JP7261443B2 - game machine - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a game machine such as a pachinko game machine or a reel-type game machine (pachislot game machine).

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a pachinko game machine, which is one of game machines, is equipped with an operation member that can be operated by a player, as described in Patent Document 1 below, for example. A motor (driving means) capable of applying a driving force for moving the operating member is connected to the operating member. Then, as described in Patent Document 1 below, the motor is driven in accordance with a predetermined effect being executed to move the operation member from the lowered state (second position) to the raised state (first position). It is possible to

JP 2012-170504 A

By the way, for example, after moving the operating member to the first position, the operating member may be stopped at the first position for a predetermined period of time. However, in this case, the operating member moved to the first position may be operated early by the player.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances. That is, the object is to provide a game machine capable of preventing the player from operating the operating member at an early stage.

The gaming machine of the present invention is
In a gaming machine that controls to an advantageous special game state based on the establishment of a predetermined control condition,
an operating member that can be moved from a first position to a second position by a player's operation;
a driving means capable of applying a driving force for moving the operating member to the first position and capable of applying a stop holding force for holding the stop of the operating member;
a driving circuit unit capable of controlling the driving means,
The drive circuit unit
a driving state in which the driving means applies a driving force to the operating member based on the supply of a predetermined driving current to the driving means; or
By continuing to supply a current having the same magnitude as the driving current to the driving means, the driving means can bring the operating member in the first position into a holding state in which a stopping force is applied to the operating member. is a
configured to be able to supply a reduced current that is smaller than the drive current by a predetermined ratio;
When a predetermined period of time ends in the holding state, the low current holding state can be set in which the drive means applies stop holding force to the operating member based on the supply of the reduced current. It is a game machine that features.

According to the gaming machine of the present invention, it is possible to prevent the player from operating the operating member at an early stage.

1 is a perspective view of a game machine according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG. It is an exploded perspective view of a game machine frame provided in the same game machine. It is a front view of the gaming machine. It is a front view of a game board provided in the gaming machine. It is an enlarged view of the A portion shown in FIG. 4, and is a view showing display devices provided in the gaming machine. It is a perspective view showing the relationship between the movable body unit and the base frame provided in the gaming machine. FIG. 7 is an exploded perspective view of the movable body unit shown in FIG. 6; FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing a connecting plate and a link unit shown in FIG. 7; (A) is a diagram showing a state in which the movable frame face has started to move from the standby position, and (B) is a diagram showing the state in which the movable frame face is rotated toward the operating position from the state shown in FIG. 9 (A). It is a figure which shows the state which is. (A) is a diagram showing a state in which the movable frame selvedge is at a retracted position, (B) is a diagram showing a state in which the movable selvedge is at an exposing position, and (C) is a diagram showing the state in which the movable frame selvedge is at the retracted position. It is a figure which shows the state in an exposure position. (A) is a diagram showing a state in which the movable frame jaw is in the closed position, and (B) is a diagram showing a state in which the movable frame jaw is in the open position. FIG. 10 is a perspective view of the gaming machine when the frame-face movable body is at the operating position; FIG. 10 is a front view of the gaming machine when the frame-face movable body is at the operating position; (A) is a diagram showing a state in which the frame sword movable body is in the retracted position, (B) is a diagram showing a state in which the frame sword movable body is in the pushed position, and (C) is a diagram showing the state in which the frame sword movable body is pushed. It is a figure which shows the state which exists in an intermediate position. It is a perspective view which shows a right light-emitting body unit. It is a perspective view which shows a right side frame drum. It is a perspective view which shows a right side frame drum. It is a block diagram showing the electrical configuration of the game control board side of the gaming machine. It is a block diagram showing the electrical configuration of the effect control board side of the gaming machine. It is a block diagram showing the electrical configuration of the effect drive board side of the game machine. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a bipolar stepping motor; It is a figure for demonstrating two-phase excitation. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an electric circuit around a frame sword movement motor driver; It is a figure which shows the relationship between the microcomputer for production|presentation control, and a frame right relay board. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing the electrical circuitry around the left frame drum motor driver and the right frame drum motor driver; It is a figure which shows the relationship between the microcomputer for production|presentation control, and a relay board|substrate on a frame. 26 is an enlarged view around the left frame drum motor driver shown in FIG. 25; FIG. It is a figure which shows the relationship between the microcomputer for production|presentation control, and a frame upper right relay board. FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a state in which an inspection controller is connected to the right decorative portion; It is a figure which shows the relationship between the position of a movable member, and the control state by a driver. (A) is a diagram for explaining a frame sword operation effect period, (B) is a diagram for explaining a case where the player does not perform a pushing operation during the pushing operation valid period, and (C) is a diagram for explaining the case. is a diagram for explaining a case where a player performs a push-in operation during the push-in operation effective period; It is a figure for showing an example of production. It is a hit classification determination table. It is the table|surface which shows the various random numbers which the microcomputer for game control acquires. (A) is a jackpot determination table, (B) is a ready-to-win determination table, (C) is a normal symbol hit determination table, and (D) is a normal symbol variation pattern selection table. It is a special figure variation pattern determination table. It is an electric chew opening pattern determination table. 10 is a flowchart of main-side timer interrupt processing; 9 is a flowchart of sub-control main processing; 10 is a flowchart of 1 ms timer interrupt processing; 4 is a flowchart of drive control processing; 10 is a flowchart of 10 ms timer interrupt processing; 8 is a flowchart of received command analysis processing; It is a flow chart of the fluctuation effect start processing. 6 is a flowchart of serial signal output processing; 10 is a flow chart of serial signal output processing for frame-face movable body. 7 is a flow chart of frame drum serial signal output processing. 10 is a flow chart of a serial signal output process for a frame sword movable body. 10 is a flow chart of serial signal output processing for movable frame tab. It is a flow chart of the serial signal output processing for the frame blade disk member.

1. Structure of Gaming Machine A pachinko gaming machine, which is an embodiment of the present invention, will be described with reference to the drawings. In the following description, the left-right direction of each part of a pachinko game machine as an example of the game machine will be explained as being the same as the left-right direction for the player facing the pachinko game machine. Also, the front direction of each part of the pachinko game machine is defined as the direction approaching the player facing the pachinko game machine, and the rear direction of each part of the pachinko game machine is defined as the direction away from the player facing the pachinko game machine.

As shown in FIG. 1, the pachinko game machine PY1 of the embodiment includes a game machine frame 2 and a game board 1 (see FIG. 4) mounted inside the game machine frame 2. As shown in FIG. The game machine frame 2 forms the outer shell of the pachinko game machine PY1, and includes an outer frame 22 arranged outside, an inner frame 21 assembled inside the outer frame 22, the outer frame 22 and the inner frame. 21 is provided with a front door 23 (front frame). The front door 23 has a vertical rectangular shape that protects the game board 1 and is rotatable with respect to the outer frame 22 and the inner frame 21 . A transparent plate 23t (window) is attached to the central portion of the front door 23 so that the player can visually recognize the game area 6, which will be described later.

The front door 23 has a handle 72k (game ball hitting means) for shooting game balls with a shooting intensity corresponding to the rotation angle, a hitting ball supply tray (upper tray) 34 for storing game balls, and an upper tray 34. A surplus ball receiving tray (lower tray) 35 for storing game balls that cannot be accommodated is provided. Further, the front door 23 is provided with an effect button 40k and a select button 42k that can be operated by the player during effects executed as the game progresses. The select button (cross key) 42k is composed of an up button, a down button, a left button, and a right button. Further, the front door 23 is provided with a speaker (not shown) for outputting sound.

The game machine frame 2 is configured with a hinge portion 24 on the left end side. The front door 23 is rotatable with respect to the outer frame 22 and the inner frame 21 by the hinge portion 24, and the inner frame 21 is rotatable with respect to the outer frame 22 and the front door 23. It's becoming An opening (not shown) is formed in the center of the front door 23, and a transparent transparent plate 23t is attached to the opening so that the player can visually recognize a game area 6, which will be described later. Although the transparent plate 23t is a glass plate in this embodiment, it may be a transparent synthetic resin plate. That is, the transparent plate 23t may be one that allows the game area 6 to be visually recognized from the front.

3, the front door 23 has an upper decorative portion 200, a left decorative portion 210, a right decorative portion 220, and an operation mechanism portion 230 on the front side. The upper decorative portion 200, the left decorative portion 210, the right decorative portion 220, and the operation mechanism portion 230 are detachably attached to the base frame 23b (see FIG. 6).

The upper decorative portion (upper decorative portion) 200 decorates the upper portion of the gaming machine frame 2 (front door 23). As shown in FIG. 3, the upper decoration part 200 includes an upper decoration (upper unit) 31 in the center in the horizontal direction, a left light emitter unit 202L on the left side, and a right light emitter unit 202R on the right side. . The left light emitter unit 202L and the right light emitter unit 202R are collectively referred to as the light emitter unit 202. FIG. The upper decorative body (upper unit) 31 can be transformed into the main character of the work that is the motif of the pachinko game machine PY1. The light emitter unit 202 is a unit having a frame drum 320 inside, and is attached to the base frame 23b in a state of being inclined upward toward the front (see FIG. 6).

The left decoration part 210 decorates the left side of the gaming machine frame 2 (front door 23). The right decoration part 220 decorates the right side of the game machine frame 2 . The right decorative portion 220 includes a sword frame movable body 221 (operating member), which will be described later, and a sheath member 222 capable of accommodating the lower side of the frame sword movable body 221 .

The operation mechanism section 230 (game medium storage section) is provided with an operation mechanism for progressing games and effects. The operation mechanism section 230 includes the handle 72k, the upper plate 34, the lower plate 35, the performance button 40k, and the select button 42k.

By the way, as shown in FIG. 3, a data counter 160 is arranged above the pachinko game machine PY1 on the vertical wall SH erected in the vertical direction in the island facility of the game arcade. The data counter 160 includes a fixed member 162 fixed to the vertical wall surface SH, and a data display DH attached to the fixed member 162 so as to be tilted forward.

The data display DH has a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape for displaying the number of occurrences of a jackpot game state, the number of occurrences of a high probability state, and the like, which will be described later. The data display DH also has a call button or the like for the player to call the staff of the hall. In this data counter 160, the forward inclination angle of the data display DH with respect to the vertical wall surface SH can be varied from 15 degrees to 25 degrees. The rear portion of the upper decorative portion 200 is shaped so as not to come into contact with the data display DH even when the data display DH is tilted forward at the maximum angle of 25 degrees.

Also, the upper decorative portion 200, the left decorative portion 210, the right decorative portion 220, and the operation mechanism portion 230 are provided with a large number of frame lamps 53 capable of emitting light in various colors.

A game board 1 shown in FIG. 4 is attached to the game machine frame 2 . As shown in FIG. 4, the game board 1 is formed with a game area 6 surrounded by a rail member 62 in which a game ball shot by operating the handle 72k flows down. Also, the game board 1 is provided with board lamps 54 for decoration. In the game area 6, a plurality of game pegs for guiding game balls are projected. The game board 1 is formed by integrating a plate-shaped member arranged on the front side and a back unit arranged on the rear side (a unit for attaching various control boards, an image display device 50, a harness, etc., which will be described later). It is.

Also, near the center of the game area 6, an image display device 50, which is a liquid crystal display device, is provided. Note that the image display device 50 may be another image display device such as an organic EL display device. The display screen 50a (display unit) of the image display device 50 has a production design display area for performing variable display of production design EZ (decorative design) synchronized with variable display of the first special design and the second special design described later. . Incidentally, the effect of displaying the effect symbol EZ is called the effect symbol variation effect. The production design fluctuation production is sometimes called "decorative design fluctuation production" or simply "variation production".

The effect symbol display area is composed of three effect symbol display areas, for example, "left", "middle" and "right". A left performance symbol EZ1 is displayed in the left performance symbol display area, a middle performance symbol EZ2 is displayed in the medium performance symbol display area, and a right performance symbol EZ3 is displayed in the right performance symbol display area. Each of the effect symbols EZ consists of a plurality of symbols representing numbers "1" to "8", for example. The image display device 50 is a first special symbol displayed by a first special symbol indicator 81a and a second special symbol indicator 81b, which will be described later, by a combination of the left performance symbol EZ1, the middle performance symbol EZ2, and the right performance symbol EZ3. And the result of the variable display of the second special symbol (that is, the result of the jackpot lottery) is displayed in an easy-to-understand manner.

For example, when a jackpot is won, the production pattern is stopped and displayed with double numbers such as "777". In addition, when it is a miss, the production pattern is stopped and displayed with a separate pattern such as "637". This makes it easier for the player to grasp the progress of the game. That is, the player generally grasps the result of the jackpot lottery by the image display device 50 rather than by the first special figure display device 81a or the second special figure display device 81b. In addition, the position of the effect symbol display area may not be fixed. Further, as a form of variable display of the effect symbols, for example, there is a form of scrolling in the vertical direction.

The image display device 50 displays, in addition to the effect symbol variation effect using the effect symbol EZ as described above, a jackpot effect performed in parallel with the jackpot game, a demonstration effect for waiting for customers (customer waiting effect), and the like. 50a. In addition, in the effect symbol variation effect, effect images other than the effect symbol EZ such as a background image and a character image are displayed in addition to the effect symbol EZ such as numbers.

Further, the display screen 50a of the image display device 50 has a pending icon display area for displaying a pending icon HA (effect pending image) according to the number of stored first special figure pending and second special figure pending, which will be described later. By the display of the pending icon HA, the storage number of the first special figure pending displayed in the first special figure pending display 83a described later, the second special shown in the second special pending display 83b described later It is possible to clearly indicate to the player the number of stored figures that are reserved.

A center frame 61 (inner wall portion) is arranged near the center of the game area 6 and in front of the image display device 50 . At the bottom of the center frame 61, a stage 61s capable of guiding a game ball rolling on the upper surface to the first starting port 11 described later is formed. A warp 61w is provided on the left side of the center frame 61 to allow game balls to flow in from the entrance and flow out to the stage 61s from the exit. A plate movable body 55k that can move up and down is provided on the upper portion of the center frame 61. As shown in FIG. The board movable body 55k is movable from an origin position above the display screen 50a to an effect position overlapping the center of the display screen 50a in the front-rear direction.

Below the image display device 50 in the game area 6, there is provided a first starting winning device 11D having a first starting port 11 in which the ease with which a game ball enters is always constant. The first starting port 11 is also referred to as a first ball-in port, a fixed ball-in port, a first starting prize-winning port, or a first starting area. Winning of the game ball to the first starting port 11 triggers lottery for the first special symbol (big hit lottery, ie, acquisition and determination of big hit random numbers, etc.).

Further, below the first starting port 11 in the game area 6, a normal variable winning device (normal electric accessory, so-called electric chew) 12D having the second starting port 12 is provided. The second starting hole 12 is also referred to as a second ball entry hole, a variable ball entry hole, a second starting winning hole, or a second starting region. The electric chew 12D is also referred to as a second ball entry means, a variable ball entry means, or a second starting winning device. Winning of the game ball to the second starting port 12 triggers a second special symbol lottery (jackpot lottery).

The electric chew 12D has an electric chew opening/closing member 12k (ball opening opening/closing member) that takes an open state and a closed state, and opens and closes the second starting port 12 by operating the electric chew opening/closing member 12k. The electric tuning opening/closing member 12k is driven by an electric tuning solenoid 12s, which will be described later. When the electric chew opening/closing member 12k is in an open state, it is possible to enter a game ball into the second starting port 12, and when it is in a closed state, it is impossible to enter a game ball into the second starting port 12.例文帳に追加Become. That is, the second starting hole 12 is a starting hole in which the ease with which a game ball enters can be changed. It should be noted that the electric tube 12D is in the closed state if the electric tube opening/closing member 12k makes it easier for the ball to enter the second starting port 12 when it is in the open state than when it is in the closed state. Sometimes it is not necessary to make it impossible to enter the second starting port 12 .

Also, on the right side of the first starting port 11 in the game area 6, a big winning device (special electric accessory) 14D having a big winning port 14 is provided. The special winning opening 14 is also called a special winning opening. The big winning device 14D is also called an attacker (AT), a special winning means, or a special variable winning device. The big winning device 14D has an AT opening/closing member 14k (special winning opening opening/closing member) that takes an open state and a closed state, and opens and closes the big winning opening 14 by the operation of the AT opening/closing member 14k. The AT opening/closing member 14k is driven by an AT solenoid 14s, which will be described later. A game ball can enter the big winning opening 14 only when the AT opening/closing member 14k is in an open state.

A gate 13 through which game balls can pass is provided on the right side of the center frame 61 . The gate 13 is also called a passage opening or a passage area. Passage of the game ball to the gate 13 is a trigger for execution of a normal symbol lottery (that is, normal symbol random number (hit random number) acquisition and determination) that determines whether or not to open the electric chew 12D. Furthermore, a plurality of general prize winning openings 10 are provided in the lower portion of the game area 6 . Also, at the bottom of the game area 6, an out port 19 is provided for discharging out of the game area 6 game balls that have been hit into the game area 6 but have not won in any of the winning openings.

In the game area 6 in which various winning openings are arranged, there are a left game area 6L (first game area) on the left side of the center in the horizontal direction (first game area) and a right game area 6R (second game area) on the right side. There is. A hitting method of shooting a game ball so that the game ball flows down the left game area 6L is called left hitting. On the other hand, a hitting method of shooting a game ball so that the game ball flows down the right game area 6R is called right hitting. In the pachinko machine PY1 of this embodiment, the flow path through which the game balls flow down when the game is played with the left hand is called the first flow path W1, and the flow path with which the game balls flow down when the game is played with the right hand. , is referred to as a second flow path W2.

A first starting port 11, a general prize winning port 10, an electric tube 12D, and an out port 19 are provided on the first flow path W1. A player can aim to win a prize in the first starting opening 11 or the general winning opening 10 by hitting a game ball so as to flow down the first flow path W1. In addition, since no gate is arranged on the first flow path W1, the electric tube 12D is not opened when the ball is hit to the left.

On the other hand, a gate 13, a general prize winning port 10, a big prize winning device 14D, an electric tube 12D, and an out port 19 are provided on the second flow path W2. By hitting the game ball so as to flow down the second flow path W2, the player can aim to pass through the gate 13, or win a prize in the general winning opening 10, the second starting opening 12, and the big winning opening 14. can.

Also, as shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 5, the display devices 8 include a first special symbol display device 81a that variably displays the first special symbol, a second special symbol display device 81b that variably displays the second special symbol, and a normal symbol. A normal map display 82 for variably displaying (normal map) is included. The first special symbol is also referred to as the first special symbol or special symbol 1, and the second special symbol is also referred to as the second special symbol or special symbol 2. In addition, the normal pattern is also called a general pattern.

In addition, in the display device 8, the first special figure suspension display 83a that displays the number of storage of the operation suspension (first special figure suspension) of the first special figure display 81a, the operation suspension of the second special figure display 81b (Second special figure suspension) 2nd special figure suspension display 83b for displaying the number of memories, and normal figure suspension display 84 for displaying the number of operation suspension (normal figure suspension) of the normal figure display 82 is

The variable display of the first special symbol is performed with the winning of the game ball to the first starting port 11 as a trigger. The variable display of the second special symbol is performed with the winning of the game ball to the second starting port 12 as a trigger. In the following description, the first special symbol and the second special symbol may be collectively referred to as a special symbol (special symbol). Moreover, the 1st special figure indicator 81a and the 2nd special figure indicator 81b may be generically called the special figure indicator 81. As shown in FIG. Also, the first special figure reservation display 83a and the second special figure reservation display 83b may be collectively referred to as the special figure reservation display 83. In addition, the first special figure reservation and the second special figure reservation may be collectively referred to as special figure reservation.

In the special figure display device 81, the special symbols are variably displayed (variable display) and then stopped, so that a lottery (special symbol lottery, jackpot lottery) based on the winning of the first start port 11 or the second start port 12 is performed. Notify the results. A special symbol to be stopped and displayed (a stop symbol, a special symbol derived and displayed as a display result of variable display) is one special symbol selected from a plurality of types of special symbols by a special symbol lottery. When the stop pattern is a predetermined specific special pattern (a special pattern of a specific stop mode, i.e., a jackpot pattern), an opening pattern corresponding to the type of the stopped and displayed specific special pattern (that is, the type of the jackpot won) is selected. A jackpot game (an example of a special game) is performed to open the big winning hole 14.例文帳に追加The opening pattern of the big winning opening 14 in the special game will be described later.

Specifically, the special symbol indicator 81 is composed of, for example, eight LEDs (Light Emitting Diodes) arranged side by side, and displays a special symbol according to the result of the jackpot lottery by its lighting mode. be. For example, if you win a jackpot (one of the multiple types of jackpots described later), ``○○●●○○●●'' (○: lights up, ●: lights out) 1, 2, from the left A jackpot pattern in which the fifth and sixth LEDs are lit is displayed. In addition, if the game is lost, a lost pattern is displayed in which only the rightmost LED lights up, such as "●●●●●●●○". A mode in which all the LEDs are extinguished may be adopted as the lost pattern. In addition, the lost design is not a specific special design. In addition, before the special symbols are stopped and displayed, the special symbols are variably displayed for a predetermined variable time. It is a mode. It should be noted that the variable display mode may be anything, such as blinking all the LEDs all at once, unless each LED is stopped (lighted up in a specific mode).

In this pachinko game machine PY1, when there is a winning (entering a ball) of a game ball into the first start port 11 or the second start port 12, the value of various random numbers such as jackpot random numbers (numerical information , determination information) is temporarily stored in the special figure reservation storage unit 105 described later. Specifically, if the winning to the first start port 11 is stored as the first special figure reservation, it is stored in the first special figure reservation storage unit 105a described later, and if the winning to the second start opening 12 is the second special It is stored in the later-described second special figure suspension storage unit 105b as figure suspension. There is an upper limit to the number of special figure reservations that can be stored in each special figure reservation storage unit 105, and the upper limit value in this embodiment is "4".

The special figure reservation stored in the special figure reservation storage unit 105 is terminated when the variable display of the special symbol based on the special figure reservation becomes possible. Digestion of the special figure reservation means to determine the jackpot random number or the like corresponding to the special figure reservation, and to execute the variable display of the special symbol for showing the determination result. Therefore, in the pachinko game machine PY1, when the variable display of the special symbols based on the winning of the game ball to the first start port 11 or the second start port 12 cannot be performed immediately after the winning, that is, the execution of the variable display of the special symbols. Even if a prize is won during execution of a special game, the right of a jackpot lottery for the prize can be reserved up to a predetermined number.

And the number of such special figure reservations is displayed on the special figure reservation indicator 83. Specifically, each special figure reservation indicator 83 is composed of, for example, four LEDs, and displays the number of special figure reservations by lighting the LEDs by the number of special figure reservations.

The variable display of normal symbols is performed with the passage of the game ball to the gate 13 as a trigger. The normal symbol display device 82 notifies the result of the normal symbol lottery based on the passage of the game ball to the gate 13 by displaying the normal symbol variably (variably displaying) and then stop-displaying it. A normal pattern to be stopped and displayed (a normal pattern stop pattern, a normal pattern derived and displayed as a display result of variable display) is one normal pattern selected from a plurality of types of normal patterns by a normal pattern lottery. When the stop-displayed normal symbol is a predetermined specific normal symbol (a normal symbol in a predetermined stop mode, that is, a normal winning symbol), the second starting port 12 is opened in an opening pattern according to the current game state. Auxiliary game is played to make it possible. The opening pattern of the second starting port 12 will be described later.

Specifically, the normal symbol display device 82 is composed of, for example, two LEDs (see FIG. 5), and displays normal symbols corresponding to the result of the normal symbol lottery according to the lighting mode thereof. For example, if the lottery result is a win, a normal win pattern with both LEDs lit up is displayed, such as "○○" (○: lit, ●: unlit). When the lottery result is a loss, a normal losing pattern is displayed, such as "●○", in which only the right LED lights up. A mode in which all the LEDs are extinguished may be employed as a normal losing pattern. It should be noted that the normal losing design is not a specific normal design. Before the normal symbols are stopped and displayed, the normal symbols are variably displayed for a predetermined variable time. It should be noted that the variable display mode may be anything, such as blinking all the LEDs all at once, unless each LED is stopped (lighted up in a specific mode).

In the pachinko game machine PY1, when a game ball passes through the gate 13, the value of the normal symbol random number (hit random number) acquired for the passage is stored in the normal pattern reservation storage unit 106 described later as normal pattern reservation. memorized once. There is an upper limit to the number of normal pattern reservations that can be stored in the general pattern reservation storage unit 106, and the upper limit value in this embodiment is "4".

The normal pattern reservation stored in the normal pattern reservation storage unit 106 is terminated when the variable display of the normal pattern based on the normal pattern reservation becomes possible. The digestion of the normal pattern reservation means that the normal design random number (hit random number) corresponding to the normal pattern reservation is determined, and the normal design variable display is performed to show the determination result. Therefore, in this pachinko game machine PY1, when the variable display of the normal symbols based on the passage of the game ball through the gate 13 cannot be performed immediately after the passage, that is, during the execution of the variable display of the normal symbols or during the execution of the auxiliary game, a prize is won. Even if there is, with a predetermined number as the upper limit, it is possible to reserve the right of the normal symbol lottery for the passage.

And the number of such normal map reservations is displayed on the normal map reservation display 84 . Specifically, the normal map hold indicator 84 is composed of, for example, four LEDs, and displays the number of normal map reserves by lighting the LEDs by the number of normal map reserves.

2. Configuration of Frame Movable Member Next, the configuration of the frame movable member will be described with reference to FIGS. 6 to 17. FIG. In this embodiment, a plurality of frame movable members are attached to the game machine frame 2 (front door 23), and are movable by the driving force of the driving means (motor). The frame movable member means a movable member attached to the game machine frame 2 side, not the game board 1 side.

As shown in FIG. 6, the upper decorative body (upper unit) 31 is attachable to and detachable from a horizontal upper wall portion 23c provided at the upper end of the base frame 23b of the front door 23 using screws (not shown). there is The upper decorative body (upper unit) 31 can be divided into three parts, as shown in FIG. and a front cover 260 attached to the front side. The unit main body 250 includes a frame face movable body 400. - 特許庁

As shown in FIG. 7, the front cover 260 stands upright and is elongated in the left-right direction so as to cover the front side of the frame movable body 400. As shown in FIG. A touch sensor (touch electrode) 261 is attached to the upper end of the front cover 260 along the horizontal direction. The touch sensor 261 detects contact or proximity of a human body. Therefore, in this embodiment, based on the detection by the touch sensor 261, it is possible to prevent the frame face movable body 400 from moving. As shown in FIG. 7, a lower cover 510 is attached to the lower side of the movable frame face 400, and a movable frame jaw 600 is attached to the front side of the movable frame face 400. As shown in FIG.

In addition to the movable frame face 400, the unit main body 250 is provided with a connecting plate 301 and a left link unit 302L and a right link unit 302R for rotating the movable frame face 400, as shown in FIG. . A frame relay board 310 for controlling the movement of the frame face movable body 400 is attached to the connecting plate 301 .

The configuration of the left link unit 302L and the configuration of the right link unit 302R are symmetrical and similar. The configuration of the left link unit 302L will be described below as a representative. The left link unit 302L enables the frame face movable body 400 to move to the standby position or the operating position. In this embodiment, when the movable frame-face body 400 is at the standby position, the movable frame-face body 400 is in a substantially horizontal state so that the main character's face indicated by the movable frame-face body 400 cannot be seen. On the other hand, when the movable frame-face body 400 is in the operating position, the movable frame-face body 400 is in an inclined state extending obliquely upward toward the front, so that the face of the main character indicated by the movable frame-face body 400 can be seen. ing.

As shown in FIG. 8, a left frame face moving motor 311L is attached to the left link unit 302L. The left side frame face moving motor 311L provides rotational driving force for rotating the frame face movable body 400 between the standby position and the operating position. A right frame face moving motor is attached to the right link unit 302R. The right side frame face moving motor also provides rotational driving force for rotating the frame face movable body 400 between the standby position and the operating position.

A left link member 340L is attached to the left link unit 302L. A right link member 340R is attached to the right link unit 302R. A frame face movable body 400 is attached to these link members 340L and 340R. The link members 340L and 340R are rotatable about the axis O1 and the axis O2 by being driven by the left frame face moving motor 311L and the right frame face moving motor, respectively. As a result, when moving from the standby position to the operating position, the frame face movable body 400 moves (rotates) forward so that the main character's face rises, as shown in FIGS. 9A and 9B. It is possible.

A large number of face LEDs 401 are arranged inside the frame face movable body 400 . Light emission control of each face LED 401 is performed by the above-described frame relay board 310 . Specifically, the frame relay board 310 controls the face LED 401 to emit light when the frame face movable body 400 is at the operating position. As a result, it is possible to make the frame face movable body 400 in the operating position stand out by shining.

In this embodiment, when a player or the like pushes upward the lower side (lower cover 510) of the movable frame face body 400 in the standby position (see FIG. 1), the movable frame face body 400 is moved to the operating position. Is possible. On the other hand, when the player or the like pushes down the movable frame face body 400 at the operating position, the movable frame face body 400 can be moved to the standby position. In short, the frame-face movable body 400 is configured to be movable between the standby position and the operating position even by human manipulation.

As shown in FIGS. 10A and 10B, a left frame lug movable body 500L and a right frame lug movable body 500R are attached to the lower cover 510 so as to be able to swing and move linearly. The left frame selvedge movable body 500L and the right frame selvedge movable body 500R can swing in the horizontal direction between the retracted position shown in FIG. 10(A) and the exposed position shown in FIG. 10(B) and the exposing position shown in FIG. 10(C).

As shown in FIG. 10C, on the left side of the lower cover 510, a left frame ear moving motor 520L is attached. On the right side of the lower cover 510, a right frame ear moving motor 520R is attached. The left frame selvedge moving motor 520L and the right frame selvedge moving motor 520R provide a swinging force for swinging the left frame selvedge movable body 500L and the right frame selvedge movable body 500R, respectively, between the retracted position and the exposed position. At the same time, a linear driving force is applied for linear movement between the exposing position and the exposing position.

In this embodiment, when the frame face movable body 400 is at the standby position (see FIG. 1), the left frame ear movable body 500L and the right frame ear movable body 500R are each at the retracted position. At this time, the left frame ear movable body 500L and the right frame ear movable body 500R are hidden in the frame face movable body 400 and cannot be exposed from the frame face movable body 400. - 特許庁After that, when the frame face movable body 400 finishes moving from the standby position to the operating position, the left frame ear movable body 500L and the right frame ear movable body 500R first swing from the retracted position to the exposed position. As a result, the left frame ear movable body 500L and the right frame ear movable body 500R can protrude upward from the interior of the frame face movable body 400. As shown in FIG. Then, the left frame lug movable body 500L and the right frame lug movable body 500R linearly move from the exposing position to the exposing position. In this way, the left frame ear movable body 500L and the right frame ear movable body 500R protrude upward from the frame face movable body 400 and are exposed (see FIG. 12).

When the frame-face movable body 400 moves from the operating position to the standby position, it operates as follows. That is, first, while the frame face movable body 400 is at the operating position, the left frame ear movable body 500L and the right frame ear movable body 500R linearly move from the exposed position to the exposed position. Then, the left frame lug movable body 500L and the right frame lug movable body 500R swing from the exposed position to the retracted position. In this way, after the left side frame ear movable body 500L and the right side frame ear movable body 500R are accommodated inside the frame face movable body 400, the frame face movable body 400 moves from the operating position to the standby position.

As shown in FIGS. 11A and 11B, the frame jaw movable body 600 is attached to the frame face movable body 400 so as to be tiltable (rotatable). In this embodiment, the frame jaw movable body 600 can tilt (rotate) between the closed position shown in FIG. 11(A) and the open position shown in FIG. 11(B). As shown in FIG. 11A, when the jaw frame movable body 600 is in the closed position, it is possible to give the impression that the mouth of the main character indicated by the frame face movable body 400 is closed. On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 11B, when the jaw frame movable body 600 is in the open position, it is possible to give the impression that the mouth of the main character indicated by the frame face movable body 400 is open.

As shown in FIGS. 11A and 11B, a frame jaw movement motor 610 is attached to the lower side of the frame face movable body 400 when it is in the operating position. The frame jaw movement motor 610 provides rotational driving force for rotating (tilting) the frame jaw movable body 600 between the closed position and the open position.

FIG. 12 is a perspective view of the pachinko game machine PY1 when the frame-face movable body 400 is at the operating position, and FIG. 13 is a front view of the pachinko game machine PY1 when the frame-face movable body 400 is at the operating position. It is a diagram. As shown in FIG. 13, the frame jaw movable body 600 tilts between the closed position and the operating position only when the frame face movable body 400 is in the operating position.

As shown in FIG. 14 , the right decorative portion 220 is provided with a frame sword movable body 221 and a sheath member 222 . The frame sword movable body 221 is attached to a fixed sheath member 222 so as to be vertically movable. The frame sword movable body 221 has a sword tip portion 221a on the lower side. In this embodiment, the frame sword movable body 221 is linearly movable between the retracted position (second position) shown in FIG. 14(A) and the pushed position (first position) shown in FIG. 14(B). As shown in FIG. 14A, when the sword frame movable body 221 is in the retracted position, the sword tip portion 221a is retracted into the sheath member 222. As shown in FIG. On the other hand, when the frame sword movable body 221 is in the pushed position, the sword tip portion 221a moves upward from the sheath member 222 and is exposed.

A frame blade moving motor 223 (see broken lines in FIGS. 14A, 14B, and 14C) is mounted inside the sheath member 222 . The frame sword moving motor 223 (driving means) provides a direct driving force for linearly moving the frame sword movable body 221 between the retracted position and the pushed position. In the present embodiment, when it is indicated that the probability of winning a big win is high, there is a case where a frame sword operation presentation regarding the pressing operation of the frame sword movable body 221 is executed (see FIG. 32). In this case, the linear drive force of the frame moving motor 223 moves the frame movable body 221 from the retracted position to the pushed position. As a result, the player can push the frame sword movable body 221 from the push-in position to the retracted position, and can actively participate in the performance.

The retracted position shown in FIG. 14A is the position where the frame sword movable body 221 is arranged at the lowest position. A storage position detection sensor 226 capable of detecting that the frame sword movable body 221 is in the storage position is attached to the right decorative portion 220 . The push-in position shown in FIG. 14(B) is the position where the frame sword movable body 221 is arranged at the highest position. A push-in position detection sensor 227 capable of detecting that the frame sword movable body 221 is at the push-in position is attached to the right decorative portion 220 .

The push-in position detection sensor (first position detection means) 227 is composed of a photosensor and detects when light is blocked at the light receiving portion. Specifically, the shielding portion provided on the upper side of the frame sword movable body 221 blocks light from the light receiving portion of the push-in position detection sensor 227, so that the push-in position detection sensor 227 performs detection. In this embodiment, the shield provided on the upper side of the frame movable body 221 is lowered from the pushed position shown in FIG. The portion blocks light from the light receiving portion of the push-in position detection sensor 227 . In short, the push-in position detection sensor 227 detects when the frame sword movable body 221 is between the push-in position and the push-in intermediate position. On the other hand, the push-in position detection sensor 227 does not perform detection as soon as the frame sword movable body 221 moves below the push-in intermediate position. The vertical distance from the pushed position to the halfway pushed position is about 10 mm. The storage position detection sensor 226 is also composed of a photosensor, and detects when light is blocked at the light receiving portion. Note that the pushed-in position detection sensor 227 and the retracted position detection sensor 226 may be composed of sensors other than the photosensor.

In this embodiment, when a player or the like pulls out upward the sword movable body 221 in the storage position (see FIG. 14(A)), the sword movable body 221 is pushed into the pushed position (see FIG. 16(B)). It is possible to move to Further, as described above, when the player or the like pushes downward the sword movable body 221 in the pushed position, the sword movable body 221 can be moved to the retracted position. In short, the frame sword movable body 221 is configured to be movable between the retracted position and the pushed-in position even when operated by the human body.

A disk-shaped frame sword disk member 232 (movable member) is rotatably attached to the upper side of the frame sword movable body 221 . Further, inside the upper side of the frame sword movable body 221, a frame sword disk member rotating motor 231 (broken lines in FIGS. ) are connected. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 14B, the frame sword disc member 232 is rotatable with respect to the frame sword movable body 221 by being rotationally driven by the frame sword disc member rotation motor 231 .

Next, the light emitter unit 202 will be described with reference to FIG. Although the right light emitter unit 202R will be described here, the left light emitter unit 202L has a similar configuration. The right light emitter unit 202R has, as shown in FIG. The fixing portion 204 is fixed to the base frame 23b of the front door 23. As shown in FIG. The performance main body 206 can take a forward leaning posture in which the upper portion is located forward of the lower portion, and a standing posture (not shown) along the vertical direction. The performance main body 206 is provided with an exterior body 309, and FIG. 16 shows a state in which the exterior body 309 is removed from the performance main body 206.

As shown in FIG. 16, the production main body 206 has a lower member 312 on the lower side, and a right frame drum 320R is rotatably attached to the lower member 312. As shown in FIG. The right frame drum 320R (movable member) has a substantially cylindrical shape, and a large number of drum LEDs 331 (see broken lines in FIG. 16) are arranged inside. The upper portion 320U of the right frame drum 320R has four surfaces along the circumferential direction and is rotatable in the direction indicated by arrow a in FIG. On the other hand, the lower portion 320D of the right frame drum 320R has four surfaces along the circumferential direction and is rotatable in the direction indicated by arrow b in FIG.

The upper portion 320U and the lower portion 320D of the right frame drum 320R can be stopped so that the four surfaces form the same plane after each rotation. The four faces of the upper portion 320U and the four faces of the lower portion 320D are in one-to-one correspondence, and it is possible to form a specific motif by combining them in a corresponding relationship. . In this embodiment, it is possible to form the letter "V", the letter "hot", and 7 segments as motifs. The drum LEDs 331 arranged inside the right frame drum 320R emit light, thereby emphasizing each motif.

In this embodiment, when a transition to a high-probability state is obtained, the letter "V" is formed by the upper portion 320U and the lower portion 320D. Among the SP reach, when the SP reach indicating that the expectation for winning the jackpot is particularly high is executed, the upper part 320U and the lower part 320D form the character "hot". In this way, the right side frame drum 320R can display information (“V” character, “Super hot” character) related to benefits to the player when the rotating upper part 320U and lower part 320D stop. is.

As shown in FIG. 17, a right frame drum rotation motor 321R is attached to the lower member 312 of the right frame drum 320R. The right side frame drum rotation motor 321R provides rotational driving force for rotating the upper portion 320U and the lower portion 320D of the right side frame drum 320R. When the right frame drum rotation motor 321R is driven to rotate, the upper portion 320U rotates in the direction indicated by arrow a in FIG. It rotates in the direction indicated by the arrow b.

Similarly to the right light emitter unit 202R, a left frame drum is also provided inside the exterior body 309 of the left light emitter unit 202L. Similarly to the right frame drum rotation motor 321R, the left frame drum rotation motor is attached to the lower member of the left frame drum.

3. Electrical Configuration of Gaming Machine Next, the electrical configuration of the pachinko gaming machine PY1 will be described with reference to FIGS. 18 to 20. FIG. As shown in FIGS. 18 to 20, the pachinko game machine PY1 includes a game control board 100 (main control board) for controlling game profits such as a jackpot lottery and game state transitions, and an effect executed as the game progresses. Effect control board 120 (sub-control board) for controlling related, payout control board 170 and the like for controlling payout of game balls. The game control board 100 constitutes a main control section, and the performance control board 120 constitutes a sub-control section together with an image control board 140, a sound control board 161, and a performance drive board 107, which will be described later.

In addition, the sub-control unit has at least the effect control board 120, and it is sufficient if it can control the game effect using the effect means (the image display device 50, the speaker 601, the board lamp 54, the frame lamp 53, etc.).

The pachinko game machine PY1 also has a power board 190. As shown in FIG. The power board 190 supplies power to the game control board 100, the performance control board 120, and the payout control board 170, and supplies necessary power to other devices through these boards. A backup power supply circuit 192 is provided on the power supply board 190 . The backup power supply circuit 192, when power is not supplied to the pachinko gaming machine PY1, for a game RAM (Random Access Memory) 104 of the game control board 100 and a performance RAM 124 of the performance control board 120, which will be described later. to supply power. Therefore, the information stored in the game RAM 104 of the game control board 100 and the performance RAM 124 of the performance control board 120 is retained even when the pachinko game machine PY1 is powered off. A power switch 191 is connected to the power board 190 . ON/OFF operation of the power switch 191 switches on/off of the power supply. In addition, a backup power supply circuit for the game RAM 104 of the game control board 100 may be provided in the game control board 100 or a backup power supply circuit for the effect RAM 124 of the effect control board 120 may be provided in the effect control board 120 .

As shown in FIG. 18, the game control board 100 is mounted with a game control one-chip microcomputer (hereinafter referred to as "game control microcomputer") 101 for controlling the progress of the game of the pachinko game machine PY1 according to a program. A game control microcomputer (game control means) 101 includes a game ROM (Read Only Memory) 103 that stores a program for controlling the progress of a game, a game RAM 104 that is used as a work memory, and a game ROM 103. A game CPU (Central Processing Unit) 102 for executing stored programs and a game I/O (Input/Output) port 118 for inputting and outputting data and signals are included. The game RAM 104 is provided with the above-described special figure suspension storage unit 105 (first special figure suspension storage unit 105a and second special figure suspension storage unit 105b) and normal figure suspension storage unit 106 .

Various sensors and solenoids are connected to the game control board 100 via the relay board 110 . Therefore, a signal is input from each sensor to the game control board 100, and a signal is output from the game control board 100 to each solenoid. Specifically, as the sensors, a first starting opening sensor 11a, a second starting opening sensor 12a, a gate sensor 13a, a special winning opening sensor 14a, and a general winning opening sensor 10a are connected.

The first starting hole sensor 11 a is provided in the first starting hole 11 and detects a game ball that has entered the first starting hole 11 . The second starting hole sensor 12a is provided in the second starting hole 12 and detects a game ball that has entered the second starting hole 12 . The gate sensor 13 a is provided inside the gate 13 and detects a game ball that has passed through the gate 13 . The big winning hole sensor 14 a is provided in the big winning hole 14 and detects a game ball that has entered the big winning hole 14 . The general winning hole sensor 10 a is provided in the general winning hole 10 and detects a game ball that has entered the general winning hole 10 .

As solenoids, an electric tuning solenoid 12s and an AT solenoid 14s are connected. The electric chew solenoid 12s drives the electric chew opening/closing member 12k of the electric chew 12D. The AT solenoid 14s drives the AT opening/closing member 14k of the big winning device 14D.

Furthermore, the game control board 100 includes a special figure indicator 81 (first special figure indicator 81a and second special figure indicator 81b), a general figure indicator 82, a special figure reservation indicator 83 (first special figure reservation display Device 83a and second special figure reservation indicator 83b), and general figure reservation indicator 84 are connected. That is, display control of these display devices 8 is performed by the game control microcomputer 101 .

The game control board 100 also transmits various commands and signals to the payout control board 170 and receives signals from the payout control board 170 for payout monitoring. The payout control board 170 includes a card unit CU (which is installed adjacent to the pachinko game machine PY1 and enables ball lending based on information such as an inserted prepaid card) and a prize ball payout device 73. , and a launcher 72 is connected via a launch control circuit 175 . Launcher 72 includes a handle 72k (see FIG. 1).

The payout control board 170 drives the prize ball motor 73m of the prize ball payout device 73 based on the signal from the game control microcomputer 101 and the signal from the card unit CU connected to the pachinko game machine PY1 to release the prize balls. or pay out rental balls. The game balls to be paid out are detected by the prize ball sensor 73 a for counting, and a detection signal by the prize ball sensor 73 a is output to the payout control board 170 .

When the player operates the handle 72k (see FIG. 1) of the shooting device 72, the touch switch 72a detects contact with the handle 72k, and the shooting volume 72b detects the amount of rotation of the handle 72k. Then, the shooting solenoid 72s is driven so that the game ball is shot with an intensity corresponding to the magnitude of the detection signal of the shooting volume 72b. In this pachinko game machine PY1, one game ball is shot in about 0.6 seconds.

The game control board 100 also transmits various commands to the effect control board 120 . The connection between the game control board 100 and the effect control board 120 is a unidirectional communication connection that allows only transmission of signals from the game control board 100 to the effect control board 120 . That is, between the game control board 100 and the effect control board 120, a unidirectional circuit (for example, a circuit using a diode) is interposed as communication direction control means (not shown).

As shown in FIG. 19, the pachinko game machine PY1 includes a sub control board (effect control board) 120 for controlling effects to be executed as the game progresses, an image control board 140 for image control, and a voice control. and a voice control board 161 that performs On the effect control board 120, a one-chip microcomputer for effect control (hereinafter referred to as "effect control microcomputer") 121 for controlling the effect of the pachinko game machine PY1 according to a program is mounted. The performance control microcomputer 121 (performance control means) includes a performance ROM 123 that stores a program for controlling performance as the game progresses, a performance RAM 124 that is used as a work memory, and a performance ROM 123. It includes an effect CPU 122 for executing a program, and an effect I/O port 138 for inputting and outputting data and signals. Note that the performance ROM 123 may be externally attached.

An image control board 140 , an audio control board 161 , and an effect drive board 107 are connected to the effect control board 120 . The effect control microcomputer 121 of the effect control board 120 causes the image CPU 141 of the image control board 140 to perform display control of the image display device 50 based on the command received from the game control board 100 . The image RAM 143 of the image control board 140 is a memory for developing image data. The image ROM 142 of the image control board 140 stores still image data and moving image data to be displayed on the image display device 50, specifically, characters, items, graphics, letters, numbers, symbols (including decorative patterns) and backgrounds. Image data such as images are stored. The image CPU 141 of the image control board 140 reads image data from the image ROM 142 based on the command from the performance control microcomputer 121 . Then, display control is executed based on the read image data.

Also, the effect control board 120 is connected with an input detection sensor 40a and a select button detection sensor 42a. The input unit detection sensor 40a detects that the performance button 40k has been pressed. When the production button 40k is pushed, a detection signal is output to the production control board 120 from the input unit detection sensor 40a. The select button detection sensor 42a detects that the select button 42k has been pressed. When the select button is pressed, a detection signal is output to the effect control board 120 from the select button detection sensor 42a.

The effect control microcomputer 121 outputs sounds, music, sound effects, etc. from the speaker 601 via the sound control board 161 based on commands received from the game control board 100 . Acoustic data such as voice output from the speaker 601 is stored in the performance ROM 123 of the performance control board 120 . A CPU may be mounted on the audio control board 161, and in that case, the CPU may be caused to execute audio control. Furthermore, in this case, a ROM may be mounted on the audio control board 161, and acoustic data may be stored in the ROM. Alternatively, the speaker 601 may be connected to the image control board 140 to cause the image CPU 141 of the image control board 140 to perform audio control. Furthermore, in this case, the sound data may be stored in the image ROM 142 of the image control board 140 .

The power board 190 (power supply means) supplies power to the game control board 100, the performance control board 120, and the payout control board 170, and supplies necessary power to other devices through these boards. supply. A backup power supply circuit 192 is provided on the power supply board 190 . The backup power supply circuit 192 supplies power to the game RAM 104 of the game control board 100 and the effect RAM 124 of the effect control board 120, which will be described later, when power is not supplied to the pachinko game machine PY1. Therefore, the information stored in the game RAM 104 of the game control board 100 and the performance RAM 124 of the performance control board 120 is retained even when the pachinko game machine PY1 is powered off. A power switch 191 is connected to the power board 190 . ON/OFF operation of the power switch 191 switches on/off of the power supply. In addition, a backup power supply circuit for the game RAM 104 of the game control board 100 is provided in the game control board 100, a payout control board 170 is provided, or a backup power supply circuit for the performance RAM 124 of the performance control board 120 is provided in the performance control board 120. You can

The pachinko game machine PY1 is provided with an effect drive board 107, as shown in FIG. Based on the commands received from the game control board 100, the above-described effect control microcomputer 121 performs lighting control of lamps such as the frame lamp 53 and the board lamp 54 via the effect drive board 107 shown in FIG. Lighting control of the face LED 401 and the drum LED 331 is performed via the drive substrate 107 and the frame relay substrate 310 . The production control microcomputer 121 provides light emission pattern data (data for deciding on/off, emission color, etc., also referred to as lamp data) that determines the light emission mode of the lamps such as the frame lamp 53, the board lamp 54, the face LED 401, and the drum LED 331. and controls the light emission of the lamps such as the frame lamp 53, the board lamp 54, the face LED 401, the drum LED 331, etc. according to the light emission pattern data. In addition, the data stored in ROM123 for production|presentation of the production|presentation control board 120 is used for preparation of light emission pattern data.

In addition, the production control microcomputer 121 performs drive control of the production button vibration motor 40m connected to the production drive board 107 based on the command received from the game control board 100. FIG. The production control microcomputer 121 creates an operation pattern that determines the operation mode of the production button 40k, and controls driving of the production button vibration motor 40m according to the operation pattern data. The effect button vibration motor 40m is capable of vibrating (moving) the effect button 40k. Data stored in the performance ROM 123 of the performance control board 120 is used to create the operation pattern data. The motion pattern data includes drive data that determines the motion mode of the movable frame face 400, drive data that determines the motion mode of the left and right frame drums 320R, and drive data that determines the motion mode of the movable frame ear body 500. , drive data for determining the data of the frame jaw movable body 600 , drive data for determining the operation mode of the frame sword movable body 221 , and drive data for determining the motion mode of the frame sword disk member 232 .

The effect drive board 107 is connected to the frame upper relay board 310 described above, and also to the frame right relay board 224 and the frame upper right relay board 225 . The frame relay board 310 is a relay board attached to the connecting plate 301 (see FIG. 8) of the upper decorative portion 200, as described above. The frame right relay board 224 is a relay board provided in the right decorative portion 220 . The frame upper right relay board 225 is a relay board provided in the right decorative portion 220 and arranged above the frame right relay board 224 .

A frame face moving motor 311 for rotating the frame face movable body 400 is connected to the frame relay board 310 . The framed face moving motor 311 is a general term for the left side framed face moving motor 311L and the right side framed face moving motor. The performance drive board 107 performs drive control of the frame face moving motor 311 via the frame top relay board 310 based on the drive signal (serial signal, clock signal, etc.) from the performance control board 120 . A frame drum rotating motor 321 for rotating the frame drum 320 is connected to the frame relay board 310 . The frame drum 320 is a general term for the right side frame drum 320R and the left side frame drum. The frame drum rotating motor 321 is a general term for the right frame drum rotating motor 321R and the left frame drum rotating motor 321L. The production drive board 107 performs drive control of the frame drum rotation motor 321 via the frame top relay board 310 based on the drive signal from the production control board 120 .

Further, a frame selvedge moving motor 520 for swinging and linearly moving the frame selvedge movable body 500 is connected to the on-frame relay board 310 . The movable frame selvedge 500 is a general term for the left movable selvedge 500L and the movable right selvedge 500R. The frame selvedge moving motor 520 is a general term for the left frame selvedge moving motor 520L and the right frame selvedge moving motor 520R. The production drive board 107 performs drive control of the frame ear moving motor 520 via the frame upper relay board 310 based on the drive signal from the production control board 120 . A frame jaw movement motor 610 for rotating the frame jaw movable body 600 is connected to the frame relay board 310 . Therefore, the performance drive board 107 performs drive control of the frame jaw movement motor 610 via the frame top relay board 310 based on the drive signal from the performance control board 120 .

A touch sensor 261 is connected to the frame relay board 310 . Therefore, when the touch sensor 261 is touched, a detection signal is output from the touch sensor 261 to the effect control board 120 via the frame relay board 310 and the effect drive board 107 . In addition, the face LED 401 and the drum LED 331 whose lighting is controlled as described above are connected to the frame relay board 310 .

A frame sword movement motor 223 for linearly moving the frame sword movable body 221 is connected to the frame right relay board 224 . Therefore, the effect drive board 107 performs drive control of the frame sword movement motor 223 via the frame right relay board 224 based on the drive signal from the effect control board 120 . A housing position detection sensor 226 is connected to the frame right relay board 224 . Therefore, when detection by the storage position detection sensor 226 is made, a detection signal is output from the storage position detection sensor 226 to the effect control board 120 via the frame right relay board 224 and the effect drive board 107 . A push-in position detection sensor 227 is connected to the frame right relay board 224 . Therefore, when detection by the push-in position detection sensor 227 is made, a detection signal is output to the effect control board 120 via the frame right relay board 224 and the effect drive board 107 from the push-in position detection sensor 227 .

A frame blade disc member rotating motor 231 for rotating the frame blade disc member 232 is connected to the frame upper right relay board 225 . Therefore, the production drive board 107 performs drive control of the frame sword disc member rotating motor 231 via the frame upper right relay board 225 based on the drive signal from the production control board 120 .

In addition, the CPU may be mounted on the effect drive board 107, the frame upper relay board 310, the frame right relay board 224, and the frame upper right relay board 225. In that case, the CPU controls the driving of each motor and the lighting control of each lamp. may be executed. Furthermore, in this case, a ROM may be mounted on the effect drive board 107, the upper frame relay board 310, the right frame relay board 224, and the upper right relay board 225, and the data regarding the light emission pattern and the operation pattern may be stored in the ROM. good.

In this embodiment, the effect control board 120 constitutes a sub-control section together with the image control board 140, the sound control board 161, and the effect drive board 107. FIG. The sub-control unit includes at least the effect control board 120, and can control the game effect using the effect means (the image display device 50, the board lamp 54, the frame lamp 53, the speaker 601, the frame face movable body 400, etc.). I wish I had. In the pachinko game machine PY1 of this embodiment, a speaker 601 for outputting voices, music, sound effects, etc. is provided on the lower rear side of the upper decorative portion 200. As shown in FIG.

In this embodiment, as described above, the frame movable members include the frame face movable body 400, the frame ear movable body 500, the frame jaw movable body 600, the frame sword movable body 221, the frame sword disk member 232, and the frame drum. 320 are provided. Since many frame movable members are provided in this manner, current consumption (power) in the power supply substrate 190 is large.

18 to 20 are functional block diagrams for explaining the electrical configuration of the pachinko game machine PY1, and the boards shown in FIGS. 18 to 20 are not the only ones provided. Except for the game control board 100, any one of the boards shown in FIGS. 18 to 20 may be configured as one board, and one board shown in FIGS. good.

Here, the structure of the frame blade moving motor 223 of this embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. As shown in FIG. 21, the frame blade moving motor 223 of this embodiment is a bipolar stepping motor. In this embodiment, in addition to the frame sword moving motor 223, the frame face moving motor 311, the frame drum rotating motor 321, the frame edge moving motor 520, the frame jaw moving motor 610, and the frame sword disk member rotating motor 231 are also bipolar type stepping motors. is the motor.

In a bipolar stepping motor, two sets of coils A and B are provided as shown in FIG. The coil A is provided with a φ1 terminal and a φ2 terminal. Also, the coil B is provided with a φ3 terminal and a φ4 terminal. When driving this bipolar stepping motor, the directions of the currents flowing through the coils A and B are alternately switched as shown in FIG. It's becoming

First, as shown in FIG. 21(1), a current is passed from the φ1 terminal of the coil A to the φ2 terminal. Next, as shown in FIG. 21(2), a current is passed from the φ3 terminal of the coil B to the φ4 terminal. Subsequently, as shown in FIG. 21(3), a current is passed from the φ2 terminal of the coil A to the φ1 terminal. Finally, as shown in FIG. 21(4), a current is passed from the φ4 terminal of the coil B to the φ3 terminal. Thereafter, by repeating the above (1), (2), (3), and (4), the rotating shaft is rotated so as to be attracted by the generated magnetic force. In this way, the bipolar stepping motor is characterized by switching the direction of the current flowing through each terminal.

There is a unipolar stepping motor that is generally used as a performance motor. The unipolar stepping motor is provided with two sets of coils A and B. As shown in FIG. The coil A is provided with a φ1 terminal and a φ2 terminal, and a tap TP is provided in the middle of the coil A. The coil B is provided with a φ3 terminal and a φ4 terminal, and a tap TP is provided in the middle of the coil B. As shown in FIG. A + power source (DC) is always connected to the tap TP. When driving this unipolar stepping motor, a current flows in one direction from the tap TP to each terminal. A current is passed from the tap TP of the coil A to the φ1 terminal, and a current is passed from the tap TP of the coil B to the φ3 terminal. Subsequently, a current is passed from the tap TP of the coil A to the φ2 terminal, and finally, a current is passed from the tap TP of the coil B to the φ4 terminal. Thereafter, by repeating the above-described process, the rotating shaft is rotated so as to be attracted by the generated magnetic force. In this way, the unipolar stepping motor is characterized in that the direction of current flowing through each terminal is always constant.

As described above, in the conventional unipolar stepping motor, current flows through only half of the coils (windings) of the coils A and B in each phase during rotation. On the other hand, in the bipolar stepping motor shown in FIG. 21, although the direction of the current is switched between the coils A and B in each phase during rotation, the current flows through the entire coil. That is, the coil will always function. Therefore, when the bipolar stepping motor of this embodiment is used, the coil utilization efficiency is higher than when the conventional unipolar stepping motor is used, provided that the number of turns of the coil is the same. As a result, the motor can be efficiently rotated, and the output torque can be increased during low-speed rotation.

In this embodiment, two-phase excitation is used as an excitation method when a bipolar stepping motor moves a movable member. Two-phase excitation, as shown in FIG. 22, is a method in which two phases are excited simultaneously while shifting by one pulse from the next phase to which a pulse is applied. For this two-phase excitation, there is, for example, one-phase excitation. One-phase excitation is a method of exciting one phase each time a pulse is applied. The two-phase excitation of this embodiment can stabilize the rotation compared to the one-phase excitation, which is advantageous for high-speed rotation. Furthermore, there is an advantage that the output torque can be increased. However, there is a demerit that the consumption current (power) is doubled compared to the one-phase excitation.

4. Electrical Circuits of Frame Right Relay Board and Frame Top Relay Board Next, the electrical circuits of the frame right relay board 224, the frame top relay board 310, and the frame top right relay board 225 will be described with reference to FIGS. First, the electric circuit of the frame right relay board 224 will be described. As shown in FIG. 23, the frame blade movement motor driver IC1 is mounted on the frame right relay board 224 . The frame sword moving motor driver IC1 (driving circuit section) is a stepping motor driver that controls driving of the frame sword moving motor 223 .

As shown in FIG. 23, the frame sword movement motor driver IC1 has a Vcc terminal, a VREFA terminal, a VREFB terminal, a PHASEA terminal, a PHASEB terminal, an INA1 terminal, an INA2 terminal, an INB1 terminal, an INB2 terminal, a STANDBY terminal, and a 6-bit GND. OUTA+ terminal for 2 bits, OUTA- terminal for 2 bits, OUTB+ terminal for 2 bits, OUTB- terminal for 2 bits, RSA terminal for 2 bits, RSB terminal for 2 bits, 18 bits It has an NC (no connection) terminal and other terminals (OSCM terminal, VM terminal). A general-purpose driver such as "TB67S101AFTG" manufactured by Texas Instruments, for example, can be preferably used for the frame blade movement motor driver IC1.

The Vcc terminal is a terminal to which a 5V power supply is supplied. A VREFA terminal is an A-phase motor output setting terminal for the frame moving motor 223 . A VREFB terminal is a B-phase motor output setting terminal for the frame moving motor 223 . Here, the current output from the OUTA+ terminal and the OUTA- terminal, which will be described later, is switched by the voltage acting on the VREFA terminal. That is, if the voltage acting on the VREFA terminal is large, it is possible to increase the current output from the OUTA+ terminal and the OUTA- terminal, which will be described later. Similarly, the voltage applied to the VREFB terminal switches currents to be output from an OUTB+ terminal and an OUTB- terminal, which will be described later. That is, if the voltage acting on the VREFB terminal is large, it is possible to increase the current output from the OUTB+ terminal and the OUTB- terminal, which will be described later.

The PHASEA terminal is an A-phase polarity setting terminal for the frame moving motor 223 (see FIG. 21). A PHASEB terminal is a B-phase polarity setting terminal for the frame moving motor 223 . The INA1 terminal and the INA2 terminal are A-phase output control terminals for the frame moving motor 223 . The INB1 terminal and the INB2 terminal are B-phase output control terminals for the frame moving motor 223 . A STANDBY terminal is a power saving mode setting terminal. A GND terminal is a terminal for connecting to the ground.

The OUTA+ terminal is a current output terminal for the A-phase φ1 terminal (φ1 terminal of coil A, see FIG. 21) of the sword moving motor 223 . The OUTA- terminal is a current output terminal for the A-phase φ2 terminal of the frame sword moving motor 223 (φ2 terminal of the coil A). The OUTB+ terminal is a current output terminal for the B-phase φ3 terminal (φ3 terminal of coil B) of the frame sword moving motor 223 . The OUTB- terminal is a current output terminal for the B-phase φ4 terminal of the frame sword moving motor 223 (φ4 terminal of coil B). The RSA terminal is a terminal for detecting the current output to the A phase (coil A) of the frame moving motor 223 . The RSB terminal is a terminal for detecting the current output to the B phase (coil B) of the frame moving motor 223 .

23 is capable of supplying a predetermined constant current to the terminals .phi.1 and .phi.2 of the coil A and the terminals .phi.3 and .phi.4 of the coil B of the frame sword moving motor 223. It is of constant current drive type. In the constant current drive system, the current flowing through each coil A and B is constantly monitored so that it becomes a constant current. It is a method to keep As opposed to this constant current drive system, there is a constant voltage drive system. In the constant voltage driving method, the voltages acting on the coils A and B are kept constant.

Here, when the motor rotates, an induced electromotive force (counter electromotive force) is generated in each of the coils A and B, and the counter electromotive force acts. Therefore, in the case of the constant voltage drive system, the effective voltage (constant voltage by the constant voltage drive system) acting on each coil A and B is reduced by the back electromotive force. In particular, the faster the motor rotates, the greater the back electromotive force that acts on the coils A and B, making it more difficult for the current to flow. As a result, it is difficult to increase the output torque of the motor in the constant voltage drive system. On the other hand, in the case of the constant current drive system, the currents flowing through the coils A and B are controlled so as to be constant and stable even if a back electromotive force is generated. As a result, it is possible to improve the output characteristics when the motor rotates at a high speed compared to the constant voltage driving method. In the frame blade moving motor driver IC1 of this embodiment, the constant current supplied by the constant current driving method is set to be 230 mA.

The OUTA+ terminal of the frame sword moving motor driver IC1 is connected to the first terminal of the connector CN1 via the control line L1. A first terminal of the connector CN1 is connected to a terminal φ1 (see FIG. 21) of the coil A of the frame sword moving motor 223 via a harness (not shown). Therefore, the current output from the OUTA+ terminal of the sword movement motor driver IC1 can flow to the terminal φ1 of the coil A of the sword movement motor 223 through the control line L1. Here, the present embodiment is characterized in that a current cutoff circuit 224A is provided in the control line L1, and the current cutoff circuit 224A will be described later.

Also, the OUTA- terminal of the frame sword movement motor driver IC1 is connected to the second terminal of the connector CN1 via the control line L2. The second terminal of the connector CN1 is connected to the terminal φ2 (see FIG. 21) of the coil A of the frame sword moving motor 223 via a harness (not shown). Therefore, the current output from the OUTA- terminal of the sword movement motor driver IC1 can be supplied to the terminal φ2 of the coil A of the sword movement motor 223 through the control line L2.

The OUTB+ terminal of the frame sword moving motor driver IC1 is connected to the third terminal of the connector CN1 via the control line L3. A third terminal of the connector CN1 is connected to a terminal .phi.3 (see FIG. 21) of the coil B of the frame sword moving motor 223 via a harness (not shown). Therefore, the current output from the OUTB+ terminal of the sword movement motor driver IC1 can flow to the terminal φ3 of the coil B of the sword movement motor 223 through the control line L3. Here, the present embodiment is characterized in that a current cutoff circuit 224A is provided in the control line L3, and the current cutoff circuit 224A will be described later.

The OUTB- terminal of the frame sword movement motor driver IC1 is connected to the 4th terminal of the connector CN1 via the control line L4. A fourth terminal of the connector CN1 is connected to a terminal .phi.4 (see FIG. 21) of the coil B of the frame moving motor 223 via a harness (not shown). Therefore, the current output from the OUTB- terminal of the sword moving motor driver IC1 can be supplied to the terminal φ4 of the coil B of the sword moving motor 223 through the control line L4.

As shown in FIG. 23, a control line extending from the VREFA terminal of the sword movement motor driver IC1 and a control line extending from the VREFB line are coupled to form one control line L5. The control line L5 is divided into a control line L5a extending upward in FIG. 23 from the branch point BT and a control line L5b extending downward in FIG. 23 from the branch point BT. A resistor R1 is connected to the control line L5a, and a resistor R2 is connected to the control line L5b. In this embodiment, an external inspection circuit 224B is incorporated in the control line L5a, and the external inspection circuit 224B will be described later.

Further, as shown in FIG. 23, an avalanche diode ZD1 is provided between the control line L1 and the ground, an avalanche diode ZD2 is provided between the control line L2 and the ground, and an avalanche diode ZD2 is provided between the control line L3 and the ground. A diode ZD3 is provided and an avalanche diode ZD4 is provided between the control line L4 and ground. These avalanche diodes ZD1, ZD2, ZD3, ZD4 protect each control line L1, L2, L3, L4 when an overvoltage (for example, thousands of volts) acts on each control line L1, L2, L3, L4. It is something to do.

As shown in FIG. 23, the control lines extending from the two OUTA+ terminals of the sword moving motor driver IC1 are combined to form one control line L1. The control lines extending from the two OUTA- terminals of the frame moving motor driver IC1 are combined to form one control line L2. Also, the control lines extending from the two OUTB+ terminals of the sword movement motor driver IC1 are combined to form one control line L3. Also, the control lines extending from the two OUTB- terminals of the sword moving motor driver IC1 are combined to form one control line L4. This is because the current that can be output from one terminal (1 bit) of the frame sword moving motor driver IC1 is limited, so by connecting the control lines extending from the two terminals, it is possible to supply a larger current. It is for

Note that the frame blade moving motor driver IC1 performs pulse width modulation (PWM) based on the chopping reference frequency so that a constant current can be supplied. The chopping reference frequency means the speed of switching ON and OFF of the semiconductor element, and is appropriately set according to the resistor R6 and capacitor C8 shown in FIG. A capacitor C9 shown in FIG. 23 is a bypass capacitor (bypass capacitor) connected between the power supply line and the ground, and stabilizes the control circuit in the frame moving motor driver IC1.

Further, as shown in FIG. 24, the input/output IC 2 is mounted on the frame right relay board 224 . The input/output IC 2 is for inputting/outputting digital signals. The input/output IC 2 includes a serial data input/output terminal (SDA terminal), a serial clock input terminal (SCL terminal), a Vcc terminal, 3-bit address setting terminals (A0 to A2 terminals), and 5-bit input terminals P11 to It has P15, output terminals P00 to P10 for 11 bits, and other terminals (GND terminal, INT terminal). For the input/output IC 2, a GPIO (General Purpose Input Output) such as "SNB6006PWR" manufactured by Texas Instruments can be preferably used.

The input/output IC 2 and the effect control microcomputer 121 are connected so as to be communicable by an I2C (Inter Integrated Circuit) communication system. That is, the SDA terminal of the input/output IC 2 is connected to the data signal line to which the serial port 138a of the effect control microcomputer 121 is connected. The SCL terminal of the input/output IC 2 is connected to the clock signal line to which the serial port 138a of the effect control microcomputer 121 is connected.

When communicating with the input/output IC 2 by the I2C communication method, the effect control microcomputer 121 first transmits the address information of the input/output IC 2 as serial data. Then, when a response signal is received from the input/output IC 2 to which the address matching the address information is allocated, the drive data for driving the frame movable body 221 is transmitted as serial data to the input/output IC 2 . The input/output IC 2 outputs control signals from the output terminals P00 to P10 based on drive data input from the effect control microcomputer 121. FIG. Thereby, it is possible to drive the frame moving motor 223 so that the frame moving body 221 operates in an operation mode based on the drive data.

As shown in FIG. 24, the Vcc terminal is a terminal to which a 5V power supply is supplied. The A0 terminal (address setting terminal) is connected to a 5V power supply, while the A1 and A2 terminals are grounded. The 5-bit input terminals P11 to P15 are terminals for inputting a detection signal from a sensor (not shown) for detecting the position of the frame movable body 221 or the like. Of the 11-bit output terminals P00-P10, the 6-bit output terminals P02-P07 are the PHASEB terminal, PHASEA terminal, INB2 terminal, INB1 terminal, INA2 terminal, and INA1 terminal of the frame sword movement motor driver IC1 shown in FIG. This terminal outputs a control signal to the terminal. Functions of the output terminal P00, the output terminal P01, and the output terminal P10 will be described later.

Next, the electrical circuit of the frame relay board 310 will be described. As shown in FIG. 25, the left frame drum motor driver IC 11 is mounted on the frame relay board 310 . The left frame drum motor driver IC11 (driving circuit section) is a stepping motor driver that controls driving of the left frame drum rotation motor 321L. A right frame drum motor driver IC 21 is mounted on the frame relay board 310 . The right frame drum motor driver IC21 (driving circuit section) is a stepping motor driver that controls driving of the right frame drum rotating motor 321R. Since the left frame drum motor driver IC11 and the right frame drum motor driver IC21 have the same configuration as the frame blade moving motor driver IC1 shown in FIG. 23, detailed description of the configuration will be omitted.

Further, as shown in FIG. 25, the input/output IC 12 is mounted on the frame relay board 310 . Since the input/output IC 12 has the same configuration as the input/output IC 2 shown in FIG. 24, detailed description of the configuration will be omitted. The 6-bit output terminals P02 to P07 of the input/output IC 12 are connected to the PHASEB terminal, PHASEA terminal, INB2 terminal, INB1 terminal, INA2 terminal, and INA1 terminal of the right frame drum motor driver IC 21 via control lines, respectively. . The 6-bit output terminals P10 to P15 of the input/output IC 12 are connected to the PHASEB terminal, PHASEA terminal, INB2 terminal, INB1 terminal, INA2 terminal, and INA1 terminal of the left frame drum motor driver IC 11 via control lines, respectively. there is

Then, as shown in FIG. 26, the performance control microcomputer 121 and the input/output IC 12 communicate by the I2C (Inter Integrated Circuit) communication method like the performance control microcomputer 121 and the input/output IC 2 (see FIG. 24). connected as possible. As described above, as can be seen from FIG. 25, the electric circuit related to the left frame drum motor driver IC11 and the electric circuit related to the right frame drum motor driver IC21 are the same. Therefore, the electric circuit related to the left frame drum motor driver IC 11 will be described below as a representative based on FIG.

As shown in FIG. 27, the OUTA+ terminal of the left frame drum motor driver IC11 is connected to the No. 1 terminal of the connector CN11 via the control line L11. The first terminal of the connector CN11 is connected to the terminal φ1 (see FIG. 21) of the coil A of the left frame drum rotation motor 321L via a harness (not shown). The OUTA- terminal of the left frame drum motor driver IC11 is connected to the second terminal of the connector CN11 via the control line L12. The second terminal of the connector CN11 is connected to the terminal φ2 (see FIG. 21) of the coil A of the left frame drum rotation motor 321L via a harness (not shown).

The OUTB+ terminal of the left frame drum motor driver IC11 is connected to the 3rd terminal of the connector CN11 via the control line L13. A third terminal of the connector CN11 is connected to a terminal φ3 (see FIG. 21) of the coil B of the left side frame drum rotation motor 321L via a harness (not shown). The OUTB- terminal of the left frame drum motor driver IC11 is connected to the 4th terminal of the connector CN11 via the control line L14. A fourth terminal of the connector CN11 is connected to a terminal φ4 (FIG. 21) of the coil B of the left side frame drum rotating motor 321L via a harness (not shown).

Zener diodes D11, D12, D13, and D14 are arranged between the control lines L11, L12, L13, and L14 and the ground, respectively, to connect the control lines L11, L12, L13, and L14 to the 24V power source. Zener diodes D15, D16, D17 and D18 are arranged therebetween. The reason why Zener diodes are provided on both the ground side and the power supply side is as follows.

The left frame drum rotation motor 321L of this embodiment is a bipolar stepping motor, as described above. Therefore, in the coils A and B of each phase when the left frame drum rotating motor 321L rotates, the direction of the current is switched, so the direction of the current is also switched in each of the control lines L11, L12, L13, and L14 (see FIG. 27). change. Therefore, if an unintended excess current occurs, Zener diodes are provided on both the ground side and the power supply side so that the excess current can be reliably released to either the ground side or the power supply side.

As shown in FIG. 27, the control line extending from the VREFA terminal of the left frame drum motor driver IC11 and the control line extending from the VREFB line are coupled to form one control line L15. The control line L15 is divided into a control line L15a extending upward in FIG. 27 from the branch point BT and a control line L15b extending downward in FIG. 27 from the branch point BT. A resistor R11 is connected to the control line L15a, and a resistor R12 is connected to the control line L15b. An external inspection circuit 310A is incorporated in the control line L15a. This external testing circuit 310A has the same function as the external testing circuit 224B shown in FIG.

A chopping reference frequency when the left frame drum motor driver IC11 performs pulse width modulation (PWM) is appropriately set according to a resistor R16 and a capacitor C18 shown in FIG. A capacitor C19 (bypass capacitor) shown in FIG. 27 is provided to stabilize the control circuit in the left frame drum motor driver IC11.

The configuration of the electric circuit around the left frame drum motor driver IC 11 has been described above, and the configuration of the electric circuit around the right frame drum motor driver IC 21 is substantially the same. Therefore, in FIG. 25, the configuration of the electric circuit around the right frame drum motor driver IC 21 is omitted by replacing the 10's in each configuration shown in FIG. 27 with the 20's.

Next, the electric circuit of the frame upper right relay board 225 will be described. As shown in FIG. 28, the frame blade disk member rotation motor driver IC 31 is mounted on the frame upper right relay board 225 . The frame sword disc member rotating motor driver IC 31 is a stepping motor driver that controls driving of the frame sword disc member rotating motor 231 . Since the frame blade disk member rotation motor driver IC31 has the same configuration as the left frame drum motor driver IC11 shown in FIG. 27, detailed description of the configuration will be omitted.

Further, as shown in FIG. 28, the input/output IC 32 is mounted on the frame upper right relay board 225 . Since the input/output IC 32 has the same configuration as the input/output IC 12 shown in FIG. 27, detailed description of the configuration is omitted. The 6-bit output terminals P10 to P15 of the input/output IC 32 are connected to the PHASEB terminal, PHASEA terminal, INB2 terminal, INB1 terminal, INA2 terminal, and INA1 terminal of the frame blade disk member rotation motor driver IC 31 via control lines, respectively. ing.

As shown in FIG. 28, the OUTA+ terminal of the frame blade disk member rotary motor driver IC31 is connected to the first terminal of the connector CN31 via the control line L31. The first terminal of the connector CN31 is connected to the terminal φ1 (see FIG. 21) of the coil A of the frame blade disk member rotary motor 231 via a harness (not shown). The OUTA- terminal of the frame blade disk member rotation motor driver IC31 is connected to the second terminal of the connector CN31 via the control line L32. The second terminal of the connector CN31 is connected to the terminal φ2 (see FIG. 21) of the coil A of the frame blade disk member rotary motor 231 via a harness (not shown).

The OUTB+ terminal of the frame blade disk member rotation motor driver IC31 is connected to the third terminal of the connector CN31 via the control line L33. The 3rd terminal of the connector CN31 is connected to the terminal φ3 (see FIG. 21) of the coil B of the frame blade disk member rotating motor 231 via a harness (not shown). The OUTB- terminal of the frame blade disk member rotary motor driver IC31 is connected to the 4th terminal of the connector CN31 via the control line L34. A fourth terminal of the connector CN31 is connected to a terminal φ4 (see FIG. 21) of the coil B of the frame blade disk member rotating motor 231 via a harness (not shown).

The configuration of the electric circuit around the frame blade disk member rotary motor driver IC31 has been described above, but it is the same as the configuration of the electric circuit around the left frame drum motor driver IC11 described above (see FIG. 29). Therefore, in FIG. 28, other configurations around the frame blade disk member rotary motor driver IC 31 are omitted by replacing the 10s in each configuration shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 28, the electric circuit around the sword disk member rotary motor driver IC 31 is not provided with a configuration corresponding to the external inspection circuit 310A shown in FIG.

In FIG. 23, when an "L" level signal is input as the K-FC control signal, current flows from the first terminal (anode terminal) to the second terminal (cathode terminal) of the photo-MOS relays PM1 and PM2. . As a result, the input-side LEDs of the photo-MOS relays PM1 and PM2 emit light, and the output-side MOSFET (Metal Oxide Semiconductor Field Effect) gates are charged. As a result, the MOSFET becomes conductive. That is, the 4th terminal (drain terminal) and the 6th terminal (drain terminal) of the photo-MOS relays PM1 and PM2 become conductive. In this state, the sword movement motor driver IC1 can apply current to the coils A and B of the sword movement motor 223 .

When an "H" level control signal is output from output terminal P10 of input/output IC2 shown in FIG. 24, the level of the control signal is converted to "L" level by inverter element INV1. Therefore, in this case, an "L" level signal is output as the K-FC control signal shown in FIG. Therefore, the effect control microcomputer 121 controls the output terminal P10 of the input/output IC 2 so that an "H" level control signal is output, thereby making it possible to control the driving of the frame sword moving motor 223. can.

On the other hand, in FIG. 23, when an "H" level signal is input as the K-FC control signal, the current flows from the first terminal (anode terminal) to the second terminal (cathode terminal) of the photoMOS relays PM1 and PM2. does not flow. As a result, the input-side LEDs of the photo-MOS relays PM1 and PM2 do not emit light, and the output-side MOSFET gates are not charged. As a result, the MOSFET becomes non-conducting. That is, the 4th terminal (drain terminal) and the 6th terminal (drain terminal) of the photo-MOS relays PM1 and PM2 become non-conducting. In this state, the sword moving motor driver IC 1 cannot apply current to the coils A and B of the sword moving motor 223 . Even if a back electromotive force is generated in the frame moving motor 223, it is possible to prevent the back electromotive force from acting on the frame moving motor driver IC1.

When an "L" level control signal is output from output terminal P10 of input/output IC2 shown in FIG. 24, the level of the control signal is converted to "H" level by inverter element INV1. Therefore, in this case, an "H" level signal is output as the K-FC control signal shown in FIG. Therefore, the performance control microcomputer 121 controls the output terminal P10 of the input/output IC2 so that a control signal of "L" level is output, and an excess voltage based on the back electromotive force acts on the frame sword movement motor driver IC1. It is possible to set it to not.

In this embodiment, when the pachinko gaming machine PY1 is not powered on or in the initial state (default state) immediately after the power is turned on, the level of the K-FC control signal shown in FIG. 23 is "L" level. It's becoming Therefore, the control lines L1, L2 and the control lines L3, L4 are non-conducting during most of the period. Therefore, even if the player does not play the game and moves the sword moving body 221 at high speed by mischief, the back electromotive force generated by the sword moving motor 223 does not act on the sword moving motor driver IC1. As a result, it is possible to prevent the frame sword moving motor driver IC1 from being out of order.

Further, in this embodiment, when the probability of winning a big win is high, there is a case where a frame sword operation effect related to the pressing operation of the frame sword movable body 221 is executed. In this frame sword operation presentation, as shown in FIG. 32(A), the display screen 50a indicates that the frame sword movable body 221 is prohibited from being pushed from the pushed position to the retracted position, and also indicates that "sword pushing operation is prohibited." A push-in operation waiting-indicating effect in which a standby-indicating background image KN indicating characters "prohibited" is displayed, and as shown in FIG. In addition to displaying an effective suggestive background image KO showing the characters "push the sword in", a pressing operation effective suggestive effect is executed. When starting the frame sword operation effect, the frame sword movable body 221 is automatically raised from the retracted position shown in FIG. 14(A) to the pushed position shown in FIG. 14(B). Further, after the frame sword operation effect is started, the player moves the frame sword movable body 221 from the pressed position during the pushing operation effective period (10 seconds in this embodiment) during which the pushing operation of the frame sword movable body 221 is valid. When the pushing operation to the retracted position is not performed, the frame sword movable body 221 is automatically lowered from the pushed position to the retracted position. Thus, there is a period during which the frame sword movable body 221 (frame sword movement motor 223) must be driven.

Therefore, in this embodiment, the effect control microcomputer 121 sets a first frame sword movable body drive period (driving period) and a second frame sword movable body drive period (driving period) during which the frame sword moving motor 223 can be driven. Set (see FIG. 31(A)). Here, the first moving frame movable body drive period means the period until the moving frame moving body 221 is moved from the retracted position (see FIG. 14A) to the pushed position (see FIG. 14B) (in this embodiment, approximately 1 second) (see FIG. 31(A)). Then, at the start of the first frame sword movable body drive period, the input/output IC 2 is controlled so that an "H" level control signal is output from the output terminal P10 (see FIG. 24). As a result, the control lines L1 and L2 and the control lines L3 and L4 are switched from the non-conducting state to the conducting state, making it possible to supply drive currents to the coils A and B of the frame moving motor 223 . Further, the second moving frame movable body driving period means that the moving frame moving body 221 is not pushed from the pushed position to the retracted position during the effective period of the pushing operation (10 seconds in this embodiment). This is a period of time (about 1 second in this embodiment) until the movable body 221 is moved from the pushed position to the retracted position (see FIG. 31(B)). During the period when the second frame sword movable body is driven, the output terminal P10 (see FIG. 24) of the input/output IC 2 is controlled to output an "H" level control signal. Also, since the control lines L3 and L4 are in a conducting state, it is possible to supply the drive current to the coils A and B of the frame sword moving motor 223 . Then, when the second frame sword movable body drive period elapses, control is performed so that the control signal of "H" level is not output from the output terminal P10 (see FIG. 24) of the input/output IC2. L3 and L4 are switched from the conducting state to the non-conducting state, and the driving current cannot be supplied to the coils A and B of the frame sword moving motor 223 .

Next, problems in the case where the external inspection circuit 224B is not provided in the frame right relay board 224 shown in FIG. 23 will be described. The frame blade movement motor driver IC1 is of the constant current drive type, as described above. In this constant-current driving type driver (frame-sword moving motor driver IC1), a constant current (230 mA in this embodiment) output from the OUTA+ terminal, the OUTA- terminal, the OUTB+ terminal, and the OUTB- terminal is applied to the VREFA terminal and the VREFB terminal. Depends on the magnitude of the voltage acting. The magnitude of the voltage acting on the VREFA terminal and the VREFB terminal is the combined resistance value of the resistance value of the resistor R1 connected to the control line L5a and the resistance value of the resistor R2 connected to the control line L5b. Dependent.

Here, the magnitude of the output torque of the motor (frame sword moving motor 223) is proportional to the magnitude of the supplied current (current flowing through control lines L1, L2, L3, and L4). Therefore, the magnitude of the constant current (230 mA in this embodiment) by the driver of the constant current drive system is determined so that the desired output torque can be obtained. The resistance value of the resistor R1 and the resistance value of the resistor R2 are set so that the constant current can be supplied. In short, in the driver of the constant current drive system, the resistor R1 and the resistor R2 are appropriately selected so that the frame sword moving motor 223 can obtain a desired output torque.

By the way, in the field of game machines, before assembling the entire pachinko game machine PY1, a parts manufacturer or the like checks the operation of a unit (for example, the right decoration part 220) having a movable member (for example, the frame sword movable body 221). conduct an inspection. In this operation confirmation test, it is checked whether or not the movable member operates properly with the output torque reduced by a predetermined ratio (for example, 15%) with respect to the output torque that should be obtained by the motor. In other words, if the movable member operates properly even when the output torque of the motor is reduced by a predetermined percentage, the movable member can be reliably operated when generating 100% of the original output torque (in the case of the final product). With this in mind, we are conducting an inspection to confirm operation. In recent gaming machines, the structure of the units has become more complicated, so there is a possibility that the movable members may not operate properly due to the effects of assembly errors and the like. Therefore, it is possible to find defective products caused by assembly errors or the like by conducting an operation confirmation inspection.

In conventional game machines, it is common to use a unipolar stepping motor (hereinafter also referred to as a "unipolar motor") as a motor, and a driver for driving the unipolar motor is a driver other than a constant current drive method (constant voltage drive method). drive system, etc.) is generally used. In the case of a unipolar motor, the output torque varies depending on the resistance provided by the motor itself. Therefore, in the operation check inspection when using a unipolar motor, instead of a unipolar motor that generates 100% of the original output torque, a unipolar motor that reduces the output torque by a predetermined percentage (for example, 10%) is inspected. It was like Alternatively, while using a unipolar motor that generates 100% of the original output torque, the drive voltage applied to the unipolar motor is forcibly varied from the outside, thereby reducing the output torque by a predetermined ratio (for example, 10%). It was supposed to be inspected.

On the other hand, in this embodiment, as described above, a bipolar stepping motor (hereinafter also referred to as "bipolar motor", see FIG. 21) capable of increasing the output torque during low-speed rotation is used. As a driver suitable for a bipolar motor, a constant-current drive type driver (frame sword movement motor driver IC1) is used. However, when using a constant current drive type driver, a constant current value (230 mA) is preset (fixed) so that 100% output torque can be obtained from the motor (frame sword moving motor 223). . Therefore, the value of the constant current supplied to the motor cannot be varied.

If the resistance value of the resistor R1 and the resistance value of the resistor R2 were changed, the magnitude of the current that should have been set to obtain the desired output torque would change, making it impossible to generate 100% of the original output torque. end up Even if the drive voltage is forcibly changed from the outside, the current supplied to the motor does not change, and the output torque cannot be reduced by a predetermined ratio, as long as the constant current drive system is used. The above-described problem has been explained by taking the case of using the frame sword moving motor driver IC1 shown in FIG. The same applies when using the driver IC 21 .

Therefore, in this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 23, an external inspection circuit 224B is incorporated in the control line L5a in order to solve the above problem. The external inspection circuit 224B (state switching means) mainly includes an NPN transistor TR1, a control line L6 connected to the collector of the transistor TR1, an NPN transistor TR2, and a collector of the transistor TR2. and a control line L7.

An "L" level signal or "H" level signal is input to the base of the transistor TR1 as the K-CHECK1 control signal. The K-CHECK1 control signal is a signal output from the output terminal P01 of the input/output IC2 shown in FIG. Also, the emitter of the transistor TR1 is connected to the ground. A resistor R3 is connected to the control line L6. The control line L6 is connected to the control line L5a while being combined with the control line L7.

An "L" level signal or "H" level signal is input to the base of the transistor TR2 as the K-CHECK2 control signal. The K-CHECK2 control signal is a signal output from the output terminal P00 of the input/output IC2 shown in FIG. Also, the emitter of the transistor TR2 is connected to the ground. A resistor R4 is connected to the control line L7. The control line L7 is connected to the control line L5a while being combined with the control line L6.

Here, from the output terminal P01 of the input/output IC2 shown in FIG. 24, an "L" level signal is output as the K-CHECK1 control signal, and from the output terminal P00, an "L" level signal is output as the K-CHECK2 control signal. is output. In this case, as shown in FIG. 25, no voltage is applied between the base and emitter of the transistor TR1 and no voltage is applied between the base and emitter of the transistor TR2. Therefore, current does not flow from the collector to the emitter in each of the transistors TR1 and TR2. Therefore, the resistor R3 connected to the control line L6 does not function, and the resistor R4 connected to the control line L7 also does not function. Therefore, in this case, the magnitude of the voltage acting on the VREFA terminal and the VREFB terminal of the sword movement motor driver IC1 depends only on the resistance values of the resistors R1 and R2. As a result, a preset constant current (230 mA in this embodiment) can be output from the OUTA+ terminal, the OUTA- terminal, the OUTB+ terminal, and the OUTB- terminal. Torque can be generated. As described above, the state in which a preset constant current can be supplied from the frame sword movement motor driver IC1 corresponds to the "normal state".

Next, from the output terminal P01 of the input/output IC2 shown in FIG. 24, a signal of "L" level is output as the K-CHECK1 control signal, and from the output terminal P00, a signal of "H" level is output as the K-CHECK2 control signal. is output. In this case, as shown in FIG. 23, no voltage is applied between the base and emitter of transistor TR1, while a voltage is applied between the base and emitter of transistor TR2. Therefore, current does not flow from the collector to the emitter in the transistor TR1, while current flows from the collector to the emitter in the transistor TR2. Therefore, the resistor R3 connected to the control line L6 does not function, while the resistor R4 connected to the control line L7 functions. Therefore, in this case, the magnitude of the voltage acting on the VREFA terminal and the VREFB terminal of the sword moving motor driver IC1 depends not only on the resistance values of the resistors R1 and R2, but also on the resistance value of the resistor R4. Dependent. In this embodiment, the current output from the OUTA+ terminal, the OUTA- terminal, the OUTB+ terminal, and the OUTB- terminal is reduced by 15% from the above constant current due to the combined resistance value of the resistor R1, the resistor R2, and the resistor R4. , a resistor R4 is provided (in this embodiment, about 196 mA). As a result, in this case, it is possible to generate an output torque that is 15% less than the desired output torque in the frame blade moving motor 223 . As described above, the state in which the sword moving motor driver IC1 can supply a current that is 15% less than the constant current (first reduced current) corresponds to the "first reduced state."

Subsequently, from the output terminal P01 of the input/output IC2 shown in FIG. 24, a signal of "H" level is output as the K-CHECK1 control signal, and from the output terminal P00, a signal of "L" level is output as the K-CHECK2 control signal. is output. In this case, as shown in FIG. 25, a voltage is applied between the base and emitter of transistor TR1, while no voltage is applied between the base and emitter of transistor TR2. Therefore, current flows from the collector to the emitter in the transistor TR1, while current does not flow from the collector to the emitter in the transistor TR2. Therefore, while the resistor R3 connected to the control line L6 functions, the resistor R4 connected to the control line L7 does not function. Therefore, in this case, the magnitude of the voltage acting on the VREFA terminal and the VREFB terminal of the frame sword moving motor driver IC1 depends not only on the resistance values of the resistors R1 and R2, but also on the resistance value of the resistor R3. Dependent. In this embodiment, the current output from the OUTA+ terminal, the OUTA- terminal, the OUTB+ terminal, and the OUTB- terminal is reduced by 20% from the above constant current due to the combined resistance value of the resistor R1, the resistor R2, and the resistor R3. , a resistor R3 is provided (so that it is 184 mA in this embodiment). As a result, in this case, it is possible to generate an output torque that is 20% less than the desired output torque in the frame blade moving motor 223 . As described above, the state in which the sword moving motor driver IC1 can supply a current that is 20% less than the constant current (second decreased current) corresponds to the "second decreased state".

Next, a case where a parts manufacturer or the like conducts an operation check inspection for a unit (right decorative portion 220) provided with the movable frame sword 221 will be described with reference to FIG. In this case, as shown in FIG. 29, the inspection controller KC, which is a dedicated jig, is connected to the right decorative portion 220, which is a single unit. Then, the serial port of the inspection controller KC is set so that serial data can be transmitted to the SDA terminal of the input/output IC2, and the clock signal can be transmitted to the SCL terminal of the input/output IC2.

After that, when the frame blade moving motor 223 is to generate an output torque that is 15% less than the desired output torque, the K-CHECK1 control signal is set at the "L" level from the output terminal P01 of the input/output IC2 shown in FIG. The checking controller KC is set so that a signal is output and an "H" level signal is output from the output terminal P00 as the K-CHECK2 control signal. As a result, it is possible to confirm whether or not the frame movable body 221 operates appropriately in a state where the frame sword moving motor 223 generates an output torque that is 15% less than the desired output torque. .

Further, when the frame blade moving motor 223 is to generate an output torque that is 20% less than the desired output torque, the output terminal P01 of the input/output IC2 shown in FIG. The checking controller KC is set so that a signal is output and an "L" level signal is output from the output terminal P00 as the K-CHECK2 control signal. As a result, it is possible to confirm whether or not the movable body 221 operates appropriately in a state in which the sword moving motor 223 generates an output torque that is 20% less than the desired output torque. .

In this way, in this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 23, even if the constant-current drive type frame sword movement motor driver IC1 is used, the frame sword movement motor 223 can , it is possible to supply a current less than a preset constant current. Therefore, it is possible to easily inspect the operation of the unit including the frame movable body 221 .

In this embodiment, the external inspection circuit 224B includes two sets of a transistor TR1 and a resistor R3 and a transistor TR2 and a resistor R4. Therefore, it is possible to select and reduce the output torque generated by the frame sword moving motor 223 at two rates of 15% or 20%. Therefore, it is possible to more accurately determine to what extent the output torque is reduced to which the frame sword movable body 221 operates appropriately.

Note that using a constant-current driving type driver as in this embodiment has the following merits. 23, for example, the constant current output from the OUTA+ terminal, the OUTA- terminal, the OUTB+ terminal, and the OUTB- terminal is the voltage applied to the VREFA terminal and the VREFB terminal. The magnitude of the voltage acting on the VREFA and VREFB terminals depends on the combined resistance value of the resistors R1 and R2. Therefore, only one type of frame sword moving motor 223 is prepared, and different output torques can be generated from the frame sword moving motor 223 only by changing the resistors R1 and R2. On the other hand, when using a driver other than the constant current driving method as in the conventional art, different output torques are generated by changing the motor (bipolar stepping motor). As described above, the use of a constant-current driving type driver has the advantage of being easy to handle (easy to design) when it is desired to change the output torque during development.

Also, as shown in FIG. 1, when the pachinko game machine PY1 is assembled as a whole (such as when it is installed in a game hall), the performance control microcomputer 121 is connected to the output terminal of the input/output IC2 shown in FIG. Control is performed so that an "L" level signal is output from P01 as the K-CHECK1 control signal, and an "L" level signal is output from the output terminal P00 as the K-CHECK2 control signal. Therefore, in this case, as shown in FIG. 25, the resistor R3 connected to the control line L6 does not always function, and the resistor R4 connected to the control line L7 does not always function either. Therefore, it is possible to supply a preset constant current (230 mA in this embodiment) to the frame sword moving motor 223, so that the frame sword moving motor 223 can always generate a desired (100%) output torque. is possible.

In the above description, the effect of the case where the frame right relay board 224 is provided with the external inspection circuit 224B (see FIG. 23) has been described. The same effect is obtained when switching means (see FIG. 25) is provided. That is, when checking the operation of the unit (upper decorative body (upper unit) 31) including the left side frame drum and the right side frame drum 320R, the upper decorative body (upper unit) 31 is equipped with a special jig for inspection. Connect your controller. Then, the inspection controller is set so that the current supplied to the left frame drum rotating motor 321L is reduced by 15% or 20%, and the current supplied to the right frame drum rotating motor 321R is decreased by 15% or 20%. set as As a result, it is possible to drive the left side frame drum or the right side frame drum 320R with the output torque reduced by 15% or 20% from the desired output torque, and it is possible to easily inspect the operation. .

In this embodiment, the desired (100%) output torque generated by the frame sword moving motor 223 is set to approximately 108 mN·m. In order to generate this output torque, the constant current supplied by the frame moving motor driver IC1 is set to 230 mA as described above. Also, the desired (100%) output torque generated by the left frame drum rotating motor 321L and the right frame drum rotating motor 321R is set to about 1200 gf·cm. In order to generate this output torque, the constant current supplied by the left frame drum motor driver IC11 and the right frame drum motor driver IC21 is set to 200 mA. However, the output torque value and the constant current value described above are merely examples of the present embodiment, and can be appropriately changed according to the size of the movable member, the moving speed, and the like.

In the above description, the inspection external circuit 224B provided on the frame right relay board 224 and the inspection external circuits 310A and 320A provided on the frame top relay board 310 have been described. However, in this embodiment, the control board for controlling the drive of the frame face moving motor 311, the frame ear moving motor 520, and the frame jaw moving motor 610 also has a motor for inspection in the same manner as the external circuits for inspection 224B, 310A, and 320A. Includes an external circuit. Therefore, when inspecting the operation of the unit including the frame face movable body 400, the frame ear movable body 500, and the frame jaw movable body 600, it is possible to reduce the output torque of each motor by 15% or 20%. be. Therefore, it is possible to easily perform an inspection for operation confirmation.

By the way, the constant-current driving type driver (for example, the frame sword moving motor driver IC1) of the present embodiment is configured to be able to supply a constant current, and is also configured to be able to supply a reduced current smaller than the constant current. Specifically, taking the frame sword moving motor driver IC1 shown in FIG. " level signal, an "H" level signal to the INA2 terminal, an "H" level signal to the INB1 terminal, and an "H" level signal to the INB2 terminal, It is configured to be able to supply a preset constant current (230 mA in this embodiment). In other words, the effect control microcomputer 121 outputs the "H" level PHASEA control signal, the "H" level PHASEB control signal, the "H" level INA1 control signal, and " By controlling to output the INA2 control signal of "H" level, the INB1 control signal of "H" level, and the INB2 control signal of "H" level, it is possible to supply a constant current as 100% current. is.

On the other hand, the frame blade movement motor driver IC1 inputs an "H" level signal to the PHASEA terminal, an "H" level signal to the PHASEB terminal, and an "H" level signal to the INA1 terminal. When an “L” level signal is input to the INA2 terminal, an “H” level signal is input to the INB1 terminal, and an “L” level signal is input to the INB2 terminal, the constant current (this In the form, it is configured to be able to supply a current of 71% of the current of 230 mA). In other words, the effect control microcomputer 121 outputs the "H" level PHASEA control signal, the "H" level PHASEB control signal, the "H" level INA1 control signal, and " When controlled to output the INA2 control signal at "L" level, the INB1 control signal at "H" level, and the INB2 control signal at "L" level, the current drop is 29% (predetermined percentage) smaller than the constant current. can be supplied.

Further, the frame sword movement motor driver IC1 inputs an "H" level signal to the PHASEA terminal, an "H" level signal to the PHASEB terminal, an "L" level signal to the INA1 terminal, and an INA2 terminal. When an “H” level signal is input to the terminal INB1, an “L” level signal is input to the INB1 terminal, and an “H” level signal is input to the INB2 terminal, the constant current (230 mA in this embodiment) is applied. ) can be supplied with 38% of the current. In other words, the effect control microcomputer 121 outputs the "H" level PHASEA control signal, the "H" level PHASEB control signal, the "L" level INA1 control signal, and the " When controlled to output the INA2 control signal at the "H" level, the INB1 control signal at the "L" level, and the INB2 control signal at the "H" level, the current drop is 62% (predetermined percentage) smaller than the constant current. can be supplied.

The frame blade moving motor driver IC1 inputs an "L" level signal to the INA1 terminal and an "L" level signal to the INA2 terminal regardless of the level of the signal input to the PHASEA terminal or the PHASEB terminal. , and an INB1 terminal to which an "L" level signal is input, and an INB2 terminal to which an "L" level signal is input, no current is supplied.

In the above description, the function of the frame blade movement motor driver IC1 to supply a constant current or a reduced current that is smaller than the constant current by a predetermined ratio (29% or 62%) has been described. The motor driver IC 21, the frame sword disk member rotating motor driver IC 31, the driver that controls the driving of the frame face moving motor 311, and the driver that controls the driving of the frame ear moving motor 520 also have similar functions. there is

Next, the case where the movable member is kept stopped in this embodiment will be described. First, the frame face movable body 400 will be described as an example. The frame face movable body 400 is in a substantially horizontal state (see FIG. 7) when it is in the standby position, and is in a relatively stable state. Therefore, the frame-face movable body 400 in the standby position is not strictly required to be stopped. Therefore, when the movable frame face body 400 is at the standby position, the driver controlling the driving of the movable frame face body 400 does not supply current to the frame face moving motor 311, thereby suppressing current consumption. Note that even if no current is supplied to the frame face moving motor 311, the frame face moving motor 311, which is a stepping motor, originally has a certain amount of holding force, so that the frame face movable body 400 at the standby position can be held stopped. can do.

On the other hand, when the frame face movable body 400 is in the operating position, it is in an inclined state extending obliquely upward toward the front (see FIG. 12), and can be visually recognized by the player. become unstable. Therefore, the frame-face movable body 400 in the operating position is strictly required to be stopped. In particular, since the movable frame face 400 is relatively large and heavy, it may not be possible to reliably hold the movable frame face 400 at the operating position only with the holding force originally provided as a function of the stepping motor. Therefore, the driver for controlling the drive of the frame-face moving body 400 supplies current to the frame-face moving motor 311 to cause the frame-face moving motor 311 to stop and be excited. That is, the frame-face moving motor 311 generates a magnetic field (stop excitation) for keeping the frame-face movable body 400 at the operating position stationary based on the supplied current. As a result, the frame-face movable body 400 can be reliably maintained in a stopped state by being given a stop holding force at the operating position.

In this embodiment, two-phase excitation is used as an excitation method when each stepping motor such as the frame face moving motor 311 generates stop excitation. As described above, two-phase excitation is a method of exciting two phases at a time while shifting the next phase to which a pulse is applied by one pulse (see FIG. 22). In the case of stop excitation by two-phase excitation, the stop holding force can be increased and the stopped state can be stabilized more than, for example, by stop excitation by one-phase excitation.

Here, when the movable member (frame face moving body 400) is kept stopped, the magnitude of the current supplied by the driver to the motor (frame face moving motor 311) becomes a problem. If the driver supplies a large current to the motor, it is possible to increase the stop holding force that holds the movable member stopped, but the current consumption increases. On the other hand, when the driver supplies a small current to the motor, it is possible to suppress current consumption, but the stop holding force for keeping the movable member stopped becomes small.

Therefore, in this embodiment, when the frame face moving body 400 is stopped at the operating position, the driver controlling the drive of the frame face moving motor 311 supplies a preset constant current ( In this embodiment, a current of 71% of 245 mA is supplied. This makes it possible to sufficiently stop and hold the unstable and heavy frame face movable body 400 while suppressing current consumption compared to the case of supplying a constant current (driving current for driving the frame face movable body 400). It is possible to give power.

The case where the frame face movable body 400 is kept stopped has been described above, but the case where other movable members are kept stopped is as shown in FIG. In FIG. 30, the term "no-current state" means a state in which the driver controlling the driving of the movable member does not apply a stop holding force to the movable member because the driver does not supply current to the motor that drives the movable member. . The "first holding state (71%)" means that the driver controlling the driving of the movable member supplies a current of 71% of the constant current to the motor that drives the movable member. It means a state in which a stop holding force is applied. "Second holding state (100%)" is a state in which the driver that controls the driving of the movable member applies a large stationary holding force to the movable member based on supplying a constant current to the motor that drives the movable member. means Further, when the frame drum 320 is at the stop position, that is, when the upper portion 320U and the lower portion 320D of the frame drum 320 are stopped so as to form a specific motif (see FIGS. 16 and 17), the first Controlled to hold state.

In the present embodiment, a frame sword operation effect period is set when executing the frame sword operation effect related to the pressing operation of the frame sword movable body 221 . Here, the "frame sword operation rendering period" means the above-mentioned "first frame sword movable body drive period (in this embodiment, about 1 second)" and the period when the frame sword movable body 221 is in the retracted position (see FIG. 14A). ) to the push-in position (see FIG. 14(B)) until the push-in operation valid period starts, during which it becomes very difficult to push-in the frame sword movable body 221. 2 seconds in the form)", the above-mentioned "push operation valid period (10 seconds in this form)", and the above-mentioned "second frame sword movable body drive period (about 1 second in this form)". It is a period (see FIG. 31(A)). In this embodiment, the control lines L1 and L2 and the control lines L3 and L4 are brought into a conductive state at the start of the driving period of the first frame movable body, and drive current is supplied to the coils A and B of the frame moving motor 223. Is possible. The control lines L1 and L2 and the control lines L3 and L4 are in a conductive state during the pressing operation waiting period, the pressing operation effective period, and the second frame sword movable body driving period. Then, when the second frame sword movable body driving period elapses, the control lines L1 and L2 and the control lines L3 and L4 are switched from the conducting state to the non-conducting state.

As shown in FIG. 30, when the frame sword movable body 221 is in the retracted position, it is controlled to the non-current state as described above. When the frame sword movable body 221 is in the retracted position, as shown in FIG. Therefore, the frame sword movable body 221 in the retracted position is in a relatively stable state, and is not strictly required to be stopped. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 30, when the frame sword movable body 221 is in the retracted position, it is controlled to the non-current state.

Then, the frame sword movement motor driver IC1 supplies a constant current (230 mA in this embodiment) to the frame sword movement motor 223 to drive the frame sword movement motor 223, thereby moving the frame sword movable body 221 to the retracted position (Fig. 14 (A)) to the pushed position (see FIG. 14 (B)). Then, when the movable frame sword 221 moves to the pushing position, it is controlled to the second holding state (100%) until the pushing operation waiting period (2 seconds in this embodiment) elapses, and the movable frame sword 221 is pushed. position. When it is in the push-in position, as shown in FIG. 14(B), it is arranged at the uppermost position. Since the frame sword movable body 221 at the position is lowered, it is necessary to hold the frame sword movable body 221 at the pushed position so as not to drop. If the frame movable body 221 is controlled to the second holding state (100%) as in this embodiment, the frame sword movable body 221 can be held so as not to fall from the pushed position.

After that, when the pushing operation waiting period (2 seconds in this embodiment) passes in the second holding state (100%), the control is performed to the low current holding state (38%), and the second holding state is changed to the low current holding state. However, the frame sword movable body 221 remains stopped at the pushed position. The "reduced current holding state (38%)" means that the movable member is stopped and held based on the fact that the driver that controls the driving of the movable member supplies a current of 38% of the constant current to the motor that drives the movable member. It means the state of giving power. When it is in the push-in position, as shown in FIG. 14(B), it is arranged at the uppermost position. Since the frame sword movable body 221 at the position is lowered, it is necessary to hold the frame sword movable body 221 at the pushed position so as not to drop. If the frame movable body 221 is controlled to the reduced current holding state (38%) as in this embodiment, the frame sword movable body 221 can be held so as not to fall from the pushed position.

Here, in this embodiment, if the frame sword movable body 221 moves to the pushed position and is not controlled to the second holding state (100%) but is controlled to the reduced current holding state (38%), Since the stop excitation by the frame sword moving motor 223 is smaller than that in the second holding state, a small stop holding force is applied to the frame sword movable body 221, and the player can There is a possibility that the pushing operation of the frame sword movable body 221 will be performed.

Therefore, in this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 30, the second holding state (100%) is maintained until the pressing operation standby period (2 seconds in this embodiment) elapses. As a result, even if the frame movable body 221 is at the pushing position (see FIG. 14B), the frame blade moving motor 223 will not stop until the pushing operation waiting period (2 seconds in this embodiment) elapses. Due to the excitation, the sword movable body 221 is given a large stop holding force, so that the player can move the sword movable body 221 to the pushing position (Fig. 14 (B)) to the retracted position (see FIG. 14A).

On the other hand, even if the push-in operation effective period is started, if the second holding state (100%) is still controlled, the player can move the frame sword movable body while resisting the large stop holding force during the push-in operation effective period. 221 is pushed from the pushed position (see FIG. 14(B)) to the retracted position (see FIG. 14(A)). put away.

Therefore, in the present embodiment, when the pressing operation valid period starts, as shown in FIG. 30, the second holding state (100%) is switched to the reduced current holding state. As a result, when the player pushes the frame sword movable body 221 in the pushed position (see FIG. 14B), the frame sword moving motor 223 stops while the push-in position detection sensor 227 is detecting. Due to the excitation, the frame sword movable body 221 is given a stop holding force smaller than that in the second holding state. Therefore, it is possible to push the frame sword movable body 221 while resisting the stop holding force during the pushing operation effective period.

In this embodiment, when the detection by the push-in position detection sensor 227 is lost when the control is performed in the low current holding state, the stop excitation by the frame sword moving motor 223 is released, so that the frame sword movable body 221 is stopped. Holding force is released. That is, when the frame sword movable body 221 passes through the half-pressing position shown in FIG. 14(C), it is controlled to the non-current state. Therefore, in this embodiment, the movable frame sword 221 is controlled to the reduced current holding state until it descends from the pushed position shown in FIG. After it descends to the half-pressing position shown, it is controlled to a non-current state. As a result, current consumption can be suppressed, and the player can smoothly push the frame sword movable body 221 into the retracted position shown in FIG.

In this way, in this embodiment, the resistance (stop holding force) is released after the player slightly pushes the frame sword movable body 221 in the pushing position. As a result, it is possible to achieve both the stoppage of the frame sword movable body 221 at the pushed position and the operability of the frame sword movable body 221 . Furthermore, it is possible to give the player a new sense of operation that the sword movable body 221 is slightly difficult to push in at the beginning of movement, and then the sword movable body 221 can be smoothly pushed to the storage position. be. In addition, it is possible to increase the effect of reducing the current consumption even a little by putting the frame sword movable body 221 into the non-current state before it moves to the retracted position.

Returning to the description of FIG. The movable frame ear body 500 is hidden inside the movable frame face body 400 when it is in the retracted position (see FIG. 10A). At this time, the frame face movable body 400 can move from the standby position (see FIG. 1) to the operating position (see FIG. 12). In other words, if the frame ear movable body 500 swings to the exposed position (see FIG. 10B), the frame face movable body 400 cannot move from the standby position to the operating position. In order to ensure that the frame face movable body 400 can move reliably in this way, the frame ear movable body 500 at the retracted position is strictly required to be stopped. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 30, when the frame lug movable body 500 is at the retracted position, it is controlled to the first holding state (71%). As a result, it is possible to apply a sufficient stopping and holding force to the movable frame lug body 500 while suppressing current consumption.

On the other hand, when the frame ear movable body 500 is in the exposed position, as shown in FIG. 12, the frame face movable body 400 projects upward and is exposed. However, since the frame selvedge movable body 500 is relatively small, it can be sufficiently held only by the original retaining force of the frame selvedge moving motor 520, which is a stepping motor. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 30, when the frame lug movable body 500 is in the exposed position, it is controlled to a non-current state. As a result, it is possible to enhance the effect of reducing current consumption compared to the case of the holding state.

The frame jaw movable body 600 tilts slightly between the closed position shown in FIG. 11(A) and the open position shown in FIG. 11(B), and does not affect the operation of surrounding movable members. Thus, whether the frame jaw movable body 600 is in either the closed position or the open position, it is not strictly required to hold the stop. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 30, when the frame jaw movable body 600 is in the closed position or the open position, it is controlled to the non-current state. As a result, it is possible to enhance the effect of reducing current consumption compared to the case of the holding state.

When the frame sword disk member 232 is in the normal position (see FIG. 14A), that is, when it is not rotating, a predetermined decorative portion 232a applied to the frame sword disk member 232 can be visually recognized. . This frame blade disk member 232 does not affect the motion of the surrounding movable members, and is basically not strictly required to be stopped. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 30, when the frame blade disk member 232 is in the normal position, it is controlled to the non-current state. As a result, it is possible to enhance the effect of reducing current consumption compared to the first holding state.

Here, in this embodiment, the effect button 40k can vibrate as an effect to prompt the user to operate the effect button 40k. This effect button 40k is attached to the front door 23 (operation mechanism portion 230), and the frame sword disk member 232 is also attached to the front door 23 (right side decorative portion 220). Therefore, when the effect button 40k vibrates, the vibration may be transmitted to the frame sword disk member 232 through the front door 23, and the frame sword disk member 232 may rotate slightly. In that case, the orientation of the decorative portion 232a applied to the frame sword disk member 232 is changed, which may give a wrong impression to the player.

Therefore, in this embodiment, only during the vibration of the production button 40k (another movable member), the frame sword disk member 232 is switched from the non-current state to the first holding state (71%). As a result, it is possible to prevent the frame sword disk member 232 from rotating with the vibration of the production button 40k, and to prevent the orientation of the decoration part 232a applied to the frame sword disk member 232 from changing. is. When the vibration of the effect button 40k ends, the frame sword disk member 232 is switched from the first holding state (71%) to the non-current state. As a result, it is possible to enhance the effect of reducing current consumption compared to the case of the holding state.

5. Frame Sword Operation Effect In the present embodiment, when the frame sword operation effect related to the pushing operation of the frame sword movable body 221 is executed, the player does not perform the pushing operation of the frame sword movable body 221. 31, the case where the movable frame sword 221 is pushed in will be described. Note that the frame sword operation effect is an example of a predetermined variable effect displayed on the display screen 50a as an effect with a high degree of expectation for winning a big win.

With reference to FIG. 31(B), a case where the player does not press the movable frame 221 when the sword frame operation effect related to the pushing operation of the movable frame 221 is executed will be described. First, when the frame sword operation effect related to the pushing operation of the frame sword movable body 221 is executed, the control lines L1, L2 and the control lines L3, L4 are brought into a conducting state. Then, when the frame sword moving motor driver IC1 supplies a constant current (230 mA in this embodiment) to the frame sword moving motor 223, driving force is applied to the frame sword movable body 221, and the frame sword movable body 221 retracts. It moves from the position (see FIG. 14A) to the pushed position (see FIG. 14B). In this embodiment, the time required for the frame movable body 221 to move from the retracted position to the pushed position (the first frame movable body driving period) is about 1 second.

Then, as shown in FIG. 31(B), the frame moving motor driver IC1 continues to supply a constant current (230 mA in this embodiment) to the frame moving motor 223 that drives the frame moving body 221. The sword movable body 221 is controlled to the second holding state (100%) in which a large stop holding force is applied (see FIG. 30). Then, when the push-in operation waiting period (2 seconds in this embodiment) has passed in the second holding state, 38% of the constant current (230 mA in this embodiment) is applied to the frame sword moving motor 223 that drives the frame sword movable body 221. By supplying a large current (87.4 mA), the movable body 221 is controlled to a reduced current holding state (38%) in which a stop holding force is applied (see FIG. 30). Along with this, the push operation valid period (10 seconds in the present embodiment) during which the push operation of the frame sword movable body 221 is valid starts, and the detection by the storage position detection sensor 226 becomes valid. That is, when it is detected by the storage position detection sensor 226 when it is controlled to the reduced current holding state, from the storage position detection sensor 226 to the production control board 120 via the frame right relay board 224 and the production drive board 107 When the detection signal is output, the effect control microcomputer 121 treats the detection signal as valid.

The player does not perform a push-in operation until the push-in operation effective period elapses, and detection by the storage position detection sensor 226 is disabled when the push-in operation effective period ends. That is, after the push-in operation valid period has passed, it is detected by the storage position detection sensor 226, and a detection signal is sent from the storage position detection sensor 226 to the effect control board 120 via the frame right relay board 224 and the effect drive board 107. Even if it is output, the detection signal will be treated as invalid by the effect control microcomputer 121 . Then, the reduced current holding state is ended, and based on no current being supplied to the motor for driving the frame sword movable body 221, the frame sword movable body 221 is controlled to a no-current state in which the stop holding force is not applied, and the frame sword operation presentation is performed. ends. In this embodiment, when the effective period of the push-in operation ends, the sword moving body 221 is moved by the sword moving motor driver IC1 supplying a constant current to the sword moving motor 223 before being controlled to the non-current state. It is automatically lowered from the pushed-in position (see FIG. 14(B)) to the storage position (see FIG. 14(A)) regardless of the player's push-in operation. The time required for the frame movable body 221 to move from the pushed position to the retracted position (second frame movable body driving period) is about 1 second in this embodiment. Then, when the second frame sword movable body driving period elapses, the control lines L1 and L2 and the control lines L3 and L4 are switched from the conducting state to the non-conducting state. Since it does not affect the description of FIG. 31(B), the frame sword movement is performed to automatically raise the frame sword movable body 221 from the retracted position (see FIG. 14(A)) to the pushed position (see FIG. 14(B)). A constant current supplied by the motor driver IC1 to the frame blade moving motor 223 and a frame for automatically lowering the frame blade movable body 221 from the pushed position (see FIG. 14B) to the retracted position (see FIG. 14A). Description of the constant current supplied to the frame sword moving motor 223 by the sword moving motor driver IC1 is omitted from FIG. 31(B).

With reference to FIG. 31(C), the case where the player pushes the movable frame 221 when the sword frame operation effect related to the pushing operation of the movable frame 221 is executed will be described. First, when the frame sword operation effect related to the pushing operation of the frame sword movable body 221 is executed, the control lines L1, L2 and the control lines L3, L4 are brought into a conductive state. Then, when the frame sword moving motor driver IC1 supplies a constant current (230 mA in this embodiment) to the frame sword moving motor 223, driving force is applied to the frame sword movable body 221, and the frame sword movable body 221 moves to the retracted position. (See FIG. 14A) to the pushed position (See FIG. 14B). In this embodiment, the time required for the frame movable body 221 to move from the retracted position to the pushed position (the first frame movable body driving period) is about 1 second. Since it does not affect the description of FIG. 31(C), the frame sword movement is performed to automatically raise the frame sword movable body 221 from the retracted position (see FIG. 14(A)) to the pushed position (see FIG. 14(B)). Description of the constant current supplied to the frame moving motor 223 by the motor driver IC1 is omitted from FIG. 31(C).

Then, as shown in FIG. 31(C), the frame moving motor driver IC1 continues to supply a constant current (230 mA in this embodiment) to the frame moving motor 223 that drives the frame moving body 221. The sword movable body 221 is controlled to the second holding state (100%) in which a large stop holding force is applied (see FIG. 30). Then, when the push-in operation waiting period (2 seconds in this embodiment) has passed in the second holding state, 38% of the constant current (230 mA in this embodiment) is applied to the frame sword moving motor 223 that drives the frame sword movable body 221. By supplying a large current (87.4 mA), the movable body 221 is controlled to a reduced current holding state (38%) in which a stop holding force is applied (see FIG. 30). Along with this, the push operation valid period (10 seconds in the present embodiment) during which the push operation of the frame sword movable body 221 is valid starts, and the detection by the storage position detection sensor 226 becomes valid. That is, when it is detected by the storage position detection sensor 226 when it is controlled to the reduced current holding state, from the storage position detection sensor 226 to the production control board 120 via the frame right relay board 224 and the production drive board 107 When the detection signal is output, the effect control microcomputer 121 treats the detection signal as valid.

In this case, when the player performs the push-in operation of the frame sword movable body 221, that is, when the detection by the storage position detection sensor 226 is valid, before the 10 seconds which is the push-in operation effective period elapses, The valid period of the pressing operation ends. Then, when the detection by the push-in position detection sensor 227 is no longer detected, the stop excitation by the frame sword moving motor 223 is released, thereby releasing the stop holding force to the frame sword movable body 221, and the control lines L1, L2, and the control line L3 and L4 are switched from the conducting state to the non-conducting state, and are controlled to the non-current state. Then, the frame sword operation presentation ends.

As described with reference to FIG. 31, in the pachinko game machine PY1 of this embodiment, not only does the pressing operation effective period of 10 seconds elapse, but also the pressing operation of the frame sword movable body 221 is performed during the pressing operation effective period. is performed, it is possible to switch from the low current holding state to the no current state. As a result, it is possible to perform appropriate control depending on whether or not the player presses the frame sword movable body 221 .

Next, description will be given of the contents of the effect displayed on the display screen 50a when the frame sword operation effect related to the pushing operation of the frame sword movable body 221 is executed in the pachinko game machine PY1. In this embodiment, when the pressing operation waiting period starts (see FIG. 30), a pressing operation waiting suggesting effect is displayed on the display screen 50a as shown in FIG. 32(A). In the push-in operation standby suggestion effect, the display screen 50a indicates that pushing of the frame sword movable body 221 from the push-in position to the retracted position is prohibited, and also displays the characters "Push-in operation of the sword is prohibited". A suggested background image KN is displayed. As a result, the pushing operation of the frame movable body 221 from the pushed position (see FIG. 14(B)) to the storage position (see FIG. 14(A)) is prohibited. 14(B)) to the retracted position (see FIG. 14(A)).

Then, when the pressing operation waiting period elapses and the pressing operation effective period starts (see FIG. 30), as shown in FIG. In the push-in operation effective suggestion effect, the display screen 50a shows that the frame sword movable body 221 is pushed into the retracted position, and the effective suggestion background image KO showing the characters "push the sword in" is displayed. In the effective suggestive background image KO, "push the sword" is displayed. As a result, it becomes possible for the player to understand that the pushing operation of the frame sword movable body 221 can be performed. Furthermore, the player can push the frame sword movable body 221 from the pushed position (see FIG. 14(B)) to the retracted position (see FIG. 14(A)), and can be actively involved in the performance. is.

In a conventional pachinko game machine, there is a case where an operation member effect is executed regarding an operation member such as an effect button that can be operated by the player. When the operation member effect is executed, the operation member may be stopped for a predetermined period from the lowered state to the raised state. The driver IC of the conventional pachinko game machine is not only configured to be able to supply a predetermined constant current (for example, 230 mA), but also a current (38%) of the constant current. for example, 87.4 mA), or a current (for example, 163.3 mA) of a predetermined percentage (71%) of the constant current. In the case of the above configuration, until the operating member is moved from the lowered state to the raised state, the driver IC supplies a constant current to the motor to control the operation member from the lowered state to the raised state. Then, the driver IC supplies a current of 38% of the constant current (for example, 87.4 mA) to the motor before the start of the effective period in which the operation of the operating member in the raised state becomes effective and even during the effective period. is controlled to a holding state in which a holding force is applied to the operating member in the raised state. Then, in the conventional pachinko game machine, when the effective period starts, an operation suggesting effect is executed to suggest that the pressing operation to the operation member is effective. However, before the operation suggestion effect is executed, that is, before the valid period during which the operation of the operating member in the raised state is valid starts, the operating member that has completed the movement from the lowered state to the raised state is operated. becomes possible, there is a possibility that the player will operate the operation member early. As a result, if the player operates the operating member before the effective period starts, the operating member moves from the raised state to the lowered state, and the player himself/herself pulls up the operating member again and then performs the pushing operation. This increases the time and effort, and can stress the player.

Therefore, in the pachinko game machine PY1 of the present embodiment, until the sword movable body 221 is moved from the retracted position (see FIG. 14A) to the pushed position (see FIG. 14B), the sword moving motor driver IC1 is kept constant. By supplying a current (230 mA in this embodiment) to the frame moving motor 223, the frame movable body 221 is driven from the retracted position to the pushed position. When the movable body 221 moves to the push-in position, the sword movement motor driver IC1 drives the movable body 221 until the waiting period for the pushing operation (2 seconds in this embodiment) elapses. By continuing to supply a constant current (230 mA in this embodiment) to 223, the movable body 221 is controlled to the second holding state in which a large stop holding force is applied. After that, when the pressing operation waiting period has passed and the pressing operation effective period (10 seconds in this embodiment) in which the pressing operation of the movable body 221 is valid starts, the frame sword moving motor driver IC1 is moved to the frame sword. By supplying a current (87.4 mA in this embodiment) that is 38% of a constant current (230 mA in this embodiment) to the frame moving motor 223 that drives the movable body 221, the movable body 221 receives a second The first holding state is controlled to provide a smaller stop holding force than in the second holding state. As a result, until the sword movable body 221 moves to the pushed position and the pushing operation valid period starts, the sword moving motor 223 is caused to generate a large stop excitation, and the sword movable body 221 at the pushed position is stopped. , and a large stop excitation is generated, making it possible to make the push-in operation very difficult. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the player from performing an early push-in operation before the push-in operation valid period starts. In this way, it is extremely unlikely that the frame sword movable body 221 will move from the pushed position to the retracted position before the push-in operation valid period starts. Since the time and effort of pulling up the frame sword movable body 221 to the push-in position and performing the push-in operation are not increased, it is possible to reduce stress given to the player.

In addition, in the pachinko game machine PY1 of the present embodiment, it is controlled to the second holding state in the push-in operation waiting period, but when the push-in operation valid period starts, the frame sword moving motor 223 is caused to generate a small stop excitation, and the push-in operation is stopped. It is controlled to a reduced current holding state that holds the frame sword movable body 221 at the position. Therefore, the player can press the frame sword movable body 221 while resisting the stop excitation. As a result, in the second holding state, the player's pushing operation of the frame sword movable body 221 is prohibited. It becomes possible to adjust the timing of performing the pushing operation of the movable body 221 .

In addition, in the pachinko game machine PY1 of the present embodiment, it is controlled to the second holding state in the push-in operation waiting period, but when the push-in operation valid period starts, the frame sword moving motor 223 is caused to generate a small stop excitation, and the push-in operation is stopped. It is controlled to a reduced current holding state that holds the frame sword movable body 221 at the position. Therefore, the player can perform the push-in operation of the frame sword movable body 221 during the push-in operation effective period. As a result, the state is controlled from the second holding state to the reduced current holding state with the start of the push-in operation effective period, thereby preventing the push-in operation of the movable body 221 from being performed during the push-in operation effective period. becomes possible. Therefore, when the push-in operation effective period starts, the state is controlled to the reduced current holding state, so that the player can appropriately perform the push-in operation of the frame sword movable body 221, and the push-in operation is valid from the push-in operation standby period. It is possible to prevent problems from occurring as the period elapses.

In addition, in the pachinko game machine PY1 of the present embodiment, a push-in operation standby suggestion effect is displayed on the display screen 50a during the push-in operation standby period, suggesting that the push-in operation of the frame sword movable body 221 is prohibited (Fig. 32 (A )reference). Then, when the pressing operation standby period elapses and the pressing operation valid period starts, a pressing operation valid suggesting effect is displayed on the display screen 50a to suggest that the pressing operation of the frame sword movable body 221 can be performed (FIG. 32). (B)). As a result, when the pressing operation standby suggestion effect is displayed on the display screen 50a, it is possible to prevent the player from performing the pressing operation of the frame sword movable body 221, and the display screen 50a shows that the pressing operation is valid. When the suggestive effect is displayed, it is possible for the player to perform the pressing operation of the frame sword movable body 221 . Therefore, it is possible to prevent the player from performing the pressing operation of the sword movable body 221 at an early stage until the sword movable body 221 moves from the retracted position to the pushed position and the effective period of the pushing operation starts. becomes possible.

6. Explanation of Big Wins, etc. In the pachinko game machine PY1 of this embodiment, there are "big wins" and "losses" as a result of the big win lottery (special symbol lottery). At the time of the "big win", the special figure display 81 stops displaying the "big win pattern". At the time of "missing", the special symbol display 81 stops displaying the "losing symbol". When a big win is won, a "jackpot game" for opening the big prize opening 14 is executed in an opening pattern corresponding to the type of the stopped special symbol (type of the big win). A jackpot game is also called a special game.

In this form, the jackpot game includes multiple round games (unit open games), the opening (also referred to as OP) before the first round game starts, and the ending after the final round game ends. (also referred to as ED). Each round game starts with the end of the OP or the end of the previous round game and ends with the start of the next round game or the start of the ED. The closing time (interval time) of the big winning hole between round games is included in the open round game before closing.

There are multiple types of jackpots. The types of jackpots are as shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 33, there are roughly two types in this embodiment. There is a variable jackpot and a normal jackpot. The variable probability jackpot is a jackpot that controls the game state after the jackpot game to a high probability state, which will be described later. The normal jackpot is a jackpot in which the game state after the jackpot game is controlled to a normal probability state (low probability state) described later.

The probability variable jackpot that can be won in the lottery of the special figure 1 of this form (the lottery of the first special pattern) has a probability variable jackpot A that opens the big winning opening 14 for a maximum of 29.5 seconds per 1R from 1R to 6R. (See FIG. 33). If the probability variable jackpot A is won in the lottery of the special figure 1 of this form, a jackpot game with a substantial number of rounds of 6R will be executed. Here, the substantial number of rounds means the number of rounds in which game balls can win up to the upper limit number of winning prizes per round (10 in this embodiment). In addition, if you win the "probability variable jackpot A" by the lottery of the special figure 1, the "special figure 1_probability variation pattern" is stopped and displayed on the first special figure display device 81a, and the "probability variation jackpot A" is displayed by the lottery of the special figure 1. ” is 65% (see FIG. 33).

In addition, the normal jackpot that can be won in the special drawing 1 lottery (the first special pattern lottery) is the normal jackpot B that opens the big winning opening 14 from 1R to 6R for a maximum of 29.5 seconds per 1R (Fig. 33). Therefore, when the normal jackpot B is won in the lottery of the special figure 1 of this form, the jackpot game with the substantial number of rounds of 6R is executed. When the ``normal jackpot B'' is won, the ``special pattern 1_normal pattern'' is stop-displayed on the first special pattern display device 81a, and the distribution rate of the ``normal jackpot B'' is 35% by the lottery of the special pattern 1. (See FIG. 33).

The probability variable jackpot that can be won in the lottery of the special figure 2 of this form (the lottery of the second special pattern) has a probability variable jackpot C that opens the big winning opening 14 for a maximum of 29.5 seconds per 1R from 1R to 10R. (See FIG. 33). If the variable probability jackpot C is won in the lottery of the special figure 1 of this form, a jackpot game with a substantial number of rounds of 10R will be executed. Here, the substantial number of rounds means the number of rounds in which game balls can win up to the upper limit number of winning prizes per round (10 in this embodiment). In addition, if you win the "probability variable jackpot C" by lottery of special figure 2, "special figure 2_probability variation pattern" is stopped and displayed on the second special figure display device 81b, and "probability variation jackpot C" is displayed by lottery of special figure 2 ” is 65% (see FIG. 33).

In addition, the normal jackpot that can be won in the special drawing 2 lottery (second special drawing lottery) is a jackpot that opens the big winning opening 14 for a maximum of 29.5 seconds per 1R from 1R to 10R (see FIG. 33). ). Therefore, if a normal jackpot is won in the lottery of the special figure 2 of this form, a jackpot game with a substantial number of rounds of 10R will be executed. When the ``normal jackpot D'' is won, the ``special pattern 2_normal pattern'' is stop-displayed on the second special pattern display device 81b, and the distribution ratio of the ``normal jackpot D'' is 35% by the lottery of the special pattern 2. (See FIG. 33).

Even if any jackpot is won, after the jackpot game, it is controlled to an electric support control state (high base state), which will be described later. The electric support control state continues until the next jackpot winning when controlled in accordance with the high probability state. On the other hand, when it is controlled in accordance with the normal probability state (low probability state), the number of times of electric support (time saving number of times) is set to 100 times. The number of times of electric support means the upper limit execution number of times of variable display of special symbols in the electric support control state.

In addition, as shown in FIG. 33, the allocation rate of the jackpot in the lottery of the special figure 1 and the lottery of the special figure 2 is 65% for the probability variable jackpot and 35% for the normal jackpot. However, as described above, when a jackpot is won based on the lottery of the special figure 1, a jackpot game of six substantial rounds is executed. On the other hand, when a jackpot is won based on the lottery of the special figure 2, 10 rounds of jackpot games are executed, so the lottery of the special figure 2 is more advantageous for the player than the lottery of the special figure 1. is set to be

Here, in the pachinko game machine PY1, the lottery for whether or not a big win is made is performed based on the ``random number for the jackpot'', and the lottery for the type of the winning jackpot is performed based on the ``random number for the winning type''. As shown in FIG. 34(A), the jackpot random number ranges from 0 to 65,535. The winning type random number takes a value in the range of 0-99. In addition to the jackpot random number and the winning type random number, the random numbers obtained based on the winning of the first start port 11 or the second start port 12 include "reach random numbers" and "fluctuation pattern random numbers".

The ready-to-win random number is a random number that determines whether or not to generate a ready-to-win in the effect symbol variation effect indicating the result when the result of the big hit determination is a loss. A reach is a state in which only one of the plurality of performance symbols that is variably displayed remains, and a jackpot is won depending on which symbol the variably displayed performance symbols are stopped and displayed. It is a state (for example, the state of "7↓7") that is a combination of the shown production patterns. Note that the effect symbols that are stopped and displayed in the ready-to-win state may be displayed as if they are slightly swaying within the display screen 50a, or may be displayed so as to repeat enlargement and reduction. This reach random number takes a value in the range of 0-255.

Also, the fluctuation pattern random number is a random number for determining a fluctuation pattern including fluctuation time. The fluctuation pattern random number takes a value in the range of 0-99. Random numbers acquired based on passing through the gate 13 include normal symbol random numbers (hit random numbers) shown in FIG. 34(B). The normal symbol random number is a random number for a lottery (normal symbol lottery) for determining whether or not to perform an auxiliary game for opening the electric chew 12D. The normal symbol random number takes a value in the range from 0 to 65535.

7. Explanation of Game State Next, the game state of the pachinko game machine PY1 of this embodiment will be explained. The special figure indicator 81 and the normal figure indicator 82 of the pachinko game machine PY1 respectively have a probability variation function and a variation time shortening function. The state in which the probability variation function of the special figure indicator 81 is operating is called "high probability state", and the state in which it is not operating is called "normal probability state (non-high probability state)". In the high probability state, the jackpot probability is higher than in the normal probability state. That is, the jackpot determination is performed using a jackpot determination table in which the value of the jackpot random number determined to be a jackpot is larger than the jackpot determination table used in the normal probability state (see FIG. 35(A)). That is, when the probability variation function of the special figure indicator 81 is activated, the probability that the display result of the variable display of the special symbol by the special figure indicator 81 (that is, the stop symbol) is a jackpot symbol is higher than when it is not activated. becomes higher.

Moreover, the state in which the variable time reduction function of the special figure indicator 81 is operating is called "time saving state", and the state in which it is not operating is called "non-working time saving state". In the time saving state, the fluctuation time of the special symbol (the time from the start of the fluctuation display to the time of derivation display of the display result) is shorter than in the non-working time saving state. That is, the variation pattern is determined using a variation pattern table that is determined so that a variation pattern with a short variation time is selected more than the non-time saving state (see FIG. 36). That is, when the variable time shortening function of the special figure display 81 operates, it becomes easy to select a short variable time as the variable display of the special symbol compared to when it is not operating. As a result, in the time-saving state, the pace of digestion of the special figure reservation becomes faster, and the effective winning to the starting opening (the winning that can be stored as the special figure reservation) is likely to occur. Therefore, it is possible to aim for a big hit under the smooth progress of the game.

The probability variation function and the variation time reduction function of the special figure indicator 81 may operate simultaneously, or only one of them may operate. Then, the probability variation function and the variation time shortening function of the normal figure indicator 82 are designed to operate in synchronization with the variation time shortening function of the special figure indicator 81 . That is, the probability fluctuation function and the fluctuation time reduction function of the normal figure display 82 operate|moves in a time saving state, and do not operate|move in a non-time saving state. Therefore, in the time-saving state, the winning probability in the normal symbol lottery is higher than in the non-time-saving state. That is, the value of the normal design random number (hit random number) determined to be a hit is determined using a normal design hit determination table that is larger than the normal design hit determination table used in the non-time saving state, and the hit determination (normal design determination) is performed ( See FIG. 35(C)). In other words, when the probability variation function of the normal pattern indicator 82 is activated, the probability that the display result of the variable display of the normal symbol by the normal symbol indicator 82 becomes a normal winning symbol is higher than when it is not activated. .

In addition, in the time saving state, the fluctuation time of the normal pattern is shorter than in the non-working time saving state. In the present embodiment, the variation time of normal symbols is 7 seconds in the non-time saving state, but is 1 second in the time saving state (see FIG. 35(D)). Furthermore, in the time saving state, the opening time of the electric chew 12D in the auxiliary game is longer than the non-time saving state (see FIG. 37). That is, the opening time extension function of the electric chew 12D is operating. In addition, in the time-saving state, the number of opening times of the electric chew 12D in the auxiliary game is higher than in the non-time-saving state (see FIG. 37). That is, the function of increasing the number of openings of the electric chew 12D is activated.

When the probability variation function and variation time reduction function of the normal map display 82 and the opening time extension function and opening frequency increase function of the electric chew 12D are operating, compared to when these functions are not operating As a result, the electric chew 12D is frequently opened, and game balls enter the second starting port 12 frequently. As a result, the base, which is the ratio of the number of balls awarded to the number of balls fired, increases. Accordingly, the state in which these functions are activated is referred to as the "high base state" and the state in which they are not activated is referred to as the "low base state." In the high base state, you can aim for a big hit without greatly reducing the number of game balls you have. Note that the high base state is a state in which so-called electric support control (control for supporting winning to the second starting port 12 by the electric chew 12D) is being performed. Therefore, the high base state is also called an electric sapo control state or an easy ball entry state. On the other hand, the low base state is also referred to as a non-electric support control state or a non-entering easy state.

A high base state may not be one in which all of the above functions are active. That is, operation of one or more of the probability variation function of the normal map display 82, the variation time shortening function of the normal map display 82, the opening time extension function of the electric chew 12D, and the opening frequency increasing function of the electric chew 12D. Therefore, it is sufficient that the electric tube 12D can be opened more easily than when the function is not activated. Also, the high base state may be controlled independently without accompanying the time saving state.

In the pachinko game machine PY1 of this embodiment, the game state after the jackpot game by winning the probability variable jackpot is a high probability state, a time saving state and a high base state. This game state is particularly referred to as a "high accuracy high base state". The high-probability-high base state ends when the variable display of the special symbols is executed a predetermined number of times (10000 times in this embodiment), or when a big win is won and the big win game is executed. That is, in this form, the high-probability-high base state substantially continues until the next jackpot election. It should be noted that the end condition of the high-probability-high base state may be only that the jackpot is won and the jackpot game is executed.

In addition, the game state after the jackpot game by winning the normal jackpot is a normal probability state (non-high probability state, ie, low probability state), time saving state and high base state. This game state is particularly referred to as "low certainty high base state". The low-probability-high base state ends when the variable display of the special symbols is executed a predetermined number of times (100 times in this embodiment), or when a big win is won and the big win game is executed.

When the pachinko game machine PY1 is played for the first time, the game state after the power is turned on is the normal probability state, the non-time saving state, and the low base state. This game state is particularly referred to as a "low probability low base state". The low probability low base state is referred to as "normal game state". Also, the state during execution of the special game (jackpot game) is referred to as "special game state (jackpot game state)". Further, a state in which at least one of the high probability state and the high base state is controlled will be referred to as a "privilege game state".

In a high base state such as a high probability high base state or a low probability high base state, it is possible to advance the game more advantageously by entering the game ball into the right game area 6R (see FIG. 4) by hitting to the right. This is because it is easier to open the electric chew 12D than in the low base state due to the electric sapo control, and it is easier to win the second start opening 12 than to win the first start opening 11. . Therefore, the game ball is passed to the gate 13 which triggers the normal symbol lottery, and the game ball is hit to the right to win the game ball to the second starting port 12.例文帳に追加As a result, it is possible to obtain a larger number of starting prizes (winning at the starting opening) than when hitting left. In addition, in this pachinko game machine PY1, the game is played by hitting to the right even during the jackpot game.

On the other hand, in the low base state, the game can be played more advantageously by entering the game ball into the left game area 6L (see FIG. 4) by hitting to the left. Since the electric sapo control is not executed, it is difficult to open the electric chew 12D compared to the high base state, and it is easier to win the first starting port 11 than winning the second starting port 12. It is because Therefore, left-handed hitting is performed in order to make the game ball enter the first starting port 11.例文帳に追加This allows you to get more starting prizes than hitting right.

8. Operation of pachinko game machine PY1 Next, the operation of the game control microcomputer 101 will be described with reference to FIG. 38, and the operation of the performance control microcomputer 121 will be described with reference to FIGS. First, the operation of the game control microcomputer 101 will be described.

[Main Side Timer Interrupt Processing] The game control microcomputer 101 repeats the main side timer interrupt processing shown in FIG. 38 every short period of time, such as 4 msec. First, the game control microcomputer 101 executes output processing (S101). In the output process (S101), commands set in an output buffer provided in the game RAM 104 of the game control board 100 in each process described below are output to the effect control board 120, the payout control board 170, and the like.

In the input process (S102) that follows the output process (S101), various sensors (first start sensor 11a, second start sensor 12a, gate sensor 13a, big prize The detection signals detected by the mouth sensor 14a, the general winning mouth sensor 10a (see FIG. 18), etc. are read and stored (set) in the output buffer of the game RAM 104 as winning ball information. Also, a detection signal from the lower tray full switch for detecting the fullness of the lower tray 35 is taken in and stored in the output buffer of the game RAM 104 as lower tray full data.

In the next regular symbol / special symbol main random number update process (S103), the jackpot random number used for the jackpot lottery, the hit type random number for deciding the type of jackpot, and the reach state in the fluctuation effect. A random number update process is performed to update the reach random number, the variation pattern random number for determining the variation pattern, the normal symbol random number (hit random number) used in the normal symbol lottery, etc. (S103). At least part of each random number may be a hardware random number generated using a known random number generation circuit such as a counter IC. Moreover, the random number generation circuit may be incorporated in the game control microcomputer 101 .

Subsequently, the game control microcomputer 101 executes sensor detection processing (S104), normal operation processing (S105), and special operation processing (S106). In the sensor detection process (S104), if the first start sensor 11a is ON, various random numbers such as jackpot random numbers (jackpot random number, jackpot random number , reach random numbers, and fluctuation pattern random numbers (see FIG. 34(A))). Also, if the second starting opening sensor 12a is ON, various random numbers such as jackpot random numbers are acquired on condition that the memory of the second special figure reservation is less than four. Also, if the gate sensor 13a is ON, the normal pattern random number (see FIG. 34(B)) is obtained on condition that the memory of the normal pattern reservation is less than 4 pieces.

In the normal operation process (S105), the normal symbol random number obtained in the sensor detection process (S104) is determined, and the normal symbol display (fluctuation display and stop display) for notifying the determination result is performed. As a result of the determination of the normal symbol random number, when the normal symbol is won, an auxiliary game is performed in which the electric chew 12D is opened according to a predetermined opening pattern (opening time and number of openings, see FIG. 37) according to the game state. conduct.

In the special operation process (S106), a random number such as a jackpot random number acquired in the sensor detection process (S104) is determined, and special symbols are displayed (variation display and stop display) to notify the determination result. When displaying the special symbols, a variation start command including information on the variation pattern is set in the output buffer of the game RAM 104 at the start of the variable display of the special symbols, and a variation stop command is set at the start of the stop display of the special symbols for the game. It is set in the output buffer of RAM 104 . The variation pattern is determined using the variation pattern determination table shown in FIG. 36 based on the determination of various random numbers such as jackpot random numbers. Then, when a big win is won as a result of the determination of the big win random number, a big win game (special game) is performed to open the big win port 14 according to a predetermined opening pattern (opening time and number of times of opening). Here, as shown in FIG. 36, if the variation pattern is determined, the variation time for executing the variable display of the special symbols is also determined. The SP reach (super reach) shown in the remarks column of FIG. 36 is a reach with a longer fluctuation time after reaching than the normal reach. The distribution rate of the table is set so that SP reach has a higher winning expectation (expectation for winning a jackpot) than normal reach. In this form, super reach is performed progressively through normal reach.

Next, the game control microcomputer 101 performs other processing (S107). As other processing (S107), based on the number of special-figure 2 reserved balls, the second special-figure reservation indicator 83b is controlled to a display mode showing the number, or based on the number of special-figure 1 reserved balls, the first special For example, the figure holding display 83a is controlled to display the number. In parallel with the processing in the game control microcomputer 101 described above, the effect control microcomputer 121 performs the processing shown in FIGS.

[Sub Control Main Processing] Next, the operation of the effect control microcomputer 121 will be described with reference to FIGS. 39 to 50. FIG. Note that counters, timers, flags, statuses, buffers, etc. appearing in the description of the operation of the effect control microcomputer 121 are provided in the effect RAM 124 . The effect control microcomputer 121 provided in the effect control board 120 reads out and executes the sub-control main processing program shown in FIG. 39 from the effect ROM 123 when the power of the pachinko game machine PY1 is turned on. As shown in the figure, in the sub-control main processing, CPU initialization processing is first performed (S4001). In CPU initialization processing (S4001), stack setting, constant setting, setting of CPU 122 for effect, setting of SIO, PIO, CTC (circuit for managing interrupt time), etc. are performed.

Subsequently, it is determined whether or not the power-off signal is ON and the contents of the performance RAM 124 are normal (S4002). If the determination result is NO, the effect RAM 124 is initialized (S4003), and the process proceeds to step S4004. On the other hand, if the determination result is YES (YES in S4002), the process proceeds to step S4004 without initializing the RAM 124 for effect. That is, if the power cutoff signal is not ON, or if the contents of the RAM 124 for effects are not normal even if the power cutoff signal is ON (NO in S4002), the RAM 124 for effects is initialized, but the power cutoff signal is generated due to a power failure or the like. is turned ON but the contents of the effect RAM 124 are maintained normally (YES in S4002), the effect RAM 124 is not initialized. Incidentally, if the effect RAM 124 is initialized, the values of various flags, statuses, counters and the like are reset. Also, these steps S4001 to S4003 are executed only once after the power is turned on, and are not executed thereafter.

In step S4004, interrupts are prohibited. Next, random number seed update processing is executed (S4005). In the random number seed update process (S4005), the values of various effect determination random number counters are updated. The random numbers for determining the effect include random numbers for determining the effect pattern for determining the effect pattern, random numbers for determining the variable effect pattern lottery for determining the variable effect pattern, random numbers for determining the previous effect for determining various advance effects, etc. There is The random number update method can be the same method as the random number update process performed by the game control board 100 described above. Instead of adding 1 to the random value at the time of updating, it is also possible to add 2 at a time. This also applies to the random number update process performed by the game control board 100 described above.

When the random number seed update process (S4005) ends, the command transmission process is executed (S4006). In the command transmission process ( S4006 ), various commands stored in the output buffer in the performance RAM 124 of the performance control board 120 are transmitted to the image control board 140 . The image control board 140 that has received the command executes various effects (variation effect, opening effect associated with the jackpot game, round effect, ending effect, etc.) using the image display device 50 according to the command. In addition, along with the execution of various effects by the image control board 140, the effect control board 120 outputs sound from the speaker 601 via the sound control board 161, and outputs the board lamp 54 and the frame lamp via the effect drive board 107. 53 is made to emit light, or the production button 40k is vibrated. The effect control microcomputer 121 subsequently permits an interrupt (S4007). Thereafter, steps S4004 to S4007 are looped. While interrupts are enabled, reception interrupt processing (S4008), 1 ms timer interrupt processing (S4009), and 10 ms timer interrupt processing (S4010) can be executed.

The reception interrupt process (S4008) is performed based on the input of the strobe signal (STB signal) sent from the game control board 100 to the external INT input section of the effect control microcomputer 121. That is, unless the strobe signal is input to the external INT input section of the effect control microcomputer 121, the reception interrupt process (S4008) is not performed. In the reception interrupt process (S4008), various commands transmitted from the game control board 100 are stored in the reception buffer of the RAM 124 for effect. This reception interrupt process (S4008) is a process that is executed with priority over other interrupt processes (S4009, S4010).

[1 ms timer interrupt processing] The effect control microcomputer 121 repeats the 1 ms timer interrupt processing shown in FIG. 40 at short intervals of 1 msec. In addition, the effect control microcomputer 121 executes 1 ms timer interrupt processing, and also executes 10 ms timer interrupt processing (see FIG. 41) as will be described later. As shown in FIG. 40, in the 1 ms timer interrupt processing, first, input processing is performed (S4101). In the input process (S4101), switch data (edge data and level data) is created based on detection signals from the input section detection sensor 40a and the select button detection sensor 42a (see FIG. 19).

Subsequently, lamp data output processing is performed (S4102). In the lamp data output process (S4102), in order to make the frame lamp 53, the board lamp 54, the face LED 401, and the drum LED 331 emit light at a timing suitable for the effect, The lamp data is output to the effect driving board 107. - 特許庁That is, the board lamp 54, the frame lamp 53, the face LED 401, and the drum LED 331 are caused to emit light in a predetermined light emission mode according to the lamp data.

Next, drive control processing, which will be described later, is performed (S4103). The drive control process (S4103) is a process for controlling the driving of the frame face movable body 400, the frame ear movable body 500, the frame jaw movable body 600, the frame drum 320, the frame sword movable body 221, and the frame sword disk member 232. be. Then, watchdog timer processing (S4104) for resetting the watchdog timer is performed, and this processing ends.

[Drive Control Processing] As shown in FIG. 41, in the drive control processing (S4103), first, it is determined whether or not the frame face movable body drive data is set in a predetermined storage area of the effect RAM 124 (S4201). The frame-face movable body drive data is movement pattern data for moving the frame-face movable body 400 from the standby position to the operating position, and then moving the frame-face movable body 400 from the operating position to the standby position after a predetermined period of time has elapsed. is. In this embodiment, when a specific variable effect pattern with SP reach is selected, frame face movable body driving data is set at a predetermined effect timing. If the frame face movable body driving data is set (YES in S4201), control processing for driving the frame face moving motor 311 according to the frame face movable body driving data (serial data and clock signals are output from the serial port 138a) is executed. processing) is performed (S4202). On the other hand, if frame face movable body driving data is not set (NO in S4201), the process proceeds to step S4203.

In step S4203, it is determined whether or not frame ear movable body drive data is set in a predetermined storage area of the RAM 124 for effect. The frame selvedge movable body drive data is operation pattern data for moving the frame selvedge movable body 500 from the retracted position to the exposed position, and moving the frame selvedge movable body 500 from the exposed position to the retracted position after a predetermined period of time has elapsed. is. In this embodiment, when the frame face movable body driving data is set, the frame ear movable body driving data is also set. If the frame selvedge movable body drive data is set (YES in S4203), control processing for driving the frame selvedge moving motor 520 according to the frame selvedge movable body drive data (outputting serial data and clock signals from the serial port 138a) is executed. processing) is performed (S4204). On the other hand, if frame ear movable body drive data is not set (NO in S4203), the process proceeds to step S4205.

In step S4205, it is determined whether or not the frame jaw movable body driving data is set in a predetermined storage area of the RAM 124 for presentation. The movable frame jaw drive data is operation pattern data for moving the movable frame jaw 600 from the closed position to the open position, and then moving the movable frame jaw 600 from the open position to the closed position after a predetermined period has elapsed. is. In this embodiment, when the frame face movable body driving data is set, the frame jaw movable body driving data is also set. If the jaw movable body drive data is set (YES in S4205), control processing for driving the jaw moving motor 610 according to the jaw movable body drive data (serial data and clock signals are output from the serial port 138a) is executed. processing) is performed (S4206). On the other hand, if the frame jaw movable body drive data is not set (NO in S4205), the process proceeds to step S4207.

In step S4207, it is determined whether frame drum driving data is set in a predetermined storage area of the RAM 124 for effect. The frame drum driving data is operation pattern data for rotating the upper portion 320U and the lower portion 320D of the frame drum 320 and then stopping so that a predetermined display mode (motif) is formed. In this form, when a specific variable performance pattern with SP reach (a variable performance pattern with SP reach indicating that the expectation for winning a jackpot is particularly high among SP reach) is selected, the frame drum drive data is set. It is designed to be If the frame drum driving data is set (YES in S4207), control processing (processing for outputting serial data and clock signals from the serial port 138a) for driving the frame drum rotation motor 321 according to the frame drum driving data is performed. (S4208). On the other hand, if frame drum driving data is not set (NO in S4207), the process proceeds to step S4209.

In step S4209, it is determined whether or not frame sword movable body drive data is set in a predetermined storage area of the RAM 124 for effect. The sword movable body drive data moves the sword movable body 221 from the retracted position to the pushed position, and then the player pushes the sword movable body 221 from the pushed position to the retracted position during the pushing operation valid period. This is operation pattern data for moving the frame sword movable body 221 from the pushed-in position to the retracted position when the above is not performed. In this form, when a specific variable effect pattern with SP reach (a variable effect pattern that executes a frame sword operation effect) is selected, frame sword movable body drive data is set at a predetermined effect timing. ing. If the frame sword movable body drive data is set (YES in S4209), control processing for driving the frame sword moving motor 223 according to the frame sword movable body drive data (serial data and clock signals are output from the serial port 138a). processing) is performed (S4210). On the other hand, if the frame sword movable body drive data is not set (NO in S4209), the process proceeds to step S4211.

In step S4211, it is determined whether or not the frame sword disk member driving data is set in a predetermined storage area of the RAM 124 for effect. The frame sword disc member driving data rotates the frame sword disc member 232, and then rotates the frame sword disc member 232 so that the decorative portion 232a applied to the frame sword disc member 232 is oriented in a predetermined direction. This is operation pattern data to be stopped. In this embodiment, when the frame sword movable body drive data is set, the frame sword disk member drive data is also set. If the frame sword disk member drive data is set (YES in S4211), control processing for driving the frame sword disk member rotation motor 231 according to the frame sword disk member drive data (serial data and clock signals are sent from the serial port 138a) is executed. output processing) is performed (S4212). On the other hand, if the frame blade disk member drive data is not set (NO in S4211), the process proceeds to step S4213.

In step S4213, as other processing, for example, after the driving of each movable member (frame face movable body 400, frame ear movable body 500, frame jaw movable body 600, frame drum 320, frame sword movable body 221) is completed, The drive data set in the RAM 124 are cleared. Then, the drive control process (S4103) ends.

[10 ms Timer Interrupt Processing] The effect control microcomputer 121 repeats the 10 ms timer interrupt processing shown in FIG. 42 at short intervals of 10 msec. As shown in FIG. 42, in the 10 ms timer interrupt processing, first, received command analysis processing, which will be described later, is performed (S4301). Next, a switch state acquisition process is performed to store the switch data created by the 1 ms timer interrupt process in the effect RAM 124 as switch data for the 10 ms timer interrupt process (S4302). Subsequently, switch processing is performed to set the display contents of the display screen 50a of the image display device 50 based on the switch data stored in the switch state acquisition processing (S4303).

Subsequently, the effect control microcomputer 121 performs voice control processing (S4304). In the audio control process (S4304), creation of audio data (data for outputting audio from the speaker 601), output of audio data to the audio control board 161, time management of audio production, and the like are performed. As a result, the speaker 601 outputs a sound that matches the performance to be executed.

Subsequently, the effect control microcomputer 121 performs serial signal output processing, which will be described later (S4305). After that, other processes such as creating lamp data (data for controlling the light emission of the frame lamp 53, the board lamp 54, the face LED 401, and the drum LED 331), and updating the random numbers for determining various effects are executed. (S4306), and the process ends.

[Received command analysis process] As shown in FIG. 43, in the received command analysis process (S4301), first, the effect control microcomputer 121 determines whether or not a variation start command is received from the game control board 100 (S4401), If it is received (YES in S4401), the fluctuation effect start processing described later is performed (S4402). Also, if the fluctuation start command has not been received (NO in S4401), the process proceeds directly to step S4403.

Subsequently, the production control microcomputer 121 determines whether or not the fluctuation stop command is received from the game control board 100 (S4403), and if received (YES in S4403), the fluctuation production end processing is performed (S4404). . In the fluctuation production end processing (S4404), the fluctuation stop command is analyzed, and based on the analysis result, the fluctuation production end command for ending the fluctuation production is set in the output buffer of the production RAM124. Also, if the fluctuation stop command has not been received (NO in S4403), the process proceeds directly to step S4405.

Subsequently, the effect control microcomputer 121 determines whether or not an opening command indicating the execution start of the opening of the jackpot game is received from the game control board 100 (S4405). Effect selection processing is performed (S4406). In the opening effect selection process (S4406), the opening command is analyzed, and based on the analysis result, the pattern (contents) of the opening effect to be executed during the opening of the jackpot game is selected. Then, an opening performance start command for starting the opening performance in the selected opening performance pattern is set in the output buffer of the RAM 124 for performance. If the opening command has not been received (NO in S4405), the process proceeds directly to step S4407.

Subsequently, the effect control microcomputer 121 determines whether or not a round designation command indicating the execution start of the round game of the jackpot game is received from the game control board 100 (S4407), and if received (YES in S4407). , round effect selection processing is performed (S4408). In the round effect selection process (S4408), the round designation command is analyzed, and based on the analysis result, the pattern (contents) of the round effect to be executed during the round game of the jackpot game is selected. Then, a round effect start command for starting the round effect in the selected round effect pattern is set in the output buffer of the RAM 124 for effect. Also, if the round designation command has not been received (NO in S4407), the process proceeds directly to step S4409.

Subsequently, the effect control microcomputer 121 determines whether or not an ending command indicating the execution start of the ending of the jackpot game is received from the game control board 100 (S4409), and if received (YES in S4409), the ending Effect selection processing is performed (S4410). In the ending effect selection process (S4410), the ending command is analyzed, and based on the analysis result, the pattern (contents) of the ending effect to be executed during the ending of the jackpot game is selected. Then, an ending effect start command for starting the ending effect with the selected ending effect pattern is set in the output buffer of the RAM 124 for effect. If the ending command has not been received (NO in S4409), the process proceeds directly to step S4411.

Subsequently, the effect control microcomputer 121 performs other processing (S4411) based on received commands other than the above commands (for example, the upper part 320U and the lower part 320D of the frame drum 320 form the letter "V"). Processing to set the frame drum driving data to do, processing for performing customer waiting production based on the reception of the customer waiting command, processing for performing the normal pattern fluctuation production based on the reception of the normal pattern fluctuation start command, etc. ) to end the received command analysis process (S4301).

[Variation Production Start Processing] As shown in FIG. 44, in the variation production start processing (S4402), the production control microcomputer 121 first analyzes the fluctuation start command (S4501). The variation start command includes information on the variation pattern (see FIG. 36) and information on the special figure stop symbol data based on the determination of the big hit. Next, the effect control microcomputer 121 selects the effect symbols EZ1, EZ2, and EZ3 that are finally stopped and displayed in the variable effect (S4502). Subsequently, the effect control microcomputer 121 selects a variable effect pattern, which is the content of the variable effect, based on the analysis result of the variable start command (S4503). Once the variable production pattern is determined, the time of the variable production, the variable display mode of the production pattern, the presence or absence of the reach production, the contents of the reach production, the presence or absence of the SW production (production button production), the contents of the SW production, the production development configuration, the production pattern The details of the content of the variable effect, such as the type of background, will be determined. This variable effect pattern includes a variable effect pattern for executing the frame sword operation effect (see FIG. 38(B)).

Subsequently, the effect control microcomputer 121 selects a notice effect (S4504). As a result, the content of the notice effect such as a so-called step-up notice effect or a chance-up notice effect is determined. Then, it is determined whether or not the variation performance pattern selected in step S4503 is a variation performance pattern for executing the frame sword operation performance (S4505). If it is a variable effect pattern for executing a frame sword operation effect (YES in S4505), a frame sword operation effect period setting process is performed (S4506). Specifically, based on the fluctuating effect pattern for executing the frame sword operation effect, the effect time of the frame sword operation effect period is derived, and the effect time is calculated as the frame sword operation effect period (control lines L1 to L4 shown in FIG. 23). is set to a conductive state and the frame sword moving motor 223 can be driven). The frame sword operation effect period (about 14 seconds in this embodiment) is set from the start time of the frame sword operation effect of the frame sword movable body 221 to the end time of the frame sword operation effect. In the frame sword operation effect period setting process (S4506), the first frame sword movable body drive period (the frame sword movement motor driver IC1 is fixed to the frame sword movement motor 223) based on the variable effect pattern for executing the frame sword operation effect. Based on the supply of current, the frame sword moving motor 223 is driven to move the frame sword movable body 221 from the retracted position (see FIG. 14(A)) to the pushed position (see FIG. 14(B)). (about 1 second in this embodiment) is derived, and the drive time is set as the first frame sword movable body drive period. Thereby, it is possible to move the frame sword movable body 221 from the retracted position (see FIG. 14A) to the pushed position (see FIG. 14B). Furthermore, in the frame sword operation effect period setting process (S4506), the pressing operation standby period (the frame sword movement motor driver IC1 supplies a constant current to the frame sword movement motor 223) based on the variable effect pattern for executing the frame sword operation effect. A waiting time (two seconds in this embodiment) of the second holding state in which a large stop holding force is applied based on the continuation is derived, and the waiting time is set as the pushing operation waiting period. As a result, it is possible to make it extremely difficult for the player to push the frame sword movable body 221 at the pushing position (see FIG. 14(B)). In the frame sword operation effect period setting process (S4506), the pressing operation effective period (the frame sword movement motor driver IC1 causes the frame sword movement motor 223 to receive a constant current of 38%) based on the variable effect pattern for executing the frame sword operation effect. The effective time (in this embodiment, 10 seconds) of the period during which the reduced current holding state that provides the stop holding force based on the continuous supply of the current is derived, and the effective time is set as the pushing operation effective period do. As a result, it becomes possible for the player to push the frame sword movable body 221 from the pushing position (see FIG. 14(B)) to the retracted position (see FIG. 14(A)). In the frame sword operation effect period setting process (S4506), the second frame sword movable body drive period (the frame sword movement motor driver IC1 is fixed to the frame sword movement motor 223) based on the variable effect pattern for executing the frame sword operation effect. Based on the supply of current, the frame sword moving motor 223 is driven to move the frame sword movable body 221 from the pushed position (see FIG. 14(B)) to the retracted position (see FIG. 14(A))). (about 1 second in this embodiment) is derived, and the drive time is set as the second frame sword movable body drive period. Thereby, it is possible to move the frame sword movable body 221 from the pushed position (see FIG. 14(B)) to the retracted position (see FIG. 14(A)). If NO in step S4505, the process proceeds directly to step S4507.

In step S4507, the production control microcomputer 121, the selected production pattern, the fluctuation production pattern, and the fluctuation production start command for starting the fluctuation production in the advance notice production are set in the output buffer of the production RAM 124, and the fluctuation production is started. End the process (S4402). When the variable effect start command set in step S4507 is transmitted to the image control board 140, the image CPU 141 of the image control board 140 reads out a predetermined effect image from the image ROM 142 and displays it on the image display device 50. A variable effect is performed on the screen 50a.

[Serial Signal Output Processing] As shown in FIG. 45, in the serial signal output processing (S4305), the effect control microcomputer 121 performs serial signal output processing (S4601) for frame face movable body and serial signal output for frame drum (S4601), which will be described later. Processing (S4602), frame sword movable body serial signal output processing (S4603), frame ear movable body serial signal output processing (S4604), and frame sword disk member serial signal output processing (S4605) are executed. After that, other processing for outputting the serial signal is executed (S4606), and this processing ends.

[Serial Signal Output Processing for Movable Frame Face] As shown in FIG. 46, in the serial signal output processing for the movable frame face (S4601), the effect control microcomputer 121 first causes the movable frame face 400 to move to the operating position. It is determined whether or not it has finished (S4701). Specifically, it is determined whether or not the photosensor for detecting that the frame-face movable body 400 is at the operating position has been switched from OFF to ON. If it is determined that the face frame movable body 400 has finished moving to the operating position (YES in S4701), the driver controlling the drive of the frame face movable body 400 supplies the current of 71% of the constant current to the frame face movement motor 311. In order to control to the first hold state, a serial signal and a clock signal are output from the performance I/O port 138 (S4702), and this processing is finished. As a result, it is possible to cause the frame face moving motor 311 to generate stop excitation and hold the frame face movable body 400 at the operating position.

On the other hand, if the determination result in step S4701 is NO, then it is determined whether or not the frame-face movable body 400 has finished moving to the standby position (S4703). Specifically, it is determined whether or not the photosensor that detects that the frame-face movable body 400 is in the standby position has been switched from OFF to ON. If it is determined that the movable body for frame face 400 has finished moving to the standby position (YES in S4703), the driver controlling the driving of the movable body for frame face 400 enters a non-current state in which current is not supplied to the face moving motor 311. Then, a serial signal and a clock signal are output from the performance I/O port 138 (S4704), and this processing ends. As a result, the frame-face movable body 400 at the standby position is in a no-current state, and current consumption can be suppressed. If the determination result in step S4703 is NO, the serial signal output processing for frame-face movable body (S4601) ends. In the pachinko game machine PY1, in the initial state immediately after the power is turned on, the frame face movable body 400 is at the standby position and is in a non-current state.

[Frame Drum Serial Signal Output Processing] As shown in FIG. 47, in the frame drum serial signal output processing (S4602), the effect control microcomputer 121 determines whether or not the frame drum 320 has finished rotating ( S4801). Specifically, it is determined whether or not the number of steps of the pulse signal for driving the frame drum rotation motor 321 has reached a predetermined number and the frame drum 320 has stopped. If the rotation of the frame drum 320 has ended (YES in S4801), the left frame drum motor driver IC11 and the right frame drum motor driver IC21 supply 71% of the constant current to the left frame drum motor driver IC11 and the right frame drum motor driver IC11, respectively. In order to control the first holding state to be supplied to the drum motor driver IC 21, a serial signal and a clock signal are output from the performance I/O port 138 (S4802), and this processing is finished. If the determination result in step S4801 is NO, the frame drum serial signal output process (S4602) is finished.

[Serial Signal Output Processing for Movable Frame Sword] As shown in FIG. 48, in the serial signal output process for movable frame sword (S4603), the effect control microcomputer 121 first detects that the movable frame sword 221 is in the pushed position (Fig. 14 (B)) (S4901). Specifically, it is determined whether or not the depression position detection sensor 227 has been switched from OFF to ON. If it is determined that the frame movable body 221 has moved to the pushed position (YES in S4901), the frame sword moving motor driver IC1 supplies a constant current to the frame sword movable body 221 to control the second holding state. A serial signal and a clock signal are output from the I/O port 138 (S4902), this process is terminated, and the process proceeds to step S4604 in FIG. As a result, a large stop excitation is generated in the frame sword moving motor 223, and the frame sword movable body 221 at the pushing position is kept stopped, so that the player performs the pushing operation against the large stop excitation. Therefore, it is possible to make it very difficult for the player to push the frame sword movable body 221 .

On the other hand, if the determination result in step S4901 is NO, in step S4903, in the second holding state (the state in which the frame sword moving motor 223 is supplied with a constant current to generate stop excitation), the pressing operation waiting period (2 seconds in this embodiment) has elapsed (S4903). When the pressing operation waiting period has passed in the second holding state (YES in S4903), the sword moving motor driver IC1 controls to a reduced current holding state in which 38% of the constant current is supplied to the movable body 221. To do so, a serial signal and a clock signal are output from the performance I/O port 138 (S4904), this processing ends, and the process proceeds to step S4604 in FIG. As a result, it is possible to generate a smaller stop excitation in the frame sword moving motor 223 than in the second holding state, and hold the frame sword movable body 221 at the pushed position.

Further, if the determination result in step S4903 is NO, in the low current holding state (the state in which the frame sword moving motor 223 is supplied with 38% of the constant current to generate stop excitation), the push position detection sensor 227 is switched from ON to OFF (S4905). If it is determined that the push-in position detection sensor 227 has been switched to OFF in the low current holding state (YES in S4905), the frame sword movable body 221 descends from the push-in position (see FIG. 14B) and moves to the push-in intermediate position (see 14 (C)). If it is determined that the push-in position detection sensor 227 has been turned off in the low current holding state (YES in S4905), the sword moving motor driver IC1 that controls the drive of the movable body 221 supplies current to the sword moving motor 223. In order to create a no-current state in which no current is supplied, the serial signal and clock signal are output from the performance I/O port 138 (S4906), and this processing ends.

As a result, as soon as the frame sword movable body 221 has passed through the push-in intermediate position, it becomes a no-current state, and the stopping and holding force is no longer applied. In this way, when the player pushes the frame sword movable body 221 at the push-in position to the storage position, the player can feel the resistance at the beginning of push-in, and then can smoothly push-in. Therefore, it is possible to give a moderate feeling of operation compared to the case where resistance is not always felt from the pushed position to the retracted position, and operability is improved compared to the case where resistance is constantly felt from the pushed position to the retracted position. It is possible to Also, by switching from the reduced current holding state to the no current state, it is possible to suppress current consumption.

If the determination result in step S4905 is NO, other processing is performed (S4907), the frame sword movable body serial signal output processing (S4603) is completed, and the process proceeds to step S4604 in FIG. As other processing (S4907), when the frame sword operation rendering period starts, the frame sword is moved using the drive time (about 1 second in this embodiment) that is the time of the first frame sword movable body drive period. When the driving of the body 221 from the retracted position to the pushed position is controlled, and when the performance time, which is the duration of the frame sword operation performance period, ends, the driving time ( In this embodiment, about 1 second) is used to control the driving of the frame sword movable body 221 from the pushed position (see FIG. 14(B)) to the retracted position (see FIG. 14(A)).

[Serial Signal Output Processing for Movable Frame Selvage Body] As shown in FIG. 49, in the serial signal output processing for movable frame selvage body (S4604), first, the effect control microcomputer 121 causes the movable frame selvage body 500 to move to the exposed position. It is determined whether or not it has finished (S5001). Specifically, it is determined whether or not the photosensor for detecting that the frame ear movable body 500 is at the exposed position has been switched from OFF to ON. If it is determined that the movable frame selvedge body 500 has finished moving to the exposed position (YES in S5001), the driver controlling the driving of the movable frame selvedge body 500 controls the motor 520 to be in a non-current state in which current is not supplied. Therefore, a serial signal and a clock signal are output from the performance I/O port 138 (S5002), and this processing ends. As a result, the frame lug movable body 500 at the exposed position is in a no-current state, and current consumption can be suppressed.

On the other hand, if the determination result in step S5001 is NO, then it is determined whether or not the frame lug movable body 500 has finished moving to the retracted position (S5003). Specifically, it is determined whether or not the photosensor for detecting that the frame ear movable body 500 is at the retracted position has been switched from OFF to ON. If it is determined that the movable frame selvedge 500 has finished moving to the retracted position (YES in S5003), the driver controlling the driving of the movable frame selvedge 500 supplies 71% of the constant current to the frame selvedge moving motor 520. In order to control to the first holding state, a serial signal and a clock signal are output from the performance I/O port 138 (S5004), and this processing is finished. As a result, it is possible to cause the frame selvedge moving motor 520 to generate stop excitation and hold the movable frame selvedge body 500 at the retracted position. If the determination result in step S5003 is NO, the serial signal output processing for frame ear movable body (S4604) is ended. In the pachinko game machine PY1, in the initial state immediately after the power is turned on, the frame lug movable body 500 is in the retracted position and is in the holding state.

[Serial Signal Output Processing for Frame Sword Disc Member] As shown in FIG. 50, in the serial signal output process for frame sword disc member (S4605), the effect control microcomputer 121 first outputs the signal at the timing when the effect button 40k starts to vibrate. It is determined whether or not there is (S5101). That is, it is determined whether or not it is time to start driving the effect button vibration motor 40m. If it is the timing at which the production button 40k starts to vibrate (YES in S5101), the driver that controls the drive of the frame sword disc member 232 supplies 71% of the constant current to the frame sword disc member rotation motor 231. In order to control to the holding state, the serial signal and clock signal are output from the performance I/O port 138 (S5102), and this processing is finished. As a result, it is possible to generate stop excitation in the frame blade disc member rotation motor 231 and to keep the frame blade disc member 232 stopped.

On the other hand, if the determination result in step S5102 is NO, then it is determined whether or not it is time to end the vibration of the effect button 40k (S5103). That is, it is determined whether or not it is time to terminate the drive of the effect button vibration motor 40m. If the timing is such that the vibration of the effect button 40k ends (YES in S5103), the driver controlling the driving of the frame sword disk member 232 controls the frame sword disk member rotation motor 231 to a non-current state in which current is not supplied. , a serial signal and a clock signal are output from the performance I/O port 138 (S5104), and this processing ends. As a result, the frame blade disk member 232 is brought into a non-current state, and it is possible to suppress current consumption. If the determination result in step S5103 is NO, the serial signal output processing for the frame blade disk member (S4605) ends.

Thus, in this embodiment, only when the effect button 40k is vibrating, the frame sword disc member 232 is brought into the first holding state. Thereby, even if the vibration of the effect button 40k is transmitted to the frame sword disc member 232, it is possible to prevent the frame sword disc member 232 from rotating. Therefore, during the vibration of the production button 40k, the orientation of the decoration part 232a applied to the frame sword disk member 232 is changed, and the player is prevented from giving the wrong impression that the frame sword disk member 232 has moved. Is possible. In this embodiment, the vibration of the production button 40k and the rotation of the frame sword disk member 232 are set so as not to be executed at the same time. In this pachinko game machine PY1, in the initial state immediately after the power is turned on, the frame sword disk member 232 is in a non-current state.

9. Effect of the present embodiment As described above in detail, according to the pachinko game machine PY1 of the present embodiment, it is possible to execute a frame sword operation effect related to the pressing operation of the frame sword movable body 221 . When the frame sword operation presentation is executed, the frame sword movement motor driver IC1 drives the frame sword movement motor 223 based on the supply of a predetermined constant current (230 mA in this embodiment) to move the frame sword movable body. 221 can be moved from the retracted position (see FIG. 14A) to the pushed position (see FIG. 14B). Then, when the frame sword movable body 221 is moved from the storage position (see FIG. 14A) to the pushed position (see FIG. 14B), the frame sword movement motor driver IC1 causes the frame sword movement motor 223 to receive a constant current ( In this embodiment, it is controlled to the second holding state (100%) in which a large stop holding force is applied based on continuous supply of 230 mA). As a result, the frame sword moving motor 223 uses the above-described constant current (230 mA in this embodiment) to generate stop excitation, thereby stopping the frame sword movable body 221 at the pushed position (see FIG. 14B). can be retained. As described above, the sword movable body 221 is provided with a large stopping and holding force, and the player pushes the sword movable body 221 while resisting the large stopping and holding force. It is very difficult to push from the pushed position (see FIG. 14(B)) to the retracted position (see FIG. 14(A)). In this way, the pushing operation of the sword movable body 221 by the player is restricted before the pushing operation valid period in which the pushing operation of the sword movable body 221 is valid starts. It is possible to prevent an early push-in operation.

Further, according to the pachinko game machine PY1 of this embodiment, when executing the frame sword operation presentation, the frame sword operation presentation period is started. Here, the frame sword operation rendering period includes the first frame sword movable body drive period (about 1 second in this embodiment) required for moving the frame sword movable body 221 from the retracted position to the pushed position, and the frame sword movable body 221 is controlled to the second holding state, and it is very difficult to push the frame sword movable body 221 from the pushed position (see FIG. 14(B)) to the retracted position (see FIG. 14(A)). A period (two seconds in this embodiment) and a pushing operation valid period during which the pushing operation of the frame sword movable body 221 from the pushing position (see FIG. 14(B)) to the retracted position (see FIG. 14(A)) is valid. (in this embodiment, 10 seconds). Then, when the second hold state is controlled and the push-in operation waiting period elapses, the frame sword movement motor driver IC1 causes the frame sword movement motor 223 to generate a current (87.4 mA) that is 38% of the constant current (230 mA in this embodiment). ), the frame sword movable body 221 is controlled to a reduced current holding state (38%) that provides a smaller stop holding force than when the second holding state is controlled. As a result, a constant current (230 mA) continues to be supplied until the push-in operation waiting period (in this embodiment, 2 seconds) elapses. It becomes difficult to push the movable body 221 from the pushed position (see FIG. 14(B)) to the retracted position (see FIG. 14(A)), and the pushing operation effective period during which the pushing operation of the movable body 221 becomes effective. By restricting the pushing operation of the sword frame movable body 221 by the player before the game starts, it is possible to prevent the player from pushing the sword frame movable body 221 at an early stage. Then, when the pressing operation waiting period has elapsed, a current (87.4 mA) that is 38% of the constant current (230 mA) is supplied to the frame sword moving motor 223, thereby moving the frame sword movable body 221 into the second holding state. Since a smaller stopping and holding force is applied than in the case where the control is performed, the frame sword movable body 221 is pushed from the pushed position (see FIG. 14 (B)) to the retracted position (see FIG. 14 (A)) operation becomes possible. Therefore, the pachinko game machine PY1 of this embodiment detects the timing at which the player pushes the frame sword movable body 221 from the pushing position (see FIG. 14(B)) to the retracted position (see FIG. 14(A)). It is possible to adjust.

Further, according to the pachinko game machine PY1 of this embodiment, the frame sword operation effect period includes a pressing operation standby period (about 2 seconds in this embodiment) and a valid pressing operation period (10 seconds in this embodiment). (See FIG. 31). Then, when the pressing operation waiting period elapses, the pressing operation valid period starts, that is, the pressing operation waiting period ends with the start of the pressing operation valid period (see FIG. 31). Further, in this embodiment, until the push-in operation waiting period elapses, the frame sword movement motor driver IC1 supplies a constant current (230 mA) to the frame sword movement motor 223, thereby exerting a large stop holding force on the frame sword movable body 221. It is controlled to the second holding state (100%) to apply. On the other hand, when the push-in operation valid period starts, until the push-in operation waiting period elapses, the frame sword movement motor driver IC1 causes the frame sword movement motor 223 to generate a current (87.4 mA) that is 38% of the constant current (230 mA). ), a smaller stopping and holding force is applied to the frame sword movable body 221 than when it is controlled to the second holding state. As a result, when the pushing operation effective period in which the pushing operation of the frame sword movable body 221 is effective starts, the second holding state is switched to the reduced current holding state, so that the frame is held while the second holding state is controlled. It is possible to prevent a situation in which the pushing operation of the sword movable body 221 becomes difficult.

Further, according to the pachinko game machine PY1 of this embodiment, after the sword movable body 221 is moved to the pushing position and controlled to the second holding state, the pushing operation waiting for the pushing operation of the sword movable body 221 becomes very difficult. During the period (two seconds in the present embodiment), the display screen 50a displays a pressing operation standby suggestion effect (see FIG. 32(A)). By displaying the push-in operation standby suggesting effect, the player is made to understand that the push-in operation of the sword movable body 221 is prohibited, and the movable sword frame 221 is placed in the push-in position (see FIG. 14(B)). Even if there is, it is possible to guide the user not to push the frame sword movable body 221 at an early stage.

10. Modifications Modifications will be described below. In the description of the modified example, the same reference numerals are assigned to the same configurations as those of the pachinko game machine PY1 of the above configuration, and the description thereof is omitted. Of course, the configurations according to the modifications may be combined as appropriate. Moreover, technical features in the above embodiments and modifications below can be deleted as appropriate unless they are described as essential in this specification.

Establishment of the predetermined control condition in the above form is achieved by winning a jackpot in the lottery for the first special symbol or the lottery for the second special symbol, and stopping and displaying the jackpot symbol indicating the winning, but is limited to this. not something. For example, a small win is won in the lottery of the first special symbol or the lottery of the second special symbol, and the small winning symbol indicating the winning is stopped and displayed, thereby opening the big winning opening with the specific area. A game may be executed, and the game ball may enter a specific area provided in the big winning opening in the small winning game.

Although the operation member of the above-described form is the frame sword movable body 221, it is not limited to this, and may be, for example, the production button 40k. In that case, the production button 40k may be movable from the lowered state (second position) to the raised state (first position) as disclosed in the above-mentioned Patent Document 1.

In the above embodiment, the frame sword movable body 221 (operating member) is movable from the retracted position (second position) to the pushed position (first position), but it is not limited to this. For example, the operating member may be movable to a third position different from the first and second positions. In this case, for example, it normally stops at the third position, but if there is a high expectation that a big win will occur or if there is a high expectation that the player will transition to an advantageous game state after the end of the big win game, a predetermined When the effect is executed, it moves from the third position to the first position, and can be moved from the first position to the second position by the player's operation (for example, pulling in front of the player). can be

In the above embodiment, the frame sword movement motor driver IC1 that controls the driving of the frame sword movement motor 223 generates a current that is 71% of the constant current (230 mA in this embodiment) (lower current that is 29% smaller than the constant current). , or a current that is 38% of the constant current (a reduced current that is 62% smaller than the constant current). However, the percentages of 71% or 38% mentioned above are determined by the driver. Therefore, a driver capable of supplying a current other than 71% or 38% of the constant current (for example, a current of 50% or 25% of the constant current) may be used. In addition, instead of using a driver capable of supplying two types of reduced current, 71% or 38% of a constant current, a driver capable of supplying only one type of reduced current or three or more types of reduced current may be used. A driver capable of supplying current may be used.

In the above embodiment, the frame blade moving motor driver IC1, which is of the constant current drive system, is set to supply a constant current (drive current) of, for example, 230 mA. However, this constant current only means a current (230±αmA) that is almost within a certain range when the voltages acting on the VREFA terminal and the VREFB terminal are within a predetermined range. In short, "constant current" does not mean strictly the same current value (for example, 230 mA), but means a current within a range that those skilled in the art consider to be almost constant.

In the above embodiment, 1-2 phase excitation may be used as the excitation method when each stepping motor generates stop excitation. 1-2 phase excitation alternately creates a state in which only one phase is excited and a state in which two phases are excited at the same time by alternately shifting one pulse and two pulses from the next phase to which the pulse is applied. method. Stop excitation by 1-2 phase excitation can reduce current consumption (power) to 3/4 of the stop excitation by 2 phase excitation. The stop holding force is greater in the case of stop excitation by 2-phase excitation than in the case of stop excitation by 1-2 phase excitation, and in the case of stop excitation by 1-2 phase excitation, the stop excitation by 1-phase excitation is larger than for

In the above embodiment, two-phase excitation is used as the excitation method when the bipolar stepping motor moves the movable member (driving state). However, when moving the movable member, one-phase excitation may be used from the viewpoint of minimizing power consumption rather than increasing torque. Also, from the viewpoint of reducing vibration, 1-2 phase excitation may be used. Furthermore, control may be performed to switch between two-phase excitation, one-phase excitation, and one-two-phase excitation at predetermined timings.

Further, in the above embodiment, the driving means is driven based on the fact that the sword moving motor driver IC1 (driving circuit section) continues to supply a current of the same magnitude as the constant current (driving current) to the sword moving motor 223 (driving means). is controlled to the second holding state (holding state) in which the frame sword movable body 221 (operating member) at the pushed position (first position) is given a stop holding force, but is not limited to this. do not have. For example, when the drive circuit unit supplies a current larger than the drive current to the drive means, the drive means is controlled to a holding state in which the operation member in the pushed position (first position) is stopped and held. You can do it. Also, if it becomes very difficult for the player to push the frame sword movable body 221, a current smaller than the constant current may be supplied.

Based on the fact that the blade movement motor driver IC1 (drive circuit section) continues to supply the blade movement motor 223 (driving means) with the same current as the constant current (driving current), the driving means moves to the pushed position (second 1 position) is controlled to the second holding state (holding state) in which the stop holding force is applied to the movable frame sword 221 (operating member), but it is not limited to this. For example, based on the fact that the frame sword movement motor driver IC1 (drive circuit section) supplies the frame sword movement motor 223 (driving means) with a current having the same magnitude as a constant current (drive current) or a current with a predetermined ratio of the constant current. Then, the driving means may be controlled to a holding state (holding state) in which the frame sword movable body 221 (operation member) at the storage position (second position) is stopped and held.

Further, in the above embodiment, switching from the non-current state to the second holding state is performed on the frame sword movable body 221 . However, other movable members (for example, the frame face movable body 400, the board movable body 55k, the opening/closing member, etc.) may be switched from the non-current state to the second holding state.

In addition, in the above-described form, the frame blade movement motor driver IC1 (drive circuit section), when the pushing operation waiting period (predetermined period) ends in the second holding state (holding state), the current (drive current) is reduced by a predetermined ratio from the constant current (drive current). (In this embodiment, 62%) smaller current (reduced current, 87.4 mA) is supplied, and the frame sword moving motor 223 gives a stop holding force to the frame sword movable body 221. current holding state), but is not limited to this. For example, when the drive circuit unit is in the holding state for a predetermined period of time, a current (163.3 mA) that is smaller than the drive current by a predetermined ratio (for example, 29%) is supplied to the frame moving motor 223 to move the frame. The sword movable body 221 may be controlled to a low current holding state in which a stop holding force is applied.

Further, in the above embodiment, switching from the second holding state to the reduced current holding state is performed on the frame sword movable body 221 . However, switching from the first holding state to the reduced current holding state may be performed for other movable members (for example, the frame face movable body 400, the board movable body 55k, the opening/closing member, etc.).

In the above embodiment, switching from the holding state (first holding state, second holding state) to the non-current state is performed on the frame sword movable body 221 and the frame sword disk member 232 . However, other movable members (for example, the frame face movable body 400, the board movable body 55k, the opening/closing member, etc.) may be switched from the holding state to the non-current state.

Further, in the above embodiment, the blade moving motor driver IC1 is controlled to the second holding state based on supplying a constant current to the blade moving motor 223, and when the pressing operation waiting period ends, it is controlled to the reduced current holding state. be. When the push-in position detection sensor 227 stops detecting, the stop holding force to the movable frame 221 is released. is controlled to, but is not limited to. For example, even if the push-in position detection sensor 227 stops detecting, the stop holding force on the frame movable body 221 may not be released, and the reduced current holding state may be maintained. In this case, when it is detected by the retracted position detection sensor 226, the stopping and holding force on the frame movable body 221 may be released, and control may be performed in a non-current state.

Further, in the above embodiment, the pressing operation standby suggesting effect shown in FIG. 32(A) is shown on the display screen 50a during the pressing operation waiting period as a suggesting effect suggesting that the pressing operation of the frame sword movable body 221 is prohibited. However, it is not limited to this. For example, by displaying a specific effect image, outputting a specific sound from the speaker 601, or causing the frame lamp 53 or the board lamp 54 to emit light in a specific light emission mode, the display screen 50a can be displayed during the pressing operation standby period. It may be suggested that the pushing operation of the frame sword movable body 221 is prohibited.

Further, in the above embodiment, when the player pushes the frame sword movable body 221 from the pushed position to the retracted position, the reduced current holding state is switched to the non-current state. However, regardless of the player's pressing operation, the low current holding state may be switched to the no current state. For example, the holding state may be switched to the non-current state based on the establishment of a predetermined effect condition (for example, the end of the pressing operation effective suggesting effect shown in FIG. 32(B), etc.). In this case, since the stopping and holding force for the frame sword movable body 221 is released after a predetermined performance condition is established, the frame sword movable body 221 can be gradually lowered from the pushed position.

Further, in the above embodiment, the push-in position detection sensor 227 capable of detecting that the frame movable body 221 is in the pushed position (first position) is provided, and the movable frame sword 221 moves from the pushed position to the retracted position (second position). When the push-in position detection sensor 227 no longer detects (switching from ON to OFF) when moving to , the low current holding state is switched to the no current state. However, the timing of switching from the reduced current holding state to the no current state can be changed as appropriate. For example, an intermediate position detection sensor capable of detecting that the frame sword movable body 221 is in an intermediate position between the pushed-in position and the retracted position is provided. Then, when the intermediate position detection sensor detects when the frame sword movable body 221 moves from the pushed position to the retracted position (when it is switched from OFF to ON), the reduced current holding state may be switched to the no current state. . In this case, it is possible to give the player a strange operational feeling that the player can feel the resistance until he pushes the frame sword movable body 221 about halfway, and then can smoothly push it in without feeling the resistance. .

Further, in the above embodiment, the effect control microcomputer 121 sets the first frame sword movable body drive period based on the fact that the variable effect pattern for executing the frame sword operation effect is selected (the effect driving condition is satisfied), The control lines L1 to L4 are controlled to be in a conductive state during the driving period of the first frame sword movable body. However, the first frame sword movable body drive period may be set based on other conditions. For example, the first frame sword movable body drive period is set only for a predetermined specific period (for example, within business hours (between 9:00 am and 11:00 pm) or within one year after installation in the amusement arcade). Also good. Also, the first frame sword movable body drive period may be set only while the pachinko game machine PY1 is powered on.

Further, in the above embodiment, the driver (frame motor) for controlling the driving of the frame face moving motor 311, the frame drum rotating motor 321, the frame ear moving motor 520, the frame jaw moving motor 610, the frame sword moving motor 223, and the frame sword disc member rotating motor 231. The sword movement motor driver IC1, the left frame drum motor driver IC11, the right frame drum motor driver IC21, the frame sword disk member rotation motor driver IC31, etc.) are of the constant current drive type. However, the driver is not limited to the constant current driving type, and may be, for example, a constant voltage driving type.

In the above embodiment, the frame face moving motor 311, the frame drum rotating motor 321, the frame ear moving motor 520, the frame jaw moving motor 610, the frame sword moving motor 223, and the frame sword disk member rotating motor 231 are of the bipolar type shown in FIG. was a stepping motor. However, other types of motors are also possible, such as unipolar stepping motors.

Also, in the above embodiment, only one type of jackpot determination table is set, but by changing the set value, the jackpot determination table provided for each set value may be changed. By changing the big win determination table, the probability of being determined as a big win in the big win determination process is changed. In that case, the game control board 100 may be provided with a set value cylinder for enabling the change of the set value. The set value cylinder is provided with an insertion hole into which a dedicated set key is inserted. When the setting key is inserted into the insertion hole, the setting value cylinder can be rotated clockwise by 90 degrees from the reference standby state. Then, when the set value cylinder is rotated clockwise by 90 degrees from the standby state, the setting state is entered. Thereby, the setting value may be changed by operating the RAM clear switch. The RAM clear switch may be configured to be depressible. Furthermore, on the surface of the game control board 100, a set value indicator for displaying the current set value may be mounted. The setpoint indicator may also consist of a red 7-segment indicator.

In each of the above embodiments, the game machine is configured to determine the transition to the high-probability state based on the type of winning jackpot symbol. It may be configured as a game machine that controls to a high probability state based on. In addition, in the above-described form, once it is controlled to a high probability state, it is configured as a gaming machine (a so-called variable loop type gaming machine) that continues to control the high probability state until the start of the next jackpot game. It may be configured as a game machine that cuts the number of times. Also, it may be configured as a so-called one-kind-two-kind machine, or a honeycomb type game machine. In other words, the invention shown in this specification can be preferably applied to gaming machines with various game characteristics regardless of the game characteristics of the gaming machines.

Also, as a special game, a small winning game (a special game in which the total opening time of the big winning opening is as short as a predetermined time (for example, 1.8 seconds) or less) may be performed. A state in which a small winning game is being executed is called a small winning game state.

In addition, there may be a plurality of (for example, two) large winning openings (large winning devices). In this case, a first big winning hole, a first big winning hole sensor capable of detecting a game ball that has won the first big winning hole, a second big winning hole, and a game that has won the second big winning hole The game machine is provided with a second big winning hole sensor capable of detecting a ball.

In each of the above embodiments, four random numbers such as a jackpot random number are obtained as random numbers (determination information) obtained based on the winning of the first start port 11 or the second start port 12. A random number may be obtained and based on the random number, whether or not the game is a big win, the type of win, the presence or absence of reach, and the type of variation pattern may be determined. That is, it is possible to arbitrarily set the number of random numbers to be obtained based on the starting prize and what is determined in each random number.

In each of the above embodiments, the pachinko game machine is controlled to a jackpot game state (special game state) under the control condition that a jackpot has been won and a special symbol indicating that has been stopped and displayed. On the other hand, it may be configured as a slot machine (rotary type game machine, pachislot game machine).

Also, any type of slot machine may be used. In the case of a so-called normal machine (type A slot machine) that increases the number of medals obtained by winning a big bonus or regular bonus, the state in which the big bonus or regular bonus is executed corresponds to the special game state. In addition, if it is a so-called ART machine or AT machine that increases the medals acquired during a special game period such as ART (Assist Replay Time) or AT (Assist Time) that can frequently win small roles, the state during ART or AT corresponds to the special game state. In addition, in normal machines, the control condition for the special game state is that after winning the big bonus or regular bonus, each combination of symbols that triggers the transition to the big bonus or regular bonus is placed on the activated pay line. It is to be derived and displayed as a reel display result. Also, in the ART machine and AT machine, the control condition for the special game state is, for example, after winning the execution lottery of ART or AT, reaching the activation timing of ART or AT by digesting the prescribed number of games. be.

10. Inventions Shown in the Above-described Embodiments The above-described embodiments show inventions of the following means. In the description of the means described below, the corresponding structural names and expressions in the above-described embodiments and the reference numerals used in the drawings are added in parentheses for reference. However, the constituent elements of each invention are not limited to this appendix.

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The invention according to means A1 is
Advantageous special game state (jackpot game) based on the establishment of a predetermined control condition (that a jackpot is won in the lottery of the first special pattern or the lottery of the second special pattern, and the jackpot pattern indicating the winning is stopped and displayed) ) in the gaming machine (pachinko gaming machine PY1) controlled to
an operation member (frame sword movable body 221) that can be moved from a first position (pushed position, see FIG. 14(B)) to a second position (storage position, see FIG. 14(A)) by a player's operation;
a driving means (frame sword moving motor 223) capable of imparting a driving force for moving the operating member to the first position and imparting a stop holding force for holding the stop of the operating member;
a driving circuit unit (frame sword moving motor driver IC1) capable of controlling the driving means,
The drive circuit unit
a driving state in which the driving means applies a driving force to the operating member based on supplying a predetermined driving current (constant current, for example, 230 mA) to the driving means; or
By continuing to supply a current (for example, 230 mA) of the same magnitude as the drive current to the drive means, the drive means applies a stop holding force to the operating member in the first position (second holding state). 2 holding state).

According to the gaming machine with this configuration, the operation member can be moved to the first position in the driving state in which the driving means applies the driving force to the operation member based on the supply of the predetermined drive current. On the other hand, it is possible to keep the operation member stopped at the first position in a holding state in which the drive means applies a stop holding force to the operation member based on the continuous supply of the current having the same magnitude as the predetermined drive current. It becomes possible. As a result, even if the driving state changes to the holding state, a current having the same magnitude as the driving current is continuously supplied, so that a large stop holding force is applied to the operating member, so that the operation of the operating member by the player is suppressed. It is possible to restrict the operation, and it is possible to prevent the player from operating the operation member at an early stage.

The invention according to means A2 is
In the gaming machine according to means A1,
The drive circuit unit
configured to be able to supply a reduced current (for example, 76 mA which is 38%) that is smaller than the drive current by a predetermined ratio (for example, 38%);
When a predetermined period of time (push-in operation waiting period, see FIGS. 30 and 31) ends in the holding state, the drive means supplies a low current holding force to the operating member based on the supply of the reduced current. This game machine is characterized in that it can be put into a holding state (reduced current holding state, see FIGS. 30 and 31).

According to the game machine of this configuration, when the predetermined period ends in the holding state, the driving means applies the stop holding force to the operating member based on supplying a reduced current that is smaller than the predetermined drive current by a predetermined ratio. It becomes possible to keep the operation member stopped in the low current holding state. As a result, a current having the same magnitude as the driving current continues to be supplied until the predetermined period of time in the holding state ends, and a large stop holding force is applied to the operation member, so that the operation of the operation member by the player is suppressed. It is limited and makes it possible to prevent premature actuation of the actuation member from the first position to the second position. When the predetermined period ends, a reduced current that is smaller than the drive current by a predetermined ratio is supplied, so that the operation member is given a stop holding force that is smaller than that in the holding state. Operation of the operating member to two positions becomes possible. Therefore, it becomes possible for the player to adjust the operation timing of the operation member.

The invention according to means A3 is
In the gaming machine according to means A2,
effective period setting means (step S4506 in FIG. 44) for setting an effective period during which the operation of the operation member is effective (push operation effective period, 10 seconds in this embodiment, see FIG. 31);
The gaming machine is characterized in that the predetermined period ends with the start of the valid period set by the valid period setting means.

According to the game machine of this configuration, when the predetermined period in the holding state ends with the start of the effective period in which the operation of the operating member is effective, the holding state in which the driving means applies the stop holding force to the operating member is changed. A low current holding state can be achieved. As a result, it is possible to prevent the holding state from being maintained even when the valid period in which the operation of the operating member is valid starts.

The invention according to means A4 is
In the gaming machine according to any one of means A1 to means A3,
Equipped with production control means (production control microcomputer 121) that can execute a predetermined production,
The production control means is
The gaming machine is characterized in that it is possible to execute a suggestive effect suggesting that the player is in the holding state (pressing operation standby suggestive effect, see FIG. 32(A)).

According to the gaming machine having this configuration, a suggestive effect is executed to suggest that the driving means is in a holding state in which the operating member is provided with a stop holding force. Therefore, it becomes possible for the player to understand that the operation of the operating member is restricted, and it is possible to prevent the player from operating the operating member at an early stage.

By the way, in the gaming machine described in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2012-170504, for example, after moving an operation member that can be operated by the player from the lowered state (second position) to the raised state (first position), in the raised state It may be stopped for a certain period of time. In this case, the drive circuit section (driver IC) supplies a stop holding (stop excitation) current to the drive means (motor) in order to generate stop holding force for holding the operation member stopped. However, after moving the operating member to the raised state, the player may press the operating member early. Therefore, the invention according to the means A1 to A4 described above provides the game machine described in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2012-170504, wherein the driving circuit unit continues to supply the driving means with the same amount of current as the driving current. is different in that it is possible to make a holding state in which a stop holding force is applied to the drive means in the second position. As a result, it is possible to solve the problem of providing a gaming machine capable of preventing the player from operating the operating member at an early stage (to produce an effect).

PY1 Pachinko machine 2 Game machine frame 22 Outer frame 21 Inner frame 23 Front door 121 Production control microcomputer 221 Frame sword movable body 223 Frame sword movement motor 224 Frame right relay board 225 Frame upper right Relay board 226... Storage position detection sensor 227... Push position detection sensor IC1... Frame blade movement motor driver

Claims (2)

In a gaming machine that controls to an advantageous special game state based on the establishment of a predetermined control condition,
an operating member that can be moved from a first position to a second position by a player's operation;
a driving means capable of applying a driving force for moving the operating member to the first position and capable of applying a stop holding force for holding the stop of the operating member;
a driving circuit unit capable of controlling the driving means,
The drive circuit unit
a driving state in which the driving means applies a driving force to the operating member based on the supply of a predetermined driving current to the driving means; or
By continuing to supply a current having the same magnitude as the driving current to the driving means, the driving means can bring the operating member in the first position into a holding state in which a stopping force is applied to the operating member. is a
configured to be able to supply a reduced current that is smaller than the drive current by a predetermined ratio;
When a predetermined period of time ends in the holding state, the low current holding state can be set in which the drive means applies stop holding force to the operating member based on the supply of the reduced current. Characteristic game machine. In a gaming machine that controls to an advantageous special game state based on the establishment of a predetermined control condition,
an operating member that can be moved from a first position to a second position by a player's operation;
a driving means capable of applying a driving force for moving the operating member to the first position and capable of applying a stop holding force for holding the stop of the operating member;
a driving circuit unit capable of controlling the driving means;
A production control means that can execute a predetermined production,
The drive circuit unit
a driving state in which the driving means applies a driving force to the operating member based on the supply of a predetermined driving current to the driving means; or
By continuing to supply a current having the same magnitude as the driving current to the driving means, the driving means can bring the operating member in the first position into a holding state in which a stopping force is applied to the operating member. is a
The production control means is
A game machine capable of executing a suggestive effect suggesting that the game machine is in the holding state.

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