JP4951693B2 - Flexible cable support structure - Google Patents

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  The present invention relates to an improvement in a support structure for a flexible cable that connects between a printed circuit board and a movable panel surface component.

A gaming machine such as a pachinko gaming machine is equipped with a printed circuit board having a control circuit for controlling various control objects such as board parts.
In addition, pachinko machines are often equipped with a movable surface component that moves forward and backward along a predetermined track on the surface of the game board, and a flexible cable is generally used as a connection means between the movable surface component and the printed circuit board. It's being used. The electrical connection between the printed circuit board and the flexible cable is realized by connecting a connector (movable connector) fixed to the distal end of the flexible cable to a connector (fixed connector) provided on the printed circuit board.
In addition, a flexible cable is used also as a means of connecting a printed circuit board and board surface components other than a movable board surface part, and connecting printed circuit boards.

By the way, when the distance between the printed circuit board and the movable platen parts is long, the distance for wiring the flexible cable also becomes long, so it is important to handle the extra length to prevent problems caused by loosening of the flexible cable. Become. There are various proposals for extra length processing of various cables (Patent Documents 1, 2, and 3). However, when priority is given to extra length processing, there is no room for handling flexible cables and the movable connector is fixed. There is a problem that connection failure such as half piercing between the connectors is likely to occur due to the failure to reach the side connector. That is, if a sufficient length is not secured when the movable connector is manually connected to the fixed connector, the extension distance of the movable connector is shortened and the movable range is narrowed. Connection work between each other becomes inconvenient, and connection failure due to half-sticking is likely to occur. On the other hand, after completing the connection between the connectors while securing a sufficient cable extra length at the time of connection work, it is necessary to perform a process for eliminating the bending of the cable, but the movable side connector is pulled during the bending process. There are many cases where the connection is lost, and it is extremely complicated to handle the extra length of the cable while maintaining the connection between the connectors.
Conventionally, a flexible cable support structure as shown in FIG. 10 has been adopted in order to cope with such problems.

That is, FIG. 10 is a diagram showing the configuration around the connection portion between the printed circuit board and the flexible cable installed in the pachinko gaming machine, and is provided on the printed circuit board 101 fixed to the board component 100 fixed to the gaming machine body. It is a figure which shows the state which connected the movable side connector 111 of the flexible cable 110 extended from the movable panel surface component which is not illustrated with respect to the fixed side connector 102, and its periphery.
The length of the flexible cable 110 is set in accordance with the maximum separation distance between the movable plate surface component and the fixed connector 102 so that the movable plate surface component can follow the forward and backward movement along a predetermined track. For this reason, in order to eliminate the bending of the flexible cable formed when the movable panel surface component approaches the printed circuit board, the pulley 105 supported by the guide long hole 103 provided in the panel surface component 100 so as to be able to advance and retract in the direction of the arrow. The flexible cable is folded back and the pulley 105 is elastically urged in the direction of arrow (A) by a spring (not shown).
Further, in order to prevent the movable side connector 111 from dropping from the fixed side connector 102 due to the pulling force applied to the flexible cable 110 by the spring or the connector connecting portion being damaged, the flexible cable portion in front of the movable side connector is fixed to the fixed portion. It is fixed to 100 (wiring path) with an adhesive tape (heat-resistant peeling prevention tape) 115.

However, since the connection work between the connectors and the subsequent cable fixing work are performed manually, the work of directly fixing the flexible cable 110 with the adhesive tape 115 in the production line of the pachinko gaming machine is extremely poor in workability and productivity. Is a cause of lowering.
In addition, if it is necessary to peel and re-bond the adhesive tape 115 once used for bonding the flexible cable due to an assembly error, etc., the adhesive strength of the existing adhesive tape will be significantly reduced. Cause the occurrence. The operation of discarding the used tape and re-adhering it with a new adhesive tape causes a further increase in labor.
In addition, when it is found that there is a problem with the movable surface parts, the adhesive tape is peeled off, the movable side connector 111 is removed from the fixed side connector 102, and then the movable surface parts are removed from the attachment site for repair. Become. When the repair is completed and the movable platen surface part is reattached to the attachment site, the movable side connector 111 of the flexible cable 110 is connected to the fixed side connector 102, and an appropriate position of the flexible cable is connected to the cable wiring path by the adhesive tape 115. The work of bonding and fixing is required.
However, such an adhesive tape peeling operation and re-adhesion operation are complicated, which causes a decrease in productivity.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 07-162164 JP 09-275286 A JP 2003-347765 A

Conventionally, in a pachinko machine, when connecting a movable connector at the tip of a flexible cable extending from a board component, another printed circuit board, etc. to a fixed connector on a fixed printed circuit board, the extra length of the flexible cable In order to prevent the processing and the connector connection portion from being stressed, a part of the flexible cable is fixed to the cable wiring path with an adhesive tape.
However, the flexible cable fixing operation using the adhesive tape is complicated, and particularly when the flexible cable bonding operation is performed again, the workability is deteriorated, which causes a further decrease in productivity.
Further, when the adhesive tape is peeled off or bonded again several times, the adhesive force is reduced and the force for fixing the flexible cable is reduced, so that the stress applied to the flexible cable may be applied to the connector connecting portion.

The present invention has been made in view of the above, and when connecting a movable-side connector at the tip of a flexible cable extending from a panel component or the like to a fixed-side connector on a printed circuit board, the flexible cable is bonded to the cable wiring path. To provide a flexible cable support structure that can greatly improve the workability of rewiring after assembling and repairing faulty panel parts by not adopting the direct fixing method by It is an object.
Another object of the present invention is to prevent the problem that the force for fixing the flexible cable is reduced due to the decrease in the adhesive force of the adhesive tape, and the stress applied to the flexible cable is applied to the connector connecting portion.

In order to achieve the above object, a flexible cable supporting structure according to the invention of claim 1 includes a flexible cable including a movable side connector attached to and detached from a fixed side connector provided on a printed circuit board, and the movable side connector in front. A cable holding member bonded and fixed to the flexible cable portion, a wiring path for routing the flexible cable from the outside of the printed circuit board toward the fixed side connector, and between the fixed side connector and the wiring path A cable locking portion that is detachably locked to the cable holding member, a slide member that is movably engaged along the wiring path, and a shaft that is rotatably supported by the slide member. A guide pulley that reverses the wiring direction of the flexible cable by winding; And an elastic member for urging the slide member in a direction to impart a constant tension to the flexible cable, when engaged with the cable holding member to the cable locking unit, wherein the fixed connector and the movable connector The stress from the elastic member is not propagated to the connecting portion .
Rather than directly bonding and fixing the flexible cable connected to the board surface component or the like with an adhesive tape, the flexible cable is fixed to the cable holding member, and the cable holding member is attached to or detached from the wiring route. For this reason, once removing from the mounting part together with the flexible cable for repair etc. for board surface parts, etc., when reattaching after repair, there is no process of peeling the adhesive tape or reattaching using the same adhesive tape, It is possible to prevent mistakes in the process of assembling the panel parts and the like (decrease in productivity due to rework) and maintain the same quality in the cable holding part even after recombination. In short, the work of attaching and detaching the flexible cable with the adhesive tape has been extremely complicated, but since such work is no longer necessary, a reduction in productivity can be prevented.

The invention of claim 2 is characterized in that a mark for bonding and fixing a specific portion of the flexible cable is formed on the cable holding member.
Since the flexible cable is fixed to the cable holding member, when the cable holding member is fixed at a specific position near the wiring path, the distance and the positional relationship between the movable connector and the fixed connector are determined. For this reason, it is necessary to precisely set the attachment position relationship of the flexible cable with respect to the cable holding member. In the present invention, since the mark for uniquely positioning the flexible cable is provided on the cable holding member, the leading length of the flexible cable can be uniquely determined for all gaming machines.
The invention of claim 3 is characterized in that the flexible cable has its end opposite to the movable connector fixed to a movable platen part.
When the panel component to which the flexible cable is connected is a movable panel component, the flexible cable expands and contracts as the movable panel component moves. For this reason, although stress is applied to the flexible cable, in the present invention, since the cable holding member is securely locked to the cable locking portion, stress is prevented from being applied to the connector connecting portion via the flexible cable.

When the panel component connected to the flexible cable is removed from the mounting portion for repair or the like, the flexible cable is also removed together. When using adhesive tape as a means to fix the flexible cable near the wiring path, it is necessary to peel off or bond the tape every time the panel parts are removed or reattached. The work according to was actually extremely troublesome work.
In the present invention, a cable holding member as a dedicated member for supporting the flexible cable is used, and the vicinity of the connector portion of the flexible cable is fixed to the cable holding member. Furthermore, this cable holding member was detachably fixed near the wiring path. For this reason, it is easy to attach and detach the flexible cable. This is particularly convenient when the flexible cable is still usable.

1 is an overall front view of a pachinko gaming machine provided with a flexible cable support structure according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is a front view of the game board carrying a movable board surface part. (A) And (b) is the front view of the board surface mounting unit provided with the movable board surface unit provided with the support structure of the flexible cable which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention, and its partial cross section principal part enlarged view, c) is a diagram showing a control circuit configuration of a motor or the like mounted on a large yo-yo. It is a principal part rear view of a movable board surface unit. It is a perspective view which shows the wiring state of the flexible cable which comprises a movable panel surface unit, and a connector connection part. It is a disassembled perspective view of the movable board surface unit except a large yo-yo. (A) And (b) is a perspective view which shows the structure of a cable holding member, and a perspective view which shows the state which fixed the flexible cable to the cable holding member. It is a perspective view which shows the state which fixed the cable holding member to the fixing | fixed part. It is a disassembled perspective view which shows the positional relationship of a flexible cable, a cable holding member, and a fixing | fixed part. It is a figure which shows the structure of the connection part periphery of the printed circuit board installed in the conventional pachinko gaming machine, and a flexible cable.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to embodiments shown in the drawings.
FIG. 1 is an overall front view of a pachinko gaming machine having a flexible cable support structure according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a front view of a game board equipped with a movable panel surface component.
A glass frame 2 supporting a glass plate is attached to the front side of the game board 1 so as to be openable and closable. Also, at the lower part of the game board 1, there are provided a tray part 3 for storing game balls and a launch lever 4 for launching game balls in the tray part. Further, a button switch for gaming machine, a purchase button for game balls, and a purchase cancel button (none of which are shown) are provided on the upper surface of the tray portion 3.
On the back side of the game board 1, a synthetic resin mechanism board (none of which is shown), which is assembled with back parts related to the progress and production of the game, such as a liquid crystal screen, main control board and sub-control board, can be freely opened and closed. Has been. Around the game area 1a of the game board 1, an outer rail R1 that guides a game ball launched from the launch device by operating the launch lever 4 to the upper part of the game area 1a, or guides to the out port 10, and An inner rail R2 is provided.
A center member 5 having an opening at the center is disposed at a substantially central portion of the game board 1. A symbol display device 6 is arranged inside the center member 5. The symbol display device 6 is constituted by a liquid crystal display panel such as a liquid crystal display device, for example, and displays a special symbol image (not shown) in a normal operation state. In the so-called special game state, an effect image indicating the special game state is displayed. In this example, two open / close pieces 7, which are shaped like a mask, are disposed in front of the symbol display device 6 so as to be openable and closable in the horizontal direction.

A board surface mounting unit 30 is provided on the center member 5. The board mounting unit 30 includes a plurality of small yo-yos 35 and a movable board surface unit 40 including a large yo-yo (movable board surface parts) 41 involved in the progress of the game.
A variable winning device 11 for variably displaying the special symbol of the symbol display device 6 is provided at the lower right of the center member 5. On the right side of the variable winning device 11, a gate 12 is provided for operating the normal symbol displayed on the normal symbol display device 16. Further, below the variable winning device 11, there is provided a large winning opening 13 having an open / close door that is opened in a big hit state which is one of the special gaming states.
The variable winning device 11 includes an electric tulip having a pair of left and right open / close claws (movable pieces) for variably displaying the symbol display device 6.
The game board 1 is provided with a normal winning port 14, an out port 10, and the like, and a windmill 15 and a number of game nails (not shown) are provided so as to project. The game nail slows down the falling speed of the game ball and changes the falling direction in a complicated manner to enhance the interest in game progression.

The normal symbol displayed on the normal symbol display device 16 can variably display one or a plurality of symbols, and the symbol is a random number on condition that the gate 12 as a normal symbol start port detects a game ball. It is variable and stopped for a predetermined time by control or the like.
The special symbol displayed on the symbol display device 6 is configured to be in a big hit state when the stop symbol is a predetermined symbol combination, for example, the same symbol combination. In addition, the special symbol is scrolled by random number control etc. on the condition that the game ball is detected at the lower start port (not shown) where the game ball is guided by the opening operation of the electric tulip of the variable winning device, etc. It fluctuates (varies) for a predetermined time with a predetermined fluctuation pattern and stops at a symbol. At that time, when two stop symbols become the same on the active line, a reach state occurs, and in this reach state, the last stop symbol on the active line is already stopped. A jackpot condition occurs when they are the same. In addition, as a special symbol, a numerical symbol, an alphabet symbol, a character symbol, etc. can be used.

  3 (a) and 3 (b) are a front view of a panel surface mounting unit including a movable panel surface unit including a flexible cable support structure according to an embodiment of the present invention, and a partial cross-sectional main part enlarged view thereof. 3 (c) is a diagram showing a control circuit configuration of a motor or the like mounted on a large yo-yo, FIG. 4 is a main part rear view of the movable panel unit, and FIG. 5 is a diagram of a flexible cable constituting the movable panel unit. FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a wiring state and a connector connecting portion, FIG. 6 is an exploded perspective view of a movable panel surface unit excluding a large yo-yo, and FIGS. 7A and 7B are perspective views showing a configuration of a cable holding member. FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing a state in which the flexible cable is fixed to the cable holding member, FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing a state in which the cable holding member is fixed to the fixing portion, and FIG. Is an exploded perspective view showing the positional relationship between the Buru holding member and the fixed portion.

The panel surface mounting unit 30 is fixed to the upper part of the center member 5, and as shown in FIGS. 3A and 3B, the fixed base 31 fixed to the center member 5 and the fixed base 31 can be moved up and down individually. A movable platen unit 40 including a plurality of small yoyos 35 supported, a large yoyo (movable platen part) 41 supported by the fixed base 31 so as to be movable up and down, and a control circuit mounted on the fixed base 31. The printed circuit board 50, the flexible cable 60 that connects the large yo-yo 41 and the printed circuit board 50, the cable guide mechanism 70 that guides the flexible cable, and the like are provided.
The movable surface unit 40 includes a large yo-yo 41, a large yo-yo lifting mechanism (not shown), a printed circuit board 50, a flexible cable 60, a cable guide mechanism 70, and the like.
The large yo-yo 41 is moved up and down between an ascending position indicated by a solid line and a descending position indicated by a broken line in FIG. Further, the large yo-yo 41 includes a rotating disk (not shown) that rotates around a rotation shaft provided at the center of the large yo-yo and an LED (not shown) mounted on the rotating disk (in the inside of the outer case that represents the large yo-yo). And a motor and gears (not shown) for rotating the rotating disk are provided on the back side of the outer case.
As shown in the circuit diagram of FIG. 3C, the LED 42 and the motor 43 mounted on the large yo-yo are ON / OFF controlled by a control signal from a control means (control circuit) 45 connected to the power source 44.

The flexible cable 60 is fixed at one end to the large yo-yo 41 and has a movable connector 61 at the other end (tip). A plurality of internal conductors inside the flexible cable are connected to the LED 42 and the motor 43, respectively. By connecting each movable connector 61 to each fixed connector 51 on the printed circuit board, the LED 42 and the motor 43 are connected to the control means 45 on the printed circuit board.
The cable guide mechanism 70 includes a guide roller 75 that is rotatably supported at an appropriate position above the fixed base 31 (immediately above the large yo-yo at the raised position), and a guide protrusion 71 that projects from the front surface of the fixed base 31. The wiring path A formed in the enclosed region, the guide protrusion 76 projecting from the bottom surface of the wiring path A, the guide slot 77 penetratingly formed in the lower part of the bottom surface of the wiring path A, and the guide slot A slide member 78 movably engaged in the direction of the arrow along 77, a guide pulley 79 pivotally supported by the slide member 78 to reverse the wiring direction of the flexible cable by winding the flexible cable, and a slide member 78 and a locking portion 31a provided at the lower part of the fixed base 31, both ends thereof are fixed, and a bullet that constantly biases the slide member 78 downward. It includes a member 80, a.
The urging direction (downward direction, i) by the elastic member 80 is a direction in which tension is always applied to the flexible cable 60.

The characteristic structure of the flexible cable support structure according to the present invention includes a flexible cable 60 having a movable side connector 61 attached to and detached from a fixed side connector 51 provided on a fixedly arranged printed circuit board 50 at its end. A cable holding member 90 that is bonded and fixed to the flexible cable portion in front of the movable side connector, a wiring path A that is wired from the outside of the printed circuit board toward the fixed side connector, and between the fixed side connector 51 and the wiring path A A cable locking portion 81 that detachably locks the cable holding member 90, and when the cable holding member 90 is locked to the cable locking portion, the movable side connector 61 and the fixed side connector 51 Is configured to have an optimal connection position relationship.
Here, the optimum connection position relationship means that the movable connector 61 at the distal end of the flexible cable extending from the cable holding member 90 fixed to the cable locking portion 81 is connected to the fixed connector with a sufficient margin by manual operation. It means a positional relationship that can be detached and the flexible cable part on the tip side is excessively bent from the adhesive fixing part by the cable holding member in the state where the connectors are connected to each other, and an excessive extra length is not formed. To do.

As shown in FIGS. 3A and 3B, the large yo-yo 41 is configured to move up and down between a raised position and a lowered position by a lifting mechanism (not shown). The two flexible cables 60 are fixed at one end to the large yo-yo 41, and are routed downward along the wiring path A along the guide roller 75 and the guide projection 76, and further inverted upward by the guide pulley 79. Then, the wiring path A returns upward, and each movable connector 61 is connected to the two fixed connectors 51 provided on the upper portion of the printed circuit board 50.
In order to connect the movable connector 61 to the fixed connector 51, it is necessary to bend the portion near the tip of the flexible cable extending upward from the wiring path A by bending it in the lateral direction.
Conventionally, by adhering the vicinity of the bent portion (bent portion 60a) to an appropriate position of the wiring path with an adhesive tape, specifically, to the wall-shaped guide protrusion 71, the vicinity of the bent portion 60a of the flexible cable flutters. In other words, the stress associated with the raising and lowering of the large yo-yo is prevented from being applied to the connector connecting portion.
Problems caused by fixing the flexible cable to the wiring path with the adhesive tape are as described above.

On the other hand, in the flexible cable support structure according to the present invention, a dedicated portion for detachably fixing a portion near the tip of the flexible cable to the cable locking portion 81 provided near (side) the wiring path A is provided. A cable holding member 90 as a part is used.
The cable holding member 90 is a resin-made thin plate-like member as shown in FIGS. 6 to 9 and is fitted into a positioning hole 82 provided on the bottom surface of the fixed base corresponding to the side of the wiring path A. A protrusion 90a is provided at the bottom, and a protruding portion 90b protruding from the side surface is provided with a fixing hole 90c. The cable holding member 90 is fixed to one side of the wiring path A in a standing state by screwing the screw 91 in a state where the fixing hole 90c is aligned with the screw hole 83 provided at the bottom of the wiring path.

When fixing the flexible cable 60 to the cable locking portion 81, before fixing the cable holding member 90 to the cable locking portion 81, the front end of the flexible cable is used with an adhesive tape (for example, heat-resistant peeling prevention tape) 92. The offset part is fixed to the cable holding member 90. In the cable holding member 90, a portion 90 d to which the adhesive tape is bonded is clearly indicated by a mark such as its shape (recess 90 d ｀). Further, the positional relationship between the bent portion 60a of the flexible cable obtained by bending an appropriate position near the tip by about 90 degrees and the cable holding member 90 is also clearly indicated by a recess (mark) 90e. For this reason, as shown in FIGS. 6, 7B, 8 and the like, the flexible cable can be uniquely positioned with respect to the cable holding member 90, and the cable holding member is fixed to the cable locking portion 81. In this case, the length of the flexible cable located on the tip side of the adhesive tape 92 can be always constant.
In addition, as a mark for positioning a flexible cable, in addition to the case where a part of the shape of the cable holding member is deformed, it may be formed by coloring, marking or the like.
After the cable holding member 90 to which the flexible cable is fixed is fixed to the cable locking portion 81, the movable connector 61 is connected and fixed to the fixed connector 51.

The fixing position of the flexible cable with respect to the cable holding member 90 is set in advance so that the length of the flexible cable positioned on the tip side of the adhesive tape 92 becomes an optimum value, so that the cable is fixed to the cable locking portion 81. Handling of the distal end portion of the flexible cable extending from the cable holding member 90 is facilitated, and the workability of attaching / detaching the movable connector 61 to / from the fixed connector can be improved. Naturally, the stress applied to the flexible cable from the elastic member 80 and the stress applied to the flexible cable as the large yo-yo moves up and down propagates to the connector connecting part, and the connector connecting part is damaged, or the movable connector is dropped. Can be prevented.
In the above embodiment, a screw is used as a means for fixing the cable holding member 90 to the fixing base 31, but this is an example, and fixing without using a screw is also possible. For example, if the protrusion 90a is configured to be elastically fitted to the positioning hole 82, the trouble of using a screw when attaching and detaching the cable holding member can be omitted.

In any case, in the present invention, the flexible cable is not directly fixed to an appropriate position of the fixing base 31 (an appropriate position in the vicinity of the wiring path) with an adhesive tape, but to the cable locking portion 81 provided in an appropriate position in the vicinity of the wiring path. Since the cable holding member 90 holding the flexible cable is detachably attached, the detachability workability of the flexible cable can be improved. In particular, it is possible to eliminate the trouble associated with attaching, removing, and reattaching the adhesive tape, and to increase productivity.
For example, when it becomes clear that there is a problem with the large yo-yo and it needs to be repaired, the large yo-yo and the flexible cable are removed from the mounting portion of the fixed base 31, and the repair is performed. The work is completed simply by removing the cable holding member 90 that has been stopped from the cable locking portion 81. When repairing the removed large yo-yo, the repair is performed with the cable holding member 90 fixed to the flexible cable. When wiring the flexible cable when mounting the large yo-yo that has been repaired to the fixed base 31, the cable holding member 90 is screwed and fixed to the cable locking portion 81, and then the movable connector 61 is connected to the fixed connector 51. Then the wiring is complete.

  As described above, in the flexible cable support structure of the present invention, when the movable connector 61 at the distal end of the flexible cable extending from the movable panel surface component or the like is connected to the fixed connector 51 on the printed circuit board, the flexible cable is connected to the cable wiring path. By not using an adhesive tape as a means for fixing the cable, it was possible to remarkably improve the workability of rewiring at the time of assembly and rewiring after repairing a defective board component. That is, since the cable holding member as a dedicated part is used so that the process of removing the adhesive tape when recombination of the movable panel surface parts and then re-attaching is eliminated, errors in the assembly process of the movable panel surface parts (due to reworking) It is possible to keep the same quality in the cable holding part even after recombination.

Moreover, it is simple and reliable that the cable holding portion and the flexible cable are bonded with an adhesive tape. This adhesive tape does not need to be peeled once it is bonded to the cable holding member, and is removed together with the flexible cable even when the panel component connected to the flexible cable is removed for repair.
Various methods for fixing the cable holding member and the cable locking portion are conceivable, but screwing is a simple and reliable method.
In addition, since the flexible cable is fixed to the cable holding member, when the cable holding member is fixed at a specific position near the wiring path, the distance and the positional relationship between the movable side connector and the fixed side connector are determined. . For this reason, it is necessary to precisely set the attachment position relationship of the flexible cable with respect to the cable holding member. In the present invention, since the mark for uniquely positioning the flexible cable is provided on the cable holding member, the leading length of the flexible cable can be uniquely determined for all gaming machines.
Further, when the panel surface component to which the flexible cable is connected is a movable panel surface component, the flexible cable also expands and contracts as the movable panel surface component moves. For this reason, although stress is applied to the flexible cable, in the present invention, since the cable holding member is securely locked to the cable locking portion, stress is prevented from being applied to the connector connecting portion via the flexible cable.
The flexible cable support structure of the present invention can be applied not only to pachinko machines but also to flexible cable support structures in general.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Game board, 1a ... Game area, 2 ... Glass frame, 3 ... Dish part, 4 ... Launch lever, 5 ... Center member, 7 ... Opening / closing piece, 10 ... Out port, 11 ... Variable winning apparatus, 12 ... Gate, DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 13 ... Grand prize opening, 14 ... Normal prize opening, 15 ... Windmill, 16 ... Normal symbol display device, 30 ... Board surface mounting unit, 31 ... Fixed base, 31a ... Locking part, 35 ... Small yo-yo, 40 ... Movable board surface unit 41 ... large yo-yo, 42 ... LED, 43 ... motor, 44 ... power supply, 45 ... control means, 50 ... printed circuit board, 51 ... fixed side connector, 60 ... flexible cable, 60a ... bent part, 61 ... movable side connector, DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 70 ... Cable guide mechanism, 71 ... Guide protrusion, 75 ... Guide roller, 76 ... Guide protrusion, 77 ... Guide long hole, 78 ... Slide member, 79 ... Guide pulley, 80 ... Elastic member, 81 ... Cable 90, a cable holding member, 90a, a projection, 90b, a protruding portion, 90c, a fixing hole, 90d, an adhesion site, 90d ′, a recess, 91, a screw, 92 ... Adhesive tape

Claims (3)

A flexible cable having a movable connector that is attached to and detached from a fixed connector provided on a printed circuit board;
A cable holding member that is bonded and fixed to the flexible cable portion before the movable side connector;
A wiring path for routing the flexible cable from outside the printed circuit board toward the fixed connector;
A cable locking portion provided between the fixed connector and the wiring path to detachably lock the cable holding member;
A slide member that is movably engaged along the wiring path, a guide pulley that is rotatably supported by the slide member and reverses the wiring direction of the flexible cable by winding the flexible cable, and the slide member An elastic member that constantly urges the flexible cable in a direction in which tension is constantly applied to the flexible cable,
When the cable holding member is locked to the cable locking portion, the stress from the elastic member is not propagated to the connecting portion between the movable connector and the fixed connector. Flexible cable support structure. Wherein the cable holding member, the support structure of a flexible cable according to claim 1, characterized in that the marker for bonding and fixing the specific portion of the flexible cable is formed.   The flexible cable support structure according to claim 1, wherein an end of the flexible cable opposite to the movable connector is fixed to a movable panel surface component.

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