JPH08182840A - Pachinko machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To intensively arrange connectors and external connecting terminals by utilizing a distribution board, to facilitate connecting work for the external connecting terminals and further to prevent erroneous connection or the like. CONSTITUTION: A wall part being away backward from a play panel 7 is formed on a rear mechanism panel 42, and a wiring hole 78 and a board fitting part 75 surrounding the wiring hole 78 are formed on the wall part. Then, a distribution board 61 is fitted from the rear side to the board fitting part 75, connectors 92 and 105-114 for wiring are fitted to both the front and rear sides of the distribution board 61, and external connecting terminals 62 and 63 for transferring information to/from the outside are provided on the rear side of this distribution board 61.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a ball-and-ball game machine such as a pachinko machine, an arrange-ball machine or the like having an external connection terminal.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A ball-playing machine such as a pachinko machine or an arrangement ball machine is provided with an outer frame and a front frame which is pivotally supported on the outer frame via a hinge on one end in the left-right direction. , The front frame is provided with a game board having game parts, and an upper plate, a lower plate and a firing handle arranged below the game plate,
A prize ball tank on the rear side of the front frame, a ball payout means for paying out the game ball of this prize ball tank to the upper plate as a prize ball, and one game ball from the upper plate when the firing handle is operated. It is provided with a launching means for launching to the upper side of the board and a game ball collecting means for collecting the game balls that have passed through the game board.

In this kind of ball game machine, the launch control when the game ball is launched by the launch means, the prize control when the launched game ball enters the ball entrance of the game board, the prize winning means, etc. Most controls are electronic so that each control such as replenishment control when replenishing game balls to the ball tank, and payout control when paying out game balls with the ball payout means can be performed electronically at high speed by a microcomputer or the like. It is controlled. Therefore, on the back side of the front frame,
A large number of lead wires for control are arranged in a complicated manner so as to connect the boards to each other or to connect the boards to the electric parts.

On the other hand, in recent years, in a game hall where a ball game machine such as a pachinko machine is installed, each information from each ball game machine is transmitted to an external device such as a computer, and information from the external device such as a computer is transmitted. Is transmitted to each ball game machine, and the state of each ball game machine, for example, whether or not it is necessary to supply game balls to the prize ball tank, the number of game balls to be paid out as prize balls by the ball payout means, etc. Centrally grasp by computer etc.,
It is considered to be used for business management or management of each ball game machine.

Therefore, each piece of information from the ball game machine is taken out to an external device such as a computer, or connected to an external device such as a computer so that the information from the external device such as a computer is sent to the ball game machine side. An external connection terminal for this is provided in advance on the rear substrate of the front frame.

[0006]

In the conventional ball game machine, an external connection board is provided on the back mechanism board, and external connection terminals necessary for this external connection board are attached, while the back mechanism board is provided separately from the external connection board. A distribution board is provided on the wiring board, and a connector for an indicator lamp or the like is provided on the distribution board for wiring. For this reason, since there is a ball ejecting means and many other devices on the rear side of the back mechanism plate, the arrangement of each board is greatly restricted, and when the number of external connection terminals increases, the arrangement is extremely difficult. Becomes difficult.

Further, if the external connection board and the distribution board are arranged apart from each other in order to avoid interference with other devices, lead wires, connectors, etc. for connecting the both boards are required. However, there is a drawback that the connection of the lead wire and the connector becomes very complicated and complicated at the same time. In view of such conventional problems, the present invention can collectively arrange connectors and external connection terminals by using a distribution board, facilitate connection work to the external connection terminals, and prevent connection mistakes in advance. An object is to provide a ball game machine capable of playing.

[0008]

According to the present invention as set forth in claim 1, a game machine main body 1 has a game board 7 having game parts, and a launching means 43 for launching a game ball to the upper side of the game board 7. The gaming machine main body 1 is provided with a ball dispensing means 49 for dispensing gaming balls.
In a ball game machine in which the back mechanism plate 42 is provided on the rear side, the back mechanism plate 42 has a separating wall portion 42 which is spaced rearward from the game board 7.
a is formed, and the wiring hole 78 and the wiring hole are formed in the separating wall portion 42a.
The board mounting portion 75 surrounding the board 78 is formed, and the board mounting portion 75 is formed.
The distribution board 61 is mounted on the rear side of the 75, the wiring connectors 92, 105 to 114 are mounted on the front and rear sides of the distribution board 61, and information is exchanged between the rear side of the distribution board 61 and the outside. The external connection terminals 62 and 63 are provided for this purpose.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the invention according to the first aspect, the board mounting portion 75 is integrally formed by projecting to the front and rear sides of the separating wall portion 42a.
A front cover 79 is provided to cover the lead wires 91, 97 to 104 of the connectors 92, 105 to 112 mounted on the front side of the distribution board 61.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the invention according to the first or second aspect, a prize ball tank 48 is provided on an upper portion of the back mechanism plate 42, and one side of the back mechanism plate 42 on the hinge 3 side. The ball paying-out means 49 are arranged respectively, and the wiring holes 78 and the board mounting portion 75 are provided in the back mechanism plate 42 on the side of the prize ball tank 48 and above the ball paying-out means 49.

[0011]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, wiring connectors 92, 105 to 114 and external connection terminals 62, 63 are provided separately on the front and rear sides of the distribution board 61, and the distribution board 61 is used for each connector. 92,105 to 114 and external connection terminals 62 and 63 can be arranged collectively, and each connector 92,105 to 114, external connection terminal
It is possible to prevent connection mistakes when connecting each lead wire 91,97 to 104,115,116 to 62,63, and to connect the lead wires 91,97 to 104,
115,116 It is possible to prevent mutual intricacy and disconnection due to this.
Moreover, since the external connection terminals 62 and 63 are on the rear side of the distribution board 61, the lead wires of the external device are not connected to the external connection terminals 62 and 63.
132,134 can be easily connected. Further, since the board mounting portion 75 is formed on the separating wall portion 42a which is separated rearward from the game board 7 of the back mechanism board 42, and the distribution board 61 is mounted on the board mounting portion 75 from the rear side, the distribution board 61 A sufficient space can be secured between the game board and the game board.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the board mounting portion is provided.
75 is integrally formed by projecting on both front and rear sides of the separating wall portion 42a, and the connectors 92, 105 to 112 are arranged and the lead wire 9
A margin for connecting 1,97 to 104 can be easily secured on the front side of the distribution board 61. Since the front cover 79 is provided on the front side of the board mounting portion 75, the front cover 79 can protect the connectors 92, 105 to 112 and the lead wires 91, 97 to 104 on the front side of the distribution board 61.

In the present invention according to claim 3, the prize ball tank
The back mechanism plate 42 is provided on the side of 48 and above the ball discharging means 49.
Since the wiring hole 78 and the board mounting portion 75 are provided in the above, the dead space of the back mechanism plate 42 can be effectively used, as compared with the case where the board mounting portion 75 is provided in another portion of the back mechanism plate 42.

[0014]

Embodiments of the present invention will now be described in detail with reference to the drawings. The drawings illustrate the case where the present invention is applied to a pachinko machine. In FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, 1 is a pachinko machine body (gaming machine body), and this pachinko machine body 1 is a rectangular frame-shaped outer frame.
2 and a front frame 4 rotatably supported on the outer frame 2 via a pair of upper and lower hinges 3 on the left end side. The front frame 4 is a glass door corresponding to the window hole for mounting the game board
The front plate 5a and the front plate 5 are openably and closably mounted, and the game board 7 is detachably mounted on the rear side of the front plate 5 and a gate-shaped three-way frame 6.

An upper plate 8 for storing game balls for shooting is attached to the front plate 5, and a ball paying lever 9 is attached to a front edge portion of the upper plate 8.
Is provided. At the top of the front frame 4 is a jackpot indicator light 10
In addition, a lower plate 11 for receiving a game ball overflowing from the upper plate 8 and a launch handle 12 for launching operation are provided in the lower part.

On the front of the game board 7, as shown in FIG.
A guide rail 13 for guiding the launched game ball is provided, and a variable symbol display means 14 is provided at the substantially central portion thereof. In addition to a large number of obstacle nails around the variable symbol display means 14, a lamp windmill 15 is provided. , Sky entrance 16, starting openings 17-19, tulip type winning means 20,21, big winning means 22, out opening 23,
And corner lamps are provided respectively.

The variable symbol display means 14 is an LED display type having three dot type symbol display portions on the left and right and in the center in the lateral direction, and a game ball enters any of the starting ports 17-19. At this time, the symbols on the respective symbol display portions are adapted to vary for a predetermined time, and a sky entrance 16 is provided above the varying symbol display means 14.

As shown in FIG. 4, the big winning means 22 is provided with an opening / closing plate 24 which is pivotally supported about the horizontal axis so as to be openable and closable and which guides game balls falling from the upper side of the game board 7 when opened. A solenoid 25 for driving the opening / closing plate 24 to open and close, and a specific area switch 27 for detecting a game ball that has entered a specific area 26 in the center divided into three parts, a stop symbol for each symbol display portion of the variable symbol display means 14. When a predetermined hit pattern is combined, the solenoid 25 is excited and the opening / closing plate 24 is opened. It should be noted that, when the special area switch 27 detects a game ball that has entered a specific area 26 inside the opening / closing board 24, the special winning means 22 opens the opening / closing board 24 again after the opening is completed. Has become.

On the rear side of the game board 7, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the winning entrance 16, starting openings 17 to 19, winning means 20, 21,
A plurality of guide passages 28 to 33 for guiding downward the game balls that entered the big winning means 22 and passed to the back side of the game board 7, a relay board 34, and a back cover 35 that covers these are installed, A game board board 36 and a control board 38 housed in a protective case 37 are attached to the back cover 35.

The guide passages 29-31 are provided with detection switches 39-41 for detecting the game balls entering the starting ports 17-19. The control board 38 is mounted with an IC for controlling the game operation of the entire pachinko machine and other electric parts by printed wiring. Fluctuating symbol display means 14, winning means 20,2
1. Each electric component incorporated in the game component such as the big winning means 22 is electrically connected to the relay board 34 through the lead wire and the connector.

On the rear side of the front frame 4, a back mechanism plate 42 for detachably pressing the game board 7 fitted to the three-way frame 6 from the rear side, and on the lower side of the back mechanism plate 42 and on the opposite side of the hinge 3 And a three-way frame board 44 disposed on the hinge 3 side opposite to the three-way frame 6 at the lower side of the three-way frame 6.

The firing means 43 comprises a hammer 46, a firing motor 46 for driving the hammer 45, and a firing control board 47 for controlling the firing motor 46 when the firing handle 12 is operated. When the firing motor 46 is activated, the batting mallet 45 is driven, and the gaming balls supplied from the upper plate 8 to the launching unit one by one are struck by the batting mallet 45 to be launched to the guide rail 13 side of the game board 7. It is like this.

On the back mechanism plate 42, a prize ball tank 48 for storing game balls to be paid out as prize balls, a distribution board 61, a ball payout means 49 for paying out game balls as prize balls, and a prize ball tank.
Tank rail that guides 48 game balls to the ball payout means 49
50, a guide duct 51 for guiding the game balls paid out by the ball payout means 49 to the upper plate 8, an overflow duct 52 for guiding the game balls overflowing from the upper plate 8 to the lower plate 11, and each guide Passage 28
A ball collection case that collects winning balls falling from ~ 33 and out balls that have passed from the outlet 23 to the back side of the game board 7.
53, a collection chute 54 for collecting out balls from the ball collection case 53 to the island side, a three-sided frame substrate 44, and a power transformer 55 arranged so as to correspond to each other in the front and rear are mounted.

The prize ball tank 48 is provided with an out-of-supply switch 56 for detecting out-of-supply of game balls, and below the tank rail 50 is provided with an out-of-ball switch 57 for detecting out-of-ball of the game balls. The ball payout means 49 includes a rotating body 58 having a payout recess formed on the outer periphery thereof, a payout motor 59 for driving the rotating body 58, and a ball payout switch 60 for detecting a game ball paid out by the rotation of the rotating body 58. I have it.
The payout motor 59 is composed of a stepping motor.

In the ball collection case 53, the winning ball receiving portion 64 for receiving the winning balls falling from each of the guide passages 28 to 33 and the winning balls falling from the winning ball receiving portion 64 to the collecting chute 54 side below are detected. A winning ball switch 65 is provided. The overflow duct 52 is provided with a full switch 66 for detecting the fullness of the game balls of the lower plate 11.

As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, a protective case 37 is detachably attached to the back cover 35 by a locking portion 67 and a locking claw 68 so as to cover the rear opening 35a. A board housing case 69 is integrally formed near the upper side of the protective case 37. A game board board 36 is housed and fixed in the board housing case 69, and an opening / closing lid 70 is attached by a pivot 71 and a locking claw 72 so as to be openable and closable.

As shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, the distribution board 61 is provided with an external connection terminal 62 for supply information and an external connection terminal 63 for emission control information on the rear side. Distribution board 61
On the rectangular board mounting portion 75 formed on the back mechanism plate 42,
It is detachably fixed from the rear side by screws 76 and is protected by a protective cover 77 that can be opened and closed.

The board mounting portion 75 is displaced to the hinge 3 side at substantially the same height as the prize ball tank 48 on the upper end side of the back mechanism plate 42, and is located above the ball payout means 49 to be located on the back mechanism plate. The back mechanism plate is arranged at the corner of 42 and surrounds the wiring hole 78 inside thereof.
It is integrally formed by projecting to both front and rear sides of the spacing wall portion 42a of 42. And a front cover is provided on the front side of the board mounting portion 75.
79 is detachably fixed by a screw 80.

That is, the back mechanism plate 42 is the game board 7 and the three-sided frame.
6 is provided with a separating wall portion 42a that is spaced rearward from the game board pressing surface 42b for pressing the game board 7 by abutting against the rear surface thereof, and a wiring hole 78 is provided at a corner of the separating wall portion 42a, and this wiring hole.
A frame-shaped board mounting portion 75 that surrounds 78 is provided.
The board mounting portion 75 is integrally formed so as to project from the separating wall portion 42a to both front and rear sides, and mounting boss portions 75a having screw holes on both front and rear sides are formed at the four corners.
The board mounting portion 75 has a cutout portion 75b on the lower front side.
Has become. The distribution board 61 and the front cover 79 are board mounting portions 75.
It is detachably attached to the mounting boss 75a by screws 76 and 80 which are screwed onto the mounting boss 75a.

As shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, the protective cover 77 engages with a pair of hinge portions 81 so as to engage and disengage and pivotally engage with a pair of hinge portions 81, and an engaging claw 83 so as to engage and disengage. And a detachable wall portion 42a of the back mechanism plate 42. The hinge portion 81 and the locking claw 83 are provided on the back mechanism plate 42.
Is formed integrally with the separating wall portion 42a.

The substrates 34, 36, 38, 44, 47, 61 are wired as shown in FIG. That is, the power plug 85 and the speaker 86 are connected to the three-sided frame substrate 44. This three-sided frame board 44 is connected to the firing control board 47 via a connector 87, a lead wire 88 and a connector 89, and also has a connector 9
It is connected to the distribution substrate 61 via 0, the lead wire 91 and the connector 92. The firing motor 46 and the firing switch 93a are connected to the firing control board 47 via lead wires and connectors.

On the distribution board 61, a winning ball indicator lamp 93, a ball indicator lamp 94, a lower tray full indicator lamp 95, a ball indicator switch 57, a full switch 66, a jackpot indicator lamp 10, a game indicator lamp 96, and a replenishment indicator switch 56. Etc. are lead wires 97 to 104, connectors 1059 to 112
And the like. The distribution board 61 has a connector 11
3, 114, lead wires 115, 116 and connectors 117, 118 are connected to the control board 38.

On the control board 38, a payout motor 59, a ball payout switch 60, and a winning ball switch 65 are connected to the lead wires 119-.
121 and connectors 122 to 124. The control board 38 includes the connector 124a, the lead wire 125, and the connector 12.
6 is connected to the relay board 34 via the connector 12
7, connected to the variable symbol display means 14 and the like via the lead wire 128 and the connector 129. Relay board 34 is connector 13
0, external connection terminal 73 for symbol operation information on the game board board 36 via the lead wire 131, and external connection terminal for jackpot information
74 and is connected to.

External connection terminals 62 and 63 having a connector structure are fixed to the distribution board 61. External connection terminal for supply information
Reference numeral 62 is connected to the replenishment switch 56, and the lead wire 132 connected to the external replenishing means side is detachably connected via the connector 133. Then, when the supply end switch 56 detects the supply end of the game ball in the prize ball tank 48, the external supply means automatically operates from the external connection terminal 62 via the lead wire 132, etc. It is designed to supply game balls to the tank 48.

The external connection terminal 63 for firing control information is connected to the connectors 92 and 113 on the distribution board 61, and the lead wire 134 from an external computer or the like is detachably connected via the connector 135. . Then, when a firing stop command is issued from an external computer or the like, a stop signal is sent to each of the control board 38, the firing control board 47, etc.
It is supposed to stop the game by stopping 46.

External connection terminals 73 and 74 having a connector structure are fixed to the game board substrate 36. The external connection terminal 73 for symbol operation information and the external connection terminal 74 for jackpot information are connected to an external computer or the like via the connectors 136 and 137 and lead wires 138 and 139, and each symbol display portion of the variable symbol display means 14 has changed. The symbol operation information at the time, and the jackpot information at the time of jackpot when the stop symbol of each symbol display portion of the variable symbol display means 14 is a combination of predetermined hit symbols are sent to a computer or the like.

As shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, the external connection terminals 62, 63 of the distribution board 61 are vertically arranged at the end of the distribution board 61 on the hinge 3 side. The connected lead wires 132, 134 are led out to the outside from a cutout portion 77b formed in the side wall 77a of the protective cover 77.
Further, the connectors 113 and 114 of the distribution board 61 are fixed to the lower portion of the rear side of the distribution board 61, and the lead wires 115 and 116 connected to the respective connectors 113 and 114 are exposed to the outside from the notches formed in the lower wall 77c of the protective cover 77. The control board is led out and extends downward through the space between the ball discharging means 49 and the back cover 35.
It is connected to connectors 117 and 118 at the lower end of 38.

The connector 92 of the lead wire 91 connecting the distribution board 61 and the three-sided frame board 44 is fixed to the lower part of the front side of the distribution board 61, and the lead wire 91 of this connector 92 is the lower front side of the board mounting portion 75. The three-sided frame board extends downward from the cutout portion 75b along the front side of the back mechanism plate 42 through the connector 90 at its lower end.
Connected to 44. The connectors 105 to 112 such as the winning ball indicator lamp 93 and the out-of-sphere indicator lamp 94 are fixed to the front side of the distribution board 61, and the lead wires connected to the respective connectors 105 to 112.
97 to 104 are lead wires 97 after being pulled out to the front side of the back mechanism plate 42 from the front lower cutout portion 75b of the board mounting portion 75.
~ 100, 102, ~ 104 are each prize ball indicator light 93, ball out indicator light 94, lower plate full indicator light 95, along the upper part of the front side of the back mechanism plate 42.
Ball break switch 57, big hit indicator 10, game indicator 96,
The replenishment switch 56 is connected, and the lead wire 101 extends downward through the front side of the back mechanism plate 42 and is connected to the full switch 66.

Each connector is composed of a removable male connector and a female connector, and the male connector is fixed to each substrate 34, 36, 38, 44, 47, 61, etc. Is provided on the lead wire side. Also each connector,
The external connection terminals 62, 63, 73, 74 and the lead wires can be changed in color or the like to easily determine the correspondence.

In the pachinko machine having the above-described structure, when a game is played, when the firing handle 12 is rotated about the front-rear axis, the firing motor 46 of the firing means 43 is actuated to drive the hammer 45 to drive the upper plate. Hit the game balls supplied to the launcher one by one from 8 to launch. Then, this launched game ball is guided to the upper side of the game board 7 along the guide rails 13, then flies from the upper end of the guide rails 13 to the upper side of the game board 7, and then the While colliding with obstacles such as nails, it falls downward along the game board 7.

When a game ball falling downward along the game board 7 enters any of the starting ports 17 to 19, the detection switches 39, 4 are detected.
Since either 0 or 41 detects the game ball, the display symbol of each symbol display portion of the variable symbol display means 14 varies for a fixed time. Therefore, the control board 38, the relay board 34, the game board board 36
The symbol operation information is sent to an external computer or the like via the external connection terminal 73 for the symbol operation information, the lead wire 138, etc.
Count the number of symbol operations with a computer.

When the respective symbol display portions of the variable symbol display means 14 fluctuate for a fixed time, after that, for example, they are stopped in the order of left, right, center and the like. If the stop symbol at this time is a combination of predetermined hit symbols, the opening / closing plate 24 of the special winning means 22 is opened for a certain period of time, and the opening / closing plate is opened.
Since 24 guides the game balls falling from above along the game board 7 to the inside, it becomes easy for a large number of game balls to enter the big winning means 22, which is returned to the player as a great profit.

On the other hand, when the symbol display portion of the variable symbol display means 14 hits and stops at the symbol and the opening / closing plate 24 of the special winning means 22 opens, a large hit state occurs, and the variable symbol display means 14 controls the control board 38 and the relay board 34. , Game board board 36 external connection terminal 7
4, jackpot information is sent to an external computer or the like via the lead wire 139, and the number of jackpots is counted by the computer or the like.

At this time, from the control board 38 to the distribution board 61.
The jackpot information is sent to the three-sided frame substrate 44 via the jackpot, the jackpot indicator lamp 10 blinks, and a sound effect is generated from the speaker 86. When the game ball enters the specific area 26 while the opening / closing plate 24 of the special winning means 22 is in the open state, the specific area switch 27 detects the game ball, the opening / closing plate 24 is opened again, and the same operation is repeated. .

When a game ball enters the starting ports 17 to 19, the big winning means 22, etc., the game ball is a prize ball receiving portion of the ball collecting case 53.
After gathering in 64, it is collected from this collection case 53 to the island side. Then, when falling from the winning ball receiving portion 64, the winning ball switch 65 detects the winning ball,
Each time the winning ball switch 65 detects a winning ball, the launching motor 46 of the ball paying-out means 49 operates to drive the rotating body 58, and the gaming ball supplied from the prize ball tank 48 via the tank rail 50. , A predetermined number of prize balls are paid out to upper plate 8 for each prize ball.

When the number of game balls in the prize ball tank 48 is reduced and the supply is out of supply, the supply-out switch 56 is activated to operate the distribution board 61.
Since the replenishment signal is sent to the replenishing means through the external connection terminal 62 for replenishment information and the lead wire 132, the replenishing means operates and the game ball is automatically replenished to the prize ball tank 48.

There is a player's cheating during the game,
When there is a firing stop command from an external computer or the like, the firing stop command is input to the external connection terminal 63 of the distribution board 61 via the lead wire 134, and therefore, via the three-way frame board 44, the firing control board 47, etc. A stop signal is sent to the firing motor 46 to automatically stop the firing motor 46.

When the game board 7 is replaced, the front frame 4 is opened around the hinge 3, the back mechanism plate 42 on the rear side is removed, and the game board 7 is removed from the three-sided frame 6 to another game board. Wear 7. At this time, on the rear side of the game board 7, the relay board 34, the back cover 35, the game board board 36, the control board 38, etc. are all integrally assembled, so these should be detached together with the game board 7. You can

Then, after mounting a new game board 7, lead wires 138, 74 are attached to the external connection terminals 73, 74 of the game board board 36, respectively.
The connectors 136 and 137 of 139 may be connected, and the control board 38 and the distribution board 61 may be connected by lead wires 115 and 116 or the like. In this way, when changing the game contents, only the game board 7 side is replaced, and the ball payout means 49, the launch means 43, etc. on the front frame 4 side of the pachinko machine body 1 are used as they are.

Therefore, the ball discharging means 49 mounted on the front frame 4 side, the external connecting terminals 62 and 63 related to the launching means 43,
Separate the external connection terminals 73,74 related to the game parts such as the variable pattern display means 14 mounted on the game board 7 side, and the former external connection terminals 62,63 on the distribution board 61 of the back mechanism plate 42. , The latter external connection terminals 73, 74 are provided on the game board substrate 36 of the back cover 35, respectively, so there is no need to attach and detach the external connection terminals 73, 74 related to the game parts when the game board 7 is replaced. The replacement work can be performed easily and quickly.

External connection terminals related to game parts such as the variable symbol display means 14 mounted on the game board 7 side of the game board 7
73,74 are on the game board board 36 fixed to the back cover 35, so even if the number of external connection terminals 73,74 changes depending on the game content, the required number of external connection terminals
It suffices if 73, 74 are provided on the game board substrate 36, and there is no particular problem. Therefore, the external connection terminals 73,7
Very convenient when the number of 4 terminals changes. Further, since the game board board 36 having the external connection terminals 73 and 74 is provided on the back cover 35 mounted on the rear side of the game board 7, the relay board 3
4. There is an advantage that the work of connecting the lead wires 125, 128, 131 to the control board 38 can be easily performed.

Each external connection terminal on the side of the distribution board 61 that does not need to be attached / detached when the game board 7 is replaced, and the connectors 133,135 of the lead wires 132,134 need not be attached / detached only when the entire pachinko machine is replaced or when performing maintenance and inspection. 62 and 63 are back mechanism plates
It is located at the top of 42 and at the corner on the hinge 3 side. Therefore, even when the front frame 4 is opened and closed around the hinge 3, the lead wires 132, 134, etc. do not interfere with the opening and closing, inspection, etc.
It is possible to easily open and close 4, or inspect the rear side of the front frame 4. Further, it is not necessary to lengthen the lead wires 132 and 134 more than necessary, and problems such as disconnection can be prevented.

Moreover, the ball discharging means 49 mounted on the front frame 4 side, the external connecting terminals 62 and 63 related to the launching means 43,
Separate the external connection terminals 73,74 related to the game parts such as the variable pattern display means 14 mounted on the game board 7 side, and the former external connection terminals 62,63 on the distribution board 61 of the back mechanism plate 42. , The latter external connection terminals 73, 74 are provided on the game board board 36 of the back cover 35, respectively, so the entire pachinko machine is replaced and each of the external connection terminals 62, 63, 73, 74 on the island side is replaced. Lead wire 132,13
Even when connecting connectors 133,135, 136,137 of 4, 138,139, each external connection terminal 62,63, 73,74 and each lead wire
It is possible to easily determine the correspondence relationship between the connectors 133, 135, 136, 137 of the 132, 134, 138, 139 and prevent the occurrence of connection error.

The external connection terminals 62, 63, 73, 74 and the lead wires 132, 134, 138, 139 or their connectors 133, 135,
Although 136 and 137 are arranged so that the correspondences can be easily judged and distinguished by changing colors, the distribution board 61 side and the game board board 36
Since it is divided into the side and the side, it is possible to reduce the number of types when distinguishing by the color and the like.

Furthermore, each external connection terminal 62,63,73,74 is divided into each type of information such as symbol operation information, jackpot information, replenishment information and launch control information, and each external connection terminal 73,74.
Is divided into a distribution board 61 and a game board board 36 according to the object to be connected, while separate external connection terminals 62, 63 for each information.
, 73, 74 are provided, it is possible to easily cope with an increase or decrease in the number of types of each information, and it is possible to prevent local concentration of the external connection terminals 62, 63, 73, 74 and the lead wires 132, 134, 138, 139.

The distribution board 61 is provided with wiring connectors 92, 105 to 114 and external connection terminals 62, 63 separately on the front and rear sides thereof.
92,105 to 114 and external connection terminals 62 and 63 can be arranged in a centralized manner without difficulty, and the connectors 92,105 to 114 and external connection terminals 62 and 63 can be densely arranged while reducing the planar size of the distribution board 61. Can be provided.

Moreover, since the connectors 92, 105 to 114 and the external connection terminals 62, 63 are separated from each other before and after the distribution board 61,
Prevents connection mistakes when connecting the lead wires 91,97 to 104,115,116 to the connectors 92,105 to 114 and the external connection terminals 62,63, and also prevents the lead wires 91,97 to 104,115,116 from becoming intricate and the resulting disconnection. it can. External connection terminal
Since 62 and 63 are on the rear side of the distribution board 61, even though the connectors 92, 105 to 114 and the external connection terminals 62 and 63 are collectively arranged on the distribution board 61, the external connection terminals 62 and 63 are Can be easily connected to the lead wires 132,134.

On the front side of the distribution board 61, connectors 92, 105 ...
Although there are 112 and lead wires 91, 97 to 104, the board mounting portion 75 is formed on the separating wall portion 42a which is separated rearward from the game board pressing surface 42b of the back mechanism plate 42, and the board mounting portion 75 is formed from the rear side. Since the distribution board 61 is mounted, a sufficient space can be secured between the distribution board 61 and the game board 7. In particular, the board mounting portion 75 is formed integrally with the front and rear sides of the separating wall portion 42a so that the connectors 92, 105 to 112 are arranged on the front side of the distribution board 61 and the lead wires 91, 97 to 104 can be connected. Can be easily secured.

A front cover 79 is provided on the board mounting portion 75, and the connectors 92, 1 mounted on the front side of the distribution board 61 by the front cover 79.
Since 05-112 lead wires 91, 97-104 are protected,
Although the connectors 92, 105 to 112, etc. are on the front side of the distribution board 61, when the back mechanism plate 42 is removed and the game board 7 is attached or detached, the connectors 92, 105 to 112, etc. are damaged or the connectors 92, 105 to 112, etc. Does not get in the way.

Further, the prize ball tank 48 is provided above the back mechanism plate 42,
Ball discharging means 4 on the hinge 3 side on one side of the back mechanism plate 42
9 are arranged respectively, and the ball payout means 4 is provided at the side of the prize ball tank 48.
A wiring hole 78 and a board mounting portion 7 are formed in the back mechanism plate 42 above the wiring board 9.
Since 5 is provided, the dead space of the back mechanism plate 42 can be effectively used, as compared with the case where the board mounting portion 75 is provided at another portion of the back mechanism plate 42.

External connection terminals 62, 63 on the rear side of the distribution board 61
Since the connectors 113 and 114 are covered with the protective cover 77, the external connection terminals 62 and 63 and the connectors 113 and 114 are not damaged when the game board 7 is attached or detached. Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described above, the present invention is not limited to the embodiments.

For example, in the embodiment, the distribution board 61 side is provided with external connection terminals 62, 63 for launch control information and replenishment information, and the game board board 36 side is for jackpot information and symbol operation information. Although the connection terminals 73 and 74 are provided, the game board board 36
The external connection terminals 73 and 74 on the side may also be provided on the distribution board 61.

In addition to these pieces of information, ball lending information of a CR type pachinko machine which is lent to the upper plate 8 from the ball dispensing means 49 in response to a command from the ball lending machine, or a ball serving as a prize ball from the ball dispensing means 49. External connection terminals such as prize ball number information and winning information to be paid out to 8 may be added to the distribution board 61 side.

Further, as the mounting structure of the distribution board 61 and the game board board 36, a structure other than the embodiment can be adopted.
The protective cover 77 and the front cover 79 may be omitted. The board mounting portion 75 may have a shape other than the frame shape, for example, only a plurality of mounting boss portions 75a may be provided. Furthermore, in the embodiment, the pachinko machine has been described, but the invention can be similarly applied to various ball game machines other than the pachinko machine.

[0065]

According to the present invention as set forth in claim 1, the gaming machine main body 1 has a gaming board 7 having gaming components, a launching means 43 for launching a gaming ball to the upper side of the gaming board 7, and a game. In a ball game machine having a ball payout means 49 for paying out a ball, and a back mechanism plate 42 provided on the rear side of the game machine main body 1, the back mechanism plate 42
In addition, a separating wall portion 42a which is separated from the game board 7 rearward is formed, a wiring hole 78 and a board mounting portion 75 which surrounds the wiring hole 78 are formed in the separating wall portion 42a, and the board mounting portion 75 is formed. The distribution board 61 is attached to the rear side of the distribution board 61, the wiring connectors 92, 105 to 114 are attached to the front and rear sides of the distribution board 61, and information is exchanged between the rear side of the distribution board 61 and the outside. Since the external connection terminals 62 and 63 are provided, the following remarkable effects are obtained.

Since the connectors 92, 105 to 114 for wiring and the external connection terminals 62 and 63 are provided separately on the front and rear sides of the distribution board 61, the connectors 92, 105 to 11 are used by using the distribution board 61.
4 and the external connection terminals 62, 63 can be collectively arranged, and the planar size of the distribution board 61 can be reduced, while the connectors 92, 1
05 to 114 and external connection terminals 62 and 63 can be provided at high density.

Since the connectors 92, 105 to 114 and the external connection terminals 62 and 63 are divided into the front and rear of the distribution board 61, the lead wires are connected to the connectors 92, 105 to 114 and the external connection terminals 62 and 63.
It is possible to prevent connection mistakes when connecting the 91,97 to 104,115,116, and to prevent the lead wires 91,97 to 104,115,116 from being intertwined with each other and causing disconnection or the like.

Since the external connection terminals 62, 63 are on the rear side of the distribution board 61, the connectors 92, 105 to 114 and the external connection terminals 62, 63 are collectively arranged on the distribution board 61, The lead wires 132 and 134 can be easily connected to the external connection terminals 62 and 63.

Since the board mounting portion 75 is formed on the separating wall portion 42a which is separated rearward from the game board 7 of the back mechanism plate 42, and the distribution board 61 is mounted on the board mounting portion 75 from the rear side, the distribution board A sufficient space can be secured between the 61 and the game board.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect of the invention, the board mounting portion 75 is attached to the separating wall portion 42a.
This is the board mounting part
75, the connectors 92, 105 mounted on the front side of the distribution board 61 to
Since the front cover 79 that covers the lead wires 91, 97 to 104 of 112 is provided, the following remarkable effects are obtained.

The board mounting portion 75 is formed integrally with the front and rear sides of the spacing wall portion 42a by projecting the board mounting portion 75.
Arrange the connectors 92, 105 to 112 on the front side of the
It is easy to secure a margin to connect 1,97 to 104.

A front cover 79 is provided on the board mounting portion 75, and a connector mounted on the front side of the distribution board 61 by the front cover 79.
Since the lead wires 91, 97 to 104 of 92, 105 to 112 are protected, when the back mechanism plate 42 is removed and the game board 7 is attached and detached even though the connectors 92, 105 to 112 etc. are on the front side of the distribution board 61. The connector 92, 105-112, etc.
The connectors 92, 105-112 etc. do not get in the way.

According to the present invention as set forth in claim 3, in the invention as set forth in claim 1 or 2, the prize ball tank 48 is provided on the upper part of the back mechanism plate 42, and the hinges on the left and right sides of the back mechanism plate 42. The ball payout means 49 are arranged on the 3 side, respectively, and the wiring holes 78 are formed in the back mechanism plate 42 above the ball payout means 49 on the side of the prize ball tank 48.
Since the board mounting portion 75 is provided, the following remarkable effects are obtained.

A board mounting portion 75 is provided at another portion of the back mechanism plate 42.
The dead space of the back mechanism plate 42 can be effectively used as compared with the case where the above is provided.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of a pachinko machine showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a rear view of a pachinko machine showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a front view of the game board showing the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a rear view of the game board showing the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a sectional view of the rear side of the game board showing the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a rear view of the rear side of the game board showing the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a sectional view of a distribution board mounting portion showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a rear view of a distribution board mounting portion showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a wiring system diagram of each board showing an embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Pachinko machine body (gaming machine body) 2 Outer frame 3 Hinge 4 Front frame 7 Game board 8 Upper plate 11 Lower plate 12 Firing handle 42 Back mechanism plate 42a Separation wall 42b Gaming board holding surface 43 Firing means 48 Prize ball tank 49 Ball discharging means 61 Distribution board 62,63 External connection terminal 75 Board mounting section 78 Wiring hole 79 Front cover 91,97 to 104 Lead wire 92,105 to 114 Connector

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A gaming machine main body (1), a gaming board (7) having gaming parts, a launching means (43) for launching a gaming ball to the upper side of the gaming board (7), and paying out the gaming ball. In a ball game machine having a ball payout means (49) and a back mechanism plate (42) provided on the rear side of the game machine body (1), the back mechanism plate (42) has its game board (7).
A separating wall portion (42a) is formed so as to be separated rearward from the wiring hole (78) and a board mounting portion (75) surrounding the wiring hole (78) are formed in the separating wall portion (42a). Install the distribution board (61) from the rear side to the board mounting part (75), install the wiring connectors (92) (105) to (114) on the front and rear sides of the distribution board (61), and distribute the distribution board (61). A ball game machine characterized in that external connection terminals (62) (63) for exchanging information with the outside are provided on the rear side of the substrate (61). 2. The board mounting portion (75) is integrally formed by projecting to the front and rear sides of the separating wall portion (42a).
The connector (92) (10) mounted on the front side of the distribution board (61).
5. The ball game machine according to claim 1, further comprising a front cover (79) for covering the lead wires (91) (97) to (104) of 5) to (112). 3. The prize ball tank (48) on the upper side of the back mechanism plate (42).
The ball payout means (49) are arranged on the hinge (3) side on the left and right sides of the back mechanism plate (42), respectively, and above the ball payout means (49) on the side of the prize ball tank (48). Wiring hole on back mechanism plate (42)
The ball game machine according to claim 1 or 2, further comprising a board (78) and a board mounting portion (75).