JP2682879B2 - Attachment mounting structure for ball game machine - Google Patents

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to an accessory mounting structure for mounting various accessories used in a ball game machine such as a pachinko machine.

[Prior Art] In a pachinko machine and other ball game machines, various accessories are attached to the game board. Among those accessories, for accessories that require electric power, such as electric tulips of pachinko machines and windmills with lamps,
Sockets are attached to the ends of wiring cords extending from various electric parts, and the sockets are fitted into a connector provided on the game board side for electrical connection.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] However, in the conventional mounting method as described above, it is necessary to connect a large number of connectors and bundle a large number of wiring cords at the time of assembling the game board. It's very complicated.

In general, a ball passage through which a winning ball or other game balls pass is formed on the back side of the game board, and the ball passage and the above-mentioned wiring path for electric parts often cross each other. In order to avoid this, it is necessary to form the two in a three-dimensionally separated manner, but the space on the back side is limited. Although it is possible to perform a large number of wiring processes in the limited space, the work is complicated and there is a problem that the manufacturing cost is increased. Further, when the completed gaming machine was transported to a game hall or the like, the wiring cord came out in the ball passage, and there was an accident in which the flow of the gaming ball was obstructed during the game. Furthermore,
As for accessories attached to the game board, there is a work of exchanging parts at the game hall. In that case, a situation in which the flow of the ball becomes bad due to a connection mistake of the connector, a defective processing of the wiring cord, or the like has occurred.

Therefore, it is an object of the present invention to provide an accessory mounting structure capable of simultaneously and easily mounting an accessory and an electrical connection in a ball game machine.

[Means for Solving the Problems] The present invention includes a game board having a mounting hole for mounting an accessory used in a ball game, and a ball passage plate arranged on the back side of the game board. In the ball game machine, the wiring board is arranged between the game board and the ball passage plate, and when the rear part of the accessory that requires power is inserted into the mounting hole from the front side of the game board, the rear part of the accessory The first conductive portion provided on the wiring board and the second conductive portion provided on the wiring board are in contact with each other.

The wiring board is preferably made of a flexible sheet having a large number of conductor portions arranged on the surface thereof, in which case the second conductive portion is arranged at a predetermined position on the surface of the flexible sheet and connected to the conductor portion. . Further, a pressing member that presses the second conductive portion against the first conductive portion of the accessory may be arranged on the back surface side of the flexible sheet.

Further, it is preferable to provide guide means for positioning the rear part of the accessory when inserting the rear part of the game board into the mounting hole of the game board. The guide means includes, for example, a guide member provided on the rear portion of the accessory, and a recess or hole provided on the game board or the back surface side thereof so that the guide member fits. Alternatively, it is composed of a conductive guide pin projecting from the second conductive portion on the wiring board and a hole provided in the first conductive portion of the accessory so as to receive the guide pin.

[Operation] In the ball game machine of the present invention, the wiring board is arranged between the ball board and the back side of the game board. Then, when attaching the accessory to the game board, the rear portion of the accessory may be inserted into the attachment hole of the game board. As a result, the accessory is attached to the game board surface, and the first conductive portion provided on the rear portion of the accessory and the second conductive portion provided on the wiring board on the back side of the game board are in contact with each other, and the accessory is attached. The power can be supplied to. That is, since the electrical connection is achieved at the same time as the attachment of the accessory to the game board, the work of assembling the game board is facilitated, and the number of manufacturing processes of the ball game machine is reduced.

In the accessory mounting structure of the present invention, when the wiring board is formed of a flexible sheet, the conductive portion of the wiring board can be inserted into the mounting hole of the game board and pressed from the back side, and inserted into the mounting hole. Ensures electrical connection with the attached accessories.
In this case, by disposing the pressing member on the back surface side of the flexible sheet, the second conductive portion of the wiring board and the first conductive portion of the accessory can be easily brought into contact with each other.

Further, by providing the guide means on the rear part of the accessory and on the back surface side of the game board, the accessory can be easily inserted and positioned. For example, when the guide means is composed of a conductive guide pin protruding from the wiring board and a hole provided in the first conductive portion of the accessory, positioning and electrical connection can be achieved at the same time when the accessory is inserted. .

[Example] The first is a front view of a pachinko gaming machine provided with the accessory mounting structure of the present invention, and the second is a front perspective view of the gaming board.

As is well known, the game board 2 installed on the back side of the base frame 1 of the pachinko gaming machine is operated by a player to operate a hitting ball handle 3 attached at the lower right, so that a game ball is launched from a launching device (not shown). Is fired. On the game board surface, in addition to the guide rail 7 and a large number of nails 8 for guiding the fired game ball upwards, a winning opening 4 into which the game ball can enter, a first state in which the game ball is difficult to win Accessories such as a variable winning device (so-called tulip) 5 that can be easily converted to the second state, a windmill 6 that rotates at the same time as a game ball changes its direction when hit by a game ball, and the like are attached. The ball passage plate 9 shown in FIGS. 4 and 5 is mounted on the back surface side of the game board 2.

 The accessory mounting structure of the embodiment will be described below.

As shown in FIG. 2, the game board 2 is provided with mounting holes 11 and 12 for inserting and fixing accessories (in this case, the variable winning device 5 and the windmill 6 with a lamp) that particularly require electric power. It is provided. The shape of each mounting hole 11, 12 (in this case approximately square and circular) corresponds to the rear shape of the accessory to be inserted.

Further, as a guide means for positioning the rear part of the accessory when inserting it into each mounting hole, a guide member extending rearward from each accessory is provided as will be described later, and these guide members are slid. The recess 13 is a mounting hole for the variable winning device 5.
11 has holes 12 on the top and left and right sides for the wind turbine with lamp 12
Are provided on the left and right sides respectively.

The variable prize winning device 5, which is one of the accessories, has a mounting plate 20 fixed to the game board 2 and a pair of movable wing pieces 21a, 21b arranged on the front side thereof, and the opening and closing of the movable wing pieces. By operation,
The first state where the game ball is hard to win and the second state where the game ball is easy to win
Is converted to state and. The pair of movable blades 21a, 21b is energized by energizing the solenoid 22 housed in the rear part and when energized, it opens as shown in FIG.
When 22 is demagnetized, as shown in FIG. 2, it is configured to be closed leaving an interval through which one game ball can pass. Below the solenoid 22, there is provided an outlet 23 for the game ball that has entered between the pair of movable wing pieces 21a, 21b. A well-known drive mechanism is used for such a movable wing piece, but in the illustrated variable winning device 5, a pair of conductive plates 24a, 24b forming a contact portion for energizing the solenoid 22 is provided at the rear end thereof. It is arranged.

Furthermore, this variable winning device 5 has a lamp (not shown) that lights up or blinks when a game ball wins, below the pair of movable wing pieces 21a, 21b. Therefore, a pair of conductive plates 25a, 25b forming a contact portion for energizing the lamp is arranged at the lower rear end.

The conductive plates 24a, 24b and 25a, 25b of the variable winning device 5 are
It constitutes a first conductive portion provided in the accessory.

Further, as guide means for positioning when the rear part of the variable winning device 5 is inserted into the mounting hole 11, three guide members 26 extend rearward from the upper back side and left and right side parts of the mounting plate 20, and each guide is provided. The tip of the member 26 has a hook portion protruding outward.
Formed as 27.

On the other hand, the wind turbine 6 has an impeller 31 which is rotated by a game ball hitting on the front surface side of a mounting plate 30 fixed to the game board 2, and has a lamp behind it. Then, as in the case of the variable winning device 5, a contact portion for energizing the lamp is provided. Further, two guide members 32 extend rearward from the left and right sides of the mounting plate 30 and have hooks at their tips.

In addition, the electrical contact portion of the variable winning device 5 and the wind turbine 6 (first
The portion where the conductive portion is provided is not limited to the rear end, and may be any position that comes into contact with the conductive portion (second conductive portion) 15 of the wiring board 14 described later.

On the back side of the game board 2, a wiring board 14 is installed which is located in each of the mounting holes 11 and 12 and has a conductive portion 15 for supplying power to each accessory. When the variable winning device 5 and the wind turbine 6 with a lamp, which are accessories, are inserted into the corresponding mounting holes 11 and 12 from the front side of the game board 2, the first conductive portion of each accessory is the first of the wiring board 14. 2 It contacts the conductive part 15.

The wiring board 14 of the embodiment is composed of a flexible sheet (a flexible board FPC made of synthetic resin) having a large number of conductor portions 16 arranged on the surface thereof as shown in FIG. It is attached to the front surface of the ball passage plate 9. Therefore, after assembly, the wiring board 14 is arranged between the game board 2 and the ball passage plate 9.

By the way, on the wiring board 14, a conductive wire for inputting a detection signal from various sensors for detecting a winning ball or the like to the electronic control circuit, or a drive signal is output from the electronic control circuit to a drive unit of various accessories. Conductive wires for the are stretched around.
On the other hand, during the game, many game balls passing through the passage provided on the back side of the ball passage plate 9 are charged by colliding with each other or the passage wall surface, and when the amount exceeds a certain amount, near the passage. Discharge into the conductor. If the discharge occurs in the conductive wire as described above, the game machine may malfunction due to the effect of noise accompanying it. However, by forming the game board 2 and the ball passage plate 9 with a synthetic resin, the wiring board 14 between them is electrically insulated, and the above-mentioned discharge phenomenon can be prevented.

The wiring board 14 has openings 18 and 19 at portions corresponding to the mounting holes 11 and 12 of the game board 2, and a conductive portion is provided on a strip-shaped flexible sheet portion 141 extending from the left side of these openings toward the right. Equipped with 15. Each seat portion 141 is a U-shaped member fixed to the back surface side of the ball passage plate 9 as shown in FIGS. 3 and 5.
Taken by 40. The conductive portion 15 on the wiring board 14 is connected to the connector 41 through a predetermined conductive wire portion 16 or has flexibility extending to the back side through a through hole 42 provided in a side portion of the ball passage plate 9. It is connected to the control circuit in the control box 43 shown in FIG. 5 via the conductor portion formed on the seat portion 142.

The ball passage plate 9 has a horizontal axis member 44 provided on its upper side.
It is attached to the back surface of the game board 2 so that it can be rotated up and down with the fulcrum as a fulcrum. Then, the ball passage plate 9 is fixed to the back surface of the game board 2 by turning the hook piece 45 projecting from the lower surface of the back surface of the game board 2 through the hook hole 46 provided in the lower side of the ball passage board 9. .

Further, as shown in FIG. 5, on the back side of the ball passage plate 9, a back cover plate 47 to which a control box 43 is fixed is rotatably attached with a vertical axis member 48 provided on one side portion thereof as a fulcrum. To be

 Next, the operation of the embodiment will be described.

FIG. 6 to FIG. 9 are cross-sectional views schematically showing states before and after attachment of various accessories.

First, in the case of the variable winning device 5 described above, as shown in FIG. 6, in addition to the solenoid 22 on the back side of the mounting plate 20, a game ball that has entered between the pair of movable wing pieces 21a, 21b is mounted on the mounting plate. A rear portion of a ball receiving portion 28 that guides from an inlet provided on the front surface side of 20 to an outlet 23 on the rear surface side is located. When mounting on the game board 2, insert the part located on the back side of the mounting board 20 into the mounting hole 11 of the game board 2, and insert the screw 29 into the game board 2 from the through hole provided in the mounting board 20 and tighten it. Therefore, the variable winning device 5
Is fixed to the game board surface. At that time, the conductive plates 24a and 24b arranged at the rear end of the solenoid 22 come into contact with the corresponding conductive parts 15 of the wiring board 14 located on the back surface side of the game board 2 and the electrical contacts are closed. . Although omitted in FIG. 6, a pair of conductive plates 25a, 25b (FIG. 3) for energizing the lamp of the variable winning device 5 also contact the corresponding conductive portions 15 of the wiring board 14 in exactly the same manner. , The electrical contacts are closed.

In this embodiment, since the wiring board 14 is formed of a flexible sheet, rubber, sponge or the like is formed on the front surface of the portion 9a (or the U-shaped member 40) of the ball passage plate 9 located behind the conductive portion 15. It is preferable to fix the pressing member 51 made of an elastic material and press the conductive portion 15 of the wiring substrate 14 against the electrical contact portion of the variable winning device 5 by the pressure. Furthermore, by inserting a pin 52, which is a kind of guide member, at the rear of the variable winning device 5 and providing a guide hole 53 for receiving the guide pin 52 in the portion 9a of the ball passage plate 9, the variable winning device 5 can be inserted. And positioning can be easily achieved.

Also, like the variable winning device 5 in FIG. 3, the tip is a hook portion.
In the case of having the guide member 26 provided with 27, as shown in FIG. 7, the hook portion 27 of the guide member is provided in the hook hole provided on the game board 2 side.
By fitting, the variable winning a prize device 5 can be fixed to the game board 2 without using the above-mentioned screw 29. Further, in place of the pressing member 51 of FIG. 6, an elastic member 54 for pressing the conductive portion 15 from the back surface side of the wiring board 14 is provided, thereby
The same effect as the example in the figure is obtained.

According to the variable winning device 5 fixed to the game board 2 as described above, the game ball P entered between the pair of movable wing pieces 21a, 21b during the game passes from the entrance of the ball receiving portion 28 to the exit 23. And enters the passage of the ball passage plate 9 and is discharged from the outlet. This point is similar to the conventional winning device.

Next, FIG. 8 shows a state before and after attachment of an accessory (for example, a winning opening called a chucker) 60 having a lamp 61 like the above-described wind turbine 6.

In this example, a stepped opening 62 is provided on the front side of the portion 9a of the ball passage plate 9 located behind the conductive portion 15 of the wiring board 14, and projects into the corresponding conductive portion 15 therein. A magnet or magnetic body 63 having a portion is arranged so as to be movable back and forth. On the other hand, magnets or magnetic bodies 65a, 65b for attracting the magnets or magnetic bodies 63 are fixed around the respective lamp terminals 64a, 64b at the rear ends of the lamp terminals 64a, 64b of the accessory 60 which are projected.

Therefore, when mounting on the game board 2, as shown in FIG. 8 (A), when the portion located on the back side of the mounting plate 66 is inserted into the mounting hole 11 of the game board 2, the magnets on both sides of the wiring board 14 are inserted. Alternatively, as shown in FIG. 8 (B), the conductive portions 15 of the wiring board 14 corresponding to the lamp terminals 64a and 64b of the accessory 60 are pressed by the attraction force acting between the magnetic bodies,
The electrical contacts are closed.

Further, similarly to the example of FIG. 6, a guide pin 67 is provided at the rear end of the lamp accommodating portion of the accessory 60, and the ball passage plate 9
By providing the guide hole 68 in the 9a, it is easy to insert and position the accessory 60.

Next, FIG. 9 shows a structure for achieving positioning and electrical connection simultaneously with the insertion of the accessory 70 having the lamp 71 as in the example of FIG.

In this case, the conductive guide pins 72a, 72b are provided on the conductive portion 15 on the wiring board 14 in a protruding manner, while the lamp support portion of the accessory 70 is provided with guide holes 73a, 73b for receiving the guide pins 72a, 72b. Each guide hole 73a, 73b is formed of a cylindrical conductor connected to the terminal of the lamp 71.

Therefore, when mounting on the game board 2, when the portion located on the back surface side of the mounting plate 74 is inserted into the mounting hole 11 of the game board 2, the guide holes 73 corresponding to the guide pins 72a and 72b, respectively.
By entering a and 73b, the lamp terminal of the accessory 70 and the conductive portion 15 of the wiring board 14 are electrically connected, and at the same time, the accessory 70 is easily inserted and positioned.

Although the embodiment has been described above, the present invention is not limited to a pachinko game machine, but can be applied to a smart ball machine, a sparrow ball game machine, and other ball game machines. Also, the configuration of accessories and the mounting position on the game board surface are appropriately determined according to the type of game,
The shape of the wiring board and the position of the conductive portion can be determined accordingly.

[Effects of the Invention] As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to simultaneously and easily attach an accessory that requires particularly electric power to a game board of a ball game machine and electrically connect the same. However, the processing of the conventional complicated wiring code etc. is unnecessary. Therefore, on the manufacturing side of the ball game machine, the number of assembly steps and inspection steps such as wiring can be greatly reduced, while on the game side side, it is possible to prevent mistakes and defects during parts replacement, and An effect that reliability can be maintained is obtained.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of a pachinko game machine which is an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a front perspective view of a game board, and FIG. 3 is an accessory 1
FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a variable winning device and its mounting structure, FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a back side of a game board and a ball passage plate, and FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a state where the ball passage plate is attached to the back surface of the game board, 6 to 9 are sectional views showing states before and after attachment of various accessories. 1 ... Base frame of pachinko game machine, 2 ... Game board, 3 ... Launch handle, 4 ... Winning slot, 5 ... Variable winning device, 6 ...
… Windmill, 7 …… guide rail, 8 …… nails, 9 …… ball passage plate, 11,12 …… mounting holes, 13 …… recesses, 14 …… wiring board, 1
5 …… Conductive part, 16 …… Conductor part, 17 …… Stopper, 18, 19 ……
Aperture, 20 ... Mounting plate, 21a, 21b ... Movable wing piece, 22 ... Solenoid, 23 ... Ball outlet, 24a, 24b; 25a, 25b ... Conductive plate, 26 ... Guide member, 27 ... Hook Club, 28 ... Ball receiver, 29
...... Screw, 30 ...... Mounting plate, 31 ...... Impeller, 32 ...... Guide member, 40 ...... U-shaped member, 41 ...... Connector, 43 ...... Control box, 44 ...... Horizontal shaft member, 47 ...... Back cover plate, 48 ……
Vertical axis member, 51 …… Pressing member, 52 …… Guide pin, 53 ……
Guide holes, 54 ... elastic members, 60,70 ... accessories, 61,71 ...
…lamp.

Claims (6)

(57) [Claims] 1. A ball game machine comprising a game board having a mounting hole for mounting an accessory used in a ball game, and a ball passage plate arranged on the back side of the game board, wherein the game A wiring board is arranged between the board and the ball passage board,
When the rear portion of the accessory that requires electric power is inserted into the mounting hole from the front surface side of the game board, the first conductive portion provided at the rear portion of the accessory and the second conductive portion provided at the wiring board An accessory mounting structure characterized by being configured to be in contact with each other. 2. The accessory mounting structure according to claim 1,
The wiring board is made of a flexible sheet having a large number of conductive wire portions arranged on the surface thereof, and the second conductive portion is arranged at a predetermined position on the surface of the flexible sheet and connected to the conductive wire portion. Characteristic accessory mounting structure. 3. The accessory mounting structure according to claim 2,
An accessory mounting structure, wherein a pressing member for pressing the second conductive part against the first conductive part of the accessory is arranged on the back surface side of the flexible sheet. 4. The accessory mounting structure according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein guide means for positioning the rear portion of the accessory when inserting the rear portion of the accessory into the mounting hole of the game board and the rear portion of the accessory are provided. An accessory mounting structure that is provided on the back side of the game board. 5. The accessory mounting structure according to claim 4,
The guide means is composed of a guide member provided on a rear portion of the accessory and a recess or hole provided on the game board or a rear surface side thereof so that the guide member fits. Attachment mounting structure. 6. The accessory mounting structure according to claim 4,
The guide means includes a conductive guide pin protruding from a second conductive portion on the wiring board, and a hole provided in the first conductive portion of the accessory to receive the guide pin. Characteristic accessory mounting structure.