JP2568061B2 - Amusement machine game board - Google Patents

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a game board of a game machine, and is effectively applied to a game board of a pachinko game machine provided with an electric game device such as a hitting ball winning device, a variable winning device, and a variable display device. Related technology.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in a pachinko gaming machine, for example, the contents of a game are dynamically changed to enhance the interest of the game, and the winning probability is temporarily increased to improve the service to the player. A variety of electric game devices called Yakumono have been developed. For example, the game ball is activated by winning a game ball at a specific winning opening provided in the game section, and the occurrence rate is relatively low, A variable display device that generates a specific mode called a big hit, and a movable wing piece is opened and closed by a game ball that has a pair of movable wing pieces and is installed in a specific winning opening provided in the game section. There is proposed a pachinko gaming machine provided with a variable winning device or the like that produces a big hit when a player wins a prize at a predetermined winning opening.

[0003]

In the above-mentioned electric game apparatus, a variable display consisting of an LED or the like or a drive source such as a motor or a solenoid, a detector for detecting the occurrence of a specific mode or various winning balls and a specific mode. In many cases, a large number of electric components such as a lighting unit that notifies the occurrence of the occurrence are provided.
Therefore, if the wiring connected to each electric component is kept in a disjointed state, the connection work to the control device becomes very troublesome, and the wiring is done when the auxiliary game device and other parts are assembled to the game board. It has been found that there is a problem in that the work is significantly entangled with the protrusions, and that it becomes difficult to determine the connection point of the wiring at the time of repair and inspection.

The object of the present invention is to facilitate the handling of the wiring drawn out from the electric parts which compose the electric game machine, and to connect it to the control device and assemble various parts to the game board and perform maintenance and inspection work. It is to improve efficiency.

The above and other objects and novel features of the present invention will be apparent from the description of this specification and the accompanying drawings.

[0006]

According to the present invention, a plurality of prize winning devices and a front portion thereof are arranged in a game area and a rear portion thereof is arranged so as to project from a rear surface of a prize ball collecting gutter. In a game board of a game machine that has an electric game machine and is configured to be attachable to and detachable from the main body of the game machine, the winning ball collecting gutter has a guide path for guiding the winning game ball to the winning device. In addition, a mounting portion for mounting a winning ball detector for detecting a winning ball is provided on a predetermined guide path, and a predetermined portion of the electric gaming device projecting rearward from the winning ball collecting gutter has the electric The wirings extending from the physical gaming device are aggregated to fix the relay board connected to the control device that controls the electric gaming device. Further, the electric game device has a dividable structure composed of a front face construction body facing the game area and a back face construction body facing the game board rear side, and a fixing means for fixing the back face construction body is the winning ball collecting gutter. To be installed in.

Further, the electric game machine has a dividable structure composed of a front face construction body facing the game area and a back face construction body facing the back side of the game board, and the fixing means for fixing the back face construction body is the winning prize. It should be installed in the ball gathering gutter.

[0008]

According to the above means, all the wirings extending from the electric game device such as the variable display device are once gathered in the relay board and connected to the control device through the relay board. This prevents a large number of wires from coming apart and prevents the wires from interfering with other parts during assembly, which improves the efficiency of connecting to the control device and assembling various parts to the game board and maintenance and inspection work. It is possible to achieve the above-mentioned object of improving.

[0009]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS FIG. 1 shows an example of the configuration of an entire pachinko gaming machine as an example of a gaming machine to which the present invention is preferably applied, and FIG.
Shows an example of the structure of the game area. On the front surface of the game board 1, a guide rail for guiding a hit ball launched by a hit ball launching device 2 driven by a lower operation dial 2a to an upper portion of the game board 1. 3 is arranged, and a game area is formed in a space surrounded by the guide rail 3 and the glass plate on the front surface of the game board 1. A variable display device 4 as an electric game device is formed at the center of the game area, and a part of the game area is usually formed below the variable display device 4. A variable winning apparatus 5 is provided which converts the winning area into a winning area. The variable winning device 5 has two types of winning openings, a general winning opening and a special winning opening that constitutes a continuation condition, and an opening / closing door 5a is provided so as to cover these winning openings. In addition, general winning openings 5b are provided on both sides of the variable winning device 5.

A first specific winning port 7 is provided on each side of the variable display device 4, and a second specific winning port 8 is provided between the variable display device 4 and the variable winning device 5. There is. Of these, the first specific winning opening 7 is a pair of direction setting guide members 1 arranged in an arc shape with a space for one sphere.
The upper part is surrounded by 3a and 13b, and the lower half has a ball receiving portion 7a protruding into the game area, and the direction setting guide member 1
All hit balls that have passed between 3a and 13b enter through a semi-cylindrical opening that forms a specific winning opening, and are collected and detected on the back of the game board through the exit path of the winning ball that is formed to penetrate the game board. To be done. The second specific winning opening 8 is made up of a winning tool called a winning chucker that opens upward in the game area.

Above the game board 1, there is provided a so-called "heavenly" winning opening 6a made of a winning chucker, and "heavenly left" and "heavenly right" winning openings 6b, 6c made of a jump type winning device. Has been. In addition, tulip-type hitting ball winning devices 9 are arranged obliquely below and outside the first specific winning opening 7.

In addition, in the lower part of the game board 1, the above-mentioned winning areas 6a to 6c are accidentally formed while falling from above.
An out port 10 is provided for collecting hit balls that could not be won in 7, 8, 9, etc. behind the game board. Further, at appropriate positions on the surface of the game board 1, a large number of obstacle nails 11 for randomly changing the direction of the hit ball falling from above and rolling guide members 12a-1 for controlling the flow velocity and direction of the hit ball.
2c are provided symmetrically.

Of these, the rolling guide member 12b is the first
The center of the distance between the direction setting guide member 13a, which is disposed obliquely below the specific winning opening 7 and slightly above the center thereof, and is provided above it, and the arcuate striking ball guiding surface 41a of the variable display device 4. The rotary shaft is arranged at a position slightly outward from the line CC ′. In addition, the direction setting guide member 13
The end a is formed so as to be located below the end of the hitting ball guiding surface 41a of the variable display device. As a result, the hitting ball guided down by the direction setting guide member 13a is easily guided toward the AC surface of the front surface of the variable display device 4, and the second specific winning prize provided below the variable display device 4 is facilitated. The probability of winning in mouth 8 is increased. On both sides of the second specific winning opening 8, there are provided downflow repulsion members 14 for facilitating winning of the hitting ball into the second specific winning opening 8 by collision and rebound of the hitting ball.

Between the second specific winning port 8 and the variable winning device 5, there is a V-shaped flow path (shown by a broken line D in FIG. 2) for guiding a hit ball toward the winning port of the variable winning device 5. A downflow guide member 15 to be formed is disposed, and a lower end of the downflow guide member 15 is
Corresponding to the two types of winning openings of the variable winning apparatus 5, a distribution guide member 16 is provided for distributing the hit balls to these winning openings and reducing the speed of the winning balls into the variable winning apparatus 5.

The width of the distribution guide member 16 varies according to the variation winning device 5.
It is formed so as to be wider than the width of the winning opening of the above, and thereby the width of the winning opening of the variable winning device 5 is substantially widened. Further, the flow-down guide member 15 is arranged in a nail so that the width of the upper end portion is wider than the width of the distribution guide member 16, whereby the special winning state in which the winning port of the variable winning device 5 is opened. At the time of the transition, the winning possible area is expanded beyond the original winning area of the variable winning device 5 to the area where the downflow guide member 15 is provided, so that the winning possibility of hitting the ball is increased. . The variable winning device 5 is closed by winning a predetermined number of hits or after a lapse of a predetermined time, but is provided at a part (center) of the winning opening of the variable winning device 5 during opening by the distribution action of the distribution guide member 16. When the hit ball wins the special winning opening 5c, the continuation condition is satisfied, and the opening / closing door 5a of the winning opening of the variable winning device 5 is opened again.

In the non-game space where the upper half is surrounded by the direction setting guide members 13c arranged on both sides of the center of the game board 1 and in which a hit ball hardly passes, a variable display operation of the variable display device 4 is stopped to cause a specific mode. Illumination means 25 is provided that is turned on or off when, for example, occurs. In addition, on the upper part of the game board 1, the prize ball lamp 21 and the variable display device 4 which are temporarily turned on when the ball hits the prize holes such as the heavenly prize holes 6a to 6c and the tulip type ball hit device 9. Of the variable lamp, a turbo lamp 22 that is turned on or off when a specific mode occurs, a segment-type display 23 that displays the number of hit balls that are won when the variable winning device 5 is opened, and a predetermined number Completion lamp 2 to notify the end of the game when all the winning balls of
A display member 20 having the number 4 is provided.

Further, lighting devices 28 which are turned on or blinked when a big hit occurs are provided on both sides of the variable winning device 5, and are turned on in the special winning opening 5c when a continuation condition is established by winning the prize. The continuation condition satisfaction display 29
Further, a count detector 32 is provided below the variable winning device 5 to detect a hit ball that has been won while the variable winning device is open.

An arcuate ball guide member 17 is fixed to one side (right side in the figure) of the game board 1 outside the illumination means 25 so as to form an arc continuously with the guide rail 3. At the upper end of the ball guide member 17, a riot blocking member 18 is attached to suppress the riot in the game area by killing the momentum of the ball hit at high speed.

Further, in the upper part of the holding frame 100 of the pachinko gaming machine which holds the gaming board 1 having the above-mentioned structure, a launcher driving lamp 26 which is turned on when the operation dial 2a of the hitting launcher is operated, and a specific mode Indicator lamp 27 that blinks or lights up together with the turbo lamp 22 when it occurs
Is provided. From the display lamp 27, the employee of the game shop can know that the specific mode has occurred even from the end of the island facility.

Further, on the opening / closing panel 101 attached to the lower part of the holding frame 100, there is attached a supply plate 102 for holding the hit balls to be supplied to the hit ball launching device, and below that, prize balls overflowing from the supply plate are provided. Saucer 103 for storing
Is provided. On a side portion (the left side in the figure) of the holding frame 100, there is provided a variable display stopping means 30 for stopping the variable display device 4 driven by winning a specific winning opening.

In the pachinko gaming machine constructed as described above, when the hit ball hit in the game area by the hitting ball launching device wins in the specific winning port 7 or 8, the variable display device 4 is variably driven and the display window portion 45a. Displayed in 3
Each number or pattern is changed. And
The variable display is stopped by the player pressing the variable display stop means 30 provided in the holding frame 100 or by the automatic stop using the timer, and the specific mode is displayed by the combination of the numbers or the patterns appearing in the display window 45a at that time. Is generated.

When a specific mode occurs, the variable winning device 5 is converted into an open state, and the probability of winning a prize therein is shifted from zero to a very high state. As a result, a large number of prize balls are generated within a relatively short time, and a lot of prize balls are given to the player.

3 and 4, the variable display device 4 is shown.
An exploded perspective view and a cross-sectional side view of one embodiment are shown.

An armor member 41 having the above-mentioned arcuate hitting ball guiding surface 41a is formed on the upper part of the front face constituting substrate 40 of the variable display device 4, and the armor member 41 projects forward from the surface of the game board 1. And the lighting member 42a is provided at the front end thereof.
A decorative plate 42 having is attached. Armor member 41
Can slow down the velocity of the hit ball that has flowed down from above the game board by the upper arcuate hit ball guide surface 41a, and smoothly distribute the hit ball to either the left or right game area.

The lower part of the front face forming substrate 40 is an AC surface 43 which is joined to the game board 1 and forms substantially the same plane as the AC board 43. Through this AC surface 43, the AC of the hit ball flowing down in the left and right game areas is exchanged. It is allowed so that the hit ball easily jumps into the second specific winning opening 8 and the variable winning device 5 below.

Inside the AC surface 43, a recess forming wall 44 is formed so as to project rearward, that is, into the storage chamber 1A provided in the game board 1. At the rear end of the recess forming wall 44, the center is formed. Display panel 4 having three display window portions 45a
5 is attached. In this way, the front component board 4
0 is integrally formed by the armor member 41, the AC surface 43, the recess forming wall 44, and the display panel 45,
The rigidity is higher than that of the constituent substrate of the conventional type variable display device in which the inside of the AC surface 43 is an empty portion. A central portion of the display panel 45, that is, a peripheral portion of the display window portion 45a is curved so as to project forward, and an illumination portion 45b having a built-in lamp is provided at an upper portion thereof. In addition, in the center of the illumination unit 45b, a segment type display unit 45c that displays the number of times the variable winning device 5 has been opened when a specific mode occurs.
Is provided.

A transparent protective member 46 is attached to the back of the display window portion 45a formed in the center of the display panel 45, and a variable display mechanism portion 60, which will be described later, is provided behind the front component board 40. The identification marks on the surfaces of the three rotary display members (rotary drums) 72 are visible from the front. The protective member 46 may be magnified and displayed by changing the wall thickness of the protective member 46 like a lens.

Further, below the recess forming wall 44, four storage display means 49 are arranged in a row in order to display the number of stored hit balls that have been won in the specific winning openings 7 and 8, and the recess forming wall is formed. A pair of guide portions 4 are provided on the upper outer wall of 44.
7 are formed. The variable display device 4 includes the recess forming wall 4
With 4 being inserted into the storage chamber 1A of the game board 1, it is fixed to the surface of the game board 1 by screws or nails in the mounting holes 40d formed in the peripheral edge of the front component board 40. ing.

A winning ball collecting gutter 50 having a substantially rectangular shape is attached to the back surface of the game board 1 in correspondence with the front component board 40 which is inserted and fixed from the front into the storage chamber 1A at the center of the game board. It is like this. An opening 50a corresponding to the display window 45a at the center of the front component board 40 is formed in the center of the winning ball collecting trough 50, and the periphery of the opening 50a and the upper end and both side ends of the winning ball collecting trough are respectively formed. Standing walls 51 and 52 that act as spacers are formed. On the front surface of the winning ball collecting trough 50, the sky winning opening 6a to so as to be located in the space surrounded by the standing walls 51 and 52 formed on the side facing the back surface of the game board 1.
A guide path 53 for guiding the hit ball that has won the 6c, and a pair of guide paths 54 for guiding the hit ball that has won the right and left specific winning openings 7.
And a guide gutter 55 for guiding the hit ball that has won the second specific winning opening 8 below is provided. In addition, specific winning award detectors 33 and 34 for detecting the award-winning winning balls are provided at the lower ends of the guideways 54 and the guide gutters 55, respectively. The fluctuation operation of the variable display device 4 is started by the detection signals of the specific winning detectors 33 and 34. Further, a drive source 56 such as a solenoid for operating the opening / closing door 5a provided at the winning opening of the variable winning device 5 is attached to the lower part of the winning ball collecting trough 50.

Furthermore, the standing wall 5 around the opening 50a.
A guide receiving portion 57 that can be engaged with the guide portion 47 at the rear end of the front component board 40 is formed in the first portion 1. The guide receiving portion 57 is inserted into the guide portion 47, and the winning ball collecting gutter 5
The prize ball collecting gutter 50 is fixed to the back surface of the game board 1 with screws or the like at the attachment portions 58 provided at the four corners of 0. That is, the front component board 40 is attached from the front of the game board 1, and the winning ball collecting gutter 50 is attached from the back so as to sandwich the game board 1. As a result, the front component board 40 and the winning ball collecting trough 50 are firmly and accurately positioned in such a manner as to reinforce each other in the storage chamber 1A.

On the back surface of the winning ball collecting trough 50, two pairs of attachment receiving portions 59 as fixing means are formed.
In addition, the variable display mechanism unit 60 as the back surface structure is fixed by the attachment units 60a provided on the upper wall and the lower wall. In the drawing, the opening 50a of the two attachment receiving portions 59 is shown.
Only the one above is shown, but the opening 50a
Similarly, an attachment receiving portion is formed below.

5 to 7 show specific examples of the structure of the variable display mechanism section 60.

The variable display mechanism 60 includes an upper wall 61a, a lower wall 61b, and side walls 61c, 61 which are detachably connected to each other.
The d and the rear wall 61e constitute a frame body 61 formed in a box shape with an open front surface.

Of the above wall bodies, an upper wall 61a and a lower wall 61b
Is provided with upright portions 62 having attachment holes 62a along both side edges, and the upright portions 62 have side walls 61c and 6a.
The upper wall 61a and the lower wall 6 are brought into contact with the end of 1d, and a screw is inserted from the side and screwed into the attachment hole 62a.
1b and side walls 61c and 61d are integrated. Back wall 6
1e has an upright portion 62 having attachment holes 62b formed on both side edges of the upper wall 61a, a lower wall 61b and a side wall 61.
c, 61d to be engaged with the rear end opening of the side walls 61c, 6d.
It is fixed by screwing a screw into the attachment hole 62b from the outside of 1d.

A through hole 63 is formed at a position slightly forward from the center of each of the side walls 61c and 61d. Both end portions of a main shaft 64 are inserted into the through hole 63, and the main shaft 64 has a side wall 61c. , 61d are rotatably supported between them. Main shaft 6
4, a pair of collars 64a are fitted to both ends of the shaft 4, and the collars 64a are brought into contact with the side walls 61c and 61d to prevent axial movement, and the shaft 6
One end of No. 4 protrudes from the side wall 61c, and a driven gear 65 is attached to it. A boss portion (four pieces) 66 protruding outward is formed on the side wall 61c, and a driving means 67 including a motor 67a and a first speed change portion 67b for slowing the rotation of the motor 67a is formed on the boss portion 66. A storage case 68 for holding is attached. The drive gear 67 is attached to the drive shaft 67c of the drive means 67.
9, the drive gear 69 meshes with the driven gear 65 to change the rotation speed of the drive means 67 and transmit it to the main shaft 64, and the second transmission portion 70 that rotates this at the most appropriate rotation speed is configured. Has been done.

By means of the first transmission section 67b, the motor 6
The main shaft 64 can be smoothly rotated by increasing the rotational force of 7a. In addition, while the rotation display member 72, which will be described later, mounted on the outer periphery of the main shaft 64 is being rotated by the second speed change unit 70, the rotation is such that the player can barely read the number or pattern on the surface thereof. The main shaft 64 is rotated at the speed.

In the groove 64b formed on the outer periphery of the main shaft 64, there are three sets of retaining rings 71 made of an E-shaped ring or the like.
a and 71b are attached to each set of retaining rings 71
A cylindrical rotation display member 72 is rotatably fitted to the outer periphery of the main shaft 64 between the portions a and 71b.

The rotary display member 72 includes a shaft portion 72a fitted to the shaft 64, a disc-shaped main wall 72b formed on the outer periphery thereof, and a cylindrical display portion 72c formed on the outer periphery of the main wall 72b. It is composed of a ratchet portion 72d formed on the outer side wall of the main wall 72b and a plurality of light guide portions 72e formed on the inner side surface of the main wall 72b.

The retaining rings 71a and 71b are arranged so as to have a spacing larger than the width of the shaft portion 72a of the rotation display member 72, and the washer 73 is attached to the shaft 64 so as to contact one of the retaining rings 71b. It is fitted. A compression spring 74 is inserted between the washer 73 and the base portion of the main wall 72b of the rotation display member 72, and the repulsive force of the compression spring 74 causes the retaining ring 71a.
And the shaft portion 72a, the spring 74 and the main wall 72b, the spring 74 and the washer 73, and the four contact surfaces between the washer 73 and the retaining ring 71b so that frictional forces are generated. Has become. By these friction surfaces, the rotational force of the main shaft 64 is transmitted to the rotation display member 72, and when the rotation of the rotation display member 72 is forcibly stopped from the outside, slippage occurs on each friction surface and the main shaft 6
The rotation of the rotation display member 72 can be stopped without stopping the rotation of No. 4.

Moreover, in the above case, each rotation display member 72
Is inserted between each pair of retaining rings 71a and 71b,
Since the adjacent sets of the retaining rings 71b and 71a have the gap C1, the frictional force acts on each of the retaining rings 71a and 71b only on one side. Therefore, each snap ring 71a,
The idling of 71b is prevented. That is, each rotation display member 7
If only one retaining ring is provided between the two and the compression springs 74 are brought into contact with both side faces of the retaining ring, the friction force acts on both sides of the retaining ring, and the friction force increases, so that the retaining ring is simply fitted on the outer circumference of the shaft. There is a risk that the snap ring that has been put together will slip.

As described above, since the three rotation display members 72 are loosely fitted to the single main shaft 64 and follow the rotation by the frictional force, the rotation drive source is provided for each rotation display member. The rotation can be stopped independently without providing. At the same time, when the rotation display member 72 is forcibly stopped, slippage occurs at the four friction surfaces, causing the main shaft 64 to rotate unintentionally, so that an unreasonable force does not act on the main shaft 64 and the load on the drive means 67 is small.

The distance between the retaining rings 71a of each set is set to be wider than the width of the cylindrical display portion 72c of the rotation display member 72, whereby each cylindrical display portion 72c is attached to the shaft. A space C2 is formed between them, and the ratchet portion 72d can be exposed from the space C2.

Three stopper levers 76 are provided behind the rotary display member 72 corresponding to the ratchet portion 72d, and these stopper levers 76 are provided on the side wall 61.
It is rotatably supported by a sub-shaft 77 which is laid between the c and 61d in parallel with the main shaft 64.
Further, the stopper levers 7 are provided inside the rear wall 61e.
3 solenoids 7 to rotate it corresponding to 6
8, the plunger 78 of each solenoid 78 is attached.
The tip of a is connected to the rear end of the stopper lever 76 by a pin or the like. On the inner surface of the rear wall 61e, three sets of rib-shaped guide portions 162a and 162b are formed in parallel in the longitudinal direction at intervals corresponding to the width of the solenoid 78, and the solenoid 78 is provided between the guide portions 162a and 162b. Positioning is automatically performed by engaging with. In the normal state (demagnetized state) of the solenoid 78, the plunger 78a is lifted by the force of the return spring 78b, which causes the tip end locking portion 76 of the stopper lever 76.
When a is urged toward the main shaft, each rotation display member 7
The second ratchet portion 72d is brought into contact with the outer periphery of the ratchet portion 72d to prevent its rotation.

However, when the solenoid 78 is excited, the plunger 78a is lowered and the stopper lever 76
Is rotated, and the locking portion 76a at the tip end is lifted and removed from the outer periphery of the ratchet portion 72d. As a result, the rotation inhibiting force of the ratchet portion 72d is released, and the rotation display member 72 rotates following the rotation of the main shaft 64.

In the above case, since the stopper lever 76 and the solenoid 78 for driving the stopper lever 76 are provided for each rotation display member 72, the rotation of the three rotation display members 72 and the stop thereof can be independently controlled. . As a result, irregularity is imparted to the arrangement of numbers and patterns on the surface of the rotation display member when rotation is stopped. A window 79 is formed in the upper portion of the rear wall 61e corresponding to the rear end of the stopper lever 76, and the variable display mechanism 60 is formed from the window 79.
You can adjust the inside of the. A lid 80 is usually engaged with the window portion 79 and is locked with elastic locking pieces 80a at both ends, and a light-shielding seal or the like is attached from above to prevent light from leaking inside. It

On the other hand, on the inner side surface of the side wall 61d, a plurality of (five in the drawing) light projecting portions 81 are arranged so as to be located on a concentric circle centered on the through hole 63 through which the main shaft 64 is inserted. It is provided. The light projecting portion 81 is composed of a through hole and a cylindrical portion projecting inwardly of the side wall along the periphery of the through hole. The element 83 is inserted from the outside of the side wall 61d to fix the light projecting substrate 82 with screws or the like. Further, a cover 84 that covers the periphery of the light projecting substrate 82 and prevents light from entering the inside is attached to the outer surface of the side wall 61d. Side wall 61c facing each of the light projecting portions 81
The cylindrical light receiving portion 8 symmetrically arranged with the light projecting portion 81 is provided on the inner surface of the
5, the light receiving substrate 87 in which the light receiving elements 86 are incorporated is fixed by screws or the like.

The solenoid 78 is excited by the winning of a ball hitting the specific winning opening 7 or 8, and the three rotation display members 7 rotated by removing the stopper lever 76.
2, when the stop switch 30 stops the energization of the solenoid 78 and the stopper lever 76 is stopped by being engaged with the ratchet portion 72d, the numbers, symbols, and patterns on the surface of each cylindrical display portion 72c are stopped. When the identification marks such as are aligned in a predetermined state, the light guide portion 72 inside the main wall 72b.
The arrangement of the patterns on the surface of the cylindrical display portion 72c is determined in advance so that e coincides with each other. Therefore, when the identification marks are aligned and stopped in a predetermined state, the light guide portions 72e of the rotary display members 72 are aligned on the detection optical axis of any one of the light emitting element 83 and the light receiving element 86.

Then, the light emitted from the light emitting element 83 penetrates each light guide portion 72e, reaches the light receiving element 86, and is detected. As a result, it is detected that the identification marks such as numbers, signs, and patterns on the surface of the three rotation display members 72 are aligned in a predetermined state (occurrence of a specific mode), and the variable winning device 5 is kept for a certain time (for example, 30 seconds). Second) or open until there is a predetermined number (eg 10) of winning balls, and continue conditions (special winning opening 5
This is repeated multiple times (for example, 10
It is possible to generate a special game state called "big hit" that repeats once. In this embodiment, five sets of light emitting and light receiving elements 83 and 86 can detect several kinds of specific modes.

Further, on the lower surface of the upper wall 61a, two reed switches and the like are provided corresponding to the magnet 90 embedded in the two left cylindrical display portions 72c of the three rotary display members 72. The rotation position detector 91 is attached by the attachment substrate 92. If the two magnets 90 are located at the upper end when the rotation display member 72 is stopped, the two rotation position detectors 91 are equally turned on. As a result, a medium hit state, which is smaller than the big hit state, for example, which gives a benefit of opening the variable winning device 5 for a short period of time, is generated.

Next, the method of detecting the occurrence of the above-mentioned specific mode will be described in more detail.

In this embodiment, as described above, the light guide portion 72 parallel to the main shaft 64 is provided inside the rotation display member 72.
e is provided, the light projecting section 81 and the light receiving section 85 are opposed to each other at both ends thereof, and a detection optical axis parallel to the main shaft is provided for detection. Therefore, in principle, the light orthogonal to the detection optical axis does not hinder the detection. Therefore, if the space C2 between the three rotation display members 72 attached to the main shaft 64 is sufficiently small, the light entering from the space C2 is orthogonal to the detection optical axis, and thus the detector does not malfunction. However, in the above embodiment, the tip of the stopper lever 76 is inserted into the gap C2 and engaged with the inner ratchet portion 72d to prevent the rotation display member 72 from rotating. It cannot be reduced. As a result, the detector may malfunction due to the light entering through the space C2. However, the stopper lever 76 can be inserted into the space C2 to stop the rotation.
It is possible to obtain the effect of preventing the stopper lever from falling out by preventing the lateral movement of the stopper lever.

Therefore, in this embodiment, the stopper lever 76 is inserted through the space C2 to stop the rotation, thereby preventing the stopper lever 76 from falling off, while detecting the light entering from the space C2. The malfunction of the vessel was avoided as follows. That is, the first unformed empty portion E1 is formed inside the cylindrical display portion 72c of each rotary display member 72, and the outer diameter of the ratchet portion 72d is smaller than the inner diameter of the cylindrical display portion 72c by the gap C3. Then, the ratchet portion 72d is made to face the inside of the first unformed empty portion E1 so that the weight portion F1 is generated between the cylindrical display portion 72c and the ratchet portion 72d. Further, a second unformed empty portion E2 is formed inside the ratchet portion 72d, and a cylindrical light receiving portion 85 is formed in the second unformed empty portion E2 of the rotation display member 72 on the light receiving portion side (the leftmost side). Of the weight F2 between the ratchet 72d and the tip of the
And the tip of the light guide portion 72e of the first and second rotation display members 72 is made to face the second unformed empty portion E2 of the second and third rotation display members 72 from the left. It is designed to overlap with 72d.

As a result, the leftmost rotary display member 7
The light that has entered through the gap between the light receiving portion 85 and the light receiving portion 85 and the space C2 between the rotation display members 72 is the light receiving element 8 in the light receiving portion 85.
It is very difficult to reach 6 and the malfunction of the detector is almost certainly prevented. In addition, the unformed void portion E
By providing 1 and E2, the weight of the rotary display member 72 can be reduced, and the driving force of the driving means 67 can be reduced.

Next, the rotation stop mechanism for stopping the rotation of the rotation display member 72 will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 8 and 9.

On the outer periphery of the ratchet portion 72d, as shown in an enlarged view in FIG. 9, an engaging surface 172a inclined slightly outward from the normal line G in the radial direction and a substantially right angle with the engaging surface 172a. A mountain-shaped claw 172 is continuously formed along the circumferential direction, which includes a reinforcing surface 172b formed and a connecting surface 172c reaching the base of the engaging surface 172a with a gentle inclination angle from the reinforcing surface 172b. Ratchet part 7
The number of claws 172 on the outer circumference of 2d is the same as the number of identification marks such as numbers, symbols, and patterns attached to the surface of the cylindrical display portion 72c.

The sub-shaft 77 which holds the stopper lever 76 is disposed outside the extension line of the tangent line H which is orthogonal to the normal line G passing through the center of the ratchet portion 72d by a distance L. As a result, when the stopper lever 76 is rotated by the solenoid 78 in the direction away from the ratchet portion 72d, the leading end locking portion 76a is rotated not in the direction of the normal line G but outward from this. for that reason,
When the stopper lever 76 is separated from the ratchet portion 72d, the stopper lever 76 is rotated outward while moving toward the front of the pawl 172, that is, the moving direction. as a result,
The frictional force between the tip locking portion 76a of the stopper lever 76 and the ratchet portion 72d at the time of disengagement is reduced, and the stopper lever can be removed with a comparatively light force.

Further, the tip end locking portion 76a of the stopper lever 76 is in a state of being engaged with the ratchet portion 72d, and the pawl 17
2 is formed into a shape that fits exactly at an angle formed by the engaging surface 172a and the connecting surface 172c forming part 2. This surely stops the rotation of the ratchet portion 72d, and once the ratchet portion 72d stops, the locking portion 76a is locked by the pawl 172.
A so-called double stop that further disengages and then engages with the next claw to stop is prevented, and the engagement surface 17 at the time of engagement and disengagement
Wear of the 2a and the connecting surface 172c is suppressed, and displacement due to vibration at the time of engagement is prevented.

Further, since the reinforcing surface 172b is formed at the tip of the claw 172, the claws of the claw are less likely to be scraped off than when the tip has an acute angle. Therefore, even if frequent engagement / disengagement operations are repeated for a long period of time, wear is small and a reliable stop is guaranteed.

The lower surface of the lower wall 61b, which constitutes the frame 61 of the variable display mechanism 60 constructed as described above, is
A relay board 93 that constitutes a relay is attached.
On the relay board 93, the rotation driving means 67 and the rotation stopping solenoid 7 provided in the variable display mechanism section 60 are provided.
8. Plugs 94a, 9 at the end of each wiring drawn out from the light projecting substrate 82, the light receiving substrate 87, and the rotational position detector 91, which constitute the specific mode occurrence detector (big hit, medium hit detector).
Terminal blocks 95a, 95b, 95c, 95d are provided as input / output connecting means for inserting 4b, 94c, 94d. Then, after the wiring is once assembled on the relay board 93, the bundle of connection lines 96 coupled to the terminal blocks 95a to 95d is used to interpose the second relay board 97 provided on the winning ball collecting trough 50. It is adapted to be connected to a control board 98 as a control device equipped with a control circuit including a CPU and the like (see FIG. 10).

This facilitates the handling of the wiring drawn from the variable display mechanism unit 60 having a large number of electric drive sources and detectors at the time of assembling the variable display mechanism unit, and the prize provided on the rear surface of the game board. The wiring of the variable display mechanism section is not entangled with the parts such as the ball dispensing device. Further, since the wirings are combined into a bundle of connection lines 96 and then connected to the control board 98 via the second relay board 97, electrical connection to the control board 98 after the variable display mechanism unit is assembled. It will be very easy to work with. Further, the terminals (pins) on the terminal blocks 95a to 95d are arranged in parallel with the lower wall 61b, and the plugs 94a to 94a on the wiring end portion are arranged.
Each of the 94d is inserted from the horizontal direction. Therefore, as compared with the case where the plug is inserted at a right angle to the lower wall 61b, the amount of protrusion from the wall surface is small, and the entire variable display mechanism section is compact.

Moreover, the relay board 93 is used as the variable display mechanism section 6
Since it is attached to the lower wall 61b of 0, a sufficient distance from other parts can be secured, and as a result,
The Joule heat generated in the relay substrate 93 is sufficiently radiated, and the local temperature rise can be prevented. That is, since the winning ball storage tank, the winning ball payout device, and the like are arranged in the vicinity of the variable display mechanism section 60 from the upper side to the lateral side, there is not enough space. On the other hand, since the variable winning device is only slightly projected downward, a relatively wide space is secured.

FIG. 10 is a view of the variable display device 4 viewed from the rear of the game board. The second relay board 97 is arranged in the upper left corner of the winning ball collecting gutter 50 attached to the back surface of the game board 1, and the first relay board 97 is attached to the lower surface of the lower wall 61b of the variable display mechanism section 60. From the relay board 93 to the connection line 96
Are stretched and connected. In addition, wirings from the illumination means 25 on both sides, the solenoid 56 arranged at the bottom of the winning ball collecting trough 50, the specific winning detectors 33, 34, etc. are connected to the second relay board 97. Therefore, each pachinko gaming machine is electrically connected to the control board 98 provided on the back or the like through the second relay board 97.

Below the prize winning ball collecting gutter 50, a back mechanism portion of the variable winning device 5 is arranged so as to penetrate the game board and project rearward, and a winning opening on the front of the variable winning device 5 is provided. Member 5 connected to an opening / closing door 5c (see FIG. 2) for covering
The solenoid 56 is disposed above the rear end of the solenoid d so that the plunger tip of the solenoid 56 faces the rear end.

FIG. 11 shows various display devices and variable display devices provided on the entire pachinko gaming machine provided with the variable display device constructed as described above, that is, a drive source for the special variation winning device and speakers. An example of a control circuit for controlling the above is shown.

The switches SW1 to SW4 that form the input signals to the control circuit of this embodiment are the start switches, that is, the specific winning detector 3 in the above embodiments.
3, 34 and the detectors in the variable display stopping means 30, and the detectors corresponding to the specific condition constituent detector 31 and the count detector 32 in the special variation winning device 5.

The LED lamps LED1 to LED4 driven by the output signal of the control circuit correspond to the storage / display means 49 of the specific winning ball in the above-mentioned embodiment. Similarly, the solenoids SoL1 to SoL4 respectively correspond to the rotation stopping solenoid 78 and the drive source 56 for the special variation winning device 5 in the variable display device 4 in the above-described embodiment.

In the above embodiment, the gaming machine provided with the variable display device has been described as an example of the electric game device for fixing the relay board, but the electric game device provided with the relay board is limited to the variable display device. It is not something like an auxiliary game device having a pair of movable wing pieces, an accessory having electric parts such as a variable prize winning device called an attacker, and of course, an entire electronic device such as a CRT display device. May be. Further, the fixed position of the relay board is not limited to the lower surface of the electric gaming device, but may be the back surface of the electric gaming device.

[0068]

As described above, according to the present invention, a plurality of prize winning devices and a front portion of the prize winning ball collecting gutter having a front portion facing the game area and a rear portion provided on the rear surface side are arranged so as to project from the rear surface. In the gaming board of the gaming machine, which has an electric gaming device and is configured to be detachable from the gaming machine body,
In the winning ball collecting gutter, a guide path for guiding the game balls that have won the winning device is provided, and a predetermined guiding path is provided with a mounting portion for mounting a prize ball detector for detecting the winning ball, Wirings extending from the electric gaming device are gathered at a predetermined portion of the electric gaming device projecting rearward from the winning ball collecting gutter and connected to a control device for controlling the electric gaming device. Since the relay board is fixed, all the wirings extending from the electric game device such as the variable display device are once gathered in the relay board and are connected to the control device through the relay board. This prevents a large number of wires from coming apart and prevents the wires from interfering with other parts during assembly, connecting to the control device and assembling various parts to the game board and performing maintenance and inspection work. There is an effect that it is possible to improve the efficiency.

Further, the electric gaming device is divided into a front structure facing the game area and a rear structure facing the back side of the game board, and the fixing means for fixing the back structure is the winning prize. Since it is provided in the ball collecting gutter, the assembly is facilitated and the stability of the electric game machine in the assembled state is improved.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view showing an example of the entire configuration of a pachinko game machine as an example of a suitable game machine to which the present invention is applied.

FIG. 2 is a front view showing a configuration example of the game board,

FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view showing an embodiment of a variable display device as an example of an electric game device.

FIG. 4 is a sectional view showing an assembled state of the variable display device.

FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view showing an embodiment of a variable display mechanism section that constitutes a variable display device;

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a state after the variable display mechanism section is assembled,

FIG. 7 is a sectional front view showing details of a variable display mechanism section;

FIG. 8 is an explanatory side view showing the configuration of a stop means of the rotation display member.

9 is an enlarged view of a portion surrounded by a chain line a in FIG.

FIG. 10 is a rear view showing a state in which a variable display device and a variable winning device are attached to a game board.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 game board 2 hitting ball launching device 3 guide rail 4 variable display device 5 variable winning device 7,8 specific winning opening 10 out opening 30 variable display stopping means 31 count detector 32 continuation condition detector 33, 34 specific winning detector 40 front Constituent board 41a Hitting ball guiding surface 43 AC surface 45a Display window 50 Winning ball collecting gutter 60 Variable display mechanism 64 Main shaft 67 Rotation drive means (motor) 72 Rotation display member 76, 78 Rotation stop means (stopper lever, solenoid) 83 , 86, 91 Stopping state detecting means (specific mode occurrence detector)

Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] 1. An electric game device having a plurality of winning devices and an electric game device, the front part of which faces the game area and the rear part of which is arranged so as to project from the rear surface of a prize ball collecting gutter having a rear surface. In the gaming board of the gaming machine that is detachably attached to the gaming machine main body, the winning ball collecting gutter is provided with a guiding path for guiding the gaming balls won to the winning device, and a predetermined guiding path. Is provided with a mounting portion for mounting a winning ball detector for detecting a winning ball, and a predetermined portion of the electric gaming device protruding rearward from the winning ball collecting trough extends from the electric gaming device. A gaming board of a gaming machine, wherein wiring is integrated and a relay board connected to a control device for controlling the electric gaming device is fixed. 2. The electric game device has a dividable structure composed of a front face construction body facing the game area and a back face construction body facing the game board back side, and the fixing means for fixing the back face construction body is the winning prize. The game board of the gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the game board is provided in the ball collecting gutter.