JP7394640B2 - gaming machine - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to gaming machines such as pachinko machines and arranged ball machines.

A gaming machine such as a pachinko machine includes an inner frame that constitutes a support frame, and a front door that is disposed on the front side of the inner frame and is attached to the inner frame via a hinge means so that it can be opened, closed, and detached. The electrical systems on the frame side and front door side are connected via a harness. This harness has a margin that allows the front door to be opened and closed around the hinge means, and the front door can be opened and closed around the hinge means by bending and stretching the margin.
In order to provide this harness across the inner frame and the front door, conventionally, a harness whose margin is curved in a U-shape in plan view is used, and both ends of this harness are connected to the inner frame side board on the inner frame side and the front door. It is connected to the front door side board on the door side, and when the front door is in the closed state, the margin approaches the hinge means side and curves into a U-shape in plan view, and when the front door is in the open state, the margin is connected between both ends of the harness. (Patent Document 1).

JP 2018-175907 (especially Figures 99 and 100)

In the conventional harness arrangement structure, when the front door is closed, the extra portion of the harness curves into a U-shape in plan view and is folded near the rear side of the hinge means. There is a risk of being caught between the two. Therefore, when closing the front door after it has been opened, it is necessary to do so carefully to avoid pinching the extra portion of the harness.
In addition, conventionally, the margin of the harness is curved in a U-shape when viewed from above, so when the front door is opened and closed, an excessive external force is applied to the harness at both ends of the margin, and the harness follows the opening and closing of the front door. There is a problem that it is difficult to deform without changing the shape.
In view of these problems, it is an object of the present invention to provide a game machine that can prevent the extra portion of the harness from being caught, and that can easily deform the harness following the opening and closing of the front door.

The present invention provides a support frame side substrate provided on a support frame, a front door side substrate provided on a front door that can be opened/closed and detached from the support frame, the support frame side substrate and the front door side substrate. a gaming machine, wherein at least one end side of the harness is removably attached to one of the support frame side board and the front door side board ; It includes wiring, ground wiring, LED drive control signal wiring, and audio signal wiring, and also includes an allowance for allowing opening and closing of the front door, and the allowance includes a curved top that curves in the vertical direction, and a curved top that curves in the vertical direction; a vertical portion that continues downward from at least one end side of the top portion, and the front door side board receives the first power supply from the first power supply supplied from the support frame side board via the first power supply wiring. The device includes a power generation circuit that generates a second power source having a lower voltage value than the power source, and supplies the first power source to the LED and the second power source to the buffer .

According to the present invention, it is possible to prevent the extra portion of the harness from being caught, and there is an advantage that the harness can be easily deformed following the opening and closing of the front door.

1 is a front view of a gaming machine showing a first embodiment of the present invention. It is a side view of the gaming machine. It is a front view of the inner frame side including the same game board. It is a rear view of the front door. It is a block diagram of the same control system. It is a terminal connection diagram of the same connector. It is a front view of the main part on the side of the same inner frame. It is a side sectional view of the main part of the same inner frame and front door. It is a plane sectional view of the inner frame and main parts of the front door. FIG. 3 is a plan sectional view of the front door in an open state. It is a front view of the inner frame side which shows the 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is a side sectional view of the main part of the same inner frame and front door. It is a plane sectional view of the inner frame and main parts of the front door. FIG. 3 is a plan sectional view of the front door in an open state. It is a front view of the inner frame side which shows the 3rd Embodiment of this invention. It is a side sectional view of the main part of the same inner frame and front door. It is a plane sectional view of the inner frame and main parts of the front door. FIG. 3 is a plan sectional view of the front door in an open state.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail below based on the drawings. 1 to 10 illustrate a first embodiment in which the present invention is applied to a gaming machine 1 such as a pachinko machine. As shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, the gaming machine 1 includes a rectangular outer frame 2 fixed to a gaming island, an inner frame 3 disposed on the front side of the outer frame 2, and a frame 3 on the front side of the inner frame 3. A front door 4 is provided.

The inner frame 3 is pivotably attached to the outer frame 2 via a hinge means 5 so as to be openable/closed and detachable, and the front door 4 is pivotably attached to the inner frame 3 via a hinge means 6 so as to be openable/closeable and detachable. Further, the inner frame 3 and the front door 4 can be locked in a closed state with respect to the outer frame 2 and the inner frame 3, respectively, by locking means on the opposite side of the hinge means 5 and 6. Note that the outer frame 2 and the inner frame 3 constitute a support frame. The support frame may be a housing or the like. The outer frame 2 is formed into a rectangular shape. The inner frame 3 has a rectangular frame shape corresponding to the outer frame 2, and fits into the outer frame 2 from the front side when in the closed state.

The inner frame 3 has a game board mounting part 7 on the upper side and a lower mounting part 8 on the lower side, and a game board 9 is removably mounted on the game board mounting part 7 from the front side. The emitting means 10, the lower speaker 11, and the accommodating part 13 for the harness 12 are arranged on the left and right.

The game board mounting portion 7 is provided with an engaging portion 14 that engages with one end of the game board 9, and a pair of upper and lower fixing means 15 that fastens the other end of the game board 9. When installing the game board 9 on the game board mounting part 7, one end of the game board 9 is engaged with the engaging part 14, and the other end of the game board 9 is rotated using the engaging part 14 as a fulcrum. Press it toward the game board mounting section 7 side. After the game board 9 is pushed into the game board mounting portion 7, the other end of the game board 9 may be tightened and fixed by the upper and lower fixing means 15.

The firing means 10 is for firing game balls one by one toward the game board 9 side, and as shown in FIG. A firing rail 17 fixed to the firing board 16, a stopper part 18 that restricts the game balls on the firing rail 17 to the firing position, and a firing rail 17 that is pivotally supported on the firing board 16 in the front-rear direction via a drive shaft 19. It is equipped with a striking mallet 20 that strikes the upper game ball in the firing direction, and a firing drive means 21 such as a drive solenoid that drives the striking hammer 20 via a drive shaft 19.

The front door 4 is arranged corresponding to the front side of the game board mounting part 7 and the lower mounting part 8 of the inner frame 3. The front door 4 includes a door frame 23 having a substantially rectangular shape, a front door cover 24 which is a decorative member attached to the front surface of the door frame 23, and a front door that allows the game area 25 of the game board 9 to be visually recognized. It includes a viewing window 26 formed in the door cover 24 and a glass unit 27 that covers the viewing window 26.

As shown in FIG. 1, the front door cover 24 includes a left cover section 28, a right cover section 29, and an upper cover section 30 attached to the front side of the door frame 23 outside the visibility window 26. A lower unit 31 is provided on the side.

On the upper cover part 30 side, there are provided a pair of left and right upper speakers 32, an LED light emitting effect means 33 including a large number of LEDs, and an air blowing effect means 34 such as a fan disposed on one side of the upper cover part 30. It is being In place of the blowing effect means 34, a movable effect means including a movable member or other effect means may be provided. In the left and right cover parts 28 and 29, a lower speaker 22 is arranged at the lower part thereof, and above the lower speaker 22, LED light emission means 35 and 36 are provided.

The lower unit 31 includes a production operation button 37 for operation production, an upper tray (launched ball storage section) 38 for storing game balls for firing, and a lower tray (surplus ball storage section) 39 for storing surplus balls. are provided above and below, and a firing handle 40 for operating the firing means 10 is provided on the opposite side of the lower plate 39 and the front side of the lower speaker 11 with respect to the performance operation button 37.

The upper plate 38 is formed spanning from one side of the left and right side of the performance operation button 37 to the rear side. The lower tray 39 can store overflow balls spilled from the upper tray 38, foul balls that stall and return without reaching the game area 25 after being fired by the firing means 10, and the like as surplus balls. The firing handle 40 is held by the player to operate the firing means 10, and when the player grips the firing handle 40 and rotates it, the ball is raised via a ball feeding means (not shown). The game balls on the tray 38 are fed onto the launch rail 17 one by one, and the hammer 20 hits the game balls on the launch rail 17 with a striking force corresponding to the amount of operation so as to launch them toward the game board 9 side. It has become.

The front door 4 includes an upper glass door equipped with a viewing window 26 and a glass unit 27, etc., and a lower opening/closing door equipped with a production operation button 37, an upper plate 38, a lower plate 39, a firing handle 40, etc. It is also possible to divide the glass door into two parts so that the glass door and the opening/closing door can be opened and closed separately.

The glass unit 27 includes two front and rear glass plates 41 arranged at a predetermined interval, and a holding member 42 that holds the glass plates 41 from the outer circumferential side. It is placed on the receiving portion of the lower horizontal member 43 via a pair of left and right engaging means, and the upper side is fastened by a pair of left and right fastening means 44 .

On the front door 4 side, there are door-side electronic parts such as an upper speaker 32, an LED light-emitting production means 33, a ventilation production means 34, an LED light-emission production means 35, 36, a production operation button 37, a firing handle 40, etc. as an electrical system. A door-side control board is provided to control the door-side electronic components.

When looking at the multiple types of electronic components provided on the front door 4 side, as shown in FIG. (first power supply) is used, and DC5V (second power supply) lower than DC12V is used for the buffer 48. Note that in the case of the LED driver 47 as well, DC5V may be used depending on the type.

In this way, on the front door 4 side, two types of power supplies, DC12V and DC5V, are required depending on the type of door-side electronic components. Only DC 12V is supplied to the front door side board 50, DC5V is generated in the power generation circuit 51 of the front door side board 50, and the DC5V is supplied to the buffer 48.

In this way, as described later, the number of wires for the power supply of the harness 12 provided between the inner frame 3 side and the front door 4 side can be reduced, and the number of wires of the harness 12 as a whole can be reduced. is possible.

On the front side of the game board 9, there is a game area 25 where the game is played while making the game balls hit flow down, and a guide passage 55 that guides the game balls fired by the firing means 40 to the upper side of the game area 25. It is provided.

The guide passage 55 is formed in an arc shape between an inner rail 56 and an outer rail 57 arranged on the front side of the game board 9, and receives the game ball from the firing means 40 at the lower ball receiving part side. Then, the game ball is driven into the game area 25 from the ball driving part side on the upper end side of the inner rail 56.

On the front surface of the game board 9, an outer peripheral member 58 made of resin is arranged on the outer peripheral side of the game area 25, and an image display means 59, such as a liquid crystal type, is arranged in the center of the game area 25, and an image display means 59 is arranged on the front side of the image display means 59. Center cases 60 corresponding to the front and back are attached in correspondence with each other.

The image display means 59 is of a liquid crystal type or the like, and constitutes an effect pattern display means 61, an operation guidance display means 62, and the like. Note that the effect pattern display means 61 may be of a rotating reel type. The center case 60 has a display window 63 corresponding to the display screen of the image display means 59, and a case main body part 64 that comes into contact with the front surface of the game board 9, projects forward from the game board 9, and surrounds the display window 63, A normal symbol display means 65, a special symbol display means 66, etc. are provided on the front surface of the case body 64.

In the gaming area 25, as shown in FIG. 3, a left-handed passage 68 and a right-handed passage 69 are provided on both the left and right sides of the center case 60. Further, in the gaming area 25, a normal winning means 70, a normal symbol starting means 71, a big winning means 72, and a special symbol starting means 73 are arranged.

The normal symbol starting means 71 is for starting the symbol starting by the normal symbol displaying means 65, and is constituted by a passage gate. The normal symbol display means 65 is for displaying normal symbols in a variable manner, and is composed of light emitting bodies such as two LEDs corresponding to two types of normal symbols, for example, "○" and "×".

This normal symbol display means 65 has two light emitters that flash alternately for a predetermined period of time on the condition that the normal symbol starting means 71 detects a game ball, and the display is obtained when the normal symbol starting means 71 detects a game ball. If the hit judgment random value matches the predetermined hit judgment value, the light emitter on the "○" side corresponding to the winning mode will emit light, and in other cases, the "x" side corresponding to the missing mode will emit light. Each of the light emitters stops blinking in a state where it emits light.

The special symbol starting means 73 is for starting the symbol variation by the special symbol displaying means 66, and is provided with upper and lower starting winning means 73a and lower starting winning means 73b. The top start prize winning means 7a is of a non-opening/closing type. The lower start winning means 73b is an open/close type that can be switched between a closed state in which the game ball cannot enter (or is difficult to enter) and an open state in which the ball can enter (or is easy to enter), and the normal symbol display means 65 When the stopped symbol after the change becomes a winning pattern and a normal profit state occurs, the state is changed from the closed state to the open state for a predetermined period of time.

The special symbol display means 66 is composed of one or more display means, for example, one display means such as a segment type display means that can variably display the special symbol, and the special symbol starting means 73 is configured by the upper start prize winning means 73a or the special symbol starting means 73. A special symbol is displayed variably for a predetermined period of time on the condition that a game ball enters the lower starting winning means 73b, and the jackpot judgment random value obtained when winning the special symbol starting winning means 73 matches a predetermined jackpot judgment value. In this case, the special symbol stops in a predetermined jackpot mode (specific mode), and in other cases, it stops in a miss mode.

The effect pattern display means 61 displays effect patterns in a variable manner in parallel with the variable display of special symbols by the special pattern display means 66, and displays one or more effect patterns (for example, three in the left and right direction) in various effects. It is configured such that it can be displayed variably on the display screen of the image display means 59 together with the image.

The performance symbols are composed of numerical symbols, and when a game ball wins a prize in either of the starting winning means 73a, 73b of the special symbol starting means 73, one of the plurality of variation patterns is activated at the same time as the special symbol begins to fluctuate. It starts to fluctuate and stops almost simultaneously with the stop of the special symbol. It should be noted that when the special symbol stops in a winning manner, the production symbol stops in a winning presentation mode, and when the special symbol stops in a jackpot presentation mode, it stops in a jackpot presentation mode.

The big prize winning means 72 is an open/close type that can be switched between an open state in which the game ball can win a prize and a closed state in which it cannot win a prize, and the special symbol after the change of the special symbol display means 66 becomes a jackpot mode and is special. When a profit state occurs, the ball is opened once or multiple times according to a predetermined opening pattern, and game balls are won from above.

This big winning means 72 includes a winning hole formed in an opening shape on the front side of the game board 9 and an opening/closing member that can open and close the winning hole. When this happens, the opening/closing member opens and closes a predetermined number of times.

The overall control system of the gaming machine 1 is generally configured as shown in FIG. That is, the gaming machine 1 includes a main control board 75 that controls gaming operations such as the big winning means 72, an effect control board 76 that controls various effect operations such as the effect symbol display means 61, and supplies power to each part. In addition to the power supply board 77 and the like, there are an effect control board 76, an inner frame board 49 for relaying connected to the power supply board 77, and a front door board 50 connected to this inner frame board 49.

As shown in FIG. 2, the main control board 75 and the production control board 76 are detachably provided on the game board 9 side, such as on the back side of the back cover of the game board 9. As shown in FIG. 5, the power supply board 77 includes an inner frame side power generation section 78 that generates the power necessary for the inner frame 3 side including the game board 9, such as DC12V, and a single power source necessary for the front door side substrate 50. It has a front door side power generation section 79 that generates DC12V. Note that the power supply board 77 is provided on the inner frame 3.

As shown in FIGS. 7 to 10, the inner frame side board 49 is arranged at a required location such as the back side of the lower mounting part 8 of the inner frame 3, and the front door side board 50 is arranged near the inner frame side board 49. It is provided at the bottom of the back side of the door frame 23 of the front door 4. The inner frame side board 49 is provided with an inner frame side fixed connector 81, and the front door side board 50 is provided with a front door side fixed connector 82, respectively. The inner frame side fixed connector 81 and the front door side fixed connector 82 are removably connected via a harness 12 having a frame side connector 83 and a door side connector 84 at both ends.

The harness 12 is an assembly of a large number of coated wires made of wires and other electric wires coated with insulation, and the coated wires include a large number of wires for power supply, signal wires, and the like. For example, in this embodiment, 20-terminal connectors 81 to 84 are used, as shown in FIG. 6 with terminal numbers 1 to 20. Therefore, the harness 12 is constituted by a collection of 20 wires for power supply, signal, etc.

In each connector 81 to 84, two GND terminals, four DC12V terminals, and two GND terminals are arranged at one end of the terminal row, and from the GND terminal to the other end, a CLK_L terminal, a DATA_L A terminal, a GND terminal, a CLK_IN terminal, a DATA_IN terminal, an LT terminal, two GND terminals, an SP2+ terminal, an SP2- terminal, an SP1+ terminal, and an SP1- terminal are arranged. The terminals with respective terminal numbers of fixed connectors 81 and 82 on the boards 49 and 50 side correspond to the terminals with respective terminal numbers of connectors 83 and 84 on the harness 12 side.

On the front door 4 side, DC12V is required for the LED 46, LED driver 47, etc., and DC5V is required for the buffer 48, etc., but only DC12V is supplied from the inner frame side board 49 to the front door side board 50, and DC5V is It is generated in the power generation circuit 51 of the front door side board 50. Then, the front door side board 50 supplies DC 12V to the LED driver 47 etc. from the DC 12V terminal etc. of the front door side fixed connector 82 via the passage 86, and generates DC 5V in the power generation circuit 51 branching from the passage 86. , supplies the DC5V to the buffer 48 and the like.

When two types of power supplies, DC12V and DC5V, are required on the front door 4 side, DC12V and DC5V are generated by the power supply board 77 on the inner frame 3 side and supplied to the front door side board 50 via the harness 12. In this case, wiring for DC 5V is required in addition to wiring for DC 12V, and the number of wirings in the harness 12 increases.

However, as shown in this embodiment, by supplying a single DC12V from the inner frame side board 49 to the front door side board 50 and generating DC5V from DC12V at the front door side board 50, the inner frame side The number of wires for the power supply of the harness 12 connecting the board 49 and the front door side board 50 can be reduced, and the number of wires of the harness 12 as a whole can be reduced. As a result, it is possible to prevent the harness 12 from falling and causing biting.

In this embodiment, four power supply wirings are used for DC 12V and GND, but the rated current of each terminal is 2A, and this is to ensure a maximum current of 8A. Therefore, the number of DC12V terminals and the number of power supply wirings vary depending on the magnitude of the maximum current.

The CLK_L terminal is a clock signal for LED drive control, the DATA_L terminal is a data signal for LED drive control, the CLK_IN terminal is a clock signal for switch input, the DATA_IN terminal is a data signal for switch input, and the LT terminal is for switch input. latch signals are transmitted respectively.

The CLK_L terminal and DATA_L terminal are for serial output, and drive and control the LED using two signals, a clock signal and a data signal. An LED drive signal is output to the LED driver on the front door 4 side, and the LED driver takes in the data signal in synchronization with the clock signal and lights up the LED in accordance with the data signal.

The CLK_IN terminal, DATA_IN terminal, and LT terminal are for serial input, and take in a switch signal on the front door 4 side using three signals: a latch signal, a clock signal, and a data signal. For example, when sending switch signals such as the performance operation button 37 on the front door 4 side and the position detection of the movable body to the CPU of the performance control board 76, the CPU of the performance control board 76 outputs a latch signal to the parallel-serial conversion circuit. A switch signal is taken in by the CPU, and the switch signal is sent to the CPU via a data signal in synchronization with a clock signal.

The inner frame side board 49 and the front door side board 50 are arranged on the lower side of the inner frame 3 and the front door 4 in the vicinity of the hinge means 5 and 6 on the lower side, as shown in FIGS. An inner frame-side fixed connector 81 and a front door-side fixed connector 82 are provided. In the lower mounting part 8 of the inner frame 3, an inner frame side board 49 is arranged on the back side of the rear wall part 88 near the hinge means 5, 6 side, and a harness is arranged on the hinge means 5, 6 side of this inner frame side board 49. Twelve accommodating portions 13 and insertion portions 90 are provided.

The accommodating part 13 is formed by recessing into the lower mounting part 8 from the front side to the rear wall part 88 side, and can accommodate almost the entire main part of the harness 12 therein when the front door 4 is closed. Furthermore, when the front door 4 is opened and closed, the harness 12 moves in and out of the housing section 13 from the front side. The insertion portion 90 is formed to penetrate the rear wall portion 88 of the housing portion 13 in the front-rear direction.

When connecting the frame side connector 83 of the harness 12 to the inner frame side fixed connector 81 of the inner frame side board 49, one end of the harness 12 in the housing part 13 is pulled out to the back side of the inner frame 3 through the insertion part 90. Then, the frame side connector 83 may be connected to the inner frame side fixed connector 81 from the back side. Of course, conversely, after connecting the frame side connector 83 of the harness 12 to the inner frame side fixed connector 81, the door side connector 84 side of the harness 12 may be inserted from the insertion part 90 to the accommodating part 13 side.

The front door side board 50 is attached to the front end side so as to close an opening 92 formed on the back side of the door frame 23 near the front side of the inner frame side board 49, and is connected to the front door side fixed connector 82 from the back side. A door-side connector 84 of the harness 12 is detachably connected. An arrangement space A is provided between the lower mounting part 8 of the inner frame 3 and the door frame 23 of the front door 4, which is large enough to prevent the harness 12 from being caught when the front door 4 is opened and closed.

The harness 12 includes a margin 94 having a length necessary to allow opening and closing of the front door 4, a frame vicinity portion 95 extending from the margin 94 to the frame connector 83, and a portion 95 extending from the margin 94 to the door connector 84. and a continuous door vicinity portion 96. The margin portion 94 has a curved shape that curves in an inverted U shape in the vertical direction, and includes a curved top portion 97 on the upper end side and vertical portions 98 and 99 that extend vertically downward from both ends of the curved top portion 97. The lower side of one vertical section 98 is held by the holding means 100 of the inner frame 3, and the lower side of the other vertical section 99 is held by the holding means 101 of the front door 4.

The holding means 100 of the inner frame 3 is removably attached to the front side of the outer wall part 102 of the accommodating part 13, and the holding means 101 of the front door 4 is attached to the front side of the accommodating part 13 at a position away from the holding means 100. It is detachably attached to the rear wall portion 103 of the frame 23.

Each of the holding means 100, 101 has a rectangular shape that holds the longitudinal parts 98, 99 of the harness 12 so as to be rotatable or movable around its axis, and is integral with the other holding parts 100a, 101a. The mounting parts 100b and 101b are detachably inserted into the mounting holes of the outer wall part 102 and the rear wall part 103. The holding parts 100a, 101a have coupling parts 100c, 101c that can be opened and closed at one location in the circumferential direction, and the longitudinal parts 98, 99 of the harness 12 are attached to the holding parts 100a, 101a by opening and closing the coupling parts 100c, 101c. It is designed to be put in and taken out.

Note that the harness 12 is an assembly of a large number of covered wirings, and is covered with a flexible covering portion 104 so that the covered wirings do not scatter or be damaged in the flexible region of the harness 12. The flexible covering part 104 has a tube shape, a spiral shape, etc., and covers substantially the entire flexible region from the insertion part 90 to the vicinity of the lower side of the holding means 100.

The frame vicinity part 95 of the harness 12 is arranged approximately horizontally from the lower side of the holding means 100 to the frame side connector 83 of the inner frame side board 49, and the door vicinity part 96 is arranged behind the door frame 23 in the arrangement space A. It is arranged substantially horizontally along the wall portion 103 from the lower side of the holding means 101 to the door side connector 84 of the front door side board 50.

The front door 4 can be opened and closed about the hinge means 6 with respect to the inner frame 3, and when the front door 4 is in the closed state, the door frame 23 abuts the inner frame 3 from the front side and is locked. When the front door 4 is in the closed state, the holding means 101 of the front door 4 is close to the front side of the accommodating part 13, so that the surplus part 94 of the harness 12 is almost entirely in the accommodating part, as shown in FIGS. 7 to 9. It is within 13.

When opening the front door 4, the front door 4 is rotated around the hinge means 6 in the direction indicated by the arrow a in FIG. At this time, the holding means 101 of the front door 4 rotates around the hinge means 6 in the direction of the arrow a and moves away from the housing section 13 to the front, so that the margin section 94 of the harness 12 gradually changes from the inverted U-shaped curved state. and extends to the state shown in FIG.

When the front door 4 is opened from the closed state shown in FIG. 9 to the open state shown in FIG. 10 in the direction of the arrow b in FIG. 10, and in the direction of the arrow c in FIG. The front door 4 is allowed to open.

When closing the front door 4 around the hinge means 6 toward the inner frame 3, the front door 4 is rotated in the direction indicated by the arrow a. At this time, as the front door 4 rotates around the hinge means 6, the holding means 101 approaches the accommodating part 13 side, so that the vertical parts 98 and 99 of the margin part 94 of the harness 12 are rotated around its axis. The margin portion 94 of the harness 12 is accommodated in the housing portion 13 while being rotated or moved in the direction of the arrow b and in the direction of the arrow C, respectively, and curved from the state shown in FIG. 10 to the inverted U-shape shown in FIG. Go. This allows the front door 4 to be closed.

In this way, the harness 12 has a margin 94 that curves in the vertical direction, and when the front door 4 is opened and closed, the margin 94 deforms vertically and in the front-rear direction while moving in and out of the storage section 13. Compared to the case where the margin portion 94 curves in the horizontal direction when opening and closing, the harness 12 can be prevented from getting caught in the hinge means 6 and the like.

Further, the margin portion 94 has vertical portions 98 and 99 that continue downward from both ends of the curved top portion 97, and each of the vertical portions 98 and 99 rotates around the axis when the front door 4 is opened and closed. The margin portion 94 can be easily deformed following the opening and closing of the door 4.

Furthermore, by holding the longitudinal parts 98, 99 so as to be rotatable or freely movable about their axes by the holding means 100, 101, compared to the case where both ends of the margin part 94 of the harness 12 are held fixedly. Therefore, the burden on the margin portion 94 is reduced when the front door 4 is opened and closed, and damage to the harness 12 can be reduced.

Further, the margin 94 is curved in the vertical direction, and when the front door 4 is opened and closed, it curves in the vertical direction and moves in and out of the housing section 13. Therefore, when the front door 4 is opened and closed, the margin 94 is curved in the horizontal direction Compared to the case where the harness 12 is curved in the direction, it is possible to prevent the harness 12 from getting caught in the hinge means 6 or the like.

In addition, when removing the front door 4, first open the front door 4, release the holding of the harness 12 by the holding means 101, or remove the holding means 101 from the front door 4, and connect the door side connector 84 to the front door side. After disconnecting from the fixed connector 82, the upper and lower hinge means 6 may be pulled out.

11-14 illustrate a second embodiment of the invention. In this embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 11 to 13, an upper holding means 110 is provided on the front door 4 side to hold the margin 94 of the harness 12 on the upper side, and A holding means 101 that holds the vertical portion 99 on the front door 4 side of the section 94 so as to be rotatable or movable about its axis; and a holding means 101 that holds the harness 12 between the front door side substrate 50 and the holding means 101. A frame-proximity portion 95 on the lower end side of the margin portion 94 of the harness 12 is detachably connected to the inner frame-side fixed connector 81 of the inner frame-side substrate 49 via the frame-side connector 83.

The inner frame side substrate 49 is provided on the front surface of the rear wall portion 88 of the accommodating portion 13 and is arranged at the lower part of the accommodating portion 13 away from the hinge means 5 and 6 side. Note that the inner frame side board 49 is provided with an inner frame side fixed connector 81 on the front surface thereof. The front door side board 50 is disposed away from the inner frame side board 49 on the side opposite to the hinge means 5 and 6, and is provided on the opening 92 side of the rear wall part 103. A front door fixed connector 82 is provided on the back side of the front door board 50, and a door connector 84 of the harness 12 is connected from the back side of the rear wall 103 within an opening 92.

The margin 94 of the harness 12 is curved in an inverted U-shape in the vertical direction when the front door 4 is closed, and the curved top 97 side thereof is held by the upper holding means 110. Among the vertical portion 98 on the inner frame 3 side and the vertical portion 99 on the front door 4 side from the curved apex 97 of the allowance portion 94, the vertical portion 98 on the inner frame 3 side has a shape in plan view within the storage portion 13. A winding part 95a that winds in the direction is formed on the lower end side, and a vertical part 99 on the front door 4 side hangs down.

The upper holding means 110 is provided on the front door 4 side corresponding to the upper side of the accommodating part 13, and includes a protrusion 110a that protrudes rearward from the door frame 23, and a vertical shaft 110b at the rear end of the protrusion 110a. It has a swinging part 110c that is swingably supported around the swinging part 110c, and a holding part 110d that holds the intermediate position of the allowance part 94 of the harness 12 at the height of the upper side of the housing part 13 is provided on the swinging part 110c. It is being Note that the holding portion 110d only lightly holds the inserted harness 12, but it is sufficient to hold the harness 12.

The holding means 101 has a holding part 101a that holds the harness 12 and an attachment part 101b that is detachably attached to the rear wall part 103 of the door frame 23, and is arranged below the upper holding means 110. The door vicinity portion 96 of the harness 12 is bent toward the front door side substrate 50 at the lower bent portion 96c of the holding means 101, and is arranged along the rear wall portion 103 of the door frame 23, and the holding means 111 is bent at an intermediate position. It is maintained by Like the holding means 101, the holding means 111 has a holding part 111a and a mounting part 111b. A space is provided between the bent portion 96c of the harness 12 and the holding means 101, which is necessary for the vertical portion 99 of the harness 12 to rotate or move around the axis within the holding portion 101a.

In the closed state where the front door 4 is closed toward the inner frame 3 side, the extra portion 94 of the harness 12 is housed in the housing portion 13 as shown in FIGS. 11 to 13. When the front door 4 is opened around the hinge means 6 in the direction of the arrow a in FIG. While swinging in the direction shown, the entire upper holding means 110 moves away from the housing section 13 to the front. Therefore, the vertical portion 99 of the margin portion 94 on the inner frame 3 side rotates in the direction of the arrow e in FIG. 14, and the margin portion 94 extends as shown by the two-dot chain line in FIG. This allows the area around the hinge means 6 of the front door 4 to be opened.

When the front door 4 is opened in this manner, the swinging portion 110c of the upper holding means 110 swings around the vertical axis 110b in the direction of arrow d, and the vertically curved margin 94 of the harness 12 has a Since there is a vertical portion 99 on the front door 4 side, the margin portion 94 can be deformed easily to allow the front door 4 to be opened. Further, since the lower portion of the vertical portion 99 on the front door 4 side is held by the holding means 101 so as to be rotatable or freely movable around the axis, damage to the harness 12 can be prevented.

When closing the front door 4, as the front door 4 rotates, the swinging portion 110c of the upper holding means 110 changes from the solid line state to the two-dot chain line state in FIG. The upper side of the margin section 94 is pressed against the housing section 13. Therefore, the vertical portion 99 on the inner frame 3 side from the curved top portion 97 of the margin portion 94 is curved as shown by the two-dot chain line in FIG. It will be accommodated. In this case as well, the margin portion 94 of the harness 12 deforms easily following the front door 4, and the harness 12 is not caught in the hinge means 6 or the like.

When removing the front door 4 from the inner frame 3, the frame side connector 83 of the harness 12 may be removed from the inner frame side fixed connector 81 of the inner frame side board 49.

15-18 illustrate a third embodiment of the invention. In this embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 15 to 17, a housing portion 13 for the harness 12 and a placement portion 115 for the inner frame substrate 49 are formed in a recessed shape on the front side of the lower mounting portion 8 of the inner frame 3. ing. The arrangement portion 115 is provided with an inner frame-side substrate 49 and a cover 119 that removably covers the inner frame-side substrate 49 on the front surface of the rear wall portion 88 . The cover 119 is removably attached to the rear wall portion 88 by engaging means 116 and locking means 117 so as to cover the inner frame side substrate 49. The front door side board 50 is attached to the back side of the door frame 23 near the front side of the inner frame side board 49.

The harness 12 includes a frame vicinity part 95 disposed in the left-right direction along the rear wall part 88 of the inner frame 3, a door vicinity part 96 disposed in the left-right direction along the door frame 23 of the front door 4, and an inner frame The side substrate 49 and the front door side substrate 50 have a connection portion 118 that connects the frame vicinity portion 95 and the door vicinity portion 96 back and forth on the opposite side, and a portion extending from a part of the frame vicinity portion 95 to the connection portion 118 is provided. A margin portion 94 is provided which curves in an inverted U-shape in the vertical direction when viewed from the front.

A frame side connector 83 of the frame vicinity portion 95 of the harness 12 is detachably connected to an inner frame side fixed connector 81 of the inner frame side board 49, and a drawer portion 120 is formed at the lower part of the cover 119 on the accommodating portion 13 side. It is pulled out along the rear wall portion 88 toward the housing portion 13 side. In the frame vicinity portion 95 of the harness 12, an allowance portion 94 is provided on the side opposite to the inner frame side substrate 49.

This margin section 94 has a curved top section 97 that curves obliquely when viewed from the front along the ceiling section 121 of the storage section 13, and vertical sections 98 and 99 that extend downward from both sides of the curved top section 97. It is possible to move in and out of the housing section 13 in conjunction with the opening and closing of the door 4. The vertical portion 98 on the inner frame side substrate 49 side is held by a holding means 100 so as to be rotatable or freely movable around the axis.

The vertical portion 99 on the side opposite to the inner frame side substrate 49 hangs down on the outer wall portion 102 side of the housing portion 13 while curving in a gentle arc shape when viewed from the front, and hangs down on the bottom wall portion 122 of the housing portion 13 or the bottom wall portion 122 of the housing portion 13. It is continuous to the door vicinity portion 96 via a connecting portion 118 extending toward the front near the top. The door vicinity portion 96 of the harness 12 is held by a holding means 101 of the front door 4 at the front lower part of the housing section 13, and is arranged in the left-right direction from this holding means 101 to the front door side substrate 50. The holding means 100, 101 are the same as in each embodiment.

The door frame 23 has a recess 123 in the left and right direction corresponding to the front door side board 50 and the door vicinity part 96 of the harness 12, and the front door side board 50 and the door vicinity part 96 of the harness 12 are inside this recess 123. It is located. Further, a portion 96 of the harness 12 near the door is protected by a cover 124. The frame vicinity portion 95 of the harness 12 is covered with a flexible covering portion 104 from the cover 124 side to the curved top portion 97 side.

The door frame 23 of the front door 4 has a pressing part 125 that protrudes rearward on the distal end side of the holding means 101, and when the front door 4 is in the open state, this pressing part 125 reduces the margin of the harness 12 when it is extended. 94 or the connecting portion 118, and when the front door 4 is closed, the pressing portion 125 presses the end of the extra portion 94 or the connecting portion 118 of the harness 12 toward the inner frame 3. , the harness 12 is pushed into the accommodation portion 13 while curving the extra portion 94 in the vertical direction.

In the closed state in which the front door 4 is closed toward the inner frame 3 side, the allowance portion 94 of the harness 12 is housed along the rear wall portion 88 in the housing portion 13, as shown in FIGS. 15 to 17. be. When the front door 4 is opened around the hinge means 6 in the direction of the arrow a in FIG. The distal end side of the extra portion 94 is pulled forward through the . Therefore, the vertical portion 98 of the extra portion 94 of the harness 12 held by the holding means 101 rotates around the axis in the direction of the arrow f in FIG. The front door 4 can be opened around the hinge means 6 as shown in FIG.

When the front door 4 is opened to the maximum angle, the connecting portion 118 side of the harness 12 comes into contact with or comes close to the pressing portion 125, as shown in FIG.

When closing the front door 4, it is rotated about the hinge means 6 in the direction indicated by the arrow a. At this time, since the pressing part 125 presses the connecting part 118 side of the harness 12 in the direction opposite to the arrow a, the harness 12 on the inner frame 3 side from the pressed part is curved as shown by the two-dot chain line in FIG. While doing so, it is pushed toward the housing section 13 side. When the harness 12 moves toward the accommodating part 13, a part of the margin 94 contacts the ceiling part 121 of the accommodating part 13, and is curved into an inverted U shape while being guided by the ceiling part 121. As a result, the extra portion 94 of the harness 12 can be accommodated within the housing portion 13 as shown in FIGS. 15 to 17. Even in such an embodiment, the same effects as in the first and second embodiments can be obtained.

Although each embodiment of the present invention has been described in detail above, the present invention is not limited to each embodiment, and various changes can be made without departing from the spirit thereof. For example, in each embodiment, the gaming machine 1 is illustrated as having an outer frame 2 and an inner frame 3 as a support frame, but the support frame may be formed of a casing whose front side is open. In that case, the front door 4 may be attached to the front of the housing so that it can be opened and closed.

When the support frame is the inner frame 3, the inner frame side board 49 corresponds to the support frame side board, but when the support frame is a case, the case side board attached to the case is the support frame side board. Applies to. The harness 12 that connects the inner frame side board 49 and the front door side board 50 is provided with a margin 94 that allows the front door 4 to open and close. Any configuration may be used as long as it is curved.

The support frame side of the inner frame 3 and the like is provided with an accommodating part 13 capable of accommodating at least the margin part 94 when the front door 4 is in the closed state, and the margin part 94 is provided with respect to the accommodating part 13 when the front door 4 is opened and closed. Although it is desirable that the storage section 13 be able to be moved in and out, it is sufficient that the storage section 13 has a configuration that can accommodate the margin section 94.

The margin portion 94 is preferably configured to include a curved top portion 97 that curves in the vertical direction, and vertical portions 98 and 99 that continue downward from at least one end side of the curved top portion 97. As long as it is curved in the vertical direction, its curved shape is arbitrary, and as long as the vertical portions 98 and 99 are oriented in the vertical direction, there may be some bends, curvatures, inclinations, etc.

The inner frame side board 49 is desirably disposed within the accommodating part 13 or near the back side of the accommodating part 13, but may be disposed at a position away from the accommodating part 13 as long as it is on the inner frame 3 side. It is desirable that the holding means 100, 101 holding the vertical parts 98, 99 hold the vertical parts 98, 99 of the margin part 94 rotatably or freely when the front door 4 is opened/closed. , 99 may be held in a fixed state.

Even when holding the vertical parts 98, 99 in a fixed state, the holding means 100, 101 are arranged at the lower part of the vertical parts 98, 99, and the vertical parts 98, 99 above the holding means 100, 101 are held in a fixed manner. If it is made sufficiently long, the distortion of the vertical portions 98 and 99 above the holding means 100 and 101 can sufficiently allow the deformation of the margin portion 94 when the front door 4 is opened and closed.

The inner frame side fixed connector 81 of the inner frame side board 49 and the front door side fixed connector 82 of the front door side board 50 may be one as illustrated in the embodiment, or a plurality of connectors with a small number of terminals may be provided. You can.

1 Game machine 3 Inner frame 4 Front door 12 Harness 13 Accommodation section 49 Inner frame side board 50 Front door side board 81 Inner frame side fixed connector 82 Front door side fixed connector 83 Frame side connector 84 Door side connector 94 Margin 95 Near the frame Part 96 Door vicinity part 97 Curved top part 98, 99 Vertical part 100, 101 Holding means

Claims (1)

A support frame side substrate provided on the support frame, a front door side substrate provided on a front door that can be opened/closed and detached from the support frame, and the support frame side substrate and the front door side substrate are connected. Equipped with a harness,
In the gaming machine, at least one end side of the harness is removable from one of the support frame side board and the front door side board,
The harness includes a plurality of first power supply wires, ground wires, LED drive control signal wires, and audio signal wires, and has an allowance for allowing opening and closing of the front door,
The margin portion includes a curved top portion that curves in the vertical direction, and a vertical portion that continues downward from at least one end side of the curved top portion ,
The front door side board includes a power generation circuit that generates a second power supply having a lower voltage value than the first power supply from the first power supply supplied from the support frame side board via the first power supply wiring. ,
The first power source is supplied to the LED, and the second power source is supplied to a buffer.
A gaming machine characterized by: