JP2006333958A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent a substrate cover from being damaged on the basis of the repetitive collision with the substrate cover of game balls falling inside an assembly gutter. <P>SOLUTION: A plate lens 52 is held on a lamp mount 51. A lamp substrate 61 is fixed to the lamp mount 51 and the lamp substrate 61 is housed inside the assembly gutter so as to be positioned at a place lower than a ball entrance. A lamp bulb 62 is loaded on the front surface of the lamp substrate 61, and the plate lens 52 is illuminated from the back by the lamp bulb 62. In the case of this constitution, the rear surface of the lamp substrate 61 is covered with a freely bendable substrate sheet 64 made of a synthetic resin. Thus, since the flexibility and fatigue resistance of the substrate sheet 64 are improved, the damage of the substrate sheet 64 based on the repetitive collision with the substrate sheet 64 of the game balls discharged from the ball entrance at the upper part to the inside of the assembly gutter is prevented. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine having a configuration in which a board is fixed to a gaming board via a base plate.

Some of the above gaming machines have a configuration in which a board is fixed to a base plate that holds an electric decoration member, and the electric decoration member and the board are arranged to face each other in the front-rear direction. A light source is mounted on the front surface of the substrate. When the light source emits light, the illumination member is illuminated from behind. In the case of this configuration, the substrate is housed inside the bowl member so as to be positioned below the entrance. This saddle member is used to flow the game ball discharged from the exit of the entrance to the outside of the machine, and there is a possibility that the game ball falling inside the saddle member may come into contact with the wiring pattern formed on the rear surface of the board. . For this reason, the rear surface of the board is covered with a board cover to prevent a short circuit between the wiring patterns based on the game ball coming into contact with the wiring pattern of the board.
Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 4-43257

  In the case of the above gaming machine, a thick synthetic resin substrate cover having high impact resistance is used. Since this board cover has low flexibility and fatigue resistance, the board cover may be damaged based on repeated collision of the game ball with the board cover. When the wiring pattern is exposed and formed on the rear surface of the substrate, the wiring pattern is exposed to the inside of the eaves member based on breakage of the substrate cover. Further, when the protective film covering the wiring pattern is formed on the rear surface of the substrate, the protective film is scraped based on repeated collision of the game ball with the protective curtain, and the wiring pattern is exposed inside the bag member. Therefore, in any case, the game balls are brought into contact with each other between the wiring patterns on the board, so that the wiring patterns are short-circuited, which may cause a failure of the light source.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine capable of preventing a substrate cover from being damaged based on repeated collision of a game ball falling inside the saddle member with the substrate cover. It is to provide.

The gaming machine of the present invention is characterized in that it has 1) a entrance to 5) a board cover.
1) The entrance is provided in the game board, and has an entrance through which the game ball can enter and an exit through which the entered game ball is discharged to the rear of the game board. An upper left winning opening 37 and an upper right winning opening 39 in FIG. 2 correspond to a winning entry. As shown in FIG. 3, an outlet 38 is formed in the upper left winning opening 37, and an outlet 40 is formed in the upper right winning opening 39. Is formed. The upper left winning opening 37 and the upper right winning opening 39 are in the form of a pocket whose upper surface is opened, and the upper surface of the upper left winning opening 37 and the upper surface of the upper right winning opening 39 correspond to an entrance through which a game ball can enter.
2) The saddle member is provided on the game board, and the game ball discharged from the exit of the entrance hole flows. The collective bowl 32 in FIG. 3 corresponds to a saddle member, and the game balls discharged from the outlet 38 of the upper left winning opening 37 and the game balls discharged from the outlet 40 of the upper right winning opening 39 pass through the interior of the collective bowl 32. Flows downward.
3) The base plate is provided on the game board, and the lamp base plate 51 in FIG. 4 corresponds to the base plate.
4) The substrate is fixed to the base plate. This substrate is at least partially housed inside the bowl member, and is arranged so that the lower end of the portion housed inside the bowl member is not more than the same height as the lower end of the outlet of the entrance. It is a thing. Each of the left lamp board 61 and the right lamp board 61 in FIG. 3 corresponds to a board, and both of the lamp boards 61 are all housed in the assembly 32, and the left lamp board 61 The substrate 61 is arranged such that the lower end is equal to or lower than the lower end of the outlet 38 of the upper left winning opening 37, and the right lamp substrate 61 has the lower end equal to or lower than the lower end of the outlet 40 of the upper right winning opening 39. It is arranged to be.
5) The substrate cover has a flexible sheet shape covering the rear surface of the substrate. The sheet-like substrate cover preferably has a thickness dimension of “0.5 mm” or less, and the substrate sheet 64 in FIG. 4 corresponds to the substrate cover.

  The rear surface of the substrate was covered with a flexible sheet-like substrate cover. For this reason, since the flexibility and fatigue resistance of the board cover are improved, it is possible to prevent the board cover from being damaged based on repeated collision of the game ball flowing inside the saddle member with the board cover. For this reason, the protective film is scraped off when the wiring pattern formed on the rear surface of the substrate is exposed inside the saddle member or the game ball repeatedly collides with the protective film formed on the rear surface of the substrate. Since the wiring patterns are not exposed to the inside of the saddle member, it is possible to prevent the wiring patterns on the board from being short-circuited via the game ball. In addition, since the sheet-like base material is punched out by an inexpensive press die, the substrate cover can be manufactured. For this reason, it is not necessary to manufacture the substrate cover with an expensive injection mold, so the cost is reduced. In addition, since the board cover bends in response to the rise of the solder that connects the electrical components such as the light source to the wiring pattern of the board, there is no need to install the board cover on the board away from the rise of the solder. Become.

  As shown in FIG. 1, an outer frame 1 is installed on the island of Pachinko hall. The outer frame 1 has a rectangular tube shape whose front and rear surfaces are open. A front frame 2 is mounted on the front end surface of the outer frame 1 so as to be rotatable about a vertical axis on the left side. A horizontally long rectangular lower plate 3 positioned at the lower end is fixed to the front surface of the front frame 2, and a lower plate 4 whose upper surface is open is fixed to the front surface of the lower plate 3. An upper plate 5 is disposed above the lower plate 3. The upper plate 5 is attached to the front frame 2, and an upper plate 6 having an open upper surface is fixed to the front surface of the upper plate 5.

  A handle base 7 is fixed to the front surface of the lower plate 3 at the right end, and a firing handle 8 is rotatably attached to the handle base 7. A firing motor 9 is fixed to the rear of the firing handle 8, and a hitting ball 10 is connected to a rotation shaft of the firing motor 9. The firing motor 9 corresponds to a driving source of the hitting ball 10, and when the shooting handle 8 is rotated, a driving power is supplied to the shooting motor 9, and the upper plate is driven based on the driving of the hitting ball 10. Play the game balls in 6 out of the upper plate 6.

  A window frame 11 is mounted on the front surface of the front frame 2. This window frame 11 has a circular hole-shaped window portion 12, and a transparent glass window 13 is fixed to the inner peripheral surface of the window portion 12. Speakers 14 are fixed to the rear surface of the window frame 11 at the upper left corner and the upper right corner, and a net-like speaker cover 15 is disposed in front of each speaker 14. Each speaker cover 15 is fixed to the window frame 11, and the game sound reproduced by each speaker 14 is emitted through the front speaker cover 15. A lamp cover 16 is fixed to the window frame 11 between both speakers 14, and a plurality of illumination LEDs 17 are arranged behind the lamp cover 16. Each of these illumination LEDs 17 is fixed to the window frame 11, and the lamp cover 16 is illuminated from behind based on the fact that the illumination LEDs 17 emit light.

  As shown in FIG. 2, a game board 18 is attached to the front frame 2, and the game board 18 is covered from the front by the glass window 13 of the window frame 11. An outer rail 19 and an inner rail 20 are fixed to the front surface of the game board 18, and a rubber ball stopper 23 is fixed between the right end portion of the outer rail 19 and the right end portion of the inner rail 20. . A firing passage 21 is formed between the outer rail 19 and the inner rail 20 on the left side, and the game ball bounced by the hitting ball 10 is discharged through the firing passage 21 into the game area 22. A plurality of obstacle nails are driven into the game area 22, and the game balls released into the game area 22 fall within the game area 22 while hitting the obstacle nails. This game area 22 refers to a circular area surrounded by the outer rail 19 and the inner rail 20 (the remaining area of the launch passage 21), and corresponds to a rolling area that is the maximum range in which the game ball can roll.

  In the game area 22, a special winning opening base plate 24 is fixed, and a square cylindrical large winning opening 25 having an open front surface is fixed to the special winning opening base plate 24. A door 26 is attached to the special winning prize base plate 24 so as to be rotatable about a horizontal shaft 27 at the lower end. This door 27 is connected to a plunger of a grand prize opening solenoid, and the big prize opening solenoid closes the front of the big prize opening 25 so that a game ball cannot win a prize based on turning the door 26 in a vertical state. Based on the turning operation of the door 26 in a horizontal state where the door 26 is tilted forward, the front of the special winning opening 25 is opened so that the game ball can win.

  A display base plate 28 is fixed in the game area 22, and a symbol display 29 is fixed to the display base plate 28. The symbol display 29 is composed of a color liquid crystal display, and an identification symbol is displayed on the symbol display 29. This identification symbol refers to a combination of a numeric symbol in the left column, a numeric symbol in the middle column, and a numeric symbol in the right column, and the player is informed of the big hit and miss according to the combination of the three symbols in the identification symbol. The

  A start port 30 is fixed in the game area 22. The starting port 30 has a pocket shape with an open upper surface, and a game ball rolling in the game area 22 can be won in the starting port 30 from the upper surface. As shown in FIG. 3, an outlet 31 is formed in the starting port 30, and a game ball won in the starting port 30 is discharged from the outlet 31 to the rear of the game board 18. When a game ball wins in the starting port 30, the symbol game is started. In this symbol game, the identification symbol is displayed in order in the variable state and the variable stop state on the symbol display 29, and when the identification symbol is stopped and displayed in a combination of big hits, the big hit game is started. This jackpot combination refers to a combination having the same numerical design in each column, and a combination other than the jackpot is referred to as an outlier combination.

  The big hit game opens the grand prize opening 25 and generates an advantageous state of the player allowing the game ball to win in the big prize opening 25. The big prize opening 25 has an upper limit (10 pieces). The game is held in an open state until the condition for the number of game balls to win or the time condition for reaching the upper limit (30 sec) is satisfied. The opening / closing operation based on the number condition and the time condition of the big winning opening 25 is called a big hit round, and the big hit round is repeated a fixed number of times (15 times). This repeated big hit round is called a big hit game.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the collective basket 32 is fixed to the rear surface of the game board 18, and the outlet 31 of the start port 30 is opened inside the collective bowl 32. The collective bowl 32 has a case shape covering the rear surface of the game board 18 and has a left inclined plate 33 and a right inclined plate 34. The left inclined plate 33 is inclined downward from the right to the left, and the right inclined plate 34 is inclined downward from the left to the right. The product is discharged from the outlet 31 into the assembly wall 32 and rolls along either the left inclined plate 33 or the right inclined plate 34. A left discharge port 35 and a right discharge port 36 are formed in the collective basket 32. The left outlet 35 is connected to the left outlet, the right outlet 36 is connected to the right outlet, and the game ball rolling along the left inclined plate 33 is discharged from the left outlet 35 to the left. The game balls that are discharged to the outside through the basket and roll along the right inclined plate 34 are discharged from the right discharge port 36 to the outside through the right discharge bowl. This collective rod 32 corresponds to a rod member.

  As shown in FIG. 2, an upper left winning opening 37 is fixed in the game area 22. The upper left winning opening 37 has a pocket shape whose upper surface is open, and a game ball that rolls in the game area 22 can enter the upper left winning opening 37 from the upper surface. As shown in FIG. 3, an outlet 38 is formed in the upper left winning opening 37. This exit 38 opens to the inside of the collective basket 32, and the game balls that have won in the upper left winning slot 37 are discharged from the exit 38 into the collective bowl 32 and fall inside the collective bowl 32 to the left. It is discharged from the outlet 35 through the left discharge rod. The upper left winning opening 37 corresponds to a ball opening, and the upper surface of the upper left winning opening 37 corresponds to an entrance.

  As shown in FIG. 2, an upper right winning opening 39 is fixed in the game area 22. The upper right winning opening 39 has a pocket shape whose upper surface is open, and a game ball that rolls in the game area 22 can enter the upper right winning opening 39 from the upper surface. As shown in FIG. 3, an outlet 40 is formed in the upper right winning opening 39. The exit 40 opens to the inside of the collective basket 32, and the game balls won in the upper right winning opening 39 are discharged from the exit 40 into the collective bowl 32, fall inside the collective bowl 32, and be discharged to the right. It is discharged from the outlet 36 through the right discharge rod. The upper right winning opening 39 corresponds to a ball opening, and the upper surface of the upper right winning opening 39 corresponds to an entrance.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the left side lamp device 50 is fixed in the game area 22. The left side lamp device 50 corresponds to an electric decoration device, and is configured as follows.

  As shown in FIG. 4, a plate-shaped lamp base plate 51 along the front surface of the game board 18 is fixed to the game board 18, and a colored transparent plate lens 52 is fixed to the lamp base board 51. . The plate lens 52 has a plate shape located on the same plane as the lamp base plate 51, and a colored transparent case lens 53 is fixed to the lamp base plate 51 so as to be positioned below the plate lens 52. Yes. The case lens 53 has a case shape protruding forward from the lamp base plate 51, and the lamp base plate 51 has an opening 54 located behind the case lens 53. The lamp base plate 51 corresponds to a base plate, and the plate lens 52 and the case lens 53 correspond to an electric decoration member.

  A gate 55 is fixed to the lamp base plate 51 above the case lens 53. The gate 55 has a U-shaped frame whose upper and lower surfaces are open, and a gate sensor 56 is fixed in the gate 55. The gate sensor 56 includes a proximity switch and has a circular hole-shaped opening 57. The opening 57 also serves as an internal space of the gate 55, and when the game ball passes through the opening 57, a passing signal is output from the gate sensor 56 as having passed through the gate 55.

  An inclined plate 58 is disposed below the gate 55. The inclined plate 58 is fixed inside the case lens 53, and the game ball that has passed through the gate 55 falls onto the inclined plate 58. The inclined plate 58 has an inclined shape that descends from the left to the right of the game board 18, and the game ball dropped on the inclined plate 58 rolls along the inclined plate 58, and the inside of the case lens 53. Released from.

  A hood 59 that protrudes rearward is fixed to the lamp base plate 51. The hood 59 has a cylindrical shape that goes around the lamp base plate 51 and is inserted into the through hole 41 of the game board 18. Inside the hood 59, cylindrical bosses 60 are arranged at the upper and lower ends. Both bosses 60 are fixed to the lamp base plate 51 and correspond to mounting members. A lamp substrate 61 made of a single-sided printed wiring board is fixed to the rear end surfaces of both the bosses 60, and the lamp substrate 61 is disposed to face the plate lens 52 and the case lens 53 from the rear. This lamp substrate 61 is fixed from the rear through the lamp substrate 61 and screwed into both bosses 60, and is arranged so that the pattern surface having the wiring pattern is the rear surface. As shown in FIG. 3, the lamp substrate 61 is housed inside the collective basket 32, and the lower end of the lamp substrate 61 is disposed below the lower end of the outlet 38 of the upper left winning opening 37. The lamp substrate 61 corresponds to a substrate.

  A plurality of light bulbs 62 are mounted on the front surface of the lamp substrate 61 as shown in FIG. Each of these light bulbs 62 corresponds to a light source, and is soldered to the wiring pattern of the lamp substrate 61 on the rear surface. A connector 63 is mounted on the front surface of the lamp substrate 61, and the connector 63 is soldered to the wiring pattern of the lamp substrate 61 on the rear surface. That is, a plurality of solders are attached to the rear surface of the lamp substrate 61, and a plurality of protrusions made of solder are formed on the rear surface of the lamp substrate 61.

  The connector 63 has an insertion port for connecting a pair of connectors oriented in the left-right direction, and the pair of connectors is connected to the insertion port of the connector 63 through a gap between the hood 59 and the lamp board 61. The This pair of connectors is connected to a power supply circuit. Each light bulb 62 emits light when power is applied from the power supply circuit through the connector 63 and the wiring pattern, and the plate lens 52 and the case lens 53 are located on the rear side. The light bulb 62 is illuminated based on the light emission.

  A substrate sheet 64 is covered on the rear surface of the lamp substrate 61, and the entire rear surface of the lamp substrate 61 is covered with the substrate sheet 64. The substrate sheet 64 is fixed together with the lamp substrate 61 on the basis of tightening screws to both bosses 60, and is sandwiched between the heads of both screws and the lamp substrate 61 so as not to be misaligned. The substrate sheet 64 is a bendable material that can be deformed along the rise of a plurality of solders formed on the rear surface of the lamp substrate 61, and is made of a colorless and transparent synthetic resin (specifically, polyethylene). ing. The substrate sheet 64 is thinner than the lamp substrate 61 and is manufactured by punching a sheet-like base material with a press die. The substrate sheet 64 corresponds to a substrate cover, and has a thickness dimension set to “0.5 mm” or less.

  As shown in FIG. 2, a right side lamp device 70 corresponding to an electrical decoration device is fixed in the game area 22. The right side lamp device 70 has the same configuration as the left side lamp device 50, and includes a lamp base plate 51, a plate lens 52, a case lens 53, a lamp substrate 61, a plurality of light bulbs 62, and a substrate sheet 64. Yes. As shown in FIG. 3, the lamp substrate 61 of the right side lamp device 70 is housed inside the collective basket 32, and the lower end of the lamp substrate 61 of the right side lamp device 70 is the outlet of the upper right winning opening 39. It is arranged below the lower end of 40.

According to the said Example 1, there exists the following effect.
The rear surface of the lamp substrate 61 of the left side lamp device 50 is covered with a flexible synthetic resin substrate sheet 64. For this reason, since the flexibility and fatigue resistance of the board sheet 64 are improved, the game balls discharged from the outlet 38 of the upper left winning opening 37 into the inside of the assembly basket 32 repeatedly collide with the board sheet 64 of the left side lamp device 50. This prevents the substrate sheet 64 of the left side lamp device 50 from being damaged. For this reason, the wiring pattern formed on the rear surface of the lamp board 61 of the left side lamp device 50 is not exposed to the inside of the assembly rod 32, so that the wiring patterns of the lamp board 61 are connected to each other via the game ball. It is prevented that the light bulb 62 breaks down due to the short circuit. In addition, the substrate sheet 64 can be manufactured by punching the sheet-like base material with an inexpensive press die. For this reason, it is not necessary to manufacture the substrate cover with an expensive injection mold, so the cost is reduced. Furthermore, since the board sheet 64 bends according to the rise of the solder of the lamp board 61, it is not necessary to devise a method of installing the board sheet 64 on the lamp board 61 away from the rise of the solder. These effects are the same for the right side lamp device 70.

  In the first embodiment, the board sheet 64 of the left side lamp device 50 is screwed to the lamp board 61. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, it can be directly attached to the rear surface of the lamp board 61. You may comprise. This configuration is the same for the right side lamp device 70.

  In the first embodiment, the entire lamp board 61 of the left side lamp device 50 is housed in the assembly basket 32. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, a part of the lamp board 61 is assembled. It is good also as a structure accommodated in the inside of the collar 32. FIG. This configuration is the same for the right side lamp device 70.

  In the first embodiment, the lamp substrate 61 of the left side lamp device 50 is disposed below the outlet 38 of the upper left winning opening 37. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and for example, below the outlet 38 of the upper left winning opening 37. You may arrange | position in the part which shifts in position in the left-right direction. In short, it is only necessary to be placed at a lower position than the exit 38 of the upper left winning opening 37. This configuration is the same for the right side lamp device 70.

In the first embodiment, polyethylene is used as the material of the substrate sheet 64. However, the material is not limited to this, and polycarbonate may be used, for example.
In the first embodiment, the wiring pattern is exposed on the rear surface of the lamp substrate 61. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, a protective film that covers the wiring pattern may be formed on the rear surface of the lamp substrate 61. . In the case of this configuration, the protective film is prevented from being scraped based on repeated collision of the game ball with the protective film of the lamp substrate 61. For this reason, since the wiring pattern of the lamp substrate 61 is not exposed inside the assembly rod 32, the wiring patterns of the lamp substrate 61 are prevented from being short-circuited via the game ball.

The figure which shows Example 1 (a is a front view which shows the whole structure of a gaming machine, b is a side view) Front view showing game board Rear view showing game board The figure which shows a left side lamp apparatus (a is a front view, b is sectional drawing which follows Xb line, c is Xc view, d is Xd view)

Explanation of symbols

  18 is a game board, 32 is a collective bowl, 37 is an upper left prize opening, 38 is an exit, 39 is an upper right prize opening, 40 is an exit, 51 is a lamp base plate, 52 is a plate lens, 53 is a case lens, and 61 is a lamp board , 62 indicates a light bulb, and 64 indicates a substrate sheet.

Claims (1)

A game entrance provided on the game board and having an entrance through which a game ball can enter and an exit through which the game ball entered is discharged to the rear of the game board;
A saddle member provided on the game board, through which a game ball discharged from the exit of the entrance hole flows;
A base plate provided on the game board;
A substrate provided on the base plate;
A flexible sheet-like substrate cover covering the rear surface of the substrate;
At least a part of the substrate is housed in the bowl member, and a lower end of the portion housed in the bowl member is equal to or lower than the lower end of the entrance of the entrance. A gaming machine characterized by being arranged as described above.

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