JP2001170313A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine allowing a mechanism board demounted from a game machine body to be placed in a vertical attitude on a floor or the like without leaning on a wall face or the like. SOLUTION: A mechanism board 9 demountably mounted on a front frame of a pachinko machine has a flat lower end face, that is, a supporting face 9a1 of a frame 9a, a lower end face 12a of a power circuit board box 12, and a lower end face 16a of a paying-out control board box 16 are flat and flush with each other. Whereby the mechanism board 9 is uprightly stood in a vertical attitude on a floor or the like. By arranging a plurality of upright mechanism boards 9 in parallel, the plurality of mechanism boards 9 can be stocked without leaning on a wall surface, a supporting instrument or the like. The center of gravity of the mechanism boards 9 are located near the supporting face 9a1 by mounting various board boxes 12, 14, 16, 18 at a side of the supporting face 9a1, which improves the stability in the upright vertical posture.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a gaming machine having a mechanical panel attached to the back side of a gaming machine main body, and particularly to a mechanical panel removed from the gaming machine main body in a vertical posture without leaning against a wall or the like. The present invention relates to a gaming machine that can be placed on a floor or the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A pachinko machine that plays a game by hitting a ball into a game area includes a mechanical panel equipped with a ball payout device that pays out prize balls and loaned balls. This mechanism panel has a frame frame attached to the back side of the game board or the front frame so that it can be opened and closed and is detachably attached.The frame frame mainly includes a ball tank disposed at an upper portion thereof, A tank rail connected to the ball tank and guiding the ball to the ball dispensing device, a dispensing gutter for guiding the ball dispensed by the ball dispensing device, and supplying the ball passing through the dispensing gutter to the upper tray and the lower tray. And a payout port provided at the lower edge of the frame. According to the mechanism panel configured as described above, the balls supplied to the ball tank pass through the tank rail and are supplied to the ball discharging device, which sends the balls one by one to the discharging gutter to the discharging outlet. It is supplied.

[0003]

The above-described payout gutter of the frame frame is provided on the lower edge portion of the frame frame together with the payout port. The payout gutter is inclined downward toward the lower edge portion of the frame to allow the ball to flow down to the payout port, and the lower end surface of the frame is also inclined along with the downward inclination. As described above, in the conventional mechanism panel, the lower end face of the frame frame is formed to be inclined, so that the conventional mechanical panel cannot stand alone (vertically). Therefore, when assembling the conventional pachinko machine, it is necessary to lean the mechanism panel in a vertical position on a dedicated support device, etc., and stock it.
Further, at the time of maintenance, it is necessary to place the game board or the mechanism board removed from the back side of the front frame on the floor or the like while leaning the wall on the wall or the like.

[0004] However, in the case where the mechanical panel is leaned against the above-mentioned dedicated supporting device or the like and stocked,
Since the mechanical panel needs to be placed slightly inclined while being in the vertical position, the space occupied by one mechanical panel increases as compared with the case where the mechanical panel is placed in the upright position. For this reason, there was a problem that it was not possible to install more mechanical panels in a limited space.

When the mechanical panel is removed during maintenance, it is necessary to lean the mechanical panel on a wall or the like while slightly tilting the mechanism panel. However, there is a problem that the camera accidentally falls and is damaged.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problem, and a mechanism board detached from a game machine main body can be placed on a floor or the like in a vertical posture without leaning against a wall or the like. It aims to provide a gaming machine that can.

[0007]

In order to achieve this object, a game machine according to claim 1 has a mechanism board attached to a back side of a game machine body, and a frame member forming a skeleton of the mechanism board. And a support surface formed on at least one end of the frame member, and the center of gravity of the mechanism panel is located near the support surface.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, a support surface is formed on at least one end of the frame member of the mechanism panel, and the center of gravity of the mechanism panel is located near the support surface. Therefore, by bringing the support surface into contact with the floor or the like, the mechanism panel detached from the gaming machine body stands upright on the floor or the like.

[0009]

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. FIG. 1 is a back (rear) view of a front frame 1 and a gaming board 2 in a pachinko machine P which is an embodiment of the gaming machine of the present invention, and is connected to a lamp control board 7, a voice control board 8, and the like. The illustration of the line is omitted.

The front frame 1 is a frame formed around the outer periphery of the front of the pachinko machine P (see FIG. 4), and is formed of a synthetic resin material or the like into a substantially rectangular frame shape. A storage space 1a, which is a substantially rectangular opening adapted to the outer shape of the game board 2, is provided substantially at the center of the upper portion of the front frame 1. One side (right side in FIG. 1) of the front frame 1 provided with the housing space 1a has hinge pins 9b and 9 of a mechanical panel 9 at upper and lower portions of the edge.
b (see FIG. 2) is a pin engaging portion 1 rotatably supported
b, 1b are provided one by one.

The game board 2 is formed of a wooden plywood or the like into a substantially rectangular flat plate shape, and has a game area (not shown) on the front surface of which a ball is driven. The game board 2 is detachably housed in a housing space 1a of the front frame 1, and a plurality of arrangements penetrating in the thickness direction of the game board 2 (perpendicular to the plane of FIG. 1) on the back surface 2a. Holes 2b to 2e are formed. The arrangement hole 2b is a hole in which a display device (not shown) for displaying a plurality of types of symbols is arranged, and the arrangement hole 2c
Is a hole in which a prize device (not shown) having a first-type starting port (a prize port for an ordinary electric accessory) is provided.
d, 2d are prize machines (not shown) having ordinary prize holes
Is provided, and the provided hole 2e is a hole provided with a variable winning device (not shown) having a large winning opening.

Further, the game board 2 is located below the arrangement hole 2e.
On the back surface 2a, an out port 2f penetrating in the thickness direction of the game board 2 (perpendicular to the plane of FIG. 1) is formed. The out port 2f is a hole for discharging a ball that did not win the winning port of various winning devices to the outside of the game area. The back surface 2 of the game board 2 above the out opening 2f
A safe ball collection cover 3 is attached to a.

The safe ball collecting cover 3 is provided with the arrangement holes 2c to 2c.
e is a member that discharges the ball that has won the winning opening of the various winning devices disposed in e to the outside of the game area, and is formed of a synthetic resin material or the like. A ball collecting gutter 3a having a passage through which a ball can pass is provided at a lower portion of the safe ball collecting cover 3 and below the arrangement hole 2b.
As a result, the winning balls that have won the various winning devices can be discharged to the outside of the game area. A sub-control board box mounting base 4 is attached to one side (left side in FIG. 1) of the arrangement hole 2b of the safe ball collecting cover 3, and the lamp control board box 5 and the sub-control board box mounting base 4 are attached to the sub-control board box mounting base 4. The voice control board box 6 is detachably attached.

The lamp control board box 5 houses the lamp control board 7, and the voice control board box 6 houses the voice control board 8. From the side edge portion (right side in FIG. 1) of the lamp control board box 5, two connectors 7 a mounted on the lamp control board box 7 are projected (exposed) to the outside of the lamp control board box 5. Two connectors 8a mounted on the audio control board 8 project from the side edge portion (right side in FIG. 1) to the outside of the audio control board box 6. Therefore, a connection line can be connected to each control board 7, 8 via each of these connectors 7a, 8a.

The lamp control board 7 is a circuit board for controlling lighting or extinguishing of a plurality of lamps disposed on the front frame 1, the game board 2, the glass door frame and the like, and is composed of various electric and electronic components. Lamp control circuit. The lamp control board 7 is electrically connected to a plurality of lamps and a main control board 15, which will be described later, by connection lines connected to the respective connectors 7a. The audio control board 8 is a circuit board that generates audio generated from a speaker disposed on the front frame 1, and includes an audio control circuit including various electric components and electronic components. The audio control board 8 is electrically connected to a speaker and a main control board 15 to be described later by connection lines connected to the respective connectors 8a. In this embodiment, illustration of a plurality of lamps, a glass door frame, and a speaker is omitted.

Each of the control boards 7 and 8 has a direct current (hereinafter, referred to as “DC”) for driving various electric and electronic components mounted on the control boards 7 and 8. A power supply circuit for supplying a voltage is not mounted, and the DC voltage for driving is supplied from a power supply circuit board 13 (see FIG. 2) described later via a main control board 15 (see FIG. 2).

FIG. 2 is a rear view of the mechanism panel 9 and FIG.
FIG. 2 is a side view of the mechanism panel 9. In FIG. 2, connection lines connected to the various substrates 11, 13, 15, 17, 19 are not shown, and FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of a part of the frame 9a.

As shown in FIG. 2, the mechanical panel 9 is a component on which a ball payout device 10 for paying out prize balls and rental balls is mounted, and is formed of a synthetic resin material or the like to form a substantially rectangular frame. A frame 9a is provided. By the way, a substantially flat supporting surface 9a is provided on the lower edge portion (the lower side in FIG. 2) of the frame 9a.
1 is formed. The support surface 9a1 is a surface for erecting the frame 9a in a vertical posture (standing posture), and extends from a substantially central portion in the width direction of the frame 9a to one side end (the right side in FIG. 2) of the frame 9a. Is formed. According to the frame 9a provided with such a supporting surface 9a1, the supporting surface 9a1 is brought into contact with the floor surface or the like, so that the mechanism panel 9 does not lean against the wall surface or the supporting device or the like. It can be made upright (vertical) in a posture.

On one side (right side in FIG. 1) of the frame frame 9a, hinge pins rotatably supported by the pin engaging portions 1b, 1b of the above-described front frame 1 are provided on upper and lower portions thereof. 9b, 9b are provided one each. The hinge pins 9b, 9b are shaft members for pivotally supporting the mechanism panel 9 on the back side of the front frame 1 so as to be openable and closable.

An opening window 9c, which is a substantially rectangular opening, is formed in a substantially central portion of the frame 9a so as to penetrate in the thickness direction of the frame 9a (a direction perpendicular to the plane of FIG. 2). When the mechanical panel 9 is attached to the front frame 1 (see FIG. 4), the opening window 9c connects a part of the safe ball collecting cover 3 attached to the back surface 2a of the gaming panel 2 to the mechanical panel 9. An opening for exposing on the back side, a display device and various prize devices arranged in the arrangement holes 2b to 2e through the opening window 9c, and a lamp control board box 5 and a sound control board box 6 are arranged on a mechanical board. 9 is exposed on the back side.

A ball tank 9d for temporarily storing a ball supplied from a table management device (not shown) is disposed above the frame frame 9a of the mechanism panel 9, and a ball tank 9b is provided below the ball tank 9d. A rail 9e is continuously provided. The ball tank rail 9e transfers the ball supplied to the ball tank 9d to the ball discharging device 10
Is a gutter-shaped member that guides the ball tank rail 9e.
The upper portion of the ball dispensing device 10 is continuously provided at the downstream end of the ball discharging device (right side in FIG. 2).

The ball payout device 10 is a device that receives an electric signal from a payout control board 17 described later and pays out a predetermined number of prize balls and loan balls. According to the ball dispensing device 10, upon receiving the electric signal from the dispensing control board 17, the balls guided into the ball dispensing device 10 by the ball tank rail 9e are dispensed one by one to the dispensing gutter 9f. Discharge gutter 9f
The upper receiving tray or lower receiving tray (not shown) provided on the front frame 1 is provided with the prize ball or the rental ball paid out by the ball payout device 10.
The discharge gutter 9f is provided with a passage through which the balls dispensed from the ball dispenser 10 can pass. The passage of the payout gutter 9f extends from the lower part of the ball payout device 10 to the lower edge of the frame 9a (the lower side in FIG. 2).
To the outlet 9g formed in the support surface 9a1 of the frame 9a.

The payout opening 9g is an opening for discharging the ball passing through the payout gutter 9f to the lower tray of the front frame 1.
It is formed substantially at the center in the width direction a (the horizontal direction in FIG. 2). On the other hand, a ball discharge port 9h is provided to the left of the payout port 9g. The ball discharge port 9h is an opening for discharging a winning ball that has won a winning port of the various winning devices described above or an out ball that has been discharged from the out port 2f to the table management device.

On the right side of the ball tank 9d in the frame frame 9a, a power supply relay board 11 attached to the back side of the frame frame 9a is provided.

The power relay board 11 is a relay board that relays an alternating current (hereinafter, referred to as “AC”) voltage of 24 V supplied from the table management apparatus and supplies the same to a power supply circuit board 13 described later. A that can be electrically connected to the AC power supply of the device
It has a C code 11a. Therefore, the power relay board 1
1 can be supplied with an AC voltage of 24 V from the table management device via the AC code 11a.

The power relay board 11 includes an overcurrent protector 1
Two seed fuses 11b and 11c are electrically connected to each other. The fuse 11b prevents overcurrent to the power supply circuit board 13 when the power supply relay board 11 supplies the AC voltage 24V to the power supply circuit board 13.
When supplying 4V to a card unit (not shown), an overcurrent to the card unit is prevented. In addition,
The card unit is a device for reading data of a balance amount recorded on a valuable medium such as a prepaid card having a valuable value equivalent to money.

The power supply relay board 11 is provided with a frame 9a.
It is electrically connected to a power supply circuit board 13 housed in a power supply circuit board box 12 attached to a lower portion of the lower surface of the rear surface through connection lines (not shown).

The power supply circuit board box 12 accommodates a power supply circuit board 13 for collectively supplying a DC voltage for driving a main control board 15 and a dispensing control board 17 which will be described later. It is formed in a substantially hollow box-like body of a material or the like. As shown in FIG. 3, the lower end surface 12a of the power supply circuit board box 12 is formed in a substantially flat surface, and is flush with the support surface 9a1 of the frame 9a. Therefore, the area of the lower end face of the mechanical panel 9 is
In addition to the area of the support surface 9a1a, the area is enlarged by the area of the lower end surface 12a of the power supply circuit board box 12.

For this reason, when the mechanical panel 9 is erected on a floor or the like, the lower end face 1 of the power supply circuit board box 12 is required.
Since the contact area between the mechanism panel 9 and the floor or the like is increased by the area of 2a, the mechanism panel 9 can be stood upright on the floor or the like in a stable state. In addition, as shown in FIG. 2, the power supply circuit board box 12 is attached to a substantially central portion in the width direction (horizontal direction in FIG. 2) of the frame frame 9a. It can be upright.

From one side (right side in FIG. 2) of the power supply circuit board box 12, connectors 13 a and 13 b mounted on the power supply circuit board 13 are connected to the power supply circuit board box 12.
Of the connector 13a, 13
A connection line can be connected to the power supply circuit board 13 via the terminal b. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 4, the power supply circuit board 13 includes a connection line KB connected to each of the connectors 13a and 13b.
The main control board 15 and the payout control board 17, which will be described later, are electrically connected to each other via the first and second KBs.

The power supply circuit board 13 is, as shown in FIG.
It is housed in the power supply circuit board box 12. The power supply circuit board 13 includes a power supply circuit that converts the AC voltage 24 V relayed by the power supply relay board 11 into a DC voltage of a predetermined value and supplies the DC voltage to the main control board 15 and the payout control board 17. . This power supply circuit is composed of a large number of electric and electronic components, and mainly includes a diode bridge for full-wave rectification of an AC voltage, and a capacitor for smoothing a voltage value waveform that is full-wave rectified by the diode bridge. A regulator that stabilizes and outputs the voltage smoothed by the capacitor to a predetermined voltage value, and a radiating fin that radiates heat of the regulator.

According to the power supply circuit board 13, the value of the DC voltage converted by the power supply circuit is, for example, DC voltage 5
V, DC voltage 12V, DC voltage 24V, DC voltage 30V
These DC voltages are connected to the connectors 13a and 13b.
Are supplied to the main control board 15 and the payout control board 17 through connection lines connected to the control boards 15 and
Via 17, it is supplied to other control boards 7, 8 and 19.

Further, since a large number of electric and electronic components constituting the power supply circuit of the power supply circuit board 13 are relatively heavy, the weight of the power supply circuit board 13 is correspondingly increased. On the other hand, the power supply circuit board box 12 is provided with a metal ground plate (not shown) at a portion facing the solder surface of the power supply circuit board 13 at a distance from the solder surface. The ground plate shields electric noise that enters the power supply circuit of the power supply circuit board 13.
3 is electrically connected to the ground.

As described above, the power supply circuit board box 12 is provided with the heavy power supply circuit board 13 and the metal ground plate, so that the weight is increased. The heavy power supply circuit board box 12 is mounted on the frame 9a.
Is attached to the support surface 9a1 side of the frame 9a at a substantially central portion in the width direction (horizontal direction in FIG. 2).
The position of the center of gravity as a whole is determined by the support surface 9a1 of the frame 9a.
Can be located on the side. Thus, by positioning the center of gravity of the mechanism panel 9 on the support surface 9a1 side of the frame 9a, the mechanism panel 9 can be made to stand upright on the floor or the like in a more stable state.

The main control board box 14 is disposed above the power supply circuit board box 12 and below the opening window 9c in the frame 9a via a main control board box mounting base 14a. .

The main control board box 14 is provided with a pachinko machine P
The main control board 15 for controlling the entire game in the above is housed, and is formed in a substantially hollow box-like body with a transparent synthetic resin material or the like. From the lower edge portion of the main control board box 14 (the lower side in FIG. 2),
Connector 15a protrudes outside the main control board box 14. The main control board 15 is electrically connected to the power supply circuit board 13 via a connection line KB1 (see FIG. 4) connected to the connector 15a.

On the other hand, from the upper edge portion (upper side in FIG. 2) of the main control board box 14, a plurality (nine) of connectors 15 b mounted on the main control board 15 project outside the main control board box 14. I have. The main control board 1 is connected via connection wires (not shown) connected to the plurality of connectors 15b.
5 is a display device and various prize devices arranged on the game board 2,
It is electrically connected to the lamp control board 7 and the voice control board 8 respectively.

Here, the main control board 15 is a pachinko machine P
In order to control the entire game, a main control circuit including various electric components and electronic components such as an MPU is provided. On the other hand, the main control board 15 does not have a power supply circuit for supplying a DC voltage for driving electric components and electronic components constituting the main control circuit. Therefore, the main control board 15 is connected to the connection line KB connected to the connector 15a.
1 (see FIG. 4), so that a driving DC voltage is supplied from the power supply circuit board 13.

More specifically, various DC voltages converted by the power supply circuit of the power supply circuit board 13 are supplied to the main control circuit of the main control board 15 via the connection line KB1 (see FIG. 4). Via the main control board 15, it is supplied to the display device, various winning devices, the lamp control board 7 and the voice control board 8. Further, on the right side of the main control board box 14 accommodating the main control board 15, a payout control board box 16 attached to a lower right portion of the back surface of the frame 9a (lower right side in FIG. 2) is disposed. .

The dispensing control board box 16 accommodates the dispensing control board 17 for controlling the ball dispensing device 10 and the like, and is formed in a substantially hollow box shape using a transparent synthetic resin material or the like. As shown in FIG. 3, the lower end surface 16a of the payout control board box 16 is formed in a substantially flat surface, and is flush with the support surface 9a1 of the frame 9a. Therefore, the area of the lower end face of the mechanical panel 9 is
In addition to the area of the supporting surface 9a1 and the area of the lower end face 12a of the power supply circuit board box 12, the area is further enlarged by the area of the lower end face 16a of the payout control board box 16. For this reason,
When the mechanism panel 9 is set upright on a floor or the like, the area of the lower end face 16a of the payout control board box 16 is equal to the area of the mechanism panel 9
The contact area between the floor and the floor or the like is enlarged, so that the mechanism panel 9 can be stood upright on the floor or the like in a more stable state.

The dispensing control board box 16 is provided with a metal ground plate (not shown) at a portion facing the solder surface of the dispensing control board 17 at a distance from the solder surface. The ground plate shields electrical noise that enters the power supply circuit of the payout control board 17 and is electrically connected to the ground of the payout control board 17. Thus, the dispensing control board box 16 that accommodates the dispensing control board 17 and on which the metal ground plate is disposed is moved to the frame frame 9.
a on the support surface 9a1 side, the mechanical panel 9
The position of the center of gravity as a whole is more closely aligned with the support surface 9 of the frame 9a.
Since it is located on the a1 side, the mechanism panel 9 can be made to stand upright on the floor or the like in a more stable state.

As shown in FIG. 2, one connector 17a mounted on the dispensing control board 17 projects from the lower edge (lower side in FIG. 2) of the dispensing control board box 16 to the outside of the dispensing control board box 16. Have been. The payout control board 17 is electrically connected to the power supply circuit board 13 via a connection line KB2 (see FIG. 4) connected to the connector 17a.

From the outer wall surface of the dispensing control board box 16, a plurality of (eight) connectors 17b mounted on the dispensing control board 17 in addition to the connector 17a are projected outside the dispensing control board box 16. I have. Via connection lines (not shown) connected to the plurality of connectors 17b,
The payout control board 17 is electrically connected to the ball lending operation unit, the card unit, the ball payout apparatus 10, the launch control board 19, and the like.

The payout control board 17 includes a ball lending operation unit (not shown), a card unit, and a ball payout device 10 and a launch control board, which are provided on the mechanism panel 9. 19 is a circuit board for controlling various devices such as 19 (to be described later), and is provided with a payout control circuit composed of various electric components and electronic components for controlling these various devices. On the other hand, the payout control board 17 does not have a power supply circuit for supplying a DC voltage for driving the electric components and the electronic components constituting the payout control circuit. Therefore, the payout control board 17 is configured to receive a drive DC voltage from the power supply circuit board 13 via a connection line connected to the connector 17a.

Specifically, various DC powers converted by the power supply circuit of the power supply circuit board 13 are supplied to the payout control circuit of the payout control board 17 via the connection line KB2 (see FIG. 4). Via the payout control board 17, the ball rental operation unit, the card unit, the ball payout device 10, the launch control board 19 and the like are supplied.

Further, on the left side of the payout control board box 16 accommodating the payout control board 17, a firing control board box 18 attached to the lower left lower surface (lower left side in FIG. 2) of the frame 9a is disposed. ing.

The launch control board box 18 accommodates a launch control board 19 for controlling the ball launching device 23 described later, and is formed in a substantially hollow box shape using a transparent synthetic resin material or the like. A plurality of connectors 19a mounted on the emission control board 19 project from the lower edge (the lower side in FIG. 2) of the emission control board box 18 to the outside of the emission control board box 18, and these connectors 19a are connected to each other. Through this, a connection line can be connected to the launch control board 19. The launch control board 19 is electrically connected to the ball launching device 23 and the payout control board 17 via connection lines connected to the respective connectors 19a.

The launch control board 19 generates a drive voltage for driving the launching motor 23a of the sphere launching device 23 by receiving a launch permission signal or the like from the payout control board 17 indicating that the launch of the sphere is permitted. It is a circuit board that transmits to the device 23, and includes a launch control circuit composed of various electric components and electronic components.

As described above, in the mechanism panel 9, the power supply circuit board box 12, the main control board box 14, the dispensing control board box 16 and the firing control board box 18 are formed by the lower portion of the main frame 9a, that is, the support surface 9a1. The center of gravity of the mechanism panel 9 is further positioned closer to the support surface 9a1 by being disposed on the side where the.

FIG. 4 is a rear view of the pachinko machine P. In FIG. 4, illustration of other connection lines except the connection lines KB1 and KB2 is omitted. As shown in FIG.
The hinge pins 9b, 9b are pivotally supported by the pin engaging portions 1b, 1b of the front frame 1, and the pivots support the front frame 1
It is supported on the back side of it so that it can be opened and closed. The opening 9c of the mechanism panel 9 supported in this way is covered with the accessory cover 20.

The accessory cover 20 is provided with an opening window 9 c of the mechanism panel 9.
Is a member that covers the back surface 2a of the game board 2 exposed from the
Cover support member 21 adjacent to safe ball aggregate cover 3
It is supported so that it can be opened and closed. When the opening window 9c is covered and closed by the accessory cover 20, the display device and various prize devices arranged on the game board 2, the lamp control board box 5, the voice control board box 6, and the main control are provided. Each connector 15b of the board 15 is covered.

One end of a connection line KB1 is connected to the connector 13a of the power supply circuit board 13, and the other end of the connection line KB1 is connected to a connector 15a of the main control board 15. The power supply circuit board 1 is connected by the connection of the connection line KB1.
3 and the main control board 15 are electrically connected, so that a DC voltage can be supplied from the power supply circuit board 13 to the main control board 15.

On the other hand, the connector 13b of the power supply circuit board 13
Is connected to one end of a connection line KB2.
The other end of 2 is connected to a connector 17a of the payout control board 17. Since the power supply circuit board 13 and the payout control board 17 are electrically connected by the connection of the connection line KB2, a DC voltage can be supplied from the power supply circuit board 13 to the payout control board 17.

A ball launching device 2 for hitting a ball into a game area (not shown) of the game board 2 is provided below the front frame 1.
3 are provided. The ball launching device 23 mainly includes a launching motor 23a that generates power for launching a ball, and receives the drive voltage generated by the launch control circuit of the launch control board 19 (see FIG. 2) described above. As a result, the firing motor 23a is driven.

Next, a method of assembling the pachinko machine P configured as described above will be described. First, the mechanism panel 9 shown in FIG. 2 is upright on a floor or the like in a vertical posture. Specifically, the lower end surface of the mechanism panel 9, that is, the support surface 9a1 of the frame 9a,
When the lower end face 12a of the power supply circuit board box 12 and the lower end face 16a of the dispensing control board box 16 abut on a floor or the like, the mechanism panel 9 stands upright on the floor or the like. By arranging a plurality of the upright mechanical panels 9 in parallel, the plurality of mechanical panels 9 can be stocked without leaning against a wall surface, a supporting device, or the like.

Thereafter, one mechanism board 9 is picked up from the plurality of stocked mechanism boards 9, and each hinge pin 9b,
9b is engaged with each of the pin engaging portions 1b, 1b of the front frame 1 shown in FIG. By such engagement, the hinge pins 9b, 9b of the mechanism panel 9 are moved to the pin engagement portions 1b, 1 of the front frame 1.
The mechanism panel 9 is supported by the front frame 1 so as to be openable and closable, respectively.

When the mechanical panel 9 is closed toward the back surface 2a of the game panel 2 around the hinge pins 9b, 9b, the closing hole is opened through the opening window 9c of the mechanical panel 9 with the closing. The display devices and various prize devices arranged in 2b to 2e, the lamp control board box 5 and the voice control board box 6 are exposed on the back side of the mechanism board 9. After the mechanical panel 9 is closed, the accessory cover 20 is attached to the cover support member, and when the accessory cover 20 is closed, the opening window 9 of the mechanical panel 9 is opened.
Almost the entire area of c is covered, and the pachinko machine P is in the state shown in FIG. 4, and the assembly operation of the pachinko machine P is completed.

Next, a maintenance method of the pachinko machine P will be described. For example, when performing maintenance work on a display device or various prize devices arranged on the back surface 2a of the gaming machine 2, an operation reverse to the above-described operation of assembling the pachinko machine P is performed. That is, first, the accessory cover 20 is opened and removed from the cover support member 21. After removing the accessory cover 20, the mechanism panel 9 is opened, and the hinge pins 9b, 9b of the mechanism panel 9 are connected to the pin engaging portions 1 of the front frame 1.
b, 1b. When the hinge pins 9b, 9b are removed, the mechanism panel 9 is removed from the front frame 1.

The detached mechanism panel 9 has its lower end face, that is, the support face 9a1 of the frame 9a, the lower end face 12a of the power supply circuit board box 12, and the dispensing control board box 16a.
Is abutted against a floor surface or the like, and is vertically erected on the floor surface or the like. As described above, when the maintenance work of the pachinko machine P is performed, the mechanical panel 9 removed from the front frame 1 stands upright without leaning against the wall surface, the supporting device, or the like. It is not necessary to lean against a wall etc.

As described above, according to the mechanical panel 9 of the pachinko machine P of this embodiment, the lower end surface thereof, that is, the support surface 9a1 of the frame 9a, the lower end surface 12a of the power supply circuit board box 12, and the payout control. Lower end surface 16 of substrate box 16
Since a is formed in a flat surface and is flush with the floor, the lower end surface of the mechanism panel 9 can be made to stand upright on the floor surface or the like in a vertical posture by contacting the lower end surface with the floor surface or the like. By arranging a plurality of mechanical boards 9 standing upright in this way, the plurality of mechanical boards 9 can be stocked without leaning against a wall surface, a supporting device, or the like.

For this reason, in assembling the pachinko machine P, there is no need to separately prepare a supporting device for supporting the plurality of mechanical panels 9 in a vertical position. Also, the mechanical panel 9 to be stocked
Since the is upright in a substantially upright posture, it is not necessary to lean the mechanism panel 9 slightly on the supporting device and lean it, and the installation space occupied by one mechanism panel 9 can be reduced accordingly. Therefore, when a plurality of mechanical panels 9 are stocked in an installation space having a predetermined area, a larger number of mechanical panels 9 are stocked than when a plurality of mechanical panels are stocked in an installation area having the same area. Can be.

In addition, when performing maintenance work on the pachinko machine P, the mechanical panel 9 removed from the pachinko machine P
Is upright without leaning against a wall or a supporting device, etc., thereby preventing, for example, the mechanism panel 9 leaning against a wall or the like in an unstable state from accidentally falling and damaging the mechanism panel 9. be able to.

The power supply circuit board 13 is formed separately from the lamp control board 7, the voice control board 8, the main control board 15, the payout control board 17, and the firing control board 19; 7, 8, 15, 17, and 19 for driving each DC voltage (for example, DC voltage 5V, DC voltage 1
2V, DC voltage 24V, DC voltage 30V) can be supplied collectively. Therefore, each control board 7, 8, 1
Since it is not necessary to mount a power supply circuit individually on each of the control boards 5, 17, 19, the control boards 7, 8, 15, 1
The cost of 7, 19 can be reduced.

Further, the power supplied from the AC power supply is
The power is supplied to the power supply circuit board 13 in the state of an AC voltage, and the power supply circuit board 13 converts the voltage into each DC voltage and supplies it to each of the control boards 7, 8, 15, 17, 19. It is not necessary to separately provide fuses for preventing overcurrent of the AC voltage at 15, 17, and 19 respectively. That is,
The power supply relay board 11 includes an AC power supply and a power supply circuit board 13.
11 for preventing overcurrent of AC voltage supplied to
Since only one b is connected, the number of fuses used in the pachinko machine P can be reduced.

The power supply circuit board box 12 is attached to the support surface 9a1 side of the frame 9a.
Since the power relay board 11 to which the fuse 1b is connected is disposed above the frame frame 9a of the mechanism panel 9, the operator who replaces the fuse 11b does not need to bend over, and cannot take such a replacement work. It can be done without taking.

As described above, the present invention has been described based on the embodiments. However, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various improvements and modifications can be made without departing from the gist of the present invention. Can easily be inferred.

For example, in the present embodiment, the substantially flat support surface 9a1 is formed on the lower end surface of the frame 9a in order to erect the mechanism panel 9, but the formation of such a support surface is not necessarily limited to this. Instead, a substantially flat support surface may be formed on the side end surface of the mechanical panel, and the mechanical panel may be erected (vertically upright) by bringing the support surface into contact with a floor surface or the like.

In the present embodiment, the support surface 9a1 of the frame 9a is moved in order to erect the mechanical panel 9 upright.
Although the support surface is formed from a substantially central portion in the width direction of a to one side end (the right side in FIG. 2) of the frame 9a, the support surface may be formed over the entire area of the frame 9a in the width direction.

Further, in this embodiment, the front frame 1 and the game board 2 have been described as examples of the game machine body of the present invention. For example, the game machine body of the present invention has a substantially rectangular shape to which the front frame can be attached. A frame-shaped outer frame may be applied.

In this embodiment, the frame 9a of the mechanism panel 9
The support panel 9a1 is formed to be substantially flat, so that the mechanism panel 9 can be erected. However, the surface configuration of the support panel 9a1 is not necessarily limited to this. , A plurality of convex portions may be provided, and the distal end portions of each of the convex portions may be formed substantially flush with each other, and the distal end surfaces of the plurality of convex portions may constitute the support surface of the frame. Specifically, a plurality of convex (rib-shaped) or pointed (spike-shaped) convex portions may be provided on the lower end surface of the frame frame, and the support surface of the frame frame may be configured by the plurality of convex portions. .

A plurality of projections are also provided on the lower end face of the power supply circuit board box and the lower end face of the dispensing control board box, and the tips of the projections are formed substantially flush with each other. You may comprise so that the front-end | tip surface of several convex parts may become flush with the support surface of a frame.

The following is a modification of the present invention. 2. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the support surface is provided substantially at the center of the frame member in the width direction.

[0073] In the gaming machine or the gaming machine 1 according to claim 1, the mechanism panel includes a component disposed near the support surface of the frame member, and one surface of the component is the support member. A gaming machine 2 which is flush with a surface.

[0074] In the gaming machine or the gaming machine 1 or 2 according to the first aspect, a heavy component is disposed on the mechanical panel, and the component is located near the support surface of the frame member. A gaming machine 3 which is arranged in a game machine.

In the gaming machine 2 or 3, the component is a board box for accommodating a circuit board on which various electric and electronic components are mounted.

In any one of gaming machines 2 to 4, a power supply circuit board having a power supply circuit for converting AC power supplied from an AC power supply to DC power, and a power supply circuit board electrically connected to the power supply circuit board A game machine 5 comprising: a power supply circuit board box that houses the power supply circuit board.

In the gaming machine 5, the other circuit board includes:
Two or more control circuit boards for performing various controls in a game, wherein the power supply circuit board is formed separately from the two or more control circuit boards, and supplies power to the two or more control circuit boards, respectively. Gaming machine 6 characterized by being configured as described above.

[0078] In the gaming machine according to claim 1, or in any of the gaming machines 1 to 6, the mechanism board is detachably formed on the back side of the gaming board and provided on the frame member. A gaming machine 7 comprising: a payout device for paying out balls according to the contents; and a guide path for guiding the balls to be paid out by the payout device.

In the gaming machine 7, the mechanism panel has a payout port formed at one end of the frame member for discharging the ball passing through the guide passage, and the support surface is provided with a payout port. A gaming machine 8 formed at an end where an exit is formed.

[0080]

According to the gaming machine of the present invention, a support surface is formed at at least one end of the frame member of the mechanism panel, and the center of gravity of the mechanism panel is located near the support surface. By bringing the support surface into contact with the floor or the like, there is an effect that the mechanical panel detached from the gaming machine main body can be erected in a vertical posture. Therefore, by arranging a plurality of vertically upside-down mechanical boards, there is an effect that a large number of mechanical boards can be stocked without leaning against a wall surface, a supporting device or the like.

Further, unlike the conventional mechanical panel, there is no need to lean the mechanical panel while leaning it, so that the installation space occupied by one mechanical panel can be reduced. Therefore, when a plurality of mechanical panels are stocked in an installation space having a predetermined area, a larger number of mechanical panels can be stocked than when a plurality of conventional mechanical panels are stocked in an installation area having the same area. This has the effect. In addition, when performing maintenance work on the gaming machine, it is not necessary to lean the mechanical panel removed from the gaming machine on a wall or the like in an unstable state, thereby preventing the mechanical panel from accidentally falling and being damaged. There is an effect that can be.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a back view of a front frame and a game board in a pachinko machine which is an embodiment of the gaming machine of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a rear view of the mechanism panel.

FIG. 3 is a side view of the mechanism panel.

FIG. 4 is a rear view of the pachinko machine.

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Front frame (part of game machine main body) 2 Game board (part of game machine main body) 3 Safe ball collection cover (part of game machine main body) 9 Mechanism board 9a Frame frame (frame member) 9a1 Support surface 9f Dispensing Gutter (guidance passage) 9g Payout port 10 Ball payout device (payout device) 12 Power supply circuit board box (part of components,
Substrate box, power supply circuit board box 12a Lower end surface (one surface of component parts) 13 Power supply circuit board (part of component parts, circuit board, power supply circuit board) 15 Main control board (other circuit board, control circuit board) 16 Dispensing control board box (part of components,
Board box) 16a Lower end surface (one surface of component) 17 Dispensing control board (part of component, circuit board, other circuit board, control circuit board) P Pachinko machine (game machine)

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A gaming machine provided with a mechanism board attached to the back side of a gaming machine body, a frame member forming a skeleton of the mechanism board, and a support formed on at least one end of the frame member. And a center of gravity of the mechanical panel is located near the support surface.