JP2989910B2 - Gaming 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 game machine represented by a pachinko game machine, a coin game machine or a slot machine.
It relates, more particularly, an electronic device for controlling the game machine
The provided game control board and the game control board are accommodated.
The present invention relates to a gaming machine including a substrate housing .

[0002]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION This type of game machine, the one that has been known in general, for example, a game control board including electronic devices such as a microcomputer for controlling the game machine, the game control board For accommodating substrate
And the substrate container is made of a material such as metal.

[0003] By the way, there are cases where a gaming machine installed in a game arcade breaks down and does not operate normally, or does not operate at all. In such a case, the game control board including the electronic device for controlling the gaming machine may be out of order. However, this game control board, conventionally,
Since the game control board is covered with a board container made of an opaque material such as metal, the game control board cannot be visually recognized from the outside with the naked eye. However, there is a disadvantage that the failure cannot be easily found, and it takes time to recover from the failure.

Another example in which the gaming machine does not operate normally is that the gaming control board is illegally modified to operate the gaming machine illegally. Even in such a case, the illegal modification is performed. Even if the trace of the game control board can be easily found by looking at the game control board,
As described above, in the related art, since the game control board accommodated in the board accommodation body cannot be seen from the outside with the naked eye, there is a drawback that it is difficult to easily detect such unauthorized modification. Was.

[0005]

Therefore, in order to solve such a drawback, in order to eliminate such a drawback, a game control board is housed in a state where the game control board is visible from outside the board housing. Can be considered. If the board container is configured in this manner, if an abnormality that can be detected with the naked eye occurs in the game control board and an abnormality of the gaming machine occurs, the cause of the occurrence of the abnormality of the gaming machine is stored in the board housing. By looking at the game control board from outside the body, it can be easily located.

However, even if the player notices an abnormality in the operation of the game machine and looks at the game control board attached to the game machine through a board container which can be visually recognized from the outside, it is not possible to visually confirm the presence or absence of the abnormality with the game control board. Of the game machine, the portion facing the substrate container mounting portion, that is, the mounting surface side to the substrate container mounting portion, when the substrate container mounting portion or the like interferes with it, making it difficult to visually recognize Therefore, there is a possibility that a defect that an abnormality occurred on the mounting surface side is overlooked.

[0007] The present invention has been devised in view of such circumstances, and its object is to allow discovery without overlook a visible abnormality occurring in the mounting surface side of the game controller board .

[0008]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a game control board provided with an electronic device for controlling a game machine, and a board housing for housing the game control board. In the gaming machine including, the substrate container, in a state where the game control board is housed, has a front face see-through part that can see through the front surface of the game control board and a back face see-through part that can see through the back face And the game area where the ball is hit is formed on the front
It is configured to be detachable from the game board side
A supporting-side container part on which the game control board is supported;
The game control board attached to the support side container portion
A cover-side container portion for covering, the support-side container portion
And the cover-side container portion are made of synthetic resin.
In the game control board, ground lines are formed on the front surface and the back surface, and a plurality of penetrating portions that penetrate the ground lines and electrically conduct are formed. I do. According to a second aspect of the present invention, in addition to the configuration of the first aspect, the substrate container has a bottom plate portion having an opening formed therein, and the back surface transparent portion is provided.
The viewing portion has a transparent plate provided between the game control board in the housed state and the bottom plate portion, and is configured to be able to see through the back surface of the game control board through the transparent plate from the opening. Features. According to a third aspect of the present invention, in addition to the configuration of the first or second aspect of the present invention, an intervening member is provided between the board housing and the gaming machine-side mounting portion for mounting the board housing. The game control board further includes a conductive plate-shaped member that covers a back side of the game control board. According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in addition to the configuration of the third aspect of the present invention, the plate-shaped member is attached to the gaming machine-side attachment portion, and the board container can be attached. And wherein a space is formed between the substrate housing body attached to the plate-shaped member and the gaming machine-side attachment portion. Claim 5
According to the present invention, in addition to the configuration of the invention described in claim 4, the plate-shaped member engages and fixes the guide portion that slides and guides the substrate container and the substrate container. And a sliding portion slidable while being guided by the guide portion, and the sliding portion is guided by the guide portion. And a fixed engaging portion capable of engaging the substrate container engaging portion in the engaged state, and capable of fixing the substrate container to the plate-shaped member by the engaged state. It is characterized by. According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in addition to the configuration of the first aspect, the ground line is electrically connected to the conductive container for the substrate. It is characterized by having. The present invention described in claim 7 is based on claim 1.
To the invention according to any one of claims 6 to 6,
The cover side container part is temporarily fixed to the support side container part.
Further comprising a temporary fixing portion for enabling the mounting Te, tentative stop
The cover part of the container for the substrate is located below the cover-side container.
The weight of the cover-side container when the posture is
Characterized in that it is configured to be able to resist
I do. The present invention described in claim 8 is the invention according to claims 1 to 7.
In addition to the configuration of the invention described in any one of the above, the game control
A board and a controlled device controlled by the game control board;
The relay board that relays the display and the display state can be changed and displayed
Play when the result is in a specific display mode
To be able to control to a specific game state that is advantageous to the player
The variable display device specified in, and a prize ball with a winning ball
And a ball dispensing device capable of dispensing, the variable display
The ball dispensing apparatus is arranged on one side of the device, the accepted
What is the side on which the ball payout device is provided in the display device
Note that the relay board is disposed on the opposite side.
Sign. The present invention described in claim 9 is the invention according to claims 1 to
Item 8. In addition to the configuration of the invention described in any one of Items 8,
It further includes a winning ball processing unit that processes winning balls for payout.
Only , laterally eccentric from the center position of the substrate container
Characterized in that the winning ball processing unit is disposed at the position
I do. The present invention described in claim 10 is the invention according to claims 1 to
9 in addition to the configuration of the invention described in any one of the above items 9,
The viewing part and the back side see-through part are made of polycarbonate.
It is characterized by having. The invention according to claim 11
Is the structure of the invention according to any one of claims 1 to 10.
Connection to the game control board in addition to the
And the cover side from the support side container portion.
The connector is connected to the gaming system without removing the housing part.
Make sure that the board is
Features.

[0009]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a housing for a substrate.
With the body containing the game control board,See-through sectionFrom
The front of the game control board can be seen through, and the backTransparent
SightThis allows the back surface of the game control board to be seen through. And
The container for the substrate isThe front of the game area where the ball is hit
It is configured to be detachable from the game board side formed in
You. Further, the board container supports the game control board.
Attached to the supporting-side container part and the supporting-side container part
And a cover-side container portion that covers the game control board.
Only, the supporting side housing part and the covering side housing part are made of synthetic resin.
It is composed of Also,The front and back of the game control board
A ground line is formed on both ground lines.
Multiple through-holes are formed to penetrate through
Discharge voltage caused by static electricity
Even if it flows into the land line,
Go through the front side ground line and the back side
Discharge voltage by circulating between the
Causes a voltage drop. According to the invention of claim 2
Thus, in addition to the operation of the invention described in claim 1, the substrate storage
The body has a bottom plate with an opening formed therein. BackSee-through section
Is provided between the housed game control board and the bottom plate portion.
A transparent plate, and the transparent plate is removed from the opening.
Through the back of the game control board
I have. According to the invention as set forth in claim 3, claim 1 or
In addition to the effect of the invention described in claim 2, the game machine side mounting
Conductive plate-shaped member interposed between the
The back side of the game control board is further covered. Claim
According to the fourth aspect of the present invention,
In addition to the function, the plate-shaped member is attached to the
It is not possible to attach the substrate container to the plate-like member.
It is possible. And the state attached to the plate-shaped member
A space is formed between the substrate container of
It is. According to the present invention described in claim 5, according to claim 4,
In addition to the effects of the above-mentioned invention, the substrate container is
Sliding while being guided by the provided guide section
And the sliding part is guided by the guide part
The substrate container can be engaged with the engaging portion in the
Can fix substrate container to plate-like member
And a fixed engagement portion. In this way, the substrate container is
After being slid along the guide portion, it engages with the engagement portion for the substrate container.
Since they are fixed to the plate-like member by being
The substrate container is removed by a simple operation of
It can be easily attached to the shaped member. Claim 6
According to the present invention described in any one of claims 1 to 5,
In addition to the effects of the above-mentioned invention, the ground line of the game control board
Is electrically connected to the conductive substrate container.
ing.According to the present invention as set forth in claim 7, claims 1 to 1 are provided.
In addition to the effect of the invention according to any one of claims 6 to 12, a temporary fixing
The cover-side housing part is supported by the support-side housing part
It is possible to attach the parts temporarily. The temporary fixing part is
The container for the container was positioned so that the cover-side container part was downward.
In such a case, the arrangement is such that it can withstand the weight of the
It is configured to: According to the present invention as set forth in claim 8,
If so, the invention according to any one of claims 1 to 7 can be implemented.
In addition to the game board, the game control board and its
Relay to the controlled device controlled by the game control board
Is done. Display result of variable display device with variable display state
Is displayed in a predetermined specific display mode.
Can be controlled to a specific game state that is advantageous to the player. Ball payout
By the function of the device, prize balls can be paid out with the winning of the hit ball
Becomes And, on one side of the variable display device,
A ball payout device is provided, and the variable display device
The relay is provided on the side opposite to the side where the ball payout device is provided.
A substrate is provided. According to the invention of claim 9
Thus, the operation of the invention according to any one of claims 1 to 8
In addition, the winning prize to process the winning prize for paying out prizes
The ball processing unit is eccentric in the horizontal direction from the center position of the substrate container.
It is arranged in the position where it was. The invention according to claim 10
According to the invention according to any one of claims 1 to 9,
In addition to the action, the front-side see-through portion and the back-side see-through portion are made of polycarbonate.
-It is composed of Bonate. The invention according to claim 11
According to the description, according to any one of claims 1 to 10
In addition to the function of the invention, the cover-side housing is
Do not remove the body parts Connector to game control board
The connection is detachable.

[0010]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS One embodiment of the present invention will be described below. FIG.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is an overall front view of a pachinko gaming machine provided with a game control board container according to one embodiment of the present invention.

When the operating handle 106 provided on the pachinko gaming machine 1 is operated, a hitting rod (not shown) is operated.
Is intermittently rocked and a pachinko ball is fired. The pachinko ball shot and fired is guided to the game area 2 through the hit ball guiding rail 3.

When a pachinko ball hit into the game area 2 wins one of the starting winning ports 7, 8a, 8b, the starting winning ball detectors 9, 10a, 10b detect the winning pachinko ball, The variable display device 5 capable of variably displaying a plurality of types of identification information is variably started based on the detection output. The variable display device 5 is provided with a plurality of (three in the drawing) drums, and variable display is performed by rotating the drums with, for example, a stepping motor.
The variable display can be stopped by stopping the stepping motor.

A display result when the variable display device 5 is stopped is a combination of predetermined identification information (for example, 777).
In this case, the variable winning ball device 6 is opened, and the first state is advantageous for a player who is likely to win a pachinko ball, and a big hit state occurs. Whether or not to generate the big hit state is determined by picking up the value of the random number counter which is counted up by using the reset waiting time of the microcomputer at the time of winning the start, and based on the picked up value. When the pachinko ball that has won the variable winning ball device 6 further wins a specific winning port (not shown) provided in the variable winning ball device 6, the specific winning ball detector 11 detects the first state. Is repeatedly and continuously controlled.

When the pachinko ball enters the variable prize ball device 6 or the like, a predetermined number of prize balls are transferred to the prize ball exit 16.
From the ball supply tray 15. The pachinko balls stored in the hit ball supply tray 15 are guided to a surplus ball receiving tray 18 through a surplus ball outlet 19 by performing a boring operation.

In the drawing, reference numeral 17 denotes a speaker, and a sound effect is generated from the speaker 17 in a big hit state or the like. 12
Is a winning detector, which detects a pachinko ball which has won the variable winning ball device 6. When a predetermined number of pachinko balls are won in the variable winning ball device 6, stop control of the big hit state is performed. Note that the variable winning ball device 6 and the starting winning openings 7, 8a, 8
The pachinko balls that have won the b or the like are guided to the winning ball processing device 23 described in the description of FIG. 7 and detected by a detector provided in the winning ball processing device 23, and a predetermined number of balls are detected based on the detection output. A prize ball is paid out. 4 is a game area division rail, and 14 is an out mouth.

FIG. 7 is an overall rear view showing the internal structure of the pachinko gaming machine. On the back of the pachinko machine 1,
A mechanism plate 20 is attached, and a board accommodating box attachment plate 89 is attached to the mechanism plate 20. The game control board storage box 36 is detachably attached to the board storage box mounting plate 89. The game control board accommodating box 36 constitutes a game control board accommodating body which is configured so that the game control board is visible from the outside in a state where the game control board is housed and is detachably attached to the gaming machine. .

The relay board 101 is mounted on the mechanism plate 20. The relay board 101 relays an electrical connection between an electric device related to game control such as the variable display device 5 and the game control board 53 housed in the game control board housing box 36.

The game control board 53 includes connectors 62 and 6
3, 64, and 65 (not shown in FIG. 7 and described in the description of FIG. 1) are provided, and connectors 66, 67, 68, and 69 are connected to these connectors. . The connector 66 is connected to the connector 104 of the variable display device 5 via the connection wiring 70. Connector 67,
Reference numeral 68 is connected to connectors 103 and 102 of the relay board 101 via connection wirings 71 and 72, respectively. The connector 69 is connected to the power supply wiring connection section 21 via the power supply wiring 73 and the connector 105. Reference numeral 74 denotes a speaker wiring, which is connected to the speaker 17 (see FIG. 6).

A prize ball dispensing device 22 is attached to the mechanism plate 20. The prize ball dispensing device 22 has a ball tank 1
07, pachinko balls are supplied via the tank rail 108. Pachinko ball is variable winning ball device 6 (see FIG. 6)
When a predetermined gaming state occurs, such as winning a prize, the pachinko balls in the prize ball payout device 22 are paid out as a predetermined number of prize balls. The pachinko balls discharged from the prize ball payout device 22 flow down a pachinko ball guide passage (not shown) near the game control board accommodation box 36 and attached to the back of the game board, and the prize ball exit 16 The ball is delivered to the hitting plate 15 (see FIG. 6).

The variable winning ball device 6, the starting winning openings 7, 8a,
8b (see FIG. 6) and the like, the pachinko balls are collected at predetermined positions by the prize ball collecting cover body 25 and guided to the prize ball processing device 23. The pachinko ball guided to the prize ball processing device 23 is detected by a detector provided in the prize ball processing device 23, and based on the detection output, the prize ball payout device 22.
Activate The winning ball processing device 23 is provided with two detectors. A winning ball winning the starting winning opening 7 is detected by one detector, and a winning ball winning the other winning opening is detected by the other detector. Is detected. This structure is used in order to make the number of prize balls to be paid out different between when the winning prize port 7 is won and when another prize port is won.

The pachinko balls guided to the winning ball processing device 23 are discharged out of the pachinko gaming machine 1. The pachinko balls that have become out balls are the out ball guide cover 35 and the mechanical plate 2.
The pachinko game machine 1 is discharged to the outside of the pachinko gaming machine 1 through a passage formed by the pachinko gaming machine 1. Therefore, a large amount of pachinko balls such as winning balls, out balls and premium balls are guided to the mechanism plate 20 mainly made of synthetic resin and the winning ball collecting cover body 25, so that static electricity is easily generated due to the friction. It has become.

Reference numeral 13 in the figure denotes a solenoid for driving the variable winning ball device 6 (see FIG. 6).

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view showing the structure of the game control board housing box 36. The game control board storage box 36 includes a storage box main body 37, a transparent plate 50, and a transparent cover body 75. Storage box body 37
Is made of, for example, a synthetic resin in which carbon is mixed with polypropylene in order to have conductivity. The color of this resin is black. In addition, you may comprise with the metal plate which has electroconductivity. Further, the transparent plate 50 and the transparent cover body 75 are transparently formed of polycarbonate or the like.

At four corners of the bottom plate 38 of the housing box body 37, mounting bosses 41a and 41b are provided. Also,
Fitting portions 51 are provided at four corners of the transparent plate 50. The transparent plate 50 is attached to the housing box main body 37 by fitting the fitting portion 51 into the attachment bosses 41a and 41b. At four corners of the game control board 53 on which the MPU / RAM 60, the ROM 59 and the like are mounted, ground line extending mounting holes 55 and mounting holes 56 are provided. By screwing the screw 57 into the mounting boss 41b through the mounting hole 56 and the fitting portion 51, and by screwing the screw 57 into the mounting boss 41a through the ground line extending mounting hole 55 and the fitting portion 51, The control board 53 is fixed to the housing box main body 37. Since openings 39 and 40 are provided in the bottom plate 38 of the storage box body 37, the game control board 53
The wiring pattern on the back surface can be visually recognized through the transparent plate 50 from the openings 39 and 40.

An engaging hole 45 is provided in the side walls 43 and 44 of the housing box body 37, and a locking piece 76 provided in the transparent cover body 75 is inserted into the engaging hole 45.
A screw hole 46 provided in the housing box body 37 is provided.
The transparent cover body 75 is fixed to the housing box body 37 by screwing the screw 47 into the screw hole 77 provided in the locking piece 76.

The side plates 79 of the transparent cover 75 are connected to the connectors 62, 63, 6 provided on the game control board 53.
4 and 65, the connector 62 and the connector 66 are disconnected, the connector 63 and the connector 67 are disconnected, and the connector 64 and the connector 6 are disconnected.
The connection with the connector 8 and the connection between the connector 65 and the connector 69 can be omitted without removing the transparent cover body 75. Transparent cover body 75 and storage box body 3
7 and a seal seal 83 is attached.

Transparent cover body 75, housing box body 37
Are provided with a large number of heat radiation holes 78 and 49, respectively. The game control board 53 is formed by the heat radiating holes 78 and 49.
Dissipates heat from the electronic device provided above. In addition,
The heat radiation holes 78 and 49 are formed in the entirety of the transparent cover body 75 and the housing box main body 37, and are omitted in FIG. The board housing box mounting plate 89 is provided on the upright wall 9.
1 and 92 and are fixed to the mechanism plate 20. The board housing box mounting plate 89 is made of a synthetic resin obtained by mixing carbon with polypropylene, a conductive metal plate, or the like. The board accommodation box attachment plate 89 is provided with a pair of attachment rails 90. The bottom plate 38 of the housing box main body 37 is provided with a pair of sliding portions 48 (one is omitted), and the side wall 43 of the housing box main body 37 is connected to the standing wall of the board housing box mounting plate 89. When the housing box main body 37 is slid rightward while making contact with the guide 91, the guide rail 90 and the sliding portion 48 are engaged with each other.

When the game control board storage box 36 is mounted on the board storage box mounting plate 89, the game control board storage box 36 is held while the side wall 43 is in contact with the upright wall 91.
Slide to the right. Next, the pressing portion 93 provided on the right side of the locking piece 94 is pressed downward in the figure, and the game control board housing box 36 is further slid rightward.
Then, the game control board storage box 36 is fixed to the board storage box mounting plate 89 by engaging the engagement pieces 94 with the engagement holes 42 and 52.

When removing the game control board housing box 36, the pressing portion 93 is pressed downward in the figure to release the engagement between the engaging piece 94 and the engaging holes 42 and 52, thereby allowing the game control board housing box 36 to be removed. If the box 36 is slid to the left, the game control board housing box 36 can be easily removed.
Since the mechanism plate 20 is a component of the pachinko game machine, the game control board housing box 36 is detachable from the pachinko game machine. The game control board housing box 36 may be removably attached to the game board, or may be located at another location. Openings 95 and 96 are provided in the board storage box mounting plate 89. The role of the openings 95 and 96 is performed in the description of FIG. 3 and FIG.

Reference numeral 84 denotes an auxiliary cover body, which is formed of a conductive metal or a synthetic resin obtained by mixing carbon with polypropylene. In order to prevent the electronic device provided on the game control board 53 from being adversely affected by the static electricity described above, the housing box main body 37 and the board housing box mounting plate 89 are formed of a conductive material. If this is not enough, the auxiliary cover 84 is mounted on the transparent cover 75 so that the electronic device is not adversely affected by static electricity.

On the upper surface of the transparent cover body 75, a plurality of L-shaped mounting portions 80 are provided. In order to attach the auxiliary cover body 84 to the transparent cover body 75, a U-shaped portion formed by the attaching portion 80 and the upper surface of the transparent cover body 75 includes:
The engaging portion 85 which is the edge of the auxiliary cover body 84 is slid and inserted, and the projection 82 provided on the transparent cover body 75 is engaged with the engaging hole 88 provided on the auxiliary cover body 84. In addition, 8
Reference numeral 7 denotes a heat radiating hole, and the role of the heat radiating hole 87 is the same as that of the heat radiating holes 49 and 78 described above. The heat radiating holes 87 are formed over the entire surface of the auxiliary cover body 84. 86 is a notch.

In the figure, reference numerals 70, 71 and 72 are connection wirings.
73 is a power supply wiring, and 74 is a speaker wiring. The description of these wirings has been made in the description of FIG.

FIG. 2 is a plan view showing the back surface of the game control board storage box. Bottom plate 38 of storage box body 37
Is provided with the openings 39 and 40, the wiring pattern 61 provided on the back surface of the game control board 53 can be visually recognized from the openings 39 and 40 via the transparent plate 50 (see FIG. 1). Can be.

In the drawings, 41a and 41b are mounting bosses, 42 is an engaging hole, and 48 is a sliding portion. These explanations have been made at the explanation points in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a plan view showing a state in which the game control board storage box is mounted on the mechanism plate. The attachment parts 33 and 34 are formed integrally with the mechanism plate 20. A board accommodation box attachment plate 89 is attached to a boss at the end of the attachment portions 33 and 34.

An opening 9 is provided in the board accommodation box mounting plate 89.
5 and 96 are provided, and when a pachinko ball enters between the game control board storage box 36 and the mechanism plate 20, the pachinko ball is removed from the openings 95 and 96 by removing the game control board storage box 36. Can be taken out. The openings 95 and 96 will be further described in the description of FIG.

The portion of the game control board 53 (see FIG. 1) where the connectors 66, 67, 68 and 69 are located is not covered with the transparent cover body 75 (see FIG. 1). A cover may be provided. In this way, it is possible to prevent pachinko balls from entering the game control board housing box 36 from the portion where the connectors 66, 67, 68, 69 are located.

In the drawing, reference numeral 30 denotes a communication port, and the prize balls paid out from the prize ball payout device 22 are discharged from the communication port 30 and guided to the hit ball supply tray 15. In the figure, reference numeral 31 denotes a surplus ball guide path, and the surplus ball guide path 31 is covered with a guide cover 32. When it becomes necessary to further pay out prize balls in a state where the hit ball supply tray 15 is full of pachinko balls, the pachinko balls in the hit ball supply tray 15 are automatically replaced with the surplus ball guide path 31.
From the excess ball tray 18.

In the drawing, 14 is an out port, 22 is a prize ball payout device, 35 is an out ball guide cover, and 70, 71 and 72 are connection wires.

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of FIG. 3 cut in the direction of arrow A. A first space 97 is provided between the mechanism plate 20 and the board housing box mounting plate 89, and a second space 98 is provided between the board housing box mounting plate 89 and the housing box main body 37. . The first space 97 and the second space 98 prevent transmission of static electricity generated in the mechanism plate 20 to the housing box main body 37 as much as possible.

A third space 99 is provided between the transparent plate 50 and the game control board 53, and a fourth space 100 is provided between the game control board 53 and the transparent cover 75. .

As described above, the third space 99 and the fourth space 10
0, the game control board storage box 3
6 can be prevented from being directly applied to the game control board 53 without passing through a mounting boss 41a described later. Further, when an electronic circuit formed on the game control board 53 is operated, heat is generated from the various electronic devices 58. However, since the capacity of the third space 99 and the capacity of the fourth space 100 are different, the third The speed at which the air in the space 99 warms is different from the speed at which the air in the fourth space 100 warms, and the third space 99 and the fourth space 100 differ depending on the temperature difference.
A convection of air is generated between the heat dissipation holes 49 and 78, and the heat in the game control board housing box 36 can be uniformly discharged from the heat dissipation holes 49 and 78.

The transparent cover 75 is provided with a mounting portion 80, and an auxiliary cover 84 (see FIG. 1) is inserted between the mounting portion 80 and the transparent cover 75. 91, 9 in the figure
2 is an upright wall, 39 and 40 are openings, 48 is a sliding part, 90
Denotes a mounting rail, 47 denotes a screw, and 76 denotes a locking piece.

Attachment part 3 formed integrally with mechanism plate 20
The board accommodation box attachment plates 89 are attached to the reference numerals 3 and 34. If for some reason a pachinko ball in the ball tank 107 (see FIG. 7) or a pachinko ball in the tank rail 108 (see FIG. 7) falls between the mechanism plate 25 and the board storage box mounting plate 89, the game control is performed. If the substrate accommodating box 36 is removed, the pachinko balls are inserted into the openings 95 and 96.
(See FIG. 3).

The winning ball 112 which has won the starting winning port 7 (see FIG. 6) passes through the gutter between the winning ball collecting cover body 25 and the game board, is guided from the opening 26 to the winning ball collecting gutter 29,
It is detected by one of the detectors provided in the winning ball processing device 23 (see FIG. 7). The winning ball 111 which has won other than the starting winning opening 7 is guided to the winning ball collecting gutter 28 and the winning ball processing device 23.
Is detected by the other detector provided at In the figure, reference numeral 27 denotes an opening. Pachinko balls 110 that have not won any of the winning ports pass through the out port 14 and are discharged out of the pachinko gaming machine through the gutter formed by the out ball guiding cover 35. In the drawing, reference numeral 31 denotes a surplus ball guide path, 32 denotes a guide cover, 4 denotes a game area section rail, and 24 denotes a game board holding frame.

FIG. 5 is a sectional view showing a state in which the game control board accommodating box shown in FIG. 3 is cut at an angle different from that of FIG. The game control board 53 is provided with a screw 57 through a ground line extending mounting hole 55 in which the ground line 54 is extended and a mounting hole 56 in which the ground line 54 is not extended.
Mounting boss 41b provided on the housing box body 37,
It is screwed and fixed to 41a.

Ground lines 54 are provided on the front and back surfaces of the game control board 53, respectively. For this reason, the ground line 54 and the game control board storage box 36 are electrically connected via the ground line of the mounting boss 41b and the ground line extending mounting hole 55 which is in contact with the mounting boss 41b. As a result, the ground line 54 of the game control board 53 and the game control board storage box 36 have substantially the same potential, so that the game control board storage box 36
And the game control board 53 can be prevented from being discharged.

The game control board 53 is provided with a large number of through holes (not shown). Ground lines 54 formed on the front and back surfaces of the game control board 53 are electrically connected through the through holes. Thus, if a discharge occurs between the mechanism board 20 and the game control board housing box 36 due to static electricity, the discharge voltage is reduced to the mounting boss 41.
b, first flows into the ground line 54 on the back side of the game control board 53, and the current flowing on this back side is supplied to the MPU, RAM 60,
Until reaching the ROM 59, it passes through the through-hole many times and circulates many times between the front surface and the back surface of the ground line 54, whereby the voltage is applied to the MPU, RAM 60, ROM 59 provided on the game control board 53. The voltage drops as much as possible before reaching. In other words, this through-hole has a function of maximizing the current flow distance from the mounting portion 41b to the MPU, the RAM 60, and the ROM 59 provided on the game control board 53, and is a main part of the game control board 53. MPU, RAM60, ROM5
9 can be protected as much as possible from the adverse effects of static electricity.

In the figure, reference numeral 72 denotes connection wiring, 73 denotes power supply wiring, 7
4 is a speaker wiring, 68 and 69 are connectors, 43 is a side wall, 79 is a side plate, 80 is a mounting portion, 78 is a heat dissipation hole, 75
Is a transparent cover body, 37 is a housing box main body, 76 is a locking piece, 77 is a screw hole, 45 is an engagement hole, 58 is various electronic devices, 51 is a fitting portion, 50 is a transparent plate, 39 is an opening, 48
Is a sliding portion, 89 is a board holding plate mounting plate, 91 is an upright wall, 90 mounting rails, 94 is an engagement piece, 93 is a pressing portion,
Reference numerals 2 and 52 denote engagement holes, and the description thereof has already been made, and will not be repeated.

As shown in FIG. 1, in one embodiment of the present invention, the opening 3 is formed in the bottom plate 38 of the housing box main body 37.
By providing 9 and 40, the wiring pattern provided on the back surface of the game control board 53 can be visually recognized.
However, the present invention is not limited to this. Instead of providing the openings 39 and 40 in the bottom plate 38, a large number of through holes may be provided so that the wiring pattern can be visually recognized through the through holes. Therefore, in such a configuration, the wiring pattern cannot be touched from outside the game control board housing box 36 by hand.
The transparent plate 50 becomes unnecessary.

As shown in FIG. 1, in one embodiment of the present invention, the housing box main body 37, the board housing box mounting plate 91, and the auxiliary cover body 84 suppress adverse effects on the electronic device due to static electricity. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and a conductive tubular body may be used. The game control board 53 surrounded by a transparent container is put into the tubular body from the mouth of the tubular body.

As shown in FIG. 1, in one embodiment of the present invention, the transparent plate 50 and the transparent cover 75 are completely transparent. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and may be formed of a synthetic resin containing carbon to such an extent that the inside can be seen through.

The pachinko game machine has been described as a game machine to which the game control board container according to one embodiment of the present invention is attached. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and an electronic circuit is provided. Any game machine may be used.

The transparent cover body 75 attached to the upper portion of the storage box main body 37 constitutes a surface see-through portion which can see through the surface of the game control board in a state where the game control board is housed. The openings 39 and 40 to which the transparent plate 50 is attached form a back surface see-through portion that can see through the back surface of the game control board in a state where the game control board is housed. The above-mentioned bottom plate 38 constitutes a bottom plate portion in which an opening is formed. And the back surface see-through portion ,
It has a transparent plate 50 provided between the game control board 53 in the housed state and the bottom plate portion, and is configured so that the back surface of the game control board 53 can be seen through the transparent plate from the opening. The plurality of through holes provided in the game control board 53 described above form a plurality of through portions that penetrate through ground lines formed on the front and back surfaces of the game control board and are electrically connected. A conductive plate-shaped member interposed between the board housing and the gaming machine-side mounting portion for mounting the board housing by the board housing box mounting plate 89 described above and covering the back side of the game control board. Is configured. As described with reference to FIG. 1, the plate-shaped member is attached to the gaming machine-side attachment portion, and is configured to be capable of attaching the substrate container. Then, a space (97, 9) is provided between the board container attached to the plate-shaped member and the gaming machine side attachment portion.
8) is formed. As mentioned above
The game control board storage box 36 is provided on the game board 24.
You may ask. That is, the game area 2 where the ball is hit
A board container is placed on the game board 24 side formed on the front side.
It is configured to be removable. By the storage box body 37
The support-side container portion on which the game control board is supported is
It is configured. The transparent cover body 75 allows the support
It is attached to the holding side container part and covers the game control board
A cover-side container portion is configured. And as mentioned above
As described above, the supporting-side container portion and the covering-side container portion
Are made of synthetic resin. The pair of mounting rails 90 constitute a guide provided on the plate member. The above-described sliding portion 48 constitutes a sliding portion that can be slid while being guided by the guide portion. The engagement piece 94 constitutes an engagement portion for a substrate container provided on the plate-shaped member. With the engagement holes 42 and 52, the sliding portion can be engaged with the substrate container engaging portion while being guided by the guide portion. A fixed engaging portion that can be fixed to the plate-like member is configured. As described above, the game control board 53 is formed by screwing the screw 57 into the mounting boss 41a via the ground line extending mounting hole 55 in which the ground line 54 is extended, so that the ground line has a conductive property. Electrically connected to the receiving container. The engagement hole 45 and the insertion hole
With the engagement piece 76 to be inserted,
To temporarily fix the covering side container part so that it can be attached
Is temporarily configured. This temporary fixing part is
Place the plate container in such a position that the cover-side container portion faces down.
That can withstand the weight of the covering-side container portion in the case of
(Arranged at the four corners).
The game control board and the game
While relaying to the controlled device controlled by the control board
A connecting board is configured. Display by the variable display device 5
The state can be changed and the display result is specified in a predetermined
When the display mode becomes, identification that is advantageous to the player
Determined to be controllable in gaming state (big hit state)
The variable display device is configured. The prize ball dispenser
A ball that can pay out a prize ball in accordance with the winning of the hit ball by the setting 22.
A payout device is configured. And, based on FIG.
As described above, one side of the variable display device (FIG. 7)
The ball payout device is disposed on the right side), and the variable display device is provided.
Side opposite to the side on which the ball payout device is provided
(The left side of FIG. 7) is provided with the relay board. Previous
By the entry prize ball processing device 23, it is entered for paying out prize balls.
A winning ball processing unit for processing a winning ball is configured. In FIG.
As shown, the center position of the substrate container is
The winning ball processing unit is disposed at a position eccentric in the lateral direction from
ing. Also, as described above, the surface see-through portion and the back surface
The surface see-through portion is made of polycarbonate. Above
As described above, the connection between the connector 62 and the connector 66 is removed.
And disconnect the connector 63 and the connector 67.
Connection between connector 64 and connector 68 and connector 6
When the connection between the connector 5 and the connector 69 is removed, the transparent cover 75 is removed.
It is possible without removing . That is, the support-side container
Connector without removing the covering-side container part from the part.
The game control board can be connected to and disconnected from the game control board.
ing.

According to the present invention of claim 1 according to the present invention, front and back and is see-through when it comes to board containment body game board side together of the game control board while accommodating the gaming control board <br/> since it is detachably mounted to, board containment body
By removing preparative even mounting surface side of the game controller board, it is possible to easily view. Therefore, it is possible to find a visible abnormality occurring on the mounting surface side of the game control board without overlooking as much as possible. Also,
The support-side container and the cover-side container are made of synthetic resin.
Transparent synthetic resin, which is the same resin material
The front transparent portion and the rear transparent portion are easily formed by using
It becomes possible. On the other hand, as compared with the case where the entire substrate container is made of a metallic material, the support side container portion and the cover side
When the housing portion is made of synthetic resin, the noise shielding effect tends to be reduced. However, the disadvantage is compensated for by the voltage drop caused by the plurality of penetrating portions, and the adverse effect of the noise can be prevented as much as possible. Also, on the game board side
Noise caused by static electricity etc. by mounting the board container
The mechanism plate side where the ball dispensing device etc
Is more susceptible to noise than mounting
Can be harder to shake. Furthermore, there is a board container on the game board side.
Because it is provided, from the electronic device provided on the game board
The wiring connected to the game control board can be shortened,
Can be facilitated. According to the second aspect of the present invention, in addition to the effects of the first aspect, the game control board can be seen through the transparent plate from the opening of the bottom plate portion and the back side of the game control board. Since the back side is covered with the transparent plate, the back side of the game control board is protected, and the back side of the game control board is prevented from being tampered with from the outside of the board container as much as possible. be able to. According to the third aspect of the present invention, in addition to the effects of the first or second aspect of the present invention, the conductive material interposed between the board housing and the game machine-side mounting portion is provided. Since the back side of the game control board is covered by the plate-shaped member, it is a conductive plate-shaped member that adverse effects of noise caused by static electricity generated in the gaming machine side mounting portion reach the game control board. Can be cut off as much as possible. According to the present invention described in claim 4, in addition to the effect of the invention described in claim 3, in addition to the effect of the invention described in claim 3, the board container is configured to be attachable by a plate-shaped member attached to the gaming machine side attachment portion. Therefore, a plate-shaped member having a function of blocking the adverse effect of noise is also configured as a member for mounting the substrate container, and the substrate container is mounted on the plate-shaped member with the substrate container. By mounting so that a space is formed between it and the machine-side mounting portion, the above-described effect of blocking the adverse effects of noise is exhibited, while if the board container is removed from the plate-shaped member, The back side of the control board is immediately visible. According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, in addition to the effect of the fourth aspect, after the board housing is slid along the guide portion of the mounting member, the board housing of the mounting member is performed. Since the base member is fixed to the mounting member by being engaged with the body engaging portion, the substrate housing can be easily mounted on the mounting member by a simple operation of sliding and engaging. Claim 6
According to the present invention, in addition to the effects of the invention according to any one of claims 1 to 5, the game control board and the conductive board housing via the ground line of the game control board Are electrically connected, these potentials become the same potential. For this reason, the discharge which may occur between the game control board and the board container can be prevented as much as possible. According to the invention described in claim 7, claims 1 to 1 are provided.
Item 6. In addition to the effects of the invention according to any one of Items 6, the support side yield
The container part and the cover side container part can be temporarily fixed and attached.
Because of this, the work of assembling the two housing parts becomes easy. Special
The substrate-side container is temporarily covered with the substrate-side container,
When the cover is placed in the lower position,
Because the temporary fixing part is arranged so that it can withstand heavy,
What is the posture of the substrate container once it is temporarily fixed?
Even if it does, it can prevent that the temporary fixing comes off,
Assembling work of the supporting side container part and the covering side container part
It is much easier to do. The invention according to claim 8
According to the invention according to any one of claims 1 to 7,
In addition to the effect, wiring is provided because the relay board is provided.
Work becomes easier. Teeth may, for example, the relay board is the variable display
If installed on the upper part of the device, the game control
The wiring connecting the board and the relay board is
Variable display due to the presence of other variable display devices that interfere
Inconvenience that the device is in the way and wiring is difficult
However, in the case of the present invention, a relay substrate is provided beside the variable display device.
Is installed to minimize such inconveniences.
I can do it. Moreover, a ball is placed on one side of the variable display device.
A dispensing device is provided, and a relay board is provided on the other side.
Paying out a relatively large number of balls at once
Before the adverse effects of noise caused by static electricity generated from the device
It can be prevented from reaching the relay board as much as possible. Contract
According to the present invention as set forth in claim 9, claims 1 to 8 are provided.
In addition to the effects of the invention described in any of the above,
The winning ball processing unit is located at a position eccentric in the horizontal direction from the center position.
Because the game control board is installed as much as possible
Away from the
The game is affected by the noise generated by the driving source
It can be prevented as much as possible to reach the control board. Claim
According to the present invention described in claim 10, according to claims 1 to 9,
In addition to the effects of the invention described in any of the above, the surface see-through portion and the back
Because the surface see-through part is made of polycarbonate
In addition, it is necessary to make the fluoroscopy part excellent in transparency and relatively inexpensive.
it can. According to the present invention described in claim 11, according to claim 1,
In addition to the effects of the invention according to any one of claims 10 to 10,
Do not remove the cover-side container from the support-side container.
Connector can be connected to and removed from the game control board
Therefore, the work of disconnecting the connector is facilitated.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a plan view of the back surface of the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a plan view showing a state in which one embodiment of the present invention is attached to a mechanism plate.

FIG. 4 is a sectional view showing a state where FIG. 3 is cut in the direction of arrow A;

FIG. 5 is a sectional view showing a state where FIG. 3 is cut at an angle different from that of FIG. 4;

FIG. 6 is an overall front view of a pachinko gaming machine having one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is an overall rear view showing the internal structure of the pachinko gaming machine having one embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Pachinko gaming machine 36 Game control board accommodation box 39 Opening 40 Opening 42 Engagement hole 48 Sliding part 50 Transparent plate 53 Game control board 59 ROM 60 MPU, RAM 75 Transparent cover 89 Board accommodation box mounting plate 90 Mounting rail 94 Engagement piece

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Claims (11)

(57) [Claims] 1. A game machine comprising: a game control board provided with an electronic device for controlling the game machine; and a board housing body for housing the game control board, wherein the board housing body comprises: In a state in which the game control board is accommodated, the game control board has a front face see-through portion that can see through the front surface and a back face see-through portion that can see through the back face, and a ball is hit.
Attached to and removed from the game board with the game area formed on the front
The game control board is supported freely.
To be supported and attached to the supporting side container
And a cover-side container portion that covers the game control board.
The supporting-side container portion and the covering-side container portion
Is formed of a synthetic resin, and the game control board has ground lines formed on the front surface and the back surface thereof, and has a plurality of penetrating portions that penetrate the ground lines and electrically conduct the ground lines. A gaming machine characterized by being made. 2. The substrate container has a bottom plate portion having an opening formed therein, and the rear see-through portion includes a transparent plate provided between the game control substrate and the bottom plate portion in a stored state. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the gaming machine has a configuration in which the back surface of the game control board can be seen through the transparent plate from the opening. 3. The game control board further includes a conductive plate-shaped member interposed between the board accommodation body and a game machine-side mounting portion for mounting the board accommodation body, and covering a back side of the game control board. The gaming machine according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the gaming machine is characterized in that: 4. The plate-shaped member is attached to the gaming machine-side attachment portion, and is configured to be capable of attaching the substrate container, and the substrate attached to the plate-shaped member. The gaming machine according to claim 3, wherein a space is formed between the housing for the game machine and the gaming machine side attachment portion. 5. The plate-like member includes: a guide portion for slidingly guiding the substrate container; and a substrate container engaging portion for engaging and fixing the substrate container. The board container includes a sliding portion that can be slid while being guided by the guide portion, and a board holding member engaging portion that is guided by the guide portion. The gaming machine according to claim 4, further comprising: a fixed engaging portion that is capable of engaging with the plate-shaped member and that can fix the substrate container to the plate-shaped member depending on the engagement state. 6. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the ground line is electrically connected to the substrate housing having conductivity. 7. The cover-side housing in the support-side housing portion.
Temporarily fix the body part so that it can be attached temporarily.
Including The temporary fixing portion is configured to cover the substrate container with the cover-side container portion.
Of the cover-side container when the position is
That it is configured to be able to withstand its own weight
The play according to any one of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that
Technical machine. 8. The game control board and the game control board
A relay board for relaying the controlled device to be controlled, The display state can be changed and the display result can be
Identification that is advantageous to the player when the display mode is fixed
A variable display device set to be controllable in the gaming state
And A ball payout device that can pay out prize balls in accordance with the winning of the ball.
Including The ball payout device is disposed on one side of the variable display device.
And The ball payout device in the variable display device is provided
The relay board is arranged on the side opposite to the side
The method according to any one of claims 1 to 7, characterized in that:
Gaming machine. 9. A winning ball is processed for paying out a prize ball.
It further includes a winning ball processing unit, Position eccentric in the horizontal direction from the center position of the substrate container
Characterized in that the winning ball processing section is disposed in
A gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 to 8. 10. The front surface see-through portion and the rear surface see-through portion
It is characterized by being composed of polycarbonate,
A gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 to 9. 11. A command for connecting to the game control board.
Further comprising a nectar, Removing the cover-side container portion from the support-side container portion
Without connecting the connector to the game control board.
Claims characterized in that it is configured to be removable
A gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 to 10.