JPH10234936A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To supply a power source on the side of a power source supplying part from an external power supplying means not through a power source plug by fixing a power source terminal tool connecting the external power supplying means from a rear side or a lateral side to a constituting member on the rear side of a game machine main body separately from the power source plug. SOLUTION: At a Pachinko (pinball game) machine 1, a rear mechanism plate 20 is mounted freely attachably and detachably to the rear side of a front frame 3 and a rear cover 31 and a prize winning ball tank 32 are fitted to the opening part 21 of the plate 20. In addition, a control box 33 is mounted freely attchably and detachably to the cover 31 from a rear side, and a fluctuating pattern display means, a starting means, etc., arranged at a playing board are connected with a control substrate within the box 33 through a relay substrate within the cover 31. In this case, a power source supplying substrate 26 is fixed to a game board mounting frame fixed to the front frame 3 and a power source plug 42 and a power source socket 43 are connected to this substrate 26 by way of a connector, cord 40, etc., to connect to the power source not through the plug 42 but thorough the socket 43.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a game machine including a ball-and-ball game machine such as a pachinko machine, a torso-type game machine, and others.
A power terminal is provided separately from the power plug on the back side of the gaming machine main body.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a ball-and-ball game machine such as a pachinko machine, a power supply board constituting a power supply section is fixed to a back mechanism plate having a back mechanism such as a prize ball tank and a payout means. The power plug is connected to the board via a cord. Then, when the ball game machine is installed on an island or the like of a game arcade, the power plug is inserted into the external power socket on the island side, and power is supplied from the external power socket to the power supply board via the power plug. Like that.

[0003]

When assembling a ball-and-ball game machine, a prize means, a display lamp, a variable symbol display means and the like are mounted on a game board to constitute a game board unit, and a prize is provided on a back mechanism plate. A back mechanism plate unit is configured by mounting a back mechanism such as a ball tank and a payout means. Then, a game board is attached to the ball game machine main body from the back side, and a back mechanism plate for fixing the game board is attached to the back side of the ball game machine main body, and then the game board side, the back mechanism plate side, and the ball game Connect required parts on the machine body side with leads, connectors, etc. When the assembly of the ball game machine is completed, this ball game machine is sent to the inspection line, where the inspector sequentially puts the game ball into the entrance, prize winning means, etc., the display lamp, the display of the changing symbol An inspection signal is applied to terminals such as means to check whether or not each part operates normally, and to check for disconnection and the like.

[0004] Inspection after this assembly is automatically performed, and according to the inspection result, a normal ball game machine is distributed to a non-defective product line, and a defective product having any abnormality is conveyed to a defective product line. An automatic inspection method has been considered. For inspection after assembly of the ball game machine, it is necessary to supply power from the outside to the ball game machine side to operate the ball game machine side. However, in the conventional ball game machine, the power plug is connected to the power supply board of the ball game machine via a cord, and the position of the power plug is not fixed,
Each time the ball-and-ball game machine is positioned at the inspection position on the inspection line, the external power socket on the inspection device side cannot be projected to the ball-and-ball game machine side by a cylinder or the like and automatically connected to the power plug.

Therefore, before the inspection of the ball-and-ball game machine is started, the inspector grasps the power plug of the ball-and-ball game machine and connects to the external power supply socket of the inspection line. It is necessary to remove the plug from the external power socket, and it is very difficult to completely automate the inspection process. In view of such a conventional problem, the present invention makes it possible to mechanically and externally connect an external power supply means to the game machine main body on the back side of the game machine main body, and to supply power from the external power supply means without passing through a power plug. An object of the present invention is to provide a ball game machine capable of supplying power to the supply unit side.

[0006]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a power supply plug connected to a power supply unit via a cord, and the power supply plug is externally connected to the power supply unit via the power supply unit. In a gaming machine configured to supply power to each unit, the external power supply means 49 connects a power terminal 43 that can be connected from the rear or side, separately from the power plug 42, the constituent members 20, on the back side of the gaming machine main body 4, 28, and the power supply terminal 43 is connected to the power supply unit 26. According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect of the present invention, a back mechanism plate 20 on which a back mechanism 24 is mounted is provided on the back side of the game machine main body 4, and a power terminal is provided on the back mechanism plate 20 side. The tool 43 is attached.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the first or second aspect of the invention, a power supply socket 43 into which an external plug can be inserted is fixed to the back mechanism plate 20 as a power supply terminal. To the power supply 26
And connected in parallel. According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the invention according to any one of the first to third aspects, an opening / closing means 76 for opening the power plug 42 when power is supplied from the external power supply means 49 to the power terminal 43 is provided. It is a thing.

[0008]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. FIGS. 1 to 11 illustrate a first embodiment of the present invention. In FIGS. 1 and 3, reference numeral 1 denotes a ball game machine such as a pachinko machine, and the ball game machine 1 has an outer frame 2;
A front frame 3 pivotally attached to the outer frame 2 so as to be openable and closable is provided. The outer frame 2 and the front frame 3 constitute a ball game machine main body 4. The front frame 3 has a glass door 6 corresponding to the game board 5
And an opening / closing plate 8 supporting the upper plate 7 are arranged vertically, and the glass door 6 and the opening / closing plate 8 are pivotally attached to the front frame 3 so as to be openable and closable. The game board 5 is detachably attached to the front frame 3 from the back side. At the bottom of the front frame 3, the lower plate below the upper plate 7
9 is a firing handle of the firing means 10 on one side of the lower plate 9.
11 are provided respectively.

As shown in FIG. 4, a guide rail 12 is annularly mounted on the game board 5, and the guide rail 12 is
Inside 12 are variable symbol display means 13, starting means 14, left and right winning opening 15, big winning means 16, left and right sleeve winning opening 17, left and right bottom winning opening 1
8, Out port 19 etc. are provided respectively. As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, on the back side of the front frame 3, a back mechanism plate 20 is detachably mounted from the back side so as to press the game board 5. An opening 21 is formed in the back mechanism plate 20, a prize ball tank 22 and a prize ball tank rail 23 are provided on the upper side thereof, payout means 24 is provided on one of the left and right sides, and a passage unit 25 and the like are provided on the lower side. , A power supply board 26 below the passage unit 25.
Is arranged.

The payout means 24 is provided with a payout motor 27. When the prize is won, the payout motor 27 is operated and the prize ball tank is operated.
Game balls supplied from 22 through the prize ball tank rail 23 are paid out. The passage unit 25 includes an upper plate passage 28 for guiding the game ball from the payout means 24 to the upper plate 7 side,
An overflow passage 29 for guiding the game balls overflowing when the upper plate 7 is full to the lower plate 9 side, and a collection passage 30 for extracting and collecting the game balls in the prize ball tank 22 and the payout means 24 to the island side. Have. The upper plate passage 28 includes an overflow passage 29 and a recovery passage 30.
It protrudes more backward.

In the opening 21 of the back mechanism plate 20, a back cover 31 and a winning ball tank 32, which are mounted on the back side of the game board 5 vertically close to each other, are fitted. Control box on back cover 31
33 is attached detachably from the back, and this control box 33
The control board 34 is housed in the housing. The launch means 10 is the front frame 3
, A firing motor 35 disposed on the back side of the front frame 3, a hammer 36, and the like.When the firing handle 11 is operated, the hammer 36 is driven by the firing motor 35, and a game board is provided. The game ball is fired on the guide rail 12 side of No. 5.

As shown in FIG. 5, the variable symbol display means 13, the starting means 14 and the like are connected to the relay board 37 in the back cover 31 mounted on the game board 5, and the relay board 37
It is connected to the control board 34 via a connector or the like. The power supply board 26 constitutes a power supply unit, and is fixed to a game board mounting frame mounted on the back side of the front frame 3 below the passage unit 25. A power plug 42 and a power socket 43 are connected to the power supply board 26 via connectors 38 and 39 and cords 40 and 41. Prior to installation at a game store or the like, the cord is folded in a zigzag shape as shown in FIG.
As shown in the figure, an insulating cover 44 for protecting the terminal pins 42a is detachably mounted.

As shown in FIGS. 7 to 9, the power socket 43 includes a socket body 45 made of an insulating material and two contacts 46 incorporated in the socket body 45. 43 constitutes a female power supply terminal. The socket main body 45 is detachably fixed to a mounting portion 48 formed on the back side of the upper plate passage 28 with a pair of screws 47 and the like in a state facing rearward so that the external power supply plug 49 can be inserted from the rear. . This power socket 43
Is a control box that projects rearward from the ball game machine body 4.
33, the dispensing means 24 and the like are housed in front of the rear end.

FIG. 5 is a wiring diagram of the ball game machine 1. The power supply board 26 is connected to a launch control board 50, a distribution board 51, a speaker 52, and the like, in addition to the power plug 42 and the power socket 43, and supplies power to these components.
A control element for controlling the firing motor 35 is mounted on the firing control board 50. The control board 34 on the game board 5 side is connected to the distribution board 51, and the prize ball payout display lamp 5
3. A ball out indication lamp 54, a lower plate full indicator lamp 55, a lower plate full switch 56, and the like are connected. In the control board 34,
The variable symbol display means 13 and the starting means 14 on the game board 5 side are connected via a relay board 37 in the back cover 31, and the payout motor 27 is connected.

FIGS. 10 and 11 illustrate an inspection facility for automatically inspecting the assembled ball game machine 1. The inspection equipment includes an inspection line 57, an inspection device 58, a sorting unit 59, a non-defective line 60, and a defective line 61. The inspection line 57 includes a pair of upper and lower guide frames 62 and 63, and a guide roller 64 for guiding the upper end side of the ball game machine main body 4 is provided on the upper guide frame 62, and the lower guide frame 63 is provided on the lower guide frame 63. A transport roller 65 that supports and transports the ball game machine main body 4 from below, and a guide roller 66 that guides the lower end side of the ball game machine main body 4 are provided.

The inspection device 58 is located at an inspection position on the inspection line 57.
Check the inspection line so that it corresponds to the back side of the ball game machine 1 of A.
57 are located on the side of the terminal side. This inspection device 58
The power feeding head 69 and the inspection head 70 are supported by the cylinders 67, 68 and the like via the guide mechanism so as to be able to move back and forth toward the ball game machine 1 side. Power supply head 69 has a ball and ball game machine
1 is provided with an external power supply plug 49 that can be connected to the power supply socket 43 side, and the inspection head 70 has an inspection pin that can be connected to the connector 71 on the control board 34 side of the game board 5 of the ball and ball game machine 1.
72 are provided. The external power supply plug 49 has a pair of terminal pins 73 corresponding to the pair of contacts 46 on the power socket 43 side.

The sorting means 59 is of a turntable type and operates according to the inspection result of the ball game machine 1 by the inspection device 58, and transfers the normal ball game machine 1 to the non-defective line 60 and the abnormal ball game machine. 1 to the defective line 61. Inspection device for assembled ball game machine 1
In the case of inspection according to 58, it is performed as follows. That is, the assembled ball game machine 1 is supplied to the inspection line 57, and is sequentially and intermittently transported to the inspection position A by the inspection line 57.

When the ball game machine 1 reaches the inspection position A and the ball game machine 1 is positioned at the predetermined position of the inspection position A, the completion of the positioning is detected and the inspection device 58 automatically operates. Then, the feeding head 69 and the inspection head 70 advance toward the ball game machine 1 by the cylinders 67 and 68, and the feeding head 69
The external power supply plug 49 is connected to the power socket 43 on the side of the ball game machine 1.
To the control board 34.
Connector 71.

At this time, the power socket 43 on the ball game machine 1 side
Is fixed to the game board mounting frame of the front frame 3 so as to face backward, and its mounting position is fixed, so that when the ball game machine 1 on the inspection line 57 is positioned at the predetermined inspection position A, , Power supply head 69 and power socket on the side of the ball game machine 1
43 can easily and reliably correspond to each other in the front-rear direction as shown in FIGS. Then, in this corresponding state, the power supply head 69 is set to the ball game machine 1 at the inspection position A.
When it advances to the side, a pair of terminal pins 73 of the external power supply plug 49 at the tip thereof enter the socket body 45 of the power socket 43 and connect to the contact 46.

Therefore, if the power supply head 69 is moved forward after the ball game machine 1 is positioned at the inspection position A, the external power supply plug 49 can be automatically connected to the power plug 42 of the ball game machine 1. Power can be supplied from the external power supply plug 49 to the power supply board 26 via the power supply socket 43. For this reason, there is no need for the inspector to manually connect and hold the power plug 42 as in the related art. Also, on the inspection head 70 side, the inspection pins
Since 72 automatically connects to the connector 71 of the control board 34,
There is no need to connect the inspection pin 72 by a manual operation of the inspector.

When the external power supply plug 49 of the power supply head 69 and the inspection pin 72 of the inspection head 70 are respectively connected to the ball game machine 1 side at the inspection position A, the respective components on the ball game machine 1 side via the power supply board 26 are connected. Power is supplied, and the ball and ball game machine 1 starts operating. Then, while applying a predetermined inspection signal from the inspection pin 72 of the inspection head 70 to the variation symbol display means 13 and the starting means 14 of the game board 5 via the connector 71 on the control board 34 side, each inspection target part is In addition to inspecting whether or not the game parts and the like normally operate, or inspecting whether or not a game ball is inserted into the prize winning means from the front side of the game board 5 by a ball supply means (not shown) and operates normally. For example, predetermined inspection is performed, and the inspection data is input to the inspection device 58 side. Then, it is determined from the inspection data whether the ball game machine 1 is normal or not, and the inspection result is output.

When the inspection by the inspection device 58 is completed, the power supply head 69 and the inspection head 70 are retracted by the cylinders 67 and 68, and the external power supply plug 49 is connected to the power socket on the ball game machine 1 side.
At the same time, the inspection pin 72 comes off the connector of the control board 34. Therefore, there is no need to remove the power plug 42 or the like after the inspection. Power supply head 69, inspection head
When 70 comes off the ball game machine 1 side, the inspection line 57 conveys the ball game machine 1 to the sorting means 59 side, sends the next ball game machine 1 to the inspection position A, and sets the inspection device 58 The sorting means 59 operates according to the inspection result, and the ball game machine 1
If it is normal, it is distributed to the non-defective line 60, and if it is abnormal, it is distributed to the defective line 61.

At the time of inspection, power is supplied by connecting the external power supply plug 49 of the power supply head 69 to the power supply socket 43 side.
Since the insulating cover 44 is detachably attached to the power plug 42, there is no problem that a conductor contacts the power plug 42 and short-circuits. When the ball game machine 1 is mounted on the island side of the game store, the insulating cover 44 of the power plug 42 is removed, and this power plug 42 is connected to the external power socket on the island side. At this time, power is also supplied to the power socket 43 side, so the jackpot display lamp attached to the island side corresponding to the upper side of the ball game machine 1 and the power plug of other electric equipment on the island side are connected to the power socket 43. If it is inserted, power can be supplied from the ball-and-ball game machine 1 to the electric equipment on the island side. For this reason, power can be taken out from the ball-and-ball game machine 1 side, and even when electric equipment is added on the island side with few power sockets, wiring work on the island side is unnecessary and can be easily added.

FIG. 12 illustrates a second embodiment of the present invention. When power is supplied from the power socket 43 side, the power plug 42
The side is opened. That is, on the side of the power supply socket 43, the current detecting means is connected to the circuit 77 on the power supply board 26.
75 is connected to the circuit 78 on the power plug 42 side, and a normally-closed opening / closing means 76 which is opened when the current detecting means 75 detects a current is connected. The current detecting means 75 and the opening / closing means 76 are constituted by semiconductor elements or the like, and
It is mounted on the top by printed wiring.

In this embodiment, when the power is supplied by connecting the external power supply plug 49 to the power supply socket 43, the current detecting means 75 detects the current at that time, and the opening / closing means 76 connects the power plug 42 to the power supply board. 26 open on the power plug
No power is supplied to the 42 side. Therefore, a short circuit or the like can be prevented without attaching the insulating cover 44 to the power plug 42 side, and the external power supply plug 49 can be safely connected from the power socket 43 side. The opening / closing means 76 is a normally closed type and closes the circuit 78 on the power plug 42 side as long as no current flows through the circuit on the power socket 43 side, so that power can be supplied from the power plug 42 in the same manner as in the related art. . However, power cannot be taken out from the power socket 43 side.

The embodiments of the present invention have been described above.
The present invention is not limited to this embodiment. For example, the power supply terminal on the ball game machine 1 has a power socket 43
Instead, a plug-type one may be used, and the external power supply means on the power supply head 69 side may be appropriately changed according to the power supply terminal tool on the ball-and-ball game machine 1 side. A power supply terminal such as the power supply socket 43 may be attached to a location other than the passage unit 25, for example, on the back side of the outer frame 2 as shown in FIG.
It may be attached to the back side of. It suffices if there is no other obstacle or the like, and a location where the external power supply means of the power supply head 69 on the inspection device 58 side can be easily connected. The external power supply means may be connected to the power supply terminal on the side of the ball game machine 1 from the side. The power supply board 26 may be mounted on the back mechanism plate 20.

A voltage detecting means for detecting a voltage when the external power supply means is connected to the power socket 43 may be provided, and the opening / closing means 76 may be driven by an output of the voltage detecting means. Further, the opening / closing means 76 may be incorporated in a power supply terminal such as the power supply socket 43 so as to operate mechanically when the external power supply means is connected. Further, the present invention can be applied not only to the ball game machine 1 such as an arrange ball machine, but also to other spinning-type game machines and the like, and the game content of each game machine is another problem. is not.

[0028]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, a power supply plug is connected to a power supply unit via a cord, and each unit is externally connected via the power plug and the power supply unit. In a gaming machine that supplies power to a power supply terminal 43, an external power supply means 49 can be connected from the rear or side.
Is fixed to the constituent members 20 and 28 on the back side of the gaming machine main body 4 separately from the power plug 42, and since the power supply terminal 43 is connected to the power supply unit 26, the assembled gaming machine 1 is inspected. In such a case as well, if the external power supply means 49 is provided on the power supply head 69 or the like which operates mechanically, the external power supply means 49 can be mechanically easily and reliably attached to the power terminal 43 on the back side of the gaming machine main body 4. The power can be connected, and power can be supplied from the external power supply unit 49 to the power supply unit 26 without passing through the power plug 42. According to the second aspect of the present invention, since the back mechanism plate 20 on which the back mechanism 24 is mounted is provided on the back side of the gaming machine main body 4, and the power terminal 43 is attached to the back mechanism plate 20 side. Even when the back mechanism plate 20 is large, the mounting position can be selected and designed relatively freely.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, the power supply socket 43 into which an external plug can be inserted is fixed to the back mechanism plate 20 as a power supply terminal, and the power supply socket 43 is connected to the power supply unit 26.
Is connected in parallel with the power plug 42, the power can be taken out from the power socket 43 to the outside via the external plug. According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, when power is supplied from the external power supply means 49 to the power supply terminal 43, the opening / closing means 76 for opening the power plug 42 is provided. In addition, a short circuit or the like on the power plug 42 side can be prevented, and safety is improved.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of a ball and ball game machine showing a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a rear perspective view of the ball game machine showing the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a rear view of the ball game machine showing the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a front view of the game board according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a wiring diagram showing the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a sectional view of a power plug according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a side view of a power socket mounting portion according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a rear view of the power socket mounting portion according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a partially cutaway plan view of a power socket mounting portion according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a schematic diagram of an inspection facility showing a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 11 is a cross-sectional view of the inspection equipment according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 12 is a configuration diagram showing a second embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 4 Ball game machine body 20 Back mechanism plate (component) 24 Payout means (back mechanism) 26 Power supply board (power supply section) 28 Upper plate passage (component) 40 Code 42 Power plug 43 Power socket (Power terminal) ) 49 External power supply plug (external power supply means) 76 Opening / closing means

Claims (4)

[Claims] A power supply (26) is provided with a power plug (42) connected via a cord (40), and a power plug (4) is externally provided.
2) In a gaming machine in which power is supplied to each unit via a power supply unit (26), a power supply terminal (43) to which external power supply means (49) can be connected from the rear or side is connected to a power plug. In addition to (42), the game machine is characterized in that it is fixed to the constituent members (20) and (28) on the back side of the gaming machine body (4), and the power supply terminal (43) is connected to the power supply section (26). Machine. 2. A back mechanism plate (20) having a back mechanism (24) mounted on the back side of the gaming machine main body (4), and a power terminal (43) is attached to the back mechanism plate (20). 2. The method according to claim 1, wherein
A gaming machine according to claim 1. 3. A power socket (4) into which an external plug can be inserted.
3) is fixed to the back mechanism plate (20) as a power supply terminal, and this power supply socket (43) is connected to the power supply section (26) by the power plug (42).
3. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the gaming machine is connected in parallel. 4. An opening / closing means (76) for opening a power plug (42) when power is supplied from an external power supply means (49) to a power supply terminal (43).
The gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising: