JP2004081338A - Terminal protection structure of pachinko machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a terminal protection structureof a Pachinko machine capable of effectively protecting a terminal fixed to the fixing site of the Pachinko machine from breakage due to collision with another object. <P>SOLUTION: This terminal protection structure is the protection structure of the terminal for protecting a terminal part 24 to be fixed to the optional fixing site of the Pachinko machine. The terminal part 24 is fitted with its periphery part surrounded by a terminal protection cover 25. The terminal protection cover 25 is provided with a projection part 26 projecting from the tip of the the terminal part 24, adjacently to the terminal part 24. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO

Description

[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a terminal portion protection structure for protecting a terminal portion such as a relay terminal fixed to an arbitrary fixed portion such as in a front frame of a pachinko gaming machine from damage due to collision with another object.
[0002]
[Prior art]
As is well known, a pachinko game machine has a front frame openably and closably mounted on a front surface of a main body frame, and various electric components, circuit boards, or mechanical components are housed inside the front frame, and each electric component and Many lead wires are connected to the circuit board via terminal portions such as output terminals, input terminals, and relay terminals.
[0003]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
By the way, a pachinko gaming machine has a front frame that is relatively open and can be opened and closed on the front of a relatively short body frame, and electric components, circuit boards, mechanical components, and the like mounted on the front frame are located in the main body frame. However, a terminal portion such as a relay terminal mounted on the rear portion, a circuit board case, and the like protrude rearward from the rear surface of the main body frame.
[0004]
For this reason, when many game machine assemblies are moved on the pachinko game machine manufacturing line, the pachinko game machine may be tilted or fall down for some reason. In addition, when the pachinko machine is moved, the terminal parts such as relay terminals protruding backward from the main frame and the circuit board case may hit other parts, but the circuit board is protected by the case, so the effect is not so large. There is a problem that the terminal portions such as the input / output terminals and the relay terminals of the circuit board are easily damaged by an impact hitting other portions, though they are not received.
[0005]
The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and a terminal of a pachinko gaming machine capable of effectively protecting a terminal portion fixed to a fixing portion of a pachinko gaming machine from damage due to collision with another object. It is intended to provide a part protection structure.
[0006]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to achieve the above object, a terminal portion protection structure of a pachinko game machine of the present invention is a terminal portion protection structure for protecting a terminal portion fixed to an arbitrary fixing portion of a pachinko game machine, wherein the terminal portion is The peripheral part is surrounded and attached by the terminal protection cover, and the terminal protection cover is provided with a protruding part protruding from the tip of the terminal part adjacent to the terminal part.
[0007]
Here, the terminal portion is mounted on the terminal board and disposed so as to protrude from a rectangular hole of the terminal accommodating portion formed in the terminal protection cover, and the protruding portion of the terminal protection cover protrudes from the rectangular hole. The terminal portion can be arranged adjacent to the upper and lower sides of the terminal portion.
[0008]
The terminal portion is mounted on the relay terminal board as a relay terminal, and the relay terminal board and the terminal protection cover are fixed to the outer surface of the overflow ball passage unit fixed to the lower inside of the front frame of the pachinko game machine by a fixing screw. It can be configured to be fixed.
[0009]
[Action]
In a pachinko game machine, for example, a terminal portion is mounted on a relay terminal board as a relay terminal, and the relay terminal board and the terminal protection cover are fixed to the front (rear) of the overflowing ball passage unit fixed to the lower inside of the front frame. When the gaming machine assembly falls down to the back side of the front frame in a pachinko gaming machine production line, etc., the relay terminals protruding to the back side of the main frame strongly hit the floor, or when the gaming machine assembly is moved. For example, a relay terminal or the like protruding rearward from the body frame may strongly hit another portion.
[0010]
However, in the terminal portion protection structure having the above configuration, the terminal portion is attached with its peripheral portion surrounded by the terminal protection cover, and the terminal protection cover is provided with a protruding portion protruding from the tip of the terminal portion adjacent to the terminal portion. Therefore, when the gaming machine assembly falls down to the rear side of the front frame, or when another object collides with the terminal portion, the protrusion of the terminal protection cover hits the floor or another object, Protect the terminals. For this reason, the terminal portion such as the relay terminal does not receive an impact from the floor or another object, and the terminal portion can be prevented from being damaged.
[0011]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a perspective view from the back of a front frame 1 which is attached to the front of a main frame of a pachinko gaming machine via a hinge so as to be openable and closable. FIG. 1 shows the front frame 1 with the glass frame, the game board, and the mechanism plate removed.
[0012]
A locking device 2 is vertically mounted on the left side of the front frame 1, and a hinge 3 for supporting the main frame is protrudingly provided on the upper right and lower sides of the front frame 1. An overflow ball passage unit 10 is fixed to the front side of the main body passage unit (the rear side in the case of a pachinko game machine) on the inner lower portion of the front frame 1, and an overflow ball passage unit 10 is provided on the outer surface of the overflow ball passage unit 10 for a relay terminal. The terminal portion 24 is attached while being protected by the terminal protection cover 25.
[0013]
The overflow ball passage unit 10 is a passage unit in which an overflow ball passage 11 for sending prize balls overflowing from the upper plate to the lower plate and a ball removal passage 12 for removing balls are housed in one unit. It is fitted and fixed to the front surface of the passage unit 30. In the main body passage unit 30, a foul ball passage that accommodates a foul ball and sends it to the lower plate, a spill ball passage that accommodates a spill ball that spills from the passage to the upper plate when the front panel is opened and sends it to the lower plate, An upper plate ball removal passage for sending the ball removed from the upper plate to the lower plate, and an out ball passage for receiving the out ball and sending it to the out ball discharge port 13 of the overflow ball passage unit 10 are formed therein. .
[0014]
As shown in FIG. 3, in the overflow ball passage unit 10, an overflow ball passage 11 is connected to the lower end of a payout passage provided at a lower portion of a prize ball payout device (not shown) and receives overflow balls overflowing from the payout passage. And a ball removing passage 12 for receiving a removed ball sent from the ball removing passage of the prize ball dispensing device. The ball removing passage 12 is connected to a ball removing outlet 14 at the bottom of the overflowing ball passage unit 10, and the lower end of the overflowing ball passage 11 is connected to a lower plate communication port (not shown) provided on the main body passage unit 30 side. .
[0015]
As shown in FIG. 2, the overflow ball passage unit 10 is configured by fitting a passage member 18 and a passage member 19 and tightening and fixing them with a fixing screw. An extraction passage 12 is formed (FIG. 3). On the bottom surface of the overflow ball passage unit 10, an out ball discharge port 13 connected to the out ball passage of the main body passage unit 30 is provided, and further, a ball discharge port 14 communicating with the ball removal passage 12 is provided.
[0016]
As shown in FIG. 2, a swinging member 20 is pivotally supported by a ball in the overflowing ball passage 11, and a full tank detector (micro switch) 22 is provided near the swinging member. It is mounted so as to switch by the swing of 20. The full tank detector 22 is mounted at a position adjacent to the overflow ball passage 11 by the detector mounting body 21. On the outer surface (front surface) of the overflow ball passage unit 10, a relay terminal board 23 provided with a terminal portion 24 of the relay terminal is fixed by a fixing screw 27 via a terminal protection cover 25.
[0017]
The terminal portion 24, which is a relay terminal, is fixed on a relay terminal substrate 23 formed in a rectangular shape. On the other hand, a mounting portion 17 for mounting the relay terminal board 23 at a fixed position is formed on the outer surface of the overflowing ball passage unit 10 so that the relay terminal board 23 can be fitted therein. In a state where the relay terminal board 23 with the terminal section 24 is fitted into the mounting section 17, the terminal protection cover 25 is put over the terminal section 24 and the relay terminal board 23, and is fastened and fixed with the fixing screw 27.
[0018]
As shown in FIGS. 4 to 6, the terminal protection cover 25 has a rectangular terminal accommodating portion 25 a at a central portion, and the terminal accommodating portion 25 a has a plurality of rectangular shapes corresponding to the terminal portions 24 of the relay terminals. The hole 25b is formed in accordance with the arrangement pattern of the terminal. Further, on the upper and lower portions of the terminal protection cover 25, a bank-shaped protruding portion 26 is formed so as to protrude forward (the rear side of the pachinko game machine). The terminal protection cover 25 is formed integrally with the protrusion 26 from a synthetic resin such as ABS.
[0019]
The bank-shaped protruding portion 26 is formed with a protruding width higher than the protruding height of the terminal portion 24 on the relay terminal substrate 23 inserted from the inside into the rectangular hole 25b of the terminal accommodating portion 25a. The terminal portion 24 is formed on the upper and lower portions of the terminal protection cover 25 so as to cover and protect the terminal portion 24 on both sides of the upper and lower portions like a flange. The fixing portions protruding from both sides of the terminal protection cover 25 are provided with fixing holes 25c for fixing screws 27.
[0020]
When the relay terminal board 23 with the terminal portion 24 is mounted on the outer surface of the overflow ball passage unit 10 by using the terminal protection cover 25 having such a configuration, first, the relay terminal substrate 23 with the terminal portion 24 is attached to the overflow ball. The terminal protection cover 25 overflows while being placed on a predetermined portion of the mounting portion 17 on the outer surface of the passage unit 10 or with the relay terminal board 23 inserted inside the terminal accommodating portion 25a of the terminal protection cover 25. It is mounted so as to cover the mounting portion 17 of 10. Then, the two fixing screws 27 are inserted into the fixing holes 25c of the protective cover 25, and the ends thereof are screwed and fixed to the overflow ball passage unit 10 side. A connector connected to a circuit board (not shown), an electric device, or the like is inserted into the terminal portion 24 and connected thereto.
[0021]
Thereby, the relay terminal board 23 with the terminal portion 24 is fixed so as to be pressed against the mounting portion of the passage unit 10 by the terminal protection cover 25, and the terminal portion 24 of the relay terminal is connected to the terminal accommodating portion 25 a of the protection cover 25. The protruding portion 26 is provided so as to protrude from the rectangular hole 25b. The protruding portions 26 on the upper and lower portions of the protective cover 25 have a protruding width longer than the protruding length of the terminal portion 24. In the terminal accommodating portion 25a.
[0022]
When the terminal portion 24 of the relay terminal is attached to the outer surface of the overflow ball passage unit 10 protruding to the back side of the front frame, when the gaming machine assembly falls down to the back side of the front frame in a pachinko game machine production line or the like, The terminal portion 24 protruding to the rear side of the main frame may strongly hit the floor, or the terminal portion 24 protruding rearward from the main frame may strongly hit another portion when the gaming machine assembly is moved.
[0023]
However, the terminal portion 24 is attached with its peripheral edge surrounded by a terminal protection cover 25, and the terminal protection cover 25 has a protruding portion 26 protruding forward from the tip of the terminal portion 24 (the rear side of the pachinko game machine). Since it is provided adjacent to the terminal portion 24, when the gaming machine assembly falls down to the rear side of the front frame or when another object collides with the terminal portion 24, the projecting portion 26 of the terminal protection cover 25 is provided. Hits the floor or another object to protect the terminal portion 24. Therefore, the terminal portion 24 such as a relay terminal does not receive an impact from the floor or another object, and the terminal portion 24 can be prevented from being damaged.
[0024]
In the above-described embodiment, an example has been described in which the terminal portion of the relay terminal mounted on the outer surface of the overflowing ball passage unit 10 is protected. However, in addition to the relay terminal, the terminal portion exposed to the outside of the circuit board case and the like are described. Can also be protected using the terminal protection cover as described above.
[0025]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, according to the terminal portion protection structure of the pachinko gaming machine of the present invention, the terminal portion is attached with its peripheral portion surrounded by the terminal protection cover, and is attached to the terminal protection cover from the tip of the terminal portion. Since the protruding portion is provided adjacent to the terminal portion, for example, when the gaming machine assembly of a pachinko game machine falls on the back side of the front frame in the production line, or another object is in the terminal portion. In the case of collision, the protrusion of the terminal protection cover hits the floor or another object to protect the terminal portion. For this reason, the terminal portion such as the relay terminal does not receive an impact from the floor or another object, and the terminal portion can be prevented from being damaged.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a perspective view from the back side of a front frame of a pachinko gaming machine showing an embodiment of the present invention, with a glass frame, a metal frame, a game board, and a mechanism plate removed.
FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the overflow ball passage unit 10, a terminal portion 24, and a terminal protection cover 25.
FIG. 3 is an assembled perspective view of a terminal portion 24 and a terminal protection cover 25 mounted on the outer surface of the overflow ball passage unit.
4 is a front view of a terminal protection cover 25. FIG.
5 is a plan view of a terminal protection cover 25. FIG.
6 is a right side view of the terminal protection cover 25. FIG.
[Explanation of symbols]
1-Front frame 10-Overflow ball passage unit 23-Relay terminal board 24-Terminal portion 25-Terminal protection cover 26-Protrusion

Claims (3)

A terminal portion protection structure for protecting a terminal portion fixed to an arbitrary fixing portion of a pachinko gaming machine,
The terminal portion is attached so that its peripheral portion is surrounded by a terminal protection cover, and the terminal protection cover is provided with a protruding portion protruding from a tip of the terminal portion adjacent to the terminal portion. Terminal protection structure for pachinko machines. The terminal portion is mounted on a terminal board and is disposed so as to protrude from a rectangular hole of a terminal accommodating portion formed in the terminal protection cover, and a protruding portion of the terminal protection cover protrudes from the rectangular hole. 2. The terminal part protection structure for a pachinko game machine according to claim 1, wherein said terminal part is disposed adjacent to an upper side and a lower side of said terminal part. The terminal portion is mounted on a relay terminal board as a relay terminal, and the relay terminal board and the terminal protection cover are fixed to an outer surface of an overflowing ball passage unit fixed to a lower inner portion of a front frame of the pachinko game machine by a fixing screw. 3. The terminal part protection structure for a pachinko game machine according to claim 2, wherein the terminal part is fixed.

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