JP2720016B2 - Card type ball game machine - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a card-type ball game machine such as a pachinko machine, an arrangement ball machine and a sparrow ball machine.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In addition to ordinary machines, there are card-type game machines such as pachinko machines which are used in connection with a card-type automatic ball rental machine. This card-type ball game machine can be used as a prize ball payout device by operating a ball lending switch on the front frame side of a ball game machine with a prepaid card inserted into a card slot of an automatic ball lending machine. Is activated to pay out the game balls in the prize ball tank to the upper plate.

[0003] For this reason, the player does not need to purchase a game ball and put it in the upper plate as in the case of a normal machine, and when the game ball in the upper plate has been consumed, the ball rental switch can be operated. Since it is good, there is an advantage that the game can be continued without interruption while replenishing the game balls at any time.

Conventionally, this card type ball game machine has a game control board mounted on a back cover of a game board, a circuit component for controlling a game operation on the game board side, and a payout operation of a prize ball payout device. To control the payout operation of the prize ball payout device via circuit components on the game control board side on one side in the left-right direction of the back mechanism plate for holding down and fixing the game board while mounting the circuit parts to be mounted. A ball lending control board with circuit components is mounted, the ball lending control board and the game control board are connected via a connector and a cable, and when a ball lending command is issued from a ball lending switch, a prize ball payout device is set up. When activated, game balls from the prize ball tank are paid out to the upper plate.

[0005]

In a conventional card-type ball game machine, a circuit component for controlling a payout operation of a prize ball payout device is incorporated in a game control board mounted on a back cover of the game board. A ball lending control board is mounted on the rear side of the back mechanism plate near the hinge that pivotally opens and closes the mechanism board to the front frame, and the ball lending control board and the game control board are connected via a connector and a cable. Because of the connection, it is necessary to extend a long cable on the rear side of the back mechanism plate, and there is a drawback that the cable becomes an obstacle particularly when opening and closing.

Conventionally, circuit components for controlling a payout operation of a prize ball payout device are incorporated in a game control board,
Since the game control board on the back cover side of the game board and the prize ball dispensing device on the back mechanism board are connected via a lead wire and a connector, the lead wire must be attached and detached each time the back mechanism board is opened and closed. Must. However, since the lead wire is thin unlike a flat cable or the like, there is a possibility that the lead wire may be cut at the time of attachment or detachment.

Further, the structure of the conventional back mechanism plate is different between the normal machine and the card machine, and separate back mechanism boards are prepared to assemble the ball game machines for the normal machine and the card machine. Therefore, apart from the front frame side, a card-type ball game machine cannot be manufactured merely by adding a ball lending control board to an internal mechanism for a normal machine.

In the present invention, in view of the conventional problems, the payout control circuit component is separated from the game control board and mounted on the payout control board, and the payout control board and the ball rental control board can be arranged compactly. In addition to this, it is possible to reduce the disconnection of the lead wire etc. connecting the prize ball payout device and the payout control board, and apart from the front frame side, it is only necessary to add a ball rental control board to the internal mechanism for the normal machine. It is an object of the present invention to provide a card-type ball game machine which can be easily manufactured for a card machine.

[0009]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, a back cover 35 for covering a game component or the like mounted on a game board 9 is provided.
In addition, a game control board 46 for controlling a game operation on the game board 9 side is provided, and a back mechanism plate 36 for holding down and fixing the game board 9 mounted on the front frame 4 from the rear side, and a plate on the front side of the front frame 4 A back cover of a card-type ball game machine in which a prize ball dispensing device 42 for dispensing prize balls is arranged at 19 and a game ball is dispensed to the plate 19 by the prize ball dispensing device 42 when a ball lending command is issued. 35
A payout control board 48 on which circuit components for controlling the payout operation of the prize ball payout device 42 are mounted on the rear side of the back mechanism plate 36 on the lower side and a payout control board 48 when a ball lending command is issued. A ball lending control board 50 on which a circuit component for controlling the payout operation of the prize ball payout device 42 is mounted close to the left and right sides, and opposing ends of the payout control board 48 and the ball lending control board 50 In addition, board connection connectors 113 and 131 for detachably connecting the two control boards 48 and 50 to the back mechanism plate 36 when they are mounted are provided.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect of the present invention, a ball lending control for storing a ball lending control board 50 on one side of a payout control case 47 for storing a payout control board 48. Case 49 is slidably provided in the left and right direction,
The two board connection connectors 113 and 131 are detachable in the sliding direction of the ball lending control case 49.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the first or the second aspect of the present invention, the base is attached to the back mechanism plate.
104, and each control case is attached to this mounting base 104.
Sliding rail 133 that guides 47 and 49 slidably in the left and right direction
And lock pawls 139, 140 for removably locking the control cases 47, 49 when sliding from one end in the left-right direction to the other end along the slide rail 133.

[0012]

[Function] Apart from the game control board 46, a prize ball payout device 42
A payout control board 48 on which circuit parts for controlling the payout operation of the payout control board are mounted is provided, and the payout control board 48 and the ball rental control board 50 are brought close to the left and right so that the back mechanism plate 36 Since it is located on the rear side, both control boards 4
It is possible to provide 8,50 compactly.

A payout control board 48 is located on the same side of the back mechanism plate 36 as the prize ball payout device 42.
Since the game control board 46 on the back cover 35 side may be connected to the game control board 46 by a cable, the disconnection of the lead wire or the like connecting the winning ball payout device 42 and the payout control board 48 can be reduced. In addition, since the payout control board 48 and the ball rental control board 50 are arranged close to each other on the left and right, the back cover 35 of the back mechanism plate 36 is provided.
The length of the lower side can be shortened, and the size of the back mechanism plate 36 can be reduced.

Further, a payout control board 48 and a ball rental control board
50 is detachably connected to the board connection connectors 113 and 131. Apart from the front frame 4, the card machine can be easily manufactured by simply adding the ball lending control board 50 to the internal mechanism for the normal machine. .

[0015]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a front view of a card-type arrangement ball machine, 1 is an arrangement ball machine body, and a rectangular frame-shaped outer frame 2.
And a front frame 4 pivotally attached to a front surface of the outer frame 2 by a hinge 3 at one end in the left-right direction so as to be freely opened and closed around a longitudinal axis. The arrangement ball machine body 1 is mounted on the island structure in a state of being arranged side by side with the card-type automatic ball rental machine 5. The front frame 4 is provided with a window hole 6, a glass door 7 and a front plate 8 which are vertically arranged in the window hole 6 and are pivotally supported so as to be openable and closable. A game board 9 is detachably attached to the game board 9.

The card-type automatic ball lending machine 5 has a card insertion slot 10 for removably inserting a prepaid card, and when a prepaid card is inserted into the card insertion slot 10, a card insertion indicator light 11 is turned on. It has become.
On the front of the game board 9, a guide rail 12 for guiding the shot game ball is provided, and an image display device 13 and a top entry port are provided in the center surrounded by the guide rail 12.
14, a left entrance 15, a right entrance 16, a lower entrance 17 and a lower cover 18 are arranged.

The front plate 8 is provided with an upper plate 19, which is
19 The ball lending operation unit 20 is on the upper edge, and the ball release lever is on the front edge.
21 are provided respectively. The lower part of the front frame 4 is provided with a lower plate 22 and a firing handle 24 for a firing device 23, respectively. The front frame 4 is provided with a jackpot indicator light 25, a game indicator light 26, and the like, and the game board 9 is provided with an indicator light 27 and the like.

FIG. 2 shows a rear view of the arrangement ball machine.
In FIG. 2, reference numeral 28 denotes a firing motor of the firing device 23, and FIG.
As shown in FIG. 4, the hammer 31 is fixed to the rear side of the front frame 4 and driven by a hammer 31 via a cam 30 and the like fixed to a rotating shaft 29 thereof. The hammer 31 is pivotally supported by the front frame 4,
When the firing handle 24 is operated, the firing rail is
The game balls supplied one by one to the ball 32 are hit and fired on the guide rail 12. The launch motor 28 is fixed to the front frame 4 via a motor mount 33, and a launch control board 34 for controlling the launch motor 28 is mounted on the motor mount 33.

Reference numeral 35 denotes a back cover, which connects the game components such as the image display device 13 and the entrances 14 to 16 projecting to the rear side of the game board 9 and the lower entry device 17 below the rear from the rear side. It is mounted on the back side of the game board 9 so as to cover it.

Reference numeral 36 denotes a back mechanism plate for pressing and fixing the game board 9 mounted on the front frame 4 from the rear side.
At the rear side of the front frame 4, it is pivotally supported by a hinge 37 at one end in the left and right direction so as to be freely openable and closable about the longitudinal axis, and is locked to the front frame 4 side by a lock lever 39 in a closed state where the game board 9 is pressed. Has become. An opening window 40 is formed in the back mechanism plate 36 at a position corresponding to the back cover 35 of the game board 9.
When the game board 9 is fixed with the
35 protrudes rearward.

Reference numeral 41 denotes a prize ball tank for storing a prize ball, which is mounted above the back cover 35 and behind the back mechanism plate 36. Reference numeral 42 denotes a prize ball payout device, which is provided with a payout motor 43 and is mounted vertically on one of the left and right sides on the back side of the back mechanism plate 36 near the hinge 37 side of the back cover 35, and is supplied from the prize ball tank 41. The required prize balls are paid out to the upper plate 19 by a required number.

Reference numeral 44 denotes a passage unit, which is mounted on the back mechanism plate 36 below the lower ball input device 17 and the prize ball payout device 42. In the passage unit 44, a ball payout passage for guiding the game balls paid out from the prize ball payout device 42 to the upper plate 19,
An overflow passage for allowing game balls from the prize ball dispensing device to overflow to the lower plate 22 when the upper plate 19 is full, and a collecting passage for collecting game balls from the lower ball input device 17 to the island side are provided. .

Reference numeral 45 denotes a game control case mounted on a lower portion of the back cover 35. The game control case 45 has a game control board mounted with circuit elements such as IC elements for controlling a game operation on the game board 9 side during a game. 46 are built in. A payout control case 47 incorporates a payout control board 48 on which circuit components such as IC elements for controlling the payout operation of the prize ball payout device 42 are mounted.

Reference numeral 49 denotes a ball lending control case. When the automatic ball lending machine 5 is used, the ball lending control case 49 operates and activates the prize ball payout device 42 in accordance with a command from the ball lending operation unit 20. A ball rental control board 50 for dispensing balls to the upper plate 19 is incorporated. The payout control case 47 and the ball lending control case 49 are mounted near the lower side of the lower ball entry device 17 and the back cover 35 on the rear side of the passage unit 44 of the back mechanism plate 36.

The game board 9 is, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 6,
The upper side of the lower set plate 52 is detachably fitted to the three-sided frame 51 from the rear side, and is fixed by being pressed from the rear side by the back mechanism plate 36. The three-way frame 51 is formed in a gate shape so as to surround the window hole 6 formed in the front frame 4 from the left and right and from above,
4 is fixed to the back side. The lower set plate 52 is mounted on the lower side of the three-way frame 51.

As shown in FIGS. 1, 5 and 6, the image display device 13 is detachably mounted on the game board 9 from the front side and forms a display window 53, and a rear portion of the display window 53. The image display unit 55 includes a liquid crystal image display unit 55 disposed on the side, and a protection plate 56 that covers the image display unit 55 from the front side and allows the image on the image display unit 55 to be seen through.

The window frame 54 has a rectangular shape, and a flange-like mounting portion 54a is integrally formed on the outer periphery on the front end side.
9 fitted into the opening 57 of the
a is detachably fixed to the front side of the game board 9 with screws or the like.

The window frame 54 has a mounting portion on the upper side of the display window 53.
A refrigerator 58 is fixed to 54a with screws or the like. The concealed portion 58 is arranged in the left-right direction on the upper edge side of the display window 53 so that the left and right ends extend over the upper ends of the left and right edges of the window frame 54, and protrudes forward from the mounting portion 54a. It is formed in an arc shape in which the center is raised so that game balls falling from the center are distributed to both left and right sides.

The lower edge of the window frame 54 is formed so as to fall forward so that the game balls entering the display window 53 can easily come out from the lower edge to the front side. The left and right edges of the window frame 54 are widened forward so that the distance between the front sides is large so as not to limit the field of view of the image display unit 55 as much as possible.

The image display section 55 and the protection plate 56 are arranged in a rearward inclined shape such that the upper side thereof is slightly rearward. The image display unit 55 has a flat rectangular shape, and is incorporated in the display unit case 59 together with a drive board 55a on which a drive circuit component for driving the image display unit 55 is mounted. The drive board 55a has
A symbol display function that fluctuates and displays a three-digit number symbol for a certain period of time when a game ball enters the entrance 14 to 16, and a hit symbol when the stop symbol is a hit symbol such as "7.7 / 7" Jackpot display function, a winning combination display function for displaying a winning combination, a prize score display function for displaying a prize score, a game count display function for displaying a game count, and other predetermined game information during a game. Game information functions, and each image is displayed on the image display unit 55 based on each function.

The display case 59 includes a front case 60 and a rear case 61.
The front case 60 side is detachably attached from the rear side to a ball collecting plate 62 fixed to the back surface side of the game board 9. The front case 60 has a pair of engaging portions 63 at its lower end.
However, a pair of attachment portions 64 are formed at the upper end, respectively.
The relay case 66 is connected to the rear case 61 via four mounting claws 65.
Is detachably mounted.

The ball collecting plate 62 is integrally provided with guide paths 67 to 69 for guiding the game balls entering the ball entrances 14 to 16 downward, and is mounted on the back side of the game board 9 with screws or the like. I have. Ball assembly plate 62
An opening 70 is formed at the center corresponding to the image display 55, and a pair of left and right engagement receiving portions 71 is formed at the lower end of the opening 70.
A screw mounting portion 72a is provided on a passage wall of the guide passage 67 above the opening 70, and a screw mounting portion 72 is further provided on an upper left portion of the opening 70.
The mounting tables 72 having b are integrally formed.
A pair of engaging portions 63 of the front case 60 are detachably engaged with the pair of engaging receiving portions 71 from above, and a mounting portion 64 of the front case 60 is screwed to the pair of screw mounting portions 72a and 72b. 73
And is detachably fixed. The mounting portions 64 of the front case 60 are in contact with the guide passage 67 of the ball assembly plate 62 and the mounting base 72 from the rear side, respectively.

The protective plate 56 is made of a transparent synthetic resin material, and is formed by bending in an arc shape such that the central portion in the vertical direction projects forward. Around the protective plate 56, a fitting edge 74 that fits from the rear side to the outer periphery of the window frame 54 is integrally formed. The fitting edge 74 is formed at the rear end of the rectangular window frame 54. The pair of mounting portions 75 at the upper end and the mounting portions 76 at the lower left and right sides are detachably attached to the respective bosses of the window frame 54 with screws 77, 78, etc. Fixed.

Each of the ball entrances 14 to 16 is adapted to allow a game ball which has entered the ball to pass through the back side of the game board 9, and each guide path 67 to 69 of the ball collecting plate 62 at the rear side of the game board 9. Is communicated to. The guide passage 67 is provided with a ball detection switch 67a so as to detect a game ball that has entered the upper entry port 14. The upper entrances 15 and 16 have a ball detection switch.

As shown in FIGS. 5 to 7, the lower ball entry device 17 collects a ball entry case 80 having 16 entry ports 79 and a game ball entered into the entry port 79 or the like. Ball collection case 81 that guides the player to the collection passage side of the passage unit 44, and a ball entry detection switch 82 that detects a game ball that has entered the ball entry port 79, and is provided in the opening 83 of the game board 9 from behind. It is fitted and is detachably fixed to the back side of the game board 9.

The ball entry case 80 is formed with ball entry ports 79 in a horizontal row, and each of the ball entry ports 79 protrudes forward from an opening 83 of the game board 9. The ball collecting case 81 is mounted on the back side of the game board 9, and the ball collecting case 81
Ball passages 84 are formed on both left and right sides of the ball. The ball collecting plate 62 is provided with guide paths 67 to 69 so as to correspond to the left and right ball paths 84 of the ball collecting case 81.
The game balls that have entered the balls 14 to 16 are guided into the ball collecting case 81 via the ball passages 84 on both left and right sides of the ball entry case 80. Each ball detection switch 82 is mounted on a switch board 85 corresponding to each ball entrance 79, and the switch board 85 is provided with a ball position display device 86 for displaying the ball entry position of a game ball.

The relay board 66 has a flat cable 87
The switch board 85 is connected via the
Other electrical components on the 9 side are connected via lead wires. The back cover 35 is, as shown in FIGS.
A game board so as to straddle the lower part of the ball entry device 17 from the image display device 13, the respective game components such as the entrances 14 to 16, the ball collecting plate 62, the relay board 66, etc., and cover the whole from behind. 9 is detachably mounted on the back side of the device 9 via a mounting base 88.

The back cover 35 has a box shape with the game board 9 side open, and a swelling portion 89 swelling rearward is provided on the upper side of the back cover 35. The bulging portion 89 is formed so as to protrude rearward so that the game component can be sufficiently accommodated in the bulging portion 89 even when a game component protruding greatly from the rear side of the game board 9 is mounted. On the other hand, the lower side of the bulging portion 89 of the back cover 35 is configured such that the lower ball-entering device 17 fits inside the bulging portion 89, so that the protrusion amount is smaller than the upper rear wall portion 90 of the bulging portion 89. The game control case 45 is detachably attached to the lower rear wall 91.

The upper rear wall portion 90 and the lower rear wall portion 91 of the back cover 35 are both substantially parallel to the game board 9, and the upper rear wall portion 90 has an inspection window 92, and the inspection window 92 is opened and closed. There is provided a window cover 93 that can be closed freely. A flat cable from the relay board 66 or the like is provided on the intermediate bottom wall 94 below the bulging portion 89, that is, the intermediate bottom wall 94 between the upper rear wall 90 and the lower rear wall 91 of the back cover 35. 95
A draw-out hole 96 for drawing out is formed in the left-right direction.

When the back mechanism plate 36 is closed, the back cover 35 is fitted into the opening window 40 of the back mechanism plate 36. On the back mechanism plate 36, a prize ball payout device 42 is vertically mounted near the right side wall of the back cover 35, and a payout motor 43 of the prize ball payout device 42 is provided to protrude toward the back cover 35. ing.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 6, the game control case 45 includes a horizontally long rectangular case body 98 long in the left-right direction.
Front lid detachably attached to the opening side of this case body 98
99, and the game control board 46 is housed therein.
The game control case 45 has four engagement grooves 100 formed in the lower and rear wall portions of the back cover 35, and a front cover corresponding to each of the engagement grooves 100.
It is detachably attached to the back cover 35 by four L-shaped engaging pieces 101 formed on the 99 side. Cutouts 102 and 103 are formed on both upper and lower edges of the case main body 98, and a cable is connected to the game control board 46 in the case main body 98 via the cutouts 102 and 103 via a connector. I have. Note that a shield plate is mounted outside the front cover 99.

As shown in FIGS. 7 to 10, the payout control case 47 and the ball rental control case 49
It is mounted on the rear side of the passage unit 44 via 104.
As shown in FIGS. 9 to 14, the payout control case 47 has a rectangular shape that is long in the left-right direction, and has a cover portion 105 that rises to the rear side and a step portion that is integrally formed around the cover portion 105. And a skirt portion 107 on the base side integrally formed around the step portion 106. Dispensing control is performed by four screws 109 so as to fit into the skirt portion 107 and abut against the step portion 106. The substrate 48 is detachably fixed.

The skirt 107 is provided with a projection 108 projecting vertically from both left and right ends thereof, and a pair of upper and lower projections 110 projecting laterally from the right end. A cutout 111 is formed in the step 106 at the top, bottom, left and right of the cover 105, and a connector protection 112 is formed below the cover 105 at an intermediate portion of the cutout 111.

On the payout control board 48, circuit components such as IC elements for controlling the payout motor 43 and the like of the prize ball payout device 42 are printed and wired in the center, and the circuit components are covered and protected by the cover portion 105. ing. On the payout control board 48, a board connector 113, a power supply connector pin 114, other connectors 115, and the like are arranged in a peripheral portion thereof corresponding to the notches 111.

The board connector 113 has upper and lower protrusions 110.
Between the payout control board 48 and the ball lending control case
The payout control board 48 is fixed to the end edge of the payout control board 48 on the ball lending control case 49 side so as to protrude to the same extent as the protrusion 110 on the 49 side. There are two power supply connector pins 114, which are fixed to the payout control board 48 in combination with a connector locking portion 116 near the upper side thereof.

The power connector pin 114 has a power cord
A power connector 118 at one end of the terminal 117 is detachably connected. The power connector 118 includes a connector body 119 having two female contacts, and an engagement claw 120 formed integrally with the connector body 119.
When the connection is made, the engaging claw 120 is engaged with the connector locking portion 116 so as to be detachable. The engaging claw 120 grasps the operation part 121 together with the connector main body 119, and
To the connector body 119 side, the connector
6 is to leave.

The connector protection part 112 is located in the middle of the long cutout 111 on the lower edge side of the dispensing control case 47, and a pair of left and right side walls 122 projecting downward from the cover part 105, and between the lower end part of the side wall 122. And a lower wall portion 123 connecting left and right to each other. The lower wall portion 123 is connected to the step portion 106 by the connector protection portion 112 so as to integrally connect the cover portion 105 and the step portion 106 on the base side thereof. And
A concave portion 124 for finger insertion is formed in the cover portion 105 corresponding to the connector protection portion 112, and a notch for finger insertion is formed in the lower wall portion 123 opposite to the concave portion 124 for finger insertion with respect to the connector pin 114. A part 125 is formed, and a finger is inserted into the concave part 124 and the notch 125 so that the connector body 119 and the operating part 12 are formed.
1 and pick.

The connector 115 on the cutout 111 on the upper edge of the payout control case 47 is connected to the connector 166 on the cutout 103 on the lower edge of the game control case 45 via a flat cable 165. . That is, the payout control board 48 and the game control board 46 are detachably connected via the flat cable 165.

The ball lending control case 49 is shown in FIGS.
As shown in FIG. 7, similarly to the payout control case 47, a cover portion 126 which is raised to the rear side and step portions 127a and 127 formed integrally with the cover portion 126 are formed.
b, and a skirt portion 128 integrally formed from a part of the cover portion 126 to each of the step portions 127a and 127b. The skirt portion 128 is fitted so as to fit into the skirt portion 128 and contact the step portion 127b. The ball lending control board 50 is detachably fixed by the screws 50a. The skirt portion 128 is provided with a pair of left and right protruding portions 128a protruding vertically from both left and right ends thereof. A notch 129 is formed on the left and right sides of the cover portion 126 and the step portion 127a, and a protrusion 130 is formed on the left end side so as to fit between a pair of upper and lower protrusions 110 of the dispensing control case 47. .

On the ball lending control board 50, in the case of a card type arrangement ball machine, circuit components for an interface for connecting the ball lending operation unit 20, the automatic ball lending machine 5 and the payout control board 48 are printed in the center. It is wired and its circuit components are covered and protected by a cover 126. On the ball lending control board 50, board connection connectors 131 and connectors 132a and 132b are arranged on both left and right sides corresponding to the notches 129, respectively. The board connection connector 131 is attached to the mounting base 104 on the right side of the payout control case 47 and the ball rental control case is provided.
When 49 is attached, it is detachably connected to the board connector 113 of the payout control case 47. The connector 132b is connected to the automatic ball rental machine 5 via a cable.

The connector 113 has a male structure.
The board connector 131 has a female structure. The passage unit 44 is disposed at the lower part of the back mechanism plate 36 and is displaced to the side opposite to the firing device 23 in the left-right direction. It is freely attached.

The mounting base 104 has a rectangular shape that is long in the left-right direction.
Vertical stopper walls 134 and 135 for integrally connecting the upper and lower sliding rails 133 are integrally formed on both left and right ends. Sliding rail 133 and left end stopper wall 134
Protrudes rearward from the mounting base 104 by the same height,
The stopper wall 135 at the right end is about half the height of the sliding rail 133 and the like.

Each sliding rail 133 is provided in a payout control case.
47 and a ball lending control case 49 are slidably guided and held in the left-right direction. Each slide rail 133 has a protruding portion of each control case 47, 49 between the mounting base 104 and the slide rail 133.
108 and 128a, one on the left end and two on the right
Engagement claws 136 to 13 protruding in opposite directions at three positions
8 is formed.

In each of the engaging claws 136 to 138, the left end of the payout control case 47 abuts against the stopper wall 134, and the pair of protrusions 110 of the payout control case 47 and the protrusion 130 of the ball lending control case 49 are connected. So that both control cases 4
Each of the projections 108, 128a of each of the control cases 47, 49 is engaged when the 7, 49 is mounted on the mounting base 104. An interval is formed between the engaging claw 138 and the stopper wall 135 such that the protrusion 128a of the ball lending control case 49 can be fitted and detached from the rear side.

A lock claw 139 for locking the payout control case 47 at a position where the left end contacts the stopper wall 134 and a ball lending control case 49 at a position for contacting the payout control case 47 are attached to the mounting base 104. A locking claw 140 is provided. Each locking claw 139,140 is a mounting base
104, and is configured to be capable of engaging and disengaging so as to be detached from each of the control cases 47 and 49 when pressed from the rear side.

The mounting base 104 is provided with a code storage section 142 for storing the power cord 117 by folding the power cord 117 when the arrangement ball machine body 1 is packed or the like. Ball rental operation section
20 includes a ball lending switch 143, a settlement switch 144, and an amount display unit 145. As shown in FIG.
Ball rental control board via connector 147, lead wire 148, etc.
It is connected to 50 connectors 132a.

The lower set plate 52 is fixed to the front frame 4 behind the front plate 8. As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the lower set plate 52 has a firing rail 32 of the firing device 23,
A hammer point detection switch 152 for detecting a game ball on 32, a speaker 153 for generating an onomatopoeia, a front frame side substrate 154, and the like are mounted.

The front frame side substrate 154 is disposed in the vicinity of the upper side of the firing device 23 and at a position corresponding to between the firing device 23 and the payout control case 47, and the mounting boss portion on the rear side of the lower set plate 52. 155 is detachably attached with a screw 156 or the like. The front frame side substrate 154 includes circuit components for controlling the firing motor 28 of the firing device 23, a jackpot indicator light 25 mounted on the front frame 4 side, a hammer point detection switch 152, and a speaker.
Circuit components related to attached devices such as 153 are mounted, and a jackpot indicator 25 or the like is connected via a connector 157 on the periphery.

The front frame side board 154 is detachably connected to the payout control board 48 via connectors 158, 159 and a flat cable 160. Connector 158 is the front frame side board 154
Of the rear mechanism plate corresponding to this connector 158.
An opening 161 is formed in 36. The opening 161 is vertically elongated so that the connector 159 at one end of the flat cable 160 can be inserted and removed from the rear side of the back mechanism plate 36, and is connected to the connector 158 of the front frame side substrate 154 through the opening 161. 159 are detachably connected.

The front frame side board 154 is detachably connected to the firing control board 34 of the firing device 23 via a connector 162 and a cable 163. The automatic ball lending machine 5, the game control board 46, the payout control board 48, the ball lending control board 50, the front frame side board 154, the launch control board 34, the prize ball payout apparatus 42, etc.
They are connected as shown in FIG. 167 is an external connection terminal board, 168 is a ball out switch, and 169 is a supply out switch.

In the above configuration, during a game, after inserting a card into the card insertion slot 10 of the automatic ball lending machine 5,
When the ball lending switch 143 is operated, a payout command corresponding to the number of times of operation is sent to the payout control board 48 via the ball lending control board 50, so that the payout motor 43 of the prize ball payout device 42 is operated, and the prize ball tank is operated. The game balls from 41 are paid out and paid out. The game balls paid out by the prize ball payout device 42 are paid out to the upper plate 19 through the payout passage of the passage unit 44.

When the ball lending switch 143 is operated,
The remaining amount of the card is sequentially reduced according to the number of operations, and the amount of the card is displayed on the amount display section 145. At the time of the game, when the firing handle 24 of the firing device 23 is operated in a state in which the game ball is put in the upper plate 19, the firing motor 28 is operated and the hammer 31 is driven by the cam body 30 and fired by the hammer 31 The game balls on the rail 32 are sequentially fired on the game board 9 along the guide rail 12. Note that 16 game balls are fired per game.

A game ball falling along the game board 9 enters the upper ball entry port 14 or the like, or enters one of the 16 entry ports 79 of the lower ball entry device 17. The game ball that has entered the upper entry ball opening 14 etc. passes through the back side of the game board 9, falls through the respective guide passages 67 to 69 of the ball collecting plate 62 into the ball collection case 81, and also has a lower ball entry device. The game ball that has entered the ball entry opening 79 of 17 passes through the back side of the game board 9 and falls into the ball collecting case 81. Then, it is collected to the island side through the collection passage of the passage unit 44 through the ball collecting case 81.

When a game ball enters the entrance 79 of the lower ball entry device 17, each entry detection switch 82 detects the entry position, and the detection signal is processed on the game control board 46 side. Then, it is determined whether or not a winning combination is established, and when the winning combination is established, a score according to the difficulty level is calculated. Also at this time, the success or failure of the winning combination, the score, and the like are displayed on the image display unit 55.

When a game ball enters the upper ball entrance 14, when the ball passes through the guide passage 67 of the ball collecting plate 62, the ball detection switch 67a
Detects a game ball and displays a fluctuating symbol on the image display unit 55 of the image display device 13, and each symbol fluctuates for a certain period of time. Then, if the stop symbol is a winning symbol such as "7 / 7,7", the profit is returned to the player, for example, the winning score is increased under certain conditions. The game ball falling from the guide passage 67 is a ball passage between the entry ball case 80 and the ball collection case 81.
After 84, enter the ball collecting case 81.

When replacing the game board 9, after disconnecting the cables and the like connected to the game control board 46, the lock lever 39 is removed and the back mechanism plate 36 is opened around the hinge 37, and the game board 9 is removed from the front frame 4. Remove. Then, another game board 9 is fitted to the three-way frame 51 and set on the front frame 4, and the back mechanism plate is set around the hinge 37.
After the game board 9 is pressed from behind by the back mechanism plate 36, the back mechanism plate 36 is fixed by the lock lever 39. At this time, the back cover 35 of the game board 9 fits into the opening window 40 of the back mechanism plate 36 and projects rearward.

After fixing the back mechanism plate 36, its opening 161
The flat cable 160 is connected to the connector 158 of the front frame side board 154 by inserting the connector 159 into the connector 158. The game control board 46 and the payout control board 48 are connected by a flat cable 165.
And so on.

The game board 9 has an image display device 1 on its back side.
3, the back cover 35 that covers the relay board 66 etc. is attached,
The back cover 35 has a bulge 89 on the upper side and a game control case 45 containing a game control board 46 on the lower side, so that the volume of the back cover 35 including the bulge 89 is reduced. We can secure enough. Therefore, the bulge 89 of the back cover 35
It is possible to sufficiently incorporate a game component having a large protrusion amount from the game board 9, and the game component to be mounted on the game board 9 can be freely selected.

The back cover 35 is large enough to cover the lower ball entry device 17 as well, and the amount of rearward projection of a portion corresponding to the lower ball entry device 17 is made smaller than that of the bulging portion 89. Since the game control case 45 is provided on the rear side of the cover 35,
Compared with the case where the game control case 45 is provided on the rear side of the bulging portion 89, the game control case 45 does not greatly protrude rearward, and the protrusion amount of the bulging portion 89 rearward can be sufficiently ensured. Further, since the lower ball entry device 17 is covered by the back cover 35, the lower ball entry device 17 can be protected by the back cover 35, and damage to the lower ball entry device 17 can be reduced.

Further, the bulging portion 89 and the game control case 45 are arranged vertically close to each other, and the game control case 45 is formed in a horizontally long rectangular shape long in the left-right direction. By arranging it on the lower side, the size of the bulging portion 89 in the vertical direction can be sufficiently ensured.

The bulge 89 of the back cover 35 and the game control case
45 has substantially the same amount of rearward projection from the game board 9, and the upper rear wall 90 of the bulging portion 89 and the rear wall of the case body 98 of the game control case 45 are substantially flush. In addition, the bulging portion 89 and the game control case 45 do not protrude too much rearward, the arrangement ball machine can be packed small, and there is no interference with other objects when the arrangement ball machine is mounted on the island side.

The control system includes a game control board 46 on which a circuit component for controlling a game operation of the game board 9 is mounted, and a payout control on which a circuit component for controlling a payout operation of the prize ball payout device 42 is mounted. A game control board including a board 48
46 is stored in the game control case 45, and the payout control board 48 is stored in the payout control case 47 at the lower rear side of the back cover 35, and attached to the back mechanism plate 36 under the back cover 35, respectively. Therefore, the game control board 46 mounted on the back cover 35 can be made smaller than in the related art.

Further, since the size of the game control board 46 is reduced and the game control board 46 is mounted on the lower rear portion of the back cover 35, the volume of the back cover 35, particularly, the vertical direction of the bulging portion 89, It is possible to secure a sufficient volume in the back cover 35 by increasing the dimension of the back cover 35.

The game control board 46 and the payout control board
48, a game control case 45 for storing the game control board 46 is provided on the back cover 35 side, and a payout control case 47 for storing the payout control board 48 is provided on the back mechanism plate 36. When the game contents are changed by replacing the game control board 46, the game control board 46 which is inseparable from the game board 9 may be discarded, and the waste of parts and the like can be reduced as much as possible.

The game control case 45 is attached to the lower rear portion of the back cover 35, and the payout control case 47 is attached to the back mechanism plate 36 below the back cover 35.
Since the control board 46 and 48 are connected by the detachable cable 165, the control boards 46 and 48 can be compactly arranged vertically close to each other even though the control boards 46 and 48 are separated. . In this case, the game control case 45 and the payout control case 47 are formed in a horizontally long shape, and the game control case 45 and the payout control case 47 are arranged vertically close to each other, so that the bulging portion 89 on the back cover 35 side is formed. The size can be increased, and the length below the back cover 35 on the back mechanism plate 36 side can be reduced. Therefore, it is possible to reduce the size of the whole while ensuring a sufficient volume in the back cover 35.

A notch 103 is provided at the lower edge of the game control case 45, and a notch is provided at the upper edge of the payout control case 47.
111 are formed respectively, connectors 166 and 115 are provided on the control boards 46 and 48 corresponding to the cutouts 103 and 111, respectively, and the connectors 166 and 115 of the control boards 46 and 48 are detachably connected via a cable 165. And the control boards 46 and 48 can be easily connected with the cable 165 and the connector.
There is an advantage that the length of 5 can be shortened as much as possible.

A payout control board separate from the game control board 46
48, a ball lending control board 50 is disposed on the payout control board 48 on the left and right sides of the back mechanism board 36 below the back cover 35, and the payout control board 48 and the ball lending control board are arranged.
50 is connected detachably with the board connection connectors 113 and 131, so when manufacturing a card-type arrangement ball machine, a front frame 4 side with a ball lending operation unit 20 is separately prepared, but usually The card type can be easily manufactured by adding the ball lending control board 50 to the internal mechanism for the machine, and the control boards 48 and 50 can be provided compactly.

Further, since the payout control board 48 is provided on the same side of the back mechanism plate 36 as the prize ball payout device 42, a lead wire connecting the payout control board 48 and the prize ball payout device 42 is provided on the back mechanism plate 42. Wiring can be conducted along the line, and the disconnection of the lead wire can be reduced. On the other hand, the game control board 46 and the payout control board 48 are divided into the back cover 35 and the back mechanism board 36,
The game control board 46 and the payout control board 48 may be connected by a cable so that a large amount of information can be transmitted. Disconnection and the like are less likely to occur than lead wires, and there is no particular problem.

Further, since the payout control board 48 and the ball lending control board 50 are arranged close to each other on the left and right, compared with the case where both control boards 48 and 50 are arranged up and down, the back mechanism plate 36
The length of the lower side from the back cover 35 can be shortened, and the size of the back mechanism plate 36 can be reduced.

A ball lending control case 49 for storing a ball lending control board 50 is provided on one side of a payout control case 47 for accommodating a payout control board 48 so as to be slidable in the left and right direction. Since the lending control case 49 is detachable in the sliding direction, the ball lending control case 49 can be easily attached to the back mechanism plate 36, and can be easily attached and detached. Further, the sliding direction of the ball rental control case 49 and the board connector 113, 13
1 has the same mounting / dismounting direction, and the board connection connectors 113 and 131 can be attached and detached by sliding the ball lending control case 49, so that the board connection connectors 113 and 131 can be easily attached and detached.

The game control board 46 is provided on the lower rear side of the back cover 35, and the payout control board 48 is provided on the rear side of the back mechanism plate 36 below the back cover 35, while the front frame side board 154 is provided on the game board.
9 is provided on the rear side of the front frame 4 between the lower firing device 23 and the payout control board 48, so that the game control board 46, the payout control board 48, and the front frame side board 154 each board 46, 48,154 can be arranged reasonably efficiently.

In addition, the game control board 46, the payout control board 48, and the front frame side board 154 can be easily and efficiently arranged, and the game control board 46, the payout control board 48, and the front frame Since the side board 154 and the launching device 23 and the front frame side board 154 and the payout control board 48 are detachably connected via cables, respectively, each board 46, 48, 154 can be easily connected with short cables, lead wires, etc. Can be connected.

Since the lower set plate 52 which receives the game board 9 from below has the front frame side substrate 154, the lower set plate 52 is
The structure suitable for mounting the 154 can be obtained, and the mounting of the front frame side substrate 154 is easy. Also, the connector of the front frame side board 154
An opening 161 is formed in the back mechanism plate 36 corresponding to 158, and a connector 159 at one end of the cable 160 is detachably connected to the connector 158 via the opening 161 from the rear side of the back mechanism plate 36, In spite of the front frame side board 154 and the payout control board 48 on both front and rear sides of the mechanism plate 36, both can be easily connected via the cable 160, and the cable 160 is stretched so as to bypass the back mechanism board 36. No need.

The image display device 13 is provided with an image display portion 55 and a protection plate 56 inclined rearward so that the upper side thereof is rearward, and is provided below the position of the eyes of the player. Even if the reflection is reduced, the image on the image display unit 55 can be easily seen through the protection plate 56, and the image can be easily confirmed. In addition, since the protection plate 56 is curved in an arc shape such that the central portion in the vertical direction projects forward, the protection plate 56 can be manufactured easily and inexpensively with an extremely simple structure, and compared to a case where the protection plate 56 is flat. And reduce reflection.

Further, a fitting edge 74 is formed on the periphery of the protection plate 56 to fit from the outer periphery to the rear end of the window frame 54, and the protection plate 56 is provided at the rear end of the rectangular window frame 54. As a result, the protection plate 56 can be easily fixed to the rear end of the window frame 54. In addition, since the window frame 54 and the protection plate 56 are formed separately, it is easy to form both of them even though the protection plate 56 is curved.

The image display unit 55 is provided in an inclined manner, and the upper side of the image display unit 55 is attached to the guide passages 67 to 69 projecting rearward from the ball collecting plate 62 above the opening 70. The opening of the entrances 14-16 and the guide passages 67-69
Can also be placed above 70.

Further, a locking portion 71 is provided below the opening 70 in the ball collecting plate 62, and a lower portion of a case 59 accommodating the image display portion 55 is removably locked to the locking portion 71. If the upper side of 59 is brought into contact with the guide passages 67 to 69 and is detachably fixed to the ball collecting plate 62, the ball collecting plate 62 can be used for mounting the image display unit 62 and the image display unit 55 can be easily formed. Can be attached to and detached from.

When the power supply connector 118 is connected to the delivery control board 48, the power supply connector 118 is connected to the connector pin 114. However, since the connector protection section 112 surrounds the power supply connector 118, the power supply connector 118 is connected to the connector pin 114. In this case, even if the power supply connector 118 is inadvertently contacted, it is possible to prevent the connector pins 114 from bending and the power supply connector 118 from falling off or being damaged.

In the payout control case 47, a cover portion 105 for covering the circuit components mounted on the payout control board 48 is formed higher than the base side, and a connector protection portion 112 is formed integrally with the cover portion 105. Cover part
105 can reinforce the connector protection part 112. In addition, there is a connector protection section 112 in the middle of the notch section 111, and the connector protection section 112 covers the cover section 10 of the payout control case 47.
5 and the base side are integrally connected, so that the dispensing control case 47 can be reinforced by the connector protection portion 112, and although the dispensing control case 47 has the notch 111,
The damage can be reduced.

The concave portion 124 for inserting the finger and the notch portion
Although 125 is provided at the lower part of the payout control case 47, it may be provided at the upper part or right and left of the payout control case 47. Further, a pair of notches 125 may be provided on the left and right side walls 122. As mentioned above, although the Example of this invention was described in detail, this invention is not limited to an Example. For example, although the embodiment exemplifies an arrangement ball machine, the invention can be similarly applied to a ball game machine such as a pachinko machine.

[0091]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, a game control board 46 for controlling the game operation of the game board 9 is provided on the back cover 35 covering the game components and the like mounted on the game board 9. A prize ball dispensing device 42 for dispensing prize balls to a plate 19 on the front side of the front frame 4 is arranged on a back mechanism plate 36 for pressing and fixing the game board 9 mounted on the front frame 4 from the rear side, and lending the ball. In a card-type ball game machine in which a game ball is paid out to the plate 19 by a prize ball payout device 42 when a command is issued, a prize ball payout device is provided below the back cover 35 and behind the back mechanism plate 36. A payout control board 48 on which circuit parts for controlling the payout operation of 42 are mounted, and a circuit part for controlling the payout operation of the prize ball payout device 42 via the payout control board 48 when a ball lending command is issued. The mounted ball rental control board 50 is placed close to the left and right, and At opposite ends of the control board 48 and the ball lending control board 50, both the control board 48, 50 back mechanism plate 36
Board connector 11 detachably connects when mounted on
With 3,131, there are the following remarkable effects.

In addition to the game control board 46, a payout control board 48 on which a circuit component for controlling the payout operation of the prize ball payout device 42 is provided, and the payout control board 48 and the ball lending control board 50 are left and right. Close to the back cover
Since they are arranged below the back mechanism plate 36 below the bottom 35, both can be provided compactly.

Since the payout control board 48 is provided on the same side of the back mechanism plate 36 as the prize ball payout device 42, the lead wire connecting the payout control board 48 and the prize ball payout device 42 is placed along the back mechanism plate 42. Wiring can be performed, and disconnection of lead wires can be reduced. On the other hand, the game control board 46 and the payout control board 48 are divided into the back cover 35 and the back mechanism board 36, but the game control board 46 and the payout control board 48 may be connected by a cable so as to transmit a lot of information, Breakage and the like are less likely to occur than lead wires, and there is no particular problem.

Delivery Control Board 48 and Ball Lending Control Board
Since 50 is placed close to the left and right, both control boards 4
Compared with the case where 8,50 are arranged up and down, the length below the back cover 35 of the back mechanism plate 36 can be shortened, and the size of the back mechanism plate 36 can be reduced.

Delivery Control Board 48 and Ball Lending Control Board
50 is detachably connected to the board connection connectors 113 and 131. Apart from the front frame 4, the card machine can be easily manufactured by simply adding the ball lending control board 50 to the internal mechanism for the normal machine. .

According to the second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect, the ball lending control board 50 is provided on one side of the payout control case 47 for storing the payout control board 48.
The ball lending control case 49 for slidably moving in the left and right direction is provided, and both board connectors 113 and 131 are connected to the ball lending control case.
Since it is detachable in the sliding direction of 49, the following remarkable effects are obtained.

Since the ball lending control case 49 is provided on one side of the payout control case 47 so as to be slidable in the left-right direction, the ball lending control case 49 can be easily mounted on the back mechanism plate 36.

The sliding direction of the ball lending control case 49 is the same as the attaching / detaching direction of the board connecting connectors 113 and 131, and the board connecting connectors 113 and 131 can be detached by sliding the ball lending control case 49, so that the board connecting connectors 113 and 131 can be easily connected. Can be removed.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, in the first or second aspect of the present invention, a mounting base 104 is provided on the back mechanism plate 36, and each of the control cases 47 and 49 is mounted on the mounting base 104. A sliding rail 133 for slidably guiding in the left-right direction, and the control cases 47, 49 being detachably engaged when sliding from one end in the left-right direction to the other end along the sliding rail 133. Since the locking claws 139 and 140 are provided, the following remarkable effects are obtained.

Each control case 4 is attached to the mounting base 104.
7,49 can be easily mounted from the rear side, and can be easily attached and detached. On the back mechanism plate 36, slide rail 133 and lock claws 139, 140
The structure is simple because the mounting base 104 having the above is provided.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of an arrangement ball machine showing one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a rear view of the arrangement ball machine showing one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a rear view of a lower portion of a front frame showing one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is an enlarged sectional view taken along the line AA of FIG. 3;

FIG. 5 is a partial cross-sectional rear view of the game board showing one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is an enlarged cross-sectional view taken along the line BB of FIG. 5;

FIG. 7 is an enlarged sectional view taken along the line CC of FIG. 2;

FIG. 8 is an enlarged sectional view taken along the line DD of FIG. 2;

FIG. 9 is a front view of a payout control case and a ball rental control case showing one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is an enlarged cross-sectional view taken along the line EE in FIG. 9;

FIG. 11 is a rear view of a mounting base showing one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 12 is an enlarged cross-sectional view taken along the line FF of FIG. 9;

FIG. 13 is a right side view of a payout control case showing one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 14 is a front sectional view of a dispensing control case according to an embodiment of the present invention in a mounted state.

FIG. 15 is a front sectional view showing a mounted state of a ball rental control case according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 16 is an enlarged sectional view taken along the line GG of FIG. 15;

17 is an enlarged cross-sectional view taken along the line HH of FIG. 15;

FIG. 18 is a left side view of the ball lending control case showing one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 19 is a block diagram showing one embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 4 Front frame 9 Game board 19 Plate 35 Back cover 42 Prize ball payout device 46 Game control board 47 Payout control case 48 Payout control board 49 Ball rental control case 50 Ball rental control board 104 Mounting base 113 Board connection connector 131 Board connection connector 133 Sliding rail 139 Lock claw 140 Lock claw

Claims (3)

(57) [Claims] A game control board (46) for controlling a game operation on the game board (9) side is provided on a back cover (35) for covering game parts and the like mounted on the game board (9), and a front frame ( 4) Game board mounted on
(9) Hold the back mechanism plate (36) holding the
Prize ball payout device that pays out prize balls to the front plate (19) of (4)
(42) is arranged, and when a ball lending command is issued, a prize ball payout device (42) pays out game balls to a plate (19) in a card type ball game machine, under a back cover (35). A payout control board on which the circuit components for controlling the payout operation of the prize ball payout device (42) are mounted on the rear side of the back mechanism plate (36).
(48) and payout control board when there is a ball lending order (48)
A ball lending control board (50) equipped with a circuit component for controlling the payout operation of the prize ball payout device (42) is disposed right and left close to each other, and the payout control board (48) and the ball lending At the opposite end to the control board (50), both control boards (48) and (50)
A card-type ball game machine characterized by being provided with board connection connectors (113) and (131) for detachably connecting when mounted on the back mechanism plate (36). 2. A ball lending control case (49) that houses a ball lending control board (50) is slidable in the left-right direction on one side of a payout control case (47) that houses a payout control board (48). And the board connection connectors (113) and (131)
2. The card-type ball game machine according to claim 1, wherein the card-type ball game machine is detachable in the sliding direction of (49). 3. A mounting base (104) is provided on the back mechanism plate (36), and each control case (47) is mounted on the mounting base (104).
Sliding rail (133) that guides (49) slidably in the left and right direction
And lock pawls (139) and (49) for removably locking the control cases (47) and (49) when sliding from one end in the left-right direction to the other end along the slide rail (133). 140), wherein the card-type ball game machine according to claim 1 or 2.