JP6802095B2 - Game machine - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a gaming machine that determines by lottery whether or not to give a gaming benefit to a player.

Generally, in a game machine (pachinko machine), a game ball is launched toward a game area in the game board by a player's handle operation, and the game ball that has flowed down the game area enters the start port. A lottery related to the symbol is executed. Then, the special symbol is displayed in a variable manner on the special symbol display, and the special symbol determined by the lottery is stopped and displayed, so that the player is notified of the lottery result. At this time, when a specific special symbol indicating that the special symbol is a big hit is stopped and displayed on the special symbol display, a large role game that is more advantageous to the player than the normal game is started. In this big role game, the attacker device opens and closes a predetermined number of times, and the game ball can be entered into the big prize opening, so that the player can receive a large number of prize balls to be paid out.

In such a game machine, the accessory provided in the game machine is driven according to the fluctuation display so that the player can expect that the fluctuation display on the special symbol display is a big hit. May produce. For example, by memorizing the excitation pattern when the accessory is stopped with the rotation of the motor, and when the accessory is rotated again, the rotation is started from the position of the excitation pattern corresponding to the excitation pattern when the accessory is stopped. A technique for reducing blurring of an accessory at the start of rotation is known (for example, Patent Document 1).

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2012-100838

In the accessory that involves the rotation of the motor, the moving direction and the rotation direction of the accessory can be instructed by specifying a desired rotation direction with respect to the motor, for example, CW or CCW. However, when instructing the drive in the rotation direction relative to the rotation direction immediately before the motor, for example, the drive in the same rotation direction, first, the rotation direction such as CW or CCW is set in consideration of the rotation direction immediately before. It must be specified, and complicated processing such as acquisition of the immediately preceding rotation direction and selection of the rotation direction is involved, resulting in an increase in processing load and processing time. Further, for example, even for a simple operation such as acceleration / deceleration that does not require an instruction of the rotation direction, the immediately preceding rotation direction must be taken into consideration, so that the design becomes complicated and imposes a burden on the designer.

In view of such problems, it is an object of the present invention to provide a game machine capable of reducing the processing load and the processing time and the burden on the designer.

In order to solve the above problems, the gaming machine of the present invention is associated with a movable or rotatable effect device, an effect determining means for determining an effect as the game progresses, and the determined effect. The control command includes an effect executing means for generating a command based on a control command indicating a rotation direction of a motor constituting the effect accessory device, and an accessory controller for driving the motor based on the command. Has a control command indicating a forward direction which is a rotation direction equal to the rotation direction immediately before the motor was driven, and the effect executing means is a command indicating a forward direction based on the control command indicating the forward direction. Is generated, and the accessory controller drives the motor in the forward direction based on the command indicating the forward direction and the rotation direction immediately before the motor was driven.

In order to solve the above problems, the other gaming machine of the present invention is associated with a movable or rotatable effect device, an effect determining means for determining an effect as the game progresses, and the determined effect. The effect execution means for generating a command based on a control command indicating a rotation direction of a motor constituting the effect accessory device, and an accessory controller for driving the motor based on the command are provided. The control command includes a control command indicating a reverse direction, which is a rotation direction opposite to the rotation direction immediately before the motor was driven, and the effect executing means reverses based on the control command indicating the reverse direction. A command indicating a direction is generated, and the accessory controller drives the motor in the opposite direction based on the command indicating the reverse direction and the rotation direction immediately before the motor was driven.

According to the present invention, it is possible to reduce the processing load, the processing time, and the burden on the designer.

It is a perspective view of the game machine which shows the state which the door is opened. It is a front view of a game machine. It is a block diagram of a game machine. It is a block diagram for demonstrating the control mode of the effect display unit, the effect accessory device, the effect lighting device, and the music output device in the sub-control board. It is a flowchart which shows the control mode in the sub control board. It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating the drive processing of a production accessory apparatus. It is explanatory drawing which showed the control instruction as a comparative example. It is a flowchart which showed the processing flow of the control instruction analysis part as a comparative example. It is explanatory drawing which showed the control instruction of this embodiment. It is a flowchart which showed the process flow of the control command analysis part of this embodiment. It is explanatory drawing which illustrates the control command about the rotation of a motor. It is a flowchart for demonstrating the processing concept of the control instruction "SHORT". It is a flowchart for demonstrating the processing concept of the control instruction "LONG". It is a figure which showed the example which rotates a rotating accessory. It is a flowchart for demonstrating the correction process of a rotation position. It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating the movement range of a moving accessory. It is another explanatory diagram for demonstrating the moving range of a moving accessory. It is an external view for demonstrating the schematic mechanical structure of a slot machine. It is an external view in the state which the front door is opened for demonstrating the schematic mechanical structure of a slot machine. It is a figure which shows the symbol arrangement of a reel. It is a block diagram which showed the schematic electrical structure of a slot machine.

Preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. The dimensions, materials, other specific numerical values, etc. shown in the embodiment are merely examples for facilitating the understanding of the invention, and do not limit the present invention unless otherwise specified. In the present specification and drawings, elements having substantially the same function and configuration are designated by the same reference numerals to omit duplicate description, and elements not directly related to the present invention are not shown. To do.

In order to facilitate understanding of the embodiments of the present invention, first, the mechanical configuration and the electrical configuration of the game machine will be briefly described, and then specific processing on each substrate will be described.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the game machine 100 of the present embodiment, showing a state in which the door is opened. As shown in the figure, the game machine 100 includes an outer frame 102 in which a surrounding space is formed by four sides assembled in a substantially rectangular shape, an inner frame 104 that is openably and closably attached to the outer frame 102 by a hinge mechanism, and the like. The middle frame 104 is provided with a front frame 106 that is openably and closably attached by a hinge mechanism.

Similar to the outer frame 102, the middle frame 104 has a surrounding space formed by four sides assembled in a substantially rectangular shape, and the game board 108 is held in the surrounding space. Further, the front frame 106 holds a transparent plate 110 made of glass or resin. When the middle frame 104 and the front frame 106 are closed with respect to the outer frame 102, the game board 108 and the transmission plate 110 face each other substantially in parallel while maintaining a predetermined interval, and from the front side of the game machine 100. , The game board 108 becomes visible through the transparent plate 110.

FIG. 2 is a front view of the game machine 100. As shown in this figure, an operation handle 112 projecting to the front side of the game machine 100 is provided at the lower part of the front frame 106. The operation handle 112 is provided so that the player can rotate the operation handle 112. When the player rotates the operation handle 112 to perform a firing operation, the strength corresponding to the rotation angle of the operation handle 112 is not shown. A game ball is launched by the launch mechanism. The game ball launched in this way rises between the rails 114a and 114b provided on the game board 108 and is guided to the game area 116.

The game area 116 is a space formed at a distance between the game board 108 and the transmission plate 110, and is an area in which the game ball can flow down or roll. A large number of nails and windmills are provided on the game board 108, and the game ball guided to the game area 116 collides with the nails and the windmill so as to flow down and roll in an irregular direction.

The game area 116 includes a first game area 116a and a second game area 116b in which the degree of entry of the game ball differs from each other according to the firing intensity of the firing mechanism. The first game area 116a is located on the left side of the game area 116 as seen from the player facing the game machine 100, and the second game area 116b is the game area 116 as seen from the player facing the game machine 100. It is located on the right side of. Since the rails 114a and 114b are on the left side of the game area 116, the game ball launched by the launch mechanism with a firing intensity lower than the predetermined intensity enters the first game area 116a and is launched with a firing intensity equal to or higher than the predetermined intensity. The resulting game ball enters the second game area 116b.

Further, the game area 116 is provided with a general winning opening 118, a first starting port 120, and a second starting port 122 into which a game ball can enter, and these general winning openings 118, the first starting port 120, and the second starting port 122 are provided. 2 When a game ball enters the starting port 122, a predetermined prize ball is paid out to the player. The number of prize balls may be any number as long as it is one or more, and the number of prize balls to be paid out at each of the general winning opening 118, the first starting port 120, and the second starting port 122 may be different. , The same number of prize balls may be set. At this time, it is possible to set the number of prize balls that the game ball enters the first starting port 120 and pays out less than the number of prize balls that the game ball enters and pays out at the second starting port 122. is there.

A first starting area is provided in the first starting port 120, and a second starting area is provided in the second starting port 122. Then, when the game ball enters the first start port 120 or the second start port 122 and the game ball enters the first start area or the second start area, any one of a plurality of special symbols provided in advance is used. A lottery is held to determine the special symbol of 1. Each special symbol is associated with various game benefits such as whether or not a player can execute a major role game that is advantageous to the player, and what kind of game state the subsequent game state should be. Therefore, when the game ball enters the first start port 120 or the second start port 122, the player obtains a predetermined prize ball and at the same time obtains an opportunity to acquire the right to receive various game benefits. It becomes.

Further, the second starting port 122 is provided with a movable piece 122b that can be opened and closed, so that the ease of entry of the game ball into the second starting port 122 changes according to the state of the movable piece 122b. It has become. Specifically, when the movable piece 122b is in the closed state, it is impossible for the game ball to enter the second starting port 122. On the other hand, when the game ball passes through the approach area in the gate 124 provided in the game area 116, a lottery of ordinary symbols is performed, and when the winning is won by this lottery, the movable piece 122b is in an open state for a predetermined time. Is controlled by. In this way, when the movable piece 122b is opened, the movable piece 122b functions as a saucer for guiding the game ball to the second starting port 122, and the game ball can easily enter the second starting port 122. Here, it is determined that when the second starting port 122 is in the closed state, it is impossible for the game ball to enter the second starting port 122, but the second starting port 122 is in the closed state. Even in a certain case, the game ball may be configured to be able to enter the ball at a constant frequency.

Further, the game area 116 is provided with a large winning opening 128 into which a game ball can enter. An opening / closing door 128b is provided in the large winning opening 128 so that the opening / closing door 128b can be opened / closed. Normally, the opening / closing door 128b closes the large winning opening 128, making it impossible for a game ball to enter the large winning opening 128. It has become. On the other hand, when the above-mentioned big role game is executed, the opening / closing door 128b is opened, and the game ball can enter the big winning opening 128. Then, when a game ball enters the large prize opening 128, a predetermined prize ball is paid out to the player.

At the bottom of the game area 116, a game ball that did not enter any of the general winning opening 118, the first starting opening 120, the second starting opening 122, and the large winning opening 128 is played from the game area 116. A discharge port 130 for discharging is provided on the back side of the board 108.

The game machine 100 is controlled by an effect display device 200 composed of a liquid crystal display device, an effect accessory device 202 composed of a drive device, and various lighting modes and emission colors as the effect device for producing the effect while the game is in progress. An effect lighting device 204 composed of a lamp, a music output device 206 composed of a speaker, and an effect operation device 208 that receives an operation of a player are provided.

The effect display device 200 includes an effect display unit 200a including an image display unit for displaying an image, and the effect display unit 200a can be visually recognized from the front side of the game machine 100 at a substantially central portion of the game board 108. It is arranged. As shown in the drawing, the effect symbols 210a, 210b, and 210c are variablely displayed on the effect display unit 200a, and the player is notified of the result of the large winning combination lottery depending on the stop display mode of each of the effect symbols 210a, 210b, 210c. Will be executed.

The effect accessory device 202 is arranged in front of the effect display unit 200a, and moves or rotates in a region that the player can see, thereby giving the player a sense of expectation of a big hit. For example, the rotating accessory 202a as the effect accessory device 202 in FIG. 2 is interlocked with the rotation of the motor (pulse motor or geared motor) that is the drive source during the fluctuation display of the effect symbols 210a, 210b, 210c. Then, it rotates around the axis in the front-back direction. Further, the moving accessory 202b as the effect accessory device 202 in FIG. 2 is normally retracted to the evacuation area in the game board 108, but during the variable display of the effect symbols 210a, 210b, 210c, etc. It moves to the front of the effect display unit 200a.

The effect lighting device 204 is, for example, an LED (Light Emitting Diode), which is provided on the effect accessory device 202, the game board 108, or the like, and various lighting controls are provided according to the image or the like displayed on the effect display unit 200a. Will be done.

The music output device 206 is provided at an upper position of the front frame 106 and a lowermost position of the outer frame 102, and various music is directed toward the front side of the game machine 100 according to an image or the like displayed on the effect display unit 200a. Is output.

The effect operation device 208 is composed of a button that accepts a player's pressing operation and a rotation operation unit (for example, a jog dial) that accepts a player's rotation operation, and is located at a substantially central position in the width direction of the game machine 100. It is provided at a position below the transmission plate 110. The effect operation device 208 is activated according to an image or the like displayed on the effect display unit 200a, and when the player's operation is received within the operation valid period, various effects are executed according to the operation. ..

Further, behind the production operation device 208, there is a prize ball paid out from the game machine 100 and an upper plate 132 on which the game ball rented from the game ball lending device is guided, and when the upper plate 132 is filled with the game balls. , The game ball will be guided to the lower plate 134. Further, on the bottom surface of the lower plate 134, a ball extraction hole (not shown) for discharging the game ball from the lower plate 134 is formed. This ball pulling hole is normally closed by an opening / closing plate (not shown), but by sliding the ball pulling knob 134a in the left-right direction in the figure, the opening / closing plate slides integrally with the ball pulling knob 134a. However, it is possible to discharge the game ball below the lower plate 134 through the ball extraction hole.

Further, on the game board 108, the first special symbol display 160, the second special symbol display 162, and the first special symbol are held at a position outside the game area 116 and visible to the player. A display 164, a second special symbol hold display 166, a normal symbol display 168, a normal symbol hold display 170, and a right-handed notification display 172 are provided. Each of these indicators 160 to 172 is a device for displaying various situations related to the game.

(Internal configuration of control means)
FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing an internal configuration of a control means for controlling the progress of the game. The main control board 300 controls the basic operation of the game. The main control board 300 includes a main CPU 300a, a main ROM 300b, and a main RAM 300c. Based on the input signals from each detection switch and timer, the main CPU 300a reads the program stored in the main ROM 300b and performs arithmetic processing, directly controls each device and display, or produces the result of arithmetic processing. Send commands to other boards accordingly. The main RAM 300c functions as a data work area during arithmetic processing of the main CPU 300a.

The main control board 300 has a general winning opening detection switch 118s for detecting that a game ball has entered the general winning opening 118, and a first starting port for detecting that a game ball has entered the first starting port 120. The detection switch 120s, the second start port detection switch 122s for detecting that the game ball has entered the second start port 122, the gate detection switch 124s for detecting that the game ball has passed through the gate 124, and the large winning opening 128 A large winning opening detection switch 128s for detecting that a game ball has entered is connected, and a detection signal is input to the main control board 300 from each of these detection switches.

Further, on the main control board 300, a normal electric accessory solenoid 122c that operates the movable piece 122b of the second starting port 122 and a large winning opening solenoid 128c that operates the opening / closing door 128b that opens and closes the large winning opening 128 are provided. It is connected, and the main control board 300 controls the opening and closing of the second starting port 122 and the large winning opening 128.

Further, the main control board 300 includes a first special symbol display 160, a second special symbol display 162, a first special symbol hold indicator 164, a second special symbol hold indicator 166, a normal symbol display 168, and a normal symbol display. The symbol hold indicator 170 and the right-handed notification indicator 172 are connected to each other, and the display control of each of these indicators is performed by the main control board 300.

Further, the game machine 100 of the present embodiment is started mainly by a special game started by entering the game ball into the first starting port 120 or the second starting port 122 and by passing the game ball through the gate 124. It is roughly divided into ordinary games that are played. The main ROM 300b of the main control board 300 stores various programs for advancing special games and normal games, as well as data and tables required for various games.

Further, the payout control board 310 and the sub control board 330 are connected to the main control board 300.

The payout control board 310 controls for launching the game ball and controls for paying out the prize ball. The payout control board 310 also includes a CPU, a ROM, and a RAM, and is connected to the main control board 300 so as to be able to communicate in both directions. A game information output terminal board 312 is connected to the payout control board 310, and various information on the game progress output from the main control board 300 is transmitted via the payout control board 310 and the game information output terminal board 312. , Will be output to the hall computer of the amusement store.

Further, the payout control board 310 is connected to a payout motor 314 for paying out the game balls stored in the storage unit to the player as prize balls. The payout control board 310 controls the payout motor 314 based on the payout number designation command transmitted from the main control board 300 to control the player to pay out a predetermined prize ball. At this time, the number of game balls paid out is detected by the payout ball counting switch 316s, and it is possible to grasp whether the prize balls to be paid out have been paid out to the player.

Further, a plate full tank detection switch 318s for detecting the full tank state of the lower plate 134 is connected to the payout control board 310. The plate full tank detection switch 318s is provided in a passage for guiding the game ball to be paid out as a prize ball to the lower plate 134, and each time the game ball passes through the passage, a game ball detection signal is sent to the payout control board 310. It is supposed to be entered.

Then, when a predetermined amount or more of the game balls are stored in the lower plate 134 and the tank is full, the game balls stay in the passage toward the lower plate 134, and the plate full tank detection switch 318s is directed toward the payout control board 310. , The game ball detection signal is continuously input. When the game ball detection signal is continuously input for a predetermined time, the payout control board 310 determines that the lower plate 134 is in a full tank state, and transmits a plate full tank command to the main control board 300. On the other hand, if the continuous input of the game ball detection signal is interrupted after the dish full tank command is transmitted, it is determined that the full tank state has been released, and the dish full tank release command is transmitted to the main control board 300.

Further, the payout control board 310 is provided with a launch control circuit 320 that controls launch of the game ball. The payout control board 310 is provided with an operation handle 112, and a touch sensor 112s for detecting that the player touches the operation handle 112 and an operation volume 112a for detecting the operation angle of the operation handle 112 are connected to each other. ing. Then, when a signal is input from the touch sensor 112s and the operation volume 112a, the launch control circuit 320 controls to energize the launch solenoid 112c provided in the game ball launcher to launch the game ball.

The sub-control board 330 mainly controls each effect such as during a game or during standby. The sub control board 330 includes a sub CPU 330a, a sub ROM 330b, and a sub RAM 330c, and communicates with the main control board 300 in one direction from the main control board 300 to the sub control board 330 from the viewpoint of fraud prevention. Can be connected. The sub CPU 330a reads the program stored in the sub ROM 330b, performs arithmetic processing, and executes and controls the effect based on the command transmitted from the main control board 300, the input signal from the timer, and the like. At this time, the sub RAM 330c functions as a data work area during the arithmetic processing of the sub CPU 330a.

Specifically, the sub-control board 330 performs image display control for displaying an image on the effect display unit 200a. The sub ROM 330b stores a large amount of image data such as a design and a background displayed on the effect display unit 200a. The sub CPU 330a reads the image data from the sub ROM 330b into a VRAM (not shown), and the effect display unit 200a Control the image display. Further, the sub-control board 330 performs drive control of the effect accessory device 202, lighting control of the effect lighting device 204, and music output control for outputting music from the music output device 206.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram for explaining the control modes of the effect display unit 200a, the effect accessory device 202, the effect lighting device 204, and the music output device 206 on the sub-control board 330, and FIG. 5 is a block diagram common to them. It is a flowchart which shows the control mode to perform. The sub CPU (CPU) 330a provided on the sub control board 330 functions as the effect determining means 332 and the effect executing means 334 in cooperation with the program and the sub RAM 330c stored in the sub ROM 330b. The effect determining means 332 decodes a command transmitted from the main control board 300, and determines an effect pattern (content indicating a series of effects) corresponding to the command. The effect executing means 334 transmits a command to each device such as the image IC 340a, the accessory controller 342, the lighting controller 344, and the music IC 346a based on the determined effect pattern to execute the effect. Both the effect determining means 332 and the effect executing means 334 are processes corresponding to interrupts (interrupt processes), and are executed at interrupt timings associated with each device.

For example, as shown in FIG. 5, the effect determining means 332 waits for the arrival of a predetermined interrupt cycle (for example, 33.3 msec) (NO in S10), and when the predetermined interrupt cycle arrives (YES in S10), Image data based on the effect pattern (data corresponding to the image displayed on the effect display unit 200a among the effects indicated by the effect pattern) is determined (S11). Then, the effect executing means 334 transmits an image command capable of specifying the image data to the image IC 340a (S12), and repeats the process from step S10. The image IC 340a is also called a VDP (Video Display Processor), reads image data specified by an image command from the image ROM 340b to the image RAM (VRAM) 340c, and sequentially outputs the image data to the effect display unit 200a. An image of some kind is always displayed on the effect display unit 200a. Therefore, the effect determining means 332 always determines the image data for each interrupt cycle. The image RAM 340c has different layers, and each layer can hold different image data. Then, the image IC 340a superimposes the image data held on the plurality of layers, and the superposed image data is output to the effect display unit 200a.

Further, when a predetermined interrupt period (for example, 2 msec) arrives with the determination of the effect pattern in parallel with the control for the image IC 340a, the effect determination means 332 has a combination based on the effect pattern (YES in S10). An object pattern (a content indicating a series of operations of the effect accessory device 202 among the effects indicated by the effect pattern) is determined (S11). Then, the effect executing means 334 indicates at least one of the traveling direction (rotation direction), the traveling amount (rotation amount), and the traveling speed (rotation speed) to the accessory controller 342 at predetermined time intervals according to the accessory pattern. A command is transmitted (S12), and the process from step S10 is repeated. The accessory controller 342 drives the effect accessory device 202 according to such a command. Here, the effect accessory device 202 operates only when the accessory pattern is determined. Since the effect device 202 is a temporary effect accompanied by a physical movement that raises the player's expectation of a big hit, the effect is compared with the image data, the lighting pattern described later, and the music data. The frequency with which the object pattern is determined is low.

Further, the effect determining means 332 produces an effect when a predetermined interrupt cycle (for example, 100 msec) arrives with the determination of the effect pattern in parallel with the control of the image IC 340a and the accessory controller 342 (YES in S10). A lighting pattern based on the pattern (a content indicating a series of lighting modes of the effect lighting device 204 among the effects indicated by the effect pattern) is determined (S11). Then, the effect executing means 334 transmits a 1 (ON) or 0 (OFF) command to the lighting controller (LED controller) 344 at predetermined time intervals according to the lighting pattern (S12), and repeats the process from step S10. .. The lighting controller 344 turns on or off the FET that drives the effect lighting device 204 according to such a command. In this way, the lighting of the lamp of the effect lighting device 204 is controlled. The effect lighting device 204 is constantly turned on and off. Therefore, the effect determining means 332 always determines the effect pattern for each interrupt cycle.

Further, when the effect determination means 332 reaches a predetermined interrupt cycle (for example, 50 msec) with the determination of the effect pattern in parallel with the control of the image IC 340a, the accessory controller 342, and the lighting controller 344 (in S10). YES), music data based on the production pattern (data corresponding to the music output to the music output device 206 among the effects indicated by the production pattern) is determined (S11). Then, the effect executing means 334 transmits a music command capable of specifying the music data to the music IC 346a (S12), and repeats the process from step S10. The music IC 346a reads the music data specified by the music command from the music ROM 346b to the music IC 346a, and sequentially outputs the music data to the speaker which is the music output device 206. Note that some kind of music is always output to the music output device 206. Therefore, the effect determining means 332 always determines the music data for each interrupt cycle. The music IC 346a has a plurality of music buffers (buffers), and each music buffer can hold different music data. Then, the music IC 346a superimposes the music data held in the plurality of music buffers, and the superposed music data is output to the music output device 206.

Here, a series of functional units such as a sub CPU 330a, a sub RAM 330c, an image IC 340a, an image ROM 340b, an image RAM 340c, an accessory controller 342, a lighting controller 344, a music IC 346a, and a music ROM 346b are SoC (System-on-a-Chip). It is integrated in one integrated circuit. However, which functional unit is to be integrated in the SoC can be arbitrarily set. Further, each functional unit such as the sub CPU 330a, the sub RAM 330c, the image IC 340a, the image ROM 340b, the image RAM 340c, the accessory controller 342, the lighting controller 344, the music IC 346a, and the music ROM 346b are integrated as different integrated circuits and electrically connected. It may be.

Further, the sub-control board 330 has detection signals from the pressing detection switch 208s for detecting that the effect operating device 208 has been pressed and the rotation detection switch 209s for detecting that the effect operating device 208 has been rotated. Is entered. When a detection signal is input from the press detection switch 208s or the rotation detection switch 209s, various effects such as displaying an image on the effect display unit 200a are executed.

A power supply board (not shown) is connected to each board, and power is supplied from a commercial power source to each board via the power supply board.

(Drive processing of production accessory device 202)
FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram for explaining the drive process of the effect accessory device 202. As described above, in the sub-control board 330, the effect determining means 332 determines the accessory pattern based on the effect pattern, and the effect executing means 334 generates a command according to the accessory pattern. Here, a rotating accessory 202a is mentioned as the effect accessory device 202, and an example of driving a motor constituting the rotating accessory 202a will be described. Therefore, the rotating accessory 202a rotates in conjunction with the drive (rotation) of the motor.

Specifically, the effect executing means 334 also functions as a control instruction analysis unit 334a, a timer processing unit 334b, and a sensor processing unit 334c in cooperation with the program and the sub RAM 330c. The control command analysis unit 334a reads out the control command table corresponding to the accessory pattern from the sub ROM 330b. The control instruction table (control instruction program) is a time-series list of a plurality of control instructions constituting a series of accessory patterns executed based on the effect pattern, and is in a defined processing order (sequentially, sequentially, Processing is performed on branching and repetition). The control command is a command indicating a driving condition for driving the motor 202d, and for example, a rotation direction, a rotation amount, and a rotation speed are described. Such control commands will be described in detail later.

The control command analysis unit 334a extracts a control command from the beginning of the read control command table at a predetermined time interval, analyzes the extracted control command, generates a command based on the analysis content, and generates a command controller 342. Send to. Here, when the control instruction includes processing related to the timer, the control instruction analysis unit 334a causes the timer processing unit 334b to perform the processing related to the timer, and the timer processing unit 334b executes the processing related to the timer, and then the result. Is transmitted to the control command analysis unit 334a. Further, when the timer processing unit 334b executes the timekeeping process when the sensor signal is received, the timer processing unit 334b causes the sensor processing unit 334c to execute the sensor signal determination process. When the sensor processing unit 334c receives the sensor signal from the accessory controller 342, the sensor processing unit 334c analyzes the sensor signal and transmits the analysis result to the timer processing unit 334b, and the timer processing unit 334b relates to the timer when the sensor signal is received. The process, for example, starts or ends timing, and transmits the result to the control command analysis unit 334a. When the control command includes processing related to the sensor signal, the control command analysis unit 334a causes the sensor processing unit 334c to execute the sensor signal determination processing, and the sensor processing unit 334c performs the sensor signal determination processing. After the execution, the result is transmitted to the control command analysis unit 334a.

The accessory controller 342 automatically generates an excitation pattern for driving the motor 202d according to a command received from the control command analysis unit 334a, and transmits the excitation pattern to the driver 202c of the effect accessory device 202 through a pulse signal. .. In this way, the driver 202c can drive the motor 202d with the generated excitation pattern. When the accessory controller 342 receives sensor information such as a limit sensor from the driver 202c, the accessory controller 342 outputs the sensor signal to the sensor processing unit 334c, and is based on the sensor information and the rotation position (number of steps) of the motor 202d. Then, the command completion notification is output to the control command analysis unit 334a. Upon receiving the command completion notification, the control instruction analysis unit 334a completes the processing for the control instruction by reflecting the execution result of the control instruction based on the completion notification, and extracts the control instruction in the next processing order.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram showing a control instruction as a comparative example, and FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing a processing flow of the control instruction analysis unit 334a as a comparative example. Here, the rotation direction of the motor 202d for the effecting accessory device 202 to perform a predetermined rotation from the origin (retracted position) with respect to any motor 202d constituting the rotating accessory 202a is set as the basic rotation direction (moving accessory). In the case of 202b, the direction of movement from the origin), the positive direction is the rotation direction equal to the basic rotation direction, and the negative direction is the rotation direction opposite to the basic rotation direction. Therefore, if the basic rotation direction is CW, the positive direction is CW equal to the basic rotation direction, the negative direction is CCW that is opposite to the basic rotation direction, and if the basic rotation direction is CCW, the positive direction is equal to the basic rotation direction. CCW and the negative direction are CWs that rotate in the opposite direction to the basic rotation direction. In the following, the former case where the basic rotation direction is CW will be described.

The control command analysis unit 334a extracts control commands from the control command table according to a defined processing order, and analyzes the control commands. For example, as shown in FIG. 7, if the control command is "ADV", a command for rotating the motor 202d in the forward direction is transmitted to the accessory controller 342. Therefore, as shown by the broken line arrow in FIG. 7, the motor 202d regardless of whether the immediately preceding (current) rotation direction (hereinafter, simply referred to as “immediately preceding rotation direction”) is CW or CCW. Will rotate to CW as shown by the solid circular arrow in FIG. 7. If the control command is "BACK", a command for rotating the motor 202d in the negative direction is transmitted to the accessory controller 342. Therefore, as shown by the dashed circular arrow in FIG. 7, the motor 202d is shown by the solid circular arrow in FIG. 7, regardless of whether the immediately preceding rotation direction is CW or CCW. It will rotate to CCW.

At this time, the command can be given, for example, a rotation amount and a rotation speed as additional information in addition to the rotation direction. Here, the amount of rotation can be expressed by the number of steps (p) of the stepping motor, and the rotation speed can be expressed by the number of steps (p / s) per unit time.

Here, a procedure for accelerating / decelerating the motor 202d using the control command “ADV” and the control command “BACK” will be shown. Acceleration / deceleration is an operation of accelerating or decelerating in the immediately preceding rotation direction, which is the rotation direction of the current motor 202d, and must generate a command in the rotation direction equal to the immediately preceding rotation direction. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 8, when the control command analysis unit 334a analyzes the control command for accelerating / decelerating the motor 202d (YES in S20), first, the accessory controller 342 holds the motor 202d in the accessory controller 342. The immediately preceding rotation direction is acquired (S21). Then, the control command analysis unit 334a determines whether or not the immediately preceding rotation direction is CW in order to set the rotation direction equal to the immediately preceding rotation direction (S22), and if the immediately preceding rotation direction is CW (YES in S22). , A control command "ADV" whose rotation direction is CW is set as a control command table together with additional information (S23), and if the immediately preceding rotation direction is CCW (NO in S22), a control command whose rotation direction is CCW. “BACK” is set as a control command table together with additional information (S24). The setting of the control command table can be realized by replacing the control command for accelerating or decelerating in the immediately preceding rotation direction analyzed in step S20 with the control command "ADV" or the control command "BACK".

Subsequently, the control command analysis unit 334a analyzes the control command "ADV" or the control command "BACK" again (S25), and transmits a command according to the control command to the accessory controller 342 (S26). In this way, acceleration / deceleration in the rotation direction equal to the immediately preceding rotation direction is realized.

However, according to such a procedure, complicated processing such as acquisition of the rotation direction immediately before the motor 202d and setting of control instructions is involved, which not only complicates the control instruction table but also causes an increase in processing load and processing time. .. Further, for example, even for a simple operation such as acceleration / deceleration that does not need to consider the rotation direction, the immediately preceding rotation direction must be considered, so that the design becomes complicated and imposes a burden on the designer.

Therefore, here, as control commands, the concept of "forward direction", which is the rotation direction equal to the immediately preceding rotation direction, and "reverse direction", which is the rotation direction opposite to the immediately preceding rotation direction, is adopted, and the processing load and processing time are adopted. , And reduce the burden on the designer.

FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram showing a control command of the present embodiment, and FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing a processing flow of the control command analysis unit 334a of the present embodiment. Also in FIG. 9, the basic rotation direction, the positive direction, and the negative direction are defined as in FIG. 7. However, here, in addition to the basic rotation direction, the positive direction, and the negative direction, a forward direction, which is a rotation direction equal to the immediately preceding rotation direction, and a reverse direction, which is a rotation direction opposite to the immediately preceding rotation direction, are defined.

The control command analysis unit 334a extracts control commands from the control command table according to a defined processing order, and analyzes the control commands. For example, as shown in FIG. 9, if the control command is "CONT", a command for rotating the motor 202d in the forward direction is transmitted to the accessory controller 342. Therefore, if the immediately preceding rotation direction is CW as shown by the broken arrow in FIG. 9, the motor 202d rotates to CW as shown by the solid arrow in FIG. As shown by the circular arrow of, if the immediately preceding rotation direction is CCW, the motor 202d rotates to CCW as indicated by the solid circular arrow. If the control command is "REV", a command for rotating the motor 202d in the opposite direction is transmitted to the accessory controller 342. Therefore, as shown by the broken circle arrow, if the immediately preceding rotation direction is CW, the motor 202d rotates to CCW as shown by the solid circle arrow, and also as shown by the broken circle arrow. If the immediately preceding rotation direction is CCW, the motor 202d rotates to CW as indicated by the solid circular arrow. At this time, the rotation amount and the rotation speed can be added to the command as additional information in addition to the rotation direction, as in the control command "ADV" and the control command "BACK".

Here, a procedure for accelerating / decelerating the motor 202d using the control command “CONT” and the control command “REV” will be shown. Here, an example of accelerating and decelerating in the forward direction will be given. Therefore, the control command "CONT" is used as a control command for accelerating or decelerating. As shown in FIG. 10, when the control command analysis unit 334a extracts and analyzes the control command for accelerating / decelerating the motor 202d, that is, the control command "CONT" from the control command table (YES in S20), the control thereof is performed. A command according to the command is transmitted to the accessory controller 342 (S26).

Then, the accessory controller 342 generates an excitation pattern in which the motor 202d accelerates / decelerates in the forward direction based on the received command and the immediately preceding rotation direction held in the accessory controller 342, that is, the immediately preceding rotation direction is set. If it is CW, an excitation pattern in which the rotation direction is CW is generated, if the immediately preceding rotation direction is CCW, an excitation pattern in which the rotation direction is CCW is generated, and the driver 202c of the effect device 202 is excited by a pulse signal. Communicate the pattern. In this way, acceleration / deceleration in the rotation direction equal to the immediately preceding rotation direction is realized.

Here, the accessory controller 342 may internally hold the rotation result at the time of the previous command correspondence and use it as the immediately preceding rotation direction, or detect the actual rotation direction at that time and use it. It may be the immediately preceding rotation direction. If the motor 202d is not rotating at that time, or if the rotation has already been completed and the motor is in the stopped state, the immediately preceding rotation direction is the rotation direction at the time of the closest rotation operation in the past. To do. Therefore, in the accessory controller 342, even after the end of the rotation operation, the rotation direction at the time of the immediately preceding rotation operation is maintained while it is in the stopped state. Further, at the time of the first operation after the initialization of the effect accessory device 202, the basic rotation direction is set as the immediately preceding rotation direction.

Here, the control command analysis unit 334a of the effect executing means 334 generates a command indicating the forward direction based on the control command indicating the forward direction, and the accessory controller 342 gives a command indicating the forward direction and immediately before the motor 202d. Although the example of driving the motor 202d in the forward direction based on the rotation direction has been described, the control command analysis unit 334a of the effect executing means 334 reverses the direction based on the control command indicating the reverse direction. It is also possible for the accessory controller 342 to generate a command indicating a direction and drive the motor 202d in the opposite direction based on the command indicating the reverse direction and the immediately preceding rotation direction of the motor 202d.

Here, when FIG. 8 and FIG. 10 are compared, it can be seen that steps S21 to S25 can be omitted by using the control command "CONT". This is realized by having the accessory controller 342, which is a lower layer (device control layer), take charge of the complicated information exchange processing that was executed in cooperation with the control command analysis unit 334a and the accessory controller. ing. Therefore, it is possible to reduce the processing load and the processing time by using a simple control instruction table without complicated processing such as acquisition of the immediately preceding rotation direction (S21) and setting of control instructions (S23, S24). It becomes.

Further, the designer can realize a simple operation such as acceleration / deceleration that does not require an instruction in the rotation direction with a simple control command such as a control command "CONT" or a control command "REV", which facilitates the design. , The design burden is reduced. Hereinafter, a specific example in which the control command "CONT" and the control command "REV" are applied will be shown.

(Example 1)
As the first embodiment, for example, a control command in the case where the effect operating device 208 receives the operation of the player and the motor 202d is decelerated and stopped (moved by 10 steps in the forward direction and stopped) is given. Assuming that the motor 202d is stopped by using the control command "ADV" or the control command "BACK", the control command analysis unit 334a determines the immediately preceding rotation direction from the accessory controller 342 as described in FIG. It must be acquired (S21), and a control command must be set based on the immediately preceding rotation direction (S23, S24). Therefore, as the control command to be set, two control commands, one for decelerating to CW with the control command "ADV" and the other for decelerating to CCW with the control command "BACK", must be selectively prepared.

However, when the control command "CONT" or the control command "REV" is used, for example, when moving 10 steps in the forward direction and stopping, it is sufficient to set the control command "CONT" in the control command table. As described with reference to FIG. 10, the control instruction analysis unit 334a only analyzes the control instruction "CONT" (S20) and transmits a command according to the control instruction "CONT" to the accessory controller 342 (S26). Therefore, the motor 202d can be stopped.

To stop the motor 202d, it is not necessary to consider a control command such as "move 10 steps in the reverse direction and stop", and only the forward direction needs to be considered. Therefore, the designer uses only the control command "CONT". It is possible to easily design the stop processing.

(Example 2)
As the second embodiment, when a so-called vibration effect is performed in which the motor 202d is alternately moved to the CW and the CCW at the same rotation amount (number of steps) and a predetermined rotation speed, it is notified whether or not the motor is a big hit. A control command for accelerating the motor 202d in the opposite direction to increase the rotation speed of the vibration effect is given. Here, the acceleration in the reverse direction is mentioned because it is easier to express the change in speed when the acceleration is reversed in the reverse direction, and the acceleration in the forward direction is not excluded.

Assuming that the control command "ADV" or the control command "BACK" is used to accelerate the motor 202d in the opposite direction, the control command analysis unit 334a immediately before the accessory controller 342, as described in FIG. It is necessary to acquire the rotation direction (S21) and set a control command to rotate the rotation in the direction opposite to the immediately preceding rotation direction based on the immediately preceding rotation direction (S23, S24). Therefore, as control commands to be set, two control commands, one for accelerating to CCW with the control command "BACK" and the other for accelerating to CW with the control command "ADV", must be selectively prepared.

However, when the control command "CONT" or the control command "REV" is used, for example, when accelerating in the opposite direction, it is sufficient to set the control command "REV" in the control command table. As described with reference to FIG. 10, the control command analysis unit 334a analyzes the control command “REV” (S20), and transmits the control command “REV” and a command according to the rotation speed to the accessory controller 342 ( Only in S26), acceleration in the reverse direction of the motor 202d can be realized.

For acceleration in the reverse direction of the motor 202d, it is not necessary to consider a control command such as "acceleration in the forward direction", and only the reverse direction needs to be considered. Therefore, the designer uses only the control command "REV". Acceleration processing can be easily designed.

In this way, by adding the control command "CONT" and the control command "REV" that can directly execute the operation for the operation such as rotation in the forward direction or the reverse direction, the degree of freedom in design is increased. In addition, when rotation in an absolute direction such as a positive direction or a negative direction is required regardless of the immediately preceding rotation direction, it is necessary to refer to the immediately preceding rotation direction by using the control command "ADV" or the control command "BACK". When rotation in a relative direction such as a forward direction or a reverse direction is required, the control command can be used properly, such as using the control command "CONT" or the control command "REV". With such a simple control command, easy design becomes possible, and the design burden can be significantly reduced.

In addition, the designer does not have to consider whether the immediately preceding rotation direction is the positive direction or the negative direction, as opposed to executing the rotation in the forward direction or the reverse direction, and intuitively whether the rotation is in the forward direction or the reverse direction. It is possible to reduce the labor of reviewing the control instruction table and avoid erroneous notation of the program.

Further, by adopting the concept of forward direction or reverse direction, when it is sufficient to consider only one of the forward direction and the reverse direction such as the above-mentioned stop of the motor 202d and acceleration of the motor 202d in the reverse direction. Since it is not necessary to prepare both positive and negative control instructions, the control table can be simplified.

(Control command regarding rotation of motor 202d)
FIG. 11 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a control command regarding the rotation of the motor 202d. Here, as the effect accessory device 202, a rotary accessory 202a that can rotate without limitation will be described. Here, for convenience of explanation, the rotation direction of the motor 202d and the rotation direction of the rotating accessory 202a are assumed to be equal to each other. Therefore, rotating the motor 202d in the forward direction is synonymous with rotating the rotating accessory 202a in the forward direction.

The above-mentioned control command "ADV", control command "BACK", control command "CONT", and control command "REV" all specify an amount (rotation amount) of rotation relative to the current rotation position of the motor 202d. Even if it is a relative control command to be performed and the amount of rotation is the same, the rotation position of the rotating accessory 202a after driving differs depending on the rotation position (rotation angle) of the effecting accessory device 202 before driving. It becomes.

Here, the control command "SHORT" added in FIG. 11 rotates the rotating accessory 202a to an absolute rotation position, and the rotation amount is relatively short as the rotation direction, which is less than 180 °. Is shown. Further, the control command "LONG" is for rotating the rotating accessory 202a to an absolute rotation position, and indicates a control command in which the amount of rotation is 180 ° or more, which is a relatively long rotation direction. When the amount of rotation is exactly 180 °, the control command "LONG" is used, but if it is determined in advance, either the control command "SHORT" or the control command "LONG" is selected. Good.

Both the control command "SHORT" and the control command "LONG" are absolute control commands for rotating to an absolute rotation position regardless of the current rotation position of the motor 202d, and are control commands having the same rotation position. If so, even if the rotation position (rotation angle) of the rotation accessory 202a before driving is different, the rotation position of the effect accessory device 202 after driving is the same.

It should be noted that such an absolute control instruction can be realized as follows. That is, with reference to the immediately preceding rotation position which is the immediately preceding (current) rotation position of the rotating accessory 202a, the rotating accessory 202a is set by the difference from the target rotation position which is the target rotation position with reference to the immediately preceding rotation position. By rotating, it becomes possible to bring the rotating accessory 202a to the target rotation position.

FIG. 12 is a flowchart for explaining the processing concept of the control command “SHORT”. For convenience of explanation, all the notations with "°" in the flowchart are converted from the absolute rotation position of the rotating accessory 202a to the absolute rotation angle when the rotation angle of one rotation is 360 °. It is a converted value. Therefore, for example, the notation of 180 ° indicates the (converted) rotation position corresponding to 180 °. Here, first, the immediately preceding rotation position (integer of 0 or more) of the rotating accessory 202a is acquired (S30). Subsequently, the immediately preceding rotation position is subtracted from the target rotation position (integer of 0 or more) described in the additional information of the control command "SHORT" to obtain the difference rotation position α (S31).

If the difference rotation position α is -360 ° or more and less than −180 ° (YES in S32), the difference rotation position α is rotated in the positive direction by the amount of rotation obtained by adding 360 ° (S33). If the differential rotation position α is not less than -360 ° and less than −180 ° (NO in S32), but more than −180 ° and less than 0 ° (YES in S34), the differential rotation is It rotates in the negative direction with the absolute value of the position α as the amount of rotation (S35). If the difference rotation position α is −180 ° or more and not less than 0 ° (NO in S34), and if it is 0 ° or more and less than 180 ° (YES in S36), the difference rotation position α remains as it is. It rotates in the positive direction as the amount of rotation (S37). If the difference rotation position α is not 0 ° or more and less than 180 °, that is, if it is 180 ° or more and less than 360 ° (NO in S36), the difference rotation position α is subtracted from 360 °. It rotates in the negative direction by the amount of rotation (S38).

FIG. 13 is a flowchart for explaining the processing concept of the control command “LONG”. Similar to FIG. 12, all the notations with “°” in the flowchart are also for convenience of explanation, and the absolute rotation position of the rotating accessory 202a is the absolute rotation when the rotation angle of one rotation is 360 °. It is a converted value converted into an angle. Here, first, the immediately preceding rotation position (integer of 0 or more) of the rotating accessory 202a is acquired (S40). Subsequently, the immediately preceding rotation position is subtracted from the target rotation position (integer of 0 or more) described in the additional information of the control command "LONG" to obtain the difference rotation position α (S41).

If the differential rotation position α is -360 ° or more and less than −180 ° (YES in S42), the differential rotation position α is rotated in the negative direction with the absolute value as the rotation amount (S43). If the differential rotation position α is not less than -360 ° and less than −180 ° (NO in S42), but more than −180 ° and less than 0 ° (YES in S44), the differential rotation is It rotates in the positive direction by the amount of rotation obtained by adding 360 ° to the position α (S45). If the differential rotation position α is −180 ° or more and not less than 0 ° (NO in S44), and if it is 0 ° or more and less than 180 ° (YES in S46), the differential rotation position α from 360 ° Rotates in the negative direction by the amount of rotation obtained by subtracting (S47). If the difference rotation position α is not 0 ° or more and less than 180 °, that is, if it is 180 ° or more and less than 360 ° (NO in S46), the difference rotation position α is used as the rotation amount as it is. It rotates in the positive direction (S48).

Similar to the control command "CONT" and the control command "REV", the processing site for performing the specific processing of the control command "SHORT" and the control command "LONG" shown in FIGS. 12 and 13 is the accessory controller 342. , The control instruction analysis unit 334a analyzes the control instruction "SHORT" and the control instruction "LONG", and simply transmits the command according to the control instruction "SHORT" and the control instruction "LONG" to the accessory controller 342. , The rotating accessory 202a can be rotated over a short distance or a long distance.

The control command "SHORT" and the control command "LONG" may be processed by the control command analysis unit 334a itself. However, in this case, the control command analysis unit 334a must acquire the immediately preceding rotation position from the accessory controller 342.

(Rotating accessory 202a)
FIG. 14 is a diagram showing an example of rotating the rotating accessory 202a by using the control command shown in FIG. Here, it is assumed that the rotation amount (number of steps) of one rotation of the rotating accessory 202a is "360". Therefore, the rotation angle (°) of the rotating accessory 202a and the absolute rotation position are equal to each other.

Here, for example, it is assumed that the motor 202d is currently rotating in the forward direction (previous rotation direction "positive direction"), and the rotating accessory 202a is in the rotation position of the number of steps "0" (previous rotation position "0"). .. Here, when the rotating accessory 202a is rotated to the position of the number of steps "120", that is, when the target rotation position is set to "120", there are two possible rotation directions of the rotating accessory 202a, a positive direction and a negative direction. , Three types of control commands can be considered for each rotation direction.

First, when the rotating accessory 202a is rotated in the forward direction, the immediately preceding rotation position is "0", so the target rotation position "120" is obtained by rotating the rotating accessory 202a in the forward direction by the amount of rotation "120" by the control command "ADV". To reach. Further, since the immediately preceding rotation position is "0" and the immediately preceding rotation direction is "positive direction", the target rotation position while rotating in the forward direction can be rotated by the forward rotation amount "120" by the control command "CONT". It is possible to reach "120". Further, since the immediately preceding rotation position is "0", the target rotation position "120" can be reached while rotating in the positive direction by rotating to the rotation position "120" by a short distance movement by the control command "SHORT". Can be done.

On the other hand, when the rotating accessory 202a is rotated in the negative direction, the immediately preceding rotation position is "0", so the target rotation position "120" is obtained by rotating the rotating accessory 202a in the negative direction by the rotation amount "240" by the control command "BACK". To reach. Further, since the immediately preceding rotation position is "0" and the immediately preceding rotation direction is "positive direction", the target rotation position while rotating in the negative direction can be rotated by the rotation amount "240" in the opposite direction by the control command "REV". It is possible to reach "120". Further, since the immediately preceding rotation position is "0", the target rotation position "120" is reached while rotating in the negative direction by rotating to the rotation position "120" by a long-distance movement by the control command "LONG". Can be done.

By the way, unlike the rotating accessory 202a, in the case of the moving accessory 202b, the moving range is limited, and the movement of the moving accessory 202b is limited within the moving range. Therefore, for example, if the movement range is between the movement position "0" and the movement position "400", the movement amount is also limited to that range, and management becomes easy. However, in the case of the rotating accessory 202a, there is no limit to the rotation range of the rotating accessory 202a, and the rotating accessory 202a can rotate without limitation to forward rotation or negative rotation. Then, the following problems occur.

For example, when an operation such as rotating the rotation amount "720" in the forward direction by the control command "ADV" is attempted, the control command analysis unit 334a analyzes the control command "ADV" and rotates the rotation amount "720" in the forward direction. Only rotate. This indicates that the rotating accessory 202a whose rotation amount of one rotation is "360" makes two rotations. By rotating (two rotations) by the amount of rotation "720" in the positive direction in this way, the immediately preceding rotation position becomes "720". Although the rotating accessory 202a has rotated twice, the final rotation position "720" is apparently equal to the rotation position "0" when the rotation starts.

Here, suppose that an attempt is made to rotate to the absolute rotation position "1". Here, although the immediately preceding rotation position is "720", the rotation position is apparently equal to "0", so that the rotation is originally a short distance from the rotation position "0" to the rotation position "1". However, since the immediately preceding rotation position is actually "720", the rotating accessory 202a tries to rotate from the immediately preceding rotation position "720" to the target rotation position "1", and as a result, 2 in the opposite direction. It will rotate. Therefore, the designer must design the current control command based on the result of the previous control command. For example, when the rotation amount is "1" in the positive direction, the immediately preceding rotation position "720" is used. Based on the above, the target rotation position is set to "721", and the design becomes complicated, which imposes a burden on the designer.

Further, even if the control command "SHORT" is used, the immediately preceding rotation position is "720" and the target rotation position is "1". Therefore, the difference rotation position is the target rotation position "1" -the immediately preceding rotation position "1". "720" becomes "-719" (corresponding to -719 °), and the rotation control cannot be performed in the flowchart shown in FIG. Therefore, it is necessary to improve the processing procedure (flow chart) of the control command "SHORT" so that it can correspond to such a difference rotation position.

Therefore, when the rotation of the rotating accessory 202a by the control command is completed, the rotation position at that time is corrected (replaced) to the rotation position within the rotation range corresponding to one rotation (0 ° to 360 °). , Process the next control command.

FIG. 15 is a flowchart for explaining the correction process of the rotation position. When the rotation drive of the motor 202d is completed, the accessory controller 342 holds the rotation position at that time as the immediately preceding rotation position. Here, the accessory controller 342 determines whether or not the immediately preceding rotation position is 360 ° (more accurately, the rotation position corresponding to 360 °) or more (S50). As a result, when it is determined that the immediately preceding rotation position is 360 ° or more (YES in S50), 360 ° is subtracted from the immediately preceding rotation position, and the subtraction result is updated as the immediately preceding rotation position (S51), and step S50. Repeat the process from.

When it is determined that the immediately preceding rotation position is not 360 ° or more, that is, less than 360 ° (NO in S50), the accessory controller 342 corresponds to the immediately preceding rotation position of 0 ° (more accurately, 0 °). It is determined whether or not it is less than the rotation position) (S52). As a result, when it is determined that the immediately preceding rotation position is less than 0 ° (YES in S52), 360 ° is added to the immediately preceding rotation position, and the addition result is updated as the immediately preceding rotation position (S53), and step S52. Repeat the process from.

In this way, the immediately preceding rotation position as a result of determining that the immediately preceding rotation position is less than 360 ° (NO in S50) and 0 ° or more (NO in S52) is within the rotation range of 0 to 360 °. ..

For example, as described above, when the immediately preceding rotation position is 720 (corresponding to 720 °), the immediately preceding rotation position is corrected to 0 (corresponding to 0 °) by the correction processing of the rotation position. Therefore, next, even if an attempt is made to rotate to the absolute rotation position "1", since the immediately preceding rotation position is "0", the originally intended rotation from the rotation position "0" to the rotation position "1" It becomes. Also, when the control command "SHORT" or the control command "LONG" is used, the immediately preceding rotation position is "0" and the target rotation position is "1", so that the difference rotation position is the target rotation position "LONG". 1 "-The rotation position" 0 "immediately before becomes" 1 "(corresponding to 1 °), and rotation control can be performed by the flowchart shown in FIGS. 12 and 13.

In this way, after the drive by the control command is completed, the designer corrects the immediately preceding rotation position to the rotation position within the rotation range corresponding to one rotation of the rotating accessory 202a, so that the designer can know what the previous control command was. Without needing to consider, the rotating accessory 202a will perform the operation intended by the designer. Therefore, the designer can easily design and can significantly reduce the design burden.

Here, an example in which the rotation position correction process is realized by the accessory controller 342 has been described, but not limited to such a case, the rotation position is corrected by acquiring the immediately preceding rotation position from the accessory controller 342. The processing may be realized by the control command analysis unit 334a itself.

(Mobile accessory 202b)
With the above-described configuration, the rotating accessory 202a whose rotation range is not limited can be operated with high efficiency and high accuracy like the moving accessory 202b whose movement range is limited. On the other hand, when comparing the two from another viewpoint, it is not necessary to physically limit the rotation range of the rotating accessory 202a, but the moving accessory 202b constitutes the gaming machine 100 when it exceeds the moving range. Since it interferes with the member, it is necessary to provide a stopper or the like to physically limit it.

FIG. 16 is an explanatory diagram for explaining the moving range of the moving accessory 202b. As shown in FIG. 16A, the moving accessory 202b is provided with stoppers 202e in each of the positive and negative movement directions as a physical limitation. Therefore, the moving accessory 202b can be physically moved only within the movable range sandwiched between the stopper 202e. Further, the moving accessory 202b manages the rotation position of the motor 202d and limits the moving range by software so that the moving accessory 202b does not interfere with other members. Here, in order to specify such a moving range, the origin sensor 202f capable of positioning the moving accessory 202b at a physically determined origin that is a reference of the moving range on the drive locus of the moving accessory 202b. Is also provided. The origin sensor 202f is composed of, for example, a photo sensor, and the signal of the origin sensor 202f is inverted when a part of the moving accessory 202b blocks the photo sensor. Here, by limiting the movement of the moving accessory 202b to a predetermined movement range, it is possible to prevent the moving accessory 202b from interfering with the stopper 202e.

Here, a process of identifying the origin by the origin sensor 202f will be described with reference to FIGS. 16 (b) to 16 (e) in which FIG. 16 (a) is linearly developed. Here, as shown in FIG. 16B, the stopper 202e exists at the rotation position "0" and the rotation position "400", the origin sensor 202f is located at the rotation position "50", and the moving accessory 202b rotates. It is assumed that the position is "50".

First, when the power of the game machine 100 is turned on, the effect executing means 334 moves the moving accessory 202b in the forward direction by a predetermined initial rotation amount, as shown in FIG. 16C. Here, the reason why the moving accessory 202b is reliably detected by the origin sensor 202f is that the moving accessory 202b is moved in the positive direction (away from the origin sensor 202f) by the initial rotation amount, and the initial rotation amount is in the negative direction. A value equal to or greater than the distance between the stopper 202e and the origin sensor 202f, for example, the rotation amount “70” is adopted. In addition, in the movement of FIG. 16C, the detection result of the origin sensor 202f is not referred to.

Next, as shown in FIG. 16D, the effect executing means 334 moves the moving accessory 202b in the negative direction, and when the moving accessory 202b reaches the origin sensor 202f and the detection result of the origin sensor 202f is reversed. (When it is detected that the origin sensor 202f has been reached), the moving accessory 202b is stopped at that position. The rotation position at the time of stopping in this way is set to the rotation position "50" as the origin, and the movement range is set to the rotation position "50" to the rotation position "350" as shown in FIG. 16E with reference to the rotation position. Set between. In this way, it is possible to freely move the moving accessory 202b while avoiding the moving accessory 202b interfering with the stopper 202e located at the rotation position "0" or the rotation position "400".

However, if the origin sensor 202f does not function due to a malfunction or the like, the following problems occur. As shown in FIG. 16D, when the moving accessory 202b moves in the negative direction, even if the moving accessory 202b reaches the origin sensor 202f, the detection result of the origin sensor 202f is not reversed, so that the moving accessory 202b Will interfere with the stopper 202e in the negative direction. Also in this case, the effect executing means 334 tries to move the moving accessory 202b further in the negative direction, but the stopper 202e prevents the moving accessory 202b from moving any further, so that the moving accessory 202b is stopped due to a timeout. At this time, as in FIG. 16E, if the stopped rotation position is set to "50", the movement range can be set, but the movement range from the rotation position "50" to the rotation position "350" is Actually, the rotation position is "0" to the rotation position "300", and the movement cannot move in the negative direction from the set rotation position "50", so that the movement in the vicinity of the rotation position "50" is restricted. Will be done.

Therefore, even if the origin sensor 202f does not function due to a malfunction, the moving range of the moving accessory 202b is secured by making settings according to the situation.

FIG. 17 is another explanatory diagram for explaining the moving range of the moving accessory 202b. Again, as shown in FIG. 17A, the stopper 202e exists at the rotation position "0" and the rotation position "400", the origin sensor 202f is located at the rotation position "50", and the moving accessory 202b rotates. It is assumed that the position is "50".

First, when the power of the game machine 100 is turned on, the effect executing means 334 moves the moving accessory 202b in the forward direction by a predetermined initial rotation amount, as shown in FIG. 17B. Note that the movement of FIG. 17B does not refer to the detection result of the origin sensor 202f.

Next, the effect executing means 334 moves the moving accessory 202b in the negative direction as shown in FIG. 17C. However, even if the moving accessory 202b reaches the position of the origin sensor 202f, the detection result of the origin sensor 202f is not reversed, so that the moving accessory 202b does not stop.

Then, when the effect executing means 334 continues to move the moving accessory 202b in the negative direction and moves to the stopper 202e in the negative direction without detecting that the moving accessory 202b has reached the origin sensor 202f, it can physically move further. It disappears. Then, as a predetermined completion condition, the moving accessory 202b is stopped due to a timeout after waiting for the elapse of a predetermined time. Here, the effect executing means 334 sets the rotation position stopped in this way to the rotation position "0" where the stopper 202e exists. That is, if the distance between the stopper 202e and the origin sensor 202f is estimated in advance and it is found that the stopper 202e is located in the negative direction due to the timeout, the difference is located in the negative direction from the origin sensor 202f. If there is, set the converted rotation position.

For example, here, since the distance between the stopper 202e and the origin sensor 202f corresponds to the rotation amount "50", the rotation position "50" obtained by subtracting the rotation amount "50" from the rotation position "50" originally set in the origin sensor 202f. 0 "will be set. In this way, the rotation position stopped by the stopper 202e is set to the rotation position "0" where the stopper 202e exists, and by using that position as a reference, the movement range and the movement range are as shown in FIG. 16 (e). In addition, it can be set between the rotation position "50" and the rotation position "350".

Then, the effect executing means 334 moves the moving accessory 202b to the rotation position "50" in order to properly operate the moving accessory 202b. Here, since the movement range (“50” to “350”) and the movable range (“0” to “400”) are all represented by integers of 0 or more, the control instruction may also be indicated by an integer of 0 or more. It is possible to reduce the processing load of calculation.

In this way, even if the origin sensor 202f does not function due to a malfunction, the movement range is appropriately set, and the moving accessory 202b interferes with the stopper 202e located at the rotation position "0" or the rotation position "400". While avoiding this, it is possible to continuously move the moving accessory 202b freely.

Here, the position of the stopper 202e is set to the rotation position "0" and the rotation position "400", and the position of the origin sensor 202f is set to the rotation position "50". However, if the positional relationship is not changed, the specific position is specified. The rotation position can be set arbitrarily.

Further, here, an example in which the distance between the stopper 202e and the origin sensor 202f subtracts the rotation amount "50" from the rotation position "50" of the stopper 202e, and the rotation position stopped by the stopper 202e is set to "0". However, an appropriate movement range can be set only by setting a value obtained by subtracting the distance between the stopper 202e and the origin sensor 202f from the rotation position of the stopper 202e.

Further, here, the setting of the movement range at the timing of initializing the origin when the power of the game machine 100 is turned on has been described, but regardless of such timing, any timing during the game or movement of the moving accessory 202b has been described. The movement range may be set at any timing before or after the movement.

Further, here, it has been described that a predetermined time elapses as a predetermined completion condition, but not limited to such a case, for example, another sensor different from the origin sensor 202f is arranged in the negative direction, and the sensor of the sensor is arranged. Various conditions can be applied that indicate a negative physical limitation, such as signal inversion.

Although the preferred embodiment of the present invention has been described above with reference to the accompanying drawings, it goes without saying that the present invention is not limited to such an embodiment. It is clear that a person skilled in the art can come up with various modifications or modifications within the scope of the claims, and it is understood that these also naturally belong to the technical scope of the present invention. Will be done.

For example, in the above-described embodiment, as a gaming machine, a symbol determining means for determining one of a plurality of types of symbols including a jackpot symbol, and a symbol display when a predetermined fluctuation time elapses after the symbol is determined. Of the symbol display means for displaying a symbol on the unit, the large role game execution means for executing a large role game composed of a plurality of round games when the jackpot symbol is displayed on the symbol display unit, and the round game in the large role game. During a preset specific round game, when a game ball that has entered the big winning opening enters a specific area, a game profit giving means that gives a predetermined game profit and a production executing means that executes a production during a big role game. The pachinko machine equipped with the above is illustrated, but not limited to such a case, the winning combination lottery means for determining one of a plurality of types of winning combinations by the winning combination lottery based on the operation of the start switch, and the operation of the start switch Correspondingly, a plurality of rotary reels in which a plurality of types of symbols are arranged are rotationally controlled, and are operated based on the lottery result of the winning combination lottery means according to the operation of the stop switch corresponding to the rotating rotary reel. It can also be applied to a slot machine provided with a reel control means for stopping and controlling each of the rotary reels corresponding to the stop switch, and an effect control means for executing one of a plurality of types of effects. Hereinafter, the slot machine 600 will be described in detail.

(Mechanical configuration of slot machine 600)
As shown in the external views of FIGS. 18 and 19, the slot machine 600 can be opened and closed by a housing 602 which is a substantially rectangular box body and a connecting member which is rotatable with respect to the front opening of the housing 602. The front lower door 604, which is located below the front upper door 604 and the front upper door 604, and is attached to the front opening of the housing 602 so as to be openable and closable, like the front upper door 604, and the front lower door 606. It is located at the lower part of the door 606 and is provided with a saucer portion 608 for storing medals paid out from the medal discharge port 608a.

An operation unit installation table 622 is formed on the upper part of the front lower door 606, and a medal insertion unit 624, a bet switch 626, a start switch 628, a stop switch 630, an effect switch 632, etc. are arranged on the operation unit installation table 622. ing.

The medal insertion unit 624 located on the right side of the operation unit installation table 622 accepts the insertion of medals as a game medium through the medal insertion port 624a, and medals are inserted into the medal selector (not shown) provided on the back of the front lower door 606. To send. The medal selector includes a blocker (not shown) that guides medals inserted outside the insertion period or non-standard medals to the medal outlet 608a, and medals within the standard inserted during the insertion period. A insertion medal detection unit 624b for detecting the passage of the above is provided. Here, the medal guided to the medal discharge port 608a is discharged to the saucer portion 608. When a player inserts medals in excess of the specified number of medals inserted to start one game, the number of medals exceeding the specified number of inserted medals (for example, 50) is increased. ) Is electrically stored inside the slot machine 600 (hereinafter, simply referred to as a credit). The above 1 game will be described in detail later.

Further, here, the specified number of inputs is set to "3" or "2". When the number of medals required to execute one game can be arbitrarily selected from a plurality of specified number of medals, the maximum number among the plurality of specified number of medals is called the maximum specified number of medals, and the minimum number. Is called the minimum specified number of inputs. If the specified input number can be selected from 1 to 3, the maximum specified input number is "3" and the minimum specified input number is "1".

The bet switch 626 is a push-type button switch that inserts (bets) a specified number of credited medals. If the bet switch 626 is pressed while more than the specified number of medals are credited, one game can be started and the number of credited medals is reduced by the specified number of inserted medals.

The start switch 628 located on the left side of the operation unit installation table 622 is composed of a lever capable of detecting the tilting operation, and detects the start operation of one game by the player. Further, the start switch 628 can also be configured by a button switch capable of detecting a pressing operation.

A colorless and transparent design display window 636 made of a glass plate, a transparent resin plate, or the like is provided in the lower center of the front upper door 604, and a reel is provided at a position corresponding to the design display window 636 in the housing 602. A unit 634 is provided. As shown in the reel symbol arrangement of FIG. 20, the reel unit 634 has three rotary reels (left reel 634a, middle reel 634b, right) in which a plurality of types of symbols are arranged in each region equally divided into 21. Reels 634c) are provided independently and rotatably, and the player can visually recognize the left reel 634a, the middle reel 634b, and the right reel 634c through the symbol display window 636. The reel unit 634 starts rotating the left reel 634a, the middle reel 634b, and the right reel 634c, triggered by the operation of the start switch 628.

The stop switch 630 located at the center of the operation unit installation base 622 is a button switch provided corresponding to each of the left reel 634a, the middle reel 634b, and the right reel 634c, and can detect the pressing operation of the player. The stop operation of the player who tries to stop each of the reel 634a, the middle reel 634b, and the right reel 634c is detected. The three button switches related to the stop switch 630 are particularly called stop button switches, and are referred to as a stop button switch 630a, a stop button switch 630b, and a stop button switch 630c in order from the left according to their positions.

The effect switch 632 is composed of a push-type button switch and a jog dial switch rotatably arranged around the push-type button switch, and detects a player's push operation or rotation operation. The effect switch 632 is mainly used during the effect, and the effect mode can be changed by the operation of the player.

A liquid crystal display unit 638 for displaying various images accompanying the production is provided at substantially the center of the upper part of the front upper door 604. Further, on the upper portion and the left and right of the front upper door 604, for example, an effect lamp 642 composed of a high-luminance light emitting diode (LED) is provided. Further, between the symbol display window 636 and the operation unit installation table 622, a production accessory device 660 composed of a drive device is provided.

Further, as shown in FIG. 19, at the left and right positions of the liquid crystal display unit 638 on the back surface of the front upper door 604 and on the inner surface left and right positions on the back surface of the front lower door 606, a speaker that produces an auditory effect by sound effects or musical sounds 640 is provided. Further, below the reel unit 634 in the housing 602, a medal payout device (medal hopper) 764 for paying out medals from the medal discharge port 608a is provided. The medal payout device 764 includes a medal storage unit 764a for storing medals, a payout control unit 764b for discharging medals stored in the medal storage unit 764a from the medal discharge port 608a, and medals discharged from the medal discharge port 608a. It is provided with a payout medal detection unit 764c for detecting. Specifically, the payout control unit 764b is rotatably supported by the exterior of the main body of the payout control unit 764b, and has a plurality of medal insertion holes in the circumferential direction into which medals dropped from the medal storage unit 764a are inserted one by one from above. A disc (not shown) and a disc motor (not shown) for rotating the disc are provided, and the disc is rotated to insert medals into the medal fitting holes one by one through an extrusion mechanism. The medals are continuously ejected one by one by ejecting the medals to the outside and sequentially inserting the next medals into the medal fitting holes vacated by the ejection.

Further, although not shown in FIGS. 18 and 19, inside each of the rotating reels 634a, 634b, and 634c, among the symbols applied to the left reel 634a, the middle reel 634b, and the right reel 634c, a symbol display window Reel backlight 644 that illuminates the upper, middle, and lower symbols of each rotating reel 634a, 634b, 634c corresponding to 636 (which can be the target of the effective line that is the line to be paid out) independently from the back surface. (See FIG. 21) is provided. Further, a reel upper light 646 that directly illuminates the front of all the left reel 634a, the middle reel 634b, and the right reel 634c is also provided on the upper part of the back surface of the symbol display window 636.

Further, as shown in FIG. 18, in the operation unit installation table 622, the main credit display unit 652 and the main payout display unit are on the substantially horizontal plane of the step portion 622a provided between the symbol display window 636 and the stop switch 630. 654 is provided. Further, a sub-credit display unit 656 and a sub-payout display unit 658 are provided between the symbol display window 636 and the operation unit installation table 622. The number of credits is displayed on the main credit display unit 652 and the sub credit display unit 656, and the number of medals paid out is displayed on the main payout display unit 654 and the sub payout display unit 658. The sub-credit display unit 656 and the sub-payout display unit 658 can also display various numerical values associated with the effect.

Further, a power switch 648 is provided at an arbitrary position in the housing 602. The power switch 648 is composed of a switch such as a rocker switch that can detect a pressing operation, and is operated by an administrator who manages the slot machine 600 to switch between two states, a power off state and a power on state. Used.

In the present embodiment, in the above one game, a medal insertion through the medal insertion unit 624, a credited medal insertion through the operation of the bet switch 626, or a replay combination is displayed on the valid line. After any of the automatic insertion of medals based on the above is performed, a plurality of rotary reels 634a, 634b, 634c are rotationally controlled and a winning combination lottery is executed according to the operation of the start switch 628 by the player to win the prize. The rotary reels 634a, 634b, 634c corresponding to the operated stop button switches 630a, 630b, 630c are stopped and controlled according to the lottery result of the winning combination lottery and the operation of the plurality of stop button switches 630a, 630b, 630c by the player. If you win a winning combination that can receive a medal payout, it means a game until the medal payout is executed. In addition, if the winning combination that can receive the medal payout is not won, or if the winning combination is won but the prize is not won, one game ends when all the rotating reels 634a, 634b, and 634c are stopped. However, the start of one game may be read as the operation of the start switch 628 by the player instead of inserting the above medal or winning the replay combination. Further, the number of times such one game is repeated is defined as the number of games.

(Electrical configuration of slot machine 600)
FIG. 21 is a block diagram showing a schematic electrical configuration of the slot machine 600. As shown in FIG. 21, the slot machine 600 is mainly controlled by a control board. Here, as an example of the control board, the main control board 700 and the sub control board 702, which share the functions of the control board, will be described. For example, among the programs related to the progress of the game, particularly important processing such as lottery of the winning combination to be used for the game and its winning is executed on the main control board 700, and other processing related to the production, for example, is performed on the sub control board 702. Is running on. Further, as shown in FIG. 21, the transmission of electrical signals between the main control board 700 and the sub control board 702 is one from the main control board 700 to the sub control board 702 from the viewpoint of fraud prevention and the like. Limited to direction only. However, without such restrictions, bidirectional communication is technically possible.

(Main control board 700)
The main control board 700 has various semiconductor integrated circuits including a main CPU 700a which is a central processing unit, a main ROM 700b in which programs and the like are stored, and a main RAM 700c which functions as a work area, and controls the entire slot machine 600 in an integrated manner. To do. However, a backup power supply (not shown) is connected to the main RAM 700c, and even if the power is turned off, the data will not be erased unless the settings are changed and the initialization process of the main RAM 700c is executed. Be retained.

Further, the main control board 700 functions by the main CPU 700a cooperating with the main RAM 700c based on the program stored in the main ROM 700b, the initialization means 800, the betting means 802, the winning combination lottery means 804, and the reel control means. It has functional units such as 806, determination means 808, payout control means 810, state transition means 812, command determination means 814, and command transmission means 816.

The initialization means 800 executes the initialization process on the main control board 700. The betting means 802 bets medals for use in the game. Here, the bet is based on the case where the credited medal is inserted through the operation of the bet switch 626, the case where the medal is inserted through the medal insertion unit 624, and the case where the replay combination is displayed on the valid line. Includes any case of automatic input. The winning combination lottery means 804 determines one of a plurality of types of winning combination including a small combination, a replay combination, and a bonus combination, and a loss by the winning combination lottery based on the operation of the medal bet and the start switch 628. To do.

The reel control means 806 rotates and controls a plurality of rotary reels 634a, 634b, and 634c according to the operation of the start switch 628, and a plurality of stop button switches 630a corresponding to the rotating rotary reels 634a, 634b, and 634c, respectively. , 630b, 630c, the rotary reels 634a, 634b, 634c corresponding to the operated stop button switches 630a, 630b, 630c are stopped and controlled, respectively. Further, the reel control means 806 enables the operation of the stop switch 630 in the previous game in response to the operation of the start switch 628, and then displays the lottery result of the winning combination lottery of the stop switch 630 by the player. The time until the operation is activated (disabled by the completion of the operation of the stop switch 630 in the previous game) is extended from the specified time, and the rotary reels 634a, 634b, and 634c are rotated in various modes during that time. Reel production (freeze production) may be performed. In the reel effect, an arbitrary switch that should be originally enabled is not enabled for a predetermined time, a process that should be originally executed is held for a predetermined time, or a signal of an arbitrary switch that should be originally transmitted / received is transmitted or received for a predetermined time. It can be realized by not having it.

The determination means 808 determines whether or not the symbol combination corresponding to the winning combination determined in the winning combination lottery is displayed on the valid line. Here, the display of the symbol combination corresponding to the winning combination determined in the winning combination lottery on the valid line may be simply referred to as winning. The payout control means 810 pays out the number of medals corresponding to the winning combination based on the fact that the symbol combination corresponding to the winning combination determined in the winning combination lottery is displayed on the valid line (winning). .. The state transition means 812 transitions the gaming state based on the winning or winning of the bonus combination.

The command determining means 814 sequentially determines commands related to the game associated with the operations of the betting means 802, the winning combination lottery means 804, the reel control means 806, the determination means 808, the payout control means 810, the state transition means 812, and the like. The command transmitting means 816 sequentially transmits the commands determined by the command determining means 814 to the sub-control board 702.

The main control board 700 receives various detection signals from the input medal detection unit 624b, the bet switch 626, the start switch 628, and the stop switch 630, and based on the received detection signals, the bet means 802 and the winning combination lottery means. The 804, the reel control means 806, and the determination means 808 execute the various processes described above. Further, a main credit display unit 652 and a main payout display unit 654 are connected to the main control board 700, and the payout control means 810 displays the number of medals credits and the number of payouts to both display units 652 and 654. Control.

Further, a reel drive control unit 758 is connected to the main control board 700. The reel drive control unit 758 drives and stops the stepping motor 762 based on the rotation start signals of the rotary reels 634a, 634b, and 634c transmitted from the reel control means 806 in response to the operation signal of the start switch 628. Drive of the stepping motor 762 based on the stop signals of the left reel 634a, the middle reel 634b, and the right reel 634c and the detection signals of the rotation position detection circuit 760 transmitted from the reel control means 806 in response to the operation signal of the switch 630. To stop.

Further, a medal payout device 764 is connected to the main control board 700. A detection signal of the payout medal detection unit 764c is input to the main control board 700, and the payout control means 810 counts the number of medals to be paid out according to the detection signal from the payout control unit 764b. Control the ejection of medals.

Further, the main control board 700 is provided with a random number generator 700d. The random number generator 700d sequentially increments the count value, loops within a predetermined total number (for example, 65536) (0 to 65535), and generates (acquires) a random number by extracting the count value at a predetermined time point. The random numbers generated by the random number generator 700d of the main control board 700 (hereinafter referred to as the winning combination lottery random numbers) are used for the game profit given to the player, for example, the winning combination lottery means 804 for executing the winning combination lottery. Be done.

(Sub-control board 702)
Further, the sub-control board 702 has various semiconductor integrated circuits including a sub CPU 702a which is a central processing device, a sub ROM 702b in which programs and the like are stored, a sub RAM 702c which functions as a work area, and the like, similarly to the main control board 700. , In particular, the effect is controlled based on the command from the main control board 700. Further, like the main RAM 700c, a backup power supply (not shown) is connected to the sub RAM 702c, and even when the power supply is turned off, the data is retained without being erased. Similar to the main control board 700, the sub-control board 702 is also provided with a random number generator 702d, and the random numbers generated by the random number generator 702d (hereinafter referred to as effect lottery random numbers) mainly represent the mode of the effect. Used to determine.

Further, the sub control board 702 functions by the sub CPU 702a working in cooperation with the sub RAM 702c based on the program stored in the sub ROM 702b, such as the initialization determination means 830, the command receiving means 832, and the effect control means 834. It has a functional part.

The initialization determination means 830 executes the initialization process on the sub-control board 702. The command receiving means 832 receives a command from another control board such as the main control board 700, and processes the command. The effect control means 834 receives the detection signal from the effect switch 632, and determines the effect of the game performed by each device of the liquid crystal display unit 638, the speaker 640, and the effect lamp 642 based on the winning combination command. Specifically, the effect control means 834 includes image data displayed on the liquid crystal display unit 638, an effect lamp 642, a reel backlight 644, a reel upper light 646, a sub credit display unit 656, a sub payout display unit 658, and the like. The lighting data for the production through the lighting device is determined, and the audio data constituting the sound to be output from the speaker 640 is determined. Then, the effect control means 834 executes the effect of the determined game.

The effect includes an effect executed by the main control board 700 such as the reel effect described above, and an effect executed by the sub control board 702. The effect executed by the sub-control board 702 is a liquid crystal display unit 638, a speaker 640, an effect lamp 642, a reel backlight 644, a reel upper light 646, a sub credit display unit 656, and a sub payout display unit as the game progresses. It is a visual and auditory means of expression provided through 658 and the like, and can give a story to the game and suggest the result of the winning combination lottery with a more dynamic image. In such an effect, for example, an effect suggesting the winning of a bonus game can be performed over a plurality of games to raise the expectation of the player. In addition, even if none of the winning roles have been won, it is possible to give the player a sense of expectation of a high payout through the production as if he had won, so that the player does not get bored. It will be possible.

In the slot machine 600, the effect control means 834 functions as the effect execution means 334 described above, and the effect accessory device 660 functions as the effect accessory device 202 described above.

202, 660 Production accessory device 202d Motor 202f Origin sensor 330, 702 Sub control board 330a, 702a Sub CPU (CPU)
330b, 702b sub ROM
330c, 702c sub RAM
332 Production determination means 334 Production execution means 334a Control command analysis unit 342 Character controller 834 Production control means (effect execution means)

Claims (2)

With a movable or rotatable production accessory device,
A production decision means that determines the production as the game progresses,
An effect executing means for generating a command based on a control command indicating a rotation direction of a motor constituting the effect accessory device, which is associated with the determined effect.
An accessory controller that drives the motor based on the command,
With
The control command includes a control command indicating a forward direction, which is a rotation direction equal to the rotation direction immediately before the motor was driven.
The effect executing means generates a command indicating the forward direction based on the control command indicating the forward direction, and generates a command indicating the forward direction.
The accessory controller is a game machine that drives the motor in the forward direction based on a command indicating the forward direction and a rotation direction immediately before the motor was driven. With a movable or rotatable production accessory device,
A production decision means that determines the production as the game progresses,
An effect executing means for generating a command based on a control command indicating a rotation direction of a motor constituting the effect accessory device, which is associated with the determined effect.
An accessory controller that drives the motor based on the command,
With
The control command includes a control command indicating a rotation direction opposite to the rotation direction immediately before the motor was driven.
The effect executing means generates a command indicating the reverse direction based on the control command indicating the reverse direction, and generates a command indicating the reverse direction.
The accessory controller is a game machine that drives the motor in the reverse direction based on a command indicating the reverse direction and a rotation direction immediately before the motor was driven.

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