JP4632293B2 - Gaming machine gaming parts - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming part of a gaming machine such as a pachinko gaming machine, and more particularly to a gaming part of a gaming machine provided with a base member to which various electrical parts such as a lamp and a motor can be attached on the front side.

Conventionally, in gaming machines represented by pachinko gaming machines, various gaming parts such as central decorations are arranged in a gaming area formed on the front side of the gaming board. Various electrical components such as lamps and other electrical components such as motors are attached to the gaming components of this type of gaming machine for reasons such as enhancing the fun of the game. It is controlled by a control device arranged on the rear side of the game board. And this control apparatus and various electrical components are each connected by a harness, and the connection with respect to various electrical components is normally performed via the connector (for example, refer patent document 1).
JP-A-9-94327

  However, in the gaming parts of the conventional gaming machine described above, various electrical parts are attached to a plurality of members constituting the gaming parts, and the connection points of the connectors to these electrical parts are inside the gaming parts. At the time of replacement or inspection of various electrical components, it is necessary to remove and disassemble the entire gaming component from the gaming machine, and there is a problem that it takes a lot of work.

  The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine part that can simplify the replacement work or inspection work of various electrical parts.

  The present invention is a gaming part 8 of a gaming machine attached to a gaming board 5 having a gaming area 12 formed on the front side, and includes a front base member 31 and a rear base member 32, and the rear base member 32 is Various electrical components 48, 49, 51, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 79, 82, 83 can be accommodated, and the front base member 31 is attached to the game board 5 with respect to the game board 5. And is configured to be detachable from the rear.

  Preferably, the front base member 31 is provided with a stage portion 98 that distributes the received game balls 38 to the predetermined flow paths 105 and 106.

  According to the present invention, a rear base member that can be attached to and detached from the game board is provided, and various electrical components can be accommodated in the rear base member. Only the rear base member can be removed from the gaming machine, and it is not necessary to remove the entire gaming component from the gaming machine. Therefore, it is possible to simplify the maintenance and inspection work or replacement work of various electrical components.

  In addition, when the stage portion is provided on the front base member, the mounting inclination angle of the stage portion does not change during the attachment / detachment work of various electrical components, and the ball pitch rate of the gaming machine does not change. Therefore, it is not necessary to finely adjust the mounting inclination angle of the stage portion, and it is possible to simplify maintenance and inspection work or replacement work of various electrical components.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In the following description, the case where the present invention is applied to the central decoration of a pachinko gaming machine will be described as an example.

  First, a schematic configuration of a pachinko gaming machine will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2. Here, FIG. 1 is a front view showing a state in which the glass door and ball tray of the pachinko gaming machine are opened, and FIG. 2 is a rear view showing the pachinko gaming machine.

  This pachinko gaming machine includes a rectangular frame-shaped outer frame 1 and a front frame 2 that is a machine body of the gaming machine, and the front frame 2 includes hinge metal fittings 3a provided on the front left and upper sides of the outer frame 1, It is attached to the outer frame 1 by 3b so that it can be opened and closed, and is held in a closed state by a locking device 4 provided on the front right side of the outer frame 1. A game board 5 is accommodated in the front frame 2, and on the front side of the game board 5, a display unit 7 of the symbol display device 6, a central decoration 8, a start winning opening 9, a big winning opening 10, a winning opening Various game parts such as 11 are arranged, and a game area 12 is formed. In addition, at the bottom of the game area 12, there is provided an out port 13 for discharging the out ball that has fallen without winning in each of the winning ports 9, 10, 11, and the out ball collected at the out port 13. Is discharged to the outside through the back side of the game board 5.

  Further, a glass door 14 and a ball tray 15 are detachably attached to the front side of the front frame 2 and these are held in a closed state by the locking device 4 and the ball tray locking device. ing. A launch handle 16 is provided on the lower right side of the front surface of the ball tray 15, and the game ball supplied from the ball tray 15 is played in the game area 12 by rotating the launch handle 16 clockwise as viewed from the front. To be fired. Further, a speaker 17 is provided at the center below the game board 5.

  On the other hand, on the back side of the front frame 2, a back set board 18 is detachably provided by a plurality of (five in FIG. 2) levers 19. A symbol display device 6 is provided at the upper center of the back set board 18, and a sub-control device 20 is provided on the left side of the symbol display device 6 in the rear view. Further, a main control device 21 is provided below the symbol display device 6, and a payout control device 22 and a power supply device 23 are arranged further below the main control device 21. Further, around the symbol display device 6, the preliminary award balls stored in the tank member 24 are aligned and flowed in the clockwise direction when viewed from the back side. An alignment rod member 25 for causing the winning ball to flow to the ball dispensing device 26, a ball dispensing device 26 for performing a prize ball dispensing process, and a ball dispensing device 26. A ball payout path 28 for discharging the balls paid out from the ball tray 15 to the ball tray 15 is provided.

  Next, the central ornament 8 according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. Here, FIG. 3 is a front view showing a state before the central ornament according to the present embodiment is attached to the game board, FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view showing the central ornament, FIG. 5 is a front view showing the central ornament, FIG. Is a front view showing the internal structure of the central ornament, FIG. 7 is a rear perspective view showing the central ornament, FIG. 8 is a rear view showing the internal structure of the central ornament, FIG. 9 is a rear view showing the central ornament, and FIG. It is sectional drawing which shows this operation | movement.

  The central ornament 8 according to the present embodiment includes a base member 33 including a front base member 31 and a rear base member 32 that is detachably fixed to the front base member 31 from the rear by fixing means such as screws. 33, a rotational drive mechanism 34 accommodated in 33, a ball path distribution means 35 provided so as to be able to rotate forward and backward in both left and right directions along the front side of the game board 5 by the operation of the rotational drive mechanism 34, and the rotational drive mechanism 34 An inner cover body 36 provided on the front side, an outer cover body 37 provided so as to cover the upper portions of the inner cover body 36 and the front base member 31, and the game ball 38 can be guided to the ball path distributing means 35. The ball guiding means 39 provided is mainly configured. The central ornament 8 can be fitted from the front into the accommodation hole 108 opened in the game board 5, and is screwed through a plurality of attachment holes 40 formed in the peripheral edge of the front base member 31. The game board 5 is fixed by a fixing means such as a stopper.

  The front base member 31 has a flat cylindrical ball path distribution means accommodating portion 41 opened in the front and rear, and a ball discharge groove 42 that is slightly inclined forward is formed at the bottom of the ball path distribution means accommodating portion 41. The ball discharge groove 42 is formed so as to be located immediately above the start winning opening 9. A positioning protrusion 109 is formed on the rear surface of the front base member 31 in the vicinity of the mounting hole 40, and the positioning protrusion 109 is formed in the positioning hole 110 formed around the accommodation hole 108 of the game board 5. (See FIG. 3). Thereby, since the center ornament 8 can be easily positioned with respect to the game board 5, the mounting work of the center ornament 8 on the game board 5 is simplified.

  On the other hand, the rear base member 32 is fixed to the front base member 31 by fixing means such as screws, and is detachably provided to the front base member 31 from the rear of the gaming machine. The rear base member 32 is formed with a rectangular symbol display device through hole 43 at a substantially central portion, and a motor mounting base 44 is formed at the center above the symbol display device through hole 43. A sensor mounting base 45 is formed on the right front side of the motor mounting base 44. In addition, a first lamp board mounting base 46 and a second lamp board mounting base 47 are formed on the front left side of the motor mounting base 44 and below the sensor mounting base 45, respectively. The first lamp substrate 48 and the second lamp substrate 49 are fixed to the two-lamp substrate mounting base 47.

  Also, a left / right sorting means engaging protrusion 50 is formed below the symbol display device through-hole 43 of the rear base member 32, and the left / right sorting means engaging protrusion 50 serves as a third lamp board mounting base. The third lamp substrate 51 is fixed to the left and right distribution means engaging projection 50.

  Further, two roller bodies 52 and 53 are provided on the peripheral edge of the rear base member 32 in the vertical direction, and the upper two roller bodies 52 are inwardly biased by a torsion spring 54. Has been. The rear base 32 includes a fourth lamp board mounting base 55, a fifth lamp board mounting base 56, a sixth lamp board mounting base 57, a seventh lamp board mounting base 58, and an eighth lamp board along the peripheral edge. Mounting bases 59 are respectively formed on the fourth lamp board mounting base 55, the fifth lamp board mounting base 56, the sixth lamp board mounting base 57, the seventh lamp board mounting base 58, and the eighth lamp board mounting base 59. The fourth lamp substrate 60, the fifth lamp substrate 61, the sixth lamp substrate 62, the seventh lamp substrate 63, and the eighth lamp substrate 64 are fixed.

  Furthermore, on the rear surface side of the rear base member 32, the first to eighth lamp substrates 48, 49, 51, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64 can be inserted from the rear through the first to eighth lamp boards. Connector insertion portions 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72 are formed at positions corresponding to the first to eighth lamp substrates 48, 49, 51, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, respectively. In addition, the first opening 73 and the second opening 74 through which the harness or connector of the rotating body drive motor 79 and the first and second photosensors 82 and 83, which will be described later, can be inserted from the rear are the motor mounting base 44 and the sensor mounting. It is formed at a position corresponding to the base 45. Further, on the rear surface side of the rear base member 32, a first relay board mounting base 29 and a second relay board mounting base 30 are formed vertically on the side of the symbol display device penetration hole 43, and the first relay board is formed. The first relay board 75 and the second relay board 76 are fixed to the mounting base 29 and the second relay board mounting base 30. As a result, the first to eighth lamp substrates 48, 49, 51, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, the rotating body drive motor 79 and the first and second photosensors 82, 83 are connected via the connectors 107. Each of the harnesses (not shown) is collected on the first and second relay boards 75 and 76 and then connected to the sub-control device 20. Further, a first wiring assembly hook 77 and a second wiring assembly hook 78 project from the rear surface side of the rear base member 32, and the harnesses are assembled by the first and second wiring assembly hooks 77, 78. It has become so.

  The rotary drive mechanism 34 includes a rotary body drive motor 79 fixed to the motor mounting base 44, a drive gear 80 fixed to the rotary shaft of the rotary body drive motor 79, and an inner peripheral portion meshing with the drive gear 80. The outer peripheral portion mainly includes an annular rotating body 81 held by four upper and lower roller bodies 52 and 53, and a first photo sensor 82 and a second photo sensor 83 fixed to the sensor mounting base 45. .

  The rotating body 81 is formed with a bowl-shaped first sensor detection piece 84 in an annular shape along the inner periphery thereof, and the first sensor detection piece 84 has a required number (five in FIG. 8) of first pieces in the radial direction. A slit hole 85 is formed. Further, an annular gear portion (not shown) is formed inward on the front side of the first sensor detection piece 84, and this gear portion can be engaged with the drive gear 80. Further, an annular second sensor detection piece 86 is provided on the rear side of the first sensor detection piece 84 so as to protrude rearward, and the required number (12 pieces in FIG. 8) of second sensor detection pieces 86 is provided in the front-rear direction. Two slit holes 87 are formed.

  The first photosensor 82 is fixed to the sensor mounting base 37 so as to allow the first sensor detection piece 84 to pass between the light emitting unit 88 and the light receiving unit 89, and the second photosensor 83 is fixed to the sensor mounting base 45 facing forward so that the second sensor detection piece 86 can pass between the light emitting portion and the light receiving portion.

  The ball path distributing means 35 is provided with an annular base portion 90 along the inner peripheral surface of the ball path distributing means accommodating portion 41 of the front base member 31, and the base portion 90 is fixed to the front side of the rotating body 81. It has come to be. On the front side of the base portion 90, a required number (in the figure, 12) of first sphere receiving portions 91 are projected forward via the gap portions 92, and each of the gap portions 92 and the ball paths are distributed. A second sphere receiving portion 93 is formed by the inner peripheral surface of the means accommodating portion 41 so that the first sphere receiving portion 91 and the second sphere receiving portion 93 are alternately formed in the sphere path distributing means 35. It has become.

  The inner cover body 36 has a circular outer periphery along the inner periphery of the ball path distributing means 35, and a relief opening 94 through which the rotating body drive motor 79 can pass freely is formed at the top. The inner cover body 36 is fixed to the rear base member 32 by fixing means such as a screw, and covers the front side of main components excluding the rotary body drive motor 79 of the rotary drive mechanism 34. Further, the inner cover body 36 has an opening 95 formed below the escape opening 94, and the upper portion of the opening 95 functions as a visual recognition window of the symbol display device 6. The right and left sorting means 99 is accommodated.

  The sphere guiding means 39 includes a pair of left and right spherical flow paths 96 attached from the front surface of the front base member 31 on the left and right sides of the viewing window of the opening 95 to the front surface of the inner cover body 36 obliquely below the center side. 97, a stage portion 98 supported at both front corners by support groove portions 111 and 112 formed at the lower ends of the respective spherical flow passages 96 and 97, and provided in a substantially horizontal posture in the opening 95, and below the stage portion 98 The spherical flow paths 96 and 97 are fixed to the front base member 31 and the inner cover body 36 by fixing means such as screws, respectively. .

  The stage portion 98 has a substantially rectangular planar shape, and is curved slightly downward so that the game ball 38 can roll. A first rolling surface 100, an elliptical second rolling surface 101, and a circular central rolling surface 102 are formed on the upper surface of the stage portion 98 from the outside. Ball introduction holes 103 and 104 are formed on the left and right.

  The left / right sorting means 99 is housed in the lower part of the opening 95 in a state of being fitted to the left / right sorting means engaging protrusion 50, and is fixed to the rear base member 32 by fixing means such as screws. In the left and right distribution means 99, a left distribution channel 105 and a right distribution channel 106 are formed so as to be inclined from the center to the left and right outward, respectively.

  Next, the operation of the pachinko gaming machine according to the present embodiment will be described mainly with reference to FIG.

  When the game ball 38 struck by the player enters the ball channel 96 or 97 in the process of dropping the game area 3, the game ball 38 is received by the stage portion 98 and enters the left or right ball introduction hole 103 or 104. Spheres are distributed to the left distribution channel 105 or the right distribution channel 106.

  Thereafter, the game ball 38 enters the first ball receiving portion 91 or the second ball receiving portion 93 of the ball path distributing means 35, and at this time, depending on whether the ball path distributing means 25 is rotating in the forward or reverse direction. The game ball 38 is from a specific route that is easy to win the start winning port 9 that falls into the game area 12 from directly above the start winning port 9, or a specific route that falls from the diagonally above the start winning port 9 to the game region 12. The start winning opening 9 is distributed so as to pass through any of the general routes that are difficult to win, and the ball-out rate is adjusted.

  When the game ball 38 wins the start winning opening 9 through the specific channel or the general channel, the symbol display on the symbol display device 6 is started, and the display unit 7 of the symbol display device 6 If it is determined that the symbol will be a predetermined symbol, the game will be in a reach state, and after that, if it is determined that all symbols on the display unit 7 of the symbol display device 6 will be ready, the game will be changed from a normal game to a special game (big hit) (Game).

  When entering the special game in this way, the big prize opening 10 is opened, and when the game ball 38 wins the big prize opening 10, 15 prize balls are paid out to the player. The grand prize opening 10 is temporarily closed when either 30 seconds have elapsed since the opening or when there is a 10-ball prize, but the big prize opening 10 is open. In the meantime, when there is a win in the specific area (V zone), the big prize opening 10 is reopened, and the big prize opening 10 has been opened for 16 rounds, or when the big prize opening 10 is opened. The special game ends when there is no winning in the specific area (V zone).

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, when the connector 107 is attached to or detached from the first to eighth lamp boards 48, 49, 51, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64 during maintenance and inspection. Since the first to eighth connector insertion portions 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72 are formed on the rear surface side of the rear base member 32, the central ornament 8 can be removed from the game board 5, It can be performed from behind the base member 33 without disassembling. Accordingly, the maintenance and inspection work for the first to eighth lamp substrates 48, 49, 51, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64 is simplified.

  The base member 33 includes two members, a front base member 31 and a rear base member 32. The first to eighth lamp substrates 48, 49, 51, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, and a rotating body drive motor 79 are provided. The electric parts of the first and second photosensors 83 are configured to be accommodated in the rear base member 32. Further, a stage portion 98 that affects the rate of play of the game ball 38 depending on the mounting inclination angle is provided. The spherical bases 96 and 97 are supported by the front base member 31 via the support groove portions 111 and 112. Therefore, even when these various electrical components themselves are attached to and detached from the central ornament 8, it is not necessary to remove the entire central ornament 8 from the gaming machine, and only the rear base member 32 can be removed from the gaming machine. Moreover, it is not necessary to finely adjust the mounting inclination angle of the stage portion 98 every time various electrical components are attached to and detached from the central ornament 8. Therefore, it is possible to simplify the maintenance and inspection work or replacement work of various electrical components. Further, since various electrical components are collectively accommodated in one rear base member 32, it is possible to reduce the number of components and the cost of manufacturing a mold during manufacturing.

  Furthermore, since each harness connected to these various electrical components is connected to the sub-control device 20 via the first and second relay boards 75 and 76, it is wired to the sub-control device 20. The number of harnesses can be reduced, the length of the harness can be shortened, and the routing and connection work of the harness with respect to various electrical components can be simplified. Furthermore, when carrying out wiring and connecting work of harnesses to various electrical components, the harnesses can be gathered by the first and second wiring gathering hooks 77 and 78, and the work can be simplified.

  In the above-described embodiment, the base member 33 is composed of two members, the front base member 31 and the rear base member 32, but the base member 33 may be composed of three or more members.

  In the above-described embodiment, the case where the present invention is applied to the central decoration 8 of the pachinko gaming machine has been described. However, this is merely an example, and the present invention is not limited to other gaming machines such as an arrangement ball gaming machine. It can also be applied to other gaming parts other than the central decoration.

1 is a front view showing a pachinko gaming machine according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is a rear view which shows the pachinko gaming machine in the embodiment of the present invention. It is a front view which shows the state before attaching the center decoration which concerns on embodiment of this invention to a game board. It is a disassembled perspective view which shows the center decoration which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a front view which shows the center decoration which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a front view which shows the internal structure of the center decoration which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a back perspective view showing the central decoration concerning an embodiment of the invention. It is a rear view which shows the internal structure of the center decoration which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a rear view which shows the center decoration which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is sectional drawing which shows operation | movement of the center decoration which concerns on embodiment of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 5 Game board 8 Central decoration 12 Game area 31 Front base member 32 Back base member 33 Base member 38 Game ball 48 1st lamp board 49 2nd lamp board 51 3rd lamp board 60 4th lamp board 61 5th lamp board 62 Sixth lamp board 63 Seventh lamp board 64 Eighth lamp board 65 First connector insertion part 66 Second connector insertion part 67 Third connector insertion part 68 Fourth connector insertion part 69 Fifth connector insertion part 70 Sixth connector insertion part 71 7th connector insertion part 72 8th connector insertion part 75 1st relay board 76 2nd relay board 77 1st wiring assembly hook 78 2nd wiring assembly hook 79 Rotating body drive motor 82 1st photo sensor 83 2nd photo sensor 98 Stage part 105 Left distribution channel 106 Right distribution channel 107 Connector

Claims (2)

When the game ball wins a start winning opening attached to a game board having a game area formed on the front side, the symbol of the symbol display device changes, and the symbol displayed on the display unit of the symbol display device is a big hit In the case of the game parts of the gaming machine that will be a big hit game,
A base member capable of accommodating various electrical components is attached to the game board, and the base member is composed of two members, a front base member and a rear base member, and the front base member guides a game ball to the start winning opening. And a ball guiding means having a stage portion that influences the ball exit rate of the gaming machine according to the mounting inclination angle, the various electrical components are accommodated in the rear base member, and on the rear surface side of the rear base member A connector insertion part through which a connector connected to the various electrical components can be inserted from behind, a relay board to which each harness connected to the various electrical components via the connector is connected, and the harnesses respectively provided with wiring set means for the said rear base member is constructed from the rear of the gaming machine so as to be detachable from the front base member When removing the various electrical components while the base member is attached to the game board, the ball base rate is affected by removing the rear base member while the front base member is attached to the game board. A gaming part of a gaming machine, wherein the various electric parts can be attached and detached without removing the front base member having the stage portion to be removed from the gaming board . A driving source mounting base, a sensor mounting base, and a lamp board mounting base are provided on the front side of the rear base member, and the driving source mounting base and the sensor mounting base correspond to the rear surface side of the rear base member. The gaming part of the gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein an opening is formed at each position, and the connector insertion portion is formed at a position corresponding to the lamp board mounting base.

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