JP2003334309A - Electric connecting apparatus for game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To make excellent a mutual connection of terminals to be mutually combined. <P>SOLUTION: A control device 19 and a game board side substrate 33 are mounted on the back of a game board 2, and an output part of the control device 19 and a plurality of electrodes 34 provided on the game board side substrate 33 are connected by wiring 25. An information board 9 is mounted on the back of a rear plate 7 on a front frame 4 for housing the game board 2, a frame side substrate 43 is mounted on the front of the rear plate 7 and further, an input part of the information board 9 and a plurality of electrodes 44 provided on the frame side substrate 43 are connected by wiring 22. In such a state, the game board 2 is housed in a housing chamber 8 of the front frame 4, so that the electrodes 34 and the electrodes 44 are mutually connected via a conductive elastic connector 51. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an electric connection device for connecting an electric component provided in a game main body and an electric component provided in a game machine frame for assembling the game main body in a game machine such as a pachinko machine or a slot machine. .

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art FIG. 3 shows an electric connection device for a game machine disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 11-433, and a relay terminal board 102 mounted on the back surface of a game board 101, which is the main body of the game.
The connector 103 and the connector 105 of the control device 104 attached to the game board 101 are connected by fitting.

[0003]

However, in the conventional example, one connector 103 is fixedly provided on the game board 101, and the other connector 105 is fixedly attached to the game board 101.
One of the connectors 10 is fixedly provided on the other side.
Male electrode 106 and the other connector 105 in FIG.
Because of the structure in which the female electrode 107 in the above is fitted, the alignment of both connectors 103; 105 and the alignment of the control device 104 with respect to the game board 101 do not match, the male electrode 106 and the female electrode 106 Electrode 1
There was a problem that the connection with 07 was bad.

Therefore, the present invention provides an electric connection device for a gaming machine, which can improve the connection between terminals that are combined with each other.

[0005]

According to the present invention, in an electric connecting device for a gaming machine, which connects a plurality of electric parts assembled to each other to each other, an electric device provided on one of the electric parts is electrically connected. By connecting the terminal and the electric terminal provided on the other electric component with the elastic connection body,
Even if the combined positions of both terminals are deviated, the deviation of the combined positions is absorbed by the bending of the elastic connection body sandwiched between the terminals, so that the mutual connection of the terminals to be combined can be improved. . Further, in the present invention, if the elastic connecting body is attached to one of the electric parts, it is not necessary to support the elastic connecting body until the elastic connecting body is sandwiched by both terminals, and the connection work is facilitated. can do. Further, according to the present invention, the elastic connecting body has a form in which the elastic conductive layers and the elastic insulating layers are alternately laminated, and the plurality of elastic conductive layers are formed in an arrangement in which they can contact one electrical terminal. If so, even if the combined positions of both terminals are deviated, at least one of the plurality of conductive layers is connected to both terminals, so that the misalignment of the combined positions is eliminated and the terminals to be combined with each other are connected to each other. Can be further improved.

[0006]

1 and 2 show one embodiment, FIG. 1 shows a cross section of a gaming machine taken in a vertical direction, and FIG. 2 shows a cross section of an electric connection device 31 taken in a vertical direction. Show.

A pachinko machine will be described with reference to FIG. The pachinko machine has a form in which a game board 2 which is a game main body is stored inside a game machine frame 1. The game machine frame 1 is a frame-shaped outer frame 3 that is fixedly attached to a game machine installation facility called a pachinko parlor island (not shown), and is attached to the outer frame 3 by a hinge (not shown) so that it can be opened in one side in the front side Frame-shaped front frame 4
And a front decoration 5 attached to the front portion of the front frame 4 by a hinge (not shown) so as to be able to open in the front lateral direction. The front frame 4 includes a frame-shaped front frame body 6 and a rear plate 7 connected to the back side of the front frame body 6 to form a storage chamber 8 for storing the game board 2. On the back surface of the rear plate 7, an information board 9 for outputting control information of the gaming machine to a store management device called a hall computer of a pachinko parlor is attached. The game board 2 is fixed in the storage room 8 with a fixture 11
Is fixedly supported in the storage chamber 8. The front decoration 5 is a peripheral decoration 12 that forms a front design that covers the front surface of the front frame body 6,
A panel 13 having a see-through property such as glass or synthetic resin is provided inside the peripheral decoration 12.

The game board 2 is provided with parts such as a game nail 15, a center decoration 16, winning parts 17 and decorations not shown in the inside of the game area surrounded by the guide rails on the front surface of the design board, and set on the back surface. A plate 18 is provided. Set board 1
8 is attached to the back surface of the game board 2 to form a passage for guiding the ball downward, which is taken into the winning component 17 from the game area and discharged to the back side of the game board 2, in cooperation with the game board 2. A control device 19 in which a microcomputer for executing game control is stored is attached to the back surface of the set plate 18.

The electrical connection structure between the information board 9 provided on the game machine frame 1 and the control device 19 provided on the game board 2 will be described. Connector 2 mounted on the information board 9
Since the connector 23 connected to one end of the wiring 22 is fitted in the connector 1, the two connectors 21;
The electrodes not shown in FIG. Control device 19
Since the connector 26 connected to one end of the wiring 25 is fitted into the connector 24 mounted on the connector 24, electrodes (not shown) in both connectors 24; 26 are connected to each other. A connector 27 connected to the other end of the wiring 22 on the information board 9 side and a connector 28 connected to the other end of the wiring 25 on the control device 19 side in the front-back direction of the game board 2 and the front frame 4. They are connected to each other by an electric connecting device 31 provided at the abutting portion.

The electrical connecting device 31 will be described with reference to FIG. The electrical connection device 31 includes a container separately configured into a game board side case 32 and a frame side case 42. The game board side case 32 is a box shape that is attached to the back surface of the game board 2 and is open rearward, and the game board side substrate 33 stored in the internal space of the game board side case 32 is the bottom of the game board side case 32. Attached to. The game board side substrate 33 is a form in which a plurality of electrodes 34 are attached to the back surface at predetermined intervals and a connector 35 is mounted on the front surface. The plurality of electrodes 34 and the plurality of electrodes (not shown) in the connector 35 are connected to each other by a wiring pattern attached to the game board side substrate 33.
Since the game board side substrate 33 is attached to the game board side case 32, the connector 35 is the game board side case 32.
From the through hole 36 formed in the bottom of the game board side case 32
To the outside of. Since the connector 28 connected to the other end of the wiring 25 connected to the control device 19 is fitted into the connector 35 protruding outward from the game board side case 32, electrodes not shown in both connectors 35; 28 Are connected to each other. A position determining unit 37 is provided on the peripheral wall surrounding the internal space of the game board side case 32.

The frame side case 42 is a rear plate 7 of the front frame 4.
The frame-side board 43, which is a box-like shape that is attached to the front surface of the frame and is stored in the internal space of the frame-side case 42, is attached to the bottom of the frame-side case 42. The frame-side substrate 43 has a form in which a plurality of electrodes 44 are provided on the front surface at predetermined intervals and a connector 45 is mounted on the back surface. The plurality of electrodes 44 and the plurality of electrodes (not shown) of the connector 45 are connected to each other by a wiring pattern attached to the frame side substrate 43. When the frame-side substrate 43 is attached to the frame-side case 42, the connector 45 projects the frame-side case 42 to the outside from a through hole 46 formed in the bottom of the frame-side case 42. By inserting the connector 27 connected to the other end of the wiring 22 connected to the information board 9 into the connector 45 protruding outward from the frame side case 42,
The electrodes not shown in both connectors 27; 45 are connected to each other. A position determining unit 47 is provided on a peripheral wall surrounding the internal space of the frame-side case 42. When the game board 2 is stored in the storage chamber 8 of the front frame 4 and supported by the fixture 11, the game board side case 32 and the frame side case 42 are provided at positions facing each other in the front-rear direction.

An elastic connector 51 is attached to either the game board side substrate 33 or the frame side substrate 43. The elastic connection body 51 has a form in which elastic conductive layers 52 and elastic insulating layers 53 are alternately laminated. The elastic conductive layer 52 is formed of, for example, a mixture of rubber or synthetic resin and metal powder or carbon powder. The elastic insulating layer 53 is formed of rubber or synthetic resin, for example. The elastic conductive layer 52 has a plurality of layers on the game board side substrate 33.
One electrode 34 and one electrode 44 of the frame side substrate 43
It is arranged so as to come into contact with. Since the distance between the electrodes 34 and the distance between the electrodes 44 are set to be larger than that of the elastic insulating layer 53, the elastic connection body 51 has the game board side substrate 33.
And even if the position is displaced with respect to the frame-side substrate 43, the electrodes 34 or the electrodes 44 are not short-circuited,
The electrodes 34 and 44 are properly connected to each other.

According to the structure of this embodiment, the game board side case 32 including the game board side board 33 is attached to the back surface of the game board 2, and the frame side case 42 including the frame side board 43 is the front surface of the rear plate 7. The game board 2 is stored in the storage chamber 8 of the front frame 4 from the front in the state of being attached to the fixture 11
When supported by, the position determining portion 37 of the game board side case 32
And the position determining portion 47 of the frame side case 42 are fitted to each other in the front-rear direction, and the game board side case 32 and the frame side case 4 are inserted.
The positions of 2 are aligned with each other in the front-back direction. In parallel with this, the game board side board 33 compresses the elastic connection body 51 attached to the frame side board 43, and the game board side board 33
Are connected to the elastic conductive layer 52 connected to the plurality of electrodes 44 on the frame-side substrate 43. Then, the wiring 2 of the control device 19 attached to the game board 2
The connector 28 provided at the other end of the game board side board 3
3, while the connector 27 provided on the other end of the wiring 22 of the information board 9 attached to the rear plate 7 of the front frame 4 is fitted into the connector 45 of the frame-side board 43, The device 19 and the information board 9 are connected by the wirings 22 and 25 and the electrical connection device 31.

In short, according to the structure of this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 1, the controller 19 and the game board side substrate 33 are attached to the back surface of the game board 2 and the controller 1
The output part of 9 and the plurality of electrodes 34 provided on the game board side substrate 33 are connected by the wiring 25, while the information board 9 is attached to the rear surface of the rear plate 7 in the front frame 4 for storing the game board 2. At the same time, in the state where the frame side substrate 43 is attached to the front surface of the rear plate 7 and the input portion of the information substrate 9 and the plurality of electrodes 44 provided on the frame side substrate 43 are connected by the wiring 22, the game board 2 is When stored in the storage chamber 8 of the front frame 4, the electrode 34 and the electrode 44 are connected to each other by abutting in the front-rear direction via the elastic connecting body 51 having conductivity.

The position determining portion 37 shown in FIG. 2 is formed as a protrusion and the position determining portion 47 is formed as a hole, and the position determining portion 37; 47 is fitted in the front-rear direction, or the position determining portion 37 is formed as a hole. And the position determining portion 47 is formed on the protrusion, and the position of the game board side case 32 and the frame side case 42 are aligned with each other by fitting the position determining portions 37 and 47 in the front-rear direction. However, the same applies. Further, in the above-mentioned embodiment, it can be easily understood that the game board can be applied to a slot machine by replacing the game board with a symbol display device.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view showing a gaming machine according to an embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view showing an electrical connection device of one embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram showing a conventional electrical connection device.

[Explanation of symbols]

9 information board (electrical part), 19 control device (electrical part), 31 electric connection device, 34; 44 electrode (terminal), 51 elastic connection body, 52 elastic conductive layer, 53 elastic insulating layer.

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. An electric connection device for a game machine, which connects a plurality of electric parts assembled to a game machine to each other, wherein an electric terminal provided on one electric part and an electric terminal provided on the other electric part. An electric connection device for a gaming machine, characterized in that the elastic terminal is connected to a general terminal. 2. The electric connecting device for a gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the elastic connecting member is attached to one of the electric parts. 3. The elastic connecting body has a form in which elastic conductive layers and elastic insulating layers are alternately laminated, and a plurality of elastic conductive layers are provided.
The electric connection device for a gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the electric connection device is formed so as to be in contact with one electric terminal.