JP7408156B2 - gaming machine - Google Patents

Description

The present disclosure relates to a gaming machine equipped with a board.

2. Description of the Related Art Conventional gaming machines are known in which boards are electrically connected to each other by a wire harness in order to transmit and receive signals between the boards (for example, see Patent Document 1).

JP2006-158850A (Paragraph [0051], Figure 6)

By the way, in the above-mentioned conventional gaming machine, the collective wire of the wire harness connected to the board and led out to the rear of the gaming machine may be damaged due to getting caught on foreign objects, etc., and countermeasures are required.

The invention of claim 1, which has been made to solve the above problem, provides a first and a second substrate, a substrate case that accommodates the first and second substrates in a plane direction, and a substrate case that accommodates the first and second substrates in a plane. a wire harness that electrically connects the first and second boards, the wire harness including a wire assembly made up of a bundle of a plurality of wires; a harness-side connector that is inserted and fitted into the board-side connector mounted on the board No. 2 from a direction intersecting the planar direction, and the wire assembly is connected from the harness-side connector in the planar direction. The harness-side connector is connected to an insulating connector housing and the plurality of electric wires constituting the collective wire, and is fitted into a plurality of plug terminals provided on the board-side connector. a plurality of socket terminals, the connector housing has a connector main body portion having a plurality of accommodation holes for accommodating each of the socket terminals, and a cable holding portion for accommodating an end of the collective electric wire, The cable holding section holds the ends of the wire assembly so that they are disposed on the same plane parallel to the direction in which the wires extend, and the connector body section opens the plurality of accommodation holes so that the ends of the wire collection The wire harness is provided in a direction that intersects with the direction in which the wire harness extends, and the entire wire harness is housed within the board case.

According to the above invention, since the wire harness is housed in the board case, it is possible to prevent damage to the wire assembly.

A front view of a gaming machine according to an embodiment of the present disclosure Block diagram showing the electrical configuration of the gaming machine Front cross-sectional view of the board case containing the board Side sectional view of the board case containing the board Side sectional view of board side connector and harness side connector Enlarged front view of the board case containing the board Enlarged side sectional view of the board case containing the board

A gaming machine 10 according to a first embodiment of the present disclosure will be described below with reference to FIGS. 1 to 7. As shown in FIG. 1, the gaming machine 10 of this embodiment is a pachinko gaming machine, and the front side is covered with a front frame 10Z, and the gaming board 11 can be viewed through a glass window 10W formed in the front frame 10Z. The game area R1 is now visible. Above the glass window 10W, speakers 25S are provided at both corners. In the following description, the side of the gaming machine 10 that is closer to the player will be referred to as the "front side" and the opposite side will be referred to as the "rear side". The "left side" will simply be referred to as the "right side" and the "left side."

In the front frame 10Z, below the glass window 10W, an upper plate 26 and a lower plate 27 are provided in two stages, upper and lower, and an operating handle 28 is provided on the right side of the lower plate 27. When the operation handle 28 is rotated, the game balls housed in the upper tray 26 are ejected toward the game area R1.

The game area R1 is formed by being surrounded on all sides by guide rails 12 protruding from the front surface of the game board 11. A game board display window 11H is formed through the center of the game area R1, and a display device 13 faces the game board display window 11H from the back side of the game board 11. The display device 13 is composed of, for example, a liquid crystal module, and its front surface is a display screen 13G that displays effects related to the game. Various effects related to the game are displayed on the display screen 13G. Furthermore, in accordance with various performances related to the game, sounds such as music and sound effects are generated from the speaker 25S, and accessory decoration lamps and the like mounted on accessory objects (not shown) are lit.

A display decoration frame 23 is attached to the center of the front surface of the game board 11 so as to surround the display screen 13G. The display decoration frame 23 is fitted into the game board display window 11H from the front side of the game board 11, projects inside the game board display window 11H, and protrudes from the front surface of the game board 11. The game ball flowing down the game area R1 is configured not to pass through the front side of the display decoration frame 23 and enter the inside of the display decoration frame 23.

Below the display device 13 in the gaming area R1, first and second starting winning holes 14A, 14B and a big winning opening 15 are arranged in order from the top at intervals. In addition, a plurality of general winning holes 20 are provided along the guide rail 12 on both sides of the winning holes 14A, 14B, and 15 on both sides. All game balls that have not won in any of the winning holes 14A, 14B, 15, and 20 are taken into the out hole 16 arranged at the lower end of the gaming area R1. Further, a starting gate 18 is provided on the left side of the display device 13. Further, a large number of obstacle nails are planted in the game area R1.

The general winning hole 20 has a so-called pocket structure, and has an upward opening large enough to accommodate just one game ball. When a game ball enters the general winning hole 20, a predetermined number of game balls are awarded as prize balls.

The starting gate 18 has a gate-shaped structure through which game balls can pass under. Then, when the game ball passes through the starting gate 18, a normal symbol validity determination is performed, and the determination result is displayed on a normal symbol display section (not shown).

Both the first and second starting prize openings 14A and 14B have a pocket structure with an opening on the upper surface of a member protruding from the game board 11. The first starting prize opening 14A arranged on the upper side has an opening width that allows only one game ball to enter. The second starting prize opening 14B located on the lower side is located directly below the first starting prize opening 14A, and movable wing pieces 14C are provided on both left and right sides of the opening. Both of these movable wing pieces 14C are always in an upright state, and the space above the second starting winning opening 14B is always occupied by the members that constitute the first starting winning opening 14A and the movable wing piece 14C. It is surrounded to prevent game balls from entering (the state shown in FIG. 1). When the above-described normal symbol validity determination results in a hit, the movable wing piece 14C is tilted sideways for a predetermined period of time. Then, the space above the second starting prize opening 14B is opened to the side, and the game ball that has passed through both sides of the first starting winning opening 14A is received by the movable wing piece 14C and is moved to the second starting winning opening 14B. You will be guided to

When a game ball enters each starting winning hole 14A, 14B, a predetermined number of game balls are awarded as prize balls, and a special symbol validity determination is performed. The determination result is displayed on the display screen 13G of the display device 13 as a combination of special symbols 13A, 13B, and 13C.

Specifically, as shown in FIG. 1, three left, middle, and right special symbols 13A, 13B, and 13C are normally stopped and displayed side by side on the display screen 13G. Each of these special symbols 13A, 13B, 13C is composed of a plurality of types with numbers from "0" to "11" written on them, for example, and usually each special symbol 13A, 13B, 13C has a predetermined number. Different kinds of things are stopped and displayed. When a game ball enters the first and second starting winning holes 14A, 14B, these three special symbols 13A, 13B, 13C are scrolled up and down, and after a predetermined time, for example, the left, Special symbols 13A, 13B, and 13C are stopped and displayed in the order of right and center. If the judgment result is a hit (hereinafter referred to as a "jackpot"), the special symbols 13A, 13B, and 13C are all stopped and displayed as the same symbol (double number), and the game shifts to a "jackpot game state." . On the other hand, if the determination result is a failure, a combination other than the number zero is stopped and displayed, and the normal game state, which is not the "jackpot game state", continues.

The grand prize opening 15 is open to the front of the game board 11 and has a horizontally elongated shape, and is normally closed by a movable door 15T. When the "jackpot game state" is reached as described above, the movable door 15T falls forward and the grand prize opening 15 opens, and a game ball can be won in the grand prize opening 15 using the movable door 15T as a guide. When a game ball enters the grand prize opening 15, a predetermined number of game balls are awarded as prize balls.

FIG. 2 shows the electrical configuration of the gaming machine 10. In the figure, reference numeral 50 denotes a main control board 50, which includes a microcomputer including a CPU 50A, a RAM 50B, a ROM 50C, and a plurality of counters, and an input/output circuit connecting this microcomputer and a sub-control board 52. A relay circuit to which the 1st start winning sensor, the 2nd starting winning sensor, the gate sensor, the general winning sensor, the big winning sensor, etc. are connected, and the touch sensor of the operation handle 28, the payout sensor that detects the payout ball, etc. are connected. It also includes an input/output circuit connected to a payout control board, which performs main control related to gaming. The CPU 50A includes a validity determining unit, a control unit, a calculation unit, various counters, various registers, various flags, etc., and in addition to performing calculation control, it also generates random numbers etc. related to special pattern determination and regular pattern determination, and uses control signals for sub-control. It is configured so that it can be output (transmitted) to the board 52 and the like. The RAM 50B includes a storage area for various random numbers generated by the CPU 50A, a storage area and flags for temporarily storing various data, and a work area for the CPU 50A. Control data, symbol variation data regarding the variable display of special symbols and normal symbols, etc. are written in the ROM 50C.

Similar to the main control board 50, the sub-control board 52 includes a microcomputer including a CPU 52A, a RAM 52B, a ROM 52C, and a plurality of counters, an input/output circuit connecting the microcomputer and the main control board 50, a display control board 54, It includes an input/output circuit that connects the audio control board 55, lamp control board 56, and the like. The CPU 52A includes a control section, a calculation section, various counters, various registers, various flags, etc., and performs calculation control and also outputs (sends) control signals to the display control board 54, audio control board 55, lamp control board 56, etc. configured to be possible. The RAM 52B has a storage area for various data and a work area for the CPU 52A. The ROM 52C stores data for various effects and the like.

The display control board 54 is provided in the display device 13 and includes a CPU, RAM, and ROM. The CPU of the display control board 54 acquires image data from the ROM based on the control signal output from the sub-control board 52, and displays an image on the display screen 13G based on the image data.

The audio control board 55 is connected to the speaker 25S, and is a board for relaying the audio control signal output from the control signal output from the sub-control board 52.

The lamp control board 56 is a board that is connected to a lamp such as an accessory decorative lamp mounted on an accessory and relays a lamp control signal output from the sub-control board 52.

The main control board 50, the sub-control board 52, and other boards (such as a payout control board) operate by receiving power from a power supply board 57.

As shown in FIG. 3, the main control board 50, the sub-control board 52, and the power supply board 57 are housed in one board case 100. Each of the boards 50, 52, and 57 has a rectangular shape or other suitable shape, and has a CPU and other electronic components mounted on its surface, and faces the rear of the gaming machine 10 within the board case 100. They are arranged so that they do not overlap each other. As shown in FIG. 4, the board case 100 includes a box-shaped first case body 101 that opens in front of the gaming machine 10, and a box-shaped first case body 101 that closes the opening of the first case body 101 on the front side of each board 50, 52, and 57. It has a flat shape and is fixed to the rear surface of the game board 11. Note that the board case 100 is made of a transparent resin material, and electronic components such as the boards 50, 52, 57, etc. inside are visible.

Now, the main control board 50 and the sub-control board 52 are connected by a wire harness 40, as shown in FIG. 3, in order to transmit and receive predetermined control signals. Specifically, the main control board 50 and the sub-control board 52 are adjacent to each other in the left and right direction, and are provided on the periphery of two adjacent sides of the rear-facing surface of the gaming machine 10, respectively. Board side connectors 30A and 30B are attached. Harness-side connectors 41 provided in the wire harness 40 are removably fitted into these board-side connectors 30A and 30B (see FIG. 4).

As shown in FIG. 5, each board-side connector 30A, 30B includes a connector housing 31 made of resin and a plurality of rod-shaped plug terminals 34 made of conductive metal. The connector housing 31 has a U-shaped cross section that opens toward the rear of the gaming machine 10, and includes a bottom surface 31T that overlaps the surfaces of the respective boards 50 and 52, and a rectangular cylindrical side wall 31S that stands up from the outer edge of the bottom surface 31T. It has The plurality of plug terminals 34 are inserted into the bottom surface 31T of the connector housing 31 in the thickness direction (the front-rear direction of the gaming machine 10), and are arranged at predetermined intervals in the vertical direction of the gaming machine 10 (see FIG. 3). It is fixed in place. The tip of each plug terminal 34 is housed inside the side wall 31S, and the base end of each plug terminal 34 is connected to the main control board 50 and the sub-control board 52.

The main control board 50 and the sub-control board 52 are provided with a plurality of mounting holes 50A and 52A that penetrate in the thickness direction (front-back direction of the gaming machine 10) at positions corresponding to the respective plug terminals 34. Each plug terminal 34 is connected to the input/output circuit of the main control board 50 and the sub-control board 52 by inserting the base end of each plug terminal 34 into these mounting holes 50A, 52A and soldering.

The wire harness 40 includes the above-described harness-side connector 41 and a collective wire 60 made up of a plurality of wires D. The electric wire assembly 60 is formed as a flat cable by arranging a plurality of electric wires D in parallel on the same plane. The harness side connector 41 includes a connector housing 42 made of resin and having an L-shaped cross section. The connector main body part 44 extends in the intersecting direction and has a distal end inserted into the board-side connectors 30A and 30B.

The cable holding portion 43 accommodates the ends of the collective wires 60. The cable holding section 43 holds the end of the wire assembly 60 in a state where it is disposed on the same plane as the direction in which it extends.

The connector main body portion 44 has a plurality of insertion holes 45 that are open at the distal end surface and extend in a direction intersecting the direction in which the wire assembly 60 extends. The plurality of insertion holes 45 are arranged at predetermined intervals so as to correspond to the plurality of plug terminals 34 of the board-side connectors 30A, 30B, and each insertion hole 45 has a rectangular cylindrical shape made of conductive metal. A socket terminal 46 is inserted. The plurality of socket terminals 46 are electrically connected to each electric wire D that constitutes the collective electric wire 60.

Then, when the tip side of the connector body 44 is inserted into the connector housing 31 of the board-side connectors 30A, 30B from the rear of the game machine 10, the socket terminal 46 fits into the plug terminal 34 and is electrically connected. Ru. At this time, the cable holding section 43 extends in a direction parallel to each of the substrates 50 and 52. Thereby, the wire assembly 60 is maintained in a state extending on a plane parallel to each substrate 50, 52 (see FIG. 4). That is, the direction in which the harness side connector 41 is inserted into the board side connectors 30A, 30B and the direction in which the ends of the collective wires 60 extend intersect. Note that the intermediate portion of the collective wire 60 may be bent, and only needs to extend on the same plane.

As shown in FIG. 6, the outer surface 101A of the first case body 101 of the board case 100, which faces the surface of each board 50, 52, and 57, is provided with an outer surface 101A facing the cable holding portion 43 of the harness side connector 41. A pair of circular heat dissipation holes 103 are formed at the positions shown in FIG. Specifically, the heat radiation hole 103 is formed in a side surface 43A of the cable holding part 43 facing the rear of the gaming machine at an intermediate position in the vertical direction of the gaming machine 10 and at a position facing the connector main body part 44. (See Figure 7). Further, the diameter of the heat radiation hole 103 is smaller than the width of the connector main body portion 44 in the left-right direction.

The wire harness 40 is inserted into the board side connectors 30A, 30B before the board case 100 is closed. That is, with the main control board 50, sub-control board 52, and power supply board 57 fixed to the second case body 102, each harness-side connector 41 of the wire harness 40 is inserted into the board-side connector 30A, 30B, and then , the first case body 101 is attached to the second case body 102. In this way, the entire wire harness 40 is housed inside the board case 100 (see FIG. 4). This prevents the wire assembly 60 from getting caught by foreign objects during mass production or transportation, and can suppress damage to the wire collection 60.

Further, in this embodiment, the insertion direction of the harness-side connector 41 into the board-side connectors 30A, 30B is parallel to the front-rear direction of the gaming machine 10. Here, if the insertion direction is parallel to each board 50, 52, when fitting the socket terminal 46 of the harness side connector 41 to the board side connector 30A, 30B to the plug terminal 34 of the board side connector 30A, 30B. Although the collecting wire 60 narrows the space and makes fitting difficult, since the insertion direction is parallel to the front-rear direction of the game machine 10, the fitting operation becomes easy.

By the way, conventionally, when the insertion direction is parallel to the front-rear direction of the gaming machine 10, the collective wire 60 once extends to the rear of the gaming machine 10, and then curves in a direction parallel to the boards 50, 52. It was bent. In contrast, in the present embodiment, the insertion direction of the harness-side connector 41 into the board-side connectors 30A, 30B is parallel to the front-rear direction of the gaming machine 10, while the end of the collective wire 60 is inserted into the cable holding part 43. It is configured to be held and maintained in a state extending on a plane parallel to each substrate 50, 52. As a result, compared to a configuration in which the end of the collective wire 60 is once extended to the rear of the gaming machine 10 and then bent, this makes the gaming machine 10 more compact by reducing the thickness in the front and back direction while ensuring workability in mating. can do.

Moreover, since the connector housing 42 of the harness side connector 41 is provided with a side surface 43A facing the rear of the gaming machine 10, by pressing the side surface 43A toward the distal end side of the connector main body 44, the harness side connector 41 can be inserted into the board-side connectors 30A, 30B, and the workability of fitting can be improved.

Furthermore, in the present embodiment, the heat radiation hole 103 for radiating heat generated from electronic components such as the boards 50, 52, 53, etc. in the board case 100 to the outside is connected to the connector body of the harness side connector 41 in the board case 100. It is formed at a position facing the portion 44. As described above, in this embodiment, the insertion direction of the harness-side connector 41 into the board-side connectors 30A, 30B is parallel to the front-rear direction of the gaming machine 10, so that the socket terminal 46 of the harness-side connector 41 is inserted into the board-side connectors 30A, 30B. If the side connectors 30A, 30B are misaligned in the removal direction with respect to the plug terminals 34, insert a long and thin rod-shaped object through the heat radiation hole 101 and press the side surface 43A of the cable holding part 43 of the harness side connector 41. By doing so, the harness side connector 41 can be inserted into the board side connectors 30A and 30B. This makes it possible to fit the socket terminal 46 into the plug terminal 34. In other words, even if a connection failure between the harness side connector 41 and the board side connectors 30A and 30B is found after the assembly of the board case 100 is completed, there is no need to disassemble the board case 101, further improving work efficiency. be able to.

Moreover, since the heat radiation hole 103 is smaller than the width of the connector main body 44 in the left-right direction, unauthorized access to the board-side connectors 30A, 30B, the harness-side connector 41, and the collective wire 60 can be prevented.

[Other embodiments]
(1) In the above embodiment, the boards connected by the wire harness 40 were the main control board 50 and the sub-control board 52, but other boards, for example, the sub-control board 52, the display control board 54, It may also be applied to connection with the audio control board 55 or the lamp control board 56.

(2) In the above embodiment, one heat radiation hole 103 is provided at a position facing the connector main body 44, but a plurality of heat radiation holes 103 may be provided at positions facing the connector main body 44.

Further, although the heat radiation hole 103 has a circular shape with a diameter smaller than the width of the connector main body 44 in the left-right direction, it may be a long hole extending in the vertical direction of the connector main body 44.

Note that although specific examples of technologies included in the scope of the claims are disclosed in this specification and drawings, the technologies described in the claims are not limited to these specific examples. This includes various modifications and changes to the example, as well as cases in which a part of the specific example is taken out alone.

<Additional note 1>
Hereinafter, the features of the invention group extracted from each of the embodiments described above will be explained, showing effects etc. as necessary. Note that, in the following, for ease of understanding, configurations corresponding to the above embodiments are appropriately indicated in parentheses, etc., but the present invention is not limited to the specific configurations shown in parentheses.

<Characteristics Group A>
The following feature group A relates to a gaming machine "equipped with a board", and "In the gaming machine disclosed in Patent Document A (Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2006-158850), the boards are wired together in order to transmit and receive signals between the boards. With regard to the background technology "Electrically connected by a harness", "In the game machine of Patent Document A, the wire harness wires connected to the board and led out to the rear of the game machine may get caught on foreign objects, etc." This was done in response to the problem of ``there was a problem of damage.''

[Feature A1]
A first and second board (main control board 50 and sub-control board 52), a board case (board case 100) that accommodates the first and second boards side by side in a plane direction, and the first and second boards. A gaming machine (gaming machine 10) having a wire harness (wire harness 40) that electrically connects the board of
The gaming machine is such that the entire wire harness is housed within the board case.

According to the configuration shown in this feature, since the wire harness is housed in the board case, it is possible to prevent damage to the collective wire.

[Feature A2]
In the gaming machine described in feature A1,
The wire harness includes a collective wire (collective wire 60) formed by bundling a plurality of electric wires (wires D), and a substrate side provided at the end of the collective wire and mounted on the first and second substrates. a harness-side connector (harness-side connector 41) that is inserted and fitted into the connector (board-side connectors 30A, 30B) from a direction intersecting the plane direction;
The collecting wire is a game machine extending from the harness-side connector along the planar direction.

According to this characteristic configuration, the insertion direction of the harness-side connector into the board-side connector is parallel to the front-rear direction of the game machine, so the fitting operation is facilitated.

[Feature A3]
In the gaming machine described in feature A2,
The harness side connector is connected to an insulating connector housing (connector housing 42) and the plurality of electric wires forming the collective electric wire, and is connected to a plurality of plug terminals (plug terminals 34) provided on the board side connector. A plurality of socket terminals (socket terminals 46) that fit together,
The connector housing includes a connector main body (connector main body 44) having a plurality of accommodation holes (accommodating holes 45) for accommodating each of the socket terminals, and a cable holder (cable holder) for accommodating the ends of the collective wires. 43) and,
The cable holding part holds the terminal ends of the wire assembly so that they are arranged on the same plane parallel to the direction in which they are stretched,
The connector body is a gaming machine in which openings of the plurality of accommodation holes are provided in a direction intersecting a direction in which the ends of the collective wires extend.

According to the configuration of this feature, compared to a configuration in which the ends of the collective wires are once extended to the rear of the game machine and then bent, the thickness in the front and rear direction of the game machine can be suppressed while ensuring workability of mating. Can be made compact.

[Feature A4]
In the gaming machine according to feature A2 or 3,
This is a game machine in which a through hole (heat radiation hole 103) is provided in the board case at a position facing the harness side connector.

According to the configuration of this feature, the harness side connector and the board side connector can be inserted by inserting an elongated rod-like object through the through hole and pressing the side surface of the cable holding portion of the harness side connector. This makes it possible to fit the socket terminal into the plug terminal.

<Characteristics Group B>
The following characteristic group B relates to a gaming machine "equipped with a board" and refers to "In the gaming machine disclosed in Patent Document A (Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2006-158850), the boards are wired together in order to transmit and receive signals between the boards. Regarding the background technology "Electrically connected by a harness", "In the gaming machine of Patent Document A, the wire harness is connected to the board by a connector from a direction intersecting the planar direction of the board, and the collective wire is connected to the board. This was done to address the problem that the game machine was bulky in the front-rear direction because it was drawn out in a direction that intersected the plane direction.

[Feature B1]
A gaming machine having a wire harness including a wire assembly made of a bundle of a plurality of wires, and a harness-side connector connected to the wire collection and fitted with a board-side connector of a board,
In the gaming machine, a direction in which the harness-side connector is fitted with the board-side connector intersects with a direction in which the collective wire extends from the harness-side connector.

According to the configuration shown in this feature, since the collective wires are arranged so as to extend in the plane direction of the board, the thickness of the game machine in the front and back direction can be suppressed and the game machine can be made compact.

10 Gaming machine 30A, 30B Board side connector 34 Plug terminal 40 Wire harness 41 Harness side connector 42 Connector housing 43 Cable holding part 44 Connector body part 45 Accommodation hole 46 Socket terminal 50 Main control board (first board)
52 Sub control board (second board)
60 Collective wire 100 Board case 103 Heat radiation hole (through hole)
D Electric wire

Claims (1)

A game machine that includes first and second boards, a board case that accommodates the first and second boards side by side in a planar direction, and a wire harness that electrically connects the first and second boards. In,
The wire harness includes a wire assembly made of a bundle of a plurality of wires, and a board-side connector provided at an end of the wire assembly and mounted on the first and second boards in the planar direction. a harness-side connector that is inserted and mated from a crossing direction;
The collecting wire extends from the harness side connector along the planar direction,
The harness-side connector includes an insulating connector housing and a plurality of socket terminals that are connected to the plurality of electric wires constituting the wire assembly and that fit into the plurality of plug terminals provided on the board-side connector. Prepare,
The connector housing includes a connector main body portion including a plurality of accommodation holes for accommodating each of the socket terminals, and a cable holding portion for accommodating an end of the collective wire,
The cable holding part holds the terminal ends of the wire assembly so that they are arranged on the same plane parallel to the direction in which they are stretched,
The connector main body portion has openings of the plurality of accommodation holes in a direction intersecting a direction in which the ends of the collective wires extend,
A gaming machine in which the entire wire harness is housed within the board case.

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