JP2007295961A - Pachinko game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a pachinko game machine of a new structure in which a feeder cable to connected to the electrical component of a movable member can be easily disposed with excellent space efficiency while preventing it from getting into a driving mechanism. <P>SOLUTION: A transmission pin 56 for transmitting driving force to the movable member 48 is inserted to a pin hole 86 provided through a substrate 45, a cable hole 65 is formed through the transmission pin 56 in the front and back directions of the substrate 45, and the feeder cable 71 is inserted into the cable hole 65 and wired. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

The present invention relates to a pachinko machine having a movable member on a game board, for example.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, pachinko machines are known in which a movable member is provided on a game board and driven to increase the effect on decoration and performance. In recent years, in particular, as shown in Patent Document 1, for example, many movable members are provided with electrical components such as LEDs.

  By the way, in order to supply electric power to the electrical components provided in such a movable member, it is necessary to connect the power supply device and the movable member with a power feeding cable. In the case of a pachinko machine, the movable member is generally provided on the front side of the game board, while the power supply device is generally provided on the back side of the game board. Therefore, in order to connect the power supply device and the movable member, it is necessary to connect the power feeding cable connected to the power supply device from the back side to the front side of the game board and connect to the movable member. At the same time, the power supply cable is preferably connected to the back surface of the movable member in order to make it difficult for the player to see.

  However, a drive mechanism that drives the movable member is often provided on the back side of the movable member so that it is difficult for the player to see. Therefore, in a structure in which the power supply cable is simply inserted through the gap of the drive mechanism and connected to the back surface of the movable member, the power supply cable may be caught in the drive mechanism and damaged, or the drive of the movable member may be hindered. It was.

  Therefore, for example, as shown in Patent Document 2, an insertion hole extending along the moving direction of the movable member is provided, and the power supply cable is inserted and wired through the insertion hole. It is general that the power supply cable is not caught in the drive mechanism by being provided separately and independently.

  However, it is obvious that it is not preferable to separately provide the wiring structure and the driving mechanism in the pachinko machine having a limited arrangement space. In particular, when the width of the power feeding cable is large, the width of the insertion hole must be increased accordingly, which further reduces the space efficiency. In addition, since there is a problem of complicating the design, it is not always an effective measure.

JP 2000-107377 A JP 2005-58257 A

  Here, the present invention has been made in the background as described above, and the problem to be solved is to prevent the feeding cable connected to the electric component of the movable member from being caught in the drive mechanism. On the other hand, it is an object of the present invention to provide a pachinko machine having a novel structure that can be easily arranged with excellent space efficiency.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention made to solve the above-described problems will be described. In addition, the component employ | adopted in each aspect as described below is employable by arbitrary combinations as much as possible.

  That is, according to the present invention, the transmission pin for transmitting the driving force from the driving source to the movable member is inserted and arranged in the pin hole formed through the substrate, and the transmission hole is formed through the cable hole so as to be provided on the movable member. The present invention is characterized in that a power supply cable for supplying power to the electrical component is inserted and wired in the cable hole.

  If it does in this way, it will become unnecessary to provide the penetration hole for inserting a feeding cable separately from the pin hole of a movable member. As a result, excellent space efficiency can be obtained, the design can be facilitated, and the degree of design freedom can be improved. In particular, in the present invention, since the feeding cable is inserted and wired inside the transmission pin, the feeding cable is prevented from entering the gap between the transmission pin and the pin hole. Thus, the drive mechanism and the wiring structure can be provided at one place while effectively avoiding the problem of the entrainment of the power feeding cable caused by providing the drive mechanism and the wiring structure at one place.

  The transmission pin in the present invention may be formed integrally with the movable member, or may be formed separately from the movable member, for example, formed on the drive member side. In addition, the specific shape of the cable hole is not limited at all. For example, when a linear cable is used as the power supply cable, the cable hole is formed with a circular cross-sectional shape, or a belt-shaped cable having a predetermined width dimension is used as the power supply cable. When used, a rectangular cross-sectional shape having a width dimension larger than the width dimension of the belt-like cable may be used.

  Hereinafter, in order to clarify the present invention more specifically, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. In the following description, the up and down direction and the left and right direction are, in principle, the up and down direction and the left and right direction as viewed from the player, and the player side is also in principle for the front, back, front and rear sides. Let it be the front and the front.

  FIG. 1 shows a pachinko machine 10 as an embodiment of the present invention. The pachinko machine 10 includes an outer frame 12 that is formed into a frame in a vertically long rectangular shape. The outer frame 12 is assembled with an inner frame 14 in which substantially all of the main components of the pachinko machine are aggregated and provided so as to be pivotably supported on one side. Further, on the front side of the middle frame 14, there is a glass frame 18 provided with a glass plate for protecting the game board 16 attached from the back side with respect to the middle frame 14, and a dish plate 22 provided with an upper dish 20. Each is assembled to one side of the middle frame 14 so as to be pivotally supported so as to be opened and closed. Furthermore, a lower plate 24 is provided below the upper plate 20, and a firing handle 26 projects from the right side of the lower plate 24. Then, when the player rotates the launch lever 28 that is rotatably attached to the launch handle 26, the game balls stored in the upper plate 20 are passed through a ball feeding mechanism (not shown). After being sent to a launching device (not shown), it is fired toward a game area 30 formed on the game board 16.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the game board 16 includes a game board 31 having a synthetic resin sheet attached to the surface thereof, and is surrounded by a guide rail 32 fixed to the surface side of the game board 31. In the substantially circular game area 30, a display screen 34 of a liquid crystal display as a symbol display device assembled from the back side of the game board 31 is disposed in a substantially central portion so as to be visible to the player. . Various structures such as a start winning device 36 and a special variable winning device 38 are fixedly provided below the display screen 34. In particular, in the present embodiment, a liquid crystal display is used as the symbol display device, but a display using a CRT or LED, a drum unit, or the like can also be used.

  The game balls launched toward the game area 30 are allowed to flow down the game area 30. When the game ball wins the start winning device 36, the display of a plurality of variation symbols (not shown) is started on the display screen 34, and the variation display of the plurality of variation symbols is performed for a predetermined time. Thereafter, when a plurality of variable symbols are stopped and displayed in a specific stop display mode, a so-called jackpot gaming state occurs, and in a normal gaming state, a door 40 that blocks the entrance of the special variable winning device 38 is determined in advance. It can be opened and closed according to specified operating conditions. As a result, the entrance of the special variable prize-winning device 38 is opened, and it is possible to win a game ball to the special variable prize-winning device 38. As a result, the player cannot obtain a profit (prize ball) in a normal gaming state. Can be obtained.

  A center decoration 42 for modifying the display screen 34 is disposed around the display screen 34. The center ornament 42 is configured such that a mounting member 45 as a substrate having a through hole 44 is provided with a dropping member 48 as a movable member, a swing member 50 as a decorative member, and an LED (not shown). Yes. The through hole 44 has a size and a shape corresponding to the display screen 34 and is penetrated through the mounting plate portion 45, and the display screen 34 of the liquid crystal display disposed on the back side of the game board 16 through the through hole 44. Visible from the player. The above-described guide rail 32, start winning device 36, and the like are attached to the game board 31, and a game nail (not shown) is driven into the game area 30.

  In addition, an upper portion of the center ornament 42 is formed with a hook 46 that extends in the left-right direction and protrudes forward so that the game ball does not flow down the front surface of the display screen 34.

  As shown in FIG. 3, a drop member 48 as a movable member is disposed on the right side of the through hole 44 on the front side of the center ornament 42 so as to be movable in the vertical direction, and the swing member 50 is It is arranged so as to be swingable in the left-right direction. The dropping member 48 and the swinging member 50 form a substantially semicircular arc shape that continues from the decorative member 51 provided on the mounting plate portion 45 at a normal position (position in FIG. 3) before being displaced. In addition, including the decorative member 51, the dropping member 48, and the swinging member 50, the bag also has an appearance like an integral member.

  4 shows the back surface of the dropping member 48, and FIG. 5 shows a model of a cross section of the dropping member 48. As shown in FIG. Upper leg portions 58a and 58b are provided at substantially upper ends of the back surface of the dropping member 48, while lower leg portions 60a and 60b are provided at substantially lower ends. These upper and lower leg portions 58a, 58b, 60a, 60b have substantially the same structure, and have a plate shape that protrudes rearward in opposition. The upper leg portions 58a and 58b and the lower leg portions 60a and 60b are provided with pins 62 and 64 extending in the horizontal direction and extending between the opposing surfaces. The upper leg portion 58a and the lower leg portion 60b that are positioned inside the dropping member 48 in the horizontal direction are arranged substantially in a straight line in the vertical direction. Further, the distance between the opposing surfaces of the lower leg portions 60a and 60b is slightly smaller than the distance between the opposing surfaces of the upper leg portions 58a and 58b.

  Further, a transmission shaft 56 as a transmission pin protruding rearward is integrally formed on the back surface of the dropping member 48. In this embodiment, the transmission shaft 56 has a substantially cylindrical shape, and is a substantially central portion of the dropping member 48, more specifically, at a position that is substantially in the middle of the upper leg portions 58a and 58b in the horizontal direction, and The upper leg portions 58a and 58b and the lower leg portions 60a and 60b are disposed at a position substantially in the middle in the vertical direction. The transmission shaft 56 is formed with a cable hole 65 extending in the axial direction of the transmission shaft 56 and penetrating through the transmission shaft 56. The cable hole 65 allows the internal space and the external space of the dropping member 48 to communicate with each other. ing.

  In addition, an LED board 69 including a plurality of LEDs 67 and 67 as electrical components is provided inside the dropping member 48. The LED board 69 is connected to one end of a line cable 71 as a power supply cable for supplying power to the LEDs 67 and 67. On the other hand, the end of the wire cable 71 opposite to the side connected to the LED board 69 extends to the outside of the dropping member 48 through the cable hole 65 and is exposed to the outside from the transmission shaft 56. The part is provided with a connector 73.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the dropping member 48 having such a structure has upper legs 58 a and 58 b and lower legs 60 a and 60 b that are formed by extending the mounting plate 45 in the vertical direction. The grooves 66a and 66b and the lower leg grooves 68a and 68b are attached so as to be movable in the vertical direction. Specifically, as schematically shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, a pair of mounting plate upper grooves 70 a and 70 b extending in the vertical direction are provided on the right side of the through hole 44 in the mounting plate portion 45. A pair of mounting plate lower grooves 72a and 72b extending in the vertical direction are provided below the mounting plate upper grooves 70a and 70b. A cover member 78 having cover upper grooves 74a and 74b and cover lower grooves 76a and 76b having sizes and shapes corresponding to the mounting plate upper grooves 70a and 70b and the mounting plate lower grooves 72a and 72b is provided on the back surface of the mounting plate portion 45. Is attached. As a result, the mounting plate upper grooves 70a and 70b and the cover upper grooves 74a and 74b are overlapped to form upper leg grooves 66a and 66b, and the mounting plate lower grooves 72a and 72b and the cover lower grooves 76a and 76b are overlapped. Lower leg grooves 68a and 68b are formed.

  The upper leg portions 58a and 58b and the lower leg portions 60a and 60b are inserted into the mounting plate upper grooves 70a and 70b and the mounting plate lower grooves 72a and 72b from the front surface of the mounting plate portion 45, and on the back surface of the mounting plate portion 45. Protruded. And the pins 62 and 64 are arrange | positioned with respect to the protrusion front-end | tip part of upper leg part 58a, 58b and lower leg part 60a, 60b, respectively. Further, the cover member 78 is overlapped on the back surface of the mounting plate portion 45 so that the protruding end portions of the upper leg portions 58a and 58b are inserted so as not to protrude into the cover upper grooves 74a and 74b, and the lower leg portion 60a. , 60b are inserted so as not to protrude into the cover lower grooves 76a, 76b. As a result, the drop member 48 cannot be pulled out from the mounting plate portion 45 in the state where the pins 62 and 64 are disposed in the gap formed between the mounting plate portion 45 and the cover member 78 and is used for the upper and lower legs. Attached so as to be movable in the vertical direction along the grooves 66 and 68.

  Further, a mounting plate guide groove 82 extending in the vertical direction is provided between the mounting plate upper grooves 70 a and 70 b in the mounting plate portion 45, and at a position corresponding to the mounting plate guide groove 82 in the cover member 78. A cover guide groove 84 having a size and a shape corresponding to the mounting plate guide groove 82 is provided so as to be overlapped, and the mounting plate guide groove 82 and the cover guide groove 84 are overlapped so that the front and back surfaces of the mounting plate portion 45 are overlapped. A pin hole 86 that penetrates in the direction and extends in the vertical direction is formed. The pin hole 86 has a width in the left-right direction that is slightly larger than the radial dimension of the transmission shaft 56, and substantially from the middle in the height direction of the upper leg grooves 66a, 66b to the height direction of the lower leg grooves 68a, 68b. It is formed with a length dimension in the vertical direction that reaches the middle part. When the dropping member 48 is assembled to the mounting plate 45, the transmission shaft 56 is inserted into the pin hole 86 together with the connector 73, and the protruding ends of the connector 73 and the transmission shaft 56 are projected rearward of the cover member 78. It has been. Thereby, the transmission shaft 56 is inserted and arranged in the pin hole 86, and the cable hole 65 extends in the front and back direction of the mounting plate portion 45.

  On the other hand, the swing member 50 is configured such that a doll 90 is integrally provided on the display screen 34 side of the curved portion 88 that forms a substantially arc shape continuously with the dropping member 48. As shown in FIG. 6, a support shaft 92 that protrudes rearward is integrally formed on the back surface of the swing member 50, and is inserted into an arcuate groove 94 that penetrates the mounting plate 45 in an arcuate shape. Has been passed.

  A swing plate 96 having a substantially triangular plate shape is attached to the back surface of the attachment plate portion 45. The swing plate 96 swings against the mounting plate portion 45 by a pivot shaft 98 formed at the apex positioned below the apex so that one of the portions corresponding to the apex is overlapped with the arc-shaped groove 94. It is mounted movably. As a result, the apex portion superimposed on the arc-shaped groove 94 can be swung along the arc-shaped groove 94, and the support shaft 92 is fixedly attached to the portion so that the rocking member 50 can be moved. , And can swing along the arcuate groove 94.

  In addition, although detailed illustration is abbreviate | omitted, also about the rocking | swiveling member 50, several LED is provided in the inside. A power supply cable for supplying power to these LEDs is drawn out to the back side of the mounting plate portion 45 through an insertion hole 100 penetrating the mounting plate portion 45. The swing plate 96 is formed with a notch 102 so as not to block the insertion hole 100 when swinging.

  Further, a buffer member 104 is provided on the right side of the swing member 50 on the front surface of the mounting plate portion 45. As shown in FIG. 9, a pair of insertion plate portions 106 a and 106 b protruding rearward are integrally formed on the back surface of the buffer member 104 so as to be integrated vertically, and the insertion plate portions 106 a and 106 b are formed. The guide plate 108 protrudes to the rear of the mounting plate portion 45 through a guide hole 108 penetrating the mounting plate portion 45 and extending in the vertical direction. The insertion plate portions 106 a and 106 b are attached to be displaceable in the vertical direction by being extrapolated to the guide shaft 110 provided in the vertical direction on the back surface of the mounting plate portion 45. The guide shaft 110 is mounted on a support plate 113 that protrudes rearwardly slightly below the guide hole 108 and is attached to the back surface of the mounting plate portion 45 and the back surface of the mounting plate portion 45. It is attached to the attachment plate part 45 by being sandwiched between 111 and 111.

  Further, a coil spring 112 is externally inserted into the guide shaft 110 in a compressed state between the insertion plate portion 106 b and the lower end edge portion of the guide hole 108. As a result, an upward biasing force is always applied to the insertion plate portion 106b, and the buffer member 104 is maintained in a state where the insertion plate portion 106a is locked to the upper end edge of the guide hole 108. Such a position is a steady position.

  A driving mechanism 114 that transmits a driving force to the dropping member 48 and the swinging member 50 is provided on the back surface of the mounting plate portion 45. FIG. 10 shows the mounting plate portion 45 in a state in which the drive mechanism 114 is provided. The drive mechanism 114 includes an electric motor 116 as a drive source, first to fourth transmission gears 118a to 118d, and a swing rod 120 as a connecting member.

  More specifically, the guide member 122 is attached to the back surface of the attachment plate portion 45 so as to overlap the swing plate 96. A substantially rectangular block-shaped slide member 126 having a slit 124 that opens rearward and extends in the left-right direction is attached to the guide member 122 so that both ends thereof are guided by the guide member 122 so as to move up and down. A driving shaft 128 protruding forward is formed on the surface (front surface) opposite to the surface on which the slit 124 is formed in the slide member 126 (see FIG. 6). Further, though not necessarily clear from the drawings, the guide member 122 has a through hole 130 extending in the vertical direction, and a drive shaft 128 is inserted through the through hole 130. Then, a protruding portion of the drive shaft 128 from the guide member 122 is inserted into the remaining vertex portion of the swing plate 96 where the rotating shaft 98 and the support shaft 92 are not formed with a predetermined length dimension. The hole 132 is inserted.

  Further, on the back side of the guide member 122, a first transmission gear 118a is rotatably disposed. The first transmission gear 118 a is directly attached to the output shaft of the electric motor 116. Although illustration is omitted, a cover member that covers substantially the entire drive mechanism 114 is attached to the back surface of the attachment plate portion 45, and the electric motor 116 is attached to the outside of the cover member, The output shaft projects into the cover member through a through-hole penetrating the cover member. The first transmission gear 118a is attached to the output shaft of the electric motor 116 that protrudes into the cover member, and the first transmission gear 118a is supported by the cover member. ing. Although not apparent from the drawings, the first transmission gear 118a is formed with a rod-like engagement protrusion protruding forward, and the engagement protrusion is inserted into the slit 124 of the slide member 126. It is put.

  Then, the second to fourth transmission gears 118b to 118d are rotatably arranged in order from the first transmission gear 118a upward and meshed in series, and the driving force of the electric motor 116 is increased. It is transmitted to the fourth transmission gear 118d. Here, these transmission gears 118a to 118d are set to a gear ratio in which the fourth transmission gear 118d also rotates once when the first transmission gear 118a rotates once. In the present embodiment, a conventionally known DC motor is used as the electric motor 116, and the electric motor 116 can rotate only in one direction.

  The fourth transmission gear 118d is formed with a cam portion 136 that protrudes forward, and the contact portion 140 of the swing rod 120 is brought into contact with the cam portion 136.

  The rocking rod 120 is a substantially rod-shaped member extending with a predetermined length, and a rod-shaped contact portion 140 protruding rearward is formed at one end, while the other A fitting portion 143 as a connecting portion is integrally formed at the end portion. The swing rod 120 is inserted into the mounting plate portion 45 by inserting the shaft 142 of the support member 141 attached to the mounting plate portion 45 into the shaft hole penetrating the substantially intermediate portion in the longitudinal direction. On the other hand, it is attached so as to be pivotable about the shaft 142, so that the fitting portion 143 can be displaced so as to substantially follow the pin hole 86.

  The fitting portion 143 has a substantially frame shape in which a rectangular insertion hole 144 is provided in the thickness direction. The insertion hole 144 has a long side extending in the longitudinal direction of the swing rod 120, and the dimension of the long side is slightly larger than the width direction dimension of the pin hole 86. On the other hand, the short side of the insertion hole 144 is formed with a dimension slightly larger than the diameter dimension of the transmission shaft 56.

  Then, when the swing rod 120 is attached to the attachment plate portion 45, the rear end portion of the transmission shaft 56 projected rearward of the cover member 78 is inserted into the insertion hole 144. Here, the connector 73 positioned at the protruding end portion of the transmission shaft 56 is arranged on the back side of the fitting portion 143 through the insertion hole 144, whereby the wire cable 71 is connected to the transmission shaft. The cable is passed through the 56 cable holes 65 to the back surface of the mounting plate portion 45.

  A connector 148 provided at one end of the flat cable 146 is connected to the connector 73 disposed on the back surface of the fitting portion 143. The flat cable 146 is a strip-shaped cable having a predetermined width dimension, and the end opposite to the side where the connector 148 is provided is directly connected to a power supply device (not shown) provided on the back surface of the mounting plate 45. Or it is indirectly connected through another substrate or the like. The flat cable 146 and the wire cable 71 are electrically connected by the connectors 73 and 148, whereby the LED 67 disposed in the dropping member 48 is electrically connected to the power supply device. ing.

  Further, the swing rod 120 is configured such that the contact portion 140 is brought into contact with the cam portion 136 of the fourth transmission gear 118d. Here, the cam portion 136 has a substantially semicircular shape, and the fourth transmission gear 118d is rotated (in the present embodiment, counterclockwise in FIG. 10), thereby contacting the cam portion 136. The contact state and the non-contact state of the portion 140 can be expressed alternately.

  Note that a curved surface 138 that slightly protrudes toward the non-forming portion of the cam portion 136 is formed on the non-circumferential portion that is brought into contact with the contact portion 140 in the rotation direction of the cam portion 136. When the portion 136 is brought into contact with the contact portion 140, the contact portion 140 is smoothly guided to the outer peripheral portion of the cam portion 136 by applying a downward component force to the contact portion 140. Has been. The contact portion 140 is guided downward while being guided to the outer peripheral portion of the cam portion 136, whereby the fitting portion 143 is displaced upward, and the fourth transmission gear 118d is stopped so that the cam By maintaining the locked state of the contact portion 140 by the outer peripheral portion of the portion 136, the fitting portion 143 is maintained at the upper moving end position.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the slide member 126 engaged with the first transmission gear 118a is positioned at the lower moving end in the steady state, and the support shaft 92 of the swing plate 96 has an arc shape. It can be positioned at the outer end of the groove 94. Thus, the swing member 50 is positioned at the right end (position in FIG. 3) in the movement direction in the steady state. On the other hand, the swinging rod 120 abutted on the fourth transmission gear 118d has the abutting portion 140 abutted against the cam portion 136 in a steady state, and the fitting portion 143 is positioned at the upper moving end. It is supposed to be. As a result, the dropping member 48 is supported by the swing rod 120 and is positioned at the upper end (position in FIG. 3) in the moving direction in a steady state.

  As is clear from FIG. 3, the swinging member 50 is positioned adjacent to the lower side of the dropping member 48 in the steady position, and therefore, the pin hole 86 for guiding the dropping member 48 and It is difficult for the player to visually recognize substantially the entire upper and lower leg grooves 66 and 68 by overlapping the dropping member 48 and the swinging member 50. Thereby, the decoration effect on an external appearance can be improved. Furthermore, it is possible to make it difficult for the player to predict the moving direction of the dropping member 48, and when the dropping member 48 is dropped, the player can be given a great surprise.

  In addition, particularly in the present embodiment, since the swing member 50 is formed with a size that can cover the entire arc-shaped groove 94, the swing member 50 has an arc shape at the steady position. The entirety of the groove 94 can be made difficult for the player to visually recognize by the swing member 50. As a result, not only the decorative effect and the effect for the player can be further improved, but also the dropping member 48 and the swinging member 50 are fixedly provided to the center decoration 42 as a decorative member. By driving the dropping member 48 and the swinging member 50 that can be shown and look like a stationary decorative member, a greater surprise can be given to the player.

  Then, when power is supplied to the electric motor 116 from the steady position and the first transmission gear 118a is rotated, an engagement projection and a slit (not shown) formed to project forward in the first transmission gear 118a. 124 and the guide member 122 cause the slide member 126 to be displaced upward. At the same time, due to the guide action of the drive shaft 128 and the shaft insertion hole 132 provided on the slide member 126, the swing plate 96 is rotated about the rotation shaft 98, and the support shaft 92 is formed in the arc-shaped groove 94. Along the display screen 34 side. Thereby, the swinging member 50 is positioned at the moving end position shown in FIG. At the moving end position, the swing member 50 is displaced toward the display screen 34 so that a part of the swing member 50 overlaps the display screen 34. In addition, the leg 150 of the doll 90 is fixed above the arc-shaped groove 94 on the front surface of the mounting plate 45, and the swinging member 50 is overlapped in a state where the swinging member 50 is in a steady position, so that it is difficult to see. On the other hand, the swinging member 50 is made to appear so as to be visible by being displaced to the moving end position.

  On the other hand, in the fourth transmission gear 118d, the contact state between the cam portion 136 and the contact portion 140 is released when the swinging member 50 is displaced toward the display screen 34 and deviates from the vertically lower side of the dropping member 48. It has become so. Then, the contact state between the cam portion 136 and the contact portion 140 is released, and the downward displacement of the fitting portion 143 is allowed, so that the dropping member 48 has both the leg portions 58, 60 in the upper and lower leg grooves. It is guided by 66 and 68 and falls by its own weight vertically downward along the pin hole 86.

  In this way, the dropping member 48 dropped by its own weight has the upper leg portions 58a and 58b and the lower leg portions 60a and 60b before being locked to the lower end edges of the upper and lower leg grooves 66 and 68. It is made to contact | abut to the buffer member 104 arrange | positioned below. Then, the buffer member 104 is displaced downward, and the coil spring 112 is compressed. As a result, the downward force of the dropping member 48 is limited in a buffering manner by the urging force of the coil spring 112, and the dropping member 48 and the buffering member 104 are moved to the moving end position shown in FIG. ing. Further, the buffer member 104 can be moved by the dropping member 48 falling by its own weight, and the buffer member 104 can be realized as a movable member with a simple configuration.

  As described above, the swinging member 50 positioned at the steady position is overlaid on the lower portion of the pin hole 86. The entire pin hole 86 is made to appear by displacing the oscillating member 50 to the displacement position, and the dropping member 48 is in the region formed by displacing the oscillating member 50. It can be displaced to. Accordingly, it is possible to advantageously secure the drive region of the dropping member 48 and arrange the dropping member 48 and the swinging member 50 with excellent space efficiency.

  When the electric motor 116 is further rotated after the dropping member 48 and the swinging member 50 are displaced to the moving end position, the cam portion 136 and the contact portion 140 are contacted again, and the contact portion. The fitting portion 143 is displaced upward by guiding the 140 downward. As a result, the upward driving force of the fitting portion 143 is exerted on the dropping member 48 via the transmission shaft 56, and the dropping member 48 is returned to the steady position.

  At the same time, when the first transmission gear 118a is further rotated, the slide member 126 is positioned at the upper moving end and then displaced downward. As a result, the swing plate 96 is rotated to the outside of the mounting plate portion 45 along the arcuate groove 94, and the swing member 50 is returned to the steady position.

  Here, in this embodiment, a line cable 71 that supplies power to the LED 67 disposed inside the dropping member 48 extends to the back side of the mounting plate portion 45 through the inside of the transmission shaft 56. . This prevents the wire cable 71 from directly contacting the drive mechanism such as the pin hole 86 and the fitting portion 143, and can effectively prevent the wire cable 71 from being caught in the drive mechanism. . In particular, in the present embodiment, by disposing the wire cable 71 inside the transmission shaft 56, it is possible to skillfully use the drive mechanism that drives the dropping member 48 as the wiring mechanism. With space efficiency and a simple configuration, it is possible to effectively prevent the feeding cable from being caught in the drive mechanism.

  In particular, in this embodiment, since the wire cable 71 is inserted into the transmission shaft 56, the wire cable 71 is inserted into the pin hole 86 by inserting the transmission shaft 56 into the pin hole 86. It is possible to reduce the work required for assembly. Further, in the present embodiment, by providing the connector 73 at the end of the wire cable 71, it is possible to keep the amount of extension of the wire cable 71 from the transmission shaft 56 small. Thereby, it is also possible to facilitate the handling of the wire cable 71 when the dropping member 48 is attached to the mounting plate portion 45.

  As mentioned above, although one Embodiment of this invention was explained in full detail, this is an illustration to the last, Comprising: This invention is not limited at all by the specific description in this Embodiment.

  For example, the specific structures of the movable member and the transmission pin described above are merely examples, and may be driven using a rack and pinion mechanism as schematically shown in FIGS. In the following description, the vertical direction refers to the vertical direction in FIG. 12, and the front-rear direction refers to the horizontal direction in FIG. Moreover, the front means the left direction in FIG.

  In this aspect, the transmission shaft 162 is integrally formed with the movable member 160 by inserting a transmission shaft 162 as a transmission pin formed separately from the movable member 160 behind the movable member 160. The transmission shaft 162 is inserted into a pin hole 164 that extends in a longitudinal direction and penetrates the mounting plate portion 45 and protrudes from the back side of the mounting plate portion 45. In this embodiment, a rack 166 extending in the same direction as the pin hole 164 is provided integrally with the projecting portion of the transmission shaft 162 from the pin hole 164. A pinion gear 168 rotated by an electric motor that is not engaged is meshed.

  Here, the transmission shaft 162 has a substantially cylindrical shape in which a cable hole 170 penetrating in the axial direction is formed. The transmission shaft 162 is inserted into the pin hole 164, so that the cable hole 170 is arranged in the front and back direction of the mounting plate portion 45. The cable hole 170 allows the internal space and the external space of the movable member 160 to be separated. Communicated. Further, an LED substrate 174 provided with a plurality of LEDs 172 as electric components is disposed inside the movable member 160 as in the above embodiment. A line cable 176 as a power supply cable for supplying power to the LED 172 is inserted into the cable hole 170 and one end thereof is connected to the LED substrate 174. The other end of the wire cable 176 is electrically connected to a power supply device (not shown) so that power is supplied to the LED 172. Although illustration is omitted, in this aspect as well, in the same manner as in the above-described embodiment, a connector is provided at an extension portion of the wire cable 176 from the transmission shaft 162, and the power supply cable and connector extended from the power supply device side are provided. You may connect with.

  In this way, the line cable 176 that supplies power to the LED 172 can be passed from the front side to the back side of the mounting plate portion 45 through the cable hole 170 inside the transmission shaft 162. Accordingly, even when the movable member 160 is displaced, the wire cable 176 can be displaced integrally with the transmission shaft 162 in a state of non-contact with the pin hole 164. It is possible to effectively prevent the movable member 160 or the transmission shaft 162 from being pinched between the pin hole 164.

  As is apparent from this aspect, the transmission pin that transmits the driving force to the movable member does not necessarily have to be integrally formed with the movable member, and as in this aspect, it is formed separately from the movable member. You may fix to a movable member.

  In addition, the cable hole 65 in the above-described embodiment and the cable hole 170 in the above-described aspect are both substantially circular in cross-sectional shape, and the line cables 71 and 176 inserted through the cable holes 44 and 170 are both wire. However, the specific shapes of the cable hole and the power feeding cable are not limited at all. For example, a band-shaped cable having a predetermined width dimension may be used as the power supply cable, and a rectangular cross-sectional shape having a width dimension through which the band-shaped cable can be inserted may be used as the cable hole. Further, the cable hole does not necessarily have to be opened at the axial end of the transmission pin. For example, the cable hole may be opened at the side surface of the transmission pin.

  Further, although the pin hole is formed in a linear shape in any of the above-described embodiments and aspects, the extending direction and specific shape of the pin hole are not limited in any way. The direction may be not only the vertical direction but also the horizontal direction or the oblique direction, and the shape may be not only a linear shape but also a curved shape.

  Moreover, as an electrical component provided in a movable member, it is not limited to the above-mentioned LED. For example, a speaker may be provided as another electrical component, or a second movable member may be further provided on the movable member, and an electric motor for driving the second movable member may be provided on the movable member. Also good.

  In addition, although not enumerated one by one, the present invention can be carried out in a mode to which various changes, modifications, improvements, and the like are added based on the knowledge of those skilled in the art. It goes without saying that all are included in the scope of the present invention without departing from the spirit of the present invention.

The front view which shows the pachinko machine as one Embodiment of this invention. The front view which shows the game board of the pachinko machine. The principal part enlarged front view which shows the movable member of the pachinko machine. The enlarged rear view which shows a dropping member. VV cross-section model figure in FIG. The principal part enlarged rear view which shows the center decoration which removed the drive mechanism. The VII-VII cross-section model figure in FIG. VIII-VIII cross-section model diagram in FIG. Sectional model for demonstrating a buffer member. The principal part expansion rear view which shows the center decoration provided with the drive mechanism. The principal part enlarged view which shows the drive state of a movable member. The back surface explanatory view showing a different mode of the present invention. XIII-XIII cross-section model diagram in FIG.

Explanation of symbols

10: Pachinko machine, 45: mounting plate portion, 48: dropping member, 50: swinging member, 56: transmission shaft, 65: cable hole, 67: LED, 71: wire cable, 86: pin hole, 116: electric motor , 120: swinging rod, 143: fitting portion, 144: insertion hole

Claims (1)

A pachinko machine in which a movable member provided with an electrical component is disposed on the front surface side of the substrate, and a driving force from a driving source disposed on the back surface side of the substrate is transmitted to the movable member to displace the movable member. In
A pin hole is formed through the substrate in the front and back direction, the pin hole is a long hole extending along the displacement direction of the movable member, and a transmission pin for transmitting a driving force from the driving source to the movable member. Is inserted into the pin hole, a cable hole is formed through the transmission pin in the front and back direction of the substrate, and a power supply cable for supplying electric power to the electric component of the movable member is inserted into the cable hole. Pachinko machine that is characterized by being.

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