JP2003079900A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine capable of improving the workability in earthing the game machine connectable with a processor. SOLUTION: This game machine is provided with a conductive metal connecting piece 210 attached to a front surface frame and electrically connectable to a guide rail 42. This machine is so constituted that the metal connecting piece 210 is electrically connected to the guide rail 42 by storing a game board 40 in the front surface frame and, when this pachinko game machine and a card unit device 31 are electrically connected to each other, the metal connecting piece 210 is electrically connected to an insertion plug as an earthing part so that the guide rail 42 and the insertion plug are electrically connected to each other via the metal connecting piece 210. This constitution can earth the guide rail 42 by the insertion plug of the card unit device 31 by a simple operation of storing the game board 40 in the front frame so as to improve the workability of earthing the pachinko game machine.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention has a predetermined processing function for lending a game ball, and a processing device having a grounding portion capable of being electrically grounded can be electrically connected to form a game area. A game board, a front frame that accommodates the game board, and a conductive guide rail that is provided on the front side of the game board and guides a game ball to be fired to the game area,
The present invention relates to a gaming machine equipped with.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in a ball game machine as a game machine, a game is made by using a metal game ball, and a front side of a game board (for example, a game ball is guided to a game area). Guide rails, etc.), regardless of the rear surface side (for example, the ball passage formed in the mechanism part), the game balls come into contact with each other or the game balls collide with each other, resulting in a high potential on the surface of the game balls. The static electricity of was becoming charged. In addition, such static electricity charged in the game ball is discharged by contact with a conductive member provided in the ball game machine,
The discharge may cause noise to electric devices such as a control circuit in the ball game machine and cause the electric devices to malfunction.
In order to prevent this, conventionally, by providing a grounding portion on various constituent members with which the game ball contacts, static electricity charged inside the ball game machine is discharged and removed to the outside. Also, some ball game machines have a processing device attached to the side of the game ball for lending the game balls to the player. In this processing device, the plug of the power cord functions as a grounding part. , The static electricity generated in the processing device was discharged to the outside.

[0003]

However, in the above-mentioned conventional configuration, the static electricity generated in the game machine (mainly, the guide rail where the game ball is most likely to be charged with static electricity) is the ground portion provided in the game machine. The static electricity generated in the processing apparatus is discharged to the outside via the grounding portion (plug of the power cord) provided in the processing apparatus. However, in such a configuration, it is necessary to individually perform the grounding work for the game machine (guide rail) and the grounding work for the processing device, so that workability in grounding is deteriorated. The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to enable movement of static electricity generated in an induction rail to the processing device side, and to remove discharge from the processing device to the outside. By doing so, it is an object of the present invention to provide a gaming machine capable of improving workability in grounding of a gaming machine to which a processing device can be connected.

[0004]

In order to achieve the above object, in the invention of claim 1, a process having a predetermined processing function for lending a game ball and having a grounding portion capable of being electrically grounded. A game board in which the device is electrically connectable and in which a game area is formed, and a front frame for housing the game board,
In a gaming machine provided with a conductive guide rail provided on the front side of the game board to guide a game ball to be fired to the game area, the game machine is attached to the front frame and electrically connected to the guide rail. A possible conductive rail conductive member is provided, and the rail conductive member is electrically connected to the guide rail by accommodating the game board in the front frame, and also connects the game machine and the processing device. By configuring the rail conductive member to be electrically connected to the ground portion when electrically connected, the guide rail and the ground portion are electrically connected via the rail conductive member. It is characterized by doing so. With this configuration, the guide rail and the processing device connectable to the game machine can be electrically connected by a simple operation of housing the game board in the front frame. Therefore, the guide rail can be grounded at the grounding portion of the processing device, which in turn improves workability in grounding the gaming machine.

Further, in the invention of claim 2, the wiring for connecting with the ground portion in the processing device is provided with a predetermined energizable wire provided in the gaming machine together with a wiring for a signal relating to the lending of a game ball. The guide rail is connected to a substrate, and the guide rail is relayed by the predetermined substrate and electrically connected to the ground portion of the processing apparatus. With this configuration, the workability of wiring connection is improved for the electrical connection between the guide rail and the ground portion of the processing device.

According to the invention of claim 3, a conductive launch rail for guiding the game ball to be launched to the guide rail is provided, and the launch rail and the rail conductive member are electrically connected. Characterize. With this configuration, since the launch rail can be electrically connected to the guide rail, it is possible to prevent discharge of static electricity when the game ball moves from the launch rail to the guide rail.

Further, in the invention of claim 4, it has a conductive ball contact portion which is provided on the back side of the game board and can contact a game ball rolling inside, and has a payout mechanism for the game ball. A mechanism part and a conductive ball guide part for guiding the game ball paid out by the payout mechanism to a ball storage part provided on the front surface of the gaming machine, and the ball guide part and the rail conductive member are electrically connected. By electrically connecting the ball guide portion and the ball contact portion of the mechanism portion to each other, the rail conductive member and the ball contact portion of the mechanism portion are electrically connected via the ball guide portion. It is characterized by being connected to. With this configuration, it is possible to electrically connect the guide rail that is the ball contact portion on the front side of the game board and the ball contact portion in the mechanism section that is the ball contact portion on the back side of the game board, so that the guide Similar to the rail, the ball contact part in the mechanism part can be grounded at the ground part of the processing device. However, according to this configuration, since it is not necessary to separately provide a conductive portion for connection in order to connect the guide rail and the ball contact portion in the mechanism portion, it is possible to reduce the number of parts.

In the invention of claim 5, the conductive ball contact portion of the mechanism portion is formed of a conductive resin. With this structure, the mechanism itself can be made conductive without attaching a conductive member to the mechanism part, and the weight of the mechanism part can be reduced.

Further, the invention of claim 6 is characterized in that the conductive resin is made of a resin containing a stainless filler. By configuring in this way,
Due to the characteristics of the stainless steel filler forming the mechanism part, static electricity can be caused to flow into the mechanism part gradually, and thus abrupt discharge due to abrupt potential change can be prevented.

Further, in the invention of claim 7, a conductive connecting member is provided on the game board, and a conductive member which is conductive and collides with a game ball flowing down the game area and the guide rail are provided. It is characterized in that it is attached to the game board so as to be electrically connected to the conductive connecting member. With this configuration, the static electricity of the game ball driven into the game area can also be sent to the ground portion of the mechanism unit via the conductive connection member and the guide rail.

According to the invention of claim 8, there is provided connection monitoring means for monitoring an electrical connection state between the gaming machine and the processing device, and the connection monitoring means allows the gaming machine and the processing device to be connected to each other. If the electrical connection is not confirmed,
It is characterized by immobilizing the launch of a game ball in the gaming machine. With this configuration, when the processing device is connected to the gaming machine, when a game ball is shot to play a game, the static electricity generated on the guide rail is surely discharged to the outside through the processing device. be able to.

[0012]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. First, the overall configuration of a ball game machine 1 as a game machine will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 3. FIG. 1 is a front view of a ball game machine 1 according to the embodiment, and FIG. 3 is a rear view of the ball game machine 1.

The ball game machine 1 has an outer frame 2 frame-formed in a vertically long rectangular shape, and an openable and closably rotatably supported on one side of the outer frame 2 and substantially the main components of the ball game machine 1. It is composed of a front frame 3 which is collectively provided, and a front opening / closing frame (transparent plate holding frame) 4 which is openably and closably provided on an upper portion of the front surface of the front frame 3. Further, 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 hitting ball launching device 87 described above. . Further, in the illustrated embodiment, a card unit device 31 for lending a game ball to a player is attached to the side of the ball game machine 1.

The front opening / closing frame 4 is provided with a circular see-through window 5 through which a game area 41 of a game board 40, which will be described later, can be almost seen through. A circular transparent window 5 is provided on the upper side of the front opening / closing frame 4.
Along the outer periphery of the decorative lamps 6-8 and the decorative LED1
3, 14 are provided. The decoration lamps 6 to 8 and the decoration LEDs 13 and 14 are lit or blinked according to the game state, and inform the player of the occurrence or continuation of the special game state and also enhance the atmosphere of the game. Is. In addition, there is a shortage of prize balls on the outer circumference of the circular see-through window 5 (ball-out switch 115 to be described later).
When there is a payout ball 9 indicating that the predetermined number of prize balls have been paid out based on the occurrence of winning balls The speaker 12a, 12b for generating a sound effect according to the progress of the game is further provided on the upper left and right sides of the front opening / closing frame 4. A mesh net 11 is attached to the front surfaces of the speakers 12a and 12b so that the sound generated from the speakers 12a and 12b can pass through. Further, on the outer periphery of the circular see-through window 5, there is provided a see-through lens 39 for visually recognizing a certificate stamp attached to the game board 40. Further, the decorative lamps 6 to 8, the out-of-ball lamp 9, the prize ball lamp 10, and the decorative LEDs 13 and 14 are lamp boards 6a, 7a, and 8 each formed of a printed wiring board, as shown in FIG.
It is mounted on a, 9a, and 10a and attached to the front side of the front frame 3.

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 in which a plurality of synthetic resin members are combined. . A ball removing operation lever 21 is provided above the open side of the upper plate 19. This ball-pulling operation lever 21 is provided so as to be movable in the left-right direction, and is moved in one direction against the urging force of a spring (not shown), whereby the game balls stored in the upper plate 19 are placed on the back side. The ball-draining passage 286 (see FIG. 17) formed in the lower plate 27 is made to flow down and guided to the lower plate 27.

The above-mentioned upper plate 19 will be described in more detail. After the upper plate 19 temporarily stores the game balls paid out from the prize ball payout outlet 20 formed on the upstream side thereof,
A game ball is supplied to the launch position. Also, plate 1
9 is provided with an operation unit that is operated when borrowing a game ball through a card unit device 31 provided adjacent to the ball game machine 1. This operation unit includes a balance display board 23 (see FIG. 5) on which a ball lending switch 24 and a return switch 25 (see FIG. 17) are mounted. The balance display board 23 faces the upper surface of the upper plate 19. It is provided in. A cylinder lock 26 for operating a locking device 84 that locks the front opening / closing frame 4 with respect to the front frame 3 and locks the front frame 3 with respect to the outer frame 2 is provided on the open side of the upper plate 19. I'm out.

The lower plate 27 attached to the lower portion of the front frame 3 stores game balls overflowing from the upper plate 19 and surplus game balls discharged from a connection gutter 15 to be described later. A ball removing operation lever 28 is slidably attached to the front wall of the lower plate 27. By operating this ball removing operation lever 28,
The game balls stored in the lower plate 27 can be removed to the lower part and transferred to a portable ball box. An ashtray 29 is provided on the left side of the lower tray 27, and an operation handle 30 is provided on the right side. Operation handle 30
Is a built-in single-shot launch switch and a touch sensor (both not shown) for starting the driving of the stepping motor 88 of the hitting ball launching device 87 shown in FIG. 3 and adjusting the resilience. The driving source of the hitting ball launching device is not limited to the stepping motor, but may be a synchronous motor, a solenoid, or the like.

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 portions such as the ball lending switch 24 and the return switch 25 provided on the upper surface of the upper plate 19. Then, the card unit device 31 displays the availability indicator 32 for displaying whether or not the card unit device 31 is in the usable state, and whether the card unit device 31 corresponds to the ball game machine 1 on which side. A connection stand direction indicator 33 for displaying 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 its own control circuit, but as shown in FIG. 4, it is connected to a payout control board 144 described later via a card unit wiring 35. ing. The card unit wiring 35 has one end connected to the connector 144b of the payout control board 144 and the other end connected to the connector 31a of the card unit device 31 (see FIG. 36).

On the other hand, on the back surface of the ball game machine 1, as shown in FIG. 3, a mechanism plate 100 equipped with various mechanisms for paying out a predetermined number of prize balls based on the occurrence of prize balls is provided. At the same time, a ball hitting launcher 87 is fixed to the back surface corresponding to the operation handle 30.
A connection gutter 15 for guiding the game ball flowing down the surplus ball passage 128 of the mechanism plate 100 to the lower plate 27 is fixed to the side of 7. The connection gutter 15 is made of a conductive resin, which will be described in detail later. In the above-mentioned configuration, the hitting ball launching device 87 is provided with a launching control board 90, and the hitting ball launching device 87 is driven and controlled by the launching control board 90. Also, the firing control board 90
Are covered by a substrate box 89.

Although the overall schematic structure of the ball game machine 1 has been described above, the detailed structure of the game board 40 and the mechanism plate 100 among the elements constituting the ball game machine 1 will be sequentially described below. To do. First, the game board 40 will be described mainly with reference to FIG. The game board 40 is formed of a substantially square plywood so as to be housed and fixed in a game board housing frame 36 (see FIG. 3) integrally formed on the back surface side of the front frame 3.
The guide rail 42 is attached to the surface in a circular spiral shape, and the inside of the guide rail 42 is used as a game area 41. It is a thing. In the case of illustration, the game area 41 is provided with a special variable display device 44, a special variable winning ball device 48, a normal variable winning ball device 58, a normal variable display device 61, and the like, and a winning opening that simply wins a game ball. , A flow direction of the game ball, a windmill for changing the speed or a large number of obstacle nails are provided, and the game area 41
In the lowermost part of the, there is provided an outlet 69 for taking in the game balls which are not won in any of the winning areas.

The structure of the game area 41 will be described in more detail in accordance with its game operation. The normal variable display device 61 provided on the left side slightly below the center of the game area 41 allows passage of a game ball falling in the game area 41. A passing sphere detector 62 for detecting, and a normal symbol display 63 for variably displaying and deriving a display result based on a detection signal of the passing sphere detector 62,
Normal symbol memory LED6 that stores and displays the number of game balls that have passed through the passing ball detector 62 during variable display of the normal symbol display device 63
4 (up to four are stored and displayed) are provided.
Then, the display result of the normal symbol display 63 is a predetermined hit symbol (in the variable display of the numbers from 0 to 9,
7 is displayed), the normal variable winning ball device 58 is opened for a predetermined time. In addition, ordinary symbol display 6
The variable time 3 is set to be 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.

Ordinary variable winning ball device 58, the game area 41
The electric tulip type which is arranged between the special variable display device 44 arranged almost in the center and the special variable winning ball device 48 arranged above the outlet 69 of the game area 41 and is opened and closed by the solenoid 59. This is a variable winning ball device. And, in the normal variable winning ball device 58,
The starting ball detector 60 is built in and detects a winning ball received during opening or closing. Then,
When the game ball is detected by the starting ball detector 60, the special variable display device 44 starts variable display. The opening time of the normal variable winning ball device 58 is set to be relatively short (for example, 0.5 seconds) in the normal probability mode and relatively long (for example, 2 seconds) in the probability variation mode. ing.
In addition, even if the normal variable winning ball device 58 is not open, it accepts game balls.

The special variable display device 44 is composed of a liquid crystal type variable display device which variably displays a plurality of symbols, and is arranged at substantially the center of the game area 41. Then, the combination of symbols at the time of stopping is a predetermined combination of big hit symbols (for example, when the same symbols are aligned on any of the hit lines).
In this case, the special variable winning ball apparatus 48 is opened and closed in a specific game state in a predetermined mode described below. However, a part of the combination of the big hit symbols is set as a probability variation symbol, and when the particular game state is brought about by this probability variation symbol, the probability of appearance of the hit symbol on the normal symbol display 63 after the end of the particular game state. The special variable display device 44 is set to be in a probability variation mode in which the probability of appearance of a big hit symbol increases. The special variable display device 44 is provided with a decorative board (no reference numeral) attached to the front surface side of the game board 40, and a normal winning opening 47 having a winning ball detector 47a built in above the decorative board.
The decorative LED 45 is attached so as to surround the lower part of the normal winning opening 47 and the variable display, and further, the special ball display 60 is detected at the center of the lower part by the starting ball detector 60 during the variable operation. A special symbol starting memory LED 46 (which stores and displays up to 4) for storing and displaying the number of game balls is attached, and a decorative lamp or the like is also provided although no reference numeral is given.

The special variable winning ball device 48, which is drive-controlled when it enters the specific game state, has an opening / closing plate 49 which is opened / closed by a solenoid 50, and detects the game ball received by the opening / closing plate 49. A specific sphere detector 51 and a winning number detector 52 are provided. The opening / closing plate 49
The game ball received in is detected only once by either the specific ball detector 51 or the winning number detector 52. Then, in the case of the specific game state, the opening / closing plate 49 is opened until a fixed time (for example, 28 seconds) elapses or a predetermined number (for example, 10) of winning balls are won within the fixed time. Open (hereinafter, this opening is referred to as opening cycle), the continuation right is established when the game ball accepted during the opening cycle is detected by the specific ball detector 51, and the above-described opening cycle is executed again. In each open cycle, up to 16 open cycles can be repeated provided that the continuation right is established. In addition, the number-of-times display device 53
Displays the number of times the opening / closing plate 49 has been opened during the interval time between the opening cycles, and displays the winning balls received by the opening / closing plate 49 during the opening cycle. Further, the special variable winning ball device 48 has an attacker lamp 56 that indicates that the normal winning openings 54a and 54b having the winning ball detectors 55a and 55b and the opening / closing plate 49 are open, and a continuation right is established. A decorative lamp for displaying that the game is being played, and a decorative lamp or LED 57 for notifying that the game is in the specific game state are provided.

In the game area 41, in addition to the above structure,
A decoration lamp 65b, a winning opening 65 having a winning ball detector 65a, a windmill 66 with a decoration lamp 66a, a side decoration 67 having a side decoration lamp 67a, a windmill 200 made of a conductive resin, which will be described in detail later, and the like are provided. ing.

The game area 41 of the game board 40 is provided with a large number of electrical parts such as switches, solenoids, decorative lamps and decorative LEDs as described above. These are the main board 151 and the electric control board 80. It is designed to be connected to. That is, as shown in FIG. 5, each switch 47a, 51, 52, 55a, 5 provided on the game board 40
5b, 60, 62, 65a and respective solenoids 50, 59
Are various lamps 56, 65b, 66a, 67a connected to the main board 151 and provided on the game board 40, and the game board 40.
The decorative LEDs 45, 57, the special symbol starting memory LED 46, and the normal symbol starting memory LED 64 provided in the are connected to the electric decoration control board 80.

On the other hand, on the back surface of the game board 40, as shown in FIG. 3, the back surface of the special variable display device 44 is provided so as to project. A display control board 75 is attached to the back surface of the special variable display device 44 so as to cover the display control board cover 74. The display control board 75 drives and controls the variable display operation of the special variable display device 44 according to the type of the information signal from the main board 151.

A cover body 70 is attached around the rear surface of the special variable display device 44, and a winning ball guide cover body 71 is attached to the lower portion of the cover body 70 so as to communicate with the cover body 70. The cover body 70 has a window hole 7 through which the rear surface of the special variable display device 44 penetrates in the center thereof.
2 is formed and the information terminal board 78 is attached. The information terminal board 78 is game information necessary for business management of the ball game machine 1 (for example, jackpot 1 information for notifying that it is in a specific game state, a specific game state with a probability fluctuation pattern, and in the specific game state) And the big hit 2 information (signal that continues to be output during the specific game state and during the probability change) to notify that the probability change due to the big hit is informing that the probability change after the end of the specific game state by the probability change pattern is notified Probability variation information, starting opening information for notifying the number of game balls with the starting ball detector turned on, symbol confirmation number 1 information for notifying the number of variable operations of the special variable display device 44, the number of variable operations of the ordinary variable display device It has an external connection terminal for outputting the symbol confirmation frequency information 2 to be notified and the number of character objects to inform the number of times of opening and closing of the normally variable winning ball device) to the management computer installed in the game hall. Luo information is the main substrate 15
It is supposed to be given from 1.

On the rear surface side of the winning ball guide cover body 71, a control board box 79 for accommodating the electric decoration control board 80 and the sound effect control board 82 is attached. As shown in FIG. 5, the electric decoration control board 80 is provided in the game area 41 of the game board 40 (not necessarily provided in the game area 41, but may be provided in the game board 40). Main board 1 includes decorative lamps and LEDs, and decorative lamps and LEDs provided on front frame 3 and front opening / closing frame 4
Drive control is collectively performed according to the information signal from 51. In addition, the sound effect control board 82 is the speaker 1
2a and 12b are driven and controlled, and the main substrate 151
The sound effect corresponding to the game content is generated in accordance with the information signal from. In addition, the sound effect control board 82,
A volume switch 83 for switching the volume is provided.

The configuration of the game board 40 has been described above in detail. The game board 40 configured as described above is
As shown in FIG. 3, the game board storage frame 36 formed on the back side of the front frame 3 is housed and fixed. As is well known, the game board storage frame 36 is formed in a step shape on the back surface of the front frame 3 so as to house the game board 40 having a substantially square shape, and presses and fixes the back surface of the housed game board 40. A game board locking lever 86 for is attached to an appropriate portion of the game board storage frame 36. Further, in the state where the game board 40 is housed and fixed by the game board locking lever 86, the mechanism plate 100 is covered from the back surface thereof, but the mechanism board 100 is one side surface of the game board housing frame 36. Upper and lower hooking holes 92a (FIG. 6) of a reinforcing hinge member 91 fixed to one side of the mechanism plate 100 on shaft pins 85a (see FIG. 15) projecting from a pair of upper and lower hinge fittings 85 fixed to the upper and lower hinge fittings 85.
(See) is supported so that it can be opened and closed freely.

Next, the structure of the mechanism plate 100 provided on the back surface of the ball game machine 1 will be described with reference to FIGS. 3 and 6 to 12. In FIG. 3, the mechanism plate 100 is a storage tank 105 that stores game balls, a ball alignment rail member 108 and a curve rail member 111 that guide the prize balls stored in the storage tank 105 while aligning the prize balls on the downstream side, An intermediate component part provided with an upper component part provided with, a ball passage 114 for guiding a game ball from the curve rail member 111, and a ball payout device 116 for paying out a prize ball based on a prize,
Mainly, it is composed of a lower component part provided with a processing mechanism for processing game balls including the winning balls hit on the game board 40, and each of these component parts is as shown in FIG.
It is integrally formed on the mechanism plate main body 101 so as to form the opening window 102. Further, in order to increase the strength of the mechanism plate 100, a reinforcing hinge member 91 attached to the axial support side of the opening window 102 over the upper constituent portion and the lower constituent portion is screwed. The reinforcing hinge member 91 is made of metal, and the shaft pin 85a of the hinge metal fitting 85 is locked in the hooking holes 92a of the mounting pieces 92 that are bent at the upper and lower ends thereof. The shaft 3 is openably and closably supported with respect to 3.

The storage tank 105 is, as shown in FIG.
The upper surface is formed in a box shape, and a drop port 152 communicating with the ball alignment rail member 108 is opened on the downstream side of the bottom surface, and a ball collapsing portion 153 for preventing ball clogging is provided on one side of the drop port 152. Has been raised. Also,
On the inclined bottom surface of the upper part of the ball collapsing portion 153, there is provided a ball break information detecting lever 106 (see FIG. 4) that is pivotally supported and is biased upward by a spring (not shown). A ball out information switch 107 (see FIG. 3) is fixed below the detection lever 106. The ball break information switch 107 is connected to an information terminal board 132 described later, and outputs a ball break signal to the management computer when the number of game balls in the storage tank 105 is insufficient. Further, the tank contact member 154 having conductivity is attached to the wall surface of the ball collapsing portion 153. The storage tank 105 is formed of a conductive resin as described later in detail, and one end of the discharge wiring 155 is fixed to the screw 155a on the rear surface wall. In addition, the discharge wiring 155
As shown in FIG. 8, the other end of is connected to the upper end portion of the reinforcing hinge member 91 by a screw 155b. As a result, the tank contact member 154 is connected to the storage tank 10.
5 and the discharge wiring 155, they are electrically connected to the reinforcing hinge member 91. A ground wire 158 is connected to the upper end portion of the reinforcing hinge member 91 by a screw 158a. On the other hand, at the lower end portion of the reinforcing hinge member 91, as shown in FIG.
6, 157 are connected by screws 156a and 157a, respectively. Of these, the discharge wiring 156 is connected to a lower plate guiding contact member 134 and an upper plate guiding contact member 135 described later by means of screws 156b (FIG. 11).
The discharge wiring 157 is connected to the connector 144a of the payout control board 144 (see FIG. 12).
reference).

A sphere leveling member 109 is provided so as to swing freely on the upper part on the downstream side of the ball aligning rail member 108, and a game ball which flows down in a plurality of stages in the vertical direction by the sphere leveling member 109. It is designed to be one step.
A curve rail member 111 is connected to the downstream side of the ball alignment rail member 108. An information terminal board 132 having an external connection terminal 133 for connecting a signal line to the outside is provided above the ball alignment rail member 108 on the downstream side. As the external connection terminal 133 provided on the information terminal board 132, a ball out information output terminal, a ball lending information output terminal, and a prize ball that connect a signal line between the outside (for example, a management computer) and the ball game machine 1 There is an information output terminal, and the information terminal board 132 is further provided with a connector to which the out-of-ball information switch 107, the main board 151, and the payout control board 144 are individually connected. Further, below the external connection terminal 133, a power supply unit substrate 1 described later is provided.
An opening 119 is formed for drawing out the power supply line 118 extending from 37 and the ground line 158 to the back surface side of the mechanism plate 100.

On the downstream side of the curve rail member 111, a spherical passage member is provided vertically. Specifically, a ball passage member is constituted by two rows of the ball passages 114 on the left and right, and a ball break switch 115 is provided in each of the two rows of the ball passages 114 so as to face the passage. This ball break switch 11
As shown in FIG. 5, 5 is connected to the main board 151, and when the out-of-ball switch 115 no longer detects a game ball, the operation of the ball payout device 116 is stopped to disable the payout of the game ball. It is like this. Ball dispensing device 116
Is housed inside a case having a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape and is detachably attached to the front side of the mechanism plate main body 101.

Next, the lower part of the mechanism plate 100 will be described. As shown in FIG. 4, the lower part has a payout control board box 143 for accommodating the payout control board 144 on the right side thereof as viewed from the back. A power supply unit box 136, which is mounted and accommodates the power supply unit substrate 137, is mounted on the left side portion thereof when viewed from the back surface. The power supply unit substrate 137 receives DC30V, DC21 from the external voltage (AC24V) supplied through the power supply line 118.
Five types of voltages of V, DC12V, DC5V, and AC24V are generated, and a predetermined power source is supplied to each control board. As shown in FIG. 10, a prize ball passage 126 is formed on one side upper part of the lower part of the mechanism plate 100, and a lower end for guiding the game ball to the upper plate 19 is formed at the lower end of the prize ball passage 126. Plate communication port 12
7 are formed. A partition plate portion 127a is provided at an intermediate position of the upper plate communication port 127, whereby the upper plate communication port 127 is connected to the upper plate 1 via the prize ball payout opening 20.
It is designed to reduce the momentum of the game balls paid out to 9. A communication passage 130 is formed on one side of the upper plate communication port 127, and a surplus ball passage 128 is connected downstream of the communication passage 130. A lower plate guiding contact member 134 is provided along the shape of the inner wall of the communication passage 130, and an upper plate guiding contact member 135 is provided on the back surface of the communication passage 130 so as to cover the communication passage 130. Is attached. At the upper end portion of the contact member 135 for upper plate guide, the ball guide protrusion 1 for guiding the game ball paid out from the ball payout device 116 to the upper plate communication port 127.
35a is formed by bending, and a guiding recess member 131 made of a synthetic resin is provided by being fitted in a bending recessed portion on the rear side of the ball guiding protrusion 135a. The guide projection member 131 is attached to a lower passage cover body 138, which will be described later, with screws. Further, as shown in FIG. 11, each of the contact members 134 and 135 has a mounting piece 134b, 13 individually formed.
One end of the discharge wiring 156 is fastened to the 5b with a screw 156b so as to be electrically connected to the reinforcing hinge member 91. Further, the lower end portion of the lower plate guiding contact member 134 has the lower plate guiding contact member 134 mounted on the mechanical plate 100.
It is formed as a contact piece portion 134a which is exposed to the outside from the lower end of the mechanism plate 100 (see FIG. 6) and is in contact with the connection gutter 15 when attached to the. As a result, the contact members 134 and 135 are electrically connected to the connection gutter 15 having conductivity.

However, when a large number of prize balls based on the winning prize are paid out and the upper plate 19 is filled with the prize balls and the rental balls, when the upper plate communication hole 127 is finally reached and further prize balls are continuously paid out. The prize balls and the rental balls are guided to the surplus ball passage 128 through the communication passage 130, and then discharged to the lower plate 27 through the connection gutter 15. Then, when the prize balls are further dispensed, the lower plate 27 becomes full, but the full tank switch 12 provided on the one side wall of the surplus ball passage 128.
9 (see FIG. 3) is turned on, the driving of the ball payout device 116 is stopped, and the payout operation of prize balls and ball rental is disabled.

The rear surface of the prize ball passage 126, the surplus ball passage 128, and the connecting passage 130 are mainly composed of the mechanism plate 1.
01 is covered by a lower passage cover body 138. Further, the lower passage cover body 138 has an opening 139 for avoiding interference with the full tank switch 129,
A mounting rib 140a for mounting the payout control board box 143, a fastening boss 140b, a locking claw 140c, and an opening 141 for drawing out wiring from the front surface to the rear surface of the mechanism plate main body 101 are formed.

By the way, the mechanical plate 100 (mainly the mechanical plate 101) described above is formed of a conductive resin made of a styrene resin containing ultrafine stainless fiber as a filler. Conventionally, there is a drawback that static electricity is charged on the mechanism plate while the game ball is circulated and used in a dry state, and the static electricity adversely affects the control circuit for controlling the game operation to cause a malfunction. . On the other hand, in the present embodiment, the mechanism plate 100 is formed of a conductive resin and each contact member as described in detail later is provided to prevent the mechanism plate 100 from being charged with static electricity. In addition, the control circuit is prevented from malfunctioning due to static electricity. Styrenic resin with ultra-fine stainless fiber as filler has the characteristic that it can exhibit a high shielding effect even with environmental changes such as temperature and humidity with a small amount of filler added, and can be freely colored. Have In addition, such styrene resin,
Since it has excellent fluidity and good moldability, it is a standard ABS material.
Injection molding can be performed under the same conditions as for resin, and as a result, a molded product having a good appearance can be obtained.

The conductive resin (styrene resin) for molding the mechanism plate 100 is an opaque resin, and the mechanism plate 1
00 ball passages (for example, prize ball passage 126
(Not shown) is provided with a notch (not shown) along its spherical passage. Therefore, when the game ball flows down through each ball passage formed in the mechanism plate 100, the flow of the game ball can be visually recognized from the outside through the notch. Further, in the present embodiment, the mechanism plate main body 10 described above is used.
In addition to 1, the predetermined synthetic resin parts used in the mechanism plate 100 (for example, the connection gutter 15, the storage tank 105, the ball alignment rail member 108, the curve rail member 111, the case of the ball dispensing device 116) are made of conductive resin. It is molded with. In the embodiment, the conductive resin is a styrene resin, but the conductive resin is not limited to this. For example, ABS or PP (polypropylene), which is easy and inexpensive to mold, or PC (polycarbonate), which has excellent abrasion resistance, may be used as the conductive resin to mold the synthetic resin component such as the mechanism plate 100. Further, carbon may be added in place of the ultrafine stainless steel filler to make it conductive. Further, the mechanism plate 1 is made of a conductive metal.
00 (mechanical portion) may be formed.

Here, the circuit configuration connected by wiring will be described with reference to FIG. 5. On the main board 151, the ball detectors (switches) 47a, 5 provided on the game board 40 are provided.
1, 52, 55a, 55b, 62, 65a, the starting ball detector 60, the full tank switch 129, the out-of-ball switch 115, and the signals from the prize ball count switch 120 for detecting the paid prize balls. It is input.

Further, the main board 151 drives and controls the solenoids 50 and 59 provided on the game board 40 and outputs game information to the external information terminal 78. Also, the main board 1
51 is connected to the illumination control board 80, the sound effect control board 82, the display control board 75, and the payout control board 144, and sends control signals from the main board 151 to the respective control boards 80, 82, 75, 1.
It outputs by one-way communication to 44 respectively. The illumination control board 80, in response to the illumination control signal input from the main board 151, various lamps 6-10, 56, 65b, 66.
a, 67a and various LEDs 45, 57 are display-driven, and the sound effect control board 82 drives and controls the speakers 12a, 12b according to the sound effect control signal input from the main board 151. The display control board 75 is the main board 151.
Control is performed so as to derive the display result of the special variable display device 44 (described as a special symbol display device in FIG. 5) and the normal symbol display device 63 in accordance with the display control signal input from. The payout control board 144 drives and controls the ball payout device 116 according to the payout control signal input from the main board 151, and outputs a launch control signal to the launch control board 90. Further, the payout control board 144 includes a card unit device 31,
It is connected to the balance display board 23 and controls the payout of balls.
The firing control board 90 controls the firing device 87 according to the firing control signal from the payout control board 144. The external information output board 132 includes the main board 151 and the payout control board 1.
It is connected to 44 and outputs game information to the outside.

Next, the structure of the front frame 3 will be described with reference to FIGS. The front frame 3 is integrally molded of synthetic resin, and as shown in FIG.
Front opening / closing frame corresponding plate portion 3a corresponding to the upper front opening / closing frame 4
And a lower plate 27, an ashtray 29, and a lower plate corresponding plate portion 3b corresponding to the operation handle 30. The front opening / closing frame corresponding portion 3a and the lower plate corresponding plate portion 3b are formed with a slight step, and an opening 160 facing the game area 41 of the game board 40 is opened at approximately the center of the front opening / closing frame corresponding portion 3a. Has been done.

The above-mentioned various lamps 6 to 1 are provided on the front side of the front opening / closing frame corresponding portion 3a and around the opening 160.
0 mounted on the lamp boards 6a, 7a, 8a, 9a,
10a is attached. Front opening / closing frame corresponding plate part 3a
A hinge storing recess 162 for storing and fixing the connecting hinge 161 is formed on one side above and below. This connecting hinge 161
Is for rotatably supporting the front opening / closing frame 4. The lower part of the front opening / closing frame corresponding plate part 3a is a plate-like support plate part 1
The guide box member 164 and the firing rail 165 are attached to the front surface of the support plate portion 163. In addition, on one side of the support plate portion 163 (on the side where the guide box member 164 is attached),
An upper plate outflow opening 166 that connects the prize ball payout opening 20 of the upper plate 19 and the upper plate communication opening 127 of the mechanism plate 100 is formed.

The guide box member 164 is a front opening / closing frame 4.
An overflow ball entrance 167 that receives a prize ball that overflows from the upper plate outflow opening 166 when it is opened; Have and each entrance 16
The game balls that have flowed in from 7 to 169 are taken into the discharge port 170 formed in the support plate portion 163, and guided to the lower plate 27 via the connection gutter 15 that is fixed to the lower rear surface of the front frame 3. .

The launch rail 165 is a game ball supplied from the upper plate 19, and one game ball supplied one by one from a ball supply device (not shown) is placed at the downstream end of the launch position, and the hit ball launch device 87 is placed. Is to guide a game ball hit by a hitting mallet 300 described later to the guide rail 42 of the game board 40. In addition, in the bottom surface forming the stepped portion of the support plate portion 163 and on the corresponding portion on the downstream side of the launch rail 165,
A hitting mallet opening 171 facing the above-mentioned hitting mallet 300 is formed. Further, the foul ball mouth 168 is arranged between the upstream end of the launch rail 165 and the downstream end of the guide rail 42 of the game board 40, and the game ball runs backward on the guide rail 42 without reaching the game area 41. Is foul ball mouth 16
8 is guided to the guide box member 164. A triangle-shaped launch ball guide plate 172 is projectingly provided on one side of the upper side of the guide box member 164 so that the game ball rolling on the downstream end of the guide rail 42 of the game board 40 does not collide with the glass plate 5a. I'm guiding you.

The front structure of the front opening / closing frame-corresponding plate portion 3a of the front frame 3 is generally as described above, but the lower plate-corresponding plate portion 3b is used.
In FIG. 1, a surplus ball discharge port 173 is opened at the substantially center thereof, an ashtray recess 174 is formed on the shaft support side, and a wiring through hole 175 is formed on the open side. Surplus ball outlet 17
3 is an opening for paying out extra prize balls to the lower tray 27, the ashtray recess 174 is for allowing the ashtray 29 to rotate, and the wiring through hole 175 is for operation. It is an opening for passing wires of various switches provided inside the handle 30 to the back side of the front frame 3.

Further, as shown in FIG. 14, the lower plate 27 attached to the lower plate corresponding plate portion 3b includes a lower plate set plate 270 and a lower plate main body attached to the front side of the lower plate set plate 270. 271 and a lower plate cover body 272 that covers the front surface and the left and right of the lower plate main body 271. The lower dish set plate 270 has the prize ball exit 2 at approximately the center thereof.
73 is formed, and the prize ball guide cylinder portion 274 is projected rearward from the prize ball outlet 273. The prize ball guide cylinder portion 274 is connected to the connection gutter 15 by penetrating the surplus ball discharge port 173 provided at substantially the center of the lower plate corresponding plate portion 3b. Further, a conductive lower plate contact member 275 is attached on the bottom surface of the prize ball guiding cylinder portion 274. The lower plate contact member 275 is provided in the prize ball guiding cylinder portion 2
The bottom surface of the bottom plate 74 has a concave cross-section, and a mounting hole 275a formed in one piece on the rear surface side is screwed to a mounting boss 276 formed on the lower plate setting plate 270. In the state where the upper plate 27 is assembled to the lower plate corresponding plate portion 3b, the lower plate contact member 275 comes into contact with the connection gutter 15 provided on the back surface of the surplus ball discharge port 173 to be electrically connected. Become. Further, a plurality of mounting fitting bosses 277 are provided on the front surface of the lower plate setting plate 270 so as to project. This attachment fitting boss 277 is fixed from the back surface with a screw 279 so as to correspond to the fitting boss 278 of the lower plate cover body 272, so that the lower plate set plate 270 and the lower plate cover body 2 are attached.
72 and 72 are assembled.

Further, in addition to this, the connection trough 15 provided electrically connected to the lower plate contact member 275 and the lower plate guide contact member 134 is provided with a hinge fitting 85,
A mounting substrate 306, which will be described later, which constitutes the hitting ball launching device 87, and a metal connecting piece 210 are electrically connected. As shown in FIG. 15, the hinge metal fitting 85 has the other end of the discharge wiring 240 fixed to the screw 240a at one end, and the mounting board 306 has the discharge wiring 359 fixed to the screw 354 at one end (see FIGS. The other end (see FIG. 33) is connected to the lower end of the back surface of the connection gutter 15 via screws 241. The connection between the connection gutter 15 and the metal connection piece 210 will be described later.

Further, the screw 24 of the hinge fitting 85 described above
In addition to the discharge wiring 240, one end of the discharge wiring 242 is also fastened to the 0a stop portion. This discharge wiring 242
As shown in FIG. 16, the front frame 3 passes through a wiring through opening 243 formed on the side of the upper plate outflow opening 166.
Of the connecting hinge 161 is electrically connected to the front frame side mounting portion 161a of the connecting hinge 161 by a screw 242a. On the other hand, one end of the discharge wiring 245 is fixed to the screw 245a on the opening / closing frame side mounting portion 161b of the connecting hinge 161. The other end of the discharge wiring 245 is attached to the upper plate 19 as shown in FIG. It is electrically connected to the upper plate contact member 284 provided by a screw 245b. The upper plate 19 is composed of an assembled body in which the upper plate main body 280 and the upper plate cover body 281 are screwed together and assembled. The upper plate main body 280 is integrally formed of a storage part 282 for storing prize balls and an alignment part 283 communicating with the storage part 282 for aligning the prize balls in a line and guiding the prize balls to a firing position. The metal contact member 284 for the upper plate is attached to the bottom surface of the aligning portion 283, and the ball removing valve 285 that is interlocked with the ball removing operation lever 21 is provided downstream of the contact member 284. Also, the main plate 28
On the back surface side of 0, a ball removing passage 286 for guiding the ball removed by the sliding movement of the ball removing valve 285 accompanying the operation of the ball removing operation lever 21 to the ball removing inlet 169 of the guide box member 164. Has been done.

On the back surface of the front frame 3 and the surface of the game board 40 (the lower right surface other than the game area 41),
As shown in FIG. 2, FIG. 3, and FIG. 13, an identification sticker 16 serving as a production number table for identifying the ball game machine 1 concerned.
Is attached. Although not shown, such an identification sticker 16 is also attached to an electric board such as the main board 151. As shown in FIG. 18 (A), the identification sticker 16 is made of a quadrangular sticker, and has a six-digit number on the upper portion (in FIG. 18 (A), the number “003940” is shown as an example). Below that are three alphabets (Fig. 18
(A) is printed in (A), and a QR barcode (two-dimensional barcode) is printed in the lower part. This QR bar code (two-dimensional bar code) is identification information for allowing a game machine recycling company to know how many machines have been recycled in response to an inquiry from a reading maker. Note that the identification sticker is not limited to the one shown in FIG. 18A (printing a 6-digit number and three alphabets, etc.), but as the identification sticker 16 ′ shown in FIG.
It is also possible to print a 7-digit number (an example of "0039400" in FIG. 18B) and four alphabets (an example of "ABCD" in FIG. 18B) are printed, Needless to say, the medium is not limited to the QR barcode (two-dimensional barcode), and may be a medium that stores other identification information.

The general outline of the above-mentioned two-dimensional bar code will be described. There are roughly two types of two-dimensional bar codes. One is a stack type two-dimensional barcode having a shape in which conventional one-dimensional barcodes are stacked, and PDF417 or the like is a typical code system. This stack type two-dimensional bar code has the same form as a conventional one-dimensional bar code such as a start code, data, and a stop code. Further, since the stack type two-dimensional bar code has a shape in which the conventional one-dimensional bar code is overlaid, it can be read by inserting decoding software into a conventional CCD touch scanner or laser scanner.

The other is a matrix type two-dimensional bar code having a shape in which black dots are arranged, and a typical code system is a data matrix, QR code, maxi code or the like. This matrix type 2D barcode is
In many cases, it has cut-out marks, and cells are arranged in a grid in a square for information. Since a CCD, a video camera or the like is often used to read the matrix type two-dimensional bar code, the bar code can be read even in the direction of 360 degrees. Each of the stack type two-dimensional bar code and the matrix type two-dimensional bar code as described above has its own characteristic, and it is necessary to decide which code system to use depending on the application.

The maximum number of characters to be printed in each two-dimensional bar code system is shown in Table 1 below.

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There are two types of two-dimensional bar code readers for reading a two-dimensional bar code.
One is a type in which a laser beam is applied. this is,
It is a bar code reader used exclusively for PDF417. Since it is read in order from the top, the maximum number of digits can be read. However, the matrix code (data matrix, QR code, etc.) cannot be read. Also, the reading speed is very slow, and it is not possible to read the barcode instantly. The other is the CCD system. Since the CCD system is an image recognition system, it can read all bar code systems.
However, since the readable area of the CCD is fixed, a bar code larger than the readable area cannot be read. Generally, the area CCD sensor used in the barcode reader has about 300,000 to 500,000 pixels, and it is impossible to secure a large field of view for reading a high resolution barcode with this CCD. Therefore, a high-density and information-rich barcode, a very long barcode, and a very large barcode cannot be read. Even if the maximum number of digits enters the area of the CCD, it takes a very long time to decode it, and even if it is applied to a bar code, it is not read instantaneously. Such a phenomenon appears and is not practical. The maximum number of characters is
It is the maximum number of characters that can be theoretically created by the barcode standard, not the number of characters that can actually be used. That is, when deciding the bar code system to be used, there are cases in which the bar code system that can be read to the maximum is adopted with reference to Table 1 and cannot be actually used.

An example of using the two-dimensional bar code other than the embodiment will be shown below. PDF417 has documents, tags,
It is often used in automobile licenses and passports. The data matrix is for products, semiconductors, drugs, parts,
Very often used for jewelry tags. This is because the size of the barcode can be made very small. The data matrix is different from PDF417
There are many examples of use where products or products are printed or laser marked. The QR code is a code system made in Japan, and is slower to be standardized than PDF417 and the data matrix, so that it is rarely used worldwide. Only in Japan, the number of cases where it is used is increasing.

Finally, to summarize the characteristics of various two-dimensional bar codes, PDF417 is resistant to dirt and is often used in documents. Since the Data Matrix can be printed in the smallest size, it is often printed on small products or products. Since the QR code can be read at high speed, it is advantageous to use it on a belt conveyor or the like.

Next, the game board 40 and various conductive members provided on the surface of the game board 40 will be described with reference to FIGS. 13 and 19 to 29. First, as shown in FIG. 19, on the surface of the game board 40, a decorative decorative board 40a on which illustrations and the like are drawn is laid, and on the lower side thereof, it is sandwiched between the kraft papers 40b and 40d. The carbon paper 40c (conductive connection member) having conductivity in the state is provided over the entire surface. The decorative plate 40a is composed of a melamine resin plate on which a decorative design is printed.
The material is not particularly limited. On the surface of the decorative plate 40a, the outer rail 42a and the inner rail 4 are formed in a circular spiral shape.
A guide rail 42 consisting of 2b is attached. Then, as shown in FIG. 13, the inside of the guide rail 42 is formed as a game area 41, and a game ball launched from the launch rail 165 is an outer rail 42a and an inner rail 42b along the inside of the outer rail 42a. Game area 4 partitioned by
Induced to 1. At the upper left end portion of the inner rail 42b, a back ball prevention member 37 for preventing a back ball that the game ball once entering the game area 41 returns to the launch position by bouncing back is provided, and the upper right end of the inner rail 42b. A decorative member 38 for decoratively covering the connecting portion is provided at the connecting portion between the portion and the right end portion of the outer rail 42a. A ball receiving rubber or the like may be provided in the decorative member 38.

By the way, the attachment method of the carbon paper 40c as the above-mentioned conductive connection member is performed by adhesion similarly to the attachment method of the decorative plate 40a to the surface of the game board 40. Then, the outer rail 42a and the inner rail 42b are planted on the surface of the game board 40 by the mounting pins 43a and 43b. As a result, the outer rail 42a and the inner rail 42b are electrically connected to each other via the carbon paper 40c. That is, by simply attaching the outer rail 42a and the inner rail 42b to the game board 40, the outer rail 42a and the inner rail 42b can be easily electrically connected. Further, according to such a configuration, each guide nail that is erected on the surface of the game board 40 is also electrically connected to the outer rail 42a and the inner rail 42b via the carbon paper 40c. Therefore, the guide nail can be set to the same potential as the guide rail 42 (outer rail 42a, inner rail 42b) to the firing rail 165.

Although carbon paper 40c is used as the conductive connecting member in the embodiment, the shape and material of the conductive connecting member are not particularly limited, and backer paper may be used as the conductive connecting member. . Backer paper is made by impregnating a base material made of paper material such as kraft paper with phenolic resin, etc., non-metal such as carbon, simple metal such as nickel, cobalt, tin, silver, copper, aluminum, or alloy such as brass. It is a paper containing the above-mentioned powder and granules as a conductive substance. Further, a conductive sheet member such as a plated synthetic resin film sheet or a metal mesh woven sheet (cloth) may be used as the conductive connecting member of the present invention, or a conductive adhesive other than the sheet may be used. An agent or the like may be used as the conductive connecting member. Further, in the embodiment, the conductive connection member is provided separately from the decorative plate, but by applying conductive processing to the decorative plate (mainly using synthetic resin such as celluloid) to give conductivity, The decorative plate may have the function of a conductive connecting member. In this case, carbon paper or the like may be used for the mount as long as the mount is impregnated with melamine resin or the like to form a decorative board.

Next, the outer rail 42a, the inner rail 42b,
And about the launch rail 165, FIG. 13 and FIG.
This will be described with reference to FIGS. Outer rail 42
a, the inner rail 42b, and the firing rail 165 are each made of a conductive member, and between the outer rail 42a and the firing rail 165, a conductive metal that connects the rails 42a and 165 to each other. A connection piece 210 is provided, and a conductive metal connection piece 220 that connects the rails 42a and 42b to each other is provided between the outer rail 42a and the inner rail 42b. In addition, in the embodiment, the outer rail 42a, the inner rail 42b, the firing rail 165, and the metal connection pieces 210 and 220 are made of stainless steel, so that the respective constituent members are made conductive. However, the material is not limited to stainless steel, and may be formed of any conductive material.

The outer rail 42a, as shown in FIG.
It is substantially C-shaped, and its lower end portion extends to the position where the launch ball guide plate 172 is arranged, and is bent in an inverted C-shape to form a contact surface portion 230. This abutting surface portion 230 is, as shown in FIG.
And the upper abutment surface portion 2 formed at the upper end portion of the metal connection piece 210, which is arranged at the boundary portion between the front frame 3 and the support plate portion 163.
11 is abutted. In addition, the metal connecting piece 210 has a structure shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 1, the connection piece 212 is formed on the right upper end portion thereof, and the contact piece 214 is formed on the left lower end portion thereof. The connection piece portion 212 is adapted to electrically connect the outer rail 42a and the firing rail 165 via the metal connection piece 210 by being fixed to the left end portion of the firing rail 165 with the screw 213. Further, the contact piece portion 214 enters the discharge port 170 formed in the support plate portion 163 of the front frame 3 and comes into contact with the connection gutter 15 mounted on the back surface side of the discharge port 170, thereby connecting. Gutter 15 and metal connection piece 2
10 is electrically connected. In the embodiment, the rail conductive member (metal connection piece 210) is screwed to the launch rail, but the configuration is not limited to this, and the rail conductive member may be electrically connected to the launch rail. .

The procedure for connecting the outer rail 42a and the firing rail 165 via the metal connection piece 210 described above will now be described. First, as shown in FIGS. The firing rail 165 is fixed to the screw 215 (the game board 40 is drawn in FIG. 22, but the game board 40 is not attached to the front frame 3 in this state). Next, as shown in FIG. 23, the connection piece 212 is fixed to the firing rail 165 with a screw 213, whereby the metal connection piece 210 is attached to the support plate portion 163 in a state of being electrically connected to the firing rail 165. .
Further, at this time, the metal connecting piece 210 has the abutting piece portion 214.
Enters the discharge port 170 and is connected to the connection gutter 15. Then, with respect to the front frame 3 to which the metal connection piece 210 is attached in this manner, the game board 40 from the back side thereof.
Is attached to the contact surface portion 2 of the outer rail 42a.
30 and the upper contact surface portion 211 of the metal connection piece 210 are naturally in contact with each other to be electrically connected. The upper contact surface portion 211 of the metal connecting piece 210 is formed to be bent in a shape that is inclined slightly outward, so that the contact surface portion 230 of the outer rail 42a and the upper contact surface portion 211 of the metal connecting piece 210 are formed. The contact of is more reliably performed. After that, as shown in FIG. 24, the contact surface portion 230
The contact portion between the upper contact surface portion 211 and the upper contact surface portion 211 is the launch ball guide plate 17
The guide box member 164 is attached to the support plate portion 163 with a screw so as to be covered with 2.

On the other hand, at the right end portion of the outer rail 42a, the connecting portion with the upper right end portion of the inner rail 42b is covered with the decorative member 38 as described above. As shown in (B), each rail 4
A metal connection piece 220 is provided to connect the 2a and 42b to each other. The metal connecting piece 220 is formed by bending a metal piece into a U-shaped cross section, and the left and right bent portions thereof are contact surface portions 221 and 222 with which the rails 42a and 42b are abutted.
By interposing the metal connecting piece 220 at the portion where the rails 42a and 42b face each other, the outer rail 42a and the contact surface portion 221 are brought into contact with each other, while the inner rail 42b and the contact surface portion 222 are brought into contact with each other. Touched, which allows the outer rail 42
a and the inner rail 42b are electrically connected to each other via the metal connection piece 220. The outer rail 42a and the inner rail 42
b and each stand vertically on the surface of the game board 40.
On the other hand, the contact surface portions 221, 22 of the metal connecting piece 220
22 is bent and formed in a V shape that is inclined slightly outward.
Therefore, the metal connecting piece 22 is provided between the rails 42a and 42b.
By interposing 0, the contact surface portions 221 and 222 bent in a V shape surely contact with the rails 42a and 42b. In addition, such an outer rail 42
The decorative member 3 in the connected state of a and the inner rail 42b.
8, the rails 42a, 42b and the metal connection piece 220 are housed and fixed in a housing recess 33a formed on the rear surface side (game board 40 surface side) in a fitted state. As a result, the connection portion between the rails 42a and 42b via the metal connection piece 220 can be firmly fixed, and the connection portion can be protected from the outside.

However, the outer rail 42a, the inner rail 42b, and the firing rail 165 described above have the metal connection pieces 2 respectively.
A state in which they are connected to each other through 10, 220 and are electrically conductive, in other words, they are in the same potential state. Further, the back ball prevention member 37 attached to the upper left end portion of the inner rail 42b has an elastic thin piece 253 having conductivity described later.
(In the embodiment, metal) is provided, and its tip end portion is in contact with the outer rail 42a. As a result, electrical connection is established between the outer rail 42a and the elastic thin piece 253. As will be described later, the elastic thin piece 253 is also electrically connected to the inner rail 42b.

Therefore, the detailed structure of the back ball prevention member 37 will be described with reference to FIGS.
The structure of the game area 41 is almost the same as described above, but the game board 40 further positions and fixes the back ball prevention member 37 inside the upper left end of the inner rail 42b as shown in FIG. 25 (A). Positioning hole 250 and fastening hole 251 for
And are formed. The positioning hole 250 is the fastening hole 25.
Two pieces are formed with 1 in between. The back ball prevention member 37 attached to the positioning hole 250 and the fastening hole 251 is
As shown in FIGS. 25A and 25B, a mounting holder 252 mounted on the game board 40, and the mounting holder 252.
And an elastic thin piece 253 made of metal to be attached to the.

The mounting holder 252 is formed by the inner rail 42.
It has a boat-like shape with a pointed tip having approximately the same thickness as the width of b (height from the game board 40), and has a screw hole 254 penetrating in the vertical direction at the center thereof, and both ends of the bottom surface. A positioning boss 255 is provided so as to protrude downward. Then, by engaging the positioning boss 255 with the positioning hole 250, the accuracy of the mounting of the back ball prevention member 37 to the game board 40 is uniquely secured, and the easiness of the mounting is also secured. To be done. However, in the present embodiment, as will be described below, the rail engagement groove 257 formed in the rail engagement portion 256 and the inner rail 42 are formed.
The engagement with the upper edge of b further increases its accuracy and ease. The screw hole 254 corresponds to the fastening hole 251, and the screw 258 is screwed by an automatic machine or a robot to fix the back ball prevention member 37 to the game board 40.

Further, one of the both side surfaces of the mounting holder 252 has a gentle curved surface 25, which matches the curvature of the inner rail 42b.
9 (hereinafter, this curved surface is referred to as rail contact curved surface 259), while the other is a curved surface 260 whose curvature increases toward the tip (upper end) (hereinafter, this curved surface is referred to as thin piece contact curved surface 260). Is configured as. The rail contact curved surface 259 is formed over substantially the entire length of the mounting holder 252, whereas the thin piece contact curved surface 260 is terminated by the cutout portion 261 formed from the rear end (lower end) portion. ing.

By the way, a rail engaging portion 256 having a rail engaging groove 257 formed along the upper edge of the rail abutting curved surface 259 is formed to project laterally, and the back ball prevention member 37 is provided on the game board. The rail engagement groove 257 can be fitted into the upper edge of the inner rail 42b when the rail 40 is fixed to the rail 40. This further increases the accuracy and ease of attaching the back ball prevention member 37 to the game board 40. Further, a cutout recess 262 is formed in the center of the bottom surface of the rail contact curved surface 259. This notch recess 262
Fix the inner rail 42b to the game board 40 and the inner rail 4
Rail stop pin 263 protruding left and right at the base of 2b
Is for accommodating the head portion of the inner rail 42b, so that the mounting holder 252 can be mounted in close contact with the inner rail 42b.

On the other hand, the notch portion 261 is formed at the rear end portion of the thin piece contact curved surface 260 side as described above, and the thin piece mounting space 264 is provided at the rear end portion of the mounting holder 252 so as to be continuous with the notch portion 261. Are formed. As shown in the inside-out drawing of FIG. 25 (B), this thin piece mounting space 264 is formed in a substantially U shape, and has a shape in which a winding portion 265 of the elastic thin piece 253, which will be described later, is tightly accommodated. ing. In addition, at the center of the thin piece mounting space 264, the boss 2
66 is projected to prevent the attached elastic thin piece 253 from coming off. Note that the thin piece contact curved surface 260 may be formed with a restriction projection (not shown) having a taper surface formed vertically inward at a distance approximately the same as the width of the elastic thin piece 253. By forming this restriction protrusion,
The attached elastic thin piece 253 can be prevented from shifting in the vertical direction, and even if the elastic thin piece 253 vibrates greatly, it can return to a predetermined position by the tapered surface.

Mounting holder 252 having the above-mentioned structure
The elastic thin piece 253 to be mounted on is formed in a substantially rectangular shape by a thin steel plate (thickness: about 0.5 mm) or a thin plate made of conductive synthetic resin, and its base portion is the thin piece mounting space 2
A winding portion 26 bent in a U shape along the inner shape of 64
It is 5. Therefore, by inserting the winding portion 265 from the back surface of the mounting holder 252 into the thin piece mounting space 264, and at the same time, the front portion is moved out of the notch portion 261 and along the thin piece contacting face 260, the elastic thin piece 253 is removed. It can be mounted on the mounting holder 252.
In this way, when the mounting holder 252 having the elastic thin piece 253 attached thereto is attached to the upper end portion of the inner rail 42b by the above-described fastening method, as shown in FIG. 25 (A), the tip of the elastic thin piece 253 is the outer rail. 42a is reached (the tip of the elastic thin piece 253 contacts the outer rail 42a), and the entrance portion 41a of the game area 41 is closed.

The attachment holder 25 for the elastic thin piece 253
A trapezoidal guide hole (not shown) that tapers in the flight direction of the game ball is formed on the bottom surface side of the portion protruding from 2. This guide hole is a game ball that flies between the outer rail 42a and the inner rail 42b, and captures a game ball that floats slightly above the game board 40 surface and stabilizes it toward the game board 40 surface side. At the same time as having a function of releasing to the game area 41 in the state, it also has a function of weakening the elastic force of the elastic thin piece 253 itself and suppressing an adverse effect on the momentum of the game ball. The guide hole may be formed over substantially the entire length of the elastic thin piece 253.

Further, the elastic thin piece 253 has a connecting piece portion 267 substantially in the middle of the contacting portion with the thin piece contacting face 260.
Has been extended. This connecting piece portion 267 is made up of the elastic thin piece 2.
The mounting holder 252 is provided by branching from the main body portion of 53 and by bending the base portion into an L shape.
To the rail engaging groove 257, and is bent upward so as to enter the rail engaging groove 257.
Then, when the back ball prevention member 37 is fixed to the game board 40, by inserting the rail engagement groove 257 into the inner rail 42b, the connection piece portion 26 arranged in the rail engagement groove 257.
The tip portion of 7 is electrically connected to the inner rail 42b.

In the back ball prevention member 37 constructed as described above, first, the positioning boss 255 formed on the mounting holder 252 is set to the positioning hole 250 of the game board 40.
By engaging with, the accuracy and easiness of attaching the back ball prevention member 37 to the game board 40 is secured, and its positioning enables an attachment production system by an automatic machine or a robot. Particularly, in the present embodiment, not only the positioning by the positioning boss 255 alone,
Positioning by the rail stop pin 263 and the notch recess 262, and the upper edge of the outer rail 42a and the rail engaging portion 256.
The positioning by engaging with the rail engaging groove 257 can improve the accuracy and easiness of the above-described mounting.

In the back ball prevention member 37,
Since the elastic thin piece 253 is formed of an extremely thin elastic plate, it is possible to greatly suppress the adverse effect on the flight of the game ball to the game area 41. In particular, since the elastic thin piece 253 in this embodiment has its base portion supported by the lower end of the mounting holder 252, the movable length of the elastic thin piece 253 itself becomes long as shown by the broken line in FIG. Therefore, the moment of inertia for pushing open the elastic thin piece 253 can be small, so that the degree of weakening the momentum of the game ball can be reduced, and the above-mentioned adverse effect on the game ball can be further suppressed. There is.

Next, the obstacle nail 19 which is set up on the game board 40.
0 and the wind turbine 200 will be described with reference to FIGS. 26 to 29. As shown in FIG. 26, on the surface (game area 41) of the game board 40 formed by sequentially stacking the decorative plate 40a, the kraft paper 40b, the carbon paper 40c, and the kraft paper 40d, other than the guide rail 42 described above, conductive The obstacle nail 190 having the property and the windmill 200 are planted. Windmill 200
27, as shown in FIG. 27, is made up of a base body 201 formed of a conductive resin containing carbon, and the base body 201 is formed by a metal (having conductivity) conductive shaft 202 to form a game area 4
1 is rotatably supported by a shaft. The conductive shaft 202 is
The pointed portion 202a is formed at one end, while the head portion 20 is formed at the other end.
It has a nail shape in which 2b is formed. As shown in FIGS. 28 (A) to (C) and FIG. 29, the base body 201 of the wind turbine 200 has a disc portion 203 having a central hole 203a, and a cylindrical hole communicating with the central hole 203a of the disc portion 203. 204a
And a cylindrical portion 20 that has a protrusion and is provided on the back surface side of the disk portion 203.
4 and a plurality of outer peripheral walls of the tubular portion 204 and the back wall of the disc portion 203 (in this embodiment, 3
Ball receiving piece portion 205). Then, the center hole 203 a of the disk portion 203 and the cylindrical hole 20 of the cylindrical portion 204
4a, the conductive shaft 202 is inserted, and in this state, the conductive shaft 202
The game area 41 (on the surface of the decorative board 40a on the surface of the game board 40)
The base body 201 is rotatably attached about the conductive shaft 202 by being planted in. Then, the windmill 200
When the game ball falling in the game area 41 collides with the ball receiving piece portion 205, the base body 201 receives the impact force and rotates to change the flow direction and speed of the game ball.

By the way, the above-mentioned base 201 is formed of a conductive resin as described above. Therefore, even if static electricity accumulates on the base 201 of the wind turbine 200 due to a game ball colliding with the wind turbine 200 (a charged game ball contacts the base 201) or the like, the static electricity accumulated on the base 201 is gradually discharged. can do. Therefore, it is possible to prevent a large amount of electric charge (static electricity) from instantaneously moving from the charged windmill 200, and thus to prevent generation of a large amount of noise due to discharge of static electricity from the windmill 200. Further, in the embodiment, the base 20
The conductive resin for molding 1 is a carbon-containing conductive resin. For this reason, the discharge of static electricity accumulated on the base 201 can be made more gradual, and the occurrence of a large amount of noise can be further prevented. The conductive resin has a conductivity of 2 from the viewpoint of preventing a large amount of noise.
It is desirable to use a conductor having a conductivity of 0 ^{5 to} 20 ⁷ Ω / cm, and it is most desirable to use a conductor having a conductivity of 20 ⁶ Ω / cm. However, it is not particularly limited to this configuration. Further, the conductive resin is not limited to one containing carbon, and may be a conductive resin containing a metal component such as stainless steel.

Further, the wind turbine 200 (base 201,
In the structure in which the conductive shaft 202) and the obstacle nail 190 are attached to the surface of the game board 40, as described above, the carbon paper 4
0c is interposed between the game board 40 and the decorative board 40a. Therefore, the wind turbine 200 and the obstacle nail 190 are electrically connected to the guide rail 42 via the carbon paper 40c. In addition, the special variable display device 44 and the normal variable winning ball device 5 provided in the game area 41
Similarly to the base body 201 of the wind turbine 200, the device casings such as 8 are also made of conductive resin. Therefore, these device housings are also electrically connected to the guide rail 42 via the carbon paper 40c.

Next, the hitting ball launching device 87 will be described with reference to FIGS. 30 to 34. As shown in FIGS. 30 to 34, the hitting ball launching device 87 hits a gaming ball and shoots it, a stepping motor 88 which is a driving source of the hitting ball 300, and a ball for each shooting of the gaming ball. A raising and lowering punch 302 that operates a supply device (not shown) to sequentially send the game balls to the hitting ball launching device 87, and a launch strength adjusting unit 303 that adjusts the game ball force of the game ball by the hitting mallet 300.
And an operation transmission unit 304 that transmits the rotational operation force of the operation handle 30 to the firing intensity adjustment unit 303, and a firing control unit 305 that controls driving of the stepping motor 88 (a firing control board 90 and a board box that houses the firing control board 90). And 89) are mounted on the mounting substrate 306. On the peripheral edge of the mounting substrate 306, screwing holes 307 for mounting the hitting ball launching device 87 on the back surface side of the front frame 3 with screws 354 are formed at four positions. Further, the mounting substrate 306 is provided with a plurality of mounting holes for mounting various constituent members, and the firing strength adjusting unit 3 is provided.
Cylindrical projections (not shown) for mounting various members constituting 03 are formed. The inside of the cylindrical protrusion is formed as a communication hole that communicates both sides of the one side surface and the other side surface of the mounting substrate 306, and the drive shaft 30 that penetrates the communication hole.
9 is rotatably supported by bearings (not shown).

The hitting mallet 300 has an arm shape, and has an axial hole 300a formed at one end thereof and an engaging portion 3 which engages with a rod roller 322 of an elevating punch 302 described later.
10 is formed, and at the other end of the hitting mallet 300, a mallet part for hitting a game ball is formed by a spring 311. The hitting mallet 300 has a drive shaft 309 in its shaft hole 300a.
The one end of the drive shaft 30 is fixed by the nut 308 through the washer 351 with one end of the drive shaft 30 being inserted.
It is mounted on the mounting substrate 306 so as to be rotatable about the center of rotation 9. Further, in the attachment of such a batting mallet 300, the hit arm 312 having a rotatable arm roller 312a attached to the tip end thereof is fixed to the drive shaft 309 together with the batting mallet 300, and the hit arm 312 is integrated with the batting mallet 300. Specifically, the drive shaft 309 is rotated about the rotation center. The counterclockwise rotation of the hitting mallet 300 in FIG. 34 is restricted by the punch receiving rubber 313. The punch receiving rubber 313 is
The bolt 3 is attached to the mounting substrate 306 via the rubber holder 314.
It is fixed by 15, a washer 352, and a nut 353.

The stepping motor 88 has a mounting piece 31.
6 is a mounting substrate 306 via a non-conductive connecting member 301.
By fixing the screws 317a and 317b to the mounting substrate 306, the mounting substrate 306 is not electrically connected to the mounting substrate 306.
Attached to. The connecting member 301 may be made of any insulating material (rubber, resin, etc.) as long as it is non-conductive. The screw 317a is
The mounting piece 316 is screwed to one end of the connecting member 301, and the screw 317b is screwing the mounting substrate 306 to the other end of the connecting member 301. And screw 3
17a and 317b each have a distal end portion which is the connecting member 3
01 are individually screwed to both ends of the connecting member 301 so as not to abut. The stepping motor 88 is configured by covering a motor main body (not shown) with a cover body 88b that is entirely conductive. Further, in such mounting, the output shaft 88a of the stepping motor 88 is mounted in a state of penetrating the mounting substrate 306. The stepping motor 8 is attached to the output shaft 88a.
The driving force of the hit arm 312 (the arm roller 312
A drive cam 318 that transmits to the ball striking mallet 300 via a) is integrally attached.

The lifting and lowering rod 302 has a rod-shaped rod shaft 319.
A rod pin 321 and a rod spring (not shown) fixed to the upper end of the rod shaft 319 with a screw 320, and a rod roller 322 rotatably attached to the lower end of the rod shaft 319. Screw 32
The rod shaft 319 is provided so as to pass through the cylindrical rod case 324 that is fixed to three, so that the rod case 324 is slidably attached in the vertical direction. However, the rod spring is restricted from moving upward in the rod case 324, and always urges the rod shaft 319 downward. And
When the striking mallet 300 rotates clockwise in FIG. 34, the rod 322 is pushed up by the engaging portion 310 against the urging force of the rod spring and the lifting pestle 302 (rod shaft 319) projects upward. The rod pin 321 actuates the sphere supply device to move the firing rail 165 from the upper plate 19.
It is designed to send game balls to the top. In addition, a state in which the raising and lowering punch 302 is raised to the uppermost portion is a standby state for driving a game ball by the hitting mallet 300. That is, the lifting pestle 302
The game ball is supplied on the launch rail 165 by once rising and then descending, and the launch rail 165 is rotated by rotating the batting mallet 300 in the direction opposite to the firing direction from the rotation direction. The upper game ball is shot and driven into the game area of the game board 40 along the guide rail 42.

The firing strength adjusting section 303 includes a rotating operation section 325 having a gear portion 325a formed on a part of its outer circumference, a coil-shaped strength adjusting spring 326 for adjusting the firing strength of a game ball by a twist amount, and a holding cap 327. , A ratchet cover 328, a ratchet arm (not shown), and the like. The end of the gear portion 325a of the rotation operation portion 325 is in contact with a restriction protrusion 330 protruding from the mounting substrate 306, whereby rotation of the rotation operation portion 325 in the counterclockwise direction in FIG. 33 is restricted. It is supposed to be done.
In addition, the holding cap 327 and the ratchet cover 328
Are integrally assembled by screws 331.

The operation transmitting portion 304 has the connecting recess 33 on one side.
2a and a driving roller 332 having a gear portion 332b formed on the outer circumference, a driven roller 333 having a gear portion 333a formed on the outer circumference, and a gear belt wound between the gear portions 332b and 333a of the rollers 332 and 333. 33
4, a connecting gear 335 integrally attached to the rotation shaft of the driven roller 333, and the like. The driving roller 332 and the driven roller 333 respectively include the gear portions 33.
2b and 333a are attached in a state of being arranged on one side surface of an attachment substrate 306 to which the hitting mallet 300 is attached (a state shown in FIG. 34). Connecting recess 332a of driving roller 332
A rotary shaft (not shown) of the operation handle 30 is connected to the connector in an inserted state. The gear portion 325a of the rotating operation portion 325 is meshed with the connecting gear 335 that rotates integrally with the driven roller 333. As a result, when the operation handle 30 is rotated, the rotation is changed by the driving roller 33.
2, the gear belt 334, the driven roller 333, and the interlocking gear 335 are transmitted to the rotation operation unit 325, and the rotation operation unit 325 can be rotationally displaced. Then, the turning operation portion 325 that is turned and displaced in this way adjusts the amount of twist of the strength adjusting spring 326 by the turning. The driving roller 332 is rotatably attached to the attachment substrate 306 with a screw 356 via the bush 355 and the washer 357, and the driven roller 333 is the interlocking gear 335.
At the same time, it is rotatably attached to the attachment substrate 306 with screws 358.

The firing control unit 305 controls various electronic parts (CP
U may or may not be mounted), the firing control board 90 having a plurality of connectors 90a to 90d mounted thereon, and a board box 89 for accommodating the firing control board 90. The connector 90b of the firing control board 90 is connected to the wiring 337a from the firing control power relay board (not shown), the connector 90d is connected to the wiring 337b from the stepping motor 88, and the connector 90a is connected to the firing control signal (not shown). The wiring 337c from the relay board is connected, and the wiring 337d from the operation handle 30 is connected to the connector 90c (see FIG. 32).

The board box 89 for accommodating the above-mentioned firing control board 90 is, as shown in FIG.
The box main body 341 fixed by the screw 338 to the box main body 341 and the box main body 34 attached to the box main body 341.
1, a cover body 342 for sandwiching the firing control board 90 between
And are equipped with. Box main body 341 and cover body 3
42 is made of a transparent synthetic resin so that the firing control board 90 accommodated therein can be visually recognized from the outside. Leg parts 343a to 343d are respectively provided upright on the upper left and right two places and the lower end left and right two places of the box main body 341, and the box main body 341 is screwed to the mounting substrate 306 at the tip end portions of the leg parts 343a to 343d. Mounting holes 344a to 344d for stopping 338 are formed. Note that these mounting holes 344a to
Mounting holes 306a to 30 at positions individually corresponding to 344d.
6d is provided (see FIG. 33). Also, the legs 34
Each of 3a to 343d has a cylindrical shape, and a screw 338 is inserted into the cylinder to fix the screw 338 to the mounting substrate 306 from the box main body 341 side. Therefore, even when the mounting surface portion is configured from the mounting substrate 306 of the hitting ball launching device 87 as in the present embodiment, the substrate box 89 can be removed without removing the mounting substrate 306 from the ball game machine 1. You can

The box main body 341 (substrate box 89) is attached and fixed to one side surface of the attaching substrate 306 to which the stepping motor 88 and the firing intensity adjusting portion 303 are attached via the leg portions 343a to 343d. Therefore, the firing control board 90 accommodated in the board box 89 is in a state (floating state) with a predetermined distance (height of the legs 343a to 343d) from the board surface (mounting surface) of the mounting board 306. Will be installed in. Therefore, the fluidity of the air around the stepping motor 88 can be improved, the heat generation of the stepping motor 88 can be reduced, and the emission control board 90 can be less likely to be adversely affected by noise and heat from the stepping motor 88.
Further, according to such a mounting structure, the mounting substrate 30
Since it is not necessary to provide the mounting space of 6 as large as the firing control board 90, it is possible to save space in the layout design of the firing control board 90. In addition,
The mounting surface portion on which the board box 89 is mounted is not limited to the mounting substrate of the ball-striking launcher, and may be the back surface portion of the ball game machine irrespective of the ball-striking launcher. However, as in the embodiment, the structure in which the board box 89 is attached to the hitting ball launching device 87 (attachment board 306) can lead to further space saving.

Further, the box main body 341 (the substrate box 89) is provided on the upper side portions of the leg portions 343a and 343b which are erected at two places on the upper left and right sides of the box main body 341, respectively.
Is attached to the attachment substrate 306, coating pieces 345a and 345b are formed to cover a part of the stepping motor 88 and the firing intensity adjusting unit 303. A plurality of positioning pieces 346 are formed on the inner wall surface of the box main body 341, and the positioning pieces 346 cover the cover body 342.
When the firing control board 90 is sandwiched between and, the tip of the firing control board 90 contacts the board surface of the firing control board 90 to position the firing control board 90 in the board box 89.

On the outer peripheral wall portion of the box main body 341, notch portions 347a to 347d formed in positions and sizes corresponding to the respective connectors 90a to 90d of the firing control board 90.
And a locking groove 348 for attaching the cover body 342.
And, and the cutouts 347a to 347d are
When the box main body 341 and the cover body 342 are assembled, they serve as connection openings for the connectors 90a to 90d. On the upper surface of the upper wall of the box main body 341, wiring holding claws 349a to 349d for gathering the wirings 337c are individually formed at predetermined intervals (see FIG. 32). The tip portions of the wire pressing claws 349a and 349c are formed rearward, while the tip portions of the wire pressing claws 349b and 349d are formed frontward. That is, the pressing of the wiring 337c by the wiring pressing claws 349a to 349d is alternately switched in the front-back direction. For this reason, compared to a configuration in which the wiring is pressed only in one direction despite the provision of a plurality of wiring pressing claws, the wiring can be converged more firmly, which leads to protection of the wiring and prevention of disconnection of the connector. be able to.

On the other hand, the cover body 342 is engaged with the locking groove 348 of the box main body 341 so as to cover the cover body 3 with the cover body 342.
Engaging protrusions 350 that detachably attach the 42 to the box main body 341 are formed. In addition, the cover body 342
Is formed to have substantially the same size as the outer shape of the firing control board 90, and the firing control board 90 is fitted therein. That is, when the firing control board 90 is housed in the board box 89, first, the firing control board 90 is covered with the cover member 34.
The firing control board 90 is accommodated in the board box 89 by fitting the cover body 342 into the box body 341 by fitting the cover body 342 into the box main body 341 by the engagement of the engagement projection 350 and the engagement groove 348. By providing such engaging portions of the engaging protrusion 350 and the engaging groove 348, the assembling work when assembling the cover member 342 as the substrate box 89 becomes easy. In addition, the board box 8 of the firing control board 90
9 is accommodated in the cover body 342 and the box main body 341.
The firing control board 90 does not need to be fixed with a screw, so that the work of attaching and detaching the firing control board 90 to and from the board box 89 becomes easy. Then, the board control box 90 accommodating the firing control board 90 is fixed to the mounting board 306 with the screw 338 as described above, so that the firing control board 90 is assembled as a constituent member of the hitting ball launching device 87. Since the cover body 342 cannot be removed from the box main body 341 unless the board box 89 is once removed from the mounting board 306, it is possible to prevent unauthorized modification of the firing control board 90 and the firing control board 90. It is possible to prevent fraud against.

The configuration of the hitting ball launching device 87 has been described above, but the game ball launching operation by the hitting ball launching device 87 is performed as follows. That is, when the player operates the operation handle 30, the stepping motor 8 is accompanied by this.
8 is driven, and the drive cam 318 rotates counterclockwise in FIG. Next, when the hit arm 312 and the ball hammer 300 are rotated in the clockwise direction in FIG. 34 by the rotation of the drive cam 318, the strength adjusting spring 326 of the firing strength adjusting unit 303 is further twisted and changed. After that, the drive cam 318 further rotates and the drive cam 318 is moved to the hit arm 312 (arm roller 312a).
When released from the hit arm 312 and hitting mallet 30
0 is the drive shaft 30 due to the restoring force of the strength adjusting spring 326.
Rotate counterclockwise with 9. Then, the ball hammer 300 rotated counterclockwise moves the game ball sent from the ball supply device by the operation of the lifting and lowering punch 302 into a hammer part (spring 31).
Hit the ball in 1) to fire it in the game area. Further, at this time, if the turning operation unit 325 of the firing intensity adjusting unit 303 is turned by the operation of the turning operation unit 29a of the operation handle 30, the ball hammer 300 is driven to move backward (rotate clockwise). The amount of twist of the strength adjusting spring 326 can be adjusted. That is, the striking force (launching force) of the hitting mallet 300 can be adjusted.

Further, in the above-described structure of the ball-striking launcher 87, one of the four screw-fastening holes 307 for mounting the ball-striking launcher 87 (mounting substrate 306) on the back side of the front frame 3 with the screw 354 is located at the lower left end. One end of the discharge wiring 359 is attached to the screw fixing hole 307 by tightening together with a screw 354 (see FIGS. 32 and 33). The other end of the discharge wiring 359 is connected to the connection gutter 15 so that the mounting substrate 306 and the connection gutter 15 are electrically connected.

Next, FIG. 3 shows a summary of the electrical connection configuration of the various components by the contact member and the discharge wiring described above.
This will be described with reference to FIGS. In FIG. 35, first, the storage tank 105 provided on the back surface of the mechanism plate 100 having conductivity and the tank contact member 154 provided so as to face the side wall of the passage portion connected from the storage tank 105 to the ball alignment rail member 108. , Discharge wiring 155
Is connected to the reinforcing hinge member 91 via. Then, the game balls stored in the storage tank 105 come into contact with the tank contact member 154 when being guided to the ball alignment rail member 108. As a result, the tank contact member 154 receives discharge of static electricity charged in the game ball from the contacting game ball. Further, among the game balls stored in the storage tank 105, even if the game balls are not in direct contact with the tank contact member 154, any one of the game balls in the storage tank 105 has a tank contact member 154. Is in contact with
Then, in the storage tank 105, all the balls are in a conductive state because the game balls are in contact with each other and stored. Therefore, the spheres stored in the storage tank 105 are not only the spheres that are in direct contact with the tank contact member 154, but also the static electricity charged in all the stored spheres, either directly or indirectly. The tank contact member 154 will be discharged. The discharge wiring 155 is connected to the conductive storage tank 105 by means of screws. Therefore, the static electricity received by the storage tank 105 and the tank contact member 154 flows to the reinforcing hinge member 91 as a discharge current through the discharge wiring 155.

The upper plate guiding contact member 135 and the lower plate guiding contact member 134 provided on the mechanism plate 100 are connected to the reinforcing hinge member 91 via the discharge wiring 156. The upper plate guiding contact member 135 has a curved shape for guiding the game ball paid out from the ball payout device 116 to the prize ball payout exit 20, and wins the game ball paid out from the ball payout device 116. Prize ball passage 126 leading to the ball payout exit 20
And a part attached to the side wall portion on one side of the surplus sphere passage 128. Therefore,
The game ball paid out from the ball payout device 116 is the upper plate 19
If the upper plate 19 is not full, it contacts the upper plate guiding contact member 135, and even if the upper plate 19 is full, it contacts the upper plate guiding contact member 135. As a result, the upper plate guiding contact member 135 receives discharge of static electricity charged in the game ball from the contacting game ball. On the other hand, the lower plate guiding contact member 134 is mounted on the bottom surface of the surplus ball passage 128. Therefore, the game ball guided to the surplus ball passage 128 contacts the lower plate guiding contact member 134. As a result, the lower plate guiding contact member 134 receives the discharge of the static electricity charged in the game ball from the contacting game ball. Then, the static electricity received by each of the upper plate guiding contact member 135 and the lower plate guiding contact member 134 is the discharge wiring 156.
To flow through the reinforcing hinge member 91 as a discharge current.
In addition to the above-described configuration, a ball payout device 116 (described as a payout device in FIG. 35) is attached to the back surface of the mechanism plate 100, and the case of the ball payout device 116 is a mechanism plate 100 (mechanism). Like the plate main body 101), it is formed of a conductive resin. Therefore, the game balls in the ball payout device 116 are discharged to the case of the ball payout device 116. Then, the static electricity received by the case of the ball payout device 116 flows to the reinforcing hinge member 91 as a discharge current via the mechanism plate main body 101.

The reinforcing hinge member 91 described above is electrically connected to the hinge metal fitting 85 by engaging with the hinge metal fitting 85 when the mechanism plate 100 is attached to the front frame 3. ing. Then, to the hinge metal fitting 85, the connection gutter 15 having conductivity (described as a guide gutter in FIG. 35) and the upper plate contact member 284 provided on the upper plate 19 are individually electrically connected. It has become so. The connection gutter 15 is connected to the hinge fitting 85 via the discharge wiring 240. Further, the connection gutter 15 contacts the game ball that has entered the connection gutter 15 and receives the static electricity charged in the game ball. And the static electricity received by the connection gutter 15 is
It flows to the hinge metal fitting 85 via the discharge wiring 240, and finally flows as a discharge current to the reinforcing hinge member 91 engaging with the hinge metal fitting 85. On the other hand, the alignment portion 283 of the upper plate 19
The upper plate contact member 284 provided in a manner extending to
Discharge wiring 245, connecting hinge 161, and discharge wiring 2
It is connected to the hinge fitting 85 via 43. The game balls stored in the upper plate 19 always contact the upper plate contact member 284 when being guided by the aligning unit 283. As a result, the upper plate contact member 284 receives discharge of static electricity charged in the game ball from the contacting game ball. Further, among the game balls stored in the upper plate 19, even if the game balls are not in direct contact with the upper plate contact member 284,
One of the game balls in the upper plate 19 is a contact member 284 for the upper plate.
Are in contact with each other, and in the upper plate 19, the game balls are brought into contact with each other and stored, so that all the game balls are in a mutually conductive state. Therefore, the game balls stored in the upper plate 19 are not only the game balls that are in direct contact with the upper plate contact member 284, but also the static electricity charged in each of all the stored game balls. Alternatively, the upper plate contact member 284 is indirectly discharged. Then, the static electricity received by the upper plate contact member 284 flows through the discharge wiring 245, the connecting hinge 161 and the discharge wiring 243 to the hinge metal fitting 85, and finally engages with the hinge metal fitting 85. Member 91
Flows as a discharge current.

The connection gutter 15 described above is the same as the connection gutter 1
5, the lower tray contact member 275 for the lower tray 19 attached to the front frame 3, the mounting substrate 306 that constitutes the ball striking device 87, and the metal connection piece 210 (in FIG. 35, described as a rail conductive member). It is designed to be electrically connected to. The lower plate contact member 275 is mounted on the bottom surface of the prize ball guiding cylinder portion 274 of the lower plate 27. In addition, the game ball flowing down through the surplus ball passage 128 described above is received by the connection gutter 15, guided from the connection gutter 15 to the prize ball guiding cylinder portion 274, and discharged to the lower plate 27. Therefore, all the game balls accumulated in the lower plate 27 come into contact with the lower plate contact member 275. As a result, the lower plate contact member 275 receives discharge of static electricity charged in the game ball from the contacting game ball. Then, the static electricity received by the lower plate contact member 275 is
It flows to the connection gutter 15, and finally flows as a discharge current to the reinforcing hinge member 91. Further, the mounting board 306 of the hitting ball launching device 87 is connected to the connection gutter 15 via the discharge wiring 359. Then, the static electricity received by the mounting substrate 306 is
It flows to the connection gutter 15, and finally flows as a discharge current to the reinforcing hinge member 91. In addition, hitting mallet 3 to hit a game ball
00 is in a state of being electrically connected to the mounting substrate 306. Therefore, the static electricity received by the ball hitting mallet 300 is the same as the static electricity received by the mounting substrate 306.
1 as a discharge current. Further, among the constituent members of the hitting ball launching device 87, the stepping motor 88 (conductive cover body 88b) that is most susceptible to static electricity.
Is a mounting substrate 306 via a non-conductive connecting member 301.
It can be attached to. Therefore, the mounting substrate 306 (and the ball hammer 300) is configured to be relatively insensitive to static electricity.

Further, the above-mentioned metal connecting piece 210 includes the launch rail 165 attached to the front frame 3 and the game board 40.
The guide rail 42 (directly, the outer rail 4
2a) is electrically connected. Also,
A carbon paper 40c is laid on the front surface side of the game board 40 on which the guide rails 42 are planted, so that conductive members (obstacle nail 190, windmill 200, conductive resin) provided on the surface of the game board 40 are provided. Special variable display device 4
4 and device casings such as the normal variable winning ball device 58) are connected to the guide rail 42 via the carbon paper 40c. Therefore, the launch rail 165, the guide rail 42, and the conductive members on the surface of the game board 40 are electrically connected to each other. And the launch rail 165 and the guide rail 4
2, and the static electricity received by the conductive member on the surface of the game board 40 flows to the connection gutter 15 via the metal connection piece 210, and finally flows to the reinforcement hinge member 91 as a discharge current.

As described above, in this embodiment, the storage tank 10 is provided by providing various contact members and discharge wiring.
5. Ball path formed on the mechanism plate 100 (prize ball path 126
Or surplus ball passage 128), ball dispensing device 116, upper plate 1
9, the connection gutter 15, the lower plate 27, the ball hammer 300, the launch rail 165, the guide rail 42, the conductive member on the surface of the game board 40, such as a conductive member, all the parts that the game ball can contact in the ball game machine 1 are electrically. Connection configuration, in other words, game board 4
On both the front side and the rear side of 0, the contact parts of the game ball are all in the same potential state, and the static electricity charged in the game ball in the ball game machine 1 (ball game machine 1
Static electricity inside) is all reinforced as a discharge current.
It is designed to flow to 1. In addition, by setting the same potential state over a wide range of all the contact parts of the game ball, it is possible to avoid discharge due to a sudden change in potential, and as a result, when the player grips the operation handle 30, it is instantaneous. It is possible to avoid problems such as static electricity.

Further, as described above, the reinforcing hinge member 91 into which all the static electricity flows in the ball game machine 1 is, as shown in FIG.
Is connected to the connector 144a of the payout control board 144 via the connector 1 and is electrically connected to the connector 144a.
A card unit wiring 35 for connecting the payout control board 144 and the card unit device 31 is connected to 44b. The card unit wiring 35 is a flat cable type conductive wire in which a large number of conductive wires are provided in parallel, one end of which is connected to a wiring connector 31a provided in the card unit device 31, and the other end is a ball game. It is connected to a wiring connector 144b provided on the payout control board 144 in the machine 1.

One of a plurality of conducting wires (wiring) forming the card unit wiring 35 is used as a wiring for electrostatic discharge. Power cord 31 of the card unit device 31
b includes a ground line (grounding line) in addition to the power line, and the plug 31c of the power cord 31b thereof.
(See FIG. 4) is configured with a ground electrode (ground terminal). Therefore, the card unit device 31 is set to the power supply state and the ground state by inserting the insertion plug 31c of the power cord 31b into an outlet (not shown) with a ground electrode provided in a game arcade or the like. It The electric discharge wiring included in the card unit wiring 35 is connected to the ground wire included in the power cord 31 b of the card unit device 31 inside the card unit device 31. That is, the card unit wiring 35 for connecting to the insertion plug 31c in the card unit device 31 is a payout control board 14 which is provided in the ball game machine 1 and which can be energized together with the wiring of signals relating to the lending of game balls.
4 is connected.

On the other hand, in the payout control board 144, each contact (terminal) of a plurality of connectors provided on the payout control board 144 is connected to a printed wiring formed on the payout control board 144. Of the plurality of connectors provided on the payout control board 144, two contacts (terminals) of the connector 144a are connected to the printed wiring for discharge formed on the payout control board 144. The printed wiring for discharging is not connected to other printed wiring such as the wiring for control provided on the payout control board 144, and the connector 144b to which the wiring for discharging of the card unit wiring 35 is connected. Directly connected to the contact. As a result, the reinforcing hinge member 91 is electrically connected via the discharge wiring 157, the printed wiring of the payout control board 144, the card unit wiring 35, the ground wiring in the card unit device 31, and the ground wire of the power cord 31b. Grounded to. Therefore, the static electricity received by the reinforcing hinge member 91 is sent from the ball game machine 1 to the card unit device 31 through such a path, and discharged from the card unit device 31 to the outside. The reinforcing hinge member 9
The ground wire 158 (see FIG. 8) as described above is also connected to the terminal 1. If the ground wire 158 is grounded, the static electricity received by the reinforcing hinge member 91 is also externally supplied from the ground wire 158. It is what is discharged to.

According to the embodiment described above, the following effects can be obtained. The static electricity charged on the game ball flows as a discharge current to the reinforcing hinge member 91, and the discharge current is further discharged from the reinforcing hinge member 91 to the discharge wiring 15.
7, the printed wiring of the payout control board 144, the card unit wiring 35, the wiring for grounding in the card unit device 31, and the ground wire of the power cord 31b flow from the card unit device 31 to the outside. By flowing such a discharge current, the static electricity charged inside the ball game machine 1 is discharged and removed.

Further, the static electricity charged in the ball game machine 1 is not limited to the static electricity charged in the game ball described above, but in addition to that, there are driving devices and the like existing inside and outside the ball game machine 1. Static electricity generated from various electric sources and charged in various places inside the ball game machine 1 is also included. The static electricity thus charged may be received by the reinforcing hinge member 91 without passing through the contact members described above. As described above, the static electricity directly received by the reinforcing hinge member 91 is further discharged from the reinforcing hinge member 91 to the discharge wiring 157 and the payout control board 14.
4 printed wiring, card unit wiring 35, wiring for grounding in the card unit device 31, and power cord 31
It flows from the card unit device 31 to the outside through the ground wire of b. By flowing such a discharge current, the static electricity charged inside the ball game machine 1 is discharged and removed.

By discharging the static electricity by using the card unit device 31 in this manner, the static electricity charged in the ball game machine 1 can be removed by the complicated work of the ground wiring process outside the ball game machine 1. It can be easily done without need. By removing such static electricity, it is possible to prevent the generation of noise due to static electricity, and as a result, malfunction of electrical equipment such as the control circuit in the ball game machine 1 due to noise due to static electricity is prevented. In addition to being able to prevent it, it is possible to protect from noise caused by static electricity.

Further, in this embodiment, the reinforcing hinge member 9 is used.
In the configuration in which the static electricity received by 1 is discharged to the outside from the ball game machine 1 through the card unit device 31, the connection state of the card unit device 31 to the ball game machine 1 (specifically, the payout control board 144) Is monitored by the main board 151. Specifically, as shown in the flowchart of FIG. 37, it is determined whether or not the card unit wiring 35 from the card unit device 31 (described as a card unit in FIG. 37) is connected to the connector 144b of the payout control board 144. It is determined (S1). Then, if the card unit wiring 35 is connected to the payout control board 144 in S1, the ball-striking launch operation by the ball-striking projecting device 87 (described as a projecting device in FIG. 37) is permitted (S).
2). On the other hand, when the card unit wiring 35 is not connected to the payout control board 144 in S1, the hit ball launching device 8
The hit ball firing operation by 7 is disabled (S3). That is,
In a state where the card unit device 31 is not connected to the ball game machine 1 and static electricity received by the reinforcing hinge member 91, in other words, static electricity in the ball game machine 1 is not discharged to the outside via the card unit device 31. The game is controlled so that it cannot be played.

As described above, according to the structure of the present embodiment, the metal connecting piece 210 as the conductive rail conductive member which is attached to the front frame 3 and can be electrically connected to the guide rail 42 is provided. The connection piece 210 is electrically connected to the guide rail 42 by housing the game board 40 in the front frame 3, and electrically connects the ball game machine 1 and the card unit device 31 as a processing device. In this case, the metal connection piece 210 is electrically connected to the insertion plug 31c serving as the ground portion, so that the guide rail 42 and the insertion plug 31c are electrically connected via the metal connection piece 210. It is characterized by doing so. With this configuration, the guide rail 42 and the card unit device 31 connectable to the ball game machine 1 can be electrically connected by a simple operation of housing the game board 40 in the front frame 3. it can. Therefore, the guide rail 4
2 can be grounded by the insertion plug 31c of the card unit device 31, and thus the workability in grounding the ball game machine 1 can be improved.

Further, the wiring for connecting to the insertion plug 31c in the card unit device 31, together with the wiring of the signal relating to the lending of the game ball, is a payout control as a predetermined electrically conductive substrate provided in the ball game machine 1. The guide rail 42 is connected to the board 144 and is relayed by the payout control board 144 to be electrically connected to the insertion plug 31c in the card unit device 31. With this configuration, workability of wiring connection is improved for electrical connection between the guide rail 42 and the insertion plug 31c of the card unit device 31. The predetermined board connected to the processing device is not limited to the payout control board, and may be a board such as a game control board.

In addition, the game rail to be launched is guided by the guide rail 42.
It is characterized in that it is provided with a conductive firing rail 165 that guides to, and electrically connects the firing rail 165 and the metal connection piece 210. With this configuration, the launch rail 165 can be electrically connected to the guide rail 42, so that it is possible to prevent discharge of static electricity when the game ball moves from the launch rail 165 to the guide rail 42.

Further, a game ball payout mechanism having a conductive ball contact portion (for example, each contact member 134, 135) provided on the back side of the game board 40 and capable of contacting a game ball rolling inside is provided. And a connection gutter as a conductive ball guiding part for guiding the game balls dispensed by the dispensing mechanism to a lower plate 27 as a ball storage part provided on the front surface of the ball game machine 1 as a mechanism part having a mechanism plate. 15 and electrically connecting the connection gutter 15 and the metal connection piece 210, and electrically connecting the connection gutter 15 and the ball contact portion of the mechanism plate 100, the connection gutter 15 is provided. And metal connection piece 210 and mechanism plate 1
00 is electrically connected to the ball contact portion. With this configuration, the guide rail 42, which is the ball contact portion on the front side of the game board 40, and the ball contact portion in the mechanism plate 100, which is the ball contact portion on the back surface of the game board 40, are electrically connected. Therefore, like the guide rail 42, the ball contact portion in the mechanism plate 100 can be grounded by the insertion plug 31c of the card unit device 31.
However, according to this configuration, the guide rail 42 and the mechanism plate 10 are
Since it is not necessary to separately provide a conductive portion for connection in order to connect the ball contact portion within 0, it is possible to reduce the number of parts.

Further, the electrically conductive sphere contact portion of the mechanism plate 100 is characterized by being made of an electrically conductive resin. With this configuration, the mechanism plate 100 itself can be made to have conductivity without attaching a conductive member to the mechanism plate 100, and the weight of the mechanism plate 100 can be reduced. The mechanical section in the present invention is the mechanical plate 100 and various components attached to the mechanical plate 100. Therefore, the conductive ball contact portion of the mechanism portion is the storage tank 105 and the upper plate communication port 12
7, the communication passage 130, the sphere contact portion such as the surplus sphere passage 128 are also included, but when these constituent members are formed by separate conductive members, the mechanism plate 100 itself (mechanism plate Only the conductive ball contact portion of the main body 101) may be molded with a conductive resin.

The conductive resin is made of a resin containing a stainless steel filler. With this structure, the characteristics of the stainless steel filler forming the mechanism plate 100 can gradually cause static electricity to flow into the mechanism plate 100, and thus prevent abrupt discharge due to abrupt potential change. can do.

Further, carbon paper 40c as a conductive connecting member is provided on the game board 40, and a conductive member (obstruction nail 190, windmill 200, conductive) which is conductive and collides with a game ball flowing down the game area 41. A special variable display device 44 formed of resin, a device casing such as a normal variable winning ball device 58, and the guide rail 42 are attached to the game board 40 so as to be electrically connected to the carbon paper 40c. And With such a configuration, the static electricity of the game ball driven into the game area 41 can also be sent to the ground wire 158 of the mechanism plate 100 via the carbon paper 40c and the guide rail 42.

Further, a main board 151 as a connection monitoring means for monitoring the electrical connection state between the ball game machine 1 and the card unit device 31 is provided, and the ball board machine 1 and the card are connected by the main board 151. When electrical connection with the unit device 31 is not confirmed, it is characterized in that the shooting of the game ball in the ball game machine 1 is disabled. With this configuration, when the game ball is shot and the game is played in the state where the card unit device 31 is connected to the ball game machine 1, the card unit device 31 can be surely protected from static electricity generated in the guide rail. It can be discharged to the outside via the discharge.

In the above-described embodiment, the special variable display device 44 is composed of an LCD display, but the invention is not limited to this, and the CRT, the LED, the VFD, and the E can be used.
It is also possible to use an L or plasma display device, or a drum type or reel type. Further, as the configuration of the ball game machine, the variation of the identification information on the variable display device is started with the detection of the winning ball by the starting ball detector, and when the identification information has a predetermined display result, a specific game state occurs. A ball game machine that opens the variable winning ball device (this is generally called the first type) is illustrated, but the invention is not particularly limited to this, and the winning ball of the starting ball detector is detected. Ball game machine (this is commonly called the second type) that opens a variable winning ball device to generate a specific game state by winning a game ball to a specific area in the variable winning ball device, and a starting ball detection The variation of the identification information on the variable display device is started in accordance with the detection of the winning ball of the vessel, and when the identification information has a predetermined display result, the right is generated, and in this state, when the game ball wins the specific area, the specific game is played. Ball game machine in which the condition occurs (this is commonly called the third type)
May be

In the embodiment, the recording medium used in the card unit device 31 is a magnetic card.
Not limited to this, a contact type or non-contact type IC card may be used as the recording medium. Further, when the record information can be specified by using the identification code or the like, the record medium may be a readable print medium such as a predetermined information record symbol such as a barcode. The shape of the recording medium is not limited to the card shape, and may be any shape such as a disk shape, a spherical shape, or a chip shape.

Further, in the embodiment, a card unit device (recording medium processing device) as a processing device is adjacent to the side of the ball game machine, and the card unit device and the ball game machine are electrically connected. Therefore, the ball game machine is configured to be grounded via the card unit device, but the processing device that grounds the ball game device is not limited to the card unit device, and can be rented by, for example, inserting a bill or a coin. It may be an apparatus or the like for processing spheres. Further, in the embodiment,
It is configured to connect to the card unit device via the payout control board of the ball game machine, but not limited to this, an interface board is provided for connection with the card unit device, and the ball is relayed by the interface board. You may make it electrically connect a game machine with the earthing | grounding part in a card unit apparatus.

Further, in the embodiment, the game board is directly attached to the front frame, but the invention is not limited to this.
The game board may be attached to the mechanism plate, and the game board may be housed in the front frame by attaching the mechanism plate to the front frame. It should be noted that the accommodation of the game board here does not include the concept of mounting and fixing, and means that the game board is fitted into a predetermined portion to be housed.

[0118]

As is apparent from the above description, in the invention of claim 1, the processing device has a predetermined processing function for lending a game ball and has a grounding portion capable of being electrically grounded. Is electrically connectable, a game board in which a game area is formed, and a front frame for housing the game board,
In a gaming machine provided with a conductive guide rail provided on the front side of the game board to guide a game ball to be fired to the game area, the game machine is attached to the front frame and electrically connected to the guide rail. A possible conductive rail conductive member is provided, and the rail conductive member is electrically connected to the guide rail by accommodating the game board in the front frame, and also connects the game machine and the processing device. By configuring the rail conductive member to be electrically connected to the ground portion when electrically connected, the guide rail and the ground portion are electrically connected via the rail conductive member. It is characterized by doing so. With this configuration, the guide rail and the processing device connectable to the game machine can be electrically connected by a simple operation of housing the game board in the front frame. Therefore, the guide rail can be grounded at the grounding portion of the processing device, which in turn improves workability in grounding the gaming machine.

Further, in the invention of claim 2, the wiring for connecting to the ground portion in the processing device is a predetermined energizable wire provided in the gaming machine together with a wiring for a signal relating to the lending of a game ball. The guide rail is connected to a substrate, and the guide rail is relayed by the predetermined substrate and electrically connected to the ground portion of the processing apparatus. With this configuration, the workability of wiring connection is improved for the electrical connection between the guide rail and the ground portion of the processing device.

In the invention of claim 3, a conductive launch rail for guiding the game ball to be launched to the guide rail is provided, and the launch rail and the rail conductive member are electrically connected. Characterize. With this configuration, since the launch rail can be electrically connected to the guide rail, it is possible to prevent discharge of static electricity when the game ball moves from the launch rail to the guide rail.

Further, in the invention of claim 4, a game ball is provided with a conductive ball contact portion which is provided on the back surface side of the game board and is capable of contacting a game ball rolling inside thereof. A mechanism part and a conductive ball guide part for guiding the game ball paid out by the payout mechanism to a ball storage part provided on the front surface of the gaming machine, and the ball guide part and the rail conductive member are electrically connected. By electrically connecting the ball guide portion and the ball contact portion of the mechanism portion to each other, the rail conductive member and the ball contact portion of the mechanism portion are electrically connected via the ball guide portion. It is characterized by being connected to. With this configuration, it is possible to electrically connect the guide rail that is the ball contact portion on the front side of the game board and the ball contact portion in the mechanism section that is the ball contact portion on the back side of the game board, so that the guide Similar to the rail, the ball contact part in the mechanism part can be grounded at the ground part of the processing device. However, according to this configuration, since it is not necessary to separately provide a conductive portion for connection in order to connect the guide rail and the ball contact portion in the mechanism portion, it is possible to reduce the number of parts.

Further, the invention of claim 5 is characterized in that the conductive ball contact portion of the mechanism portion is molded of a conductive resin. With this structure, the mechanism itself can be made conductive without attaching a conductive member to the mechanism part, and the weight of the mechanism part can be reduced.

Further, in the invention of claim 6, the conductive resin is made of a resin containing a stainless filler. By configuring in this way,
Due to the characteristics of the stainless steel filler forming the mechanism part, static electricity can be caused to flow into the mechanism part gradually, and thus abrupt discharge due to abrupt potential change can be prevented.

Further, in the invention of claim 7, a conductive connecting member is provided on the game board, and a conductive member which is conductive and collides with a game ball flowing down the game area and the guide rail are provided. It is characterized in that it is attached to the game board so as to be electrically connected to the conductive connecting member. With this configuration, the static electricity of the game ball driven into the game area can also be sent to the ground portion of the mechanism unit via the conductive connection member and the guide rail.

Further, in the invention of claim 8, a connection monitoring means for monitoring the electrical connection state between the gaming machine and the processing device is provided, and the connection monitoring means allows the gaming machine and the processing device to be connected. If the electrical connection is not confirmed,
It is characterized by immobilizing the launch of a game ball in the gaming machine. With this configuration, when the processing device is connected to the gaming machine, when a game ball is shot to play a game, the static electricity generated on the guide rail is surely discharged to the outside through the processing device. be able to.

[Brief description of drawings]

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

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

FIG. 3 is a rear view showing the ball game machine.

FIG. 4 is a rear perspective view showing a ball game machine and a card unit device.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing a relationship between a main board, various control boards, and electric components.

FIG. 6 is a front perspective view showing a mechanism plate to which various components are attached.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing a storage tank.

FIG. 8 is a partially enlarged perspective view showing a discharge wiring connected to an upper side of a reinforcing hinge member.

FIG. 9 is a partially enlarged perspective view showing a discharge wiring connected to a lower side of a reinforcing hinge member.

FIG. 10 is an exploded perspective view showing a contact member and a lower passage cover body attached to the mechanism plate.

FIG. 11 is a partially enlarged perspective view showing a contact member attached to the mechanism plate and a discharge wiring connected to the contact member.

FIG. 12 is a partially enlarged perspective view showing a card unit wiring for connecting a payout control board and a card unit device.

FIG. 13 is a front view showing a front frame to which a game board is attached.

FIG. 14 is an exploded perspective view showing a lower plate and a lower plate setting plate.

FIG. 15 is a partially enlarged perspective view showing a hinge fitting attached to the front frame and a connection gutter connected to the hinge fitting.

FIG. 16 is a partially enlarged perspective view showing a discharge wire extending from the upper plate and a connecting hinge connected to the discharge wire.

FIG. 17 is a rear perspective view showing the upper plate.

18A and 18B are front views showing an identification sticker.

FIG. 19 is a vertical cross-sectional view showing a state in which an outer rail and an inner rail are connected via a carbon paper provided on the surface of a game board.

FIG. 20 (A) is a vertical cross-sectional view showing a contact state between the contact surface portion of the outer rail and the upper contact surface portion of the metal connecting piece,
FIG. 1B is a vertical cross-sectional view showing the connected state of the outer rail and the inner rail via the metal connection piece.

FIG. 21 is an exploded perspective view showing a game board, a metal connecting piece, and a launch rail which are attached to the front frame.

FIG. 22 is a partially enlarged front view showing the firing rail attached to the support plate portion of the front frame.

FIG. 23 is a partially enlarged front view showing the firing rail and the metal connection piece attached to the support plate portion of the front frame.

FIG. 24 is a partially enlarged front view showing the firing rail, the metal connection piece, and the guide box member attached to the support plate portion of the front frame.

FIG. 25 (A) is a front view showing a state in which a back ball prevention member is attached to a game board, and FIG. 25 (B) is a front view showing a state in which only the back ball prevention member is turned over.

FIG. 26 is a vertical cross-sectional view showing a state in which an obstacle nail and a wind turbine are connected via a carbon paper provided on the game board surface.

FIG. 27 is a perspective view showing a base body and a conductive shaft of a wind turbine.

FIG. 28 (A) is a top view showing the base of the wind turbine, FIG. 28 (B) is a front view showing the base of the wind turbine, and FIG. 28 (C) is a side view showing the base of the wind turbine. is there.

FIG. 29 is a vertical cross-sectional view showing a state in which a wind turbine is attached to the game board.

FIG. 30 is an exploded perspective view showing a hitting ball launching device.

FIG. 31 is an exploded perspective view showing various constituent members of a hit ball launching device.

FIG. 32 is a front view showing a hitting ball launching device.

FIG. 33 is a front view showing the hit ball launching device with the launch control board removed.

FIG. 34 is a rear view showing the hitting ball launching device.

FIG. 35 is an explanatory diagram showing an electrical connection state of various components.

FIG. 36 is an explanatory diagram showing an electrical connection state between the payout control board and the card unit device.

FIG. 37 is a flowchart showing a control process according to a connection state with a card unit device.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 Ball game machine (game machine) 2 outer frame 3 front frame 4 Front open / close frame 15 Connection gutter (ball guide) 16 Identification sticker 19 Upper plate 27 Lower plate (ball storage part) 31 Card unit device (processing device) 31c Plug (grounding part) 40 game board 40c carbon paper (conductive connection member) 41 Game area 42 guide rail 85 hinge bracket 87 ball launcher 88 stepping motor 88b cover body 89 board box 90 firing control board 91 Reinforcement hinge member 100 mechanical plate (mechanical part) 101 Mainly mechanical plate 105 Storage tank 116 Ball dispensing device 134 Contact member for lower plate guidance 135 Upper plate contact member 144 Dispensing control board (electric board) 151 Main board (connection monitoring means) 158 ground wire 165 launch rail 190 Obstacle nail (conductive member) 200 Windmill (conductive member) 210 Metal connection piece (rail conductive member) 300 ball hammer 306 mounting board 343a to 343d legs

Claims (8)

[Claims] 1. A game board in which a processing area having a predetermined processing function for renting a game ball and having a grounding part capable of being electrically grounded can be electrically connected, and a game area is formed, A game machine provided with a front frame for accommodating the game board and a conductive guide rail provided on the front side of the game board for guiding a game ball to be fired to the game area, which is attached to the front frame. A conductive rail conductive member that is electrically connectable to the guide rail is provided, and the rail conductive member is electrically connected to the guide rail by housing the game board in the front frame. When the game machine and the processing device are electrically connected, the rail conductive member is configured to be electrically connected to the ground portion, so that the guide rail and the ground portion are the rails. Conductive member Gaming machine is characterized in that so as to be electrically connected through. 2. The wiring for connecting to the ground portion in the processing device is connected to a predetermined energizable board provided in the gaming machine together with wiring for signals relating to the lending of game balls, and the guide rail. The game machine according to claim 1, wherein the game machine is relayed by the predetermined substrate and is electrically connected to the ground portion of the processing device. 3. A conductive launch rail for guiding a game ball to be launched to the guide rail, wherein the launch rail and the rail conductive member are electrically connected to each other. The gaming machine according to Item 2. 4. A mechanism portion having a conductive ball contact portion which is provided on the back surface side of the game board and can contact a game ball rolling inside, and which has a payout mechanism for the game ball, and the game machine. The ball storage part provided on the front surface is provided with a conductive ball guide part for guiding the game ball paid out by the payout mechanism, and electrically connecting the ball guide part and the rail conductive member, and the ball guide And a ball contact portion of the mechanism portion are electrically connected to electrically connect the rail conductive member and the ball contact portion of the mechanism portion via the ball guiding portion. The gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 to 3. 5. The gaming machine according to claim 4, wherein the conductive ball contact portion of the mechanism portion is molded with a conductive resin. 6. The gaming machine according to claim 5, wherein the conductive resin is a resin containing a stainless filler. 7. A conductive connecting member is provided on the game board, and a conductive member which is conductive and collides with a game ball flowing down the game area and the guide rail are electrically connected to the conductive connecting member. The gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the gaming machine is attached to the gaming board as described above. 8. When the gaming machine and the processing device are provided with connection monitoring means for monitoring the electrical connection state, and the connection monitoring means does not confirm the electrical connection between the gaming machine and the processing device. , Immobilizing the launch of a game ball in the gaming machine.
A gaming machine according to any one of 1.