JP5408657B2 - Game machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine.

  Conventionally, a gaming machine such as a pachinko machine has a frame-shaped outer frame that forms an outer shape, an inner frame that can be opened and closed with respect to the outer frame, and a front frame that can be opened and closed on the front side of the inner frame And. A game board is mounted on the inner frame, and a window portion is formed on the front frame so that a game area formed on the game board can be visually recognized. And in recent game machines, various decorations are given to enhance the interest, and advanced functions are advanced. Even in the front frame, the light source, speaker, effect button, effect device as decoration and effect parts Many electrical components such as drive sources and sensors are mounted, and these electrical components are wired to control boards (main control board, payout control board, launch control board, production control board, etc.) provided on the inner frame side. ing. Normally, the wiring connection between the front frame side and the inner frame side is performed in the vicinity of at least one of the front frame and the inner frame on the pivot side because the front frame rotates (opens and closes) relative to the inner frame. This is performed by arranging a relay board (for example, see Patent Document 1).

Japanese Patent No. 4248735

  Patent Document 1 describes a structure for facilitating attachment of a relay board to a front frame (inner frame). Specifically, a substrate base is fixed to the back surface of the front frame (inner frame), A substrate cover having a relay substrate attached to the substrate base is rotatably fixed. Since the board cover is rotatably fixed to the board base, the connector terminal block can be easily fixed in a state of being exposed to the front simply by attaching the relay board to the board cover and inverting (rotating) it.

  However, when the relay board is attached to the rear side of the front frame, the front frame is opened and closed with respect to the inner frame, so the layout of the wiring near the relay board from the electronic components on the front frame side must also be considered. In addition, there is a demand for a cover member that can ensure the assembling property of the wiring connection (connector connection) on the relay substrate and the safety for protecting the connection.

  An object of the present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and in the cover member assembled in correspondence with the relay board attached to the rear side of the front frame, the wiring in the vicinity of the relay board is efficiently arranged, and the wiring An object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine provided with a cover member that can secure the assembling property of the connection and the safety of the connection.

In order to solve the above problems, the gaming machine of the present invention is:
A front frame is provided on the front side of the inner frame on which the game board is mounted so as to be openable and closable via a hinge portion, and a relay board is arranged on the rear side of the front frame to relay the wiring connection of the electrical components of the front frame. In the gaming machine
On the rear side of the front frame, there is formed a wiring opening portion that is disposed adjacent to the relay substrate and that is capable of arranging the wiring of electrical components along the rear surface and that opens to face the relay substrate. A wiring cover, and a second wiring cover that is disposed so as to cover the relay substrate and that can be rotated by being held by the first wiring cover,
The second wiring cover covers the wiring connection area from the electronic component of the front frame with respect to the relay board, and exposes the wiring connection area from the inner frame side by the exposed portion formed through or notched to the relay board. It is fixed in the position which covers.

  According to the above gaming machine of the present invention, the relay board and its vicinity (adjacent) with the second wiring cover held by the first wiring cover with respect to the relay board arranged on the rear side of the front frame. ) Is arranged to cover the rear surface. The first wiring cover disposed adjacent to the relay board is formed to include a wiring opening portion that opens the wiring board facing the relay board so as to arrange the wiring along the rear surface of the front frame. Yes. Accordingly, the wiring of the electronic component of the front frame can be efficiently arranged in the vicinity of the relay board via the wiring passage portion of the first wiring cover, and the wiring opening is provided to face the relay board. Since the wiring cover is rotatably provided, the wiring connection can be assembled satisfactorily. As a result, if the relay board is covered after the wiring connection, the safety of the wiring connection can be ensured. Even when a predetermined inspection or the like is required after assembly, the relay board can be confirmed by rotating the second wiring cover alone.

  Here, as a form in which the second wiring cover is held by the first wiring cover, a hook-like locking piece is formed on the second wiring cover side in addition to the shaft support form described later, By forming a locking hole into which the locking piece is inserted on the wiring cover side, the second wiring cover may be held so as to be rotatable with the locking piece as a fulcrum.

  In such a gaming machine, the second wiring cover includes a wiring opening connected to the wiring opening of the first wiring cover, and the first wiring cover is formed at an end where the wiring opening is formed. May be pivotally supported. In this way, since the wiring opening is formed on the shaft support side of the second wiring cover, the wiring can be arranged without affecting the rotational operation of the second wiring cover, On the contrary, the wiring can be satisfactorily arranged without giving an extra load or pinching.

  In such a gaming machine, the relay board has the wiring connection area from the electrical component arranged on the shaft support side of the second wiring cover, while the wiring connection area from the inner frame side is the second wiring cover. It may be arranged on the open side. In this way, it is possible to efficiently connect the wiring to the relay board, and it is possible to arrange the wiring without further affecting the rotation operation of the second wiring cover. Also, it can be arranged well without giving extra load or pinching.

Moreover, in such a gaming machine, the relay board is disposed in a board housing portion formed to be recessed in the rear surface of the front frame,
The second wiring cover may be formed on the front side of the bulging portion whose exposed portion faces the substrate housing portion, and the bulging portion may be formed as a substrate support portion. If it does in this way, it will become possible to arrange | position and fix a relay board stably, for example, can make it easy to perform work, such as wiring connection of an inner frame side, or removal.

It is a front view which shows an example of the game machine which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a perspective view of the state which opened the front frame of the gaming machine of FIG. It is the figure which expanded the principal part part of FIG. It is the perspective view which decomposed | disassembled the wiring cover from the front frame. It is the figure (wiring omitted) which looked at the front frame of the principal part of Drawing 3 from the back side. FIG. 4 is a view corresponding to FIG. 3 with the second wiring cover omitted (partial wiring omitted). FIG. 4 is a view corresponding to FIG. 3 in a state where a second wiring cover is rotated (partial wiring omitted).

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  First, a schematic configuration of the pachinko machine 1 will be described. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the pachinko machine 1 has an inner frame 3 that is attached to a frame-shaped outer frame 2 that forms an outer shape via upper and lower hinge portions 2 a and 2 b so as to be openable and closable. The front frame 4 is attached to the front side of the front and rear via the upper and lower hinge portions 2a and 2b so as to be openable and closable.

  A game board 5 is assembled on the front side of the inner frame 3. The game board 5 is formed with a substantially circular game area 5a as a whole by the guide rail 6, and a liquid crystal display unit 7 is mounted at the center of the game area 5a, below the liquid crystal display part 7 (game). An attacker 8 having a big prize opening (attacker) is disposed in the lower center of the region 5a. Further, an electric tulip 9 having a start winning opening is disposed between the liquid crystal display unit 7 and the attacker 8. In addition, a ball launcher 10 that is disposed below the game board 5 and launches a game ball toward the game area 5a is assembled on the front side of the inner frame 3.

  A window 4a for visually recognizing the game area 5a of the game board 5 is formed in the front frame 4, and a transparent plate member 11 such as glass is disposed in the window 4a. On the front side of the front frame 4, a ball tray 12 is provided below the window portion 4 a for temporarily storing game balls such as rental balls and prize balls and guiding the game balls to the ball launcher 10. . On the right side of the ball tray 12, a launch handle 13 is provided for adjusting the launch force of the game ball launched into the game area 5 a by the ball launcher 10. The firing handle 13 is equipped with a variable resistor, a touch sensor, and the like as electrical components.

  In addition, the front frame 4 is provided with a lamp 14 and a speaker 15 for decoration and production, and on the upper surface of the ball tray 12, there are an operation unit 16 for operation and a ball rental return operation unit 17 operated by the player. And electrical components are mounted on them. Since these electrical components are connected to a control board (not shown) provided on the rear side (rear side) of the inner frame 3, the relay board 20 that relays the connection of these electrical components is connected to the front frame 4. Is arranged (see FIGS. 4 and 5). Specifically, on the rear surface 4b side of the front frame 4, it is arranged near the lower part in the vicinity of the pivot side end where the hinge parts 2a, 2b are arranged. Note that the wiring of the electrical components is arranged inside the front frame 4 and along the rear surface 4b via a predetermined wiring holding means or the like (not shown), and is connected to the relay board 20. The wiring of the electrical components may be connected directly to the control board on the inner frame 3 side without using the relay board 20.

  Here, in the present specification, the vertical direction in the pachinko machine 1 means a direction (vertical direction) in which the game ball flows down the game area 5a in a manner along the board surface of the game board 5. Moreover, the left-right direction means a direction (horizontal direction) orthogonal to the up-down direction in a mode along the board surface of the game board 5. Further, the front-rear direction means a direction (horizontal direction) perpendicular to the board surface of the game board 5, the player side of the game board 5 is the front side, and the back side of the game board 5 (opposite side of the game area 5 a) is the rear side. On the side.

  Subsequently, as shown in FIGS. 3 to 5, on the rear surface 4 b side of the front frame 4 of the pachinko machine 1 according to the present embodiment, the wiring arrangement in the vicinity of the relay board 20 from the electronic components on the front frame 4 side is arranged. In consideration of the first wiring cover 30 disposed adjacent to the relay board 20 in order to ensure assembly of the wiring connection (connector connection) in the relay board 20 and safety for protecting the connection, A second wiring cover 40 that is disposed so as to cover the relay board 20 and is held (for example, pivotally supported) by the first wiring cover 30 and rotatable is provided. Hereinafter, the first and second wiring covers 30 and 40 will be described in detail.

  The first wiring cover 30 is adjacent to the relay substrate 20 and is disposed along the shaft support side end of the front frame 4. The first wiring cover 30 includes a wiring through portion 31 in which wiring of electrical components can be arranged along the rear surface 4a, an attachment support portion 32 for stably fixing to the rear surface 4b of the front frame 4, And a shaft support portion 33 for supporting the second wiring cover 40. The wiring through portion 31 has a U-shaped cross section by the opposing wall 34 facing the rear surface 4b of the front frame 4 and having a longitudinal shape, and the side walls 35 and 36 rising from both sides of the opposing wall 34 toward the rear surface 4b. It is formed as follows. That is, the wiring passage portion 31 is formed with a hollow shape that allows the wiring to pass through the interior including the rear surface 4b by fixing the first wiring cover 30 to the rear surface 4b. In addition, a wiring opening portion 37 that opens to face the relay substrate 20 is formed in the wiring through portion 31 by cutting out the side wall 35. The first wiring cover 30 can be formed of a polymer material, and the front through hole H formed at a predetermined position of the wiring through portion 31 and the attachment support portion 32 is connected to the front through a fastening member V such as a screw. It is fixed to the rear surface 4b of the frame 4.

  The second wiring cover 40 includes a covering portion 41 that covers the wiring connection region from the electronic components of the front frame 4 with respect to the relay substrate 20 and an exposed portion that is formed so as to expose the wiring connection region from the inner frame 3 side. 42, an attachment support portion 43 for stably fixing to the rear surface 4 b of the front frame 4, and a shaft portion 44 that is pivotally supported by the shaft support portion 33 of the first wiring cover 30. The second wiring cover 40 can be formed of a polymer material, and a fastening member V such as a screw is inserted into a through hole H formed at a predetermined position of the attachment support portion 43 at a position covering the relay substrate 20. And is fixed to the rear surface 4b of the front frame 4. In the second wiring cover 40, the shaft support portion 33 (rotating shaft) is held on the upper and lower hinge portions 2a, 2b (rotating shaft) side of the front frame 4, and the front frame 4 is opened. Even when the second wiring cover is opened, workability such as assembly, inspection, and maintenance is improved without becoming a barrier to access to the relay board 20. In addition, the exposed portion 42 may be formed in a cutout shape from the edge depending on the positional relationship of the wiring connection region from the inner frame 3 side in the relay substrate 20.

  Further, the second wiring cover 40 includes a wiring opening 45 (see FIG. 7) connected to the wiring opening 37 of the first wiring cover 30, and a shaft portion at an end where the wiring opening 45 is formed. 44 is formed and is pivotally supported by the pivotal support portion 33 of the first wiring cover 30. The second wiring cover 40 has a bulging portion 46 that bulges toward the rear surface 4 b of the front frame 4, and an exposed portion 42 is formed on the front side of the bulging portion 46.

  Here, the rear surface 4b of the front frame 4 is formed with a recessed substrate accommodating portion 4c for accommodating the relay substrate 20, and the relay substrate 20 is disposed at a recessed position in the substrate accommodating portion 4c. That is, the front frame side terminal block 21 as a wiring connection region from the electronic components of the front frame 4 mounted on the relay substrate 20 and the inner frame side terminal block 22 as a wiring connection region from the inner frame 3 side are provided from the rear surface 4b. It is arranged so as not to protrude.

  Therefore, the second wiring cover 40 forms the exposed portion 42 so that the bulged portion 46 that faces the substrate housing portion 4 c does not interfere with the inner frame side terminal block 22, and the bulged portion that forms the exposed portion 42. A front end portion (front surface) of the portion 46 is formed as a substrate support portion 46 a that comes close to or abuts on the relay substrate 20. Moreover, since the side wall of the bulging part 46 is arrange | positioned between the front frame side terminal block 21 and the inner frame side terminal block 22 in the relay substrate 20, each wiring connected to these terminal blocks 21 and 22 is divided. Therefore, entanglement of wiring can be suppressed and a neat arrangement can be achieved.

  The second wiring cover 40 is provided with a locking claw 48 that is locked to a locking portion 4d formed on the rear surface 4b of the front frame 4 at the opposite end (open side) of the shaft portion 44. Yes. Thereby, since the 2nd wiring cover 40 can be temporarily fixed by the latching nail | claw 48, it becomes easy to fix with the fastening member V in the state which suppressed the pinching of the wiring.

  In addition, the relay board 20 has a front frame side terminal block 21 that forms a wiring connection region from the electrical parts arranged on the shaft support side of the second wiring cover 40, while a wiring connection region from the inner frame 3 side is arranged. The inner frame side terminal block 22 to be formed is arranged on the open side of the second wiring cover 40. In the second wiring cover 40, a wiring holding portion 49 is formed on the rear surface side of the covering portion 41, so that the wiring from the inner frame 3 side can be held and wiring connection can be performed efficiently. Yes. Accordingly, the wiring holding portion 49 is formed on the shaft support side of the second wiring cover 40 and the exposed portion 42 is formed on the open side. As a result, the wiring holding portion 49 is, as described above, the front frame. 4 is formed on the shaft support side (upper and lower hinge portions 2a, 2b side) and the exposed portion 42 is formed on the open side, so that the wiring connection (connector connection) from the inner frame 3 side is removed from the relay board 20. Thus, the second wiring cover 40 can be opened while the wiring from the inner frame 3 side is held by the wiring holding portion 49. Thus, the work is not hindered by the wiring, and workability can be improved.

  Next, an example of assembling the first and second wiring covers 30 and 40 to the front frame 4 will be described with reference to FIGS. 3, 6 and 7. First, as shown in FIG. 6, the wiring L2 from a predetermined electronic component of the front frame 4 is arranged in the wiring passage portion 31 of the first wiring cover 30, and the wiring L2 is pulled out from the wiring opening 37. The first wiring cover 30 is fixed to the rear surface 4b of the front frame 4 with a fastening member V. Then, the leading end portion of the wiring L <b> 2 drawn out from the wiring opening 37 is connected to the front frame side terminal block 21 of the relay substrate 20.

  Subsequently, as shown in FIG. 7, the shaft portion 44 of the second wiring cover 40 is rotatably fixed by the shaft support portion 33 of the first wiring cover 30. At this time, the wiring L2 is arranged in the wiring opening 45 of the second wiring cover 40 so as to prevent the wiring from being caught. Then, the second wiring cover 40 is rotated to a position that covers the relay board 20 (position where the board housing portion is closed) and temporarily fixed by the locking claws 48, and then fixed by the fastening member V. Thereafter, as shown in FIG. 3, the wiring L1 from the inner frame 3 side is connected to the inner frame side terminal block 22 exposed (projected) from the opening of the second wiring cover 40, and the assembling work is completed.

  When the wiring connection of the electronic component on the front frame 4 side is confirmed by inspection or the like, the fixing of the second wiring cover 40 by the fastening member V is released and the first wiring cover 30 is pivotally supported. The second wiring cover 40 may be opened, and the inspection work can be performed smoothly. In addition, since the position of the wiring L2 is regulated (held) in the vicinity of the relay substrate 20 by the wiring passage portion 31 (wiring opening portion 37), the wiring L2 is stably disposed, and is caused by biting during work. The occurrence of damage is suppressed.

  As described above, according to the gaming machine 1 of the present embodiment, the wiring L1 of the electronic component of the front frame 4 is efficiently arranged in the vicinity of the relay board 20 via the wiring passage portion 31 of the first wiring cover 30. In addition, since the wiring opening 37 is provided to face the relay substrate 20 and the second wiring cover 40 is rotatably provided, the wiring connection can be assembled satisfactorily. As a result, if the relay board 20 is covered after the wiring connection, the safety of the wiring connection can be ensured. Even when a predetermined inspection or the like is required after assembly, the relay board 20 can be confirmed by rotating the second wiring cover 40 independently.

  In the present invention, a pachinko machine has been described as an example of a gaming machine. However, the present invention can be applied to other gaming machines such as an arrange ball gaming machine, a sparrow ball gaming machine, and a revolving gaming machine.

1 Pachinko machine (game machine)
2 Outer frame 3 Inner frame 4 Front frame 4a Window portion 4b Rear surface 4c Substrate housing portion 5 Game board 5a Game area 13 Launching handle 14 Lamp 15 Speaker 16 Production operation portion 17 Ball rental return operation portion 20 Relay substrate 30 First Wiring cover 31 Wiring passage portion 32 Attachment support portion 33 Axial support portion 37 Wiring opening portion 40 Second wiring cover 41 Cover portion 42 Exposed portion 43 Attachment support portion 44 Shaft portion 45 Wiring opening portion 46 Swelling portion 46a Substrate support portion 47 Wiring Opening 48 Locking claw

Claims (4)

A front frame is provided on the front side of the inner frame on which the game board is mounted so as to be openable and closable via a hinge portion, and a relay board is arranged on the rear side of the front frame to relay the wiring connection of the electrical components of the front frame. In the gaming machine
On the rear surface side of the front frame, a wiring opening that is disposed adjacent to the relay substrate and can be disposed along the rear surface is provided with a wiring opening that opens to face the relay substrate. A first wiring cover that is formed, and a second wiring cover that is disposed so as to cover the relay substrate and is rotatable by being held by the first wiring cover;
The second wiring cover covers a wiring connection region from the electronic component of the front frame with respect to the relay substrate, and exposes a wiring connection region from the inner frame side by an exposed portion formed through or notched. The game machine is fixed at a position covering the relay board.   The second wiring cover includes a wiring opening connected to the wiring opening of the first wiring cover, and is pivotally supported by the first wiring cover at an end where the wiring opening is formed. The gaming machine according to claim 1.   In the relay board, a wiring connection region from the electrical component is disposed on a shaft support side of the second wiring cover, while a wiring connection region from the inner frame side is on an open side of the second wiring cover. The gaming machine according to claim 1 or 2, which is arranged. The relay substrate is disposed in a substrate housing portion formed to be recessed in the rear surface of the front frame,
4. The second wiring cover according to claim 1, wherein the second wiring cover is formed on a front side of a bulging portion where the exposed portion faces the substrate housing portion, and the bulging portion is formed as a substrate support portion. The gaming machine according to claim 1.

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