JP2004081580A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent an electric cable (harness) for connecting an electric component arranged in a case body to an electric component arranged in an opening/closing member for opening/closing the case body from becoming an obstacle when the opening/closing member performs opening/closing. <P>SOLUTION: A lamp relay board arranged on the rear surface of a front door 4 is electrically connected to a lamp control board 82 arranged in a rear cover 7 through the use of a lamp harness 9. A coil spring 93 is locked in the middle part of the lamp harness 9, so as to give tension to the lamp harness 9 in a direction to draw the lamp harness 9 to the side of the lamp control board 82. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO

Description

[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to gaming machines such as pachinko machines and pachislot machines.
[0002]
[Prior art]
For example, a typical conventional pachinko machine includes an outer frame fixedly arranged on gaming islands arranged in a game arcade, and a gaming machine body openably and closably attached to the outer frame. The gaming machine body holds a gaming board with its board surface (the surface through which the game balls pass) facing forward. In addition, on the front of the gaming machine main body, lamps for raising the atmosphere of the game are arranged, and on the back of the gaming machine holding frame, a lamp relay board for power distribution to each lamp, a game island. A mechanical panel having a mechanism for taking in game balls from a ball circulation path provided in a pachinko machine is attached.
[0003]
The back surface of the game board is a mounting surface for mounting a control board for controlling the operation of each part of the pachinko machine. However, since a lamp relay board and a mechanism board are attached to the back of the game machine main body, an empty space for attaching the control board on the back of the game board is small. Nevertheless, in pachinko machines, since the amount of memory that can be mounted on the main control board for realizing the basic game contents is regulated, the lighting and sound effects accompanying the games are regulated. The control board for controlling the occurrence of the game is a sub-board, and recently, the number of the sub-control boards is increasing with the diversification of the game content.
[0004]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
Then, the inventor of the present application considered arranging the control board on the back side (back side) of the outer frame. For example, a cover is provided so as to cover the outer frame from the back side, and a space for disposing the control board is provided inside the cover, so that a sufficient arrangement space for the control board can be secured.
However, when the control board is disposed on the back side of the outer frame, a harness for electrically connecting a sub-control board (lamp control board) for controlling lighting of the lamps and the lamp relay board is provided on the outer frame (outer frame). (The cover attached to the frame) and the main body of the gaming machine, and the harness between the outer frame and the main body of the gaming machine loosens when opening and closing the main body of the gaming machine. It has been found that this creates a new problem that hinders opening and closing.
[0005]
The present invention has been made under such a background, and an object thereof is to connect an electric component provided on a housing side to an electric component provided on an opening / closing member that can be opened and closed with respect to the housing. An object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine in which an electric wire (harness) does not hinder opening / closing of an opening / closing member.
[0006]
Means for Solving the Problems and Effects of the Invention
According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a gaming machine having a housing (1, 2, 7) and an opening / closing member (4) provided to be openable and closable with respect to the housing. And an electric wire connecting the electric component (45) provided on the housing side and the electric component (82) provided on the opening / closing member side, and a tension in a direction of pulling the electric wire toward the housing side. A gaming machine characterized by including a tension applying member (93) for applying.
[0007]
It should be noted that the alphanumeric characters in parentheses indicate corresponding components and the like in embodiments described later. Hereinafter, the same applies in this section.
According to the present invention, since the tension is applied to the electric wire, there is no possibility that the electric wire is slackened when the opening / closing member is opened / closed and hinders the opening / closing of the opening / closing member.
The tension applying member is configured to pull the electric wire drawn out from the housing side by opening the opening / closing member to the housing side as the opening / closing member is closed. Is preferably applied to the electric wire. Thereby, when closing the opening / closing member, it is possible to preferably prevent the electric wire from being caught between the housing and the opening / closing member.
[0008]
In particular, the opening and closing member is provided so as to be openable and closable about an axis extending substantially parallel to the one side at a position separated from the one side by a predetermined distance from the one side of the housing. In such a case, the electric wire is likely to be pinched between the opening / closing member and one side of the housing, so that the configuration according to claim 1 or 2 exerts a remarkable effect. An intermediate opening / closing member (3, 6) provided so as to be openable and closable with respect to the housing may be further provided between the housing and the opening / closing member. . If tension is applied to the electric wire, even if the intermediate opening / closing member is provided, there is no possibility that the electric wire is caught between the intermediate opening / closing member and the intermediate opening / closing member and the housing.
[0009]
When the intermediate opening / closing member has an insertion hole (33) through which the electric wire is inserted, the insertion hole extends in a direction intersecting the axis of the opening / closing member. It is preferably formed to be long. Accordingly, it is possible to prevent the electric wire from being bent around the edge of the insertion hole when the opening / closing member is opened / closed, and to prevent the electric wire from being habitually hindering the opening / closing of the opening / closing member.
The electric wire may be a wire bundle formed by bundling a plurality of wires.
[0010]
The invention according to claim 7 is the gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 to 6, further comprising a covering member (95) for covering a surface of the electric wire.
According to this invention, since the surface of the electric wire is covered, it is possible to prevent the electric wire from having a habit that hinders opening and closing of the opening and closing member.
[0011]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.
FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an external configuration of a pachinko machine according to an embodiment of the present invention. This pachinko machine has a mounting frame 1 for mounting (installing) on gaming islands arranged in a game arcade, a main frame 2 openably and closably mounted on the mounting frame 1, and a front side of the main frame 2. The game board holding frame 3 is attached so as to be openable and closable, and the front door 4 is attached to the front side of the game board holding frame 3 so as to be openable and closable. The support shafts of the main frame 2, the game board holding frame 3, and the front door 4 are respectively arranged on a common axis extending almost vertically on the front side of the left side of the mounting frame 1.
[0012]
The lower front surface of the main frame 2, the lower front surface of the game board holding frame 3, and the front surface of the front door 4 above the lower front surface constitute the front of the pachinko machine. On the left and right sides of the lower front surface of the main frame 2, speakers S for outputting sound are arranged.
The lower front surface of the game board holding frame 3 is curved so as to protrude toward the front, and a ball receiver 31 for storing game balls (pachinko balls) used for the game is formed inside the lower front surface. ing. On the lower front surface of the game board holding frame 3, a handle 32 operated by a player at the time of a game is disposed below and to the right of the ball receiver 31.
[0013]
A substantially circular window 41 is formed in the center of the front door 4. A transparent plate 42 such as a glass plate is fitted into the window 41, and the rear side of the window 41 can be seen through the transparent plate 42. On the front surface of the front door 4, a decorative lamp 43 for enlivening the atmosphere of the game is provided to notify various error states (for example, a state where the ball receiver 31 is full) generated in the pachinko machine. Lamps such as an error lamp 44 are disposed. For example, the decorative lamps 43 are arranged above the window 41 and on both left and right sides, and the error lamps 44 are arranged on both left and right sides of the upper end of the front surface of the front door 4.
[0014]
FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a state where the front door 4 of the pachinko machine is opened. FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a state in which the game board holding frame 3 is opened. The pachinko machine further includes a game board 5 held by a game board holding frame 3, a mechanism board 6 openably and closably mounted inside the main frame 2, and a back face mounted to cover the main frame 2 from behind. And a cover 7.
The game board 5 has a board surface on which a game ball fired from a ball launching device (not shown) in response to the operation of the handle 32 enters. And is held in place. With the front door 4 closed, the window 41 of the front door 4 faces the board of the game board 5, and the game ball passes on the board of the game board 5 via the transparent plate 42 fitted in the window 41. The player can visually observe the state of (falling). The ball launching device is attached to, for example, a lower portion of the game board holding frame 3.
[0015]
The mechanism board 6 has a mechanism for supplying game balls to the ball receiver 31. For example, a ball tank for storing game balls supplied from a ball circulation mechanism (not shown) in a game island on which the pachinko machine is installed is arranged at the uppermost portion on the back surface of the mechanism board 6. . A ball passage 61 is connected to the bottom surface of the ball tank, and game balls in the ball tank are supplied to the ball receiver 31 through the ball passage 61.
[0016]
The back cover 7 is formed in a box shape whose front surface facing the main frame 2 is open. On a surface 71 of the back cover 7 facing the mechanism panel 6, a main board box 81 accommodating a main control board for realizing the basic game contents of this pachinko machine, and a lamp arranged on the front face of the front door 4 A lamp control board 82 for controlling the light emission of the class 43, 44, an audio control board for controlling the output of the sound effect, a display provided on the game board 5 (for example, a drum type display, a liquid crystal display, etc.) ), A payout control board for controlling the payout of game balls to the ball receiver 31, and the like. That is, the back cover 7 provides an accommodation space for accommodating various control boards therein. The audio control board, display control board, and payout control board are not shown.
[0017]
A lamp relay board 45 for distributing power to the lamps 43 and 44 on the front surface of the front door 4 is disposed on the uppermost portion of the rear surface of the front door 4. The lamp relay board 45 is electrically connected to the lamp control board 82 by the lamp harness 9, and the lamp relay board 45 is turned on by the lamps 43 and 44 from the lamp control board 82 via the lamp harness 9. , And a control signal for controlling lighting thereof.
[0018]
The lamp harness 9 is formed by bundling a plurality of wires such as a power line for supplying power and a control line for transmitting a control signal, and connectors 91 and 92 are provided at both ends thereof. The connector 91 at one end is connected to the lamp control board 82. Then, the connector 92 at the other end passes through the back side of the mechanism board 6 and is pulled out to the near side from the step portion 62 formed by lowering the left end of the upper surface of the mechanism board 6 by one step. 3 is drawn out to the near side of the game board holding frame 3 through an insertion hole 33 formed at the upper left end of the game board 3 and is connected to a lamp relay board 45.
[0019]
The lamp harness 9 connected in this way is formed to have a relatively long overall length of about 70 cm in order to secure the connection between the lamp relay board 45 and the lamp control board 82 with the front door 4 opened. I have. If the total length of the ramp harness 9 is long, when the game board holding frame 3 is closed together with the front door 4, the lamp harness 9 becomes loose and is caught between the game board holding frame 3 and the mechanism board 6, or the game board holding frame is When the front door 4 is closed in a state in which the game board 3 is closed, the lamp harness 9 is loosened and is caught between the game board holding frame 3 and the front door 4, and the game board holding frame 3 and the front door 4 are closed. It may hinder closing.
[0020]
Therefore, a tension is applied to the lamp harness 9 (wiring bundle) in a direction of drawing the lamp harness 9 toward the lamp control board 82. That is, one end of a coil spring 93 serving as a tension applying member for applying tension to the lamp harness 9 is locked at an intermediate portion of the lamp harness 9 (for example, at a position about 10 cm from the connector 91). The other end of the coil spring 93 is locked by a locking portion 94 disposed below the lamp control board 82. The position of the locking portion 94 is such that the spring length of the coil spring 93 is substantially equal to or slightly longer than the natural length when the game board holding frame 3 and the front door 4 are closed. In this embodiment, it is provided on the front surface of the main board box 81 arranged below the lamp control board 82. Further, the coil spring 93 has a spring constant that can apply a tension to the lamp harness 9 to such an extent that the front door 4 does not close when the front door 4 is fully opened.
[0021]
Thus, when the game board holding frame 3 and the front door 4 are closed, the spring force of the coil spring 93 draws the lamp harness 9 to the back side of the mechanism board 6, so that the lamp harness 9 is connected to the game board holding frame 3 and the mechanism. It can be prevented from being caught between the board 6 and the game board holding frame 3 and the front door 4.
Further, since the lamp harness 9 is tensioned, a substantially constant portion of the lamp harness 9 comes into contact with the stepped portion 62 formed on the mechanism panel 6, so that the lamp harness 9 may have an undesired habit. In addition, there is no possibility that such an undesired habit causes a problem that the lamp harness 9 is not drawn into the rear side of the mechanism panel 6.
[0022]
Furthermore, the insertion hole 33 of the game board holding frame 3 is formed in an elliptical shape that is long to the left and right, so that even when the front door 4 is fully opened, the lamp harness 9 does not bend around the edge of the insertion hole 33 as a fulcrum. It has become. Furthermore, a spiral tube 95 formed in a spiral shape using a resin material is wound around the lamp harness 9. These further prevent the lamp harness 9 from having an undesired habit, so that the lamp harness 9 can be smoothly drawn into the rear side of the mechanism panel 6.
[0023]
The covering member that covers the lamp harness 9 (wiring bundle) is not limited to the spiral tube 95, and may be a slit tube in which a number of slits are formed on the peripheral surface of a resin tube.
As mentioned above, although one Embodiment of this invention was described, this invention can be implemented in another form. For example, in the above-described embodiment, the tension applying member for applying the tension to the lamp harness 9 is not limited to the coil spring 93, does not hinder the opening of the front door 4, and has the game board holding frame 3 and the front door 4 If the tension is applied to the lamp harness 9 such that the lamp harness 9 can be pulled into the rear side of the mechanism panel 6 when the lamp harness 9 is closed, an elastic body other than a coil spring such as rubber may be used. It may be a weight having an appropriate mass.
[0024]
Furthermore, in the above-described embodiment, the lamp harness 9 for electrically connecting the lamp relay board 45 and the lamp control board 82 does not hinder the opening and closing of the game board holding frame 3 and the front door 4. Although the configuration is taken as an example, the present invention achieves an electrical connection between a ball launching device attached to the game board holding frame 3 and a control board (for example, a main control board) arranged in the back cover 7. It may be applied to prevent the harness from hindering the opening and closing of the game board holding frame 3.
[0025]
In addition, as shown in FIG. 1, when a lamp 34 for notifying information on the lending of a game ball is arranged on the front of the game board holding frame 3, the power is distributed to the lamp 34 and the like. The harness that achieves electrical connection between the power distribution board disposed on the back surface of the game board holding frame 3 and the lending control board disposed inside the back cover 7 prevents the game board holding frame 3 from being opened and closed. For this purpose, the present invention may be applied.
Further, when the speaker S is disposed on the front of the game board holding frame 3 or the front door 4, a speaker for achieving an electrical connection between the speaker S and an audio control board disposed in the back cover 7 is provided. The present invention may be applied to prevent the cord from hindering the opening and closing of the game board holding frame 3 or the front door 4.
[0026]
Further, in the above embodiment, a pachinko machine is taken as an example of a gaming machine, but the present invention can be applied to other types of gaming machines such as a pachislot machine. That is, it has a housing and an opening / closing member provided to be able to open and close the housing, and the electric component provided on the housing side and the electric component provided on the opening / closing member side are connected by electric wires. The present invention can be applied to general gaming machines.
In addition, various design changes can be made within the scope of the matters described in the claims.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an external configuration of a pachinko machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a state where a front door of the pachinko machine is opened.
FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a state where a game board holding frame of the pachinko machine is opened.
[Explanation of symbols]
REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 1 mounting frame 2 main frame 3 game board holding frame 4 front door 5 game board 6 mechanism board 7 back cover 9 lamp harness 33 insertion hole 45 lamp relay board 82 lamp control board 93 coil spring 95 spiral tube S speaker

Claims (7)

A gaming machine having a housing and an opening and closing member provided to be able to open and close the housing,
An electric wire connecting the electric component provided on the housing side and the electric component provided on the opening / closing member side,
A gaming machine comprising: a tension applying member that applies a tension to the electric wire in a direction of pulling the electric wire toward the housing. The tension applying member is configured to apply a tension to the electric wire for drawing the electric wire fed from the housing side by opening the opening / closing member to the housing side with the closing of the opening / closing member. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein: The said opening / closing member is provided so that opening and closing centering | focusing on the axis extended substantially in parallel with the said one side in the position away from the one side of the said housing | casing by the predetermined space | distance is characterized by the above-mentioned. 2. The gaming machine according to 2. The gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising an intermediate opening / closing member provided between the housing and the opening / closing member so as to be openable / closable with respect to the housing. The intermediate opening / closing member has an insertion hole through which the electric wire is inserted,
The gaming machine according to claim 4, wherein the insertion hole is formed to be long in a direction intersecting the axis of the opening / closing member. The gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the electric wire is a wire bundle formed by bundling a plurality of wires. The gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 to 6, further comprising a covering member that covers a surface of the electric wire.

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