JP2001353320A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To eliminate failure as caused by mounting a substrate for the control of a game machine on the rear of the game machine. SOLUTION: A substrate 11 is mounted inside an outer frame 10 of a game machine parallel with a flat plate making up the outer frame thereby achieving an effective utilization of the rear space of the game machine.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to mounting a board for controlling a game machine and the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As is well known, a conventional gaming machine is shown in FIG. 8 showing main components and FIG.
This will be described with reference to FIG. In this game machine, the front frame 6 can be opened and closed on the outer frame 1 via the pivoting tools 6a and 6b, and after the back frame 3 is assembled to the front frame 6, the mechanism plate 2 can be opened and closed on the back frame 3. A game board 4 is detachably attached to the back frame 3 of the game board. On the other hand, a glass frame 7 is attached to the front side of the front frame 6, an upper plate 8 that stores game balls on a front plate (not shown) that is openably and closably mounted on the front frame 6, and supplies the game balls to a firing position. It is fixed, the lower plate 9 is attached to the front frame 6 below the upper plate 8, and the launching device 5a and the operation handle 5 are attached to complete.

As is well known, a symbol display 15 is disposed substantially at the center of the surface of the game board 4, and a normal winning opening and the symbol of the symbol display are changed at various places. A starting port or the like is provided. Then, when a game ball is awarded in the starting port, a signal to start a symbol change is displayed on the symbol display 15, and when a normal winning port is awarded, a signal to that effect is output to the payout control board 11 to discharge a prize ball. A control box 21 for storing a main control board (not shown) is attached to the back of the mechanism plate 2, and a cover 13 attached to the back of the symbol display 15 has an information output terminal for extracting a signal such as a jackpot. Is provided, and the payout control board 11 is disposed below the cover body 13.
On the upper right side of the back of the gaming machine, a power supply board 16 is arranged, and on the left side thereof, a storage tank 17 for prize balls (game balls), a downflow gutter 18 connected thereto and a prize ball payout device 20 are disposed. At the lower right of the control box 21, there is provided a prize ball discharge device 19 for discharging a prize ball from each of the prize holes one by one.

[0004]

As described above, various components are arranged on the back surface of the gaming machine. In particular, the number of output terminals increases with the diversification of gaming contents, and the size of those substrates increases. ing. For this reason, for example, the payout control board 11 needs to be mounted in a state of being superimposed on another device under the cover 13. In view of the above, the present invention provides a gaming machine capable of effectively utilizing the back surface of the gaming machine with reference to the mounting of the board.

[0005]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a gaming machine, in which a substrate is mounted inside an outer frame of the gaming machine in parallel with a flat plate forming the outer frame so that other parts do not interfere. It can be attached, and the space on the back of the gaming machine can be effectively used. Further, in the gaming machine according to the second aspect, by forming the substrate groove in which the substrate can be mounted on the inside of the outer frame, the number of protrusions is reduced, and the gaming machine can be attached to other parts without obstruction. In the gaming machine according to the third aspect, the substrate can be fixed by forming the mounting groove in the substrate groove.
In the gaming machine according to the fourth aspect, the board is protected by forming a locking claw that can be locked to the board on the openable cover body that can cover the board mounted in the board groove. Can be. In the gaming machine according to the fifth aspect, since the board can be used for a different game board, the board can be reused, and the trouble of reattaching the board can be omitted. or,
In the gaming machine according to the sixth aspect, since the board is a control board, it is possible to eliminate the time and effort of reuse and mounting.

[0006]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS (First Embodiment) An embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. 1 showing main parts constituting a gaming machine, and mounting of a board (a payout control board 11 in the present embodiment). 2 will be described with reference to FIG. In addition, the same reference numerals are given to the same components as those in the related art. In this gaming machine (pachinko machine), the front frame 6 is attached to the outer frame 10 via pivoting tools 6a and 6b so as to be openable and closable. A game board 4 is detachably mounted on the back frame 3 of the game board 4. On the other hand, a glass frame 7 is attached to the front side of the front frame 6, an upper plate 8 that stores game balls on a front plate (not shown) that is openably and closably mounted on the front frame 6, and supplies the game balls to a firing position. After fixing, the lower plate 9 is attached to the front frame 6 below the upper plate 8, and the firing device 5a and the operation handle 5 are attached to complete the operation.

The outer frame 10 has a vertical flat plate 10a and a horizontal flat plate 10b.
The inside of the vertical flat plate 10a is formed from the direction of the front frame 6 to the rear side, as shown in FIG.
The payout control board 11 can be mounted on a flat board, that is, the flat board 10a.
A substrate groove 30 is formed so as to be mountable in parallel with (10b). The substrate groove 30 is formed in accordance with the size of the base 12 of the dispensing control substrate 11 and the depth thereof is formed so as not to obstruct the rotatable back frame 3. When the cover body 13 to cover the substrate 11 is attached, it is preferable that the thickness is approximately the same as the thickness of the outer frame 10.

The payout control board 11 has a CPU,
A control element such as a RAM and a ROM for storing the control software is mounted, and a connection terminal 11a for transmitting and receiving signals to and from a main control board and the like is provided. The payout control board 11 does not need to be replaced because the same control is performed even if the gaming board is replaced. A screw hole 31b is formed in the base 12 of the dispensing control board 11 so as to face the screw hole 31a of the dispensing control board 11, and an end 12a of the base 12 is formed in the substrate groove 30. Mounting grooves 30a, 30b for fitting and mounting
Is formed. For details of the mounting grooves 30a and 30b, see FIG. For this reason, the payout control board 11 is screwed to the base 12, and the base 12 is attached to the mounting grooves 30a, 30b.
And fixed to the outer frame 10. The mounting grooves 30a, 3
0b is not formed, the payout control board 11 is
2 and fixed to the outer frame 10 with screws.

FIG. 3 shows a synthetic resin (transparent or opaque).
And the dispensing control board 11 is fixed to the base 12 via screws, and the cover 13 is mounted on the dispensing control board 11. A connection terminal 11a is provided at the right end of the payout control board 11, and an opening 34 is provided so that the connection terminal 11a can be covered except for the connection terminal 11a.
A cover body 13 made of a synthetic resin is fitted and mounted on the payout control board 11 by an elastic action to protect the elements and the like.

As described above, the payout control board 11 is mounted in the board groove 30 formed inside the outer frame 10 through the base 12 and the cover body 13 in parallel with the horizontal flat plate 10b. When the thickness of the outer frame 10 is substantially the same as that of the outer frame 10 in a state where the outer frame 13 is mounted, the outer frame 10 has the same appearance as the conventional outer frame.
Therefore, the payout control board 1 mounted inside the outer frame 10
1 has a slight protrusion (or no protrusion), so that it does not interfere with other parts, and has the advantage of being reusable even if the game board is replaced.
Need not be installed on the back of the game board, the back of the game board can be used effectively.

It is needless to say that the dispensing control board 11 may be attached to the board groove 30 without the intermediary of the base 12, and the cover 13 is not necessarily required.
Further, the dispensing control board 11 may be mounted on the horizontal flat plate 10b in addition to the vertical flat plate 10a of the outer frame 10, and it is not necessary to form the board groove 30 unless it interferes with other components. , The payout control board 1 directly inside the outer frame 10.
1 may be attached via the base 12.

(Second Embodiment) FIG. 4 is an overall perspective view of this embodiment, FIG. 5 is a view showing components, and FIG. 6 (A) is a sectional view taken along line AA of FIG. Referring to FIG. 6B showing the state after mounting the payout control board,
A substrate groove 30 is formed inside the vertical flat plate 10a of the outer frame 10 as in the first embodiment. The board groove 30 has a mounting groove 3 into which the payout control board 11 can be fitted.
0a, 30b are formed and the payout control board 11
Can be fixed by being mounted in the mounting grooves 30a and 30b.

The payout control board 11 is connected to the vertical flat plate 10 of the outer frame.
A cover 50 made of a synthetic resin (transparent or opaque) having a size that does not cover the connection terminals 11a is attached to the dispensing control board 11 so as to be openable and closable in order to protect the dispensing control board 11. This opening / closing mechanism is formed by forming pivot holes 51a at both rear end portions of the cover body 50 and erecting a shaft rod 51 in the substrate groove 30 corresponding to the pivot holes 51a. The mounting and dismounting of the cover body 50 can be easily performed by the elastic action of the elastic body, and can be opened and closed by mounting.

A locking claw 52 is formed at the front end of the cover 50 so that when the cover 50 is closed,
As shown in FIG. 6B, the cover 50 is retained by being locked to the dispensing control board 11, while the locking claw 52 is detached by the elastic action of the synthetic resin.
It is possible to open 0. As described above, since the locking claw 52 is locked to the payout control board 11, it is preferable that the payout control board 11 is formed in the mounting groove 30a so as to be fixable. The cover body 50 is formed in a state excluding the connection terminal 11a of the dispensing control board, and a cable can be connected with the cover body 50 closed.

As described above, when the dispensing control board 11 is mounted in the mounting grooves 30a, 30b, the dispensing control board 11 is fixed, and the cover body 50 is closed, so that the Thus, the cover body 50 can maintain the closed state. Accordingly, the payout control board 11 is mounted in the board groove 30 formed inside the outer frame while being protected by the cover body 50, so that the payout control board 11 can be protected with a simple configuration. At the same time, there is an advantage that it can be reused even if the game board is replaced without disturbing other parts, and the payout control board 11 does not need to be installed on the back of the game board. It can be used effectively.
Needless to say, the substrate groove 30 may be formed on the horizontal flat plate 10b in addition to the vertical flat plate 10a, and may be attached without forming the substrate groove 30 by disposing the payout control substrate 11 and other components. You may.

FIG. 7 shows a cover body 50 having another configuration. The cover body 50 is large enough to cover the connection terminal 11a. Therefore, this cover body 5
At 0, an opening 53 for the connection terminal 11a is formed. As described above, the cover 50 (13) is connected to the payout control board 1
1 may be formed so as to cover the entirety, but in this case, it is necessary to form an opening 34 for the connection terminal 11a, and it goes without saying that which is selected depends on the application.

In the above embodiments, the payout control board 11 has been described as a board, but a power supply board 16 (see FIG. 9) and a lamp control board (not shown) for controlling a frame lamp and the like.
If possible, various boards that can be reused even when the game board 4 is replaced or expensive control boards, such as a main control board (not shown) for controlling the game, etc., can be mounted inside the outer frame 10. desirable. Alternatively, a plurality of substrate grooves 30 may be provided,
By attaching a plurality of substrates to the game board, the back surface of the gaming machine can be used more effectively,
Even if such components are exchanged, these substrates can be reused, so that resources can be effectively used and time and labor for reattachment can be omitted. A main control board (not shown) that outputs a signal to start a symbol change on the symbol display 15 or a signal to that effect to the payout control board 11 in order to discharge a prize ball when a normal winning opening is won. When it is not possible to mount a single unit on a single frame, it is meaningful to configure a plurality of units and mount the unit on the outer frame.

[0018]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the board can be mounted inside the outer frame of the gaming machine in parallel with the flat plate constituting the outer frame, so that the board can be mounted without disturbing other parts.
It is possible to effectively utilize the back space of the gaming machine.
Further, in the gaming machine according to the second aspect, a substrate groove in which a substrate can be mounted is formed inside the outer frame, and by mounting the substrate, projection is reduced, so that it can be mounted without interfering with other parts. it can. In the gaming machine according to the third aspect, the substrate can be fixed by forming the mounting groove in the substrate groove.
In the gaming machine according to the fourth aspect, the board can be protected with a simple configuration by forming the locking claw that can be locked to the board on the openable cover body that covers the board. In the gaming machine according to the fifth aspect, since the board can be used for a different game board, the board can be reused, and the trouble of reattaching the board can be omitted. In the gaming machine according to the sixth aspect, since the board is a control board, it is possible to eliminate the time and effort of reuse and mounting.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a view showing main parts constituting a gaming machine.

FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating attachment of a board according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a cover body, a board and a base in the first embodiment, and an overall view with the board attached.

FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating attachment of a substrate according to a second embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a cover body, a board and a base according to a second embodiment, and an overall view with the board attached.

FIG. 6A is a sectional view taken along line AA before mounting the substrate, and FIG.
FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of A to A after mounting the substrate.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing components when another cover body is used.

FIG. 8 is a main component diagram of a conventional gaming machine.

FIG. 9 is a rear view of a conventional gaming machine.

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List 10 Outer frame 11 Dispensing control board 12 Base 13 Cover body 30 Board groove 30a, 30b Mounting groove 50 Cover body 52 Locking claw

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[Procedure amendment]

[Submission date] May 23, 2001 (2001.5.2)
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[Procedure amendment 1]

[Document name to be amended] Statement

[Correction target item name] Claims

[Correction method] Change

[Correction contents]

[Claims]

[Procedure amendment 2]

[Document name to be amended] Statement

[Correction target item name] 0005

[Correction method] Change

[Correction contents]

[0005]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a gaming machine, in which a substrate is mounted inside an outer frame of the gaming machine in parallel with a flat plate forming the outer frame so that other parts do not interfere. It can be attached, and the space on the back of the gaming machine can be effectively used. Further, in the gaming machine according to the second aspect, by forming the substrate groove in which the substrate can be mounted on the inside of the outer frame, the number of protrusions is reduced, and the gaming machine can be attached to other parts without obstruction. In the gaming machine according to the third aspect, the base can be fixed by forming the mounting groove in the substrate groove in which the end of the substrate or the base on which the substrate is mounted can be fitted and mounted.
In the gaming machine according to the fourth aspect, the board is protected by forming a locking claw that can be locked to the board on the openable cover body that can cover the board mounted in the board groove. Can be. In the gaming machine according to the fifth aspect, since the board can be used for a different game board, the board can be reused, and the trouble of reattaching the board can be omitted. or,
In the gaming machine according to the sixth aspect, since the board is a control board, it is possible to eliminate the time and effort of reuse and mounting. In the gaming machine according to the seventh aspect, the substrate covered with the cover body is attached without protruding into the outer frame, so that it does not interfere with other parts.

[Procedure amendment 3]

[Document name to be amended] Statement

[Correction target item name] 0018

[Correction method] Change

[Correction contents]

[0018]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the board can be mounted inside the outer frame of the gaming machine in parallel with the flat plate constituting the outer frame, so that the board can be mounted without disturbing other parts.
It is possible to effectively utilize the back space of the gaming machine.
Further, in the gaming machine according to the second aspect, a substrate groove in which a substrate can be mounted is formed inside the outer frame, and by mounting the substrate, projection is reduced, so that it can be mounted without interfering with other parts. it can. In the gaming machine according to the third aspect, the base can be fixed by forming the mounting groove in the substrate groove in which the end of the substrate or the base on which the substrate is mounted can be fitted and mounted.
In the gaming machine according to the fourth aspect, the board can be protected with a simple configuration by forming the locking claw that can be locked to the board on the openable cover body that covers the board. In the gaming machine according to the fifth aspect, since the substrate can be used for a different game board, the substrate can be reused and the trouble of reattaching the substrate can be omitted. In the gaming machine according to the sixth aspect, since the board is a control board, it is possible to eliminate the time and effort of reuse and mounting. In the gaming machine according to the seventh aspect, by mounting the board covered by the cover body without protruding into the outer frame, there is an advantage that the gaming machine does not interfere with other parts and can be reused even if the gaming board is replaced. Since the payout control board does not need to be installed on the back of the game board, the back of the game board can be effectively used.

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A gaming machine wherein a substrate is mounted inside an outer frame of the gaming machine in parallel with a flat plate constituting the outer frame. 2. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein a substrate groove in which the substrate can be mounted is formed inside the outer frame. 3. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein a mounting groove is formed in the substrate groove. 4. An openable / closable cover body capable of covering a substrate mounted in a substrate groove, wherein a locking claw that can be locked to the substrate is formed. Gaming machine. 5. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the substrate is usable for different gaming boards. 6. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the board is a control board.