JP2000024264A - Pachinko machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a pachinko machine capable of preventing an illicit game, and protecting wiring and connectors. SOLUTION: A frame control box 40 to conduct control of a winning ball discharging device 32 at least, a main body terminal plate 34 to electrically connect the frame control box 40 to the external, a circuit box 37 to contain a game control circuit board, and a mechanism frame set member 38 installed on a back surface of a front surface frame 2 by hinges to be freely opened and closed and having an opening window are arranged on the back surface side of the front surface frame 2, a relay terminal plate 35 to electrically connect the game control circuit board to the external is disposed on the back surface side of a game panel, the winning ball discharging device 32, a wiring cover part to contain wiring connected from a frame control circuit to the main body circuit box 34, and an arranging gutter to collect winning balls getting into winning devices or the like are arranged on the mechanism frame set member 38, and in the condition where the mechanism frame set member 38 is closed, the circuit box 37 and the relay terminal plate 35 can be visually recognized from the external.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a pachinko machine, and more particularly to a back-side structure of a pachinko machine including a mechanism frame setting member.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As is well known, recent pachinko machines have become more and more electronic, and winning devices and the like have become larger. There have been proposed various types of mechanism plates, protective covers, and the like for protecting the back side of a game board, a winning device, or the like. For example, in Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 58-20310, a cover plate is mounted and held in a window hole formed in a mechanism plate. In Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open Publication No. 4-11073, the rear surface of the prize winning device protection cover that covers the rear surface of the prize winning device is formed as a back-opening, and is closed by a lid cover that pivotally supports one side. Further, in Japanese Patent Publication No. 55-13752, a lid body is provided so as to be openable and closable with respect to a frame body in which a ball shift portion is formed. On the other hand, in Japanese Patent Publication No. 62-25391, a winning ball collecting cover having a base on which an electronic control circuit is incorporated is fixed on the outer surface, and a mechanism plate provided with an opening window smaller than the winning ball collecting cover. In Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. Hei 4-9-169, a prize-ball collecting cover that covers the back of a prize-winning device, and a mechanism plate having an opening window are provided. It is formed in such a size that a rear projecting portion when projecting from the ball set cover penetrates.

[0003]

However, for example, Japanese Patent Publication No. 58-20310 discloses a structure in which a cover plate is merely attached and detached, and a structure of a cover plate which covers a prize-winning device and a circuit box. Therefore, there is no function to protect the winning device or the circuit box. In addition, 4-1
In the device disclosed in Japanese Patent No. 1073, the wiring is covered with a prize winning device protection cover. Therefore, in order to carry out the wiring process, the operation cannot be performed unless the winning ball collection cover is removed. In addition, when the game board is shipped to the factory, a winning ball set cover and a winning device protection cover are required, so that the selling price of the game board becomes high.
In Japanese Patent Publication No. 55-13752, there is only one ball-shifting space for collecting winning balls, and no circuit box is provided. Further, Japanese Patent Publication No. 62-25391 and Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No.
In Japanese Patent No. 9169, the circuit box and the wiring are not protected, and in order to attach and detach the wiring and the like between the circuit box and the winning device, it is necessary to work by removing the winning ball set cover. It is inconvenient when trouble occurs during business hours. In addition, if the board and the wiring are hidden on the back side of the pachinko machine, it is difficult to detect an unauthorized modification, and an unauthorized game may be allowed.

[0004]

Means for Solving the Problems The present invention has been proposed in view of the above, and the invention described in claim 1 is a pachinko machine in which a game board having a winning device or the like mounted on a front frame thereof is detachable. On the back side of the front frame, a frame control circuit for controlling at least the prize ball payout device, a main body terminal plate for electrically connecting the frame control circuit and the outside, and a circuit box for storing a game control circuit, A mechanism frame set member hinged to the back of the front frame so as to be openable and closable, and having an opening window;
Is provided on the back side of the game board, a relay terminal plate for electrically connecting the game control circuit board and the outside is provided, and the mechanism frame set member includes a prize ball payout device, and the frame control circuit. A wiring storage portion for storing wiring connected to the main body terminal plate from above, and an alignment gutter for collecting winning balls that have won the winning device or the like, and the circuit box in a state where the mechanism frame set member is closed. And the relay terminal board is made visually recognizable from the outside. According to a second aspect of the present invention, in addition to the configuration of the first aspect, the circuit box is made of a visually recognizable material. According to a third aspect of the present invention, in addition to the configuration of the first or second aspect, the game control circuit board and the relay terminal board are disposed so as to be visible from the outside. According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in addition to the configuration according to any one of the first to third aspects, a portion excluding the opening window covers a rear portion of the winning device or the like. It is.

[0005]

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a front view of a pachinko machine in which a part of a pachinko machine is cut away. FIG. 2 is hinged to the outer frame 3 so as to be openable and closable, a metal frame 4 is provided in the window, and a glass frame 5 with glass is mounted on the upper part of the metal frame 4 so as to be openable and closable. Then, the outer frame 3 and the glass frame 5 are locked by the locking device 6. An upper tray set 9 comprising a front plate 8 and the like provided with an upper plate 7 is provided below the glass frame 5, and a lower plate 10 and an operation grip 11 for adjusting a flight distance are provided below the front frame 2. Is provided. In addition, on the game board mounting table 13 on the back side of the above-mentioned upper tray set 9, a ball feeder 14a and a speaker 15 for supplying a single ball from the upper tray 7 to the hit ball launching device 14 are located.

At the window of the front frame 2, a game board 16, which can be exchanged by being mounted on a game board mounting table 13 so as to cover this window, faces. A game part 18 surrounded by guide rails 17 is formed on the front side of the game board 16, and inside the game part 18, a display such as a variable display device 19 or a variable winning device 20, a starting port 21. , Windmills 23, or various indicators such as side lamps 24 are provided, and an outlet 25 is provided at the lowest position. In addition, a completion indicator light 26 is provided on the upper right portion outside the guide rail 17, and a prize ball indicator light 27 is provided on the upper left portion. Further, an external indicator light 28 is provided on the upper edge of the front frame 2.

FIG. 2 is a rear view of the pachinko machine 1. A rear plate 29 made of a plate-shaped metal plate for removably storing the game board 16 is attached to the back of the front frame 2. On the rear side of the rear plate 29, a mechanism frame such as the base body 30 is provided. The mechanism frame is a general term for members for attaching main members on the back side of the pachinko machine 1 to the back side of the front frame 2. An upper tank 31 for storing prize balls is detachably provided in an upper portion on the left side of the base body 30, and communicates with the upper tank 31 to guide balls to a prize ball dispenser 32. A lower tank 33 is provided. At the right side of the upper tank 31, a main body terminal plate 34 for electrically connecting a frame control circuit (board) for mainly controlling the main body of the pachinko machine 1 to the outside of a hall computer or the like is arranged in the cover. Along with
A wiring passage 3 facing a relay terminal plate 35 for electrically connecting a game control circuit (substrate) fixed to the back side of the game board 16 for mainly controlling the game and the outside and the main body terminal plate 34.
6 is established.

In the rear view of the pachinko machine 1, a predetermined position on the back side of the game board 16, for example,
A circuit box 37 in which a game control circuit mainly controlling pachinko games, such as a variable display device 19 and a variable winning device 20 arranged on the front side of the game board 16 appears on the left side of the back of the game board 16. In addition, the rear plate 29 at a lower position deviated from a mechanism frame set member 38 described later includes control processing mainly on the pachinko machine 1 main body side, such as the hit ball launching device 14, the winning ball processing device 39, the winning ball payout device 32, and the like. A frame control box 40 in which a frame control circuit for performing the above operation is provided. In addition, on the front side of the frame control box 40, a driving unit of the hit ball launching device 14, a ball feeding device 14a for supplying one ball from the upper plate 7, and the like are arranged. At the position below the mechanism frame set member 38, the ball overflowing from the upper plate 7 is
A downspout 41 leading to zero is provided.

A mechanism frame set member 38, which is a type of mechanism frame, is hinged to the rear plate 29 via a hinge so as to be openable and closable. A rear cover 42, which is a member that covers a predetermined portion of the rear plate 29 when closed, is fixed to the mechanism frame set member 38 so that the mechanism frame set member 38 can be opened and closed together with the mechanism frame set member 38. At a predetermined position of the mechanism frame setting member 38, a prize ball gutter 43 and a prize ball payout device 32 communicating with the lower tank 33 are formed, and a prize ball paid out by the prize ball payout device 32 is provided to a prize ball exit 44 ( A prize ball discharge path 46 and the like are formed to guide the upper plate 7 through the upper plate inlet 45) of the rear plate 29. The mechanism frame set member 38 and the rear cover 42 fixed to the mechanism frame set member 38 are provided with an alignment gutter 47 for collecting winning balls and guiding them to the winning ball processing device 39. A winning ball processing device 39 is provided.

The rear cover 42 of the present invention is a part integrally attached to the mechanism frame setting member 38,
It is a member integrally formed of synthetic resin which is detachably fastened to the rear plate 29 by a pair of fasteners 48a, 48b. That is, by fixing one side to the mechanism frame set member 38, the other side is a free end, which is opened and closed integrally with the mechanism frame set member 38, and can cover the rear of the game board 16. In the illustrated embodiment, the rear cover 4
A wiring cover portion 49 functioning as a wiring storage portion for storing the wiring is formed on the free end side of the wiring 2 so that the wiring is not exposed.

The rear cover 42 has a first space 50 and a second space 51 in the front-rear direction. That is,
The rear cover 42 forms a space between the back surface of the game board 16 and the back plate portion 42a, and this space is located on the game board 16 side and has a first space 50 having a width of a substantially aligned gutter 47; Second space 5 communicating with step A behind first space 50
1 are formed.

The first space 50 includes a mechanism frame set member 3
8 is a portion formed above the first bottom plate portion 52 having a downward slope so as to form the alignment gutter 47 together with a part of the bottom portion 8. In the illustrated embodiment, a part of the alignment gutter 47 is formed in a folded shape, and the winning ball detected by the winning ball processing device 39 is discharged out of the machine through the winning ball discharge passage B.
The alignment gutter 47 opens when the mechanism frame set member 38 is opened.
The support shaft 53 can be rotated about 90 degrees about the fulcrum, which is convenient when ball clogging occurs or when cleaning is performed. The mechanism frame set member 38 has an out ball passage C communicating with the out port 25 and discharging the out ball.

The second space 51 is formed above a second bottom plate portion 54 which is gently inclined downward toward the alignment gutter 47 of the first space 50, and is relatively deep.

An opening window 55 is opened in the back plate 42a of the rear cover 42. This opening window 55 is used for the game board 1
6 comprises a portion corresponding to the winning ball set cover 56 positioned at a predetermined position on the back side of the game board 6 and a portion corresponding to the circuit box 37 provided on the back side of the game board 16. still,
In the illustrated embodiment, the side corresponding to the circuit box 37 is opened as a side opening window 57.

The opening window 55 has a winning ball set cover 5
A cover member 58 is detachably provided by fastening means so as to be hung on the circuit box 37. According to the illustrated embodiment, the fastening means includes an engagement port 59 provided on the rear cover 42 side and an engagement piece 60 provided on the lid member 58 side. That is, at the upper edge and the lower edge of the opening window 55 of the rear cover 42, a concave receiving portion 61 which is set back by the thickness of the lid member 58 is provided, and the upper and lower edges of the lid member 58 are slid on the concave receiving portion 61. The rear plate 42a and the rear cover 42 are substantially flush with each other. Then, a laterally long engagement opening 59 is opened at an appropriate position so as to straddle the concave receiving portion 61 and the back plate portion 42a, and one end of the engagement opening 59 provided on the upper edge side is widened to engage the engagement piece of the lid member 58. 60 is acceptable. Also,
The engagement port 59 provided on the lower edge side is also slightly elongated horizontally, and can receive the engagement piece 60 of the lid member 58. In addition, a rib is provided around the engagement port 59.

On the other hand, in the present invention, the lid member 58 fixed to the opening window 55 of the rear cover 42 as described above
This is a substantially plate-shaped member as shown in FIG. An engagement piece 60 provided on the cover member 58 is provided on an outer edge of the cover member 58 so as to correspond to the engagement opening 59 of the rear cover 42. Further, guide pieces 62 are protruded from upper and lower positions on the right side edge of the lid member 58. In addition, a locking claw 63 is formed in the center of the right side edge, and a guide groove 65 corresponding to a guide tongue piece 64 protruding from the side edge of the rear cover 42 is formed above and below the locking claw 63. I do. A rib 66 is provided along the entire periphery of the lid member 58. In addition, this lid member 5
8 has a slit 67 for ventilation and the like.

The cover member 58 as described above is attached to the rear cover 4.
In order to fasten to the second opening window 55, the engaging piece 60 on the lower edge side of the lid member 58 is inserted into the widening side of the engaging opening 59 from diagonally above, and then the lid member 58 is erected to raise the upper edge side. The engaging piece 60 is inserted into the engaging hole 59, and the guide piece 62 and the guide tongue piece 64 are slid horizontally along the guide groove 65 and the guide receiving groove 68 to open the locking claw 63. Window 5
5 may be locked to the locking port 69 opened.

On the other hand, when removing the lid member 58, the locking claw 63 is pushed in to release the locking between the locking claw 63 and the locking opening 69, and the horizontal movement toward the circuit box 37 side is performed. First, the engagement between the engagement piece 60 on the upper edge side and the engagement port 59 is released, and then the engagement piece 60 may be pulled up diagonally upward and pulled out from the engagement port 59 on the lower side.

According to the rear cover 42 as described above,
In addition to covering the rear of the winning ball collecting cover 56 and the rear of the center role, a part of the circuit box 37 can be covered. Therefore, if any trouble occurs on the back surface of the game board 16, it can be dealt with simply by removing one cover member 58 without opening the mechanism frame set member 38. In addition, the connectors and wiring are
Therefore, there is no possibility that dust or dirt, balls or the like in the hole may enter the hole and cause troubles, and the wires will not be caught by other members and disconnected.

Further, the cover member 58 can cover not only the rear of the winning ball collecting cover 56 provided on the back of the game board 16 but also the side edge portion of the circuit box 37. Therefore, it is possible to cover the connector group 70 disposed on the side edge portion of the circuit box 37 and its wiring, and the wiring does not interfere with other members or is caught and broken. In addition, dust and dirt are collected in the circuit box 37 and the game board 16.
There is no intrusion into the back side of the.

The circuit box 37 comprises, for example, a deep dish-shaped case body 71 and a shallow dish-shaped base 72 as shown in FIG. Also, the control circuit board 84
Since a three-dimensional wiring process including a multilayer printed wiring board is performed and the ground wire is formed to be wide, it is possible to suppress external noise. This eliminates the need to attach a shield plate to the case body 71 and the base body 72, so that the control circuit board 84 can be formed of a transparent synthetic resin so as to be visible.

The case body 71 is a vertically long deep dish-shaped member, and each side wall portion has a slightly inclined slope, and the tip of the three side wall portions leaving the long side portion on the right side has a width. It has a narrow band-like edge. In addition, a plurality of ventilation holes 73 are provided in each side wall portion for heat radiation.

An elastic locking piece 74 for locking to the base 72 is provided at an appropriate position on the short side of the band-shaped edge. The elastic locking piece 74 is provided with a pair of cut grooves 7 at the band-shaped edge.
5 and a locking hole 76 is formed between both cut grooves 75. Then, a locking claw 77 of the base body 72 described later can be locked in the locking hole 76.

At the center of the long side edge, a locking hole 7 is provided.
The hook plate 79 provided with 8 is extended. The other long side edge is open, and a fastening piece 81 provided with a fastening hole 80 extends along the short side edge.

On the other hand, the base body 72 rises slightly inside the outer edge to form a fitting edge 82 for fitting to the case body 71, and abuts on the outside of the strip-shaped edge of the case body 71 in place. A guide piece 83 is provided. Further, a board locking claw 85 for fixing the control circuit board 84 on which the control device is formed is raised from an appropriate position, and a locking projection 78 'is provided at a position corresponding to the above-described locking hole 78.

At the left corner of the flat surface of the base body 72, a fastening boss for fitting into a positioning hole provided in the control circuit board 84 is provided. A fixing hole is formed in the control circuit board 84, the fixing hole and a fixing hole of a fixing piece of the case main body 71 are overlapped, and a screw passing through these fixing holes is provided on the base body 72. Screw on the fastening boss.

Along the long side inside the control circuit board 84, a connector group 70 is provided so that it can be connected to the main body terminal plate 34, electric members provided on the game board 16, and the like.

Then, the case body 7 having the above-described structure is formed.
In order to assemble the base 1, the base 72, and the control circuit board 84, the fixing boss of the base 72 is fitted into a positioning hole formed in the control circuit board 84, and the side edge of the control circuit board 84 is fitted to the board guide. Along the side, the side edge of the control circuit board 84 is locked by the board locking claw 85. Then, the case body 71 is pressed against the fitting edge 82 of the base body 72,
The locking claws 77 of the base body 72 are fixed to the locking holes 7 of the case body 71.
6, and screws 87 passing through the fixing holes 80 of the fixing pieces 81 and the fixing holes 86 of the control circuit board 84 are screwed to the fixing bosses 88 of the base body 72.

On the other hand, the circuit box 37 as described above is
A circuit box mounting member 89 for detachably fixing the game box 16 to a predetermined position of the game board 16 is used to connect the circuit box 37 to the game board 1.
Attach it so that it does not interfere with other members by floating it from 6. For this reason, the circuit box mounting member 89 has a leg wall 91 erected from the outer edge of the mounting plate 90 having a substantially rectangular front or rear view toward the game board 16. Is provided with a flange-shaped mounting piece 92 at the tip of the. Positioning means, for example, a positioning boss 92a is provided at an appropriate position on the mounting piece 92 to protrude therefrom.
a is fitted to a positioning recess provided on the back side of the game board 16 to regulate the position. Further, a mounting through hole 92b is opened at an appropriate position of the mounting piece 92, and the mounting through hole 92b is formed.
The game board 16 is fixed to the game board 16 with a screw or the like passed through b. The leg wall 91 in the illustrated embodiment is configured such that the right side thereof is open when viewed from the back side of the pachinko machine 1. The bottom surface 91a of the leg wall 91 is inclined so as to also serve as a guide path for a winning ball.

The mounting plate 90 is provided with fastening means for detachably fastening the circuit box 37. According to the illustrated embodiment, the fastening means includes an upper engagement receiving portion 93a provided horizontally near the upper edge and a lower engagement receiving portion 93b provided horizontally at a position slightly elevated from the lower edge, Both engagement receiving portions 93
Attachment engagement pieces 94a, 94b provided on the back surface side of the base body 72 are fitted into the rear surface side of the a, 93b. The engagement receiving portion 9
The edges of 3a and 93b are chamfered so that the mounting engagement pieces 94a and 94b can easily enter, and the corners of the mounting engagement pieces 94a and 94b of the base body 72 are also chamfered.

In this embodiment, a holding means is provided so that the position of the circuit box 37 does not shift or come off. The holding means comprises an elastic holding piece 96 having a locking projection 95 and a locking opening 97 formed in the base body 72 so that the locking projection 95 can be locked. That is, the base body 72 is connected to the circuit box mounting member 8.
9, the elastic holding piece 96 abuts against the back surface of the base body 72 and is elastically deformed by pressing the elastic holding piece 96. When the elastic holding piece 96 is pushed to a predetermined position, the elastic holding piece 96 is locked. The portion 95 protrudes into the locking opening 97 and returns to the original state, and the locking projection 95 locks on the edge of the locking opening 97.

Therefore, in this state, the circuit box 37
Can not be pulled out. On the other hand, when removing the circuit box 37, the elastic holding piece 96 is pressed toward the game board 16 to deform it, the locking projection 95 is removed from the locking port 97, and the circuit box 37 is removed from the rear cover 42 in this state. What is necessary is just to pull out from the side opening window 57 in the horizontal direction.

In this way, the circuit box 37 can be attached and detached very easily, and the position does not shift or come off due to vibration or the like.

Although the present invention has been described with reference to the embodiment shown in the drawings, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and can be appropriately implemented unless the configuration described in the claims is changed.

[0035]

In summary, the present invention relates to a pachinko machine in which a game board having a prize-winning device or the like mounted on a front frame is detachable, and a frame for controlling at least a prize ball payout device is provided on the back side of the front frame. A control circuit, a main body terminal plate for electrically connecting the frame control circuit to the outside, a circuit box for storing the game control circuit, and an opening window which is hinged to the back of the front frame so as to be openable and closable. And a relay terminal plate for electrically connecting the game control circuit board to the outside is provided on the back side of the game board, and a prize ball payout is provided on the mechanism frame set member. A device, a wiring storage unit for storing wiring connected from the frame control circuit to the main body terminal plate, and an alignment gutter for collecting winning balls that have won the winning device or the like, and closing the mechanism frame set member. The circuit board Since the box and the relay terminal board are made visible from the outside, the circuit box and the relay terminal board can be visually recognized from the outside, and modifications made to them can be easily found, which is effective in preventing illegal games. . Also,
Since the wiring and connectors can be protected, dust and balls in the amusement store will not enter the back side of the pachinko machine, and the wiring will not be caught by other equipment and will be disconnected, reducing the practical value. Extremely high.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of a pachinko machine.

FIG. 2 is a rear view of the pachinko machine.

FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along line AA of FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is a rear view of the pachinko machine with a cover member of a rear cover removed.

FIG. 5 is a rear view of the pachinko machine with a mechanism frame setting member and a rear cover opened.

FIG. 6 is a rear view of the game board.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a circuit box and a circuit box mounting member.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view of a lid member.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Pachinko machine 2 Front frame 16 Game board 20 Variable winning device 34 Main body terminal board 35 Relay terminal board 37 Circuit box 38 Mechanism frame set member 40 Frame control box 42 Rear cover 47 Alignment gutter 49 Wiring cover part 55 Opening window 56 Winning ball set cover 84 control circuit board

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A pachinko machine in which a game board having a prize device mounted on a front frame is detachable, a frame control circuit for controlling at least a prize ball payout device is provided on a rear side of the front frame, A main body terminal plate for electrically connecting the control circuit to the outside, a circuit box for storing the game control circuit, a mechanism frame set member hinged to the back of the front frame so as to be openable and closable, and having an opening window; A relay terminal plate for electrically connecting the game control circuit board to the outside is provided on the back side of the game board; the mechanism frame set member includes a prize ball payout device; and the frame control. A wiring storage section for storing wiring connected to the main body terminal plate from a circuit, and an alignment gutter for collecting winning balls that have won the winning device or the like, wherein the mechanism frame set member is closed and the circuit is closed. Box and the relay end Plate pinball machine, characterized in that the visible externally. 2. The pachinko machine according to claim 1, wherein the circuit box is made of a visible material. 3. The pachinko machine according to claim 1, wherein the game control circuit board and the relay terminal board are disposed so as to be visible from the outside. 4. The device according to claim 1, wherein a portion excluding the opening window covers a rear portion of the winning device or the like.
A pachinko machine according to any one of claims 1 to 3.