JP6662688B2 - Gaming machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine, and more particularly to a gaming machine having a configuration capable of preventing a power switch of a power supply unit from being turned on when a unit to be mounted is not mounted in a predetermined state on a frame on which a gaming board is mounted. About the machine.

  As shown in Patent Literature 1, a pachinko machine as an example of a game machine is generally a machine frame fixedly installed on a facility called an island of a game arcade, and a main body pivotally mounted on the machine frame to be freely opened and closed. The frame includes a frame and a panel door pivotally attached to the body frame so as to be freely opened and closed. A game board having a game area, which is an area in which a game ball fired by a player's operation flows down, is mounted on the main body frame, and the player visually recognizes the game area through a window provided on a panel door. It has become possible. Further, as shown in Patent Document 1, on the rear side (rear side) of the frame and the game board, there is provided a control circuit or the like which operates by supplying external commercial power and executes various control processes necessary for the progress of the game. A plurality of mounted units are arranged at predetermined positions for each function. For example, as units, various control units configured by housing a board on which various control circuits are mounted in a case, a power supply unit configured by housing a board on which a power supply circuit is mounted in a case, and connectors such as electrical There is a relay unit or the like configured by housing a board on which components are mounted in a case.

  In Patent Document 1, as an example, a power supply unit is fixedly attached to a rear portion of a component mounting portion located below a main body frame, and a payout control unit having one end rotatably mounted to the main body frame is a rear portion of the power supply unit. A gaming machine provided with a mounting device for mounting in a predetermined state overlapping with a game machine is disclosed.

JP 2014-161546 A

In the gaming machine described above, when replacing a unit such as a control unit, or when replacing a predetermined mounting state of the unit and replacing other parts, the predetermined mounting state of the unit is released and the unit is released. It is necessary to mount the unit again in a predetermined state after the replacement of parts and components is completed.
However, the operator sometimes forgets to attach the unit such as the control unit to the predetermined state after the replacement of the unit or the part, and the power supply is not attached to the predetermined state. When the power switch of the unit is turned on and the game is started, a malfunction may occur in the gaming machine.

  SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problem, and a game is started when a power switch of a power supply unit is turned on without a mounting target unit such as a control unit being mounted in a predetermined state. A gaming machine having a configuration capable of suppressing such a situation is provided.

As a configuration for solving the above-mentioned problems, the game board, a frame on which the game board is mounted, and a power supply circuit for supplying power to the game board and electric components provided in the frame are mounted. A gaming machine comprising: a power supply unit mounted on a frame, a mounting target unit on which electric components are mounted, and a mounting device for mounting the mounting target unit to the frame in a predetermined state, The mounting device includes a cover that covers an operation portion of a power switch provided in the power supply unit when the mounting target unit is not mounted in the predetermined state.
Further, the attachment target unit is a payout control unit equipped with a payout control circuit that pays out a game ball to a player, and the mounting device includes an engagement piece provided in a case of the payout control unit, A slide lever having an engagement groove slidably provided in a case of the power supply unit and configured to be set to an engagement state with the engagement piece and a non-engagement state with the engagement piece, and to function as the cover part; The slide lever operates the power switch in a state in which the engagement groove and the engagement piece are in the non-engagement state and the dispensing control unit is not mounted in the predetermined state. It is characterized by being constituted so that a part may be covered.
Note that the above summary of the present invention does not list all of the necessary features of the present invention, and individual configurations constituting a feature group can also constitute the present invention.

  According to each of the above-described configurations, after the replacement of the units and components is completed, the power switch of the power supply unit is turned on and the game is started without the mounting target unit such as the control unit being mounted in a predetermined state. The situation can be suppressed.

The schematic perspective view of a pachinko machine. The front view of a game board. The figure which looked at the main body frame in which the power supply unit and the payout control unit were mounted from the back. FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a power supply unit. The perspective view of a payout control unit. (A) is the figure which looked at the slide lever from the back, (a) is the side view of a slide lever. The enlarged view which looked at the predetermined attachment state of the payout control unit from the back. The enlarged view which looked at the state where the engagement of the engagement groove of the attachment device and the engagement piece was released, and the ON / OFF operation button was covered with the slide lever from the back. The perspective view which looked at the predetermined attachment state of the payout control unit from the back. The perspective view which looked at the state where the engagement of the engaging groove of the attachment device and the engaging piece was released, and the ON / OFF operation button was covered with the slide lever from the back. The control block diagram of a pachinko machine.

  Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail through embodiments. However, the following embodiments do not limit the invention according to the claims, and all of the combinations of the features described in the embodiments are solutions of the invention. Is not always required. In the following description, the left-right direction of each part of the pachinko machine will be described in accordance with the front-rear, up-down, left-right directions for a player facing the pachinko machine (see arrows in each drawing).

  As shown in FIG. 1, a pachinko machine 1 as an example of a gaming machine has a vertically rectangular machine frame 2 installed on an island facility of a game arcade, and a hinge mechanism on one side of the machine frame 2 so as to be freely opened and closed. The attached body frame 3, a game board 30 (see FIG. 2) housed and mounted in the body frame 3, and an openable / closable shaft mounted in front of the body frame 3 and arranged at the center. A panel frame 4 having a glass window 4A and a tray 6 provided below the glass window 4A, a handle unit 7 projecting forward from one lower side of the panel frame 4, and upper and lower sides of the panel frame 4. The speaker unit 8 is provided as a main configuration. In a state where the panel frame 4 is closed to the main body frame 3 side, a player sitting in front of the pachinko machine 1 is accommodated in the main body frame 3 through the glass window 4A provided in the panel frame 4. The game area 30A (see FIG. 2) of the game board 30 can be visually recognized.

  An operation mechanism 9 as operation means operable by a player arbitrarily is provided at the center of the tray 6. The operation mechanism 9 includes a circular push button 9A that can be pressed by a player, and a dial 9B that can be rotated by the player around the push button 9A. The operation mechanism 9 is connected to an effect control circuit 270 (see FIG. 11) described later, and signals output from the push buttons 9A and the dial 9B are input to the effect control circuit 270 side. In addition, the bowl 6 is provided with a ball lending button, a return button, and the like. The number of balls to be lent is recorded on a recording medium such as an IC card inserted into a CR unit (not shown) by operating these buttons. Is performed, or the operation of returning the recording medium is executed.

[About the structure of the game board]
As shown in FIG. 2, the game board 30 accommodated in the main body frame 3 has a board surface structure 31 having a front surface forming a board surface 30F of the game board 30, an effect display device 100, a winning device, a display device, and light emission. It has game parts such as a body, nails 24, a windmill 25, and an outlet 69.

A display hole 31H is formed in the center of the board structure 31 so that the player can view the effect display screen 105 of the effect display device 100 from the front of the board structure 31.
The effect display device 100 is provided behind the board surface 30F (the front surface of the board surface constituting body 31A). The effect display device 100 is attached to an attachment (not shown) provided behind the board structure 31A so that the effect display screen 105 is positioned behind the display hole 31H formed in the board structure 31A. By doing so, the player can view the effect display screen 105 through the display hole 31H.
The board surface structure 31 is formed such that the ratio of the area of the opening of the display hole 31H to the area of the board surface 30F is, for example, about 1: 1.

In addition, around the display hole 31H on the board surface 30F side of the board surface structure 31, a game ball guiding wall portion 35, which is one of the front game components, protrudes forward. The game ball guiding wall portion 35 is a wall portion extending so as to surround the upper opening edge of the display hole 31H and the left and right opening edges on the board surface 30F side of the board surface constituting body 31 in a substantially circular shape. When the above-mentioned glass window 4A is closed, the front end of the game ball guiding wall 35 and the glass window 4A approach each other less than the diameter of the game ball, and the inside of the game ball guiding wall 35 surrounds the game. It is considered impossible for the ball to enter.
A light decoration device 70 is attached to the game ball guiding wall 35 surrounding the upper opening edge of the display hole 31H so as to be located below the upper opening edge of the display hole 31H.

  On the game board 30, a game area 30A defined by the board surface 30F of the game board 30, the game ball guiding wall 35, the outer guide 27 and the inner guide 28 is formed. The game area 30A is a space formed between the board surface 30F of the game board 30 and the rear surface of the glass window 4A, in which game balls can flow down. A large number of nails 24 and windmills 25 are planted on the board surface 30F of the game board 30. The nails 24 and the windmills 25 are fired by a firing mechanism (not shown) driven in accordance with the operation of the handle unit 7 by the player, and the game area 30A The game ball that has reached the inside flows down in the game area 30A while being guided irregularly by a large number of nails 24 and windmills 25.

In this embodiment, the game area 30A is roughly divided into a left-handed area EL and a right-handed area ER as shown in FIG. The left hitting area EL is an area on the left side of the left and right center line CL of the game board 30, and the game ball that has reached the left hitting area EL flows down in the game area 30A.
On the other hand, the right-handed area ER is an area on the right side of the left-right center line CL of the game area 30A, and the game ball that has reached the right-handed area ER is slightly wider than the diameter of the game ball and has two or more balls. The game balls flow down the game area 30A one by one through the right-handed passage 36, which cannot flow down.

In the gaming area 30A of the gaming board 30, a first starting component 50, a second starting component 52, a large winning device 60, a general winning component 66, and the like are provided as a prize device. When the game ball enters, a predetermined number of prize balls corresponding to each winning component are paid out to the receiving tray 6.
Also, when a game ball enters the first starting component 50 or the second starting component 52, in addition to the payout of the prize ball, the special prize device 60 is opened to perform a special game that fosters an advantageous state for the player. The main control circuit 240 (see FIG. 11) executes a lottery, such as a lottery regarding the availability of the special game (special figure win / fail lottery) and a lottery determining the mode of the special game. That is, the entry of the game ball into the first starting component 50 or the second starting component 52 is a trigger for receiving the various lotteries.

Hereinafter, the configuration of each winning device will be described.
The first starting component 50 is disposed substantially below the stage 47 provided along the lower opening edge of the display hole 31H at substantially the center in the left-right direction of the game area 30A. The first starting component 50 includes a winning portion projecting forward from the board surface 30F of the gaming board 30 and opening upward, and a first starting port detection switch SW1 (see FIG. 11). The game ball taken in from the (starting port) is detected by the first starting port detection switch SW1 disposed inside.

  As shown in FIG. 11, the first starting port detection switch SW1 is connected to the main control circuit 240, and the main control circuit 240 uses the various lotteries described above based on the detection signal from the first starting port detection switch SW1. The processing and the prize ball payout processing of paying out three prize balls, for example, are executed. In this example, the position of the first starting component 50 is set to a position where only the game balls flowing down the above-described left hitting area EL can enter.

The second starting component 52 is disposed, for example, below the first starting component 50 described above. The second starting component 52 protrudes forward from the board surface 30F of the game board 30 and has a winning portion 52A opening upward, a second starting port detection switch SW2 (see FIG. 11), and opening and closing operations on the left and right of the winning portion 52A. And an opening / closing body 53 provided in the main body. The game ball that has entered the winning section 52A is detected by a second starting port detection switch SW2 disposed inside.
As shown in FIG. 11, the second starting port detection switch SW2 is connected to the main control circuit 240, and the main control circuit 240 performs various kinds of lottery processing based on the detection signal from the second starting port detection switch SW2. Alternatively, a prize ball payout process of paying out three prize balls, for example, is executed.

  The opening / closing body 53 is a wing-shaped member that can be brought into a closed state and an open state by driving a solenoid SOL1 (see FIG. 11) disposed on the rear side of the board-side structure body 31. Only in a certain case, the game ball can enter the winning section 52A of the second starting component 52.

  A pass gate 58 is provided in the right strike region ER. The passage gate 58 is a gate-shaped game component having an open top and bottom, and stores a gate detection switch SW3 (see FIG. 11) therein. The game ball that has passed through the passage gate 58 is detected by the gate detection switch SW3. The main control circuit 240 executes various kinds of lottery regarding whether or not the opening / closing body 53 can be opened when the detection signal is input from the gate detection switch SW3.

  Next, the special winning device 60 will be outlined. As shown in FIG. 2, the special winning device 60 is a winning device disposed below the right-handed area ER. As shown by the broken line in the figure, the special winning device 60 includes a special winning opening 60A formed as a ball opening that opens upward, and an opening / closing body 65 that closes or opens the special winning opening 60A. . The opening / closing body 65 is a member that opens and closes in the front-rear direction of the game board 30 by driving the solenoid SOL2 (see FIG. 11). In a state where the opening / closing body 65 projects forward and closes the special winning opening 60A, the game ball flows down the downstream of the gaming area 30A without entering the special winning opening 60A. On the other hand, in a state where the special game described later is executed and the opening / closing body 65 is immersed rearward to open the special winning opening 60A, the game ball enters the special winning opening 60A, and the special winning prize arranged therein is provided. After being detected by the mouth detection switch SW4 (see FIG. 11), it is discharged outside the machine. The special winning opening detection switch SW4 is connected to the main control circuit 240. On the main control circuit 240 side, based on the input of the detection signal from the special winning opening detection switch SW4, for example, a prize for paying out 15 prize balls. Execute the ball payout process. The position of the large prize winning device 60 having the above configuration is a position where only the game ball hit into the right hitting area ER can enter, the game ball flows down the right hitting area ER, and during the special game In this case, the ball can enter the special winning opening 60A only when the opening / closing body 65 is performing the opening operation.

  The general winning part 66 is a member arranged on the lower left side of the game board 30 and includes a plurality of general winning openings 66a having an upper opening and a general winning opening detection switch SW5 (see FIG. 11). The game ball entered from the general winning opening 66a is detected by a general winning opening detection switch SW5 housed therein. The general winning opening detection switch SW5 is connected to the main control circuit 240, and the main control circuit 240 executes a prize ball payout process of paying out three prize balls in response to a detection signal from the general winning opening detection switch SW5. I do. A game ball that has not entered any of the above-mentioned winning devices enters the out port 69 and is discharged out of the machine via a discharge passage (not shown) communicating with the out port 69.

The effect display device 100 is provided with an effect display screen 105 such as a liquid crystal display screen. The effect display screen 105 is a liquid crystal display device capable of variably displaying numbers 1 to 8 and effect symbols including a specific character and the like. is there.
On the effect display screen 105 of the effect display device 100, in addition to the effect design, various fluctuating effects expressed by images and moving images, which are also referred to as notice effects or reach effects, are displayed along with the fluctuating display of the effect symbols. Generally, the user enjoys the game while visually recognizing the variable display displayed on the effect display screen 105 and the variable effect.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the main body frame 3 as a frame on which the game board 30 is mounted includes a frame 3A forming a rectangular opening capable of accommodating the game board 30, and a component located below the frame 3A. And a mounting portion 3B.

  The frame 3A has a frame shape including a lower frame 3a, a left frame 3b, a right frame 3c, and an upper frame 3d. The upper surface of the lower frame 3a is in contact with the lower surface of the game board 30, and a plurality of guide ribs (not shown) for facilitating pushing backward when the game board 30 is accommodated, and the game board in a state where the game board 30 is housed. An unillustrated discharge derivative or the like corresponding to the out port 69 formed in the projection 30 projects upward.

  At the rear part of the left frame 3b, a game ball projected from the ball supply tank 80 protruding rearward along the vertical direction of the left frame 3b and disposed on the rear surface of the upper frame 3d is provided to the player. A payout unit 81 to pay out is mounted. The payout unit 81 rotates by driving a payout motor 252 (see FIG. 11) and an internal passage (not shown) extending in the vertical direction while meandering in the front-rear direction. And a payout mechanism such as a counting sensor for detecting a game ball paid out by the sprocket. The payout operation by the payout unit 81 is performed by a payout control circuit 250 (see FIG. 11). It is executed by the processing of.

  The component mounting portion 3B of the main body frame 3 is a horizontally long rectangular board-like region that extends below the lower frame 3a, and has a front surface provided with a mounting portion for mounting a firing mechanism (not shown).

  As shown in FIG. 3, units such as a power supply unit 300 and a payout control unit 400 are mounted behind the component mounting portion 3B of the main body frame 3.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the power supply unit 300 includes electric parts constituting a power supply circuit, parts not shown such as a power switch and a wiring connector, a not-shown power supply board on which these parts are mounted, and a case 301. Is provided.

The case 301 of the power supply unit 300 is fixed to the rear portion of the component mounting portion 3B by a fixing unit (not shown) in a state where the front surface of the case 301 contacts the rear portion of the component mounting portion 3B and extends in the left-right direction of the main body frame 3. It will be in the attached state. For example, the case 301 of the power supply unit 300 is formed in a rectangular parallelepiped shape having a housing portion in which the power supply board is housed and fixed, and the right end (one short side) 302 side is parallel to the rotation center axis parallel to the right frame 3c. Alternatively, the left end (the other short side) 303 side is a rotation center axis parallel to the left frame 3b, and is rotatable via the rotation center axis (for example, a rotation center axis by a hinge or a rotation center axis by insertion). The case 301 is rotated so that the front surface of the case 301 comes into contact with the rear portion of the component mounting portion 3B and extends in the left-right direction of the main body frame 3 and is fixed to the rear portion of the component mounting portion 3B (not shown). The front of the case 301 contacts the rear of the component mounting portion 3B and extends in the left-right direction of the main body frame 3 without being fixed by means or rotatable. rear Are fixed by fixing means, not shown in the.
On the rear surface on the right end 302 side of the case 301 of the power supply unit 300, a slide having an upper engagement groove 387 which engages with an upper engagement piece 405 and a lower engagement groove 395 which engages with a lower engagement piece 406 described later. A lever 370 is provided (see FIG. 6).

  As shown in FIG. 5, the payout control unit 400 is a unit to be mounted which is mounted in a predetermined state by a mounting device 500 described later, and the payout control unit 400 includes an electric component configuring the payout control circuit 250 and a wiring. A component such as a connector, not shown, a dispensing board not shown on which these components are mounted, and a case 401 are provided.

The case 401 of the dispensing control unit 400 is formed in a rectangular parallelepiped shape having an accommodating portion in which the dispensing substrate is accommodated and fixed, and has a left end 402 (one short side) parallel to the rotation axis of the left frame 3b. The case 301 is configured to be rotatable via the rotation center axis (for example, the rotation center axis by insertion or the rotation center axis by a hinge), and the front surface of the case 301 contacts the rear part of the component mounting portion 3B to form the main body frame 3. In a mountable state rotated so as to be elongated in the left-right direction, the power supply unit 300 can be mounted in a predetermined state by a mounting device 500 described later.
On the right end 403 (the other short side) of the case 401 of the payout control unit 400, an upper engagement piece 405 and a lower engagement piece 406 protruding from the end surface of the right end 403 are provided.

  In the embodiment, a mounting device 500 (FIG. 10) for mounting the case 401 of the payout control unit 400 in a predetermined state to the case 301 of the power supply unit 300 mounted on the component mounting portion 3B of the main body frame 3 in which the game board 30 is accommodated. 7). The attachment device 500 includes an engagement piece (an upper engagement piece 405 and a lower engagement piece 406 (see FIGS. 5, 8, and 10)) provided on a case 401 of the payout control unit 400, and a power supply unit 300. An engagement groove (upper engagement) that is slidably provided on the case 301 and can be set to an engagement state with an engagement piece (see FIGS. 7 and 9) and a non-engagement state (see FIGS. 8 and 10). And a slide lever 370 (see FIG. 6) having a groove 387 and a lower engagement groove 395 (see FIG. 6). When the slide lever 370 is disengaged, that is, the mounting device 500 When the case 401 of the payout control unit 400 is not attached to the case 301 of the power supply unit 300 in the non-attached state, the slide lever 370 serves as an operation unit of a power switch provided on the power supply unit 300. It is configured to cover the turnoff operation button 308 from the rear. This makes it difficult to operate the on / off operation button 308 in the non-attached state. Therefore, it is necessary to confirm that the case 401 of the payout control unit 400 is not attached to the case 301 of the power supply unit 300 in a predetermined state by the attaching device 500. Can be noticed by the person, and forgetting to attach the payout control unit 400 can be prevented. Therefore, it is possible to suppress a situation in which the power switch of the power supply unit 300 is turned on and the game is started without the payout control unit 400 being attached in a predetermined state.

As shown in FIG. 4, a rear surface on the right end 302 side of the case 301 is formed on a vertical rear central surface 304, an upper rear surface 305, and a lower rear surface 306, and the central rear surface 304 is formed on the upper rear surface 305. And lower rear surface 306.
A slide rail 350 is formed on the central rear surface 304 so as to extend in the vertical direction, and a slide lever 370 is attached to the slide rail 350 so as to be movable in the vertical direction (FIG. 7; See FIG. 8).
An opening 307 is formed in the upper rear surface 305 located forward of the center rear surface 304, and the on / off operation button 308 of the power switch projects rearward of the upper rear surface 305 through the opening 307. It is configured to be.
That is, the on / off operation button 308 of the power switch is located forward of the rear surface 304 on the center side in the vertical direction, and the slide lever 370 is configured to be movable to a position behind the on / off operation button 308.
Therefore, when the slide lever 370 moves to a position behind the on / off operation button 308, the slide lever 370 is in a state of covering the on / off operation button 308 from behind (see FIGS. 8 and 10).

As shown in FIG. 6, the slide lever 370 includes a rectangular plate-shaped slide substrate 371, a regulating member provided to protrude from a rear surface (one plate surface) 372 of the slide substrate 371, and left and right sides of the slide substrate 371. And an engaging body provided on the side (both long sides).
As the regulating body, an upper regulating body 373 provided above the slide board 371 (one end in the longitudinal direction) and a lower regulating body 374 provided below the slide board 371 (the other end in the longitudinal direction) are provided. Prepare.
As the engagement body, a right engagement body 375 provided on the right side (one long side side) of the slide board 371, a left engagement body 376 provided on the left side (the other long side side) of the slide board 371, A front lower engagement body 378 is provided on the lower side (the other end in the longitudinal direction) of the slide substrate 371 so as to protrude from the front surface (the other plate surface) 377 of the slide substrate 371.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the slide rail 350 includes a right slide rail 351 for guiding the right long side of the slide board 371 and a left slide rail 352 for guiding the left long side of the slide board 371.

  The upper regulating body 373 of the slide lever 370 includes an upper wall 381 protruding along the upper edge of the through hole 380 from a rear surface 372 on the upper edge side of the rectangular through hole 380 formed to penetrate the slide substrate 371. A right wall 382 protruding from a rear surface 372 on the right edge side of the through hole 380 along the right edge of the through hole 380; a rear wall 383 extending from the upper wall 381 and the right wall 382 to face the through hole 380; This configuration includes a lower wall 384 and a left wall 385 extending from the lower wall 383. An upper engagement piece insertion opening 386 is formed between the lower wall 384 and the rear surface 372 of the slide substrate 371, and is formed between the left wall 385 and the rear surface 372 of the slide substrate 371. The upper engaging groove 387 formed in the upper engaging groove 387 continuous with the engaging piece insertion port 386 and the upper engaging piece 405 provided in the case 401 of the dispensing control unit 400 passes through the upper engaging groove 386. 387 and engages with the upper engagement groove 387 (see FIG. 7).

  The lower regulating body 374 of the slide lever 370 includes an upper wall 391 protruding along the upper edge from a rear surface 372 of an upper edge side of a rectangular through hole 390 formed to penetrate the slide substrate 371, and a through hole 390. A right wall 392 protruding from the rear surface 372 of the upper edge side along the upper edge, and a rear wall 393 extending from the upper wall 391 and the right wall 392 and facing the through hole 390 are provided. A lower engagement piece insertion opening 394 is formed between the lower edge of the rear wall 393 and the rear surface 372 of the slide board 371, and is formed between the left edge of the rear wall 393 and the rear face 372 of the slide board 371. An opening is formed in the lower engagement groove 395 that is continuous with the lower engagement piece insertion port 394, and a lower engagement piece 406 described later is inserted into the lower engagement groove 395 via the lower engagement piece insertion port 394. Then, it engages with the lower engagement groove 395 (see FIG. 7).

  The right engaging body 375 of the slide lever 370 is formed with a through hole 321 formed to extend along the right end face 320 at the center in the vertical direction on the right end face 320 side of the slide board 371, and the right end face 320 and the through hole. 321, and a convex portion 323 protruding from the right end surface 320 of the elastic plate portion 322 toward the right slide rail 351. The convex portion 323 is formed, for example, in an arc-shaped convex portion. The through hole 321 is formed so that the upper and lower sides are wide in the left-right direction, the center in the vertical direction is narrow in the left and right direction, and a portion corresponding to the convex part 323 is formed in a shape along the convex part 323. By doing so, the convex portion 323 of the elastic plate portion 322 is configured to be easily deformed in the left-right direction.

  The left engaging body 376 of the slide lever 370 has a through hole 326 formed at the center in the vertical direction on the left end surface 325 side of the slide substrate 371 so as to extend along the left end surface 325, and the left end surface 325 and the through hole The elastic plate portion 327 is formed between the elastic plate portion 326 and the convex portion 328 protruding from the left end surface 325 of the elastic plate portion 327 toward the left slide rail 352. The projection 328 is formed, for example, as a triangular projection. The through-hole 326 is formed so that the upper and lower sides are wide in the left-right direction, the center in the vertical direction is narrow in the left-right direction, and a portion corresponding to the convex part 328 is formed in a shape along the convex part 328. By doing so, the projection 328 of the elastic plate portion 327 is configured to be easily deformed in the left-right direction.

  The right slide rail 351 of the slide rail 350 has a right opposing wall surface 353 facing the right end surface 320 of the slide substrate 371, and an opposing regulating plate 354 (see FIG. 8) opposing a rear surface 372 of the slide substrate 371 on the right end surface 320 side. The opposing regulating plate 355 (see FIG. 8) opposing the front surface 377 of the slide substrate 371 on the right end surface 320 side, and the opposing surface protruding from the wall surface 356 extending forward from the right opposing wall surface 353 and opposing the front surface 377 of the slide substrate 371. A plate 357 (see FIG. 6B), and a slide lever elevation restriction stopper 379 formed to protrude rearward from the opposing plate 357 and engage with the front lower engagement body 378.

An upper engaging portion 358 and a lower engaging portion 359 that engage with the right engaging body 375 are provided on the right facing wall surface 353.
The upper engaging portion 358 and the lower engaging portion 359 are formed of two convex portions 360, 360 and two convex portions 360, 360 protruding from the right facing wall surface 353 toward the right end surface 320 of the slide board 371. And an engaging concave portion 361 between them.

  The left slide rail 352 of the slide rail 350 includes a left facing wall surface 362 facing the left end surface 325 of the slide board 371, a facing regulation plate 354 facing the rear face 372 of the slide board 371 (see FIG. 8), and a slide board 371. An opposing regulating plate 355 (see FIG. 8) opposing the front surface 377 is provided.

  The left facing wall surface 362 includes an upper wall surface 363 and a lower wall surface 364 having different facing distances from the right facing wall surface 353 of the right slide rail 351, a step surface 365 serving as a boundary between the upper wall surface 363 and the lower wall surface 364, and a vicinity of the boundary. The configuration includes a convex portion 366 protruding from the upper wall surface 363 and an engaging concave portion 367 formed between the step surface 365 and the convex portion 366. The step surface 365 is formed, for example, in a horizontal plane.

  The distance A between the right facing wall 353 of the right slide rail 351 and the upper wall 363 of the left facing wall 362 of the left slide rail 352 is determined by the distance between the tip of the protrusion 360 of the right engaging member 375 of the slide lever 370 and the left. It is formed in a size corresponding to the distance between the protrusion 328 of the united body 376 and the tip. In addition, the distance between the right facing wall 353 of the right slide rail 351 and the lower wall 364 of the left facing wall 362 of the left slide rail 352 is obtained by subtracting the length of the protrusion 328 from the distance A between the faces. It is formed in a dimension corresponding to the distance.

  Therefore, when the tip of the convex portion 328 of the left engaging member 376 moves vertically on the upper wall surface 363 of the left slide rail 352, the slide lever 370 moves vertically and the slide lever 370 moves from top to bottom. At this time, the convex portion 328 rides over the convex portion 366 and engages with the engaging concave portion 367, and the downward movement of the convex portion 328 is regulated by the step surface 365, and the right engaging member of the slide lever 370. The slide lever 370 is locked at the lower position by the protrusion 323 of 375 getting over the protrusion 360 of the lower engagement portion 359 and engaging with the engagement recess 361.

  When the slide lever 370 moves upward from the locked state at the lower position, the protrusion 328 of the left engaging body 376 of the slide lever 370 rides over the protrusion 366 of the left slide rail 352, and The protrusion 323 of the right engagement member 375 rides over the protrusion 360 of the lower engagement portion 359 of the left slide rail 352, the slide lever 370 moves upward, and the protrusion of the right engagement member 375 of the slide lever 370. The slide lever 370 is locked at the upper position by the 323 getting over the convex portion 360 of the upper engaging portion 358 and engaging with the engaging concave portion 361. Further, in a state where the slide lever 370 is locked in the upper position, the front lower engagement body 378 collides with the slide lever rise restriction stopper 379, and the upward movement of the slide lever 370 is restricted (the imagination in FIG. 6). (See the front lower engagement body 378 shown by the line).

  Therefore, the power supply unit 300 is fixedly attached to the rear part of the component mounting part 3B, and the payout control unit 400 is rotated to bring the front part of the case 401 of the payout control unit 400 into contact with the rear part of the case 301 of the power supply unit 300. By moving the slide lever 370 of the power supply unit 300 downward after the mountable state, the upper engagement piece 405 is inserted into the upper engagement groove 387 through the upper engagement piece insertion opening 386 of the slide lever 370. And the lower engagement piece 406 is inserted into the lower engagement groove 395 through the lower engagement piece insertion opening 394 of the slide lever 370 to engage with the lower engagement groove 395. By this, the backward rotation of the payout control unit 400 via the rotation center axis of the payout control unit 400 is regulated, and the payout control unit 40 There is attached to a predetermined state to the power unit 300. That is, the case 301 of the power supply unit 300 and the case 401 of the dispensing control unit 400 are configured such that the engaging groove (the upper engaging groove 387 and the lower engaging groove 395) and the engaging piece (the upper engaging piece 405 and the The predetermined mounting state is established by being engaged (locked) with the lower engagement piece 406), and the predetermined mounting state is maintained.

  Further, when the payout control unit 400 is replaced, or when a predetermined mounting state of the payout control unit 400 is released and other components are replaced, the payout control unit 400 is attached to the power supply unit 300 by the mounting device 500. In this state, the slide lever 370 is moved upward to release the engagement between the upper engagement piece 405 and the upper engagement groove 387 and the engagement between the lower engagement piece 406 and the lower engagement groove 395. Accordingly, the rotation of the payout control unit 400 via the rotation center axis of the payout control unit 400 is permitted, and the payout control unit 400 is in a removable state.

In the embodiment, when the dispensing control unit 400 is replaced, or when a predetermined mounting state of the dispensing control unit 400 is released and other components are replaced, the sliding lever 370 is moved upward to move the dispensing control unit 400 upward and downward. When the engagement between the mating grooves 387, 395 and the upper and lower engaging pieces 405, 406 is released and the slide lever 370 is locked at the upper position, the upper regulating body 373 as a cover of the slide lever 370 is used as a power supply. The operator operates the on / off operation button 308 because the switch is located behind the on / off operation button 308 as an operation unit of the switch so that the on / off operation button 308 is covered when viewed from behind. This makes it difficult for the worker to notice that the payout control unit 400 is not attached. Mounting forget payout control unit 400 will be able to prevent. In other words, the upper regulating body 373 of the slide lever 370 is located behind the on / off operation button 308 of the power switch so as to cover the on / off operation button 308. It becomes possible to notify that the user has forgotten to attach the unit 400.
Therefore, a situation in which the power switch is turned on and the game is started while forgetting to attach the payout control unit 400 can be suppressed, and the game is started while forgetting to attach the payout control unit 400. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the occurrence of a trouble.

[Internal configuration of pachinko machine]
FIG. 11 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a control unit that controls the pachinko machine 1. As shown in the drawing, the pachinko machine 1 mainly includes a main control circuit 240 for controlling a basic operation of the entire game, a payout control circuit 250 for mainly controlling a prize ball payout operation, and mainly controls a launch of the game ball. And an effect control circuit 260 for controlling the effect display device 100, the speaker unit 8, the illuminant 57 such as an LED, and an accessory device (not shown).

  The main control circuit 240 includes a (main) CPU 240a, a (main) ROM 240b, and a (main) RAM 240c. The CPU 240a reads a program stored in the ROM 240b in advance in response to an input from each detection switch and a timer. The first special symbol display device disposed outside the game area 30A of the game board 30 and the above-mentioned solenoids SOL1 and SOL2 connected to the main control circuit 240 by performing arithmetic processing according to the program. Display devices such as 35A, a second special symbol display device 35B, a first special symbol hold display device 36A, a second special symbol hold display device 36B, a normal symbol display device 37, and a normal symbol hold display device 38 (FIG. 2, FIG. 11), and various commands are transmitted to other control circuits. At this time, the RAM 240c functions as a work area when the CPU 240a performs arithmetic processing, and temporarily stores various data and commands necessary for the arithmetic.

  The payout control circuit 250 and the effect control circuit 270 are connected to the main control circuit 240. The payout control circuit 250 is a microcomputer including a CPU, a ROM, and a RAM (not shown), like the main control circuit 240, and is connected to the main control circuit 240 so as to be capable of one-way communication. An external information output terminal board 251 is connected to the payout control circuit 250. The external information output terminal board 251 transmits various information relating to the progress of the game output from the main control circuit 240 (CPU 240a) and the payout control circuit 250 (payout CPU) to a host computer provided in a shop where the pachinko machine 1 is installed. Send to

  The payout control circuit 250 is connected to a payout motor 252 for paying out prize balls to the player, and a prize ball number counting switch 253. The payout control circuit 250 controls the payout motor 252 so as to pay out a predetermined number of prize balls based on the prize ball number information included in the payout command transmitted from the main control circuit 240. The prize balls paid out by the drive of the payout motor 252 are detected by the prize ball count switch 253, and the payout control circuit 250 determines whether the appropriate prize ball number has been paid out. In addition, the payout control circuit 250 also detects a full tank detection switch that detects that an allowable number or more of game balls are stored in the receiving tray 6, and detects that the door of the main body frame 3 is open. Various switches such as a door open detection switch are connected.

  The launch control circuit 260 includes a touch sensor 261 mounted in the handle unit 7, a launch volume 262, a ball feed motor 263 for feeding game balls stored in the receiving tray 6 into a launch mechanism (not shown), and a launch mechanism. The stored ball launching motor 264 is connected, and the launch control circuit 260 responds to the operation amount of the handle unit 7 by the player on condition that the launch control circuit 250 allows the launch and the input from the touch sensor 261. The ball firing motor 264 is controlled based on the input signal from the changing firing volume 262, and the game balls stored in the tray 6 are launched into the game area 30A with a predetermined firing force.

The effect control circuit 270 controls various effects during the progress of the game or during standby.
The effect control circuit 270 includes a (sub) CPU 270a, a (sub) ROM 270b, and a (sub) RAM 270c, and communicates with the main control circuit 240 only from the main control circuit 240 to the effect control circuit 270 (one-way). Communication). The effect control circuit 270 reads a program stored in advance in the ROM 270b based on various commands relating to effects transmitted from the main control circuit 240 and an input signal from an internal timer, and performs arithmetic processing according to the program. The control of the effect display device 100 connected to the effect control circuit 270, the control of the movable body effect of an accessory device (not shown), and the sound for outputting sounds such as music and sound effects during the game from the speaker unit 8 The output control and the light emission control for causing the light emitting bodies 57 such as LEDs arranged in various places such as the light decoration device 70, the game board 30 and the panel frame 4 to emit light in various patterns are executed. At this time, the RAM 270c functions as a work area during the arithmetic processing of the CPU 270a, and temporarily holds various data, commands, and the like necessary for the arithmetic.

  The effect control circuit 270 is connected to the CPU 270a, receives various commands related to image display transmitted from the CPU 270a, and displays a variety of images on the effect display screen 105, and the image display processing. It has hardware necessary for various controls, such as a VRAM for temporarily storing various data and the like necessary for the inside, a voice synthesis LSI for voice control, and the like. The effect control circuit 270 is connected to the above-described operation mechanism 9 that can be arbitrarily operated by the player. For example, the control unit 270 executes each of the above-described controls in accordance with the operation timing of the operation mechanism 9. It is possible to express a predetermined effect in accordance with the operation timing of.

Hereinafter, the flow of the game of the pachinko machine 1 having the above configuration will be outlined.
When a game ball flowing down in the game area 30A by the player's operation of the handle unit 7 enters the above-described first starting component 50 or second starting component 52, the main control circuit 240 performs a special game (so-called big hit game). Various kinds of lotteries, such as a special figure winning / rejecting lottery related to the execution possibility, a lottery for determining the type of special symbol, and a lottery for determining a variation pattern of the special symbol are executed.
Then, when the result of the special figure winning / rejecting lottery is “hit” in the lottery, a special game is performed in which the above-mentioned large winning device 60 is opened to facilitate the entry of game balls.

  In the embodiment, the example in which the slide rail 350 and the slide lever 370 are provided on the case 301 of the power supply unit 300 has been described. However, for example, the slide rail is provided on a support plate (not shown) attached to the main body frame 3. A payout control unit as a unit to be mounted by adopting a structure in which a slide lever is provided on a slide rail and a structure including a mounting device for engaging an engagement groove of the slide lever with an engagement piece of the payout control unit 400 400 is configured to be mounted in a predetermined state with respect to the main body frame 3 as a frame on which the game board 30 is mounted, and when the payout control unit 400 is not mounted in the predetermined state, a part of the slide rail is A cover for covering an on / off operation button 308 as an operation unit of a power switch provided in the power supply unit 300; It may be configured to function. Even with such a configuration, the power switch of the power supply unit 300 is turned on after the completion of the replacement of the payout control unit 400 and the parts without the payout control unit 400 being attached in a predetermined state, and the game is started. Such a situation can be suppressed, and it is possible to prevent the occurrence of troubles caused by starting the game while forgetting to attach the payout control unit 400.

  Further, in the embodiment, the example in which the unit to be attached to the case 301 of the power supply unit 300 in a predetermined state by the attachment device 500 is the payout control unit 400 is described. May be a control unit other than the payout control unit 400, a relay unit, or the like. Even in this case, the power switch of the power supply unit 300 is turned on and the game is started after the replacement of the attachment target unit or the component is completed without the attachment target unit being attached in a predetermined state. Such a situation can be suppressed, and it is possible to prevent the occurrence of troubles caused by starting the game while forgetting to attach the attachment target unit.

  As described above, the present invention has been described based on the embodiments. However, the technical scope of the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and various changes and improvements can be made by combining the embodiments. It is clear to the trader. It is apparent from the description of the claims that the embodiments in which such various changes and improvements are made can be included in the technical scope of the present invention.

1 Pachinko machine (game machine), 3 main frame (frame), 30 game board,
250 payout control circuit, 300 power supply unit,
308 ON / OFF operation button (operation part of power switch),
370 slide lever, 400 payout control unit (attachment target unit),
373 upper regulating body (cover portion), 387 upper engaging groove (engaging groove),
395 lower engagement groove (engagement groove), 405 upper engagement piece (engagement piece),
406 Lower engagement piece (engagement piece), 500 Mounting device.

Claims (2)

A game board, a frame on which the game board is mounted, a power supply unit mounted on the frame by mounting a power supply circuit for supplying power to the game board and electric components provided on the frame, A gaming machine comprising: a mounting target unit on which components are mounted; and a mounting device for mounting the mounting target unit to the frame in a predetermined state,
The gaming machine, wherein the mounting device includes a cover that covers an operation unit of a power switch provided in the power supply unit when the mounting target unit is not mounted in the predetermined state. The attachment target unit is a payout control unit equipped with a payout control circuit that pays out a game ball to a player,
The attachment device is provided with an engagement piece provided on a case of the payout control unit, and is provided slidably on a case of the power supply unit to be in an engagement state with the engagement piece and a non-engagement state with the engagement piece. A slide lever having an engagement groove that can be set to and functioning as the cover portion,
In a state where the engagement groove and the engagement piece are in the non-engagement state and the dispensing control unit is not attached in the predetermined state, the slide lever covers the operation unit of the power switch. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the gaming machine is configured.

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