: Y), the firing cycle timer update processing S1204 to the firing timer setting processing S1207 are skipped, and the firing cycle timer setting processing is performed. S1208 is executed.

  Thereafter, the firing solenoid drive flag and the ball feed solenoid drive flag are released (“fired related information release process” S1209). After the firing-related information release processing S1209, it is determined whether or not the value of the firing timer is “0” (S1210). If the value of the firing timer is not “0” (S1210: N), the firing solenoid Since the operation period is 152, the value is updated to a value obtained by subtracting “1” from the current value (“fire timer update process” S1211), and the fire solenoid drive flag (abbreviated as “fire flag” in the figure). ) Is set ("fire flag setting process" S1212). On the other hand, when the value of the firing timer is “0” (S1210: Y), the firing timer update processing S1211 and the firing flag update processing S1212 are skipped, the firing timer maintains “0”, and the firing solenoid is driven. The flag maintains its release state with the release in the firing related information release processing S1209. Subsequently, it is determined whether or not the value of the ball feed timer is “0” (S1213). When the value of the ball feed timer is not “0” (S1213: N), the operation period of the ball feed solenoid 151 is increased. Therefore, the value is updated to a value obtained by subtracting “1” from the current value (“ball feed timer update process” S1214), and a ball feed solenoid drive flag (abbreviated as “ball feed flag” in the figure). Is set ("ball feed flag setting process" S1215). On the other hand, when the value of the ball feed timer is “0” (S1213: Y), the ball feed timer update process S1211 and the ball feed flag update process S1212 are skipped, and the ball feed timer maintains “0”. The firing solenoid drive flag maintains its release state with the release in the firing related information release processing S1209. Based on the information of the launch solenoid drive flag and the ball feed solenoid drive flag updated in the launch control process S1008, the launch control signal and the ball feed control signal are obtained by the launch related signal output process S1002 (see FIG. 22) in the next timer interrupt process. Is output from the main controller 920.

  By repeating the timer interrupt process, the firing interval is limited to about 602 ms. In addition, the ball feed control signal in the ON state is output for about 74 ms from the start end of the firing interval period, and the operation state of the ball feed solenoid 151 is maintained, and then the stop state is maintained until the end of the firing interval period. Is done. In addition, an on-state firing control signal is output for about 12 ms from the beginning of the firing interval period, and the firing solenoid 152 is maintained in an operating state, and then the stopped state is maintained until the end of the firing interval period. . Thereby, one game ball is ejected from the launching device 150 during the firing interval period.

  After the launch control process S1008, as shown in FIG. 22, the magnetic sensor signal from the magnetic sensor 430 is monitored, and fraud is detected based on the magnetic sensor signal ("magnetic sensor monitoring process" S1009). Specifically, when an off-state magnetic sensor signal indicating that no magnetism is detected is detected and then an on-state magnetic sensor signal is continuously detected in 50 timer interruptions, illegal magnetic induction is performed. And the substantially same processing as the fraud detection information update processing S105 to the firing related signal output processing S108 shown in FIG. 24 is executed. As a result, the firing solenoid 152 and the ball feed solenoid 151 are forcibly shifted to a stopped state, and the game progress is forcibly stopped. In addition, in the magnetic sensor monitoring process S1009, an unauthorized magnetic induction detection command is output to the sub-control device 940 instead of the unauthorized vibration induction detection command, and a notification indicating that the unauthorized magnetic induction is detected is emitted from the light emitting devices 121 to 125 and the sound. It will be started in the device 180. The forcible stop state of the game progress and the notification state of the illegal magnetic induction are continued until a transition to the power failure state is made.

  After the magnetic sensor monitoring process S1009, the vibration sensor signal from the vibration sensor 10 is monitored, and unauthorized vibration induction is detected based on the magnetic sensor signal ("vibration sensor monitoring process" S1010). Here, the vibration sensor monitoring process S1010 will be described. FIG. 26 is a flowchart illustrating an example of the vibration sensor monitoring process.

  In the vibration sensor monitoring process S1010, as shown in FIG. 26, first, the value of the game stop monitoring timer T1 (abbreviated as “timer T1” in the figure) is a predetermined reference value (“0” in this embodiment). It is determined whether or not there is (S201), and if the value of the game stop monitoring timer T1 is not the reference value (S201: N), the value of the game stop monitoring timer T1 is reduced by “1” from the current value. On the other hand, when the value of the game stop monitoring timer T1 is the reference value (S201: Y), the timer T1 update process S202 is skipped and the reference value is maintained. .

  It is determined whether or not it is in a vibration detection state based on whether or not the vibration sensor signal from the vibration sensor 10 is in an on state (S203). When the vibration sensor signal is in the ON state (S203: Y), the value of the vibration detection counter C1 (abbreviated as “counter C1” in the drawing) is set to the current value as a predetermined vibration detection value (“3” in this embodiment). ) Is added (“Counter C1 update process” S204). After the counter C1 update process S204, it is determined whether or not the value of the vibration detection counter C1 is greater than or equal to a specified maximum value (in this embodiment, “255”) (S205). When the vibration detection counter C1 is set to the specified maximum value (“counter C1 setting process” S206) and does not exceed the specified maximum value, the counter C1 setting process S205 is skipped and the updated value is maintained.

  On the other hand, if it is determined in the determination process S203 that the vibration sensor signal is in an off state (S203: N), whether or not the value of the vibration detection counter C1 is a reference value (“0” in this embodiment) is determined. It is determined (S207). When the value of the vibration detection counter C1 is not the reference value (S207: N), the value of the vibration detection counter C1 is updated to a value obtained by subtracting a predetermined non-vibration detection value (“1” in this embodiment) from the current value. ("Counter C1 update process" S208). After the counter C1 update process S208, it is determined whether or not the updated value of the vibration detection counter C1 is a reference value (S209). When the updated value of the vibration detection counter C1 is the reference value (S209: N), it is determined whether or not the excessive vibration flag F1 (abbreviated as “flag F1” in the drawing) is released ( S210). When the excess vibration flag F1 is not released, that is, when the excess vibration flag F1 is set (S210: N), the excess vibration flag F1 is released ("flag F1 release process" S211), A vibration notification stop command is output from the main controller 920 to the sub-control device 940 (“excessive vibration notification stop command output process” S212), and the vibration detection counter C1 is set to a reference value (“counter C1 setting process”). S213).

  When it is determined in the determination process S210 that the excessive vibration flag F1 has been released (S210: Y), the flag F1 release process S211 to the counter C1 setting process S213 are skipped. If it is determined in the determination process S209 that the value of the vibration detection counter C1 is not the reference value (S209: Y), the determination process S210 to the counter C1 setting process S213 is skipped. When it is determined in the determination process S207 that the vibration detection counter C1 is the reference value (S207: Y), the counter C1 update process S208 to the counter C1 setting process S213 are skipped.

  After the counter C1 setting processing S206, S213, etc., it is determined whether or not the value of the vibration detection counter C1 is less than the excessive vibration threshold (in this embodiment, “90”) (“excess vibration determination processing” S214). When the value of the vibration detection counter C1 is equal to or greater than the excess vibration threshold (S214: N), it is determined whether or not the vibration detection flag F1 is set (S215), and the vibration detection flag F1 is not set. In (S215: N), the vibration detection flag F1 is set (“flag F1 setting process” S216), and an excessive vibration notification start command is output from the main control device 920 to the sub-control device 940 (“excess vibration”). Notification start command output process "S217). In addition, in response to the reception of the excessive vibration notification start command, the sub control device 940 operates the frame light emitting devices 121 to 125 and the acoustic device 180 to notify them of the occurrence of excessive vibration. On the other hand, when it is determined that the vibration detection flag F1 is set (S215: Y), it is determined whether or not the value of the vibration detection counter C1 is less than the excessive vibration threshold ("240" in this embodiment). ("Excessive vibration determination process" S218), and if the value is equal to or greater than the excessive vibration threshold (S218: N), the value of the game stop monitoring timer T1 (abbreviated as "timer T1" in the figure) is predetermined. (“1500” corresponding to 1.5 seconds in this embodiment) is set (“timer T1 setting process” S219). On the other hand, when it is determined that the value of the vibration detection counter C1 is less than the excessive vibration threshold (S218: Y), the timer T1 setting process S219 is skipped and the value of the game stop monitoring timer T1 is maintained. A period in which a value other than “0” is set in the game stop monitoring timer T1 is a game stop monitoring period. When the ball entering switch 11 senses during the game stop monitoring period, the progress of the game is stopped as described above. Will be.

  After the vibration sensor monitoring process S1010 constituted by the determination process S201 to the timer T1 setting process S219, as shown in FIG. 22, the value of the number of interrupts (part of the RAM) indicating the number of times the timer interrupt has been executed is The current value is updated to a value obtained by adding “1” (“interrupt count update process” S1011). The timer interrupt process is completed by executing the interrupt number update process S1011.

  Next, main processing executed by main controller 920 will be described. FIG. 27 is a flowchart showing an example of main processing (abbreviated as “main control main processing” in the drawing) of the main control device. In the main process executed in response to the recovery from the power failure state, as shown in FIG. 27, first, a process for starting up the main controller 920 and a process for initializing various information are executed ( “Control start processing” S1301). Here, the control start process S1301 will be described in detail. FIG. 28 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a control start process. In the control start process S1301, as shown in FIG. 28, an initial value is set to the stack pointer (part of the RAM) that controls the execution of the program (“program start process” S1401). After the program start processing S1401, the system waits for a predetermined time until the payout control device 930, the sub control device 940, and the like start up ("peripheral device startup standby processing" S1402). After the peripheral device startup standby processing S1402, various information held in the RAM is forcibly determined depending on whether or not the forced initialization signal from the forced initialization switch 107 of the power supply / emission control device 900 is on. It is determined whether or not to initialize (S1403). When the forced initialization signal is in the off state (S1403: N), it is determined whether or not the power failure occurrence information (part of the RAM) is set to a predetermined power failure occurrence value (S1404). When the power outage occurrence information is a power outage occurrence value (S1404: Y), the RAM judgment value corresponding to the 2's complement of the checksum of the predetermined area of the RAM in the control end processing S1413 at the time of shifting to the previous power outage state. Since it is calculated, a checksum of the same area of the RAM is calculated, and it is determined whether or not the stored information is normally held based on the calculated checksum and the RAM determination value (S1405). ). When the holding information is normally held (S1405: Y), the power failure occurrence information is updated to a predetermined reference value (“power failure occurrence information release processing” S1406), and the holding information is a predetermined area of the RAM. ("Retained information return process" S1407). By returning the stored information, the control state immediately before the transition to the previous power failure state is restored. However, even if various error states such as fraud detection errors have occurred immediately before the transition to the previous power failure state, these error states are all cancelled.

  When it is determined in the determination process S1403 that the forced initialization signal is in the on state (S1403: Y), or when it is determined in the determination process S1404 that the power failure occurrence value is not set in the power failure occurrence information (S1404: N). If the holding information is not normally held in the determination process S1405 (S1405: N), the holding information in the RAM is initialized ("holding information initialization process" S1408), and the initialization command is controlled by the main control. The data is output from the device 920 to both the payout control device 930 and the sub-control device 940 (“initialization command output processing” S1409). In each of the payout control device 930 and the sub control device 940 that have received the initialization command, a predetermined initialization process is executed.

  After the retained information return processing S1407 and the initialization command output processing S1409, various interrupt control modes such as timer interrupt are set ("interrupt mode setting processing" S1410). Various interrupts are permitted after the interrupt mode setting process S1410 ("interrupt permission process" S1411). The control start process S1301 ends when the interrupt permission process S1411 ends.

  The control start process S1301 is executed only once after returning from the power failure state, and thereafter, as shown in FIG. 27, the process proceeds to a loop process that is repeatedly executed unless the power failure state is entered.

  In the loop process, first, various interrupts such as a timer interrupt are prohibited ("interrupt prohibition process" S1302). After the interrupt prohibition process S1302, it is determined whether or not fraud is detected based on whether or not the fraud detection information is a predetermined fraud occurrence value (S1303). When fraud is not detected (S1303: N), various external notification information for controlling the output state of various external notification signals transmitted to the supervising computer or the like outside the gaming machine 100 depends on the situation. ("External broadcast information update process" S1304). Specifically, a right gate passage notification flag (a type of external notification information) for notifying that a game ball has passed through the right gate switch 12R inside the center accessory 41, that is, having shifted to a large profit state. Is updated with reference to the value of the right gate passage number counter, and the value of the right gate passage number counter is updated. In addition, the center feature entry ball for notifying that the game ball has entered the center feature 41 through the middle prize winning port 43, that is, that the state has shifted to the profit state without distinguishing between the large profit state and the small profit state. The notification flag (a type of external notification information) is updated with reference to the value of the number of balls entered counter, and the value of the number of balls entered counter is updated. In addition, a left gate passage notification flag (external notification information) for notifying that the game ball has passed through the left gate switch 12L inside the center accessory 41, that is, that it has shifted to the small profit state (night game state). Is updated with reference to the value of the left gate passage number counter, and the value of the left gate passage number counter is updated. Finally, a normal winning notification flag (a type of external notification information) for notifying that the game ball has passed through various general winning openings is updated with reference to the value of the normal winning number counter, The value is updated. Note that the fraud detection flag, which is a type of external notification information, is updated by the fraud detection flag setting process S106 (see FIG. 24) in the center role entry process S1108.

  After the external notification information update processing S1304, various commands stored in the ring buffer are output from the main control device 920 to the sub control device 940 in the order of storage ("sub system information output processing" S1305). In the sub system information output processing S1305, a transmission control signal is also output to the sub control device 940 along with the output of various commands. After the sub system information output process S1305, various commands are output from the main controller 920 to the payout control apparatus 930 based on the value of the winning number counter and various payout status information ("payout system information output process" S1306). . In the payout system information output process S1306, a transmission control signal is also output to the payout control device 930 along with the output of the winning command. In this embodiment, since the number of game balls to be paid out at the time of winning is the same regardless of the type of winning opening, control is performed so that one type of winning command is output as many times as the number of winnings. A configuration may be employed in which the number of payouts is calculated according to a prize and different commands are output according to the number of payouts. Further, in the present invention, it may be configured to have a plurality of types of winning holes different in the number of game balls to be paid out at the time of winning a prize. The payout number may be calculated according to the winning prize, and different commands may be output according to the payout number. In this embodiment, these processes are executed in a state in which interrupts are prohibited so that the sub system information output process S1305 and the payout system information output process S1306 are not interrupted by the interrupts. This is because the sub system information output process S1305 and the payout system information output process S1306 can be simplified. In this embodiment, the total number of commands output in the sub system information output process S1305 and the payout system information output process S1306 of one loop process is restricted to a predetermined number (for example, “4”) or less. One loop process is configured to finish within a predetermined time (for example, 4 ms).

  After the payout system information output process S1306, various interrupts such as a timer interrupt are permitted ("interrupt permission process" S1307). After the interrupt permission process S1307, the output state of the prize ball count signal output from the payout control device 930 (the signal corresponding to the detection by the payout count switch 362 of the game balls paid out from the payout device 358) and the reception of the prize ball count signal Based on the value of the paying-out timer (part of the RAM) for monitoring the situation, the payout state of the prize ball is confirmed, and a paying-out flag (payout state information) for identifying whether or not the payout is being paid according to the situation When a payout flag is set, a payout start command is stored in the ring buffer, and when the payout flag is canceled, a payout end command is stored in the ring buffer (“award”). Ball payout state monitoring process "S1308). Note that the sub-control device 940 starts notifying that the frame light emitting devices 121 to 125 are paying out by receiving the payout notification start command, and ends the notifying being paid out by receiving the payout notification start command.

  After the prize ball payout state monitoring process S1308, the occurrence of an abnormality in the payout device 358 or the front frame switch 109 connected to the payout control device based on the output state of the abnormal signal output from the payout control device 930. The storage ball switch 363 detects an abnormality, updates a payout abnormality flag (a type of payout status information) for identifying whether or not a payout-related abnormality is occurring according to the situation, and issues a payout abnormality flag. Is set, the payout abnormality occurrence command is stored in the ring buffer, and when the payout abnormality flag is canceled, the payout abnormality eliminating command is stored in the ring buffer ("payout abnormality monitoring process" S1309). Note that the sub-control device 940 starts notification during payout by the frame light emitting devices 121 to 125 and the audio device 180 upon receipt of the payout abnormality occurrence command, and ends notification during payout upon receipt of the payout abnormality cancellation command. Become.

  After the prize ball payout state monitoring process S1309, the storage state of the game balls in the lower plate 160 is confirmed based on the output upper body of the ball overflow signal based on the detection state of the ball overflow switch 164. A ball overflow flag (a type of payout status information) for identifying whether or not the tank is full is updated, and when the ball overflow flag is set, a ball overflow occurrence command is stored in the ring buffer, and the ball overflow flag is set. In the case of cancellation, a ball overflow elimination command is stored in the ring buffer (“lower tray storage state monitoring process” S13010). In addition, the sub-control device 940 starts notification of the lower pan full by the frame light emitting devices 121 to 125 and the sound device 180 by receiving the ball overflow occurrence command, and notifies the lower pan full by receiving the ball overflow elimination command. It will be terminated.

  If fraud is detected in the determination process S1303, the external notification information update process S1304 to the lower dish storage state monitoring process S1310 are skipped in order to maintain the game progress stop state, and various interrupts such as a timer interrupt are issued. Only the process to permit ("interrupt permission process" S1311) is executed. As a result, it is possible to prevent various information from being updated and the state of the peripheral device from being changed. In addition, since the power failure signal can be monitored by executing the interrupt permission processing S1311, the control processing can be normally terminated when shifting to the power failure state necessary for canceling the game progress stop state. It becomes.

  After the lower tray storage state monitoring process S1310 and the interrupt permission process S1311, it is determined whether or not the power failure occurrence information is a power failure occurrence value or not to determine whether or not the power has changed to a power failure state (S1312). If the state has not shifted to the power failure state (S1312: N), it is predetermined after the previous loop processing is completed depending on whether or not the number of timer interrupts is a predetermined value (“4” in this embodiment). It is determined whether or not the timer interrupt has been executed for the number of times (four times in this embodiment) (S1313). If the predetermined number of timer interrupts have not been executed (S1313: N), the process returns to the determination process S1312. . As a result, while waiting for a predetermined number of timer interrupts to be executed while monitoring the transition to the power failure state, loop processing is executed at regular time intervals. On the other hand, if it is determined that a predetermined number of timer interrupts have been executed (S1313: Y), the interrupt count is initialized to a reference value (“0” in this embodiment) (“interrupt count initialization process” S1314). Then, the process returns to the interrupt prohibition process S1302.

  If it is determined in the determination process S1312 that the state has shifted to the power failure state (S1312: Y), interruption is prohibited, and a power failure command indicating that the state has shifted to the power failure state is output to the sub-control device 940. The output state of the signal transmission circuit for signal and the signal transmission circuit for transmission control / external notification signal is set to the off state, and the RAM judgment value RAM corresponding to the 2's complement of the checksum of the predetermined area of the RAM is calculated. ("Control end process" S1315). After that, it enters an infinite loop and waits until it recovers from the power failure state.

(Main configuration related to vibration detection according to the present invention)
A configuration related to vibration detection and operation based thereon that is a main feature of the present invention will be described together. As described above, the pachinko machine 100 includes the vibration sensor 10 (a kind of [vibration detecting means]; see FIGS. 5, 7, and 21) and a launching device 150 (a part of a kind of [game ball ejecting means]; 20 and FIG. 21), launch operation device 170 (see FIG. 20 and FIG. 21), center actor 41 (a kind of [profit type distribution means]; see FIG. 3 and FIG. 6), and the entrance switch 11 (a kind of [profit state transition confirmation detection means]; see FIGS. 5, 7 and 21), a left normal winning opening switch 19L (a kind of [winning detection means]; see FIGS. 5 and 21), a plurality of Variable winning device (a kind of [profit providing means]; specifically, the central variable winning device 46, the middle lower variable winning device 47B, the lower right variable winning device 48B, and the middle right variable shown in FIGS. 3 and 21) Winning device 49B, lower left variable winning device 55B and left middle variable winning device 56 ) And a plurality of variable prize opening switches (a kind of [winning detection means]; specifically, the center variable prize opening switch 13, the middle / lower variable prize opening switch 14 shown in FIG. 5 and FIG. 21, the lower right Variable prize winning opening switch 15, right middle variable winning prize opening switch 16, lower left variable winning prize opening switch 17 and left middle variable winning prize opening switch 18), and a plurality of link mechanisms (a type of [profit state transition means]; Are a right link mechanism L1, a lower link mechanism L2 and a left link mechanism L3 (see FIG. 5), a main control device 920 (see FIGS. 4 and 21), and a payout device 382 (a kind of [payout means]; 2), a payout control device 930 (a part of [payout control means]; see FIG. 20 and FIG. 21), and a frame light emitting device 121-125 (a part of [notification means]; FIG. 2 and FIG. 21) and the acoustic device 18 (Part of a kind of [notification means]; see FIG. 21) and, and a sub-control unit 940 (a portion of one of the [notification control unit]).

  The vibration sensor 10 includes a detector (not shown) that moves in accordance with the vibration of the pachinko machine 100, and detects vibration based on the movement of the detector. The vibration sensor 10 outputs an on-state vibration sensor signal when vibration of a predetermined magnitude or more is detected, and otherwise outputs an off-state vibration sensor signal. Note that an on-state vibration sensor signal is continuously or intermittently output for one excitation. When a large vibration is applied, the vibration sensor signal in the on state is usually output intermittently. The output state of the vibration sensor signal is monitored regularly, specifically, every 1 ms period which is a timer interruption period of the main controller 920 (vibration sensor monitoring process S1010 in FIGS. 22 and 26).

  The center accessory 41 includes a sorting mechanism (a part of [sorting mechanism]) mainly composed of a drum 414 (see FIGS. 10 and 11) and a rotating body 432 (see FIGS. 10 and 11). If the game ball enters the center role 41 through the middle top winning opening 43 (see FIGS. 3 and 6), a large profit state (a kind of [profit state]) or a small profit state ([profit state]) Will be shifted to any profit state. Specifically, the game ball that has entered the center accessory 41 through the middle top winning opening 43 is, by the distribution mechanism, the downflow passage provided with the right gate switch 12R (see FIGS. 5 and 21) or the left gate switch 12L. (Refer to FIG. 5 and FIG. 21) It is mechanically distributed to one of the downflow passages provided. The game ball guided to the downflow passage provided with the right gate switch 12R sequentially operates the right link mechanism L1 (see FIG. 5) and the lower link mechanism L2 (see FIG. 5). Due to the operation of the link mechanism L2, some variable winning devices (specifically, the central variable winning device 46, the right middle variable winning device 49B, the lower left variable winning device 55B, the middle lower variable winning device 47B, and the lower right variable winning device). 48B; see FIG. 3) shifts to a winning-permitted state. This transition is a transition to a large profit state. Similarly, the game ball guided to the flow-down passage provided with the left gate switch 12L operates the left link mechanism L3 (see FIG. 5), and other variable winning devices (specifically, by the operation of the left link mechanism L3) Specifically, the left middle variable winning device 56B (see FIG. 3) shifts to the winning permission state. This transition is a transition to the small profit state.

  The ball entry switch 11 detects a game ball that has entered the center accessory 41 through the middle prize winning port 43 before reaching the distribution mechanism. The entrance switch 11 outputs an entrance detection signal in an on state when a game ball is detected, and an entrance detection signal in an off state in other cases. The output state of the entrance detection signal is monitored regularly, specifically, every 1 ms period which is the timer interrupt period of the main controller 920. Based on the output state of the entrance detection signal, the entrance switch 11 is detected, and the on-transition flag of the entrance switch 11 is set (switch reading process S1006 in FIG. 22).

  The left normal winning port switch 19L detects a game ball that has entered the center accessory 41 through the middle upper winning port 43 after operating predetermined link mechanisms L1 to L3. The left normal winning opening switch 19L outputs a normal winning detection signal in an on state when a game ball is detected, and outputs an ordinary winning detection signal in an off state in other cases. The output state of the normal winning detection signal is monitored in the same manner as in the case of the winning switch 11, and based on the output state of the normal winning detection signal, the ON transition state of the left normal winning port switch 19L is detected, and the left The on-shift flag of the normal winning opening switch 19L is set (switch reading process S1006 in FIG. 22). Further, the plurality of variable prize opening switches 13 to 18 are monitored in the same manner as in the case of the left ordinary prize opening switch 19L. When the on-shift flag of any one of the prize opening switches 13 to 18 and 19L is set, a predetermined number of game balls are paid out by the payout device 358.

  Here, the control which detects the vibration performed by the main controller 920 is demonstrated. In response to detection of an on-state vibration sensor signal from the vibration sensor 10 (S204: Y), “3 (a kind of [vibration detection value])” is added to the value of the vibration detection counter C1 (S204). Note that the vibration detection counter C1 in this embodiment is 8-bit information (“0” to “255”). If the value of the vibration detection counter C1 exceeds “255 (specified maximum value)” as a result of the addition (S205: Y), the value of the vibration detection counter C1 is reset to “255” (S206). Specifically, when the carry flag is set at the time of addition (S206: Y), “255” is set as the value of the vibration detection counter C1. As a result, during the period in which the vibration sensor signal is in the ON state, the value of the vibration detection counter C1 increases by “3”, and when the value reaches “255”, it is maintained at “255”. .

  On the other hand, in response to the detection of the vibration sensor signal in the off state (S204: N), “1 ([one type of non-vibration detection value])” is subtracted from the value of the vibration detection counter C1 (S208). If the value of the vibration detection counter C1 is less than “0 (a kind of [reference value])” as a result of the subtraction, the value of the vibration detection counter C1 is reset to “0” (S213). Specifically, when the value of the vibration detection counter C1 is “0” before the subtraction (S207: Y), the subtraction is not executed (S208 is skipped), and the zero flag is set during the subtraction. In the case (S209: N), “0” is set as the value of the vibration detection counter C1. As a result, the value of the vibration detection counter C1 is maintained at “0” when no vibration is generated, and after the vibration is generated, the vibration sensor signal during or after the vibration is stopped. When the value decreases by “1” during the period in which the signal is off and reaches “0”, it is maintained at “0”.

  When a large vibration is applied to the gaming machine, the value of the vibration detection counter C1 usually increases to a large value. Therefore, when the value of the vibration detection counter C1 is equal to or greater than “90 (a kind of [excessive vibration threshold])” (S214: N), it is detected as excessive vibration such as hitting a gaming machine intentionally, The excessive vibration flag F1 is set (S216). Further, in response to detection of excessive vibration, the occurrence of excessive vibration is notified by light emission of the predetermined frame light emitting devices 121 to 125. Specifically, an excessive vibration notification start command is output from the main control device 920 to the sub-control device 940 in response to detection of excessive vibration (S217), and the sub-control device 940 that has received the excessive vibration notification start command performs predetermined processing. The frame light emitting devices 121 to 125 are actuated to notify the occurrence of excessive vibration. Note that if the value of the vibration detection counter C1 is not equal to or greater than “90 (a kind of [excess vibration threshold])” (S214: Y), it is not determined that the vibration is excessive (S216). No skip) and no notification of the occurrence of excessive vibration is also performed (S217 skip).

  When the value of the vibration detection counter C1 exceeds “90” and becomes “240 (a kind of [excessive vibration threshold])” or more (S218: N), the middle prize winning port 43 of the center accessory 41 is displayed. Since there is an extremely high possibility of illegal vibration guidance for guiding the game ball, monitoring of the game ball entering the center accessory 41 via the middle top winning opening 43 is started (S219). Specifically, “1500 (specified value)” is set as the value of the game stop monitoring timer T1. The game stop monitoring timer T1 is decremented by “1” for each timer interruption of the main controller 920 after the value of the vibration detection counter C1 is decreased to “240” (S202). When the value of the game stop monitoring timer T1 is “0” (S201: Y), no subtraction is executed (S202 is skipped). Therefore, the period in which a value other than “0” is set in the game stop monitoring timer T1 is the game stop monitoring period, and its start is when the vibration detection counter C1 is “240” or more, and its end is This is when substantially 1500 ms have elapsed since the vibration detection counter C1 became “240” or less.

  This is the case where the on-shift flag of the pitch switch 11 is set by the entry of the game ball to the center accessory 41 through the middle top winning opening 43 (S101: Y), and the game stop monitoring period (S102). : N), it is detected that an illegal vibration induction has occurred, a predetermined fraud occurrence value is set in the fraud detection information (S105), and the game progress is forcibly stopped. Specifically, the firing solenoid drive flag and the ball feed solenoid drive flag are canceled (S107), and an off-state launch control signal and an off-state ball feed control signal are output according to the flag states ( S108). As a result, the launching device 150 is forcibly stopped, and thereafter, since a fraud occurrence value is set in the fraud detection information (S1005: Y), various switches including the driving state of the launching device 150, etc. Since the state is not updated (S1008 to S1010 skip), the game progress is permanently stopped. In addition, the occurrence of unauthorized vibration induction is notified to an external management computer or the like. Specifically, a fraud detection flag is set (S106), and a fraud detection signal is output to the supervising computer or the like according to the setting of the fraud detection flag. The supervising computer that has received the fraud detection signal reports the occurrence of fraud. Further, the occurrence of illegal vibration induction is notified by the frame light emitting devices 121 to 125 and the acoustic device 180. Specifically, an improper vibration induction detection command is output in response to detection of the improper vibration induction (S109), and the sub-control device 940 that has received the improper vibration induction detection command causes the frame light emitting devices 121 to 125 and the acoustic device 180 to be output. Is activated, and the occurrence of illegal vibration induction is notified.

  Here, the operation of the gaming machine when vibration is applied will be specifically described substantially along a time series. FIG. 29 is a timing chart qualitatively illustrating the method for detecting excessive vibration. In FIG. 29, the vibration sensor signal after time t9 is not shown, but is kept off. As shown in FIG. 29, when the vibration sensor signal shifts to the on state at time t0, the value of the vibration detection counter C1 increases by “3” every timer interrupt period, and the vibration sensor signal shifts to the off state. The increase continues until. Thereafter, when the vibration sensor signal shifts to the OFF state at time t1, the value of the vibration detection counter C1 decreases by “1” every timer interrupt period, and the decrease continues until the vibration sensor signal shifts to the OFF state. In FIG. 29, the value of the vibration detection counter C1 is shown to increase smoothly from time t0 to time t1 and decrease smoothly from time t1 to time t2. It has changed. The same applies to the increase and decrease in other sections. Thereafter, according to the output state of the vibration sensor signal, the value of the vibration detection counter C1 increases from time t2 to time t3, time t4 to time t5, and time t6 to time t7, and from time t3 to time t4, time t5. It decreases at time t6, time t7 to time t8, and time t4 to time t5. If the value of the vibration detection counter C1 becomes “90” or more, which is an excessive vibration threshold, at time ta, it is detected that excessive vibration has occurred. When the vibration sensor signal is turned on at time t8, the value of the vibration detection counter C1 similarly increases. However, when the value reaches “255” which is the specified maximum value at time tm, the value is maintained. When the value of the vibration detection counter C1 becomes “240” or more, which is the excessive vibration threshold, at time tb, it is detected that excessive vibration has occurred. It is updated according to the output state of the vibration sensor signal. When the vibration sensor signal is turned off at time t9, the value of the vibration detection counter C1 decreases and decreases until the value reaches “0” which is the reference value. When the value of the vibration detection counter C1 is “0”, the value is maintained even when the vibration sensor signal is in an off state.

  Here, the operation of the gaming machine 100 according to the value of the vibration detection counter C1 will be described. FIG. 30 is a flowchart qualitatively showing the operation of the gaming machine based on the minute vibration in which the maximum value of the vibration detection counter C1 is less than “90”, and FIG. 31 shows that the maximum value of the vibration detection counter C1 is “ 34 is a flowchart qualitatively representing the operation of a gaming machine based on excessive vibration that is 90 ”or more and less than“ 240 ”, and each of FIGS. 32 and 33 has a maximum value of the vibration detection counter C1 of less than“ 90 ”. It is a flowchart qualitatively showing the operation of the gaming machine based on excessive vibration. FIG. 32 shows a case where the game progress is continued, and FIG. 33 shows a case where the game progress is stopped.

  As shown in FIG. 30, when the maximum value of the vibration detection counter C1 is less than “90” (S214: Y), the state of the vibration detection flag F1 is maintained in the released state (OFF in the drawing). Therefore, the occurrence of excessive vibration (emission notification in the figure) is not performed by the frame light emitting devices 121 to 125 (OFF in the figure) (skip in S217). In addition, the game stop monitoring timer T1 does not operate (S219 skip), and the value is maintained at “0”, so that the on-shift flag of the ball switch 11 is in the release state as shown in FIG. Not only in the case of maintaining (S101: N), but also in the case of shifting to the setting state (S101: Y), because the game stop monitoring timer T1 is “0” (S102: Y), fraud detection The information maintains an illegal non-occurrence value (OFF in the figure) (S105 skip). Therefore, notification of unauthorized vibration induction (acoustic notification in the figure) is performed by the acoustic device 180, and output of a signal for notifying the occurrence of unauthorized vibration induction to an external supervisory computer or the like (external transmission notification in the figure) ) Is not performed (S106 and S109 are skipped). In addition, since the improper vibration induction is not detected (S1305: N), when the firing permission signal is in the ON state, the ball feed solenoid drive flag and the firing solenoid drive flag are periodically displayed as in the normal case. (S1008), the launching device 151 ejects one game ball at a time.

  Next, a case where the maximum value of the vibration detection counter C1 is “90” or more and less than “240” will be described. Only the difference from the case of the minute vibration shown in FIG. 30 will be described in detail. As shown in FIG. 31, when the value of the vibration detection counter C1 becomes “90” or more at time td (S214: N), because the vibration notification flag is released (S215: Y), The vibration detection flag F1 is set (S216). Further, an excessive vibration notification start command is output to the sub-control device 940 (S217), and the occurrence of excessive vibration (light emission notification in the figure) is performed by the frame light emitting devices 121 to 125 (ON in the figure). Thereafter, when the value of the vibration detection counter C1 returns to “0” at time te (S209: N), the vibration detection flag F1 is canceled (S211), and an excessive vibration notification stop command is output to the sub-control device 940. (S212). The sub-control device 940 that has received the excessive vibration notification stop command stops notification of the occurrence of excessive vibration by the frame light emitting devices 121 to 125 after a predetermined time Ta (for example, 5 seconds) has elapsed since the reception.

  Next, when the maximum value of the vibration detection counter C1 is “240” or more and the on-shift flag of the ball entry switch 11 is not set, that is, immediately after a large vibration is applied, the middle top winning opening of the center accessory 41 A case where the game ball does not enter 43 will be described. Only the difference from the excessive vibration shown in FIG. 31 will be described in detail. As shown in FIG. 32, when the value of the vibration detection counter C1 becomes “240” or more at time tf (S218: N), the prescribed value “1500” is set as the value of the game stop monitoring timer T1. It is set (S219). When the value of the vibration detection counter C1 is other than “0” (S201: N), the value of the game stop monitoring timer T1 is decremented by “1” for every timer interruption (S202). When the value of the counter C1 is “240” or more, the value is repeatedly set to “1500” (S219). Therefore, until the value of the vibration detection counter C1 becomes less than “240” at time tg. , Substantially maintained at “1500”. When the value of the vibration detection counter C1 becomes less than “240” at time tg, the value of the game stop monitoring timer T1 decreases by “1” (S202). It should be noted that the game stop monitoring period is from time tf when the game stop monitoring timer T1 takes a value other than “0” to time ti. When the value of the game stop monitoring timer T1 returns to “0” at time th (S209: N), the vibration detection flag F1 is canceled (S211), and an excessive vibration notification stop command is output to the sub-control device 940. (S212). The sub-control device 940 that has received the excessive vibration notification stop command stops notification of the occurrence of excessive vibration by the frame light emitting devices 121 to 125 after a predetermined time Ta (for example, 5 seconds) has elapsed since the reception.

  Finally, when the maximum value of the vibration detection counter C1 is “240” or more and the on-shift flag of the ball entry switch 11 is not set, that is, immediately after a large vibration is applied, the middle top winning opening of the center accessory 41 A case where a game ball enters 43 will be described. As shown in FIG. 33, when the on-shift flag of the ball entry switch 11 is set at time Tj within the game stop monitoring period from time tf to time ti (S101: Y), the game stop monitoring timer T1 is set. Since it is a value other than “0” (S102: N), it is detected that an illegal vibration induction has occurred, and a predetermined fraud occurrence value is set in the fraud detection information (S105). In addition, a fraud detection flag is set in response to detection of fraud vibration guidance (S106). A fraud detection signal is transmitted to an external device such as a supervising computer in accordance with the setting of the fraud detection flag, and the occurrence of illegal vibration induction is notified to the outside by this fraud detection signal (external transmission notification in the figure) ( S1003 in the next timer interrupt). In addition, the ball feed solenoid drive flag and the launch solenoid drive flag are forcibly released in response to detection of the improper vibration induction (S107), and the off-state ball feed control signal and the off-state launch control signal are monitored by the power source. The data is output to the launch control unit 912 of the power / fire control device 900 via the device 910. The firing control unit 912 forcibly shifts the ball feed solenoid 151 to the stopped state in response to reception of the off-state ball feed control signal, and stops the firing solenoid 152 in response to reception of the off-state launch control signal. It will be forcibly shifted to the state. As a result, the operation of the launcher 150 is stopped, and the progress of the game is stopped. Further, in response to detection of unauthorized vibration guidance, an unauthorized induction detection command is output to the sub-control device 940 (S109). Accordingly, the sub-control device 940 that has received the fraud detection command continues the light emission notification by the various frame light-emitting devices 121 to 125 and also starts the notification of the occurrence of fraud by the acoustic device 180 (acoustic notification in the drawing). .

  After execution of the process associated with detection of unauthorized vibration induction (S105 to 109), since a predetermined fraud occurrence value is set in the fraud detection information (S1303: Y), a process for permitting timer interruption (S1311) And only the process (S1312, S1315) related to the transition to the power failure state is executed. Also in the timer interrupt, since a predetermined fraud occurrence value is set in the fraud detection information (S1005: Y), the ball feed control signal and the firing control signal are output (S1002), and the signal related to the external notification is output. (S1003) and only monitoring of the output state of the power failure signal from the power supply monitoring device 910 is executed. Since the output state of the ball feed control signal and the firing control signal is not changed (S1008 skip), the launching device 150 maintains the state of being forcibly stopped immediately after detecting the improper vibration induction. In addition, since the internal state of the gaming machine 100 is not substantially changed (S1006 to S1010 is skipped), the output state of the external notification is not changed, and the output state immediately after detection of unauthorized vibration induction is maintained. Further, since various commands to the sub-control device 940 are not transmitted, the operation modes of various devices such as the frame light emitting devices 121 to 125 and the acoustic device 180 controlled by the sub-control device 940 are not changed. Thereby, the light emission notification and the sound notification related to the occurrence of the illegal vibration induction are maintained. This situation continues until the power switch 382 is turned off or the power plug is removed from the power supply outlet to shift to a power failure state. When shifting to the power failure state, the power monitoring device 910 outputs an on-state power failure signal to the main controller 920. When main controller 920 receives the power failure signal in the on state, a predetermined power failure occurrence value is set in the power failure occurrence information (S1004), and the transition to the power failure state is detected (S1312: Y). As a result, the control of the main control device 920 ends (S1315), and the control of the payout control device 930 and the sub control device 940 ends.

  In addition, after detecting the occurrence of illegal vibration induction, once the state is shifted to a power failure state, when the power switch 382 is turned on, or the power plug is inserted into the power supply outlet, and the state is turned on, Various error states, notification states, and driving states of various devices are restored to predetermined normal states (S1407).

  In the gaming machine 100 of the present invention, when vibration is detected by the vibration sensor 10, the value of the vibration detection counter C1 increases, and when vibration is not detected by the vibration sensor 10, the vibration detection counter C1. When the value of the vibration detection counter C1 reaches the reference value, the value of the vibration detection counter C1 is not updated when the value of the vibration detection counter C1 reaches the reference value. Can be reset. Therefore, even if the permissible vibration is repeatedly generated, it is possible to suppress the accumulation of the value of the vibration detection counter C1, and it is possible to suppress erroneous detection that is outside the permissible vibration range based on the repetition of the permissible vibration. Further, it is not necessary to provide a timer or the like for determining the reset timing as in the prior art, and it is possible to suppress the configuration of the gaming machine and the control for detecting excessive vibration from being complicated. In addition, when multiple vibrations are continuously applied in a short period of time, that is, when there is a high possibility that the next vibration is added before the previous vibration completely converges, the second and subsequent times The vibration detection counter C1 is not forcibly reset due to the vibration of the vibration, and since the update of the vibration detection counter C1 is continuously resumed, even continuous vibration can be detected well.

  As described above, the present invention is suitable for game machines such as a ball game machine and a spinning machine.

10: Vibration sensor 11: Ball switch 12L: Left gate switch 12R: Right gate switch 41: Center role 43: Middle top prize opening 100: Pachinko machines 121-125: Frame light emitting device 150: Launch device 151: Ball feed solenoid 152: firing solenoid 180: acoustic device 358: payout device 382: power switch 414: drum 432: rotating body 920: main control device 930: payout control device 940: sub control device

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A gaming machine including vibration detecting means that takes a first state when not vibrating and repeatedly takes a second state different from the first state and the first state by vibrating,
Based on the periodic monitoring of the state of the vibration detection means, the vibration detection information is updated to a value that deviates from a predetermined reference value when the vibration detection means is in the second state, and the vibration detection means vibration determination information to update the value of the vibration determination information to a value closer to the predetermined reference value when the value of the vibration determination information even when it is the first state is the predetermined reference value different Update means;
If the value of the vibration determination information with the updated value of the vibration determination information by the vibration determination information updating means becomes a range different values between the predetermined reference value with a predetermined threshold value, predetermined vibration Vibration determining means for determining a state;
Only including,
The vibration determination information update unit is configured to update the value of the vibration determination information based on being in the second state when the updated value is a value that is further away from the predetermined reference value than a predetermined value. The predetermined value is set as the vibration determination information,
The predetermined value is a value farther from the predetermined reference value than the predetermined threshold.
A gaming machine characterized by that. A gaming machine including vibration detecting means that takes a first state when not vibrating and repeatedly takes a second state different from the first state and the first state by vibrating,
Based on periodic monitoring of the state of the vibration detection means, the value of vibration determination information is increased when the vibration detection means is in the second state, and the vibration detection means is in the first state. Vibration determination information updating means for reducing the value of the vibration determination information when the value of the vibration determination information is greater than a predetermined reference value;
Vibration determination means for determining the predetermined vibration when the value of the vibration determination information is equal to or greater than a predetermined threshold accompanying the update of the value of the vibration determination information by the vibration determination information update means;
Including
The vibration determination information updating means updates the vibration determination when the updated value is greater than or equal to a predetermined value greater than the predetermined threshold due to the update of the vibration determination information based on the second state. Set the predetermined value as information,
A gaming machine characterized by that. A gaming machine including vibration detecting means that takes a first state when not vibrating and repeatedly takes a second state different from the first state and the first state by vibrating,
On the basis of the periodic monitoring of the state of the vibration detecting means, said vibration detecting means less let decrease the value of the vibration determination information when it is the second state, when said vibration detecting means is in the first state a vibration determination information updating means value of the vibration determination information to a value increase of the vibration determination information is smaller than a predetermined reference value a is,
Vibration determination means for determining the predetermined vibration when the value of the vibration determination information is equal to or less than a predetermined threshold accompanying the update of the value of the vibration determination information by the vibration determination information update means;
Including
The vibration determination information updating means updates the vibration determination when the updated value is less than or equal to a predetermined value smaller than the predetermined threshold due to the update of the vibration determination information based on the second state. Set the predetermined value as information,
A gaming machine characterized by that.

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