JP4643190B2 - Game control mounting device - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention attaches the main control device to the back of the game board of the pachinko machine so as not to be restricted by the front parts provided on the front of the game board so as to be easy to install and to prevent the falling balls from staying. The present invention relates to a game control mounting device that can perform.

The game board of the pachinko machine is equipped with a plurality of front parts such as winning parts, game nails, and outlets in the inner game area surrounded by the inner guide rail and outer guide rail on the front, and the prize is placed on the back of the game board. Like a main control device that controls the entire game with a winning signal input from a winning ball detector that electrically detects a ball that has won a component, and a sound control device that controls a speaker with an input signal input from the main control device A plurality of control devices configured as separate control devices are provided. However, since a plurality of control devices are distributed over the entire back surface of the game board, when a part having a portion protruding from the back surface of the game board is provided in the game area of the game board, it is provided on the back surface of the game board. Since it must be prevented from interfering with the control device, there is a drawback in that the position where the front part having a protruding portion on the back surface of the game board is provided is restricted.
JP 2000-167195 A

  The problem to be solved by the invention is that the position where the front part having a portion protruding from the back surface of the game board is provided in the game area is restricted.

In the game control mounting device according to the present invention, the game board includes a plurality of front parts such as a winning part, a game nail, and an outlet in an inner game area surrounded by the inner guide rail and the outer guide rail on the front surface. On the back of the game board corresponding to either the ball exit from the launch passage formed as a gap between the inner guide rail and the outer guide rail to the game area or the game area in the vicinity of the ball exit, the wiring structure housing portion A component mounting structure having a flange projecting to the back side is provided so as to surround the upper and left and right sides of the cable, and a wiring connector having a tip projecting from the back side end of the bag to the back side is provided in the wiring structure housing portion. wiring structure is provided with, on the back end face of the eaves, mount is provided having a receptacle that projects to the back side than the front end portion of the wiring connector, control a built-in mounted circuit board of the electrical component The plate surface of the main controller circuit board consisting of the body is perpendicular to the rear surface of the game board, so that the end faces of the normal to the plate surface of the circuit board is parallel to the rear surface of the game board, the control housing the mounting By being attached to the base, the upper part of the control connector of the main controller connected to the wiring connector and the wiring connector is covered and hidden by the receiver of the mounting base. The main feature is that the upper surface of the board is formed as a slope that descends downward from the back side of the game board to the rear side. The game control mounting device according to the present invention is characterized in that a grip groove is provided on the upper surface of the control housing, or a grip protrusion is provided on the lower surface of the control housing.

  The game control mounting device according to the present invention is provided with a main control device on the back surface of the game board corresponding to either the ball exit from the launch passage to the game area or the game area in the vicinity of the ball exit. The position where the front part necessary for the back mechanism that protrudes from the back surface of the wiring structure is provided in the game area is not restricted, and the upper part and the left and right parts of the wiring structure are covered with the scissors in the part mounting structure. The rear part is covered with the mounting base, and the upper part of the wiring connector and the control connector is covered with the mounting base.If the ball falls from above to the wiring structure, the ball collides with the hook or mounting base. The electrical connection in each of the wiring structure, wiring connector, and control connector is properly maintained without colliding with the wiring structure, wiring connector, and control connector. Since the upper surface of the housing is formed as a slope that gradually falls downward as it goes to the rear side, a ball that has fallen on the cage or mounting base rolls back to the rear side. Thus, there is an advantage that it does not fall quickly from the upper surface of the control housing and stays on the main control device, the component mounting structure and the mounting base. If a gripping groove is provided on the upper surface of the control housing or a gripping protrusion is provided on the lower surface of the control housing, it becomes easier for the operator to hold the main control device when attaching the main control device to the mounting base. There is an advantage.

  1 to 9 show the best mode for carrying out the invention. FIG. 1 shows a cross section of the game control mounting device cut vertically. FIG. 2 shows the back side of the game control mounting device. FIG. 3 shows an exploded view of the game control mounting device. 4 and 5 show the assembly process of the game control mounting apparatus. FIG. 6 shows the front of the game board 2. FIG. 7 shows the game board 2 and the gaming machine frame 91 in an exploded manner. FIG. 8 shows the back side of the gaming machine frame 91. FIG. 9 shows the back side of a pachinko machine in which the gaming board 2 is attached to the gaming machine frame 91. In this specification, the directions of “front”, “rear”, “back”, “left”, “right”, “upper”, “lower” indicate that the gaming board 2 and the gaming machine frame 91 are in the state shown in FIG. This is the direction specified when viewed from the front side. “Back” and “back” are in the same direction.

  With reference to FIG. 3, the structure of the game control attachment device for attaching the main control device 1 to the back surface of the game board 2 will be described. The component mounting structure 3 fixed to the back surface of the game board 2 includes a base mounting portion 4, a wiring structure mounting portion 5, and a control device mounting portion 6 at a position separated from the component mounting structure 3 in the left-right direction. Protrusively. The base mounting portion 4 is provided with a screw mounting hole 7. A screw attachment hole 8 is provided in the wiring structure attachment portion 5. A screw attachment hole 9 is provided in the control device attachment portion 6. A flange 10 covering the upper part and the left and right parts of the wiring structure attaching part 5 is provided in the component attaching structure 3. In other words, in the component mounting structure 3, the flange 10 protrudes on the back surface of the component mounting structure 3 so as to surround the upper part and the left and right parts of the wiring structure storage unit 11. A wiring structure mounting portion 5 is provided, and a base mounting portion 4 and a control device mounting portion 6 are provided on the left and right sides of the flange 10. Ribs 6 a are provided at the connecting portion between the control device mounting portion 6 and the left and right portions of the flange 10. The rib 6 a forms an inclination in which the outer shape gradually goes to the control device mounting portion 6 side from the left and right portions of the flange 10 toward the intermediate portion of the control device mounting portion 6. The upper surface of the bowl 10 is formed as a slope that gradually slopes downward from the back side of the game board 2 toward the rear side of the bowl 10. The wiring structure 12 includes a board-side flexible wiring 13, a reinforcing body 15, and a wiring connector 16. A plate-like reinforcing body 15 made of synthetic resin is provided on the front surface of the board-side flexible wiring 13. The wiring connector 16 is provided on the back surface of the board-side flexible wiring 13. A set screw 17 such as a tapping screw passes through a screw insertion hole (not shown) formed in the reinforcement body 15 from the front side of the reinforcement body 15 and a screw insertion hole (not shown) formed in the panel-side flexible wiring 13. The panel side flexible wiring 13, the reinforcing body 15, and the wiring connector 16 are coupled to each other by being fastened to the screw mounting holes 19 of the mounting legs 18 of the wiring connector 16. The board-side flexible wiring 13 and the reinforcing body 15 are formed with screw insertion holes 20 whose positions correspond to the screw mounting holes 8 of the wiring structure mounting portion 5.

  The mounting base 22 is a component for mounting the main control device 1, and includes a rectangular plate-like front wall 23 having substantially the same size as the front wall of the control housing 36 in the main control device 1. A connector escape hole 24 is formed in the front wall 23. From the periphery of the front wall 23, the peripheral wall 25 protrudes on the back side so as to surround the front wall 23. From the peripheral wall 25, a pair of receiving bodies 26 which face each other up and down protrude in the shape of a square plate on the back side. A plurality of ribs 27 protrude from the outer side surfaces of the pair of receivers 26 into ridges extending in the front-rear direction. An engagement lever 28 protrudes from the upper receiver 26. The engagement lever 28 has a plate shape extending linearly from the receiver 26 toward the back side. On the engagement lever 28, a hook 29 protrudes inward at the position of an end portion linearly extending from the receiver 26 toward the back side. From the engagement lever 28, the operation unit 30 protrudes in a form of being bent linearly toward the back side after being bent upward from the position of the hook 29. The upper surface of the upper receiving body 26 and the upper surface of the engaging lever 28 are formed as slopes that gradually descend downward from the receiving body 26 toward the hook 29. The peripheral wall 25 is provided with a positioning portion 31 and a mounting foot 32. The positioning portion 31 is for determining the position when the mounting base 22 is attached to the component mounting structure 3, and from the upper left of the peripheral wall 25 Protrudes to the left. The positioning unit 31 includes a through hole 31 a that is circumscribedly fitted to the control device attachment unit 6. The attachment legs 32 protrude outward from the left and right parts of the peripheral wall 25. The left mounting foot 32 protrudes to the left from the lower left portion of the peripheral wall 25. The right mounting foot 32 protrudes to the right from the center in the vertical direction of the right portion of the peripheral wall 25. The number and position of the mounting feet 32 are the same as those of the base mounting portion 4. The attachment leg 32 is provided with a screw insertion hole 33.

  The main controller 1 has a structure in which a circuit board 35 on which electrical components necessary for control are mounted is built in a control housing 36. The electrical components of the circuit board 35 built in the control housing 36 are directed upward so as to face the upper surface of the control housing 36. The control housing 36 is capable of illegally opening a cover housing 37 made of synthetic resin having light permeability, and a base housing 38 made of synthetic resin having light transparency separate from the cover housing 37. This is a structure in which the coupling portion 39 is hermetically coupled so as not to exist. The control housing 36 is a hexahedron composed of a pair of outer walls facing the plate surface on which electric components are mounted on the circuit board 35 and two pairs of side walls connected to the outer walls. The pair of outer walls has a larger area than the two pairs of side walls. The vertical width T of the two pairs of side walls is smaller than the longitudinal width H of the pair of outer walls. A guide groove 40, a confirmation groove 41, an engagement portion 42, and a gripping groove 43 are provided on the upper surface of the control housing 36 that is positioned on the engagement lever 28 side of the mounting base 22. The upper surface of the control housing 36 is formed as a slope that gradually descends as it goes from the front side to the rear side. The guide groove 40 is continuous from the front edge located on the mounting base 22 side on the upper surface of the control housing 36 to the intermediate position in the rear side direction, has a width in which the hook 29 can be inserted, and extends from the upper surface of the control housing 36 to the inside. The shape is recessed in a band shape. The confirmation groove 41 is continuous from the rear edge of the upper surface of the control housing 36 to the front of the guide groove 40, has a width wider than the guide groove 40, and is recessed in a band shape from the upper surface of the control housing 36. The depth of the confirmation groove 41 from the upper surface of the control housing 36 is deeper than the depth of the guide groove 40 from the upper surface of the control housing 36.

  The engaging portion 42 is formed by a portion where the confirmation groove 41 is a dead end, that is, a vertical surface as a boundary between the groove bottom surface of the guide groove 40 and the groove bottom surface of the confirmation groove 41. The gripping groove 43 is located on the left side of the guide groove 40 and the confirmation groove 41, is long in a direction orthogonal to the guide groove 40 and the confirmation groove 41, and has a shape that is recessed in a band shape from the upper surface of the control housing 36. The inner portion of the gripping groove 43 located on the side of the guide groove 40 and the confirmation groove 41 is curved to the side opened to the rear edge of the confirmation groove 41 and connected to the confirmation groove 41 to be opened. The attachment feet 46 are provided on the left side surface and the lower surface of the control housing 36. The mounting foot 46 has a cylindrical shape that opens to the front surface into which the control device mounting portion 6 can be fitted. A screw insertion hole 47 penetrates in the front-rear direction in the rear wall that closes the rear surface of the mounting foot 46. A control connector 49 mounted on the circuit board 35 protrudes outward from a front wall located on the mounting base 22 side in the control housing 36. The portion connecting the engaging portion 42 and the groove bottom surface of the guide groove 40 is formed as a slope 45 shown in FIG. 1 that gradually rises from the groove bottom surface of the guide groove 40 toward the engaging portion 42. A plurality of gripping protrusions 48 shown in FIG. 4 are arranged in a line in the left-right direction at the center in the front-rear direction on the lower surface of the control housing 36 and project outwardly from the lower surface of the control housing 36 in a hemispherical shape.

  Next, with reference to FIGS. 1 to 5, a process of attaching the main control device 1 to the back surface of the game board 2 will be described. First, in FIG. 3, a set screw 51 such as a tapping screw is connected to the screw attachment hole 8 of the wiring structure attachment portion 5 from the back side of the wiring structure 12 attached to the back surface of the game board 2 via the screw insertion hole 20. The wiring structure 12 is attached to the component mounting structure 3 by being fastened. Next, the positioning portion 31 of the mounting base 22 is fitted into the control device mounting section 6 to contact the front surface of the rib 6a, and the connector relief hole 24 of the mounting base 22 is inserted into the wiring connector 16 of the wiring structure 12. A fastening screw 52 such as a tapping screw is fastened from the back side of the mounting base 22 to the screw mounting hole 7 of the base mounting portion 4 via the screw insertion hole 33, so that the wiring connector 16 is connected to the mounting base 22. The mounting base 22 is attached to the component mounting structure 3 in a fashion that protrudes from the connector escape hole 24 to the back side. Thus, the wiring structure 12 and the mounting base 22 are attached to the back surface of the game board 2 as shown in FIG.

  In FIG. 4, the positioning portion 31 and the rib 6a of the control device mounting portion 6 are in contact with each other, so that the gap between the positioning portion 31 and the mounting base 22 is smaller than the diameter of one sphere. . Thereafter, the control housing 36 of the main controller 1 is fitted into the mounting base 22 from the back side of the mounting base 22. In this case, the operator holds the main control device 1 with the hand 53 indicated by the phantom line, and the guide groove 40 is directed to the engagement lever 28 side. Then, the hook 29 of the engagement lever 28 is taken into the guide groove 40. In this state, the control housing 36 is moved straight in the direction of the mounting base 22 using the hook 29 as a guide. Accordingly, the upper surface and the lower surface of the control housing 36 are sandwiched between the pair of receivers 26 in the mounting base 22 from above and below in the vertical direction. The terminals and the electrical terminals of the wiring connector 16 are connected to each other. As the control casing 36 continues to advance, the hook 29 of the engagement lever 28 falls from the guide groove 40 to the confirmation groove 41 across the slope 45 shown in FIG. 1 and engages with the engagement portion 42. In the process in which the hook 29 engages with the engaging portion 42, the attachment foot 46 is fitted into the control device attachment portion 6 so as to cover the control device attachment portion 6 from the outside. Thereafter, a set screw 54 such as a tapping screw shown in FIG. 3 is fastened from the screw insertion hole 47 of the mounting foot 46 to the screw mounting hole 9 of the control device mounting portion 6. Thereby, as shown in FIGS. 1, 2, and 5, the main control device 1 is a game control mounting device including a component mounting structure 3, a base mounting portion 4, a wiring structure mounting portion 5, and a control device mounting portion 6. The circuit board 35 of the main controller 1 is connected to the board-side flexible wiring 13.

  In the game control mounting apparatus assembled in this way, as shown in FIG. 1, the upper part and the left and right parts of the wiring structure 12 are covered with the flange 10 in the component mounting structure 3. Since the rear part is covered with the mounting base 22 and the upper portions of the wiring connector 16 and the control connector 49 are covered with the receiving body 26 of the mounting base 22, as shown by the arrow X, the sphere P is connected to the wiring structure from above. When the ball P falls to the position 12, the ball P does not collide with the cage 10 or the mounting base 22 and collide with the wiring structure 12, the wiring connector 16, and the control connector 49, and the wiring structure 12, the wiring connector 16, and the control. There is an advantage that the electrical connection in each of the connectors 49 is properly maintained. Since the upper surface of the flange 10, the upper surface of the receiving body 26, the upper surface of the engagement lever 28, and the upper surface of the control housing 36 are formed as slopes gradually descending toward the rear, The ball P that has fallen on the base 22 rolls down the upper surface of the basket 10 or the upper surface of the receiver 26 to the rear side and quickly falls downward from the upper surface of the control housing 36, and the main controller 1, the component mounting structure 3, There is an advantage that it does not stay on each of the mounting bases 22. A portion connecting the engaging portion 42 and the groove bottom surface of the guide groove 40 is formed as a slope 45 shown in FIG. 1 that gradually rises from the groove bottom surface of the guide groove 40 toward the engaging portion 42. There is an advantage that the insertion is easy in the process of engaging the engaging portion 42 from the guide groove 40. Since the confirmation groove 41 is deeper than the guide groove 40 and the engaging portion 42 is formed by a vertical surface at a portion where the confirmation groove 41 is dead end, the hook 29 is deeply engaged with the engaging portion 42. There are advantages. Since the confirmation groove 41 has an opening at the rear edge of the control housing 36, whether the hook 29 is correctly engaged with the engaging portion 42 when the operator views the main control device 1 from the rear side. There is an advantage that it can be easily confirmed.

  As shown in FIG. 2, since the width of the confirmation groove 41 is wider than that of the hook 29, the engagement of the hook 29 is larger than when the width of the confirmation groove 41 is as narrow as the hook 29. There is an advantage that confirmation of engagement with the portion 42 becomes easier.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the guide groove 40 having a width in which the hook 29 can be inserted is provided in a shape that is continuous from the front edge located on the mounting base 22 side in the control housing 36 to the intermediate position in the rear side direction. Therefore, when the operator fits the main control device 1 into the mounting base 22, if the main control device 1 moves straight toward the mounting base 22 while the hook 29 is inserted into the guide groove 40, the guide groove 40. However, since the main control device 1 is guided toward the mounting base 22, there is an advantage that the main control device 1 can be easily fitted into the mounting base 22. Since the board-side flexible wiring 13 has a structure supported by the reinforcing body 15, when the electrical terminal of the control connector 49 and the electrical terminal of the wiring connector 16 fit together, the reinforcing body 15 is removed from the control connector 49. There is an advantage that the electrical terminal of the control connector 49 and the electrical terminal of the wiring connector 16 are appropriately connected without bearing the pressing force acting on the wiring connector 16 and escaping the wiring connector 16 in the direction of the game board 2. . Since the wiring structure mounting portion 5 is arranged at a position close to the wiring connector 16, there is an advantage that the bending when the reinforcing body 15 bears the pressing force can be further reduced.

  As shown in FIG. 4, when the operator holds the main control device 1 with the hand 53, the palm is placed on the rear wall of the control housing 36, and the index finger, middle finger, ring finger, and little finger are placed on the upper surface with the grip groove 43. The four fingertips enter into the gripping groove 43 by being bent in the direction, and the thumb is extended toward the lower surface of the control housing 36 having the gripping projections 48, so that the thumbtips are at least one of the plurality of gripping projections 48. Press the pieces from below. As a result, there is an advantage that the operator can easily hold the main control device 1.

  As shown in FIG. 5, since the set screw 54 is fastened to the base mounting portion 4 of the mounting base 22 via the mounting legs 46 of the control housing 36, the control connector 49 and the wiring connector 16 are connected to each other. There is an advantage that the connection can be maintained. Since the inner portion of the gripping groove 43 is curved to the side opened to the rear edge of the confirmation groove 41 and is connected to the confirmation groove 41 and opened, the ball P rolling on the upper surface of the control housing 36 is held by the gripping groove 43. The ball P does not stay in the gripping groove 43, but drops from the gripping groove 43 via the confirmation groove 41 to the outside of the main controller 1.

  The front mechanism of the game board 2 will be described with reference to FIG. The game board 2 has a center ornament 59, a general prize component 60, an action prize component 61, a start prize in an inner game area 58 surrounded by the inner guide rail 56 and the outer guide rail 57 on the square front surface of the game board 2. Front parts such as a part 62, a variable winning part 63, a symbol display part 64, an effect display part 65, a side lamp 66, a windmill 67, a large number of game nails 68, a return ball prevention valve 69, a ball repelling body 70, and an out port 71. In the non-game area outside the inner guide rail 56 and the outer guide rail 57, a mounting portion 72, a board decoration 73, and a certificate board 74 are provided. A gap between the left side portion of the inner guide rail 56 and the left side portion of the outer guide rail 57 is a launch passage 75. The center ornament 59 is provided at the center of the game area 58 and includes a colorless transmissive panel 76 having a physical property of transmitting light at the center. The general winning component 60 is provided on the left and right sides of the variable winning component 63 at the lower left and the lower right along the inner guide rail 56. The operation winning component 61 is provided at the upper left portion between the center decoration 59 and the inner guide rail 56.

  The start winning component 62 is shown in a structure called an electric tulip, which is provided immediately below a ball drop opening 77 for dropping a ball from the stage of the center ornament 59 and has a pair of blades 78 that open and close to the left and right. The variable winning component 63 is provided directly under the starting winning component 62, and has a structure called an attacker or a large winning opening in which the opening / closing body 79 opens in a tilted manner centering on the lower portion and closes vertically. The symbol display component 64 is provided in the lower right part of the game area 58, and has a structure in which a three-dimensional display body with a regular symbol printed on the surface thereof is rotated by a step motor. The effect display component 65 is provided above the center ornament 59, and a shutter provided on the surface of the center ornament 59 is opened and closed by an effect drive source such as an electromagnetic solenoid or a step motor, and an indicator lamp disposed on the back side of the shutter Is turned on, blinking, and turned off. The side lamp 66 is provided on the left side along the inner guide rail 56 above the general winning component 60 at the lower right. The windmill 67 is provided in the lower part of the operation winning component 61.

  A large number of game nails 68 include a center ornament 59, an action winning component 61, a general winning component 60, a starting winning component 62, a variable winning component 63, a symbol display component 64, an effect display component 65, a side lamp 66, a windmill 67, and a return. The ball prevention valve 69, the ball repelling body 70, and the out port 71 are provided so as not to interfere with each other. One end portion of the return ball prevention valve 69 is attached to an end portion of the inner guide rail 56 located at the ball outlet 80 of the firing passage 75, and the return ball prevention valve 69 extends from the inner guide rail 56 to the outer guide rail 57. As it goes to the front end portion located, it gradually inclines in the direction of the game area 58 from the ball outlet 80 of the launch passage 75. The ball repelling body 70 is provided between the inner guide rail 56 and the outer guide rail 57 in the upper right part that forms a pair with the return ball prevention valve 69. The out port 71 is provided at the lowermost part of the game area 58 along the inner guide rail 56. The attachment portion 72 is provided on the right side portion of the game board 2. The attachment portion 72 includes a lock insertion hole 81. By opening the certificate stand 74 to the front side with the shaft 82 as the center, the lower mounting portion 72 can be seen from the front side of the game board 2. A certificate paper is pasted on the front surface of the certificate card stand 74. The certificate stamp proves that the game board 2 has passed the inspection of the association and has been approved for sale.

  On the back surface of the game board 2, the main controller 1 is provided at a position corresponding to the game area 58 in the vicinity of the ball outlet 80 from the launch path 75 to the game area 58, and the composite control apparatus 84 corresponds to the launch path 75. Provided in position. The main control device 1 has a structure in which a main control board composed of a circuit board 35 on which electric parts necessary for control are mounted is mounted inside one control housing 36, and the electric parts of the circuit board 35 are mounted. The board surface is orthogonal to the back surface of the game board 2 and is oriented horizontally in the left-right direction with respect to the back surface of the game board 2, and the end surface orthogonal to the board surface of the circuit board 35 is parallel to the back surface of the game board 2. Thus, the control housing 36 is attached to the back surface of the game board 2 in such a manner that the thickness of the control housing 36 is in the vertical direction of the game board 2.

  Then, the ball fired into the game area 58 by pushing the return ball prevention valve 69 open from the launch passage 75 is the center decoration 59, the operation winning component 61, the general winning component 60, the starting winning component 62, the variable winning component 63, the production. While changing the flow direction by colliding with the display component 65, the side lamp 66, the windmill 67, the game nail 68, the ball repelling body 70, etc., it flows down the game area 58 and passes through the operation winning component 61 or the general winning component. 60, the start winning component 62 and the variable winning component 63 are won. The balls that have reached the bottom of the game area 58 without winning the general winning component 60, the starting winning component 62, and the variable winning component 63 are discharged from the out port 71 to the back side of the game board 2.

  With reference to FIG. 7, the back mechanism of the game board 2 and the front mechanism of the gaming machine frame 91 will be described. On the back side of the game board 2, the main controller 1, the composite controller 84, the component mounting structure 3 called a set board, the board side flexible wiring 13, the board side hinge 85, the symbol display 86, and the symbol controller 87. , A symbol display drive mechanism 88 and an effect drive mechanism 89 are provided. The component mounting structure 3 guides and discharges the general winning component 60, the starting winning component 62, the variable winning component 63, and the ball discharged from the out port 71 to the back side of the game board 2 downward. An escape hole 83 is formed in the component mounting structure 3. The board-side flexible wiring 13 is composed of a large number of foil-shaped electric wires and foil-shaped electrodes 90 that connect the electric parts provided on the game board 2 and the electric parts provided on the gaming machine frame 91. It is the structure attached to the surface of the synthetic resin substrate which has property. The electrical components provided in the game board 2 connected to the board-side flexible wiring 13 are an operation winning ball detector, a general winning ball detector, a starting winning ball detector, a specific winning ball detector, and a normal winning ball detection. A blade drive source of the blade drive mechanism, an open / close drive source of the open / close drive mechanism, a design control device 87, a step motor of the design display drive mechanism 88, an effect drive source of the effect drive mechanism 89, an indicator lamp substrate, and the like. The board-side hinge 85 has a structure provided with a hinge hole penetrating in the vertical direction in a support portion bent to the front side of a hinge housing fixedly attached to the game board 2. The symbol display 86 is formed by an image display that displays an image whose display form can be electrically changed on a display screen. The symbol control device 87 controls the symbol display 86 by the output from the main control device 1. A symbol control device 87 is provided on the back surface of the symbol display 86. The symbol display 86 and the symbol control device 87 have an integrated structure.

  On the back side of the game board 2, the back mechanism of the front part provided on the front surface of the game board 2 is routed through a relief hole formed in the game board 2 and a relief hole 83 of the component mounting structure 3. Protruding. The back mechanism of the front part that protrudes to the back side of the game board 2 is an electric drive for the effect driving mechanism 89 shown in FIG. 7, the symbol display driving mechanism 88 shown in FIG. An actuated winning ball detector (not shown) that detects and outputs an actuating winning signal to the main control device 1, and a ball that wins the general winning component 60 shown in FIG. A non-illustrated general winning ball detector that is output to the start winning component 62, and a start winning ball detector that is not shown in the drawing that electrically detects the winning ball in the start winning component 62 and outputs a start winning signal to the main controller 1, FIG. A non-illustrated blade driving mechanism for moving the vane 78 of the start winning component 62 shown, a specific winning ball detector outside the diagram that electrically detects a ball that has won the variable winning component 63 and outputs a continuation signal to the main controller 1. The ball winning in the variable winning component 63 is electrically detected to generate a variable winning signal. Figure out ordinary winning ball detector to the control unit 1, and the like indicator substrate side lamp 66 shown in FIG. The symbol display 86 shown in FIG. 7 is arranged on the back side of the transmissive panel 76 in the center ornament 59 shown in FIG. 6, and the symbols and images displayed on the display screen of the symbol display 86 are transparent from the front side of the game board 2. Visible through panel 76. A step motor (not shown) in the symbol display driving mechanism 88 shown in FIG. 7 is a driving source for rotating a three-dimensional display body having a symbol on the surface of the symbol display component 64 shown in FIG. The effect drive source (not shown) in the effect drive mechanism 89 shown in FIG. 7 is configured by an electromagnetic solenoid or a step motor that moves the shutter in the effect display component 65 shown in FIG.

  Returning to FIG. 7, the gaming machine frame 91 includes a fixed frame 92 and a movable frame 93. The fixed frame 92 is called an outer frame that is attached to an unillustrated gaming machine installation structure called an island of a pachinko parlor, and has a frame shape surrounding a vertically long rectangular space that is open in the front-rear direction. The movable frame 93 is called a front frame or an intermediate frame, and is attached to the fixed frame 92 by a hinge 94 on the left side so that it can be opened in one side and detachable (replaceable). The movable frame 93 includes a frame-shaped movable frame main body 95 surrounding a vertically long rectangular space opened in the front-rear direction, and a game main body storage structure 96 extending from the movable frame main body 95 to the inside. A panel frame 97 and a ball tray structure 98 are attached to the movable frame main body 95 so as to be able to be opened in the front lateral direction by upper and lower hinges 99 provided on the left side. The panel frame 97 has a frame shape surrounding the window 100 opened in the front-rear direction. A light transmitting front panel 101 made of glass or synthetic resin is attached to the back surface of the panel frame 97 so as to cover the window 100.

  The right vertical piece of the movable frame body 95 is provided with a locking device 102, a plurality of lock mechanisms 103; 104; 105, and a lock release operation body 106. In a state where the movable frame 93, the panel frame 97, and the ball tray structure 98 are closed and supported by the lock mechanism 103-105 so that they cannot be opened and closed, the store clerk of the game shop holds the key plate (key) outside the figure on the gaming machine frame 91 When the key plate is inserted into the key hole 107 of the locking device 102 from the front side and rotated by, for example, 90 degrees to the right side, the support form by the lock mechanism 103 between the fixed frame 92 and the movable frame 93 is released. After the release of this support mode, the store clerk pulls the movable frame 93 forward, whereby the movable frame 93 is opened to the front side around the hinge 94. Further, when the key plate inserted into the key hole 107 of the locking device 102 is rotated 90 degrees to the left, for example, the support form by the lock mechanism 104 between the movable frame 93 and the panel frame 97 is released.

  After the release of the support form, the store clerk pulls the panel frame 97 forward, whereby the panel frame 97 is opened to the front side with the hinge 99 as the center. In this manner, when the store clerk operates the unlocking operation body 106 provided on the front surface of the movable frame 93 in a state where the panel frame 97 is opened to the front side, the lock mechanism 105 between the movable frame 93 and the ball tray structure 98. The support form by is released. After the release of the support form, the store clerk pulls the ball tray structure 98 forward, whereby the ball tray structure 98 is opened to the front about the hinge 99 as the center of rotation. On the front surface of the ball tray structure 98, a ball storage portion 108 and a firing operation mechanism 109 are provided. The ball storage unit 108 has a shape opened upward to receive a ball called a pachinko ball used for a game. On the back surface of the ball tray structure 98, a ball intake port 110 for supplying a ball from the front horizontal bar 118 to the ball storage unit 108 and a ball supply port 111 for supplying a ball from the ball storage unit 108 to the launching mechanism 115 are provided.

  The game main body storage structure 96 includes a game main body storage chamber 112 opened to the front side, and a central opening 113 that penetrates the back wall of the game main body storage chamber 112 in the front-rear direction. A game main body shelf 114 is provided in a portion of the game main body storage structure 96 that defines a lower portion of the game main body storage chamber 112. On the front surface of the front wall of the game main body storage structure 96 that extends downward from the game main body shelf 114, a launch mechanism 115, a launch rail 116, a foul ball intake 117, and a front reed 118 are provided. The firing rail 116 receives one sphere supplied from the sphere supply port 111 of the ball tray structure 98. The firing mechanism 115 fires one ball supplied from the ball storage unit 108 to the launch rail 116 toward the game area 58 (see FIG. 6) of the game board 2 by alternately receiving power supply and interruption. To do. The launch rail 116 guides the ball launched from the launch mechanism 115 to the entrance of the launch path 75 (see FIG. 6) of the game board 2. The foul ball intake port 117 takes in a ball falling from the launch passage 75 of the game board 2. The sphere taken into the foul sphere intake 117 is discharged to the sphere intake 110 via the front side rail 118. The front horizontal bar 118 discharges the ball paid out from the ball payout mechanism 126 (see FIG. 8) attached to the back of the movable frame 93 to the ball inlet 110.

  A game main body lock member 119 is provided on the right side of the game main body storage chamber 112. The game main body lock member 119 includes a lock operation body 120 that is rotatable at the center of a cylindrical pedestal that protrudes forward from the game main body storage structure 96. The lock operation body 120 has a horizontally long form that is fixed to the end of the operation shaft that protrudes forward from the pedestal. On the left side of the game main body storage chamber 112, a frame side hinge 121 and a frame side connector 122 for attaching the game board 2 are provided. The frame-side hinge 121 has a structure provided with a hinge pin that protrudes upward from a support portion that is bent to the front side of a hinge housing fixedly attached to the left side of the game main body storage chamber 112. The frame-side connector 122 has a connector pin made of a conductive material movably attached to a connector body made of an electrically insulating material such as a synthetic resin, and an elastic body such as a coil spring built in the connector pin is a tip of the connector pin. It is a structure called a spring connector in which the portion is pushed out from the connector pin, and as the connector pin is pushed from the electrode 90 of the game board 2, the elastic body is compressed and the connector pin and the electrode 90 are pressed against each other. Touch.

  In FIG. 7, the gaming board 2 is mounted on the gaming machine frame 91 as follows. At least in a state where the panel frame 97 is opened to the front side, the back surface of the game board 2 is directed to the front surface of the movable frame 93, the left side portion of the game board 2 is inserted into the game main body storage chamber 112 from the front side, and the board side hinge When the 85 hinge holes are inserted into the hinge pins of the frame side hinge 121 from above, the gaming board 2 is attached to the gaming machine frame 91 so as to be rotatable about the board side hinge 85 and the frame side hinge 121. When the game board 2 is pushed toward the gaming machine frame 91 by the operator, the electrode 90 of the board side flexible wiring 13 and the frame side connector 122 connector pin are connected to each other, while the lock operating body 120 is connected to the game. It is inserted into the lock insertion hole 81 of the board 2 from the rear side and protrudes to the front side. In this state, when the operator rotates the lock operation body 120, for example, 90 degrees clockwise, the lock operation body 120 engages with the base of the game main body lock member 119 around the lock insertion hole 81, and the game board 2 is It is attached to the game main body storage chamber 112.

  The back mechanism of the gaming machine frame 91 will be described with reference to FIG. The tank 124 receives a ball discharged from the ball outlet of the supply mechanism in the gaming machine installation structure, and is disposed on the right side above the central opening 113 and attached to the back surface of the game main body storage structure 96. . The tank 124 has a box shape opened upward. At the bottom of the tank 124, the intake portion 125 is provided on the right side at the center in the front-rear direction. The intake portion 125 is a horizontally long left and right recess that is recessed downward from the bottom of the tank 124. The tank 124 is provided with a ball payout mechanism 126. The ball payout mechanism 126 includes a payout motor 127 including a step motor, a spiral payout body 128, and a payout ball detection unit 129. A motor case of the dispensing motor 127 is attached to the right outer surface of the tank 124. The spiral dispensing body 128 includes a spiral body on the outer peripheral surface of the round bar. The spiral body protrudes in a spiral shape radially outward from the outer peripheral surface of the round bar at intervals of separating the spheres one by one in the axial center direction of the round bar of the spiral dispenser 128. While the axial center of the round bar of the spiral dispenser 128 is oriented in the left-right direction, the spiral body is rotatably accommodated in the take-in portion 125, while both ends of the round bar where the spiral body is absent in the spiral dispenser 128 are The left and right side walls surrounding the take-in portion 125 are rotatably penetrated into and out of the take-in portion 125. Then, the end of the round bar that protrudes to the outside of the right side wall of the take-in portion 125 in the spiral dispenser 128 is coupled to an output shaft such as a motor shaft of the dispense motor 127. By this connection, when the output shaft of the dispensing motor 127 rotates, the spiral dispensing body 128 also rotates together. The bottom of the tank 124 forms an inclined surface in which a sphere flows from the periphery toward the intake portion 125.

  Therefore, the sphere stored in the tank 124 flows into the take-in portion 125 of the tank 124, is taken in while being separated into the gaps of the spiral body by the rotation of the spiral payout body 128 by the payout motor 127, and is taken in by the spiral body inside the take-in portion 125 Is moved from the left side to the right side as indicated by an arrow X1, falls downward from a ball outlet 130 formed at the bottom of the intake portion 125, and is discharged from the tank 124. The sphere discharged from the tank 124 is taken into a payout sphere detector 129 connected to the lower part of the sphere outlet 130. The payout ball detector 129 includes a payout ball detector 131. The payout ball detector 131 outputs a payout ball detection signal to the main control device 1 (see FIG. 7) and the launch / payout control device 132 every time the ball discharged from the tank 124 to the payout ball detection unit 129 is electrically detected. To do. The ball that has passed through the payout ball detector 131 is taken into the payout bar 133 connected to the lower part of the payout ball detector 129. The payout basket 133 is disposed on the left side of the central opening 113 and is attached to the back surface of the game main body storage structure 96. A ball passage is formed in the payout basket 133 so as to meander in the front-rear direction as it goes from the upper part to the lower part. The lower end of the payout basket 133 is connected to the upper right part of the front horizontal basket 118. Therefore, the sphere taken into the payout basket 133 flows down while meandering the ball passage inside the payout basket 133 and is discharged to the front horizontal basket 118.

  On the left side of the payout basket 133, a ball extraction basket 134 is provided. The ball punch 134 and the dispensing basket 133 are connected to each other at the top. A passage switching mechanism 135 is provided at the connecting portion. The passage switching mechanism 135 is connected to a passage switching solenoid 136 as a passage switching drive source composed of an electromagnetic solenoid attached to the back surface of the dispensing basket 133, and is arranged in a ball path of the dispensing basket 133 by being connected to a plunger of the passage switching solenoid 136. A passage switching valve 137. For example, when the passage switching solenoid 136 is not supplied with power, the passage switching valve 137 causes the dispensing ball detection unit 129 and the ball removal rod 134 to flow so that a ball flows from the dispensing ball detection unit 129 to the dispensing basket 133. Block the ball passage. When the passage switching solenoid 136 is supplied with electric power, the passage switching valve 137 causes the ball passage between the dispensing ball detection unit 129 and the dispensing basket 133 so that the ball flows from the dispensing ball detection unit 129 to the ball extraction rod 134. Shut off. The lower end of the ball puller 134 is connected to a ball punch 134 formed by a ball passage cover on the back surface of the storage portion of the front horizontal bar 118. The lower end of the ball pulling bar 134 protrudes downward from the back surface of the storage part of the front horizontal bar 118. A full tank detector 138 is provided in an intermediate portion below the passage switching mechanism 135 in the dispensing basket 133. A ball break detector 139 is provided outside the bottom of the tank 124.

  A power supply device 140 and a launch / payout control device 132 are attached to the back surface of the front wall extending downward from the game main body shelf 114 in the game main body storage structure 96. The power supply device 140 is disposed on the left side below the central opening 113. The firing / dispensing control device 132 is disposed on the right side below the central opening 113. An external information terminal board 141, a payout relay terminal board 142, and a power supply terminal board 143 are attached to the back surface of the game main body storage structure 96 above the frame side connector 122 in a form arranged in order from the bottom to the top. . A ball tray relay board 144 is attached to the back surface of the game main body storage structure 96 on the right side of the launch / payout control device 132. Each of the frame side connector 122, the launch / payout control device 132, the power supply device 140, the payout external information terminal board 141, the relay terminal board 142, the power supply terminal board 143, and the ball tray relay board 144 is a frame side flexible wiring 145. Connected to each other. The frame-side flexible wiring 145 is a synthetic resin substrate in which a large number of foil-shaped wires connecting the electrical components provided on the gaming board 2 and the electrical components provided on the gaming machine frame 91 are flexible. It is a structure attached to.

  The frame-side flexible wiring 145 includes a frame-side connector 122, a launch / payout control device 132, a power supply device 140, an external information terminal board 141, a payout relay terminal board 142, a power supply terminal board 143, and a ball tray relay board 144. Connected. A tank relay terminal board 146 provided in the tank 124 is connected to the payout relay terminal board 142 by a harness 147. The tank relay terminal board 146 is provided with connectors for connecting wires from the payout motor 127, the payout ball detector 131, the passage switching solenoid 136, the door opening switch 148, and the ball removal switch 149. A power supply wiring 151 having a plug 150 of a pachinko machine is connected to the power supply terminal board 143. The external information terminal board 141 is connected to a hall computer (not shown) that manages the business of the amusement store. The ball tray relay substrate 144 is connected to wiring from the ball tray structure 98. A power switch 152 and a reset button 153 are provided on the lower left side of the back surface of the power supply device 140.

  In FIG. 9, the gaming board 2 is mounted on the gaming machine frame 91, the plug 150 of the power supply wiring 151 is connected to the output terminal of the island power supply that outputs AC 24 volts of the gaming machine installation structure, and the power switch 152 is set by the operator. When turned on, the power supply device 140 supplies DC power to the main control device 1, the composite control device 84, the symbol control device 87, and the launch / dispensing control device 132, and the main control device 1, the composite control device 84, the symbol control device 87. The launch / payout control device 132 is activated, the ball is supplied from the replenishment mechanism of the gaming machine installation structure to the tank 124 and stored, and the ball break detector 139 does not output the ball break detection signal, and the door opening switch 148 is not outputting the door opening signal, the ball removal switch 149 is not outputting the ball removal signal, and the full tank detector 138 is not outputting the full tank detection signal. When the player touches and operates the firing operation mechanism 109 (see FIG. 7), the variable resistor built in the firing operation mechanism 109 fires a variable resistance value corresponding to the player's operation amount with respect to the firing operation mechanism 109. Output to the payout control device 132.

  As a result, when the firing / dispensing control device 132 drives the firing drive source of the launching mechanism 115 with a cycle of less than 100 shots per minute and a firing output corresponding to the variable resistance value, for example, the launching mechanism 115 stores the ball shown in FIG. The balls supplied from the unit 108 are fired one by one. The ball fired from the launch mechanism 115 is launched into the game area 58 shown in FIG. In the process of flowing down the game area 58, the balls launched into the game area 58 win the general prize component 60, the operation prize component 61, the start prize component 62, and the variable prize component 63 shown in FIG. A ball that has reached the lower part of the game area 58 without winning a winning part enters the out port 71 of FIG.

  The winning ball detectors such as the activated winning ball detector, the general winning ball detector, the starting winning ball detector, the specific winning ball detector, and the normal winning ball detector that detect the winning ball in the winning component are detected. When the signal is output to the main control device 1 shown in FIG. 9, the main control device 1 outputs a prize ball payout signal based on the type of the winning detection signal to the composite control device 84 and the firing payout control device 132. As a result, the composite control device 84 drives an indicator light or a speaker (not shown) so as to perform a game effect, and the firing and payout control device 132 pays out the number of balls as prize balls based on the prize ball payout signal. The motor 127 is driven. As a result, a ball as a prize ball is paid out from the tank 124. As described above, as the ball is paid out from the tank 124, the payout ball detector 131 outputs a payout ball detection signal to the main controller 1 and the launch payout controller 132.

  The main control device 1 and the firing payout control device 132 count up the payout ball detection signal as the number of balls paid out from the tank 124 or count down the set prize ball number determined based on the prize ball payout signal. Perform arithmetic processing. Then, based on the result of the arithmetic processing, the main controller 1 determines whether the payout operation by the ball payout mechanism 126 is normal when the ball payout mechanism 126 finishes paying out the number of balls according to the prize ball payout signal. Monitor for abnormalities. That is, the main controller 1 determines that when the ball payout mechanism 126 finishes paying out the number of balls according to the prize ball payout signal, the counted up value is the set number of prize balls determined based on the prize ball payout signal. If the value is equal to or counted down from the set number of prize balls determined based on the prize ball payout signal becomes “0”, it is determined that the payout operation by the ball payout mechanism 126 is normal, and abnormal stop processing is performed. Although the counted up value does not coincide with the set number of winning balls determined based on the winning ball payout signal, or the value counted down from the set number of winning balls determined based on the winning ball payout signal does not become “0”. In this case, it is determined that the dispensing operation by the tank 124 is abnormal, and an abnormal stop process is performed. The abnormal stop process is a process in which the main control device 1 stops game control, and the launch mechanism 115 stops launching the ball or the tank 124 stops delivering the ball. An abnormal signal is output to 132. As a result of the arithmetic processing, the firing payout control device 132 determines that the counted up value is based on the prize ball payout signal when the ball payout mechanism 126 has finished paying out the number of balls according to the prize ball payout signal. If the value matches the set number of winning balls or the value counted down from the set number of winning balls determined based on the winning ball payout signal becomes “0”, the driving of the payout motor 127 of the ball paying mechanism 126 is stopped.

  As shown in FIG. 9, when the pachinko machine is viewed from the back side, the tank 124 provided on the right side above the central opening 113 of the gaming machine frame 91 includes a ball dispensing mechanism 126, and the dispensing basket 133 is a gaming machine. It is provided on the right side of the central opening 113 of the frame 91. Therefore, a conventional relay rod called a lower tank that connects the tank 124 and the ball payout mechanism 126 is not required, and the vertical size of the central opening 113 for escaping the back mechanism of the gaming board 2 attached to the gaming machine frame 91 is increased. There is an advantage that you can. For this reason, when the game board 2 is attached to the gaming machine frame 91, the back surface around the exit from which the ball jumps out from the launch passage 75 of the game board 2 to the game area 58 is exposed to the central opening 113. In addition, either the launch passage 75 corresponding to the back surface of the game board 2 exposed in the central opening 113 or the ball exit 80 from the launch passage 75 to the game region 58 or the game region 58 in the vicinity of the ball exit 80 is provided. The front parts required for the back mechanism such as the start winning part 62 and the effect display part 65 shown in FIG. 6 are not provided. Therefore, there is an advantage that the back surface of the game board 2 exposed to the central opening 113 can be used as a surface to be attached to the back surface of the game board 2 of the main controller 1.

  Further, when the pachinko machine is viewed from the back side, an electrical component provided on the gaming board 2 and an electrical component provided on the gaming machine frame 91 are connected to the right side of the central opening 113 of the gaming machine frame 91. Since the frame-side connectors 122 are provided in a line in the vertical direction, the horizontal width at which the frame-side connectors 122 are provided is smaller than the horizontal width at which the conventional ball payout mechanism 126 is provided. Therefore, there is an advantage that the lateral dimension of the central opening 113 can be increased. Therefore, when the game board 2 is attached to the gaming machine frame 91, the back surface around the launch passage 75 of the game board 2 is exposed to the central opening 113. Then, the necessary front parts of the back mechanism are not provided around the launch passage 75 corresponding to the back surface of the game board 2 exposed in the central opening 113. Therefore, there is an advantage that the back surface of the game board 2 exposed to the central opening 113 can be used as a surface to be attached to the back surface of the game board 2 of the main controller 1.

  In FIG. 9, the full tank detector 138 performs the prize ball control by the main control device 1 when the ball is full from the ball storage section 108 (see FIG. 7) to the front tank 118 and the full tank detector 138 of the payout basket 133. In order to stop, the full detector 138 is turned on with a full ball and a full detection signal is output to the main controller 1. The ball breakage detector 139 electrically detects that the remaining amount of balls stored in the tank 124 is low in order to instruct replenishment to the tank 124 from the replenishment mechanism of the gaming machine installation structure. A detection signal is output to the main controller 1. The door opening switch 148 is turned on when the panel frame 97 (see FIG. 6) is opened, and outputs a door opening signal to the main controller 1. When the panel frame 97 is opened and the store clerk operates the ball removal switch 149 to discharge the ball from the tank 124 to the supply mechanism of the gaming machine installation structure, the ball removal switch 149 sends a ball removal signal to the main controller 1. Output.

The longitudinal cross-sectional view which shows the inside of a game control attachment apparatus (best form). The reverse view which shows a game control attachment apparatus (best form). The disassembled perspective view which shows a game control attachment apparatus (best form). The top view which shows the assembly process of a game control attachment apparatus (best form). The top view which shows the assembly process of a game control attachment apparatus (best form). The front view which shows a game board (best form). The disassembled perspective view (best form) which shows a game board and a game machine frame. The back view which shows a gaming machine frame (best form). The back view which shows a pachinko machine (best form).

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Main controller 2 Game board 3 Component mounting structure 10 庇 11 Wiring structure storage part 12 Wiring structure 16 Wiring connector 22 Mounting base 36 Control housing 43 Holding groove 48 Holding protrusion 49 Control connector 56 Inner guide rail 57 Outer guide Rail 58 Game area 75 Launch passage 80 Ball exit

Claims (3)

The game board has a plurality of front parts such as winning parts, game nails, and out-ports in the inner game area surrounded by the inner guide rail and the outer guide rail on the front, and between the inner guide rail and the outer guide rail. The back side of the game board corresponding to either the ball exit from the launch passage formed as a gap to the game area or the game area in the vicinity of the ball exit, the back side so as to surround the upper part and the left and right parts of the wiring structure housing part component mounting structure is provided with a canopy which protrudes,
The wiring structure housing portion is provided with a wiring structure having a wiring connector in which a tip portion protrudes to the back side from the back side end face of the bag ,
On the back side end surface of the flange, a mounting base having a receptacle projecting on the back side rather than the tip end portion of the wiring connector is provided,
The main control unit consisting of a control housing containing a circuit board on which electrical components are mounted is such that the board surface of the circuit board is orthogonal to the back surface of the game board, and the end surface orthogonal to the board surface of the circuit board is on the back surface of the game board as the parallel hand, by the control housing is attached to the mounting base, the upper portion of the control connector of the main control device connected to the wiring connector and the wiring connector is obscured by the mount of the receptacle A game control mounting device, characterized in that the upper surface of the basket, the upper surface of the mounting base, and the upper surface of the control housing are formed on slopes that descend downward from the back side of the game board to the rear side.   2. The game control mounting device according to claim 1, wherein a gripping groove is provided on an upper surface of the control housing.   2. The game control mounting device according to claim 1, wherein a gripping protrusion is provided on a lower surface of the control housing.

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