JP5742894B2 - Game machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine.

In a conventional gaming machine, and so winning means playfield gaming ball enters the game board constructed is placed such that game balls entering from the winning unit flows the rear side of the game board things Ru Oh that is configured to. Na us, there are the Patent Document 1 as a reference technology.

JP 2002-292055 A

Meanwhile, the rear side of the game board, for example, it is conceivable to provide a electronic components such as LED.

The present invention was completed based on such circumstances as exemplified above, and an object thereof is to provide a gaming machine which forms a structure in which the electronic component substrate are positionable.

In order to solve the above problems and the like , the present invention provides:
In a gaming machine in which a game ball flows down on the surface of the game board,
Winning means located on the front side of the game board and opening upward with a width of approximately one sphere;
A decorative means located in the vicinity of the winning means and having translucency;
A rear-side channel means having a channel that is located on the rear side of the game board and flows down the game ball that has flowed into the winning means and entered from the front side of the game board to the rear side;
An electronic component substrate having a light emitting component that irradiates light to the translucent portion of the decorative means;
The rear-side flow path means has a front surface side where the electronic component substrate is disposed, and has an opening on the front surface side of the light emitting component, and the flow path is formed on the front side of the gaming machine from the opening. ,
The electronic component substrate is attached to the rear flow path means,
The light-emitting component is disposed so as not to protrude from the forefront side of the rear-side flow path means, and is configured to irradiate light on the front side of the game board through the translucent part.
The opening is formed so that a game ball does not hit the light-emitting component.

   ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the game machine which makes the structure which can arrange | position an electronic component board | substrate can be provided.

The front view which shows notionally the gaming machine which concerns on 1st Embodiment of this invention Back view of the gaming machine of FIG. Rear perspective view of gaming machine with mechanism plate open Perspective view of gaming machine with glass frame and front plate open Perspective view of main part with glass door frame and front frame opened Front view of relevant parts showing part of mechanism plate in cross section The perspective view which expands and shows the principal part of a back panel The perspective view which attached the electronic component board | substrate to the back panel of FIG. Rear view showing enlarged main part of rear panel Rear view of the electronic component board attached to the rear panel of FIG. Diagram showing lever disengagement position Sectional view illustrating the relative positional relationship between the winning device and the electronic component substrate Sectional drawing which shows the arrangement position of the electronic component board | substrate in the gaming machine of 2nd Embodiment Sectional drawing which shows the example of arrangement | positioning of the electronic component board | substrate in the gaming machine of 3rd Embodiment The rear view which expands and shows the principal part of the back panel in the game machine of 4th Embodiment. The figure which shows the disengagement position of the lever about the gaming machine of FIG. The rear view which expands and shows the principal part of the back panel in the gaming machine of the embodiment The rear view which expands and shows the principal part of the back panel in the game machine of 5th Embodiment. 18 is a rear view of the electronic component board attached to the rear panel of FIG.

Means 1. In a gaming machine in which a game ball flows down on the surface of the game board,
A rear panel disposed on the rear side of the game board and provided with a flow path for flowing a game ball that has entered the rear from the game board;
It is attached to the rear panel, and includes an electronic component substrate having a predetermined light emitting component,
The flow path is formed in a groove shape, and has a form in which a groove bottom portion is provided on the rear side of the passage portion through which the game ball passes, and a through hole is formed so as to penetrate the groove bottom portion. ,
The electronic component substrate is attached to the rear panel on the back surface side of the groove bottom, and in this attached state, the light emitting component is positioned so that the foremost portion is located between the front and back surfaces of the groove bottom. Further, at least a part of the gaming machine is disposed in the through hole.

   In a configuration in which an electronic component board having a light emitting component is arranged on a rear panel having a flow path for a game ball, when such an electronic component board is arranged behind the flow path, the electronic component board or Although there is a concern that the holding portion to be held protrudes to the rear side, according to the configuration of the means 1 (that is, the configuration of claim 1), the tip portion of the light emitting component is located between the front surface and the back surface of the groove bottom portion. Therefore, the light emitting component and the electronic component substrate are prevented from protruding backward, and the light from the light emitting component is projected forward through the through hole without being blocked by the groove bottom. ing. As a result, the electronic component substrate can be arranged in the rear of the channel in a compact manner without impairing the function of the light emitting component, and a panel configuration having a high degree of freedom in arranging the electronic component substrate provided with the light emitting component is obtained.

Mean 2. In a gaming machine in which a game ball flows down on the surface of the game board,
A rear panel disposed on the rear side of the game board and provided with a flow path for flowing a game ball that has entered the rear from the game board;
An electronic component board having at least light emitting components, which is attached to the rear panel,
The flow path is formed in a groove shape, and has a form in which a groove bottom portion is provided on the rear side of the passage portion through which the game ball passes, and a through hole is formed so as to penetrate the groove bottom portion. ,
The electronic component substrate is disposed on the rear side of the groove bottom and is attached to the rear panel, and the light emitting component is configured to irradiate light forward through the through hole,
Furthermore, a lever that extends in a cantilevered manner from a part of the rear panel and is displaced in a lateral direction with respect to the thickness direction of the groove bottom is provided,
The engagement claw formed on the lever is always held in a state where the electronic component substrate is attached to the rear panel by engaging the electronic component substrate, and the engagement claw of the lever is A gaming machine characterized by being displaceable so as to be in a disengagement position that does not interfere with a component board.

  Also in the configuration of the means 2 (that is, the configuration of claim 2), in the configuration in which the electronic component substrate having the light emitting component is arranged on the rear panel having the flow path of the game ball, It becomes a suitable structure which can arrange | position a component board | substrate and becomes a structure with a high freedom degree of arrangement | positioning of an electronic component board | substrate.

  That is, when an electronic component substrate is arranged behind the flow path, it is necessary to provide an engagement piece or a fastening member for the attachment. However, if a fastening member is provided, the number of components increases, while the engagement piece If it is going to provide, there exists a possibility that an engagement piece may protrude back and a panel may become bulky. For example, when an engagement piece is to be provided on the back surface side of the panel, it is conceivable that the engagement piece is configured to protrude rearward and be elastically displaced along a surface orthogonal to the back surface of the panel. However, if the stroke of the engagement piece is reduced, a considerable force is required for elastically displacing the lever, which makes operation difficult. On the other hand, if the engagement piece is lengthened to increase the stroke, the engagement piece is moved backward. A protrusion will become large and will become the structure which becomes bulky as a whole. If it does in this way, it will become difficult to pile up and arrange a panel at the time of manufacture, for example, and there is a problem in parts management.

  On the other hand, according to the configuration of the means 2, the lever is provided so as to be displaced in the lateral direction along the plate surface direction with respect to the thickness direction. Thus, it is possible to form an engaging piece that is easy to operate while suppressing bulkiness in the front-rear direction. Therefore, even if the electronic component substrate is arranged behind the flow path, the structure is not bulky. As a result, the electronic component substrate can be arranged behind the flow path, and a highly flexible arrangement configuration as described above becomes possible.

Means 3. The electronic component substrate is attached to the rear panel on the rear side of the groove bottom portion, and the light emitting component is at least partly positioned so that the most distal end portion is located between the front surface and the back surface of the groove bottom portion. The game machine according to means 2, characterized in that is disposed in the through hole.
Since the front end of the light emitting component is positioned between the front and back surfaces of the groove bottom, the rearward projection of the light emitting component and the electronic component substrate is suppressed, and further downsizing can be achieved. .

  4. The lever is configured to extend along a peripheral edge of the electronic component substrate, and at least a part of the lever is provided with a support protrusion for supporting the electronic component substrate in the front-rear direction. 2. The gaming machine according to 2 or means 3.

  In this way, even if the lever is displaced in the lateral direction, the movement of the substrate in the front-rear direction can be restricted by the support protrusion, and the lever can be stably arranged.

  Means 5. On the back surface side of the groove bottom portion, there is provided an enclosing wall that surrounds the periphery of the electronic component substrate and performs lateral positioning of the electronic component substrate, and a part of the enclosing wall is also used as the lever. A gaming machine according to any one of means 2 to means 4 characterized by the above.

  In this case, the surrounding wall constrained in the lateral direction can also be used as the lever for engagement, so that the part shape can be facilitated, thereby contributing to the reduction of the part cost.

Means 6. On the back side of the groove bottom, a substrate support portion is formed that supports the peripheral portion of the electronic component substrate at least in the thickness direction of the electronic component substrate,
The substrate support portion is configured in a step shape such that the support position is located a predetermined distance behind the back surface of the groove bottom portion,
And in the supporting state, the protruding portion such as a solder portion, a wiring portion, a semiconductor component, etc., which is a portion other than the light emitting component and protrudes from the front surface of the electronic component substrate, is formed between the substrate surface and the groove bottom portion. The gaming machine according to any one of means 1 to means 5, wherein the gaming machine is configured so as to fit in between the rear surface and only the light emitting component in the through hole.

  In this way, the light-emitting component that protrudes most on one surface of the substrate and emits irradiation light forward is placed in the through hole, and the protrusions such as the solder portion, the wiring portion, and the semiconductor component that are not directly involved in the front are defined as the substrate surface. Since it fits between the bottom of the groove and the back surface of the groove, the substrate can be made as close to the back surface of the bottom of the groove as possible on the substrate where the protruding portion such as the solder portion is formed on the front surface of the substrate. .

  Mean 7 The gaming machine according to any one of means 1 to means 5, wherein a back surface of the groove bottom portion is also used as a mounting surface of the electronic component substrate.

  If it does in this way, it becomes the suitable composition which can make a board | substrate closest to a groove bottom part, and can suppress the protrusion to the back of a board | substrate and its related components.

Means 8. A winning device is arranged in front of the flow path, and a game ball is configured to enter the flow path from the winning device,
The gaming machine according to any one of means 1 to 7, wherein light from the light emitting component is configured to be emitted to the outside through the winning device.

  In this way, in the configuration in which the winning device emits light, the winning device can emit light without providing the light emitting component on the game board side, and the light emitting component and the electronic component substrate can be centrally managed on the panel. It becomes.

  Means 9. The gaming machine according to claim 8, wherein an entry position of the game ball from the winning device in the flow path is below the through hole.

  In this way, since the game ball enters under the through hole, it is possible to reduce or prevent the game ball from blocking the front of the light emitting component. Moreover, it also becomes a structure with which an impact is hard to produce in the through-hole vicinity.

  Means 10. 10. The gaming machine according to any one of means 1 to 9, wherein the through hole is formed so that the diameter of the through hole is smaller than the diameter of the game ball.

  If it does in this way, it will become the composition which the game ball which flows through a flow path does not pass a through-hole, and it protects a light emitting component from a game ball, making it the structure which can irradiate light forward by exposing a light emitting component to a flow path. It becomes possible.

  Means 11. Means 10 is characterized in that the shape of the rear end of the game ball when the game ball is fitted in the through hole in the flow path is adjusted so as not to reach the foremost part of the light emitting component. The gaming machine described in 1.

  If it does in this way, even if a part of game ball approachs in a through-hole, it will become the structure by which a game ball does not contact a light-emitting component in a through-hole, and becomes a suitable structure which can protect a light-emitting component.

  Means 12. A plurality of the through holes are provided in the groove bottom portion in the installation area of the electronic component substrate, and the light emitting component is arranged in at least one of the through holes. Thru | or the game machine in any one of the means 11.

  By doing in this way, at least any one among the plurality of through holes provided can be used, and it is possible to correspond to a plurality of arrangement positions of the light emitting components. According to such a structure, it becomes a panel structure which can be shared and used in several types of electronic component board | substrates which are the same or substantially the same board | substrate shape and the position of a light emitting component differs.

  More specifically, in the gaming machine according to means 1 to means 11, in the installation area of the electronic component substrate, the groove bottom portion corresponds to a plurality of types of arrangement positions of the light emitting components on the electronic component substrate. A plurality of the through-holes are provided, and the light-emitting component is selectively arranged in at least one of the through-holes according to a light emission position on a game board arranged in front of the rear panel. be able to.

  If it does in this way, a desired light emission position can be selected in the game board arrange | positioned ahead of a back panel, and a back panel can be used in many aspects. Furthermore, since it becomes a structure which can respond to a multiple types of game board, it can implement | achieve parts sharing and will contribute to a reduction in manufacturing cost by extension.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

<First Embodiment>
A first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.

  FIG. 1 is a front view of a gaming machine according to the first embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a rear view of the gaming machine, and FIG. 3 is a rear perspective view of the gaming machine with a mechanism plate opened. In the figure, reference numeral 1 denotes a machine frame in the gaming machine 200, and a front frame 2 formed in a frame shape is attached to the front surface of the machine frame 1 so as to be freely opened and closed. A game board 4 is attached to the rear side of the front frame 2 via a synthetic resin game board attachment frame 3 provided integrally with the front frame 2, and a glass door frame 5 and A front plate 6 is attached so as to be detachable and freely openable and closable, and an upper ball tray 7 for supplying a hit ball to the front surface of the front plate 6 is attached. Further, a lower ball receiving tray 8 for storing surplus balls of the upper ball receiving tray 7 and an operation handle 9 for adjusting the firing strength of the hit ball are provided at the lower portion of the front frame 2. In the present embodiment, the front frame 2 and the game board mounting frame 3 are illustrated as being integrally formed of synthetic resin. However, the front frame 2 and the game board mounting frame 3 are separately formed. It may be a thing.

  The left edge of the front frame 2 is hinged to the left end of the machine frame 1 via a hinge 88, and the left edge of the glass door frame 5 is also hinged to the left end of the front frame 2. The free end is locked to the machine frame 1 and the front frame 2 by the locking device 89 in a closed state, and the locking device 89 is operated by the operation of the cylinder lock S provided on the front surface of the front frame 2 to operate the front frame. 2 and the glass door frame 5 are opened and closed.

  As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the game board mounting frame 3 includes a lower frame part 3a that supports the lower end of the game board 4 and a U-shaped upper frame part 3b, and is fired on the front side of the lower frame part 3a. A rail 18 is attached, and a foul ball falling from a foul ball opening 19 established between the firing rail 18 and the guide rail 10 and a zero ball falling from the upper guide path 20 when the front plate 6 is opened. A foul bulb 21 is formed which receives and leads to the lower ball tray 8. The foul ball 21 communicates with the lower ball tray 8 via a ball lead-out rod 22 formed on the front frame 2, and the pachinko ball received by the foul ball 21 bypasses the rear of the front frame 2. Without being guided to the lower ball tray 8. Reference numeral 23 denotes a ball punch that removes pachinko balls stored in the upper ball tray 7.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 5, the glass door frame 5 is formed in a size that covers the upper half of the front frame 2 over the entire width, and the game area 4 a of the game board 4 can be visually recognized at the center. The main body frame 5a is formed of a synthetic resin in which a shape opening is formed, and a metal reinforcing plate 5b mounted on the back side of the main body frame 5a.

  As shown in FIG. 1, a guide rail 10 for guiding a game ball is provided on the front surface of the game board 4, and the symbols of the general winning opening 11 and the variable display device 12 are changed in a game area 4 a surrounded by the guide rail 10. A start winning port 13 to be opened, a large winning port 14 opened by a combination of preset symbols of the variable display device 12, and the like are provided, and an out port 15 is provided at the lowermost end of the gaming portion 4a. The special winning opening 14 is a well-known one in which an open / close door 17 is provided in a horizontally long opening formed in the mounting plate 16 so as to be openable / closable in the front-rear direction, and the open / close door 17 is opened / closed by an electric drive source.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, a rear panel 25 and a mechanism plate 26 configured as winning ball collecting panels are arranged on the back surface of the game board 4, and game contents are placed on the back surface of the rear panel 25. A board box 27 that houses a circuit board to be controlled is mounted. On the other hand, the mechanism plate 26 is mounted by a hinge device 28 so as to be opened and closed, and as a fixing means provided on the game board mounting frame 3 so as to be positioned on the open side and the top and bottom of the mechanism plate 26 as shown in FIGS. The mechanism plate 26 is pressed against and fixed to the back surface of the game board 4 by the plurality of locking tools 29 and the locking holes 30 provided in the mechanism plate 26.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the locking tool 29 includes a shaft portion 31 and locking portions 32, 32 serving as knobs protruding from the shaft portion 31 on both sides, and a pressing protrusion is provided on the lower surface of the locking portion 32. It is screwed to the shaft of the game board mounting frame 3 by a wood screw 35 so as to be rotatable. Then, as shown by a chain line in FIG. 6, the restricting projections 36 and 37 rotate the position where the locking portion 32 fits into the locking hole 30 and the state where the locking portion 32 shown in the solid line in FIG. It is regulated. The restricting projection 36 that restricts the position where the locking portion 32 fits into the locking hole 30 faces the locking hole 30 to position the mechanism plate 26 and supports the load.

  In addition, the mechanism plate 26 is formed in a square shape from a synthetic resin, and a window portion 42 that faces the rear portion of the variable display device 12 is opened at a substantially central position, and a pachinko ball is disposed above the window portion 42. A storage ball tank 43 is attached. In addition, a ball guide rod 44 for aligning and guiding pachinko balls is provided below the ball tank 43, and a ball dispensing device 46 for delivering a predetermined number of pachinko balls is connected to the downstream end of the ball guide rod 44 via a bending guide rod 45. Has been.

  Below the ball dispensing device 46, as shown in FIG. 6, a ball discharge rod 48 for guiding the pachinko balls dispensed from the ball dispensing device 46 to the upper ball receiving tray 7 via the ball guiding path 47 and the upper guiding path 20 and A ball punch 49 is provided side by side. The portion of the mechanism plate 26 below the opening window 42 is formed in a thin width with a front and rear width dimension that is slightly larger than the diameter of the pachinko sphere, and has a concave chamber-like inner side with an open front portion. It is configured as a space. Then, a bowl-shaped winning ball collecting passage 50 whose front surface is opened in the same inner space portion, a discharge passage 51 that joins out balls together with the winning balls and discharges them out of the machine, a surplus ball passage 52, and a ball passage 53 and the ball discharge rod 48 and the ball discharge rod 49 are communicated with the surplus ball passage 52 and the upstream portion of the ball removal passage 53 through the openings 54 and 55.

  A spherical quantity detection mechanism 56 is provided on the downstream side of the surplus ball passage 52. The ball amount detection mechanism 56 includes a plate-like detection member 58 whose lower end is pivotally supported by a shaft 57 and a microswitch 59. When the surplus ball passage 52 is filled with award balls, The detecting member 58 is pushed and swings to operate the micro switch 59. The operation of the micro switch 59 sends a signal to the control circuit to stop the pachinko ball paying-out operation or to perform the hitting operation. The game is disabled by disabling it. Further, a lower guide path 61 provided at the rear surface of the ball outlet 60 of the lower ball receiving tray 8 is located at the end of the surplus ball passage 52.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 3, a part of the lower part 3a of the game board 4 and the game board mounting frame 3 is discharged from the winning ball collecting passage 50 and the winning ball together with the discharging ball 51 and the surplus ball passage 52. And a ball wall 62 of the ball removal passage 53, and the mechanism plate 26 is closely fixed to the game board 4 by a plurality of locking devices 29 as the fixing means, whereby the winning ball collecting passage 50 and the discharge passage 51, The pachinko balls are configured to flow into the surplus ball passage 52 and the ball removal passage 53. In particular, by providing the fixing means 29 and 30 for the mechanism plate 26 in the vicinity of the passage portions 50 to 53, the close contact can be ensured.

  Further, the surplus sphere passage 52 and the passage wall 62 of the ball removal passage 53 are attached as a metal cover plate 62a having conductivity by an appropriate means such as screwing, and further on the metal cover plate 62a. The fringing prevention rib 63 is formed by bending the edge so as to prevent the intrusion of unauthorized tools such as a piano wire entering from the ball outlet 60. In addition, it may replace with the metal plate 62a and may shape | mold with the synthetic resin which mixed the electroconductive raw material. Further, by providing the fraud prevention rib 63 along the surplus ball passage 52 and the ball removal passage 53, it is possible to prevent fraud and to prevent the passage portion from being bent. Furthermore, not only the back surface of the game board mounting frame 3 and the game board 4 is used as a side wall of the passage portion, but also a part of the passage portion is provided in the game board mounting frame 3 and the game board 4 using the mechanism plate 26 as a side wall. The mechanism plate 26 may be attached to the back surface of the game board 4 so as to function as a passage portion. At this time, it becomes easy to form the passage wall 62 by forming it separately from the lower frame portion 3a.

  Next, the rear panel will be described with reference to FIGS. 7 is a perspective view of the lower right portion of the rear panel 25 as viewed from the back side, and FIG. 8 shows a state where the electronic component substrate 100 is attached to the rear panel 25 of FIG. 9 is an enlarged rear view showing the main part of the rear panel 25, FIG. 10 is a rear view in which the electronic component substrate 100 is attached in the case of FIG. 9, and FIG. Or it is a figure which shows the engagement cancellation | release state at the time of removing. FIG. 12 is a diagram showing an example of the positional relationship between the electronic component board and the winning device, and is a cross-sectional view of the main parts of the game board 4, the winning device 11, and the rear panel 25 as seen from the side. Note that FIG. 12 mainly explains the positional relationship, and in actuality, substrate mounting as shown in FIGS. 7 to 11 is performed.

  The rear panel 25 is configured as a winning ball assembly panel as described above, and is disposed on the rear side of the game board 4 as shown in FIGS. Various attachment structures such as an engagement structure and an attachment structure using a fastening member such as a screw can be used for attachment to the game board 4. In the present embodiment, the rear panel 25 is attached in close contact with the back surface of the game board 4, and the flow path 97 through which the game ball (represented here as the game ball P) that has entered from the game board 4 rearward is provided. It has a prepared structure. The rear panel 25 is provided with a substrate attachment portion 105 on the back side of the flow path so that the electronic component substrate 100 having the predetermined light emitting component 103 is attached. Here, the substrate mounting portion 105 is also provided at a position other than the back side of the flow path (a position that does not overlap the flow path in the front-rear direction).

  7 and 8, the flow path 97 is formed in a groove shape, and a groove bottom portion 94 is provided on the rear side of the passage portion 99 (see FIG. 12) through which the game ball passes, A through hole 93 is formed so as to penetrate the groove bottom portion 94. More specifically, a through-hole 93 is formed so as to penetrate in the thickness direction a groove bottom portion 94 having a plate shape substantially parallel to the board surface of the game board 4.

  The electronic component substrate 100 is attached to the rear panel 25 on the rear surface side of the groove bottom portion 94. In the attachment state shown in FIGS. At least a portion is disposed in the through-hole 93 so as to be positioned between the front surface 94A and the back surface 94B (see also FIG. 12). Here, the light-emitting component 103 is configured as a chip-like LED, and is fixed in a state of being electrically connected to a wiring portion provided on the substrate 100.

  Further, as shown in FIGS. 7 to 10, a lever 95 is provided that extends in a cantilevered manner from a part of the rear panel 25 and is deflected by being displaced laterally with respect to the thickness direction of the groove bottom portion 94. As shown in FIGS. 8 and 10, the electronic component substrate 100 is always attached to the rear panel 25 by the engagement claw 95 </ b> A formed on the lever 95 engaging with the electronic component substrate 100. It is held in the state. On the other hand, at the time of attachment or removal, as shown in FIG. 11, in the thickness direction of the groove bottom portion 94, the engagement claw 95 </ b> A of the lever 95 is in an engagement release position that does not interfere with the electronic component substrate 100. On the other hand, it can be displaced so as to bend laterally. Therefore, even if the stroke of the lever 95 is increased, the lever does not protrude rearward, so that the lever length can be adjusted in consideration of operability.

  As shown in FIG. 7, the lever 95 is configured to extend along the periphery of the electronic component substrate 100, and at least a part of the lever 95 supports the edge of the electronic component substrate 100 from the rear. Support protrusions 95B are provided. More specifically, an engaging claw 95A is provided so as to protrude rearward at the free end of the lever 95, and a support protrusion 95B is formed so as to protrude inward as a part of the engaging claw 95A. Has been.

  Further, on the back surface side of the groove bottom portion 94, an enclosure wall 90 is provided that surrounds the periphery of the electronic component substrate 100 and performs lateral positioning of the electronic component substrate 100. Here, the surrounding wall 90 is configured to partially surround the periphery of the electronic component substrate 100 in some places, and a part of the surrounding wall 90 is also used as the lever 95. One or a plurality of (two in the present embodiment) rear support portions 98 that support the electronic component substrate 100 from the rear side are provided in a part of the surrounding wall. Here, the electronic component substrate 100 is prevented from coming out backward by the support of the rear support portion 98 and the support protrusion 95B.

  On the other hand, as shown in FIGS. 7 and 9, on the back side of the groove bottom portion 94, a substrate support portion 91 that supports the peripheral portion of the electronic component substrate 100 at least in the plate thickness direction of the electronic component substrate 100 is formed. The substrate support portion 91 is configured in a step shape so that the support position is located a predetermined distance behind the back surface of the groove bottom portion 64. The substrate support portion 91 supports the electronic component substrate 100 from the front side. The substrate support portion 91 is sandwiched between the substrate support portion 91, the rear support portion 98, and the support protrusion 95B, and the electronic component substrate 100 in the attached state. The movement in the front-rear direction is restricted.

  Then, as shown in FIG. 12, in the support state of the electronic component substrate 100, a portion other than the light emitting component 103 and protruding from the front surface of the electronic component substrate 100, such as a solder portion, a wiring portion, and a semiconductor component. The portion is arranged between the substrate surface 100 </ b> A and the back surface 94 </ b> B of the groove bottom portion 94, and only the light emitting component 103 is arranged in the through hole 93.

  Further, in the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 12, the winning device 11 is arranged in front of the flow path 97 and the game ball P is configured to enter the flow path 97 from the winning device 11. Yes. And it is comprised so that the light from the light emitting component 103 may be radiate | emitted outside via the prize-winning apparatus 11 (in detail ahead of a game machine). The winning device 11 in FIG. 12 is configured such that the winning device 11 is positioned in front of the through-hole 93, and a translucent member 11 </ b> B is disposed in front of the through-hole 93 in the winning device 11. . Here, a translucent member 11B is arranged in a part of the main body portion 11A of the winning device 11, and light from the light emitting component 103 is projected forward through the light projecting member 11B. ing. There is no component between the light emitting component 103 and the translucent member 11B, and a space is formed. Here, a part of the main body portion 11A of the winning device 11 is a translucent member, but the entire main body portion 11A may be a translucent member. In the example of FIG. 12, the entry position of the game ball from the winning device 11 in the flow path 97 is lower than the through hole 93 and is configured so that the game ball does not block the front of the light emitting component 103 so much. Has been.

Second Embodiment
Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.

  FIG. 13 shows an example in which light is emitted from components other than the winning device. FIG. 13 shows a configuration in which the light from the light emitting component 103 is emitted forward by the decorative component 120 arranged in the vicinity of the winning device. The second embodiment is different from the first embodiment in that the components existing in front of the light emitting component 103 are different from those of the first embodiment, and the description thereof will be omitted for the redundant configuration.

  In FIG. 13, a part 120B having translucency is provided in a part of the main body part 120A of the decorative component 120 arranged in the vicinity of the winning device 11, and the front part is interposed through the part 120B having translucency. It is configured to emit light. The decorative component 120 in FIG. 13 is configured separately from the winning device 11, and it is not necessary to provide the light emitting component 103 on the game board side by providing the light emitting component 103 on the rear panel 25 side. Further, here, the winning device 11 and the decorative part 120 may be integrally configured so that the portion other than the ball receiving portion in the winning device 11 emits light.

<Third Embodiment>
In the third embodiment, a configuration including a plurality of substrate mounting portions 105 to which electronic component substrates are attached will be described.

  As shown in FIG. 14, in the present embodiment, a plurality of substrate mounting portions 105 are disposed on the flow path (two in this case) on the flow path, and any one of the substrate mounting portions is used. The substrate mounting portion 105 is configured so as not to be used. That is, the rear panel 25 is configured so that it can be used for various gaming machines. The gaming machine here is configured to mount the electronic component board 100 in the board mounting part 105A, and is configured to use the board mounting part 105B when used in other types of gaming machines.

  Moreover, you may comprise so that the arrangement position of an electronic component board | substrate can be changed in the same model. For example, as conceptually shown in FIG. 13, a substrate mounting portion may be provided at the rear of the flow path so as to correspond to each of the plurality of components, and the component to be mounted may be selected according to the use situation.

<Fourth embodiment>
The fourth embodiment shows an example in which a part of an electronic component substrate is bent and a lever is attached along the bend.

  As shown in FIG. 15, here, a part of the periphery of the electronic component substrate 100 is bent, and the peripheral wall 90 is also partly bent so as to correspond to the bending. Specifically, the peripheral wall 90 includes a linear peripheral wall 90A configured in a straight line and a bent peripheral wall 90B configured by bending. Here, the linear peripheral wall portion 90A and the bent peripheral wall portion 90B are mixed. However, the linear peripheral wall portion 90B may be composed only of the linear peripheral wall portion or the bent peripheral wall portion as in the above embodiment. May be. Furthermore, the lever 95 that forms a part of the peripheral wall 90 (specifically, the bent peripheral wall 90B) is also configured to be bent so as to be arranged along the electronic component substrate 100 in the attached state.

  At the time of attachment or removal, the lever 95 is bent in the lateral direction to release the engagement as shown in FIG. As described above, since it is configured to bend in the lateral direction (that is, the plate surface direction of the electronic component substrate 100), it is easy to obtain a lever shape that reflects the shape of the peripheral edge of the substrate as compared with a lever configured to bend in the vertical direction. Become.

<Fifth Embodiment>
Next, a fifth embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS.

  In the fifth embodiment, a plurality of through holes 93 are provided in the groove bottom portion 94 in the installation region of the electronic component substrate, and the light emitting component is arranged in at least one of the through holes 93. Specifically, in the installation area of the electronic component board (the area where the electronic component board is installed with respect to the plate surface direction of the groove bottom), the groove bottom 94 is arranged so as to correspond to a plurality of positions of the light emitting components on the electronic component board. A plurality of through holes 93 are provided. And it is comprised so that a light emitting component may be selectively arrange | positioned in at least one of the through-holes 93 according to the light emission position in the game board arrange | positioned ahead of the said back panel.

  In the configuration shown in FIG. 18, a rear panel having substantially the same configuration as that of the first embodiment shown in FIG. 9 is used, and in addition to the through hole 93 in FIG. Has been. In this configuration, since the through hole 93 (FIG. 18: 93A) is formed at the same position as FIG. 9, the electronic component substrate 100 including the light emitting component 103 at the position as shown in FIG. Yes. On the other hand, an electronic component board provided with light emitting components at other positions can also be attached. FIG. 19 shows an example thereof, and the light emitting component 103 at a position different from that in FIG. 9 is arranged in the through hole 93 (93C). Here, the plurality of through holes 93 are configured in various sizes (large and small in FIG. 18), but all the through holes in the installation area of the electronic component substrate may be configured in the same size. . In the example of FIG. 19, any one of the plurality of through-holes 93 is selectively used, but the electronic device is arranged so that the light-emitting component is arranged in the plurality of through-holes 93. A component substrate may be configured. In any case, according to the configuration of the fifth embodiment, a plurality of types of electronic component substrates (that is, the electronic component substrate shown in FIG. 19 is a panel configuration that can be used in common in the electronic component substrate shown in FIG.

<Other embodiments>
The present invention is not limited to the embodiments described with reference to the above description and drawings. For example, the following embodiments are also included in the technical scope of the present invention, and further, within the scope not departing from the gist of the invention other than the following. Various modifications can be made.

  (1) In the said embodiment, although comprised so that the board | substrate support part which supports an electronic component board | substrate was provided, you may make it also use the back surface of a groove bottom part as a mounting surface of an electronic component board | substrate.

  (2) In the said embodiment, although comprised so that light might be emitted from a prize-winning apparatus or its vicinity, you may comprise so that it may irradiate from other parts.

  (3) In any of the above gaming machines, the through hole 93 can be formed such that the diameter of the through hole 93 is smaller than the diameter of the game ball P as shown in FIG. FIG. 17 conceptually shows a configuration in which the electronic component substrate 100 is attached to the rear panel 25, and in particular, the positions of the electronic component substrate 100, the light emitting component 103, the groove bottom portion 94, the through hole 93, and the game ball P. The relationship is expanded and explained conceptually. Here, the shape of the electronic component substrate 100 and the arrangement positions of the peripheral wall portion 90, the substrate support portion 91, and the rear support portion 98 are different from those in the above-described embodiment.

  As shown in FIG. 17, the shape is adjusted so that the front end portion P <b> 1 on the rear side of the game ball P when the game ball P is fitted in the through hole 93 in the flow path does not reach the front end portion 103 </ b> A of the light emitting component 103. be able to. By doing so, the light emitting component 103 is positioned as far forward as possible, but the positional relationship is such that the game ball P does not hit, contributing to downsizing. In any of the above-described embodiments, as shown in FIG. 17, the protruding portion 111 other than the light emitting component 103 disposed in the through hole of the solder portion, the wiring portion, the semiconductor component, etc. You may comprise a holding | maintenance space so that it may hold | maintain between.

  (4) In the above embodiment, a configuration in which only one lever is provided is shown, but two or more levers may be provided. For example, two levers that protrude in parallel in the lateral direction may be provided, and the electronic component board may be held so as to be sandwiched between the two levers.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 4 ... Game board 11 ... Winning device 25 ... Back panel 90 ... Enclosure wall 93 ... Through-hole 95 ... Lever 95A ... Engagement part 95B ... Supporting protrusion 100 ... Electronic component board | substrate 103 ... Light-emitting component P ... Game ball

Claims (1)

In a gaming machine in which a game ball flows down on the surface of the game board,
Winning means located on the front side of the game board and opening upward with a width of approximately one sphere;
A decorative means located in the vicinity of the winning means and having translucency;
A rear- side channel means having a channel that is located on the rear side of the game board and flows down the game ball that has flowed into the winning means and entered from the front side of the game board to the rear side ;
An electronic component substrate having a light emitting component that irradiates light to the translucent portion of the decorative means ;
The rear-side flow path means has a front surface side where the electronic component substrate is disposed, and has an opening on the front surface side of the light emitting component, and the flow path is formed on the front side of the gaming machine from the opening. ,
The electronic component substrate is attached to the rear flow path means ,
The light-emitting component is disposed so as not to protrude from the forefront side of the rear-side flow path means, and is configured to irradiate light on the front side of the game board through the translucent part.
The opening is formed so that a game ball does not hit the light emitting component .

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