JP4030613B2 - Bullet ball machine - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
  The present inventiondisplayEquipment and multiple winningsmouthWhenOut mouth andHaveAnd the display device is arranged so that its rear part protrudes substantially in the center.With game board, GameA game control circuit board for controlling the operation;A mechanism plate that is provided so as to be openable and closable so as to cover the back surface of the game board and has a mechanism for paying out a predetermined number of prize balls based on winning prize balls to the prize opening;It is related with the ball game machine provided with.
[0002]
[Prior art]
  Conventionally, a game control circuit board that controls the operation of a gaming device provided on a game board of a ball game machine is stored in a game control board box and is attached to a winning ball collective cover body fixed to a mechanism board or the back of the game board. It was attached. Thus, when the game control board box is attached to the mechanism board, the back surface of the mechanism board having a complicated mechanism is occupied by the game control board box, so there is a disadvantage that room for attaching other parts is reduced. Also, since the wiring connected to the game control board box has to be removed during the opening / closing operation of the mechanism plate, it has recently been provided that the game control board box is attached to the winning ball collective cover body. .
[0003]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
  However, what attaches the game control board box to the winning ball collective cover body is fastened with the winning ball collective cover body covered with the game control board box. When trouble occurs, such as when a phenomenon occurs, the situation is not known, and there is a drawback in that it is not possible to take a quick action. The present invention has been made in view of the above-described circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to be able to effectively use the space on the back surface of the mechanism plate and quickly know the situation inside the winning ball collective cover. An object of the present invention is to provide a ball game machine having a game control board box mounting structure.
[0004]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
  In order to achieve the above-described object, specific means adopted by the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG.FIG.FIG.6 and 15As shown indisplayVariable display device 41 as a device and a plurality of winningsmouth42-45 andOut mouth 46 andHaveIn addition, the variable display device 41 is arranged so that the rear thereof protrudes substantially at the center.Game board 40,GameA game control circuit board 200 for controlling the operation;A mechanism plate 120 that is provided so as to be openable and closable so as to cover the back surface of the game board 40 and has a mechanism for paying out a predetermined number of prize balls based on winning prize balls 42 to 45;A plurality of winning prizes on the back surface of the gaming board 40.mouthGuide the winning balls that won 42-45The winning ball guiding paths 71 and 73 are formed inside so that the winning ball guiding paths 71 and 73 can be visually recognized.Transparent synthetic resinThe first cover body 60 constituted by the above and the downstream portion of the winning ball guiding paths 71 and 73 are configured, and the rear surface of the out port 46 is covered and the out ball is directed downward while weakening the downflow force. And a second cover body 61 in which an out ball passage 82 in which a meandering protrusion 109 is formed is formed.Winning ball assembly cover body60, 61And the winning ball assembly cover body60, 61IsAt a position below the rear protrusion of the variable display device 41 and not stacked on the rear protrusion.A game control board box 90 for housing the game control circuit board 200 is provided.With the game control circuit board 200 storedSubstrate box mounting member 65 pivotally supported.And theFor board box mounting member 65PivotedThe game control board box 90A locking piece 79 for locking and holding in the closed position, and the mechanism plate 120 is formed with an opening window 121. The predetermined number of prizes are passed from the upper part along the opening window 121 to the lower part through the side part. A mechanism for paying out a ball is arranged, and with the game control board box 90 attached to the board box attachment member 65 and the locking piece 79, the game control board box 90 isPrize winning ball assembly cover body 59-61Covers the winning ball guiding paths 71 and 73likeThe second cover body 61 is positioned and attached to the back surface of the game board 40 by a positioning projection 86 projecting from the front surface of the mechanism board 120 so as to penetrate rearward from the opening window 121 of the mechanism plate 120. In addition, winning prizes in the plurality of winning areas are stored in storage means having a backup function in the event of a power failure.It is characterized by this. By configuring in this way, it is possible to use the rear surface of the mechanism board more effectively than when the game control board box 90 is provided on the rear surface of the mechanism board 120, and to open the game control board box 90. Thus, the inside of the winning ball collective cover bodies 59 to 61 formed of the transparent synthetic resin can be visually recognized, and the situation inside the winning ball collective cover bodies 59 to 61 can be quickly known.
[0005]
  Also,In order to hold the game control board box 90 pivotally supported by the board box mounting member 65 in the open position, a box locking member 55 that locks the game control board box 90 is provided.ByIt is possible to make it easier to perform a check operation such as checking whether or not a clogging phenomenon has occurred in which the winning balls do not flow inside the winning ball assembly cover bodies 60 and 61.
[0006]
  Furthermore,As shown in FIG. 9, the board box mounting member 65 is disposed in front of the rotation shaft hole 69 that matches the long diameter of the elliptical rotation protrusion 102 that protrudes outside the side wall of the game control board box 90. An insertion notch 70 having the same length as the short diameter of the rotating protrusion 102 is formed.ByIf the game control board box 90 is rotated in the horizontal direction so that the short diameter of the turning projection 102 and the insertion notch 70 are aligned and pulled out to the front side, the game control board box 90 can be easily removed from the winning ball collective cover body. 60, 61 can be removed.
[0007]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
  Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. First, the overall configuration of the ball game machine 1 will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2. FIG. 1 is a front view of a ball game machine 1 according to the embodiment, and FIG. 2 is a rear view of the ball game machine 1.
[0008]
  The ball game machine 1 includes an outer frame 2 that is formed into a vertically long rectangular frame, and is pivotally supported on one side of the outer frame 2 so as to be openable and closable. Almost all of the main components of the ball game machine 1 are aggregated. And a glass plate holding frame 4 that can be freely opened and closed at the upper part of the front surface of the frame base 3. The main components provided on the frame base 3 include a glass plate holding frame 4, a game board 40, an upper plate 12, a lower plate 24 including an ashtray 27, an operation handle 28, a mechanism plate 120, and a ball hitting device 171. . In the illustrated embodiment, a card unit device 30 as a unit device for lending a game ball to a player is attached to the side of the ball game machine 1.
[0009]
  The glass plate holding frame 4 is provided with a circular see-through window 5 through which a game area of a game board 40 to be described later can be seen substantially, and a glass plate (see FIG. 12A) is attached from the back of the circular see-through window 5. ing. The glass plate holding frame 4 is provided with a decorative LED 7 on the upper portion thereof along the outer periphery of the circular see-through window 5 and decorative fluorescent lamps 6a and 6b on the left and right sides thereof. The decoration LED 7 and the decoration fluorescent lamps 6a and 6b are lit or blinked in accordance with the gaming state, and notify the player of the occurrence or continuation of the special gaming state and increase the gaming atmosphere. is there. Further, in the upper part of the glass plate holding frame 4 on the side of the shaft support, there is a ball-out LED 8 for notifying that there is a shortage of prize balls to be paid out (when a ball-out detection sensor 132 described later is activated) or a prize-winning ball is generated. A payout LED 9 is provided to notify that a predetermined number of prize balls have been paid out, and speakers 10a and 10b that generate sound effects according to the progress of the game are provided on the upper and left sides of the glass plate holding frame 4. It has been. Among the configurations described above, the decoration LED 7, the ball break LED 8, and the payout LED 9 are configured such that a plurality of LEDs are mounted on the printed wiring board. The printed wiring board is a metal-based printed wiring board. By comprising, the heat dissipation effect of the heat generated from the LED can be enhanced.
[0010]
  Next, the structure of the upper plate 12 that can be freely opened and closed at the lower part of the glass plate holding frame 4 will be described. The upper plate 12 combines a plurality of synthetic resin members on the surface of the upper plate opening and closing plate 11 made of synthetic resin. It is comprised by adhering the plate member. The upper plate opening / closing plate 11 is provided with a doffing operation lever 16 at the upper end on the open side. The ball removal operation lever 16 is provided so as to be movable in the left-right direction, and moves the ball stored in the upper plate 12 in one direction against the urging force of a spring (not shown), thereby allowing the upper plate opening / closing plate 11 to move. A ball removal path (not shown) formed on the back surface of the glass is caused to flow down and guided to the lower plate 24. Further, the upper plate 12 has a piezoelectric buzzer 17 incorporated therein. The piezoelectric buzzer 17 is called a beep when a gaming ball lending abnormality occurs (for example, a continuous sound of a beep, a beep or a beep) or when a gaming ball is lended (for example, every time a gaming ball equivalent to 100 yen is paid out). Sound) is generated to notify that effect.
[0011]
  The above-described upper plate 12 will be described in more detail. The upper plate 12 is stored and aligned so as to communicate a prize ball outlet 14 formed on the upstream side thereof and a hitting ball supply port 15 formed on the downstream side thereof. A path 13 is formed, and an upper plate ball detector 18 (not shown, but shown in the block diagram of FIG. 19) is provided on the bottom bottom surface in the middle of the storage alignment path 13. The upper plate ball detector 18 detects a hit ball remaining on the upper plate 12. In addition, the upper plate 12 is provided with an operation unit that is operated when borrowing a game ball via a card unit device 30 provided adjacent to the ball game machine 1. A ball lending switch 20, a return switch 22 and an automatic ball lending switch 29 are provided as operation units, and a frequency display LED 21 and an automatic ball lending display LED 29a are provided on the sides of the ball lending switch 20 and the return switch 22. (See FIG. 17).
[0012]
  The ball lending switch 20 is operated when borrowing a game ball by the card unit device 30, and the return switch 22 returns the card inserted into the card insertion slot 33 of the card unit device 30 at the end of the game. Is for. The frequency display LED 21 displays the remaining amount of the card inserted into the card insertion slot 33 of the card unit device 30. In addition, the automatic ball lending switch 29 has a manual mode in which the game balls to be borrowed are operated by operating the ball lending switch 20, and the remaining amount of hitting balls on the upper plate 12 is no longer detected by the upper plate ball detector 18. The automatic ball lending display LED 29a is turned on when the automatic motor is selected and set.
[0013]
  Thus, when a big hit gaming state occurs in the game content of the gaming board 40 described later, there is a chance to win a large number of winning balls in a short time. In this way, a very big chance for the player in the big hit gaming state may occur when there is almost no remaining ball on the upper plate 12, and in such a case, the hit ball is continuously fired to change the hit ball. Although it is necessary to win in the specific winning area of the winning ball apparatus 42, the hit ball does not remain on the upper plate 12, so the ball lending switch 20 must be operated to borrow the game ball. However, since it takes some time for the game ball to be paid out after the ball lending switch 20 is operated and the ball is fired and reach the specific winning area of the variable winning ball device 42, However, in this embodiment, if the automatic ball lending switch 29 is set to the automatic mode, the upper plate ball detector 18 hits the ball. Since the game balls are automatically paid out to the upper plate 12 at the time when the absence of is detected, the above-mentioned inconvenience does not occur. If the above-described control is not performed for the upper plate 12, the upper plate ball detector 18 and the automatic ball lending switch 29 may be omitted.
[0014]
  Furthermore, a cylinder for operating a locking device that locks the glass plate holding frame 4 to the frame base 3 and locks the frame base 3 to the outer frame is provided on the open side upper part of the upper plate opening / closing plate 11. The lock 23 is facing.
[0015]
  The lower plate 24 attached to the lower part of the frame base 3 is a prize ball overflowing from the upper plate 12 and is used to collect surplus prize balls discharged from a surplus ball payout outlet 25 through a surplus ball passage 141 described later. A dolly operation lever 26 is slidably attached to the front wall of the lower plate 24. By operating the doffing operation lever 26, the prize balls stored in the lower plate 24 can be dipped downward and transferred to a portable crate box. An ashtray 27 is provided on the left side of the lower plate, and an operation handle 28 is provided on the right side. The operation handle 28 incorporates a main switch 191 and a touch antenna 192 (both see FIG. 17) for starting driving of a launcher motor 172 of a hitting ball launcher 171 described later, and adjusts the resilience. .
[0016]
  The front structure of the ball game machine 1 is substantially as described above, but in the illustrated embodiment, the card unit device 30 is adjacent to the ball game machine 1. The card unit device 30 is operated by operating the aforementioned operation unit provided on the upper surface of the upper plate 12. Thus, the card unit device 30 displays an availability indicator 31 that displays whether or not the card unit device 30 is in a usable state, and whether or not the card unit device 30 corresponds to which side of the ball game machine 1. A connection table direction indicator 32 for displaying and a card slot 33 for inserting a magnetic card as a recording medium are provided. And the card unit apparatus 30 comprised in this way is controlled by an original control circuit, The ball lending switch 20, the return switch 22, and frequency display LED21 which are provided in the top plate 12, and it mentions later. It is connected to a prize ball payout control circuit board 200 built in the payout control board box 154. Note that the card unit device 30 may be built in the ball game machine 1. In the present embodiment, the card unit device 30 is illustrated as a unit device for lending a game ball to a player. However, for example, a unit device into which a bill or the like can be inserted may be used.
[0017]
  On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 2, a mechanism plate 120 equipped with various mechanisms for paying out a predetermined number of prize balls based on the occurrence of winning balls is provided on the back of the ball game machine 1. A hitting ball launching device 171 having a launching device motor 172 is fixed to the back surface corresponding to the operation handle 28, and an award that flows down an extra ball passage 141 (to be described later) of the mechanism plate 120 to the side of the hitting ball launching device 171. A connecting rod 173 for guiding the sphere to the lower plate 24 is fixed, and a decoration for effecting display control or sound effect control of the decorative fluorescent lamps 6a, 6b, the decorative LED 7, speakers 10a, 10b, etc. on the side of the connecting rod 173. A decoration control board box 174 that houses the control board 176 is mounted, and further, the frame base 3 is locked to the outer frame 2 on the open back surface of the frame base 3 with respect to the outer frame 2, and the frame base 3 is guarded. Locking device 175 for locking the scan plate holding frame 4 is provided.
[0018]
  The overall schematic configuration of the bullet ball game machine 1 has been described above, but the detailed configuration of the game board 40 and the mechanism plate 120 among the components constituting the bullet ball game machine 1 will be sequentially described below.
[0019]
  First, the game board 40 will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 5 to 16. 5 is a perspective view seen from the back of the game board 40, FIG. 6 is a rear view of the game board 40, and FIG. 7 shows an attached state of the game control board box 90 attached to the back of the game board 40. FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view showing the relationship between the game control board box 90 and the variable display device 41 thereabove, and FIG. 9 is a structure for rotatably supporting the game control board box 90 FIG. 10 is a side view showing the mounting state of the game control board box 90 and the operation of releasing the mounting state, and FIG. 11 shows some of the components that are partially different from the game board shown in FIG. 12 is a perspective view seen from the back of the game board 40 included, FIG. 12 is a side view / rear view showing a falling path of an out ball taken in from the out port 46 of the game board 40, and FIG. In the sectional view of the game board 40 of the out port 46 portion of 14 is a cross-sectional view of the game board 40 of the out port 46 portion of the present embodiment, FIG. 15 is a rear view showing a modification of the out port 46 portion of the present embodiment, and FIG. It is side surface sectional drawing of FIG.
[0020]
  The front structure of the game board 40 will be described with reference to FIG. The game board 40 is formed of a substantially square plywood so as to be housed and fixed in a game board housing frame (not shown) formed integrally on the back side of the frame base 3, and a circular spiral shape is formed on the surface thereof. A guide rail (not shown) is attached to the inside of the guide rail, and the hit ball that is shot with the inside of the guide rail as a game area falls. In the illustrated example, the game area is provided with a start winning opening 43 that allows variable display of the drum-shaped variable display device 41, the variable winning ball device 42, and the drum-shaped variable display device 41, and the ball is simply awarded as a prize. The winning holes 44 and 45, the wind flow direction, the windmill that changes the speed, or a number of obstacle nails are provided, and the ball that does not win any winning area is taken out at the bottom of the game area. A mouth 46 is provided.
[0021]
  On the other hand, as shown in FIGS. 5 and 8, a drum storage box 47 for storing the rotary drum 48 of the drum-shaped variable display device 41 protrudes from the back surface of the game board 40. The drum storage box 47 stores and fixes a plurality of drum units each including a rotating drum 48, a stepping motor 49 that rotationally drives the rotating drum 48, and an illumination lamp 51 that illuminates the pattern of the rotating drum 48 from behind. A sub-relay substrate 51 that relays wiring from the stepping motor 49, the illumination lamp 50, and the like is covered with a protective cover 53 and attached to the outside. The sub-relay board 51 is provided with a connector 52 to which wirings from circuit boards 95 and 98 housed in a game control board box 90 described later are connected.
[0022]
  A heat radiating plate 54 that radiates heat generated inside to the outside is fixed to the back surface of the drum storage box 47. A box locking member 55 is attached to the heat radiating plate 54 on the lower side. As shown in FIGS. 5 and 8, the upper end of the box locking member 55 is pivotally supported. A locking claw 56 is formed at the lower end of the box locking member 55, and an operation projection 58 projects from the lower rear surface thereof. It is urged by a spring 57 so that the box locking member 55 is always urged forward. Thus, as will be described later, the box control member 55 is configured such that a game control board box 90 for storing circuit boards 95 and 98 for controlling the game operation is pivotally supported from the vertical direction to the horizontal direction by pivotally supporting the upper side. The game control board box 90 is provided by being engaged with a hanging hole 104 formed in the approximate center of the transparent cover lid 93 of the game control board box 90 when it is in the horizontal rotation position. Can be held in a horizontal state. In this way, it is possible to observe the situation of the second winning ball assembly cover body 60 and the third winning ball assembly cover body 61, which will be described later, which are covered by the game control board box 90 while being held in the horizontal direction. In order to release the engagement state between the box locking member 55 and the hooking hole 104, the engagement state can be released by picking the operating projection 58 and rotating it backward.
[0023]
  Around the periphery except for the lower portion of the drum storage box 47, there is a guide passage for guiding a winning ball that has won a winning hole located above the drum-shaped variable display device 41 (in this embodiment, only the winning hole 45). A first prize-ball collective cover body 59 formed on the front surface is attached, and a second prize-ball collective cover body 60 and a third prize-ball collective cover are provided below the first prize-ball collective cover body 59 so as to communicate with the first prize-ball collective cover body 59. A body 61 is attached.
[0024]
  A window hole 62 through which the drum storage box 47 penetrates is formed in the center of the first winning ball assembly cover body 59, and a wiring storage groove 63 is formed in the upper side thereof. A substrate 64 is attached. The main relay board 64 is housed in the game control board box 90 and wiring from electrical components (for example, various switches, lamps, solenoids, etc.) provided on the game board 40 other than the drum-shaped variable display device 41. It relays wiring from the circuit boards 95 and 98. Then, the wiring extending from the electrical component located on the opposite side of the main relay board 64 when viewed from the drum storage box 47 is stored in the wiring storage groove 63 and led to the main relay board 64.
[0025]
  As shown in FIG. 6, the second winning ball assembly cover body 60 is formed with a starting winning ball guiding path wall 71 for guiding a winning ball won in the starting winning port 43 on the front side thereof, The winning ball flowing down from the first winning ball assembly cover body 59, the winning ball released from the starting winning ball guiding path wall 71, and the winning ball winning in the variable winning ball device 42 and the winning port 44 are guided downstream. A winning ball guiding path wall 73 is formed. A start winning ball detector 72 is provided at the exit of the start winning ball guiding path wall 71, and the variable winning ball device 42 has an opening / closing plate solenoid 74 for opening / closing an opening / closing plate 77 (see FIG. 7). And a specific winning ball detector 75 for detecting the continuation of opening of the opening / closing plate 77 and a winning ball detector 76 for detecting the number of winning balls on the opening / closing plate 77 are provided. The start winning ball detector 72, the opening / closing plate solenoid 74, the specific winning ball detector 75, and the winning ball detector 76 are arranged in the space on the front side of the second winning ball assembly cover body 60. However, since the second winning ball collective cover body 60 is formed of a transparent synthetic resin that allows the inside to be seen through, the clogging situation and the like can be easily determined from the outside.
[0026]
  On the other hand, on the rear surface side of the second winning ball collective cover body 60, board box attachment members 65 are attached to the upper left and right. The board box mounting member 65 pivotally supports the upper end of the game control board box 90 that houses the circuit boards 95 and 98 for controlling the game operation, and is formed on one side of the L shape as a whole. One of the mounting holes 66 and 67 is made to coincide with a stop hole (not shown) formed in the second winning ball collective cover body 60 and fastened with a screw 68, whereby the second winning ball collective cover body 60 is secured. It is fixed to. As shown in FIG. 5, two mounting holes 66 and 67 are formed in the vertical direction, but this is because the mounting positions differ depending on the size of the game control board box 90 to be mounted. This is because the distance between the pair of board box mounting members 65 is formed.
[0027]
  A rotation support hole 69 is formed at the tip of the other side of the board box mounting member 65. As shown in FIG. 9, the rotation support hole 69 engages an elliptical rotation protrusion 102 to be described later of the game control board box 90, and the rotation support hole matches the long diameter of the rotation protrusion 102. An insertion cutout 70 having the same length as the short diameter of the rotation protrusion 102 is formed in front of the hole 69. The detaching action to the board box mounting member 65 will be described in detail later.
[0028]
  On the front side of the third prize ball collecting cover body 61 attached below the second prize ball gathering cover body 60, the winning balls flowing down the front side of the second prize ball gathering cover body 60 are guided downstream. A winning ball guiding path wall 85 is formed at both ends, and an out ball passage covering recess 82 is formed to cover the open back portion of the out ball passage 83 engraved in the lower portion of the out port 46 of the game board 40. . As shown in FIGS. 7 and 12 (A), the out ball passage covering recess 82 is formed on the back surface of the out ball passage 83 that is carved into the lower portion of the back surface of the out port 46 so as to have a depth slightly deeper than the diameter of the pachinko ball. , And a path wall protrusion 84 along the side wall of the out ball passage 83 projects to the downstream portion at both ends, and a winning ball guiding distribution protrusion is formed at the upper end of the out ball passage covering recess 82. 88 is protruded. In addition, as shown in FIG.6 and FIG.14, the 3rd winning ball collective cover body 61 has the positioning protrusion 86 which protrudes at the front-end | tip of the winning ball guide path wall 85 at appropriate intervals on the back surface of the game board 40. By inserting into the formed positioning hole, the mounting position is uniquely determined, and then, by fixing with a screw 87 to the mounting boss 89 protruding at a position that does not affect the winning ball flow path, It is fixed to the back surface of the game board 40. The fixing structure by the mounting boss 89 and the screw 87 is the same for the first winning ball assembly cover body 59 and the second winning ball assembly cover body 60 described above.
[0029]
  Thus, the winning ball that flows down the front side of the third winning ball assembly cover body 61 flows down the inside of the winning ball guiding path wall 85, and the winning ball that flows down from above the out port 46 is the winning ball guiding vibration. While being distributed to the left and right by the minute projection 88 and flowing down, the balls discharged from the out port 46 flow down the out ball passage 83 toward the downstream side. At this time, since both side walls of the out ball passage 83 are covered with the passage wall protrusions 84, the out ball flows down smoothly. The out balls flowing down the out ball passage 83 are integrally formed on the game board storage frame (the back surface of the frame base 3) for storing and supporting the game board 40, as shown in FIGS. ) Of the lower support plate formed in the lower support plate portion flows down as it is, and is led to the out ball discharge passage 159 of the mechanism plate 120 to be described later and discharged to the outside of the ball game machine 1. ing. Further, the above-described out ball passage 83 and the out ball connection passage 108 are formed to be curved together in order to weaken the momentum of the flowing out ball.
[0030]
  Further, a substrate box locking member 78 is integrally formed at the lower part of the rear surface of the third winning ball collective cover body 61. This board box locking member 78 fixes the lower part of the game control board box 90 rotatably supported by the board box mounting member 65 described above, and an elastic operation piece 79 which can be elastically deformed at the center thereof. The game control board box is provided by engaging an engagement protrusion 80 provided on the elastic operation piece 79 and projecting upward on the center of the game control board box 90 in the longitudinal side surface. The lower part of 90 is fixed. Further, at both ends of the board box locking member 78, support pieces 81 projecting from the bottom surface of the game control board box 90 in a state where the engaging protrusions 80 are engaged with the locking holes 103 are provided. In addition, this 3rd prize ball assembly cover body 61 is also formed with the transparent synthetic resin, and the inside can be visually recognized now from the exterior.
[0031]
  Before describing the operation of the board box mounting member 65 and board box locking member 78 and the flow-out structure of the out balls, the structure of the game control board box 90 will be described with reference to FIGS. In the figure, the game control board box 90 is composed of a box-shaped synthetic resin box main body 91 having an open upper surface and a transparent synthetic resin transparent cover lid 93 covering the box main body 91. The bottom surface of the box main body 91 is covered with a transparent bottom plate 92 made of a transparent synthetic resin so that the inside can be visually recognized. The box main body 91 is provided with mounting bosses for fixing the circuit boards 95 and 98, and the circuit boards 95 and 98 fixed to the mounting bosses are divided into two in this embodiment. It is divided. On one of the first circuit boards 95, integrated circuit components such as the CPU 96 and the ROM 97 that are susceptible to illegal acts are mounted, and on the other second circuit board 98, illegal actions such as the power supply circuit 99 are performed. A difficult electronic component is mounted, the mounting surface of the first circuit board 95 faces the transparent cover lid 93 side, and the mounting surface of the second circuit board 98 faces the transparent bottom plate 92 and is fixed. When the first circuit board 95 and the second circuit board 98 are fixed to the mounting boss, they are connected to each other by the joint connector 100.
[0032]
  By the way, the game control board box 90 becomes a connector connection opening 94 whose upper side in the longitudinal direction is opened when the box main body 91 is covered with the transparent cover lid 93, and the first circuit board 95 and the position facing the connector connection opening 94. The connector 101 of the second circuit board 98 is positioned. In addition, the elliptical rotation protrusions 102 are provided on the side walls on both sides of the connector connection opening 94, and a locking hole 103 is formed on the lower side surface in the longitudinal direction, which hangs slightly above the center of the transparent cover lid 93. A heat radiating hole (no symbol) is formed in the hole 104 and the entire area.
[0033]
  Next, the operation of the board box mounting member 65 and the board box locking member 78 for mounting the game control board box 90 will be described. First, as shown in FIG. 9, holding the game control board box 90 so as to be horizontal, the short diameter of the elliptical rotation protrusion 102 is inserted into the insertion cutout portion 70 (arrow a), and the position is completely inserted. Then, the rotation protrusion 102 is rotated in the rotation support hole 69 by being rotated downward. Then, as shown in FIG. 10A, by pressing the lower center of the game control board box 90 in the c direction, the elastic operation piece 79 is elastically deformed and the engaging protrusion 80 engages with the locking hole 103. To do. As a result, the game control board box 90 is mounted on the back surface of the winning ball collective cover bodies 60 and 61 by the board box mounting member 65 and the board box locking member 78. In this mounted state, it is a matter of course that the lower engagement protrusion 80 and the engagement hole 103 are not disengaged even if the game control board box 90 is pulled in the direction b. The support of the protrusion 102 and the rotation support hole 69 is not released.
[0034]
  On the other hand, when the lower elastic operation piece 79 is pressed downward (d direction), the engagement protrusion 80 and the engagement hole 103 are disengaged from each other. By rotating the front side (direction e), the lower portion of the game control board box 90 can be disengaged, and the horizontal direction is rotated as it is, and the short diameter of the rotation protrusion 102 and the insertion notch 70. Are matched and pulled out to the near side, the game control board box 90 can be easily removed from the winning ball collective cover bodies 60, 61.
[0035]
  In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 9 and FIG. 10A, when the projecting position of the rotating protrusion 102 is in the horizontal state, the game control board is inserted when the rotating protrusion 102 is inserted into the insertion notch 70. The upper surface of the box 90 has a dimension L7 that does not protrude from the upper end of the second winning ball collective cover body 60, and the side surface (upper end) is the first even when the rotation protrusion 102 is supported by the rotation support hole 69 in the vertical state. Since the dimension L9 does not protrude from the upper end of the two winning ball collective cover body 60, a part of the game control board box 90 does not protrude upward from the second winning ball collective cover body 60 when rotating from the horizontal state to the vertical state. Therefore, it does not come into contact with the drum storage box 47 located adjacent to the upper end of the second winning ball assembly cover body 60. Further, since the connector connection opening 94 of the wiring connected from the game control board box 90 to the sub-relay board 51 and the main relay board 64 is located on the turning shaft support side of the game control board box 90, it is troublesome during the turning operation. The connector 101 does not have to be removed and it is not necessary to use a long wiring, so that the configuration of the back side of the game board 40 is simplified.
[0036]
  Further, the game control board box 90 in the present embodiment can be easily detached as described above, and can be held in an opened state (horizontal state). That is, as shown in FIG. 8, with the game control board box 90 rotated slightly upward from the horizontal, the operation protrusion 58 of the box locking member 55 is picked and rotated backward to engage the locking claw 56. After the insertion into the hole 104, the operation protrusion 58 is released. Then, since the latching claw 56 and the hooking hole 104 are engaged, the game control board box 90 is maintained in a substantially horizontal direction even when the hand is released from the game control board box 90. . As described above, in the present embodiment, the game control board box 90 can be held in a horizontal state because, for example, a clogging phenomenon that prevents winning balls from flowing inside the winning ball assembly cover bodies 60 and 61 occurs. This is to make it easier to perform a confirmation operation such as when confirming whether or not. In order to release the holding of the horizontal state, the operation protrusion 58 may be rotated backward to release the engagement between the locking claw 56 and the hooking hole 104.
[0037]
  Furthermore, the game control board box 90 in this embodiment is rotatably mounted on the winning ball collective cover bodies 60 and 61 fixed to the back surface of the game board 40 by the board box mounting member 65 and the board box locking member 78. In addition, since it is provided within the range of the winning ball collective cover bodies 60 and 61, the winning ball which is effectively used in the space on the back side of the game board 40 and is hidden by the game control board box 90 at the normal time. The internal conditions of the collective cover bodies 60 and 61 can also be easily seen by rotating in the horizontal direction. In particular, in the present embodiment, the game control board box 90 is rotatable at a position adjacent to the lower end of the drum storage box 47 that is a rear projecting portion of the drum-shaped variable display device 41 provided at the approximate center of the game board 40. Since the game control board box 90 having a predetermined thickness is disposed on the side of the drum storage box 47, the mechanism plate 120 described later can be opened and closed smoothly. .
[0038]
  In the embodiment shown in FIG. 5 to FIG. 10, the prize-ball collective cover bodies 59, 60, 61 are divided into three parts, but this is a gaming device arranged at the center of the game board 40. In accordance with the size of the rear projecting portion, the window hole 62 differs depending on the model, and the shape of the variable winning ball device 42 differs depending on the model. The winning ball collective cover body 61 can be used as a common part for all models with respect to the backside structure of the game board below the horizontal line with the out port 46 matching the model as a reference. The split structure of the winning ball collective cover body 61 is not particularly limited to the above-described embodiment. For example, as shown in FIG. 11, an integrated prize in which three winning ball collective cover bodies are integrally formed. The ball assembly cover body 105 may be fixed to the back surface of the game board 40, or the second and third winning ball assembly cover bodies 60, 61 may be formed integrally with the first winning ball assembly cover body 59. It may be a two-divided prize-ball collective cover body in which the two-part combined, first and second prize-ball collective cover bodies 59, 60 are integrally formed and combined with the third prize-winner-ball collective cover body 61.
[0039]
  Next, the action exerted by the out ball passage covering recess 82 of the third winning ball assembly cover body 61 will be described with reference to FIG. 12 to FIG. An out ball passage 83 engraved on the back surface of the game board 40 and covered by the out ball passage covering recess 82 flows downward, and is formed on the lower support plate portion of the game board storage frame for storing and supporting the game board 40. The out ball connection passage 108 flows down as it is, and is led to the out ball discharge passage 159 of the mechanism plate 120 from the communication port 160 communicating with the end of the out ball connection passage 108 and discharged to the outside of the ball game machine 1. It is like that. At this time, since the out ball passage covering recess 82 that closes the out ball passage 83 is formed integrally with the third winning ball assembly cover body 61, the single ball like the conventional out ball passage 83 shown in FIG. When the out ball passage blocker plate 106 is fixed with the screw 107, the screw 107 is loosened due to the collision of the out ball with the out ball passage block plate 106 and the out ball does not flow down the out ball passage 83 accurately. It can be surely prevented. Moreover, since it is not necessary to perform the operation | work which fixes the independent out ball | bowl channel | path obstruction | occlusion board 106, there also exists an advantage that work efficiency improves.
[0040]
  Further, as shown in FIG. 14, since both side walls of the out ball passage 83 are covered with the passage wall protrusions 84, the out ball flows smoothly, and as shown in FIG. Since the out ball passage 83 is configured as an inclined passage close to one side, the moment of the out ball is slowed down to flow down to the out ball connection passage 108, and the out ball connection passage 108 is also formed in a crank shape. As a result, the flow speed of the out ball to the downstream side is reduced. As a result, it is possible to prevent wear of a member (mostly formed of synthetic resin) with which the out ball collides. Note that a meandering protrusion 109 may be formed inside the out ball passage 83 as shown in FIGS. 15 and 16 in order to surely reduce the flow speed of the out ball passage 83.
[0041]
  Next, the structure of the mechanism plate 120 provided on the back surface of the ball game machine 1 will be described with reference to FIGS. 2 is as described above, FIG. 3 is a rear view of the ball game machine 1 showing the flow of winning balls and winning balls on the mechanism plate 120, and FIG. 4 is a rear view of the mechanism plate 120. .
[0042]
  In the figure, the mechanism plate 120 is mainly provided with a ball tank 122 for storing prize balls and a ball arrangement rail 125 for guiding the prize balls stored in the ball tank 122 while aligning them downstream. An intermediate component provided with a prize ball payout device 134 for paying out a prize ball mainly based on a winning, and a lower component provided with a processing mechanism for processing a hit ball including a prize mainly driven into the game board 40 When viewed from above, the U-shaped opening window 121 is integrally formed. Therefore, one side of the game board 40 is opened when the mechanism plate 120 is closed, so that the rear surface structure of the game board 40 has the drum storage box 47 and the game control board box 90 as described above. Even if it is a complicated thing which has this, the opening / closing operation | movement of the mechanism board 120 can be performed smoothly. In particular, in the illustrated embodiment, a member that connects the upper component and the lower component is not provided on the opposite side of the intermediate component, but the upper component and the lower component are considered in consideration of the overall strength of the mechanism plate 120. Even in the case where a connecting member for connecting the components is provided, the thick game control board box 90 is disposed not on the side but below the drum storage box 47 and the size of the U-shaped opening window 121 is large. Is formed in such a size that it completely penetrates the game control board box 90 (substantially the same as the area range of the winning ball collective cover bodies 59, 60, 61), the opening and closing operation of the mechanism plate 120 is performed smoothly.
[0043]
  Therefore, hereinafter, the configuration of the mechanism plate 120 will be described for each component. First, in the upper component part, a ball tank 122 that stores a large amount of prize balls, and a ball that causes the prize balls supplied from the ball tank 122 to flow down in a plurality of rows (in this embodiment, two rows). An alignment rail 125, a curve rod 127 that changes the direction of a prize ball guided by the ball alignment rail 125 toward a prize ball payout device 134, which will be described later, and a terminal board box 153 provided above the curve cage 127 are provided. Each is provided at a predetermined position.
[0044]
  The ball tank 122 is attached to a predetermined position of the upper component portion with screws by mounting pieces protruding from the left and right sides. In addition, the ball tank 122 is formed in a box shape with an open top surface, and a dropping port communicating with the ball alignment rail 125 is opened on the downstream side of the bottom surface, and a plurality of inclined bottom surfaces are inclined toward the dropping port. A bottom surface is formed. In addition, a ball deficiency detection lever 123 that is pivotably supported is provided on the inclined bottom surface at the top of the drop opening, and a ball deficiency detector 124 is fixed below the ball deficiency detection lever 123. The ball deficiency detector 124 is configured to derive a ball shortage signal to a management computer (not shown) when there are insufficient prize balls in the ball tank 122.
[0045]
  The ball alignment rail 125 arranged on the downstream side of the above-described ball tank 122 is attached in an inclined manner from one end of the upper component part to the other end, and a partition wall is erected in the center of the interior as is well known. Yes. The partition walls are formed to be gradually higher in order to reliably align the prize balls that have flowed out from the drop port of the ball tank 122 in the left and right rows as they go downstream. Further, a ball leveling member 126 hangs down at the upper part on the downstream side of the ball alignment rail 125, and the prize ball that flows down on the ball alignment rail 125 in two stages is arranged in one stage.
[0046]
  Further, a curved rod 127 in which an inverted “<” shape is formed is connected to the downstream side of the ball alignment rail 125 described above. The curve rod 127 flows down the prize balls that flow down in two rows in the front-rear direction (viewed from the back of the mechanism plate 120) by the ball alignment rail 125 in two rows in the left-right direction (also viewed from the back of the mechanism plate 120). It will change direction. A bead opening is formed in the bent portion of the curve rod 127, and the bead opening is closed with a bead opening valve 128 so as to be freely opened and closed. It is assumed that the ball removal valve 128 closes or opens the ball removal opening by swinging the ball removal operation rod 129 connected to the ball removal operation pin 129 in the vertical direction by the operation of inserting the ball removal pin from the front surface of the ball game machine 1. Is. Therefore, the mechanism plate 120 is formed with a beading passage 130 at the lower part of the beading opening. This ball removal passage 130 is formed continuously in the intermediate component and the lower component.
[0047]
  In addition to the above-described configuration, a terminal board box 153 is provided in the upper component part. This terminal board box 153 accommodates the terminal board 180 inside, and the terminal board 180 has an external power supply. A power supply terminal to which a line is connected, a signal terminal to which a signal line to the outside is connected, a fuse, a lamp, and the like are provided. This will be described in detail later.
[0048]
  Next, the configuration of the intermediate configuration unit will be described. Two passage bodies 131 are fixed to the upper portion of the intermediate component portion, and a prize ball payout device 134 is fixed below the passage body 131. More specifically, the passage body 131 has a prize ball passage for flowing down two rows of prize balls whose flow direction has been changed to the left and right by the curve rod 127, and a ball breakage is detected upstream of the prize ball passage. The sensor 132 faces. This ball detection sensor 132 detects the presence or absence of a prize ball in the prize ball passage. When any one of the ball detection sensors 132 no longer detects a prize ball, the prize ball of the prize ball payout device 134 is detected. The operation of the motor 135 (stepping motor) is stopped to disable the payout of prize balls, and the ball break LED 8 is turned on. The ball-out detection sensor 132 is attached to a position for detecting a prize ball at a position where the total number of balls in the two-row prize ball passages is 27 to 28 from the prize ball payout device 134. The two passage bodies 131 are not necessarily provided in parallel in the left-right direction, and may be provided in the front-rear direction in an overlapping manner.
[0049]
  Further, the lower portion of the passage body 131 is connected to a ball stopper 133. Although not shown in the drawing, the ball stopper 133 is configured such that when the prize ball payout device 134 is mounted, the stopper is always retracted to supply the prize ball to the prize ball payout device 134 from the prize ball passage of the passage body 131. However, when the prize ball payout device 134 is removed, the stopper enters the prize ball passage of the passage body 131, so that the prize ball is not supplied to the prize ball payout device 134.
[0050]
  The prize ball payout device 134 attached to the lower part of the intermediate component part is integrated in a rectangular parallelepiped case, and the screw member is rotated by the rotation of the prize ball motor 135 (see FIG. 17). The prize balls are paid out one by one. For this reason, the prize ball payout device 134 has a prize ball motor 135 and a ball payout detector 136 (see FIG. 17) for detecting the paid out prize balls. . The passage body 131 and the prize ball payout device 134 described above are covered with a side passage cover body 137 (see FIG. 2) that is pivotally supported on one side of the intermediate component so as to be opened and closed.
[0051]
  Next, the configuration of the lower component will be described. On the front side of the lower component (the side that comes into contact with the game board 40), a winning ball collecting basket 145 is provided in an inclined manner almost in the middle. This winning ball collecting bowl 145 receives the winning ball that has won the variable winning ball device 42 of the game board 40 and guides it to a winning ball processing device 148 to be described later, and the downstream side flows down the winning ball one by one. A winning ball guiding path 146 is formed, and the end of the winning ball guiding path 146 protrudes from the front surface side to the rear surface side of the lower component portion to constitute a winning ball discharge passage 147. A winning ball processing device 148 is provided in the middle of the winning ball discharge passage 147. The configuration of the winning ball processing apparatus 148 will be described in detail later.
[0052]
  In addition, a communication port 160 is opened below the winning ball collecting bowl 145 at a position corresponding to the end of the out ball connection passage 108, and the out ball discharge passage 159 that discharges the out balls continuously to the communication port 160. Is formed on the rear surface side of the lower component. An out ball switch 161 that detects an out ball can be attached to the end of the out ball discharge passage 159, and joins the winning ball discharge passage 147 through which the winning ball processed by the winning ball processing device 148 flows down. Then, it is discharged to the outside of the bullet ball game machine 1.
[0053]
  On the other hand, on the rear side of the lower component part, a prize ball payout passage 138 is formed at the upper part of one side, and an upper plate communication port 139 is formed at the lower end of the prize ball payout path 138. The upper plate communication port 139 guides a prize ball to the upper plate 12 provided on the front surface of the bullet ball game machine 1. A communication passage 140 is connected to one side of the upper plate communication port 139, and an excess ball passage 141 is connected to the end of the communication passage 140. Thus, when a large number of prize balls based on the winning a prize are paid out and the upper plate 12 is filled with the prize balls, and finally finally reaches the upper plate communication port 139 and further prize balls are continuously paid out, the prize balls are connected to the communication path. It is guided to the surplus ball passage 141 through 140 and then discharged to the lower plate 24 through the connection rod 173 (see FIG. 12A). When the award ball continues to be paid out, the lower plate 24 is also full, but when it reaches the full tank detection plate 142 provided on one side wall of the surplus ball passage 141, the full tank detection plate 142 is Pressed by the prize ball and swings outward about the upper support shaft, thereby turning on the full switch 143 to stop driving the prize ball motor 135 of the prize ball payout device 134. The ball dispensing operation is disabled, and the driving of the launcher motor 172 of the hitting ball launcher 171 is stopped as necessary.
[0054]
  The rear surfaces of the above-mentioned prize ball payout passage 138, ball removal passage 130, communication passage 140, and surplus ball passage 141 are covered by the lower passage cover body 144. In this embodiment, the prize ball payout control circuit board 200 is A box 154 for the payout control circuit board to be stored is the upper plate communication port 139 on the shaft support side of the frame base 3 or the shaft support side of the mechanism plate 120 (supported by a bearing metal 155 and a shaft support metal 156 described later). The winning ball processing device is provided at the corner portion of the lower component portion of the surplus ball passage 141 near the open side of the space formed by the upper portion of the space formed by the ball removal passage 130 and the surplus ball passage 141. 148 is stored in the processing device storage space, and after the winning ball processing device 148 is stored and fixed in the processing device storage space, it is closed by the processing device cover 152. Therefore, the above-described winning ball collecting basket 145 is configured to incline downward toward the open side of the mechanism plate 120 in the opposite direction to that formed on the conventional mechanism plate.
[0055]
  The winning ball processing device 148 accommodated in the processing device storage space receives a winning ball detector 149 provided in the middle of the winning ball flow path, and receives the winning balls one by one before and after the winning ball detector 149, and then downwards. The ball stop member 150 is allowed to flow down and the winning ball discharge solenoid 151 that drives the ball stop member 150 is configured.
[0056]
  The operation of the winning ball processing apparatus 148 will be briefly described. First, in a normal state where the winning ball discharge solenoid 151 is OFF, the ball stopping member 150 is in a state where the winning ball is detected by the winning ball detector 149. Is projected below the winning ball detector 149. When a winning ball is generated in such a state and the winning ball is detected by the winning ball detector 149, the detection signal is stored in a payout control circuit board box 154 to be described later.AwardThis is sent to the ball payout control circuit board 200, whereby the prize ball payout device 134 is driven and controlled, and a predetermined number of prize balls are paid out. When the payout of a predetermined number of prize balls is completed, a drive signal is sent from the prize ball payout control circuit board 200 to the winning ball discharge solenoid 151 to turn on the winning ball discharge solenoid 151 for a predetermined time. When the winning ball discharge solenoid 151 is turned ON, the ball stopper 150 releases the winning ball detected by the winning ball detector 149 to the downstream side while preventing the next winning ball from entering the winning ball detector 149. Then, when the winning ball discharge solenoid 151 is turned off after a certain time has elapsed, the ball stopper member 150 returns to its original state, accepts the next winning ball to the winning ball detector 149, and receives the winning ball by the winning ball. A payout operation is performed.
[0057]
  As described above, the winning ball processing device 148 in the present embodiment temporarily stops the generated winning balls and processes the winning balls one by one every time a predetermined winning ball is paid out. Since the generated winning ball remains as a proof ball, no trouble occurs with the player. If there is a backup function, all the generated winning balls are stored without using such a winning ball processing apparatus 148, and the stored winning balls are discharged to the outside of the ball game machine 1. You may make it do. When the winning ball detector 149 is turned on, the payout LED 9 is lit for a predetermined time.
[0058]
  Various control circuit boards such as the terminal board box 153 and the payout control circuit board box 154 described above are detachably attached to the rear surface side of the mechanism plate 120 formed as described above. Among these, a payout control circuit board box 154 for housing the prize ball payout control circuit board 200 for controlling the operation of the prize ball payout device 134 is provided at the lower portion on the shaft support side of the mechanism plate 120, and the card unit device 30. Is connected directly to the prize ball payout control circuit board 200. The prize ball payout control circuit board 200 has connector terminals 201 to 208 (206) for connecting wires from the prize ball payout device 134, the winning ball processing device 148, or the card unit device 30, as will be described in detail later. For example, a stop mode switch 210 for selecting whether or not to stop the hitting operation when the ball detection sensor 132 is activated, a display 211 for displaying the type of failure numerically, and a program runaway of control operation A reset switch 212 or the like that is reset at times is provided, and the lid cover is formed in a stepped shape on both the left and right sides so as to face the outside, and has an opening. The configuration of the prize ball payout control circuit board 200 will be described in detail later.
[0059]
  The prize ball payout control circuit board 200 configured as described above receives a prize ball signal from the prize ball detector 149, derives a drive start signal to the prize ball motor 135 of the prize ball dispenser 134, and receives a prize ball. A signal from a ball payout detector 136 provided in the payout device 134 is counted, and when the counted value reaches a predetermined payout prize ball number, a drive stop signal is derived to the prize ball motor 135 to give a prize ball. The payout operation is stopped and a drive signal is given to the winning ball discharge solenoid 151 of the winning ball processing device 148. Further, when there is a signal from the ball break detection sensor 132 or the full tank switch 143, a stop signal is derived to the prize ball motor 135 when the payout operation for the winning is completed or immediately. Further, when there are two types of payout prize balls, the number of winning balls with the smaller number of payout prizes is stored, and the payout operation corresponding to the stored value is preferentially executed. It ’s fine. This is because even if the stored value is erased due to a power failure or the like, it is possible to pay out with a relatively large number of payout prizes to the player. If this is not taken into consideration, any of them may be designed to be stored. Similarly, when there is a game ball lending request signal from the card unit device 30, a predetermined number (for example, 25 pieces / 100 yen) of game balls is obtained by the prize ball payout device 134 by the same operation as described above. Pay out.
[0060]
  As described above, the mechanism plate 120 equipped with various mechanisms for paying out prize balls and various control boards is pivotally supported by the frame base 3 on the card unit device 30 side so as to be freely opened and closed. . That is, as shown in FIG. 2 and FIG. 3, the mechanism plate 120 is attached to the shaft support pins 157 projecting from the upper and lower ends of the shaft support fitting 156 provided along one side of the game board holding frame of the frame base 3. When the mechanism plate 120 is closed, the latch lever 158 provided at an appropriate position of the mechanism plate 120 is attached to the game board holding frame. The mechanism plate 120 can be fixed to the back surface of the frame base 3 so as to cover the back surface of the game board 40 by being hooked on the locking pins projecting from the game board 40. 2 and 3, reference numeral 170 denotes a game board locking lever 170 for storing and fixing the game board 40 in the game board holding frame.
[0061]
  Next, a terminal board 180 housed in a terminal board box 153 provided on the mechanism board 120, a prize ball payout control circuit board 200 housed in a payout control circuit board box 154, a card unit device 30, and a game control board The relationship between the game control circuit boards 95 and 98 housed in the box 90, the relationship between the game control circuit boards 95 and 98 and other electrical components (such as gaming devices), and the prize ball payout control circuit board 200 and other The relationship with the electrical parts will be described with reference to FIGS. 17 is a wiring diagram of the entire ball and ball game machine 1, FIG. 18 is a wiring diagram of the game control circuit boards 95 and 98, and FIG. 19 shows the prize ball payout control circuit board 200. FIG. 20 is a detailed circuit diagram of the signal circuit 243 in FIG. 19, and FIG. 21 is a detailed circuit diagram of the relay circuit 244 in FIG. 19.
[0062]
  In FIG. 17, the terminal board 180 accommodated in the terminal board box 153 has a power connector 185 to which an external power supply line is connected on the front side, a power switch 187, the outside (for example, a management computer), and the ball game machine 1 The ball break information output terminal 181, the firing control signal input terminal 182, the ball lending information output terminal 183, the replenishment information output terminal 184, and the firing stop information signal from the firing control signal input terminal 182 are connected to the signal line between them. A relay 186 that operates based on the printed circuit board on which a fuse 188 provided in the middle of a power supply line supplied to each control circuit board is mounted. Further, from the terminal board 180, a power line and a signal line (the above-mentioned ball lending information signal) are connected to the prize ball payout control circuit board 200 (displayed as a prize ball lending control / interface board) and the game control circuit boards 95 and 98. And a replenishment information signal) and a ball deficiency detector 124 are also connected.
[0063]
  The game control circuit boards 95 and 98 are connected by collective wiring (indicated by a two-dot chain line in FIG. 17) for exchanging prize ball number signals with the prize ball payout control circuit board 200, as shown in FIG. It is connected to various electrical components and circuit boards.
[0064]
  The prize ball payout control circuit board 200 includes a connector 201 for connecting the wiring 30a from the card unit device 30, a prize ball motor 135 and a ball payout detector 136 of the prize ball payout device 134, and a ball breakage detection sensor 132 of the passage body 131. And a connector 202 that connects the winning ball detector 149 and the winning ball discharge solenoid 151 of the winning ball processing device 148, a ball lending switch 20, a return switch 22, a frequency display LED 21, and a piezoelectric buzzer 17 provided on the upper plate 12. , A connector 203 for connecting wiring from the automatic ball lending switch 29 and the automatic ball lending display LED 29a, a connector 204 to which wiring from the ball detector 18 provided on the upper plate 12 is connected, and a full tank switch 143 A connector 205 for connecting wiring; an interface connector mounting region 206 on which the wiring is mounted; 19 for connecting integrated circuit electronic components such as the payout control microcomputer 240 shown in FIG. 19 and wiring from the terminal board 180, the game control circuit boards 95 and 98, and the motor control board 190 for controlling the operation of the ball hitting device 171. The payout control circuit portion on which the connectors 207 to 209 are mounted is integrally formed. In the present embodiment, it is sufficient that the card unit connector 201 and the operation connector 203 are installed in the interface connector mounting area 206, and the other connectors 202, 204, and 205 are used for payout control. It may be in the circuit section. Among the configurations described above, the launcher motor 172, the main switch 191, and the touch antenna 192 are connected to the motor control board 190 that controls the operation of the hitting ball launcher 171.
[0065]
  Among the circuit boards described above, the game control circuit boards 95 and 98 are composed of the two-stage circuit boards 95 and 98 as described above. As shown in FIG. 18, the upper first circuit board 95 is provided. Includes a basic circuit composed of a CPU 96, a ROM 97, etc., an initial reset circuit 220, a periodic reset circuit 221, an address decode circuit 222, an information output circuit 223, a lamp / LED circuit 224, a switch input circuit 225, a solenoid circuit 226, and a display control circuit. 227 is formed or mounted on the front surface side, a plurality of connectors 101 are mounted on the front surface side, and one connector of the joint connector 100 is mounted on the back surface. A power circuit 99 is formed on the lower second circuit board 98 on the surface side (the side facing the transparent bottom plate 92), and a voice synthesis circuit 228, a volume amplification circuit 229, and a prize ball number signal output. A circuit 230 and a plurality of connectors 101 are formed or mounted, and the other connector of the joint connector 100 is mounted on the back side thereof.
[0066]
  The information output circuit 223, the lamp / LED circuit 224, the switch input circuit 225, and the solenoid circuit 226 of the first circuit board 95 are electrically connected to the game board 40 from the connector 101 via the main relay board 64. , 72, 74, 75, 76, etc., and the display control circuit 227 is connected from the connector 101 to the electrical components 49, 50, etc. of the drum-shaped variable display device 41 through the sub relay board 51. The voice synthesis circuit 228 and the volume amplification circuit 229 of the second circuit board 98 are connected to the decoration control board 176 from the connector 101 to control the sound effects of the speakers 10a and 10b, and the prize ball number signal output circuit 230 is The connector 101 is connected to the prize ball payout control circuit board 200, and the power supply circuit 99 is connected to the power supply wiring from the terminal board 180 by the connector 101. In addition to the speakers 10a and 10b, the decorative fluorescent lamps 6a and 6b and the decorative LED 7 may be the target controlled by the decorative control board 176. By controlling these with the dedicated decoration control board 176, more complex drive control can be performed.
[0067]
  Further, as shown in FIG. 19, the prize ball payout control circuit board 200 includes a payout control microcomputer 240, an information output circuit 241, a decoration control output circuit 242, a signal circuit 243, a relay circuit 244, an LED circuit 245, and a reset circuit. 246, motor circuit 247, solenoid circuit 248, switch circuit 249, buzzer circuit 250, upper plate display LED circuit 251, signal circuit 252, power supply circuit 253, multiple connectors 201-205, 207-209, 255, stop mode switch 210, a display 211, and a reset switch 212 are formed or mounted.
[0068]
  Of the connectors 201 to 209 and 255 (excluding 206), the connector 201 is a dedicated connector for the card unit device 30 and connects the card unit device 30 and the payout control microcomputer 240 via the signal circuit 252. is doing. Also, the connector 202 is connected with wiring from a prize ball motor 135, a prize ball discharge solenoid 151, a prize ball detector 149, a ball payout detector 136, and a ball break detection sensor 132 (displayed as a ball break switch). It is connected to the dispensing control microcomputer 240 via a circuit 247, a solenoid circuit 248, and a part of the switch circuit 249. Also, the connector 203 is connected with wires from the automatic ball lending switch 29, the ball lending switch 20, the return switch 22, the piezoelectric buzzer 17, the frequency display LED 21, and the automatic ball lending display LED 29a, and a part of the switch circuit 249, the buzzer It is connected to the payout control microcomputer 240 via a circuit 250 and an upper plate display LED circuit 251. Further, the connector 204 is connected to the wire from the ball detector 18 (indicated as the upper plate ball detector), and the connector 205 is connected to the wire from the full tank switch 143 via the switch circuit 249. It is connected to a payout control microcomputer 240. Note that a stop mode switch 210 that selects whether or not to stop the hitting operation when the ball break detection sensor 132 is activated is connected to the payout control microcomputer 240 via the switch circuit 249.
[0069]
  On the other hand, the connector 207 is connected to a wiring connecting the replenishment information output terminal 184 and the ball lending information output terminal 183 of the terminal board 180, and is connected to the payout control microcomputer 240 via the information output circuit 241. Connected to 207 is a signal line that transmits a firing control signal of the relay 186 that is activated based on an input to the firing stop signal to the firing control signal input terminal 182 of the terminal board 180 and is directly input to the dispensing control microcomputer 240. The connector 255 is connected to the decoration control board 176 and connected to the payout control microcomputer 240 via the decoration control output circuit 242, and the connector 208 outputs the prize ball number signal of the game control circuit board 98. The wiring from the circuit 230 is connected and the payout control is performed via the signal circuit 243. Connected to the microcomputer 240, the connector 209 is connected to the payout control microcomputer 240 wires from the motor control board 190 is connected through a relay circuit 244. The indicator 211 and the reset switch 212 mounted in advance on the winning ball payout control circuit board 200 are connected to the payout control microcomputer 240 via the LED circuit 245 and the reset circuit 246, respectively. Further, the power supply circuit 253 branches into a plurality of voltages and supplies power to each circuit or device, and also supplies power to the card unit device 30 via the fuse 254. The replenishment information output from the information output circuit 241 derives one pulse signal when the ball dispensing detector 136 detects 10 balls, and the ball lending information is the number of balls corresponding to 100 yen. One pulse is derived when renting out. Further, the decoration control output circuit 242 generates a signal for lighting the payout LED 9 based on a signal from the winning ball detector 149 and a signal for lighting the ball out LED 8 based on a signal from the ball detection sensor 132. Each is derived.
[0070]
  In addition, among the circuits shown in FIG. 19, the signal circuit 243 (same as the signal circuit 252) is constituted by a photocoupler 256 as shown in FIG. Even if a current flows through the signal line, the noise current does not flow through the dispensing control microcomputer 240. Similarly, as shown in FIG. 21, the relay circuit 224 is configured by connecting a relay 257 and a varistor 258 in parallel. Therefore, even if the launcher motor 172 fails and an abnormal current flows, the relay 257 Since the abnormal current does not flow to the payout control microcomputer 240 and an overcurrent flows from the input of the firing motor power, a current exceeding a predetermined voltage is relayed. Since the varistor 258 conducts (short-circuits) without passing through 257 and flows current, no overcurrent flows through the dispensing control microcomputer 240 in this case as well. Therefore, the above-described photocoupler 256, relay 257, and varistor 258 constitute a protection circuit for the payout control microcomputer 240.
[0071]
  The configuration and operation of the ball game machine 1 according to the embodiment have been described above. In the present embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 1, 5, and 6, a variable display device 41 and a plurality of game devices are provided. In the ball game machine including the game board 40 having the winning areas 42 to 45 and the game control circuit board 200 for controlling the operation of the variable display device 41, A winning synthetic ball winning cover 59 to 61 made of a transparent synthetic resin for guiding the winning balls in the winning areas 42 to 45 is provided, and the winning ball collecting covers 59 to 61 store the game control circuit board 200. A board box mounting member 65 for pivotally supporting the control board box 90 is provided, and the prize winning ball collective cover bodies 60, 6 are mounted in a state where the game control board box 90 is attached to the board box mounting member 65. It is characterized in that it has to fall within the scope of. By configuring in this way, it is possible to use the rear surface of the mechanism board more effectively than when the game control board box 90 is provided on the rear surface of the mechanism board 120, and to open the game control board box 90. Thus, the inside of the winning ball collective cover bodies 59 to 61 formed of the transparent synthetic resin can be visually recognized, and the situation inside the winning ball collective cover bodies 59 to 61 can be quickly known.
[0072]
  Further, the variable display device 41 as at least one gaming device is disposed so as to protrude rearwardly in the approximate center of the game board 40, and the winning ball collective cover body 59 has a rear protruding portion of the variable display device 41. A window hole 62 through which the drum storage box 47 is formed is formed, a board box mounting member 65 is provided at a position along the lower side of the window hole 62, and the game control board box 90 is arranged below the drum storage box 47. Thereby, since the drum storage box 47 and the game control board box 90 are not provided in a stacked manner, it is possible to suppress the backward protrusion amount.
[0073]
  Further, by providing a connector connection opening 94 corresponding to the mounting area of the connector 101 of the game control circuit board 200 along the side of the axis of the game control board box 90, the connector is purposely used when the game control board box 90 is rotated. 101 does not need to be removed and it is not necessary to use long wires, so that the configuration of the back surface of the game board 40 is simplified.
[0074]
  The invention that can be grasped from the embodiment described above includes the following.
(1) The board box mounting member 65 has an insertion notch 70 formed on the front surface and has a rotation support hole 69, while the gap between the insertion notches 70 is formed on both side walls of the game control board box 90. 2. A bullet ball game machine characterized in that an elliptical rotation protrusion 102 having substantially the same short diameter and the same long diameter as that of the rotation support hole 69 is formed. With this configuration, the game control board box 90 can be attached to and detached from the board box attachment member 65 very easily, and the game control board box 90 is detached from the board box attachment member 65 during the rotation operation. There is nothing.
(2) The board box attachment member 65 has attachment holes 66 and 67 that can change the attachment position to the winning ball collective cover body 60, and by using different attachment holes 66 and 67, game control of different dimensions. A bullet ball game machine characterized in that the board box 90 can be supported. By comprising in this way, the game control board box 90 of a different dimension can be supported using a common component.
(3) A ball ball game characterized in that a box locking member 55 for holding the game control board box 90 in a state of being rotated in the horizontal direction is provided in the drum storage box 47 which is a rear projecting portion of the game apparatus. Machine. With this configuration, it is possible to easily observe the inside of the winning ball collective cover bodies 59 and 61 while holding the game control board box 90 in an opened state.
[0075]
【The invention's effect】
  As described above, as is apparent from the above description, in the present invention, the winning balls that are won in a plurality of winning areas are guided to the back of the game board.A prize ball taxiway is formed inside so that the prize ball taxiway is visibleTransparent synthetic resinThe first cover body configured with the above and a meandering protrusion for forming the downstream portion of the winning ball guiding path and guiding the out ball downward while covering the back side of the out port and weakening the downward force A second cover body in which an out ball passage is formed; Consist ofA winning ball collective cover is provided, and the winning ball collective cover isAt a position below the rear protrusion of the display device and not stacked on the rear protrusion.A game control board box that houses the game control circuit boardWith the game control circuit board storedSubstrate box mounting member pivotally supportedAnd theFor board box mounting membersPivotedGame control board boxA locking piece for locking and holding in the closed position, and the mechanism plate is formed with an opening window for passing out a predetermined number of prize balls from the upper part along the opening window to the lower part through the side part. When the mechanism is arranged and the game control board box is attached to the board box mounting member and the locking piece, the game control board boxWinning ball assembly cover bodyCover the winning ball taxiwaylikeThe second cover body is positioned and attached to the back surface of the game board by positioning protrusions projecting from the front surface of the mechanism board so that it penetrates rearward from the opening window of the mechanism plate. The winning ball winning is memorized in a storage means having a backup function at the time of power failure.Therefore, compared with the case where the game control board box is provided on the rear surface of the mechanism board, the back surface of the mechanism board can be used more effectively, and the game control board box is formed of a permeable synthetic resin by opening the game control board box. The inside of the winning ball assembly cover body can be visually recognized, and the situation inside the winning ball assembly cover body can be quickly known.
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  Also,In order to hold the game control board box pivotally supported by the board box mounting member in the open position, a box locking member for locking with the game control board box is provided.ByIt is possible to make it easier to perform a check operation such as checking whether or not a ball clogging phenomenon that prevents the winning balls from flowing inside the winning ball assembly cover body has occurred.
[0077]
  Furthermore,The board box mounting member has an insertion notch with the same length as the minor axis of the pivoting projection in front of the pivoting shaft hole that matches the major axis of the elliptical pivoting protrusion protruding from the outside of the side wall of the game control board box. Is formedByYou can easily remove the game control board box from the winning ball assembly cover body by rotating the game control board box in the horizontal direction and aligning the short diameter of the rotation protrusion with the insertion notch and pulling it out toward you. it can.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a front view of a ball game machine according to an embodiment.
FIG. 2 is a rear view of the ball game machine.
FIG. 3 is a rear view of a ball game machine showing the flow of prize balls and winning balls on a mechanism plate.
FIG. 4 is a rear view of a mechanism plate.
FIG. 5 is a perspective view seen from the back of the game board.
FIG. 6 is a rear view of the game board.
FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view showing an attached state of the game control board box attached to the back of the game board.
FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view showing the relationship between the game control board box and the variable display device on the upper part thereof.
FIG. 9 is a side view showing a structure for rotatably supporting a game control board box.
FIG. 10 is a side view showing a mounted state of the game control board box and an operation for releasing the mounted state.
11 is a perspective view seen from the back of a game board that includes components that are partially different from the game board shown in FIG. 5. FIG.
FIG. 12 is a side view and a rear view showing a falling path of an out ball taken in from an out port of a game board.
FIG. 13 is a cross-sectional view of a conventional game board at an out-out portion.
FIG. 14 is a cross-sectional view of the game board at the out port portion of the present embodiment.
FIG. 15 is a rear view showing a modification of the out-out portion of the present embodiment.
16 is a side cross-sectional view of FIG. 15. FIG.
FIG. 17 is a wiring diagram of the entire bullet ball gaming machine.
FIG. 18 is a wiring diagram viewed from the game control circuit board.
FIG. 19 is a wiring diagram of the prize ball payout control circuit board as viewed from the center.
20 is a detailed circuit diagram of the signal circuit in FIG.
FIG. 21 is a detailed circuit diagram of the relay circuit in FIG.
FIG. 22 is a partial rear view showing a wiring structure between a conventional ball game machine and a card unit device.
FIG. 23 is a partial rear view showing a wiring structure between the ball game machine and the card unit device in the present embodiment.
[Explanation of symbols]
  1 Ball game machine
  3 Frame base
  30 Card unit device
  40 game board
  41 Drum-type variable display device
  47 Drum storage box
  55 Box locking member
  59 First prize ball assembly cover body
  60 Second prize ball assembly cover body
  61 3rd prize ball assembly cover body
  62 Window hole
  65 Board box mounting member
  69 Rotating support hole
  70 Insertion notch
  78 Board box locking member
  82 Out ball passage covering recess
  83 Out ball passage
  88 winning ball allocation guidance protrusion
  90 game control board box
  91 Main box
  93 Transparent cover lid
  94 Connector connection opening
  95 First circuit board
  96 CPU
  97 ROM
  98 Second circuit board
  99 Power supply circuit
  100 joint connector
  102 Rotating protrusion
  103 Locking hole
  104 hanging hole
  108 Out ball connection passage
  120 Mechanism plate
  121 U-shaped opening window
  134 Prize ball payout device
  145 Prize winning ball set
  148 Prize winning ball processing equipment
  153 Terminal board box
  154 Box for payout control circuit board
  159 Out ball discharge passage
  180 Terminal board
  190 Motor control board
  200 prize ball payout control circuit board
  201 Card unit connector
  240 Microcomputer for payout control

Claims (3)

A game board for chromatic and and the display device and a display device and a plurality of winning holes and out port are arranged to substantially center protrude behind the game control circuit board for controlling a game operation, the game In a ball game machine provided with a mechanism plate that is provided so as to be openable and closable so as to cover the back of the board and has a mechanism for paying out a predetermined number of prize balls based on winning of prize balls to the prize opening ,
A winning ball guiding path for guiding the winning balls won in the plurality of winning holes is formed in the back of the game board, and the winning ball guiding path is made of a transparent synthetic resin so that the winning ball guiding path can be visually recognized . 1 out of the cover body and a serpentine projection for guiding the out ball toward the lower side by covering the back surface side of the out port and weakening the downward flow force. A second cover body in which a ball passage is formed, and a winning ball collective cover body comprising:
In the winning ball collective cover body, the game control circuit board is housed in a game control circuit board box for housing the game control circuit board at a position below the rear protrusion of the display device and not stacked on the rear protrusion . a substrate-box attachment member rotatably supported in a state, a locking piece for locking held in the closed position the gaming control board box which is axially supported by the substrate-box attachment member, the provided
The mechanism plate is formed with an opening window, and a mechanism for paying out the predetermined number of prize balls to the lower portion through the side portion from the upper portion along the opening window is disposed,
With the game control board box attached to the board box attachment member and the locking piece, the game control board box covers the winning ball guide path of the winning ball assembly cover body and the opening of the mechanism plate Let it pass through the window backwards,
The second cover body is positioned and attached to the back surface of the game board by positioning protrusions protruding from the front surface thereof, and the winning ball winning in the plurality of winning holes is a memory having a backup function at the time of power failure A ball game machine characterized in that it is stored in the means . 2. The bullet according to claim 1, further comprising a box locking member that locks with the game control board box to hold the game control board box pivotally supported by the board box mounting member in an open position. Ball game machine. The board box mounting member has a length equal to the minor axis of the pivot protrusion in front of the pivot shaft hole that matches the major axis of the elliptical pivot protrusion protruding from the side wall of the game control board box. The ball game machine according to claim 1 or 2 , wherein an insertion cutout is formed .

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