JP2007319209A - Pachinko machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a pachinko machine with a novel structure which achieves an efficient work of fastening wiring by keeping the wiring better fastened with a wiring fastening member. <P>SOLUTION: A wall-like protruded part 28 is provided on a mounting surface 25 on which the wiring fastening member 32 is mounted in a pachinko machine 10. The wiring fastening member 32 has a mounting part 34 which is mounted on the mounting surface 25 at a position away from the wall-like protruded part 28 while having an arm part 36 which extends to the wall-like protruded part 28 along the mounting surface 25 from the tip part of the mounting part 34 protruding from the mounting surface 25 with the mounting part 34 mounted on the mounting surface 25. A plurality of the wiring fastening members 32 thus arranged are disposed separatedly side by side at a prescribed distance along the wall-like protruded part 28. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a pachinko machine that has been subjected to wiring processing by a wiring fastening member.

  As is well known, in a pachinko machine, many wirings such as power wirings and signal wirings are used. It is therefore necessary to handle these wires skillfully.

  Therefore, in Patent Document 1, a wiring holding piece formed in a U-shape and a wiring guiding piece positioned at a predetermined interval on the side of the wiring holding piece are provided so as to project at a place where the wiring is laid. A gaming machine has been proposed in which the wiring is locked by the wiring pressing piece and the wiring guiding piece.

  However, in the gaming machine described in Patent Document 1, since the wiring is only locked by the wiring pressing piece and the wiring guiding piece, the wiring may be disconnected due to some external force acting thereon. was there. In addition, since the wiring pressing piece is directly provided on the back side of the front frame, there is a problem that when the wiring pressing piece is broken, the front frame itself must be replaced.

  Further, Patent Document 2 describes a ball tray for a pachinko machine in which wiring is pressed into a wiring storage portion provided on a decorative member with a wiring pressing piece provided on the tray member.

  However, in the ball tray of the pachinko machine described in Patent Document 2, since the wiring does not fit in the wiring storage portion unless the wiring is held by the wiring holding portion provided on the decorative member, the dish member and the decorative member are attached. There was a problem that work was troublesome.

  Furthermore, in Patent Document 3, a locking piece provided on a wiring holding member is locked to a locking hole formed on an inner surface of a wiring housing groove provided on a mechanism panel of a pachinko machine. Describes the mounting structure of the wiring pressing member in the mechanism panel of the pachinko machine to which the wiring pressing member is mounted so as to block the wiring storing groove.

  However, in the wiring pressing member mounting structure described in Patent Document 3, when an impact is applied to the pachinko machine, the wiring pressing member may come off.

JP-A-11-342249 JP-A-11-169533 JP-A-7-236752

  Here, the present invention has been made in the background as described above, and the problem to be solved is that the state in which the wiring is fastened by the wiring fastening member can be advantageously maintained, An object of the present invention is to provide a pachinko machine having a novel structure that can efficiently perform the work of fastening the wiring.

  Hereinafter, the aspect of this invention made | formed in order to solve such a subject is described. In addition, the component employ | adopted in each aspect as described below is employable by arbitrary combinations as much as possible.

  The present invention relates to a pachinko machine in which wiring is fastened by a wiring fastening member, and a mounting surface to which the wiring fastening member in the pachinko machine is attached is provided with a wall-like projecting portion, while the wiring fastening member is a wall-like projection. And a wall extending along the mounting surface from the tip of the mounting portion protruding from the mounting surface in a state where the mounting portion is mounted on the mounting surface. It has the arm part extended to a shape protrusion part, It is characterized by the above-mentioned. The pachinko machine according to the present invention is also characterized in that a plurality of wiring fastening members as described above are arranged at a predetermined distance so as to be arranged along the wall-shaped protruding portion.

  In such a pachinko machine structured according to the present invention, with the mounting portion attached to the mounting surface, the arm portion extends to the wall-like protruding portion provided on the mounting surface. By attaching the portion to the attachment surface, a region surrounded by the attachment portion, the arm portion, the wall-like projecting portion, and the attachment surface is formed. Thereby, the area | region (it is hereafter called wiring accommodation arrangement | positioning area | region) where wiring is accommodated and arrange | positioned will be formed in a pachinko machine.

  Therefore, in the pachinko machine of the present invention, it is possible to advantageously maintain the state in which the wiring is fastened by the wiring fastening member by arranging the wiring in the pachinko machine so as to pass through the wiring accommodation placement area. Become.

  Accordingly, in the present invention, a plurality of wiring fastening members are arranged at a predetermined distance so as to be arranged along the wall-like protruding portion, so that the wiring accommodation arrangement regions as described above are arranged along the wall-like protruding portion. As a result, a plurality are formed.

  Therefore, in the pachinko machine according to the present invention, the wiring is arranged in the pachinko machine so as to pass through the plurality of wiring accommodation arrangement regions, so that the state where the wiring is fastened by the wiring fastening member is more advantageously maintained. It becomes possible.

  Further, in the present invention, simply by attaching the attachment portion to the attachment surface, the wiring accommodation arrangement region is formed, so by arranging the wiring in advance along the wall-like protruding portion, When attaching the attachment portion to the attachment surface, that is, when attaching the wiring fastening member to the pachinko machine, the wiring can be fastened to the pachinko machine. As a result, it is possible to efficiently perform the work of fastening the wiring.

  In addition, in the present invention, as a method of attaching the attachment portion to the pachinko machine, any of various conventionally known attachment methods such as fitting engagement, adhesion, and screwing can be employed, but improvement of maintenance properties, etc. From this point of view, screwing is preferably employed. Therefore, when screwing is adopted as a method of attaching the attachment part to the pachinko machine, a protrusion is provided on the attachment surface of the pachinko machine, and a central hole through which the protrusion is inserted is formed in the attachment part. A configuration in which the attachment portion is attached to the pachinko machine with a screw that is screwed into a screw hole formed in the protrusion in a state where the protrusion is inserted into the center hole of the pin. In particular, when such a configuration is adopted, a notch or a groove is formed in one of the mounting portion and the protrusion, and a locking piece to be fitted into the notch or the groove is formed on the other of the mounting portion and the protrusion. Is desirable. As a result, the locking piece is inserted into the notch or groove with the mounting part superimposed on the mounting surface of the pachinko machine, and the mounting part rotates with respect to the protrusion when the screw is screwed into the screw hole. It is possible to advantageously avoid problems that occur. As a result, it is possible to quickly perform the screwing operation of the mounting portion.

  Moreover, the wiring in the present invention refers to various wirings necessary for operating the pachinko machine, such as power supply wiring and signal wiring. Therefore, the power supply wiring is not only the wiring connected to the outlet provided in the island facility of the game hall where the pachinko machine is installed, that is, the wiring connecting the pachinko machine and the external power supply, but also to the pachinko machine. Wiring for supplying power from the provided power supply unit to various devices constituting the pachinko machine, and also a ground wire are included. In addition, the signal wiring refers to the state of the pachinko machine, for example, the state relating to the game of the pachinko machine, such as a game ball passing through a predetermined area, and the pachinko machine being open to the middle frame. The operation of various devices constituting the pachinko machine is controlled from the main control circuit that controls the entire gaming operation of the pachinko machine as well as the wiring used for transmission of the detection signal output from the detection means for detecting the state of the machine itself. It also includes wiring used for transmission of control signals to the sub-control circuit, wiring used for transmission of control signals between a plurality of sub-control circuits, and the like.

  Further, in the present invention, the wall-like protruding portion does not need to be provided only for forming the wiring accommodation arrangement region by cooperating with the wiring fastening member and the mounting surface, for example, a member constituting a pachinko machine. These reinforcing ribs may be used.

  Furthermore, in the present invention, the separation distance between the wall-like protruding portion and the mounting portion is appropriately changed according to the thickness of the wiring.

  Moreover, in this invention, the separation distance of two adjacent attachment parts among the some attachment parts arranged along a wall-shaped protrusion part does not need to be the same.

  Furthermore, in the present invention, it is sufficient that the wiring accommodating / arranging region can avoid dropping of the wiring accommodated / arranged therein, and the arm portion does not necessarily need to be in contact with the wall-shaped protruding portion. . In other words, in the present invention, “to reach the wall-like protruding portion” means that not only when the arm portion is in contact with the wall-like protruding portion, but also dropping of the wiring accommodated and arranged in the wiring accommodating and arranging area can be avoided. The case where the arm portion is close to the wall-like protruding portion to the extent is also included. In this case, as an aspect in which the arm portion comes into contact with the wall-like protruding portion, for example, an aspect in which the arm portion comes into contact with the side surface on the mounting portion side in the wall-like protruding portion, or an arm portion on the protruding tip surface in the wall-like protruding portion A mode of contact may be considered. In the present invention, it is desirable that a notch or a groove is formed in the wall-like projecting portion, and the arm portion is accommodated in the notch or the groove. Thereby, it is possible to advantageously avoid the rotation of the mounting portion when the mounting portion is fixed with screws. As a result, it is not necessary to screw the mounting portion while pressing it, and the screwing operation of the mounting portion can be easily and quickly performed.

  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.

  First, FIG. 1 shows a pachinko machine 10 as an embodiment of the present invention. The pachinko machine 10 has a structure in which a vertical rectangular middle frame 14 is assembled to be openable and detachable on the front side of the opening of the outer frame 12 that forms the outer shell of the machine body. In addition, a game board (not shown) in which a game area (not shown) is formed is detachably assembled to the middle frame 14, and the glass is assembled such that the game area can be opened and closed with respect to the middle frame 14. The player can visually recognize through the glass plate held by the frame 16. The operation lever 20 that is rotatably attached to the operation handle 18 provided on the middle frame 14 is rotated by the player and is stored in the upper plate 22 provided on the middle frame 14. A game ball is sent to a launching device (not shown) via a ball feed mechanism (not shown), and then launched toward a game area.

  On the back side of such a pachinko machine 10, a prize ball tank in which a variety of components constituting the pachinko machine 10, for example, a prize ball to be paid out when a game ball is won in a prize winning device provided in the game area, is stored. Etc., a mechanism panel 24 is provided. The mechanism board 24 is made of a hard synthetic resin material such as ABS and has a frame shape as a whole as shown in FIGS. In FIG. 3, the power supply wiring 26, the power supply relay substrate 30, the wiring fastening member 32, the mounting protrusion 40, and the center cover 33 described later are omitted.

  In this embodiment, such a mechanism board 24 is attached to the back side of the middle frame 14, and an opening portion formed in the mechanism board 24 in a state of attachment to the middle frame 14 of the mechanism board 24. On the other hand, a display device or the like provided on a game board mounted on the back side of the middle frame 14 can be positioned. A display device or the like provided on the game board mounted on the back side of the middle frame 14 is covered with a center cover 33 attached to the mechanism board 24 with the mechanism board 24 attached to the middle frame 14. It is like that.

  Further, as described above, the mechanism panel 24 is attached to the back side of the middle frame 14 so that the mechanism panel 24 can rotate integrally with the middle frame 14.

  In the present embodiment, the power supply wiring 26 as the wiring is fastened by the wiring fastening member 32 to the edge portion of the mechanism panel 24 having such a frame shape. As is clear from this, in the present embodiment, the power supply wiring 26 is connected to the pachinko machine 10 by fastening the power supply wiring 26 to the mechanism panel 24 constituting the pachinko machine 10 with the wiring fastening member 32. Thus, the wiring fastening member 32 is used.

  Incidentally, the power supply wiring 26 in the present embodiment connects a power supply unit (not shown) attached to the back side of the mechanism panel 24 and the power relay board 30, and a power cord through which an alternating current flows, particularly in the present embodiment. Then, it is comprised by the power cord for AC24V. And although not explicitly shown in the drawing, the power relay board 30 is connected by a power cord (not shown) to an outlet provided in the island facility of the game hall where the pachinko machine 10 is installed, Thereby, electric power is supplied to the pachinko machine 10.

  Further, the wiring fastening member 32 is formed of a hard synthetic resin material such as ABS, and includes an attachment portion 34 attached to the attachment surface 25 of the mechanism panel 24 as shown in FIGS. 4 to 6. It consists of Accordingly, the attachment portion 34 of the present embodiment has an inverted cup shape including an upper bottom wall and a peripheral wall as a whole. In the present embodiment, notches 46 and 46 are formed in the attachment portion 34. In particular, in the present embodiment, a notch 46 is formed in each of the portions of the peripheral wall of the attachment portion 34 that are opposed to each other in the direction orthogonal to the longitudinal direction of the arm portion 36 described later. Furthermore, in the present embodiment, the height of the peripheral wall of the attachment portion 34 is larger on the arm portion 36 side than on the opposite side with the notches 46 and 46 interposed therebetween.

  An arm portion 36 extending outward in the direction perpendicular to the axis of the mounting portion 34 is integrally formed at one end in the axial direction of the mounting portion 34, that is, at the end on the upper bottom wall side. Then, the arm part 36 is made into the longitudinal plate shape.

  In the arm portion 36 of the present embodiment, a plate-shaped protruding piece 38 has an end on the other side in the axial direction of the mounting portion 34 along the central axis of the mounting portion 34, that is, the end opposite to the upper bottom wall. Are integrally formed so as to protrude toward the surface. Accordingly, the protruding piece 38 of the present embodiment is positioned at the end opposite to the side where the mounting portion 34 is positioned in the longitudinal direction of the arm portion 36. Further, in the present embodiment, the surfaces on both sides in the thickness direction of the protruding piece 38 (left and right direction in FIGS. 5 and 6) are both substantially parallel to the direction orthogonal to the longitudinal direction of the arm portion 36. Yes.

  As is clear from the above description, the wiring fastening member 32 includes the mounting portion 34, the arm portion 36, and the protruding piece 38 by integral molding.

  A plurality of the wiring fastening members 32 having such a structure are provided at a predetermined distance from the front side of the mechanism board 24, that is, the middle frame 14 side of the mechanism board 24.

  Specifically, in the case of the present embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 7 to 9, from the reinforcing rib 28 as a wall-like protruding portion erected on the inner peripheral edge portion of the mounting surface 25 of the mechanism panel 24. The mounting portion 34 of the wiring fastening member 32 is extrapolated to the mounting projection 40 provided so as to protrude at a distant position, and the arm is sandwiched between the notches 46 and 46 in the other axial end surface of the mounting portion 34. While the end surface on the side of the portion 36 is superimposed on the mounting surface 25 of the mechanism panel 24, the end surface on the opposite side of the arm portion 36 across the notches 46, 46 of the other end surface in the axial direction of the mounting portion 34 is for mounting. In the state where the protrusions 48 provided on the mounting protrusions 40 are positioned in the notches 46, they are superposed on the step portions 45 formed on the outer periphery of the protrusions 40 over substantially a half circumference. It is inserted through an insertion hole formed in the upper bottom wall of the attachment portion 34. When the screw 44 is screwed into the screw hole 42 formed in the mounting protrusion 40, the mounting portion 34, and thus the wiring fastening member 32, is mounted on the mounting surface 25 of the mechanism panel 24. . That is, the attachment portion 34 is attached to the attachment surface 25 at a position away from the reinforcing rib 28.

  In the state in which the attachment portion 34 is attached to the attachment surface 25 as described above, the arm portion 36 extends along the attachment surface 25 from the tip portion of the attachment portion 34 protruding from the attachment surface 25.

  In the present embodiment, a chamfer is applied to the opening peripheral edge portion on one end side in the axial direction of the insertion hole formed in the upper bottom wall of the attachment portion 34, thereby opening the one end side in the axial direction of the insertion hole. A tapered surface is formed at the peripheral edge. As a result, in the state where the screw 44 is screwed into the screw hole 42 as described above, the head of the screw 44 does not protrude from the end surface on the one end side in the axial direction of the mounting portion 34.

  Therefore, in the present embodiment, since the attachment portion 34 is assembled to the attachment protrusion 40 as described above, the attachment portion 34 is attached to the attachment protrusion 40 when the screw 44 is screwed into the screw hole 42. It is possible to advantageously avoid the problem of rotating with respect to. As a result, the operation of screwing the screw 44 into the screw hole 42 can be quickly performed. In addition, it is possible to position the mounting portion 34, and thus the wiring fastening member 32.

  Further, the arm portion 36 reaches the reinforcing rib 28 provided so as to protrude from the mounting surface 25 at the inner peripheral edge portion of the mechanism board 24 in a state where the wiring fastening member 32 is attached to the mechanism board 24 as described above. It extends. Therefore, in the present embodiment, the arm portion 36 extends to above the protruding tip surface of the reinforcing rib 28. In particular, in the present embodiment, the arm portion 36 overlaps the protruding tip surface of the reinforcing rib 28. It has been.

  Further, in this manner, the protruding piece 38 formed integrally with the protruding end of the arm portion 36 in a state where the arm portion 36 is overlapped with the protruding front end surface of the reinforcing rib 28, is a notch formed in the reinforcing rib 28. It is accommodated in the groove 41. Accordingly, it is possible to advantageously avoid the problem that the attachment portion 34 rotates with respect to the attachment protrusion 40 when the screw 44 is screwed into the screw hole 42. As a result, the operation of screwing the screw 44 into the screw hole 42 can be quickly performed. In addition, it is possible to position the mounting portion 34, and thus the wiring fastening member 32.

  Furthermore, as described above, the protruding piece 38 formed at the protruding end of the arm portion 36 is accommodated in the notch groove 41 formed in the reinforcing rib 28 in a state where the mounting portion 34 is attached to the mounting surface 25. Accordingly, the region 43 surrounded by the attachment portion 34, the arm portion 36, the reinforcing rib 28, and the attachment surface 25 is closed in the circumferential direction. Here, the same number of such regions 43 as the wiring fastening members 32 are formed. As a result, the plurality of regions 43 are positioned so as to be arranged at a predetermined distance along the reinforcing rib 28.

  Then, by attaching the wiring fastening member 32 to the mechanism panel 24 as described above, the power supply wiring 26 is accommodated in the region 43 surrounded by the reinforcing rib 28, the attachment portion 34, the arm portion 36, and the attachment surface 25. In this state, the mechanism board 24 is arranged. As a result, the power supply wiring 26 is arranged on the mechanism panel 24 along the reinforcing ribs 28.

  In the pachinko machine 10 having such a structure, the power supply wiring 26 is fastened to the mechanism panel 24 in a state where the power supply wiring 26 is accommodated in the region 43 formed by the wiring fastening member 32, the reinforcing rib 28 and the mounting surface 25. Therefore, it is possible to advantageously maintain the state where the power supply wiring 26 is fastened to the pachinko machine 10.

  In particular, since the plurality of regions 43 in which the power supply wirings 26 are accommodated are arranged at predetermined distances along the reinforcing ribs 28, it is more advantageous that the power supply wirings 26 are fastened to the pachinko machine 10. Can be maintained.

  In addition, since the region 43 in which the power supply wiring 26 is accommodated is formed simply by attaching the mounting portion 34 to the mounting surface 25, the power supply wiring 26 is arranged along the reinforcing rib 28 in advance. By doing so, the work of fastening the power supply wiring 26 to the mechanism panel 24 is simplified, and as a result, such work can be efficiently performed. Therefore, even when it is necessary to perform wiring processing in a narrow area, wiring processing can be performed quickly and easily.

  Further, in a state where the attachment portion 34 is attached to the attachment surface 25, the arm portion 36 is provided so as to extend along the attachment surface 25 from the distal end portion of the attachment portion 34 protruding from the attachment surface 25. Since the piece 38 protrudes from the arm portion 36 toward the proximal end side of the reinforcing rib 28, the protruding height of the wiring fastening member 32 from the mounting surface 25 can be reduced.

  In the present embodiment, the power supply wiring 26 is arranged at the edge portion of the mechanism panel 24 attached to the back side of the middle frame 14. Will not get in the way.

  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, in the embodiment, the protruding piece 38 is not always necessary. In the embodiment, a gap may be formed between the arm portion 36 and the reinforcing rib 28. Furthermore, in the embodiment, the notch groove 41 is not always necessary. Furthermore, in the said embodiment, the notch 46 formed in the attaching part 34 is not necessarily required. Moreover, in the said embodiment, the protrusion 40 for attachment is not necessarily required. Furthermore, in the embodiment, the stepped portion 45 is not always necessary. Furthermore, in the embodiment, the power supply wiring 26 may be arranged directly with respect to the middle frame 14 without using the mechanism panel 24.

  In addition, although not enumerated one by one, the present invention can be implemented in a mode with various changes, modifications, improvements, and the like 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 of one Embodiment of this invention. The front view which shows the mechanism panel attached to the back side of the same pachinko machine. The perspective view of the mechanism board. The perspective view of a wiring fastening member. The side view of a wiring fastening member. The back view of a wiring fastening member. The top view for demonstrating the state by which the wiring for power supplies was distribute | arranged. VIII-VIII sectional drawing in FIG. IX-IX sectional drawing in FIG.

Explanation of symbols

10: Pachinko machine, 25: mounting surface, 26: wiring for power supply, 28: reinforcing rib, 32: wiring fastening member, 34: mounting portion, 36: arm portion

Claims (1)

In a pachinko machine in which wiring is fastened by a wiring fastening member,
The attachment surface to which the wiring fastening member is attached in the pachinko machine is provided with a wall-like protrusion, while the wiring fastening member is attached to the attachment surface at a position spaced from the wall-like protrusion. A mounting portion is provided, and extends from the tip of the mounting portion protruding from the mounting surface to the wall-shaped protruding portion along the mounting surface while the mounting portion is mounted on the mounting surface. The pachinko machine is provided with an arm part, and further, a plurality of the wiring fastening members are arranged at a predetermined distance so as to be arranged along the wall-like projecting part.

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