JP2001231925A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine which can improve the workability for the replacing work of a fuse provided on the power source feeding substrate. SOLUTION: In a power source generating substrate 137, a fuse case 802, in which the fuse to shut off an excess current at the time of the feeding of a power source electricity is fitted, is disposed. Then, in a power source unit box 136, an opening 902 for the attaching/detaching of the fuse is formed at a location wherein the fuse can be fitted/removed in/from a fuse case 902.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a game machine represented by, for example, a pachinko game machine, a coin game machine or a slot machine. More specifically, the present invention relates to a gaming machine having a power supply board for supplying power.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a game machine of this type, a power supply board provided with a circuit for supplying power to each section of the game machine is provided in a conventionally known game machine. There was a gaming machine. In such a gaming machine, a power supply board provided with a circuit for supplying power to each part of the gaming machine is provided. Such a power supply board has been mounted on a gaming machine in a form surrounded by a box-shaped cover body for the purpose of protecting the board and the like.

Further, such a power supply board is provided with a fuse for cutting off an overcurrent that may occur when power is supplied. Such a fuse has been provided on the power supply board in a replaceable manner.

[0004]

However, conventionally, since the cover body covers the entire power supply board, when replacing the fuse on the entire power supply board, the replacement operator can touch the fuse. As described above, it is necessary to remove the cover body to expose the entire power supply board, and the operation is complicated.

The present invention has been conceived in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine capable of improving the workability of replacing a fuse provided on a power supply board. That is.

[0006]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a game machine provided with a power supply board for supplying power, the power supply board being coated and having transparency. The power supply board includes a covering member, a fuse case in which a fuse is mounted is provided, and the covering member has an opening for allowing the fuse to be attached to and detached from the fuse case. It is characterized by.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in addition to the configuration of the first aspect, heat generated from electric components provided on the power supply board is radiated to the power supply board. A heat dissipating member is provided, and the heat dissipating member alone contacts the plurality of electric components, and dissipates heat generated from the plurality of contacting electric components.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in addition to the configuration of the first or second aspect, the power supply board is provided with a plurality of connectors, and the covering member is provided with the plurality of connectors. An opening is provided at a position corresponding to each of the above.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in addition to the configuration according to any one of the first to third aspects, the power supply board is provided with a switch for stopping the supply of the power. It is characterized by having.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in addition to the configuration according to any one of the first to fourth aspects, when the power supplied from the outside is cut off to the power supply board, Backup power supply means for supplying backup power supply power for backing up the supplied power supply power.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in addition to the configuration of the fifth aspect, a switch for stopping supply of backup power from the backup power supply is provided on the power supply board. It is characterized by having been done.

According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, in addition to the configuration according to any one of the first to sixth aspects, the power supply board further includes a fuse case provided on the power supply board and the fuse case. The switches provided on the power supply board are collectively arranged at a predetermined position.

[0013]

According to the present invention, the operation is as follows. The power supply board is covered with a transparent covering member. A fuse case in which a fuse is mounted is provided on the power supply board. An opening is provided in the covering member so that the fuse can be attached to and detached from the fuse case.

The present invention described in claim 2 operates as follows in addition to the effect of the invention described in claim 1. The power supply board is provided with a heat radiating member for radiating heat generated from the electric components provided on the power supply board. The heat dissipating member alone contacts a plurality of electric components and dissipates heat generated from the plurality of contacting electric components.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, the following effects are obtained in addition to the effects of the first or second aspect of the present invention. A plurality of connectors are provided on the power supply board.
An opening is provided in the covering member at a position corresponding to each of the plurality of connectors.

The present invention described in claim 4 operates in the following manner in addition to the function of the invention described in any one of claims 1 to 3. The power supply board is provided with a switch for stopping supply of power.

The present invention described in claim 5 acts as follows in addition to the effect of the invention described in any one of claims 1 to 4. By the operation of the backup power supply means provided on the power supply board, when power supplied from the outside is cut off, backup power supply for backing up the supplied power supply is supplied.

The present invention described in claim 6 operates as follows in addition to the effect of the invention described in claim 5. The power supply board is provided with a switch for stopping the supply of the backup power from the backup power unit.

The present invention described in claim 7 operates as follows in addition to the effect of the invention described in any one of claims 1 to 6. On the power supply board, a fuse case provided on the power supply board and a switch provided on the power supply board are collectively arranged at predetermined positions.

[0020]

Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. In the present embodiment,
A pachinko gaming machine will be described as an example of a gaming machine, but the present invention is not limited to this, and may be, for example, a coin gaming machine or a slot machine, including a power supply board for supplying power. All gaming machines are eligible.

FIG. 1 is a front view of a pachinko gaming machine 1. FIG. FIG. 2 is an enlarged front view of the game board 40 provided in the pachinko gaming machine 1. FIG. 3 is a rear view of the pachinko gaming machine 1. FIG.
FIG. 7 is a partially omitted rear view of the pachinko gaming machine 1 showing an installation state of the power generation board 137. 5 and 6 are block diagrams of a control circuit provided in the pachinko gaming machine 1. FIG.

The pachinko gaming machine 1 has an outer frame 2 formed in a vertically elongated rectangular shape, and is pivotally supported inside the outer frame 2 so as to be freely openable and closable. It comprises a front frame 3 provided collectively, and a front opening / closing frame 4 provided at an upper portion of the front of the front frame 3 so as to be openable and closable. The main components provided on the front frame 3 include:
The above-mentioned front opening / closing frame 4, game board 40, upper plate 19, lower plate 2
7, an ashtray 29, an operation handle 30, a mechanism unit 100, and a hit ball launching device 87. In the illustrated embodiment, a game ball (a game pachinko ball) as an example of a game medium is provided to the player on the side of the pachinko gaming machine 1.
A card unit 31 (information processing device for a recording medium) for renting out is provided.

The front opening frame 4 is provided with a circular see-through window 5 that can substantially see through a game area 41 of a game board 40, which will be described later, and a glass plate is mounted from the back of the circular see-through window 5. A plurality of decorative lamps 6 to 8 and a plurality of decorative LEDs 13 and 14 are provided above the front opening and closing frame 4 along the outer periphery of the circular see-through window 5. The decorative lamps 6 to 8 and the decorative LEDs 13 and 14 are lit or flashed according to the game state, and inform the player when a special game state has occurred or continue, and enliven the atmosphere of the game. Things. Also, on the outer periphery of the circular see-through window 5, a predetermined number of balls based on the occurrence of a prize ball based on the occurrence of a prize ball, and a lamp 9 for notifying that there is not enough prize balls to be paid out (when a below-described ball switch 115 is activated). A prize ball lamp 10 for notifying that a prize ball has been paid out. Here, an example is shown in which a predetermined number of prize balls are paid out (notification by lighting or the like) by the prize ball lamp 10, but instead, when there is an unpaid number of prize balls, the prize ball is notified. That may be notified by the ball lamp 10. Further, on the outer periphery of the circular see-through window 5, speakers 12 a and 12 b that generate sound effects in accordance with the progress of the game are provided on the upper left and right sides of the front opening / closing frame 4. In addition,
A mesh net 11 is provided on the front surfaces of the speakers 12a and 12b.
Are attached to pass sounds generated from the speakers 12a and 12b. On the outer periphery of the circular see-through window 5, a see-through lens 39 for visually recognizing a stamp attached to the game board 40 is provided.

As shown in FIG. 4, the decorative lamps 6 to 8, the ball cutout lamp 9, the prize ball lamp 10, and the decorative LED 13 are respectively formed by lamp substrates 6a, 7a, 8a, 9a, 10a and LED board 13a
To the front side of the front frame 3 and the front opening / closing frame 4
It is attached to the back side of. And each lamp substrate 6
a, 7a, 8a, 9a, and 10a are the illuminated relay boards 15 for the frame.
(Indicated as a frame decoration relay board B in FIG. 4), and the LED boards 13 a to 13 d are connected to the decoration relay board 16. The illumination relay boards 15 and 16 are
After being connected to an illuminated relay board 96 (indicated as an illuminated relay board A in FIG. 4) for a frame, which is fixed to a relay board terminal block 95 attached to a lower portion of the lower surface of the back, an illuminated control board 80 described later
It is connected to the. The illumination control board 80 displays the decoration lamps 6 to 8, the ball cutout lamp 9, the prize ball lamp 10, and the decoration LEDs 13 and 14 according to the type of information signal from the main board 151 as a game control board described later. To control.

The main board 151 includes a microcomputer for game control. The microcomputer for game control includes a ROM for storing a program for game control, and the like.
It includes a RAM used as a work memory, a CPU performing a control operation according to a game control program, and an I / O port for inputting and outputting data. Such microcomputers for game control are periodically (for example, 2
(every msec), the game control program stored in the ROM is repeatedly executed from the beginning, and various game controls are performed. Similarly to the main board 151, the illumination control board 80 is provided with a microcomputer that includes a control CPU, ROM, RAM, and the like, and performs illumination control.

The illuminated relay board 15 is mounted on the front side of the front frame 3 (correspondingly, the lamp board is also mounted on the front side of the front frame 3).
Are mounted on the back side of the front opening / closing frame 4 (the LED board is also mounted on the back side of the front opening / closing frame 4). Although not shown, a door switch may be provided to detect that the front opening / closing frame 4 has been opened. In this case, the wiring of the door switch is once connected to a frame switch relay board to be described later, and then the main board 15 is connected.
1 and the illumination control board 80 controls the lighting of a part or all of the lamps 6 to 8, 9, and 10 based on the information signal from the main board 151, thereby opening the front opening / closing frame 4. It informs you of that.

The wires extending from the speakers 12a and 12b are connected to sound effect relay boards 17a and 17b (see FIG.
The sound effect relay board 97 (shown in FIG. 5) is once connected to the sound effect relay boards B and C, and then fixed to the relay board terminal block 95 attached to the lower portion of the back surface of the front frame 3.
(Referred to as sound effect relay board A), and then to a sound effect control board 82 described later. Sound effect control board 8
Numeral 2 controls the driving of the speakers 12a and 12b in accordance with the type of the information signal from the main board 151. As with the main board 151, the control sound
A microcomputer including a PU, a ROM, a RAM, and the like, for performing sound effect control is provided.

Next, the structure of the upper plate 19 attached to the lower side of the front opening / closing frame 4 will be described. The upper plate 19 is configured by fixing a plate member obtained by combining a plurality of synthetic resin members. Above the open side of the upper plate 19, a ball-drawing operation lever 21 is provided. The ball removing operation lever 21 is provided so as to be movable in the left-right direction, and moves in one direction against the urging force of a spring (not shown) to form the balls stored in the upper plate 19 on the back side. In this case, the ball is drawn down a ball extraction path (not shown) and guided to the lower plate 27. Further, the upper plate 19 may be provided with a piezoelectric buzzer 22 therein. The piezoelectric buzzer 22 is called a beep when a game ball lending abnormality occurs (for example, a continuous beep, beep, beep) or when a game ball is lent (for example, every time a game ball worth 100 yen is paid out). Sound), a notification sound for notifying that effect is generated.

The above-mentioned upper plate 19 will be described in further detail. The upper plate 19 temporarily stores the prize balls paid out from the prize ball payout port 20 formed on the upstream side thereof, and then stores the prize balls in a firing position (not shown). It supplies balls. In addition, the upper plate 19 has an operation unit that is operated when borrowing a game ball via a card unit 31 provided adjacent to the pachinko gaming machine 1, and a upper plate makeup unit 190 that is a hollow member for installing these. Is provided on the upper surface side. Upper plate makeup section 1
The operation unit provided at 90 includes a balance display board 23 on which a ball lending switch 24, a return switch 25 (both shown in FIG. 6) and a balance indicator (not shown) are mounted. It is provided on the upper surface side of the dish part 190.

The ball rental switch 24 includes a card unit 31
The return switch 25 is operated when the game ball is borrowed, and the card unit 31 is set at the end of the game.
This is for returning a card (a card that can be used for a game) inserted into the insertion slot 34. The balance indicator displays the balance of the card inserted into the card insertion slot 34 of the card unit 31. In addition, upper plate 1
The upper wire extending from the ball lending switch 24, the return switch 25, and the balance display substrate 23 on which the balance indicator is mounted is provided in the lower part of the front frame 3 on the pivot support side. It is pulled out from the opening (not shown) to the back side of the front frame 3 and is connected to a payout control board 144 described later.

At the open end of the upper plate 19, a locking device 84 (see FIG. 3) for locking the front opening / closing frame 4 to the front frame 3 and locking the front frame 3 to the outer frame 2 is provided. A cylinder lock 26 for operation is facing. In addition, a ball punching pin insertion port (not shown) is provided at the upper part of the front opening / closing frame 4 on the pivot side.
Are formed. Then, by inserting a ball extraction pin (not shown) from the ball extraction pin insertion port, a ball extraction operation tube (not shown) connected thereto is swung up and down to close or open the ball extraction port. Or so.

An undulating portion may be formed in the lower portion of the front opening / closing frame 4 on the pivot side, and the undulating portion may be provided with an earphone jack and a selection switch for selecting music heard from the earphone jack. .

A lower plate 27 provided below the front frame 3
Is a prize ball overflowing from the upper plate 19, and is provided with an opening 93 for the lower plate through an extra ball passage 128 described later (both refer to FIG. 3).
This is to store the surplus prize balls discharged from. On the front wall of the lower plate 27, a boring operation lever 28 is slidably mounted. By operating the ball-pulling operation lever 28, the prize balls stored in the lower plate 27 can be balled down and transferred to a portable ball box. On the left side of the lower plate 27, the ashtray 2
9 is provided, and an operation handle 30 is provided on the right side. The operation handle 30 is provided with the hitting ball firing device 8 shown in FIG.
A single-shot firing switch 91 and a touch sensor 92 (both indicated by reference numerals in FIG. 6) for starting driving of the firing device motor 88 (motor) of No. 7 are built in, and adjust the resilience.

The front structure of the pachinko gaming machine 1 is substantially as described above, but in the illustrated embodiment, the card unit 31 is adjacent to the pachinko gaming machine 1. The card unit 31 is operated by operating an operation unit such as the ball rental switch 24 and the return switch 25 provided on the upper surface of the upper plate 19. The card unit 31 has a usable indicator 32 for displaying whether or not the card unit 31 is in a usable state, and a link stand direction indicator for indicating which side of the pachinko gaming machine 1 the card unit 31 corresponds to. 33 and a card insertion slot 34 for inserting a magnetic card as a recording medium. The card unit 31 configured as described above is controlled by a unique control circuit, and is connected to a payout control board 144 described later and a card unit wiring 35. In addition, the card unit 31 includes
Power is supplied by a power cord independent of the power cord 135 of the pachinko gaming machine 1. In this card unit, the power cord is a cord having a ground pole, and is grounded via the power cord.

On the other hand, on the back of the pachinko gaming machine 1, FIG.
As shown in FIG. 1, a mechanism unit 100 equipped with various mechanisms for paying out a predetermined number of prize balls based on the occurrence of a winning ball is provided. On the back surface corresponding to the operation handle 30,
A launching device motor 88 and a hitting ball launching device 87 having a hitting gutter (not shown) are fixed. A connecting gutter (not shown) for guiding a prize ball flowing down an excess ball passage 128 of the mechanism section 100 to the lower plate 27 is fixed to the side of the hitting ball launching device 87. Further, a relay board mounting base 95 is mounted on the side of the connection gutter. On the open back surface of the front frame 3 with respect to the outer frame 2, the front frame 3 is locked with the hook 85 of the outer frame 2 and the front opening / closing frame 4 with respect to the front frame 3.
Is provided with a locking device 84 for performing locking.

In the above configuration, the hit ball launching device 87 is provided with a launch control board 90, and the firing control board 90 controls the driving of the hit ball launching device 87. The firing control board 90 is covered by a firing control board cover 89, as shown in FIG. 3, and is connected to the firing control board cover 89 via a connector provided at a position exposed to the outside. As shown, it is connected to a payout control board 144 which will be described later, and when a predetermined state is reached, a stop signal is received from the payout control board 144 so that it is impossible to fire a ball.
On the relay board mounting base 95, an illumination relay board 96, a sound effect relay board 97, a fire control relay board 98, and a fire control power relay board 99 are mounted at predetermined positions. The relay board mounting base 95 will be described later in detail.

The general configuration of the entire pachinko gaming machine 1 has been described above. Hereinafter, among the components constituting the pachinko gaming machine 1, the detailed configurations of the gaming board 40 and the mechanical section 100 will be described in order. explain.

First, the game board 40 will be described with reference to FIGS. The front structure of the game board 40 will be described with reference to FIG. The game board 40 is formed of a substantially square plywood so as to be stored and fixed in a game board storage frame 36 integrally formed on the back side of the front frame 3. On the surface of the game board 40, the guide rail 4 is formed in a circular spiral shape.
2 are installed. The inside of the guide rail 42 is used as the game area 41, and the shot ball shot is dropped. In the illustrated example, the special variable display device 44, the special variable winning ball device 48, the normal variable winning ball device 5
8. A normal variable display device 61 and the like are provided, and a prize port for simply hitting a hit ball, a windmill for changing the flow direction and speed of the hit ball, or a number of obstacle nails are provided.
At the bottom of the game area 41, there is provided an out port 69 into which a hit ball that has not won any of the winning areas is taken.

The configuration of the game area 41 will be described in detail according to the game operation. An ordinary variable display device 61 provided on the left side slightly below the center of the game area 41 has a passing ball detector 6 for detecting the passage of a ball hitting the game area 41.
2. a normal symbol display 63 for variably displaying a display result based on the detection signal of the passing ball detector 62, and
A normal symbol storage LED 64 for storing and displaying the number of hit balls that have passed through the passing ball detector 62 during the variable display of the normal symbol display 63
(Up to four are stored and displayed). When the display result of the ordinary symbol display 63 is a predetermined hit symbol (when 7 is stopped and displayed in the variable display of numbers from 0 to 9), the ordinary variable prize ball device 58 is used.
Is opened for a predetermined time. The variable display time of the ordinary symbol display 63 is set relatively long (for example, 30 seconds) in the normal probability mode and relatively short (for example, 3 to 5 seconds) in the probability variation mode. ing.

The normal variable winning ball device 58 is provided in the game area 41.
Of the electric tulip type, which is arranged between the special variable display device 44 arranged substantially at the center of the game and the special variable winning ball device 48 arranged above the out port 69 of the game area 41 and is driven to open and close by a solenoid 59. It is a variable winning ball device. The ordinary variable winning ball device 58 has a built-in starting ball detector 60 for detecting a winning ball received during opening or closing. When a hit ball is detected by the starting ball detector 60, the special variable display device 44
Starts variable display. The opening time of the ordinary variable winning prize ball device 58 is set to be relatively short (for example, 0.5 seconds) in the normal probability mode and relatively long (for example, 2 seconds) in the probability variation mode. In addition, even when the normal variable prize ball device 58 is not opened, a hit ball is accepted.

The special variable display device 44 comprises a liquid crystal type variable display device for variably displaying a plurality of symbols, and is arranged substantially at the center of the game area 41. If the combination of symbols at the time of stopping the variable display on the special variable display device 44 is a combination of predetermined jackpot symbols (for example, when the same symbol is aligned with any of the hit lines), In the game state, the special variable winning ball device 48 is driven to open and close in a predetermined manner as described below. Some of the combinations of the big hit symbols are set as probability variation symbols. When the jackpot game state is reached with the probability variation symbol, a probability variation mode in which the appearance probability of the hit symbol on the ordinary symbol display 63 or the appearance probability of the jackpot symbol on the special variable display device 44 after the end of the jackpot game state is increased. Is controlled to be Special variable display device 44
Is provided with a decorative board (no symbol) attached to the front side of the game board 40, and a winning ball detector 47a is provided above the decorative board.
Is formed. In the special variable display device 44, a decorative LED 45 is attached so as to surround the lower portion of the normal winning opening 47 and the variable display. In addition, a special symbol start storage LED 46 (stores and displays up to four) the number of balls detected by the starting ball detector 60 during the variable operation of the special variable display device 44 in the lower center of the special variable display device 44. Is installed. Further, the special variable display device 44 includes:
Although not designated, a decorative lamp or the like is also provided.

The special variable prize ball device 48 that is driven and controlled when the big hit game state is established has an opening and closing plate 49 that is driven to open and close by a solenoid 50. A specific ball detector 51 and a winning number detector 52 for detecting a hit ball received by the opening / closing plate 49 are provided. The hit ball received by the opening / closing plate 49 is detected only once by either the specific ball detector 51 or the winning number detector 52. In the case of the jackpot game state, the opening and closing plate 49 is opened until a predetermined time (for example, 28 seconds) elapses or until a predetermined number (for example, 10) of winning balls is won within the predetermined time ( Hereinafter, this opening is referred to as an opening cycle. When the hit ball received during the opening cycle is detected by the specific ball detector 51, the continuation right is established, and the above-described opening cycle is executed again. Up to 16 open cycles can be repeated provided that the continuation right is established in the open cycle. Further, the special variable winning ball device 48 includes
Normal winning opening 54 incorporating winning ball detectors 55a and 55b
a, 54b, an attacker lamp 56 for displaying that the opening / closing plate 49 is open, a decorative lamp for displaying that the continuation right is established, a decorative lamp for notifying that the big hit game is in progress, and a decorative LED 57. Is provided.

In the game area 41, in addition to the above configuration,
There are provided a decorative lamp 65b, a winning opening 65 containing a winning ball detector 65a, a windmill 66 with a decorative lamp 66a, a side decoration 67 containing a side decorative lamp 67a, and the like.

In the above-described embodiment, the prize holes and the prize devices in which the hit ball wins are provided with the prize ball detectors 47a, 51, 52, 55a, 5 for detecting the prize balls.
5b, 60 and 65a are all provided. this is,
It is used for paying out a predetermined number of prize balls based on these detection signals. These winning ball detectors 47
a, 51, 52, 55a, 55b, and 65a are connected to the main board 1 via a relay board 77 described below, as shown in FIG.
The main board 151 stores the detection signals from these detectors and sequentially outputs the payout control boards 14.
In step 4, a ball payout device 116, which will be described later, is driven and controlled so as to derive a prize ball number signal and pay out a prize ball corresponding to a winning. The detector 51 also has a function of detecting the establishment of the continuation right.
9 also serves as a counting function for regulating the opening of 9.

As shown in FIG. 5, the starting ball detector 60 is directly connected to the main board 151 without the intermediary of the relay board 77.
The start signal and the winning signal (however, the winning ball number information derived by the other winning ball detectors 47a, 51, 52, 55a, 55b, and 65a is relatively large, for example, 13 or 15). In contrast to this, the prize ball number information based on the starting ball detector 60 is a relatively small number, for example, five or seven. This is because, by connecting the wiring from the starting ball detector 60 directly to the main board 151, it is determined whether a wiring (called a hanging board or the like) incorporating an improper circuit board is connected in the middle thereof. This is to make it easier to find them. Also, the wiring that directly connects the starting ball detector 60 and the main board 151 has a color that is clearly different from the colors of the other wirings (in the case of the present embodiment, pink and yellow fluorescent colors). From this point as well, it is easy to determine whether the wiring from the starting ball detector 60 has been tampered.

In the game area 41 of the game board 40, a large number of electrical components such as switches and solenoids, decorative lamps and decorative LEDs are provided as described above. The main board 151 is provided via the relay boards 76 and 77 attached to the back surface of the cover 70.
And the illumination control board 80. That is, as shown in FIG. 6, each of the switches 47a, 51, 52, 55a, 55b, 62, 6 provided on the game board surface.
5a, the solenoids 50 and 59, the ordinary symbol display 63, and the storage display LEDs 46 and 64
(Represented by a relay board A) to the main board 151. Decorative lamp substrates 56, 66a, 67a mounting decorative lamps provided on the game board surface, and decorative LEDs mounting decorative LEDs provided on the game board surface
Each of the boards 45 and 57 is connected to the illumination control board 80 via the relay board 76.

On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 4, the back surface of the special variable display device 44 is provided on the back surface of the game board 40 so as to protrude. On the back surface of the special variable display device 44,
A display control board 75 is attached so as to be covered with a display control board cover 74. The display control board 75 performs the variable display operation of the variable display of the special variable display device 44 on the main board 151.
Drive control is performed according to the type of information signal from the CPU.

In addition, around the rear surface of the above-mentioned special variable display device 44, a prize-winning ball which has won a prize port (in this embodiment, a prize port 47) located above the special variable display device 44 is guided. A first winning ball guide cover 70, which is a cover having a winning ball guide path formed on the front surface thereof, is attached, and a second winning ball guide is provided below the first winning ball guide cover 70 so as to communicate with the first winning ball guide cover 70. A cover 71 is attached.

The first winning ball guide cover body 70 has a window hole 72 formed at the center thereof through which the rear surface of the special variable display device 44 penetrates, and relay boards 76 and 77 and an information terminal board 78 on one rear surface. Is installed. Relay board 7
6, 77 are the game area 4 of the game board 40 as described above.
Switch, lamp, solenoid, LED provided in 1
And the like, and the connection between the main board 151 or the illumination control board 80. As shown in FIG. 5, the information terminal board 78 is provided with gaming information necessary for the business management of the pachinko gaming machine 1 (for example, one big hit information for notifying that the big hit game is being played, a big hit gaming state with a probability variation symbol, The jackpot 2 information (a signal that is continuously output during the jackpot and the probability change) that informs that the jackpot is in the jackpot state and that the probability is being changed due to the jackpot, and that the probability is being changed after the jackpot state is completed by the probability change symbol Probability fluctuation information to be reported, starting port information to report the number of hit balls with the starting ball detector turned on, symbol fixed number 1 information to report the number of variable display operations of the special variable display device, variable display operation of the ordinary symbol display device (2 information on the number of symbols determined to notify the number of times, and 2 information on the number of public works to notify the number of times of opening and closing the normal variable winning ball device, etc.)
Is provided to a management computer installed in a game arcade, so that game information is provided from the main board 151. Further, information such as which symbol has a big hit and which symbol has stopped may be output.

A control board box 161 for accommodating the illumination control board 80 and the sound effect control board 82 is mounted on the rear side of the second winning ball guiding cover body 71. In addition, about the control board box 161,
Details will be described later. As shown in FIG. 5, the illumination control board 80 is provided in the game area 41 of the game board 40 (not necessarily in the game area 41).
, A decorative lamp or LED provided on the game board 40).
In addition, the decorative lamps and the decorative LEDs provided on the front frame 3 and the front opening / closing frame 4 are collectively driven and controlled according to the information signal from the main board 151. The sound effect control board 82 drives and controls the speakers 12a and 12b, and generates a sound effect corresponding to the game content in accordance with the information signal from the main board 151. The sound effect control board 82 is provided with a sound changeover switch 83 for changing the volume.

The configuration of the game board 40 has been described in detail above.
The game board storage frame 36 formed on the back side of the front frame 3 is stored and fixed. As is well known, the game board storage frame 36 is formed in a step shape on the back surface of the front frame 3 so as to store a game board 40 formed in a substantially square shape. A game board locking lever 86 for pressing and fixing the back surface of the stored game board 40 is attached to an appropriate position of the game board storage frame 36. The lower part of the game board storage frame 36 is
The lower side of the game board 40 is placed as a flat support plate, and an out ball guide path for guiding an out ball is formed substantially at the center of the support plate. When the game board 40 is stored and fixed by the game board locking lever 86, the mechanism 100 is covered from the back surface thereof. The mechanism portion 100 is formed of a conductive (metal-made) projecting upward from each of the two conductive bearings 37, 37 which are separately fixed to an upper side and a lower side on the inner side surface of the game board storage frame 36. ) Shaft pin 38
A metal mounting member (a mounting member 14 to be described later) fixed in the mechanism portion 100 so as to extend in the vertical direction.
8) Each of the upper and lower portions of the shaft supporting portions (shaft supporting portions 148a, 148a, which will be described later) is locked so as to be openable and closable. In addition, the mechanism section 100 engages a locking pin (not shown) that is planted at an appropriate position of the game board storage frame 36 with a mechanism section locking lever 149 provided on the mechanism section 100, thereby forming the mechanism section. 100 can be held in a closed state. Here, the mechanism unit 100 is the front frame 3
Although the case where the mechanism unit can be opened and closed with respect to is described as an example, the invention is not limited thereto, and the mechanism unit may be fixed to the front frame 3 and cannot be opened and closed.

Next, the structure of the mechanical section 100 provided on the back of the pachinko gaming machine 1 will be described with reference to FIG. In FIG. 3, the mechanism unit 100 includes a storage tank 105.
, The upper component, the intermediate component, and the lower component constitute the opening window 102 when viewed from the rear.
1 are integrally formed.

The storage tank 105 serves mainly as a ball supply unit for storing prize balls. The upper component is provided with a ball alignment rail member 108 and a curve rail member 111 for guiding the prize balls stored in the storage tank 105 while aligning them on the downstream side. The intermediate component is a ball passage member 11 for guiding a ball from the curve rail member 111.
4 and a ball payout device 116 for paying out prize balls based on winning balls. The lower component is provided with a processing mechanism that mainly processes hit balls including winning balls hit into the game board.

When the mechanical section 100 is closed, the back side accommodating section of the game board 40 faces the outside through the opening window 102. For this reason, even if the back surface structure of the game board 40 is a complicated structure including the back surface of the special variable display device 44 and the control board box 161 as described above, the mechanical unit 1
00 can be smoothly opened and closed. At a position slightly below the center of the opening window 102, there is provided a horizontal projecting plate 103 which is formed so as to protrude rearward from both ends of the opening window 102, and the horizontal projecting plate 10 is provided.
3, an upper portion of a main board box 150 described later is attached. However, the connectors 80a to 80e mounted on the illumination control board 80 and the connectors 82a to 82c mounted on the sound effect control board 82 are located above the horizontal projecting plate 103 and face the outside from the opening window 102. It has become.

The configuration of the mechanism section 100 will be described below. First, a storage tank 105 for storing a large amount of prize balls and a plurality of prize balls supplied from the storage tank 105 are arranged in a plurality of rows (in this embodiment, ), And a ball alignment rail member 108 to be flowed down, and the ball alignment rail member 108
A curved rail member 111 for turning a prize ball guided by a ball toward a ball payout device 116 described later, and an information terminal board 132 provided above the curved rail member 111 are provided at predetermined positions, respectively. I have.

The storage tank 105 is provided with an out-of-ball information detection lever 106 pivotally supported on the bottom surface thereof and urged upward by a spring (not shown). , Ball out information switch 10
7 is fixed. This ball out information switch 107
As shown in FIG. 5, is connected to an information terminal board 132, which will be described later, and outputs a cutout signal to a management computer (not shown) when the prize balls run short in the storage tank 105. The ball alignment rail member 108 disposed on the downstream side of the storage tank 105 is attached in an inclined manner from one end of the upper component to the other end, and has two partition walls (not shown) at the center thereof. The prize balls that are erected and flowed out of the storage tank 105 are arranged in three rows toward the downstream. One of the three rows of rails defined by the partition wall is a rail for lending, and the other two rows are rails for award balls.
In addition, a ball grading member 109 is suspended on the downstream side upper portion of the ball alignment rail member 108 so as to be swingable around a support shaft, and flows down the ball alignment rail member 108 in two stages up and down. The weight is buried in the ball leveling member 109 so that the ball is leveled by one.

An external connection terminal 1 to which a signal line to the outside is connected is provided at the upper portion on the downstream side of the ball alignment rail member 108 described above.
An information terminal board 132 having 33 is provided. The external connection terminal 133 provided on the information terminal board 132 includes a ball out information output terminal, a ball lending information output terminal, and a prize ball information output for connecting a signal line between the outside (for example, a management computer) and a ball game machine. It has terminals and the like, and further includes a connector 132a to which the ball-out information switch 107 is connected, and a connector 132b to which the payout control board 144 is connected. In addition, a hook (not shown) for bundling the power supply line 135 when transporting the pachinko gaming machine 1 is provided on the back surface of the mechanism section 100 near the information terminal board 132.
Are formed. This can prevent the power line 135 and the plug 135a from being damaged during transportation. The power supply line 135 is provided with a fuse case integrally.

In addition to the above-described configuration, a mechanical locking lever 149 having one end supported at the open end and a position corresponding to the upper portion of the information terminal board 132 is rotatably provided on the upper component. I have. The mechanism locking lever 149 includes
A groove is formed to engage with a tip end of a locking pin (not shown) fixedly set in a predetermined position of the game board storage frame 36. By rotating the mechanism portion locking lever 149 so as to release the engagement between the groove and the locking pin, the mechanism portion 10 is rotated.
0 can be released from being fixed to the game board storage frame 36. Since the mechanism locking lever 149 is provided at the open end of the upper component and the open end of the lower component, the fixed state of the mechanism 100 to the game board storage frame 36 is firmly stabilized. It can be made to be.

Next, a curve rail member 111 is provided at the upper part of the intermediate component of the mechanism unit 100 and communicates with the downstream end of the ball alignment rail member 108 to change the direction of the prize ball by 180 degrees and to guide it. . The curve rail member 111 is also formed so as to align winning balls in three rows and guide them toward the downstream side. A ball-off valve (not shown) is swingably provided at the hairpin-shaped bent portion of the curve rail member 111, and a ball-off passage 112 is provided from the side of the ball-off valve to the downstream side.
Are formed. The bleed passage 112 is provided when the bleed valve is operated (for example, when the business is closed and the storage tank 1 is closed).
05 when it is necessary to pull out the prize balls stored in the storage tank 105 and the ball alignment rail member 108
Is guided to the outside of the ball game machine 1.

On the downstream side of the curve rail member 111, a ball passage member is provided vertically. Specifically, a ball passage member is constituted by two rows of ball passages 114 on the left and right sides.
5 is provided so as to face the passage. As shown in FIG. 5, the cutout switch 115 is connected to the main board 151 via the frame switch relay board 142, and when the cutout switch 115 stops detecting a ball, the ball payout device described below. The operation of the payout motor 118 at 116 is stopped to inactivate the payout of the balls.

The ball dispensing device 116 mounted below the ball passage member is housed in a substantially rectangular parallelepiped case and is detachably mounted on the front side of the mechanism main body 101. I have. The structure of the ball dispensing device 116 will be briefly described with reference to FIGS. 3 and 6. In the case, two passages are formed in the case and communicate with the left and right ball passages 114, respectively. A sprocket (not shown) for dividing the balls in the ball dispensing device 116 (passage portion) one by one and discharging the ball from a ball removal outlet (not shown) at the lower end of the passage portion is provided in the middle of the path of the section. Note that the sprocket is configured to rotate by driving of the payout motor 118. The ball discharge port is composed of two discharge ports arranged in parallel in the front-rear direction. In the ball discharge port, the front discharge port is configured as a lending ball discharge port that pays out the ball discharged from the ball payout device 116 as a lending ball, and the rear discharge port is configured to provide the ball discharged from the ball payout device 116 as a premium. It is configured as a prize ball outlet to be paid out as a ball. Also,
The front and rear discharge ports are provided with a ball lending count switch 119 and a prize ball count switch 120 for detecting the number of balls (the number of lending balls and the number of prize balls) discharged from the respective discharge ports.
(See FIG. 6). On the downstream side of the sprocket, a switching valve (not shown) for switching between a ball passage for sending a ball to a ball lending outlet and a ball passage for sending a prize ball to a spout.
The switching valve is configured to switch the ball passage by driving a passage switching solenoid 117 (see FIG. 6). Further, a motor position sensor 122 (see FIG. 6) for detecting a stop position of the payout motor 118 (accurately, a stop position of the rotating member) is provided to reliably perform the ball payout operation.

The case includes a passage switching solenoid 1
17, payout motor 118, count switch 119, 1
20 and a payout unit relay board 124 to which the motor position sensor 122 is connected. As shown in FIG. 6, the payout unit relay board 124 is connected to the payout control board 144 and also to the main board 151 via the frame switch relay board 142.

Further, as described above, the ball dispensing device 116 in which various components are gathered in the case, the entire case engages with the mounting recess formed in the intermediate component of the mechanism 100. It is configured to be detachably fixed by tilting. As described above, the ball dispensing device 116 is detachable by the engagement of the engaging portion. However, the ball dispensing device 116 may be detachable by screwing, for example, and is not particularly limited. The case is made of a transparent synthetic resin.
For this reason, various constituent members housed inside can be visually recognized from the outside, and fraud on the ball dispensing device 116 can be prevented as much as possible.

Next, the lower components of the mechanism section 100 will be described. On the rear side of the lower component, a prize ball passage 126 is formed at an upper portion of one side thereof, and an upper plate communication port 127 is formed at a lower end of the prize ball passage 126. This upper plate communication port 12
Numeral 7 guides a prize ball to an upper plate 19 provided on the front of the pachinko gaming machine 1. An extra sphere passage 128 is connected to one side of the upper plate communication port 127. When a large number of prize balls are paid out based on the winning and the upper plate 19 is full of prize balls, and finally reaches the upper plate communication port 127 and continues to pay out the prize balls, the prize balls are transferred to the surplus ball passage 128. After that, it is discharged to the lower plate 27 via the connection gutter (not shown) described above. When the prize balls continue to be paid out, the lower plate 27 is also full, but when it reaches the full tank switch 129 provided on one side wall of the surplus ball passage 128, the full tank switch 129 is turned on. Then, the driving of the motors 117 and 118 of the ball payout device 116 is stopped to inactivate the prize ball and ball lending payout operations, and the driving of the firing device motor 88 of the hit ball firing device 87 is stopped as necessary. Is done. The prize ball passage 1 described above
The rear surfaces of the ball passage, the ball drain passage 112, and the surplus ball passage 128 are closed by a lower passage cover body.

On the other hand, on the front side (the side in contact with the game board 40) of the lower component, a prize ball collecting gutter 104 for collecting prize balls generated on the game board 40 is provided in an inclined manner. The winning balls collected in the winning ball collecting gutter 104 are discharged to the outside of the pachinko gaming machine 1 (a collection path formed inside the island where the pachinko gaming machine 1 is installed) through the driving ball discharging passage 130. . In the driven ball discharge passage 130, not only a winning ball but also an out ball taken into the out port 69 and a prize ball removed from the ball removal passage 112 are merged and discharged.

Further, the mechanism section 1 configured as described above
The power supply unit box 136, the main board box 150, the payout control board box 143, and the frame switch relay board 142 are provided on the rear side of the lower part of the 00. The power supply unit box 136 accommodates a power supply generation board 137 that generates a plurality of power supplies having different voltages. The main board box 150 is
The main board 151 for controlling the operation of a game device such as the special variable display device 44 and the special variable winning ball device 48 provided in the game device is accommodated. The payout control board box 143 houses a payout control board 144 that controls the operation of the ball payout device 116. Similarly to the main board 151, the payout control board 144 includes a microcomputer that includes a control CPU, a ROM, a RAM, and the like, and performs payout control.

The frame switch relay board 142 relays the connection between the main tank 151 and the full tank switch 129, the ball out switch 115, and the payout unit relay board 124.

The power supply unit box 136 includes the opening window 1.
02 is detachably attached to the mechanism unit main body 101 at the lower position side of 02. The main board box 150 is rotatably and detachably disposed at a position overlapping the power supply unit box 136 and overlapping the control board box 161. The payout control board box 143 is detachably attached to the rear side of the driven ball discharge passage 130 and the ball ejection passage 112. The dispensing control board 144 accommodated in the dispensing control board box 143 includes an error indicator 145 that displays the type of the failure by a number or an English character when a failure or the like occurs.
A reset switch 146 that is operated when the payout control board 144 is restarted is provided.

Referring to FIG. 4 showing power generation board 137 on the back side of main board box 150, power supply unit box 1
The power generation board 137 housed inside the power supply 36 has a connector 706 to which a power supply line (power supply cord 135) supplied with 24V AC as primary power supply is connected, and a connector to connect to a power supply destination board. 701-70
7, 708, a power switch 801, and a plurality (three) of fuse cases 8 in which fuses for interrupting an overcurrent during power supply and protecting various circuits are mounted.
02 and A supplied from the power cord 135
Various electric components including a reset switch 803 and the like for releasing (stopping) the supply of backup power as backup power when the supply of C24V power is cut off are mounted.

The connector 701 is connected to a connection wiring for supplying power to the illumination control board 80. A connection wiring for supplying power to the main board 151 is connected to the connector 702 by a connector. The connector 703 is connected to a connection wiring for supplying power to the launch control board 90 (specifically, the launch control power supply relay board 99). The connector 704 is connected to a connection wiring for supplying power to the sound effect control board 82. Connection wiring for supplying power to the payout control board 144 is connected to the connector 705 via a connector. The power cord 135 is connected to the connector 706 by a connector. The connector 707 includes a main board 151
A connection wiring for supplying a power-off signal to the power supply is connected to the connector. Here, the power-off signal is predicted in advance to be in a power-off state (meaning that power-supply power is cut off) when the voltage of the power supply supplied by the power generation board 137 decreases. It is a signal notifying that it will be in that state. A connection wiring for supplying a power-off signal to the payout control board 144 is connected to the connector 708 by a connector.

An AC 24 V power supply line connected to the connector 706 is drawn from the information terminal board 132 to a lower portion on the open side of the mechanism section 100 along a wiring processing groove (not shown) formed on the back side of the mechanism section main body 101. It is pulled out to the front side of the mechanism main body 101 at the position immediately before and connected to the power connector.

In the power generation board 137, when the power switch 801 is turned on, a plurality of types of power power are generated and supplied to the respective control boards. In addition, each of the connectors 701 to 705 for connecting to the power supply destination board includes a set of power supply power supply lines of a type required in the power supply destination board collectively for each supply destination board. These are connected as wiring.

The display control board cover 7 shown in FIG.
4, control board box 161, main board box 150,
In addition, the dispensing control board box 143 is configured so that a part or all of the dispensing control board box 143 is made of a transparent synthetic resin so that the inside thereof can be seen through (an unauthorized modification of a ROM or the like can be easily visually recognized), and a heat radiation hole is formed. ing. The sound effect control board 82 accommodated in the control board box 161
Is a ROM (in particular, an RO storing sound effect data)
M) Even if it is replaced, it can be easily recycled. Further, the illumination control board 80 accommodated in the control board box 161 and the display control board 75 covered by the display control board cover 74 also have the same ROM unless the number of the board configuration or the number of lamps is changed. It can be recycled by replacement. In other words, if the boxes are collected when the game board 40 is replaced, and the ROM is taken out and rewritten or replaced, it can be used for a new model having different contents. Therefore, only the ROM is replaced when the new model is replaced. The changed control box can be delivered again and reused.

As described above, the configuration of the pachinko gaming machine 1 and the gaming board 4
0, and the schematic configuration of the mechanical section 100 have been described. However, the mutual relationship between various control boards provided on the mechanical section 100 and the game board 40, and the various control boards and the mechanical section 100, the game board 40, The relationship between the front frame 3 and the electrical components provided on the front opening / closing frame 4 will be described in detail with reference to FIGS.

Referring to FIGS. 3 to 6, the connector 76a of the relay board 76 attached to the upper part of the first winning ball guiding cover 70 and the connector 80a of the illumination control board 80 are connected. The relay board 76 includes decorative lamp substrates such as an attacker lamp 56, a windmill lamp 66a, and a side lamp 67a provided on the game board 40, and decorative LEDs 4
Wirings from decorative LED substrates such as 5, 57 are connected.

Further, seven connectors 144a to 144g are mounted on the payout control board 144. The main board 151 is connected to the connector 144a. The power generation board 137 is connected to the connector 144b. The information terminal board 132 is connected to the connector 144c. The payout unit relay board 124 is connected to the connector 144d. The connector 144e has
The balance display board 123 and the buzzer board 22a are connected. The launch control signal relay board 98 is connected to the connector 144f. The card unit wiring from the card unit 31 is connected to the connector 144g.

By the way, the colors of the wirings connecting the above-mentioned boards are set according to the boards to be connected. Each connector 144a to 144 of the payout control board 144
The wiring connected to g is set to brown. The wiring connected to each of the connectors 80a to 80d of the illumination control board 80 is set to green. The wires connected to the connectors 82a to 82c of the sound effect control board 82 are set to yellow. The wiring connected to the main board 151 is basically set to white. However, the payout control board 14
4, the connection wiring with the illumination control board 80 and the sound effect control board 82 are connected to the board 144, 80, 8
2, the wiring of the connector 151a for connecting the starting ball detector 60 is set to the pink and yellow fluorescent colors as described above. Also, the launch control board 9
The wiring connected to 0 is set to white, and the wiring connected to the power generation board 137 is set to black. The connector 15 of the main board 151 is provided at the end of the horizontal projecting plate 103 formed on the mechanism section 100 (on the open side of the main board 151 provided on the open side of the front frame 3).
A wiring converging member (not shown) for bundling the wirings connected to 1b to 151d is provided, and on the back side of the mechanism unit 100 (including the side of the horizontal projection plate 103 facing the open window 102). A wiring press is provided for orderly wiring processing on the rear surface of the mechanism section 100. In addition, the horizontal projecting plate 1
The wiring holder provided on the surface of the control board 03 facing the opening window 102 collects the wiring of the illumination control board 80 and the sound effect control board 82 housed in the control board box 161.

The wiring converging member is formed by coating a metal with a synthetic resin, and the wiring retainer is a synthetic resin molded product which is pivotally supported by screws and has a rotatable structure.
Either structure can be used.

In the circuit configuration in which the wiring is connected as described above, as shown in FIG. 5, the switches 47a, 51, 52, 55 provided on the game board 40 are provided on the main board 151.
a, 55b, 62, and 65a are input via the relay board 77, and a signal from the starting ball detector 60 is also input. Switch relay board 14
2 is input via Further, signals from the ball lending count switch 119 and the prize ball count switch 120 are input to the main board 151 via the payout unit relay board 124 and the frame switch relay board 142.

Based on the input signals from the switches 51, 52, 60, 62 provided on the game board 40 among the input signals described above, the main board 151 is connected to the solenoids 50, 59 provided on the game board 40, While controlling the symbol display 63 and the storage display LEDs 46 and 64, an illumination signal according to the game state is output to the illumination control board 80,
A sound effect signal corresponding to the game state is output to the sound effect control board 82, and a jackpot display control signal, a reach display control signal, or an off display control signal is output to the display control board 75. Output game information. The illumination control board 80 includes various lamps 6 to 10, 56, and 56 according to the type of illumination signal input from the main board 151.
66a, 67a and display driving control of various LEDs 13a, 45, 57. The sound effect control board 82 controls the speaker 12 according to the type of the sound effect signal input from the main board 151.
a and 12b are driven and controlled. The display control board 75
Controls so as to derive the display result of the special symbol display 44 according to the type of the display control signal input from the main board 151.

Further, based on the input signal from the full tank switch 129, the main board 151 outputs a full tank signal to the payout control board 144, and stops the drive of the payout motor 118 based on the full tank signal. Alternatively, the driving of the launcher motor 88 is stopped. When there is an input signal from the full tank switch 129, the main board 151
Prevents the prize ball possible signal described below from being output. When an input signal from the full tank switch 129 is received, a full tank signal may be output to the electric decoration control board 80 to display and drive a predetermined lamp or LED to notify the user. Further, since the full control signal is output to the payout control board 144, for example,
4 may be notified by the error display 145 or the like.

Each of the switches 47a, 51, 52, 55a, excluding the passing ball detector 62 provided on the game board 40,
The main board 151 based on the input signals from 55b and 65a.
Outputs the number-of-prize-balls signal to the payout control board 144. The payout control board 144 drives the payout motor 118 based on the input of the winning ball number signal and the winning ball possible signal, and pays out a predetermined number of winning balls. Further, based on an input signal from the prize ball count switch 120, the main board 151 outputs a clear signal for clearing the prize ball number signal to the payout control board 144 when the number of prize balls to be paid out is detected. Also, based on the input signal from the prize ball count switch 120,
The main board 151 outputs an award ball number signal to the information terminal board 132 (see FIG. 6), and outputs this signal from the information terminal board 132 to an external management computer. Further, each of the switches 47a, 51, 52, 55a, 55b, 60, 65
The main board 151 outputs a prize ball signal to the illumination control board 80 (and the sound effect control board 82) based on the input signal from the prize ball lamp 10 (or the speakers 12a and 12a).
b) is driven for display to notify that fact. Further, based on the input signal from the ball cut switch 115, the main board 15
The control unit 1 does not output a prize ball possible signal to the payout control board 144, or outputs a prize ball out signal to the illumination control board 80 to drive and display the ball out lamp 9 in a predetermined mode. In addition, instead of controlling the burnout lamp 9 or the separately provided burnout lamp with the main board 151 or the payout control board 144, the power supply is supplied to the burnout lamp 9 or the separately provided burnout lamp, and the burnout switch is provided. 115 O
The light may simply be turned on and off by N.OFF.

As described above, the main board 151 has a switch input for controlling a game operation, a switch input for controlling a payout operation of award balls, and drives a decorative lamp, a decorative LED, and the speakers 12a and 12b. Only switch input for control is input. Therefore, the main substrate 1
With respect to the relationship between 51 and the other control boards 144, 80, 82, 75, the main board 151 moves the other control boards 144, 8
It becomes a one-way communication relationship toward 0, 82, 75. For this reason, this pachinko gaming machine 1 is
There is an advantage that even if an illegal processing program is incorporated in 4, 80, 82, 75 and an attempt is made to perform an illegal processing on the main board 151, it cannot be executed. In addition, the main board 151
Control of the other control boards 144, 80, 82, 75
In the pachinko gaming machine 1, the main board 1
It is also possible to reduce the burden on 51 and to facilitate the inspection of the main board 151 by the regulatory agency.

Next, referring to FIG. 5, the payout control board 14
4 includes a motor position sensor 122 and a count switch 1
19, 120, signals from the out-of-ball switch 110 are input via the payout unit relay board 124, signals from the ball lending switch 24, the return switch 25 of the balance display board 23 are input, and various information from the card unit 31 are input. Is entered. Further, as described above, the prize ball possible signal, the prize ball count signal, and the full tank signal are input to the payout control board 144 from the main board 151.

Based on the input signal from the motor position sensor 122, the payout control board 14
4 is a payout motor 1 in a payout operation of a lending ball and a prize ball.
The stop position of 18, that is, the stop position of the rotating member can be accurately controlled, and whether or not the rotating member is rotating can be detected.

Further, based on the input signals from the count switches 119 and 120, the payout control board 144 causes the payout motor 1 to pay out the correct number of balls to be paid and prize balls.
In addition to controlling the drive of the ball 18, the award ball number information and the ball lending information are output to the information terminal board 132. The prize ball number information may be output from the main board 151.

Further, based on the input signal from the ball lending switch 24, the payout control board 144
When the balance information has a margin, the payout request signal is permitted and the payout motor 118 is driven.
The payout control board 144 outputs a card return signal to the card unit 31 based on an input signal from the return switch 25.

Also, based on various information inputs from the card unit 31, the payout control board 144 outputs balance information to the balance display on the balance display board 23 and outputs a trouble signal to the buzzer board 22a. .

Further, based on the prize ball possible signal, the prize ball number signal, the full tank signal, and the like from the main board 151, the payout control board 144 makes the payout unit relay board 1 as described above.
The prize ball payout operation is executed via the control unit 24, and a stop signal of the firing device motor 88 is output to the firing control board 90.

The input signal from the ball out information switch 107 connected to the information terminal board 132 is not input to the payout control board 144, but is output as it is to the external management computer as ball out information. .

The power generation board 137 receives 24V AC power as primary power and operates as DC power as secondary power by various circuits provided on the board.
30V, DC21V, DC12V, DC5V, AC24
V power supply power. The power supply power generated in the power supply generation board 137 is supplied to each board as follows.

The main substrate 151 has a DC voltage of 30 V and a DC voltage of 12 V.
V, 5 V DC power supply power is supplied. Dispensing control board 1
44, DC30V, DC12V, DC5V, AC2
A power supply of 4 V is supplied. Power supply power of DC12V and DC5V is supplied to the sound effect control board 82. DC30V, DC21V, DC1
2 V and 5 V DC power are supplied. The launch control board 90 has a DC 30 via a launch control power supply relay board 99.
V, 5 V DC power supply power is supplied. The main substrate 1
51 to the display control board 75, DC12V, DC5V
Is supplied.

As described above, various control boards 15
1, 144, 80, 82, 75, and 92 are configured so that desired power supply power is input from the power supply generation board 137. However, the power supply to the display control board 75 is not performed directly from the power generation board 137 but from the power generation board 137 via the main board 151. This is because the power supply voltage used differs between the case where the special variable display device is an electric variable display member (liquid crystal in this embodiment) as in the present embodiment and the drum type variable display member. For this reason, it is necessary to change the type or number of the power supply terminals in the power generation board 137 with the replacement of the game board 40. However, the power supply wiring is branched from the main board 151 changed with the replacement of the game board 40. When the power is supplied to the display control board 75 and the type or number of the power supply terminals on the power generation board 137 is kept as it is, the power supply terminals of the main board 151 are connected to only wires of a required voltage, so that the power supply is generated. This is because it is not necessary to change the type or number of the power supply terminals on the substrate 137.
In addition, the power generation substrate 137 may be separately configured corresponding to the type of the variable display member.

FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing an example of the configuration of the power generation board 137. In this example, the power supply generation board 137 includes 24 V AC, 30 V DC, 21 V DC, and 12 V DC.
And power supply power of DC5V.

The noise suppressing circuit 1371 receives the AC voltage of 24 V supplied from the AC power supply through the power supply node 137a connected to the connector 706 and the power supply switch 801 to suppress the noise. And outputs an AC 24 V AC voltage in which noise is suppressed. The AC voltage of 24 V is output from output node 137c via fuse 1380. The rectifier circuit 1372 is connected to the noise suppression circuit 1371 from the AC24.
V AC voltage, and the AC is converted to DC to +21
A V DC voltage is generated. The generated +21 V DC voltage is supplied to output node 137 via fuse 1381.
Output from d. Further, smoothing circuit 1373 receives AC 24 V from noise suppression circuit 1371, performs smoothing for removing an AC component from the AC voltage, and generates a DC voltage of +30 V. The generated +30 V DC voltage is output from output node 137e via fuse 1382.

The current capacity (current value at which the fuse is blown) of the fuse is determined by the fuse 1381 and the fuse 138.
2, the fuses 1380 are set larger in this order. That is, the current capacity of the fuse 1381 is the largest.

The constant voltage circuit 1375 includes a smoothing circuit 1373
Receives a DC voltage of +30 V from the power supply and converts the DC voltage to generate a constant DC voltage of +12 V. The generated +12 V DC voltage is output from output node 137g. Constant voltage circuit 1376 receives a DC voltage of +30 V from smoothing circuit 1373, converts the DC voltage, and generates a constant DC voltage of + 5V. The generated +5 V DC voltage is output from output node 137h.

The RAM backup power supply circuit 1377
It is charged from a DC voltage line of + 5V, that is, a DC voltage line of + 5V generated by the constant voltage circuit 1376. This RAM backup power supply circuit 1377 serves as a backup power supply for the RAM so that data stored in the RAM of the game control microcomputer provided on the main board 151 is not lost due to interruption of power supply such as a power failure. This is a circuit for supplying +5 V DC voltage power, and is connected between the backup +5 V line and the ground level, and includes a large-capacity capacitor (not shown) for charging the power for the backup power supply.

The RAM backup power supply circuit 1377
When the power supply to the pachinko gaming machine 1 is cut off, the RAM of the control microcomputer in each of the main board 151 and the payout control board 144 (the RAM backed up by the power source, that is, the storage means that can be in the storage state). On the other hand, it becomes a backup power supply that supplies power so that the storage state can be maintained. RAM
The backup power supply voltage supplied from backup power supply circuit 1377 is output from output node 137i via reset switch 803. Reset switch 80
Reference numeral 3 denotes a switch which is in a closed state (conductive state) in a normal state, and is opened (non-conductive state) when a reset operation is performed. For this reason, when the backup power is supplied, the reset switch 80
When 3 is operated, the supply of the backup power is stopped. For this reason, in situations where there is no need to supply backup power, such as when a game arcade is closed,
By operating the reset switch 803, unnecessary control data can be stored until the next day and not used as control data at the time of opening the store. Further, a diode (not shown) for preventing backflow is inserted between the + 5V line and the backup power supply line.

The backup power supply is + 5V
A battery that can be charged from a power supply may be used. When such a battery is used, a rechargeable battery is used which runs out of capacity when power is not supplied from a + 5V power supply for a predetermined time.

The output nodes 137c to 137e described above,
137g to 137i are connected in such a manner as to supply the power supply to each of the substrates described above.
5 is connected. That is, the output nodes 137d, 137e, 137g, and 137h are connected to the connector 701. The output node 137 is connected to the connector 702.
e, 137g, 137h, and 137i are connected.
Output nodes 137e and 137h are connected to the connector 703. The output node 13 is connected to the connector 704.
7g and 137h are connected. The output nodes 137c, 137e, 137g, and 137 are connected to the connector 705.
h, 137i are connected. Thus, the necessary power supply power as described above is supplied from the connectors 701 to 705 of the power supply generation board 137 to the respective boards.

The power supply generation board 137 is provided with a power supply monitoring circuit 1374. Power supply monitoring circuit 1374
Receives a DC voltage of +30 V from the smoothing circuit 1373,
By monitoring the + 30V power supply voltage, the occurrence of power cutoff is detected. Specifically, when the + 30V power supply voltage becomes equal to or lower than a predetermined value (in this example, + 16V), a power-off signal is output assuming that power-off occurs. This power off signal
It is output from the power supply monitoring circuit 1374 via the output node 137f. The output node 137f is connected to both of the connectors 707 and 708 described above, and a power-off signal from the power supply monitoring circuit 1374 is transmitted from the connector 707 and the connector 708 to the main board 151 and the payout control board 14
4 respectively.

The predetermined value for the power supply monitoring circuit 1374 to detect the power-off is lower than the normal voltage, but is a voltage at which the CPU on each control board can operate for a while. Further, since the power supply monitoring circuit 1374 is configured to monitor a voltage higher than the voltage for driving the CPU (+5 V in this example) and immediately after the conversion from AC to DC, the CPU is required. It is possible to extend the monitoring range with respect to the voltage. Therefore, more precise monitoring can be performed. When a power-off signal is received, the main board 151 performs a predetermined process such as a process of storing game control data used for the game control at that time in the RAM, and waits for power recovery. become. When receiving the power-off signal, the payout control board 144 performs a predetermined process such as a process for storing the control data used for the payout control in the RAM in the RAM, and waits for power recovery. State.

Further, when +30 V is used as the monitoring voltage, the voltage supplied to the various switches of the gaming machine is +
Since the voltage is 12 V, prevention of erroneous switch-on detection at the moment of power interruption can be expected. That is, when monitoring the voltage of the + 30V power supply, the + 12V generated after the + 30V generation
Can be detected before it begins to fall. Therefore, when the voltage of the + 12V power supply decreases, the switch output comes to the on state. However, if the + 30V power supply voltage that drops earlier than the + 12V is monitored and the power cutoff is recognized, the switch output will be turned on before the switch output turns on. It is possible to enter a state of waiting for power recovery and to enter a state where the switch output is not detected.

Further, since the power supply monitoring circuit 1374 is mounted on the power supply generation board 137 which is separate from each control board, the power supply monitoring circuit 1374 can supply a power-off signal to a plurality of control boards. No matter how many control boards require a power-off signal, one power supply monitoring circuit 1374 may be provided, so that even if each control means in each control board performs predetermined power return control, The cost does not increase much.

Further, on the power generation board 137, one end is connected to the lower end of the above-described mounting member 148 for receiving static electricity, and the other end of a discharge wire (not shown) is connected in a connector connection form. Connector 137 for connecting members
b is provided. Further, a power supply discharge circuit 1378 is provided between the connector 137 a that receives the AC voltage of 24 V AC and the noise suppression circuit 1371.

Next, the configurations of the power supply generation board 137 and the power supply unit box 136 will be described in detail.

FIG. 8 is an exploded perspective view showing the configuration of the power generation board 137 and the power supply unit box 136.
Referring to FIG. 8, in power generation board 137, power switch 801, fuse case 802, and reset switch 803 are concentrated on the left end of the board (the left end when the board is viewed from the front). Is implemented in a mode arranged. Power switch 801, fuse case 8
02 and the reset switch 803
A part is provided on the power generation substrate 137 so as to protrude outside the substrate from the edge of the substrate.

Further, connectors 701 to 705 are mounted on the upper end of the power generation board 137 (upper end when the board is viewed from the front) in a state of being arranged in a horizontal direction.
Connectors 706 to 708 are mounted on the power generation board 137 at positions on the left side of the lower end thereof (positions on the left side of the lower end when viewed from the front of the board) so as to be arranged in a horizontal direction. I have.

Further, on the lower side of the connectors 701 to 705 on the power generation board 137, a heat radiating member 804 is provided.
Has been implemented. The heat dissipating member 804 is made of metal, has a plurality of heat dissipating fins 804a (in this case, seven), absorbs heat from a plurality of electric components provided on the power generation substrate 137, and dissipates heat. It is for doing. The radiation fin 804a has a rectangular plate shape,
The short side is provided so as to extend upward from the base of the heat dissipating member 804 (upward when the substrate is viewed from the front).
The plurality of radiation fins 804a have a long side extending in the lateral direction of the power generation substrate 137 and a short side having a short side.
Are provided in parallel with the substrate surface so as to extend in the vertical direction. A fixed interval is provided between the heat radiation fins 804a.

As described above, since the heat dissipating fin 804a is provided on the heat dissipating member 804, the heat dissipating member 804 is provided.
The heat radiation area of the heat radiation member 804 can be increased, so that the heat radiation efficiency of the heat radiation member 804 can be improved. In the heat dissipation member 804, the heat dissipation fins 804a are provided upward. When heat is dissipated in the heat dissipating member 804,
Heat generally moves upward (up). Therefore, when the heat radiation fins 804a are provided upward, heat rise is not hindered and does not stay, so that the heat radiation efficiency of the heat radiation member 804 can be improved.

On the lower side of the heat radiating member 804 on the power generation substrate 137, various (plural types) electric components such as electric components 709 to 715 (for example, resistors, capacitors, transistors, diodes, etc.) Has been implemented.

At four corners of the power generation board 137, holes for attaching the power generation board 137 to the power supply unit box 136 are provided. Of these holes, the upper two holes when the substrate is viewed from the front are screw holes 13.
The lower two holes are positioning holes 1384.

The power supply unit box 136 is made of a transparent synthetic resin covering the power generation board 137, and is divided into a first cover body 136a covering the front side of the board and a second cover body 136b covering the rear side of the board. It is configured. Positioning projections inserted into the two positioning holes 1384 of the power generation board 137 described above for positioning the power generation board 137 are provided at the lower two corners of the four corners of the second cover body 136b. 916 are provided. The upper two corners of the four corners of the second cover body 136b are respectively screwed with the screw holes 1383 of the power generation board 137 and screwed to the power generation board 137. A hole 909 is provided.

Here, the power supply unit box 1
An example is shown in which 36 is divided by a first cover body 136a and a second cover body 136b. However, the present invention is not limited to this. In the power supply unit box 136, the first cover body 136a and the second cover body 136b are integrated (connected), and the power supply unit box 136 is opened (power supply board The power supply unit box 136 may be configured so that the power supply unit box 136 can be set in a state where the power generation board 137 cannot be taken in and out (closed state).

Above each of the screw holes 909 (above when the second cover body 136b is viewed from the front), screw holes 908a for screwing when the power supply unit box 136 is mounted on the mechanism section 100. A screw stop 908 having a protrusion is formed.

On the upper surface of the second cover body 136b,
An engagement piece 905 that engages with two engagement holes 903 provided on the upper surface of the first cover body 136a is provided at a portion closer to the center side than the two screw stoppers 908. . Similarly, on the lower surface of the second cover body 136b, the same positions (two places) as the engagement pieces 905 on the upper surface are provided.
Are provided with engagement pieces 905 for the same purpose. A positioning piece 9 for positioning the first cover body 136a is provided on the rear edge of the upper surface of the second cover body 136b.
26 are provided.

When the power generation board 137 is mounted on the second cover body 136b, portions protruding outward from the edge of the board (projections of the power switch 801, the fuse case 802, and the reset switch 803). Also protrudes outward from the edge (side portion) of the second cover body 136b. For this reason, in the second cover body 136b, at the position where the fuse case 802 projects when the power generation board 137 is attached, the projecting portion of the fuse case 802 (the fuse case cover 802 described later) is provided.
Fuse opening 902 as opening for projecting b)
Is provided.

The first cover body 136a is connected to the power generation board 1
37, a first protruding portion 921 protruding to cover the heat dissipating member 804, etc., the power switch 801 on the power generation board 137, and the fuse case 8
02, a second protruding portion 922 protruding to cover the reset switch 803, connector exposed portions 923, 924 having an opening for exposing a connector on the power generation board 137, and a second cover. An upper surface locking portion 925 locked to the upper surface side of the body 136b and a lower surface locking portion 927 locked to the lower surface side of the second cover body 136b are configured.

In the first cover body 136a, the first protrusion 921 protrudes forward from the second protrusion 922. At the position where the fuse case 802 projects on the side surface of the second projecting portion 922, the above-described fuse opening 9 is provided.
02 is provided. Fuse opening 9
02 is a first cover body 136a and a second cover body 136b.
Are mounted so that the three fuse cases 802 have three circular shapes corresponding to the respective external shapes.

Here, an example is shown in which the fuse opening 902 is formed in a state where the first cover 136a and the second cover 136b are attached. But,
However, the fuse opening is not limited to the first cover 13.
6a and the second cover body 136b.

The front surface of the first projecting portion 921 of the first cover body 136a (the front surface when the first cover body 136a is viewed from the front as shown in the figure), the lower surface portion of the first projecting portion 921 (not shown), A large number of ventilation holes for heat dissipation were formed on each of the upper surface of the first protrusion 921 and the upper surface of the second protrusion 922 (the upper surface when the first cover body 136a is viewed from the front as shown). A vent 901 is formed.
In the first cover body 136a, the inside and outside are ventilated through the vent holes 901. This makes it possible to radiate the heat inside the power supply unit box 136 to the outside.

The connector exposed portion 923 has an opening having a shape exposing the corresponding connector at a position corresponding to each of the connectors 701 to 705 when the first cover 136a and the second cover 136b are attached. Parts 911 to 915 are formed. Therefore,
In the power generation substrate 137, the openings 911 to 915
Respectively, the connectors 701 to 705 are exposed.

The upper engaging portion 925 is provided with engaging holes 903 and 903 with which the engaging pieces 905 and 905 on the upper surface of the second cover body 136b are engaged. The lower surface locking portion 927 has an engagement hole 90 with which the engagement pieces 905 and 905 on the lower surface side of the second cover body 136b are engaged.
3,903 are provided. The first cover body 136a and the second cover body 136b are configured such that the power generation board 137
In the state of being attached to the cover body 136b, it is attached by engaging the four engagement pieces 905 with the four engagement holes 903, and covers the power generation board 137 as the power supply unit box 136. Power supply unit box 1
36 first cover body 136a and second cover body 136
b each side, when they are attached,
The power supply unit box 136 is configured such that an opening having a predetermined width is formed along the side at the side.
With this opening, the heat in the power supply unit box 136 is radiated (ventilated) to the outside, and the respective operation units of the power switch 801 and the reset switch 803 are exposed to the outside of the power supply unit box 136 in an operable manner. Let it.

Next, the manner in which the power supply unit box 136 is attached to the pachinko gaming machine 1 will be described. FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing a manner of attaching the power supply unit box 136 to the pachinko gaming machine 1.

Referring to FIG. 9, power supply unit box 1
36 is attached to the mechanism section 100. At a predetermined position of the mechanism section main body 101 in the mechanism section 100, a power supply mounting section 600 formed in a shape to which the power supply unit box 136 can be mounted is provided. In this power supply mounting part 600, a screw hole for screwing is formed at the upper part.
One boss 601 is formed. Power supply mounting part 600
In the lower part, a plurality (four) of ventilation holes 603 for ventilation for cooling the power supply unit box 136 and the like are formed side by side. In the power supply mounting portion 600, engagement holes 60 for engaging engagement pieces provided on the power supply unit box 136 are formed on both outer sides of the ventilation hole 603.
2 are provided.

In the lower part of the power supply unit box 136,
2 engaged with two engagement holes 602 of power supply mounting portion 600
One engagement piece 917 is formed to protrude downward.

The engagement piece 91 of the power supply unit box 136
7 are inserted and engaged in the engagement holes 602 of the power supply mounting portion 600, and the two screwing portions 908 of the power supply unit box 136 are screwed into the boss portions 601 of the power mounting portion 600 through the screwing holes 908a. By being attached, the power supply unit box 136 is
0 is attached.

Next, the arrangement of the fuse case 802 and the heat dissipating member 804 provided on the power generation board 137 will be described in detail.

FIG. 10 is a plan view of the power generation board 137 (a plan view of the power generation board 137 as viewed from the front in an attached state). Referring to FIG. 10, three fuse cases 802 are provided corresponding to the three fuses 1380, 1381, and 1382, respectively. Each fuse case 802 is
It is composed of a case main body 802a made of a cylindrical synthetic resin with one end opened, and a lid-like case lid 802b made of a synthetic resin attached to the open end of the case main body 802a. The case main body 802a may or may not be transparent. When the case main body 802a is transparent, the state of the internal fuse can be visually recognized from the outside of the case main body 802a.
2 can be confirmed in a state of being mounted.

A socket portion for connecting a fuse to a circuit on a substrate is provided inside the case main body 802a. The fuse case 802 allows the operator to
By removing 02b, a fuse can be attached and detached inside the case main body 802a. Specifically, it is possible to mount the fuse into the internal socket by inserting the fuse into the case main body 802a, and to remove the fuse from the internal socket by extracting the fuse from the inside of the case main body 802a. Is possible.

The fuse case 802 includes a case lid 802.
b is provided on the power generation substrate 137 so as to protrude from the edge of the power generation substrate 137 to the outside of the substrate. The power switch 801 is operated by the operation unit.
7 is provided on the power generation substrate 137 so as to protrude from the edge of the substrate to the outside of the substrate. Also, the reset switch 8
Numeral 03 is provided on the power generation board 137 in such a manner that the operation unit protrudes from the edge of the power generation board 137 to the outside of the board.

The heat dissipating member 804 has a rear surface side (a rear surface side on the front surface side on which the heat dissipating fins 804 a are provided) with electric components 716 to 716 mounted on the power generation substrate 137.
719 (for example, a heat-generating component such as a transistor). The heat dissipating member 804 alone has a contact surface in contact with each of the plurality of electric components 716 to 719, and the plurality of electric components 716 to 719 in contact with each other.
From the contact surface through the contact surface. Heat dissipation member 804
The contact surface is attached to a plurality of electric components 716 to 719 by screwing with a plurality of screws 720.

With such a configuration, the heat radiation member 804
Receives heat from a plurality of electric components via contact surfaces with the plurality of electric components, and transfers the heat to the plurality of radiating fins 8.
04a is mainly radiated from each part. As described above, since the heat dissipating member 804 receives heat from the plurality of electric components as a surface due to the above-described contact surface, the contact area with the electric component is large, and the heat conduction efficiency from the electric component is good.

It is to be noted that the fuse 313 may be inscribed in the vicinity of the fuse opening 902 of the power supply unit box 136 or in the case lid 802b so that the type of the fuse 313 can be understood. By doing so, it is possible to make it difficult for the operator to mistake the type of fuse to be replaced when replacing the fuse.

Next, a state in which the power generation board 137 is mounted in the power supply unit box 136 will be described. FIG.
Replaces the power generation board 137 with the power supply unit box 136.
Power supply unit box 136 mounted inside
FIG.

Referring to FIG. 11, a large number of small-diameter ventilation holes 901 are formed at predetermined short intervals in ventilation holes 901. Since the ventilation holes 901 are provided in the power supply unit box 136 in this manner, heat generated by heat generation from the power generation board 137 including heat radiation from the heat radiation fins 804 can be radiated to the outside in the power supply unit box 136. Can be.

In this case, since a large number of ventilation holes 901a are provided at short intervals, even if the power supply unit box 136 is not transparent, the inside of the power supply unit box 136 can be externally connected via the ventilation holes 901a. It is possible to see it. For this reason, the power supply unit box 136 may or may not be transparent. Power supply unit box 1 as in this embodiment
36 is transparent, the power supply unit box 13
Since the state of the power generation board 137 inside the power generation board 137 can be monitored from the outside, it is possible to easily detect an improper act on the power generation board 137, and to check for a defect such as breakage of an electric component of the power generation board 137. Can be easily found.

Even if the power supply unit box 136 is not transparent, the large number of air holes 901 a
, The inside of the power supply unit box 136 can be visually recognized from the outside.
It is possible to obtain substantially the same effect as in the case where 36 is transparent.

Here, the case where the air hole portion 901 has a large number of air holes 901 provided at short intervals is shown. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the ventilation hole portion 901 may have a mesh shape (mesh shape).

In the fuse case 802, the fuse lid 802b is exposed outside the power supply unit box 136. Therefore, when replacing the fuse, the operator can remove the fuse lid 802b, take out the fuse in the fuse case 802, and install a new fuse in the fuse case 802 without opening the power supply unit box 136. It has become.

The operation section of the power switch 801 is exposed outside the power supply unit box 136. For this reason, when operating the power switch 801,
Without opening the power supply unit box 136,
01 can be operated.

The operation section of the reset switch 803 is exposed outside the power supply unit box 136.
For this reason, when operating the reset switch 803, the operator can operate the reset switch 803 without opening the power supply unit box 136.

The connectors 701 to 708 are connected to the power supply unit box 13 through the corresponding openings 911 to 918.
6 is exposed outside. For this reason, when detaching (connecting and detaching) the connectors in these connectors, the worker can attach and detach the connectors without opening the power supply unit box 136.

Next, main effects obtained by the above-described embodiment will be described. Power supply unit box 13
6, a fuse lid 802b as an opening for allowing a fuse to be attached to and detached from the fuse case 802;
Is provided, the fuse can be replaced in a state where the power generation board 137 is covered by the power supply unit box 136, whereby the work of attaching and detaching the fuse is facilitated, and the workability of replacing the fuse is improved. it can. Further, since the chance of opening the power supply unit box 136 covering the power generation board 137 is reduced, for example, an incorrect control signal is input from the power generation board 137 to various boards such as the main board to perform the unauthorized control. It is possible to prevent various kinds of injustices such as causing the power generation board 137 from being performed.

Further, in the power generation board 137, since the heat radiating member 804 alone radiates heat generated from a plurality of electric components in contact with each other, the heat radiating member 804 is compared with the case where the heat radiating members are individually provided for the electric components to radiate heat. Therefore, the number of components can be reduced, and the workability of assembling the heat radiating member can be improved due to the reduction in the number of components of the heat radiating member.

In the power supply unit box 136, openings 911 to 918 are provided at positions corresponding to the plurality of connectors 701 to 708, so that the power supply generation board 137 is covered with the power supply unit box 136. Connector connection can be performed, thereby facilitating connector connection work and improving connector connection workability. Further, since the chance of opening the power supply unit box 136 covering the power generation board 137 is reduced and the number of exposed portions can be reduced as compared with the case where a plurality of connectors face one opening, for example, Various irregularities, such as an illegal control signal being input from the power generation board 137 to various boards such as the main board to perform an unauthorized control, may occur.
7 can be prevented.

Further, since the power supply switch 801 for stopping the supply of the power supply is provided on the power generation board 137, the supply of the power supply can be further stopped at a position closer to the primary power supply side. Since the range that the power supply reaches when the power is stopped can be made as small as possible, the safety when the supply of the power supply is stopped can be improved.

Also, a RAM backup power supply circuit 1377 is provided on the power supply generation board 137, so that when power from the primary power supply (power supply external to the gaming machine) is cut off, backup power supply is supplied from the power supply generation board 137. Even when the power supply from the primary power supply is cut off due to a power outage or the like, based on the backup power supply power, for example,
The operation state of the gaming machine can be prevented from being initialized, for example, the control data of the gaming machine can be prevented from being lost.

Further, since the power generation board 137 is provided with the reset switch 803 for stopping the supply of the backup power, the operation state of the gaming machine saved by the backup power from the RAM backup power circuit 1377 is appropriately initialized. Can be.

Further, since the fuse case 802 and the switches (the power switch 801 and the reset switch 803) provided on the power generation board 137 are arranged collectively, the work of the maintenance and inspection work when performing the maintenance and inspection is performed. Performance can be improved.

In the above-described embodiment, only the power switch 801 and the reset switch 803 are shown as switches collectively arranged on the power generation board 137. However, the present invention is not limited to this. Other switches may be provided, and when such other switches are provided, the power switch 801 is provided.
And the reset switch 803. Therefore, the switches that are collectively arranged on the power generation board 137 are not limited to the power switch 801 and the reset switch 803, and may be any switch.

Second Embodiment Next, a second embodiment will be described. In the second embodiment, an example in which the power supply switch and the reset switch described above are not provided on the power generation substrate 137 will be described. In the second embodiment, differences from the first embodiment will be mainly described.

FIG. 12 is a plan view of a power generation board 137a according to the second embodiment (a plan view of the power generation board 137a as viewed from the front in an attached state).
It is. FIG. 13 shows a power generation substrate 1 according to the second embodiment.
FIG. 35 is a front view of the power supply unit box 136 in a state where the power supply unit box 37 is mounted in the power supply unit box 136.

In FIG. 12 and FIG. 13, the same parts as those in FIG. 10 and FIG. 11 described above are denoted by the same reference numerals, and redundant description will not be repeated.

Referring to FIGS. 12 and 13, the configuration of FIGS. 12 and 13 is different from those of FIGS. 10 and 11 in that the power switch and the reset switch are not provided, and the power-off signal is output. Connector 7 for
07 and 708 are provided at positions aligned with the connector 705 for supplying power to the payout control board 144, and the openings 917 and 918 for exposing the connectors are arranged so as to match the mounting positions of the connectors 707 and 708. , And the connector 705. Thereby, the connectors 707, 70
8 is exposed from the openings 917 and 918 on the upper side of the power supply unit box 136.

In the second embodiment having such a configuration, effects similar to those obtained in the above-described first embodiment can be obtained with respect to components common to the first embodiment.

In the second embodiment, an example is shown in which both the power switch and the reset switch are not provided on the power generation substrate. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and one of a power switch and a reset switch may be provided on the power generation substrate in addition to the fuse case 802. In that case, it is desirable that one of the power switch and the reset switch be provided collectively with the fuse case 802.

In the first and second embodiments (including the case where either the power switch or the reset switch is provided), an example in which the RAM backup power supply circuit is provided has been described. The present invention is not limited to this, and the RAM backup power supply circuit may not be provided on the power generation substrate.

In the first and second embodiments, examples have been described in which a plurality of fuses and fuse cases are provided on a power generation substrate. However, not limited to this,
The number of fuses and fuse cases provided on the power generation substrate may be only one.

Next, feature points of modified examples of the present invention will be listed. (1) In the above-described embodiment, an example has been described in which a card usable for a game is a magnetic card and the card unit 31 is configured to process a magnetic card. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and other types of recording media such as an IC card (including both a contact type IC card and a non-contact type IC card) can be used as a card that can be used in a game. May be used. The card unit 31 may be constituted by another type of recording medium processing device such as a card unit capable of processing an IC card according to a card used in a game.

(2) Power generation substrate 1 shown in FIG.
37 constitutes a power supply board for supplying power to the gaming machine (pachinko gaming machine 1). The power supply board is not limited to the power generation board 137 described above,
Other types of substrates, such as a relay substrate having a power relay function, may be used as long as the substrate supplies power.

(3) As shown in FIGS. 8 to 10 and the like, the power supply board (power generation board 137) includes electric components (electric components 716 to 71) provided on the power supply board.
9) a heat dissipating member (heat dissipating member 80) for dissipating the heat generated from
4) is provided. As shown in FIG. 12, the heat dissipating member has a contact surface (a surface opposite to the heat dissipating fins 804a) in contact with a plurality of electrical components provided on the power supply board. Receives heat from electrical components. Since the surface receives heat from the plurality of electric components in this manner, the contact area with the electric components is large, so that the efficiency of heat conduction from the electric components is improved.

(4) As shown in FIGS. 8 to 10, etc., the power supply board (power generation board 137) includes electric components (electric components 716 to 71) provided on the power supply board.
9) a heat dissipating member (heat dissipating member 80) for dissipating the heat generated from
4) is provided. As shown in FIG. 10 and the like, the heat radiating member is in contact with a plurality of the electric components by itself,
Dissipates heat generated from a plurality of electrical components in contact. Further, as shown in FIG. 8 and the like, the heat dissipation member includes a heat dissipation fin (heat dissipation fin 804a). As described above, since the heat dissipation area is increased by including the heat dissipation fins, the heat dissipation efficiency of the heat dissipation member can be improved. Further, as shown in FIG. 8 and the like, the radiation fins (radiation fins 804a) are provided upward.
When the radiating fins are mounted upward in this way,
Since the heat can be raised without stagnation, the heat dissipation efficiency (heat dissipation) of the heat dissipation member can be improved.

(5) The power supply board (power generation board 137) of (4) is covered with a covering member (power supply unit box 136) as shown in FIG. The power supply board is provided with a heat radiating member (heat radiating member 804) that radiates heat generated from electric components (electric components 716 to 719) provided on the power supply substrate. As shown in FIG. 10 and the like, the heat dissipating member alone contacts the plurality of electric components and radiates heat generated from the plurality of electric components in contact. In this case, as shown in FIG. 9, FIG. 11, and FIG. 13, the cover member is provided with a ventilation portion (vent hole 901a). By providing the ventilation portion in the covering member in this manner, heat in the covering member including heat radiated from the heat radiation member can be radiated to the outside. In addition, the ventilation part may have a hole shape or a mesh shape.

(6) As shown in FIG. 7, a power supply board (power generation board 137) includes an external power supply (power cord 1).
Backup power supply means (RAM backup power supply circuit 1377) for supplying backup power supply for backing up the power supply from the power supply board when power from the power supply for supplying power to the power supply 35 is cut off. . Further, the power supply board is provided with a switch (reset switch 803) for stopping supply of backup power from the backup power unit. This switch may be a switch for directly stopping the supply of the power supply, or a switch for indirectly stopping the supply of the power supply, such as a switch for canceling the supply control state of the power supply.

(7) In the above-described embodiment, according to the first embodiment, the power supply board (power generation board 137) has a fuse case and a supply stop operation operated when power supply is stopped. An example is shown in which a switch for power supply (power switch 801) and a switch for stopping supply of backup power supply (reset switch 803) for stopping supply of backup power are provided. According to the second embodiment, a fuse case is provided on the power supply board (power generation board 137), but the switch for stopping the supply operation and the switch for stopping the backup power supply are not provided. Examples have been given. As another example, a power supply board (power generation board 137) is provided with a fuse case and a switch for the supply stop operation.
The switch for stopping the backup power supply may not be provided. The power supply board (power generation board 137) is provided with a fuse case and a switch for stopping the backup power supply, but may not be provided with the switch for stopping the power supply operation. .

(8) In the above-described embodiment, the following electrostatic discharge structure may be employed.
That is, a recording medium processing device (card unit 31) having a function of performing information processing on a recording medium usable for a game and having a ground portion (power cord of the card unit 31) that is electrically grounded is electrically connected. Connectable,
In a gaming machine (pachinko gaming machine 1) in which a game is played using a game medium (pachinko ball), a contact member having conductivity provided at a predetermined position capable of contacting the game medium is provided. And discharging means for electrically connecting the contact member to the grounding portion of the recording medium processing device in such a manner that the static electricity can be discharged. Specifically, a contact member having a conductive property capable of contacting the ball is provided at a storage location of the ball, such as the storage tank 105, the upper plate 19, and the lower plate 27, and at a place where the ball passes, and the contact member charges the ball. In response to the static electricity, the static electricity is transmitted to the card unit 31 by wiring and conductive members provided in the pachinko gaming machine 1 and discharged from the power cord of the card unit 31. Note that a configuration may be adopted in which static electricity received by the contact member can be discharged to the power supply of the pachinko gaming machine 1. Also, without providing the contact member,
A conductive member for receiving the static electricity inside the pachinko gaming machine 1 is provided, and the conductive member receives the static electricity charged inside the pachinko gaming machine 1 and, as described above, the card unit 31.
, Or the power of the pachinko gaming machine 1 may be discharged. By employing the above-described discharge configuration, the static electricity charged inside the pachinko gaming machine 1 is discharged and removed. Elimination of static electricity charged in the pachinko gaming machine 1 can be easily performed without the need for complicated work such as ground wiring outside the pachinko gaming machine.
And by removing such static electricity, it is possible to prevent the generation of noise due to static electricity, and as a result,
Regarding electrical equipment such as a control circuit in the pachinko gaming machine 1,
A malfunction due to noise caused by static electricity can be prevented, and protection from noise caused by static electricity can be achieved.

(9) The embodiments disclosed this time should be considered as illustrative in all points and not restrictive. The scope of the present invention is defined by the terms of the claims, rather than the description above, and is intended to include any modifications within the scope and meaning equivalent to the terms of the claims.

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Specific Examples of Means for Solving the Problems (1) The pachinko gaming machine 1 shown in FIG. 1 and the like has a gaming machine provided with a power supply board (power generation board 137) for supplying power. It is configured. The power supply board is covered with a power supply unit box 136 shown in FIG.
A covering member having transparency is configured. As shown in FIG. 10 and the like, the power supply board is provided with a fuse case (fuse case 802) to which a fuse (fuse 803) is mounted. As shown in FIG. 8 and the like, the covering member is provided with an opening (fuse opening 902) for allowing the fuse to be attached to and detached from the fuse case.

(2) As shown in FIGS. 8 to 10 and the like, the power supply board is provided with a heat radiator for radiating heat generated from electric components (electric components 716 to 719) provided on the power supply board. A member (a heat dissipation member 804) is provided. As shown in FIG. 10 and the like, the heat dissipating member alone contacts the plurality of electric components and radiates heat generated from the plurality of electric components in contact.

(3) As shown in FIG. 10 and the like, a plurality of connectors (connectors 701 to 701) are provided on the power supply board.
708) is provided. As shown in FIGS. 8 and 11 and the like, the covering member has an opening (connector opening 911) at a position corresponding to each of the plurality of connectors.
To 918).

(4) As shown in FIG. 10 and the like, the power supply board is provided with a switch (power switch 801) for stopping the supply of the power.

(5) As shown in FIG. 7, the power supply board has a backup power supply for supplying a backup power supply for backing up the power supply when the power supplied from the outside is cut off. Means (RAM
A backup power supply circuit 1377) is provided.

(6) As shown in FIG. 7, the power supply board is provided with a switch (reset switch 803) for stopping the backup power supply from the backup power supply.

(7) As shown in FIG. 10, the power supply board includes the fuse case provided on the power supply board and the switches (power switch 801 and reset switch 803 other than the power switch 801 and reset switch 803) provided on the power supply board. Any switch may be arranged at a predetermined position (one end of the substrate).

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The effect of the concrete example of the means for solving the problems.
With regard to, the following effects can be obtained. In the covering member, an opening for detaching the fuse from the fuse case is provided, so that the fuse can be replaced while the power supply board is covered with the covering member. And the workability of replacing the fuse can be improved. Further, since the chance of removing the covering of the power supply board is reduced, it is possible to prevent various misconducts using the power supply board.

Regarding claim 2, in addition to the effect of claim 1, the following effects can be obtained. In the power supply board, the heat radiating member singly dissipates heat generated from a plurality of electric components in contact with each other, so that the number of components is reduced as compared with a case where the heat radiating means is individually provided for the electric components and heat is radiated. Further, the workability of assembling the heat radiating means can be improved due to the reduction in the number of components of the heat radiating means.

Regarding claim 3, in addition to the effect according to claim 1 or 2, the following effect can be obtained. In the covering member, the opening is provided at a position corresponding to each of the plurality of connectors, so that the connector connection can be performed in a state where the power supply board is covered with the covering member, thereby facilitating the connector connection operation. Therefore, the connection workability of the connector can be improved. Further, since the chances of removing the covering of the power supply board are reduced and the number of exposed portions is reduced as compared with the case where a plurality of connectors face one opening, various types of power supply board can be used. It is possible to prevent wrongdoing.

Regarding claim 4, in addition to the effect according to any one of claims 1 to 3, the following effect can be obtained. A switch for stopping the supply of power is provided on the power supply board, so that the supply of power can be stopped even closer to the power supply side. Can be reduced as much as possible, so that safety at the time of stopping supply of power can be improved.

Regarding claim 5, in addition to the effect according to any one of claims 1 to 4, the following effect can be obtained. Backup power supply means is provided on the power supply board, and when power supplied from the outside is cut off, backup power is supplied from the power supply board,
Even when power from the outside is cut off due to a power failure or the like, the operation state of the gaming machine is initialized based on the backup power supply, for example, so that control data of the gaming machine can be prevented from being lost. It can be prevented from being converted.

According to claim 6, in addition to the effect according to claim 5, the following effect can be obtained. Since the switch for stopping the supply of the backup power is provided on the power supply board, the operation state of the gaming machine saved by the backup power from the backup power unit can be appropriately initialized.

Regarding claim 7, in addition to the effect of any one of claims 1 to 6, the following effect can be obtained. In the power supply board, since the fuse case switches provided on the board are collectively arranged, it is possible to improve the workability of the maintenance and inspection work when performing the maintenance and inspection.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of a pachinko gaming machine.

FIG. 2 is an enlarged front view of a game board provided in the pachinko gaming machine.

FIG. 3 is a rear view of the pachinko gaming machine.

FIG. 4 is a partially omitted rear view of the pachinko gaming machine showing an installation state of a power generation board.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram of a control circuit provided in the pachinko gaming machine.

FIG. 6 is a block diagram of a control circuit provided in the pachinko gaming machine.

FIG. 7 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration example of a power generation board.

FIG. 8 is an exploded perspective view showing a configuration of a power generation board and a power supply unit box.

FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing a mode of attaching the power supply unit box to the pachinko gaming machine.

FIG. 10 is a plan view (a plan view of the power generation board viewed from the front in an attached state).

FIG. 11 is a front view of the power supply unit box in a state where the power supply generation board is mounted in the power supply unit box.

FIG. 12 is a plan view (a plan view in a front view in an attached state) of a power generation board according to a second embodiment.

FIG. 13 is a front view of the power supply unit box in a state where the power supply generation board according to the second embodiment is mounted in the power supply unit box.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 is a pachinko gaming machine (game machine), 137 is a power generation board (power supply board), 1371 is a noise suppression circuit, 137
2 is a rectifier circuit, 1373 is a smoothing circuit, 1374 is a power supply monitoring circuit, 1375 and 1376 are constant voltage circuits, 1377 is a RAM backup circuit, 136 is a power supply unit box (covering member), 803 is a fuse (fuse), and 80
2 is a fuse case (fuse case), 902 is a fuse opening (opening), 716 to 719 are electric components (electric components), 804 is a heat dissipation member (heat dissipation member), 701 to 70
8 is a connector (connector), 911 to 918 are connector openings (openings), 801 is a power switch (switch for operation for stopping supply), 1377 is a RAM backup power circuit (backup power means), and 803 is a reset switch (backup). Release switch).

Claims (7)

[Claims] 1. A game machine having a power supply board for supplying power, comprising: a cover member that covers the power supply board and has transparency; and a fuse is provided on the power supply board. A gaming machine, comprising: a fuse case to be mounted; and an opening for allowing the fuse to be attached to and detached from the fuse case, in the covering member. 2. The power supply board is provided with a heat radiating member for radiating heat generated from the electric component provided on the power supply board, and the heat radiating member is in contact with the plurality of electric components by itself. And
The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein heat generated from the plurality of electrical components in contact is radiated. 3. The power supply board is provided with a plurality of connectors, and the covering member is provided with an opening at a position corresponding to each of the plurality of connectors. Item 3. The gaming machine according to item 1 or 2. 4. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein a switch for stopping the supply of the power is provided on the power supply board. 5. The power supply board is provided with backup power supply means for supplying backup power for backing up the power supplied when power supplied from the outside is cut off. The gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein 6. The switch according to claim 5, wherein the power supply board is provided with a switch for stopping supply of backup power from the backup power unit.
A gaming machine according to claim 1. 7. The power supply board according to claim 1, wherein the fuse case provided on the power supply board and the switches provided on the power supply board are collectively arranged at predetermined positions. 7. The gaming machine according to 6.