JP2023001483A - game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a game machine that has enhanced antinoise measures introduced for a connector portion to connect with an external device.SOLUTION: An external connection substrate has a first connector CN104 that is connectable with an external device. The first connector CN104 has: a terminal holder of an insulator to hold a plurality of terminals including signal terminals Tdg1-Tdf3 and a metal cover to cover at least part of the terminal holder. The external connection substrate is provided with a second connector CN103 having a ground terminal T301 for connection to a ground wire through a predetermined substrate. The external connection substrate has a substrate body provided with a ground wiring pattern Pfg to bring the ground terminal T301 and the cover 173 into conduction with each other.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 9

Description

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

2. Description of the Related Art Some game machines such as pachinko machines are equipped with an external connection board having an external connection connector (first connector) for connecting to an external device. For example, in a so-called CR machine, which is the mainstream of pachinko machines, a CR unit (external device) installed on the left side of the gaming machine body is connected to an external connection board via an external connection connector (see, for example, Patent Documents 1). In the CR machine, when a prepaid card, cash, etc. are inserted into the CR unit, a ball lending button on the front side of the gaming machine main body is operated, and the payout means is operated by the control of the payout control board to release the ball. Lending is being carried out.

JP 2014-166205 A

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, various noise countermeasures have been taken in game machines so that the progress of a game is not hindered by noise. However, with respect to external connectors to which external devices are connected, countermeasures against noise have not necessarily been sufficient, despite the fact that extremely important signals such as signals relating to game values are transmitted between external devices.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a game machine in which noise countermeasures are strengthened in a connector portion for connecting to an external device.

The present invention relates to a gaming machine comprising an external connection board and a first connector capable of connecting an external device to the external connection board, wherein the first connector is an insulator holding a plurality of terminals including signal terminals. and a metal cover covering at least a part of the terminal holding portion, and a second connector having a ground terminal connected to a ground wire through a predetermined substrate on the external connection board. A ground wiring pattern is provided on the substrate body of the external connection substrate to connect the ground terminal and the cover portion.

According to the present invention, it is possible to enhance noise countermeasures for the connector portion for connecting with an external device.

1 is an overall front view of a pachinko machine according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG. It is an exploded perspective view of the pachinko machine. It is a principal part top view of the same pachinko machine. It is a front view of the game board of the pachinko machine. It is a rear view of the pachinko machine. It is a block diagram showing the overall circuit configuration of the pachinko machine. It is a rear view of the external connection board of the pachinko machine. Fig. 3 is an exploded perspective view of a main part of an external connection board of the same pachinko machine; It is a figure which shows the print pattern of the 1st surface side of the external connection board of the same pachinko machine. It is a figure which shows the print pattern of the 2nd surface side of the external connection board of the same pachinko machine. It is a partial circuit diagram that extracts only the portion related to the CR unit from the overall circuit diagram of the pachinko machine. It is a circuit diagram of the frequency display board of the pachinko machine. It is a circuit diagram of an external connection board of the pachinko machine. It is a figure which shows the modification of the printed pattern (2nd surface side) of an external connection board.

Embodiments of the invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings. 1 to 13 illustrate an embodiment in which the present invention is applied to a pachinko machine. The game machine main body 1 constituting the pachinko machine of this embodiment is a so-called CR machine, and as shown in FIG. is installed in

1 to 3, a gaming machine body 1 includes an outer frame 2 and a front frame 3 arranged in front of the outer frame 2. As shown in FIG. The front frame 3 is pivotally attached to the outer frame 2 so as to be openable and detachable via a vertical first hinge 4 arranged at one end in the left-right direction, for example, the left end. The outer frame 2 can be locked in the closed state by a locking means 5 provided on the opposite side, for example, the right end side.

The front frame 3 includes an inner frame 6 and a front door 7 arranged on the front side of the inner frame 6. - 特許庁The front door 7 is pivotally attached to the inner frame 6 via a vertical second hinge 8 disposed at one end in the left-right direction, for example, at the left end so as to be openable and detachable. can be locked in the closed state.

As shown in FIG. 2, the outer frame 2 is formed in a rectangular shape by a pair of left and right vertical frame members 2a and 2b and a pair of upper and lower horizontal frame members 2c and 2d. A front cover member 9 made of, for example, synthetic resin is attached to the front lower portion of the outer frame 2 so as to connect the front lower portions of the left and right vertical frame members 2a and 2b along the front edge of the lower horizontal frame member 2d. there is The front cover member 9 protrudes forward from the left and right vertical frame members 2a and 2b, and the inner frame 6 is arranged on the upper side thereof. In the outer frame 2, an outer frame upper hinge metal fitting 11 constituting the first hinge 4 is disposed, for example, at the upper left portion, and an outer frame lower hinge metal fitting 12 is disposed above the front cover member 9 at the lower left portion.

The inner frame 6 is made of synthetic resin, and has a rectangular frame portion 13 that can substantially contact the front edge side of the outer frame 2 on the upper side of the front cover member 9, and a game board provided on the upper side inside the frame portion 13. A mounting portion 14 and a lower mounting portion 15 provided on the lower side in the frame portion 13 are integrally provided, for example. A game board 16 is detachably attached to the game board mounting portion 14 from the front side, and a firing means 17, a lower speaker 18, and the like are arranged on the front side of the lower mounting portion 15. - 特許庁In the inner frame 6, a main body frame upper hinge metal fitting 19 constituting the first hinge 4 and a main body frame upper hinge metal fitting 20 constituting the second hinge 8 are arranged, for example, at the upper left portion of the first and second hinges 4, 8. Main body frame lower hinge metal fittings 21 are arranged, for example, in the lower left part.

The front door 7 has a resin door base 22 formed in a rectangular shape corresponding to the front side of the inner frame 6 . The door base 22 is formed with window holes 24a of a glass window 24 corresponding to the front side of the game area 23 formed on the game board 16. For example, a plurality of windows (four here) are formed around the window holes 24a. Various effects means such as an upper speaker 25, a first frame movable effect means 26, a second frame movable effect means 27, and an air blowing means 28 are arranged.

On the front side of the lower part of the door base 22, an upper tray 32 for storing game balls paid out from the paying out means 31 arranged on the rear side of the inner frame 6 and supplying them to the shooting means 17, and the upper tray 32 is full. A lower tray 33 for storing surplus balls, etc., and a firing handle 34 operated to operate the firing means 17 are arranged, and a lower decorative cover 35 that substantially covers the upper tray 32, the lower tray 33, etc. from the front side is attached. It is The lower decorative cover 35 is formed in a bulging shape facing forward, and as shown in FIG. A CR operation panel 30 is arranged in addition to the light amount adjustment operation means 39 . The CR operation panel 30 is for operating the CR unit 0, and includes a balance display section 30a, a ball lending button 30b, a return button 30c, a ball lending available display lamp 30d, and the like.

The balance display section 30a displays the balance of a prepaid card or the like inserted in the CR unit 0 (display means for an external device), and is composed of 3-digit 7-segment display sections SEG1 to SEG3 (FIG. 12). and the value of 1/100 of the balance is displayed. The ball lending button 30b is operated when the player makes a ball lending request (operating means relating to external equipment), and includes a switch SW1 (FIG. 12). The return button 30c is operated by the player when requesting the return of a card or the like (operating means relating to an external device), and includes a switch SW2 (FIG. 12). A ball rental indication lamp 30d indicates whether or not the ball rental is possible, and is composed of a light-emitting diode LED1 (FIG. 12).

A glass unit 40 is detachably attached to the rear side of the door base 22 so as to substantially block the window hole 24a from the rear side, and is arranged along the edges of the first and second hinges 4 and 8. a vertical hinge end reinforcing sheet metal 41a arranged along the edge of the opening and closing end side; and a horizontal lower reinforcing sheet metal arranged below the window hole 24a. The metal plate 41c is detachably fixed by screws or the like. Further, on the door base 22, a front door upper hinge metal fitting 42a and a front door lower hinge metal fitting 42b constituting the second hinge 8 are disposed, for example, at the upper left portion and the lower left portion, respectively.

A ball feeding unit 43a, a lower plate guide unit 43b, and the like are attached to the rear side of the lower reinforcing sheet metal 41c. The ball feeding unit 43 a is for feeding the game balls in the upper tray 32 to the shooting means 17 one by one, and is arranged corresponding to the front side of the shooting means 17 . The lower tray guide unit 43b guides surplus balls when the upper tray 32 is full and foul balls that have returned without reaching the game area 23 despite being shot by the shooting means 17 to the lower tray 33. For example, it is arranged adjacent to the ball feeding unit 43a on the side of the first and second hinges 4 and 8 thereof.

As shown in FIG. 4, the game board 16 has a base plate 45 such as a plywood board, and a guide rail 46 for guiding a game ball shot from the shooting means 17 is arranged in an annular shape on the front side. In the inner game area 23, in addition to unit parts such as a central display frame unit 47, a starting winning unit 48, a large winning unit 49, and a normal winning unit 50, a large number of game nails (not shown) are arranged.

On the plurality of unit parts 47 to 50 of the game board 16, there are a normal symbol starting means 61, a first special symbol starting means 62, a second special symbol starting means 63, a large winning means 64, a plurality of normal winning means 65 and the like. is provided. Further, on the rear side of the base plate 45, in addition to the liquid crystal display means (image display means) 66, a board movement effect means 67 having a movable board body 67a capable of moving in front of the liquid crystal display means 66 and the like are arranged. .

The central display frame unit 47 constitutes the display frame of the liquid crystal display means 66, and is detachably mounted from the front side in a mounting hole (not shown) formed in the base plate 45 and penetrating in the front-rear direction. . This central display frame unit 47 includes a front mounting plate 71 arranged outside the mounting holes along the front surface of the base plate 45 and through which game balls can pass, and a liquid crystal display means 66 on the front side of which the left and right sides of the liquid crystal display means 66 are mounted on the upper side. A decorative frame 72 arranged in a substantially gate-like shape extending from the front and protruding forward on the inner peripheral side of the front mounting plate 71, and a stage 73 arranged between the left and right lower end portions of the decorative frame 72. ing. The game balls fired by the shooting means 17 and entering the upper part of the game area 23 are distributed to the left and right at the top of the decoration frame 72, and are distributed to the left and right flow paths 74a and 74b, respectively. or flow down.

The central display frame unit 47 is provided with a warp entrance 75 through which game balls can flow in at least one of the left flow path 74a and the right flow path 74b, for example, the left flow path 74a. A game ball that flows into the warp entrance 75 while flowing down the left flow path 74a rolls freely in the left-right direction on the stage 73, and then moves to a central drop portion 76 provided corresponding to the center in the left-right direction of the game area 23. and the other portion to the front.

Various display means such as a normal symbol display means 81, a normal reserved number display means 82, a first special symbol display means 83, and a second special symbol display means 84 are provided on the central display frame unit 47. Of course, the display means 81 to 84 are not limited to the central display frame unit 47, and can be arranged at any position on the front side of the game board 16 in a state that they can be visually recognized from the front side.

The starting winning unit 48 is arranged below the central display frame unit 47 and is detachably attached to the base plate 45 from the front side. The big winning unit 49 is arranged on the right side of the starting winning unit 48 under the central display frame unit 47 and is detachably attached to the base plate 45 from the front side. The normal winning unit 50 is arranged below the central display frame unit 47 and on the left side of the starting winning unit 48, and is detachably attached to the base plate 45 from the front side.

The normal symbol starting means 61 is for starting variable display of normal symbols by the normal symbol display means 81, and is composed of a passage gate or the like through which a game ball can pass, and is a game ball detection switch for detecting passage of a game ball. (illustration omitted). The normal symbol starting means 61 is provided, for example, on the front side of the front mounting plate 71 on the right side of the central display frame unit 47, and the game balls flowing down the right flowing path 74b can pass therethrough.

The normal symbol display means 81 is for displaying the normal symbols in a variable manner, and is composed of, for example, two LEDs, and forms the normal symbols based on the detection of the game ball by the normal symbol starting means 61. - 特許庁After the two LEDs emit light in the light emission pattern during normal fluctuation, the hit determination random value contained in the normal random number information acquired when the game ball is detected by the normal symbol starting means 61 matches the predetermined hit determination value. If so, the variation is stopped in a winning manner, and in other cases, the variation is stopped in a losing manner.

Further, when the normal symbol starting means 61 detects the game ball during the normal holding period including during the symbol fluctuation of the normal symbol display means 81 and during the normal profit state, the normal random number information acquired thereby is predetermined. The set upper limit reserved number, for example, 4, is reserved and stored, and each time the normal reserved period ends, one is consumed and the normal pattern is varied. The stored number of normal random number information (normal reserved number) is notified to the player by the normal reserved number display means 82 or the like.

The first special symbol starting means 62 is for starting the symbol variation by the first special symbol display means 83, and is composed of a non-opening/closing type winning means having no opening/closing means, and detects a winning game ball. A detection switch (not shown) is provided. This first special symbol starting means 62 is provided in the starting prize winning unit 48, and is arranged in an upward opening shape on the lower side corresponding to the central drop portion 76 of the stage 73, and the warp entrance on the left flow path 74a side. Since there is a winning route from 75 through stage 73, a game ball that has flowed down the left flow path 74a can win a prize at a higher probability than a game ball that has flowed down the right flow path 74b. . In addition, when game balls win in the first special symbol starting means 62, a predetermined number of game balls per one win are paid out as prize balls.

The second special symbol starting means 63 is for starting the symbol variation by the second special symbol display means 84, and by operating the opening/closing portion 78, the game ball can It is composed of opening and closing type winning means that can be changed to a closed state (which is difficult to win a prize), and has a game ball detection switch (not shown) for detecting a winning game ball, and stops after the normal symbol display means 81 changes. In the normal profit state that occurs when the symbol is in a winning mode, the opening/closing portion 78 is adapted to change from the closed state to the open state for a predetermined time.

This second special symbol starting means 63 is arranged, for example, on the front mounting plate 71 in the right part of the central display frame unit 47 and on the downstream side of the normal symbol starting means 61, and the game flowing down the right flowing path 74b A ball can be won. When game balls win in the second special symbol starting means 63, a predetermined number of game balls are paid out as prize balls per one win.

The first special symbol display means 83 is composed of display means such as a 7-segment type display capable of variably displaying the first special symbol. When the special symbols are variably displayed for a predetermined time and the big hit determination random number included in the first special random number information acquired when the game ball is detected by the first special symbol starting means 62 coincides with the predetermined big hit determination value. is the first jackpot mode, and in other cases, the variation is stopped in the first losing mode. When the stop symbol after the variation of the first special symbol display means 83 becomes the first jackpot mode, the first special profit state occurs.

The second special symbol display means 84 is composed of display means such as a 7-segment type display capable of variably displaying the second special symbol. When the special symbols are variably displayed for a predetermined time and the big hit determination random number included in the second special random number information acquired when the game ball is detected by the second special symbol starting means 63 coincides with the predetermined big hit determination value. is the second jackpot mode, and in other cases, the variation is stopped in the second losing mode. When the stop symbol after the variation of the second special symbol display means 84 becomes the second jackpot mode, the second special profit state occurs.

Also, the first and second special symbols are started during the special holding period including during the symbol variation of the first special symbol display means 83, during the symbol variation of the second special symbol display means 84, and during the first and second special profit states. When the means 62 and 63 detect game balls, the first and second special random number information acquired thereby are retained and stored up to a predetermined upper limit retained number, for example, 4 each. Then, when the reserved memory on the side of the second special pattern is 1 or more at the time when the special reserved period ends, one reserved memory of the second special pattern is digested to change the second special pattern, and the first special pattern is changed. When only the reserved memory on the side of the special design is 1 or more, one reserved memory of the first special design is digested to change the first special design. As described above, in this embodiment, both the first special symbol and the second special symbol are not fluctuating, and when both the first special symbol side and the second special symbol side have reserved memory, is to preferentially change the second special symbol. The stored numbers of the first and second special random number information (the first and second special reserved numbers) are notified to the player by the liquid crystal display means 66 or the like.

The big winning means 64 is an opening/closing type winning means provided with an opening/closing plate 79 capable of switching between an open state in which a game ball can win and a closed state in which a game ball cannot win, and is provided in the big winning unit 49 and has a second special symbol. It is arranged on the downstream side of the starting means 63 and on the upstream side of the first special symbol starting means 62, and the game ball that has flowed down the right flow path 74b is higher than the game ball that has flowed down the left flow path 74a. It is possible to win prizes with probability. This big winning means 64 is the first special symbol that occurs when the first and second special symbols of the first and second special symbol display means 83 and 84 stop in the first and second big winning modes (predetermined modes) after the variation. , In the second special profit state (profit state), the opening and closing plate 79 is opened forward according to one or more kinds of opening patterns, and the game balls falling on it are allowed to win inside. ing. When a game ball wins the big winning means 64, a predetermined number of game balls are paid out as prize balls per winning. In the following explanation, the first special profit state and the second special profit state are collectively referred to as "special profit state" (profit state).

In addition, as shown in FIG. 4, the liquid crystal display means 66 can variably display the effect symbol 80 in parallel with the variable display of the first and second special symbols by the first and second special symbol display means 83, 84. In addition, it is possible to display various images such as the first and second reserved images X1 to X4 and Y1 to Y4 indicating the first and second special reserved numbers, and the pending image Z during fluctuation.

Further, as shown in FIG. 5 and the like, on the back side of the back case 90 arranged on the back side of the game board 16 are a main control board case 92 housing a main control board 91, a performance interface board 93, and a liquid crystal interface board 94. , a liquid crystal control board 95, a ROM board 96, and the like are housed in a detachable presentation board case 97.

In addition, on the back side of the front frame 3, a back cover 101 is detachably attached to cover the back side of the game board 16 in an openable and closable manner. Means 31 and payout passage 104 are installed respectively. A game ball is put out by a putting-out means 31 through a tank rail 103, and the game ball is guided to an upper tray 32 through a putting-out passage 104.例文帳に追加In addition, the back cover 101 is arranged so as to cover substantially the entire effect board case 97 and a part of the upper side of the main control board case 92 from the rear side.

A board mounting base 105 is arranged on the lower back side of the front frame 3, that is, on the back side of the lower mounting portion 15. On the back side of the board mounting base 105, a power board case 107 in which a power board 106 is stored, A payout firing board case 109 storing a payout firing control board 108 and an external connection board case 111 storing an external connection board 110 are detachably mounted.

FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing the overall circuit configuration of this pachinko machine. As shown in FIG. 6, the overall circuit configuration of the pachinko machine is composed of a board-side member 121 mounted on the game board 16 side and a frame-side member 122 mounted on the front frame 3 side.

Board-side member 121 includes main control board 91, performance interface board 93, liquid crystal interface board 94, liquid crystal control board 95, ROM board 96, game board relay board 123, LED connection board 124, main control relay board 125, power supply It is composed of a relay board 126, a frame LED relay board 127, and the like.

The main control board 91 performs overall game control, and the game ball detection switch provided in the normal symbol starting means 61 and each winning means, the second special symbol starting means 63 and the big winning means 64 provided Various sensors such as solenoids, magnetism, radio waves, vibrations, etc. arranged in each part of the game board 16 are connected via the game board relay board 123 . A performance interface board 93 is connected to the main control board 91 . The presentation interface board 93 includes various input/output buffers, an audio processor 93a for reproducing audio signals based on instructions from the liquid crystal control board 95, and an audio processor 93a for storing compressed audio data which is the original data of the audio signals to be reproduced. It has a ROM 93b, a digital amplifier 93c for receiving an audio signal output from an audio processor 93a, and the like.

The main control relay board 125, the power relay board 126 and the frame LED relay board 127 are for connecting the board side member 121 to the frame side member 122. It is connected to the control board 108, and the effect interface board 93 is connected to the power supply board 106 via the power relay board 126, and to the frame LED connection board 129 via the frame LED relay board 127, respectively. On the main control relay board 125, the power relay board 126, and the frame LED relay board 127 on the game board 16 side, board-side first to third connectors CN11a to CN13a are respectively arranged corresponding to the rear side of the game board 16, In the game board mounting portion 14 on the side of the inner frame 6, frame side first to third connectors CN11b to CN13b are arranged so as to face the board side first to third connectors CN11a to CN13a, respectively. 16 is attached to the game board mounting portion 14 of the inner frame 6 from the front side, the board side first to third connectors CN11a to CN13a are connected to the frame side first to third connectors CN11b to CN13b, respectively. ing.

Also, the effect interface board 93 is connected to a liquid crystal control board 95, an LED connection board 124, and the like. A ROM board 96 having a CGROM 96a for storing CG data is connected to the liquid crystal control board 95, and the liquid crystal display means 66 is connected via a liquid crystal interface board 94. FIG. In addition to various LED boards on the game board 16 side, the LED connection board 124 is connected to a motor for driving a movable body such as the board movable body 67a, a movable body driving means such as a solenoid, a position detection switch, and the like.

The frame-side member 122 is configured around a power supply board 106 and a payout firing control board 108 . The power supply board 106 receives AC24V and outputs various DC voltages. In addition to outputting DC5V, DC12V, and DC35V to the payout launch control board 108 and outputting DC12V to the underframe LED connection board 129, the power supply relay board 126 DC5V, DC12V, and DC35V are output to the effect interface board 93 via the . A backup board 131 is connected to the payout firing control board 108, and from the payout firing control board 108 to the main control board 91, in addition to DC5V, DC12V, and DC35V received from the power board 106, a backup power supply, a power failure Signals and the like are output via the main control relay board 125 .

The payout firing control board 108 also includes a firing driving means 17d constituting the firing means 17, an external terminal plate 132 for outputting various information to an external host computer or the like, and an external connection for connecting an external CR unit 0. In addition to the substrate 110, a frame relay substrate 134, a saucer relay substrate 135, and the like are connected.

The frame relay board 134 relays the connection between the payout means 31 (payout motor 31a, payout counting switch 31b), the front door/inner frame open switch 136, etc. and the payout firing control board 108 arranged on the inner frame 6 side. is. Also, the tray relay board 135 relays the connection between the discharge connection board 137 on the front door 7 side, the clogged ball detection board 138, the frequency display board 139, etc. and the payout discharge control board 108. The firing connection board 137 is connected with a variable resistor 34a, a firing stop switch 34b, a touch sensor 34c, and a ball feed solenoid 43c provided in the ball feed unit 43a. The frequency display board 139 is provided with a balance display portion 30a, a ball lending button 30b, a return button 30c, a ball lending available display lamp 30d, and the like arranged on the CR operation panel 30. FIG.

In addition to the lower speaker 18 on the inner frame 6 side, the frame lower left LED connection board 140 on the front door 7 side is connected to the frame lower LED connection board 129 . To the lower left LED connection board 140 of the frame, an LED board 141 that constitutes the illumination on the front door 7 side, a handle LED board 142 arranged on the firing handle 34, a production button 36 and an LED board inside thereof are connected. The button LED connection board 143, the upper speaker 25 and the like are connected.

Next, details of the external connection board 110 and connection relationships between the CR unit 0 and other boards via the external connection board 110 will be described with reference to FIGS. 7 to 13. FIG. 7 is a rear view of the external connection board 110, FIG. 8 is an exploded perspective view of the main parts of the external connection board 110, FIGS. 9 and 10 are printed wiring patterns on both sides of the external connection board 110, and FIG. 12 shows a circuit diagram of the frequency display board 139, and FIG. 13 shows a circuit diagram of the external connection board 110, respectively.

As shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, the external connection board 110 includes a board main body 151 and a plurality of external connection boards, for example, a It is composed of four connectors CN101 to CN104 and a fuse FU mounted on the side of the first surface 152 of the substrate body 151 via the holding metal fittings FH1 and FH2, with the first surface 152 facing rearward. is housed in the external connection board case 111 and arranged at the lower back surface of the gaming machine main body 1 (FIG. 5).

The board main body 151 has a substantially rectangular shape, and on the first surface 152 side, the connectors CN101 and CN102 are arranged along the upper side 151a, the connector CN103 is arranged along the right side 151c, and the connector CN104 is arranged along the lower side 151b. A fuse FU is horizontally arranged on the upper side edge 151c side of the connector CN104.

The connector CN101 has a plurality of (16) terminals T101 to T116 arranged in a line, and is arranged in a horizontally long shape along the upper side 151a of the substrate main body 151. As shown in FIG. A connector CN111 of the tray relay board 135 is connected via a harness 154, and a connector CN112 of the tray relay board 135 is connected via a frequency display harness 155 to a connector CN121 of the frequency display board 139.

Terminal arrangements of the connector CN101 and the corresponding connector CN121 are as shown in FIGS. 11 to 13. FIG. As shown in FIG. 12, the third terminal of the connector CN121 (and CN101) corresponds to the lighting signal TDLO of the ball rental available indicator lamp 30d (light emitting diode LED1), and the fourth terminal corresponds to the ball rental button 30b (switch SW1). The ball rental switch signal TDS, the 5th terminal to the return switch signal RES corresponding to the return button 30c (switch SW2), and the 7th to 9th terminals are the three 7-segment display sections SEG3 to SEG1 that constitute the balance display section 30a. The 10th to 16th terminals are used to designate the display state of the 7 segments constituting the 7 segment type display section selected by the common signals DG3 to DG1 that designate which of the 7 segments to be displayed. They correspond to segment signals SEG A to SEG G, respectively.

The connector CN102 has a plurality (six) of terminals T201 to T206 arranged in a row, and is arranged horizontally adjacent to the left side of the connector CN101 (right side when facing the first surface 152). 11, it is connected to the connector CN132 of the payout firing control board 108 via an external connection signal harness 156. As shown in FIG.

The terminal arrangement of the connector CN102 is as shown in FIGS. 11 and 13, and the 1st, 2nd, 4th and 5th terminals correspond to the ball rental control signals PRDY, EXS, BRDY and BRQ, respectively. The ball lending control signals PRDY, EXS, BRDY, BRQ are used for ball lending control (signals relating to game value), and are transmitted and received between the CR unit 0 and the payout launch control board 108 .

Briefly explaining the transmission and reception of signals in the ball lending control, the payout launch control board 108 maintains the output state of the PRDY signal at LOW (payout possible) in a normal state (standby state). In this state, when the player presses the ball lending button 30b and the CR unit 0 receives the ON level ball lending switch signal TDS, the CR unit 0 changes the output state of the BRDY signal to LOW (ball lending). possible signal), and the output state of the BRQ signal is set to LOW (ball lending request signal).

The payout launch control board 108 that has received the ball lendable signal and ball lending request signal sets the output state of the EXS signal to LOW (ball lending preparation signal) on the condition that the unit number of payouts is possible. When the CR unit 0 that has received this ball lending preparation signal switches the output state of the BRQ signal to HIGH (ball lending command signal), the payout launch control board 108 operates the payout means 31 to produce the unit number of game balls. When the payout operation is completed, the output state of the EXS signal is set to HIGH (ball lending completion signal).

The connector (second connector) CN103 has a plurality (three) of terminals T301 to T303 arranged in a row, and arranged in a vertically long shape along the side 151c of the board body 151, as shown in FIG. , it is connected to the connector CN131 of the payout firing control board (predetermined board) 108 via the external connection power supply harness 157, and further from the connector CN133 of the payout firing control board 108 to the power supply board (predetermined board) 106, and further connected to a power plug 160 and a ground terminal 161 via a power harness 159 from a connector CN152 of the power board 106. FIG. The ground terminal 161 is connected to an external ground wire.

The terminal arrangements of the connector CN103 and the connector CN131 corresponding thereto are as shown in FIGS. ing. The terminal arrangements of the connectors CN133, CN151 and CN152 are slightly different from those of the connectors CN103 and CN131 as shown in FIG. A second terminal corresponds to the frame ground FG and is connected to the earth terminal 161 .

The connector (first connector) CN104 has a plurality of (25) terminals T401 to T425 arranged in two rows, and is arranged in a horizontally long shape along the lower side 151b of the substrate main body 151. The external connection harness 171 (FIG. 6) to a CR unit (external device) 0.

As shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, the connector CN104 includes a plurality of (25) terminals T401 to T425 having cylindrical ends, a terminal holder 172 for holding the plurality of terminals T401 to T425, A cover portion 173 covering at least a portion of the terminal holder 172 and a connector fixing portion 174 for fixing the cover portion 173 together with the terminal holder 172 to the substrate main body 151 are provided.

The terminal holder (terminal holder) 172 is made of an insulating resin (insulator), and is composed of a main body 175 formed in a substantially horizontally long box shape and a front surface 175a of the main body 175 protruding. A socket portion 176 is provided integrally therewith. The socket portion 176 has a substantially trapezoidal shape when viewed from the front, and has a total of 25 terminal holding holes 176a, 13 on the upper bottom side and 12 on the lower bottom side. The tip side is inserted and held. The body portion 175 is formed with insertion holes 177 extending in the front-rear direction on the left and right sides of the socket portion 176, and a plurality of grooves 178 (here, two each) are formed on the upper surface 175b and the lower surface 175c from the front edge side. formed backwards.

The cover portion 173 is made of a conductive metal and includes a socket case portion 181 formed in a shape along the outer periphery of the socket portion 176, a base plate 182 formed in a shape along the front surface 175a of the body portion 175, and Projecting portions 183 projecting rearward from the upper edge side and the lower edge side of the base plate 182 are integrally provided, and the projecting portions 183 are fitted into the terminal holder 172 in a state of being aligned with the groove portion 178 . . An Ω-shaped lock member 184 for locking the harness side connector (plug side) in a coupled state is supported on both right and left end sides of the base plate 182 so as to be swingable about a vertical axis.

The connector fixing portions 174 are made of conductive metal like the cover portion 173 , are arranged at both the left and right ends of the cover portion 173 , and protrude rearward from the back side of the base plate 182 . The connector fixing portion 174 is fixed to the board main body 151 through the insertion hole 177 on the terminal holding body 172 side, whereby the cover part 173 is fixed to the board main body 151 together with the terminal holding body 172 . The board main body 151 is formed with a fixing portion insertion hole 185 for inserting the end portion of the connector fixing portion 174, and a terminal insertion hole 186 for inserting the end portions of the terminals T401 to T425.

Concerning the printed patterns formed on both sides of the external connection board 110, the connection relationship between the connector CN104 and the other connectors CN101 to CN103 will be described in detail with reference to FIGS.

First, the wiring pattern (ground wiring pattern) Pfg corresponding to the frame ground FG connects the 24th terminal (first ground terminal) T424 of the connector CN104 and the first terminal (second ground terminal) T301 of the connector CN103. However, it is further connected to the cover portion 173 of the connector CN104 at the cover body conduction portion 191 .

That is, the wiring pattern Pfg is entirely provided on one side (here, the first side 152 side) of the substrate main body 151, and as shown in FIG. 191, and a second wiring portion P2fg for connecting the cover body conductive portion 191 and the first terminal T301 of the connector CN103.

Here, the cover body conducting portions 191 are provided corresponding to both end sides of the connector CN104, and are connected to the connector fixing portions 174 (see FIG. 8), respectively. The first wiring portion P1fg is provided outside the substrate body 151 with respect to the connector CN104, that is, on the lower side 151b side, and connects the pair of cover body conducting portions 191, 191 and the 24th terminal T424 of the connector CN104 to each other. there is Also, the second wiring portion P2fg is arranged along the side edge 151c of the substrate body 151 .

In this way, in the external connection board 110, the wiring pattern (ground wiring pattern) Pfg corresponding to the frame ground FG is electrically connected to the cover portion 173 of the connector CN104, so that the connector CN104 connected to the CR unit 0 is noise countermeasured. are strengthening.

Wiring patterns Pac24va and Pac24vb corresponding to AC24VA and AC24VB connect the first and twenty-fifth terminals T401 and T425 of the connector CN104 and the second and third terminals T302 and T303 of the connector CN103. The wiring pattern Pac24va is arranged on the second surface 153 side shown in FIG. 10 except for the fuse FU arranged in the middle, and the wiring pattern Pac24vb is arranged entirely on the second surface 153 side. .

Also, the wiring patterns Pprdy, Pexs, Pbrdy, Pbrq corresponding to the ball rental control signals PRDY, EXS, BRDY, BRQ are connected to the 13th, 12th, 11th, 23rd terminals (first signal terminals) T413, T412, T411 of the connector CN104. , T423 and the first, second, fourth and fifth terminals T201, T202, T204 and T205 of the connector CN102. The wiring patterns Pprdy, Pexs, Pbrdy and Pbrq connect the first wiring sections P1prdy, P1exs, P1brdy and P1brq on the connector CN104 side and the second wiring sections P2prdy, P2exs, P2brdy and P2brq on the connector CN102 side to each other. The first wiring portions P1prdy, P1exs, P1brdy and P1brq are formed on the second surface 153 shown in FIG. 10, and the second wiring portions P2prdy, P2exs, P2brdy and P2brq are formed on the second surface 153 shown in FIG. They are arranged on one surface 152 respectively.

Further, the wiring patterns Pdg1 to Pdg3 corresponding to the common signals DG1 to DG3 related to the display of the balance display section (display means) 30a are the 14th to 16th terminals (second signal terminals) T414 to T416 of the connector CN104 and the The ninth to seventh terminals T109 to T107 are connected. The wiring pattern Pdg1 is arranged entirely on the second surface 153 side shown in FIG. The wiring patterns Pdg2 and Pdg3 are composed of first wiring portions P1dg2 and P1dg3 on the connector CN104 side, second wiring portions P2dg2 and P2dg3 on the connector CN102 side, and vias B5 and B6 connecting them to each other. The first wiring portions P1dg2 and P1dg3 are arranged on the second surface 153 shown in FIG. 10, and the second wiring portions P2dg2 and P2dg3 are arranged on the first surface 152 shown in FIG.

The wiring patterns Psega to Psegg corresponding to the segment signals SEG A to SEG G related to the display of the balance display section (display means) 30a are connected to the third to seventh, 19 and 20 terminals (second signal terminals) T403 to T403 of the connector CN104. T407, T419 and T420 are connected to the tenth to sixteenth terminals T110 to T116 of the connector CN101. The wiring patterns Psega to Psegc are arranged entirely on the second surface 153 side shown in FIG. The wiring patterns Psegd to Psegg include first wiring portions P1segd to P1segg on the connector CN104 side, second wiring portions P2segd to P2segg on the connector CN101 side, third wiring portions P3segd to P3segg therebetween, and the first wiring portion. Vias B7 to B10 connecting P1segd to P1segg and the third wiring portions P3segd to P3segg, and vias B11 to B14 connecting the third wiring portions P3segd to P3segg and the second wiring portions P2segd to P2segg. , the first wiring portions P1segd to P1segg and the second wiring portions P2segd to P2segg are arranged on the second surface 153 shown in FIG. 10, and the third wiring portions P3segd to P3segg are arranged on the first surface 152 shown in FIG.

Further, the wiring pattern Ptds corresponding to the ball rental switch signal TDS related to the operation of the ball rental button (operating means) 30b connects the 21st terminal (third signal terminal) T421 of the connector CN104 and the fourth terminal T104 of the connector CN101. Connected. The wiring pattern Ptds is composed of a first wiring portion P1tds on the connector CN104 side, a second wiring portion P2tds on the connector CN101 side, and a via B15 connecting them to each other. The second wiring part P2tds is arranged on the second surface 153 shown in FIG. 9 and the first surface 152 shown in FIG.

A wiring pattern Pres corresponding to the return switch signal RES related to the operation of the return button (operating means) 30c connects the 22nd terminal (third signal terminal) T422 of the connector CN104 and the fifth terminal T105 of the connector CN101. ing. The wiring pattern Pres is arranged entirely on the second surface 153 side shown in FIG.

Further, a wiring pattern Ptdlo corresponding to the lighting signal TDLO regarding display of the ball rental available indicator lamp 30d connects the tenth terminal T410 of the connector CN104 and the third terminal T103 of the connector CN101. The wiring pattern Ptdlo is arranged entirely on the second surface 153 side shown in FIG.

A wiring pattern Pvl corresponding to VL connects the seventeenth and eighteenth terminals T417 and T418 of the connector CN104, the third terminal T203 of the connector CN102, and the first and second terminals T101 and T102 of the connector CN101. First and second wiring portions P1vl and P2vl on the connector CN104 side, a third wiring portion P3vl on the connector CN102 side, a fourth wiring portion P4vl on the connector CN101 side, the first wiring portion P1vl and the third wiring portion. P3vl, a via B17 connecting the third wiring portion P3vl and the fourth wiring portion P4vl, and a via connecting the first and second wiring portions P1vl and P2vl at positions other than the terminals T417 and T418. B18. The first wiring portion P1vl and the fourth wiring portion P4vl are arranged on the second surface 153 shown in FIG. 10, and the second wiring portion P2vl and the third wiring portion P3vl are arranged on the first surface 152 shown in FIG. In addition, since the first wiring portion P1vl has a narrow width of the lead-out portion extending from the terminal T417 toward the inner side of the connector CN104 to avoid contact with the terminals T404 and T405, the first wiring portion P1vl has and are connected to each other by a via B18 inside the connector CN104.

Further, in this embodiment, the PSI terminal (second terminal T402) of the connector CN104 is connected to the wiring pattern Plg corresponding to the line filter ground LG. That is, the wiring pattern Plg connects the second, eighth, and ninth terminals T402, T408, and T409 of the connector CN104, the sixth terminal T206 of the connector CN102, and the sixth terminal T106 of the connector CN101. A first wiring portion P1lg that connects the second, eighth, and ninth terminals T402, T408, and T409 to each other; a second wiring portion P2lg that connects the second terminal T402 of the connector CN104 and the sixth terminal T206 of the connector CN102; It is composed of a third wiring portion P3lg that connects the eighth terminal T408 of the CN104 and the sixth terminal T106 of the connector CN101. The first wiring portion P1lg is arranged on the first surface 152 shown in FIG. 9, and the second wiring portion P2lg and the third wiring portion P3lg are arranged on the second surface 153 shown in FIG.

As described above, in the pachinko machine of the present embodiment, the connector (first connector) CN104 of the external connection board 110 includes a plurality of terminals T401 to T425 held by the terminal holder (insulator) 172 and a plurality of terminals T401 to T425. The connector (second connector) CN103 is a terminal (second The board body 151 of the external connection board 110 is provided with a ground wiring pattern Pfg that electrically connects the terminal (second ground terminal) T301 of the connector (second connector) CN103 and the cover portion 173. Therefore, it is possible to effectively eliminate the adverse effects of noise from the connector (first connector) CN104.

A connector (first connector) CN104 is a first signal terminal for transmitting signals PRDY, EXS, BRDY, BRQ, etc. relating to gaming values to and from the CR unit (external device) 0. Since it has a second signal terminal for transmitting signals DG1 to DG3 and SEG A to SEG G related to display, and a third signal terminal for transmitting signals related to operation of the ball rental button 30b and return button 30c, By eliminating the adverse effects of noise on those signals, unnecessary troubles can be prevented.

Further, the ground wiring pattern Pfg electrically connects the terminal (second ground terminal) T301 of the connector (second connector) CN103, the terminal (first ground terminal) T424 of the connector (first connector) CN104, and the cover portion 173. Therefore, the cover portion 173 can be efficiently grounded.

Further, since the ground wiring pattern Pfg and the cover portion 173 are electrically connected through the connector fixing portion 174 for fixing the cover portion 173 to the substrate main body 151, the cover portion 173 can be grounded simply by matching the wiring patterns. be.

Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail above, the present invention is not limited to these embodiments, and various modifications can be made without departing from the scope of the present invention. For example, in the embodiment, the ground wiring pattern Pfg on the external connection board 110 is electrically connected to the cover portion 173 via the left and right cover body conductive portions 191 of the connector CN104. The ground wiring pattern Pfg may be electrically connected to the cover portion 173 through only one of the two cover body conduction portions 191 .

In the embodiment, the ground wiring pattern Pfg is arranged on the same surface (first surface 152) as the connectors CN101 to CN104. ).

In the embodiment, the wiring pattern that connects the CR unit 0 and the ground terminal 161 and the cover portion 173 are electrically connected, but the cover portion 173 and the ground terminal 161 may be electrically connected by other wiring patterns.

In the embodiment, an example in which the frequency display board 139 is connected to the external connection board 110 (and the CR unit 0) via the tray relay board 135 is shown, but the frequency display board 139 is not limited to this. It may be connected to the external connection board 110 (and CR unit 0) without going through the board 135 or the like, or the frequency display board 139 may be connected to the external connection board 110 (and CR unit 0) through the payout firing control board 108. You may

The external device to be connected to the external connection board 110 is not limited to the CR unit 0, but may be any device that is installed alongside the game machine and handles information on game value.

Further, the present invention can be similarly implemented in various pinball game machines such as an arrange ball machine and a mammoth game machine, as well as game machines other than pinball game machines such as slot machines.

0 CR unit (external device)
106 power board (predetermined board)
108 payout firing control board (predetermined board)
110 external connection board 151 board main body 172 terminal holder (terminal holder)
173 cover part T301 first terminal (ground terminal) of connector CN103
CN104 connector (first connector)
CN103 connector (second connector)
Pfg Ground wiring pattern

Claims (1)

Equipped with an external connection board,
A gaming machine in which the external connection board is provided with a first connector capable of connecting to an external device,
The first connector includes an insulating terminal holding portion that holds a plurality of terminals including signal terminals, and a metal cover portion that covers at least a portion of the terminal holding portion,
The external connection board is provided with a second connector having a ground terminal connected to a ground line via a predetermined board,
A gaming machine, wherein a ground wiring pattern for electrically connecting the ground terminal and the cover portion is provided on a board body of the external connection board.

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