JP2016214418A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine where routing of wiring is easy.SOLUTION: The Pachinko machine comprises an upper relay board for relaying a connection between a presentation control board and a plurality of electric components 62, 63, 64a, and 64b. Here, the upper relay board is disposed in a housing space 53, and wiring connecting between the upper relay board and the presentation control board side is inserted through a wiring insertion port 56a formed in an installation member 50. Also, wiring connecting between the upper relay board and the electric components 62, 63, 64a, and 64b side is configured to be housed inside the housing space 53.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 6

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine including a relay board that relays electrical connection between a control board and an electrical component.

  For example, in a pachinko machine as one of the representative examples of gaming machines, a game board in which a game area in which a pachinko ball can flow down is formed on the front side of the main body frame that is assembled in a freely openable and closable manner is removable. It is arranged. The game area is provided with a winning opening through which a pachinko ball can win, and the player's interest is enhanced by whether or not the pachinko ball wins the winning hole. The game board includes a plate-like member that forms a game area on the front side, and a box-like member that is assembled to the rear surface of the plate-like member, and an effect device is provided inside the plate-like member and the box-like member. And a housing space for housing various components such as various sensors. In addition, a control board is disposed on the rear surface of the game board, and the control board and the rendering device are connected to each other via a relay board disposed on the rear surface of the game board (for example, Patent Document 1). ).

JP 2009-11679 A

  Here, in the configuration in which the relay board is arranged on the rear surface of the game board, it is necessary to draw the wiring of the electrical parts such as the rendering device and the sensor arranged in the accommodation space to the rear face side of the game board and connect to the relay board. Therefore, there is a risk that wiring will be complicated on the rear side of the game board.

  Therefore, in view of the problems inherent in the prior art, the present invention has been proposed to suitably solve these problems, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a gaming machine with easy wiring.

In order to overcome the above-mentioned problems and achieve the intended purpose, a gaming machine according to claim 1 of the present application is:
A space defining member (50) that defines a housing space (53) that houses a plurality of electrical components (62, 63, 64a, 64b, 72, 73, 74), and an outside of the space defining member (50) A control board (34) disposed on the relay board and relay boards (36, 37) that relay connections between the control board (34) and the plurality of electrical components (62, 63, 64a, 64b, 72, 73, 74) In a gaming machine equipped with
The relay board (36) is disposed in the accommodating space (53), and wiring for connecting the relay board (36) and the control board (34) side is formed in the space defining member (50). And the wiring connecting the relay board (36) and the electrical component (62, 63, 64a, 64b) side is accommodated inside the accommodation space (53). Is the gist.
According to the first aspect of the present invention, the relay board can be prevented from being damaged by arranging the relay board in the accommodation space. In addition, since it is not necessary to draw the wiring of the electrical component outside the accommodation space and connect it to the relay board, it is possible to easily handle the wiring outside the accommodation space.

The invention according to claim 2
And another board (39) electrically connected to the relay board (36) and electrically connected to predetermined electrical components (64a, 64b) housed in the housing space (53),
The gist is that the relay substrate (36) and the other substrate (39) are arranged in the accommodating space (53) in a state of overlapping in the substrate surface direction.
According to the invention according to claim 2, by providing another board separately from the relay board and overlapping both boards in the board surface direction, the space occupied by the relay board in the accommodation space is the board surface of the relay board. Therefore, the installation space for various components in the accommodation space is not greatly impaired.

The invention according to claim 3
The summary is that the relay board (36) is disposed in the accommodation space (53) so as to be closer to the wiring insertion opening (56a) than the electrical components (62, 63, 64a, 64b). .
According to the invention which concerns on Claim 3, it can make it easy to attach or detach the wiring by the side of a control board with respect to the relay board | substrate accommodated in the accommodation space.

The invention according to claim 4
In the housing space (53), a plurality of electrical components (62, 63, 64a, 64b, 72, 73, 74) are distributed and housed on one side and the other side, and a plurality of parts housed on the one side are accommodated. An electrical component (62, 63, 64a, 64b) is connected to the relay board (36) disposed on the one side and a plurality of electrical components (72, 73, 74) accommodated on the other side The main point is that it is configured to be connected to another relay board (37) arranged on the other side.
According to the invention of claim 4, since it is possible to prevent the wiring for electrically connecting the electrical component housed in the housing space and the relay board from being excessively long, the wiring in the housing space is easy. It can be.

The invention according to claim 5
In the relay board (36), a connector connecting portion (CNa) to which a connector for wiring connected to the control board (34) is connected is provided on one board surface, and is provided on the one board surface. The connector connecting part (CNa) is arranged so as to face the wiring insertion port (56a),
A covering member (90) covering the one substrate surface in the relay substrate (36),
The gist of the invention is that the covering member (90) is formed with a connector insertion port (97) through which the connector connection portion (CNa) is inserted to face the wiring insertion port (56a).
According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, the wiring on the control board side can be connected to the connector connecting portion from the wiring insertion port, while the wiring board is connected to the one substrate surface of the relay board from the outside of the accommodation space via the wiring insertion port. Unauthorized acts such as processing can be prevented.

  According to the gaming machine according to the present invention, it is possible to facilitate wiring.

It is a front view which shows the pachinko machine which concerns on an Example. It is a front view which shows the game board which concerns on an Example. It is a front view which shows the state which removed the electrical decoration panel from the installation member which concerns on an Example. It is a rear view which shows the state which removed the electrical decoration panel from the installation member which concerns on an Example. It is a principal part enlarged front view which shows the arrangement | positioning site | part of the upper relay board | substrate in the installation member which concerns on an Example. The state which removed the upper relay board | substrate from FIG. 5 is shown. It is a disassembled perspective view of the principal part in the installation member which concerns on an Example. (a) is a front view of a coating | coated member, (b) has shown the positional relationship of the upper relay board | substrate arrange | positioned at a coating | coated member, and an upper connection board | substrate. FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along line AA in FIG. 3. FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along line BB in FIG. 3. In addition, the state which cut | disconnected the game board and the installation member is shown. It is a circuit diagram which shows the electrical connection relationship of the pachinko machine which concerns on an Example.

  Next, the gaming machine according to the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings by way of preferred embodiments. As a gaming machine, a general pachinko machine will be described as an example. Further, in the following description, “front”, “rear”, “left”, and “right” are states when the pachinko machine is viewed from the front side (player side) as shown in FIG. 1 unless otherwise specified. It points at.

(About pachinko machine 10)
As shown in FIG. 1, the pachinko machine 10 according to the embodiment is formed in a rectangular frame shape that opens front and rear, and an outer frame 11 as a fixed frame that is installed in a vertically installed posture on an installation frame base (not shown) of a game shop. The front frame side of the game board 20 is detachably assembled with a middle frame 12 as a main body frame so that the game board 20 can be opened and closed, and detachable, so that an effect (display effect) can be performed on the back side of the game board 20. As a means, a symbol display device (symbol display means) 17 is detachably disposed. In this symbol display device 17, when a predetermined condition is established (pachinko ball winning in a start winning opening 30 to be described later), a symbol for rendering (hereinafter referred to as a decorative symbol) is variably displayed to perform symbol variation rendering. It has become. In addition, on the front side of the middle frame 12, as a decorative frame configured to cover the window 13a opening front and rear with a glass plate for perspective protection of the game board 20 and a perspective protection plate 13b formed of a transparent synthetic resin material The front frame (door body) 13 is assembled so as to be openable and closable, and a lower ball tray 15 for storing pachinko balls is assembled below the front frame 13 so as to be openable and closable. Further, an upper ball tray 14 for storing pachinko balls is integrally assembled at a lower position of the front frame 13, and the upper ball tray 14 is configured to be integrally opened and closed as the front frame 13 is opened and closed. ing. The upper ball tray 14 may be formed separately from the front frame 13 and assembled to the middle frame 12 so that it can be opened and closed. Further, in the embodiment, as the symbol display device 17, a liquid crystal display device in which a liquid crystal panel capable of displaying various patterns, characters, and the like in addition to the decorative drawing is accommodated in the accommodation case is adopted, but the present invention is not limited to this. Alternatively, various conventionally known display devices capable of stopping and variably displaying various symbols such as a drum-type symbol display device and a dot matrix-type symbol display device can be adopted.

  The front frame 13 is provided with a frame lamp (light emitting means) 19 so as to surround the outer periphery of the window 13a, and a speaker (sound that can output sound and sound effects) at the upper corner of the front frame 13. (Output means) 18 is disposed. That is, a light emitter (not shown) such as an LED provided on the frame lamp 19 is turned on and blinking, or an appropriate sound is output from the speaker 18, so that it matches the symbol variation effect on the symbol display device 17. It is configured to be able to produce. That is, the frame lamp 19 disposed in the front frame 13 functions as an effect unit capable of executing a light emission effect, and the speaker 18 disposed in the front frame 13 functions as an effect unit capable of executing a sound effect. doing. Note that the frame lamp 19 or the speaker 18 may be arranged on the upper ball tray 14 or the lower ball tray 15.

  An operation handle 16 is provided at a lower right position of the middle frame 12 to operate a ball launcher (not shown) disposed on the middle frame 12. The operation handle 16 includes an operation lever 16a urged in the left rotation direction. When the player rotates the operation lever 16a to rotate right, the ball launching device is activated, and the upper ball Pachinko balls stored in the tray 14 are fired one by one toward the game area 20a of the game board 20. Here, the hitting force of the pachinko ball by the ball launching device changes in strength according to the rotation amount of the operation lever 16a.

  In the pachinko machine 10, a main control that performs overall control of the pachinko machine 10 at a position where it cannot be seen from the front of the front frame 13 (specifically, the rear side of the middle frame 12 or the rear side of the game board 20). A board 33 (see FIG. 11) is provided, and an effect control board 34 (see FIG. 11) that performs control related to effects based on a control signal from the main control board 33 is provided. The effect control board 34 receives the control signal from the main control board 33 to control the display content of the symbol display device 17 or according to the symbol variation effect, the frame lamp 19 and the movable effect devices 60, 70, 80. A movable body 61a provided in the movable effect devices 60, 70, and 80 is controlled in accordance with the design variation effect, the light output mode of the speaker 18 is controlled in accordance with the design variation effect, etc. , 61b, 71, 81 are controlled. In addition, the other control board which performs control based on the control command from the production | presentation control board 34 is provided, and the said other control board controls the light emission mode of the frame lamp 19 and the movable production | presentation apparatus 60,70,80. The sound output mode of the speaker 18 may be controlled, or the operation modes of the movable bodies 61a, 61b, 71, 81 may be controlled.

(About game board 20)
The game board 20 is a flat transparent plate (game area forming member) formed from a light-transmitting synthetic resin material such as acrylic or polycarbonate into a substantially rectangular shape with a predetermined plate thickness. The said symbol display apparatus 17 is assembled | attached to the back side so that attachment or detachment is possible. As shown in FIG. 2, a guide rail 21 curved in a substantially circular shape is disposed on the front side of the game board 20, and the pachinko ball can flow down (movable) by the guide rail 21. The game area 20a is defined. The game board 20 has an opening (not shown) penetrating from the game area 20a to the rear of the game board 20 at an appropriate position, and each of the installation holes has a winning opening where a pachinko ball can be won. A winning device (for example, a starting winning device 29 provided with a starting winning port 30 capable of winning a pachinko ball or a special winning device 31 provided with a special winning port 32 capable of winning a pachinko ball), or an image display Various game parts such as a frame-shaped decorative body 25 formed so that the display window 25a is opened forward and backward at a position in front of the surface 17a are attached from the front side. In addition, an out port 22 for discharging a pachinko ball launched into the game area 20a is provided at the lowest position of the game area 20a. In the pachinko machine 10 according to the embodiment, when the pachinko ball flows down the game area 20a and wins the start winning opening 30, the determination (hit determination) per special figure is executed using the winning (establishment of the hit determination condition) as an opportunity. As a result of the winning determination, the winning determination of the pachinko ball to the special winning opening 32 is permitted and a special game (winning game) advantageous to the player is generated. . The game board 20 may be one in which a decorative seal or the like is attached to the surface of a non-light-transmitting plate member such as a veneer material or a synthetic resin material.

(About the installation member 50)
An installation member 50 capable of installing components is attached to the rear surface of the game board 20. As shown in FIG. 3, the installation member 50 as a whole includes a substantially rectangular back plate 51 constituting the rear end portion, and upper and lower and left and right side plates 52 extending forward from the outer peripheral edge of the back plate 51. The front side is configured in a box shape. An accommodation space 53 that can accommodate components is defined on the rear side of the game board 20 by the rear plate 51 and the upper, lower, left, and right side plates 52. That is, the installation member 50 functions as a space defining member that defines the accommodation space 53.

  The display member 17 is attached to the installation member 50 so as to cover the back plate 51 from the rear side, and the back plate 51 has a display opening 51a (see FIGS. 3 and 4) that opens forward and backward. The image display surface 17a of the symbol display device 17 faces the display opening 51a so as to be visible from the front side of the installation member 50. The display opening 51 a is formed at a position behind the display window 25 a of the frame-shaped decorative body 25, and the image display surface 17 a facing the display opening 51 a passes through the display window 25 a of the frame-shaped decorative body 25. It can be visually recognized from the front side. The effect control board 34 accommodated in a board case (not shown) is detachably attached to the rear side of the symbol display device 17. Under the symbol display device 17 and the effect control board 34, a main control board 33 for controlling the effect control board 34 is accommodated in a board case (not shown) and disposed at a rear position of the back plate 51. The back plate 51 is provided so that a back installation recess 55 (see FIG. 4) provided below the mounting portion of the symbol display device 17 is biased to the front side, and the back control recess 55 includes a main control board. A main relay unit 35 that relays the electrical connection with 33 is provided.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the accommodation space 53 is visible from the front side of the movable effect devices 60, 70, 80 including the movable bodies 61 T, 61 U, 71, 81 that perform the movable effect and the light emission effect, and the game board 20. Various effect means such as a possible electric decoration panel 54 are installed, and these effect means are configured to produce effects in accordance with the symbol variation effect on the symbol display device 17. The housing space 53 includes a plurality of electric parts (driving means 62, 72, 82, original position sensors 63, 73, 83, and light emitting boards 64a, which will be described later) as components of the movable effect devices 60, 70, 80. 64b, 74, 84, etc.) are accommodated. Further, in the accommodation space 53, a light emitting substrate (not shown) or the like is accommodated as an electrical component constituting the electrical decoration panel 54. These electrical components are electrically connected to the effect control board 34 disposed outside the accommodation space 53 via relay boards 36, 37, and 38. In the embodiment, connection boards 39, 40, and 41 are connected by wiring between some of the electrical components (light emitting boards 64a, 64b, 74, and 84) and the relay boards 36, 37, and 38. The connection boards 39, 40, 41 are connected to electrical components (light emitting boards 64a, 64b, 74, 84) by flat cables.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the back plate 51 has an inclined slope that is biased rearward from the upper end to the lower end at one end in the left-right direction of the upper edge continuous with the upper side plate 52 of the installation member 50. A wall portion 56 is formed. The inclined wall portion 56 is formed with a wiring insertion port 56 a for inserting a wiring drawn out from an upper relay substrate 36 described later disposed in the accommodation space 53. The wiring insertion port 56 a communicates the vicinity of the side surface of the symbol display device 17 and the upper left corner of the accommodation space 53 (wiring processing unit 100 described later) in the front-rear direction. Further, a control side connector connection portion CNa of a lower relay board 37 (described later) disposed in the accommodation space 53 is exposed to the back surface installation recess 55 of the back plate 51 at a position avoiding the mounting position of the main relay unit 35. A connector exposure port 55a is formed.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the plurality of movable effect devices 60, 70, 80 accommodated in the accommodation space 53 are attached to the back plate 51 of the installation member 50. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 3, an upper movable effect device 60 provided with upper movable bodies 61T and 61U so as to be operable is disposed above the display opening 51a. Further, below the display opening 51a, a lower movable effect device 70 provided with a lower movable body 71 is provided. Further, on the right side of the display opening 51a, two sets of right movable effect devices 80 provided with the right movable body 81 so as to be operable are spaced apart vertically. In this way, the plurality of movable effect devices 60, 70, 80 are distributed around the display opening 51a.

  As shown in FIG. 3, each of the movable effect devices 60, 70, 80 is provided with driving means 62, 72, 82 as electric parts for driving the movable bodies 61T, 61U, 71, 81. The driving means 62, 72, 82 are, for example, electric motors that derive a rotational driving force, and are connected to the movable bodies 61T, 61U, 71, 81 via power transmission means such as gears. The movable bodies 61T, 61U, 71, 81 are always located at the original positions (positions shown in FIG. 5), and the driving force from the driving means 62, 72, 82 is transmitted via the power transmission means. Is configured to execute a predetermined operation (movable effect). Each movable effect device 60, 70, 80 is provided with original position sensors 63, 73, 83 as electric components for detecting the movable bodies 61T, 61U, 71, 81, and the movable bodies 61T, 61U, The original position sensors 63, 73, 83 are configured to detect the movable bodies 61T, 61U, 71, 81 in a state where 71, 81 is in the original position.

  The movable bodies 61T, 61U, 71, 81 of the embodiment are in a standby position (original position, see FIG. 4) and an operation position that is located closer to the central side of the accommodation space 53 (the central side of the game board 20) than the standby position. (Refer to FIG. 3). More specifically, the movable bodies 61T, 61U, 71, 81 are configured to be displaceable toward the operating position with the standby position as one moving end. And in the state in the standby position, it is close to the upper and lower and left and right side plates 52 of the installation member 50, and at least partially on the rear side of the electrical decoration panel 54 (see FIG. 10) disposed at the front end of the accommodation space 53. Is supposed to hide. The illumination panel 54 is provided in an annular shape along the inside of the upper and lower and left and right side plates 52 avoiding the front of the image display surface 17a at the front end portion of the installation member 50, and includes a driving means, an in-situ sensor, a light emitting board, and the like It has electric parts. Further, in a state where the movable bodies 61T, 61U, 71, 81 are in the operation position (the other moving end) farthest from the standby position, the movable bodies 61T, 61U, 71, 81 are exposed from the electrical decoration panel 54 and are on the front side of the image display surface 17a (that is, display It is positioned on the front side of the opening 51a for use, and faces the display window 25a of the frame-shaped decorative body 25 from the rear side. In addition, as shown in FIG. 10, what provided the panel door 54b so that the slide movement to the left-right direction with respect to the panel base 54a is employ | adopted as a part of electrical decoration panel 54. As shown in FIG.

  Here, the upper movable bodies 61T, 61U, the lower movable body 71, and the right movable body 81 have the movable bodies 61T, 61U, 71, 81 when displaced from the standby position to the operating position, as shown in FIG. The design components 61b, 71b, 81a are gathered to form a single design body (in the embodiment, a design body in the form of the character of “righteousness”) D by the plurality of design components 61b, 71b, 81b. It is configured. Note that a plurality (two in the embodiment) of upper movable bodies 61T and 61U are assembled in the upper movable effect device 60, and each of the upper movable bodies 61T and 61U receives a driving force from a common upper drive means 62. Thus, it is displaced between the standby position and the operating position. That is, the design body D is configured by the plurality of upper movable bodies 61T and 61U, the plurality of right movable bodies 81 and 81, and the lower movable body 71. In the following description, the upper movable body located on the upper side (right side in the standby position) of the plurality of (two) upper movable bodies 61T and 61U is referred to as “first upper movable body 61T”. The upper movable body positioned on the lower side in the operating position (left side in the standby position) may be referred to as a “second upper movable body 61U”.

(About the lower movable effect device 70)
As shown in FIG. 3, the lower movable effect device 70 includes a lower movable base member 70A attached to the installation member 50 (the inner wall surface of the back plate 51), and extends to the lower movable base member 70A in the front-rear direction. The lower movable body 71 that swings around the existing lower swing shaft 75, lower drive means 72 that drives the lower movable body 71, and a lower part that detects a detection piece (not shown) provided on the lower movable body 71. An in-situ sensor 73 is attached. As shown in FIG. 11, the lower drive means 72 and the lower original position sensor 73 as electrical components are respectively connected to the lower relay board 37 disposed on the inner wall surface of the back plate 51, and are connected via the lower relay board 37. The effect control board 34 is electrically connected. The lower movable body 71 is arranged on a movable arm 71a that swings around a lower swing shaft 75, the design component 71b provided at the extending end of the movable arm 71a, and the design component 71b. And a lower light-emitting substrate 74 as an electrical component provided. The design component 71b of the lower movable body 71 is formed of a light-transmitting synthetic resin material at least part of a portion forming the front surface, and is forward of a light emitting body (LED) (not shown) provided on the front surface of the lower light emitting substrate 74. It is designed to light up in response to the light emitted toward the. As shown in FIG. 11, the lower light emitting board 74 is connected to the lower connection board 40 disposed on the back plate 51 side by side with the lower relay board 37, and the lower connection board 40 is connected to the lower relay board 37. Has been. That is, the lower light emitting board 74 is electrically connected to the effect control board 34 via the lower connection board 40 and the lower relay board 37.

  When the lower movable body 71 is in the standby position, as shown in FIG. 5, the movable arm 71a is positioned at the left end of the swing and extends from the lower swing shaft 75 to the upper left, and the design structure The part 71 b is close to the left side plate 52 and is accommodated between the front and back of the electrical panel 54 (see FIG. 10) and the back plate 51. On the other hand, when the lower movable body 71 is displaced from the standby position to the operating position, the movable arm 71a rotates toward the right end of the swing and extends from the lower swing shaft 75 to the upper right, and the design The component 71b is exposed to the front of the image display surface 17a from between the front and rear of the illumination panel 54 and the back plate 51.

(About the lower relay board 37)
As shown in FIG. 3 and FIG. 4, the lower relay board 37 is provided with a control-side connector connecting portion CNa to which a wiring connector connected to the effect control board 34 is connected on the rear surface of the lower relay board 37. In addition, a plurality of component-side connector connection portions CNb to which wiring connectors connected to the electrical components housed in the housing space 53 are connected are disposed on the front surface of the lower relay board 37. Specifically, the plurality of component-side connector connection portions CNb include a connector for wiring from the lower driving means 72, a connector for wiring from the lower original position sensor 73, and a connector for wiring connected to the right relay board 38. Alternatively, a connector for wiring connected to the right connection board 41 is connected. Here, the control-side connector connecting portion CNa disposed on the rear surface of the lower relay board 37 protrudes rearward of the installation member 50 through the connector exposure port 55a provided in the back surface installation recess 55 of the back plate 51. Is configured to do. Thus, the lower relay board 37 is provided in the accommodation space 53 and the wiring connected to the component-side connector connection portion CNb is accommodated in the accommodation space 53, so that the control-side connector connection portion CNa is provided on the rear surface side of the installation member 50. Only the connected wiring is exposed. That is, by reducing the number of wires routed to the rear surface side of the installation member 50, it is possible to prevent the wiring from being complicated on the rear surface side of the installation member 50 and to prevent the occurrence of disconnection of the wires. .

(Right movable effect device 80)
As shown in FIG. 3, the two sets of right movable effect devices 80 in the upper and lower directions each include a right movable base member 80A attached to the installation member 50 (the inner wall surface of the back plate 51), and the right movable base member 80A includes The right movable body 81 that swings around the right swing shaft 85 extending in the front-rear direction, the right drive means 82 that drives the right movable body 81, and the detection target (not shown) provided on the right movable body 81 A right original position sensor 83 for detecting a piece is attached. As shown in FIG. 11, the right drive means 82 and the right home position sensor 83 as electrical components are connected to the right relay board 38 disposed on the inner wall surface of the back plate 51, and the right relay board 38 and the lower relay are connected. The effect control board 34 is electrically connected via the board 37. The right movable body 81 is provided on a movable arm 81a extending in a radial direction from the right swing shaft 85 and swinging about the right swing shaft 85, and an extending end portion of the movable arm 81a. The design component 81b and a right light-emitting substrate 84 as an electrical component disposed in the design component 81b are provided. The design component 81b of the right movable body 81 is formed of a light-transmitting synthetic resin material, at least part of a portion forming the front surface, and forward from a light emitting body (LED) (not shown) provided on the front surface of the right light emitting substrate 84. It is designed to light up in response to the light emitted toward the. As shown in FIG. 11, the right light emitting board 84 is connected to the right connection board 41 disposed on the back plate 51 by wiring, and the right connection board 41 is connected to the lower relay board 37 by wiring. That is, the right light emitting board 84 is electrically connected to the effect control board 34 via the right connection board 41 and the lower relay board 37.

(About the right relay board 38)
As shown in FIG. 3, the right relay board 38 is provided with a control-side connector connection portion CNa to which a connector of wiring connected to the lower relay board 37 is connected on the left side of the front surface, and accommodated in the accommodation space 53. A plurality of component-side connector connection portions CNb to which connectors of wirings connected to the electrical components are connected are arranged on the right side of the front surface. Specifically, the plurality of component-side connector connection parts CNb are provided with connectors for wiring from the right drive means 82 provided in the upper and lower right movable effect devices 80 and provided in the upper and lower right movable effect devices 80 and 80. A connector for wiring from the right home position sensor 83 is connected. In this way, the right relay board 38 is provided in the accommodation space 53 and the wiring connected to the component-side connector connection portion CNb is accommodated in the accommodation space 53, and the effect control board 34 is directly provided on the rear surface of the right relay board 38. By connecting to the lower relay board 37 without connecting to the connected wiring, the number of wires routed to the rear surface side of the installation member 50 is reduced, and the wiring of the wiring on the rear surface side of the installation member 50 is reduced. It is possible to prevent the occurrence of complications and disconnection of wiring.

  Further, a predetermined gap is formed on the front side of the right relay board 38 between the arrangement area of the control-side connector connection portion CNa and the arrangement area of the component-side connector connection portion CNb. The ball discharge passage 27 for discharging the pachinko ball that has won the winning opening passes vertically, and the rear surface of the ball discharge passage 27 is in contact with the front surface of the right relay board 38. In other words, the ball discharge passage 27 functions as a restricting member (substrate presser) that restricts the right relay substrate 38 from coming off the inner wall surface of the back plate 51 to the front side.

(Upper movable effect device 60)
As shown in FIGS. 3, 5, 6, and 7, the upper movable effect device 60 includes an upper movable base member 60 </ b> A attached to the installation member 50 (inner wall surface of the back plate 51). The base member 60A is swung around the first upper movable body 61T that swings about the first upper swing shaft 65T extending in the front-rear direction and the second upper swing shaft 65U that extends in the front-rear direction. The second upper movable body 61U that moves, the upper drive means 62 that drives the first upper movable body 61T and the second upper movable body 61U, and the detection piece 66 provided on the second upper movable body 61U are detected. An upper original position sensor 63 is attached. As shown in FIG. 11, the upper drive means 62 and the upper in-situ sensor 63 as electrical components are connected to the upper relay board 36 (see FIGS. 3 and 6) disposed on the inner wall surface of the back plate 51, The effect control board 34 is electrically connected via the upper relay board 36. The first upper movable body 61T extends in parallel from the plurality of first upper swing shafts 65T in the radial direction and swings around the first upper swing shaft 65T, and a plurality of movable arms 61a. The design component 61b provided at the extending end of the movable arm 61a, and a first upper light-emitting substrate 64a as an electric component disposed in the design component 61b are provided. The second upper movable body 61U extends from the second upper swing shaft 65U in the radial direction and swings about the second upper swing shaft 65U, and the movable arm 61a includes a movable arm 61a. The design component 61b provided at the extended end portion, and a second upper light-emitting substrate 64b as an electric component disposed in the design component 61b are provided. Each of the design constituting portions 61b and 61b of the first upper movable body 61T and the second upper movable body 61U is formed of a light-transmitting synthetic resin material at least a part of a portion forming the front surface, and the first upper light emitting substrate 64a. In addition, it is lit by receiving light irradiated forward from a light emitter (LED) (not shown) provided on each front surface of the second upper light emitting substrate 64b. As shown in FIG. 11, the first upper light emitting substrate 64a and the second upper light emitting substrate 64b as electrical components are disposed on the front surface of a mounting surface portion 67 (described later) located at the left end portion of the upper movable base member 60A. The connection board 39 (see FIGS. 6 and 7) is connected by wiring, and the upper connection board 39 is connected by wiring with the upper relay board 36. That is, the first upper light emitting substrate 64 a and the second upper light emitting substrate 64 b are electrically connected to the effect control substrate 34 via the upper connection substrate 39 and the upper relay substrate 36.

  When the first upper movable body 61T is in the standby position, the movable arm 61a is positioned at the right end of the swing and extends to the right from the first upper swing shaft 65T, and the design component 61b It comes close to the upper side plate 52 and is housed between the front and back of the illumination panel 54 and the back plate 51. On the other hand, when the first upper movable body 61T is displaced from the standby position to the operating position, the movable arm 61a rotates toward the left end of the swing and extends downward from the first upper swing shaft 65T. Thus, the design component 61b is exposed from the front and back of the electric decoration panel 54 (see FIG. 10) to the front of the image display surface 17a. When the second upper movable body 61U is in the standby position, the movable arm 61a is located at the left end of the swing and extends to the left from the second upper swing shaft 65U. 61b comes close to the left side plate 52 and is housed between the front and back of the illumination panel 54 and the back plate 51. On the other hand, when the second upper movable body 61U is displaced from the standby position to the operating position, the movable arm 61a rotates toward the right end of the swing and extends downward from the second upper swing shaft 65U. Thus, the design component 61b is exposed to the front of the image display surface 17a from between the front and rear of the illumination panel 54 and the back plate 51.

  The first upper movable body 61T provided in the upper movable effect device 60 has a movement trajectory between the standby position and the operating position in the axial direction view (front view) of the first upper swing shaft 65T. It overlaps with the movement locus between the standby position and the operating position of the right movable body 81. Here, the first upper movable body 61T moves the upper right movable body 81 from the standby position to the operating position so as to avoid interference with the upper right movable body 81 when the design body D is configured. Before the movement starts, the effect control board 34 controls the movement to the operation position. Further, the second upper movable body 61U has a movement locus between the standby position and the operation position between the standby position and the operation position of the lower movable body 71 in the axial direction view of the second upper swing shaft 65U. It overlaps with the movement trajectory. Here, the second upper movable body 61U has an axis line of the second upper swing shaft 65U with respect to the lower movable body 71 so as to avoid interference with the lower movable body 71 when the design body D is configured. It is configured to swing at a position biased to the rear side in the direction. That is, although the second upper movable body 61U and the lower movable body 71 overlap with each other in the front view, the second upper movable body 61U and the lower movable body 71 actually move at different positions in the front-rear direction, so that they do not interfere with each other when configuring the design body D. It has become.

(Upper relay board 36)
As shown in FIGS. 5 and 7, the upper relay board 36 is provided with a control-side connector connection portion CNa to which a wiring connector connected to the effect control board 34 is connected on the rear surface (one board surface). In addition, a plurality of component-side connector connection portions CNb to which connectors of wirings connected to the electrical components housed in the housing space 53 are connected are disposed on the front surface. Specifically, the plurality of component side connector connection portions CNb include a wiring connector from the upper driving means 62, a wiring connector from the upper original position sensor 63, and a wiring connector connected to the upper connection board 39. It is connected. As described above, the upper relay board 36 is provided in the accommodation space 53 and the wiring connected to the component-side connector connection portion CNb is accommodated in the accommodation space 53, so that the control-side connector connection portion CNa is provided on the rear surface side of the installation member 50. Only the wiring to be connected is drawn out to the rear surface side of the installation member 50 through the wiring insertion port 56a. That is, by reducing the number of wires routed to the rear surface side of the installation member 50, the wiring operation on the rear surface side of the installation member 50 is prevented from becoming complicated, and the occurrence of disconnection of the wiring is prevented. . Further, the upper connection substrate 39 is configured so that wirings from the first upper light emitting substrate 64a and the second upper light emitting substrate 64b are combined and connected to the upper relay substrate 36. The upper relay board 36 and the upper connection board 39 are arranged in the accommodation space 53 so as to overlap in the front-rear direction (board surface direction), so that the upper relay board 36 and the upper connection board 39 are used as one board. Compared with the case where it is provided, the space occupied in the direction parallel to the substrate surface in the accommodation space 53 is reduced. The upper relay board 36 and the upper connection board 39 overlap the lower movable body 71 at the front and rear positions in the accommodation space 53 and are out of the moving range between the standby position and the operating position of the lower movable body 71 (described later). The wiring processing unit 100) is arranged. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 10, the upper relay board 36 and the upper connection board 39 are arranged adjacent to the upper side of the lower movable body 71 at the standby position in a state where they overlap each other.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the upper relay board 36 has a through hole 36a through which a fixing screw (fixing means) is inserted. Then, the upper relay board 36 can be fixed to the covering member 90 by screwing a fixing screw inserted through the through hole 36a into a board fixing portion 93 of the covering member 90 described later. The upper relay board 36 is disposed on the back plate 51 so as to be positioned in the upper left corner (wiring processing unit 100 described later) of the accommodation space 53 with the rear surface covered by the covering member 90 (see FIG. 10).

(About the covering member 90)
As shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, the covering member 90 is formed in a box shape whose front side is open. Specifically, a rear wall 91 that covers the rear surface of the upper relay board 36 is formed in a shape that substantially matches the outer shape of the upper relay board 36, and a peripheral wall 92 that faces the outer peripheral end face of the upper relay board 36, It is formed to extend forward from the outer peripheral edge of the rear wall 91. The covering member 90 is formed of a transparent synthetic resin, and the visibility of the rear surface and outer peripheral end surface of the upper relay substrate 36 covered with the rear wall 91 and the peripheral wall 92 is ensured.

  As shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, the covering member 90 has an engagement piece 95 that engages with the front surface of one side portion of the upper relay board 36 and restricts forward movement, and the front end of the peripheral wall 92. It is formed so as to protrude inward from the portion. The upper relay board 36 has an upper portion that extends to the right from the lower portion and is formed wider, and the covering member 90 is also formed with an upper portion that is larger to the right. A pair of upper and lower engaging pieces 95 is formed on the right side of the upper portion of the covering member 90 that is wide. Thereby, before the board | substrate fixing | fixed part 93 and the through-hole 36a are fixed with a fixing screw, the upper right side part of the upper relay board | substrate 36 can be engaged with the engagement piece 95, and can be aligned. Further, a substrate fixing portion 93 for fixing the upper relay substrate 36 by screwing a fixing screw inserted from the front side into the through hole 36a of the upper relay substrate 36 on the rear wall 91 of the covering member 90, It is formed so as to protrude forward inside the peripheral wall 92.

  On the inner peripheral surface of the peripheral wall 92, a contact portion 96 that contacts the outer peripheral end surface of the upper relay substrate 36 is formed so as to protrude inward. A plurality of contact portions 96 are provided so as to be separated from each other in the extending direction of the peripheral wall 92. The abutting portion 96 is a protruding wall that extends along the inner surface of the peripheral wall 92 and the front surface of the rear wall 91 and bends in an L shape in sectional view, and is a portion along the front surface of the rear wall 91 (the rear wall 91 A portion protruding forward from the front surface) comes into contact with the rear surface of the upper relay substrate 36. In addition, the board | substrate fixing | fixed part 93 is provided so that a protrusion end surface may support the rear surface of the upper relay board | substrate 36, and it functions also as a contact part. That is, the covering member 90 holds the upper relay board 36 by the contact portion 96 inside the peripheral wall 92 and the rear wall 91, thereby forming an appropriate gap between the upper relay board 36 and the upper relay board 36. The circulation of the air around is promoted to prevent the upper relay board 36 from being heated to a high temperature.

  As shown in FIGS. 8A and 9, the rear wall 91 is formed with a connector insertion port 97 through which the control-side connector connection portion CNa of the upper relay board 36 is inserted. The connector insertion port 97 is formed to have an inner edge shape slightly larger than the outer shape of the control-side connector connection portion CNa of the upper relay board 36, and the rear wall 91 of the upper relay board 36 is formed at a portion other than the connector insertion hole 97. It is comprised so that substantially the whole rear surface can be coat | covered. Here, in a state in which the upper relay board 36 is attached to the covering member 90, the control-side connector connection portion CNa projects from the connector insertion port 97 to the rear of the covering member 90.

  As shown in FIGS. 5 and 8, the covering member 90 is provided with a fitting portion 94 as a portion fixed to the installation member 50. In the embodiment, a fitting portion 94 is provided so as to protrude upward and downward from the peripheral wall 92 that forms the upper edge and the lower edge of the covering member 90, and from the peripheral wall 92 that extends to the right in the covering member 90. A fitting portion 94 is provided so as to protrude downward, and an insertion hole 94a through which a fixing screw is inserted from the front side is formed in each fitting portion 94 so as to penetrate in the front-rear direction. The covering member 90 places a fixing screw inserted into the insertion hole 94a of the fitting portion 94 in a state where the fitting portion 94 is fitted to a placement boss portion 102 provided in the wiring processing portion 100 described later. The covering member 90 (upper relay board 36) is fixed to the front side of the mounting portion 101 by being screwed into the boss portion 102.

(About the wiring processing unit 100)
As shown in FIG. 7, in the upper left corner of the accommodation space 53 defined by the upper side plate 52 and the left side plate 52 and the back plate 51 of the installation member 50, wiring related to the upper movable effect device 60 and the like is processed. A wiring processing unit 100 is provided. The wiring processing unit 100 is configured so that the upper relay board 36 can be installed, and the wiring connected to the upper relay board 36 is routed. Here, in the wiring processing unit 100, a wiring insertion port 56a is formed, and a wiring connector connected to the effect control board 34 disposed on the rear surface side of the installation member 50 is connected to the control side connector connecting portion CNa. It has become so.

  As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the wiring processing unit 100 is provided with a mounting unit 101 that protrudes forward from the back plate 51 of the installation member 50 along the upper side plate 52 and the left side plate 52. Yes. A mounting boss portion 102 is formed on the front end surface of the mounting portion 101 so as to protrude forward, and a fitting portion 94 is fitted to the mounting boss portion 102 and fixed by a fixing screw. The member 90 is fixed to the wiring processing unit 100 in the accommodation space 53. That is, the covering member 90 is fixed at a position spaced forward from the back plate 51 in a state where the mounting boss portion 102 and the fitting portion 94 are fitted, and a gap is formed between the covering member 90 and the back plate 51. Is to be formed. The mounting surface portion 67 is also provided with a mounting boss portion 102, and a fitting portion 94 on the right side portion of the covering member 90 is fitted and fixed by a fixing screw. That is, the covering member 90 is fixed to the mounting boss portion 102 provided in the mounting portion 101 of the installation member 50 and the mounting surface portion 67 of the upper movable effect device 60 in the wiring processing unit 100. ing.

  As shown in FIG. 7, on the front end surface of the mounting portion 101, in addition to the mounting boss portion 102, a panel boss portion 103 having a larger projecting dimension than the mounting boss portion 102 is provided. The panel base 54a (see FIG. 10) of the electric panel 54 fixed in contact with the front end of the panel boss 103 covers the upper relay board 36 attached to the front side of the covering member 90 from the front side. Are arranged as follows. The rear surface of the panel base 54 a defines the front side of the wiring processing unit 100. That is, the upper relay board 36 is disposed between the panel base 54 a and the covering member 90. Here, between the panel base 54a and the covering member 90, wiring connected to the plurality of component-side connector connecting portions CNb provided on the front surface of the upper relay board 36 (wiring drawn from the upper driving means 62 and the upper original position sensor 63) In addition, the wiring area 57 is a wiring area 57 for wiring drawn from the upper connection board 39 and wiring drawn from the panel base 54a. The panel base 54a covers the front surface of the upper relay board 36, so that the wiring connected to the front surface of the upper relay board 36 (component side connector connection portion CNb) moves on the front side of the panel base 54a and the panel door 54b. It is designed not to touch. This prevents problems such as disconnection of the wiring due to the hooking of the wiring to the panel door 54b.

  Here, between the covering member 90 and the back plate 51, as shown in FIGS. 5 and 8B, the substrate placement region X1 in which the upper connection substrate 39 is disposed and the control of the upper relay substrate 36. A connection portion arrangement region X2 in which the side connector connection portion CNa is arranged, and a movable region X3 in which the second upper movable body 61U (specifically, the movable arm 61a) is movable are provided. For convenience, the wiring processing unit 100 includes a movable region X3 in addition to the handling region 57, the substrate placement region X1, and the connection portion placement region X2.

  As shown in FIG. 5 and FIG. 8B, the left end portion of the upper movable effect device 60 arranged above the display opening 51a is arranged in the substrate arrangement region X1. As described above, the attachment surface portion 67 for attaching the upper connection substrate 39 is formed at the left end portion of the upper movable effect device 60, and the upper connection substrate 39 is disposed in front of the attachment surface portion 67. . That is, the upper connection board 39 is arranged between the covering member 90 and the back plate 51 in the board arrangement region X1, and is provided on the rear surface of the upper relay board 36 between the covering member 90 and the upper connection board 39. Wiring (wiring drawn from the front surface of the upper connection substrate 39 and connected to the first upper light emitting substrate 64a and the second upper light emitting substrate 64b) connected to the control side connector connection portion CNa is routed. The covering member 90 covers the rear surface of the upper relay substrate 36 so that the wiring connected to the upper connection substrate 39 does not come into contact with the rear surface of the upper relay substrate 36. This prevents problems such as damage to the upper connection board 39 and the upper relay board 36.

  As shown in FIG. 7, a connection portion arrangement region X2 is provided on the left side of the substrate arrangement region X1, and a control side connector connection portion CNa provided so as to protrude rearward from the rear surface of the upper relay substrate 36 is provided. These are arranged on the left side of the mounting surface portion 67 and the upper connection board 39. In addition, the board | substrate arrangement | positioning area | region X1 and the connection part arrangement | positioning area | region X2 are divided by the partition 104 provided so that it might extend ahead from the backplate 51 and may be extended up and down. The upper rear side of the connection portion arrangement region X2 is defined by the inclined wall portion 56 provided at the upper edge portion of the back plate 51, and a wiring insertion port 56a formed in the inclined wall portion 56 is It is located behind the control side connector connecting portion CNa. Here, the wiring insertion port 56a is provided above the lower end of the control-side connector connection portion CNa. That is, the wiring drawn from the control side connector connection portion CNa of the upper relay board 36 through the wiring insertion port 56a to the rear side of the installation member 50 can be guided obliquely upward by the lower opening edge of the wiring insertion port 56a. By being able to do so, the second upper movable body 61U that moves in the movable region X3 described later with respect to the wiring connected to the control-side connector connecting portion CNa can be prevented from being caught.

  Here, the substrate placement region X1 and the connection portion placement region X2 are formed near the lower side of the placement portion 101 along the upper side plate 52, and are provided so as to overlap the upper side of the covering member 90 on the rear side. It has been. The movable region X3 of the movable arm 61a in the second upper movable body 61U is provided below the substrate placement region X1 and the connection portion placement region X2 so as to overlap the lower part of the covering member 90. The upper original position sensor 63 is disposed at the upper end portion of the movable region X3 located near the lower side of the upper connection board 39 (below the mounting surface portion 67). The detection piece 66 is configured to be detected. As described above, the covering member 90 is provided at a position spaced forward from the back plate 51, and the upper connection board 39 and the control-side connector connecting portion CNa are collectively arranged on the upper side between the covering member 90 and the back plate 51. Thus, the movable region X3 of the second upper movable body 61U is secured on the rear side of the covering member 90. The covering member 90 covers the rear surface of the upper relay substrate 36 so that the movable arm 61a of the second upper movable body 61U does not come into contact with the rear surface of the upper relay substrate 36. This prevents the upper relay board 36 from being damaged.

[Operation of Example 1]
Next, the operation of the pachinko machine 10 according to the embodiment configured as described above will be described.

  The pachinko machine 10 of the embodiment includes an upper driving means 62, an upper original position sensor 63, a first upper light emitting substrate 64a, a second upper light emitting substrate 64b, a lower driving means 72, a lower original position sensor 73, a lower light emitting substrate 74, etc. An installation member 50 that defines an accommodation space 53 that accommodates electrical components is provided on the rear side of the game board 20, and movable effect devices 60, 70, 70 are provided on the rear side of the installation member 50 (outside the accommodation space 53). An effect control board 34 for controlling 80 and the like is arranged. And the upper relay board | substrate 36 and the lower relay board | substrate 37 which relay the connection with the production control board 34 and the some electrical components 62,63,64a, 64b, 72,73,74 are provided. Here, the upper relay substrate 36 is disposed in the accommodation space 53 (substrate placement region X1). And the wiring which connects the upper relay board | substrate 36 and the production | presentation control board 34 side is penetrated to the wiring insertion opening 56a formed in the installation member 50, and the upper relay board 36 and the electrical components 62, 63, 64a, 64b side The wiring connecting the two is accommodated in the accommodating space 53. That is, in the pachinko machine 10 according to the embodiment, the upper relay board 36 can be prevented from being damaged by arranging the upper relay board 36 in the accommodation space 53. Further, since it is not necessary to draw out the wiring of the electrical components 62, 63, 64 a, 64 b outside the accommodation space 53 and connect it to the upper relay board 36, it is easy to route the wiring outside the accommodation space 53. it can.

  The upper connection board 39 is connected to the first upper light emission board 64a and the second upper light emission board 64b accommodated in the accommodation space 53 and is electrically connected to the upper relay board 36. 36 and the upper connection substrate 39 are arranged in the accommodation space 53 in a state where they overlap each other in the front-rear direction (substrate surface direction). That is, the upper connection board 39 is provided separately from the upper relay board 36, and both the boards 36 and 39 are stacked in the board surface direction, so that the space occupied by the upper relay board 36 in the accommodation space 53 is reduced. Since it can be reduced in the direction parallel to the substrate surface, the installation space for various components such as the lower movable body 71 and the second upper movable body 61U in the accommodation space 53 is not greatly impaired.

  The upper relay board 36 is disposed in the accommodation space 53 so as to be closer to the wiring insertion opening 56a than the electrical components 62, 63, 64a, 64b, so that the upper relay board 36 is accommodated in the accommodation space 53. It is possible to easily attach and detach the wiring on the side of the effect control board 34 to the relay board 36.

  In addition, the housing space 53 is provided with a plurality of electrical components 62, 63, 64a, and 64b positioned above the display opening 51a, while the plurality of electrical components 72, 73, and 74 are located below the display opening 51a. It is provided to be located on the side. That is, the plurality of electrical components 62, 63, 64 a, 64 b, 72, 73, 74 are distributed and accommodated on one side and the other side of the accommodation space 53. Here, the plurality of electrical components 62, 63, 64a, 64b accommodated on one side of the accommodation space 53 are electrically connected to the upper relay board 36 disposed on the one side and accommodated on the other side. The plurality of electric components 72, 73, 74 are configured to be electrically connected to the lower relay board 37 disposed on the other side. Accordingly, the wiring for connecting the electrical components 62, 63, 64a, 64b, 72, 73, 74 and the relay boards 36, 37 accommodated in the accommodation space 53 can be prevented from becoming excessively long. Wiring in the space 53 can be facilitated.

  The upper relay board 36 is provided with a control-side connector connection portion CNa to which a wiring connector connected to the effect control board 34 is connected on the rear surface, and the control-side connector connection portion CNa is provided on the back plate 51. It faces the mouth 56a. Here, the pachinko machine 10 includes a covering member 90 that covers the rear surface of the upper relay board 36, and a connector insertion portion that allows the control-side connector connection portion CNa to be inserted into the covering member 90 and face the wiring insertion port 56a. A mouth 97 is formed. In other words, the rear side of the upper relay board 36 is processed from the outside of the accommodation space 53 through the wiring insertion port 56a while the wiring on the effect control board 34 side can be connected to the control side connector connection portion CNa from the wiring insertion port 56a. It is possible to prevent illegal acts such as Further, since the covering member 90 covers the rear surface of the upper relay substrate 36, the wiring connected to the upper connection substrate 39 and the movable arm 61a of the second upper movable body 61U do not come into contact with the rear surface of the upper relay substrate 36. ing. Thereby, it is possible to prevent the upper connection board 39 and the upper relay board 36 from being damaged.

  Further, the pachinko machine 10 is configured to accommodate the second upper movable body 61U, which is driven to be displaced to the standby position and the operating position by the upper driving means 62, in the accommodating space 53, and the upper relay board 36 is accommodated. A distance from the inner wall surface of the installation member 50 (back plate 51) that defines the space 53 to be larger than the height dimension of the control-side connector connection portion CNa, with respect to the wiring insertion port 56a penetrating the inner wall surface of the installation member 50. Thus, the control-side connector connection portion CNa is arranged so as to face from the inside of the accommodation space 53. That is, the control-side connector connection portion CNa of the upper relay board 36 is arranged in the connection portion arrangement region X2 so as to protrude rearward from the connector insertion port 97 but not from the wiring insertion port 56a. The entire connection portion CNa is configured to be located inside the accommodation space 53 (connection portion arrangement region X2). Thus, the control-side connector connection portion CNa can be prevented from being damaged by preventing the control-side connector connection portion CNa from projecting to the rear side of the installation member 50. The second upper movable body 61U is configured such that at least a part thereof is positioned in the movable region X3 provided between the rear surface of the upper relay substrate 36 and the inner wall surface of the installation member 50 at the standby position. That is, the control-side connector connection portion CNa can be prevented from being damaged by the control-side connector connection portion CNa being positioned in the accommodation space 53. Further, the gap generated between the inner wall surface of the installation member 50 and the rear surface of the upper relay substrate 36 can be effectively used as an installation space for the second upper movable body 61U.

[Example of change]
The present application is not limited to the configuration of the above-described embodiment, and other configurations can be appropriately employed.
(1) In the embodiment, the relay board and the control board are configured to be directly connected by wiring, but the relay board and the control board are connected via another board arranged inside or outside the accommodation space. You may do it.
(2) In the embodiment, only one wiring for connecting the relay board and the control board is provided (that is, only wiring for connecting to one connector connecting portion), but a plurality of wirings for connecting the control board and the relay board are provided. It may be provided and inserted through the wiring insertion port. In this case, the relay board is arranged in the housing space so that the plurality of control side connector connection portions provided on the relay board face the wiring insertion port, and the wiring connector is attached to and detached from each control side connector connection portion. It is preferable to configure so that it can be performed from the rear side (outside of the accommodation space). In addition, when providing multiple wirings to connect the control board and relay board, either of the wirings connecting the control board and relay board directly connects the control board and relay board, and connects the control board and relay board. The other wiring to be connected may connect the control board and the relay board via a predetermined board arranged inside or outside the accommodation space.
(3) In the embodiment, the upper relay board (relay board) and the upper connection board (other boards) are arranged to overlap each other, but the lower relay board and the lower connection board are arranged to overlap each other. Alternatively, the right relay board and the right connection board may be stacked one after another.
(4) In the embodiment, the upper relay board (relay board) and the upper connection board (other boards) are arranged so as to overlap each other, but do not overlap each other, for example, provided so as to be arranged vertically or horizontally. May be. In addition to the upper relay board and the upper connection board, the lower relay board and the lower connection board can be placed one after the other, or the right relay board and the right connection board can be placed one after the other. It is.
(5) In the embodiment, the relay board that relays the electrical connection between the electrical component and the control board is arranged so as to be closer to the electrical part with respect to the wiring insertion port provided on the back plate. You may arrange | position close to a wiring penetration opening rather than a relay board | substrate.
(6) In the embodiment, the connector connection part of the relay board that relays the electrical connection between the electrical component and the control board is arranged so as to face the wiring insertion port, but the connector connection part of the relay board is connected to the wiring insertion hole. You may provide so that it may protrude, and you may provide in the position remove | deviated from the wiring insertion port.
(7) In the embodiment, the inclined wall portion is provided behind the relay board on the back plate of the installation member, and the wiring insertion port is formed in the inclined wall portion, but the installation member does not have the inclined wall portion. Also good. In this case, the wiring insertion port is formed in a wall portion parallel to the rear surface of the game board on the back plate of the installation member, and the wiring for electrically connecting the relay board and the control board is inserted into the wiring insertion hole. can do. Moreover, you may form a wiring penetration port in the side plate of an installation member.
(8) In the embodiment, the wiring insertion port is formed in the inclined wall portion provided on the upper side of the display opening on the back plate of the installation member, but the wiring insertion port is provided on one of the left and right sides of the display opening on the back plate. Alternatively, it may be provided on the lower side of the display opening (for example, the rear installation recess) on the rear plate. Further, the symbol display device disposed on the rear side of the back plate may be disposed so as to cover the wiring insertion port from the rear, or disposed at a position avoiding the rear of the wiring insertion port. Also good.
(9) In the embodiment, the control board is arranged on the rear surface of the installation member (space defining member) that defines the accommodating space for accommodating the plurality of electrical components, and the control board is interposed via the relay board accommodated in the accommodating space. Is configured to be connected to an electrical component, and includes a space defining member that defines a housing space that accommodates a plurality of electrical components, and a holding member that holds the space defining member so as to be displaceable. A control board may be arranged on the electrical component and the electrical component and the control board may be connected via a relay board accommodated in the accommodation space. In such a configuration, since the wiring over the holding member and the space defining member that are relatively displaced can be reduced, it is possible to prevent the displacement of the space defining member with respect to the holding member from being hindered by the wiring.
-As an example of the above configuration, a movable body (production means) as a space defining member that defines a housing space for housing an electrical component such as a light emitting board, and a movable member as a holding member that holds the movable body in a displaceable manner. A base member and an installation member to which the movable base member is attached, and a control board is disposed on the installation member or the movable base member, via a relay board accommodated in an accommodation space defined inside the movable body, An electrical component such as a light emitting board accommodated in the accommodation space and the control board can be connected. The movable body includes a movable base portion that defines the accommodation space therein, and a movable portion that is provided in the movable base portion and that is at least partially displaced within the accommodation space. An example is one in which a relay board is arranged at a position that avoids the movement range.
In addition, as another example of the above configuration, a front frame (door body) as a space defining member that defines a housing space for housing an electrical component such as a light emitting substrate, and the front frame are held displaceably. A control board is arranged in the middle frame, and an electrical component such as a light emitting board accommodated in the accommodation space is connected to the control board via a relay board accommodated in the accommodation space. Can be configured to.
(10) The gaming machine is not limited to a pachinko machine, but may be various other gaming machines such as an arrangement ball machine or a slot machine using a pachinko ball.
For example, a slot machine machine (rotating-type game machine) has a box-shaped housing that opens forward, and a front door that closes the front opening of the housing can be opened and closed, and a plurality of rotations in which symbols are arranged It is disposed inside the housing so that the body can be seen from the front side. Then, triggered by the player operating a predetermined start operation means in a game start standby state in which a predetermined number of game medals as game media are inserted into a predetermined slot (a predetermined judgment condition is satisfied) , The rotating body rotates and the symbol starts to fluctuate. Also, the determination of success / failure (winning determination) related to the success / failure of the changing game is performed, and the symbol stop control based on the determination of success / failure is executed by the operation of a predetermined stop operation means. A gaming machine configured to do this. And if the determination of success or failure becomes a winning determination result, on condition that the symbols stop in a predetermined combination based on the operation of the stop operation means (provided that the special game occurrence condition is satisfied), a number of This is a gaming machine that is controlled so that a special game (such as a bonus game or a gaming state in which the probability of establishment of a specific winning combination is improved) capable of acquiring a game medal is generated.
Here, in the slot machine machine, a concave housing space that faces the inside of the housing is configured to be defined on the rear surface of the front door, or a holding member that holds a plurality of rotating bodies inside the housing is provided. The member can be configured to define a housing space inside the housing.

The present application includes, for example, the following technical ideas.
A gaming machine including the configuration according to claim 1,
A drive means (62) as the electrical component and a movable body (61U) driven to be displaced to the first position and the second position by the drive means (62) are accommodated in the accommodation space (53). ,
The relay board (36) is separated from the inner wall surface of the space defining member (50) that defines the housing space (53) by a distance larger than the height dimension of the connector connecting portion (CNa). The connector connecting portion (CNa) is arranged so as to face the inside of the accommodating space (53) with respect to the wiring insertion port (56a) penetrating the inner wall surface of the component member (50),
The movable body (61U) is configured such that at least a part thereof is positioned between the one substrate surface of the relay substrate (36) and the inner wall surface of the space defining member (50) at the first position. It is a summary.
According to the gaming machine including the above configuration, the connector connection portion can be prevented from being damaged because the connector connection portion is located in the accommodation space. In addition, the gap generated between the inner wall surface of the space defining member and one of the substrate surfaces of the relay substrate can be effectively used as the installation space for the movable body.

34 Production control board (control board)
36 Upper relay board (relay board)
37 Lower relay board (relay board, another relay board)
39 Upper connection board (other boards)
50 Installation member (space defining member)
53 accommodation space 56a wiring insertion port 61U second upper movable body (movable body)
62 Upper drive means (electric parts, drive means)
63 Uehara position sensor (electrical parts)
64a First upper light emitting substrate (electrical component, predetermined electrical component)
64b Second upper light emitting substrate (electrical component, predetermined electrical component)
72 Lower drive means (electrical parts)
73 Shimohara Position Sensor (Electric Parts)
74 Lower light emitting substrate 90 Cover member 97 Connector insertion port CNa Control side connector connection (connector connection)

Claims (5)

A space defining member that defines a housing space that houses a plurality of electrical components; a control board disposed outside the space defining member; and a relay board that relays connections between the control board and the plurality of electrical components In a gaming machine equipped with
The relay board is disposed in the housing space, and a wiring connecting the relay board and the control board side is inserted into a wiring insertion port formed in the space defining member, and the relay board and the electrical board are inserted. A gaming machine characterized in that wiring for connecting to a component side is accommodated inside the accommodation space. And another substrate electrically connected to the predetermined electrical component housed in the housing space and electrically connected to the relay substrate,
The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the relay board and the other board are arranged in the accommodation space in a state of overlapping in a board surface direction.   The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the relay board is disposed in the housing space so as to be closer to the wiring insertion port than the electric component.   In the accommodation space, a plurality of electrical components are distributed and accommodated on one side and the other side, and the plurality of electrical components accommodated on the one side are connected to the relay board disposed on the one side. The gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein a plurality of electrical components housed on the other side are connected to another relay board arranged on the other side. In the relay board, a connector connecting portion to which a wiring connector connected to the control board is connected is provided on one board surface, and the connector connecting portion provided on the one board surface is provided in the wiring insertion port. Arranged to face,
A covering member covering the one substrate surface of the relay substrate;
The gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the covering member is formed with a connector insertion port through which the connector connection portion is inserted and facing the wiring insertion port.

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