JPH07313709A - Pachinko machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To facilitate wiring processing and to improve workability by arranging a main body power source connecting terminal to be connected with an external power source circuit on a repeating substrate arranged on the back of the main body of the pachinko machine concerning the pachinko machine which can freely separate the main body of the pachinko machine and a game panel. CONSTITUTION:Concerning this pachinko machine, a ball detector 19 is arranged at one corner of the main body of a base where an upper tank 12a for storing prize balls is arranged. In this case, a repeating substrate 85 is arranged near a terminal part opposite to the ball detector 19. Then, a data output terminal 90 for simultaneously connecting a magnetic fault preventing circuit terminal 88 and a metal frame opening detecting circuit terminal 89 to a managing computer is arranged on the repeating substrate 85. Besides, a repeating substrate 9'b fitting a data output terminal 9'a for various data to be outputted from a play control circuit to the managing computer is adjacently provided at an opening window 17 opened adjacently to the repeating substrate 85. Further, a play control circuit power source terminal 94 and a main body control circuit power source terminal 95 are respectively arranged in addition to a main body power source terminal 87 on the repeating substrate 85.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a so-called separation type pachinko machine in which a game board and a pachinko machine body can be separated.
Specifically, the main board power supply terminal, the game control circuit power supply terminal distributed from the main body power supply terminal, the main body control circuit power supply terminal, and various power supply related circuit parts are provided on the relay board arranged on the back of the pachinko machine body. Regarding pachinko machines.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, new technologies have been introduced to pachinko machines, and with the progress of computerization, the structure has become more complicated, especially since a plurality of pachinko machines have been collectively managed using a management computer. Wiring from the game control means provided on the back surface of the game board, the pachinko machine body control means provided on the pachinko machine body, and the wiring from the power supply system tended to increase and become complicated.

[0003]

Therefore, for example, when attaching the game board to the pachinko machine body, or when connecting the power circuit installed on the pachinko island and the pachinko machine,
Accurate connection of various wiring becomes complicated, and it takes time and effort for manufacturing, installation and maintenance inspection, which leads to increase of product cost and labor cost.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention is to solve such a problem, and in a pachinko machine in which a game board and a pachinko machine body can be separated from each other, a relay board disposed on the back surface of the pachinko machine body. Is provided with a main body power supply terminal to be connected to an external power supply circuit, and a game control circuit power supply terminal and a main body control circuit power supply terminal which are distributed from the main body power supply terminal.

Furthermore, the relay board is provided with a fuse for overcurrent protection to the game control circuit and a fuse for overcurrent protection to the main body control circuit, and a fuse blown indicating that each fuse is blown A display means is provided, and a switch means for controlling power supply to at least one of the game control circuit and the main body control circuit is provided.

Further, the relay board is provided with an abnormality display means for displaying an abnormality of the voltage applied to the main body power supply terminal.

[0007]

Since the connection of the power supply circuit between the game board and the main body of the pachinko machine is performed via the relay board arranged on the back surface of the main body of the pachinko machine, the manufacturing process of the pachinko machine is simplified. Furthermore, by arranging various power-related circuit components on this relay board, installation and maintenance management are facilitated.

[0008]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be described below with reference to the embodiments of the drawings.

1 is a schematic rear view of the pachinko machine 1, FIG. 2 is a partially enlarged view of FIG. 1, FIG. 3 is a plan view of FIG. 2, FIG. 4 is a side view of FIG. 2, and FIG. 5 is a sectional view of FIG. FIG. 6 is a detailed view of FIG. 2, FIG. 7 is a sectional view taken along the line AA of FIG. 2, and FIG. 8 is a partial rear view of FIG. On the side, a rear plate 3 made of a metal plate capable of accommodating the game board 2a is attached, and on the back side of the rear plate 3, a mechanism frame body such as a base body 4 is attached.

A movable frame 6 is hinged to the rear plate 3 via a hinge 5 so as to be openable and closable. This movable frame 6
Is composed of a separable upper frame portion 6a and a lower frame portion 6b. The upper frame portion 6a is provided with a prize ball discharging device and a prize ball guide path and prize ball discharge path. A game control circuit box 9'for mainly controlling the game board, such as a winning device, is detachably attached to the game board 2a on the back surface of the game board 2a. On the other hand, the lower frame portion 6b is provided with a safe ball passage, a safe ball detection device, or the like. Further, the movable frame 6 is provided with a ball cover 7 facing the rear of the game board 2a. Then, the rear plate 3 located below the ball gathering cover 7
Is provided with a fixed frame body 8 and a firing control device, a winning control device,
Main body control circuit (box) that processes the prize ball control device, etc.
9 is provided.

The main body control circuit box 9 is connected to the game control circuit (box) 9'by a signal line. When the winning ball detecting device detects a safe ball, the main body control circuit (box) 9 is connected to the game. The control circuit (box) 9'generates a signal for inquiring the number of prize balls corresponding to the winning openings, and the game control circuit (box) 9'corresponds to each winning opening based on the generation of the inquiry signal. A prize ball number signal representing the number of prize balls is generated, and the prize ball control device pays out a predetermined number of prize balls based on the generation of the prize ball number signal. Further, below the fixed frame 8, there are provided a drive unit 10 of the hitting ball launching device, a lower tray guide trough 11 for guiding balls overflowing from the upper tray to the lower tray, and the like.

The base main body 4 is provided with an upper tank 12 for storing prize balls to be paid out to the player, and a prize ball guide trough 13 is detachably provided below the upper tank 12 so that the above-mentioned upper frame body is provided. It is possible to communicate with the prize ball guideway housed in the portion 6a.

The base body 4 is a member mainly for fixing the upper tank 12 to the rear plate 3 and has a platter shape having an empty portion on the rear plate 3 side. Positioning bosses 14a and 1 at predetermined positions above
After being positioned by 4b, it is appropriately fixed with a fastening screw 15 or the like. The base body 4 is provided with an engagement groove so that an engagement piece of an upper tank 12 described later can be engaged with the engagement groove.

Further, the base body 4 is provided with a lock member 18 for fixing the movable frame 6 and a stopper member for preventing the ball from flowing out from the prize ball guide trough 13 described later.

Further, at one corner of the base body 4, there is provided a detecting device fitting portion 20 for detachably fixing a sphere detecting device 19 described later. A fixing member 22 for fixing the electrical connector means 21 and pressing the wiring cable is provided below the detecting device fitting portion 20, and the fixing member 22 is provided.
A recessed portion 23 is formed near the side for releasing the wiring cable of the main body control circuit (box) 9.

The upper tank 12 has a box-like shape with its upper surface and rear surface fixed to the rear plate 3 via the base body 4 and is open. The upper tank 12 is opened in the groove of the base body 4 described above. The peripheral edges are fitted and appropriately fixed to the base body 4 with fastening screws 15a or the like. Bottom part 1 of the upper tank 12
As a substantially rectangular communication hole 24 through which a plurality of rows of spheres can pass at the same time in one corner of 2a, for example, H1 = 40 mm,
H2 = 85 mm is opened (ball diameter = 11 mm), and gentle slopes A, B, and C are provided toward the communication hole 24, and a plurality of stepwise ribs D are provided so that the balls press each other near the opening. The shape is appropriately devised so as not to cause a so-called bridge phenomenon or a baggage stacking phenomenon that would be clogged together.

A sphere detecting device 19 is made to face one corner of the upper tank 12 as described above. The sphere detection device 19 is unitized in the case 70 and can be easily attached and detached at any time.

That is, the case 70 is, for example, in the shape of a shallow box whose one surface is open and is made of a plastic material, and the bottom plate 71 and the side plate 72 on one side are provided with cutouts 73 and cutouts 74, respectively. . A wiring board 75 is housed in the case 70, and necessary wiring is printed on the wiring board 75, and a socket 76 for a detection switch is provided. In addition, for example, a light emitting diode 77 is installed as a light emitting source in the wiring board 75, and the light emitting diode 77 is installed.
Light reaches the front side of the game board 2a.

On the wiring board 75, for example, a male type terminal portion 21a constituting one side of the connector means 21 is formed in a case 70.
The bottom plate 71 is provided so as to face the cutout 73. The connector means 2 corresponding to this male terminal portion 21a
The female terminal portion 21b, which constitutes the other one, is the base body 4
The male terminal portion 21a and the female terminal portion 21b are electrically connected and disconnected by attaching and detaching the case 70. Further, the side wall portion on the side of the communication hole 24 is connected to the communication hole 2
The convex chamber 25 is provided by bulging laterally with a width of 4
In addition, a detection lever 27, which is a swinging member that is swingable by a swinging support shaft 26 that is insert-molded on the boss 34a on the upper tank 12 side, is housed therein. In the socket 76,
For example, a micro switch 31 is detachably fitted as a detection switch, and an end portion of the actuator 32 that swingably extends from the micro switch 31 slightly protrudes from a cutout portion 74 formed in a side plate portion 72 of the case 70. Do like this. Then, when the case 70 is fixed to the base main body 4 which is the main body side of the pachinko machine 1, it faces the actuating portion 33 of the detection lever 27. As a result, the detection lever 27 receives the pressure of the ball filled in the upper tank 12, swings about the swing support shaft 26 as a fulcrum, and causes the operating portion 33 to project to the actuator 32 side.

Further, the case 70 includes the case 7
An engaging projection 78 for fixing 0 to the base body 4 is provided and an operating piece 79 is provided. The engaging protrusion 78 and the operating piece 79 are formed by two parallel cut grooves 82, 82 cut from the upper plate portion 80 to the back plate portion 81 of the case 70. The case 70 can be fixed to the base body 4 by elastically attaching to the engaging opening 84 formed in the partition plate portion 83 of the body 4.
When removing the case 70, the operation piece 79 is engaged with the engaging projection 78.
Can be pulled out while pushing and bending so as to be disengaged from the engaging opening 84. At this time, one terminal portion 2 of the connector means 21
Since 1b is fixed to the base body 4, the connection between both terminal portions 21a and 21b of the connector means 21 is also disconnected. still,
In the illustrated embodiment, the side portion of the detection device fitting portion 20 provided on the base body 4 slides on the side plate portion 72 of the case 70, and the back plate portion 81 of the case 70 slides on the partition plate portion 83 of the base body 4. The side portion and the partition plate portion 83 serve as a guide for the case 70.

The light emitting diode 77 implanted in the wiring board 75 is used as, for example, a completion indicator lamp. Therefore, in the illustrated embodiment, the light emitting diode 77 is
They are installed side by side to increase the amount of light. Although not shown, the light of the light emitting diode 77 is surrounded by the game rail (not shown) of the game board 2a on the base body 4, the mechanism frame, and the game board 2a. A transparent portion is provided so as to reach the front surface.

A wiring cable from the main body control circuit box 9 and a magnetic detection means, a metal frame opening detection means, etc. provided in the pachinko machine main body for preventing fraud are provided in the vicinity of the end portion on the side opposite to the detection device fitting portion 20. A relay board mounting part 16 for relaying the wiring cable to a management computer (not shown) is formed, and a relay board 85 is fixed to the relay board mounting part 16.

The relay substrate 85 has a light emitting diode 86.
The game board 2a is provided with light in the same manner as the completion indicator light described above.
It leads to the front of the and becomes a prize ball indicator light.

Further, a main body terminal 91 connected to the main body control circuit (box) 9, a connection terminal 9 for communicating with the game control circuit (box) 9'and the main body control circuit (box) 9.
2. A speaker terminal 93 connected to a speaker provided in the pachinko machine body is installed.

Further, on the relay board 85, a magnetic fraud prevention circuit terminal 88, a metal frame open detection circuit terminal 89, and a winning ball which are connected to the magnetic detection circuit and the metal frame open detection circuit installed in the pachinko machine main body for fraud prevention A data output terminal 9 for collectively connecting a main body control circuit (box) 9 for controlling a number signal, an out-ball number signal, a replenishment signal, a hitting ball firing stop signal, etc. and the terminals 88, 89 to a management computer.
0 is set.

On the other hand, various information data output from the game control circuit (box) 9'mounted on the back surface of the game board 2a to the management computer, for example, big hit count data,
The opening window 17 facing the relay board 9'b to which the data output terminal 9'a for outputting the data of the number of times of starting, the data of the number of times of continuation at the time of a big hit, etc. is opened adjacently.

At this time, the relay board 9'b is mounted on the back surface of the game board 2a like the game control circuit (box) 9 ', and through the opening window 17, the data output terminal 9'a serves as a management computer. It is arranged to connect.

In this way, the data on the game board 2a side and the data on the pachinko machine body side can be easily transmitted to the management computer.

Further, on the relay board 85, a main body power supply terminal 87 connected to a power supply device (not shown) installed on a pachinko island, and power distribution from the main body power supply terminal 87, the game control circuit (box) ) 9'to supply power to the game control circuit power supply terminal 94 and the main body control circuit (box) 9
A main body control circuit power supply terminal 95 for supplying power to is provided. As a result, all the electrical connections between the game board 2a and the pachinko machine body are made via the relay board 85.

On the relay board 85, fuses 98 and 99 for preventing overcurrent are provided between the main body power supply terminal 87 and the game control circuit power supply terminal 94 and the main body control circuit power supply terminal 95, respectively. And this
When an abnormal current flows in the game control circuit (box) 9 ′ or the main body control circuit (box) 9 for some reason, the fuse 98 or the fuse 99.
By melting, the game control circuit (box)
9'and the main body control circuit (box) 9 can be protected, and the fuses 98 and 99 can be replaced on the relay board 85, so that the work can be performed efficiently.

On the relay substrate 85, the fact that each of the fuses is blown, for example, the fuse 9
8 and 99 are electrically connected in parallel respectively, and a resistor and L
Maintenance management can be easily performed because the fuse blown indicator lamps 96 and 96 ', which are made of ED (light emitting diode) and are lit when the fuse is blown, are arranged.

Further, on the relay board 85, an on / off switching main switch (toggle switch) 101 for the game control circuit (box) 9'which is electrically connected in series with the fuse 98 is arranged. . As a result, the game control circuit (box) 9'can be turned on and off on the relay board 85.

An on / off switching main switch for the game control circuit (box) 9 electrically connected in series with the fuse 99 may be provided on the relay board 85. These two main switches are provided. An interlocking switch may be used.

On the relay board 85, the main body power supply terminal 87 (AC24V) is erroneously connected to, for example, AC10.
An overvoltage prevention circuit 100 is arranged so that the game control circuit (box) 9'and the main body control circuit (box) 9 are not destroyed even if a 0V power supply connector is connected, and when an abnormal voltage is input, an abnormality detection indicator lamp 97 is turned on.

Although the present invention has been described above with reference to the embodiments shown in the drawings, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, but can be appropriately implemented without changing the configuration described in the claims.

[0036]

As described above, according to the present invention, the relay board disposed on the back of the main body of the pachinko machine has the main body power supply terminal and the game control circuit power supply terminal and the main body which are distributed from the main body power supply terminal. Since a control circuit power supply terminal is provided and the power supply system between the game board and the pachinko machine body is connected via a relay board,
The manufacturing process of the pachinko machine is simplified. Furthermore, since circuit components related to various power sources are arranged on this relay board, there is an effect that installation and maintenance management become easy.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic rear view of a pachinko machine.

FIG. 2 is a partially enlarged view of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a plan view of FIG.

FIG. 4 is a side view of FIG.

5 is a cross-sectional view of FIG.

FIG. 6 is a detailed view of FIG.

7 is a sectional view taken along line AA of FIG.

FIG. 8 is a partial rear view of FIG.

[Explanation of symbols] 1 Pachinko machine 2a Game board 85 Relay board 87 Main body power supply terminal 94 Game control circuit power supply terminal 95 Main body control circuit power supply terminal 96, 96 'Fuse blown indicator light 97 Abnormality detection indicator light 98, 99 Fuse 101 Main switch

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A pachinko machine in which a game board and a pachinko machine main body can be separated from each other, wherein a relay board provided on the back of the pachinko machine main body is provided with a main body power supply terminal for connecting to an external power supply circuit. Pachinko machine to be. 2. A pachinko machine in which a game board and a pachinko machine main body can be separated from each other, and a relay board disposed on the back surface of the pachinko machine main body is provided with main body power supply terminals for connecting to an external power supply circuit, and the main body is provided. A pachinko machine which is provided with a game control circuit power supply terminal and a main body control circuit power supply terminal which are distributed from the power supply terminal. 3. In a pachinko machine in which a game board and a pachinko machine body are separable, a fuse for overcurrent protection to a game control circuit and a body control circuit are provided on a relay board arranged on the back of the pachinko machine body. A pachinko machine characterized in that it is provided with a fuse for overcurrent protection. 4. A pachinko machine comprising a relay board according to claim 1 and a fuse blown display means provided on the relay board. 5. The relay board according to claim 1, further comprising a switch means for controlling power supply to at least one of the game control circuit and the main body control circuit. A pachinko machine that does. 6. A pachinko machine, wherein the relay board according to any one of claims 1 to 5 is provided with abnormality display means for displaying an abnormality of a voltage applied to a main body power supply terminal.