JPH11221321A - Pachinko game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To simply exchange a wiring, to simplify wiring work and to prevent housed wirings from being detached carelessly by separately forming a wiring fixture. SOLUTION: A fixing recessed part 49 in the state of a hollow box with an inserting aperture 49a is formed at a proper place requiring wiring processing and a restraining part 50 is provided at the part 49. On the other hand, the wiring stopping tool 48 is separately formed, provided with a recessed wiring housing part 51 and provided with elastic arm pieces 52 and 52 on both of the right/left sides, and the pieces 52 and 52 are provided with engaging parts 54 and 54 restraining to the part 50 are provided for the pieces 52 and 52. Thereby, the tool 48 is attached to the part 49 in the state of being freely attachable and detachable.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a pachinko game machine capable of easily processing wiring of electrical components to be mounted on the pachinko game machine.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, the so-called computerization of pachinko gaming machines has been advanced, and wiring of various electrical components has been concentrated on the back surface of a mechanism plate or the like, and wiring stoppers have been integrated to process these wirings. In some cases, a retaining piece is integrally formed with a protrusion formed in the groove, a wiring housing groove provided, and a slit for partially passing the wiring provided in the wiring housing groove.

In addition, a locking piece is integrally provided in the wiring storage groove,
There is one in which a lid plate is detachably provided by the locking piece.

[0004]

However, in the case of the integrally formed wiring stopper and the retaining stopper integrally formed in the wiring accommodating groove, the molding defect is smaller than that of the entire product. It is easy to cause, and if the wiring stoppers and retaining pieces are damaged when processing the wiring, the wiring that can no longer be processed will interfere with the flow of pachinko balls, and unless the entire mechanism board etc. needs to be replaced However, there is a problem that the replacement is troublesome and the cost increases.

[0005] In the case where the cover plate is mounted in the wiring accommodating groove, there is the same problem as described above when the wiring is broken when the cover plate is mounted or the locking piece is broken.

Accordingly, the present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems of the prior art, and the wiring stopper is formed separately so that it can be easily replaced. Further, the wiring can be easily processed and stored. The present invention provides a pachinko game machine that does not accidentally disconnect wiring.

[0007]

According to the present invention, a game board is mounted on a back side of a front frame via a game board mounting frame, and a ball tank and a pachinko ball are provided on the back side of the game board. In a pachinko gaming machine having a mechanism plate in which various components such as a payout device and a winning ball processing device are collectively provided, a hollow box-shaped mounting concave portion having an insertion opening at an appropriate place where wiring processing is required is formed, A locking portion is provided in the mounting recess,
On the other hand, the wiring stopper is formed separately, the wiring stopper has a concave wiring storage portion, and elastic arm pieces are provided on both left and right sides. A joining portion is provided so that the wiring stopper can be detachably attached to the attachment recess.

Further, a game board is mounted on the back side of the front frame via a game board mounting frame, and various parts such as a ball tank, a pachinko ball payout device, a winning ball processing device and the like are integrated on the back surface of the game board. A pachinko gaming machine having a mechanism plate provided, a wiring storage groove having an opening on one side provided at an appropriate place where wiring processing is required, and a lid plate closing the opening of the wiring storage groove. A hollow box-shaped mounting concave portion having an insertion opening in the groove is formed, a locking portion is provided in the mounting concave portion, an engaging hole is provided in the lid plate, and a wiring stopper is separately formed, The wire stopper has a concave wire storage portion, and has elastic arm pieces on both left and right sides. The elastic arm pieces have engaging portions that are locked by the locking portions, and contact the engaging holes. Then, the elastic arm piece is elastically deformed inward, and the contact with the engagement hole is released. State provided engagement piece to be engaged with the engaging hole in thereby, the mounting wiring stopper detachably attached to the mounting recess, and to attach a cover plate detachably to the wiring stop.

The mounting recess is preferably formed of a synthetic resin, and is formed on a front frame, a game board mounting frame, a game board,
It is a mechanism board and the gutter cover of a mechanism board.

The engaging portion has a tapered surface, and when the tapered surface comes into contact with the insertion opening, the elastic arm piece is elastically deformed inward, and the engagement portion is released in a state where the contact with the insertion opening is released. Preferably.

In addition, it is preferable that a bent tongue piece is provided on the wiring storage part side of the wiring stopper to prevent the wiring from coming off, and that the tongue piece has elasticity.

In order to allow the wiring stopper to be easily attached to and detached from the mounting recess, a knob is provided on the elastic arm piece of the wiring stopper, and the knob is positioned corresponding to the upper opening of the mounting recess. It is good to

Further, it is preferable that a contraction restricting portion is provided in the engagement hole of the cover plate so that the wire stopper is not simultaneously removed when the cover plate is removed.

In the pachinko gaming machine constructed as described above, the wiring stopper is formed separately so as to be detachably attached to the mounting recess, so that even if the wiring stopper is damaged, the wiring stopper is damaged. It is only necessary to replace and replace only the components, thereby eliminating the economical loss of replacing the entire mounting body such as the mechanism plate. Further, the cover plate can be mounted at the same time using the wiring stopper.

[0015]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Next, an embodiment of a pachinko gaming machine according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a rear view of a pachinko gaming machine according to the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a mechanism plate. The pachinko gaming machine 1 has a front frame 3 attached to the front of a machine frame 2 so as to be freely opened and closed. A game board mounting frame 4 is fixed to the back surface of the front frame 3, and a game board 5 is detachably mounted on the game board mounting frame 4. On one side of the game board mounting frame 4, a mechanism plate 6 made of synthetic resin is mounted so as to be freely opened and closed. As shown in FIG. 2, the mechanism plate 6 has a plate-shaped portion 6a facing the back surface of the game board 5, and a ball tank 7 is fixed to an upper portion of the back surface of the plate-shaped portion 6a. A tank rail 8 is provided below the ball tank 7 for guiding the pachinko balls in alignment, and a downstream end of the tank rail 8 is connected to a pachinko ball payout device 10 via a curve rail 9.

Below the pachinko ball dispensing device 10, there are provided a discharge passage 11 for guiding the dispensed pachinko balls to the hitting ball supply tray on the front surface of the front frame 3, and an overflow passage 12 for guiding surplus balls of the hitting ball supply tray to the lower storage tray. Is formed. Reference numeral 13 denotes a ball passage, the downstream end of which is in communication with the out ball passage 14. The discharge passage 11, the overflow passage 12, the ball passage 13, and the out ball passage 14 are formed integrally with the rear surface of the mechanism plate 6 in a gutter shape having an open rear surface, and a gutter cover 15 is mounted on the opening.

On the other hand, a winning ball gathering space for gathering winning balls is formed on the front surface of the plate portion 6a of the mechanism plate 6, and a winning ball gathering portion 17 is provided below the winning ball gathering space. On the back surface of the plate-shaped portion 6a, there is provided a winning ball processing device 18 for discharging the winning balls collected in the winning ball collecting section 17 one by one. In addition, the plate-shaped part 6a which forms a winning ball collection space
An opening window 19 is opened in the portion, and partition walls 20, 20 are opposed to each other along the outer side except the right side of the opening window 19 to form a wiring storage groove 21 having an open rear surface. A cover plate 22 divided into an upper side, a left side, and a lower side is mounted in the storage groove 21. The partition walls 20 on the upper side and the lower side are formed with cutout openings 20 a communicating with the wiring housing grooves 21. A winning ball collecting cover 23 is mounted on the back of the game board 5 so as to cover the opening window 19, and a circuit board for controlling the gaming state of the pachinko gaming machine is stored on the back of the winning ball collecting cover 23. The substrate box 24 is fixed, and the substrate box 24 is projected from the opening window 19.

The pachinko ball dispensing device 10 has a ball passage 25 communicating with the end of the curve rail 9 as shown in FIG.
A screw member 27 having a helical ridge 26 for receiving a pachinko ball on the outer periphery thereof; and a motor 28 for rotating the screw member 27. The screw member 27 is received by the ridge 26 by rotation of the screw member 27. One pachinko ball
It is paid out to the lower discharge passage 11 one by one.

As shown in FIG. 7, the winning ball processing device 18 includes a winning ball passage 29 for guiding the winning balls of the winning ball collecting section 17 in a line, a solenoid 30 provided on the side of the winning ball passage 29, and one end. Is the plunger 30a of the solenoid 30
And a flicker member 32 rotatably supported by a shaft 31. The flicker member 32 receives a leading prize ball in the prize ball passage 29.
And a ball receiving portion 34 for receiving the winning ball by rotation. The flicker member 32 is a solenoid 3
7 rotates upward as shown by the chain line in FIG. 7, and the top winning ball received by the ball stopping portion 33 is moved to the ball receiving portion 34.
7, the flicker member 32 rotates downward as shown by the solid line in FIG. 7, and discharges the winning ball received by the ball receiving portion 34.
The operation of alternately receiving the subsequent winning balls at the ball stopping portion 33 is repeated, whereby the winning balls in the winning ball passage 29 are discharged one by one. The winning ball received by the ball stopping portion 33 is detected by the winning ball detector 35, and the motor 28 of the pachinko ball payout device 10 is driven by the detection signal to pay out a predetermined number of pachinko balls.

As shown in FIG. 2, a switchboard 36 is provided at the rear surface of the mechanism plate 6 and at the upper and lower corners of the mechanism plate 6.
And the electronic circuit board 37 are fixed to the rear surface of the mechanism plate 6 with screws, and a number of wirings 39 connecting the switchboard 36 and the electronic circuit board 37 are housed in the wiring housing grooves 21.

On the other hand, from the pachinko ball payout device 10 and the winning ball processing device 18 provided on the back of the mechanism plate 6, the wiring 4
The wires 0 and 41 are drawn out, and the wiring 40 extending from the pachinko ball dispensing device 10 is connected to the electronic circuit board 37 through the notch opening 20a through the wiring housing groove 21.
The wiring 41 extending from the winning ball processing device 18 is directly connected to the electronic circuit board 37.

A curved rail 9 is provided on the back of the mechanism plate 6.
Is provided, and the wiring 43 drawn out from the ball breaking detection switch 42 is connected to the electronic circuit board 37 through the wiring housing groove 21.
Further, on the rear surface of the mechanism plate 6, a ball cut detection switch 44 of the ball tank 7 is provided, and a wiring 45 drawn from the detection switch 44 is connected to the switchboard 36 through the wiring storage groove 21. Also, the overflow passage 12
Are connected to an electronic circuit board 37 on the rear surface of the mechanism plate 6.

According to the present invention, as shown in FIGS. 3 to 5, wiring stoppers 48 and 48a, which will be described later, are removably attached to the mechanism plate 6 and the gutter cover 15 at appropriate places where wiring processing is required. Is formed. A locking portion 50 is provided in the mounting recess 49, and the opening edge of the insertion opening 49 a is used as the locking portion 50.
In the present embodiment, the mounting recess 49 is provided on the mechanism plate 6 and the gutter cover 15, but the mounting recess 49 is provided on the front frame 3, the game board mounting frame 4, and the game board 5 which require wiring processing. Is also good.

On the other hand, a wiring stopper 48 formed separately of a synthetic resin has a concave wiring accommodating portion 51, and elastic arms 52, 52 are provided on both left and right sides.
2 is an outward claw-shaped engaging portion 5 having engaging step portions 53, 53;
4, 54 are formed. The engagement portions 54, 54
Is formed as a tapered surface extending from the locking stepped portions 53, 53 toward the tip end, so that it can be smoothly inserted into the insertion opening 49a of the mounting concave portion 49. Also, the elastic arm 52,
Knobs 55, 55 are formed by extending 52, and non-slip grooves are formed on the outside of the knobs 55, 55 so as to be easily picked. On the other hand, a bent tongue piece 56 is provided inside the knob 55 on the side of the wiring storage section 51 having elasticity so as to close the opening of the wiring storage section 51 so that the processed wiring is not easily pulled out. I have. Reference numeral 57 denotes a regulating protrusion provided on the elastic arm pieces 52, 52 for preventing rattling in the mounting recess 49 of the wiring stopper 48.

The engaging portions 54 of the elastic arms 52, 52
54, the wiring stopper 48 is attached to the mechanism plate 6 and the gutter cover 15;
As shown by the chain line in FIG. 4, each elastic arm piece 5
2, 52 are elastically deformed inward. Then, as shown by the solid line in FIG.
9, when the engaging portions 54, 54 are released from contact with the insertion opening 49a, the restoring elastic force causes the engaging step portions 53, 53 of the engaging portions 54, 54 to engage with the engaging portion. 5
It is locked at 0,50. Since the outer surfaces of the engagement portions 54 are formed as tapered surfaces, the engagement with the engagement portions 50 can be smoothly performed.

The wiring stopper 48a shown in FIG. 8 is mounted in a mounting recess 49 provided in the wiring housing groove 21.
It has a concave wiring storage section 51, and has elastic arm pieces 5 on both left and right sides.
2 and 52 are provided on the elastic arm pieces 52 and 52.
Outer claw-shaped locking portions 54, 54 having 3, 53 are formed. Further, the elastic arm pieces 52, 52 are extended to form knobs 55, 55, and the lids 22 are formed on the knobs 55, 55.
The engagement pieces 58, 58 projecting forward are formed to lock the lock. Note that the wiring housing 5 is provided inside the elastic arms 52, 52.
Protrusions 59, 59 are provided to make it difficult for the wiring housed in 1 to come off. Reference numeral 60 denotes a regulating protrusion provided at the groove width position of the wiring housing groove 21 for eliminating back and forth rattling in the mounting recess 49. The engagement pieces 58, 58 are provided in a direction perpendicular to the direction of movement of the elastic arm pieces 52, 52, so that the elastic arm pieces 52, 5 can be used even when the cover plate 22 is about to come off.
2 does not move in the detaching direction, so that the cover plate 22 does not come off accidentally.

As shown in FIG. 10, the cover plate 22 is provided with an engaging hole 61 at a position relative to the mounting recess 49 provided in the wiring housing groove 21. When the engagement pieces 58, 58 are brought into contact with the opening ends of the engagement holes 61 when the engagement holes 61 of the cover plate 22 are fitted, the respective elastic arm pieces 52, 52 are positioned inside as shown by chain lines in FIG. Elastically deformed.
Then, as shown by the solid line in FIG. 11, when the lid plate 22 is completely pushed in, it comes out of contact with the engagement pieces 58, 58 and at the same time, the engagement pieces 58, 58
Are locked by the engagement receiving portions 62, 62.
Since the outer surfaces of the engagement pieces 58, 58 are formed as tapered surfaces, the engagement pieces 5 on the engagement receiving portions 62, 62 are formed.
8, 58 can be smoothly engaged.

In order to attach the wiring stopper 48 to the mechanism plate 6 and the gutter cover 15, the wiring arm 48 faces the insertion opening 49 a of the mounting recess 49, and the elastic arm pieces 52, 5.
2 Fit the tips. In this state, the wire stopper 48 is pushed into the mounting recess 19, and the two elastic arm pieces 5 are
The engaging portions 54, 54 of the second and second 52 are locked to the locking portions 50, 50.

Thus, the mechanism plate 6 and the gutter cover 1
As shown in FIG. 5, the wire stopper 48 attached to the cable 5 is inserted by the restricting projections 57, 57 without any gap, so that rattling in the front-rear direction is also suppressed, and the attached state is firmly fixed. Is done. As shown in FIG. 4, when the wiring stopper 48 is attached to the mechanism plate 6, the knob 55,
Since the 55 is positioned in the insertion opening 49a of the mounting recess 49, the left and right elastic arm pieces 52, 52 are elastically deformed inward by pressing the two knobs 55, 55 inward with fingers. , Whereby the wiring stopper 48 can be easily removed.

Further, the wire stopper 48a is inserted into the wire housing groove 21.
In order to attach the elastic arm pieces 52, 52, the wiring stoppers 48 a face the insertion openings 49 a of the mounting recesses 49, and the ends of the elastic arm pieces 52, 52 are fitted together. In this state, the wiring stopper 48a is attached to the mounting recess 19.
And the engaging portions 54, 54 of the elastic arms 52, 52 are locked to the locking portions 50 as described above.

In the wiring stopper 48a attached to the wiring housing groove 21 as described above, the regulating projections 60, 60 contact the partition walls 20, 20 of the wiring housing groove 21, as shown in FIG. The mounting state is firmly fixed. As shown in FIG. 11, when the wire stopper 48a is attached to the wire accommodating groove 21, the knobs 55, 55 are located at the upper opening of the mounting recess 49, so that both knobs 55, 55 are provided. By pressing 55 inward with a finger, the left and right elastic arms 52, 52 are elastically deformed inward, whereby the wire stopper 48a can be easily removed.

According to the present invention, the wirings 39, 40, 45, and 47 are configured by the wiring stoppers 48 attached to the mechanism plate 6, and the wiring 41 is formed by the gutter cover. Wiring stopper 48 attached to 15
Wiring processing. Hereinafter, the stopping of each wiring will be specifically described. First, wiring 39, 40, 4
1, 45, 47 are pressed against the tongue piece 56, and the tongue piece 56 is bent by elastic deformation to form a gap through which the wirings 39, 40, 41, 45, 47 can pass.
0, 41, 45, and 47 can be stored in the wiring storage unit 51. Also, the wiring 3 stored in the wiring storage unit 51
9, 40, 41, 45, and 47 are stopped by the tongue piece 56 and do not inadvertently jump out of the wiring housing 51.

Next, in order to house the wirings 39, 40, 43, 45 in the wiring housing groove 21, the wirings 39, 40, 43, 45 are housed by passing through the notch opening 20a formed in the partition wall 20 into the wiring housing groove 21, and sequentially holding the wiring stopper The switchboard 36 and the electronic circuit board 3 are pulled out of the notch opening 20a while being stored in the wiring storage portion 51 of the switchboard 48a.
Connect to 7. The wirings 39, 40,
43 and 45 do not protrude from the wiring housing groove 21 by the protrusions 59 and 59 of the wiring stopper 48a.

Then, the engaging holes 61 of the cover plate 22 are made to face the knobs 55 of the wire stopper 48a. In this state, the cover plate 22 is pushed in, and the engagement pieces 58, 58 are engaged with the engagement receiving portions 62, 62 of the engagement holes 61 as described above, whereby the cover plate 22 is mounted as shown in FIG. You. In order to remove the cover plate 22, the left and right elastic arms 52, 52 are elastically deformed inward by pressing the knobs 55, 55 inward, and the engagement between the engagement pieces 58, 58 and the engagement hole 61 is made. Is released,
As shown in FIG. 10, the cover plate 22 can be easily removed.

As shown in FIG. 13, a closing / closing restricting portion 63 is provided in the engaging hole 61 of the cover plate 22 to prevent the wiring stopper 48a from coming off the mounting recess 49 at the same time when the cover plate 22 is removed. . That is, the elastic arm piece 5 is
The pressing range of the inner portions 2, 52 toward the inside is restricted to the range in which the engagement between the engaging pieces 58, 58 and the engaging hole 61 is released, and the engaging portions 54, 54 of the wire stopper 48 a and the mounting recess 48 are provided. Is retained as it is with the engaging portions 50, 50.
Further, when the knobs 55, 55 are pressed inward, the engagement between the engagement pieces 58, 58 and the engagement holes 61 is released, and
As shown by the dashed line in FIG. 13, the closing / closing restricting portion 63 is pressed inside the knobs 55, 55, and the cover plate 22 is lifted backward, so that the cover plate 22 can be easily removed.

FIG. 14 shows a wiring stopper 4 according to another embodiment.
It is a perspective view of 8b. The wiring stopper 48b is located at the opening of the wiring storage part 51, and the tongue piece 5 bent toward the wiring storage part 51 having elasticity inside the left and right elastic arm pieces 52, 52.
6a and 56a are provided. Engagement pieces 58a, 58a are formed on the knob 55 at the front and rear to make the mounting of the cover plate 22 more secure. A plurality of wiring stoppers 48b formed in this manner can be mounted on the wiring in advance and stored as a unit.
Can be mounted in the mounting recess 49, and wiring processing can be performed quickly and easily.

[0037]

As described above, in the pachinko game machine according to the present invention, the wiring stopper is formed separately from the mounting main body, so that the synthetic resin molding of the mechanism plate and the like becomes easy. The cost can be reduced, and the wire stopper can be easily mounted in the mounting recess in a one-touch manner, so that the workability of the mounting operation can be remarkably improved. In addition, the wires are properly processed, and the retained wires are not accidentally disconnected.

Further, since the cover plate can be easily mounted by using the wiring stopper, there is no need to separately provide a locking piece, and the cost can be further reduced.

Further, even if the wiring stopper is damaged, it is sufficient to replace and replace only the wiring stopper, thereby eliminating the economical loss of replacing the entire mounting body such as a mechanism plate.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a rear view of a pachinko gaming machine according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a mechanism plate of the pachinko gaming machine of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a state where a wire stopper is removed from a mounting recess.

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional plan view showing a mounting state of a wiring stopper.

FIG. 5 is a side cross-sectional view showing a mounting state of a wiring stopper.

FIG. 6 is a sectional view of a pachinko ball dispensing device portion.

FIG. 7 is a front view of the winning ball processing device.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view of a wiring stopper according to another embodiment.

FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing a state where a lid plate is attached to a wiring stopper according to another embodiment.

FIG. 10 is a perspective view showing a state where a cover plate is removed from a wiring stopper.

FIG. 11 is a side sectional view of FIG. 9;

FIG. 12 is a cross-sectional view showing an attached state of a cover plate.

FIG. 13 is a cross-sectional view in which a closure restricting portion is provided on a cover plate.

FIG. 14 is a perspective view of a wiring stopper according to still another embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Pachinko gaming machine 3 Front frame 4 Game board mounting frame 5 Game board 6 Mechanism board 7 Ball tank 10 Pachinko ball payout device 18 Winning ball processing device 21 Wiring storage groove 22 Cover plate 48, 48a, 48b Wiring stopper 49 Mounting recess 49a Insertion opening 50 Locking part 51 Wiring storage part 52, 52 Elastic arm piece 54, 54 Engagement part 58 Engagement piece 61 Engagement hole

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A game board is mounted on the back side of a front frame via a game board mounting frame, and various parts such as a ball tank, a pachinko ball payout device, and a winning ball processing device are integrated on the back surface of the game board. In a pachinko gaming machine having a provided mechanism plate, a hollow box-shaped mounting concave portion having an insertion opening is formed at an appropriate place where wiring processing is required, and a locking portion is provided in the mounting concave portion. Are formed separately, the wire stopper has a concave wire housing portion, and elastic arm pieces are provided on both left and right sides, and the elastic arm pieces are provided with engaging portions for engaging with the engaging portions, Thus, the pachinko gaming machine is characterized in that the wiring stopper is detachably attached to the attachment recess. 2. A game board is mounted on the back side of the front frame via a game board mounting frame, and various parts such as a ball tank, a pachinko ball payout device, and a winning ball processing device are integrated on the back surface of the game board. A pachinko gaming machine having a provided mechanism plate, a wiring storage groove having an opening on one side provided at an appropriate place where wiring processing is required, and a lid plate closing the opening of the wiring storage groove. A hollow box-shaped mounting concave portion having an insertion opening in the groove is formed, a locking portion is provided in the mounting concave portion, an engaging hole is provided in the cover plate, and a wiring stopper is separately formed. The wire stopper has a concave wire storage portion, and has elastic arm pieces on both left and right sides. The elastic arm pieces have engaging portions that are locked by the locking portions, and contact the engaging holes. Then, the elastic arm piece is elastically deformed inward and the contact with the engagement hole is released. And a wiring stopper is detachably attached to the mounting recess, and a lid plate is detachably attached to the wiring stopper. Characterized pachinko machine.