JP6525090B2 - Gaming machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a pachinko machine, a slot machine, or a gaming machine such as a parrot which plays a slot machine with a game ball instead of a medal.

For example , there is a gaming machine having a structure in which only the gaming board is removed and replaced.

JP-A-9-714

  However, when replacing the game board, there is a problem with connecting the connector smoothly.

The present invention has been made to solve the above SL illustrated or problem. That is, an object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine capable of smoothly connecting a connector when replacing a gaming board.

The present invention is a gaming machine capable of removing a game board from a gaming machine front unit,
A connector on the game board side for wiring of a terminal board, which is attached to the back surface of the game board and configured with a signal relay circuit that relays at least a signal related to a game machine;
And a connector on a game unit front unit side attached to the game machine front unit connected to a connector on the game board side.
The connector on either the game board side or the game machine front unit side is attached to the game board or the game machine front unit through a connector holding plate having a holding hole in which the connector is mounted.
The one connector has a plate-like retaining piece formed around the one connector so as to project in a direction along its long side,
At a position surrounded by the retaining piece, it has a flexible claw portion which is formed so as to protrude in the long side direction of the connector and which is bent when mounted on the connector holding plate,
When one of the connectors is mounted on the connector holding plate, the locking piece comes in contact with the peripheral edge of the holding hole of the connector holding plate, thereby preventing the connector from falling off.
The positioning projection formed on the movable end side of the flexible claw contacts the periphery of the holding hole, thereby restricting the movement of the one connector and preventing the detachment from the holding hole. The apparatus is characterized in that it is configured to hold the one connector in a pivotable manner .
Further, the gaming machine may be a pachinko machine.

In the invention of the above configuration , the connector can be connected smoothly.

It is a perspective view showing a pachinko machine in one embodiment. It is a perspective view which expands and shows the main composition of a pachinko machine. It is a perspective view which expands and shows the main composition of a pachinko machine. It is a rear view which shows the structure of a pachinko machine. It is a front view showing the composition of a game machine base unit. It is a front view which shows the structure of a game board. It is a rear view which shows the structure of a game machine base unit. It is a rear view showing the composition of a game machine front unit. It is a front view which shows the structure of a back pack unit. It is a disassembled perspective view which shows the structure of a back pack unit. FIG. 6 is an explanatory plan view showing a state in which a connector is connected by a connector holding plate constituting the connector connection structure of the first embodiment. It is an enlarged front view which shows the connector which comprises the connector connection structure of Example 1. FIG. It is an enlarged plan view showing a connector which constitutes a connector connection structure of Example 1. FIG. 7 is a front view showing a state in which two connectors are attached to the connector holding plate of the first embodiment. FIG. 5 is a plan view showing a connector holding plate of Example 1; FIG. 7 is a bottom view showing the connector holding plate of Example 1; It is an expanded sectional view showing the state where a connector is attached to a connector holding board, (a) is a state before wearing, (b) is a state in wearing, and (c) is a state which pushes and bends a flexible claw part. , (D) is a state after mounting. It is an expanded sectional view showing a state where a connector is removed from a connector retention board, (a) is a state before removing, (b) is a state in removing, and (c) is a state after removing. When fitting after performing "positioning" by the side of a game board, it is an enlarged plan view which shows the state which connects the connector mounted | worn with the connector holding plate to a receptacle. When fitting after performing "positioning" in the lower part of a game board, it is an enlarged side view showing the state where the connector with which the connector attaching board was equipped connects to a receptacle.

When replacing a gaming machine such as a pachinko machine with a new one, there is a gaming machine having a structure in which only the gaming board is removed and replaced instead of removing the entire gaming machine from the island frame structure. When replacing the game board, for example, there is one configured to fit the game board to the game machine front unit from the front of the game machine, for example. As such a gaming machine which is easy to replace, for example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 9-714 "gaming machine" of Patent Document 1 has been proposed.
When connecting a connector to a gaming machine that only exchanges such a game board, the game board that has been replaced once is opened with the side hinge structure as the center of rotation, and the connectors are individually connected. In such exchange work, the work of fitting the game board, the work of connecting the connectors, and the two-step work are required, and even in the exchange work of replacing only the game board from the front of the gaming machine, the entire work time I could not shorten it.
Furthermore, when replacing the gaming machine, a configuration has also been proposed in which the gaming board can be fitted to the gaming machine front unit from the front of the gaming machine and at the same time the connector can be connected.
However, when replacing the game board, the so-called "positioning" is performed after aligning the side of the game board to the side of the game machine front unit so that the game board can be easily fitted to the game machine front unit. Need to match. Or there is a thing of a structure fitted so that a game board may be dropped below so that "positioning" may be carried out in the lower part of a front unit. When the connector attached to the game board is inserted into the connector attached to the front unit of the game machine, there is a possibility that the fitting connection can not be made if there is a positional deviation.
For this purpose, for example, it is necessary to provide a so-called “lead-in structure” in which the connector on the inserting side has a pointed shape and the connector on the inserting side has a funnel shape. It has been necessary to provide a guiding structure also in the connector (receptacle) on the side of the gaming machine front unit into which the connector of the gaming board is also inserted.
The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems and the like. That is, an object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine capable of simultaneously connecting a connector smoothly at the time of replacing a gaming board fitted to the gaming machine front unit from the front of the gaming machine.
Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a state in which a game machine main portion 21 and an outer frame 11 of a pachinko machine 10 according to the present invention are fitted. 2 and 3 are perspective views showing the main configuration of the pachinko machine 10 in an expanded manner.
FIG. 4 is a rear view of the pachinko machine 10. In addition, in FIG. 2, the structure in the game area of the pachinko machine 10 is abbreviate | omitted for convenience.
The pachinko machine 10 has an outer frame 11 forming an outer shell of the pachinko machine 10, and a gaming machine main unit 21 rotatably attached to the front of the outer frame 11. The present invention has a structure in which the outer frame 11 and the gaming machine main part 21 are detachably separated.

<Overall Configuration of Game Machine 10>
The outer frame 11 is configured by connecting the plates 12 to 15 to four sides, and has a rectangular frame shape. In the plates 12 to 15 constituting the outer frame 11, the left and right plates 12, 13 are made of metal such as aluminum, and the upper and lower plates 14, 15 are wooden. The pachinko machine 10 is installed in the game hall by attaching and fixing the upper and lower plates 14 and 15 of the outer frame 11 to the island facilities.

  As described above, by making the left and right plates 12 and 13 made of metal and the upper and lower plates 14 and 15 made of wood, the outer frame 11 can be reinforced while fixing to the island equipment is possible. In addition, the structure of the outer frame 11 is not limited to said thing, It is good also as all the board | plate materials 12-15 as wooden, and good also as all the board | plate materials 12-15 as metal. Further, all or part of the plates 12 to 15 may be made of synthetic resin.

  At the upper and lower ends of the plate member 12 on the left side of the outer frame 11, support brackets 17, 18 are attached. As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the gaming machine main portion 21 is rotatably attached to the outer frame 11 so as to be supported by the support fittings 17 and 18. The present invention has a structure in which the game machine main portion 21 is detachably attached to the support fittings 17 and 18.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the gaming machine main unit 21 includes a gaming machine base unit (main frame or inner frame) 22 and a gaming machine front unit (front door or front frame) disposed in front of the gaming machine base unit 22. And a back pack unit 24 disposed behind the gaming machine base unit 22). The gaming machine base unit 22 of the gaming machine main portion 21 is rotatably supported relative to the outer frame 11. In detail, the front view shows the left side as the rotation base end (opening and closing base end) side, and the right side as the rotation tip (opening and closing tip) side, and the game machine base unit 22 can be turned forward (openable). .

  The gaming machine front unit 23 is provided with a first bulging portion 95 bulging toward the front side below the window panel portion 91, and an upper plate opened upward inside the first bulging portion 95. 95a is provided. The upper tray 95a is a ball tray for temporarily storing the gaming balls paid out from the first payout opening 231 and guiding them to the downstream side (the right side in the present embodiment) while aligning them in a line.

  The first bulging portion 95 is provided with an upper bowl ball withdrawal switch 232 on the downstream side of the upper tray 95a, and a rental ball operating portion 233 is disposed in front of the upper tray 95a. The upper bowl ball removal switch 232 is operated to discharge the gaming balls stored in the upper plate 95a.

  The ball rental operation section 233 is provided with a ball rental button 234 and a return button 235. The ball lending button 234 is operated to obtain a loaned ball based on information recorded on a card or the like (recording medium), and the loaned ball is paid out as long as the remaining amount is present on the card or the like. The return button 235 is operated to request return of a card or the like inserted in the card unit.

  In addition, a push type effect switch 236 operable by the player is provided between the ball lending button 234 and the return button 235 at the center on the front side of the first bulging portion 95. The effect switch 236 has a built-in lamp (not shown), and the lamp is turned on under the condition that the selecting operation is validated, and the lamp is turned off under the condition that the selecting operation is invalidated. There is. When the effect switch 236 is operated under the condition that the lamp is lit and displayed, the display mode of the symbol display device 71 described later is changed.

  A second bulging portion 96 bulging toward the front side is provided at a lower position of the gaming machine front unit 23, and a lower tray 96a opened upward is provided inside the second bulging portion 96. ing. The lower tray 96a is a ball tray for temporarily storing gaming balls paid out from the second payout opening 237. In the lower tray 96a, for example, when the lower tray ball withdrawal switch 233 is operated, the gaming balls stored in the upper tray 95a are discharged from the second payout opening 237.

  An upper ball removing switch 238 is provided on the front surface side of the second bulging portion 96 for discharging the gaming balls stored in the lower tray 96 a downward. Further, on the right side of the second bulging portion 96, a game ball emission handle 84 is provided so as to project toward the front side. The game ball emission handle 84 is connected to the game ball emission mechanism 80 (see FIG. 5) provided on the back side of the plate 12, and the game ball emission handle for the game ball stored in the upper tray 95a is the player By rotating 84, it is fired toward the game area formed on the game board 61.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the gaming machine base unit 22 has a size that covers the entire opening of the outer frame 11, and a locking device 31 is attached on the back side and on the rotating tip side. It is done. The locking device 31 includes a long interlocking hook 32, and the interlocking hook 32 is provided with a pair of upper and lower hook fittings 33. When the gaming machine base unit 22 is closed with respect to the outer frame 11, the hook metal fitting 33 is locked to the receiving metal fitting 34 provided on the plate member 13 on the right side of the outer frame 11, and locked by the locking device 31. It has become so. In addition, the cylinder lock 35 is provided in the gaming machine base unit 22. When the interlocking rod 32 is moved in a predetermined direction, upward or downward by the operation of the cylinder lock 35, the game with respect to the outer frame 11 is performed. The locked state of the machine base unit 22 is released.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the gaming machine front unit 23 is rotatably supported by the gaming machine base unit 22, and the left side is a rotation base end (opening / closing base end) side in a front view and the right side is rotation As the tip (opening and closing tip) side, it is possible to turn forward (open and close) forward. In addition, as shown in FIG. 3, the back pack unit 24 is rotatably supported by the gaming machine base unit 22, and the left side is a rotation base end (opening and closing base end) side and the right side is rotated in front view. It is possible to turn backward (open and close) as the moving tip (opening and closing tip) side.

Next, each of the gaming machine base unit 22, the gaming machine front unit 23 and the back pack unit 24 will be described in detail.
<A game machine base unit 22>
First, the configuration of the gaming machine base unit 22 will be described in detail. FIG. 5 is a front view of the gaming machine base unit 22. As shown in FIG. FIG. 6 is a front view of the gaming board 61 mounted on the gaming machine base unit 22. As shown in FIG. FIG. 7 is a rear view of the gaming machine base unit 22. As shown in FIG. In addition, in FIG. 5, the structure in the game area of the pachinko machine 10 is abbreviate | omitted for convenience.

  The gaming machine base unit 22 mainly includes a resin base 41 having an outer shape substantially the same as the outer frame 11. A substantially elliptical window hole 51 is formed in the central portion of the resin base 41. A game board 61 is detachably attached to the resin base 41 from the rear thereof. In detail, as shown in FIG. 7, a plurality of (four in the present embodiment) fixing brackets 52 to 55 are provided on the back surface of the resin base 41, and the game board is provided with these fixing brackets 52 to 55. 61 is fixed so as not to fall backward. The fixing brackets 52 to 55 can be manually rotated and configured to be able to be switched between a fixed position (lock position) and a fixed release position (unlock position).

  The game board 61 is made of plywood, and the game area formed on the front of the game board 61 is exposed to the front side of the game machine base unit 22 through the window holes 51 of the resin base 41.

  Here, the configuration of the game board 61 will be described based on FIG. The gaming board 61 is formed with a plurality of large and small openings penetrating in the front-rear direction by being subjected to router processing. Each opening is provided with a general winning opening 62, a variable winning device 63, an upper operating opening 64, a lower operating opening 65, a through gate 66, a variable display unit 67, and the like. Among them, the variable winning device 63, the upper operating opening 64, the lower operating opening 65 and the variable display unit 67 are vertically arranged at the center of the game board 61 in the horizontal direction. The operating port 64, the lower operating port 65, and the variable winning device 63 are in this order. In the lower part of the game board 61, a total of four general winning openings 62 are provided, two on the left and two on the right. Incidentally, the left side of the game board 61 corresponds to the rotation base end side of the gaming machine front unit 23, and the right side of the game board 61 corresponds to the rotation tip side of the gaming machine front unit 23.

  When the game ball enters the general winning opening 62, the variable winning device 63, the upper operating opening 64 and the lower operating opening 65, it is detected by the detection switch, and a predetermined number of winning balls are paid out based on the detection result. Be done. Specifically, when one gaming ball enters the general winning opening 62, ten gaming balls are paid out as a unit gaming ball number, and when one gaming ball enters the variable winning device 63, a unit gaming ball number When 15 game balls are paid out and one game ball enters the upper operation opening 64, 3 game balls are paid out as the unit game ball number, and one game ball enters the lower operation opening 65. If it is a ball, four game balls are paid out as a unit game ball number.

  In addition, an out port 68 is provided at the lowermost portion of the game board 61, and game balls which have not entered the various winning ports etc. are discharged from the game area through the out port 68. Further, on the game board 61, a large number of nails 69 are implanted in order to appropriately disperse and adjust the falling direction of the game ball, and various members (features) such as a windmill are disposed.

  The variable display unit 67 is provided with a symbol display device 71 that variably displays symbols by using a winning on any of the operation openings 64, 65 as a trigger. Further, a center frame 72 is disposed on the variable display unit 67 so as to surround the symbol display device 71. At an upper portion of the center frame 72, a first specific lamp unit 73 and a second specific lamp unit 74 are provided. In addition, holding lamp portions 75 and 76 are provided at the upper and lower portions of the center frame 72, respectively. The lower holding lamp unit 75 corresponds to the symbol display device 71 and the first specific lamp unit 73, and the number of times the game ball passes through the operation openings 64 and 65 is held for a maximum of four times. The number of reservations is displayed by lighting. The upper holding lamp unit 76 corresponds to the second specific lamp unit 74, and the number of times the game ball passes through the through gate 66 is held up to four times, and the number of holding units is displayed by lighting the holding lamp unit 76. It has become so.

  The symbol display device 71 is configured as a liquid crystal display device provided with a liquid crystal display, and the display content is controlled by a display control device described later. On the symbol display device 71, for example, symbols are displayed side by side on the left, in the middle, and in the right, and these symbols are displayed so as to be scrolled in the vertical direction. Then, when symbols of a predetermined combination are stopped and displayed on an effective line set in advance, a special gaming state (hereinafter referred to as a jackpot) will occur. The symbol display device 71 may have a display screen formed of a CRT, a dot matrix, 7 segments or other types.

  In the first specific lamp unit 73, the emission color is switched in a predetermined order triggered by the winning of the operation port 64, and when the stop display is performed in a predetermined color, a big hit occurs. In the second specific lamp unit 74, the light emission color is switched in a predetermined order triggered by the passage of the through gate 66 of the gaming ball, and when the stop display is performed in a predetermined color, the lower operation opening 65 The motorized accessory 65a attached to the is opened for a predetermined time.

  By the way, the lower operation port 65 can enter the ball when the motorized part 65a as the opening / closing means is in the open state, and can not enter the ball in the closed state. In addition, it is not limited to this, It is good also as composition which becomes easy to enter a ball when motorized part 65a is an open state, and it becomes hard to enter a ball when closed.

  In the variable winning device 63, the opening / closing door 63a as the opening / closing means is normally in a closed state where the game ball can not or can not enter the game ball, and the predetermined open state in which the game ball easily enters the ball It is possible to switch to. As an opening aspect of the variable winning device 63, the variable winning device 63 repeats a plurality of rounds (for example, 15 rounds) as an upper limit, with a predetermined time (for example, 30 seconds) elapsed or a predetermined number (for example, 10) of winnings. It is common to be open.

  The inner rail portion 77 and the outer rail portion 78 are attached to the game board 61, and the inner rail portion 77 and the outer rail portion 78 constitute an induction rail, and the game ball emitted from the game ball emission mechanism Is guided to the top of the game area. Incidentally, as shown in FIG. 5, a rubber return 79 is provided in the upper right portion of the window hole 51 of the resin base 41, and the game ball fired with a predetermined momentum or more hits the rubber return 79 and the center of the game area It is supposed to bounce back to the side. In this case, since the return rubber 79 is formed such that the surface on which the game ball is hit is inclined toward the center side of the game area, the game ball bounces back toward the center of the game area well. ing.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the game ball firing mechanism 80 is mounted below the window hole 51 in the resin base 41. The game ball launching mechanism 80 comprises an electromagnetic solenoid 81, a firing rail 82, and a ball feeding mechanism 83. The output shaft of the solenoid 81 is moved in the expansion and contraction direction by the input of an electrical signal to the solenoid 81. The ball feed mechanism 83 strikes the game ball placed on the launch rail 82 toward the game area. The input of the electrical signal to the solenoid 81 is generated based on the game ball emission handle 84 (see FIG. 1 etc.) provided at the lower part of the game machine front unit 23 being operated.

  Support brackets 42 and 43 are attached to the upper end and the lower end of the base of the resin base 41 on the rotating base end side, and the game machine front unit 23 is supported by these support brackets 42 and 43 Thus, the gaming machine front unit 23 can be pivoted forward with respect to the gaming machine base unit 22. In addition, at the front end of the resin base 41, a plurality of insertion holes 45 for inserting the metal fittings 44 (see FIG. 2) provided on the back of the game machine front unit 23 are vertically separated. It is provided. In a state in which the gaming machine front unit 23 is closed with respect to the gaming machine base unit 22, the fitting 44 of the gaming machine front unit 23 enters the insertion hole 45, and the fitting 44 is locked by the locking device 31 described above. Ru. As a result, the gaming machine front unit 23 is locked to the gaming machine base unit 22. The locked state is released by moving the interlocking hook 32 of the locking device 31 to the opposite side of the case where the gaming machine base unit 22 is unlocked with respect to the outer frame 11 by the operation of the cylinder lock 35.

<Game Machine Front Unit 23>
Here, the configuration of the gaming machine front unit 23 will be described. FIG. 8 is a rear view of the gaming machine front unit 23.
The gaming machine front unit 23 is provided so as to cover the entire front side of the gaming machine base unit 22. As shown in FIG. 1, the gaming machine front unit 23 is provided with a substantially elliptical window panel portion 91 which enables visual recognition of substantially the whole area of the gaming area from the front. Around the window panel portion 91, light emitting means such as various lamps are provided. For example, along the peripheral edge of the window panel portion 91, an annular illumination portion 92 incorporating light emitting means such as an LED is provided. In the annular electric decoration part 92, lighting and blinking are performed according to the change of the game state at the time of a big hit, a predetermined reach time, and the like. Further, an error display lamp unit 93 is provided at the center of the annular electric decorative unit 92 and at the top of the pachinko machine 10, which lights up at the time of a predetermined error. In the upper left and upper right of the window panel portion 91, a speaker portion 94 is provided to which sound effects and the like according to the game state are output.

  Below the window panel portion 91 in the gaming machine front unit 23, an upper bulging portion 95 bulging toward the front side and a lower bulging portion 96 are vertically juxtaposed. An upper plate 95a opened upward is provided inside the upper bulging portion 95, and a lower plate 96a opening similarly upward is provided inside the lower bulging portion 96. The upper tray 95a has a function for temporarily storing gaming balls paid out from the later described payout device and guiding the gaming balls to the gaming ball launching mechanism side described later while aligning them in a line. In addition, the lower tray 96a has a function of storing gaming balls that have become surplus in the upper tray 95a. In addition, the game ball emission handle 84 described above is provided on the right side of the lower side bulging portion 96.

  Protruding shafts 97 and 98 are provided on the upper end portion and the lower end portion of the rotary base end side (right side in FIG. 8) on the back surface of the gaming machine front unit 23. The projection shafts 97 and 98 constitute an assembly mechanism for the gaming machine base unit 22. Further, a plurality of the hook fittings 44 described above are arranged in parallel in the vertical direction on the pivoting tip side (left side in FIG. 8) on the back surface of the gaming machine front unit 23.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 8, a front side passage unit 271 is attached to the back of the gaming machine front unit 23. The front side passage unit 271 is formed of a synthetic resin, and is formed with a front door upper tray passage communicating with the upper tray 95a and a front door lower tray passage communicating with the lower tray 96a. Details of the front side passage unit 271 will be described later.

<Side configuration of the gaming machine base unit 22>
Next, the rear face configuration of the gaming machine base unit 22 will be described in detail with reference to FIG.
The locking device 31 described above is provided on the pivoting end side of the back surface of the resin base 41. Also, the game board 61 is attached to the center of the resin base 41 as described above.

  As shown in FIGS. 3 and 7, the variable display unit 67 disposed at the center of the game board 61 is provided with a frame cover 100 made of synthetic resin covering the center frame 72 from behind to project backward. The above-mentioned symbol display device 71 is attached to the frame cover 100 from the rear side, and a display control device 101 for driving the symbol display device 71 is attached. The symbol display device 71 and the display control device 101 are arranged so as to overlap in the front-rear direction (the symbol display device 71 is in front, the display control device 101 is in back), and the voice lamp control device unit 102 is mounted behind it. The voice lamp controller unit 102 is configured to include a voice lamp controller 103 and a mount 104, and the voice lamp controller 103 is mounted on the mount 104.

  The voice lamp control device 103 includes a voice lamp control board that controls voice and lamp display and display control according to an instruction from the main control device described later, and the voice lamp control board is made of a transparent resin material or the like. It is accommodated and comprised in the board | substrate box.

  A main control unit 105 is mounted on the back of the game board 61 and below the variable display unit 67. The main controller unit 105 has a mount 106 made of synthetic resin, and the main controller 107 is mounted on the mount 106. The main control device 107 has a main control board having a function (main control circuit) which controls the main control of the game and a function (power failure monitoring circuit) which monitors the power supply, and the main control board is a transparent resin material. And the like are accommodated in a substrate box 108 made of, for example. The substrate box 108 is provided with a caulking structure or a sealing seal (not shown) as an opening trace means of the substrate box, and a caulking structure as a detachment trace means of the main control device 107 with respect to the mount 106 There is.

  A collecting plate unit (not shown) is provided in the area covered by the main control unit 105 on the back of the game board 61. The collecting plate unit is provided with a game ball collecting mechanism for collecting game balls that have won in various winning openings, and a prize detection sensor for detecting the winning of the gaming balls in various prize openings and the like. The game balls collected by the game ball collection mechanism are discharged to the outside of the pachinko machine 10 through a discharge passage described later. Further, the winning detection sensor is electrically connected to the main control device 107, and a detection signal when the winning of the gaming ball is detected is input to the main control device 107.

  Bearing fittings 111, 112, and 113 are attached to the rotation base end side (right side in FIG. 7) on the back surface of the resin base 41. Three bearing fittings 111 to 113 are provided vertically spaced from each other. The number of bearing fittings 111 to 113 is arbitrary, and may be two or four or more. A back pack unit 24 is attached to the gaming machine base unit 22 by pivotally supporting the bearing fittings 111 to 113. As shown in FIG. 5, all of the variable display unit 67 and a part of the main controller unit 105 are covered by the back pack unit 24 from the rear, and unless the back pack unit 24 is opened, the variable display unit 67 and the main display unit The controller unit 105 can not be removed from the resin base 41.

  On the back of the resin base 41, as shown in FIG. 3 and FIG. 7, a fixing bracket 115 for fixing the back pack unit 24 to the gaming machine base unit 22 is provided. The fixing bracket 115 can be manually rotated, and can be switched between a fixing position (lock position) and a fixing release position (unlock position). Moreover, as shown in FIG. 7, the fastening hole 116 is formed in the back surface of the resin base 41, The fastener 117 provided in the back pack unit 24 with respect to the said fastening hole 116 (refer FIG. 9) The back pack unit 24 is also fixed to the gaming machine base unit 22 by engaging the

<Back pack unit 24>
Next, the configuration of the back pack unit 24 will be described in detail. FIG. 9 is a front view of the back pack unit 24. As shown in FIG. FIG. 10 is an exploded perspective view of the back pack unit 24. As shown in FIG.
The back pack unit 24 is provided continuously to the first back pack unit 121 constituting the upper part and the central part of the back pack unit 24 and the first back pack unit 121 and constitutes the lower part of the back pack unit 24. And a back pack unit 141. An opening 122 is formed in the lower part of the first back pack unit 121, and the upper part of the second back pack unit 141 constitutes a lower edge portion of the opening 122.

  The first back pack unit 121 and the second back pack unit 141 are provided with shaft fittings 123 and 139 respectively as shown in FIG. 9, and the shaft fittings 123 and 139 are individually provided with bearing fittings 111 to 113, respectively. It is supported by Thus, the first back pack unit 121 and the second back pack unit 141 can be individually rotated with respect to the gaming machine base unit 22.

  Here, as described above, the upper portion of the second back pack unit 141 constitutes the lower edge portion of the opening 122 of the first back pack unit 121, and the first back pack unit 121 is formed at the lower edge portion. The first back pack unit 121 and the second back pack unit 141 overlap in the front-rear direction so as to be in front of the pachinko machine 10. Therefore, although it is possible to open the second back pack unit 141 with the first back pack unit 121 closed to the gaming machine base unit 22, the first back pack with the second back pack unit 141 closed. The unit 121 can not be opened. In addition, it is not limited to this, the relation of opening and closing may be reversed in the 1st back pack unit 121 and the 2nd back pack unit 141, and the 1st back pack unit 121 and the 2nd back pack unit 141 And may be opened and closed without interfering with each other. Furthermore, the first back pack unit 121 and the second back pack unit 141 may be integrated so that they can not be opened and closed individually.

Next, the configuration of the first back pack unit 121 will be described in detail.
The first back pack unit 121 includes a back pack 124, and a dispensing mechanism 125 is attached to the back pack 124. The back pack 124 is molded of a synthetic resin having transparency, and has a base portion 126 to which the dispensing mechanism portion 125 and the like are attached, and a protective cover portion 127 which protrudes rearward of the pachinko machine 10 and has a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape. The protective cover portion 127 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 67.

  The external terminal board 131 is provided in the upper right portion of the base portion 126. The external terminal board 131 is provided with various output terminals, and various signals are outputted to the management control device on the game hall side through these output terminals. Further, the base 126 is provided with the shaft fitting 123 of the first back pack unit 121 described above.

  A dispensing mechanism 125 is disposed on the base 126 so as to bypass the protective cover 127. The dispensing mechanism 125 includes a tank 132, a tank rail 133, and an upper and lower passage unit 134. The tank 132 is open at the top and is provided at the top of the back pack 124. A game ball is successively supplied to the tank 132 from the island facility of the game hall. The tank rail 133 is connected to the tank 132 below the tank 132 and slopes gently toward the downstream side. An upper and lower passage unit 134 is provided to be connected to the downstream portion of the tank rail 133. The upper and lower passage unit 134 extends in the vertical direction, and a dispensing device 135 is provided at a midway position thereof. Further, on the downstream side of the upper and lower passage unit 134, a ball receiving portion, a back pack side passage portion, a main body side passage portion and a front side passage portion are provided. The front side passage portions are provided on the upper plate 95a and the lower plate 96a. It is in communication.

  That is, from the tank rail 133, the upper and lower passage unit 134, the ball receiving portion, the back pack side passage portion, the main body side passage portion and the front side passage portion between the tank 132 and the tray of the upper plate 95a and the lower plate 96a. The game ball stored in the tank 132 is paid out to the upper tray 95a or the lower tray 96a through the guide passage. The configuration of the upper and lower passage unit 134 and the configuration downstream thereof will be described in detail later.

  A back pack substrate 136 is installed in the dispensing mechanism 125. The back pack substrate 136 is supplied with a main power of, for example, 24 AC, and is turned on or off by switching the power switch 137.

Next, the configuration of the second back pack unit 141 will be described in detail.
The second back pack unit 141 includes a discharge passage board 142 and a controller aggregation unit 143. The discharge passage board 142 constitutes the front side of the second back pack unit 141, and the control device assembly unit 143 constitutes the rear side of the second back pack unit 141. Then, the discharge passage board 142 and the control device assembly unit 143 are assembled in the front and rear direction to constitute a second back pack unit 141.

  In the discharge passage board 142, a discharge passage 144 opened rearward is formed on the surface facing the control device collection unit 143, and the open portion of the discharge passage 144 is closed by the control device collection unit 143. The discharge passage 144 is formed to discharge the game balls to the island facilities of the game hall, and the game balls led out to the discharge passage 144 from the above-described various winning openings etc. pass through the discharge passage 144 to be pachinko The machine 10 is discharged to the outside.

  The control device assembly unit 143 has a mount 145 having a horizontally long shape, and the delivery control device 146 and the power supply and emission control device 147 are mounted on the mount 145. The payout control device 146 and the power supply and emission control device 147 are disposed so as to be stacked in front and rear so that the payout control device 146 is located behind the pachinko machine 10.

  In the payout control device 146, a payout control substrate for controlling the payout device 135 is accommodated in the substrate box 148. The signal of the dispensing command from the dispensing control device 146 to the dispensing device 135 is relayed by the above-described back pack substrate 136. Further, the payout control device 146 is provided with a state recovery switch 148a. For example, when the state recovery switch 148a is pressed when a dispensing error occurs such as a ball clogging in the dispensing device 135, the ball clogging is eliminated.

  In the power supply and emission control device 147, the power supply and emission control substrate are accommodated in the substrate box 149, and the substrate generates and outputs a predetermined power required for various control devices etc. Further, the game ball by the player Control of the launch of the game ball accompanying the operation of the firing handle 84 is performed. Further, the power supply and emission control device 147 is provided with a RAM erase switch 149a. The pachinko machine 10 has a memory holding function of various data, and can maintain the state at the time of the power failure even if the power failure occurs, and can return to the state at the time of the power failure when recovering from the power failure. It has become. Therefore, for example, when the power is shut off in the normal procedure as in the case of the business closing of the game hall, the state before shutting off is stored and stored, but when the power is turned on while pressing the RAM erase switch 149a, the RAM data is initialized It is supposed to be.

FIG. 11 is an explanatory plan view showing a state in which the connector 2301 is connected by the connector holding plate 2306 which constitutes the connector connection structure of the first embodiment.
The gaming machine 10 of the present invention is configured such that when replacing the gaming machine 10, the gaming board 61 can be fitted to the gaming machine front unit 23 from the front toward the gaming machine 10. When fitting the gaming board 61 to the gaming machine front unit 23 from the front, the connector 2301 on the gaming board 61 side and the receptacle 2302 (connector) on the gaming machine front unit 23 side are simultaneously connected.

  When connecting these connectors 2301, as shown in FIG. 11, the side of the gaming machine front unit 23 is arranged so that the gaming board 61 can be easily fitted to the gaming machine front unit 23 when replacing the gaming board 10. Align the sides of the game board 61, so-called "positioning", and then fit. Therefore, in the gaming machine 10 of the present invention, even if there is a slight misalignment of the core position, it is possible to easily absorb the misalignment so that the replacement operation of the gaming machine 10 can be quickly replaced without taking time and effort. And the connector 2301 can be connected.

<Structure of connector>
FIG. 12 is an enlarged front view showing a connector 2301 constituting the connector connection structure of the first embodiment. FIG. 13 is an enlarged plan view showing a connector 2301 constituting the connector connection structure of the first embodiment.
The connector 2301 constituting the connector connection structure of the present invention includes a substantially rectangular parallelepiped plug main body 2303 and a plug terminal 2304 connected to the receptacle 2302, and the other end of the plug terminal 2304 is connected to a harness 2305 such as a wire. Parts. In the connector connection structure of the present invention, when this connector 2301 is attached to the connector holding plate 2306 and inserted into the receptacle 2302 side, the positional deviation can be absorbed and fitting connection can be performed at an appropriate position. Therefore, in the connector 2301 constituting the connector connection structure of the present invention, several retaining pieces or the like are formed on the connection side of the harness 2305 in the periphery of the plug body 2303. These retaining pieces are caught on the peripheral edge of a holding hole 2308 of a connector holding plate 2306 described later, thereby exerting a retaining function.

  Furthermore, the connector 2301 has a lock function to prevent accidental disconnection after the connection, and a positive lock that requires an unlocking operation at the time of detachment, or is accidentally hooked on the unlocking bar, It is also possible to provide a partial lock protection wall for suppressing breakage of the lock part by pressing or a lock release bar serving as a connection part for simultaneously releasing positive locks disposed on the left and right. is there.

<First retaining piece 2307 of connector 2301>
The connector 2301 is the plug body 2303 to which the harness 2305 is connected, and the first retaining piece 2307 is formed on the short side thereof. The first retaining piece 2307 comes in contact with the periphery of the holding hole 2308 opened in the connector holding plate 2306 in the plugging direction of the connector 2301. That is, the connector 2301 does not come off in the direction of inserting the connector 2301 (upward on the sheet of the front view of FIG. 12).
In this case, using numbers such as 1st, 2nd, etc. is used for convenience to easily identify the formed position for the same member name, meaning the number or order It is not something to do. The following numbering is also based on the same meaning.

  As shown in the plan view of FIG. 13, the first retaining piece 2307 has a plate-like retaining piece formed so as to protrude in the direction along the long side of the connector 2301. The tip end side of the first retaining piece 2307 does not get caught on the periphery of the holding hole 2308. The shape of the first retaining piece 2307 is merely an example, and may be another shape.

<First flexible claw 2309>
A first flexible claw 2309 is formed at a position surrounded by the first retaining piece 2307. The first flexible claw portion 2309 is an elongated plate-like claw member formed to protrude in the direction of the long side of the connector 2301 from the short side portion of the plug body 2303 of the connector 2301. The first flexible claw 2309 is a member that can literally bend. A first positioning projection 2310 is formed on the front end side (in the illustrated example, on the peripheral side of the holding hole 2308) of the first flexible claw 2309.

  When the first positioning protrusion 2310 passes through the holding hole 2308 of the connector holding plate 2306, the first positioning protrusion 2310 contacts the periphery of the holding hole 2308, and the plug body 2303 of the connector 2301 in the holding hole 2308 In addition to restricting the movement, it prevents the detachment from the holding hole 2308. Although the illustrated example shows a state in which the first flexible claw 2309 is formed inside the substantially square first retaining piece 2307, the first flexible claw in which this arrangement is reversed is shown. The portion 2309 may be configured to sandwich the first retaining piece 2307.

<Second retaining piece 2311>
A second retaining piece 2311 is formed on the opposite short side of the connector 2301 so as to be hooked on the periphery of the holding hole 2308 of the connector holding plate 2306. The second retaining piece 2311 functions to prevent the connector 2301 once attached to the holding hole 2308 from being detached. That is, the second retaining piece 2311 does not come off to the side of the harness 2305 of the connector 2301 (downward on the sheet of the front view of FIG. 12). Therefore, the second retaining piece 2311 comes in contact with the periphery of the holding hole 2308 toward the harness 2305 side of the connector 2301.

  The second retaining piece 2311 is formed such that two members project around the short side of the plug body 2303 of the connector 2301. However, this shape is an example, and the second retaining piece 2311 may simply be formed of one member.

<Third retaining piece 2312 and fifth retaining piece 2313>
A third retaining piece 2312 and a fifth retaining piece 2313 are formed on both sides of the long side of the connector 2301. The third retaining piece 2312 and the fifth retaining piece 2313 prevent the connector 2301 from being removed at the periphery of the holding hole 2308 of the connector holding plate 2306, and the gaming board 61 is used as the gaming machine front unit 23 of the gaming machine 10 While fitting from the front, the connector 2301 can be connected to the receptacle 2302 (connector).

  The shapes of the third retaining piece 2312 and the fifth retaining piece 2313 are, as shown in the front view of FIG. The third retaining piece 2312 and the fifth retaining piece 2313 have retaining pieces extending in the direction of the long side of the connector 2301 and have a retaining function from the retaining hole 2308 of the connector retaining plate 2306. The substantially inverted L shape is made by touching the surface of the peripheral edge of the holding hole 2308, so that the connector 2301 functions as a retaining member in the insertion direction, and the continuous part thereof contacts the peripheral edge. It has a stopper function in the long side direction of the connector 2301. On the other hand, the shift of the long side of the connector 2301 in the opposite direction is in contact with an elastic member 2321 formed on the connector holding plate 2306 as described later to regulate its movement range.

<Fourth retaining piece 2314 and sixth retaining piece 2315>
A fourth retaining piece 2314 and a sixth retaining piece 2315 are formed on both sides of the long side of the connector 2301 respectively. The shapes of the fourth retaining piece 2314 and the sixth retaining piece 2315 have a crank shape in a cross-sectional view. The fourth retaining piece 2314 and the sixth retaining piece 2315 have a retaining piece extending in the direction of the long side of the connector 2301 and exhibit a retaining function from the retaining hole 2308 of the connector retaining plate 2306. Further, a retaining piece extending in the long side direction of the connector 2301 is also formed on the harness 2305 side. The retaining pieces on the side of the harness 2305 push the positioning protrusions 2310, 2317, 2319 to bend the flexible claws 2309, 2316, 2318 using a jig having several protrusions as described later. At the same time, when the connector 2301 is shifted in the direction of its long side, the positioning projection 2310, 2317, 2319 moves to the back of the peripheral edge of the holding hole 2308, and functions to make several projections of the jig fit. (See FIG. 18 (b)). It has a positioning function in the direction of the long side of the connector 2301 in contact with the peripheral edge of the holding hole 2308 so as to connect the retaining piece that hits the surface of the peripheral edge of the holding hole 2308 and the retaining piece that contacts the back surface.

<Structure of connector 2301 (second and third flexible claws 2316 and 2318)>
A second flexible claw 2316 is formed between the third retaining piece 2312 and the fourth retaining piece 2314 in the connector 2301. A second positioning protrusion 2317 is formed on the movable end side of the second flexible claw 2316. When the second positioning protrusion 2317 passes through the holding hole 2308, the second positioning protrusion 2317 contacts the periphery of the holding hole 2308, and restricts the movement of the connector 2301 in the holding hole 2308 in the long side direction. This prevents the detachment from the holding hole 2308.

  Similarly, a third flexible claw portion 2318 is formed between the fifth retaining piece 2313 and the sixth retaining piece 2315 in the connector 2301. A third positioning projection 2319 is formed on the movable end side of the third flexible claw 2318. When the third positioning projection 2319 passes through the holding hole 2308, the third positioning projection 2319 contacts the periphery of the holding hole 2308 and restricts the movement of the connector 2301 in the holding hole 2308 in the long side direction. This prevents the detachment from the holding hole 2308.

<Positioning projection 2320>
Positioning projecting pieces 2320 are formed on the short side of the connector 2301 so as to further project in the long side direction of the connector 2301. Although the second retaining piece 2311 is formed on the short side of the connector 2301 so as to protrude in the long side direction of the connector 2301, the holding hole 2308 is formed on the same side as the second retaining piece 2311. A positioning projection 2320 is formed to project on the side of the interposed harness 2305. This has a function of abutting the elastic member 2321 formed on the connector holding plate 2306 to restrict the swing range of the connector 2301 to some extent. It is desirable that the connector 2301 be mounted on the connector holding plate 2306 so as to be movable to some extent. If the range of movement is too wide, the core position is offset from the receptacle 2302 (connector), making it difficult to fit.

<Insertion Guide Tip 2322>
A plug main body 2303 having a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape is formed with a plug-in guide tip portion 2322 having a pointed shape at both short side portions so as to sandwich the plug terminal 2304. The insertion guide tip 2322 is formed to project further forward than the tip surface of the plug terminal 2304. Each insertion guide tip 2322 has a pointed shape such that the tip is inclined in four directions. This is for absorbing the positional deviation in the long side direction or the short side direction with respect to the plug terminal 2304 of the substantially rectangular parallelepiped plug main body 2303. Even if there is a slight positional deviation in the direction in which the connector 2301 and the connector holding plate 2306 are inserted into the receptacle 2302 side, these insertion guide tip portions 2322 catch the receptacle 2302 on the receiving side without any change. It can be fitted.

<Structure of connector holding plate 2306)>
FIG. 14 is a front view showing a state in which two connectors 2301 are attached to the connector holding plate 2306 of the first embodiment. FIG. 15 is a plan view showing the connector holding plate 2306 of the first embodiment. FIG. 16 is a bottom view showing the connector holding plate 2306 of the first embodiment.
In the connector holding plate 2306, holding holes 2308 for holding two connectors 2301 are opened in a holding plate main body 2323 of an elongated member, and several screw insertion holes 2324 for screwing are provided around the periphery. The holding plate main body 2323 has a U-shaped cross section. The connector holding plate 2306 is attached to the back surface of the game board 61 of the gaming machine 10, and is attached to the gaming machine front unit 23 of the gaming machine 10 with the connector 2301 held pivotally by the connector holding plate 2306. It is connected to the receptacle 2302 (connector).

The connector holding plate 2306 has an inclined surface (an angle (angle) so as to be higher in a direction away from the rotation center position with the position to be positioned as the rotation center when fitting the game board 61 to the game machine front unit 23 It becomes the shape which formed (alpha). For example, when replacing the game board 61, as shown in FIG. 11, the side of the game machine front unit 23 is the side of the game board 61 so that the game board 61 can be easily fitted to the game machine front unit 23. This sloping surface allows for a smooth connection when mating after so-called "positioning".
When the fitting direction of the connector 2301 is linear, fitting is facilitated. Thereafter, the slight inclination of the connector 2301 can be absorbed by displacement of the connector 2301 attached to the connector holding plate 2306 in the long side direction or the short side direction.

  In addition, in the structure in which the game board 61 is fitted so as to be dropped downward after “positioning” in the lower part of the game machine front unit 23, the mounting direction of the connector holding plate 2306 is rotated 90 degrees. Attach.

<Passing Notches 2325, 2326, 2327 of the Connector Holding Plate 2306>
The connector holding plate 2306 has a holding hole 2308 for holding the connector 2301. The holding hole 2308 has a substantially rectangular shape in accordance with the cross-sectional shape of the plug body 2303 of the connector 2301. The holding hole 2308 is a through hole larger than the cross section of the plug body 2303. At the periphery of the holding hole 2308, a plurality of passage notches 2325, 2326 and 2327 are formed to allow the retaining piece of the connector 2301 to pass during mounting. Although the illustrated connector holding plate 2306 is shown with two holding holes 2308 opened, it may have one hole, three holes or more, and is not limited to two.

  The holding hole 2308 is formed with a substantially square first passing notch 2325 through which the third and fifth retaining pieces 2312 and 2313 of the connector 2301 pass. After the third and fifth retaining pieces 2312 and 2313 pass through the first passage notch 2325, the first positioning projection 2310 of the first flexible claw 2309, which passes after that, pops out, and this first passage notch 2325 flies. The first positioning projection 2310 abuts on the periphery of the first passage notch 2325, and the first positioning projection 2310 contacts the periphery of the holding hole 2308, and the connector 2301 in the holding hole 2308 in the direction of the long side By restricting the movement, the detachment from the holding hole 2308 is prevented.

  Furthermore, a substantially rectangular second passage notch 2326 for passing the fourth retaining piece 2314 of the connector 2301 is formed. The second positioning projection 2317 of the second flexible claw 2316 which passes after the fourth retaining piece 2314 passes through the second passage notch 2326, and then the second positioning projection The portion 2317 contacts the periphery of the second passage notch 2326, restricts the movement of the connector 2301 in the holding hole 2308 in the direction of the long side, and prevents the detachment from the holding hole 2308.

  Similarly, a substantially rectangular third passage cutout portion 2327 for passing the sixth retaining piece 2315 and the third flexible claw portion 2318 of the connector 2301 is formed. The third passing notch 2327 is a third positioning projection 2319 of the third flexible claw 2318 that is to be passed after the sixth retaining piece 2315 and the third flexible claw 2318 have passed. The second positioning projection 2317 abuts on the periphery of the second passage notch 2326, restricts the movement of the connector 2301 in the holding hole 2308 in the direction of the long side, and from the holding hole 2308 Will be prevented from leaving.

<Mounting and Removal of Connector 2301 to Connector Holding Plate 2306>
FIG. 17 is an enlarged cross-sectional view showing how the connector 2301 is attached to the connector holding plate 2306, where (a) is before attachment, (b) is during attachment, and (c) is a flexible claw. In the state of bending and bending, (d) is the state after mounting. FIG. 18 is an enlarged cross-sectional view showing a state in which the connector 2301 is removed from the connector holding plate 2306, where (a) is a state before removal, (b) is a removal state, and (c) is a removal state.
When mounting the connector 2301 to the connector holding plate 2306 configured as described above, as shown in FIG. 17A, the connector 2301 is inserted into the holding hole 2308 of the plug body 2303, and in this state the connector holding plate 2306 is further added. Although it is attempted to pass the third retaining piece 2312 and the fifth retaining piece 2313 from the first passage notch 2325, as shown in FIG. 17B, in this state, the first flexible The first positioning projection 2310 of the claw 2309 contacts the holding hole 2308, and the third retaining piece 2312 and the fifth retaining piece 2313 abut the peripheral edge of the first passage notch 2325, and completely pass the third passage. The retaining piece 2312 and the fifth retaining piece 2313 can not pass over the periphery of the holding hole 2308.
At the same time, in the fourth retaining piece 2314 and the sixth retaining piece 2315, the second positioning projection 2317 and the third positioning projection 2319 hit the holding holes 2308, and the second passage notch 2326 and the third passage notch The rim of the holding portion 2327 can not be passed over completely and the fourth retaining piece 2314 and the sixth retaining piece 2315 can not pass over the rim of the holding hole 2308.

Next, when the connector 2301 is pushed in the insertion direction as it is, as in the state of FIG. 17B from the state of FIG. 17B, the first flexible claw portion 2309 is bent and the third retaining piece The 2312 and the fifth retaining piece 2313 can pass through the first passage notch 2325 and get over the periphery of the holding hole 2308.
At the same time, the second flexible claws 2316 and the third flexible claws 2318 are flexed, and the fourth retaining piece 2314 and the sixth retaining piece 2315 are also used as the second passage cutouts 2326 for the third passage. The edge of the holding hole 2308 can be passed over the notch 2327.

  Finally, as shown in FIG. 17D, the fourth retaining piece 2314 that has passed through the second passage notch 2326 is shifted in a predetermined direction (arrow direction shown). As a result, the second positioning projection 2317 of the second flexible claw 2316 that is flexed jumps out to the second passage notch 2326. The second positioning projection 2317 and the fourth retaining piece 2314 close the second passage notch 2326 to restrict the movement of the connector 2301 in the long side direction. As a result, the fourth retaining piece 2314 abuts on the peripheral edge of the holding hole 2308 to provide a retaining function.

Similarly, the sixth retaining piece 2315 which has passed through the third passage notch 2327 is shifted in a predetermined direction. As a result, the third positioning projection 2319 of the bent third flexible claw 2318 pops out to the third passage notch 2327. The third positioning projection 2319 and the sixth retaining piece 2315 close the third passage notch 2327 to restrict the longitudinal movement of the connector 2301. As a result, the sixth retaining piece 2315 abuts on the peripheral edge of the holding hole 2308 to provide a retaining function.
Although the description for attaching the connector 2301 to the connector holding plate 2306 has been described individually, the respective retaining pieces and the flexible claws from the first passage notch 2325 to the third passage notch 2327 The passage of is done simultaneously.

  When removing the connector 2301 from the connector holding plate 2306, the procedure described above may be reversed. However, as shown in FIG. 18A, the plug body 2303 of the connector 2301 is inserted into the holding hole 2308, and in this state, each removal from the first passage notch 2325 to the third passage notch 2327 is performed. Passage of the stop and the flexible claws must be done simultaneously. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 18B, the positioning projections 2310, 2317, and 2319 of the three flexible claws 2309, 2316, and 2318 are pushed in using a predetermined jig (insertion of the connector 2301). Direction and opposite direction). Thereafter, the connector 2301 is shifted by the connector holding plate 2306 to such a position that the retaining pieces can pass through the passage notches 2325, 2326 and 2327. Once in the passable position, the connector 2301 can be removed and the removal is completed.

<Connection state to receptacle 2302 by connector holding plate 2306>
FIG. 19 is an enlarged plan view showing a state in which the connector 2301 mounted on the connector holding plate 2306 is connected to the receptacle 2302 when “positioning” is performed on the side of the game board 61 before fitting. FIG. 20 is an enlarged side view showing a state in which the connector 2301 mounted on the connector holding plate 2306 is connected to the receptacle 2302 when “positioning” is performed in the lower part of the game board 61 and then fitted.
As shown in the enlarged plan view of FIG. 19, the connector 2301 configured in this way is attached to the connector holding plate 2306 and connected so as to be fitted to the receptacle 2302. When replacing the game board 61, the so-called "positioning" is performed by aligning the side of the game board 61 to the side of the game machine front unit 23 so that the game board 61 can be easily fitted to the game machine front unit 23. Then fit. When the gaming board 61 and the gaming machine front unit 23 are fitted, when the connector 2301 is inserted into the receptacle 2302 side, the misalignment can be absorbed and the fitting connection can be made at an appropriate position. The positioning projection 2310 of the connector 2301 is formed on the side close to the center of rotation (see FIG. 11), but by providing the connector holding plate 2306 with an elastic member 2321 that absorbs misalignment of the connector 2301 at the opposite position. It is easy to absorb the deviation.

  Furthermore, the connector holding plate 2306 can also absorb positional deviation in the long side direction of the connector 2301. Further, as shown in the enlarged side view of FIG. 20, the connector holding plate 2306 can also absorb misalignment of the connector 2301 in the short side direction. Accordingly, when the connector 2301 is inserted into the receptacle 2302, the positional deviation can be absorbed and the fitting connection can be performed at an appropriate position.

  In the illustrated example, the connector holding plate 2306 holding the connector 2301 of the present invention is attached to the game board 61 side, and the receptacle 2302 (connector) connecting the connector 2301 is attached to the game machine front unit 23 side. There is. However, the present invention is not limited to this arrangement, and a connector holding plate 2306 for holding the connector 2301 of the present invention is attached to the gaming machine front unit 23 side, and a receptacle 2302 connecting the connector 2301 is attached to the gaming board 61 side. It is possible.

  The present invention is not limited to the fitting method as shown in FIG. 19, but after “positioning” in the lower part of the gaming machine front unit 23, when the gaming board 61 is fitted to be dropped downward, the connector is held. The board 2306 is attached to the game board 61 while being rotated 90 degrees. Even in such an arrangement, when the connector 2301 is inserted into the receptacle 2302, the positional deviation can be absorbed and the fitting connection can be performed at an appropriate position.

In addition, it is not limited to the description content of embodiment mentioned above, For example, you may implement as follows.
(1) In the above embodiment, the passage length from the switching piece to the rotating body of the payout device 135 is set in the upper and lower passage unit 134 so that the number of remaining game balls is 29. The specific number is not limited to an individual number, as long as it does not match any integer multiple of the unit game number of balls. For example, in the setting of the number of unit game balls in the above embodiment, the number of remaining game balls may be 17, 19, 23 or the like.

  (2) The setting of the number of unit game balls for the winning openings 62 to 65 is not limited to that of the above embodiment, but is arbitrary. However, when the setting of the number of unit game balls is changed, it is necessary to change the number of remaining game balls so as not to match any integral multiple of the number of unit game balls. Incidentally, the number of unit game balls for the variable winning device 63 may be 14 instead of 15. Even with this configuration, by setting the number of remaining game balls to 29, the same effect as that of the above embodiment can be obtained.

  (3) In the above embodiment, there are four types of winning openings with different numbers of unit game balls, but there is no limitation to this, and one, two, three, five or more types are available. It is also good. Even in this case, the same effect as that of the above embodiment can be obtained by making the number of remaining game balls not equal to any integral multiple of the number of unit game balls.

  (4) In the said embodiment, although this invention was applied with respect to the pachinko machine 10 provided with the symbol display apparatus 71, you may apply to the pachinko machine of a type other than that. For example, a pachinko machine provided with a winning combination apparatus provided with a game ball rolling unit, an advantage opening, etc., a pachinko machine provided with other goods, an arrange ball machine, a game machine such as a ball ball, etc. The invention can be applied. The present invention can also be applied to a pachinko machine provided with a single tray instead of the upper tray 95a and the lower tray 96a as the trays.

  Hereinafter, the features of the invention group extracted from the embodiment described above will be described while showing effects and the like as necessary.

Gaming machine A
The present invention relates to a pachinko machine, a slot machine, or a gaming machine such as a parrot which plays a slot machine with a game ball instead of a medal.

  When replacing a gaming machine such as a pachinko machine with a new one, there is a gaming machine having a structure in which only the gaming board is removed and replaced instead of removing the entire gaming machine from the island frame structure. When replacing the gaming board, the gaming board is fitted to the gaming machine front unit from the front of the gaming machine. As such a gaming machine which is easy to replace, for example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 9-714 "gaming machine" of Patent Document 2 has been proposed.

  When connecting a connector to a gaming machine that only exchanges such a game board, the game board that has been replaced once is opened with the side hinge structure as the center of rotation, and the connectors are individually connected. In such exchange work, the work of fitting the game board, the work of connecting the connectors, and the two-step work are required, and even in the exchange work of replacing only the game board from the front of the gaming machine, the entire work time I could not shorten it.

  Furthermore, when replacing the gaming machine, a configuration has also been proposed in which the gaming board can be fitted to the gaming machine front unit from the front of the gaming machine and at the same time the connector can be connected.

JP-A-9-714

  However, when replacing the game board, the so-called "positioning" is performed after aligning the side of the game board to the side of the game machine front unit so that the game board can be easily fitted to the game machine front unit. Need to match. Or there is a thing of a structure fitted so that a game board may be dropped below so that "positioning" may be carried out in the lower part of a front unit. When the connector attached to the game board is inserted into the connector attached to the front unit of the game machine, there is a possibility that the fitting connection can not be made if there is a positional deviation.

  For this purpose, for example, it is necessary to provide a so-called “lead-in structure” in which the connector on the inserting side has a pointed shape and the connector on the inserting side has a funnel shape. It has been necessary to provide a guiding structure also in the connector (receptacle) on the side of the gaming machine front unit into which the connector of the gaming board is also inserted.

  The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems and the like. That is, an object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine capable of simultaneously connecting a connector smoothly at the time of gaming board replacement in which the gaming board is fitted to the gaming machine front unit from the front of the gaming machine.

The gaming machine A1 is a gaming machine capable of removing the gaming board from the gaming machine front unit,
A connector on the game board side for wiring of a terminal board, which is attached to the back surface of the game board and configured with a signal relay circuit that relays at least a signal related to a game machine;
And a connector on a game unit front unit side attached to the game machine front unit connected to a connector on the game board side.
The connector on either the game board side or the game machine front unit side intervenes through a connector holding plate having a holding hole in which the connector is mounted so that positional deviation in a predetermined direction can be absorbed. A game machine characterized by being attached to a game board or the game machine front unit.

  In the gaming machine A1, it is possible to connect the connector smoothly while simultaneously fitting the gaming board to the gaming machine front unit from the front of the gaming machine when replacing a new machine.

In the gaming machine A2, the connector holding plate is made of a member having a holding hole for holding the connector, and when the gaming board and the gaming machine front unit are fitted, the position to be positioned is the rotation center The gaming machine of gaming machine A1, characterized in that the inclined surface is formed to be higher in the direction away from the rotation center position.
In the gaming machine A2, when the side of the gaming board is aligned with the side of the gaming machine front unit by the inclined surface of the connector holding plate, the connector is engaged so as to rotate after being positioned. Smooth connection of the connector of the holding plate is possible.

The gaming machine A3 is characterized in that the connector holding plate is provided with an elastic member for restricting the movement position of the connector held in the holding hole, around the holding hole. .
In the gaming machine A3, the elastic member formed on the connector holding plate restricts the rocking range of the connector to a certain extent, and the movement range of the connector is too wide. Can be prevented.

  In any one of the gaming machines 10 and A1 to A3, the gaming machine is a pachinko gaming machine. Above all, the basic configuration of a pachinko gaming machine is provided with an operating handle, and in response to the operation of the operating handle, the ball is fired to a predetermined game area, and the ball is at an operating opening arranged at a predetermined position in the game area. As a prerequisite for winning (or passing through the operation opening), identification information dynamically displayed on the display device may be determined and stopped after a predetermined time. In addition, when the special game state occurs, the variable winning device (specific winning opening) disposed at a predetermined position in the gaming area is opened in a predetermined manner to enable the ball to be won, and the value according to the number of winnings What is given a value (including not only prize balls but also data etc. written to a magnetic card) may be mentioned.

  In any one of the gaming machines 10 and A1 to A3, the gaming machine is a slot machine. Among them, as a basic configuration of the slot machine, “a variable display means for dynamically displaying an identification information sequence consisting of a plurality of identification information and subsequently displaying the identification information is provided, and the operation of the starting operation means (for example, operation lever) The dynamic display of the identification information is started as a result, and the dynamic display of the identification information is stopped due to the operation of the stop operation means (stop button) or when the predetermined time elapses. It is a gaming machine provided with a special gaming state generation means for generating a special gaming state advantageous to the player, as a necessary condition that the final identification information of is a specific identification information. In this case, the game medium may be a coin, a medal or the like as a representative example.

  In any one of the gaming machines 10 and A1 to A3, the gaming machine is a gaming machine characterized by combining a pachinko gaming machine and a slot machine. Among them, as a basic configuration of the integrated gaming machine, "a variable display means for dynamically displaying an identification information sequence consisting of a plurality of identification information and subsequently displaying identification information, and for starting operation means (for example, operation lever) The variation of the identification information is started due to the operation, and the dynamic display of the identification information is stopped due to the operation of the stop operation (for example, the stop button) or when a predetermined time elapses. And a special game state generation means for generating a special game state advantageous to the player, provided that the confirmation identification information at the time of the stop is the specific identification information, using a ball as a game medium, and the identification A predetermined number of balls are required at the start of the dynamic display of information, and the game machine is configured such that many balls are paid out when a special gaming state occurs.

  The gaming machine of the present invention can be mainly used for pachinko machine gaming machines, but if it is a gaming machine having a frame-shaped member such as an outer frame, it is used for various gaming machines other than pachinko machines be able to.

10 pachinko machine as a game machine 23 game machine front unit 61 game board 2301 connector 2302 receptacle (connector)
2306 connector holding plate 2308 holding hole 2307 first retaining piece 2309 first flexible claw 2310 first positioning projection 2311 second retaining piece 2312 third retaining piece 2313 fifth retaining piece 2314 fourth retaining Piece 2315 Sixth retaining piece 2316 Second flexible hook 2317 Second positioning projection 2318 Third flexible hook 2319 Third positioning projection 2320 Positioning projection 2321 Elastic member 2325 First pass cut Notched portion 2326 Second passage notch 2327 Third passage notch

Claims (2)

A gaming machine capable of removing a game board from a gaming machine front unit,
A connector on the game board side for wiring of a terminal board, which is attached to the back surface of the game board and configured with a signal relay circuit that relays at least a signal related to a game machine;
And a connector on a game unit front unit side attached to the game machine front unit connected to a connector on the game board side.
The connector on either the game board side or the game machine front unit side is attached to the game board or the game machine front unit through a connector holding plate having a holding hole in which the connector is mounted.
The one connector has a plate-like retaining piece formed around the one connector so as to project in a direction along its long side,
At a position surrounded by the retaining piece, it has a flexible claw portion which is formed so as to protrude in the long side direction of the connector and which is bent when mounted on the connector holding plate,
When one of the connectors is mounted on the connector holding plate, the locking piece comes in contact with the peripheral edge of the holding hole of the connector holding plate, thereby preventing the connector from falling off.
The positioning projection formed on the movable end side of the flexible claw contacts the periphery of the holding hole, thereby restricting the movement of the one connector and preventing the detachment from the holding hole. A game machine characterized in that it is configured to hold the one connector swingably . The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the gaming machine is a pachinko machine.