JP5279596B2 - Pachinko machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a durable Pachinko game machine capable of changing repulsion when depressing a performance button, instantaneously reporting the increase of the expectation degree of a jackpot or the like, and improving the amusement of a game. <P>SOLUTION: The performance button device 58 of the Pachinko game machine includes a spring 96 for biasing the performance button so as to restore it from the depressing completion position EP of the performance button 59 which operates a performance switch 60 to an initial position FP before the depressing is started, and an adjusting means 100 for changing the biasing force of the spring. The adjusting means includes a motor 102 provided with a drive shaft 102a along a performance button depressing direction PD and controlled by a performance control part, a holding part 104 for holding the support part 98 of the spring, and a motion conversion part 105 for converting the rotation of the turning drive shaft to the movement of the holding part so as to increase/decrease the length dimension SL of the spring and change the biasing force of the spring. On the part to transmit drive force of the motion conversion part, a shift allowing part SA capable of transmitting the drive force while allowing the shift along the shaft direction MD of the turning drive shaft is provided. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&amp;INPIT

Description

  According to the present invention, when the player presses the effect button of the effect button device after the output of the press start signal of the effect control unit, the effect switch is operated in response to the pressing of the effect button, and the press signal is transmitted to the effect control unit. It is related with the pachinko gaming machine which a production | generation control part performs in a predetermined production.

  Conventionally, as a pachinko gaming machine, in order to increase the game's preference, the expectation of jackpot etc. is increased by pressing the production button so that the player can participate in the production at the reach production such as jackpot That perform various effects are known (for example, see Patent Documents 1 and 2).

JP 2007-37972 A JP 2008-200202 A

  In the conventional pachinko gaming machine, as described in Patent Document 1, the effect button itself vibrates or emits light so that the player can clearly recognize the timing when the effect button is pressed. Alternatively, as described in Patent Document 2, there are some that make it impossible to press the effect button when it is unrelated to the press operation timing of the effect button.

  However, in the conventional pachinko gaming machine, there is room for improvement in that the game preference is further improved when the effect button is pressed. For example, in a configuration in which the production button vibrates, the push operation of the production button may be performed in an instant. In such a case, the vibration of the production button is not transmitted to the player's hand and the game's preference is improved. It is difficult to let it.

  This invention solves the above-mentioned subject, and it aims at providing the pachinko game machine which can change the repulsive force at the time of pushing down a production button, and can improve the taste of a game. To do.

In the pachinko gaming machine according to the present invention, when the effect button of the effect button device is pressed by the player after the output of the press start signal of the effect control unit, the effect switch is operated and pressed when the effect button is pressed. A pachinko gaming machine that outputs a signal to an effect control unit, and the effect control unit performs a predetermined effect,
The production button device
Along with a production button and a production switch
A housing that is arranged on the front side of the pachinko gaming machine, stores the effect switch, and exposes the push button that the player presses in the effect button from the opening;
Energizing means for energizing the effect button stored in the housing and capable of returning from the position where the effect button was pressed to activate the effect switch to the initial position before the start of pressing;
The adjusting means that is housed in the housing and whose operation is controlled by the effect control unit and can change the urging force of the urging means,
Configured with
The urging means includes a spring that urges the effect button, and a support portion that supports a base portion that is separated from the tip portion connected to the effect button in the spring along the pressing direction of the effect button,
Adjustment means
A drive unit comprising an electric motor having a rotation drive shaft whose axial direction is aligned with the direction in which the effect button is pressed and whose operation is controlled by the effect control unit;
A holding part for holding the support part;
Increase or decrease the length of the spring from the tip part connected to the effect button to the support part to change the urging force of the spring, change the rotational movement of the rotation drive shaft, and follow the pressing direction of the effect button A motion conversion unit that moves the holding unit,
And configured with
The transmission part that transmits the driving force from the rotational drive shaft to the holding portion is configured to be provided with a displacement allowable part that can transmit the driving force while allowing the displacement along the axial direction of the rotational drive shaft. It is characterized by.

  In the pachinko gaming machine according to the present invention, when the operation is controlled by the effect control unit and the electric motor of the drive unit in the adjustment unit rotates the rotation drive shaft, the motion conversion unit causes the spring in the biasing unit to rotate. The holding part that holds the support part on the base part side moves along the pressing direction of the effect button, changes the length of the spring having the tip part connected to the effect button, and the urging force of the spring changes. If the urging force of the spring that returns the effect button from the pressing completion position to the initial position changes, the urging force is equal to the repulsive force when the effect button is pressed, and the repulsive force of the effect button can be changed. It becomes. Therefore, with the production of the production control unit, for example, when the urging force of the spring is increased so that, when the production button is pressed during reach production, the production button cannot be depressed unless the production button is pushed more strongly than before. That is, the player can increase the expectation of the jackpot and the like and improve the game's preference compared to the case where the previous urging force is small and the effect button can be pressed even if pressed weakly.

  Therefore, in the pachinko gaming machine according to the present invention, the repulsive force at the time of pressing the effect button can be changed, and the game's preference can be improved.

  And in particular, in the pachinko gaming machine according to the present invention, it is possible to make a notification that increases the degree of expectation such as jackpots by changing the repulsive force of the production button that can be operated by the player himself, and the surrounding third parties grasp This means that only the player can recognize the increase in the expectation, not the notification of images and sounds that are easy to play, and the game preference can be further improved.

  Further, in the pachinko gaming machine according to the present invention, the increase in expectation such as jackpot can be notified not by the vibration of the effect button but by the change in the repulsive force when the effect button is pressed. If there is a change in the repulsive force of the player itself, even if it is a momentary pressing action, the player can easily and instantaneously grasp the change in the repulsive force of the effect button at the time of pressing, because the response when pressing is different. . Therefore, in the pachinko gaming machine according to the present invention, it is possible to reliably notify the player of an increase in the degree of expectation such as a jackpot, as compared to the case where the effect button is vibrated to notify the player of a jackpot or the like.

  In the pachinko gaming machine according to the present invention, contrary to the above, the urging force of the urging means is reduced by the operation of the adjusting means under the control of the effect control unit according to the effect mode of the effect control unit, and the reach effect. When the middle effect button is pressed, setting may be made so that the degree of expectation such as a jackpot can be increased if the effect button can be pressed more weakly than before.

  Further, in the pachinko gaming machine according to the present invention, when the biasing force of the spring of the biasing means is increased or decreased, the rotation of the rotation drive shaft of the electric motor in the adjusting means is simply caused by the motion conversion unit to press the direction of the effect button. The length of the spring is changed by the movement of the support portion, and the repulsive force of the effect button is changed. That is, in the pachinko gaming machine according to the present invention, the urging force of the spring can be easily changed by the rotation control of the rotation drive shaft of the electric motor, and the urging means can be configured from a simple spring. In combination, the effect button device can be simply configured.

  Furthermore, in the pachinko gaming machine according to the present invention, even when the effect button is pressed down strongly so that the support portion of the spring vibrates violently along the direction in which the effect button is pressed, the adjusting means is separated from the rotation drive shaft. The transmission part that transmits the driving force up to the holding part is provided with a deviation allowing part that can transmit the driving force while allowing a deviation along the axial direction of the rotation drive shaft, and the vibration of the support part is Because of the displacement movement of the displacement allowable part, it is difficult to be transmitted to the rotation drive shaft of the electric motor itself, the failure of the electric motor can be prevented, the durability of the production button device can be improved, and the production button The repulsive force can be changed stably.

  Therefore, in the pachinko gaming machine according to the present invention, since it is possible to prevent a failure of the electric motor for changing the repelling force of the effect button, it is possible to improve the game's preference by changing the repulsive force of the effect button. It can be performed stably over a period of time.

  In the pachinko gaming machine according to the present invention, the spring used for the urging means is composed of a compression spring that is connected by bringing the tip portion into contact with the back side of the effect button, and the support portion is formed of the compression spring. It is desirable to comprise the spring seat which supports the base part side away from the production button.

  In such a configuration, the biasing force of the compression spring can be easily increased if the adjusting means causes the spring seat to approach the effect button along the pressing direction of the effect button. Therefore, if the biasing means is used as a type in which the biasing force is changed to be larger than the normal time when the adjusting means is operated, the compression spring of the biasing means is Further, since the configuration is always shortened, the urging means can be configured in a compact manner.

Further, in the pachinko gaming machine according to the present invention, the transmission part for transmitting the driving force provided with the deviation allowing part is configured by arranging the driving force transmission surfaces that contact each other correspondingly,
It is desirable to configure the deviation allowing portion so as to allow a deviation along the axial direction of the relative rotation drive shaft between the driving force transmission surfaces in contact with each other.

  In such a configuration, it is only necessary that at least one of the contacting driving force transmission surfaces can move along the axial direction of the rotational drive shaft as a surface along the axial direction of the rotational drive shaft. Therefore, the deviation allowable portion can be easily configured, and further, the forward or reverse driving force of the electric motor can be quickly transmitted.

  When the driving force transmitting portion for providing the deviation allowing portion is constituted by the driving force transmitting surfaces that are in contact with each other, a gear mechanism or a joint mechanism can be provided in the adjusting means.

  In the case of a gear mechanism, for example, a gear mechanism having two gear bodies that transmit rotational driving force along the direction perpendicular to the axis of the rotational driving shaft is provided, and the driving force transmission surface of the displacement-permissible portion is set to two If external gears that mesh with each other of the gear bodies, or external teeth and internal teeth, and at least one of the gear bodies is supported so as to be movable along the axial direction of the rotational drive shaft, A shift along the axial direction of the relative rotational drive shaft between the meshing tooth surfaces of the two gear bodies becomes possible, and the vibration of the support portion is caused by the relative displacement movement of the meshing tooth surfaces. It becomes difficult to be transmitted to the rotation drive shaft itself, and the failure of the electric motor can be prevented.

  In the case of a joint mechanism, for example, a joint such as a spline joint, a flexible joint, or a universal joint that transmits rotational driving force along the axial direction of the rotational driving shaft is disposed between the two shaft bodies. If the above-described joint mechanism is provided, the joint mechanism itself has a driving force transmission surface that is a displacement-acceptable portion, and the vibration of the support portion is difficult to be transmitted to the rotation drive shaft of the electric motor. Motor failure can be prevented.

  Furthermore, in the pachinko gaming machine according to the present invention, the motion conversion unit is configured by providing a cam that is rotated by the driving force of the rotation drive shaft of the drive unit, and the holding unit is moved by the cam rotation. The cam follower may be assembled to the spring seat itself.

  In such a configuration, if the cam is simply rotated by a predetermined angle, the spring seat can be instantaneously moved by a long distance, and the length of the spring can be quickly changed to attach the spring. It becomes possible to change the power quickly.

And, in the pachinko gaming machine according to the present invention, when the cam mechanism is provided, the cam follower is formed as a rod protruding from the spring seat in a direction orthogonal to the direction in which the effect button is pressed,
The cam has a substantially cylindrical shape disposed on the side of the spring seat with a rotation axis along the direction in which the effect button is pressed, and a guide for moving the spring seat by sliding the tip end side of the cam follower. A groove is provided on the outer peripheral surface,
The cam follower can be moved so that the spring seat is gradually arranged from the most distant position that is the most distant from the effect button to the closest position that is the closest to the effect button within the angle at which the guide groove rotates at least once. In addition, it is desirable to provide an inclined surface portion that is provided to be inclined with respect to the rotation axis of the cam.

  In such a configuration, when the cam is rotated, the cam follower slides on the inclined surface portion of the guide groove and moves from the most distant position farthest away from the effect button to the closest approach position closest to the effect button, or closest to the effect button. The spring seat can be moved gradually from the approaching position to the farthest position, and the urging force of the spring, that is, the repulsive force of the effect button can be changed gradually, and the player repeatedly hits the effect button. It is possible to further improve the game preference when playing.

  Further, in the guide groove, the spring seat is arranged immediately from the closest approach position closest to the effect button to the most distant position farthest from the effect button within an angle of at least one rotation of the cam. It is desirable to provide a recessed groove portion substantially along the rotation axis of the cam so that the cam follower can be moved. In such a configuration, the cam is rotated so that the spring seat supporting the compression spring is arranged at the closest position closest to the effect button, and after the urging force of the compression spring is maximized, the spring seat is held. Immediately after the cam follower enters the concave groove, the urging force of the compression spring can be made the weakest. With such a configuration, the repulsive force of the effect button can be immediately set to the normal state and can be quickly prepared for the next effect as compared with the case where the spring seat is gradually returned from the closest position to the most separated position.

1 is a front view of a pachinko gaming machine according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is a schematic partial perspective view of the vicinity of the effect button of the effect button device in the pachinko gaming machine of the embodiment. It is sectional drawing which shows the production switch vicinity of the production button device of embodiment, and is a schematic longitudinal cross-sectional view along the front-back direction of a production button device. It is a schematic longitudinal cross-sectional view along the left-right direction of the production | presentation button apparatus of embodiment, and shows the state which has minimized the urging | biasing force of the spring as an urging means. It is a schematic longitudinal cross-sectional view along the left-right direction of the production | presentation button apparatus of embodiment, and shows the state which has maximized the urging | biasing force of the spring as an urging means. It is a schematic plan view of the cam vicinity as an adjusting means in the effect button device of the embodiment. It is a figure explaining the guide groove of the cam of an embodiment, and is a figure of the state where the guide groove was developed along the peripheral face of a cam. It is a block diagram of the electric system of the pachinko gaming machine of the embodiment. It is a flowchart showing the content of the timer interruption process which a game control board performs. It is a flowchart showing the content of a start port SW process. It is a flowchart showing the content of special symbol processing. It is a flowchart showing the content of the jackpot determination process. It is a flowchart showing the content of the fluctuation pattern selection process. It is a flowchart showing the content of the main process which an effect control board performs. It is a flowchart showing the content of the timer interruption process. It is a flowchart showing the content of a command reception process. It is a flowchart showing the content of effect selection processing. It is a flowchart showing the content of the process during fluctuation | variation effect completion. It is a flowchart showing the content of the effect button process which concerns on 1st Example. It is a flowchart showing the content of the button D process. It is a flowchart showing the content of button E, E 'process. It is a flowchart showing the content of the effect button process which concerns on 2nd Example. It is a flowchart showing the content of the button D process of 2nd Example. It is a flowchart showing the content of the button E and E 'process of 2nd Example. It is a flowchart showing the content of the effect button process which concerns on 3rd Example. It is a flowchart showing the content of the button D process of 3rd Example. It is a flowchart showing the content of the button E and E 'process of 3rd Example. It is an image transition figure showing the first half part of a series of example of a display form of an image display, in order to explain production button processing concerning the 1st example. It is an image transition diagram for explaining the button D process, which is the latter half of the same series of display forms. It is an image transition diagram for explaining the button E process in the latter half of the same series of display forms. It is an image transition diagram for explaining the button E ′ process, which is the latter half of the same series of display forms. It is a timing chart for demonstrating the production button process which concerns on 1st Example. It is a timing chart for demonstrating the production button process which concerns on 3rd Example. It is a figure which shows the modification of the spring as an urging means of embodiment. It is a figure which shows the other modification of the spring as an urging | biasing means of embodiment. It is a figure which shows the modification of the deviation | shift tolerance site | part of embodiment. It is a schematic longitudinal cross-sectional view which shows the other modification of the deviation | shift tolerance site | part of embodiment. FIG. 38 is a schematic enlarged perspective view illustrating a deviation allowable portion shown in FIG. 37. It is a figure which shows the further another modification of the deviation | shift tolerance site | part of embodiment. It is a figure which shows the modification of the motion conversion part of embodiment, and is a schematic sectional drawing which shows the state which minimized the urging | biasing force of the spring as an urging | biasing force. FIG. 41 is a schematic cross-sectional view showing a state where the urging force of the spring is maximized in the motion conversion section shown in FIG. 40. It is a figure which shows the modification of the guide groove of the cam in the adjustment means of embodiment, and is a figure of the state which developed the guide groove along the outer peripheral surface of a cam.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. As shown in FIG. 1, a pachinko gaming machine 1 according to an embodiment includes an intermediate frame 3 and an intermediate frame 3 in which a game board 4 is provided on an outer frame 2. A glass frame unit 5 provided with a glass door 6 located on the front side is attached so as to be openable. The glass frame unit 5 is provided with a dish unit portion 7 provided with a ball receiving portion 8 on the lower side. The dish unit 7 has a handle 9, a dish ball removal button 10, a passage ball removal button 11, and an effect button 59 to be described later, which are operated in order to launch a game ball into the game area 13 of the game board 4. Etc. are arranged.

  A center decoration member 14 is disposed at the center of the game area 13, and a display screen 15 a of the image display 15 is disposed inside the center decoration member 14. The display screen 15a includes a well-known demonstration display, a variation display of decorative symbols based on winning of a game ball to the first start port 16 or the second start port (electric tulip) 17, a pre-reach effect, a reach effect, a jackpot effect, A display (see FIG. 28D) for notifying the start of a button effect to be described later is performed, and these effect displays are controlled by an image control board 54 to be described later.

  A first start port 16 and a second start port 17 are disposed below the left and right central portions of the center decorative member 14. A game ball that rolls and falls in the game area 13 can always win the first start port 16. The second start port 17 is configured to be openable and closable, and a game ball can be won only when opened. When a game ball wins at the first start port 16 or the second start port 17, various random numbers such as jackpot random numbers are acquired as will be described later, and if the jackpot random number corresponds to a predetermined jackpot random number value, it is advantageous for the player. A jackpot gaming state that becomes a special gaming state occurs.

  Below the second start port 17, a big winning port (attacker) 18 is arranged. Further, the game area 13 is provided with a normal winning port 19, a gate 20, an out port 21, and the like.

  Outside the game area 13, a first special symbol display 22 that displays the first special symbol variably in synchronism with the variation display of the decorative symbol by the image display 15 in response to a winning at the first start port 16, 2 The second special symbol display 23 for variably displaying the second special symbol in synchronism with the variation display of the decorative symbol by the image display 15 in response to the winning at the starting port 17, and the game ball won at the first starting port 16 The first special symbol hold lamp 24 that displays up to four reserved balls, the second special symbol hold lamp 25 that displays up to four game balls held in the second starting port 17, and a game ball A normal symbol display 26 that displays the normal symbols variably when the player passes the gate 20, a normal symbol holding lamp 27 that displays the number of reserved balls of the game balls that have passed the gate 20 up to four, etc. are provided. ing.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, an effect button 59 of the effect button device 58 is disposed on the side of the ball receiving portion 8 in the dish unit portion 7 of the glass frame unit 5. As will be described later, when the player presses the effect button 59 from the initial position FP to the press completion position EP after the output of the press start signal of the effect control unit (effect control board) 53, the play button 59 is set to the press completion position EP. A press signal is output from the arranged effect switch 60 (see FIG. 3) to the effect control unit 53, and the effect control unit 53 performs a predetermined effect.

  In addition, the press start signal is used to increase the reach development expectation and / or the jackpot occurrence expectation level for the player, so that the effect control unit 53 performs the pre-reach effect and / or the reach effect during the reach. 28, a signal output so that an image or sound is output from the image display 15 or the speaker 30 (see FIG. 8). In the case of the embodiment, the signal is displayed on the display screen 15a of the image display 15 in FIG. This signal is output to the image control board 54 so as to display the symbol shown in (D). The player knows that the button effect has been started by the symbol shown in (D) of FIG. It can be known that 59 pressable periods have started. Further, the period during which the effect button 59 can be pressed is a period from the start to the end of the button effect, and in the case of the embodiment, for example, as shown in FIG. , Buttons E, E ′ reach first to third periods.

  Further, when the effect button 59 is pressed, the pressing completion position EP operates the effect switch 60 so that a detection unit 60c provided at the lower end of an operation piece 59f (described later) of the effect button 59 outputs a press signal ( ON) (refer to FIG. 3).

  Further, if the effect button 59 is arranged on the front side of the pachinko gaming machine 1 together with the housing 61 for storing it so that the player can easily operate it, as shown in the figure, the upper surface side of the dish unit portion 7. In addition to disposing the pressing portion 59a upward, it is disposed on the front surface of the dish unit section 7 or is not limited to the dish unit section 7, but is disposed at an arbitrary position and in an arbitrary direction. be able to.

  As shown in FIGS. 3 to 5, the effect button device 58 includes an effect button 59, an effect switch 60, a housing 61 of the dish unit unit 7 that houses the effect button 59 and the effect switch 60, and the biasing force of the effect button 59. And a repulsive force setting mechanism 94 capable of adjusting (repulsive force). The repulsive force setting mechanism 94 is housed in the housing 61, and an urging means 95 that urges the effect button 59 so that the effect button 59 can be returned from the pressing completion position EP of the effect button 59 to the initial position FP before the start of pressing, and the housing 61. And adjusting means 100 that is controlled by the effect control unit 53 and is capable of changing the urging force of the urging means 95.

  The housing 61 is provided between a top wall 70 on the upper surface side and a bottom wall 89 on the lower side. A portion 66 is provided. The side storage portions 64 and 65 are disposed on the left and right sides of the central storage portion 62, and the switch storage portion 66 is disposed on the rear side of the central storage portion 62. The central storage section 62 includes an upper button storage section 62a and a lower spring seat (support section) storage section 62b. The side storage section 64 includes a lower cam storage section 64a and an upper motor storage section. The side storage unit 65 includes a cam storage unit 65a on the lower side. The switch storage unit 66 stores the effect switch 60.

  The effect switch 60 is configured by disposing a light projecting unit 60 a and a light receiving unit 60 b so as to face each other in the left-right direction below the effect button 59 in the switch housing 66 in the housing 61. The effect switch 60 lowers the detection unit 60c disposed between the light projecting unit 60a and the light receiving unit 60b when the effect button 59 is pressed, so that the effect control unit 53 changes from the light shielding state to the light transmitting state. It is actuated to output the ON signal (press signal) of the effect switch 60. The detection part 60c is comprised from the lower end of the action piece 59f extended below from the production button 59. FIG.

  The effect button 59 exposes a substantially cylindrical pressing portion 59a pressed by the player from a circular opening 71 provided in the ceiling wall 70 of the button storage portion 62a. In the case of the embodiment, the effect button 59 is disposed such that a part of the upper end of the pressing portion 59a protrudes upward from the opening 71. In the center of the back surface (lower surface) 59c of the pressing portion 59a, a storage recess 59b that is recessed upward in a columnar shape is disposed, and a distal end portion 96a of a spring (compression coil spring) 96 described later is in contact with the back surface 59c. The spring 96 is housed in the housing recess 59b and is connected to the pressing portion 59a.

  In addition, the effect button 59 has a flange portion 59d projecting all around the lower end outer periphery of the pressing portion 59a, and further, an operating piece in which a detection portion 60c of the effect switch 60 is disposed on the lower end surface. 59f protrudes downward. The operating piece 59f extends downward through insertion holes 91e and 75b between a stopper 91 and a partition wall 75 described later.

  The position of the flange portion 59d is regulated so that the upper surface 59e is locked to the lower end surface 72a of the cylindrical sleeve portion 72 extending downward at the periphery of the opening 71 of the ceiling wall 70, and together with the sleeve portion 72, the spring 96 An initial position restricting unit that restricts the initial position FP of the effect button 59 biased upward is configured. In the case of the embodiment, between the flange portion 59d and the sleeve portion 72, a buffer such as rubber is provided so that the upper surface 59e of the flange portion 59d and the lower end surface 72a of the sleeve portion 72 are not in strong contact with each other. A material 93 is disposed. In the case of the embodiment, the cushioning material 93 is fixed to the lower end surface 72 a of the sleeve portion 72 as an annular shape.

  Further, a stopper 91 for restricting the pressing completion position EP of the effect button 59 is disposed on the upper surface side of the partition wall 75 between the button storage portion 62a and the spring seat storage portion 62b of the housing 61. The stopper 91 is made of polyacetal or the like having higher rigidity than a synthetic resin such as polycarbonate forming the effect button 59. The stopper 91 includes a cylindrical sleeve portion 91a that guides the flange portion 59d when the effect button 59 is lowered, and a disk-like bottom wall portion 91b on the lower end side. The bottom wall portion 91b includes an insertion hole 91d through which the spring 96 is inserted at the center, and an effect button 59 in which an upper surface 91c surrounded by the insertion hole 91d and the sleeve portion 91a is disposed at the pressing completion position EP of the effect button 59. This is a stop restriction surface that restricts the lowering of the position. The bottom wall portion 91b is formed with an insertion hole 91e through which an operating piece 59f extending downward from the effect button 59 is inserted.

  The urging means 95 is a spring (in the embodiment, a compression coil spring) 96 that urges the effect button 59 upward, and a pressing direction PD of the effect button 59 from the distal end portion 96a connected to the effect button 59 in the spring 96. And a spring seat 99 as a support part 98 that supports the base part 96b that is separated from the base part 96b.

  The spring 96 is arranged so as to extend downward from the top end portion 96a on the side of the effect button 59 through the insertion holes 91d and 75a between the stopper 91 and the partition wall 75, and the lower end base portion 96b is connected to the spring 96. The seat 99 is in contact with the upper surface 99a.

  The spring seat 99 has a substantially cylindrical shape that is accommodated in the spring seat accommodation portion 62b between the partition wall 75 and the support wall 78 in the vicinity of the bottom wall 89 of the housing 61, and the base portion 96b of the spring 96 cannot be removed from the upper surface 99a. In this way, the cylindrical restriction tube portion 99b that restricts the position is projected, and the flange portion 99c is slidable on the upper and lower outer peripheral surfaces of the side wall 77 of the spring seat storage portion 62b disposed around the spring seat 99. , 99d are projected.

  The side wall 77 of the spring seat accommodating portion 62b is substantially cylindrical, and slits 77a that can move the holding portion (cam follower in the embodiment) 104 of the adjusting means 100 protruding from the spring seat 99 up and down are provided on the left and right sides. (See FIG. 4).

  Further, the support wall 78 that constitutes the bottom wall of the spring seat storage portion 62b supports and supports the spring seat 99 on the upper surface in a normal state where the urging force of the effect button 59 is not increased. The repulsive force at the time of button production is “small”.

  The adjusting means 100 moves the support portion 98 (spring seat 99) that supports the base portion 96b side of the spring 96 to change the urging force of the spring 96. The urging force of the spring 96 is changed by increasing or decreasing the length dimension SL along the pressing direction PD of the spring 96 from the connected distal end portion 96a to the support portion 98. And the adjustment means 100 has the drive part 101 which comprises the electric motor 102 which has the rotation drive shaft 102a, and whose operation | movement is controlled by the production | presentation control part 53, and hold | maintains the support part 98 (spring seat 99). A cam follower 104 and a motion conversion unit 105 are provided as holding units. The motion conversion unit 105 mechanically converts the rotational motion of the rotational drive shaft 102a and moves the cam follower 104 up and down along the pressing direction PD of the effect button 59.

  In the embodiment, the motor 102 of the drive unit 101 is formed of a stepping motor, and is held and stored in the vertical wall 80 in the motor storage unit 64 b on the upper side of the side storage unit 64 of the housing 61. . Then, the motor 102 has a rotation drive shaft 102a protruding so as to extend downward along the pressing direction PD of the effect button 59.

  In the case of the embodiment, the motion conversion unit 105 includes a cam mechanism, and includes a cam 106 that is fitted with the rotation drive shaft 102a of the motor 102 and rotates by the rotation drive force of the rotation drive shaft 102a. The holding portion that holds the spring seat 99 is used as the cam follower 104 corresponding to the cam 106.

  The cam follower 104 has a base portion 104b fixed to the spring seat 99, and is formed into a rod shape protruding from the spring seat 99 in a direction orthogonal to the pressing direction PD of the effect button 59. In the embodiment, the center of the substantially cylindrical spring seat 99 is formed. The two are arranged on the left and right sides with good balance along the diameter direction (see FIGS. 3 and 4).

  The cam 106 has a rotation axis CC along the pressing direction PD of the effect button 59 and has a substantially cylindrical shape disposed on the side of the spring seat 99, and slides the tip 104a side of the cam follower 104. A guide groove 106b for moving the spring seat 99 up and down is provided on the outer peripheral surface 106a. Two cams 106 are also used corresponding to the cam follower 104, and are stored in the lower cam storage portions 64a and 65a of the left and right side storage portions 64 and 65 of the housing 61, respectively. Between the upper regulation walls 81 and 84 and the lower support walls 82 and 85, it is disposed so as to be rotatable about the rotation axis CC.

  Then, the cam 106 (106R) of the right side storage portion 64 inserts the rotation drive shaft 102a of the motor 102 into the insertion hole 106g, and the rotation drive shaft is rotated when the rotation drive shaft 102a is rotated. It will rotate with 102a. A serration 106h and a protrusion 102b are formed in correspondence with the inner peripheral surface of the fitting insertion hole 106g and the outer peripheral surface of the rotation drive shaft 102a so as to be able to transmit a rotational driving force (see FIGS. 4 and 6). ). In particular, in the case of the embodiment, the surface of the protrusion 102b of the rotational drive shaft 102a and the surface of the serration 106h of the fitting insertion hole 106g are formed in the same cross-sectional shape along the pressing direction PD and the axial direction MD. Thus, the driving force can be transmitted to each other and can be relatively moved along the pressing direction PD and the axial direction MD. That is, the surface of the protrusion 102b of the rotation drive shaft 102a and the surface of the serration 106h of the fitting insertion hole 106g are in contact with each other as the drive force transmission surfaces TP1 and TP2 that can transmit the drive force. A shift allowable portion SA that allows a relative shift along the axial direction MD of 102a is configured.

  Each of the left and right cams 106 (106R, 106L) includes a support shaft 109 extending downward from the support walls 82, 85 along the rotation axis CC. Each support shaft 109 is a bottom wall of the housing 61, respectively. A gear (spur gear) 110 is also provided. Between the left and right gears 110, 110, an intermediate shaft 111 that is positioned below the support wall 68 of the spring seat storage portion 62 b and is pivotally supported by the bottom wall 89 is disposed. A gear 112 that meshes with the left and right gears 110 and 110 is assembled. Therefore, if the right cam 106R is rotated by driving the motor 102, the left cam 106L is rotated symmetrically with the cam 106R using the gears 110 and 112. .

  The guide grooves 106b of the cams 106 (106R, 106L) are formed symmetrically with respect to each other, and are inclined with respect to the rotation axis CC of the cam 106, as shown in FIGS. And an inclined surface portion 106c. The inclined surface portion 106c gradually approaches the effect button 59 gradually from the most distant position SP (see FIGS. 3 and 4), which is the most distant from the effect button 59, within an angle of at least one rotation of the cam 106. The cam follower 104 is movably disposed so as to be disposed at the closest approach position CP (see FIG. 5). Further, the guide groove 106b moves the cam follower 104 so that the spring seat 99 can be disposed immediately from the closest approach position CP to the most distant position SP within an angle of at least one rotation of the cam 106. A concave groove portion 106e is provided along the rotation axis CC of the cam 106. In the case of the embodiment, the guide groove 106b of each cam 106 is provided with two inclined surface portions 106c and two concave groove portions 106e in a point-symmetric manner around the rotation axis CC.

  Further, the cam 106 has a flange portion 107 protruding from the outer periphery on the lower end side, and an optical sensor such as a photosensor is provided in the vicinity of the outer peripheral edge of the flange portion 107 of the right cam 106R. An encoder 108 is provided. The encoder 108 is configured to detect the rotational angle position of the cam 106R by a large number of marks 107a provided on the flange portion 107 of the cam 106R. Then, by the sensing of the encoder 108, the effect control unit 53 controls the rotation angle of the rotation drive shaft 102a of the motor 102 while feeding back the sensed data, and stops the cams 106R and 106L at predetermined rotation angle positions. Will be allowed to.

  In the embodiment, the operation of the motor 102 stops the cam 106R so that the rotation angle θ at the initial position around the rotation axis CC shown in FIGS. 6 and 7 is about 0 ° and about 180 °. Alternatively, if the left and right cam followers 104 are rotated, the tips 104a of the left and right cam followers 104 are disposed at the lowest descending position HD of the bottom surface 106f of the concave groove 106e, and the spring seat 99 supported by the cam followers 104 as shown in FIG. It is arranged at the most separated position SP farthest from 59. Therefore, the length dimension SL from the distal end portion 96a to the base portion 96b of the spring 96 becomes longer, and the urging force of the spring 96 can be minimized. In the effect button processing described later, when the effect button 59 is pressed. The repulsive force can be “small”.

  Further, if the cam 106R is rotated clockwise with the rotation angle θ of about 165 ° or about 345 ° from the initial position, the distal ends 104a of the left and right cam followers 104 are arranged at the highest rising position HU of the top portion 106d of the inclined surface portion 106c. Then, as shown in FIG. 5, the spring seat 99 supported by the cam follower 104 is arranged at the closest approach position CP closest to the effect button 59. Therefore, the length dimension SL from the distal end portion 96a to the base portion 96b of the spring 96 is shortened, and the urging force of the spring 96 can be maximized. In the effect button processing described later, when the effect button 59 is pressed. The repulsive force can be “large”.

  Further, if the rotation angle θ of the cam 106R is about 75 ° or about 255 °, the tip 104a of each of the left and right cam followers 104 is disposed at a height position HC near the middle of the inclined surface portion 106c, and the cam follower 104 is The spring seat 99 to be supported is arranged at an intermediate position between the most distant position SP and the closest approach position CP, and the length dimension SL from the distal end portion 96a to the base portion 96b of the spring 96 becomes an intermediate length. The urging force of 96 can be set to an intermediate level that is weaker than the maximum and greater than the minimum, and the repulsive force when the effect button 59 is pressed can be set to “medium” in the effect button process described later.

  The adjustment of the repulsive force “small”, “medium”, and “large” of the effect button 59 as described above is performed by the motor 102 of the drive unit 101 of the adjusting means 100 under the control of the effect control unit 53. The cam 106 (106R, 106L) of the motion conversion unit 105 is rotated in a predetermined direction by appropriately rotating the cam 102a clockwise or counterclockwise, and the cam follower 104 is moved up and down by guidance of the guide groove 106b of the cam 106, Further, the spring seat 99 held by the cam follower 104 is moved up and down, including a mode in which the tip 104a of the cam follower 104 is dropped from the top portion 106d of the guide groove 106b to the bottom surface 106f of the concave groove portion 106e. By adjusting the length dimension SL, the repulsive force of the production button 59 is changed from “small” to “medium”, “medium” to “large”, “large” → “small”, Or, by raising the rapidly cam follower 104 and spring seat 99 is rotated quickly cam 106 can be arbitrarily adjusted and, "small" → "large".

  In the embodiment, a stepping motor is used as the motor 102 of the drive unit 101. However, a servo motor may be used, and if the rotational angle position of the cam 106R can be accurately controlled, the motor Reference numeral 102 may be a normal DC motor capable of reversible rotation. Further, a sensor such as a photosensor provided in the encoder 108 is not limited to the portion of the cam 106R. It may be arranged.

  Next, the electrical system of the pachinko gaming machine 1 according to the embodiment will be described with reference to FIG.

  In FIG. 8, the electric system has a game control board (main board) 50 as a central part, and an effect control board (effect control part) 53 and a payout control board 52 are connected to the game control board 50. An image control board 54 and a lamp control board 55 are connected to the effect control board 53. The game control board 50, the effect control board 53, the payout control board 52, the image control board 54, and the lamp control board 55 are each provided with a CPU, a ROM, and a RAM, and the effect control board 53 further includes an RTC (real time) for measuring real time. Clock).

  The game control board 50 includes a first start port SW (switch) 36 that detects a winning of a game ball in the first start port 16 and a second start port SW that detects a winning of a game ball in the second start port 17. (Switch) 37, Solenoid (electric Chu solenoid) 46, which is a component of an opening / closing drive mechanism that opens and closes the second starting port 17, Gate SW (Switch) 40 that detects a game ball passing through the gate 20, and a prize winning port A game for the winning prize SW SW (switch) 38 for detecting a game ball won in 18, a solenoid (large winning prize solenoid) 47, which is a component of an opening / closing drive mechanism for opening and closing the winning prize opening 18, and a normal winning slot 19. Normal winning opening SW (switch) 39 for detecting the winning of the ball, the first special symbol display 22, the second special symbol display 23, the normal symbol display 26, the first special symbol holding lamp 24, the second special symbol holding Lamp 25 and normal symbol hold lamps 27 or the like is connected.

The effect control board 53 is connected to the effect SW (switch) 60, the motor 102, and the encoder 108 of the effect button device 58 operated by the player.
The image display board 15 and the speaker 30 are connected to the image control board 54.
A frame lamp 31, a panel lamp 32 and a movable accessory 33 are connected to the lamp control board 55.
The payout control board 52 is connected to a payout drive motor 45 that is a drive source of a prize ball payout device that pays out prize balls.

  Next, a timer interrupt process executed by the game control board 50 will be described with reference to FIGS.

A. Timer interrupt processing (Figs. 9-13)
FIG. 9 shows an overview of the timer interrupt process. The timer interrupt process is executed at a predetermined cycle, for example, at an interval of 4 milliseconds.

  In the timer interrupt process, random number update process (S1), switch process (S2), symbol process (S3), electric accessory process (S4), prize ball process (S5) and output process (S6) are executed in order. The

(1) Random number update processing (S1)
The random number update process is to update a predetermined random number such as a jackpot random number, a jackpot symbol random number, a variation pattern random number, or the like.

(2) Switch processing (S2)
The switch process includes a start port SW process (FIG. 10) and a gate SW process.
i) Start-up SW processing (Fig. 10)
In the start port SW process, as shown in FIG. 10, it is determined whether or not the first start port SW 36 is turned on (S11).
When it is determined that the first start port SW36 is turned on, a game ball that has been able to acquire a jackpot random number upon winning a prize at the first start port 16, and is a first special symbol corresponding to the acquired random number It is determined whether or not the first special symbol holding ball number U1 indicating the number of game balls that have not yet been displayed is less than “4” (S12), and if U1 is less than “4”, U1 is updated by adding “1” (S13), and the jackpot random number, jackpot symbol random number and reach random number are acquired and stored (S14), and the process proceeds to S15.

On the other hand, if it is determined in S11 that the first start port SW36 is not ON, or if it is determined in S12 that the first special symbol holding ball number U1 is “4”, the process proceeds directly to S15.
In S15, it is determined whether or not the second start port SW37 is turned on.

  When it is determined that the second start port SW37 is turned on, a game ball that has been able to acquire a jackpot random number triggered by winning the second start port 17, and a second special symbol corresponding to the acquired random number It is determined whether or not the second special symbol holding ball number U2 indicating the number of game balls that have not yet been displayed is less than “4” (S16), and if U2 is less than “4”, U2 is updated by adding “1” (S17), and the jackpot random number, jackpot symbol random number, and reach random number are acquired and stored (S18), and the process proceeds to the subsequent process following the start port SW process.

  On the other hand, if it is determined in S15 that the second start port SW37 is not ON, or if it is determined in S16 that the second special symbol holding ball number U2 is “4”, the start port SW process is directly performed. Transition to subsequent processing.

ii) Gate SW processing Although the contents of the gate SW processing are not shown in the figure, in the gate SW processing, when it is determined that the gate SW 40 is turned on, a random number is given on condition that the number of normal symbol holding balls is less than “4”. Processing to acquire and store is performed.

(3) Symbol processing (S3)
The symbol processing includes special symbol processing (FIGS. 11 to 13) and normal symbol processing.
i) Special symbol processing (Figs. 11-13)
In the special symbol process, as shown in FIG. 11, it is determined whether or not the winning game flag is ON (S21). Here, the winning game flag is determined to be a big hit in the stop process (S36) described later, and the long hit of the big win (for example, 15R (round) with a long opening time of the big winning opening 18 is long) A long hit game flag that is turned ON when it is determined that the jackpot is a big hit, and it is determined that a big hit has occurred and is a short hit of the big hit (a big hit of 15R, for example, a short hit of 15R) A short hit game flag that is turned on when it is determined to be lost, or it is determined that a loss has occurred, and a small hit among the loses (a loss that makes the opening and closing operation of the big prize opening 18 the same as the short hit) This is a small hit game flag that is turned ON when it is determined to occur.

  When it is determined that the winning game flag is ON, the process proceeds to the subsequent process following the special symbol process.

  On the other hand, if it is determined that the winning game flag is not ON, whether or not the first special symbol or the second special symbol is being variably displayed on the first special symbol indicator 22 or the second special symbol indicator 23 is determined. Determine (S22). Here, the first special symbol and the second special symbol as the stop symbols when the variable stop is, there are a jackpot symbol and a lost symbol, the jackpot symbol is a symbol per short time (long hit, the jackpot end The time per short-and-short game state becomes a short-time gaming state and the time-short-time per symbol (short-hit and short-time game state after the jackpot is short-time gaming state) Symbol), a symbol per probability variation length (a symbol representing the occurrence per probability variation length that the gaming state after the jackpot is the probability variation gaming state), and a probability variation short symbol (short symbol, The game state after the jackpot is changed to a probability change game state, and the probability change short game is a probability change game. The probability short hit pattern (short win, and the game state after the jackpot is not accompanied by a short time) There symbol) and is indicative of the occurrence of the per on purpose becomes latent 確短. Further, the lost symbols include a normal lost symbol and a small hit symbol indicating occurrence of a small hit.

a. While the first special symbol or the second special symbol has not yet started to change, the determination result of S22 is “NO”, and it is determined whether or not the second special symbol holding ball count U2 is “1” or more. (S23).
If the second special symbol reserve ball count U2 is “1” or more, the second special symbol reserve ball count U2 is decremented by “1” (S24), the customer waiting flag is turned off (S25), and the jackpot determination process is performed. Perform (S26).

  On the other hand, if the second special symbol reserved ball number U2 is “0”, it is determined whether or not the first special symbol reserved ball number U1 is “1” or more (S27).

  If the first special symbol holding ball count U1 is “1” or more, the first special symbol holding ball count U1 is subtracted by “1” (S28), the customer waiting command is turned off (S25), and the jackpot determination processing is performed. Perform (S26).

  On the other hand, if the first special symbol reserved ball count U1 is “0”, a customer waiting setting process is performed (S29), and the process proceeds to a subsequent process following the special symbol process.

<Big jackpot determination process (FIG. 12)>
In the jackpot determination process, as shown in FIG. 12, a jackpot random number determination process is performed (S41).
The jackpot random number determination process reads the jackpot random number from the random numbers stored in S14 and S18 (FIG. 10), and collates the jackpot random number with the jackpot random number table corresponding to the current gaming state. Here, when the current gaming state is the normal gaming state or the short-time gaming state, the number of jackpot random numbers in the jackpot random number table is set to be small (for example, set to a ratio of 1/300). When the current gaming state is the probability changing gaming state or the latent gaming state, a large number of jackpot random numbers is set (for example, set to a ratio of 10/300).

Next, it is determined whether or not the jackpot random number corresponds to the jackpot random value (S42).
When the jackpot random number corresponds to the jackpot random number value, a jackpot symbol random number determination process (S43) is performed.

  The jackpot symbol random number determination process reads the jackpot symbol random number from the random numbers stored in S14 and S18 (FIG. 10), and compares the jackpot symbol random number with the jackpot symbol random number table.

  As a special symbol to be stopped and displayed on the first special symbol display 22 or the second special symbol display 23 when the jackpot symbol random number is a probability variation symbol (a symbol per probability variation length symbol, a probability variation short symbol symbol or a latent probability short symbol symbol) When a symbol per probability variation, a symbol per probability variation or a symbol per latent probability short is set, while the jackpot symbol random number is a time-short symbol (a symbol per time-short or a symbol per time-short), the first special symbol indicator 22 or Set the symbol per hour / short or symbol per hour / short as a special symbol to be stopped and displayed on the second special symbol display 23 (S44), and proceed to the subsequent processing (variation pattern selection processing (S30)) following the jackpot determination processing To do.

On the other hand, if the big hit random number does not correspond to the big hit random value, it is determined whether or not the big hit random number corresponds to the small hit random value (S45).
When the jackpot random number corresponds to the jackpot random number value, the jackpot symbol is set as a special symbol to be stopped and displayed on the first special symbol display 22 or the second special symbol display 23 (S46), and the jackpot determination process is continued. The process proceeds to subsequent processing (variation pattern selection processing (S30)).

  On the other hand, when the big hit random number does not correspond to the small hit random number value, a normal lose symbol is set as a special symbol to be stopped and displayed on the first special symbol display 22 or the second special symbol display 23 (S47), and the big hit determination processing The process proceeds to the subsequent process (variation pattern selection process (S30)).

<Variation pattern selection process (FIG. 13)>
In the variation pattern selection process, as shown in FIG. 13, it is determined whether or not a big hit is made (S51).
If it is a big hit, the big hit table is set (S52).

On the other hand, if it is not a big hit, a reach random number determination process is performed (S53).
In the reach random number determination process, the reach random number is read from the random numbers stored in S14 and S18 (FIG. 10), and the reach random number and the reach random number table are collated.

Next, it is determined whether or not the reach random number corresponds to a reach random value (S54).
When the reach random number corresponds to the reach random value, the reach table is set (S55).
On the other hand, if the reach random number does not correspond to the reach random number value, the lose table is set (S56).

Then, the fluctuation pattern random number is acquired and stored from the set jackpot table, reach table or lose table (S57).
Next, a variation pattern random number determination process is performed (S58).
In the variation pattern random number determination process, the variation pattern random number is compared with the variation pattern table.
Next, a variation pattern (a variation time of the first special symbol or the second special symbol or the like) is set from the collation result (S59).

  After the above-described variation pattern selection process (S30, FIG. 13) is completed, the first special symbol display 22 or the second special symbol display 23 starts the variable display of the first special symbol or the second special symbol (S31). ).

  Next, a change start command is set (S32). Here, the change start command includes a gaming state designation command for designating the current gaming state, a symbol per probability variation length set in the jackpot determination process (S26, FIG. 12), a symbol per probability variation short symbol, a symbol per latent probability short term, A symbol designating command for designating a symbol per hour / short length, a symbol per hour / short, a small hit symbol or a normal lose symbol, and a variation pattern designating command for designating a variation pattern set in the variation pattern selection process (S30, FIG. 13). included.

  Next, it is determined whether or not the variation time has elapsed (S33). At this time, since it is immediately after the start of the variable display, the determination result in S33 is “NO”, and the process proceeds to the subsequent process following the special symbol process.

      b. After the first special symbol or the second special symbol starts to fluctuate, the determination result in S22 is “YES”, and it is determined whether or not the fluctuating time has elapsed (S33).

Before the fluctuation time elapses, the determination result in S33 is “NO”, and the process proceeds to the subsequent process following the special symbol process.
Thereafter, when the variation time has elapsed, the variation display of the first special symbol or the second special symbol on the first special symbol display 22 or the second special symbol display 23 is stopped, and in the jackpot determination process (S26, FIG. 12) The set symbol per probability variation, symbol per probability variation, symbol per latent probability short, symbol per hour / short / long, symbol per hour / short / short, symbol or normal lose symbol is stopped and displayed (S34). Next, a variable stop command is set (S35), and the process proceeds to the stop process (S36).

  In the stop process, it is determined whether or not it is a big hit. If it is determined that the big hit, the long hit game flag or the short hit game flag is turned ON according to the type of the big win, and an opening command is set. On the other hand, when it is determined that the game is not a big hit, if the current gaming state is the short-time gaming state, the predetermined time-saving number is subtracted by “1”, and the current gaming state is the probability-changing gaming state or the latent probability gaming state. In some cases, a process of subtracting a predetermined number of high probability fluctuations by “1” is performed.

ii) Normal symbol processing The contents of the normal symbol processing are not shown, but in the normal symbol processing, the winning random number stored in the gate SW processing is the current gaming state (probability changing gaming state, normal gaming state, latent probability gaming state or short time). It is determined whether it is a preset random number value or a lost random value corresponding to the gaming state), and a stop symbol is selected, and further, a variation time of a normal symbol is selected according to the current gaming state Then, the normal symbol display unit 26 displays the normal symbol variably for the selected variation time, and when the variation time has elapsed, performs a process of stopping and displaying the selected stop symbol.

(4) Electric material processing (S4)
The electric accessory processing includes a big prize opening process and an electric chew process.
i) Big prize opening process The details of the big prize opening process are not shown in the figure, but in the big prize opening process, if it is determined that long wins, short wins or small wins have occurred, long wins, short wins or small wins Correspondingly, opening / closing control of the special winning opening 18 is performed, and processing for setting an ending command to be transmitted to the effect control board 53 is performed.

ii) Electric Chu Process Although the contents of the electric Chu process are not shown in the figure, in the electric Chu process, when the winning random number is a winning random number value, the second starting port 17 is opened only for the opening time and the number of times according to the current gaming state. Performs a process that opens.

(5) Prize ball processing (S5)
The details of the prize ball processing are not shown, but in the prize ball processing, when a game ball enters the big prize opening 18 and the big prize opening SW38 is turned on, a prize ball payout command to be transmitted to the payout control board 52 is set. Perform processing to do.

(6) Output processing (S6)
Although the contents of the output process are not shown, various commands are output to the effect control board 53 and the payout control board 52 in the output process.

Next, processing executed by the effect control board 53 will be described with reference to FIGS.
B-1. Main processing (Fig. 14)
In the main process, various initial settings are made (S61), a CTC (counter / timer circuit) cycle is set (S62), and thereafter, various random numbers such as variable effect pattern random numbers and warning character random numbers are updated (S63). )repeat.

B-2. Timer interrupt processing (FIGS. 15 to 27)
FIG. 15 shows an overview of the timer interrupt process. The timer interrupt process is executed at a predetermined cycle, for example, at an interval of 1 millisecond.

  In the timer interruption process, a command reception process (S71), an effect button process (S72), and a command transmission process (S73) are executed in order.

(1) Command reception processing (S71, FIGS. 16 to 18)
In the command reception process, as shown in FIG. 16, it is determined whether a change start command has been received (S81).
When the variation start command is received, the effect selection process is executed (S82), and then the process proceeds to S83. On the other hand, when the variation start command is not received, the process directly proceeds to S83.

<Production selection process (FIG. 17)>
In the effect selection process, as shown in FIG. 17, a change start command, that is, a change start command composed of a game state designation command, a symbol designation command, a variation pattern designation command, etc. is analyzed, and the current game state (time saving Game state, normal gaming state, probability variation gaming state or latent probability gaming state), jackpot symbol or losing symbol type (shorter / short / long / short / short / long / short / long / short / long / short / long / short / long / short / short / short , Normal lose symbol or small hit symbol) and variation patterns (variation time, etc.) are recognized (S91), referring to the mode flag, any production mode other than the normal production mode or the normal production mode Is selected (S92), and a variation production pattern is selected based on the current game state and the current production mode (S93). Set the command (S94).

In S83 (FIG. 16), it is determined whether or not a change stop command (end command) has been received.
When the variable stop command is received, the process during the end of the variable effect is performed (S84), and then the process proceeds to S85. On the other hand, when the variable stop command is not received, the process directly proceeds to S85.

<Processing during change production (FIG. 18)>
As shown in FIG. 18, in the process during the end of the change effect, the change stop command is analyzed (S101), the current effect mode is recognized with reference to the mode flag (S102), and it is determined whether or not it is a hit ( If it is a win, the mode flag is changed (S104), and the process proceeds to S105. In the case of loss, it is determined whether or not the mode flag is “0”, that is, the normal performance mode (S106). If it is determined that the mode is the normal performance mode, the process proceeds to S105. If it is determined that the mode is the mode, the current production mode continuation number M is subtracted by “1” (S107), and it is determined whether the continuation number M is “0” (S108). While M is not “0”, the process proceeds to S105. On the other hand, when the number of continuations M is “0”, the mode flag is reset to “0” (S109), and the process proceeds to S105.
In S105, a change effect end command is set.
In S85 (FIG. 16), it is determined whether or not an opening command has been received.

When the opening command is received, a hit effect selection process is performed (S86), and the process proceeds to S87. On the other hand, when the opening command is not received, the process directly proceeds to S87.
In the winning effect selection process, an opening command is analyzed, a winning effect pattern is selected, and an opening effect start command is set.
In S87, it is determined whether or not an ending command has been received.

If an ending command is received, an ending effect selection process is performed (S88) and the process proceeds to a customer waiting command reception process (S89). On the other hand, if an ending command is not received, the process directly proceeds to a customer waiting command reception process (S89). .
In the ending effect selection process, an ending command is analyzed, an ending effect pattern is selected, and an ending effect start command is set.
In the customer waiting command reception process, it is determined whether or not a customer waiting command has been received. When the customer waiting command is received, measurement of the customer waiting time is started, and when the time is up, a process for setting a customer waiting effect command is performed. Do.

(2) Production button processing (S72)
The production button processing includes the first to third embodiments. In each embodiment, during the period in which the player can press the effect button 59 after the button effect is started, the repulsive force (energizing force) of the effect button 59 in the urging means 95 during the highly anticipated reach effect. Is changed to increase or decrease. In the first embodiment, the adjusting unit 100 automatically changes the repulsive force of the effect button 59 with the passage of time under the control of the effect control unit (effect control board) 53. In the third embodiment, the adjusting means 100 changes the repulsive force of the effect button 59 after the press signal from the effect switch 60 is input under the control of the effect control unit (effect control board) 53. More specifically, in the second embodiment, the repulsive force of the effect button 59 is changed to gradually increase, and in the third embodiment, the repulsive force of the effect button 59 is irregularly changed by lottery. It is. More specifically, it is as follows.

i) Production button processing according to the first embodiment (FIGS. 19 to 21)
In the effect button process according to the first embodiment, as shown in FIG. 19, it is determined whether or not the button effect is currently being performed (S111). Here, the button effect is an effect that allows the player to press the effect button 59 of the effect button device 58 in the pre-reach effect and / or reach effect. For example, the reach is a normal A reach, a normal B reach, and a long C reach, button D reach, button E reach (reach before losing as a result) and button E 'reach (reach before reaching a big hit as a result, and the same variation form as button E reach until the end of production) When the button D reach, the button E reach, or the button E ′ reach reach production is started, the button production is in progress after a predetermined time elapses.

  As shown in FIG. 32, the above six types of reach are as follows: (a) Normal A reach is the time t0 when the reach (for example, the state where the left and right symbols stop at “7” and only the middle symbol is variably displayed) After a relatively short period of time, it ends with a loss (for example, the middle symbol stops at “6” and the left and right stop symbols align with “767”), and (b) normal B reach occurs. After a time longer than the normal A reach from time t0, it ends with a loss or jackpot (for example, the middle symbols stop at "7" and the left and right stop symbols align with "777"), (c) The long C reach ends with a loss or a jackpot after a time longer than the normal B reach after the reach occurrence time t0, and (d) the button D reach is displayed at a low speed at the beginning from the reach occurrence time t0. The symbols are displayed at high speed from the middle. After that, the button effect starts from time t1, and passes through the first period (period from time t1 to time t2) and the second period (period from time t2 to time t3) in order, at time t3 (E) Button E reach changes in the same way as Button D reach until the second period elapses, and the third period (period from time t3 to time t4) after the second period elapses. After that, the final effect (the effect is performed during the period from the time t4 to the time t5 when the button effect is not allowed. In the case of the button E reach, for example, it is the last blow effect in the battle effect. After the first stroke, the performance ends with a loss at time t5. (F) Button E'reach changes in the same way as button E reach until the third period elapses. For E'reach, for example It is the director of the last blow in the battle director, through the director) that ally character is an enemy character is down to give the final blow to the enemy character, at the time t5, ending with a big hit.

  A specific example of the effect of the button D reach will be described with reference to FIGS. 28 and 29. From the state where the left and right symbols are variably displayed on the display screen 15a of the image display 15 (FIG. 28 (A)), When the left and right symbols change to 7 and reach occurs (FIG. 28 (B)), a teammate character and an enemy character appear as button effect images, and a battle is started (FIG. 28 (C)). ) And a display prompting the player to press the effect button (FIG. 28D). When this player sees this screen and the player hits the effect button repeatedly (an operation in which the pressing operation is continuously repeated), an effect is given in which the enemy character is punched by the enemy character (FIG. 28 (E)). An effect that counterattacks the ally character (FIG. 29 (F1)), an effect that the ally character gives up (FIG. 29 (G1)), and finally the middle symbol is changed to “6” and stopped to change to “767”. Lost symbols are displayed (FIG. 29 (H1)).

  Next, a specific example of the button E reach will be described with reference to FIG. 28 and FIG. 30. The state in which the left and right symbols are variably displayed on the display screen 15a of the image display 15 (FIG. 28A). ), When the left and right symbols stop at 7 and reach occurs (FIG. 28 (B)), the teammate character and the enemy character appear as the button effect image, and the battle is started (FIG. 28). (C)) and a display prompting the player to press the effect button (FIG. 28D). When this player sees this screen and the player hits the effect button repeatedly (an operation that repeats the pressing operation), an effect of hitting the enemy character with the punch of the teammate character is performed (FIG. 28 (E)) and the punch is received. An effect in which the enemy character gradually deepens the damage is performed (FIG. 30 (F2), (G2)), and then an effect immediately before the enemy character makes the last blow to the ally character is performed (FIG. 30 (H2)). ), The enemy character flies back against the ally character (Fig. 30 (I2)), the ally character gives up (Fig. 30 (J2)), and finally the middle symbol changes to "6". Thus, the loss symbol “767” is displayed (FIG. 30 (K2)).

  Next, a specific example of the button E ′ reach will be described with reference to FIG. 28 and FIG. 31. A state in which the left and right symbols are variably displayed on the display screen 15 a of the image display 15 (FIG. 28 (A )), When the left and right symbols are stopped at 7 and reach occurs (FIG. 28B), the teammate character and the enemy character appear as the button effect image, and the battle is started (FIG. 28). 28 (C)) and a display prompting the player to press the effect button (FIG. 28D). When this player sees this screen and the player hits the effect button repeatedly (an operation that repeats the pressing operation), an effect of hitting the enemy character with the punch of the teammate character is performed (FIG. 28 (E)) and the punch is received. An effect in which the enemy character gradually deepens the damage is performed (FIGS. 31 (F3) and (G3)), and then the effect that the ally character applies the last blow to the enemy character and the enemy character goes down (FIG. 31). 31 (H3)), the enemy character dissipates (FIG. 31 (I3)), and finally the middle symbol is variably stopped at “7” and the jackpot symbol of “777” is displayed (FIG. 31). 31 (J3)).

  Since the six types of reach are configured as described above, during the button production, in the case of the button D reach, the period from the time point t1 to the time point t3 (the first period and the second period), and the button E reach and the button E In the case of 'reach', it is a period from the time point t1 to the time point t4 (first period, second period, and third period). The occurrence probability of the above six types is, for example, 25/590 for normal A reach, 12/590 for normal B reach, 5/590 for long C reach, and button D reach. In the case of 5/590, button E reach, and button E ′ reach, the ratio is set to 3/590, and the probability that no reach occurs is set to 459/590.

  If it is determined in S111 that the button effect is being performed, it is next determined whether or not the button D is being reached (S112).

  If button D reach is in progress, button D processing described later is performed (S113). If button D reach is not in progress, it is determined whether button E reach is in progress (S114). Button E processing described later is performed (S115). If button E reach is not being performed, button E ′ processing described later is performed (S116).

  On the other hand, if it is determined in S111 that the button effect is not being performed, it is next determined whether or not the button D reach, the button E reach, or the button E ′ reach is completed (S117), and the determination result is “YES”. In this case, the repulsive force of the effect button 59 of the effect button device 58 is set to “small” (S118). On the other hand, if the determination result is “NO”, the process proceeds to the subsequent process following the effect button process.

<Button D processing (FIG. 20)>
In the button D process, as shown in FIG. 20, it is determined whether or not it is in the second period (S121). If this determination result is “YES”, it is determined whether or not it is immediately after the start of the second period. Determine (S122). If it is immediately after the start of the second period, the repulsive force of the effect button 59 of the effect button device 58 is set to “medium” (S123), and it is determined whether or not the effect switch 60 is turned on (S124). If it is not immediately after the start of the second period, in other words, during the first period and the second period and during the period excluding immediately after the start of the second period, it is directly determined whether or not the effect switch 60 is turned on. (S124). Note that before the start of the second period, the repulsive force of the effect button 59 of the effect button device 58 is set to “small”.

  If the determination result in S124 is “YES”, an effect button command to be transmitted to the image control board 54 is set (S125). On the other hand, if the determination result is “NO”, the process proceeds to the subsequent process following the button D process. To do.

  On the other hand, if it is not in the second period, in other words, if it is in the first period, the determination result in S121 is “NO”, and the process proceeds to the subsequent process following the button D process.

  Thus, in the button D process, the repulsive force of the effect button 59 of the effect button device 58 is set to “small” during the first period after the start of the button effect, and then the effect button device immediately after the start of the second period. The repulsive force of the 58 effect buttons 59 is set to “medium”, and the repulsive force of the effect button 59 of the effect button device 58 is maintained to “medium” during the second period. An effect button command is set each time the effect switch 60 is turned ON during the first period and the second period. Note that the repulsive force of the effect button finally set to “medium” is set to “small” when the button D reach is completed (S117 and S118 in FIG. 13).

<Button E processing and button E ′ processing (FIG. 21)>
In the button E process and the button E ′ process, as shown in FIG. 21, it is determined whether or not it is in the second period (S131). If this determination result is “YES”, immediately after the start of the second period. It is determined whether or not there is (S132). If it is immediately after the start of the second period, after setting the repulsive force of the effect button of the effect button device to “medium” (S133), it is determined whether or not the effect switch 60 is turned on (S134). If it is not immediately after the start of the second period, in other words, during the first period and the second period and during the period excluding immediately after the start of the second period, it is directly determined whether or not the effect switch 60 is turned on ( S134). Note that before the start of the second period, the repulsive force of the effect button 59 of the effect button device 58 is set to “small”.

  If the determination result in S134 is “YES”, an effect button command to be transmitted to the image control board 54 is set (S135). On the other hand, if the determination result is “NO”, the button E process and the button E ′ process follow. Move on to subsequent processing.

  On the other hand, if it is not in the second period, in other words, if it is in the first period or the third period, the determination result in S131 is “NO”, and it is determined whether or not it is in the third period (S136), When the determination result is “YES”, it is determined whether or not it is immediately after the start of the third period (S137). If it is immediately after the start of the third period, the repulsive force of the effect button 59 of the effect button device 58 is set to “large” (S138), and it is determined whether or not the effect switch 60 is turned on (S134). If it is not immediately after the start of the third period, in other words, during the first period and the third period and during the period excluding immediately after the start of the third period, it is directly determined whether or not the effect switch 60 is turned on. (S134).

  If the determination result in S134 is “YES”, an effect button command to be transmitted to the image control board 54 is set (S135). On the other hand, if the determination result is “NO”, the button E process and the button E ′ process follow. Move on to subsequent processing.

  On the other hand, if it is not in the third period, in other words, if it is in the first period, the determination result in S136 is “NO”, and the process proceeds to the subsequent process following the button E process and the button E ′ process.

  Thus, in the button E process and the button E ′ process, the repulsive force of the effect button 59 of the effect button device 58 is set to “small” during the first period after the button effect starts, and then the second period starts. Immediately after, the repulsive force of the effect button 59 is set to “medium”, the repulsive force of the effect button 59 is maintained “medium” during the second period, and then the repulsive force of the effect button 59 is immediately after the start of the third period. “Large” is set, and the repulsive force of the effect button 59 is maintained at “large” during the third period. An effect button command is set each time the effect switch 60 is turned ON during the first period, the second period, and the third period. The repulsive force of the effect button 59 that is finally set to “large” is set to “small” when the button E reach and the button E ′ reach are completed (S117 and S118 in FIG. 19).

ii) Production button processing according to the second embodiment (FIGS. 22 to 24)
In the effect button process according to the second embodiment, as shown in FIG. 22, it is determined whether or not the button effect is currently being performed (S141). Here, the button effects are the same as the button effects of the first embodiment described above. For example, normal A reach, normal B reach, long C reach, button D reach, button E reach and button E 'reach Of these, button D reach, button E reach, and button E ′ reach are performed.
If it is determined in S141 that the button effect is being performed, it is next determined whether or not the button D is being reached (S142).

  If button D reach is in progress, button D processing described later is performed (S143). If button D reach is not in progress, it is determined whether button E reach is in progress (S144). Button E processing described later is performed (S145). If the button E reach is not being performed, button E ′ processing described later is performed (S146).

  On the other hand, if it is determined in S141 that the button effect is not being performed, it is next determined whether or not the button D reach, the button E reach, or the button E ′ reach is completed (S147), and the determination result is “YES”. In the case of, the repulsive force of the effect button 59 of the effect button device 58 is set to “small” (S148), the number of button operations is reset to “0” (S149), while the determination result is “NO”, The process proceeds to the subsequent process following the effect button process.

<Button D processing (FIG. 23)>
In the button D process, as shown in FIG. 23, it is determined whether or not the effect switch 60 is turned on (S151). If the determination result is “NO”, the process proceeds to the subsequent process following the button D process. On the other hand, if the determination result is “YES”, an effect button command is set (S152), and the number of button operations is incremented by “1” (S153). Next, it is determined whether or not the number of button operations is greater than or equal to a first predetermined value (for example, three times) (S154). If the number of button operations is less than the first predetermined value, the process proceeds to the subsequent process following the button D process. To do. When the number of button operations is equal to or greater than the first predetermined value, it is determined whether or not the repulsive force of the effect button 59 of the effect button device 58 is “medium” (S155), and if this determination result is “NO”, the effect button 59 Is set to “medium” (S156). Thus, after the repulsive force of the effect button 59 is set to “medium”, the determination result in S155 is reversed to “YES”, and the process proceeds to the subsequent process following the button D process. At the start of the button D process, the repulsive force of the effect button 59 of the effect button device 58 is set to “small”.

  As described above, in the button D process, the effect button command is set every time the effect switch 60 is turned on, and the button operation count is incremented by “1”, and the button operation count reaches the first predetermined value or more. Then, the repulsive force of the effect button is set to “medium”, and then the repulsive force is maintained at “medium” during the button effect. Note that the repulsive force of the effect button 59 finally set to “medium” is set to “small” when the button D reach is completed as described above (S141, S147, S148 in FIG. 22).

<Button E processing and button E ′ processing (FIG. 24)>
In the button E process and the button E ′ process, as shown in FIG. 24, it is determined whether or not the effect switch 60 is turned on (S161). If this determination result is “NO”, the button E process and the button E The process proceeds to the subsequent process following the 'process. On the other hand, if the determination result is “YES”, an effect button command is set (S162), and the number of button operations is incremented by “1” (S163). Next, it is determined whether or not the number of button operations is a first predetermined value (for example, three times) or more (S164). If the number of button operations is less than the first predetermined value, the button E process and the button E ′ process are followed. Move on to subsequent processing. When the number of button operations is equal to or greater than the first predetermined value, it is determined whether or not the repulsive force of the effect button 59 of the effect button device 58 is “large” (S165), and if the determination result is “NO”, the effect button 59 It is determined whether or not the repulsive force is “medium” (S166). At the start of the button E process and the button E ′ process, the repulsive force of the effect button 59 is set to “small”, so the determination result of S166 is “NO”, and the repulsive force of the effect button 59 is set to “medium” (S167).

  After the repulsive force of the effect button 59 is set to “medium”, each time the effect switch 60 is turned on, S162, S163, S164, S165, and S166 are executed, and the determination result of S166 is “YES”. Therefore, it is determined whether or not the number of button operations is a second predetermined value (for example, three times) or more (S168), and when the number of button operations reaches the second predetermined value or more, the repulsive force of the effect button 59 is increased. When “large” is set (S169) and the number of button operations is less than the first predetermined value, the process proceeds to the subsequent process following the button E process and the button E ′ process. Then, after the repulsive force of the effect button 59 is set to “high”, the determination result in S165 is reversed to “YES”, so that the repulsive force of the effect button 59 is changed even when the effect switch 60 is turned on. Is not performed, and the repulsive force is maintained at "Large".

  As described above, in the button E process and the button E ′ process, an effect button command is set each time the effect switch 60 is turned ON, and the number of button operations is incremented by “1”. When the predetermined value or more is reached, the repulsive force of the effect button 59 is set to “medium”, and when the number of button operations thereafter reaches the second predetermined value or more, the repulsive force of the effect button 59 is set to “high”. During button production, the repulsive force is maintained at “Large”. As described above, the repulsive force of the effect button 59 that is finally set to “large” is set to “small” when the button E reach and the button E ′ reach are completed (S141 and S147 in FIG. 22). , S148).

  Note that the first and second predetermined values of the number of button operations described above are not limited to the exemplified three times, and may be appropriately set to any value of one time, two times, or four or more times. That's fine.

iii) Production button processing according to the third embodiment (FIGS. 25 to 27)
In the effect button process according to the third embodiment, as shown in FIG. 25, it is determined whether or not the button effect is currently being performed (S171). Here, the button effects are the same as the button effects of the first and second embodiments described above. For example, normal A reach, normal B reach, long C reach, button D reach, button E reach and button E Among the 'reach', the button D reach, the button E reach, and the button E 'reach are performed.
If it is determined in S171 that the button effect is being performed, it is next determined whether or not the button D is being reached (S172).

  If button D reach is in progress, button D processing described later is performed (S173). If button D reach is not in progress, it is determined whether button E reach is in progress (S174). Button E processing described later is performed (S175). If the button E reach is not being performed, button E ′ processing described later is performed (S176).

  On the other hand, if it is determined in S171 that the button production is not in progress, it is next determined whether or not the button D reach, button E reach, or button E ′ reach has just ended (S177), and the determination result is “YES”. In this case, the repulsive force of the effect button 59 of the effect button device 58 is set to “small” (S178). On the other hand, if the determination result is “NO”, the process proceeds to the subsequent process following the effect button process.

<Button D processing (FIG. 26)>
In the button D process, as shown in FIG. 26, it is determined whether or not it is in the second period (S181). Since it is the first period immediately after the start of the button effect, the determination result is “NO”, and it is determined whether or not the effect switch 60 is turned on (S182). When the determination result is “NO”, the process proceeds to the subsequent process following the button D process. On the other hand, when the determination result is “YES”, the repulsive force lottery process is performed (S183).

  In the button D process, in the repulsive force lottery process during the first period, as shown in FIG. 33, two repulsive forces of “small” and “medium” are targeted for lottery, and “small” is drawn. The probability is 19/20, and the probability that “medium” is drawn is 1/20. In the first period, the pattern in which the repulsive force is changed or maintained according to the lottery result maintains the first pattern that changes from “small” to “small”, that is, “small” as a result of “small” being drawn. First pattern to be changed, second pattern to change from “medium” to “small”, third pattern to change from “small” to “middle” as a result of lottery of “medium”, “medium” to “middle” There is a fourth pattern that changes to, that is, a fourth pattern in which “medium” is maintained.

  Next, it is determined whether or not the lottery repulsive force, that is, the lottery repulsive force is “medium” (S184). If this determination result is “YES”, the repulsive force of the effect button 59 is set to “medium”. If the determination result is “NO”, the repulsive force is set to “small” (S186). Here, since the repulsive force at the start of the first period is set to “small” in advance, the repulsive force changes from “small” to “medium” by setting the repulsive force to “medium”. By setting the repulsive force to “small”, the repulsive force is maintained at “small”.

Next, an effect button command is set (S187), and the process proceeds to the subsequent process following the button D process.
Thereafter, when the first period ends and the second period starts, the determination result in S181 is reversed to “YES”, and it is determined whether or not it is immediately after the end of the first period (S188).

  Immediately after the start of the second period, the determination result in S188 is “YES”, so it is determined whether or not the current repulsive force, that is, the current repulsive force is “small” (S189), and the current repulsive force is “small”. In some cases, the repulsive force of the effect button 59 is set to “medium” (S190), and the process proceeds to S191. On the other hand, if the current repulsive force is “medium”, the process proceeds directly to S191.

  In S191, it is determined whether or not the effect switch 60 is turned on. When the effect switch 60 is not turned on, the process proceeds to the subsequent process following the button D process. On the other hand, when the effect switch 60 is turned on, a repulsive force lottery process is performed (S192).

  In the button D process, as shown in FIG. 33, the repulsive force lottery process during the second period includes three repulsive forces of “small”, “medium”, and “large”. 29/100, the probability of “Medium” being drawn is 70/100, and the probability of “Large” being drawn is 1/100. In the second period, the pattern in which the repulsive force is changed or maintained according to the lottery result is (1) the first pattern that changes from “medium” to “small” as a result of “small” being drawn, The second pattern that changes from “small” to “small”, the third pattern that changes from “small” to “small”, that is, the third pattern that maintains “small”, (2) A fourth pattern that changes from “medium” to “medium”, that is, a fourth pattern in which “medium” is maintained, a fifth pattern that changes from “large” to “medium”, and a sixth pattern that changes from “small” to “medium” Pattern, (3) As a result of lottery of “large”, the seventh pattern changes from “medium” to “large”, the eighth pattern changes from “small” to “large”, changes from “large” to “large” There is a ninth pattern in which “large” is maintained.

  After the repulsive force lottery process (S192), it is determined whether or not the lottery repulsive force is “high”.

  If the lottery repulsive force is “large”, the repulsive force of the effect button is set to “large” (S194), and the effect button command is set (S187).

  On the other hand, if the lottery repulsive force is not “large”, it is determined whether the lottery repulsive force is “medium” (S195). If the lottery repulsive force is “medium”, the repulsive force of the effect button 59 is “medium”. On the other hand, when the lottery repulsive force is “small”, the repulsive force of the effect button 59 is set to “small” (S197), and the effect button command is set (S187).

  Thus, in the button D process, the repulsive force lottery process is performed each time the effect switch 60 is turned on in the first period and the second period, and the repulsive force of the effect button 59 is “small” in the first period. Alternatively, the repulsive force of “medium” is set to the repulsive force of “small”, “medium” or “large” in the second period. In the first period, the probability of being set to a “small” repulsive force is high, and in the second period, the probability of being set to a “medium” repulsive force is high. As described above, the repulsive force of the effect button 59 that is finally set to “medium” or “large” is set to “small” when the button D reach is completed (S171, S177 in FIG. 25, S178).

<Button E processing and button E ′ processing (FIG. 24)>
In the button E process and the button E ′ process, as shown in FIG. 27, it is determined whether or not it is in the first period (S201). Since it is the first period immediately after the start of the button effect, the determination result is “YES”, and it is determined whether or not the effect switch 60 is turned on (S202). When the determination result is “NO”, the process proceeds to the process subsequent to the button E process and the button E ′ process. On the other hand, when the determination result is “YES”, the repulsive force lottery process is performed (S203).

  In the button E process and the button E ′ process, as shown in FIG. 33, the repulsive force lottery process during the first period is made up of two repulsive forces of “small” and “medium”. The probability that “will be drawn” is 9/10, and the probability that “medium” will be drawn is 1/10. In the first period, the pattern in which the repulsive force is changed or maintained according to the lottery result maintains the first pattern that changes from “small” to “small”, that is, “small” as a result of “small” being drawn. First pattern to be changed, second pattern to change from “medium” to “small”, third pattern to change from “small” to “middle” as a result of lottery of “medium”, “medium” to “middle” There is a fourth pattern that changes to, that is, a fourth pattern in which “medium” is maintained.

  Next, it is determined whether or not the lottery repulsive force is “medium” (S204). If the determination result is “YES”, the repulsive force of the effect button 59 is set to “medium” (S205), and the determination is made. If the result is “NO”, the repulsive force is set to “small” (S206). Here, since the repulsive force at the start of the first period is set to “small” in advance, the repulsive force changes from “small” to “medium” by setting the repulsive force to “medium”. By setting the repulsive force to “small”, the repulsive force is maintained at “small”.

  Next, an effect button command is set (S207), and the process proceeds to the subsequent process following the button E process and the button E ′ process.

  Thereafter, when the first period ends and the second period starts, the determination result in S201 is reversed to “NO”, and it is determined whether or not it is in the second period (S208). The determination result is “YES”. Therefore, it is determined whether it is immediately after the end of the first period (S209).

  Immediately after the start of the second period, since the determination result of S209 is “YES”, it is determined whether or not the current repulsive force, that is, the current repulsive force is “small” (S210), and the current repulsive force is “small”. In some cases, the repulsive force of the effect button 59 is set to “medium” (S211), and the process proceeds to S212. On the other hand, if the current repulsive force is “medium”, the process proceeds directly to S212.

  In S212, it is determined whether or not the effect switch 60 is turned on. When the effect switch 60 is not turned on, the process proceeds to the subsequent process following the button E process and the button E ′ process. On the other hand, when the effect switch 60 is turned on, a repulsive force lottery process is performed (S213).

  In the button E process and the button E ′ process, in the repulsive force lottery process during the second period, as shown in FIG. 33, two repulsive forces of “medium” and “large” are targeted for lottery. The probability that “” will be drawn is 9/10, and the probability that “large” is drawn is 1/10. In the second period, the pattern in which the repulsive force is changed or maintained depending on the lottery result is (1) the first pattern that changes from “medium” to “medium” as a result of “medium” being drawn, that is, “medium” Is maintained, the second pattern changes from “Large” to “Medium”, and (2) the third pattern changes from “Middle” to “Large” as a result of “Large” being drawn. There is a fourth pattern that changes from “large” to “large”, that is, a fourth pattern in which “large” is maintained.

After the repulsive force lottery process (S213), it is determined whether or not the lottery repulsive force is “high”.
When the lottery repulsive force is “Large”, the repulsive force of the production button is set to “Large” (S215), while when the lottery repulsive force is “Medium”, the repulsive force of the production button is set to “Middle” Set (S216) and set a production button command (S207).

  Thereafter, when the second period ends and the third period starts, the determination result of S208 is reversed to “NO”, and it is determined whether or not it is immediately after the end of the second period (S217).

  Immediately after the start of the second period, since the determination result of S217 is “YES”, it is determined whether or not the current repulsive force is “medium” (S218). The repulsive force of 59 is set to “large” (S219), and the process proceeds to S220. On the other hand, if the current repulsive force is “large”, the process proceeds directly to S220.

  In S220, it is determined whether or not the effect switch 60 is turned on. When the effect switch 60 is not turned on, the process proceeds to the subsequent process following the button E process and the button E ′ process. On the other hand, when the effect switch 60 is turned on, a repulsive force lottery process is performed (S221).

  In the button E process and the button E ′ process, as shown in FIG. 33, the repulsive force lottery process during the third period includes two repulsive forces of “medium” and “large”. The probability that “will be drawn” is 1/3, and the probability that “Large” will be drawn is 2/3. In the third period, the pattern in which the repulsive force is changed or maintained according to the lottery result is (1) the first pattern that changes from “medium” to “medium” as a result of “medium” being drawn, that is, “medium” Is maintained, the second pattern changes from “Large” to “Medium”, and (2) the third pattern changes from “Middle” to “Large” as a result of “Large” being drawn. There is a fourth pattern that changes from “large” to “large”, that is, a fourth pattern in which “large” is maintained.

After the repulsive force lottery process (S221), it is determined whether or not the lottery repulsive force is “high”.
When the lottery repulsive force is “large”, the repulsive force of the effect button 59 is set to “large” (S223). On the other hand, when the lottery repulsive force is “medium”, the repulsive force of the effect button is “medium”. (S224) and a production button command is set (S207).

  Thus, in the button E process and the button E ′ process, the repulsive force lottery process is performed every time the effect switch 60 is turned on in the first period, the second period, and the third period, and the repulsive force of the effect button 59 To the repulsive force of “Small” or “Medium” in the first period, to the repulsive force of “Medium” or “Large” in the second period, and to the repulsive force of “Medium” or “Large” in the third period Set to. In the first period, the probability of being set to a “small” repulsive force is high, in the second period, the probability of being set to a “medium” repulsive force is high, and in the third period, “ There is a high probability that it will be set to "Repulsive force". Further, as described above, the repulsive force of the effect button 59 that is finally set to “medium” or “large” is set to “small” when the button E reach and the button E ′ reach are completed (FIG. 25). S171, S177, S178 shown).

  In the above-described first to third embodiments, the case where the repulsive force of the effect button 59 is changed during the reach effect has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the reach before the reach is developed. This can be easily applied to the case where the repulsive force of the effect button 59 is changed during the previous effect.

  As described above, in the pachinko gaming machine 1 according to the embodiment, when the pre-reach effect and / or the reach effect is performed, the operation is controlled by the effect control unit 53, and the electric motor 102 of the drive unit 101 in the adjustment unit 100 is controlled. When the rotation drive shaft 102a is rotated, the cam follower 104 as a holding portion that holds the support portion 98 on the base portion 96b side of the spring 96 in the biasing means 95 is moved by the motion conversion portion 105 to the effect button 59. Since the support part 98 is moved up and down along the pressing direction PD, the length dimension SL of the spring 96 in which the tip part 96a is connected to the effect button 59 is changed (see FIGS. 4 and 5). The biasing force can be changed. If the urging force of the spring 96 that returns the effect button 56 from the pressing completion position EP to the initial position FP changes, the urging force is equal to the repulsive force when the effect button 59 is pressed. Can be changed.

  Therefore, in the pachinko gaming machine 1 of the embodiment, the reach development expectation and / or the jackpot occurrence expectation can be increased in accordance with the production of the production control unit 53, and the game preference can be improved. The reach development expectation is a ratio, possibility or expectation of developing to reach, and the jackpot occurrence expectation is a ratio, possibility or expectation of jackpot occurrence.

  In particular, in the pachinko gaming machine 1 according to the embodiment, the change of the repulsive force of the effect button 59 that can be operated by the player himself can perform notification that increases the degree of expectation such as jackpot, Only the player can recognize the increase in expectation, not the notification of images (symbols), sounds, etc. that are easy to grasp, so that the game preference can be further improved.

  Furthermore, in the pachinko gaming machine 1 according to the embodiment, the notification of an increase in the degree of expectation such as a jackpot can be made not by the vibration of the effect button 59 but by the change in the repulsive force when the effect button 59 is pressed. If there is a change in the repulsive force itself of the button 59, the player can easily and instantaneously change the repulsive force of the effect button 59 at the time of pressing, even if it is a momentary pressing operation, because the responsiveness at the time of pressing is different. Can be grasped. Therefore, in the pachinko gaming machine 1 according to the embodiment, it is possible to reliably notify the player of an increase in the degree of expectation such as a jackpot, as compared to the case where the effect button is vibrated to notify the player of a jackpot or the like.

  In the pachinko gaming machine 1 of the embodiment, the repulsive force is set to “small” at the start of the button effect in each example, but before the start signal of pressing the effect button 59 is output, or the press start signal is output. At substantially the same time, the repulsive force of the effect button 59 may be set in advance to be larger than “small”, for example, “small” between “small” and “medium”. In addition, when the repulsive force of the effect button 59 is set to be larger than “small” at the normal time before the start button 59 is output, the repulsive force is set to one type such as “medium” and “large”. It may be set.

  Of course, in the pachinko gaming machine 1 of the embodiment, after the start of the pre-reach effect and / or the reach effect by the control of the effect control unit (effect control board) 53 as in the button effects of the first and second examples. The adjusting means 100 can be actuated so that the repulsive force gradually increases in a plurality of stages (two stages in the embodiment) from “small” → “medium” → “large”. In addition, as the reach performance becomes longer, the repulsive force can be increased, and the player can realize that the reach development expectation and / or the jackpot occurrence expectation increases.

  Further, the change in the repulsive force of the effect button 59 may be changed with the passage of time as in the first embodiment, or the player may change the effect button 59 during the button effect as in the second embodiment. When the effect switch 60 is turned on by pressing the button, the repulsive force is changed. If the player does not press the effect button 59 and the effect switch 60 is not turned on, the adjusting means 100 is activated. It may not be allowed to.

  In the pachinko gaming machine according to the present invention, the biasing means 95 (spring 96) of the biasing means 95 (spring 96) is activated by the operation of the adjusting means 100 under the control of the effect control unit 53 according to the effect mode of the effect control unit 53, contrary to the above. It may be set so that the urging force can be reduced and the expectation level such as a big hit can be increased when the effect button 59 during the reach effect is pressed even if the effect button 59 is pressed more weakly than when the effect button is pressed previously. . In this case, for example, in the pachinko gaming machine 1 of the embodiment, a state in which the cam follower 104 that supports the spring seat 99 is disposed on the top portion 106d of the inclined surface portion 106c (a state in which the repulsive force is set to “large”) is In this state, when the repulsive force is weakened, the cam 106 is rotated so that the cam follower 104 is disposed at the intermediate position HC or the lowest lowered position HD, and the repulsive force is set to “medium” or “small”.

  Furthermore, in the pachinko gaming machine 1 of the embodiment, a lottery is performed when the production button 59 is pressed by the control of the production control unit (production control board) 53 as in the case of the button production in the third example. The adjusting means 100 can be operated so that the repulsive force is changed based on the lottery result, and in that case, the player realizes that the reach development expectation and / or the jackpot occurrence expectation change. However, it is possible to play a game with great joy.

  In the pachinko gaming machine 1 of the embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 3 to 5, when the biasing force of the spring 96 of the biasing means 95 is increased or decreased, the rotation drive shaft 102 a of the motor 102 in the adjusting means 100 is simply changed. The rotation is converted by the motion conversion unit 105 so as to move the cam follower 104 and the support unit 98 along the pressing direction PD of the effect button 59, and the length SL of the spring 96 is moved by the movement of the support unit 98. Is changed so that the repulsive force of the effect button 59 changes. That is, in the effect button device 58 of the embodiment, the urging force of the spring 96 can be easily changed by the rotation control of the rotation drive shaft 102 a of the motor 102, and the urging means 95 is changed to the simple spring 96. Combined with the fact that it can be configured, it can be configured simply. By the way, as an urging means to urge the production button, an air damper or piston cylinder type using air pressure or hydraulic pressure is used, and as an adjustment means, a pressure source or adjustment that changes the pressure such as air pressure or hydraulic pressure is used. It is conceivable to provide a valve to cope with this, but with such a configuration, it is difficult to configure compactly including a supply path such as air pressure or hydraulic pressure, and the production button device cannot be configured simply.

  Furthermore, in the pachinko gaming machine 1 of the embodiment, the pressing direction PD of the effect button 59 and the axial direction MD of the rotation drive shaft 102a of the motor 102 are arranged along the vertical direction parallel to each other. Therefore, when the spring button 99 as the support portion 98 of the spring 96 is vigorously vibrated along the pressing direction PD of the effect button 59 by pressing strongly so as to strike the effect button 59, the cam follower 104 holding the spring seat 99, The cam 106 that raises and lowers the cam follower 104 may vibrate up and down, giving vibrations along the axial direction MD to the rotational drive shaft 102a, thereby reducing the durability of the motor 102.

  However, in the case of the embodiment, the driving force transmission surface TP1, which can transmit the driving force by contacting the surface of the protrusion 102b of the rotational driving shaft 102a and the surface of the serration 106h of the fitting insertion hole 106g. As TP2, a displacement allowable portion SA that allows relative displacement along the axial direction MD of the rotational drive shaft 102a is configured (see FIGS. 4 and 6). Therefore, the vibration along the pressing direction PD of the effect button 59 of the spring seat 99 as the support portion 98 is a relative axis between the surface of the protrusion 102b of the rotation drive shaft 102a and the surface of the serration 106h of the fitting insertion hole 106g. Due to the displacement movement along the direction MD, it is difficult to be transmitted to the rotation drive shaft 102a of the electric motor 102, the electric motor 102 can be prevented from being broken, and the durability of the effect button device 58 can be improved. The repulsive force of the effect button 59 can be changed stably.

  Therefore, in the pachinko gaming machine 1 of the embodiment, since the failure of the motor 102 for changing the repelling force of the effect button 59 can be prevented, the rendition force of the effect button 59 is changed to improve the game's preference. Can be performed stably over a long period of time.

  In the pachinko gaming machine 1 according to the embodiment, the spring 96 used for the urging means 95 is composed of a compression spring that is connected by bringing the tip end portion 96a into contact with the back surface 59c side of the effect button 59, and a support portion 98. Is composed of a spring seat 99 that supports the base 96b side away from the effect button 59 of the compression spring 96.

  Therefore, in the embodiment, if the adjusting means 100 brings the spring seat 99 close to the effect button 59 along the pressing direction PD of the effect button 59, the urging force of the compression spring 96 can be easily increased. Therefore, if the biasing means 95 is used as a type in which the biasing force is changed so as to be larger than the normal time when the adjusting means 100 is operated, the compression spring 96 of the biasing means 95 is used by the adjusting means 100. At the time of operation, the biasing means 95 can be configured compactly because the configuration is always shorter than before the operation.

  If the adjusting means can change the biasing force of the spring by moving the position of the support portion that supports the base portion side of the spring, the spring to be used can be a tension spring, A torsion spring, a disc spring, a leaf spring, a spring, a torsion spring, or the like can be used. In particular, if a compression spring 96 or a tension spring that can adjust the urging force by adjusting the length dimension SL from the distal end portion 96a to the base portion 96b is used as the spring to be used, the adjusting means 100 is supported. Since the urging force of the spring 96 can be adjusted simply by moving the portion 98 (spring seat 99) along the pressing direction PD of the effect button 59, the configuration can be simplified.

  Furthermore, if the compactness as in the embodiment is not taken into consideration, a tension spring (for example, a tension coil spring) may be used as a spring to generate a repulsive force of the effect button. However, when a tension spring is used, a space for the tension spring that pulls up in the direction opposite to the direction in which the effect button is pressed and a connecting portion that extends in the direction in which the effect button is pressed to be connected to the tension spring are required. When trying to increase the force, an extra space is required to increase the length of the spring along the direction in which the effect button is pressed. Therefore, in consideration of the compactness of the biasing means, a compression spring is used. It is desirable.

  In the embodiment, as the compression spring 96, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, a single compression coil spring that can bias the back surface 59c of the effect button 59 equally is used. As long as the back surface 59c side of the button 59 can be biased in a well-balanced and reverse direction (upward) with respect to the pressing direction PD, a compression spring may be configured from a plurality of compression coil springs. When a plurality of compression coil springs are used, compression coil springs 961 and 962 having different lengths and spring constants may be used as appropriate, as shown in FIG. Even if the pressing stroke when the effect button 59A of the device 58A is pressed is small, the adjustment range of the increase / decrease of the urging force can be easily widened. As the compression coil spring, cylindrical coil springs 96, 961, 962 are used, and as shown in FIG. 35, the biasing force at the time of compression can be easily set larger than that of the cylindrical coil spring. Conical coil springs 963 and 964 may be used.

  Furthermore, in the pachinko gaming machine 1 according to the embodiment, the transmission part that transmits the driving force provided with the deviation allowable part SA is fitted to the surface of the protrusion 102b of the rotational drive shaft 102a so as to contact each other correspondingly. The driving force transmission surfaces TP1 and TP2 formed by the serration surface 106h of the insertion hole 106g are arranged, and the displacement allowable portion SA is rotated relative to the driving force transmission surfaces TP1 and TP2 that are in contact with each other. The drive shaft 102a is configured to allow deviation along the axial direction MD (see FIG. 4). Therefore, in the effect button device 58 of the embodiment, the driving force transmission surfaces TP1 and TP2 that are in contact with each other are at least one of the surfaces along the axial direction MD of the rotational drive shaft 102a (in the case of the embodiment). Is simply configured such that the surface of the serration 106h with respect to the surface of the ridge 102b is moved along the axial direction MD of the rotational drive shaft 102a, and the shift allowable portion SA can be configured easily. The forward or reverse driving force of the electric motor 102 can be quickly transmitted.

  If the above points are not taken into consideration, the displacement-acceptable part capable of transmitting the driving force is a non-contact transmission part structure using a magnet (for example, a drive shaft arranged along the vertical direction in FIG. 4). The motor 102a and the cam 106R side are vertically divided into two parts, and the shaft on the cam 106R side is fixed to the cam 106R to separate the opposed end surfaces of the two vertically divided shafts from each other and to the end surfaces. If the magnets that attract each other are provided, the drive force of the drive shaft on the motor 102 side can be transmitted to the shaft on the cam 106 side), and vibration along the direction of pressing the effect button is applied to the rotation drive shaft on the electric motor side. It can be configured not to transmit. However, in such a configuration, setting of the magnet attractive force, the separation distance between the magnets, and the like becomes complicated, and it cannot be easily configured as compared with the embodiment, lacks responsiveness, and corrects the electric motor 102. This is not preferable because the driving force for rotation or reverse rotation cannot be quickly transmitted to the cam side shaft.

  Further, the shift allowable portion SA of the embodiment has two gear bodies G1 that mesh the rotation drive shaft 102a and the cam 106R with the protrusion 102b as the external tooth OT and the surface of the serration 106h as the internal tooth IT. , G2 can be said to be constituted by a gear mechanism GM1. In the case where the shift allowing portion is configured by the gear mechanism, the gear mechanism having two gear bodies that transmit the rotational driving force along the axis orthogonal direction MV of the rotational driving shaft 102a is shown in FIG. You may comprise like the gear mechanism GM2 of the production | presentation button apparatus 58B shown. In this effect button device 58B, the driving force transmission surfaces TP1 and TP2 of the deviation allowing portion SA are externally connected to the rotating drive shaft 102a so that the two gear bodies G1 and G2 mesh with each other. A central shaft 123 provided with a spur gear 121 and provided with a spur gear 122 that meshes with the spur gear 121 from the cam 106R is provided on the cam 106R. Even in such a configuration, the driving force transmission surfaces TP1 and TP2 that are in contact with each other are surfaces along the axial direction MD of the rotational drive shaft 102a, and the spur gear 122 on the central shaft 123 side is a spur gear along the surface. The vibration along the pressing direction PD of the effect button 59 of the spring seat 99 is transmitted to the rotation drive shaft 102a itself of the electric motor 102, which is movable along the axial direction MD of the rotation drive shaft 102a. It is difficult to prevent a failure of the electric motor 102.

  Furthermore, in the case where the driving force transmitting portion for providing the deviation allowing portion is constituted by the driving force transmitting surfaces that are in contact with each other, the adjusting means is provided with a gear mechanism, and the rotational driving force along the axial direction of the rotational driving shaft A joint mechanism in which a joint such as a spline joint, a flexible joint, or a universal joint is disposed between two shaft bodies may be used. For example, in the effect button device 58C shown in FIGS. 37 and 38, the coupling mechanism JM1 is engaged with the end surface 125a side of the one driving side shaft body 125 and the end surface 127a side of the driven side shaft body 127. Joints J1 and J2 provided with portions 126 and 128 are arranged. Then, two columnar trapezoidal sections are formed so that the fitting portions 126 and 128 are engaged with each other along the axial direction JD of the shaft bodies 125 and 127 and overlap each other in the direction around the axis of the shaft bodies 125 and 127. The bodies 126a and 128a are provided. In such joints J1 and J2, the mutual fitting portions 126 and 128 can transmit the driving force by contacting the side surfaces of the columnar bodies 126a and 128a with each other, and relatively along the axial direction JD. As the driving force transmission surfaces TP1 and TP2 that can be displaced in a row, vibration along the axial direction JD on the shaft body 127 side can be prevented from being transmitted to the electric motor 102 connected to the shaft body 125 on the driving side.

  In the case of the illustrated example, the shaft body 125 is configured as the rotational drive shaft 102 a of the motor 102, and the shaft body 127 is configured as the central shaft 123 fixed to the cam 106 as the rotational center of the cam 106. ing.

  Similarly, a joint structure JM2 as shown in FIG. 39 may be adopted as a configuration for forming the shift allowable portion. In this joint structure JM2, the shaft body 130 (rotation drive shaft 102a) on one drive side is used. Joints J1 and J2 provided with fitting parts 131 and 133 that mesh with each other are arranged between the end part 130a and the end part 132a of the driven-side shaft body 132 (center shaft 123). 133 are formed in an annular shape along the axial direction JD of the shaft bodies 130 and 132 and so as to overlap and mesh with each other in the direction around the axis of the shaft bodies 130 and 132. Even in the joints J1 and J2 of such a joint structure JM2, the mutual fitting portions 131 and 133 can transmit the driving force by contacting the inner peripheral edges 131a and 133a with each other, and the axial direction JD. As the driving force transmission surfaces TP1 and TP2 that can be displaced along the axis, vibrations along the axial direction JD on the shaft body 132 side can be prevented from being transmitted to an electric motor (not shown) connected to the shaft body 130 on the driving side.

  In the embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the motion conversion unit 105 is configured by providing a cam 106 that is rotated by the driving force of the rotation drive shaft 102 a of the drive unit 101, and the holding unit is a cam. The cam follower 104 that moves the spring seat 99 by the rotation of 106 is assembled to the spring seat 99 itself. Therefore, in such a motion conversion unit 105, the spring seat 99 can be instantaneously moved by a long distance by simply rotating the cam 106 by a predetermined angle. It is possible to change the urging force of the spring 96 quickly by changing SL quickly.

  In the embodiment, as the motion conversion unit 105 of the adjusting unit 100, the cam 106 is rotated by the operation of the motor 102 of the driving unit 101, and the holding unit 104 as a cam follower corresponding to the cam 106 is moved by the cam 106. Although the cam mechanism for changing the height of the spring seat 99 is illustrated, the motion conversion unit 105D may be configured from the screw feed mechanism shown in FIGS. In the adjusting means 100D of the effect button device 58D shown in FIGS. 40 and 41, a screw rod 114 as a holding portion of the spring seat 99D protrudes downward on the back surface (lower surface) 99e of the spring seat 99D that supports the compression coil spring 96. The motion conversion unit 105D is provided with a gear (spur gear) 115 provided on the rotation drive shaft 102a of the motor 102 of the drive unit 101 and a gear (spur gear) 116 that meshes with the gear 115 and rotates on the bottom wall 89. An intermediate shaft 117 that is movably supported and an outer peripheral surface mesh with the gear 116 and an inner peripheral surface mesh with the screw rod 114, and are rotatably supported by a holder 119 provided on the support wall 78. And a nut material 118. In the motion conversion unit 105D, when the motor 102 rotates the drive shaft 102a, the nut material 118 held by the holder 119 rotates around the screw rod 114 using the gears 115 and 116. The screw rod 114 can be moved up and down together with the spring seat 99D, and as shown in FIGS. 40 and 41, the length dimension SL of the spring 96 can be increased or decreased, and the repulsive force of the effect button 59 is adjusted. be able to.

  However, in the motion conversion unit 105D composed of such a screw feed mechanism, even if the nut member 118 is rotated once, the spring seat 99D can be raised and lowered by only one pitch of the male screw of the screw rod 114, and the spring Since the amount of movement of the seat 99D is small, it is desirable that the motion conversion unit 105 is configured from the cam mechanism as in the embodiment in order to quickly raise and lower the spring seat 99D. In the cam 106 of the motion conversion unit 105 in the effect button device 58 of the embodiment, the repulsive force of the effect button 59 can be changed from “small” to “large” by rotating about 165 ° around the central axis CC. The repulsive force can be adjusted quickly (see FIGS. 6 and 7).

  In addition, as a motion conversion unit, a gear mechanism using a rack and pinion, a bevel gear, a worm or the like, a link mechanism, a wire, a belt, a pulley, in addition to the motion conversion units 105 and 105D of a cam mechanism and a screw feed mechanism Various conversion mechanisms such as these can be used alone or in combination.

  In addition, in the effect button device 58D shown in FIGS. 40 and 41, the deviation allowable portion SA is disposed at the mutual meshing portion of the spur gears 115 and 116 and the mutual meshing portion of the spur gear 116 and the nut member 118. You can also

  Furthermore, in the pachinko gaming machine 1 according to the embodiment, the cam follower 104 constituting the cam mechanism of the motion conversion unit 105 is formed as a rod protruding from the spring seat 99, and the cam 106 is a rotation axis along the pressing direction PD of the effect button 59. (Center axis) CC has a substantially cylindrical shape arranged on the side of the spring seat 99, and a guide groove 106b for moving the spring seat 99 by sliding the tip 104a side of the cam follower 104, The guide groove 106b is provided at the outer peripheral surface 106a, and the guide groove 106b gradually approaches the effect button 59 gradually from the most distant position SP farthest from the effect button 59 within an angle of at least one rotation of the cam 106. An inclined surface portion that is disposed to be inclined with respect to the rotation axis CC of the cam 106 so that the cam follower 104 can be moved so as to dispose the spring seat 99 at the approach position CP. 06C, the provided is arranged.

  Therefore, in the embodiment, when the cam 106 is rotated clockwise by, for example, approximately 165 ° from 0 ° (see FIGS. 6 and 7), the cam follower 104 slides on the inclined surface portion 106c of the guide groove 106b. 4 to 7, the spring seat 99 gradually moves from the lowest position HD to the highest position HU, and gradually approaches the effect button 59 from the most distant position SP farthest from the effect button 59. It can be moved to the closest approach position CP, and the biasing force of the spring 96, that is, the repulsive force of the effect button 59 can be gradually and strongly changed, and the game when the player strikes the effect button 59 repeatedly. Can be further improved. Of course, conversely, if the cam 106 is rotated counterclockwise so that the rotation angle position is set to approximately 0 ° from the position where the rotation angle position is approximately 165 ° (see FIGS. 6 and 7), the cam follower 104 becomes the guide. The slanted surface portion 106c of the groove 106b is slid to move from the most elevated position HU to the most lowered position HD, and the spring seat 99 can be gradually moved from the closest approach position CP to the most separated position SP. The urging force of the spring 96, that is, the repulsive force of the effect button 59 can be gradually changed weakly.

  In the effect button device 58 of the embodiment, the spring button 99 is inserted into the guide groove 106b of the cam 106 within an angle of at least one rotation of the cam 106, and the effect button 59 from the most distant position SP farthest from the effect button 59. An inclined surface portion 106c for moving the cam follower 104 is provided so as to move to the closest approach position CP that is closest to the cam follower 104, and the spring seat 99 is immediately placed at the most separated position SP from the closest approach position CP. A concave groove 106e is provided substantially along the rotation axis CC of the cam 106 that moves the cam. Therefore, in the embodiment, the cam 106 is rotated so that the spring seat 99 supporting the compression spring 96 is arranged at the closest position CP closest to the effect button 59, and the urging force (repulsive force) of the compression spring 96 is applied. When the cam 106 is further rotated by about 15 ° after the largest increase, the cam follower 104 holding the spring seat 99 is lowered so as to enter the concave groove portion 106e and hit the bottom surface 106f, and immediately compress. The urging force (repulsive force) of the spring 96 can be made the weakest, and the repulsive force of the effect button 59 can be rapidly changed from “large” to “small”. Therefore, in the embodiment, as compared with the case where the spring seat 99 is gradually returned from the closest approach position CP to the most separated position SP, the repulsive force of the effect button 59 can be immediately set to the normal state and quickly prepared for the next effect. be able to.

  If this point is not taken into consideration, the guide groove 106b may be configured as shown in FIG. In the guide groove 106b shown in FIG. 42, the top portion 106d of the inclined surface portion 106c having the spring seat 99 as the closest approach position CP is provided at a portion where the rotation angle is about 180 °, and the rotation angle is about 0 ° or 360 °. A bottom surface 106f with the spring seat 99 as the most distant position SP is provided in the vicinity of the °, and a mountain-shaped inclined surface portion 106c on which the tip 104a of the cam follower 104 slides is formed. The cam 106 provided with the groove 106b may be used to gradually change the repulsive force.

  Further, in the case of the embodiment, the cam follower 104 as the holding unit corresponds to the cam 106 of the motion conversion unit 105, and the spring seat 99 is arranged at a plurality of locations around the central axis BC of the effect button 59 (in the embodiment, the center). It is evenly supported by two radial left and right centers around the axis BC. Therefore, in the embodiment, the cam follower 104 as the holding portion can support the spring seat 99 in a well-balanced manner with reference to the center axis BC of the effect button 59, and stably with the rotation of the rotation drive shaft 102a. It becomes easy to move, and the pressing operation and return operation of the effect button 59 can be made smooth.

  40 and 41, the screw rod 114 as the holding portion is coupled at one place near the center of the effect button 59, that is, at the center of the lower surface 99e of the spring seat 99D. As in the embodiment, the screw rod 114 can support the spring seat 99D in a well-balanced manner with the center axis BC of the effect button 59 as a reference, and stably moves as the rotation drive shaft 102a rotates. It becomes easy.

  Further, in the pachinko gaming machine 1 of the embodiment, the stopper 91 is disposed in the housing 61, and the stopper 91 receives the descending flange portion 59d by the upper surface 91c as the stop regulating surface of the bottom wall portion 91b, The effect button 59 is stopped at the pressing completion position EP where the effect switch 60 is operated. Then, the motor 102 of the drive unit 101 in the adjusting means 100, the cam follower 104 as the holding unit of the spring seat 99, the cam 106 of the motion converting unit 105, and the like are the effect buttons 59 from the peripheral edge 72 of the opening 71 to the stopper 91 in the housing 61. Are disposed outside the movable area, that is, outside the button storage portion 62a. In other words, the motor 102 of the drive unit 101, the cam follower 104 as the holding unit of the spring seat 99, the cam 106 of the motion conversion unit 105, etc. in the adjusting unit 100 are stored in the button space with the partition wall 75 and the side walls 73 and 77 separated. The side storage portions 64 and 65 outside the portion 62 a and the spring seat storage portion 62 b below the button storage portion 62 a in the central storage portion 62 are disposed.

  Therefore, in the embodiment, the connecting portion (holding portion 104) of the biasing means 95 with the adjusting means 100 and the adjusting means 100 itself are outside the movable area of the effect button 59 from the peripheral edge 72 of the opening 71 to the stopper 91 in the housing 61. The effect button 59 is arranged so that it does not come into contact with the effect button 59. Even if the effect button 59 is pressed hard, for example, repeatedly, the adjustment means 100 can be prevented from being damaged. The durability of the device 58 can be improved.

  Further, in the effect button device 58 of the pachinko gaming machine 1 according to the embodiment, an initial position restricting portion for restricting the initial position FP of the effect button 59 biased by the spring 96 of the biasing means 95 is opened on the housing 61 side. 71 is a sleeve portion 72 at the peripheral edge, and on the effect button 59 side, as a flange portion 59d, a lower end surface 72a of the sleeve portion 72 and an upper surface 59e of the flange portion 59d as a mutual initial position restricting portion between the housing 61 and the effect button 59. A cushioning material 93 is disposed between the two. Therefore, in the embodiment, even when the urging force (repulsive force) of the effect button 59 is high as “large”, the mutual initial position of the housing 61 and the effect button 59 when the effect button 59 returns to the initial position FP. Since the sleeve portion 72 as the restricting portion and the flange portion 59d do not strongly interfere (contact), the sleeve portion 72 of the housing 61 as the mutual initial position restricting portion and the flange portion 59d of the effect button 59 are prevented from being damaged. Thus, the durability of the effect button device 58 can be improved.

  The portion where the cushioning material 93 is provided is not limited to the sleeve portion 72 and the flange portion 59d as in the embodiment, but may be an initial position restricting portion that can restrict the initial position FP of the effect button 59. Can be set as appropriate.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Pachinko machine, 53 ... Production control board, 58, 58A, 58B, 58C, 58D ... Production button device, 59, 59A ... Production button, 59a ... Depressing part, 60 ... Production (SW) switch, 61 ... Housing, 95: biasing means, 96, 961, 962, 963, 964 ... spring / compression spring, 96a ... tip of spring, 96b ... base of spring, 98 ... support, 99, 99D ... spring seat , 100, 100D ... adjusting means, 101 ... driving unit, 102 ... electric motor, 102a ... rotating drive shaft, 104 ... (holding unit) cam follower, 105, 105D ... motion converting unit, 106, 106R, 106L ... cam, 106b ... Guide groove, 106c ... Inclined surface part, 106e ... Recessed groove part, GM1, GM2 ... Gear mechanism, G1, G2 ... Gear body, OT ... External teeth, IT ... Internal teeth, JM1, JM2 ... Joint Mechanism, J1, J2 ... joint, JD ... (of the shaft) axis direction, SA ... deviation permissive sites, TP1, TP2 ... driving force transmitting surface,
PD ... Direction of pressing (direction button)
FP ... Initial position (of the production button)
EP: Pressing completion position (of the production button).

Claims (8)

When an effect button of the effect button device is pressed by a player after the output start signal of the effect control unit is output, an effect switch is activated in response to the pressing of the effect button, and a press signal is output to the effect control unit. The pachinko gaming machine in which the effect control unit performs a predetermined effect,
The effect button device
Along with the effect button and the effect switch,
A housing that is arranged on the front side of the pachinko gaming machine, houses the effect switch, and exposes the effect button by exposing a pressing portion of the effect button pressed by the player;
Energizing means for energizing the effect button so as to be able to return from the position where the effect button was pressed to activate the effect switch to the initial position before the start of pressing, housed in the housing;
Adjusting means that is housed in the housing and whose operation is controlled by the effect control unit and that can change the urging force of the urging means;
Configured with
The urging means includes a spring that urges the effect button, and a support portion that supports a base portion that is separated from a tip portion connected to the effect button in the spring along a pressing direction of the effect button. Configured with
The adjusting means is
A drive unit comprising an electric motor having a rotation drive shaft whose axial direction is aligned with the direction in which the effect button is pressed and whose operation is controlled by the effect control unit;
A holding part for holding the support part;
The length of the spring from the front end portion connected to the effect button to the support portion is increased or decreased to change the urging force of the spring so that the rotational movement of the rotation drive shaft is converted, and the effect A motion conversion unit that moves the holding unit along the direction in which the button is pressed;
And configured with
The transmission part for transmitting the driving force from the rotation drive shaft to the holding portion is provided with a displacement allowable part capable of transmitting the drive force while allowing a displacement along the axial direction of the rotation drive shaft. Pachinko machines that are characterized by   The spring of the urging means is composed of a compression spring that is connected by bringing the tip portion into contact with the back side of the effect button, and the support portion is separated from the effect button of the compression spring. The pachinko gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the pachinko gaming machine is constituted by a spring seat that supports the part side. The transmission part provided with the deviation-accepting part is configured by disposing driving force transmission surfaces in contact with each other,
3. The structure according to claim 1, wherein the displacement-permissible portion is configured to allow a displacement along an axial direction of the rotational drive shaft relative to the driving force transmission surfaces in contact with each other. Pachinko machine. The adjusting means includes a gear mechanism having two gear bodies that transmit a rotational driving force along an axis orthogonal direction of the rotational driving shaft,
As the driving force transmission surface of the displacement-permissible portion, the external teeth that mesh with each other of the two gear bodies, or the mutual between the external teeth and the internal teeth,
The pachinko gaming machine according to claim 3, wherein at least one of the gear bodies is pivotally supported so as to be movable along an axial direction of the rotation drive shaft. The adjusting means includes a joint mechanism in which a joint that transmits a rotational driving force along the axial direction of the rotational drive shaft is disposed between two shaft bodies;
The pachinko gaming machine according to claim 3, wherein the joint mechanism is configured by disposing the driving force transmission surface serving as the displacement allowable portion. The motion conversion unit is configured to include a cam that is rotated by a driving force of a rotation drive shaft of the drive unit,
The pachinko game according to any one of claims 3 to 5, wherein the holding portion is assembled to the spring seat as a cam follower for moving the spring seat by the rotation of the cam. Machine. The cam follower protrudes from the spring seat in a direction orthogonal to the direction in which the effect button is pressed,
The cam has a substantially cylindrical shape disposed on a side of the spring seat, and has a rotation shaft along a pressing direction of the effect button, and the tip of the cam follower is slid to move the spring. A guide groove for moving the seat is provided on the outer peripheral surface,
The spring seat is arranged gradually from the most distant position that is the most distant from the effect button to the closest approach position that is the closest to the effect button within an angle at which the guide groove rotates at least once in the cam. The pachinko gaming machine according to claim 6, further comprising an inclined surface portion that is disposed to be inclined with respect to a rotation shaft of the cam so that the cam follower is movable.   The spring seat is disposed at a position closest to the effect button immediately from a closest position closest to the effect button within an angle of at least one rotation of the cam. The pachinko gaming machine according to claim 6 or 7, wherein the cam follower is provided with a concave groove portion substantially along a rotation axis of the cam so as to be movable.

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