JP2002028292A - Pachinko game machine and method for fitting game panel for pachinko game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a Pachinko game machine and a method for fitting a game panel for the Pachinko game machine, by which the fitting operation of the game panel to a front surface frame is carried out easily by a single operator. SOLUTION: The front surface frame 3 is provided with rear surface supporting parts 168a to 168e for supporting the rear surface side of the game panel 40, a front surface supporting parts 167a to 167f for supporting the front surface side of the panel 40 and a fixing means 170 capable of fixing the panel 40 to the frame 3. The rear surface side of the panel 40 is abutted on the parts 168a to 168e and while sliding the panel 40, the front surface side is abutted on the parts 167a to 167f to be mounted to the frame 3, and by pressurizing a lateral end face by the means 170, the panel 40 is fixed to the frame 3. Thus, the mounting operation of the game panel to the front surface frame is carried out easily. Then, only a single operator can fit the panel 40 to the frame 3 easily without necessitating plural operators.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention provides a front frame having a game board mounting portion on which a game board is mounted, wherein the game board can be mounted on the game board mounting portion from the front side of the game machine. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a game machine and a method of mounting a game board in a ball game machine.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in general, when a game board is mounted on a front frame in a ball-and-ball game machine, the game board is inclined from the rear side or the front side of the front frame with respect to the front frame. It was inserted from one end and attached. Then, after mounting the game board, the game board is fixed to the front frame by performing a locking or fixing operation while pressing the game board against the front frame.

[0003]

However, in the case of performing the locking or fixing operation while holding down the game board against the front frame after mounting the game board as in the above-mentioned conventional technique, one worker has to work. Therefore, there has been a problem that it takes a long time to attach the game board or that the attaching operation has to be performed by a plurality of workers. The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a ball-and-ball game machine in which a single operator can easily perform a mounting operation on a front frame of a game board, and a ball-and-ball game machine. An object of the present invention is to provide a game board mounting method for a gaming machine.

[0004]

To achieve the above object, according to the first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a front frame having a game board mounting portion on which a game board is mounted. In a ball game machine attachable to the game board mounting portion from the front side, the front frame is provided in the game board mounting portion and abuts on the back side of the game board to support the back side of the game board. A back support portion, a front surface support portion provided on the game board mounting portion and in contact with a front surface side of the game board to support the front surface side of the game board; Fixing means capable of fixing a board to the front frame, wherein the back side of the game board is brought into contact with the back support to make the game board parallel to the front frame, and By sliding it toward the surface, the front side of the game board contacts the surface support, By fixing the side of the game board by the fixing means et al., And wherein the attaching the game board on the front frame. With this configuration,
The game board can be attached to the front frame simply by pressing the game board against the front frame and sliding it to the side, and pressing the side end surface of the game board with the fixing means. The game board can be easily attached to the front frame without requiring a plurality of workers.

[0005] Further, in the invention of claim 2, the fixing means is characterized in that a fixing contact portion which contacts only a side end face of the game board is formed. With this configuration, the fixing means abuts the side end surface of the game board to fix the game board to the front frame, so that the fixing means does not appear on the game board surface side, It does not impair the beauty of the machine. Further, since the fixing means abuts against the side end surface of the game board, the slid game board does not return to the position before the slide.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, the fixing means is rotatably supported by the front frame. With this configuration, the game board is fixed to the front frame only by rotating the fixing means, so that the work of fixing the game board to the front frame can be easily performed.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, the fixed contact portion is formed in an arc shape. With this configuration, when rotating the fixing means, the fixing contact portion slides on the side end surface of the game board with the rotation of the fixing means, so that the fixing means rotates smoothly. be able to.

In the invention according to claim 5, the game board has an insertion portion for inserting the surface support portion when the game board is mounted on the game board mounting section. It is characterized by. With this configuration, the game board can be abutted in parallel with the game board mounting portion from the front, and there is no need to insert the game board obliquely with respect to the game board mounting portion, The mounting operation of the game board can be further improved.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, the game board is characterized in that a fixed concave portion with which the fixed contact portion comes into contact is formed. With this configuration, it is possible to easily recognize the portion that comes into contact with the fixed contact portion, and it is easy to perform repair, maintenance, and the like against wear, breakage, and the like due to the fixed contact portion.

According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, the game board is characterized in that a support concave portion is formed for the back surface support portion to come into contact with. With this configuration, the support portion on the back of the game board can be easily recognized, and repair, maintenance, and the like for abrasion, breakage, and the like by the back support portion can be easily performed.

[0011] In the invention of claim 8, the end portion of the surface support portion is formed with a bent portion bent toward the surface side of the gaming machine. With this configuration, when the game board is slid with the game board mounting section, the game board and the surface support section do not interfere with each other, and the game board can be easily brought into contact with the surface support section.

According to a ninth aspect of the present invention, the front surface support portion and the back surface support portion are arranged at positions where they do not overlap with each other. With this configuration, since the game board is not supported from the front and back at the same position on the game board, even if the game board has some distortion, the distortion can be absorbed, and the game board can be easily mounted on the front frame. Can be attached to

Further, according to the tenth aspect of the present invention, the game machine further comprises a front frame formed with a game board mounting portion on which the game board is mounted, and the game board can be mounted on the game board mounting portion from the front side of the game machine. In the ball-and-ball game machine, the front frame is provided on the game board mounting portion, and is provided on the game board mounting portion, and a back support portion that abuts on a back side of the game board and supports a rear surface side of the game board. A surface support portion that abuts on the front surface side of the game board and supports the front side of the game board; and a fixation provided on one side of the game board mounting portion and capable of fixing the game board to the front frame. Means, the back side of the game board is brought into contact with the back support portion to make the game board parallel to the front frame, and the front side of the game board by sliding the game board sideways. Abut against the surface support, and further by the fixing means, on the side of the game board. By fixing the, and wherein the attaching the game board on the front frame. With this configuration, the game board is attached to the front frame simply by pressing the game board against the front frame and sliding to the side, and pressing the side end surface of the game board with the fixing means. Can be easily mounted on the front frame, and a single operator can easily attach the game board to the front frame without requiring a plurality of operators.

[0014]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. First, an overall configuration of a ball game machine 1 as a game machine according to an embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 5, the ball game machine 1 has an outer frame 2 formed in a vertically long rectangular shape, and a ball game machine that is supported by one side of the outer frame 2 so as to be openable and closable. 1 includes a front frame 3 in which almost all of the main components are collectively provided, and a front opening / closing frame 4 provided at an upper portion of the front of the front frame 3 so as to be freely opened and closed. The main components provided in the front frame 3 include the front opening / closing frame 4, the game board 40, the upper plate 19, the lower plate 27, the ashtray 29, the operation handle 30, the mechanism plate 100, and the ball firing device 87. . In the illustrated embodiment, a card unit device 3 for renting a game ball to a player beside the ball-and-ball game machine 1 is provided.
1 is attached.

The front openable frame 4 is provided with a circular see-through window 5 which can substantially see through a game area 41 of a game board 40, which will be described later. A circular see-through window 5 is provided above the front opening frame 4.
The decorative lamps 6 to 8, 9 ', and 10' face along the outer periphery of. The decorative lamps 6 to 8, 9 ', and 10' 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 winning ball or a ball breaking lamp 9 for notifying that a prize ball is insufficient to pay out (when a ball breaking switch 115 described later is operated). Prize ball lamp 10 for notifying that the prize ball has been paid out (a method of notifying when there is an unpaid prize ball) may be used.
Are provided, and speakers 12a and 12b that generate sound effects according to the progress of the game are provided on the upper left and right sides of the front opening / closing frame 4. In addition, each lamp 6-8,9,10,
The front of 9 'and 10' is red, which has translucency, respectively.
It is covered with a green lamp cover.
In particular, the ball-off lamp 9 is illuminated with red light emission, and the prize-ball lamp 10 is illuminated with green light emission, thereby notifying the player of the situation. Further, when an abnormality occurs, the speakers 12a and 12b also generate a notification sound for notifying the occurrence. A punch metal 11 is attached to the front surfaces of the speakers 12a and 12b so as to pass sounds generated from the speakers 12a and 12b. Also, the speakers 12a, 1
In the vicinity of 2b (on the back side of the punch metal 11), decorative LEDs 37 and 38 for light decoration are attached to the front openable frame 4, respectively. Further, on the outer periphery of the circular see-through window 5, there is provided a see-through lens 39 for visually recognizing a stamp 13 a (see FIG. 2) attached to the stamp stand 13. Certificate Board 13
Is attached to the surface of the game board 40 other than the game area 41.

The above decorative lamps 6 to 8, 9 ', 1
As shown in FIG. 3, a lamp substrate 6 composed of a printed wiring board is provided for the lamp substrate
a, 7a, 8a, 9a, and 10a, and is attached to the front side of the front frame 3. Decorative LEDs 37, 38
Are LED boards 37a composed of a printed wiring board,
38a and attached to the back side of the front opening / closing frame 4. The lamp substrates 9a and 10a are provided with a decorative lamp 6 in addition to the ball cutout lamp 9 and the prize ball lamp 10, respectively.
Decorative lamps 9 ′ and 10 ′ similar to those of FIGS. Then, each of the lamp substrates 6a, 7a, 8a, 9a, 1
0a is connected to the frame illumination relay board 15, and each LED board 37a, 38a is connected to the frame illumination relay board 16. The illuminated relay boards 15 and 16 for the frame are connected to an illuminated relay board 96 for a frame that is fixed to a relay board terminal block 95 attached to the lower portion of the back surface of the front frame 3, and then an illuminated control board 80 described later. It is connected to the. The illumination control board 80 includes the decoration lamps 6 to 8, 9 ', and 10', the ball cutout lamp 9, and the decoration lamp 6 according to the type of information signal from the main board 151 described later.
The display of the prize ball lamp 10 and the decorative LEDs 37 and 38 is controlled. Note that the frame illumination relay board 15 is
(Corresponding to this, the lamp board is also attached to the front side of the front frame 3), and the frame illumination relay board 16 is attached to the back side of the front opening / closing frame 4 (corresponding to this). Corresponding to this, the LED substrate is also attached to the back side of the front opening / closing frame 4).

The wiring extending from the loudspeakers 12a, 12b is once connected to sound effect relay boards 17a, 17b mounted on the upper left and right rear surfaces of the front opening / closing frame 4, and thereafter is mounted on the lower portion of the rear surface of the front frame 3. After being connected to the sound effect relay board 97 fixed to the board terminal block 95, it is connected to a sound effect control board 82 described later. The sound effect control board 82 drives and controls the speakers 12a and 12b according to the type of the information signal from the main board 151.

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 formed by fixing a plate member obtained by combining a plurality of synthetic resin members. . Above the open side of the upper plate 19, a boring operation lever 21 is provided. The ball removing operation lever 21 is provided movably in the left-right direction, and moves in one direction against the biasing force of a spring (not shown) to move the balls stored in the upper plate 19 to the back side. The lower plate 2 is caused to flow down the ball-off path (not shown) formed.
7.

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 thereafter stores the prize balls in the firing position. Is to supply. In addition, the upper plate 19 is provided with an operation unit that is operated when borrowing a game ball via a card unit device 31 provided adjacent to the ball game machine 1. This operation unit is a ball rental switch 24
And a return switch 25 (both indicated only in FIG. 4) and a balance display board 23 on which a display LED (not shown) is mounted.
The balance display board 23 is provided so as to face the upper surface of the upper plate 19.

The ball lending switch 24 is operated when borrowing a game ball by the card unit device 31, and the return switch 25 is operated when the card is inserted into the card insertion slot 34 of the card unit device 31 at the end of the game. It is for returning. The balance display displays the remaining amount of the card inserted into the card insertion slot 34 of the card unit device 31. The upper plate 19
The upper wire extending from the balance display board 23 on which the ball lending switch 24, the return switch 25, and the display LED are mounted is provided with a wiring passage opening (shown in the lower part of the front frame 3 on the pivot side). (Not shown) to the back side of the front frame 3 and is connected to a payout control board 144 described later. The open end of the upper plate 19 is a locking projection 22 projecting forward most on the front side of the front frame 3. The locking projection 22 has the front opening / closing frame 4 and the front frame 3. And a cylinder lock 26 for operating a locking device 84 (see FIG. 5) for locking the front frame 3 with respect to the outer frame 2.

The lower plate 27 attached to the lower portion of the front frame 3 is a prize ball overflowing from the upper plate 19 and discharged from a connection gutter 93 (see FIG. 5) through a surplus ball passage (not shown). An extra prize ball is stored, and a ball-pulling operation lever 28 is slidably attached to the front wall of the lower plate 27. 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. Also, on the left side of the lower plate 27,
An ashtray 29 is provided, and an operation handle 30 is provided on the right side. The operating handle 30 is a firing device motor 88 (stepping motor) of the ball firing device 87 shown in FIG.
Single fire switch 9 for temporarily stopping the drive of
1 and a touch sensor 92 for detecting that the player is touching the operation handle 30 (only reference numerals are shown in FIG. 4), and a finger hook 30a (see FIG. 1) for adjusting the resilience is provided. Things.

The front structure of the ball game machine 1 is generally as described above, but in the illustrated embodiment, the card unit device 31 is adjacent to the ball game machine 1. The card unit device 31 is operated by operating the operation units such as the ball lending switch 24 and the return switch 25 provided on the upper surface of the upper plate 19. Thus, the card unit device 31 has a usable indicator 32 for displaying whether the card unit device 31 is in a usable state and whether the card unit device 31 corresponds to the ball game machine 1 on which side. A link stand direction indicator 33 for displaying information and a card insertion slot 34 for inserting a magnetic card as a recording medium are provided. The card unit device 31 configured as described above is controlled by a unique control circuit, and is connected to a payout control board 144 described later via a card unit wiring 35 (see FIG. 4). .

On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 5, a mechanism plate 100 equipped with various mechanisms for paying out a predetermined number of prize balls based on the occurrence of a prize ball is provided on the back surface of the ball game machine 1. At the same time, on the back surface corresponding to the operation handle 30, a ball firing device 87 having a firing device electric motor 88 and a hitting hammer (not shown) is fixed, and beside the ball firing device 87, a mechanism plate 100 is provided. A connection gutter 93 for guiding the ball flowing down from the surplus ball passage to the lower plate 27 is fixed, and a relay board mounting base 95 is attached to the side of the connection gutter. On the back surface, a locking device 84 for locking the front frame 3 with respect to the locking piece 85 of the outer frame 2 and locking the front opening and closing frame 4 with respect to the front frame 3 is provided.

In the above configuration, the ball launching device 87 is provided with a launch control board 90, and the drive of the ball launching device 87 is controlled by the launch control board 90. The firing control board 90 is housed in the firing control board box 89, and is connected to the payout control board 144 via a connector provided at a position exposed from the firing control board box 89 to the outside. (See FIG. 4) When a predetermined state is reached, a shot signal cannot be fired by receiving a stop signal from the payout control board 144. Further, on the relay board mounting base 95, a frame decoration relay board 96, a sound effect relay board 97, a fire control signal relay board 98, and a fire control power supply relay board 99 are mounted at predetermined positions.

The schematic configuration of the entirety of the ball game machine 1 has been described above. Hereinafter, the detailed configuration of the game board 40 and the mechanism plate 100 among the elements constituting the ball game machine 1 will be sequentially described. I do.

First, referring mainly to FIG. 2, a description will be given of a game board 40 constituting a main part of this embodiment. Gaming board 4
0 is a game board mounting portion 17 formed on the front side of the front frame 3.
5 (see FIG. 7), the guide rail 42 is formed of a substantially square plywood, and a guide rail 42 is attached to the surface thereof in a circular spiral shape. The shot ball fired falls. In the illustrated example, the game area 41 is provided with a special variable display device 44, a special variable prize ball device 48, a normal variable prize ball device 58, and the like. In addition, a windmill or a number of obstacle nails for changing the speed are provided, and an out port 69 is provided at the lowermost part of the game area 41 for taking in a ball that does not win any of the winning areas.

Positioning holes 160a and 160b are formed in the upper portion of the game board 40 at substantially the center in the width direction and at the lower portion slightly to the left from the center in the width direction. In addition, the upper end and the lower end of the game board 40 are slightly to the right from the left end face,
a, 161b are formed. This insertion portion 161a,
161b is formed as a rectangular cutout having a curved surface at a corner. The upper right corner of the gaming board 40, the upper end slightly to the left from the center in the width direction, the approximate center in the height direction of the left end, the lower end to the left slightly from the center in the width direction, and the lower right corner Are formed with support recesses 162a to 162e, respectively. The support recesses 162a to 162e are formed on the back surface of the game board 40 as rectangular grooves having curved surfaces at the corners. Fixed recesses 163a and 163b are formed at two upper and lower portions on the right end of the game board 40, respectively. The fixing recesses 163a and 163b are
Similar to 1a and 161b, it is formed as a cutout having a curved surface at a corner portion.
The notch is formed to be shallower than 161b. Further, surface support contact portions 164a and 164b are formed at two upper and lower portions on the left end of the game board 40, respectively. The surface support contact portions 164a, 164b
Are formed as cutouts with curved surfaces at the corners, but like the fixed recesses 163a and 163b,
The depth of the notch is smaller than that of the insertion portions 161a and 161b.

The game board 40 is formed of a plywood, and the dimensional accuracy of the plywood is ± 0.5 m.
m, which is not very high, but the support concave portions 162a to 162e and the fixed concave portions 163a,
When processing b, it is possible to perform processing with higher processing accuracy than the dimensional accuracy of the plywood based on the positioning holes 160a and 160b. Since the support recesses 162a to 162e and the fixed recesses 163a and 163b are formed on the game board 40, the mounting position of the game board 40 can be accurately positioned, and the play at the time of mounting the game board 40 is made. Can be prevented.

Next, the configuration of the game area 41 will be described in more detail according to the game operation. The left and right sides of the game area 41 are slightly above the center of the game area 41, respectively.
1, 62 are provided. These passing ball detectors 61 and 6
2 detects the passage of a ball falling down the game area 41 and variably displays (lights) a normal symbol display 63 comprising a pair of left and right LEDs provided on the upper side of the special variable display device 44 based on the detection signal. Move) to derive the display result (only one of the left and right LEDs is lit and displayed).
Thus, when the display result of the normal symbol display 63 is the lighting of the predetermined hit LED, the normal variable winning ball device 58 is opened for a predetermined time. In addition, ordinary symbol display 6
The variable time of 3 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. Also, on the left and right sides of the ordinary symbol display 63, an ordinary symbol storage LED 64 (up to four) which stores and displays the number of hit balls that have passed through the passing ball detectors 61 and 62 during the variable display of the ordinary symbol display 63. (To store and display).

The normal variable winning ball device 58 is provided in the game area 41.
The electric tulip type is disposed between the special variable display device 44 disposed substantially at the center of the game and the special variable winning ball device 48 disposed above the out port 69 of the game area 41 and driven to open and close by a solenoid 59. Is a variable winning ball device. And, in the ordinary variable winning ball device 58,
A starting ball detector 60 is built in, and detects a winning ball received during opening or closing. Then
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 to be relatively long (for example, 2 seconds) in the probability variation mode. ing. In addition, even when the normally variable winning prize ball device 58 is not opened, a hit ball is accepted.

The special variable display device 44 is composed of a liquid crystal type variable display for variably displaying a plurality of symbols, and is disposed substantially at the center of the game area. When the combination of symbols at the time when the variable display is stopped changing is a predetermined combination of big hit symbols (for example, when the same symbol is aligned with one of the hit lines), a special game state is established. The opening and closing plate 49 (large winning opening) of the variable winning ball device 48 is driven to open and close in a predetermined manner described below. However, a part of the combination of the big hit symbols is set as a probability change symbol, and when the big hit game state is set with the probability change symbol, the hit (the hit LED of the hit LED) on the ordinary symbol display 63 after the big hit game state ends. It is set to be in a probability variation mode in which the appearance probability of “lighting” and the appearance probability of a big hit symbol in the special variable display device 44 increase. The special variable display device 44 includes, in addition to the ordinary symbol display 63 and the ordinary symbol storage LED 64 as described above, a decorative LED 45 for optically decorating the outer periphery of the variable display.
And a special symbol start storage LED 46 (stores and displays up to four) which stores and displays the number of balls detected by the starting ball detector 60 during the variable operation of the variable display.

The special variable winning ball device 48, which is driven and controlled when a specific game state is set, has an opening and closing plate 49 driven to be opened and closed by a solenoid 50, and detects a hit ball received by the opening and closing plate 49. A winning number detector 52 is provided. Also, in the special variable winning ball device 48 (inside the opening / closing plate 49), a specific ball detector 51 that establishes the right to continue the big hit game state with the detection of a hit ball (V winning detection).
A V shutter is provided above the specific ball detector 51 so that once a V winning detection is detected, the hit ball does not pass through the specific ball detector 51 until the opening and closing plate 49 is opened next time. (Not shown) is provided. The V shutter is driven to open and close by a solenoid 43.
In the case of the jackpot game state, the opening / closing plate 49 is moved 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. Opening (hereinafter, this opening is referred to as an opening cycle), and 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. On the condition that a continuation right is established in each open cycle, up to 16 open cycles can be repeated.

The special variable prize ball device 48 has normal prize holes 54a, 55a and 55b built therein.
An attacker lamp 56 for indicating that the opening 54b and the opening / closing plate 49 are open is provided. In addition, the game area 4
1 has a decorative lamp 4 in addition to the above-described configuration.
There are provided winning openings 61a, 61b containing 7a, 47b and winning ball detectors 65a, 65b, side decorations 67 containing side decoration lamps 67a, and the like.

In the present embodiment described above, the prize hole detecting device 51, 52, 55 from which a signal for detecting a prize ball is derived is provided to the prize port and the prize device where the hit ball wins.
a, 55b, 65a, 65b are all provided.
This is used to pay out a predetermined number of prize balls based on these detection signals. Thus, these winning ball detectors 51, 52, 55a, 55b, 65
As shown in FIG. 3, a and 65b are connected to the main board 151 via a relay board 77 described below,
The ball payout device 1 described below stores the detection signals from these detectors and sequentially derives the prize ball number signal to the payout control board 144 to pay out the prize balls corresponding to the winning.
16 is driven and controlled. The detector 5
Reference numeral 2 also serves as a counting function for restricting opening of the opening / closing plate 49.

As shown in FIG. 3, the starting ball detector 60 is directly connected to the main board 151 without the intermediary of the relay board 77.
And the start signal and the winning signal (however, the winning ball number information derived by the other winning ball detectors 51, 52, 55a, 55b, 65a, and 65b is a relatively large number,
For example, while the number is 13 or 15, the prize ball number information based on the starting ball detector 60 is a relatively small number (for example, 5 or 7). This is because, by directly connecting the wiring from the starting ball detector 60 to the main board 151, it is determined whether or not wiring (called a hanging board or the like) incorporating an incorrect circuit board is connected in the middle thereof. This is to make it easier to find out. The wiring for directly connecting the starting ball detector 60 and the main board 151 is as follows:
Since the colors are clearly different from the colors of the other wirings (in the case of the present embodiment, the fluorescent colors of pink and yellow), whether or not the wiring from the starting ball detector 60 has been illegal is considered from this point as well. It's easy to tell.

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 and the illumination control circuit 80 are connected via a board illumination relay board 76 and a relay board 77 attached to the back surface of the board 71. That is, as shown in FIG. 3, each of the switches 51, 52, 55a, 55b, 65 provided on the game board 40.
a, 65b, 61, 62 and each solenoid 43, 50,
59 is a decorative lamp board 56, 67a connected to the main board 151 via the relay board 77 and mounting a decorative lamp provided on the game board 40, and a decorative board mounting a decorative LED provided on the game board 40. The LED board 45 and the storage display LEDs 46 and 64 are connected to an illumination control circuit 80 via an illumination relay board 76 for a board.

On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 6, the back surface of the special variable display device 44 protrudes from the back surface of the game board 40. A display control board 75 is attached to the rear surface of the special variable display device 44 so as to be covered with a display control board cover 74. The display control board 75 drives and controls the variable display operation of the variable display of the special variable display device 44 according to the type of the information signal from the main board 151. The display control board cover 74 has a mounting piece 74a protruding from an outer peripheral end thereof attached to the game board 40 with screws.

A cover 70 is attached around the rear surface of the special variable display device 44, and a winning ball guiding cover 71 is attached to a lower portion of the cover 70 so as to communicate with the cover 70. The cover body 70 has a window hole 7 at the center thereof through which the back surface of the special variable display device 44 penetrates.
2 is formed, and on the left rear surface of the cover body 70, a board illumination relay board 76 and an information terminal board 78 are attached. The board illumination relay board 76 includes switches, lamps, and the like provided in the game area 41 of the game board 40 as described above.
This relays the connection between an electric component such as a solenoid or an LED and the main board 151 or the illumination control board 80. As shown in FIG. 3, the information terminal board 78 includes game information necessary for the business management of the ball game machine 1 (for example, one big hit information for notifying that the big hit game is being played, a big hit game state with a probability variation symbol). The big hit 2 information (a signal that is continuously output during the big hit and during the probability change) that informs that the big hit state and the probability change due to the big hit are being made, and the probability change after the big hit state is completed by the probability change symbol Probability fluctuation information to inform the effect, starting opening information to notify the number of hit balls with the starting ball detector turned on, symbol determination number 1 information to notify the number of variable operations of the special variable display device, variable operation of the ordinary variable display device An external connection terminal for outputting to the management computer installed in the amusement arcade the information on the number of symbols determined 2 for notifying the number of times, and the number of pieces of information on the number of times of opening and closing of the normally variable winning prize ball device. These information are 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 relay board 77 and a control board box 79 for accommodating an illumination control board 80 and a sound effect control board 82 are attached to the rear side of the winning ball guide cover 71. As shown in FIG. 3, 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, decorative lamps, decorative LEDs, and the like provided on the front frame 3 and the front opening / closing frame 4 are collectively driven and controlled according to an information signal from the main board 151. A large number of connectors 80a to 80e are mounted on the upper part of the illumination control board 80, and the lower part is an area where an IC chip such as an MPU or a ROM is mounted. The sound effect control board 82 drives and controls the loudspeakers 12a and 12b, and generates sound effects corresponding to the contents of the game in accordance with the information signal from the main board 151. A number of connectors 82a to 82c are mounted on the upper part of the sound effect control board 82, and the lower part is an area where an IC chip such as an MPU or a ROM is mounted. The sound effect control board 82 is provided with a sound changeover switch 83 for switching the volume.

The structure of the game board 40 has been described in detail above.
As will be described in detail later, it is mounted and fixed to a game board mounting portion 175 (see FIG. 7) formed on the front side of the front frame 3 (see FIG. 9). The lower part of the game board mounting portion 175 is a flat support plate on which the lower side of the game board 40 is placed, and an out ball guiding path () that guides an out ball to substantially the center of the support plate. (Not shown) is formed. In a state where the game board 40 is mounted and fixed to the game board mounting portion 175, the mechanism plate 100 is covered from the back surface, but the mechanism plate 100 is fixed to one side surface on the back side of the front frame 3. Bearing bracket (not shown)
By locking a locking hole of a shaft support (not shown) fixed to one side of the mechanism plate 100 with a shaft pin projecting up and down of the front frame 3, the front frame 3 is opened and closed freely. Locking pin (not shown) set at an appropriate position on the back side and mechanism plate 1
The mechanism plate 100 can be held in a closed state by engaging with a mechanism plate locking lever 149 provided at 00. The mechanism plate 100 is
It may be fixed to the front frame 3 and cannot be opened and closed.

Next, the structure of the mechanism plate 100 provided on the back of the ball game machine 1 will be described with reference to FIG. In FIG. 5, a mechanism plate 100 includes a prize ball tank 105 for mainly storing prize balls and a ball alignment rail member 1 for guiding the prize balls stored in the prize ball tank 105 while aligning them on the downstream side.
08 and a curved rail member 111, a ball passage 114 for guiding balls from the curved rail member 111, and a ball payout device 1 for paying out prize balls based on winnings.
16 and an intermediate component provided with the game board 40 mainly.
And a lower component provided with a processing mechanism for processing a hit ball including a winning ball hit into the opening window 102 when viewed from the rear.
Are formed integrally on the mechanism plate main body 101. For this reason, since the main part of the back of the game board 40 faces the outside from the opening window 102 when the mechanism plate 100 is closed, the back structure of the game board 40 is changed to the special variable display device 44 as described above. Even if it is a complicated one having the back surface and the display control board cover 74, the opening and closing operation of the mechanism plate 100 can be performed smoothly. The window 1 is slightly below the center of the window 102.
A horizontal protruding plate 103 is formed so as to protrude rearward in a state of being bridged from both side ends of the main plate 02. An upper portion of a main board box 150 described later is attached to the horizontal protruding plate 103.

The configuration of the mechanism plate 100 will be described below. First, a prize ball tank 105 for storing a large amount of prize balls and a plurality of prize balls supplied from the prize ball tank 105 are arranged in a plurality of rows by partition walls (in this embodiment, 2 Ball alignment rail member 108 that is aligned and flows down in a row), a curve rail member 111 that turns a prize ball guided by the ball alignment rail member 108 toward a ball dispensing device 116 described below, and the curve rail member. Information terminal boards 132 provided above 111 are provided at predetermined positions, respectively.

The prize ball tank 105 is provided with a ball-out information detecting lever (not shown) which is pivotally supported on its bottom surface and is urged upward by a spring (not shown). Beneath the switch 10
7 is fixed. This burnout information switch 107
Is connected to an information terminal board 132, which will be described later, and outputs an out-of-ball signal to a management computer (not shown) when there is not enough prize balls in the prize ball tank 105. The ball alignment rail member 108 arranged on the downstream side of the prize ball tank 105 is attached in an inclined manner from one end to the other end of the upper component, and has two partition walls (not shown) at the center of the inside. Are set up so that the winning balls flowing out of the winning ball tank 105 are arranged in two rows toward the downstream. In addition, a ball grading member 109 is swingably hung on a support shaft as a fulcrum at the upper portion on the downstream side of the ball alignment rail member 108, and a prize ball flowing 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 on the upper portion on the downstream side of the ball alignment rail member 108.
An information terminal board 132 having 33 is provided. The external connection terminal 133 provided on the information terminal board 132 includes a ball-break information output terminal for connecting a signal line between the outside (for example, a management computer) and the ball game machine 1, a ball lending information output terminal, and award ball information. It has an output terminal and the like, and further has a connector 132a to which the ball-out information switch 107 is connected, a connector 132b to which a payout control board 144 is connected, and a connector 132c to which a main board 151 is connected. It is configured.

In addition to the above-described structure, a mechanism plate locking lever 149 having one end supported at the open end and a position corresponding to the upper part of the information terminal board 132 is rotatably provided on the upper constituent part. I have. The mechanism plate locking lever 149 is formed with a groove that engages with a tip of a locking pin (not shown) that is planted and fixed at a predetermined position on the rear surface side of the front frame 3. By rotating so as to release the engagement with the stop pin, the fixed state of the mechanism plate 100 to the rear surface side of the front frame 3 can be released. Since the mechanism plate 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 plate 100 to the back side of the front frame 3 is firmly stable. It can be made to be.

Next, on the upper part of the intermediate component of the mechanism plate 100, a curved rail member 11 which communicates with the downstream end of the ball aligning rail member 108 to change the direction of the prize ball by 180 degrees and guides it.
1 is provided. This curve rail member 111 is also formed so as to align winning balls in two rows and guide them toward the downstream side. In addition, a ball removal valve (not shown) is provided at the hairpin-shaped bent portion of the curve rail member 111 so as to be swingable,
The bleed passage 11 extends from the side of the bleed valve to the downstream side.
2 are formed. The ball extraction passage 112 is provided when the ball extraction valve is operated (for example, when the business is closed and the prize ball tank 1 is closed).
When it becomes necessary to pull out the prize balls stored in the ball 05 in the prize ball, the prize balls stored in the prize ball tank 105 and the ball alignment rail member 108 are passed through the ball extraction passage 112 to the outside of the ball game machine 1. Is to guide.

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.
Each row of ball passages 114 has a ball-break switch 115
Is provided so as to face the passage. The cutout switch 115 is connected to the main board 151 via the frame switch relay board 142 as shown in FIG. 3, and when the cutout switch 115 stops detecting a ball, a ball payout device described below. The operation of the payout motor 118 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 plate main body 101. I have. The structure of the ball dispensing device 116 will be briefly described. In the case, two ball passages (not shown) communicating with the two rows of ball passages 114 are formed at the lower end of the ball passage. A sprocket (not shown) is provided for dividing the balls in the ball dispensing device 116 one by one and discharging them from a ball discharge port (not shown) at the downstream end. The sprocket is provided with a plurality of protrusions provided at both ends of the columnar member while maintaining an interval for receiving a game ball, and is rotated by the drive of the payout motor 118. Further, the ball discharge port is composed of two discharge ports arranged in parallel in the front-rear direction, and the front discharge port is configured as a ball rental port for paying out balls discharged from the ball discharging device 116 as ball rental balls, and a rear ball discharge port. The discharge port is configured as a prize ball discharge port for discharging a ball discharged from the ball discharging device 116 as a prize ball. The front outlet is provided with a ball lending count switch 119 (only the reference numeral is shown in FIG. 4) for detecting the number of balls (ball lending) discharged from the outlet. The rear outlet is provided with a prize ball count switch 120 (only the reference numeral is shown in FIG. 4) for detecting the number of balls (the number of prize balls) discharged from the outlet. Downstream of the sprocket, a switching valve (not shown) for switching a path between a ball passage for sending a ball to a ball lending outlet and a ball passage for sending a ball to a prize ball outlet is provided. Is a passage switching solenoid 117 (only the reference numeral is shown in FIG. 4)
Is switched between the ball passage on the ball lending side and the ball passage on the prize ball side. Further, in order to reliably perform the ball payout operation, the stop position of the payout motor 118 (exactly,
Motor position sensor 12 for detecting the stop position of the rotating member)
2 (only reference numerals are shown in FIG. 4).

In the case of the above-described ball dispensing device 116, a dispensing unit relay board 124 to which the above-described passage switching solenoid 117, dispensing motor 118, count switches 119 and 120, and motor position sensor 122 are connected.
Is attached. This dispensing unit relay board 124
Are connected to the payout control board 144 and also to the main board 151 via the frame switch relay board 142, as shown in FIGS. In addition, the above-described ball passage 114, the ball cutout switch 115, the ball payout device 116,
And the dispensing unit relay board 124 includes the dispensing device cover 1.
64.

Next, the lower component of the mechanism plate 100 will be described.
6, a prize ball path 126 is formed, and the prize ball path 1 is formed.
An upper plate communication port (not shown) is formed at the lower end of 26. The upper plate communication port guides a prize ball to the upper plate 19 provided on the front surface of the ball game machine 1. An extra sphere passage is connected to one side of the upper plate communication port. When a large number of prize balls are paid out based on the winning and the upper plate 19 is filled with the prize balls and finally reaches the upper plate communication port and the prize balls continue to be paid out, the prize balls become surplus balls. Guided to the passage,
After that, it is discharged to the lower plate 27 through the connection gutter 93. And when more prize balls are 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, the full tank switch 129 is turned on, and the driving of the motor 118 of the ball discharging device 116 is stopped. To make the payout operation of the prize ball and the lending ball inactive. Note that the rear surfaces of the above-described prize ball passage 126, the ball removal passage 112, and the surplus ball passage are closed by a lower passage cover 128.

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 (not shown) 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 pass through a driving ball discharge passage (not shown) to the outside of the ball game machine 1 (a collection path formed inside the island where the ball game machine is installed). Released. In the driven ball discharge passage, not only the winning ball but also the out ball taken into the out port 69 and the prize ball removed from the ball removal passage 112 are discharged together.

The mechanism plate 10 constructed as described above is used.
On the rear side of the lower part of the unit 0, a power supply unit box 136 for accommodating a power supply unit board 137 for generating a plurality of power supplies having different voltages and a payout control board 144 for controlling the operation of the ball payout device 116 are accommodated. A payout control board box 143, the full tank switch 129, the burnout switch 115, and a frame switch relay board 142 for relaying the connection between the payout unit relay board 124 and the main board 151 are provided.

The power supply unit box 136 is detachably attached to a locking claw (not shown) protruding from the mechanism plate main body 101 on the lower position side of the opening window 102, and is housed inside the power supply unit board 137. Has a power line 13
5 is mounted. A power supply line 135 connected to the power supply connector is drawn from the information terminal board 132 to a lower portion on the open side of the mechanism plate 100 along a wiring processing groove (not shown) formed on the back side of the mechanism plate main body 101. At the position immediately before, it is pulled out to the front side of the mechanism plate main body 101 and connected to the power connector. Further, as shown in FIG. 4, the voltage supplied by the power supply line 135 is a voltage of 24 V AC, and the plurality of voltages generated by the power supply unit substrate (power generation substrate) 137 are
V, DC21V, DC12V and DC5V. (However, 24 V AC is also supplied to the other boards.) The power supply unit board 137 includes a main board 151.
While the drive power is not supplied to each CPU of the payout control board 144, each board 151, 1 is used to back up (hold) the memory content of the RAM of each board 151, 144.
A backup power supply is supplied to 44.
Note that the main board 151 and the payout control board 144 perform processing for backup by outputting a power-off signal from the power supply unit board (power generation board) 137.

The above-described display control board cover 74, control board box 79, main board box 150, payout control board box 143, and power supply unit box 136
A part or the whole is made of a transparent synthetic resin so that the inside 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. Further, the sound effect control board 82 accommodated in the control board box 79 can be easily recycled only by replacing a ROM (in particular, a ROM storing sound effect data). Similarly, the ROM of the illumination control board 80 accommodated in the control board box 79 and the display control board 75 covered by the display control board cover 74 are also changed unless the board configuration and the number of lamps are changed. Can be recycled. That is, 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 with different contents.
The control box that has changed only can be delivered again and reused.

The configuration of the ball game machine 1, the configuration of the game board 40, and the configuration of the mechanism plate 100 have been described above. Next, the circuit configuration connected by wiring will be described with reference to FIGS. Will be explained. The game board 4 is provided on the main board 151.
0, the switches 51, 52, 55a, 55
b, 65a, and 65b are input via the relay board 77, and a signal from the starting ball detector 60 is also input.
Signals from 15 are input via the frame switch relay board 142. Further, a signal from the prize ball count switch 120 is input to the main board 151 via the payout unit relay board 124 and the frame switch relay board 142.

Of the above input signals, the switches 51, 52, 60, 61, 62, 6 provided on the game board 40
5a, 65b based on the input signal from
Are solenoids 43, 50, 5 provided on the game board 40.
9 and each memory display LED 46, 64,
An illumination signal according to the game state is output to the illumination control board 80, and a sound effect signal according to the game state is output to the sound effect control board 82.
And outputs a jackpot display control signal, a reach display control signal, or an off display control signal to the display control board 75, and outputs various game information to the information terminal board 78. The illumination control board 80 includes various lamps 6 to 10 and 47 according to the type of illumination signal input from the main board 151.
a, 47b, 56, 67a and various LEDs 37, 38,
45 and 57 are display-driven controlled, and the sound effect control board 82
The drive of the speakers 12a and 12b is controlled in accordance with the type of the sound effect signal input from the main board 151. Further, the display control board 75 performs control so as to derive the display result of each of the symbol displays 44 and 63 according to the type of the display control signal input from the main board 151.

The main board 151 outputs a full tank signal to the payout control board 144 based on an input signal from the full tank switch 129, and stops driving the payout motor 118 based on the full tank signal. . When there is an input signal from the full tank switch 129, the main board 15
1 prevents the prize ball possible signal described below from being output. When there is an input signal from the full tank switch 129, a full tank signal may be output to the electric decoration control board 80 to display and drive a predetermined lamp or LED, thereby notifying the user.

Each of the switches 51, 52, 55a, 5 excluding the passing ball detectors 61, 62 provided on the game board 40.
The main board 151 outputs a winning ball number signal to the payout control board 144 based on the input signals from 5b, 60, 65a, 65b, and the payout control board 144 inputs the winning ball number signal and the winning ball enable signal. , The payout motor 118 is driven to pay out a predetermined number of prize balls. Also, based on the input signal from the prize ball count switch 120, the main board 151
Outputs a clear 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 a prize ball number signal to the information terminal board 132, and outputs this signal to the information terminal board 132.
Output from an external management computer. Further, each of the switches 51, 52, 55a, 55b, 60, 65a, 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 b, and drives and displays the prize ball lamp 10 (or the speakers 12a and 12b). Notify that. Further, based on the input signal from the ball cutout switch 115, the main board 151 does not output the prize ball possible signal to the payout control board 144, or outputs the prize ball cutout signal to the electric decoration control board 80 to cut the ball. The display of the lamp 9 is driven in a predetermined manner.

As described above, the main board 151 has a switch input for controlling a game operation, a switch input for controlling an operation for paying out a prize ball, a decoration lamp, and a decoration L.
Only switch inputs for driving and controlling the ED and the speakers 12a and 12b are input. In relation to the main board 151 and the other control boards 144, 80, 82, and 75, the main board 151 switches to the other control boards 144 and 144. The communication relationship is one-way toward 80, 82, and 75. For this reason, there is an advantage that even if an illegal processing program is incorporated in the other control boards 144, 80, 82, and 75 and an attempt is made to perform an illegal processing on the main board 151, the processing cannot be executed. A part of the control is performed by other control boards 144, 80,
Since they are assigned at 82 and 75, the burden on the main substrate 151 can be reduced, and the inspection of the main substrate 151 by the regulatory agency can be facilitated.

Next, the payout control board 144 includes a motor position sensor 122 and count switches 119 and 120.
Is input via the payout unit relay board 124, signals from the ball lending switch 24 and the return switch 25 of the balance display board 23 are input, and various information is input from the card unit device 31. Further, the main substrate 1
As described above from 51, a prize ball possible signal, a prize ball number signal, and a full tank signal are input. The payout control board 144, based on the input signal from the motor position sensor 122, accurately controls the stop position of the payout motor 118, that is, the stop position of the rotating member, in the payout operation of the lending ball and the prize ball. In addition, it is possible to detect whether the rotating member is rotating. Also, the count switch 11
Payout control board 14 based on input signals from
4 controls the drive of the payout motor 118 so as to pay out the correct number of payable balls and prize balls,
The award ball number information and the lending ball number information are output to 32. The award ball number information may be output from the main board 151.

Further, based on an input signal from the ball lending switch 24, the payout control board 144
When the remaining amount information has a margin by inquiring with the remaining amount information from 1 and allowing the ball lending request signal, the payout motor 118 is driven,
Further, the payout control board 144 outputs a card return signal to the card unit device 31 based on an input signal from the return switch 25. Further, based on various information inputs from the card unit device 31, the payout control board 144
The balance information is output to the balance display on the balance display board 23.
Further, the payout control board 144 executes the prize ball payout operation via the payout unit relay board 124 based on the prize ball possible signal, the prize ball number signal, the full tank signal, and the like from the main board 151 as described above. Or 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-is to the external management computer or the like as ball-out information.

Further, the payout control board 144 is connected to an earth plate 152 (only the reference numeral is shown in FIG. 6) provided in the ball game machine 1. Specifically, the ground plate 152 is disposed in the upper plate 19, the lower plate 27, the ball storage portion of the prize ball tank 105, the ball passage formed in the mechanism plate 100, and the like, and is in contact with the stored or passing game balls. The game ball receives the static electricity charged. Then, the static electricity received by the ground plate 152 is sent to the payout control board 144, and finally the card unit device 31 connected to the payout control board 144
Is discharged to the outside.

The circuit configuration connected by wiring has been described above. Next, the structure of the front frame 3 constituting a main part of the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG.
FIG. 4 is a front view of the front frame 3 with the front open frame 4 removed. The front frame 3 is formed of a resin material in a vertically elongated rectangular shape, and a game board mounting portion 175 formed in a substantially square shape for mounting and fixing the game board 40 is formed at a slightly upper portion of the front surface thereof. Have been. Further, hinges 166 for attaching the front opening / closing frame 4 are mounted on the upper left side of the front frame 3 and above the ashtray 29, respectively.

The game board mounting portion 175 projects from the front surface of the front frame 3 to the rear side and is formed in a step shape, and forms a game board mounting portion bottom plate 180 constituting a bottom portion and an upper standing wall portion. An upper wall 177, a left side wall 178 forming a left standing wall portion, a right side wall 179 forming a right standing wall portion, and a game board placement portion 176 forming a lower standing wall portion, At the substantially center of the mounting portion bottom plate 180, a back surface opening 165 is provided for inserting the display control board cover 74 on the back side of the game board 40 when the game board 40 is mounted and fixed.

Surface support portions 167a to 167f for supporting the front side of the game board 40 are provided on the upper right side, the upper left side, and the lower right side and the upper right side of the game board mounting section 175, and on the lower left side and the lower right side, respectively. The game board mounting portion 175 protrudes inward. This surface support 167
In a to 167f, 167a and 167b are substantially at the center in the depth direction of the upper wall 177, and 167c and 167d are the left side wall 1
A substantially central portion 167e, 167f in the depth direction of 78 protrudes substantially at the center of the right side wall 179 in the depth direction, and is formed in a rectangular shape having a curved surface at its corner. The right end portions of the surface support portions 167a to 167f are formed by bending toward the gaming machine surface side, and are formed as bent portions 173a to 173f, respectively (FIGS. 10, 11, and 13). reference).

A back support 168a is provided on the right side of the front support 167a, a back support 168b is provided on the right of the front support 167b, and a back support 168c is provided between the front supports 167c and 167d. A back support 168d is provided on the right side of the front support 167e, and a back support 168e is provided on the right side of the front support 167f on the surface of the game board mounting section 180. These back support portions 168a to 168a
8e is for supporting the back side of the game board 40. Also, of the back surface support portions 168a to 168e, 16
8a, 168b, 168d, and 168e are formed in a horizontally long thin plate shape, and 168c is a surface support portion 167c.
Is formed in a vertically long rectangular shape from below to above the surface support portion 167d. Note that the length of 168c is formed slightly shorter than the length of the support recess 162c. The height of the back support portions 168a to 168e is set larger than the depth of the support recesses 162a to 162e. Further, the back support portions 168a to 168a-1
The right corner of 68e is chamfered (see FIG. 10).

Above the back support portions 168a and 168b, there are provided ribs 169 protruding along the upper wall 177, respectively. The rib 169 is for positioning the game board 40 above when the game board 40 is mounted on the front frame 3 (see FIGS. 11 to 13).

The game board mounting portion bottom plate 180 of the right side wall 179
On the side, fixing means 170 that is operated when fixing the game board 40 to the front frame 3 is provided above and below the game board mounting portion 175.
It is provided in the place. When the game board 40 is fixed to the front frame 3, the fixing means 170 has an arc-shaped fixed contact portion 171 which comes into contact with fixing recesses 163 a and 163 b formed on side end surfaces of the game board 40. Have been. Further, the fixing means 170 inserts the support shaft 172 inserted from the front side of the front frame 3 into the rotation center of the fixing means 170, and the cap nut 174 from the rear side of the front frame via the spring 173.
As a result, the screw is rotatably supported on the front frame 3 (see FIG. 11).

The front support portions 167a to 167f and the back support portions 168a to 168e are, as shown in FIG.
They are arranged at positions that do not overlap each other when viewed from the front.
For this reason, since the game board is not supported from the front and back at the same position on the game board, even if the game board has some distortion, the distortion can be absorbed, and the game board can be easily attached to the front frame. it can.

The structure of the front frame 3 has been described above. Next, the procedure for attaching the game board 40 to the front frame 3 will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG.
FIG. 9 is a front view of the front frame 3 when the game board 40 is placed on the front frame 3, and FIG. 9 is a front view of the front frame 3 when the game board 40 is fixed to the front frame 3. And FIG.
FIG. 11 is a sectional view taken along line AA in FIG.
FIG. 12 is a sectional view taken along line BB in FIG.
FIG. 13 is a sectional view taken along line CC in FIG.
FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view taken along line DD of FIG. 7.

First, the fixing abutments 171 of the two fixing means 170 provided on the front frame 3 rotate the fixing means 170 counterclockwise to a position almost hidden by the front frame 3. Next, in a state where the game board 40 is substantially parallel to the front frame 3, the game board 40 is inserted into the game board mounting portion 175 from the front side of the front frame 3 and placed on the game board mounting portion 176. At this time, by inserting the surface support portion 167a into the insertion portion 161a and the surface support portion 167f through the insertion portion 161b,
The surface support portions 167a to 167f do not interfere with the game board 40. When the game board 40 is inserted into the game board mounting portion 175, the upper end of the back surface of the game board 40 follows the surface of the rib 169, so that the game board 40 is smoothly inserted into the game board mounting portion 175.

When the game board 40 is inserted into the game board mounting section 175 and pressed toward the game board mounting section bottom plate 180, the game board 40 is supported by the supporting recesses 162a, 162b, 16
Back support portions 168 abut against 2d and 162e, respectively.
a, 168b, 168d, and 168e. In this state, the game board 40 is slid to the left, and after sliding, as shown in FIG.
70 is rotated clockwise. When the fixing means 170 is rotated clockwise, the fixing contact portions formed on the fixing means 170 abut against the fixing recesses 163a and 163b, respectively.
The game board 40 further slides leftward. At this time, since the support recesses 162a, 162b, 162d, and 162e are formed to be horizontally long, the back support portions 168a, 168
b, 168d, 168 have support recesses 162a, 162
The game board 40 slides while the b, 162d, and 162e are in contact.

When the game board 40 slides to the left, the right end of the insertion portion 161a is moved to the surface support portion 1.
The upper left corner of the game board 40 is on the back side of the front surface support portion 167b, and the front support portion abutment portion 164a
Is provided on the back side of the surface support portion 167c,
64b is inserted into the back side of the front surface support portion 167d, the lower left corner of the game board 40 is inserted into the back side of the front surface support portion 167e, and the right end of the insertion portion 161b is inserted into the back side of the front surface support portion 167f. Become. Accordingly, the front surface of the game board 40 is supported by the back sides of the front surface support portions 167a to 167f, and the game board 40 does not fall forward or fall. At this time, the right ends of the surface support portions 167a to 167f are bent as described above.
f, the surface support portions 167a to 167
The game board 40 is smoothly inserted below f. Then, as described above, the gaming board 40 is
7a to 167f are inserted below the fixing recesses 163a,
The game board 40 is fixed to the front frame 3 by fixing the 163b by the fixing means 170.

As described above, when the game board 40 is mounted and fixed to the front frame 3, each part of the game board 40 is mounted and fixed to the front frame 3 in a state as shown in FIGS. become. Hereinafter, the game board 40 will be described with reference to FIGS.
The part where is fixed will be described.

FIG. 10 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA in FIG. 7, and is a view cut on the back support 168c. In FIG. 10, a back support 168c is in contact with a support recess 162c formed on the back of the left end of the game board 40, and the back of the front support 167c is in contact with the front of the left end of the game board 40. In contact. in this way,
The front side support portion 167c and the back side support portion 168c abut on the front and back of the left end of the game board 40, so that the game board 40
Is pinched and fixed. Also, in the drawing, the front surface support portion 167b is in contact with the upper left corner of the game board 40, and the back surface support portion 168b is
Support 162b formed on the back surface of the upper left side of game board 40
Is in contact with As described above, the front support 167b and the back support 16
8b, the upper left portion of the game board 40 is pinched and fixed. Further, in the figure, the rib 169 is
The game board 4 is formed on the left side of the upper wall 177.
The upper left portion of the game board 40 is positioned in contact with the upper left portion of the game board 0.

FIG. 11 is a sectional view taken along the line BB in FIG. 7, and is a view taken at the center of the support shaft 172 of the fixing means 170. In FIG. 11, the lower part of the right end of the game board 40 is fixed by the fixed contact part 171 of the fixing means 170 abutting on the fixing recess 163 b formed below the right end of the game board 40. . In the figure,
The front support portion 167a contacts the upper right surface of the game board 40, and the back support portion 168a contacts the support 162a formed on the upper right back surface of the game board 40. As described above, the front support 167 a and the back support 168 are provided on the front and back of the upper left portion of the game board 40.
The upper part of the right side of the game board 40 is pinched and fixed by the contact of a. In the figure, the rib 169 is formed on the right side of the upper wall 177, and the game board 40
The upper right part of the game board 40 is positioned by contacting the upper right end of the game board 40. In addition, above the right end of the game board 40,
A fixed concave portion 163a is formed, and the fixed contact portion 171 of the fixing means 170 abuts on the fixed concave portion 163a, whereby the upper portion of the right end of the game board 40 is fixed.

FIG. 12 is a sectional view taken along the line CC in FIG. 7, and is a view taken at the center of the back support 168a and the rib 169. In FIG. 12, the front support portion 167a is in contact with the upper right surface of the game board 40, and the back support portion 168a is in contact with the support 162a formed on the right upper back surface of the game board 40. Things. As described above, the front support 167a and the back support 168a contact the front and back of the upper left portion of the game board 40, whereby the upper right portion of the game board 40 is sandwiched and fixed. In the figure, the rib 169 is connected to the upper wall 17.
7 and is positioned on the upper right side of the game board 40 by contacting the upper right end of the game board 40. As shown in FIG. 12, the rib 169 is formed in a tapered shape from the front side to the back side of the game board 40 so that the game board 40 can be easily mounted on the game board mounting portion 175.

FIG. 13 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line DD in FIG. 7, and is a view cut on the surface support portion 167a. In FIG. 13, the back side of the front surface support portion 167d is in contact with the front side of the left end of the game board 40. Although not shown in FIG. 13, as shown in FIG.
A support recess 162c is formed on the back surface of the left end of the game board 40, and the back support 168c is in contact with the support recess 162c. In this way, the front and back of the left end portion of the game board 40 have the surface support portions 167.
The left end of the game board 40 is clamped and fixed by the contact of the back surface support portion 168c with the back end d.

As shown in FIGS. 10 to 13, when the game board 40 is mounted and fixed to the front frame 3, the game board 4
A gap is formed between the rear side of the game board mounting section bottom plate 180 and the front side of the game board mounting section bottom plate 180.
This is because it is smaller than the height dimension of a to 168e.

In the above embodiment, the game board 40
The fixing recesses 163a and 163b are formed at the right end of the game board 40. However, the fixing recesses 163a and 163b are not formed and the fixing contact portion 171 of the fixing means 170 is provided with the game board 40.
May be in contact with the right end portion of the. With this configuration, the fixed recesses 163a,
Since there is no need to process the 163b, the manufacturing cost of the game board 40 can be reduced.

In the above-described embodiment, the game board 40
Although the supporting recesses 162a to 162e are formed on the back side of the game board 40, the supporting recesses 162a to 162e are not formed, and the back supporting portions 168a to 168e directly contact the back side of the game board 40. Is also good. With this configuration, the fixed recesses 163a, 163a
Since it is not necessary to process 3b, the manufacturing cost of the game board 40 can be reduced.

As described above, according to the configuration of the present embodiment, the front frame 3 having the game board mounting portion 175 on which the game board 40 is mounted is provided, and the game board 40 is moved from the front side of the game machine. A ball game machine 1 attachable to the game board mounting part 175
In the above, the front frame 3 is provided on the game board mounting portion 175 and abuts against the back side of the game board 40 to support the back side of the game board 40.
And the game board 40 provided in the game board mounting portion 175.
Surface support portions 167a to 167f for contacting the front surface side of the game board 40 and supporting the front side of the game board 40;
And a fixing means 170 provided on one side of the game board 40 and capable of fixing the game board 40 to the front frame 3. The game board 40 is made parallel to the front frame 3 and the game board 40 is slid to the side to make the game board 4
The game board 40 is attached to the front frame 3 by bringing the front side of the game board 0 into contact with the surface support portions 167a to 167f and fixing the sides of the game board 3 by the fixing means 170. With this configuration,
The game board 40 is brought into contact with the front frame 3 and slides sideways,
Since the game board 40 is attached to the front frame only by pressing the side end surface of the game board 40 with the fixing means 170, the game board 4
0 can be easily attached to the front frame 3, and a single operator can easily attach the game board 40 to the front frame 3 without requiring a plurality of operators.

Further, according to the structure of the present embodiment, the fixing means 170 is characterized in that the fixing contact portion 171 is formed to contact only the side end face of the game board 40. With this configuration, the fixing means 170
Since the game board 40 is fixed to the front frame 3 by abutting on the side end surface of the game board 40, the fixing means 170 does not appear on the surface side of the game board 40, and the appearance of the game machine is impaired. There is no. Further, since the fixing means 170 is in contact with the side end surface of the game board 40, the slid game board 40 does not return to the position before the slide.

According to the structure of this embodiment, the fixing means 170 is rotatably supported by the front frame 3. With this configuration, the game board 40 is fixed to the front frame 3 only by rotating the fixing means 170, so that the work of fixing the game board 40 to the front frame 3 can be easily performed.

Further, according to the configuration of the present embodiment, the fixed contact portion 171 is formed in an arc shape. With this configuration, the fixing means 17
0, the fixing contact portion 171 is
To slide on the side end surface of the game board 40 with the rotation of
The fixing means 170 can be smoothly rotated.

According to the configuration of the present embodiment, the game board 40 is provided with the game board mounting portion 175.
It is characterized in that insertion portions 161a and 161b are formed to allow the surface support portions 167a to 167f to pass therethrough when the device is mounted on the device. With this configuration, the game board 40 can be brought into contact with the game board mounting section 175 in parallel from the front, and the game board 40 can be inserted into the game board mounting section 175 from an oblique direction. There is no necessity, and the mounting operation of the game board 40 can be further improved.

Further, according to the configuration of the present embodiment, the game board 40 is characterized in that the fixed concave portions 163a and 163b for the fixed contact portion 171 to contact are formed. With such a configuration, a portion in contact with the fixed contact portion 171 can be easily recognized, and repair, maintenance, and the like for wear, breakage, and the like due to the fixed contact portion 171 can be easily performed.

Further, according to the configuration of the present embodiment, the game board 40 is characterized in that support recesses 162a to 162e are formed for the back support portions 168a to 168e to contact. With this configuration, the support portion on the back of the game board can be easily recognized, and repair, maintenance, and the like against wear, breakage, and the like by the back support portions 168a to 168e can be easily performed.

According to the structure of the present embodiment, bent portions 173a to 173f are formed at the ends of the surface support portions 167a to 167f by bending toward the surface side of the gaming machine. It is characterized by. With this configuration, when the game board 40 is slid by the game board mounting unit 175, the game board 40 does not interfere with the surface support units 167a to 167f, and the game board 40 is connected to the surface support unit 167a.
To 167f.

According to the structure of this embodiment, the front surface support portions 167a to 167f and the back surface support portion 168a
168e are arranged at positions not overlapping each other. With this configuration, since the game board 40 is not supported from the front and back at the same position of the game board 40, even if the game board 40 has some distortion, the distortion can be absorbed, and the front frame 3 It can be easily mounted on.

Further, according to the configuration of the present embodiment, the front frame 3 having the game board mounting portion 175 on which the game board 40 is mounted is provided, and the game board 40 is mounted from the front side of the game machine. In the ball game machine 1 attachable to the part 175,
The front frame 3 is provided on the game board mounting portion 175, the back surface supporting portions 168 a to 168 e abutting on the back side of the game board 40 and supporting the back side of the game board 40, and the game board mounting portion 175 Surface support portions 167a to 167f that abut on the front surface side of the game board 40 and support the front side of the game board 40, and the game board 40 is provided on one side of the game board mounting portion 175. Fixing means 170 that can be fixed to the front frame 3, wherein the back surface of the game board 40 is in contact with the back support portions 168 a to 168 e to make the game board 40 parallel to the front frame 3. By sliding the game board 40 to the side, the front side of the game board 40 is brought into contact with the surface support portions 167a to 167f, and further, the side of the game board 3 is fixed by the fixing means 170, whereby the game board is fixed. 4 Wherein the attaching to the front frame 3. With this configuration, the game board 40 is brought into contact with the front frame 3 and slides sideways, and the fixing means 17
0 only presses the side end surface of the game board 40.
Is attached to the front frame, so that the front frame 3
Can be easily attached to the front panel 3 without requiring a plurality of operators, and even one operator can easily attach the game board 40 to the front frame 3.

[0092]

As is apparent from the above description, according to the first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a front frame having a game board mounting portion on which a game board is mounted. In the ball game machine attachable to the game board mounting portion from the side, the front frame is provided on the game board mounting portion and abuts against the back side of the game board to support the back side of the game board. A support portion, a surface support portion provided on the game board mounting portion to abut on a surface side of the game board to support a front surface side of the game board, and the game board provided on one side of the game board mounting portion and Fixing means capable of fixing the game board to the front frame, the back side of the game board abuts the back support portion to make the game board parallel to the front frame, and By sliding the front side of the game board against the surface support, By fixing the side of the game board by the fixing means et al., And wherein the attaching the game board on the front frame. With this configuration,
The game board can be attached to the front frame simply by pressing the game board against the front frame and sliding it to the side, and pressing the side end surface of the game board with the fixing means. The game board can be easily attached to the front frame without requiring a plurality of workers.

[0093] Further, in the invention of claim 2, the fixing means is characterized in that a fixing contact portion which contacts only a side end face of the game board is formed. With this configuration, the fixing means abuts the side end surface of the game board to fix the game board to the front frame, so that the fixing means does not appear on the game board surface side, It does not impair the beauty of the machine. Further, since the fixing means abuts against the side end surface of the game board, the slid game board does not return to the position before the slide.

Further, in the invention of claim 3, the fixing means is rotatably supported by the front frame. With this configuration, the game board is fixed to the front frame only by rotating the fixing means, so that the work of fixing the game board to the front frame can be easily performed.

Further, in the invention of claim 4, the fixed contact portion is formed in an arc shape. With this configuration, when rotating the fixing means, the fixing contact portion slides on the side end surface of the game board with the rotation of the fixing means, so that the fixing means rotates smoothly. be able to.

[0096] In the invention of claim 5, the game board has an insertion portion for inserting the surface support portion when the game board is mounted on the game board mounting section. It is characterized by. With this configuration, the game board can be abutted in parallel with the game board mounting portion from the front, and there is no need to insert the game board obliquely with respect to the game board mounting portion, The mounting operation of the game board can be further improved.

[0097] Further, in the invention of claim 6, the game board is characterized in that a fixed concave portion with which the fixed contact portion comes into contact is formed. With this configuration, it is possible to easily recognize the portion that comes into contact with the fixed contact portion, and it is easy to perform repair, maintenance, and the like against wear, breakage, and the like due to the fixed contact portion.

[0098] Further, in the invention of claim 7, the game board is characterized in that a support concave portion for contacting the back support portion is formed. With this configuration, the support portion on the back of the game board can be easily recognized, and repair, maintenance, and the like for abrasion, breakage, and the like by the back support portion can be easily performed.

Further, in the invention of claim 8, a bent portion is formed at an end of the surface support portion by bending toward the surface side of the gaming machine. With this configuration, when the game board is slid with the game board mounting section, the game board and the surface support section do not interfere with each other, and the game board can be easily brought into contact with the surface support section.

In the ninth aspect of the present invention, the front surface support portion and the back surface support portion are arranged at positions where they do not overlap with each other. With this configuration, since the game board is not supported from the front and back at the same position on the game board, even if the game board has some distortion, the distortion can be absorbed, and the game board can be easily mounted on the front frame. Can be attached to

Further, according to the tenth aspect of the present invention, the game machine further comprises a front frame formed with a game board mounting portion on which the game board is mounted, and the game board can be mounted on the game board mounting portion from the front side of the game machine. In the ball-and-ball game machine, the front frame is provided on the game board mounting portion, and is provided on the game board mounting portion, and a back support portion that abuts on a back side of the game board and supports a rear surface side of the game board. A surface support portion that abuts on the front surface side of the game board and supports the front side of the game board; and a fixation provided on one side of the game board mounting portion and capable of fixing the game board to the front frame. Means, the back side of the game board is brought into contact with the back support portion to make the game board parallel to the front frame, and the front side of the game board by sliding the game board sideways. Abut against the surface support, and further by the fixing means, on the side of the game board. By fixing the, and wherein the attaching the game board on the front frame. With this configuration, the game board is attached to the front frame simply by pressing the game board against the front frame and sliding to the side, and pressing the side end surface of the game board with the fixing means. Can be easily mounted on the front frame, and a single operator can easily attach the game board to the front frame without requiring a plurality of operators.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view showing a ball game machine according to an embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a front view showing a game board provided in the ball game machine.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating a relationship between a main board, various control boards, and electrical components.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a relationship between a payout control board, various control boards, and electric components.

FIG. 5 is a rear view showing the ball game machine.

FIG. 6 is a rear view showing various constituent members attached to the back surface of the game board.

FIG. 7 is a front view of the front frame with the front open frame removed.

FIG. 8 is a front view of the front frame when the game board is placed on the front frame.

FIG. 9 is a front view of the front frame when the game board is fixed to the front frame.

FIG. 10 is a sectional view taken along the line AA in FIG. 7;

FIG. 11 is a sectional view taken along line BB of FIG. 7;

FIG. 12 is a sectional view taken along line CC of FIG. 7;

FIG. 13 is a sectional view taken along the line DD in FIG. 7;

[Explanation of symbols]

 REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 1 ball game machine (game machine) 2 outer frame 3 front frame 4 front opening / closing frame 40 game board 41 game area 44 special variable display device 70 cover body (back cover body) 74 display control board cover 75 display control board 79 control board Box (container) 80 Illumination control board 82 Sound effect control board 100 Mechanism board 150 Main board box (container) 151 Main board (game control board) 161a, b Insertion section 162a to 162e Support recess 163a, b Fix recess 164a , B Back support contact portions 167a to 167f Front support portions 168a to 168e Back support portions 169 Ribs 170 Fixing means 171 Fixed contact portions 173a to 173f Bends 175 Game board mounting section 176 Game board placement section 177 Upper wall 178 left side wall 179 right side wall 180

Claims (10)

[Claims] 1. A ball game machine comprising a front frame formed with a game board mounting portion on which a game board is mounted, wherein the game board can be mounted on the game board mounting portion from the front side of the game machine. A frame is provided on the game board mounting portion, a back surface support portion that abuts on a back surface side of the game board and supports a rear surface side of the game board, and a front surface side of the game board provided on the game board mounting portion. A surface support portion that abuts and supports the front side of the game board, and fixing means provided on one side of the game board mounting portion and capable of fixing the game board to the front frame; The game board is parallel to the front frame by contacting the back side of the board with the back support, and the front side of the game board is brought into contact with the front support by sliding the game board sideways, Further, by fixing the sides of the game board by the fixing means, the game board is Pinball game machine, characterized in that attached to the surface frame. 2. The ball game machine according to claim 1, wherein the fixing means has a fixed contact portion that contacts only a side end surface of the game board. 3. The ball game machine according to claim 1, wherein said fixing means is rotatably supported by said front frame. 4. The ball game machine according to claim 2, wherein the fixed contact portion is formed in an arc shape. 5. The game board according to claim 1, wherein said game board has an insertion portion through which said surface support portion is inserted when said game board is mounted on said game board mounting section. The ball game machine according to claim 4. 6. The ball game machine according to claim 2, wherein the game board has a fixed concave portion with which the fixed contact portion abuts. . 7. The ball game machine according to claim 1, wherein the game board is provided with a support recess for allowing the back support portion to abut. 8. The game machine according to claim 1, wherein a bent portion is formed at an end of the surface support portion so as to be bent toward a gaming machine surface side. The ball game machine described. 9. The ball game machine according to claim 1, wherein the front surface support portion and the back surface support portion are arranged so as not to overlap with each other. 10. A ball game machine having a front frame formed with a game board mounting portion on which a game board is mounted, wherein the game board can be mounted on the game board mounting portion from the front side of the game machine. A frame is provided on the game board mounting portion, a back surface support portion that abuts on a back surface side of the game board and supports a rear surface side of the game board, and a front surface side of the game board provided on the game board mounting portion. A surface support portion that abuts and supports the front side of the game board, and fixing means provided on one side of the game board mounting portion and capable of fixing the game board to the front frame; The game board is parallel to the front frame by contacting the back side of the board with the back support, and the front side of the game board is brought into contact with the front support by sliding the game board sideways, Further, by fixing the sides of the game board by the fixing means, the game board Game board mounting method in a ball-shooting game machine, characterized in that attached to the front frame.