JP4174793B2 - Rotating symbol display device for gaming machines - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
  This inventionFor gaming machinesRotary symbol displayIn placeMore specifically, the symbol display unit in which the rotation driving means for rotating and stopping the symbol display body is disposed on the wiring board is accommodated and set in the accommodating case.For gaming machinesRotary symbol displayIn placeIt is related.
[0002]
[Prior art]
In a pachinko machine that is a representative example of a gaming machine, a combination prize that is a right related to a special gaming state is developed by developing a symbol combination game based on a symbol variation control condition including start and stop that occurs during a game. A rotary symbol display device called a drum type or a belt type capable of satisfying and displaying conditions is provided. For example, as shown in FIG. 8 or FIG. 9, the drum-type symbol display device includes a flat pulley-shaped symbol drum 67 displaying various symbols as a symbol display body, and rotation driving means for rotating and stopping the symbol drum 67. A symbol display unit 64, in which 68 and the like are arranged on the wiring board 65 to form a unit, is set in parallel in the drum case (accommodating case) 61 in units of three (FIGS. 9 and 10). reference).
[0003]
As shown in FIG. 8, the wiring board 65 in the symbol display unit 64 is formed with an extending portion 65a extending downward from a required position of the lower end edge thereof. A connector portion 65b connected to a control device 66 that controls the display unit 64 is provided. Further, as shown in FIG. 9, the drum case 61 is formed in a substantially rectangular box shape that opens to the front side from a rear case 62 and a front case 63 that are connectable in the front-rear direction. Grooves 62a and 63a are formed on the top surface and open inward and extending in the front-rear direction, and slits 62b and 63b extending in the front-rear direction corresponding to the groove portions 62a and 63a are formed on the bottom surface. Yes. The extending portion 65a of the wiring board 65 is inserted into the slit 62b of the rear case 62 with the connector portion 65b exposed to the outside, and the wiring board 65 is inserted into the groove portion 62a of the rear case 62. Is inserted to position the wiring board 65. In this state, the symbol display unit 64 is accommodated and set in the drum case 61 by inserting the wiring board 65 correspondingly to the groove 63 a and the slit 63 b of the front case 63.
[0004]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
As described above, the drum case 61 is formed with the slits 62b and 63b for exposing the connector portion 65b of the wiring board 65 to the outside, so that the structural strength of the drum case 61 (the rear case 62 and the front case 63) is formed. May cause cracking and distortion. Further, it is necessary to position the wiring board 65 of the symbol display unit 64 in the grooves 62a and 63a and the slits 62b and 63b, and there is a problem that the assembling work of the drum symbol display device becomes complicated. Furthermore, since the drum case 61 is formed in a relatively large box shape, there is a risk of hindering attachment / detachment work of various members arranged in the pachinko machine, and the internal volume of the drum case 61 can be increased. As much as possible is desired.
[0005]
OBJECT OF THE INVENTION
  In view of the above-described problems inherent in the above-described conventional technology, the present invention has been proposed to suitably solve this problem, and reduces the structural strength of a housing case that houses a symbol display unit. Can support the wiring board without reducing the internal volume of the housing caseFor gaming machinesRotary symbol displayPlaceThe purpose is to provide.
[0006]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
  In order to overcome the above problems and achieve the intended purpose,Claim 1A gaming machine according to the inventionForRotary symbol displayIs,
  Various designsDisplayA symbol display body (37), a rotation driving means (39) for rotatably supporting the symbol display body (37) and rotating and stopping the symbol display body (37), and the rotation driving means (39) are disposed. Symbol display unit (36) comprising wiring board (38)And the symbol display unit opened forward (36) ContainContainment case (30)And the storage case (30) Arranged on the front side of the symbol display unit (36) Perspective display body that can protect (twenty two) And the storage case (30) Metal frame member detachably attached to surround the rear side (41) And start prizes (11) Game board with (J) The starting prize tool (11) For gaming machines placed directly aboveIn the rotary symbol display device,
  The fluoroscopic display body (twenty two) Top end of (22a) 1st engaging part which is formed in and is separated from right and left (twenty four) When,
  The storage case (30) Top surface of (31a, 35a) And fluoroscopic display (twenty two) Top end of (22a) The metal frame member facing the (41) Top plate (41a) Formed into the metal frame member (41a) Rear plate (41b) The containment case (30) Back of (31b) Each of the first engaging portions when being brought into contact with (twenty four) The rear plate portion is detachably engaged with the rear plate portion. (41b) Containment case (30) Back of (31b) The upper plate portion is restricted from moving backward from the upper plate portion. (41a) Is the fluoroscopic display body (twenty two) Top end of (22a) The first engaging portion is separated upward from the first engaging portion. (twenty four) 1st restriction part which can release engagement with (46) When,
  The fluoroscopic display body (twenty two) Left and right sides (22b, 22b) 2nd engaging part formed in (26a) When,
  The metal frame member (41) Top plate (41a) The metal frame member is formed on both left and right edges of the metal frame member (41) Rear plate (41b) The containment case (30) Back of (31b) Each of the second engaging portions when being brought into contact with (26a) The upper plate portion engages with and disengages from the upper plate portion. (41a) Is the fluoroscopic display body (twenty two) Top end of (22a) Second restricting portion for restricting the upward movement away from the second (47) When,
  The storage case (30)ofRear (31b)Upper side inFormed on the ridge edge, the upper surface (31a, 35a) of the storage case (30)) InAn inclined surface (32) inclined toward the
  The metal frame member (41) Rear plate (41b) Formed in the upper edge of the housing case (30) Inclined surface (32) Corresponding to the metal frame member (41) Top plate (41a) Inclined plate part that inclines toward (42) When,
  SaidContainment case (30) ofOpened on the inclined surface (32), and when the wiring board (38) is accommodated in the accommodation case (30), a part of the wiring board (38) is projected outward from the case.Insertion hole(32a)When,
  The metal frame member (41) Inclined plate (42) In said storage case (30) Insertion hole (32a) And the storage case (30) To the wiring board (38) When the wiring board is accommodated (38) Through-holes that project part of the case outward (42a)When,
  SaidContainment case (30) Formed in the insertion holeA part of (32a)Insertion holeA regulation protrusion (32b) for regulating the position of the wiring board (38) facing from (32a) from one side;
  The storage case (30)Rear side (31b)InsideInsertion hole(32a)Insertion holeA regulation protrusion (31d) for regulating the position of the wiring board (38) facing the (32a) from the other side;
  The storage case (30)Rear side (31b)InsidesoSaidInsertion holeFrom (32a)DownA pair of restricting pieces (31e, 31e) that project from the required distance and restrict the position of the wiring board (38) accommodated in the accommodating case (30) from both sidesWhen,
  The metal frame member (41) Top plate (41a) The insertion hole is detachably mounted on the insertion hole (32a) And outlet holes (42a) Above the insertion hole (32a) And outlet holes (42a) The wiring board is positioned so as to cover (38) In the insertion hole (32a) And outlet holes (42a) Connection part provided on the part protruding outward from the case (38c) Connection means (52) Connecting part connected via (53) The symbol display unit is provided (36) Control device for controlling (S)It is characterized by comprising.
[0007]
  The invention according to claim 2 is the housing case. (30) Top surface at (35a) On the inside front of the wiring board (38) Positioning recess formed in the front upper position of (38a) Projection piece that engages and disengages (35d) And the fluoroscopic display body (twenty two) In the lower side of the back side, the wiring board (38) Positioning protrusion formed at the front lower position of (38b) Groove that engages and disengages (22c) The summary.
[0008]
  The invention according to claim 3 is the regulation projection (31b) And regulatory pieces (31e) The projecting end is formed in an arc shape..
[0009]
  The invention according to claim 4 is the metal frame member. (41) Top plate (41a) And is formed to bend upward at a substantially central position in the left-right direction of the front side surface portion of the front side surface portion, and (S) Projection formed on the front end face of (54a) Opening to fit (49a) Gripping part formed with (49) With
  The grip part (49) By pulling upward, the upper plate part (41a) The first engaging portion is bent upward (twenty four) And the first regulation department (46) The gist is that it can be released from the engaged state with.
[0010]
[Action]
  The present invention provides a rear surface in a housing case of a rotary symbol display device.UpFormed on the side edgeAn insertion hole is formed in the inclined surface, and a through hole is formed in the inclined plate portion formed on the ridge edge on the upper side of the rear plate portion of the metal frame member.When the symbol display unit is accommodated in the accommodation case, the wiring board constituting the symbol display unit isInsertion hole and exit holeProtrudes outward from the case. And saidInsertion hole and exit holeThe wiring board protruding outward from the case isInsertion holeThe position is regulated from one side by a regulating protrusion that defines a part of theInsertion holeThe position is regulated from the other side by a regulating projection provided in the vicinity of the projection. In addition, the wiring board isInsertion holeThe position is regulated from both sides by a pair of regulating pieces projecting at a required distance from each other. Thus, the wiring board can be positioned without providing a slit in the housing case, and further,Insertion hole and exit holeSince the connection portion provided on the wiring board can be protruded outward from the case, the structural strength of the housing case is not lowered, and cracks, distortion, and the like can be suppressed. Further, since the position of the rear portion of the wiring board is regulated at a position that is vertically separated in the housing case, the wiring board can be supported without rattling in the left-right direction.
[0011]
  In addition, by forming the restricting protrusions and the protruding end portions of the restricting pieces in an arc shape, the wiring board can be easily guided to a predetermined position, so that the positioning operation can be easily performed..
[0012]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
  Next, according to the present inventionFor gaming machinesRotary symbol displayIn placeA preferred embodiment will be described below in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In this embodiment, a case where a drum symbol display device is provided as a rotary symbol display device in a pachinko machine that is a typical gaming machine will be described.
[0013]
(About pachinko machines)
First, an outline of a pachinko machine to which the drum-type symbol display device of this embodiment is attached will be described with reference to FIG. As for the pachinko machine P of the present embodiment, as a basic configuration, the front frame B is assembled to the front side of the opening of the outer frame A so as to be detachable and openable using connection support means and locking means. Yes. And it is set to the front side of the opening / closing set plate assembled | attached so that attachment or detachment with respect to the window frame C in the lower part of the glass door D, and the window frame C which assembled | attached the glass door D of the horizontal opening type to the front frame B. The upper ball tray E and the electric ball feeder (not shown) set on the rear side, the lower ball tray F and the hit ball launching device H located on the lower stage, and the mechanism setting board located on the rear side (see FIG. On the other hand, a game board J having a required game area I is set on the rear side of the front frame B so as to be detachable and replaceable.
[0014]
(About the game board)
As shown in FIG. 2, the game board J is disposed in the middle of the longitudinal direction at the front side of the game area I surrounded by the rail 10 curved in a substantially circular shape, and can detect a safe ball with a switch. A start winning tool 11, a drum-type symbol display device 20, which will be described later, disposed immediately above the start winning tool 11, and an electric guide wheel 12 that is also called a windmill and arbitrarily changes the flow direction for a game ball. And a normal guide wheel 13, a large electric prize-winning device L installed immediately below the starting prize-winning tool 11, and an illumination device 14 whose irradiation pattern is changed and controlled according to the gaming state. Further, on the rear side of the game board J, a safe ball guide member (not shown) for guiding the safe ball to the mechanism set board side is mounted. And this safe ball | bowl guide member equips and sets the drum type symbol display apparatus 20 according to the rear side of the see-through | perspective window part 15 opened in this guide member. Reference numeral 16 denotes an out port.
[0015]
A switch (not shown) disposed in the start winning tool 11 is used as a start input means for starting the drum-type symbol display device 20 once every detection of each safe ball. The winning device L is a large winning device to which an opening operation condition is given as a special game state when the jackpot of the drum-type symbol display device 20 is established. As shown in FIG. The door-shaped opening / closing plate 18 that is opposed to the door is changed from a normal closed state to an open state based on a set drive condition relating to a rear electromagnetic solenoid. A count switch for a safe ball and a special switch (V switch) for continuing the opening operation are incorporated in the rear side inside the special prize-winning tool 17 (both not shown). In addition, the normal prize-winning tools 19 and 19 are provided on both the left and right sides of the winning device L.
[0016]
(Drum-type symbol display device)
As shown in FIG. 3, the drum-type symbol display device 20 according to the embodiment includes a drum case (accommodating case) 30 that opens toward the front, and each symbol display unit 36 disposed on the front side of the drum case 30. Is formed in a box shape from the fluoroscopic display body 22 that can protect the screen, and three symbol display units 36 are accommodated and set in parallel. As shown in FIG. 1 or 4, the drum-type symbol display device 20 is configured to display each symbol based on a control output generated from a control device (control means) S disposed above the device 20. The unit 36 is driven and controlled. Further, the drum case 30 surrounds the rear side of the drum case 30 to reinforce the drum case 30, and the control by the noise generated by the rotation of the symbol drum (symbol display body) 37 is leaked to the outside. A metal frame member 41 that suppresses the influence on the device S or the like is detachably attached. In the following description, front and rear and left and right are designated when the pachinko machine P is viewed from the game board J side as shown in FIG.
[0017]
(About fluoroscopic display)
As shown in FIG. 3 or FIG. 4, the see-through display body 22 also functions as a front positioning member of the drum-type symbol display device 20 itself, and is a box lid that is opened to the rear side by a transparent synthetic resin material. At the center, a see-through portion 23 that is also used as a lens and bulges into a forward convex arc shape is formed. Further, at the rear side of the fluoroscopic display body 22 and below the fluoroscopic portion 23, a groove portion 22c extending in the vertical direction is formed at three positions spaced apart in the horizontal direction to constitute the symbol display unit 36. It engages with a positioning projection 38b formed on a wiring board 38 (described later). A first engagement portion 24 is formed on the upper end surface portion 22a of the fluoroscopic display body 22 so as to be separated in the left-right direction, and is detachably engaged with a first restriction portion 46 (described later) formed on the metal frame member 41. It comes to match. Here, the first engaging portion 24 is composed of a pair of engaging claw portions protruding upward from the upper end surface portion 22a. Each engaging claw portion is formed in a tapered shape that inclines toward the upper end surface portion 22a toward the rear side.
[0018]
Further, three bosses 22d are formed at required positions on the lower end surface portion side of the fluoroscopic display body 22, and screw holes (not shown) opened to the rear side are formed in the respective bosses 22d. In addition, a first projecting portion 26a that constitutes a second engaging portion is provided at a position above the left and right side surface portions 22b of the fluoroscopic display body 22 and is formed on the metal frame member 41, which will be described later. The second restricting portion 47 is detachably engaged.
[0019]
(About the symbol display unit)
As shown in FIG. 4, each symbol display unit 36 includes a symbol drum 37 displaying various symbols, and a stepping motor (rotation drive means) that rotatably supports the symbol drum 37 and rotates and stops it. ) 39 and a wiring board 38, etc., in which the stepping motor 39 is disposed and supported in a parallel state in the drum case 30, are unitized. In addition, a positioning protrusion 38b protruding forward is formed at the front lower position of each wiring board 38, and a positioning recess 38a is formed at the front upper position, respectively. The front side of the symbol display unit 36 is positioned and fixed by engaging the groove 22c of the fluoroscopic display body 22 and engaging the positioning recess 38a with a projecting piece 35d formed on the front case 35 described later. Yes.
[0020]
Further, a first connector portion 38c as a connection portion is provided at a position above the rear portion of the wiring board 38, and the control device S for controlling the driving of the stepping motor 39 and the like and a harness (connection means) 52. Connected by The first connector portion 38c of the wiring board 38 is provided at a position where it can project outward from the drum case 30 from an insertion hole (opening) 32a of the rear case 31 described later. The wiring board 38 is formed so as to follow the inside of the drum case (the insides of the upper surfaces 31a and 35a, the rear surface 31b, and the upper and lower inclined surfaces 32 and 33, which will be described later) when housed in the drum case 30. It is designed not to move up and down.
[0021]
(About drum case)
As shown in FIG. 1 or FIG. 3, the drum case 30 is formed in a box shape from a rear case 31 and a front case 35 that can be connected in the front-rear direction. The unit 36 is configured to be seen through. The rear case 31 is formed in a box shape that opens forward, and as shown in FIG. 1, FIG. 4, or FIG. 7, the upper edge of the rear surface 31b of the drum case 30 faces the upper surface 31a. And a lower inclined surface (second inclined surface) inclined toward the bottom surface 31c at the lower edge of the rear surface 31b of the drum case 30. ) 33 is formed. A fixed portion 34 that protrudes upward is formed at a substantially central portion of the upper inclined surface 32 in the left-right direction.
[0022]
Further, three insertion holes 32a are formed in the upper inclined surface 32 of the rear case 31 at positions aligned with the groove 22c formed in the fluoroscopic display body 22 in the front-rear direction (see FIG. 5). 4 or 7, when the symbol display unit 36 is accommodated in the rear case 31 (drum case 30), the first connector portion 38c provided on each wiring board 38 is It protrudes out of the case from the insertion hole 32a. As shown in FIG. 1 or FIG. 6A, a restriction protrusion 32b that defines a part of the insertion hole 32a is formed at the upper right corner of the insertion hole 32a. The restricting protruding piece 32b comes into contact with the right side surface of the wiring board 38 that is faced so that the position of the rear upper part of the wiring board 38 is restricted from the right side (one side). Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 6 (a), the rear case 31 has a rear surface 31b on the inner side thereof, which is positioned close to the upper inclined surface 32 (insertion hole 32a) and vertically aligned with the insertion hole 32a. A restricting protrusion 31d that contacts the left side surface of the wiring board 38 is formed at a position so as to protrude toward the front side, and the position of the wiring board 38 is restricted from the left side (the other side). Yes.
[0023]
Furthermore, on the inner side of the rear surface 31b of the rear case 31, as shown in FIG. 3, FIG. 4 or FIG. 6 (b), a position close to the lower inclined surface 33 (a position separated from the insertion hole 32a by a required distance). And a pair of restricting pieces 31e and 31e that are spaced from each other at the same distance as the thickness dimension of the wiring board 38 and projecting toward the front side at positions vertically aligned with the insertion holes 32a. Yes. Then, by inserting the wiring board 38 between the pair of regulating pieces 31e, 31e, the rear lower position of the wiring board 38 is regulated from both the left and right sides. The protruding end portions of the restricting protrusion 31d and the restricting piece 31e are formed in an arc shape.
[0024]
On the other hand, the front case 35 is formed in a rectangular tube shape that opens in the front-rear direction from the upper surface 35a, the left and right side surfaces 35b, 35b, and the bottom surface 35e, and the rear opening is formed in the opening of the rear case 31. The front opening is aligned and surrounds the outside of the fluoroscopic part 23 when it is brought into contact with the rear surface of the fluoroscopic display 22. In addition, on the inner side of the upper surface 35a of the front case 35, projecting portions 35d that engage with the positioning recesses 38a of the respective wiring boards 38 are formed at three locations. The groove 22c of the fluoroscopic display body 22, the restricting protrusion 31d of the rear case 31, the restricting piece 31e, and the protruding piece 35d of the front case 35 are configured to be located on substantially the same plane (see FIG. 5). . Further, the left and right side surfaces 35b, 35b of the front case 35 are provided with a second projecting shape that constitutes a second engaging portion at a position aligned with the first projecting portion 26a formed on the transparent display body 22. The part 26b protrudes outward and engages with the second restricting part 47 of the metal frame member 41 so as to be detachable. A projecting portion 35 c that extends in the front-rear direction and contacts the inside of the second restricting portion 47 is formed at a position below the second projecting portion 26 b.
[0025]
(About metal frame members)
As shown in FIG. 1 or FIG. 3, the metal frame member 41 includes an upper plate portion 41a facing the upper surfaces 31a, 35a of the front and rear cases 31, 35 and the upper end surface portion 22a of the transparent display body 22, and the rear plate. It is formed in a plate frame shape having a rear plate portion 41b facing the rear surface 31b of the case 31 and three bottom plate portions 41c formed to be spaced apart from each other in the width direction corresponding to the bottom surface 31c of the rear case 31. . Note that inclined plate portions 42 and 43 corresponding to the upper and lower inclined surfaces 32 and 33 of the rear case 31 are formed on the upper and lower ridge edges of the rear plate portion 41b.
[0026]
As shown in FIG. 3, the upper plate portion 41a of the metal frame member 41 is formed in a substantially rectangular shape, and a T-shaped first restricting portion 46 is provided on the front side edge at a position spaced apart from the left and right. The first engagement portions 24 formed on the fluoroscopic display body 22 are detachably engaged with the first display portions 22. In this engaged state, the movement of the metal frame member 41 in the direction in which the rear plate portion 41b is separated from the rear surface of the drum case 30 (the arrow X direction shown in FIG. 7) is restricted. In addition, L-shaped second restricting portions 47 are formed in the vicinity of the front end portions of the left and right side edges of the upper plate portion 41a, respectively, so that the first and first of the fluoroscopic display body 22 and the front case 35 are the first and first. The two projecting portions 26a and 26b are detachably engaged with each other. In this engaged state, the metal in the direction in which the upper plate portion 41a is separated from the upper end surface portion 22a of the fluoroscopic display body 22 and the upper surfaces 31a and 35a of the drum case 30 (the arrow Y direction shown in FIG. 7). The movement of the frame member 41 is restricted.
[0027]
Further, as shown in FIG. 3 or 7, the upper plate portion 41a of the metal frame member 41 has a support piece 48 bent at a substantially right angle toward the left and right side edges, and a front edge. Is formed at a substantially central position in the left-right direction with a required width and bent upward at a substantially right angle. That is, the upper plate portion 41a, the support piece 48, and the grip portion 49 constitute a holding portion 40 that holds the control device S. As shown in FIG. 4 or FIG. It is located on the surface side (upper surface side) close to the upper inclined surface 32 that opens the insertion hole 32 a of the case 30. In addition, an opening 49a having a required width is formed at a connecting portion between the grip portion 49 and the upper plate portion 41a, and the grip portion 49 is pulled upward so that the front edge of the upper plate portion 41a is formed. It is possible to release the engagement state between the first engagement portion 24 and the first restriction portion 46 by bending the substantially central position of the first engagement portion 24 upward.
[0028]
Further, as shown in FIG. 1, the upper inclined plate portion 42 corresponding to the upper inclined surface 32 of the rear case 31 in the rear plate portion 41b is in a position aligned with the insertion holes 32a of the inclined surface 32. The through holes 42a are respectively formed. That is, the first connector portion 38c of the wiring board 38 in the symbol display unit 36 accommodated in the drum case 30 is projected outward from the case through the insertion hole 32a and the through hole 42a. It has become. The metal frame member 41 is screwed to the boss 22d of the fluoroscopic display body 22 with a screw via an attachment piece 45 formed at the front end portion of each bottom plate portion 41c, so that the lower portion of the metal frame member 41 is Is fixed.
[0029]
(About control device)
The control device S held by the holding portion 40 formed on the upper plate portion 41a of the metal frame member 41 is used for various electronic components related to the symbol display unit 36, as shown in FIG. A box-shaped substrate case 51 (see FIG. 1) for housing the mounted control substrate 50 and a substantially rectangular mounting base 54 on which the substrate case 51 is placed. Both members 51 and 54 are conventionally known. It is assembled so as to be detachable by fixing means. An attachment piece 55 that is screwed and fixed to the fixing portion 34 formed on the rear case 31 hangs down from the rear portion of the lower surface of the attachment base 54.
[0030]
As shown in FIG. 7, the mounting base 54 of the control device S has a protruding portion 54 a formed in the vicinity of the lower end edge at a substantially central position in the left-right direction of the front end surface, and holds the metal frame member 41. It fits into an opening 49 a formed in the portion 49. Further, a pair of front and rear claw portions 54b and 54b are formed at substantially the center positions in the front-rear direction of the left and right side end surfaces of the mounting base 54, respectively, and detachably engage with the support piece 48 of the upper plate portion 41a. It is configured as follows. That is, the control device S fits the protruding portion 54a of the mounting base 54 and the opening 49a of the grip portion 49, and the claw portions 54b and 54b of the mounting base 54 and the upper plate portion 41a. By engaging with the support piece 48, it is positioned and held detachably by the holding portion 40 formed on the metal frame member 41, and is positioned on the upper surfaces 31 a and 35 a of the drum case 30. The mounting piece 55 formed on the mounting base 54 is screwed to the fixing portion 34 of the rear case 31 to support the rear portion of the mounting base 54.
[0031]
Further, as shown in FIG. 1, step portions 51 a are formed at the rear and side portions of the substrate case 51, and second connector portions provided at three locations of the control substrate 50 accommodated in the substrate case 51. A (connection port) 53 is exposed to the outside from an opening 51b provided in the stepped portion 51a. As shown in FIG. 4, each of the second connector portions 53 has the first wiring board 38 projecting from the insertion hole 32 a of the drum case 30 and the through-hole 42 a of the metal frame member 41. The connector part 38c and the harness 52 are connected to each other.
[0032]
[Effect of the embodiment]
Next, the operation of the wiring board support structure in the rotary symbol display device according to this embodiment will be described. On the upper surface 31a, the rear surface 31b, the upper and lower inclined surfaces 32, 33, and the bottom surface 31c of the rear case 31 constituting the drum case 30, the upper plate portion 41a, the rear plate portion 41b, and the upper and lower inclined plates of the metal frame member 41 are provided. The portions 42 and 43 and the bottom plate portion 41c are opposed to each other. At this time, as shown in FIG. 1 or FIG. 4, each insertion hole 32a formed in the upper inclined surface 32 of the rear case 31 and each outlet hole 42a formed in the upper inclined plate portion 42 of the metal frame member 41 are respectively provided. A portion of the symbol display unit 36 which is aligned and accommodated and set in the rear case 31 is provided with the first connector portion 38c in the wiring board 38 from the insertion hole 32a and the outlet hole 42a. Protrusively. In this manner, the structural strength of the drum case 30 is maintained by causing the first connector portion 38c of the wiring board 38 to protrude outward from the insertion hole 32a of the drum case 30. Can do. Further, since the lower inclined surface 33 is formed on the drum case 30 so as to suppress the internal volume of the drum case 30, various members disposed in the pachinko machine can be used even when the large symbol drum 37 is used. It is possible to suppress the obstruction of the installation / removal work.
[0033]
Also, as shown in FIG. 6, the right side surface of the wiring board 38 is abutted against a regulating protrusion 32b that defines a part of the insertion hole 32a, and the left side surface of the wiring board 38 is The position of the symbol display unit 36 is determined by abutting the restricting protrusion 31d projecting on the inner side of the rear case. Since the protruding end of the restricting portion 31d is formed in an arc shape, the wiring board 38 is easily guided between the restricting protruding piece 32b. Further, the lower rear portion of the wiring board 38 is inserted between a pair of restricting pieces 31e, 31e projecting at a position close to the lower inclined surface 33 inside the rear case 31, and the wiring board is inserted. 38 is positioned from both sides, and the rear lower part of the symbol display unit 36 is positioned. As described above, since the position of the rear portion of the wiring board 38 is regulated at a position spaced apart from the top and the bottom, the wiring board 38 can be supported without rattling. In addition, since the protruding end portion of each restriction piece 31e is formed in an arc shape, the wiring board 38 can be easily inserted between the restriction pieces 31e and 31e.
[0034]
The drum case 30 is assembled by aligning the opening on the rear side of the front case 35 with the opening on the front side of the rear case 31, and positioning of the protruding piece 35 d of the front case 35 and the wiring board 38 is performed. The recess 38a is engaged to position the front upper portion of the symbol display unit 36. Further, when the see-through display body 22 is assembled to the front side of the front case 35, the groove portions 22c of the see-through display body 22 and the positioning protrusions 38b of the wiring board 38 are engaged with each other. The front lower part is positioned. Thus, since the wiring board 38 is positioned at the front and rear upper and lower parts, the wiring board 38 is stably supported in the drum case 30. Further, since the wiring board 38 is formed following the inside of the drum case (the insides of the upper surfaces 31a and 35a, the rear surface 31b, and the upper and lower inclined surfaces 32 and 33), the wiring substrate 38 is not displaced in the vertical direction.
[0035]
  Furthermore, when assembling the fluoroscopic display body 22 to the front case 35, each of the upper end surface portions 22a of the fluoroscopic display body 22 is accompanied by elastic deformation of the first restricting portion 46 formed on the metal frame member 41. The first engaging portion 24 and the first restricting portion 46 engage to move the metal frame member 41 rearward, that is, away from the rear surface of the drum case 30 of the rear plate portion 41b of the metal frame member 41 ( Movement in the direction of the arrow X shown in FIG. 7 is restricted. At this time, both of the fluoroscopic display bodies 22sideThe first and second projecting portions 26a and 26b formed on the portion 22b and the front case 35 are engaged with the second restricting portion 47 formed on the metal frame member 41, so that the metal frame member 41 The upper plate portion 41a is restricted from moving in the direction away from the upper end surface portion 22a of the transparent display body 22 and the upper surfaces 31a and 35a of the drum case 30 (the arrow Y direction shown in FIG. 7). In this state, each attachment piece 45 formed on each bottom plate portion 41c of the metal frame member 41 is screwed to the boss 22d of the see-through display body 22 from the rear side, so that the lower portion of the metal frame member 41 is seen through. The lower part of the display body 22 is connected and fixed. That is, the drum-type symbol display device 20 is assembled by sandwiching the drum case 30 between the metal frame member 41 and the transparent display body 22.
[0036]
As shown in FIG. 4 or FIG. 7, when the control device S is moved from above the upper plate portion 41a of the metal frame member 41, the opening 49a of the grip portion 49 in the upper plate portion 41a The protruding piece 54a of the mounting base 54 in the control device S is fitted, and the support piece 48 of the upper plate portion 41a and the pair of claw portions 54b and 54b of the mounting base 54 are engaged. Accordingly, the control device S that drives and controls the symbol display unit 36 housed in the drum case 30 is held in the holding portion 40 formed on the upper plate portion 41 a of the metal frame member 41. For this reason, since a space margin is generated on the rear side of the drum case 30, the drum case 30 can be enlarged and a large-diameter symbol drum 37 can be disposed in the case. That is, the drum-type symbol display device 20 can be constituted by the large symbol drum 37, and a powerful game effect can be performed. The mounting piece 55 formed on the lower rear portion of the mounting base 54 is screwed and fixed to the fixing portion 34 formed on the rear case 31 so as to be separated from the upper inclined surface 32 of the rear case 31. The control device S is stably held by the holding unit 40.
[0037]
Further, when the control device S is held by the holding portion 40, as shown in FIG. 4, the control device S has the upper inclined surface 32 of the drum case 30 and the upper inclined plate portion 42 of the metal frame member 41. Located above. For this reason, the first connector portion 38c of the wiring board 38 protruding outward from the insertion hole 32a and the through hole 42a provided in the upper inclined surface 32 and the upper inclined plate portion 42, and the control device S The second connector portion 53 is located close to the second connector portion 53. Accordingly, when both the connector portions 38c and 53 are connected by the harness 52, the wiring is shortened, so that the wiring can be easily handled. Further, the control device S is positioned above the insertion hole 32a (outlet hole 42a) so as to cover the insertion hole 32a (outlet hole 42a), so that the insertion hole 32a (outlet hole 42a) is removed. It becomes difficult for dust and dirt to enter the inside of the drum case 30, and malfunction due to the dust and the like adhering to the wiring board 38, dirt in the case, and the like can be suppressed.
[0038]
  In the example,, TimesAlthough the drum-type symbol display device is used as the rotary symbol display device, the present invention is not limited to this, and a belt-type symbol display device or the like may be used.
[0039]
The shape of the restricting protrusion that defines a part of the insertion hole is not limited to that of the embodiment, and the position of the wiring board that protrudes outward from the case from the insertion hole can be restricted from one side. Any shape can be used. Moreover, although the regulation protrusion was formed in the lower position close to the insertion hole, the wiring board may be formed at a position where the position can be regulated from the other side. Further, the pair of restricting pieces protrudes in the vicinity of the lower inclined surface corresponding to each insertion hole in the drum case. However, the restriction protrusion is spaced apart from the insertion hole and defines a part of the insertion hole. The wiring board can be stably accommodated and supported if it is formed at a position spaced apart from the restricting protrusion protruding in the vicinity of the piece and the insertion hole by a required distance. Further, the gaming machine is not limited to a pachinko machine, and may be a slot machine machine or an arrange ball machine.
[0040]
【The invention's effect】
  As explained above, according to the present inventionFor gaming machinesRotary symbol displayIn placeIn the rear of the housing case of the rotary symbol display deviceUpFormed on the side edgeAn insertion hole is formed in the inclined surface, and a through hole is formed in the inclined plate portion formed on the ridge edge on the upper side of the rear plate portion of the metal frame member.When the symbol display unit is accommodated in the accommodation case, the wiring board constituting the symbol display unit isInsertion hole and exit holeProtrudes outward from the case. And saidInsertion hole and exit holeThe wiring board protruding outward from the case isInsertion hole and exit holeThe position is regulated from one side by a regulating protrusion that defines a part of theInsertion holeThe position is regulated from the other side by a regulating projection provided in the vicinity of the projection. In addition, the wiring board isInsertion holeThe position is regulated from both sides by a pair of regulating pieces projecting at a required distance from each other. Thus, the wiring board can be positioned without providing a slit in the housing case, and further,Insertion hole and exit holeSince the connection portion provided on the wiring board can be protruded outward from the case, the structural strength of the housing case is not lowered, and cracks, distortion, and the like can be suppressed. Further, since the position of the rear portion of the wiring board is regulated at a position that is vertically separated in the housing case, the wiring board can be supported without rattling in the left-right direction.
  Further, the control device is positioned so as to cover the insertion hole and the outlet hole above the insertion hole and the outlet hole, so that dust and dirt can be transferred from the insertion hole and the outlet hole to the inside of the housing case. Can be prevented from entering, and malfunctions due to the dust and the like adhering to the wiring board, dirt in the case, and the like can be suppressed.
[0041]
  Further, by forming the restricting protrusions and the protruding end portions of the restricting pieces in an arc shape, the wiring board can be easily guided to a predetermined position, so that the positioning operation can be easily performed.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a state in which a drum-type symbol display device and a control device according to an embodiment of the present invention are partially broken.
FIG. 2 is a front view showing a pachinko machine according to an embodiment.
FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing the drum-type symbol display device according to the embodiment in an exploded state.
FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional side view showing a state where the control device is assembled to the drum-type symbol display device according to the embodiment.
FIG. 5 is a plan view showing the drum case and the perspective display body according to the embodiment in an exploded state.
FIG. 6 is an enlarged view of a main part showing an assembled state of the wiring board of the symbol display unit according to the embodiment with respect to the drum case.
FIG. 7 is a side view of a main part showing a state where a control device is removed from the drum-type symbol display device according to the embodiment.
FIG. 8 is a longitudinal sectional view showing a drum-type symbol display device and a control device according to the prior art.
FIG. 9 is an exploded perspective view of a drum-type symbol display device according to the prior art.
FIG. 10 is a front view showing a drum-type symbol display device according to the prior art with a front case removed.
[Explanation of symbols]
  11 Starting prizes
  22 Perspective display
  22a Upper end surface
  22b Side part
  22c groove
  24 1st engaging part
  26a 2nd engaging part
  30 Drum case (container case)
  31a upper surface
  31b rear surface
  31d Restriction protrusion
  31e Restriction piece
  32 Upper inclined surface (inclined surface)
  32a Insertion hole (opening)
  32b Regulatory impactFragment
35a upsurface
  35d Projection piece
36 Symbol display unit
  37 design drum (design display)
  38 Wiring board
  38a Positioning recess
  38b Positioning protrusion
  38c 1st connector part (connection part)
  39 Stepping motor (rotation drive means)
  41 Metal frame members
  41a Upper plate part
  41b Rear plate
  42 Inclined plate
  42a Outlet
  46 First Regulatory Department
  47 Second Regulatory Department
  49 Gripping part
  49a opening
  52 Harness ( Connection means )
  53 Second connector part ( Connection )
  54a Protrusion
  J game board
  S control equipmentPlace

Claims (4)

A symbol display comprising a symbol display body displaying various symbols, a rotation driving means for rotating and stopping the symbol display body, and a wiring board on which the rotation driving means is disposed. A unit , a housing case that opens toward the front and accommodates the symbol display unit, a fluoroscopic display body that is disposed on the front side of the housing case and is capable of fluoroscopically protecting the symbol display unit, and the housing case In a rotary symbol display device for a gaming machine, which is provided with a metal frame member detachably attached so as to surround the rear side, and is arranged immediately above the starting prize-winning tool of the gaming board on which the starting prize-winning tool is arranged . ,
A first engagement portion formed on an upper end surface portion of the fluoroscopic display body and spaced apart left and right;
Formed on the upper plate portion of the metal frame member facing the upper surface of the housing case and the upper end surface portion of the fluoroscopic display body, and when the rear plate portion of the metal frame member is brought into contact with the rear surface of the housing case, The rear plate portion is engaged with the first engagement portion in a detachable manner to restrict the rear plate portion from moving backward from the rear surface of the housing case, and the upper plate portion moves upward from the upper end surface portion of the fluoroscopic display body. A first restricting portion that can be disengaged from the first engaging portion by being spaced apart;
A second engagement portion formed on both left and right side surfaces of the fluoroscopic display body;
It is formed at the left and right side edges of the upper plate portion of the metal frame member, and can be engaged with and disengaged from the second engaging portions when the rear plate portion of the metal frame member is brought into contact with the rear surface of the housing case. A second restricting portion that restricts the upper plate portion from moving upwardly away from the upper end surface portion of the fluoroscopic display body;
An inclined surface formed on the upper edge of the rear surface of the storage case and inclined toward the upper surface of the storage case;
An inclined plate portion that is formed on the upper edge of the rear plate portion of the metal frame member and is inclined toward the upper plate portion of the metal frame member so as to correspond to the inclined surface of the housing case;
An insertion hole that is opened on the inclined surface of the housing case, and projects a part of the wiring board to the outside of the case when the wiring board is housed in the housing case ;
Opened at a position aligned with the insertion hole of the housing case in the inclined plate portion of the metal frame member, and when the wiring board is housed in the housing case, a part of the wiring board protrudes outward from the case. The exit hole ,
Defining a portion of the insertion hole formed in the housing case, a regulating protrusion to position regulating said wiring board to face the said through hole from one side,
Projecting in proximity to the insertion hole inside the rear of the housing case, a restraining projection for positional regulation of the wiring board to face the said through hole from the other side,
A pair of restricting pieces that project from the insertion hole at a required distance downward from the insertion hole at the inner side of the rear surface of the accommodating case, and restrict the position of the wiring board accommodated in the accommodating case from both sides ,
The metal frame member is detachably mounted on the upper plate portion, is positioned so as to cover the insertion hole and the outlet hole above the insertion hole and the outlet hole, and the insertion hole in the wiring board and A connecting portion connected via a connecting means is provided to a connecting portion provided in a portion projecting outward from the case from the through hole, and is constituted by a control device that controls the symbol display unit. rotating symbol display equipment for a game machine. In the inner front portion of the upper surface of the housing case, a protruding piece portion that is detachably engaged with a positioning recess formed at a front upper position of the wiring board is formed, and at a lower position on the back side of the fluoroscopic display body, rotating symbol display equipment for game machine of claim 1, wherein forming the groove to removably engage the positioning projection formed in the front lower position of the wiring board. Before KiTadashi system protrusion and rotating symbol display equipment for claim 1 or 2 gaming machine according to the projecting end of the regulating piece are formed in an arc shape. An opening that is formed to bend upward at a substantially central position in the left-right direction of the front side surface portion of the upper plate portion of the metal frame member, and into which a protrusion formed on the front end surface of the control device is fitted. Comprising a gripping part formed with a part,
Any of Claims 1-3 comprised so that the engagement state of the said 1st engaging part and a 1st control part could be cancelled | released by pulling the said holding part upwards, and the said upper board part bent upwards. rotating symbol display equipment for a game machine according to an item or.

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