JP6504239B2 - Gaming machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine.

  Pachinko gaming machines and slot machines are known as a type of gaming machine. These gaming machines are equipped with control boards for controlling their operation. Here, for the purpose of obtaining an illegal profit, there is a case where a forgery such as forging a control board and replacing the forged board with a legitimate control board may be performed.

  In order to avoid such fraud or make it easy to detect fraud, in the conventional gaming machine, the control board is housed in a board box that can be viewed inside, and the board box is sealed by a sealing member. (See, for example, Patent Document 1). As a result, the substrate box can not be opened unless the sealing member is damaged even if the substrate box is opened for the purpose of replacing the forged substrate, etc. Further, even if the substrate box is opened, the sealing member The fact can be easily grasped by confirming the situation of damage. In addition, since the substrate box is configured to be visible inside, the control substrate can be visually checked without removing the seal.

Unexamined-Japanese-Patent No. 2002-224383

However, the fact is that even if the above-mentioned fraud measures have been taken, fraud is still being conducted, and there is still room for improvement in suppressing fraud on the substrate box.

The present invention has been made in view of the above illustrated situation such, it is an object to provide a suitably gaming machine capable of suppressing cheating.

The present invention relates to a gaming machine provided with a control device in which a control substrate is accommodated in a substrate box formed of a transparent material,
On the component mounting surface of the control board, a manufacturing place display unit for displaying the manufacturing place of the control board, a first application display unit for displaying that the application of the control board is a game machine, and the first application A second application display unit for displaying that the application of the control board is a game machine in a language different from that of the display on the display unit is arranged in parallel;
The circuit pattern of the control substrate is formed by etching a metal layer laminated on the surface of a nonconductive base plate,
Each of the display portions is a character formed by a removed region in which the metal layer is removed in a rectangular shape by etching the metal layer and a portion left by etching the metal layer in the removed region. With the pattern,
The solder resist for protecting the circuit pattern of the control substrate is provided, and substantially the entire area of the component mounting surface including the display portions is covered with the solder resist in a state where the character pattern can be visually recognized. Film thickness is formed thinner than the protrusion amount of the character pattern from the component mounting surface,
Installing the control device so that the component mounting surface is visible through the substrate box in the installed state;
The control device exposes a connector member mounted on the component mounting surface from an opening provided in the substrate box and can be connected to another device.
The substrate box is flat along the area so as to abut or approach the area provided with the connector member in the accommodation area for accommodating various electronic components mounted on the area for mounting components. And overlapping portions in which the openings are formed.
The connector member and the display portions are provided on the upper edge side of the component mounting surface, and the overlapping portion is provided to extend upward from the upper edge of the housing portion, and the overlapping in the component mounting surface is performed. The display units are provided in the area facing the unit;
The region facing the overlapping portion is in the form of a horizontally long strip having a vertical width smaller than the vertical width of the housing.
The manufacturing place display unit displays the manufacturing place horizontally, and the first application display unit and the second application display unit horizontally display the applications.
Each of the display units is vertically juxtaposed in the region facing the overlapping portion .

According to the present invention, it is possible to suitably suppress the abuse.

It is a front view showing a pachinko machine in a 1st embodiment. It is a perspective view which develops or disassembles and shows the main composition of a pachinko machine. It is a front view showing the front composition of the main part frame which constitutes a pachinko machine. It is a front view which shows the structure of a game board. It is a rear view which shows the structure of a front door frame. It is a rear view which shows the structure of a pachinko machine. It is an exploded perspective view which disassembles and shows back composition of a pachinko machine for every main part. It is a schematic diagram which shows arrangement | positioning of the 1st control board unit, 2nd control board unit, and back pack unit in a pachinko machine back surface. It is a rear view which shows the structure of a main body frame and a game board. It is a front view which shows the structure of a 1st control board unit. It is a perspective view which shows the structure of a 1st control board unit. It is a disassembled perspective view of a 1st control board unit. It is an exploded perspective view showing the back composition of the 1st control board unit. It is an exploded perspective view of a main control device. It is a front view which expands and shows a part of component mounting surface of a main control board. FIG. 16 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA in FIG. It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating the formation process of the circuit pattern of a main control board, etc. FIG. It is a front view which shows the structure of a 2nd control board unit. It is a perspective view which shows the structure of a 2nd control board unit. It is a disassembled perspective view of a 2nd control board unit. It is a front view which shows the structure of a back pack unit. It is a block diagram which shows the electric constitution of a pachinko machine. It is a front view which shows the structure of the main control unit in 2nd Embodiment. It is a disassembled perspective view which shows the structure of a main control apparatus. (A) is the sectional view on the AA line of FIG. 23, (b) is a sectional view on the B-B line of FIG.

  First, the invention that can be extracted from the present embodiment will be described while showing effects and the like as necessary.

Means 1. In a gaming machine whose operation is controlled by a control board (main control boards 271, 551),
A game machine characterized in that the control board is provided with a manufacturing place display unit (manufacturing place display units 279, 557) for displaying the manufacturing place of the control board and suppressing the change of the display contents.

  According to the means 1, the control substrate is provided with the manufacturing site indicator. Thus, in the configuration in which the manufacturing place display unit is provided on the regular control board, the manufacturing place display unit is formed even on the forged board in order to prevent the fraudulent exchange from being easily viewed by the fraudster. A need arises. Under such circumstances, if the manufacturing area indicating that the domestically manufactured area is displayed on the manufacturing area display portion of the forged board manufactured outside of Japan, at least at the time of importing the forged board into Japan, the manufacturing area by customs etc. It is the subject of import suspension measures because it corresponds to the false recognition indication of the indication. In addition, at the time of manufacture of the forged substrate, the display content of the manufacturing area display section is set as the actual manufacturing place of the forged substrate, and after importing into Japan, the display content is changed to the fact that the manufacturing place is Japan. Is assumed. On the other hand, since the manufacturing place display unit is formed so as to suppress the change of the display content, the act can be suppressed. As described above, it is possible to suppress unauthorized exchange of a control substrate using a forged substrate manufactured outside of Japan.

  Means 2. In the means 1, the manufacturing location display unit is characterized by including a character pattern (character pattern 279a) representing the manufacturing location on the nonconductive base plate (the insulating plate IB) of the control substrate. Gaming machine.

  According to means 2, in order to change the display content of the manufacturing location display unit, it is necessary to re-form a character pattern of desired content on the base plate after temporarily removing the character pattern laminated on the base plate. is there. Therefore, the work of changing the display content is time-consuming, and the action can be suppressed.

Means 3. In the means 2, the circuit pattern of the control substrate is formed by etching a metal layer (copper foil CF) laminated on the surface of the base plate,
A game machine characterized in that the character pattern is formed by etching the metal layer.

  According to the means 3, in order to change the display contents of the character pattern, it is necessary to remove the character pattern, re-laminate the metal layer on the base plate, and etch the re-laminated metal layer. Therefore, the operation of changing the display content is time-consuming, and the action can be suppressed.

  Further, according to this configuration, it is possible to form the character pattern in accordance with the formation of the circuit pattern at the time of manufacturing the control substrate. As a result, even if the manufacturing control unit is configured to provide the manufacturing site display portion on the regular control substrate, the manufacturing process does not increase significantly compared to the conventional control substrate, and the manufacturing cost of the control substrate also increases significantly. Absent. And, along with this, the manufacturing cost of the gaming machine does not increase significantly. Therefore, it is possible to suppress the illegal replacement of the control board using the forged board manufactured outside of Japan while suppressing the increase in the manufacturing cost of the gaming machine.

  Means 4. In any of the means 1 to 3, the gaming machine is characterized in that the manufacturing place display unit includes a covering portion (solder resist SR) which covers the display of the manufacturing place in a state in which the contents can be visually recognized. .

  According to the means 4, the provision of the covering portion for covering the indication of the production area makes it necessary to remove the covering portion in order to change the display contents. Therefore, the work of changing the display content is time-consuming, and the action can be suppressed. In addition, since the covering portion covers the display of the production area in a state where the contents can be visually recognized, the visibility of the display of the manufacturing site is secured.

  Means 5. In the means 4, the coating portion is a solder resist (solder resist SR) for protecting a circuit pattern of the control board.

  According to the means 5, since the solder resist for protecting the circuit pattern of the control substrate is also used as the covering portion, the effect of the means 4 can be obtained while simplifying the configuration.

  Means 6. In any one of means 1 to 5, a game machine characterized in that the manufacturing location display unit is provided on a component mounting surface (component mounting surface 271a, 551a) of the control board.

  According to the means 6, according to the inspection of the electronic component mounted on the component mounting surface in the inspection operation of the control substrate in the game hall or the like, the manufacturing place display unit is checked to perform unauthorized exchange to the forged substrate. It can be checked whether it has been hit or not.

  Incidentally, in the configuration provided with the above means 5 and the present means 6, in order to remove the solder resist, it is necessary to remove the electronic component mounted on the component mounting surface, which is a considerable labor. Therefore, it is possible to suppress an act of changing the display content of the manufacturing location display unit.

  Means 7. In any of the means 1 to 6, the control substrate is provided with an application display unit (application display unit 277, 278, 555, 556) for displaying that the application of the control substrate is a game machine. A gaming machine to be.

  According to the means 7, the application display unit is provided, and it is displayed that the application of the control board is a gaming machine widely known as a target of various fraudulent acts. Under this condition, if the display of manufacturing place is misidentified, it is likely that import suspension measures will be taken.

  Means 8. A gaming machine according to Means 7, wherein the application display unit is provided in parallel to the manufacturing site display unit.

  According to the means 8, the manufacturing site displayed on the manufacturing site display unit and the application displayed on the application display unit can be viewed together. Therefore, it becomes possible to make the effect of the above-mentioned means 7 more remarkable.

Means 9. In any of the means 1 to 8, a control device (main control device 270) is provided, which is obtained by housing the control substrate in a substrate box (substrate box 273) formed of a transparent material,
The control device is installed so that the specific plate surface (the component mounting surface 271a, 551a) of the control substrate can be seen through the substrate box in the installed state,
A game machine characterized in that the manufacturing place display unit is provided on the specific plate surface.

  According to the means 9, it is possible to confirm the manufacturing site displayed on the manufacturing site indicator without removing the control device from the installation site. This makes it possible to easily find out, for example, even if an unauthorized exchange of a forged substrate in which a manufacturing site that is not normal is displayed on the manufacturing site display unit is performed.

Means 10. In any of the means 1 to 9, the control device is provided with a control device (main control device 270) formed by housing the control substrate in a substrate box (substrate box 273) formed of a transparent material,
An opposing portion (upper edge side overlapping portion 562a) extending in a flat plate shape along the plate surface of the control substrate in the substrate box and facing the manufacturing location display portion is brought into contact with or close to the manufacturing location display portion A game machine that features it.

  According to the means 10, since the substrate box is formed of the transparent material, it is possible to confirm the display content of the manufacturing location display unit without taking out the control substrate from the substrate box. In this case, the facing portion that extends in a flat plate shape along the surface of the control substrate in the substrate box and faces the manufacturing location display unit is in contact with or close to the manufacturing location display unit. Thus, when the display content of the manufacturing location display unit is confirmed through the substrate box, the display content can be confirmed at a position as close as possible. Therefore, for example, when a forged substrate manufactured outside the country is similarly accommodated in a forged substrate box and imported into Japan, the visibility of the manufacturing area display unit in customs etc. is reduced, and the manufacturing area is misidentified. It is possible to suppress the occurrence of inconveniences such as the display being overlooked.

Means 11. In any of the means 1 to 9, the control device is provided with a control device (main control device 270) formed by housing the control substrate in a substrate box (substrate box 273) formed of a transparent material,
The manufacturing location display unit is provided on the component mounting surface (component mounting surface 551a) of the control board,
Furthermore, the substrate box is arranged along the component mounting surface at a position closer to the component mounting surface than the housing portion and a housing portion (a housing portion 561) for housing various electronic components mounted on the component mounting surface. Gaming machine characterized in that it has a flat plate shape and is provided with an opposing portion (upper edge side overlapping portion 562a) facing the manufacturing area display portion.

  According to the means 11, since the substrate box is formed of the transparent material, the display content of the manufacturing location display unit can be visually recognized without taking out the control substrate from the substrate box. In addition, since the manufacturing location display unit is provided on the component mounting surface, confirmation of the manufacturing location display unit in accordance with the inspection of the electronic components mounted on the component mounting surface in the inspection operation of the control board in the game hall etc. By doing this, it is possible to confirm whether or not unauthorized exchange for a forged substrate has been performed.

  In such a configuration, the facing portion facing the manufacturing location display portion in the substrate box is formed to extend in a flat plate along the component mounting surface at a position closer to the component mounting surface than the housing portion. Thus, when the display content of the manufacturing location display unit is confirmed through the substrate box, the display content can be confirmed at a close position. Therefore, for example, when a forged substrate manufactured outside the country is similarly accommodated in a forged substrate box and imported into Japan, the visibility of the manufacturing area display unit in customs etc. is reduced, and the manufacturing area is misidentified. It is possible to suppress the occurrence of inconveniences such as the display being overlooked.

  Means 12. A gaming machine according to the means 11, wherein the manufacturing location display unit is provided on the peripheral edge side of the component mounting surface, and the facing unit is provided extending from the peripheral edge of the accommodation unit.

  According to the means 12, since the facing portion is provided extending from the peripheral edge of the housing portion, such visibility can be inhibited by the housing portion by visually recognizing the manufacturing location display portion from the peripheral edge side. Absent. Therefore, the visibility of the display content of the manufacturing location display unit can be improved.

  In addition, since the facing portion is provided extending from the peripheral edge of the housing portion, the effects of the means 11 and the like can be exhibited without causing any restriction on the mounting position of the electronic component on the component mounting surface. That is, in the configuration in which the facing portion is provided so as to be surrounded by the housing portion, it is not possible to mount a tall electronic component or the like at the position where the facing portion is formed.

Means 13. In the means 11 or 12, the control device can expose the connector member (receiving connector 565) mounted on the component mounting surface from the opening (opening 564) provided in the substrate box and can be connected to other devices Has become
The substrate box extends flatly along the area on the component mounting surface so as to abut or approach the area where the connector member is provided, and the overlapping portion in which the opening is formed (upper edge side overlapping Part 562a),
The gaming machine characterized in that the overlapping portion is the facing portion, and the manufacturing place display portion is provided in a region (upper edge side contact region S) facing the overlapping portion in the component mounting surface.

  According to the means 13, since the opening portion for exposing the connector member is provided in the overlapping portion formed in contact with or in proximity to the component mounting surface of the control substrate in the substrate box, the connector member is exposed. Even if an attempt is made to insert a fraudulent jig such as a lead wire into the substrate box through the opening for forming the opening, the action is blocked by the overlapping portion and the control substrate.

  In such a configuration, the manufacturing location display unit is provided in the region facing the overlapping portion on the component mounting surface. And by providing a manufacturing place display part in the said area | region, the improvement of the visibility of the display content of the said manufacturing place display part is achieved. In other words, the configuration that suppresses fraudulent acts through the opening can be combined as a configuration that improves the visibility of the manufacturing location display unit.

  Means 14. The gaming machine according to any one of the means 1 to 13, wherein the control substrate is a privilege giving control substrate for controlling giving of a privilege based on a game.

  The benefit granting control substrate for controlling the awarding of benefits is likely to be subject to fraudulent exchange to a forged substrate, but the forged substrate manufactured outside of Japan by applying the configuration of the means 1 or the like to the benefit granting control substrate. It is possible to suppress unauthorized exchange of the privilege giving control board using

  Means 15. In the means 14, the bonus grant control board is a main control board having a success / failure decision function of judging whether or not to grant a bonus to the player when the decision trigger condition is satisfied. Machine.

  Although the main control board having a judgment function is likely to be the subject of unauthorized exchange to a forged board, the forged board manufactured outside of Japan was used by applying the configuration of the means 1 and the like to the main control board. Unauthorized exchange of the main control board can be suppressed.

Means 16. In the means 14, a payout means (payout device 358) for dispensing game media is provided,
A game machine characterized in that the privilege giving control board is a payout control board for controlling the payout means.

  The payout control board for controlling the payout means is likely to be a target of unauthorized exchange to a forged board, but by applying the configuration of the means 1 and the like to the payout control board, the forged board manufactured outside of Japan is used. Unauthorized exchange of the payout control board can be suppressed.

  The basic configurations of various gaming machines to which the above-described means can be applied will be shown below.

  Pachinko gaming machine: operation means (game ball emission handle 18) operated by a player, and game ball emission means (game ball emission device provided with emission rail 61 etc.) for emitting game balls based on the operation of the operation means And a ball passage (rail unit 50) for guiding the fired game ball to a predetermined game area, and each game component arranged in the game area, and a predetermined ball entry portion (of these game components) A gaming machine that provides a bonus to the player when the game ball enters the various switches 221, 223, and 224).

  Throttle type gaming machines such as slot machines: A pattern display device for variably displaying a plurality of patterns, variable display of the plurality of patterns is started based on the operation of the start operation means, and based on the operation of the stop operation means A gaming machine in which variable display of the plurality of symbols is stopped, and a bonus is given to the player according to the symbols after the stop.

First Embodiment
Hereinafter, a first embodiment of a pachinko gaming machine (hereinafter referred to as "pachinko machine"), which is a type of gaming machine, will be described in detail based on the drawings. 1 is a front view of a pachinko machine 10, FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the main configuration of the pachinko machine 10 in an expanded or disassembled state, and FIG. 3 is a front view showing a front configuration of a main frame 12 constituting the pachinko machine 10. is there. In FIG. 2 and FIG. 3, for convenience, the configuration in the game area of the pachinko machine 10 is blank.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the pachinko machine 10 includes an outer frame 11 that forms an outer shell of the pachinko machine 10. The outer frame 11 is attached to a so-called island facility at the time of installation in the game hall. A body frame 12 is supported on one side of the outer frame 11 so as to be openable and closable. The opening / closing axis is set to extend vertically upward to the left as viewed from the front of the pachinko machine 10, so that the body frame 12 can be opened forward with the opening / closing axis as an axis.

  A front plate 14 is provided at a lower position on the front side of the main body frame 12. The front plate 14 is formed in a horizontally long shape, and the width thereof is configured to substantially coincide with the width of the main body frame 12. The front plate 14 has a base portion 15 having a bulging portion 15a bulging toward the near side at a substantially central portion in the width direction, and a bowl-shaped saucer provided inside the bulging portion 15a of the base portion 15 and recessed downward. The lower plate 16 and the back wall panel 17 that constitutes the wall surface on the back side of the lower plate 16 are provided. The game ball emission handle 18 is provided on the base portion 15 so as to project to the front side on the right side of the bulging portion 15a. The back wall panel 17 is provided with a ball discharge port 17a, and gaming balls discharged from the ball discharge port 17a are stored in the lower plate 16.

  A speaker cover portion 17b in which many small holes are gathered is formed at a position different from the ball discharge port 17a of the back wall panel 17, and the output sound of the speaker 20 installed behind the panel 17 is a speaker cover It is emitted forward through the part 17b.

  A front door frame 13 as a front door is provided in a range excluding the front face plate 14 on the front side of the main body frame 12 so as to cover the main body frame 12. Accordingly, the entire front surface side of the main body frame 12 is covered by the front plate 14 and the front door frame 13. The front door frame 13 is attached to the main body frame 12 so as to be openable and closable, and like the main body frame 12, it can be opened forward with an open / close axis extending vertically to the left when viewed from the front of the pachinko machine 10 It is supposed to be.

  A bulging portion 22 bulging toward the front side above the lower plate 16 is provided at a lower position of the front door frame 13, and an upper plate 23 opening upward is provided inside the bulging portion 22. . The upper tray 23 is a ball tray for temporarily storing game balls paid out from a later described payout device and guiding the game balls to the game ball launcher side while aligning them in a line.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the main body frame 12 is mainly composed of a resin base 25 whose outer shape has substantially the same shape as the outer frame 11, and a substantially circular window hole 26 is formed in the center of the resin base 25. Is formed. The game board 30 is detachably mounted on the rear side of the resin base 25. As shown in FIG. 4, the game board 30 is made of a substantially square plywood, and is attached in a state where its peripheral edge portion abuts on the back side of the resin base 25. That is, the game board 30 is attached from the rear of the pachinko machine 10, and only the substantially central portion of the front face of the game board 30 is exposed to the front side of the main body frame 12 through the window hole 26 of the resin base 25.

  Next, the configuration of the game board 30 will be described based on FIG. The gaming board 30 is formed with a plurality of large and small openings penetrating in the front-rear direction by being subjected to router processing. In each opening, a general winning opening 31, a variable winning device 32, an operation opening 33, a through gate 34, a variable display unit 35, and the like are provided.

  The operating port 33 is additionally provided with a motorized part that is in an operating state (open state) under predetermined conditions. When the game ball enters the general winning opening 31, variable winning device 32, and operation opening 33, it is detected by a detection switch described later, and based on the detection result, the upper tray 23 (in some cases, the lower tray 16) is detected. A predetermined number of prize balls are paid out. In addition, an out port 36 is provided at the lowermost portion of the game board 30, and game balls that did not enter the various winning ports etc. are guided through the out port 36 toward a ball discharge path not shown. It has become. Further, on the game board 30, a large number of nails are implanted to appropriately disperse and adjust the falling direction of the game balls, and various members (features) such as the windmill 37 are disposed.

  The variable display unit 35 is provided with a symbol display device 41 that variably displays a first symbol (special symbol) using a winning on the operation opening 33 as a trigger. A center frame 43 is disposed on the variable display unit 35 so as to surround the symbol display device 41. The upper portion of the center frame 43 extends forward of the pachinko machine 10. This prevents the game ball from falling in front of the display screen of the symbol display device 41, and does not cause a problem that the visibility of the display screen is reduced by the drop of the game ball. . At the upper center of the center frame 43, a first specific ramp 47 and a second specific ramp 48 are provided side by side. Moreover, the holding | maintenance lamp 44 corresponding to the 1st specific lamp part 47 and the symbol display apparatus 41 is provided so that the area | region where these both specific lamp parts 47 and 48 were arrange | positioned may be pinched | interposed. The number of times the gaming ball passes through the operation opening 33 is held up to four times, and the number of the held balls is displayed by lighting the holding lamp 44. At the lower part of the center frame 43, a holding lamp 46 corresponding to the second specific lamp unit 48 is provided. The number of times the game ball passes through the through gate 34 is suspended up to four times, and the number of the reserved balls is displayed by lighting the reserve lamp 46. The holding lamp 46 may be configured to be variably displayed on a part of the symbol display device 41, like the holding lamp 44.

  The symbol display device 41 is configured as a liquid crystal display device provided with an 8-inch liquid crystal display, and the display content is controlled by a display control device described later. On the symbol display device 41, for example, the first symbols are displayed side by side on the left, in the middle, and the right, and these symbols are displayed so as to be scrolled in the vertical direction. When a predetermined symbol combination is stopped and displayed on an effective line set in advance, a jackpot will be generated and the subsequent gaming state will shift to a jackpot state as a special gaming state.

  The first specific lamp unit 47 is provided with an LED lamp of a three-color light emitting type of red, green and blue inside thereof. Then, triggered by a winning on the operation opening 33, switching of the luminescent color is performed in a predetermined order. When the green or blue is finally stopped and displayed, the jackpot is generated and the gaming state thereafter shifts to the jackpot state.

  On the other hand, the second specific lamp unit 48 is provided with a red and green two-color light emitting type LED lamp inside thereof. The second specific lamp unit 48 uses the passage of the through gate 34 as a trigger to switch emission colors in a predetermined order. Then, when the red is finally stopped and displayed, the motorized accessory attached to the operation port 33 is configured to be in the open state only for a predetermined time.

  The variable winning device 32 is normally in a closed state where the game ball can not win or is difficult to win, and when it shifts to the jackpot state, it is switched to a predetermined open state in which the game ball is easy to win.

  A rail unit 50 is attached to the game board 30 as a rail member for guiding the game ball fired from the game ball launch device to the upper part of the game board 30, and along with the turning operation of the game ball launch handle 18. The fired game balls are guided to a predetermined game area through the rail unit 50.

  In the rail unit 50, the return ball preventing member 54 is attached to the part (upper left part in FIG. 4) from which the game ball pops out from the ball guide passage, and the part corresponding to the maximum flying part of the game ball A rubber return 55 is attached to the upper right portion of. The return ball preventing member 54 prevents the game ball, which has jumped out of the ball guide passage to the top of the game board 30, from being returned into the ball guide passage. In addition, the game ball fired with a predetermined momentum or more strikes the return rubber 55 and is bounced back to the center of the game area.

  At the entrance of the ball guide passage formed by the rail unit 50, a convex portion 57 is formed so as to close a part of the ball guide passage. The convex portion 57 has a function of guiding a far ball which does not reach the game area but flows backward in the ball guiding passage to the far ball passage 76 (see FIG. 3).

  The relay terminal hole 59 which penetrated back and forth is provided in the upper left part on the outer side than the rail unit 50 in the game board 30, The connection connector of the relay terminal board installed in the game board back surface through this relay terminal hole 59 60 is exposed on the front side of the pachinko machine 10.

  Returning to the description of FIG. 3, in the resin base 25, below the window hole 26 (game board 30), a launch rail 61 for guiding game balls immediately after being fired from the game ball launch device is attached. There is. The firing rail 61 is attached and fixed to the resin base 25 via the metal plate 62 at the rear thereof, and is configured to extend linearly at a predetermined firing angle (launching angle). Therefore, the game balls fired along with the turning operation of the game ball firing handle 18 are first fired obliquely upward along the firing rail 61 and then guided to the game area through the ball guiding passage.

  There is a gap with a predetermined distance between the firing rail 61 and the ball guiding passage, and a ball ball passage 76 is provided below the gap. Therefore, if the game ball fired from the game ball launch device does not reach the return ball preventing member 54 and moves backward in the ball guiding passage as a far ball, the far ball travels through the lower ball passage 76 through the lower tray 16. Discharged into

  Further, on the left side of the firing rail 61 on the front face of the main frame 12, a pair of left and right discharge ports 66, 67 are formed, and in front of that, the gaming balls discharged from the discharge ports 66, 67 A game ball guiding unit 70 for guiding to any of the lower tray 16 is attached. For convenience, in the following description, the discharge port 66 is also referred to as a first discharge port, and the discharge port 67 is also referred to as a second discharge port. These discharge ports 66, 67 communicate with the game ball distribution unit 245 (see FIG. 10) provided on the back of the main body frame 12, and basically the game balls are discharged from the first discharge port 66, When the passage including the first discharge port 66 and the upper plate 23 is full of game balls, the game balls are discharged from the second discharge port 67 instead of the first discharge port 66.

  Between the main body frame 12 and the front door frame 13, the gaming ball guide unit 70 is configured to be able to visually recognize the inside by a transparent resin material such as polycarbonate resin, and the front door frame 13 is closed with respect to the main body frame 12. It is formed to have a relatively small thickness so as to fit within the The above-mentioned ball ball passage 76 is integrally formed in the game ball guide unit 70. The game ball guide unit 70 is formed with a ball discharge passage 71 for communicating the discharge ports 66 and 67 with the lower tray 16. A communication port 72 communicating with the upper tray 23 is formed on the front side of the first discharge port 66 of the main body frame 12 in the gaming ball guide unit 70, and an opening / closing plate 73 is attached to close the communication port 72. ing. The open / close plate 73 is rotatably supported by a support shaft 74, and is always urged to a position where the communication port 72 is closed by a spring 75 as an urging means.

  According to the above configuration of the gaming ball guiding unit 70, in the state in which the front door frame 13 is opened, the opening / closing plate 73 is raised as shown by the biasing force of the spring 75 to close the communication port 72. In this state, the gaming balls discharged from the first discharge port 66 are guided to the lower tray 16 through the ball discharge passage 71. Therefore, when the front door frame 13 is opened in a state where gaming balls are stored on the upstream side of the communication port 72, the storage ball flows down to the lower tray 16 through the ball discharge passage 71 without falling from the communication port 72 Do. That is, even in the pachinko machine 10 in which the front decoration frame is omitted and the upper tray 23 is directly provided to the front door frame 13, the game is on the upstream side of the communication opening 72 when the front door frame 13 is opened. It is possible to prevent inconveniences such as balls falling off. On the other hand, when the front door frame 13 is closed, the open / close plate 73 is pushed and opened against the biasing force of the spring 75 by the ball passage wedge 138 (see FIG. 2) provided on the back surface of the front door frame 13. . In this state, the gaming balls discharged from the first discharge port 66 are guided to the upper tray 23 through the communication port 72. Therefore, the gaming ball on the upstream side of the communication port 72 is paid out to the upper tray 23. A lower tray full tank switch is attached to the downstream side of the ball discharge passage 71 of the gaming ball guide unit 70 for detecting that the gaming ball discharged to the lower tray 16 is full.

  A small window 79 is provided in the upper left portion of the window hole 26 in the resin base 25. The small window 79 is provided at a position corresponding to the relay terminal hole 59 of the game board 30 described in FIG. 4 and has substantially the same shape as that, and the relay installed on the back of the game board through the relay terminal hole 59 and the small window 79 The connector 60 of the terminal board is exposed on the front side of the main body frame 12. In such a configuration, electrical connection is made to various lamps provided on the front door frame 13 side through the connection connector 60 exposed from the small window 79 of the main body frame 12 (resin base 25).

  A pair of upper and lower support brackets 81 and 82 is attached to the left end side (opening and closing axis line side) of the main body frame 12 as a support mechanism for supporting the front door frame 13 so as to be able to open and close. The upper support fitting 81 is provided with a support hole 83 having a notch on the front side, and the lower support fitting 82 is provided with a projection shaft 84 projecting upward. The specific configuration of the front door frame 13 supported by the support fittings 81 and 82 will be described later. Further, on the right end side (the side opposite to the opening and closing axis line) of the main body frame 12, a pair of upper and lower hook fittings 155 and 156 (see FIG. 2) provided on the open end side of the front door frame 13 Insertion holes 87 and 88 are provided respectively. In the pachinko machine 10, a locking device for locking the main body frame 12 and the front door frame 13 is disposed so as to be hidden on the back side of the main body frame 12. Therefore, the front door frame 13 is locked to the main body frame 12 so as not to be opened by the hook fittings 155 and 156 being locked to the locking device through the insertion holes 87 and 88.

  In the lower right corner of the body frame 12, a cylinder lock 91 is installed as a key member for locking and unlocking the body frame 12 with respect to the outer frame 11, and locking and unlocking the front door frame 13 with respect to the body frame 12. It is done. The cylinder lock 91 is integrated with the locking device, and of the locking device, only the cylinder lock 91 is provided in a state of projecting forward of the main body frame 12. In this case, the cylinder lock 91 is provided at a position different from the position where the width of the game area is the maximum. The cylinder lock 91 has a function of locking and unlocking the main body frame 12 and locking and unlocking the front door frame 13 together, and turning the key inserted in the keyhole to the left (counterclockwise) When the lock is released and the key is turned to the right (clockwise direction), the lock of the front door frame 13 is released.

  Next, the front door frame 13 will be described with reference to FIGS. 5 is a rear view of the front door frame 13. As shown in FIG.

  The front door frame 13 is formed with a window portion 101 as a visual recognition window in which almost the entire game area can be visually recognized from the front. The window portion 101 has a substantially elliptical shape close to a circular shape, and more specifically, a substantially central portion on the left and right sides thereof is gently curved as compared with the upper and lower sides.

  The front door frame 13 is provided with light emitting means such as various lamps around its periphery (for example, a corner portion). These light emitting means play a role of enhancing the rendering effect during the game by changing and controlling the light emission mode such as lighting and blinking in a big hit state or a predetermined reach effect. For example, along the periphery of the window portion 101, an annular illumination part 102 incorporating light emitting means such as an LED is provided symmetrically in the left-right direction, and an LED or the like is provided at the center of the annular illumination part 102 and at the top of the pachinko machine 10. A central illumination part 103 incorporating the light emitting means of the present invention is provided. In the pachinko machine 10, the central electric decoration part 103 functions as a big hit lamp, and notifies that it has shifted to the big hit state by performing lighting or blinking under the big hit state. Further, around the upper tray 23, there is also provided an upper tray electronic decoration portion 104 which incorporates a light emitting means such as an LED. In addition, on the left and right sides of the central illumination part 103, there are respectively provided a prize ball lamp 105 which is lit during payout ball payout and an error display lamp 106 which is lit upon a predetermined error.

  Assembly metal fittings 151 and 152 are attached to the upper end portion and the lower end portion on the opening / closing axis side which is the right side of FIG. 5 as an assembly mechanism for the main body frame 12. The mounting brackets 151 and 152 on the front door frame 13 side are attached to the support brackets 81 and 82 (see FIG. 3) on the main body frame 12 side. That is, the lower mounting bracket 152 is formed with an axial hole opening to the lower surface, and the projection shaft 84 of the lower support bracket 82 is inserted into the axial hole, while the upper mounting bracket 151 is The front door frame 13 is supported so as to be able to open and close with respect to the main body frame 12 by inserting the shaft portion into the support hole 83 of the upper support fitting 81.

  A pair of wedge-shaped upper and lower wedge fittings 155 and 156 is attached to the side opposite to the opening / closing axis which is the left side of FIG. The hooks 155 and 156 extend rearward and are provided to correspond to the insertion holes 87 and 88 (see FIG. 3) provided in the main body frame 12. When the front door frame 13 is closed with respect to the main body frame 12, the hook metal fittings 155, 156 are inserted into the insertion holes 87, 88 on the main body frame 12 side, and are locked by the locking device.

  At the lower part, a ball passage 樋 138 is installed toward the rear of the pachinko machine 10, and at least above the ball passage 樋 138, a eave (crest) portion 139 similarly extending toward the rear of the pachinko machine 10 It is provided. In this case, when the front door frame 13 is closed to the main body frame 12 side, a ridge extending along the upper side of the communication port 72 on the main body frame 12 side is inserted between the ball passage 球 138 and the collar portion 139 Will be placed. Therefore, even if a wire, a film, or the like is made to intrude from the ball passage 樋 138 to perform an illegal act, it becomes very difficult to make the wire, the film, etc. enter the game area. As a result, it is possible to prevent fraudulent acts performed using wires, films and the like.

  A glass holding groove is formed in the front door frame 13. The glass holding grooves are formed in two rows in the front and rear direction, and a pair of rectangular front and rear glasses 137 are held by the respective glass holding grooves. Thereby, two sheets of glass 137 are attached at predetermined intervals in front and back.

  Next, the configuration of the back of the pachinko machine 10 will be described. 6 is a rear view of the pachinko machine 10, and FIG. 7 is an exploded perspective view showing the rear face configuration of the pachinko machine 10 for each of the main parts.

  First, an overview of the entire rear surface configuration of the pachinko machine 10 will be described. On the back side of the pachinko machine 10, various control devices (various control boards) are arranged side by side vertically or horizontally or stacked one on top of the other, and a game ball supply device for supplying gaming balls (Discharge mechanism) and a protective cover made of resin are attached. In the present embodiment, various control devices are divided into two mounts and mounted to configure two control board units, and the control board units are individually attached to the back of the main body frame 12 or the game board 30. ing. In this case, the main controller 270 (main control board 271) and the voice lamp control apparatus 272 (voice lamp control board) are mounted on one mounting base to be unitized, and a payout control device 311 (payout control board), The emission control device 312 (emission control substrate) and the power supply device 313 (power supply substrate) are mounted on the other mount and unitized. Hereinafter, for convenience, the former unit will be referred to as “first control board unit 201”, and the latter unit will be referred to as “second control board unit 202”. Further, since the dispensing mechanism and the protective cover are also integrated as one unit, and the resin portion may be generally referred to as a back pack, the unit will be referred to as a "back pack unit 203" herein. The detailed configuration of each of the units 201 to 203 will be described later.

  The first control board unit 201, the second control board unit 202, and the back pack unit 203 can be attached and detached without using a tool etc. in unit units, and at the same time, a spindle is provided in the main body frame Alternatively, it can be developed to the back of the game board 30. This is also a device for making it possible to easily confirm a hidden portion when the units 201 to 203 and other components are arranged one on top of the other. In practice, as shown in the schematic view of FIG. 8, the substantially L-shaped first control board unit 201 is disposed substantially at the center of the pachinko machine 10, and the second control board unit 202 is disposed therebelow. There is. Further, the back pack unit 203 is disposed in an area partially overlapping the first control substrate unit 201.

  The first control board unit 201 is provided with a pivot M1 at the left end when viewed from the back of the pachinko machine 10, and the first control board unit 201 can rotate about an axis A by the spindle M1. ing. Further, in the first control board unit 201, a fastening portion M2 made of ny latch (registered trademark) or the like is provided on the right end portion, that is, the open end side opposite to the support shaft portion M1 and A portion M3 is provided, and the first control board unit 201 is held along the back surface of the pachinko machine 10 main body by the fastening portion M2 and the locking claw portion M3. Further, the second control board unit 202 is provided with a support shaft portion M4 at the right end when viewed from the back surface of the pachinko machine 10, and the second control board unit 202 can rotate about an axis B by the support shaft portion M4. It has become. Further, the second control board unit 202 is provided with a fastening portion M5 comprising a ny latch etc. on the left end portion, that is, the open end side opposite to the support shaft portion M4, and the second control is performed by the fastening portion M5. The substrate unit 202 is held along the back surface of the pachinko machine 10 main body. Further, the back pack unit 203 is provided with a support shaft portion M6 at the right end when viewed from the back of the pachinko machine 10, and the back pack unit 203 is rotatable around an axis C by the support shaft portion M6. . Further, the back pack unit 203 is provided with a fastening portion M7 comprising a ny latch etc. on the left end portion, that is, the open end side opposite to the support shaft portion M6, and also has rotational engagement at the upper end and the lower end. Stop portions M8 and M9 are provided, and the back pack unit 203 is held along the back surface of the pachinko machine 10 main body by the fastening portion M7 and the locking portions M8 and M9.

  Support shaft portions M1, M4, and M6 rotatably supporting the units 201 to 203 have a hinge structure which can be easily removed in a state where the units 201 to 203 are opened from the back surface of the pachinko machine 10. Briefly explaining, with regard to the first control board unit 201, the fastening of the fastening portion M2 and the locking of the locking claw portion M3 are released, and the unit 201 is rotated about the axis A to expand and Lift in the state. Thus, on the premise that there is no back pack unit 203, the first control board unit 201 can be removed. In addition, with regard to the second control board unit 202, the fastening of the fastening portion M5 is released, and the unit 202 is rotated about the axis B to be developed, and is lifted in that state. Thereby, the second control board unit 202 can be removed. Further, with regard to the back pack unit 203, the fastening of the fastening portion M7 and the locking of the locking portions M8 and M9 are released, and the unit 203 is rotated about the axis C to unfold, and lifted in that state. Thereby, the back pack unit 203 can be removed.

  Here, the expansion directions of the units 201 to 203 are not the same, and the first control board unit 201 is opened left as viewed from the back of the pachinko machine 10, whereas the second control board unit 202 and the back pack unit The reference numeral 203 is configured to be open to the right. In this case, since the first control board unit 201 is partially overlapped with the back pack unit 203, the first control board unit 201 can not be removed without opening the back pack unit 203, Furthermore, since the first control board unit 201 and the back pack unit 203 are each deployed in the opposite direction, the back pack unit 203 must be opened wide by a predetermined angle or more, or the unit 203 must be removed. For example, it is impossible to remove the first control board unit 201.

  Next, the back side structure of the main body frame 12 and the game board 30 will be described. FIG. 9 is a rear view showing a configuration in which the game board 30 is assembled to the main body frame 12 and the units 201 to 203 and the like are removed.

  The game board 30 is installed from the back side in a rectangular frame-shaped installation area surrounded by the resin base 25 and a plurality of (four in the present embodiment) locking fixtures 211 and 212 provided on the main body frame 12. Is fixed so as not to fall backward by The locking fixtures 211 and 212 can be manually rotated, and can be switched between a fixed position (lock position) and a fixed release position (unlocked position). FIG. 9 shows the locked state.

  The variable display unit 35 disposed at the center of the game board 30 is provided with a frame cover 213 made of a synthetic resin, which covers the center frame 43 (see FIG. 4) from behind, projecting backward. At the rear end, a symbol display device 41 and a display control device 214 as display control means are detachably mounted in a state of being overlapped in the front and back. In the frame cover 213, an LED control board for driving an LED or the like built in the center frame 43 is disposed.

  A collective board unit 215 is provided on the back of the game board 30 so as to surround the variable display unit 35. The collecting plate unit 215 has a base formed of a synthetic resin such as ABS resin as a thin plate-like frame, and is attached so that the base surface is in contact with the back surface of the game board 30. The collecting plate unit 215 is provided with a game ball collecting mechanism for collecting game balls that have won in various winning openings, and a winning detection mechanism for detecting winning of gaming balls in various winning openings and the like. .

  The game ball collection mechanism will be described. The collection passage corresponding to the game board opening of the general winning opening 31, the variable winning device 32, and the operation opening 33 below the collective plate unit 215 is collected at one place on the downstream side. 216 are formed. Further, a discharge passage board 217 made of synthetic resin such as polycarbonate resin is attached to the main body frame 12 below the game board 30, and the discharge passage board 217 is provided with a discharge ball outside the pachinko machine 10, for example, in a game hall. A discharge passage 218 for guiding to an island facility or the like is formed. Therefore, as illustrated by the phantom line in FIG. 9, all gaming balls that have won in the general winning opening 31 etc. gather through the collection passage 216 of the collective plate unit 215, and further the discharge passage 218 of the discharge passage board 217 It is discharged to the outside of the pachinko machine 10 through. The out port 36 is also in communication with the discharge passage 218, and the game balls that did not win in any of the winning openings are discharged to the outside of the pachinko machine 10 through the discharge passage 218. In the above configuration, the collecting plate unit 215 (collection passage 216) is provided at the upper side with the lower end surface of the game board 30 as a boundary, the discharge passage board 217 (discharge passage 218) is provided below, and the discharge passage board 217 is It does not overlap with the game board 30 in the front-rear direction. Therefore, when the game board 30 is removed from the main frame 12, the discharge passage board 17 does not interfere with the game board removal.

  The winning detection mechanism will be described. The collective plate unit 215 is provided with a winning opening switch 221 at a position corresponding to the general winning opening 31 on the front side of the gaming board 30, and a count switch 223 is provided at a position corresponding to the variable winning device 32. It is done. The count switch 223 is a switch for counting the number of gaming balls that have won the variable winning device 32. In addition, the operation opening switch 224 which detects the winning a prize of the game ball to the operation opening 33 is provided in the position which corresponds to the operation opening 33, passing of the game ball of the through gate 34 is detected in the position which corresponds to the through gate 34 A gate switch 225 is provided. The winning opening switch 221 and the gate switch 225 are connected to the surface relay board 226 through electrical wiring, and the count switch 223 is connected to the special winning opening relay board 227. Then, the board relay board 226 and the special winning opening relay board 227 are connected to the main controller 270. The operation port switch 224 is directly connected to the main control device 270 without the relay board. Other illustration is omitted, but the variable winning device 32 drives a big winning opening solenoid for opening the opening / closing door of the big winning opening, and a sorting plate for distributing winning balls to a specific area or other areas. A winning ball distribution plate solenoid is provided, and the operation opening 33 is provided with an operation opening solenoid for releasing the motorized accessory attached thereto.

  The detection results respectively detected by the above-mentioned winning detection mechanism are taken into the main control device 270, and a payout command (the number of paid out game balls) according to the winning situation in each case is sent from the main control 270 to the payout control device 311. Will be sent. Then, the payout of the predetermined number of gaming balls is executed by the output of the payout control device 311. As shown in FIG. 9, at the lower left portion on the rear side of the main body frame 12, a set handle 228 provided with a bat or the like and a firing motor 229 are provided.

  The collecting plate unit 215 is provided with a mounting mechanism for mounting the first control board unit 201. Specifically, as this mounting mechanism, a bearing fitting 231 extending vertically is provided at the lower left corner when viewed from the back surface of the game board 30, and the bearing fitting 231 has a pair of upper and lower bearing holes on the same axis. It is formed. Further, in the game board 30, a pair of upper and lower fastening holes (specifically, a mounting hole for the ny latch) 232 is provided on the right side of the bearing fitting 231, and a locking claw 233 is provided above the bearing fitting 231. It is done.

  An attachment mechanism for attaching the second control board unit 202 and the back pack unit 203 is provided on the back surface of the main body frame 12. Specifically, a long-sized bearing fitting 235 is attached to the right end portion of the main body frame 12. The bearing fitting 235 also functions as a reinforcing member. The bearing bracket 235 has a long plate-like bracket main body 236 extending downward from the game board 30, and is erected rearward from the bracket main body 236, and bearings for the second control board unit 202 at two lower places A portion 237 is formed, and a bearing portion 238 for the back pack unit 203 is formed at two upper portions. Coaxial bearing holes are formed in the bearing portions 237 and 238, respectively. In addition, as a mounting mechanism for the second control board unit 202, the main body frame 12 has a pair of upper and lower fastening holes (specifically, mounting holes for the ny latch) 239 at the left end lower than the game board 30 installation area. It is provided. Further, as a mounting mechanism for the back pack unit 203, the main body frame 12 is provided with a pair of upper and lower fastening holes (specifically, mounting holes for the ny latch) 240 at the left end of the game board 30 installation area. . Rotary fixtures 241, 242, for supporting the back pack unit 203 between the game board 30 and the game board 30 at the upper left, upper right, and lower right positions of the game board 30 in the main frame 12. 243 are provided respectively.

  As described above, long bearing fittings 235 are provided on the left and right sides (right side in FIG. 9) of the main body frame 12, while the left and right other sides (left side in FIG. 9) of the main body frame 12 are locked. An apparatus is provided. The locking device includes a base frame 247 extending in the vertical direction and fixed to the main body frame 12, and a long interlocking lever 248 assembled so as to be movable in the vertical direction with respect to the base frame 247. The cylinder lock 91 is integrated with the lower portion of the cylinder lock 91. The interlocking rod 248 moves up or down by the operation of the cylinder lock 91. The interlocking hook 248 is provided with a pair of upper and lower hook fittings 249 in a hook shape, and when the main body frame 12 is closed with respect to the outer frame 11, the hook fitting 249 is a support bracket on the outer frame 11 side ( (Not shown) and locked by a locking device. In this case, when the interlocking rod 248 moves upward by the operation of the cylinder lock 91, the locking of the main body frame 12 with respect to the outer frame 11 is released. Conversely, when the interlocking rod 248 moves downward by the operation of the cylinder lock 91, the locking of the front door frame 13 with respect to the main body frame 12 is released.

  In the lower right part of the game board 30 on the back of the main frame 12, a game ball distribution unit 245 is provided for distributing the game balls paid out from the payout mechanism described later to any of the upper tray 23, the lower tray 16 or the discharge passage 218. It is done.

  Next, the configuration of the first control board unit 201 will be described based on FIGS. 10 to 13. 10 is a front view of the first control board unit 201, FIG. 11 is a perspective view of the first control board unit 201, FIG. 12 is an exploded perspective view of the first control board unit 201, and FIG. It is the disassembled perspective view seen from the back.

  The first control board unit 201 has a substantially L-shaped mounting base 251, and the main control unit 270 and the audio lamp control unit 272 are mounted on the mounting base 251. The main control device 270 is provided with a main control board having a function to control the main control of the game, and the main control board is accommodated and configured in a substrate box 273 as a covering means made of a transparent resin material or the like. There is. The main control device 270 is provided with a plurality of connectors, and by inserting a harness or a signal line into each connector, electrical connection with other substrates (the payout control substrate, the panel relay substrate 226, etc.) It is supposed to be done. The detailed configuration of main controller 270 will be described later.

  The voice lamp control device 272 includes a voice lamp control board that controls voice and lamp display according to an instruction from the main controller 270 or the display control device 214, for example, and the voice lamp control board is made of a transparent resin material or the like. It is housed and configured in a substrate box 274.

  The mount 251 is made of synthetic resin such as polycarbonate resin, and is colored, for example, green or blue to be opaque. However, the mount 251 may be colorless and transparent or translucent. On the surface of the mount 251, two flat substrate mounting surfaces 252 and 253 are provided. The substrate mounting surfaces 252 and 253 extend in the direction perpendicular to the vertical and horizontal directions, and are formed with a step in the front-rear direction. At the upper edge and lower edge of the substrate mounting surface 252, erected portions 254 which are erected from the substrate mounting surface 252 are integrally formed. The main controller 270 is disposed on the horizontally long substrate mounting surface 252, and the voice lamp control device 272 is disposed on the vertically long substrate mounting surface 253. At this time, the upper and lower sides of the main control device 270 are supported by the rising portion 254. Further, the sound lamp control device 272 is fixed to the substrate mounting surface 253 by screws or the like at a plurality of places.

  Here, as shown in FIG. 13, horizontally long through holes 256 are formed on the left and right of the substrate mounting surface 252. On the other hand, in the substrate box 273 of the main control device 270, pivotal operation type fasteners 275 are provided at two positions on the left and right of the back surface. When mounting the main controller 270 on the substrate mounting surface 252, the main controller 270 is placed so that the fixing tool 275 is inserted into the through hole 256 of the substrate mounting surface 252, and the fixing tool 275 is in this state. By turning the main control unit 270 is locked. Therefore, the main control device 270 can not be removed unless the fixing tool 275 is unlocked from the back surface side of the first control board unit 201, so that a deterrent effect against fraudulent acts such as removal of the board can be obtained.

  Further, in the mounting base 251, a shielding portion 257 for shielding an opening communicating with the back surface space of the substrate mounting surface 252 is provided below the substrate mounting surface 252 for the main control substrate. Therefore, the insertion of a hand or the like from the lower side of the substrate mounting surface 252 to the back surface of the mounting base 251 is prevented, and the unauthorized release of the locking state of the fixing tool 275 is suppressed. Further, in a state where the first control board unit 201 is mounted on the back of the pachinko machine 10, the upper part of the unit 201 is covered by the back pack unit 203, so that insertion of a hand or the like on the back of the mount 251 is also prevented. , And the lock state of the fixing tool 275 can not be released illegally.

  A pair of upper and lower retaining pins 261 is provided on the left end surface of the mounting base 251, and by attaching the retaining pins 261 to the bearing fitting 231, the first control board unit 201 rotates relative to the game board 30. It is supported in a movable manner. A pair of upper and lower ny latches 262 are provided at the right end of the mounting base 251 as fasteners to be fitted into the to-be-fastened holes 232. At the upper end portion of the mounting base 251, an elongated hole 263 in which the locking claw piece 233 is locked is provided. Therefore, the first control board unit 201 is fixed to the game board 30 by inserting the ny latch 262 into the to-be-fastened hole 232 and locking the locking claw piece 233 to the long hole 263. The bearing fitting 231 and the locking pin 261 are in the support shaft portion M1, the to-be-fastened hole 232 and the ny latch 262 are in the fastening portion M2, and the locking claw piece 233 and the long hole 263 are in the locking claw portion M3. Each corresponds.

  Next, the configuration of main controller 270 will be described based on FIG. FIG. 14 is an exploded perspective view of main controller 270.

  The substrate box 273 of the main controller 270 is composed of a box base 280 having a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape and a box cover 290 covering the opening of the box base 280, and is composed of the box base 280 and the box cover 290. A main control board 271 is accommodated in the internal space.

  The main control board 271 is a CPU that controls the main control, a ROM that stores game programs, a RAM that stores necessary data according to the progress of the game, a port that communicates with various devices, and random numbers used in various lotterys. It includes a generator, a clock pulse generation circuit used for time counting, synchronization, and the like. In the present embodiment, the CPU, the ROM, and the RAM are integrated into a CPU chip 501. Although detailed description is omitted, an input / output driver IC chip 507 and a latch IC chip 508 are mounted.

  The main control board 271 is screwed to the box cover 290, and the component mounting surface 271a on which the various chips 501, 507, and 508 are mounted faces the box cover 290 side.

  The box base 280 and the box cover 290 are formed of a polycarbonate resin having transparency. The material for molding the box base 280 and the box cover 290 is not limited to the polycarbonate resin as long as it is a material having transparency, and may be, for example, an acrylic resin. Here, as shown in FIG. 6, the main controller 270 constitutes the back of the pachinko machine 10, and the main controller 270 is arranged such that the box cover 290 is on the rear side with respect to the box base 280. It is arranged. Therefore, it can be said that the component mounting surface 271a faces the rear side of the pachinko machine 10. And as mentioned above, the box cover 290 is formed of the material which has transparency. Therefore, the main control device 270 is opened by opening the main body frame 12 with respect to the outer frame 11 in the pachinko machine 10 in the installation state to a game hall (game hall) or the like and opening the back of the pachinko machine 10 to the front side. The component mounting surface 271a can be checked without removing it.

  In the box base 280, a side plate portion 282 is formed on the long side of the bottom plate portion 281, and a stepped portion 283 is formed on one side on the short side so as to be continuous with the side plate portion 282. The tip of the side plate portion 282 is formed by being bent inward. An end of the side plate portion 282 opposite to the end where the stepped portion 283 is formed is a mounting port 284 for slidingly mounting the box cover 290. In the above configuration, when assembling the main controller 270, the box cover 290 to which the main control board 271 is screwed is inserted from the mounting port 284 and the slide movement is performed until the insertion direction side of the box cover 290 hits the step portion 283. Let

  An extension portion 291 is integrally formed on the box cover 290 so as to overlap the step portion 283 of the box base 280. The extension portion 291 constitutes a sealing unit 274 as sealing means together with the step portion 283 of the box base 280, the box base 280 and the box cover 290 are connected by the sealing unit 274, and the substrate box 273 is sealed. There is.

  The sealing unit 274 may have any configuration as long as it connects the box base 280 and the box cover 290. Here, as shown in FIG. 14, a plurality of sets (specifically, five sets) of seals are used. The members 285 and 292 are formed, and by inserting the locking claws into the long holes of the pair of sealing members 285 and 292, the box base 280 and the box cover 290 can be connected. There is. In this case, since the locking claws can not be removed from the sealing members 285 and 292, it is necessary to break the sealing members 285 and 292 in order to open the substrate box 273. Therefore, a history of unauthorized opening of the substrate box 273 can be left, and it is possible to detect that the main control substrate 271 has been tampered with.

  In the box base 280 and the box cover 290, sticking plate portions 286 and 293 are integrally formed on the side opposite to the side on which the sealing unit 274 is provided, and these sticking plate portions 286 and 293 are fasteners. It is fastened (connected) by a metal screw 295 as a (connector). In addition, a sealing seal 276 is attached so as to straddle both the attaching plate parts 286 and 293. When the sealing seal 276 is peeled off from the attached state, a trace thereof remains. In detail, when peeling from the attached state, the colored adhesive layer of the seal seal 276 remains to be attached. Therefore, if the seal seal 276 is peeled off from the pasting plate portions 286 and 293 in order to release the fastening state by the screw 295, the trace can be left, and it is possible to discover that the main control board 271 has been tampered with It has become.

  By providing the sealing unit 274 and the sealing seal 276 as described above, it is possible to detect that the main control substrate 271 has been tampered with. However, even in the configuration in which the sealing unit 274 and the sealing seal 276 are provided, the main seal 270 can be removed by carefully removing the sealing, or by replacing the main control device 270 as a whole. It is assumed that fraudulent acts such as replacing the control board 271 with a forged board are performed. In addition, it is assumed that the above-mentioned forged substrate is manufactured not in Japan but in, for example, a country with a low manufacturing cost, and it is imported into Japan to carry out the above-mentioned fraudulent act. If such an act is performed, a large amount of forged substrates may be produced due to low production cost, and the above-mentioned fraud may be performed on a large scale. Then the damage would be huge. On the other hand, the present pachinko machine 10 is provided with a configuration capable of suppressing an act of manufacturing a forged substrate outside Japan and importing it into Japan.

  Therefore, the configuration that can be suppressed will be described below based on FIGS. 15 and 16. FIG. 15 is a front view showing a part of the component mounting surface 271 a of the main control board 271 in an enlarged manner, and FIG. 16 is a sectional view taken along the line AA in FIG. In FIG. 16, the thickness dimensions of the main control substrate 271 and the like are shown larger than in actuality in order to facilitate understanding.

  The component mounting surface 271a of the main control substrate 271 has a circuit pattern formed by the wiring W made of metal such as copper, and the circuit pattern is covered with the solder resist SR. The solder resist SR is formed of a synthetic resin colored in green so as to cover substantially the entire surface of the component mounting surface 271a except for the connection portion of the electronic component. The solder resist SR has at least a function of preventing adhesion of the solder to the wiring W when soldering the electronic component to the component mounting surface 271 a and a function of suppressing the corrosion of the wiring W.

  Here, the film thickness of the solder resist SR is relatively thin (for example, 10 μm), and follows the unevenness of the circuit pattern (for example, the thickness of the wiring W is 40 μm). Thereby, the unevenness is not flattened. Further, the main control substrate 271 is configured such that a metal foil such as copper is stuck (laminated) on the insulating plate IB such as epoxy resin in a non-releasing manner, and color contrast occurs in the uneven portion on the component mounting surface 271a. Therefore, the shape of the circuit pattern is visible on the component mounting surface 271a.

  On the component mounting surface 271a, electronic components such as the above-described CPU chip 501 and other components such as resistors are mounted. These electronic components are attached such that their lead wires penetrate the main control substrate 271, and their lead wires are soldered to the plate surface 271 b on the opposite side to the component mounting surface 271 a in the main control substrate 271. There is. From the said structure, the board surface 271b on the opposite side to the components mounting surface 271a in the main control board 271 can be called the solder surface 271b.

  Similar to the component mounting surface 271a, the solder surface 271b has a circuit pattern formed of a wire W made of metal such as copper, and the circuit pattern is covered with a solder resist SR. However, the electronic component is not mounted on the solder surface 271b. The configuration of the main control substrate 271 is not limited to the above, and the electronic component may be mounted on the solder surface 271b. That is, the electronic components may be mounted on both plate surfaces of the main control substrate 271.

  In the above-described configuration, various display portions 277, 278 and 279 are formed on the corner side of the component mounting surface 271a. Specifically, a plurality of (specifically, two) application display portions 277 and 278 for displaying the application of the main control substrate 271 and a manufacturing place for displaying the manufacturing place (or manufacturing country) of the main control substrate 271 A ground indicator (manufacturing country indicator) is formed. The application display units 277 and 278 and the manufacturing location display unit 279 are arranged in parallel along a predetermined side of the main control board 271. That is, the application display units 277 and 278 and the manufacturing location display unit 279 are provided in an integrated manner in the display unit aggregation area on the component mounting surface 271 a of the main control substrate 271.

  The application display units 277 and 278 include a first application display unit 277 in which applications are displayed in katakana, and a second application display unit 278 in which applications are displayed in Roman characters. Specifically, the first application display unit 277 displays "pachinko" by katakana, and the second application display unit 278 displays "PACHINKO" by Roman characters. By forming the first application display unit 277, a person who can understand Japanese can clearly understand the application of the main control board 271, and by the second application display unit 278 being formed. Even those who can not understand Japanese can grasp the application of the main control board 271. The characters displayed on the first application display unit 277 are not limited to katakana, and may be hiragana or kanji. The characters displayed in the second application display unit 278 are not limited to Roman characters, and may be simplified characters, traditional characters, Korean characters, or the like. Furthermore, a plurality of second application display units 278 may be provided for Roman characters and simplified characters.

  The production place display unit 279 displays the production place by an English word. Specifically, "MADE IN JAPAN" is displayed. This is because the regular main control board 271 is manufactured in Japan. By forming the manufacturing place display portion 279, the manufacturing place of the main control board 271 can be clearly grasped. In particular, the place of manufacture is displayed in English words, and it is considered that the meaning of the displayed English words is relatively easily understood even if it is not an English-speaking country. The characters displayed on the manufacturing location display unit 279 may be any characters that can be easily understood at least in Japan, and may be hiragana, katakana, kanji, or roman characters.

  In the application display portions 277 and 278 and the production site display portion 279, the character pattern (for the production site display portion 279, the character pattern 279a) is formed of metal such as copper similarly to the wiring W of the circuit pattern, The character is configured to be covered by the solder resist SR. That is, the application display portions 277 and 278 and the manufacturing site display portion 279 are formed in the process of forming the circuit pattern of the main control board 271 and the like.

  Therefore, the process of forming the circuit pattern and the like of the main control board 271 will be described below with reference to FIG. FIG. 17 is an explanatory view for explaining a process of forming a circuit pattern and the like.

  In the forming step, as a preparation step, as shown in FIG. 17A, double-sided copper-clad lamination in which copper foil CF (metal foil for circuit formation) is attached to the entire both surfaces of insulating plate IB. Prepare a plate (metal foil sticking plate). In the preparation step, the double-sided copper-clad laminate is further subjected to a drilling step and a through hole plating step to form a through hole TH.

  Thereafter, the photoresist formation step is performed on both sides of the double-sided copper-clad laminate, as shown in FIG. 17B, the photoresist FR is laminated on both sides of the double-sided copper-clad laminate. Thereafter, a circuit transfer step is performed on the photoresist FR using a predetermined circuit pattern mask to form an opening H1 for etching in the photoresist FR as shown in FIG. 17C. Incidentally, in this circuit pattern mask, not only the circuit pattern but also each application display portion pattern and the manufacturing location display portion pattern are provided.

  Thereafter, by performing an etching process of the copper foil CF, as shown in FIG. 17D, the opening H2 for circuit formation is formed in the copper foil CF. The plate surface of the insulating plate IB is exposed at the opening H2. Thereafter, by performing a photoresist removing step, as shown in FIG. 17E, the photoresist FR is removed, and the copper foil CF is exposed. Thus, the formation of the wiring W is completed, and the formation of the circuit pattern is completed. Further, in accordance with the completion of the formation of the circuit pattern, the formation of the character pattern of the application display portion 277, 278 and the character pattern 279a of the manufacturing place display portion 279 are completed.

  Thereafter, by performing a solder resist forming process, as shown in FIG. 17F, the circuit pattern is covered with the solder resist SR, and the process of forming the circuit pattern and the like is completed. In addition, according to this, the character pattern of the application display unit 277, 278 and the character pattern 279a of the manufacturing location display unit 279 are covered with the solder resist SR, and the formation of each application displaying unit 277, 278 and the manufacturing location display unit 279 Complete.

  Since the application display portions 277 and 278 and the manufacturing site display portion 279 are formed in the same manner as the circuit pattern as described above, the character pattern of the application display portions 277 and 278 and the character pattern 279a of the manufacturing site display portion 279 can be Even in the configuration covered with the solder resist SR, confirmation can be made on the component mounting surface 271a.

  That is, the solder resist SR follows the unevenness of the characters of the application display portions 277 and 278 and the manufacturing area display portion 279, and the unevenness is not flattened. Further, the main control substrate 271 is configured such that a metal foil such as copper is non-releasably adhered to the insulating plate IB, and a color contrast is generated in the uneven portion on the component mounting surface 271a. Therefore, on the component mounting surface 271a, the character patterns of the application display portions 277 and 278 and the character pattern 279a of the manufacturing location display portion 279 can be confirmed.

  Incidentally, the component mounting surface 271a on which the application display portions 277 and 278 and the manufacturing location display portion 279 are formed faces the box cover 290 side as described above. Further, the box cover 290 has transparency, and in the state where the main control substrate 271 is accommodated in the substrate box 273, characters of the application display portions 277 and 278 and the manufacturing location display portion 279 can be confirmed. Furthermore, as described above, the component mounting surface 271a opens the main body frame 12 with respect to the outer frame 11 in the pachinko machine 10 in a state of installation in a game hall etc. and opens the back of the pachinko machine 10 to the front side. , Can be confirmed without removing the main control device 270. Therefore, with regard to the characters of the application display portions 277 and 278 and the manufacturing location display portion 279 as well, it is possible to check the main control device 270 without removing the back of the pachinko machine 10 as described above. It has become.

  As described above, by forming the application display portions 277 and 278 and the manufacturing location display portion 279, it is possible to suppress the act of manufacturing a forged substrate outside Japan and importing it into Japan. That is, when the purpose display portions 277 and 278 and the manufacturing location display portion 279 are formed in the main control board 271, the counterfeit board is used in order to prevent the fraudulent exchange from being easily detected by the fraudster. In the case of the above, it is necessary to form the application display portions 277 and 278 and the manufacturing site display portion 279. Under such circumstances, if it is indicated in the manufacturing site display portion 279 of the forged substrate manufactured outside of Japan that it is made in Japan, at least when importing the forged substrate into Japan, the customs of the manufacturing location indication is misidentified. Import suspension measures are taken because it corresponds to the indication. In particular, in the state where the application display unit 277, 278 is provided and it is displayed that the application of the substrate is the pachinko machine 10 widely known as a target of various fraudulent acts, a false recognition of the manufacturing place display If labeled, it is likely that import bans will be taken. Furthermore, since the display of the manufacturing place is made by the English word in the manufacturing place display portion 279, and the display of the use is made by the Roman character in the second application display portion 278, not only at the time of import into Japan Also, it can be expected that an export stopping device will be made at the time of export to Japan.

  In addition, at the time of manufacture of the forged substrate, it is assumed that the display of the manufacturing place display portion 279 is set as an actual manufacturing place, and after importing into Japan, the display is changed to the fact that the manufacturing place is Japan. On the other hand, since the characters of the manufacturing site indicator 279 are formed by etching the copper foil CF in the same manner as the circuit pattern as described above, to change the contents, the formation of the copper foil CF is changed. Since the copper foil CF needs to be etched and the like, and the action is time-consuming and needs to be performed in a state where the electronic component is mounted, it is substantially impossible.

  Further, even if the content can be changed by any method, it is necessary to remove the solder resist SR when changing the content. Then, in order to remove the solder resist SR, it is necessary to remove various electronic components mounted on the component mounting surface 271a. This becomes a considerable effort and loses the merit (for example, the cost aspect) of manufacturing a forged substrate outside Japan. In addition, it is assumed that only the solder resist SR in the manufacturing location display portion 279 is removed, but in such a case, between the solder resist SR newly formed after the change of the character content and the solder resist SR originally formed. It is considered that a difference (for example, a boundary between the newly formed solder resist SR and the originally formed solder resist SR) is generated, and the trace thereof is left. In addition, if it is going to eliminate it, it will be a considerable effort, and the merit of manufacturing a forged substrate outside Japan will disappear as described above. From the above, it is possible to suppress the act of manufacturing a forged substrate outside Japan and importing it into Japan.

  Next, the configuration of the second control board unit 202 will be described based on FIG. 18 to FIG. 18 is a front view of the second control board unit 202, FIG. 19 is a perspective view of the unit 202, and FIG. 20 is an exploded perspective view of the unit 202.

  The second control board unit 202 has a horizontally long mount 301, and the payout controller 311, the emission controller 312, and the power supply 313 are mounted on the mount 301. The payout control device 311 and the emission control device 312 are provided with a control board including a CPU, which is central to control, ROM, RAM, various ports, and the like. The payout control board of the payout control device 311 controls the payout of the prize balls and the rental balls. The launch control board of the launch control device 312 controls the launch motor 229 in accordance with the operation of the game ball launch handle 18 by the player. Further, a predetermined power supply voltage required for various control devices and the like is generated and output by the power supply substrate of the power supply 313.

  The payout control device 311, the emission control device 312, and the power supply device 313 are accommodated in substrate boxes 315, 316, and 317 made of transparent resin material or the like. In particular, in the dispensing control device 311, similarly to the main control device 270, the substrate box 315 constituting the packaging means comprises a box base and a box cover, and they are unopenably connected by the sealing unit 319 as sealing means, Thus, the substrate box 315 is sealed. The payout control device 311 is provided with a state recovery switch 321. For example, when the state recovery switch 321 is pressed at the occurrence of a dispensing error such as a ball clogging of a dispensing motor described later, the dispensing motor is rotated forward and reverse to eliminate the ball clogging (return to a normal state). It has become. The power supply device 313 is provided with a RAM erase switch 323. The pachinko machine 10 has a backup function of various data, and maintains the state at the time of a power failure even when a power failure occurs, and returns to the state at the time of a power failure when recovering from a power failure (power recovery) It can be done. Therefore, for example, when the power is shut off in the normal procedure as in the case of business closing of the game hall, the state before shutting off is stored and held, but when the power is turned on while pressing the RAM erase switch 323, the RAM data is initialized. It is supposed to be.

  The mounting base 301 is made of, for example, a colorless and transparent resin molded product, and a flat substrate mounting surface 302 is provided on the surface thereof. The emission control device 312 and the power supply device 313 are mounted side by side on the substrate mounting surface 302 and fixed by screws or the like. A substantially flat pedestal plate 303 is mounted on the substrate box 317 of the power supply 313, and the payout control device 311 is mounted on the pedestal plate 303 and fixed by screws or the like.

  The mounting base 301 is provided with a pair of upper and lower retaining pins 305 at the right end when viewed from the rear of the pachinko machine 10, and the second control board unit is inserted by inserting the retaining pin 305 into the bearing portion 237 from above. A single-piece 202 is rotatably supported on the main body frame 12. A pair of upper and lower ny latches 306 are provided at the left end of the mounting base 301 as fasteners, and the second control board unit 202 is fixed to the main body frame 12 by inserting the ny latch 306 into the to-be-fastened hole 239. The bearing portion 237 and the retaining pin 305 correspond to the support shaft portion M4, and the to-be-fastened hole 239 and the ny latch 306 correspond to the fastening portion M5.

  Next, the configuration of the back pack unit 203 will be described based on FIG. FIG. 21 is a front view of the back pack unit 203. FIG.

  The back pack unit 203 is configured by integrating the back pack 351 and the payout mechanism portion 352 of the game ball. The back pack 351 is integrally molded of, for example, a synthetic resin such as ABS resin, and has a substantially flat base portion 353 and a protection cover portion 354 which protrudes to the rear of the pachinko machine 10 and has a horizontally long substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape. The protective cover portion 354 has a shape in which the left and right side surfaces and the upper surface are closed and only the lower surface is open, and at least has a size sufficient to surround the variable display unit 35. However, in the present embodiment, the above-mentioned sound lamp control device 272 is also surrounded.

  A dispensing mechanism portion 352 is disposed on the base portion 353 of the back pack 351 so as to bypass the protective cover portion 354. That is, a tank 355 opened upward is provided at the top of the back pack 351, and gaming balls supplied from an island facility of the game hall are successively supplied to the tank 355. Below the tank 355, there is connected a tank rail 356 which has, for example, two rows (two rows) of ball passages in the lateral direction and which slopes gently toward the downstream side, and extends vertically on the downstream side of the tank rail 356. Case rails 357 are connected. The payout device 358 is provided at the most downstream part of the case rail 357, and the payout motor 358a is driven by the control of the payout control device 311, and the necessary number of gaming balls are paid out appropriately. The game balls paid out from the payout device 358 are supplied to the upper tray 23 and the like through a payout passage (not shown) and the like.

  A vibrator 360 for attaching a vibration to the tank rail 356 is attached to the tank rail 356. Therefore, if a ball jam occurs around the tank rail 356, the ball jam is eliminated by driving the vibrator 360.

  In addition, a payout relay board 381 for relaying a signal of a payout command from the payout control device 311 to the payout device 358 is installed in the payout mechanism portion 352, and a power switch board 382 for fetching the main power from the outside is installed. It is done. The power switch substrate 382 is supplied with a main power of, for example, 24 AC, via a voltage converter, and is turned on or off by switching the power switch 382a.

  The back pack 351 is provided with a pair of upper and lower retaining pins 385 at the right end when viewed from the rear of the pachinko machine 10, and by inserting the retaining pins 385 into the bearing portion 238 from above, the back pack unit 203 The main body frame 12 is pivotably supported in a cantilever manner. The back pack 351 is provided with a pair of upper and lower ny latches 386 as fasteners at the left end and a locking hole 387 at the upper end, and the ny latch 386 is fitted into the to-be-fastened hole 240 and the locking hole The back pack unit 203 is fixed to the main body frame 12 by rotating the fixing tool 242 after inserting the fixing tool 242 into 387. The back pack unit 203 is also fixed to the main body frame 12 by the fixing devices 241 and 243. The bearing portion 238 and the locking pin 385 correspond to the shaft portion M6, the to-be-fastened hole 240 and the ny latch 386 to the fastening portion M7, and the fixing tool 242 and the locking hole 387 to the locking portion M8. Do. Further, the fixing tool 243 corresponds to the locking portion M9.

  Next, the electrical configuration of the pachinko machine 10 will be described based on the block diagram of FIG.

  The main controller 270 (main control board 271) is mounted with a CPU 501 as a one-chip microcomputer which is an arithmetic device. The CPU 501 is a ROM 502 storing various control programs to be executed by the CPU 501 and fixed value data, and a memory for temporarily storing various data etc. when the control program stored in the ROM 502 is executed. A certain RAM 503 is incorporated with various circuits such as a clock pulse generation circuit, a timer circuit, an interrupt circuit, and a data transmission / reception circuit which are used when time counting and synchronization are desired.

  The RAM 503 is configured to be able to receive data (backup) supplied with a backup voltage from the power supply 313 even after the pachinko machine 10 is powered off, and temporarily stores various data in the RAM 503. A backup area 503a is provided in addition to the memory and the area for the purpose.

  The backup area 503a stores the values of the stack pointer, the respective registers, the I / O, etc. when the power is shut off (including the time of the power outage, the same applies hereinafter) when the power is shut off due to the occurrence of a power outage or the like. The area of the pachinko machine 10 can be restored to the state before the power cut off based on the information of the backup area 503a when the power is turned on (including the power on by the power failure cancellation. The same applies hereinafter). There is. Writing to the backup area 503a is executed when the power is shut off by NMI interrupt processing, and restoration of each value written to the backup area 503a is executed in the main processing when the power is turned on. The power failure signal SG1 from the power failure monitoring circuit 542 is input to the NMI terminal (non-maskable interrupt terminal) of the CPU 501 at the time of power interruption due to the occurrence of a power failure or the like. NMI interrupt processing as processing is immediately executed.

  An input / output port 505 is connected to the CPU 501 of the main control unit 270 via a bus line 504 configured by an address bus and a data bus. On the input side of the main control device 270, a RAM erase switch circuit 543, a payout control device 311, and other switches (not shown), relay boards, etc., which will be described later, are connected. On the other hand, a payout control device 311 and a display control device 214 are connected to the output side of the main control device 270. Further, a switch of an LED lamp disposed in the first specific lamp unit 47 and a switch of an LED lamp disposed in the second specific lamp unit 48 are also connected.

  In the CPU 501 of the main control device 270, based on the detection signals from the winning opening switch 221, the count switch 223, and the operating opening switch 224, the general winning opening 31, the variable winning device 32, and the entering judgment in the operating opening 33 are performed. As a result of the determination, when it is determined that the gaming ball has entered in any of them, the winning ball command is output to the payout control device 311 so that the gaming ball is paid out from the payout device 358. Further, in the CPU 501 of the main control device 270, when it is determined that the gaming ball has entered the operation opening 33 based on the detection signal from the operation opening switch 224, the determination of success or failure (implication lottery) is made, and the result of the determination is When it is a winning, the gaming state is shifted from the normal gaming state to the special gaming state (big hit state). By switching to the jackpot state, the opening and closing control of the variable winning device 32 is performed, and a large amount of gaming balls are paid out to the player based on that. By the way, the result of the above-mentioned pass / fail judgment is displayed on the symbol display device 41 via the display control device 214 and is also displayed on the first specific lamp portion 47.

  The payout control device 311 (dispense control board) operates the payout motor 358a (dispensing device 358) based on the winning ball command input from the main control device 270 to perform the payout control of the winning balls and the lending balls. The CPU 511, which is an arithmetic device, includes a ROM 512 storing a control program to be executed by the CPU 511, fixed value data, and the like, and a RAM 513 used as a work memory or the like.

  Similar to the RAM 503 of the main control device 270, the RAM 513 of the payout control device 311 is configured to be able to receive (back up) data by being supplied with a backup voltage from the power supply device 313 even after the pachinko machine 10 is powered off. The RAM 513 is provided with a backup area 513 a in addition to a memory and an area for temporarily storing various data and the like.

  The backup area 513a is an area for storing values such as a stack pointer at the time of power shutdown, each register, and I / O when the power is shut down due to the occurrence of a power failure or the like. Based on the information of the backup area 513a, the state of the pachinko machine 10 can be restored to the state before the power is turned off. Writing to the backup area 513a is executed when the power is shut off by NMI interrupt processing, and restoration of each value written to the backup area 513a is executed in the main processing when the power is turned on. Similar to the CPU 501 of the main control unit 270, the NMI terminal of the CPU 511 is configured to receive the power failure signal SG1 from the power failure monitoring circuit 542 at the time of power interruption due to the occurrence of power failure etc. NMI interrupt processing is to be executed immediately.

  An input / output port 515 is connected to the CPU 511 of the payout control device 311 via a bus line 514 configured by an address bus and a data bus. Connected to the input / output port 515 are the RAM erase switch circuit 543, the main controller 270, the launch controller 312, the payout motor 358a, and the like.

  The launch control device 312 permits or prohibits the launch of the gaming ball by the launch motor 229. The launch motor 229 is permitted to drive when the predetermined condition is satisfied. Specifically, a release permission signal is output from the payout control device 311, a sensor signal is detected by the player touching the game ball release handle 18, a release for stopping the release On the condition that the stop switch is not operated, the firing motor 229 is driven, and the gaming ball is fired with a strength according to the amount of operation of the gaming ball firing handle 18.

  The display control device 214 controls the variable display of the first symbol (special symbol) in the symbol display device 41. The display control device 214 includes a CPU 521, a ROM (program ROM) 522, a work RAM 523, a video RAM 524, a character ROM 525, an image controller 526, an input port 527, two output ports 528 and 529, and a bus line. 530 and 531 are provided. The output side of the main controller 270 is connected to the input side of the input port 527, and the CPU 521, the ROM 522, the work RAM 523 and the image controller 526 are connected to the output side of the input port 527 and the output port via the bus line 530 528 is connected. An audio lamp control device 272 is connected to the output side of the output port 528. Further, an output port 529 is connected to the image controller 526 via a bus line 531, and a symbol display device 41 is connected to the output side of the output port 529.

  The CPU 521 of the display control device 214 controls the display of the symbol display device 41 based on the symbol display command transmitted from the main control device 270. The ROM 522 is a memory for storing various control programs to be executed by the CPU 521 and fixed value data. The work RAM 523 is for temporarily storing work data and flags used when the CPU 521 executes various programs. Memory.

  The video RAM 524 is a memory for storing display data displayed on the symbol display device 41, and the display content of the symbol display device 41 is changed by rewriting the content of the video RAM 524. The character ROM 525 is a memory for storing character data such as a symbol displayed on the symbol display device 41. The image controller 526 adjusts the respective timings of the CPU 521, the video RAM 524, and the output port 529 to intervene in reading and writing of data, and reads the display data stored in the video RAM 524 from the character ROM 525 at a predetermined timing to display symbols. It is displayed on the device 41.

  The power supply 313 includes a power supply 541 for supplying power to each part of the pachinko machine 10, a power failure monitoring circuit 542 for monitoring power interruption due to a power failure, etc., and a RAM erase switch circuit 543 connected to the RAM erase switch 323. And have. The power supply unit 541 supplies necessary operation power to each of the main control device 270, the payout control device 311, and the like through a power supply path (not shown). As a summary, the power supply unit 541 takes in AC 24 volt power supplied from the outside, and generates +12 V power for driving various switches, motors, etc., +5 V power for logic, backup power for RAM backup, etc. And supplies the +12 V power supply, the +5 V power supply, and the backup power supply to the main control device 270, the payout control device 311, and the like. An operation power supply (+12 V power supply, +5 V power supply, etc.) is supplied to the emission control device 312 via the payout control device 311.

  The power failure monitoring circuit 542 is a circuit for outputting the power failure signal SG1 to each NMI terminal of the CPU 501 of the main control device 270 and the CPU 511 of the payout control device 311 at the time of power interruption due to the occurrence of power failure or the like. The power failure monitoring circuit 542 monitors the voltage of the stable DC voltage of 24 volts which is the maximum voltage output from the power supply 541, and determines that a power failure (power interruption) occurs when this voltage becomes less than 22 volts, The blackout signal SG1 is output to the main controller 270 and the payout controller 311. Based on the output of the power failure signal SG1, the main control device 270 and the payout control device 311 recognize the occurrence of the power failure and execute NMI interrupt processing. The power supply unit 541 outputs an output voltage of 5 volts, which is a drive voltage of the control system, as a normal value for a time sufficient for execution of the NMI interrupt processing even after the voltage of the DC stable 24 volts becomes less than 22 volts. It is configured to maintain. Thus, the main controller 270 and the payout controller 311 can execute and complete the NMI interrupt processing normally.

  The RAM erase switch circuit 543 takes in a switch signal of the RAM erase switch 323 and outputs a RAM erase signal SG2 for clearing the backup data of the main controller 270 and the payout control device 311 according to the state of the switch 323. It is. When the RAM erase switch 323 is pressed, the RAM erase switch circuit 543 outputs a RAM erase signal SG2 to the main control device 270 and the payout control device 311. As a result, when the power of the pachinko machine 10 is turned on while the RAM erase switch 323 is pressed, the data in the backup areas 503a and 513a of the main control device 270 and the payout control device 311 are cleared.

  According to the first embodiment described above, the following excellent effects can be obtained.

  The manufacturing location display unit 279 is formed on the main control substrate 271. As described above, in the configuration in which the manufacturing place display portion 279 is provided on the regular main control board 271, the manufacturing place display is also made on the forged board in order to prevent the fraudulent exchange from being easily viewed by the fraudster. It is necessary to form a part. Under such circumstances, if the manufacturing area indicating that it is in Japan is displayed on the manufacturing area display portion of the forged substrate manufactured outside Japan, at least when importing the forged substrate into Japan, the manufacturing area is displayed by customs It is subject to import suspension measures because it falls under the misleading indication of

  In addition, at the time of manufacture of the forged substrate, the display content of the manufacturing location display portion 279 is set as the actual manufacturing location of the forged substrate, and after importing into Japan, the display content is changed to the fact that the manufacturing location is Japan. An act is assumed. On the other hand, a character pattern 279a for displaying the manufacturing place in the manufacturing place display portion 279 is formed by etching the copper foil CF laminated on the insulating plate IB of the main control substrate 271. Thus, in order to change the display content of the character pattern 279a, removal of the character pattern 279a, relamination of the copper foil CF on the insulating plate IB, etching of the relaminated copper foil CF, and the like are required. Then, it is difficult to perform such an operation after various electronic components are mounted on the component mounting surface 271 a of the main control substrate 271. Moreover, even if the change operation of the display content is possible, the change operation becomes time-consuming and the action can be suppressed. In particular, for fraudsters who import counterfeit substrates manufactured in large quantities in countries with low manufacturing costs into Japan, it is very difficult to change counter contents after importing into Japan. The merit of manufacturing will be lost. Therefore, the act of changing the display content can be suppressed.

  In the configuration in which the circuit pattern of the main control substrate 271 is formed by etching the copper foil CF laminated on the insulating plate IB, the character pattern 279a indicating the manufacturing place in the manufacturing place display portion 279 as described above is also used. It formed by etching copper foil CF. That is, the character pattern 279a can be formed in accordance with the formation of the circuit pattern at the time of manufacture of the main control board 271. As a result, even if the manufacturing location display portion 279 is provided on the main control substrate 271, the number of manufacturing steps does not increase significantly as compared with the conventional main control substrate, and the manufacturing cost increases significantly. Nor. And, along with this, the manufacturing cost of the gaming machine does not increase significantly. Therefore, it is possible to suppress unauthorized exchange of the main control substrate 271 using a forged substrate manufactured outside of Japan while suppressing an increase in the manufacturing cost of the gaming machine.

  The character pattern 279a is covered with the solder resist SR to form the manufacturing site display portion 279. As a result, it is necessary to remove the solder resist SR in order to change the display content of the character pattern 279a. Therefore, the work of changing the display content is time-consuming. In particular, the manufacturing location display unit 279 is formed on the component mounting surface 271 a of the main control board 271. In this case, in order to remove the solder resist SR, it is necessary to remove various electronic components mounted on the component mounting surface 271a. This is a considerable effort. In addition, it is assumed that only the solder resist SR around the manufacturing location display area 279 is removed, but in such a case, the newly created solder resist SR and the originally created solder resist SR after the display content change. It is thought that a difference will occur between them, and the trace will remain. In addition, if it tries to solve that, it will be considerable labor. Therefore, the action of changing the display content can be suitably suppressed. Further, according to this configuration, since the solder resist SR for protecting the circuit pattern of the main control substrate 271 is also used as a covering portion of the manufacturing location display portion 279, the above effect can be achieved while simplifying the configuration. .

  As described above, the manufacturing location display unit 279 is formed on the component mounting surface 271 a of the main control substrate 271. As a result, in the inspection operation of the main control substrate 271 in a game hall or the like, the manufacturing place display portion 279 is checked in accordance with the inspection of the electronic component mounted on the component mounting surface 271a, whereby illegal exchange to a forged substrate is performed. It can be checked whether it has been hit or not.

  The main control substrate 271 is formed with application display portions 277 and 278 that indicate that the application of the main control substrate 271 is a pachinko machine. As a result, it is displayed that the application of the main control board 271 is a pachinko machine widely known as a target of various fraudulent acts. In such a state, when the false indication of the manufacturing place display portion 279 is made, it is considered that the possibility that the import suspension measures will be taken becomes high. In addition, the application display portions 277 and 278 are juxtaposed to the manufacturing site display portion 279. Thereby, the manufacturing place displayed on the manufacturing place display part 279 and the application displayed on the application display parts 278 and 279 can be viewed together. Therefore, it becomes possible to make the above-mentioned effect more remarkable.

  It has been made possible to confirm the manufacturing location display section 279 in the installed state of the main control device 270. As a result, for example, even if the forged substrate on which the manufacturing site that is not normal is displayed on the manufacturing site display unit 279 is illegally exchanged, it is possible to easily find it.

Second Embodiment
In the present embodiment, the configuration of main controller 270 is different from that of the first embodiment. Therefore, the configuration according to the following will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 23 to 25. 23 is a front view of the main controller 270, FIG. 24 is an exploded perspective view of the main controller 270, FIG. 25 (a) is a sectional view taken along the line A-A of FIG. 23, FIG. 25 (b) is a B-- FIG. It is a B line sectional view. The same reference numerals as in the first embodiment denote the same parts in FIGS. 23 to 25, and a description thereof will be basically omitted.

  As shown in FIG. 24, main controller 270 includes substrate box 273 including box base 280 and box cover 290 as in the first embodiment, and main controller 270 is provided in the internal space of substrate box 273. A main control board 551 is accommodated. The main control board 551 is screwed to the box cover 290. In this case, the component mounting surface 551a on the main control substrate 551 on which the CPU chip 552 and the like are mounted faces the box cover 290 side.

  In the component mounting surface 551a of the main control board 551, as with the first embodiment, application display portions 555 and 556 and a manufacturing location display portion 557 are provided. The specific structure, display contents, and formation method are the same as those of the application display units 277 and 278 and the manufacturing location display unit 279 in the first embodiment, and thus the description thereof is omitted. However, the positions at which the application display portions 555 and 556 and the manufacturing site display portion 557 are provided in the component mounting surface 551a are different from those in the first embodiment. Specifically, the various display portions 277 to 279 are provided in an area in contact with the box cover 290 on the component mounting surface 551a. Therefore, the contact area will be described in detail.

  As shown in FIG. 25, the box cover 290 has a step-like shape in the thickness direction of the main controller 270, and accommodates electronic components such as the CPU chip 552 mounted on the component mounting surface 551a of the main control substrate 551. And an overlap portion 562 extending in a flat plate shape so as to overlap with the main control substrate 551. The housing portion 561 is formed such that the distance between the housing portion 561 and the main control board 551 is larger than the height dimension of the tallest electronic component mounted on the component mounting surface 551 a, and the overlapping portion 562 The peripheral wall is comprised by the level | step-difference part 563 which comprises a connection part with.

  The overlapping portion 562 is formed on the peripheral side of the box cover 290 so as to surround the housing portion 561. Of the overlapping portion 562, the upper edge side overlapping portion 562a formed on the upper edge side of the box cover 290 is formed in a band shape having a predetermined width and being horizontally long. Incidentally, the longitudinal direction of the upper edge side overlapping portion 562 a is the longitudinal direction of the main control device 270.

  The upper edge side overlapping portion 562 a is formed with a plurality of openings 564 along the longitudinal direction, and these openings 564 are provided for the respective receiving connectors 565 mounted on the component mounting surface 551 a of the main control board 551. It corresponds one to one. When the main control board 551 is screwed to the box cover 290, the receiving connectors 565 are exposed to the outside of the board box 273 through the openings 564 as shown in FIG. Connection is possible. Of the overlapping portions 562, the lower edge side overlapping portion 562b formed on the lower edge side of the box cover 290 is formed in the same strip shape as the upper edge side overlapping portion 562a, and furthermore, each receiving connector 565 is exposed. Each of the openings 564 is formed.

  The component mounting surface 551a of the main control board 551 is in contact with the overlapping portion 562, and the region in contact with the overlapping portion 562 corresponds to the contact region. The contact area is located on the peripheral side of the component mounting surface 551 a corresponding to the overlapping portion 562. Of the contact areas, the upper edge side contact area S that contacts the upper edge side overlapping portion 562a is horizontally long and has a predetermined width (the receiving connector 565 can be mounted, as shown by being separated by a dashed dotted line in FIG. It has a strip shape with a By the way, the upper edge side contact region S enters the inside of the component mounting surface 551a with the edge of the component mounting surface 551a as one end, and the longitudinal direction of the upper edge side contact region S is the longitudinal direction of the main control device 270. There is.

  As shown in FIG. 24, a plurality of the above-described receiving connectors 565 are mounted in the upper edge side contact region S. That is, the upper edge side contact area S includes a connector aggregation area. The receiving connectors 565 are arranged at predetermined intervals along the longitudinal direction of the upper edge side contact area S. By arranging the receiving connector 565 in the upper edge side contact area S in this way, an attempt is made to connect a fraudulent jig such as a lead to the component mounting surface 551a from the outside of the substrate box 273 through the opening 564 of the box cover 290. Cheating can be suppressed. That is, even if it is attempted to insert the fraud jig into the substrate box 273 from the opening 564, as shown in FIG. 25A, in the upper edge side contact area S, the component mounting surface 551a of the main control substrate 551 and the box cover Since the upper edge overlap portion 562a is in contact with the upper edge 290, the insertion thereof is blocked. The peripheral wall of the opening 564 may be erected outward (upward when viewed in the state of FIG. 25A) along the circumferential surface of the receiving connector 565 to provide a standing wall.

  In the above configuration, the various display portions 555 to 557 are provided in the upper edge side contact area S as shown in FIG. In detail, in the width direction (short direction) of the upper edge side contact region S, the various display portions 555 to 557 have the first application display portion 555, the second application display portion 556, and the manufacturing location display portion 557 from above. They are juxtaposed in order. From this configuration, it can be said that the display unit aggregation region is provided in the upper edge side contact region S.

  The display unit aggregation area is not between the connectors of the plurality of receiving connectors 565, but outside the area where the plurality of receiving connectors 565 are provided. As a result, the visibility of the various display units 555 to 557 is suppressed from being blocked by the receiving connector 565. Incidentally, among the receiving connectors 565 provided in the upper edge side contact area S, the receiving connector 565 located at least at a position closest to the display area concentrated area is colored in a color different from the main control board 551 and various electronic components There is. Accordingly, in customs and the like, it is expected that the line of sight naturally turns to the receiving connector 565, and accordingly, it is expected that the line of sight naturally turns to the display area intensive area.

  As shown in FIG. 25 (b), the various display portions 555 to 557 contact the upper edge side overlapping portion 562 a of the box cover 290 by providing the various display portions 555 to 557 in the upper edge side contact region S. ing. Thus, even when the main control substrate 551 is accommodated in the substrate box 273, the display contents of the various display portions 555 to 557 can be confirmed at a position as close as possible. Further, the various display portions 555 to 557 are at positions separated from the receiving connector 565 and do not overlap with the opening 564. Accordingly, the various display portions 555 to 557 are entirely covered by the upper edge side overlapping portion 562a, and are not exposed outside the substrate box 273.

  According to the second embodiment described above, the following excellent effects can be obtained in addition to the effects of the first embodiment.

  A manufacturing location display portion 557 is formed in the upper edge side contact region S which contacts the upper edge side overlapping portion 562a of the box cover 290 on the component mounting surface 551a of the main control substrate 551. Thereby, when the display content of the manufacturing location display unit 557 is confirmed through the substrate box 273, the display content can be confirmed at a position as close as possible. Therefore, for example, when a forged substrate manufactured outside the country is similarly accommodated in a forged substrate box and imported into Japan, the visibility of the manufacturing area display unit in customs etc. is reduced, and the manufacturing area is misidentified. It is possible to suppress the occurrence of inconveniences such as the display being overlooked.

  Further, as described above, when the display content of the manufacturing place display portion 557 is confirmed through the substrate box 273, the visibility is improved, so that the manufacturing place in the inspection operation of the main control board 551 in the game hall etc. The display content of the display portion 557 can be easily confirmed. Therefore, whether illegal exchange to a forged substrate with different display content on the manufacturing location display portion 557 or illegal replacement to a forged substrate with a trace that the display content on the manufacturing location display portion 557 has been changed is performed. Workability of confirmation work is improved. In addition, the effect regarding the said manufacturing place display part 557 is similarly show | played regarding the application display parts 555 and 556.

  Further, the upper edge side overlapping portion 562 a is provided in the box cover 290 with respect to the peripheral edge of the accommodation portion 561. Thereby, the visibility is not hindered by the accommodation portion 561 by visually recognizing the manufacturing place display portion 557 from the upper edge side. Therefore, the visibility of the display content of the manufacturing location display unit 557 can be improved. Furthermore, the above effects can be achieved without causing any restriction on the mounting position of the electronic component on the component mounting surface 551a. That is, in the configuration in which the overlapping portion 562 is provided so as to be surrounded by the housing portion 561, the tall electronic component can not be mounted at the position where the overlapping portion 562 is formed.

  Further, the receiving connector 565 is provided in the upper edge side contact area S, and an opening 564 for exposing the receiving connector 565 to the outside of the substrate box 273 is formed in the upper edge side overlapping portion 562a. By thus setting the positions of the receiving connector 565 and the opening 564, even if trying to insert a fraudulent jig such as a lead wire into the substrate box 273 through the opening 564 for exposing the receiving connector 565, This is blocked by the upper overlapping portion 562a and the main control board 551. That is, according to the present configuration, by providing the upper edge side overlapping portion 562a, it is possible to achieve both suppression of fraudulent acts through the opening 564 and improvement in the visibility of the display content of the manufacturing location display portion 557. .

(Other embodiments)
In addition, it is not limited to the description content of embodiment mentioned above, For example, you may implement as follows.

  (1) In the first embodiment, the character pattern 279a of the manufacturing location display portion 279 is formed by etching the copper foil CF laminated on the insulating plate IB, but the display content of the character pattern 279a is changed Such configuration may be changed as long as it can be suppressed. For example, the character pattern 279a may be formed by printing a paste of metal, resin, or the like on the insulating plate IB. Also, the character pattern 279a may be formed by providing unevenness on the surface of the insulating plate IB. Furthermore, the character pattern 279a may be printed on the solder resist SR. However, in such a configuration, the material forming the character pattern 279a is preferably a material exhibiting the same solubility as the solder resist SR. By causing removal of the solder resist SR also when removing the character pattern 279a, it is possible to force the fraudster to re-form the solder resist SR when the display content of the character pattern 279a is changed.

  The configuration may be applied to the manufacturing location display unit 557 and the application display units 555 and 556 in the second embodiment.

  (2) In the first embodiment, the character pattern 279a of the manufacturing location display portion 279 is covered with the solder resist SR, but this may be changed. For example, the character pattern 279a may be covered with a covering portion different from the solder resist SR. Further, the character pattern 279a may not be covered. Even with this configuration, in order to change the display content of the character pattern 279a, removal of the character pattern 279a, re-forming of the copper foil CF, etching of the copper foil CF, etc. is required. Can suppress the act of trying to change the

  The configuration may be applied to the manufacturing location display unit 557 and the application display units 555 and 556 in the second embodiment.

  (3) In the first embodiment, the position where the manufacturing location display portion 279 is formed is not limited to the component mounting surface 271a, and the display content of the manufacturing location display portion 279 can be confirmed. If there is, it is optional.

  (4) In the first embodiment, the manufacturing place display unit 279 is provided at only one place, but the manufacturing place display unit 279 may be provided at a plurality of places of the main control board 271. In this way, when manufacturing a forged substrate, let the display contents of the manufacturing place display portion 279 be the actual manufacturing place of the forged substrate, and change the display contents to that the manufacturing place is in Japan after importing into Japan. It is necessary for the performer to change the display contents of all the manufacturing place display parts 279, and such an action can be suppressed. In particular, by arranging the plurality of manufacturing place display parts 279 on the plate surface of the main control board 271 so as to sandwich the electronic component therebetween, the display contents of the manufacturing place display parts 279 are collectively changed. It becomes difficult and can control the action which tries to change the above-mentioned display contents. The technical idea of the above configuration is that "a plurality of manufacturing site display units are provided on the control substrate", and "a plurality of manufacturing site display units sandwich the at least one electronic component mounted on the control substrate. It is mentioned that it is provided spaced apart on the plate surface.

  The configuration may be applied to the manufacturing location display unit 557 in the second embodiment.

  (5) In the first embodiment, the main control substrate 271 is provided with the application display portions 277 and 278. However, the application display portions 277 and 278 may be omitted. Further, instead of providing a plurality of application display portions 277 and 278, only one may be provided.

  The configuration may be applied to the application display units 555 and 556 in the second embodiment.

  (6) The contents displayed on the application display portions 277, 278, 555, 556 are not limited to those in the above embodiments, and may be, for example, "gaming machines" or their Roman alphabets. When the present invention is applied to a so-called slot machine, the contents displayed on the application display portions 277, 278, 555, 556 are "slot", "slot machine", "slot machine", "pachislot" Or, it may be a roman script or the like.

  (7) As measures against fraud on the dispensing control board of the dispensing control device 311, measures against fraud on the display control board of the display control device 214, or fraudulent on the voice lamp control board of the voice lamp control device 272 The configuration of the manufacturing site indicator 279, 557 in the form and the configuration related thereto may be applied.

  (8) In each of the above embodiments, the main controller 270 is disposed so that the component mounting surface 271a, 551a on which the manufacturing location display portion 279, 557 is displayed faces the back of the pachinko machine 10, the main controller 270 may be disposed such that the component mounting surfaces 271a and 551a face the side of the pachinko machine 10. Further, the main control device 270 may be disposed such that the component mounting surfaces 271a and 551a face the front of the pachinko machine 10.

  (9) A substrate manufacturer display unit that displays not only manufacturing place display units 279 and 557 and application display units 277, 278, 555 and 556 on main control substrate 271 and 551, but also manufacturers of main control substrates 271 and 551 A pachinko machine manufacturer display section (game machine manufacturer display section) for displaying a manufacturer of the pachinko machine 10 and a sales maker display section for displaying a sales maker of the pachinko machine 10 may be provided.

  (10) The configuration of the manufacturing site display units 279 and 557 and the configuration related thereto may be applied to the main control boards 271 and 551 to which the function as the power failure monitoring circuit 542 is further added.

  (11) In the second embodiment, the upper edge side where the application display portions 555 and 556 and the manufacturing location display portion 557 are in contact with the upper edge side overlapping portion 562a of the box cover 290 on the component mounting surface 551a of the main control board 551 Although provided in the contact area S, this may be changed. For example, the box cover 290 is provided at a position closer to the component mounting surface 551a than the housing portion 561 and at a position separated from the component mounting surface 551a, the plate cover 290 has a flat portion extending along the component mounting surface 551a. In the configuration, the manufacturing place display portion 557 or the like may be provided in the region of the component mounting surface 551a facing the facing portion. With this configuration, the visibility of the display content of the manufacturing location display unit 557 can be improved as compared with the configuration in which the manufacturing location display unit 557 and the like are provided in the area stored in the storage unit 561.

  Further, the facing portion may be configured to be close to the manufacturing location display portion 557. However, in the configuration in which the proximity is made, it is necessary to set the distance to be close enough to prevent the insertion of the fraudulent jig such as the lead wire. Incidentally, in the configuration in which the main control board 551 is attached to the box base 280 instead of attaching the main control board 551 to the box cover 290, the component mounting surface 551 a of the main control board 551 abuts on the overlapping portion 562 of the box cover 290 Since it is difficult to make it difficult, it is preferable to set it as the structure made to approach like this structure.

  (12) In the second embodiment, the contact area S is provided on the upper edge side of the component mounting surface 551a of the main control substrate 551, and the manufacturing location display 557 or the like is provided on the upper edge side contact area S. You may change this. For example, the manufacturing area display unit 557 or the like may be provided in the contact area on the lower edge side. Further, a contact area may be provided on the left and right lateral edge sides, and the production area display portion 557 or the like may be provided in the contact area.

  Further, in the box cover 290, not the peripheral edge of the housing portion 561 but an inner side extending in a flat shape along the component mounting surface 551a at a position closer to the component mounting surface 561a than the housing portion 561 The manufacturing location display portion 557 or the like may be provided in the region of the component mounting surface 551a facing the facing portion.

  (13) In the second embodiment, the belt-like contact areas having the predetermined width (the width at which the receiving connector 565 can be installed) are provided at a plurality of locations on the component mounting surface 551a of the main control board 551. However, the belt-like contact area may be provided only at one place in the component mounting surface 551a. And a manufacturing place indicator 557 grade is provided in the contact field provided only in this one place. In this case, as compared with the second embodiment, in terms of the appearance of the substrate box 273, the position at which the manufacturing location display portion 557 is provided is noticeable.

  (14) In the second embodiment, the manufacturing location display portion 557 is provided in the upper edge side contact region S (the facing region with the facing portion), and the region where the application display portion 555, 556 is accommodated in the accommodation portion 561. It is good also as composition provided in. In this configuration, the size of the character pattern in the manufacturing location display portion 557 can be made larger than that of the second embodiment, and the visibility can be further improved.

  (15) In the second embodiment, the manufacturing location display portion 557 or the like is provided for the upper edge side contact area S including the connector aggregation area, but instead, the connector aggregation area is included. Alternatively, the manufacturing location display unit 557 or the like may be provided in a contact area dedicated to the display unit (a facing area dedicated to the display unit).

  (16) In the second embodiment, the application display portions 555 and 556 and the manufacturing location display portion 557 are juxtaposed in the width direction (short side direction) of the upper edge side contact region S. It may be juxtaposed in the longitudinal direction of the upper edge side contact area S. In addition, the manufacturing location display portion 557 or the like may be provided between the receiving connectors 565 aligned in the longitudinal direction in the upper edge side contact region S.

  (17) In each of the above embodiments, the application display portions 277, 278, 555, 556 and the manufacturing site display portions 279, 557 are configured to have individual edges around each character pattern. Alternatively, each display portion may have a common edge.

  (18) In each of the above-described embodiments, the first specific lamp unit 47 is provided separately from the symbol display device 41 that performs the variable display of the first symbol, but the first specific lamp unit 47 may not be provided.

  (19) Other types of pachinko machines and the like different from the above embodiments, for example, pachinko machines in which a motorized role opens a predetermined number of times when game balls enter a specific area of a special device The present invention can be applied to pachinko machines that become jackpots when a ball enters and becomes a jackpot, pachinko machines equipped with other features, arrange ball machines, and game machines such as ball balls.

  Also, a non-ball-ball type gaming machine, for example, a plurality of reels having a plurality of kinds of symbols attached in the circumferential direction, starts rotation of the reels by the insertion of medals and the operation of the start lever, and the area visible from the display window The present invention can be applied to a slot machine in which the symbol is variably displayed and the reel is stopped when the stop switch is operated or a predetermined time elapses, and the symbol variable display is finished. In the main control board of the slot machine, a determination on the winning combination (lottery process) is performed based on the predetermined number of medals being inserted and the start lever being operated. Then, when a specific symbol or a combination of specific symbols corresponding to the winning combination that has won in the determination is established on the activated line, a bonus such as payout of medals is awarded to the player.

  A pachinko machine and slot machine including a loading device and starting rotation of the reel by operating the start lever after a predetermined number of gaming balls stored in the storage unit are loaded by the loading device. Can also be applied to gaming machines in which

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Pachinko machine as a game machine, 271 ... Main control board, 271 ... Parts mounting surface, 273 ... Board box, 277, 278 ... Application display part, 279 ... Manufacturing place display part, 279a ... Character pattern, 551 ... Main control Substrate 551a: component mounting surface 555, 556: application display portion 557: manufacturing location display portion 561: housing portion 562a: upper edge side overlapping portion as a facing portion 564: opening portion 565: receiving connector, CF ... Copper foil as a metal layer, IB ... Insulating plate as a base plate, S ... Upper edge side contact region, SR ... Solder resist as a covering portion, W ... Wiring.

Claims (1)

In a gaming machine provided with a control device in which a control substrate is accommodated in a substrate box formed of a transparent material,
On the component mounting surface of the control board, a manufacturing place display unit for displaying the manufacturing place of the control board, a first application display unit for displaying that the application of the control board is a game machine, and the first application A second application display unit for displaying that the application of the control board is a game machine in a language different from that of the display on the display unit is arranged in parallel;
The circuit pattern of the control substrate is formed by etching a metal layer laminated on the surface of a nonconductive base plate,
Each of the display portions is a character formed by a removed region in which the metal layer is removed in a rectangular shape by etching the metal layer and a portion left by etching the metal layer in the removed region. With the pattern,
The solder resist for protecting the circuit pattern of the control substrate is provided, and substantially the entire area of the component mounting surface including the display portions is covered with the solder resist in a state where the character pattern can be visually recognized. Film thickness is formed thinner than the protrusion amount of the character pattern from the component mounting surface,
Installing the control device so that the component mounting surface is visible through the substrate box in the installed state;
The control device exposes a connector member mounted on the component mounting surface from an opening provided in the substrate box and can be connected to another device.
The substrate box is flat along the area so as to abut or approach the area provided with the connector member in the accommodation area for accommodating various electronic components mounted on the area for mounting components. And overlapping portions in which the openings are formed.
The connector member and the display portions are provided on the upper edge side of the component mounting surface, and the overlapping portion is provided to extend upward from the upper edge of the housing portion, and the overlapping in the component mounting surface is performed. The display units are provided in the area facing the unit;
The region facing the overlapping portion is in the form of a horizontally long strip having a vertical width smaller than the vertical width of the housing.
The manufacturing place display unit displays the manufacturing place horizontally, and the first application display unit and the second application display unit horizontally display the applications.
A game machine characterized in that each of the display portions is vertically arranged in the area facing the overlapping portion .

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