JP2003052994A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine in which a wiring connected via connectors is not removed from common parts including a power unit, and the like, that are not replaced and continuously used as they are at replacing a game board. SOLUTION: The power unit 40 practically comprises a power board 51 where a plurality of connectors 50 are provided and a longitudinally long power board box 52 including the power board 51, wherein the power board box 52 is divided into the front and the back so as to be divided into a box cover part 53 and a box bottom 54, and a connector cover member 57 for covering the connector 50 is set on the front bottom of the box cover part 53.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a gaming machine such as a pachinko gaming machine, and particularly to a board to be replaced together with the gaming board when the gaming board is replaced, and a board to be continuously used regardless of the replacement of the gaming board.
The present invention relates to a gaming machine provided with wiring that is electrically connected to these boards via a connector.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A pachinko gaming machine, which is a typical conventional gaming machine, will be described as an example. Normally, when a player replaces a table at a gaming shop in which the pachinko gaming machine is installed, a game machine frame is used. A display control device that controls the image display of the game board and the variable display device mounted in a replaceable state, a decoration control device that controls the light emission of the light emitting decoration member, and a sound that controls the sound effect accompanying the game. Control device, integrated control of the game performed on the game board, that is, a game control device that also controls other control devices, to a newly prepared game board or various control devices corresponding to this new game board Exchange. Then, in addition to the game machine frame and the like, a launch control device that controls the launch of the game ball, a discharge control device that discharges the game ball, and a power supply device that supplies power to each control device provided in the pachinko gaming machine. , It is designed to be used as it is as a common part.

[0003]

By the way, the display control device, the decoration control device, the sound control device, and the game control device described above are electrically connected to the power supply device and the like by the wirings connected through the connector. In this way, power can be supplied from the power supply device to each control device, and control target parts such as the variable display device and the light emitting decoration member can be controlled according to the gaming state. Then, in the work of replacing the table, the above-mentioned connector is removed to disconnect the wiring from each control device, and then each control device is replaced. However, for example, if the connector on the power supply unit side is removed and the wiring is disconnected, the wiring will be in a state of being connected to the control device side to be disposed after the replacement, so that wiring originally usable as a common component is defective. May be discarded as. Therefore, after each control device is replaced, it is not possible to immediately connect each control device to the power supply device, and it is expected that it will take time to replace the platform.
This table replacement work is often performed on a large number of pachinko gaming machines at once, and is performed within a limited time from the end of business to the start of the next business.
Therefore, it has been required to eliminate the phenomenon that may hinder the work of replacing the table so that the work of replacing the table can be performed as efficiently as possible. And
If you remove the existing wiring from the pachinko machine,
Since it is necessary to separately prepare new wiring, there was a concern that the cost of replacing the base would increase.

Further, the discharge control device and the firing control device are also electrically connected to the power supply device by the wiring connected through the connector, and in this way, the power supply device supplies power to each control device. The control target parts such as the ball discharging mechanism and the launching device can be controlled according to the game state. Since these wires are also detachably attached to the discharge control device and the firing control device, it is not necessary to disconnect the wires connected to the discharge control device and the firing control device when the game board is replaced. However, there is a risk of accidentally removing the connector and disconnecting these wirings, and it will be troublesome to reconnect the wirings.
It could hinder the work of replacing the table.

The present invention has been proposed in view of the above circumstances, and an object thereof is to connect a common part, which is continuously used without replacing a power supply device or the like, when a game board is replaced, to a wiring connected through a connector. It is intended to provide a game machine in which is not removed.

[0006]

DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been proposed in order to achieve the above object, and a device according to claim 1 is a game board mounted in a replaceable state on a game machine frame,
When the game board is replaced, the game board specific board that is replaced together with the game board, a common board that can be continuously used regardless of the game board replacement, and the connector provided at the wiring end on the game board specific board and the common board In a gaming machine provided with a wiring electrically connected to the common board, a connection for directly maintaining at least one of the connector and the wiring connected to the common substrate and disabling a normal removal operation A game machine characterized by being provided with state maintaining means so that when the game board is replaced, the wiring connected to the common board is not removed by a normal removal operation and the wiring is continuously used. is there.

In the present invention, the game board specific board means a board for controlling different functions (sound effect generation, image display, etc.) depending on the model of the game board. In particular,
The decoration control board with which the decoration control device was equipped, the display control board with which the display control device was equipped, the sound control board with which the sound control device was equipped, and the game control board with which the game control device was equipped are shown. Further, the common board indicates a board for controlling a function different from the function of the game board specific board, among the functions associated with the game of the game machine. Specifically, a power supply board provided in the power supply device, a firing control board provided in the firing control device, and an ejection control board provided in the ejection control device are shown. The normal removal operation is an operation normally performed at the time of removal according to the connection structure of the connector. For example, in the case of a connector to which a loosening prevention screw or a lever is added, a series of removal operations of removing the screw or the lever and then pulling out the connector is shown.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, the connection state maintaining means comprises a connector connection state maintaining mechanism for maintaining the connection state of the connector connected to the common substrate. Is a gaming machine described in.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, the connection state maintaining means has a connector opening portion having a size capable of inserting a connector, and a wiring having a size capable of inserting the wiring but not allowing the connector to be inserted. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the gaming machine is a connector cover member that has an insertion opening that is connected to the opening and that covers the connector in a connected state while inserting a wire into the insertion opening. is there.

The invention according to claim 4 is characterized in that the connection state maintaining means is a claw member which is arranged on the common board side and has a claw to be hooked on the connector in the connected state. It is a game machine.

The invention according to claim 5 is the gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the connection state maintaining means is a flanged connector provided with a flange that can be fixed to a common substrate.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in the connection state maintaining means, one of the connectors to be connected to each other is provided with a protrusion, and the other is provided with a notch into which the protrusion can be fitted. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the gaming machine is a connector that maintains a connector connection state by fitting a notch.

According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, the game board mounted in the game machine frame in a replaceable state, the game board specific board that is replaced together with the game board when the game board is replaced, and the game board are replaced. In a gaming machine provided with a common board that can be continuously used regardless of the game board and a board that is electrically connected to the game board specific board and the common board through a connector provided at a wiring end, the common board and the game board A wiring space is formed between the board and the wiring, one end of which is connected to the common board, is passed through the wiring space, and when the game board is replaced, the wiring connected to the common board and passed through the wiring space must be removed. It is a gaming machine characterized in that the wiring is continuously used without being used.

According to an eighth aspect of the present invention, the game board mounted in a replaceable state on the game machine frame, the game board specific board that is replaced together with the game board when the game board is replaced, and the game board are replaced. In a gaming machine provided with a common board that can be continuously used regardless of the above, and a board that is electrically connected to the game board specific board and the common board via a connector provided at a wiring end, the common board is Overlapping with the game board, the common board side connector is arranged on the surface of the common board located on the game board side, and when the common board is attached, the detaching operation for the connector connected to the common board side connector It is a game machine characterized by making it impossible.

According to a ninth aspect of the present invention, the common board is enclosed in the common board box, and a holding portion for holding a portion of the wiring near the common board is provided in the common board box itself. The gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 to 8.

According to a tenth aspect, the common substrate is a power source substrate for supplying power to another substrate, and the game according to any one of the first to ninth aspects. It is a machine.

[0017]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a front view of a pachinko gaming machine 1 and a card ball lending unit 2 which are typical gaming machines, and FIG. 2 is a rear view thereof.

In the pachinko gaming machine 1, a game board storage frame 4 is fixed to the back surface of a frame-shaped front frame 3 having a large opening, and a game board 5 is detachably mounted in the game board storage frame 4 to play a game. On the surface of the board 5, a game area 9 in which a display device 6, a large winning opening 7, a general winning opening 8 and the like are arranged is formed, and decorative lamps 10 are provided on the upper left and right sides, and below the glass frame 11. The opening / closing panel 12 is provided with an upper tray 13, a lower tray 14 at the lower center of the front frame 3, a firing operation handle 15 on the right side of the lower tray 14, and an ashtray 16 on the left side.

On the other hand, the card ball lending unit 2 has a built-in card reader / writer and a control device for reading / writing data of the prepaid card inserted in the card insertion portion 20 on the front surface (both of which are incorporated). (Not shown). The operation panel 21 for the card ball lending unit 2 is the upper plate 1
3, the operation panel 21 is provided with a card balance display unit 22, a ball lending switch 23, a card return switch 24, and the like.

As shown in FIG. 2, a back mechanism board 30 is attached to the back side of the pachinko gaming machine 1, and an upper portion of this back mechanism board 30 stores game balls to be used as rental balls or prize balls. A ball storage tank 31 is provided. Below the ball storage tank 31, there is provided a ball guide gutter 32 that guides the game balls drawn from the ball storage tank 31 while aligning them. The ball guide gutter 32 is connected to the outlet of the ball guide gutter 32 to lend a game ball or a prize. A ball discharging unit 33 for discharging as a ball is provided.

Below the ball discharging unit 33, a flow path switching unit 34 is provided in communication with the ball outlet of the ball discharging unit 33, and the game balls discharged from the flow path switching unit 34 are rental balls. As a prize ball, it is guided down to the upper plate 13 and the lower plate 14 side.

The rear portion of the display device 6 attached to the game board 5 is located slightly above the upper and lower center of the back surface of the pachinko gaming machine 1 and substantially in the center of the left and right. In addition to this, on the back of the pachinko gaming machine 1, a control device that performs various controls in the pachinko gaming machine 1 and a power supply that generates a DC power supply of various voltages used in the pachinko gaming machine 1 from an external power supply (not shown). A device 40 and a launching device 41 for projecting the game ball at the launch position toward the game area 9 are provided. The power supply device 40 will be described in detail later.

The control device is divided by function and comprises a game control device 42, a display control device 43, a decoration control device 44, a sound control device 45, a discharge control device 46, and a firing control device 47, such as a connection cable. The control devices are electrically connected to each other via the connector provided at the end of the wiring.

Then, the game control device 42 is a control device for performing overall control of the game. The display control device 43 is
The control device controls the image display of the display device 6 and supplies power to the display device 6. The decoration control device 44 is a control device that controls the light emission of the light emitting decoration member such as the decoration lamp 10, and supplies power to the light emitting decoration member. The sound control device 45 is a control device that controls sound effects, such as generating sound effects. The discharge control device 46 controls the ball discharge unit 33 described above, more specifically, a motor (not shown) based on a signal from the game control device 42 or the like.
Is a control device that controls the rotation of the game balls and discharges a predetermined number of game balls as lending balls or prize balls. Firing control device 47
Corresponds to the amount of rotation of the firing operation handle 15
It is a control device that controls 1 to launch a game ball with a strength corresponding to the amount of rotation.

Further, as shown in the power supply relation diagram of FIG. 3, each control device is electrically connected to a power supply device 40 which receives power from an external power supply, and is required for controlling the game function from the power supply device 40. DC power of various voltages is supplied. Specifically, a game control board provided in the game control device 42, a display control board provided in the display control device 43, a decoration control board provided in the decoration control device 44, and a sound provided in the sound control device 45. The control board, the firing control board provided in the firing control device 47, and the ejection control board provided in the ejection control device 46, the power supply board provided in the power supply device 40, and the wirings provided with connectors at both ends, respectively. Used to make electrical connections (none shown). The game control device 4
Although the control devices are connected to each other by the signal wiring, such as between the discharge control device 46 and the discharge control device 46, the signal wiring can be similarly implemented. Therefore, in the present embodiment, the power supply wiring will be described.

Of the control devices thus divided by function, the game control device 42, the display control device 43,
The decoration control device 44 and the sound control device 45 are exchanged together with the game board 5 when the table is replaced. Therefore,
The game control board, the display control board, the decoration control board, and the sound control board correspond to the game board specific board in the present invention. On the other hand, the discharge control device 46 and the firing control device 47
Is a control device that can be commonly used regardless of replacement of the stand, and the power supply device 40 described above is a component that can be commonly used regardless of replacement of the stand. Therefore, the emission control board, the ejection control board, and the power supply board correspond to the common board in the present invention. In addition, FIG. 4 is a game board 5 and control devices 42, 43, 4 which are replaced when the table is replaced.
It shows a state in which 4, 45 are removed, and the discharge control device 46, the firing control device 47, and the power supply device 40 described above are left on the back surface of the pachinko gaming machine 1.

Next, the power supply device 40 will be described. As described above, the power supply device 40 is for generating a DC power supply of various voltages used in the pachinko gaming machine 1 from the external power supply, and as shown in FIG. 5, electrically connected to the respective control devices 42 to 47. A power supply board 51 on which a plurality of connectors 50 (corresponding to the common board side connector of the present invention) for connection are arranged.
Is contained in a vertically long power supply board box 52 (corresponding to a common board box of the present invention).

The power supply board box 52 is divided into front and rear parts, the front part is the box lid part 53, and the rear part is the box bottom part 5.
4, the box lid portion 53 is moved to the box bottom portion 54 by the locking piece 55 provided at the lower portion and the stopper 56 provided at the upper portion.
It is configured so that it can be opened and closed. A connector cover member 57 (corresponding to the connection state maintaining means and the connector connection state maintaining mechanism of the present invention) that covers the connector 50 is fixed to the lower portion of the front surface of the box lid 53 with screws or the like. Further, on the back side of the power supply board box 52 (game board 5 side), a conductive plate 58 such as a metal plate (FIG. 6A).
(See), the noise from the power supply board 51 causes the game board 5
It is also prevented from being transmitted to each control device. In the present embodiment, the connector 50 provided on the power supply board 51 is provided.
Is a male connector 50a, and the connector 5 is provided at the end of the wiring.
Although 0 will be described as the female connector 50b, the present invention is not limited to this, and the connector 50 on the power supply board 51 side may be a female connector and the connector 50 on the wiring end side may be a male connector.

The power supply board 51 is provided with a backup data reset switch 59 on the lower side of the surface facing the box lid 53 side, and six male connectors 50a ... Are arranged in two stages, upper and lower. , And two male connectors 50a are arranged side by side in the lower stage. And, the wirings 60a from the above-mentioned four types of game board specific boards are connected to the upper stage, and the above-mentioned 2 is connected to the lower stage.
The wirings 60b from the common substrate of the type are connected.

In this way, whether the wiring 60 whose one end is connected to the power supply board 51 is the wiring 60a whose other end is connected to the game board peculiar board or the wiring 60b which is connected to the common board. It is possible to determine at a glance. The arrangement order of the above connectors in the vertical direction is not limited to this, and the arrangement is the reverse of that described above, that is, two common board connectors are arranged in the upper row, and four game board specific board connectors are arranged in the lower row. You may set it up. Further, the number of connectors provided on the power supply board 51 is 6 in total including the number of the boards described above.
However, it is only necessary to be able to correspond to the board connected to the power supply board 51.

The box lid portion 53 has a horizontally elongated rectangular opening portion 53 on a flat surface 53a formed by receding one step to the lower side of the front surface.
In addition to opening b, a backup data reset switch opening 53c is formed on the left side of the opening 53b. The openings 53b and 53c are provided at positions corresponding to the positions of the male connector 50a and the backup data reset switch 59 of the power supply board 51. Therefore, the power board 51 is replaced by the power board box 52.
It is possible to fit the female connector 50b at the end portion of the wiring 60 to the male connector 50a on the power supply board 51 while being included in the. Further, the push button portion provided at the tip of the backup data reset switch 59 can be made to project from the flat surface 53a of the box lid portion 53. Therefore, the backup data reset switch 59 can be kept open while the power supply substrate 51 is included in the power supply substrate box 52. It can be operated.

Since the locking piece 55 extends vertically downward in the lower part of the power supply board box 52 and the one-touch type stopper 56 is provided in the upper part, the locking piece 55 is attached to the back mechanism board 30. After engaging with the lock receiving portion (not shown), the stopper 5
The power supply board box 52 can be attached to the back mechanism board 30 by fitting the tip of 6 into the stop hole (not shown) of the back mechanism board 30 and pressing the operation portion of the stopper 56. Therefore, the power supply board 51 is arranged to face the game board 5 with the box bottom portion 54 and the conductive plate 58 interposed therebetween. In other words, the power supply board 51 is arranged so as to overlap the game board 5.

Further, as described above, the power supply board box 52 has the connector cover member 57 on the flat surface 53a of the box lid 53 so as to cover the opening 53b and the connectors 50 ... As shown in FIG. Install. As shown in FIG. 6B, the connector cover member 57 is a horizontally long box-shaped member having an open rear surface, and an inverted U-shaped insertion opening 65 is formed on the front surface. Then, ear pieces 66, 66 are respectively projected at the rear ends of the left and right side surfaces of the connector cover member 57, and holes 67, 67 for fastening the connector cover member 57 are formed in the ear pieces 66, 66.

Among the insertion openings 65, the connector opening 68 formed vertically on the left side in the drawing has the female connector 50b at the end of the wiring 60 oriented vertically and the front end of the female connector 50b at the rear surface of the connector cover member 57. It is designed so that it can be penetrated while facing the side (inside). Further, horizontally-long wiring openings 69, 69 are respectively provided at the upper right end and the lower right end of the connector opening 68, and the opening width dimension in the vertical direction is smaller than the thickness of the female connector 50b. First, the thickness of the wiring 60 is set larger than that of the wiring 60. In short, the wiring opening 69 allows the wiring 60 to pass therethrough, but has a width that prevents the female connector 50b from passing therethrough.

Further, the connector cover member 57 has a height from the rear surface to the front rear surface which is approximately the same as the length of the portion of the female connector 50b protruding from the surface of the power supply board box 52. By doing so, when the connector cover member 57 is fixed to the power supply board box 52,
The front rear surface of the connector cover member 57 is a female connector 50b.
It is designed to come into contact with the wiring drawing surface of.

Next, the connector cover member 5 as described above.
A procedure for attaching the power supply 7 to the power supply device 40 will be described. First,
A state in which the female connector 50b provided at the end of the wire 60 is passed through the connector opening 68 of the connector cover member 57 from the front side of the connector cover member 57, and the wire 60 is passed through the connector opening 68 of the connector cover member 57. To At this time, it is preferable that the wiring 60 be passed in order from the one connected to the right male connector 50a among the plurality of male connectors 50a on the power supply board 51. Then, the male connector 50 on the power supply board 51 to be connected
In order to correspond to the position a, the wiring 60 penetrating the connector cover member 57 is moved along the upper wiring opening 69 or the lower wiring opening 69. After that, the female connector 50 at the end of the wiring 60 moved to the wiring opening 69
Insert b into the male connector 50a. A series of these operations are sequentially performed on all the wirings 60 connected to the male connectors 50a of the power supply device 40, and all the wirings 60 penetrate the wiring openings 69 of the connector cover member 57 and the power supply board 51. To be connected to.

Then, the connector cover member 57 is wired 6
0 to the female connector 50b side, and the female connector 5
0b to cover the rear end of the box lid 53 on the flat surface 5
3a, the screw is inserted into the hole 67 of the ear piece 66 in this state, and the screw is tightened to fix the connector cover member 57 to the box lid 53.

When the connector cover member 57 is attached to the power supply device 40 in this way, the connector cover member 5 is attached.
Since 7 covers the female connector 50b, the female connector 50b cannot be directly picked with a finger. Therefore, the female connector 5
It is possible to prevent the operation of pulling 0b directly from the male connector 50a by directly pinching it with a finger (normally removing operation). Further, since the inner upper surface of the connector cover member 57 is in contact with a part of the wiring lead-out surface of the female connector 50b, pulling out the female connector 50b by holding the wiring 60 can be prevented. That is, when the connector cover member 57 is attached, the connection state of the connectors 50 ... Connected to the power supply substrate 51 can be maintained.

Therefore, for example, when the game board 5 is replaced, the replacement operator cannot remove the wiring 60 from the power supply device 40 side, so the wiring 60 must be removed from the game board specific board side. become. And
The wiring 60 is on the power supply board 51 side, which is a common board, that is,
It remains on the power supply device 40 side, and can be used continuously even after the game board 5 and the game board specific board are replaced. Further, it is possible to prevent an illegal act of disconnecting the power supply to the control device by removing the wiring 60 from the power supply board 51 during the game.

The connector cover member 57 is not limited to the one-piece embodiment described above. For example, the connector cover member 57 may be configured by being divided into a plurality of parts (for example, two pieces). In this case, if the opening is formed by dividing the wiring 60 by an opening that penetrates and facing the notches provided in the plurality of components, the wiring 60 is sandwiched by the notches. The opening can be penetrated by itself. Therefore,
The female connector 50b can be covered with the connector cover member 57 after being connected to the male connector 50a of the power supply board 51, so that the mounting work of the connector cover member 57 can be simplified and the efficiency of the assembling work can be improved when the power supply device 40 is assembled. can do.

Further, in the above embodiment, the connector cover member 57 is adopted, and this connector cover member 57 is used as a connection state maintaining means of the present invention, more specifically, as a connector connection state maintaining mechanism which is a subordinate concept of the connection state maintaining means. Embodiments of the present invention have been described. That is, the connector cover member 57
Was attached to the power supply board 51 to maintain the connection state of the connector 50.

However, the present embodiment is not limited to this, and
A mechanism other than the connector cover member 57 may be adopted as the connector connection state maintaining mechanism, that is, the connection state maintaining means. For example, as shown in FIG. 7A, a pair of claw members 7
5, 75 may be used to maintain the connection of the connector 50. The claw member 75 is made of an elastically deformable member, is erected from the power supply substrate 51 and arranged along the upper and lower side surfaces of the connector 50, and has a tip 75a for hooking the female connector 50b. It The toe 75a is provided with a contact surface that comes into contact with the wiring drawing surface of the female connector 50b.

When such a claw member 75 is provided around the male connector 50a on the power supply board 51, when the female connector 50b is fitted into the male connector 50a, the pair of claw members 75,
75 is pushed by the tip of the female connector 50b and is distorted outward,
When pushed up and down, both toes 75a, 75a bias the upper and lower side surfaces of the female connector 50b. Then, when the female connector 50b is pushed in until the male connector 50a is completely fitted while the toe 75a is biased to the female connector 50b upper and lower side surfaces, the toe 75a is disengaged from the female connector 50b upper and lower side surfaces and the claw member 75 is distorted. Then, the contact surfaces of the toes 75a, 75a are always in contact with the wiring drawing surface of the female connector 50b. Therefore, even if the female connector 50b is directly grasped with a finger and pulled out from the male connector 50a, or the female connector 50b is pulled out from the male connector 50a by grasping the wiring 60, the toe 75a is caught on the female connector 50b. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the female connector 50b from being pulled out from the male connector 50a. Even when the female connector is provided on the power supply substrate 51 side and the male connector is provided on the end portion side of the wiring 60, the claw member 75 can be similarly employed.

Further, as shown in FIG. 7B, a female connector with a flange 7 that can be fixed to the power supply substrate 51 as a connector connection state maintaining mechanism, that is, as a connection state maintaining means.
6, that is, a connector with a flange may be used. This female connector with flange 76 has a flange 76 around the tip.
a, the power supply board 5 is provided on the flange 76a.
The contact surface 76b which contacts 1 and the hole 76c which penetrates the flange 76a in the thickness direction are provided. When such a female connector with a flange 76 is used, the female connector with a flange 76 is pushed into the male connector 50a until it is completely fitted, and the contact surface 76b and the power supply board 51 are brought into contact with each other. 76c, and by tightening the screw 77, the female connector with flange 76 is attached to the power board 5.
Can be fastened to 1. Therefore, even if the flanged female connector 76 is directly grasped with a finger and is pulled out from the male connector 50a, or if the wiring 60 is grasped and the flanged female connector 76 is pulled out from the male connector 50a, the flanged female connector 76 is Since it is fixed to the power supply board 51, it is possible to prevent the flanged female connector 76 from being pulled out from the male connector 50a.
Even when a female connector is provided on the power supply board 51 side and a male connector is provided on the end side of the wiring 60, a flange is provided around the wiring drawing surface of the male connector, and a screw is inserted into a hole formed in this flange, By tightening the screw, the state in which the male connector is connected to the power supply board 51 side can be maintained.

Further, a so-called one-way connector, which is a kind of connector and which has a shape for preventing the male connector and the female connector from being pulled out, is used as the connector connection state maintaining mechanism, that is, as the connection state maintaining means. May be.

Here, the shape of the one-way connector for preventing disconnection will be described. The one-way connector 80 is shown in FIG.
As shown in (c), the connector has a male connector 80a on the side to which the wiring 60 is connected and a female connector 80b on the side provided on the substrate, and is mainly made of an elastically deformable material such as plastic. The female connector 80b has a wedge-shaped protrusion 8
1, 81 are provided on the left and right inner side surfaces of the recessed portion 82 into which the male connector 80a is fitted. These protrusions 81, 8
1 is formed so as to gradually project in the inserting direction of the male connector 80a, and has a flat surface 81a facing downward on the inner side surfaces of the left and right sides to serve as a lower end. Then, cutouts 84, 84 are formed in the base portions 83, 83 of the projections 81 so as to extend along both side surfaces of the projections 81, and the cutouts 84, 84 are recessed from the upper surface of the female connector 50b. 82 is formed up to the bottom so that both the projection bases 83, 83 are curved to the left and right to expand. On the other hand, male connector 8
0a has the wedge-shaped notches 85, 85 and the female connector 80b.
It is provided on each of the left and right side surfaces of the fitting portion 86 that fits in the.
These notches 85, 85 have a shape into which the protrusions 81, 81 can be fitted, and are formed so as to become gradually deeper in the insertion direction into the female connector 80b, and are downward in the middle of each of the left and right side surfaces. The flat surface 85a is provided as the lower end.

When the female connector 80b of the one-way connector having these configurations is fitted to the male connector 80a,
Both protrusions 81, 81 of the female connector 80b are the male connector 50.
The protrusion base portion 83 is elastically deformed by being pushed by the fitting portion 86 of "a" and is bent to the left and right to expand outward, and the protrusions 81, 81 urge the left and right side surfaces of the male connector 80a. Then, in this state, when the male connector 80a is pushed in until it is completely fitted, the tip end of the protrusion 81 enters the notch 85, and at the same time, the strain of the protrusion base portion 83 is removed to return to the original shape, and the flat surface 81a at the lower end of the protrusion 81. Comes into contact with the flat surface 85a at the lower end of the notch 85. Therefore, the male connector 80a may be directly grasped with a finger to pull out the male connector 80a from the female connector 80b, or the wiring 6
Even if it is attempted to pull out the female connector 80b from the male connector 80a by grasping 0, the projection 81 is caught in the notch 85, so that the male connector 80a is replaced by the female connector 80a.
It can be prevented from pulling out from b. It should be noted that the one-way connector of the type in which the male connector is provided on the power supply board 51 side and the female connector is provided on the end side of the wiring 60 also has the same effect.

By the way, in the above-described embodiment, the power board 51, which is a common board, and the wiring 60 are connected through the connector 50, and the connection state maintaining means such as the connector cover member 57 is provided, whereby the game board 5 is provided. Although the wiring 60 is continuously used without being detached from the power supply substrate 51 when the battery is replaced, the present invention is not limited to this.

For example, when the game board 5 is exchanged, a wiring space is formed between the power supply board 51 and the game board 5, and the wiring 60 having one end connected to the power supply board 51 is passed through the wiring space. The wiring 60 connected to the power supply substrate 51 and passing through the wiring space may be continuously used without being removed. Hereinafter, the second configured as described above
An embodiment will be described.

FIG. 8 is a rear view of the pachinko gaming machine 1 and the card ball lending unit 2 according to the second embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 9 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of the upper portion of the power supply device. The power supply shown in FIG. It is an AA cross-section enlarged view of the apparatus 40. The pachinko gaming machine 1 according to the second embodiment has basically the same configuration as that of the above embodiment, but the power supply device 40 is different. Less than,
The power supply device 40 will be described.

In the first embodiment, the connector 50 for connecting the wiring 60 is provided on the lower side of the power supply device 40, but in the second embodiment, this connector 50 is used as the power supply device 4.
It is provided above 0. That is, in the power supply device 40, the six male connectors 50a ... Are arranged in the upper and lower two stages on the upper side of the surface of the power supply substrate 51 facing the box lid 53 side, and the four male connectors 50a are arranged in the upper stage.
, And two male connectors 50a ... Are arranged side by side in the lower row. And in the upper row, the above-mentioned 4
Connect the game board peculiar board, and the above-mentioned 2
Connect common boards of various types. The arrangement order of the connectors 50 in the vertical direction is not limited to this, and the arrangement may be the reverse of that described above.

Further, the box lid 53 is provided with a horizontally elongated rectangular opening 53b on a flat surface 53a formed by retreating one step at the upper front side so as to extend along the upper end, and the power supply inside the power supply board box 52 is provided. The female connector 50b provided at the end of the wiring 60 is allowed to reach the male connector 50a provided on the upper portion of the substrate 51.

Further, the conductive plate 58 provided on the back surface side of the power supply device 40 is provided with an opening 90 for penetrating the wiring 60 so as to be located above the upper part of the power supply device 40. The opening 90 has a plurality of wirings 60 in advance.
It is sufficient that the female connector 50b at the end portion of the wiring 60 is opened so that it can pass therethrough with a sufficient margin even if it is penetrated.

With such a configuration, when the female connector 50b at the end of the wiring 60 and the male connector 50a of the power supply board 51 are fitted and one end of the wiring 60 is connected to the power supply device 40, the wiring 60 becomes the power supply board. 51 through the upper portion of the power supply device 40, and then through the opening 90 of the conductive plate 58,
It is connected to each of the control devices 42 to 47 through a space (wiring space) 91 formed between the back mechanism board 30 and the power supply device 40. Therefore, it becomes difficult to remove the wiring 60 from the front side of the power supply device 40, and when the game board 5 is replaced, the wiring 60 is not removed from the power supply board 51 side, and the wiring 60 is removed.
Can be used continuously.

Incidentally, the game board 5 side of the conductive plate 58,
That is, a wiring locking portion (not shown) may be provided on the surface on the wiring space 90 side, and the wiring 60 passed through the wiring space 90 may be locked to the wiring space side 90 of the conductive plate 58. further,
The connector cover member 57 as described above may be attached to the power supply board box 52 with the wiring 60 penetrating therethrough to cover the female connectors 50b.

By the way, in the above two embodiments,
The male connector 5 is provided on the side of the box lid 53 on the surface of the power supply board 51.
0a is provided and the male connector 50a is fitted to the female connector 50b at the end of the wiring 60 to connect the wiring 60 to the power supply board 51, but the present invention is not limited to this.

For example, as shown in FIG.
0 is attached to the back surface side (game board 5 side) of the power supply device 40, and the wiring 60 is connected to the power supply board 51 from the side where the game board 5 is located.
You may connect to. That is, the power supply board 51 is disposed so as to overlap the game board 5, and the female connector 50b is provided at the lower end of the surface of the power supply board 51 on the game board 5 side, as in the above embodiment.
The six male connectors 50a ... Are arranged in two upper and lower stages,
Four male connectors 50a are arranged side by side in the upper stage and two male connectors 50a are arranged side by side in the lower stage. Then, in the box bottom portion 54 of the power supply board box 52, an opening portion 95 is formed at a position facing the male connector 50a on the lower side of the back surface so that the female connector 50b can penetrate therethrough. Further, in the conductive plate 58, similarly, an opening 96 through which the female connector 50b can penetrate is formed, and an opening 95 of the box bottom 54 is formed.
Open at a position facing

With this structure, the female connector 50b is formed.
When the male connector 50a and the male connector 50a are fitted and one end of the wiring 60 is connected to the power supply substrate 51, the female connector 5 at the end of the wiring 60 is formed.
0b indicates the bottom 54 of the box and the conductive plate 58,
Penetration occurs at the positions of the openings 95 and 96 provided in each. The wiring 60 can pass through the space between the conductive plate 58 and the game board 5. Therefore, since the female connector 50b is located so as to be hidden in the space between the power supply device 40 and the back mechanism board 30, it is difficult to see the female connector 50b and it is difficult to confirm the position, and the power supply device is replaced when the game board 5 is replaced. It is possible to prevent the female connector 50b on the 40 side from being removed.

Further, the wiring holding section 9 for holding the wiring 60 in the power supply board box 52 itself in each of the above-described embodiments.
7 may be provided. For example, the power board box 52 is
As shown in FIG. 11, a wiring holding portion 97 formed in an inverted U shape from the lower end of the right side surface of the box lid 53 is provided so as to face the right side surface of the box. This wiring holding portion 97
The inner empty portion is used as a wiring holding region 98, and an opening 99 is provided in the upper portion so that the wiring 60 can be inserted. The opening 99 is provided so as to communicate with the wiring holding region 98. By doing so, the wiring 60 is inserted from the opening 99, and the wiring 60 is inserted into the wiring holding region 98 while penetrating the wiring holding region 98.
Can be held at. Therefore, since the wiring 60 is held near the power supply board box 52, that is, the portion near the power supply board 51 on the side surface of the power supply board box 52, not only the connector 50 provided on the wiring 60 but also the power supply of the wiring 60 is provided. The part near the board 51 will also be held in the power supply box, and when the game board 5 is replaced, the wiring 60 has the power supply board 5
It can be further prevented from being removed from the first side.

Further, the coating film of the wiring 60 is colored,
Wiring 6 which the replacement worker does not remove from the power supply board 51 when the game board 5 is replaced by attaching identification parts such as seals and tags to the vicinity of the power supply board 51 of the wiring 60.
You may make it possible to identify 0 at a glance.

When a spiral cord (so-called spring wiring) is applied to the wiring 60, the apparent length of the wiring 60 is reduced when the wiring 60 is removed from the board specific to the game board, so the wiring 60 is connected again. Until then, it is preferable because it can be attached to the pachinko gaming machine 1 in a compact state.

The present invention is not limited to a pachinko game machine, but a board to be replaced together with the game board at the time of game board replacement, a board to be continuously used regardless of the game board replacement, and an electrical connection to these boards via connectors. Any gaming machine provided with wiring can be applied. For example, it can be applied to an arrangement ball game machine and a sparrow ball game machine.

Further, it should be considered that the above-mentioned embodiments are exemplifications in all respects and are not restrictive. The present invention is not limited to the above description, but is defined by the scope of the claims, and includes meanings equivalent to the scope of the claims and all modifications within the scope.

[0064]

As described above, the present invention has the following effects. According to the invention as set forth in claim 1, since the common board is provided with the connection state maintaining means for maintaining the connection state of the connector of the wiring connected via the connector, when the game board is replaced, the common board The wiring connected to is normally not removed by the removing operation, and the wiring can be continuously used.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, since the connection state maintaining means is constituted by the connector connection state maintaining mechanism, the connection state of the connector can be further maintained, and therefore the wiring is normally removed by the detaching operation. It can be more reliably prevented from being removed.

According to the third aspect of the invention, since the connection state maintaining means is the connector cover member which covers the connector in the connected state while inserting the wiring, it is possible to prevent an operator from touching the connector. Therefore, it is possible to more reliably prevent the normal detaching operation in which the connector is directly grasped and pulled out.

According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, since the connection state maintaining means is a claw member which is arranged on the common board side and has a claw to be hooked on the connector in the connected state, a special connector or cover is used. Even if it does not, the connection state between the connector and the common substrate can be maintained.

According to the fifth aspect of the invention, since the connection state maintaining means is a flanged connector having a flange that can be fixed to the common substrate, the contact area between the connector and the common substrate can be widened. The connection between the connector and the common substrate can be made more surely, and even if the wiring is pulled, the connector can be surely prevented from coming off.

According to the invention described in claim 6, the connection state maintaining means is provided with a protrusion on one of the connectors to be connected to each other and a notch into which the protrusion can be fitted, the protrusion being formed at the time of connecting the connector. Since the notch and the connector are fitted together, there is no need to provide connection state maintaining means on the common board side.
It is possible to maintain the connection state without the wiring being normally removed by the removal operation.

According to the invention of claim 7, a wiring space is formed between the common board and the game board, and the wiring having one end connected to the common board is passed through the wiring space. Therefore, the game board is replaced. In doing so, the wiring connected to the common substrate and passed through the wiring space can be continuously used without being removed.

According to the invention described in claim 8, the common board side connector is arranged on the surface of the common board located on the game board side, and is connected to the common board side connector when the common board is mounted. Since the detaching operation for the connector is disabled, when the game board is replaced, the wiring connected to the common board and passing through the wiring space can be continuously used without being removed.

According to the invention described in claim 9, since the common substrate is enclosed in the common substrate box, and the holding portion for holding the portion near the common substrate of the wiring is provided in the common substrate box itself, when the game board is replaced. It is possible to further prevent the wiring from being removed from the common substrate side.

According to the tenth aspect of the present invention, the common board is a power board for supplying power to other boards. Therefore, when exchanging the game board, connect a plurality of power boards. The existing wiring can be continuously used without being removed by a normal removal operation.

[Brief description of drawings]

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

FIG. 2 is a rear view of the pachinko gaming machine.

FIG. 3 is a power supply relationship diagram of the pachinko gaming machine.

FIG. 4 is a rear view of the pachinko gaming machine with replacement parts removed when the gaming board is replaced.

FIG. 5 is a front view of the power supply device.

FIG. 6A is an enlarged bottom cross-sectional view of the power supply device, and FIG. 6B is a front view of the connector cover member.

FIG. 7 is a view showing an example of a connector connection state maintaining mechanism, (a) is an enlarged bottom cross-sectional view of a power supply device including a claw member,
(B) is an enlarged bottom cross-sectional view of a power supply device equipped with a flanged connector, (c) is a front view of a one-way connector,
(D) is a top view of the female connector of a one-way connector.

FIG. 8 is a rear view of the pachinko gaming machine of the second embodiment.

FIG. 9 is an enlarged top cross-sectional view of the power supply device according to the second embodiment.

FIG. 10 is an enlarged bottom cross-sectional view of the power supply device according to the third embodiment.

FIG. 11 is an enlarged view of a wiring holder provided in a power supply board box.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 Pachinko machine 2 card ball rental unit 3 front frame 4 game board storage frame 5 game board 6 Display device 7 big prize holes 8 general prize holes 9 game areas 10 decorative lamp 11 glass frame 12 Open / close panel 13 Plate 14 Lower plate 15 Fire control handle 16 ashtray 20 Card insertion part 21 Operation panel 22 Card balance display 23 Ball rental switch 24 card return switch 30 Back mechanism board 31 ball storage tank 32 ball outflow gutter 33 ball discharge unit 34 Flow path switching unit 40 power supply 41 launcher 42 Game control device 43 Display control device 44 Decoration control device 45 sound control device 46 Emission control device 47 Launch control device 50 connector 50a male connector 50b female connector 51 power board 52 Power board box 53 Box lid 53a plane 53b opening 53c Backup data reset switch opening 54 Box bottom 55 Locking piece 56 stop 57 Connector cover member 58 Conductive plate 59 Backup data reset switch 60 wiring 60a Game board specific board side 60b Common board side 65 insertion opening 66 ear pieces 67 holes 68 Connector opening 69 wiring opening 75 Claw member 75a toe 76 Female connector with flange 76a flange 76b contact surface 76c hole 77 screws 80 one way connector 80a male connector 80b female connector 81 protrusions 81a plane 82 Dimple 83 Projection base 84 cutout 85 notches 85a plane 86 Fitting part 90 openings 91 wiring space 95 opening 96 openings 97 Wiring holder 98 wiring holding area 99 opening

Claims (10)

[Claims] 1. A game board mounted in a replaceable state on a game machine frame, a game board specific board that is replaced together with the game board when the game board is replaced, and a common that can be continuously used regardless of the replacement of the game board. In a gaming machine provided with a board and wiring that is electrically connected to the game board specific board and the common board through a connector provided at a wiring end, a connector and a wiring connected to the common board A connection state maintaining means for maintaining the connection state of the connector by disabling the normal removal operation applied directly to at least one side is provided, and when the game board is replaced, the wiring connected to the common board is normally removed by the removal operation. A gaming machine characterized in that the wiring is continuously used without being damaged. 2. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the connection state maintaining means is constituted by a connector connection state maintaining mechanism that maintains a connection state of a connector connected to a common board. 3. The connection state maintaining means is provided by connecting a connector opening portion having a size capable of inserting a connector and a wiring opening portion having a size capable of inserting a wiring and not allowing the connector to be inserted. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the gaming machine is a connector cover member that has the insertion opening, and covers the connector in the connected state while inserting the wiring into the insertion opening. 4. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the connection state maintaining means is a claw member which is disposed on the common board side and has a claw tip to be hooked on the connector in the connected state. 5. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the connection state maintaining means is a flanged connector provided with a flange that can be fixed to a common board. 6. The connection state maintaining means comprises a protrusion provided on one of the connectors to be connected to each other and a notch capable of fitting the protrusion on the other connector, and the protrusion and the notch are fitted together when the connector is connected. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the gaming machine is a connector that maintains a connector connection state. 7. A game board mounted in a replaceable state on the game machine frame, a game board specific board that is replaced together with the game board when the game board is replaced, and a common that can be continuously used regardless of the replacement of the game board. In a gaming machine including a board and wiring electrically connected to the board specific to the game board and a common board via a connector provided at a wiring end, a wiring space between the common board and the game board When the game board is replaced, the wiring connected to the common board and passed through the wiring space is not removed and the wiring is continuously used. A gaming machine characterized by the above. 8. A game board mounted in a replaceable state on the game machine frame, a game board specific board that is replaced together with the game board when the game board is replaced, and a common that can be continuously used regardless of the replacement of the game board. In a gaming machine provided with a board and wiring that is electrically connected to the game board specific board and a common board via a connector provided at a wiring end, the common board is arranged so as to overlap with the game board. The common board side connector is disposed on the surface of the common board located on the game board side, and the connector connected to the common board side connector cannot be detached when the common board is mounted. And a gaming machine. 9. The common board is enclosed in a common board box, and a holding portion for holding a portion of the wiring in the vicinity of the common board is provided on the common board box itself. The gaming machine described in any one. 10. The common substrate is a power supply substrate for supplying power to another substrate.
11. The gaming machine according to claim 9.