JP6047481B2 - Game machine - Google Patents

Description

    The present invention relates to a gaming machine capable of preventing damage to a movable accessory when an error occurs during operation of the movable accessory.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, some gaming machines are provided with a so-called movable accessory that moves or rotates a board surface in order to improve interest for a player. As such a movable accessory, there are one in which a plurality of components operate in a structurally related manner, and one in which a pair of components operate in cooperation.

  As a movable accessory in which a plurality of components operate in relation to each other, for example, there is a component having a deforming and rotating component and a lock mechanism for holding the deformed component.

  In addition, as a movable accessory in which a pair of components operate in a coordinated manner, a pair of small sub-liquid crystals and the like are separated and combined to the left and right (or top and bottom) to combine characters and form a heart shape. You can do that.

  In such a gaming machine, when it is determined that a special game advantageous to the player, such as a big hit, is performed, an image display indicating that effect is performed, and an effect by the above-described movable accessory is performed. It has been performed to improve the interest of the player (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

JP 2012-115469 A

  However, in the case of a movable accessory in which a plurality of components operate in a structurally related manner, such as the above-described movable accessory, or a pair of components operate in a coordinated manner, some error occurred during the operation. In such a case, the accessory may be damaged.

  In other words, if a failure of the locking mechanism occurs, the deformed component rotates and is damaged without being locked, or if a sensor that detects the position of the component fails, the position of the component Has become uncertain, and there has been a problem that a pair of objects may collide at the time of a uniting operation and the objects may be damaged.

  The present invention has been made to solve such a problem, and an object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine that can prevent a movable accessory from being damaged when an error occurs during operation of the movable accessory. And

  In this column, in order to facilitate understanding of the invention, the reference numerals used in the “Mode for Carrying Out the Invention” column are attached as necessary, which means that the scope of claims is limited by this reference numeral. is not.

The invention made in order to solve the problem described in the above “problem to be solved by the invention” is a movable accessory group (970, 1020, 5060, 5070) in which a plurality of movable accessories (970, 1020, 5060, 5070) are driven in relation to each other 840, 5000), detection means (1155, 2860, 6217) for detecting the driving state of the plurality of movable accessories (970, 1020, 5060, 5070), and the movable accessory group (840, 5000). Driving means (1151, 2851, 5281) for driving the plurality of movable accessories (970, 1020, 5060, 5070) and control means (340) for controlling the driving means (1151, 2851, 5281) by a drive command , 341), and the detection means (1155, 2860, 6217) includes the plurality of movable accessories (970, 1020, 50). Driving position detecting means (1155) for detecting the driving position of 0,5070) and position detecting means (2860) for detecting that the plurality of movable accessories (970, 1020, 5060, 5070) have moved to predetermined positions. 6217), and the control means (340, 341) includes the plurality of movable combinations constituting the movable combination group (840, 5000) via the drive means (1151, 2851, 5281). when driving the object (970,1020,5060,5070), before the drive position by hear movement command, the difference in physical distance actually detected driving position in the driving position detection means (1155) is If not within the predetermined range, or, the plurality of movable won game (970,1020,5060,5070) is within a predetermined time, said position detection means (2860,6217 Wherein when at least one of the case where it has moved to a predetermined position is not detected is established, the plurality of movable role composing the movable role object group (840,5000) by (970,1020,5060,5070 The game machine (1, 2) is characterized by stopping the driving of the machine.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, when an error generate | occur | produces at the time of operation | movement of a movable accessory, it can be set as the gaming machine which can prevent that a movable accessory is damaged.

It is a schematic front view which shows a pachinko gaming machine. It is explanatory drawing which shows the structure of a game board. It is a block diagram which shows schematic structure of a pachinko gaming machine. (A) illustrates the jackpot determination table of the first special symbol, (B) illustrates the jackpot determination table of the second special symbol, and (C) is an explanatory diagram illustrating the hit determination table of the normal symbol. (A) illustrates the symbol determination table for jackpots, (B) illustrates the proportion of probability variation jackpots, and (C) is an explanatory diagram illustrating the symbol determination table for losers. It is explanatory drawing which illustrates the table for the determination of a fluctuation pattern. It is a perspective view which shows the state which assembled | attached the game board unit and the glass frame with respect to the outer frame so that opening and closing was possible. It is a front side exploded perspective view of a game board unit. (A) And (b) is a front view which shows the state before the movable accessory which concerns on this invention changes a form, and a front view which shows the state after changing. It is a front side exploded perspective view of an accessory unit. It is a front side exploded perspective view for demonstrating the support structure of the deformation | transformation unit by a fixed unit. It is a front side exploded perspective view for demonstrating the structure of a deformation | transformation unit. It is a back side perspective view of the principal part explaining the structure of a deformation | transformation mechanism. It is a back side exploded perspective view of a deformation mechanism. It is a back side perspective view which shows the engagement state of the pin of the action piece in a deformation | transformation mechanism, and each long hole. It is a back side exploded perspective view explaining the assembly state of an operation piece and a rocking piece. It is a figure explaining the initial operation of a drive part, a movable accessory support part, a deformation mechanism, and a movable accessory, (a) is a front view of an accessory unit, (b) is movable with a movable accessory support part. It is a front view of the accessory unit which abbreviate | omitted the accessory. (A) And (b) is a front view of the accessory unit in a state where the locking device pre-locks the movable accessory support. (A) And (b) is a front view of the unit of the initial affection accessory which the latching device finally latched the movable accessory support part and driven the drive part. (A) And (b) is a front view of the accessory unit in the state in which the locking device has fully locked the movable accessory support. It is a front view of the accessory unit in the initial state. (A) And (b) is a front view of the accessory unit in the state (the deformation start state of the movable accessory) in which the locking device fully locks the movable accessory support portion and drives the driving portion. (A) And (b) is a front view of the accessory unit in the state (the deformation completion state of the movable accessory) in which the locking device fully locks the movable accessory support. (A) And (b) is a front view of the accessory unit in the state where the locking device has released the main locking of the movable accessory support. (A) And (b) is a front view of the accessory unit which the latching device canceled the main latch of the movable accessory support part, and driven the drive part in the 2nd rotation direction. (A) And (b) is a front view of the accessory unit in the state in which the locking device has fully locked the movable accessory support. (A) And (b) is a front view of the accessory unit in a state where the locking device fully locks the movable accessory support portion and reversely rotates the drive portion (movable accessory original shape restoration completed state). It is a front view of the locking device in the retracted state. It is an exploded view of a locking device. It is a perspective view which shows the correspondence of each rack gear and each drive gear part. FIG. 30 is an exploded perspective view of FIG. 29. (A) (B) and (C) are front views showing the state of the locking device in the non-locked state, the preliminary locked state, and the fully locked state. 5 is a flowchart showing a timer interrupt process executed by the main CPU 301a of the main control board 300. 4 is a flowchart showing a switch process executed by the main CPU 301a of the main control board 300. 3 is a flowchart showing a first starter switch process executed by a main CPU 301a of the main control board 300. 7 is a flowchart showing a second starter switch process executed by the main CPU 301a of the main control board 300. 4 is a flowchart showing a gate switch process executed by a main CPU 301a of the main control board 300. 5 is a flowchart showing special symbol processing executed by the main CPU 301a of the main control board 300. 7 is a flowchart showing a jackpot determination process executed by the main CPU 301a of the main control board 300. 5 is a flowchart showing a variation pattern selection process executed by the main CPU 301a of the main control board 300. 7 is a flowchart showing a stop process executed by the main CPU 301a of the main control board 300. 3 is a flowchart showing normal symbol processing executed by a main CPU 301a of the main control board 300. 5 is a flowchart showing an electric tulip process executed by the main CPU 301a of the main control board 300. 7 is a flowchart showing a big prize device opening control process executed by a main CPU 301a of the main control board 300. 7 is a flowchart showing a game state setting process executed by the main CPU 301a of the main control board 300. 10 is a flowchart showing a timer interrupt process executed by a sub CPU 320a of the effect control board 320. 10 is a flowchart showing command processing executed by a sub CPU 320a of the effect control board 320. 12 is a flowchart showing a bonus unit stop process executed by a sub CPU 320a of the effect control board 320. 12 is a flowchart showing a hold-related process executed by a sub CPU 320a of the effect control board 320. 10 is a flowchart showing a hold process executed by a sub CPU 320a of the effect control board 320. It is a front view of the pachinko gaming machine carrying the movable accessory unit according to the present invention. It is a perspective view of the front side which shows the state which isolate | separated the game board, the movable accessory unit, and the base frame. It is a disassembled perspective view of the front side of a movable accessory unit. It is a disassembled perspective view of the moving member, guide part, and drive mechanism front side which comprise a movable accessory unit. (A) And (b) is the front view and back view of the open state which each moving member stopped to the outermost part. (A) And (b) is the front view and back view which showed the state immediately before a moving member arrives at a closed position. It is a front view which shows the state of a drive mechanism and a stop positioning device when each moving member is in the separated state. It is a front view which shows the state of a drive mechanism when a moving member exists in the state just before a closing position, and a stop positioning device. It is a front view which shows the state of a drive mechanism when a moving member exists in a closed state, and a stop positioning device. (A) And (b) is a cross-sectional view (top view) which shows the state of the elastic biasing member corresponding to the separation state of FIG. 10, and a front view which shows the meshing state of a rack gear member and a pinion gear. (A) And (b) is the cross-sectional view (plan view) which shows the state of the elastic biasing member corresponding to the state of FIG. 11, and the front view which shows the meshing state of a rack gear member and a pinion gear. (A) And (b) is a cross-sectional view (top view) which shows the state of the elastic biasing member corresponding to the closed state of FIG. 12, and a front view which shows the meshing state of a rack gear member and a pinion gear. (A) And (b) is a perspective view which shows the structure of the stop positioning apparatus provided in the open stop position side of the left moving member, and shows the structure of the stop positioning apparatus provided in the open stop position side of the right moving member. It is a perspective view. (A) And (b) is an exploded perspective view showing the composition of the left stop positioning device, and the exploded perspective view showing the composition of the right stop positioning device. It is an expansion perspective view which shows the structure of the left stop positioning device. It is an enlarged front view which shows the structure of the left stop positioning apparatus. It is an expansion perspective view which shows the structure of the stop positioning apparatus on the right side. It is an enlarged front view which shows the structure of the stop positioning apparatus on the right side. It is a whole front view which shows the state in the middle of each moving member moving toward an open stop position. It is a whole front view which shows the state in which the moving member is returned to the closing direction only by the backlash by the play between components by the elastic biasing member just before an open stop position. It is the whole front view which shows the state which stopped the moving member correctly in the open stop position by the motor (drive part) stopping.

[First Embodiment]
Hereinafter, a gaming machine 1 as an embodiment of the gaming machine of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings as appropriate.

[Configuration of gaming machine 1]
A schematic configuration of the gaming machine 1 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 1 is a schematic front view of a gaming machine 1 according to the present embodiment. The gaming machine 1 is configured to fire a game ball based on a player's launch operation, and when a game ball wins a specific winning device, a predetermined number of game balls are paid out to the player based on the win. It is a pachinko machine. Note that the gaming machine 1 of the present embodiment is a pachinko gaming machine called a type 1 type.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the gaming machine 1 includes a game board 100 provided with a prize and a prize related to determination, and a frame member 101 surrounding the game board 100. The detailed configuration of the game board 100 is not shown (blank) in FIG. 1, and will be described later with reference to FIG.

  The frame member 101 is a so-called glass frame that supports a transparent glass plate arranged in parallel with a predetermined distance from the board surface of the game board 100. A game area 102 in which a game ball can flow down is formed by the glass plate supported by the frame member 101 and the game board 100.

  The frame member 101 has a frame lamp 103 that emits light for production or the like in the upper center. Speakers 104 are provided on the left and right sides of the frame lamp 103. Further, the frame member 101 has a structure in which a lower portion thereof protrudes toward the player side, and a circular effect button 105 is provided on the upper surface of the protruding portion. An effect key 106 composed of four push buttons is provided in front of the effect button 105 on the left side. Further, on the back side of the effect button 105, a tray 107 for guiding the game ball to a launching device (not shown) is provided. The frame member 101 has a handle 108 at the lower right side. A lever 109 is rotatably attached to the handle 108. Further, the handle 108 is provided with a stop button 110 for temporarily stopping the launch of the game ball regardless of the rotation of the lever 109.

  With reference to FIG. 2, a specific configuration of the gaming board 100 disposed in a substantially central portion in the gaming machine 1 will be described. As shown in FIG. 2, the game board 100 has a liquid crystal display device 201 at the center thereof. In addition, the game board 100 includes a first starting device 202, a second starting device 203, an electric tulip 204, two gates 205, a big winning device 206, four general winning devices 207, A display 208 is included.

  In addition, a liquid crystal display device 201 is disposed in the approximate center of the game area 102. The liquid crystal display device 201 displays an image during standby when no game is being performed, or displays an image according to the progress of the game. In particular, three effect symbols for informing the result of the jackpot lottery to be described later are displayed, and a combination of specific effect symbols 8 (for example, 777) is stopped and displayed, so that the jackpot lottery result is a big hit. Informed.

  Specifically, when a game ball enters the first starter 202 or the second starter 203, the three effect symbols are scroll-displayed, and the scrolling is stopped after a predetermined time has elapsed. 8 is stopped and displayed. In addition, by displaying various images and characters during the display of the effect symbols, the player is given a high expectation that they may win a big hit.

  The first starting device 202 is provided at the left and right center of the game board 100 below the liquid crystal display device 201. A second starter 203 is provided below the first starter 202. In addition, an electric tulip 204 as an ordinary electric accessory is provided in the vicinity of the second starting device 203. One gate 205 is provided at each of the lower right side and upper left side of the game board 100. A large winning device 206 is provided on the lower right side of the liquid crystal display device 201. Three of the four general winning devices 207 are provided in the lower left part of the game board 100, and the remaining one is provided in the lower right part of the game board 100. At the bottom of the game board 100, a discharge device 209 that discharges game balls that have not won a prize is provided.

  With the configuration shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, when a player holds the handle 108 and rotates the lever 109 in the clockwise direction, the game balls stored in the tray 107 are guided to a launching device (not shown). The ball is fired toward the game area 102 with a hitting force corresponding to the rotation angle of the lever 109. The game ball launched by the launching device rises between the outer rail 210a and the inner rail 210b provided on the left end side of the game board 100 and eventually reaches the upper part in the game area 102. The game ball that has reached the upper part in the game area 102 then falls in the game area 102. At this time, the game ball falls on the board of the game board 100 while changing its moving direction (unpredictably) by contacting a plurality of nails or windmills provided in the game area 102. As described above, the launch of the game ball is temporarily stopped when the player operates the stop button 110.

  When a player fires a game ball by rotating the lever 109, if the player makes a so-called “left-handed” operation in which the lever 109 of the handle 108 is rotated at a small rotation angle, It is launched with a relatively weak hitting force. In this case, the game ball flows down the left area in the game area 102 as illustrated by the wavy arrow A in FIG. On the other hand, when the player performs a so-called “right strike” in which the lever 109 is rotated at a large rotation angle, the game ball is launched with a relatively strong hitting force. In this case, the game ball flows down the right area in the game area 102 as illustrated by the wavy arrow B in FIG. Therefore, “right-handed” is required when winning the right gate 205 or the big winning device 206.

  The first starter 202 is a starter that is always open. The first starter 202 is provided with a first starter detection switch 304 (see FIG. 3) that detects the entry of a game ball. When the first starter detection switch 304 detects that the game ball has entered and wins a prize, it is determined whether or not a jackpot game advantageous to the player is executed, and the determination result is displayed on the display 208. In addition, a predetermined prize ball (for example, three game balls) is paid out.

  The second starting device 203 is a starting device that is opened only when the electric tulip 204 is operating. The second starter 203 is provided with a second starter detection switch 305 (see FIG. 3) that detects the entry of a game ball. When the second starter detection switch 305 detects that a game ball has entered and wins, it is determined whether or not a jackpot game advantageous to the player is executed, as in the case of the first starter 202. The determination result is displayed on the display 208, and a predetermined prize ball (for example, three game balls) is paid out.

  In the following description, the determination executed on the condition that the game ball that has passed the first starting device 202 is won is referred to as “first special symbol determination”, and the winning of the game ball to the second starting device 203 is determined. The determination executed as a condition is referred to as “second special symbol determination”, and these determinations are collectively referred to as “special symbol determination”.

The big winning device 206 is opened according to the result of the special symbol determination. A plate for opening and closing the big prize device 206 is provided at the opening of the big prize device 206. Grand prize device 20
6 is normally closed by this plate. On the other hand, when a predetermined jackpot symbol indicating that the determination result of the special symbol determination is “big jackpot” is stopped and displayed on the display 208, that is, when a big jackpot occurs, the plate is operated to win a big prize. A jackpot game that opens the device 206 is executed. For this reason, the player can obtain more prize balls by making a right hit during the jackpot game compared to when the jackpot game is not being played.

  The electric tulip 204 is disposed in the vicinity of the second starting device 203 and has one plate for closing or opening an opening in which the game ball enters the second starting device 203. The electric tulip 204 can change its posture between an open posture (see FIG. 2) in which the plate opens the opening of the second starting device 203 and a closed posture (not shown) that closes the opening of the second starting device 203. It is configured.

  The second starter 203 is normally closed by an electric tulip 204. On the other hand, when the game ball passes through the gate 205, it is determined whether or not the second starter 203 is to be opened, although no prize ball is paid out. Here, when it is determined that the second starting device 203 is to be opened, the operation of returning the closed position after the plate of the electric tulip 204 has been maintained for a specified time is repeated a specified number of times. In this way, the second starting device 203 is in a state in which it is difficult for the game ball to pass when the electric tulip 204 is not operated (that is, when the plate is in the closed position), whereas the electric tulip 204 is operated. When this is done (that is, when the plate is in the open position), the game ball easily passes. In the following description, the determination executed on condition that a game ball wins the gate 205 is referred to as “ordinary symbol determination”.

  The four general winning devices 207 are always open, like the first starting device 202, and are winning devices that have a predetermined number of winning balls by winning game balls. Unlike the first starting device 202 and the like, no determination is made even if a game ball wins the general winning device 207.

[Internal configuration of gaming machine 1]
FIG. 3 is a block diagram of the gaming machine 1. The gaming machine 1 includes a main control board 300, a payout control board 310, an effect control board 320, an image control board 330, an accessory control board 340, a launch control board 350, and a power supply board 360.

  The main control board 300 controls the basic operation of the gaming machine. The main control board 300 includes a one-chip microcomputer 301, and the one-chip microcomputer 301 includes a main CPU 301a, a main ROM 301b, and a main RAM 301c. The main control board 300 includes an input port and an output port (both not shown) for main control.

  The main control input port includes a general winning device detection switch 302 for detecting that a game ball has entered the general winning device 207, and a gate detection switch for detecting that a game ball has entered the normal symbol gate 205. 303, a first starter detection switch 304 for detecting that a game ball has entered the first starter 202, a second starter detection switch 305 for detecting that a game ball has entered the second starter 203, A big winning device detection switch 306 for detecting that a game ball has entered the big winning device 206 and a payout control board 310 are connected. Various signals are input to the main control board 300 through the main control input port.

The main control output port includes a starter opening / closing solenoid 307 that opens and closes a plate of an electric tulip 204 that is disposed close to the second starter 203, and a large winning device that operates a plate that opens and closes the large winning device 206. An opening / closing solenoid 308, a display 208, a game information output terminal board 309 for outputting an external information signal, a payout control board 310, and an effect control board 320 are connected. Various signals are output from the main control output port. The display 208 includes special symbol indicators 371 and 372 for displaying special symbols, a normal symbol indicator 375 for displaying ordinary symbols, a special symbol hold indicator 373 and 374 for displaying the number of reserved special symbols, and The normal symbol hold display 376 for displaying the number of normal symbol determination hold is provided, and each of these indicators 371 to 376 is connected to the main control output port.

  The game information output terminal board 309 is a board for outputting an external information signal generated in the main control board 300 to a hall computer or the like of the game shop. The game information output terminal board 309 is wired to the main control board 300, and the game information output terminal board 309 is provided with a connector for connecting to a hall computer of a game store.

  In the one-chip microcomputer 301 of the main control board 300, the main CPU 301a reads out the program stored in the main ROM 301b based on the input signals from the detection switches and timers, performs arithmetic processing, and directly controls each device. Alternatively, a command is transmitted to another board according to the result of the arithmetic processing.

  The main ROM 301b stores a game control program and tables necessary for various games. For example, a jackpot determination table referred to in the jackpot lottery, a symbol determination table for determining a special symbol stop symbol, a variation pattern determination table for determining a special symbol variation pattern, and the like are stored. The tables listed here are only a part, and a number of tables (not shown) are provided.

  Furthermore, the main RAM 301c functions as a data work area during the arithmetic processing of the main CPU 301a, and has a plurality of storage areas. For example, in the main RAM 301c, the number of holdings for normal symbol determination, the number of holdings for normal symbols, the number of holdings for special symbols, the number of rounds R, the number of balls entered into the big winning device, the probability variation game flag, the short-time game flag, the accessory effect flag, etc. The various flags are stored. In addition to the information listed here, a lot of information is stored.

  The payout control board 310 performs game ball launch control and prize ball payout control. The payout control board 310 includes a one-chip microcomputer composed of a payout CPU, a payout ROM, and a payout RAM (not shown), and is connected to the main control board 300 so as to be capable of bidirectional communication. The payout CPU reads out a program stored in the payout ROM based on an input signal from the payout ball measuring switch 311, the door opening switch 312, and the timer that detects whether or not the game ball has been paid out, and performs arithmetic processing. And corresponding data is transmitted to the main control board 300 based on the processing. Further, a payout motor 313 of a prize ball payout device for paying out a predetermined number of prize balls from a game ball storage unit to a player is connected to the output side of the payout control board 310. The payout CPU reads out a predetermined program from the payout ROM based on the payout number designation command transmitted from the main control board 300, performs arithmetic processing, and controls the payout motor 313 of the prize ball payout device to control the predetermined prize. Pay the ball to the player. At this time, the payout RAM functions as a data work area at the time of calculation processing of the payout CPU.

The effect control board 320 mainly controls each effect such as during a game or standby. The effect control board 320 includes a sub CPU 320a, a sub ROM 320b, and a sub RAM 320c, and is connected to the main control board 300 so as to be communicable in one direction from the main control board 300 to the effect control board 320. . The sub CPU 320a reads out a program stored in the sub ROM 320b based on a command transmitted from the main control board 300, an effect button detection switch 321, an effect key detection switch 322, and an input signal from the timer, and performs arithmetic processing. At the same time, based on this processing, corresponding data is transmitted to the image control board 330 and the accessory control board 340. The sub RAM 320c functions as a data work area when the sub CPU 320a performs arithmetic processing.

  For example, when the sub CPU 320a in the effect control board 320 receives the fluctuation pattern designation command indicating the fluctuation pattern of the special symbol from the main control board 300, the sub CPU 320a analyzes the content of the received fluctuation pattern designation command, and the liquid crystal display device 201 Data for causing the output device 331, the effect driving device 341, and the effect illumination device 342 to execute a predetermined effect is generated, and the data is transmitted to the image control board 330 and the accessory control board 340.

The sub ROM 320b of the effect control board 320 stores a program for effect control and data and tables necessary for determining various games.
For example, an effect pattern determination table for determining an effect pattern based on a variation pattern designation command received from the main control board 300, an ornamental symbol determination table for determining a combination of ornamental symbols to be stopped, and the like are stored in the sub ROM 320b. Has been. In addition, the table mentioned above only enumerates the characteristic table among the tables in this embodiment as an example, and many other tables and programs (not shown) are provided.

  The sub RAM 320c of the effect control board 320 has a plurality of storage areas. In these storage areas, a game state, an effect mode, an effect pattern, a decorative pattern, a counting counter, firing operation information, and the like are stored. In addition to this, a lot of information is stored.

  The image control board 330 includes an image CPU (not shown), control ROM, control RAM, CGROM, VRAM, VDP, audio CPU, audio ROM, and audio RAM for performing image display control of the liquid crystal display device 201. . The image control board 330 is connected to the effect control board 320 so that bidirectional communication is possible, and a liquid crystal display device 201 and an audio output device 331 are connected to the output side thereof.

  The image CPU performs control to display a predetermined image on the VDP based on the command received from the effect control board 320. The control RAM functions as a data work area at the time of calculation processing of the image CPU, and temporarily stores data read from the control ROM. The control ROM stores a control processing program of the image CPU, an animation pattern for displaying an animation of the effect pattern, animation scene information, and the like.

  The CGROM stores a large number of image data such as decorative symbols and backgrounds displayed on the liquid crystal display device 201. The image CPU reads a predetermined program based on a command transmitted from the effect control board 320, and the CGROM The predetermined image data stored in the VRAM is developed in the VRAM, and the liquid crystal display device 201 displays the image data developed in the VRAM.

  The audio ROM stores a large amount of audio data to be output from the audio output device 331, and the audio CPU reads out a predetermined program based on the command transmitted from the effect control board 320, and the audio ROM Audio output control is performed in the output device 331.

The accessory control board 340 controls lighting of a board lamp (not shown) provided on the game board 100 and controls the frame lamp 103 provided on the frame member 101. Further, the accessory control board 340 controls energization of drive sources such as a solenoid and a motor (the locking device 1020, the motor 1151, and the motor 2851) that operate the effect driving device 341. The accessory control board 340 is connected to the effect control board 320, and performs the above-described controls based on data transmitted from the effect control board 320. When the accessory effect flag is “ON”, an effect operation such as the movable accessory unit 840 is executed, but when the accessory effect flag is “OFF”, the effect operation is not executed.

  Further, a rotation angle sensor 1155 for detecting the rotation angle of the movable accessory unit 840 is connected to the accessory control board 340, and the output value of the rotation angle sensor 1155 is different from the angle commanded from the accessory control board 340. In this case, it can be determined that the operation of the movable accessory unit 840 is abnormal.

  The firing control board 350 inputs a touch signal from the touch sensor 351 and performs energization control on the firing solenoid 353 and the ball feed solenoid 354 based on the voltage supplied from the firing volume 352.

  The touch sensor 351 includes a capacitive proximity switch that uses a change in capacitance caused by the player touching the handle 108. When the touch sensor 351 detects that the player touches the handle 108, the launch control board is detected. A touch signal that permits energization of the firing solenoid 353 is output to 350.

  The firing volume 352 includes a variable resistor, and a constant voltage (for example, 5 V) applied to the firing volume 352 is divided by the variable resistor, and the divided voltage is supplied to the firing control board 350.

  Here, the rotational speed of the firing solenoid 353 is set to about 99.9 (times / minute) based on the frequency based on the output period of the crystal oscillator provided on the firing control board 350. As a result, the number of game balls fired per minute is about 99.9 (pieces / minute) because one ball is fired every time the firing solenoid rotates. That is, one game ball is fired about every 0.6 seconds.

  Note that the touch signal from the touch sensor 351 and the voltage signal from the firing volume 352 are input to the effect control board 320. Thereby, it is possible to detect the launch of the game ball on the effect control board 320.

  The power supply board 360 includes a backup power supply including a capacitor, and supplies a power supply voltage to each part in the gaming machine 1. Specifically, the power supply board 360 supplies a power supply voltage to the main control board 300, the payout control board 310, the effect control board 320, and the launch control board 350. Further, the power supply board 360 monitors the power supply voltage supplied into the gaming machine 1 and outputs a power interruption detection signal to the main control board 300 when the power supply voltage becomes a predetermined value or less. More specifically, when the power interruption detection signal becomes high level, the main CPU 301a enters an operable state, and when the power interruption detection signal becomes low level, the main CPU 301a enters an operation stop state. The backup power source is not limited to a capacitor, and for example, a battery may be used, and a capacitor and a battery may be used in combination.

[Various tables]
Details of various tables stored in the main ROM 301b will be described with reference to FIGS.

  4 (A) and 4 (B) show a jackpot determination table used for “big jackpot determination”. FIG. 4 (A) is a jackpot determination table for the first special symbol, and FIG. 4 (B) is a jackpot determination table for the second special symbol.

The jackpot determination table is for determining “big hit” or “losing” based on the gaming state and the acquired jackpot random number. The jackpot random number is acquired as a numerical value of “0” to “598” at the time of entering the first starting device 202 or the second starting device 203.

Here, the gaming state shown in FIGS. 4A and 4B will be described.
In the present embodiment, “normal gaming state” and “probability changing gaming state” are included as states relating to the jackpot determination.

  “Normal game state” means that the probability of winning a jackpot is set to 1 / 299.5 in the jackpot determination performed on the condition that a game ball has entered the first starter 202 or the second starter 203 Refers to the played gaming state. On the other hand, the “probability game state” refers to a game state in which the probability of winning the jackpot is set to 1 / 29.9. Therefore, in the “probability game state”, it is easier to win a big hit than in the “normal game state”. It should be noted that in this probability variation game state, a probability variation game flag, which will be described later, is set to “ON”, and in the normal game state, the probability variation game flag is “OFF”. Also, the transition from the normal gaming state to the probability variation gaming state is after the probability variation big hit game is finished.

  The “big hit” is a special game that opens the big prize winning device 206. Specifically, it refers to a game that is executed when a big hit is won in the big hit determination performed on the condition that a game ball has entered the first starter 202 or the second starter 203.

  In the “hit”, the round game in which the big winning device 206 is opened is played 15 times in total or 8 times in total. The maximum opening time of the grand prize winning device 206 in each round game is set to 29.5 seconds at the maximum, and if a specified number (9) of game balls enter the big prize winning device 206 during this time, one round game Ends. The “big hit” allows a large amount of prize balls to be obtained because a game ball enters the grand prize winning device 206 and the player can obtain a prize ball corresponding to the winning ball. Also, since the big winning device 206 is provided at the lower right side of the game board 100, when the “big hit” is made, the lever 109 of the handle 108 is greatly rotated, so that the game is performed by so-called “right-handed”. Become.

  According to the jackpot determination table of the first special symbol shown in FIG. 4A, in the normal gaming state, when the acquired jackpot random number is “7” or “8”, it is determined to be a jackpot. On the other hand, when the probability variation gaming state, 20 big hit random numbers “7” to “26” are determined to be big hits. If the value is other than the above, it is determined as “lost”.

  Since the random number range of the jackpot random number is “0” to “598”, the probability of being determined to be a jackpot in the normal gaming state is 1 / 299.5, and the probability of being determined to be the jackpot in the probability variation gaming state Is increased by 10 times to 1 / 29.9.

FIG. 4C is an explanatory diagram illustrating a hit determination table used for “normal symbol hit determination”.
The winning determination table is for determining “winning” or “losing” based on the gaming state and the acquired normal symbol random number. The normal symbol random number is acquired as a numerical value of “0” to “65535” when passing through the gate 205.

Here, a description will be given of the gaming state shown in FIG.
In the present embodiment, there are a “non-short game state” and a “short-time game state” as states relating to the electric tulip 204 disposed in proximity to the second starting device 203. The state relating to the jackpot determination (the normal gaming state, the probability variation gaming state) and the state relating to the electric tulip 204 (the non-time saving gaming state, the time saving gaming state) can be associated with each other or can be made independent. .

It should be noted that the gaming state when the game is started, that is, the initial gaming state of the gaming machine 1 is the “normal gaming state” and is set to the “non-short game state”.
In the present embodiment, “non-short-time gaming state” means that in the normal symbol hit determination performed on the condition that the game ball has passed through the gate 205, the variation time of the normal symbol corresponding to the determination result is 12 seconds. A gaming state that is set to be long and the opening control time of the second starter 203 when winning in the win is set to be as short as 0.2 seconds. That is, when the game ball passes through the gate 205, the normal symbol is drawn and the normal symbol display is performed on the normal symbol display 375, but the normal symbol is stopped 12 seconds after the variable display is started. indicate. If the lottery result is a win, the second starting device 203 is opened for about 0.2 seconds by the operation of the electric tulip 204 after the stop display of the normal symbol.

  On the other hand, the “short-time gaming state” means that in the normal symbol hit determination performed on the condition that the game ball has passed through the gate 205, the variation time of the normal symbol corresponding to the determination result is 3 seconds. A gaming state that is set to be shorter than the “non-short game state” and is set to be longer than the “non-short game state”, which is 3.5 seconds when the opening control time of the second starter 203 when winning is won. Say. Further, in the “non-short game state”, the probability of winning in the normal symbol hit determination is set to 1/65536, and in the “short time game state”, the probability of winning in the normal symbol hit determination is 65535 / 65536 is set. At this time, the short-time game flag, which will be described later, is set to “ON” in the short game state, and the short-time game flag is “OFF” in the non-short-time game state.

  Therefore, in the “short time gaming state”, the second starting device 203 is more easily controlled to the open state as long as the game ball passes through the gate 205 than in the “non-short time gaming state”. Thereby, in the “short-time gaming state”, the consumption of the game ball is suppressed in the progress of the game.

It should be noted that the probability of winning in the normal symbol hit determination may be set so that it does not change in any of the “non-short game state” and the “short-time game state”.
According to the hit determination table shown in FIG. 4 (C), in the non-time-saving gaming state, it is determined that the normal symbol random number is “0”. On the other hand, in the short-time gaming state, it is determined that the normal symbol random number is any one of “0” to “65534”. If the random number is other than the above, it is determined as “lost”.

  Since the range of normal symbol random numbers is “0” to “65535”, the probability of being determined to be hit in the non-short game state is 1/65536, and the probability of being determined to be win in the time-short game state is 65535 / 65536 = 1 / 1.00002.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a symbol determination table for determining a special symbol stop symbol.
FIG. 5A is a symbol determination table for determining a stop symbol at the time of jackpot, FIG. 5B is an explanatory diagram showing the probability of 15R jackpot, and FIG. It is a symbol determination table for determining a stop symbol at the time of losing.

  In FIG. 5A, the type of “special symbol” (whether the game ball has entered the first starter 202 or the second starter 203) and the first starter 202 or the second starter 203 The jackpot “type” and stop symbol data are determined based on the “hit symbol random number” acquired when the game ball enters. The range of the jackpot symbol random number is set to “0” to “99”. In addition, the probability of being a promiscuous jackpot or a normal jackpot is ½ (50%), respectively.

As shown in FIG. 5 (A), when the first special symbol is a jackpot, the jackpot symbol random number is referred to, and if the jackpot symbol random number is between “0” and “49”, the probability is ½. Becomes a “probable 15R jackpot” with a probability of 1/2 and becomes a “normal 15R jackpot”. At this time, the stop symbol data is “01” and “02”, respectively.

  Similarly, if the jackpot symbol random number is between “50” and “99”, it becomes “probability 8R jackpot” with a probability of 1/2, and “normal 8R jackpot” with a probability of 1/2. At this time, the stop symbol data becomes “03” and “04”, respectively.

  In the case of jackpot in the second special symbol, the jackpot symbol random number is referred to, and if the jackpot symbol random number is “0” to “74”, it becomes “probability 15R jackpot” with a probability of 1/2, It becomes “normal 15R big hit” with a probability of 1/2. At this time, the stop symbol data is “05” and “06”, respectively.

  Similarly, if the jackpot symbol random number is between “75” and “99”, it becomes “probability 8R jackpot” with a probability of 1/2 and “normal 8R jackpot” with a probability of 1/2. At this time, the stop symbol data becomes “07” and “08”, respectively.

  As shown in FIG. 5 (B), the ratio of 15R jackpot is 50% when the first special symbol is a big jackpot, whereas when the second special symbol is a big jackpot, it is 75%. It has become.

As shown in FIG. 5C, when the determination result is lost in both the first special symbol and the second special symbol, the stop symbol data is “00”.
In addition, the game state after jackpot end and the jackpot mode are determined by the type of special symbol (stop symbol data).

[Variation pattern determination table]
FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a variation pattern determination table for determining the variation pattern of the special symbol.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the variation pattern determination tables for the first special symbol and the second special symbol are common. The variation pattern is determined based on the determination result, the gaming state, the number of reserved balls, the reach random number, and the variation pattern random number. The reach random number and the fluctuation pattern random number take values from “0” to “99”.

  As illustrated in FIG. 6, when the determination result is a probable big hit, the variation pattern is determined based on the variation pattern random number. Specifically, when the fluctuation pattern random number is “0” to “29”, the fluctuation pattern 1 is selected. At this time, the fluctuation time is 20 seconds, and the reach A is a big hit. Then, after the jackpot ends, the game is controlled in the probability variation gaming state. When the variation pattern random number is “30” to “99”, the variation pattern 2 is selected. At this time, the fluctuation time is 30 seconds, and a big hit is made by reach B. Then, after the jackpot ends, the game is controlled in the probability variation gaming state.

  When the determination result is usually a big hit, the variation pattern is determined based on the variation pattern random number. Specifically, when the fluctuation pattern random number is “0” to “29”, the fluctuation pattern 1 is selected. At this time, the fluctuation time is 20 seconds, and the reach A is a big hit. Then, after the jackpot ends, the game is controlled in the normal gaming state. When the variation pattern random number is “30” to “99”, the variation pattern 2 is selected. At this time, the fluctuation time is 30 seconds, and a big hit is made by reach B. Then, after the jackpot ends, the game is controlled in the normal gaming state.

When the determination result is a loss, the variation pattern is determined based on the gaming state, the number of reserved balls, the reach determination random number, and the variation pattern random number.
Specifically, when the game state is “non-short-time game state” and the number of held balls is “0 to 2”, one of the variation patterns 3, 4, and 5 is selected by the reach random number and the variation pattern random number. . The fluctuation pattern 3 is a normal fluctuation with a fluctuation time of 10 seconds, the fluctuation pattern 4 is a fluctuation time of 20 seconds and loses at reach A, and the fluctuation pattern 5 is a fluctuation time of 30 seconds and loses at reach B.

  When the game state is “non-short game state” and the number of reserved balls is “3-4”, one of the variation patterns 4, 5, and 6 is selected by the reach random number and the variation pattern random number. The variation pattern 6 is a shortened variation with a variation time of 5 seconds, the variation pattern 4 has a variation time of 20 seconds and loses at reach A, and the variation pattern 5 has a variation time of 30 seconds and loses at reach B.

  When the game state is “time-short game state” and the number of held balls is “0 to 1”, one of the variation patterns 3, 4, and 5 is selected by the reach random number and the variation pattern random number. The fluctuation pattern 3 is a normal fluctuation with a fluctuation time of 10 seconds, the fluctuation pattern 4 is a fluctuation time of 20 seconds and loses at reach A, and the fluctuation pattern 5 is a fluctuation time of 30 seconds and loses at reach B.

  When the game state is “time-short game state” and the number of held balls is “2-4”, one of the variation patterns 4, 6, and 7 is selected by the reach random number and the variation pattern random number. The variation pattern 4 is a shortened variation with a variation time of 5 seconds, the variation pattern 4 has a variation time of 20 seconds and loses at reach A, and the variation pattern 7 has a variation time of 5 seconds and loses at reach C. The variation pattern 7 is a variation pattern having a short variation time despite being reach.

  As a feature of the special symbol variation pattern determination table illustrated in FIG. 6, the special symbol variation time is set to be short when the determination result is lost and the game is in the short-time gaming state. For example, if the jackpot determination result is a loss and the number of held balls is “2”, if the game is in the short-time game state, the variation pattern 6 (shortening variation) with a variation time of 5 seconds with a probability of 95% based on the reach random number However, in the non-time-saving gaming state, a variation pattern in which the variation time exceeds 10 seconds is determined. In this manner, the variation time is set to be short when the time-saving gaming state is entered.

[Movable accessory unit]
The movable accessory unit 840 will be described with reference to FIGS. In the following description, the front, rear, up, down, left and right directions are directions when a player plays a game on the gaming machine 1, and the side on which the player is located is described as the front of the gaming machine 1.

As shown in FIG. 7, a game board unit 705 and a glass frame 710 are assembled to the outer frame 700 so as to be freely opened and closed.
As shown in FIG. 8, the game board unit 705 has a configuration in which a movable accessory unit 840, a base frame 830, an image display unit (not shown), and the like are sequentially assembled on the back of the game board 100. That is, a base frame (liquid crystal base frame) 830 having an opening 830a penetrating in the front-rear direction with the movable accessory unit 840 interposed therebetween is assembled on the back surface (rear surface) of the game board 100, and the base An image display unit (a liquid crystal display device and an image display cover) (not shown) is assembled on the back side (rear side) of the frame 830 so as to close the opening 830a.

  As shown in FIG. 9, the movable accessory unit 840 rotates in the first rotation direction (forward rotation direction) T1 and the second rotation direction (reverse rotation direction) T2 (forward / reverse rotation) and first rotation. A movable accessory that maintains the first form (form of FIG. 9 (a)) during rotation in the direction and deforms into the second form (form of FIG. 9 (b)) during rotation in the second rotational direction. 970.

As shown in FIG. 10, the movable accessory unit 840 also includes a rotation driving device 1000 that drives the movable accessory 970.
The rotation drive device 1000 supports the movable accessory 970 and rotates in the first and second rotation directions, and within a predetermined angle range with respect to the movable accessory support 1001. A drive unit 1050 that engages so as to be relatively rotatable and rotationally drives the movable accessory support unit 1001 in the first and second rotation directions, and the drive unit 1050 moves in the first rotation direction and the second rotation direction. And a deformation mechanism that operates to change the form of the movable accessory 970 when rotating.

  Here, the deformation mechanism includes an operating piece guide elongated hole (third guide lane) 1204, an operating piece 1210, a first pin 1211, a first pin 1212, and a guide elongated hole (first guide lane) 1252, which will be described later. , And a cam long hole (second guide lane) 1254. Details of the deformation mechanism will be described later.

In addition, the movable accessory 970 and the rotation driving device 1000 constitute a deformation unit 960.
In the rotary drive device 1000, when the drive unit 1050 rotates in the first rotation direction, the movable accessory support unit 1001 rotates in the same direction together with the drive unit 1050, and the movable accessory 970 maintains the first form. (See FIG. 9A). On the other hand, when the driving unit 1050 rotates in the second rotation direction in a state where the locking device 1020 stops the rotation of the movable combination support unit 1001, the movable combination 970 is transformed into the second form (FIG. 9 (b)). As described above, the deformation mechanism is operated by switching the rotation direction of the drive unit 1050 to change the form of the variable accessory, or to maintain the changed form.

  In addition, after the movable combination 970 is deformed to the second form, the drive unit 1050 is rotated in the second rotation direction while releasing the rotation stop of the movable combination support unit 1001 by the locking device 1020. Together with the movable accessory support part 1001, the movable accessory 970 transformed into the second form rotates in the second rotation direction.

  The movable accessory unit 840 includes a fixed unit 1042 fixed to the game board 100 or the base frame 830 (see FIG. 8), a deformation unit 960 (see FIG. 9) including the movable accessory 970 and the rotation driving device 1000. Reference). Further, a transparent plate 1070 is fixed to the back surface of the deformation unit 960. The deformation unit 960 and the transparent plate 1070 are rotatably supported by a rotation support mechanism 1044 provided on the front surface of the fixed unit 1042.

  As shown in FIG. 11, a rotation support mechanism 1044 is disposed on the front surface of the fixed base member 1143 constituting the fixed unit 1042 to rotatably support the substantially annular deformation unit 960 in a plane parallel to the game board surface. . The rotation support mechanism 1044 includes a plurality of bearing members 1145 (1145a, 1145b) provided on the front surface of the fixed unit 1042, and each bearing member 1145 is provided on the outer periphery of the movable accessory support 1001 constituting the deformation unit 960. This is a means for stably supporting the hook-shaped guided rail 1102 so that it cannot be dropped and is rotatably supported. The bearing member 1145 includes a bearing support portion 1145a fixed to the fixed base member 1143, and a rotary bearing portion 1145b including a guide roller and the like that is rotatably supported by the bearing support portion 1145a. The plurality of rotating bearing portions 1145b are arranged at a predetermined pitch along the outer periphery of the guided rail 1102, and are rotatably supported by supporting the peripheral edge of the guided rail in a circumferential groove provided on the outer periphery of the rotating bearing portion 1145b. To support.

The annular movable accessory support part 1001 can be rotated relative to the drive part 1050 within a predetermined rotation angle (forward / reverse rotation) with a deformation mechanism in front of the annular drive part 1050. It is supported. When the drive unit 1050 is rotationally driven by the motor 1151, the deformation mechanism, the movable accessory support unit 1001, and the movable accessory 970 are driven.

In addition, a locking device 1020 that stops the rotation of the movable accessory support 1001 and releases the rotation stop is disposed at another part of the fixed base member 1143.
In addition, a power supply unit 1147 for supplying power to the movable accessory 970 is disposed along a side edge of the fixed base 1143, and an annular drive unit 1050 (or the movable accessory support unit 1001 is provided). ) Is slidably brought into contact with the sliding electrodes arranged along the outer periphery of the metal) to supply power to the LEDs mounted on the movable accessory 970.

  The power supply unit 1147 is disposed along the outer periphery of the base member 1147a fixed to the fixed base 1143, the sliding electrode 1147b supported by the inner surface of the base member 1147a, the drive unit 1050, or the movable accessory support unit 1001. And the power receiving side sliding electrode 1147b. The electric power input from the sliding electrode is supplied to the LED mounted on the movable accessory support portion 1001 by a cable wired along the drive portion 1050, the movable accessory support portion 1001, and the like.

  Further, a motor 1151 such as a stepping motor, an output gear 1152 fixed to the output shaft of the motor, and a transmission gear (two-stage gear) 1153 that meshes with the output gear 1152 are provided at the lower right corner of the fixed base 1143. A drive mechanism is arranged. The transmission gear 1153, which is a two-stage gear, meshes with the output gear 1152 at the small diameter gear portion, meshes with the driven gear portion 1130 disposed along the outer periphery of the drive portion 1050 at the large diameter gear portion, and rotates to the drive portion 1050. Transmits driving force in the direction.

  The motor 1151 can switch the rotation direction between a first direction (forward rotation direction) and a second direction (reverse rotation direction), and the rotation direction of the drive unit 1050 in accordance with a signal from the accessory control board 340. Are switched between the first rotation direction (forward rotation direction) and the second rotation direction (reverse rotation direction).

  Further, a rotation angle sensor 1155 for detecting the rotation angle of the deformation unit 960 (970, 1000) is disposed at an appropriate position of the fixed base 1143. The rotation angle sensor 1155 is a so-called photo interrupter, and includes a light emitting unit provided on the fixed base 1143 and a light receiving unit provided on the deformation unit 960 side.

  When the deformation unit 960 rotates, the light emitted from the light emitting unit is detected by the light receiving unit at the position of the light receiving unit provided in the deformation unit 960. Therefore, the rotation angle of the deformation unit 960 can be detected. And the rotation angle of the deformation | transformation unit 960 detected with the light-receiving part is alert | reported with respect to the accessory control board 340 (refer FIG. 3).

  As shown in FIGS. 12 to 15, the drive unit 1050 has guide long holes (first guide lanes) 1252 laid out concentrically with the annular drive unit 1050 at a predetermined circumferential pitch on the front and rear surfaces thereof. A plurality of through holes are formed. Each guide long hole 1252 has the same shape.

  Further, on the inner diameter side surface of each guide elongated hole 1252 on the drive unit 1050, a cam elongated hole in which the other end 1254b (see FIG. 13) is located on the inner diameter side rather than the one end 1254a (see FIG. 13). A (second guide lane) 1254 is formed through.

As shown in FIG. 12, a plurality of operating pieces 1210 having the same shape in the positional relationship corresponding to each guide elongated hole 1252 on the drive unit 1050 side are provided on the front surface of the movable accessory support 1001. It is arranged in a movable state parallel to the front. Each actuating piece 1210 has a rotating shaft support portion 1210a (a shaft hole or a shaft projection) provided at one end thereof and a swing piece 127 constituting the movable accessory 970.
It is pivotally supported by a connecting portion 1273 (movable side connecting portion 1273b) between the two. On the other hand, a first pin 1211 protrudes from the back surface on the other end side of the operating piece 1210, and the first pin 1211 is inserted into an insertion hole 1203 that is a round hole formed through the movable accessory support portion 1001. The tip is protruded toward the drive unit 1050 by being inserted. The tips of the first pins 1211 are loosely fitted into the guide elongated holes 1252 of the driving unit 1050, respectively. When the drive unit 1050 rotates relative to the movable accessory support unit 1001, each first pin 1211 moves relatively within each guide slot 1252.

  Further, an operating piece guide long hole (third guide lane) 1204 extending in a direction intersecting the circumferential direction of the movable accessory support portion 1001 is located at a position adjacent to the circumferential direction of the insertion hole 1203 of the movable accessory support portion 1001. Is formed through.

  A second pin 1212 protrudes from the back surface of each working piece 1210, and the tip of the second pin 1212 is loosely fitted into the working piece guide long hole 1204. The second pin 1212 is loosely fitted simultaneously in a cam slot 1254 formed through the drive unit 1050 (see FIGS. 15 and 16 for details).

  That is, each operating piece 1210 is a rotating shaft support portion around the first pin 1211 supported in the guide elongated hole 1252 in the process in which the driving portion 1050 moves relative to the movable accessory support portion 1001. One end side on which 1210a is provided can be rotated (swinged) in the inner and outer diameter directions. At this time, since the second pin 1212 relatively moves in the inner and outer diameter directions along the inside of the operating piece guide long hole 1204 and the cam long hole 1254, one end portion of the operating piece rotates in the inner and outer diameter directions along a predetermined track. Will move.

  That is, since the first pin 1211 is loosely fitted in the guide elongated hole 1252 provided in the drive unit 1050, the drive unit 1050 and the movable accessory support unit 1001 rotate relative to each other, whereby the first pin 1211 Moves relatively in the circumferential direction in the guide elongated hole 1252.

  As shown in FIG. 17, when the drive unit 1050 rotates in the first rotation direction T1, the first pin 1211 abuts on one end portion 1252a of the guide elongated hole 1252 and biases in the first rotation direction. Therefore, the movable accessory support 1001 is also rotationally driven in the same rotational direction via the operating piece (first pin). At this time, the operating piece is in the retracted position as shown.

  That is, when the drive unit 1050 rotates in the first rotation direction T1, the second pin 1212 is positioned closer to the one end 1204a of the operating piece guide slot 1204 as shown in FIG. Since the elongated hole 1254 is positioned on the one end 1254a side, the operating piece 1210 that rotates in the inner and outer diameter directions around the first pin 1211 is located inside the movable accessory support 1001 as shown in FIG. It is located at the retracted position retracted from the periphery to the outer diameter side.

  As shown in FIGS. 19 to 22, when the driving unit 1050 is rotated in the second rotation direction T <b> 2 in a state where the movable accessory support unit 1001 is stopped by the locking device 1020, the other end of the operating piece. The second pin 1212 provided on the moving part moves in the cam long hole 1254 toward the other end 1254b and simultaneously moves in the working piece guide long hole 1204 toward the other end 1204b. The first pin 1211 is rotated in the inner diameter direction as a center, and one end side is protruded inward. For this reason, the rocking piece 1271 provided at one end of the operating piece and pivotally supported on the movable side connecting portion 1273b by the rotation shaft supporting portion 1210a is deformed into a star shape.

Next, when the rotation stop of the movable accessory support unit 1001 is released and the driving unit 1050 is rotated in the second rotation direction, the movable accessory 970 rotates in the second rotation direction while maintaining the star shape.
As shown in FIG. 17B and the like, positioning long holes 1256 extending in the circumferential direction are formed through the other portions of the front and rear surfaces of the drive unit 1050. Further, a leaf spring (elastic member) 1220 that enters into the positioning slot 1256 is disposed on the back surface of the movable accessory support 1001. One end of the leaf spring 1220 is fixed to the back surface of the movable accessory support 1001, and the other end (tip) is urged so as to be in pressure contact with the inner peripheral edge 1256c of the positioning elongated hole 1256. As shown in FIG. 17B, when the operating piece 1210 is in the retracted position, the leaf spring 1220 is positioned closer to one end 1256a of the positioning slot 1256, and at this time, the tip of the leaf spring is provided at the inner peripheral edge 1256c. The locking protrusion 1256d prevents movement to the other end 1256b. In this manner, the leaf spring has the movable piece support section with respect to the drive section 1050 when the operating piece 1210 is in the retracted position and the drive section 1050 and the movable combination support section 1001 are rotating in the first rotation direction T1. The function of temporarily locking 1001 to prevent relative rotation is achieved.

  On the other hand, when the drive unit 1050 rotates in the second rotation direction T2 while the movable accessory support portion 1001 is stopped from rotating by the locking portion 1110 of the locking device 1020, the movable accessory support portion 1001 is fixed to the movable accessory support portion 1001. The positioning elongated hole 1256 rotates in the second rotation direction with respect to the plate spring. For this reason, the locking of the tip of the leaf spring that has been locked by the locking protrusion 1256d is released, and the tip of the leaf spring relatively moves over the locking protrusion 1256d and moves toward the other end 1256b. Another locking projection 1256e is provided on the inner peripheral edge 1256c in front of the other end 1256 so that the tip of the leaf spring cannot get back over the other locking projection 1256e in the process of moving to the other end 1256b. It will be in the stopped state (refer to Drawing 22 and Drawing 23). When the leading end of the leaf spring is locked by the locking protrusion 1256e, the movable member is supported by the drive unit 1050 when the drive unit 1050 and the movable combination support unit 1001 are rotating in the second rotation direction T2. The portion 1001 functions to temporarily lock so as not to rotate relatively.

  Working piece guide slot (third guide lane) 1204, Working piece 1210, first pin 1211, first pin 1212, guide slot (first guide lane) 1252, cam slot (second guide) Lane) 1254 constitutes a deformation mechanism.

  Further, each of the long holes (guide lanes) 1204, 1252, and 1254 may be grooves and protrusions (walls) as long as the pins can be fitted and moved. Therefore, the guide lane is a concept including all guide portions such as long holes, grooves, and protrusions.

  In the deformation mechanism, a movable accessory is supported by engaging a first pin 1211 provided at a position near the other end of the operating piece 1210 in a guide elongated hole 1252 provided in the drive unit 1050 so as to be movable forward and backward in the circumferential direction. The portion 1001 is configured to be relatively rotatable within the range of the circumferential length of the guide elongated hole. When the second pin 1212 moves in the elongated holes 1204 and 1254 in the inner and outer diameter directions, the operating piece has an inner and outer diameter. Rotate in the direction to activate the deformation mechanism.

  That is, the deformation mechanism maintains the movable form 970 in the first form (retracted position), deforms the first form to the second form (projection position), or maintains the second form. Furthermore, it is means for returning to the first form.

The deformation mechanism maintains the movable combination 970 in the first form when the drive unit 1050 and the movable combination support unit 1001 are integrally rotated in the first rotation direction T1 (see FIGS. 17 and 18) and is movable. When the accessory support part 1001 stops and the drive part 1050 rotates in the second rotation direction T2, the movable accessory 970 is deformed into the second form (see FIGS. 19 to 22). Subsequently, when the movable accessory support portion 1001 is rotated in the second rotation direction by the drive unit 1050 in a state where the rotation stop of the movable accessory support portion 1001 is released, the movable accessory 970 maintains the second form. In the state, it continues to rotate in the second rotation direction (see FIGS. 23 and 24). Next, when the rotation of the rotating combination support unit is stopped and the driving unit 1050 is rotated in the first rotation direction in this state, the movable combination 970 returns to the first form (see FIG. 25). When the rotation of the movable accessory support portion 1001 is canceled and then the movable accessory support portion 1001 is rotated in the first rotation direction by the driving unit 1050, the first moveable accessory 970 maintains the first form. The rotation continues in the rotation direction (see FIG. 26).

  A cable (not shown) connected to the sliding electrode 1147b constituting the power feeding unit 1147 shown in FIG. 11 is wired to each swinging piece 1271 via each operating piece 1210 and mounted on the swinging piece 1271. It is supplied to electrical components such as LEDs (not shown).

Next, a procedure for mutually deforming the movable accessory 970 between the first form and the second form in the rotary drive device 1000 having the above-described configuration will be described.
First, as shown in FIG. 17, when the movable accessory 970 is in the first form, the first pin 1211 is connected to one end 1252a (first upstream in the first rotational direction) of the guide elongated hole (first guide lane) 1252. The second pin 1212 is located closer to the one end 1204a of the operating piece guide slot (third guide lane) 1204, and at the same time, the cam slot (second Of the first guide lane) 1254 is located on one end 1254a (first end in the upstream direction of rotation).

  At this time, the leaf spring (elastic member) 1220 is located closer to one end 1256a (first upstream end portion in the first rotational direction) of the positioning slot 1256, and the distal end portion of the leaf spring is formed by a locking projection 1256d. Movement to the other end 1256b is prevented.

  In this state, when the motor 1151 is driven in the first rotation direction (forward rotation direction) and the transmission gear 1153 is rotated in the first rotation direction T1, the drive unit 1050 is driven via the driven gear unit 1130 on the outer periphery of the drive unit 1050. Is driven to rotate in the first rotation direction T1. When the drive unit 1050 is rotationally driven in the first rotation direction, the one end portion 1252a of the guide elongated hole 1252 rotationally drives the first pin 1211 in the same direction, so that the operating piece 1210 integrated with the first pin 1210 The movable accessory support 1001 also rotates in the first rotation direction. At this time, the operating piece 1210 is retracted to the outer diameter side from the inner peripheral edge of the movable accessory support part 1001 (a part of the operating piece may be located inside the inner peripheral edge). For this reason, the movable accessory 970 is in the first form (retracted posture). Even if the drive unit 1050 continues to rotate in the first rotation direction in this state, the movable accessory 970 is not deformed into the second form. That is, the deformation mechanism does not operate to deform the movable accessory 970 to the second form when the drive unit 1050 rotates together with the movable accessory support 1001 in the first rotation direction. At this time, due to the locking action by the leaf spring 1220, the drive unit 1050 and the movable accessory support unit 1001 rotate integrally in the first rotation direction without rotating relative to each other.

  Next, in order to deform the movable accessory 970 into the second form, the rotation of the movable accessory support 1001 is stopped by the locking device 1020 after stopping the rotation of the motor 1151 in the first rotation direction. (See FIGS. 18 and 19), and further, as shown in FIG. 19, it is necessary to reversely rotate the motor 1151 and start the rotation of only the drive unit 1050 in the second rotation direction T2. When the drive unit 1050 rotates in the second rotation direction by a predetermined angle (the length in the circumferential direction of the guide elongated hole 1252) with the movable accessory support unit 1001 stopped rotating, the deformation mechanism operates to move the movable accessory 970. It can be changed to the second form (see FIGS. 19 to 22). Subsequently, when the stop of the movable accessory support unit 1001 is released and the driving unit 1050 is rotated in the second rotation direction, the movable accessory support unit 1001 supporting the movable accessory 970 deformed to the second form is the second. (See FIGS. 23 and 24).

That is, when the driving unit 1050 rotates in the second rotation direction with the movable accessory support unit 1001 stopped rotating, the first pin 1211 located at the one end portion 1252a of the guide elongated hole becomes the guide elongated hole 1252. The inside moves relatively (upward in the second rotational direction) and moves until it contacts the other end 1252. In the process of this movement, the first end 1204a of the first working piece guide slot 1204 and the second pin 1212 that is in contact with the one end 1254a of the cam slot 1254 are connected to the other end 1204b of the working piece guide slot. , And moves relative to the other end 1254b of the cam slot (FIGS. 19 to 22). For this reason, the operating piece can rotate the other end portion (rotating shaft support portion 1210a) in the inner diameter direction around the first pin 1211, and protrudes to the inner diameter side from the inner peripheral edge of the movable accessory support portion 1001. Rotate to the protruding position. For this reason, the movable side connection part 1273b pivotally supported by the one end part of the operating piece moves to the inner diameter side, and as a result, the movable accessory 970 is deformed into the second form.

  Since one end 1254a of the cam long hole 1254 is located on the outer diameter side with respect to the other end 1254b, the second pin 1212 is in contact with the one end 1254a (when located closer to one end). The operating piece is retracted to the outer diameter side as shown in FIG. On the other hand, when the second pin 1212 is in contact with the other end 1254b (positioned closer to the other end), the operating piece protrudes toward the inner diameter side as shown in FIG. This is because the second pin 1212 fits in the cam elongated hole 1254 and also fits in the operating piece guide elongated hole 1204 and is guided in the inner and outer radial directions by the operating piece guide elongated hole 1204.

  Next, when the driving unit 1050 rotates in the second rotation direction T2 while the movable accessory support 1001 stops rotating, the positioning is performed with respect to the leaf spring 1220 fixed to the movable accessory support 1001. Since the elongated hole 1256 rotates in the second rotation direction, the locking of the tip of the leaf spring that has been locked by the locking projection 1256d is released, and the tip of the leaf spring relatively gets over the locking projection 1256d. And move toward the other end 1256b (see FIGS. 21 and 22). The distal end of the leaf spring is locked by another locking protrusion 1256e, thereby prohibiting relative movement between the movable accessory support 1001 and the drive unit 1050.

  In this state, the rotation stop of the movable accessory support part 1001 is released (see FIG. 23), and the drive part 1050 is rotated in the second rotational direction, whereby the first pin 1211 (operating piece) is a guide slot. Since the other end portion 1252 of 1252 is biased in the second rotation direction, the movable accessory 970 continues to rotate in the second rotation direction while maintaining the second form (see FIG. 24).

  When the movable accessory 970 that has been deformed to the second configuration is returned to the first configuration, first, the locking device 1020 stops the rotation of the movable accessory support 1001 in the second rotation direction T2. (See FIG. 25). After the rotation of the movable accessory support unit 1001 stops (or at the same time as the rotation stop), the rotation direction of the motor 1151 is switched and only the driving unit 1050 starts to reversely rotate in the first rotation direction. Then, the 1st pin 1211 located in the other end part 1252b side of the guide long hole 1252 moves relatively toward the one end part 1252a of the guide long hole. In parallel with the relative movement of the first pin, the other end 1204b of the operating piece guide elongated hole 1204 and the second pin 1212 that has been positioned at the other end 1254b of the cam elongated hole 1254 are each elongated hole. It moves toward one end part 1204a and one end part 1254a until it comes into contact therewith.

  In the course of the movement of the second pin 1212, the operating piece rotates about the first pin 1211 to the outer diameter side, and the movable accessory 970 can be moved to the annular retracted position (see FIG. 26). .

  Next, when the rotation stop of the movable accessory support portion 1001 by the locking device 1020 is released and the drive portion 1050 and the movable accessory support portion 1001 are rotated in the first rotation direction, the movable accessory 970 is retracted. The rotation is continued while maintaining the shape of the position (see FIG. 17).

In addition, in the state of FIG. 18, the two latching | locking parts 1110 which comprise the latching device 1020 are in the state which entered into the to-be-latched part 1815 which is a recess provided in the outer periphery of the movable accessory support part 1001 for a while. Yes, both the inner walls in the rotational direction of the locked portion 1815 are not firmly locked. That is, in this state, since the width in the rotational direction of the recess 1815 is larger than the interval between the distal end portions of the locking portion 1110, the movable accessory support portion 1001 can move in the rotational direction by the dimensional difference. is there. In other words, the width W4 in the rotational direction of the recess is set wider than the distance between the tips of the locking portion 1110 before reaching the protruding position shown in FIG.

After that, when the state shown in FIG. 19 is reached, the two locking portions 1110 are enlarged to the maximum and come into contact with both inner walls in the rotational direction of the locked portion 1815 to completely prevent the movable accessory support portion 1001 from rotating. .
In the present embodiment, the locking portion 1110 is not enlarged from the beginning to the maximum, and when the distal end portion of the locking portion 1110 enters the recess, the interval between the distal end portions of the locking portion 1110 is narrowed. As a result, the distal end portion of the locking portion 1110 can surely enter the recess 1815. That is, even when the stop position (stop angle) of the recess 1815 when the motor 1151 is stopped and the rotation of the movable accessory support part 1001 is stopped, there is some variation from the specified stop position. If the locking portion 1110 having a narrow interval between the tip portions is used as described above, the tip portion can be reliably inserted into a wide recess.

  After the distal end portion of the locking portion 1110 is inserted into the recess, the locking portion 1110 is enlarged, whereby the stop position of the movable accessory support portion 1001 can be corrected and reliably stopped at the specified position.

  In this embodiment, although the drive part 1050 and the movable accessory support part 1001 were comprised as an annular body, this is only an example and what kind of shape may be sufficient as it. Also, the movable accessory 970 may have any shape and deformation mode.

  As described above, according to the gaming machine of the present invention, the driving force of the driving unit 1050 is transmitted to the movable accessory support unit 1001 via the deformation mechanism and is switched by the rotation direction, thereby being supported by the movable accessory support unit 1001. The shape of the movable accessory 970 can be greatly changed.

  For this reason, the shape and deformation | transformation aspect of the movable accessory 970 can be selected variously, an unexpectedness can be provided to game content, and the interest by a player can be heightened. In particular, the use of a deformation mechanism configured to be able to deform the movable accessory 970 in response to a change in the rotation direction by the driving unit 1050 can flexibly cope with the speeding up of game contents. it can. Moreover, since the rotary drive device 1000 including the deformation mechanism has a simple configuration and high strength, even when it is applied to a large and heavy movable accessory 970, its durability can be maintained high. .

  In the present embodiment, the deformation unit 960 is disposed in front of the liquid crystal display device 201 disposed in the center of the game board, and the movable accessory 970 is in a position retracted from the liquid crystal display device 201 when not deformed, but at the time of deformation. Since it projects in front of the liquid crystal display device 201 and has a form related to the game content, it is possible to effectively produce effects by collaboration with the video on the liquid crystal display device 201.

In addition, the operation for returning the movable accessory 970 to the original shape may be performed by rotating the driving unit 1050 in a direction different from the previous one, and the deformation operation can be made extremely quick. In particular, the conventional large movable accessory 970 is slow in its operation and deformation, and lacks quickness. Therefore, it has been impossible to follow the speeding up and diversification of the production contents. In the present invention, even for a large movable accessory 970, the movable accessory 970 can be deformed by flexibly following the high-speed rotation of the drive unit 1050 and the switching operation of the sudden rotation direction, or the original shape can be restored (other forms). Deformation). (Locking device)
The locking device 1020 for stopping the rotation of the movable accessory support 1001 or releasing the stop will be described with reference to FIGS. 28 to 31.

  The locking device 1020 causes the locking portion 1110 to deform, move and / or move back and forth toward the movable accessory support portion (movable portion) 1001 so that the locking portion 1110 changes from the non-locked state to the fully locked state. It is a means for stopping the operation of the movable accessory support portion 1001 when the transition is made, and releasing the stop of the movable accessory support portion 1001 when the locking portion 1110 is shifted from the completely locked state to the non-locked state.

  The locking device 1020 is fixed at an appropriate position along the periphery of the rotary drive device 1000 on the fixed base member 1143 (see FIG. 11). In the present embodiment, the movable accessory support part 1001 is disposed to face the outer peripheral edge. In addition, what was illustrated as an arrangement position of the locking device 1020 and a part of the movable accessory support portion 1001 locked by the locking device 1020 is merely an example, and is not limited thereto.

  As shown in FIG. 27, a locked portion (recess) 1815 (see FIG. 18) is provided on the outer peripheral edge of the movable accessory support portion 1001. When the locking portion 1110 is in the protruding state and is fitted in the recess as the locked portion 1815 and changes to the second posture, the rotation of the movable accessory support portion 1001 is completely stopped. The locking part 1110 is released from the locked part 1815 and returned to its original form while returning to the retracted state, and the rotation stop of the movable accessory support part 1001 is released. Further, when the locking portion 1110 is in an intermediate state between the retracted state and the protruding state, the locking portion 1110 can be locked with the locked portion 1815, but the movable accessory support portion 1001 is properly connected. This is a preliminary locking state that does not lead to a complete stop at the stop position. This is because the width (interval) of the front end portion of the locking portion 1110 at the time of preliminary locking is narrower than the width W4 in the rotation direction of the locked portion 1815 which is a recess, so that the movable accessory is within the range of the size difference. This is because the support part 1001 can rotate.

  As shown in FIG. 27, the locking portion 1110 according to this embodiment is a blade-like member in which a shaft portion 2710a provided at one end portion is pivotally supported by a locking portion support portion 2712 so as to be rotatable. Two locking portions 1110 are adjacently arranged in the direction along the rotation direction of the object support portion 1001. When the locking portion 1110 is in the retracted state shown in FIG. 31A, each locking portion 1110 is in a retracted posture in which each tip portion is closest to the shaft portion 2710a (closed posture = first posture). It is in. Further, when the locking portion 1110 is in the protruding state shown in FIG. 31C, the maximum opening posture (second posture) is released by being urged by the pressing portion 2730 in the protruding direction. In the second posture shown in FIG. 31 (C), the movable part support part 1001 is completely prevented from rotating by being securely locked to the locked part 1815.

  In addition, when the locking portion 1110 is in an intermediate state between the retracted state and the protruding state, the third posture is assumed. At this stage, the distal end portion of the locking portion 1110 is placed in the recess constituting the locked portion 1815. By entering, the rotation of the movable accessory support 1001 can be prevented within the range of the width of the recess (width in the movement direction) W4. At this time, the interval W3 between the front ends of the locking portion 1110 is narrower than the width W4 in the movement direction of the recess, so that the rotation of the movable accessory support portion 1001 cannot be completely prevented (preliminary locking state). It is easy to get into. The movable accessory support portion 1001 can be easily captured when the distal end of the locking portion 1110 in the intermediate state enters the recess, and the movable accessory 970 can be rotated by enlarging to the maximum interval W2 after capture. Can be reliably prevented and stopped at a normal stop position.

In addition, although the one locking part 1110 may be one, in this embodiment, it demonstrates centering on the case where two are provided.
Next, a driving mechanism 2850 for operating the locking portion support portion 2712 and the pressing portion 2730 that support the locking portion 1110 will be described with reference to FIGS. 28 to 30.

  As shown in FIGS. 28 and 29, the locking portion support portion 2712 includes a first rack gear 2814 extending in the outer diameter direction of the movable accessory support portion 1001, and the pressing portion 2730 extends in parallel with the first rack gear. Two rack gears 2832 are provided.

The driving mechanism 2850 is a means for moving the locking portion support portion 2712 and the pressing portion 2730 individually at a predetermined timing.
The drive mechanism 2850 includes a motor 2851 and a rotating unit 2853 that is driven to rotate forward and backward by the motor. In the rotating portion 2853, a first drive gear portion 2855 that meshes with the first rack gear 2814 and a second drive gear portion 2856 that meshes with the second rack gear 2832 are arranged at different positions in the axial direction. . Each of these members is supported by a locking device base 2857 fixed to the fixed base 1143.

The motor 2851 is a stepping motor and performs normal rotation and reverse rotation according to a signal from the accessory control board 340.
The locking device base 2857 includes a front piece 2857a and a rear piece 2857b. A motor 2851 and a rotating portion 2853 are supported on the front piece 2857a of the locking device base, and a locking portion support portion 2712 is provided in the space between the front piece 2857a and the rear piece 2857b of the locking device base. And the pressing part 2730 is supported so that it can advance and retreat. That is, inside the locking device base 2857, there are a locking portion support portion 2712 and a guide portion for linearly advancing and retracting the pressing portion 2730 toward the outer peripheral surface of the movable accessory support portion (movable portion) 1001. Is provided.

  Further, a locking detection sensor 2860 is attached to the upper part of the inner peripheral surface of the locking device base rear piece 2857b. The lock detection sensor 2860 is a limit switch. When the pressing portion 2730 moves upward in FIG. 28, the locking detection sensor 2860 is pressed by the tip of the pressing portion 2730 and turned on, and the pressing portion 2730 has been normally operated. Detect. On the other hand, if the lock detection switch 2860 is not pressed at the tip of the pressing portion 2730, the switch is turned off. On / off information of the locking detection sensor 2860 is output to the accessory control board 340.

  Each locking portion 1110 is pivotally supported by a locking portion support portion 2712 so as to be opened and closed. The rotation shaft 2810a of each locking portion 1110 is provided with a torsion spring (elastic member) 2813, and both ends of the torsion spring are respectively locked to the locking portion 1110 and the locking portion support portion 2712 (front piece 2712a). By engaging with each other, each locking portion 1110 is urged toward the first posture (closed posture).

  The locking portion support portion 2712 includes a front piece 2712a and a rear piece 2712b. The guided protrusion 2712c provided on the rear piece 2712b of the locking part support part 2712 is slidably supported by the guide slit 2857c provided on the rear piece 2857b of the locking device base, so that the locking part support part 2712 advances and retreats. The route is kept constant.

The first rack gear 2814 protrudes downward from the front piece 2712 a of the locking portion support portion 2712, and the second rack gear 2832 protrudes downward from the pressing portion 2730.
Since the second drive gear portion 2856 is formed over the entire circumference of the rotation portion, the second drive gear portion 2856 is rotated forward by the normal rotation of the motor 2851 (the rotation direction a in FIG. 31A). Then, the pressing portion 2730 integrated with the second rack gear 2832 starts to move toward the movable accessory support portion 1001 against the urging force in the retracting direction by the torsion spring 2813 (FIG. 31A → (B )). At this time, the first drive gear portion 2856 also starts to rotate in the forward direction (rotation direction A), but there is no gear portion at the portion facing the first rack gear 2814, and therefore the first drive gear portion 2856 is integrated with the first rack gear 2814. The part support part 2712 maintains the stopped state. On the other hand, the locking portion 1110 pivotally supported by the locking portion support portion 2712 is started to be pressed by the tip of the pressing portion 2730.

  Next, as the forward rotation of the second drive gear 2856 proceeds as shown in FIG. 31 (B), the pressing of the locking portion 1110 by the pressing portion 2730 proceeds, and the locking portion 1110 has an intermediate position (tip) as shown in the figure. The part interval is in the state of W3). At this time, the first drive gear portion 2855 has just started to mesh with the gear portion of the first rack gear 2814, and the locking portion support portion 2712 maintains the stopped state. When the first driving gear portion rotates forward beyond the illustrated stage, the locking portion support portion 2712 starts to advance toward the movable accessory support portion 1001.

  At this stage, when the distal end portion of the locking portion 1110 enters the locked portion 1815, the pressing portion 2730 has already pressed the locking portion 1110 to start opening. For this reason, when the front end of the locking part 1110 enters the locked part 1815, the locking part 1110 is locked to either one of the inner walls in the rotational direction of the locked part 1815 to rotate the movable accessory support part 1001. The locked portion 1815 can be blocked within the range of the moving direction width W4.

  Next, as the forward rotation of the second drive gear 2856 proceeds as shown in FIG. 31 (C), the pressing of the locking portion 1110 by the pressing portion 2730 further proceeds and the final locking posture as shown in the figure (distance between the tips). Is in the state of W2). At this time, the first drive gear portion 2855 has already advanced the locking portion support portion 2712 via the gear portion of the first rack gear 2814, and is at the most protruding position in the illustrated stage.

At this stage, by stopping the motor 2851, the pressing portion 2730 and the locking portion support portion 2712 do not move further in the inner diameter direction.
Even after the motor 2851 is stopped and the locking portion support portion 2712 is stopped, each locking portion 1110 is in the second posture due to the static torque of the motor 2851 and locks both inner walls in the rotational direction of the locked portion 1815. Stop in state.

  In order to return from the second posture to the first posture, the motor 2851 may be rotated in the reverse direction to operate each member in the direction opposite to that during the locking operation. That is, when the motor 2851 is reversely rotated, the pressing portion 2730 starts moving in the retracting direction, and the locking portion 1110 starts rotating in the closing direction by the force of the torsion spring 2813. Thereafter, the locking portion 1110 returns to the first posture through the order of FIGS. 31 (C), (B), and (A).

  With this configuration, when the movable accessory 970 is deformed into the second form, a specific top portion of the five star-shaped top portions (fixed side connecting portions 1273a) is always located at the top. The angle is determined as follows. In other words, the movable combination when the drive unit is rotated in the second rotation direction in a state where the locked portion 1815 is locked by the locking device 1020 and the rotation of the movable combination support portion 1001 is stopped. The position of the locked portion 1815 is determined so that the stop angle and stop posture of the object 970 are always constant.

The stop angle of the movable accessory support portion 1001 varies due to backlash between the driven gear portion 1130 and the transmission gear 1153 on the outer periphery of the drive portion 1050, but the locking device 1020 and the locked portion 1815 By providing the stop mechanism consisting of, it is possible to eliminate variations in the stop position due to backlash or the like. That is, even if the stop angle of the movable accessory support part 1001 when the motor stops is deviated from the normal stop angle, the stop angle correction function by the locking part 1110 and the locked part 1815 restores the original stop angle. It can be corrected. [Main processing of main board]
[Timer interrupt processing]
The timer interrupt process executed in the main control board 300 will be described using FIG. Here, FIG. 32 is a flowchart showing an example of timer interrupt processing executed in the main control board 300. The main control board 300 repeatedly executes a series of processes illustrated in FIG. 32 at regular time intervals (for example, 4 milliseconds) in a normal operation except for special cases such as when the power is turned on and when the power is turned off. . Note that the processing of the main control board 300 described based on the flowcharts of FIG. 32 and thereafter is executed by the main CPU 301a based on a program stored in the main ROM 301b.

  First, in S3201, random number update processing is executed. This process is to update various random values of jackpot random numbers, jackpot symbol random numbers, reach random numbers, variation pattern random numbers, and regular symbol random numbers. These random numbers are incremented by “1” every time this process is performed. Each random value is returned to “0” after reaching a preset maximum value.

In S3202, a switch process is performed. This process is executed when a detection signal from each switch is input. Details of the switch process will be described later.
In S3203, special symbol processing is performed. This process includes a process of stopping and displaying a stop symbol indicating the result of the special symbol determination after the special symbol is variably displayed on the first special symbol display 201 or the second special symbol display 202. Details of the special symbol process will be described later.

  In S3204, normal symbol processing is performed. This process includes a process of executing normal symbol determination, causing the normal symbol display 205 to display the normal symbol variably, and then stopping and displaying the normal symbol indicating the result of the normal symbol determination. Details of this normal symbol processing will be described later.

  In step S3205, electric tulip processing is performed. This process activates the electric tulip 125 when it is determined that the second starting device 124 is to be released as a result of the normal symbol determination. Details of the electric tulip process will be described later.

  In S3206, a special winning device opening control process is performed. In this process, when it is determined in S3203 that the game is a big hit, the big winning device opening / closing solenoid 308 is controlled to open the big winning device 127. Details of the big prize device opening control process will be described later.

In S3207, prize ball processing is executed. This process controls the payout of prize balls according to the winning of game balls.
In S3208, transmission processing is executed. In this process, information necessary for determining various commands and contents of effects set (stored) in the main RAM 301c in the processing step before S3207 is transmitted to the effect control board 320.

[Switch processing]
FIG. 33 is a flowchart showing details of the switch processing in S3202 of FIG.

  In the first S3301, the first starter switch process is executed. In this process, the presence or absence of a detection signal from the first starter detection switch 304 is monitored, and various random numbers (a jackpot random number, a jackpot design random number, a reach random number, and a variation pattern random number that are appropriately updated by the process of S3201. ) Is obtained at the time when the detection signal from the first starter detection switch 304 is input. The first starter switch process will be further described later.

In subsequent S3302, the second starter switch processing is executed. This process monitors the presence / absence of a detection signal input from the second starter detection switch 305, and various random numbers (big hit random number, big hit design random number, reach random number, and variation pattern random number that are appropriately updated by the processing of S3201. ) Is obtained at the time when the detection signal from the second starter detection switch 305 is input. The second starter switch process will be further described later.

  In the next S3303, gate switch processing is executed. This process monitors the presence / absence of a detection signal input from the gate detection switch 303, and determines the value at the time when the detection signal from the gate detection switch 303 is input for the normal symbol random number that is appropriately updated by the process of S3201. To get. The gate switch process will be further described later.

[First starter switch processing]
FIG. 34 is a flowchart showing details of the first starter switch process in S3301 of FIG.

  In the first S3401, it is determined whether or not the first starter detection switch 304 is turned “ON”. This processing is based on whether or not a detection signal from the first starter detection switch 304 (ON signal indicating that the first starter detection switch 304 is “ON”) is input. It is determined whether or not the detection switch 304 is turned “ON”. If it is determined that the first starter detection switch 304 has been turned “ON” (S3401: YES), the process proceeds to S3402. On the other hand, if it is determined that the first starter detection switch 304 is not “ON” (S3401: NO), the subsequent process is not executed and the first starter switch process is terminated.

  In S3402, it is determined whether or not the hold number U1 is less than the maximum hold number Umax1. In this process, it is determined whether or not the hold number U1 for the first special symbol determination stored in the main RAM 301c is less than the maximum hold number Umax1 ("4" in the present embodiment) stored in the main ROM 301b in advance. Judgment. If it is determined that U1 <Umax1 (S3402: YES), the process proceeds to S3403. On the other hand, if it is determined that U1 ≧ Umax1 (S3402: NO), the subsequent processing is not executed and the first starter switch processing is terminated.

In S3403, the value of the holding number U1 is updated to a value obtained by adding “1”.
In S3404 to S3407, various random numbers are acquired. In this process, a jackpot random number, a jackpot symbol random number, a reach random number, and a variation pattern random number are acquired as acquisition information used for the first special symbol determination, and these random numbers are associated with each other and stored in the main RAM 301c. .

  In S3408, a prior determination is performed. Here, jackpot determination, determination of jackpot symbol, and selection of variation pattern are performed in advance. These processes are the same as those performed in the special symbol process described later. Therefore, detailed processing will be described later.

Here, it is first determined whether or not the jackpot is based on the jackpot random number acquired in S3404.
When the result of the jackpot determination is a jackpot, the jackpot symbol (stop symbol data) is determined based on the jackpot symbol random number acquired in S3405. As shown in FIG. 5A, when the jackpot symbol random number is “0 to 49”, it becomes 15R jackpot, and when the jackpot symbol random number is “50 to 99”, it becomes 8R jackpot. Further, the probability variation 15R jackpot is a half of the 15R jackpot, and the ratio is usually 15R jackpot at a ratio of 1/2. At this time, the stop symbol data is “01” and “02”, respectively. Further, the probability variation 8R jackpot is a half of the 8R jackpot, and the ratio of 1/2 is usually the 8R jackpot. At this time, the stop symbol data is “03” and “04”, respectively.

On the other hand, when the result of the jackpot determination is a loss, a lost symbol (stop symbol data) is selected. The stop symbol data at the time of losing is “00”.
When the result of jackpot determination is a jackpot, a variation pattern is selected based on the variation pattern random number acquired in S3407. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 6, in the case of a big hit, the fluctuation pattern 1 or the fluctuation pattern 2 is selected.

  On the other hand, when the result of the jackpot determination is a loss, a variation pattern is selected based on the reach random number acquired in S3406, the variation pattern random number acquired in S3407, the gaming state, and the number of holds. In this case, one of the fluctuation pattern 3 to the fluctuation pattern 6 is selected.

  As described above, the jackpot determination, the determination of the jackpot symbol, and the selection of the variation pattern are performed by special symbol processing described later. Therefore, the variation pattern may be changed according to the number of holds at the time of executing the special symbol process.

  In S3409, a hold command is set. The hold command includes “starter data” for distinguishing whether the hold is related to the first special symbol or the second special symbol, and “hold number data” indicating the number of the hold (ie, the hold number data). The number of reservations U1), “stop symbol data” indicating the jackpot type and loss, and “variation pattern data” indicating the variation pattern are included.

The hold command set in S3409 is transmitted to the effect control board 320 in S3208 of FIG.
[Second starter switch processing]
FIG. 35 is a flowchart showing details of the second starter switch process in S3302 of FIG. The second starter switch process is the same as the first starter switch process described above.

  In the first step S3501, it is determined whether or not the second starter detection switch 305 is “ON”. This process is based on whether or not a detection signal from the second starter detection switch 305 (ON signal indicating that the second starter detection switch 305 is “ON”) is input. It is determined whether or not the detection switch 305 is turned “ON”. Here, when it is determined that the second starter detection switch 305 is “ON” (S3501: YES), the process proceeds to S3502. On the other hand, when it is determined that the second starter detection switch 305 is not “ON” (S3501: NO), the subsequent process is not executed and the second starter switch process is terminated.

  In S3502, it is determined whether or not the hold number U2 is less than the maximum hold number Umax2. In this process, it is determined whether or not the second special symbol hold number U2 stored in the main RAM 301c is less than the maximum hold number Umax2 ("4" in the present embodiment) stored in the main ROM 301b in advance. Is. If it is determined that U2 <Umax2 is satisfied (S3502: YES), the process proceeds to S3503. On the other hand, if it is determined that U2 ≧ Umax2 (S3502: NO), the subsequent processing is not executed and the second starter switch processing is terminated.

In S3503, the value of the holding number U2 is updated to a value obtained by adding “1”.
In S3504 to S3507, various random numbers are acquired. This process acquires jackpot random numbers, jackpot symbol random numbers, reach random numbers, and variation pattern random numbers as acquisition information used for the second special symbol determination, associates these random numbers, and stores them in the main RAM 301c. .

In S3508, prior determination is performed. Here, jackpot determination, determination of jackpot symbol, and selection of variation pattern are performed in advance. These processes are the same as those performed in the special symbol process described later. Therefore, detailed processing will be described later.

Here, first, it is determined whether or not the jackpot is based on the jackpot random number acquired in S3504.
When the result of the jackpot determination is a jackpot, the jackpot symbol (stop symbol data) is determined based on the jackpot symbol random number acquired in S3505. As shown in FIG. 5A, when the jackpot symbol random number is “0 to 74”, it becomes 15R jackpot, and when the jackpot symbol random number is “75 to 99”, it becomes 8R jackpot. Further, the probability variation 15R jackpot is a half of the 15R jackpot, and the ratio is usually 15R jackpot at a ratio of 1/2. At this time, the stop symbol data is “05” and “06”, respectively. Further, the probability variation 8R jackpot is a half of the 8R jackpot, and the ratio of 1/2 is usually the 8R jackpot. At this time, the stop symbol data becomes “07” and “08”, respectively.

On the other hand, when the result of the jackpot determination is a loss, a lost symbol (stop symbol data) is selected. The stop symbol data at the time of losing is “00”.
If the result of the jackpot determination is a jackpot, a variation pattern is selected based on the variation pattern random number acquired in S3507. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 6, in the case of a big hit, the fluctuation pattern 1 or the fluctuation pattern 2 is selected.

  On the other hand, when the result of the jackpot determination is a loss, a variation pattern is selected based on the reach random number acquired in S3506, the variation pattern random number acquired in S3507, the gaming state, and the number of holds. At this time, any one of the fluctuation patterns 3 to 6 is selected.

  As described above, the jackpot determination, the determination of the jackpot symbol, and the selection of the variation pattern are performed by special symbol processing described later. Therefore, the variation pattern may be changed according to the number of holds at the time of executing the special symbol process.

  In S3509, a hold command is set. The hold command includes “starter data” for distinguishing whether the hold is related to the first special symbol or the second special symbol, and “hold number data” indicating the number of the hold (ie, the hold number data). The number of reservations U2), “stop symbol data” indicating the jackpot type and loss, and “variation pattern data” indicating the variation pattern are included.

Note that the hold command and the prefetch command set in S3509 are transmitted to the effect control board 320 in S3208 of FIG.
[Gate switch processing]
FIG. 36 is a flowchart showing details of the gate switch processing in S3303 of FIG.

  In the first S3601, it is determined whether or not the gate detection switch 303 is turned “ON”. In this process, the gate detection switch 303 is turned “ON” based on whether or not a detection signal from the gate detection switch 303 (ON signal indicating that the gate detection switch 303 is “ON”) is input. It is determined whether or not. If it is determined that the gate detection switch 303 is “ON” (S3601: YES), the process proceeds to S3602. On the other hand, if it is determined that the gate detection switch 303 is not “ON” (S3601: NO), the subsequent processing is not executed and the gate switch processing is terminated.

In S3602, it is determined whether or not the hold number T is less than the maximum hold number Tmax. In this process, the number T of reserved symbols for normal symbol determination stored in the main RAM 301c is the main ROM
It is determined whether or not it is less than the maximum number Tmax of normal symbol determination stored in 301b in advance (T4 in this embodiment). If it is determined that T <Tmax (S3602: YES), the flow proceeds to S3603. On the other hand, if it is determined that T ≧ Tmax (S3602: NO), the gate switch process is terminated without executing the subsequent processes.

In S3603, the hold count T is updated to a value obtained by adding “1”. In subsequent S3604, a normal symbol random number used for normal symbol determination is acquired and stored in the main RAM 301c.
[Special symbol processing]
Details of the special symbol processing executed by the main control board 300 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 37 is a flowchart showing details of the special symbol process in S3203 of FIG.

  In first S3701, it is determined whether or not a big hit game is being played. When the jackpot game is being played, the jackpot game flag stored in the main RAM 301c is set to “ON”. This process is to determine whether or not the jackpot game flag stored in the main RAM 301c is set to “ON”. If it is determined that the game is a jackpot game (S3701: YES), the subsequent symbol processing is terminated without executing the subsequent processing. On the other hand, if it is determined that the jackpot game is not being played (S3701: NO), the process proceeds to S3702.

  In S3702, it is determined whether or not the special symbol variation display is in progress. If it is determined that the special symbol variation display is not in progress (S3702: NO), the flow shifts to S3703. On the other hand, if it is determined that special symbols are being displayed (S3702: YES), the flow shifts to S3711.

  In S3703, it is determined whether one of the number of holdings U1 of the first special symbol determination or the number of holdings U2 of the second special symbol determination is larger than “0”. If it is determined that U1> 0 or U2> 0 (S3703: YES), the flow proceeds to S3704. On the other hand, when it is determined that U1 = U2 = 0 (S3703: NO), the subsequent process is not executed and the special symbol process is terminated.

  In S3704, if U2> 0, the hold number U2 is updated to a value obtained by subtracting “1”. If U2 = 0, the number of holdings U1 is updated to a value obtained by subtracting “1”. That is, the reservation of the second special symbol is preferentially digested.

  In S3705, the storage area is shifted. This process executes a shift process for the storage area of the main RAM 301c. Specifically, the first or second special symbol determination jackpot random number, jackpot symbol random number, reach random number, and variation pattern random number that were subtracted in S3704 are the first stored in the reserved storage area (the oldest one) Are shifted to the determination storage area, and the rest are shifted to the determination storage area.

  In S3706, a big hit determination process is executed. In this process, the jackpot determination process is executed based on the random numbers stored in the determination storage area. By executing this jackpot determination process, it is determined whether it is a jackpot or loss, and the determination result is set in the main RAM 301c. When it is determined that the jackpot is a jackpot symbol (stop symbol data) indicating the type of jackpot. Details of the jackpot determination process will be described later.

In S3707, a variation pattern selection process is executed. Specifically, referring to the variation pattern table stored in the main ROM 301b in advance, the determination result of the jackpot determination in S3706, the stopped symbol data set in the main RAM 301c, the current gaming state, the number of special symbol determination pending The variation pattern of the special symbol is selected based on the reach random number and the variation pattern random number stored in the storage area for determination U1 or U2. By performing the process of S3707, it is also determined whether to perform a reachable effect or a reachless effect. Details of the variation pattern selection process will be described later.

  In S3708, a change start command is set. In this process, a change start command including stop symbol data set in the process of S3706, change pattern data indicating the change pattern set in the process of S3707, game state data indicating the gaming state of the gaming machine 1, etc. is set in the main RAM 301c. To do. This change start command is a command for instructing the start of the change effect accompanying the change display of the special symbol, and is transmitted to the effect control board 320 by the transmission process of S3208.

  On the other hand, the effect control board 320 needs to specify the result of the special symbol determination by analyzing the variation start command received from the main control board 300, and perform either the effect with reach or the effect without reach. To determine the game state of the gaming machine 1 by acquiring the variation time during which the special symbol is variably displayed. From the voice output device 331, the display pattern of the decorative symbol is variably displayed on the liquid crystal display device 121 in accordance with the variation display of the special symbol on the first special symbol indicator 201 or the second special symbol indicator 202. It determines what sound is output, what light emission pattern the frame lamp 103 emits, and the like, and causes the image control board 330 and the accessory control board 340 to execute the effect of the determined content.

  In S3709, the variable display is started. This process starts the special symbol variation display based on the data included in the variation start command set in the processing of S3708. The special symbol variation display is performed using the first special symbol display 201 or the second special symbol display 202.

In S3710, measurement of the variation time is started. In this process, measurement of a variation time that is an elapsed time since the start of variation display is started.
In next step S3711, it is determined whether or not the variation time has elapsed. In this process, it is determined whether or not the variation time corresponding to the variation pattern selected by the process in S3707 has passed since the measurement of the variation time in S3710. If it is determined that the fluctuation time has not elapsed (S3711: NO), the subsequent process is not executed and the special symbol process is terminated. On the other hand, if it is determined that the fluctuation time has elapsed (S3711: YES), the process proceeds to S3712.

  In S3712, a symbol confirmation command is set. In this process, a symbol confirmation command for notifying that the stop symbol indicating the determination result of the special symbol determination is stopped and displayed on the first special symbol display 201 or the second special symbol display 202 is set in the main RAM 301c. is there. The symbol confirmation command is transmitted to the effect control board 320 by the transmission process in S3208. Thereby, the process etc. which stop-display the decoration symbol which was variably displayed on the liquid crystal display device 121 in the aspect which shows the determination result of a special symbol determination, etc. are performed.

  In S3713, the variable display ends. This process ends the special symbol variation display started in the process of S3709. At that time, the stop symbol data (big hit symbol or lost symbol) set in the process of S3706 is stopped and displayed on the special symbol indicators 201 and 202 that have been variably displayed on the special symbols. Specifically, when the special symbol is variably displayed on the first special symbol display 201, the first special symbol display 201 is caused to stop display the jackpot symbol or the lost symbol, and the second special symbol display 202 When the special symbol is variably displayed, the big special symbol or the lost symbol is stopped and displayed on the second special symbol display unit 202.

In S3714, the measured variation time is reset. This process is to reset the variation time when the measurement is started in the process of S3710.
In continuing S3715, the process during stop is performed. This process includes a process of starting a jackpot game when the jackpot is won. Details of the stop process will be described later.

[Big hit judgment processing]
FIG. 38 is a flowchart showing details of the jackpot determination process in S3706 of FIG.

  In the first S3801, a jackpot determination is performed. Here, when the jackpot determination relating to winning in the first starting device 123 is executed, a jackpot determination table (see FIG. 4A) of the first special symbol stored in advance in the main ROM 301b is used. On the other hand, when executing the jackpot determination relating to winning in the second starting device 124, the jackpot determination table (see FIG. 4B) of the second special symbol stored in advance in the main ROM 301b is used.

  A jackpot random number is described in the jackpot determination table of the first special symbol and the second special symbol. Therefore, the jackpot is determined based on whether or not the jackpot random number stored in the determination storage area matches the value described in the jackpot determination table of the first special symbol or the second special symbol. If they do not match, it is determined to be lost. At this time, when the gaming state is the normal gaming state, the jackpot random number is either “7” or “8”, and when the gaming state is the probability variation gaming state, the jackpot random number is “7” to “26”. Either.

  In the subsequent S3802, it is determined whether or not it is a big hit. This process determines whether or not the jackpot is based on the determination result of S3801. If it is determined that the game is a big hit (S3802: YES), the process proceeds to S3803. On the other hand, when it is determined that it is not a big hit (S3802: NO), that is, when it is a loss, a lost symbol (stop symbol data “00”) is set in S3805, and the big hit determination process is terminated.

  In S3803, the type of jackpot is determined. In this process, a jackpot type is determined using a jackpot symbol determination table (see FIG. 5A) stored in the main RAM 301c. Here, 15R jackpot or 8R jackpot is determined based on the jackpot symbol random number stored in the determination storage area. In the case of the first special symbol, the value shown in the upper part of FIG. 5A is used, and in the case of the second special symbol, the value shown in the lower part of FIG. 5A is used. This makes it possible to realize the jackpot breakdown shown in FIG.

  In S3804, a jackpot symbol is set. In this process, the jackpot symbol (stop symbol data) corresponding to the jackpot type determined in S3803 is set in the main RAM 301c. Thereby, at the time of the process of S3713 mentioned above, the jackpot symbol set here is stopped and displayed as a stop symbol on the first special symbol display 201 or the second special symbol display 202, and the jackpot game is executed. become. After the process of S3804, the jackpot determination process ends.

[Variation pattern selection processing]
FIG. 39 is a flowchart showing details of the variation pattern selection processing in S3707 of FIG.

In first S3901, it is determined whether or not a big hit. This process is based on the jackpot determination in S3801 of FIG. If it is determined that it is a big hit here (S
3901: YES), the flow proceeds to S3902. On the other hand, if it is determined that it is not a big hit (S3901: NO), that is, if it is a loss, the process proceeds to S3905.

  In S3902, it is determined whether or not the probability variation jackpot. This processing is based on the jackpot type (stop symbol data) determined in S3803 of FIG. If it is determined that it is a probable big hit (S3902: YES), the fluctuation pattern table for the probable big hit is set in S3903, and then the process proceeds to S3909. On the other hand, if it is determined that it is not a probable big hit (S3902: NO), that is, if it is a normal big win, the fluctuation pattern table for a normal big win is set in S3904, and then, the process proceeds to S3909.

  In S3905, which is shifted to when it is determined that the game is not a big hit, the gaming state and the number of holdings are determined. This process is to determine whether the current gaming state is the hourly gaming state or the non-hourly gaming state based on the hourly gaming flag stored in the main RAM 301c. Moreover, the number of pending special symbol determinations is determined. As a result, the corresponding variation pattern table is narrowed down.

  In S3906, it is determined whether or not it is reach. In the case of a loss, this process determines whether or not to perform a reach effect for causing the player to expect a big hit. Specifically, it is determined whether or not the reach random number stored in the determination storage area matches the value described in the variation pattern table. If it is determined that it is reach (S3906: YES), the process proceeds to S3907. On the other hand, if it is determined that it is not reach (S3906: NO), the process proceeds to S3908.

  In step S3907, a reach variation pattern table is set. In this process, the reach variation pattern table is read from the main ROM 301b based on the gaming state and the number of reserved balls determined in S3905, and is set in the main RAM 301c. Thereafter, the process proceeds to S3909.

  In step S3908, a variation pattern table without reach is set. In this process, the unreachable variation pattern table is read from the main ROM 301b based on the gaming state and the number of reserved balls determined in S3905, and is set in the main RAM 301c. Thereafter, the process proceeds to S3909.

  In S3909, a variation pattern random number determination process is performed. In this process, the variation pattern random number is determined using the variation pattern table set in the process of S3903, S3904, S3907, or S3908. Specifically, the variation pattern corresponding to the variation pattern random number stored in the determination storage area is selected with reference to the variation pattern table set in the main RAM 301c. By performing the process of S3909, the variation pattern (variation time) of the special symbol is determined.

  In S3910, a variation pattern is set. In this process, variation pattern data indicating the variation pattern selected in S3909 is set in the main RAM 301c. The variation pattern data is included in the variation start command set in the processing of S3708 in FIG. 37 together with the symbol (stop symbol data) set by the jackpot determination processing, and is transmitted to the effect control board 320 by the transmission processing of S3208. The

[Processing while stopped]
FIG. 40 is a flowchart showing details of the stopping process in S3715 in FIG.

  In first S4001, it is determined whether or not a big hit. This process is to determine whether or not the jackpot is based on the determination result of S3801 in FIG. If it is determined that the game is a jackpot (S4001: YES), the jackpot game flag is set to “ON” in S4002, and then the process proceeds to S4003. On the other hand, when it is determined that it is not a big hit (S4001: NO), the process proceeds to S4006.

  In S4003, it is determined whether or not the time-saving game flag is “ON”. This process is to determine whether or not the short-time game flag stored in the main RAM 301c is set to “ON”. The short-time game flag is a flag indicating whether or not the gaming state of the gaming machine 1 is a short-time game state, and is set to “ON” when transitioning from the normal game state to the short-time game state. It is set to “OFF” when returning to the gaming state. If it is determined that the time-saving game flag is set to “ON” (S4003: YES), the time-saving game flag is set to “OFF” in S4004, and then the process proceeds to S4005. On the other hand, when it is determined that the short-time game flag is not set to “ON” (S4003: NO), that is, when the short-time game flag is set to “OFF”, the processing of S4004 is not executed. The process proceeds to S4005.

  In S4005, an opening command is set in the main RAM 301c. The opening refers to a period from when the jackpot game is started until the first prize-winning device 127 is first opened. The opening command is a command for notifying that the opening is started, and is transmitted to the effect control board 320 by the transmission process of S3208.

  In S4006 that shifts from S4005 or shifts to S4006 when it is determined in S4001 that it is not a big hit, it is determined whether or not the probability variation game flag is “ON”. The probability change game flag is stored in the main RAM 301c, and is set to “ON” when the probability change game state is set, and is set to “OFF” when the normal game state is set. If it is determined that the probability variation game flag is “ON” (S4006: YES), the subsequent processing is terminated without executing the subsequent processing. On the other hand, when it is determined that the probability variation game flag is “OFF” (S4006: NO), the process proceeds to S4007.

  In S4007, it is determined whether or not the time-saving game flag is “ON”. The time saving game flag is stored in the main RAM 301c, and is set to “ON” when the time saving gaming state is set, and is set to “OFF” when the non-time saving gaming status is set. If it is determined that the time-saving game flag is “ON” (S4007: YES), the process proceeds to S4008. On the other hand, when it is determined that the short-time game flag is “OFF” (S4007: NO), the subsequent processing is terminated without executing the subsequent processing.

In S4008, “1” is subtracted from the short-time fluctuation count W, and the short-time fluctuation count W is updated. The time fluctuation number W is stored in the main RAM 301c.
In S4009, it is determined whether or not the number of short-time fluctuations W is “0”. If it is determined that W = 0 (S4009: YES), the time-short game flag is set to “OFF” in S4010, and then the in-stop process is terminated. On the other hand, if W ≠ 0 (S4009: NO), the process in S4010 is not executed and the stopped process is terminated.

[Normal pattern processing]
FIG. 41 is a flowchart showing details of the normal symbol processing in S3204 of FIG.

  In first S4101, it is determined whether or not the auxiliary game flag is “ON”. This process determines whether or not the auxiliary game flag stored in the main RAM 301c is set to “ON”. The auxiliary game flag is a flag indicating whether or not the auxiliary tulip is in the auxiliary game in which the operation of returning to the closed position after the electric tulip 125 is maintained in the open position for a specified time is set to “ON” during the auxiliary game. When it is not in the auxiliary game, “OFF” is set. If it is determined that the auxiliary game flag is set to “ON” (S4101: YES), the subsequent symbol processing is terminated without executing the subsequent processing. In this case, it moves to the electric tulip process of S1005. On the other hand, if it is determined that the auxiliary game flag is not “ON” (S4101: NO), that is, if the auxiliary game flag is set to “OFF”, the flow proceeds to S4102.

  In S4102, it is determined whether or not the normal symbol is changing. This process is to determine whether or not the variable display on the normal symbol display 205 is being performed. If it is determined here that the normal symbol is not changing (S4102: NO), the process proceeds to S4103. On the other hand, if it is determined that the normal symbol is changing (S4102: YES), the flow proceeds to S4114.

  In S4103, which is shifted to when the normal symbol is not changing, it is determined whether or not the number T of the normal symbol determination is “1” or more. If it is determined that the hold count T is “1” or more (S4103: YES), the process proceeds to S4104. On the other hand, if it is determined that the number of holdings T is not “1” or more (S4103: NO), that is, if the number of holdings T is “0”, the subsequent symbol processing is terminated without executing the subsequent processing. .

  In S4104, the hold count T is updated to a value obtained by subtracting “1”. In step S4105, a hit random number determination process is performed. In this process, whether the oldest normal symbol random number among the normal symbol random numbers stored in the main RAM 301c in S3604 of FIG. 36 matches any of the winning values related to the normal symbol determination stored in the main ROM 301b in advance. It is to determine whether or not.

  In S4106, it is determined whether or not it is a win. This process determines whether or not the determination result of the normal symbol determination is correct based on the determination result of S4105. If it is determined that the game is successful (S4106: YES), the winning symbol is set in the main RAM 301c in S4107, and then the process proceeds to S4109. On the other hand, if it is determined that it is not a hit (S4106: NO), that is, if it is a loss, the lost symbol is set in the main RAM 301c in S4108, and then the process proceeds to S4109.

  In S4109, it is determined whether or not the non-time-saving gaming state. This process determines whether or not the current gaming state of the gaming machine 1 is a non-short-time gaming state based on whether or not the hourly gaming flag is set to “ON”. If it is determined that the game is in the non-short game state (S4109: YES), the normal symbol variation time is set to 12 seconds in S4110, and then the process proceeds to S4112. On the other hand, if it is determined that the game is not in the non-short game state (S4109: NO), that is, if it is in the short-time game state, the normal symbol variation time is set to 3 seconds, and then the process proceeds to S4112. The normal symbol variation time is the time for the normal symbol display 205 to display the normal symbol in a variable manner. The normal symbol variation time set here is temporarily stored in the main RAM 301c.

In step S4112, the normal symbol display 205 starts to change the normal symbol. In step S4113, measurement of elapsed time from the start of the variable display is started.
On the other hand, in S4114, which is shifted to when the normal symbol is changing, it is determined whether or not to end the normal symbol change. Specifically, it is determined whether or not to end the normal symbol variation display based on whether or not the elapsed time when the measurement is started by the processing of S4113 has reached the normal symbol variation time set in S4110 or S4111. To do. If it is determined to end the variation of the normal symbol (S4114: YES), the normal symbol variation display on the normal symbol display unit 205 is terminated in S4115, and the winning symbol or the lost symbol is stopped and displayed. The process moves to S4116. On the other hand, if it is determined not to end the variation of the normal symbol (S4114: NO), the subsequent symbol processing is terminated without executing the subsequent processing.

In S4116, the elapsed time is reset. This process is to reset the elapsed time when the measurement was started in the process of S4113.
In S4117, as in S4106, it is determined whether or not the determination result of the normal symbol determination is correct. If it is determined that it is a win (S4117: YES), the auxiliary game flag is set to “ON” in S4118, and then the normal symbol process is terminated. On the other hand, if it is determined that it is not a hit (S4117: NO), the process of S4118 is not executed, and the normal symbol process is terminated.

[Electric tulip treatment]
FIG. 42 is a flowchart showing details of the electric tulip process in S3205 of FIG.

  In the first S4201, it is determined whether or not the auxiliary game flag is “ON”. If it is determined that the auxiliary game flag is “ON” (S4201: YES), the process proceeds to S4202. On the other hand, when it is determined that the auxiliary game flag is not “ON” (S4201: NO), that is, when the auxiliary game flag is “OFF”, the subsequent processing is not executed and the electric tulip is executed. The process ends.

  In S4202, it is determined whether the electric tulip is operating. If it is determined that the electric tulip is operating (S4202: YES), the process proceeds to S4207. On the other hand, when it is determined that the electric tulip is not operating (S4202: NO), the process proceeds to S4203.

  In S4203, it is determined whether it is a non-time saving gaming state. This processing is the same as S4109 in FIG. If it is determined that the game is in the non-short game state (S4203: YES), an operation pattern is set in S4204, and then the process proceeds to S4206. In S4204, as an operation pattern of the electric tulip 125, an operation pattern for performing the operation of opening the second starting device 124 for 0.1 second twice is set in the main RAM 301c. Thereby, the opening for a total of 0.2 seconds is realized. On the other hand, if it is determined that the game is not in the non-short game state (S4203: NO), that is, if it is in the short-time game state, the operation pattern is set in S4205, and then the process proceeds to S4206. In S4205, as an operation pattern of the electric tulip 125, an operation pattern for performing the operation of opening the second starting device 124 for 0.5 seconds seven times is set in the main RAM 301c. Thereby, the opening for a total of 3.5 seconds is realized.

  In S4206, the operation of the electric tulip 125 is started. This process starts the operation of the electric tulip 125 with the operation pattern set in S4204 or S4205.

In S4207, it is determined whether the operation is completed. If it is determined that the operation of the electric tulip 125 has been completed (S4207: YES), the auxiliary game flag is set to “OFF” in S4208, and then the electric tulip process is terminated. Thereby, an auxiliary game is complete | finished. On the other hand, when it is determined that the operation of the electric tulip 125 has not been completed (S4207: NO), the process of S4208 is not executed, and the electric tulip process is terminated.

[Large winning device opening control processing]
FIG. 43 is a flowchart showing details of the big winning device opening control process in S3206 of FIG.

  In the first S4301, it is determined whether or not the jackpot game flag is set to “ON”. If it is determined that the jackpot game flag is set to “ON” (S4301: YES), the process proceeds to S4302. On the other hand, when it is determined that the jackpot game flag is not set to “ON” (S4301: NO), that is, when the jackpot game flag is set to “OFF”, the subsequent processing is not executed. The big prize device opening control process is terminated.

  In S4302, it is determined whether the opening is in progress. For example, it is determined whether or not the jackpot game is being opened based on whether or not the elapsed time after setting the opening command related to the jackpot game by the processing of S4005 has reached a predetermined opening time. is there. If it is determined that the opening is being performed (S4302: YES), the process proceeds to S4303. On the other hand, if it is determined that the opening is not in progress (S4302: NO), the process proceeds to S4311.

  In S4303, it is determined whether or not the opening time has elapsed. If it is determined that the opening time has elapsed (S4303: YES), the process proceeds to S4304. On the other hand, when it is determined that the opening time has not elapsed (S4303: NO), the subsequent process is not executed and the large winning device opening control process is terminated.

  In S4304, an operation pattern is set. In this process, the round upper limit number Rmax (“15” or “8”) and the operation pattern are determined and stored in the main RAM 301c. By the processing of S4304, various times related to the jackpot game such as the interval time between rounds and the next round, and the ending time after the final round are also set.

  In S4305, the winning number Y of game balls to the big winning device 127 is reset to “0”. In subsequent S4306, the number R of the big hits R stored in the main RAM 301c is updated to a value obtained by adding “1”. The round number R is set to “0” before the start of the jackpot, and is incremented by “1” every time the process of S4306 is executed.

  In S4307, opening control of the big prize device is started. In subsequent S4308, measurement of an opening time, which is an elapsed time since the opening control in S4307, is started. In the next S4309, a round start command is set. In this process, a round start command for notifying that a round game has started is set in the main RAM 301c. After the process of S4309 is completed, the process proceeds to S4316.

  In S4311 which is shifted when it is determined that the opening is not being performed, it is determined whether or not the ending is being performed. This process determines, for example, whether the ending immediately after the end of the final round is in progress based on information indicating when the current state stored in the main RAM 301c is in the jackpot game. If it is determined that the ending is being performed (S4311: YES), the flow proceeds to S4324. On the other hand, when it is determined that ending is not being performed (S4311: NO), the process proceeds to S4312.

  In S4312, it is determined whether the interval is in progress. In this process, for example, whether or not the current state stored in the main RAM 301c is in the interval (between the rounds) is determined based on the information indicating the time point in the jackpot game. To do. If it is determined that the interval is in effect (S4312: YES), the process proceeds to S4313. On the other hand, if it is determined that the interval is not in progress (S4312: NO), the flow shifts to S4314.

  In S4313, it is determined whether the interval time has elapsed. This process is to determine whether or not the interval time set by the process of S4304 has elapsed since the big winning device 127 was closed at the end of the previous round. If it is determined that the interval time has elapsed (S4313: YES), the process proceeds to S4304 because it is time to start the next round. On the other hand, when it is determined that the interval time has not elapsed (S4313: NO), the subsequent process is not executed and the large winning device opening control process is terminated.

  In S4314, it is determined whether or not the special winning device detection switch 306 is turned “ON”. The big winning device detection switch 306 is a switch for detecting a winning of a game ball to the big winning device. This process is to determine whether or not the big winning device detection switch 306 is turned “ON” based on the presence / absence of the detection signal input from the big winning device detection switch 306 during the round. Here, when it is determined that the big winning device detection switch 306 is “ON” (S4314: YES), it is determined that one game ball has won the big winning device 127, and the game ball is won in S4315. The number Y is updated to a value obtained by adding “1”, and then the process proceeds to S4316. On the other hand, if it is determined that the special winning device detection switch 306 is not “ON” (S4314: NO), the process of S4315 is not executed, and the process proceeds to S4316.

  In S4316, it is determined whether the specified opening time has elapsed. In this process, it is determined whether or not the specified opening time has elapsed since the opening of the special winning device 127. Specifically, it is determined whether or not the opening time at which the measurement is started by the process of S4308 has reached a specified opening time (29 seconds in the present embodiment) stored in advance in the main ROM 301b. If it is determined that the specified release time has elapsed (S4316: YES), the process proceeds to S4318 without executing the process of S4317. On the other hand, when it is determined that the specified release time has not elapsed (S4316: NO), the process proceeds to S4317.

  In S 4317, it is determined whether or not the winning number Y has reached the winning upper limit number Ymax. In this process, the winning number Ymax of game balls in the current round stored in the main RAM 301c is the upper limit number Ymax (for example, “9”) that prescribes the closing timing of the big winning device 127 stored in the main ROM 301b in advance. ) Is determined. If it is determined that Y = Ymax (S4317: YES), the flow shifts to S4318. On the other hand, if it is determined that Y ≠ Ymax (S4317: NO), the subsequent process is not executed and the large winning device opening control process is terminated.

In S4318, the opening control of the big prize device 127 is terminated. As a result, the big prize device 127 is closed.
In S4319, it is determined whether the round number R has reached the round upper limit number Rmax. If it is determined that R = Rmax (S4319: YES), the flow shifts to S4321. On the other hand, when it is determined that R ≠ Rmax (S4319: NO), the measurement of the interval time is started in S4320, and then the special winning device opening control process is ended. The process of S4320 starts measurement of an interval time that is an elapsed time after the big winning device 127 is closed in order to control the start timing of the next round. This interval time is used for the process of S4313.

  In S4321, ending time measurement is started. In step S4322, the round number R is reset to “0”. In step S4323, an ending command is set in the main RAM 301c. This ending command is a command for notifying that the final release of the special winning device 127 has been completed, and is transmitted to the effect control board 320 by the transmission process of S3208.

  In S4324, it is determined whether or not the ending time has elapsed. In this process, it is determined whether or not the ending time when the measurement is started by the process of S4321 has reached the set ending time set by the process of S4304. If it is determined that the ending time has elapsed (S4324: YES), the process proceeds to S4325. On the other hand, when it is determined that the ending time has not elapsed (S4324: NO), the subsequent process is not executed and the large winning device opening control process is terminated.

  In S4325, a game state setting process is executed. The game state setting process is to set the game state of the gaming machine 1 after the jackpot game ends. Details of the game state setting process will be described later.

  In S4326, the big hit game flag is turned “OFF”, and then the big winning device opening control process is ended. By setting the jackpot game flag to “OFF”, the jackpot game ends.

[Game state setting process]
FIG. 44 is a flowchart showing details of the gaming state setting process in S4325 of FIG.

  In the first step S4401, the presence / absence of a probability change is determined based on the jackpot symbol (stop symbol data). This process is based on the jackpot symbol set in S3804 of FIG.

  In S4402, based on the determination result in S4401, it is determined whether or not the probability variation big hit. Here, when it is determined that it is a probable big hit (S4402: YES), the process proceeds to S4403. On the other hand, if it is determined that it is not a probable big hit (S4402: NO), that is, if it is a normal big hit, the process proceeds to S4405.

  In S4403, the probability variation game flag is set to “ON”. The probability change game flag is stored in the main RAM 301c, and is set to “ON” when the probability change game state is set, and is set to “OFF” when the normal game state is set.

  In S4404, the time-saving game flag is set to “ON”. The time saving game flag is stored in the main RAM 301c, and is set to “ON” when the time saving gaming state is set, and is set to “OFF” when the non-time saving gaming status is set. After the process of S4404 is completed, the game state setting process is terminated.

In S4405, which is shifted to when it is determined that the probability variation is not a big hit, the probability variation game flag is set to “OFF”.
In S4406, the short-time game flag is set to “ON”, and in S4407, “100” is set to the short-time fluctuation count W. Thereby, a game (a so-called short-time game) in which a decrease in the number of game balls in the low probability state is suppressed is awarded 100 times. After the process of S4407 is completed, the game state setting process is terminated.

[Timer interrupt processing of effect control board 320]
The contents of the timer interrupt process of the effect control board 320 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 44 is a flowchart showing the timer interrupt process performed by the sub CPU 320a of the effect control board 320. Note that this processing is performed by a reset clock pulse generation circuit (not shown) provided on the effect control board 320 during a normal operation except for special cases such as when the effect control board 320 is turned on or off. It is repeatedly executed every cycle (for example, 2 ms). Further, the processing performed on the effect control board 320 described based on the flowchart of FIG. 44 is executed based on a program stored in the sub ROM 320b. Furthermore, processes that are not related to the present invention are omitted as appropriate.

  When the power is turned on, the sub CPU 320a executes a startup program, thereby initializing each unit such as a memory (for example, the sub RAM 320c). After initialization, the program stored in the sub ROM 320b is read into the sub RAM 320c, and the program is executed by the sub CPU 320a.

  In the first step S4501, the production random number is updated. This process is to update various random numbers used for production. Specifically, “1” is added to various random numbers for updating, and when reaching a predetermined value, the random number is reset to “0”. In the present embodiment, this production random number includes a “holding random number”. The “holding random number” is a random number that determines the holding object, and is exemplified to take an integer value of “0 to 99”.

  In S4502, command processing is executed. This process is for performing effects based on various commands. The commands processed here are a change start command, a symbol determination command, an opening command, a round start command, and an ending command transmitted from the main control board 300. Details of the command processing will be described later.

  In S4503, a hold related process is executed. This process is for effect display based on a hold command or the like. The commands processed here are a hold command and a recovery command transmitted from the main control board 300. Details of the hold-related processing will be described later.

In S4504, transmission processing is performed. In this process, the command set in the processes up to S4503 is transmitted to the image control board 330 and the accessory control board 340.
[Command processing]
FIG. 46 is a flowchart showing details of the command processing executed in S4502 of FIG.

  In first S4601, it is determined whether a command is received. The command transmitted from the main control board 300 is stored in the buffer area of the effect control board 320. This process determines whether a command is stored in the buffer area. If it is determined that a command has been received (S4601: YES), the process proceeds to S4602. On the other hand, if it is determined that a command has not been received (S4601: NO), the subsequent processing is not executed and the command processing is terminated.

In S4602, it is determined whether it is a change start command. This process determines whether or not the command determined to have been received in S4601 is a change start command. The change start command is set in S3708 of FIG. If it is determined that the command is a change start command (S4602: YES), the accessory unit stop process is started in S4603. The accessory unit stop process will be described later. When the accessory unit stop process is started, the fluctuation process is subsequently executed in S4604. The variation processing in S4604 is processing for causing the liquid crystal display device 121 to perform variation display of decorative symbols. After the variation process, the command process is terminated. On the other hand, if it is determined that the command is not a change start command (S4602: NO), the process proceeds to S4605.

  In S4605, it is determined whether or not it is a symbol confirmation command. In this process, it is determined whether or not the command determined to be received in S4601 is a symbol determination command. The symbol confirmation command is set in S3712 of FIG. If it is determined that the command is a symbol determination command (S4605: YES), the process proceeds to S4606. On the other hand, if it is determined that the command is not a symbol determination command (S4605: NO), the process proceeds to S4607.

  In S4606, a symbol determination process is executed. The symbol confirmation command is a command for notifying that the stop symbol indicating the determination result of the special symbol determination is stopped and displayed on the first special symbol display 201 or the second special symbol display 202. Therefore, in the symbol determination process, a process of stopping and displaying the decorative symbol that has been variably displayed on the liquid crystal display device 121 in a manner indicating the determination result of the special symbol determination is performed. After the process of S4606 is completed, the command process is terminated.

  In step S4607, it is determined whether the command is an opening command. This process determines whether or not the command determined to be received in S4601 is an opening command. If it is determined that the command is an opening command (S4607: YES), the flow shifts to S4608. On the other hand, if it is determined that the command is not an opening command (S4607: NO), the process proceeds to S4610.

In S4608, the accessory unit stop process is started, and after starting the accessory unit stop process, the process proceeds to S4609. The accessory unit stop process will be described later.
In subsequent S4609, an opening process is executed. The opening refers to a period from when the jackpot game is started until the first prize-winning device 127 is first opened. The opening command is a command for notifying that the opening is started, and is set in S4005 of FIG. The opening process is a process in which a video (for example, an animation video) stored in advance in the sub-ROM 320b is read out and transmitted to the image control board 330 together with a command to display the video on the liquid crystal display device 121. Is exemplified. Further, the voice data (for example, “congratulations”) stored in advance in the sub-ROM 320b is read and transmitted together with the command to the image control board 330, thereby performing voice output from the speaker 104 via the voice output device 331. It is exemplified. Furthermore, by transmitting control data together with commands to the accessory control board 340, the accessory is driven via the effect driving device 341, or the frame lamp 103 and the panel lamp 122 via the effect lighting device 342 are driven. It is illustrated that the process is to turn on. After the process of S4609 ends, the command process ends.

  In S4610, it is determined whether the command is a round start command. This process determines whether or not the command determined to be received in S4601 is a round start command. If it is determined that the command is a round start command (S4610: YES), the process proceeds to S4611. On the other hand, if it is determined that the command is not a round start command (S4610: NO), the flow proceeds to S4612.

In S4611, round processing is executed. The round start command is a command for notifying that a round game has started, and is set in S4309 in FIG. Therefore, the round process is a process of displaying the video on the liquid crystal display device 121 by reading the video (for example, animation video) stored in advance in the sub ROM 320b and transmitting the video to the image control board 330 together with the command. It is exemplified. In addition, music data (for example, music data corresponding to video) stored in advance in the sub-ROM 320b is read and transmitted together with the command to the image control board 330, so that the music from the speaker 104 via the audio output device 331 can be transmitted. It is exemplified that the process is to perform output. Furthermore, by transmitting control data together with commands to the accessory control board 340, the accessory is driven via the effect driving device 341, or the frame lamp 103 and the panel lamp 122 via the effect lighting device 342 are driven. It is illustrated that the process is to turn on. After the process of S4611, the command process ends.

  In S4612, it is determined whether the command is an ending command. This process determines whether or not the command determined to have been received in S4601 is an ending command. If it is determined that the command is an ending command (S4612: YES), the flow shifts to S4613. On the other hand, if it is determined that the command is not an ending command (S4612: NO), the command processing is terminated.

In S4613, the accessory unit stop process is started, and after the accessory unit stop process is started, the process proceeds to S4614. The accessory unit stop process will be described later.
In subsequent S4614, an ending process is performed. The ending command is a command for notifying that the final release of the special winning device 127 has ended, and is set in S4323 of FIG. Therefore, in the ending process, a message image (for example, RUSH time entry or chance time entry) stored in advance in the sub ROM 320b is read out and transmitted to the image control board 330 together with the command, whereby the message image is displayed on the liquid crystal display device 121. It is exemplified that the process is to display The audio data (for example, “RUSH time entry” or “chance time entry”) stored in advance in the sub-ROM 320b is read out and transmitted to the image control board 330 together with the command, whereby the speaker 104 via the audio output device 331 is obtained. It is exemplified that the process is to perform audio output from. Furthermore, by transmitting control data together with commands to the accessory control board 340, the accessory is driven via the effect driving device 341, or the frame lamp 103 and the panel lamp 122 via the effect lighting device 342 are driven. It is illustrated that the process is to turn on. After the process of S4614 ends, the command process ends.

[Property unit stop processing]
FIG. 47 is a flowchart showing details of the accessory unit stop process executed in S4603, S4608, and S4613 of FIG.

  In the first S4701, abnormality determination is performed. Here, based on the outputs of the rotation angle sensor 1155 and the lock detection sensor 2860, it is checked whether or not the movable accessory unit 840 is in a normal state. If it is in the wrong state, it is determined as abnormal. Thereafter, the process proceeds to S4702.

Here, whether or not the movable accessory unit 840 is in a normal state depends on the following criteria (a) (b) (c). That is, if any one of the following (A), (B) and (C) is abnormal, it is determined as abnormal, and if all are normal, it is determined as normal.
(A) The difference between the command angle when the motor 1151 is rotated by a predetermined angle from the accessory control board 340 via the effect drive device 341 and the rotation angle detected by the rotation angle sensor 1155 is set in advance. Normal if within error range, abnormal if out of error range.
(A) After the motor 2851 is normally rotated from the accessory control board 340 via the effect driving device 341, if the locking detection sensor 2860 is turned on within a predetermined time, it remains normal and off. If abnormal.
(C) When the locking detection sensor 2860 is turned off within a predetermined time after the motor 2851 is reversely rotated from the accessory control board 340 via the effect driving device 341, it is normal and remains on. Is abnormal.

  In S4702, it is checked whether it is determined as abnormal in S4701. If it is not determined to be abnormal, that is, it is determined that the movable accessory unit 840 is in a normal state (S4702: NO), the process proceeds to S4703. In S4703, the operation of the movable accessory unit 840 is permitted. Specifically, the accessory movable flag stored in the main RAM 301c is set to “ON”. Thereafter, the accessory unit stop process is terminated. On the other hand, when it is determined that there is an abnormality, that is, when it is determined that the movable accessory unit 840 is not in a normal state (S4702: YES), the process proceeds to S4704.

  In S4704, processing for prohibiting the operation of the movable accessory unit 840 is performed. Specifically, the motor 1151 of the movable accessory unit 840 is stopped, the operation of the movable accessory 970 is stopped, the rotation of the motor 2851 of the drive mechanism 2850 is stopped, and the operation of the pressing portion 2730 is stopped. Thereafter, the accessory unit stop process is terminated.

[Pending-related processing]
FIG. 48 is a flowchart showing details of the hold-related process executed in S4503 of FIG.

  In first S4801, it is determined whether or not a command is received. This process is the same as S4601 in FIG. The command transmitted from the main control board 300 is stored in the buffer area of the effect control board 320. This process determines whether a command is stored in the buffer area. If it is determined that a command has been received (S4801: YES), the process proceeds to S4802. On the other hand, if it is determined that a command has not been received (S4801: NO), the subsequent processing is not executed and the suspension-related processing is terminated.

  In S4802, it is determined whether the command is a hold command. This process determines whether or not the command determined to be received in S4801 is a pending command. The hold command is set in S3409 of FIG. 34 or S3509 of FIG. If it is determined that the command is a hold command (S4802: YES), a hold process is executed in S4803, and then the hold related process is terminated. Details of the hold process will be described later. On the other hand, if it is determined that the command is not a pending command (S4802: NO), the process proceeds to S4804.

  In S4804, it is determined whether it is a recovery command. This process determines whether or not the command determined to have been received in S4801 is a recovery command. The recovery command is transmitted in S1603 of FIG. If it is determined that the command is a recovery command (S4804: YES), the process proceeds to S4805. On the other hand, if it is determined that the command is not a recovery command (S4804: NO), the processing of S4805 is not executed, and the hold related processing is terminated.

  In S4805, a hold recovery process is executed. As described above, the recovery command is transmitted when the power is cut off. Since this recovery command includes hold information, here, the hold display is returned to the state before power-off based on the hold information. After executing the process of S4805, the hold related process is terminated.

[Hold processing]
FIG. 49 is a flowchart showing details of the hold process executed in S4803 of FIG.

In the first S4901, the pending command is analyzed. The hold command includes “starter data” for distinguishing whether the hold is related to the first special symbol or the second special symbol, and “hold number data” indicating the number of the hold (ie, the hold number data). The number of holds U1, U2), “stop symbol data” indicating the jackpot type and loss, and “variation pattern data” indicating the variation pattern are included.

  In S4902, the data is stored in the reserved area. This process specifies whether the hold is related to the first special symbol or the second special symbol based on the “starter data”, and the number of the hold based on the “hold number data” And the data is stored in one of the first to fourth reserved areas related to the first special symbol and the first to fourth reserved areas related to the second special symbol. The data to be stored are “object data” for specifying the pending object, “stop symbol data” indicating the jackpot type and loss, and “variation pattern data” indicating the variation pattern.

In S4903, a hold display command is set. This hold display command is transmitted to the image control board 330 by the transmission process in S4504 of FIG. Thereby, regarding the new hold, the hold display by the hold object is realized. After executing the process of S4903, the hold process is terminated.
[Effects of the gaming machine 1 of the present embodiment]
According to the gaming machine 1 according to the present embodiment, when an error occurs during the operation of the movable accessory 970, it is possible to provide a gaming machine that can prevent the movable accessory from being damaged.

  That is, when the movable accessory 970 is in the first form (circular shape) or the second form (star shape), it moves to the first rotation direction (forward rotation direction) T1 and the second rotation direction (reverse rotation direction) T2. When the rotation (forward / reverse rotation) occurs, if an error occurs such that the rotation angle of the movable accessory 970 detected by the rotation angle sensor 1155 does not match a predetermined rotation angle command, the motor 1151 And the rotation of the movable accessory 970 is stopped.

  As described above, when the relatively large movable accessory 970 is rotated by the motor 1151, the command rotation angle is different from the actual rotation angle (that is, the movable accessory 970 is abnormal). If the rotating operation is continued at), the movable accessory 970 is large, so that it interferes with or collides with another movable accessory not shown in the present embodiment, and the movable accessory 970 is damaged. However, according to the gaming machine 1 of the present embodiment, the operation stops when the operation error of the movable accessory 970, so that the movable accessory (the movable accessory 970 and other movable accessories) is damaged. Can be prevented.

[Modification of First Embodiment]
In the above embodiment, before starting the fluctuation process of S4604, the opening process of S4609, and the ending process of S4614 in the command process of FIG. 46, the abnormality determination of the movable accessory is made in S4701 of the accessory unit stop process of FIG. However, the timing for performing the abnormality determination is not limited to the timing described above, and can be performed at various timings.

However, the movable accessory unit 840 can be quickly stopped by executing the accessory unit stop process (abnormality determination) at least at three of the four timings described above. Further, if the accessory unit stop process is executed at least at the four timings described above, a quicker stop process is possible. [Second Embodiment]
Based on FIGS. 50 to 70, the gaming machine 2 according to the second embodiment in which the movable accessory unit 840 includes a pair of accessories will be described. Since the configuration of the gaming machine 2 is similar to the gaming machine 1 in the first embodiment, the description of the same configuration and processing is omitted, and the configuration, operation, and processing of different parts, particularly the movable accessory unit 5000 will be described.

  As shown in FIG. 50, the movable accessory unit 5000 according to the second embodiment is an abbreviation of the gaming area 102 of the gaming machine 1 with a pair of moving members 5060 and 5070 disposed in front of the liquid crystal display device 201 closed. The movable accessory unit 5000 is described later.

  As shown in FIGS. 51 and 52, the movable accessory unit 5000 is horizontally guided by a base member 5141 as a fixed member fixed to the game board 100 and the like, and a lower portion guided by a guide portion 5250 provided on the base member 5141. A pair of left and right moving members (moving portions) 5060, 5070 as movable members moving in the direction, rack gear members 5261, 5271 fixed horizontally below the respective moving members 5060, 5070, and rack gear members 5261, 5271, respectively. The pinion gear (drive transmission portion) 5280c for moving the moving members 5060, 5070 forward and backward in the opening direction and the closing direction by meshing with the rack gear portions 5661a, 5671a (see FIG. 56) and rotating, and the rack gear members 5261, respectively. The motor 5281 that drives the 5271 and the driving force from the motor Comprising Ongia transmission gear (drive transmitting portion) for transmitting to 5280c 5280a, and 5280B, the. The transmission gear 5280a is also an output gear integrated with the output shaft of the motor 5281.

  The inner edges 5260a and 5270a of the moving members 5060 and 5070 extend linearly in the vertical direction, and when the moving members 5060 and 5070 are in the closed position, the inner edges are in a vertical posture and extend over the entire length. Thus, a gap is not formed by contact or proximity, or a slight gap within an allowable range is formed so that the back cannot be visually recognized.

It should be noted that the inner edges 5260a and 5270a of the moving members 5060 and 5070 do not have to be vertical straight lines and can take various forms.
As shown in FIG. 52 and the like, the guide portion 5250 includes left and right guide rails 5251 and 5252 extending in the horizontal direction, and the two guide rails 5251 and 5252 serve as positioning members (positioning portions) 5242 at the inner ends. It is connected by a connecting member that also serves. The moving members 5060 and 5070 may be guided by a single long guide rail.

  As shown in FIG. 53, each moving member (each moving part) 5060, 5070 is supported by each guide rail 5251, 5252 so as to be able to advance and retreat in the horizontal direction. For example, the guide rails 5251 and 5252 are configured to be engaged with guided portions (guide holes) 5661b and 5671b provided in the rack gear members 5261 and 5271 so as to be slidable in the horizontal direction and not to be dropped off. .

  A drive mechanism 5110 for opening and closing the moving members 5060 and 5070 includes a pinion gear (transmission gear) 5280c, transmission gears 5280a and 5280b, and motors (stepping motors, brushless DC motors, torque motors, AC servo motors, DC motors). Etc.) 5281. The motor 5281 is controlled by the accessory control board 340 via the effect driving device 341.

  The stepping motor, the brushless DC motor, the torque motor, and the AC servo motor can obtain a static torque not only during energization (excitation) but also during deenergization (non-excitation) as is well known. In particular, when the supply of the pulse is stopped, the generation of the driving force can be stopped accurately at that time, so that accurate rotation angle control can be performed.

The moving members 5060 and 5070 according to the present embodiment include small liquid crystal display devices (sub liquid crystal display devices) 5262 and 5272, and rack gear members 5261 and 5271 fixed to the lower portions of the small liquid crystal devices. .

  As shown in FIG. 54, the accessory control board 340 controls the motor 5281 to rotationally drive the transmission gears 5280a, 5280b, 5280c in the normal rotation direction (in the closing direction), and thereby via the rack gear members 5261, 5271. The moving members 5060 and 5070 are moved in the closing direction. In order to move the moving members 5060 and 5070 in the opening direction, the accessory control board 340 controls the motor 5281 to drive the transmission gears 5280a, 5280b, and 5280c to rotate in the reverse rotation direction (in the opening direction). The moving members 5060 and 5070 are moved in the opening direction via the members 5261 and 5271.

  As shown in FIG. 55, a stop positioning device (stop positioning portion) 5590 is provided at the guide rail 5251 and the contact portion (substantially central portion) of the guide rail 5252. The stop positioning device 5590 attaches the moving members 5060 and 5070 in a direction different from the previous moving direction toward the stop position before or after the moving members 5060 and 5070 reach the stop position. An elastic urging member (urging portion) 5600 (see FIG. 56) is provided.

  As shown in FIG. 56, the stop positioning device 5590 has the moving member 5060 before a predetermined portion (for example, the front end portion in the moving direction) of the moving members 5060 and 5070 reaches the stop position (or after the stop position is reached). , 5070 is elastically biased (starts elastically biasing) in a direction (including reverse direction, return direction, and other directions) different from one direction. As the elastic biasing member 5600, any elastic member such as a coil spring, a leaf spring, a compression spring, a tension spring, rubber, an elastic resin, or the like can be used.

  As shown in FIGS. 56 to 61, in this embodiment, each elastic biasing member 5600 made of a coil spring is disposed so as to be relatively movable in the axial direction with respect to the outer periphery of each guide rail 5251, 5252. In the state, it is configured to move along the guide rails 5251 and 5252 together with the moving members 5060 and 5070. Each elastic urging member 5600 is configured by a coil spring (elastic member) 5601 having a part supported by each moving member 5060 and 5070 and holding a cylindrical contact piece 5602 at the other part. The contact piece 5602 abuts (pressure contact) with the positioning member 5642 disposed at the closing stop position (on the movement path) to compress and deform the coil spring 5601, and the moving members 5060 and 5070 are different from the moving direction so far. Generates a force that pushes in a different direction (different direction). The coil spring 5601 is not necessarily arranged on the outer periphery of the guide rails 5251 and 5252, and may be arranged anywhere near the inner end of each moving member.

  Next, in the stop positioning device 5590, predetermined portions of the moving members 5060 and 5070, in this embodiment, the distal end portion in the moving direction (the left end portion when moving in the closing direction and the right end portion when moving in the opening direction) are as shown in FIG. The elastic biasing member 5600 is actuated immediately before reaching the normal closed position (closed stop position) shown in FIG. 54 or before reaching the normal open position (open stop position) shown in FIG. By energizing each moving member 5060, 5070 in the direction opposite to the previous moving direction (other different direction), the gear portion (rack gear portion 5661a) of the driven gear member (rack gear members 5261, 5271) is obtained. , 5671a) is reversely rotated (returned), and the rotational angle of the gear member (pinion gear 5280c) on the driving side which is the mating partner is moved. Back to the limit of the movable range due to the presence of 0 of play, a means for holding the state and can not rotate in the direction back its limit angle or more.

The moving members 5060 and 5070 usually have play along the moving direction due to dimensional tolerances of components constituting the drive mechanism and the like.
The bounce (reaction force) or the like when 5070 stops causes variation in the stop position, which can cause the vehicle to stop at the normal stop position.

  In the present embodiment, before the stop position (or after reaching the stop position), the elastic biasing member 5600 returns to the direction different from the previous movement direction (in the reverse direction in the present embodiment). By pressing the moving members (rack gear members 5261 and 5271), the pinion gear 5280c that drives the moving members 5060 and 5070 is pressed to reverse the amount of play and the state is maintained. The pinion gear 5280c is pressed by the rack gear members 5261 and 5271 until it reaches a limit state where it cannot be rotated further in the return direction, and the play of the moving member due to play is eliminated. In this play cancellation state, the gear crests of the rack gear portions 5661a and 5671a that are the driven gear members and the gear crests of the pinion gear 5280c that is the drive side gear member are kept in contact with each other and are not separated. Even if force in the return direction is further applied to the member, the pinion gear 5280c cannot be rotated further in the return direction. When the pinion gear 5280c is rotated in the original moving direction (direction toward the stop position) in this state, the moving members 5060 and 5070 can move toward the stop position without play, and the pinion gear 5280c is moved from the pinion gear 5280c. When the transmission of the driving force is stopped, the motor 5281 can be stopped reliably (without return due to play) at the stop position by the static torque of the motor 5281.

  It is to be noted that the backlash caused by play is eliminated by the elastic urging member 5600 urging each moving member 5060, 5070 in the direction opposite to the direction of movement so far, so that the rack gear members 5261, 5271 Not only between the rack gears 5661a and 5671a and the gear crest of the pinion gear 5280c, but also between the pinion gear 5280c and the transmission gear 5280b, and between the transmission gear 5280b and the transmission gear 5280a (the limit) The possibility of further reversing beyond the position) is also eliminated. In other words, the elastic biasing member 5600 can reverse the drive-side gear crest by the driven-side gear crest at all the meshing portions included in the drive mechanism. That is, the play amount of the moving members 5060 and 5070 eliminated by the elastic biasing member 5600 is the total play amount (stop position) obtained by accumulating the play amount caused by backlash between all the gears constituting the drive mechanism and others. In this case, all the play amounts that cause the moving members 5060 and 5070 to reversely move back.

  The accessory control board 340 (see FIG. 3) closes the motor 5281 in the closing direction or in the opening direction until the stop position detection sensor 6217 (see FIG. 62) detects that the moving members 5060 and 5070 have reached the stop position. Continue to drive to. Accordingly, the gear members 5261, 5271, 5280a, 5280b, and 5280c are driven until the moving members 5060 and 5070 completely reach the closed stop position or the open stop position against the biasing force of the elastic biasing member 5600. Subsequently, when the stop position detection sensor 6217 detects that the moving members 5060 and 5070 have reached the close stop position or the open stop position, the motor 5281 is stopped.

  As a result, the moving member is caused by play of the moving members 5060 and 5070 due to backlash between parts of the gear mountain, parts tolerance, and the like, and the return of the moving member due to bounce when the moving members 5060 and 5070 reach the stop position. It is possible to solve the problem that it is impossible to stop correctly at the closed stop position and the open stop position.

  As the stop position detection sensor 6217, any means such as a photo interrupter or a limit switch can be used. For example, when a sensor made of a photo interrupter is arranged on the base member 5141 and the moving members 5060 and 5070 reach the normal stop position, the detection piece provided on the moving members 5060 and 5070 is detected by the stop position detection sensor 6217. Configure as follows.

  The stop positioning device 5590 of the present invention is not limited to variations in the stop position of the moving member due to backlash between the gear members constituting the drive mechanism, but the accuracy error of other parts constituting the drive mechanism, etc. The variation (play) of the stop position of the moving members 5060, 5070 caused by assembly accuracy error, deterioration, etc. is eliminated by cooperation with the motor 5281, and the moving members 5060, 5070 are accurately stopped at the stop position. be able to.

By setting the urging force of the elastic urging member 5600 weaker than the driving force (static torque) from the motor 5281, the opening / closing position as described above can be positioned. That is, the spring pressure of the elastic biasing member 5600 is set to be smaller than the static torque of the motor.
(Operation of drive mechanism, stop positioning device, etc.)
The stop positioning device 5590 having the above configuration and the movable accessory unit 5000 having the drive mechanism 5110 operate as follows.

  When the motor 5281 starts driving in the closing direction in the opened state of the moving members 5060 and 5070 shown in FIG. 56 and FIG. 59, the gear crests of the pinion gears 5280c that are the driving side gears are the driven side gears. The rack gear members 5261 and 5271 rotate in the closing direction in advance of the rack gear portions 5661a and 5671a. For this reason, as shown in detail views A and D of main parts in FIG. 56 and FIG. 59 (a), the gear crests of the pinion gears 5280c close the rack gears 5661a and 5671a of the rack gear members 5961 and 5971 in the closing direction (moving direction). The inner side edges 5060a and 5070a of the moving members 5060 and 5070 are moved closer to each other, and the moving members 5060 and 5070 integrated with the rack gear members 5961 and 5971 are moved in the closing direction.

  In addition, when the motor 5281 starts to rotate in the closing direction, as shown in the detailed drawings B, C, E, and F of each main part in FIG. 56, the meshing portions between the transmission gears 5280a, 5280b, and 5280c are similarly driven. The gear crest of the side gear presses the gear crest of the driven gear in the closing direction.

  At this time, each elastic urging member 5600 is in a non-actuated state in which it is most extended as shown in detail G in FIG. 56 and FIG. 59 (a). It is not in contact with any other member.

  In the present embodiment, the elastic urging members 5600 provided in the vicinity of the inner edges 5260a and 5270a of the respective moving members come into contact with the positioning member 5642 provided at the same position when reaching just before the closing stop position. By compressing and deforming, a resilient force is exerted, and each moving member 5060 and 5070 is urged to return in a direction different from the moving direction so far.

  57 and 60 show a state immediately before both moving members 5060 and 5070 reach the closing stop position. At this stage, each elastic biasing member 5600 has already come into contact with the positioning member 5642 and starts to compress (in FIG. 57). In the state of G in FIG. 60A and FIG. 60A, the moving members 5060 and 5070 are started to be urged in the opening direction. For this reason, as shown in FIG. 57, which is a main part detail view A, the rack gear portions 5661a and 5671a of the rack gear members 5261 and 5271 which are driven gear members are starting to be urged in the opening direction. The pinion gear 5280c is urged in the opening direction in contact with the gear crest of the pinion gear 5280c. For this reason, the rack gear portions 5261 and 5271 and the pinion gear can be kept in pressure contact with each other, and the pinion gear is fully rotated in the opening direction within the range of play. It is in a state where it cannot rotate in the direction.

When the elastic urging member 5600 urges the moving members 5060 and 5070 in the opening direction, as shown in detail views B, C, E, and F of each main part in FIG.
Similarly, in the meshing portion between 280c, the driven-side gear portion is in a pressure contact state in which the driving-side gear portion is pressed in the opening direction to the limit within the range of play, and the driven-side gear further moves in the opening direction. Cannot rotate.

  It should be noted that if the pinion gear 5280c is reversely rotated to the limit angle by the rack gear members 5261 and 5271 regardless of whether the other transmission gears 5280b and 5280c are reversely driven to the limit in the opening direction, the stop of the present invention is stopped. A play canceling function by the cooperation of the positioning device 5590 and the motor 5281 can be exhibited.

  At this time, the contact piece 5602 of each elastic urging member 5600 is more than the most extended state by contacting the positioning member 5642 as shown in the detail view G of FIG. 57 and FIG. In a compressed state, the moving members 5060 and 5070 (rack gear members 5261 and 5271) are urged in the opening direction (or urged).

At this time, the accessory control board 340 does not stop driving the motor 5281 but continues to drive the moving members 5060 and 5070 in the closing direction.
After the transition to the state shown in FIG. 57, the motor 5281 is continuously driven in the closing direction, so that each pinion gear 5280c as the driving side gear maintains the contact state with the rack gear portions 5661a and 5671a shown in FIG. Continue to rotate in the closing direction. Since the pinion gear 5280c is in a limit position (a state in which play is eliminated) in which the pinion gear 5280c cannot be rotated further in the opening direction, the pinion gear 5280c rotates after the pinion gear starts rotating in the closing direction. When stopped (state shown in FIGS. 58 and 61), the stopped angle is maintained, and it does not rotate in the opening direction.

  That is, as shown in FIGS. 58 and 61, the inner end edges 5260a and 5270a of the respective moving members have reached the closing stop position, or have come into contact (or close enough to be close to contact). Upon receiving the signal from the detected stop position detection sensor 6217, the accessory control board 340 stops driving the motor 5281 to stop both moving members 5060 and 5070 at the closed stop position as shown in FIG. it can. By stopping the driving of the motor 5281, the rotation of the output shaft is fixed by the static torque, so that any of the gears 5280a, 5280b, 5280c (especially the pinion gear 5280c) cannot rotate in either the forward or reverse direction. Then, the driven-side gear meshing with the driving-side gear is stopped in a state where it is pressed in the closing direction. Therefore, there is no room for the rack gear members 5261 and 5271 to move in the opening direction by the play distance of 5060 and 5070 due to the reaction force when 5060 and 5070 are stopped.

58A and 58B and FIG. 61B show the state of the meshing portion of each gear at this point.
At this time, each contact piece 5602 is in a state where the elastic urging member 5600 is most compressed by coming into contact with the positioning member 5642 as shown in the detail diagram G of FIG. 58 and FIG. 61 (a). At this time, the moving members 5060 and 5070 (rack gear members 5261 and 5271) are stopped at the closed stop position in a state where play is eliminated, and the inner end edges 5260a and 6670a are kept in contact or in proximity. Can do.
(When moving the moving member to the open stop position)
In the above-described embodiment, the configuration example is shown in which the stop positions of the two 5060 and 5070 that are opened and closed by the stop positioning device 5590 are determined so that there is no deviation due to play. However, the stop positioning device 5590 of the present invention follows a predetermined track. In general, the present invention can be applied to the case where the moving members 5060 and 5070 that are moved in this manner are accurately stopped at an arbitrary stop position without being shifted by the influence of play.

  Therefore, for example, the stop positioning device 5590 can also be used when 5060 and 5070 are stopped at the open stop position shown in FIG. In this case, as shown in FIG. 54, the elastic urging member 5600 constituting the stop positioning device is provided outside the moving members 5060 and 5070, and the elastic urging member 5600 is disposed at the open stop position. The moving member (rack gear member) 5060 and 5070 may be compressed by contacting with 5642 and returned in the closing direction by a distance of play of the moving member.

As the moving members 5060 and 5070 return to the closing direction by the amount of play in the opening and closing movement direction, the rack gear portions 5661a and 5671a of the rack gear members 5261 and 5271 press the gear portion of the pinion gear 5280c in the closing direction, and more. Set to the limit state where it cannot rotate in the closing direction. By continuing to drive the motor 5281 in the opening direction in this state, the outer ends of the moving members 5060 and 5070 can be moved to the regular opening stop position, and the motor 5281 is stopped after moving to the opening stop position. Thus, the variation in the stop position caused by play can be eliminated, and the moving members 5060 and 5070 can be stopped at the open stop position, and the state can be maintained.
[Configuration of stop positioning device]
Next, the configuration of the stop positioning device 5590 will be described with reference to FIGS. The left stop positioning device 5590L shown in FIGS. 62A, 63A, 64, and 65 includes an elastic biasing member 5600 supported by an attachment member 6510 fixed to the base member 5141. Yes. The elastic 5 biasing member 5600 includes a coil spring (elastic member) 5601 and a cylindrical contact piece 5602 disposed at the end of the elastic member 5601. The contact piece 5602 contacts the appropriate position of the moving member 5060 that moves to the open stop position on the outer side (left side) along the guide rail 5251 so that the coil spring 5601 can be compressed and deformed. It is arranged at a position along the movement path (position where it can come into contact with the moving member). In the present embodiment, the coil spring 5601 and the contact piece 5602 are arranged above the guide rail 5251 in parallel with the guide rail 5251. Reference numeral 6515 denotes a bracket provided with a guide cylinder 6515a for fixing the end of the guide rail 5251 to the mounting member 6510 and guiding the contact piece 5602 so as to advance and retreat in the axial direction. The bracket 6515 is fixed to the mounting member 6510 with screws.

  The stop position detection sensor 6217 fixed to the attachment member 6510 is, for example, a photo interrupter, and a light emitting sensor and a light receiving sensor are arranged to face each other in a groove in the drawing. The outer edge of the moving member 5060 has a detection piece that enters the groove of the stop position detection sensor 6217. When the movement member 5060 reaches the open stop position, the detection piece is detected by the stop position detection sensor 6217. It is detected that the release stop position has been reached by entering the groove, and a detection signal is output to the accessory control board 340.

  The right stop positioning device 5590R shown in FIGS. 62 (b), 63 (b), 66, 67 and 68 is supported by an elastic biasing member 5600 supported by a mounting member 6220 fixed to the base member 5141. It has. The elastic urging member 5600 includes a coil spring (elastic member) 5601 and a cylindrical contact piece 5602 disposed at an end of the elastic urging member 5600. The contact piece 5602 contacts the appropriate position of the moving member 5070 moving to the open stop position on the outer side (right side) along the guide rail 5252 so that the coil spring 5601 can be compressed and deformed. It is arranged at a position along the movement path. In the present embodiment, the coil spring 5601 and the contact piece 5602 are disposed below the guide rail 5252 in parallel with the guide rail 5252. Reference numeral 6225 denotes a bracket provided with a guide tube 6225a for fixing the end of the guide rail 5252 to the mounting member 6220 and guiding the contact piece 5602 so as to advance and retreat in the axial direction. The bracket 6225 is fixed to the mounting member 6220 with screws.

  The stop position detection sensor 6217 fixed to the mounting member 6220 is, for example, a photo interrupter and has the same configuration as the stop position detection sensor 6217 of FIG. The outer edge of the moving member 5070 has a detection piece that enters the groove of the stop position detection sensor 6217. When the movement member 5070 reaches the open stop position, the detection piece is detected by the stop position detection sensor 6217. It is detected that the release stop position has been reached by entering the groove, and a detection signal is output to the accessory control board 340.

  As shown in FIG. 68, when each moving member 5060, 5070 is in the middle of moving toward the opening stop position, each transmission gear 5280a, 5280b, 5280c is opened in the opening direction indicated by an arrow by driving the motor 5281 in the opening direction. Accordingly, the moving members 5060 and 5070 integrated with the rack gear members 5261 and 5271 also move in the opening direction. At this time, the elastic biasing member 5600 is in an inoperative state.

  As shown in FIG. 69, in a stage where each moving member 5060, 5070 is returned to the closing direction by play of play between parts by the elastic biasing member 5600 immediately before the opening stop position, Coil springs (elastic members) 5601 constituting each elastic urging member 5600 are compressed and deformed by coming into contact with the moving members 5060 and 5070 and exhibit a resilient force in the closing direction. Therefore, each rack gear member 5261, 5271 urges each pinion gear 5280c to push back in the closing direction. Since each moving member 5060, 5070 has play (backlash) in the moving direction due to the dimensional tolerance of the drive mechanism and other related parts, the pinion gear 5280c (and other transmissions) is equivalent to this play. The gear) is pushed back in the closing direction opposite to the moving direction so far and reverses. When the rotation angle of the pinion gear 5280c reaches a limit position where it cannot be reversed any more, the gear crests of the rack gear members 5261 and 5271 and the gear crests of the pinion gear maintain contact in this state.

During this time, since the driving force in the opening direction from the motor 5281 is transmitted to the pinion gear, the transmission of the driving force in the opening direction from the pinion gear to the rack gear member is resumed as soon as the limit position is reached, and the moving member 5060 , 5070 move until reaching the normal opening stop position. When each stop position detection sensor 6217 detects that each moving member 5060, 5070 has reached the open stop position, the accessory control board stops the motor 5281 based on the detection signal from the stop position detection sensor 6217. Thereby, the moving members 5060 and 5070 can be accurately stopped without variation at the open stop position, and this stopped state can be maintained (see FIG. 70).
[Internal configuration of gaming machine 2]
As for the internal configuration of the gaming machine 2, the rotation angle sensor 1151 is deleted from the internal configuration of the gaming machine 1 of the first embodiment shown in FIG. 3, and a stop position detection sensor 6217 is connected instead of the locking detection sensor 2860. However, the other internal configuration is the same as the internal configuration of the gaming machine 1.
[The accessory unit stop process in the second embodiment]
In the second embodiment, only the processing contents of the accessory unit stop process shown in FIG. 47 in the flowcharts shown in FIGS. 32 to 49 in the first embodiment are different, and the different contents will be described.

In the accessory unit stop process of the second embodiment, in the abnormality determination of S4701, instead of the determination criteria of (a) to (c), the following (e) (e) is obtained, and either (e) (e) is abnormal. If it is, it is determined as abnormal, and if both are normal, it is determined as manufacturing.
(D) After the motor 5281 is normally rotated from the accessory control board 340 via the effect driving device 341 to close the movable accessory unit 5000 (movable members 5060 and 5070), the stop position detection sensor within a predetermined time. If it is detected by 6217 that the movable accessory unit 5000 (movable members 5060, 5070) is closed, it is normal, and if it is not detected that it is closed within a predetermined time, it is abnormal.
(E) After the motor 5281 is reversely rotated from the accessory control board 340 via the effect driving device 341 to open the movable accessory unit 5000 (movable members 5060 and 5070), the stop position detection sensor 6217 within a predetermined time. When it is detected that the movable accessory unit 5000 (movable members 5060 and 5070) is opened, it is normal. A) Abnormal.
[Effects of the gaming machine 2 of the present embodiment]
According to the gaming machine 2 of the present embodiment, when an error occurs during the operation of the movable accessory unit 5000, it is possible to provide a gaming machine that can prevent the movable accessory unit 5000 from being damaged.

  That is, when a pair of movable members 5060 and 5070 constituting the movable accessory unit 5000 perform an opening / closing operation, a command signal for opening the movable members 5060 and 5070 is output from the accessory control board 340 within a predetermined time. If the pair of operating members 5060 and 5070 are not opened (if the stop position detection sensor 6271 cannot detect the opening), or a command signal for closing the movable members 5060 and 5070 is received from the accessory control board 340. If the pair of operating members 5060 and 5070 are not closed within a predetermined time when output (if the stop position detection sensor 6271 cannot detect the closing), the movable accessory unit 5000 stops.

  As described above, when the movable accessory unit 5000 is opened / closed by the motor 5281, the opening / closing command is different from the actual opening / closing operation (that is, the movable accessory unit 5000 is abnormal). If the opening / closing operation is continued, the movable members 5060 and 5070 of the movable accessory unit 5000 collide with each other, interfere with other movable actors not shown in the present embodiment, and collide with each other. It is conceivable that the accessory unit 5000 or the like is damaged. However, according to the gaming machine 2 of the present embodiment, when the operation of the movable accessory unit 5000 is stopped, the operation is stopped. 5000 and other movable objects) can be prevented from being damaged.

1, 2, ..., gaming machine 970, movable accessory (movable accessory)
1020 ... Locking device (movable accessory)
340 ... an accessory control board (control means)
341 ... Production drive device (control means)
840 ... movable accessory unit (movable accessory group)
5000 ... movable accessory unit (movable accessory group)
1151... Motor (driving means)
2851 ... Motor (driving means)
5281 ... Motor (driving means)

Claims (1)

A group of movable objects in which a plurality of movable objects are driven in association with each other;
Detecting means for detecting a driving state of the plurality of movable accessories;
Drive means for driving the plurality of movable accessories constituting the movable combination group;
Control means for controlling the drive means by a drive command ;
With
The detection means includes
Driving position detecting means for detecting driving positions of the plurality of movable accessories;
Position detecting means for detecting that the plurality of movable accessories have moved to a predetermined position;
With
The control means includes
Via the drive unit, when driving the plurality of movable role composing the movable role object group, the driving position by the front hear movement command, the actual detected driving position by the driving position detection means If the difference between the physical distance is not within the predetermined range, or, at least one of the case where the movable role object is within a predetermined time, it has moved to the predetermined position is not detected by said position detecting means When the above is established , the gaming machine is characterized in that the driving of the plurality of movable combinations constituting the movable combination group is stopped.

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