JP6777690B2 - Game machine - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a gaming machine capable of playing a game such as a pachinko gaming machine.

It is proposed to drive more LEDs by connecting two transistors with an absolute maximum rating that exceeds the absolute maximum rating of the LED driver between the LED driver and the LED circuit in a game machine such as a pachinko game machine. (For example, Patent Document 1).

JP-A-2018-29823

According to the technique described in Patent Document 1, there is a possibility that a configuration inconvenience may occur due to an increase in the number of parts or the like.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a game machine that can be appropriately configured.

(1) In order to achieve the above object, the gaming machine according to the claim of the present application is a gaming machine capable of playing a game (for example, pachinko gaming machine 1) and has a plurality of light emitting elements (for example, blue light emitting device). A light emitting means (for example, a light guide plate LED037SG607) including a diode 52AKD1, a green light emitting diode 52AKD2, a red light emitting diode 52AKD3, a white light emitting diode 52AKD4, etc., and a plurality of driving means (for example, a light emitting device) capable of supplying a drive signal to the light emitting means. Drivers 52AK01 to 52AK04, etc.), and the plurality of driving means include a first driving means (for example, light emitting body driver 52AK01, etc.) capable of supplying a drive signal to the first light emitting element having the first light emitting color, and the above. A second driving means (for example, a light emitting body driver 52AK02) capable of supplying a driving signal to a second light emitting element having a second light emitting color different from the first light emitting color, and the first light emitting color and the second light emitting color. Includes a third drive means (eg, light emitter drivers 52AK03, 52AK04, etc.) capable of supplying a drive signal to a third light emitting element having a different third emission color, each of the plurality of drive means having a plurality of signal terminals. A plurality of signal terminals including (for example, terminals CQ0 to CQ23) and included in one driving means are connected to one light emitting element (see, for example, FIG. 9-2), and the one light emitting element is the above one. It is possible to emit light by a drive signal having a larger current value than the maximum current value of the drive signal that can be supplied by the 1 signal terminal included in the drive means, and the 1 drive means is connected to the 1 light emitting element. By supplying a drive signal using a part or all of the signal terminals among the plurality of signal terminals, the lighting control of the light emitting element of 1 can be executed.
According to this, the game machine can be appropriately configured.

(2) In the gaming machine of the above (1), the plurality of driving means have a common current value (for example, a current value corresponding to an external resistance connected to the terminal CR0 for resistance connection) in each signal terminal. It may be possible to supply a drive signal.
In this case, the game machine can be appropriately configured.

(3) In the game machine according to (1) or (2), a drive target different from that of the light emitting means (for example, LED drive motor 037SG603A, accessory drive motor 037SG401,) by using the same parts as the plurality of drive means. A specific driving means (for example, motor driver 52AK10, illuminant driver 52AK11, etc.) capable of driving the light guide plate LED037SG517, etc. may be provided.
In this case, the game machine can be appropriately configured.

(4) In any of the game machines (1) to (3), the first substrate (for example, LED substrate 037SG609 or the like) provided with the light emitting means and the plurality of drives are different from the first substrate. A second substrate provided with means (for example, a light emitting body control substrate 52AKB1) may be provided.
In this case, the game machine can be appropriately configured.

(5) In any of the game machines (1) to (4) above, the first transmission means (for example, power supply line 52AKL2) for transmitting the electric power that can be supplied to the light emitting means and the first transmission means The system may be different, and a second transmission means (for example, power supply line 52AKL1) for transmitting electric power that can be supplied to the plurality of drive means may be provided.
In this case, the game machine can be appropriately configured.

It is a front view of the pachinko gaming machine in this embodiment. It is a block diagram which shows various control boards and the like mounted on the pachinko game machine. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the game control main processing. It is a flowchart which shows an example of timer interrupt processing for game control. It is a flowchart which shows an example of a special symbol process process. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the effect control main processing. It is a flowchart which shows an example of an effect control process process. It is a front view which looked at the pachinko machine from the front. It is a block diagram which shows the circuit structure example of the game control board (main board). It is explanatory drawing which shows the structure of the movable body apparatus, and the operation of a movable body. It is an exploded perspective view which shows the state which the structure of the production unit was seen diagonally from the front. It is a front schematic diagram which shows the state corresponding to the position of the mounting member. It is explanatory drawing which shows the effect display state of the 1st light guide plate. It is explanatory drawing which shows the effect by the 1st light guide plate and the effect content. It is a figure which shows the timing chart at the time of performing the effect by the 1st light guide plate. It is a figure which shows the effect example which uses the 1st light guide plate. It is a figure which shows the effect example which uses the 1st light guide plate. It is a figure which shows the effect example which uses the 1st light guide plate. It is a figure which shows the effect example which uses the 1st light guide plate. It is an enlarged perspective view of the main part which shows the structural example of the light guide plate LED and the like in the modification. It is a rear view and a sectional view in the modification. It is a figure which shows the light guide plate and the like in the modification. It is a figure which shows the effect example which uses the 1st light guide plate in the modification. It is a figure which shows the effect example which uses the 1st light guide plate in the modification. It is a figure which shows the effect example which uses the 1st light guide plate in the modification. It is a figure which shows the effect example which uses the 1st light guide plate in the modification. It is a figure which shows the substrate connection example about the feature part 52AK. It is a figure which shows the structural example of the light emitting body control board about the characteristic part 52AK. It is a figure which shows the structural example of the LED board about the feature part 52AK. It is a figure which shows the configuration example for generating the power-source voltage with respect to the feature part 52AK. It is a figure which shows the structural example of the blue light emitting diode about the characteristic part 52AK. It is a figure which shows the connection example of the motor driver and the light emitter driver about the feature part 52AK.

(Basic explanation)
First, the basic configuration and control of the pachinko gaming machine 1 (also the configuration and control of a general pachinko gaming machine) will be described.

(Configuration of pachinko gaming machine 1 etc.)
FIG. 1 is a front view of the pachinko gaming machine 1, showing an arrangement layout of main members. The pachinko gaming machine (gaming machine) 1 is roughly classified into a gaming board (gauge board) 2 constituting the game board surface and a game machine frame (underframe) 3 for supporting and fixing the game board 2. A game area is formed on the game board 2, and a game ball as a game medium is launched from a predetermined ball launching device and is driven into the game area.

A variable display (also referred to as a special figure game) of a special symbol (also referred to as a special figure) as a plurality of types of special identification information is displayed at a predetermined position of the game board 2 (in the example shown in FIG. 1, the right side of the game area). The first special symbol display device 4A and the second special symbol display device 4B to be performed are provided. Each of these consists of 7-segment LEDs and the like. The special symbol is represented by a number indicating "0" to "9" or a lighting pattern such as "-". The special symbol may include a pattern in which all the LEDs are turned off.

The "variable display" of the special symbol is, for example, to display a plurality of types of special symbols in a variable manner (the same applies to other symbols described later). Variations include update display of a plurality of symbols, scroll display of a plurality of symbols, deformation of one or more symbols, enlargement / reduction of one or more symbols, and the like. When the special symbol or the ordinary symbol described later is changed, a plurality of types of special symbols or ordinary symbols are updated and displayed. In the variation of the decorative symbols described later, a plurality of types of decorative symbols are scrolled or updated, and one or more decorative symbols are deformed or enlarged / reduced. The variation also includes a mode in which a certain symbol is blinked and displayed. At the end of the variable display, a predetermined special symbol is stopped (also referred to as derivation or derivation display) as a display result (the same applies to the variable display of other symbols described later). In addition, the variable display may be expressed as a variable display or a variable display.

The special symbol variably displayed on the first special symbol display device 4A is also referred to as a "first special symbol", and the special symbol variably displayed on the second special symbol display device 4B is also referred to as a "second special symbol". Further, the special figure game using the first special figure is also referred to as a "first special figure game", and the special figure game using the second special figure is also referred to as a "second special figure game". It should be noted that there may be one type of special symbol display device that performs variable display of the special symbol.

An image display device 5 is provided near the center of the game area on the game board 2. The image display device 5 is composed of, for example, an LCD (liquid crystal display), an organic EL (Electro Luminescence), or the like, and displays various effects images. The image display device 5 may be composed of a projector and a screen. Various effects images are displayed on the image display device 5.

For example, on the screen of the image display device 5, a decorative symbol (a symbol indicating a number or the like) as a plurality of types of decorative identification information different from the special symbol is synchronized with the first special symbol game or the second special symbol game. Is variable display. Here, in synchronization with the first special figure game or the second special figure game, the decorative symbols are variably displayed (for example, up and down) in the decorative symbol display areas 5L, 5C, and 5R of "left", "middle", and "right". Direction scroll display and update display). It should be noted that the special figure game and the variable display of the decorative pattern that are executed in synchronization are collectively referred to as simply variable display.

On the screen of the image display device 5, a display area for displaying a hold display corresponding to the variable display in which execution is suspended or an active display corresponding to the variable display being executed may be provided. Hold display and active display are collectively referred to as variable display compatible display corresponding to variable display.

The number of variable displays on hold is also called the number of stored items on hold. The number of reserved storage corresponding to the first special figure game is also referred to as the first reserved storage number, and the number of reserved storage corresponding to the second special figure game is also referred to as the second reserved storage number. Further, the total of the first reserved storage number and the second reserved storage number is also referred to as a total reserved storage number.

Further, at a predetermined position of the game board 2, a first hold indicator 25A and a second hold indicator 25B configured to include a plurality of LEDs are provided, and the first hold indicator 25A has the number of LEDs lit. The first hold storage number is displayed, and the second hold display 25B displays the second hold storage number according to the number of LED lights.

Below the image display device 5, a winning ball device 6A and a variable winning ball device 6B are provided.

The winning ball device 6A forms a first starting winning opening that is always kept in a constant open state in which a game ball can enter by a predetermined ball receiving member, for example. When a game ball enters the first start winning opening, a predetermined number (for example, three) of prize balls may be paid out and the first special figure game may be started.

The variable winning ball device 6B (ordinary electric accessory) forms a second starting winning opening that is changed between a closed state and an open state by a solenoid 81 (see FIG. 2). The variable winning ball device 6B includes, for example, an electric tulip-shaped accessory having a pair of movable wing pieces, and the movable wing pieces are in a vertical position when the solenoid 81 is in the off state, so that the tip of the movable wing pieces is in a vertical position. Is close to the winning ball device 6A and is in a closed state in which the game ball does not enter the second starting winning opening (also referred to as the second starting winning opening is closed). On the other hand, the variable-sweep wing device 6B is in an open state in which the game ball can enter the second start winning opening because the movable wing piece is in the tilted position when the solenoid 81 is in the on state (second start). It is also said that the winning opening is open.) When a game ball enters the second start winning opening, a predetermined number (for example, three) of prize balls can be paid out and the second special figure game can be started. The variable winning ball device 6B may be any device that changes between a closed state and an open state, and is not limited to the device including an electric tulip-type accessory.

At predetermined positions of the game board 2 (in the example shown in FIG. 1, four locations on the lower left and right sides of the game area), general winning openings 10 are provided, which are always kept in a constant open state by a predetermined ball receiving member. In this case, when entering any of the general winning openings 10, a predetermined number (for example, 10) of game balls are paid out as prize balls.

Below the winning ball device 6A and the variable winning ball device 6B, a special variable winning ball device 7 having a large winning opening is provided. The special variable winning ball device 7 includes a large winning opening door that is opened and closed by a solenoid 82 (see FIG. 2), and has a large winning opening as a specific area that changes between an open state and a closed state depending on the large winning opening door. Form.

As an example, in the special variable winning ball device 7, when the solenoid 82 for the big winning door (for special electric accessory) is off, the big winning door closes the big winning door and the game ball is large. You will not be able to enter (pass) the winning opening. On the other hand, in the special variable winning ball device 7, when the solenoid 82 for the large winning opening door is on, the large winning opening door opens the large winning opening, and the game ball can easily enter the large winning opening. Become.

When a game ball enters the large prize opening, a predetermined number (for example, 14) of game balls are paid out as prize balls. When a game ball enters the large winning opening, more prize balls are paid out than when the game ball enters, for example, the first starting winning opening, the second starting winning opening, and the general winning opening 10.

The entry of a game ball into each winning opening including the general winning opening 10 is also referred to as "winning". In particular, winning a prize at the starting opening (first starting winning opening, second starting winning opening starting opening) is also referred to as a starting winning.

A normal symbol display 20 is provided at a predetermined position of the game board 2 (in the example shown in FIG. 1, the left side of the game area). As an example, the ordinary symbol display 20 is composed of 7-segment LEDs and the like, and performs variable display of the ordinary symbol as a plurality of types of ordinary identification information different from the special symbol. Ordinary symbols are represented by numbers indicating "0" to "9" and lighting patterns such as "-". The normal symbol may include a pattern in which all the LEDs are turned off. Such a variable display of a normal pattern is also called a normal pattern game.

On the left side of the image display device 5, a passing gate 41 through which a game ball can pass is provided. Based on the fact that the game ball has passed through the passing gate 41, the normal drawing game is executed.

Above the normal symbol display 20, a normal symbol hold display 25C is provided. The normal figure hold indicator 25C is configured to include, for example, four LEDs, and displays the number of normal figure hold storages, which is the number of normal figure games whose execution is held, by the number of LEDs lit.

In addition to the above configuration, the surface of the game board 2 is provided with a windmill for changing the flow direction and speed of the game ball and a large number of obstacle nails. At the bottom of the game area, there is an out opening for taking in a game ball that has not entered any of the winning openings.

Speakers 8L and 8R for reproducing and outputting sound effects and the like are provided at the upper left and right positions of the game machine frame 3, and game effect lamps 9 for game effects are further provided around the game area. ing. The game effect lamp 9 is configured to include an LED.

A movable body 32 that operates according to the effect is provided at a predetermined position (not shown in FIG. 1) of the game board 2.

At the lower right position of the game machine frame 3, a ball striking operation handle (operation knob) 30 operated by a player or the like to launch the game ball toward the game area by the striking ball launching device is provided.

At a predetermined position of the game machine frame 3 below the game area, the game balls paid out as prize balls and the game balls rented by the predetermined ball lending machine are held (stored) so as to be able to be supplied to the hitting ball launching device. ) A hit ball supply plate (upper plate) is provided. Below the upper plate, a hit ball supply plate (lower plate) is provided, in which prize balls are paid out when the upper plate is full.

A stick controller 31A that can be gripped and tilted by the player is attached to a predetermined position of the game machine frame 3 below the game area. The stick controller 31A is provided with a trigger button that can be pressed and operated by the player. The operation on the stick controller 31A is detected by the controller sensor unit 35A (see FIG. 2).

A push button 31B is provided at a predetermined position of the gaming machine frame 3 below the gaming area so that the player can perform a predetermined instruction operation by a pressing operation or the like. The operation on the push button 31B is detected by the push sensor 35B (see FIG. 2).

The pachinko gaming machine 1 is provided with a stick controller 31A and a push button 31B as detection means for detecting the movement (operation, etc.) of the player, but detection means other than these may be provided.

(Outline of the progress of the game)
The game ball is launched toward the game area by the rotation operation of the pachinko game machine 1 with respect to the ball striking operation handle 30 by the player. When the game ball passes through the passing gate 41, the normal symbol game by the normal symbol display 20 is started. In addition, when the game ball passes through the passing gate 41 during the period during which the previous normal drawing game is being executed (when the game ball has passed through the passing gate 41 but the normal drawing game based on the passage cannot be executed immediately). , The game based on the passage is suspended up to a predetermined upper limit (for example, 4).

In this normal symbol game, if a specific normal symbol (design per normal symbol) is stopped and displayed, the display result of the normal symbol becomes "per normal symbol". On the other hand, if a normal symbol other than the normal symbol (a symbol that is out of the normal symbol) is stopped and displayed as a confirmed normal symbol, the display result of the normal symbol is "out of the normal symbol". When it becomes "per normal drawing", the opening control is performed so that the variable winning ball device 6B is opened for a predetermined period (the second starting winning opening is opened).

When the game ball enters the first starting winning opening formed in the winning ball device 6A, the first special symbol game by the first special symbol display device 4A is started.

When the game ball enters the second starting winning opening formed in the variable winning ball device 6B, the second special symbol game by the second special symbol display device 4B is started.

In addition, when the game ball enters (wins) the start winning opening during the period during which the special figure game is being executed or during the period controlled by the big hit game state or the small hit game state described later (the start prize has occurred). If the special figure game based on the start winning cannot be executed immediately), the execution of the special figure game based on the approach is suspended up to a predetermined upper limit (for example, 4).

In the special symbol game, if a specific special symbol (big hit symbol, for example, "7", the actual symbol differs depending on the jackpot type described later) is stopped and displayed as a confirmed special symbol, it becomes a "big hit" and a jackpot symbol. If a predetermined special symbol (small hit symbol, for example, "2") different from the above is stopped and displayed, it becomes "small hit". In addition, if a special symbol (missing symbol, for example, "-") different from the big hit symbol or the small hit symbol is stopped and displayed, it becomes "missing".

After the display result in the special figure game becomes "big hit", it is controlled to the big hit game state as an advantageous state advantageous for the player. After the display result in the special figure game becomes "small hit", it is controlled to the small hit game state.

In the big hit game state, the player can obtain the prize ball by letting the game ball enter the big prize opening. Therefore, the jackpot gaming state is an advantageous state for the player. The larger the number of rounds in the jackpot game state and the longer the open upper limit period, the more advantageous it is for the player.

A jackpot type is set for "big hit". For example, multiple types of opening modes (number of rounds and opening upper limit period) of the big winning opening and the gaming state after the big hit game state (normal state, time saving state, probability change state, etc., which will be described later) are prepared, and the big hit is made according to these. The type is set. As the jackpot type, a jackpot type in which a large number of prize balls can be obtained or a jackpot type in which a small number of prize balls or almost no prize balls can be obtained may be provided.

In the small hit game state, the large winning opening formed by the special variable winning ball device 7 is opened in a predetermined opening mode. For example, in the small hit game state, the same opening mode as the big hit game state in some big hit types (the number of times the big winning opening is opened is the same as the number of rounds, and the closing timing of the big winning opening is also the same. Etc.), the big winning opening becomes open. As with the big hit type, the small hit type may be provided for the "small hit".

After the jackpot game state is completed, it may be controlled to a time saving state or a probability change state according to the jackpot type.

In the time saving state, control (time saving control) is executed in which the average special figure fluctuation time (period in which the special figure is changed) is shortened as compared with the normal state. In the time-saving state, the average fluctuation time of the normal map (the period during which the normal map is changed) is shortened from the normal state, and the probability of becoming "per normal map" in the normal map game is improved from the normal state. Controls (high opening control, high base control) that make it easier for the game ball to enter the second starting winning opening are also executed. The time saving state is a state in which the variation efficiency of the special symbol (particularly the second special symbol) is improved, which is advantageous for the player.

In the probability variation state (probability fluctuation state), in addition to the time saving control, the probability variation control in which the probability that the display result becomes a "big hit" is higher than in the normal state is executed. The probabilistic state is a state that is more advantageous for the player because it is a state in which a “big hit” is likely to occur in addition to improving the fluctuation efficiency of the special symbol.

The time saving state and the probability change state continue until any one of the end conditions such as the execution of the special figure game a predetermined number of times and the start of the next big hit game state are satisfied first. A game whose end condition is that the special figure game has been executed a predetermined number of times is also referred to as a number cut (time cut time reduction, number cut probability change, etc.).

The normal state is a gaming state other than a special state such as an advantageous state such as a big hit gaming state, a time saving state, or a probability change state, which is advantageous for the player, and the display result in the normal drawing game is "normal drawing hit". The pachinko game machine 1 such as the probability and the probability that the display result in the special figure game becomes a "big hit" returns to a predetermined state after the power is turned on, such as the initial setting state of the pachinko game machine 1 (for example, when a system reset is performed). It is in the same controlled state as (when the process is not executed).

The state in which the probability change control is executed is also called a high probability state, and the state in which the probability change control is not executed is also called a low probability state. The state in which the time saving control is executed is also called a high base state, and the state in which the time saving control is not executed is also called a low base state. By combining these, the time saving state is also called the low accuracy high base state, the probability variation state is called the high accuracy high base state, and the normal state is also called the low accuracy low base state. The high accuracy state and the low base state are also called the high accuracy low base state.

After the small hit game state ends, the game state is not changed, and the game state is continuously controlled to the game state before the display result of the special figure game becomes "small hit" (however, "small hit" occurs. If the special figure game at the time is the special figure game of the predetermined number of times in the number of times cut, the game state is naturally changed). It should be noted that there may be no "small hit" as the display result of the special figure game.

The game state may change based on the fact that the game ball has passed through a specific area (for example, a specific area in the big winning opening) during the big hit game state. For example, when the game ball passes through a specific area, it may be controlled to a probabilistic state after the big hit game state.

(Progress of production, etc.)
In the pachinko gaming machine 1, various effects (effects of notifying the progress of the game and enlivening the game) are executed according to the progress of the game. The production will be described below. The effect is performed by displaying various effect images on the image display device 5, and in addition to or in place of the display, audio output from the speakers 8L and 8R and / or the game effect lamp 9 It may be turned on / off, the operation of the movable body 32, or the like.

As an effect executed according to the progress of the game, in the decorative symbol display areas 5L, 5C, and 5R of the "left", "middle", and "right" provided in the image display device 5, the first special figure game or the first 2 In response to the start of the special figure game, the variable display of the decorative pattern is started. At the timing when the display result (also referred to as the finalized special symbol) is stopped and displayed in the first special symbol game or the second special symbol game, the final decorative symbol (combination of three decorative symbols) that is the display result of the variable display of the decorative symbol ) Is also displayed (derived) as a stop.

In the period from the start to the end of the variable display of the decorative symbol, the variable display mode of the decorative symbol may be a predetermined reach mode (reach is established). Here, the reach mode is a variable display of a decorative symbol that has not yet been stopped and displayed when the decorative symbol that has been stopped and displayed on the screen of the image display device 5 constitutes a part of the jackpot combination described later. It is a mode in which is continuing.

In addition, the reach effect is executed in response to the above-mentioned reach mode during the variable display of the decorative pattern. In the pachinko gaming machine 1, the ratio of the display result (display result of the special figure game or variable display of the decorative symbol) to be "big hit" (also called big hit reliability or big hit expectation) is determined according to the production mode. Multiple different types of reach effects are performed. Reach production includes, for example, normal reach and super reach, which has a higher hit reliability than normal reach.

When the display result of the special figure game is "big hit", a fixed decorative symbol that is a predetermined jackpot combination is derived as a display result of variable display of the decorative symbol on the screen of the image display device 5 (decoration). The display result of the variable display of the symbol is "big hit"). As an example, the same decorative symbols (for example, "7") are aligned and stopped and displayed on predetermined effective lines in the decorative symbol display areas 5L, 5C, and 5R of "left", "middle", and "right". ..

In the case of a "probability change jackpot" that is controlled to a probability change state after the end of the jackpot game state, an odd number of decorative symbols (for example, "7") are aligned and displayed as a stop, and the probability change state is entered after the end of the jackpot game state. In the case of an uncontrolled "non-probability variable jackpot (normal jackpot)", an even number of decorative symbols (for example, "6") may be aligned and displayed as a stop. In this case, the odd-numbered decorative symbol is also referred to as a probabilistic symbol, and the even-numbered decorative symbol is also referred to as a non-probable variable symbol (normal symbol). After the non-probability pattern becomes the reach mode, the promotion effect that finally becomes the "probability big hit" may be executed.

When the display result of the special figure game is "small hit", a fixed decorative symbol (for example, "for example," "is a predetermined small hit combination as a display result of variable display of the decorative symbol on the screen of the image display device 5. 1 3 5 "etc.) is derived (the display result of the variable display of the decorative pattern is" small hit "). As an example, the decorative symbols constituting the chance eyes are stopped and displayed on the predetermined effective lines in the decorative symbol display areas 5L, 5C, and 5R of "left", "middle", and "right". In addition, when the display result of the special figure game becomes "big hit" of some big hit types (big hit type of big hit game state in the same mode as small hit game state) and when it becomes "small hit". , A common fixed decorative pattern may be derived and displayed.

When the display result of the special figure game is "off", the variable display mode of the decorative symbol is not the reach mode, and the variable display result of the decorative symbol is a fixed decorative symbol of a non-reach combination ("" (Also referred to as "non-reach off") may be stopped and displayed (the display result of the variable display of the decorative pattern may be "non-reach off"). In addition, when the display result is "off", after the variable display mode of the decorative symbol is changed to the reach mode, the display result of the variable display of the decorative symbol is a predetermined reach combination that is not a jackpot combination ("reach loss"). The fixed decorative symbol (also referred to as "") may be stopped and displayed (the display result of the variable display of the decorative symbol may be "out of reach").

The effect that the pachinko gaming machine 1 can execute includes displaying the above-mentioned variable display compatible display (hold display or active display). Further, as another effect, for example, a notice effect for notifying the reliability of the jackpot is executed during the variable display of the decorative symbol. The notice effect includes a notice effect for notifying the jackpot reliability in the variable display during execution and a look-ahead notice effect for notifying the jackpot reliability in the variable display (variable display in which execution is suspended) before execution. As the look-ahead notice effect, an effect of changing the display mode of the variable display compatible display (hold display or active display) to a mode different from the usual mode may be executed.

Further, in the image display device 5, the decorative symbol is temporarily stopped during the variable display of the decorative symbol, and then the variable display is restarted to make one variable display look like a plurality of variable displays in a pseudo manner. The pseudo-continuous production may be executed.

Even during the big hit game state, the big hit middle effect that notifies the big hit game state is executed. As the big hit middle effect, an effect of notifying the number of rounds and a promotion effect indicating that the value of the big hit gaming state is improved may be executed. Further, even during the small hit game state, the small hit medium effect for notifying the small hit game state is executed. It should be noted that the big hit game during the small hit game state and in some big hit types (the big hit type in the big hit game state having the same mode as the small hit game state, for example, the big hit type in which the subsequent game state is a high accuracy state). By executing a common effect depending on the state, the player may not know whether the player is currently in the small hit game state or the big hit game state. In such a case, by executing a common effect after the end of the small hit game state and after the end of the big hit game state, it is not possible to distinguish between the high accuracy state and the low accuracy state. You may.

Further, for example, when a special figure game or the like is not executed, a demo (demonstration) image is displayed on the image display device 5 (a customer waiting demo effect is executed).

(Board configuration)
The pachinko gaming machine 1 is equipped with, for example, a main board 11, an effect control board 12, a voice control board 13, a lamp control board 14, a relay board 15, and the like as shown in FIG. In addition, various boards such as a payout control board, an information terminal board, a launch control board, and a power supply board are arranged on the back surface of the pachinko gaming machine 1.

The main board 11 is a control board on the main side, and the progress of the above-mentioned game in the pachinko game machine 1 (execution of a special figure game (including management of hold), execution of a normal figure game (including management of hold), and a big hit. It has a function to control a game state, a small hit game state, a game state, etc.). The main board 11 includes a game control microcomputer 100, a switch circuit 110, a solenoid circuit 111, and the like.

The game control microcomputer 100 mounted on the main board 11 is, for example, a one-chip microcomputer, which includes a ROM (Read Only Memory) 101, a RAM (Random Access Memory) 102, and a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 103. , A random number circuit 104 and an I / O (Input / Output port) 105 are provided.

The CPU 103 performs a process of controlling the progress of the game (a process of realizing the function of the main board 11) by executing the program stored in the ROM 101. At this time, various data stored in the ROM 101 (data such as a fluctuation pattern described later, an effect control command described later, and various tables referred to when making various decisions described later) are used, and the RAM 102 is used as the main memory. .. The RAM 102 is a backup RAM in which the stored contents are stored for a predetermined period even if the power supply to the pachinko gaming machine 1 is stopped in part or in whole. Note that all or part of the program stored in the ROM 101 may be expanded into the RAM 102 and executed on the RAM 102.

The random number circuit 104 updatablely counts numerical data indicating various random number values (game random numbers) used when controlling the progress of the game. The game random number may be updated by the CPU 103 executing a predetermined computer program (updated by software).

The I / O 105 includes, for example, an input port into which various signals (detection signals described later) are input, various signals (first special symbol display device 4A, second special symbol display device 4B, ordinary symbol display 20, first hold). It is configured to include an output port for transmitting (a signal for controlling (driving) the display 25A, the second hold display 25B, the normal figure hold display 25C, etc., and a solenoid drive signal).

The switch circuit 110 is a detection signal (a game ball has passed or is passed) from various switches for detecting a game ball (gate switch 21, start port switch (first start port switch 22A and second start port switch 22B), count switch 23). It takes in a detection signal indicating that the switch has been turned on by entering) and transmits it to the game control microcomputer 100. By transmitting the detection signal, the passage or approach of the game ball is detected.

The solenoid circuit 111 transmits a solenoid drive signal (for example, a signal for turning on the solenoid 81 or the solenoid 82) from the game control microcomputer 100 to the solenoid 81 for an ordinary electric accessory or the solenoid 82 for a prize-winning door. To transmit.

The main board 11 (microcomputer 100 for game control) issues an effect control command (a command for designating (notifying) the progress of the game) according to the progress of the game as a part of controlling the progress of the game. Supply to 12. The effect control command output from the main board 11 is relayed by the relay board 15 and supplied to the effect control board 12. The effect control command includes, for example, various determination results on the main board 11 (for example, a display result of a special figure game (including a jackpot type)) and a variation pattern used when executing the special figure game (details will be described later). )), The game status (for example, the start and end of the variable display, the opening status of the large winning opening, the occurrence of the winning, the number of stored memories, the game status), the command for specifying the occurrence of an error, and the like are included.

The effect control board 12 is a control board on the sub side independent of the main board 11, receives an effect control command, and produces an effect (various effects according to the progress of the game) based on the received effect control command. It has a function of executing various notifications such as driving of the movable body 32, error notification, and notification of power failure recovery).

The effect control board 12 is equipped with an effect control CPU 120, a ROM 121, a RAM 122, a display control unit 123, a random number circuit 124, and an I / O 125.

The effect control CPU 120 is a process for executing the effect together with the display control unit 123 by executing the program stored in the ROM 121 (a process for realizing the above-mentioned function of the effect control board 12, and the effect to be executed). (Including the decision etc.). At this time, various data (data such as various tables) stored in the ROM 121 are used, and the RAM 122 is used as the main memory.

The effect control CPU 120 displays the execution of the effect based on the detection signal from the controller sensor unit 35A or the push sensor 35B (a signal output when an operation by the player is detected and an appropriate signal indicating the operation content). It may also instruct the control unit 123.

The display control unit 123 includes a VDP (Video Display Processor), a CGROM (Character Generator ROM), a VRAM (Video RAM), and the like, and executes the effect based on the effect execution instruction from the effect control CPU 120.

The display control unit 123 supplies the image display device 5 with a video signal corresponding to the effect to be executed based on the effect execution instruction from the effect control CPU 120, so that the effect image is displayed on the image display device 5. The display control unit 123 further supplies a sound designation signal (a signal for designating the output sound) to the sound control board 13 in order to output sound synchronized with the display of the effect image and turn on / off the game effect lamp 9. Or, a lamp signal (a signal for designating a lamp on / off mode) is supplied to the lamp control board 14. Further, the display control unit 123 supplies a signal for operating the movable body 32 to the movable body 32 or a drive circuit for driving the movable body 32.

The voice control board 13 is equipped with various circuits for driving the speakers 8L and 8R, drives the speakers 8L and 8R based on the sound designation signal, and outputs the sound designated by the sound designation signal from the speakers 8L and 8R. Let me.

The lamp control board 14 is equipped with various circuits for driving the game effect lamp 9, drives the game effect lamp 9 based on the lamp signal, and turns on / off the game effect lamp 9 in a mode designated by the lamp signal. To do. In this way, the display control unit 123 controls the audio output and the lighting / extinguishing of the lamp.

The effect control CPU 120 executes voice output, lamp lighting / extinguishing control (supply of sound designation signal and lamp signal, etc.), and control of the movable body 32 (supply of a signal for operating the movable body 32, etc.). You may do so.

The random number circuit 124 updatablely counts numerical data indicating various random number values (random numbers for effect) used to execute various effects. The effect random number may be one that is updated (updated by software) when the effect control CPU 120 executes a predetermined computer program.

The I / O 125 mounted on the effect control board 12 is for transmitting various signals (video signal, sound designation signal, lamp signal) and an input port for taking in the effect control command transmitted from, for example, the main board 11. It is configured to include the output port of.

Boards other than the main board 11, such as the effect control board 12, the sound control board 13, and the lamp control board 14, are also referred to as sub-boards. A plurality of sub-boards may be provided for each function as in the pachinko gaming machine 1, or one sub-board may be configured to have a plurality of functions.

(motion)
Next, the operation (action) of the pachinko gaming machine 1 will be described.

(Main operation of main board 11)
First, the main operations on the main board 11 will be described. When the power supply to the pachinko game machine 1 is started, the game control microcomputer 100 is started, and the game control main process is executed by the CPU 103. FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing a game control main process executed by the CPU 103 on the main board 11.

In the game control main process shown in FIG. 3, the CPU 103 first sets interrupt prohibition (step S1). Subsequently, necessary initial settings are made (step S2). The initial settings include stack pointer settings, register settings for built-in devices (CTC (counter / timer circuit), parallel input / output ports, etc.), settings for making the RAM 102 accessible, and the like.

Next, it is determined whether or not the output signal from the clear switch is ON (step S3). The clear switch is mounted on the power supply board, for example. When the power is turned on with the clear switch turned on, an output signal (clear signal) is input to the game control microcomputer 100 via the input port. When the output signal from the clear switch is on (step S3; Yes), the initialization process (step S8) is executed. In the initialization process, the CPU 103 performs a RAM clear process for clearing the flags, counters, and buffers stored in the RAM 102, and sets initial values in the work area.

Further, the CPU 103 transmits an effect control command instructing initialization to the effect control board 12 (step S9). When the effect control CPU 120 receives the effect control command, for example, the image display device 5 displays a screen for notifying that the control of the game machine has been initialized.

If the output signal from the clear switch is not on (step S3; No), it is determined whether or not the backup data is stored in the RAM 102 (backup RAM) (step S4). When the power supply to the pachinko gaming machine 1 is stopped due to an unexpected power failure or the like (power interruption), the CPU 103 executes the power supply stop processing immediately before the pachinko gaming machine 1 becomes inoperable due to the stop of the power supply. In this power supply stop processing, a processing of turning on a backup flag indicating that data is backed up to the RAM 102, a data protection processing of the RAM 102, and the like are executed. The data protection process includes addition of an error detection code (checksum, parity bit, etc.) and a process of backing up various data. The data to be backed up includes various data (including various flags, various timer states, etc.) for advancing the game, as well as the state of the backup flag and the error detection code. In step S4, it is determined whether or not the backup flag is on. When the backup flag is off and the backup data is not stored in the RAM 102 (step S4; No), the initialization process (step S8) is executed.

When the backup data is stored in the RAM 102 (step S4; Yes), the CPU 103 checks the data of the backed up data (used by using an error detection code) and determines whether or not the data is normal (step). S5). In step S5, for example, it is determined by the parity bit or the checksum whether or not the data in the RAM 102 matches the data when the power supply is stopped. When it is determined that these match, it is determined that the data in the RAM 102 is normal.

If it is determined that the data in the RAM 102 is not normal (step S5; No), the internal state cannot be returned to the state when the power supply is stopped, so the initialization process (step S8) is executed.

When it is determined that the data in the RAM 102 is normal (step S5; Yes), the CPU 103 performs a recovery process (step S6) for returning the internal state of the main board 11 to the state when the power supply is stopped. In the recovery process, the CPU 103 sets the work area based on the stored contents (contents of the backed up data) of the RAM 102. As a result, the game state is restored when the power supply is stopped, and if the special symbol is changing, the change of the special symbol is restarted from the state before the restoration by executing the game control timer interrupt process described later. Will be.

Then, the CPU 103 transmits an effect control command instructing recovery from the power failure to the effect control board 12 (step S7). In accordance with this, an effect control command that specifies the game state before the power failure that is backed up, and an effect control that specifies the display result of the special figure game that is being executed when the special figure game is being executed. You may want to send a command. For these commands, the same commands that are set to be transmitted in the special symbol process processing described later can be used. When the effect control CPU 120 receives the effect control command that specifies the time of recovery from the power failure, the image display device 5, for example, notifies that the image display device 5 has recovered from the power failure or is recovering from the power failure. Display the screen to do so. The effect control CPU 120 may display an appropriate screen based on the effect control command.

After the restoration process or the initialization process is completed and the effect control command is transmitted to the effect control board 12, the CPU 103 executes the random number circuit setting process for initializing the random number circuit 104 (step S10). Then, the CTC register built in the game control microcomputer 100 is set so that the timer is interrupted periodically every predetermined time (for example, 2 ms) (step S11), and interrupts are permitted (step S12). ). After that, the loop processing is started. After that, an interrupt request signal is sent from the CTC to the CPU 103 every predetermined time (for example, 2 ms), and the CPU 103 can periodically execute the timer interrupt process.

When the CPU 103 that has executed the game control main process receives the interrupt request signal from the CTC and receives the interrupt request, the CPU 103 executes the game control timer interrupt process shown in the flowchart of FIG. When the game control timer interrupt process shown in FIG. 4 is started, the CPU 103 first executes a predetermined switch process to perform the gate switch 21, the first start port switch 22A, and the second start port via the switch circuit 110. It is determined whether or not detection signals are received from various switches such as the switch 22B and the count switch 23 (step S21). Subsequently, by executing a predetermined main-side error process, an abnormality diagnosis of the pachinko gaming machine 1 is performed, and a warning can be generated if necessary according to the diagnosis result (step S22). After that, by executing a predetermined information output process, for example, the jackpot information (information indicating the number of times the jackpot has occurred) and the start information (starting) supplied to the hall management computer installed outside the pachinko gaming machine 1. Data such as information such as the number of times of winning and the probability fluctuation information (information indicating the number of times of the probability change state) are output (step S23).

Following the information output process, a game random number update process for updating at least a part of the game random numbers used on the main board 11 side by software is executed (step S24). After that, the CPU 103 executes the special symbol process process (step S25). By executing the special symbol process process for each timer interrupt by the CPU 103, it is possible to manage the execution and hold of the special symbol game, control the big hit game state and the small hit game state, control the game state, and the like (for details, see See below).

Following the special symbol process processing, the normal symbol process processing is executed (step S26). By executing the normal symbol process processing for each timer interrupt, the CPU 103 manages the execution and hold of the normal figure game based on the detection signal from the gate switch 21 (based on the passing of the game ball through the passing gate 41). It enables opening control of the variable winning ball device 6B based on "per-figure". The execution of the normal figure game is performed by driving the normal symbol display 20, and the number of normal figure reservations is displayed by turning on the normal figure hold display 25C.

After executing the normal symbol process process, as a part of the game control timer interrupt process, a process when a power failure occurs, a process for paying out a prize ball, and the like may be performed. After that, the CPU 103 executes the command control process (step S27). The CPU 103 may send and set an effect control command in each of the above processes. In the command control process of step S27, a process of transmitting the effect control command set for transmission to a control board on the sub side such as the effect control board 12 is performed. After executing the command control process, the interrupt is permitted and then the game control timer interrupt process is terminated.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing an example of the process executed in step S25 shown in FIG. 4 as the special symbol process process. In this special symbol process process, the CPU 103 first executes a start winning determination process (step S101).

In the start winning determination process, a process of detecting the occurrence of a start winning, storing the hold information in a predetermined area of the RAM 102, and updating the hold storage number is executed. When the start winning is generated, the display result (including the jackpot type) and the random value for determining the fluctuation pattern are extracted and stored as hold information. Further, a process of pre-reading and determining a display result or a fluctuation pattern may be executed based on the extracted random number value. After the hold information and the number of hold storages are stored, the transmission setting for transmitting the effect control command for specifying the determination result such as the generation of the start winning prize, the number of hold storages, and the look-ahead determination is made on the effect control board 12. .. The effect control command at the time of starting winning, which is set to be transmitted in this way, is executed from the main board 11 to the effect control board 12 by, for example, executing the command control process in step S27 shown in FIG. 4 after the special symbol process process is completed. Is transmitted to.

After executing the start winning determination process in S101, the CPU 103 selects and executes any of the processes of steps S110 to S120 according to the value of the special figure process flag provided in the RAM 102. In each process (steps S110 to S120) of the special symbol process process, a transmission setting for transmitting an effect control command corresponding to each process to the effect control board 12 is performed.

The special symbol normal processing in step S110 is executed when the value of the special symbol process flag is “0” (initial value). In this special symbol normal processing, it is determined whether or not to start the first special figure game or the second special figure game based on the presence or absence of the pending information. In addition, in the special symbol normal processing, whether or not the display result of the special symbol or decorative symbol is set as "big hit" or "small hit" based on the random value for determining the display result, and the big hit type when it is set as "big hit". Is determined (predetermined) before the display result is derived and displayed. Further, in the special symbol normal processing, a fixed special symbol (either a big hit symbol, a small hit symbol, or an outlier symbol) to be stopped and displayed in the special symbol game is set according to the determined display result. After that, the value of the special symbol process flag is updated to "1", and the special symbol normal processing ends. In addition, the special figure game using the second special figure may be executed with priority over the special figure game using the first special figure (also referred to as special figure 2 priority digestion). Further, the winning order of the game balls to the first starting winning opening and the second starting winning opening may be stored, and the starting condition of the special figure game may be satisfied in the winning order (also referred to as winning order digestion).

When making various determinations based on the random number values, various tables stored in the ROM 101 (tables in which the determination values to be compared with the random number values are assigned to the determination results) are referred to. The same applies to other decisions on the main board 11 and various decisions on the effect control board 12. In the effect control board 12, various tables are stored in the ROM 121.

The variation pattern setting process in step S111 is executed when the value of the special figure process flag is “1”. In this fluctuation pattern setting process, one of a plurality of types of fluctuation patterns is used by using a random value for determining the fluctuation pattern based on a preliminary determination result of whether or not the display result is a "big hit" or a "small hit". The process of deciding on is included. In the variation pattern setting process, when the variation pattern is determined, the value of the special figure process flag is updated to "2", and the variation pattern setting process ends.

The fluctuation pattern includes the execution time of the special symbol game (special symbol fluctuation time) (which is also the execution time of the variable display of the decorative symbol), the mode of the variable display of the decorative symbol (presence or absence of reach, etc.), and the variable display of the decorative symbol. The content of the effect (type of reach effect, etc.) is specified, and it is also called a variable display pattern.

The special symbol variation process in step S112 is executed when the value of the special symbol process flag is “2”. In this special symbol change processing, the first special symbol display device 4A and the second special symbol display device 4B are set to change the special symbol, and the elapsed time from the start of the change of the special symbol. It includes processing to measure. In addition, it is also determined whether or not the measured elapsed time has reached the special figure fluctuation time corresponding to the fluctuation pattern. Then, when the elapsed time from the start of the special symbol variation reaches the special symbol variation time, the value of the special symbol process flag is updated to "3", and the special symbol variation process ends.

The special symbol stop process in step S113 is executed when the value of the special symbol process flag is “3”. In this special symbol stop process, the first special symbol display device 4A and the second special symbol display device 4B stop the fluctuation of the special symbol, and stop display (derive) the confirmed special symbol that is the display result of the special symbol. Contains the process of making settings for. Then, when the display result is "big hit", the value of the special figure process flag is updated to "4". On the other hand, when the big hit flag is off and the display result is "small hit", the value of the special figure process flag is updated to "8". If the display result is "off", the value of the special figure process flag is updated to "0". When the display result is "small hit" or "missing", the game state is also updated when the time saving state or the probability change state is controlled and the end of the number of cuts is established. When the value of the special symbol process flag is updated, the special symbol stop processing ends.

The jackpot release preprocessing in step S114 is executed when the value of the special figure process flag is “4”. This big hit pre-opening process includes a process of setting to open the big winning opening by starting the execution of the round in the big hit game state based on the display result being "big hit". It has been. When the large winning opening is opened, a process of supplying a solenoid drive signal to the solenoid 82 for the large winning opening door is executed. At this time, for example, the open upper limit period for keeping the big winning opening in the open state and the upper limit execution number of rounds are set according to which type of jackpot is used. When these settings are completed, the value of the special figure process flag is updated to "5", and the jackpot release preprocessing ends.

The process of opening the jackpot in step S115 is executed when the value of the special figure process flag is “5”. In this big hit opening process, the big winning opening is measured based on the process of measuring the elapsed time since the big winning opening is opened, the measured elapsed time, the number of game balls detected by the count switch 23, and the like. It includes a process of determining whether or not it is time to return the device from the open state to the closed state. Then, when the large winning opening is returned to the closed state, the value of the special figure process flag is updated to "6" after executing a process of stopping the supply of the solenoid drive signal to the solenoid 82 for the large winning opening door. End the processing while the jackpot is open.

The post-processing after opening the jackpot in step S116 is executed when the value of the special figure process flag is “6”. In this post-opening process of the jackpot, there is a process of determining whether or not the number of executions of the round that opens the jackpot has reached the set upper limit execution number, and a jackpot game state when the upper limit execution number is reached. It includes processing to make settings to terminate. Then, when the number of round executions has not reached the upper limit, the value of the special figure process flag is updated to "5", while when the number of round executions reaches the upper limit, the special figure process flag is set. The value is updated to "7". When the value of the special figure process flag is updated, the post-launch processing is completed.

The jackpot end processing of step S117 is executed when the value of the special figure process flag is “7”. In this jackpot end process, there is a process of waiting until the waiting time corresponding to the period in which the ending effect as an effect action for notifying the end of the jackpot game state is executed, and a probability change corresponding to the end of the jackpot game state. It includes processing to make various settings to start control and time reduction control. When such a setting is made, the value of the special figure process flag is updated to "0", and the jackpot end processing ends.

The small hit release preprocessing in step S118 is executed when the value of the special figure process flag is “8”. This small hit pre-opening process includes a process of setting the large winning opening to be in the open state in the small hit game state based on the display result being "small hit". At this time, the value of the special figure process flag is updated to "9", and the small hit release preprocessing ends.

The small hit opening process in step S119 is executed when the value of the special figure process flag is “9”. In this small hit opening process, it is the timing to measure the elapsed time from the opening state of the big winning opening and to return the big winning opening from the open state to the closed state based on the measured elapsed time. It includes processing to determine whether or not it is. When the big winning opening is returned to the closed state and the end timing of the small hit game state is reached, the value of the special figure process flag is updated to "10", and the processing during the small hit opening process ends.

The small hit end process in step S120 is executed when the value of the special figure process flag is “10”. The small hit end process includes a process of waiting until a waiting time corresponding to a period in which the effect operation for notifying the end of the small hit game state is executed has elapsed. Here, when the small hit gaming state ends, the gaming state in the pachinko gaming machine 1 before the small hit gaming state is continued. When the waiting time at the end of the small hit game state has elapsed, the value of the special figure process flag is updated to "0", and the small hit end process ends.

(Main operation of the effect control board 12)
Next, the main operations of the effect control board 12 will be described. When the effect control board 12 receives the power supply voltage from the power source board or the like, the effect control CPU 120 is activated to execute the effect control main process as shown in the flowchart of FIG. When the effect control main process shown in FIG. 6 is started, the effect control CPU 120 first executes a predetermined initialization process (step S71) to clear the RAM 122, set various initial values, and press the effect control board 12. Set the registers of the mounted CTC (counter / timer circuit). In addition, the initial operation control process is executed (step S72). In the initial operation control process, control for performing the initial operation of the movable body 32, such as control for driving the movable body 32 to return to the initial position and control for confirming a predetermined operation, is executed.

After that, it is determined whether or not the timer interrupt flag is turned on (step S73). The timer interrupt flag is set to the ON state every time a predetermined time (for example, 2 milliseconds) elapses, based on the register setting of the CTC, for example. At this time, if the timer interrupt flag is off (step S73; No), the process of step S73 is repeatedly executed and waits.

Further, on the effect control board 12, an interrupt for receiving the effect control command from the main board 11 is generated in addition to the timer interrupt that is generated every time a predetermined time elapses. This interrupt is, for example, an interrupt generated when the effect control INT signal from the main board 11 is turned on. When an interrupt occurs due to the effect control INT signal being turned on, the effect control CPU 120 automatically sets interrupt disabled, but if a CPU that is not automatically interrupt disabled is used, an interrupt occurs. It is desirable to issue a prohibition order (DI instruction). The effect control CPU 120 executes, for example, a predetermined command reception interrupt process in response to an interrupt caused by the effect control INT signal being turned on. In this command reception interrupt process, among the input ports included in the I / O 125, the effect control command is taken in from a predetermined input port that receives the control signal transmitted from the main board 11 via the relay board 15. The effect control command captured at this time is stored in, for example, the effect control command reception buffer provided in the RAM 122. After that, the effect control CPU 120 sets the interrupt enable, and then ends the command reception interrupt process.

If the timer interrupt flag is on in step S73 (step S73; Yes), the timer interrupt flag is cleared and turned off (step S74), and the command analysis process is executed (step S75). In the command analysis process, for example, after reading various effect control commands transmitted from the game control microcomputer 100 of the main board 11 and stored in the effect control command reception buffer, the read effect control commands are used. Corresponding settings and controls are performed. For example, the read effect control command may be stored in a predetermined area of the RAM 122 or stored in the RAM 122 so that which effect control command is received and the content specified by the effect control command can be confirmed by the effect control process process or the like. Turn on the provided receive flag. Further, when the effect control command specifies the game state, the display control unit 123 may be instructed to display the background according to the game state.

After executing the command analysis process in step S75, the effect control process process is executed (step S76). In the effect control process processing, for example, an effect image display operation in the display area of the image display device 5, an audio output operation from the speakers 8L and 8R, a lighting operation in a decorative light emitting body such as a game effect lamp 9 and a decorative LED, and a movable body 32. Controls are performed to operate various production devices such as the driving operation of the LED. Further, regarding the control content of the effect operation using various effect devices, determination, determination, setting, etc. are performed according to the effect control command or the like transmitted from the main board 11.

Following the effect control process process in step S76, the effect random number update process is executed (step S77), and at least a part of the effect random numbers used on the effect control board 12 side is updated by the software. After that, the process returns to the process of step S73. Other processes may be executed before returning to the process of step S73.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing an example of the process executed in step S76 of FIG. 6 as the effect control process process. In the effect control process process shown in FIG. 7, the effect control CPU 120 first executes the read-ahead notice setting process (step S161). In the look-ahead advance notice setting process, for example, a determination, determination, and setting for executing the look-ahead advance notice effect are performed based on the effect control command at the time of starting winning, which is transmitted from the main board 11. In addition, a process for displaying the hold display is executed based on the number of hold storages specified from the effect control command.

After executing the process of step S161, the effect control CPU 120 selects and executes any of the following processes of steps S170 to S177 according to, for example, the value of the effect process flag provided in the RAM 122.

The variable display start waiting process in step S170 is a process executed when the value of the effect process flag is “0” (initial value). This variable display start waiting process is a process of determining whether or not to start the variable display of the decorative symbol on the image display device 5 based on whether or not a command for designating the start of the variable display is received from the main board 11. Etc. are included. When it is determined that the variable display of the decorative symbol on the image display device 5 is started, the value of the effect process flag is updated to "1", and the variable display start waiting process is terminated.

The variable display start setting process in step S171 is a process executed when the value of the effect process flag is “1”. In this variable display start setting process, the display result of the variable display of the decorative symbol (fixed decorative symbol), the mode of the variable display of the decorative symbol, the reach effect, and various types are based on the display result and the variation pattern specified by the effect control command. It is determined whether or not various effects such as a notice effect are executed, their modes, and the execution start timing. Then, an effect control pattern (a collection of control data for instructing the display control unit 123 to execute the effect) that reflects the determination result and the like is set. After that, based on the set effect control pattern, the display control unit 123 is instructed to start executing the variable display of the decorative symbol, the value of the effect process flag is updated to "2", and the variable display start setting process is completed. The display control unit 123 starts the variable display of the decorative symbol on the image display device 5 in response to the instruction to start the execution of the variable display of the decorative symbol.

The variable display effect process in step S172 is a process executed when the value of the effect process flag is “2”. In this variable display effect processing, the effect control CPU 120 instructs the display control unit 123 to display the effect image based on the effect control pattern set in step S171 on the display screen of the image display device 5. , Driving the movable body 32, outputting voice and sound effect from the speakers 8L and 8R by outputting the command (sound effect signal) to the voice control board 13, and commanding the lamp control board 14 (illumination signal). Various effect controls are executed during the variable display of the decorative pattern, such as turning on / off / blinking the game effect lamp 9 and the decorative LED according to the output. After performing such effect control, for example, an end code indicating the end of variable display of the decorative symbol is read from the effect control pattern, or a command is received from the main board 11 to specify that the fixed decorative symbol is to be stopped and displayed. In response to what has been done, the final decorative symbol, which is the display result of the decorative symbol, is stopped and displayed. When the fixed decorative symbol is stopped and displayed, the value of the effect process flag is updated to "3", and the effect process during variable display ends.

The special figure hit waiting process in step S173 is a process executed when the value of the effect process flag is “3”. In this special figure hit waiting process, the effect control CPU 120 determines whether or not an effect control command that specifies to start the big hit game state or the small hit game state has been received from the main board 11. Then, when the effect control command for specifying the start of the big hit game state or the small hit game state is received, if the command specifies the start of the big hit game state, the value of the effect process flag is set to "6". Update to. On the other hand, if the command specifies the start of the small hit game state, the value of the effect process flag is updated to "4", which is a value corresponding to the small hit medium effect process. In addition, when the reception waiting time of the command elapses without receiving the command specifying to start the big hit game state or the small hit game state, it is determined that the display result in the special figure game is "missing". Then, the value of the effect process flag is updated to the initial value "0". When the value of the effect process flag is updated, the waiting process for hitting the special figure ends.

The small hit medium effect process in step S174 is a process executed when the value of the effect process flag is “4”. In this small hit medium effect process, the effect control CPU 120 sets, for example, an effect control pattern or the like corresponding to the effect content in the small hit game state, and executes various effect controls in the small hit game state based on the set content. .. Further, in the small hit middle effect processing, for example, in response to receiving a command from the main board 11 to specify that the small hit game state is terminated, the value of the effect process flag is set to a value corresponding to the small hit end effect. Update to a certain "5" and end the small hit medium production process.

The small hit end effect process in step S175 is a process executed when the value of the effect process flag is “5”. In this small hit end effect process, the effect control CPU 120 sets an effect control pattern or the like corresponding to, for example, the end of the small hit game state, and various effect controls at the end of the small hit game state based on the setting contents. To execute. After that, the value of the effect process flag is updated to the initial value "0", and the small hit end effect process is terminated.

The jackpot effect process in step S176 is a process executed when the value of the effect process flag is “6”. In this big hit middle effect processing, the effect control CPU 120 sets, for example, an effect control pattern corresponding to the effect content in the big hit game state, and executes various effect controls in the big hit game state based on the set content. Further, in the jackpot effect processing, for example, the value of the effect process flag is set to a value corresponding to the ending effect process "7" in response to receiving a command from the main board 11 to specify that the jackpot game state is terminated. Update to "and end the production process during the big hit.

The ending effect process of step S177 is a process executed when the value of the effect process flag is “7”. In this ending effect processing, the effect control CPU 120 sets, for example, an effect control pattern or the like corresponding to the end of the jackpot game state, and controls various effects of the ending effect at the end of the jackpot game state based on the setting contents. Run. After that, the value of the effect process flag is updated to the initial value "0", and the ending effect process ends.

(Modified example of basic explanation)
The present invention is not limited to the pachinko gaming machine 1 described in the above basic description, and various modifications and applications are possible without departing from the gist of the present invention.

The pachinko gaming machine 1 of the above basic explanation is a payout type gaming machine that pays out a predetermined number of game media as a prize based on the occurrence of a prize, but the game medium is enclosed and a score is given based on the occurrence of the prize. It may be an enclosed gaming machine.

Only one type of symbol (for example, a symbol indicating "-") is displayed during the variable display of the special symbol, and the variable display may be performed by repeating the display and extinguishing of the symbol. Further, even if the symbol is displayed during the variable display, the symbol may not be displayed when the variable display is stopped (the symbol indicating "-" may not be displayed as the display result).

In the above basic explanation, the pachinko game machine 1 is shown as a game machine, but a medal is inserted and a predetermined number of bets is set, and a plurality of types of symbols are rotated according to the operation of the operation lever by the player, and the player If the combination of stop symbols becomes a specific combination of symbols when the symbols are stopped in response to the operation of the stop button by, a slot machine capable of executing a game in which a predetermined number of medals are paid out to the player (for example, a big bonus) The present invention can also be applied to a slot machine equipped with one or more of regular bonus, RT, AT, ART, and CZ (hereinafter, bonus, etc.).

The program and data for realizing the present invention are not limited to the form of being distributed and provided by the detachable recording medium to the computer device included in the pachinko gaming machine 1, and the computer device and the like in advance. It may take the form of being distributed by installing it in the storage device of the. Further, the program and data for realizing the present invention are distributed by downloading from another device on the network connected via the communication line or the like by providing the communication processing unit. It doesn't matter.

The execution mode of the game is not limited to the one executed by attaching a detachable recording medium, but can be executed by temporarily storing the program and data downloaded via the communication line or the like in the internal memory or the like. It may be executed directly using the hardware resources of other devices on the network connected via a communication line or the like. Further, the game can be executed by exchanging data with another computer device or the like via a network.

In addition, in this specification, one of the expressions for comparison of various ratios such as the execution ratio of the production (expressions such as "high", "low", and "differentiate") is "0%". It may be included. For example, one may have a proportion of "0%" and the other may have a proportion of "100%" or less than "100%".

(Explanation of Feature 037SG of the Present Embodiment)
Next, the feature unit 037SG of this embodiment will be described. FIG. 8-1 is a front view of the pachinko gaming machine 1 in the feature unit 037SG (hereinafter abbreviated as the main feature unit 037SG) of the present embodiment, and shows the layout of the main members. FIG. 8-2 is a block diagram showing an example of a circuit configuration on the main board in the feature unit 037SG. In the following, the front side of FIG. 8-1 is the front (front, front) side of the pachinko game machine 1, the back side is the back (rear) side, and the pachinko game machine 1 is viewed from the front side. The explanation will be given with reference to the direction. The front surface of the pachinko gaming machine 1 in the feature unit 037SG is a facing surface facing the player playing the game in the pachinko gaming machine 1.

The pachinko gaming machine (hereinafter, may be abbreviated as a gaming machine) 1 in the feature unit 037SG is roughly classified into the gaming board surface as shown in FIG. 8-1, like the gaming machine 1 of FIG. 1 in the basic description. It is composed of a gaming board (gauge board) 2 and a gaming machine frame (underframe) 3 that supports and fixes the game board 2. The game board 2 is formed with a game area 10 having a substantially circular shape in front view surrounded by a guide rail 037SG2b. A game ball as a game medium is launched from a ball striking device (not shown) into the game area 10. Further, the game machine frame 3 is provided with a glass door frame 037SG50 having a glass window 037SG50a so as to be rotatable around the left side, and the game area 10 can be opened and closed by the glass door frame 037SG50. When the glass door frame 037SG50 is closed, the game area 10 can be seen through the glass window 037SG50a.

As shown in FIG. 8-1, the game board 2 is formed in a substantially square shape when viewed from the front, and a board surface plate (not shown) provided with obstacle nails (not shown), guide rails 037SG2b, etc. on the front game board surface (not shown). It is mainly composed of (omitted) and a spacer member (not shown) that is integrally attached to the back surface side of the board. The game board 2 may be made of a translucent synthetic resin material such as acrylic resin, polycarbonate resin, and methacrylic resin. The game board 2 may be made of plywood.

In the feature unit 037SG, a first special symbol display device 4A and a second special symbol display device 4B are provided at a lower right position of the game area 10 of the game board 2. Further, an image display device 5 is provided near the center of the game area 10 on the game board 2.

The image display device 5 is arranged on the back side of the game board 2 and can be visually recognized through the opening 037SG2c formed in the game board 2. The opening 037SG2c in the game board 2 is provided with a frame-shaped center decorative frame 037SG51. An effect unit 037SG300, which will be described later, is provided between the back surface of the game board 2 and the image display device 5. Further, a first light guide plate device 037SG500 described later is provided between the movable body device 037SG400 and the second light guide plate device 037SG410 described later in the effect unit 037SG300 and the back surface of the game board 2, and the opening 037SG2c in the game board 2 is provided. The display screens of the movable bodies 037SG403L and 037SG403R and the image display device 5 that imitate the left and right flying objects of the movable body device 037SG400 can be visually recognized through the first light guide plate 037SG511 described later. The effect unit 037SG300 includes a movable body device 037SG400 arranged on the front side of the image display device 5, a second light guide plate device 037SG410 arranged on the front side of the movable body device 037SG400, and a second light guide plate device 037SG410. It is mainly composed of a first light guide plate device 037SG500 arranged on the front surface side.

A first reserved storage display area 5D and a second reserved storage display area 5U are set at two locations on the left and right below the display area of the image display device 5. In the first hold storage display area 5D and the second hold storage display area 5U, the hold storage display for identifiablely displaying the hold storage number (special figure hold storage number) of the variable display corresponding to the special figure game is performed.

At the right position of the first special symbol display device 4A and the second special symbol display device 4B, there are a first hold indicator 25A and a second hold indicator 25B for identifiable display of the number of special symbol hold storages. It is provided. The first hold indicator 25A displays the number of first special figure hold storage identifiable, and the second hold indicator 25B displays the number of second special figure hold storage identifiable. Further, a winning ball device 6A is provided below the image display device 5, and a variable winning ball device 6B is provided below the right side of the image display device 5. Further, as shown in FIG. 8-1, a special variable winning ball device 7 is provided at the right position of the winning ball device 6A. Further, a normal symbol display 20 is provided at a position to the right of the second hold display 25B. To the right of the normal symbol display 20, a normal symbol hold display 25C is provided.

Next, the circuit configuration of the pachinko gaming machine 1 of the feature unit 037SG will be described. The pachinko game machine 1 has a main board 11, an effect control board 12, a voice control board 13, a lamp control board 14, a main board 11, and an effect control as shown in FIG. 8-2, as a configuration common to the above-mentioned basic configuration. Various boards such as a relay board 15 for relaying various control signals transmitted to and from the board 12, a payout control board, an information terminal board, a launch control board, an interface board, and the like are arranged. Since each function is the same as the substrate, switch, circuit, display, etc. having the same reference numerals in the basic configuration, those provided only in the feature unit 037SG will be described here.

The effect control unit 12 arranged in the game machine 1 of the feature unit 037SG is connected to the light guide plate LED037SG607, the LED drive motor 037SG603A, the origin position sensor 037SG516, and the accessory drive motor 037SG401. The light guide plate LED037SG607 is provided in the first light guide plate device 037SG500. The LED drive motor 037SG603A provides a driving force for moving the light guide plate LED037SG607. The origin position sensor 037SG516 makes it possible to detect that the light guide plate LED037SG607 is located at the origin position. The accessory drive motor 037SG401 provides a driving force for moving the movable bodies 037SG403L and 037SG403R. The effect control board 12 can control the lighting / non-lighting of the light guide plate LED037SG607, the movement of the light guide plate LED037SG607 by the driving force of the LED drive motor 037SG603A, and the operation of the movable bodies 037SG403L and 037SG403R by the driving force of the accessory drive motor 037SG401. It has various functions.

Next, the movable body device 037SG400 of the effect unit 037SG300 will be described. As shown in FIG. 8-3, the movable body device 037SG400 has a frame-shaped base portion 037SG402 and movable bodies 037SG403L and 037SG403R provided on both left and right sides of the base portion 037SG402 to imitate a flying body. The movable bodies 037SG403L and 037SG403R can move in the left-right direction between the standby position and the effect position on the moving rails provided so as to cross the upper part and the lower part of the base portion 037SG402 in the horizontal direction. When the movable bodies 037SG403L and 037SG403R are in the standby position, it is difficult for the player to see them. When the movable bodies 037SG403L and 037SG403R are in the effect position, they are superimposed on the substantially center position of the display screen of the image display device 5 and united to form one flying object. As described above, the movable body device 037SG400 has a frame-shaped base portion 037SG402 and movable bodies 037SG403L and 037SG403R provided so as to be horizontally movable with respect to the base portion 037SG402. It is possible to move horizontally between the standby position, which is difficult to see, and the effect position, which is superimposed on the substantially central position on the front side of the display screen of the image display device 5.

The rail below the frame-shaped base portion 037SG402 is formed by a screw shaft 037SG404 connected to the movable bodies 037SG403L and 037SG403R, and an accessory drive motor 037SG401 is provided at the center position thereof. .. The accessory drive motor 037SG401 rotates the screw shaft 037SG404 connected to the movable bodies 037SG403L and 037SG403R in the forward direction, so that the movable bodies 037SG403L and 037SG403R are substantially in the center of the image display device 5 from a standby position that is difficult for the player to see. By moving to the effect position of the position and rotating the screw shaft 037SG404 in the reverse direction, the movable bodies 037SG403L and 037SG403R can be visually recognized by the player from the effect position at the substantially center position of the image display device 5 from the opening 037SG2c in the game board 2. It is designed to move to a difficult standby position.

As shown in FIG. 8-3, when these movable bodies 037SG403L and 037SG403R are located at the effect position, the first light guide plate 037SG511 is located in front of these movable bodies 037SG403L and 037SG403R. When the player sees the movable bodies 037SG403L and 037SG403R through the first light guide plate 037SG511 and the stereoscopic image is displayed on the first light guide plate 037SG511, the player is on the back side of the display of the stereoscopic image. The movable bodies 037SG403L and 037SG403R will be visually recognized.

FIG. 8-4 is an exploded perspective view showing a state in which the configuration of the effect unit 037SG300 is viewed diagonally from the front. As shown in FIG. 8-4, the movable body device 037SG400 of the effect unit 037SG300 has a frame-shaped base portion 037SG402 and movable bodies 037SG403L and 037SG403R provided so as to be horizontally movable with respect to the base portion 037SG402, and is movable. The bodies 037SG403L and 037SG403R are movable in the horizontal direction between a standby position that is difficult for the player to see and an effect position that is superimposed on the substantially central position on the front side of the display screen of the image display device 5.

The second light guide plate device 037SG410 includes a frame-shaped base portion 037SG411, an annular second light guide plate 037SG412 fixed inside the base portion 037SG411, and an LED that irradiates the second light guide plate 037SG412 with light. ing. By switching the LED ON / OFF in the second light guide plate device 037SG410, it is possible to switch between a light emitting effect state in which the second light guide plate 037SG412 emits light and a non-light emitting effect state in which the second light guide plate 037SG412 does not emit light. The base portion 037SG402 of the movable body device 037SG400 and the base portion 037SG411 of the second light guide plate device 037SG410 are fixed by a plurality of screws.

Although the feature unit 037SG is provided with the second light guide plate 037SG412, the second light guide plate 037SG412 may not be provided. Further, instead of the second light guide plate 037SG412, a plurality of annular display bodies on which a predetermined image is printed may be used as a display device in which each annular display body is individually rotatably provided.

As shown in FIG. 8-4, the first light guide plate device 037SG500 includes a first light guide plate 037SG511, a front holding member 037SG503 and a rear holding member 037SG505 that hold the first light guide plate 037SG511 so as to sandwich them from the front and back, and a light emitting device. It is mainly composed of 037SG600.

The front holding member 037SG503 is formed of a plate-shaped upper side portion 037SG503H and left and right side portions 037SG503L and 037SG503R in a substantially U-shape downward by using a translucent (transparent) acrylic resin. The upper side portion 037SG503H is colored with a predetermined color, and the translucency is reduced. The upper side portion 037SG503H may be reduced in translucency by being attached with a smoke film or the like, or may be composed of a non-translucent member and may not have translucency.

The first light guide plate 037SG511 is attached to the front holding member 037SG503 on the left and right sides of the back surface of the upper side portion 037SG503H, the lower position of the back surface of the right side portion 037SG503R, and the back surfaces of the upper side portion 037SG503H and the side side portions 037SG503L and 037SG503R. A boss for positioning and a holding frame for holding is provided. The front holding member 037SG503 is attached to the back side of the game board 2 by attaching it to the back surface of the spacer member of the game board 2 with a screw (not shown). The decorative members 037SG508L and 037SG508R are fixed to the lower front surfaces of the left and right side sides 037SG503L and 037SG503R, respectively. The first light guide plate 037SG511 is formed of a transparent acrylic resin plate in a size capable of covering almost the entire display screen of the image display device 5 located on the back surface, and a boss for positioning or holding frame is inserted. It has a possible hole.

The rear holding member 037SG505 is formed of a plate-shaped upper side portion 037SG505H and left and right side side portions 037SG505L and 037SG505R in a substantially U-shape downward by using a non-translucent (opaque) synthetic resin. Holes for positioning and holding frame bosses are provided on the front surface of the upper side portion 037SG505H, the front lower position of the right side portion 037SG505R, and the back surfaces of the upper side portion 037SG503H and the side side portions 037SG505L and 037SG505R. Has been done. Further, a light emitting device 037SG600 is attached to the upper part of the upper side portion 037SG505H. The light emitting device 037SG600 includes a base member, a mounting member, a drive mechanism, an upper cover member, a lower cover member, and the like, and a light guide plate LED037SG607 is provided at a predetermined position of the mounting member.

FIG. 8-5 shows a control example of moving the mounting member 602 as the mounting member included in the light emitting device 037SG600. The mounting member 602 can be integrally configured by fixing the upper mounting member and the lower mounting member with screws or the like, and the upper mounting member is provided with a bulging portion 037SG611. The bulging portion 037SG611 of the upper mounting member may be formed so as to project forward from the fitting portion provided on the upper mounting member. The fitting portion of the upper mounting member has a recess that can be fitted into the linear bush provided in the base member of the light emitting device 037SG600. The linear bushes are arranged apart from each other on the left and right sides by a shaft extending in the left-right direction on the base member of the light emitting device 037SG600, and are movably attached along the shaft. Since the linear bush has low frictional resistance to the shaft, the mounting member 602 can smoothly slide and move along the shaft.

The bulging portion 037SG611 includes left and right side wall portions 037SG611c and 037SG611d. In addition, the bulging portion 037SG611 may include a front wall portion, a rear wall portion, and an upper wall portion. For example, a through hole penetrating in the vertical direction is provided in the central portion of the upper wall portion included in the bulging portion 037SG611, and an LED substrate 037SG609 having a light guide plate LED037SG607 is provided by a screw N via a spacer member 037SG620 on the lower surface thereof. It is installed. At the lower ends of the side wall portions 037SG611c and 037SG611d, ribs 037SG612L and 037SG612R extending in the front-rear direction and protruding downward are provided. The rib 037SG612L (rib 037SG612R) is arranged so as to be separated upward from the first light guide plate 037SG511 by a dimension smaller than that of the light guide plate LED037SG607. As a result, the ribs 037SG612L and 037SG612R function as protrusions protruding toward the first light guide plate 037SG511 from the light guide plate LED037SG607.

The light guide plate LED037SG607 has red (R), green (G), blue (B), and white (W) light emitting elements, and is composed of a full-color LED capable of emitting light in seven colors. The red (R) light emitting element may be a red light emitting diode, the green (G) light emitting element may be a green light emitting diode, the blue (R) light emitting element may be a blue light emitting diode, and white ( The light emitting element of W) may be a white light emitting diode. As described above, the light guide plate LED037SG607 is configured to include a plurality of light emitting elements, and can emit light in a plurality of colors. The light guide plate LED037SG607 is configured to be capable of emitting light at a plurality of luminances. Further, the light guide plate LED037SG607 is configured to be capable of emitting light with higher brightness than the LED used for a normal light emitting effect.

Since the base member of the light emitting device 037SG600 is fixed to the back surface of the upper side portion 037SG505H of the rear holding member 037SG505 by a screw or the like, the light emitting device 037SG600 is assembled to the rear holding member 037SG505. In this state, most of the light emitting device 037SG600 is arranged on the back surface side of the rear holding member 037SG505. The bulging portion 037SG611 of the mounting member 037SG602 projects forward from the base member 037SG601 and is arranged above the front holding member 037SG503, the rear holding member 037SG505, and the first light guide plate 037SG511.

In a state where the light emitting device 037SG600 is assembled to the rear holding member 037SG505, the light guide plate LED037SG607 is arranged so as to be able to irradiate light downward facing the position directly above the upper end surface 037SG511a of the first light guide plate 037SG511. When the light guide plate LED037SG607 irradiates light downward, the light is incident from the upper end surface 037SG511a of the first light guide plate 037SG511, and is emitted toward the front side by the reflecting portion provided on the first light guide plate 037SG511. A predetermined image can be emitted and displayed on the display unit (front side) of the first light guide plate 037SG511. The rib 037SG612L of the side wall portion 037SG611d constituting the bulging portion 037SG611 and the rib 037SG612R of the side wall portion 037SG611c forming the bulging portion 037SG611 are also arranged on the upper end surface 037SG511 of the first light guide plate 037SG511 on the upper end surface of the first light guide plate 037SG611, similarly to the light guide plate LED037SG607. Has been done.

When the LED drive motor 037SG603A is driven, the driving force is transmitted to the mounting member 037SG602 via a gear or the like provided in the drive mechanism of the light emitting device 037SG600. The mounting member 037SG602 can move in the left-right direction by the driving force transmitted from the LED drive motor 037SG603A. The light guide plate LED 037SG607 and ribs 037SG612L and 037SG612R are always arranged above the upper end surface 037SG511a of the first light guide plate 037SG511 in the movable range of the mounting member 037SG602. As described above, the mounting member 037SG602 can be moved along the upper end surface 037SG511a of the first light guide plate 037SG511, and the movable range of the mounting member 037SG602 is such that the light guide plate LED037SG607 and the ribs 037SG612L and 037SG612R are the first light guide plate 037SG511. It is in a predetermined position facing the upper end surface 037SG511a. At a predetermined position where the light guide plate LED037SG607 faces the upper end surface 037SG511a of the first light guide plate 037SG511, the ribs 037SG612L and 037SG612R face the upper end surface 037SG511a of the first light guide plate 037SG511.

The origin position sensor 037SG516 is arranged on the rear surface side of the base member of the light emitting device 037SG600. The origin position sensor 037SG516 detects a detection piece provided on the rear surface side of the mounting member 037SG602 when the mounting member 037SG602 is at a substantially central position in the movable range. FIG. 8-5 (A) shows the case where the mounting member 037SG602 is in the first position. FIG. 8-5 (B) shows the case where the mounting member 037SG602 is in the second position. FIG. 8-5 (C) shows the case where the mounting member 037SG602 is in the third position.

As shown in FIG. 8-5 (A), when the mounting member 037SG602 is in the first position, the detection piece of the mounting member 037SG602 is detected by the origin position sensor 037SG516, and the mounting member 037SG602 is substantially in the center of the movable range. It is placed at the origin position (initial position), which is the position. By rotating the LED drive motor 037SG603A in the forward direction, the mounting member 037SG602 can move to the right. Then, as shown in FIG. 8-5 (B), when the mounting member 037SG602 reaches the second position, the mounting member 037SG602 is arranged at the right end position in the movable range. By rotating the LED drive motor 037SG603B in the reverse direction, the mounting member 037SG602 can move to the left. Then, as shown in FIG. 8-5 (C), when the mounting member 037SG602 reaches the third position, the mounting member 037SG602 is arranged at the left end position in the movable range.

In this way, the mounting member 037SG602 can move in the left-right direction between the first position, the second position, and the third position. The mounting member 037SG602 may move up and down due to impact, vibration, or the like. For such impacts and vibrations, for example, the pachinko gaming machine 1 is conveyed, the mounting member 037SG602 moves, the game ball is launched into the game area 10, and other movable objects (movable bodies 037SG403L, 037SG403R, etc.) operate. It is caused by things such as. When the mounting member 037SG602 approaches the first light guide plate 037SG511 in a substantially horizontal direction, the ribs 037SG612L and 037SG612R protruding toward the first light guide plate 037SG511 from the light guide plate LED037SG607 are formed by the light guide plate. It comes into contact with the upper end surface 037SG511a of the first light guide plate 037SG511 before the LED037SG607. As a result, it is possible to prevent the light guide plate LED 037SG607 from coming into contact with the upper end surface 037SG511a of the first light guide plate 037SG511.

Similarly, when the right side wall portion 037SG611c of the mounting member 037SG602 is closer than the left and right side wall portions 037SG611d (the mounting member 037SG602 is tilted with respect to the first light guide plate 037SG511), the light guide plate LED037SG607 is also obtained. The rib 037SG612R protruding toward the first light guide plate 037SG511 side comes into contact with the upper end surface 037SG511a of the first light guide plate 037SG511 before the light guide plate LED037SG607. As a result, it is possible to prevent the light guide plate LED 037SG607 from coming into contact with the upper end surface 037SG511a of the first light guide plate 037SG511. The light guide plate LED037SG607 is arranged closer to the right side wall portion 037SG611c side of the mounting member 037SG602, but since it is arranged at a predetermined distance to the left side from the right side wall portion 037SG611c, the mounting member 037SG602 is the first. 1 Even when the light guide plate LED037SG607 is placed close to the right side wall portion 037SG611c even when the light guide plate LED037SG607 is placed close to the right side wall portion 037SG611c, the light guide plate LED037SG607 is the upper end surface of the first light guide plate 037SG511. It is difficult to come into contact with 037SG511a.

When the mounting member 037SG602 rotates about the shaft, the front wall portion of the mounting member 037SG602 comes into contact with the upper side portion 037SG503H of the front holding member 037SG503, or the rear wall portion of the mounting member 037SG602 comes into contact with the rear holding member 037SG505. It is possible to prevent the light guide plate LED037SG607 from coming into contact with the upper end surface 037SG511a of the first light guide plate 037SG511 by coming into contact with the upper side portion 037SG505H. The ribs 037SG612L and 037SG612R have a front-rear width larger than that of the first light guide plate 037SG511 and extend to the back side of the first light guide plate 037SG511, so that the mounting member 037SG602 is centered on the shaft. When rotated to the back side, the ribs 037SG612L and 037SG612R come into contact with the upper end surface 037SG511a of the first light guide plate 037SG511 before the light guide plate LED037SG607.

The first light guide plate 037SG511 is formed of a transparent acrylic resin plate having a predetermined plate thickness dimension (for example, 2.5 mm). The upper end surface 037SG511a is composed of a flat surface extending in the left-right direction, and the left-right side side portion and the lower side portion are formed along the front holding member 037SG503 and the rear holding member 037SG505, and the display screen of the image display device 5 and the lower side portion are formed. The shape is such that the front surface of the movable bodies 037SG403L and 037SG403R of the movable body device 037SG400 can be covered. Since the first light guide plate 037SG511 is thinner than the plate thickness dimension (for example, 10 mm) of the board surface plate constituting the game board 2, it is inside the pachinko game machine 1 in a state of being assembled to the pachinko game machine 1. Expansion and contraction may occur due to temperature changes.

In the pachinko gaming machine 1, the front side of the game board 2 is closed by the glass door frame 037SG50, and the back side is closed by the cover body. In the internal space closed by the glass door frame 037SG50 and the cover body, a liquid crystal display is displayed. A large number of heat sources such as an image display device 5 including a device, a control board, an LED, and a drive source (motor or solenoid) are provided. As a result, the internal temperature of the pachinko gaming machine 1 during operation is higher than that during non-operation. Therefore, the first light guide plate 037SG511 provided between the image display device 5 and the glass window 037SG50a is, for example, about 40 degrees. The temperature change causes expansion and contraction of up to about 1.6 mm. For example, in the case of the first light guide plate 037SG511, the warp tolerance (flatness intersection) is about 3 to 6 mm. Therefore, when the first light guide plate device 037SG500 is attached to the back surface of the game board 2, the distance from the front game board 2 and the distance from the rear image display device 5 and other members exceed 6 mm. It is preferable to have a large size.

In the first light guide plate device 037SG500, the first light guide plate 037SG511 has a structure in which a part of the peripheral edge is attached to the back side of the game board 2 in a state of being sandwiched from the front and back by the front holding member 037SG503 and the rear holding member 037SG505. In addition to the risk of contact with the front holding member 037SG503 and the rear holding member 037SG505 due to assembly distortion due to manufacturing dimensional tolerances and assembly errors, there is a risk of damage or damage, and the front due to expansion and contraction due to temperature changes as described above. There is a risk of damage or damage due to contact with the holding member 037SG503 and the rear holding member 037SG505. Therefore, in order to cope with the temperature change inside the pachinko gaming machine 1, the dimensional tolerance in manufacturing, and the assembly error, the first light guide plate 037SG511 in the first light guide plate device 037SG500 is a front holding member 037SG503 and a rear holding member. It is attached to 037SG505 with a predetermined gap (clearance).

Next, the effect display mode by the first light guide plate device 037SG500 will be described with reference to FIG. 8-6. In the feature unit 037SG, the effect using the first light guide plate device 037SG500 may be executed in the advance notice effect executed before the reach state is reached, as shown in FIG. 8-7. It may be executed in the super reach effect that is executed after the reach state is reached.

When the light of the light guide plate LED037SG607 is incident from the upper end surface 037SG511a of the first light guide plate 037SG511, the light is emitted toward the front side by a plurality of reflecting portions provided on the first light guide plate 037SG511, and the first light guide plate A predetermined image can be emitted and displayed on the display unit of 037SG511. Specifically, as in the technique of the optical device disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2016-114929, the reflecting portion provided in the first light guide plate 037SG511 is predetermined in the space on the front side of the first light guide plate 037SG511. The light is converged to multiple positions in front, back, left, right, up and down, and as shown in Fig. 8-6, the bird looks three-dimensional in space due to the convergence points and the collection of convergence lines where the light is converged. A stereoscopic image like this is formed. That is, the first light guide plate 037SG511 is capable of displaying a three-dimensional effect.

The effect control CPU 120 can control the light guide plate LED037SG607 to emit light while moving the mounting member 037SG602 in the left-right direction (first position to third position). According to this, since the incident angle of the light from the light guide plate LED037SG607 with respect to each reflecting portion changes due to the movement of the mounting member 037SG602 in the left-right direction, the convergence point and the convergence line where the light is converged by the reflecting portion are also the mounting member 037SG602. It is possible to perform an effect display in which the stereoscopic image displayed on the first light guide plate 037SG511 gradually changes with the movement of the light guide plate 037SG511.

Specifically, as shown in FIG. 8-6 (A), when the mounting member 037SG602 is in the first position, a stereoscopic image Z1 in which the bird is horizontal when viewed from the player is displayed. Further, as shown in FIG. 8-6 (B), when the mounting member 037SG602 is in the second position, the stereoscopic image Z2 in which the bird is tilted to the left when viewed from the player is displayed. As shown in FIG. 8-6 (C), when the mounting member 037SG602 is in the third position, the stereoscopic image Z3 in which the bird is tilted to the right when viewed from the player is displayed.

In the feature unit 037SG, the mounting member 037SG602 is stopped at the first position (origin position) (the light guide plate LED037SG607 is turned off), and the effect control CPU 120 lights the light guide plate LED037SG607 at the execution timing of the effect, for example. In the case of the advance notice effect B described later, the mounting member 037SG602 is not moved from the first position, while in the super reach effect, the mounting member 037SG602 is moved from the first position to the second position and then from the second position. After moving to the third position via the first position and reciprocating in the left-right direction a predetermined number of times (for example, three times) between the second position and the third position, the first position and the first position are finally reached. The operation of stopping at either the 2nd position or the 3rd position is performed when the movable bodies 037SG403L and 037SG403R are located at the effect position, and then the movable bodies 037SG403L and 037SG403R move to the retracted position and the movable body 037SG403L. , 037 SG403R is executed in each of the state where the same image as the flying object is displayed on the image display device 5 and the state in which the image in which the flying object is changed is displayed on the image display device 5.

The effect control CPU 120 changes (changes) the emission color of the light guide plate LED037SG607 while moving the mounting member 037SG602, and controls the emission in a predetermined emission mode at the final position.

Further, the mounting member 037SG602 is arranged on the back side of the upper side portion 037SG503H of the front holding member 037SG503, and the upper side portion 037SG503H has low translucency, which makes it difficult for the player to see.

Further, since the upper side portion 037SG503H has low translucency, it is difficult for the player to see the mounting member 037SG602, but the light guide plate is designed so that light leaks forward from the notch portion of the bulging portion 037SG611. When the mounting member 037SG602 is moved while emitting the LED037SG607, the light leaked from the notch is emitted forward through the upper side portion 037SG503H, so that the mounting member 037SG602 is difficult to see and a stereoscopic image is obtained according to the moving light. It is possible to make it appear that the orientation and shape of Z1, Z2, and Z3 are changing.

Next, an effect of causing the first light guide plate 037SG511 to emit light during variable display in the feature unit 037SG will be described. As shown in FIGS. 8-7 and 8-8, as the effect of causing the first light guide plate 037SG511 to emit light during the variable display in the feature unit 037SG, the advance notice effect B and the reach effect of the super reach β are provided. There is. In addition to the preview effect B, the advance notice effect includes the advance notice effect A. The notice effect A is a notice effect in which the character image is displayed on the image display device 5 during the notice execution period before the variable display mode of the decorative symbol becomes the reach mode. The notice effect B is a notice effect in which the display by the first light guide plate device 037SG500 is executed during the notice effect period. When the notice effect is executed, the jackpot reliability may be higher than when the notice effect is not executed. When the notice effect B is executed, the jackpot reliability may be higher than when the notice effect A is executed. In addition to super reach β, there are normal reach and super reach α in the reach production. In addition, a plurality of normal reach may be provided, and three or more super reach may be provided. When the reach effect of the normal reach is executed, the special figure fluctuation time may be shorter than that when the reach effect of the super reach α or the super reach β is executed. When the reach effect of the super reach β is executed, the special figure fluctuation time may be longer than that when the reach effect of the super reach α is executed. When the reach effect of the super reach β is executed, the jackpot reliability should be higher than when the reach effect of the super reach α or the normal reach is executed or when the reach effect is not executed. In this way, when the effect of causing the first light guide plate 037SG511 to emit light is executed, the jackpot reliability may be higher than in the case where such an effect is not executed.

The notice effect B is a stereoscopic image Z1 (see FIG. 8-6) on the first light guide plate 037SG511 by lighting the light guide plate LED037SG607 from the mounting member 037SG602 arranged at the first position during the notice effect period before the reach is established. ) Is displayed by light emission. That is, since the advance notice effect B is an effect in which the mounting member 037SG602 including the light guide plate LED037SG607 does not move from the first position to the second position or the third position, the stereoscopic image Z1 on the first light guide plate 037SG511 is the stereoscopic image Z2. It is an effect that does not change to the stereoscopic image Z3 (see FIG. 8-6). Further, the advance notice effect B is also an effect that does not involve driving of the accessory drive motor 037SG401, that is, does not involve an operation between the standby position and the effect position of the movable bodies 037SG403L and 037SG403R.

In the reach effect of the super reach β, during the reach effect period after the reach is established, the mounting member 037SG602 is repeatedly moved to the first position, the second position, and the third position by driving the LED drive motor 037SG603A, and the light guide plate LED037SG607 is lit. This is an effect of repeatedly changing the stereoscopic image Z1 light-emittingly displayed on the first light guide plate 037SG511 into the stereoscopic image Z2 and the stereoscopic image Z3.

Specifically, as a reach effect of the super reach β, first, the light guide plate LED037SG607 is turned on, and the mounting member 037SG602 is moved from the first position to the second position for a predetermined period (for example, while maintaining the lighting of the light guide plate LED037SG607). Move over 3 seconds). At this time, after the three-dimensional image Z1 is emitted and displayed on the first light guide plate 037SG511 by the light guide plate LED037SG607, the three-dimensional image Z1 becomes the three-dimensional image Z2 according to the movement of the mounting member 037SG602 from the first position to the second position. Change.

Next, the mounting member 037SG602 is moved from the second position to the first position over a predetermined period (for example, 3 seconds). At this time, after the three-dimensional image Z2 is emitted and displayed on the first light guide plate 037SG511 by the light guide plate LED037SG607, the three-dimensional image Z2 becomes the three-dimensional image Z1 according to the movement of the mounting member 037SG602 from the second position to the first position. Change.

Next, the mounting member 037SG602 is moved from the first position to the third position over a predetermined period (for example, 3 seconds). At this time, after the three-dimensional image Z1 is emitted and displayed on the first light guide plate 037SG511 by the light guide plate LED037SG607, the three-dimensional image Z1 becomes the three-dimensional image Z3 according to the movement of the mounting member 037SG602 from the first position to the third position. Change.

Then, the mounting member 037SG602 is moved from the third position to the first position over a predetermined period (for example, 3 seconds). At this time, after the three-dimensional image Z3 is emitted and displayed on the first light guide plate 037SG511 by the light guide plate LED037SG607, the three-dimensional image Z3 becomes the three-dimensional image Z1 according to the movement of the mounting member 037SG602 from the third position to the first position. Change.

In the reach effect of Super Reach β, as described above, the mounting member 037SG602 moves from the first position to the second position, from the second position to the first position, from the first position to the third position, and from the third position to the first position. By repeatedly executing the above, the stereoscopic image Z1 is continuous with the stereoscopic image Z2, the stereoscopic image Z2 is continuous with the stereoscopic image Z1, the stereoscopic image Z1 is continuous with the stereoscopic image Z3, and the stereoscopic image Z3 is continuous with the stereoscopic image Z1. Is displayed while changing. The light emission display of these three-dimensional images Z1, Z2, Z3 on the first light guide plate 037SG511 ends when the light guide plate LED037SG607 is turned off after the mounting member 037SG602 stops at the first position.

As described above, the advance notice effect B and the reach effect of the super reach β in the feature unit 037SG include the execution timing, the presence or absence of a mode change of the image (stereoscopic image) luminescently displayed on the first light guide plate 037SG511, the movable body 037SG403L, The presence or absence of operation of 037SG403R is different.

To explain the reach effect of the super reach β more specifically, as shown in FIG. 8-8, first, in the reach effect of the super reach β, when the light guide plate LED037SG607 starts to light, the LED drive motor 037SG603A is driven. The movement of the mounting member 037SG602 from the first position to the second position or the third position is started. Further, from the timing when the light guide plate LED037SG607 is turned on, the movable bodies 037SG403L and 037SG403R are started to move from the standby position to the effect position by driving the accessory drive motor 037SG401. When the movement of the movable bodies 037SG403L and 037SG403R to the effect position is completed, the movable bodies 037SG403L and 037SG403R form one flying object.

Then, after a predetermined period of time has elapsed since the flying body was formed by the movable bodies 037SG403L and 037SG403R, the movable bodies 037SG403L and 037SG403R move from the effect position to the standby position by the drive of the accessory drive motor 037SG401.

Further, when the movement of the movable bodies 037SG403L and 037SG403R to the standby position is completed, the image display device 5 displays the moving body 037SG403L and 037SG403R as the one flying body corresponding to the one flying body formed by the movable bodies 037SG403L and 037SG403R. The display (first display) of an image of an air vehicle having substantially the same shape and size is started.

It should be noted that the first display as the display corresponding to the flying object in the image display device 5 changes to the second display having a color scheme and shape partially different from those of the flying object 1 and the first display with the passage of time.

It should be noted that the light guide plate LED037SG607 is turned on / off in the reach effect of the super reach β in the feature unit 037SG, the LED drive motor 037SG603A is driven (movement of the mounting member 037SG602), and the accessory drive motor 037SG401 is driven (movable bodies 037SG403L, 037SG403R). (Movement), display of the image corresponding to the aircraft, and the like are the control contents described in the process data in the process table selected in the variable display start setting process. That is, these light guide plate LEDs 037SG607 are turned on / off, LED drive motor 037SG603A is driven (mounting member 037SG602 is moved), accessory drive motor 037SG401 is driven (movable bodies 037SG403L, 037SG403R are moved), images corresponding to flying objects are displayed, and the like. , The effect control CPU 120 executes the variable display start setting process and the variable display during effect process, so that the control is executed according to the set process timer value and the process data corresponding to the process timer value.

Next, the production mode of the reach effect of the super reach β in the feature unit 037SG will be described with reference to FIGS. 8-9 to 8-12. First, as shown in FIG. 8-9 (A), at the start of the reach effect of the super reach β, the mounting member 037SG602 including the light guide plate LED037SG607 is arranged at the first position, and the movable bodies 037SG403L and 037SG403R are on standby. Since it is placed in a position, it is difficult for the player to see it. Although not particularly shown, the image display device 5 displays an image corresponding to the reach effect of the super reach β.

When the predetermined timing is reached in this state, as shown in FIGS. 8-9 (B) and 8-9 (C), the movable bodies 037SG403L and 037SG403R move from the standby position to the effect position, and 1 at the effect position. Form an air vehicle. Further, in the image display device 5, an effect image is displayed instead of the image corresponding to the reach effect described above. Further, when the light guide plate LED037SG607 is started to light, a three-dimensional image of the bird is displayed on the first light guide plate 037SG511.

As described above, the movable bodies 037SG403L and 037SG403R are moved to the effect position, the effect image is displayed on the image display device 5, and the stereoscopic image Z1 is displayed on the first light guide plate 037SG511, whereby FIG. 8-9 (C) is shown. As shown in the above, the effect image, the flying object formed by the movable bodies 037SG403L and 037SG403R, and the stereoscopic image Z1 are recognized by the player in an overlapping manner.

Next, as shown in FIG. 8-10 (D), when the mounting member 037SG602 including the light guide plate LED037SG607 moves from the first position to the second position, the first light guide plate 037SG511 is in a state of overlapping with the flying object. The stereoscopic image Z2 is displayed. Further, as shown in FIG. 8-10 (E), when the mounting member 037SG602 moves from the second position to the third position via the first position, the first light guide plate 037SG511 overlaps with the flying object. The stereoscopic image Z3 is displayed at.

After that, the mounting member 037SG602 repeatedly moves back and forth between the second position and the third position via the first position until a predetermined period elapses, so that the first light guide plate 037SG511 has a stereoscopic image Z1 → a stereoscopic image. Each stereoscopic image is sequentially switched and displayed as Z2 → stereoscopic image Z1 → stereoscopic image Z3 → stereoscopic image Z1 ...

The stereoscopic image Z1 is an image in which the bird is horizontal, the stereoscopic image Z2 is an image in which the bird is tilted to the left when viewed from the player, and the stereoscopic image Z3 is an image in which the bird is tilted to the left when viewed from the player. It is an image in a state of being tilted toward. Therefore, by repeating the reciprocating movement of the mounting member 037SG602 between the second position and the third position via the first position, the player sees the birds that are duplicated on the flying object alternately on the left and right. It is visually recognized as if it is displayed while tilting.

Next, as shown in FIG. 8-10 (F), when a predetermined period has passed since the flying body was formed at the effect position by the movable bodies 037SG403L and 037SG403R, the movable bodies 037SG403L and 037SG403R were directed from the effect position to the standby position. To move. The display of the effect image on the image display device 5, the reciprocating movement between the second position and the third position of the mounting member 037SG602, and the lighting of the light guide plate LED037SG607 are maintained. That is, even while the movable bodies 037SG403L and 037SG403R are moving from the production position to the standby position, the display of the three-dimensional images Z1, Z2 and Z3 on the first light guide plate 037SG511 (three-dimensional image Z1 → three-dimensional image Z2 → three-dimensional image Z1 → three-dimensional image Z3). → Switching display of stereoscopic image Z1 ...) Continues, so pay attention to the switching display of these stereoscopic image Z1 → stereoscopic image Z2 → stereoscopic image Z1 → stereoscopic image Z3 → stereoscopic image Z1 ... The movable bodies 037SG403L and 037SG403R can be moved from the production position to the standby position inconspicuously from the player.

After the movement of the movable bodies 037SG403L and 037SG403R from the effect position to the standby position is completed, in addition to the effect image in the image display device 5, as shown in FIGS. 8-11 (G) to 8-11 (I). The display of the aircraft correspondence display (first display) is started. In addition, the flight object correspondence display is a state where the flight object is horizontal when viewed from the player, a state where the flight object is tilted to the left side when viewed from the player, and a state where the flight object is tilted to the right side when viewed from the player. Each is displayed while changing. The flying object correspondence display is displayed so as to overlap with the three-dimensional image Z1, the three-dimensional image Z2, and the three-dimensional image Z3 corresponding to the effect positions of the movable bodies 037SG403L and 037SG403R. Further, the state of the display corresponding to the flying object changes according to the switching display of the three-dimensional images Z1, Z2, Z3 emitted and displayed on the first light guide plate 037SG511.

Specifically, when the stereoscopic image Z1 changes to the stereoscopic image Z2, the flight object correspondence display changes from a state in which the flight object is horizontal to a state in which the flight object is tilted to the left when viewed from the player. When the three-dimensional image Z2 changes to the three-dimensional image Z1, the flight object correspondence display changes from the state in which the flight object is tilted to the left when viewed from the player to the state in which the flight object is horizontal, and the three-dimensional image Z1 is three-dimensional. When changing to the image Z3, the flight object correspondence display changes from the state in which the flight object is horizontal to the state in which the flight object is tilted to the right when viewed from the player, and the stereoscopic image Z3 changes to the stereoscopic image Z1. At that time, the flight object correspondence display changes from the state in which the flight object is tilted to the right when viewed from the player to the state in which the flight object is horizontal.

That is, the display corresponding to the flying object changes to a state according to the change destination of each stereoscopic image Z1, Z2, Z3 according to the switching display of the stereoscopic images Z1, Z2, Z3. For this reason, from the player, it seems that the bird that was duplicated on the flying object is displayed while being tilted to the left and right together with the flying object correspondence display in the state where it is continuously duplicated on the flight object correspondence display of the first display. Is visually recognized.

Finally, as shown in FIGS. 8-12 (J) to 8-12 (L), the flight object correspondence display is switched from the first display to the second display. For this reason, the player seems to be able to tilt the bird left and right while being duplicated on the second display, while the bird being duplicated on the first display is displayed on the second display. Is visually recognized. It should be noted that the change to the state according to the change destination of each three-dimensional image Z1, Z2, Z3 according to the switching display of the three-dimensional images Z1, Z2, Z3 continues even in the flight object correspondence display after switching to the second display. Is executed.

As shown in FIGS. 8-9 to 8-12, in the reach effect of the super reach β, after the movable bodies 037SG403L and 037SG403R are moved from the effect position to the standby position, the image display device 5 displays the flight object-compatible display. By starting the display and further changing the display corresponding to the vehicle from the first display that imitates the vehicle formed by the movable bodies 037SG403L and 037SG403R to the second display that is partially different in color and shape from the vehicle. Since it is possible for the player to visually recognize that the movable bodies 037SG403L and 037SG403R are deformed (the shape of the first display is changed to the shape of the second display), the effect of the effect can be improved.

As described above, in the pachinko gaming machine 1 described in the feature unit 037SG, the light emitting means (for example, the light guide plate LED037SG607) and the light from the light emitting means are transmitted from the end surface (for example, the upper end surface 037SG511a). The mounting member includes a light guide plate (for example, the first light guide plate 037SG511) capable of performing an effect display by being incident, and a mounting member (for example, mounting member 037SG602) to which the light emitting means is mounted. (For example, the light guide plate LED037SG607 is arranged so as to be movable above the first light guide plate 037SG511 and is arranged so as to be movable toward the light guide plate side with respect to the light emitting means, and the ribs 037SG612L, 037SG612R. Has a light guide plate LED037SG607 arranged above the first light guide plate 037SG511 by a size larger than that of the light guide plate LED037SG607. See FIG. 8-5), and the mounting member is an end surface of the light guide plate. And the light emitting means face each other at a predetermined position facing the end surface of the light guide plate (for example, the movable range of the mounting member 037SG602 is such that the light guide plate LED037SG607 and the ribs 037SG612L, 037SG612R are on the upper end surface 037SG511a of the first light guide plate 037SG511. It is in a predetermined position facing each other (see FIG. 8-5). By doing so, it is possible to prevent the light guide plate LED037SG607 from coming into contact with the upper end surface 037SG511a of the first light guide plate 037SG511 and being damaged.

Specifically, the light guide plate LED037SG607 mounted on the mounting member 037SG602 is an ultra-bright LED for clearly displaying the three-dimensional images Z1, Z2, Z3 on the first light guide plate 037SG511, and can be used as an LED having normal brightness. Since it is more expensive than the above, the mounting member 037SG602 is movably attached in the left-right direction, and one light guide plate LED037SG607 is used to perform an effect display that changes the image displayed on the display unit of the first light guide plate 037SG511. As a result, compared to the case where a plurality of light guide plate LEDs 037SG607 (high-luminance LEDs) are provided and the image is changed by changing the light emitting portion, the effect display for changing the image can be performed at low cost.

Since the mounting member 037SG602 is mounted so as to be movable in the left-right direction and is allowed to move slightly relative to the base member 037SG601 so that the moving operation can be smoothly performed, the pachinko gaming machine 1 is conveyed. , The mounting member 037SG602 may move up and down due to impact or vibration generated by the movement of the game ball, the launch of the game ball into the game area 10, the movement of other movable objects (movable bodies 037SG403L, 037SG403R, etc.), etc. , The light guide plate LED037SG607 may come into contact with the upper end surface 037SG511a of the first light guide plate 037SG511 and be damaged. Further, the first light guide plate 037SG511 is made of a transparent plate having a plate thickness dimension of about 2.5 mm made of an acrylic resin material, and has a plate thickness dimension of a board surface plate made of a transparent synthetic resin material constituting the game board 2. Since it is thinner than 10 mm), expansion and contraction may occur due to temperature changes inside the pachinko gaming machine 1 when it is assembled to the pachinko gaming machine 1, and the first light guide plate 037SG511 thermally expands. As a result, there is a concern that the upper end surface 037SG511a of the first light guide plate 037SG511 may come into close contact with the light guide plate LED037SG607.

In the feature unit 037SG, the light guide plate LED 037SG607 is arranged above the first light guide plate 037SG511, and the ribs 037SG612L and 037SG612R are separated upward from the first light guide plate 037SG571 by a size smaller than the light guide plate LED037SG607. It is arranged. That is, the ribs 037SG612L and 037SG612R project toward the first light guide plate 037SG511 side from the light guide plate LED037SG607, and when the mounting member 037SG602 is closer to the first light guide plate 037SG511, the first light guide plate 037SG511 than the light guide plate LED037SG607. Since the ribs 037SG612L and 037SG612R projecting to the side come into contact with the upper end surface 037SG511a of the first light guide plate 037SG511 before the light guide plate LED037SG607, the light guide plate LED037SG607 comes into contact with the upper end surface 037SG511a of the first light guide plate 037SG511a and is damaged. Can be prevented.

Further, since the mounting member 037SG602 can move along the upper end surface 037SG511a of the first light guide plate 037SG511, the effect of the effect can be enhanced. Specifically, in the moving range in which the mounting member 037SG602 moves along the upper end surface 037SG511a of the first light guide plate 037SG511, the light guide plate LED037SG607 is always arranged above the upper end surface 037SG511a of the first light guide plate 037SG511. According to this, by moving the mounting member 037SG602 while lighting the light guide plate LED037SG607, the incident angle of light with respect to each reflecting portion provided on the first light guide plate 037SG511 changes, so that the light is converged by each reflecting portion. The convergent points and convergence lines are also moved along with the movement of the mounting member 037SG602, and an effect display is displayed such that the stereoscopic image (for example, stereoscopic images Z1, Z2, Z3) displayed on the first light guide plate 037SG511 gradually changes. It can be carried out.

Further, since the ribs 037SG612L and 037SG612R are always arranged above the upper end surface 037SG511a of the first light guide plate 037SG511 in the moving range of the mounting member 037SG602, the mounting member 037SG602 is located at any position in the left-right direction (for example, the first position). , 2nd position, 3rd position), even when it is close to the first light guide plate 037SG511, the light guide plate LED037SG607 comes into contact with the upper end surface 037SG511a of the first light guide plate 037SG511 before the light guide plate LED037SG607. 1 It is possible to prevent the light guide plate 037SG511 from being damaged by coming into contact with the upper end surface 037SG511a.

Further, in the present feature portion 037SG, the ribs 037SG612L and 037SG612R as an example of the protruding portions are formed so as to protrude downward from the lower end surfaces of the left and right side wall portions 037SG611c and 037SG611d. The present invention is not limited to this, and if it is provided at a position protruding from the light guide plate LED 037SG607 with respect to the upper end surface 037SG511a of the first light guide plate 037SG511, for example, the lower end surfaces of the left and right side wall portions 037SG611c and 037SG611d. May function as a protrusion.

In the present feature portion 037SG, the embodiment in which the mounting member 037SG602 moves along the upper end surface 037SG511a of the first light guide plate 037SG511 is illustrated, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the light guide plate LED037SG607 is the first. If the ribs 037SG612L and 037SG612R face the upper end surface 037SG511a of the first light guide plate 037SG511 when the ribs 037SG612L and 037SG612R are at a predetermined position facing the upper end surface 037SG511a of the light guide plate 037SG511, the operating direction of the mounting member 037SG602 can be freely changed. You may. For example, the mounting member 037SG602 may be moved in the vertical direction so as to be close to and separated from the upper end surface 037SG511a of the first light guide plate 037SG511, or the light guide plate LED037SG607 may be the upper end surface of the first light guide plate 037SG511. The mounting member 037SG602 moves, for example, in the front-rear (substantially horizontal) direction between a predetermined position facing 037SG511a and a retracted position where the light guide plate LED037SG607 does not face the upper end surface 037SG511a of the first light guide plate 037SG511a. May be good.

Further, the mounting member 037SG602 having ribs 037SG612L and 037SG612R is formed in a box shape that opens downward so as to accommodate the LED substrate 037SG609 having the light guide plate LED037SG607, so that the light from the light guide plate LED037SG607 is diffused to the surroundings. It can be prevented from being done.

Further, since the first light guide plate 037SG511 can display a three-dimensional effect, the effect of the effect can be enhanced. Specifically, on the back surface of the first light guide plate 037SG511, a plurality of reflecting portions in an uneven state (rough surface) are provided, and these reflecting portions are predetermined front-rear, left-right, up-down in the space on the front side. Light is converged at a plurality of positions, and three-dimensional images Z1, Z2, and Z3 are formed in space by a collection of convergence points and convergence lines at which the light is converged. That is, by producing a three-dimensional effect, the player can feel the depth, so that the effect of the effect is enhanced. As a method for displaying the three-dimensional effect, a known polarization method, a parallax barrier method, or the like for visually recognizing an image corresponding to the parallax between the right eye and the left eye of the player may be adopted.

Further, since the light guide plate LED037SG607 can emit light in a plurality of colors while the mounting member 037SG602 is moving, the effect of the effect can be enhanced. Specifically, the light guide plate LED037SG607 has red (R), green (G), blue (B), and white (W) light emitting elements, and is composed of a full-color LED capable of emitting light in seven colors. The CPU 120 can control to change (change) the light emitting color of the light guide plate LED037SG607 while moving the mounting member 037SG602 in the left-right direction (first position to third position). According to this, while changing the orientation and shape of the stereoscopic images Z1, Z2, Z3 by moving the mounting member 037SG602, the emission colors of the stereoscopic images Z1, Z2, Z3 (for example, white, blue, red, rainbow, etc.) Can be changed, so that the player can be given a sense of expectation while enhancing the effect of the effect.

Further, when displaying the stereoscopic effect in this way, the orientation and shape of the stereoscopic images Z1, Z2, Z3 can be changed by moving the light guide plate LED037SG607 to the left and right while emitting light, so that the light guide plate LED037SG607 is used. 1 Compared to the case where a plurality of light guide plates 037SG511 are arranged along the end face to display a similar stereoscopic effect, the orientation and shape of the stereoscopic images Z1, Z2, Z3 change smoothly so as not to change stepwise. Can be made to.

Further, since the light guide plate LED037SG607 can emit light with a plurality of brightness while the mounting member 037SG602 is moving, the effect of the effect can be enhanced. Specifically, the light guide plate LED037SG607 is configured to be capable of emitting light with a plurality of brightness, and the effect control CPU 120 moves the mounting member 037SG602 in the left-right direction (first position to third position) while the light guide plate LED037SG607. It is possible to control to change the brightness of the light emitted. According to this, it is possible to change the brightness of the three-dimensional images Z1, Z2, Z3 while changing the orientation and shape of the three-dimensional images Z1, Z2, Z3 by moving the mounting member 037SG602, thereby enhancing the effect of the effect. It is possible to give a sense of expectation to the player.

Further, the effect of moving the mounting member 037SG602, the effect of changing the emission color of the light guide plate LED037SG607, and the effect of changing the emission brightness of the light guide plate LED037SG607 can be further enhanced. it can. For example, first, in a state where the mounting member 037SG602 is stopped at any of the first position, the second position, and the third position, a three-dimensional image (one of the three-dimensional images Z1, Z2, and Z3) having low brightness and a predetermined color. ) Is displayed. Next, the mounting member 037SG602 is moved to gradually change the stereoscopic images Z1, Z2, and Z3. Then, the mounting member 037SG602 is stopped at any of the first position, the second position, and the third position, the brightness of the light guide plate LED037SG607 is changed to a high value, and a stereoscopic image (3D image) is performed in a color different from the predetermined color. It is possible to perform an effect display such as displaying a stereoscopic image (any of Z1, Z2, Z3). According to this, one of the three-dimensional images Z1, Z2, and Z3 displayed when the mounting member 037SG602 is stopped can be emphasized as compared with the three-dimensional image that is changed and displayed when the mounting member 037SG602 is operated. Can have an impact on people.

The form of the effect display is an example and can be freely changed. For example, the effect control CPU 120 is not limited to the one that always lights the light guide plate LED037SG607 when the mounting member 037SG602 is moved, and turns off when the mounting member 037SG602 is moved, and then turns on or mounts after stopping. The blinking may be repeated while moving the member 037SG602. When the mounting member 037SG602 is moved, it is turned off, and when it is stopped and then turned on, the mounting member 037SG602 is difficult to see from the player side due to the upper side portion 037SG503H. Therefore, the moving mounting member 037SG602 It becomes extremely difficult to predict the position. As a result, the player does not know which position the mounting member 037SG602 has moved until the light guide plate LED037SG607 is turned on, so that the player can be interested in the movement of the mounting member 037SG602.

Further, it is possible to control an advantageous state (for example, a big hit game state) that is advantageous to the player according to the satisfaction of the predetermined conditions, and the mounting member 037SG602 and the light guide plate LED037SG607 are provided so as to be difficult for the player to see. The position (for example, the position where the light guide plate LED037SG607 faces the upper end surface 037SG511a of the first light guide plate 037SG511) is the first position (for example, the first position) and the second position (for example, the second position) different from the first position. The advantage (expectation degree) may be different depending on whether the light guide plate LED037SG607 emits light when it is in the first position or the second position, including the position (position and third position). By doing so, the effect of production can be enhanced.

Specifically, in the feature unit 037SG, when the movement of the mounting member 037SG602 is stopped at the first position (when the stereoscopic image Z1 is displayed), the expectation of a big hit is the lowest, and the movement of the mounting member 037SG602 is the second. When stopped at two positions (when the stereoscopic image Z2 is displayed), the expectation is higher than when the movement of the mounting member 037SG602 is stopped at the first position, and when the movement of the mounting member 037SG602 is stopped at the third position. (When the stereoscopic image Z3 is displayed) may be set with the highest expectation of a big hit. As a result, the player is interested in whether the mounting member 037SG602 stops at any of the first position, the second position, and the third position (which of the three-dimensional images Z1, Z2, and Z3 is displayed). Can have. Further, the player can be further interested by changing the emission color and brightness (luminance) of the three-dimensional images Z1, Z2, and Z3 according to the degree of expectation of the big hit. The expected degree of jackpot at each stop position of the mounting member 037SG602 can be freely changed.

Further, the mounting member 037SG602 and the light guide plate LED037SG607 are arranged on the back side of the upper side portion 037SG503H of the front holding member 037SG503, which makes it difficult for the player to see. That is, since it is difficult for the player to predict at which position the mounting member 037SG602 will stop at the first position, the second position, or the third position, the player can be interested. Further, it may be concealed by a structure other than the front holding member 037SG503, a movable body for effect, or the like so as to be difficult for the player to see.

The mounting member 037SG602 and the light guide plate LED037SG607 may be provided so as to be difficult for the player to see. For example, a plurality of moving bodies and LEDs that move in a direction different from the mounting member 037SG602 are provided on the front surface of the mounting member 037SG602 to move. The mounting member 037SG602 may be camouflaged by operating the body or LED at the same time as the mounting member 037SG602, or the mounting member 037SG602 may be obscured by the player by providing an LED that illuminates the player side. For example, it may be difficult to see by a method other than concealment by a structure.

Further, a front holding member 037SG503 and a rear holding member 037SG505 are provided as a mounted portion to which the first light guide plate 037SG511 is mounted, and the mounted portion serves as a boss for positioning the first light guide plate 037SG511 with respect to the light guide plate LED037SG607. The first light guide plate 037SG511 has a plurality of positioning bosses including a first positioning boss and a second positioning boss, and the first light guide plate 037SG511 has a first hole portion as a first insertion portion into which the first positioning can be inserted. It has a plurality of insertion portions including a second hole portion as a second insertion portion into which the second positioning boss can be inserted, and the second positioning boss and the second hole portion are covered with the first light guide plate 037SG511. In the state of being attached to the mounting portion, the gap generated between the second positioning boss and the second hole portion is larger than the gap formed between the first positioning boss and the first hole portion, and is parallel to the upper end surface 037SG511a. Alternatively, it may be provided so as to allow the movement of the first light guide plate 037SG511 in a substantially parallel specific direction, while restricting the movement of the first light guide plate 037SG511 in a direction other than the specific direction.

By doing so, the movement of the first light guide plate 037SG511 to the light guide plate LED037SG607 side is restricted by the second positioning boss and the second hole portion, so that the change in the light input condition during thermal expansion (for example) The heat of the first light guide plate 037SG511 can be suppressed because the distance between the upper end surface 037SG511a and the light guide plate LED037SG607 changes, for example, the upper end surface 037SG511a approaches the light guide plate LED037SG607 due to the thermal expansion of the first light guide plate 037SG511. It can cope with expansion. Further, since the upper end surface 037SG511a is restricted from approaching the light guide plate LED037SG607 due to the thermal expansion of the first light guide plate 037SG511, it is possible to prevent the light guide plate LED037SG607 from coming into contact with the upper end surface 037SG511a of the first light guide plate 037SG511 and being damaged. ..

The gap (for example, gap S1) between the first positioning boss and the first insertion portion is a gap (for example, gap S2) between the second positioning boss and the second insertion portion. It may be smaller than that, and includes a boss having no gap between the first positioning boss and the first insertion portion.

Further, the front holding member 037SG503 and the rear holding member 037SG505 are provided as a holding body for holding the first light guide plate 037SG511 at the mounting position, and the front holding member 037SG503 and the rear holding member 037SG505 include the first light guide plate 037SG511. The first light guide plate can be held at the mounting position so as to be sandwiched between the one surface (front surface) side and the other surface (rear surface) side, and the first light guide plate 037SG511 is held by the front holding member 037SG503 and the rear holding member 037SG505. A gap is provided between the 037SG511 and the front holding member 037SG503 and the rear holding member 037SG505.

By doing so, it is possible to suitably cope with the thermal expansion of the first light guide plate 037SG511. Specifically, the front holding member 037SG503 and the rear holding member 037SG505 have a structure that holds the peripheral edge of the first light guide plate 037SG511 so as to be sandwiched between the front side and the back side. By providing a gap (clearance) between them, it is possible to preferably prevent warpage from occurring due to lack of escape due to thermal expansion.

Although the feature unit 037SG illustrates a form in which the light of only the light guide plate LED 037SG607 that can move along the upper end surface 037SG511a of the first light guide plate 037SG511 is incident, the first light guide plate 037SG511 is separated from the light guide plate LED037SG607. A light emitting means for incident light may be fixedly provided inside the.

As a modification 037SG-1, as shown in FIGS. 8-13 and 8-14, the first light guide plate device 037SG500'is attached to the left side portion 037SG503L of the front holding member 037SG503 and the left end surface of the first light guide plate 037SG511. An LED substrate 037SG518 having a plurality of light guide plate LEDs 037SG517 that irradiate light toward 037SG511c may be attached.

Specifically, the LED substrate 037SG518 in this modification is fixed to the left side side portion 037SG503L of the front holding member 037SG503 by a screw N5. On the inner side of the left side side portion 037SG503L, an inner wall portion 037SG548 is erected so as to project toward the back side. Recesses 037SG549B are formed at the rear end edge of the inner wall portion 037SG548 at predetermined intervals, whereby the rear end edge portion of the inner wall portion 037SG548 is formed as a concave-convex portion 037SG549 composed of the recess 037SG549B and the convex portion 037SG549A. Has been done. The uneven portion 037SG549 is provided so as to face the left side portion on the front surface of the first light guide plate 037SG511 in a state where the first light guide plate 037SG511 is held at the mounting position by the rear holding member 037SG505 as described later.

Between the left end surface 037SG511c of the first light guide plate 037SG511 and the light guide plate LED037SG517, a first condensing lens 037SG518 that collects the light incident from the light guide plate LED037SG517 toward the left end surface 037SG511c of the first light guide plate 037SG511. It is arranged. A plurality of condensing lens positioning bosses 037SG593F are formed on the front surface of the first condensing lens 037SG519 so as to project forward, respectively, and the condensing lens positioning boss 037SG593F is a positioning hole formed in the LED substrate 037SG518. It is inserted into 037SG595A.

As shown in FIG. 8-14, at a position near the peripheral edge on the back surface of the first light guide plate 037SG511, an ejector pin (also an extrusion pin), which is a molded product of the first light guide plate 037SG511, is not shown at the time of manufacturing the first light guide plate 037SG511. A plurality of ejector pin marks 037SG650 are formed when the ejector is extruded from the mold and taken out. The ejector pin mark 037SG650 is a convex portion (for example, a protruding dimension of about 0.1 mm) formed by being pressed by the ejector pin when the first light guide plate 037SG511 is taken out from the mold, and it is difficult to visually recognize it unless it is watched. It is a degree. In particular, two places are formed in the vicinity of each hole on the peripheral edge of the first light guide plate 037SG511 in order to prevent damage at the time of taking out.

As shown in FIG. 8-14 (A), in a state where the first light guide plate 037SG511 is sandwiched between the front holding member 037SG503 and the rear holding member 037SG505, the uneven portion 037SG549 is formed on the back surface of the first light guide plate 037SG511. It is arranged at a position not facing the ejector pin mark 037SG650. Specifically, in a state where the first light guide plate 037SG511 is held by the front holding member 037SG503 and the rear holding member 037SG505, each ejector pin mark 037SG650 formed on the left side of the first light guide plate 037SG511 is more than the uneven portion 037SG549. Since it is formed on the inside, that is, at a position away from the peripheral edge, it is possible to prevent the surface of the first light guide plate 037SG511 from being scratched by the ejector pin trace 037SG650 coming into contact with the convex portion 037SG549A.

As described above, the front holding member 037SG503 and the rear holding member 037SG505 are provided as a holding body for holding the first light guide plate 037SG511 at the mounting position, and the holding body has the first light guide plate 037SG511 on one side (front) side. It can be held at the mounting position so as to be sandwiched from the other surface (rear surface) side, and in a state where the first light guide plate 037SG511 is held, the uneven portion 037SG549 is provided at a position facing the first light guide plate 037SG511, and the uneven portion 037SG549. Is arranged at a position not facing the ejector pin trace 037SG650 formed on the first light guide plate 037SG511 in a state where the first light guide plate 037SG511 is held by the front holding member 037SG503 and the rear holding member 037SG505.

As described above, the front holding member 037SG503 and the rear holding member 037SG505 have a structure of holding the peripheral edge portion of the first light guide plate 037SG511 so as to be sandwiched between the front side and the back side. By providing the uneven portion 037SG549, for example, When the first light guide plate 037SG511 moves forward due to vibration or the like, the contact area with the first light guide plate 037SG511 can be made as small as possible (partially contacted). Further, since the ejector pin mark 037SG650 (convex portion) formed on the front surface of the first light guide plate 037SG511 does not face the uneven portion 037SG549, the first light guide plate 037SG511 expands and contracts due to thermal expansion, and the ejector pin mark 037SG650 becomes uneven. Since it is possible to avoid contact with the portion 037SG549, it is possible to suitably cope with the thermal expansion of the first light guide plate 037SG511.

Further, a first condensing lens 037SG519 as a light guide member that emits light incident from the light guide plate LED037SG517 toward the first light guide plate 037SG511, and a mounted portion (for example, LED) to which the first condensing lens 037SG519 is attached. The back surface of the substrate 037SG518), and the first condensing lens 037SG519 is a condensing lens that can be inserted into the positioning hole 037SG595A as an insertion portion provided in the attached portion in a state of being attached to the attached portion. The positioning boss 037SG593F is provided so as to project.

By doing so, the mounting position of the first condenser lens 037SG519 is determined by inserting the condenser lens positioning boss 037SG593F into the positioning hole 037SG595A, so that the first condenser lens 037SG519 can be suitably mounted. it can.

Further, since the condensing lens positioning boss 037SG593F of the first condensing lens 037SG519 can be accurately positioned with respect to the light guide plate LED037SG517 by being inserted into the positioning hole 037SG595A provided in the LED substrate 037SG518, the light guide plate LED037SG517 can be used. The light can be preferably incident.

In this modification, the light guide plate LED037SG517 is fixedly arranged on the left side of the first condenser lens 037SG519, but the light guide plate LED037SG517 is movable relative to the first condenser lens 037SG519. It may be. Further, in the direction in which the light is incident inside the first light guide plate 037SG511, the light may be incident from the lower end surface, the right end surface, or the like of the first light guide plate 037SG511.

Further, in the feature unit 037SG, in the reach effect of the super reach β, the mounting member 037SG602 is moved from the first position to the second position or the third position, and the light guide plate is moved to the first position, the second position, and the third position. By turning on the LED037SG607 for a predetermined period (for example, 1 second), the stereoscopic images Z1, Z2, and Z3 are switched on the first light guide plate 037SG511, and the player displays the bird displayed as the stereoscopic image while tilting left and right. Since it can be visually recognized, the effect of the first light guide plate 037SG511 can be enhanced.

In this feature unit 037SG, during the reach effect of the super reach β, the movable bodies 037SG403L and 037SG403R are moved to the effect position, and the light guide plate LED037SG607 is lit at the first position, the second position, and the third position. An embodiment in which the stereoscopic images Z1, Z2, and Z3 are switched and displayed on the first light guide plate 037SG511 has been implemented, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the movable bodies 037SG403L and 037SG403R are being produced during the reach production of the super reach β. It is also possible not to execute the movement to the effect position of.

Further, by equipping the mounting member 037SG602 with the light guide plate LED037SG607, the light guide plate LED037SG607 can be turned on in a state where the mounting member 037SG602 is arranged at the first position, the second position, and the third position, respectively, which will be described later. As shown in the modified example 037SG-3, the number of light guide plate LEDs can be reduced as compared with the case where the light guide plate LEDs are provided at the first position, the second position, and the third position to switch the light emission, and the light guide plate LEDs can be reduced. It is possible to enhance the effect of the first light guide plate 037SG511 while suppressing the cost.

Further, as shown in FIG. 8-7, in the reach effect of the super reach β, the three-dimensional images Z1, Z2, and Z3 are gradually switched and displayed on the first light guide plate 037SG511, while in the notice effect B, the first light guide plate is displayed. As the effect of displaying only the stereoscopic image Z1 on the 037SG511, that is, the effect of displaying the stereoscopic image on the first light guide plate 037SG511, there are an effect of changing the stereoscopic image displayed on the first light guide plate 037SG511 and an effect of not changing it. , The unexpectedness of the player can be aroused, and the effect of the first light guide plate 037SG511 can be further enhanced.

In the feature unit 037SG, a reach effect of super reach β is provided as an effect of changing the stereoscopic image displayed on the first light guide plate 037SG511, and a notice effect B is provided as an effect of not changing the stereoscopic image displayed on the first light guide plate 037SG511. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and it is not necessary to provide an effect that does not change the stereoscopic image displayed on the first light guide plate 037SG511.

Further, as shown in FIG. 8-9 (C) and the like, the movable bodies 037SG403L and 037SG403R that can move between the standby position and the effect position are provided, and these movable bodies 037SG403L and 037SG403R form a flying object at the effect position. At the same time, since the player visually recognizes the three-dimensional images Z1, Z2, and Z3 at the effect position in an overlapping manner, the effect of the first light guide plate 037SG511 can be further enhanced.

It should be noted that the feature unit 037SG exemplifies a form in which the production position of the movable bodies 037SG403L and 037SG403R overlaps with the stereoscopic images Z1, Z2 and Z3 and is visually recognized by the player. The effect position of the movable bodies 037SG403L and 037SG403R is not limited, and may be a position visually recognized by the player without overlapping with the stereoscopic images Z1, Z2, and Z3.

Further, in the feature unit 037SG, as a reach effect of the super reach β, as shown in FIGS. 8-10 to 8-12, the light guide plate LED037SG607 is lit at the first position, the second position, and the third position. The three-dimensional images Z1, Z2, Z3 on the first light guide plate 037SG511 are switched and displayed, and the image display device 5 overlaps with these three-dimensional images Z1, Z2, Z3 so that the player can visually recognize them. By starting the first display as the above and changing the first display to the second display with the passage of time, the effect of the first light guide plate 037SG511 can be enhanced.

In particular, as shown in FIGS. 8-11 and 8-12, in the reach effect of the super reach β, the first display displayed on the image display device 5 as the flight object compatible display is changed to the second display. The effect of the first light guide plate 037SG511 can be further enhanced.

In the feature unit 037SG, as a reach effect of the super reach β, the first display displayed on the image display device 5 as a display corresponding to an air vehicle is partially different in color scheme and shape from the first display over time. Although the form of changing to two displays is illustrated, the present invention is not limited to this, and in the reach production of Super Reach β, the color scheme and shape of the first display are different from those of the first display over time. It may be changed to a completely different third display.

Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described above with reference to the drawings, the specific configuration is not limited to these embodiments, and any changes or additions within the scope of the gist of the present invention are included in the present invention. Is done.

For example, in the feature unit 037SG described above, an image (picture) is exemplified as display information that can be displayed on the display unit of the first light guide plate 037SG511 by the first light guide plate device 037SG500. Other display information including decorations such as characters, symbols, patterns, or patterns may be displayable. Further, the first light guide plate 037SG511 does not necessarily have to be transparent as long as it has translucency, and may be, for example, colored or translucent.

Further, in the above-mentioned feature portion 037SG, the mounting member 037SG602 to which the light guide plate LED037SG607 is mounted has been exemplified as a form in which the base member 037SG601 and the drive mechanism are movably provided, but the present invention is limited thereto. If the light guide plate LED037SG607 can be moved to a position facing the upper end surface 037SG511a of the first light guide plate 037SG511, for example, a movable body (for example, a movable body) approaching or separating from the upper end surface 037SG511a of the first light guide plate 037SG511. The light guide plate LED037SG607 may be attached to (including a movable body for production such as 037SG403L, 037SG403R). Even in this case, it is preferable that the mounting member 037SG602 is provided on the back side of the movable body so as to be difficult for the player to see.

Further, in the feature portion 037SG described above, the mounting member 037SG602 to which the light guide plate LED037SG607 is attached exemplifies a form in which the light guide plate LED037SG607 moves along the upper end surface 037SG511a of the first light guide plate 037SG511, but the present invention is limited thereto. The first light guide plate 037SG511 may be provided so as to move along the left and right end faces, the lower end face, and the like.

Further, the first light guide plate device 037SG500 exemplifies a mode in which one first light guide plate 037SG511 is provided, but the present invention is not limited to this, and for example, two or more light guide plates are provided in the front-rear direction. The light guide plate LEDs may be provided so as to overlap each other so that light can be incident on each light guide plate.

As a modification 037SG-2, as shown in FIG. 8-15, two or more light guide plates may be provided so as to overlap each other in the front-rear direction, and each light guide plate LED may be provided so that light can be incident on each light guide plate. .. 8-15 (A) is a front view showing a light guide plate on the front side, FIG. 8-15 (B) is a front view showing a light guide plate on the rear side, and FIGS. 8-15 (C) and 8-15 (D) are shown. Is an explanatory view showing a state in which the light guide plates are arranged so as to overlap each other in the front-rear direction.

As shown in FIG. 8-15 (A), the light guide plate 037SG570A on the front side is provided with the light guide plate LED037SG607A attached to the mounting member 037SG611A so as to be able to irradiate the upper end surface with light so as to be movable in the left-right direction. , The reflecting unit 037SG701A capable of displaying the upper half of numbers (for example, 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, etc.) by reflecting the light from the light guide plate LED037SG607A forward. There are multiple. Further, as shown in FIG. 8-15 (B), the light guide plate 037SG570B on the rear side is provided with the light guide plate LED037SG607B mounted on the mounting member 037SG602D so as to be movable in the vertical direction so that the right end surface can be irradiated with light. At the same time, by reflecting the light from the light guide plate LED037SG607B forward, the lower half of the numbers (for example, 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, etc.) can be displayed. A plurality of parts 037SG701B are provided.

When the light guide plate LEDs 037SG607A and 037SG607B are made to emit light, the three reflecting portions 037SG701A and 037SG701B arranged in rows or columns corresponding to the positions of the light guide plate LEDs 037SG607A and 037SG607B reflect light forward, so that the upper half of each number is formed. The part or lower half is displayed. Therefore, the light guide plates 037SG570A and 037SG570B configured in this way are arranged apart from each other so that the numbers (images) can be displayed by arranging the front and rear reflecting portions 037SG701A and 037SG701B correspondingly. By doing so, in the region where the light from the light guide plate LEDs 037SG607A and 037SG607B is superimposed, the light is reflected by the reflecting units 037SG701A and 037SG701B, and a number is displayed.

For example, after the front and rear light guide plates LEDs 037SG607A and 037SG607B are reciprocated (see FIG. 8-15 (C)) at a predetermined timing such as the jackpot notice effect described above, the light guide plate LEDs 037SG607A and 037SG607B are moved to predetermined numbers (for example, for example). By stopping at a position corresponding to (“70”, etc.) and causing the light guide plates LEDs 037SG607A and 037SG607B to emit light, the number “70” is displayed, suggesting that the jackpot expectation in the variable display is 70%. Etc. are possible. While the light guide plates LEDs 037SG607A and 037SG607B are reciprocating as shown in FIG. 8-15 (C), the entire predetermined number is temporarily displayed in the region where the light from the light guide plates LEDs 037SG607A and 037SG607B is superimposed. It is difficult to predict that a predetermined number will be displayed until the light guide plate LEDs 037SG607A and 037SG607B are stopped, because only a part of the number is partially displayed, so that the player can be surprised. ..

According to this, since it is possible to display different images or the like on the display units of the front and rear light guide plates 037SG570A and 037SG570B to form one image, the effect can be enhanced. When a plurality of light guide plates are used, one mounting member to which the light guide plate LED is mounted may be arranged on each light guide plate, or one mounting member 037SG602 to which the light guide plate LED is mounted may be provided between the light guide plates. You may move it.

Further, in the feature portion 037SG described above, the mounting member 037SG602 provided with the light guide plate LED037SG607 is moved from the first position to the second position or the third position (the second position and the third position are moved via the first position). By reciprocating between them), the stereoscopic images Z1, Z2, and Z3 displayed on the first light guide plate 037SG511 are switched, and the player can see that the bird displayed as the stereoscopic image is displayed while tilting left and right. Although the form of visual recognition has been illustrated, the present invention is not limited to this, and for example, the stereoscopic image may be switched by sequentially turning on / off a plurality of light guide plate LEDs.

As a modification 037SG-3, as shown in FIGS. 8-16 (A) to 8-16 (C), the light guide plate LED037SG607C is in the first position, the light guide plate LED037SG607L is in the second position, and the light guide plate LED037SG607R is in the third position. The three-dimensional images Z1, Z2, and Z3 displayed on the first light guide plate 037SG511 are switched (for example, when the three-dimensional image Z1 is displayed) by sequentially turning on and off the light guide plate LEDs 037SG607L, 037SG607C, and 037SG607R. Only the light guide plate LED037SG607C is turned on, only the light guide plate LED037SG607L is turned on when displaying the stereoscopic image Z2, and only the light guide plate LED037SG607R is turned on when displaying the stereoscopic image Z3), and the three-dimensional image is displayed. The player may be made to visually recognize the bird as if it is displayed while tilting left and right.

When the light guide plate LEDs 037SG607L, 037SG607C, 037SG607R are provided at the first position, the second position, and the third position, respectively, the mounting member 037SG602 is moved like the feature portion 037SG by switching the light emitting light guide plate LED. The stereoscopic images Z1, Z2, and Z3 displayed on the first light guide plate 037SG511 can be quickly changed to another stereoscopic image without causing the above. Further, since the display of the stereoscopic images Z1, Z2, Z3 can be switched on the first light guide plate 037SG511 without providing the mounting member 037SG602 or the LED drive motor 037SG603A for moving the mounting member 037SG602, the effect control CPU 120 is used. It is possible to reduce the load of the effect control and the manufacturing cost of the pachinko gaming machine 1.

Further, in the above-mentioned feature unit 037SG, the first light guide plate 037SG511 illustrates a mode in which a three-dimensional image of a bird is displayed as three-dimensional images Z1, Z2, Z3 so as to overlap with the movable bodies 037SG403L, 037SG403R and the flight object compatible display. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the stereoscopic image displayed so as to overlap the movable bodies 037SG403L, 037SG403R and the flight object compatible display on the first light guide plate 037SG511 may be a stereoscopic image other than the bird stereoscopic image. Good.

As a modification 037SG-4, as shown in FIGS. 8-17 (A) to 8-17 (C), in the first light guide plate 037SG511, a three-dimensional image imitating the movable bodies 037SG403L and 037SG403R and the flight object compatible display is displayed. , Movable body 037SG403L, 037SG403R or the display corresponding to the flying object may be displayed so as to overlap. As a result, the stereoscopic image can be further emphasized to the player, so that the effect of the effect can be improved.

Further, in the feature unit 037SG described above, as a reach effect of the super reach β, the movable bodies 037SG403L and 037SG403R forming the flying object are operated, and the three-dimensional image of the bird is displayed as the three-dimensional image Z1, Z2, Z3 on the first light guide plate 037SG511. Although the form of displaying the movable body 037SG403L, 037SG403R and the display corresponding to the flying object so as to overlap with each other is illustrated, the present invention is not limited to this, and the display is performed on the movable body operating as the effect or the first light guide plate 037SG511. The stereoscopic image to be formed may be something other than a flying object or a bird.

As a modification 037SG-5, as shown in FIGS. 8-18 (A) to 8-18 (C), as a reach effect of the super reach β, a movable body 037SG420 that imitates the face of a specific character is placed in a standby position. In addition to moving from to the production position, the stereoscopic image imitating the movable body 037SG420 on the first light guide plate 037SG511 is in a horizontal state when viewed from the player, in a state where it is tilted to the left when viewed from the player, and when viewed from the player. It may be changed to a state of being tilted to the right (corresponding to the three-dimensional images Z1, Z2, Z3 in the feature portion 037SG, respectively).

Further, after moving the movable body 037SG420 from the effect position to the standby position, as shown in FIGS. 8-19 (A) to 8-19 (C), an image having a mode partially different from that of the movable body 037SG420 ( For example, as shown in FIGS. 8-18 (A) and 8-19 (A), the image display device 5 displays an image (an image in which the face pattern is different from that of the character's face imitated by the movable body 037SG420). While displaying, the state of the image may be changed according to the change of the stereoscopic image on the first light guide plate 037SG511.

Further, in the feature portion 037SG described above, the first light guide plate 037SG511 exemplifies a form in which the stereoscopic images Z1, Z2, and Z3 can be displayed in a stereoscopic effect, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the present invention is not limited to this. An image or the like may be displayed in a plane.

Further, in the above-mentioned feature unit 037SG, an example is exemplified in which an effect display for changing the orientation and shape of the stereoscopic images Z1, Z2, Z3 displayed by moving the mounting member 037SG602 is performed, but the present invention is limited to this. For example, the display unit (reflection unit) of the first light guide plate 037SG511 is divided into a plurality of regions (for example, three regions of "left", "middle", and "right"), and the mounting member 037SG602 May be performed to change each light emitting area in the effect display unit from “left” → “middle” → “right” or the like by moving the image along the upper end surface 037SG511a. Further, the effect display may be performed in which the "left", "middle", and "right" areas of the effect display unit are individually emitted.

Further, the feature unit 037SG described above exemplifies a mode in which the effect display by the first light guide plate device 037SG500 is executed at a predetermined timing of the jackpot notice effect, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the jackpot notice effect is not limited to this. It may be possible to execute with a notice effect other than, a notice effect indicating that there is a possibility of developing into a super reach, a promotion effect indicating that there is a possibility of being promoted to a probabilistic jackpot, or executing during a jackpot game. It can also be applied to various effects such as big hit effects.

Further, in the above-mentioned feature portion 037SG, as a holding body for holding the first light guide plate 037SG511 so as to be sandwiched from one side and the other side, a form including separate front holding member 037SG503 and rear holding member 037SG505 is exemplified. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and for example, the first light guide plate 037SG511 is provided by a holding body having a substantially U-shaped cross section in which the front holding member 037SG503 and the rear holding member 037SG505 are integrally formed in advance. May be retained.

Further, in the feature portion 037SG described above, the front holding member 037SG503 and the rear holding member 037SG505 as holding bodies sandwich a part of the peripheral edge of the first light guide plate 037SG511 (for example, the upper side portion and the left and right end sides) from the front and back. Although the form of the structure for holding is illustrated, the present invention is not limited to this, and the first light guide plate 037SG511 may be held so as to surround the entire peripheral edge.

Further, in the feature portion 037SG described above, a plurality of positioning bosses formed on the front holding member 037SG503 and the rear holding member 037SG505 as holding bodies are inserted into the plurality of holes formed on the first light guide plate 037SG511. Although the embodiment of positioning the light guide plate with respect to the holding body has been illustrated, the present invention is not limited to this, and the light guide plate is held by the holding body without positioning by these positioning bosses and holes. You may try to do it.

Further, in the above-mentioned feature portion 037SG, a form in which a plurality of positioning bosses for positioning the first light guide plate 037SG511 at the mounting position is formed in a holding body including a front holding member 037SG503 and a rear holding member 037SG505 is exemplified. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and a part of a member or structure (for example, a game board 2 or a movable body for directing) to be attached to a light guide plate is used as a holding body. A positioning boss may be formed on the holding body.

Further, in the above-mentioned feature portion 037SG, a form in which one first hole portion 037SG511A is formed as a first insertion portion in the first light guide plate 037SG511 is exemplified, but the present invention is not limited thereto. A plurality of first insertion portions may be formed on the first light guide plate 037SG511.

Further, the protrusion length, diameter, outer shape, formation position, number of formations, and the corresponding hole size, outer shape, formation position, and number of formations of each positioning boss are illustrated as described above. It is not limited to what has been done, and can be changed in various ways.

Further, in the above-mentioned feature portion 037SG, a form in which a third hole portion 037SG511C is formed as a third insertion portion into which a third positioning boss can be inserted is illustrated in the first light guide plate 037SG511, and the present invention illustrates this. The present invention is not limited, and the first light guide plate 037SG511 may not have a third insertion portion into which the third positioning boss can be inserted.

Further, in the above-mentioned feature unit 037SG, the light guide plate LED037SG607 is a full-color LED, and a mode in which the effect mode (emission color) in the light emission effect can be variously changed by changing the light emission color of the light guide plate LED037SG607 is illustrated. The present invention is not limited to this. For example, the light guide plate LED037SG607 is applied with a monochromatic LED (for example, a white LED) capable of emitting light in only one color, and the light of the monochromatic LED is colored to a predetermined color. By incidenting the light on the first light guide plate 037SG511 via the lens, it may be possible to execute the light emission effect with the colored color of the condenser lens. In this case, the expensive full-color LED is not used. By using a colored condensing lens, it is possible to perform a light emitting effect in various production modes (light emitting colors). Even in such a case, by providing the ribs 037SG612L and 037SG612R, it is possible to prevent the light guide plate LED037SG607 from coming into contact with the condenser lens and being damaged.

Further, in the above-mentioned feature portion 037SG, the first light guide plate device 037SG500 exemplifies a form in which the first light guide plate device 037SG500 is provided so as to cover the opening 037SG2c formed in the game board 2, but the present invention is limited thereto. Instead, the first light guide plate device 037SG500 may be provided on the back side of the game board 2 made of a transparent board, so that the player can see the effect display by the light guide through the transparent board. .. Further, the transparent board surface plate may be a light guide plate having a reflective portion, and the effect display may be executed by using the board surface plate, or the effect display by both the board surface plate and the light guide plate device provided on the back surface thereof. It may be feasible. Further, the light guide plate device may be attached to the center decorative frame 037SG51 or the like at an arbitrary position on the front side of the game board 2.

Further, in the feature unit 037SG described above, the pachinko game machine 1 is illustrated as an example of the game machine, but the present invention is not limited to this, and for example, a game ball having a predetermined number of balls is used for the game. The number of rented balls that are circulated inside the machine and lent out in response to the player's request for rent and the number of prize balls given in response to winning are added, while the number of game balls used in the game is added. The present invention can also be applied to a so-called enclosed gaming machine that is subtracted and stored. In these enclosed game machines, points and points are given to the player instead of the game ball, and the points and points given are given to the game value.

Further, in the feature unit 037SG described above, a pachinko game machine is applied as an example of the game machine, but the game can be started by setting a predetermined number of bets for one game using, for example, the game value. At the same time, one game is completed by deriving the variable display result to the variable display device capable of variably displaying a plurality of types of symbols that can be identified by each, and according to the variable display result derived to the variable display device. It can also be applied to slot machines where prizes can be generated.

Further, in the feature unit 037SG described above, a spherical game ball (pachinko ball) is applied as an example of the game medium, but the present invention is not limited to the spherical game medium, and for example, a non-spherical game medium such as a medal is used. It may be a game medium.

Further, in the feature portion 037SG described above, the mounting member 037SG602 including the light guide plate LED 037SG607 is arranged at the first position, the second position, and the third position, respectively, and the light guide plate LED037SG607 is turned on to form a stereoscopic image on the first light guide plate 037SG511. Although the embodiment in which Z1, Z2, and Z3 are gradually switched and displayed is illustrated, the present invention is not limited to this, and the mounting member 037SG602 gradually switches and displays a stereoscopic image on the first light guide plate 037SG511. Therefore, the light guide plate LED037SG607 may be turned on only at any two positions of the first position, the second position, and the third position, or the light guide plate LED037SG607 may be turned on at four or more positions. May be good.

(Explanation of feature 52AK)
Next, the feature portion 52AK of this embodiment will be described. FIG. 9-1 shows a connection example of the effect control board 12, the illuminant control board 52AKB1, and the LED board 037SG609 with respect to the feature portion 52AK of the present embodiment.

The effect control board 12 is provided with a cable connector 52AKT01, the light emitter control board 52AKB1 is provided with cable connectors 52AKT11 and 52AKT12, and the LED board 037SG609 is provided with a cable connector 52AKT21. The cable connector 52AKT01 of the effect control board 12 and the cable connector 52AKT11 of the light emitter control board 52AKB1 are configured so that the cable 52AKA1 can be attached and detached, and the effect control board 12 and the light emitter control board 52AKB1 are physically attached by attaching the cable 52AKA1. And electrically connected. The cable connector 52AKT12 of the light emitter control board 52AKB1 and the cable connector 52AKT21 of the LED board 037SG609 are configured so that the cable 52AKA2 can be attached and detached. Connected to. The cables 52AKA1 and 52AKA2 may be wiring members such as flexible cables and wire harnesses.

The light emitter control board 52AKB1 is configured to mount the light emitter drivers 52AK01 to 52AK04. The light emitter drivers 52AK01 to 52AK04 are light emitter driver circuits capable of supplying a drive current to the light guide plate LED037SG607. The LED substrate 037SG609 is provided with a light guide plate LED037SG607. The light emitter control board 52AKB1 is arranged as a board different from the LED board 037SG609. As described above, the feature portion 52AK includes a light emitter control board 52AKB1 provided with a plurality of light emitter drivers 52AK01 to 52AK04, unlike the LED board 037SG609 provided with the light guide plate LED037SG607.

FIG. 9-2 shows a connection example of the light emitter drivers 52AK01 to 52AK04 in the light emitter control board 52AKB1. In the feature unit 52AK, the light emitter drivers 52AK01 to 52AK04 control the lighting of the light guide plate LED037SG607 by supplying a drive current to the light guide plate LED037SG607 based on the lighting control information indicated by the input control signal. Each of the light emitter drivers 52AK01 to 52AK04 is realized by using a common electronic component such as an IC (Integrated Circuit) chip including an integrated circuit constituting the same type of serial-parallel conversion circuit.

In the present embodiment, the serial-parallel conversion circuit used as the light emitter drivers 52AK01 to 52AK04 is configured to be able to convert the input serial signal format signal into a 24-channel parallel signal format signal and supply it. The case is not limited to the case of using a serial-parallel conversion circuit capable of supplying a 24-channel parallel signal format signal, and for example, a serial-parallel conversion circuit capable of outputting a 12-channel parallel signal format signal is used to emit light. Body drivers 52AK01-52AK04 may be realized.

The serial-parallel conversion circuit used in each light emitter driver 52AK01 to 52AK04 includes a clock input terminal CI0, a data input terminal CI1, an address input terminal CA0 to CA4, a high level voltage supply terminal CV0, and a power supply. It includes a voltage input terminal CV1, a resistor connection terminal CR0, drive signal supply terminals CQ0 to CQ23, a clock output terminal CJ0, and a data output terminal CJ1.

The cable connector 52AKT11 provided on the light emitting body control board 52AKB1 is configured to include terminals TM1C and TM1D, and the cable 52AKA1 on the effect control board 12 side is mounted. The terminal TM1C is connected to the clock input terminal CI0 included in the light emitter driver 52AK01. The terminal TM1D is connected to the data input terminal CI1 included in the light emitter driver 52AK01. In the light emitting body control board 52AKB1, the control signal transmitted from the effect control CPU 120 of the effect control board 12 is input to the light emitting body driver 52AK01 by the serial signal method.

The illuminant driver 52AK01 can branch at least a part of the clock signal and the data signal included in the input control signal in the internal circuit and output them through to the illuminant driver 52AK02. is there. In the illuminant control board 52AKB1, the clock output terminal CJ0 included in the illuminant driver 52AK01 is connected by wiring to the clock input terminal CI0 included in the illuminant driver 52AK02, and the data output terminal CJ1 included in the illuminant driver 52AK01 is connected. It is wired and connected to the data input terminal CI1 included in the light emitter driver 52AK02. As a result, the control signal including the clock signal and the data signal output from the serial-parallel conversion circuit that realizes the light emitter driver 52AK01 is transferred to the serial-parallel conversion circuit that realizes the light emitter driver 52AK02 by the serial signal method. Be transmitted.

The illuminant driver 52AK02 can branch at least a part of the clock signal and the data signal included in the input control signal in the internal circuit and output them through to the illuminant driver 52AK03. is there. In the illuminant control board 52AKB1, the clock output terminal CJ0 included in the illuminant driver 52AK02 is connected by wiring to the clock input terminal CI0 included in the illuminant driver 52AK03, and the data output terminal CJ1 included in the illuminant driver 52AK02 is connected. It is wired and connected to the data input terminal CI1 included in the light emitter driver 52AK03. As a result, the control signal including the clock signal and the data signal output from the serial-parallel conversion circuit that realizes the light emitter driver 52AK02 is transferred to the serial-parallel conversion circuit that realizes the light emitter driver 52AK03 by the serial signal method. Be transmitted.

The illuminant driver 52AK03 can branch at least a part of the clock signal and the data signal included in the input control signal in the internal circuit and output them through to the illuminant driver 52AK04. is there. In the illuminant control board 52AKB1, the clock output terminal CJ0 included in the illuminant driver 52AK03 is connected by wiring to the clock input terminal CI0 included in the illuminant driver 52AK04, and the data output terminal CJ1 included in the illuminant driver 52AK03 is connected. It is wired and connected to the data input terminal CI1 included in the light emitter driver 52AK04. As a result, the control signal including the clock signal and the data signal output from the serial-parallel conversion circuit that realizes the light emitter driver 52AK03 is transferred to the serial-parallel conversion circuit that realizes the light emitter driver 52AK04 by the serial signal method. Be transmitted.

In the light emitter drivers 52AK01 to 52AK04, the address can be set for each serial-parallel conversion circuit by setting the respective terminal voltages to high level or low level in the address input terminals CA0 to CA4. The data signal input from the data input terminal CI1 also includes address information. The serial-parallel conversion circuit that realizes each light emitter driver 52AK01 to 52AK04 changes from the serial signal format to the parallel signal format when the address set by the address input terminals CA0 to CA4 matches the address information of the data signal. Decoding is executed and the control data showing the lighting control information is fetched into the internal register. As a result, the drive signal can be supplied at the terminals CQ0 to CQ23 for supplying the drive signal.

In each of the light emitter drivers 52AK01 to 52AK04, the terminal CV1 for inputting the power supply voltage is connected to the power supply voltage VCS of DC 5V. The serial-parallel conversion circuit that realizes each light emitter driver 52AK01 to 52AK04 uses an LDO (Low Drop-Out) regulator or the like provided as an internal circuit to direct current the power supply voltage VCS input from the power supply voltage input terminal CV1. It is converted to a power supply voltage of 3.3V and output from the terminal CV0 for high level voltage supply.

In the light emitter driver 52AK01, of the address input terminals CA0 to CA4, the terminals CA0 to CA2 and CA4 are set to a low level by grounding, and the terminal CA3 is set to a high level by being connected to the terminal CV0. Will be done. As a result, the decoding address of the serial-parallel conversion circuit that realizes the light emitter driver 52AK01 is set to 01000 (B). In the light emitter driver 52AK02, of the address input terminals CA0 to CA4, terminals CA1, CA2, and CA4 are set to a low level by grounding, and terminals CA0 and CA3 are connected to the terminal CV0 to achieve a high level. Is set to. As a result, the decoding address of the serial-parallel conversion circuit that realizes the light emitter driver 52AK02 is set to 01001 (B). In the light emitter driver 52AK03, of the address input terminals CA0 to CA4, terminals CA0, CA2, and CA4 are set to low level by grounding, and terminals CA1 and CA3 are connected to terminal CV0 to achieve high level. Is set to. As a result, the decoding address of the serial-parallel conversion circuit that realizes the illuminant driver 52AK03 is set to 01010 (B). In the light emitter driver 52AK04, of the address input terminals CA0 to CA4, terminals CA2 and CA4 are set to a low level by grounding, and terminals CA0, CA1 and CA3 are connected to the terminal CV0 to achieve a high level. Is set to. As a result, the decoding address of the serial-parallel conversion circuit that realizes the light emitter driver 52AK04 is set to 01011 (B).

In each of the light emitter drivers 52AK01 to 52AK04, the resistance connection terminal CR0 is a current reference setting terminal connected to each of the drive signal supply terminals CQ0 to CQ23 via the constant current circuit in the internal circuit. In the serial-parallel conversion circuit that realizes each light emitter driver 52AK01 to 52AK04, a drive signal is supplied when an external resistor having an arbitrary resistance value is connected between the resistor connection terminal CR0 and ground (ground). A common drive current value can be set according to the resistance value of the external resistor for all of the terminals CQ0 to CQ23 for use. The drive signal current values of the drive signal supply terminals CQ0 to CQ23 are set, for example, in the range of 4 mA to 30 mA according to the resistance value of the external resistance connected to the resistor connection terminal CR0. When an external resistor is not connected to the resistor connection terminal CR0, a common drive current value (for example, 20 mA) corresponding to the resistance value of the built-in resistor is set for all of the drive signal supply terminals CQ0 to CQ23. You may. However, the drive current value according to the resistance value of the built-in resistor has a large error (for example, ± 30%). Therefore, it suffices if an error in the drive current value can be reduced by connecting an external resistor to the resistor connection terminal CR0 and setting the drive current value.

In the feature portion 52AK, in each of the light emitter drivers 52AK01 to 52AK04, an external resistor having a resistance value of 15 kΩ is connected between the terminal CR0 for resistance connection and the ground (ground). In this case, the terminals CQ0 to CQ23 for supplying drive signals can all supply drive signals having a common current value such as 30/15 kΩ = 20 mA. The serial-parallel conversion circuit that realizes each light emitter driver 52AK01 to 52AK04 has a drive signal having a maximum current value of 480 mA in total by the drive signal supply terminals CQ0 to CQ23 corresponding to the signal of the parallel signal format of 24 channels. Can be supplied.

The cable connector 52AKT12 provided on the light emitter control board 52AKB1 includes terminals TM2B, TM2R, TM2G, and TM2W. In the light emitter control board 52AKB1, the drive signal supply terminals CQ0 to CQ23 included in the light emitter driver 52AK01 are all wired and connected to the terminal TM2B of the cable connector 52AKT12. Further, all the drive signal supply terminals CQ0 to CQ23 included in the light emitter driver 52AK02 are wired and connected to the terminal TM2R of the cable connector 52AKT12. The drive signal supply terminals CQ0 to CQ23 included in the light emitter driver 52AK03 are all wired and connected to the terminal TM2G of the cable connector 52AKT12. The drive signal supply terminals CQ0 to CQ23 included in the light emitter driver 52AK04 are all connected to the terminal TM1W of the cable connector 52AKT12.

FIG. 9-3 is a diagram showing a connection example of the light guide plate LED037SG607 and the cable connector 52AKT21 on the LED substrate 037SG609. The light guide plate LED037SG607 includes a blue light emitting diode 52AKD1, a red light emitting diode 52AKD2, a green light emitting diode 52AKD3, and a white light emitting diode 52AKD4 as a plurality of light emitting elements. The cable connector 52AKT21 provided on the LED board 037SG609 is configured to include terminals TN1B, TN1R, TN1G, and TN1W.

In the LED substrate 037SG609, the blue light emitting diode 52AKD1 of the light guide plate LED037SG607 is wired and connected to the terminal TN1B of the cable connector 52AKT21 and the power supply voltage VCL2. The red light emitting diode 52AKD2 of the light guide plate LED37SG607 is wired and connected to the terminal TN1R of the cable connector 52AKT21 and the power supply voltage VCL2. The green light emitting diode 52AKD3 of the light guide plate LED37SG607 is wired and connected to the terminal TN1G of the cable connector 52AKT21 and the power supply voltage VCL2. The white light emitting diode 52AKD4 of the light guide plate LED37SG607 is wired and connected to the terminal TN1W of the cable connector 52AKT21 and the power supply voltage VCL2.

In the cable connector 52AKT21, when the cable 52AKA2 is mounted between the light emitter control board 52AKB1 and the cable connector 52AKT12, the terminal TN1B is connected to the terminal TM1B of the cable connector 52AKT12, and the terminal TN1R is connected to the terminal TM1R of the cable connector 52AKT12. Connected, the terminal TN1G is connected to the terminal TM1G of the cable connector 52AKT12, and the terminal TN1W is connected to the terminal TM1W of the cable connector 52AKT12.

In the light emitter control board 52AKB1, all terminals CQ0 to CQ23 of the light emitter driver 52AK01 are wired and connected to terminals TM2B of the cable connector 52AKT12, and all terminals CQ0 to CQ23 of the light emitter driver 52AK02 are wired and connected to terminals TM2R of the cable connector 52AKT12. The terminals CQ0 to CQ23 of the light emitter driver 52AK03 are all connected to the terminal TM2G of the cable connector 52AKT12, and the terminals CQ0 to CQ23 of the light emitter driver 52AK04 are all connected to the terminal TM1W of the cable connector 52AKT12. Therefore, when the light emitting body control board 52AKB1 and the LED board 037SG609 are connected by mounting the cable 52AKA2, all the terminals CQ0 to CQ23 of the light emitting body driver 52AK01 are connected by wiring to the blue light emitting diode 52AKD1, and the light emitting body driver 52AK02 All terminals CQ0 to CQ23 are wired and connected to the red light emitting diode 52AKD2, all terminals CQ0 to CQ23 of the light emitting body driver 52AK03 are wired and connected to the green light emitting diode 52AKD3, and all terminals CQ0 to CQ23 of the light emitting body driver 52AK04 are all white light emitting diodes 52AKD4. And wiring connection. As described above, in the feature portion 52AK, the plurality of terminals CQ0 to CQ23 included in the light emitting body driver 52AK01 and capable of supplying the drive signal are connected to the blue light emitting diode 52AKD1 having a blue light emitting color. A plurality of terminals CQ0 to CQ23 included in the light emitter driver 52AK02 and capable of supplying a drive signal are connected to a red light emitting diode 52AKD2 having a red light emitting color. A plurality of terminals CQ0 to CQ23 included in the light emitting body driver 52AKD3 and capable of supplying a drive signal are connected to a green light emitting diode 52AKD3 having a green light emitting color. A plurality of terminals CQ0 to CQ23 included in the light emitting body driver 52AKD4 and capable of supplying a drive signal are connected to a white light emitting diode 52AKD4 having a white light emitting color.

A light emitting diode used for a normal light emitting effect without including an effect device using a light guide plate such as the first light guide plate 037SG511 or the second light guide plate 037SG410 has light emitting colors of red (R), green (G), and blue ( In the case of B), the current value of the drive signal is about 20 to 30 mA, and in the case of the light emitting color of white (W), the current value of the drive signal is about 50 mA. In these cases, in the serial-parallel conversion circuit that realizes the light emitting body driver, at most three terminals of the drive signal supply terminals are used and connected to one light emitting diode to supply the drive signal. Then, the lighting control of each light emitting diode can be appropriately performed. On the other hand, in an LED configured to be capable of emitting light with high brightness, such as the light guide plate LED037SG607 used for the production by the first light guide plate 037SG511, the light emitting color is blue (B) blue light emitting diode 52AKD1 and the light emitting color. Supply a drive signal with a current value of 480 mA to each of the red (R) red light emitting diode 52AKD2, the green (G) green light emitting diode 52AKD3, and the white (W) white light emitting diode 52AKD4. A drive signal having a total current value of 1920 mA (= 480 mA × 4) is supplied.

Therefore, in the light emitter control board 52AKB1, the serial-parallel conversion circuit that realizes each light emitter driver 52AK01 to 52AK04 uses terminals CQ0 to CQ23 for driving signal supply corresponding to signals of the parallel signal format of 24 channels. It is possible to supply a drive signal having a current value of 20 mA per terminal, and by connecting all of these terminals CQ0 to CQ23 to one light emitting element, it is possible to supply a drive signal having a maximum current value of 480 mA in total. Become.

In this way, in the feature unit 52AK, in order to supply drive signals to the plurality of light emitting elements included in the light guide plate LED037SG607, each light emitter driver 52AK01 to uses a general-purpose driver circuit without using a dedicated driver circuit. Achieve 52AK04. In this case, in the serial-parallel conversion circuit that realizes the light emitter drivers 52AK01 to 52AK04, all the terminals CQ0 to CQ23 for supplying drive signals are wired and connected to one light emitting element. As a result, the pachinko gaming machine 1 is appropriately configured so that a drive signal for appropriately lighting and controlling the light guide plate LED037SG607 can be supplied while preventing the manufacturing cost of the pachinko gaming machine 1 from increasing. Can be done.

The serial-parallel conversion circuit that realizes each light emitter driver 52AK01 to 52AK04 includes, for example, a PWM generation circuit, a constant current control circuit, a driver transistor, and the like as a plurality of internal circuits corresponding to terminals CQ0 to CQ23 for supplying drive signals. You just have to go. The PWM generation circuit controls the duty ratio of the drive signal to be changeable from 0% to 100% by supplying a pulse signal having an arbitrarily set pulse width to the driver transistor. The brightness (gradation) when the light emitting element to be driven is made to emit light can be changed according to the duty ratio of the drive signal. The constant current control circuit controls the amount of current flowing through the driver transistor so that a drive signal having a current value corresponding to the external resistance connected to the terminal CR0 can be supplied. The driver transistor switches on and off according to the pulse signal supplied from the PWM generation circuit, so that the supply of the drive signal is started or stopped via the terminals CQ0 to CQ23. For example, when the pulse signal supplied from the PWM generation circuit rises, the driver transistor is turned on, and the on state is maintained during the period when the pulse signal is at a high level. During the period in which the driver transistor is in the ON state, a drive signal is supplied to the light emitting element to be driven to light (light). Therefore, the brightness can be adjusted by changing the duty ratio of the pulse signal supplied from the PWM generation circuit.

The duty ratio of the pulse signal supplied from the PWM generation circuit can be changed by software according to the control data stored in the built-in registers provided corresponding to the terminals CQ0 to CQ23 for supplying the drive signal. On the other hand, the configuration for securing the current value of the drive signal by wiring and connecting all the terminals CQ0 to CQ23 for supplying the drive signal to one light emitting element is hardware for obtaining sufficient brightness of the light guide plate LED037SG607. This is a configuration, which is different from the brightness adjustment by PWM control. When a plurality of signal terminals such as terminals CQ0 to CQ23 for supplying drive signals are connected by wiring to one light emitting element, the brightness is adjusted by changing the number of terminals used to supply drive signals. You may. For example, among the signal terminals corresponding to the signals of the parallel signal format of 24 channels such as the terminals CQ0 to CQ23 for supplying the drive signal, the driver transistor internally connected to the terminals CQ0 to CQ11 corresponding to half of the 12 channels is turned on. By turning off the driver transistors internally connected to the terminals CQ12 to CQ23 corresponding to the other half of the 12 channels, compared to the case where the driver transistors internally connected to all terminals CQ0 to CQ23 are turned on. Therefore, lighting control may be performed so as to reduce the brightness (gradation). In this way, the drive signal may be supplied by using some of the signal terminals among the plurality of signal terminals connected by wiring to one light emitting element. In this case, unlike the case of performing PWM control, the brightness (gradation) of the light emitting element can be lowered without lowering the duty ratio of the drive signal. Since it is not necessary to reduce the duty ratio of the drive signal, it is possible to prevent the light emitting element from flickering.

In the serial-parallel conversion circuit that can be used as each light emitter driver 52AK01 to 52AK04, when at least one of the plurality of internal circuits corresponding to the drive signal supply terminals CQ0 to CQ23 is destroyed, The internal circuits corresponding to all the terminals CQ0 to CQ23 may be in a conductive state. In this case, the light emitting element connected to the serial-parallel conversion circuit in which the internal circuit is destroyed becomes uncontrollable in a constantly lit state. On the other hand, in the feature unit 52AK, as a serial-parallel conversion circuit used for each light emitter driver 52AK01 to 52AK04, at least one internal circuit among a plurality of internal circuits corresponding to the drive signal supply terminals CQ0 to CQ23. When is destroyed, only the destroyed internal circuit is cut off, and the other internal circuits need only be able to maintain an operating state in which the supply and stop of the drive signal can be switched. When the destroyed internal circuit is cut off, the current value of the drive signal supplied to the light emitting element to be driven decreases, and the brightness (gradation) may decrease. However, in a configuration in which a plurality of terminals are connected to one light emitting element, such as terminals CQ0 to CQ23 for supplying drive signals, even if some internal circuits are destroyed and the state is cut off, some other internal circuits are used. The drive signal can be continuously supplied by the circuit, and the light emitting element can be continuously lit to the extent that the player or the like can recognize it even if the brightness (gradation) is lowered.

FIG. 9-4 shows a configuration example for generating a power supply voltage. For example, an AC power supply 52AK21, a rectifying smoothing circuit 52AK22, and a DC voltage conversion circuit 52AK23 are provided on the power supply side such as a power supply board mounted on the pachinko gaming machine 1. The AC power supply 52AK21 supplies a power supply voltage of AC24V. This power supply voltage is input to the rectifying smoothing circuit 52AK22. Further, the power supply voltage of AC24V may be supplied to the effect control side such as the effect control board 12. The rectifying and smoothing circuit 52AK22 rectifies and smoothes the power supply voltage of AC24V to generate a power supply voltage VSL of DC34V. The DC voltage conversion circuit 52AK23 inputs a DC 34V power supply voltage VSL to generate a DC 12V power supply voltage VDC, a DC 12V power supply voltage VDD, a DC 5V power supply voltage VCL1, and a DC 5V power supply voltage VCS.

Since the DC 34V power supply voltage VSL is not voltage-controlled by feedback control or the like, the DC 34V power supply voltage VSL also fluctuates due to fluctuations in the AC24V power supply voltage. As described above, the power supply voltage VSL of DC 34V may be a DC voltage having a large fluctuation range (ripple component) without voltage control. A part of the power supply voltages VDC, VDD, VCL1 and VCS is generated by the DC voltage conversion circuit 52AK23 on the power supply side, and the other part is 1 on the effect control side (for example, on the board of the effect control board 12). It may be generated by branching the power supply voltage of. For example, the DC voltage conversion circuit 52AK23 may include a DC-DC converter that generates a power supply voltage VDD and a power supply voltage VCS based on the power supply voltage VSL. In this case, the power supply voltage VDC may be generated by branching the power supply voltage VDD. The power supply voltage VCL1 may be generated by branching the power supply voltage VCS. A power supply line 52AKL1 is provided as a power supply line for transmitting the power supply voltage VCS.

On the effect control side, for example, the effect control board 12 mounted on the pachinko gaming machine 1 is provided with a filter circuit 52AK31 and a step-down circuit 52AK32. In the filter circuit 52AK31, a DC 34V power supply voltage VSL supplied from the power supply side is input, and the voltage is stabilized and output. The step-down circuit 52AK32 is a circuit that converts a DC voltage, and a voltage stabilized by the filter circuit 52AK31 is input, converted into a DC 5V power supply voltage VCL2, and output. The output unit of the step-down circuit 52AK32 is connected to the power supply line 52AKL2.

The power supply voltage VCL2 is transmitted to the LED substrate 037SG609 by the power supply line 52AKL2, and is supplied to the blue light emitting diode 52AKD1, the red light emitting diode 52AKD2, the green light emitting diode 52AKD3, and the white light emitting diode 52AKD4 included in the light guide plate LED037SG607. The power supply line 52AKL2 may be connected to the LED board 037SG609 via the effect control board 12 and the light emitter control board 52AKB1, or may be connected to the LED board 037SG609 without passing through the effect control board 12 and the light emitter control board 52AKB1. May be done. By transmitting the power supply voltage VCL2 using such a power supply line 52AKL2, it is possible to supply electric power for causing the light guide plate LED037SG607 to emit light by a system different from that of the power supply line 52AKL1.

The power supply voltage VCS is transmitted to the light emitter control board 52AKB1 by the power supply line 52AKL1 and is input to the power supply voltage input terminal CV1 in the serial-parallel conversion circuit that realizes each light emitter driver 52AK01 to 52AK04. The power supply line 52AKL1 may be connected to the light emitter control board 52AKB1 via the effect control board 12. The cable connector 52AKT11 provided on the light emitter control board 52AKB1 may be configured to include a terminal to which the power supply voltage VCS is supplied. By transmitting the power supply voltage VCS using such a power supply line 52AKL1, the operating power of each light emitter driver 52AK01 to 52AK04 can be supplied by a system different from the power supply line 52AKL2.

A load circuit using a current-driven circuit element such as a blue light emitting diode 52AKD1, a red light emitting diode 52AKD2, a green light emitting diode 52AKD3, and a white light emitting diode 52AKD4 included in the light guide plate LED037SG607 requires a drive signal having a large current value. The power supply voltage may fluctuate easily. In the feature unit 52AK, the power that can be supplied to the light emitter drivers 52AK01 to 52AK04 of the light emitter control board 52AKB1 as a power supply line having a system different from that of the power supply line 52AKL2 of the power supply voltage VCL2 that transmits the power that can be supplied to the light guide plate LED037SG607. The power supply line 52AKL1 of the power supply voltage VCS for transmitting the above is provided. As described above, by making the system of the power supply line for transmitting electric power different corresponding to the light guide plate LED037SG607 and each light emitter driver 52AK01 to 52AK04, it is possible to prevent the malfunction of the electric circuit due to the fluctuation of the power supply voltage.

FIG. 9-5 shows a configuration example of a semiconductor device serving as a white light emitting diode 52AKD4 included in the light guide plate LED037SG607. This semiconductor device includes a metal substrate 52AK40, a reflective layer 52AK41, an insulating layer 52AK42, a wiring layer 52AK43, a light emitting diode element 52AK45, a bonding wire 52AK46, and a sealing resin 52AK47.

The metal substrate 52AK40 is a heat-diffusing member that forms a heat conduction path in the LED substrate 037SG609, for example, a metal base substrate using aluminum or a metal core substrate using copper. The reflective layer 52AK41 has a reflectance capable of performing specular reflection or diffuse reflection on one surface of the metal substrate 52AK40, and may be configured by using a metal member such as silver or a synthetic resin such as an epoxy resin. May be configured. The insulating layer 52AK42 is formed on the upper surface of the reflective layer 52AK41 via an adhesive layer. The wiring layer 52AK43 is a conductive member that transmits a drive signal, such as a lead frame. The light emitting diode element 52AK45 is configured by using, for example, a blue light emitting diode, and is electrically connected to the wiring layer 52AK43 by the bonding wire 52AK46. The sealing resin 52AK47 is, for example, an epoxy resin containing a yellow phosphor, and causes the white light emitting diode 52AKD4 to function as a white light source by being excited by blue light generated from the light emitting diode element 52AK45 to emit yellow light.

By constructing the metal substrate 52AK40 using a highly thermally conductive material, it is sufficient that the heat generated by the light emission of the light emitting diode element 52AK45 can be efficiently conducted and dissipated. The blue light emitting diode 52AKD1, the red light emitting diode 52AKD2, and the green light emitting diode 52AKD3 included in the light guide plate LED037SG607 are arranged on the substrate of the metal substrate 52AK40 common to the white light emitting diode 52AKD4 to generate heat generated by light emission and the like. It suffices if it can efficiently conduct and dissipate heat. The metal substrate 52AK40 may be configured as a conductor layer that provides a ground voltage, or may be configured as a base substrate or a core substrate different from such a conductor layer. The heat generated by light emission or the like is not limited to the one that is conducted and dissipated through the metal substrate 52AK40 in the LED substrate 037SG609. For example, the lead frame formed in the wiring layer 52AK43 and the LED substrate 037SG609 are fixed to the mounting member 037SG602. A metal screw such as a screw N, a metal member such as a mounting member 037SG602 including a spacer member 037SG620, a metal member such as a sheet metal constituting the light emitting device 037SG600, and a cable 52AKA2 such as a wire harness in which the LED substrate 037SG609 is connected to the light emitting body control substrate 52AKB1. It suffices if the heat can be conducted and dissipated through an arbitrary heat conduction path such as the included copper wire or a combination of some or all of them.

In the internal space of the pachinko gaming machine 1 in which the front side of the game board 2 is closed by the glass door frame 037SG50 and the back side is closed by the cover body, an image display device 5 including a liquid crystal display, a control board, LEDs, and a drive are used. Many heat sources such as sources (motors and solenoids) are provided. In addition, on islands where game machines are installed, such as game halls, a large number of game machines are arranged side by side with the back side closed, and a pachinko game machine is also arranged by arranging a transport duct for game balls and an electric wiring duct. Breathability tends to decrease on the back surface and the upper surface of 1. As described above, when the pachinko gaming machine 1 is in operation, the internal temperature tends to be higher than when it is not in operation, and the heat generated by the light emission of the light guide plate LED037SG607 and the plurality of light emission provided in the light emitter control board 52AKB1 are generated. It becomes difficult to discharge the heat generated by the circuit operation of the body drivers 52AK01 to 52AK04 to the outside. Therefore, in the feature unit 52AK, the configuration, arrangement, members, or a part or all of the LED substrate 037SG609 and the illuminant control substrate 52AKB1 are considered in consideration of the heat conduction path generated by light emission and circuit operation. It may be decided.

The light emitting body control board 52AKB1 is attached to a constituent member whose position is fixed in the pachinko gaming machine 1, such as a base member of the light emitting device 037SG600. On the other hand, the LED substrate 037SG609 is attached to a component that can move in the left-right direction or the like, such as the attachment member 037SG602 of the light emitting device 037SG600. The light emitter control board 52AKAB1 and the LED board 037SG609 are physically and electrically connected by mounting the cable 52AKA1. As described above, unlike the LED board 037SG609 provided with the light guide plate LED037SG607, the light emitting body control board 52AKB1 provided with a plurality of light emitter drivers 52AK01 to 52AK04 is arranged so as to be connectable by the cable 52AKA1. As a result, the heat generated by the light emission of the light guide plate LED037SG607 and the heat generated by the circuit operation of the plurality of light emitter drivers 52AK01 to 52AK04 are dispersed so as not to be concentrated in a specific place, and the pachinko gaming machine 1 It is possible to suppress the occurrence of an overheated state inside the machine.

The serial-parallel conversion circuit that can be used as each illuminant driver 52AK01 to 52AK04 is not limited to the illuminant driver for controlling the lighting of the light guide plate LED037SG607, and may be configured to be able to drive an arbitrary drive target. For example, it may be used as a motor drive driver for performing drive control of various motors such as an LED drive motor 037SG603A different from the light guide plate LED037SG607 and an accessory drive motor 037SG401. Alternatively, as a light emitting member different from the light guide plate LED037SG607, it may be used as a light emitting body driver for controlling the lighting of a plurality of light guide plate LEDs 037SG517.

FIG. 9-6 (A) shows a connection example when the serial-parallel conversion circuit is used as the motor driver 52AK10 for driving and controlling the LED drive motor 037SG603A and the accessory drive motor 037SG401. FIG. 9-6 (B) shows a connection example when the serial-parallel conversion circuit is used as the light emitter driver 52AK11 for controlling the lighting of the plurality of light guide plate LEDs 037SG517.

For example, the drive mechanism of the light emitting device 037SG600 may be equipped with a motor control board on which the motor driver 52AK10 is mounted. The cable connector provided on the motor drive board includes a terminal connected to the clock input terminal CI0 included in the motor driver 52AK10 and a terminal connected to the data input terminal CI1 provided in the motor driver 52AK10. It suffices if it is done. In the motor drive board, the control signal transmitted from the effect control CPU 120 of the effect control board 12 is input to the motor driver 52AK10 by the serial signal method.

In the motor driver 52AK10, among the terminals CQ0 to CQ23 for supplying drive signals, the terminals CQ0 to CQ3 are connected to the LED drive motor 037SG603A, and the terminals CQ4 to CQ7 are connected to the accessory drive motor 037SG401. As described above, in the motor driver 52AK10, among the terminals CQ0 to CQ23 for supplying drive signals corresponding to 24 channels, some terminals CQ0 to CQ3 corresponding to 4 channels are connected to the LED drive motor 037SG603A and are connected to 4 channels. Some of the corresponding terminals CQ4 to CQ7 are connected to the accessory drive motor 037SG401. The terminals CQ8 to CQ23 corresponding to the remaining 16 channels are connected to the ground. The serial-parallel conversion circuit used as the motor driver 52AK10 is not limited to the one having the drive signal supply terminals CQ0 to CQ23 corresponding to 24 channels, for example, the drive signal supply terminal corresponding to 12 channels. It may have.

For example, in the modified example 037SG-1, a side light emitting body control board on which the light emitting body driver 52AK11 is mounted may be arranged as a light emitting body control board that can be connected to the LED board 037SG518 by a cable. The effect control side cable connector provided on the side light emitter control board is connected to the terminal connected to the clock input terminal CI0 provided in the light emitting body driver 52AK11 and the data input terminal CI1 provided in the light emitting body driver 52AK11. It suffices if it is configured to include the terminal to be formed. In the side light emitting body control board, the control signal transmitted from the effect control CPU 120 of the effect control board 12 is input to the light emitting body driver 52AK11 by the serial signal method.

The terminals CQ0 to CQ2 included in the drive signal supply terminals CQ0 to CQ23 included in the light emitter driver 52AK11 are connected to a blue light emitting diode having a blue light emitting color in the first light guide plate LED037SG517, and the terminals CQ3 to CQ5 are , The first light guide plate LED037SG517 is connected to a red light emitting diode having a red light emitting color, and the terminals CQ6 to CQ8 are connected to a green light emitting diode having a green light emitting color in the first light guide plate LED037SG517. CQ9 to CQ11 are connected to a white light emitting diode having a white light emitting color in the first light guide plate LED037SG517. Further, the terminals CQ12 to CQ14 are connected to a blue light emitting diode having a blue light emitting color in the second light guide plate LED037SG517, and the terminals CQ15 to CQ17 are red having a red light emitting color in the second light guide plate LED037SG517. The terminals CQ18 to CQ20 are connected to the light emitting diode, and the terminals CQ18 to CQ20 are connected to the green light emitting diode having a green light emitting color in the second light guide plate LED037SG517, and the terminals CQ21 to CQ23 emit white light in the second light guide plate LED037SG517. It is connected to a colored white light emitting diode.

As described above, in the illuminant control board 52AKB1, the serial-parallel conversion circuit used as each illuminant driver 52AK01 to 52AK04 may be a general-purpose driver circuit that can also be used as the motor driver 52AK11 or the illuminant driver 52AK12. .. As a result, the pachinko gaming machine 1 is appropriately configured so that a drive signal for appropriately lighting and controlling the light guide plate LED037SG607 can be supplied while preventing the manufacturing cost of the pachinko gaming machine 1 from increasing. Can be done.

In the light emitting body driver 52AK11, the number of terminals connected to the light emitting diodes having the same light emitting color is smaller than that of the light emitting body drivers 52AK01 to 52AK04 provided on the light emitting body control board 52AKB1. For example, in the light emitting body driver 52AK01, among the terminals CQ0 to CQ23 for supplying drive signals, all the terminals having the first number of terminals "24" are wired and connected to the blue light emitting diode 52AKD1 of the light guide plate LED037SG607. On the other hand, in the light emitting body driver 52AK11, among the terminals CQ0 to CQ23 for supplying drive signals, the terminals such as terminals CQ0 to CQ2 and CQ12 to CQ14 whose second number of terminals is "6" are the blue light emitting of the light guide plate LED037SG517. It is wired and connected to the diode. Similarly, in the light emitting body driver 52AK02, the terminal of the first terminal number is connected to the red light emitting diode 52AKD2 of the light guide plate LED037SG607 by wiring, whereas in the light emitting body driver 52AK11, the terminal of the second terminal number is the red light emitting of the light guide plate LED037SG517. Wiring is connected to the diode. In the light emitting body driver 52AK03, the terminal of the first terminal number is wired and connected to the green light emitting diode 52AKD3 of the light guide plate LED037SG607, whereas in the light emitting body driver 52AK11, the terminal of the second terminal number is wired to the green light emitting diode of the light guide plate LED037SG517. Be connected. In the light emitting body driver 52AK04, the terminal of the first terminal number is wired and connected to the white light emitting diode 52AKD4 of the light guide plate LED037SG607, whereas in the light emitting body driver 552AK11, the terminal of the second terminal number is wired to the white light emitting diode of the light guide plate LED037SG517. Be connected. In this way, when the illuminant drivers 52AK01 to 52AK04 having the number of terminals connected to the luminescent element having a specific emission color as the first terminal number and the illuminant driver 52AK11 having the number of second terminals are provided. , The number of first terminals may be larger than the number of second terminals. As a result, the pachinko gaming machine 1 is appropriately configured so that a drive signal for appropriately controlling lighting of various light emitting elements can be supplied while preventing the manufacturing cost of the pachinko gaming machine 1 from increasing. be able to.

In the illuminant control board 52AKB1, the serial-parallel conversion circuit used as each illuminant driver 52AK01 to 52AK04 is not limited to the motor driver 52AK11 and the illuminant driver 52AK12, and is not limited to, for example, an LED for holding display and a fourth symbol display. It may be configured so that a drive signal can be supplied to an arbitrary light emitting element such as an LED or an LED for various notifications. Even in this case, the drive signal may be supplied by connecting a plurality of signal terminals to one light emitting element by wiring. In a configuration in which a plurality of signal terminals are wired and connected to one light emitting element, for example, even if a driver transistor internally connected to one signal terminal is cut off due to a failure, it is internally connected to another signal terminal. A drive signal can be supplied by using a driver transistor, and lighting control of a light emitting element can be performed. Thereby, for example, it is possible to increase the certainty of notification by lighting the light emitting element for the number of reserved storages, the display content of the fourth symbol, and other important notification contents.

(About deformation and application related to feature 52AK)
The feature portion 52AK is not limited to the above embodiment, and various modifications and applications are possible. For example, the feature unit 52AK does not have to have all the technical features shown in the above embodiment, and some of the features described in the above embodiment can be solved so as to solve at least one problem in the prior art. It may have a configuration.

For example, in each of the light emitter drivers 52AK01 to 52AK04, the terminals CQ0 to CQ23 for supplying drive signals may include terminals capable of supplying drive signals having different current values. For a plurality of light emitter drivers 52AK01 to 52AK04, for example, by making the resistance value of the external resistance connected between the resistance connection terminal CR0 and the ground (ground) different, each of the light emitter drivers 52AK01 to 52AK04 is supported. Then, the current values of the drive signals that can be supplied by the drive signal supply terminals CQ0 to CQ23 may be different.

Further, some terminals in the drive signal supply terminals CQ0 to CQ23 are wired and connected to one light emitting element according to the specifications of the light emitting element such as the maximum rated current of the light emitting element and the current during use. It may be configured. In such a configuration, in one serial-parallel conversion circuit that realizes a light emitting body driver, wiring is performed to the same light emitting element among a plurality of internal circuits provided corresponding to terminals CQ0 to CQ23 for supplying drive signals. A part of the internal circuits corresponding to the connected terminals for supplying the drive signal may function as one drive means capable of supplying the drive signal to the light emitting element.

Alternatively, the drive signal supply terminals CQ0 to CQ23 provided by the plurality of light emitting driver drivers may be configured to be wired and connected to one light emitting element. In such a configuration, in a plurality of serial-parallel conversion circuits that realize a light emitting body driver, wiring is performed to the same light emitting element among a plurality of internal circuits provided corresponding to terminals CQ0 to CQ23 for supplying drive signals. A part or all of the internal circuits corresponding to the connected terminals for supplying the drive signal may function as one drive means capable of supplying the drive signal to the light emitting element.

The light guide plate LED037SG607 and the light guide plate LED037SG517 are not limited to those including a white light emitting diode having a white light emitting color separately from the blue light emitting diode, the red light emitting diode, and the green light emitting diode, and the white light emitting diode is included. It may be configured not to be included. In this case, the blue light emitting diode, the red light emitting diode, and the green light emitting diode may be turned on at the same time to enable light emission in a white light emitting color.

(Explanation of Problem Solving Means and Effects of Feature 52AK)
A game machine capable of playing a game, for example, a pachinko game machine 1, which includes a plurality of light emitting elements such as a blue light emitting diode 52AKD1, a green light emitting diode 52AKD2, a red light emitting diode 52AKD3, and a white light emitting diode 52AKD4. For example, a light emitting means such as a light guide plate LED037SG607 and a plurality of driving means such as light emitting body drivers 52AK01 to 52AK04 capable of supplying a driving signal to the light emitting means are provided, and the plurality of driving means have a first emission color. A drive signal can be supplied to one light emitting element, for example, a first driving means such as a light emitting body driver 52AK01 and a second light emitting means having a second light emitting color different from the first light emitting color, for example. A drive signal can be supplied to a second driving means such as the light emitting body driver 52AK02 and a third light emitting means having a third light emitting color different from the first light emitting color and the second light emitting color, for example, the light emitting body drivers 52AK03 and 52AK04. Each of the plurality of driving means includes a plurality of signal terminals such as terminals CQ0 to CQ23, and the plurality of driving means are included in one driving means, for example, as shown in FIG. 9-2. Signal terminal is connected to the light emitting element of 1. In this way, since the plurality of signal terminals included in one drive means are connected to one light emitting element, the plurality of light emitting elements included in the light emitting means can be used without adopting a dedicated device configuration as the drive means. A drive signal having a large current value can be supplied. In this way, the game machine can be appropriately configured so that an appropriate drive signal is supplied to the light emitting means while preventing the manufacturing cost of the game machine from increasing.

The plurality of drive means may be able to supply a drive signal having a common current value for each signal terminal, for example, a current value corresponding to an external resistance connected to the resistance connection terminal CR0. Since it is possible to supply a drive signal having such a common current value, it is possible to supply a drive signal having a large current value to a plurality of light emitting elements included in the light emitting means without adopting a dedicated device configuration as the driving means. Can be done. In this way, the game machine can be appropriately configured so that an appropriate drive signal is supplied to the light emitting means while preventing the manufacturing cost of the game machine from increasing.

It is possible to drive a drive target different from the light emitting means, such as the LED drive motor 037SG603A, the accessory drive motor 037SG401, and the light guide plate LED037SG517, by using the same parts as the plurality of drive means, for example, the motor driver 52AK10 and the light emitter driver 52AK11. A specific driving means such as may be provided. In this way, since the specific drive means can drive the drive target by using the same parts as the plurality of drive means, an appropriate drive signal is supplied to the light emitting means while preventing the manufacturing cost of the gaming machine from increasing. As such, the game machine can be appropriately configured.

Even if a first substrate such as an LED substrate 037SG609 provided with light emitting means and a second substrate provided with a plurality of driving means unlike the first substrate such as a light emitting body control substrate 52AKB1 are provided. Good. In this way, since a plurality of drive means are provided on the second substrate different from the first substrate, the gaming machine is provided so that an appropriate drive signal is supplied to the light emitting means while preventing problems due to heat generation of the light emitting means. Can be properly configured.

The first transmission means such as the power supply line 52AKL2 for transmitting the electric power that can be supplied to the light emitting means and the first transmission means have different systems and transmit the electric power that can be supplied to a plurality of drive means, for example, the power supply line 52AKL1. A second transmission means such as the above may be provided. In this way, since the electric power that can be supplied to the plurality of drive means is transmitted by using the second transmission means having a system different from that of the first transmission means, the game is such that the operation of the light emitting means and the drive means is stabilized. The machine can be configured appropriately.

1 ... Pachinko game machine 11 ... Main board 12 ... Production control board 037SG401 ... Character drive motor 037SG517, 037SG607 ... Light guide plate LED
037SG603A ... LED drive motor 037SG609 ... LED board 52AK01-52AK04, 52AK11 ... Light emitter driver 52AK10 ... Motor driver 52AKA1, 52AKA2 ... Cable 52AKB1 ... Light emitter control board 52AKD1 ... Blue light emitting diode 52AKD2 ... Red light emitting diode 52AKD2 ... White light emitting diodes 52AKL1, 52AKL2 ... Power supply line

Claims (1)

It is a game machine that can play games
A light emitting means including a plurality of light emitting elements and
A plurality of drive means capable of supplying a drive signal to the light emitting means are provided.
The plurality of driving means
A first driving means capable of supplying a driving signal to the first light emitting element having the first light emitting color, and
A second driving means capable of supplying a driving signal to the second light emitting element having a second light emitting color different from the first light emitting color, and
A third driving means capable of supplying a driving signal to a third light emitting element having a first light emitting color and a third light emitting color different from the second light emitting color is included.
Each of the plurality of drive means includes a plurality of signal terminals, and the plurality of signal terminals included in one drive means are connected to one light emitting element.
The light emitting element of 1 can emit light by a drive signal having a larger current value than the maximum current value of the drive signal that can be supplied by the signal terminal of 1 included in the drive means of 1.
The driving means of 1 controls the lighting of the light emitting element of 1 by supplying a driving signal using some or all of the signal terminals of the plurality of signal terminals connected to the light emitting element of 1. Feasible,
A game machine characterized by that.