JP2013039233A - Pinball game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a pinball game machine capable of surely preventing sagging of a wire harness connecting a performance device on a machine frame side and a control board unit on a body frame side with a simple configuration.SOLUTION: In a Pachinko game machine P in which a body frame 2 is openably and closably supported to a machine frame 1, a speaker 6 is disposed at the lower side corner part of the machine frame 1, and vicinities of both ends of the wire harness 24 connecting the speaker 6 and a relay board 23 on the side of the body frame 2 are respectively fixed to the back surface side of the machine frame 1 and the body frame 2 using a fastener 25 and a hook-like holding part 26. Also, by sticking a caution seal 28 to the wire harness 24 routed around between the fastener 25 and the hook-like holding part 26, the attitude of the wire harness 24 at the part is corrected into a straight shape by the caution seal 28.

Description

  The present invention relates to a ball game machine in which a front frame through which a game board can be viewed is supported so as to be openable and closable with respect to the main body frame, and the main body frame is supported so as to be openable and closable with respect to the machine frame. In particular, the present invention relates to a ball game machine in which an effect device such as a speaker is provided in the machine frame.

  A ball and ball game machine represented by a pachinko machine has a vertical rectangular machine frame installed in an island facility of a game shop, and a main body frame attached to the machine frame through a hinge portion so as to be opened and closed. The game board housed inside the main body frame, and the front frame attached to the front surface of the main body frame via a separate hinge portion so as to be opened and closed, have an opening formed at the center of the front frame A transparent plate that allows viewing of the game board is attached to the section. A liquid crystal display device, which is one of the electrical components, is attached to the back side of the main body frame, and a control board unit is attached as other electrical components. This control board unit controls the main control board that performs major processing related to games, the sub-control board that controls various effect devices including liquid crystal display devices in response to commands from the main control board, and controls the payout of prize balls A plurality of substrates such as a payout substrate is provided. In addition, an effect device such as an electric decoration component and a speaker is attached to the front frame, and this effect device is connected to the control board unit via a wire harness.

  In the pachinko machine schematically configured in this way, the main body frame is normally closed with respect to the machine frame, and the front frame is also closed with respect to the main body frame. In order to solve this problem, the front frame may be opened with respect to the main body frame. In this case, the length of the wire harness connecting the control board unit on the main body frame side and the rendering device on the front frame side needs to have a margin to allow the opening operation of the front frame. Since the posture of the wire harness becomes unstable depending on the length of the minute, problems such as being caught between the front frame and the main body frame in which a part of the wire harness is opened are likely to occur.

  Therefore, conventionally, the vicinity of both ends of the wire harness is fixed to the main body frame and the front frame, respectively, and a harness storage portion is formed between the opposing surfaces of the main body frame and the front frame, so that the front frame is located with respect to the main body frame. A pachinko machine has been proposed in which when the wire harness is closed, the intermediate portion of the wire harness is housed in the harness housing portion while being bent in a U-shape or an inverted U-shape (see, for example, Patent Document 1). . In such a conventional technique, the fixing portion on the main body frame side and the fixing portion on the front frame side hold the vicinity of both ends of the wire harness in the same vertical direction as the rotation axis of the front frame. Is curved in a plane substantially parallel to the rotation axis, and the repeated operation of the curved deformation is constant. That is, when the front frame is opened with respect to the main body frame, the wire harness is deformed so that the middle portion extends in the horizontal direction with the vicinity of both ends facing upward, and when the front frame is closed with respect to the main body frame, Since the wire harness is smoothly accommodated in the harness housing portion while curving the middle portion, the behavior of the wire harness can be stabilized and accidents such as pinching can be prevented.

JP 2011-50422 A

  By the way, in recent years, production devices such as liquid crystal display devices and speakers tend to be enlarged. For example, pachinko machines in which large speakers are arranged on the machine frame side to enhance the acoustic effect have been proposed. . In this case, it is necessary to connect the control board unit exposed on the back side of the main body frame and the speaker exposed on the back side of the machine frame with a wire harness, but the machine frame is a box shape provided in the island facility of the amusement store Since it is inserted and fixed from the front with respect to the storage part, the wire harness routed to the back side of the main body frame and the machine frame is easily caught by the device on the island facility side. That is, since the harness storage portion disclosed in Patent Document 1 cannot be formed on the back side of the machine frame, the control board unit on the main body frame side when the main body frame is closed with respect to the machine frame. The middle part of the wire harness connecting the speaker and the speaker on the machine frame hangs down in an undesired direction, and when the body frame is opened, the wire harness is caught on the game ball collection rail installed on the island facility. This happens. In addition, dripping can be prevented to some extent by using a wire harness that is rigid and difficult to deform, but in that case, the wire harness is forcibly bent along with the opening and closing operation of the main body frame, so the connector parts at both ends of the wire harness It is not preferable because a large stress is applied.

  The present invention has been made in view of the actual situation of such a conventional technique, and its purpose is to sag the wire harness that connects the machine frame side rendering device and the main body frame side control board unit with a simple configuration. An object of the present invention is to provide a ball game machine that can be surely prevented.

  In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a machine frame that is housed and fixed in a box-shaped storage unit of a game store so that it can be inserted and removed in the front-rear direction, an effect device provided in the machine frame, and the machine A main body frame pivotally supported by the frame via a first hinge mechanism, a game board and a control board unit disposed on the main body frame, and a second hinge mechanism for the main body frame; A front frame pivotally supported so that the game board can be viewed through a transparent plate provided on the front frame, and the effect device and the control board unit have a wire harness. In the ball game machine connected via a connector, the vicinity of one end portion of the wire harness is held on the back side of the machine frame by the first fixing portion, and the vicinity of the other end portion of the wire harness is fixed second. The back side of the body frame by the part Is held, and was set to a portion of the first and the wire harness routed between the second fixing portion is linearly posture correction by pasting the caution seal.

  In the ball game machine configured as described above, both ends of the wire harness connecting the rendering device and the control board unit are fixed to the back side of the machine frame and the main body frame, respectively, and are drawn between the two fixed parts. Because a caution seal is affixed to a part of the turned wire harness, and the posture of the wire harness at that location is linearly corrected by the caution seal, the wire harness that has low rigidity and is easy to bend is used. Regardless of this, not only can the wire harness hang down and get caught on the equipment of the island facility, but also when the main body frame is opened from the machine frame, care should be taken when handling the wire harness. It can be visually alerted to the worker.

  In the above configuration, the second fixing portion includes a hook-shaped holding portion provided on the main body frame and a stopper band attached to the wire harness, and the wire harness is inserted from the side of the hook-shaped holding portion. The position of the wire harness near the other end is corrected in the vertical direction, and the stopper band is brought into contact with the lower end of the hook-shaped holding part, so that the upper part of the wire harness between the control board unit and the hook-shaped holding part is If the movement is restricted, it is preferable not only that the wire harness can be easily connected to the connector portion on the control board unit side, but also that the connection state can be reliably maintained.

  In the ball game machine of the present invention, an effect device such as a speaker is disposed in a machine frame that is accommodated and fixed in a box-shaped storage part of a game store, and a wire harness that connects the effect device and the control board unit. Because both ends are fixed to the back side of the machine frame and the main body frame, and part of the wire harness routed between these fixed parts is linearly corrected by attaching a caution seal. In addition to using a wire harness that has low rigidity and is easy to bend, it is possible not only to prevent the wire harness from dripping and catching on the equipment of the island facility, but also to prevent the body frame from being attached to the machine frame. When opening, the caution seal can visually alert the operator to handle the wire harness.

1 is an external perspective view of a pachinko machine according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is a perspective view of the state which opened the front frame of the pachinko machine shown in FIG. It is a perspective view of the state which opened the front frame and main body frame of the pachinko machine shown in FIG. It is a rear view of the pachinko machine shown in FIG. FIG. 5 is a detailed view of part A in FIG. 4. FIG. 6 is a detailed view corresponding to FIG. 5 when the main body frame is opened. It is explanatory drawing of the operation | work procedure which connects the wire harness shown in FIG. 4 to the control board unit side. It is explanatory drawing of the caution seal affixed on this wire harness.

  An embodiment of the invention will be described with reference to the drawings. As shown in FIG. 1, a pachinko machine (bullet ball game machine) P according to this embodiment is a vertically rectangular shape installed in an island facility of a game store. Machine frame 1, body frame 2 attached to machine frame 1 so as to be openable and closable, front frame 3 attached to the front surface of body frame 2 so as to be openable and closable as a door. The island facilities of the game store collect a plurality of box-shaped storage units arranged side by side, supply rails for supplying game balls to the pachinko machine P, and game balls discharged from the pachinko machine P. A recovery rail or the like (none of which is shown) is installed, and the machine frame 1 is inserted into the storage portion from the front to be stored and fixed.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, an upper bearing body 5 and a lower bearing body (not shown) are fixed to the left frame portion of the machine frame 1, and the lower left corner below the lower bearing body. Is provided with a large speaker 6. On the other hand, first pins (not shown) are provided at both upper and lower ends of the left frame portion of the main body frame 2, and the main body is supported by supporting both the first pins on the upper bearing body 5 and the lower bearing body. A first hinge mechanism that supports the frame 2 so as to be openable and closable with respect to the machine frame 1 is configured.

  A game board 7 is accommodated inside the upper part of the main body frame 2, and the board surface (front surface) of the game board 7 is visible through a transparent plate 4 (described later) attached to the front frame 3. The game board 7 has a game area 9 defined by guide rails 8 and the like, and detailed explanation is omitted, but the game area 9 includes a variable display device, a start winning opening, a general winning opening, an attacker device, A game nail, a windmill, an outlet, etc. are provided. The main body frame 2 below the game board 7 is an installation part 2b that is covered with a front frame 3, and a launching device 10 that launches a game ball toward the game area 9 in the lower center of the installation part 2b. Is arranged.

  The right side frame part of the main body frame 2 is a free end side opposite to the first hinge mechanism, and the right side frame part is provided with a locking device 11 having a cylinder lock 11a. Although not shown, the locking device 11 includes a rear locking rod disposed on the back surface of the main body frame 2 and a front locking rod disposed on the front surface of the main body frame 2. In the normal state, the rear portion of the locking device 11 is provided. The main body frame 2 is locked to the machine frame 1 by the locking rod, and the front frame 3 is locked to the main body frame 2 by the front locking rod. Then, when a key (not shown) is inserted into the key hole of the cylinder lock 11a and this key is rotated in one direction (for example, clockwise), the rear locking rod is moved upward and the main body frame 2 is unlocked. Yes. Further, when the key inserted into the key hole of the cylinder lock 11a is rotated in the other direction (counterclockwise), the front locking bar moves upward and the front frame 3 is unlocked. Further, a door opening / closing detection device 30 is incorporated in the lower right corner on the free end side of the body frame 2, and the door opening / closing detection device 30 opens and closes the body frame 2 with respect to the machine frame 1 and the body frame of the front frame 3. 2 can be individually detected.

  Second pins (not shown) are provided at both upper and lower ends of the left frame portion of the front frame 3, and both the second pins are pivotally supported on upper and lower support plates 2 a protruding from the left frame portion of the main body frame 2. By doing so, a second hinge mechanism for supporting the front frame 3 so as to be openable and closable with respect to the main body frame 2 is configured.

  Returning to FIG. 1, the front frame 3 has a large opening 3a facing the board surface of the game board 7, and the opening 3a is closed by a transparent plate 4 made of glass or plastic. A relatively small speaker 12 is disposed on the front upper portion of the front frame 3 one by one on the left and right sides, and these speakers 12 and the above-described large speaker 6 emit various sound effects relating to the game. Yes. Further, at the lower front portion of the front frame 3, the upper tray 13 for receiving game balls paid out from a prize ball dispensing device (described later) disposed on the back surface of the game board 7 and the upper tray 13 are discharged. A lower tray 14 for storing the game balls and a push button 15 that can be pressed by the player are provided, and an operation handle for adjusting the firing strength of the launching device 10 is provided on the right side of the upper tray 13. 16 is disposed.

  As shown in FIG. 4, when the pachinko machine P is viewed from the back side, the main body frame 2 includes a main control board 17 that performs main processing relating to games, and a variable display device that receives commands from the main control board 17. And a sub-control board 18 for controlling various devices including stage devices such as speakers 6 and 12, the above-described prize ball payout apparatus 19, and a payout for controlling the prize ball payout apparatus 19 in response to a command from the main control board 17. Various information such as the detection signal and the number of jackpots of the control board 20, the firing control board 21 for controlling the operation of the launching device 10 according to the rotation amount of the operation handle 16, and the door opening / closing detection device 30 are sent to the hall computer of the amusement store. An external terminal board 22 for output and a relay board 23 having a connector portion to which various devices are connected are provided, and a control board unit is constituted by these boards 17-23. Furthermore, a storage tank 31 for storing game balls supplied from the supply rail of the island facility is provided at the upper end of the main body frame 2, and the main body frame 2 below the launch control board 21 is provided with a game board 7. A discharge port (not shown) is provided for discharging the game ball passing through the out port toward the back side to the collection rail of the island facility. Further, the back surface of the above-described speaker 6 is exposed at the lower right corner of the machine casing 1, and this speaker 6 is connected to a relay board 23 which is a part of the control board unit via a wire harness 24.

  As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, male connectors 24 a and 24 b are attached to both ends of the wire harness 24, and one male connector 24 a is connected to a female connector 6 a provided on the back surface of the speaker 6, and the other The male connector 24b is connected to a female connector 23a mounted on the relay board 23. Moreover, the wire harness 24 located in the vicinity of one male connector 24a is being fixed to the back surface of the machine frame 1 using the fastener 25 which is a 1st fixing | fixed part, and the wire located in the vicinity of the other male connector 24b The harness 24 is held on the back surface of the main body frame 2 by using a hook-like holding portion 26 and a stopper band 27 which are second fixing portions. The hook-shaped holding portion 26 is a molded part (a member having a substantially U-shaped cross-sectional view) with one side and both upper and lower surfaces opened, and a return piece 26a having elasticity is formed on one side. Then, as shown in FIG. 7A, in a state where the stopper band 27 is wound around and fixed to a predetermined portion of the wire harness 24 in advance, the wire harness 24 is viewed from one side (arrow X direction) with respect to the hook-shaped holding portion 26. When inserted inside, the wire harness 24 is fitted into a substantially U-shaped space in cross-section while elastically deforming the return piece 26a. As a result, as shown in FIG. 7B, the stopper band 27 abuts on the lower end 26 b of the hook-shaped holding part 26 to restrict the upward movement of the wire harness 24 and is locked to the hook-shaped holding part 26. The vicinity of the wire harness 24 including the portion is corrected in the vertical direction, and the movement of the wire harness 24 in the left-right direction is restricted by the return piece 26a.

  The wire harness 24 is relatively rigid and easy to bend. The total length of the wire harness 24 is set in consideration of the distance between the female connectors 6a and 23a, which changes with the opening and closing operation of the front frame 3. That is, as shown in FIG. 6, when the main body frame 2 is opened to the maximum angle with respect to the machine frame 1, there is a margin in the length of the wire harness 24 located between the fastener 25 and the hook-shaped holding portion 26. By making the total length ensuring the predetermined length, an excessive pulling force is not applied to the connector connecting portions at both ends of the wire harness 24. Further, the section of the wire harness 24 that extends from a portion located slightly above the fastener 25 toward the hook-shaped holding portion 26 is positioned so as to be biased closer to the fastener 25 side than the hook-shaped holding portion 26. A sticker 28 is affixed to the caution sticker 28, and a display portion 28a is formed in a tail fin shape with a predetermined alert (for example, printing of “Be careful of harness of lower speaker!”).

  As shown in FIG. 8 (a), the caution seal 28 includes a rectangular base film 28A having an adhesive layer on the entire surface on one side (back) and a printed layer on the other side (front), and the printed layer side of the base film 28A. A thermoplastic resin film such as PET (polyethylene terephthalate) or PP (polypropylene) is used for both films 28A and 28B. In this way, the laminated structure of the base film 28A and the protective film 28B protects the warning printed display applied to the printed layer of the base film 28A and allows adjustment of the rigidity improvement of the entire caution seal 28. It has become. Here, the length of one side L1 of the base film 28A is a length that covers the entire outer peripheral surface of the wire harness 24, which is a section region portion between the fastener 25 and the hook-shaped holding portion 26, over a predetermined length. It is determined to be. In addition, the length of the other side L2 of the base film 28A is determined to be a length that can secure a print space area (display portion 28a) for alert display.

  And as shown in FIG.8 (b), the wire harness 24 is made into base film 28A by folding the caution seal 28 in half so that it may wrap around the whole outer peripheral surface of the wire harness 24, and sticking together each other adhesive layer. Is pasted over the length of one side L1. Moreover, the display part 28a is formed so that it may become a tail fin shape over the length of the other side L2 of the base film 28A from the enveloping pasting part T of the wire harness 24 and the caution seal 28. As a result, the rigidity of the wire harness 24 at the location where the caution seal 28 is affixed is partially increased, and the posture of the wire harness 24 at the location is linearly corrected against gravity. Note that the tail-shaped display portion 28a has an appropriate strength by bonding the adhesive layer, and is responsible for assisting linear posture correction (for example, twist suppression). Therefore, as shown in FIG. 5, when the main body frame 2 is closed and the hook-shaped holding part 26 (second fixing part) is in a state of approaching the fastener 25 (first fixing part), the part of the fastener 25 Therefore, the wire harness 24 that is bent and displaced in the vertical direction based on the hook-shaped holding portion 26 being bent can be prevented from being bent and hanging down below the height position of the fastener 25 due to its weight. That is, the portion of the wire harness 24 to which the caution seal 28 is attached extends in a straight line obliquely upward.

  As described above, in the pachinko machine P according to the present embodiment, the speaker 6 is disposed at the lower corner of the machine frame 1 that is housed and fixed in the box-shaped housing portion of the amusement store. 6 and the vicinity of both ends of the wire harness 24 that connects the relay board 23 on the main body frame 2 side are fixed to the back side of the machine frame 1 and the main body frame 2 using the fasteners 25 and the hook-shaped holding portions 26, respectively. Then, by attaching a caution seal 28 to the wire harness 24 routed between the fastener 25 and the hook-shaped holding portion 26, the posture of the wire harness 24 at that location is linearly corrected by the caution seal 28. For this reason, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, even when the front frame 3 is closed with respect to the main body frame 2, the wire harness 24 routed between the fastener 25 and the hook-shaped holding portion 26 is free from gravity. In contrast, the posture is corrected obliquely upward, so that it is possible to reliably prevent the surplus wire harness 24 from hanging down and being caught on the recovery rail of the island facility.

  Further, when an operator such as a game shop opens the main body frame 2 with respect to the machine frame 1, as shown in FIG. 6, the wire harness 24 is deformed so as to increase the curvature of the U-shaped inversion portion. In the meantime, since the linearity of the wire harness 24 at the location where the caution seal 28 is affixed is maintained, the wire harness 24 is not caught on the recovery rail or the like during the opening operation of the main body frame 2. Moreover, during the opening operation of the main body frame 2, it is possible to visually alert the operator to handle the wire harness 24 with the cautionary notes attached to the display portion 28 a of the caution seal 28.

  Furthermore, the hook-shaped holding portion 26 provided in the main body frame 2 and the stopper band 27 attached to the wire harness 24 constitute a second fixing portion, and the wire harness 24 with the stopper band 27 attached is held in the hook shape. Since the wire harness 24 in the vicinity of the hook-shaped holding portion 26 is vertically corrected by inserting from one side surface of the portion 26 and fitting inside, the male connector 24b of the wire harness 24 is connected to the relay board. It is possible to easily connect to the 23 female connectors 23a. Moreover, even if a large pulling force is applied to the wire harness 24 when the body frame is opened, the stopper band 27 abuts the lower end of the hook-shaped holding portion 26 and the upward movement of the wire harness 24 is restricted. The connection state between the wire harness 24 and the relay board (control board unit) 23 can be reliably maintained.

  In the above embodiment, when the main body frame 2 is closed with respect to the machine frame 1, the wire harness 24 at the location where the caution seal 28 is attached extends linearly upward from the fastener 25. However, if the caution seal 28 can prevent the wire harness 24 from drooping, the posture direction is not limited to an obliquely upward direction. For example, the wire harness 24 where the caution seal 28 is attached is linearly formed in a substantially horizontal direction. The posture may be corrected.

  In the above-described embodiment, the speaker 6 is exemplified as the effect device provided in the machine casing 1. However, other effect devices such as touch buttons and lamps are used in the machine frame 1 instead of the speaker 6. These touch buttons, lamps, and the like can be arranged in the machine frame 1 together with the speaker 6.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Machine frame 2 Main body frame 3 Front frame 4 Transparent plate 5 Upper bearing body 6 Speaker (direction device)
6a Female Connector 7 Game Board 9 Game Area 10 Launching Device 11 Locking Device 16 Operation Handle 17 Main Control Board 18 Sub Control Board 19 Prize Ball Dispensing Device 20 Discharge Control Board 21 Launch Control Board 22 External Terminal Board 23 Relay Board 23a Female Connector 24 Wire harness 24a, 24b Male connector 25 Fastener (first fixing part)
26 Hook-shaped holding part (second fixing part)
27 Stopper band (second fixing part)
28 Caution seal 28a Display part P Pachinko machine

Claims (2)

A machine frame that is housed and fixed in a box-like storage unit of an amusement store so that it can be inserted and removed in the front-rear direction, a rendering device disposed in the machine frame, and a first hinge mechanism that can be opened and closed A main body frame pivotally supported on the main body frame, a game board and a control board unit disposed on the main body frame, and a front frame pivotally supported to be openable and closable with respect to the main body frame via a second hinge mechanism. In the ball game machine in which the game board is visible through a transparent plate provided on the front frame, and the rendering device and the control board unit are connected to each other via a wire harness.
The vicinity of one end of the wire harness is held on the back side of the machine frame by the first fixing part, and the vicinity of the other end of the wire harness is held on the back side of the main body frame by the second fixing part. A bullet ball game machine characterized in that a part of the wire harness routed between the first and second fixing parts is linearly corrected by attaching a caution seal.   The said 2nd fixing | fixed part in Claim 1 consists of a hook-shaped holding part provided in the said main body frame, and the stopper band attached to the said wire harness, The said wire harness is made into the said hook-shaped holding part. By inserting from the side, the vicinity of the other end portion of the wire harness is corrected in the vertical direction, and the stopper band is brought into contact with the lower end of the hook-shaped holding portion to thereby remove the control board unit from the control board unit. A ball game machine characterized in that the upward movement of the wire harness is controlled while reaching the hook-shaped holding portion.