JP2796065B2 - Electrical connection device for ball game machines - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an electric system connecting device for a ball-and-ball game machine such as a pachinko machine and an arrange ball machine.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a ball-and-ball game machine such as a pachinko machine and an arrangement ball machine, an LED display-type variable symbol display means is arranged substantially at the center of a game board, and a prize is formed around the variable symbol display means. Various game components such as a mouth, a starting port, a winning means, a big winning means, a windmill and the like are arranged. Each game component incorporates various electric components such as a detection switch, a solenoid, and a display lamp according to its function.

On the other hand, on the rear side of the game board, a control board for controlling the game operation is mounted via a back cover, and a relay board arranged between the control board and the game board in the back cover. The control board and each electric component are electrically connected to each other via the control board.

[0004]

In a conventional ball-and-ball game machine, a rectangular relay board is used, and this relay board is attached to the rear side of the game board via a spacer or the like. For this reason, since it becomes a form which covers a variable symbol display means and the game parts in the vicinity with a large relay board from the rear side, after fixing the relay board to the game board, the lead wire of each electric component is connected via a connector to the relay board. However, there is a disadvantage that the operation when connecting to the computer becomes very troublesome.

[0005] Further, since the variation symbol display means and the game parts in the vicinity thereof are covered from the rear side by the relay board, when each lead wire is pulled out to the rear side, the relay board is detoured and each lead wire is moved from the periphery to the rear. Side, the length of the lead wire becomes unnecessarily long, which leads to a great waste of the lead wire. There is a drawback that a failure such as a break occurs easily.

Furthermore, since the long lead wire is drawn out and connected to the relay board side, when the female side or male side of the lead wire is connected to the male side or female side of the relay board side, the positional relationship is immediately determined. There is also a drawback that it is difficult to make connection mistakes and the like. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned conventional problems, and provides a ball game machine capable of easily and efficiently performing a connection operation, preventing waste of a lead wire, occurrence of a connection error, and miniaturizing a relay board. It is an object to provide an electrical connection device.

[0007]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, a mounting hole 33 is formed at a substantially central portion of a game board 5, and a central device 12 having electric components is mounted on a body 27 of the game device 5. Attached to the game board 5 from the front side so as to be fitted to 33, and game parts 13, 15, 16, 17, having electric parts around the central device 12.
19, a control board 22 for controlling the game operation is provided on the rear side of the gaming machine main body 2, and the control board 22 and each electric component are connected via a relay board 49 disposed on the back side of the game board 5. In the connected ball and ball game machine, a relay board 49 is attached to the central device 12 so that the relay board 49 can be inserted and removed from the front side via the mounting hole 33, and the relay board 49 has lead wires 55 to 59
Are arranged with connectors 60 to 64 for connection.

[0008] The present invention described in claim 2 is the invention according to claim 1, wherein the central device 12 is provided behind the central device 12.
Board 39 for electrical components, and a relay board 49
Is attached.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect of the present invention, the relay boards are attached to the main units 27 and 28 of the central unit 12.
49 is attached.

The present invention described in claim 4 is the first and second aspects of the present invention.
Or in the invention described in 3, the peripheral portion of the relay board 49,
The connectors 60 to 64 for the game components 13, 15, 16, 17, 19 are arranged so as to be located near the game components 13, 15, 16, 17, 19, respectively.

[0011]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the relay board 49 is attached to the central device 12, and in this state, the central device 12 is connected to the game board 5.
Is fitted from the front side into the mounting hole 33 of the mounting member. For this reason,
The relay board 49 can be attached to the central device 12 in advance, and then the central device 12 can be attached to the game board 5. Lead wires 55 to 59 of the respective electric components are connected to the relay board 49 via connectors 60 to 64. Therefore, each of the lead wires 55 to 59 can be easily connected to the relay board 49.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the central unit 12
On the rear side, a board 39 for electrical components of the central device 12 is provided, and since the relay board 49 is attached to this board 39, the boards 39, 49 have a double structure, and the board 39 of the central device 12 is It can be easily connected to the relay board 49.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, the central unit 12
Since the relay board 49 is mounted on the main bodies 27 and 28, the mounting of the relay board 49 is stabilized.

According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, the central unit 12
There are connectors 60 to 64 near the game parts 13, 15, 16, 17 and 19 on the periphery of the connector, and the leads 55 of the game parts 13, 15, 16, 17 and 19 are connected to the connectors 60 to 64, respectively. Connect ~ 59. For this reason, the length of each of the lead wires 55 to 59 can be shortened, failures such as cutting of the lead wires 55 to 59 can be prevented, and accurate work can be performed easily and efficiently.

[0015]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. 1 to 4 show a first embodiment in which the present invention is applied to a pachinko machine. FIG. 4 is a front view of the pachinko machine. In FIG. 4, reference numeral 1 denotes a front frame, which is pivotally attached to the front side of a pachinko machine main body (game machine main body) 2 so as to be freely opened and closed. A glass door 3 and a front plate 4 are attached to the front frame 1, and a game board 5 is detachably attached to the rear side of the glass door 3 and the front plate 4.

An upper plate 6 is mounted on the front plate 4, and this upper plate
A ball sweeping lever 7 is provided at the front edge of 6. Front frame 1
A lower plate 8 and an operation handle 10 of a firing means 9 are provided at a lower portion of the game device. When the operation handle 10 is operated, game balls are supplied one by one from the upper plate 6 to the firing section, and the game balls are supplied to the firing motor. By the operation of, the game board 5 is fired.

At the front of the game board 5, a guide rail 11 for guiding the shot game balls is provided, and a variable symbol display means 12 is provided substantially at the center. In addition to a large number of obstacle nails, a lamp windmill 13, a prize winning port 14, a starting port 15, a tulip-type prize winning means 16, a large prize winning means 17, an out port 18, and a corner lamp 19 are provided respectively.

On the rear side of the game board 5, as shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, a variable symbol display means 12, a prize winning opening 14, a starting opening 15,
A back cover 20 that covers the prize winning means 16 and the grand prize winning means 17 is mounted on the back cover 20 via a protective case 21 and a control board 22.
Is attached. An IC for controlling the game operation of the entire pachinko machine and other electric components are mounted on the control board 22 by printed wiring.

The control board 22 is housed in a protective case 21.
The lower end of the protective case 21 is engaged with the engaging portion 24 of the back cover 20 so that the opening 23 of the back cover 20 is substantially closed. Stopped and attached detachably. The variable symbol display means 12 is an LED display type provided with three dot-type symbol display portions 26 at the left, right, and center in the horizontal direction. When a game ball enters the starting port 15, each symbol display portion is provided. 26 symbols fluctuate for a predetermined time.

The variable symbol display means 12 includes a body 27 having an opening in the center, a mounting portion 28 integrally formed on the outer periphery of the body 27, and an arc shape along the upper edge of the opening of the body 27. And a screw 30 at the rear end of the opening of the body 27.
And a transparent display plate portion 31 detachably mounted on the display plate portion 31. A symbol display portion 26 is mounted on a display window portion 32 formed in a rectangular shape below the display plate portion 31 from the rear side. The variable symbol display means 12 is mounted on the mounting portion 28 while the body portion 27 is fitted into the mounting hole 33 of the game board 5 from the front side.
The side is detachably attached to the game board 5 by screws 34. Above the attachment part 28, a prize winning opening 14 is provided.

The display panel 31 has a large number of lamp holes 35 and 36 formed on the upper and lower sides of the symbol display section 26 in the left-right direction. The lamp holes 37 are formed. 4 on the rear side of the display panel 31
A symbol display substrate 39 is detachably mounted with screws 40 via the spacers 38. Note that an opaque decorative sheet (not shown) is attached to the entire surface of the display panel 31 so as to remove the display window 32. The body of the variable symbol display means 12 is composed of the body 27, the attachment 28, and the like.

On the front side of the symbol display substrate 39, a display plate portion 31 is provided.
The light emitting lamps 41, 42, 43 corresponding to the respective lamp holes 35, 36, 37 are mounted, and the symbol display section 26 is mounted via the connector pins 44 on each dot portion side of the symbol display section 26. .
Further, on the rear side of the symbol display board 39, vertically long connectors 46 are respectively attached to the left and right sides thereof, and each of the connectors 46 is connected to the symbol display section 26 and the symbol display section 26 via a pattern formed on the symbol display board 39. The light-emitting lamps 41, 42, and 43 are electrically connected.

On the rear side of the symbol display board 39, a relay board 49 is detachably mounted by screws 48 via four spacers 47. The relay board 49 is smaller than the mounting hole 33 of the game board 5, and can be inserted into and removed from the mounting hole 33 from the front side of the game board 5 while being mounted on the trunk 27 via the symbol display board 39. I have.

On the rear side of the game board 5, a prize opening 14, a starting opening
15, ball-gathering paths 50 and 51 for guiding the game balls entering the prize means 16 and the like to the lower side are provided respectively, and the ball-gathering paths 51 detect the game balls that have entered the respective starting openings 15 A switch 52 is provided. The lamp windmill 13 has a light emitting lamp. The winning means 16 includes a solenoid for driving the pair of left and right open / close claws, and the pair of right and left open / close claws is opened when the solenoid is excited.

The big prize winning means 17 includes an opening / closing plate 53 for opening and closing a long opening formed in the left and right directions and guiding a game ball falling from the upper side of the game board 5 at the time of opening into the opening, and opening and closing the opening / closing plate 53. It includes a solenoid 54 to be driven, and a detection switch for detecting a game ball that has entered a specific area at the center in the opening, and a stop symbol of each symbol display section 26 of the variable symbol display means 12 is a combination of a predetermined winning symbol. When this occurs, the solenoid 54 is excited and the open / close plate 53 is opened.

When the game switch enters the specific area in the opening and the detection switch detects the game ball during opening, the big winning means 17 opens the opening again by the opening / closing plate 53 after the opening is completed. It has become.

Each game component such as the lamp windmill 13 and the corner lamp 19 is provided with other electric components such as display lamps as required. Each of these electric components is electrically connected to the relay board 49 via lead wires 55 to 59 and connectors 60 to 64. Each connector 60-64
Are arranged on the outer peripheral edge of the relay board 49 and as close as possible to each of the game components to be awarded by the prize unit 16 and the large prize unit 17. The relay board 49 has connectors 60-
A pattern for electrically connecting the lower connector 64 to the lower connector 65 is formed.
It is connected to the lower side of the control board 22 via a connector 66 and a connector 67.

In the pachinko machine having the above structure, the game board 5
When assembling, the game board 5 displays the variable symbol display means 12
At the same time, start opening 15 and prize winning means 1 around it
6. After mounting various game parts such as the grand prize winning means 17, the respective electric parts are connected to the relay board 49 and the control board 22.

In this case, since the relay board 49 is mounted on the symbol display board 39 of the variable symbol display means 12 via the spacer 47, the symbol display is performed in advance before the variable symbol display means 12 is mounted on the game board 5. The connector 46 and the lead wire 57 of the board 39 are connected to the connector 62 side of the relay board 49 in advance. And
Thereafter, the rear side of the variable symbol display means 12 is inserted into the mounting hole 33 from the front side of the game board 5, and the mounting portion 28 is screwed into the game board 5.
5, the variable symbol display means 12 is mounted on the game board 5.

For this reason, when assembling the variable symbol display means 12, the relay board 49 can be assembled to the variable symbol display means 12 as a part of the parts, and the relay board 49 is fixed to the game board 5 from the rear side. Work is unnecessary, and work efficiency is improved.

Next, the starting port 15, the winning means 16, the big winning means 17
Are connected to the relay board 49 via the connectors 60 to 64. At this time, the game parts such as the starting port 15, the winning means 16, the winning means 17, etc. are in the periphery of the variable symbol display means 12, and the relay board 49 is mounted on the variable symbol display means 12 in the center. Since the relay board 49 does not overlap with each game component in each peripheral portion, a troublesome operation such as drawing out each lead wire 55 to 59 from the lower side of the relay board 49 is unnecessary, and each of the lead wires 55 to 59 is unnecessary. Can be easily connected to the relay board 49.

In particular, the lead wires 55 to 55
When the 59 is pulled out, an excessive external force is applied to the lead wires 55 to 59, and the soldered part may be detached or the lead wires 55 to 59 may be easily broken. Is not required, so that there is an advantage that not only the work is simply facilitated but also the occurrence of a failure during the work can be prevented.

Since the relay board 49 has the connectors 60 to 64 at locations as close as possible to the respective game components to be processed, the lead wires 55 to 59 may be connected to the connectors 60 to 64 at locations as close as possible. . For this reason, the leads 55 to 59 do not become unnecessarily long, so that the leads 55 to 59 can be prevented from being wasted. Failures such as disconnection of the lines 55 to 59 can be prevented, and accurate work can be performed easily and efficiently.

If the male side and the female side of the connectors 60 to 64 are colored in the same color, for example, if each connector 60 to 64 is color-coded, the other party to be connected can be determined by its color. Is easier and a connection error can be prevented. The connection of the lead wires 55 to 59 may be performed by attaching the back cover 20 to the rear side of the game board 5 and then putting a hand through the opening 23 side, or connecting the lead wires 55 to 59. After the connection, the back cover 20 may be attached to the game board 5.

FIG. 5 illustrates a second embodiment of the present invention, in which a boss 70 is integrally formed on the body 27 of the variable symbol display means 12, especially on the rear side of the mounting portion 28 thereof. Relay board 49
Are detachably fixed with screws 71. When the boss 70 is provided on the body 27 of the variable symbol display means 12 as described above, a larger relay substrate 49 can be used than when the relay substrate 49 is attached to the symbol display substrate 39.
Therefore, there is a margin when arranging the connectors 60 to 64 on the relay board 49, and the connectors 60 to 64 can be relatively freely arranged in accordance with the positions of the game components to be targeted.

Also, when the lead wires 55 to 59 are connected to the relay board 49, since no unnecessary external force is applied to the symbol display board 39 side, there is no fear that the symbol display board 39 side is damaged. Is stable. In the second embodiment, the mounting holes of the game board 5 are provided in the same manner as in the first embodiment.
Using a relay board 49 smaller than 33, the variable symbol display means 12 can be mounted on the game board 5 from the front side while the relay board 49 is mounted on the variable symbol display means 12 side.

However, since the boss 70 of the body 27 is made sufficiently larger than the thickness of the game board 5 and the relay board 49 is fixed to the boss 70 with screws 71 from the rear side, a larger relay board is required. When 49 is required, a relay board 49 larger than the mounting hole 33 of the game board 5 is used, and after the variable symbol display means 12 is mounted on the game board 5, the relay board 49 is mounted from the rear side of the game board 5. It can also be fixed to the boss 70.

FIG. 6 illustrates a third embodiment of the present invention, in which the symbol display board 39 is also used as the relay board 49, and
39 is provided with connectors 60 to 64 corresponding to respective game parts. According to this embodiment, when the number of game components having electric components is relatively small, or when the leads 55 to 59 are collectively connected to the connectors 60 to 64, the number of connectors 60 to 64 is reduced. When the number is reduced, the dedicated relay board 49 becomes unnecessary, which is very convenient.

Further, since there is no dedicated relay board 49, the amount of backward projection of the variable symbol display means 12 is also small, and the size can be reduced. The embodiments of the present invention have been described above, but the present invention is not limited to the embodiments. For example, when attaching the relay board 49 to the symbol display board 39,
Connectors 60-64 are interposed between the two
The relay board 49 may be attached to the symbol display board 39 via 60 to 64.

In the embodiment, the variable symbol display means 12 is exemplified as the central device. However, a case of the prize winning means 16 other than the variable symbol display means 12 may be used. Further, the control board 22 only needs to be on the rear side of the pachinko machine main body 2, and need not necessarily be mounted on the rear side of the game board 5. In the embodiment, the pachinko machine has been described, but the present invention can be similarly applied to various ball game machines other than the pachinko machine.

[0041]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the mounting hole 33 is formed substantially at the center of the game board 5 so that the central device 12 having the electric components can be attached to the mounting hole 33 by the body 27. Attached to the game board 5 from the front side so as to be fitted, game parts 13, 15, 16, 17, 19 having electric parts are arranged around the central device 12, and at the rear side of the game machine main body 2, A control board 22 for controlling the game operation is provided, and mounted on the central device 12 in a ball game machine in which the control board 22 and each electric component are connected via a relay board 49 disposed on the rear side of the game board 5. A relay board 49 is attached so that it can be inserted and removed from the front side through the hole 33.
Since the connectors 60 to 64 for connecting the lead wires 55 to 59 of the respective electric components are arranged on the relay board 49, the work at the time of connection can be performed easily and efficiently. Since the occurrence of failures such as disconnection of 59 can be prevented, and the size of the relay board 49 can be reduced, especially since the relay board 49 is attached to the central device 12 so that it can be inserted and removed from the front side through the mounting hole 33, At the time of assembling the central device 12, the relay board 49 can be assembled to the body 27 side as a part of the part, and the work for fixing the relay board 49 to the game board 5 from the rear side is unnecessary, Work efficiency is improved. Moreover, since the relay board 49 is located on the central device 12 side so that it can be inserted and removed from the front side via the mounting hole 33, the relay board 49 and each of the game components 13, 15, 16, 17, 19 around the central device 12 are connected. Since there is no overlap, no troublesome work such as drawing out each lead wire 55 to 59 from the lower side of the relay board 49 is required, and each of the lead wires 55 to 59 can be easily connected to the relay board 49.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect of the present invention, on the rear side of the central device 12, a substrate 39 for electrical components of the central device 12 is provided. Since the relay board 49 is attached, the boards 39, 49 have a double structure, and the board 39 of the central device 12 can be easily connected to the relay board 49.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect of the present invention, since the relay board 49 is mounted on the main bodies 27 and 28 of the central device 12, the relay board 49 can be enlarged. The relay board 49 can be mounted in a very stable state.

According to the present invention as set forth in claim 4, in the invention as set forth in claim 1, 2 or 3, the peripheral parts of the relay board 49 are provided with respective game parts 13,15,16,17,19. Connector 60-64
Are arranged so as to be located in the vicinity of the respective game parts 13, 15, 16, 17, 19, so that the lead wires 55 to 59 are wasted, connection errors,
Failure and the like can be prevented.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a longitudinal sectional view showing a connection state of electric components according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a rear view of the connection state of the electric components according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a rear view of a main part showing the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a front view of the pachinko machine showing the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a longitudinal sectional view showing a connection state of electric components according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a longitudinal sectional view showing a connection state of electric components according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 5 Game board 5 12 Changing symbol display means (central device) 15 Starting port (game parts) 16 Tulip-type winning means (game parts) 17 Big winning means (game parts) 22 Control board 26 Symbol display part 27 Body part 28 Mounting part 39 Pattern display board 49 Relay board 55-59 Lead wire 60-64 Connector

Claims (4)

(57) [Claims] A mounting hole (33) is formed at a substantially central portion of a game board (5), and a central device (12) having electric components is connected to a body portion (27).
Are mounted on the game board (5) from the front side so as to fit into the mounting holes (33), and the game parts (13) (15) (16) (17) having electric parts around the central device (12) ) (19), a control board (22) for controlling the game operation is provided on the rear side of the gaming machine body (2), and the relay board (49) In the ball game machine connecting the control board (22) and each electric component through the relay board (49) attached to the central device (12) so that it can be inserted and removed from the front side through the mounting hole (33), This relay board
(49), the lead wires (55) to
An electrical connection device for a ball game machine, wherein connectors (60) to (64) for connecting (59) are arranged. 2. The central device (12) is located behind the central device (12).
The electrical connection device for a ball and ball game machine according to claim 1, further comprising a board (39) for an electric component, wherein the relay board (49) is attached to the board (39). 3. A relay board is provided on the main body (27) (28) of the central unit (12).
2. The electrical connection device for a ball game machine according to claim 1, wherein (49) is mounted. 4. A game component (1) is provided on a peripheral portion of the relay board (49).
3) The connectors (60) to (64) for (15) (16) (17) (19) are located near the respective gaming parts (13) (15) (16) (17) (19). The electrical connection device for a ball game machine according to claim 1, wherein the electrical connection device is arranged in a position.