JP2532028Y2 - Ball game machine - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a ball game machine, and more particularly, to a front frame provided with a game board and a hit ball driving section, and a pivotable pivot on the back side of the front frame. The present invention relates to a ball and ball game machine provided with a mechanism plate supported and provided with a premium ball payout mechanism and a power supply unit.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in a ball game machine or the like, a game board is detachably provided on the back side of a front frame, and a prize ball payout mechanism and a power supply unit are provided on the back side of the front frame including the game board. A mechanism plate formed as described above is mounted to be freely opened and closed.
And the input / output members on the game board side, front frame side and mechanism board side,
The connection wiring for connecting the circuit board and the power supply unit and the like is complicatedly arranged.

For example, as shown in FIG. 9, a ball driving mechanism 26 is provided at the lower portion on the back side of the front frame 3 of the ball game machine 1, and the ball driving mechanism 26 is a ball driving unit 27 composed of a ball motor. And a hitting rod 28 that is rotated repeatedly by the operation of the hitting ball drive 27. A relay cover 63 is attached to the hitting ball drive 27 and the relay board 6 of the relay cover 63 is provided.
4 are connected to connection terminals 65a, 65b, 65c, 65d. These connection terminals 65a to 65d are connected to a power supply line 67 and a connection terminal 66a connected to a motor drive wiring 68, a connection wiring 66b is connected to a handle wiring 69, A connection terminal 66c connected to the touch substrate wiring 70, a connection terminal 66d connected to the display lamp wiring 71, and the like are respectively connected.

[0004] The other end of the power supply wiring 67 is connected to a connection terminal 81, which is connected to a connection terminal 82 connected to a power supply port 54 provided in the mechanism plate 2. In FIG. 9, reference numeral 83 denotes a touch board box,
84 is a touch detection board, 85 is a sensitivity adjustment hole, and 86 is a sensitivity adjuster.

By the way, troubles such as jamming and stopping may occur between the game board 5 of the ball game machine 1 and the mechanism plate 2 due to various causes. In such a case,
The mechanism plate 2 must be opened with respect to the front frame 3, but at this time, connection wiring such as the power supply wiring 67 is in the way, and the connection members must be manually removed and attached, respectively. It had the disadvantage of becoming complicated. In particular, when a player is playing a game, quick opening and closing work is required, but the work is difficult and the working time is long.

In consideration of such a drawback, for example, Japanese Utility Model Application Laid-open No.
According to Japanese Patent No. 46585, a large number of small connecting projections are protruded from a main male connector provided on a front frame side, and a large number of small holes are formed in a main female connector provided on a peripheral frame side. A configuration has already been proposed in which these two connectors are engaged or disengaged at the same time as opening, so that separate electrical connection and disconnection operations can be omitted.

[0007]

However, in the above configuration, the small projection of the main male connector is not affected by the fact that the front frame provided with the main male connector rotates around the screwing side with respect to the peripheral frame. Because it was formed to protrude straight, replacement of parts,
If the front frame is repeatedly opened and closed during maintenance, etc., the small projections will be bent or bent little by little due to the circular rotation of the main male connector, which will hinder the opening and closing operation of the front frame and make contact. There was a risk of causing a defect. An object of the present invention is to provide a connection member to a hit ball driving unit provided on the front frame side,
The connection member to the power supply unit provided on the mechanism plate side that rotates in an arc shape with respect to the front frame can be smoothly and reliably connected or disconnected at the same time as the closing or opening of the mechanism plate. Another object of the present invention is to provide a ball game machine in which the connection portion is not likely to be deformed over time even if the mechanism plate is repeatedly opened and closed, and there is no possibility that a contact failure may occur.

[0008]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a front frame provided with a game board and a ball driving unit, and a pivotal support pivotally mounted on the rear side of the front frame. And a mechanism board provided with a prize ball payout mechanism and a power supply unit, wherein the first connection member for supplying power to the hitting ball drive unit via a power supply wiring is connected to the front frame. A second side disposed on the rear surface of the first side, electrically connected to the first connection member in a state where the mechanism plate is attached to the front frame, and connected to the power supply unit via power supply wiring. A connection member is provided on the mechanism plate side, and the first connection member has a connection groove that is open at least on one side and extends in a horizontal direction, and the second connection member is Having a connection terminal that can be mutually fitted with the connection groove,
The connection terminal is formed so as to extend in the horizontal direction, and can be fitted into the connection groove corresponding to the arc-shaped rotation when the mechanism plate is rotated.

[0009]

According to the present invention, when the mechanism plate is rotated, the connection terminal can be fitted into the connection groove corresponding to the arc-shaped rotation, and the ball is driven simultaneously with the closing or opening of the mechanism plate. The electrical connection or disconnection between the first connection member that supplies power to the power supply unit via the power supply wiring and the second connection member that is connected to the power supply unit via the power supply wiring can be performed extremely smoothly. it can. In addition, since the connection groove and the connection terminal are not likely to be deformed with time even if the mechanism plate is repeatedly opened and closed, the smoothness of the operation can be maintained, and the first and second connection members cause poor contact. There is no danger that the mechanism plate can be opened and closed quickly and smoothly.

[0010]

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a ball game machine according to the present invention. FIGS. 1 to 6 show the outline of a first embodiment of the present invention, respectively. This ball game machine 1 has a game board mounting frame 4 mounted on the back side of a front frame 3.
The game board 5 is removably mounted on the game board mounting frame 4. Hinges 6 and 7 are provided at upper and lower positions on one side of the game board mounting frame 4, and the mechanism plate 2 is attached to the front frame 3 side by the hinges 6 and 7 so as to be freely opened and closed. Further, on the back side of the game board 5, a board box attaching member 13 is attached so as to cover the winning ball guiding cover 8, and a board box 14 is attached to the attaching member 13.

On the front side of the game board 5, various prize holes, a prize ball device, a variable prize ball device, a start prize hole, an out ball entrance, etc. are provided on the front side, although illustration is omitted. On the front side of the frame 3, mechanisms such as a big hit display unit, a speaker unit, a push button switch, and an operation handle are provided. The game board 5 is removably mounted by game board mounting members 15, 16, 17, and 18 provided on the game board mounting frame 4, and positioning pins 19 and 20 formed on the mounting frame 4 and the game board 5. Positioning holes 21 formed in
22 and is positioned at a predetermined position. The fastening pins 23a, 23b, 23c, 23d of the mechanism plate 2 are fixed to the mounting frame 4, and
The mechanism plate 2 is provided with fastening pieces 24a, 24b, 24c, 24d for holding the state in which the fastening pins 23a to 23d are inserted.

A hitting drive mechanism 26 is provided at a lower portion on the rear side of the front frame 3. The hitting drive mechanism 26 is repeatedly rotated by the operation of the hitting drive unit 27 including a hitting motor. And a hitting rod 28,
Reference numeral 7 is operated by an operation handle, a push button switch, and the like. On the back side of the winning ball guide cover 8 of the game board 5, for example, a rotating drum mechanism 29 is provided.
Are provided, and the relay board 30 is attached.

As shown in FIG. 3, the board box mounting member 1
3 is formed in a box shape, and has a through hole 31 formed in the center on the back side. A pair of holding plates 32, 3 extending horizontally in upper and lower portions on the back side of the board box mounting member 13.
A connecting member 34 having a plurality of connecting terminal pins extending in the lateral direction is attached to one end of the pair of holding pieces 32 and 33.

As shown in FIG. 6, the board box 14 comprises a box-shaped upper cover 36 and a lower cover 37 whose upper and lower portions are bent outward in a crank shape. A circuit board is provided between the upper cover 36 and the lower cover 37. 38 are attached. An IC circuit and other circuits are provided on the circuit board 38, and various electric circuit elements, components, and the like are incorporated in advance so as to drive and control an output member based on an input signal from an input member. is there. At four corners of the circuit board 38, mounting holes 39a to 3
The circuit board 38 is mounted on mounting bosses 41 a to 41 d formed at four corners of the lower lid 37 by mounting screws 42. At the upper and lower portions of the lower lid 37, mounting pieces 43 and 44 are formed to be bent in the vertical direction, respectively, and the mounting pieces 43 and 44 are formed on a back side of the substrate box mounting member 13 described above. The holding pieces 32 and 33 are locked.

On one side of the circuit board 38 is a circuit board 38.
A connection member 46 provided with a plurality of connection terminals, which are input / output terminals on the side, is fixedly attached.
3, the mounting pieces 43, 44 of the board box 14 from the side direction.
Are inserted, the two connecting members 34 and 46 are electrically connected, and the terminal connection operation is completed simultaneously with the mounting operation of the board box 14.

The mechanism plate 2 is provided with a prize ball storage tank 51, a prize ball supply gutter 52, and a prize ball payout mechanism 53, and a power supply port 54 as a power supply unit connected to a power supply (not shown). Is formed. The power supply unit may be in any form as long as it is electrically connected to a power supply. The game board 5 facing the power supply port 54
A first connection member 55 is provided on the back side of the power supply port 54, and a second connection member 56 connected to the power supply port 54 is provided on the front side of the mechanism plate 2. In FIG. 1, reference numeral 48 denotes a speaker connection wiring, and 49 denotes a push button switch connection wiring.

As shown in an enlarged view in FIG. 4, the first connecting member 55 has a plurality of (two in the present embodiment) connecting grooves 57a, 57b which are open at one side and extend in the horizontal direction.
Having. In the second connection member 56, a plurality of connection pieces 58a and 58b as connection terminals that are fitted to the connection groove portions 57a and 57b are formed to extend in the horizontal direction. In the present embodiment, the connection grooves 57a and 57b are formed by opening one side opposite to the hinge 6, and the connection pieces 58a and 58b are formed so as to extend toward the hinge 6 correspondingly. The connection grooves 57a, 57b may be opened on the hinge 6 side, or may be formed with both sides opened.

The connection grooves 57a and 57b are connected to the input / output member on the game board 5 side and the circuit board 3 via connection wires 59 and the like.
The connection pieces 58a and 58b are connected to a power supply port 54 via a connection wiring 60 so that a predetermined current is supplied from a power supply wiring 61 connected to the power supply port 54. It has been done. When the mechanism plate 2 is closed by rotating the mechanism plate 2, the first and second connecting members 55, 56 correspond to the connecting grooves 57a, 5 corresponding to the circular rotation.
7b, the connection pieces 58a, 58b are smoothly and securely fitted,
It can be electrically connected. On the other hand, mechanism plate 2
When they are rotated and opened, these fitting states are released and electrically disconnected. The connection pieces 58a, 58b and the connection grooves 57a, 57
Because the fitting with b and the release are extremely smooth,
Even if the mechanism plate 2 is repeatedly opened and closed, there is no fear that the connection pieces 58a and 58b are deformed.

As shown in an enlarged view in FIG. 5, a relay cover 63 is mounted on the hit ball driving unit 27, and a relay board 64 is mounted on the relay cover 63. The connection terminals 65a, 65b, 65c, 65d are connected to the relay board 64, respectively. These connection terminals 65a to 65d are connected to the power supply line 67, the connection terminal 66a connected to the motor drive wiring 68, and the handle wiring 69. Connection wiring 66
b, connection terminal 66c connected to touch substrate wiring 70,
And a connection terminal 66d and the like connected to the display lamp wiring 71, respectively. In FIG. 5, the touch substrate wiring 70 is omitted, but this is a case where the touch substrate is not used.
Is connected.

The other end of the power supply wiring 67 is connected to a first connection member 73 provided on the front frame 3 side such as the game board mounting frame 4 or the like. A second connection member 74 is provided on the side of the mechanism plate 2 that faces the first connection member 73. The first connection member 73 has a plurality of connection grooves 75a, 75b, and 75c, and the second connection member 74 has a plurality of connection pieces 76a, 76b, and 76c. A power supply wiring 77 is connected to the plurality of connection pieces 76a to 76c.

When the front frame 3 and the mechanism plate 2 are closed, the connection pieces 76a to 76c are fitted into the connection grooves 75a to 75c, respectively, to obtain an electrically connected state. 2 is opened, the fitting state is released, and the connection state is electrically disconnected. The mechanism plate 2 rotates about hinges 6 and 7, and the second
The connecting member 74 of FIG. 7 moves in an arc, but can be in a substantially parallel state in a state close to the first connecting member 73. Therefore, the connecting grooves 75a to 75c are formed in an arc shape, and the connecting piece 76a is formed. To 76c in a pin shape can also be used, and the first and second connection members 7 to 76c can be used.
On the other hand, 3, 74 can be used by disposing them in reverse.

FIGS. 7 and 8 show the outline of a second embodiment of the present invention, respectively. In the second embodiment,
When the substrate box 14 is mounted on the back side of the mechanism plate 2, the first and second connection members 73 and 74 are configured to be fitted and connected when the mechanism plate 2 is closed, as in the above-described embodiment. It is characterized by points.

In the second embodiment, the first connection member 73 connected to the power supply wiring 67 on the hit ball driving section 27 provided on the front frame 3 side, and the power supply wiring 77 on the mechanism plate 2 side The circuit board 58 of the board box 14 attached to the mechanism plate 2 and the input / output member on the game board 5 side are connected by the same connection wiring as before. Except for the above, it has the same configuration as the first embodiment described above.

[0024]

The above is the configuration of the embodiment of the ball game machine according to the present invention. According to this configuration, when the mechanism plate is rotated, the connection is made corresponding to the arc-shaped rotation. The connection terminal can be fitted in the groove, and the first connection member that supplies power to the hit ball driving unit via the power supply wiring simultaneously with the closing or opening of the mechanism plate and the power supply unit via the power supply wiring Electrical connection to or disconnection from the second connection member to be connected can be performed extremely smoothly. In addition, since the connection groove and the connection terminal are not likely to be deformed with time even if the mechanism plate is repeatedly opened and closed, the smoothness of the operation can be maintained, and the first and second connection members cause poor contact. There is no danger that the mechanism plate can be opened and closed quickly and smoothly.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a rear view of a ball and ball game machine.

FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the ball game machine.

FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of a board box mounting member.

FIG. 4 is an enlarged perspective view showing first and second connection members of the game board.

FIG. 5 is an enlarged perspective view showing first and second connection members according to a ball driving unit.

FIG. 6 is an exploded perspective view of the substrate box.

FIG. 7 is a rear view of the ball game machine according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view of a ball game machine according to a second embodiment.

FIG. 9 is a partial perspective view showing a wiring state of a conventional ball game machine.

[Explanation of symbols]

 REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 1 ball game machine 2 mechanism plate 3 front frame 5 game board 27 hitting drive unit 53 prize ball payout mechanism 54 power supply port (power supply unit) 67 power supply wiring 73 first connection member 74 second connection member 75 a to 75 a 75c connection groove portion 76a to 76c connection piece 77 power supply wiring

 ──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continuing on the front page (72) Inventor Yoshiko Ugawa 1-164-8, Aioi-cho, Kiryu-shi, Gunma (56) References Japanese Utility Model Sho 59-33473 (JP, U) Japanese Utility Model Sho 58-46496 (JP, U) Jiko 56-37750 (JP, Y2) Jiko 56-43346 (JP, Y2)

Claims (1)

(57) [Scope of request for utility model registration] 1. A front plate provided with a game board and a hit ball driving unit, and a mechanism plate rotatably supported on the back side of the front frame and provided with a prize ball payout mechanism and a power supply unit. A first connecting member for supplying power to the hit ball driving unit via a power supply wiring is disposed on the rear surface on the front frame side, and the mechanism plate is attached to the front frame. A second connection member that is electrically connected to the first connection member in the state of being connected and connected to the power supply unit via a power supply wiring is provided on the mechanism plate side; Is open on at least one side,
It has a connection groove formed to extend in the horizontal direction, the second connection member has a connection terminal that can be mutually fitted with the connection groove, and the connection terminal is formed to extend in the horizontal direction, A ball game machine characterized in that when the mechanism plate is rotated, it can be fitted into the connection groove portion corresponding to the arc-shaped rotation.