JP6867038B2 - Pachinko machine - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a gaming machine having a movable accessory that can move according to the situation of the game.

Conventionally, as a gaming machine of this type, a movable accessory is driven by a motor (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2015-0508040 (paragraphs [0027] to "0029", FIGS. 4 and 5)

In the conventional gaming machine described above, it is required to reduce the power consumption when driving a movable accessory.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine capable of reducing power consumption when driving a movable accessory.

The invention of claim 1 made in order to achieve the above object makes a pass / fail judgment due to the establishment of a predetermined condition, and notifies the result of the pass / fail judgment by a notification effect of stopping and displaying the symbol after changing the display. As the character effect executing means, the determination notification means for performing the determination notification means and the character effect executing means for driving the movable accessory according to the situation of the game to execute the character effect different from the notification effect are provided. In a gaming machine having a motor for driving the movable accessory and a control means for controlling the motor, the movable accessory has a first movable accessory and a second movable accessory. , as the motor has a first motors for driving the first variable dynamic role object, and the second motors for driving said second variable dynamic role object, wherein the control means After the first motor is driven at a constant speed, the operation of the second motor is started and accelerated, and the control means is used for the movable combination while the motor is being driven at a constant speed. It is a game machine that operates a directing object that is different from the object.

The invention of claim 2 is a determination notification means for performing a hit / fail judgment due to the establishment of a predetermined condition and notifying the result of the hit / fail judgment by a notification effect of displaying a variable display of a symbol and then stopping and displaying the result, and a game situation. A motor that drives the movable accessory to execute the accessory effect different from the notification effect by driving the movable accessory according to the above, and the motor that drives the movable accessory as the character effect execution means. In a gaming machine having a control means for controlling the motor, the movable accessory has a first movable accessory and a second movable accessory, while the motor has the first movable accessory. The control means includes a first motor for driving the movable accessory and a second motor for driving the second movable accessory, and the control means is after the first motor is driven at a constant speed. This is a gaming machine in which the operation of the second motor is started and accelerated, and the electric power distributed to the motor is smaller during constant speed driving than during acceleration and deceleration.
The invention according to claim 3 is the gaming machine according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the control means decelerates the first motor after the second motor is driven at a constant speed .

According to the present invention, it is possible to reduce the power consumption when driving a movable accessory.

Front view of a pachinko gaming machine according to an embodiment of the present invention Front view of a pachinko machine during production by a movable accessory Front view of a pachinko machine during production by a movable accessory Block diagram showing the electrical configuration of a pachinko machine The figure which showed the electric structure in the vicinity of the driver for a 1st motor and the driver for a 2nd motor The figure for demonstrating the drive of the 1st motor and the 2nd motor

Hereinafter, an embodiment of the pachinko gaming machine 10 as the “gaming machine” of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 6. As shown in FIG. 1, in the pachinko gaming machine 10, the gaming area R1 of the gaming plate 11 is visible through the glass window 95W provided on the front door 95. Below the glass window 95W of the front door 95, an upper plate 26 and a lower plate 27 capable of storing game balls are provided. Further, an operation knob 28 is provided on the right side of the lower plate 27, and when the operation knob 28 is rotated, the game ball in the upper plate 26 is driven into the game area R1.

A display window 11A is formed through the center of the game area R1 of the game board 11, and a liquid crystal display device 32 (TFT-LCD module) is provided behind the display window 11A. Further, a display decorative frame 23 is fitted into the display window 11A from the front side, and the upper side portion and both side portions of the display decorative frame 23 project forward from the front surface of the game board 11 to play a game in front of the liquid crystal display device 32. The ball is prohibited from flowing down.

The first starting winning opening 14A, the second starting winning opening 14B, the large winning opening 15, and the out opening 16 are provided in order from the top in the center of the lower part of the display decorative frame 23 in the game area R1 in the left-right direction. A plurality of general winning openings 20 are provided on both sides. A start gate 18 is provided on the left side of the display decoration frame 23.

The starting gate 18 has a structure that allows the game ball to pass through the inside, and the general winning opening 20 and the first starting winning opening 14A are always open upward. The second starting winning opening 14B opens upward, and movable wing pieces 14C and 14C are provided on both the left and right sides of the opening. Both movable wing pieces 14C and 14C are always in an upright state, and the second start winning opening 14B is always a member constituting both upright movable wing pieces 14C and 14C and the first starting winning opening 14A. Surrounded by, the game ball is prevented from entering. Then, when a hit is made in the hit / fail judgment (hereinafter referred to as "general drawing judgment") performed every time the game ball passes through the start gate 18, the movable wing pieces 14C and 14C are tilted sideways for a predetermined period, and the movable wing is tilted sideways. With the piece 14C as a guide, the game ball can win the second start winning opening 14B.

The large winning opening 15 opens in a horizontally long rectangular shape on the front surface of the game board 11, and is normally closed by the door 15T. Then, when the winning / failing judgment by the special symbol (hereinafter, appropriately referred to as "special symbol judgment") performed by winning the game ball into the first and second starting winning doors 14A and 14B is won, the large winning door 15 The door 15T opens so as to fall forward, and the big winning opening 15 can accept the game ball by using the door 15T as a guide (so-called big hit game is executed). Each time a game ball wins in the general winning opening 20, the first and second starting winning openings 14A and 14B, and the large winning opening 15, a predetermined number of game balls are paid out to the upper plate 26. In addition, a hit in the special figure judgment is appropriately referred to as a "big hit".

On the display 32E of the liquid crystal display device 32, three left, middle, and right special symbols 32A, 32B, and 32C are usually displayed side by side and stopped, and the special symbols 32A, 32B, and 32C described above are used to display the special symbols 32A, 32B, and 32C. The result of the determination is notified. Specifically, when a game ball wins in the first or second starting winning openings 14A and 14B, these three special symbols 32A, 32B and 32C are displayed in a variable manner (scrolled in the vertical direction), and then, for example, The stop display is displayed in the order of left, right, and middle, and for example, the determination result of the special figure determination described above is notified depending on whether or not getting doublet.

In the pachinko gaming machine 10 of the present embodiment, when the determination result of the special figure determination becomes a big hit, the effects of the movable accessories 35A and 35B are performed. As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the movable accessories 35A and 35B are, for example, front-view rectangular resin molded products with "big hit" written on the front surface, and are usually displayed behind the game plate 11. It is arranged above and below the window 11A, and is invisible from the front (see FIG. 1). Then, when the determination result of the special figure determination becomes a big hit and the special symbols 32A, 32B, 32C of the display 32E stop at doublet, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the upper and lower movable accessories 35A, 35B are displayed. It appears in front of 32E and is arranged so as to sandwich the special symbols 32A, 32B, 32C from above and below.

At this time, as shown in FIG. 2, the upper movable accessory 35A (corresponding to the "first movable accessory" of the present invention) and the lower movable accessory 35B (the "second movable accessory" of the present invention). The timing to start moving is different from that of "things"). That is, the upper movable accessory 35A starts moving first, and the lower movable accessory 35B starts moving while moving downward. Further, these movable accessories 35A and 35B are driven by the first motor 40 and the second motor 45, respectively.

Next, with reference to FIG. 4, the electrical configuration of the pachinko gaming machine 10 of the present embodiment will be described. As shown in FIG. 4, the pachinko gaming machine 10 is provided with a main control board 50, a sub control board 52, and the like. The main control board 50 has a CPU 50A, a RAM 50B, and a ROM 50C, and performs main control related to the game. Like the main control board 50, the sub control board 52 has a CPU 52A, a RAM 52B, and a ROM 52C, and is connected to the main control board 50, the liquid crystal display device 32, and the like. The sub-control board 52 mainly receives a command from the main control board 50 to determine the effect content and the like, and outputs a signal related to the effect to the liquid crystal control board 53 and the like of the liquid crystal display device 32.

The main control board 50, the sub control board 52, and the like described above receive power from the power supply device 70 provided in the support frame and operate. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 5, the pachinko hall is provided with an AC24V equipment power supply 100. Then, a power cable (not shown) of each pachinko gaming machine is connected to the AC24V equipment power supply 100. In each pachinko gaming machine, AC24V is received by the power supply device 70, and power is distributed from there to each part including the respective boards 50 and 52.

The first and second motors 40 and 45 described above are both stepping motors, and voltages are applied by receiving drive signals from the first motor driver 41 and the second motor driver 46, respectively. Drive controlled. Further, the driver 41 for the first motor and the driver 46 for the second motor are controlled by the sub control board 52. The driver 41 for the first motor, the driver 46 for the second motor, and the sub-control board 52 correspond to the "control means" of the present invention.

The sub-control board 52 includes a motor control unit 49 that outputs control signals to the first and second motor drivers 41 and 46, a first motor power supply circuit 42 that supplies power to the first motor driver 41, and a second motor. It has a second motor power supply circuit 47 that supplies electric power to the motor driver 46. Further, in the sub control board 52, the supplied electric power is distributed to each part including the power supply circuit 42 for the first motor and the power supply circuit 47 for the second motor. The power supply circuit 42 for the first motor and the power supply circuit 47 for the second motor create various power supply voltages and supply power to the drivers 41 and 46 for the first and second motors. Hereinafter, the control of the main parts will be described in detail along with the movements of the first and second motors 40 and 45.

When the upper movable accessory 35A moves from the upper end position to the lower end position, the first motor 40 accelerates from the stopped state to a predetermined predetermined speed, and then is driven at a constant speed at the predetermined speed to move the upper side. When the accessory 35A approaches the lower end position, the speed is reduced. Similarly, when the lower movable accessory 35B moves from the lower end position to the upper end position, the second motor 45 is driven at a constant speed after accelerating from the stopped state to a predetermined predetermined speed. When the lower movable accessory 35B approaches the upper end position, the speed is reduced.

Here, the voltages applied by the first and second motor drivers 41 and 46 to the first and second motors 40 and 45 are the first and first power circuits 42 and 47 to the first and second motor power circuits 42 and 47. It can be switched by the voltage supplied to the motor drivers 41 and 46 of 2.

Specifically, as shown in FIG. 6, while the first motor 40 starts operation and accelerates to a specified speed, the power supply circuit 42 for the first motor creates a first voltage, and the first voltage is generated. Is applied to the first motor 40 via the driver 41 for the first motor. After that, when the first motor 40 reaches a specified speed and is driven at a constant speed, the power supply circuit 42 for the first motor creates a second voltage smaller than the first voltage, and this second voltage is the driver for the first motor. It is applied to the first motor 40 via 41. Then, when the first motor 40 is decelerated and driven, the power supply circuit 42 for the first motor again creates a first voltage, and this first voltage is applied to the first motor 40 via the driver 41 for the first motor. Will be done. That is, the voltage applied to the first motor 40 is a relatively large first voltage during acceleration / deceleration, whereas it is switched to a relatively small second voltage during constant speed driving.

Similarly, the voltage applied to the second motor 45 is also a relatively large first voltage applied during acceleration / deceleration, and is switched to a relatively small second voltage during constant speed driving. Then, in accordance with the switching of the voltage applied to the first and second motors 40 and 45 (that is, the power supply voltage created by the first and second motor power supply circuits 42 and 47), the first The distribution of electric power to the motor power supply circuit 42 and the second motor power supply circuit 47 is switched. That is, when the voltage created by the first motor power supply circuit 42 and the second motor power supply circuit 47 is small, the power distributed to the first motor power supply circuit 42 and the second motor power supply circuit 47 also becomes small.

Further, as shown in FIG. 6, the second motor 45 is controlled so as to start moving and accelerate while the first motor 40 is being driven at a constant speed. That is, after the voltage applied to the first motor 40 is switched from the relatively large first voltage to the relatively small second voltage, a relatively large first voltage is applied to the second motor 45. Further, the second motor 45 is driven at a constant speed before the first motor 40 starts the deceleration drive, and starts the deceleration drive after the deceleration of the first motor 40 is completed and stopped. As a result, a relatively large first voltage is not applied to the first motor 40 and the second motor 45 at the same time.

This is the configuration of this embodiment. Next, the action and effect of this embodiment will be described. In the pachinko gaming machine 10 of the present embodiment, when the determination result of the special figure determination becomes a big hit, the movable accessories 35A and 35B, which are normally invisible, move and appear in front of the display 32E to excite the game.

Here, the first motor 40 and the second motor 45 that drive these movable accessories 35A and 35B are accelerated from the stopped state to the specified speed, then driven at a constant speed at the specified speed, and then decelerated. A relatively large first voltage is applied during deceleration, and the voltage is switched to a relatively small second voltage during constant speed driving. Along with this, the electric power distributed to the power supply circuit 42 for the first motor and the power supply circuit 47 for the second motor also becomes relatively large during acceleration / deceleration and relatively small during constant speed drive. As a result, it is possible to reduce the power consumption as compared with the configuration in which a relatively large first voltage is always applied during the operation of the first motor 40 and the second motor 45.

Further, in general, during the operation of the stepping motor, a high torque is required during acceleration and deceleration, while a torque up to that level is not required during constant speed drive, so the applied voltage is reduced during constant speed drive. However, the first motor 40 and the second motor 45 can be operated stably.

Further, the operation of the second motor 45 is started while the first motor 40 is driven at a constant speed and a relatively small first voltage is applied, so that the first motor 40 (upper movable accessory) is started. Since the second motor 45 (lower movable accessory 35B) is configured to be driven by using the electric power suppressed when the 35A) is driven, a plurality of movable accessories can be effectively utilized while using the electric power. It is possible to drive an object and excite the game.

[Other Embodiments]
The present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and for example, embodiments as described below are also included in the technical scope of the present invention, and various other than the following, as long as they do not deviate from the gist. It can be changed and implemented.

(1) In the above embodiment, the operation of the second motor 45 is started while the first motor 40 is being driven at a constant speed to drive a plurality of movable accessories. However, the first motor 40 May be configured to emit light of electrolytic corrosion of, for example, an LED or the like by utilizing the reduced electric power while the motor is being driven at a constant speed. Even in this case, it is possible to excite the game while effectively utilizing the electric power.

(2) In the above embodiment, the effect by the movable accessory is performed when the judgment result of the big hit is notified, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the result of winning or failing is being notified (special symbols 32A, 32B). , 32C may be performed during the variable display), or may be performed during the execution of the jackpot game.

(3) In the above embodiment, the applied voltage during constant speed drive of the motor is made smaller than the applied voltage during acceleration / deceleration, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, when the acceleration is gradually reduced during the acceleration of the motor, the applied voltage may be reduced during the acceleration, or when the movable accessory is rotated by the motor, the movable accessory may be used. The applied voltage when moving the object downward may be smaller than the applied voltage when moving the movable accessory upward (that is, when moving against gravity).

10 Pachinko game machine 32E display 35A Upper movable accessory (first movable accessory)
35B Lower movable accessory (second movable accessory)
40 1st motor 41 1st motor driver 42 1st motor power supply circuit 45 2nd motor 46 2nd motor driver 47 2nd motor power supply circuit 49 Motor control unit 50 Main control board 52 Sub control board 53 Liquid crystal control board 70 power supply

Claims (3)

Judgment notification means that makes a hit / fail judgment based on the establishment of a predetermined condition and notifies the result of the hit / fail judgment by a notification effect that displays a variable display of the symbol and then stops and displays the result.
It is provided with a character effect execution means for driving a movable character according to the situation of the game and executing a character effect different from the notification effect.
In a gaming machine having a motor for driving the movable accessory and a control means for controlling the motor as the accessory effect executing means.
As the movable accessory, the first movable accessory and the second movable accessory are included, while the movable accessory is provided with a second movable accessory.
Examples motor has a first motors for driving the first variable dynamic role object, and the second motors for driving said second variable dynamic role object, and
The control means starts the operation of the second motor and accelerates it after the first motor is driven at a constant speed .
The control means is a gaming machine that operates a production accessory different from the movable accessory while the motor is being driven at a constant speed. Judgment notification means that makes a hit / fail judgment based on the establishment of a predetermined condition and notifies the result of the hit / fail judgment by a notification effect that displays a variable display of the symbol and then stops and displays the result.
It is provided with a character effect execution means for driving a movable character according to the situation of the game and executing a character effect different from the notification effect.
In a gaming machine having a motor for driving the movable accessory and a control means for controlling the motor as the accessory effect executing means.
As the movable accessory, the first movable accessory and the second movable accessory are included, while the movable accessory is provided with a second movable accessory.
The motor includes a first motor for driving the first movable accessory and a second motor for driving the second movable accessory.
The control means starts the operation of the second motor and accelerates it after the first motor is driven at a constant speed.
A gaming machine in which the electric power distributed to the motor is smaller during constant speed driving than during acceleration and deceleration. The gaming machine according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the control means decelerates the first motor after the second motor is driven at a constant speed.

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