JPH10337365A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To reduce the area occupied by an opening part for information board on the game machine side on a mechanism board to enlarge the parts mounting area on the mechanism board, by forming a recess part on the mounting position of the information board on game board side and fitting the information board into the recess part so as not to protrude the board face. SOLUTION: A mechanism board to recover game balls hit on a game board 9 to form a game area is equipped on the back face of a game machine, and the game board 9 and the mechanism board are mounted on the front frame attached to the frame of the game machine through an attaching frame. A recess part is formed on a middle part of the upper edge part of the game board 9, and an information board 35 for game board side is mounted on the recess part through a holder 33. The recess part equipped on the game board 9 is formed so as to have depth that the holder 33 for mounting is completely buried in the game board 9, and the base board 35 is inserted between an engaging part 39 of the holder 33 and a rib 41. After the insertion, recess parts 57 formed on both sides of the base board 35 are engaged with protruding parts of the holder 33 to prevent falling off.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an information board for relaying operation status information from electronic components of a game machine such as a pachinko machine to an external management device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, various electric components are attached to a game machine such as a pachinko machine. These electrical components include game board electrical components and frame electrical components. The game board electrical components include a display device provided on the game board and a role control board for controlling a role. Further, the frame electrical components include a mechanical panel electrical component attached to a mechanical panel (sometimes called a ball drawer) for collecting game balls hit on the game panel, and a mechanical panel for controlling the mechanical panel electrical component. There are electrical components such as lamps mounted on control boards and frames of gaming machines. In addition, as a frame of a gaming machine, a front frame, a machine frame, a mounting frame for mounting a game board and a mechanism panel are known, and these frames are collectively referred to as a frame of the gaming machine. Since the hall management device needs to monitor the gaming status of the gaming machine, the gaming machine is provided with an information board for relaying information on the operating status of the electrical components to the management device for output to the management device.

[0003] Since the information output terminals of the game board electrical components and the frame electrical components are provided together on this information board,
Since the information output terminal does not change even if the gaming board is replaced from the gaming machine, the information to be output is limited. To solve this problem, an extra information output terminal may be provided in advance so as to be compatible with various types of models, but various parts other than the information output terminal are attached to the mechanism panel. Therefore, it is difficult to secure a large mounting area.
In addition, when the game board is replaced, the information board may be replaced at the same time. However, the information output terminal of the frame electrical component which does not need to be replaced is also changed, so that there is much waste.

In order to solve such a problem, an information board is divided into a game board side information board for outputting operation status information from a game board electrical component, and a frame side information board for outputting operation status information from a frame electrical component. There has been proposed a pachinko machine in which a game board side information board is attached to a game board and a frame side information board is attached to a mechanism board (Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 7-313708).

According to the proposed pachinko machine, the information board on the game board side can be replaced at the same time simply by replacing the game board, so that the size of the information board on the game board side can be prevented and the design of the board and the like can be facilitated. Cost is also reduced. Furthermore, since the information output terminal is divided into the game board side and the frame side, the connection of the wiring is not easily mistaken, and there is an effect that the workability is improved. In addition, an opening is formed in the mechanism board so that the game board side information board attached to the game board is not hidden by the mechanism board arranged on the back surface of the game board. The side information substrate is exposed. That is, by forming the opening in the mechanism board in this way, the work relating to the game board side information board can be performed from the mechanism board as in the related art.

However, in the pachinko machine proposed above, since the game board side information board on the game board is exposed on the mechanism board, it is necessary to form the opening larger than the size of the game board side information board. There is. However, forming a large opening in the mechanism panel reduces the component mounting area of the mechanism panel. It is expected that the number of components to be installed on the mechanism panel will increase more and more in the future, which is not preferable.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Accordingly, the present invention provides a pachinko gaming machine in which the area occupied by the opening for the information board on the game board side occupying the mechanism board is reduced as much as possible so that the component mounting area of the mechanism board can be increased. With the goal.

[0008]

Means for Solving the Problems, Embodiments of the Invention and Effects of the Invention According to the first aspect of the present invention, which has been made to achieve the above object, there is provided a game board forming a game area, An information terminal for relaying operation status information from a game board electrical component on the game board, a game board side information board attached to the back surface of the game board, and the information terminal provided on a board surface,
It is provided on the back side of the game board so as to cover the game board, and has an opening for exposing the information terminal on the back face of the game machine, and collects at least game balls hit on the game board. And a mechanism board, wherein a recess is formed at a mounting position of the game board side information board of the game board, and the game board side information board is fitted in the recess so that the plate surface does not at least protrude. It is characterized by being combined.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, a recess is formed at the mounting position of the game board side information board of the game board, and the game board side information board is fitted into the recess so that at least its plate surface does not protrude. Since the game board side information board is completely buried in the game board and there is no part protruding from the concave part,
Alternatively, only the information terminal is provided.

Accordingly, the opening of the mechanism panel can be made smaller, and the area occupied by the opening in the mechanism panel can be reduced as much as possible, thereby providing an effect of increasing the component mounting area of the mechanism panel. According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the gaming machine according to the first aspect, the gaming board is fitted into a frame of the gaming machine, the recess is formed at an edge of the gaming board, and the gaming board side information board is inserted. The holder is formed so as to fit in the recess without protruding from the recess, and the game board side information board is mounted from the edge side of the game board. It is characterized in that it is configured to be possible.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the information board on the game board side can be attached to the game board only by inserting it into the holder. In addition, the holder of the concave portion of the game board is capable of mounting the game board side information board from the edge side of the game board, and when the game board is fitted to the frame after the game board side information board is mounted, the edge side of the game board becomes the frame. , The game board information board is cut off by the frame and does not come off.

As described above, the game board side information board can be easily attached to the game board, and if the game board is fitted to the frame, the game board side information board does not come off. Since the board surface of the game board side information board together with the holder is buried in the recess of the game board, an effect that the opening of the mechanism board can be reduced can be obtained. Also, by attaching the holder to the game board, placing the game board on a desk or the like with the player side up, for example, even when performing a work such as nailing, the holder does not protrude into the recess of the game board. Since the game board is buried, the mounting surface of the game board is flat, the game board does not shake, and there is no problem even if various operations are performed.
Then, after the formation of the game board is completed, when mounting the game board side information base, it is only necessary to insert it into the holder,
At this stage, it is possible to save time and effort when mounting the game board information base at this stage.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the gaming machine according to the second aspect, the game board side information board and the holder are provided with the game board side information board mounted on the holder at the position thereof. It is characterized by comprising an engaging means for engaging. According to the third aspect of the present invention, since the holder and the game board side information board are provided with the engagement means, the engagement means is engaged in a state where the game board side information board is mounted on the holder, and the game board is provided. As long as the side information board is not to be pulled out of the holder, it can be temporarily fixed so as not to come off the holder.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the gaming machine according to any one of the first to third aspects, the mechanism board includes an upper tank for storing game balls from island facilities, and a game ball from the upper tank. A guide path for guiding the game ball to the payout port is provided, the recess is formed above the guide path, and further, the mechanism panel includes a game board side information board attached to the guide path and the recess. And a shielding wall that shields the game ball is provided therebetween.

According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, since a shielding wall is provided between the taxiway and the game board side information board, the game balls located on the taxiway are clogged, and a large number of game balls on the taxiway are provided. Are overlapped and raised, and the shielding wall shields the game ball from trying to reach the game board side information board above the taxiway.

As a result, there is an effect of preventing the game ball from contacting the energized portion of the game board side information board and causing a short circuit state.

[0017]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A gaming machine 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a rear view showing the rear surface of the gaming machine 1. On the back surface of the gaming machine 1, a game board 9 forming a game area, a mechanism board 7 for collecting game balls hit on the game board 9, and a front frame (not shown) attached to the machine frame 3 are provided. 9 and a mounting frame (sometimes called a middle frame) 5 for mounting the mechanism panel 7 are provided.

The game board 9 is, as shown in FIG.
And is detachably fixed by a fixing bracket (not shown). A recess 31 is formed in the middle of the upper edge 9a of the game board 9. Recess 31
, A game board side information board 35 is mounted via a mounting holder 33. The recess 31 is formed so as to have a depth such that the mounting holder 33 is completely buried in the game board 9.

The mounting frame 5 is provided with a set of engaging parts 5 having projections, which engage with engaging parts 5b of a mechanism panel 7 described later.
a is provided. As shown in FIG. 3A, the holder 33 includes a substantially rectangular flat plate portion 34, a side plate portion 37 erected around the flat plate portion 34 so as to surround three sides, and a flat plate portion of the side plate portion 37. Formed at the other end with respect to one end on the 34 side,
A locking portion 39 for locking the game board information board 35;
A rib 41 formed on the flat plate portion 34 for holding the game board side information board 35 together with the locking portion 39, a pair of protrusions 43 formed on the side plate portion 37, and the holder 33 are fixed to the game board 9. And a screw hole 45 for passing a screw. Further, the holder 33 is formed with a convex portion 49 which engages with a concave portion 57 of the game board side information board 35 described later on the inner surface 48 of the side plate portion 37 shown by a dotted line in FIG. Further, as shown in FIG. 3C, the screw hole 45 of the projecting portion 43 may be a tucker hole 46 for passing a needle of the tucker. The game board 9 is mounted on the holder 33 using a tucker.
, The number of mounting steps can be reduced as compared with the case of using screws, and the holder 33 can be fixed quickly.

As shown in FIG. 3 (d), the game board side information board 35 has a substantially rectangular board 51 and a board surface 51 of the board 51.
1 to output information to a management device (not shown) fixed to a
Two information output terminals 53 and an information input terminal 55 for inputting information from a game board electrical component (not shown) of the game board 9
And a concave portion 57 formed on the peripheral edge of the substrate 51. Note that the information output terminal 53 of this embodiment is
Although the number is provided, the number is not limited to 12, and the number may be increased or decreased according to the number of information lines to be output due to a difference in the game board 9 or the like.

As shown in FIG. 4, the mechanical board 7 has an upper tank 61 for storing game balls from island equipment (not shown) and a guide path (not shown) for guiding the game balls in the upper tank 61 to a game ball payout port (not shown). (Sometimes called a tank rail) 63
And a frame side information board 65 having an information output terminal 67 for outputting information from a frame electrical component (not shown) and having a power supply unit for supplying power to the entire gaming machine 1. Further, when the game board 9 and the mechanism board 7 are mounted on the mounting frame 5, an opening 69 for exposing the game board side information board 35 to the back surface of the game machine 1 is formed. The opening 69 is formed so as to cut out the middle of the edge 7 a of the mechanism panel 7.

The mechanism panel 7 is supported by a hinge formed by combining a pair of engaging parts 5a and a pair of engaging parts 5b having a fitting hole so as to be openable and closable. Next, a procedure for fixing the holder 33 to the game board 9 and attaching the game board side information board 35 to the fixed holder 33 will be described.

First, the holder 33 is fitted into the recess 31 of the game board 9 along the arrow A in FIG. next,
As shown by the arrow A, the screw 58
5 and is fixed by the screw hole 32 of the concave portion 31. The screw holes 32 may be formed in advance.

As described above, the holder 33 is
FIG. 6 shows a state of being fixed to the concave portion 31 by 8. Next, the game board side information board 35 is inserted into the holder 33 fixed by the screw 58 from the direction of arrow B. That is,
The game board side information board 35 is inserted between the locking portion 39 of the holder 33 and the rib 41. When the game board side information board 35 is inserted into the holder 33, the concave portion 57 of the game board side information board 35 and the above-mentioned convex portion 49 of the holder 33 are engaged.
Therefore, unless the game board side information board 35 is pulled out in the direction opposite to the arrow B, the game board side information board 35 does not come off from the holder 33 to be in a temporarily fixed state.

As described above, the game board side information board 35
FIGS. 7A and 7B show a state in which is mounted on the holder 33. FIG. As shown in FIG. 7A, the game board side information board 35 has no portion protruding above the edge 9a of the game board 9 when mounted on the holder 33. The holder 33 is buried in the recess 31 as shown in FIG. 7B showing a cross section taken along the line CC, and the game board side information board 35 mounted on the holder 33 is also buried in the recess 31. And
Only the information output terminal 53 and the information input terminal 55 of the game board side information board 35 are in a state of protruding from the game board 9.

Since the opening 69 of the mechanism board 7 shown in FIG. 4 may be formed so as to have an opening larger than the protruding portion, the information board 35 on the game board side as in the prior art is provided.
It is not necessary to make the whole large enough to be exposed on the mechanism panel 7, and it is possible to make a small opening.

After the holder 33 and the game board side information board 35 are attached to the game board 9 as described above, the game board 9 is fitted into the fitting holes 6 of the mounting frame 5 as shown in FIG. , The game board 9 is surrounded by a frame, and the game board side information board 35
Since the edge 9a side of the game board 9 is cut off by the mounting frame 5, it does not come off.

According to the gaming machine 1 of the embodiment described above, the following effects can be obtained. Gaming machine 1 as described above
Has the effect that the opening 69 of the mechanism panel 7 can be made smaller, and the area occupied by the opening 69 in the mechanism panel 7 is reduced as much as possible, so that the component mounting area of the mechanism panel 7 can be increased. .

The game board side information board 35 can be attached to the game board 9 simply by inserting it into the holder 33. Also, the holder 33 of the recess 31 of the game board 9
Allows the game board side information board 35 to be mounted from the edge 9a side of the game board 9, and when the game board 9 is fitted to the mounting frame 5 after the game board side information board 35 is mounted, the edge 9a of the game board 9
Is surrounded by the mounting frame 5, so that the game board side information board 35 is cut off by the mounting frame 5 and does not come off. In this manner, the game board side information board 35 can be easily attached to the game board 9, and if the game board 9 is fitted to the mounting frame 5, the game board side information board 35 does not come off.

The holder 33 is attached to the game board 9, and the game board 9 is placed on a desk or the like with the player side up. Since the game board 9 is buried without protruding into the concave portion 31 of the game board 9, the mounting surface of the game board 9 is flat, the game board 9 does not shake, and no trouble occurs even when various operations are performed. After the formation of the game board 9 is completed, when the game board-side information base 35 is mounted, it is only necessary to insert the game board-side information base 35 into the holder 33. Time is saved.

When the game board side information board 35 is inserted into the holder, the projection 49 of the holder 33 and the recess 57 are engaged with the game board side information board 35, and the game board side information board 35 is engaged.
As long as it does not try to be pulled out of the holder 33, it can be in a temporarily fixed state that does not come off the holder 33.

Further, even if the mechanism panel 7 attached to the attachment frame 5 is opened and closed while the information output line for outputting information to the management device is attached to the information output terminal 53 of the game board side information base 35, Since the opening 69 is formed in the edge 7a, the information output line does not get caught on the mechanism panel 7 and does not hinder the opening and closing of the mechanism panel 7. A bridging portion 69a indicated by a dotted line in FIG.
By forming the opening 69 in a window shape, the information output line is caught by the bridging portion 69a when opening and closing the mechanism panel 7, which hinders the mechanism panel 7. It is possible to increase the rigidity.

To summarize the correspondence between the above embodiment and the claims, the machine frame 3, the front frame and the mounting frame 5 are provided in the frame of the gaming machine, the information output terminal 53 and the information input terminal 55 are provided in the information terminal, and the recessed portions. 31 corresponds to the concave portion, and the convex portion 49 and the concave portion 57 correspond to the engagement means, respectively. Although the embodiment of the present invention has been described above, the present invention is not limited to this, and it goes without saying that the present invention may be embodied in various modes.

For example, the recess 31 of the game board 9 is not a depth at which the information output terminal 53 and the information input terminal 55 protrude, but a game board side information board including the information output terminal 53 and the information input terminal 55 together with the holder 33. 35 may be formed so as to have a depth of being completely buried. By doing so, it is possible to further reduce the opening 69 of the mechanism panel 7. Also, the game balls located on the taxiway 63 are clogged, and a large number of game balls overlap on the taxiway 63 and swell, and come into contact with the energized portion of the game board side information board 35 located on the taxiway 63, It may cause a short circuit condition. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 8, a shielding wall 71 having a width substantially equal to the width of the guide path 63 may be provided between the guide path 63 of the mechanism panel 7 and the game board side information board 35.

According to the shielding wall 71, even when a large number of game balls 73 overlap and swell, the game balls 73 can be prevented from reaching the game board information board 35. Therefore, if the shielding wall 71 is provided between the guide path 63 and the game board side information board 35, it is possible to prevent the game ball from contacting the energized portion of the game board side information board 35 and causing a short circuit state. it can.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a rear view showing a rear surface of a gaming machine 1 of an embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a rear surface showing the mounting frame 5 in which the game board 9 on the rear surface of the gaming machine 1 of the embodiment is fitted.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view and a front view showing a holder 33 and a game board side information board 35 of the gaming machine 1 of the embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a rear view showing the mechanical panel 7 on the back of the gaming machine 1 of the embodiment.

FIG. 5 shows a gaming machine 9 with a holder 33 of the gaming machine 1 of the embodiment.
It is a perspective view which shows the time of attaching at the time of.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a state in which the game board side information board 35 is inserted into the holder 33 of the gaming machine 1 of the embodiment.

FIG. 7 shows a game board side information board 35 inserted into a holder 33 of the gaming machine 1 of the embodiment, (a) is a front view,
(B) is a sectional view showing a CC section.

FIG. 8 is a partial rear view showing a shielding wall 71 provided on a mechanism panel 7 on a rear surface of the gaming machine 1 according to a modified example.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 ... gaming machine, 3 ... machine frame, 5 ... mounting frame, 7
..Mechanical board, 9 ... Gaming board, 31 ... Recessed part, 33.
..Holder, 35 ... Gaming board side information board, 49 ...
・ Protrusion, 51 ・ ・ ・ Substrate, 53 ・ ・ ・ Information output terminal, 5
7 ... recess, 61 ... upper tank, 63 ... guide path, 65 ... frame side information board, 69 ... opening, 71
... Shielding walls

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A game board for forming a game area, an information terminal for relaying operation status information from a game board electrical component on the game board, and an information terminal attached to a back surface of the game board, and A game board side information board provided on the game board, and an opening portion disposed on the back side of the game board so as to cover the game board and exposing the information terminal to the back face of the game machine, at least the game board And a mechanism board for collecting the game balls launched above.In the gaming machine, a recess is formed at a mounting position of the game board side information board of the game board, and the game board side information board is provided in the recess. A gaming machine characterized in that the plate surfaces are fitted so as not to project at least. 2. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the gaming board is fitted into a frame of the gaming machine, the recess is formed at an edge of the gaming board, and the information board on the gaming board side is inserted. Attached via a mountable holder, the holder is formed so as to fit into the concave portion without protruding from the concave portion, and is configured so that the game board side information board can be mounted from the edge side of the game board. A gaming machine characterized by being made. 3. The gaming machine according to claim 2, wherein said game board side information board and said holder are engaged at said position with said game board side information board mounted on said holder. A gaming machine comprising: 4. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the mechanism panel includes an upper tank for storing game balls from island facilities, and a game ball from the upper tank to a game ball payout port. A guiding path for guiding, the concave portion is formed above the guiding path, and the mechanism panel further shields a game ball between the guiding path and a game board side information board attached to the concave portion. A gaming machine characterized by having a shielding wall.