Game machine

Abstract

To allow for bundling and wiring a plurality of harnesses connected to a plurality of electrical components.SOLUTION: A game machine includes a game component 16 provided in a predetermined portion 1. The game component 16 includes a plurality of electrical components 145, 172, and a plurality of harnesses 166, 174 for connecting the plurality of electrical components 145, 172 to external electrical components 25, 26 provided other than the game component 16. The game machine includes a fastener 216 which bundles and fastens the plurality of harnesses 166, 174 drawn away from the electrical components 145, 172, in a back side of the game component 16.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 11

Description

[Technical Field]

[0001] The present invention relates to gaming machines such as pachinko machines and slot machines. [Background technology]

[0002] In gaming machines such as pachinko machines, a gaming information display means is located approximately in the center of the gaming area of ​​the gaming board, and gaming components such as normal winning means, start opening means, and big winning means are located around the periphery of the gaming information display means. A liquid crystal display means is used for the gaming information display means, and a large number of electrical components are used for the normal winning means, start opening means, big winning means, etc., such as winning switches, drive solenoids, and LEDs. A harness is connected to each of these electrical components via a connector, and the other end of each harness is connected to a relay board or the like via a connector, and further connected from the relay board to a main control board or a performance control board via a connector, depending on whether the electrical component is a game control system or a performance control system. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] Utility Model Registration No. 3058765 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] Gaming machines use a large number of electrical components, and the harnesses connected to each of these electrical components are pulled out to the back of the gaming component, wired along wiring paths, and connected to relay boards, etc. However, while harnesses have traditionally been wired to the back of gaming components, when one gaming component is equipped with multiple electrical components, the harnesses from each electrical component are individually wired separately, which creates problems such as the harnesses becoming tangled and easily getting caught on other things when handling the gaming component. In view of the above-mentioned conventional problems, the present invention aims to provide an amusement machine that can wire multiple harnesses connected to multiple electrical components together, even when the harnesses are wired along a wiring path. [Means for solving the problem]

[0005] The present invention relates to a gaming machine having game components provided at predetermined locations, the game components including a plurality of electrical components provided on a game component main body, and a plurality of harnesses connected to the respective electrical components and wired in parallel along a wiring path, the wiring path including a plurality of parallel wiring sections in which the plurality of harnesses are wired in parallel, and a fastener for fastening the harnesses together to a fastener on the game component main body side for each of the parallel wiring sections, the plurality of parallel wiring sections including a first parallel wiring section and a second parallel wiring section adjacent to each other in the path direction, and the fastener The wiring path includes a first fastener that fastens multiple harnesses including the specific harness together, and a second fastener that fastens multiple harnesses not including the specific harness together in the second parallel wiring section, and a curved path portion is provided between the first fastener and the second fastener in the middle of the wiring path, and a wiring guide portion that guides the harness on the inner peripheral portion of the curved path portion, the specific harness branches off from the first parallel wiring section on the second fastener side, and the fastener tightens the harness to an extent that the harness is in close contact with the fastener portion. [Effects of the Invention]

[0006] According to the present invention, even when a plurality of harnesses connected to a plurality of electrical components are wired along a wiring path, the harnesses can be advantageously wired together. [Brief explanation of the drawings]

[0007] [Figure 1] 1 is a front view of a game board showing a first embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 2] FIG. [Figure 3]FIG. 2 is a plan view of the first special symbol starting means. [Figure 4] FIG. 2 is a plan cross-sectional view of the first special symbol starting means. [Figure 5] FIG. 10 is a rear view of the first special symbol starting means. [Figure 6] FIG. 10 is a side view of the harness in a positioned state. [Figure 7] FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram of the connection relationship of the harness. [Figure 8] FIG. [Figure 9] FIG. [Figure 10] FIG. 10 is a plan view of a composite winning means showing a second embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 11] FIG. [Figure 12] FIG. [Figure 13] FIG. [Figure 14] FIG. 2 is a side cross-sectional view of the relay board, the LED board, etc. [Figure 15] FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram of the wiring relationship of the harness. BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION

[0008] Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. Figures 1 to 9 illustrate a first embodiment in which the present invention is applied to a gaming machine, which is a pachinko machine. Game board 1 is configured as shown in Figures 1 and 2, and is detachably attached to a game board attachment portion of the machine frame.

[0009] The game board 1 is generally rectangular, and as shown in Figure 1, a game area 2 and an outer peripheral member 3 that surrounds the game area 2 are provided on the front side of the game board 1. On one side of the game area 2, a game ball shooting passage 5 is formed between the outer peripheral member 3 and a guide rail 4, and game balls shot by a shooting means on the machine frame side are shot into the upper part of the game area 2 through the shooting passage 5.

[0010] At the center of the gaming area 2, there are mounted image display means 6, such as a liquid crystal type, and a center case 7 corresponding to the front side of this image display means 6. The image display means 6 is of a liquid crystal type, etc., and constitutes a performance symbol display means 10, etc. The center case 7 is mounted so as to abut against the front side of the gaming board 1 and protrude forward from the gaming board 1, and a display window 8 corresponding to the display screen of the image display means 6 is provided on the inner periphery. At the front side of the center case 7, there are mounted normal symbol display means 9, first special symbol display means 11, second special symbol display means 12, etc.

[0011] In the gaming area 2, a left-hand hitting passage 13 and a right-hand hitting passage 14 are provided on both the left and right sides of the center case 7. In addition, in the gaming area 2, a normal symbol starting means 15, a combined winning means 16, a first special symbol starting means 17, and a second special symbol starting means 18 are arranged.

[0012] The normal symbol start means 15 is configured as a passage gate to start the start of a symbol by the normal symbol display means 9. The normal symbol display means 9 is configured to variably display a normal symbol when the normal symbol start means 15 detects a gaming ball, and is configured by two light-emitting elements such as two LEDs corresponding to two types of normal symbols, for example, "○" and "×". That is, the normal symbol display means 9 alternately flashes two light-emitting elements for a predetermined period of time on the condition that the normal symbol start means 15 detects a gaming ball, and ends flashing with the light-emitting element on the "○" side corresponding to the winning state lit up when the hit determination random number value acquired when the normal symbol start means 15 detects a gaming ball matches a predetermined hit determination value, and otherwise ends flashing with the light-emitting element on the "×" side corresponding to the losing state lit up.

[0013] The first special symbol starting means 17 is for starting the first symbol variation by the first special symbol display means 11 when a gaming ball is detected, and the second special symbol starting means 18 is for starting the second symbol variation by the second special symbol display means 12 when a gaming ball is detected. The first special symbol starting means 17 is of a non-opening / closing type. The second special symbol starting means 18 is of an open-closing type that can be switched between a closed state in which the gaming ball cannot (or is difficult to) score a winning ball and an open state in which the gaming ball can (or is easy to score a winning ball), and is configured to open from the closed state to the open state for a predetermined time when the stopped symbol after the variation of the normal symbol display means 9 becomes a winning symbol and a normal profit state occurs.

[0014] The first special symbol display means 11 and the second special symbol display means 12 are each composed of one or more display means, for example, a single display means such as a segment type that can variably display special symbols. Each special symbol display means 11, 12 variably displays each special symbol for a predetermined time on the condition that a gaming ball enters the corresponding special symbol start means 17, 18, and when the jackpot determination random number value acquired when the gaming ball enters each special symbol start means 17, 18 matches a predetermined jackpot determination value, the special symbol stops in a predetermined jackpot mode (specific mode), and in other cases stops in a miss mode.

[0015] The effect pattern display means 10 displays effect patterns 10a to 10c in a variable manner in parallel with the variable display of special patterns by the special pattern display means 11 and 12, and is configured to be able to display one or more (for example, three in the left and right directions) effect patterns 10a to 10c in a variable manner on the display screen of the image display means 6 together with various effect images.

[0016] The performance symbols 10a to 10c are made up of numerical symbols, and when a gaming ball enters the first special symbol starting means 17 or the second special symbol starting means 18, they start to vary according to one of a plurality of variation patterns at the same time as the special symbol starts to vary, and stop almost simultaneously in synchronization with the stopping of the special symbol. Note that the performance symbols 10a to 10c stop in a loss performance mode when the special symbol stops in a loss mode, and stop in a big win performance mode when the special symbol stops in a big win mode.

[0017] The combined winning means 16 is a combination of a large winning means 21 and a normal winning means 22, which are provided on the left and right sides, and this combined winning means 16 is provided with a plurality of light-emitting display means 29-31 on the left and right sides that can emit light in a forward direction. The first special symbol starting means 17 is provided with light-emitting display means 32, 33 on both the left and right sides that can emit light in a forward direction. Note that the light-emitting display means 29-33 are LED-type, but other types may also be used.

[0018] The big winning means 21 is an open / close type that can be switched between an open state in which the game ball can win a prize and a closed state in which the game ball cannot win a prize, and when the special pattern after the first special pattern display means 11 and the second special pattern display means 12 change becomes a big win state and a special profit state occurs, it opens once or multiple times according to a predetermined opening pattern to allow the game ball to win a prize from above.

[0019] 2, the back side of the gaming board 1 is provided with a back cover 24 attached to the gaming board 1, and a main control board 25 and a performance control board 26, etc., which are arranged above and below the back side of the back cover 24. The back cover 24 is intended to cover the image display means 6, composite winning means 16, first special symbol starting means 17, etc., which are attached to the gaming board 1 from the back side. The main control board 25 is intended to control the gaming operations on the gaming board 1 side by the big winning means 21, etc., and is housed in a main control board case 27 and detachably attached to the back side of the back cover 24.

[0020] The performance control board 26 is used to control various performance operations such as the variable display of performance patterns 10a to 10c of the performance pattern display means 10 and the light-emitting display of light-emitting display means 29 to 33, and is housed in a performance control board case 34 and removably attached to the back side of the rear cover 24.

[0021] The first special symbol starting means 17 is disposed near the upper side of the out ball opening 35 at the bottom of the game area 2. The first special symbol starting means 17 is horizontally elongated and, as shown in FIGS. 3 to 5, includes a contact plate 36 that contacts the front surface of the game board 1 and is detachably fixed from the front surface, a case portion 38 that is provided on the back side of the contact plate 36 and is inserted into a mounting hole 37 of the game board 1, a first starting opening 39 that protrudes forward from approximately the center of the contact plate 36, a guide passage 40 that guides a game ball that has entered the first starting opening 39 through the case portion 38 to the back side of the game board 1, a first starting switch 41 that detects the game ball that has entered the first starting opening 39, a radio wave sensor 42 disposed near the first starting switch 41, and a pair of left and right LED boards 43, 44 for light-emitting display that are provided on the back side of the contact plate 36 on both the left and right sides of the first starting opening 39.

[0022] The contact plate 36 is fixed to the front surface of the gaming board 1 with fasteners 48 such as screws, and light-emitting display units 45, 46 are provided on both the left and right sides of the contact plate 36. The case unit 38 has a front side 38a formed integrally with the back side of the contact plate 36, and a rear side 38b detachably attached to the front side 38a from the back side, and forms an insertion unit 47 that is inserted into the mounting hole 37 of the gaming board 1 from the front side.

[0023] The first start switch 41 is used to detect a game ball that enters the first start port 39 and change the first special pattern of the first special pattern display means 11.It is an electromagnetic induction type switch with a coil in the game ball detection section, and is attached to the abutment plate 36, case section 38, etc. on the entrance side of the first start port 39.

[0024] The radio wave sensor 42 is designed to detect unauthorized radio waves transmitted around the first start switch 41 in order to cause the first start switch 41 to malfunction, and is positioned near the side of the first start switch 41 and provided within the sensor accommodating section 65 in the case section 38.

[0025] The left and right LED boards 43, 44, together with light-emitting display units 45, 46 provided on both the left and right sides of the abutment plate 36, constitute the light-emitting display means 32, 33, and are attached to the transparent wall 50 in the case part 38 substantially parallel to the abutment plate 36 in correspondence with each light-emitting display unit 45, 46. LEDs 43a, 44a that emit light to the light-emitting display units 45, 46 are provided on the front surfaces of the LED boards 43, 44, and board-side connectors 52, 53 are provided on the rear surface of the case part 38 near the center in the left-right direction.

[0026] The contact plate 36 and the transparent wall 50 are optically transparent, and light from the LEDs 43a and 44a can illuminate the light-emitting display sections 45 and 46. The contact plate 36 and / or the transparent wall 50 are provided with a view-blocking section 55 such as an uneven pattern so that the back side of the contact plate 36 cannot be seen through.

[0027] 7, a harness 56 is connected to the first start switch 41, a harness 57 is connected to the radio wave sensor 42, and harnesses 58 and 59 are connected to the left and right LED boards 43 and 44, respectively. The harnesses 56 to 59 are pulled out to the back side of the rear wall 60 of the case 38 and fastened together to a fastener 62 on the rear wall 60 by a fastener 63. The harnesses 56 and 57 on the first start switch 41 and radio wave sensor 42 sides can be connected directly or indirectly to the main control board 25 via harness-side connectors 56a and 57a at their ends, and the harnesses 58 and 59 on the left and right LED boards 43 and 44 sides can be connected directly or indirectly to the performance control board 26 via harness-side connectors 58a and 59a at their ends.

[0028] On the back side of the first special symbol starting means 17, a management information display section 64 is provided in approximately the center in the left-right direction of the rear wall section 60 of the case section 38, corresponding to the rear side of the first start switch 41, and this management information display section 64 displays the management number of the first special symbol starting means 17 and other management information. In addition to the management information display section 64, the rear wall section 60 of the case section 38 is provided with a fastener section 62, a sensor housing section 65, and a drawer section 66 from one side to the bottom of this management information display section 64, and also with a drawer section 67 provided on the opposite side of the sensor housing section 65 from the drawer section 66.

[0029] The sensor housing 65 houses the rear side of the radio wave sensor 42 and is provided so as to protrude rearward from the rear wall 60, with the fastener 62 and the fastener 63 wrapped around the fastener 62 being disposed forward of the rear end of the sensor housing 65. The sensor housing 65 and the rear of the radio wave sensor 42 housed therein form a protrusion 68 that protrudes rearward from the rear wall 60 of the case 38.

[0030] The rear wall 60 of the case 38 is provided with openings 66, 67 on both the left and right sides of the sensor housing 65. The drawer 66 is for drawing the harness 56 on the first start switch 41 side and the harness 58 on one of the LED boards 43 side from inside the case 38 to the back side of the rear wall 60, and is formed in approximately the center between the left and right LED boards 43, 44 near the first start switch 41 and the radio wave sensor 42. The drawer 67 is for drawing the harness 59 on the other LED board 44 side from inside the case 38 to the back side of the rear wall 60, and is formed to correspond to the board-side connector 53 on the LED board 44 side.

[0031] The harness 56 on the first start switch 41 side is pulled out rearward or rearward and downward from the rear end of the first start switch 41 through a pull-out portion 66 toward the fastener 63 side. The harness 57 on the radio wave sensor 42 side is connected to the rear end of the radio wave sensor 42, and is pulled out forward toward the fastener 63 side through an open pull-out portion 69 on the rear end side of the sensor housing portion 65.

[0032] Of the pair of left and right LED boards 43, 44, the harness 58 on one side of the LED board 43 is drawn out from the drawer 66 to the rear side via the front side of the rear wall 60. The other side of the LED board 44 is located on the opposite side of the fastener 63 with respect to the sensor accommodating section 65, and the harness 59 on this LED board 44 side is drawn out from the drawer 67 on the other side of the sensor accommodating section 65 to the rear side, wired rearward along the other side of the sensor accommodating section 65, and then drawn out to the fastener 63 side via the rear end side of the sensor accommodating section 65.

[0033] As shown in Figures 4 and 6, at the rear end of the sensor accommodating section 65, there are step sections 70 on both the top and bottom of the drawer section 69, each of which is equal to the thickness of the sensor accommodating section 65, and a harness 59 is wired between one of the step sections 70 and the harness 57 or connector 42a on the radio wave sensor 42 side.

[0034] The harness 59 on the LED board 44 side is disposed between one step 70 and the harness 57 or connector 42a on the radio wave sensor 42 side, which positions the harness 59 from both the top and bottom so that it does not move up and down. The step 70, the harness 57 on the radio wave sensor 42 side, or the connector 42a, etc. form a pair of upper and lower positioning portions 71. The harness 59 on the LED board 44 side is wired approximately parallel to the harness 57 on the radio wave sensor 42 side between the rear end side of the radio wave sensor 42 and the fastener 63.

[0035] The fastening portion 62 is provided on the opposite side of the drawer portion 66 from the radio wave sensor 42. As shown in Figures 4, 5 and 8, the fastening portion 62 is provided in the vertical direction, protruding rearward from the rear wall portion 60 at an intermediate portion between the management information display portion 64 and the lower end of the rear wall portion 60. A through-hole 72 is formed between the fastening portion 62 and the rear wall portion 60, penetrating in the left-right direction.

[0036] On both the top and bottom sides of the fastening portion 62, slippage prevention portions 73 are provided to prevent the fastener 63 wrapped around the fastening portion 62 from coming off. The fastening portion 62 and slippage prevention portions 73 are configured to have a substantially H-shape in side view, but the portion of the slippage prevention portions 73 that protrudes rearward from the fastening portion 62 may be omitted. It is sufficient for the fastening portion 62 to be such that the fastener 63 does not come off or is difficult to come off.

[0037] The harnesses 56 to 59 are arranged vertically from top to bottom along the fastening portion 62 in the vicinity of the fastening portion 62, and are fastened together to the fastening portion 62 by fasteners 63 at corresponding positions on the fastening portion 62.

[0038] The tip end of each harness 56 to 59 from fastener 63 is divided into harnesses 56, 57 on the main control board 25 side and harnesses 58, 59 on the performance control board 26 side and pulled downward.

[0039] The harnesses 56 to 59 are wired so that no extra play occurs between the first start switch 41, the radio wave sensor 42, and the LED boards 43 and 44 and the fastener 63. In addition, the tip side of each harness 56 to 59 from the fastener 63 can be freely bent, and when inserting the insertion portion 47 into the mounting hole 37 of the game board 1 and assembling it, the free end side can be bent based on the fastener 63 and retracted inward from the outer peripheral edge of the insertion portion 47 or inward from the inner peripheral edge of the mounting hole 37.

[0040] The contact plate 36, case portion 38, and first starting opening 39 are made of a light-transmitting material, and a fastener 63 and fastening portion 62 are arranged behind the first starting opening 39. Meanwhile, on the front side of the first special symbol starting means 17, there is a view-blocking portion 55 such as a decorative sticker 80 attached to the front of the first starting opening 39, and an uneven pattern formed on the contact plate 36 and / or transparent wall 50, so that the fastener 63, fastening portion 62, etc. cannot be seen through from the front side of the first special symbol starting means 17. Note that the view-blocking portion 55 may be made of something else.

[0041] The fastener 63 uses a binder 74 that bundles together the harnesses 56 to 59. The binder 74 is made of a flexible synthetic resin such as polyamide, and as shown in Figures 9(a) and 9(b), it includes a head portion 76 having an insertion portion 75, and a band portion 77 that is integrally connected to the head portion 76 and is inserted into the insertion portion 75 from the other end side to bundle the harnesses.

[0042] One-way engagement claws 78 are integrally provided within the insertion portion 75. The one-way engagement claws 78 are biased by their own elasticity toward the band portion 77 inserted into the insertion portion 75. The band portion 77 has a number of engagement portions 79 formed in the band longitudinal direction with which the one-way engagement claws 78 engage, so that when the harnesses 56 to 59 are inserted into the fastening portion 62 by inserting the band portion 77 into the insertion portion 75 of the head portion 76, the one-way engagement claws 78 engage with the engagement portions 79 to maintain the fastened state. After the harnesses 56 to 59 are bound, any excess portions of the band portion 77 protruding from the head portion 76 are cut off.

[0043] Each of the harnesses 56 to 59 has flexibility and shape retention (or bendability and shape retention) so that it can be bent as desired and maintained in the bent state, and is basically constructed of wires 83, with an insulating coating 82 insulating the outer periphery of a core wire 81 made of multiple conductors, as shown in Fig. 8. Each of the harnesses 56 to 59 has multiple wires 83, harness-side connectors 56a to 59a provided at one end of each wire 83, and harness-side connectors 56b to 59b provided at the other end of each wire 83.

[0044] When multiple conductors are bundled together to form the core wire 81, the conductors may be in an untwisted state, or in a twisted state, but an untwisted state improves the flexibility or bendability of the wire 83.

[0045] There are several types of wires 83, each with a different wire diameter depending on the number of conductors in the core wire 81, for example, three types: thick wire 83a, parallel wire 83b, and thin wire 83c. Harnesses 56 to 59 that use these wires also use either a thick harness 83A made of thick wire 83a, a parallel harness 83B made of parallel wire 83b, or a thin harness 83C made of thin wire 83c.

[0046] When determining the type of harness 83A to 83C to be used for each harness 56 to 59, one of the thick harness 83A, the normal harness 83B, and the thin harness 83C is selected depending on conditions such as the magnitude of the electrical signal when energized and the number of signal combinations. For convenience, in Figures 3 to 5 and 7, the thick harness 83A is shown by a thick line, the normal harness 83B by a thick one-dot chain line, and the thin harness 83C by a thick two-dot chain line.

[0047] Incidentally, in the case of the first special pattern starting means 17, the harness 56 on the first start switch 41 side is a thick harness 83A using two thick wires 83a, the harness 57 on the radio wave sensor 42 side is a parallel harness 83B using two parallel wires 83b, and the harnesses 58, 59 on the LED boards 43, 44 side are a thin harness 83C using four or more thin wires 83c.

[0048] Note that the thick wire 83a, thick harness 83A, parallel wire 83b, parallel harness 83B, thin wire 83c, and thin harness 83C are three types of wires or harnesses of different diameters that are distinguishable from thick to thin, and are synonymous with the descriptions of first, second, third, etc., and do not represent specific wire diameters. The thick wire 83a, parallel wire 83b, and thin wire 83c may also be specified by the outer diameter of the wires 83 including the core wire 81 and insulating coating 82.

[0049] The first special symbol starting means 17 has a plurality of electrical components 41-44, such as a first start switch 41, a radio wave sensor 42, and left and right LED boards 43, 44, and harnesses 56-59 each made up of a plurality of wires 83 are connected to each of these via harness-side connectors 57b-59b and drawn out to the back side. However, even if there are a plurality of harnesses 56-59 made up of a plurality of wires 83, by fastening all of the harnesses 56-59 together with a fastener 63, subsequent handling can be made easier than when each harness 56-59 is in a loose state for each wire 83.

[0050] Below the first special symbol starting means 17, there is an out ball port 35 that discharges out balls from the play area 2 of the game board 1 to the inside, but by bundling the harnesses 56 to 59 together with the fasteners 63, problems such as the harnesses 56 to 59 hanging down toward the out ball port 35 do not occur. Therefore, the work of connecting the harnesses 56 to 59 to the main control board 25 and the performance control board 26 can be easily performed.

[0051] Furthermore, since the plurality of harnesses 56 to 59 are fastened together to the fastening portion 62 by the fastener 63, the fastening position by the fastener 63 is substantially constant and stable, and it is possible to prevent variations in the fastening position. Therefore, when assembling the first special symbol starting means 17 to the gaming board 1, the work can be performed uniformly.

[0052] Moreover, because fastener 63 is wound around fastener 62 of case 38, even if an external force is applied to fastener 63 by, for example, pulling on harnesses 56-59 from the free end side, the external force can be resisted by fastener 63 and fastener 62. This eliminates problems such as harnesses 56-59 falling off first start switch 41, radio wave sensor 42, and LED boards 43, 44, and poor contact between the connectors of these components 41-44 and harnesses 56-59.

[0053] In addition, each harness 56 to 59 includes a thick harness 83A made of two thick wires 83a, a parallel harness 83B made of two parallel wires 83b, and a thin harness 83C made of four or more thin wires 83c, all fastened together with fasteners 63. Therefore, even when a large tension is applied to the free ends of these harnesses, the thick harness 83A can share the tension applied to the thinner thin harness 83C, thereby reducing the load on the thinner harnesses such as the thin harness 83C.

[0054] When connecting the harnesses 56 to 59 to the main control board 25 and the performance control board 26, the harnesses 56 to 59 are drawn upward from the fastener 63 side as a base point, and the harnesses 56, 57 are connected to the main control board 25 side and the harnesses 58, 59 are connected to the performance control board 26 side, so as not to interfere with the out ball passing through the out ball port 35 to the back side of the game board 1.

[0055] The fasteners 63 and fasteners 62 protrude rearward from the rear wall 60 of the case 38 and fasten the harnesses 56 to 59 together. However, near the fasteners 63 and fasteners 62, there is a sensor housing 65 that protrudes further rearward than the fasteners 63 and fasteners 62, and the fasteners 63 and fasteners 62 are located forward of the rear end of the protruding portion 68 of the sensor housing 65. Therefore, the fasteners 63 and fasteners 62 do not get in the way when handling the first special symbol starting means 17 during the assembling process of the gaming board 1 or otherwise.

[0056] In addition, the harness 59 of the LED board 44 is pulled out to the fastener 63 side via the rear end side of the sensor accommodating section 65 (protrusion 68) that protrudes rearward, so it is possible to reduce the vertical dimension of the first special pattern starting means 17 itself compared to when wiring is routed via the upper or lower side of the protrusion 68.

[0057] Although the harness 59 of the LED board 44 is wired via the rear end side of the sensor accommodating section 65 that constitutes the protrusion 68, there are positioning sections 71 on both the top and bottom sides thereof, so even if the harness 59 comes into contact with the rear end side or both the left and right sides of the sensor accommodating section 65, the harness 59 will not move to the top or bottom of the sensor accommodating section 65 or come off.

[0058] Since the harnesses 56, 57 for the first start switch 41 and the radio wave sensor 42 can be connected to the main control board 25, and the harnesses 58, 59 for the LED boards 43, 44 can be connected to the performance control board 26, the length from the fastener 63 of each harness 56-59 to the harness-side connectors 56a-59a is long. Therefore, before mounting on the gaming board 1, as shown in Fig. 5, each harness 56-59 is bent short for each connection target, and then the folded harnesses 56-59 are inserted into protective caps 84, 85 for protection. This prevents the long harnesses 56-59 from sagging.

[0059] When bundling the harnesses 56-59 with the binder 74, the free end of the band portion 77 is passed through the through-hole 72 and wrapped around the harnesses 56-59 and the fastening portion 62, and then the band portion 77 is inserted into the insertion portion 75 of the head portion 76 and pulled. As the band portion 77 is pulled and tightened, the one-way engagement claws 78 engage with the engagement portions 79 to maintain the tightened state. After the band portion 77 is pulled and tightened until the harnesses 56-59 are substantially in close contact with the fastening portion 62, the excess portion on the free end side of the band portion 77 is cut near the head portion 76. This allows the harnesses 56-59 of the first start switch 41, the radio wave sensor 42, and the LED boards 43, 44 to be easily bundled and fastened together with the binder 74.

[0060] The band portion 77 may be tightened loosely around the harnesses 56 to 59 to the extent that the harness side connectors 56a to 59a at the tip end of each harness 56 to 59 do not slip out of the fastener 63; for example, if there are multiple harness side connectors 56a to 59a of different sizes, the smallest harness side connector 56a to 59a may be tightened loosely to the extent that it does not slip out of the fastener 63.

[0061] 10 to 15 illustrate the combined winning means 16 in the second embodiment of the present invention. As shown in Fig. 10 to 15, the combined winning means 16 has a contact plate 100 fixed to the front of the gaming board 1, on the left and right sides of which are a big winning means 21 and a normal winning means 22, and also has a guide passage 101 that guides the gaming ball from the right-hit passage 14 (see Fig. 1) to the first special symbol starting means 17 (see Fig. 1) when the big winning means 21 is in the closed state.

[0062] The contact plate 100 is detachably fixed to the front surface of the gaming board 1. On the front side of the contact plate 100 are provided a large prize opening 102 of the large prize means 21, an opening / closing member 103 that opens and closes the large prize opening 102, a passage 104 located downstream of the opening / closing member 103, and a regular prize opening 105 of the regular prize means 22. Also provided below the large prize opening 102 etc. are guide plates 106 that guide game balls from both the left and right sides of the regular prize opening 105 downward to the out ball opening 35. On the back side of the contact plate 100 are provided an inner case 107 located approximately in the center corresponding to the large prize means 21, and an outer case 108 located across from both the left and right sides of the inner case 107 downward.

[0063] When the composite winning means 16 is attached to the gaming board 1, the inner case portion 107 and the outer case portion 108 are inserted into the attachment hole 109 of the gaming board 1 from the front, and the abutment plate 100 is fixed to the gaming board 1 by a fixing means such as a screw. Therefore, the inner case portion 107 and the outer case portion 108 form an insertion portion 110 that is inserted into the attachment hole 109 of the gaming board 1. Note that the inner case portion 107 and the outer case portion 108 may be formed as a single unit.

[0064] The large prize opening 102 of the large prize winning means 21 opens upward on the front side of the contact plate 100, and an opening / closing member 103 is provided on the opening side of this large prize opening 102 so that it can move in and out in the front and rear directions. The large prize opening 102 is connected from a prize passage 114 in the inner case part 107 on the back side of the contact plate 100 to a discharge passage 111 on the outer case part 108 side, and gaming balls that win in this large prize opening 102 are discharged to the back side of the gaming board 1 via the prize passage 114 and the discharge passage 111. A prize switch 112 that detects gaming balls passing through the prize passage 114 is provided in a horizontally long shape inside the inner case part 107.

[0065] The opening / closing member 103 can be opened and closed by a drive solenoid 113 via an interlocking mechanism (not shown), and when the special prize opening 102 is in a closed state, it receives game balls flowing down from above and guides them toward the passage 104. The guide passage 101 is at least partially made up of the passage 104 on the downstream side of the special prize opening 102, and is made up of the passage 104 when the special prize opening 102 is in an open state, and is made up of the passage 104 and the opening / closing member 103 on the upstream side in a closed state when the special prize opening 102 is in a closed state. The winning switch 112 is arranged approximately horizontally below the winning passage 114 with its longitudinal direction facing left and right, and game balls that pass through this winning switch 112 are guided to the back side of the game board 1 via the discharge passage 111.

[0066] The winning switch 112 and the drive solenoid 113 are housed in a storage case 115 that is detachably fixed to the back side of the inner case portion 107. The drive solenoid 113 has a movable iron core 113a that moves forward and backward, and the opening and closing member 103 can be opened and closed in the forward and backward directions by the forward and backward movement of the movable iron core 113a. The storage case 115 is detachably fixed to the inner case portion 107 by a fastener 117 such as a screw at an attachment portion 116 on its front end so that it protrudes rearward from the inner case portion 107.

[0067] The storage case 115, which houses internal mechanisms such as the winning switch 112 and the drive solenoid 113, constitutes a first protrusion 118 that protrudes rearward from the inner case portion 107. The outer case portion 108 is provided with a discharge passage 111 that protrudes rearward from the outer case portion 108, corresponding to the underside of the storage case 115, and game balls from the discharge passage 111 are discharged downward from a discharge opening 111a at the lower end of the passage. The discharge passage 111 is closed at the rear, and constitutes a second protrusion 120 that protrudes rearward from a rear wall portion 119 of the outer case portion 108.

[0068] The normal winning port 105 of the normal winning means 22 is connected to a winning passage 122 in the outer case part 108 on the back side of the abutment plate 100. The winning passage 122 is provided in the front-to-rear direction in the outer case part 108, and its rear side protrudes rearward from the rear wall part 119 of the outer case part 108, and is connected to the outlet 122a below via a winning switch 123 arranged below.

[0069] The winning switch 123 is arranged substantially horizontally with its longitudinal direction facing left and right. A switch accommodating section 125 is provided above the discharge opening 122a in the winning passage 122, and the winning switch 123 is accommodated in the switch accommodating section 125. Guide walls 126 are provided on both the left and right sides below the discharge opening 122a, and the space between these guide walls 126 forms a discharge passage 124 that discharges game balls downward. The space between the rear ends of the left and right guide walls 126 is open.

[0070] The winning passage 122, the switch accommodating section 125, and the guide wall 126 have approximately the same amount of rearward protrusion from the rear wall section 119 of the outer case section 108, and the winning passage 122 constitutes the third protrusion 128, the switch accommodating section 125 constitutes the fourth protrusion 129, and the guide wall 126 constitutes the fifth protrusion 130. The third protrusion 128 and the fifth protrusion 130 are aligned in the vertical direction, and the fourth protrusion 129 is aligned approximately in the vertical direction with the third protrusion 128 and the fifth protrusion 130 on the first protrusion 118 side, and the opposite side protrudes from the third protrusion 128 and the fifth protrusion 130 to the opposite side in the horizontal direction.

[0071] The composite winning means 16 is provided with light-emitting display means 31 in the approximate center in the left-right direction corresponding to the special winning opening 102, and light-emitting display means 29, 30 and magnetic sensors 132, 133 are provided on both the left and right sides of the special winning means 21. The light-emitting display means 29-31 include light-emitting display units 217-219 provided on the abutment plate 100 etc., and LED boards 134-136 provided within the inner case 107 and outer case 108 corresponding to the light-emitting display units 217-219. LEDs 134a-136a that emit light to the light-emitting display units 217-219 are provided on the front surface of the LED boards 134-136. Board-side connectors 143-145 are provided on both the top and bottom of the back surface of the LED boards 134, and board-side connectors 146, 147 are provided on the back surfaces of the LED boards 135, 136. The magnetic sensors 132 and 133 are used to detect magnetism in the event of fraudulent activity such as bringing a magnet close to a glass door or the like located in front of the game board 1 to change the flow of game balls.

[0072] In addition, the contact plate 100 and the like ensure the diffusion of light when the light-emitting display units 217-219 emit light, while a see-through obstruction portion is provided by a concave-convex pattern or other means to obstruct the see-through of the components on the back side, such as the drive solenoid 113, the winning switches 112, 123, and the LED boards 134-136. Therefore, even when viewed from the front side of the contact plate 100, it is not possible or difficult to see through the components on the back side.

[0073] 14 and 15, on the back side of the composite winning means 16, opposite the normal winning means 22, there are provided an LED board 134, which also serves as a relay board for the performance control system, and a relay board 141 for the main control system, at the front and rear. Also, on the back side of the composite winning means 16, there are provided a first wiring path 150, a second wiring path 151, and a third wiring path 152.

[0074] The first wiring path 150 is disposed between the relay board 141 on one left / right end side and the other left / right end side, and is provided in a zigzag shape below the first protrusion 118 and between the first protrusion 118 and the third to fifth protrusions 128 to 130. In this first wiring path 150, a harness 155 on the winning switch 123 side, a harness 156 on the magnetic sensor 133 side, and a harness 157 on the LED board 135 side are wired together in parallel.

[0075] The second wiring path 151 is provided from the relay board 141 side via the rear lower side of the first protrusion 118. In this second wiring path 151, a harness 158 on the winning switch 112 side and a harness 159 on the drive solenoid 113 side are wired together in parallel.

[0076] The third wiring path 152 is provided so as to extend from the relay board 141, passing through the upper side thereof, into the outer case part 108. In this third wiring path 152, a harness 160 on the magnetic sensor 132 side and a part of a harness 161 on the LED board 136 side are wired together in parallel.

[0077] Each harness 155-161 employs either a thick harness 83A, a normal harness 83B, or a thin harness 83C depending on the current capacity and other conditions, as in the case of Fig. 8. That is, the harness 155 on the winning switch 123 side of the first wiring path 150 employs a thick harness 83A made of two thick wires 83a, the harness 156 on the magnetic sensor 133 side employs a normal harness 83B made of three parallel wires 83b, and the harness 157 on the LED board 135 side employs a thin harness 83C made of four thin wires 83c.

[0078] The distance from the relay board 141 to the winning switch 123 is approximately the same as the distance from the relay board 141 to the magnetic sensor 133. Therefore, the harness 155 on the winning switch 123 side and the harness 156 on the magnetic sensor 133 side are long harnesses of approximately the same length corresponding to the distance.

[0079] The winning switch 123 and the magnetic sensor 133 are located far away from the relay board 141, and are arranged on the side far from the first parallel wiring section 190 in which three harnesses 155 to 157 are wired in parallel, as will be described later. On the other hand, the LED board 135 is located closer to the relay board 141 than the winning switch 123 and the magnetic sensor 133, and is arranged on the side closer to the first parallel wiring section 190. The harness 155 on the winning switch 123 side and the harness 156 on the magnetic sensor 133 side are long harnesses having approximately the same length, and the harness 157 on the LED board 135 side is a harness that is shorter than the harnesses 155, 156.

[0080] The harness 158 on the winning switch 112 side of the second wiring path 151 uses a thick harness 83A made of two thick wires 83a, and the harness 159 on the drive solenoid 113 side uses a parallel harness 83B made of three parallel wires 83b. The lengths of the harness 158 on the winning switch 112 side and the harness 159 on the drive solenoid 113 side are about the same, or the harness 158 on the winning switch 112 side is slightly longer.

[0081] The harness 160 on the magnetic sensor 132 side of the third wiring path 152 uses a parallel harness 83B consisting of three parallel wires 83b, and the harness 161 on the LED board 136 side uses a thin harness 83C consisting of two thin wires 83c.

[0082] As shown in Figures 12, 14, and 15, the LED board 134 and the relay board 141 are mounted on both the front and rear sides of the board mounting base 163. That is, the LED board 134 is vertically elongated, and the relay board 141 is horizontally elongated, and they are mounted approximately parallel to each other on both the front and rear sides of the board mounting base 163. The board mounting base 163 is mounted to the outer case 108 via fasteners 164 such as screws. The LED board 134 constitutes a part of the light-emitting display means 29 and is provided on the front side of the board mounting base 163, and a relay board 141 of the main control system is provided on the back side of the board mounting base 163 corresponding to this LED board 134.

[0083] The LED board 134 is disposed in front of the board mounting base 163, and the relay board 141 is disposed on the back of the board mounting base 163 in correspondence with the middle part between the top and bottom of the LED board 134. On both the top and bottom of the LED board 134, an upper protruding portion 134A and a lower protruding portion 134B are provided which protrude from the relay board 141.

[0084] The upper protruding portion 134A is provided with a board-side connector 143 for relaying, and the lower protruding portion 134B is provided with a board-side connector 144 for relaying and a board-side connector 145 for external connection. The board-side connector 143 is connected to the LED board 136 via a harness 161, and the board-side connector 144 is connected to the LED board 135 via a harness 157. The board-side connector 145 is for external connection and is connected to the performance control board 26 via an external connection harness 166. Therefore, the LED board 134 is connected to other electrical components, such as the LED boards 135 and 136 and the performance control board 26, via harnesses 157, 161, and 166 that are connected to the board-side connectors 143 to 145.

[0085] The rear sides of the upper protrusion 134A and the lower protrusion 134B are open by openings 163a and 163b of the board mounting base 163, and harnesses 157, 161, and 166 are connected to the board side connectors 143 to 145 of each protrusion 134A and 134B from the openings 163a and 163b side.

[0086] By arranging the LED board 134 and the relay board 141 stacked front to back in this manner, the LED board 134 and the relay board 141 can be efficiently arranged in a smaller area than when the LED board 134 and the relay board 141 are arranged side by side in the surface direction, and the composite winning means 16 can be made smaller.

[0087] Furthermore, even if LED board 134 and relay board 141 are stacked front to back, by placing LED board 134 on the front side, the original function of LED board 134 is not impaired, and light from LED board 134 can be used to illuminate light-emitting display unit 217 in front of it. Furthermore, by providing LED board 134 with protruding parts 134A and 134B that protrude in the planar direction from relay board 141 on the back side, and connecting LED board 134 to other electrical components via board-side connectors 143 to 145 on the protruding parts 134A and 134B sides, it is also easy to connect other electrical components to LED board 134.

[0088] The rear side of the relay board 141 is open, and on the back side of this relay board 141, relay board side connectors 167 to 171 arranged in the left-right direction and a board side connector 172 for external connection are provided in two upper and lower rows, and on the upper side there is provided a management information display section 175 that displays management information of the relay board 141.

[0089] The management information display unit 175 is composed of a manufacturer display unit 175a that displays the manufacturer's name and a board management number display unit 175b that displays the board management number. The management information display unit 175 only needs to display information necessary for management, and may display information other than the manufacturer's name and board management number. The slacks 155a-160a of the harnesses 155-160 are positioned so as not to overlap the back of the management information display unit 175. The back of the management information display unit 175 is free from the slacks 155a-160a of the harnesses 155-160 and other obstacles, allowing easy visual inspection of management information such as the manufacturer's name and board management number. The management information display unit 175 may be located on the back of the game piece.

[0090] On the upper side of the relay board 141, two board-side connectors 167, 170 connected to two winning switches 112, 123 and one board-side connector 172 for external connection are arranged in a row in the left-right direction, and on the lower side, a board-side connector 169 connected to the drive solenoid 113 and two board-side connectors 168, 171 connected to the left and right magnetic sensors 132, 133 are arranged in a row in the left-right direction.

[0091] The relay board 141 and the two upper and lower rows of board-side connectors 167 to 172 protrude rearward from the rear wall portion 119 of the outer case portion 108, and these relay boards 141 and board-side connectors 167 to 172 form a sixth protrusion portion 176.

[0092] Harnesses 155, 158 on the winning switch 112, 123 side are detachably connected to board-side connectors 167, 170 on the upper side of the relay board 141. The harness 155 on the winning switch 123 side is wired along the first wiring path 150, and the harness 158 on the winning switch 112 side is wired along the second wiring path 151.

[0093] A harness 156 on the magnetic sensor 133 side is detachably connected to a board-side connector 168 on the lower side of the relay board 141, a harness 159 on the drive solenoid 113 side is detachably connected to a board-side connector 169 on the lower side of the relay board 141, and a harness 160 on the magnetic sensor 132 side is detachably connected to a board-side connector 171 on the lower side of the relay board 141. The harness 159 on the drive solenoid 113 side is wired along the second wiring path 151. The harness 156 on the magnetic sensor 133 side is wired along the first wiring path 150, and the harness 160 on the magnetic sensor 132 is wired along the third wiring path 152.

[0094] The board-side connector 172 for external connection is connected to each of the board-side connectors 167-171 via a circuit pattern on the relay board 141, and has a corresponding number of terminals. Therefore, the external connection harness 174 connected to the board-side connector 172 also has a corresponding number of wires 83. Incidentally, the external connection harness 174 employs a parallel harness 83B made up of 8 to 10 or more parallel wires 83b, or a thin harness 83C made up of thin wires 83c, and is connected directly or indirectly to the main control board 25 via the harness-side connector on the tip side.

[0095] The harness 157 on the LED board 135 side is wired along the first wiring path 150 and connected to the board-side connector 144 on the downward protruding portion 134B of the LED board 134. The harness 161 on the LED board 136 side is wired along the third wiring path 152 and connected to the board-side connector 143 on the upward protruding portion 134A of the LED board 134.

[0096] A board-side connector 145 for external connection is connected to the board-side connectors 143, 144 via a circuit pattern on the LED board 134. The board-side connector 145 has the number of terminals necessary for controlling light emission by the LED board 134, and the external connection harness 166 connected to this board-side connector 145 also has wires 83 corresponding to the number of terminals. Incidentally, the external connection harness 166 employs a parallel harness 83B made up of eight to ten or more parallel wires 83b, or a thin harness 83C made up of thin wires 83c, and is connected directly or indirectly to the performance control board 26 via the harness-side connector on the tip side.

[0097] There is a predetermined vertical gap between the upper row of board-side connectors 167, 170, 172 and the lower row of board-side connectors 168, 169, 171 on the relay board 141, and the back side of the relay board 141 and the space between the two upper and lower rows of board-side connectors 167 to 172 form a slack arrangement section 180.

[0098] The harnesses 155, 158 on the winning switch 112, 123 side, the harness 159 on the drive solenoid 113 side, and the harness 160 on the magnetic sensor 132 side are provided with slack portions 155a, 158a to 160a near harness side connectors (not shown) that can be connected to board side connectors 167, 169 to 171. The slack portions 158a to 160a are provided in a bent or curved shape that bends or curves in the approximate planar direction of the top and bottom and left and right along the back surface of the relay board 141.

[0099] The slack portions 155a, 158a to 160a of each harness 155, 158 to 160 are intended to give the harnesses 155, 158 to 160 the slack (room) necessary for inserting and removing the harnesses 155, 158 to 160 into and from the board-side connectors 167, 169 to 171 of the relay board 141.

[0100] The slack portions 155a, 158a to 160a of the harnesses 155, 158 to 160 are arranged overlapping in the front-to-rear direction with their vertical and horizontal positions changed within the slack arrangement section 180. The overall arrangement height of the slack portions 155a, 158a to 160a is approximately the same as or less than the height of the board-side connectors 167 to 172.

[0101] In this way, the space between the two upper and lower rows of board side connectors 167-172 is used as a slack arrangement section 180, and the slack sections 155a, 158a-160a of the harnesses 155, 158-160 are arranged within this slack arrangement section 180, so that the board side connectors 167-172 can protect the slack sections 155a, 158a-160a from both the top and bottom.

[0102] Therefore, during assembly or during maintenance or inspection after assembly, deformation or entanglement of the slack portions 155a, 158a to 160a themselves caused by contact with the slack portions 155a, 158a to 160a of the harnesses 155, 158 to 160, as well as lifting of the harnesses 155, 158 to 160, can be prevented.

[0103] The amount of play (slack) of each harness 155-160 is such that the winning switches 112, 123, drive solenoid 113, and magnetic sensors 132, 133 are wired along each wiring path 150-152 with almost no slack, whereas the LED board 134 and relay board 141 sides have a large amount of slack required to attach and detach the harness side connectors of the harnesses 155-160 to and from the board side connectors 144, 167, 169-171.

[0104] For example, in the harness 155 on the winning switch 123 side, the amount of slack including the slack portion 155a from the fastener 194 closest to the board side connector 167 to the board side connector 167 is greater than the amount of slack from the fastener 208 closest to the winning switch 123 to the winning switch 123, and the wiring from the fastener 208 to the winning switch 123 is done with almost no slack.

[0105] In addition, in the harness 156 on the magnetic sensor 133 side, the amount of slack including the slack portion 156a from the fastener 196 closest to the board-side connector 168 to the board-side connector 168 is greater than the amount of slack from the fastener 208 closest to the magnetic sensor 133 to the magnetic sensor 133, and the wiring from the fastener 208 to the magnetic sensor 133 is done with almost no slack.

[0106] Furthermore, in the harness 157 on the LED board 135 side, the amount of slack including the slack portion 157a from the fastener 196 closest to the board-side connector 144 to the board-side connector 144 is larger than the amount of slack from the fastener 194 closest to the LED board 135 to the LED board 135, and the wiring from the fastener 194 to the LED board 135 is done with almost no slack.

[0107] Therefore, the harnesses 155 to 157 can be efficiently wired along the first wiring path 150, and the harness-side connectors of the harnesses 155 to 157 can be easily attached to and detached from the board-side connectors 144, 167, and 168. The same applies to the other harnesses 158 to 160. In this embodiment, two fasteners are provided for the harness 155, three for the harness 156, and two for the harness 157, but one fastener may be provided for each of the harnesses 155 to 157.

[0108] Harness 156 connecting magnetic sensor 133 and board-side connector 168 of relay board 141 has slack 156a on the board-side connector 168 side, and harness 157 connecting LED board 135 and board-side connector 144 of LED board 134 has slack 157a on the board-side connector 144 side. These harnesses 156 and 157 also have almost no slack on the magnetic sensor 133 and LED board 135 side, and the side closer to board-side connectors 144 and 168 has a predetermined amount of slack that is longer than the magnetic sensor 133 and LED board 135 side, similar to harnesses 155, 158 to 160.

[0109] Therefore, on the first wiring path 150 side, the harnesses 155-157 for the winning switch 123, magnetic sensor 133, and LED board 135, and on the second wiring path 151 side, the harnesses 158, 159 for the winning switch 112 and drive solenoid 113 are wired neatly and efficiently along their respective wiring paths 150, 151, while the connectors of each harness 155-159 can be easily attached and detached to and from the respective board-side connectors 144, 167-170 to which they are connected.

[0110] The harness 156 on the magnetic sensor 133 side, which is wired to the first wiring path 150, is wired from the underside of the relay board 141 to the back side of the relay board 141, and then connected from the back side to the board-side connector 168 of the relay board 141. There is a step (height difference in the front-to-rear direction) of the sixth protrusion 176 between the fastener 196 that fastens the harnesses 156, 157 and the board-side connector 168, and by wiring the harness 156 in a curved shape along the step, a slack portion 156a necessary for attaching and detaching the harness 156 to the board-side connector 168 is formed. The harness 160 on the magnetic sensor 132 side, which is wired to the third wiring path 152, is wired from the upper side of the relay board 141 to the back side of the relay board 141, and continues between the board side connector 167 and the board side connector 170 of the relay board 141 to the slack portion 160a in the slack arrangement portion 180.

[0111] The fasteners 186, 194, 196, 208, and 214 have substantially the same configuration as the fastener 63 of the first embodiment. The fasteners 188, 197, 209, and 215 may be substantially the same as the fastener 62 of the first embodiment, or may be configured to protrude rearward from the rear wall 119 in a U-shape.

[0112] The slack portions 155a, 158a to 160a of the harnesses 155, 158 to 160 or the nearby harnesses 155, 158 to 160 are arranged in a state of overlapping in the front-to-rear direction in the slack arrangement portion 180. Therefore, some of the harnesses 158, 159 have pressing portions 181, 182 that press the other harnesses 155, 160 toward the relay board 141.

[0113] For example, the harness 158 on the winning switch 112 side and the harness 159 on the drive solenoid 113 side, which are wired to the second wiring path 151, have a twisted portion 183 where the two harnesses 158, 159 are twisted together, and the part of this twisted portion 183 that corresponds to the relay board 141 forms a pressing portion 181, which presses the vicinity of the slack portion 155a of the harness 155 on the winning switch 123 side of the first wiring path 150 against the relay board 141.

[0114] In addition, the harness 158 on the winning switch 112 side of the second wiring path 151 has a pressing portion 182 at the branching point where it branches into two from the twisted portion 183 with the harness 159 on the drive solenoid 113 side, and this pressing portion 182 presses the vicinity of the slack portion 160a of the harness 160 on the magnetic sensor 132 side against the relay board 141 side.

[0115] Therefore, while providing a sufficient amount of slack in the slack portions 155a, 156a, 158a to 160a of the harnesses 155, 158 to 160, the slack portions 155a, 158a to 160a can be concentrated and arranged in the slack arrangement portion 180. Furthermore, since the holding portions 181, 182 of the harnesses 155, 158 to 160 press the other harnesses 155, 160 toward the relay board 141, the slack portions 155a, 160a of the harnesses 155, 160 can be prevented from floating up, etc.

[0116] In particular, the harnesses 158, 159 of the second wiring path 151 have a thick harness 83A on the winning switch 112 side and a regular harness 83B on the drive solenoid 113 side, and a pressing portion 181 at the twisted portion 183 of the two, so that even though the harness 155 on the winning switch 123 side of the first wiring path 150 is a thick harness 83A, the pressing portion 181 can securely press down the harness 155 on the winning switch 123 side.

[0117] In addition, the harness 158 on the winning switch 112 side of the second wiring path 151 is a thick harness 83A, and the holding portion 182 of this thick harness 83A holds down the thin harness 83B, which is the harness 160 on the magnetic sensor 132 side, so that the holding portion 182 can reliably hold down the harness 160 on the magnetic sensor 132 side.

[0118] Furthermore, since the pressing portions 181, 182 of each harness 158, 159 are located within the slack arrangement portion 180 between the two upper and lower rows of board side connectors 167-172, the pressing portions 181, 182 of the harnesses 158, 159 can be protected by the two upper and lower rows of board side connectors 167-172, just like the slack portions 155a, 158a-160a of the harnesses 155, 158-160.

[0119] The harness 158 on the winning switch 112 side and the harness 159 on the drive solenoid 113 side are wired on a second wiring path 151. In this second wiring path 151, a parallel wiring section 184 in which the harnesses 158, 159 are wired together in parallel is provided between the relay board 141 and the rear side of the storage case 115, and fasteners 185, 186 are provided at two locations within this parallel wiring section 184.

[0120] The fastener 186 near the winning switch 112 and the drive solenoid 113 is of a binding type, and this fastener 186 fastens the harnesses 158, 159 together to a fastener 188 on the rear side of the storage case 115. The fastener 185 on the side near the relay board 141 and the board-side connectors 169, 170 is composed of a protrusion 189 that protrudes rearward from the storage case 115. As shown in Figure 12, this protrusion 189 is positioned above the line connecting the fastener 186 and the pressing portion 181 side on the relay board 141, and the harnesses 158, 159 are hooked from above onto the protrusion 189 so that the harnesses 158, 159 snake upward between the fastener 186 and the pressing portion 181.

[0121] The harness 158 on the winning switch 112 side is pulled out from the approximately left-right center of the bottom of the storage case 115 to the back side, and then passes from the underside of the bottom wall of the storage case 115 through fastener 186 on the back side of the rear wall to the relay board 141 side. A harness 159 is also connected to the rear end side of the drive solenoid 113. This harness 159 on the drive solenoid 113 side extends laterally toward fastener 186 and is fastened together with the harness 158 on the winning switch 112 side by fasteners 185 and 186.

[0122] In addition, the harness 158 on the winning switch 112 side and the harness 159 on the drive solenoid 113 side are branched off and wired on the opposite side of the parallel wiring section 184 relative to the fastener 186, and are also branched off and wired from the parallel wiring section 184 to the board side connectors 169, 170 on the relay board 141.

[0123] By wiring the harnesses 158, 159 of the second wiring path 151 via the protrusion 189, even though there is a difference in height in the front-to-rear direction between the fastener 186 at the rear end of the storage case 115 and the pressing portion 181 side of the relay board 141, the harnesses 158, 159 can be easily and neatly wired along the second wiring path 151 without slack occurring between the fastener 186 and the relay board 141.

[0124] The storage case 115 can be attached and detached from the rear side of the inner case portion 107, but the second wiring path 151 passes through the rear side of the storage case 115, and the harness 158 on the winning switch 112 side and the harness 159 on the drive solenoid 113 side are fastened to the second wiring path 151 by fasteners 186. Therefore, there is no problem such as the harnesses 158, 159 hanging down to the bottom of the storage case 115, and the storage case 115 can be attached and detached without being affected by the harnesses 158, 159. The winning switch 112 and drive solenoid 113 are provided inside the storage case 115.

[0125] Furthermore, the storage case 115 can be attached and detached from the rear side of the inner case portion 107 using fasteners 117 such as screws, but since the harness 158 on the winning switch 112 side and the harness 159 on the drive solenoid 113 side are fastened to fasteners 188 on the storage case 115 side by one-way fasteners 186, the storage case 115 cannot be removed simply by removing the fasteners 117 without cutting the fasteners 186. This makes it possible to prevent fraudulent acts such as unauthorized removal of the storage case 115.

[0126] A harness 155 on the winning switch 123 side, a harness 156 on the magnetic sensor 133 side, and a harness 157 on the LED board 135 side are wired approximately parallel along a first wiring path 150. This first wiring path 150 is composed of a first parallel wiring section 190 including a first curved path portion 150a, a second parallel broken line section 191 provided on the opposite side of the first parallel wiring section 190 from the LED board 134 and relay board 141 and including a second curved path portion 150b, and a board-side parallel wiring section 192 provided on the LED board 134 and relay board 141 side of the first parallel wiring section 190.

[0127] In the first parallel wiring section 190, all of the harnesses 155 to 157 are wired in parallel, so the first parallel wiring section 190 has the largest number of harnesses, and the harnesses 155 to 157, which are the most numerous, are fastened together by fasteners 194. In the second parallel wiring section 191, of the harnesses 155 to 157 in the first parallel wiring section 190, the harness 157 on the LED board 135 side branches off to the LED board 135 side at branch position 220, and the harness 155 on the winning switch 123 side and the harness 156 on the magnetic sensor 133 side are wired in parallel and fastened together by fasteners 208.

[0128] In this embodiment, the first parallel wiring section 190 and the second parallel wiring section 191 are described, but if there are a large number of harnesses wired in parallel and the harnesses branch off sequentially at several locations, the number of harnesses may be set to decrease sequentially from the second parallel wiring section to the third parallel wiring section and the fourth parallel wiring section.

[0129] If the relay board 141, etc. is used as a reference, the number of harnesses decreases from the first parallel wiring section 190 to the second parallel wiring section 191, with the branch position 220 in between. However, if the winning switch 123, magnetic sensor 133, etc. are used as a reference, the number of harnesses increases from the second parallel wiring section 191 to the first parallel wiring section 190, with the convergence position where the harness 157 on the LED board 135 side converges (merges) with the harnesses 155, 156 in the second parallel wiring section 191 in between.

[0130] In the board-side parallel wiring section 192, of the harnesses 155 to 157 of the first parallel wiring section 190, the harness 155 on the winning switch 123 side branches off to the relay board 141 side, and the harness 156 on the magnetic sensor 133 side and the harness 157 on the LED board 135 side are wired in parallel and fastened together by a fastener 196.

[0131] The first parallel wiring section 190 is bent or curved in a generally L-shape when viewed from behind along the edge of the outer case section 108 on the inner case section 107 side. In this first parallel wiring section 190, the harness 155 on the winning switch 123 side, the harness 156 on the magnetic sensor 133 side, and the harness 157 on the LED board 135 side are all wired in parallel.

[0132] The fastener 194 is disposed below the inner case portion 107 at an intermediate position of the first parallel wiring section 190, and fastens the harnesses 156 to 157 together to the fastener 195. Therefore, compared to when the harnesses 155 to 157 are individually wired, it is possible to prevent the wires 83 of the harnesses 155 to 157 from becoming uneven, and it is possible to wire the harnesses 155 to 157 in a more organized manner.

[0133] Further, inside the first parallel wiring section 190, there is a reinforcing wall 178 that protrudes rearward from the outer case portion 108, and a protruding wiring guide portion 178a is provided inside the first curved path portion 150a at a bent portion of this reinforcing wall 178. Therefore, the harnesses 155 to 157 of the first parallel wiring section 190 are wound around the wiring guide portion 178a of the first curved path portion 150a and wired in a substantially L-shape, and are fastened together at a fastener portion 195 by a fastener 194 between the wiring guide portion 178a and the second protrusion 120.

[0134] Therefore, the harnesses 155 to 157 can be wired without slack along the first parallel wiring section 190, and the harnesses 155 to 157 can be bundled together at two locations, the wiring guide portion 178a and the fastener 194, thereby efficiently bundling the harnesses 155 to 157. Furthermore, in the first curved path portion 150a, it is sufficient to hook the harnesses 155 to 157 onto the wiring guide portion 178a, which makes the wiring easier than when fasteners 194 are provided at two locations.

[0135] In the board-side parallel wiring section 192 on the relay board 141 side, the thick harness 83A constituting the harness 155 on the winning switch 123 side branches off, and the harness 156 on the magnetic sensor 133 side and the thin harness 83C constituting the harness 157 on the LED board 135 side are wired in parallel, and are fastened together to the fastening part 197 on the outer case part 108 side by a fastener 196 in the middle.

[0136] The fastener 196 is disposed near the underside of the relay board 141 and near the side of the second protrusion 120. The harness 155 on the winning switch 123 side, which branches off from the harnesses 156, 157 of the board-side parallel wiring section 192, is connected to the board-side connector 167 on the relay board 141 via the slack portion 155a.

[0137] In this way, in the board-side parallel wiring section 192, the thin harness 83C used for the harness 156 on the magnetic sensor 133 side and the harness 157 on the LED board 135 side are wired in parallel, and by fastening each of the harnesses 156, 157 together with fasteners 196, the harnesses 156, 157 can be wired neatly and the wires of each harness 156, 157 can be prevented from being cut or otherwise damaged.

[0138] The harness 156 on the magnetic sensor 133 side has a slack portion 156a between the fastener 196 and the board-side connector 168 of the relay board 141, the slack portion 156a gently curving in the front-to-rear direction along the step of the board-side connector 168, and the harness 157 on the LED board 135 side has a slack portion 157a between the fastener 196 and the board-side connector 144 of the LED board 134, the slack portion 157a curving along the rear wall portion 119. Therefore, when connecting the harnesses 156, 157 to the board-side connectors 144, 168, the harnesses 156, 157 can be easily connected to the board-side connectors 144, 168 by the slack portions 156a, 157a on the harnesses 156, 157 side.

[0139] The first parallel wiring section 190 has a second protruding portion 120 by the discharge passage 111 on the side of the board-side parallel wiring section 192, and the harnesses 155 to 157 are wired in parallel via a rear end side passing portion 200 that passes through the rear end side of the second protruding portion 120. Therefore, compared to when the harnesses 155 to 157 are wired via the upper or lower side of the second protruding portion 120, the harnesses 155 to 157 can be wired more efficiently while crossing the second protruding portion 120.

[0140] A protruding anti-slip portion 201 is provided at the lower rear end of the discharge passage 111, and the harnesses 155-157 passing through the rear end passing portion 200 are restricted by this anti-slip portion 201 so as to avoid moving toward the discharge outlet 111a below it. By providing this anti-slip portion 201, it is possible to prevent the harnesses 155-157 from sagging toward the discharge outlet 111a, and it is possible to wire the harnesses 155-157 while avoiding the discharge outlet 111a. In this case, the discharge outlet 111a serves as a harness avoidance portion where the harnesses 155-157 should be prevented from sagging, etc.

[0141] On both sides of the second protrusion 120 in the wiring path direction, there are a fastener 194 of the first parallel wiring section 190 and a fastener 196 of the board-side parallel wiring section 192. The anti-slip portion 201 is disposed above the line segment connecting the fasteners 194, 196 in rear view, and the harnesses 155 to 157 passing through the rear end side of the second protrusion 120 are hooked on the upper side of the anti-slip portion 201 between the fasteners 194, 196. This makes it possible to prevent slack, etc., of the harnesses 155 to 157 at the rear end side passing portion 200 passing through the rear end side of the second protrusion 120.

[0142] In a plan view, the harnesses 155 to 157 are routed diagonally between the rear end of the discharge passage 111 and the fasteners 194, 196 on both sides of the second protrusion 120, and a substantially triangular space is formed between the harnesses 155 to 157 and the outer case 108 on both sides of the discharge passage 111. This, combined with the fact that the slip prevention portion 201 is located above the line connecting the fasteners 194, 196 on both sides, more reliably prevents slack, etc., of the harnesses 155 to 157 at the rear-end routing portion 200. The harnesses 155 to 157 may also be arranged from the rear wall 119 of the outer case 108 along both side surfaces of the discharge passage 111.

[0143] The board-side connector 146 of the LED board 135 is disposed in correspondence with the first wiring path 150, midway between the first protrusion 118 and the third to fifth protrusions 128 to 130 in the vertical direction. Therefore, the harness 157 on the LED board 135 side branches off from the harness 155 on the other winning switch 123 side and the harness 156 on the magnetic sensor 133 side at a position corresponding to this board-side connector 146, and is connected to the board-side connector 146 of the LED board 135.

[0144] The winning switch 123 is inserted into the switch accommodating section 125 from the opposite side of the first protrusion 118. The harness 155 on the winning switch 123 side is connected to the end of the winning switch 123 opposite the first protrusion 118, and is drawn out from the end of the winning switch 123 along the upper surface of the switch accommodating section 125 to a junction position (gathering position) 205 outside the winning passage 122. The magnetic sensor 133 is disposed in the outer case section 108 near the outside of the winning passage 122 and near the upper side of the switch accommodating section 125. The harness 156 on the magnetic sensor 133 side is drawn out from the upper surface of the switch accommodating section 125 along the vicinity of the outside of the winning passage 122 to the junction position 205 at the rear, where it merges with the harness 155.

[0145] In this way, by pulling out the harness 155 on the winning switch 123 side and the harness 156 on the magnetic sensor 133 side along the top surface of the switch accommodating section 125 to the junction position 205 on the third protrusion 128 side, the harnesses 155, 156 that merge at the junction position 205 on the third protrusion 128 side can be stabilized.

[0146] The harness 155 on the winning switch 123 side and the harness 156 on the magnetic sensor 133 side join at a joining position 205 near the outside rear end of the winning passage 122. The second parallel wiring section 191 is the section from the joining position 205 to a branching position 220 where the harness 157 of the LED board 135 branches off, and the harnesses 156 and 157 are wired in parallel in this second parallel wiring section 191.

[0147] The second parallel wiring section 191 has a third protrusion 128 due to the winning passage 122, and the harnesses 155, 156 are wired in parallel via a rear end side passing section 210 that passes through the rear end side of this third protrusion 128. At the bottom of the rear end side of the winning passage 122, a protruding anti-slip section 211 that restricts the sagging of the harnesses 155, 156 is provided above the switch accommodating section 125.

[0148] The harnesses 155, 156 drawn from the winning switch 123 side and the magnetic sensor 133 side join at a joining position (branching position) 205 on one side of the third protrusion 128, which is the end side of the second parallel wiring section 191, and are fastened together to a fastening portion 209 of the outer case portion 108 by a fastener 208 arranged on the second curved path portion 150b on the other side of the third protrusion 128. Each harness 155, 156 is wired in the left-right direction along the third protrusion 128 from the joining position (branching position) 205 on one side of the third protrusion 128 formed by the winning passage 122, through a rear end side via portion 210 on the rear end side of the third protrusion 128, to the fastener 208 on the opposite side. Therefore, compared to when wiring each harness 155, 156 via the upper or lower side of the third protrusion 128 without passing through the third protrusion 128, each harness 155, 156 can be wired efficiently across the third protrusion 128.

[0149] A protruding anti-slip portion 211 is provided at the lower rear end of the winning passage 122. The harnesses 155, 156 passing through the rear-end passing portion 210 are restricted by this anti-slip portion 211 to the upper side of the winning switch 123 so as not to move rearward of the winning switch 123. This allows the harnesses 155, 156 to be efficiently wired at the rear-end passing portion 210, and also prevents erroneous detection of the winning switch 123 due to noise from the harnesses 155, 156, etc. In this case, the winning switch 123 serves as a harness avoidance portion that the harness 155 should avoid approaching. The anti-slip portion 211 may also be configured to prevent the harnesses 155, 156 from sagging toward the outlet 122a.

[0150] Branch position 220, where harness 157 of LED board 135 branches off from harnesses 155, 156, is located midway between fastener 194 of first parallel wiring section 190 and fastener 208 of second parallel wiring section 191, and the distance from branch position 220 to fastener 194 is greater than the distance from branch position 220 to fastener 208. Furthermore, wiring guide portion 178a is located closer to branch position 220 than fastener 194, and harnesses 155-157 are wound around and fastened around this. Therefore, even when disconnecting the harness-side connector from board-side connector 146 of LED board 135 to remove harness 157, sufficient slack can be ensured in harness 157 between fastener 194 and board-side connector 146, allowing for easy removal.

[0151] The slippage prevention portion 211 is disposed above the line segment connecting the junction position 205 on one side of the winning passage 122 and the fastener 208 on the opposite side of the winning passage 122, as viewed from behind. The harnesses 155, 156 that pass along the rear end side of the third protrusion 128 are hooked from above onto the slippage prevention portion 211 between the junction positions 205 on both sides and the fasteners 208, and are wired along both the left and right side surfaces of the winning passage 122. By disposing the slippage prevention portion 211 in such a position, it is possible to prevent slack in the harnesses 155, 156.

[0152] The harness 160 of the magnetic sensor 132 is wired on the third wiring path 152. That is, the harness 160 of the magnetic sensor 132 is drawn from the outside of the outer case 108, over the upper side of the upper protrusion 134A of the LED board 134, to the rear side of the upper protrusion 134A, and then wired from this upper protrusion 134A to the upper edge side of the relay board 141 to the rear side of the relay board 141, and continues to the slack portion 160a that is arranged in the slack arrangement portion 180 on the rear side of the relay board 141.

[0153] The upper protruding portion 134A has a board-side connector 143 near the third wiring path 152, and a harness 161 is connected to this board-side connector 143. The harness 160 on the magnetic sensor 132 side and the harness 161 on the LED board 136 side are fastened together to a fastener 215 of the board mounting base 163 by a fastener 214 arranged near the board-side connector 143. After passing through the fastener 214, the harness 161 branches off from the harness 160 on the magnetic sensor 132 side and is connected to the board-side connector 147 of the LED board 136 inside the inner case portion 107.

[0154] Therefore, the LED board 134 is connected to the LED board 136 via the harness 161 and is also connected to the LED board 135 via the harness 157, and functions as a relay board for the two LED boards 135 and 136.

[0155] The harness 156 on the magnetic sensor 133 side of the first wiring path 150 has a slack portion 156a that curves gently in the front-to-rear direction along the underside of the sixth protrusion 176 between the fastener 196 and the board-side connector 168 of the relay board 141. The harness 157 on the LED board 135 side has a slack portion 157a that curves along the rear wall portion 119 from the underside of the board-side connector 144 toward the fastener 196, between the fastener 196 and the board-side connector 144 of the LED board 134. Therefore, the slack in the slack portions 156a and 157a allows the harnesses 156 and 157 to be easily connected to the board-side connectors 144 and 168.

[0156] A board-side connector 172 for external connection of the relay board 141 and a board-side connector 145 for external connection of the downward protruding portion 134B of the LED board 134 are arranged near the outer periphery of the insertion portion 110. There is a height difference between the board-side connector 172 of the relay board 141 and the board-side connector 145 of the downward protruding portion 134B of the LED board 134 according to the relay board 141 and the LED board 134 arranged one above the other, and the board-side connector 172 of the relay board 141 protrudes rearward above the board-side connector 145 of the downward protruding portion 134B. The external connection harness 174 of the relay board 141 and the external connection harness 166 of the LED board 134 are bundled together by a fastener 216 arranged near the board-side connector 172 of the relay board 141.

[0157] The board-side connector 172 of the relay board 141 is disposed at one end of the insertion section 110, which is long in the left-right direction, at the end of the relay board 141. The external connection harness 174 connected to the board-side connector 172 is bent toward the outside of the relay board 141 along the arrangement direction of the wires near the board-side connector 172, and a fastener 216 is disposed near the bent portion 174a.

[0158] External connection harness 166 connected to board-side connector 145 of lower protruding portion 134B is led from the underside of relay board 141 to the back side of relay board 141, and then bound together with external connection harness 174 by fastener 216 and drawn out to the outside of relay board 141 together with external connection harness 174. Fastener 216 is arranged near the end of relay board 141 or inside the end.

[0159] In this way, when providing the external connection harness 174 of the relay board 141 and the external connection harness 166 of the LED board 134, the external connection harnesses 166, 174 are bundled together using the fastener 216, which makes subsequent handling easier than when each external connection harness 166, 174 is in a loose state.

[0160] Furthermore, fastener 216 is disposed near board-side connector 172 of relay board 141, and both external connection harnesses 166, 174 are fastened together by fastener 216, which makes it easier to stabilize the fastening positions of external connection harnesses 166, 174 by fastener 216 and easily prevents variations in fastening positions. Therefore, there is no need to fix fastener 216 to the fastening part, and both external connection harnesses 166, 174 can be fastened together by bundling-type fastener 216 even in places where it is difficult to place a fastener, such as the back side of relay board 141.

[0161] Furthermore, the external connection harness 166 connected to the board-side connector 145 of the LED board 134 on the front side is led near the board-side connector 172 of the relay board 141 on the back side, and both external connection harnesses 166, 174 are fastened together by fasteners 216 near the board-side connector 172 of the relay board 141. Therefore, even though the relay board 141 and the LED board 134 are overlapped in the front and back, both external connection harnesses 166, 174 can be easily pulled out and wired.

[0162] When mounting the composite winning means 16 on the gaming board 1, the insertion portions 110, such as the inner case portion 107 and outer case portion 108, are inserted into the mounting hole 109 of the gaming board 1. In this case, the external connection harnesses 166, 174 are bent inward from the outer periphery of the insertion portion 110 or the inner periphery of the mounting hole 109 near the fastener 216. This prevents the external connection harnesses 166, 174 from getting in the way, and the composite winning means 16 can be easily mounted on the gaming board 1.

[0163] Below the first special symbol starting means 17, there is an out ball port 35 that discharges out balls from the play area 2 of the game board 1 to the inside, but by bundling the harnesses 56 to 59 together with the fasteners 63, problems such as the harnesses 56 to 59 hanging down toward the out ball port 35 do not occur. Therefore, the work of connecting the harnesses 56 to 59 to the main control board 25 and the performance control board 26 can be easily performed.

[0164] The first and second embodiments include any of the following first to fourteenth techniques.

[0165] The first technology is a gaming machine having game components 16, 17 provided at a predetermined location 1, the game components 16, 17 being provided with a plurality of electrical components 41-44, 145, 172 and a plurality of harnesses 56-59, 166, 174 connected to the respective electrical components 41-44, 145, 172, and having fasteners 63, 216 for fastening the plurality of harnesses 56-59, 166, 174 together to the game components 16, 17.

[0166] The play component 16, 17 may also include an insertion portion 47, 110 to be inserted into the mounting hole 37, 109 of the predetermined portion 1, and the fastener 63, 216 may be arranged at a position where the harness 56-59, 166, 174 can be accommodated inside the outer periphery of the insertion portion 47, 110 or inside the inner periphery of the mounting hole 37, 109 when the harness 56-59, 166, 174 is bent toward the inside of the play component 16, 17. The fastener 63, 216 may also be arranged near any of the electrical components 41-44, 145, 172.

[0167] The harnesses 56 to 59 include a harness 83A with a large wire diameter and harnesses 83B and 83C with smaller wire diameters, and the fastener 63 may bundle the large harness 83A and the small harnesses 83B and 83C together. The harnesses 56 to 59 may include a first harness 174 connected to a relay board 141 and a second harness 166 connected to an electric component 134 different from the relay board 141, and the fastener 216 may bundle the first harness 174 and the second harness 166 together.

[0168] The second technology is a gaming machine that includes a gaming component 16 provided at a predetermined location 1, the gaming component 16 including a plurality of electrical components 112, 113, 123, 132, 133, 135, 136 and a plurality of harnesses 155-161 connected to the respective electrical components 112, 113, 123, 132, 133, 135, 136 and wired along wiring paths 150-152, and that includes a plurality of fasteners 185, 186, 194, 196, 208, 214 that fasten the plurality of harnesses 155-161 together on the gaming component 16 side at a plurality of locations in the path direction of the wiring paths 150-152.

[0169] The game component 16 includes relay boards 134 and 141 having board-side connectors 143 to 145 and 167 to 171, and the harnesses 155 to 161 are connected at one end to the electrical components 112, 113, 123, 132, 133, 135 and 136 and at the other end to the board-side connectors 143 to 145 and 167 to 171, respectively, and the fasteners 185, 194 and 196 on the side closer to the relay boards 134 and 141 are connected at the other end to the electrical components 112, 113, 123, 132, 133, 135 and 136, respectively. The amount of slack in the harnesses 155 to 161 from the fasteners 186, 208, 214 on the side closer to the electrical components 112, 113, 123, 132, 133, 135, 136 to the electrical components 112, 113, 123, 132, 133, 135, 136 may be greater than the amount of slack in the harnesses 155 to 161 from the fasteners 186, 208, 214 on the side closer to the electrical components 112, 113, 123, 132, 133, 135, 136 ....

[0170] Each of the harnesses 155, 158 to 160 has a slack portion 155a, 158a to 160a between the fastener 186, 194, 214 on the side closer to the relay board 141 and the board side connector 167, 169 to 171, which has the amount of slack required to connect the harnesses 155, 158 to 160, and each of the slack portions 155a, 158a to 160a may be arranged between the board side connectors 167, 169 to 171 or in a slack arrangement portion 180 provided on the rear side of the board side connectors 167, 169 to 171. The game component 16 may have a plurality of relay boards 134, 141 in the front-to-back direction, the front relay board 134 having protruding portions 134A, 134B that protrude outward in the surface direction more than the rear relay board 141, and the protruding portions 134A, 134B may be provided with the board-side connectors 143, 144.

[0171] The third technology is provided with a play component 16 provided at a predetermined location 1, and the play component 16 includes a first electrical component 141, a first harness 174 for connecting the first electrical component 141 to a first external electrical component 25 provided outside the play component 16, a second electrical component 134, and a second harness 174 for connecting the second electrical component 134 to a second external electrical component 26 provided outside the play component 16. In a gaming machine equipped with two harnesses 166, a fastener 216 is provided for fastening the first harness 174 and the second harness 166 together near at least either the first electrical component 141, 172 or the second electrical component 134.

[0172] The play component 16 includes an insertion portion 110 that is inserted into the mounting hole 109 of the predetermined portion 1, and at least one of the first electric components 141, 172 and the second electric components 134, 145 may be disposed near the insertion portion 110. The first electric component may be a first relay board 141 to which the first harness 174 is connected, and the second electric component may be a second relay board 134 to which the second harness 166 is connected, and the fastener 216 may bind the first harness 166 and the second harness 174 together near the relay boards 134, 141.

[0173] The fourth technology is a gaming machine that includes a gaming component 16 provided at a predetermined location 1, the gaming component 16 including a plurality of electrical components 123, 133, 135, a plurality of harnesses 155-157 connected to each of the electrical components 123, 133, 135, and relay boards 134, 141 to which the harnesses 155-157 are connected via a plurality of board-side connectors 144, 167, 168, and that includes fasteners 194, 196, 208 that fasten the plurality of harnesses 155-157 together on a wiring path 150 between the electrical components 123, 133, 135 and the relay boards 134, 141.

[0174] The wiring path 150 includes a first parallel wiring section 190 in which the plurality of harnesses 155 to 157 are wired in parallel, and a second parallel wiring section 191 in which a portion of the harness 157 in the first parallel wiring section 190 branches off to the electrical component 135 and the other plurality of harnesses 155, 156 are wired in parallel, and may include the fastener 194 that fastens the harnesses 155 to 157 of the first parallel wiring section 190 and the fastener 208 that fastens the harnesses 155, 156 of the second parallel wiring section 191.

[0175] The distance from a branch position 220 of the harness 157 branching to the electrical component 135 to the fastener 208 of the second parallel wiring section 191 may be greater than the distance from the branch position 220 to the fastener 194 of the first parallel wiring section 190. A wiring guide portion 178a that guides the plurality of harnesses 155 to 157 in a curved shape along the wiring path 150 may be provided between the branch position 220 of the harness 157 branching to the electrical component 135 and the fastener 194 of the first parallel wiring section 190.

[0176] The fifth technology is a gaming machine having a gaming component 16 provided at a predetermined location 1, the gaming component 16 having a plurality of electrical components 123, 133, 135, a plurality of harnesses 155-157 connected to each of the electrical components 123, 133, 135, and protrusions 118, 120, 128, 176 protruding to the rear, and fasteners 194, 196, 208 fastening the plurality of harnesses 155-157 together, the fasteners 194, 196, 208 being positioned in front of the rear ends of the protrusions 118, 120, 128, 176.

[0177] One or more of the protrusions 118, 120, 128, 176 may be located near the periphery of the fasteners 194, 196, 208. The protrusions 118, 120, 128, 176 may be a passage 122 for a game ball, a housing 115 for housing an internal component, or a component attached to the back side of the game piece 16.

[0178] The sixth technology is a gaming machine that includes a gaming component 16 provided at a predetermined location 1, and the gaming component 16 includes a plurality of electrical components 123, 133, 135 and a plurality of harnesses 155-157 that are connected to the respective electrical components 123, 133, 135 and wired in parallel along a wiring path 150, wherein the wiring path 150 includes a plurality of parallel wiring sections 190, 191 on either side of a gathering position where the harnesses 155-157 of the respective electrical components 123, 133, 135 gather or a branching position where the harnesses 155-157 branch off, and the number of harnesses 155-157 wired in parallel on both sides of the gathering position varies, and fasteners 194, 208 are provided for each of the parallel wiring sections 190, 191 to fasten the harnesses 155-157 together.

[0179] The electric components 123, 133, 135 include at least a first electric component 123 and a second electric component 133 on the side farthest from the parallel wiring section 190 in which the number of harnesses wired in parallel is the largest, and a third electric component 135 on the side closer to the parallel wiring section 190 in which the number of harnesses wired in parallel is the largest. The parallel wiring sections 190, 191 are first parallel wiring sections in which at least the first harness 155, the second harness 156, and the third harness 157 are wired in parallel. The wiring harness may include a section 190, and a second parallel wiring section 191 in which the third harness 157 branches off from the first parallel wiring section 190 and at least the first harness 155 and the second harness 156 are wired in parallel, and may be provided with the fastener 194 that fastens the harnesses 155 to 157 of the first parallel wiring section 190 together, and the fastener 208 that fastens the harnesses 155, 156 of the second parallel wiring section 191 together.

[0180] The third harness 157 may be a harness 83C having a small wire diameter, and at least one of the first harness 155 and the second harness 156 may be a harness 83A, 83B having a wire diameter larger than that of the third harness 83C. The fastener 194 of the first parallel wiring section 190 and the fastener 208 of the second parallel wiring section 191 may be a common fastener or have the same structure capable of bundling a plurality of the harnesses 155 to 157 together.

[0181] The seventh technology is a gaming machine provided with a game component 16 provided at a predetermined location 1, the game component 16 including a plurality of electric components 123, 133, 135, relay boards 134, 141 having a plurality of board-side connectors 144, 167, 168, and a plurality of harnesses 155-157 connecting the plurality of electric components 123, 133, 135 and the plurality of board-side connectors 144, 167, 168, the harnesses 155 being provided between the relay boards 134, 141 and the electric components 123, 133, 135. The harnesses 155-157 are provided with at least one fastener 194, 196, 208 in the path direction for fastening them along the wiring path 150, and the amount of slack in the harnesses 155-157 between the fastener 194, 196 on the side closest to the relay board 134, 141 and the board side connectors 144, 167, 168 is greater than the amount of slack in each of the harnesses 155-157 between the fastener 194, 208 on the side closest to the electrical components 123, 133, 135 and the electrical components 123, 133, 135.

[0182] The harnesses 155, 156 connecting the board side connectors 167, 168 of the relay boards 134, 141 to the electrical components 123, 133 on the side farther from the relay boards 134, 141 may be harnesses 83A, 83B with a thick wire diameter, and the harness 157 connecting the board side connector 144 of the relay boards 134, 141 to the electrical component 135 on the side closer to the relay boards 134, 141 may be harness 83C with a thinner wire diameter than the thick harnesses 83A, 83B, and the harness length between the board side connectors 167, 168 of the thick harnesses 83A, 83B and the fasteners 194, 196 may be longer than the harness length between the board side connector 144 of the thin harness 83C and the fastener 196.

[0183] The eighth technology is a game device provided at a predetermined location 1, and the game device 16 includes a plurality of first electrical components 123, 133, 135, second electrical components 134, 141 having a plurality of component-side connectors 144, 167, 168 corresponding to the first electrical components 123, 133, 135, and a plurality of harnesses 155 to 157 connecting the first electrical components 123, 133, 135 and the component-side connectors 144, 167, 168. In the gaming machine having the above, a plurality of binders 194, 196, 208 for fastening the harnesses 155 to 157 on the wiring path 150 are provided in the path direction, and the amount of slack in the harnesses 155 to 157 between the binder 196 closest to the second electric component 134 and the component side connectors 144, 167, 168 is made larger than the amount of slack in the harnesses 155 to 157 between the binders 194, 208 adjacent to each other in the path direction.

[0184] The binding devices 194, 196, 208 each include a head portion 76 having an insertion portion 75, and a band portion 77 connected at one end to the head portion 76 and capable of being inserted into the insertion portion 75 from the other end, and the band portion 77 may be unable to slip out of the insertion portion 75 in the counter-insertion direction when wrapped around the harness 155-157 and inserted into the insertion portion 75.

[0185] The ninth technology is a gaming machine that includes a gaming component 16 provided at a predetermined location 1, and the gaming component 16 includes a plurality of electric components 112, 113, 123, 132, 133, 135, a plurality of harnesses 155 to 160 connected to the respective electric components 112, 113, 123, 132, 133, 135, and relay boards 134, 141 having a plurality of board-side connectors 144, 167 to 171 to which the respective harnesses 155 to 160 can be connected. The harnesses 155 to 160 have slack portions 155a to 160a on the side closer to the board side connectors 144, 167 to 171, which have the amount of slack required to connect the harnesses 155 to 160 to the board side connectors 144, 167 to 171, and the slack portions 155a to 160a are arranged in slack arrangement portions 180 provided between the board side connectors 144, 167 to 171 or in the rear vicinity of the board side connectors 144, 167 to 171.

[0186] The slack portions 155a to 160a of the plurality of harnesses 155 to 160 may be arranged to overlap the slack arrangement portion 180. It is desirable that the slack portions 155a to 160a are arranged at positions that do not overlap with the management information display portion 175 of the relay boards 134 and 141.

[0187] The tenth technology is an amusement machine having a gaming component 16 provided at a predetermined location 1, the gaming component 16 having a plurality of electrical components 145, 172 and a plurality of harnesses 166, 174 for connecting the plurality of electrical components 145, 172 to external electrical components 25, 26 provided other than the gaming component 16, and a fastener 216 for fastening the plurality of harnesses 166, 174 pulled out away from the electrical components 145, 172 together on the back side of the gaming component 16.

[0188] The play component 16 has an insertion portion 110 that is inserted into the mounting hole 109 of the predetermined portion 1, and the fastener 216 may be provided on the back side of the insertion portion 110. The harnesses 166, 174 on the opposite side of the fastener 216 from the electrical components 145, 172 in the harness longitudinal direction may be bendable inward beyond the outer periphery of the insertion portion 110 or the inner periphery of the mounting hole 109.

[0189] The eleventh technology is a gaming machine that includes a gaming component 16 provided at a predetermined location 1, the gaming component 16 having protrusions 120, 128 that protrude to the back side, a plurality of electrical components 123, 133, 135, and a plurality of harnesses 155-157 connected to each of the electrical components 123, 133, 135, the harnesses 155-157 are arranged via the back side of the protrusions 120, 128, and the protrusions 120, 128 are provided with anti-slip portions 201, 211 that prevent the harnesses 155-157 from shifting out of position.

[0190] The wiring path 150 for wiring the harnesses 155 to 157 may include rear passing sections 200, 210 that pass behind the protruding sections 120, 128, and may include fasteners 196, 208 on at least one side of the protruding sections 120, 128 of the rear passing sections 200, 210 that fasten the harnesses 155 to 157 together, and may include anti-slip sections 201, 211 on the rear side of the protruding sections 120, 128 that prevent the harnesses 155 to 157 from shifting out of position on the rear passing sections 200, 210.

[0191] The protrusion 128 may be a passage 122 that guides the game ball to the rear side of the predetermined portion 1. The protrusions 120, 128 are provided with a harness avoidance portion in the vicinity of a line segment connecting the fasteners 196, 208 on one side of the protrusions 120, 128 and the harness position on the other side of the protrusions 120, 128, and are provided with the slippage prevention portions 201, 211 above the harness avoidance portion of the protrusions 120, 128, and the harnesses 155 to 157 of the rear routing portion 200 may be wired between the fastener 194 on one side and the fastener 196 on the other side.

[0192] The twelfth technology includes a gaming component 16 provided at a predetermined location 1, and the gaming component 16 includes a plurality of electrical components 123, 133, 135 and a plurality of harnesses 155-157 connected to each of the electrical components 123, 133, 135, and the plurality of harnesses 155-157 include at least a harness 83A with a thick wire diameter and harnesses 83B, 83C with a wire diameter thinner than that of the thick harness 83A, and the thick harness 83A and the thin harnesses 83B, 83C are wired together in a gaming machine.

[0193] The thick harness 83A and the thin harnesses 83B, 83C may be wired in parallel on the wiring path 150 of the game component 16, and one or more fasteners 194, 196, 208 may be provided in the longitudinal direction of the path to fasten the thick harness 83A and the thin harnesses 83B, 83C together on the wiring path 150.

[0194] The thirteenth technology is a gaming machine that includes a gaming component 16 provided at a predetermined location 1, and the gaming component 16 includes a plurality of electrical components 123, 133, 135 and a plurality of harnesses 155-157 that are connected to the respective electrical components 123, 133, 135 and that are wired along a wiring path 150, and the plurality of harnesses 155-157 include long harnesses 155, 156 and a short harness 157, and a parallel wiring section 190 of the wiring path 150 in which the long harnesses 155, 156 and the short harness 157 are wired in parallel is provided with a fastener 194 that fastens the long harnesses 155, 156 and the short harness 157 together.

[0195] The wiring harness may include a first parallel wiring section 190 in which at least the plurality of long harnesses 155, 156 and the short harness 157 are wired in parallel, and a second parallel wiring section 191 in which the plurality of long harnesses 155, 156 are wired in parallel except for the short harness 157 branching off from the first parallel wiring section 190, and may include the fastener 194 that fastens the harnesses 155 to 157 of the first parallel wiring section 190 together, and a fastener 208 that fastens the harnesses 155, 156 of the second parallel wiring section 191 together. A curved path section 150a may be provided between the fastener 194 of the first parallel wiring section 190 and the fastener 208 of the second parallel wiring section 191, and a wiring guide section 178a that guides the harnesses 155 to 157 may be provided on an inner periphery of the curved path section 150a.

[0196] The 14th technology is a gaming machine that includes gaming components 16, 17 provided at a predetermined location 1, and the gaming components 16, 17 include a plurality of electrical components 41-44, 134, 141 and a plurality of harnesses 56-59, 166, 174 that are connected to each of the electrical components 41-44, 134, 141 and drawn out to the outside of the gaming components 16, 17, and is provided with a fastener 63, 216 that fastens all of the harnesses 56-59, 166, 174 together.

[0197] The game device is provided with game components 16, 17 provided at a predetermined location 1, and the game components 16, 17 include a plurality of first electrical components 112, 113, 132, 123, 133 related to the game, a first relay board 141 to which the plurality of first electrical components 112, 113, 132, 123, 133 are connected, a first harness 174 connected to the first relay board 141 and connected directly or indirectly to the main control board 25, a plurality of second electrical components 135, 136 related to the performance, a second relay board 134 to which the plurality of second electrical components 135, 136 are connected, and a second harness 166 connected to the second relay board 134 and connected directly or indirectly to the performance control board 26, and the fastener 216 may fasten the first harness 174 and the second harness 166 together.

[0198] Although the first and second embodiments and the first to fourteenth techniques included in those embodiments have been described above in detail, the present invention is not premised on these, and various modifications are possible within the scope of the present invention. In each embodiment, the predetermined portion is exemplified as the game board 1, and the game components provided on the game board 1 are exemplified as the composite winning means 16 and the first special symbol starting means 17, but various game components provided on predetermined portions other than the game board 1 can be similarly implemented.

[0199] For example, in a pachinko machine, the predetermined part may be the center case 7 or mounting frame on the game board 1, and the predetermined part may be directly or indirectly fitted with game components such as a performance unit or other movable unit. Alternatively, the predetermined part may be a machine frame on which the game board 1 is detachably mounted, or a front door attached to the machine frame so as to be openable and closable in front of the game board 1, and the predetermined part may be fitted with game components such as an operation performance means such as an illuminated operation button, or a launch handle for launching game balls, in front of the predetermined part. The present invention may also be adopted in gaming machines such as mahjong ball machines and slot machines.

[0200] In each embodiment, examples of electrical components include the main control board 25, the performance control board 26, the LED boards 43, 44, 134-136, the first start switch 41, the radio wave sensor 42, the winning switches 112, 123, the drive solenoid 113, the magnetic sensors 132, 133, and the board-side connectors 143, 172, but other components may also be used, and when the light-emitting display means 29, 30, etc. including the LED boards 43, 44 are to be connected to a harness, the light-emitting display means 29, 30, etc. may themselves constitute a single electrical component.

[0201] In the case of game components such as winning means that are placed within the game area of ​​the game board 1, the game component itself has an insertion portion 47,110 on the back side, and the insertion portion 47,110 is inserted into the mounting hole 37,109 of the game board 1 from the front and fixed by a fixing means, but game components that do not have an insertion portion 47,110, etc., and are fixed by a fixing means such as a screw while abutting against the mounting object such as the game board 1 or machine frame from the front, are also acceptable.

[0202] Each fastener such as the fasteners 63, 216 may be of a fastening type having the configuration exemplified in the embodiment, or may be of a fastening type having another configuration. In addition, the fasteners are not limited to a specific fastening type as long as they can fasten multiple harnesses to the play components 16, 17 at necessary locations.

[0203] It goes without saying that, when considering the efficiency of assembly work, it is desirable to have a fastener that allows harnesses to be easily fastened. Furthermore, when fastening multiple harnesses together with a fastener, the degree of fastening of the harnesses can be determined appropriately depending on the surrounding conditions, etc., and it is not necessary to fasten each harness so that it does not move. For example, when there are many harnesses and they are fastened together at a gathering point, it is sufficient to fasten each harness with a certain amount of slack.

[0204] The harnesses include harnesses 83A (or 83A, 83B) that use wires 83 with a large wire diameter, and harnesses 83B, 83C (or 83C) that use wires with a smaller wire diameter, and the larger the wire diameter, the greater the tensile strength per wire 83. Therefore, when wiring multiple harnesses along a wiring route where snagging or the like may be a problem, by combining and wiring harnesses 83A (or 83A, 83B) with a large wire diameter and harnesses 83B, 83C (or 83C) with a small wire diameter, the harnesses 83A (or 83A, 83B) with a large wire diameter can reinforce the harnesses 83B, 83C (or 83C) with a small wire diameter.

[0205] When one end of the harnesses 155 to 161 is connected to the electric components 112, 113, 123, 132, 133, 135, and 136 and the other end of the harnesses 155 to 161 is detachably connected to the board-side connectors 143 to 145, 167 to 170 of the relay boards 134 and 141 via the harness-side connectors, the fasteners 185, 194, 196, and 214 on the side closer to the relay boards 134 and 141 are connected to the board-side connectors 143 It is desirable to make the amount of slack in the harnesses 155-161 from the fasteners 186, 208, 214 on the side closer to the electrical components 112, 113, 123, 132, 133, 135, 136 ... (the former amount of slack) larger than the amount of slack in the harnesses 155-161 from the fasteners 186, 208, 214 on the side closer to the electrical components 112, 113, 123, 132, 133, 135, 136 (the latter amount of slack).

[0206] However, when one end of the harnesses 155 to 161 is detachably connected to the connectors of the electric components 112, 113, 123, 132, 133, 135, and 136 via a harness-side connector, it is necessary to ensure a slack amount in the latter so that the connectors can be detached from each other. Therefore, the former and latter slack amounts may be approximately the same.

[0207] In a gaming component 16 in which multiple relay boards 134, 141 are arranged front to back or top to bottom, when connecting a harness side connector from one relay board 141 to the harness side connector of the other relay board 134, the other relay board 134 can be arranged so that it protrudes outward in the surface direction more than the one relay board 141, and the board side connectors can be provided on the protruding portions 134A, 134B.

[0208] In the second embodiment, the wiring path 150 is divided into a board-side parallel wiring section 192 on the relay boards 134, 141 side and electric component parallel wiring sections 190, 191 on the opposite side of the relay boards 134, 141, and when wiring three harnesses 155 to 157 in this wiring path 150, the electric component parallel wiring sections 190, 191 are provided with a first wiring section 190 in which the three harnesses 155 to 157 are wired in parallel, and a second parallel wiring section 191 in which two harnesses 155, 156 are wired in parallel on the electric component 123, 133 side of the first wiring section 190, and in the board-side parallel wiring section 192, two harnesses 156, 156 are wired in parallel.

[0209] However, if the harness branches at two or more locations in the electric component parallel wiring sections 190, 191, a second parallel wiring section 191 and a third parallel wiring section may be provided in sequence each time the harness branches from the first parallel wiring section 190. Even in this case, it is desirable to provide the harness 83A and / or 83B with a large wire diameter in the harness that is routed to the final portion of the electric component parallel wiring sections 190, 191.

[0210] In addition, if it is not possible to install harnesses 83A and / or 83B with a large wire diameter all the way to the end of the electrical component parallel wiring sections 190, 191 due to the type of electrical component, and it is necessary to install harnesses 83C with a small wire diameter, it is desirable to use a harness with a large number of wires.

[0211] When wiring a plurality of harnesses 155 to 157 along a wiring path 150 between the electric components 123, 133, 135 and the relay boards 134, 141, the fasteners 194, 196, 208 arranged on the wiring path 150 may be one or more in the direction of the path. When providing a plurality of fasteners, the type of fastener may be changed depending on the conditions, circumstances, etc. around the fastening position.

[0212] When the wiring path 150 has a first parallel wiring section 190 in which multiple harnesses 155 to 157 are wired in parallel, and a second parallel wiring section 191 in which some of the harnesses 157 in the first parallel wiring section 190 branch off to the electrical component 135 and multiple other harnesses 155, 156 are wired in parallel, the number of fasteners 194 that fasten the harnesses 155 to 157 in the first parallel wiring section 190 and the number of fasteners 208 that fasten the harnesses 155, 156 in the second parallel wiring section 191 may be one, two, or more.

[0213] In a game component 16 having protrusions 120, 128 that protrude to the rear side, a plurality of electric components 123, 133, 135, and a plurality of harnesses 155-157 connected to the respective electric components 123, 133, 135, it is desirable to provide anti-slip portions 201, 211 on the protrusions 120, 128 to prevent the harnesses 155-157 from shifting out of position when the harnesses 155-157 are arranged via the rear side of the protrusions 120, 128. In this case, the anti-slip portions 201, 211 may be provided only on the harness avoidance portion side to prevent the harnesses 155-157 from moving toward the harness avoidance portion side, or may be provided on both the top and bottom of the harnesses 155-157.

[0214] Furthermore, when wiring the harnesses 155 to 157 via rear routing portions 200, 210 that route behind the protrusions 120, 128, it is desirable to provide fasteners for the harnesses 155 to 157 on both sides of the protrusions 120, 128, but it is also possible to provide fasteners 194, 208 on one side of the protrusions 120, 128 and make the opposite side a junction or branching portion for the harnesses 155 to 157. In that case, it is also possible to provide a linking portion so that the harnesses 155 to 157 do not separate, for example by loosely twisting the harnesses 155 to 157 on the opposite junction or branching portion side. [Explanation of symbols]

[0215] 1 Game board 2 Gaming area 16. Composite winning means (game parts) 17 First special symbol starting means (game component) 25 Main control board (first external electrical component) 26 Performance control board (second external electrical component) 41 First start switch (electrical part) 42 Radio wave sensor (electrical component) 43,44 LED board (electrical component) 47,110 Insertion section 37,109 Mounting hole 52,53 Board-side connector (electrical component) 56,57 Harness 63 Fasteners 68 Protrusion 74 Binding device 75 Insertion part 76 Head 77 Band Club 83 wire 83A Thick Harness 83B Standard harness 83C Thin Harness 112 Winning Switch (Electrical Parts) 113 Drive solenoid (electrical component) 118 1st protrusion 120 Second protrusion 123 Winning Switch (Electrical Parts) 128 Third protrusion 129 4th protrusion 130 Fifth protrusion 132,133 Magnetic sensors (electrical components) 134~136 LED board (electrical parts) 137~139 Board side connector 141 Relay board (electrical component) 144~147 Board side connector 150 First wiring route 150a First curved path section 151 Second wiring route 152 Third wiring route 155a~160a sagging part 155~161 Harness 180 Slack placement section 185,186,194,196,208 Fasteners 190 First parallel wiring section 191 Second parallel wiring section 200,210 Rear end passage 220 Branch position

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[Claim 1] The game machine includes game components provided at predetermined locations, The gaming machine includes a plurality of electrical components provided on the gaming component body, and a plurality of harnesses connected to the electrical components and wired in parallel along a wiring path, the wiring path includes a plurality of parallel wiring sections in which a plurality of harnesses are wired in parallel, A fastener is provided for fastening the harness to the fastening portion on the game component main body side for each of the parallel wiring sections, the plurality of parallel wiring sections include a first parallel wiring section and a second parallel wiring section adjacent to each other in a path direction; the fasteners include a first fastener for fastening together a plurality of the harnesses including the specific harness in the first parallel wiring section, and a second fastener for fastening together a plurality of the harnesses not including the specific harness in the second parallel wiring section, a curved path portion is provided between the first fastener and the second fastener in the middle of the wiring path, a wiring guide portion for guiding the harness along an inner periphery of the curved path portion; the specific harness branches off from the first parallel wiring section on the second fastener side of the wiring guide portion, The fastener fastens the harness to such an extent that the harness is in close contact with the fastening portion. A gaming machine characterized by:

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