JP7184107B2 - game machine - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a game machine such as a pachinko machine.

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, game machines such as pachinko machines are provided with various electric devices such as winning detection switches and variable winning devices, and various control boards for performing various controls related to games.

In a pachinko machine, various control boards are electrically connected to each other and various control boards and various electric devices are electrically connected by cables directly or via relay boards or the like.

Normally, the control board and the relay board are mounted in a state of being housed in a case member called a board box. The board box has openings corresponding to the terminals (hereinafter referred to as board-side connectors) provided on the internal board. , a connector on the cable side is detachably connected (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

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However, depending on the configuration of the board box, it may affect the cables and the like.

Such a problem is inherent in not only pachinko machines but also other gaming machines such as slot machines.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the problems exemplified above, and its object is to provide a game machine capable of reducing the influence on cables and the like.

In order to achieve the above object, the gaming machine according to the present invention
A gaming machine that performs a lottery based on a predetermined opportunity and generates a special game state advantageous to a player when a winning result is obtained by the lottery,
Equipped with a board box containing a control board,
The board box includes a front wall portion arranged to face the mounting surface of the control board on which various electronic components are mounted, a rear wall portion arranged to face the back surface of the control board, and A game machine having a substantially box-like shape and having a peripheral wall portion arranged opposite to the peripheral edge portion end face of a control board,
A chamfered portion inclined with respect to the peripheral wall portion and the front wall portion at a connection portion between the peripheral wall portion and the front wall portion in a predetermined longitudinal section of the peripheral wall portion on the side adjacent to the other substrate box in the substrate box. is formed and
A first cable is arranged through between the board box and the other board box in the predetermined section in the longitudinal direction,
on the front wall side of the substrate box,
a base portion projecting from a mounting portion capable of mounting fixing means for fixing a second cable different from the first cable at a position different from the formation position of the chamfered portion in the longitudinal direction;
The mounting portion has a frame portion formed to protrude outside the base portion and open on a side not facing the chamfered portion ,
The gist of this is that the fixing means is configured to be attachable by inserting it into the attachment portion projecting outside the base portion from the opening side of the frame portion .

According to the gaming machine of the present invention, an excellent effect of reducing the influence on cables and the like is exhibited.

It is a front view showing a pachinko machine in one embodiment. 1 is a perspective view of a pachinko machine; FIG. It is a perspective view which shows the state which opened the inner frame and the front frame set. It is a front view which shows the structure of an inner frame and a game board. It is a back view which shows the structure of a game board. It is a rear view showing the configuration of the pachinko machine. It is a rear view of the decorative design display device and the display control device showing a state where the sub-control device is placed. FIG. 4 is a rear view of the game board showing a state in which various harnesses are wired; 3 is a block diagram showing an electrical configuration; FIG. FIG. 4 is a plan view showing the harness sealing unit with the sealing member removed from the base member; FIG. 4 is a rear view showing the harness sealing unit with the sealing member removed from the base member; FIG. 4 is a side view showing the harness sealing unit with the sealing member removed from the base member; FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the harness sealing unit in a state in which the sealing member is removed from the base member, as seen from a diagonally upper front position on the front side; FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the harness sealing unit in a state in which the sealing member is removed from the base member, as viewed from a rear oblique upper position on the front side; FIG. 4 is a plan view showing the harness sealing unit in which the base member and the sealing member are assembled; FIG. 4 is a rear view showing the harness sealing unit in which the base member and the sealing member are assembled; FIG. 4 is a side view showing the harness sealing unit in which the base member and the sealing member are assembled; FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the harness sealing unit in a state where the base member and the sealing member are assembled together, viewed from a front obliquely upper position on the front side; FIG. 10 is a perspective view of the harness sealing unit in which the base member and the sealing member are assembled together, viewed from a rear oblique upper position on the front side; FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the harness sealing unit in which the base member and the sealing member are assembled together, as seen from the front diagonally downward position on the back side; FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the harness sealing unit in which the base member and the sealing member are assembled together, viewed from the rear diagonally downward position on the back side; It is a figure explaining the sealing procedure of harness, (a) is a perspective view which shows the state before assembly|attachment of a harness sealing unit and an attachment part, (b) is the top view, (c) is its rear view. It is a figure explaining the sealing procedure of harness, (a) is a perspective view which shows the state after assembly|attachment of a harness sealing unit and an attachment part, (b) is the top view, (c) is its rear view. It is a figure explaining the sealing procedure of harness, (a) is a perspective view which shows the harness sealing unit and attachment part of the state which arranged harness, (b) is the top view, (c) ) is its rear view. It is a figure explaining the sealing procedure of harness, (a) is a perspective view which shows the harness sealing unit and attachment part after harness sealing, (b) is the top view, (c) is It is a rear view thereof. FIG. 8 is a partial cross-sectional view along the line KK of FIG. 7 showing the harness sealing unit and the mounting portion, (a) showing the state before harness sealing, and (b) showing the state during the harness sealing process; FIG. 4C is a diagram showing a state after the harness is sealed, and FIG. 4D is a diagram showing a state after the harness is unsealed. It is a perspective view of a sub-control device, a decorative pattern display device, and a display control device showing a state in which a harness sealing unit according to another embodiment is removed. FIG. 28 is a partial cross-sectional view along line JJ of FIG. 27 for explaining a harness sealing unit according to another embodiment;

As described above, conventionally, gaming machines such as pachinko machines are provided with various electrical devices such as winning detection switches and variable winning devices, and various control boards for performing various controls related to games.

In a pachinko machine, various control boards are electrically connected to each other, and various control boards and various electric devices are electrically connected by harnesses directly or through relay boards or the like.

Normally, the control board and the relay board are mounted in a state of being housed in a case member called a board box. The board box has openings corresponding to the terminals (hereinafter referred to as board-side connectors) provided on the internal board. , a connector of the harness (hereinafter referred to as a harness-side connector) is detachably connected (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

However, in recent years, fraudulent acts such as so-called "hanging", in which a harness-side connector is detached from a board-side connector and an illicit device is connected to the harness-side connector or the board-side connector, have become a problem. .

Such a problem is inherent in not only pachinko machines but also other gaming machines such as slot machines.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the problems exemplified above, and an object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine capable of deterring cheating.

[First Embodiment]
An embodiment of a pachinko gaming machine (hereinafter simply referred to as "pachinko machine") will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings. Here, FIG. 1 is a front view of the pachinko machine 10, and FIG. 2 is a perspective view. Moreover, FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a state in which the inner frame 12 and the front frame set 14 are opened. However, in FIG. 3, for the sake of convenience, nails and accessories arranged on the surface of the game board 30 and the glass unit 137 attached to the front frame set 14 are omitted.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the pachinko machine 10 is provided with an outer frame 11 forming the outer shell of the pachinko machine 10. An inner frame 12 is supported on one side of the outer frame 11 so as to be openable and closable. ing. The outer frame 11 is made of, for example, wooden plate members, and is formed in a rectangular shape as a whole.

An upper hinge 81 and a lower hinge 82 are provided on the left side of the outer frame 11 . The upper and lower portions of the inner frame 12 are rotatably supported by the upper hinge 81 and the lower hinge 82, thereby supporting the inner frame 12 so as to be openable and closable. Although not shown for the sake of convenience, a pair of upper and lower receiving metal fittings are attached to the right side of the outer frame 11 to engage an engaging member of a locking device 600, which will be described later. Further, a resin panel decoration 85 is attached to the lower portion of the outer frame 11 .

The opening/closing axis of the inner frame 12 is set vertically along the left side of the pachinko machine 10 when viewed from the front of the pachinko machine 10 as described above, and the inner frame 12 can be opened forward with this opening/closing axis as the axis. there is The inner frame 12 is mainly composed of a blue resin base 38 having a rectangular outer shape, and a substantially elliptical window hole 39 is formed in the central portion of the resin base 38 .

A front frame set 14 is attached to the front side of the inner frame 12 so that it can be opened and closed. As with the inner frame 12, the front frame set 14 can be opened forward with an opening/closing axis set along the top and bottom on the left side of the pachinko machine 10 as viewed from the front.

The front frame set 14 has a rectangular outer shape like the inner frame 12, and covers substantially the entire front side of the inner frame 12 in the closed state. A substantially elliptical window portion 101 is formed in the central portion of the front frame set 14 . Thereby, the game board 30 (game area) attached to the rear surface of the inner frame 12 can be visually recognized from the outside through the window portion 101 of the front frame set 14 and the window hole 39 of the inner frame 12 . A detailed configuration of the game board 30 will be described later.

On the front side of the front frame set 14, a lower tray 15 as a ball receiving tray is provided at the center of the lower part, and the game balls discharged from the outlet 16 can be stored in the lower tray 15. - 特許庁Further, on the front side of the lower tray 15, a ball extracting lever 25 for ejecting game balls from the inside of the lower tray 15 is provided.

On the right side of the lower tray 15, a game ball shooting handle (hereinafter referred to simply as a handle) 18 projecting forward is provided, and on the left side of the lower tray 15, an ashtray 26 is provided. The handle 18 is provided with a touch sensor (not shown) and an operation amount detection means (not shown) for detecting an operation amount of an operation portion of the handle 18 .

An upper plate 19 is provided above the lower plate 15 . The upper tray 19 is a ball receiving tray that temporarily stores game balls and guides them toward a game ball launching device (hereinafter simply referred to as launching device) 70 to be described later while aligning them in a row. Game balls overflowing from the upper tray 19 are guided to the lower tray 15.例文帳に追加

A ball lending button 121 and a returning button 122 are provided on the upper plate 19. - 特許庁As a result, when the ball lending button 121 is operated with banknotes, cards, etc. inserted into a card unit (ball lending unit) arranged on the side of the pachinko machine 10 in a game hall or the like, the ball lending button 121 is operated. A rented ball is supplied to the upper tray 19 . On the other hand, the return button 122 is operated when requesting the return of the card or the like inserted in the card unit. However, the ball lending button 121 and return button 122 are unnecessary in a pachinko machine in which game balls are directly lent to the upper tray 19 from a ball lending device or the like without going through the card unit, that is, a so-called cash machine.

Further, the front face of the front frame set 14 is provided with light emitting means such as various lamps around it. These light emitting means play a role of increasing the effect during the game by changing the light emitting mode such as lighting and blinking according to the change of the game state such as when a big win or a predetermined reach. For example, at the periphery of the window part 101, an annular illumination part 102 containing light emitting means such as LEDs is provided, and at the center of the annular illumination part 102 and at the top of the pachinko machine 10, LEDs, etc. A central illumination section 103 is provided which incorporates a light emitting means. In the pachinko machine 10, the central illumination part 103 functions as a jackpot lamp, and notifies that the jackpot is in progress by lighting or flashing at the time of the jackpot. In addition, error display lamps 104 are provided on the left and right sides of the central decorative portion 103, and are illuminated when a predetermined error occurs. A speaker SP (see FIG. 8) is provided adjacent to each error display lamp 104, and a speaker cover 24 is attached to the front side of the speaker SP.

A glass unit 137 is attached to the rear side of the front frame set 14 . The glass unit 137 is not a conventional front and rear pair of rectangular plate glasses that are attached separately as a front and rear pair, but is formed in a round shape as a whole and attached after being assembled.

Next, the inner frame 12 (resin base 38) will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 4 is a front view showing the configuration of the inner frame and game board.

As described above, the game board 30 is attached behind the window hole 39 to the inner frame 12 (resin base 38). The game board 30 is attached with its peripheral portion in contact with the back side of the inner frame 12 (resin base 38). Therefore, the substantially central portion of the front surface of the game board 30 is exposed to the front surface side of the inner frame 12 through the window hole 39 of the resin base 38 .

A bulging portion 40 that bulges rearward is formed at a lower portion of the inner frame 12 (resin base 38), that is, at a position below the window hole 39 (game board 30). A firing device 70 is attached to the front right side of the bulging portion 40 . In this embodiment, a solenoid type launcher is adopted as the launcher 70 . Further, the bulging portion 40 is provided with a ball passage 71 that connects from a payout mechanism portion 352 (to be described later) to the discharge port 16 of the lower tray 15 . There is a gap of a predetermined distance between the launch rail 70a of the launch device 70 and the rail 50 (outer rail constituent portion 52), which will be described later, and a foul ball passage 72 is formed below this gap. As a result, if a game ball shot from the shooting device 70 does not reach the return ball prevention member 53 described later and travels back along the rail 50 as a foul ball, the foul ball passes through the foul ball passage 72 and the ball passage 71. It is discharged to the lower tray 15 through. A harness cover 74 is provided below the ball passage 71 . Thus, a harness (not shown) connecting the relay board 75 and the launching device 70 is assembled.

Further, as shown in FIG. 3, a locking device 600 is provided on the rear side of the right side portion of the inner frame 12 . The locking device 600 has a cylinder lock 700 exposed on the front side of the front frame set 14, and the inner frame 12 can be unlocked by inserting a key into the keyhole of the cylinder lock 700 and rotating it to one side. , the front frame set 14 and the back pack unit 203 can be unlocked by rotating them in the other direction. In this embodiment, the inner frame 12 is locked to the outer frame 11 and the front frame set 14 and back pack unit 203 are locked to the inner frame 12 .

Next, the configuration of the game board 30 will be described with reference to FIG. In the game board 30, a general winning port 31, a variable winning device 32, a first-opportunity corresponding port (operating port) 33, a second-opportunity corresponding port 34, a variable display device unit 35, etc. are formed in through holes formed by router processing. It is installed from the front side of the game board 30 with wood screws or the like. As is well known, when a game ball enters (wins) the general winning hole 31, the variable winning device 32, and the first opportunity corresponding hole 33, the upper tray 19 (or A predetermined number of prize balls are paid out to the lower tray 15). In addition, the game board 30 is provided with an out port 36, and various winning portions (general winning port 31, variable winning device 32, first opportunity corresponding port 33) as a ball entering means. is discharged out of the game area through the out port 36. The game board 30 is also provided with a large number of nails for appropriately distributing and adjusting the falling direction of game balls, and various members (accessories) such as windmills.

In addition, a big winning lottery is performed with the entry of the game ball into the first opportunity corresponding hole 33 as a trigger, and when a winning result is obtained by the big winning lottery, a big winning state as a special game state is generated.

The variable display device unit 35 includes a normal symbol display device 41 that variably displays triggered by passing through the second opportunity corresponding port 34, a special display device 43 that variably displays triggered by winning the first chance corresponding port 33, A decorative pattern display device 42 is provided as a variable display device that performs variable display in accordance with the variable display by the special display device 43 .

The normal symbol display device 41 incorporates a plurality of light-emitting means (LEDs), and each time the game ball passes through the second opportunity corresponding opening 34, the lighting display mode is switched and displayed (variable display), and the variable display is specified. is stopped for several seconds in the lighting mode, the first opportunity opening 33 is activated (opened) for a predetermined period of time. Display contents of the normal symbol display device 41 are directly controlled by a main control device 261 which will be described later. Further, when a game ball newly passes through the second opportunity corresponding opening 34 during the variable display of the normal symbol display device 41, the variable display of the normal symbols for that amount is the variable display performed at that time. It is configured to be performed after the end of That is, the variable display is put on standby (suspended). The maximum number of times of the variable display to be held is determined for each pachinko machine model, but in this embodiment, it is held up to four times, and the number of times of holding is displayed by the holding lamp 44. there is

The special display device 43 is composed of a plurality of light-emitting parts provided on the side of the normal symbol display device 41, and the combination of the light-emitting parts to be lit is switched each time the game ball passes through the first opportunity corresponding opening 33 ( fluctuating display). Then, whether or not it is a big win is definitely displayed by the combination of the light emitting parts which are lit when the variable display is stopped. The display contents of the special display device 43 are also directly controlled by the main control device 261 . Further, when a new game ball enters the first opportunity opening 33 during the variable display of the special display device 43, the variable display for that amount is performed after the variable display being performed at that time is finished. It is configured. That is, the variable display is put on standby (suspended). The maximum number of times of the variable display to be held is determined for each pachinko machine model, but in this embodiment, it is held up to four times, and the number of times of holding is displayed by the holding lamp 46. there is In addition, when a game ball newly enters the first opportunity opening 33 during the jackpot state, the variable display for that amount is also suspended.

The decorative pattern display device 42 is a liquid crystal display device, and the display contents are controlled by a sub-control device 560 which will be described later. That is, in the decorative pattern display device 42, based on the command (command signal) from the main control device 261, the auxiliary display content is is determined and displayed by the display control device 45, which will be described later. The decorative pattern display device 42 displays, for example, three pattern rows, upper, middle and lower. Each pattern row is composed of a plurality of patterns, and these patterns are variably displayed on the decorative pattern display device 42 so as to be scrolled for each pattern row, and then upper pattern row→lower pattern row→middle pattern row. They are stopped in order. A center frame 47 is arranged in the variable display device unit 35 so as to surround the decorative pattern display device 42 . In the center frame 47, light emitting means such as various LEDs, an LED control board for driving the LEDs, and the like are also arranged.

The variable prize winning device 32 is normally in a closed state in which the game ball cannot or hardly wins a prize, and is in an open state in which the game ball can easily win a prize when a big win (occurrence of a special game state) occurs. Specifically, the large winning opening of the variable prize winning device 32 is repeatedly opened a predetermined number of times (predetermined number of rounds), with the elapse of a predetermined time or the winning of a predetermined number of prizes as one round.

Also, the game board 30 is provided with a rail 50 for guiding the game ball shot from the shooting device 70 to the upper part of the game board 30 . As a result, the game ball shot with the rotating operation of the handle 18 is guided through the rail 50 into the game area formed on the game board surface. The rail 50 is composed of an inner rail constituent portion 51 and an outer rail constituent portion 52 .

A return ball preventing member 53 is attached to the tip portion of the inner rail constituting portion 51 . As a result, the game ball once guided from the rail 50 to the upper part of the game board 30 is prevented from returning into the rail 50 again.

Further, in the present embodiment, the outer rail forming part 52 ends at the upper right part of the game board 30 and the inner rail forming part 51 ends at the lower right part of the game board 30 . Therefore, the play area is defined by the rails 50 and the inner peripheral surfaces of the window holes 39 of the resin base 38 . However, parallel portions of the inner and outer rail constituent portions 51 and 52 are excluded.

Next, the rear configuration of the pachinko machine 10 will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 5 is a rear view showing the configuration of the game board, and FIG. 6 is a rear view showing the configuration of the pachinko machine.

Various control boards are arranged vertically and horizontally on the rear surface of the pachinko machine 10, and partially overlapped in the front-rear direction. Furthermore, a game ball supply device (payout mechanism) for supplying game balls, a resin protective cover, and the like are attached. In this embodiment, various control boards are mounted separately on two mounting bases to constitute two control board units, and these control board units are individually mounted on the inner frame 12 or the back surface of the game board 30. there is In this case, only the main board as the main control board is mounted on one mount to form a unit, and the payout control board, launch control board and power supply board are mounted on the other mount to form a unit. Here, for convenience, the former unit will be referred to as "first control board unit 201" and the latter unit will be referred to as "second control board unit 202". Also, the dispensing mechanism and the protective cover are integrated as one unit, and the resin portion is generally called a back pack, so the unit is called a "back pack unit 203" here. A detailed configuration of each unit 201 to 203 will be described later. The first control board unit 201, the second control board unit 202, and the back pack unit 203 are configured to be detachable in unit units. 30 can be opened and closed.

First, the rear configuration of the game board 30 will be described. As described above, in the center of the game board 30, the variable display device unit 35 is arranged in the through hole formed by router processing.

A resin frame cover 213 that covers the center frame 47 from behind is provided on the rear portion of the variable display unit 35 so as to protrude rearward. However, in this embodiment, the center frame 47 is fixed to the front side of the game board 30, and the frame cover 213 is fixed to the back side of the game board 30, so that the variable display unit 35 is integrated. ing. At the rear end of the frame cover 213, the decorative pattern display device 42, which is a liquid crystal display device, and the display control device 45 are attached in an integrated (unitized) state by being superimposed on each other in the front-rear direction. Furthermore, a sub-controller 560 is attached to the rear side of the display controller 45 .

The decorative pattern display device 42 and the display control device 45 are configured by housing the liquid crystal display device 42a, the display control board 650 and the like in a unit box 654 made of a resin material.

Various electronic components such as a CPU 521, a program ROM 522, a work RAM 523, a video RAM 524, a character ROM 525, and a VDP 526 are mounted on the display control board 650, which will be described later. Also, the display control board 650 is electrically connected to the liquid crystal display 42a through a predetermined terminal portion.

A rear wall portion 655 of the unit box 654 is formed with a terminal window 660 for exposing terminal portions (board-side connectors) 658 and 659 provided on the display control board 650 to the outside. Connectors of harnesses C2 and C4, which will be described later, can be inserted into and removed from the terminals 658 and 659 of the display control board 650 from the outside of the display control device 45 through the terminal window 660 .

Now, in this embodiment, as shown in FIG. FIG. 7 is a rear view of the unit (decorative design display device 42 and display control device 45) showing a state in which the sub-control device 560 is placed in the unit box 654. FIG.

The sub-control device 560 stores a CPU that controls various effects according to instructions from the main control device 261 (main board 262), a ROM that stores various programs, and necessary data according to the progress of the game, as will be described later. It has a sub-control board 561 including a RAM, a port for communicating with various devices, a random number generator used for various lotteries, a clock pulse generation circuit used for time counting and synchronization, etc. , and the sub-control board 561 is accommodated in a board box 562 made of a transparent resin material or the like.

The board box 562 consists of a box base 563 and a box cover 564 covering the box base 563 .

An engaging claw portion (not shown) is formed on the rear surface of the box base 563, and the engaging claw portion is engaged with an engaging hole portion (not shown) formed in the rear wall portion 655 of the unit box 654. Thereby, the sub-controller 560 (board box 562) is fixed.

A main relay board 570 is mounted on the box base 563, and power supplied from a power board 313a, which will be described later, is supplied to the sub-controller 560 and the display controller 45 via the main relay board 570. It has become so.

More specifically, on the main relay board 570, a plurality of terminal portions (board-side connectors) 571, 572, 573 for connecting connectors of various harnesses, which will be described later, are arranged side by side in the left-right direction. Each terminal portion 571 to 573 is formed to protrude from the main relay board 570 . Correspondingly, a concave portion (retraction portion) 574 is formed in the lower portion of the box cover 564 of the sub-controller 560 . Terminal portions 571 , 572 , and 573 are exposed to the outside of board box 562 through holes opened in concave portion 574 .

As shown in FIGS. 6 and 8, the terminal portion 571 is connected to a harness C1 for power supply. The other end of the harness C<b>1 is connected to the terminal portion (board-side connector) 590 of the power supply device 313 . FIG. 8 is a rear view of the game board 30 showing a state in which various harnesses are wired. 5 and the like, the illustration of each harness is omitted for the sake of convenience, and only the main harnesses C1 to C10 are shown in FIGS. A large number of harnesses are wired.

A harness C<b>2 for power supply is connected to the terminal portion 572 . The other end of the harness C<b>2 is connected to the terminal portion 659 of the display control device 45 . That is, power is supplied to the display control device 45 via the main relay board 570 .

A harness C3 for a command signal (instruction signal) is connected to the terminal portion 573 . The other end of the harness C3 is connected to the terminal portion 702 of the main controller 261 .

Also, as shown in FIG. 7, connectors 575 and 576 serving as insertion portions project upward from the upper edge of the main relay board 570, and the corresponding lower edge of the sub-control board 561 is provided. Connectors 577 and 578 serving as insertion openings project downward so as to face the connectors 575 and 576 . When the sub-control board 561 and the main relay board 570 are mounted on the box base 563, the connectors 575 and 576 on the main relay board 570 side are inserted into the connectors 577 and 578 on the sub-control board 561 side. are electrically connected. Connectors 575 and 577 are for power supply, and connectors 576 and 578 are for command signals. That is, a command (instruction signal) is transmitted from the main controller 261 to the sub-controller 560 via the main relay board 570 .

Incidentally, the normal symbol display device 41 and the special display device 43 are also electrically connected to the main relay board 570 (see FIG. 9). Then, the main controller 261 outputs control signals and the like to the normal symbol display device 41 and the special display device 43 via the harness C3, ie the main relay board 570. FIG. Therefore, the normal symbol display device 41 and the special display device 43 are directly controlled by the main control device 261 without going through the sub-control board 561 . Of course, the normal symbol display device 41 and the special display device 43 may be directly connected to the main control device 261 via a predetermined harness without the main relay board 570 .

On the other hand, the decorative pattern display device 42 is controlled via the sub-controller 560 (sub-control board 561). More specifically, near the upper right end of the sub-control board 561, a terminal portion (board-side connector) 579 for a command signal (instruction signal) protrudes. Correspondingly, an opening 580 is formed in the vicinity of the upper right end of the back wall portion 566 of the box cover 564 of the sub-controller 560, and the terminal portion 579 is exposed to the outside of the board box 562 through the opening 580. It has become. A harness C4 for a command signal (instruction signal) is connected to the terminal portion 579 (see FIG. 8). The terminal portion 658 of the display control device 45 is connected to the other end of the harness C4. As can be seen from FIG. 8, in this embodiment, the terminal portion 579 of the sub-control device 560 and the terminal portion 658 of the display control device 45 are provided at relatively close positions, and the harness C4 has a relatively long cable length. I'm using the short one. This is to prevent fraudulent acts such as so-called "hanging".

Returning to the description of FIG. 5, a back frame set 215 is attached to the back surface of the game board 30 below the frame cover 213 . The back frame set 215 functions as a mounting base for the first control board unit 201 and, although not shown, has a ball recovery mechanism for recovering game balls that have won prizes in various winning slots.

As shown in FIG. 6, the second control board unit 202 positioned below the first control board unit 201 is formed with a discharge passage 217 below the ball recovery mechanism of the back frame set 215. A discharge chute 218 for discharging the discharge balls to the outside of the pachinko machine 10 is formed in the discharge passage portion 217 . Therefore, all the game balls that have won the general prize winning opening 31 are collected through the ball recovery mechanism of the back frame set 215 and discharged to the outside of the pachinko machine 10 through the discharge chute 218 of the discharge passage portion 217 . The out port 36 is similarly connected to the discharge passage portion 217 , and the game balls that have not won any of the prize winning ports are discharged to the outside of the pachinko machine 10 through the discharge chute 218 .

Further, on the back surface of the game board 30, an entering ball detection switch or the like is provided as an entering ball detecting means for detecting passage of game balls such as various winning holes. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 4 , a winning opening switch 221 is provided at a position corresponding to the general winning opening 31 on the front side of the game board 30 , and a count switch 223 is provided to the variable winning device 32 . The count switch 223 is a switch for counting game balls that have won the variable winning device 32 . In addition, a first opportunity response port (starting port) switch 224 is provided at a position corresponding to the first opportunity response port 33, and a second opportunity response port (gate) switch is provided at a position corresponding to the second opportunity response port 34. 225 is provided.

The winning slot switch 221, the count switch 223, and the second opportunity slot (gate) switch 225 are connected to a first board relay board (not shown) via a harness, and the first board relay board is connected to a main board 262 (described later). It is connected to the main controller 261) via a harness C6 (see FIG. 8). On the other hand, the first trigger point (start point) switch 224 is connected directly to the main substrate 262 via a harness C5 without going through the relay substrate (see FIG. 8).

Although not shown in the drawings, the variable winning device 32 is provided with a large winning opening solenoid as a driving means for opening the large winning opening, and the first opportunity corresponding opening 33 is provided for opening the electric accessory. A first trigger opening (starting opening) solenoid is provided as a driving means for the. These large winning opening solenoid and first opportunity corresponding opening (starting opening) solenoid are connected to a second board relay board (not shown) via a harness, and this second board relay board is also connected to the main board 262 via a harness C7. connected (see FIG. 8).

The detection result detected by each of the detection switches is taken into a main board 262 (main controller 261), which will be described later, and a payout command (the number of game balls to be paid out) is sent from the main board 262 according to the winning status of each time. is transmitted to the payout control board 311a (see FIG. 9). Then, a predetermined number of game balls are paid out according to the output of the payout control board 311a. In the pachinko machine 10 of the present embodiment, winning of game balls is electrically sensed for each winning hole, and payout is immediately performed.

Now, the main control device 261 provided in the first control board unit 201 includes a CPU that performs main control, a ROM that stores game programs, a RAM that stores necessary data according to the progress of the game, and communication with various devices. A main board 262 (see FIG. 9) including a port for taking a lottery, a random number generator used for various lotteries, a clock pulse generation circuit used for time counting and synchronization, etc., is provided. A substrate 262 is accommodated in a substrate box 263 made of a transparent resin material or the like.

The board box 263 includes a substantially rectangular parallelepiped box base 265 and a box cover 266 that covers the box base 265 .

The box base 265 and the box cover 266 are connected by left and right sealing units 264A and 264B as sealing means. is configured so that As a result, it is possible to easily discover that the board box 263 has been illegally opened.

Any configuration can be applied to the sealing units 264A and 264B as long as they are configured to connect the box base 265 and the box cover 266 in an unopenable manner. The sealing unit 264B on the right side has a structure in which two sealing members are connected. The box base 265 and the box cover 266 are unopenably connected to each other by inserting locking claws into the elongated holes of these sealing members. The sealing process by the sealing units 264A and 264B prevents unauthorized opening after sealing, and even if unauthorized opening should occur, such a situation can be detected early and easily, Even after the package has been opened once, it is possible to perform the opening/sealing process again. That is, the sealing process is performed by inserting the locking claw into the long hole of at least one of the three or two sealing members forming the sealing units 264A and 264B. When the board box 263 is to be opened due to, for example, a problem with the main board 262 accommodated therein, the connection between the sealing member into which the locking claw is inserted and the other sealing member is cut off. After that, when the sealing process is performed again, the locking claw is inserted into the long hole of another sealing member. If the history of the opening of the board box 263 is left in the board box 263, it is possible to easily find out that the board box 263 has been illegally opened.

5 and 6, in the vicinity of the upper edge of the main board 262, a plurality of terminal portions (board side connectors) 701, 702, 703, 704 for connecting connectors of various harnesses are arranged in the left-right direction. are arranged along the Each of the terminal portions 701 to 704 protrudes from the main board 262 and is exposed to the outside of the board box 263 through a hole opening in a concave portion (retraction portion) 266a formed in the upper portion of the box cover 266. ing.

As shown in FIG. 8, the terminal portion 701 is connected to a harness C5 that is connected to the first trigger switch 224 . A harness C3 that is connected to the main relay board 570 is connected to the terminal portion 702 . The terminal portion 703 is connected to a harness C6 connected to the first board surface relay board, which performs a relay function with the prize winning port switch 221 and the like. The terminal portion 704 is connected to a harness C7 connected to the second board surface relay board, which functions as a relay between the big winning opening solenoid, the first opportunity corresponding opening solenoid, and the like.

A plurality of terminal portions (board-side connectors) 705 and 706 for connecting connectors of various harnesses are also provided near the lower edge of the main board 262 . Each of the terminal portions 705 and 706 protrudes from the main board 262 and is exposed to the outside of the board box 263 through a hole opened at the bottom of the box cover 266 .

A harness C8 for power supply is connected to the terminal portion 705 . The other end of the harness C8 is connected to the terminal portion 591 of the power supply device 313 .

A harness C9 for command signals is connected to the terminal portion 706 . The terminal portion 592 of the payout control device 311 is connected to the other end of the harness C9. Thereby, a command is transmitted from the main control device 261 to the payout control device 311 via the harness C9.

As can be seen from FIG. 8 and the like, in this embodiment, the terminal portion 702 of the main board 262 and the terminal portion 573 of the main relay board 570 are provided at relatively close positions, and the harness C3 is relatively cable. A short one is used. This is to prevent fraudulent acts such as so-called "hanging".

Furthermore, in this embodiment, a harness sealing unit 800 is provided for preventing detachment of the harness C3 that connects the main board 262 and the main relay board 570 (see FIGS. 5, 7, 8, etc.).

As shown in FIGS. 5, 7, 8, etc., the harness sealing unit 800 is attached to the lower portion of the back wall portion 566 of the box cover 564. As shown in FIG. A mounting portion 900 for mounting the harness sealing unit 800 is provided on the lower portion of the back wall portion 566 of the box cover 564 so as to be adjacent to the right side of the recess 574 .

Here, the configurations of the harness sealing unit 800 and the attachment portion 900 will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 10 to 26. FIG.

First, the harness sealing unit 800 will be described. The harness sealing unit 800 is composed of a base member 802 as a support member and two sealing members 803 (see FIGS. 10 to 21). The base member 802 and the sealing member 803 are integrally formed of a synthetic resin material.

The sealing member 803 includes a fixing portion 812 as a first engaging portion for fixing itself to the base member 802, a substantially plate-shaped belt portion 813 extending from the fixing portion 812, and the belt portion A connecting portion 814 as a second engaging portion provided on the free end side of 813 is provided.

The fixing portion 812 has a pair of arm portions 815 and 816 for gripping the base member 802, and a bridge portion 817 connecting the arm portions 815 and 816, and is formed to have a substantially U-shaped cross section as a whole. .

Locking claws 815a and 816a are protrudingly formed at the ends of both arm portions 815 and 816, respectively, on opposite sides.

Both arm portions 815 and 816 are configured to have different extending lengths from the bridge portion 817 . More specifically, the arm portion 816 on the back side is longer than the arm portion 815 on the front side, and the arm portion 816 on the back side is formed larger in thickness, size of the locking claw, etc. (FIG. 12). reference).

The belt portion 813 extends from the vicinity of the bridge portion 817 on the outer side of the arm portion 815 on the front side in the direction opposite to the direction in which the arm portions 815 and 816 extend (to the right in FIGS. 10 to 12).

A thin portion 820 is formed in the vicinity of the root portion of the belt portion 813 . As a result, the belt portion 813 can be bent with the thin portion 820 as a base point.

The connecting portion 814 is formed to protrude from the vicinity of the tip portion of the belt portion 813 toward the front side. More specifically, the connecting portion 814 includes a rectangular base portion 821 protruding from the belt portion 813 and a hook portion 822 protruding from the base portion 821 .

The connecting portion 814 constitutes an engaging protrusion in this embodiment, the hook portion 822 constitutes an engaging claw, and the base portion 821 constitutes a lid portion.

The hook portion 822 has a substantially V-shaped cross section in which the tip side (free end side) thereof is bent toward the root side of the belt portion 813 .

A constricted portion 823 that is thinner than other portions of the hook portion 822 is formed at the root portion of the hook portion 822 . The constricted portion 823 is formed so that both side portions in the width direction (vertical direction in FIGS. 10 and 11) and the free end side of the belt portion 813 are notched. The constricted portion 823 corresponds to the breaking portion in this embodiment for separating the hook portion 822 from the belt portion 813 .

A tongue-shaped restraining piece 825 is formed on the surface side of the belt portion 813 (the side opposite to the cable C3A of the harness C3), closer to the base of the belt portion 813 than the connecting portion 814 is.

The pressing piece 825 is formed to obliquely extend from the surface of the belt portion 813 toward the root portion of the belt portion 813 . The tip side (free end side) of the restraining piece 825 is slightly bent toward the surface side of the belt portion 813 . The location corresponds to the bent portion in this embodiment.

Next, the base member 802 is described. On both sides of the base member 802 in the width direction (vertical direction in FIGS. 10 and 11), flange-shaped guide pieces 805 are formed along the front-rear direction (horizontal direction in FIGS. 10 to 12).

A slit 805a is formed in the guide piece 805 so as to be cut from the rear side (left side in FIGS. 10 to 12) toward the front side (right side in FIGS. 10 to 12). As a result, on the outer side of each guide piece 805, a tongue-shaped locking piece 806 is formed having a fixed end on the front side and a free end on the rear side.

In other words, the locking piece 806 extends in the front-rear direction and is elastically deformable in the width direction of the base member 802 (vertical direction in FIGS. 10 and 11). The outer surface of the locking piece 806 is a substantially arc-shaped curved surface that is concave toward the outside.

The front edge of the base member 802 is provided with two fitting recesses 830 corresponding to the two sealing members 803 and into which the fixing portions 812 of the respective sealing members 803 are fitted. Each fitting recess 830 is formed from the front surface to the back surface of the base member 802 .

Engagement recesses 830a and 830b are formed on both front and back surfaces of the fitting recess 830 so that the engagement claws 815a and 816a of the front and back arm portions 815 and 816 are engaged (see FIG. 26). The fitting recess 830 corresponds to the first engaged portion in this embodiment.

Further, in the base member 802 , a connecting hole portion 835 having a substantially rectangular cross section is formed at a rear position of each fitting concave portion 830 , penetrating from the front and back. The connecting hole portion 835 corresponds to the second engaged portion and the engaging hole portion in this embodiment, and the connecting portion 814 of the sealing member 803 is inserted as described later.

A protruding portion 835a is formed on the inner front side of the connecting hole portion 835 as a claw receiving portion to which the tip portion of the hook portion 822 is locked when the connecting portion 814 is inserted. On the other hand, a chamfered portion 835b for facilitating insertion of the connecting portion 814 is formed at the rear edge portion of the surface-side opening portion of the connecting hole portion 835. As shown in FIG.

On the surface of the base member 802, between the fitting concave portion 830 and the connecting hole portion 835, along the width direction of the base member 802, the cable C3A of the harness C3 is arranged as a cable receiving portion. A groove 838 is formed.

A rear wall portion 393 is formed along the width direction of the base member 802 at the rear edge portion of the base member 802 . The rear wall portion 393 has a horizontal wall portion 393a formed along the surface of the guide piece 805 and a vertical wall portion 393b formed along the rear end surface of the guide piece 805, and is formed to have a substantially L-shaped cross section. ing. A vertical wall portion 393 b of the rear wall portion 393 partially protrudes toward the back side of the base member 802 .

Next, the mounting portion 900 will be described with reference to FIGS. 22 to 26. FIG. The mounting portion 900 includes a substantially rectangular pedestal portion 901 projecting from the back wall portion 566 of the box cover 564 and having a substantially rectangular shape in plan view (rear view). However, in FIGS. 22 to 26, the rear wall portion 566 of the box cover 564 on which the mounting portion 900 is formed is illustrated in a simplified manner.

The surface of the pedestal portion 901 is formed in a substantially flat shape. A step portion 901 a is formed between the back wall portion 566 of the box cover 564 and the surface of the base portion 901 .

Around the pedestal 901, there is provided a mounting frame 902 having an approximately U-shape in plan view with one opening (the left side in FIGS. 5, 7, 8 and FIGS. 22 to 26). The harness sealing unit 800 (base member 802) can be inserted onto the surface of the.

More specifically, the mounting frame portion 902 extends along the insertion direction of the harness sealing unit 800 (the right direction in FIGS. 5, 7, 8 and FIGS. 22 to 26; hereinafter simply referred to as the “unit insertion direction”). A pair of formed side wall portions 902a and a back wall portion formed so as to connect the ends of the side wall portions 902a on the back side in the unit insertion direction (the right side in FIGS. 5, 7, 8 and FIGS. 22 to 26). 902b.

Guide grooves 903 are formed along the direction in which the unit is inserted on inner side surfaces facing each other on both side wall portions 902a. The guide groove 903 is a portion into which the guide piece 805 of the base member 802 is inserted when the harness sealing unit 800 is inserted.

A through hole 904 is formed in the pedestal portion 901 so as to extend through to the back side of the back wall portion 566 of the box cover 564 corresponding to the formation range of the guide groove 903 . This allows access to the guide groove 903 from the inside of the board box 562 .

A projecting portion 903a projecting toward the inside of the guide groove 903 is formed at the opening side end portion of the mounting frame portion 902 (side wall portion 902a). The protruding portion 903a serves as a portion where the tip portion of the locking piece 806 of the base member 802 is locked when the harness sealing unit 800 is inserted.

Here, a procedure for assembling the base member 802 and the sealing member 803 will be described. When assembling the sealing member 803 to the base member 802 , first, the fixing portions 812 of the sealing member 803 are inserted into the fitting recesses 830 formed in the front edge of the base member 802 . As the fixing portion 812 of the sealing member 803 is inserted into the fitting recess 830 , the locking claws 815 a and 816 a of the front and back arm portions 815 and 816 are brought into contact with the fitting recess 830 , and both the arm portions 815 and 816 are moved. is elastically deformed. When the locking claws 815a and 816a reach the locking recesses 830a and 830b, the arms 815 and 816 are restored to their original states. As a result, the fixing portion 812 of the sealing member 803 is fitted into the fitting recess 830, and the assembly of the sealing member 803 to the base member 802 is completed (see FIGS. 15 to 21, etc.). In this state, the back surface of the base member 802 and the outer wall surface of the arm portion 816 on the back side are substantially flush with each other, and the front surface of the base member 802 and the outer wall surface of the bridge portion 817 are substantially flush with each other.

Next, a procedure for sealing the harness C3 by the harness sealing unit 800 will be described. First, the harness sealing unit 800 with the sealing member 803 attached to the base member 802 is directed toward the opening of the mounting frame 902 (unit insertion direction) [see FIGS. 22(a) to 22(c)]. .

Subsequently, the harness sealing unit 800 is moved along the unit insertion direction, and the guide piece 805 of the base member 802 is inserted into the guide groove 903 of the mounting frame 902 and slid.

As the harness sealing unit 800 is inserted into the mounting frame portion 902, the locking piece 806 of the base member 802 is elastically deformed while contacting the side wall portion 902a (projection portion 903a) of the mounting frame portion 902. .

Then, when the tip of the harness sealing unit 800 comes into contact with the inner wall portion 902b of the mounting frame portion 902, the locking piece 806 passes through the projecting portion 903a and is restored to its original state. As a result, the locking piece 806 is locked by the protrusion 903a, and the mounting of the harness sealing unit 800 to the mounting portion 900 is completed (see FIGS. 23(a) to 23(c)).

In such a state, the harness sealing unit 800 can be removed from the mounting portion 900 unless the sub-control device 560 (board box 562) is opened and the locking piece 806 is released from the rear side of the back wall portion 566 of the box cover 564. Since the harness sealing unit 800 is in an unremovable state, the harness sealing unit 800 is substantially fixed in a non-removable state under normal conditions.

In this state, the back surface of the base member 802 and the outer wall surface of the arm portion 816 on the back side are in contact with the surface of the pedestal portion 901, and the front surface of the base member 802 and the outer wall surface of the bridge portion 817 are in contact with each other. It comes into contact with the back wall portion 902b of the mounting frame portion 902 (see FIG. 26). As a result, the sealing member 803 cannot be removed from the base member 802 .

Further, in this state, the lateral wall portion 393a of the rear wall portion 393 of the base member 802 is in a state of substantially contacting the opening side end portion of the side wall portion 902a of the mounting frame portion 902, and the vertical wall portion of the rear wall portion 393 393b is in a state of being substantially in contact with the stepped portion 901a of the pedestal portion 901. As shown in FIG. As a result, it is possible to prevent a wire or the like from entering the guide groove 903 and to prevent the locking piece 806 from being illegally released.

When the installation of the harness sealing unit 800 is completed, the cable C3A of the harness C3 is arranged along the installation groove 838 of the harness sealing unit 800 [FIGS. reference〕.

Subsequently, the belt portion 813 of one sealing member 803 out of the two sealing members 803 is bent with the thin portion 820 as a base point [see FIG. It is inserted into the connecting hole portion 835 . As the connecting portion 814 is inserted, the hook portion 822 is elastically deformed while contacting the projection portion 835a. Then, when the hook portion 822 passes over the protrusion 835a, it is restored to its original state, and the tip thereof is engaged with the protrusion 835a (see FIG. 26(c)). As a result, the connecting portion 814 is engaged with the connecting hole portion 835 in a non-removable manner, and the sealing of the harness C3 is completed.

In such a state, the base portion 821 of the connecting portion 814 is fitted into the connecting hole portion 835 to form a lid. As a result, it is possible to prevent a wire or the like from entering the connecting hole portion 835 and prevent the hook portion 822 from being illegally released.

Also, in this state, the restraining piece 825 of the belt portion 813 enters the arrangement groove 838 and presses the cable C3A of the harness C3 in an elastically deformed state. This stabilizes the arrangement state of the cable C3A of the harness C3. Also, the hook portion 822 is firmly locked to the projection portion 835a by the restoring force of the restraining piece 825, and the engagement state of the connecting portion 814 is stabilized.

As described above, the tip side (free end side) of the restraining piece 825 is slightly bent toward the surface side of the belt portion 813 . Therefore, when the restraining piece 825 enters the arrangement groove 838, the tip of the restraining piece 825 is bent in the direction opposite to the intended direction, thereby preventing the cable C3A from being properly pressed. be able to.

Furthermore, since the restraining piece 825 enters the arrangement groove 838, it becomes difficult to bend the belt portion 813 to pass through the connector C3B of the harness C3, thereby suppressing the fraudulent act of removing the harness C3. can.

Under the above configuration, when the harness C3 is to be removed, the sealing member 803 must inevitably be cut. In other words, when the harness C3 is removed, a predetermined trace such as cutting of the sealing member 803 in the harness sealing unit 800 remains. This makes it possible to easily discover that the harness C3 has been illegally removed.

The sealing process by the harness sealing unit 800 prevents unauthorized removal of the harness C3 after sealing, and even if unauthorized removal should occur, such a situation can be detected early and easily. Therefore, it is possible to perform the sealing process again even after being removed once. That is, the sealing process is performed by one of the two sealing members 803, and when the harness C3 is removed due to a malfunction of the harness C3, the sealing member 803 is cut as described later. After that, when a new sealing process is performed, another sealing member 803 may be used and the same procedure as described above may be performed. Therefore, in this embodiment, the sealing process can be performed up to two times.

Here, a procedure for opening the harness sealing unit 800 will be described. With the harness C3 sealed [see FIG. 26(c)], the unsealing operator first puts his or her finger on the tip (free end) of the belt portion 813 of the sealing member 803, and pulls the tip of the belt portion 813. A force is applied toward the front side of the base member 802 (upward in FIG. 26). In other words, the tip (free end) of the belt portion 813 constitutes the operating portion in this embodiment.

When the tip side of the belt portion 813 is pushed up toward the front side of the base member 802 , the hook portion 822 is cut off from the neck portion 823 . At the same time, the belt portion 813 is opened by the restoring force of the restraining piece 825 so as to be flipped up with the thin portion 820 as a base point (see FIG. 26(d)). This makes it possible to remove the harness C3.

After the belt portion 813 is released, the cut hook portion 822 remains in the connecting hole portion 835 . In addition, the released belt portion 813 is kept floating from the base member 802 by the restoring force of the thin portion 820 and the support by the pressing piece 825 . Accordingly, it is possible to immediately recognize that the belt portion 813 is released by just looking at the belt portion 813 in the lifted state.

Returning to the description of FIG. 6, the second control board unit 202 includes a payout control device 311, a launch control device 312, a power supply device 313, and a card unit connection board 314. As is well known, the payout control device 311, the launch control device 312, and the power supply device 313 are equipped with a control board including a CPU that forms the center of control, and other ROM, RAM, various ports, etc., and payout control of the payout control device 311 The substrate 311a (see FIG. 9) controls the payout of prize balls and rental balls. In addition, the firing control board of the firing control device 312 controls the firing device according to the operation of the handle 18 by the player, and the power source board 313a (see FIG. 9) of the power source device 313 controls the predetermined amount required by various control devices. is generated and output.

The payout control device 311, the firing control device 312, and the power supply device 313 are also configured such that their corresponding control boards are housed in board boxes 315, 316, and 317, respectively. However, the firing control device 312 (board box 316) is located behind the power supply 313 (board box 317). A board box 315 housing the dispensing control device 311 is provided with a sealing unit in the same manner as the main control device 261 described above, so that a trace of opening the board box 315 remains.

A state return switch 321 is provided in the payout control device 311 . For example, when the state recovery switch 321 is pressed when a payout error such as a ball clogging occurs in the payout motor, the payout motor is rotated forward or reverse to clear the ball jam (return to normal state).

In addition, a plurality of terminal portions (board-side connectors) 592 and 593 for connecting connectors of various harnesses are provided near the upper edge of the payout control board 311a. Each of the terminal portions 592 and 593 protrudes from the payout control board 311a and is exposed to the outside of the board box 315 through a hole opened to the top of the board box 315 .

The terminal portion 592 is electrically connected to the terminal portion 706 of the main controller 261 via the harness C9 as described above.

On the other hand, the terminal portion 593 is connected to a harness C10 for power supply. The other end of the harness C10 is connected to a terminal portion (not shown) of the power supply device 313 .

Also, the power supply device 313 is provided with a RAM erase switch 323 . This pachinko machine 10 has a backup function, and even in the event of a power failure, it can retain the state at the time of the power failure, and can be restored to the state at the time of the power failure when recovering from the power failure (recovery of power). can. Therefore, when power is cut off in a normal procedure (for example, at the end of business hours of amusement arcades), the state before power cut-off is stored in memory. to put in.

Next, the configuration of the back pack unit 203 will be described. The back pack unit 203 is formed by integrating a resin-molded back pack 351 and a game ball payout mechanism 352 .

The back pack 351 is integrally formed of, for example, ABS resin, and has a protective cover portion 354 projecting to the rear of the pachinko machine and having a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape. The protective cover portion 354 has a shape with closed left and right sides and an upper surface and an open front surface and a lower surface, and has a size sufficient to surround at least the variable display unit 35 . However, in this embodiment, a part of the main controller 261 is also covered. The protective cover portion 354 protects the variable display device unit 35 from game balls and the like falling from an upper tank 355 and the like, which will be described later.

In addition, a large number of ventilation holes 354a are provided on the rear surface of the protective cover portion 354. As shown in FIG. However, in order to prevent tampering with the harness C3 or the like connected to the terminal portion 702 or the like, the ventilation hole 354a is not provided behind the terminal portion 702 or the like. In the closed state of the back pack 351 (back pack unit 203), the protective cover portion 354 is arranged so as to cover the side in which the connector such as the harness C3 connected to the terminal portion 702 or the like is pulled out. .

In addition, the dispensing mechanism section 352 is arranged so as to bypass the protective cover section 354 . Namely, above the protective cover portion 354, a tank 355 which opens upward is provided, and the game balls supplied from the island facilities of the game arcade are sequentially supplied to the tank 355. FIG. Below the tank 355 is connected a tank rail 356 which has, for example, two rows of ball passages in the horizontal direction and is gently inclined toward the downstream side. Concatenated. A payout device 358 is provided at the most downstream portion of the case rail 357, and payout of the required number of game balls is appropriately performed by a predetermined electrical configuration such as a payout motor 358a. The game balls paid out from the payout device 358 are supplied to the upper tray 19 and the like.

In the payout mechanism section 352, a payout relay board 381 for relaying a payout command signal from the payout control device 311 to the payout device 358 is installed, and a power switch board for taking in main power to the power supply device 313 from the outside. 382 is installed. The power switch board 382 is supplied with a main power supply of, for example, 24 V AC via a voltage converter, and is turned on or off by a switching operation of the power switch 382a.

Next, the electrical configuration of the pachinko machine 10 will be described. FIG. 9 is a block diagram showing the electrical configuration of the pachinko machine 10. As shown in FIG. The main controller 261 (main substrate 262) of the pachinko machine 10 is equipped with a CPU 501 as a one-chip microcomputer that is an arithmetic device. The CPU 501 includes a ROM 502 that stores various control programs and fixed value data to be executed by the CPU 501, and a RAM 503 that temporarily stores various data when executing the control programs stored in the ROM 502. Also, various circuits such as an interrupt circuit, a timer circuit, and a data transmission/reception circuit are incorporated.

The RAM 503 is configured to retain (back up) data by being supplied with a backup voltage from the power supply 313 even after the pachinko machine 10 is powered off, and the RAM 503 temporarily stores various data and the like. A backup area 503a is provided in addition to the memory and area.

The backup area 503a is designed to restore the state of the pachinko machine 10 to the state before the power cut when the power is turned off when the power is turned off due to a power cut or the like. (similarly)) and the values of each register, I/O, etc. are stored. Writing to the backup area 503a is performed by NMI interrupt processing activated by the input of a stop signal to the NMI terminal (non-maskable terminal). stored) is executed when the power is turned off due to a power failure or the like, and conversely, each value written in the backup area 503a is restored when the power is turned on (including when the power is turned on due to the cancellation of the power failure; the same shall apply hereinafter). is executed in The NMI terminal (non-maskable interrupt terminal) of the CPU 501 is configured to receive a power failure signal SK1 output from a power failure monitoring circuit 542, which will be described later, when the power supply is interrupted due to a power failure or the like. Upon occurrence, power failure processing (NMI interrupt processing) is immediately executed.

The CPU 501 containing the ROM 502 and RAM 503 is connected to an input/output port 505 and a power supply port 507 via a bus line 504 including an address bus, a data bus, a power supply line, and the like. Of course, a configuration in which the power supply line is arranged independently of the bus line 504 may be used (the same applies to circuit configurations of other substrates). The input/output port 505 is composed of the terminal portions 701 to 704, the terminal portion 706, and the like, and the power port 507 is composed of the terminal portion 705 described above.

The input/output port 505 is connected to a RAM erasing switch circuit 543, a payout control device 311, a main relay board 570, etc., which will be described later. In addition, various electric components such as various detection switches such as the first trigger switch 224 and various substrates such as the first board surface relay substrate are connected, although illustration is omitted for the sake of convenience.

Further, the main relay board 570 is connected to the input/output port 505 of the main controller 261 as described above, and is connected to the input/output port 554 and power port 556 of the sub-controller 560 and the power port 533 of the display controller 45 . It is connected to the. The input/output port 554 of the sub-controller 560 is configured by the connector 578 and the power port 556 is configured by the connector 577 . The main relay board 570 is also electrically connected to the normal symbol display device 41 and the special display device 43 .

The sub-control device 560 (sub-control board 561) includes a CPU 551 that is an arithmetic device, a ROM 552 that stores various control programs and fixed value data executed by the CPU 551, and various control programs stored in the ROM 552. A RAM 553, which is a memory for temporarily storing data, etc., an input/output port 554, a bus line (including a power supply line) 555, and a power supply port 556, as well as an interrupt circuit, a timer circuit, and data transmission/reception (not shown). Various circuits such as circuits are provided. The RAM 553 is a memory that temporarily stores work data and flags used when various programs are executed by the CPU 551 .

A CPU 551 , a ROM 552 and a RAM 553 are connected to the input/output port 554 and the power supply port 556 via a bus line 555 . Furthermore, the input/output port 554 is connected to the display control device 45, the speaker SP, various illumination parts, the lamps 102 to 104, and the like.

The CPU 551 of the sub control device 560 causes the display control device 45 to execute display control based on a command signal (for example, a variation pattern command) transmitted from the main control device 261 via the main relay board 570, for example, and a decorative pattern display device. 42. Furthermore, the sub-controller 560 controls the sound and lamp display. Incidentally, as described above, in this embodiment, the special display device 43 controlled by the main controller 261 displays whether or not it is a big hit, and the decorative pattern display device 42 controlled by the sub-controller 560 Then, a display is performed in accordance with the display of the special display device 43 .

The payout control device 311 (payout control board 311a) controls the payout of prize balls and rental balls by means of a payout motor 358a. A CPU 511, which is an arithmetic device, includes a ROM 512 storing control programs executed by the CPU 511, fixed value data, and the like, and a RAM 513 used as a work memory and the like.

The RAM 513 of the payout control device 311, like the RAM 503 of the main control device 261 described above, is configured so that data can be held (backed up) by being supplied with a backup voltage from the power supply device 313 even after the pachinko machine 10 is powered off. The RAM 513 is provided with a backup area 513a in addition to a memory and areas for temporarily storing various data.

Backup area 513a, when the power is cut off due to the occurrence of a power failure or the like, in order to restore the state of the pachinko machine 10 to the state before the power cut when the power is turned on again, the stack pointer at the time of power cut, each register, This is an area for storing values such as I/O. Writing to the backup area 513a is executed by NMI interrupt processing when the power is turned off, and conversely, restoration of each value written to the backup area 513a is executed by power restoration processing when the power is turned on.

An input/output port 515 and a power supply port 517 are connected to the CPU 511 containing the ROM 512 and RAM 513 through a bus line 514 including an address bus, a data bus, a power supply line, and the like. The input/output port 515 is configured by the terminal portion 592, and the power port 517 is configured by the terminal portion 593. As shown in FIG.

The input/output port 515 is connected to the RAM erasing switch circuit 543, the main controller 261, the firing controller 312, the dispensing motor 358a, and the like. Power supply to the ejection control device 312 and the payout motor 358a is also performed via the payout control device 311.

The shooting control device 312 permits or prohibits shooting of game balls by the shooting device 70, and the shooting device 70 is permitted to be driven when predetermined conditions are met. Specifically, a firing permission signal is output from the payout control device 311, a sensor signal detects that the player is touching the handle 18, and a firing stop switch for stopping firing is operated. On the condition that it has not been done, the shooting device 70 is driven and the game ball is shot with an intensity corresponding to the amount of operation of the handle 18.例文帳に追加

The display control device 45 follows instructions from the sub-control device 560 and executes the variable display of the decorative design on the decorative design display device 42 . This display control device 45 includes a CPU 521, a program ROM 522, a work RAM 523, a video RAM 524, a character ROM 525, a video display processor (VDP) 526, an input port 527, an output port 529, a bus line (power line ) 530 , 531 and a power port 533 . The input/output port 554 of the sub-controller 560 is connected to the input port 527 .

A CPU 521 , a program ROM 522 , a work RAM 523 and a VDP 526 are connected to the input port 527 and the power supply port 533 via a bus line 530 . The input port 527 is composed of the terminal portion 658 , and the power port 533 is composed of the terminal portion 659 .

An output port 529 is connected to the VDP 526 via a bus line 531, and the output port 529 is connected to the decorative pattern display device 42, which is a liquid crystal display device. Power is also supplied to the decorative pattern display device 42 via the display control device 45 .

The CPU 521 of the display control device 45 receives a display command (command signal) transmitted from the sub-control device 560 via the input port 527, analyzes the received command, or performs predetermined arithmetic processing based on the received command. It controls the VDP 526 (specifically, generates internal commands for the VDP 526). Thereby, display control in the decorative pattern display device 42 is performed.

A program ROM 522 is a memory for storing various control programs and fixed value data executed by the CPU 521, and a work RAM 523 is a memory for temporarily storing work data and flags used when various programs are executed by the CPU 521. is.

The video RAM 524 is a memory for storing display data to be displayed on the decorative design display device 42. By rewriting the content of the video RAM 524, the display content of the decorative design display device 42 is changed. The character ROM 525 is a memory for storing character data such as designs displayed on the decorative design display device 42 .

The VDP 526 is a kind of drawing circuit that directly operates the LCD driver (liquid crystal driving circuit) incorporated in the decorative pattern display device 42 . Since the VDP 526 is made into an IC chip, it is also called a "drawing chip", and its substance should be called a microcomputer chip containing firmware dedicated to drawing processing. The VDP 526 adjusts the timing of each of the CPU 521, the video RAM 524, etc., and intervenes in the reading and writing of data.

In addition, the power supply device 313 (power board 313a) is connected to a power supply unit 541 that supplies power to each part of the pachinko machine 10, a power failure monitoring circuit 542 that monitors power interruption due to power failure, etc., and a RAM erase switch 323. and a RAM erase switch circuit 543 .

The power supply unit 541 supplies operating power (driving power) necessary for each to the main control device 261, the payout control device 311 and the like through the electric path such as the harness C1. As an overview, the power supply unit 541 takes in an AC 24V power supply supplied from the outside, and generates +12V power supply for driving various switches and motors, +5V power supply for logic, backup power supply for RAM backup, etc. These +12V power supply, +5V power supply and backup power supply are supplied to the main control device 261, the payout control device 311 and the like.

As described above, the power supply unit 541 is connected to the power port 507 of the main control device 261 and the power port 517 of the payout control device 311, and the power port 556 and the power port 556 of the sub-control device 560 via the main relay board 570. , is connected to the power port 533 of the display control device 45 .

The power failure monitoring circuit 542 is a circuit that outputs a power failure signal SK1 to each NMI terminal of the CPU 501 of the main controller 261 and the CPU 511 of the payout controller 311 when the power is shut off due to power failure or the like. The power failure monitoring circuit 542 monitors a stable DC voltage of 24 volts, which is the maximum voltage output from the power supply unit 541, and determines that a power failure (power failure) has occurred when this voltage is less than 22 volts. A power failure signal SK1 is output to the main controller 261 and the payout controller 311. By the output of this power failure signal SK1, the main control device 261 and the payout control device 311 recognize the occurrence of power failure and execute power failure processing (NMI interrupt processing).

Even after the stable DC voltage of 24 volts becomes less than 22 volts, the power supply unit 541 normally outputs 5 volts, which is the driving voltage of the control system, for a time sufficient to execute the power failure processing. configured to maintain value. Therefore, the main controller 261 and the payout controller 311 can normally execute and complete the power failure process.

The RAM erase switch circuit 543 is a circuit that takes in the switch signal of the RAM erase switch 323 and clears the backup data of the RAM 503 of the main controller 261 and the RAM 513 of the payout controller 311 according to the state of the switch 323 . When the RAM erasing switch 323 is pressed, the RAM erasing switch circuit 543 outputs a RAM erasing signal SK2 to the main controller 261 and the payout controller 311. When the power of the pachinko machine 10 is turned on while the RAM erasing switch 323 is pressed (including power-on due to power failure cancellation), the data in the RAMs 503 and 513 of the main controller 261 and the payout controller 311 are cleared. be.

As described in detail above, in this embodiment, the constricted portion 823 that allows the hook portion 822 of the connecting portion 814 to be separated from the belt portion 813 is provided. Therefore, the hook portion 822 can be separated from the belt portion 813 by applying force with bare hands without using a tool such as a nipper or a cutter. Therefore, when it becomes necessary to remove the harness C3 for a valid reason such as a failure, the sealing member 803 can be removed relatively easily by pulling the belt portion 813 to separate the hook portion 822 . can be cut to unseal the harness C3. In other words, it is possible to more reliably deter fraudulent acts without interfering with the efficiency of work that is performed for justifiable reasons. As a result, it is possible to suppress fraudulent acts and improve convenience.

Further, according to the present embodiment, since it is not necessary to use a nipper or the like, it is possible to suppress the occurrence of a problem such as erroneously damaging the harness C3 with a nipper or the like. In particular, it is more effective in the harness sealing unit 800 (sealing member 803) which is relatively small and difficult to work as in the present embodiment.

Even if the constricted portion 823 is cut using a tool such as a nipper, the constricted portion 823 is not in the belt portion 813 that straddles the cable C3A of the harness C3, and the belt portion 813 does not need to be cut. It is possible to minimize the occurrence of defects that damage the cable C3A.

Furthermore, in the present embodiment, the harness C3 can be sealed with a single action, such as inserting the connecting portion 814 into the connecting hole portion 835 and engaging the hook portion 822 with the projection portion 835a. It is possible to improve workability without the need for tightening the band portion after attachment unlike the binding band. In addition, since the hook portion 822 and the protrusion 835a are engaged with each other inside the connecting hole portion 835, it becomes difficult to release the hook portion 822, thereby further improving the fraud prevention effect.

In addition, in this embodiment, since a harness C3 having a relatively short cable length is used as the harness C3 connected to the terminal portion 702 of the main substrate 262 and the terminal portion 573 of the main relay substrate 570, so-called "hanging" or the like is used. It has a structure that makes it difficult for fraudulent acts to occur. Furthermore, since the harness C3 is sealed by the harness sealing unit 800, it has a configuration that is easier to grasp at a glance than other harnesses. In this case, it becomes easier to detect the fraudulent act at an early stage.

Further, according to the harness sealing unit 800 according to the present embodiment, the length of the sealing member 803 can be relatively reduced compared to a configuration using a binding band like the harness sealing unit according to the second embodiment described later. It can be shortened, and it becomes easy to reduce the size of the harness sealing unit.

In recent years, there has been a trend toward miniaturization of harnesses for transmission and reception of such signals, such as serial transmission of instruction signals such as commands (see harness C3). In other words, since the number of signal lines constituting the cable of the harness is also reduced (for example, the harness C3 has two cores), it is also being studied to reduce the size of the sealing member as in this embodiment. However, when the sealing member is downsized, it becomes difficult to grasp at a glance whether or not the sealing member has been opened, in the event that the sealing member is cut or some other fraudulent act is committed. There is a concern that the function and effect of the stopping member may be weakened. On the other hand, in the present embodiment, by providing the restraining piece 825 as described above, it is possible to suppress the occurrence of the above problems.

In addition, the sealing member having a configuration in which both ends of the belt portion 813 are not connected to each other as in the present embodiment has a higher elasticity at the time of sealing than a sealing member such as Insulok (registered trademark) that is connected in a ring shape. It is feared that the shrinkage rate is small and the restoring force at the time of cutting is small. In other words, even if the sealing member is cut or otherwise fraudulently committed, it may be difficult to grasp at a glance whether or not the sealing member has been opened. In contrast, in the present embodiment, as described above, by bending the thin portion 820 and providing the restraining piece 825 at the time of sealing, it is possible to suppress the occurrence of the above problems.

[Second embodiment]
Next, a second embodiment of a harness sealing unit for preventing detachment of the harness C3 connecting the main board 262 and the main relay board 570 will be described with reference to FIGS. For the sake of convenience, the same components as those of the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and detailed description thereof will be omitted.

As shown in FIGS. 27 and 28, the harness sealing unit 1800 according to this embodiment is attached to a mounting recess 1801 as a mounting portion formed adjacent to the recess 574 in the lower portion of the box cover 564. .

The harness sealing unit 1800 is composed of a base member 1802 as a supporting member and four binding bands 1803 as sealing members.

The base member 1802 is composed of a substantially flat plate-shaped base portion 1805 and side wall portions 1806 perpendicular to the base portion 1805, and is formed to have a substantially L-shaped cross section. A pair of locking claws 1807 are protruded from the back side of the base portion 1805 .

Correspondingly, the mounting recess 1801 has a bottom portion 1809 with which the base portion 1805 of the base member 1802 abuts, and a side wall portion 1810 with which the side wall portions 1806 of the base member 1802 face each other when the base member 1802 is mounted. ing.

A pair of insertion holes 1811 into which the locking claws 1807 are inserted are formed in the bottom portion 1809 . The harness sealing unit 1800 is fixed to the mounting recess 1801 by inserting the locking claw 1807 into the insertion hole 1811 and locking it to the back side of the bottom portion 1809 . Since the locked state of the locking claw 1807 cannot be released unless the box cover 564 is removed, the harness sealing unit 1800 is substantially fixed in a non-removable state under normal conditions.

The binding band 1803 includes a head portion 1813 as a second engaging portion and an engaging protrusion fixed to the base member 1802 during use, and a band portion 1814 as a strip-shaped belt portion extending from the head portion 1813. consists of The band portion 1814 is made of a soft synthetic resin material and has flexibility.

The base member 1802 has a side wall portion 1806 formed with a fixing hole 1815 to which the head portion 1813 of the binding band 1803 is fixed, and a base portion 1805 formed with an insertion hole 1816 through which the band portion 1814 is inserted. . Four fixing holes 1815 and four insertion holes 1816 are provided corresponding to the four binding bands 1803 .

A head portion 1813 of the binding band 1803 is formed with a hook portion 1813a as an engaging claw that is bent into a substantially V-shaped cross section. Correspondingly, a projecting portion 1815a as a claw receiving portion is formed in the fixing hole 1815 as the second engaged portion and the engaging hole portion. When the binding band 1803 is used, the hook portion 1813a of the head portion 1813 of the binding band 1803 is pushed into the fixing hole 1815 and engaged with the projection portion 1815a, so that the head portion 1813 of the binding band 1803 is attached to the base member. It is fixed to 1802 so as not to be detachable.

Four grooves 1819 are formed along each band 1814 on the rear surface of the base 1805 of the base member 1802 . Correspondingly, a groove portion 1820 that continues to the groove portion 1819 of the base member 1802 is also formed in the side wall portion 1810 of the mounting recess portion 1801 . As a result, when the harness sealing unit 1800 is attached, the gap between the groove portion 1819 of the base member 1802 and the bottom portion 1809 of the mounting recess portion 1801 and between the side wall portion 1806 of the base member 1802 and the groove portion 1820 of the mounting recess portion 1801. , an insertion passage through which the band portion 1814 is inserted is formed. The free end side of the band portion 1814 protrudes to the outside through this insertion path.

Also, thin metal pieces 1822 are attached to the bottom portion 1809 of the mounting recess 1801 at positions opposed to the respective groove portions 1819 of the base member 1802 . At the end portion of the metal piece 1822 on the side wall portion 1810 side (the right side in FIG. 28), the end portion is bent toward the groove portion 1819 side in a substantially V-shaped cross section to form an elastic engaging piece portion 1822a. formed. The metal piece 1822 constitutes the first engaged portion in this embodiment.

On the other hand, on the band portion 1814 of the binding band 1803 , a plurality of engaging protrusions 1825 are formed in a sawtooth shape on the side facing the bottom portion 1809 of the mounting recess 1801 . Each engaging protrusion 1825 has an inclined surface inclined with respect to the longitudinal direction of the band portion 1814 (horizontal direction in FIG. 28) and an upright surface orthogonal to the longitudinal direction of the band portion 1814 . The inclined surface is located on the free end side (right side in FIG. 28) of the band portion 1814, and the upright surface is located on the fixed end side (left side in FIG. 28) of the band portion 1814, ie, the head portion 1813 side. . The engaging protrusion 1825 constitutes the first engaging portion in this embodiment.

A constricted portion 1831 is formed at the base of the hook portion 1813a as a breaking portion that is thinner than other portions of the hook portion 1813a.

A tongue-shaped restraining piece 1832 is formed on the surface side of the band portion 1814 (the side facing the cable C3A of the harness C3) on the free end side of the band portion 1814 rather than the head portion 1813 .

The restraining piece 1832 is formed to obliquely extend from the surface side of the band portion 1814 toward the free end side of the band portion 1814 (the side away from the head portion 1813). The tip side (free end side) of the restraining piece 1832 is slightly bent toward the surface side of the band portion 1814 .

As a procedure for sealing the harness C3 by the harness sealing unit 1800, first, the cable C3A of the harness C3 is placed on the base portion 1805 of the base member 1802, and then one of the four binding bands 1803 is used to seal the harness C3. While winding the cable C3A, the head 1813 of the binding band 1803 is fixed to the base member 1802 as described above.

Next, the free end side of the band portion 1814 of the binding band 1803 is pulled and tightened. At this time, as the band portion 1814 moves, the engaging piece portion 1822a of the metal piece 1822 repeatedly slidably contacts with the inclined surfaces of the plurality of engaging projection portions 1825, thereby continuously bending. is allowed.

When the band portion 1814 is tightened to some extent, the band portion 1814 tries to return to the fixed end side by the restoring force of itself or the head portion 1813 . At this time, the tip of the engaging piece portion 1822 a of the metal piece 1822 is caught on the upright surface of the predetermined engaging projection portion 1825 of the band portion 1814 . As a result, the band portion 1814 cannot move further toward the fixed end, and the band portion 1814 cannot be removed while the harness C3 is held.

Therefore, when attempting to remove the harness C3, the binding band 1803 must be cut inevitably. In other words, when the harness C3 is removed, the harness sealing unit 1800 leaves a predetermined trace of the cutting of the binding band 1803 . This makes it possible to easily discover that the harness C3 has been illegally removed.

The sealing process by the harness sealing unit 1800 prevents unauthorized removal of the harness C3 after sealing, and even if unauthorized removal should occur, such a situation can be detected early and easily. Therefore, it is possible to perform the sealing process again even after being removed once. That is, the sealing process is performed with one of the four binding bands 1803, and when the harness C3 is removed due to a malfunction of the harness C3, the binding band 1803 is removed in the same manner as in the first embodiment. The hook portion 1813a is cut from the constricted portion 1831, and the binding band 1803 is released. After that, when a new sealing process is performed, another binding band 1803 may be used and the same procedure as described above may be performed. Therefore, in this embodiment, the sealing process can be performed up to four times.

As described in detail above, according to the present embodiment, the same advantages as those of the first embodiment are achieved.

It should be noted that the present invention is not limited to the contents described in the above-described embodiment, and may be implemented as follows, for example.

(a) In the above embodiment, the harness sealing unit 800 (1800) is provided to seal the harness C3 that connects the main board 262 and the main relay board 570 . It is good also as a structure which seals not only this but another harness.

(b) In the above embodiment, the main relay board 570 is provided. It is good also as a structure connected. Also, the main relay board 570 may be housed in a board box different from the board box 562 of the sub-controller 560 .

(c) In the above embodiment, the harness sealing unit 800 (1800) is attached to the attachment portion 900 (attachment recess 1801) of the back wall portion 566 of the box cover 564. FIG. The mounting position of the harness sealing unit 800 and the like is not limited to this. For example, it may be configured to be attached to the board box 263 of the main controller 261 . The circuit board box 263 is sealed by the sealing units 264A and 264B, and unless the sealing is released, the harness sealing unit 800 and the like cannot be removed. can.

(d) In the above embodiment, the sealing member 803 (the binding band 1803) is assembled to the box cover 564 via the base member 802 (the base member 1802). etc. may be omitted, and the sealing member 803 and the like may be directly assembled to the box cover 564 .

(e) In the above-described embodiment, by attaching the harness sealing unit 800 (1800) to the mounting portion 900 (mounting recess 1801), the fixing portion 812, which is one engaging portion of the sealing member 803 (binding band 1803), is fixed. (engagement protrusion 1825) can be in a state of being non-removably engaged with the box cover 564. As shown in FIG.

For example, the fixing portion 812 (engaging projection), which is one engaging portion of the sealing member 803 (binding band 1803), is engaged with the base member 802 (base member 1802) or the mounting portion 900 (mounting recess 1801). 1825) may be directly and irremovably attached by a predetermined fixing means.

Examples of fixing means include an adhesive, a curable resin material, a breaking screw, a one-way screw, a crimp pin, and the like. Here, the term "curable resin" refers to a resin that is liquid or pasty at first and hardens after being filled. Examples of curable resins include photocurable resins that are cured by irradiation with light such as laser light, and ultraviolet curable resins that are cured by irradiation with ultraviolet rays.

Also, after the connecting portion 814 (hook portion 1813a), which is the other engaging portion, is engaged with the connecting hole portion 835 (fixing hole 1815), an adhesive, a curable resin material, or the like is injected into the connecting hole portion 835 or the like. However, a configuration in which the connecting portion 814 and the like cannot be removed may be adopted.

(f) The number of sealing members 803 (binding bands 1803) is not limited to the above embodiment. For example, a configuration in which only one is provided may be adopted.

(g) The configuration of the breaking portion is not limited to the constricted portion 823 (constricted portion 1831) according to the above embodiment.

For example, the breaking portion may be configured to have a slit, a notch portion having a substantially V-shaped cross section, or the like.

(h) In the above-described first embodiment, when cutting the hook portion 822, a finger is put on the tip portion of the belt portion 813 as the operation portion to apply force to the belt portion 813. FIG.

Not limited to this, for example, like the head 1813 (see FIG. 28) of the second embodiment, a relatively large gripping portion that can be gripped by the operator (see FIG. 28 “Grip portion 1813c”)). Such a configuration makes it easier to apply force to the belt portion 813, such as by pinching and twisting the grip portion. As a result, the work of cutting the hook portion 822 can be performed more easily. Furthermore, in order to facilitate application of force, the operating portion may be configured to include a tool engaging portion (see “tool engaging portion 1813d” in FIG. 28) capable of engaging a tool such as a slotted screwdriver.

(i) In the first embodiment, the belt portion 813 may have an insert member (metal piece or the like) embedded therein. By adopting such a configuration, it is possible to suppress the bending of the belt portion 813 and prevent the belt portion 813 from being erroneously cut when the hook portion 822 is cut from the constricted portion 823 . can.

(j) In the first embodiment, on both sides of the belt portion 813, the same engaging portion as the connecting portion 814 (including the constricted portion 823) is provided, and the connecting hole is engaged with the engaging portion. A configuration including a to-be-engaged portion similar to the portion 835 may be employed.

(k) The structure of the holding piece 825 (holding piece 1832) as an elastic piece is not limited to the above embodiment. For example, a configuration in which the tip portion of the restraining piece 825 (the restraining piece 1832) is not bent may be employed. Also, a configuration in which the restraining piece 825 (the restraining piece 1832) extends in a direction different from that of the above-described embodiment may be employed.

If only the effect of maintaining the open belt portion 813 or the like in a state of being lifted from the base member 802 or the like is obtained, the holding piece 825 or the like may enter the arrangement groove 838 or the like when the harness C3 is sealed. , cable C3A need not be held down.

Further, the constricted portion 823 (constricted portion 1831) can be omitted if only the effect of the suppressing piece 825 (suppressing piece 1832) is obtained.

(f) You may implement as a pachinko machine of a different type from the said embodiment. In addition to the pachinko machine, it may also be implemented as an arrangement ball machine, various game machines such as majang ball similar thereto, reel-type game machines such as slot machines, and the like.

Hereinafter, technical ideas that can be grasped from the above-described embodiment, which are not described in the claims of the scope of claims, will be described together with their effects.

Means 1. A plurality of electrical components are electrically connected via a harness, and
A gaming machine that performs a lottery based on a predetermined opportunity and generates a special game state advantageous to a player when a winning result is obtained by the lottery,
A sealing member for sealing the harness with respect to a predetermined member,
The sealing member is
a belt portion arranged to intersect the cables of the harness;
an elastic piece extending from a side of the belt portion opposed to the cable and having elasticity;
A gaming machine, wherein the elastic piece is in pressure contact with a predetermined portion when at least the harness is sealed by the sealing member.

According to the above means 1, the sealing member for sealing the harness is provided. As a result, in the unlikely event that the sealing member is cut, etc., and a fraudulent act is committed, some kind of trace, such as partial damage, will remain, and by confirming this, the fraudulent act can be easily discovered. . Therefore, not only is it possible to directly prevent fraud such as illegally removing the harness, but it is also possible to deter fraudulent activity from the aspect of early detection of fraudulent activity.

In recent years, instruction signals such as commands are also serially transmitted, and there is a trend toward miniaturization of harnesses for transmission and reception of such signals. In other words, since the number of signal lines constituting the cable of the harness is also reduced (for example, two cores), it is also being studied to reduce the size of the sealing member corresponding to this. However, when the sealing member is miniaturized, if the sealing member is cut or the like and a fraudulent act is committed, it becomes difficult to grasp at a glance whether or not the sealing member has been opened. There is a concern that the action effect will be weakened.

On the other hand, in the present means, the elastic piece is formed to extend from the belt portion, and when the harness is sealed, the elastic piece is in pressure contact with a predetermined portion. As a result, if the sealing member is cut or the like, the restoring force of the elastic piece causes the belt portion to be flipped up and opened. Further, the opened belt portion is maintained in a state of being lifted from the predetermined portion by being supported by at least the elastic pieces. Therefore, it is possible to immediately grasp that the belt part is released by just looking at the belt part in the lifted state. As a result, it is possible to suppress fraudulent acts and improve convenience.

The same applies to the following means, but the "electrical equipment" includes, for example, a control board (main board, etc.) that performs predetermined control related to the game, and a signal that transmits or receives a signal to or from the control board. Examples include other boards (sub-boards, relay boards, etc.), ball entry detection switches and variable winning devices in pachinko machines, and start levers and stop switches in slot machines.

Examples of the "predetermined member" include a substrate box that encloses the substrate, a game board, a door, and the like.

The "predetermined trigger" includes, for example, the input of a detection signal from a predetermined ball entry detection switch in a pachinko machine, etc., or the detection signal from an operation detection switch that detects the operation of an operation means such as a start lever in a slot machine, etc. One example is input.

To "seal" a harness means to restrain the harness so that it cannot be removed. , it means that it is impossible or extremely difficult to remove the harness, the sealing member, etc. in a normal state unless the opening or the like is performed.

Means 2. The gaming machine according to means 1, characterized in that, in a state in which at least the harness is sealed by the sealing member, the elastic piece as the predetermined portion is in pressure contact with at least the cable.

According to the above means 2, it is possible to stabilize the arrangement state of the cables of the harness. In addition, since it becomes difficult to bend the belt portion to pass through the connector of the harness, it is possible to suppress fraudulent detachment of the harness.

Means 3. A groove-shaped cable receiving portion in which the cable of the harness is arranged,
A state in which the elastic piece enters the cable receiving portion and presses against at least one of the cable receiving portion and the cable as the predetermined portion in a state where the harness is sealed by at least the sealing member. The gaming machine according to means 1, characterized by:

According to the above means 3, the same effects as those of the above means 2 can be obtained.

Means 4. 4. The game machine according to any one of means 1 to 3, wherein the elastic pieces are formed to extend obliquely with respect to the longitudinal direction of the belt portion.

According to the above-described means 4, when the elastic piece is pressed against the predetermined portion, the elastic piece is bent in the direction opposite to the intended direction, preventing the elastic piece from properly pressing against the predetermined portion. can be done.

Means 5. 4. The game machine according to means 4, wherein the tip side (free end side) of the elastic piece is provided with a bent portion that is bent toward the belt portion side.

According to the means 5, the effect of the means 4 can be further enhanced.

Means 6. a first engaging portion provided on one end side of the belt portion and non-removably engaged with a predetermined first engaged portion;
A second engaging portion provided on the other end side of the belt portion and non-removably engaged with a predetermined second engaged portion. The gaming machine described in .

For example, compared to a sealing member such as Insulok (registered trademark) that is connected in a ring, a sealing member having a configuration in which both ends of the belt portion are not connected to each other as in the above means 6 has an elastic contraction rate at the time of sealing. is small, and there is concern that the restoring force at the time of cutting will be small. In other words, even if the sealing member is cut or otherwise fraudulently committed, it may be difficult to grasp at a glance whether or not the sealing member has been opened. Therefore, under the configuration of this means 6, the effects of the above means 1 and the like are more effective.

Means 7. The belt portion has a thin portion at a position between the first engaging portion and the second engaging portion in the longitudinal direction, and the first engaging portion or the second engaging portion in a state of being engaged with the first engaged portion or the second engaged portion corresponding to the portion, the thin portion is configured as a base point to be bent (tilted). 6. The gaming machine according to 6.

According to the means 7, for example, in a state in which one engaging portion is engaged with a predetermined member, the cable of the harness is arranged on the predetermined member, and then the belt portion is bent (tilted) with the thin portion as a base point. Then, the other engaging portion is engaged with a predetermined member, so that the harness sealing operation can be performed relatively easily. As a result, workability can be improved.

In addition, by adopting the above configuration, it is possible to configure the entire belt portion other than the thin portion to have a relatively high rigidity (thick configuration). Compared to a certain belt portion, it becomes difficult to bend the belt portion to pass through the connector of the harness. As a result, it is possible to suppress the fraudulent act of removing the harness.

Furthermore, when the harness is sealed by the sealing member, the elastic piece can be pressed against the predetermined portion more appropriately, and the effects of the means 1 and the like can be made more reliable.

The basic configuration of various gaming machines to which the above means are applied is shown below.

A. The game machine in each of the above means is a pinball game machine. As a more detailed example of the aspect, "an operating means (game ball shooting handle) operated by a player, a shooting means (shooting motor, etc.) for flipping and shooting a game ball based on the operation of the operating means, and the shooting means. A pinball game machine provided with a game area in which a game ball is guided and each ball entry means (general winning opening, variable winning device, operation opening, etc.) arranged in the game area.

B. The game machine or each pinball game machine in each of the above means is a pachinko machine or a game machine conforming to a pachinko machine.

C. The gaming machine in each of the above means is a reel-type gaming machine such as a slot machine. As a more detailed example, "an identification information string (design string; specifically, a rotating body such as a reel or belt with a design) consisting of a plurality of identification information (designs) is variably displayed (specifically, a reel (e.g., rotation), a variable display means (specifically, a rotating body unit such as a reel unit) that stops and displays the identification information string, The identification information (design) starts to change, the identification information (design) is stopped due to the operation of the stop operation means (specifically, the stop button), and the identification aligned on the effective line at the time of the stop A reel-type gaming machine constructed so that game values are given on the condition that the information is specific identification information".

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10... Pachinko machine, 261... Main control device, 560... Sub control device, 561... Sub control board, 562... Board box, 564... Box cover, 566... Back wall part, 570... Main relay board, 800... Harness sealing Unit 802 Base member 803 Sealing member 812 Fixed portion 813 Belt portion 814 Connecting portion 820 Thin portion 821 Base portion 822 Hook portion 823 Constricted portion 825 Suppressor Piece 830 Fitting concave portion 835 Connecting hole portion 835a Protruding portion 838 Arrangement groove 900 Mounting portion 901 Base portion 902 Mounting frame portion C3 Harness C3A Cable C3B …connector.

Claims (1)

A gaming machine that performs a lottery based on a predetermined opportunity and generates a special game state advantageous to a player when a winning result is obtained by the lottery,
Equipped with a board box containing a control board,
The board box includes a front wall portion arranged to face the mounting surface of the control board on which various electronic components are mounted, a rear wall portion arranged to face the back surface of the control board, and A game machine having a substantially box-like shape and having a peripheral wall portion arranged opposite to the peripheral edge portion end face of a control board,
A chamfered portion inclined with respect to the peripheral wall portion and the front wall portion at a connection portion between the peripheral wall portion and the front wall portion in a predetermined longitudinal section of the peripheral wall portion on the side adjacent to the other substrate box in the substrate box. is formed and
A first cable is arranged through between the board box and the other board box in the predetermined section in the longitudinal direction,
on the front wall side of the substrate box,
a base portion projecting from a mounting portion capable of mounting fixing means for fixing a second cable different from the first cable at a position different from the formation position of the chamfered portion in the longitudinal direction;
The mounting portion has a frame portion formed to protrude outside the base portion and open on a side not facing the chamfered portion ,
The game machine is characterized in that the fixing means can be attached by inserting it into the attachment portion protruding outside the base portion from the opening side of the frame portion .

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