JP2005296542A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent a front door from being deformed permanently due to the tare weight of the front door to prevent a gap from being formed between a front door and a case as well as between a top door and a bottom door. <P>SOLUTION: An inserting piece 62 that projects approximately horizontally towards the back side of a game machine at the time when the door is closed is provided on at least the non-hinge side of the back of the front door 3, and a support section 50 that supports the inserting piece 62 at the bottom when the front door 3 is closed is provided at the front of the case 1. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine in which a gaming device is built in a housing, and a front door is formed to be openable and closable via a hinge.

Conventionally, in this type of gaming machine, for example, a slot machine, a decoration such as a liquid crystal display device or electrical decoration and a medal selector are attached to the front door. For this reason, the front door will be quite heavy, but the game table will be replaced with a new one in about a few months, so the anti-hinge side of the front door will drop downward due to distortion of the housing etc. "Nari" was not a problem.
However, in recent years, from the viewpoint of effective use of resources, simplification of game machine replacement work, and cost reduction, only the minimum necessary components for changing game contents have been replaced, and the chassis and other components have been left in the hall. A separation-type slot machine that has been left is devised (see Patent Document 1). In this separation-type slot machine, the front door is divided into an upper door and a lower door, and when replacing the gaming table, the reel unit, the control device, and the upper front door, which are gaming devices, are replaced, and the housing and the lower front door are left as they are. Shaped to use. Furthermore, without dividing the front door into upper and lower parts, the components of the front door are divided into a door main body and a replacement member, and the replacement member is detachably formed from the door main body, so that the gaming machine can be replaced efficiently. A separation-type slot machine (see Patent Document 2) that can be used has also been devised.
JP 2003-47686 A JP 2003-260169 A

Here, as described above, in the gaming machine in which the component parts are divided into the replacement parts and the non-replacement parts, the casing and the lower door or the door frame will be used for many years. There is a case where a gap occurs between the upper door to be replaced or the top plate of the housing. If such a gap is formed, a wire or a piano wire may be inserted between the gaps, and there is a risk of causing an illegal act called “goto” that causes the internal device to malfunction.
Accordingly, each invention described in each claim has been made to solve such a problem and has the following objects.
That is, the invention according to claim 1 or 2 provides a gaming machine which prevents “sagging” due to the weight of the front door and does not generate a gap between the front door and the casing, and between the upper door and the lower door. With the goal. In addition to the above-mentioned object, the invention described in claim 3 aims to effectively prevent goto action, and the invention described in claim 4 further restricts the movement of the front door in the front-rear direction. It is intended to be able to be temporarily locked at the closed position.

The invention described in the claims has been made to achieve each of the above-described objects, and features of the present invention will be described below using the embodiments of the invention shown in the drawings.
In addition, the code | symbol in parenthesis shows the code | symbol used in embodiment of this invention, and does not limit the technical scope of this invention.
(Feature point)
(Claim 1)
The invention described in claim 1 is characterized by the following points.
That is, the invention according to claim 1 is a housing (1) having an opening (11) on the front side, a gaming device installed inside the housing (1), and a control for controlling the operation of the gaming device. Device and at least a front door (3) attached to the side of the housing (1) via a hinge (19, 25) so as to be openable and closable and closing the opening (11), at least the control The present invention relates to a gaming machine in which a device is detachably attached to a housing (1).

The gaming machine according to the present invention is a gaming machine installed in a game arcade, and is suitable for, for example, a slot machine or a similar gaming machine.
Here, the “game device” is a device used for playing a game, and includes a rotating reel (23) displaying a plurality of symbols, a motor for rotating the reel, a liquid crystal display device, and the like. Further, the “control device” is a so-called board, and may be capable of controlling other than the control of the operation of the gaming device, for example, the control of effects such as notification related to a prize accompanying the game.
This “control device” is formed to be detachable from the housing (1). “Removable” does not mean that it can be simply attached and detached, but means that it can be attached and removed without using a tool such as a screwdriver or even with a tool. Yes. In other words, when a game machine was replaced, it was replaced with a new game machine by replacing the necessary replacement parts (at least, the control device) at the amusement hall instead of taking it back to the recycling factory of the game machine and disassembling it. It can be used as such. The “game device” may be detachably formed as a replacement part for game table replacement depending on the mode.

The front door (3) may include switches for operating the “game device”, a symbol display window (31) through which the symbol of the rotating reel (23) can be visually recognized, and the like. The front door (3) may be directly attached to the housing (1) via the hinge (19), or the hinge (25) provided on the support (21) fixed in the housing. It may be indirectly attached to the housing (1) via Furthermore, the front door (3) may be divided into upper and lower parts like an upper door (30) and a lower door (40).
And, the present invention is an insertion piece that projects substantially horizontally toward the back side of the housing (1) when the front door (3) is closed at least on the reverse hinge side of the back surface of the front door (3). (62), and on the front surface of the housing (1), when the front door (3) is closed, a receiving portion (50) for supporting the insertion piece (62) from below is provided. And

  Here, the insertion piece (62) can be a plate-like member provided on the back surface of the front door (3), preferably on the top of the back surface, and is formed integrally with the frame of the front door (3). It may be formed to be attachable to the back surface of the front door (3). The receiving portion (50) is formed to be positioned below the insertion piece (62) when the front door (3) is closed, and the lower surface of the insertion piece (62) and all or a part thereof are formed. It includes a plate member that contacts and supports the insertion piece (62) from the lower side, and a box-shaped member that opens to the front side. Specifically, for example, a steel material having a substantially U-shaped cross section attached to the lower surface of the top plate (17) of the housing (1), or an intermediate plate (12) that vertically partitions the opening (11) of the housing (1). ) Can be attached to the front of the angle.

The insertion piece (62) is provided at least on the anti-hinge side of the back surface of the front door (3), and is preferably provided on the back surface of the front door (3). Here, the "anti-hinge side" is the side opposite to one side where the hinge receiver (engagement part with the hinges (19, 25)) of the front door (3) is provided. And from the side to the vicinity of the center in the width direction of the front door (3). Further, the insertion piece (62) may be provided over substantially the lateral width of the back surface of the front door (3), and the receiving portion (50) also extends over substantially the lateral width of the opening (11) of the housing (1). May be provided.
(Function)
According to the present invention, when the front door (3) is closed, the insertion piece (62) provided on the side opposite to the hinge is supported from below by the receiving portion (50). By supporting the receiving portion (50), it is possible to prevent the anti-hinge side of the front door (3) from dropping down due to long-term use.

If the front door (3) is divided into upper and lower parts such as the upper door (30) and the lower door (40), insert pieces (62, 72) into the upper door (30) and the lower door (40). ) And a receiving portion (50) can be provided to cope with this. In this case, a single receiving portion (50) capable of simultaneously supporting both insertion pieces (62, 72) may be provided as the receiving portion (50). If either the upper door (30) or the lower door (40) is replaceable, insert it into the non-replaceable one (the one fixed to the housing (1)) 62, 72) can be provided.
(Claim 2)
The invention described in claim 2 is characterized by the following points in addition to the features of the invention described in claim 1 described above.

In other words, the invention according to claim 2 is characterized in that an exchange unit (2) in which at least the gaming device and the control device are mounted on a support (21) that supports them is connected to the upper opening (13) of the housing (1). An upper door (30) that closes the upper opening (13) and a lower door (40) that closes the lower opening (14) of the housing (1) are provided as the front door (3). The replacement unit (2) and the upper door (30) are detachably formed from the housing (1), and at least the back piece of the lower door (40) is provided with the insertion piece (62). It is characterized by that.
The present invention is a gaming machine in which the front door (3) is divided into two parts, and the upper door (30) and the exchange unit (2) are replaced when the game machine is replaced. Here, the upper door (30) and the exchange unit (2) may be exchanged together or may be exchanged separately. Further, the housing (1) may have a mounting member on which the support (21) of the replacement unit (2) can be placed, for example, an intermediate plate (12).

In the present invention, the gaming device and the control device and the upper door (30) are replaced in a short period, while the lower door (40) is used for a relatively long period of time. The insertion piece (62) is provided in the upper part of the back surface of the lower door (40).
(Claim 3)
The invention described in claim 3 has the following features in addition to the features of the invention described in claim 2 described above.
That is, the invention according to claim 3 is characterized in that the receiving portion (50) is provided substantially across the width of the opening (11), and the upper door (30) and the lower door (40) when the door is closed. It has the standing surface (59) located in the back | inner side of this junction part.

Here, the `` joint part of the upper door (30) and the lower door (40) '' means the lower end portion of the upper door (30) and the upper end portion of the lower door (40), and stands on the far side. The surface (59) can be, for example, a vertical surface of the receiving portion (50) having a substantially L-shaped cross section. Further, in the present invention, the insertion piece (62) may be provided on the anti-hinge side of the lower surface of the lower door (40), or may be provided over substantially the lateral width of the lower surface of the lower door (40). Good.
According to the present invention, if there is a gap in the joint between the upper door (30) and the lower door (40), and a wire or the like is inserted through this gap, the opening (11) is provided over almost the entire lateral width. Since the elevation surface (59) of the receiving portion (50) can prevent the insert from entering in the depth direction, it can exert a defense against fraud.

(Claim 4)
The invention described in claim 4 has the following features in addition to the features of the invention described in claims 1 to 3.
That is, the invention according to claim 4 is a projection (52, 57) provided on either the insertion piece (62) or the receiving portion (50), and the receiving portion (50) or the insertion piece ( 62), which is provided on the side where the convex portion is not provided, and has an engaging portion (80) including a concave portion (63) that can be engaged with the convex portion (52, 57) when the door is closed. It is characterized by that.
The engaging portion (80) is formed to be engaged or disengaged when a certain amount of force is applied when the front door (3) is opened and closed, for example, a convex portion (52) or a concave portion ( The insertion piece (62) provided with 63) and the receiving part (50) can be moved up and down, or the convex part (57) itself can be moved up and down.

  According to the present invention, since the movement of the front door (3) in the front-rear direction can be restricted by the engagement portion (80), the front door (3) can be temporarily stopped at the closed position before locking. This is effective when a lock mechanism that is locked simultaneously with closing the door is not used as the locking means (when the door is opened and closed with a key).

Since this invention is comprised as mentioned above, there exists an effect as described below.
That is, according to the first aspect of the present invention, it is possible to provide a gaming machine that prevents “sagging” due to the weight of the front door and does not generate a gap between the front door and the housing. And according to invention of Claim 2, when the front door is divided | segmented up and down, the game which prevents the "sagging" of a lower door and does not produce a clearance gap between an upper door and a lower door Machine can be provided. Further, according to the invention described in claim 3, in addition to the above-mentioned effect, it is possible to effectively prevent the goto action. Further, according to the invention described in claim 4, the movement of the front door in the front-rear direction is restricted. The front door can be temporarily locked at the closed position.

The best mode for carrying out the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings, taking a slot machine as an example of a gaming machine.
(First embodiment)
(Explanation of drawings)
1 to 7 show a first embodiment of the present invention.
1 and 2 are exploded perspective views of the separation type slot machine, FIG. 3 is a sectional view showing a door position holder, and FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing the door position holder. 5 to 7 are views showing other examples of the door position holder.

As shown in FIG. 2, the separation type slot machine S according to the present embodiment is roughly divided into a casing 1 having an opening 11 on the front side, an exchange unit 2 detachably provided inside the casing 1, a casing. It is comprised from the front door 3 which plugs up the opening part 11 of the body 1 so that opening and closing is possible. The front door 3 is divided into an upper door 30 that covers the opening upper portion 13 of the housing 1 so as to be openable and closable, and a lower door 40 that closes the opening lower portion 14 of the housing 1 so as to be openable and closable.
(Case 1)
The housing 1 is a box that opens to the front (front facing the player) side consisting of a bottom plate 15, a side plate 16, a top plate 17 and a back plate 18, and has two side plates at a substantially central portion in the height direction. An intermediate plate 12 is provided between 16 and 16 'in the horizontal direction. A power supply unit 4 is provided on the lower surface of the intermediate plate 12, and a hopper unit 5 is fixed to the bottom plate 15.

Here, the power supply unit 4 is attached to the lower surface of the intermediate plate 12 via an attachment plate or the like, and although not particularly shown, the power supply device is built in and for the hall manager to perform various settings. It has a switch etc. The hopper unit 5 is for storing and paying out game medals.
The power supply unit 4 and the hopper unit 5 do not necessarily need to be replaced at the time of so-called “replacement”, and can be left installed when the gaming machine is replaced.
Further, two hinges 19 for engaging the lower door 40 and rotatably supporting the lower door 40 are provided in the lower part of the left side plate 16 on the front side at intervals in the vertical direction. In this embodiment, the upper door 30 is attached to the support 21 of the replacement unit 2, but the upper door 30 may be attached to the side plate 16 of the housing 1 in a rotatable manner. In this case, a hinge for engaging and rotating the upper door 30 may be provided on the upper side of the side plate 16 as well.

Incidentally, a door position holder 6 is provided in front of the side plate 16 'side of the middle plate 12, which will be described later.
(Exchange unit 2)
The replacement unit 2 includes a support body 21 for installing or fixing various components, and a reel unit 20 and a substrate unit 24 fixed to the support body 21.
The support body 21 is made of a rectangular metal frame, detachably fixes the reel unit 20 and the substrate unit 24 inside the housing, and allows the reel unit 20 and the substrate unit 24 to be handled integrally. . The support 21 may be capable of fixedly installing other components (for example, a display device for production).

  Here, the reel unit 20 is the main gaming device of the slot machine S, and includes three rotary reels 23 displaying a plurality of symbols around them, and a drive for rotating each rotary reel 23, although not particularly shown. Has a motor. The board unit 24 includes a main board for controlling the operation of the game and the slot machine S and a sub board for performing various effects. The main board and the sub board are configured around a CPU, and include a ROM, a RAM, an I / O, and the like. When the CPU reads a program stored in the ROM, it functions as a control device that controls, for example, lottery for determining the winning combination and rotation and stop of the rotating reel 23. The sub-board has, for example, an effect function for notifying that a prize has been won, and may be arranged as a board unit different from the main board.

The vertical frame on the left side of the front surface of the support 21 is provided with two hinges 25 for engaging the upper door 30 so as to be rotatable.
The replacement unit 2 is placed on the middle plate 12 of the housing 1 and stored in the upper portion 13 of the opening. Further, when the replacement unit 2 is pushed into the opening upper portion 13, the hanging piece 21A at the lower front portion of the support 21 abuts against the front surface of the intermediate plate 12 so that positioning in the depth direction can be performed (FIG. 3). reference). Then, it is fixed to a fixing device 10 such as a clip provided inside the side plate 16 of the housing 1.
(Upper door 30)
The upper door 30 is a plate-like door formed to be rotatable and lockable on the support 21 of the replacement unit 2, and as shown in FIG. It has a symbol display window 31 that can be seen from above, and is provided with a decorative portion 33 around it. A display section 32 for performing various displays is provided below the symbol display window 31.

As shown in FIG. 1, speakers 37 are attached to the left and right of the upper part of the rear surface of the upper door 30, and are provided on the support 21 of the replacement unit 2 at the right end of the rear surface of the upper door 30. Two upper door engaging portions 38 that can be engaged with the hinge 25 are provided at intervals in the vertical direction. A lock mechanism 39 is provided at the opposite end of the upper door engaging portion 38.
Here, in the lock mechanism 39, the locking piece provided on the upper door 30 side is locked to a convex portion provided on the inner surface of the side plate 16 'on the side opposite to the hinge of the housing 1, although not particularly shown. The door is automatically locked when the door is closed, and is unlocked by the unlocking means. When the upper door 30 is closed with the replacement unit 2 stored and fixed in the housing 1, the upper opening 13 of the housing 1 can be closed, and the upper opening 13 can be locked at the same time. It is. Furthermore, the lock mechanism 39 of the upper door 30 cannot be unlocked from the outside of the door, and can be unlocked when the lower door 40 is open.

(Lower door 40)
The lower door 40 is a door wider than the upper door 30 for closing the opening lower portion 14 of the housing 1, and is formed on the side plate 16 of the housing 1 so as to be rotatable and lockable.
As shown in FIG. 2, the upper portion of the lower door 40 is an operation unit 41 for operating the slot machine S, and the upper surface of the lower door 40 is more than the upper door 30 when the door is closed. It protrudes to the front side. The operation unit 41 includes a medal slot 42 at the step formed at the upper right end of the lower door 40, a bet switch 43 and a settlement switch provided on the left side of the upper surface, and a start switch 44 and a stop switch 45 on the front side. Is provided. The start switch 44 and the stop switch 45 are for starting and stopping the rotation of the rotary reel 23. The bet switch 43 is for replacing a stored medal with medal insertion.

A medal tray 46 for storing medals paid out from the hopper unit 5 is attached to the lower part of the lower door 40, and a medal discharge port for discharging the paid medals is formed in the medal plate 46. ing. A lower panel unit 90 is detachably attached between the operation unit 41 and the medal tray 46. The lower panel unit 90 has a display panel fitted into a frame, and is not particularly illustrated, but a hook-like engagement that can engage with a mounting groove provided in the lower door 40 on the back surface of the frame. And is disengaged from the back side of the lower door 40 so that it can be removed.
Further, as shown in FIG. 1, a medal selector 47 for determining the authenticity of the medal while guiding the medal inserted from the medal insertion slot 42 is provided on the back side of the lower door 40. In addition, two lower door engaging portions 48 that can be engaged with the hinge 19 are provided at the right end of the back surface of the lower door 40 at intervals in the vertical direction. A lock mechanism 49 is provided at the opposite end. The lock mechanism 49 has the same basic structure as the lock mechanism 39 of the upper door 30, but when a predetermined key (release means) is inserted into a key hole provided at the front side end of the lower door 40 and turned. The lock is released.

Note that a door position holder 6 is provided on the upper left side of the back surface of the lower door 40, which will be described later.
(Replacement of slot machine S)
The slot machine S formed as described above opens the front door 3 to release the fixing device 10 at the time of so-called face change, removes the replacement unit 2 from the housing 1 together with the upper door 30, and lowers the door 40. Remove the lower panel unit 90 from. Then, the new replacement unit 2 and the upper door 30 are attached and fixed to the housing 1, and the lower panel unit 90 is attached to the lower door 40. In this way, the front design of the slot machine can be renewed by replacing the upper door 30 and the lower panel unit 90 while leaving the housing 1 and the hopper unit 5 and the power supply unit 4 installed therein. By replacing the replacement unit 2, the reel unit 20 and the board unit 24 can be changed to those corresponding to the new model.

(Door position holder 6)
Next, the door position holder 6 will be described in detail.
The door position holder 6 is for regulating the vertical position change of the front door 3 and for positioning the front door 3 in the front-rear direction. This prevents the sagging and prevents a gap between the upper door 30 and the lower door 40 from being opened. The door position holder 6 includes a receiving portion 50 provided in the housing 1 and a lower door insertion member 60 provided in the lower door 40.
As shown in FIG. 2, the receiving portion 50 is a thin plate member having a substantially L-shaped cross section, which is fitted into a notch formed at the right end of the front side of the intermediate plate 12, and as shown in FIG. A support plate 51 is provided to project to the front side. A conical or hemispherical convex portion 52 that protrudes upward is formed on the upper surface of the support plate 51. This constitutes the engaging portion 80 together with the concave portion 63 provided in the lower door insertion member 60 described later. Further, as shown in FIG. 4, the convex portion 52 is provided on the distal end side of a U-shaped tongue piece 51 a formed by drilling a substantially U-shaped slit in the support plate 51. When a force is applied, the tongue piece 51a is bent, and the convex portion 52 is movable up and down.

Further, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the front-side end portion of the support plate 51 is formed to be curved downward. This is for smoothly inserting the insertion piece 62 described later.
The hanging piece 21A of the support 21 is formed with a notch 26 at a portion corresponding to the installation position of the receiving portion 50. Therefore, when the replacement unit 2 is stored, the receiving portion 50 is attached to the hanging piece 21A. There is no hiding.
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, the lower door insertion member 60 is an L-shaped fitting provided on the back side of the lower door 40 and on the lower end of the lower side of the lower door engaging portion 48. 61 and an insertion piece 62 are provided. The attachment piece 61 is for fixing the lower door insertion member 60 to the lower door 40, and the insertion piece 62 is arranged on the upper side of the support plate 51 of the receiving portion 50 and the replacement unit 2 when the lower door 40 is closed. It is inserted between the bottom surface of the support and has a width that is slightly shorter than the width of the support plate 51.

Further, as shown in FIG. 3, a recess 63 is formed on the lower surface of the insertion piece 62. The recess 63 can be engaged with the protrusion 52 of the support plate 51 when the lower door 40 is closed. As shown in FIG. 4, the recess 63 is a groove provided in the width direction of the insertion piece 62. However, the recess 63 is not limited to such a shape, and is a conical recess or a round hole. May be.
As the engaging portion 80, the receiving portion 50 may be provided with a concave portion, and the lower door insertion member 60 may be provided with a convex portion.
When the front door 3 is closed, the door position holder 6 having the above-described configuration is inserted on the support plate 51 of the insertion piece 62 receiving portion 50 as shown in FIG. The lower surface of 62 and the upper surface of the support plate 51 are in contact. Further, the convex portion 52 and the concave portion 63 are engaged with each other, and the insertion piece 62 is restricted from moving in the downward direction and the front-rear direction. In this state, even if a force from above is applied to the lower door 40, the support plate 51 supports the insertion piece 62 from below, so that the lower door 40 does not move downward. Moreover, since the door position holder 6 is provided on the anti-hinge side, it is possible to prevent the anti-hinge side of the lower door 40 from falling downward due to its own weight. As described above, when the vertical position of the lower door 40 is held by the door position holder 6, there is no gap in the joint portion with the replaced upper door 30 without loosing even if the lower door 40 is used for many years. Does not occur.

  When the lower door 40 is opened, the insertion piece 62 also moves away from the receiving portion 50. However, since the convex portion 52 is provided on the tongue piece 51a that can move up and down, the insertion piece 62 By being pushed down by the lower surface of 62, the engagement between the convex portion 52 and the concave portion 63 is released. When the lower door 40 is closed, the convex portion 52 is once pushed down by the lower surface of the insertion piece 62 and then engaged with the concave portion 63 as described above. As described above, when the lower door insertion member 60 and the receiving portion 50 are provided with the engaging portion 80 including the convex portion 52 and the concave portion 63, the movement of the lower door 40 in the front-rear direction can be restricted, and the lock is not locked. Even in this state, the door can be reliably closed, and it can be known that the door has been closed to an appropriate position by the click feeling of the engagement of the engaging portion 80.

Note that the lower door insertion member 60 is retrofitted to the lower door 40. This is to enable attachment to an existing slot machine, and the insertion piece 62 is directly attached to the back side of the lower door 40. For example, it may be formed on the rear surface of the door frame of the lower door 40.
Incidentally, the engaging portion 80 may be formed as shown in FIG. That is, the support plate 51 of the receiving portion 50 is formed on the intermediate plate 12 by providing a notch step on the front side of the intermediate plate 12, and a protruding stopper 57 protruding from the upper surface of the support plate 51 is provided. 62 is provided with an engagement hole 64 that can be engaged with the protrusion stopper 57. Here, the protrusion stopper 57 is a short pin that is fixed by a spring in a storage hole 56 provided in the support plate 51 and has a spherical tip, and is always urged upward from the support plate 51. Although it protrudes, when the insertion piece 62 is inserted, it is pushed by the lower surface of the insertion piece 62 and sinks into the storage hole 56, and further when the insertion piece 62 is inserted to a position where the engagement hole 64 and the storage hole 56 coincide with each other The upper spring protrudes upward by the urging force of the spring and engages with the engagement hole 64.

The form of the engaging portion 80 is not limited to the above-described form, and any form may be used as long as the concave and convex portions can be engaged to restrict the movement of the insertion piece 62 in the front-rear direction. Absent.
(Other examples of door position holder 6)
Here, another embodiment of the door position holder 6 will be described.
First, as shown in FIG. 6, an upper door insertion member 70 may be provided on the upper door 30 as the door position holder 6.
In this case, as shown in FIG. 6, the receiving portion 50 is a thin plate member having a substantially U-shaped cross section that is fitted into a notch formed at the front right end portion of the middle plate 12 and opens to the front side. A space portion 55 is formed between the support plate 51 and the upper support plate 53. Projections 52 and 54 projecting into the space 55 are formed on the upper surface of the support plate 51 and the lower surface of the support plate 53, respectively. In addition, the convex parts 52 and 54 are movable up and down by the structure similar to what was shown in FIG. Further, since the upper surface of the support plate 53 is formed flush with the middle plate 12, it does not get in the way when the replacement unit 2 is attached or detached.

Although not shown in particular, the upper door insertion member 70 is provided on the back side of the upper door 30 and at the upper end on the opposite side of the upper door engaging portion 38, and as shown in FIG. And a mounting piece 71 fixed to the upper door 30 and an insertion piece 72 having a concave portion 73 engageable with the convex portion 54 of the support plate 53.
In this case, when the front door 3 is closed, the insertion pieces 62 and 72 are both locked in the space portion 55, and the gap between the lower end portion of the upper door 30 and the upper end portion of the lower door 40 is increased. The advantage is that it is always kept constant.
Further, in the above case, as shown in FIG. 7, the receiving portion 50 is attached to the front surface of the intermediate plate 12 over the width of the opening 11, and the lower door insertion portion 60 and the upper door insertion member 70 are attached to the receiving portion. It may be formed in a long shape corresponding to the portion 50. If formed in this way, even if a rod-like foreign object is to be inserted through the gap between the joints of the upper door 30 and the lower door 40, the lower door insertion portion 60 will enter the lower opening 14 and the upper door insertion member 70. Prevents entry into the upper opening 13 and the rear surface 59 (see FIG. 6) of the receiving portion 50 prevents entry in the depth direction, thereby completely shutting out foreign matter, thus preventing goto. Is.

Even when the lower door insertion member 60 and the upper door insertion member 70 are provided only on the anti-hinge side of the front door 3, the receiving portion 50 is formed as shown in FIG. Since the standing surface 59 is located on the back side of the joint portion, it is possible to prevent foreign matter from entering.
(Second embodiment)
The second embodiment relates to a slot machine in which the front door 3 is not divided vertically.
In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 8, the slot machine S ′ includes a front door 3, a front door frame 140, an upper panel unit 130 and a lower panel that are detachably attached to the front door frame 140. When the game table is replaced, only the upper panel unit 130 and the lower panel unit 90 can be replaced, and the front door frame 140 can be left attached to the housing 1. Since the basic configuration of the slot machine S ′ is the same as that of the first embodiment, the overlapping parts are omitted and only the feature points of the present embodiment are described.

The front door frame 140 is a skeleton part of the front door 3 attached to the housing 1 via a hinge 19, and has an upper opening 141 and a lower opening 142, and between the upper opening 141 and the lower opening 142. An operation unit 41 provided with operation means such as a start switch 44 is formed.
The upper opening 141 is an opening that is closed by attaching the upper panel unit 130 from the front side. Although not particularly shown in the surrounding frame forming the upper opening 141, the upper panel unit 130 can be attached and detached. An engaging portion for attachment is provided. The lower opening 142 is an opening that is closed by attaching the lower panel unit 90 from the front side, and a fluorescent lamp for illuminating the lower panel is installed therein. A medal plate 46 is formed below the lower opening 142.

The upper panel unit 130 is a plate-like panel that is attached to the upper opening 141 of the front door frame 140, and includes a symbol display window 31, a display part 32, and a decoration part 33. Further, although not particularly illustrated, an engagement portion that can engage with the engagement portion of the upper opening 141 is provided on the back surface of the upper panel unit 130.
In the slot machine S ′, the door position holder 6 is provided on the lower surface of the top plate 17 of the housing 1 and the back surface of the front door frame 140 on the side opposite to the hinge. That is, as shown in FIG. 9, the projecting piece 100 is provided on the upper rear surface of the front door frame 140, and the receiving portion 50 is provided on the lower surface of the top plate 17. Here, in the illustrated example, the receiving portion 50 is a thin plate member having a substantially U-shaped cross section including the support plate 51 and the attachment plate 58, but the attachment plate 58 may be extended in the back direction, The support plate 51 may be suspended from the lower surface of the top plate 17.

By forming in this way, it is possible to prevent the anti-hinge side of the front door frame 140 from falling downward due to long-term use, and to prevent a gap between the top plate 17 and the upper end portion of the front door 3. it can.
The present invention can also be applied to gaming machines other than slot machines.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the slot machine according to the first embodiment of the present invention with the front door removed. 1 is an exploded perspective view of a slot machine according to a first embodiment of the present invention. It is 1st embodiment of this invention, Comprising: It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view which shows a door position holder. It is 1st embodiment of this invention, Comprising: It is a perspective view of a door position holder. It is 1st embodiment of this invention, Comprising: It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view which shows the other example of a door position holder. It is 1st embodiment of this invention, Comprising: It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view which shows the other example of a door position holder. It is 1st embodiment of this invention, Comprising: It is a perspective view which shows a door position holder other example. FIG. 6 is an exploded perspective view of the slot machine according to the second embodiment of the present invention. It is 2nd embodiment of this invention, Comprising: It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view which shows a door position holder.

Explanation of symbols

S Separable slot machine 1 Housing 2 Exchange unit 3 Front door 4 Power supply unit 5 Hopper unit 6 Door position holder
10 Fixing device 11 Opening
12 Middle plate 13 Upper opening
14 Lower opening 15 Bottom plate
16 Side plate 17 Top plate
18 Back plate 19 Hinge
20 reel unit (game machine) 21 support
23 Rotating reel 24 Board unit (control device)
25 Hinge 26 Notch
30 Upper door 31 Symbol display window
32 Display 33 Decoration
37 Speaker 38 Upper door engaging part
39 Locking mechanism
40 Lower door 41 Operation section
42 Medal slot 43 Bet switch
44 Start switch 45 Stop switch
46 Medal plate 47 Medal selector
48 Lower door engagement part 49 Lock mechanism
50 Receiver 51 Support plate
52 Convex 53 Support plate
54 Convex 55 Space
56 Storage hole 57 Protruding stopper
58 Mounting piece 59 Elevation
60 Lower door insertion member 61 Mounting piece
62 Insertion piece 63 Recess
64 engagement hole
70 Upper door insertion member 71 Mounting piece
72 Insertion piece 73 Recess
80 Engagement part 90 Lower panel unit
100 Insertion piece 101 Recess
130 Upper panel unit
140 Front door frame 141 Upper opening
142 Bottom opening

Claims (4)

A housing having an opening on the front side;
A gaming device installed inside the housing and a control device for controlling the operation of the gaming device;
At least a front door that is attached to a side of the housing so as to be freely opened and closed via a hinge and closes the opening,
In a gaming machine in which at least the control device is formed detachably with respect to the housing,
On at least the anti-hinge side of the back surface of the front door, an insertion piece is provided that projects substantially horizontally toward the back side of the housing when the front door is closed,
A gaming machine, wherein a receiving portion is provided on a front surface of the housing to support the insertion piece from below when the front door is closed. An exchange unit in which at least the gaming device and the control device are mounted on a support that supports them is formed so as to be housed in the upper opening of the housing,
As the front door, an upper door that closes the upper opening and a lower door that closes the lower opening of the housing are provided,
While forming the exchange unit and the upper door detachable from the housing,
The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the insertion piece is provided at least on the upper surface of the lower surface of the lower door.   The said receiving part is provided over the substantially horizontal width of the said opening part, and has a standing surface located in the back | inner side of the junction part of the said upper door and the said lower door at the time of a door closing. Item 3. The gaming machine according to item 2. Protrusions provided on either the insertion piece or the receiving part, and provided on the receiving part or the insertion piece not provided with the protruding part, and can be engaged with the protrusion when the door is closed. The gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising an engaging portion including a concave portion.

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