JP2018000643A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine capable of suppressing occurrence of troubles in a control device.SOLUTION: A Pachinko machine 10 of the present invention is provided with a turning lock 20 for supporting a game board 11 on a support frame 12. A liner motion member 25 disposed in the vicinity of a main power switch 80 is connected to the turning lock 20 via a wire 26. The linear motion member 25 is located below the main power switch 80 in an ON position when the turning lock 20 is in a lock position, and is pulled up via the wire 26 and moves to a position immediately below the main power switch 80 in an OFF position when the turning lock 20 is turned to an unlock position.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 7

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine in which a game board is detachably attached to a support frame.

  Conventionally, as this type of gaming machine, one that feeds power from a power supply device attached to a support frame to a control device attached to a game board is known. In this gaming machine, the power supply device and the control device are connected via a connector (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

JP 2006-280510 A (paragraph [0026], FIG. 2)

  In the conventional gaming machine described above, the game board may be removed from the support frame for maintenance or the like, but if the game board is removed from the support frame with the power on, a malfunction may occur in the control device. There was a problem.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object thereof is to provide a gaming machine capable of suppressing the occurrence of a malfunction of a control device.

  In order to achieve the above object, the invention of claim 1 is provided with a control device that performs control related to a game, and has a game board having a game area on the front surface, and transmits power received from a main power source to the control device. And a support frame on which the game board is detachably attached, and provided on the game board and the support frame, and when the game board is mounted on the support frame, A pair of connectors that are coupled to connect the control device and the power supply device, while disconnecting the control device and the power supply device when the game board is detached from the support frame. In the gaming machine including a power receiving switch that switches on / off of power reception from the main power source, the power supply device is provided on the support frame, and can be attached to and detached from a lock position that holds the game board. When the lock member that can be switched to the unlock position and the lock member are disposed at the lock position, the power receiving switch of the power supply device can be turned on, while the lock member A gaming machine having a power reception control mechanism for forcibly turning off the power reception switch of the power supply device when placed in the unlock position.

  The invention of claim 2 includes a manual switch as the power reception switch that can be manually switched between an on position and an off position, and the power reception control mechanism is connected to the lock member, the lock member, and a wire. The gaming machine according to claim 1, further comprising: a switching member that forcibly moves the manual switch to the off position when the lock member is disposed at the unlock position.

  The invention according to claim 3 is provided separately from the manual switch and is connected in series with the manual switch, and is turned on when the lock member is arranged at the lock position in conjunction with the movement of the lock member. The game machine according to claim 2, further comprising a built-in switch as the power receiving switch that is turned off when the lock member is disposed at the unlock position.

[Invention of claims 1 to 3]
In the gaming machine according to claim 1, if the lock member is arranged at the unlocked position when removing the game board, the power receiving switch of the power supply device is forcibly turned off. It is prevented from being removed, and the occurrence of a malfunction of the control device is suppressed.

  At this time, for example, as in the invention of claim 2, a configuration may be adopted in which a manual switch that can be manually switched between the on position and the off position is forcibly turned off. In addition to the manual switch, a built-in switch that switches on and off in conjunction with the movement of the lock member may be provided.

Front view of a pachinko gaming machine according to an embodiment of the present invention Front view of pachinko machine with front door open Rear view of pachinko machine Block diagram showing electrical configuration of gaming machine Conceptual diagram showing the electrical configuration of the gaming machine Rear perspective view of power supply Conceptual diagram around the rotation lock and main power switch Conceptual diagram showing the electrical configuration of a gaming machine according to a modification. Conceptual diagram of power receiving board according to modification

[First Embodiment]
Hereinafter, a first embodiment of a pachinko gaming machine 10 (corresponding to a “gaming machine” of the present invention) to which the present invention is applied will be described with reference to FIGS. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the pachinko gaming machine 10 includes a game board 11, a support frame 12 that supports the game board 11, and a front door 95 that can be opened and closed with respect to the support frame 12. Yes. A visual recognition window 95W is formed on the front door 95, and when the front door 95 is in a closed state, the game area R1 of the game board 11 can be visually recognized through the visual recognition window 95W.

  The gaming board 11 includes various devices behind a gaming board body 11A (see FIG. 2) that is substantially rectangular and flat. The aforementioned game area R1 is formed on the front surface of the game board main body 11A. As shown in FIG. 2, a display device 30 composed of a liquid crystal module is provided at the center of the game area R <b> 1, and below the display device 30, the first start winning opening 14 </ b> A, the big winning opening 15, Are arranged side by side. A second start winning opening 14B is provided on the right side of the display device 30.

  When the operation knob 28 shown in FIG. 1 is rotated, a game ball is launched toward the game area R1. Then, when a game ball enters each start winning opening 14A, 14B, a determination is made. The determination result is displayed on the display screen 30G of the display device 30 together with an effect based on the result. Further, the special winning opening 15 is normally closed by the movable door 15T (see FIG. 2) so that the game ball is difficult to enter, and is opened when the result of the determination of success or failure is successful. The game ball is ready to enter. When a game ball enters each of the winning openings 14A, 14B, 15, a predetermined number of game balls (prize balls) are paid out to the front plate 27 (see FIG. 1).

  Next, the electrical configuration of the pachinko gaming machine 10 according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 3 and 4. As shown in FIG. 3, the game board 11 includes a main control board 50, a sub control board 52, a voice control circuit 54, and the like. As shown in FIG. 4, the main control board 50 includes a CPU 50A, a RAM 50B, and a ROM 50C, and performs main control related to the game. Similar to the main control board 50, the sub control board 52 includes a CPU 52A, a RAM 52B, and a ROM 52C, and is connected to the main control board 50, the display device 30, the audio control circuit 54, and the like. The sub control board 52 mainly receives the command from the main control board 50, determines the contents of the effect, and outputs a signal related to the effect to the effect operation board 53 of the display device 30, the sound control circuit 54, and the like. Each of the substrates 50, 52 to 54, etc. corresponds to the “control device” of the present invention.

  Each of the substrates 50 and 52 to 54 operates by receiving power from the power supply device 70 provided in the support frame 12. Specifically, in the pachinko hall, an AC 24V facility power source 100 (corresponding to the “main power source” of the present invention) is provided. And the power cable 82 (refer FIG. 3) of each pachinko machine is connected to the AC24V equipment power supply 100. In each pachinko gaming machine, AC 24V is received by the power supply device 70, and from there, power is distributed to each part including the respective boards 50, 52 to 54.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the power supply device 70 includes a main power switch 80 (corresponding to “power receiving switch” and “manual switch” of the present invention) on a power receiving board 71 that receives power from the AC 24 V facility power source 100. The operation of the main power switch 80 can turn on / off the power reception from the AC 24V facility power source 100.

  Specifically, as shown in FIG. 6, the power supply device 70 is housed in a transparent synthetic resin case body 90, and receives a power receiving board from a vertically long window 91 formed on one side of the case body 90. The main power switch 80 mounted on 71 (see FIG. 5) is exposed to the outside. The main power switch 80 slides up and down to form a slide switch structure that is locked at the upper position and the lower position, and is turned off at the upper position and turned on at the lower position.

  As shown in FIG. 5, each of the boards 50, 52 to 54 provided in the game board 11 and the power supply device 70 provided in the support frame 12 are provided on the game board 11 and the support frame 12, respectively. When the game board 11 is removed from the support frame 12, the connectors 40, 40 are disconnected and disconnected. In FIG. 5, only the main control board 50 is shown among the boards 50 and 52 to 54 for convenience.

  By the way, as shown in FIG. 2, the support frame 12 has a frame opening 12 </ b> W for receiving the game board 11. A rotation lock 20 (corresponding to the “lock member” of the present invention) for supporting the game board 11 is provided at the opening edge of the frame opening 12W.

  The rotation lock 20 has a flat sector shape and is pivotally attached to the front surface of the upper right corner portion of the opening edge of the frame opening 12W with the apex portion as the rotation center, and is a lock position that overlaps the front surface of the game board 11. (See FIGS. 2 and 7A) and the unlocking position (see FIG. 7C) retracted from the front surface of the game board 11. At this time, if the rotation lock 20 is disposed at the unlock position, the game board 11 can be pulled out from the support frame 12.

  The game board main body 11A of the game board 11 is formed with an upper right notch 11B in which the upper right corner is cut obliquely. Correspondingly, a triangular corner protrusion 12M (see FIG. 2) also protrudes from the upper right inner corner of the frame opening 12W in the support frame 12, and is pivotally locked to the front surface of the corner protrusion 12M. 20 is rotatably attached.

  Here, as shown in FIG. 7, in the pachinko gaming machine 10 of the present embodiment, a linear motion member 25 corresponding to the “switching member” of the present invention is provided in the vicinity of the main power switch 80. The linear motion member 25 is connected to the rotation lock 20 described above by a wire 26. This linear motion member 25 is disposed below the main power switch 80 in the case body 90 of the power supply device 70, and when the rotation lock 20 is in the locked position (see FIG. 7A), it is in the on position. When the rotation lock 20 is rotated to the unlock position (see FIG. 7C), it is pulled up via the wire 26. And moves to a position just below the main power switch 80 in the off position (see FIG. 7D).

  Thus, when the rotation lock 20 is in the locked position, the main power switch 80 in the on position is pushed up by the linear motion member 25 to the off position when the rotation lock 20 is rotated to the unlock position. Moving. Further, while the rotation lock 20 is disposed at the unlock position, the main power switch 80 cannot be moved to the on position because it contacts the linear motion member 25. When the rotation lock 20 is rotated to the lock position, a space is created below the main power switch 80, and the main power switch 80 can be moved to the ON position.

  The configuration of the present embodiment is as described above. Next, the effect of this embodiment is demonstrated. In the pachinko gaming machine 10 of the present embodiment, power is supplied from the power supply device 70 connected to the AC 24V facility power supply 100 to the respective boards 50, 52 to 54, and the board 50, 52 to 54 is operated to play a game. .

  By the way, the power supply device 70 attached to the support frame 12 and the boards 50 and 52 to 54 attached to the game board 11 are connected via the connectors 40 and 40, so that the power is turned on. When the game board 11 is removed from the support frame 12, the connection between the power supply device 70 and each of the boards 50, 52 to 54 is disconnected while a power supply state is applied, and an unexpected high voltage is applied to each of the boards 50, 52 to 54. As a result, a problem may occur.

  On the other hand, in the pachinko gaming machine 10 of the present embodiment, the main power switch 80 is pushed up by the linear motion member 25 when the rotation lock 20 is rotated to the unlock position in order to remove the game board 11 from the support frame 12. Is forcibly turned off. As a result, when the game board 11 is removed from the support frame 12, the power is always turned off, so that the above-described problems can be prevented. Further, when the game board 11 is attached to the support frame 12, the rotation lock 20 needs to be disposed at the unlock position, and the power supply is always in an off state, so that it is possible to prevent problems during the attachment. Can be removed.

[Second Embodiment]
The pachinko gaming machine 10 of the second embodiment differs from the first embodiment in that it includes a built-in switch 85 (corresponding to the “power receiving switch” of the present invention) separately from the main power switch 80. Details will be described below.

  In the pachinko gaming machine 10 of this embodiment, a main power switch 80 and a built-in switch 85 are connected in series in the circuit of the power receiving board 71. Then, the rotation lock 20 is provided with a protrusion 20T that can contact the built-in switch 85 to turn on the built-in switch 85. When the rotation lock 20 is in the lock position, the built-in switch 85 is When the rotation lock 20 is in the unlock position, the built-in switch 85 is turned off.

  According to the pachinko gaming machine 10 of the present embodiment, since power is not received unless both the main power switch 80 and the built-in switch 85 are turned on, the main power switch 80 is removed when the game board 11 is removed from the support frame 12. Even if turned on, when the rotation lock 20 is turned to the unlock position, the built-in switch 85 is turned off, and the power reception of the power receiving board 71 is stopped. This prevents the game board 11 from being removed from the support frame 12 with the power on.

[Other Embodiments]
The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment. For example, the embodiments described below are also included in the technical scope of the present invention, and various other than the following can be made without departing from the scope of the invention. It can be changed and implemented.

(1) In the above embodiment, the “lock member” of the present invention is a rotary type, but may be a direct acting type.

(2) In the above embodiment, the linear motion member 25 and the rotation lock 20 are connected by the wire 26, but may be connected by a gear or the like.

(3) In the above embodiment, the main power switch 80 is a slide type, but it may be a so-called seesaw type or a push type.

(4) In the second embodiment, two switches, the main power switch 80 and the built-in switch 85, are provided. However, only the built-in switch 85 may be provided.

10 Pachinko machines (game machines)
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 11 Game board 11A Game board main body 12 Support frame 20 Rotation lock (lock member)
25 Linear motion member (switching member)
26 Wire 50 Main control board (game control device)
70 Power supply 80 Main power switch (power receiving switch)
85 Built-in switch (power receiving switch)
100 AC24V facility power supply (main power supply)

The invention of claim 1 made to achieve the above object includes a game board having a game area on a front surface, a control device that is provided in the game board and that controls the game, and the game board is detachably attached. Provided in the support frame, provided in the support frame, and provided in the power supply device for transmitting the electric power received from the main power source to the control device, the game board and the support frame, and the game board is provided in the support frame. A pair that couples to each other when connected and connects the control device and the power supply device, and disconnects the control device and the power supply device when the game board is detached from the support frame. In a gaming machine comprising a power receiving switch for switching on / off of power reception from the main power source, the power supply device is provided on the support frame and holds the game board, and the game A lock member that can be switched to an unlock position where the panel can be attached and detached, and when the lock member is arranged at the lock position, the power receiving switch of the power supply device can be turned on. , when the locking member is disposed in the unlocking position, have a, a power receiving control mechanism to turn off forcing the receiving switch of the power supply device, the power reception control mechanism, provided in the power receiving switch This is a gaming machine having a wire connecting at least a part between the manual operation unit and the lock member .

The invention according to claim 2 is provided separately from the manual operation unit and is connected in series with the manual operation unit, and the lock member is arranged at the lock position in conjunction with the movement of the lock member. The gaming machine according to claim 1 , further comprising a built-in switch as the power receiving switch that is turned on and turned off when the lock member is disposed at the unlock position.

In this case, as in the present invention, may be forcibly configured to turn off manually switchable manual operation portion and the ON position and the OFF position, as in the invention of claim 2, the manual operating section Alternatively, a built-in switch that switches on and off in conjunction with the movement of the lock member may be provided.

As shown in FIG. 5, the power supply device 70 includes a main power switch 80 (corresponding to “power receiving switch” and “ manual operation unit ” of the present invention) on a power receiving board 71 that receives power from the AC 24 V facility power source 100. The operation of the main power switch 80 can turn on / off the power reception from the AC 24V facility power source 100.

Claims (3)

A game board having a control device for controlling the game and having a game area on the front surface;
A power supply device for transmitting power received from a main power source to the control device, and a support frame to which the game board is detachably attached;
Provided on the game board and the support frame, and when the game board is mounted on the support frame, the game board is coupled to each other to connect the control device and the power supply device. A pair of connectors that are disconnected when disconnected from the control device and the power supply device;
In the gaming machine provided with a power receiving switch for switching on and off the power reception from the main power source,
A lock member provided on the support frame and switchable between a lock position for holding the game board and an unlock position for allowing the game board to be attached and detached;
When the lock member is arranged at the lock position, the power receiving switch of the power supply device can be turned on, while when the lock member is arranged at the unlock position, the power supply device can be turned on. A power reception control mechanism for forcibly turning off the power reception switch. A manual switch as the power receiving switch that can be manually switched between an on position and an off position,
The power reception control mechanism includes the lock member, a switching member that is connected to the lock member by a wire and forcibly moves the manual switch to the off position when the lock member is disposed at the unlock position. A gaming machine according to claim 1, comprising:   The manual switch is provided separately from the manual switch and is connected in series with the manual switch. When the lock member is disposed at the lock position in conjunction with the movement of the lock member, the lock member is turned on. The gaming machine according to claim 2, further comprising a built-in switch as the power receiving switch that is turned off when the unlocking position is provided.

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