JP3083060B2 - 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 ball and ball game machine such as a pachinko machine and an arrange ball machine having an external connection terminal.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A ball game machine such as a pachinko machine, an arrangement ball machine and the like includes an outer frame and a front frame which is pivotally supported by the outer frame via a hinge at one end in the left-right direction. In the front frame, a game board having a game component, and an upper plate, a lower plate and a firing handle arranged below the game board,
A prize ball tank behind the front frame, ball payout means for paying out the game balls of the prize ball tank to the upper plate as a prize ball, and one game ball from the upper plate when operating the firing handle. The game machine includes a launching means for launching on the upper side of the board and a game ball collecting means for collecting game balls passing through the game board.

[0003] In this kind of ball game machine, firing control when a shooting ball is fired by a firing means, prize control when the shot game ball enters a ball entrance of a game board, a prize winning means, etc. Most controls are performed electronically at a high speed, such as by using a microcomputer to control the replenishment control when replenishing game balls to the ball tank and the payout control when paying out game balls with the ball payout means. It is controlled. For this reason, on the back side of the front frame,
A large number of control lead wires and the like are arranged in a complicatedly interlaced manner so as to connect the boards to each other or to connect the boards to the electrical components.

On the other hand, in recent years, in a game hall in which a ball-and-ball game machine such as a pachinko machine is installed, information from each of the ball-and-game machines is transmitted to an external device such as a computer, and information from an external device such as a computer is transmitted. Is transmitted to each ball game machine, and the state of each ball game machine, for example, whether or not replenishment of game balls to the prize ball tank, the number of game balls to be paid out by the ball payout means as prize balls, etc. Comprehensively grasped by computer etc.
It is considered to provide business management or management of each ball-and-ball game machine.

[0005] Therefore, each information from the ball-and-ball game machine is taken out to an external device such as a computer, or connected to an external device such as a computer so that the information from the external device such as a computer is sent to the ball-and-ball game machine side. External connection terminals are provided on the substrate on the rear side of the front frame in advance.

[0006]

In a conventional ball game machine, an external connection board is provided on a back mechanism board, and necessary external connection terminals are attached to the external connection board. On the other hand, the back mechanism board is provided separately from the external connection board. Is provided with a distribution board, and a connector for an indicator lamp or the like is provided on the distribution board and wiring is performed. For this reason, since there are ball dispensing means and many other devices behind the back mechanism plate, the arrangement of each board is greatly restricted, and when the number of external connection terminals increases, the arrangement is extremely large. Becomes difficult.

When the external connection board and the distribution board are arranged apart from each other in order to avoid interference with other equipment, lead wires and connectors for connecting the two boards are required. However, there is a disadvantage that the connection of the lead wire and the connector becomes very complicated and troublesome. The present invention has been made in view of the above-described conventional problems, and allows a connector and an external connection terminal to be collectively arranged by using a distribution board, and also facilitates a connection work to the external connection terminal, and prevents a connection error or the like from occurring. It is an object of the present invention to provide a ball-and-ball game machine capable of doing so.

[0008]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention provides an outer frame 2 and a front frame 4 pivotally supported by the outer frame 2 via a hinge 3 so as to be openable and closable.
The game machine main body 1 is constituted by the above and comprises a game board 7 detachably mounted on the front frame 4 and a back mechanism plate 42 for holding the game board 7 from the rear side. The outer frame 2 is provided with a launching means 43 for launching a ball, a winning ball tank 48 disposed above the back mechanism plate 42, and a ball payout means 49 disposed on the hinge 3 side of the back mechanism plate 42. In the ball game machine, a back wall 42a is formed on the back mechanism plate 42 so as to be separated rearward from the game board 7, and is located on the side of the prize ball tank 48 and above the ball payout means 49. A wiring hole 78 opening on both front and rear sides and a board mounting portion 75 surrounding the wiring hole 78 are integrally formed, and the distribution board 61 having wiring connectors 92, 105 to 114 on both front and rear sides is formed in the board mounting portion 75. Is attached, and the external connection terminals 62 and 63 connected to the launch means 43 and the ball payout means 49 and the control board 38 side of the game board 7 External connection terminals 73 and 74 are connected, and the former external connection terminals 6
2, 63 are provided on the rear side of the distribution board 61 on the back mechanism plate 42 side, and the latter external connection terminals 73, 74 are provided on the board 36 on the rear side of the game board 7.

[0009]

[0010]

[0011]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, wiring connectors 92, 105 to 114 and external connection terminals 62, 63 are provided on both front and rear sides of the distribution board 61, respectively. 92, 105 to 114 and the external connection terminals 62 and 63 can be collectively arranged.
It is possible to prevent a connection error when connecting each of the lead wires 91,97 to 104,115,116 to 62,63, and to prevent the lead wires 91,97 to 104,
115,116 It is possible to prevent mutual complications and associated disconnections.
Moreover, since the external connection terminals 62 and 63 are located on the rear side of the distribution board 61, the external device lead wires are connected to the external connection terminals 62 and 63.
132,134 can be easily connected. Further, a substrate mounting portion 75 is formed on a separation wall portion 42a of the back mechanism plate 42 which is separated rearward from the game board 7, and the distribution substrate 61 is mounted on the substrate mounting portion 75 from the rear side. And a sufficient space between the game board.

[0012]

[0013]

[0014]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. The drawings illustrate a case where the present invention is applied to a pachinko machine. 1 and 2, reference numeral 1 denotes a pachinko machine main body (game machine main body), and the pachinko machine main body 1 has a rectangular frame-shaped outer frame.
2 and a front frame 4 pivotally supported on the outer frame 2 via a pair of upper and lower hinges 3 on the left end side so as to be freely opened and closed. The front frame 4 has a glass door corresponding to the window hole for mounting the game board
4a and a front panel 5 are mounted to be openable and closable, and a game board 7 is removably mounted on the rear side of the front panel 5 via a gate-shaped three-way frame 6.

An upper plate 8 for storing game balls for firing is mounted on the front plate 5, and a ball removing lever 9 is provided on the front edge of the upper plate 8.
Is provided. At the top of the front frame 4 is a jackpot indicator light 10
In addition, a lower plate 11 for receiving game balls overflowing from the upper plate 8 and a firing handle 12 for a firing operation are provided at a lower portion.

On the front of the game board 7, as shown in FIG.
A guide rail 13 for guiding the launched game balls is provided, and a variable symbol display means 14 is provided substantially at the center thereof.In addition to a large number of obstacle nails, a ramp windmill 15 is provided around the variable symbol display means 14. , Prize winning opening 16, starting opening 17-19, tulip type winning means 20,21, big winning means 22, out opening 23,
And a corner lamp.

The fluctuating symbol display means 14 is an LED display type having three dot-type symbol display portions at the left, right, and center in the horizontal direction, and a game ball enters one of the starting ports 17 to 19. At this time, the symbols in each symbol display section are changed for a predetermined time, and a natural winning prize opening 16 is provided above the variable symbol display means 14.

As shown in FIG. 4, the big prize winning means 22 is pivotally supported so as to be openable and closable about a horizontal axis, and guides a game ball falling from above the game board 7 when opened. A solenoid 25 for opening and closing the opening / closing plate 24 and a specific area switch 27 for detecting a game ball entering a central specific area 26 divided into three parts, and a stop symbol for each symbol display section of the variable symbol display means 14. When a predetermined winning symbol combination is obtained, the solenoid 25 is excited to open the opening / closing plate 24. When the specific area switch 27 detects a game ball that has entered the specific area 26 inside the open / close plate 24 during opening of the open / close plate 24, the large winning means 22 opens the open / close plate 24 again after the opening is completed. Has become.

At the rear side of the game board 7, as shown in FIG. 4 and FIG. 5, a natural winning prize opening 16, starting openings 17 to 19, prize winning means 20, 21,
A plurality of guide passages 28 to 33 for guiding the game balls that have entered the large winning means 22 and passed to the back of the game board 7 downward, a relay board 34, and a back cover 35 covering these are mounted, A game board 36 and a control board 38 provided in a protective case 37 are attached to the back cover 35.

In the guide passages 29 to 31, detection switches 39 to 41 for detecting game balls entering the starting ports 17 to 19 are attached. An IC for controlling the game operation of the entire pachinko machine and other electric parts are mounted on the control board 38 by printed wiring. Floating symbol display means 14, winning means 20, 2
1. Each electric component incorporated in the game component such as the special winning means 22 is electrically connected to the relay board 34 via a lead wire and a connector.

On the rear side of the front frame 4, a back mechanism plate 42 for detachably holding a game board 7 fitted to the three-way frame 6 from the rear side, and near the lower side of the back mechanism plate 42 and opposite to the hinge 3. And a three-sided frame substrate 44 disposed below the three-sided frame 6 and on the side of the hinge 3 opposite to the emitting means 43.

The firing means 43 includes a hammer 45, a firing motor 46 for driving the hammer 45, and a firing control board 47 for controlling the firing motor 46 when the firing handle 12 is operated. When this occurs, the firing motor 46 operates to drive the hitting hammer 45, and the game balls supplied to the firing portion one by one from the upper plate 8 are hit by the hitting hammer 45 and fired on the guide rail 13 side of the game board 7. It has become.

On the back mechanism plate 42, a prize ball tank 48 for storing game balls to be paid out as prize balls, a distribution board 61, ball payout means 49 for paying out game balls as prize balls, and a prize ball tank
A tank rail that guides 48 game balls to the ball payout means 49
A guide duct 51 for guiding the game balls paid out by the ball payout means 49 to the upper plate 8; an overflow duct 52 for guiding the game balls overflowing from the upper plate 8 to the lower plate 11; Passage 28
A ball-collecting case for collecting prize balls falling downward from ~ 33 and out-balls passing from the out port 23 to the back side of the game board 7
53, a collecting chute 54 for collecting an out ball from the ball collecting case 53 to the island side, a power transformer 55 arranged so as to correspond to the front and rear of the three-sided frame board 44, and the like.

The prize ball tank 48 is provided with an out-of-supply switch 56 for detecting the out-of-supply of the game balls, and a ball-out switch 57 for detecting the out-of-ball of the game balls below the tank rail 50. The ball payout means 49 includes a rotating body 58 having a feeding concave portion formed on the outer periphery, a payout motor 59 for driving the rotating body 58, and a ball payout switch 60 for detecting a game ball paid out by rotation of the rotating body 58. Have.
Note that the payout motor 59 is configured by a stepping motor.

The ball collecting case 53 detects a winning ball receiving portion 64 for receiving a winning ball falling from each of the guide passages 28 to 33, and a winning ball falling from the winning ball receiving portion 64 to the collecting chute 54 below. And a prize ball switch 65 are provided. The overflow duct 52 is provided with a full switch 66 for detecting whether the lower plate 11 is full of gaming balls.

As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, a protective case 37 is detachably mounted on the back cover 35 by a locking portion 67 and a locking claw 68 so as to cover the opening 35a on the rear side. A board storage case 69 is integrally formed near the upper side of the protection case 37. The game board 36 is housed and fixed in the board storage case 69, and the opening / closing lid 70 is mounted on the pivot 71 and the locking claw 72 so as to be openable and closable.

As shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, on the distribution board 61, an external connection terminal 62 for supply information and an external connection terminal 63 for emission control information are provided on the rear side. Distribution board 61
Is attached to a rectangular substrate mounting portion 75 formed on the back mechanism plate 42,
From the rear side, it is detachably fixed by screws 76 and is protected by a protective cover 77 that can be opened and closed.

The board mounting portion 75 is deflected toward the hinge 3 at substantially the same height as the winning ball tank 48 on the upper end side of the back mechanism plate 42 and is positioned above the ball payout means 49 so as to be positioned above the ball mechanism. The rear mechanism plate is located at the corner of 42 and surrounds the wiring hole 78 inside it.
The two separate wall portions 42a are integrally formed so as to protrude from both front and rear sides. A front cover is provided on the front side of the board mounting portion 75.
79 is detachably fixed by screws 80.

That is, the back mechanism plate 42 includes the game board 7 and the three-way frame.
6 is provided with a separation wall 42a which is spaced rearward from a game board pressing surface 42b for contacting the rear surface of the game board 7 and pressing the game board 7, and a wiring hole 78 is formed at a corner of the separation wall 42a.
A frame-shaped substrate mounting portion 75 surrounding 78 is provided.
The substrate mounting portion 75 is integrally formed so as to protrude from the separation wall portion 42a on both front and rear sides, and is formed at one of four corners with mounting boss portions 75a having screw holes on both front and rear sides.
The board mounting portion 75 has a cutout portion 75b at the front lower side.
It has become. Distribution board 61, front cover 79 is board mounting part 75
It is detachably mounted by screws 76 and 80 which are screwed into the mounting boss 75a in a state where it is applied from both front and rear sides.

As shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, the protective cover 77 is engaged with a pair of hinge portions 81 so as to be engaged and disengaged and rotatably engaged with the pair of hinge portions 81, and is engaged with a locking claw 83 so as to be detachably engaged. And a detachable wall portion 42a of the back mechanism plate 42. The hinge 81 and the locking claw 83 are connected to the back mechanism plate 42.
Are formed integrally with the separation wall portion 42a.

Each of the boards 34, 36, 38, 44, 47, 61 is wired as shown in FIG. That is, the power plug 85 and the speaker 86 are connected to the three-sided frame substrate 44. The three-sided frame board 44 is connected to the launch control board 47 via a connector 87, a lead wire 88 and a connector 89, and the connector 9
0, connected to the distribution board 61 via a lead wire 91 and a connector 92. A firing motor 46 and a firing switch 93a are connected to the firing control board 47 via a lead wire and a connector.

The distribution board 61 has a winning ball indicator 93, a ball out indicator 94, a lower plate full indicator 95, a ball out switch 57, a full switch 66, a jackpot indicator 10, a game indicator 96, and a supply out switch 56. Etc. lead wire 97-104, connector 105-112
And so on. The distribution board 61 includes the connector 11
3,114 are connected to the control board 38 via lead wires 115,116 and connectors 117,118.

On the control board 38, a payout motor 59, a ball payout switch 60, and a winning ball switch 65 are connected to lead wires 119 to 119.
121, and are connected via connectors 122 to 124. The control board 38 includes the connector 124a, the lead wire 125, and the connector 12
6 to the relay board 34 and the connector 12
7, connected to the variable symbol display means 14 and the like via a lead wire 128 and a connector 129. Relay board 34 is connector 13
0, an external connection terminal 73 for symbol operation information of the game board 36 and an external connection terminal for jackpot information via the lead wire 131.
74 and connected to.

External connection terminals 62 and 63 having a connector structure are fixed to the distribution board 61. External connection terminal for supply information
Reference numeral 62 is connected to the replenishment switch 56, and a lead wire 132 connected to the external replenishing means is detachably connected via a connector 133. When the supply replenishment switch 56 detects the replenishment of the game balls in the prize ball tank 48, the external replenishment means is automatically operated from the external connection terminal 62 via the lead wire 132, etc. A game ball is supplied to the tank 48.

The external connection terminal 63 for emission control information is connected to the connectors 92 and 113 on the distribution board 61, and a lead wire 134 from an external computer or the like is detachably connected via the connector 135. . When a firing stop command is issued from an external computer or the like, a stop signal is sent to the control board 38, the firing control board 47, etc.
Stops the game by stopping 46.

External connection terminals 73 and 74 having a connector structure are fixed to the game board 36. The external connection terminal 73 for symbol operation information and the external connection terminal 74 for jackpot information are connected to an external computer or the like via connectors 136, 137 and lead wires 138, 139, and each symbol display section of the variable symbol display means 14 has changed. The symbol operation information at the time and the jackpot information at the time of the jackpot in which the stop symbols of each symbol display section of the variable symbol display means 14 are a combination of a predetermined symbol are sent to a computer or the like.

As shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, the external connection terminals 62 and 63 of the distribution board 61 are vertically arranged at the hinge 3 side end of the distribution board 61, and are connected to the external connection terminals 62 and 63, respectively. The connected lead wires 132 and 134 are led out of the notch 77b formed in the side wall 77a of the protective cover 77 to the outside.
Also, the connectors 113 and 114 of the distribution board 61 are fixed to the lower rear portion of the distribution board 61, and the lead wires 115 and 116 connected to the connectors 113 and 114 extend from the cutouts formed in the lower wall 77c of the protective cover 77 to the outside. It is led out, extends downward between the ball dispensing means 49 and the back cover 35, and
38 are connected to connectors 117 and 118 at the lower end.

A connector 92 of a lead wire 91 connecting the distribution board 61 and the three-way frame board 44 is fixed to a lower portion on the front side of the distribution board 61. Extending downward along the front side of the back mechanism plate 42 from the notch portion 75b of the
Connected to 44. Further, connectors 105 to 112 such as a winning ball indicator 93 and a ball cut indicator 94 are fixed to the front side of the distribution board 61, and lead wires connected to the connectors 105 to 112 are provided.
After the lead wires 97 to 104 are drawn out from the front lower side notch portion 75b of the board mounting portion 75 to the front side of the back mechanism plate 42,
~ 100, 102, ~ 104 are along the front upper part of the back mechanism plate 42, each winning ball indicator light 93, ball out indicator light 94, lower plate full indicator light 95,
Ball out switch 57, jackpot indicator light 10, game indicator light 96,
The lead wire 101 extends downward through the front side of the back mechanism plate 42 and is connected to the full switch 66.

Each connector is composed of a detachable male connector and a female connector, and the male connector is fixed to each of the substrates 34, 36, 38, 44, 47, 61, etc. Is provided on the lead wire side. In addition, each connector,
The external connection terminals 62, 63, 73, 74 and the lead wires are changed in color or the like so that the correspondence can be easily determined.

In the pachinko machine having the above configuration, when playing a game, when the firing handle 12 is rotated about the front-rear axis, the firing motor 46 of the firing means 43 is operated to drive the hitting hammer 45 and the upper plate. The game balls supplied to the firing unit are hit and fired one by one from 8. Then, the launched game ball is guided along the guide rail 13 to the upper side of the game board 7, flies from the upper end of the guide rail 13 to the upper side of the game board 7, and The player falls down along the game board 7 while colliding with an obstacle nail or the like.

When a game ball falling downward along the game board 7 enters one of the starting ports 17 to 19, the detection switches 39, 4 are detected.
Since either 0 or 41 detects a game ball, the display symbol of each symbol display section of the variable symbol display means 14 fluctuates for a fixed time. Therefore, the control board 38, the relay board 34, the game board 36
The symbol operation information is sent to an external computer or the like via the external connection terminal 73 for the symbol operation information, the lead wire 138, etc.
The number of symbol operations is counted by a computer or the like.

When each symbol display section of the variable symbol display means 14 fluctuates for a certain period of time, it then stops, for example, in the order of left, right, center, and the like. If the stop symbol at this time is a combination of a predetermined winning symbol, the open / close plate 24 of the special winning means 22 is opened for a certain period of time.
Since the game balls 24 guide the game balls falling from above along the game board 7, a large number of the game balls can easily enter the special winning means 22 and are returned to the player as great profit.

On the other hand, when the symbol display portion of the variable symbol display means 14 stops at the symbol and the open / close plate 24 of the special winning means 22 opens, a large hit state occurs. , The external connection terminal 7 of the game board 36
4. The jackpot information is sent to an external computer or the like via the lead wire 139, and the number of jackpots is counted by the computer or the like.

At this time, the distribution board 61 is controlled by the control board 38.
, The jackpot information is sent to the three-sided frame substrate 44, the jackpot indicator lamp 10 flashes, and a sound effect or the like is generated from the speaker 86. When the open / close plate 24 of the special winning means 22 is in the open state, when the game ball enters the specific area 26, the specific area switch 27 detects the game ball, the open / close plate 24 is opened again, and the same operation is repeated. .

When a game ball enters the starting ports 17 to 19, the special winning means 22, or the like, the game ball enters the winning ball receiving portion of the ball collecting case 53.
After gathering at 64, they are collected from the ball collecting case 53 to the island side. Then, when falling downward from the winning ball receiving portion 64, the winning ball switch 65 detects the winning ball,
Each time the prize ball switch 65 detects a prize ball, the firing motor 46 of the ball payout means 49 operates to drive the rotating body 58 to play a game ball supplied from the prize ball tank 48 via the tank rail 50. A predetermined number of winning balls are paid out to the upper plate 8 for each winning ball.

When the number of game balls in the prize ball tank 48 is reduced and the supply is out of supply, the supply replenishment switch 56 operates to operate the distribution board 61.
A replenishment signal is sent to the replenishing means via the external connection terminal 62 for replenishment information and the lead wire 132, so that the replenishing means operates to automatically replenish game balls to the prize ball tank.

During a game, there is a player's misconduct, etc.
When a fire stop command is issued from an external computer or the like, the fire stop command is input to the external connection terminal 63 of the distribution board 61 via the lead wire 134, and thus the fire stop command is transmitted via the three-sided frame board 44, the fire control board 47, and the like. Then, a stop signal is sent to the firing motor 46, and the firing motor 46 is automatically stopped.

When replacing the game board 7, the front frame 4 is opened around the hinge 3, the back mechanism plate 42 on the rear side is removed, the game board 7 is removed from the three-way frame 6, and another game board is removed. 7 is attached. At this time, since the relay board 34, the back cover 35, the game board 36, the control board 38, etc. are all integrally mounted on the rear side of the game board 7, these may be integrally removed together with the game board 7. Can be.

After the new game board 7 is mounted, the lead wires 138 and the external connection terminals 73 and 74 of the game board 36 are connected to the external connection terminals 73 and 74, respectively.
139 connectors 136 and 137, and the control board 38 and the distribution board 61 may be connected by lead wires 115 and 116 or the like. As described above, when the game content is changed, only the game board 7 is replaced, and the ball payout means 49, the launch means 43, and the like on the front frame 4 side of the pachinko machine main body 1 are used as they are.

Therefore, external connection terminals 62 and 63 related to the ball payout means 49 and the firing means 43 mounted on the front frame 4 side,
The external connection terminals 73 and 74 related to the game components such as the variable symbol display means 14 mounted on the game board 7 are separated from each other, and the former external connection terminals 62 and 63 are connected to the distribution board 61 of the back mechanism plate 42. Since the latter external connection terminals 73, 74 are provided on the game board substrate 36 of the back cover 35, respectively, there is no trouble in attaching and detaching the external connection terminals 73, 74 related to the game parts when replacing the game board 7. The replacement work can be performed easily and quickly.

External connection terminals 73 and 74 related to game components such as the variable symbol display means 14 mounted on the game board 7 are
Since the game board 36 is fixed to the back cover 35, even if the number of the external connection terminals 73 and 74 changes according to the game content, the necessary number of the external connection terminals 73 and 74 are used for the game board. What is necessary is just to provide in the board | substrate 36, and there is no problem. This is very convenient when the number of the external connection terminals 73 and 74 changes according to the game content and the like. Furthermore, external connection terminal
Since the game board 36 having 73, 74 is provided on the back cover 35 attached to the rear side of the game board 7, the relay board 34, the control board
There is an advantage that the work of connecting each of the lead wires 125, 128, and 131 to and from the terminal can be easily performed.

Each external connection terminal on the distribution board 61 side which is only attached / detached when replacing the entire pachinko machine or performing maintenance and inspection, and does not require attaching / detaching the connectors 133/135 of the lead wires 132/134 when replacing the game board 7. 62 and 63 are back mechanism plates
It is located at the corner on the hinge 3 side at the top of 42. Therefore, even when the front frame 4 is opened and closed around the hinge 3, the lead wires 132, 134, etc. do not obstruct opening, closing, inspection, etc.
4 can be easily opened or closed, or the rear side of the front frame 4 can be easily inspected. Further, it is not necessary to make the lengths of the lead wires 132 and 134 unnecessarily long, so that problems such as disconnection can be prevented.

Further, external connection terminals 62 and 63 related to the ball payout means 49 and the firing means 43 mounted on the front frame 4 side,
The external connection terminals 73 and 74 related to the game components such as the variable symbol display means 14 mounted on the game board 7 are separated from each other, and the former external connection terminals 62 and 63 are connected to the distribution board 61 of the back mechanism plate 42. Since the latter external connection terminals 73 and 74 are respectively provided on the game board 36 of the back cover 35, the entire pachinko machine is exchanged, and the external connection terminals 62, 63, 73 and 74 are respectively attached to the island side. Lead wire 132,13
4, When connecting the connectors 133, 135, 136, 137 of 138, 139, also connect each external connection terminal 62, 63, 73, 74 and each lead wire.
The correspondence between the connectors 132, 134, 138, 139 and the connectors 133, 135, 136, 137 can be easily determined, and the occurrence of connection errors can be prevented.

Each of the external connection terminals 62, 63, 73, 74 and each of the lead wires 132, 134, 138, 139 or their connectors 133, 135,
136 and 137 are arranged so that the correspondence can be easily determined and distinguished by changing the color or the like.
Since it is divided into two sides, the number of types to be distinguished by its color or the like can be reduced.

Further, the external connection terminals 62, 63, 73, and 74 are divided into symbol operation information, jackpot information, supply information, and firing control information for each type of information.
Is divided into a distribution board 61 and a game board 36 according to a connection target, while separate external connection terminals 62 and 63 are provided for each information.
, 73, 74, the number of types of information can be easily increased or decreased, and local concentration of the external connection terminals 62, 63, 73, 74 and the leads 132, 134, 138, 139 can be prevented.

The distribution board 61 is provided with wiring connectors 92, 105 to 114 and external connection terminals 62 and 63 separately on the front and rear sides thereof.
The connectors 92, 105 to 114 and the external connection terminals 62, 63 can be arranged at a high density while reducing the planar size of the distribution board 61. Can be provided.

Moreover, since the connectors 92, 105 to 114 and the external connection terminals 62, 63 are separated before and after the distribution board 61,
It is possible to prevent connection mistakes when connecting the leads 91,97 to 104,115,116 to the connectors 92,105 to 114 and the external connection terminals 62,63, and also to prevent the lead wires 91,97 to 104,115,116 from intermingling with each other and disconnection due to this. it can. Also external connection terminal
Since the connectors 62 and 63 are located on the rear side of the distribution board 61, the connectors 92, 105 to 114 and the external connection terminals 62 and 63 are collectively arranged on the distribution board 61, but the external connection terminals 62 and 63 are not provided. Can be easily connected to the lead wires 132 and 134.

Further, connectors 92, 105-
Although there are 112 and lead wires 91, 97 to 104, a board mounting portion 75 is formed on a separation wall portion 42a that is separated rearward from the game board pressing surface 42b of the back mechanism plate 42, and the board mounting portion 75 is formed from the rear side. Since the distribution board 61 is mounted, a sufficient space can be secured between the distribution board 61 and the game board 7. In particular, since the board mounting portion 75 is formed integrally by projecting from the front and rear sides of the separation wall portion 42a, the connectors 92, 105 to 112 can be arranged on the front side of the distribution board 61, and the lead wires 91, 97 to 104 can be connected. Can be easily secured.

A front cover 79 is provided on the board mounting portion 75, and the connectors 92, 1 mounted on the front side of the distribution board 61 with the front cover 79 are provided.
Because it protects the lead wires 91,97-104 of 05-112,
Despite the connectors 92, 105-112, etc. being on the front side of the distribution board 61, when the back mechanism plate 42 is removed and the game board 7 is attached / detached, the connectors 92, 105-112, etc. are damaged or the connectors 92, 105-112, etc. Does not get in the way.

A prize ball tank 48 is provided above the back mechanism plate 42.
Ball dispensing means 4 on the hinge 3 on one side of the left and right sides of the back mechanism plate 42
9 are arranged, and the ball payout means 4 is located on the side of the prize ball tank 48.
The wiring hole 78 and the board mounting portion 7
Since the number 5 is provided, the so-called dead space of the back mechanism plate 42 can be effectively used as compared with the case where the substrate mounting portion 75 is provided in another portion of the back mechanism plate 42.

Each external connection terminal 62, 63 on the rear side of the distribution board 61
Since the connectors 113 and 114 are covered with the protective cover 77, the external connection terminals 62 and 63 and the connectors 113 and 114 are not damaged when the game board 7 is attached or detached. The embodiments of the present invention have been described above, but the present invention is not limited to the embodiments.

For example, in the embodiment, external connection terminals 62 and 63 for firing control information and supply information are provided on the distribution board 61 side, and external connection for jackpot information and symbol operation information are provided on the game board 36 side. Although connection terminals 73 and 74 are provided, the game board 36
The external connection terminals 73 and 74 on the side may also be provided on the distribution board 61.

In addition to the above information, the ball lending information of the CR-type pachinko machine which is lent to the upper plate 8 from the ball dispensing means 49 in accordance with a command from the ball lending machine, or the upper plate as a prize ball from the ball dispensing means 49 External connection terminals such as prize ball number information and winning information to be paid out to 8 may be added to the distribution board 61 side.

The structure for mounting the distribution board 61 and the game board 36 may be other than that of the embodiment.
The protective cover 77 and the front cover 79 may be omitted. The substrate mounting portion 75 may have a shape other than the frame shape, for example, only a plurality of mounting boss portions 75a may be provided. Further, 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.

[0065]

According to the present invention, a gaming machine main body 1 is constituted by an outer frame 2 and a front frame 4 pivotally supported by the outer frame 2 via a hinge 3 so as to be openable and closable. A game board 7 that is detachably mounted, and a back mechanism plate that holds the game board 7 from behind
42, a launching means 43 for launching a game ball on the upper side of the game board 7 is provided on the outer frame 2, and a prize ball tank 48 disposed above the back mechanism plate 42; In a ball game machine provided with ball payout means 49 arranged on the 3 side,
On the back mechanism plate 42, a separation wall 42 that is separated rearward from the game board 7
a is formed on the side of the prize ball tank 48 and the ball payout means.
A wiring hole 78 opening on both front and rear sides and a substrate mounting portion 75 surrounding the wiring hole 78 are integrally formed in the separation wall portion 42a above the 49, and wiring for front and rear both sides is formed on the substrate mounting portion 75. An external connection terminal mounted with a distribution board 61 having connectors 92, 105 to 114, and connected to a launch means 43 and a ball payout means 49
62, 63 and external connection terminals 73, 74 connected to the control board 38 side of the game board 7, and the former external connection terminals 62, 63 are provided on the rear side of the distribution board 61 on the back mechanism plate 42 side, External connection terminal
Since 73 and 74 are respectively provided on the board 36 on the rear side of the game board 7, the following remarkable effects are obtained.

Since the wiring connectors 92, 105 to 114 and the external connection terminals 62, 63 are provided separately on the front and rear sides of the distribution board 61, the connectors 92, 105 to 11 are provided using the distribution board 61.
4 and the external connection terminals 62, 63 can be collectively arranged, and the connector 92, 1
05 to 114 and the external connection terminals 62 and 63 can be provided at high density.

Since the connectors 92, 105 to 114 and the external connection terminals 62, 63 are separated before and after the distribution board 61, lead wires are connected to the connectors 92, 105 to 114, and the external connection terminals 62, 63.
It is possible to prevent connection errors when connecting the wires 91, 97 to 104, 115, 116, and also to prevent the lead wires 91, 97 to 104, 115, 116 from interfering with each other and from being disconnected due to this.

Since the external connection terminals 62 and 63 are located on the rear side of the distribution board 61, the connectors 92, 105 to 114 and the external connection terminals 62 and 63 are collectively arranged on the distribution board 61. The lead wires 132, 134 can be easily connected to the external connection terminals 62, 63.

Since the substrate mounting portion 75 is formed on the back mechanism plate 42 on the separation wall portion 42a separated rearward from the game board 7 and the distribution substrate 61 is mounted on the substrate mounting portion 75 from the rear side, A sufficient space can be secured between the substrate 61 and the game board. The dead space of the back mechanism plate 42 can be effectively used as compared with the case where the substrate mounting portion 75 is provided at another portion of the back mechanism plate 42.

In the present invention, the board mounting portion 75 is separated from the separation wall portion.
42a are integrally formed by protruding from both front and rear sides of the distribution board 61, and the connectors 92, 1 mounted on the front side of the distribution board 61 are mounted on the board mounting portion 75.
Since the front cover 79 is provided to cover the lead wires 91, 97 to 104 of 05 to 112, the following remarkable effects are obtained.

The distribution board 61 is formed by projecting the substrate mounting portion 75 on both front and rear sides of the separation wall portion 42a and integrally forming the same.
The connectors 92, 105 to 112 are arranged in front of the
The room for connecting 1,97 to 104 can be easily secured.

A front cover 79 is provided on the board mounting portion 75, and the connector mounted on the front side of the distribution board 61 with the front cover 79 is provided.
Since the lead wires 91, 97-104 of the 92, 105-112 are protected, the back mechanism plate 42 is removed and the game board 7 is attached / detached even though the connectors 92, 105-112, etc. are on the front side of the distribution board 61. In addition, the connectors 92, 105-112 etc. may be damaged,
The connectors 92, 105 to 112, etc. do not interfere.

[0073]

[0074]

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of a pachinko machine showing one embodiment of the present invention.

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

FIG. 3 is a front view of a game board showing one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a rear view of the game board showing one embodiment of the present invention.

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

FIG. 6 is a rear view of the rear side of the game board showing one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view of a distribution board mounting portion showing one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a rear view of a distribution board mounting portion showing one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a wiring diagram of each board showing one embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Pachinko machine (game machine) 2 Outer frame 3 Hinge 4 Front frame 7 Gaming board 8 Upper plate 11 Lower plate 12 Launch handle 42 Back mechanism plate 42a Separation wall 42b Gaming board pressing surface 43 Launch means 48 Prize ball tank 49 Ball dispensing means 61 Distribution board 62,63 External connection terminal 75 Board mounting part 78 Wiring hole 79 Front cover 91,97 to 104 Lead wire 92,105 to 114 Connector

Claims (3)

(57) [Claims] A gaming machine main body (1) comprises an outer frame (2) and a front frame (4) pivotally supported by the outer frame (2) via a hinge (3) so as to be openable and closable, A game board (7) detachably mounted on the front frame (4), and a back mechanism plate that presses the game board (7) from behind
(42), a launch means (43) for launching a game ball on the upper side of the game board (7) in the outer frame (2), and a prize ball tank arranged on the upper part of the back mechanism plate (42). (48), and a ball dispensing means (49) disposed on the hinge (3) side of the back mechanism plate (42). ) To form a separation wall (42a) that is separated from the rear, and the prize ball tank (48)
A wiring hole (78) opening on both front and rear sides and a substrate mounting portion (75) surrounding the wiring hole (78) are provided on the separating wall (42a) on the side of the ball and above the ball dispensing means (49). Integrally formed,
In the board mounting part (75), connectors for wiring (92) on both front and rear sides
An external connection terminal mounted with a distribution board (61) having (105) to (114) and connected to a launching means (43) and a ball payout means (49)
(62) and (63) and external connection terminals (73) and (74) connected to the control board (38) side of the game board (7).
2) (63) on the rear side of the distribution board (61) on the back mechanism plate (42) side, and connect the latter external connection terminals (73) and (74) to the board (36) on the rear side of the game board (7).
Ball game machine, each of which is provided with a ball game machine. 2. The board mounting portion (75) is formed integrally by projecting from both front and rear sides of the separation wall portion (42a).
The connectors (92) and (10) mounted on the front side of the distribution board (61)
The ball game machine according to claim 1, further comprising a front cover (79) covering the lead wires (91), (97) to (104) of (5) to (112). 3. A connector (92) (10) on the front side of the distribution board (61).
The lead wire (91) (97)-(104) connected to (5)-(112) is provided along the front side of the back mechanism plate (42). Ball game machine.