JP2022025207A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a game machine for improving durability by preventing rubbing from occurring between plural flexible flat cables.SOLUTION: Regarding a flexible flat cable that transmits signals or power to an accessory from a control board while one end is connected with the accessory, plural flexible flat cables are connected with one accessory, the plural flexible flat cables are disposed within a game machine overlappingly while at least one portion is being curve, and an interval of a predetermined distance or longer is provided among the plural flexible flat cables in the curved place.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 7

Description

The present invention relates to a gaming machine such as a pachinko gaming machine.

Conventionally, for example, in a pachinko gaming machine, which is one of the gaming machines, when a pachinko ball wins a prize at the starting winning opening, the symbol displayed on the image display device starts to fluctuate, and at the same time, the symbol is stopped after a certain period of time, and the stopped symbol is displayed. When a specific combination is made, it becomes a big hit and the big prize opening is opened, so that the player can win many pachinko balls. In addition, in the above pachinko gaming machine, in order not to make the player bored, the sound output from the speaker during the fluctuation of the design or the jackpot game, the image displayed on the display, the light of the lamp installed in the frame, the inside of the game area, and so on. Various effects are performed using the accessories installed around the game area.

Here, the accessory plays a particularly important role in the production performed in the pachinko gaming machine together with the central liquid crystal screen, and in recent years, as the production of the pachinko gaming machine has diversified, movement, rotation, and light emission. Various operations such as are performed according to the production of the pachinko gaming machine. For example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2011-92281 discloses that an accessory that imitates a bird is arranged above a central liquid crystal screen, and that it descends in accordance with the production and spreads its wings to emit light. ..

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2011-92281

In order to make the pachinko machine perform the operation as in Patent Document 1, the pachinko gaming machine uses a wire harness for transmitting a signal or electric power from the control board on the back side of the gaming machine to the operating object. You need to connect. In addition, as a wire harness that connects to an accessory that moves in or around the game area, a flexible flat cable is used to prevent the wire from getting caught or entangled with other structures as the accessory moves. Often used. Further, since it is necessary to transmit more signals to the accessory that performs a complicated operation, there is an example of connecting a plurality of flexible flat cables to one accessory.

Here, when the moving accessory 301 and the control board 302 are connected by two flexible flat cables 303 and 304 as shown in FIG. 11, the accessory 301 moves (in the example shown in FIG. 11). In order to prevent the flexible flat cables 303 and 304 from being disconnected when they are moved in the vertical direction), it is necessary to arrange the flexible flat cables 303 and 304 by providing at least a partially curved portion. However, with such an arrangement, rubbing occurs between the flexible flat cable 303 and the flexible flat cable 304 at a portion that bends when the accessory 301 moves. As a result, there has been a problem that the durability is lowered.

The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned conventional problems, and when a plurality of flexible flat cables are stacked and arranged, a space is provided between the flexible flat cables in a curved portion. It is an object of the present invention to provide a gaming machine having improved durability by preventing rubbing between a plurality of flexible flat cables.

In order to achieve the above object, the gaming machine according to the present invention is provided in or around the gaming area and has an accessory that moves in or around the gaming area, and one end thereof is connected to the accessory, and the combination is connected to the accessory. It has a flexible flat cable that transmits a signal or power to an object, and a plurality of the flexible flat cables are connected to one said accessory, and the plurality of flexible flat cables are stacked. It is arranged inside the game machine in a state and at least partially curved, and a distance of a predetermined distance or more is provided between the plurality of flexible flat cables at the curved portion.

According to the gaming machine according to the present invention having the above configuration, when a plurality of flexible flat cables are stacked and arranged, a plurality of flexible flat cables are provided by providing a space between the flexible flat cables at a curved portion. Prevents rubbing between cables and improves durability.

It is a front view of the pachinko gaming machine which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a figure explaining the gaming machine frame of a pachinko gaming machine. It is a figure which showed the game board and the movable accessory arranged in a box. It is explanatory drawing which enlarges and shows a movable accessory. It is explanatory drawing which shows the electric structure of the main control board and peripheral equipment provided in the pachinko gaming machine shown in FIG. 1 by a block. It is explanatory drawing which shows the electric structure of the sub-control board and the peripheral device provided in the pachinko gaming machine shown in FIG. 1 by a block. It is a figure which showed the back side of a movable accessory. It is a figure which simplified and showed the arrangement mode of the flexible flat cable in a movable accessory. It is a figure which showed the attachment structure of the flexible flat cable in a movable accessory. It is a figure which showed the game board and the movable accessory arranged in a box separately. It is a figure explaining the problem of the prior art.

The gaming machine according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In the present embodiment, a pachinko gaming machine will be described as a gaming machine according to the embodiment of the present invention. In the following description, when the direction of each part of the pachinko gaming machine is explained, the direction seen from the player who plays the game facing the pachinko gaming machine is used as a reference. Specifically, the left-right direction and the up-down direction of each part of the pachinko gaming machine are the left-right direction and the up-down direction as seen from the player. Further, the direction approaching the player is the front, and the direction away from the player is the rear.

[Main configuration of pachinko gaming machines]

As shown in FIG. 1, the pachinko gaming machine 1 includes a gaming machine frame 16. As shown in FIG. 2, the gaming machine frame 16 constitutes the outer shell of the pachinko gaming machine 1, and includes an outer frame 41, an inner frame 42, and a front door (front frame) 43. The outer frame 41 is a vertically rectangular frame that forms an outer shell portion of the pachinko gaming machine 1. The inner frame 42 is arranged inside the outer frame 41, and is a vertically rectangular frame body to which a game board or a back box described later is attached. The front door 43 is arranged on the front side of the outer frame 41 and the inner frame 42, and has a vertical rectangular shape that protects the game board 2. The front door 43 is a portion facing the player and is decorated in various ways. In FIG. 2, the game board, accessories behind the game board, decorative objects (including lamps, etc.), other cables, and the like are omitted.

The gaming machine frame 16 is configured to include a hinge portion 44 on the left end side. The hinge portion 44 allows the front door 43 to be rotatable with respect to the outer frame 41 and the inner frame 42, and the inner frame 42 to be rotatable with respect to the outer frame 41 and the front door 43, respectively. It has become. An opening 43a is formed in the center of the front door 43, and a transparent transparent plate 45 is attached to the opening 43a so that the player can visually recognize the game area 3 described later. The transparent plate 45 is a glass plate in this embodiment, but may be a transparent synthetic resin plate. That is, the transparent plate 45 may be such that the game area 3 can be visually recognized from the front.

Further, the front door 43 includes a handle 4, a hitting ball supply plate (also referred to as an upper plate) 24, a surplus ball receiving plate (also referred to as a lower plate) 25, an effect button 9, an effect lever 6, and a speaker 8. It includes a left side lamp 23a and a right side lamp 23b.

The handle 4 is provided at the lower right of the front door 43, that is, at a position where a player who plays a game facing the pachinko gaming machine 1 can hold the handle 4 with his right hand. The handle 4 includes a touch switch 92 (FIG. 5), a firing lever 4a, and a firing stop button 4b. The touch switch 92 outputs a signal indicating that the player has touched the handle 4, and is arranged at a portion touched by the right hand of the player holding the handle 4. The firing lever 4a is for adjusting the firing strength of the game ball, and is rotatably provided on the handle 4. The launch stop button 4b is for stopping the launch of the game ball when the game ball is being launched, and is provided at a position that can be operated by the thumb of the right hand holding the handle 4. The hitting ball supply plate (also referred to as an upper plate) 24 is provided on the lower center side of the front door 43. The hit ball supply plate 24 is for storing the game balls to be supplied to the launching device 90 (FIG. 5). The hit ball supply plate 24 stores the game balls paid out from the ball rental payout device 80 (FIG. 5) and the prize ball payout device 400 (FIG. 5). The surplus ball tray (also referred to as a lower plate) 25 is provided below the hit ball supply plate 24 in the front door 43. The surplus ball tray 25 stores game balls that exceed the number that can be stored in the hit ball supply plate 24.

The effect button 9 is provided on a portion of the front door 43 that covers the upper part of the hit ball supply plate 24. In other words, the effect button 9 is provided at a position of the front door 43 where the player facing the pachinko gaming machine 1 can press and operate with his / her right or left hand. In the present embodiment, the effect button 9 is a push-on type button switch. The effect button 9 has a built-in effect button lamp 9c (FIG. 6) and an effect button vibration motor 9b (FIG. 6). The effect button lamp 9c lights up or blinks when the effect button 9 is pressed while the effect button 9 is pressed. The surface of the effect button 9 is formed of a translucent material, and is devised so that the player can visually recognize the light emitted by the effect button lamp 9c. The effect button vibration motor 9b vibrates the effect button 9, and vibrates at a predetermined timing during a period in which the pressing operation of the effect button 9 is effective. In the present embodiment, the effect button lamp 9c is an LED.
The effect button 9 has a built-in elastic member (not shown) such as a spring for returning the pressed effect button 9 to the position before the pressing operation, and the effect button 9 is released from the pressing operation state. Then, the restoring force of the elastic member returns to the state before the pressing operation. When the player presses the effect button 9 during the period in which the effect button 9 is pressed, a specific effect is performed. Hereinafter, a specific effect performed by the operation of the effect button 9 is referred to as a button effect.

An effect lever 6 is provided on the left side of the surplus ball tray 25 in the front door 43, that is, on the lower left end side of the front door 43. In other words, the effect lever 6 is provided at a position of the front door 43 that can be operated by the player facing the pachinko gaming machine 1 with his left hand. That is, the effect lever 6 is provided at a position in the front door 43 where the player facing the pachinko gaming machine 1 can be operated with the left hand, and the effect button 9 is in the front door 43 where the player is in the left hand. It is provided at a position where the pressing operation can be performed with the right hand while the effect lever 6 is being operated.
The effect lever 6 is formed in a rod shape that can be grasped by the left hand, and can be rotated clockwise or counterclockwise, as well as pushed backward. Further, the effect lever 6 is provided with an effect lever vibration motor 6d (FIG. 6). The effect lever vibration motor 6d vibrates the effect lever 6 and vibrates at a predetermined timing during a period in which the operation of the effect lever 6 is effective. When the player operates the effect lever 6 while the operation of the effect lever 6 is valid, a specific effect is performed. Hereinafter, a specific effect performed by the operation of the effect lever 6 is referred to as a lever effect.

Of the front door 43, the left side lamp 23a is provided on the left side, and the right side lamp 23b is provided on the right side. The front door 43 of the portion where the left side lamp 23a and the right side lamp 23b are provided has translucency, and a plurality of LEDs are arranged inside the translucent portion. Each LED can emit a plurality of colors, and lights or blinks according to the content of the effect, and further changes the emission color. The speakers 8 are provided at the upper left and right corners of the front door 43, respectively, and output sounds such as music, sound effects, and notification sounds according to the content of the production.

Further, the pachinko gaming machine 1 includes a game board 2 with respect to the inner frame 42, an effect display device 7, and an accessory provided in or around the game area 3 (a movable accessory 15 that is particularly movable in the present embodiment). And decorative members (lamps, etc.) are arranged. Here, as shown in FIG. 3, a back box (box) 46 having a box shape is fixed to the back side of the game board 2, and the movable accessory 15 and other decorative members (moveable accessories 15 and other decorative members) are fixed in the back box 46. (Not shown) is housed and fixed. Further, a liquid crystal box (not shown) accommodating the effect display device 7 and a substrate box (not shown) accommodating a substrate are further fixed to the back side of the back box 46. Then, by fixing the game board 2 to the inner frame 42, the game board 2, the effect display device 7, the movable accessory 15, and the like are arranged with respect to the inner frame 42. The order of arrangement is the game board 2, the movable accessory 15, and the effect display device 7 in order from the front side (player side). Since the game board 2 is formed of a transparent resin member, the player can also see the movable accessory 15 and other decorative members in the back box 46 on the back side of the game board 2. Further, an opening is formed in the center of the game board 2 according to the position of the effect display device 7, and an opening is also formed in the back box 46 according to the position of the effect display device 7. The effect display device 7 in the liquid crystal box on the back side of the game board 2 and the back box 46 can also be visually recognized by the player through the unit. Note that the effect display device 7 is the back surface (back surface) of the back box 46. ) May be attached to the inside of the back box 46 instead of the side.

The back box 46 is, for example, a transparent resin member. In the present embodiment, the movable accessory 15 that moves, rotates, emits light, etc. according to the effect of the pachinko gaming machine 1 is described as an example, but the accessory other than the movable accessory 15 is used. It may be provided. Further, the accessory may be fixed to the game board 2 instead of the back box 46. Further, the front-back relationship between the arrangement of the game board 2 and the movable accessory 15 may be reversed, and the movable accessory 15 may be arranged on the front side (player side) of the game board 2. Although not shown in FIG. 3, in the back box 46, in addition to the wire harness for transmitting signals and electric power to the movable accessory 15, the detection results of various sensors arranged on the game board 2 are shown. A wire harness for transmitting to the control board, an electric chew arranged on the game board 2, a wire harness for transmitting signals and power to a drive source (solenoid, etc.) for operating a prize-winning device, etc. Many are stored. These wire harnesses are wired in the back box 46 at a position invisible to the player.

Further, the game board 2 is arranged at a position substantially in the center of the game board 2, that is, at a position substantially facing the player's face. In this embodiment, it is particularly molded by a transparent resin member. The effect display device 7 is arranged on the rear side of the game board 2, and its screen is exposed from substantially the center of the game board 2. The game board 2 includes a fixed winning device 10, a large winning device 30, a gate 12, a normal variable winning device (also referred to as an electric chew) 20, a general winning opening 13, a display 50, and a rail member 17. , And other various accessories arranged.

On the board surface of the game board 2, a game area 3 in which the game ball flows down (rolls) is formed. The game area 3 has a left game area 3a formed on the left side of the screen of the effect display device 7 and a right game area 3b formed on the right side of the screen of the effect display device 7. A plurality of game nails (not shown) for changing the flow direction of the game ball are driven into the board surface of the game board 2. The front surface of the game board 2 is covered with a transparent plate 45. Further, although not shown in FIG. 1, LEDs are provided at a plurality of locations on the game board 2. Each of these LEDs is collectively referred to as a panel lamp (indicated by reference numeral 2a in FIG. 6). Each LED constituting the board lamp 2a can emit a plurality of colors, and is turned on or blinks according to the content of the effect, and further changes the emitted color. That is, the pachinko gaming machine 1 lights or blinks the left side lamp 23a, the right side lamp 23b, and the board lamp 2a according to the content of the effect during the game control, and outputs sound from each speaker 8.

The fixed winning device 10 is arranged at substantially the center of the lower side of the game board 2. The fixed winning device 10 has a first starting port 11 capable of winning (winning) one game ball at a time. The first starting port 11 is always open, and the probability that the game ball wins the first starting port 11 does not change substantially. The gate 12 is arranged in the right game area 3b, and is configured to allow a game ball flowing down the right game area 3b to pass through. The normal variable winning device 20 is arranged below the gate 12 in the right game area 3b. The ordinary variable winning device 20 includes a movable member (electric tulip) 21. The movable member 21 is configured to be rotatable with the base end as a rotation axis, and the second starting port 22 is opened and closed by the movable member 21 opening and closing operation. When the movable member 21 is opened, the second starting port 22 is opened, and the game balls are easily won (winning) one by one in the second starting opening 22. Further, when the movable member 21 is closed, the second starting port 22 is closed, and the game ball cannot win a prize in the second starting opening 22.
In the example shown in FIG. 1, the variable winning device 20 is usually arranged on the right side of the game area 3, but may be arranged on the lower side of the game area 3.

The large winning device 30 is arranged on the right side of the fixed winning device 10 in the game board 2. The big prize device 30 includes an opening / closing member 31 that opens and closes the big prize opening 32. The large winning opening 32 is formed in a size that allows a plurality of game balls to win (win). In the present embodiment, the opening / closing member 31 is formed in a plate shape long in the left-right direction, and is configured to be rotatable with the left and right lower ends as rotation axes.

The indicators 50 are provided outside the game area 3 of the game board 2 and below the grand prize device 30. The indicators 50 include a first special symbol display that variablely displays the first special symbol (also referred to as the first special symbol) and a second special symbol that variablely displays the second special symbol (also referred to as the second special symbol). It is provided with a display and a normal symbol display that variablely displays a normal symbol (also referred to as a normal symbol). Further, the indicators 50 include a first special symbol hold indicator that displays the number of stored operations of the first special symbol display, and a second special symbol that displays the number of stored operations of the second special symbol display. It is provided with a figure hold indicator and a normal figure hold indicator that displays the number of stored operation hold of the normal symbol display. Hereinafter, when the matters common to the first special symbol and the second special symbol are explained, they are simply referred to as special symbols. Further, when explaining matters common to the first special symbol display and the second special symbol display, it is simply referred to as a special symbol display.

When the game ball wins the first starting port 11, a jackpot determination (also referred to as a jackpot lottery) for determining whether or not it is a jackpot is executed, and the first special symbol display variablely displays the first special symbol. Then, the first special symbol display confirms and displays the first special symbol corresponding to the result of the jackpot determination after a predetermined time has elapsed from the start of the variable display of the first special symbol. Here, if the first special symbol that is confirmed and displayed is a special symbol indicating a big hit, a big hit occurs, the big winning device 30 operates, the opening / closing member 31 opens / closes, and the big winning opening 32 opens / closes. do. If the game ball wins a prize in the first starting port 11 while the first special symbol display is variablely displaying the first special symbol, the operation of the first special symbol display triggered by the winning is suspended. , The number of stored items indicating the number of operation hold is displayed by the first special figure hold indicator.

Further, when the game ball wins the second starting port 22, a jackpot determination (also referred to as a jackpot lottery) is executed, and the second special symbol display variablely displays the second special symbol. Then, the second special symbol display confirms and displays the second special symbol corresponding to the result of the jackpot determination after a predetermined time has elapsed from the start of the variable display of the second special symbol. Here, if the second special symbol that is confirmed and displayed is a special symbol indicating a big hit, a big hit occurs, the big winning device 30 operates, the opening / closing member 31 opens / closes, and the big winning opening 32 opens / closes. do. If the game ball wins a prize in the second starting port 22 while the second special symbol display is displaying the second special symbol in a variable manner, the operation of the second special symbol display triggered by the winning is suspended. , The storage number indicating the number of operation hold is displayed by the second special figure hold indicator 52a.

The pachinko gaming machine 1 has a normal probability (hereinafter referred to as a normal probability) and a probability higher than the normal probability (hereinafter referred to as a high probability) as the probability of being determined as a big hit in the big hit determination (hereinafter referred to as a big hit probability). And are set. Hereinafter, the gaming state in which the jackpot probability is set to the normal probability is referred to as a normal probability state, and the gaming state in which the jackpot probability is set to a high probability is referred to as a high probability state. It should be noted that whether to shift to the high probability state or the normal probability state is basically determined by a lottery at the time of a big hit. The pachinko gaming machine 1 of the present embodiment is a so-called probabilistic machine.

The general winning opening 13 is arranged on the left side of the fixed winning device 10 in the game board 2. The rail member 17 is arranged along the periphery of the game board 2. The rail member 17 guides the game ball launched by the launching device 90 (FIG. 4) to the game area 3. At the center of the lower part of the game board 2, an out port 19 for discharging a game ball that has not won a prize is opened.

On the other hand, the effect display device 7 displays moving images such as effect images, message images, and demonstration images, and still images. The player plays the game while viewing those images from the front of the pachinko gaming machine 1. The effect display device 7 variablely displays the effect (decoration) symbol as the effect image in synchronization with the variable display of the special symbol. In the present embodiment, the effect symbol is a symbol representing an arithmetic number from 1 to 10. In addition, the effect symbol may include a symbol representing a non-numeric character such as an alphabet or a special character, or may be combined with a symbol representing a non-numeric character. In the present embodiment, a left effect symbol display area, a middle effect symbol display area, and a right effect symbol display area are set in order from the left as an area in which the effect display device 7 variablely displays the effect symbol.

In the present embodiment, the main variation pattern (variation mode) of each effect symbol is a variation pattern that moves from the top to the bottom of the screen so that the numbers represented by the effect symbols are in ascending order, that is, a variation pattern that scrolls in the vertical direction. Is. As the variation pattern, a side-scrolling method in which the effect symbols move from one of the left and right sides of the screen to the other, a method in which the effect symbols are displayed in ascending order of numbers at the same display position, and the like can also be used. Further, the effect display device 7 displays a background image as an effect image on the background of each effect symbol. For example, the background image is a moving image of a TV drama or a movie, a moving image obtained by animating the moving image, an animation, a moving image original to a pachinko machine maker, or the like. In the present embodiment, the effect display device 7 is a liquid crystal display device. As the effect display device 7, an organic EL display device, a display device using a dot matrix LED, or the like can also be used.
The effect display device 7 displays each effect symbol in a variable manner in synchronization with the variable display of the special symbol, and at the same time the special symbol is confirmed and displayed, each effect symbol is confirmed and displayed, and the jackpot determination result is displayed. Here, the definite display is a stop display state in which the effect symbol is completely stopped without shaking up and down or re-changing.

Further, in the pachinko gaming machine 1, in addition to notifying the result of the jackpot determination by the above-mentioned effect symbol, the background image displayed on the effect display device 7, the sound output from the speaker 8, the lighting of the board lamp 2a, and the accessory. The result of the jackpot determination is notified by using the operation and the like in combination. Specifically, various effects such as notice effect and reach effect are applicable. In particular, in the present embodiment, the movable accessory 15 is used together with the effect display device 7 to perform the above effect.

Next, the movable accessory 15 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 4 is an enlarged front view of the movable accessory 15. The movable accessory 15 has a base body 55 having an arc shape and a moving body 56 imitating a human hand. The moving body 56 moves, rotates, and emits light in or around the gaming area according to the effect performed by the pachinko gaming machine 1. Specifically, the moving body 56 is basically located at the lower left normal position (see FIG. 1) of the effect display device 7, but at the time of a specific advance notice effect, reach development, big hit, promotion effect, etc. At various timings, it moves upward along the arc of the base body 55. Then, after moving to the left side of the effect display device 7, it rotates and points the fingertip toward the effect display device 7 and emits light. As a result, the player is notified that the current fluctuation has a high reliability of the jackpot, or that the jackpot has been hit. As described above, the movable accessory 15 is arranged on the back side of the game board 2, and is visually recognized by the player via the transparent game board 2.

As will be described later, the movable accessory 15 has a gear and a drive source (motor) for moving and rotating the moving body 56, and a light emitting source (LED) for causing the moving body 56 to emit light. Is electrically connected to the control board located on the back side of the back box 46 by a wire harness. Further, in the present embodiment, it is not directly connected to the control board but is connected via the relay board, but it may be directly connected to the control board. Further, the present embodiment is characterized in that, in particular, the wire harness connecting the movable accessory 15 and the control board (or relay board) is connected through a through hole formed in the wall of the back box 46. The details of the electrical connection will be described later.

[Main electrical components of pachinko machines]
Next, the main electrical configurations of the pachinko gaming machine 1 will be described with reference to FIGS. 5 and 6.
The pachinko gaming machine 1 includes a main control board 60 (FIG. 5), a payout control board 73 (FIG. 5), a sub control board 100 (FIG. 6), an image control board 200 (FIG. 6), and a lamp control board 79. (FIG. 6) and a voice control board 78 (FIG. 6) are provided.

As shown in FIG. 5, a game control one-chip microcomputer (hereinafter referred to as a game control microcomputer) 61 is mounted on the main control board 60. The game control microcomputer 61 includes a CPU 62, a ROM 63, a RAM 64, and an input / output circuit 65. The CPU 62 executes winning prize detection, jackpot determination, update of various random numbers, and the like. The ROM 63 stores various tables such as a computer program executed by the CPU 62, a jackpot determination table Ta1, a jackpot type determination table Ta2, a reach determination table Ta3, and a special figure variation pattern selection table Ta4. The game control microcomputer 61 generates random numbers used in various determinations (lottery) such as big hit random numbers, big hit type random numbers, reach random numbers, and fluctuation pattern random numbers.

The RAM 64 is used as a work memory or the like when the CPU 62 executes a computer program. Further, the RAM 64 is provided with a first special figure holding storage unit 64a, a second special figure holding storage unit 64b, and a normal figure holding storage unit 64c. Random values acquired by the game control microcomputer 61 due to the game ball winning a prize in the first start port 11, the second start port 22, and the gate 12 are stored in each storage unit for the maximum number of holdings. ..

Further, the RAM clear switch 66 is mounted on the main control board 60. When the pachinko gaming machine 1 is started in a state where the RAM clear switch 66 is pressed, the RAM 64 and the RAM 120 (FIG. 6) of the sub control board 100 are initialized. Further, the indicators 50 are electrically connected to the main control board 60. Further, the main control board 60 includes a first start port sensor 11a, a second start port sensor 22a, a gate sensor 12a, a large winning opening sensor 32a, and a general winning opening sensor 13a via a relay board 74. The electric chew solenoid 20a and the winning opening solenoid 30a are electrically connected.

The first starting port sensor 11a is provided directly below the first starting port 11 (FIG. 1), and outputs a signal indicating that the game ball has won the first starting port 11 to the main control board 60. The second starting port sensor 22a is provided directly below the second starting port 22 (FIG. 1), and outputs a signal indicating that the game ball has won a prize in the second starting port 22 to the main control board 60. The gate sensor 12a is provided in the passage region of the game ball in the gate 12 (FIG. 1), and outputs a signal indicating that the game ball has passed through the gate 12 to the main control board 60. The large winning opening sensor 32a is provided directly below the large winning opening 32 (FIG. 1), and outputs a signal indicating that the game ball has won the large winning opening 32 to the main control board 60. The general winning opening sensor 13a is provided directly below the general winning opening 13 (FIG. 1), and outputs a signal indicating that the game ball has won the general winning opening 13 to the main control board 60.

The electric chew solenoid 20a normally drives the movable member 21 (FIG. 1) of the variable winning device 20 to open and close. The large winning opening solenoid 30a drives the opening / closing member 31 (FIG. 1) of the large winning device 30 to open / close.
Further, the ball rental payout device 80, the card unit 76, and the prize ball payout device 400 are electrically connected to the main control board 60 via the payout control board 73. The card unit 76 is provided adjacent to the pachinko gaming machine 1, and reads or writes the balance to the prepaid card. The ball lending device 80 includes a ball lending motor 81 and a ball lending sensor 82. The ball lending motor 81 drives a member that pays out the game ball as a lending ball, and the ball lending sensor 82 sends a signal indicating that the game ball is paid out by the member through the payout control board 73. Output to 60. The game control microcomputer 61 counts the number of balls rented by the ball renting device 80 based on the signal output from the payout control board 73. When the ball lending button (not shown) is operated when the balance equal to or more than the minimum payable balance is recorded on the prepaid card inserted in the card unit 76, the ball lending device 80 is activated and the ball lending device 80 is activated. The minimum number of ball rentals is paid out to the hit ball supply plate 24.

The prize ball payout device 400 includes a prize ball motor 401 and a prize ball sensor 402. The prize ball motor 401 drives a member for paying out the game ball as a prize ball, and the prize ball sensor 402 sends a signal indicating that the game ball has been paid out by the member to the main control board via the payout control board 73. Output to 60. The game control microcomputer 61 counts the number of prize balls paid out by the prize ball payout device 400 based on the signal output from the payout control board 73.
Further, the launching device 90 is electrically connected to the main control board 60 via the launching control circuit 75. The launcher 90 includes a launch motor 91, a touch switch 92, and a launch volume 93. The launch motor 91 drives a striking mallet (not shown) that strikes and launches a game ball. The touch switch 92 outputs a signal indicating that the player has touched the handle 4. The firing volume 93 adjusts the strength with which the hitting mallet hits the game ball according to the amount of rotation of the firing lever 4a (FIG. 1).

Further, the pachinko gaming machine 1 includes a power supply board 70. The power supply board 70 supplies electric power to the main control board 60 and the payout control board 73. Further, the power supply board 70 supplies electric power to each device electrically connected to the payout control board 73 via the payout control board 73. Further, the power supply board 70 supplies electric power from the main control board 60 to each sensor and solenoid electrically connected to the relay board 74 via the relay board 74. Further, the power supply board 70 supplies electric power to the indicators 50 electrically connected to the main control board 60 via the main control board 60.
The power supply board 70 is provided with a backup power supply circuit 71. The backup power supply circuit 71 supplies power necessary for holding information to the RAM 64 and the like of the main control board 60 when power is not supplied to the pachinko gaming machine 1 from the outside. A power switch 72 for turning on / off the main power supply for supplying electric power to the power supply board 70 is electrically connected to the power supply board 70.

The main control board 60 transmits various commands to the sub control board 100 (FIG. 6). The main control board 60 can send commands to the sub control board 100, but the sub control board 100 cannot send commands to the main control board 60. That is, the communication between the main control board 60 and the sub control board 100 is unidirectional communication that can only be transmitted from the main control board 60 to the sub control board 100.

As shown in FIG. 6, a one-chip microcomputer for effect control (hereinafter referred to as an effect control microcomputer) 101 is mounted on the sub control board 100. The effect control microcomputer 101 includes a CPU 102, a ROM 110, a RAM 120, and an input / output circuit 103. The CPU 102 controls the effect as the game is played. In addition to the computer program for the CPU 102 to control the effect, the ROM 110 stores various tables such as the effect selection table Ta5. The RAM 120 is used as a work memory when the CPU 102 executes a computer program. Further, the RAM 120 is provided with a first special figure holding effect storage unit 121, a second special figure holding effect storage unit 122, and the variable effect storage unit 123.

The first special figure holding effect storage unit 121, the second special figure holding effect storage unit 122, and the variable effect storage unit 123 store commands related to the special figure output from the main control board 60. The input / output circuit 103 transmits or receives data to and from each board connected to the sub control board 100.

The image control board 200 is electrically connected to the sub control board 100. The image control board 200 includes an image control CPU 202, a VDP201 (Video Display Processor), a control ROM 203, a control RAM 204, a CGROM (Character Generator Read Only Memory) 205, and a VRAM (Video Random Access Memory) 206. And are implemented. The image control CPU 202 controls the effect display device 7 to display effect images such as a variable effect pattern, a button effect image, a lever effect image, and a preview image. The control ROM 203 stores a computer program for the image control CPU 202 to control the effect display device 7. The control RAM 204 is used as a work memory when the image control CPU 202 executes a computer program. The CGROM 205 stores image data for the effect display device 7 to display the effect image. The VDP 201 reads image data from the CGROM 205 according to the display list created by the image control CPU 202, and expands the read image data into a development area in the VRAM 206. Then, the VDP 201 synthesizes the image data expanded in the VRAM 206, and stores the synthesized image data in the frame buffer in the VRAM 206. Then, the VDP 201 converts the image data stored in the frame buffer in the VRAM 206 into an RGB signal and outputs the image data to the effect display device 7. As a result, the effect display device 7 displays the effect image.

The left side lamp 23a, the right side lamp 23b, and the panel lamp 2a are electrically connected to the sub control board 100 via the lamp control board 79. The effect control microcomputer 101 creates light emission pattern data that determines the light emission mode of each lamp using the data stored in the ROM 110, and transmits the light emission pattern data to the lamp control board 79. Then, the lamp control board 79 controls the light emission of each lamp according to the received light emission pattern data.

Further, the movable accessory 15 is electrically connected to the sub control board 100 via the relay board 77. The electrical connection between the sub-control board 100 and the relay board 77, and between the relay board 77 and the movable accessory 15, is made by a wire harness. In particular, for a part of the connection between the relay board 77 and the movable accessory 15, two thin film flexible flat cables are used.

Further, the movable accessory 15 moves, rotates, and emits light from the moving body 56 according to the effect performed by the pachinko gaming machine 1 as described above with reference to FIG. That is, the movable accessory 15 has a gear and a drive source (motor) for moving and rotating the moving body 56, and a light emitting source (LED) for causing the moving body 56 to emit light, and these driving sources are used. And the light emitting source are connected to the relay board 77 by a wire harness. Further, the effect control microcomputer 101 creates operation pattern data for determining the operation pattern of the movable accessory 15 using the data stored in the ROM 110. Then, the sub control board 100 transmits a signal via the relay board 77 according to the operation pattern to drive the drive source and the light emitting source, and controls the operation of the movable accessory 15. The details of the connection between the movable accessory 15 and the relay board 77 will be described later.

Each speaker 8 is electrically connected to the sub control board 100 via the voice control board 78. The voice control board 78 is equipped with a voice control CPU (not shown), a voice data ROM (not shown), a voice synthesis circuit (not shown), and an amplifier (not shown). .. The voice data ROM stores voice data for each speaker 8 to output sounds such as music and sound effects. The voice control CPU reads voice data from the voice data ROM based on the command received from the sub control board 100, and outputs the read voice data to the voice synthesis circuit. The voice synthesis circuit synthesizes the input voice data, converts the synthesized voice data into an analog voice signal, and outputs the synthesized voice data to the amplifier. The amplifier amplifies the input audio signal and outputs it to each speaker 8. Then, each speaker 8 outputs the sound indicated by the input audio signal.

Further, the effect button detection switch 9a, the effect lever push detection switch 6 g, the effect lever rotation detection switch 6h, the effect button vibration motor 9b, and the effect lever vibration motor 6d are electrically connected to the sub control board 100. Has been done. The effect button detection switch 9a outputs a signal indicating that the effect button 9 has been pressed to the sub control board 100, and the effect control microcomputer 101 has a button effect based on the signal input from the effect button detection switch 9a. To execute. The effect lever push detection switch 6g outputs a signal indicating that the effect lever 6 has been pushed into the sub control board 100, and the effect control microcomputer 101 is based on the signal input from the effect lever push detection switch 6g. The lever effect performed when the effect lever 6 is pushed in is executed. The effect lever rotation detection switch 6h outputs a signal indicating that the effect lever 6 has been rotated to the sub control board 100, and the effect control microcomputer 101 is based on the signal input from the effect lever rotation detection switch 6h. The lever effect performed when the effect lever 6 is rotated is executed.

The effect button vibration motor 9b is a member that vibrates the effect button 9, and is housed inside the effect button 9. The effect lever vibration motor 6d is a member that vibrates the effect lever 6, and is provided at a portion in contact with the effect lever 6 or inside the effect lever 6. The ROM 110 stores operation pattern data that determines the operation pattern of the effect button vibration motor 9b and operation pattern data that determines the operation pattern of the effect lever vibration motor 6d. The effect control microcomputer 101 reads operation pattern data from the ROM 110 when the effect timing for vibrating the effect button 9 is reached, and drives and controls the effect button vibration motor 9b based on the read operation pattern data. Further, the effect control microcomputer 101 reads the operation pattern data from the ROM 110 when the effect timing for vibrating the effect lever 6 is reached, and drives and controls the effect lever vibration motor 6d based on the read operation pattern data.

[Electrical configuration of movable accessories]
Subsequently, among the main electrical configurations of the pachinko gaming machine 1 described above, the electrical configuration of the movable accessory 15 will be described in more detail. FIG. 7 is a view showing the movable accessory 15 from the back side (the side opposite to the viewing direction from the player). As described above with reference to FIG. 4, the movable accessory 15 moves, rotates, and emits light from the moving body 56 according to the effect performed by the pachinko gaming machine 1.

The base body 55 has a drive motor 151 and a gear portion 152 for moving the moving body 56 along the arc of the base body 55. The drive motor 151 is connected to the relay board 77 by the wire harness 153 and is driven based on the transmission of signals and electric power from the sub control board 100. As a result, the moving body 56 is moved along the arc of the base body 55. And move it.

On the other hand, the moving body 56 has a drive motor 154 and a gear portion 155 for rotating the moving body 56. Further, although not shown, an LED as a light emitting source is also provided inside the moving body 56. Then, the drive motor 154 and the LED are particularly connected to the relay board 77 by two flexible flat cables 156 and 157, and are driven based on the transmission of signals and electric power from the sub control board 100, and as a result, the moving body. Rotate 56 or make it emit light.

However, more specifically, one end of the flexible flat cable 156 or the flexible flat cable 157 is not directly connected to the drive motor 154 or the LED, but is connected to the small substrate 158 arranged inside the moving body 56. The small board 158 to the drive motor 154 and the small board 158 to the LED are further connected by a separate cable. The flexible flat cable 156 and the flexible flat cable 157, one end of which is connected to the moving body 56, are linearly arranged in the direction (first direction) of the cable arrangement space 159 provided in the base body 55 in a state of being overlapped with each other. After being arranged in a U-shape inside the cable arrangement space 159, folded back in the opposite direction, and arranged linearly in the direction opposite to the first direction (second direction), the base body 55 is also arranged. It is pulled out of the movable accessory 15 from the outlet 160 provided in the. FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a simplified arrangement of the flexible flat cable 156 and the flexible flat cable 157 in the movable accessory 15.

Here, as shown in FIG. 8, when the moving body 56 moves, the small substrate 158 also moves, so that one end of the flexible flat cable 156 and the flexible flat cable 157 moves in the vertical direction of FIG. As described above, the flexible flat cable 156 and the flexible flat cable 157 are folded back in the cable arrangement space 159, and the flexible flat cable 156 and the flexible flat cable 157 have a flexible thin film shape, and further cable arrangement is performed. Since there is room in the space 159, the movement range of the flexible flat cable 156 and the flexible flat cable 157 can be limited to the cable arrangement space 159. That is, even if the moving body 56 moves, the flexible flat cable 156 after being taken out from the outlet 160 basically does not move.

Further, as shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, the flexible flat cable 156 and the flexible flat cable 157 are provided with a distance D of a predetermined distance (for example, 5 mm) or more at a curved portion. As a result, even if the moving body 56 moves, it is possible to prevent rubbing between the flexible flat cable 156 and the flexible flat cable 157 at the curved portion. Further, as a method of providing the interval D in the curved portion, a method of making the flexible flat cable 156 located inside in the curved portion shorter than the flexible flat cable 157 located on the outside can be mentioned. Further, as another method, there is a method in which the flexible flat cable 156 and the flexible flat cable 157 have the same length and the connection structure to the moving body 56 is changed.

As an example, as shown in FIG. 9, for the small substrate 158 included in the moving body 56, the positions of the insertion port 161 into which the flexible flat cable 156 is inserted and the insertion port 162 into which the flexible flat cable 157 is inserted are set to different positions. Specifically, the insertion port 161 is set at a position farther from the curved portion than the insertion port 162. As a result, even if the flexible flat cable 156 and the flexible flat cable 157 have the same overall length, the lengths from the moving body 56 (specifically, the small substrate 158 included in the moving body 56) to the other end are different from each other. It will be. Specifically, the positions of the insertion port 161 and the insertion port 162 are designed so that the flexible flat cable 156 located inside is shorter than the flexible flat cable 157 located outside at the curved portion. Thereby, it becomes possible to provide a space D between the flexible flat cable 156 and the flexible flat cable 157 at the curved portion.

As a method of changing the lengths of the flexible flat cable 156 and the flexible flat cable 157 from the moving body 56 to the other end, for example, in addition to the method of changing the positions of the insertion port 161 and the insertion port 162 described above, for example, a difference. The positions of the insertion port 161 and the insertion port 162 may be the same, and the insertion port 161 may be inserted deeper. Further, the connection structure on the relay board 77 side may be changed instead of the connection structure on the small board 158 side.

Then, the flexible flat cable 156 and the flexible flat cable 157 pulled out from the drawer port 160 to the outside of the movable accessory 15 go out of the back box 46 through the passage hole 163 provided in the wall of the back box 46. Further pulled out. Here, FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a state in which the game board 2 and the movable accessory 15 are separated from the back box 46. As shown in FIG. 10, with the movable accessory 15 arranged with respect to the back box 46, the position of the back box 46 corresponding to the drawer port 160 (for example, the position of the wall facing the drawer port 160) is flexible. A passage hole 163 for passing the flat cable 156 and the flexible flat cable 157 is formed. The shape of the passage hole 163 is not limited, but the hole is as small as possible according to the size of the flexible flat cable 156 and the flexible flat cable 157 as long as the passage of the flexible flat cable 156 and the flexible flat cable 157 is not obstructed. Is desirable.

As a result, when the movable accessory 15 is arranged with respect to the back box 46 as shown in FIG. 3, it is necessary to route the flexible flat cable 156 and the flexible flat cable 157 pulled out from the movable accessory 15 in the back box 46. It is possible to pull it out of the back box 46.

Further, the relay board 77 is arranged on the outside of the back box 46 and in the vicinity of the passage hole 163. Since the relay board 77 is provided in the vicinity of the passage hole 163, the flexible flat cable 156 and the flexible flat cable 157 pulled out from the passage hole 163 to the outside of the back box 46 are similarly connected to the relay board 77 without being routed. It becomes possible. Further, the relay board 77 is separately connected to the sub control board 100 arranged on the back side of the back box 46 by a wire harness 153.

Although the electrical configuration of the movable accessory 15 has been particularly described in the present embodiment, the wire is connected to other accessories and decorative members (lamps, etc.) arranged in the back box 46 in addition to the movable accessory 15. When connecting a harness (a flexible flat cable may be used, the same applies hereinafter), the same configuration can be used. That is, a passage hole 163 for passing a wire harness is provided in the wall of the back box 46 near the accessory or the decorative member in a state where the accessory or the decorative member is housed in the back box 46, and the accessory or the decoration is provided. The wire harness having one end connected to the member is pulled out from the through hole 163 to the outside of the back box 46. Then, it connects to the relay board 77 near the outside of the box. The number of relay boards 77 does not have to be one, and a plurality of relay boards 77 may be provided for each accessory or decorative member. As a result, it is possible to prevent the wire harness from being unreasonably routed in the back box 46 even if the number of accessories and decorative members to be arranged increases. Further, when the flexible flat cable is used as the wire harness, it is not necessary to make a lot of bending habits on the flexible flat cable, and the durability is improved.

[Effect of embodiment]
(1) If the pachinko gaming machine 1 of the above-described embodiment is implemented, an accessory that is provided in or around the gaming area and moves in or around the gaming area, and one end of the accessory are connected to the accessory and serve from the control board. It has a flexible flat cable that transmits a signal or power to an object, and the flexible flat cable has a plurality of flexible flat cables connected to one accessory, and a plurality of flexible flat cables are stacked and at least. It is arranged inside the game machine in a partially curved state, and a distance of a predetermined distance or more is provided between a plurality of flexible flat cables at the curved portion. As a result, when a plurality of flexible flat cables are stacked and arranged, a space is provided between the flexible flat cables at a curved portion to prevent rubbing between the plurality of flexible flat cables. , Improve durability.
(2) Further, the plurality of flexible flat cables have different lengths, and the flexible flat cables located inside are arranged so as to be shorter than the flexible flat cables located outside at the curved portion. As a result, when a plurality of flexible flat cables are arranged in an overlapping manner, a space is inevitably provided between the flexible flat cables at a curved portion, and rubbing occurs between the plurality of flexible flat cables. Prevents this and improves durability.
(3) Further, the multiple flexible flat cables have the same length and different connection structures to the accessory, and the multiple flexible flat cables have the length from the accessory to the other end due to the difference in the connection structure. The flexible flat cables located inside are arranged so as to be shorter than the flexible flat cables located outside at curved points. As a result, even when the common flexible flat cables are arranged in an overlapping manner, a space is inevitably provided between the flexible flat cables at the curved portion, and the flexible flat cables are rubbed between the plurality of flexible flat cables. Prevents the occurrence of and improves durability.
(4) Further, the plurality of flexible flat cables have a U-shape with a first straight line portion linearly arranged in the first direction and a second direction opposite to the first direction from the first direction. A first straight line portion is provided with a distance of a predetermined distance or more between a plurality of flexible flat cables in the curved portion, including a curved portion to be curved in a straight line and a second straight line portion linearly arranged in the second direction. And, in the second straight line portion, the distance between the plurality of flexible flat cables is set to less than a predetermined distance. As a result, even if the accessory moves, the flexible flat cable is not broken, and rubbing between the flexible flat cables is prevented at the curved portion curved in a U shape, and the durability is improved.

<Other embodiments>
(1) In the above-described embodiment, the flexible flat cable 156 and the flexible flat cable 157 are curved in a U-shape in the cable arrangement space 159, but the curvature does not necessarily have to be a U-shape.
(2) Further, in the above-described embodiment, the two flexible flat cables 156 and the flexible flat cables 157 are arranged in an overlapping manner, but the number of the flexible flat cables to be overlapped may be three or more. In that case, arrange the flexible flat cables so as to provide a space between each of the three or more flexible flat cables at the curved portion.
(3) The present invention can also be applied to gaming machines other than pachinko gaming machines, for example, spinning-type gaming machines (also referred to as slot machines or pachislot machines). When the present invention is applied to a spinning machine, it can be applied to the placement of a wire harness for an accessory (for example, a liquid crystal display or a rotating drum) arranged for the spinning machine. It will be possible.

1 Pachinko game machine 2 Game board 2a Board lamp 3 Game area 7 Direction display device 15 Movable accessory 41 Outer frame 42 Inner frame 43 Front door 46 Box 55 Base body 56 Mobile body 77 Relay board 156, 157 Flexible flat cable

Claims (4)

An accessory provided in or around the game area and moving in or around the game area,
It has a flexible flat cable in which one end is connected to the accessory and a signal or power is transmitted from the control board to the accessory.
A plurality of the flexible flat cables are connected to one of the above-mentioned accessories, and the plurality of flexible flat cables are arranged inside the gaming machine in a state of being stacked and at least partially curved.
A gaming machine characterized in that a predetermined distance or more is provided between the plurality of flexible flat cables at a curved portion. The multiple flexible flat cables have different lengths.
The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the flexible flat cable located inside is arranged to be shorter than the flexible flat cable located outside at the curved portion. The plurality of flexible flat cables have the same length and different connection structures to the accessory.
Due to the difference in the connection structure, the plurality of flexible flat cables have different lengths from the accessory to the other end.
The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the flexible flat cable located inside is arranged to be shorter than the flexible flat cable located outside at the curved portion. The plurality of flexible flat cables have a first straight line portion linearly arranged in the first direction and a curve that curves in a U shape from the first direction to the second direction opposite to the first direction. Includes a portion and a second straight portion linearly arranged in the second direction.
A claim that a distance of a predetermined distance or more is provided between the plurality of flexible flat cables in the curved portion, and the distance between the plurality of flexible flat cables is set to less than a predetermined distance in the first straight line portion and the second straight line portion. The gaming machine according to any one of 1 to 3.

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