JP2005095487A - Case body for game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To eliminate a gap between the upper surface of a case body for a game machine and island equipment. <P>SOLUTION: The case body for the game machine is provided with a metallic main body part S1 and a front surface door S2 openably and closably attached to the opening part of the main body part S1. The main body part S1 is provided with: a right side plate 52 and a left side plate 53 respectively raised from two sides facing each other of a bottom plate 50 adjacently to a back surface plate 51 and provided with bend parts 52a and 53a whose upper end is bent to the inner side; a first top plate 54 joined to the lower surface of the bend parts 52a and 53a and disposed between the right side plate 52 and the left side plate 53; and a second top plate 55 fitted between the two bend parts 52a and 53a on the upper surface of the first top plate 54 for constituting the same plane as the bend parts 52a and 53a for a part exposed from the installed island equipment 56. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine casing, and more particularly to a technique effective when applied to a casing used in a pachislot machine.

  For example, in a gaming machine such as a pachislot machine or a pachinko machine, a large number of electronic components are arranged inside the housing, and various and profound gaming properties are provided by combination with microcomputer control.

  The main body constituting the casing of the gaming machine (the casing for the gaming machine) in order to prevent the act of exploiting gaming media such as gaming coins and gaming balls by illegally crafting the gaming machine, so-called goto The joint part between the part and the front door is covered with a metal plate from the inside to prevent entry from the part.

  Now, when the main body is made of metal, a step corresponding to the thickness of the side plate may be formed on the upper surface thereof. That is, when the upper ends of the two opposing side plates are bent inward to form a bent portion, and the top plate is joined to the lower surface of the bent portion, This is because a step due to the top plate is formed.

  Here, the gaming machine has a predetermined size (about 10 cm) in consideration of opening and closing of the front door on an island facility where an information display device for displaying gaming information of the gaming machine and a medium lending device for lending gaming media are installed. ) Mounted in a protruding state.

  Therefore, a gap is generated between the upper surface of the gaming machine casing and the island facility due to the step.

In addition, about the housing | casing for game machines, such as a pachislot machine, there exists description about the housing | casing made from particle board in Unexamined-Japanese-Patent No. 2001-25568, for example.
JP 2001-25568 A

  If there is a gap between the gaming machine casing and the island facility, there is a risk that the gap will be used as a clue.

  In addition, if there is a gap between the gaming machine casing and the island facility, there is a risk that a drinking water placed on the upper surface of the main body will intrude or foreign materials such as booklets may enter. .

  Furthermore, it is not preferable from the aesthetic point of view that there is a gap between the gaming machine casing and the island facility.

  Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine casing that can eliminate a gap between the upper surface of the gaming machine casing and the island facility.

  In order to solve the above-described problems, a gaming machine casing according to the present invention is a gaming machine casing including a metal main body and a front door that is attached to the opening of the main body so as to be opened and closed. The main body portion is provided to rise from two opposite sides of the bottom plate adjacent to the back plate, and has a right side plate and a left side plate having bent portions whose upper ends are bent inward, and the folding plate. A first top plate joined to the lower surface of the bent portion and spanned between the right side plate and the left side plate, and fitted between the two bent portions on the upper surface of the first top plate. And a second top plate that forms the same plane as the bent portion with respect to a portion exposed from at least the installed island facility.

  In a preferred aspect of the present invention, the second top plate is joined to the first top plate by welding.

  In a further preferred aspect of the present invention, the gaming machine casing is a casing used for a pachislot machine.

  According to the present invention, the following effects can be obtained.

  That is, according to the present invention, the second top plate provided on the top surface of the first top plate forms the same plane as the bent portion, so that the top surface of the main body portion is a flat surface. It becomes possible to eliminate the gap between the housing for the island and the island facility.

  As a result, it is possible to prevent the possibility of being caught due to the gap between the gaming machine casing and the island facility, and to prevent moisture and foreign matter from entering. Further, since there is no gap between the gaming machine casing and the island facility, the aesthetics can be improved.

  Hereinafter, the best mode for carrying out the present invention will be described more specifically with reference to the drawings. Here, in the accompanying drawings, the same reference numerals are given to the same members, and duplicate descriptions are omitted. In addition, since description here is the best form by which this invention is implemented, this invention is not limited to the said form.

  1 is a perspective view showing a pachislot machine as a gaming machine according to one embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a front view showing the inside of a box in the pachislot machine of FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 is a gaming machine in the pachislot machine of FIG. FIG. 4 is an enlarged cross-sectional view showing a portion A of FIG. 3.

  As shown in FIG. 1, a case (game machine case) of a pachislot machine 1 which is a kind of gaming machine is attached to a metal main body S1 and an opening of the main body S1 so as to be opened and closed. The front door S2. In this embodiment, the front door is made of resin, but may be made of resin other than metal.

  Such a pachislot machine 1 has three reels 2, 3, 4, which constitute a variable display section, rotatably provided at the center thereof, and display windows 5, 6, 7 provided on the front thereof. Yes. A symbol row composed of a plurality of types of symbols is drawn on the outer peripheral surface of each reel 2, 3, 4 and these symbols are observed through the display windows 5, 6, 7. These display windows 5, 6, and 7 are provided with a total of five winning lines, three horizontally and two diagonally. In addition, on the lower right side of the display windows 5 to 7, a medal slot 8 for a player to insert medals is arranged.

  In addition, on the left of the display windows 5 to 7, four gaming state display lamps (big bonus (hereinafter referred to as “BB”) gaming state lamps and regular bonus (hereinafter referred to as “RB”) from the top. (Gaming state lamp, re-game display lamp, game stop display lamp) 9, three bet number display lamps 10 that are controlled to be turned on according to the number of inserted medals, a credit display unit 11 that displays the number of credited medals, and There is provided a start lamp 12 that blinks when reception of an operation of a start lever 25 described later is valid.

  The right side of the display windows 5 to 7 lights up from the top when the bonus count display section 13, BB or RB for displaying the number of remaining winnings at the time of winning a bonus game is won internally or when winning. The WIN lamp 14, a payout number display unit 15 for displaying the number of payout medals, and an insert lamp 16 that is lit when a medal can be inserted are provided in the medal slot 8.

  Immediately below the display windows 5 to 7, there is provided an image display device 17 such as a liquid crystal display on which a game demonstration screen and an effect image corresponding to the game are displayed.

  On the left side of the image display device 17, the number of bets is designated from the cross key 18, the A button 19, the B button 20, and the credited medals used when selecting information to be displayed on the image display device 17. There are provided 1 BET switch 21, 2 BET switch 22, and maximum BET switch 23 (one, two or three).

  Also, below the image display device 17, from the left, a credit medal settlement switch 24 used for settlement of credited medals, a start lever 25 that rotates the reels 2 to 4 all at once, and a rotating reel Stop buttons 26, 27, and 28 for individually stopping 2 to 4 are provided.

  In addition, a medal tray 29 for storing medals paid out from the medal payout opening 30 is provided in the lower front portion of the pachislot machine 1, and the number of medals paid out for winning is displayed in the upper front portion of the pachislot machine 1. A payout display unit 31 is provided.

  A waist panel 32, which is a translucent plastic plate with a design corresponding to the model motif, is attached to a position sandwiched between the stop buttons 26 to 28 and the medal tray 29. Are provided with speakers 33 and 34 for outputting sound effects according to the game situation.

  As shown in FIG. 2, a partition plate 40 that divides the internal space vertically is attached in the main body S <b> 1 that is one side of the housing. In the upper space partitioned by the partition plate 40, a main control board 41 and a reel unit 42 are arranged vertically, and an external concentrated terminal plate 43 is attached to the right side wall.

  The main control board 41 includes a microcomputer as a main component, and is added with a circuit for random number sampling, and an internal lottery for determining winning or non-winning, rotation of reels 2, 3, 4 and Stop, medal payout control, etc. The reel unit 42 stores the above-described reels 2, 3, 4 and a stepping motor that rotationally drives them. The external concentration terminal board 43 outputs information such as the number of games displayed on the bonus count display unit 13 and the number of acquired medals in the BB displayed on the payout number display unit 15.

  In a lower space located below the partition plate 40, a hopper 44 in which medals to be paid out are stored is installed at the approximate center. A medal auxiliary storage 45 in which medals overflowing from the hopper 44 are placed in the lower right of the hopper 44, and a payout unit 46 for paying out medals in the hopper 44 from the medal payout opening 46a according to the number of winning prizes. , Each is arranged. Further, on the left side of the hopper 44, there are provided a reset switch used at the time of returning from the inoperable state, a setting switch for adjusting the winning probability of the BB, etc., and a power source for supplying power to the pachislot machine 1 by operating the main switch A unit 47 is installed.

  Further, on the four sides around the opening in the main body S1, metal plates 48 are provided so as to cover the joint portion between the main body S1 and the front door S2 formed when the front door S2 is closed from the inside. This metal plate 48 is provided to prevent goto, which is an act of exploiting game media such as game coins and game balls, by electrically or structurally tampering with the pachislot machine. Thus, the jig for jigging cannot be inserted from the joint portion between the main body S1 and the front door S2.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 2, the main body S <b> 1 includes a bottom plate 56, a back plate 51 that stands up from one side of the bottom plate 56, and left and right surfaces that are adjacent to the back plate 51 and face each other. It consists of a right side plate 52 and a left side plate 53 provided up from two sides, a right side plate 52 and a left side plate 53, and two top plates 54 and 55 located above.

  As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the right side plate 52 and the left side plate 53 are formed with bent portions 52a and 53a whose upper ends are bent inward, and the first top plate 54 has a bent portion 52a. , 53 a and is bridged between the right side plate 52 and the left side plate 53. The second top plate 55 is fitted between the bent portion 52a and the bent portion 53a on the upper surface of the first top plate 54, and is fixed by welding, for example. And this 2nd top plate 55 comprises the same plane as bending part 52a, 53a. In addition, as shown in FIG. 3, the location which comprises the same plane as bending part 52a, 53a should just be a part exposed from the installed island equipment 56, and is the same about the part hidden in the island equipment 56 It does not have to constitute a plane. That is, the second top plate 55 may not be provided in a portion hidden in the island facility 56.

  Thus, according to the present application, the second top plate 55 provided on the top surface of the first top plate 54 forms the same plane as the bent portions 52a and 53a, so that the top surface of the main body portion becomes a flat surface. Therefore, the gap between the gaming machine casing and the island facility 56 can be eliminated.

  As a result, it is possible to prevent the possibility of being caught due to the gap between the gaming machine casing and the island facility 56, and to prevent moisture and foreign matter from entering. Further, since there is no gap between the gaming machine casing and the island facility 56, it is possible to improve the aesthetic appearance.

  In the above description, the case where the present invention is applied to the pachislot machine 1 which is one of the gaming machines is described, but the present invention is not limited to this, and is installed in a pachinko machine or a game center. The present invention can be applied to various game machines such as various game machines.

It is a perspective view showing a pachislot machine as a gaming machine which is one embodiment of the present invention. It is a front view which shows the inside in the box in the pachi-slot machine of FIG. It is explanatory drawing which shows the main-body part of the housing | casing for game machines in the pachislot machine of FIG. 1 with island equipment. It is sectional drawing which expands and shows the A section of FIG.

Explanation of symbols

1 Pachislot machine (game machine)
50 bottom plate 51 back plate 52 right side plate 52a bent portion 53 left side plate 53a bent portion 54 first top plate 55 second top plate S1 main body portion S2 front door

Claims (3)

A gaming machine housing comprising a metal main body and a front door attached to the opening of the main body so as to be openable and closable,
The main body is
A right side plate and a left side plate, which are provided adjacent to the back plate and rise from two opposite sides of the bottom plate, and have bent portions whose upper ends are bent inward;
A first top plate joined to the lower surface of the bent portion and spanned between the right side plate and the left side plate;
A second top plate that is fitted between the two bent portions on the upper surface of the first top plate and that forms the same plane as the bent portion with respect to at least a portion exposed from the installed island facility. A housing for a gaming machine characterized by that. 2. The gaming machine casing according to claim 1, wherein the second top plate is joined to the first top plate by welding. The gaming machine casing according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the gaming machine casing is a casing used for a pachislot machine.

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