JP2003210665A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine by which the trace of an illegal behavior to the inside of a game machine casing can easily be confirmed. <P>SOLUTION: When fitting a main board case 71 to a fitting base 72, a case sticking part 75a and base sticking part 75b correspond to each other to constitute a seal sticking place 75 which has a sticking place front surface F1 which is a front face place for sticking a sealing sticker 79 is constituted. Next, the rectangular sealing sticker 79 printed with a management number, etc., is stuck to a sticking place front surface F1 in a vertical direction in the state of covering a joint 78 so that the management number, etc., may be seen from a front face. Consequently, in the case of releasing sealing of the main board case 71 and the fitting base 72, the sticker 79 is cut off along the joint 78, thereby the cutting off trace 78a of the sticker 79 can be seen from a front side and the trace of the illegal behavior to the inside of the game machine casing can easily be confirmed. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO

Description

Description: BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a game machine. 2. Description of the Related Art Heretofore, it has been regularly confirmed that a control board or the like mounted inside a slot machine has been illegally modified. For example, in order to check whether or not the board case that houses the control board has been illegally removed from the slot machine body, a sealing seal, which is a brittle seal with characters unique to the slot machine, is written on the board case and the slot machine. There is a method of sticking over the main body.
In this case, when an illegal board case is removed, a trace of peeling of the brittle seal remains or the sealing seal itself has been cut, so that illegal acts can be confirmed. [0003] However, the place where the seal is applied is not constant in such a slot machine, and the place where the seal is applied is different depending on the slot machine, or the front face is used depending on the slot machine. Since the visible portion of the seal is only a small part of the game machine, it is difficult to confirm traces of peeling off the seal or cutting marks of the seal, and it is difficult to regularly check the inside of the gaming machine for illegal modification. [0004] The gaming machine of the present invention provides a gaming machine in which it is easy to confirm traces of illegal activities inside the gaming machine housing. [0005] Means for Solving the Problems and Actions and Effects Thereof [0006] The gaming machine of the present invention employs the following means in order to achieve the above object. Means 1. The first sticking portion, which is a part of the seal sticking portion, is provided so as to include a surface visible from the front, and is a first internal member attached to the inside of the gaming machine housing, and a part of the seal sticking portion. A second affixing portion provided so as to include a surface visible from the front, and a second internal member attached to the inside of the gaming machine housing, wherein the sealing seal affixing portion includes the first internal member and the second internal member; By integrating the internal member, the first attaching portion and the second attaching portion match, and the joint portion between the first attaching portion and the second attaching portion is located at a position visible from the front. A gaming machine being formed. [0007] In this gaming machine, when the first internal member and the second internal member are integrated, the first attaching portion and the second attaching portion provided so as to include a surface which can be visually recognized from the front, respectively. The seal sticking point is then formed, and a joint between the first sticking portion and the second sticking portion is formed at a position visible from the front of the seal sticking portion. When a sealing sticker is attached to this sealing sticking location, the sealing sticker is attached to a joint portion between the first attaching portion and the second attaching portion, and is sealed across the first internal member and the second internal member. Therefore, when the seal is released due to illegal acts, traces of peeling or cutting of the seal sticker remain near the seam on the surface visible from the front of the seal sticker sticking point, so illegal inside the gaming machine housing It is easy to confirm traces of actions. here,
The “sealing seal” may be any member that can seal the first internal member and the second internal member, not to mention including a normal sealing seal. Means 2. 2. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the seal sticking portion has a front surface in a vertically long rectangular shape.
By doing so, the rectangular seal can be stuck in the vertical direction, so that the visible area from the front of the seal can be widened and the content printed on the seal can be easily checked. Means 3. The gaming machine according to any one of means 1 and 2, wherein the seal sticking position includes a sticking position indicating section for clarifying the sticking position of the seal. This makes it easy to determine the position where the sealing seal is to be attached by the attaching position specifying unit. Means 4. The first attaching portion may be at least partially protruding from the first internal member, and the second attaching portion may be at least partially protruding from the second internal member. Gaming machine. With this configuration, at least a part of the seal sticking portion formed by the first sticking portion and the second sticking portion projects the integrated first inner member from the outer edge of the second inner member, and seals. It is easy to recognize the place where the seal is to be attached. Means 5. The gaming machine according to any one of means 1 to 4, wherein when the first attaching portion and the second attaching portion match, surfaces that can be visually recognized from the front become the same plane. By doing so, the surface that can be visually recognized from the front of the seal sticking portion composed of the first attaching portion and the second attaching portion is widened, and the visible area from the front of the seal sticker that is attached to the seal sticking portion is also widened. It is easy to check the content printed on the seal. Means 6 The first internal member is a case that houses a control device that controls the electronic control of the gaming machine, and the second internal member is a member fixedly installed inside the gaming machine housing. The gaming machine described in Crab. In this way, the state in which the case accommodating the control device is attached to the inside of the gaming machine housing can be sealed with the sealing seal. Means 7. The first internal member is a member that serves as a lid of a case that stores a control device that controls the electronic control of the game machine, and the second internal member is a base of a case that stores the control device that controls the electronic control of the game machine. The gaming machine according to any one of the means 1 to 5, which is a member to be used. In this case, the state in which the control device that controls the electronic control of the gaming machine is housed in the case can be sealed with the seal. Means 8. The gaming machine according to any one of means 1 to 7, wherein the gaming machine is a slot machine. This makes it easy to confirm the trace of illegal activities inside the slot machine by the seal. The slot machine has an A type (a type in which the big bonus game is composed of 30 child role games and 3 JAC games) and a B type (the big bonus game has 30 child role games and 2 JAC games). ), C type (type in which single bonuses are frequently arranged), A type and C type multifunction devices, B type and C type multifunction devices, etc., and any slot machine may be used. However, slot machines other than these types may be used. Means 9 The gaming machine according to any one of means 1 to 7, wherein the gaming machine is a pachinko machine.
As a basic configuration example of such a pachinko machine as a gaming machine of the present invention, a launching handle is provided, and a game ball is launched into a predetermined game area in accordance with the operation of the handle. The variable display of the symbol on the display means is started on condition that it is necessary to win the operating port arranged at the position, and during the special game state, the winning port arranged at a predetermined position in the game area is set to a predetermined position. In which the game balls are opened in such a manner that the game balls can be won, and a value corresponding to the winning number (including not only prize balls but also writing on a magnetic card) is given.
In such a pachinko machine, there are a special game state (big hit state) that is advantageous for a player who can acquire at least a large number of game balls, and a normal game state that is disadvantageous for a player who consumes the game balls. It can also be done. Also in this case, the seal makes it easy to confirm the trace of illegal activities inside the pachinko machine. Means 10. 8. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the gaming machine is a combination of a pachinko machine and a slot machine. Gaming machines (fusion machines) that combine such slot machines and pachinko machines
Is a slot machine that uses game balls instead of medals as game media. Also in this case, the seal makes it easy to confirm the trace of illegal activities inside the multifunction machine. The gaming machine of the present invention includes a slot machine, a pachinko machine, a gaming machine obtained by fusing a pachinko machine and a slot machine, and the like, but is applicable to various other gaming machines. You can also. Next, a preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described. FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a slot machine 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention with a front door closed, and FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the slot machine 10 with a front door open. In the slot machine 10 of the present embodiment, the front door 12 is rotatably attached to the main body 11 about the left side as a rotation axis, and the front door 12 and the main body 11 are locked by the locking device 20 with the front door 12 closed. Lockable. The front door 12 has an upper lamp 13 that is turned on and blinks as the game progresses, and speakers 14, 1 that emit various sound effects and inform the player of the game state as the game progresses.
4 and a liquid crystal display 15 for displaying various display contents
And a game panel 30 through which the left torso L, the middle torso M, and the right torso R can be respectively seen, and various buttons 51 near the middle stage,
An operation unit 50 provided with 53 to 56, 61 to 63, a start lever 52 and a medal insertion slot 57, and a lower plate 16 on which model names, characters related to games, and the like are displayed.
And a medal tray 18 for receiving medals paid out from the medal payout opening 17. When the slot machine 10 is turned on, the slot machine 1
0, a power switch 81 for supplying power to each unit, a reset switch 82 operated when resetting the slot machine 10, and a setting for changing a setting state of the slot machine 10 by inserting a setting key (not shown). Power supply box 85 having key insertion hole 83 and the like
And an auxiliary tank 87 for storing medals and an auxiliary tank 87
And a payout device 88 for paying out medals to the medal payout opening 17 through an opening 93 leading to a payout passage 92, and a microcomputer mainly composed of a CPU. Main controller 70 to which a ROM for storing, a RAM for temporarily storing data, and an input / output processing circuit are connected by a bus.
A main board case 71 for accommodating the main control device 70;
A display control device 94 which is configured as a microcomputer centered on a PU and controls display contents of the liquid crystal display 15 by an output signal from the main control device 70
Is installed. The game panel 30 includes a left body L, a middle body M,
Five betting lamps 32, 33, and 3 are provided on the left side of the exposure window 31L, and are provided with exposure windows 31L, 31M, and 31R that expose a state in which the right turning body R is stopped or rotating.
3, 34, 34 and the exposure windows 31L, 31M, 31R
The number of credits display unit 35 which displays the number of cards stored inside the slot machine, which is provided below, and how many more JAC (jack) ins can be made at the time of the big bonus or at the time of the JAC game. How many times JAC
A number-of-games display section 36 for displaying the number of times that the symbols have been formed, and a payout number display section 37 for displaying the number of payouts when the same symbols are arranged on the activated line and a winning is achieved. And The operation unit 50 includes a credit button 51, a start lever 52, a left turn stop button 53, a middle turn stop button 54, a right turn stop button 55, and a return button 56 provided on the front surface. And a medal insertion slot 57 provided in the horizontal step portion and a single bet button 6
There are one and two bet buttons 62 and a max bet button 63. FIG. 3 shows the main controller 70 and the main board case 7.
1 is an assembled perspective view of FIG. As shown in the figure, the main board case 71 includes a lid 71a serving as a lid and a base 71b serving as a base.
It is composed of The lid portion 71a has a total of four base joint receiving portions 5a and 5 on the left and right sides of the upper portion.
a, 5a, and 5a, and upper and lower ends of which are provided with insertion holes 6a and 6a through which screws can be inserted, and a lid protrusion 4a composed of nine protrusions arranged at substantially equal intervals from one end to the other end of the lower part. Have. The base portion 71b has a base joint receiving portion 5
a, 5a, 5a, joints 5b, 5b, 5 corresponding to 5a
b, 5b, female screw portions 6c, 6c at substantially both ends of the upper portion, and a lid projection receiving portion 4b comprising nine insertion ports corresponding to the nine projections of the lid projection portion 4a at the lower portion.
Then, when the lid projection 4a is fitted into the lid projection receiving portion 4b such that the lid 71a is substantially perpendicular to the base 71b in which the main control device 70 is housed, the lid 71a is attached to the base 71b.
Is pivotable about the lower side, and the lid 71a is rotated to bring it into a closed state in accordance with the base 71b. The lid projection 4a and the lid projection receiver 4b are connected to the lid 71a.
And the base 71b form a predetermined angle (here, about 6
0 °), the mechanism is designed so that when it is within a predetermined angle, it cannot be detached by engaging with each other. When the lid 71a and the base 71b are closed, the three sides except the lower surface of the lid 71a are connected to the base 71b.
Will be included inside the corresponding three side surfaces,
The base joints 5b, 5b, 5b, 5b are included inside the corresponding base joint receiving parts 5a, 5a, 5a, 5a. Further, the insertion holes 6a, 6a of the lid 71a, the insertion holes 6b, 6b at substantially both ends of the upper part of the main control device 70, and the base 7
The female thread portions 6c, 6c of 1b are aligned. For this reason, by screwing the screws from the insertion holes 6a, 6a into the female screw portions 6c, 6c through the insertion holes 6b, 6b, the lid 71a and the base 71b are integrated, and the main control device 70 The case 71 is hermetically sealed. At this time, the lower part of the main board case 71 is hermetically closed by the engagement between the lid projection 4a and the lid projection receiving part 4b. After the main controller 70 is hermetically sealed by the lid 71a and the base 71b, the base joints 5b and 5
b, 5b, 5b and base joint receiving portions 5a, 5a, 5a, 5
The two caulking portions 5,5 at both ends of the caulking portions 5,5,5,5 adopting a configuration matched with a are caulked and sealed. FIG. 4 is a sectional view of the caulking portion 5. FIG. 4 (a)
Is a cross-sectional view before caulking one caulking portion 5 by the caulking fitting 3, and as shown in this figure, the base joint receiving portion 5a is aligned so as to include the base joint portion 5b. At this time, the insertion opening 5d for inserting the caulking fitting 3 extends from the aligned base joint receiving portion 5a to the base joint portion 5b. FIG. 4B shows one caulking portion 5
FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of when caulking with a metal fitting 3;
As shown in this figure, the swaging member 3 has a swaging branch 3a, and the swaging member 3 has a structure in which once it is inserted into the insertion opening 5d of the swaging portion 5, the swaging branch 3a does not come off again. ing. When the sealing of the main board case 71 is released in the inspection of the main controller 70 or the like, the swaged portion 5 is cut along the cutting line 5c to release the sealing. When the caulking portion 5 is cut along the cutting line 5c, the cut portion of the base joint receiving portion 5a remains adhered to the base joint portion 5b as a trace of the seal release. Thereafter, when the main board case 71 is sealed again, the remaining two caulking portions 5, 5 are swaged to seal the main board case 71, so that the sealing can be performed twice in total. FIG. 5 shows the main board case 71 and the mounting base 7.
2 is an assembled perspective view of FIG. As shown in the figure, the main board case 71 is a transparent resin molded product, and is provided with four case joining receiving portions 7a, 7a, 7a, 7a substantially at the center of the upper portion. Claw receiving portions 9a, 9a locked by being caught by the mounting claws 9b, 9b
Are provided one by one, and a base attaching portion 75 described later is provided on the right side.
A case attaching portion 75a that matches b is provided. In addition,
Case joining portions 7a, 7a, 7a, 7a and case attaching portion 7
5a is provided on the lid portion 71a side of the main board case 71, and the case attaching portion 75a is provided such that the front shape is a vertically long rectangular shape and about half protrudes rightward. In addition, the main board case 71 is provided with a case protrusion 8a formed of eight protrusions arranged at substantially equal intervals from one end to the other end at the lower part. The case projection 8a is provided on the base 71b side of the main board case 71. The mounting base 72 is provided with case joining portions 7b, 7b, 7b, 7b corresponding to the case base joining receiving portions 7a, 7a, 7a, 7a at the upper portion. Mounting claw 9 for locking and fixing 71
b, 9b, a base sticking part 75b matching the case sticking part 75a on the right side, and a case projection receiving part comprising eight insertion holes corresponding to the eight projections of the case projecting part 8a at the lower part. 8b. Base sticking part 75
b has a vertically long rectangular shape and is provided so as to protrude to the right, and about half of the right side is convex to the front and is a step portion 77 into which the case attaching portion 75a fits. In addition, the mounting base 72 is previously fixed to the upper portion of the inner back surface of the game machine housing of the main body 11 by inserting screws from the screw holes 80, 80. Also, the case base joint receiving portions 7a, 7
a, 7a, 7a and case joints 7b, 7b, 7b, 7b
The four case caulking portions having a configuration that is consistent with the above are the same in configuration and caulking method as the caulking portions 5, 5, 5, 5 described above, and the main case is formed by using one of the four case caulking portions. In order to seal the board case 71 and the mounting base 72, sealing can be performed four times in total. Next, a method of attaching the main board case 71 will be described. First, the case protrusion 8 of the main board case 71 is inserted into the insertion opening of the case protrusion receiving portion 8b of the mounting base 72.
a, so that the main board case 71 can be turned around the lower part of the main board case 71 as an axis. Subsequently, when the main board case 71 is rotated and brought into contact with the mounting base 72, the claw receiving portions 9a of the main board case 71 are attached to the mounting base 72.
The main board case 71 is attached to the attachment base 72 and integrated therewith. Thus, the main board case 71 is mounted inside the main body 11 of the slot machine 10. The lower part of the main board case 71 and the lower part of the mounting base 72 are not separated by the engagement between the case projection 8a and the case projection receiving part 8b. FIG. 6 is an enlarged perspective view of a seal attaching portion 75 constituted by a case attaching portion 75a and a base attaching portion 75b. FIG. 6A is an enlarged perspective view before the case attaching portion 75a and the base attaching portion 75b match. As shown in this figure, the case attaching portion 75a has a vertically long rectangular case attaching portion front surface S1 that can be visually recognized from the front, and a sealing seal is provided on the left side of the case attaching portion front surface S1. A convex seal frame 76 that surrounds about half of the outer circumference of 79 is provided. Also, the base attaching section 7
5b has a vertically long rectangular base attaching portion front surface S2 that is visible from the front and has a predetermined area, and protrudes from the main board case 71 of the case attaching portion 75a to the left of the base attaching portion front surface S2. There is provided a step portion 77 into which the portion fits. FIG. 6B is an enlarged perspective view when the case attaching portion 75a and the base attaching portion 75b match.
As shown in this figure, the main board case 71 is attached to the mounting base 7.
2, the case attaching portion 75a fits into the step portion 77 of the base attaching portion 75b, so that the seal attaching portion 75
Is formed. At this time, the front surface S1 of the case attaching portion and the front surface S2 of the base attaching portion become the attaching front surface F1 of the seal attaching portion 75. In addition, a joint 78 between the case attaching portion 75a and the base attaching portion 75b appears in a vertical straight line on the attaching portion front surface F1. In addition, the seal sticking part 75 also has a sticking part side face F2 (side face of the base sticking part 75b). FIG. 6C is an enlarged perspective view of a seal sticking portion 75 to which a sealing seal 79 is stuck. As shown in this figure, a rectangular sealing seal 7 on which a management number and the like are printed.
9 is made vertically long, and a sealing seal 79 is stuck vertically on the sticking point front face F1 so that the management number and the like can be visually recognized from the front with the left side thereof along the seal frame 76. At this time,
The sealing seal 79 is attached so as to cover the joint 78. That is, the sealing seal 79 is stuck over the main board case 71 and the mounting base 72. As a result, the main board case 71
And the mounting base 72 are sealed by a sealing seal 79. FIG. 7 shows the main board case 71 and the mounting base 7.
2 is an enlarged perspective view when the seal of FIG. 2 is released. As shown in this drawing, when the seal between the main board case 71 and the mounting base 72 sealed by the seal seal 79 is released, the seal seal 79 is joined to separate the case sticking portion 75a from the base sticking portion 75b. Must be cut along 79. Therefore, a cutting mark 78a of the sealing seal 79 appears on the front surface F1 of the sticking point. According to the slot machine 10 of this embodiment described in detail above, when the main board case 71 and the mounting base 72 are mounted inside the main body 11 and the main board case 71 and the mounting base 72 are integrated. Since the case sticking portion 75a and the base sticking portion 75b provided so as to include the surfaces visible from the front respectively correspond to each other to form a seal sticking portion 75 where the sealing seal 79 is stuck, the seal sticking portion 75 Case attaching part 75 on the front face F1
a is formed at the seam 78 between the base affixing portion 75b and the base affixing portion 75b. When the sealing sticker 79 is affixed to the seal affixing portion 75, the seam 78 is attached to the seam 78 between the case affixing portion 75a and the base affixing portion 75b. The seal is applied over the base 72. Therefore, when the seal is released due to an illegal act, a peeled mark or a cut mark 78a of the seal sticker 79 remains near the seam 78 at the sticking point front face F1 visible from the front of the seal sticking point 75. It becomes easy to confirm traces of illegal activities inside the computer 11. In addition, since the sticking portion 75 has a vertically long rectangular shape at the sticking portion front surface F1, the visible area from the front of the rectangular sealing sticker 79 is widened, and the content printed on the sealing sticker 79 is reduced. Easy to confirm. Further, a seal frame 76 for clarifying the position where the seal sticker 79 is to be attached is provided at the seal sticking point 75. When the seal sticker 79 is stuck along the seal frame 76, the seal sticker 75 is sealed. It is easy to attach 79. Further, the case attaching portion 75a has a right half protruding from the main board case 71, and the base attaching portion 7a.
5b is projecting from the mounting base 72 as a whole,
The right half as viewed from the front of the seal sticking portion 75 composed of the case sticking portion 75a and the base sticking portion 75b projects from the outer edges of the integrated case sticking portion 75a and base sticking portion 75b. Therefore, when the sealing seal 79 is attached to the seal attaching portion 75, the sealing seal 79
Can be easily recognized. When the case sticking portion 75a and the base sticking portion 75b match, the case sticking portion front surface S1 and the base sticking portion front surface S2 become the sticking portion front surface F1 of the seal sticking portion 75 in the same plane. Therefore, the sticking point front face F1 visible from the front of the seal sticking point 75 composed of the case sticking section 75a and the base sticking section 75b.
And the visible area from the front of the seal sticker 79 attached to the seal sticking point 75 is widened, so that the content printed on the seal sticker 79 can be easily checked. It is to be noted that the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment at all, and it is needless to say that the present invention can be implemented in various forms without departing from the gist of the present invention. In the above-described embodiment, the joint 7 is formed on the front surface F1 of the sticking point.
Although 8 is shown in a straight line vertically, any shape may be used as long as the seam is on the front surface F1 of the sticking point. For example, the shape of the joint may be an arc shape. In the above-described embodiment, the main board case 71 and the mounting base 72 are used. However, any member may be used as long as it can be mounted inside the main body 11. For example, it may be used for sealing the lid and the base of the main board case 71. Further, in the above-described embodiment, the sealing is performed using the sealing seal 79, but any member may be used as long as it can seal the main board case 71 and the mounting base 72. For example, the main board case 71 may be sealed by attaching a sealing plate made of resin or the like to the seal attaching portion 75. Further, in the above embodiment, the case where the present invention is applied to a slot machine has been described. However, the present invention may be applied to a pachinko machine, or a combination of a slot machine and a pachinko machine. You may apply to a fusion machine.
In any case, the same operation and effect as those of the above-described embodiment can be obtained.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a slot machine with a front door closed. FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the slot machine with a front door opened. FIG. 3 is an assembled perspective view of a main board case and a main control device. FIG. 4 is a sectional view of a caulked portion. FIG. 5 is an assembled perspective view of a main board case and a mounting base. FIG. 6 is an enlarged perspective view of a seal sticking portion constituted by a case sticking portion and a base sticking portion. FIG. 7 is an enlarged perspective view of a portion where a seal is attached when the seal between the main board case and the mounting base is released. [Description of Signs] 3... Swaging fittings, 3 a... Swaging branches, 4 a.
b: cover projection receiving portion, 5: caulking portion, 5a: base joining receiving portion, 5b: base joining portion, 5c: cutting line, 5d: insertion port,
6a ... insertion hole, 6b ... insertion hole, 6c ... female screw part, 7a ...
Case joining receiving portion, 7b: Case joining portion, 8a: Case projecting portion, 8b: Case projecting receiving portion, 9a: Claw receiving portion, 9
b: mounting claw, 9c: arrowhead, 9d: step, 10: slot machine, 11: main body, 70: main controller, 71: main board case, 71a: lid, 71b: base, 72: mounting base , 75: seal affixing portion, 75a: case affixing portion, 75b: base affixing portion, 76: seal frame, 77: stepped portion, 78: seam, 78a: cutting mark, 79: sealing seal, F1: front surface of affixing portion, F2 ... Side side, S1 ...
Front of the case pasting section, S2 ... front of the base pasting section.

Claims (1)

Claims: 1. A first internal member which is provided so that a first attaching portion which is a part of a sealing seal attaching portion includes a surface which can be visually recognized from the front, and which is attached inside a gaming machine housing. And a second internal member attached to the inside of the gaming machine housing, wherein the second affixing part, which is a part of the sealing seal affixing portion, is provided so as to include a surface visible from the front. The first attaching member and the second attaching member are integrated with each other so that the first attaching portion and the second attaching portion match, and the first attaching portion and the second attaching member are located at a position visible from the front. A gaming machine having a joint portion with the second attaching portion.