JP2005287902A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine capable of reducing the cost of manufacturing a mounting board. <P>SOLUTION: The mounting board 19 is attached to the rear face of a front door 3 mounted on the front face of a casing in such a way that the door can be opened/closed. Light emitting elements 21-25, capable of displaying prescribed game information on the front face of the front door 3 through a display window on the front door 3 based on a control signal of a control board mounted inside the casing, are mounted on the front face 19a of the mounting board 19. Electric elements 27 and 18, and a board connector 26 to which a connector of a harness connecting the control board and the mounting board 19 is connected are mounted on the front face 19a of the mounting board 19. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine including a mounting board on which a light emitting element capable of displaying various gaming information is mounted.

In a gaming machine, specifically a slot machine, a gaming device including a display device capable of variably displaying a plurality of identification information, a housing containing a control board for sending control signals to the gaming device, and the like A front door that can be opened and closed on the front, and a 7-segment light emitting diode that can display various game information on the front of the front door through the display window provided on the front door on the rear side of the front door There is one to which a mounting board on which a light emitting element is mounted is attached (for example, see Patent Document 1).
JP-A-6-304295

  In the gaming machine as described above, a payout number display composed of 7 segment light emitting diodes is mounted on the front surface of the mounting board, and a set value display composed of 7 segment light emitting diodes is also mounted on the rear surface. Furthermore, a board connector to which electrical elements such as resistors and capacitors not described in Patent Document 1 and a harness connector that connects the control board and the mounting board are connected is mounted. In this way, when a payout number indicator is mounted on the front surface of the mounting board and an electrical element, a connector for the board, etc. are mounted on the rear surface, both surfaces of the mounting board become a mounting surface and a soldering surface, making it difficult to perform soldering work by an automatic machine. This causes a problem that increases the manufacturing cost of the mounting substrate.

  In view of the conventional problems, an object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine that can reduce the manufacturing cost of a mounting board.

According to the present invention, the above problem is solved as follows.
(1) A mounting board is attached to the rear surface of a front door provided to be openable and closable on the front surface of the housing, and predetermined game information is provided on the front surface of the mounting board based on a control signal of a control board provided in the housing. In a gaming machine in which a light emitting element that can be displayed on the front surface of the front door is mounted through a display window provided on the front door, the electrical element, the control board, and the mounting board are mounted on the front surface of the mounting board. Mount the board connector to which the harness connector to be connected is connected.

(2) In the above item (1), the board connector is mounted downward on the lower part of the front surface of the mounting board.

(3) In the above item (2), a notch part through which a harness connected to the board connector is inserted is provided below the position where the board connector is mounted on the mounting board.

According to the present invention, the following effects can be obtained.
(A) According to the first aspect of the present invention, the front surface of the mounting substrate is mounted on the front surface of the mounting substrate by mounting the electrical element and the connector for the substrate together with the light emitting element capable of displaying a predetermined game state on the front surface of the mounting substrate. As a result, only the rear surface can be used as the soldering surface, and the soldering operation of the mounting board can be easily performed, and the cost can be reduced.

(B) According to the invention described in claim 2, since the harness connected to the board connector is wired downward, the harness does not interfere with the light emitting element or the like.

(C) According to the invention described in claim 3, the harness can be wired from the front side to the rear side of the mounting substrate through the notch portion of the mounting substrate, and wiring of the harness can be easily performed.

FIG. 1 is a front view of a gaming machine (1) to which the present invention is applied, FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the gaming machine (1) with the front door (3) opened, and FIG. 3 is a front door (3). 4 is a longitudinal sectional view taken along line IV-IV in FIG. 1, FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the front surface (mounting surface) side of the mounting substrate (19), and FIG. 6 is a mounting substrate. (19) It is a perspective view of the rear surface (soldering surface) side.
In the following description, the front side in FIG. 1 and the left side in FIG. 4 are the front of the gaming machine (1), the back side in FIG. 1 and the right side in FIG. 4 are the back of the gaming machine (1).

  As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, the gaming machine (1), specifically, the slot machine, has a housing (2) whose front surface is open, and an axis that faces up and down on the front surface of the left end of the housing (2). A front door (3) pivotally supported to be openable and closable is provided. When the front door (3) is in a closed state, the upper and lower locking mechanisms (4) provided on the front door (3) engage with engaging portions (not shown) provided on the housing (2). Thus, it cannot be opened unless a predetermined key or the like is used.

  In the present embodiment, the gaming machine (1) is described as a slot machine in which the game medium is a medal in this embodiment, but instead, the gaming machine (1) is a pachinko or slot in which the gaming medium is a pachinko ball. It is good as a machine.

  In the casing (2), a display device (5a) is formed by three left, middle, and right rotators (5a) each having identification information composed of a plurality of types of symbols and numerals on the outer peripheral surface. ), A hopper unit (6) capable of storing and releasing medals as game media, a main control board (7) and a sub control board (8) for controlling the progress of the game, and a main control board (7) A rotating body control board (9) for controlling the rotation of the rotating body (5a) of the display device (5) based on the control signal, the display device (5), the hopper unit (6), the main control board (7), etc. A power supply device (10) capable of supplying electric power is provided.

  On the front of the front door (3), there are an identification information display window (11) capable of displaying identification information of the three rotating bodies (5a) on the left, middle and right, and above the identification information display window (11). A liquid crystal display window (13) capable of displaying various game information displayed on a liquid crystal display (12) attached to the rear side of the front door (3), and a game information display area portion capable of displaying various game information (14), a medal insertion part (15) capable of inserting medals as game media, a bet switch button (16) for selecting the number of medals bet, and a rotating body (5a) of the display device (5) Is provided with a start switch lever (17) that is operated when rotating, a stop switch button (18) that is operated when stopping rotation of the rotating body (5a), etc. A mounting board (19) on which a plurality of light emitting elements, electric elements and the like capable of displaying various game information are mounted is attached.

  The game information display area (14) is provided near the lower part of the identification information display window (11). The game information display area (14) includes three bet number display windows (14a) from the left, upper, middle, and lower, and a medal payout. There are provided a number display window (14b), a bonus game remaining number display window (14c), a credit number display window (14d), and three upper, middle and lower game progress display windows (14e).

  The game of the gaming machine (1) is performed by the player inserting a predetermined number of medals into the medal insertion section (15) and sequentially operating the bet switch button (16) and the start switch lever (17) to display the display device ( 5) Rotate each spinning body (5a) at the same time, and after a predetermined time has elapsed, operate the stop switch button (18) corresponding to each spinning body (5a) in sequence to stop each spinning body (5a). Is called. Note that by inserting medals into the medal insertion unit (15), a predetermined number (for example, 50) is used as an upper limit, and the number of credits is stored until a later game.

  Then, according to the combination of the left, middle, and right identification information displayed in the identification information display window (11) when each torso (5a) stops, the medal payout according to the presence / absence of a prize and the size of the prize When the number is determined and a prize is won, a big hit is made, and medals are paid out from the hopper unit (6) by a predetermined number of prizes. In the case of a big win, the game proceeds to a predetermined bonus game, and the player can obtain a large number of medals in a short time.

  The mounting board (19) is fixed to the front concave mounting portion (20) provided on the back surface side of the front door (3) corresponding to the game information display area portion (14) with a screw (20a). (Surface facing the rear surface of the front door (3)) (19a) includes three light-emitting diodes (21) that light up and display the number of bets (number of bets) of the medals that make up the light-emitting elements, and the medals when winning 7-segment light-emitting diode LED (22) for displaying the number of payouts, 7-segment light-emitting diode (23) for displaying the remaining number of bonus games when the bonus game is entered, and 7-segment light-emitting diode (24) for displaying the number of credits ), Three light-emitting diodes (25) that light up and display the gaming status such as startable state, medal insertion possible state, replay state, etc., resistor (27) and capacitor (28) that make up electrical elements, and main control board (7) to connect the mounting board (19) Board connector nest (29) connector (29a) is connected to (26) are mounted. That is, the front surface (19a) of the mounting substrate (19) forms a mounting surface, and the rear surface (19b) forms a soldering surface. Also, printed wiring is applied to the front surface (19a) of the mounting substrate (19).

  Light-emitting diode (21), 7-segment light-emitting diodes (22), (23), (24) and light-emitting diode (25) are a game information display area (14) bet number display window (14a), medal payout number display It corresponds to the window (14b), the bonus game remaining number display window (14c), the credit number display window (14d), and the game progress display window (14e), and each emits light so that various game information can be passed through each window. A message to that effect is displayed on the front of the front door (3).

  The board connector (26) is mounted on the lower part of the front surface (19a) of the mounting board (19) so that the insertion port (26a) into which the connector (29a) of the harness (29) is inserted faces downward. Below the position where the board connector (26) is mounted on the mounting board (19), a notch that allows the harness (29) to be inserted from the front surface (19a) side to the rear surface (19b) side of the mounting board (19) (19c) is provided.

  As described above, the front surface (19a) of the mounting substrate (19) is used as a mounting surface, and light emitting diodes (21) and (25), 7 segment light emitting diodes (22), (23), and (24) that form light emitting elements are formed on the mounting surface. In addition, the mounting surface of the mounting board (19) is changed to one side of the rear surface (19b) by mounting all mounting parts of the resistor (27), the capacitor (28), and the board connector (26) forming the electrical elements. Therefore, soldering by an automatic machine can be easily performed, and the manufacturing cost of the mounting board (19) can be greatly reduced.

  Further, by mounting the board connector (26) downward on the lower part of the mounting board (19), the wiring of the harness (29) connected to the board connector (26) can be turned downward. This prevents the harness (29) from interfering with the light emitting element or being exposed to the identification information display window (11) located near the upper part of the mounting board (19). This makes it easy to attach the mounting board (19). Further, the harness (29) connected to the board connector (26) passes through the notch (19c) provided on the mounting board (19), and the rear surface (19b) from the front surface (19a) side of the mounting board (19). Easy wiring to the side.

It is a front view of a gaming machine to which the present invention is applied. It is a perspective view of the gaming machine with the front door opened. It is a perspective view of the rear surface side of a front door. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view which follows the IV-IV line in FIG. It is a perspective view of the front side of a mounting substrate. It is a perspective view of the rear surface side of a mounting substrate.

Explanation of symbols

(1) Pachislot machines
(2) Housing
(3) Front door
(4) Lock mechanism
(5) Display device
(5a) Revolver
(6) Hopper unit
(7) Main control board
(8) Sub control board
(9) Revolute control board
(10) Power supply
(11) Identification information display window
(12) Liquid crystal display
(13) LCD display window
(14) Game information display area
(14a) Bet number display window (display window)
(14b) Medal payout number display window (display window)
(14c) Bonus game remaining number display window (display window)
(14d) Credit number display window (display window)
(14e) Game progress display window (display window)
(15) Medal insertion part
(16) Bet switch button
(17) Start switch lever
(18) Stop switch button
(19) Mounting board
(19a) Front (mounting surface)
(19b) Rear surface (soldering surface)
(19c) Notch
(20) Mounting part
(20a) Screw
(21) Light emitting diode (light emitting element)
(22) (23) (24) 7-segment light emitting diode (light emitting device)
(25) Light emitting diode (light emitting element)
(26) Board connector
(26a) outlet
(27) Resistance (electric element)
(28) Capacitor (electrical element)
(29) Harness
(29a) Connector

Claims (3)

A mounting board is attached to the rear surface of the front door provided on the front surface of the housing so as to be opened and closed, and predetermined game information is provided on the front surface of the mounting board based on a control signal of a control board provided in the housing. In a gaming machine equipped with a light emitting element that can be displayed on the front surface of the front door through a display window provided on the front door,
A gaming machine, wherein a board connector to which an electrical element and a harness connector for connecting the control board and the mounting board are connected is mounted on the front surface of the mounting board.   The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the board connector is mounted downward on a lower portion of the front surface of the mounting board. 3. The gaming machine according to claim 2, wherein a notch portion into which a harness connected to the board connector is inserted is provided below a position where the board connector is mounted on the mounting board.

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