JP6934753B2 - Pachinko machine - Google Patents

Description

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

Conventionally, a drum that is a movable body is provided, and the drum is rotated by a stepping motor to change the pattern displayed on the outer circumference of the drum, and the stepping motor is microstepped to smooth the drum. Some are rotated (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2005-58666

However, in Patent Document 1, the switching to the excitation mode for microstep driving is a state in which a current is applied to only one exciting phase, that is, a state in which the magnetic forces of adjacent exciting phases are not balanced. Since the drive (excitation) mode is changed by, there is a problem that the stepping motor operates improperly and the drum rotates due to the change of the drive (excitation) mode. there were.

The present invention has been made by paying attention to such a problem, and it is possible to prevent the occurrence of a defect due to the drive (excitation) mode being changed in a state where the magnetic forces of adjacent exciting phases are not balanced. The purpose is to provide a gaming machine.

The gaming machine according to the hand stage 1,
A gaming machine capable of playing (for example, pachinko gaming machine 1).
Movable bodies (for example, reels 301L, 301C, 301R) provided so as to be movable, and
Stepping motors (for example, first reel stepping motor 307L, second reel stepping motor 307C, third reel stepping motor 307R) that generate a driving force for operating the movable body, and
Drive control means (for example, drive control means) capable of executing the drive control of the stepping motor in a plurality of drive modes having different excitation methods, including a microstep excitation method (for example, W1-2 phase excitation setting, 2W1-2 phase excitation setting, etc.). , Motor drive circuits 85, 86, 87),
Control means (for example, effect control board 80 and motor drive circuits 85, 86, 87) capable of controlling the operation of the movable body by controlling the drive control of the stepping motor by the drive control means.
With
The drive control means has specific information (for example, for example) capable of identifying that the same phase current is applied to adjacent exciting phases among a plurality of exciting phases (for example, A phase and B phase) of the stepping motor. , Electric angle signal) can be output to the control means.
The control means
The first motion control for positioning the movable body at the origin position, the second motion control for confirming that the movable body can operate normally, and the third for performing the effect by the movable body. It is possible to control the operation,
In the third motion control, the movable body is controlled to operate within a range of the first speed and the second speed faster than the first speed.
In the first motion control, the movable body is controlled to operate at a speed equal to or lower than the first speed in the third motion control.
The drive mode change is executed when the specific information is output from the drive control means (for example, as shown in FIG. 7, the effect control board 80 (effect control CPU) performs the excitation mode change process. When it is determined that the electric angle signal is Low in S603, the process of S604 is executed and the output of each excitation setting signal is changed according to the changed excitation mode).
It is characterized by that.
According to this feature, it is possible to prevent the occurrence of a problem due to the drive mode being changed in a state where the magnetic forces of the adjacent exciting phases are not balanced.

The gaming machine of the means 2 of the present invention is the gaming machine according to the means 1.
In the initialized state (for example, the origin position), the drive control means applies the same phase current to adjacent exciting phases and outputs the specific information (for example, as shown in FIG. 6, the motor drive circuit 85. , 86, 87 are parts that apply a current value of the same magnitude to the A phase and B phase of the corresponding reel stepping motors 307L, 307C, 307R and output an electric angle signal at Low).
It is said that it is a feature.
According to this feature, the state of the stepping motor in the initialized state is a state in which the drive mode can be changed. Therefore, if a power failure or initialization occurs while the drive mode is changed, the movable body cannot be changed. It is possible to prevent it from operating naturally.

The gaming machine of the means 3 of the present invention is the gaming machine according to the means 1 or the means 2.
A detection means (for example, a first reel origin detection sensor) capable of outputting detection information capable of specifying whether or not the movable body is located at a predetermined stop position (for example, an origin position (initial position)) to the control means. 309a, 309b, 2nd reel origin detection sensors 309c, 309d, 3rd reel origin detection sensors 309e, 309f) are provided.
The control means monitors whether or not the specific information and the detection information match, and if they do not match, the drive control means operates the stepping motor so that the specific information and the detection information match. (For example, as shown in FIGS. 26 to 28, in the effect control board 80 (effect control CPU), the electric angle signal corresponding to each reel stepping motor in the effect symbol changing process is High. Or, when the two origin detection sensors corresponding to each reel stepping motor are not in the detection state, the electric angle signal corresponding to each reel stepping motor is Low and the two origin detection sensors corresponding to each reel stepping motor are in the detection state. The part that drives each reel stepping motor)
It is characterized by that.
According to this feature, it is possible to prevent the improper operation of the movable body from continuing.

The gaming machine of the means 4 of the present invention is the gaming machine according to any one of the means 1 to the means 3.
The drive control means is derived from drive power (for example, power supplied from the power supply board 82 via the effect control board 80) to be used for the drive pulse output to the stepping motor. It is characterized by including an operating power generation means (for example, an internal drive power generation circuit 409) for generating an operating power (for example, an internal drive power) for the drive control means to operate.
According to this feature, since the operating power is generated from the driving power, the drive control means also operates when the driving power is supplied, so that the driving power is also supplied. Nevertheless, it is possible to prevent improper drive control from being executed by supplying unstable operating power to the drive control means.

The gaming machine of the means 5 of the present invention is the gaming machine according to any one of the means 1 to the means 4.
The drive control means is characterized by including a current value adjusting means (for example, a drive current setting circuit 411) capable of changing the current value of the drive pulse output to the stepping motor.
According to this feature, it is possible to output a drive pulse having an appropriate current value according to the operating state of the stepping motor, and it is possible to stabilize the operation of the stepping motor.

The gaming machine of the means 6 of the present invention is the gaming machine according to the means 5.
The drive control means continuously supplies the same phase current to the adjacent exciting phases even when the stepping motor is stopped, but during the stop, the current value is lower than the current value at the time of stop. (For example, as shown in FIG. 19, while the drive of each stepping motor 307L, 307C, 307R is stopped, the current value I2 is lower than the current value I1 of each stepping motor 307L, 307C, 307R when the drive is stopped.
It is characterized by that.
According to this feature, the heat generation of the stepping motor can be suppressed.

The present invention may have only the invention-specific matters described in the claims of the present invention, and has a configuration other than the invention-specific matters together with the invention-specific matters described in the claims of the present invention. It may be a thing.

It is a perspective view which shows the gaming machine in Example 1. FIG. It is a block diagram which shows an example of the circuit structure in the main board. It is a block diagram which shows an example of the circuit structure in a power-source board, an effect control board, a reel drive control board, and an effect display device. It is a block diagram which shows an example of the circuit structure in a motor drive circuit. It is explanatory drawing which shows the setting example of the excitation mode. It is explanatory drawing which shows the electric value and the electric angle when the electric angle signal is Low in each excitation mode. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the excitation mode change processing. It is a perspective view which shows the variation display unit for production. It is an exploded perspective view which shows the internal structure of the variable display unit for production. It is a perspective view which shows the state which saw the reel diagonally from the front. It is an exploded perspective view which shows the reel. It is a figure which shows the mounting structure of a reel holding frame and a reel stepping motor. It is a schematic diagram which shows the ratio of the current value and the rotation angle in each phase. It is a principle figure which shows the ratio of the current value in each phase. It is explanatory drawing which shows the drive in a two-phase excitation setting. It is explanatory drawing which shows the drive in 1-2 phase excitation (A type) setting. It is explanatory drawing which shows the drive in the W1-2 phase excitation setting. It is explanatory drawing which shows the drive in 2W1-2 phase excitation setting. It is a timing chart which shows the drive stop timing and the current value in each reel stepping motor. It is a flowchart which shows an example of output control main processing. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the 2nd initialization process. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the 2nd initialization process. It is explanatory drawing which shows the operation example of the operation control at the time of non-detection, the operation control at the time of detection, and the operation control for confirmation of actual operation. It is explanatory drawing which shows the operation speed example of the operation control at the time of non-detection, the operation control at the time of detection, and the operation control for actual operation confirmation. It is a flowchart which shows an example of an effect control process process. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the process during the production symbol change. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the process during the production symbol change. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the process during the production symbol change. It is explanatory drawing which shows the operation example of the operation control at the time of non-detection, the operation control at the time of detection, and the operation control for confirmation of actual operation in the modification 1. FIG.

A mode for carrying out the gaming machine according to the present invention will be described below based on examples.

First, the overall configuration of the pachinko gaming machine 1 which is an example of the gaming machine will be described. FIG. 1 is a front view of the pachinko gaming machine 1 as viewed from the front. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an example of a circuit configuration on the main board.

As shown in FIG. 1, the pachinko gaming machine 1 is mainly composed of an outer frame 100 formed in a vertically long square frame shape and a front frame 101 openably and closably attached to the outer frame 100. A glass door frame 102 and a lower door frame 103 are provided on the front surface of the front frame 101 so as to be openable and closable around the left side.

On the lower surface of the lower door frame 103, there is a ball hitting plate (upper plate) 3. At the lower part of the hitting ball supply plate 3, a surplus ball receiving plate 4 (lower plate) for storing game balls that cannot be accommodated in the hitting ball supply plate 3 and a hitting ball operation handle (operation knob) 5 for firing the hitting ball are provided. .. Further, a game board 6 is detachably attached to the front frame 101 on the back surface of the glass door frame 102.

The game board 6 is made of a veneer board having a predetermined thickness in which the game area 7 is formed on the front surface, and the effect display device 9, the effect control board 80, and the like are integrally assembled on the back side of the game board 6. There is.

Near the center of the game area 7, there is an effect variable display unit 300 (see FIG. 8) that constitutes an effect display device 9 including a plurality of variable display units, each of which displays an effect pattern (decorative symbol) for effect in a variable manner. It is provided. The effect variable display unit 300 is rotatably provided around a rotation shaft (not shown) provided substantially horizontally, and is juxtaposed in the axial direction (horizontal direction) of the rotation shaft (not shown). It is composed of a plurality of reels 301L, 301C, 301R (also referred to as a left reel, a middle reel, and a right reel) (see FIG. 9). A plurality of types of effect symbols (see FIG. 1) that can be identified by each are arranged on the outer circumference (peripheral surface) of each reel, and as shown in FIG. 1, the symbols arranged on these reels are continuous. The three symbols are arranged so that they can be visually recognized through the see-through window 102a provided on the glass door frame 102. The "left", "middle", and "right" reels 301L, 301C, and 301R are arranged side by side with a predetermined gap between them, and the design can be visually recognized through a see-through window (not shown) formed in the glass door frame 102. It has a variable display unit (design display area).

In this way, the effect display device 9 rotates the reels 301L, 301C, 301R during the variation display period of the special symbol by the first special symbol display 8a or the second special symbol display 8b, thereby displaying the variation of the effect symbol. I do. The effect display device 9 that displays the variation of the effect symbol is controlled by the effect control microcomputer mounted on the effect control board 80.

At the lower right position on the game board 6, a first special symbol display (first variable display means) 8a for variablely displaying the first special symbol as the first identification information is provided. In this embodiment, the first special symbol display 8a is realized by a simple and small display (for example, a 7-segment LED) capable of variablely displaying numbers 0 to 9. That is, the first special symbol display 8a is configured to display numbers (or symbols) from 0 to 9 in a variable manner. Further, at a position above the first special symbol display 8a, a second special symbol display (second variable display means) 8b for variablely displaying the second special symbol as the second identification information is provided. The second special symbol display 8b is realized by a simple and small display (for example, a 7-segment LED) capable of variablely displaying numbers 0 to 9. That is, the second special symbol display 8b is configured to display numbers (or symbols) from 0 to 9 in a variable manner.

In this embodiment, the type of the first special symbol and the type of the second special symbol are the same (for example, both numbers 0 to 9), but the types may be different. Further, the first special symbol display 8a and the second special symbol display 8b, respectively, so as to variablely display a number (or a two-digit symbol) from 00 to 99 using, for example, two 7-segment LEDs or the like. It may be configured.

Hereinafter, the first special symbol and the second special symbol may be collectively referred to as a special symbol, and the first special symbol display 8a and the second special symbol display 8b may be collectively referred to as a special symbol display.

In the variable display of the first special symbol, after the first start condition, which is the execution condition of the variable display, is satisfied (for example, the game ball has won the first start winning opening 13a), the start condition of the variable display (for example, It is started based on the establishment of the case where the number of reserved memories is not 0, the state in which the variation display of the first special symbol is not executed, and the state in which the jackpot game is not executed), and the variation display is started. When the time (fluctuation time) elapses, the display result (stop symbol) is derived and displayed. Further, in the variable display of the second special symbol, after the second start condition, which is the execution condition of the variable display, is satisfied (for example, the game ball has won the second start winning opening 13b), the start condition of the variable display (for example, For example, when the number of reserved memories is not 0, the change display of the second special symbol is not executed, and the jackpot game is not executed), the start is started. When the variable display time (variable time) elapses, the display result (stop symbol) is derived and displayed. In addition, the winning means that the game ball has entered the area defined in advance as the winning area such as the winning opening. Further, the derivation display of the display result means that the symbol (example of identification information) is finally stopped and displayed.

The effect display device 9 is used for decoration (effect) during the variable display time of the first special symbol on the first special symbol display 8a and during the variable display time of the second special symbol on the second special symbol display 8b. ) As a symbol, the effect symbol is displayed in a variable manner. The variable display of the first special symbol on the first special symbol display 8a and the variable display of the effect symbol on the effect display device 9 are synchronized with each other. Further, the variable display of the second special symbol on the second special symbol display 8b and the variable display of the effect symbol on the effect display device 9 are synchronized with each other. "Synchronization" means that the start time point and the end time point of the variable display are almost the same (may be exactly the same), and the period of the variable display is almost the same (may be exactly the same). Further, when the jackpot symbol is stopped and displayed on the first special symbol display 8a and when the jackpot symbol is stopped and displayed on the second special symbol display 8b, the effect symbol reminiscent of the jackpot on the effect display device 9. The combination of is stopped and displayed.

Below the effect display device 9, a winning device having a first starting winning opening 13a is provided. The game ball that has won the first start winning opening 13a is guided to the back surface of the game board 6 and detected by the first starting opening switch 14a (for example, a proximity switch) and the first winning confirmation switch 14b (for example, a photo sensor). NS.

Further, a variable winning ball device 15 having a second starting winning opening 13b capable of winning a game ball is provided below the winning device having the first starting winning opening (first starting opening) 13a. The game ball that has won the second start winning opening (second starting opening) 13b is guided to the back surface of the game board 6 and is detected by the second starting opening switch 15a and the winning confirmation switch 15b. The variable winning ball device 15 is opened by the solenoid 16. When the variable winning ball device 15 is opened, the game ball can win the second starting winning opening 13b (it becomes easier to win the starting winning), which is advantageous for the player. When the variable winning ball device 15 is in the open state, the game ball is more likely to win the second starting winning opening 13b than the first starting winning opening 13a. Further, in the state where the variable winning ball device 15 is in the closed state, the game ball does not win the second starting winning opening 13b. In the state where the variable winning ball device 15 is closed, it may be difficult to win a prize, but it may be possible to win a prize (that is, it is difficult for a game ball to win a prize).

Further, based on the detection results of the first start port switch 14a and the first prize confirmation switch 14b and the detection results of the second start port switch 15a and the second prize confirmation switch 15b, it is determined whether or not an abnormal prize has occurred, and the abnormal prize is won. A security signal is output to the outside based on the detection of the occurrence of.

Hereinafter, the first starting winning opening 13a and the second starting winning opening 13b may be collectively referred to as a starting winning opening or a starting opening.

When the variable winning ball device 15 is controlled in the open state, the game ball heading toward the variable winning ball device 15 is extremely easy to win the second starting winning opening 13b. The first start winning opening 13a is provided directly below the effect display device 9, but the distance between the lower end of the effect display device 9 and the first starting winning opening 13a may be further narrowed, or the first starting winning opening may be further narrowed. The winning rate of the second starting winning opening 13b is made by arranging the nails densely around 13a or making it difficult to guide the game ball to the first starting winning opening 13a by arranging the nails around the first starting winning opening 13a. May be higher than the winning rate of the first starting winning opening 13a.

On the upper part of the second special symbol display 8b, the number of valid winning balls entered in the first starting winning opening 13a, that is, the number of first reserved storages (holding memory is also referred to as starting memory or starting winning memory) is displayed. A second special that is provided separately from the 1 special symbol reservation storage display unit and the 1st special symbol reservation storage display unit and displays the number of valid winning balls that have entered the 2nd start winning opening 13b, that is, the 2nd special symbol reservation storage number. A symbol holding storage display unit and a special symbol holding storage display 18 including, for example, a 7-segment LED are provided. The first special symbol hold storage display unit displays up to four first hold storage numbers in the order of winning, and increases the number of lit indicators by 1 each time there is a valid start winning. Then, each time the variable display on the first special symbol display 8a is started, the number of lit indicators is reduced by one. In addition, the second special symbol hold storage display unit displays up to four second hold storage numbers in the order of winning, and increases the number of lit indicators by 1 each time there is a valid start winning. Then, each time the variable display on the second special symbol display 8b is started, the number of lit indicators is reduced by one. In this example, the upper limit number (up to 4) is set for the number of start memories by winning the first start winning opening 13a and the number of start memories by winning the second start winning opening 13b. May be 4 or more.

Further, at a lower position of the effect display device 9, a first hold storage display unit 9a for displaying the first hold storage number and a second hold storage display unit 9b for displaying the second hold storage number are provided. .. An area (total hold storage display unit) for displaying the total number (total hold storage number), which is the total of the first hold storage number and the second hold storage number, may be provided. By providing a total hold storage display unit that displays the total number in this way, it is possible to easily grasp the total number of execution conditions that do not satisfy the start condition of the variable display.

In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 1, a variable winning ball device 15 that opens and closes only the second starting winning opening 13b is provided, but the first starting winning opening 13a and the second start are provided. Each of the winning openings 13b may be provided with a variable winning ball device that opens and closes.

Further, as shown in FIG. 1, a special variable winning ball device 20 is provided below the variable winning ball device 15. The special variable winning ball device 20 is provided with a big winning door, and when a specific display result (big hit symbol) is derived and displayed on the first special symbol display 8a and a specific display result (big hit) on the second special symbol display 8b. In the specific gaming state (big hit gaming state) that occurs when the symbol) is derived and displayed, the big winning opening door is controlled to the open state by the solenoid 21, so that the big winning opening that is the winning area is opened. The game ball that has won the big prize opening is detected by the count switch 23.

Based on the detection of the game balls by the count switch 23, a predetermined number (for example, 15) of game balls are paid out as prize balls. In this way, when the game ball passes (enters) the large winning opening opened in the special variable winning ball device 20, the other winning openings such as the first starting winning opening 13a and the second starting winning opening 13b are played. More prize balls are paid out than when the balls pass (enter). Therefore, if the large winning opening is opened in the special variable winning ball device 20, the first state is advantageous for the player. On the other hand, if the large winning opening is closed in the special variable winning ball device 20, the winning ball cannot be obtained by passing (entering) the game ball through the large winning opening, which is disadvantageous to the player. It becomes a state.

An ordinary symbol display 10 is provided on the right side of the first special symbol display 8a. The ordinary symbol display 10 is composed of, for example, two LEDs. When the game ball passes through the gate 32 and is detected by the gate switch 32a, the variable display of the display of the normal symbol display 10 is started. In this embodiment, the variation display is performed by alternately lighting the upper and lower LEDs (the symbol becomes visible when lit). For example, if the lower LED lights at the end of the variation display, it is a hit. Then, when the LED on the lower side of the normal symbol display 10 is lit and hit, the variable winning ball device 15 is opened a predetermined number of times and for a predetermined time. That is, the state of the variable winning ball device 15 is a state in which the lower LED is lit and a hit, from a disadvantageous state to an advantageous state for the player (a state in which the game ball can be won in the second starting winning opening 13b). ). A normal symbol holding storage display 41 having four display units (for example, four segments out of seven-segment LEDs) for displaying the number of winning balls that have passed through the gate 32 is provided above the special symbol holding storage display 18. Has been done. Every time the game ball passes through the gate 32, that is, every time the game ball is detected by the gate switch 32a, the normal symbol hold storage display 41 increases the number of lighting display units by one. Then, every time the variable display of the normal symbol display 10 is started, the number of lighting display units is reduced by 1.

The ordinary symbol hold storage display 41 composed of the 7-segment LED has four display units (segments) for displaying the number of winning balls that have passed through the gate 32, and the number of times the special variable winning ball device 20 is opened at the time of a big hit, for example. Two display units (segments) indicating (the number of jackpot rounds) and two display units (segments) indicating the game state are provided, but these display units are separate from the normal symbol hold storage display unit. It may be configured by. Further, the ordinary symbol display 10 may be configured by a segment LED or the like capable of variablely displaying a plurality of types of identification information (for example, “◯” and “×”) called ordinary symbols.

The winning openings 29a to 29d of the ordinary winning apparatus are provided around the special variable winning ball device 20, and the game balls that have won the winning openings 29a to 29d are detected by the winning opening switch 30. Each of the winning openings 29a to 29d constitutes a winning area provided on the game board 6 as an area for accepting the game ball and allowing the winning. The first starting winning opening 13a, the second starting winning opening 13b, and the large winning opening also constitute a winning area that accepts the game ball and allows the winning.

On the left side of the game area 7, a decorative member 25 having a decorative LED 25a that blinks during the game is provided, and at the lower part, there is an out port 26 that absorbs a game ball that has not won a prize. Further, four speakers 27 for emitting sound effects are provided on the left, right, upper and lower portions outside the game area 7. A top frame LED 28a, a left frame LED 28b, and a right frame LED 28c are provided on the outer periphery of the game area 7. The top frame LED 28a, the left frame LED 28b, the right frame LED 28c, and the decorative LED 25a are examples of decorative light emitters provided in the gaming machine.

Although not shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, a prize ball LED that lights up during prize ball payout is provided in the vicinity of the left frame LED 28b, and when the supply ball runs out in the vicinity of the top frame LED 28a. A bulb-out LED that lights up is provided. The prize ball LED and the ball-out LED are lit and controlled by the effect control microcomputer mounted on the effect control board when the prize ball is being paid out or when the ball-out is detected. Further, although not particularly shown, a prepaid card unit (hereinafter, referred to as “card unit”) 50 that enables ball lending by inserting a prepaid card is installed adjacent to the pachinko gaming machine 1. ..

By the operation of the player, the game ball launched from the hit ball launching device (not shown) enters the game area 7 through the launch ball guide passage (not shown), and then descends from the game area 7. When the game ball enters the first start winning opening 13a and is detected by the first start opening switch 14a, if the variation display of the first special symbol can be started (for example, the variation display of the special symbol ends and the first 1), the first special symbol display 8a starts the variable display (variation) of the first special symbol, and the effect display device 9 starts the variable display of the effect symbol. That is, the variable display of the first special symbol and the effect symbol corresponds to the winning of the first starting winning opening 13a. Unless it is possible to start the variable display of the first special symbol, the first reserved storage number is incremented by 1 on condition that the first reserved storage number has not reached the upper limit value.

When the game ball enters the second start winning opening 13b and is detected by the second start opening switch 15a, if it is in a state where the variation display of the second special symbol can be started (for example, the variation display of the special symbol ends and the first 2), the second special symbol display 8b starts the variable display (variation) of the second special symbol, and the effect display device 9 starts the variable display of the effect symbol. That is, the variable display of the second special symbol and the effect symbol corresponds to the winning of the second starting winning opening 13b. Unless it is possible to start the variable display of the second special symbol, the second reserved storage number is incremented by 1 on condition that the second reserved storage number has not reached the upper limit value.

The variation display of the first special symbol on the first special symbol display 8a and the variation display of the second special symbol on the second special symbol display 8b are stopped when the variation time elapses. If the special symbol at the time of stop (stop symbol) is a big hit symbol (specific display result), it becomes a "big hit", and the special symbol at the time of stop (stop symbol) is stopped and displayed different from the big hit symbol and the small hit symbol. If so, it will be "off".

After the variable display result in the special figure game becomes a "big hit", the game is controlled to a big hit game state as a specific game state in which a round (also referred to as a "round game") advantageous to the player is executed a predetermined number of times.

In the reels 301L, 301C, 301R, among the special figure game using the first special figure in the first special symbol display 8a and the special figure game using the second special figure in the second special symbol display 8b. Corresponding to the start of any of the special figure games, the variable display (variable display) of the effect symbol is started by rotating these reels 301L, 301C, 301R. Then, in the period from the start of the variation display of the effect symbol to the end of the variation display due to the stop display of the final effect symbols on the reels 301L, 301C, 301R, the variation display state of the effect symbol becomes a predetermined reach state. There is. Here, the reach state is an effect symbol that has not yet been temporarily stopped when the effect symbol that is temporarily stopped and displayed in the display area of the effect display device 9 constitutes a part of the jackpot combination (“reach”). (Also referred to as "variable symbol") is a display state in which fluctuation continues, or a display state in which all or part of the production symbols are fluctuating in synchronization while forming all or part of the jackpot combination. be. Specifically, in some of the reels 301L, 301C, and 301R (for example, reel 301L and reel 301R), the effect symbols (for example, the effect symbols indicating the alphanumeric characters of "7") constituting the predetermined jackpot combination are provisionally. In the remaining reels (for example, reel 301C) that have not yet been temporarily stopped when the stop is displayed, the effect symbol is still fluctuating, or in all or part of the reels 301L, 301C, 301R. It is a display state in which the effect symbols are fluctuating in synchronization while forming all or part of the jackpot combination.

The reels 301L, 301C, and 301R of this embodiment rotate together in the variation display of the effect symbol, and when the variation display of the effect symbol ends, the rotation stops in the order of reel 301L → reel 301R → reel 301C. In some cases, the rotation of the reel 301L and the reel 301R may be stopped at the same time, and finally the rotation of the reel 301C may be stopped. It should be noted that the reel 301L and the reel 301C do not stop at the same time in the variable display of the effect symbol.

The pachinko game machine 1 includes, for example, a game control board (main board 31) on which a game control microcomputer or the like is mounted, and an effect control board on which an effect control microcomputer for controlling an effect device such as an effect display device 9 is mounted. Various boards such as 80, a voice control board 70, an LED driver board 35, and a payout control board 37 on which a payout control microcomputer for ball payout control and the like are mounted are mounted.

Further, on the back side of the pachinko gaming machine 1, a power supply board 82 (see FIG. 3) on which a power supply circuit for creating various power supply voltages such as DC30V, DC21V, DC12V, and DC5V is mounted is provided. The power supply board 82 is supplied with the main board 31 of the pachinko game machine 1, each electric component control board (effect control board 80 and payout control board 37), and each electric component (power is supplied) provided in the pachinko game machine 1. A power switch as a power supply permitting means for executing or cutting off the power supply to (parts that operate) and a clear switch for clearing the RAM 55 of the game control microcomputer 156 of the main board 31 are provided. .. Further, a replaceable fuse is provided inside the power switch (on the inside of the board).

In this embodiment, the main board 31 is provided on the game board side, and the payout control board 37 is provided on the game frame side. Even with such a configuration, the communication between the main board 31 and the payout control board 37 is performed by serial communication, which facilitates the wiring arrangement when exchanging the game board.

Each control board is equipped with a control means including a control microcomputer. The control means is an electric component (game device: ball payout device 97, effect display device 9, LED or other light emitter) provided in the game machine according to a command signal (control signal) as a command from the game control means or the like. The speaker 27 and the like) are controlled. Hereinafter, the description may be made by including the main board 31 in the control board. In that case, the control means mounted on the control board refers to each of the game control means and the means for controlling the electric components provided in the game machine according to the command signal from the game control means or the like. Further, a board on which a microcomputer other than the main board 31 is mounted may be referred to as a sub board. The ball payout device 97 is a device for paying out a game ball guided by a passage for guiding the game ball and a sprocket or the like driven by a stepping motor or the like to an upper plate or a lower plate. A payout number count switch for counting prize balls and rental balls is also configured as a part of the unit. In this embodiment, the payout detecting means is realized by a payout number count switch, and has a function of detecting that a prize ball or a loaned ball is actually paid out from the ball payout device 97. In this case, the payout number count switch outputs a detection signal every time one payout of a prize ball or a loan ball is detected.

On the back surface of the pachinko gaming machine 1, a terminal board 91 provided with terminals for outputting various information to the outside of the pachinko gaming machine 1 is installed. On the terminal board 91, for example, information output signals such as jackpot information indicating the occurrence of a jackpot gaming state (starting port signal, symbol confirmation count 1 signal, jackpot 1 signal, jackpot 2 signal, jackpot 3 signal, time saving signal, security) An information output terminal for externally outputting a signal (a signal, a prize ball signal 1, a game machine error status signal) is provided. It should be noted that the game machine error status signal does not necessarily have to be output to the outside of the pachinko gaming machine 1, and a door indicating that the game frame is open instead of the game machine error status signal from the information output terminal. An open signal or the like may be output.

The game ball stored in the storage tank 38 passes through the guide rail, passes through a curved gutter, and reaches the ball payout device 97 covered with the payout case. Above the ball payout device 97, a ball out switch 43 as a game medium outage detecting means is provided. When the ball out switch 43 detects that the ball is out, the payout operation of the ball payout device 97 is stopped. When the ball-out switch 43 detects a shortage of game balls, the replenishment mechanism provided on the island where the game machine is installed replenishes the pachinko game machine 1.

When a large number of game balls as prizes based on winning prizes and game balls based on a ball lending request are paid out and the hit ball supply plate 3 becomes full, the game balls are guided to the surplus ball tray 4 through the surplus ball guidance passage. Further, when the game ball is paid out, the sensing lever (not shown) presses the full tank switch (not shown) as the storage state detecting means, and the full tank switch as the storing state detecting means is turned on. In that state, the rotation of the payout motor in the ball payout device is stopped, the operation of the ball payout device is stopped, and the drive of the ball launching device is also stopped.

As shown in FIG. 2, a game control microcomputer (corresponding to a game control means) 156 that controls the pachinko game machine 1 according to a program is mounted on the main board 31. The game control microcomputer 156 includes a ROM 54 for storing a program for game control (game progress control), a RAM 55 as a storage means used as a work memory, a CPU 56 for performing control operations according to the program, and an I / O port unit 57. It is possible to transmit various commands to the payout control board 37 and the effect control board 80 via the I / O port unit 57. In this embodiment, the ROM 54 and the RAM 55 are built in the game control microcomputer 156. That is, the game control microcomputer 156 is a one-chip microcomputer. The one-chip microcomputer may have at least a RAM 55 built-in, and the ROM 54 may be externally attached or built-in. Further, the I / O port portion 57 may be externally attached. The payout control board 37 and the effect control board 80 also have built-in I / O port units for receiving various commands from the game control microcomputer 156. These I / O port parts are the payout control board 37. Or may be externally attached to the effect control board 80. The game control microcomputer 156 further includes a random number circuit 60 that generates a hardware random number (a random number generated by the hardware circuit).

Since the CPU 56 of the game control microcomputer 156 executes the control according to the program stored in the ROM 54, the game control microcomputer 156 (or the CPU 56) will execute (or process) the following. Specifically, the CPU 56 executes control according to a program. This also applies to microcomputers mounted on substrates other than the main substrate 31.

Further, the game control microcomputer 156 has a built-in random number circuit 60. The random number circuit 60 is a hardware circuit used to generate a random number for determination for determining whether or not to make a big hit based on the display result of the variation display of the special symbol. The random number circuit 60 updates the numerical data according to the set update rule within the numerical range in which the initial value (for example, 0) and the upper limit value (for example, 65535) are set, and the start is generated at a random timing. Based on the fact that the winning time is the time when the numerical data is read (extracted), it has a random number generation function in which the read numerical data becomes a random number value.

The random number circuit 60 is a hardware circuit used to generate a random number for determination for determining whether or not to make a big hit based on the display result of the variation display of the special symbol. The random number circuit 60 updates the numerical data according to the set update rule within the numerical range in which the initial value (for example, 0) and the upper limit value (for example, 65535) are set, and the start is generated at a random timing. Based on the fact that the winning time is the time when the numerical data is read (extracted), it has a random number generation function in which the read numerical data becomes a random number value.

The random number circuit 60 has a numerical data update range selection setting function (initial value selection setting function and upper limit value selection setting function), a numerical data update rule selection setting function, and a numerical data update rule selection function. It has various functions such as a switching function. With such a function, the randomness of the generated random number can be improved.

Further, the game control microcomputer 156 has a function of setting an initial value of numerical data to be updated by the random number circuit 60. For example, a predetermined calculation is performed using the ID number of the game control microcomputer 156 stored in a predetermined storage area such as ROM 54 (ID number assigned by a different numerical value for each product of the game control microcomputer 156). The numerical data obtained above is set as the initial value of the numerical data updated by the random number circuit 60. By performing such processing, the randomness of the random numbers generated by the random number circuit 60 can be further improved.

The game control microcomputer 156 reads numerical data as a random number R from the random number circuit 60 when a start prize is generated for the first start port switch 14a or the second start port switch 15a, and starts changing the special symbol and the effect symbol. Sometimes, based on the random number R, it is determined whether or not to make a big hit display result as a specific display result, that is, whether or not to make a big hit. Then, when it is decided to make a big hit, the gaming state is shifted to the big hit gaming state as a specific gaming state which is advantageous for the player.

Further, the RAM 55 is a backup RAM as a non-volatile storage means in which a part or all of the RAM 55 is backed up by a backup power source created on the power supply board 82. That is, even if the power supply to the gaming machine is stopped, a part or all of the contents of the RAM 55 are stored for a predetermined period (until the capacitor as the backup power supply is discharged and the backup power supply cannot supply power). In particular, at least the data corresponding to the game state, that is, the control state of the game control means (value of the special symbol process flag, the hold storage number counter, etc.) and the data indicating the number of unpaid prize balls (specifically, the prize balls described later). The value of the command output counter) is saved in the backup RAM. The data according to the control state of the game control means is data necessary for recovering the control state before the occurrence of the power failure or the like based on the data when the data is restored after the power failure or the like occurs. Further, the data corresponding to the control state and the data indicating the number of unpaid prize balls are defined as the data indicating the progress state of the game. In this embodiment, it is assumed that the entire RAM 55 is backed up by the power supply.

A reset signal from the power supply board 82 is input to the reset terminal of the game control microcomputer 156. The power supply board 82 is equipped with a reset circuit that generates a reset signal supplied to the game control microcomputer 156 and the like. When the reset signal reaches a high level, the game control microcomputer 156 and the like are in an operable state, and when the reset signal becomes a low level, the game control microcomputer 156 and the like are in an operation stopped state. Therefore, during the period when the reset signal is at a high level, an allowable signal that allows the operation of the game control microcomputer 156 or the like is output, and during the period when the reset signal is at a low level, the game control microcomputer is output. An operation stop signal for stopping the operation such as 156 is output. The reset circuit may be mounted on each electric component control board (a board on which a microcomputer for controlling electric components is mounted).

Further, a power supply cutoff signal indicating that the power supply voltage from the power supply board 82 has dropped to a predetermined value or less is input to the input port of the game control microcomputer 156. That is, when the voltage value of a predetermined voltage (for example, DC30V, DC5V, etc.) used in the gaming machine is monitored on the power supply board 82 and the voltage value drops to a predetermined predetermined value (decrease in power supply voltage). Is detected), and a power supply monitoring circuit that outputs a power supply cutoff signal to that effect is installed. The power supply monitoring circuit may not be mounted on the power supply board 82, but may be mounted on a board (for example, the main board 31) whose power supply is backed up by a backup power supply. Further, a clear signal indicating that the clear switch for instructing to clear the contents of the RAM has been operated is input to the input port of the game control microcomputer 156.

Further, the gate switch 32a, the first starting port switch 14a, the first winning confirmation switch 14b, the second starting port switch 15a, the second winning confirmation switch 15b, the count switch 23, the third winning confirmation switch 23a, and each winning opening switch 30. , The input driver circuit 58 that gives the detection signal from 30b to the basic circuit is also mounted on the main board 31, and the solenoid 16 that opens and closes the variable winning ball device 15, the solenoid 21 that opens and closes the special variable winning ball device 20, and the basic circuit. The output circuit 59, which is driven in accordance with the command of The information output circuit 64 that outputs the information output signal of the above to an external device such as a hall computer via the terminal board 91 is also mounted on the main board 31.

In this embodiment, the effect control means (consisting of the effect control microcomputer) mounted on the effect control board 80 directs the effect content from the game control microcomputer 156 via the relay board 77. It receives a control command and controls the display with the effect display device 9 that displays the effect symbol in a variable manner.

In this embodiment, a mode in which the relay board 77 is provided is illustrated, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the function of the relay board 77, which will be described later, is applied to the effect control board 80 and the main board 31. It may be provided so as not to have the relay board 77.

The effect control board 80 is equipped with an effect control microcomputer (not shown) including a effect control CPU and a RAM. The RAM may be externally attached. Further, a power supply board 82 is connected to the effect control board 80 (see FIG. 3), and the RAM, ROM, and effect control CPU mounted on the effect control board 80 by the electric power supplied from the power supply board 82 (see FIG. 3). (Not shown) etc. can be operated. In the effect control board 80, the effect control CPU (not shown) operates according to a program stored in the built-in or external ROM (not shown), and is input from the main board 31 via the relay board 77. In response to the built-in signal (effect control INT signal), the effect control command is received via the input driver and the input port. Further, the effect control CPU (not shown) outputs predetermined output instruction information (serial signal) to the reel drive control board 81 to rotate / stop the reels 301L, 301C, 301R and the reel lights 310a, The reel drive control board 81 can control the lighting and extinguishing of 310b and 310c.

The effect control command and the effect control INT signal are first input to the input driver on the effect control board 80. The input driver passes the signal input from the relay board 77 only in the direction toward the inside of the effect control board 80 (the signal is not passed in the direction from the inside of the effect control board 80 to the relay board 77). It is also a unidirectional circuit as a means.

As a signal direction regulating means, the relay board 77 allows the signal input from the main board 31 to pass only in the direction toward the effect control board 80 (the signal does not pass in the direction from the effect control board 80 to the relay board 77). Unidirectional circuit (not shown) is installed. As a unidirectional circuit, for example, a diode or a transistor is used. Further, since the effect control command and the effect control INT signal are output from the main board 31 via the I / O port portion which is a unidirectional circuit, the signal from the relay board 77 toward the inside of the main board 31 is regulated. .. That is, the signal from the relay board 77 does not enter the inside of the main board 31 (the game control microcomputer 156 side).

Further, the effect control CPU (not shown) includes various signals (see FIG. 4) and reels input to the motor drive circuits 85, 86, and 87 from a serial signal circuit (not shown) mounted on the effect control board 80. Output instruction information (signals input to the light drive circuit 88 and corresponding to reel light control signals for controlling lighting / extinguishing of the first reel light 310a, the second reel light 310b, and the third reel light 310c ( By outputting the serial signal) to the serial signal circuit 89, the serial signal circuit 89 sends the first reel stepping motor 307L, the second reel stepping motor 307C, and the third reel stepping to the motor drive circuits 85, 86, and 87. Various signals for driving the motor 307R and reel light control signals for turning on / off the first reel light 310a, the second reel light 310b, and the third reel light 310c are output to the reel light drive circuit 88.

Note that the sound number data is output to the voice control board 70 from the output port of the effect control CPU. In the voice control board 70, the sound number data is input to the voice synthesis IC (not shown) via the input driver (not shown). The voice synthesis IC generates voices and sound effects according to the sound number data and outputs them to an amplifier circuit (not shown). The amplifier circuit outputs a voice signal obtained by amplifying the output level of the voice synthesis IC to a level corresponding to the volume set by the volume to the speaker 27. The voice data ROM (not shown) stores control data according to the sound number data. The control data according to the telephone number data is a collection of data showing the output mode of the sound effect or the voice in a predetermined period (for example, the fluctuation period of the effect symbol) in chronological order.

In the LED driver board 35, the signal for driving the LED is input to the LED driver via an input driver (not shown). The LED driver supplies a drive signal to each LED provided on the frame side such as the top frame LED 28a, the left frame LED 28b, and the right frame LED 28c. Further, a drive signal is supplied to the decorative LED 25a provided on the game board side. When a light emitting body other than the LED is provided, a drive circuit (driver) for driving the light emitting body is mounted on the LED driver board 35.

Here, the reel drive control board 81 and the effect display device 9 will be described with reference to FIGS. 3 and 4.

The effect display device 9 is provided with a first reel stepping motor 307L for rotating the reel 301L, a second reel stepping motor 307C for rotating the reel 301C, and a third reel stepping motor 307R for rotating the reel 307R. Has been done. Further, the effect display device 9 includes a first reel light 310a for illuminating the reel 301L from the inside of the reel 301L, a second reel light 310b for illuminating the reel 301C from the inside of the reel 301C, and a reel 301R. The third reel light 310c for illuminating from the inside of the 301R, the first reel origin detection sensors 309a and 309b for detecting the origin position (initial position) of the reel 301L, and the origin position (initial position) of the reel 301C are detected. The second reel origin detection sensors 309c and 309d for the purpose and the third reel origin detection sensors 309e and 309f for detecting the origin position (initial position) of the reel 307R are provided, respectively.

The first reel stepping motor 307L, the second reel stepping motor 307C, and the third reel stepping motor 307R in the present embodiment each have a rotor and a stator A (hereinafter referred to as phase A) that surround the rotor. Two-phase stepping with a stator B (hereinafter referred to as B phase) and a basic step angle set to 1.8 ° by arranging a plurality of magnetic poles over the entire circumference of the rotor in the rotation direction. It is a motor. In this embodiment, a mode in which a two-phase stepping motor having a basic step angle of 1.8 ° is used as the first reel stepping motor 307L, the second reel stepping motor 307C, and the third reel stepping motor 307R is illustrated. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the stepping motor used as the first reel stepping motor 307L, the second reel stepping motor 307C, and the third reel stepping motor 307R is 2 such as a 5-phase stepping motor. A stepping motor other than the phase may be used, or a stepping motor having h and a basic step angle of other than 1.8 ° may be used.

The reel drive control board 81 includes a motor drive power supply circuit 83 (motor drive power supply circuit 1), a motor drive power supply circuit 84 (motor drive power supply circuit 2), a motor drive circuit 85 (motor drive circuit 1), and a motor. A drive circuit 86 (motor drive circuit 2), a motor drive circuit 87 (motor drive circuit 3), a reel light drive circuit 88, a serial signal circuit 89, and the like are mounted.

Of these, the motor drive power supply circuit 83 is connected to the effect control board 80, the motor drive circuit 85, and the motor drive circuit 86, and the motor drive power supply circuit 84 is connected to the effect control board 80 and the motor drive circuit 87. ing. As shown in FIG. 3, the motor drive power supply circuit 83 and the motor drive power supply circuit 84 are motor drive circuits 85, 86, 87 based on the electric power supplied from the power supply board 82 via the effect control board 80. It is a power supply circuit for generating electric power to be supplied to (for example, when electric power of DC30V is supplied from the power supply board 82, electric power of DC20V is generated), and the power supply circuit 83 for driving a motor is a motor drive. The circuit 85 and the motor drive circuit 86 are connected, and the motor drive power supply circuit 84 is connected to the motor drive circuit 87. The motor drive circuit 85 can drive the first reel stepping motor 307L with the power of the voltage generated by the motor drive power supply circuit 83, and the motor drive circuit 86 is the motor drive power supply circuit 83. The second reel stepping motor 307C can be driven by the power of the voltage generated in the above, and the motor drive circuit 87 uses the power of the voltage generated by the power supply circuit 84 for driving the motor to drive the third reel stepping. The motor 307R can be driven.

That is, as described above, the reels 301L, 301C, and 301R are not limited to the case where the rotation of the reels 301L, 301C, and 301R is stopped in the order of reel 301L → reel 301R → reel 301C when the variation display of the effect symbol is completed, but also the reels 301L and 301R. In this embodiment, the motor drive circuit 85 for driving the first reel stepping motor 307L of the reel 301L, which may stop at the same time, may stop the rotation of the reel 301C at the same time. , The motor drive circuit 87 that drives the third reel stepping motor 307R of the reel 301R is connected to a different power supply circuit, and the motor drive circuit 85 that drives the first reel stepping motor 307L of the reel 301L that is unlikely to stop at the same time , The motor drive circuit 86 that drives the second reel stepping motor 307C of the reel 301C is connected to the same motor drive power supply circuit 83.

Therefore, when the rotation of the reel 301L and the reel 301R is stopped at the same time, the power (current) supplied to the first reel stepping motor 307L and the third reel stepping motor 307R changes significantly, and the power supply circuit becomes large. In this embodiment, the first reel stepping motor 307L and the motor drive circuit 85 for rotating the reel 301L and the third reel stepping motor 307R for rotating the reel 301R may flow, although a load or an overcurrent may flow. Since the power supply circuits (motor drive power supply circuit 83 and motor drive power supply circuit 84) that supply power to the motor drive circuit 87 are different power supply circuits as described above, the motor drive circuit 85 and the motor drive circuit 87 Compared to the case where the power supply circuit is connected to the same power supply circuit, for example, the power supply circuit 83 for driving the motor, even if the rotation of the reel 301L and the reel 301R is stopped at the same time, the use per power supply circuit is used. Since the amount of change in power can be suppressed to a small value, it is not necessary to provide a protection circuit or the like, and an increase in cost for providing the protection circuit or the like can be suppressed.

In this embodiment, the motor drive circuit 85 for driving the first reel stepping motor 307L of the reel 301L, which may stop at the same time, and the motor drive circuit 87 for driving the third reel stepping motor 307R of the reel 301R are provided. A motor drive circuit 85 that drives the first reel stepping motor 307L of the reel 301L and a motor drive circuit that drives the second reel stepping motor 307C of the reel 301C, which are not only connected to different power supply circuits but are unlikely to stop at the same time. By connecting the 86 to the same motor drive power supply circuit 83, the motor drive power supply circuit is compared with the case where the motor drive power supply circuit is individually provided in each of the motor drive circuits 85, 86, 87. Although the cost can be reduced by reducing the number of motors, the present invention is not limited to this, and the motor drive circuits 85, 86, and 87 are connected to individual power supply circuits. You may.

The reel light drive circuit 88 is connected to the first reel light 310a, the second reel light 310b, and the third reel light 310c. Further, the motor drive circuits 85, 86, 87 mounted on the reel drive control board 81, the reel light drive circuit 88, and the first reel light 310a, the second reel light 310b, and the second reel light 310b mounted on the effect display device 9. The three reel lights 310c, the first reel origin detection sensors 309a and 309b, the second reel origin detection sensors 309c and 309d, and the third reel origin detection sensors 309e and 309f communicate serially with the effect control board 80 via the serial signal circuit 89. It is connected so that it can communicate with. Therefore, the signals output from the first reel origin detection sensors 309a and 309b, the second reel origin detection sensors 309c and 309d, and the third reel origin detection sensors 309e and 309f are input to the serial signal circuit 89, and the serial signal circuit From 89, serial data for notifying the effect control board 80 of the signal output states of the first reel origin detection sensors 309a and 309b, the second reel origin detection sensors 309c and 309d, and the third reel origin detection sensors 309e and 309f. Is transmitted, the effect control board 80 detects the first reel origin detection sensors 309a, 309b, the second reel origin detection sensors 309c, 309d, and the third reel origin detection sensors 309e, 309f, that is, the reel 301L, It is possible to grasp whether or not the reel 301C and the reel 301R are located at the initial positions.

As described above, in this embodiment, since the reel drive control board 81 and the effect control board 80 are connected by serial communication, each signal is individually transmitted and received between the reel drive control board 81 and the effect control board 80. It is preferable that the number of wires connected to the effect control board 80 can be reduced as compared with the case of connecting by parallel communication, because noise prevention measures from the power supply line can be easily taken, but the present invention is limited to this. Instead, the reel drive control board 81 and the effect control board 80 may be connected in a form other than serial communication.

In this embodiment, each motor drive circuit 85, 86, 87, reel light drive circuit 88, first reel origin detection sensor 309a, 309b, second reel origin detection sensor 309c, 309d, via the serial signal circuit 89, Although a mode in which communication is possible between the third reel origin detection sensors 309e and 309f and the effect control board 80 has been illustrated, the present invention is not limited to this, and for example, the serial signal circuit 89 has each. The first serial signal circuit for enabling communication between the motor drive circuits 85, 86, 87 and the effect control board 80, and the first serial signal circuit for enabling communication between the reel light drive circuit 88 and the effect control board 80. 2nd serial signal circuit, 1st reel origin detection sensors 309a, 309b, 2nd reel origin detection sensors 309c, 309d, 3rd reel origin detection sensors 309e, 309f, and a third for enabling communication between the effect control board 80. It may be divided into three serial signal circuits. Further, these first serial signal circuit, second serial signal circuit and third serial signal circuit have different communication intervals from the effect control board 80 (for example, the first serial signal circuit is each motor drive circuit 85, Communication is possible between 86 and 87 and the effect control board 80 at an interval of 1 ms, and the second serial signal circuit is capable of communicating between the reel light drive circuit 88 and the effect control board 80t at an interval of 2 ms. The 3 serial signal circuit can communicate between the 1st reel origin detection sensors 309a and 309b, the 2nd reel origin detection sensors 309c and 309d, the 3rd reel origin detection sensors 309e and 309f and the effect control board 80 at intervals of 3 ms). It may be.

Further, the first reel origin detection sensors 309a and 309b, the second reel origin detection sensors 309c and 309d, and the third reel origin detection sensors 309e and 309f are connected to the effect control board 80 without going through the serial signal circuit 89. Then, the detection state / non-detection state of the first reel origin detection sensors 309a, 309b, the second reel origin detection sensors 309c, 309d, and the third reel origin detection sensors 309e, 309f can be directly notified to the effect control board 80. It may be.

Further, in this embodiment, the motor drive circuits 85, 86, 87, the reel light drive circuit 88, the first reel origin detection sensors 309a, 309b, the second reel origin detection sensors 309c, 309d, respectively, via the serial signal circuit 89, Although a mode in which communication is possible between the third reel origin detection sensors 309e and 309f and the effect control board 80 is illustrated, the present invention is not limited to this, and the motor drive circuits 85, 86, 87, respectively. Serial signals can be communicated between the reel light drive circuit 88, the first reel origin detection sensors 309a, 309b, the second reel origin detection sensors 309c, 309d, the third reel origin detection sensors 309e, 309f, and the effect control board 80. May be. By doing so, it is not necessary to provide a converter for converting the signal transmitted / received between the effect control board 80 and the reel drive control board 81 from the serial signal to the parallel signal or from the parallel signal to the serial signal. The game machine 1 can be manufactured at low cost.

Next, the motor drive circuits 85, 86, and 87 will be described. As shown in FIG. 4, the motor drive circuits 85, 86, and 87 mainly include a controller 401, an excitation mode setting circuit 402, an electric angle monitoring circuit 403, a chopping signal generation circuit 404, a step signal generation circuit 405, and an overheat detection circuit. 406, overcurrent detection circuit 407, internal drive power generation circuit 409, power-on reset circuit 408, drive pulse generation circuit 410, drive current setting circuit 411, pulse output control circuit 412, output pulse generation circuit 415, 416, drive A current comparison circuit 413, 414 and the like are included.

Of these, the controller 401 is a circuit that controls each of the motor drive circuits 85, 86, and 87, and mainly receives various signals (forward / reverse rotation signal, electric angle initialization signal, output) received from the effect control board 80. The step signal generation circuit 405 is mainly controlled based on the control signal), the control clock signal, and the like.

The excitation mode setting circuit 402 uses a standby mode, which will be described later, a two-phase excitation, and a 1-2-phase excitation (A) based on the excitation setting signal 0, the excitation setting signal 1, and the excitation setting signal 2 received from the effect control board 80. Type), W1-2 phase excitation, 1-2 phase excitation (B type), 2W1-2 phase excitation, 4W1-2 phase excitation, and 8W1-2 phase excitation. The excitation mode setting circuit 402 also has a function of notifying the controller 401, the electric angle monitoring circuit 403, and the step signal generation circuit 405 of the excitation mode set based on the excitation setting signal 0, the excitation setting signal 1, and the excitation setting signal 2. ing.

The electric angle monitoring circuit 403 is a circuit for monitoring the electric angles of the reel stepping motors 307L, 307C, and 307R. This electric angle monitoring circuit 403 continuously outputs an electric angle signal at High when current values of different strengths are applied to the A phase and the B phase, and the A phase and the B phase have the same strength. When a current value is applied, the electric angle signal Low is continuously output. As shown in FIG. 6, when the electric angle signal is output in Low in this embodiment, the motor drive circuit 85 This is the case where a current value of 100% or a current value of 71% of the current supplied to 86 and 87 is applied, and the electric angle is 45 °.

That is, in the electric angle monitoring circuit 403 of this embodiment, the magnitudes of the current values applied to the A phase and the B phase are the same, and the current values applied to the A phase and the B phase are positive. By continuously outputting the electric angle signal at Low during the period of the value, it is shown that the rotors of the reel stepping motors 307L, 307C, and 307R are arranged at electrically stable positions, and the A phase is shown. And the magnitude of the current value applied to the B phase is different, or the magnitude of the current value applied to the A phase and the B phase is the same, but the magnitude of the current value applied to the A phase and the B phase is the same. By continuously outputting the electric angle signal in High during the period when at least one of the current values is negative, the rotors of the reel stepping motors 307L, 307C, and 307R are arranged at electrically stable positions. It is a circuit that shows that it is not. When the electric angle signal is output in Low, the electric angle is always 45 ° regardless of the excitation mode.

The electric angle monitoring circuit 403 of this embodiment exemplifies a mode in which the output state of the electric angle signal is changed based on the current values applied to the A phase and the B phase in each of the reel stepping motors 307L, 307C, and 307R. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the electric angle monitoring circuit 403 controls the magnitude of the magnetic force generated in the A phase and the B phase in each of the reel stepping motors 307L, 307C, and 307R. The output state of the electric angle signal may be changed based on the clock signal or the like. In this embodiment, an electric angle signal can be output by providing the electric angle monitoring circuit 403 in the motor drive circuits 85, 86, 87, but the present invention is limited to this. Instead, the motor drive circuits 85, 86, and 87 may not output an electric angle signal.

The chopping signal generation circuit 404 is a circuit that generates a chopping signal by adjusting the driving pulse signal of the triangular wave generated by the driving pulse generation circuit 410 described later to a square wave. The chopping signal is a signal having 16 counts of the square wave as one cycle. The step signal generation circuit 405 is a circuit that generates a step signal based on the chopping signal generated by the chopping signal generation circuit 404 and the signal from the controller 401.

The overheat detection circuit 406 monitors the heat generation of the pulse output control circuit 412, and outputs an overheat detection signal to the controller 401 when the temperature of the pulse output control circuit 412 reaches a specified temperature to control the pulse output. This is a circuit for notifying that the temperature of the circuit 412 has reached the specified temperature. The overcurrent detection circuit 407 is applied to the pulse output control circuit 412 by outputting an overcurrent detection signal to the controller 401 when the current applied to the pulse output control circuit 412 reaches a specified current. This is a circuit for notifying that the current current has reached the specified current. When the controller 401 receives the overheat detection signal or the overcurrent detection signal, the stepping motors 307L, 307C, and 307R are stopped by setting the excitation mode to the standby mode, and the temperature of the pulse output control circuit 412 is raised. An abnormality detection signal indicating that the specified temperature has been reached or that the current applied to the pulse output control circuit 412 has reached the specified current is output to the outside of the effect control board 80 and the pachinko gaming machine 1.

The internal drive power generation circuit 409 is a circuit for generating the internal drive power used in the motor drive circuits 85, 86, 87 from the motor drive power, and the generated internal drive power is applied to the controller 401 and the like. It is supplied and the controller 401 operates by the internal drive power. The motor drive power is supplied to a plurality of circuits such as the drive pulse generation circuit 410, and the plurality of circuits such as the drive pulse generation circuit 410 are operated by the motor drive power. The power-on reset circuit 408 is a motor drive circuit so that the motor drive circuits 85, 86, and 87 start up normally based on the fact that the power supply (motor drive power) is turned on to the motor drive circuits 85, 86, and 87. This is a circuit for resetting the states of 85, 86, and 87.

The drive pulse generation circuit 410 is a circuit that generates a drive pulse signal which is a triangular wave based on a drive high frequency signal input from the outside. As described above, the generated drive pulse signal is adjusted to a rectangular wave in the chopping signal generation circuit 404 and used as the chopping signal. The drive current setting circuit 411 sets a set current value (upper limit current value) for driving each stepping motor 307L, 307C, 307R based on the A-phase output setting signal and the B-phase output setting signal received from the effect control board 80. It is a circuit for setting. The drive current setting circuit 411 has a function of notifying the drive current comparison circuits 413 and 414 of the current value based on the set current value set based on the A-phase output setting signal and the B-phase output setting signal. There is.

The pulse output control circuit 412 is a circuit for controlling the current application timing from the output pulse generation circuits 415 and 416 to the reel stepping motors 307L, 307C, and 307R. The output pulse generation circuits 415 and 416 are circuits for storing and discharging (outputting) current for applying to the A phase and the B phase based on the control of the pulse output control circuit 412. In this embodiment, the output pulse generation circuit 415 is a circuit for applying a current to the A phase in each reel stepping motor 307L, 307C, 307R, and the output pulse generation circuit 416 is a circuit for applying a current to each reel stepping motor 307L, This is a circuit for applying a current value to the B phase in 307C and 307R. Further, the output pulse generation circuit 415 has a function of notifying the drive current comparison circuit 413 of the stored current value, and the output pulse generation circuit 416 notifies the drive current comparison circuit 414 of the stored current value. Has a function to notify to.

The drive current comparison circuit 413 is a circuit for comparing the current value stored in the output pulse generation circuit 415 with the current value notified from the drive current setting circuit 411, and is capable of intercommunication with the pulse output control circuit 412. It is connected to the. The drive current comparison circuit 414 is a circuit for comparing the current value stored in the output pulse generation circuit 416 with the current value notified from the drive current setting circuit 411, and is capable of intercommunication with the pulse output control circuit 412. It is connected to the.

The output pulse generation circuits 415 and 416 of this embodiment are based on the control of the pulse output control circuit 412, and each time the clock signal input is executed once, the A-phase and B of the reel stepping motors 307L, 307C, and 307R are used. It is a circuit that repeats storage and discharge (output) for applying current to the phase. At the input of this clock signal, the pulse output control circuit 412 controls the output pulse generation circuits 415 and 416 to store electricity. At this time, the pulse output control circuit 412 communicates with the drive current comparison circuits 413 and 414, so that the current values stored in the output pulse generation circuits 415 and 416 reach the current values notified from the drive current setting circuits 411, respectively. Based on the fact that the current value stored in the output pulse generation circuits 415 and 416 reaches the current value notified from the drive current setting circuit 411, each reel stepping motor 307L, The output pulse generation circuits 415 and 416 are controlled so as to output pulse signals (discharge, current value application) to the A phase and B phase of 307C and 307R.

As described above, the motor drive circuits 85, 86, and 87 of this embodiment are configured. Next, the operation when each reel stepping motor 307L, 307C, 307R is driven by using these motor drive circuits 85, 86, 87 will be described.

First, when the motor drive power is supplied to the motor drive circuits 85, 86, 87, the internal drive power generation circuit 409 uses the power-on reset circuit 408 to normally start the motor drive circuits 85, 86, 87. The state of the motor drive circuits 85, 86, and 87 is reset to. Then, the motor drive power is started to be supplied to the circuits such as the drive pulse generation circuit 410, and the internal drive power is started to be supplied to the controller 401.

Next, when the controller 401 starts up by receiving the supply of the internal drive power, it receives and stores the notification of the excitation mode set from the excitation mode setting circuit 402. The electric angle monitoring circuit 403 and the step signal generation circuit 405 also receive and store the notification of the excitation mode set from the excitation mode setting circuit 402. Further, the chopping signal generation circuit 404 adjusts the driving pulse signal of the triangular wave generated from the driving high frequency signal by the driving pulse generation circuit 410 to a square wave to adjust the chopping signal, and outputs the chopping signal generation circuit 405 to the step signal generation circuit 405. do.

Then, when the control clock signal, the forward rotation / reverse rotation signal, and other signals are input from the effect control board 80, the controller 401 rotates the reel stepping motors 307L, 307C, and 307R forward with respect to the step signal generation circuit 405. Notifies the direction indicated by the reverse signal. At this time, the A-phase output setting signal and the B-phase output setting signal are input to the drive current setting circuit 411 from the effect control board 80, and the drive current setting circuit 411 has an output pulse based on the A-phase output setting signal. The drive current comparison circuit 413 is notified of the current value stored in the generation circuit 415, and the drive current comparison circuit 414 is notified of the current value stored in the output pulse generation circuit 416 based on the B-phase output setting signal.

Next, the step signal generation circuit 405 of the output pulse generation circuit 415 with respect to the pulse output control circuit 412 based on the forward / reverse rotation signal input from the controller 401 and the chopping signal input from the chopping signal generation circuit 404. It outputs a step signal for instructing charge / discharge and a step signal for instructing charge / discharge of the output pulse generation circuit 416. Further, each time the step signal generation circuit 405 outputs these step signals, the step signal generation circuit 405 notifies the electric angle monitoring circuit 403 of a signal capable of specifying the step angle according to the excitation mode.

The pulse output control circuit 412 starts storing electricity in the output pulse generation circuit 415 based on the input of the step signal from the step signal generation circuit 405. During the storage, the output pulse generation circuit 415 notifies the drive current comparison circuit 413 of the current value stored in the output pulse generation circuit 415. Further, the drive current comparison circuit 413 refers to the pulse output control circuit 412 based on the fact that the current value stored in the output pulse generation circuit 415 reaches the current value notified from the drive current setting circuit 411. The output pulse generation circuit 415 is notified that the current of the current value notified from the drive current setting circuit 411 has been stored.

Then, the pulse output control circuit 412 receives each reel stepping motor 307L from the output pulse generation circuit 415 based on the completion of storage of the current of the current value notified from the drive current setting circuit 411 to the output pulse generation circuit 415. The output pulse generation circuit 415 is controlled so as to discharge the 307C and 307R to the A phase (output of the pulse signal).

Similarly, the pulse output control circuit 412 starts storing electricity in the output pulse generation circuit 416 based on the input of the step signal from the step signal generation circuit 405. During the storage, the output pulse generation circuit 416 notifies the drive current comparison circuit 414 of the current value stored in the output pulse generation circuit 416. Further, the drive current comparison circuit 414 refers to the pulse output control circuit 412 based on the fact that the current value stored in the output pulse generation circuit 415 reaches the current value notified from the drive current setting circuit 411. The output pulse generation circuit 416 is notified that the current of the current value notified from the drive current setting circuit 411 has been stored.

Then, the pulse output control circuit 412 is based on the fact that the current value of the current value notified from the drive current setting circuit 411 to the output pulse generation circuits 415 and 416 is completely stored, and each reel from the output pulse generation circuits 415 and 416. The output pulse generation circuits 415 and 416 are controlled so as to discharge the stepping motors 307L, 307C, and 307R to the B phase (output of the pulse signal). As will be described later, the current value of the pulse signal output from the output pulse generation circuits 415 and 416 differs depending on the excitation mode, but does not exceed the set current value.

As described above, the current stored in the output pulse generation circuits 415 and 416 is discharged, so that the A phases of the reel stepping motors 307L, 307C, and 307R are input to the drive current setting circuit 411. A current value based on the phase output setting signal is applied, and a current value based on the B phase output setting signal input to the drive current setting circuit 411 is applied to the B phase of each reel stepping motor 307L, 307C, 307R. It has become. Further, even when the reel stepping motors 307L, 307C, and 307R are being driven by the A-phase output setting signal and the B-phase output setting signal input from the effect control board 80 (effect control CPU) to the drive current setting circuit 411. By changing the current value of the pulse signal output from each output pulse generation circuit 415, 416, it is possible to change the torque and calorific value of each reel stepping motor 307L, 307C, 307R. In the reel stepping motors 307L, 307C, and 307R in this embodiment, the torque and the amount of heat generated increase due to the increase in the current values applied to the A phase and the B phase, while the A phase and the B phase As the applied current value decreases, the torque and calorific value decrease.

Next, the excitation mode that the excitation mode setting circuit 402 can set according to the combination of the excitation setting signal 0, the excitation setting signal 1, and the excitation setting signal 2 input from the effect control board 80 will be described. When the excitation setting signal 0, the excitation setting signal 1, and the excitation setting signal 2 are all Low in the excitation mode setting circuit 402, the excitation mode is set to the standby mode. The standby mode is a mode in which the generation of the driving pulse and the generation of the pulse signal from the output pulse generation circuits 415 and 416 are stopped. Further, in the excitation mode setting circuit, when the excitation setting signal 0 and the excitation setting signal 1 are Low and the excitation setting signal 2 is High, the excitation mode is set to the two-phase excitation setting, and the excitation setting signal 0 and the excitation setting signal are set. When 2 is Low and the excitation setting signal 1 is High, the excitation mode is set to 1-2 phase excitation (A type) setting, the excitation setting signal 0 is HIgh, and the excitation setting signal 1 and the excitation setting signal 2 When is High, the excitation mode is set to W1-2 phase excitation setting, and when the excitation setting signal 0 is High and the excitation setting signal 1 and the excitation setting signal 2 are Low, the excitation mode is 1-2 phase excitation. When the (B type) setting is set and the excitation setting signal 0 and the excitation setting signal 2 are High and the excitation setting signal 1 is Low, the excitation mode is set to the 2W1-2 phase excitation setting, and the excitation setting signal 0 and When the excitation setting signal 1 is High and the excitation setting signal 2 is Low, the excitation mode is set to 4W1-2 phase excitation setting, and when the excitation setting signals 0 to 2 are all High, the excitation mode is 8W1-2. Set to phase excitation setting.

As shown in FIGS. 15 and 16, the two-phase excitation setting and the 1-2 layer excitation (A type) setting set the current values of 0%, + 100%, and -100% based on these excitation settings as the A phase. It is a setting to execute a full step drive for driving the first reel stepping motor 307L, the second reel stepping motor 207C, and the third reel stepping motor 307R by applying the current to the B phase. That is, in these full-step drives, as shown in FIGS. 13 to 16, the same current value is always applied only to the A phase or the B phase among the A phase and the B phase, and the A phase and the B phase. Since it is provided only when the same current value is applied to and, the step angle is set large. Further, in these full-step drives, there are cases where the same current value is applied only to the A phase or only the B phase, and cases where the same current value is applied to the A phase and the B phase. The reel stepping motor 307L, the second reel stepping motor 207C, and the third reel stepping motor 307R are driven by a constant current.

On the other hand, as shown in FIGS. 17 and 18, 1-2 phase excitation (B type) setting, W1-2 phase excitation setting, 2W1-2 phase excitation setting, 4W1-2 phase excitation setting, 8W1-2 phase excitation setting In addition to the current values of 0%, + 100%, and -100% based on each excitation setting, more subdivided current values such as + 71%, + 38%, -38%, and -71% are used for phase A and B. By applying to the phase, the first reel stepping motor 307L, the second reel stepping motor 207C, and the third reel stepping motor 307R are driven more finely than the full step drive (the basic step angle is reduced) to execute the microtep drive. It is a setting. That is, as shown in FIGS. 13, 14, 17, and 18, these full-step drives are full because the current values applied to the A and B phases are set more finely than the full-step drives. The step angle is set smaller than the step drive (1-2 phase excitation (B type) setting, W1-2 phase excitation setting, 2W1-2 phase excitation setting, 4W1-2 phase excitation setting, 8W1-2 phase excitation. The basic step angle decreases in the order of setting).

In these settings for executing microstep drive, unlike the setting for executing full step drive, a current value of less than 100% may be applied to each phase, so the set current value set is full step drive. If the settings for executing the above are the same, the current value applied to one phase will be smaller than that for executing the full-step drive. Therefore, in the setting for executing the microstep drive of this embodiment, the current value applied to one phase is set to execute the full step drive by making the set current value larger than the setting for executing the full step drive. Are set to be equivalent. That is, in the setting for executing the microstep drive, 1-2 phase excitation (B type) setting, W1-2 phase excitation setting, 2W1-2 phase excitation setting, 4W1-2 phase excitation setting, 8W1-2 phase excitation setting While the rotation of each reel stepping motor 307L, 307C, 307R becomes smooth in this order, the power consumption increases, and the rotation speed of each reel stepping motor 307L, 307C, 307R decreases. Further, in these microstep drives, different current values may be applied to the A phase and the B phase, so that unlike the full step drive, the first reel stepping motor 307L, the second reel stepping motor 207C, and the third reel stepping motor 207C are used. The reel stepping motor 307R is not driven by a constant current. Further, as shown in FIG. 14, in the microstep drive, a current value of 38% is applied to the A phase and a current value of 100% is applied to the B phase. The total applied current value is large, that is, the microstep drive consumes more power than the full step drive.

When the effect control board 80 (the effect control CPU mounted on the effect control board 80) changes the excitation mode in this embodiment, first, as shown in the excitation mode change process of FIG. 7, each reel is used. The operating states of the stepping motors 307L, 307C, and 307R (for example, whether they are being driven or stopped, which excitation mode is set, etc.) are confirmed (S601). Then, the effect control board 80 specifies the output state of the electric angle initialization signal for each of the motor drive circuits 85, 86, 87 (S602), and the electric angle output from each of the motor drive circuits 85, 86, 87. It is determined whether or not the signal is Low (S603). When the electric angle signal is not Low (S603; N), the processes of S602 and S603 are repeatedly executed, and when the electric angle signal is Low (S603; Y), the changed excitation mode (S603; Y). By changing the output of each excitation setting signal (excitation setting signal 0, excitation setting signal 1, excitation setting signal 2) according to (see FIG. 5), the excitation mode is changed in the excitation mode setting circuit 402 (S604).

In the excitation mode change process of this embodiment, after confirming that the rotation of each reel stepping motor 307L, 307C, 307R is stopped (in the stopped state) (S601), the electric angle initialization signal is transmitted. An example of a mode in which it is repeatedly determined whether the output and the electric angle signal are Low (S602 and S603) and the excitation mode is changed based on the fact that the electric angle signal is Low (S604) is illustrated. The present invention is not limited to this, and the electric angle signal has already become Low when it is confirmed that the rotation of each reel stepping motor 307L, 307C, 307R is stopped (in a stopped state). If so, the excitation mode may be changed without outputting the electrical angle initialization signal.

The first reel stepping motor 307L, the second reel stepping motor 307C, and the third reel stepping motor 307R connected to the motor drive circuits 85, 86, 87 (reel drive control board 81) configured as described above are shown in FIG. As shown in the above, the reels 301L, 301C, and 301L, which rotate as a variation display of the effect symbol, are driven to rotate. The first reel stepping motor 307L, the second reel stepping motor 307C, and the third reel stepping motor 307R rotate their reels 301L, 307C, and 307R at rotation speeds by applying a current value I1 while they are being driven. Rotate at V1. The current value I1 in this embodiment is the first reel stepping motor 307L, the second reel stepping motor 307C, and the second reel stepping motor 307R at all the rotation speeds of the first reel stepping motor 307L, the second reel stepping motor 307C, and the third reel stepping motor 307R. This is a current value outside the vibration region where vibration is likely to occur in the 307C and the third reel stepping motor 307R.

That is, when the first reel stepping motor 307L, the second reel stepping motor 307C, and the third reel stepping motor 307R are driven by the application of the current value I1, the first reel stepping motor 307L and the second reel stepping motor 307L Vibration is less likely to occur regardless of the rotation speed of the 307C and the third reel stepping motor 307R. In this way, by driving the first reel stepping motor 307L, the second reel stepping motor 307C, and the third reel stepping motor 307R at a current value I1 that does not become a vibration region at all rotation speeds, the first reel stepping motor 307L , The design of the program for controlling the drive of the second reel stepping motor 307C and the third reel stepping motor 307R can be facilitated.

In this embodiment, a mode in which the first reel stepping motor 307L, the second reel stepping motor 307C, and the third reel stepping motor 307R are driven by applying the current value I1 is illustrated, but the present invention is limited to this. The first reel stepping motor 307L, the second reel stepping motor 307C, and the third reel stepping motor 307R may be applied with different current values depending on the driving speed. In this way, when it is possible to apply a plurality of different current values to the first reel stepping motor 307L, the second reel stepping motor 307C, and the third reel stepping motor 307R, the first reel stepping motor 307L and the second reel stepping motor By applying a current value different from the current value corresponding to the vibration region of the 307C and the third reel stepping motor 307R, it is possible to prevent the reels 301L, 301C and 301R from being visually recognized as vibrating by the player. It is desirable to do.

The first reel stepping motor 307L, the second reel stepping motor 307C, and the third reel stepping motor 307R have current values I2 (I1> I2> 0) lower than the current value I1 of the reel stepping motors 307L and 307C. By being applied to the A phase and B phase of 307R, even after the drive is stopped (the rotation speed of each reel 301L, 307C, 307R is 0), the A phase and B phase of each reel stepping motor 307L, 307C, 307R The reels 301L, 301C, and 301R are held by the magnetic force generated in (the magnetic force having the same magnitude generated by applying current values of the same magnitude to the A phase and the B phase).

Although details will be described later, as shown in FIG. 19, each reel stepping motor 307L, 307C, and 307R in the present invention may stop driving at a timing when a period T has elapsed from the start of driving. At this time, the applied current value of the first reel stepping motor 307L changes from I1 to I2 based on the elapse of the period T1 (for example, 100 ms) from the drive stop, and the second reel stepping motor 307C causes the second reel stepping motor 307C to change. The applied current value changes from I1 to I2 based on the elapse of the period T2 (for example, 200 ms) from the drive stop, and the third reel stepping motor 307R has a period T3 (for example, 150 ms) from the drive stop. The applied current value changes from I1 to I2 based on the elapse. That is, when the drive stop timings of the first reel stepping motor 307L, the second reel stepping motor 307C, and the third reel stepping motor 307R are the same in the variation display of the effect symbol, the timings at which the current values change are different. ..

In particular, in this embodiment, as described above, in the setting for executing the microstep drive, a set current value larger than the setting for executing the full step drive is set, so that the applied current value is changed. If the drive of each reel stepping motor 307L, 307C, 307R is stopped without driving, the heat generated from these reel stepping motors 307L, 307C, 307R becomes large, and the motor drive circuits 85, 86, 87 malfunction (for example, the motor). Drive circuits 85, 86, 87 may be erroneously reset, etc.). Therefore, in this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 19, in the setting for executing the microstep drive, when the drive of the reel stepping motors 307L, 307C, 307R is stopped, the reel stepping motors 307L, 307C, respectively. By changing the current value applied to the 307R (decreasing from I1 to I2), the heat generation of the reel stepping motors 307L, 307C, and 307R is suppressed.

As described above, in the present embodiment, the motor drive power supply circuits 83 and 84 are used by shifting the change timing of the current values applied to the reel stepping motors 307L, 307C and 307R during the variation display of the effect symbol. While reducing the load generated by the change in the amount of power supplied, when starting the rotation of each reel 301L, 301C, 301R as a variation display of the effect symbol, the reel stepping motors 307L, 307C, 307R are used. The timing at which the applied current value changes from I2 to I1 and is driven is the same. However, the present invention is not limited to this, for example, when the variation display of one effect symbol ends and a new variation display of the effect symbol is started, that is, each reel stepping motor 307L, 307C, 307R. When the reel stepping motors 307L, 307C, and 307R are to be driven again while the driving of the reel stepping motors 307L, 307C, and 307R is stopped, the timing of applying the current value I1 to the reel stepping motors 307L, 307C, and 307R, that is, each reel stepping motor 307L , 307C, 307R may be driven at different timings to reduce the load generated by changing the amount of power supplied by the motor driving power supply circuits 83, 84.

Next, the effect variable display unit 300 of this embodiment will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing a variable display unit for effect. FIG. 9 is an exploded perspective view showing the internal structure of the effect variable display unit of FIG. FIG. 10 is a perspective view showing a state in which the reel is viewed diagonally from the front. FIG. 11 is an exploded perspective view showing the reel. FIG. 12 is a diagram showing a mounting structure of a reel holding frame and a reel stepping motor. In the following description, the vertical and horizontal directions in a state of facing the front of the pachinko gaming machine 1 will be described as a reference.

As shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, the effect variable display unit 300 (effect display device 9) includes a case body 302 having a front opening, a transparent plate 303 for closing the front opening of the case body 302, and a case body 302. It is mainly composed of reels 301L, 301C, 301R which are arranged side by side in the left-right direction inside. On the back surface of the transparent plate 303, a printing sheet frame 304 forming a see-through window 304a (see the mesh dot region in FIG. 8) that makes the variable display portion of the reels 301L, 301C, 301R visible is arranged. .. The transparent plate 303 is formed in a side view arc shape along the peripheral surfaces of the reels 301L, 301C, and 301R.

As shown in FIGS. 8 to 10, the reels 301L, 301C, and 301R are integrated in a state of being arranged side by side in the left-right direction, and are assembled to the case body 302 in the integrated state. Since each reel 301L, 301C, 301R has the same configuration, the reel 301L will be described as an example below, and detailed description of the other reels 301C, 301R will be omitted.

As shown in FIGS. 11 and 12, the reel 301L is rotatably supported by the support plates 306L and 306C erected in the front-rear direction. Specifically, the reel 301L is assembled to the support plate 306C (see the two-dot chain line in FIG. 8) of the adjacent reel 301C. Only the reel 301R on the right side is supported by the support plate 306S (see FIG. 10) erected on the right side thereof.

The reel 301L is fixed to the first reel stepping motor 307L, the reel sheet 308 in which a plurality of types of symbols are arranged on the outer peripheral surface, and the rotation shaft (not shown) of the reel motor 307, and holds the reel sheet 308 in a circular shape. The reel holding frame 309 and the reel holding frame 309 are provided. Further, although not particularly shown in FIGS. 11 and 12, a first reel light 310a is arranged inside the reel holding frame 309 so that the reel 301L (reel sheet 308) can be irradiated with light. ..

The first reel stepping motor 307L includes a motor main body 321 having the above-mentioned rotor and stator inside, and a rotating plate 322 attached to a rotating shaft 323 extending from the motor main body 321. There is. In the first reel stepping motor 307L, the motor body 321 is fixed to the left side surface of the support plate 306C in a state where the rotation shaft 323 faces the left-right direction, and the rotation plate 322 is arranged on the left side side of the motor body 321. ing. The rotating plate 322 is connected to the reel holding frame 309 inside the reel holding frame 309. That is, the reel 301L rotates by transmitting the driving force generated by the motor body 321 of the first reel stepping motor 307L to the rotation shaft 323, the rotation plate 322, and the reel holding frame 309. There is.

Threets 322a and 322b are formed on the peripheral edge of the rotating plate 322 so as to be separated from each other along the rotation direction of the rotating plate 322. The first reel origin detection sensors 309a and 309b are arranged at the left end of the motor body 321 so that the reels 322a and 322b can be detected at the same time. In this embodiment, the position where the first reel origin detection sensor 309a and the first reel origin detection sensor 309a detect the reel 322a and the position where the first reel origin detection sensor 309b detects the reel 322b is the origin position (initial position) of the reel 301L.

In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 12, the origin position (initial position) of the reel 301L is (initial position) by providing two reels and two first reel origin detection sensors for detecting the reels in the reel 301L. ) Has been illustrated at two points in the reel 301L, but the present invention is not limited to this, and one reel and one first reel origin detection sensor are provided in the reel 301L. Thereby, the origin position (initial position) of the reel 301L may be detected only at one point in the reel 301L. Further, by providing three or more reels and three or more first reel origin detection sensors in the reel 301L, the origin position (initial position) of the reel 301L may be detected at three or more points in the reel 301L.

Next, the operation of the effect control board 80 will be described. FIG. 20 is a flowchart showing an effect control main process executed by an effect control CPU (not shown) mounted on the effect control board 80. When the power is turned on, the effect control CPU starts executing the effect control main process. In the effect control main process, first, the first initialization process (S50) for clearing the RAM area, setting various initial values, and initializing the timer for determining the effect control activation interval (for example, 2 ms). ), And the second initialization process for returning the reels 301L, 301C, and 301R to the origin position and confirming the operation is performed (S51). After that, the effect control CPU shifts to the loop process for monitoring the timer interrupt flag (S52). When the timer interrupt occurs, the effect control CPU sets the timer interrupt flag by the timer interrupt process. If the timer interrupt flag is set (on) in the main process, the effect control CPU clears the flag (S53) and executes the following process.

The effect control CPU first performs command analysis processing (S54). In the command analysis process, which command is the command (not shown) transmitted from the main board 31 stored in the received command buffer is analyzed. The effect control command transmitted from the main board 31 is received by the interrupt process based on the effect control INT signal, and is stored in the buffer area formed in the RAM. Then, a process of setting a flag according to the received effect control command is performed.

Next, the effect control CPU performs the effect control process process (S55). In the effect control process process, the process corresponding to the current control state (effect control process flag) is selected from each process according to the control state, and the display control of the effect display device 9 is executed.

21 and 22 are flowcharts showing the second initialization process (S51) of this embodiment. In the second initialization process, the effect control CPU first identifies the movable accessory (reel 301L, 301C, 301R) to be operated first based on the setting data, and proceeds to S103 (S101). The setting data includes the order data of the reels 301L, 301C, and 301R, and in this embodiment, the order of reel 301L → reel 301C → reel 301R is preset as the order. Therefore, when S101 is executed for the first time, the reel 301L is specified as the target reel.

In S103, the effect control CPU specifies the detection state of the origin detection sensor corresponding to the operation target reel, and whether or not the two origin detection sensors are in the detection state, that is, the operation target reel is the origin position (initial position). It is determined whether or not it is located in (S104). That is, in S103 and S104, when the operation target reel is the first reel 301L, it is determined whether or not the first reel origin detection sensors 309a and 309b both detect the reels 322a and 322b, and the operation target. When the reel is the second reel 301C, it is determined whether or not the second reel origin detection sensors 309c and 309d both detect the reels 322a and 322b, and when the operation target reel is the third reel 301R, it is determined. , It is determined whether or not the third reel origin detection sensors 309e and 309f both detect the reels 322a and 322b.

If it is not located at the origin position (initial position) (S104; N), the process proceeds to S105, and 0 is set in the non-detection operation count counter for counting the number of executions of the non-detection operation control (S104; N). S105). Then, the effect control CPU refers to the corresponding motor drive circuit in order to drive the reel stepping motor corresponding to the operation target reel (for example, if the operation target reel is the reel 301L, the first reel stepping motor 307L). By changing the output state of the forward / reverse rotation signal, output control signal, A-phase output setting signal, B-phase output setting signal, etc., the control speed for operating the operation target reel is controlled for actual operation confirmation, which will be described later. It is set to the minimum speed (see FIGS. 23 and 24) in (long initialization operation control) (S106).

Then, the effect control CPU outputs the above-mentioned output control signal or the like to the motor drive circuit to start the operation (rotation) toward the origin position of the operation target reel (S107), and does not detect it. The timer count of the hour operation period timer is started (S108). The timer count of the non-detection operation period timer may be performed, for example, by counting the number of signals output from the CTC initialized in the first initialization process at regular intervals. ..

Then, it shifts to a monitoring state for monitoring whether or not the two origin detection sensors are in the detection state and whether or not the non-detection operation period timer has reached a value corresponding to the upper limit time (S109, S110).

When the operation target reel is positioned at the origin position (initial position) and the two origin detection sensors are in the detection state by driving the reel stepping motor of the operation target reel toward the origin position (S109; Y), The effect control CPU stops driving the reel stepping motor corresponding to the operation target reel by changing the output status of a signal output to the motor drive circuit such as an output control signal, and proceeds to S130. At this time, as shown in FIG. 23, in the motor drive circuit (electric angle monitoring circuit 403) for driving the reel stepping motor corresponding to the operation target reel, the operation target reel is located at the origin position (initial position). The output of the electric angle signal is started at Low based on. On the other hand, when the non-detection operation period timer reaches a value corresponding to the upper limit time, that is, when the operation target reel is not located at the origin position (initial position) even after the upper limit time has elapsed (S110; Y). In S112, 1 is added to the non-detection operation count counter (S112), and the value of the non-detection operation count counter after the addition reaches the operation error determination count (for example, 3). Whether or not it is determined (S113).

When the value of the non-detection operation count counter reaches the operation error determination count in S113 (S113: Y), the effect control CPU outputs a signal output to the motor drive circuit such as an output control signal. By changing the situation, the drive of the reel stepping motor corresponding to the operation target reel is stopped, the origin return error of the operation target reel is stored (S114), and the process proceeds to S130. That is, when the operation target reel is not located at the origin position (initial position) in the non-detection operation control, the operation control for actual operation confirmation described later is not executed for the operation target reel (the operation target). The origin return error is stored in order to put the reel in the dead end state), and the process proceeds to S130.

In this embodiment, when the value of the operation count counter at the time of non-detection reaches the operation error determination number in S113, the mode in which the operation target reel is in the dead end state is illustrated. The second initialization process is performed by starting error processing and executing the error processing when the value of the operation count counter at the time of non-detection reaches the operation error determination number in S113. By being interrupted, the effect control main process may be interrupted without proceeding to S52, so that the effect control board 80 (effect control CPU) does not start (dead end state).

Further, when the operation target reel is set to the dead end state, the effect control board 80 (such as the effect control CPU) is activated. For example, the effect control CPU displays a variation of a special symbol from the game control microcomputer 156. It is preferable to execute a process such as preventing the reels 301L, 301C, and 301R from operating (rotating) even if a signal indicating that the reels have been started is received.

On the other hand, when the value of the operation count counter at the time of non-detection does not reach the operation error judgment count, the operation target reel is supported by changing the output status of the signal output to the motor drive circuit such as the output control signal. By stopping the drive of the reel stepping motor, returning to S106, and performing the processes of S106 to S108 again, the reel to be operated is moved to the origin at the lowest speed in the operation control for actual operation confirmation (long initialization operation control). The operation of rotating toward the position (operation control at the time of non-detection) is started, and the state shifts to the monitoring state of S109 and S110 described above.

Therefore, even if it is determined in S110 that the error determination time has elapsed, the operation of rotating the reel to be repeatedly operated toward the origin position (initial position) until the number of operation error determinations is reached (operation control at the time of non-detection) is performed. If the operation target reel is detected at the origin position (initial position) during execution, the process proceeds to S130 without proceeding to S114.

On the other hand, when the determination is "Y" in S104 described above and the process proceeds to S120, 0 is set in the detection operation count counter, the detection operation process data is set (S121a), and the detection operation process timer is set. (S121b). As the timer count of the detection operation process timer, the signal output from the CTC initialized in the first initialization process at regular intervals is the same as the timer count of the non-detection operation period timer described above. It may be done by counting the number or the like. Further, in the detection operation process data of this embodiment, the minimum speed (FIGS. 23 and 24) in the actual operation confirmation operation control (long initialization operation control) described later is described as the control speed for operating the operation target reel. The minimum control speed for operating the operation target reel at the same operation speed as (see) is described (set).

Next, the effect control CPU refers to the corresponding motor drive circuit in order to drive the reel stepping motor corresponding to the operation target reel (for example, if the operation target reel is reel 301L, the first reel stepping motor 307L). By changing the output state of the forward / reverse rotation signal, output control signal, A-phase output setting signal, B-phase output setting signal, etc., the control speed for operating the operation target reel is controlled for actual operation confirmation, which will be described later. The minimum speed (see FIGS. 23 and 24) in (long initialization operation control) is set, and the operation target reel is operated (rotated) (S122).

Next, the effect control CPU determines whether or not the process data is completed (S123), and if the process data is not completed, returns to S122 and sets the operation target reel as the detection operation process data. Operate based on the minimum control speed.

In this way, in the operation control at the time of detection, the minimum speed based on the minimum control speed set in the operation process data at the time of detection, that is, the operation control for confirming the actual operation (long initial stage) until the operation process data at the time of detection is completed. The operation of temporarily operating (rotating) the operation target reel from the origin position (initial position) at the lowest speed in the conversion operation control) and returning it to the origin position (initial position) from a position away from the origin position (initial position). (See FIG. 23). The position away from the origin position is a position near the origin position, that is, a position where the detected portions (threelts 322a and 322b) of each reel stepping motor cannot be detected by each origin detection sensor.

When it is determined in the determination of S123 that the set detection operation process data is completed, the operation target reel is set to the operation target reel by changing the output status of the signal output to the motor drive circuit such as the output control signal. Whether or not the drive of the corresponding reel stepping motor is stopped and the process proceeds to S124 and the two origin detection sensors are in the detection state, that is, whether or not the operation target reel is located at the origin position (initial position). Is judged (confirmed).

When the two origin detection sensors are in the detection state, that is, when the operation target reel is located at the origin position (initial position), the process proceeds to S130. At this time, as shown in FIG. 23, in the motor drive circuit (electric angle monitoring circuit 403) for driving the reel stepping motor corresponding to the operation target reel, the operation target reel is located at the origin position (initial position). The output of the electric angle signal is started at Low based on.

On the other hand, when the origin detection sensor is not in the detection state, that is, when the operation target reel is not located at the origin position (initial position), 1 is added to the detection operation count counter (S126). It is determined whether or not the value of the detection operation number counter after the addition reaches the operation error determination number (for example, 3) (S127). When the value of the operation count counter at the time of detection has reached the operation error determination count, the process proceeds to S128 to store the origin return error of the operation target reel (S128), and proceeds to S130. That is, when the operation target reel is not located at the origin position (initial position) in the operation target reel at the time of detection, the operation target operation control for actual operation, which will be described later, is not executed for the operation target reel (the operation target combination). The origin return error is stored in order to put the object in a dead end state, and the process proceeds to S130.

In this embodiment, when the value of the operation count counter at the time of detection reaches the operation error determination number in S127, a mode in which the operation target accessory is in a dead-end state is illustrated, but the present invention illustrates this. The second initialization process is interrupted by starting error processing and executing the error processing when the value of the operation count counter at the time of detection reaches the operation error determination number in S113. By doing so, the effect control main process may be interrupted without proceeding to S52, and the effect control board 80 may not be activated (dead end state).

Further, when the operation target reel is set to the dead end state, the effect control board 80 (such as the effect control CPU) is activated. For example, the effect control CPU displays a variation of a special symbol from the game control microcomputer 156. It is preferable to execute a process such as preventing the reels 301L, 301C, and 301R from operating (rotating) even if a signal indicating that the reels have been started is received.

In S130, which is executed when it is determined to be "N" in S102, when it is determined to be "Y" in S109, or when it is determined to be "Y" in S124, it is still an operation target among the reels 301C and 301R. It is determined whether or not there is a remaining reel that has not been set, and if the remaining operation target reel does not exist, the process proceeds to the process of performing the actual operation check operation control (process after S200) shown in FIG. On the other hand, when there are remaining operation target reels, the process proceeds to S131, the reel to be operated next is specified, and then the process returns to S102, and the specified reel (operation target reel) is described above in S102 and thereafter. Perform the process in the same way.

Next, the process shown in FIG. 22 will be described. In S200 shown in FIG. 22, the effect control CPU first identifies the reel (reel to be confirmed) whose operation is first confirmed based on the setting data, as in S101 described above. (S200). Next, it is determined whether or not there is a memory of the origin return error of the reel to be confirmed (S201).

If the origin return error of the reel to be confirmed is stored, the process proceeds to S220 without executing the processes S202a to S213. By doing so, in this embodiment, the operation control for confirming the actual operation is not performed for the reels 301L, 301C, and 301R that are determined to have the origin return error in the operation control at the time of non-detection and the operation control at the time of detection. It has become.

On the other hand, if there is no memory of the origin return error of the reel to be confirmed, the process proceeds to S202a and the process data for confirming the actual operation corresponding to the reel to be confirmed is set. That is, if the reel to be confirmed is the reel 301L, the process data for confirming the actual operation of the reel 301L is set, and if the reel to be confirmed is the reel 301C, the process data for confirming the actual operation of the reel 301C is set and the confirmation target is set. If the reel is the reel 301R, the process data for confirming the actual operation of the reel 301R is set. In each of these actual operation confirmation process data, the control speed and the like are described (set) so as to perform the same operation as the operation actually performed by each reel 301L, 301C, 301R as a variation display of the effect symbol. ..

Next, the timer count of the actual operation confirmation process timer is started (S202b). As the timer count of the process timer for checking the actual operation, a signal output from the CTC initialized in the first initialization process at regular intervals is the same as the timer count of the non-detection operation period timer described above. It may be done by counting the number of.

Then, the effect control CPU changes the output state of the forward / reverse rotation signal, the output control signal, the A-phase output setting signal, the B-phase output setting signal, etc. with respect to the motor drive circuit corresponding to the confirmation target reel. In the set actual operation confirmation process data, the confirmation target reel is operated at the control speed set corresponding to the timer count value of the actual operation confirmation process timer (S203), and whether the process data is completed. It is determined whether or not (S204), and if the process data is not completed, the process returns to S203, and the reel to be confirmed is set corresponding to the timer count value of the process timer for confirming the actual operation at that time. Operate based on the control speed.

In this way, until the actual operation confirmation process data is completed, the confirmation target reel is operated at the control speed set in the actual operation confirmation process data corresponding to the timer count value of the actual operation confirmation process timer. As a result, the control speed of the reels to be confirmed is sequentially changed in chronological order to accelerate or decelerate the same as the control speed set when the reels 301L, 301C, and 301R are actually operated during the variable display of the effect symbol. It can be performed.

Then, in the determination of S204, when it is determined that the set actual operation confirmation process data is completed, the effect control CPU outputs the output status of the signal output to the motor drive circuit such as the output control signal. By changing, the drive of the reel stepping motor corresponding to the confirmation target reel is stopped, and whether or not the two origin detection sensors are in the detection state, that is, the confirmation target reel is located at the origin position (initial position). It is determined (confirmed) whether or not it is used (S205).

When the two origin detection sensors are in the detection state, that is, when the reel to be confirmed is located at the origin position (initial position), the process proceeds to S220. At this time, as shown in FIG. 23, in the motor drive circuit (electric angle monitoring circuit 403) for driving the reel stepping motor corresponding to the operation target reel, the operation target reel is located at the origin position (initial position). The output of the electric angle signal is started at Low based on. On the other hand, when the two origin detection sensors are not in the detection state, that is, when the reel to be confirmed is not located at the origin position (initial position), the above-mentioned non-detection operation control is performed (see FIG. 23). To position the reel object to be confirmed at the origin position (initial position), the processes S206 to S213 are performed.

Specifically, after setting 0 to the non-detection operation count counter for counting the number of executions of the non-detection operation control (S206), the reel stepping motor corresponding to the confirmation target reel (for example, the confirmation target reel is In the case of the reel 301L, in order to drive the first reel stepping motor 307L), forward / reverse rotation / reverse rotation signals, output control signals, A-phase output setting signals, B-phase output setting signals, etc. are transmitted to the corresponding motor drive circuits. By outputting a signal, the control speed for operating the confirmation target reel is set to the minimum speed (see FIGS. 23 and 24) in the actual operation confirmation operation control (long initialization operation control), and the confirmation target reel is set as the origin. It is operated (rotated) toward the position (S208). Further, the count of the non-detection operation period timer is started (S209).

Then, the two origin detection sensors enter the detection state, and the non-detection operation period timer shifts to the monitoring state of monitoring whether or not the value corresponds to the upper limit time (S210, S211).

When the two origin detection sensors are in the detection state, that is, when the reel to be confirmed is located at the origin position (initial position), the process proceeds to S220. On the other hand, when the origin detection sensor is not in the detection state, that is, when the reel to be confirmed is not located at the origin position (initial position), the above-mentioned non-detection operation control is performed (see FIG. 23). The processing of S206 to S213 is performed in order to position the reel to be confirmed at the origin position (initial position).

Specifically, after setting 0 to the non-detection operation count counter for counting the number of executions of the non-detection operation control (S206), the reel stepping motor corresponding to the confirmation target reel (for example, the operation target reel is If the reel is 301L, in order to drive the first reel stepping motor 307L), forward / reverse rotation / reverse rotation signals, output control signals, A-phase output setting signals, B-phase output setting signals, etc. are used for the corresponding motor drive circuit. By changing the output state, the control speed for operating the operation target reel is set to the minimum speed (see FIGS. 23 and 24) in the actual operation confirmation operation control (long initialization operation control) described later (S207). ..

Then, the effect control CPU outputs the above-mentioned output control signal or the like to the motor drive circuit to start the operation (rotation) toward the origin position of the reel to be confirmed (S208), and does not detect it. The timer count of the hour operation period timer is started (S209). The timer count of the non-detection operation period timer may be performed, for example, by counting the number of signals output from the CTC initialized in the first initialization process at regular intervals. ..

Then, the two origin detection sensors enter the detection state, and the non-detection operation period timer shifts to the monitoring state of monitoring whether or not the value corresponds to the upper limit time (S210, S211).

When the reel to be confirmed is positioned at the origin position (initial position) by driving the reel to be confirmed toward the origin position (initial position) and the two origin detection sensors are in the detection state, " It is determined as "Y" and the process proceeds to S220. On the other hand, when the non-detection operation period timer reaches a value corresponding to the upper limit time, that is, when the confirmation target reel is not located at the origin position (initial position) even after the upper limit time has elapsed, S212 is set. Proceedingly, 1 is added to the non-detection operation count counter (S212), and it is determined whether or not the value of the non-detection operation count counter after the addition reaches the operation error determination count (for example, 3). (S213).

If the value of the non-detection operation count counter has reached the operation error determination count, the process proceeds to S220. In this embodiment, when the value of the operation count counter at the time of non-detection reaches the operation error determination number in S213, the mode in which the operation target accessory is in the dead end state is illustrated. When the value of the operation count counter at the time of non-detection reaches the operation error determination number in S213, the origin return error of the operation target accessory is stored, and the operation target accessory is subsequently described. May not perform the actual operation. Alternatively, by starting the error processing and executing the error processing, the second initialization process is interrupted, so that the effect control main process is interrupted without proceeding to S52, and the effect control board 80 does not start. (Dead end state) may be set.

Further, when the reel to be confirmed is in the dead end state, the effect control board 80 (such as the effect control CPU) is activated, but for example, the effect control CPU displays a variation of a special symbol from the game control microcomputer 156. It is preferable to execute a process such as preventing the reels 301L, 301C, and 301R from operating (rotating) even if a signal indicating that the reels have been started is received.

On the other hand, if the value of the operation count counter at the time of non-detection has not reached the operation error determination count, the process returns to S207 and the processing of S207, S208, and S209 is performed again to use the reel to be confirmed for actual operation confirmation. The operation of moving to the origin position (initial position) at the lowest speed in the operation control (long initialization operation control) (operation at the time of returning to the origin) is started, and the state shifts to the monitoring state of S210 and S211 described above.

Therefore, even if it is determined in S211 that the error determination time has elapsed, the operation of repeatedly moving the target accessory to the origin position (initial position) (operation control at the time of non-detection) is executed until the number of operation error determinations is reached. If the target accessory is detected at the origin position (initial position) during the process, the process proceeds to S220.

In S220 to be executed when it is determined as "Y" in S201, when it is determined as "N" in S204a, when it is determined as "Y" in S205, or when it is determined as "Y" in S210. , It is determined whether or not the remaining reels 301L, 301C, 301R that have not yet been confirmed for operation confirmation exist among the reels 301L, 301C, 301R, and if the remaining reels 301L, 301C, 301R do not exist, , Clear the error record stored in S114 or S128 (S222) and end the process, while if the remaining reels 301L, 301C, 301R exist, proceed to S221 and then check the operation. After specifying the reels 301L, 301C, 301R, the process returns to S201, and the above-described processing after S201 is similarly executed for the specified reels 301L, 301C, 301R.

As described above, in the pachinko gaming machine 1 of the present embodiment, the electric angle signals of the reels 301L, 301C, and 301R are transmitted by executing the second initialization process when the power is turned on to the pachinko gaming machine 1. Moves to the origin position (initial position) output by Low. Then, after the reels 301L, 301C, and 301R have moved to the origin position (initial position), the reels 301L, 301C, and 301R are reciprocated (rotated) between the origin position (initial position) and the predetermined position. By making the reels 301L, 301C, and 301R stop at the origin position (initial position), the electric angle signal is output at Low. That is, each reel 301L, 301C, 301R in this embodiment is reel stepping corresponding to each reel 301L, 301RC, 301R when the second initialization process is executed by turning on the power to the pachinko gaming machine 1. A current value of the same strength is applied to the A phase and the B phase of the motor, and the electric angle becomes 45 °.

Here, the operation mode and control contents of the reels 301L, 301C, and 301R by executing the second initialization process shown in FIGS. 21 and 22 will be described with reference to FIGS. 23 and 24. FIG. 23 is a schematic explanatory view showing operation modes of non-detection operation control, detection operation control, and actual operation confirmation operation control performed by the effect control CPU. In FIG. 24, (A) is an explanatory diagram showing the control speed in the operation control for actual operation confirmation, (B) is an explanatory diagram showing the control speed in the operation control at the time of detection, and (C) is the control speed in the operation control at the time of non-detection. It is explanatory drawing which shows.

As shown in FIG. 23, the reels 301L, 301C, and 301R are provided so as to be reciprocating between the origin position (initial position) and a predetermined position rotated by a predetermined amount from the origin position (initial position), respectively. The forward operation from the origin position to the predetermined position and the return operation from the predetermined position to the origin position are considered to be actual operations actually performed as a variation display of the effect symbol.

In the effect control CPU, when the two origin detection sensors are not in the detection state when the second initialization process is executed, that is, the origins of the reels 301L, 301C, 301R are for some reason (for example, at the time of transportation or installation on the game island). If it has moved from the position, or if the origin could not be returned during the previous operation (for example, when the effect is executed, the origin return of the reels 301L, 301C, 301R can be confirmed due to step-out, failure, catching, etc. of the motor. If it is in a position other than the origin position due to an accessory error (operation abnormality) such as missing or unable to operate), or if it has moved from the origin position due to vibration of the game machine), to return to the origin Executes operation control when not detected. When this non-detection operation control is executed, since each reel 301L, 301C, 301R is located at a position away from the origin position, the operation is limited to the operation of moving each reel 301L, 301C, 301R toward the origin position. ing.

Further, if the two origin detection sensors are in the detection state when the second initialization process is executed, the effect control CPU executes the detection operation control.

For example, the three reels 322a and 322b formed on the rotating plates 322 of the reel stepping motors 307L, 307C and 307R have two origin detection sensors (first reel origin detection sensors 309a and 309b, second reel origin detection sensors 309c and 309d). , 3rd reel origin detection sensors 309e, 309f), the operation of the reels 301L, 301C, 301R in the origin position direction from the time when the reels 322a, 322b are detected by the two origin detection sensors. If a predetermined operable range (for example, play) is set before is regulated, the position returns to the origin and deviates from the position (origin position) detected by the two origin detection sensors. May stop at. Therefore, even if the reels 322a and 322b are detected by the two origin detection sensors, the operation control at the time of detection is performed to return the reels 301L, 301C and 301R to the more accurate origin position.

This detection operation control returns to the origin position after rotating each reel 301L, 301C, 301R from the origin position toward a predetermined position in order to temporarily release the detection state of the sleeves 322a and 322b by the two origin detection sensors. However, since it is not necessary to move the reels 301L, 301C, and 301R to a predetermined position, the reels 301L, 301C, and 301R are moved from the origin position to the detection operating position near the origin position, and then returned to the origin position. That is, the reciprocating operation is performed at a shorter distance than the actual operation.

Further, the effect control CPU executes the actual operation confirmation operation control after executing the non-detection time operation control or the detection time operation control in the second initialization process. The operation control for confirming the actual operation is the same as the actual operation actually performed by each reel 301L, 301C, 301R as a variation display of the effect symbol.

Next, the control speeds set when the effect control CPU executes the non-detection operation control, the detection operation control, and the actual operation confirmation operation control are compared. The speeds shown in FIGS. 24 (A), 24 (B), and 24 (C) are control speeds set by the effect control CPU to operate the reels 301L, 301C, and 301R. It is different from the actual operating speed of each reel 301L, 301C, 301R. That is, for example, when operating a predetermined reel, even if the same control speed is set for one movement section and another movement section between the origin position and the predetermined position, one movement section and another movement The operating speed when each reel 301L, 301C, 301R is actually operated when the mode is different from that of the section, or when the reels 301L, 301C, 301R rotate forward or reverse even in the same moving section. May differ from the control speed. Further, even if the same control speed is set for each reel 301L, 301C, 301R, if there is a difference in size, weight, operation mode, operation distance, drive mechanism, etc. of each reel 301L, 301C, 301R, each The actual operating speeds of the reels 301L, 301C, and 301R are not necessarily the same. When operating a plurality of reels 301L, 301C, 301R with reel stepping motors having the same performance, even if the same control speed is set for each reel 301L, 301C, 301R, the size of each reel 301L, 301C, 301R is large. If there are differences in weight, operating mode, operating distance, drive mechanism, etc., the actual operating speeds of the reels 301L, 301C, and 301R are not necessarily the same.

As shown in FIG. 24A, when the effect control CPU executes the actual operation confirmation operation control, the set actual operation confirmation process data corresponds to the timer count value of the actual operation confirmation process timer. Operate the reel to be checked based on the set control speed. Specifically, control is performed so that after accelerating from the origin position, the vehicle decelerates and stops at a predetermined position, and after accelerating from the predetermined position, the vehicle decelerates and stops at the origin position. That is, in the actual operation confirmation operation control for confirming that each reel 301L, 301C, 301R can operate normally, the control speed of each reel 301L, 301C, 301R is between the origin position and the predetermined position. Is changed in the order of low speed → high speed → low speed. That is, when the effect control CPU rotates each reel 301L, 301C, 301R as a variation display of the effect symbol, the minimum speed (low speed) which is the first speed and the maximum speed as the second speed which is faster than the minimum speed. Since each reel 301L, 301C, 301R is controlled to operate at a speed within the range of (high speed), the minimum speed (low speed), which is the first speed, is used even when the operation control for checking the actual operation is executed. The reels 301L, 301C, and 301R are controlled to operate at a speed within the range of the maximum speed (high speed) as the second speed, which is faster than the minimum speed.

That is, the minimum speed as the first speed and the maximum speed as the second speed are the actual operating speeds of the reels 301L, 301C, and 301R, and are the minimum speed and the maximum speed as the operating speed. The control speed will be set. In the following, when the reels 301L, 301C, 301R are operated based on the minimum control speed, the reels 301L, 301C, 301R are operated at the minimum speed, and when the reels 301L, 301C, 301R are operated based on the maximum control speed. Is described as operating at the maximum speed.

Here, the control speed is set so that the operation speeds of the reels 301L, 301C, and 301R during acceleration and deceleration are the minimum speeds in the operation control for confirming the actual operation. Further, when returning to the origin position after moving to the predetermined position, each reel 301L is controlled so as to be the minimum speed in the operation control for actual operation confirmation for a longer time than when the reel is stopped at the predetermined position. After the 301C and 301R are surely decelerated, the reels 322a and 322b are detected by the two origin detection sensors.

As shown in FIG. 24B, when executing the operation control at the time of detection, the effect control CPU always confirms the actual operation during the period of moving from the origin position to the predetermined position and the period of moving from the predetermined position to the origin position. The reels 301L, 301C, and 301R are controlled to operate at the lowest speed (first speed) in the operation control. That is, in the effect control CPU, the maximum speed in the detection operation control as the first operation control is equal to or less than the minimum speed in the actual operation confirmation operation control as the second operation control (in this embodiment, the actual operation confirmation). Control to operate each reel 301L, 301C, 301R based on the lowest minimum control speed among the control speeds set in the actual operation confirmation operation control so that the speed is the same as the minimum speed in the operation control. I do.

Further, in the case of the operation control at the time of detection, since the operation distance of each reel 301L, 301C, 301R is shorter than the operation control for the actual operation confirmation, the control speed when accelerated in the operation control for the actual operation confirmation, that is, the operation is performed at a high speed. Then, since there is a possibility that the reels 322a and 322b cannot be reliably detected by the two origin detection sensors, the reels are controlled to operate at the lowest speed in the operation control for confirming the actual operation.

Further, as shown in FIG. 24 (C), when the effect control CPU executes the non-detection time operation control, it always moves from an arbitrary position between the origin position and the predetermined position to the origin position. It is controlled to operate at the lowest speed (first speed) in the operation control for actual operation confirmation. That is, the effect control CPU has a maximum speed (maximum operation speed) in the non-detection operation control as the first operation control, which is equal to or less than the minimum speed in the actual operation confirmation operation control as the second operation control (this implementation). In the example, the reels 301L and 301C are always based on the lowest minimum control speed set in the actual operation confirmation operation control so that the speed is the same as the minimum speed in the actual operation confirmation operation control). , 301R is controlled to operate.

In this case, since it is unknown how far each reel 301L, 301C, 301R is from the origin position, if each reel 301L, 301C, 301R is located near the origin position, the actual operation is confirmed. When the reels 301L, 301C, and 301R are returned to the origin position, the two origin detection sensors may not be able to reliably detect the reels 322a and 322b when the reels 301L, 301C, and 301R are operated at the control speed when accelerated in the operation control. Therefore, it is controlled to operate at the lowest speed in the operation control for confirming the actual operation.

As described above, in this embodiment, when the effect control CPU executes the non-detection operation control or the detection operation control as the first operation control, the minimum control speed set in the actual operation confirmation operation control is set. Based on this, control is performed so that the reels 301L, 301C, and 301R always operate at a single (constant) operating speed.

FIG. 25 is a flowchart showing the effect control process process (S55) in the effect control main process. In the effect control process process, the effect control CPU first updates the hold storage display in the first hold storage display unit 9a and the second hold storage display unit 9b to a display corresponding to the storage content of the effect control buffer setting unit. The hold display update process is executed (S72).

After that, the effect control CPU performs any of the processes S73 to S79 according to the value of the effect control process flag. In each process, the following processes are executed.

Fluctuation pattern specification command reception waiting process (S73): It is confirmed whether or not a command (variation pattern designation command) capable of specifying a variation pattern has been received from the main board 31. Specifically, it is confirmed whether or not the fluctuation pattern specification command is received in the command analysis process. If the variation pattern specification command is received, the value of the effect control process flag is changed to a value corresponding to the effect symbol variation start process (S74).

Effect symbol variation start processing (S74): Control is performed so that variation of the effect symbol (rotation of each reel 301L, 301C, 301R) is started. Then, the value of the effect control process flag is updated to a value corresponding to the effect symbol changing process (S75).

Processing during effect symbol change (S75): The rotation of each reel 301L, 301C, 301R is controlled, and the end of the change time is monitored. Then, when the fluctuation time ends, the value of the effect control process flag is updated to a value corresponding to the effect symbol variation stop process (S76).

Effect symbol fluctuation stop processing (S76): The effect symbol variation (each reel 301L, 301C, 301R) based on the reception of the effect control command (symbol confirmation command) instructing the stop of all reels 301L, 301C, 301R. Controls to stop (rotation) and derive and display the display result (stop symbol). Then, the value of the effect control process flag is updated to a value corresponding to the jackpot display process (S77) or the variation pattern designation command reception wait process (S73).

Big hit display process (S77): After the end of the fluctuation time, the effect display device 9 is controlled to display a screen for notifying the occurrence of the big hit. Then, the value of the effect control process flag is updated to a value corresponding to the jackpot game in-game process (S78).

Process during big hit game (S78): Control during big hit game. For example, it receives a command to specify that the special variable winning ball device 20 is open, or a command to specify that the special variable winning ball device 20 has been closed. Then, the display control of the number of rounds in the effect display device 9 is performed. Then, the value of the effect control process flag is updated to a value corresponding to the jackpot end effect process (S79).

Big hit end effect processing (S79): In the effect display device 9, display control is performed to notify the player that the big hit game state has ended. Then, the value of the effect control process flag is updated to a value corresponding to the variation pattern designation command reception waiting process (S73).

26 to 28 are flowcharts showing the effect symbol changing process (S75) in the effect control process process. In the effect symbol changing process, the effect control CPU sets the values of the process timer and the fluctuation time timer by -1 (S301, S302).

Then, the effect control CPU confirms whether or not the process timer has timed out (S304). If the process timer is out, the process data is switched (S305). That is, the process timer is started again by setting the next set process timer setting value in the process table in the process timer (S306). Further, the control state for the effect device (effect component) is changed based on the reel control execution data, the LED control execution data, the sound control execution data, the operation unit control data, etc., which are set next (S307). On the other hand, when the process timer is not timer-out, the effect device (for production) according to the contents of the process data corresponding to the process timer (reel control execution data, LED control execution data, sound control execution data, operation unit control data, etc.). The control of the component) is executed (S308). In the processing of S307 and S308 in this embodiment, the output interval of the control clock signal for the motor drive circuits 85, 86, and 87 is changed and the output state of the forward / reverse rotation signal is changed based on the reel control execution data. By performing this, it is possible to execute control for changing the drive speed and drive direction (acceleration / deceleration and rotation direction of the rotation speed of the reels 301L, 301C, 301R) of each reel stepping motor 307L, 307C, 307R. Further, in the processing of S307 and S308 in this embodiment, the reel stepping motors 307L, 307C and 307R are driven by executing the excitation mode change processing (see FIG. 7), and the reel stepping motors 307L and 307C are driven. , The excitation mode setting of 307R can be changed, and the drive speed of each reel stepping motor 307L, 307C, 307R can be changed.

Next, the same phase current is applied to the positions where the electric angle of the first reel stepping motor 307L is 45 ° (see FIG. 13C), that is, the A phase and the B phase of the first reel stepping motor 307L. It is determined whether or not the first electric angle correcting flag indicating that the reel 301L is rotating toward the position (see FIG. 6) is set (S309). If the first electric angle correction flag is set (S309; Y), the process proceeds to S316, and if the first electric angle correction flag is not set (S309; N), the reel 301L (left) is further advanced. It is determined whether or not the stop timing of the reel) has elapsed (S310).

If the stop timing of the reel 301L has not passed (S310; N), the process proceeds to S320, and if the stop timing of the reel 301L has passed (S310; Y), the motor drive circuit 85 informs the effect control board 80. The output state of the electric angle signal output is specified (S311), and whether or not the output state of the electric angle signal is Low, that is, the same as the A phase and the B phase of the first reel stepping motor 307L. It is determined whether or not the phase current of (S312) is applied. When the output state of the electric angle signal is High (S312; N), the effect control CPU outputs a command corresponding to the electric angle initialization signal to the motor drive circuit 85, thereby causing the motor drive circuit 85. The control for driving the first reel stepping motor 307L to a state where the initial electric angle is reached is started (S313). Then, the first electric angle correction flag is set and the process proceeds to S320 (S314).

When the output state of the electric angle signal is Low (S312; Y), the first reel stepping motor 307L is driven for the number of steps according to the stop position of the reel 301L with reference to the set process data. It is determined whether or not it is (S315a). When the first reel stepping motor 307L is not driven for the number of steps corresponding to the stop position of the reel 301L (S315a; N), the processes of S313 and S314 are executed to proceed to S320. When the first reel stepping motor 307L is driven for the number of steps corresponding to the stop position of the reel 301L (S315a; Y), the same phase current is applied to the A phase and the B phase of the first reel stepping motor 307L. As a result, the current value supplied to the first reel stepping motor 307L by outputting a command corresponding to the A-phase output setting signal and the B-phase output setting signal corresponding to the phase current applied to the motor drive circuit 85. The left reel stop control for changing the current value at the time of stop is executed, and the process proceeds to S320 (S315b).

Further, in S316, the effect control CPU specifies the output state of the electric angle signal output from the motor drive circuit 85 to the effect control board 80 (S316), and the output state of the electric angle signal is Low. Whether or not, that is, whether or not the same phase current is applied to the A phase and the B phase of the first reel stepping motor 307L is determined (S317a). When the output state of the electric angle signal is Low (S312; Y), the first reel stepping motor 307L is further driven by the number of steps corresponding to the stop position of the reel 301L with reference to the set process data. It is determined whether or not it is (S317b).

When the first reel stepping motor 307L is driven for the number of steps corresponding to the stop position of the reel 301L (S317b; Y), the same phase current is applied to the A phase and the B phase of the first reel stepping motor 307L. Assuming that the reel 301L has rotated to the desired position, the first electric angle correction flag is cleared (S318), and the A-phase output setting signal and the B-phase output setting according to the phase current applied to the motor drive circuit 85 are set. By outputting a command corresponding to the signal, the left reel stop control for changing the current value supplied to the first reel stepping motor 307L to the current value for stopping is executed, and the process proceeds to S320 (S319).

When the output state of the electric angle signal is High (S317a; N) or when the first reel stepping motor 307L is not driven for the number of steps corresponding to the stop position of the reel 301L (S317b; N), Proceed to S320 without executing S318 and S319.

Next, in S320, the effect control CPU is at a position where the electric angle of the second reel stepping motor 307C is 45 ° (see FIG. 13C), that is, the A phase and the B phase of the second reel stepping motor 307C. It is determined whether or not the second electric angle correcting flag indicating that the reel 301C is rotating toward the position where the same phase current is applied (see FIG. 6) is set. When the second electric angle correction flag is set (S320; Y), the process proceeds to S327, and when the second electric angle correction flag is not set (S320; N), the reel 301C (middle) is further set. It is determined whether or not the stop timing of the reel) has elapsed (S321).

If the stop timing of the reel 301C has not passed (S321; N), the process proceeds to S331, and if the stop timing of the reel 301C has passed (S321; Y), the motor drive circuit 86 informs the effect control board 80. The output state of the electric angle signal output is specified (S322), and whether or not the output state of the electric angle signal is Low, that is, the same as the A phase and the B phase of the second reel stepping motor 307C. It is determined whether or not the phase current of (S323) is applied. When the output state of the electric angle signal is High (S313; N), the effect control CPU outputs a command corresponding to the electric angle initialization signal to the motor drive circuit 86, so that the motor drive circuit 86 The control for driving the second reel stepping motor 307C to a state where the same current value is applied to the A phase and the B phase to the initial electric angle (45 °) is started (S324). Then, the second electric angle correction flag is set and the process proceeds to S331 (S325).

When the output state of the electric angle signal is Low (S323; Y), the second reel stepping motor 307R is driven by the number of steps according to the stop position of the reel 301R with reference to the set process data. It is determined whether or not it has been made (S326a). When the second reel stepping motor 307R is not driven for the number of steps corresponding to the stop position of the reel 301R (S326a; N), the processes of S324 and S325 are executed to proceed to S331. When the second reel stepping motor 307R is driven for the number of steps corresponding to the stop position of the reel 301R (S326a; Y), the A-phase output setting signal corresponding to the phase current applied to the motor drive circuit 86 and the A-phase output setting signal While changing the current value supplied to the second reel stepping motor 307C to the current value for stopping by outputting the command corresponding to the B-phase output setting signal, the reel stop control is executed and the process proceeds to S331 (S326b).

Further, in S327, the effect control CPU specifies the output state of the electric angle signal output from the motor drive circuit 86 to the effect control board 80 (S327), and the output state of the electric angle signal is Low. Whether or not, that is, whether or not the same phase current is applied to the A phase and the B phase of the second reel stepping motor 307C is determined (S328a). When the output state of the electric angle signal is Low (S328a; Y), the second reel stepping motor 307C is further driven for the number of steps according to the stop position of the reel 301C with reference to the set process data. It is determined whether or not it is (S328b). When the second reel stepping motor 307C is driven for the number of steps corresponding to the stop position of the reel 301C (S328b; Y), the same phase current is applied to the A phase and the B phase of the second reel stepping motor 307C. Assuming that the reel 301C has rotated to the desired position, the second electric angle correcting flag is cleared (S329), and the A-phase output setting signal and the B-phase output setting signal according to the phase current applied to the motor drive circuit 86 are cleared. By outputting the command corresponding to, the middle reel stop control for changing the current value supplied to the second reel stepping motor 307C to the current value for stopping is executed, and the process proceeds to S321 (S330).

When the output state of the electric angle signal is High (S328a; N) or when the second reel stepping motor 307C is not driven for the number of steps corresponding to the stop position of the reel 301C (S328b; N), Proceed to S331 without executing the processes of S329 and S330.

Next, in S331, the effect control CPU is located at a position where the electric angle of the third reel stepping motor 307R is 45 ° (see FIG. 13C), that is, the A phase and the B phase of the third reel stepping motor 307R. It is determined whether or not the third electric angle correcting flag indicating that the reel 301R is rotating toward the position where the same phase current is applied (see FIG. 6) is set. When the third electric angle correction flag is set (S331; Y), the process proceeds to S338, and when the third electric angle correction flag is not set (S331; N), the reel 301R (right) is further advanced. It is determined whether or not the stop timing of the reel) has elapsed (S332).

If the stop timing of the reel 301R has not passed (S332; N), the process proceeds to S342, and if the stop timing of the reel 301R has passed (S332; Y), the motor drive circuit 87 sends the effect control board 80 to the effect control board 80. The output state of the electric angle signal output is specified (S333), and whether or not the output state of the electric angle signal is Low, that is, the same as the A phase and the B phase of the third reel stepping motor 307R. It is determined whether or not the phase current of (S324) is applied. When the output state of the electric angle signal is High (S334; N), the effect control CPU outputs a command corresponding to the electric angle initialization signal to the motor drive circuit 87 to drive the motor drive circuit 87. The control for driving the third reel stepping motor 307R to a state where the same current value is applied to the A phase and the B phase to the initial electric angle (45 °) is started (S335). Then, the third electric angle correction flag is set and the process proceeds to S342 (S336).

When the output state of the electric angle signal is Low (S334; Y), the third reel stepping motor 307R is driven by the number of steps according to the stop position of the reel 301R with reference to the set process data. It is determined whether or not it has been made (S337a). When the third reel stepping motor 307R is not driven for the number of steps corresponding to the stop position of the reel 301R (S337a; N), the processes of S335 and S336 are executed to proceed to S342. When the third reel stepping motor 307R is driven for the number of steps corresponding to the stop position of the reel 301R (S337a; Y), the A-phase output setting signal corresponding to the phase current applied to the motor drive circuit 87 and the A-phase output setting signal By outputting a command corresponding to the B-phase output setting signal, the right reel stop control for changing the current value supplied to the third reel stepping motor 307R to the current value for stopping is executed, and the process proceeds to S342 (S337b).

Further, in S338, the effect control CPU specifies the output state of the electric angle signal output from the motor drive circuit 87 to the effect control board 80 (S338), and the output state of the electric angle signal is Low. Whether or not, that is, whether or not the same phase current is applied to the A phase and the B phase of the third reel stepping motor 307R is determined (S339a). When the output state of the electric angle signal is Low (S339a; Y), it is further determined whether or not the third reel stepping motor 307R is driven by the number of steps corresponding to the stop position of the reel 301R (S339b). When the third reel stepping motor 307R is driven for the number of steps corresponding to the stop position of the reel 301R (S3390b; Y), the same phase current is applied to the A phase and the B phase of the third reel stepping motor 307R. Assuming that the reel 307R has rotated to the desired position, the third electric angle correcting flag is cleared (S340), and the A-phase output setting signal and the B-phase output setting signal according to the phase current applied to the motor drive circuit 85 are cleared. By outputting the command corresponding to, the right reel stop control for changing the current value supplied to the third reel stepping motor 307R to the current value for stopping is executed, and the process proceeds to S342 (S341).

When the output state of the electric angle signal is High (S339a; N) or when the third reel stepping motor 307R is not driven for the number of steps according to the stop position of the reel 301R (S339b; N), Proceed to S342 without executing S340 and S341.

Further, in S342, the effect control CPU confirms whether or not the fluctuation time timer is out of timer. If the fluctuation time timer is out of the timer, the value of the effect control process flag is updated to a value corresponding to the effect symbol change stop process (S76), and the effect symbol change process is terminated (S344). If the confirmation command reception flag indicating that a command (symbol confirmation specification command) that can specify that the variation display of the effect symbol ends has been received is set even if the fluctuation time timer is not timered out (S343; Y), the value of the effect control process flag is updated to a value corresponding to the effect symbol change stop process (S76), and the effect symbol change process is terminated (S344). Even if the fluctuation time timer is not timered out, the control shifts to stop the fluctuation when the symbol confirmation specification command is received. Therefore, for example, a fluctuation pattern specification command indicating a long fluctuation time due to noise between boards is used. Even if it is received, the fluctuation of the effect symbol can be ended when the regular fluctuation time elapses (at the end of the fluctuation of the special symbol).

The process data during rotation of the reels 301L, 301C, 301R is set in the process table used for the fluctuation control of the effect symbol (rotation of each reel 301L, 301C, 301R). That is, the sum of the process timer setting values of the process data 1 to n in the process table corresponds to the rotation time (variation time) of the performance reels 301L, 301C, and 301R. Therefore, when the process timer of the last process data n in the process of S304 times out, there is no process data (reel control execution data, LED control execution data, etc.) to be switched, and the effect control of the effect symbol based on the process table (each). (Rotation control of reels 301L, 301C, 301R) ends.

As described above, in the pachinko gaming machine 1 of the present embodiment, when the first reel stepping motor 307L and the second reel stepping motor 307C stop at the same time during the fluctuation of the effect symbol, the first reel stepping motor 307L Since the timing at which the current value applied to the second reel stepping motor 307C changes and the timing at which the current value applied to the second reel stepping motor 307C changes are different, the current value applied to the first reel stepping motor 307L becomes Compared with the case where the timing of change and the timing of change of the current value applied to the second reel stepping motor 307C are the same timing, the power supplied to the first reel stepping motor 307L and the 23rd reel stepping motor 307C Since the load applied to the motor drive power supply circuit 83 due to the change in the amount can be reduced, the cost for providing the protection circuit on the reel drive control board 81 can be reduced.

In particular, when the first reel stepping motor 307L and the second reel stepping motor 307C are driven at the same time and the first reel stepping motor 307L and the second reel stepping motor 307C stop at the same time, the power supply for driving the motor When a rush current or a regenerative current is generated in the circuit 83, the overcurrent protection function works in the internal drive power generation circuit 409 in the motor drive circuits 85 and 86, and the power supply to the motor drive circuits 85 and 86 is cut off. NS. As a result, the motor drive circuits 85 and 86 whose power supply is cut off are reset, and a malfunction occurs in which the first reel stepping motor 307L and the second reel stepping motor 307C move to the positions where the initial electric angle (45 °) is reached. However, according to the present invention, it is possible to prevent the current values applied to the first reel stepping motor 307L and the second reel stepping motor 307C from stopping at the same time, so that the first reel stepping motor 307L and the second reel stepping motor 307L and the second reel stepping motor It is also possible to avoid the occurrence of a malfunction in which the 307C moves to a position where the initial electric angle (45 °) is reached.

Further, while the effect symbol is fluctuating, the first reel stepping motor 307L and the third reel stepping motor 307R may stop at the same time, but the first reel stepping motor 307L supplies power from the motor drive power supply circuit 83. On the other hand, the third reel stepping motor 307R receives power from the motor drive power supply circuit 84, that is, the first reel stepping motor 307L and the first reel stepping motor 307L whose power consumption is likely to change when the drive is stopped at the same time. Since the 3-reel stepping motor 307R is supplied with power from individual motor drive power supply circuits, it is possible to reduce the load on the motor drive power supply circuits 83 and 84 due to simultaneous changes in the power consumption and large changes. Therefore, the cost for providing the protection circuit and the like can be reduced.

In this embodiment, in order to reduce the load on the motor drive power supply circuits 83 and 84, the current value applied to the first reel stepping couter 307L connected to the motor drive power supply circuit 83 of 1 is set. The timing of change and the timing of change of the current value applied to the second reel stepping motor 307C are different, and the first reel stepping motor 307L and the third reel stepping motor 307R that may stop driving at the same time By implementing the two measures of connecting the motor drive power supply circuits to different motor drive power supply circuits, the loads of the motor drive power supply circuits 83 and 84 are loaded from both the control surface of the pachinko game machine 1 and the structural surface of the reel drive control board 81. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and in order to reduce the load on the motor drive power supply circuits 83 and 84, only one of these two measures should be implemented. It may be. If the timing at which the current value applied to the first reel stepping couter 307L changes and the timing at which the current value applied to the second reel stepping motor 307C changes are only different, each reel stepping motor The 307L, 307C, and 307R may be driven by the supply of electric power from the same motor driving power supply circuit 83.

Further, in the present embodiment, the embodiment in which the movable body in the present invention is three reels 301L, 301C, and 301R is illustrated, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the number of movable bodies in the present invention is not limited to this. May be 2 or less or 4 or more.

Further, since the first reel stepping motor 307L is a motor driven to rotate the reel 301L and the second reel stepping motor 307C is a motor driven to rotate the reel 301C, the first reel stepping motor Different reels 301L and 301C can be rotated between the 307L and the second reel stepping motor 301C, and even when different reels 301L and 301C are rotated, the cost for providing the protection circuit and the like can be reduced. can.

In this embodiment, the first reel stepping motor 307L and the second reel stepping motor 301C, which are supplied with power from the motor drive power supply circuit 83, rotate different reels 301L and 301C. The present invention is not limited to this, and one reel may be rotated by the first reel stepping motor 307L and the second reel stepping motor 301C, or the first reel stepping motor 307L and the second reel may be rotated. The reel stepping motor 301C may individually operate a movable body different from the reel. Further, the first reel stepping motor 307L and the second reel stepping motor 301C may be used to operate one movable body different from the reel. When operating one movable body by the first reel stepping motor 307L and the second reel stepping motor 301C in this way, for example, it is difficult for the player to visually recognize the movable body by driving the first reel stepping motor 307L. The movable body can be moved between the retracted position and the effect position that is easier to see than the retracted position, and the movable body can be rotated, expanded / contracted, separated, etc. at the effect position by driving the second reel stepping motor 307C. The operation may be different from that of driving the stepping motor 307L.

Further, the movable body of the present invention is provided in the vicinity of the center of the game area 7 like the reels 301L, 301C, and 301R shown in the present embodiment, and is also provided in the front frame 101 and the glass door frame 102. You may.

Further, the motor drive power supply circuits 83 and 84 receive power from the power supply board 82 via the effect control board 80, and the first reel stepping motor 307L, the second reel stepping motor 307C, and the third reel stepping. Motor drive circuits 85, 86, 87 are generated to drive the motor 307R, and the generated power is used to drive the first reel stepping motor 307L, the second reel stepping motor 307C, and the third reel stepping motor 307R. Therefore, it is possible to simplify the wiring of the power supply in the pachinko game machine 1. Further, since the motor drive power supply circuits 83 and 84 are provided between the effect control board 80 and the motor drive circuits 85, 86 and 87, it is possible to suppress the loss due to the transmission of the electric power supplied from the power supply board 82. ..

In this embodiment, in the motor driving power supply circuits 83 and 84, the first reel stepping motor 307L, the second reel stepping motor 307C, and the third reel stepping motor 307R are driven from the power supplied from the power supply board 82. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the electric power supplied from the power supply board 82 is directly transferred to the motor without going through the motor drive power supply circuits 83 and 84. The first reel stepping motor 307L, the second reel stepping motor 307C, and the third reel stepping motor 307R may be driven by supplying the drive circuits 85, 86, and 87.

The power supply board 82 of this embodiment is a power supply board provided on the back side of the pachinko gaming machine 1, and is a common power supply board used regardless of the model of the pachinko gaming machine 1. Therefore, the power supply board 82 is commonly used regardless of the model as long as the specifications of the outer frame 100 and the front frame 101 do not change. Therefore, as shown in this embodiment, depending on the model of the pachinko gaming machine 1. By providing a power supply board (power supply circuit) for supplying electric power to operate the provided movable bodies (reel 301L, 301C, 301R of this embodiment) separately from the power supply board 82, each model of the power supply board 82 is provided. It is possible to prevent the specification change from occurring and reduce the machine cost of the pachinko gaming machine 1.

Further, the current values applied to the first reel stepping motor 307L, the second reel stepping motor 307C, and the third reel stepping motor 307R are set to the first reel stepping motor 307L, the second reel stepping motor 307C, and the third reel stepping motor 307R. By making them different according to the rotation speed, the first reel stepping motor 307L, the second reel stepping motor 307C, and the third reel stepping motor 307R can be stably operated at each rotation speed.

Further, when driving each of the reel stepping motors 307L, 307C, and 307R while the drive of each of the reel stepping motors 307L, 307C, and 307R is stopped, the current is applied to each of the reel stepping motors 307L, 307C, and 307R. By changing the timing of changing the current value, the load generated by changing the amount of power supplied by the motor drive power supply circuits 83 and 84 can be further reduced, and the cost for providing the protection circuit and the like can be reduced. can.

In this embodiment, when the variation display of the effect symbol is started and when the variation display of the effect symbol is finished, the change timing and the drive stop of the current value due to the start of driving of the reel stepping motors 307L, 307C, and 307R are set. Although the embodiment in which the change timing of the accompanying current value is different is illustrated, the present invention is not limited to this, and it is possible to execute an effect of changing the rotation speed of each reel 301L, 301C, 301R as a variation display of the effect symbol. In this case, the timing at which the current values applied to the reel stepping motors 307L, 307C, and 307R change may be different even during the variation display of the effect symbol.

Further, since the movable body in the present invention is a reel 301L, 301C, 301R that has a plurality of types of effect symbols displayed on the outer peripheral surface and can rotate along the outer outer peripheral surface, the motor drive power supply circuits 83, 84. Since the load applied to the reels 301L, 301C, and 301R can be operated stably, the operation of the reels 301L, 301C, and 301R becomes unstable, resulting in inappropriate display of the effect symbol. In particular, make the player think that the effect symbol is derived and displayed in a combination indicating a big hit even though the fluctuation display result is out of order, and that the rotation of the reels 301L, 301C, and 301R is some suggestion. It is possible to prevent things such as being stolen.

Further, during the fluctuation of the effect symbol, as shown in FIGS. 26 to 28, when the stop timing of each reel 301L, 301C, 301R has elapsed, the electric angle signal corresponding to each reel 301L, 301C, 301R is used. The output became Low, that is, the current values of the same strength were applied to the A phase and the B phase in the first reel stepping motor 307L, the second reel stepping motor 307C, and the third reel stepping motor 307R. The drive of the first reel stepping motor 307L, the second reel stepping motor 307C, and the third reel stepping motor 307R is stopped based on the above, and the rotation of each reel 301L, 301C, 301R is stopped. , When the rotation of the 301R is started, the effect symbol is derived and displayed in a combination indicating a big hit even though the fluctuation display result is out of order, and the rotation of the reels 301L, 301C, 301R has some suggestion. It is possible to prevent an inappropriate operation such as making the player think that there is a reel.

Further, in this embodiment, when the second initialization process is executed when the power is turned on to the pachinko game machine 1, the reels 301L, 301RC, and 301R are supported. A current value of the same strength is applied to the A phase and the B phase of the reel stepping motor, and the electric angle becomes 45 °, that is, electricity is supplied from the electric angle monitoring circuits 403 of the motor drive circuits 85, 86, and 87. Since the angular signal is output at Low, even if power failure or initialization (reset) occurs while each reel 301L, 301RC, 301R is not rotating, each reel 301L, 301RC, 301R is at the origin position ( It is possible to prevent unnatural movements such as rotation toward the initial position).

In this embodiment, by executing the second initialization process when the power is turned on to the pachinko gaming machine 1, the origin position (the origin position) at which the electric angle signal is output at Low on each reel 301L, 301RC, 301R ( Although the embodiment of rotating to the initial position) and stopping is illustrated, the present invention is not limited to this, and when the power is turned on to the pachinko gaming machine 1, the second initialization process is executed. You don't have to.

Further, as shown in FIGS. 26 to 28, when the effect control CPU stops the rotation of each reel 301L, 301C, 301R while the effect symbol is fluctuating, the electric angle signal is Low and each reel 301L. If the reel detection sensor corresponding to 301C, 301R is in the detection state, the rotation of each reel 301L, 301C, 301R is stopped, while the electric angle signal is High, or the reels 301L, 301C, 301R are supported. If at least one reel detection sensor is not in the detection state, rotate each reel to a position where the electric angle signal is Low and the reel detection sensors corresponding to the reels 301L, 301C, and 301R are not in the detection state. Since it is stopped, it is possible to prevent the improper rotation of the reels 301L, 301C, and 301R from continuing.

In this embodiment, the reels 301L, 301C, and 301R are stopped according to the electric angle corresponding to the reels 301L, 301C, and 301R as the movable body in the present invention and the detection state of the reel detection sensor while the effect symbol is fluctuating. Although the form of correcting the position is illustrated, the present invention is not limited to this, and the movable body in the present invention can be operated at a timing other than the fluctuation of the effect symbols other than the reels 301L, 301C, and 301R. In the case of a movable body, the timing for correcting the stop position of the movable body according to the electric angle corresponding to the movable body and the detection state of the reel detection sensor is a timing other than during the fluctuation of the effect symbol (for example, pachinko). It may be when the power is turned on to the game machine 1 or during a big hit game).

Further, in the motor drive circuits 85, 86, 87 in this embodiment, electric power (internal drive power) for operating the motor drive circuits 85, 86, 87 is generated from the motor drive electric power supplied from the power supply board 82. Since the internal drive power generation circuit 409 is provided for this purpose, when the motor drive power is supplied to the motor drive circuits 85, 86, 87, the internal drive power generation circuit 409 is generated from the motor drive power. Since the motor drive circuits 85, 86, 87 are also operated by the internal drive power, it is possible to prevent unstable operating power from operating on the motor drive circuits 85, 86, 87 even though the motor drive power is supplied. Can be done.

In the motor drive circuits 85, 86, 87 of this embodiment, the internal drive power generation circuit 409 built in the motor drive circuits 85, 86, 87 is driven by the motor drive power supplied from the power supply board 82. Although the mode of generating the internal drive power for operating the circuits 85, 86, and 87 is illustrated, the present invention is not limited to this, and the internal drive power can be supplied separately from the power supply board 82. A power supply board may be provided, and internal drive power may be supplied from the power supply board to the motor drive circuits 85, 86, and 87. When the motor drive circuits 85, 86, and 87 receive the internal drive power from a power supply board different from the power supply board 82 in this way, another power supply board mounted on the reel drive control board 81 is used. By supplying the drive power to the circuit as well, the operation of the circuit mounted on the reel drive control board 81 can be stabilized.

Further, the motor drive circuits 85, 86, 87 of this embodiment are each reel stepping from the output pulse generation circuit 415 based on the A-phase output setting signal and the B-phase output setting signal input to the drive current setting circuit 411. The current value of the pulse signal output to the A phase of the motors 307L, 307C, 307R and the current value of the pulse signal output to the B phase of each reel stepping motor 307L, 307C, 307R from the output pulse generation circuit 416 are changed. Therefore, it is possible to output an appropriate pulse signal according to the operating state of each reel stepping motor 307L, 307C, 307R, and it is possible to stabilize the output of each reel stepping motor 307L, 307C, 307R.

Further, in the variation display of the effect symbol, the stop positions of the reels 301L, 301C, 301R are fixed and vibrated by continuously applying the phase current to the reel stepping motors 307L, 307C, and 307R when the drive is stopped. For example, the reels 301L, 301C, and 301R are fluctuating, and even though the display result is "missing", the combination of "big hits" is used to derive and display the effect symbol, and other operational problems are prevented.

In particular, as shown in FIG. 19, since a current value I2 lower than the current value I1 at the time of driving stop is applied to each reel stepping motor 307L, 307C, 307R during driving stop, each reel stepping motor 307L, When the drive of the 307C and 307R is stopped, the heat generated by the reel stepping motors 307L, 307C and 307R can be suppressed.

In this embodiment, heat is generated by the reel stepping motors 307L, 307C, and 307R by applying a current value I2 lower than the current value I1 at the time of driving to the reel stepping motors 307L, 307C, and 307R when the drive is stopped. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the reel stepping motors 307L are not applied to the reel stepping motors 307L, 307C, and 307R when the drive is stopped. , 307C, 307R and the motor drive circuits 85, 86, 87 may suppress heat generation. Further, in the case where the heat generation when the current is applied to the reel stepping motors 307L, 307C, and 307R is sufficiently small, or in the reel stepping motor which can operate normally even if the heat is generated, the current value I1 at the time of driving when the driving is stopped. By applying a current value I3 larger than that, each reel 301L, 301C, 301R may be strongly held with respect to the stop position.

In this embodiment, for each of the reel stepping motors 307L, 307C, and 307R for rotating the reels 301L, 301C, and 301R, a current value I2 lower than the current value I1 at the time of stopping the operation is applied during the drive stop. The embodiment of suppressing the heat generation of the reel stepping motors 307L, 307C, and 307R has been illustrated, but the present invention is not limited to this, and a movable body other than the reels 301L, 301C, and 301R is provided in the pachinko game machine 1. In this case, the motor for operating the movable body may also suppress the heat generation of the motor by applying a current value lower than that at the time of driving stop.

Further, as shown in FIG. 7, the effect control board 80 (effect control CPU) changes the excitation mode of each reel stepping motor 307L, 307C, 307R while the reel stepping motors 307L, 307C, and 307R are stopped. By outputting the electric angle initialization signal, the current value applied to the A phase of each reel stepping motor 307L, 307C, 307R and the current value applied to the B phase are balanced. Since it is driven, the excitation mode is changed based on the fact that the current value applied to the A phase and the current value applied to the B phase are balanced based on the output state of the electric angle signal being Low. Prevents the occurrence of problems due to the excitation mode being changed when the current values applied to the A and B phases are not balanced (the magnetic forces generated in the A and B phases are not balanced). be able to. Further, in this embodiment, the excitation mode change process is executed in the processes of S307 and S308 of FIG. 26, and the current value applied to each phase is also switched. Therefore, in S307 and S308, the electric angle signal is output even when the reel stepping motors 307L, 307C, and 307R are driven, as in the case where the reel stepping motors 307L, 307C, and 307R are stopped. By changing the excitation mode of each reel stepping motor 307L, 307C, 307R based on the state becoming Low, problems such as overshoot and undershoot occur in each reel stepping motor 307L, 307C, 307R. It can be prevented from occurring.

In particular, the motor drive circuits 85, 86, and 87 of this embodiment have two positions where the output state of the electric angle signal is Low as compared with the conventional motor drive circuit (for example, Toshiba microstep motor driver TB62209). Since it overlaps with the phase excitation position, it is possible to easily switch the excitation mode (see FIG. 7).

Further, in the present embodiment, when the rotation of each reel 301L, 301C, 301R is stopped during the variation display of the effect symbol, when the output state of the corresponding electric angle signal is Low, that is, it corresponds. By assuming that the current values applied to the A phase and B phase of the reel stepping motor are balanced, the electric angle signals corresponding to the reels 301L, 301C, and 301R will be signaled at the next start of fluctuation of the effect symbol. Since it is sufficient to create a program for executing the variation display of the effect symbol so as to start the rotation of each reel 301L, 301C, 301R in the state where the output state of is Low, the program can be simplified.

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

For example, in the above embodiment, as the actual operation confirmation operation control, the reels 301L, 301C, 301R are reciprocated between the origin position and the predetermined position (the reels 301L, 301C, 301R are rotated forward from the origin position to the predetermined position). Later, the embodiment is reversed from the predetermined position to the origin position), but the present invention is not limited to this, and as shown in FIG. 29 as a modification 1, the actual operation confirmation operation control is a reel. The 301L, 301C, and 301R may be rotated once from the origin position.

Further, in the above embodiment, the embodiment in which the plurality of movable bodies in the present invention are reels 301L, 301C, 301R has been illustrated, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the plurality of movable bodies are these reels 301L. , 301C, 301R may be capable of performing operations different from those of 301C and 301R. In particular, as a second modification, a plurality of movable bodies in the present invention may interfere with each other by operating together. As described above, when the plurality of movable bodies in the present invention are those that interfere with each other by operating together, it is unlikely that these plurality of movable bodies operate at the same time in the actual operation. However, when a plurality of movable bodies are operated together, the motor drive circuits 85, 86, 87, etc. are loaded as a result of excessive power consumption when the plurality of movable bodies are operated at the same time. Since problems such as the power supply circuits 83 and 84 being reset may occur, the plurality of movable bodies in the present invention may interfere with each other by operating together, thereby driving the motor due to excessive power consumption. It is possible to prevent problems from occurring in the power supply circuits 83 and 84. Further, as described above, since the power supply is stabilized by allowing the plurality of movable bodies in the present invention to interfere with each other by operating together, the operation of these plurality of movable bodies becomes unstable and interferes with each other. Can be prevented from occurring.

Further, in the above embodiment, when the rotation of each reel 301L, 301C, 301R is stopped during the variation display of the effect symbol, when the output state of the corresponding electric angle signal is Low, that is, it corresponds. Although the embodiment in which the current values applied to the A phase and the B phase of the reel stepping motor are balanced is illustrated, the present invention is not limited to this, and for example, the effect symbol is changing. When it is possible to execute an effect of temporarily stopping (temporarily stopping) the rotation of at least one of the reels 301L, 301C, and 301R and then rerotating the reel (for example, a pseudo-continuous effect), the electric angle signal The reels 301L, 301C, and 301R may be temporarily stopped when the output state is not Low (High). In this way, when the temporary stop and re-rotation of each reel 301L, 301C, 301R is executed during the fluctuation display of 1, the reels 301L, 301C, 301R correspond to each reel 301L, 301C, 301R only when the fluctuation display of the effect symbol is completed. Since it is sufficient to determine whether or not the output state of the electric angle signal is Low and stop the rotation of each reel 301L, 301C, 301R based on the determination result, each reel 301L, 301C, 301R is provisionally. Even if the stopped position is the position where the output state of the electric angle signal is not Low, the rotation of each reel 301L, 301C, 301R as predetermined according to the process data without determining the output state of the electric angle signal. Since it is sufficient to control the above, it becomes easy to create a program for executing the variable display of the effect symbol.

Further, in the above embodiment, the pachinko gaming machine is applied as an example of the gaming machine, but the game can be started by setting a predetermined number of bets for one game using, for example, the game value. At the same time, one game is completed by deriving the variable display result to the effect display device capable of variablely displaying a plurality of types of symbols that can be identified by each, and a prize is awarded according to the variable display result derived to the effect display device. It is also applicable to slot machines where is possible. When the present invention is applied to such a slot machine, the movable body may be the reel of the slot machine. Further, when the present invention is applied to a slot machine in this way, by rotating the reel as a movable body only in the two-phase excitation mode of the stepping motor, the reel is used when performing a production by the reel such as a pseudo game. Can be controlled like a production reel.

Further, in the above embodiment, the initial positions of the reels 301L, 301C, and 301R are set to the positions where the electric angle signal is output in Low, that is, the currents applied to the A phase and the B phase of the corresponding reel stepping motors. Although the embodiment in which the values are balanced (the position where the electric angle is 45 °) is illustrated, the present invention is not limited to this, and the initial positions of the reels 301L, 301C, and 301R are, for example, It may be a position (see FIG. 13 (A)) in which the current value is applied to only one of the A phase and the B phase of the corresponding reel stepping motor.

Further, in the above-described embodiment, a mode in which non-detection operation control, detection operation control, and actual operation confirmation operation control are executed for each reel 301L, 301C, 301R is illustrated, but the present invention is limited thereto. When a movable body is provided in the pachinko gaming machine 1 in addition to these reels 301L, 301C, and 301R, the non-detection operation control, the detection operation control, and the actual operation are performed for the movable body. Confirmation operation control may be executed, or non-detection operation control, detection operation control, and actual operation confirmation operation control are performed in order between each reel 301L, 301C, 301R and a movable body other than these reels 301L, 301C, 301R. It may be executed in.

Further, in the above embodiment, the motor driving power supply circuit 83 for supplying the power for driving the first reel stepping motor 307L and the second reel stepping motor 307C and the third reel stepping motor 307R for driving the motor driving power supply circuit 83 and the third reel stepping motor 307R are used. Although a mode in which two motor drive power supply circuits, a motor drive power supply circuit 84 for supplying power and two motor drive power supply circuits, are provided on the reel drive control board 81 has been illustrated, the present invention is not limited to this, and the reel drive is not limited thereto. Only one motor drive power supply circuit is provided on the control board 81, and power for driving the first reel stepping motor 307L, the second reel stepping motor 307C, and the third reel stepping motor 307R is supplied from the motor drive power supply circuit. You may try to do it.

Further, in the above embodiment, the effect control board 80 (effect control CPU) corresponds to the A-phase output setting signal, the B-phase output setting signal, the electric angle initialization signal, and the like for the motor drive circuits 85, 86, and 87. Although the embodiment in which the reel stepping motors 307L, 307C, and 307R are driven by transmitting the command to be performed is illustrated, the present invention is not limited to this, and the effect control board 80 (the effect control CPU) is used. The reel stepping motors 307L, 307C, and 307R are driven by transmitting signals corresponding to the A-phase output setting signal, the B-phase output setting signal, the electric angle initialization signal, and the like to the motor drive circuits 85, 86, and 87. You may.

1 Pachinko game machine 80 Production control board 83, 84 Motor drive power supply circuit 85, 86, 87 Motor drive circuit 301L Reel 301C Reel 301R Reel 307L 1st reel stepping motor 307C 2nd reel stepping motor 307R 3rd reel stepping motor

Claims (1)

It is a gaming machine that can play games,
Movable body provided to operate and
A stepping motor that generates a driving force to operate the movable body, and
A drive control means capable of executing drive control of the stepping motor in a plurality of drive modes having different excitation methods, including a microstep excitation method, and
A control means capable of controlling the operation of the movable body by controlling the drive control of the stepping motor by the drive control means.
With
The drive control means can output specific information capable of identifying that the same phase current is applied to the adjacent exciting phases among the plurality of exciting phases of the stepping motor to the control means.
The control means
The first motion control for positioning the movable body at the origin position, the second motion control for confirming that the movable body can operate normally, and the third for performing the effect by the movable body. It is possible to control the operation,
In the third motion control, the movable body is controlled to operate within a range of the first speed and the second speed faster than the first speed.
In the first motion control, the movable body is controlled to operate at a speed equal to or lower than the first speed in the third motion control.
A gaming machine characterized in that the change of the drive mode is executed when the specific information is output from the drive control means.

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