JP6403171B2 - Game machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine having a movable accessory that can move according to the game situation.

  Conventionally, as this type of gaming machine, one in which a movable accessory is driven by a motor is known (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

Japanese Patent Laying-Open No. 2015-058040 (paragraphs [0027] to “0029”, FIGS. 4 and 5)

  In the conventional gaming machine described above, reduction of power consumption when driving a movable accessory is required.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine capable of reducing power consumption when driving a movable accessory.

In order to achieve the above object, the invention of claim 1 makes a determination as to whether or not a predetermined condition is satisfied, and notifies the result of the determination by a notification effect that stops and displays a symbol after the symbols are displayed in a variable manner. Determination notification means to perform,
A feature effect executing means for driving a movable accessory according to a game situation and executing a feature effect different from the notification effect;
In the gaming machine having a motor for driving the movable accessory and a control means for controlling the motor as the accessory effect executing means ,
The control means, when driving the motor at a constant speed after accelerating from a stopped state, the voltage applied to the motor during constant speed driving is configured to be smaller than the voltage applied to the motor during acceleration,
The first motor for driving the first movable combination; and the second motor for driving the second movable combination;
The control means is a gaming machine in which the first motor is driven at a constant speed, the voltage applied to the first motor is made smaller than that during acceleration, and then the operation of the second motor is started and accelerated. is there.

A second aspect of the present invention is the gaming machine according to the first aspect , wherein the control means operates a stage effect different from the movable role while the motor is driven at a constant speed.
According to a third aspect of the present invention, the control means is configured such that the voltage applied to the first motor after the second motor is driven at a constant speed and the voltage applied to the second motor is made smaller than that during acceleration. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the first motor is decelerated by increasing the speed.

[Invention of Claim 1]
In the gaming machine according to the first aspect, the voltage to be applied to the motor is switched while the movable accessory is being driven. Therefore, the power consumption can be reduced by reducing the voltage.

Further, since the voltage applied to the motor is reduced when the motor is driven at a constant speed rather than at the time of acceleration of the motor, it is possible to reduce power consumption while stabilizing the driving of the movable accessory.

In addition, since it is possible to drive the second movable accessory using the reduced power when driving the first movable accessory, it is possible to increase the game while effectively using the power. It becomes.

[Invention of claim 2 ]
According to the present invention, it is possible to operate a stage effect different from the movable character by using the reduced power when driving the movable character, so that the game can be played while effectively using the electric power. It becomes possible to excite.

Front view of a pachinko gaming machine according to an embodiment of the present invention Front view of a pachinko machine that is performing with a movable accessory Front view of a pachinko machine that is performing with a movable accessory Block diagram showing the electrical configuration of a pachinko machine The figure which showed the electrical structure of the 1st motor driver and the 2nd motor driver vicinity. The figure for demonstrating the drive of a 1st motor and a 2nd motor

  Hereinafter, an embodiment according to a pachinko gaming machine 10 as a “gaming machine” of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. As shown in FIG. 1, in the pachinko gaming machine 10, the game area R <b> 1 of the game board 11 is visible through a glass window 95 </ b> W provided in the front door 95. An upper plate 26 and a lower plate 27 capable of storing game balls are provided below the glass window 95 </ b> W in the front door 95. Further, an operation knob 28 is provided on the right side of the lower plate 27. When the operation knob 28 is rotated, a game ball in the upper plate 26 is driven into the game area R1.

  A display window 11A is formed through the center of the game area R1 in the game board 11, and a liquid crystal display device 32 (TFT-LCD module) is provided behind the display window 11A. In addition, a display decoration frame 23 is fitted into the display window 11A from the front side, and an upper side portion and both side portions of the display decoration frame 23 protrude forward from the front surface of the game board 11 so that the game can be played in front of the liquid crystal display device 32. The ball is prohibited from flowing down.

  A first start winning port 14A, a second start winning port 14B, a big winning port 15, and an out port 16 are provided in order from the top in the center in the left-right direction below the display decoration frame 23 in the game area R1. A plurality of general winning openings 20 are provided on both sides. A start gate 18 is provided on the left side of the display decoration frame 23.

  The start gate 18 has a structure in which a game ball can pass inside, and the general winning opening 20 and the first starting winning opening 14A are always open upward. The second start winning opening 14B is opened upward, and movable wing pieces 14C and 14C are provided on both left and right sides of the opening. Both movable wing pieces 14C, 14C are always in a standing state, and the second start winning opening 14B is always a member constituting both the standing movable wing pieces 14C, 14C and the first start winning opening 14A. Surrounded by, game balls are prevented from entering. Then, when a win / fail judgment (hereinafter referred to as “common figure judgment”) is made every time the game ball passes through the start gate 18, the movable wing pieces 14C and 14C are tilted sideways over a predetermined period, and the movable wing With the piece 14C as a guide, the game ball can be awarded to the second start winning opening 14B.

  The big prize opening 15 is opened in a horizontally long rectangle on the front surface of the game board 11 and is normally closed by a door 15T. Then, when the winning determination by the special symbol (hereinafter referred to as “special drawing determination” as appropriate) performed by winning the game ball in the first and second start winning holes 14A and 14B, The door 15T is opened so as to fall forward and the door 15T is guided to allow the special winning opening 15 to accept the game ball (so-called big hit game is executed). Each time a game ball wins the general winning port 20, the first and second start winning ports 14 </ b> A and 14 </ b> B, and the big winning port 15, a predetermined plurality of game balls are paid out to the upper plate 26. In addition, winning in special figure determination is appropriately referred to as “big hit”.

  On the display 32E of the liquid crystal display device 32, three special symbols 32A, 32B, and 32C for left, middle, and right are normally displayed side by side and stopped, and the special symbols described above with these special symbols 32A, 32B, and 32C. The result of the determination is notified. Specifically, when a game ball wins the first or second start winning opening 14A, 14B, after these three special symbols 32A, 32B, 32C are variably displayed (scrolled up and down), for example, The display is stopped and displayed in the order of left, right, and middle, and the determination result of the special figure determination described above is notified depending on, for example, whether or not it is a doublet.

  In the pachinko gaming machine 10 of the present embodiment, when the determination result of the special figure determination is a big hit, an effect by the movable accessories 35A and 35B is performed. As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the movable accessory 35 </ b> A, 35 </ b> B is, for example, a resin molded product having a rectangular shape when viewed from the front with “big hit” on the front, and is usually displayed behind the game board 11. It is arranged above and below the window 11A, respectively, and is invisible from the front (see FIG. 1). Then, when the determination result of the special figure determination becomes a big hit and the special symbols 32A, 32B, 32C of the display 32E stop at the doublet, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the upper and lower movable accessories 35A, 35B are displayed. It appears in front of 32E and is arranged so as to sandwich the special symbols 32A, 32B, 32C from above and below.

  At this time, as shown in FIG. 2, the upper movable accessory 35A (corresponding to the “first movable accessory” of the present invention) and the lower movable accessory 35B (“second movable accessory of the present invention”). The timing at which the movement is started is different from that of “thing”. That is, the upper movable accessory 35A starts moving first, and the lower movable accessory 35B starts moving while moving downward. Further, the movable accessories 35A and 35B are driven by the first motor 40 and the second motor 45, respectively.

  Next, the electrical configuration of the pachinko gaming machine 10 of the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. As shown in FIG. 4, the pachinko gaming machine 10 includes a main control board 50, a sub control board 52, and the like. The main control board 50 includes a CPU 50A, a RAM 50B, and a ROM 50C, and performs main control related to the game. Similar to the main control board 50, the sub control board 52 includes a CPU 52A, a RAM 52B, and a ROM 52C, and is connected to the main control board 50, the liquid crystal display device 32, and the like. The sub control board 52 mainly receives the command from the main control board 50, determines the contents of the effect, and outputs a signal related to the effect to the liquid crystal control board 53 of the liquid crystal display device 32 and the like.

  The main control board 50, the sub control board 52, and the like described above operate by receiving power from the power supply device 70 provided in the support frame. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 5, in the pachinko hall, an AC 24V facility power source 100 is provided. And the power cable (not shown) of each pachinko machine is connected to the AC 24V facility power source 100. In each pachinko gaming machine, AC 24V is received by the power supply device 70, and from there, power is distributed to each part including the boards 50 and 52.

  The first and second motors 40 and 45 described above are both stepping motors, and are respectively applied with voltages by receiving drive signals from the first motor driver 41 and the second motor driver 46, respectively. Drive controlled. The first motor driver 41 and the second motor driver 46 are controlled by the sub-control board 52. The first motor driver 41, the second motor driver 46, and the sub control board 52 correspond to the “control means” of the present invention.

  The sub-control board 52 includes a motor control unit 49 that outputs control signals to the first and second motor drivers 41 and 46, a first motor power circuit 42 that supplies power to the first motor driver 41, and a second And a second motor power supply circuit 47 that supplies electric power to the motor driver 46. In the sub-control board 52, the supplied electric power is distributed to each part including the first motor power circuit 42 and the second motor power circuit 47. The first motor power supply circuit 42 and the second motor power supply circuit 47 generate various power supply voltages and supply the power to the first and second motor drivers 41 and 46. Hereinafter, the control of the main part will be described in detail along with the movements of the first and second motors 40 and 45.

  When the upper movable accessory 35A moves from the upper end position to the lower end position, the first motor 40 is accelerated from the stopped state to a predetermined speed, and then is driven at a constant speed to move the upper motor. When the accessory 35A approaches the lower end position, it is decelerated. Similarly, when the lower movable accessory 35B moves from the lower end position to the upper end position, the second motor 45 is accelerated from the stop state to a predetermined specified speed, and is then driven at a constant speed at the specified speed. When the lower movable accessory 35B approaches the upper end position, it is decelerated.

  Here, the voltages applied to the first and second motors 40 and 45 by the first and second motor drivers 41 and 46 are supplied from the first and second motor power supply circuits 42 and 47, respectively. The voltage can be switched by the voltage supplied to the two motor drivers 41 and 46.

  Specifically, as shown in FIG. 6, while the first motor 40 starts operation and accelerates to a specified speed, the first motor power supply circuit 42 creates a first voltage, and this first voltage Is applied to the first motor 40 via the first motor driver 41. After that, when the first motor 40 reaches the specified speed and is driven at a constant speed, the first motor power circuit 42 creates a second voltage smaller than the first voltage, and this second voltage is the first motor driver. Applied to the first motor 40 via 41. Then, when the first motor 40 is driven to decelerate, the first motor power circuit 42 again creates a first voltage, and this first voltage is applied to the first motor 40 via the first motor driver 41. Is done. That is, the voltage applied to the first motor 40 is a relatively large first voltage during acceleration / deceleration, but is switched to a relatively small second voltage during constant speed driving.

  Similarly, as the voltage applied to the second motor 45, a relatively large first voltage is applied during acceleration / deceleration, and is switched to a relatively small second voltage during constant speed driving. The first and second motors 40 and 45 are switched in accordance with the switching of the voltages applied to the first and second motors 40 and 45 (that is, the power supply voltages generated by the first and second motor power supply circuits 42 and 47). The power distribution to the motor power circuit 42 and the second motor power circuit 47 is switched. That is, when the voltage generated by the first motor power circuit 42 and the second motor power circuit 47 is small, the power distributed to the first motor power circuit 42 and the second motor power circuit 47 is also small.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 6, the second motor 45 is controlled to start moving and accelerate while the first motor 40 is driven at a constant speed. That is, after the voltage applied to the first motor 40 is switched from the relatively large first voltage to the relatively small second voltage, the relatively large first voltage is applied to the second motor 45. Further, the second motor 45 is driven at a constant speed before the first motor 40 starts the deceleration driving, and starts the deceleration driving after the deceleration of the first motor 40 ends and stops. Thereby, a relatively large first voltage is not applied to the first motor 40 and the second motor 45 at the same time.

  The configuration of the present embodiment is as described above. Next, the effect of this embodiment is demonstrated. In the pachinko gaming machine 10 according to the present embodiment, when the determination result of the special figure determination becomes a big hit, the movable actors 35A and 35B that are normally invisible are moved and appear in front of the display 32E to excite the game.

  Here, the first motor 40 and the second motor 45 that drive the movable accessories 35A and 35B are accelerated from the stopped state to the specified speed, and then are driven at the specified speed and then decelerated. A relatively large first voltage is applied during deceleration, and the voltage is switched to a relatively small second voltage during constant speed driving. Accordingly, the power distributed to the first motor power circuit 42 and the second motor power circuit 47 is also relatively large during acceleration / deceleration and relatively small during constant speed driving. Thereby, it is possible to reduce power consumption as compared with a configuration in which a relatively large first voltage is always applied during the operation of the first motor 40 and the second motor 45.

  In general, during operation of a stepping motor, a high torque is required during acceleration and deceleration, while a torque up to that is not required during constant speed driving, so the applied voltage is reduced during constant speed driving. However, the first motor 40 and the second motor 45 can be stably operated.

  Further, while the first motor 40 is driven at a constant speed and a relatively small first voltage is applied, the operation of the second motor 45 is started so that the first motor 40 (the upper movable accessory 35A), the second motor 45 (lower movable accessory 35B) is driven by using the electric power suppressed during the driving of 35A). It becomes possible to excite the game by driving things.

[Other Embodiments]
The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment. For example, the embodiments described below are also included in the technical scope of the present invention, and various modifications are possible within the scope of the invention other than the following. It can be changed and implemented.

(1) In the above embodiment, the second motor 45 is started to operate while the first motor 40 is being driven at a constant speed to drive a plurality of movable accessories. For example, a configuration may be used in which light emission of electrolytic corrosion such as an LED is performed using reduced power while the motor is driven at a constant speed. Even in this case, it is possible to excite the game while effectively using power.

(2) In the above embodiment, the effect by the movable accessory is performed when the determination result of the big hit is notified. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the determination result is being notified (special symbols 32A and 32B). , 32C may be performed during the variable display) or during the execution of the big hit game.

(3) In the above-described embodiment, the applied voltage during constant speed driving of the motor is configured to be smaller than the applied voltage during acceleration / deceleration. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, when the acceleration is gradually reduced during the acceleration of the motor, the applied voltage may be reduced during the acceleration, or when the movable accessory is rotated by the motor, the movable The configuration may be such that the applied voltage when moving the object downward is smaller than the applied voltage when moving the movable accessory upward (that is, when moving the object against gravity).

10 Pachinko machine 32E Display 35A Movable accessory on the upper side (first movable accessory)
35B Lower movable accessory (second movable accessory)
40 1st motor 41 1st motor driver 42 1st motor power circuit 45 2nd motor 46 2nd motor driver 47 2nd motor power circuit 49 Motor control part 50 Main control board 52 Sub control board 53 Liquid crystal control board 70 Power supply

Claims (3)

A determination notification means for performing a determination of whether or not due to the establishment of a predetermined condition, and notifying a result of the determination of the success or failure by a notification effect of stopping and displaying after the symbol is variably displayed;
A feature effect executing means for driving a movable accessory according to a game situation and executing a feature effect different from the notification effect;
In the gaming machine having a motor for driving the movable accessory and a control means for controlling the motor as the accessory effect executing means ,
The control means, when driving the motor at a constant speed after accelerating from a stopped state, the voltage applied to the motor during constant speed driving is configured to be smaller than the voltage applied to the motor during acceleration,
The first motor for driving the first movable combination; and the second motor for driving the second movable combination;
The control means is a gaming machine in which the operation of the second motor is started and accelerated after the first motor is driven at a constant speed and the voltage applied to the first motor is made smaller than that during acceleration . 2. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the control means operates an effect agent different from the movable accessory while the motor is driven at a constant speed . The control means increases the voltage applied to the first motor after the second motor is driven at a constant speed and the voltage applied to the second motor is made smaller than that during acceleration. The gaming machine according to claim 1 , wherein the motor is decelerated .

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