WO2013031352A1 - 可動体駆動装置及び遊技機 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a movable body drive device for driving a movable body, and a gaming machine having such a movable body drive device.
- game machines such as a spinning machine or a ball game machine have been devised to produce effects that appeal to the player's visual, auditory, or sensation.
- the game machine may be provided with a movable body that moves, for example, a movable accessory.
- a movable body is driven by, for example, a stepping motor.
- the effecting CPU which is an example of the higher-level control device, moves to the designated position according to the state of the game.
- a command to rotate the stepping motor is transmitted to the control circuit of the stepping motor.
- a microcomputer generates a four-phase drive control signal corresponding to input signals such as forward / reverse rotation, speed switching, and mode switching. This makes it possible to change the excitation method, rotation direction, rotation speed, etc. without increasing the number of circuit components.
- the movable body drive device disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2009-247833 transmits the operation result of the movable body to a higher-level control device, and based on the command from the control device or the operation result, the drive means Drive the movable body.
- the effect CPU in order for the effect CPU to move the movable body to a desired movement destination, the effect CPU itself is the movable object. You must know your current location. Therefore, every time the moving CPU moves the movable body, it is necessary to receive information on the current position of the movable body from the control circuit of the stepping motor or the sensor for detecting the position of the movable body. Further, the directing CPU needs to perform calculations for determining the rotation direction, the number of steps, etc. of the stepping motor that drives the movable body based on the difference between the coordinates of the current position of the movable body and the coordinates of the moving destination. there were.
- the moving CPU every time the moving CPU moves the movable body, it must perform processing for receiving information on the current position of the movable body and determining the rotation direction, the number of steps, and the like of the stepping motor. Therefore, when driving the movable body, further reduction of the load of the host control device such as a CPU for rendering is desired.
- an object of the present invention is to provide a movable body drive device that can further reduce the load on the host control device, and a gaming machine having such a movable body drive device.
- a movable body drive device that controls a drive unit that drives a movable body provided in a gaming machine.
- the movable body driving device includes a communication unit that receives a control command that defines a moving destination of the movable body, a storage unit that stores a current position of the movable body, and a difference between the moving destination and the current position of the movable body. Or the moving direction in the next operation of the movable body is determined based on the moving direction in the previous operation of the movable body, and the movable body is moved until the movable body reaches the moving destination along the moving direction in the next operation. And a control unit that controls the drive unit so as to be moved.
- the drive unit is a stepping motor
- the control command includes a first index indicating the rotation speed of the stepping motor and a second index indicating the acceleration or deceleration of the stepping motor
- the control unit Until the movable body moves a distance corresponding to the first step number of the stepping motor from the current position, to accelerate or decelerate the rotation speed of the stepping motor at the acceleration or deceleration indicated by the second index, It is preferable to control the stepping motor so that the rotation speed indicated by the first index is reached when the distance is moved.
- the drive unit is a stepping motor
- the control command includes a first index that represents the rotation speed of the stepping motor and a second index that represents the acceleration or deceleration of the stepping motor.
- the unit accelerates or decelerates the rotation speed of the stepping motor at the acceleration or deceleration indicated by the second index when the movable body approaches the moving destination more than the distance corresponding to the second step number of the stepping motor. Then, it is preferable to control the stepping motor so that the rotation speed becomes the rotation speed indicated by the first index when the movement destination is reached.
- the drive unit is a stepping motor
- the control command includes a first index that represents the rotation speed of the stepping motor and a third index that represents the deceleration of the stepping motor.
- the drive unit is a stepping motor
- the control command is a fourth ratio representing a ratio of a period during which a voltage is applied to the stepping motor with respect to a first period corresponding to one-step operation of the stepping motor.
- an index of the movable body drive device sets the second period shorter than the first period as one cycle, and in the second period, a pulse having a predetermined voltage value by the ratio represented by the fourth index is obtained.
- the control unit preferably performs pulse width modulation on the drive signal for controlling the operation of each step of the stepping motor by the continuous pulse signal, and outputs the pulse width modulated drive signal to the stepping motor.
- the movement destination specified by the control command is represented by the amount of movement of the movable body with reference to the current position, and the storage unit further determines the position of the movable body immediately before the operation. It is preferable that the control unit obtains the moving direction in the immediately preceding operation of the movable body from the difference between the position in the immediately preceding operation and the current position.
- a gaming machine main body As another embodiment of the present invention, a gaming machine main body, a movable body arranged on the front surface of the gaming machine main body so as to be movable within a predetermined movable range, a driving unit that drives the movable body, and a control of the driving unit
- a gaming machine having a movable body driving device that performs the above and an effect control unit that controls an effect according to the state of the game.
- the effect control unit generates a control command that defines the moving destination of the movable body according to the state of the game, and serially transmits the control command to the movable body driving device.
- the movable body driving device includes a communication unit that receives a control command, a storage unit that stores a current position of the movable body, a difference between the moving destination of the movable body and the current position, or an operation immediately before the movable body.
- the moving direction in the next operation of the movable body is determined based on the moving direction in, and the movable body is driven to move the movable body along the moving direction in the next operation until the movable body reaches the moving destination.
- a control unit for controlling the driving unit.
- the drive unit is a stepping motor
- the control command is a fourth index representing a ratio of a period during which voltage is applied to the stepping motor with respect to a first period corresponding to one-step operation of the stepping motor.
- the movable body drive device sets the second period shorter than the first period as one cycle, and in the second period, a pulse having a predetermined voltage value by the ratio represented by the fourth index is obtained.
- the control unit of the movable body driving device preferably performs pulse width modulation on the drive signal for controlling the operation of each step of the stepping motor by the continuous pulse signal, and outputs the pulse width modulated drive signal to the stepping motor. .
- the movable body drive device and the gaming machine according to the present invention have an effect of further reducing the load on the host control device.
- FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram of a movable body driving apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 2A is a diagram illustrating an example of a relationship between the coordinates of the current position and the coordinates of the moving destination in the absolute coordinate designation mode.
- FIG. 2B is a diagram illustrating an example of the relationship between the coordinates of the current position and the coordinates of the moving destination in the relative coordinate designation mode.
- FIG. 2C is a diagram illustrating an example of a relationship between the coordinates of the current position and the coordinates of the moving destination in the inertial movement mode.
- FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of a format of a control command including operation information.
- FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram of a movable body driving apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 2A is a diagram illustrating an example of a relationship between the coordinates of the current position and the coordinates of the moving destination in the absolute coordinate designation mode.
- FIG. 2B is
- FIG. 4A is a diagram illustrating an example of a format of a control command including setting information.
- FIG. 4B is a diagram illustrating an example of a format of setting data when specified in the individual setting mode.
- FIG. 4C is a diagram illustrating an example of a format of setting data in the case where it is defined in the initial setting mode.
- FIG. 5 is a conceptual diagram showing the relationship between the writing of a command set used for controlling the stepping motor and the execution order.
- FIG. 6A is a diagram illustrating an example of a temporal change in the rotation speed when the rotation speed of the stepping motor is increased.
- FIG. 6B is a diagram illustrating an example of a temporal change in the rotation speed when the rotation speed of the stepping motor is decreased.
- FIG. 7A is a diagram illustrating an example of a temporal change in rotational speed when the rotational speed of the stepping motor is increased according to a modification.
- FIG. 7B is a diagram illustrating an example of a temporal change in the rotation speed when the rotation speed of the stepping motor is decreased according to a modification.
- FIG. 8 is a schematic perspective view of a ball game machine including a movable body device according to one embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 9 is a schematic rear view of a bullet ball game machine provided with a movable body driving apparatus according to one embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 10A is a schematic front view of the movable accessory part seen through the fixed accessory part.
- FIG. 10B is a schematic rear view when the movable accessory part is located at one end of the movable range, as viewed from the back side of the fixed accessory part.
- FIG. 10C is a schematic rear view when the movable accessory part is located at the other end of the movable range, as viewed from the back side of the fixed accessory part.
- the movable body drive device obtains the current position of the movable body based on a detection signal from a sensor that detects the position of the movable body and the operation of a drive unit such as a stepping motor that drives the movable body, and stores the current position. .
- this movable body drive device is the difference between the information representing the moving destination of the movable body and the current position of the movable body received from a higher-level control device such as a production CPU, or the previous operation at the current position of the movable body.
- the moving direction of the movable body is determined, and the movable body is driven until the moving destination is reached.
- the movable body drive device can move the movable body to a desired movement destination even if the upper control device does not know the current position of the movable body, To alleviate.
- FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram of a movable body driving apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- the movable body drive device 1 includes a communication circuit 2, a register 3, a duty ratio control circuit 4, a sensor interface unit 5, a motor control circuit 6, and a solenoid control circuit 7.
- Each of these units included in the movable body driving device 1 may be mounted on a circuit board (not shown) as a separate circuit, or may be mounted on the circuit board as an integrated circuit in which these units are integrated. May be.
- the movable body drive device 1 has a function of controlling a plurality of drive units. Each of the plurality of drive units includes two stepping motors and one solenoid.
- the solenoid drives the movable body by, for example, attracting the movable body made of a magnetic body by exciting a coil. Therefore, for example, the solenoid has a plurality of coils arranged at different positions along the movable range of the movable body, and these coils are sequentially excited along the moving direction of the movable body, The movable body moves along the moving direction.
- an absolute coordinate designation mode for designating the coordinates of the moving destination by an absolute coordinate value As a method of designating the coordinates of the moving destination relating to the movable body driven by the stepping motor, an absolute coordinate designation mode for designating the coordinates of the moving destination by an absolute coordinate value, Relative coordinate specification mode in which coordinates are specified by the relative movement amount and movement direction based on the current position, and inertia that specifies the coordinates of the moving destination of the movable body based only on the relative movement amount based on the current position There is a movement mode. First, these modes will be described.
- FIG. 2A is a diagram illustrating an example of the relationship between the coordinates of the current position and the coordinates of the moving destination in the absolute coordinate designation mode.
- FIG. 2B is a diagram illustrating an example of the relationship between the coordinates of the current position and the coordinates of the moving destination in the relative coordinate designation mode.
- FIG. 2C is a diagram illustrating an example of the relationship between the coordinates of the current position and the coordinates of the movement destination in the inertial movement mode.
- the horizontal axis represents the position coordinates of the movable body by the number of steps of the stepping motor ( ⁇ 1023 to 1022).
- the movable body moves linearly along the horizontal direction.
- the movable body driven by the movable body drive device 1 may move linearly along an arbitrary method, or It may be one that rotates.
- the movable body driving device 1 determines that the moving direction of the movable body is the left direction based on the comparison result between the coordinates of the moving destination and the coordinates of the current position. Then, the movable body driving device 1 automatically moves the movable body in the left direction until reaching the moving destination even if the rendering CPU does not designate the moving direction of the movable body.
- the movable body driving device 1 The moving direction of the movable body is determined as the right direction, and the movable body is automatically moved rightward until reaching the moving destination.
- the effect CPU designates a movement destination based on a movement amount and a movement direction relative to the current position of the movable body.
- the relative movement amount is represented by the number of steps of the stepping motor, for example.
- the moving direction is represented by the number of steps (+ or-). For example, if + m steps (m is a positive integer) are designated as the relative movement direction and movement amount with respect to the coordinate 211 of the current position of the movable body, the movable body driving device 1 moves the movable body to the right. Move m steps in the direction.
- the movable body driving device 1 moves the movable body to the left. Move n steps in the direction.
- the production CPU designates only the relative movement amount with respect to the current position of the movable body.
- the movable body drive device 1 sets the movement direction in the immediately previous operation of the movable body as the movement direction of the next operation, and moves the movable body by a movement amount k steps (k is a positive integer) designated from the current position 221. Move. Thereby, the movable body drive device 1 can make a movable body stand still, without changing the moving direction of a movable body rapidly.
- This inertial movement mode is applied, for example, when the movable body is urgently stopped.
- the rendering CPU generates, for each movable body driven by the stepping motor, a control command for designating the moving destination of the movable body according to any of the above modes, and transmits the control command to the movable body driving device 1. As a result, the movable body can be moved to the moving destination.
- each part of the movable body drive device 1 will be described.
- the communication circuit 2 connects, for example, an effect CPU of the gaming machine on which the movable body driving device 1 is mounted and the movable body driving device 1. Then, the communication circuit 2 sends a control command having a plurality of bits transmitted serially from the effect CPU and a clock signal for synchronizing with each of the plurality of bits included in the control command in order to analyze the control command. And receive.
- the control command includes, for example, operation information for specifying the operation of the movable body driven by any one of the drive units or setting information for defining settings for the drive unit.
- a set of operation information and setting information for one drive unit is hereinafter referred to as a command set for convenience.
- One command set defines one operation of the movable body.
- the clock signal can be, for example, a signal having a rectangular pulse for every predetermined number of bits in the control command.
- FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of a format of a control command including operation information when the drive unit is a stepping motor.
- the control command 300 includes a START flag 301, a device address 302, an operation / setting switching flag 303, a system designation flag 304, control data 305, and an END flag 306 in order from the top. Further, the control command 300 may include a 1-bit spacer having a value of, for example, “0” between adjacent flags, addresses, and data.
- the START flag 301 is a bit string indicating the head of the control command 300, and in this embodiment, is a bit string in which nine bits having a value of “1” are continuous.
- the START flag 301 may be a bit string that does not match any other bit string in the control command 300.
- the device address 302 is identification information for specifying the movable body drive device to be controlled by the control command 300, and is represented by a bit string having an 8-bit length in this embodiment.
- the device address 302 is determined by the communication circuit 2 whether or not it matches the identification address separately received from the effect CPU. If they match, it is determined that the movable body drive device 1 is the control target of the control command 300. .
- the operation / setting switching flag 303 is a 1-bit flag indicating whether the control command includes operation information or setting information. In the present embodiment, if the operation / setting switching flag 303 is “0”, the control command includes operation information, and if the operation / setting switching flag 303 is “1”, the control command includes setting information. In the example of FIG. 3, since the control command 300 includes operation information, the operation / setting switch flag 303 is “0”.
- the system designation flag 304 is a 1-bit flag that indicates which of the two stepping motors that can be controlled by the movable body drive device 1 is controlled by the control command 300.
- the control data 305 includes operation information of the stepping motor controlled by the movable body driving device 1. Specifically, the control data 305 includes speed data 3051, a storage destination designation flag 3052, a wait flag 3053, an automatic correction flag 3054, an automatic acceleration / deceleration flag 3055, a coordinate designation mode flag 3056, and coordinate data 3057. Including.
- Speed data 3051 represents the rotation speed of the stepping motor.
- the speed data 3051 is a 6-bit long bit string and takes any value from “0” to “63”. If the speed data 3051 is “0”, the stepping motor is stopped, that is, the movable body driven by the stepping motor is stopped. If the speed data 3051 is “1” to “63”, the speed is This represents that the stepping motor is rotated at a rotation speed corresponding to the value of the data 3051.
- the save destination designation flag 3052 is a 1-bit flag that designates the save destination of the operation information in the register 3.
- the operation information is stored in the first memory circuit 31 that stores the command set that defines the operation of the normal movable body in the register 3, If the storage destination designation flag 3052 is “1”, the operation information is stored in the second memory circuit 32 that stores a command set that defines the operation of the movable body in the register 3 at the time of emergency stop.
- the wait flag 3053 is a 1-bit flag indicating whether or not the wait mode is set to stop the stepping motor for a specified period. In the present embodiment, if the wait flag 3053 is “0”, the wait mode is turned off, and the movable body drive device 1 operates according to the rotational speed specified in the speed data 3051 and the number of steps specified in the coordinate data 3057. Control the stepping motor. On the other hand, if the wait flag 3053 is “1”, the wait mode is turned on, and the operation period of one step corresponding to the rotation speed specified in the speed data 3051 is multiplied by the number of steps specified in the coordinate data 3057. This means that the stepping motor is stopped for a period corresponding to the value.
- the movable body drive device 1 can prevent the stepping motor from being overloaded. Therefore, the movable body drive device 1 can prevent the movable body from following the rotation of the stepping motor or the stepping motor from stepping out.
- the automatic correction flag 3054 is a 1-bit flag indicating whether or not the current position of the movable body is automatically corrected by a detection signal from a sensor (not shown) that detects the position of the movable body. In the present embodiment, if the automatic correction flag 3054 is “0”, the movable body drive device 1 does not correct the current position of the movable body, while if the automatic correction flag 3054 is “1”, the movable body is driven. The apparatus 1 corrects the current position of the movable body when receiving a detection signal from the sensor.
- the automatic acceleration / deceleration flag 3055 is a 1-bit flag indicating whether the automatic acceleration / deceleration mode that automatically accelerates or decelerates at the start or end of movement of the movable body is ON or OFF. In this embodiment, if the automatic acceleration / deceleration flag 3055 is “0”, the automatic acceleration / deceleration mode is turned OFF, and the movable body drive device 1 is designated by the speed data 3051 from the start of the movement of the movable body to the end of the movement. The stepping motor that drives the movable body is rotated at the rotated speed.
- the automatic acceleration / deceleration flag 3055 is “1”
- the automatic acceleration / deceleration mode is turned ON, and the movable body driving device 1 immediately after the start of the movement of the movable body or immediately before the end of the movement, The rotation speed of the stepping motor is adjusted according to the deceleration value. Details of the operation when the automatic acceleration / deceleration mode is ON will be described later.
- the coordinate designation mode flag 3056 is a 1-bit flag that represents a mode that defines a method for specifying a moving destination defined in the coordinate data 3057. In the present embodiment, if the coordinate designation mode flag 3056 is “0”, it indicates that the coordinates of the moving destination are absolute coordinate values (that is, the absolute coordinate designation mode is applied), while the coordinate designation mode is specified. If the mode flag 3056 is “1”, the coordinates of the movement destination are relative movement amounts based on the coordinates of the current position (that is, the relative coordinate designation mode or the inertia movement mode is applied). Represents. When the storage destination designation flag 3052 is “0”, the relative coordinate designation mode is selected. When the storage destination designation flag 3052 is “1”, the inertia movement mode is set.
- the coordinate data 3057 represents the coordinates of the moving destination by the number of steps of the stepping motor.
- the coordinate data 3057 is a bit string having an 11-bit length, and the coordinates of the moving destination are represented by any number of steps from ⁇ 1024 to 1023. Note that when the inertial movement mode is applied, only the movement amount is defined, so that the coordinate data 3057 takes any value from 0 to 1023.
- the END flag 306 is a bit string indicating the end of the control command 300.
- the END flag 306 may be a bit string that does not match the START flag and other bit strings included in the control command.
- FIG. 4A is a diagram showing an example of a format of a control command including setting information when the drive unit is a stepping motor.
- the control command 400 includes a START flag 401, a device address 402, an operation / setting switching flag 403, a system designation flag 404, control data 405, and an END flag 406 in order from the top.
- the control command 400 including the setting information indicates that the value of the operation / setting switching flag 403 is “1” and the content of the control data 405 is Different. Therefore, the control data 405 will be described below.
- the control data 405 includes a setting mode flag 4051 having a 2-bit length and setting data 4052.
- the setting mode flag 4051 defines an individual setting mode for setting for each individual command or an initial setting mode for setting common to all control commands. In the present embodiment, if the setting mode flag 4051 is “00”, it represents the individual setting mode, while if the setting mode flag 4051 is “01”, it represents the initial setting mode.
- FIG. 4B is a diagram showing an example of the format of the setting data 4052 when the setting data 4052 is defined in the individual setting mode.
- the setting data 4052 includes a storage destination designation flag 4053, a stopping torque 4054, an operating torque 4055, an excitation mode flag 4056, and acceleration data 4057 in order from the top.
- the save destination designation flag 4053 is a 1-bit flag that designates the save destination of the setting information in the register 3 in the same manner as the save destination designation flag 3052 shown in FIG. In the present embodiment, if the save destination designation flag 4053 is “0”, the setting information is stored in the first memory circuit 31 in the register 3, while if the save destination designation flag 4052 is “1”, the register The setting information is stored in the second memory circuit 32 in FIG.
- the torque 4054 at the time of stop has a 3-bit length, and when the stepping motor is stopped, the duty ratio of the period during which voltage is actually applied in the operation period of one step of the stepping motor (hereinafter referred to as the duty at the time of stop) Called ratio).
- the larger the value of the stop-time torque 4054 the higher the stop-time duty ratio.
- the stop-time duty ratio is defined in eight stages. For example, if the value of the stop torque 4054 is “000”, the stop duty ratio is 0, that is, no voltage is applied to the stepping motor, and the torque is 0. On the other hand, if the stopping torque 4054 is '111', the stopping duty ratio is 1.
- the operating torque 4055 has a length of 2 bits, and when the stepping motor is rotating, the duty ratio of the period during which voltage is actually applied in the operating period of one step to the stepping motor (hereinafter referred to as the operating duty). Called ratio).
- the operating duty ratio is defined in four stages. For example, if the operating torque 4055 is “00”, the operating duty ratio is 0.5. On the other hand, if the operating torque 4055 is '11', the operating duty ratio is 1.
- the excitation mode flag 4056 has a 2-bit length and defines the excitation method of the stepping motor. In this embodiment, if the excitation mode flag 4056 is “00”, it is 2-phase excitation, if it is “01”, it is 1-2 phase excitation, if it is “10”, it is W1-2 phase excitation, if it is “11”. Represents 2W1-2 phase excitation. An excitation method other than the above may be adopted as the excitation method for the stepping motor.
- the acceleration data 4057 has a 4-bit length and represents the acceleration when the automatic acceleration / deceleration mode is ON.
- FIG. 4C is a diagram illustrating an example of the format of the setting data 4052 when the setting data 4052 is defined in the initial setting mode.
- the setting data 4052 includes a default operation setting flag 4058, a stopping torque 4054, an operating torque 4055, an excitation mode flag 4056, acceleration data 4057, and deceleration data 4059 in order from the top.
- the stop torque 4054, the operation torque 4055, the excitation mode flag 4056, and the acceleration data 4057 are the same as the corresponding data shown in FIG.
- the default operation setting flag 4058 is 1 bit indicating whether or not the setting information included in the setting data 4052 is default setting information applied when individual setting information corresponding to the operation information stored in the register 3 is not defined. Flag. In the present embodiment, if the default operation setting flag 4058 is “0”, it indicates that the setting information included in the setting data 4052 is default setting information.
- the deceleration data 4059 has a 4-bit length and represents deceleration when the automatic acceleration / deceleration mode is ON.
- the setting data 4052 includes the position coordinates of the movable body when a detection signal is input from the sensor that detects the position of the movable body, and any sensor when a plurality of sensors are installed for one movable body. It may include data defining a flag or the like for designating whether the position coordinates are for.
- the control command when the drive unit is a solenoid may include data defining the moving destination or moving direction of the movable body, the duty ratio of the excitation signal output to each coil of the solenoid, and the like.
- the communication circuit 2 receives an identification address for specifying the movable body drive device to be controlled by the control command from the effect CPU.
- the communication circuit 2 writes the operation information or setting information included in the control command into the register 3.
- the communication circuit 2 discards the received control command.
- the communication circuit 2 has a memory circuit for storing the identification address so that it can be determined whether or not the identification address and the device address match even when the identification address and the control command are received at different timings. You may do it.
- the communication circuit 2 when the communication circuit 2 receives a load command for urgently stopping the movable body from the effect CPU, the communication circuit 2 stores the emergency stop operation information and setting information stored in the register 3 into the duty ratio control circuit 4 and the motor. Output to the control circuit 6.
- the format of the load command may be a format different from the above control command.
- the load command includes, in order from the top, an identification code indicating that it is a load command and a flag indicating a target movable body.
- the identification code may be a bit string that does not match any part of the control command.
- the communication circuit 2 indicates that the command set is executed every time one command set stored in the register 3 is executed for any of the drive units controlled by the movable body drive device 1. Outputs a command completion signal to the CPU for production.
- the command completion signal can be, for example, a single pulse signal output via a communication line set for each drive unit.
- the command completion signal is a signal having a different number of pulses depending on the drive unit, and may be output to the rendering CPU via a signal line common to each drive unit.
- the communication circuit 2 when receiving a command for reading the command set stored in the register 3 from the effect CPU, the communication circuit 2 reads out all the command sets stored in the register 3 and transmits them to the effect CPU. It may be.
- the register 3 has a so-called first-in first-out (FIFO) first memory circuit 31 having a storage capacity capable of storing a plurality of command sets of each drive unit, and a command set and default setting information at the time of emergency stop for each drive unit. And a second memory circuit 32 capable of storing data.
- FIFO first-in first-out
- These memory circuits included in the register 3 are constituted by, for example, volatile semiconductor memory circuits that can be read and written.
- the register 3 writes operation information or setting information included in the control command to the first memory circuit 31 if the storage destination designation flag included in the received control command is a value indicating that the normal operation is specified. .
- the register 3 receives the setting information about the movable body from the time when one movement information is received to the time when the next movement information is received, the register 3 stores the movement information and the setting information. Command set.
- the register 3 does not receive the setting information about the movable body after receiving one operation information about the movable body of interest after receiving the next operation information, The default setting information stored in the second memory circuit 32 is copied to the first memory circuit 31, and a command set with the operation information is created.
- FIG. 5 is a conceptual diagram showing the relationship between the writing of a command set for controlling the stepping motor and the execution order.
- the register 3 stores a command set as shown in FIG. 5 for each stepping motor controlled by the movable body driving device 1.
- each command set 501 to 505 stored in the first memory circuit 31 includes operation information and setting information. Further, it is assumed that the command set located at the lower side is written earlier. Therefore, in this example, the command set 501 is written first, and the command set 505 is written last.
- Each command set is stored in one of the buffers 511 to 515. Then, the command set is read from the buffer closest to the reading side (the lowermost buffer 511 in FIG.
- each command set is transferred to one read side buffer.
- the operation information or setting information stored in the buffer 515 closest to the writing side is It is rewritten with newly received operation information or setting information.
- the second memory circuit 32 stores an emergency stop command set 506 and default setting information 507.
- the emergency stop command set 506 is transferred to the buffer 511 closest to the reading side, read out from the buffer 511, and the duty ratio control circuit 4 and the motor control. It is transferred to the circuit 6. At this time, the command set stored in the other buffer of the first memory circuit 31 is erased.
- the default setting information 507 is transferred to the buffer 511 and a command set is created. Thereafter, the command set is read and transferred to the duty ratio control circuit 4 and the motor control circuit 6.
- the duty ratio control circuit 4 has a predetermined voltage value only for a period corresponding to the duty ratio at the time of stop or the duty ratio at the time of operation, which is defined by the setting information of the command set for each predetermined unit period. A continuous pulse signal in which pulses having a voltage value different from the predetermined voltage value continues is generated.
- the duty ratio control circuit 4 includes, for example, a processor and a nonvolatile memory circuit.
- a reference table that represents the relationship between the actual duty ratio and the values representing the duty ratio at stop and the duty ratio during operation specified by the setting information is stored.
- the processor included in the duty ratio control circuit 4 determines an actual duty ratio by referring to the reference table.
- the processor generates the continuous pulse signal according to the determined duty ratio.
- the predetermined unit period is set to, for example, 1/100 to 1/5 of the operation period of one step when the rotation speed of the stepping motor included in the operation information is maximum.
- the duty ratio control circuit 4 supplies the generated continuous pulse signal to the motor control circuit 6 or the solenoid control circuit 7.
- the sensor interface unit 5 includes an interface circuit that receives a detection signal from a sensor that detects the position of the movable body.
- the sensor interface unit 5 may have different input terminals for each sensor, for example.
- the sensor includes, for example, a light source such as a light emitting diode and a light receiving element such as a photodiode disposed so as to face the light source and receive light from the light source.
- a light source such as a light emitting diode
- a light receiving element such as a photodiode
- the sensor may be a proximity sensor based on another principle such as a magnet sensor.
- a plurality of sensors may be installed for one movable body. In this case, the sensors are installed at different positions within the movable range of the movable body. For example, when two sensors are installed for one movable body, the two sensors are respectively installed at both ends of the movable range of the movable body.
- the sensor interface unit 5 When the sensor interface unit 5 receives a detection signal from a sensor that detects the position of the movable body driven by the stepping motor, the sensor interface unit 5 notifies the motor control circuit 6 of the detection signal. When the sensor interface unit 5 receives a detection signal from a sensor that detects the position of the movable body driven by the solenoid, the sensor interface unit 5 notifies the solenoid control circuit 7 of the detection signal. At that time, the sensor interface unit 5 receives the detection signal and then shifts the detection signal by a different delay time so that the detection signal of the sensor installed for which movable unit can be identified. You may transfer to the motor control circuit 6 or the solenoid control circuit 7. Alternatively, the sensor interface unit 5 may transfer the detection signal to the motor control circuit 6 or the solenoid control circuit 7 together with an identification code that is different for each sensor.
- the motor control circuit 6 controls a stepping motor, which is an example of a drive unit, according to the command set read from the register 3.
- the motor control circuit 6 includes a first control circuit 61 for controlling one stepping motor and a second control circuit 62 for controlling the other stepping motor.
- Each of the control circuits 61 and 62 includes, for example, a processor, receives a command set from the register 3 separately, and controls a stepping motor that drives a corresponding movable body.
- the motor control circuit 6 further includes a memory circuit 63 that stores the current position of each movable body and the position at the start of the operation of the previous step.
- the memory circuit 63 is an example of a storage unit that stores the current position of the movable body.
- Each control circuit 61, 62 has six output terminals so that, for example, a unipolar stepping motor can be controlled. Or each control circuit 61 and 62 may have four output terminals so that a bipolar stepping motor can be controlled, for example. Furthermore, each of the control circuits 61 and 62 has six output terminals, and the output terminals for outputting the signals are made different according to the identification signal representing the unipolar type or bipolar type received from the effect CPU. Also good.
- each control circuit 61, 62 compares the coordinates of the current position of the movable body with the coordinates of the moving destination when the coordinates of the moving destination included in the operation information are designated as absolute values.
- Each control circuit 61, 62 determines the moving direction of the movable body according to the sign of the difference between the coordinates of the moving destination and the coordinates of the current position. For example, as shown in FIG. 2A, the movable body moves straight along the horizontal direction, and the movable body can move as the number of steps representing the position coordinates of the movable body is a positive value.
- each control circuit 61, 62 determines to move the movable body to the right if the difference obtained by subtracting the coordinates of the current position from the coordinates of the moving destination is positive, If the difference is negative, it is determined to move the movable body to the left.
- the movable body rotates about a predetermined fixed point as a rotation axis, and the larger the number of steps representing the position coordinates of the movable body, the larger the positive value, the more the movable body moves in the clockwise direction of the movable range.
- each control circuit 61, 62 determines to move the movable body in the clockwise direction if the difference between the coordinates of the moving destination minus the coordinates of the current position is positive, If the difference is negative, it is determined that the movable body is moved in the counterclockwise direction.
- each control circuit 61, 62 determines to move the movable body in the designated movement direction. Further, when the moving destination setting mode is the inertial movement mode, each control circuit 61, 62 stores the sign of the difference between the current position of the movable body and the position in the previous step stored in the memory circuit. From the above, the moving direction in the operation immediately before the movable body is specified. Each control circuit 61, 62 determines to move the movable body in the specified movement direction.
- each control circuit 61, 62 determines an operation period corresponding to one step according to the rotation speed of the stepping motor. At this time, if the automatic acceleration / deceleration mode is ON, the control circuits 61 and 62 adjust the rotation speed of the stepping motor according to the acceleration data or the deceleration data included in the setting information.
- FIG. 6A is a diagram illustrating an example of a temporal change in rotational speed when the rotational speed of the stepping motor is increased
- FIG. 6B is an example of a temporal change in rotational speed when the rotational speed of the stepping motor is decreased.
- the horizontal axis represents time
- the vertical axis represents the rotation speed of the stepping motor.
- the graph 601 represents the relationship between the passage of time and the rotation speed when the rotation speed increases
- the graph 602 represents the relationship between the passage of time and the rotation speed when the rotation speed decreases.
- Time t 0 represents the time at which each control circuit 61, 62 starts executing the command set of interest.
- rsd represents speed data defined in the speed data included in the operation information.
- each control circuit 61, 62 has a predetermined first step number (for example, 5 to 5) of the stepping motor from the current position of the movable body.
- the rotational speed of the stepping motor is gradually accelerated or decelerated at the acceleration or deceleration specified in the acceleration data or deceleration data included in the setting information until the distance corresponding to 20 steps) is moved.
- the rotational speed of the stepping motor is adjusted to be defined in the speed data included in the operation information rotational speed. Also after time t 1, the rotation speed of the stepping motor is maintained at a rotational speed that is specified for the speed data.
- Each of the control circuits 61 and 62 indicates, for example, the rotational speed indicated in the speed data specified in the command set to be executed in the speed data specified in the command set executed immediately before. If it is faster than the rotation speed, the stepping motor is accelerated. On the other hand, if the rotation speed indicated in the speed data specified in the command set to be executed is slower than the rotation speed indicated in the speed data specified in the previous command set, each control is executed. Circuits 61 and 62 decelerate the stepping motor.
- FIG. 7A is a diagram illustrating an example of a temporal change in the rotation speed when the rotation speed of the stepping motor is increased according to the modification
- FIG. 7B is a rotation when the rotation speed of the stepping motor is decreased according to the modification.
- the horizontal axis represents time
- the vertical axis represents the rotation speed of the stepping motor.
- a graph 701 represents the relationship between the passage of time and the rotational speed when the rotational speed increases
- a graph 702 represents the relationship between the passage of time and the rotational speed when the rotational speed decreases.
- Time t 0 represents the time at which each control circuit 61, 62 starts executing the command set of interest.
- rsd represents speed data defined in the speed data included in the operation information.
- each control circuit 61, 62 causes the movable body to reach a position in front of the target coordinates by a distance corresponding to a predetermined second step number (for example, 5 to 20 steps) of the stepping motor. and time t 2 subsequent to gradually accelerate or decelerate the rotation speed of the stepping motor in the acceleration or deceleration corresponding to the acceleration or deceleration of the information included in the setting information. And each control circuit 61 and 62, so that at time t 3 when reaching the target coordinate the rotational speed of the stepping motor becomes a rotation speed indicated in the speed data, adjusting the rotational speed of the stepping motor.
- a predetermined second step number for example, 5 to 20 steps
- the movable body drive device 1 may start the movement of the movable body when starting an operation corresponding to one command set, and stop the movable body when the operation ends.
- the control circuits 61 and 62 gradually increase the rotation speed of the stepping motor with the acceleration included in the setting information from the start of the movement when starting the movement of the movable body.
- the rotation speed of the stepping motor is equal to the rotation speed specified in the speed data.
- the rotational speed of the stepping motor is adjusted so that Each of the control circuits 61 and 62 maintains the rotational speed until the movable body reaches the deceleration start position just before the target coordinate by a distance corresponding to the third step number of the stepping motor. Then, after the movable body reaches the deceleration start position, each of the control circuits 61 and 62 gradually reduces the rotation speed of the stepping motor at a deceleration according to the deceleration information included in the setting information.
- the control circuits 61 and 62 adjust the rotation speed of the stepping motor so that the rotation speed of the stepping motor becomes 0 rpm when the target coordinates are reached.
- the movable body drive device 1 when the automatic acceleration / deceleration mode is used, the movable body drive device 1 is suddenly accelerated when the movable body starts moving from the stopped state, or when the operation designated in the operation information is finished. Thus, it is possible to prevent sudden braking from being applied when the movable body is stopped, and to prevent the stepping motor from being overloaded. Therefore, the movable body drive device 1 can prevent the movable body from following the rotation of the stepping motor or the stepping motor from stepping out.
- the first to third step numbers, acceleration and deceleration are, for example, the values of the index of acceleration and deceleration in the setting information stored in the memory circuit 63 and the number of steps, acceleration and deceleration. It is determined by referring to a reference table representing the relationship.
- the control circuits 61 and 62 control the rotation speed of the stepping motor to move the movable body as shown by the graphs 603 and 604 shown by dotted lines in FIGS. 6A and 6B.
- the rotation speed specified in the speed data included in the operation information is set immediately after the start until the target coordinates are reached.
- each control circuit 61, 62 refers to a reference table that is stored in the memory circuit 63 and represents the relationship between the rotational speed and the operation period per step. To decide.
- each of the control circuits 61 and 62 applies a pulse-form to be applied to each terminal of the stepping motor corresponding to the determined operation period according to the excitation method and the moving direction corresponding to the value of the excitation mode flag included in the setting information.
- a drive signal is generated.
- each control circuit 61, 62 is stored in, for example, the memory circuit 63 and is executed by each control circuit 61, 62 according to a program for generating a drive signal.
- the drive signal corresponding to the moving direction may be generated.
- the signal waveform of the drive signal corresponding to the excitation method output to each terminal is known as disclosed in, for example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open Nos. 6-189597 and 2009-247833. Detailed description thereof is omitted here.
- each control circuit 61, 62 performs pulse width modulation on the drive signal applied to each terminal by multiplying the continuous pulse signal received from the duty ratio control circuit 4 and its drive signal.
- the movable body drive device 1 can suppress the amount of heat generated by the stepping motor to be controlled by reducing the duty ratio of the pulse signal, while controlling by increasing the duty ratio of the pulse signal.
- the torque of the target stepping motor can be increased.
- Each control circuit 61, 62 outputs a drive signal for each terminal subjected to pulse width modulation.
- each control circuit 61, 62 Each time each control circuit 61, 62 outputs a drive signal corresponding to one step, it updates the current position of the movable body stored in the memory circuit 63 and the position at the start of operation in the previous step. . Specifically, when the movable body moves in the direction in which the number of steps increases, each of the control circuits 61 and 62 sets 1 to the number of steps representing the current position and the number of steps representing the position in the previous step. Is added. On the other hand, when the movable body moves in the direction in which the number of steps decreases, each control circuit 61, 62 subtracts 1 from the number of steps representing the current position and the number of steps representing the position in the previous step. .
- the control circuits 61 and 62 each have the coordinate representing the current position of the movable body as the coordinate of the moving destination. It is determined whether or not they match. If the coordinate value representing the current position of the movable body does not coincide with the coordinate of the moving destination, each control circuit 61, 62 again generates a pulse width modulated drive signal for one step and sends it to each terminal. Output and update the current position. On the other hand, if the coordinate value representing the current position of the movable body matches the target coordinate, each control circuit 61, 62 determines that the operation of the movable body corresponding to one command set has been completed.
- control circuits 61 and 62 output the drive signals for the number of steps designated by the relative values to the respective terminals, and for the number of steps. Only update the current position etc. Thereafter, the control circuits 61 and 62 determine that the operation of the movable body corresponding to one command set has been completed.
- control circuit 61, 62 determines that the operation of the movable body has been completed, the control circuit 61, 62 transmits a command completion signal to the effect CPU via the communication circuit 2.
- Each control circuit 61, 62 receives a detection signal from a sensor that detects the position of the movable body driven by the stepping motor corresponding to the control circuit from the sensor interface unit 5 when the automatic correction flag is ON.
- the coordinate value representing the position of the movable body stored in the memory circuit 63 is rewritten to the coordinate value representing the detection position where the sensor corresponding to the detection signal detects the movable body.
- the movable body drive device 1 can grasp the exact position of the movable body.
- the solenoid control circuit 7 In accordance with the control command received from the register 3, the solenoid control circuit 7 generates an excitation signal for each coil in accordance with the moving direction or the moving destination of the movable body included in the control command. Output to the coil. Similar to the motor control circuit 6, the solenoid control circuit 7 may have a memory circuit that stores the current position of the movable body driven by the solenoid. When the moving destination of the movable body is included in the control command, the solenoid control circuit 7 also determines the moving direction of the movable body by comparing the coordinates of the moving destination with the coordinates of the current position, and the movement An excitation signal for each coil may be generated so that the coils are sequentially excited along the direction from the closest position to the current position.
- this movable body drive device grasps the current position of the movable body driven by the stepping motor, a higher-level control device such as a production CPU designates the target coordinates of the movable body. Only by doing this, the moving direction of the movable body can be determined, and the movable body can be moved to the target coordinates. Therefore, the host control device does not need to grasp the current position of the movable body and does not need to determine the moving direction of the movable body according to the difference between the coordinates of the current position and the target coordinates. Therefore, this movable body drive device can reduce the load of the host control device related to the drive of the movable body.
- the movable body drive device may not have a solenoid control circuit.
- the movable body driving device does not accept a control command for specifying the target coordinates only by the relative movement amount with respect to the current position, such as the inertial movement mode shown in FIG. 2C. Good.
- the memory circuit of the motor control circuit need only store the current position of the movable body.
- the register may store the coordinates of the current position of the movable body and the coordinates of the position when the previous step is executed.
- one control command may include both operation information and setting information.
- FIG. 8 is a schematic perspective view of a ball game machine 100 including a movable body driving device according to any one of the above-described embodiments or a modified example.
- FIG. 9 is a schematic rear view of the ball game machine 100.
- the ball game machine 100 is provided in a large area from the top to the center, and includes a game board 101 that is a main body of the game machine, and a ball receiving part that is disposed below the game board 101.
- the ball game machine 100 is provided between the fixed board part 105 disposed below the game board 101 on the front surface of the game board 101 and the game board 101 and the fixed game part 105 for the production of the game. And a movable accessory part 106 arranged.
- a rail 107 is disposed on the side of the game board 101.
- a number of obstacle nails (not shown) and at least one winning device 108 are provided.
- the operation unit 103 launches a game ball with a predetermined force from a launching device (not shown) according to the turning amount of the handle by the player's operation.
- the launched game ball moves upward along the rail 107 and falls between a number of obstacle nails.
- the main control circuit 110 provided on the back surface of the game board 101 determines a predetermined value corresponding to the winning device 108 containing the game balls.
- the game balls are paid out to the ball receiving unit 102 via a ball payout device (not shown). Further, the main control circuit 110 displays various images on the display device 104 via the effect CPU 111 provided on the back of the game board 101.
- the movable accessory part 106 is an example of a movable body that moves in accordance with the state of the game, and is driven by a movable body driving device 112 provided on the back of the game board 101.
- the movable body driving device 112 may be a movable body driving device according to each embodiment of the present invention or a modification thereof.
- the movable body is also movable. It may be driven by the driving device 112.
- FIG. 10A is a schematic front view of the movable accessory portion 106 driven by the movable body driving device 112 as seen through the fixed accessory portion 105.
- FIG. 10B is a schematic rear view when the movable accessory part 106 is located at one end of the movable range, as viewed from the back side of the fixed accessory part 105.
- FIG. 10C is a schematic rear view when the movable accessory part 106 is located at the other end of the movable range, as viewed from the back side of the fixed accessory part 105.
- the movable accessory part 106 includes a star-shaped decorative member 121 and a rod-shaped support member 122 that holds the decorative member 121 at one end.
- the support member 122 engages with a rail 123 provided on the back side of the fixed accessory portion 105 so as to contact the lower end of the support member 122 in an oblique direction from the lower left end of the game board 101 toward the upper right. It is held so as to be able to move straight along the rail 123.
- the decorative member 121 is fixed as viewed from the front side of the game board 101. It hides behind the object part 105 and disappears from the player.
- Teeth as linear gears are formed on the upper surface side of the support member 122, and these teeth are located on the lower left side of the support member 122 when the movable accessory part 106 is located at the upper right end of the movable range. It engages with a reduction gear 124 installed in the vicinity of the end position on the end side.
- the reduction gear 124 is engaged with a gear 127 attached to the rotation shaft 126 of the stepping motor 125. Therefore, when the stepping motor 125 rotates by a predetermined angle, the movable accessory portion 106 moves by a predetermined movement amount corresponding to the rotation angle via the gear 127 and the reduction gear 124.
- the stepping motor 125 is controlled by the movable body driving device 112.
- a sensor 128 is provided in the vicinity of the position of the end portion on the lower left side of the support member 122 when the movable accessory portion 106 is located at the lower left end portion of the movable range, and the movable accessory portion 106 is provided.
- a detection signal is generated, and the detection signal is transmitted to the movable body driving device 112.
- the sensor 128 is, for example, a magnet sensor, and the movable accessory portion 106 reaches the lower left end of the movable range by detecting a magnetic body attached to the end portion on the lower left end side of the support member 122. Can be detected.
- the sensor 128 may be an optical sensor having a light emitting diode and a light receiving element.
- the effect CPU 111 determines the target coordinates of the movable accessory part 106 and generates a control command according to the determination. . Then, the production CPU 111 outputs the generated control command to the movable body driving device 112. For example, before the game ball enters the winning device 107, the effecting CPU 111 moves the movable accessory part 106 to the lower left end of the movable range so that the movable accessory part 106 is hidden behind the fixed accessory part 105. Is transmitted to the movable body driving device 112 as a moving destination.
- the effect CPU 111 moves the movable accessory part 106.
- a control command for designating the upper right end portion of the possible range as the movement destination is generated, and the control command is transmitted to the movable body driving device 112.
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また、特開2009-247833号公報に開示された可動体駆動装置は、可動体の動作結果を上位の制御装置へ送信し、その制御装置からの指令、または動作結果に基づいて、駆動手段により可動体を駆動させる。
この遊技機において、演出制御部は、遊技の状態に応じて、可動体の移動目的地を規定する制御コマンドを生成し、その制御コマンドを可動体駆動装置へシリアル伝送する。そして可動体駆動装置は、制御コマンドを受信する通信部と、可動体の現在位置を記憶する記憶部と、その可動体の移動目的地と現在位置との差、またはその可動体の直前の動作における移動方向に基づいて、可動体の次の動作における移動方向を決定し、次の動作における移動方向に沿って可動体が移動目的地に達するまで可動体を移動させるように、可動体を駆動する駆動ユニットを制御する制御部とを有する。
可動体駆動装置1が有するこれらの各部は、それぞれ、別個の回路として回路基板(図示せず)上に実装されてもよく、あるいは、これらの各部が集積された集積回路として回路基板上に実装されてもよい。
本実施形態では、可動体駆動装置1は、複数の駆動ユニットを制御する機能を持つ。複数の駆動ユニットのそれぞれは、二つのステッピングモータと、一つのソレノイドである。ソレノイドは、例えば、コイルを励磁することにより、磁性体からなる可動体を吸引することによって、その可動体を駆動する。そのため、例えば、ソレノイドは、可動体の移動可能範囲に沿って、互いに異なる位置に配置された複数のコイルを有し、それらコイルが、可動体の移動方向に沿って順次励起されることにより、可動体がその移動方向に沿って移動する。
以下、可動体駆動装置1の各部について説明する。
制御コマンドは、例えば、何れかの駆動ユニットが駆動する可動体の動作を特定するための動作情報またはその駆動ユニットについての設定を規定する設定情報とを含む。一つの駆動ユニットに対する、動作情報と設定情報の組を、便宜上、以下ではコマンドセットと呼ぶ。一つのコマンドセットは、可動体の一つの動作を規定する。
クロック信号は、例えば、制御コマンド中の所定数のビットごとに、矩形状のパルスを持つ信号とすることができる。
デバイスアドレス302は、制御コマンド300が制御対象とする可動体駆動装置を特定するための識別情報であり、本実施形態では、8ビット長のビット列で表される。デバイスアドレス302は、通信回路2により、演出用CPUから別途受信する識別アドレスと一致するか否か判定され、一致する場合、可動体駆動装置1が制御コマンド300の制御対象であると判定される。
系統指定フラグ304は、制御コマンド300の制御対象が、可動体駆動装置1が制御可能な二つのステッピングモータのうちの何れであるかを表す1ビットのフラグである。
設定モードフラグ4051は、個別コマンドごとの設定を行う個別設定モードか、全ての制御コマンドに共通の設定を行う初期設定モードかを規定する。本実施形態では、設定モードフラグ4051が'00'であれば、個別設定モードであることを表し、一方、設定モードフラグ4051が'01'であれば初期設定モードであることを表す。
加速度データ4057は、4ビット長を持ち、自動加減速モードがONである場合の加速度を表す。
なお、停止時トルク4054、動作時トルク4055、励磁モードフラグ4056及び加速度データ4057は、図4Bに示された対応するデータと同一であるので、説明を省略する。
減速度データ4059は、4ビット長を持ち、自動加減速モードがONである場合の減速度を表す。
また、駆動ユニットがソレノイドである場合の制御コマンドは、可動体の移動目的地または移動方向、ソレノイドが有する各コイルへ出力される励磁信号のデューティ比などを規定するデータを含んでもよい。
通信回路2は、識別アドレスと制御コマンドを受信するタイミングが異なっていても、識別アドレスとデバイスアドレスとが一致するか否かを判定できるようにするために、識別アドレスを記憶するメモリ回路を有していてもよい。
さらに、通信回路2は、演出用CPUから、レジスタ3に格納されているコマンドセットを読み出すコマンドを受信すると、レジスタ3に格納されている全てのコマンドセットを読み出して、演出用CPUへ送信するようにしてもよい。
図5において、第1メモリ回路31に記憶される各コマンドセット501~505は、それぞれ、動作情報と設定情報とを含む。また、下側に位置するコマンドセットほど、先に書き込まれたものとする。したがって、この例では、コマンドセット501が最も先に書き込まれたものであり、コマンドセット505が最も後に書き込まれたものである。各コマンドセットは、それぞれ、バッファ511~515の何れかに格納されている。そして一番読み出し側に近いバッファ(図5では、一番下側のバッファ511)からコマンドセットが読み出され、そのコマンドセットがデューティ比制御回路4とモータ制御回路6とに転送される。そしてそのコマンドセットに従って駆動ユニットが制御されることにより、可動体が駆動される。一つのコマンドセットが実行される度に、各コマンドセットは、一つ読み出し側のバッファに転送される。なお、全てのバッファにコマンドセットが格納されている状態で、さらに次の動作情報または設定情報をレジスタ3が受け取ると、書き込み側に最も近いバッファ515に格納されている動作情報または設定情報が、新たに受信した動作情報または設定情報に書き換えられる。
デューティ比制御回路4は、生成した連続パルス信号をモータ制御回路6あるいはソレノイド制御回路7へ供給する。
ここで、センサは、例えば、発光ダイオードといった光源と、その光源と対向して、光源からの光を受光可能なように配置されるフォトダイオードといった受光素子を有する。そしてセンサは、例えば、可動体の移動可能範囲の何れかの一端、例えば、水平方向に移動可能な可動体であれば、その移動可能範囲の左端または右端に設置される。そして、可動体がセンサが設置された端部に達した場合に限り、光源からの光が可動体で遮られることにより、受光素子で検知される光量が低下することで、センサは、可動体がその端部に達したことを検知する。そして、センサは、可動体を検知すると、検知したことを表す検知信号をセンサインターフェース部5へ出力する。
なおセンサは、マグネットセンサといった、他の原理に基づく近接センサであってもよい。また、一つの可動体につき、複数のセンサが設置されてもよい。この場合、各センサは、それぞれ、可動体の移動可能範囲内の互いに異なる位置に設置される。例えば、一つの可動体に対して二つのセンサが設置される場合、その二つのセンサは、可動体の移動可能範囲の両端にそれぞれ設置される。
また、移動目的地の設定モードが慣性移動モードである場合、各制御回路61、62は、メモリ回路に記憶されている、可動体の現在位置と一つ前のステップにおける位置との差の符号から、可動体の直前の動作における移動方向を特定する。そして各制御回路61、62は、その特定された移動方向へ可動体を移動させると決定する。
その際、自動加減速モードがONであれば、各制御回路61、62は、設定情報に含まれる加速度データまたは減速度データに従ってステッピングモータの回転速度を調整する。
さらに他の変形例によれば、可動体の現在位置の座標及び一つ前のステップの実行時における位置の座標は、レジスタが記憶していてもよい。
さらに他の変形例によれば、一つの制御コマンドが、動作情報と設定情報の両方を含んでいてもよい。
図8は、上記の実施形態の何れか、または変形例による可動体駆動装置を備えた弾球遊技機100の概略斜視図である。また図9は、弾球遊技機100の概略背面図である。図8に示すように、弾球遊技機100は、上部から中央部の大部分の領域に設けられ、遊技機本体である遊技盤101と、遊技盤101の下方に配設された球受け部102と、ハンドルを備えた操作部103と、遊技盤101の略中央に設けられた表示装置104とを有する。
また弾球遊技機100は、遊技の演出のために、遊技盤101の前面において遊技盤101の下方に配置された固定役物部105と、遊技盤101と固定役物部105との間に配置された可動役物部106とを有する。また遊技盤101の側方にはレール107が配設されている。また遊技盤101上には多数の障害釘(図示せず)及び少なくとも一つの入賞装置108が設けられている。
2 通信回路
3 レジスタ
31 第1メモリ回路
32 第2メモリ回路
4 デューティ比制御回路
5 センサインターフェース部
6 モータ制御回路
61、62 制御回路
63 メモリ回路
7 ソレノイド制御回路
100 弾球遊技機
101 遊技盤
102 球受け部
103 操作部
104 表示装置
105 固定役物部
106 可動役物部
107 レール
108 入賞装置
110 主制御回路
111 演出用CPU
112 可動体駆動装置
121 装飾部材
122 支持部材
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124 減速ギア
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Claims (8)
- 遊技機に設けられた可動体を駆動する駆動ユニットを制御する可動体駆動装置であって、
前記可動体の移動目的地を規定する制御コマンドを受信する通信部と、
前記可動体の現在位置を記憶する記憶部と、
前記移動目的地と前記現在位置との差、または前記可動体の直前の動作における移動方向に基づいて、前記可動体の次の動作における移動方向を決定し、当該次の動作における移動方向に沿って前記可動体が前記移動目的地に達するまで、前記可動体を移動させるように、前記駆動ユニットを制御する制御部と、
を有することを特徴とする可動体駆動装置。 - 前記駆動ユニットはステッピングモータであり、
前記制御コマンドは、前記ステッピングモータの回転速度を表す第1の指標と前記ステッピングモータの加速度または減速度を表す第2の指標とを含み、
前記制御部は、前記可動体が、前記現在位置から前記ステッピングモータの第1のステップ数に対応する距離を移動するまで、前記第2の指標により示された加速度または減速度で前記ステッピングモータの回転速度を加速または減速させ、当該距離を移動した時点で前記第1の指標により示された回転速度となるように前記ステッピングモータを制御する、請求項1に記載の可動体駆動装置。 - 前記駆動ユニットはステッピングモータであり、
前記制御コマンドは、前記ステッピングモータの回転速度を表す第1の指標と前記ステッピングモータの加速度または減速度を表す第2の指標とを含み、
前記制御部は、前記可動体が、前記ステッピングモータの第2のステップ数に対応する距離よりも前記移動目的地に近づくと、前記第2の指標により示された加速度または減速度で前記ステッピングモータの回転速度を加速または減速し、当該移動目的地に達した時点で当該回転速度が前記第1の指標により示された回転速度となるように前記ステッピングモータを制御する、請求項1に記載の可動体駆動装置。 - 前記駆動ユニットはステッピングモータであり、
前記制御コマンドは、前記ステッピングモータの回転速度を表す第1の指標と前記ステッピングモータの減速度を表す第3の指標とを含み、
前記制御部は、前記可動体が、前記ステッピングモータの第3のステップ数に対応する距離よりも前記移動目的地に近づくと、前記第3の指標により示された減速度で前記ステッピングモータの回転速度を減速し、当該移動目的地に達した時点で当該回転速度が0となるように前記ステッピングモータを制御する、請求項1に記載の可動体駆動装置。 - 前記駆動ユニットはステッピングモータであり、
前記制御コマンドは、前記ステッピングモータの1ステップの動作に相当する第1の期間に対する前記ステッピングモータに電圧を印加する期間の比を表す第4の指標を含み、
前記第1の期間よりも短い第2の期間を1周期とし、当該第2の期間において、前記第4の指標に表された前記比だけ所定の電圧値を持つパルスが連続する連続パルス信号を生成するデューティ比制御部をさらに有し、
前記制御部は、前記連続パルス信号によって、前記ステッピングモータのステップごとの動作を制御する駆動信号をパルス幅変調し、当該パルス幅変調された駆動信号を前記ステッピングモータへ出力する、
請求項1に記載の可動体駆動装置。 - 前記制御コマンドに含まれる前記移動目的地は、前記現在位置を基準とする移動量で表され、
前記記憶部は、前記可動体の直前の動作時の位置をさらに記憶し、
前記制御部は、前記直前の動作時の位置と前記現在位置との差によって前記可動体の直前の動作における移動方向を求める、請求項1に記載の可動体駆動装置。 - 遊技機本体と、
前記遊技機本体の前面に、所定の移動可能範囲内で移動可能に配置される可動体と、
前記可動体を駆動する駆動ユニットと、
前記駆動ユニットを制御する可動体駆動装置と、
遊技の状態に応じた演出を制御する演出制御部とを有し、
前記演出制御部は、前記遊技の状態に応じて、前記可動体の移動目的地を規定する制御コマンドを生成し、当該制御コマンドを前記可動体駆動装置へシリアル伝送し、
前記可動体駆動装置は、
前記制御コマンドを受信する通信部と、
前記可動体の現在位置を記憶する記憶部と、
前記移動目的地と前記現在位置との差、または前記可動体の直前の動作における移動方向に基づいて、前記可動体の次の動作における移動方向を決定し、当該次の動作における移動方向に沿って前記可動体が前記移動目的地に達するまで、前記可動体を移動させるように、前記駆動ユニットを制御する制御部と、
を有することを特徴とする遊技機。 - 前記駆動ユニットはステッピングモータであり、
前記制御コマンドは、前記ステッピングモータの1ステップの動作に相当する第1の期間に対する前記ステッピングモータに電圧を印加する期間の比を表す第4の指標を含み、
前記可動体駆動装置は、
前記第1の期間よりも短い第2の期間を1周期とし、当該第2の期間において、前記第4の指標に表された前記比だけ所定の電圧値を持つパルスが連続する連続パルス信号を生成するデューティ比制御部をさらに有し、
前記制御部は、前記連続パルス信号によって、前記ステッピングモータのステップごとの動作を制御する駆動信号をパルス幅変調し、当該パルス幅変調された駆動信号を前記ステッピングモータへ出力する、
請求項7に記載の遊技機。
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