JP5055255B2 - Game machine - Google Patents

Description

The present invention, pachinko machine, arrange ball machine, are those related to a gaming machine such as a slot machine.

  In ball game machines such as pachinko machines and arrange ball machines, there are many main boards that control game operations on the game board side, payout boards that control the payout of prize balls by payout means, power supply boards that supply power to each part, etc. These boards are used, and game operations are controlled by electronic components mounted on the boards.

  Of these boards, the main board is housed in the main board case, the payout board is housed in the payout board case, and the power board is housed in the power board case, and is mounted on the back side of the game board or front frame (Patent Document) 1).

On the other hand, each board such as a main board, a payout board, and a power supply board that is attached to a predetermined part of the gaming machine and has a function that affects or may affect the game result, such as “name of manufacturer” ”And“ numbers, symbols and other codes for specifying the type of the substrate ”are required to be printed, and a manufacturer identification mark and a type identification mark are attached to each substrate by printing or the like.
JP 2002-325943 A

  In the technical field of pachinko machines, OEM is being considered for the purpose of sharing parts and reducing manufacturing costs.

  For example, in the pachinko machines for Company A and Company B, when using the same control board, if one type of board is used in common, there is an advantage that the manufacturing cost of the board can be greatly reduced. is there.

  However, since it is necessary to print the manufacturer identification mark and type identification mark of company A and B on the substrate, even if it is made common, the board on which the manufacturer identification mark and type identification mark of company A is printed And a substrate on which a manufacturer identification mark of B company and a type identification mark are printed are manufactured separately. For this reason, it is necessary to manufacture and manage the board for company A and the board for company B as separate components, which increases the manufacturing cost and manages the components even though the boards have the same control function. Has the disadvantage of becoming complicated. Moreover, since the board for company A and the board for company B are separate parts, even if one pachinko machine is to be produced more and the other pachinko machine is to be produced, the other board is used interchangeably. I can't do anything.

The present invention aims to such consideration of the conventional problems, manufacturers substrate, while subjected identification mark indicating the type or the like, to provide Yu technique machine that can greatly promote the common substrate And

The present invention includes a substrate main body portion on which a wiring pattern is formed and an electronic component is mounted, and an identification mark display portion that is connected to a peripheral portion of the substrate main body portion and displays an identification mark indicating a manufacturer, model, and the like. In a gaming machine in which a board for gaming machine having a board is housed in a board case, the gaming machine board displays different identification signs connected to a peripheral part of the board main body through a cutting part that can be cut individually. more of the identification marker display section for the by cutting the cutting portion, is another of the identified marker display portion removed leaving the identification marker display unit of any one integrally with the substrate main body The board case is for housing the gaming machine board in which the arbitrary one identification mark display part is left, and protrudes into the range of the removed identification mark display part. The play having the identification sign display section. A protrusion for preventing housing of the machine for the substrate is one having therein.

According to the present invention, manufacturer board, while subjected to identification-labeled indicating the type or the like, there is an advantage that can greatly promote the standardization of board.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. FIGS. 1-7 has illustrated the 1st Example which employ | adopted this invention for the pachinko machine. In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes a gaming machine main body, which includes a rectangular outer frame 2 and a front frame 3 pivotally attached to the front side of the outer frame 2 so as to be openable and closable. The front frame 3 is detachably attached to the outer frame 2 via a pair of upper and lower hinges 4 on the left end side.

  A game board 5 is detachably mounted on the upper side of the front frame 3, for example, from the front side, a glass door 6 is located on the front side of the game board 5, and a front opening / closing plate 7 is adjacent to the lower side of the glass door 6, respectively. Has been placed. The glass door 6 and the front opening / closing plate 7 are pivotally supported by the front frame 3 by a hinge (not shown) on the same side as the hinge 4 so as to be opened and closed. The front opening / closing plate 7 is provided with a storage tray 9 for storing game balls to be supplied to the launching means 8 and a launching handle 10 for operating the launching means 8 on the front side thereof.

  On the front side of the game board 5, a guide rail 11 for guiding a game ball launched by the launching means 8 is mounted in a substantially annular shape, and a game area 12 in the guide rail 11 is provided with a liquid crystal display unit 13. In addition to the liquid crystal display means 14, various game parts such as a normal symbol starting means 15, a special symbol starting means 16, a big winning means 17 and a normal winning means 18 are mounted.

  As shown in FIG. 2, a back cover 19 that covers game parts such as the liquid crystal display means 14 from the rear side is mounted on the back side of the game board 5, and the main board 20 is stored on the back side of the back cover 19. The main board case 21, the production board case 23 in which the production board 22 is stored, the liquid crystal board case 25 in which the liquid crystal board 24 is stored, and the like are detachably mounted.

  On the back side of the front frame 3, an open / close cover 31 that covers the back side of the game board 5 mounted from the front side is detachably mounted, and a game ball tank 32 and a tank rail 33 are provided on the upper side thereof. A payout means 34 and a payout passage 35 are mounted on one end in the left-right direction, for example, on the hinge 4 side, and when a game ball wins the big winning means 17 or the like, or a ball lending command from an automatic ball lending machine not shown When there is a game ball, the game ball in the game ball tank 32 is paid out by the payout means 34 through the tank rail 33, and the game ball is guided to the storage tray 9 through the payout passage 35.

  A substrate mounting table 36 is detachably mounted on the lower part of the back side of the front frame 3, and a power substrate case 40 storing a power substrate 39 and a payout substrate 41 are stored on the back side of the substrate mounting table 36. A payout board case 42 is detachably mounted.

  Details of the payout board 41 and the payout board case 42 will be described below. The payout board case 42 is, for example, a substantially rectangular box shape that is flat in the front-rear direction, and as shown in FIGS. 3 to 5, the case main body 43 and the case lid 44, for example, the case main body 43 and the case at one end in the left-right direction. A hinge means 45 that engages and disengages the lid body 44, and a sealing means 46 that can seal the case body 43 and the case lid body 44 in a closed state on the other side in the left-right direction, for example. A payout board 41 is stored therein.

  The case main body 43 is integrally provided with an outer peripheral frame 47 protruding along the outer periphery, and the payout substrate 41 is brought into contact with the outer peripheral frame 47 on the three sides, and the case main body 43 is fixed to the case main body 43 by the positioning protrusions 49, the fixing screws 50 and the like. It is detachably fixed. The case lid 44 has a step portion 51 that is in contact with or close to the payout substrate 41, and a connector hole 52 is formed in the step portion 51. The case lid 44 is fitted to the outer periphery of the case main body 43, and is coupled to the case main body 43 by a hinge means 45, a sealing means 46, and the like so as to be freely opened and closed. There are various shapes and structures of the payout substrate case 42 provided with the case main body 43 and the case lid 44, and any of them may be adopted.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the payout substrate 41 has a substantially rectangular shape as shown in FIG. 6 and is printed with a wiring pattern (not shown), and various electronic components such as a CPU, ROM, RAM, etc. at the center on the front side. 54, and a substrate main body portion 56 having a plurality of connectors 55 mounted in the vicinity of the outer edge portion, and identification mark display portions 59, 60 connected to the substrate main body portion 56 through cutting portions 57, 58. I have.

  When the payout substrate 41 is incorporated into the payout substrate case 42, any one of the cutting portions 57 and 58 is cut to remove any one of the identification mark display portions 59 and 60. Therefore, if the identification mark display portion 60 is removed, a cut edge 61 having a shape corresponding to the identification mark display portion 60 is provided on the outer periphery of the substrate main body portion 56 as shown in FIG.

  The identification mark display portions 59 and 60 are connected to one side of the substrate main body portion 56, for example, the left and right ends of the lower side via cutting portions 57 and 58, and by cutting the cutting portions 57 and 58, an arbitrary identification mark display is displayed. The portions 59 and 60 can be individually removed while leaving the substrate main body portion 56 integrally.

  Each of the identification mark display portions 59 and 60 is disposed on the corner side of the substrate main body portion 56 so as not to obstruct the wiring pattern of the substrate main body portion 56, and straddles two adjacent sides across the corner portion. Thus, the substrate main body portion 56 is partitioned by substantially linear cutting portions 57 and 58 provided in an oblique direction. In addition, the cutting parts 57 and 58 and the identification sign display parts 59 and 60 are provided substantially.

  Each of the identification mark display portions 59 and 60 has a manufacturer identification mark 63 and 64 indicating “manufacturer name” and a type identification mark 65 indicating “number, symbol and other codes for specifying the board type”. , 66 are attached by printing or the like. For example, one identification mark display portion 59 has a manufacturer identification mark 63 of “A company” indicating that the manufacturer is company A, and a type identification mark 65 of “123” indicating the model number of the payout board 41. The other identification mark display unit 60 has a manufacturer identification mark 64 of “B company” indicating that the manufacturer is B company, and “456” indicating the model number of the payout board 41. The model identification mark 66 is attached. In this case, since the payout board 41 is for A company and B company, the manufacturer identification marks 63 and 64 and the type identification marks 65 and 66 are different.

  The cutting portions 57 and 58 may be any ones that can easily separate the identification mark display portions 59 and 60 from the substrate main portion 56 by bending the substrate main portion 56 and the identification mark display portions 59 and 60, for example. 7 (a), or a V-shaped cutting groove 68 shown in FIG. 7 (b). In addition, in the case of the cutting groove 68, it is desirable to provide it on both surfaces so as to correspond to the front and back, but it should just provide at least one side. Moreover, you may employ | adopt the thing of another structure for the cutting parts 57 and 58. FIG.

  The payout substrate 41 is provided at an appropriate position on the outer peripheral side of the substrate main body 56, for example, a positioning hole 69 provided on one side opposite to the identification mark display portions 59 and 60, and a position away from the positioning hole 69. The positioning projections 49 of the case main body 43 are fitted into the positioning holes 69, and the fixing screws 50 that are screwed into the mounting portions on the case main body 43 side are inserted into the mounting holes 70. Yes.

  The attachment hole 70 is provided in the substrate main body portion 56 and the identification mark display portions 59 and 60. For example, the board main body 56 on the side of the cutting portions 57 and 58 is provided in the vicinity of the cutting portions 57 and 58, and the identification mark display portions 59 and 60 are provided in the corners away from the cutting portions 57 and 58. Is provided.

  This embodiment has the following advantages. For example, when using a common payout board 41 for the pachinko machine manufactured by A company and the pachinko machine made by B company at the time of OEM or the like, the payout board 41 configured as shown in FIG. 6 is manufactured in advance. .

  That is, when the payout substrate 41 is manufactured, the payout substrate 41 in which two identification mark display portions 59 and 60 are connected to both sides of one side of the substrate main portion 56 via the cutting portions 57 and 58 is manufactured. Of course, the two identification mark display portions 59 and 60 are provided with predetermined identification marks 63 to 66 for the manufacturer A, the company B, and the like.

  Thus, by manufacturing the payout substrate 41 integrally provided with the identification mark display portions 59 and 60 for the A company and the B company through the cutting portions 57 and 58, the payout substrate 41 is used for the A company and the B It can be used for any company, and the common use of the payout board 41 can be further promoted.

  Then, before assembling into the payout substrate case 42, unnecessary identification mark display portions 59 and 60 are removed depending on whether the payout substrate 41 is for A company or B company, and a necessary identification mark display portion. 59 and 60 are left, and in this state, the payout board 41 is stored in the payout board case 42.

  For example, when assembling a payout board unit for company A, the identification mark display section 60 for company B is not required, so the cutting body 58 is cut as shown by a two-dot chain line in FIG. The identification mark display part 60 is removed from As a result, as shown in FIG. 3, only the cut edge 61 obtained by cutting the cutting portion 58 remains in the portion where the identification mark display portion 60 for the B company was present, and the identification mark display portion 59 for the A company is left. Becomes the payout substrate 41 dedicated to the company A and integrally connected to the substrate main body 56 through the cutting portion 57.

  Accordingly, by removing the identification mark display section 60 for the B company, the payout board 41 that was originally a common part for the A company and the B company becomes a dedicated part for the A company from this point of time. It is possible to select for Company A and Company B at the stage, for example, when the number of pachinko machines manufactured by Company A increases for some reason and the number of manufactured Pachinko machines by Company B decreases In addition, in spite of the dedicated payout substrate 41 having the substrate main body portion 56 and the identification mark display portions 59 and 60, the payout substrate 41 can be freely diverted depending on the production quantity. In addition, the waste of the payout board 41 can be eliminated.

  Further, the payout substrate 41 has a cutting portion 57 between the substrate main body portion 56 and one identification mark display portion 59, and the other has a cut edge 61. The cutting portion 57 and the vicinity of the cut edge 61 are adjacent to each other. The board main body 56 is fixed to the case main body 43 by the fixing screws 50, and the corners of the identification mark display parts 59 and 60 are fixed to the case main body 43 by the fixing screws 50. 41 can be securely fixed.

  FIG. 8 illustrates a second embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, a plurality of types of payout substrate cases 42 are prepared corresponding to the manufacturer identification marks 63 and 64 displayed on the identification mark display portions 59 and 60. Each payout substrate case 42 has a protruding portion on the case body 43 side of the payout substrate case 42 corresponding to the identification mark display portions 59 and 60 from which the payout substrate 41 is removed on the case main body 43 side to which the payout substrate 41 is attached. 71 is provided.

  The protruding portion 71 has a shape corresponding to the removed identification sign display unit 60, but protrudes from the mounting surface of the payout substrate 41 within a range corresponding to the removed identification mark display unit 60. The part 71 is sufficient. The protrusion 71 may be provided near the outside of the cut edge 61 of the payout substrate 41.

  In this case, there are two types of payout substrate cases 42 for the A company and for the B company depending on the position of the projecting portion 71, and there is only one type of the payout substrate 41 accommodated therein. Use them in the same way as in the example.

  For example, when a payout board unit for company A is manufactured, a payout board case 42 for company A is used, and the identification mark display section 60 for company B is removed from the payout board case 42 for use by company A. The payout board 41 which is the dedicated board is accommodated.

  In this way, when the payout board unit for company A is manufactured, the identification sign display portion 59 for company A is cut by mistake to form the payout board 41 for company B, and then the payout board for company B is used. Even if 41 is set on the case main body 43 of the payout board case 42 for the A company, the protrusion 71 does not get in the proper mounting position because it gets in the way, so that the payout board 41 cannot be fixed to the case main body 43.

  Accordingly, at this stage, an error in the combination of the payout board case 42 and the payout board 41 can be found, and the combination difference between the payout board case 42 and the payout board 41 is different even though the common payout board 41 is used. This can be prevented in advance, and there is no need to open the payout substrate case 42 and check the internal payout substrate 41 each time.

  FIG. 9 illustrates a third embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, the payout substrate 41, which is a common substrate, is provided with identification mark display portions 59 and 60 via cutting portions 57 and 58 on both sides in the diagonal direction. Each of the cut portions 57 and 58 is formed in an oblique direction across two sides sandwiching the corners on both sides in the diagonal direction, and is substantially parallel to each other. Also in this case, for example, if the cutting part 58 is cut and the identification mark display part 60 is removed, a cut edge 61 is formed.

  In this way, the identification mark display portions 59 and 60 can be provided on both sides of the payout substrate 41 in the diagonal direction depending on the layout of the wiring pattern, the electronic component 54, the connector 55, and the like disposed on the substrate main body portion 56. In this case, the same operation as in the first and second embodiments can be performed.

  FIG. 10 illustrates a fourth embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, identification mark display portions 59 and 60 are arranged side by side on the short side of the rectangular payout substrate 41. Each of the identification mark display portions 59 and 60 is partitioned from the substrate main body 56 via the cutting portions 57 and 58 provided in a straight line, and both the identification mark display portions 59 and 60 are partitioned via the cutting portion 72. .

  As described above, even when the plurality of identification mark display portions 59 and 60 are provided side by side on the one end side of the payout substrate 41, any one identification mark display portion can be obtained by appropriately cutting each of the cutting portions 57, 58 and 72. Since the other identification mark display portions 59 and 60 can be removed while leaving 59 and 60, the present invention can be carried out in the same manner as each embodiment.

  FIG. 11 illustrates a fifth embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, a payout board 41 having the same wiring pattern, electronic component 54 and connector 55 and having the same control function is used in different pachinko machines by changing the model number in the same manufacturer. The case is illustrated.

  The payout substrate 41 before the identification mark display portions 59 and 60 are removed is provided with two identification mark display portions 59 and 60 via cutting portions 57 and 58 on both ends of one side of the substrate main body portion 56. Each of the identification mark display portions 59 and 60 is provided with “A company” manufacturer identification marks 63 and 64 indicating the same manufacturer, and one of them is a “001” type identification mark 65 indicating a model number. On the other hand, a model identification mark 66 of “002” indicating a model number different from that is attached. Therefore, in this case, the manufacturer identification marks 63 and 64 are the same among the manufacturer identification marks 63 and 64 and the model identification marks 65 and 66 attached to the identification mark display portions 59 and 60. 66 is different.

  By doing this, the same manufacturer uses the payout board 41 having the board main body 56 having the same control function, and changes the model number of the payout board 41 for each model, so that there are a plurality of types. When manufacturing this pachinko machine, one of the identification mark display portions 59 and 60 may be cut.

  Accordingly, in the first to fourth embodiments, on the premise of different manufacturers of Company A and Company B, one type of payout board 41 is finally used for Company A and Company B while taking a dedicated form. Although the case where it can be used in common is illustrated, in addition to the common use of the payout board 41 among different manufacturers, the common use of the payout board 41 among a plurality of types of models within the same manufacturer Similarly, it can be implemented.

  As mentioned above, although each Example of this invention was explained in full detail, this invention is not limited to this each Example, A various change is possible in the range which does not deviate from the meaning of this invention. For example, in each embodiment, the payout board 41 is described in detail, but it goes without saying that the same can be applied to the main board and other boards.

  In each embodiment, the case where two identification mark display parts 59 and 60 are provided for the substrate main body 56 is illustrated, but three or more identification mark display parts 59 and 60 may be provided. In addition, the identification marks displayed on the identification mark display portions 59 and 60 are divided into the manufacturer identification marks 63 and 64 and the type identification marks 65 and 66 in the respective embodiments. These model numbers may be combined to form one identification mark. Of course, the manufacturers may be different or the same. In short, the identification marks attached to the identification mark display portions 59 and 60 indicate the manufacturer and model, and the manufacturer identification marks 63 and 64 display the type identification marks 65 and 66 separately or collectively. Regardless of whether it is displayed or not, it may be a different label as a whole.

  The structure of the payout substrate case 42 (storage case) for storing the payout substrate 41 is generally provided with a case main body 43 and a case lid 44, but may have a structure other than this. Further, when the payout substrate case 42 provided with the case main body 43 and the case lid 44 is used, the payout substrate 41 may be fixed to the case lid 44 side. Furthermore, the identification mark is suitably a character, but a part or all of the identification mark may be symbolized or encoded.

  Moreover, although the example which applied this invention to the pachinko machine was shown in the Example, it cannot be overemphasized that it can implement similarly in various game machines, such as an arrangement ball machine and a slot machine.

It is a front view of the pachinko machine which shows the 1st example of the present invention. It is a rear view of the pachinko machine. It is a disassembled perspective view of the same payout substrate unit. It is a partially cutaway rear view of the payout board unit. FIG. 5 is a sectional view taken along line XX in FIG. 4. It is a front view of the same payout board. It is a perspective view of the same cutting part. It is a perspective view of the case main body which shows the 2nd Example of this invention. It is a front view of the payout board | substrate which shows the 3rd Example of this invention. It is a front view of the payout board | substrate which shows the 4th Example of this invention. It is a front view of the payout board | substrate which shows the 5th Example of this invention.

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41 Discharged substrate 42 Discharged substrate case 54 Electronic component 56 Substrate main body 57, 58 Cutting portion 59, 60 Identification mark display portion 61 Cut edge 63, 64 Manufacturer identification mark 65, 66 Type identification mark 67 Perforation 68 Cutting groove 71 Protrusion

Claims (4)

A gaming machine having a board main part on which a wiring pattern is formed and an electronic component is mounted, and an identification sign display part connected to a peripheral part of the board main part and displaying an identification mark indicating a manufacturer, model, etc. In the gaming machine in which the circuit board is accommodated in the circuit board case, the gaming machine circuit board is connected to the peripheral part of the circuit board main body part via a cutting part that can be cut individually, and displays a plurality of different identification signs. identification of the marker display section, by cutting the cutting portion, are removed other of said identification marker display section, leaving the identification marker display unit of any one integrally with the substrate main body, said substrate The case is for accommodating the gaming machine substrate in which the arbitrary one identification mark display portion is left, and protrudes into the range of the removed identification mark display portion so that the identification mark display is within the range. The gaming machine substrate having a portion Gaming machine and having a projecting portion for preventing accommodated inside.   2. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the protruding portion protrudes toward the removed identification mark display portion side from a substrate mounting surface of the substrate case.   The said protrusion part is provided in the outer vicinity of the cut edge of the said removed identification sign display part of the said board | substrate for game machines along the said cut edge. Gaming machine.   The gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the cutting portion has a cutting groove formed in at least one of a perforation or a front and back.

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