JP6179262B2 - Game machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine.

  A gaming machine such as a pachinko machine is configured to be electrically connected to a management computer (so-called hall computer) of a gaming hall in a state where it is installed in an island facility such as a gaming hall. For example, when a winning result is obtained in the winning / losing lottery, or when some abnormality occurs in various gaming machines, a signal indicating that fact is output from the gaming machine to the management computer. The management computer can grasp that the various events have occurred based on the signal received from the gaming machine (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

  In realizing this type of communication function, a gaming machine is equipped with a board (so-called external terminal board) provided with an output terminal for each type of signal. By connecting the wiring provided in the island facility to each of these output terminals, the signal transmission path is formed.

JP 2011-019813 A

  In recent years, compared to conventional gaming machines, the number of connection terminals, that is, the types of signals to be output, has been increasing. From such a situation, there is a tendency for labor to be increased when each wiring is connected to the corresponding connection terminal. This can be a factor that increases the work load when performing various operations such as installation (for example, replacement) / relocation of gaming machines. In particular, the above-mentioned inconvenience is likely to be noticeable in large-sized game halls with a large number of game machines installed and game halls where game machines are frequently replaced.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described circumstances, and an object thereof is to provide a gaming machine that can efficiently perform various operations such as installation and rearrangement of gaming machines. .

  Hereinafter, means for solving the above problems will be described.

The invention described in claim 1
A substrate provided with a plurality of wiring connection terminals;
A substrate holder for holding the substrate;
In a state that can be switched to a first state and a second state that is closer to the connection terminal than the first state, the substrate unit includes a movable body attached to the substrate holder,
Each of the connection terminals has a wiring insertion slot into which the wiring is inserted,
The movable body is provided with a plurality of holding portions capable of individually holding the wirings corresponding to the wiring insertion openings, and the movable body holds the wirings by the holding portion and holds the first wiring. The state can be switched to the second state,
The board unit is configured such that a tip end portion of the wiring held by the holding portion is guided to the wiring insertion port based on a switching operation of the movable body from the first state to the second state. It is characterized by being.

  Various operations such as installation and rearrangement of gaming machines can be performed efficiently.

It is a front view which shows the pachinko machine in one embodiment. It is the perspective view which looked at the pachinko machine from the front. It is a perspective view which expands and shows the main structures of a pachinko machine. It is a perspective view which expands and shows the main structures of a pachinko machine. It is a front view which shows the structure of an inner frame. It is a front view which shows the structure of a game board. It is a rear view which shows the structure of an inner frame. It is a front view which shows a back pack unit. It is the elements on larger scale which show the external terminal board unit in FIG. 8, and its periphery. (A) It is a perspective view which shows the attachment state of an external terminal board unit, (b) It is a perspective view which shows the removal state of an external terminal board unit. It is a front view of an external terminal board unit. It is a disassembled perspective view of an external terminal board unit. It is a disassembled perspective view of an external terminal board unit. (A) Schematic which shows the state which closed the cover member, (b) It is the schematic which shows the state which opened the cover member. It is the AA partial fragmentary sectional view of Fig.14 (a), (b) It is the BB partial sectional view of FIG.14 (b). It is the schematic which shows the flow of the wiring connection work to an external terminal board unit. It is the schematic which shows the mode of connection of wiring. It is the schematic which shows the mode of the connection cancellation | release of wiring. It is the schematic which shows the modification of an external terminal board unit. It is the schematic which shows the modification of an external terminal board unit.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of a pachinko gaming machine (hereinafter referred to as “pachinko machine”), which is a type of gaming machine, will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a front view of the pachinko machine 10, FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the pachinko machine 10 viewed from the front side, and FIGS. 3 and 4 are perspective views showing the main configuration of the pachinko machine 10 in an exploded manner. In FIG. 3, the configuration in the game area in the pachinko machine 10 is omitted for convenience.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the pachinko machine 10 includes an outer frame 11 that forms an outer shell of the pachinko machine 10, and a gaming machine main part 12 attached to the outer frame 11.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the outer frame 11 is formed by connecting plate members to four sides and has a rectangular frame shape. By attaching and fixing the outer frame 11 to the island facility, the pachinko machine 10 is installed in the game hall. In the pachinko machine 10, the outer frame 11 is not an essential configuration, and the outer frame 11 may be provided on the island facility of the game arcade.

  The gaming machine main part 12 is supported by the outer frame 11 so as to be opened and closed. Specifically, the upper support bracket 17 is fixed to a connection portion between the upper frame portion and the left frame portion in the outer frame 11, and further, a lower portion is connected to the connection portion between the lower frame portion and the left frame portion in the outer frame 11. Side support fittings 18 are provided. The upper support bracket 17 and the lower support bracket 18 form a support mechanism. The support mechanism causes the gaming machine main unit 12 to turn the left side of the pachinko machine 10 in the front view with respect to the outer frame 11. The right side can be turned to the front side of the pachinko machine 10 with the turning tip side (see FIGS. 3 and 4).

  As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the gaming machine main part 12 is disposed at the inner frame 13 as a base body, the front door frame 14 disposed in front of the inner frame 13, and the rear of the inner frame 13. The back pack unit 15 is provided. The inner frame 13 of the gaming machine main part 12 is supported so as to be rotatable with respect to the outer frame 11. Specifically, the inner frame 13 can be rotated forward with the left side as the rotation base end side and the right side as the rotation front end side in a front view of the gaming machine.

  A front door frame 14 is rotatably supported by the inner frame 13 and can be rotated forward with the left side as a rotation base end side and the right side as a rotation front end side in a front view of the gaming machine. Further, the back pack unit 15 is rotatably supported on the inner frame 13, and can be rotated rearward with the left side as a rotation base end side and the right side as a rotation front end side in a front view of the gaming machine. Yes.

  Next, the front door frame 14 will be described. As shown in FIG. 1, the front door frame 14 is mainly composed of a synthetic resin frame body 20 whose outer shape is substantially the same as that of the outer frame 11, and covers almost the entire front surface of the inner frame 13. Yes. A substantially elliptical window portion 21 is formed in the central portion of the frame body 20 so that a substantially entire game area PE described later can be viewed from the front. The window portion 21 is formed by the glass unit 22. The front door frame 14 is closed from the back side.

  The glass unit 22 includes a plurality of glass panels 23 having transparency and a glass holder that holds the glass panels 23. The glass holder is formed with a partition portion for partitioning the holding region of the glass panel 23 in the front-rear direction, and the two glass panels 23 face each other in the front-rear direction with the partition portion interposed therebetween. That is, by securing a predetermined gap between the glass panels 23, the gaming area PE is covered by the glass panels 23 from the front side of the pachinko machine 10 while avoiding interference between the glass panels 23. It is in a state.

  Note that it is not always necessary to unitize both glass panels 23 using a glass holder, and each glass panel 23 may be individually attached to the frame 20. Furthermore, the number of glass panels is arbitrary, and may be one or three or more. However, in view of safety and security improvement, it is preferable to employ a plurality of glass panels and to make the glass panels face each other with a predetermined gap therebetween. Incidentally, it is also possible to employ a synthetic resin panel member having transparency instead of the glass panel.

  Around the glass unit 22 (specifically, the window portion 21), light emitting means such as various lamps are provided. For example, an annular illumination part 26 incorporating a light emitting means such as an LED is provided along the periphery of the window part 21. In the annular illumination part 26, lighting or blinking is performed according to a change in the gaming state at the time of big hit or at a predetermined reach. In addition, an error display lamp portion 27 is provided at the center of the annular illumination portion 26 and at the top of the pachinko machine 10 to light up when a failure such as an error occurs. A prize ball lamp unit 28 that is lit is provided. In addition, a speaker unit 29 is provided at a position close to the left and right prize ball lamp units 28 to output sound effects, BGM, and the like according to the gaming state (see FIG. 3).

  Below the window portion 21 in the front door frame 14 (frame body 20), an upper bulging portion 31 and a lower bulging portion 32 that bulge toward the front side are arranged side by side. An upper pan 33 that opens upward is provided inside the upper bulging portion 31, and a lower pan 34 that also opens upward is provided inside the lower bulging portion 32 (see FIG. 2). The upper plate 33 has a function of temporarily storing game balls paid out from a payout device described later and guiding them to a game ball launching mechanism described later while aligning them in a line. In addition, the lower tray 34 has a function of storing game balls that become surplus in the upper tray 33.

  A game ball launching handle 41 is provided on the right side of the lower bulging portion 32 so as to protrude toward the front side. By operating the game ball launch handle 41, a game ball is launched from a game ball launch mechanism described later. The game ball firing speed increases as the amount of operation of the game ball launch handle 41 increases, and the player adjusts the amount of operation to separate the game balls into the right route and the left route, which will be described later. Is possible.

  As shown in FIG. 3, a passage forming unit 45 is attached to the back surface of the front door frame 14. The passage forming unit 45 is formed of a synthetic resin and includes a front door side upper tray passage that leads to the upper tray 33 and a front door side lower tray passage that leads to the lower tray 34. In the passage forming unit 45, a receiving port portion that protrudes rearward and is opened upward is formed at the upper corner of the passage forming unit 45, and the entrance portion of the front door side upper plate passage is formed by partitioning the receiving port portion on the left and right sides. The portion and the entrance portion of the front door side lower dish passage are partitioned. The upstream side of the front door side upper dish path and the front door side lower dish path are connected to a game ball distributing section described later, and the game balls that have entered the front door side upper dish path are guided to the upper plate 33 and are moved to the lower side of the front door. The game ball that has entered the dish passage is guided to the lower dish 34.

  Projecting shafts are provided at the upper end and the lower end of the rotation base end side of the back surface of the front door frame 14. These projecting shafts constitute an assembly mechanism for the inner frame 13. Further, as shown in FIG. 3, a plurality of metal fittings 63 extending rearward are arranged in parallel in the vertical direction on the rotating front end side of the back surface of the front door frame 14. These hooks 63 constitute a locking mechanism for the inner frame 13.

  Next, the inner frame 13 will be described in detail with reference to FIG. FIG. 5 is a front view of the inner frame 13. In FIG. 5, as in FIG. 3, the configuration in the game area PE of the pachinko machine 10 is omitted for convenience.

  The inner frame 13 is mainly composed of a resin base 70 whose outer shape is substantially rectangular like the outer frame 11. The height dimension of the resin base 70 is set slightly smaller than the height dimension of the outer frame 11. The resin base 70 is arranged close to the upper frame portion of the outer frame 11, and a slight gap is formed between the lower frame portion of the outer frame 11 and the resin base 70. A curtain plate is attached to the outer frame 11 so as to close the gap. The curtain plate is disposed below the resin base 70 (specifically, the lower end portion thereof). When the inner frame 13 is closed with respect to the outer frame 11, the resin base 70 is placed on the curtain plate. . A slight clearance may be provided between the curtain plate and the resin base 70 for the purpose of preventing mutual interference.

  Support metal fittings 71 and 72 are attached to the upper end portion and the lower end portion of the rotation base end side (left side in FIG. 3) on the front surface of the resin base 70. Although illustration is omitted, the support fittings 71 and 72 have shaft portions, and a bearing portion provided on the front door frame 14 is inserted into these shaft portions, so that the front door frame with respect to the inner frame 13 is inserted. 14 is rotatably supported.

  A locking device 75 for locking the inner frame 13 and the front door frame 14 is disposed on the front side of the rotation of the resin base 70 (on the right side in FIG. 5). The locking device 75 extends vertically along the right end portion of the resin base 70, and the front door frame 14 is attached to the inner frame 13 by the hook metal fitting 63 being locked to the front door hook receiving member 76. On the other hand, it is locked so that it cannot be opened. The locking device 75 has an inner frame collar member 77 that extends to the rear side of the inner frame 13 through a slit formed in the resin base 70 (see FIG. 4). When these inner frame hook members 77 are hooked on the hook receiving member 19 fixed to the outer frame 11, the gaming machine main part 12 is locked in a closed state with respect to the outer frame 11.

  A cylinder lock 78 for performing an unlocking operation of the locking device 75 is installed at the lower right corner of the resin base 70 (locking device 75). The cylinder lock 78 is integrated with the locking device 75. When the key inserted into the key hole of the cylinder lock 78 is turned to the right, the lock of the front door frame 14 with respect to the inner frame 13 is released, and the cylinder lock 78 is inserted into the key hole of the cylinder lock 78. The locking device 75 is configured such that when the key is turned counterclockwise, the locking of the inner frame 13 with respect to the outer frame 11 is released.

  A housing recess 73 for housing the game board unit 80 is formed in the central portion of the resin base 70. The housing recess is recessed to the rear of the gaming machine according to the outer shape of the game board unit 80, and the game board unit 80 is fixed by a manual lock mechanism while being fitted in the housing recess 73. A substantially rectangular window hole 74 is formed at the bottom of the housing recess 73, and the rear configuration of the game board unit 80 projects rearward of the inner frame 13 through the window hole 74. The window hole 74 is almost entirely covered from the front of the gaming machine by the game board unit 80 attached to the resin base 70.

  The game board unit 80 is provided on the back side of the game board 80a formed mainly of a plate made of a transparent synthetic resin material, and various game parts (variable display devices, control devices, movable effects). A back block 80b in which a mechanism, a light-emitting decorative member, and the like are mounted on the base body 251 are integrated, and the front portion of the back block 80b is visible through the game board 80a.

  On the front surface of the game board 80a, the above-described game area PE in which game balls flow down is formed. As already described, the game area PE is covered with the glass unit 22 (specifically, the rear glass panel 23). In the glass unit 22, the gap between the rear glass panel 23 and the front surface of the game board 80a is slightly larger than the diameter of the game ball, that is, the game balls flowing down the game area PE are the same in the game area PE. It is arranged so that it is not lined up back and forth at a point. Thereby, the ball blockage in the game area PE is suppressed. Note that the game board 80a is not limited to being made of synthetic resin, and may be made of wood.

  Hereinafter, the game board unit 80 (particularly, various configurations arranged in the game area PE of the game board 80a) will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 6 is a front view of the game board unit 80.

  The game board 80a is formed with a plurality of large and small openings penetrating in its own thickness direction (front-rear direction). As shown in FIG. 6, a general winning port 81, a variable winning device 82, operating ports 83a and 83b, a through gate 84, and the like are disposed in each opening. When game balls enter the general winning port 81, the variable winning device 82, and the operation ports 83a and 83b, the game balls are detected by detection sensors (not shown) provided corresponding to the respective winning portions, and the detection results thereof. Based on the above, a predetermined number of award balls (payout of game balls) and the like are given to the player. In addition, an out port 89 is provided at the lowermost part of the game board 80a, and game balls that have not entered various ball entering parts and the like are discharged from the game area PE through the out port 89. In the following description, in order to clearly distinguish the game ball from entering the out port 89, the game ball entering the general winning port 81, the variable winning device 82, and the operation ports 83a and 83b is also referred to as "winning". Express.

  In addition, in the game board 80a, a number of nails are planted in order to appropriately disperse and adjust the flow path of the game ball, and various members (functions) such as a windmill are arranged. The flow path of the game ball is differentiated by various configurations such as nails and windmills, and is adjusted so that the winning to the above-described general winning opening 81 and the like occurs with an appropriate probability.

  A central opening 85 is formed at the center of the game board 80a, and a transparent opening cover 86 is attached so as to cover the center opening 85 from the back side of the game board 80a. The variable display unit 252 and the like belonging to the back block 80b is located behind the central opening 85, and the variable display unit 252 and the like can be visually recognized through the central opening 85 (opening cover 86) from the front of the gaming machine. Yes.

  Operating ports 83a and 83b, a through gate 84, and the like are disposed around the central opening 85. The operation ports 83a and 83b are constituted by an upper operation port 83a disposed below the variable display unit 252, and a lower operation port 83b disposed below the upper operation port 83a. The (lottery opportunity entrance ball portion) 83b is provided with an electric accessory 91 as an open / close type entrance assist device (entrance assisting means) or an opening / closing member (opening / closing means). The electric accessory 91 includes a movable piece and a solenoid-type drive unit that drives the movable piece, and is in an open state (auxiliary state) in which a ball can be easily or easily entered into the lower working port 83b. It is possible to switch to a closed state (non-auxiliary state) where entry is impossible or difficult.

  The through gate 84 is arranged on the upstream side of the lower operating port 83b (specifically, the side of the variable display unit 252: the right route), and the lottery is triggered by the passage of the through ball 84 of the game ball as a trigger. In the case of winning, the electric accessory 91 is switched from the closed state to the open state for a predetermined time.

  When a ball enters the upper operation port 83a, three game balls are paid out. When a ball enters the lower operation port 83b, four game balls are paid out. However, the number of game balls to be paid out is not limited to the above. However, in order to increase the advantage of the lower working port 83b with respect to the upper working port 83a, it is preferable to set the number of payouts related to the lower working port 83b larger than the number of payouts related to the upper working port 83a.

  A variable winning device (special winning device or special winning means) 82 is formed with a large winning opening through which a game ball can pass and is opened and closed as an opening / closing member (opening / closing means) for opening and closing the special winning opening. The body is provided. The openable / closable body can be switched between an open state (allowed state) in which a game ball can be entered or facilitated and a closed state (blocked state) in which the entrance ball is impossible or difficult. In addition, the opening / closing body is connected to a variable prize driving unit (specifically, a solenoid or the like) provided on the back side of the game board 80a, and the opening / closing door is normally kept closed in an internal lottery. When winning the transition to the opening / closing execution mode (opening / closing execution state) (big hit: when winning the transition to the special gaming state that is more advantageous to the player than the normal gaming state), it will be switched to the open state ing.

  Here, the opening / closing execution mode is a mode to be shifted to when a big win is won. As an opening mode of the variable winning device 82 in the opening / closing execution mode, for example, a predetermined time (for example, 30 sec) or a predetermined number (for example, 10) of winnings is set as one round, and a plurality of rounds (for example, 16 rounds) is set as an upper limit. It is set so that the opening and closing of the door is repeated.

  Here, the variable display unit 252 will be supplementarily described. The variable display unit 252 has a symbol display device 253 that variably displays symbols (variable display) using a winning at the operation ports 83a and 83b as a trigger. The symbol display device 253 is configured as a liquid crystal display device including a liquid crystal display, and the display content is controlled by a display control device described later. On the display screen 253a of the symbol display device 253, for example, symbols are displayed side by side on the left, middle, and right, and these symbols are variably displayed as they are scrolled up and down. When a big win is won, a predetermined combination of symbols is stopped and displayed on a preset active line, and the mode is shifted to the opening / closing execution mode (special game state or big win). Note that the symbol display device 253 is not necessarily a liquid crystal display device, and may be a dot matrix or 7-segment display device.

  A center frame 95 is provided on the game board 80 a so as to surround the central opening 85. The center frame 95 is fixed to the game board 80a (specifically, a plate body) from the front side thereof, and in such a fixed state, the center frame 95 is erected from the front surface of the game board 80a. The clearance dimension between 95 and the glass unit 22 is configured to be smaller than the diameter dimension of the game ball. This prevents the game ball flowing down the game area PE from colliding with the symbol display device 253, and the flow path of the game ball flowing down the game area PE moves the variable display unit 252 (specifically, the center frame 95) to the right. The route is roughly divided into the right route detouring from the left and the left route detouring from the left.

  Note that the variable winning device 82 and the through gate 84 described above are arranged on the right route, and the game balls flowing down the left route are prevented from winning the variable winning device 82 and the through gate. On the other hand, the game ball flowing down the right route is prevented from winning the upper working port 83a. For this reason, when the electric accessory 91 of the lower working port 83b is in the high frequency support mode or in the opening / closing execution mode, the game is advantageously advanced by firing the game ball to the right route. When the low-frequency support mode is enabled, the game can be advantageously advanced by firing a game ball to the left route. That is, the player can advantageously advance the game by selecting the flow path of the game ball from the right route / left route according to the game situation.

  On the upper surface of the frame portion constituting the lower portion of the center frame 95, a stage portion is formed on which the game ball can roll left and right. The game balls that have flowed in from the inflow ports formed in the left and right frame portions of the center frame 95 are discharged onto the stage portion through a warp passage formed in the center frame 95. The stage portion is configured so that the game ball that has reached the stage portion is relatively easy to flow into the upper operation port 83a, and the player's attention to the movement of the game ball on the stage portion is improved. Contributing to

  Here, in the present embodiment, as described above, the central opening 85 is covered by the transparent opening cover 86, so that the game ball reaching the stage portion does not move to the back block 80b (variable display unit 252) side. Is regulated.

  Further, a first reserved lamp portion 98a and a second reserved lamp portion 98b are provided on the front surface of the frame portion constituting the lower portion of the center frame 95. The first hold lamp portion 98a on the left side corresponds to the upper operation port 83a, and the number of times that the game ball has passed through the upper operation port 83a is held up to a maximum of four times. It is displayed. The second holding lamp portion 98b on the right side corresponds to the lower operating port 83b, and the number of times that the game ball has passed through the lower operating port 83b is held up to four times. Is displayed.

  The operation ports 83a and 83b are arranged at positions close to the central opening 85 (variable display unit 252). Since it is possible to shift to the special game state by using a winning at the operation ports 83a and 83b as a trigger, the player pays attention to whether or not the operation ports 83a and 83b are won, and grasps whether or not to shift to the special game state. Therefore, it is considered that the symbol display device 253 is noticed. Providing the operation ports 83a and 83b closer to the variable display unit 252 is a device for concentrating a portion that the player wants to focus on around the variable display unit 252.

  A game area partition member 99 that partitions the game area PE together with the guide rail 100 described later is disposed at the right end of the game board 80a (the rotation tip of the game board unit 80 described later). The game area partition member 99 is provided with a stopper member with which a game ball flying along the main display unit 87 and the guide rail 100 collides. The stopper member is a buffer member arranged near the tip of the guide rail 100, and the game ball that collides with the stopper member flows down the game area PE after the momentum is weakened. That is, the stopper member is provided with a depressing function that weakens the momentum of the game ball that has collided.

  Here, the main display unit 87 will be described supplementarily. The main display unit 87 is embedded in the game area partition member 99, and a part of the main display unit 87 is arranged to face the glass unit 22. A main display portion on which a predetermined pattern or the like is displayed is provided in the facing portion. The main display unit 87 is electrically connected to a main controller described later, and the display content of the main display unit is controlled by the main controller.

  The main display unit displays a lottery result based on a winning to the upper working port 83a, and a right working port displays a lottery result based on a winning to the lower working port 83b. And a display unit. In the lower working port display section, the display of the variation of the pattern is performed with the winning of the upper working port 83a as a trigger, and as a result of stopping the variation display, the internal lottery performed based on the winning of the upper working port 83a is performed. The result is specified. When the result of the internal lottery based on the winning to the upper working port 83a is the winning result corresponding to the shift to the opening / closing execution mode, the variable display is stopped on the lower working port display section, and the stop result is predetermined. After the pattern is displayed, the mode is shifted to the opening / closing execution mode.

  In the lower working port display unit, the display of the variation of the picture is performed with the winning of the lower working port 83b as a trigger, and as a result of stopping the variation display, the internal lottery performed based on the winning of the lower working port 83b is performed. The result is specified. When the result of the internal lottery based on the winning to the lower working port 83b is a winning result corresponding to the jackpot, the change display is stopped on the display unit for the right working port, and a predetermined pattern is displayed as the stop result. After that, the mode is shifted to the opening / closing execution mode according to the result.

  Here, on the basis of winning in any one of the operation ports 83a and 83b, the display of variation is started at the corresponding operation port display unit, until a predetermined stop result is displayed and the variation display is stopped. It corresponds to one time. However, the number of game times is not limited to the above-mentioned contents. For example, a single display area is provided, and even if a winning to any of the operation ports 83a and 83b occurs, the single game area In the configuration in which the variable display is performed in the display area, the variable display is started in the single display area, and the above-mentioned variable display is stopped once in a state where a predetermined stop result is displayed. It is also possible.

  In addition to the two display units, the main display unit 87 has a through gate display unit for displaying a lottery result based on a winning to the through gate 84. In the through gate display unit, the display of the variation of the picture is performed with the winning of the through gate 84 as a trigger, and the result of the internal lottery performed based on the winning of the through gate 84 is clearly shown as the result of stopping the variation display. Is done. If the result of the internal lottery based on the winning to the through gate 84 is a winning result corresponding to the transition to the open state, a predetermined stop result is displayed on the through gate display unit, and the change display is displayed. After being stopped, the state shifts to the electric power open state. In the electric combination open state, the electric combination 91 provided in the lower operation port 83b is opened in a predetermined manner.

  Further, in the present embodiment, a configuration is adopted in which the number of times that the game ball has passed through the through gate 84 is held up to a maximum of 4 times, but the reserved number is displayed on the main display unit of the main display unit 87. A holding number display section is provided.

  About the main display part explained in full detail above, while being visible from the front of the pachinko machine 10 through the glass unit 22 of the front door frame 14, it is avoided that the game ball moves in front of these various display parts. Therefore, the visibility is ensured.

  The configuration of the inner frame 13 will be described again with reference to FIG. 5. A game in which a game ball is launched into the game area PE based on the operation of the game ball launch handle 41 below the game board unit 80 in the resin base 70. A ball launching mechanism 110 is provided.

  The game ball launching mechanism 110 includes a solenoid 111 that launches a game ball placed at a predetermined launch standby position, a launch rail 112 that defines the launch direction of the game ball launched by the solenoid 111, and a game at the launch standby position. A ball feeding device 113 for supplying a ball and a base plate 114 on which the various configurations 111 to 113 are mounted are provided as main components, and the base plate 114 is fixed to the resin base 70, whereby the resin base 70 is integrated.

  The firing rail 112 is fixed to the base plate 114 in an inclined state so as to be inclined upward toward the game board 80a. The firing rail 112 is formed with a groove portion having a substantially V-shaped cross section, and the front and rear positions of the game ball are defined by fitting the game ball into the groove portion.

  A ball stopper that holds the game ball supplied from the ball feeding device 113 at the above-described firing standby position is disposed at a position closer to the downstream end portion (that is, the lower end portion) of the firing rail 112. The solenoid 111 is arranged at a position further downstream than the ball stopper.

  The solenoid 111 is electrically connected to a power source / launch control device described later. Based on the output of the electrical signal from the power supply / launch control device, the output shaft of the solenoid 111 reciprocates in the expansion / contraction direction, so that the game ball placed at the launch standby position is on the game board 80a side, more specifically, the game. It is driven toward the guide rail 100 mounted on the board 80a.

  The guide rail 100 partitions the game area PE together with the game area partition member 99 fixed to the game board 80a (specifically, the front surface of the plate) so that the outer shape of the game area PE is substantially circular. In addition, the guide rail 100 includes an inner rail 101 and an outer rail 102 that are arranged so as to face each other with a gap larger than the diameter of the game ball, and a single guide passage 103 is formed by both the rails 101 and 102. Has been. The guide passage 103 includes an inlet portion 104 that is opened to the tip side (obliquely downward) of the firing rail 112, and an outlet portion 105 that is located above the gaming area PE. The game ball fired based on the operation of the solenoid 111 is guided to the game area PE by moving in the order of the firing rail 112 → the guide rail 100 (the entrance portion 104 → the exit portion 105). In the game board 80a, on the front side of the exit portion 105, specifically, in the vicinity of the front end of the inner rail 101, a reversal prevention member 106 for preventing the reversal of the game ball reaching the game area PE into the guide passage 103 is attached. Thus, it is possible to prevent the subsequent launch of the game ball from being hindered by the game ball that has reached the game area PE first.

  Each of the rails 101 and 102 constituting the guide rail 100 has an arc shape centered at a substantially central portion of the game area PE. For this reason, the game ball passing through the guide passage 103 is likely to move (slide or roll) along the outer rail 102, that is, in contact with the outer rail 102 due to the centrifugal force generated by itself. That is, when a game ball is launched so as to be delivered to the game area PE, the area along the outer rail 102 in the guide passage 103 substantially constitutes a pass area (passage path) through which the game ball passes. However, the area along the inner rail 101 is an area through which the game ball does not pass.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the guide rail 100 and the launch rail 112 are arranged so that the entrance portion 104 of the guide rail 100 and the tip portion of the launch rail 112 face each other diagonally across the lower edge of the game board 80a. Has been. That is, both the rails 100 and 112 are arranged such that the entrance portion 104 of the guide rail 100 and the tip portion of the firing rail 112 are shifted left and right in the vicinity of the lower end edge of the game board 80a. Thus, a gap of a predetermined interval is formed between the entrance portion 104 of the guide rail 100 and the firing rail 112 while bringing both rails 100 and 112 close to the lower end edge of the game board 80a.

  A foul ball passage is disposed below the gap formed in this way. The foul ball path is formed integrally with the path forming unit 45 of the front door frame 14. If the game balls launched from the game ball launching mechanism 110 do not reach the game area PE and return to the inside of the guide passage 103 as foul balls, the foul balls enter the foul ball passage through the gap. Become. The foul ball path leads to the front door side lower dish path, and the game balls that have entered the foul ball path are discharged to the lower dish 34 shown in FIG. This suppresses interference between the foul ball and the next game ball to be launched.

  A through hole that penetrates the resin base 70 in the front-rear direction is formed on the left side of the firing rail 112 in the resin base 70 (specifically, the side that supports the front door frame 14). A passage forming member is formed in the through hole. 121 is disposed. The passage forming member 121 is screwed to the resin base 70 and has a main body side upper dish path 122 and a main body side lower dish path 123. The upstream side of the main body side upper dish passage 122 and the main body side lower dish passage 123 communicates with a game ball distributing section described later. In addition, a receiving portion of a passage forming unit attached to the front door frame 14 enters below the passage forming member 121, and a front door side upper plate passage is disposed below the main body side upper plate passage 122, A front door side upper dish passage is disposed below the main body side lower dish passage 123.

  An opening / closing member 124 that opens and closes the main body side upper dish path 122 and the main body side lower dish path 123 is attached below the passage forming member 121 in the resin base 70. The opening / closing member 124 is urged to a front position that closes the main body side upper dish passage 122 and the main body side lower dish passage 123. When the front door frame 14 is opened, each opening / closing member 124 is urged by this urging force. By being in the closed state, falling off of the game balls from the passages 122 and 123 is avoided. On the other hand, in a state where the front door frame 14 is closed, the opening / closing member 124 is pushed open against the biasing force by the receiving portion provided in the passage forming unit 45 of the front door frame 14. In this state, the main body side upper dish path 122 and the front door side upper dish path communicate with each other, and the main body side lower dish path 123 and the front door side lower dish path communicate with each other.

  Next, the back configuration of the inner frame 13 (the resin base 70 and the game board unit 80) will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 7 is a rear view of the inner frame 13.

  As shown in FIG. 7, a bearing fitting 132 is attached to the rotation base end side (the right side of FIG. 7) on the back surface of the resin base 70. A bearing portion 133 is formed on the bearing bracket 132 so as to be separated from each other in the vertical direction, and the back pack unit 15 is rotatably attached to the inner frame 13 by these bearing portions 133. A plurality of fixing levers 134 for fixing the back pack unit 15 to the resin base 70 in the closed state are provided on the back surface of the resin base 70.

  As already described, a window hole 74 penetrating in the thickness direction of the resin base 70 and opened to the back side of the resin base 70 is formed in the bottom portion of the housing recess (game board housing portion) 73 in the resin base 70. The window hole 74 is covered from the front side of the inner frame 13 by the game board unit 80 housed in the housing recess 73. Various components such as a control device are mounted on the back of the game board unit 80 (rear block 80 b), and these various components are exposed to the back side of the inner frame 13 through the window holes 74. Here, the configuration of the back surface of the game board unit 80 will be described.

  The back block 80b provided on the back side of the game board 80a has a substantially box-shaped base body 251 opened to the game board 80a side, and the base body 251 is fixed to the back side of the game board 80a. Thus, the game board 80a and the back block 80b are integrated.

  The front side of the base body 251 is an arrangement area for a movable production mechanism, a decorative member capable of emitting light, and the like, and the back side thereof is a control device for controlling these various components and the variable display unit 252 (design display device). 253).

  More specifically, a part of the base body 251 protrudes toward the back side of the resin base 70, and the above-described symbol display device 253 (see FIG. 6) and the symbol display device 253 are connected to the protruding portion. A display control device for driving is attached. The symbol display device 253 and the display control device 254 are arranged so that the symbol display device 253 is on the front side and the display control device 254 is on the rear side in the front-rear direction (thickness direction of the resin base 70). Furthermore, a notification / production control device 255 is mounted on the back surface of the base body 251 so as to be positioned behind the display control device.

  The notification / production control device 255 includes a notification / production control board that controls sound output, lamp display, and control of the display control device in accordance with instructions from the main control device described later. It is configured to be accommodated in a substrate box made of a resin material or the like.

  A main controller unit 160 is provided below the notification / production control device 255 so as to cover the base body 96 from behind. The main controller unit 160 includes a synthetic resin mounting base 161 fixed to the back of the game board unit 80 (specifically, the back block 80b), and a main control unit 162 mounted on the mounting base 161. Yes. The main controller 162 includes a main control board having a function (main control circuit) that controls the main control of the game and a function (power failure monitoring circuit) that monitors the power source, and the main control board is made of a transparent resin material. It is configured to be accommodated in a substrate box 163 made of, for example.

  The board box 163 includes a substantially rectangular parallelepiped box base (front case body) and a box cover (back case body) that covers an opening of the box base. The box base and the box cover are connected so as not to be unsealed by a box sealing portion 164 as sealing means, whereby the substrate box 163 is sealed. A plurality of box sealing portions 164 are provided on the short side portion of the substrate box 163, and at least one of them is used for sealing processing.

  Any configuration can be applied to the box sealing portion 164 as long as the box base and the box cover are coupled so as not to be opened. However, by inserting a locking pin into the locking hole that forms the box sealing portion 164, the box sealing portion 164 can be applied. The base and the box cover are coupled so as not to be opened. The sealing process by the box sealing unit 164 prevents unauthorized opening after the sealing, and makes it possible to detect such a situation early and easily even if the unauthorized opening is performed. Even after opening, the sealing process can be performed again. That is, the sealing process is performed by inserting a locking pin into at least one locking hole portion among the plurality of box sealing portions 164. When the substrate box 163 is opened, such as when a failure occurs in the accommodated main control board or when the main control board is inspected, a connecting portion between the box sealing portion into which the locking pin is inserted and the substrate box 163 main body. Disconnect. As a result, the box base and the box cover of the substrate box 163 are separated, and the internal main control substrate can be taken out. Thereafter, when the sealing process is performed again, a locking pin is inserted into another locking hole. If the history of opening the substrate box 163 is left in the substrate box 163, it can be easily found that the unauthorized opening has been performed by looking at the substrate box 163.

  The board box 163 and the mounting base 161 are connected by a base seal part 165 so that they cannot be opened. Specifically, the pedestal sealing portion 165 has a locking hole portion and a locking pin similarly to the box sealing portion 164, and the locking pin is inserted into the locking hole portion so that the board box 163 and The mounting base 161 is coupled so as not to be separable. This makes it easier to grasp the fact that the substrate box 163 has been illegally removed.

  A portion of the front surface of the base body 251 facing the lower back of the game board 80a corresponds to the game board openings of the general winning port 81, the variable winning device 82, and the operating ports 83a and 83b and on the downstream side. A collection passage (not shown) that collects in one place is formed. Thereby, all the game balls won in the general winning opening 81 etc. are gathered below the game board unit 80 through the collection passage. That is, the base body 251 is provided with a function of collecting game balls won in various winning ports.

  A discharge passage, which will be described later, is arranged below the game board unit 80, and the game balls gathered below the game board unit 80 by the collection passage are led out into the discharge passage. Similarly, the out port 89 leads to the discharge passage, and a game ball that has not won any winning port is led out into the discharge passage through the out port 89.

  In addition, the base body 251 constituting the back block 80b includes a general winning port detection sensor for detecting a game ball won in the general winning port 81, and an operating port 83a as the detection sensors for the respective winning portions. , 83b and a detection sensor for an operating port that detects a game ball that has entered the game ball, and a winning detection mechanism is constituted by these various detection sensors. These various detection sensors are electrically connected to the main controller 162, and detection information (detection signals) is output from the respective detection sensors to the main controller 162.

  Next, the back pack unit 15 will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 8 is a front view of the back pack unit 15.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the inner frame 13 is covered from behind by the back pack unit 15. The back pack unit 15 includes a back pack 201 as a main body of the back pack unit 15, and a payout mechanism portion 202, a discharge passage board 203, and a control device assembly unit 204 are attached to the back pack 201. Yes.

  The back pack 201 is formed of a synthetic resin having transparency, and as shown in FIG. 8, a base portion 211 to which the payout mechanism portion 202 and the like are attached, and a protective cover portion that protrudes rearward from the pachinko machine 10 and has a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape. 212. The protective cover 212 has a shape in which the left and right side surfaces and the upper surface are closed and only the lower surface is opened, and has a size sufficient to surround at least the variable display unit 252 (see FIG. 4).

  The base portion 211 is provided with a pair of upper and lower latch pins 214 at the right end when viewed from the rear of the pachinko machine 10. By inserting the latch pins 214 into the bearing portion 133 provided on the inner frame 13, The pack unit 15 is supported so as to be rotatable with respect to the inner frame 13. The base portion 211 is formed with a plurality of insertion portions through which the fixing levers 134 provided on the inner frame 13 are inserted. The base portion 211 is inserted into the insertion portion 215 from the rear side in a state where the fixing levers 134 are inserted through the insertion portion 215. The back pack unit 15 is fixed to the inner frame 13 by contact.

  In the base portion 211, a payout mechanism portion 202 is disposed so as to bypass the protective cover portion 212. The payout mechanism 202 is provided with a tank 221 that is arranged at the top of the back pack 201 and that opens upward, and game balls supplied from the island facilities of the game hall are sequentially replenished to the tank 221. The A tank rail 222 that is gently inclined toward the downstream side is connected to the side of the tank 221, and a case rail 223 that extends in the vertical direction is connected to the downstream side of the tank rail 222. A payout device 224 is provided at the most downstream portion of the case rail 223. The game balls paid out from the payout device 224 are supplied to the game ball distribution unit 225 provided in the base portion 211 of the back pack 201 through a payout passage (not shown) provided on the downstream side of the payout device 224.

  The game ball distribution unit 225 has a function of distributing the game balls paid out from the payout device 224 to any one of the upper plate 33, the lower plate 34, and a discharge passage described later, and the inner opening is the main body described above. It is formed so that it communicates with the upper plate 33 through the side upper plate passage 122 and the front door side upper plate passage, and the outer opening communicates with the lower plate 34 through the main body side lower plate passage 123 and the front door side lower plate passage. Has been.

  An external terminal board serving as a relay means for connecting the pachinko machine 10 (specifically, the main control device 162) and the management control device (hall computer) on the game hall side at a position above the payout mechanism portion 202 in the base portion 211. A unit 300 is provided. The external terminal board unit 300 is provided with various output terminals, and various signals such as a signal indicating that the hall computer has been won by the jackpot and a signal indicating that an abnormality such as a clogged ball has occurred through these output terminals. Is output. The hall computer is configured to grasp the state of the gaming machine based on these signals.

  A discharge passage board 203 and a control device collective unit 204 are attached to the lower end portion of the base portion 211 so as to sandwich the lower end portion in the front-rear direction. In the discharge passage board 203, a discharge passage opened rearward is formed on a surface facing the control device assembly unit 204, and an open portion of the discharge passage is closed by the control device assembly unit 204. The discharge passage is formed so as to discharge the game ball to the island facility or the like of the game hall, and the game ball led to the discharge passage from the recovery passage described above passes through the discharge passage to the outside of the pachinko machine 10. Discharged.

  The control device assembly unit 204 has a horizontally long mounting base 241, and a payout control device 242 and a power supply / launch control device 243 are mounted on the mounting base 241. The payout control device 242 and the power supply / launch control device 243 are arranged so as to overlap each other so that the payout control device 242 is behind the pachinko machine 10.

  In the payout control device 242, a payout control board for controlling the payout device 224 is accommodated in the board box 244, and a state return switch 245 provided on the payout control board projects out of the board box 244. For example, when the state return switch 245 is pressed when a payout error occurs, such as a ball jam in the payout device 224, the ball jam is eliminated.

  The power / fire control device 243 has a power / fire control board accommodated in a board box 246. A predetermined power source required by various control devices and the like is generated and output by the power source / launch control board, and further, control of launching of the game ball accompanying the operation of the game ball launch handle 41 by the player is performed. Specifically, drive control of the solenoid 111 constituting the game ball launching mechanism 110 and drive control of the ball feeding device 113 are executed.

  Further, the power source / launch control device 243 is provided with a power switch 247. By operating the power switch 247, the power of the pachinko machine 10 can be switched to the on state (on state) or the shut off state (off state).

  Here, this pachinko machine 10 has a function for storing various data, and even if a power failure occurs, it retains the state at the time of the power failure and returns to the state at the time of the power failure at the time of recovery from the power failure. It can be done. For example, when the power supply is shut down by a normal procedure as in the case of a game hall being closed, the state before the shutdown is stored and held. On the other hand, when the power is turned on while pressing the RAM erase switch 166 provided in the main controller 162, the RAM data is initialized.

<External terminal board unit 300>
In the present embodiment, the external terminal board unit 300 has a characteristic configuration. Hereinafter, the external terminal board unit 300 will be supplementarily described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 9 is a partially enlarged view of FIG. 8 showing the external terminal board unit 300 and a configuration related thereto, and FIG. 10A is a perspective view showing a state in which the external terminal board unit 300 is mounted on the base portion 211 of the backpack 201. 10B is a perspective view showing a state in which the external terminal board unit 300 is removed from the base portion 211 of the backpack 201, FIG. 11 is a front view of the external terminal board unit 300, and FIGS. 12 and 13 are external terminal board units. It is a disassembled perspective view which decomposes | disassembles and shows 300 for every main structure.

  As described with reference to FIG. 8, the external terminal board unit 300 is provided on the back side of the back pack unit 15 (back pack 201). More specifically, a mounting surface portion 211a for the external terminal board unit 300 is formed in a portion of the base portion 211 of the back pack 201 that is arranged side by side with the tank 221 (see FIG. 10). A terminal board unit 300 is arranged. As shown in FIG. 9, the external terminal board unit 300 has a horizontally long shape as a whole, and extends to the left and right along the tank rail 222. By arranging the external terminal board unit 300 in the upper corner of the backpack 201 so as to be side by side with the tank 221, it is possible to secure a supply path for game balls from the island facility, and to Interference with various wirings extending is suppressed. Although details will be described later, the shape and arrangement of the external terminal board unit 300 are devised to coexist with the tank rail 222 in a limited area.

  As shown in FIG. 11, the external terminal board unit 300 has a plurality of connection terminals 312 to which various wirings provided in a relay connector 311 to which a harness from the main control device 162 is connected and an island facility in a game hall are connected. It has a substrate (hereinafter referred to as an external terminal plate 310) and a holder member 350 that holds the external terminal plate 310. The holder member 350 is fixed to the mounting surface portion 211a, whereby the external terminal plate The unit 300 is integrated with the back pack 201.

  The holder member 350 has a rectangular frame-shaped peripheral wall portion 351 surrounding the external terminal plate 310, and the external terminal plate 310 is accommodated in a region surrounded by the peripheral wall portion 351. The peripheral wall portion 351 is formed using a transparent synthetic resin material, and the visibility of the external terminal plate 310 through the peripheral wall portion 351 is ensured.

  The peripheral wall portion 351 is open on both the mounting surface portion 211a side (lower side) and the opposite side (upper side), and the mounting surface 310a such as the connection terminal 312 of the external terminal plate 310 is on the upper side through the upper open portion. Exposed. The peripheral wall portion 351 is formed with a stopper that contacts the mounting surface 310a of the external terminal plate 310 such as the connection terminal 312 and a claw portion that is hooked on the back surface of the external terminal plate 310. By being sandwiched, the external terminal plate 310 and the holder member 350 are integrated (see FIGS. 12 and 13). Further, in a state where the external terminal plate unit 300 is fixed to the mounting surface portion 211a, the lower open portion of the external terminal plate 310 is blocked by the mounting surface portion 211a. For this reason, even when an external force is applied to the external terminal plate 310 by a wiring connection operation or the like, the external terminal plate 310 is preferably prevented from dropping from the holder member 350.

  The external terminal plate 310 has a long plate shape extending left and right, and the mounting surface 310 a is roughly divided into a mounting region for the relay connector 311 and a mounting region for the connection terminal 312. A partition wall portion 352 is formed on the peripheral wall portion 351 of the holder member 350 so as to straddle a pair of opposing wall portions, and an internal region of the peripheral wall portion 351 is also formed by the partition wall portion 352 for the relay connector 311. And the storage area for the connection terminal 312 are roughly divided. By separating the relay connector 311 and the connection terminal 312 in this way, the wiring is prevented from interfering with a harness or the like connected to the relay connector 311 when connecting the wiring to the connection terminal 312. Has been.

  As shown in FIG. 10, the mounting surface portion 211a has a planar shape that faces upward and obliquely rearward, and the external terminal plate unit 300 is installed on the mounting surface portion 211a, so that the mounting surface 310a of the external terminal plate 310 is inclined. It is tilted to the top (facing diagonally backward). With such an arrangement, it is possible to reduce the area occupied by the external terminal board 310 in the vertical direction. In other words, by arranging the external terminal plate 310 at an angle, the tank rail 222 and the external terminal plate unit 300 are preferably coexistently occupied while ensuring the visibility of the connection terminals 312 and the like during connection work such as wiring. By compressing the area, the game board unit 80 can be increased in size.

  Although this arrangement is superior to the conventional arrangement of the external terminal board (the arrangement where the mounting surface faces the back of the gaming machine) in that the various effects are exhibited, there is a new problem with this arrangement. Arise. Specifically, when a game ball spills from a game ball supply device or the like provided in the upper part of the island facility, the possibility that the game ball hits the external terminal board 310 increases. Occurrence of such an event is not preferable because it causes a communication failure such as a connection failure. In the external terminal board unit 300 shown in the present embodiment, a cover member 370 that covers the connection terminals and the like is provided in view of such circumstances. Hereinafter, with reference to FIGS. 11 to 13, first, the arrangement and structure of the connection terminal 312 will be supplementarily described, and then the cover member 370 will be described.

<Connection terminal 312>
As shown in FIG. 11, the connection terminals 312 provided on the external terminal plate 310 are arranged so as to be aligned in the longitudinal direction of the external terminal plate 310. The connection terminal 312 has a case body 316 that houses a connection mechanism 315 to which wiring is connected (see FIG. 12). The case body 316 has a substantially box shape opened to the mounting surface 310a side of the external terminal plate 310, and two wiring insertion ports 321 and 322 are arranged in the longitudinal direction at a portion opposite to the mounting surface 310a. Is formed. When the wiring inserted into the wiring insertion ports 321 and 322 is held (specifically, sandwiched) by the connection mechanism 315, the hall computer and the pachinko machine 10 described above are electrically connected.

  In the present embodiment, one set of two wires (ground wire and signal wire) corresponds to one type of signal. One wire insertion port 321 is a ground wire, and the other wire insertion port 322 is a wire. It corresponds to the signal line.

  The connection mechanism 315 includes lever members 331 and 332 that are operated when wiring is attached to the wiring insertion ports 321 and 322. By operating the lever members 331 and 332, the connection mechanism 315 is switched between a locked state in which the removal of the wiring is restricted and an unlocked state in which the removal and attachment of the wiring are allowed.

  A supplementary explanation of the wiring attachment / detachment structure in the connection mechanism 315 will be described below. The lever members 331 and 332 are rotatably held by the case body 316 and are initially set by an urging member (specifically, a compression coil spring) provided on the case body 316. It is biased towards the position. This urging force acts to maintain the connection mechanism 312 in the locked state.

  The lever members 331 and 332 are formed so that a part thereof protrudes outside the case body 316. Finger protruding portions 333 and 334 are formed in the protruding portion, and the finger hanging portions 333 and 334 are objects of pressing operation by the operator. On the other hand, shutter portions 335 and 336 for opening and closing the wiring insertion ports 321 and 322 are formed in portions of the lever members 331 and 332 located in the case body 316. The shutter portions 335 and 336 are opposed to the wire receiving portions 325 and 326 formed on the case body 316 at the front end portions thereof, and the biasing force of the biasing member is applied by pressing the finger hook portions 333 and 334. On the other hand, it moves away from the wiring receiving portions 325 and 326 and attempts to return to the closed position by the urging force by releasing the pressing operation of the finger hooking portions 333 and 334.

  When wiring (specifically, a metallic conductive portion) is inserted into the wiring insertion ports 321, 322, the wiring is fixed in a state where the wiring is sandwiched between the shutter portions 335, 336 and the wiring receiving portions 325, 326 (described above). In this state, the hall computer installed in the game hall and the gaming machine are electrically connected via the wiring.

  The holder member 350 is formed with a partition portion 353 that divides the housing area for the connection terminal described above into a portion where the wiring insertion ports 321 and 322 are formed and other portions. The partition portion 353 forms a terminal side opening 355 corresponding to the wiring insertion ports 321 and 322 and a lever side opening 356 corresponding to the finger hook portions 333 and 334 in the holder member 350.

<Cover member 370>
The cover member 370 shown in this embodiment has a cover 371 that covers the terminal-side opening 355 from the side where the wiring insertion ports 321 and 322 are open. The cover portion 371 has a long plate shape extending in the same direction as the longitudinal direction of the external terminal plate 310 (the arrangement direction of the connection terminals 312). One plate surface is the connection terminal 312 and the wiring insertion ports 321 and 322 are provided. It faces the part that is formed.

  Side wall portions 372 facing the outer surface of the peripheral wall portion 351 of the holder member 350 are formed at both ends of the cover portion 371. As shown in FIG. 12, the side wall portion 372 is formed with a bearing portion 373 through which a shaft portion 361 projecting from the peripheral wall portion 351 is inserted, and the shaft portion 361 is inserted into the bearing portion 373 so that a cover is formed. A member 370 is attached so as to be rotatable about a shaft portion 361.

  The rotation center axis of the cover member 370 extends in the same direction as the longitudinal direction of the external terminal plate 310, that is, the arrangement direction of the connection terminals 312. When the cover member 370 rotates about the rotation center axis, the cover 371 is displaced between the closed position and the open position that cover the terminal side opening 355.

  An extension part 374 extending rearward is formed at one end of the cover part 371. The extension part 374 constitutes a box-shaped accommodation part that accommodates the relay connector 311 together with the side wall part 372 (see FIG. 13). An opening for a harness extending from the relay connector 311 is formed in the peripheral wall portion 351 and the side wall portion 372. In this way, by defining the routing route of the harness that connects the relay connector 311 and the main controller 162, the harness is prevented from projecting to the accommodation area for the connection terminal 312.

  An operation piece 375 is formed at the distal end portion of the extending portion 374. The operation piece 375 protrudes rearward from the peripheral wall portion 351 of the holder member 350, and the cover member 370 can be opened and closed by lifting and lowering the operation piece 375 with a finger or the like.

  The cover member 370 and the holder member 350 are formed with a cover side locking portion 377 and a holder side locking portion 367 as a restricting means for restricting the movement of the cover member 370 from the closed position to the open position. When the holder side locking portion 367 and the cover side locking portion 377 are hooked, the movement of the cover member 370 is hindered. When the cover member 370 is moved to the open position, the extended portion 374 is bent and deformed by operating the operation piece 375, and the hook is released. That is, by providing the operation piece 375 and the restricting means, the operation related to the release of the hook is facilitated.

  The specifications of the hall computer described above differ depending on the business form of the game hall, and the connection terminals 312 (types of signals) actually used are not unique. In addition, since the specifications of the installed gaming machines are different for each gaming machine manufacturer, there are various types of signals to be output. Under such circumstances, it is difficult to apply connection means such as a connector to the connection of the wiring to the connection terminal 312.

  In recent years, gaming machines have become more sophisticated, and the types of signals that can be output through the external terminal board unit 300 (the number of connection terminals 312) are also increasing. If the wiring connection work described above is performed one by one, the work load and the time required for the work become enormous, and work efficiency such as rearrangement and replacement of gaming machines decreases. In particular, in large-scale stores and the like, the number of gaming machines that are the targets of rearrangement and replacement is likely to increase, and there is a concern that the above-described disadvantage will become significant.

  In the present embodiment, in view of such various circumstances, one of the features is that it has a configuration for collectively performing the above-described wiring connection work. The characteristic configuration will be described below with reference to FIGS. 14A is a schematic view showing a state in which the cover member 370 is closed, FIG. 14B is a schematic view showing a state in which the cover member 370 is opened, and FIG. 15A is a cross-sectional view taken along line A- in FIG. FIG. 15B is a partial cross-sectional view taken along the line A, and FIG. 15B is a partial cross-sectional view taken along the line BB of FIG. In FIG. 15, for convenience of explanation, the case body 316 of the connection terminal 312 is partially broken.

<Configuration related to batch connection of wiring>
As shown in FIG. 12, a plurality of slits 381 penetrating in the thickness direction of the cover portion 371 are formed in the cover portion 371 of the cover member 370.

A plurality of slits 381 extending in a direction intersecting the rotation center axis of the cover member 370 (specifically, a direction orthogonal thereto) are formed. The slits 381 have a one-to-one correspondence with the wiring insertion ports 321 and 322 of the connection terminals 312, and are positioned directly above the corresponding wiring insertion ports 321 and 322 when the cover member 370 is closed. (See FIG. 15A).

  As shown in FIG. 13, each slit 381 extends in a direction intersecting the rotation center axis of the cover member 370 (specifically, a direction orthogonal thereto), and one end thereof reaches the peripheral edge of the cover portion 371. This reaching portion is opened in the direction of the gaming machine (hereinafter referred to as an opening portion 382). The gap dimension L between the side wall surfaces facing each other in the slit 381 is set so as to increase as the distance from the opening 382 of the slit 381 increases. In particular, the gap dimension L1 in the open part 382 is larger than the diameter dimension D of the wiring H, and the insertion of the wiring through the open part 382 is facilitated.

  In the back side region including the back wall portion 383 of the slit 381, the gap dimension L2 is set slightly smaller than the diameter dimension D of the wiring H. When the wiring H enters this portion, the wiring H (details) When the protective cover member covering the conductive member is slightly deformed, the side wall surface and the back wall portion 383 bite into the wiring H. That is, the wiring H is held by the cover member 370. When the wiring is inserted into the slit 381, the wiring H hits the back wall 383, so that further pushing is restricted. That is, the back wall 383 is provided with a positioning function that defines the insertion position of the wiring H.

  A region where the wiring can come into contact with the back wall portion 383 is a holding region HE set so that the gap size is constant, and a region closer to the open portion 382 than the wiring H is connected to the holding region HE. It is an extended area TE to guide. The extension region TE is set so that the gap size gradually decreases toward the holding region HE, and a function of guiding the wiring H to the holding region HE is given.

  As shown in FIG. 12, the peripheral wall portion 351 of the holder member 350 is formed with a protrusion that engages with a through hole formed in the side wall portion 372 of the cover member 370. When the cover member 370 is opened, the protrusion and The cover member 370 is configured to be held open by engaging with the through hole. The cover member 370 shown in this embodiment is provided with a holding function for individually holding a plurality of wires, and is used for batch connection when connecting these wires to the external terminal plate 310 (specifically, the connection terminals 312). Contributing. By providing a temporary holding function for holding the cover member 370 in an open state, the work of attaching the wiring to the cover member 370 is facilitated.

  As shown in FIG. 14B and FIG. 15B, in a state where the cover member 370 is opened, the opening 382 of the slit 381 faces upward from the gaming machine. This makes it easy to push the wiring H into the holding area HE by using its own weight, and further makes it easy to grasp whether the wiring H reaches the back wall 383 (holding area HE). That is, the rotational position when the cover member 370 is in the open state has a technical significance that facilitates the insertion work of inserting the wiring H into the slit 381.

  With the wiring H attached to the cover member 370, the cover member 370 is changed from the open state to the closed state as shown in FIGS. 14B, 15B, 14A, and 15A. In the case of switching, the tip end portion of the wiring H held by the cover member 370 moves toward the wiring insertion ports 321 and 322 following the movement of the cover member 37. Immediately before being inserted into the wiring insertion ports 321 and 322, the difference between the direction of the wiring H and the direction of the wiring insertion ports 321 and 322 (refer to the straight line IL) becomes small, so that the tip of the wiring H becomes the wiring insertion port 321. , 322 are easily inserted into the smooth. Preferably, at this timing, the direction of the wiring H and the direction of the wiring insertion ports 321 and 322 (see the straight line IL) are preferably the same.

  As described above, in the configuration in which the wiring H is pushed into the slit 381 of the cover member 370, the holding position of the wiring H can be taught by the rear wall portion 383, but the holding span of the wiring H is the direction of the wiring H. Since it depends on the thickness of the cover portion 371, variations are relatively likely to occur. In this case, there is a possibility that the leading end portion of the wiring H does not enter the wiring insertion ports 321 and 322 properly due to a shift in the moving direction of the leading end portion of the wiring H and the direction of the wiring insertion ports 321 and 322.

  Here, in the present embodiment, in order to allow such a variation, guidance means for guiding the tip end portion of the wiring H to the wiring insertion ports 321 and 322 in accordance with the switching operation of the cover member 370 to the closed state. Is provided. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 11, the wiring insertion ports 321 and 322 have a tapered shape that becomes narrower on the back side. Further, the partition portion 353 of the holder member 350 has a wiring insertion port 321 and 322. A guide inclined surface 354 that is inclined toward the surface is formed (see FIG. 15).

  When the direction of the wiring H is shifted back and forth with respect to the original direction assumed in advance, the leading end of the wiring H hits the guiding inclined surface 354 and is guided to the wiring insertion ports 321 and 322. Then, after being guided to the wiring insertion ports 321, 322, it is guided to the back side along the taper. This makes it possible to reduce connection errors due to the above-described work variations.

  As already described, the wire insertion ports 321 and 322 of the connection terminals 312 are opened and closed by operating the lever members 331 and 332 constituting the connection mechanism 315. That is, when connecting the wiring H, before the cover member 370 is switched from the open state to the closed state, the wiring insertion ports 321 and 322 need to be opened to allow the wiring H to be accepted. . The lever members 331 and 332 are provided on the wiring insertion ports 321 and 322 on a one-to-one basis, and it is extremely difficult for one operator to operate the lever members 331 and 332 together. Therefore, the external terminal board unit 300 shown in the present embodiment is provided with a switching member 390 that collectively switches the connection mechanisms 315 of the connection terminals 312 to the unlocked state in accordance with the wiring aggregation function by the cover member 370. ing. Hereinafter, the switching member 390 will be described with reference to FIGS.

<Switching member 390>
As shown in FIG. 11, the switching member 390 has a pair of left and right base portions 391 facing the left side wall portion and the partition wall portion 352 in the peripheral wall portion 351 of the holder member 350 from the inside. These base portions 391 have a plate shape and are accommodated between the connection terminal 312 and the peripheral wall portion 351 (the side wall portion) or the partition wall portion 352. As shown in FIG. 12, a shaft portion 392 is formed on the outer surface of the base portion 391. The shaft member 392 engages with the bearing portion 362 formed on the peripheral wall portion 351 (the side wall portion) and the partition wall portion 352, so that the switching member 390 can rotate around the bearing portion 362. 350 is integrated.

  The switching member 390 has a rod-shaped first contact portion 393 that contacts the first finger-hanging portion 333 of the first lever member 331 from above, and a rod-shaped contact that contacts the second finger-holding portion 334 of the second lever member 332 from above. A second contact portion 394. Here, although illustration is omitted, although the rotation center axes of the lever members 331 and 332 are coincident (coaxial), the phase difference in the rotation operation direction is obtained when the lever members 331 and 332 are arranged at the initial positions. Is shifted to cause. As a result, the first finger rest 333 is positioned higher than the second finger rest 334. More specifically, the above phase difference is set so that the first finger hooking portion 333 positioned at the upper level is aligned with the second finger hooking portion 334 for the first time in a state where the first finger hooking portion 333 is operated to the limit position. This is a contrivance for avoiding the operation of one of the two finger hanging portions 333 and 334 from interfering with the other.

  In the present embodiment, the two contact portions 393 and 394 are provided in correspondence with the respective finger hanging portions 333 and 334. However, for example, when the above-described phase difference does not exist, one contact portion is provided. It is also possible.

  As shown in FIGS. 11 and 15, when the switching member 390 is in the standby state, the first finger hooking portion 333 of the first lever member 331 protrudes rearward from the first contact portion 393. Similarly, the second finger hook portion 334 of the second lever member 332 also protrudes rearward from the second contact portion 394. In this way, by operating a part of the finger hooks 333 and 334 to project, it is allowed to individually operate the individual lever members 331 and 332.

  A protrusion 395 that protrudes rearward of the gaming machine is formed on the base 391 of the switching member 390 that is located on the opposite side of the extension 374 of the cover member 370. The switching member 390 is rotated by hooking and pushing the protrusion 395 with a finger. When the finger hooks 333 and 334 are pushed by the contact parts 393 and 394, the lever members 331 and 332 rotate against the urging force of the urging member. As a result, the lever members 331 and 332 are collectively switched from the locked state to the unlocked state.

  In the present embodiment, since a large number of lever members 331 and 332 are collectively switched to the unlocked state, an operating force required for performing the switching can be increased. In particular, since the urging force by the urging member increases as the amount of rotation of the lever members 331 and 332 increases, the work load increases when all the lever members 331 and 332 are maintained in the unlocked state.

  In view of such circumstances, in the present embodiment, the rotation center axis of the switching member 390 and the rotation center axes of the lever members 331 and 332 are slightly shifted while being parallel. As a result, the contact portion between the contact portions 393 and 394 and the finger hook portions 333 and 334 changes as the rotation angle of the switching member 390 increases, specifically, the contact portion gradually changes to the finger hook portions 333 and 334. It is the structure which shifts to the front-end | tip (rear end) side. As a result, when the switching member 390 is rotated or when the switching member 390 is held at the maximum rotation position, an increase in operating force is suppressed, and the occurrence of the inconvenience is suppressed.

<Wiring connection work>
Next, the flow of connecting the wiring H will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 16 is a schematic diagram showing a flow of wiring connection work to the external terminal board unit 300, and FIG. 17 is a schematic diagram showing how the wiring H is connected. For convenience of explanation, configurations other than the external terminal plate unit 300 mounted on the back pack unit 15 are omitted in FIGS. 16 and 17, and the main controller 162 and the external terminal plate unit 300 are not shown in FIG. The connecting harness is indicated by a two-dot chain line.

  After the pachinko machine 10 is installed in the island facility of the game hall, an operation of electrically connecting the hall computer provided in the game hall and the pachinko machine 10 is performed. When performing the connection work, first, as shown in FIG. 16A, the cover member 370 is switched from the closed state to the open state. At this time, by grasping and pulling up the operation piece 375 of the cover member 370, the extension portion 374 is bent and the engagement between the cover side locking portion 377 and the holder side is released. And after switching to an open state, it is maintained in an open state by the temporary holding means mentioned above. In addition, about the relay connector 311 provided in the external terminal board 310, since the harness was connected in the manufacturing process of the game machine manufacturer at the time of shipment of the pachinko machine 10, the connection work of the harness is performed when performing this connection work. There is no need to do it.

  Each wiring H extending from the hall computer is suspended from, for example, a shelf provided at the top of the island facility. With these wires H in hand, an intermediate portion (specifically, a portion close to a metal conductive member such as a copper wire) is inserted into the slit 381 of the cover member 370. Since the slit 381 has the open portion 382, the work can be easily performed as compared with the case where the wiring H is inserted into the slit 381 from the thickness direction of the cover portion 371. After the wiring H comes into contact with the back wall 383 of the slit 381, the next wiring H is attached.

  The slit 381 in the present embodiment has an extension region TE and a holding region HE, and the width dimension of the extension region TE in the longitudinal direction of the slit 381 is set larger than the diameter dimension D of the wiring H (see FIG. 14). For this reason, in a state where the wiring is pushed into the back of the slit 381 and arranged in the holding region HE, the wiring already arranged prior to the insertion of the next wiring does not remain on the hand side. For this reason, it is suppressed suitably that the wiring used as the previous attachment object obstructs the subsequent installation work.

  After the attachment of the wiring H to the cover member is completed, as shown in FIG. 16B, the protruding portion 395 of the switching member 390 is pressed to rotate all the lever members 331 and 332. As a result, all the connection terminals 312 are switched to the unlocked state, and the wiring insertion ports 321 and 322 are opened.

  Next, as shown in FIG. 16 (b) → FIG. 16 (c), the cover member 370 is closed while the switching member 390 is held in the rotating position, that is, the connection terminal 312 is kept unlocked. Switch to. By the movement of the cover member 370, the leading end of the wiring H is guided to the corresponding wiring insertion ports 321 and 322. If the fixing position and orientation of the wiring H vary and the wiring insertion ports 321 and 322 do not go well, the tip of the wiring H hits the guide inclined surface 354 (see FIG. 15 etc.) By moving along the guide inclined surface 354, it is guided to the wiring insertion ports 321 and 322.

  After the switching of the cover member 370 to the closed state is completed, the lever members 331 and 332 try to return to the original state by the biasing force of the biasing member by releasing the hand from the switching member 390. As a result, the shutter portions 335 and 336 of the shutter members 335 and 336 of the lever members 331 and 332 move toward the closed position as shown in FIG. 17B → FIG. The leading end of the wiring H inserted in the 322 is sandwiched between the shutter portions 335 and 336 and the wiring receiving portions 325 and 326. As a result, the disconnection of the wiring H from the connection terminal 312 is restricted, and the hall computer and the pachinko machine 10 are electrically connected via the wiring H.

<Wiring disconnection work>
Next, wiring connection release work will be described with reference to FIG. Regarding the wiring connection release work, there are those related to maintenance performed for the purpose of eliminating poor connection of wiring due to disconnection or the like, and those related to replacement due to a change in the layout or model change of the pachinko machine 10. In the following description, the former will be described first with reference to FIGS. 18A and 18B, and then the latter will be described with reference to FIGS. 18C and 18D. FIG. 18 is a schematic view showing a part of the wiring connection release work.

  If the signal from the pachinko machine 10 cannot be received well by the hall computer, it is due to the pattern that is caused by the malfunction occurring in the pachinko machine 10 or the hall computer and the wiring malfunction due to deterioration or overload. There is a pattern that is. Therefore, when such a communication failure has occurred, it is assumed that the connection of the wiring is first performed again.

  As described above, when only some of the wirings are to be inspected, it is not necessary to release the connection state of the other wirings. Therefore, the cover member 370 is switched to the open state while the switching member 390 is left as it is. The wiring holding force (engagement force) by the cover member 370 is set to be smaller than the wiring pinching force by the connection mechanism 315 (lever members 331 and 332). For this reason, the wiring is prevented from dropping off from the wiring insertion ports 321 and 322 due to the rotation of the cover member 370. Similarly, the switching of the cover member 370 to the open state is not hindered by the wiring support or the like.

  After the cover member 370 is switched to the open state, the connection can be released by operating the finger hook portions 333 and 334 with respect to the target wiring lever members 331 and 332. When reconnecting the wiring after the inspection, it is sufficient to operate only the lever members 331 and 332 corresponding to the wiring, so that it is not necessary to redo the connection work for all the wirings. This can contribute to work efficiency.

  On the other hand, when the pachinko machine 10 is removed from the island facility by rearrangement or the like, as shown in FIG. 18C, the switching member 390 is rotated with the cover member 370 closed, and the connection mechanism 315 is moved. Switch to unlocked state. Thereby, the connection of wiring is cancelled | released. Next, as shown in FIG. 18 (c) → FIG. 18 (d), by switching the cover member 370 to the open state while maintaining the unlocked state, the wiring held by the cover member 370 is collectively. To leave the wiring insertion ports 321 and 322. Thereafter, by pulling the wiring held by the cover member 370 toward the near side, the wiring can be removed from the cover member 370, and preparations such as rearrangement of the pachinko machine 10 are completed.

  In this way, it becomes possible to release the connection of the wiring in a lump, so that the work efficiency can be preferably improved.

<Re-wiring work>
In the present embodiment described in detail above, a plurality of wires are aggregated by the cover member 370 and a configuration in which the connection terminals 312 are switched to the locked state and the unlocked state by the switching member 390 is adopted. Simplifies connection work. However, in the configuration described above, when the wiring H is not properly attached to the cover member 370, there is a possibility that a part of the wiring may exceed the range of the trajectory correction by the guide inclined surface 354 or the like. is there. In this case, it is necessary to redo the connection work for the wiring that has not been connected. Therefore, a supplementary explanation will be given below regarding the work of redoing the wiring connection. In the following description, FIGS. 18A and 18B are referred to as appropriate.

  If the connection work is not successful for some of the wires, the cover member 370 is first switched from the closed state to the open state. At this time, the slit 381 moves so as to cross the positions facing the wiring insertion ports 321 and 322 (the straight line IL) as the cover member 370 rotates. And since the said clearance dimension of the slit 381 is large toward the opposite side to this rotation direction, about the wiring in which the connection to the connection terminal 312 is completed, it is slit with the rotation of the cover member 370. 381 is slid to move from the holding area HE to the expansion area TE. In other words, the holding by the cover member 370 is released for the wiring that has been connected (see, for example, FIG. 18A → FIG. 18B).

  On the other hand, since the wiring that has not been successfully connected is not pinched by the connection terminal 312, when the cover member 370 is rotated, it moves following this movement. As a result, the relationship between the already connected wiring and the wiring that is not so is different from the cover member 370, and it is easy to visually grasp which wiring is not well connected.

  After the cover member 370 is switched to the open state, the disconnected wiring may be grasped and the tip portion thereof may be directly inserted into the wiring insertion ports 321 and 322. In this case, instead of operating the switching member 390, the finger hooking portions 333 and 334 of the lever members 331 and 332 are directly pressed with a finger or the like, thereby maintaining the connection state of the connected wires. A reconnection can be made.

  According to the embodiment described above in detail, the following excellent effects can be expected.

  When wiring is connected to the external terminal plate 310 (connection terminal 312), the wiring is first gathered by holding the wiring for each connection terminal 312 by the cover member 370, and then the cover member 370 is attached. By switching from the open state to the closed state, the leading end portion of each wiring is guided to the wiring insertion port of the connection terminal. Thus, by guiding the wiring to the connection terminal 312 at a time, it is possible to contribute to the efficiency of the connection work.

  Further, when a plurality of connection terminals 312 are used in combination, there is a concern that the connection terminal to which the wiring is connected first becomes an obstacle and it is difficult to perform the subsequent connection work. In this respect, by using the cover member 370, not only a plurality of simultaneous connection operations can be performed, but also a temporary holding operation of the wiring can be performed at a position away from the connection terminal 312. The fall of property can be avoided suitably. Thus, by facilitating the electrical connection work, for example, when performing various work such as installing and rearranging gaming machines, it is possible to efficiently perform the work of installing the pachinko machine 10 and the like.

  When wiring is attached to the cover member 370, it is only necessary to insert the wiring into the slit 381 formed in the cover portion 371 of the cover member 370, thereby facilitating the wiring aggregation operation. In particular, the slit 381 is opened to the side opposite to the rotation center side of the cover member 370, and an intermediate portion of the wiring can be pushed through this open portion (open portion 382). According to such a configuration, when the wiring is inserted into the slit 381, it is not necessary to move the leading end portion of the wiring in the penetration direction of the slit 381. Therefore, it can suppress that the operation | work at the time of attaching wiring to the cover member 370 becomes complicated.

  Further, if it is attempted to directly insert the leading end of the wiring into the wiring insertion ports 321 and 322, it is necessary to pay attention to both the positional relationship between the leading end of the wiring and the wiring insertion ports 321 and 322 and the insertion direction. Further, at the time of insertion, the wiring insertion ports 321 and 322 are covered by the wiring and the operator's hand. Therefore, repeating such work causes exhaustion of the worker, and as a result, the efficiency of installation work and the like decreases. In this regard, in the above configuration, since it is sufficient to insert the wiring into the slit 381 from the side through the opening portion 382, it is possible to suppress the visibility from being lowered due to the slit 381 being covered by the wiring or the operator's hand. That is, the presence and shape of the cover member 370 has a technical significance that the efficiency of the installation work and the like can be further improved.

  Since the insertion gap of the slit 381 is made larger on the open portion 382 side than on the back wall portion 383 side, it is possible to contribute to improvement in workability when wiring is attached to the slit 381 (when engaged). In addition, the size (thickness) of the wiring may be different for each game hall. By using the holding region HE and the extended region TE having a larger gap than that in combination, such a slight difference in size can be suitably allowed.

  When the wiring connection is enabled using the cover member 370, the following inconvenience may occur when the wiring is not properly attached to the cover member 370. That is, it is not possible to connect all the wirings at once, and it may be necessary to reconnect some of the wirings. At this time, it is inefficient to redo the connection work of all the wirings from the beginning, resulting in a factor that the technical significance of the above configuration is not exhibited well. In this regard, in this embodiment, since the holding force of the wiring by the connection mechanism 315 is set to be larger than the holding force of the wiring by the cover member 370, the cover member 370 is removed from the closed state. Even in the case of switching to the open state, for the wiring sandwiched by the cover member 370 (connection is completed), the wiring insertion ports 321 and 322 (connection mechanism 315) follow the movement of the cover member 370. It is possible to suitably suppress the drop-off. As a result, for example, it is allowed to redo the connection work only for the connection that was not successful. In this way, the occurrence of the inconvenience can be suitably suppressed by enabling individual work at the time of connection / release at the time of connection.

  The cover member 370 is of a rotating type, and when the cover member 370 is rotated, the cover portion 371 in which the slit 381 is formed has two directions, that is, the direction of the wiring insertion ports 321 and 322 and the direction orthogonal thereto. The moving component is added. Thereby, it becomes easy to change the position of the wiring within the slit 381 by using a part of the sandwiching force of the opening / closing body, and the wiring can be guided to the open portion 382 side. That is, the wiring can be guided to the side where the resistance for pulling the wiring is less.

  In the configuration in which the wiring is held by the cover member 370, when an external force that pulls the wiring is applied, a resistance against the external force is generated in the cover member 370. Thereby, drop-off of wiring can be suppressed suitably. In particular, with respect to the shutter portions 335 and 336 of the lever members 331 and 332 shown in the present embodiment, the wiring is on the back side of the slit 381 due to the movement of the shutter portions 335 and 336 to the closed position (the side opposite to the open portion 382). Therefore, the above function can be suitably exerted.

  According to the switching member 390, the plurality of lever members 331 and 332 can be switched from the closed state to the open state all at once. That is, it is not necessary to switch the open / close body from the closed state to the open state for each wiring (connection terminal). Thus, by using together the cover member 370 that collects the wiring and the switching member that can collectively operate the lever members 331 and 332, the efficiency of the wiring connection work can be dramatically improved.

  Further, when the plurality of lever members 331 and 332 are operated by one switching member 390, an operation force necessary for the release operation is increased. This can be a factor that makes the release operation difficult. Here, the lever members 331 and 332 are formed with finger hook portions 333 and 334 at positions away from the rotation center, and the lever members 331 and 332 are devised so that the required operation force is reduced by operating the finger hook portions 333 and 334. Yes. Therefore, by setting the specific operation target by the switching member 390 as the finger hook portions 333 and 334, it is possible to suppress an increase in the operation force necessary for the release operation.

  In addition, it is not limited to the description content of embodiment mentioned above, For example, you may implement as follows. Incidentally, the configuration of another embodiment described below may be applied individually to the configuration in the above embodiment, or may be applied in combination with each other.

  (1) In the above embodiment, the wiring is held by the cover member 370 by engaging the wiring with the slit 381 as the “through portion” formed in the cover 371 of the cover member 370. As long as at least the wiring holding function is exhibited, the specific holding mode and holding structure of the “penetrating portion” may be arbitrarily changed. Hereinafter, other “penetrating portions” will be illustrated with reference to FIGS.

  For example, as shown in the above embodiment, it is not always necessary to divide the inner area of the slit 381 into the extension area TE and the holding area HE. As shown in the schematic diagram of FIG. It is also possible to adopt a configuration in which the distance dimension LA is continuously reduced toward the back wall 383A. The diameter dimension DA of the wiring H may vary depending on the island equipment of the game hall (see, for example, the wiring H1 having the diameter dimension DA1 and the wiring H2 having the diameter dimension DA2). In this regard, according to the configuration shown in the present modification, the wirings H1 and H2 inserted through the opening 382A stop at any position in the depth direction of the slit 381A, and can be applied to wirings of various sizes. It becomes possible. However, when such a change is made, the holding position of the wiring is likely to vary. Therefore, it is preferable to strengthen the guide function for guiding the wiring to the wiring insertion ports 321 and 322 of the connection terminal 312.

  Further, in the above embodiment, the width dimension L1 of the opening 382 of the slit 381 is made larger than the diameter dimension D of the wiring H, thereby avoiding the difficulty in inserting the wiring into the slit 381. In view of reducing the variation in position of the wiring H and preventing the dropout, the “penetrating portion” can be configured as follows. That is, as shown in FIG. 19B, the width dimension L2B of the opening 382B may be smaller than the diameter dimension DB of the wiring. As a result, the wiring H pushed through the open portion 382B is caught by the open portion 382B, and dropout is restricted. In this case, the “penetrating portion” does not need to be a slit (long hole), and can be changed according to the outer shape of the wiring H. That is, as shown in FIG. 19B, the wiring through-hole 381B may be a substantially round hole, and the inner diameter dimension L1B may be the same as or substantially the same as the diameter dimension DB of the wiring H. Thereby, the dispersion | variation in the holding position of wiring is suppressed suitably.

  (2) In the above embodiment, the tangential direction of the virtual circle passing through the wiring insertion ports 321 and 322 around the rotation center of the cover member 370 at the wiring insertion ports 321 and 322, and the wiring insertion ports 321 and 322. By aligning the direction of the wire, the tip portion of the wiring H held by the cover member 370 is moved to the wiring insertion ports 321 and 322 by the rotation of the cover member 370, but the wiring holding function is given. The cover member 370 does not necessarily need to be pivoted, and can be slid.

  Specifically, as shown in the schematic diagram of FIG. 19C, the cover member 370C can be slid in the direction of the wiring insertion ports 321 and 322 (the same direction as the straight line IL), and the cover member 370C is wired. It is also possible to adopt a configuration in which the tip end portion of the wiring H reaches the wiring insertion ports 321 and 322 by moving it close to the insertion ports 321 and 322. However, in such a configuration, when it is necessary to redo part of the connection of the wiring H as described above, it is not possible to expect a decrease in the engagement force of the wiring H and the slit 381C due to the sliding movement of the cover member 370C. The engagement force tends to be a factor that hinders the movement of the cover member 370C. Therefore, it is desirable that the slit 381 is shifted (shifted) in a direction intersecting the tangent line as the cover member 370 moves as described in the above embodiment.

  (3) When the switching member 390 shown in the above embodiment is switched to the unlocked state, by providing a maintenance means for maintaining the switching member 390 in the unlocked state, the workability can be further improved. I can expect. By adopting such a configuration, the operator does not need to perform the closing operation of the cover member 370 with the other hand while maintaining the switching member 390 in the unlocked state with one hand. In other words, it is not necessary to use both hands simultaneously and in parallel in wiring connection work.

  For example, since the cover member 370 can be opened and the switching member 390 can be switched from the locked state to the unlocked state with one hand, the free hand can be used for adjusting the direction of the wiring. As a result, it is possible to reduce the opportunity for re-execution of the wiring connection work, thereby contributing to further improvement in work efficiency.

  (4) In the above embodiment, the cover member 370 and the switching member 390 operate independently (non-interlocking). However, the cover member 370 and the switching member 390 may be interlocked. . Specifically, a link mechanism in which the switching member 390 is switched to a locked state and an unlocked state in conjunction with the cover member 370 may be employed.

  Although the detailed configuration of the link mechanism is arbitrary, when the cover member 370 moves from the open position to the closed position, the switching member 390 is unlocked from the locked state before the cover member 370 reaches the closed position. The switching member 390 may be configured to switch from the unlocked state to the locked state when or after the cover member 370 reaches the closed position.

  (5) In the above-described embodiment, the wiring H inserted into the slit 381 is engaged at the three locations of the back wall portion 383 and the left and right side wall portions, thereby suppressing the variation in the direction of the wiring H. Here, for example, as shown in the schematic diagram of FIG. 19 (d), it stands up from the upper surface of the cover portion 371D (the surface facing away from the connection terminal 312) so as to be in series with the back wall portion 383D. By forming the guide wall 384D to be performed, the wiring H can be arranged along the guide wall 384D. By arranging in this way, bending of the wiring H and the like can be suppressed, and the above-described variation in the direction of the wiring can be more suitably suppressed.

  (6) In the above embodiment, the wiring holding function is given to the cover member 370. However, the wiring H is provided at least on the movable member disposed on the same object (holder member 350) as the object on which the external terminal plate 310 is disposed. A holding function for holding is sufficient, and a function of covering the connection terminal 312 is not necessarily required.

  (7) In the above embodiment, the lever members 331 are operated by the contact portions 393 and 394 of the switching member 390 pressing the finger hook portions 333 and 334 of the lever members 331 and 332 based on the operation of the switching member 390. , 332 are collectively switched to the unlocked state, but the specific configuration is arbitrary as long as at least batch switching to the unlocked state is possible. That is, it is possible to set a target other than the finger hooks 333 and 334 as a target to which the operating force when operating the switching member 390 is transmitted.

  However, if a plurality of (many) lever members are collectively switched to the unlocked state, the operation force required for the switching operation increases. For example, by interposing a plurality of gears or the like, it is possible to adjust the gear ratio to suppress such an increase in operating force, but the structure becomes more complicated due to improved convenience. In the first place, when the lever members 331 and 332 are pivotable and the portions away from the pivot center portion are the finger hook portions 333 and 334, the lever members 333 and 334 can be operated with a small operating force by operating the finger hook portions 333 and 334. 331 and 332 can be operated. In this regard, if the above-described contact portions 393 and 394 are used to make use of these practical ideas, the various disadvantages as described above are preferably eliminated.

  (8) In the above embodiment, the plurality of connection terminals 312 are arranged side by side in the longitudinal direction of the external terminal plate 310, but the present invention is not limited to this. However, in the configuration in which the tip of the wiring moves toward the connection terminal 312 based on the rotation of the cover member 370, the cover member 370 (specifically, the wiring insertion ports 321 and 322) from the rotation center axis of the cover member 370. It is preferable to standardize the distance up to. That is, it is preferable to arrange the connection terminals 312 side by side in the same direction as the rotation center axis.

  When the connection terminals are arranged side by side in the direction intersecting the rotation center axis of the cover member 370, the amount of movement of the wiring and the amount of change in the direction differ depending on the distance from the rotation center axis. It becomes. Therefore, in consideration of these various situations, it is necessary to make the wiring directions and holding positions different. If such a difference setting is left to the operator, the work becomes difficult, and there is a concern that the collective connection function of wiring by the cover member 370 will not be utilized well. Therefore, unless there are special circumstances, it is not necessary to adopt an arrangement different from the arrangement of the connection terminals 312 shown in the above embodiment.

  (9) In the above embodiment, the function of guiding the tip of the wiring to the wiring insertion ports 321 and 322 is realized by the guide inclined surface 354 of the holder member 350 (rod-shaped portion 353), but this is changed as follows. May be. That is, the structure corresponding to the rod-shaped portion 353 is a flat plate with a certain thickness, and the inner diameter is reduced toward the wiring insertion ports 321 and 322 at the portions facing the wiring insertion ports 321 and 322. The taper surface formed in this is formed. With the configuration in which the leading end of the wiring that hits the tapered surface is directed toward the wiring insertion ports 321 and 322 along the tapered surface as the cover member 370 rotates toward the closed position, the tapered surface is a guide inclined surface. Can function as. As a result, the width of the cover member 370 corresponding to the tilting of the wiring in the direction of the rotation center axis can be expanded, and the guidance function can be further enhanced.

  (10) In the above embodiment, switching is performed by aligning the direction in which the shutter portions 335 and 336 move when the switching member 390 is switched from the unlocked state to the locked state and the depth direction of the slit 381 of the cover member 370. When the member 390 is switched from the unlocked state to the locked state, the wiring is pressed toward the back wall portion 383 side of the slit 381, but this relationship may be reversed. That is, when the switching member 390 is switched from the unlocked state to the locked state, the direction in which the shutter portions 335 and 336 move and the depth direction of the slit 381 of the cover member 370 may be reversed. Hereinafter, a specific configuration of the modification will be described with reference to a schematic diagram of FIG.

  When the cover member 370 is disposed at the closed position in a state where the switching member 390 is in the unlocked state, the leading end portion of the wiring is inserted into the wiring insertion ports 321 and 322. The wiring insertion ports 321 and 322 are extended in the same direction as the longitudinal direction of the slit 381, and movement of the wiring in the wiring insertion ports 321 and 322 is allowed. After the wiring is inserted, the switching member 390 is brought into the locked state, whereby the wiring is pushed toward the opening 382 side of the slit 381 by the shutter portions 335 and 336. At this time, the size of the wiring insertion ports 321 and 322 is set so that the wiring can move from the holding region HE of the slit 381 to the non-holding region IE. That is, by switching the switching member 390 from the unlocked state to the locked state and finishing the connection of the wiring, the wiring holding state by the cover member 370 is released. Therefore, if it is necessary to reconnect some of the wires, the connected wires do not hinder the movement of the cover member 370 to the open position, and the wires that are not completely connected. By following the cover member 370 and leaving the connection terminal 312, it becomes possible to easily confirm which wiring needs to be reconnected.

  (11) When the cover member 370 is disposed at the closed position, the switching operation of the switching member 390 to the unlocked state may be restricted. For example, in a state where the cover member 370 is disposed at the closed position, a stopper formed on the cover member 370 is positioned on a track that passes when the switching member 390 is switched from the locked state to the unlocked state. It is preferable that the movement of the switching member 390 is restricted when the switching member 390 comes into contact therewith.

  (12) Other types of pachinko machines different from the above embodiment, for example, a pachinko machine in which an electric accessory is released a predetermined number of times when a game ball enters a specific area of a special device, or a game ball in a specific area of a special device The present invention can also be applied to a pachinko machine that generates a right if a player enters, a pachinko machine equipped with other objects, an arrangement ball machine, a sparrow ball, and other gaming machines.

  Also, a non-ball-type gaming machine, for example, a plurality of reels with a plurality of types of symbols attached in the circumferential direction, starts rotation of the reel by inserting a medal and operating a start lever, and a stop switch is operated. If a specific symbol or a combination of specific symbols is established on the effective line visible from the display window after the reel has stopped after a predetermined time has passed, a privilege such as paying out medals is given to the player The present invention can also be applied to a slot machine.

  Further, the gaming machine main body supported by the outer frame so as to be openable and closable is provided with a storage unit and a capture device, and the start lever is operated after a predetermined number of game balls stored in the storage unit are captured by the capture device. Thus, the present invention can also be applied to a gaming machine in which a pachinko machine and a slot machine are fused to start the rotation of the reel.

<Invention Group Extracted from the Embodiments>
Hereinafter, the features of the invention group extracted from the above-described embodiment will be described while showing effects and the like as necessary. In the following, for ease of understanding, the corresponding configuration in the above embodiment is appropriately shown in parentheses, but is not limited to the specific configuration shown in parentheses.

  The following feature group is “a gaming machine such as a pachinko machine is configured to be electrically connectable to a management computer (so-called hall computer) of a gaming hall in a state where it is installed in an island facility such as a gaming hall, for example. For example, when a winning result is obtained in the lottery, or when any abnormality occurs in various gaming machines, a signal indicating that fact is output from the gaming machine to the management computer. Based on the signal received from the gaming machine, it is possible to grasp that the various events have occurred (see, for example, Patent Document 1). A board (so-called external terminal board) provided with output terminals is mounted on each of the output terminals, and wirings provided on the island facility are connected to these output terminals to form the signal transmission path. Regarding the background technology, “In recent years, the number of connection terminals, that is, the types of signals to be output, has been increasing compared to conventional gaming machines. There is also a tendency to increase the time and labor when connecting to the corresponding connection terminals, which may increase the work load when performing various operations such as installation (for example, replacement) / relocation of gaming machines. In particular, in the case of large-sized game halls with a large number of installed gaming machines and gaming halls that frequently replace gaming machines, the above-mentioned inconvenience is likely to be prominent. ” is there.

Features 1. A substrate (external terminal plate 310) provided with a plurality of connection terminals (connection terminals 312) for wiring (wiring H);
A substrate holder (holder member 350) for holding the substrate;
A substrate unit (external terminal plate unit) having a movable body (cover member 370) attached to the substrate holder in a state that can be switched to a first state and a second state that is closer to the connection terminal than the first state. 300),
Each connection terminal has a wiring insertion port (wiring insertion port 321, 322) into which the wiring is inserted,
The movable body is provided with a plurality of holding portions (slits 381 of the cover portion 371) capable of individually holding the wirings corresponding to the wiring insertion openings, and the movable body is configured to connect the wirings by the holding portions. It is possible to switch from the first state to the second state while maintaining the state,
The board unit is configured such that a tip end portion of the wiring held by the holding portion is guided to the wiring insertion port based on a switching operation of the movable body from the first state to the second state. A gaming machine characterized by being made.

  According to the feature 1, when wiring is connected to the substrate (connection terminal), the wiring is first gathered by holding the wiring for each connection terminal by the holding portion of the movable body, and then movable. By switching the body from the first state to the second state, the leading end portion of each wiring is guided to the wiring insertion port of the connection terminal. Thus, by guiding the wiring to the connection terminals in a lump, it is possible to contribute to the efficiency of the connection work.

  In addition, when a plurality of connection terminals are used in combination, there is a concern that the connection terminal connected first will be in the way and it will be difficult to perform subsequent connection work. In this respect, by using the movable body, not only a plurality of simultaneous connection operations can be performed, but also the temporary holding operation of the wiring can be performed at a position away from the connection terminal, and the workability as described above can be achieved. A decrease can be suitably avoided. For example, when performing various operations such as installing and rearranging gaming machines, it is necessary to electrically connect a management computer such as a gaming hall and the gaming machine using wiring. According to the configuration shown in this feature, it is possible to easily connect the electrical wiring and efficiently perform the installation work.

  The connector can be applied by applying the technical idea shown in this feature to “a configuration in which a plurality of connection terminals are provided side by side” or “a configuration in which a plurality of connection terminals are provided in a predetermined arrangement”. A practically preferable configuration can be realized even in a gaming machine that cannot or is difficult.

Feature 2. The holding portion penetrates in the thickness direction of the plate-like portion (cover portion 371) facing the opening side of the connection terminal in the connection terminal and is in the second state. In this case, the plate-like portion has a portion located on the extension of the wiring insertion port and a through portion (slit 381) formed so as to straddle the periphery of the plate-like portion, and is inserted into the through-portion. It is configured to hold the wiring by engaging with the wiring,
2. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein an opening portion of the holding portion formed at a peripheral edge of the plate-like portion allows the wiring to be inserted into the through portion through the opening portion.

  According to the feature 2, when the wiring is pushed through the open portion of the penetrating portion, the wiring and the plate-like portion (the inner peripheral surface of the penetrating portion) are engaged and the wiring is held by the movable body. Thereby, it can suppress suitably that the attachment operation | work of the wiring to a movable body becomes difficult.

  Also, if you try to insert the wiring directly into the wiring insertion slot, you need to pay attention to both the positional relationship and the insertion direction between the tip of the wiring and the wiring insertion slot. The wiring insertion port is covered by the hand of the person. Therefore, repeating such work causes exhaustion of the worker, and as a result, the efficiency of installation work and the like decreases. In this respect, in the configuration shown in this feature, since it is sufficient to insert the wiring into the through hole from the side through the open portion, it is possible to prevent the visibility from being lowered due to the through hole being covered by the wiring or the operator's hand. . That is, further improvement in the efficiency of the installation work and the like can be expected by devising the existence of the movable body and the shape of the holding portion.

  Feature 3. 3. The gaming machine according to claim 2, wherein the through portion is formed so that an insertion space of the wiring is narrower on the back side than the open portion.

  By increasing the insertion gap of the penetration part on the open part side, it is possible to contribute to improvement in workability when wiring is attached to the penetration part (when engaged).

  Also, since the wiring is different for each game hall, there may be a slight difference in size. In this respect, by setting the insertion gap to be small on the back side, such a slight individual difference can be suitably allowed.

  Feature 4. An opening / closing body (shutter portions 335, 336 of lever members 331, 332) that opens and closes the wiring insertion port is provided, and when the opening / closing body is changed from an open state to a closed state, the wiring inserted into the wiring insertion port is The gaming machine according to any one of features 1 to 3, wherein the gaming machine is sandwiched between the opening and closing bodies and is connected to a connection terminal.

  According to the feature 4, when the wiring guided to the wiring insertion port is sandwiched between the opening and closing bodies, the wiring and the substrate are electrically connected.

  Feature 5. The board unit is configured to maintain the connection state of the wiring when the movable body is switched from the second state to the first state in a state where the wiring is connected. The gaming machine according to feature 4, wherein

  In the configuration shown in the feature 1 or the like, the movable body is operated so as to be changed from the first state to the second state without the wiring being properly attached to the holding portion due to an operation error or the like, thereby causing the following inconvenience. May occur. That is, it is not possible to connect all the wirings at once, and it may be necessary to reconnect some of the wirings. At this time, it is inefficient to redo the connection work of all the wirings from the beginning, which causes the technical significance shown in the feature 1 to be unsuccessfully exhibited.

  In this regard, when the movable body is switched from the second state to the first state, the wiring in the connected state is configured so that the state is maintained, so that only those that have not been successfully connected. It is allowed to redo the connection work. In this way, the occurrence of the inconvenience can be suitably suppressed by enabling individual work at the time of connection / release at the time of connection.

  Feature 6 The board unit is configured such that a holding force of the wiring by the opening / closing body is larger than a holding force of the wiring generated in the holding unit. The gaming machine described in 1.

  In the configuration shown in the feature 1 or the like, the movable body is operated so as to be changed from the first state to the second state without the wiring being properly attached to the holding portion due to an operation error or the like, thereby causing the following inconvenience. May occur. That is, it is not possible to connect all the wirings at once, and it may be necessary to reconnect some of the wirings. At this time, it is inefficient to redo the connection work of all the wirings from the beginning, which causes the technical significance shown in the feature 1 to be unsuccessfully exhibited.

  In this regard, according to this feature, even when the movable body is switched from the second state to the first state with the wiring connected, the wiring sandwiched between the opening and closing bodies (connection is completed) Is maintained as it is. That is, it is possible to suitably suppress the wiring from dropping from the wiring insertion opening (connecting portion) following the movement of the movable body. As a result, for example, it is allowed to redo the connection work only for those that have not been successfully connected. In this way, the occurrence of the inconvenience can be suitably suppressed by enabling individual work at the time of connection / release at the time of connection.

Feature 7. The holding portion penetrates in the thickness direction of the plate-like portion (cover portion 371) facing the opening side of the connection terminal in the connection terminal and is in the second state. In this case, the wiring that is inserted into the penetration portion has a portion located on the extension of the wiring insertion opening in the plate-like portion and a penetration portion (slit 381) formed so as to straddle the periphery of the plate-like portion. Is configured to hold the wiring by engaging with
The open part of the holding part formed on the peripheral edge of the plate-like part allows the wiring to be inserted into the through part through the open part,
The movable body is rotatably held by the substrate holder, and is configured to switch between the first state and the second state by rotating around the holding portion.
The gaming machine according to any one of features 4 to 6, wherein the opening portion faces a direction opposite to a turning direction when switching from the second state to the first state.

  According to the feature 7, when the movable body is switched from the second state to the first state, it is possible to suppress the wiring from being pulled by the movable body and to appropriately avoid the disconnection of the already connected wiring.

  Here, according to the combination with the feature 3, the following effects can be expected. By making the movable body turnable, the plate-like part (penetrating part) is given a movement component in two directions, ie, the direction of the wiring insertion port and the direction perpendicular thereto. Accordingly, it becomes easy to change the position of the wiring within the penetrating portion by using a part of the clamping force of the opening / closing body, and the wiring can be guided to the open portion side. That is, the wiring can be guided to the side where the resistance for pulling the wiring is less.

  Feature 8 The moving direction when the opening / closing body is changed from the open state to the closed state and the moving direction of the penetrating portion when the movable body is switched from the first state to the second state are opposite to each other. 8. The gaming machine according to any one of features 4 to 7, wherein

  In the configuration in which the wiring is held by the movable body, even when an external force that pulls the wiring is applied, a resistance against the external force is generated in the movable body. Thereby, drop-off of wiring can be suppressed suitably. When such a function is taken into consideration, when the wiring is sandwiched by the opening / closing body, the wiring is displaced by being pushed by the opening / closing body, so that the wiring is pulled out of the penetration part or held in the penetration part. It is not preferable that the power is weakened. In this respect, according to the configuration shown in the present feature, the wiring is pushed to the back side of the slit (the side opposite to the open end) by the operation of the opening / closing body, and thus the occurrence of the inconvenience can be suitably suppressed.

  Feature 9 The gaming machine according to any one of features 4 to 8, further comprising switching means (switching member 390) that switches the open / close bodies to an open state based on a predetermined release operation.

  According to the feature 9, a plurality of opening / closing bodies can be switched from the closed state to the open state at once. That is, it is not necessary to switch the open / close body from the closed state to the open state for each wiring (connection terminal). Thereby, the effect shown in the characteristic 1 can be exhibited more suitably.

Feature 10 Finger-hanging operation portions (finger-hanging portions 333 and 334) for switching the opening and closing bodies from an open state to a closed state are provided in a one-to-one correspondence with each opening and closing body
The switching means has a pressing portion that presses each finger-hanging operation portion, and the pressing portion presses the finger-hanging operation portion to collectively switch each open / close body to an open state.
In a state where the predetermined release operation is not performed, a part of the finger-hanging operation unit is exposed from the pressing unit, and the finger-hanging operation unit that is an operation target by operating the exposed portion 10. The gaming machine according to claim 9, wherein the opening / closing body corresponding to is allowed to be switched from a closed state to an open state.

  As already described, there is a possibility that leakage occurs when wiring connections are made in a lump. According to this feature, in such a case, the connection work is individually performed by manually operating the corresponding finger-holding operation part for those that have not been successfully connected, while leaving those that have been successfully connected as they are. You can start over.

  In addition, when a plurality of opening / closing bodies are operated by one switching unit, an operation force necessary for the release operation is increased. This can be a factor that makes the release operation difficult. Here, in the case where the finger-hanging operation unit is provided, it is assumed that the required operation force is set to be small in view of operability. Therefore, by setting the specific operation target by the switching unit as the finger-hanging operation unit, it is possible to suppress an increase in the operation force necessary for the release operation.

  Feature 11. The movable body is provided with a blocking unit that prevents the opening / closing body from being switched to the open state based on a release operation of the switching means when the movable body is in the second state. The gaming machine according to Feature 9 or 10, wherein

  According to the feature 11, when the connection of the wiring is completed and the movable body is in the second state, the movement of the switching unit is limited. Thereby, it can suppress suitably that the connection of wiring is cancelled | released by erroneous operation of the switching means.

  The basic configuration of the gaming machine to which the above features can be applied is shown below.

  Pachinko machine: operation means (game ball launching handle 41) operated by a player, game ball launching means (game ball launching mechanism 110) for launching a game ball based on the operation of the operation means, and the fired A ball passage (guide rail 100) for guiding a game ball to a predetermined game area and game parts (nails 90, etc.) arranged in the game area, and a predetermined passage portion (general prize) among these game parts A gaming machine that gives a privilege to a player when a game ball passes through the mouth 81 or the like.

  Slot machine, etc .: A variable display means that displays a symbol sequence consisting of a plurality of symbols in a variable manner and then stops and displays the symbol sequence. Special game advantageous to the player on the condition that the change of the symbol is stopped due to the operation of the operation means for stoppage or when a predetermined time elapses and the final stop symbol at the time of stoppage is a specific symbol A gaming machine that generates a state (bonus game, etc.).

  Ball-use spinning-type gaming machine: equipped with variable display means for variably displaying a symbol string composed of a plurality of symbols, and finally stopping and displaying the symbol string, and the variation of the symbol is started due to the operation of the starting operation means, Due to the operation of the stop operating means or after a lapse of a predetermined time, the variation of the symbol is stopped, and a special game state advantageous to the player (required that the final stop symbol at the time of stoppage is a specific symbol) Bonus game, etc.), a ball receiving tray is provided, a loading device for performing a loading process for taking in a game ball from the ball tray, and a paying device for paying out the game ball to the ball tray, A gaming machine configured such that the operation of the starting operation means is made effective when a game ball is inserted by the apparatus.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Pachinko machine as a game machine, 15 ... Back pack unit, 201 ... Back pack, 211a ... Mounting surface part, 300 ... External terminal board unit, 310 ... External terminal board, 310a ... Mounting surface, 311 ... Relay connector, 312 ... Connection terminals, 321, 322... Wiring insertion port, 325, 326 .. wiring receiving part, 331, 332... Lever member, 333, 334... Finger-holding part, 335, 336. 370: Cover member, 371: Cover portion as plate-like portion, 381: Slit as penetration portion, 382 ... Open portion, 383 ... Back wall portion, 390 ... Switching member, 393, 394 ... Abutting portion, TE ... Extended area, HE ... Holding area.

Claims (5)

A substrate provided with a plurality of wiring connection terminals;
A substrate holder for holding the substrate;
In a state that can be switched to a first state and a second state that is closer to the connection terminal than the first state, the substrate unit includes a movable body attached to the substrate holder,
Each of the connection terminals has a wiring insertion slot into which the wiring is inserted,
The movable body is provided with a plurality of holding portions capable of individually holding the wirings corresponding to the wiring insertion openings, and the movable body holds the wirings by the holding portion and holds the first wiring. The state can be switched to the second state,
The board unit is configured such that a tip end portion of the wiring held by the holding portion is guided to the wiring insertion port based on a switching operation of the movable body from the first state to the second state. A gaming machine characterized by being made. The holding part penetrates in the thickness direction of the plate-like part facing the opening side of the wiring insertion port in the connection terminal, and the plate-like part is in the second state. A portion located on the extension of the wiring insertion opening in the portion and a through portion formed so as to straddle the periphery of the plate-like portion, and the wiring by engaging with the wiring inserted in the through portion Is configured to hold,
2. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein an opening portion of the holding portion formed at a peripheral edge of the plate-like portion allows the wiring to be inserted into the through portion through the opening portion. .   The gaming machine according to claim 2, wherein the penetrating portion is formed so that the insertion space of the wiring is narrower on the back side than the open portion. An opening / closing body for opening / closing the wiring insertion port is provided, and when the opening / closing body is changed from an open state to a closed state, a wire inserted into the wiring insertion port is sandwiched by the opening / closing body and connected to a connection terminal. Configured to be
The board unit is configured to maintain the connection state of the wiring when the movable body is switched from the second state to the first state in a state where the wiring is connected. The gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that:   The said board | substrate unit is comprised so that the pinching force of the said wiring by the said opening / closing body may become larger than the holding force of the said wiring which generate | occur | produces in the said holding | maintenance part. Game machines.

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