JPH06241A - Back mechanism structure of pachinko machine - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Purpose] To improve the efficiency of the assembly work when mounting the control circuit board, and to easily replace only the game board. [Structure] The accessory control circuit board 57 is configured by a case 81 for accommodating the circuit board itself and an insertion side wiring connector 82 for connecting various wirings of the circuit board to external parts, and the insertion side wiring connector 82 is a circuit. The receiving side wiring connector 86, which is formed integrally with the board and is connected to the insertion side wiring connector 82, is attached to the back side of the game board 13 of the pachinko machine 1, and the insertion side wiring connector 82 is received side wiring connector 86.
After the connection to the circuit board, the circuit board storage case 81 is rotated and the fixing members 83a and 83b provided at the end of the case 81 are engaged with the back side of the game board 13 to be locked, thereby controlling the operation by a simple operation. The circuit board 57 is easily fixed to the back side of the game board 12.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0002]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a back mechanism structure of a pachinko machine, and more particularly, to a back mechanism structure of a pachinko machine with an improved wiring method on the back surface of the pachinko machine.

[0003]

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, in a pachinko machine using balls as a game medium, a board including an electronic circuit such as a microcomputer is housed for controlling various game modes, particularly for controlling accessory devices. A control circuit board is provided, and many wirings are connected to such a control circuit board.

[0004]

By the way, in the conventional pachinko machine, the wiring is provided on the base frame body of the back mechanism board (in particular, the base frame body as the ball gathering cover) and the like. Since the part of the wiring that is bent is fixed by a bending member that can bend freely (that is, a wiring fixing member), fingers or tools may be caught when inspecting or repairing the back side of the pachinko machine, or because of that. There was a problem that the wiring connector could easily come loose or come off. If the wiring connector is loosened or disconnected, it may affect the progress of the game, which is not preferable.

Further, the wiring is apt to be cluttered, and it is troublesome to securely fix the wiring after inspection, and the protection is not sufficient.

The back mechanism board is composed of a base frame body which is attached to the back side of the front frame of the pachinko machine and is made of synthetic resin, and various unit parts arranged on the base frame body. This is a generic term.

[0007] Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a back mechanism structure of a pachinko machine capable of treating wiring in an orderly manner and securely fixing and protecting it.

[0008]

To achieve the above object, the back mechanism structure of the pachinko machine 1 according to the present invention comprises a ball gathering member 62 which is attached to the back side of the pachinko machine and can collect the pachinko balls. Wiring storing means (for example, the recessed chamber portion 100) capable of storing wiring used on the back surface side of the game board 13 is formed in the ball gathering member 62.

In a preferred embodiment, the wiring accommodating means is constructed by forming a concave chamber portion 100 in the ball gathering member 62.

The wiring accommodating means includes the ball gathering member 62.
From the relay boards 111 and 112 provided on the back surface of the game machine to the electric parts provided on the game board 13 (for example, the jackpot indicator 4
1. The wiring up to the probability setting device 55) can be stored.

Recessed chamber portion 100 which constitutes the wiring accommodating means.
A fixing member (for example, the wiring fixing portion 102) for fixing the wiring is provided inside the.

Recessed chamber portion 100 which constitutes the wiring accommodating means.
Is formed by using the wall surface of the safe ball flow passage 90 that collects the winning balls in the safe holes of the game board.

[0013]

In the present invention, the wiring accommodating means (for example, the concave chamber) is formed in the ball gathering member capable of collecting the pachinko balls, and the wiring accommodating means accommodates various wirings used on the back side of the game board. Is fixed.

Therefore, even when the back side of the pachinko machine is inspected or repaired, fingers or tools are not caught, and therefore the wiring connector is not loosened or pulled out. Moreover, since the wiring is housed, it is orderly and easy to securely fix even after inspection, and sufficient protection is provided.

[0015]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. 1 to 7 show an embodiment in which a back mechanism structure of a pachinko machine according to the present invention is applied to a credit type pachinko machine. FIG. 1 is an external perspective view showing the entire pachinko machine. In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes a pachinko machine, which is a credit system in which the number of balls is stored in a predetermined range in an internal microcomputer during a pachinko game.

The pachinko machine 1 includes a frame-shaped front frame 11 as a portion visible on the front side, a metal frame (glass frame) 12 arranged in an opening of the front frame 11 for supporting glass, and a game board 13. It has a front display panel 14 and a front operation panel 15 below the front panel 14. The front frame 11 is openably / closably supported by a wooden frame 16 in which the pachinko machine 1 is installed, and similarly, the metal frame 12 is openably / closably supported by the front frame 11. The front frame 11 is made of resin and given a predetermined colorful color.

The front display panel 14 is formed in a curved shape such that the front side is projected and slightly raised, and the front display panel 14 has an upper plate 2 for receiving a pachinko ball as a prize ball.
1 is formed, and a credit number display 22, a settlement button 23, an upper plate ball punching switch 24, and a ball punching blinking display 25 are provided on the front side.

The credit number display 22 displays the number of pachinko balls held by the player as credits, with a limit of 255, and specifically, when the upper plate 21 is full, the upper plate is then displayed. Number of balls that exceeded 21 is 2
Up to 55 balls are displayed, and more than 255 balls are discharged to the lower tray 32 described later. The number of credits is limited to 255 in order to match the range of "1 byte" of the microcomputer and the range of credits in the rotary throttle machine (so-called pachi-slot) (for example, the maximum number of credits currently = 50: This is to synchronize with the number of medals).

The credit number display 22 is composed of three columns using, for example, a large LED of 7 segments, and displays the credit number in units of one to 100. The credit number indicator 22 is not limited to a 7-segment LED, and may be configured by using, for example, a dot LED, a liquid crystal, a fluorescent display tube, or the like.

Further, in the case of this embodiment, the credit amount display 22 also has a function of displaying a discharge error (for example, CE). The discharge error includes, for example, a prize ball discharge trouble, a ball rental trouble and the like, and in these cases, the credit amount indicator 22 displays a discharge error to notify the player.

The settlement button 23 is for settlement of credits. When the settlement button 23 is pressed, the number of balls corresponding to the number of credits at that time is paid out and discharged to the lower plate 32. The upper dish ball drop switch 24 is a push button for turning on a solenoid (not shown) that opens and closes a passage connecting the balls of the upper dish 21 to a ball storage dish 32 described later. When the pulling switch 24 is pressed, the blinking blinking indicator 25 blinks to inform the player. In addition, as the blinking indicator 25 during the punching, for example, L
ED is used.

An ashtray 31 is formed on the left side of the front operation panel 15 and is formed in such a shape that the center side of the front surface projects forward, and the inside of the projecting portion is a ball storage tray (lower tray) 32. Has become. The ball storage tray 32 has a role of receiving prize balls when the upper tray 21 and the number of credits are full, and is for temporarily storing balls.
Further, the front operation panel 15 is provided with a punching lever 33 and a firing operation handle 34 of the firing device.

The ball drop lever 33 is for pulling out the balls stored in the ball storage tray 32 to the outside downward. When the ball drop lever 33 is moved to the left, for example, the ball storage tray 32.
The bottom part of the bottom part is open so that the ball can be discharged downward. The firing operation handle 34 is one of the pachinko balls lined up in a row, one at a firing position, one at a game board 13
This is to operate a launching device that is elastically ejected into the game area on the front side.

The firing operation handle 34 is coated with a thin metal film over the entire circumference thereof, so that the player's grip of the handle can be detected by the conductivity of the metal. A firing operation switch 34a is arranged on the left side of the firing operation handle 34 in the figure, and the strength of the firing (for example, the flight distance of a ball) can be adjusted by operating the firing operation switch 34a.

On the upper part of the front frame 11 of the pachinko machine 1, there is provided a big hit indicator 41 which lights up at the time of a big hit. The metal frame 12 is openably and closably supported by the front frame 11, and is normally locked to the front frame 11 by a locking device by inserting and operating a key in the locking hole 42. When the metal frame 12 is opened, by inserting a predetermined key into the locking hole 42 and rotating it, the locked state of the locking device is released and the metal frame 12 is opened.

The game board 13 is made of, for example, wooden veneer, and its front side is a game area. The game area is a part that determines whether it is out or safe while dropping the launched pachinko ball from above, and the ball enters the winning opening of various prize equipment and variable winning devices provided in the game area and it is effectively safe. In such a case, a predetermined number of prize balls are discharged from the ball discharging device described later and are supplied to the upper plate 21. Further, even if a ball is fired by operating the firing operation handle 34, when it becomes a foul, the pachinko ball returns to the firing position or is discharged to the ball storage tray 32.

The game area on the game board 13 can have any configuration, and for example, there are so-called first type, second type, and third type, which are used for pachinko games. Anything can be applied to the present invention. In this embodiment, those belonging to the first type are adopted.

Next, FIG. 2 is a view showing the structure of the back mechanism of the pachinko machine 1. In FIG. 2, main components of the back mechanism of the pachinko machine 1 are a storage tank (upper tank) 51, a guideway 52, a relay board 53, a ball discharging device 54, a probability setting device 55, a ball gathering cover 56, and accessory control. Circuit board 57, speaker 58, discharge / launch control circuit board 59, overflow switch 60, rotary solenoid 61, pulling member 62
(See FIG. 3) and the base frame 63 of the back mechanism board.

The base frame 63 is made of synthetic resin and is used for the pachinko machine 1.
The mounting portion of the base frame body 63 is integrally formed with the resin front frame 11. Then, various unit parts such as the storage tank 51 and the guide path 5 are provided on the base frame 63.
2, relay board 53, ball ejection device 54, probability setting device 55,
Ball gathering cover 56, accessory control circuit board 57, speaker 5
8, a discharge / launch control circuit board 59, an overflow switch 60, etc. are attached (fixed by, for example, a one-touch member), and the various types of unit parts and the base frame 63 are collectively referred to as a back mechanism board 70. Is called.

The storage tank 51 stores the balls before being discharged, and a shortage of the number of balls in the storage tank 51 is detected by a replenishment sensor (not shown). Is replenished. The balls in the storage tank 51 are guided by the guide path 52 and discharged by the ball discharging device 54.

The guideway 52 is not particularly limited, but is formed in two lines so that a large amount of balls can be discharged in a short time, and a ball leveling member for preventing the weight of the balls and a standby member are provided in the middle of the guideway 52. A ball detector (neither shown) is provided. Further, such a two-row structure is the same in the inside of the ball discharging device 54.

The relay board 53 is for relaying the input of AC power and the exchange of signals with the hall management device. The probability setter 55 changes and sets the probability of a big hit of the accessory device belonging to the first type. For example, the probability of occurrence of a big hit is 1/200, 1/210, 1/22.
A value that can be set in three levels of 0 is used. Since this probability setting is important, a locking device is provided for sealing, and the probability is set by the staff of the hall inserting a predetermined key into the key insertion port. Therefore, the player is not easily touched from the outside, and the probability value cannot be seen from the outside.

The ball gathering cover 56 closes a central opening which is largely opened in the center of the base frame 63, and this central opening serves as a space for mounting the accessory device. Therefore, by closing the central opening with the ball gathering cover 56, for example, balls dropped from the storage tank 51 do not collide with the back surface side of the game board 13. In addition,
A perspective view when the ball gathering cover 56 is attached is shown in FIG. 7 described later.

The accessory control circuit board 57 performs various controls required for operation of the accessory on the game board 13, and its mounting structure is a target part of the present invention, which will be described in detail later. The speaker 58 is for notifying a sound effect necessary for the game (for example, a sound effect caused by discharging a ball). The speaker 58 generates various sounds according to the number of discharged balls, the prize mode and the lending of the ball to notify the player. . Note that the sound of the speaker 58 is the volume adjustment knob 58a.
Is adjustable by.

The discharge / fire control circuit board 59 performs various controls necessary for discharging and discharging balls, and the base of the discharge / fire control circuit is housed in a predetermined case. And
Four switches, that is, a reset switch 71, a credit clear switch 72, a firing strength setting switch 73, and a touch sensitivity adjustment switch 73 are provided on the outside of the case.

The reset switch 71 is for resetting the microcomputer constituting the discharge / launch control circuit board 59. When a person in charge of the hall presses the reset switch 71, the microcomputer is initialized. The credit clear switch 72 is for clearing credits.
The credit is released and the display of the credit number display 22 becomes [0, 0, 0]. The credit is cleared, for example, when the store is opened.

The launch strength setting switch 73 sets a reference value of the launch strength (ball flying distance, etc.) in the launching device, and the player operates the above-mentioned launch operation switch 34a based on this reference value. Thereby, the strength of the launch is adjusted during the game. Touch sensitivity adjustment switch 73
Adjusts the touch sensitivity of the firing operation handle 34. It should be noted that the switches 73 and 74 can be operated digitally, for example, when the switch is kept pressed, the corresponding value is sequentially incremented and increases, and when the switch reaches the maximum value, the switch again increases from the minimum value. Is used.

As a launching device, a rotary solenoid 6 is used.
An object of the type using 1 is used, and the launch device is computerized. The overflow switch 60 is the ball storage tray 32.
Is detected, and the player is informed of the overflow state by a lamp (not shown). At this time, if the ball drop lever 33 is operated, the ball storage tray 32
The balls stored in are discharged to the outside downward, and the overflow state is released.

Structure of the ball gathering member Next, FIG. 3 shows the feature of this embodiment, the ball gathering member 62.
It is a figure which shows the attachment structure of. In FIG. 3, the game board 13 is formed in a rectangular shape using a veneer as a material, and a ball gathering member 62 is fixed to the back side of the game board 13 with screws 81 to 83. The ball gathering member 62 is made of a transparent resin (for example, ABS resin) and has a function of gathering and collecting safe balls that have entered the respective winning openings of the game board 13.

An opening portion (central opening portion) 62K for attaching the accessory device is formed in the central portion of the ball gathering member 62. Further, three columnar receiving members 84 to 86 are arranged on the ball gathering member 62, and these receiving members 84 to 86 are arranged.
The ball gathering cover 56 described above is attached by a one-touch member. Therefore, the rear side of the ball shifting member 62 is covered by the ball shifting cover 56.

FIG. 4 is a view showing a cross section of the game board 13 including the ball gathering member 62. As shown in FIG. 4, the ball gathering member 6
A safe ball passage 90 is formed at 2 to collect and collect safe balls. The safe ball passage 90 projects a part of the ball shifting member 62 rearward so that the safe balls T that have entered the safe winning opening 13s of the game board 13 can be brought closer to the back side of the game board 13 and collected. It is formed as a passage for guiding a pachinko ball to this protrusion. The safe ball passage 90 has a rectangular cross section, and is formed in such a size that almost one pachinko ball can pass through.

The safe ball passages 90 are formed at a plurality of positions of the ball gathering member 62, and the safe balls gathered by the plurality of safe ball passages 90 are finally arranged below the ball gathering member 62. It is designed to flow into the safe ball gathering gutter. Reference numeral 91 is an obstacle nail provided on the front surface of the game board 13.

When viewed from the rear of the ball gathering member 62, the safe ball passage 90 has a shape of a convex chamber portion projecting rearward, and the wall surface of the convex chamber portion is a concave chamber portion (wiring) in which wiring can be stored. It is used as a storage means) 100. That is, one of the three wall surfaces forming the safe ball passage 90 is also one of the wall surfaces forming the recessed chamber portion 100, and the recessed chamber portion 100 of the safe ball passage 90 is formed. It is composed of three elements, that is, a wall surface, a rear surface of the ball gathering member 62, and a wall surface provided substantially upright behind the ball gathering member 62. Therefore, when viewed from the rear of the ball gathering member 62, the recessed chamber portion 100 has a recessed chamber shape that is recessed toward the front side.

A wiring 101 is housed in the recessed chamber 100, and the wiring 101 can be fixed by a wiring fixing portion (corresponding to a fixing member) 102 formed on the wall surface of the recessed chamber 100. The wire fixing portion 102 has a circular cross section, and protrudes from the wall surface of the recess chamber portion 100 into the recess chamber portion 100 by a predetermined length to prevent the wiring 101 from coming out of the recess chamber portion 100. The wiring fixing portions 102 are provided at some positions of the recessed chamber portion 100, for example, at regular intervals.

Returning to FIG. 3, the ball gathering member 62 is the relay board 1
11 and 112 are arranged so that one of the relay boards 111 is, for example, a wiring on a printed board to relay the connection between the accessory control circuit board 57 and various electric parts. At the end of this printed board, a female type receiving side wiring connector 113 with about 30 pins
Are arranged.

The receiving side wiring connector 113 is for inserting the insertion side wiring connector 57A (see FIG. 6) of the accessory control circuit board 57, and the accessory control circuit board 57 is connected to the relay board 111 by these connectors 113 and 57A. Connected. Then, as shown in FIG. 6, the insertion side wiring connector 5
After inserting 7A into the receiving-side wiring connector 113, two clips (one-touch members) 57B and 57C arranged in the case of the accessory control circuit board 57 are provided as two cylindrical receiving members 201 provided in the shifting member 62. , 202 to be inserted and locked respectively, so that the accessory control circuit board 5
7 is detachably fixed to the ball gathering member 62.

The relay board 111 is fixed to the ball gathering member 62 by screwing. In addition, connectors and terminal pins for various wirings are also inserted into the relay board 111, and these connectors and terminal pins are connected to predetermined electric parts via corresponding wirings. For example, the connector 203 is, as shown in FIG. 6, a solenoid, a lamp, and a LE of the accessory device 300 mounted on the game board 13 through the flat wiring 204 that bundles a large number of wires.
Connect to D, sensor, motor, etc.

Further, the terminal pin 114 is connected to the opening / closing solenoid 116 of an attacker (variable winning apparatus) arranged on the front surface of the game board 13 via the wiring 115. The wiring 115 is housed in the recessed chamber 100 and fixed by the wiring fixing portion 102, as shown in FIG.

The other relay board 112 is, for example, a wiring board provided on a printed board to relay the connection between the above-mentioned relay board 111 and various electric parts.
The wiring 121 is connected to the and. The relay board 112 is fixed to the ball gathering member 62 with screws 122 and 123.

FIG. 5 is an enlarged view of the relay board 112. As shown in FIG. 5, terminal pins 124 to 129 of various wirings are inserted in the printed board of the relay board 112. 129 is the corresponding wiring 1
It is connected to a predetermined electric component via 31 to 136, respectively.

For example, the terminal pin 124 is connected to the relay board 111 via the wiring 131. The terminal pin 125 is connected to the jackpot indicator 41 arranged on the upper portion of the pachinko machine 1 via the wiring 132. The terminal pins 126 and 127 are connected to the safe sensor of the starting chucker arranged on the front surface of the game board 13 via the wirings 133 and 134, respectively. The terminal pin 128 is connected to a display lamp arranged on the front surface of the game board 13 via a wiring 135. Terminal pin 1
29 is connected to the probability setter 55 via the wiring 136.

Each wiring 131 extending from the relay board 112,
All of 133 to 136 are housed in the recessed chamber portion 100 formed in the ball gathering member 62 and fixed by the wiring fixing portion 102.

FIG. 6 shows the accessory control circuit board 57 with the pulling member 6
2 is a perspective view when detachably fixing to
This drawing shows a state in which the relay boards 111 and 112 and various wirings are housed in the recessed chamber portion 100 formed in the ball gathering member 62 and fixed by the wiring fixing portion 102. Also,
FIG. 7 is a perspective view when the above-mentioned ball gathering cover 56 is attached.

As shown in FIG. 7, three clips (one-touch members) 56A, 5A arranged on the ball gathering cover 56 are provided.
By inserting and locking 6B and 56C into the three cylindrical receiving members 84 to 86 provided on the ball shifting member 62, the ball shifting cover 56 is detachably fixed to the ball shifting member 62. Thereby, including the accessory device 300,
The rear side of the ball shifting member 62 is covered with the ball shifting member 62.

Consideration on Wiring Processing In the above configuration, in this embodiment, the recessed chamber portion 100 capable of accommodating wiring by appropriately utilizing the wall surface of the safe ball passage 90 in the ball gathering member 62 capable of collecting pachinko balls. Is formed, and various wirings 111, 121, 131 to the concave chamber 100 are formed.
6 and 7, the wirings 111, 121, and 1 accommodated in the recessed chamber portion 100 are accommodated.
31 to 136 are fixed by the wiring fixing portion 102.
Therefore, at least in the route along which the wiring is routed along the shuffling member 62, various wirings 111,
The protruding state of 121, 131 to 136 can be avoided, and the wiring can be neatly processed to prevent it from being an obstacle during inspection or repair.

Further, the ball gathering member 6 on the back side of the pachinko machine 1
It is possible to eliminate the situation where a finger, a tool, or the like is caught on the various wirings 111, 121, 131 to 136 in the case of inspecting or repairing 2 or its surroundings. As a result, it is possible to obtain an effect that the connector of the wiring does not come loose or come off. Furthermore, it is easy to securely fix the wiring after inspection, and the winning wiring can be sufficiently protected.

The recessed chamber portion 10 in the ball gathering member 62.
The number of 0s, the arrangement location, the length, the shape of the wiring fixing portion 102, and the like are not limited to those of the above-described embodiment, and various modifications can be made within the scope of the object of the present invention.

Further, the back mechanism structure of the pachinko machine according to the present invention is not limited to the example applied to the credit type pachinko machine as in the above embodiment, but can be applied to all other pachinko machines.

[0059]

According to the present invention, the wiring accommodating means is formed in the ball gathering member capable of collecting the pachinko balls, and various wirings used on the back side of the game board are accommodated and fixed in the wiring accommodating means. Therefore, even when the back side of the pachinko machine is inspected or repaired, there is no catch of a finger or a tool, and for this reason, there is an effect that the wiring connector is not loosened or pulled out.

Moreover, since the wiring is housed, the wiring can be neatly arranged, and it is easy to securely fix the wiring even after the inspection, and the protection can be sufficiently performed.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a configuration of an embodiment of a credit-type pachinko machine to which a back mechanism structure of a pachinko machine according to the present invention is applied.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a configuration of a back mechanism of the pachinko machine of the embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a view showing a mounting structure for the ball gathering member of the embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a view showing a cross section of the game board of the embodiment.

FIG. 5 is an enlarged view of a portion where the relay board of the embodiment is attached to a ball gathering member.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view when the accessory control circuit board of the embodiment is detachably fixed to the ball gathering member.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view when the ball gathering cover of the embodiment is detachably fixed to a ball gathering member.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Pachinko machine 11 Front frame 13 Game board 22 Credit number display 23 Settlement button 56 Ball gathering cover 57 Accessory control circuit board 63 Base frame body 70 Back mechanism board 90 Safe ball channel 100 Recessed chamber part (wiring storage means) 101 , 115, 121, 131 to 136 Wiring 102 Wiring fixing portion (fixing member) 111, 112 Relay board 300 Character accessory device

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A wiring accommodating member, which is attached to the back side of a pachinko machine and is capable of collecting pachinko balls, and which has wiring accommodating means capable of accommodating wiring used on the back side of the game board. The back mechanism structure of the pachinko machine characterized by being formed. 2. The back mechanism structure for a pachinko machine according to claim 1, wherein the wiring accommodating means is formed by forming a recessed chamber portion in the ball gathering member. 3. The pachinko machine according to claim 1, wherein the wiring accommodating means is capable of accommodating wiring from a relay board provided on a rear surface of the ball gathering member to electric parts provided on a game board. The mechanism behind the machine. 4. The back mechanism structure for a pachinko machine according to claim 2, wherein a fixing member for fixing the wiring is provided inside the recessed chamber portion forming the wiring housing means. 5. The recessed chamber portion forming the wiring housing means,
The back mechanism structure of a pachinko machine according to claim 2, wherein the back mechanism structure is formed by using a wall surface of a safe ball flow path for collecting balls that have won prizes in a safe hole of a game board. [0001]