JP2003180917A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To surely prevent erroneous operation of an apparatus due to foreign matter, to surely prevent an illicit operation on the apparatus, and to discharge heat generated by driving necessary for a game to the outside. <P>SOLUTION: Two parallel ribs 102 are formed on a mounting face to a main body 11 of a case mounting base 100, and a controller case 73 housing a controller by means of the case mounting base 100 is installed to the back face 11a of the main body 11 so that a part of a plurality of heat radiation holes 11b formed in the upper part of the back face 11a of the main body 11 is covered. As the controller case 73 is not mounted to the main body 11 directly, erroneous operation of the controller due to the foreign matter from the heat radiation holes 11b or illicit operation on the controller from the outside via the heat radiation holes 11b can be prevented more surely. Heat generated by driving necessary for a game can be discharged from the heat radiation holes 11b through a clearance formed between the case mounting base 100 and the back face of the main body 11 by the ribs 102. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO

Description

Description: BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a game machine, and more particularly, to a game machine having a drive device which generates heat with driving required for a game in a housing. 2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as this type of gaming machine, a slot machine provided with a motor for rotating and driving three winding drums has been proposed. In this slot machine, a plurality of through holes are formed in the upper part of the back of the housing, and a main control board is attached at a predetermined interval to the back of the housing at a position covering a part of the plurality of through holes, and the main control board is provided. Heat generated by driving the motor is discharged from the plurality of through-holes through a predetermined gap between the base and the rear surface of the housing. However, in such a slot machine, since the main control board is directly attached to the back of the housing, malfunction of the main control board due to foreign matter mixed in from the outside via the back of the housing can be avoided. It was difficult to prevent fraud on the main control board. [0004] One of the objects of the gaming machine of the present invention is to more reliably prevent a malfunction of a device due to a foreign object and a fraud on the device. Another object of the gaming machine of the present invention is to discharge heat generated by driving required for a game to the outside. Means for Solving the Problems and Actions and Effects Thereof The gaming machine of the present invention employs the following means in order to achieve at least a part of the above objects. Means 1. The gaming machine of the present invention is a gaming machine including a housing having a plurality of through holes formed at an upper rear portion capable of discharging heat generated for a game or improving playability to the outside, wherein the housing The gist of the invention is to provide a device mounting member that is disposed at a position that covers at least a part of the plurality of through holes from the inside of the body with a predetermined gap from the rear surface of the housing and that mounts a device required for a game. In the gaming machine of the present invention, a plurality of through holes are formed in the upper portion of the rear surface of the housing so as to discharge heat generated for a game or to improve the playability to the outside. A device mounting member is attached at a position that covers at least a part of the through-hole with a predetermined gap from the rear surface of the housing,
Equipment necessary for the game is attached using this equipment attachment member. Therefore, even if foreign matter is mixed in from the outside, it is possible to prevent the foreign matter from acting on the device by the device mounting member. Further, the device attachment member can also prevent improper acts on the device through the through hole on the rear surface of the housing. Furthermore, since the device mounting member is disposed with a predetermined gap from the rear surface of the housing, heat generated for a game and heat generated for improving the playability are discharged from the plurality of through holes through the gap to the outside. Can be. Here, the "heat generated for the game or for improving the playability" includes the heat generated by driving the driving equipment required for the game and the heat generated from a lamp which blinks to improve the playability. And various kinds of heat such as heat generated by display by the display device. Means 2. 2. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the device mounting member is a substantially planar member having a plurality of ribs formed on a rear side of the housing. In this case, a predetermined gap can be formed by the rib. In addition, the planar configuration makes it possible to more reliably prevent the action and impropriety of foreign matter on the attached device. Means 3. 3. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the device mounting member is a member for mounting, as the device, a main control board storage case that stores a main control board. This makes it possible to more reliably prevent the foreign matter from acting on the main control board and improper operation. Means 4. 4. The gaming machine according to claim 3, wherein the device mounting member includes a removal trace applying mechanism that imparts a trace of removal of the main control base storage case to the main control base storage case a predetermined number of times. In this case, a trace of removal from the device mounting member can be given to the main control board storage case. Means 5. 5. The gaming machine according to claim 3, wherein the device mounting member is mounted on the rear surface of the housing at a position covered by the main control base storage case when the main control base storage case is mounted. Machine. With this configuration, it is possible to prevent the device mounting member from being removed from the housing while the main control board storage case is mounted. Means 6 The gaming machine according to any one of means 1 to 5, wherein the device mounting member is formed of a resin. In this case, the device mounting member can be easily and accurately formed. Means 7. 7. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein said gaming machine is a slot machine. The basic configuration of such a slot machine as a gaming machine of the present invention is as follows: "variable display of an identification element sequence including a plurality of identification elements for identifying the game state according to the game state is performed, and then the identification element is fixedly displayed. A display means, wherein the change of the identification element is started by the operation of the starting operation means (for example, the operation lever), and is caused by the operation of the stop operation means (for example, the stop button) or by elapse of a predetermined time. A gaming machine having special game state generating means for generating a special game state advantageous to the player on the condition that the change of the identification element is stopped and the fixed identification element at the time of the stop is the specific identification element. be able to. In this case, coins and medals are typical examples of the game medium. In such slot machines,
There is a special game state (big hit state) that is advantageous for a player who can acquire at least a large number of game media such as coins and medals, and a normal game state that is disadvantageous for a player who consumes game media. It can also be. Means 8. 7. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the gaming machine is a pachinko machine.
As a basic configuration of a pachinko machine, an operation handle is provided, and a game ball is fired to a predetermined game area in accordance with the operation of the handle, and the game ball wins an operating port arranged at a predetermined position in the game area. As a necessary condition, the changing display of the identification element on the display means is started, and during the special game state, the winning opening arranged at a predetermined position in the game area is opened in a predetermined manner to play the game ball. Can be awarded, and a value (including writing on a magnetic card as well as a prize ball) corresponding to the winning number is given. It should be noted that such a pachinko machine has a special game state (big hit state) that is advantageous to a player who can acquire at least a large number of game balls, and a normal game state that is disadvantageous to a player who consumes game balls. May be present. Means 9 7. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein said gaming machine is a combination of a pachinko machine and a slot machine. As a basic configuration of a gaming machine that combines this pachinko machine and slot machine,
"A display means for variably displaying an identification element array including a plurality of identification elements for identifying the game state according to the game state, and then confirming and displaying the identification element, and operating a start operation means (for example, an operation lever) The change of the identification element is started due to the stop operation means (for example, a stop button)
The change of the identification element is stopped due to the operation of or the predetermined time has elapsed, and a special game state advantageous to the player is generated on condition that the fixed identification element at the time of the stop is the specific identification element. A special game state generating means, wherein a game ball is used as a game medium, a predetermined number of game balls are required at the start of changing the identification element, and many game balls are paid out when the special game state is generated. Gaming machines that have been made ".
Such gaming machines include a special game state (big hit state) which is advantageous for a player who can acquire at least a large number of game balls, and a normal game state which is disadvantageous for a player who consumes the game balls. There may be different types of gaming states. As described in the means 7 to 9, examples of the gaming machine of the present invention include a pachinko machine, a slot machine, a gaming machine obtained by fusing a pachinko machine and a slot machine, and the like. , Can be applied to various game machines. Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to examples. FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a state in which a front door 12 of a slot machine 10 according to one embodiment of the present invention is closed, and FIG.
FIG. 3 is an internal front view of the slot machine 10 of the embodiment with the front door 12 removed, showing the inside from the front. The slot machine 10 of the embodiment includes:
The front door 12 is rotatably attached to the main body 11 with the left side as a rotation axis, and the front door 12 and the main body 11 can be locked by the locking device 20 with the front door 12 closed. The front door 12 has an upper lamp 13 that is turned on or blinks as the game progresses, speakers 14 and 14 that emit various sound effects as the game progresses, or informs the player of the game state, Liquid crystal display 15 for displaying various display contents, left body L, middle body M and right body R
5 bet lamps 32, 33, 33, 34, 34 that are turned on in accordance with the number of medals bet, the exposure windows 31L, 31M, 31R through which the player can see through, the number of credits display 35, the number of games display 36, the number of payouts A game panel 30 provided with a display unit 37 and the like, an operation unit 50 provided with various buttons 51, 53 to 56, 61 to 63, a start lever 52, and a medal slot 57 near a substantially middle stage, and a model name and a game. Lower plate 1 showing characters involved
6. A medal tray 18 for receiving medals paid out from the medal payout port 17 is mounted. As shown in FIG. 2, a power switch 81, a reset switch 82, and a setting key insertion hole 83 are provided inside the slot machine 10.
And a payout device 88 that pays out medals in the auxiliary tank 87 to the medal payout opening 17 through an opening 93 communicating with a payout passage 92. , A display control device 94 for controlling the display of the liquid crystal display 15, a control device 70 for controlling the game of the slot machine 10, and the like. FIG. 4 shows the control device 7 on the back surface 11a of the main body 11.
FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view illustrating a state in which a control device case 73 accommodating the main unit 11 is attached.
FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a state in which a control device case 73 for accommodating the control device 70 is attached to FIG. 6A. FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA of the slot machine 10 in FIG. It is explanatory drawing explaining the mode that is attached. As shown, a plurality of heat radiation holes 11b are formed in the upper portion of the back surface 11a of the main body 11, so that heat generated during the game inside the slot machine 10 can be discharged. As shown in FIG. 4, the control device case 73 includes a front case member 71 and a rear case member 72 formed of a transparent resin, and the case mounting base 1 also formed of the transparent resin.
00 is attached to the back surface 11a of the main body 11.
Two parallel ribs 102 are formed on the mounting surface of the case mounting base 100 to the main body 11, and the case mounting base 100 has a gap corresponding to the height of the ribs 102 as shown in FIG. Some heat radiation holes 1 are provided on the back surface 11a of the main body 11.
1b. Therefore, even in the heat radiation hole 11b covered by the case mounting base 100, the rib 1
The internal heat can be exhausted to the outside through the gap formed by O.sub.2. Here, as a heat source inside the slot machine 10, a motor for driving the rotation of the rotating drums L, M, and R, a motor for driving the hopper 86, and the upper lamp 13
Various types of slot machines 10 can be used, such as lamps and the like, and control devices such as the display control device 94. On the surface of the case mounting base 100 on which the control device case 73 is mounted, a reinforcing grid-like rib 1 is provided.
04 are formed, and the ribs 104 located on both sides are formed.
At the intersection of, the case mounting base 100 is
A screw hole 106 for attachment to 1a is formed. Therefore, the case mounting base 100 mounted on the back surface 11a of the main body 11 cannot be removed from the main body 11 with the control device case 73 mounted. At the upper part of the case mounting base 100, two claws 108 for mounting the control device case 73 are formed, and the control device case 7 from the case mounting base 100 is formed.
Four trace imparting mechanisms 110 for imparting traces of the removal of 3 to the control device case 73 are formed. Rear case member 7 for control device case 73
On both sides of the upper part of the second case member 2, two trace applying mechanisms 72a similar to the trace applying mechanism 110 of the case mounting base 100 are formed. Four trace mechanisms 71a matching the four trace applying mechanisms 72a and four trace mechanisms 71b matching the four trace applying mechanisms 110 of the case mount 100 are formed. FIG. 7 shows a case where the control device case 73 is removed from the case mount 100.
FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram for explaining a state in which traces of removal are given to the horn. As shown, the trace mechanism 7 of the front case member 71
1b and the trace applying mechanism 110 of the case mounting base 100 are aligned with the caulking pin 1 from the front case member 71 side.
The connection is made irremovable by inserting 20.
To remove the control device case 73 from the case mounting base 100, cut the base 71 c of the trace mechanism 71 b of the front case member 71 and remove the trace mechanism 7 from the front case member 71.
1b. That is, a trace of removal from the case mount 100 is given to the control device case 73 by separating the trace mechanism 71b from the front case member 71. In the embodiment, since four trace mechanisms 71b are provided on the front case member 71, traces can be given four times when the control device case 73 is removed from the case mounting base 100. The same applies to the application of the trace of opening the control device case 73 by the trace mechanism 71a of the front case member 71 and the trace applying mechanism 72a of the rear case member 72. In the embodiment, as a means for confirming the opening of the control device case 73 and the removal of the control device case 73 from the case mounting base 100, a pattern or a character attached by peeling is formed so as to be easily broken. Seals 74 and 7 for sealing
5 is a history recording sticker that describes the history.
A peel prevention seal 77 for preventing peeling of the seal 6 and the history recording seal 76 is used. The slot machine 10 of the embodiment described above
According to the back surface 11a of the main body 11 of the case mount 100,
By providing the rib 102 on the mounting surface to the
Even if it is mounted so as to cover a part of the heat radiation hole 11b formed in the case a, the internal heat can be discharged to the outside through the gap formed between the case mounting base 100 and the back surface 11a. Further, according to the slot machine 10 of the embodiment, since the control device case 73 for accommodating the control device 70 is mounted using the case mounting base 100, the heat radiation holes 11 can be externally provided.
It is possible to more reliably prevent foreign substances from entering the control device 70 via the interface b. Further, according to the slot machine 10 of the embodiment, the trace of the removal of the control device case 73 from the case mount 100 can be given to the control device case 73. In addition, since the screw holes 106 for attaching the case mounting base 100 to the rear surface 11a of the main body 11 are provided at positions where the control apparatus case 73 is covered when the control apparatus case 73 is mounted, the case mounting base 100 is controlled. With the device case 73 attached, the case mount 10
0 can be prevented from being removed from the back surface 11a of the main body 11. As a result, fraud on the slot machine 10 can be effectively prevented. In the embodiment, the case where the case mounting base 100 for mounting the control device case 73 accommodating the control device 70 is attached to the back surface 11a of the main body 11 with a predetermined gap is applied to the slot machine 10. The present invention may be applied to a pachinko machine or a combination machine of a pachinko machine and a slot machine. In this case, as a basic configuration of the pachinko machine, an operation handle is provided, and a game ball is fired at a predetermined game area in response to the operation of the handle, and the operation ball is disposed at a predetermined position in the game area. The variable display of the identification element on the display means is started as a necessary condition to win a prize, and a winning opening arranged at a predetermined position in the game area is opened in a predetermined mode during the special game state. To be able to win game balls,
Valuable value (including not only a prize ball but also writing on a magnetic card) according to the winning number is given. It should be noted that such a pachinko machine has a special game state (big hit state) that is advantageous to a player who can acquire at least a large number of game balls, and a normal game state that is disadvantageous to a player who consumes game balls. May be present. In addition, the basic configuration of a gaming machine that combines a pachinko machine and a slot machine is as follows: `` The identification element sequence consisting of a plurality of identification elements for identifying the gaming state according to the gaming state is variably displayed and then identified. Display means for confirming and displaying the element, wherein the change of the identification element is started by the operation of the starting operation means (for example, the operation lever), and the change is caused by the operation of the stop operation means (for example, the stop button) Special game state generating means for generating a special game state advantageous to the player on the condition that the change of the identification element is stopped by elapse of time and the fixed identification element at the time of the stop is a specific identification element as a necessary condition. In addition, when a game ball is used as a game medium, a predetermined number of game balls are required at the start of the change of the identification element, and when a special game state occurs, many game balls are used. It can be mentioned gaming machine "in which a is configured to be Desa are. Such gaming machines include a special game state (big hit state) which is advantageous for a player who can acquire at least a large number of game balls, and a normal game state which is disadvantageous for a player who consumes the game balls. There may be different types of gaming states. The embodiments of the present invention have been described with reference to the embodiments. However, the present invention is not limited to these embodiments, and various embodiments may be made without departing from the gist of the present invention. Of course, it can be carried out.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a slot machine 10 according to one embodiment of the present invention, with a front door 12 closed. FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the slot machine 10 of the embodiment with a front door 12 opened. FIG. 3 is an internal front view showing the inside of the slot machine 10 of the embodiment with the front door 12 removed. FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view illustrating a state in which a control device case 73 that accommodates the control device 70 is attached to the back surface 11a of the main body 11. FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a state in which a control device case 73 for accommodating the control device 70 is attached to the back surface 11a of the main body 11. FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a state where the control device case 73 is mounted using a cross section cut along the AA plane of the slot machine 10 in FIG. FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a state in which a trace of removal is given to the control device case 73 when the control device case 73 is removed from the case mounting base 100. [Description of Signs] 10 slot machine, 11 main body, 11a back, 1
1b radiator hole, 12 front door, 13 upper lamp, 14
Speaker, 15 liquid crystal display, 16 lower plate, 17 medal payout outlet, 18 medal tray, 20
Locking device, 31L, 31M, 31R Exposed window, 32, 3
3, 33, 34, 34 bet lamp, 35 credits number display section, 36 games number display section, 37 number of payouts display section, 50 operation section, 51, 53 to 56, 61 to 63
Button, 52 start lever, 57 medal slot, 70 control device, 81 power switch, 82 reset switch, 83 setting key insertion hole, 85 power supply box, 86 hopper, 87 auxiliary tank, 88 dispensing device, 92 dispensing passage, 93 Opening, 94 Display control device, 71 Front case member, 71a, 71b Trace mechanism, 71c Root, 72 Rear case member, 72a
Trace imparting mechanism, 73 Control device case, 74, 75
Seal for seal, 76 History record seal, 77 Peeling prevention seal, 100 Case mount, 102 rib, 10
4 Rib, 106 screw hole, 108 claw, 110 trace applying mechanism, 120 caulking pin.

Claims (1)

Claims 1. A gaming machine comprising a housing having a plurality of through holes formed at an upper portion of a back surface thereof, which are capable of discharging heat generated for playing a game or improving the playability to the outside. A gaming machine provided with a device mounting member that is disposed at a position that covers at least a part of the plurality of through holes from the inside of the housing with a predetermined gap from the rear surface of the housing and that mounts a device required for a game.