JP2006043312A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine whose opening formed in the back plate of a casing can be easily opened. <P>SOLUTION: In the game machine, the opening 23 is formed in the back plate 2d in advance, a cover 50 capable of being attached and detached from the back side of the back plate 2d is arranged in the opening 23, the cover 50 has a cover portion 51 capable of closing the opening 23, an elastic claw piece 54 capable of engaging with the front face periphery of the opening 23 in the back plate 2d, and an operation hole 52a bored in a size such that a finger can be introduced into the cover portion 51 and by which the elastic claw piece 54 can be spaced from the front face periphery of the opening 23 by the introduced finger. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine in which an opening into which an external insert is inserted is provided on a back plate of a housing in which a gaming machine is accommodated.

A slot machine as a gaming machine includes a housing with an open front and a front door pivotally supported on the front of the housing so as to be openable and closable. A reel unit capable of variably displaying identification information, a hopper unit constituting a gaming machine capable of storing and paying out medals as a game medium, and the like are accommodated. An opening is provided for guiding an external insert such as a replenishment hose of an automatic circulation replenishment device for replenishment into the housing. The opening is closed when the automatic circulation supply device is not installed on the game island of the game hall, and is opened when the automatic circulation supply device is also installed (see, for example, Patent Document 1). ).
JP 2001-120710 A

  However, in the gaming machine as described above, when the opening is formed in the back plate, the opening is formed by cutting a cutting portion provided in advance in the back plate. Is troublesome, and when cutting the cutting part, debris scatters in the housing, which may cause malfunction in a gaming machine such as a hopper unit.

  In view of the conventional problems, an object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine in which an opening provided on a back plate of a housing can be easily opened.

According to the present invention, the above problem is solved as follows.
(1) In a gaming machine in which an opening into which an external insert is inserted is provided in a back plate of a housing in which a gaming machine is accommodated, the opening is formed in the back plate in advance, and the back plate is formed in the opening. A cover detachable from the rear side is provided, and the cover includes a cover part that can close the opening, an elastic claw piece that can be engaged with a front peripheral edge of the opening in the back plate, and a finger inserted into the cover part. The working hole is formed in a possible size and allows the elastic claw piece to be detached from the front peripheral edge of the opening by the inserted finger.

(2) In the above item (1), the rear surface of the cover portion of the cover is made flat so as not to have any protrusions protruding rearward.

(3) In the above item (1) or (2), the front surface of the cover portion of the cover is provided with a flange portion with which the outer peripheral surface can be fitted along the inner periphery of the opening of the back plate.

According to the present invention, the following effects can be achieved.
(A) According to the first aspect of the present invention, the opening previously formed in the back plate is closed by the cover, and if necessary, a finger is inserted into the work hole of the cover to engage the elastic claw piece. By removing the cover, the cover can be easily removed from the opening to open the opening. Thereby, the fragment of a cutting part does not scatter in a housing | casing conventionally.

(B) According to the invention of claim 2, the rear surface of the cover portion of the cover has a flat shape without any protrusions, so that there are no protrusions on the rear surface of the gaming machine and the gaming machine can be transported safely. be able to.

(C) According to the invention described in claim 3, by providing the front face of the cover portion of the cover with a flange portion that can be fitted along the inner periphery of the opening, the cover can be securely fixed to the back plate. it can.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a front view of a gaming machine to which the present invention is applied, FIG. 2 is a front view of the gaming machine with the front door opened, FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the housing as seen from diagonally rear, and FIG. FIG. 5 is a front view of the cover, and FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view taken along line VI-VI in FIG. 5. In the following description, the front side of the page in FIGS. 1 and 2 is the “front” of the gaming machine, the back side of the page is “rear” in FIGS. 1 and 2, and the left side in FIGS. 1 and 2, the right side is "right".

  A slot machine as a gaming machine (1) installed on a gaming island in a game hall is vertically moved at the front end of the housing (2) having a rectangular front view with the front open and the left side plate (2a) of the housing (2). And a front door (3) pivotably supported by a pair of upper and lower hinge shafts (4) facing in the direction.

  As shown in FIG. 1, on the front surface of the front door (3), game information display that allows the game information and effect information displayed on a liquid crystal display (not shown) attached to the rear surface of the front door (3) to be visually recognized. An identification information display window (3b) in which the identification information of each rotary reel (62) of the reel unit (6) (see FIG. 2) mounted in the window (3a), the casing (2) can be visually recognized by three or more The medal insertion part (31) into which a medal as a game medium is inserted when starting the game, the start lever (34) operated when rotating all the rotating reels (62), and the rotation of each rotating reel (62) There are provided three stop buttons (35) and the like which are operated when individually stopping the buttons.

  When the front door (3) is in the closed state, the upper and lower locking mechanisms (7) (see FIG. 2) provided on the right rear surface of the front door (3) are the right side plate (2b) of the housing (2). By engaging with an engaging portion (not shown) provided on the base plate, it cannot be opened unless a predetermined key or the like is used.

  In the housing (2), as shown in FIG. 2, a reel unit (6) capable of varying and stopping display of identification information composed of a plurality of types of symbols, numbers, etc., and a medal as a game medium are stored and stored. Supplying power to the hopper unit (8) and the overflow tank (9) that can introduce medals in the hopper unit and various electrical devices when the hopper unit (8) and hopper unit (8) are full The power supply device (12) and the like to be housed are accommodated. The reel unit (6) is fixed on an intermediate plate (5) fixed in the casing (2), and the hopper unit (8), the overflow tank (9) and the power supply device (12) are arranged in the casing. It is fixed on the bottom plate (2c) of (2).

  The reel unit (6) is pivotally supported by a metal reel frame (61) that is detachably attached to the upper surface of the intermediate plate (5) by a shaft (not shown) facing left and right, and identification information is provided on the outer peripheral surface. There are three rotating reels (62) on the left, middle and right printed or affixed, and a motor (not shown) for rotating each rotating reel (62).

  On the upper part of the reel unit (6), a game progress is programmed in advance, and a main control board (10) for comprehensively controlling the game is attached so that its mounting surface is the front surface.

  When the player inserts a predetermined number of medals into the medal insertion part (31) and sets the bet number of medals, when the start lever (34) is operated, the rotating reels (62) rotate all at once. When each stop button (35) corresponding to each rotating reel (62) is sequentially operated after a predetermined time has elapsed, each rotating reel (62) stops and the left, middle, and right displayed on the identification information display window (3b) Depending on the combination of the identification information, the presence / absence of a prize and the number of medal payouts according to the magnitude of the prize are determined. In the case of winning, a medal according to the size of the winning is paid out from the hopper unit (8) to the tray part (3a) of the front door (3), and the player can obtain a medal.

  The medal inserted in the medal insertion part (31) is detected by a medal selector (not shown) provided on the rear surface of the front door (3), and only the true medal is detected in the hopper unit (8). It is thrown in and stored. When medals are full in the hopper unit (8), the medals are introduced into the overflow tank (9). The medal introduced into the overflow tank (9) is an overflow tank when an automatic circulation replenishing device (not shown) for automatically supplying medals to the hopper unit (8) is installed on the game island. When the automatic circulation replenishing device is recovered from the opening (not shown) provided in the bottom of (9) and the bottom plate (2c) of the housing (2), and the automatic recirculation replenishing device is not installed on the game island Is stored in the overflow tank (9).

  As shown in FIG. 3, the back plate (2d) of the housing (2) has a plurality of heat radiating holes (21) for discharging heat generated by the main control board (10) to the outside from above, a reel Multiple heat release holes (22) for discharging the heat generated by the unit (6) to the outside, and supply hose (not shown) that forms an external insert is inserted when an automatic circulation replenishment device is installed on the game island Opening (23), heat dissipation hole (24) for exhausting heat generated by the power supply device (12) to the outside, heat dissipation hole (25) for discharging heat generated by the hopper unit (8) to the outside Is drilled. The heat dissipation hole (24) is covered with a protective mesh (26).

  A synthetic resin cover (50) is detachably attached to the opening (23). When an automatic circulation supply device is installed on the game island, the cover (50) is removed and the opening (23) is opened. Further, when the automatic circulation device is not installed on the game island, the opening (23) is closed while the cover (50) is kept attached to the opening (23).

  The cover (50) has a rectangular shape (mainly see FIG. 5) that is slightly larger than the opening (23) when viewed from the front, a flat cover portion (51) that can close the opening (23) from the rear surface, (51) has a rectangular frame-shaped flange portion (53) that can be fitted to the outer peripheral surface along the inner periphery of the opening (23) from the rear side of the back plate (2d). ing. In addition, the rear surface of the cover part (51) in the cover (50) has a flat shape without any protruding part protruding rearward.

  The cover portion (51) is provided with a large number of heat radiation holes (52) through which heat generated from the hopper unit (8) can be discharged to the outside. 52a) also serves as a work hole formed in a size that allows the operator's finger to be inserted. A grid-like reinforcing rib (55) for increasing the rigidity of the cover (50) is provided inside the flange portion (53) on the front surface of the cover portion (51).

  On the left and right sides of the flange part (53), when the flange part (53) is fitted into the opening (23) from the rear surface of the back plate (2d), it engages with the front edge of the opening (23) and covers A pair of left and right elastic claw pieces (54) capable of retaining and fixing (50) in the opening (23) is provided. Each elastic claw piece (54) can be elastically deformed in the left-right direction and can be detached from the front edge of the opening (23) by removing the cover (50) from the opening (23) by elastically deforming inward. To. As shown in FIG. 6, the work hole (52a) and each elastic claw piece (54) are elastically deformed inward by the finger (A) inserted into the work hole (52a). It is provided in such a positional relationship.

  When the automatic circulation supply device is not installed on the game island, the cover (50) is attached to the opening (23) of the back plate (2d), and the opening (23) is closed. In this closed state, since the outer peripheral surface of the flange portion (53) is fitted along the inner periphery of the opening (23), the cover (50) is securely attached to the opening (23). In addition, the rear surface of the cover portion (51) in the cover (50) has no protrusion protruding backward, so that the gaming machine (1) can be transported safely and the other can be installed back to back. Since the cover (50) does not interfere with the gaming machine, no extra space is secured in the installation space.

  When an automatic circulation supply device is installed on the game island, the cover (50) is removed from the opening (23), and the opening (23) is opened. When removing the cover (50), as shown in FIG. 6, the operator's finger (A) is inserted into the work hole (52a) from the rear side of the back plate (2d). Then, with the inserted finger (A), the front end of either the left or right elastic claw piece (54) is pressed and elastically deformed inward, and the elastic claw piece (54) is detached from the front edge of the opening (23). In this state, the cover part (51) is pulled out rearward. Thereby, the cover (50) can be removed from the work hole (23). A replenishment hose of the automatic circulation replenishing device is inserted into the opened opening (23).

  The cover (50) can be removed by elastically deforming the elastic claw piece (54) with the finger (A) inserted into the work hole (52a). It is virtually impossible to remove the cover (50).

As mentioned above, although one Embodiment of this invention was described, it is possible to give the following various deformation | transformation and change with respect to this Embodiment within the range which does not deviate from the summary of this invention.
(I) The gaming machine (1) is a pachinko machine or slot machine in which the game medium is a pachinko ball.
(Ii) The elastic claw pieces (54) are provided above and below the front surface of the cover part (51).
(Iii) The external insert is a harness that connects the gaming device accommodated in the housing (2) and the external device.

It is a front view of a gaming machine to which the present invention is applied. Similarly, it is a front view of the gaming machine with the front door opened. It is the perspective view of the housing | casing seen from diagonally back. It is the perspective view of the cover seen from diagonally forward. It is a front view of a cover. It is a cross-sectional view which follows the VI-VI line in FIG.

Explanation of symbols

(1) Pachislot machines
(2) Housing
(2a) Left side plate
(2b) Right side plate
(2c) Bottom plate
(2d) Backboard
(3) Front door
(3a) Game information display window
(3b) Identification information display window
(3c) saucer
(4) Hinge shaft
(5) Middle plate
(6) Reel unit
(8) Hopper unit (game equipment)
(9) Overflow tank
(10) Main control board
(12) Power supply
(21) (22) (24) (25) Heat dissipation hole
(23) Opening
(26) Protection net
(31) Medal insertion part
(34) Start lever
(35) Stop button
(50) Cover
(51) Cover part
(52) Heat dissipation hole
(52a) Heat dissipation hole (work hole)
(53) Flange
(54) Elastic nail
(55) Reinforcement rib
(61) Reel frame
(62) Rotating reel

Claims (3)

In a gaming machine in which an opening into which an external insert is inserted is provided on a back plate of a housing in which a gaming machine is accommodated,
The opening is formed in the back plate in advance, and a cover detachable from the rear side of the back plate is provided in the opening, and the cover includes a cover portion that can close the opening, and the opening in the back plate. An elastic claw piece that can be engaged with the front edge and a size that allows a finger to be inserted into the cover, and the elastic claw piece can be detached from the front edge of the opening by the inserted finger. A gaming machine characterized by having a working hole.   The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein a rear surface of the cover portion of the cover has a flat shape without any protruding portion protruding rearward. The gaming machine according to claim 1 or 2, wherein a flange portion with which an outer peripheral surface can be fitted is provided along an inner periphery of an opening of the back plate on a front surface of the cover portion of the cover.

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