JP2004267590A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine with a lock device which achieves a higher preventing effect on fraudulence against the lock device and facilitates the assembly thereof for the reduction in the production costs. <P>SOLUTION: This game machine is provided with a cam member 250 which turns in the operation of unlocking the lock device 128, an interlocking member 230 in which a plurality of retaining parts 234a and 234b to be retained on retaining pieces 240 are formed integrally while an opening part 237 for letting a protruded part 251 be engaged therewith, vertical springs 241a and 241b which energize the interlocking member 230 in the direction of getting the retaining parts 234a and 234b retained on the retaining pieces 240, a horizontal spring 244 for energizing the interlocking member 230 in the direction of getting the protruded part 251 engaged with the opening part 237, thereby facilitating the assembling of the lock device 128. When the protruded part 251 is engaged with the opening part 237, the sliding of the interlocking member 230 is impossible unless the cam member 250 is turned, thereby preventing the fraudulence against the lock device 128. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO&NCIPI

Description

[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention is characterized in that a frame base that is pivotally supported on one side of an outer frame is locked to the outer frame, and a transparent plate holding frame that is pivotally supported on an upper front surface of the frame base is openable and closable. The present invention relates to a game machine provided with a locking device for locking a base.
[0002]
[Prior art]
In the ball game machine, there is provided a front frame that is openably and closably supported by an outer frame of the ball game machine, and a locking device that locks the glass frame that is openably and closably supported by the front frame when the glass frame is closed. Have been. This locking device is provided with a plurality of hook members, and the front frame and the glass frame are locked by locking the hook members to a metal fitting provided on the outer frame. In such a locking device, conventionally, a plurality of provided hook members are formed as separate parts, and the hook members are connected by a connecting rod, and the hook member is detached from the receiving fitting by an unlocking operation. The lock is released (for example, Patent Document 1).
[0003]
[Patent Document 1]
JP-A-2002-301251 (page 5, FIG. 4)
[0004]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, in the case of the gaming machine according to Patent Literature 1 described above, although it is effective in preventing improper act against the locking device, since a plurality of hook members are formed as separate components, the number of components is reduced. The increase increases the difficulty in assembling the locking device, and increases the manufacturing cost as the number of parts increases. The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a locking device that has a high effect of preventing improper acts on the locking device, can be easily assembled, and can reduce manufacturing cost. To provide a gaming machine.
[0005]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to achieve the above object, according to the first aspect of the present invention, a frame base pivotally supported on one side of an outer frame is locked to the outer frame, and is openable and closable on a front upper portion of the frame base. In a game machine equipped with a locking device that locks the transparent plate holding frame pivotally supported on the frame base, the locking device is a cam member that rotates when performing an unlocking operation of the locking device, When locking the frame base and the transparent plate holding frame, a plurality of locking portions that are locked by locking pieces provided on the outer frame are integrally formed and a convex portion formed on the cam member. An interlocking member having an opening with which the engaging portion is formed; a first elastic member for urging the interlocking member in a direction in which the locking portion is locked by the locking piece; A second elastic member for urging the interlocking member in a direction in which the opening and the convex portion are engaged with each other. In the engaged state, the sliding of the interlocking member is prevented by the cam member, so that unless the cam member is rotated by the unlocking operation, the locking portion is moved from the locking piece. In a state where the interlocking member cannot be slid in the releasing direction and the opening and the protrusion are not engaged, the state in which the interlocking member is prevented from sliding by the cam member is released. Thereby, the interlocking member can be slid in a direction in which the locking portion is released from the locking piece. With this configuration, the plurality of locking portions are integrally formed, so that the locking device can be easily assembled and the manufacturing cost of the locking device can be reduced. Further, in a state where the convex portion of the cam member is engaged with the opening of the interlocking member, the interlocking member cannot slide unless the cam member rotates, and the locking portion cannot be removed from the locking piece. It is possible to prevent improper operation of the locking device. Further, when the projection of the cam member is not engaged with the opening of the interlocking member, the unlocking operation can be performed without the key of the locking device.
[0006]
In the invention according to claim 2, the interlocking member has a lever piece for facilitating movement of the interlocking member in a direction perpendicular to a direction in which the locking portion projects. It is characterized by being protruded in the same direction as the installation direction. With this configuration, the engagement between the opening of the interlocking member and the projection of the cam member and the release thereof can be easily performed.
[0007]
Further, in the invention according to claim 3, the interlocking member has a guide piece for facilitating the movement of the interlocking member in a direction perpendicular to the projecting direction of the locking portion. It is characterized by being projected in a direction perpendicular to the installation direction. With this configuration, the engagement between the opening of the interlocking member and the projection of the cam member and the release thereof can be easily performed.
[0008]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In the following description, the player side of the ball game machine 1 is represented by front, front, front, and front, and the side opposite to the player across the ball game machine 1 is back, back, rear, rear, Shown on the back and back. First, the overall configuration of a ball game machine 1 according to an embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 is a front view of the ball game machine 1 according to the present embodiment, FIG. 2 is a front view of the game board 40, FIG. 3 is a rear view of the ball game machine 1, and FIG. FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a relationship between a main board 120 and various control boards and electric components.
[0009]
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, a ball-and-ball game machine 1 has an outer frame 2 formed in a vertically long rectangular shape, and a ball-and-ball game machine rotatably supported on one side of the outer frame 2 so as to be freely opened and closed. A frame base 3 in which substantially all of the main components of the frame base 1 are collectively provided, a transparent plate holding frame 4 provided in the upper front part of the frame base 3 so as to be openable and closable, and a transparent base plate 4 provided in a lower front part of the frame base 3 so as to be openable and closable. And an upper plate opening / closing frame 11 to be used. The main components provided in the frame base 3 include the above-described transparent plate holding frame 4, the game board 40, the lower tray 27, the ashtray unit 29, the operation handle 30, the mechanism plate 140, and the hit ball launching device 130. In the illustrated embodiment, a card unit device 31 for lending (lending a ball) a game ball to a player is attached to the side of the ball game machine 1.
[0010]
The transparent plate holding frame 4 is provided with a circular see-through window 5 as a game opening that can substantially see through a game area 41 of a game board 40 described later, and a double-layer glass plate is mounted from the back of the circular see-through window 5. It has become. The circular see-through window 5 and the double-glazed glass plate are both formed in a vertically long circular shape. A reinforcing peripheral frame rib (not shown) is provided upright on the peripheral edge of the transparent plate holding frame 4 to improve the strength of the transparent plate holding frame 4. On the front side of the transparent plate holding frame 4, along the outer periphery of the circular see-through window 5, an upper decoration unit 22 as a decoration member is provided on the upper part, a left decoration unit 23 as a covering member is provided on the left side, and a right decoration unit 23 is provided on the right side. And a lower decorative unit 25 as a front component at a lower portion. A left decoration unit 23 and a right decoration unit are provided inside the upper decoration unit 22 such that game effect LEDs 13, 14 a, 14 c and game effect lamps 14 b, 14 d as light emitting members face the transparent plate holding frame 4. 24, game effect lamps 16a and 16b and game effect lamps 17a and 17b as light emitting members are provided on the front side of the transparent plate holding frame 4 so as to face each other. The game effect LEDs 13, 14a, 14c and the game effect lamps 14b, 14d, 16a, 16b, 17a, 17b are lit or flashed according to the game state, and are used when a special game state occurs or continues. It informs the player and excites the atmosphere of the game.
[0011]
Speakers 12a and 12b that generate sound effects (including sounds and the like) according to the progress of the game are provided on the transparent plate holding frame 4 on the left and right sides of the upper decoration unit 22. Note that the speakers 12a and 12b also generate a notification sound to notify the user when a game ball lending error occurs or when a game ball is lent (for example, every time a game ball worth 100 yen is paid out). You may do so. In addition, a prize ball LED 10 as a game-related information light emitting member that notifies that a predetermined number of prize balls have been paid out based on the occurrence of a prize ball, on the upper right side of the left decorative unit 23 (note that a prize ball has not been paid out). The light may be turned on when there is a prize ball unpaid, and turned off when there is no prize ball unpaid, etc.). On the upper left side of the decoration unit 24, a ball-cut LED 9 as a game-related information light-emitting member for notifying that a prize ball has run out to be paid out (when a ball-break switch 157 described later detects a ball-break) has a transparent plate. The frame 4 is provided. The prize ball LED 10 and the ball cut LED 9 are game-related information light-emitting members that emit light in association with game-related information separately from the game effect performed in the ball game machine 1, and are separate from the game effect LED and the game effect lamp. It is provided. Also, a front decorative portion 6 for decoration is provided on the left and right sides of the left decorative unit 23 and the right decorative unit 24, respectively. Further, on both sides of the lower decorative unit 25, see-through windows 18 for visually recognizing a stamp attached to the game board 40 are provided.
[0012]
The above-mentioned game effect LEDs 13, 14a, 14c, game effect lamps 14b, 14d, 16a, 16b, 17a, 17b, ball cut LED 9, and prize ball LED 10 are respectively an LED board 190 and an LED lamp board 191 each composed of a printed wiring board. , 192, the lamp substrates 193 to 196, the ball-cut LED substrate 197, and the winning ball LED substrate 198, and are mounted on the front side of the frame base 3. The game effect LEDs 13, 14a, 14c, the game effect lamps 16a, 16b, 17a, 17b, the ball out LED 9, and the prize ball LED 10 are mounted on the respective printed circuit boards, and the game effect lamps 14b, 14d are One is mounted on each of the printed circuit boards. Then, as shown in FIG. 4, the boards 190 to 198 and the speakers 12 a and 12 b are connected to a holding frame relay board 100, and the holding frame relay board 100 is mounted on a lower portion of the back surface of the frame base 3. After being connected to the frame base relay board 99 fixed to the base 201, it is connected to an illumination control board 92 described later. The illumination control board 92 includes the above-described gaming effect LEDs 13, 14a, 14c, and the gaming effect lamp 14b according to the type of information signal transmitted from the main board 120 (game control board) to be described later via the display control board 90. , 14d, 16a, 16b, 17a, 17b, display control of the ball out LED 9, prize ball LED 10, and drive control of the speakers 12a, 12b. The holding frame relay board 100 is attached to the upper rear surface of the transparent plate holding frame 4.
[0013]
Further, the frame base 3 has a holding frame opening switch 111 for detecting that the transparent plate holding frame 4 and the frame base 3 are opened (only the reference numeral is described in FIG. 4: described as a first door opening switch in the figure). ) And a frame base opening switch 112 for detecting that the frame base 3 and the outer frame 2 are opened (only the reference numeral is described in FIG. 4: described as a first door opening switch in the figure). It is connected to the frame external terminal board 102 via the base relay board 99. As described above, since the holding frame opening switch 111 and the frame base opening switch 112 are provided, the open state of the outer frame 2, the frame base 3, and the transparent plate holding frame 4 can be confirmed by an external device or the like. The wiring of the holding frame opening switch 111 and the frame base opening switch 112 are connected to the frame base relay board 99, then to the illumination control board 92, and to the main board 120 via the display control board 90. Then, based on the information signal from the main board 120, the illumination control board 92 turns on some or all of the LEDs or the lamps 9, 10, 13, 14a to 14d, 16a, 16b, 17a, 17b. By controlling, it may be notified that the frame base 3 or the transparent plate holding frame 4 has been opened.
[0014]
Next, the configuration of the upper plate 19 formed on the upper plate opening / closing frame 11 located below the transparent window 5 of the transparent plate holding frame 4 will be described. The upper plate 19 is a plate formed by combining a plurality of synthetic resin members. It is constituted by fixing members. Above the open side of the upper plate 19, a ball-pulling operation lever 21 is provided. The ball removing operation lever 21 is provided so as to be movable in the left-right direction, and moves in one direction against a biasing force of a spring (not shown) described later to thereby move the ball stored in the upper plate 19 to the back surface. The ball drain path (not shown) and the ball drain (not shown) formed on the side flow down and are guided to the lower plate 27.
[0015]
The above-mentioned upper plate 19 will be described in further detail. The upper plate 19 stores the prize balls paid out from the prize ball payout port 20 formed on the upstream side and supplies the balls to the firing position. It is. Further, the upper plate 19 is provided with an operation unit (balance display unit) operated when borrowing a game ball via a card unit device 31 provided adjacent to the ball game machine 1. This operation unit comprises a balance display board 104 (only a code is shown in FIG. 4) on which a ball lending switch 36, a return switch 37, a frequency display LED 105 and a ball lending display LED 106 (all are shown only with a code in FIG. 4) are mounted. The balance display substrate 104 is provided so as to face the upper surface of the upper plate 19. Note that the frequency display LED 105 is an LED that displays the card balance as a seven-segment LED, and the ball lending display LED 106 is an LED that indicates whether ball lending is possible. The ball lending switch 36 is operated when borrowing a game ball by the card unit device 31 (ball lending operation), and the return switch 37 is used when the game is over, a card insertion slot (not shown) of the card unit device 31. This is for returning the inserted card. The upper wiring extending from the balance display board 104 provided on the upper plate 19 and having the ball lending switch 36, the return switch 37, the frequency display LED 105, and the ball lending display LED 106 mounted thereon is supported on the pivot side of the frame base 3. Is drawn out from the wiring through opening (not shown) formed in the lower part of the frame base 3, and is connected to a payout control board 98 to be described later via the interface board 103 attached to the lower rear part of the mechanism plate 140. . On the right side of the upper plate 19, a cylinder lock 26 for operating a locking device 128 for locking the transparent plate holding frame 4 to the frame base 3 and locking the frame base 3 to the outer frame 2 is provided. I'm coming.
[0016]
The lower plate 27 attached to the lower portion of the frame base 3 is a prize ball overflowing from the upper plate 19 and is formed through an extra ball passage (not shown) and a connection gutter 202 formed at the lower portion of the lower surface of the mechanism plate 140. A surplus ball storage plate (excess ball receiving tray) for storing surplus balls discharged by discharge, and a ball removing operation lever 28 is slidably mounted below the lower plate 27. By operating the ball removing operation lever 28, the balls (prize balls) stored in the lower plate 27 can be removed downward and transferred to a portable ball box. An ashtray unit 29 is provided on the left side of the lower plate 27, and an operation handle 30 is provided on the right side. The operation handle 30 is a single-shot firing switch 109 (stop switch: FIG. 4) for stopping the driving of the stepping motor 601 (only the reference numeral in FIG. 4; described as a firing motor in the figure) of the hitting ball shooting device 130 shown in FIG. And a touch wiring (not shown) connected to a touch ring 110 (touch sensor: only a symbol in FIG. 4), and adjusts the resilience. The touch wiring is bundled together with the wiring from the single fire switch 109.
[0017]
The front structure of the ball game machine 1 is substantially as described above, but in the illustrated embodiment, the card unit device 31 is adjacent to the ball game machine 1 as shown in FIG. The card unit device 31 is operated by operating the operation units such as the ball lending switch 36 and the return switch 37 provided on the upper surface of the upper plate 19. Thus, on the front side of the card unit device 31, a usable indicator (not shown) for displaying whether or not the card unit device 31 is in a usable state, and the card unit device 31 is attached to the ball game machine 1 on either side. A connection stand direction indicator (not shown) for displaying whether or not the card is compatible, and a card insertion slot (not shown) for inserting a magnetic card as a recording medium are provided. The card unit device 31 configured as described above is controlled by a unique control circuit. The card unit device 31 is connected to an interface board 103 to be described later via a card unit wiring 35, and the card unit wiring 35 It is connected to a payout control board 98 to be described later via the board 103 (see FIG. 3). In addition, the card unit device 31 may be built in the ball game machine 1, or a ball game machine which does not have the card unit device 31 and does not have a ball lending function using a card may be used. Further, in the present embodiment, the card unit device 31 is exemplified as a unit device for lending (lending a ball) a game ball to a player, but may be a unit device for inserting a bill or the like, for example.
[0018]
On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 3, a mechanism plate 140 equipped with various mechanisms for paying out a predetermined number of prize balls based on the occurrence of a prize ball is provided on the back surface of the ball game machine 1, A stepping motor 601 and a hitting ball launching device 130 having a hitting hammer (not shown) are fixed to the back surface corresponding to the operation handle 30, and an excess ball passage ( A connecting gutter (not shown) for guiding a prize ball flowing down (not shown) to the lower plate 27 is fixed. Further, the relay board mounting base 201 is attached to the side of the connection gutter 202, and on the open back surface of the frame base 3 with respect to the outer frame 2, the locking of the frame base 3 with the locking piece 240 of the outer frame 2 and the frame base 3 Is provided with a locking device 128 for locking the transparent plate holding frame 4 with respect to.
[0019]
In the above-described configuration, the hitting ball launching device 130 is provided with a launching control board 107 (only the reference numeral is shown in FIG. 4), and the hitting launching device 130 is driven and controlled by the launching control board 107. I have. The firing control board 107 is housed in the board box 203 and connected to the payout control board 98 via the frame base relay board 99 (see FIG. 4), and in a predetermined state (for example, when the card unit is not connected, However, if the lower plate is full, the ball is exhausted, etc.), it is not possible to fire a hit ball by receiving a stop signal from the payout control board 98.
[0020]
The schematic configuration of the entirety of the ball game machine 1 has been described above. Hereinafter, the detailed configuration of the game board 40 and the mechanism plate 140 among the elements constituting the ball game machine 1 will be sequentially described. First, the game board 40 will be described with reference to FIG.
[0021]
The game board 40 is formed of a substantially square plywood so as to be housed and fixed in a game board storage frame portion 393 (not shown) integrally formed on the back side of the frame base 3, and has a circular surface. A guide rail 42 is attached in a spiral shape, and the inside of the guide rail 42 is a game area 41 formed in a vertically long circular shape, and a shot ball is dropped. In the illustrated example, the game area 41 is provided with a special variable display device 44, a special variable prize ball device 48, a normal variable prize ball device 58, a normal variable display device 63, and the like. A windmill or a large number of obstacle nails for changing the flow direction and speed of a hit ball are provided, and an out port 69 for taking in a hit ball which does not win any winning area is provided at the lowermost part of the game area 41. .
[0022]
The configuration of the game area 41 will be described in more detail according to the game operation. A normal variable winning ball device 58 is provided below the variable display device 44, and a passing ball detector 62a is provided on both sides of the variable display device 44, respectively. , 62b are provided. When the passing ball detectors 62a and 62b detect the passage of a hit ball falling in the game area 41, a normal symbol display comprising a pair of upper and lower LEDs provided on the right side of the special variable winning ball device 48 based on the detection signal. The display 63 is variably displayed (lighting movement) to derive a display result (only one of the upper and lower LEDs is lit and displayed). Thus, when the display result of the normal symbol display 63 is the lighting of the predetermined hit LED (the upper LED in the illustrated case), the normal variable winning prize ball device 58 is opened for a predetermined time. The variable time of the ordinary symbol display 63 is relatively long (for example, 30 seconds) in a non-special game state described later, and relatively short (for example, 3 to 5) in a special game state described later. Seconds) are set. On the left side of the special variable prize ball device 48, a normal symbol start storage LED 64 (up to four) that stores and displays the number of hit balls that have passed through the passing ball detectors 62a and 62b during variable display of the normal symbol indicator 63. (To store and display).
[0023]
The normal variable prize ball device 58 is disposed between the variable display device 44 disposed substantially at the center of the game area 41 and the special variable prize ball device 48 disposed above the out port 69 of the game area 41, This is an electric tulip type variable winning ball device driven to be opened and closed by a solenoid 59 (only reference numerals are shown in FIG. 4). The starting ball detector 60 is built in the ordinary variable winning ball device 58, and detects a winning ball received during opening or closing. When the hit ball is detected by the starting ball detector 60, the variable display device 44 starts variable display. The opening time of the ordinary variable winning prize ball device 58 is set to be relatively short (for example, 0.5 seconds) in the non-special game state and to be relatively long (for example, 2 seconds) in the special game state. Have been. In addition, even when the variable pay prize ball device 58 is not opened, the hit ball is accepted.
[0024]
As shown in FIG. 2, the variable display device 44 is a liquid crystal type display having a display unit 223 for variably displaying identification information. The display unit 223 is provided in three display areas of left, middle, and right. The display of the identification information is controlled.
[0025]
A decorative member 66 for decorating the outer peripheral portion of the display unit 223 is provided on the front outer periphery of the display unit 223. Then, when the combination of the symbols when the variable display device 44 stops changing is a specific display result that is a predetermined combination of the big hit symbols (for example, when the same symbol is aligned with one of the hit lines), In the specific game state, the special variable winning ball device 48 is driven to open and close in a predetermined manner described below. However, a part of the specific display result is set as the special display result, and when the specific game state is set by the special display result, the hit (lighting of the hit LED) on the ordinary symbol display 63 after the end of the specific game state. ) And the probability of appearance of the big hit symbol on the variable display device 44 are set to be in a special game state advantageous to the player. On the other hand, the specific display result other than the special display result is set as a non-special display result that is a non-special game state that is more disadvantageous to the player than the special game state. Also, on the upper right side of the variable display device 44, a special symbol start storage LED 46 for storing and displaying the number of balls detected by the starting ball detector 60 during the variable operation of the variable display device 44 (up to four stored). ) And are provided. The variable display device 44 is not limited to the liquid crystal type, but may be a CRT, a dot matrix, an LED, a 7-segment, a drum, or the like. The configuration of the decorative member 66 will be described later in detail.
[0026]
The special variable prize ball device 48 that is driven and controlled when the specific game state is established has an opening / closing plate 49 that is driven to open and close by a solenoid 65 (only the reference numeral is described in FIG. 4), and is received by the opening / closing plate 49. A winning number detector 52 (only reference numerals are shown in FIG. 4) for detecting hit balls is provided. Also, in the special variable winning ball device 48 (inside the opening / closing plate 49), a specific ball detector 51 (only the reference numeral in FIG. 4) that establishes the right to continue the specific game state in accordance with the detection of a hit ball (V winning detection). Is provided above the specific ball detector 51, and once a V winning is detected, the hit ball is prevented from passing through the specific ball detector 51 until the opening and closing plate 49 is opened next time. A V shutter (not shown) is provided. The V shutter is driven to open and close by a solenoid 50 (only reference numerals are shown in FIG. 4). When the specific game state is reached, the open / close plate 25 is moved until a predetermined time (for example, 28 seconds) elapses or until a predetermined number (for example, 10) of prize balls is won within the predetermined time. Opening (hereinafter, this opening is referred to as an opening cycle), and when the hit ball received during the opening cycle is detected by the specific ball detector 51, the continuation right is established, and the above-described opening cycle is executed again, Up to 16 open cycles can be repeated on condition that the continuation right is established in each open cycle.
[0027]
In addition, the specific game state of the present invention is not limited to the above, and may be a state in which any one of the following controls (1) to (5) or a combined control is executed.
[0028]
{Circle around (1)} A variable winning prize ball device that can be changed to a first state that facilitates the winning of a hit ball and a second state in which the hitting ball cannot be won or hardly won, continuously or intermittently for a predetermined time. One state control (2) A first state in which hitting of a hit ball is facilitated by intervening the detection of a hit ball in a specific winning or passing area, and a second state in which a hit ball cannot be won or hard to win. , A control for continuously or intermittently setting the variable winning prize ball device to the first state for a predetermined period of time (3) Control for directly discharging a predetermined number of prize balls regardless of winning of a hit ball (4) Valuable Control for adding valuables to valuable storage media (cards, receipts, etc.). (5) Control for assigning points to ball game machines that can be played based on their points. A winning ball detector is provided on each of the left and right sides of the ball device 48. Normal prize holes 54a and 54b having built-in 6a and 56b are provided, and normal prize holes 53a and 53b containing prize ball detectors 55a and 55b are provided above and outside the normal prize holes 54a and 54b, respectively. I have.
[0029]
As described above, all the prize ports and prize devices where the hit ball wins are provided with the respective switches 52, 55a, 55b, 56a, 56b, 60 as the prize ball detectors for detecting the prize balls. This is used for paying out a predetermined number of prize balls based on these detection signals. Each switch 51, 62a, 62b that detects a winning ball but does not pay out a winning ball is also provided. As shown in FIG. 4, these switches (winning ball detectors) 51, 52, 55a, 55b, 56a, 56b, 62a, and 62b are connected to a main board 120 via a switch relay board 95 described below. The main board 120 adds the number corresponding to the unpaid number according to the detection signals from these detectors, and sequentially derives the prize ball number signal to the payout control board 98. The payout control board 98 drives and controls a ball payout device 154 described later so as to pay out a predetermined number of prize balls based on the prize ball number signal. The switch (specific ball detector) 51 also has a function of detecting the establishment of the continuation right, and the switch (winning ball number detector) 52 has a counting function for regulating the opening of the opening / closing plate 49. I also use it. The switch (starting ball detector) 60 also has a starting function for causing the special variable display device 44 to perform variable display.
[0030]
The starting ball detector 60 is directly connected to the main board 120 without the intermediation of the switch relay board 95, as shown in FIG. (However, the number of prize ball signals derived by the other prize ball detectors 51, 52, 55a, 55b, 56a, 56b, 62a, 62b is a relatively large number, for example, 13 or 15. On the other hand, the prize ball number signal based on the starting ball detector 60 is a relatively small number, for example, 5 or 7). This is because the wiring from the starting ball detector 60 is directly connected to the main board 120. By doing so, it is easy to find out whether or not wiring (called a hanging substrate or the like) incorporating an incorrect circuit board is connected in the middle thereof. The wiring that directly connects the starting ball detector 60 and the main board 120 has a color that is clearly different from the colors of other wirings (in the case of the present embodiment, pink and yellow fluorescent colors). From this point, it is easy to determine whether or not the wiring from the starting ball detector 60 has been tampered with. Further, since the wiring connecting the starting ball detector 60 and the main board 120 can be viewed from the back side of the gaming machine, fraud can be more easily found.
[0031]
As described above, the gaming board 40 is provided with a large number of switches and solenoids, or decorative lamps or decorative LEDs. These are connected to the main board 120 via the electric control board 92 or the switch relay board 95. It has become so. That is, as shown in FIG. 4, the switches 51, 52, 55 a, 55 b, 56 a, 56 b, 62 a, 62 b and the solenoids 50, 59, 65 provided on the game board 40 are mainly connected via the switch relay board 95. The ordinary symbol variable display device 63 and the solenoids 71b, 73b, 74b are connected to the board 120, and are connected to the illumination control board 92 via the board illumination relay board 93.
[0032]
On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 3, on the back surface of the game board 40, a back cover body 81 is attached to a central portion on the back side of the game board 40. An opening (not shown) facing the special variable display device 44 is formed at the center of the back cover body 81, and the back surface of the special variable display device 44 is provided to project from the back cover body 81. . On the right side of the rear surface of the special variable display device 44, an audio control board 94 is accommodated and mounted in an audio control board box 125. The voice control board 94 drives and controls the speakers 12a and 12b, and generates a sound effect corresponding to the game content according to the information signal from the main board 120. The audio control board 94 is provided with a volume switch 127 for switching the volume. Further, below the audio control board 94, a display relay board 91 for relaying a signal transmitted from a display control board 90 to be described later to the special variable display device 44 is provided.
[0033]
On the left side of the rear surface of the special variable display device 44, a board illumination relay board 93 is attached. The board illumination relay board 93 relays the connection between the variable display device 63 and the solenoids 71b, 73b, 74b provided on the game board 40 and the illumination control board 92 as described above. A switch relay board 95 is mounted below the board illumination relay board 93. As described above, this switch relay board 95 connects each of the switches 51, 52, 55a, 55b, 56a, 56b, 62a, 62b and each of the solenoids 50, 59, 65 provided on the game board 40 to the main board 120. Is relayed. On the left side of the board illumination relay board 93, a board external terminal board 96 is mounted on the back cover body 81. The board external terminal board 96 is provided with game information necessary for business management of the ball game machine 1 (for example, big hit 1 information for notifying that a big hit game is being played, a big hit game state with a probability variation pattern, The jackpot 2 information (a signal that is continuously output during the jackpot and during the probability change) that notifies that the probability is being changed during the state and the jackpot, and that the probability is being changed after the jackpot state ends with the probability change symbol Probability variation information, start-up opening information that reports the number of hit balls with the starting ball detector turned on, symbol determination number 1 information that reports the number of variable operations of the special variable display device, and a symbol that reports the number of variable operations of the ordinary variable display device An external connection terminal (not shown) for outputting information on the number of times of determination 2 and information on the number of times of opening and closing of the normally variable winning prize ball device to a management computer installed in the game hall. ) Has, these information are provided from the main board 120. Further, information such as which symbol has a big hit and which symbol has stopped may be output.
[0034]
Below the back cover 81, a prize ball guide cover 82 is formed in front of which a prize ball guide path (not shown) for guiding a prize ball won from each prize port provided on the game board 40 is formed. Installed. The display control board 90 and the illumination control board 92 are accommodated and attached to the winning ball cover body 82 in the display control board box 124. The display control board 90 controls the variable display operation of the special variable display device 44 according to the type of the information signal from the main board 120, and exchanges information signals with the electric decoration control board 92. is there. As shown in FIG. 4, the decoration control board 92 includes a decoration LED provided on the game board 40, a normal variable display device 63, a solenoid, and a game effect LED and a game effect lamp provided on the transparent plate holding frame 4. Are collectively driven and controlled in accordance with the information signal from the main substrate 120.
[0035]
Although the configuration of the game board 40 has been described in detail above, the game board 40 configured as described above is stored and fixed in a game board storage frame (not shown) formed on the back surface side of the frame base 3. It has become so. As is well known, the game board storage frame portion is formed in a step shape on the back surface of the frame base 3 so as to house the game board 40 formed in a substantially square shape, and presses and fixes the back surface of the housed game board 40. Game board locking levers 200 are attached at two places on the left side and one place on the right side of the game board storage frame portion. The mounting position of the game board locking lever 200 is not limited to such a position, and may be any position provided at an appropriate position. The lower portion of the game board storage frame portion is a flat support plate on which the lower side of the game board 40 is placed, and the out ball communication guides the out ball to substantially the center of the support plate. A mouth (not shown) is formed. Further, in a state where the game board 40 is accommodated and fixed by the game board locking lever 200, the mechanism plate 140 is covered from the back surface thereof, and the mechanism plate 140 is pivotally supported to be freely opened and closed, The mechanism plate 140 can be held in a closed state. The mechanism plate 140 may be fixed to the frame base 3 and cannot be opened and closed.
[0036]
Next, the configuration of the mechanism plate 140 provided on the back surface of the ball game machine 1 will be described with reference to FIG. In FIG. 3, the mechanism plate 140 includes a storage tank 147 for storing game balls, a ball alignment rail member 148 and a curve rail member 150 for guiding the prize balls stored in the storage tank 147 while aligning them downstream, and a curve. A ball passage 156 for guiding a game ball from the rail member 150, a ball payout device 154 for paying out a prize ball based on a prize, and a processing mechanism for processing a hit ball including a prize ball mainly driven into the game board 40, It is provided on the mechanism plate main body 141. An information terminal board 102 having an external connection terminal to which a signal line to the outside is connected is provided at an upper portion on the downstream side of the ball alignment rail member 148. From the external connection terminal 118 provided on the information terminal board 102, ball-out information indicating that game balls are insufficient in the storage tank 147, ball-lending information, and prize-ball information are output to the outside (for example, a management computer). Is done.
[0037]
A ball passage member 156 is provided vertically downstream of the curve rail member 150. Specifically, a ball passage member 156 is formed of two rows of front and rear ball paths, and a ball cutout switch 157 (only a reference numeral in FIG. 4) is provided in each of the two rows of ball paths so as to face the path. ing. The ball-out switch 157 is connected to the main board 120 as shown in FIG. 4. When the ball-out switch 157 no longer detects a game ball, the operation of the ball payout device 154 is stopped to pay out the game ball. It is designed to be deactivated. The ball dispensing device 154 is housed in a substantially rectangular parallelepiped case, and is detachably attached to the front side of the mechanism plate main body 141.
[0038]
On the lower rear side of the mechanism plate 140, a power supply board box 122 for accommodating a power supply unit board 97 for generating a plurality of power supplies having different voltages, a variable display device 44 and a special variable prize ball device provided on the game board 40. A main board box 121 for accommodating a main board 120 for controlling the operation of the gaming machine such as 48, and a payout control board box 123 for accommodating a payout control board 98 for controlling the operation of the ball payout device 154 are provided. The power supply unit board (power generation board) 97 is connected to the power cord 117 and is supplied with a voltage of AC 24 V, and generates five types of voltages of DC 30 V, DC 21 V, DC 12 V, DC 5 V, and AC 24 V, and a predetermined voltage is applied to each control board. Supply power.
[0039]
The configuration of the ball game machine 1, the configuration of the game board 40, and the configuration of the mechanism plate 140 have been described above. Next, the circuit configuration connected by wiring will be described with reference to FIG. Signals from the switches 51, 52, 55 a, 55 b, 56 a, 56 b, 62 a, 62 b provided on the game board 40 are input to the main board 120 via the switch relay board 95, and the signals from the starting ball detector 60. Is also input, and signals from the full tank switch 158 and the ball out switch 157 are input via the mechanism board relay board 101 and the payout control board 98. Further, a signal from the payout number count switch 116 is input to the main board 120 via the relay board 113 and the payout control board 98.
[0040]
The main board 120 drives the solenoids 50, 59, 65 provided on the game board 40 based on the input signals from the switches 51, 52, 60, 62a, 62b provided on the game board 40 among the input signals described above. While controlling, the illumination signal according to the game state is output to the illumination control board 92 via the display control board 90, and the sound effect signal according to the game state is output via the display control board 90 and the illumination control board 92. And outputs a big hit display control signal, a reach display control signal, or an off display control signal to the display control board 90, and outputs various game information to the board external terminal board 96. The illumination control board 92 controls the display of the ordinary variable display device 63 according to the signal input from the main board 120, and the voice control board 94 controls the illumination according to the type of the sound effect signal input from the main board 120. The drive of the speakers 12a and 12b is controlled via the control board 92 and the holding frame relay board 100. Further, the display control board 90 controls so as to derive the display result of the special variable display device 44 according to the type of the display control signal input from the main board 120.
[0041]
The main board 120 outputs a full signal (payout stop command) to the payout control board 98 based on an input signal from the full tank switch 158, and the payout control board 98 outputs the payout motor based on the full signal. The drive of 115 is stopped. Further, the driving of the stepping motor 601 is stopped based on the full signal. When there is an input signal from the full tank switch 158, a full tank signal may be output to the electric decoration control board 92 to display and drive a predetermined lamp or LED, thereby notifying that. Further, since the full signal is output to the payout control board 98, the fact may be notified, for example, by an error indicator or the like on the payout control board 98.
[0042]
In addition, the main board 120 awards a payout control board 98 based on input signals from the switches 51, 52, 55a, 55b, 60, 56a, and 56b except for the passing ball detectors 62a and 62b provided on the game board 40. The payout control board 98 outputs the ball number signal, and drives the payout motor 115 based on the input of the winning number signal to pay out a predetermined number of prize balls. Further, based on the input signal from the number-of-payouts switch 116, the main board 120 determines whether or not there is an unpaid number. Further, based on an input signal from the payout number count switch 116, the main board 120 outputs winning ball number information (10 pulses per pulse) to the frame external terminal board 102, and outputs this signal to the frame external terminal board 102. To an external management computer. Further, based on the input signals from the switches 51, 52, 55a, 55b, 60, 56a, 56b, the main board 120 outputs a prize ball signal to the illumination control board 92 (and the voice control board 94), The ball LED 10 (or the speakers 12a and 12b) is driven for display to notify that fact.
[0043]
Further, based on an input signal from the ball-out switch 157, the main board 120 outputs a ball-out signal (payout stop command) to the payout control board 98 to stop driving the payout motor 115, To output a prize ball out signal to drive the ball out LED 9 in a predetermined manner. Note that when either the full tank switch 158 or the ball out switch 157 is turned on, a prize ball stop signal (payout stop command) is output from the main board 120 to the payout control board 98 so that no prize ball is provided. If both 158 and 157 are OFF, a prize ball possible signal (payout stop release command) may be output. If there is an unpaid game in place of the prize ball LED 10, an unpaid-out notification lamp or the like that lights up may be provided.
[0044]
Only the switch input for controlling the game operation and the switch input for controlling the payout operation of the prize ball are input to the main board 120, and the other control boards 90 and 92 except the main board 120 and the payout control board 98 are inputted. , 94, there is a one-way communication relationship from the main board 120 to the control boards 90, 92, 94. For this reason, there is an advantage that even if an illegal processing program is incorporated into the control board and an attempt is made to perform an illegal process on the main board 120, the processing cannot be executed. Since the tasks are handled by 90, 92, 94, and 98, the burden on the main board 120 can be reduced, and the inspection of the main board 120 can be facilitated.
[0045]
In addition, signals from the motor position sensor of the sensor board 114 and the number-of-payouts switch 116 are input to the payout control board 98 via the relay board 113, and the signals from the ball lending switch 36 and the return switch 37 of the balance display board 104 are input to the payout control board 98. A signal is input, and various information is input from the card unit device 31. Further, as described above, the prize ball number signal, the full tank signal, and the ball out signal are input from the main board 120. Based on the input signal from the motor position sensor among the above input signals, the payout control board 98 determines the stop position of the payout motor 115, that is, the stop position of the sprocket of the ball payout device 154, in the payout operation of the ball lending and the winning balls. It is possible to accurately control and detect whether or not the sprocket is rotating. Further, based on an input signal from the payout number count switch 116, the payout control board 98 controls the drive of the payout motor 115 so as to pay out the correct payout number of the lending ball and the prize ball, and also controls the external terminal board 102 for the frame. To output information on the number of balls for lending (1 pulse for 25 balls for 100 yen). The award ball number information may be output from the main board 120.
[0046]
The payout control board 98 drives the payout motor 115 when the card unit request signal is output from the card unit device 31 based on the input signal from the ball rental switch 36, and the input signal from the return switch 37 is Is transmitted to the card unit device 31 via the interface board 103. Various information signals from the card unit device 31 are also transmitted to the frequency display LED 105 and the ball lending display LED 106 of the balance display substrate 104 via the interface substrate 103. Further, the payout control board 98 causes the payout control board 98 to execute the payout ball payout operation via the relay board 113 as described above or to fire based on the ball out signal, the prize ball number signal, the full tank signal and the like from the main board 120. For example, a stop signal of the stepping motor 601 is output to the control board 107. Note that an input signal from the ball-out switch 107 connected to the frame external terminal board 102 is output to an external management computer or the like as ball-out information.
[0047]
Further, a reinforcing hinge member 176 (see FIG. 3) is connected to the payout control board 98 via a connection line (not shown), and the reinforcing hinge member 176 or a frame that engages with the reinforcing hinge member 176. The game ball receives static electricity from a ground plate (not shown) connected to a hinge fitting (not shown) on the lower side of the base 3, and discharges the static electricity from the card unit device 31.
[0048]
Next, the configuration of the locking device 128 constituting a main part of the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 5 is an exploded view of the locking device 128 and a front view and a side view in an assembled state. As described above, the locking device 128 is provided on the open-side back surface of the frame base 3, and locks the locking portions 234 a and 234 b with the locking pieces 240 provided on the outer frame 2, thereby forming the frame base 3. 3 and the locking of the transparent plate holding frame 4 with respect to the frame base 3.
[0049]
The locking device 128 mainly includes a base member 211 for attaching the locking device 128 to the frame base 3, a holding frame locking member 220 for locking the transparent plate holding frame 4 to the frame base 3, and an outer frame. And an interlocking member 230 for locking the frame base 3 with respect to 2.
[0050]
The base member 211 has a substantially U-shaped cross section by bending a sheet metal, and a portion attached to the frame base 3 is formed as a contact portion 212. A cylinder lock 26 that is operated when the frame base 3 is opened and closed is attached to a lower portion of the contact portion 212, and a guide for guiding the holding frame locking member 220 is provided above the cylinder lock 26 and above the base member 211. A mounting hole 213 for mounting the piece 227 is formed.
[0051]
A mounting piece 218 for mounting a vertical spring 241b (first elastic member) for urging the interlocking member 230 downward is provided near the lower end of the surface of the base member 211 bent substantially perpendicularly to the contact portion 212. Above the mounting piece 218, an insertion hole 216 through which a projection 251 of the cam member 250 described later is inserted is formed. Above the insertion hole 216 and above the base member 211, an escape groove 215 for allowing a fixing pin 239, which will be described later, attached to the interlocking member 230 to escape is formed. In addition, an insertion hole 214 through which a slide lever 222 described later formed in the holding frame locking member 220 is inserted is formed substantially at the center of this surface. Further, a mounting piece 217 for mounting a locking member spring 242 for urging the holding frame locking member 220 upward is formed below the insertion hole 214.
[0052]
A cam member 250 is attached to the back surface of the base plate 211 (the side on which the holding frame 220 and the interlocking member 230 are attached) corresponding to the attachment position of the cylinder lock 26 of the base member 211 so as to communicate with the cylinder lock 26. (See FIG. 5C). The cam member 250 rotates when the locking device 128 is unlocked, and is connected to the cylinder lock 26 by a support shaft 252 via a mounting member 253. The cam member 250 has a projection 251 that engages with an opening 237 described later of the interlocking member 230. The attachment member 253 is attached to the base member 211 by an attachment screw 254.
[0053]
Next, the holding frame locking member 220 is formed by bending a sheet metal. At the upper end and the lower end of the holding frame locking member 220, locking pieces 260 formed on the back side of the transparent plate holding frame 4 when locking the transparent plate holding frame 4 to the frame base 3 (FIG. 5B), the holding frame locking portions 221a and 221b are provided so as to project toward the base member 211 side. An escape hole 225 for allowing the fixing pin 239 attached to the interlocking member 230 to escape is formed on a surface located on the opposite side of the holding frame locking portion 221b formed at the lower end.
[0054]
At a substantially central portion of the holding frame locking member 220, a sliding lever 222 operated to move the holding frame locking member 220 downward is provided so as to project in a direction opposite to the holding frame locking portions 221a and 221b. ing. Above the sliding lever 222, a mounting piece 218 for mounting a vertical spring 241b for urging the interlocking member 230 downward is formed, and below the sliding lever 222, the above-described locking member spring is provided. A mounting piece 224 for mounting the 242 is formed. In addition, a guide hole 226 through which the guide piece 227 is inserted is formed on a surface of the holding frame locking member 22 that contacts the base member 211 and that corresponds to the mounting hole 213 of the base member 211. .
[0055]
Next, the interlocking member 230 connects the upper member 232 and the lower member 233, which are also formed by bending the sheet metal, to the upper end and the lower end of the central member 231 formed by bending the sheet metal, using fixing pins 239, respectively. It is comprised by. At the upper part of the upper member 232, a locking part 234a that is locked by the locking piece 240 attached to the outer frame 2 is formed, and at the lower part, the above-described vertical spring 241a (first elastic member) is mounted. Mounting hole 235 is formed. A locking portion 234b that is locked by a locking piece 240 attached to the outer frame 2 is formed below the lower member 233, and the above-described vertical spring 241b is provided near the locking portion 234b. A mounting hole 236 for mounting is provided. Above the mounting hole 236, an opening 237 with which the projection 251 of the cam member 250 is engaged is formed. A lever member 238 is provided above the locking portion 234b so as to easily move the interlocking member 230 in the direction perpendicular to the direction in which the locking portion 234b is protruded, in the same direction as the locking portion 234b. Have been. As described above, the interlocking member 230 is configured such that the plurality of locking portions 234a and 234b locked by the locking pieces 240 are integrally formed.
[0056]
Thus, in the ball game machine 1 provided with the locking device 128 including the base member 211, the holding frame locking member 220, and the interlocking member 230, the frame base 3 is In the closed state, the interlocking member 230 is urged downward by the urging force of the vertical springs 241a and 241b, and the locking portions 234a and 234b are locked by the locking pieces 240. When the transparent plate holding frame 4 is closed with respect to the frame base 3, the holding frame locking member 220 is urged upward by the urging force of the locking member spring 242, and the holding frame locking portions 221 a, 221b Locked by locking piece 260.
[0057]
When the locking device 128 is unlocked and the frame base 3 is released from the outer frame 2, the cam member 250 is inserted by inserting a dedicated key (not shown) into the cylinder lock 26 and rotating the cylinder lock 26. Is rotated. At this time, the protrusion 251 formed on the cam member 250 is engaged with the opening 237 of the interlocking member 230, and the rotation of the cam member 250 moves the protrusion 251 upward. 230 moves upward against the urging force of the vertical springs 241a and 241b. Therefore, the locking portions 234a and 234b of the interlocking member 230 also move upward, and the engagement with the locking pieces 240 is released. As a result, the frame base 3 can be released from the outer frame 2. In this manner, when the opening 237 and the projection 251 are engaged with each other, the sliding of the interlocking member 230 is prevented by the cam member 250. Therefore, the cam member 250 must be turned by the unlocking operation. The structure is such that the interlocking member 230 cannot slide in the direction in which the locking portions 234a and 234b are released from the locking pieces 240.
[0058]
Further, after the frame base 3 is opened, the sliding lever 222 of the holding frame locking member 220 is pushed down, whereby the holding frame locking member 220 moves downward against the urging force of the locking member spring 242. I do. Therefore, the holding frame locking portions 221a and 221b also move downward, and the engagement with the locking pieces 260 is released. Thus, the transparent plate holding frame 4 can be released from the frame base 3.
[0059]
In addition, below the locking device 128, as shown in FIG. 5C, between the base member 211 and the interlocking member 230, the interlocking member 230 is moved in the direction in which the protrusion 251 engages with the opening 237. A biasing horizontal spring 244 is attached. The interlocking member 230 is always urged by the lateral spring 244 in the direction in which the protrusion 251 is engaged with the opening 237, but the lever 238 of the interlocking member 230 is moved in the direction opposite to the urging force of the horizontal spring 244. By moving, the engagement between the convex portion 251 and the opening portion 237 is released, so that the interlocking member 230 can be slid. In this manner, when the opening 230 and the projection 251 are not engaged, the state in which the sliding of the interlocking member 230 is prevented by the cam member 250 is released, so that the locking portions 234a and 234b are locked. The structure is such that the interlocking member 230 can be slid in the direction of releasing from the piece 240. In order to easily move the interlocking member 230 in the direction perpendicular to the direction in which the locking portions 234a and 234b project, the interlocking member 230 includes a guide piece perpendicular to the direction in which the locking portions 234a and 234b project. May be provided.
[0060]
In the above, the ball game machine 1 according to the embodiment has been described in detail, but in the present embodiment, the frame base 3 that is rotatably supported on one side of the outer frame 2 with respect to the outer frame 2 In the ball game machine 1 provided with a locking device 128 for locking the transparent plate holding frame 4 which is locked and rotatably supported on the front upper portion of the frame base 3 with respect to the frame base 3, the locking device 128 The locking member 240 provided on the outer frame 2 when the frame base 3 and the transparent plate holding frame 4 are locked when the locking device 128 is unlocked. A plurality of locking portions 234a and 234b to be locked are integrally formed, and an interlocking member 230 having an opening 237 with which a convex portion 251 formed on the cam member 250 is engaged; The portions 234a and 234b are locked to the locking pieces 240. Vertical springs 241a and 241b for urging the interlocking member 230 in a direction to move, and a horizontal spring 244 for urging the interlocking member 230 in a direction in which the protrusion 251 engages with the opening 237. When the opening 237 is engaged with the projection 251, the sliding of the interlocking member 230 is prevented by the cam member 250, so that the cam member 250 is rotated by the unlocking operation. Otherwise, the interlocking member 230 cannot be slid in the direction in which the locking portions 234a and 234b are released from the locking pieces 240, and the opening 237 and the projection 251 are not engaged. By releasing the state in which the sliding of the interlocking member 230 is prevented by the cam member 250, the locking portions 234a and 234b are connected to the locking pieces 24. The interlocking member 230 in a direction to release and characterized in that it can be slid from. With this configuration, the plurality of locking portions 234a and 234b are integrally formed, so that the locking device 128 can be easily assembled and the manufacturing cost of the locking device 128 can be reduced. be able to. Further, in a state where the projection 251 of the cam member 250 is engaged with the opening 237 of the interlocking member 230, the interlocking member 230 cannot slide unless the cam member 250 rotates, and the locking portions 234a and 234b are engaged. Since the locking piece 128 cannot be removed from the locking piece 240, it is possible to prevent improper operation of the locking device 128. Further, in a state where the projection 251 of the cam member 250 is not engaged with the opening 237 of the interlocking member 230, the unlocking operation can be performed without the key of the locking device 128.
[0061]
In the present embodiment, the interlocking member 230 is provided with a lever piece for making it easy to move the interlocking member 230 in a direction perpendicular to the projecting direction of the locking portions 234a and 234b. The protrusions 234a and 234b are provided in the same direction as the protrusion direction. With this configuration, the engagement between the opening 237 of the interlocking member 230 and the protrusion 251 of the cam member 250 and the release thereof can be easily performed.
[0062]
Further, in the present embodiment, the interlocking member 230 is provided with a guide piece for making it easy to move the interlocking member 230 in a direction perpendicular to the projecting direction of the locking portions 234a and 234b. The protrusions 234a and 234b are provided in a direction perpendicular to the direction in which they protrude. With this configuration, the engagement between the opening 237 of the interlocking member 230 and the protrusion 251 of the cam member 250 and the release thereof can be easily performed.
[0063]
【The invention's effect】
As is apparent from the above description, in the invention of claim 1, since a plurality of locking portions are integrally formed, the locking device can be easily assembled and the locking device can be easily assembled. The manufacturing cost can be reduced. Further, in a state where the convex portion of the cam member is engaged with the opening of the interlocking member, the interlocking member cannot slide unless the cam member rotates, and the locking portion cannot be removed from the locking piece. It is possible to prevent improper operation of the locking device. Further, when the projection of the cam member is not engaged with the opening of the interlocking member, the unlocking operation can be performed without the key of the locking device.
[0064]
According to the second aspect of the present invention, the engagement between the opening of the interlocking member and the projection of the cam member can be easily performed.
[0065]
According to the third aspect of the present invention, the engagement between the opening of the interlocking member and the projection of the cam member and the release thereof can be easily performed.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a front view showing a ball game machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a rear view showing the rear surface of the ball game machine.
FIG. 3 is a front view showing the game board.
FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a circuit configuration of a game control board.
FIG. 5 is an exploded view of the locking device and a front view and a side view of an assembled state.
[Explanation of symbols]
1 ball and ball game machine (game machine)
2 outer frame 3 frame base 4 transparent plate holding frame 128 locking device 230 interlocking members 234a, 234b locking portion 237 opening 240 locking pieces 241a, 241b vertical spring 244 horizontal spring 250 cam member 251 convex portion

Claims (3)

A frame base rotatably supported on one side of the outer frame is locked with respect to the outer frame, and a transparent plate holding frame rotatably supported on the upper front surface of the frame base with respect to the frame base is fixed to the frame base. In a gaming machine equipped with a locking device for locking,
The locking device, a cam member that rotates when performing an unlocking operation of the locking device,
When locking the frame base and the transparent plate holding frame, a plurality of locking portions that are locked by locking pieces provided on the outer frame are integrally formed and a convex portion formed on the cam member. An interlocking member formed with an opening with which
A first elastic member for urging the interlocking member in a direction in which the locking portion is locked to the locking piece;
A second elastic member that urges the interlocking member in a direction in which the protrusion engages the opening.
In a state where the opening and the projection are engaged with each other, the sliding of the interlocking member is prevented by the cam member. The interlocking member cannot be slid in the direction to release the stop from the locking piece,
In a state where the opening and the projection are not engaged, the state in which the sliding of the interlocking member is prevented by the cam member is released, thereby releasing the locking portion from the locking piece. A gaming machine wherein the interlocking member can be slid in a direction. In the interlocking member, a lever piece for facilitating the movement of the interlocking member in a direction perpendicular to the direction in which the locking portion protrudes is provided in the same direction as the direction in which the locking portion protrudes. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein: A guide piece is provided on the interlocking member so that the interlocking member can be easily moved in a direction perpendicular to the projecting direction of the locking portion. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the gaming machine is a game machine.

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