JP2003079790A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine such as pachinko machine or slot machine having a recyclable casing. SOLUTION: Inside the casing of the game machine, a pedestal is located to be freely inserted/ejected for attaching/detaching the components such as power unit, turning device and substrate of the game machine at arbitrary positions. This pedestal is composed of a plurality of plate-shaped members and a supporting member for attachably and detachably supporting the plate- shaped members and these components are attachably and detachably fitted to the plate-shaped members and the supporting member by screws or the like.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a game machine such as a recyclable pachinko machine or slot machine, in particular, a housing, which can be recycled, and a game machine component can be easily assembled and repaired. Regarding the machine.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, a gaming machine typified by a pachinko gaming machine, a slot machine or the like has a fast cycle of being replaced with a new gaming machine due to a model change, opening of a new machine, etc. It is done once every two times. For this reason, game machines having a wide variety of specifications are circulated, but most of the components constituting the game machine are directly mounted inside the housing of the game machine according to each specification. For this reason, since the housing has many mounting holes according to each specification, the housing cannot be reused, and as a result, a large number of game machine housings with no commercial value can be produced in a short period of time. Had occurred.

[0003] A large amount of non-commercial valued housings generated due to model changes, newly opened stores, etc. are discarded, crushed with door panels, etc., and then incinerated.
It became clear that dioxins generated by this incineration are environmental pollutants that adversely affect the human body,
Further, from the viewpoint of resource protection and energy saving, it is strongly required to reuse the synthetic resin members used in the game machine including the housing without incineration.

When changing the model, the housing cannot be reused. Therefore, after removing all the old models, the new model must be installed in the secured space, which shortens the business hours. However, it was forced to work at night, which required a great deal of labor and cost. Further, conventionally, since the components of the gaming machine are structured to be directly attached to the inside of the housing, the work of attaching the components is complicated, and there is a problem that they cannot be easily performed even when repairing or disassembling. It was

Therefore, a lattice-shaped convex portion is formed on the inner surface of a face plate made of synthetic resin that is freely assembled and constitutes a housing, and a mounting piece for fixing the components of the gaming machine is fixed to the concave portion surrounded by the convex portion. There has been developed a gaming machine in which an intermediate plate having a convex side and a notch formed on the periphery thereof to be arranged and fitted to the concave and convex portion is arranged (Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2000-70541).

However, in this gaming machine, since it is necessary to form a lattice-shaped convex portion on the inner surface of the face plate that constitutes the housing,
It is not possible to make the housing inexpensively. Further, since the mounting pieces and the intermediate plate for mounting the components of the gaming machine are fixedly arranged at the time of assembling the face plate, the mounting of these components of the gaming machine does not need to be directly mounted inside the assembled housing. Therefore, there is a problem that assembly work and repair work are complicated.

[0007]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to construct a gaming machine in which the housing of the gaming machine is recyclable. An object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine that can easily assemble and repair component parts.

[0008]

[Means for Solving the Problems] As a result of intensive research to solve the above-mentioned object, a housing is provided inside the housing of the gaming machine so that a base on which the gaming machine constituent parts can be detachably attached is detachably mounted. The present invention has been completed by finding that it can be recycled as a housing for a wide variety of gaming machines and that assembly and repair of gaming machine components can be easily performed. Specifically, the present invention is characterized in that a gaming machine component is detachably arranged at an arbitrary position inside the housing.

Here, the game machine means a game machine such as a pachinko machine, a slot machine, a pachi-slot machine, or a coin game machine. In addition, with the housing, inside the game machine component,
For example, in a pachi-slot machine, a rotating body device, a power supply device,
It is a box-shaped member that stores game machine components such as a coin storage device and a board. Usually, an opening is provided on one surface for opening and closing a door panel or the like.

The base is for removably attaching the gaming machine components to any position, and is composed of a plurality of plate-like members and a supporting member for detachably supporting the plate-like members. It is a frame-shaped member. The support member is configured such that the length and height in the vertical and horizontal directions can be adjusted, and a large number of mounting through holes for detachably mounting the plate-shaped member and the gaming machine component parts are provided at arbitrary positions. There is. In addition, the base is insertable into and removable from the housing, and after the gaming machine constituent parts are attached to a position that conforms to the specifications, the base is inserted and fixed in a removable manner.

[0011]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION A slot machine according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an outer appearance of a housing of a slot machine and a base movably arranged in the housing according to an embodiment of the present invention. The housing 10 is configured in a box shape having an opening 11 on the front surface, and a front panel 20 is arranged in the opening 11 so as to be openable and closable by a hinge (not shown). Case 10
Is formed in such a size that the base 30 can be inserted and arranged therein, and the bottom plate 12 is provided with a pair of guide rails 13 for guiding and fixing the inserted base 30 in a fixed position.

Each of the guide rails 13 stands upright from the bottom plate 12 in parallel with each other, and horizontally from the upper edge of each upright strip 14 in a direction opposite to each other with a slight gap 15 between the upright piece 14 and the bottom plate 12. And a holding piece 16 protruding in a shape. The base 30 includes a rectangular pedestal 31 and the pedestal 31.
Support members 40 vertically standing from the vicinity of the four corners of the
And a plurality of plate-shaped members 50 detachably arranged on each support member 40.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the outline of the supporting member, and FIG.
FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing an outline of a plate member, and FIG. 4 is a plan view showing an outline of disposing the plate member on the support member. First, each support member 40 has a wide and long first surface portion 41, a second surface portion 42 standing up from both side portions of the first surface portion 41, and a slight gap between both side portions of the second surface portion 42. It is a long channel member having the first surface portion 41 and the third surface portion 43 provided in parallel so that 44 is formed.

Both ends of each support member 40 are opened, and each support member 40 is formed with a void portion 45 surrounded by the surface portions 41 to 43 and extending along the longitudinal direction. Further, the first surface portion 41 is provided with a large number of attachment through holes 46 at a constant gap, for example, a 1 cm gap, along the longitudinal direction thereof. The supporting member 40 can be formed by molding a long strip-shaped plate material made of an aluminum alloy or a magnesium alloy, but is not limited to this. Each of the support members 40 thus configured has two sets as one set, and one set is provided on one side surface 32 of the pedestal 31 and the third surface portion 4 of each support member 40, 40.
The other side 33 of the pedestal 31 with the three facing each other.
The third surface portions 43 of the respective support members 40, 40 are arranged so as to face each other, and are installed upright on the pedestal 31 using, for example, L-shaped fixing fittings (FIG. 1).

The plate member 50 includes a rectangular plate 51 and first connecting members 5 provided on both sides of one side surface 52 of the plate 51.
4 and 55, and second connecting members 54 'and 55' provided on both sides of the side surface 52 'facing the side surface 52. The plate body 51 has side surface portions 52, 52 ', 53, 53' formed by bending a peripheral edge portion of a plate material formed of an aluminum alloy, a magnesium alloy or the like in a downward vertical direction. Further, on the surface of the plate member 51, mounting through holes 56 for fixing the components of the slot machine such as the power supply device A, the rotating body device B, the boards C and C ′ are provided with a constant gap, for example, a 1 cm gap. Has been.

The first connecting members 54, 55 and the second connecting members 54 ', 55' include two rod-shaped members 57, 58 penetrating the side surface portions 52, 52 'and both end portions of each rod-shaped member 57, 58. And a rectangular fixing plate 59 fixed to the fixing plate 59, and a fixing through hole 60 is provided at the center of each fixing plate 59.
The gap between the two rod-shaped members 57 and 58 is the gap 4 between the support members 40 provided upright on the one side surface 32 and the other side surface 33 of the pedestal 31.
It is formed to have a length substantially the same as the length between 4 and 44.

Further, the fixing plate 59 is formed in such a size as to be slidable along the void portion 45 extending along the longitudinal direction of each supporting member 40, and is provided on the supporting member 40. By screwing the screw 47 inserted into the mounting through hole 46 into the mounting through hole 60 of the fixing plate 59, the plate member 50 is horizontally and detachably arranged at an arbitrary height.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing the outline of the base, housing and front panel on which the constituent members of the slot machine are arranged. According to the embodiment of FIG. 5, four support members 40
Has three plate-shaped members 50 to 50 ″ arranged horizontally, and the lowermost plate-shaped member 50 includes the power supply device A and the coin storage device D in the middle plate-shaped member 50 ′. Rotating device B
However, the substrate C and the substrate C ′ are arranged on the uppermost plate member 50 ″.

The base 30 having the above-mentioned structure is operated as follows to be housed in the housing 10. First, after inserting both side edges of the pedestal 31 into the gaps 15 and 15 of the guide rails 13 and 13 provided on the bottom plate 12 of the housing 10, the pedestal 31 is held in parallel with the bottom plate 12. 1
When the pedestal 31 is pushed inward, both side edges of the pedestal 31 are guided along the gaps 15 and 15 and can be inserted to a predetermined position. In this case, the both side edges of the pedestal 31 are separated by the gaps 15 and 1
In order to facilitate insertion into the pedestal 5, a pair of ridges may be provided along both side surfaces of the pedestal 31 so as to be in sliding contact with the tips of the holding pieces 16, 16.

For fixing the inserted pedestal 31 to the bottom plate 12, conventionally known fixing means can be applied. For example, it is possible to use fixing with a detachable screw or fitting and fixing the concave portion and the convex portion formed on the pedestal 31 and the bottom plate 12. When the storage of the base 30 inside the housing 10 is completed, the housing 10 is stored as in the conventional case.
The opening 11 is closed by a front panel 20 that is openably and closably arranged by a hinge (not shown) provided in the opening 11.

In the above embodiment, the lowermost plate member 5 is used.
In the configuration, the power supply device A is arranged at 0 and the substrates C and C ′ are arranged at the uppermost plate member 50 ″. C '
Can be changed to place. Further, the components of the gaming machine can be arranged on the back surface of the plate member 50. In this case, for example, one substrate C is arranged on the back surface of the plate member 50 ″, another substrate C ′ is arranged on the upper surface of the other plate member 50 ′, and the substrates C and C ′ are directly electrically connected. In this state, the plate members 50 ′ and 50 ″ may be arranged on the support member 40.

With this structure, the substrate C and the substrate C '
Since a connection cable for electrically connecting and is unnecessary,
It is easy to assemble and disassemble, and the game machine can be manufactured at low cost. In addition, the plate-shaped member 5 with respect to the support member 40
It is also possible to arrange 0s vertically. FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing the outline of another embodiment of the base. In this embodiment, the first connecting member 5 (not shown) of the plate member 50 ″ is
4, 55 and the second connecting member 54 ', 55' respectively 1
A plate-like member 50 ″ is arranged and fixed on the book supporting member 40.
Are arranged vertically.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing a partial outline of another embodiment of the support member. According to this embodiment, another support member 40 'is slidably disposed inside the void portion 45 of the support member 40. In this embodiment, since the support member 40 'can slide in the direction of the arrow, the support member 4'
The length of 0 can be adjusted to the desired length. In this case, the support member 40 'can be fixed by inserting the screw 47 into the matching mounting through holes 46 and 46'. By using the support member 40 of this embodiment, the base 30 having an arbitrary height that meets the specifications can be created.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing the outline of another embodiment replacing the plate member. According to this embodiment, instead of the plate-shaped member 50, there is shown a configuration in which a container-shaped tray T capable of accommodating game machine component parts is used. In this tray T, a tray main body 70 and third connecting members 72, 73 and a fourth connecting member 72 '73' are respectively arranged on side surfaces 71, 71 'of the tray main body 70 which face each other. That is, a pair of projecting rods 74, 75 and 7 projecting outwardly are provided on the opposing outer surfaces of the tray body 70.
4'and 75 'are provided, and the above-mentioned fixing plate 59 is arranged at the tip of each protruding rod. Each fixing plate 59 has an attachment through hole 60 for attaching the tray body 70 to the support member 40. In addition, a top plate (not shown) is openably and closably arranged on the opened upper surface of the tray body 70, and a bottom plate 76 is provided with an attachment through hole 56 for attaching a game machine component such as a substrate. .

According to this embodiment, various substrates C,
The substrate C'for example, the main substrate, the sub substrate, etc. is attached to the tray body
Since it can be housed inside 0, it becomes difficult to illegally operate the ROM and the like provided on these substrates C and C ′, and the safety of the gaming machine is further improved. As a modified example of this embodiment, the tray main body 70 having no third connecting members 72, 73 and fourth connecting members 72 ′, 73 ′ is provided on the bottom plate 76 on the upper surface of the plate member 50. The mounting through hole 77 and the mounting through hole 56 of the plate-shaped member 50 may be detachably arranged with the screw 47. In this configuration, the third connecting member 72,
Since it is not necessary to provide 73 and the fourth connecting members 72 'and 73', the configuration is simple.

As another embodiment, the components of the slot machine can be directly screwed into the mounting through holes 46 formed in the support member 40. Further, a cutout portion for wiring that penetrates from the front surface to the back surface is formed in the plate member 50 in advance, or the plate member 50 is configured by a member having no mounting through hole or cutout. Accordingly, it is possible to make holes according to the specifications when assembling the game machine components.

Further, since the base 30 can be applied to the housings 10 having different sizes of the bottom surface 12, the mounting intervals of the four supporting members 40 with respect to the pedestal 31 can be adjusted or mounted on the pedestal 31. Instead, the four end portions of each of the support members 40 have a stretchable structure as shown in FIG.
Bottom plates 1 of various sizes by connecting with a book support
Each support member 40 so that it can be applied to the housing 10 having two.
The vertical and horizontal lengths of the can be adjustable. In this case, it goes without saying that the size of the plate member 50 is formed in advance so as to be supported by each of the four adjusted support members 40.

[0028]

According to the invention of claim 1, the constituent parts of the gaming machine can be detachably attached to any position of the base, so that the base can be attached even if the specifications are changed. Can be commonly used. Further, the assembly of the gaming machine components to the base can be performed with the base removed from the housing, so that the assembly efficiency is remarkably excellent. In addition, it is possible to easily replace and repair the game machine component parts. Further, even if there is a change in specifications, since the housing is not provided with mounting holes for mounting the gaming machine components, the housing can be reused.

According to the invention of claim 2, it is possible to easily form a base having a size that conforms to the specifications. According to the third aspect of the invention, since the plurality of plate-shaped members are detachably provided on the support member, the gaming machine component can be reliably attached to any position in a stable state. Therefore, the space inside the housing can be effectively utilized.

According to the invention of claim 4, since a plurality of gaming machine component parts are formed and can be attached to the mounting through holes with screws or the like, each gaming machine component part can be easily placed at any position conforming to the specifications. Can be installed. According to the invention of claim 5, since the mounting through hole of the gaming machine component is also used as the mounting hole of the plate-shaped member, the gaming machine component and the plate-shaped member can be mounted with one type of screw. Work efficiency is improved and it can be produced at low cost.

According to the invention of claim 6, the wiring can be easily carried out in a compact state. According to the invention of claim 7, since the substrate C and the substrate C ′ can be directly connected, a connection cable is not required, and the assembling and disassembling are easy, and the game machine can be manufactured at low cost. Claim 8
According to the invention of claim 1, since the main substrate C and the like can be housed inside the tray, it becomes difficult to illegally operate the ROM and the like provided on the main substrate, and the safety of the gaming machine is further improved. According to the invention of claim 9, since the plate-shaped member can also be used, the tray can be manufactured at low cost.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the appearance of a chassis and a base of a slot machine.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing an outline of a support member.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing an outline of a plate member.

FIG. 4 is a plan view showing an outline in which a plate member is arranged on a support member.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing an outline of a base on which the constituent members of the slot machine are arranged, a housing, and a front panel.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing the outline of another embodiment of the base.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing a partial outline of another embodiment of the support member.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing the outline of another embodiment of the support member.

[Explanation of symbols]

10 housing 11 openings 12 Bottom plate 13 Guide rail 14 Standing pieces 15,44 gap 16 holding piece 20 front panel 30 base 31 pedestal 32 One side 33 Other side 40 Support member 41 First surface 42 Second surface 43 Third surface 45 void 46, 56, 60, 77 Mounting holes 47 screws 50, 50 ', 50 "plate member 51 plate 52, 52 ', 53, 53', 71, 71 'Side portion 54, 55 1st connection member 54 ', 55' Second connection member 57,58 Rod-shaped member 59 Fixed plate 70 tray body 72, 73, third connecting member 72 ', 73' fourth connecting member 74,75,74 ', 75' protruding rod 76 Bottom plate A power supply B rotation body device C, C'substrate D coin storage device T tray

Claims (9)

[Claims] 1. A game machine in which a base on which a game machine component is detachably mounted at an arbitrary position is removably arranged inside a housing. 2. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the size of the base is adjustable. 3. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the base comprises a plurality of plate-shaped members and a support member that detachably supports the plate-shaped members. 4. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the plate-shaped member and the supporting member are provided with a plurality of through holes for mounting the gaming machine constituent parts. 5. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the mounting through hole of the support member also serves as a mounting hole of the plate member. 6. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein a notch for wiring is provided on the plate member. 7. The game according to claim 1, wherein the board attached to the plate member and the board attached to another plate member are directly connected to each other. Machine. 8. The game machine according to claim 1, wherein a container-shaped tray is arranged in place of at least one of the plate-shaped members. 9. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein a container-shaped tray is removably arranged on the upper surface of at least one plate-shaped member.