JPH07313708A - Pachinko machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To facilitate wiring processing and to improve workability by separately arranging data output terminals to be connected from the pachinko machine to a managing device on the side of the main body of the pachinko machine and the side of a game panel concerning the pachinko machine which can separate the main body of the pachinko machine and the game panel. CONSTITUTION:Concerning this pachinko machine, a fitting part for freely attachably and detachably fitting a ball detector 19 is formed at one corner of the main body of a base where an upper tank 12a for storing prize balls is arranged. In this case, a repeating substrate 85 is arranged near a terminal part opposite to the fitting part. Then, a magnetic fault preventing circuit terminal 88, metal frame opening detecting circuit terminal 89 and data output terminal 90 for simultaneously connecting these terminals to a managing computer are arranged on the repeating substrate 85. Besides a repeating substrate 9'b fitting a data output terminal 9'a for various data to be outputted from a play control circuit mounted on the game panel to the managing computer is adjacently provided at an opening window 17 provided adjacently to the repeating substrate 85. Thus, wiring processing is facilitated and workability is improved.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a so-called separation type pachinko machine in which a game board and a pachinko machine body can be separated.
More specifically, the present invention relates to a pachinko machine having an improved layout of data output terminals for relaying various external output information output from the pachinko machine to a management computer.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, new technologies have been introduced to pachinko machines, and with the progress of computerization, the structure has become more complicated, especially since a plurality of pachinko machines have been collectively managed using a management computer. Wiring from the game control means provided on the back surface of the game board, the pachinko machine body control means provided on the pachinko machine body, and the wiring from the power supply system tended to increase and become complicated.

[0003]

Therefore, for example, when the game board is attached to the main body of the pachinko machine, or when the pachinko machine and the management computer are connected, it becomes complicated to accurately connect various wirings, and manufacturing It took a lot of time to install, maintain and inspect, which led to an increase in costs and labor costs.

[0004]

The present invention has been proposed in view of the above, and a data output terminal for relaying various external output information output from a pachinko machine to an external management computer side is provided on a game board side. And a pachinko machine body side data output terminal for relaying the information of the pachinko machine body side and a pachinko machine body side data output terminal for relaying information of the pachinko machine body side.

Further, the data output terminal on the game board side is arranged in a relay board provided on the back side of the game board, and the data output terminal on the main body side of the pachinko machine is a pachinko machine provided on the main body side of the pachinko machine. It is placed in the relay board for the main body.

[0006]

According to the present invention, the data output terminals are separately provided for each type of the game board side data output terminal for relaying information on the game board side and the pachinko machine body side data output terminal for relaying information on the pachinko machine body side. Is located in. Therefore,
When the gaming board is assembled to the pachinko machine body, the wiring process is easy, and it is not necessary to connect the external output wiring from the gaming board to the pachinko machine body, and the workability is improved. Also,
Wiring connections are hard to make mistakes, and the wiring does not get in the way, which improves the efficiency of maintenance and inspection, prevents the enlargement of the relay board on the pachinko machine body side, facilitates mechanical design, and reduces costs. To do.

[0007]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be described below with reference to the embodiments of the drawings.

1 is a schematic rear view of the pachinko machine 1, FIG. 2 is a partially enlarged view of FIG. 1, FIG. 3 is a plan view of FIG. 2, FIG. 4 is a side view of FIG. 2, and FIG. 5 is a sectional view of FIG. FIG. 6 is a detailed view of FIG. 2, FIG. 7 is a sectional view taken along the line AA of FIG. 2, and FIG. 8 is a partial rear view of FIG. On the side, a rear plate 3 made of a metal plate capable of accommodating the game board 2a is attached, and on the back side of the rear plate 3, a mechanism frame body such as a base body 4 is attached. A movable frame 6 is hinged to the rear plate 3 via a hinge 5 so as to be openable and closable. The movable frame body 6 is a separable upper frame body portion 6a.
And a lower frame portion 6b. The upper frame portion 6a is provided with a prize ball discharging device and a prize ball guide path and prize ball discharge path. On the back surface of the game board 2a, a game control circuit box 9'which mainly controls the game board side, such as a winning device, is provided.
It is detachably attached to a. On the other hand, the lower frame portion 6b is provided with a safe ball passage, a safe ball detection device, or the like. Further, the movable frame 6 is provided with a ball cover 7 facing the rear of the game board 2a. And this ball gathering cover 7
A fixed frame body 8 is provided on the rear plate 3 at a lower position of the main body control circuit (box) 9 for performing processing of the launch control device, the winning control device, the prize ball control device and the like. Incidentally, this main body control circuit box 9 is the game control circuit (box)
9'is connected by a signal line, and when the winning ball detecting device detects a safe ball, the main body control circuit (box) 9 causes the game control circuit (box) 9'to indicate the number of winning balls corresponding to the winning opening. Is generated, and based on the generation of the inquiry signal, the game control circuit (box) 9'generates a prize ball number signal representing the number of prize balls corresponding to each winning opening, and the number of prize balls is calculated. The prize ball control device pays out a predetermined number of prize balls based on the generation of a signal. Further, below the fixed frame 8, there are provided a drive unit 10 of the hitting ball launching device, a lower tray guide trough 11 for guiding balls overflowing from the upper tray to the lower tray, and the like.

The base main body 4 is provided with an upper tank 12 for storing prize balls to be paid out to a player, and a prize ball guide trough 13 is detachably provided below the upper tank 12 so that the above-mentioned upper frame body is provided. It is possible to communicate with the prize ball guideway housed in the portion 6a.

The base body 4 is a member mainly for fixing the upper tank 12 to the rear plate 3 and has a generally plate shape having an empty portion on the rear plate 3 side. Positioning bosses 14a and 1 at predetermined positions above
After being positioned by 4b, it is appropriately fixed with a fastening screw 15 or the like. The base body 4 is provided with an engagement groove so that an engagement piece of an upper tank 12 described later can be engaged with the engagement groove.

Further, the base body 4 is provided with a lock member 18 for fixing the movable frame body 6 and a stopper member for preventing the ball from flowing out from the prize ball guide trough 13 described later.

A detecting device fitting portion 20 for detachably attaching a sphere detecting device 19, which will be described later, is provided at one corner of the base body 4. A fixing member 22 for fixing the electrical connector means 21 and pressing the wiring cable is provided below the detecting device fitting portion 20, and the fixing member 22 is provided.
A recessed portion 23 is formed near the side for releasing the wiring cable of the main body control circuit (box) 9.

The upper tank 12 has a box-like shape with its upper surface and rear surface fixed to the rear plate 3 via the base body 4 and is open. The upper tank 12 is opened in the concave groove of the base body 4. The peripheral edges are fitted and appropriately fixed to the base body 4 with fastening screws 15a or the like. Bottom part 1 of the upper tank 12
As a substantially rectangular communication hole 24 through which a plurality of rows of spheres can pass at the same time in one corner of 2a, for example, H1 = 40 mm,
H2 = 85 mm is opened (ball diameter = 11 mm), and gentle slopes A, B, and C are provided toward the communication hole 24, and a plurality of stepwise ribs D are provided so that the balls press each other near the opening. The shape is appropriately devised so as not to cause a so-called bridge phenomenon or a baggage stacking phenomenon that would be clogged together.

A sphere detecting device 19 is made to face one corner of the upper tank 12 as described above. The sphere detection device 19 is unitized in the case 70 and can be easily attached and detached at any time.

That is, the case 70 is, for example, in the shape of a shallow box whose one surface is open and is made of a plastic material. The bottom plate 71 and the side plate 72 on one side are provided with cutouts 73 and cutouts 74, respectively. . A wiring board 75 is housed in the case 70, and necessary wiring is printed on the wiring board 75, and a socket 76 for a detection switch is provided. In addition, for example, a light emitting diode 77 is installed as a light emitting source in the wiring board 75, and the light emitting diode 77 is installed.
Light reaches the front side of the game board 2a. The wiring board 75 is provided with, for example, a male terminal portion 21a constituting one side of the connector means 21 so as to face a notch 73 formed in the bottom plate portion 71 of the case 70. This male terminal 2
A female terminal portion 21b forming the other side of the connector means 21 corresponding to 1a is provided in the base body 4, and by attaching and detaching the case 70, a male terminal portion 21a and a female terminal portion 21b are formed. Are electrically disconnected. Further, the side wall portion on the side of the communication hole 24 is laterally bulged by the width of the communication hole 24 to provide a convex chamber 25, and the convex chamber 25 has an upper portion on the upper tank 12 side.
A detection lever 27, which is a swinging member that is swingable by a swing support shaft 26 that is insert-molded in the side boss 34a, is housed. A micro switch 31, for example, is detachably fitted as a detection switch in the socket 76, and an end portion of the actuator 32 that swingably extends from the micro switch 31 is notched in a side plate portion 72 of the case 70. It is formed so as to slightly project from the portion 74. Then, when the case 70 is fixed to the base body 4 which is the body side of the pachinko machine 1, the operating portion 3 of the detection lever 27 is fixed.
Try to face 3. Thereby, the detection lever 27
Receives the pressure of the sphere filled in the upper tank 12 and swings around the swing support shaft 26 as a fulcrum, causing the operating portion 33 to project to the actuator 32 side.

Further, the case 70 includes the case 7
An engaging projection 78 for fixing 0 to the base body 4 is provided and an operating piece 79 is provided. The engaging protrusion 78 and the operating piece 79 are formed by two parallel cut grooves 82, 82 cut from the upper plate portion 80 to the back plate portion 81 of the case 70. The case 70 can be fixed to the base body 4 by elastically attaching to the engaging opening 84 formed in the partition plate portion 83 of the body 4.
When removing the case 70, the operation piece 79 is engaged with the engaging projection 78.
Can be pulled out while pushing and bending so as to be disengaged from the engaging opening 84. At this time, one terminal portion 2 of the connector means 21
Since 1b is fixed to the base body 4, the connection between both terminal portions 21a and 21b of the connector means 21 is also disconnected. still,
In the illustrated embodiment, the side portion of the detection device fitting portion 20 provided on the base body 4 slides on the side plate portion 72 of the case 70, and the back plate portion 81 of the case 70 slides on the partition plate portion 83 of the base body 4. The side portion and the partition plate portion 83 serve as a guide for the case 70.

The light emitting diode 77 implanted in the wiring board 75 is used as, for example, a completion indicator lamp. Therefore, in the illustrated embodiment, the light emitting diode 77 is
They are installed side by side to increase the amount of light. Although not shown, the light of the light emitting diode 77 is surrounded by the game rail (not shown) of the game board 2a on the base body 4, the mechanism frame, and the game board 2a. A transparent portion is provided so as to reach the front surface.

A wiring cable from the main body control circuit box 9 and a magnetic detection means, a metal frame opening detection means, etc., provided in the pachinko machine main body for preventing fraud, are provided in the vicinity of the end portion on the side opposite to the detection device fitting portion 20. A relay board mounting part 16 for relaying the wiring cable to a management computer (not shown) is formed, and a relay board 85 is fixed to the relay board mounting part 16.

The relay substrate 85 has a light emitting diode 86.
The game board 2a is provided with light in the same manner as the completion indicator light described above.
It leads to the front of the and becomes a prize ball indicator light.

Further, a main body terminal 91 connected to the main body control circuit (box) 9, a connection terminal 9 for communicating with the game control circuit (box) 9'and the main body control circuit (box) 9
2. A speaker terminal 93 connected to a speaker provided in the pachinko machine body is installed.

On the other hand, a main body power supply terminal 87 connected to a power supply device (not shown) installed on a pachinko island, a game control circuit (box) which is distributed from the main body power supply terminal 87.
9'is provided with the game control circuit power supply terminal 94, the power supply terminal 95 of the main body control circuit (box) 9, etc., and the fuse 98 of the game control circuit (box) 9'and the main body control circuit (box) 9, 99, an overvoltage prevention circuit 100 is provided so that the game control circuit (box) 9'and the main body control circuit (box) 9 are not destroyed even if the main body power supply terminal 87 (AC24V) is accidentally connected to a power supply of AC100V, for example. When the abnormal voltage is input, the abnormality detection indicator lamp 97 is turned on. Further, the game control circuit (box) 9'and the fuse blown indicator light 96 of the main body control circuit box 9, and an on / off switching main switch (toggle switch) 101 for the game control circuit (box) 9'are provided. There is.

Further, the relay board 85 has a magnetic fraud prevention circuit terminal 88, a metal frame open detection circuit terminal 89, and a winning ball which are connected to the magnetic detection circuit and the metal frame open detection circuit installed in the main body of the pachinko machine for fraud prevention. A data output terminal 9 for collectively connecting a main body control circuit (box) 9 for controlling a number signal, an out-ball number signal, a replenishment signal, a hitting ball firing stop signal, etc. and the terminals 88, 89 to a management computer.
0 is set.

On the other hand, various information data output from the game control circuit (box) 9'mounted on the back surface of the game board 2a to the management computer, for example, big hit count data,
The opening window 17 facing the relay board 9'b to which the data output terminal 9'a for outputting the data of the number of times of starting, the data of the number of times of continuation at the time of a big hit, etc. is opened adjacently.

At this time, the relay board 9'b is mounted on the back surface of the game board 2a like the game control circuit (box) 9 ', and the data output terminal 9'a serves as a management computer through the opening window 17. It is arranged to connect.

In this way, the data on the game board 2a side and the data on the pachinko machine body side can be easily transmitted to the management computer.

Although the present invention has been described above with reference to the embodiments shown in the drawings, the present invention is not limited to the above-mentioned embodiments and can be appropriately implemented without changing the configuration described in the claims.

[0027]

As described above, according to the present invention, the data output terminal is a gaming board side data output terminal for relaying information on the gaming board side, and the pachinko machine body side for relaying information on the pachinko machine body side. Separated from the data output terminal and placed separately,
Since necessary information is transmitted to the management computer via these information terminals, wiring processing is easy, and it is not necessary to connect external output wiring from the game board to the pachinko machine body, improving workability. There is an effect.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic rear view of a pachinko machine.

FIG. 2 is a partially enlarged view of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a plan view of FIG.

FIG. 4 is a side view of FIG.

5 is a cross-sectional view of FIG.

FIG. 6 is a detailed view of FIG.

7 is a sectional view taken along line AA of FIG.

FIG. 8 is a partial rear view of FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Pachinko machine 2a Game board 9'a Data output terminal 9'b Relay board 85 Relay board 90 Data output terminal

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A pachinko machine in which a game board and a pachinko machine main body can be separated from each other, and a data output terminal for relaying various external output information output from the pachinko machine to an external management device side is provided with information on the game board side. A pachinko machine characterized by being separately provided with a data output terminal on the gaming board side for relaying and a data output terminal on the main body side for relaying information on the main body of the pachinko machine. 2. The data output terminal on the game board side is arranged in a relay board provided on the back side of the game board, and the data output terminal on the main body side of the pachinko machine is a pachinko machine provided on the main body side of the pachinko machine. The pachinko machine according to claim 1, wherein the pachinko machine is arranged in a relay board for a main body.