JP2005065987A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To easily and surely mount a power supply box in a casing. <P>SOLUTION: This game machine is disposed with the power supply box 8 which incorporates a power supply device for supplying a power to electric components provided in the game machine. A recessed part 10 is provided in the upper surface of a bottom plate 24 of the casing 2 in a place corresponding to the bottom face of the power supply box 8 and the power supply box 8 is fixed in the casing 2 with the bottom end part of the power supply box 8 fitted in the recessed part 10. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine in which a power supply box in which a power supply device for supplying electric power to an electrical component provided in the gaming machine is arranged in a housing.

In a gaming machine such as a slot machine, a motor for rotating a rotating body of a variable display device, a motor for a hopper unit for discharging a game medium such as a medal as needed, and a decoration for exciting a game A power supply box having a built-in power supply device for supplying power to a lamp, a control device capable of executing various controls, and the like is arranged. This power supply box is disposed on the upper surface of the bottom plate constituting the lower portion of the casing and in a very narrow space between the side plate of the casing and the hopper unit, and is screwed to a predetermined location inside the casing (for example, , See Patent Document 1).
JP 2001-170247 A

  In the gaming machine disclosed in Patent Document 1, since the power box is disposed in the narrow space as described above, positioning and mounting of the power box is troublesome.

  In view of the above-described conventional problems, an object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine in which a power supply box can be easily and reliably attached to a housing.

According to the present invention, the above problem is solved as follows.
(1) In a gaming machine in which a power supply box in which a power supply device for supplying power to an electrical component provided in the gaming machine is arranged in a housing, the bottom surface of the power supply box is disposed on the top surface of the bottom plate of the housing. The power supply box is fixed in the housing in a state in which a concave portion corresponding to is provided and the lower end portion of the power supply box is fitted in the concave portion.

(2) In the above item (1), by attaching a mounting hole to the mounting piece provided in the upper part of the power supply box and inserting the screw into the mounting hole and screwing it into the side plate of the housing, The mounting plate is fixed to the housing.

(3) In the above item (2), the mounting hole of the mounting piece of the power supply box is provided with a large-diameter hole portion having a diameter larger than that of the screw head and a small-diameter hole portion having a small diameter.

According to the present invention, the following effects can be obtained.
(1) According to the first aspect of the present invention, the power supply box can be easily and reliably fixed in the casing by fitting the lower end of the power supply box into the recess of the bottom plate of the casing.

(2) According to the invention described in claim 2, the power supply box can be more securely fixed in the casing by fixing the mounting piece provided on the upper portion of the power supply box to the side plate of the casing.

(3) According to the invention described in claim 3, the mounting hole of the mounting piece is formed by connecting the large-diameter hole portion having a larger diameter and the small-diameter small hole portion than the head portion of the screw. Can be removed and attached quickly.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a gaming machine to which an embodiment of the present invention is applied, and shows a state in which the front upper and lower doors are opened. 2 is a perspective view of the housing, FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the main portion of the housing, and FIG. 4 is an enlarged vertical sectional view taken along line IV-IV in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 1, an upper door (3) and a lower door (which can be rotated about a vertically-oriented axis separated from each other vertically) are provided at the left end of the front surface of the housing (2) in the gaming machine (1). 4) is pivotally supported so that it can be opened and closed.

  Inside the housing (2), a variable display device (5) composed of three cylindrical rotators (5a) (5b) (5c) with a plurality of types of symbols attached to the outer peripheral surface; A hopper unit (6) for storing and releasing medals as a game medium, and electrical components of the gaming machine (1) (for example, a main board (7) for controlling the game, a rotating body (5a) (5b) (5c) A power supply box (8) having a built-in power supply device for supplying power to a rotating motor, a motor of the hopper unit (6), various lamps, and the like) is arranged.

  On the front surface of the lower door (4), a medal slot (not shown) into which medals are inserted during the game, a bed switch button (not shown) operated when investing medals in the game, and a variable display device (5) Start lever (not shown) operated when starting rotation of the rotating body (5a) (5b) (5c), and operating when stopping rotation of the rotating body (5a) (5b) (5c) A stop switch button (not shown) and the like are arranged. In addition, on the part of the upper door (3) facing the rotating body (5a) (5b) (5c), a transparent window (3a) that can display the symbols of each rotating body (5a) (5b) (5c) by 3 frames ) Is provided.

  The game of the gaming machine (1) is performed as follows. After inserting a predetermined number of medals into the medal slot and operating the bed switch button, the start lever is operated to rotate the rotating bodies (5a) (5b) (5c). Next, by operating each stop switch button corresponding to each spinning body (5a) (5b) (5c) sequentially, and stopping the spinning of each spinning body (5a) (5b) (5c) individually, the winning effective line With the combination of symbols arranged above, the number of medals to be paid out is determined according to the presence / absence of a prize and the size of the prize. When winning, medals are paid out from the hopper unit (6) for a predetermined number of winnings.

  The casing (2) forms a top plate (21) forming an upper portion, a left side plate (22) and a right side plate (23) forming a side portion, a bottom plate (24) forming a lower portion, and a rear portion. And a back plate (25). On the upper surface of the bottom plate (24), as shown mainly in FIG. 2, a pair of left and right rails (9) (9, 9) facing the front-rear direction for fixing the hopper unit (6) to the upper surface side of the bottom plate (24). ) And a recess (10) corresponding to the bottom surface of the power supply box (8) on the left side of the left rail (9).

  An upright piece (14) is provided in front of the recess (10) in the bottom plate (24). This upright piece (14) can be used for illegal use of thin plates, etc., using the gap between the lower door (4) and the bottom plate (24) when the upper and lower doors (3) and (4) are closed. The means is prevented from entering the housing (2).

  The hopper unit (6) is arranged below the variable display device (5), and stores a hopper tank (61) for storing medals and a medal stored in the hopper tank (61) by driving a motor (4 ) And a hopper (62) that discharges to a discharge outlet (4a) provided at the lower part of the bottom plate (24). The lower end of the hopper (62) is inserted into the rails (9) and (9) from the front, thereby It is fixed at the approximate center of the top surface.

  A mounting piece (8a) facing the inside of the left side plate (22) is provided at the upper left end of the power supply box (8). As shown mainly in FIG. 3, the mounting piece (8a) has a substantially daruma-shaped mounting hole in which an upper small-diameter hole (11b) and a lower large-diameter hole (11a) are continuously connected. 11) is drilled. The inner diameter of the small diameter hole (11b) is smaller than the outer diameter of the head of the screw (12) for fixing the mounting piece (8a) to the inside of the left side plate (22), and the large diameter hole (11b) The inner diameter of the screw is larger than that of the head of the screw (12).

  As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the power supply box (8) is inserted with a screw (12) through the small diameter hole (11b) of the mounting hole (11) with the lower end portion fitted in the recess (10). Then, this screw (12) is screwed into the screw hole (13) provided inside the left side plate (22), and the mounting piece (8a) is fixed inside the left side plate (22). It is fixed between the hopper unit (6) and the left side plate (22) in the body (2).

  By fitting the lower end of the power supply box (8) into the recess (10), the power supply box (8) is positioned during installation, and after installation, the direction along the upper surface of the bottom plate (24) The slippage is prevented. Therefore, the power supply box (8) can be easily and reliably fixed in the housing (2).

  Moreover, the power supply box (8) that is installed vertically is tilted by fixing the mounting piece (8a) provided at the upper end of the power supply box (8) to the inside of the left side plate (22) with the screw (12). And the vertical movement can be surely prevented.

When the power supply box (8) is removed from the housing (2) for maintenance or the like, it is performed as follows.
The fastening force is slightly loosened without removing the screw (12) fixing the mounting piece (8a) to the inside of the side plate (22) from the side plate (22). In this state, the power box (8) is slightly lifted and the screw (12) fitted in the small diameter hole (11b) of the mounting hole (11) is moved to the large diameter hole (11a). Move the power box (8) slightly to the right. As a result, the head of the screw (12) comes out of the large-diameter hole (11a), so that the power supply box (8) can be taken out from the front surface of the housing (2).

Moreover, when attaching the removed power supply box (8) to a housing | casing (2), it carries out as follows.
With the power box (8) slightly lifted so that the lower end of the power box (8) does not hit the upright piece (14), the hopper unit (6) and the left side plate (22) from the front of the housing (2) Put between. The screw (12) still attached to the left side plate (22) is fitted into the large-diameter hole (11a) of the mounting hole (11). In this state, the power supply box (8) is fitted to the bottom plate (24). Put on the top of the. As a result, the lower end of the power supply box (8) is fitted into the recess (10) for positioning. At the same time, the screw (12) fitted in the large diameter hole (11a) moves to the small diameter hole (11b). After that, the power supply box (8) is simply fixed in the housing (2) by simply fastening the screw (12).

1 is a perspective view of a gaming machine to which an embodiment of the present invention is applied. It is a perspective view of a housing | casing. It is a perspective view of a housing | casing principal part. FIG. 4 is an enlarged vertical sectional view taken along line IV-IV in FIG. 3.

Explanation of symbols

(1) Pachislot machines
(2) Housing
(3) Upper door
(3a) Perspective window
(4) Lower door
(5) Variable display device
(5a) (5b) (5c)
(6) Hopper unit
(7) Main board
(8) Power box
(8a) Mounting piece
(9) Rail
(10) Recess
(11) Mounting hole
(11a) Large diameter hole
(11b) Small diameter hole
(12) Screw
(13) Screw hole
(14) Standing piece
(21) Top plate
(22) Left side plate
(23) Right side plate
(24) Bottom plate
(25) Back plate
(61) Hopper tank
(62) Hopper

Claims (3)

In a gaming machine in which a power supply box with a built-in power supply device for supplying electric power to an electrical component provided in the gaming machine is arranged in a housing,
The upper surface of the bottom plate of the housing is provided with a recess corresponding to the bottom surface of the power supply box, and the power supply box is fixed in the housing with the lower end of the power supply box fitted in the recess. A featured gaming machine.   The mounting plate is fixed to the housing by drilling a mounting hole in the mounting piece provided on the upper portion of the power supply box, and by screwing the screw into the mounting plate through the mounting hole. The gaming machine according to claim 1. The gaming machine according to claim 2, wherein the mounting hole of the mounting piece of the power supply box includes a large-diameter hole portion having a diameter larger than that of the screw head and a small-diameter hole portion having a small diameter.

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