JPH0439341B2 - - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION Field of Industrial Application The present invention relates to a ball guiding device for a pachinko machine.

BACKGROUND ART Conventional pachinko machines have a ball guide box attached to the back of the game board that forms a ball guide path for safe balls according to the arrangement of winning devices. For this reason, it was not possible to freely form a ball guiding path according to the arrangement of the winning device. In addition, components and lead wires related to the control circuit of the pachinko machine were attached separately from the ball guide box, and the printed wiring board was fixed with screws or the like, making assembly and repair troublesome.

In addition, the mounting structure of the ball for collecting safe balls in a pachinko machine is hinged on the back of the game board so that it can be opened, closed, and removed.
Furthermore, a pachinko machine with a connector attached to the winning ball collection gutter has been proposed as Utility Model Publication No. 56-37750.

Problems to be Solved by the Invention It is an object of the present invention to easily form a ball guide path for safe balls according to the arrangement of a winning device, and to provide a board storage box containing a control wiring board for a pachinko machine with an opening/closing lid. By attaching it to the outside of the board, you can easily attach and remove the board storage box without opening the opening/closing lid, and repair or replace the wiring board inside.If necessary, you can attach the board storage box to the collecting cover. Cover the board storage box with an opening/closing lid to prevent direct contact with the board storage box, and ensure that only those who can open and close the opening/closing lid are allowed to replace or assemble wiring boards inside the board storage box. An object of the present invention is to provide a ball guiding device for a pachinko machine that can prevent modification of the ball.

Means for Solving the Problems The ball guide device for a pachinko machine of the present invention includes a ball guide cover, an opening/closing lid detachably attached to the ball collecting cover, an outer surface of the opening/closing lid, and an outer surface of the ball collecting cover. This device is characterized by a board storage box which can be attached to and removed from either of the opening/closing lid covering portions and which houses a pachinko machine control wiring board inside.

Function: A ball guide cover is attached to the back of the game board to form a ball guiding path for safe balls, and an opening/closing lid attached to the ball cover so as to be openable and closable is opened to provide a board storage box stored inside. The control wiring board of the pachinko machine is replaced or repaired, or the control wiring board of the pachinko machine provided inside the board storage box detachably attached to the outer surface of the opening/closing lid is replaced or repaired.

Embodiments Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. In FIGS. 1 and 2, reference numeral 1 denotes a ball collecting cover attached to the back surface 2a of the game board 2 of the pachinko machine, and an opening/closing lid 3 is attached to the ball collecting cover 1 so that it can be opened and closed freely. The cover 1 and the opening/closing lid 3 constitute a ball guiding device, and the opening/closing lid 3 is fitted with a board storage box 5 in which a printed wiring board 4 for controlling the pachinko machine is fitted and stored.
is installed. The ball collecting cover 1, the opening/closing lid 3, and the board storage box 5 are made of synthetic resin material, and the board storage box 5 can be stored inside the opening/closing lid 3 and attached to the opening/closing lid 3, It can also be attached to the ball cover 1.

As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the ball collecting cover 1 has a large number of square recesses 7, which serve as scales, formed in the center of the cover body 6 in a regular grid pattern.
A long hole 8 for cutting out the recess 7 is provided around the recess 7, and the recess 7 is arranged in accordance with the arrangement of the ball guide gutter provided on the back surface 2a of the game board 2 having the winning device. It is used by being cut out from the elongated hole 8. Pachinko balls are placed on both sides of the recess 7 on the game board 2.
A ball guiding path 11 is formed of a plurality of vertical projecting strips 9 and a rising projecting wall 10 for guiding the ball to the outside or inside of the ball, and a plurality of window holes 12 are bored in the ball guiding path 11. , by cutting out the protruding piece 9 according to the arrangement of the winning device, the ball guiding path 11 is formed.
A passageway is formed. In the upper part of the window hole 12, a plurality of wiring conduction holes 13 are bored through which lead wires of a winning device or the like are passed.

Reference numeral 14 designates a plurality of lid mounting bodies that pivotally support the opening/closing lid 3 provided on the side of one of the rising projecting walls 10, and as shown in FIG.
4a is formed. A plurality of locking body mounting holes 15 for mounting locking screws for locking the opening/closing lid 3 are provided on the side of the other rising projecting wall 10, and the lower lid mounting body 14 and A ball guide 17 is provided below the locking body mounting hole 15 and has a guide path 16 that communicates with the ball guide path 11 . A rising outer wall 18 is provided on the outer periphery of the cover main body 6, and an inclined surface 18a is provided below the outer wall 18.
A ball guide hole 19 is formed in the lower center of the cover main body 6 so that pachinko balls passing through the ball guide body 17 are guided to the ball guide hole 19 along the inclined surface 18a. It's getting old.
Reference numeral 20 denotes a box mounting hole for mounting the substrate storage box 5 provided above the intermediate portion of the cover body 6 and below the recess 7, and a locking piece 21 is provided in the center horizontal direction. Reference numerals 2 denote supporting legs provided near the corners on the back surface of the cover main body 6, as shown in FIGS. 6, 7, and 8.
Fitting protrusion 2 serving as positioning means for game board 2
3 is integrally provided, and a screw insertion hole 24 is formed inside thereof for inserting a fixing screw for fixing the ball attracting cover 1 to the back surface of the game board 2.

Reference numeral 25 denotes a detection means mounting portion for mounting a cassette-shaped micro switch serving as a detection means for detecting pachinko balls passing through the ball guide path 11 and falling into the ball guide body 17.

To attach the ball cover 1 to the back surface 2a of the game board 2, fit the fitting protrusion 23 of the support leg 22 provided on the back surface of the ball ball cover 1 into the positioning hole 26 provided on the back surface 2a of the game board 2. After aligning and positioning, insert the fixing screw 27 into the screw insertion hole 24 and screw the ball collecting cover 1 onto the game board 2 to fix it. Thread the locking screw 28. (FIG. 2) Next, the opening/closing lid 3 attached to the ball cover 1 so as to be openable and closable will be described.

As shown in FIGS. 9, 10, and 11, the opening/closing lid 3 serves as an engaging portion for attaching the substrate storage box 5 laterally near the upper and lower ends of the lid main body 30, which is a flat surface. A plurality of mounting holes 31 are provided, and side plates 32 and 33 are provided at the upper and lower ends and both sides of the lid body 30, forming a box shape. A plurality of ventilation holes 35 for discharging hot air inside the opening/closing lid 3 are provided on both sides of the lid body 30 on a side plate 33 and a part of the base plate 34 of the lid body 30.
As shown in FIG. 12, on one side of the outer frame 36 of No. 4, a support shaft 37 protruding in the vertical direction is inserted into the engagement shaft attachment portion 14a of the lid attachment body 14 provided on the ball collecting cover 1. A plurality of shaft mounting bodies 38 are integrally provided, and the base body 34 is provided on the opposite side from the shaft mounting body 38.
On the outside of the outer frame 36, a plurality of lid locking bodies 41 are provided, each of which has a locking portion 40 formed in a part of the fitting hole 39 for locking the opening/closing lid 3 in the closed state.

The opening/closing lid 3 is attached to the collecting cover 1 by connecting the support shaft 37 of the shaft mounting body 38 provided on one side of the outer frame 36 of the opening/closing lid 3 to the lid mounting body 14 provided on the collecting cover 1. A lid locking body is provided on the opening/closing lid 3 with a head 28a of a locking screw 28 that is attached to the engagement shaft attachment portion 14a from above and screwed into the locking body attachment hole 15 of the ball-closing cover 1. 41, the lid main body 30 is moved downward and the locking screw 28 is engaged with the locking portion 40, so that the head 28a of the locking screw 28 is aligned with the locking portion 40. The lid locking body 41 is locked to attach the opening/closing lid 3 to the closed state. The head 28a of the locking screw 28 and the fitting hole 39 of the lid locking body 41
By aligning the opening/closing lid 3 with the cover 1, the opening/closing lid 3 can be opened and closed with respect to the ball cover 1, and can be easily removed. (FIG. 2) As shown in FIGS. 13 and 14, the board storage box 5 has a plurality of hot air exhaust holes 46 horizontally provided near the upper and lower ends of the main body 45, which is a flat surface. Side plates 47 and 48 are provided around the main body 45 to form a box shape, and a base frame 49 of the main body 45 has a lower end of the side plate 47 and a printed wiring board 4 on one side of the side plate 48. A connection cutout hole 50 for connecting a power source from the outside of the board storage box 5 to a position corresponding to the connector portion 4a.
There are several. As shown in FIG. 15, board fitting grooves 52 into which the printed wiring board 4 of a certain width is fitted are formed inside the side walls 51 on both sides of the base frame 49; A sloped portion 53 is formed, and by pressing the printed wiring board 4 onto the sloped portion 53, the side wall 5
1 is pushed outward and both sides of the printed wiring board 4 are fitted into the board fitting grooves 52.

Reference numeral 54 designates box mounting portions provided on the upper and lower side walls 55 of the base frame 49, as shown in FIG.
A locking pawl 56 is integrally provided at the tip of the locking pawl 56, and when this locking pawl 56 is inserted into the mounting hole 31 of the opening/closing lid 3 or the mounting hole 20 of the ball collecting cover 1, the locking pawl 56 is attached to the mounting hole. Once hooked on 31, the outer or inner surface of the opening/closing lid 3 or the collecting cover 1
The opening/closing lid 3 is attached to the clothing portion.

Next, the operation of the above embodiment will be explained.
As shown in FIG. 17, the main body 6 of the ball cover 1
Depending on the arrangement of the winning device, the recess 7 provided in the center of the slot 8 is appropriately cut out to match the safe ball receiving port 60 and ball guide gutter 61 provided on the back surface 2a of the game board 2. A ball guide path 1 is formed and communicates with the ball guide trough 61 by cutting out the protruding strip 9.
1 is formed, a cassette-shaped micro switch 62 is attached to the detection means attachment part 25, and the partition part 63 of the ball guide hole 19 is cut out, and then the ball collecting cover 1 is integrally attached to the back surface 2a of the game board 2. Install. As a result, the pachinko balls 64 that entered from the safe ball receiving port 60 are sent to the ball guide path 11 along the slope of the ball guide trough 61, fall down the ball guide path 11, and enter the ball guide path 16 in the ball guide body 17. The micro switch 6
2 detects a pachinko ball 64 passing through a ball guiding path 11 and performs a winning operation.

When the board storage box 5 containing the wiring board 4 for controlling the pachinko machine is attached to the part covered by the opening/closing lid 3 of the ball cover 1, the opening/closing lid 3 is opened and the printed wiring board 4 for controlling the pachinko machine is repaired. If the board storage box 5 housing the pachinko machine control wiring board 4 is installed on the outside of the opening/closing lid 3, the pachinko machine control wiring board 4 can be repaired without opening the opening/closing lid 3. ,Exchange.

Effects of the Invention As described above, the ball guide device for a pachinko machine of the present invention attaches the ball guide cover to the back of the game board and easily forms a ball guide path for safe balls according to the arrangement of the winning device. A board storage box containing a control wiring board for a pachinko machine is glued to the outer surface of the opening/closing lid so that the board storage box can be easily attached or removed without opening the opening/closing lid, and the wiring board inside can be repaired or replaced. If necessary, attach the board storage box to the collecting cover and cover it with an opening/closing lid so that no one can directly touch the board storage box, and only those who can open and close the opening/closing lid should do so. Modification of the wiring board can be prevented by replacing or assembling the wiring board in the board storage box.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of the embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the main part of FIG. 1, FIG. 3 is a front view of the ball cover, and FIG. Rear view of main parts,
5 is a cross-sectional view taken along line A-A in FIG. 3, FIG. 6 is a half-cut bottom view of FIG. 3, FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view taken along line B-B in FIG. The figure is an enlarged cross-sectional view of the support leg in Figure 3, Figure 9 is a front view of the opening/closing lid, and
Figure 0 is a rear view of the main part of Figure 9, Figure 11 is a rear view of the main part of Figure 9.
The sectional view taken along line A-A in the figure, and Figure 12 is line B in Figure 9.
-B sectional view, FIG. 13 is a front view of the substrate storage box, FIG. 14 is a rear view of the substrate storage box, FIG. 15 is a sectional view taken along line A-A in FIG. 13, and FIG. FIG. 13 is a sectional view taken along the line B-B, and FIG. 17 is a front view when the ball collecting cover is used. 1... Ball cover, 2... Game board, 2a... Back side,
3...Opening/closing lid, 4...Printed wiring board for pachinko machine control, 5...board storage box, 6...cover body, 7...recess, 8...elongated hole, 9...projecting strip, 10...rising projecting wall, 11...ball guide Path, 12... Window hole, 13
... Wiring conduction hole, 14 ... Lid mounting body, 14a ... Engagement shaft attachment part, 15 ... Locking body mounting hole, 16 ... Guideway,
17... Spherical derivative, 18... Outer wall, 18a... Inclined surface,
19... Ball guide hole, 20... Box mounting hole, 21
...Locking piece, 22... Support leg body, 23... Fitting protrusion, 24
...screw insertion hole, 25...detection means attachment part, 26...positioning hole, 27...fixing screw, 28...locking screw, 28a...head, 30...lid body, 31...attachment hole, 32, 33...side plate , 34... Base body, 35... Ventilation hole, 36... Outer frame, 37... Support shaft, 38... Shaft mounting body,
39... Fitting hole, 40... Locking part, 41... Lid locking body, 45... Main body, 46... Ventilation hole, 47, 48... Side plate, 49... Base frame, 50... Connection notch hole, 51... Side wall , 52... Board fitting groove, 53... Inclined portion, 54...
Box attachment part, 55...side wall, 56...locking claw, 6
0... Safe ball receiving port, 61... Ball guide gutter, 62... Micro switch, 63... Partition section, 64... Pachinko ball.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A ball collecting cover, an opening/closing lid detachably attached to the ball collecting cover, and a pachinko machine control device that is removably attached to any of the outer surface of the opening/closing lid and the opening/closing lid covering part of the ball collecting cover, and has a pachinko machine control device inside. A ball guiding device for a pachinko machine, comprising a board storage box containing a wiring board.