JP2006081763A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve the efficiency of assembling work and surely prevent the intrusion of a fraudulent intrusion tool. <P>SOLUTION: This game machine is provided with a spindle 16 for pivoting a lock lever to an inside piece 15a in an outside piece 15b of a side plate 15 fixed to the side rear face of a front door 3, a notch 15c facing thereto in its adjacency, and a notch shielding part 6b capable of shielding the notch 15c with the front door 3 closed in a fraudulent intrusion preventing plate 5 provided in the side edge of an opening in a casing 2. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine that includes a housing in which a gaming device is accommodated and a front door that is provided on the front surface of the housing so as to be opened and closed.

Conventionally, a gaming machine such as a slot machine accommodates a gaming device, for example, a reel unit capable of variably displaying symbols, a hopper unit capable of paying out medals, a power supply box for supplying electric power to various electrical components, and the like. In order to prevent the gaming device from being illegally operated using a fraudulent act, for example, a fraudulent intruder such as a piano wire, provided with a housing and a front door that can be opened and closed on the front surface of the housing. A side plate (side lock metal plate) having a substantially U-shaped cross section with left and right side pieces is fixed to the rear surface of the side portion of the front door, and the side edge of the opening of the housing is closed when the front door is closed. An illegal intrusion prevention plate (right side frame plate) that overlaps with the part plate and can shield the gap between the housing and the front door is provided. Moreover, the lock lever for restraining a front door to a closed state is pivotally supported by the one side piece of the side part board by the support shaft (for example, refer patent document 1).
JP 2001-120710 A

  However, in the gaming machine as described above, in order to more reliably prevent the unauthorized intruder from entering the housing, the other side piece opposed to the one side piece on which the lock lever on the side plate is pivotally supported. When the projecting amount to the rear is increased, when the support shaft for pivotally supporting the lock lever on one side piece is caulked by the caulking machine, the caulking machine interferes with the other side piece. There is a risk of reducing the efficiency of the caulking work and the assembling work.

  In view of the conventional problems, an object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine capable of improving the efficiency of assembly work and more reliably preventing the intrusion of unauthorized intruders.

According to the present invention, the above problem is solved as follows.
(1) A left and right side that has a front face that is open and that houses a gaming device, and a front door that can open and close the opening of the case, and protrudes rearward on the rear side of the front door. The side plate having a substantially U-shaped cross section is fixed, and the front plate is engaged with the inner piece located on the inner side of the left and right side pieces of the side plate. A lock lever capable of restraining the door in a closed state is pivotally supported by a support shaft, and overlapped with a side piece of the side plate in a closed state of the front door on a side edge of the opening in the housing. In the gaming machine provided with an unauthorized intrusion prevention plate capable of shielding a gap between the body and the front door, the outer shaft located on the outer side of the left and right side pieces of the side plate, the support shaft and its vicinity And a notch shield that can shield the notch on the unauthorized intrusion prevention plate when the front door is closed. Providing a part.

(2) In the above item (1), the front end edge of the cutout shielding portion is protruded forward from the upper or lower front end edge of the unauthorized intrusion prevention plate.

According to the present invention, the following effects can be achieved.
(A) According to the first aspect of the present invention, the notch portion is provided in the outer piece of the side plate, so that the caulking operation and the assembling operation of the support shaft of the lock lever can be easily performed. Further, by providing a notch shielding portion capable of shielding the notch portion on the unauthorized intrusion prevention plate, it is possible to reliably shield the gap between the housing and the front door, and the unauthorized intrusion device illegally uses the gaming device. The operation can be prevented more reliably.

(B) According to the invention described in claim 2, even if the unauthorized intruder is to enter the housing from the upper part or the lower part of the unauthorized intrusion prevention plate, when the unauthorized intruder is moved upward or downward, Since it catches on the upper end or the lower end of the cutout shielding portion, it is possible to more reliably prevent an illegal act using an unauthorized intruder.

  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 (slot machine) to which the present invention is applied, FIG. 2 is a right side view of a gaming machine in which a part of a housing and a front door is cut out, and FIG. 4 is a rear view of the right half of the front door, FIG. 5 is an enlarged view of a portion V in FIG. 2, and FIG. 6 is a VI-VI line in FIG. FIG. In the following description, the front side of the page in FIG. 1, the left side in FIGS. 2 and 3 is the “front” of the gaming machine, the back side of the page in FIG. 1, the right side in FIGS. In FIG. 2, the left side in FIG. 2 and FIG. 3 is defined as “left”, the right side in FIG. 1 and the front side in FIG.

  The gaming machine (1) is a front door that is pivotally supported to be opened and closed by a rectangular housing (2) having an open front and a hinge shaft (4) facing the vertical direction at the left front end of the housing (2). (3). The front door (3) is an illegal intrusion in the vertical direction in which upper and lower lock levers (5) provided on the rear side of the right side of the front door (3) are fixed to the right side plate (2a) of the housing (2). Engagement with the engagement piece (6a) formed in the blocking plate (6) is restrained to the closed state.

  Inside the housing (2), there are a reel unit (7) having three cylindrical rotating bodies (7a) with a plurality of kinds of symbols on the outer peripheral surface of the gaming device, and a medal as a game medium. A hopper unit (8) capable of storing and discharging, a main control board (9) for comprehensively controlling the entire game, a power supply box (10) for supplying power to each gaming device, and the like are accommodated.

  On the front of the front door (3), there is a symbol display window (3a) where the symbols of each rotating reel (7a) can be seen, a medal slot (11) where medals can be inserted, and a bet where the number of medals can be set A button (12), a start lever (13) for rotating all the rotating reels (7a), and three stop buttons (14) for individually stopping each rotating reel (7a) are provided.

  In the game of the gaming machine (1), after the player inserts medals (including coins) into the medal insertion slot (11), the bed button (12) and the start lever (13) are operated in order, It starts by rotating the reel (7a). Then, after a predetermined time has passed since the rotating reel (7a) has rotated, the three stop buttons (14) are operated in sequence to stop the rotation of each rotating reel (7a), and the three Depending on the combination of symbols on the rotating reel (7a), the number of medals to be paid out is determined according to whether or not a prize has been won and the size of the prize. Medals are paid out to a tray (3b) provided at the lower front of the door (3).

  Note that the gaming machine (1) of the present embodiment is a slot machine that uses a medal to perform the above-described game, but the present invention is not limited to the present embodiment. (1) may be a slot machine capable of playing a game similar to the above using a pachinko machine or a pachinko ball.

  A metal side plate (15) facing the vertical direction is fixed to the rear surface of the right side of the front door (3). The side plate (15) has a substantially U-shaped cross section with a left inner piece (15a) and a right outer piece (15b) projecting rearward, close to the upper part and lower part of the inner piece (15a). On the side, a lock lever (5) is pivotally supported by a support shaft (16) facing in the left-right direction, and a key cylinder (17) provided on the front surface of the front door (3) is also located at the center in the vertical direction. A key lever (18) (see FIG. 4) that can be swung up and down by the operation is pivotally supported.

  The upper and lower lock levers (5) are connected to the key lever (18) via the upper and lower connecting rods (19) that can move in the vertical direction, and the key lever (18) swings as the key cylinder (17) is operated. In synchronism with this, the hook portion (5a) provided at the rear end portion is rotated through the upper and lower connecting rods (19) around the support shaft (16) so that the unauthorized intrusion prevention plate ( It disengages from the engaging piece (6a) of 6), and the front door (3) can be opened. The connecting rod (19) is rotatably connected to the upper and lower lock levers (5) by a connecting shaft (19a) facing in the left-right direction.

  The outer plate (15b) of the side plate (15) is provided with a support shaft (16) and a notch (15c) facing the vicinity thereof. This notch (15c) is used when the caulking machine caulks the support shaft (16) to the inner piece (15a) with a caulking machine to pivotally support the lock lever (5) on the inner piece (15a). It is cut out in such a dimension that it does not interfere with the outer piece (15b) facing 15a). Therefore, when the support shaft (16) is caulked, the caulking machine does not interfere with the outer piece (15b), so that the caulking work and assembly work of the support shaft (16) that pivotally supports the lock lever (5) are performed. Can be done efficiently.

  The unauthorized intrusion prevention plate (6) is fixed to the inside of the front portion of the right side plate (2a) of the housing (2) by a plurality of screws (20), and when the front door (3) is closed, As shown in FIG. 6, it penetrates between the inner piece (15a) and the outer piece (15b) of the side plate (15) and overlaps with the outer piece (15b) in the left-right direction.

  In the region of the unauthorized intrusion prevention plate (6) facing the notch (15c) of the side plate (15), as shown mainly in FIG. 5, the notch (15c) when the front door (3) is closed. And a notch shielding part (6b) capable of shielding the notch part (15c). The cutout shielding part (6b) is formed to protrude forward from the upper front edge (6c) and the lower front edge (6d) of the unauthorized intrusion prevention plate (6). As a result, step portions (6e) and (6f) facing substantially the horizontal direction are formed at the upper end of the upper notch shielding portion (6b) and the lower end of the lower notch shielding portion (6b).

  In the present embodiment, the upper notch shielding part (6b) and the lower notch shielding part (6b) are provided continuously in the vertical direction as mainly shown in FIGS. Instead of this, the upper and lower cutout shielding portions (6b) may be provided intermittently so that only the cutout portion (15c) is shielded.

  As described above, in the closed state of the front door (3), the unauthorized intrusion prevention plate (6) and the inner piece (15a) and the outer piece (15b) of the side plate (15) overlap in the left-right direction, Since the notch (15c) of the part plate (15) is shielded by the notch shielding part (6b) of the unauthorized intrusion prevention plate (6), the clearance between the housing (2) and the front door (3) is ensured. Shielded by. As a result, a fraudulent act in which an unauthorized intruder such as a piano wire enters the inside of the housing (2) through a gap between the housing (2) and the front door (3) and illegally operates the gaming device. Can be reliably prevented.

  As described above, the present invention opens the front surface of the housing (2) in which the gaming devices (7), (8), (9), and (10) are accommodated, and the opening of the housing (2). A cross section having a door (3) and having an inner piece (15a) projecting rearward and an outer piece (15b) facing the inner piece (15a) on the rear side of the front door (3). The front side plate (15) is fixed and the inner piece (15a) of the side plate (15) is engaged with the engagement piece (6a) provided on the housing (2). A lock lever (5) capable of restraining the door (3) in the closed state is pivotally supported by the support shaft (16), and at the side edge of the opening in the housing (2), the front door (3) is closed. A game provided with an unauthorized intrusion prevention plate (6) that overlaps with both side pieces (15a) (15b) of the side plate (15) and can shield the gap between the housing (2) and the front door (3). In the machine, the outer plate (15b) of the side plate (15) is provided with a support shaft (16) and a notch (15c) facing the vicinity thereof, and an unauthorized intrusion prevention plate (6 ) Is provided with a notch shielding part (6b) that can shield the notch part (15c) when the front door (3) is closed, so that the support shaft (16) of the lock lever (5) is caulked and assembled. Work can be done easily. Furthermore, a fraudulent act in which an unauthorized intruder such as a piano wire enters the inside of the case (2) through a gap between the case (2) and the front door (3) and illegally operates the gaming device. Can be reliably prevented.

  In addition, the front edge of the notch shield (6b) protrudes forward from the upper front edge (6c) or the lower front edge (6d) of the unauthorized intrusion prevention plate (6), thereby making unauthorized intruders illegal. Even when trying to enter the housing (2) from the upper part or the lower part of the intrusion prevention plate (6), when the unauthorized intruder moves upward or downward, the unauthorized intruder will move to the upper or lower end of the notch shield (6b). Since it is hooked on the step portions (6e) and (6f) provided in the intruder, the intrusion of the unauthorized intruder can be more reliably prevented.

It is a front view of a gaming machine to which the present invention is applied. FIG. 3 is a right side view of a gaming machine in which a part of a housing and a front door are cut out. It is a right view of the gaming machine with the front door slightly opened. It is a rear view of the right half of the front door. It is an enlarged view of the V section in FIG. FIG. 6 is a transverse sectional view taken along line VI-VI in FIG. 5.

Explanation of symbols

(1) Pachislot machines
(2) Housing
(2a) Right side plate
(3) Front door
(3a) Symbol display window
(3b) saucer
(4) Hinge shaft
(5) Lock lever
(5a) Hook part
(6) Unauthorized intrusion prevention board
(6a) Engagement piece
(6b) Notch shield
(6c) Upper front edge
(6d) Lower front edge
(6e) (6f) Stepped part
(7) Reel unit (game machine)
(7a) Rotating reel (game machine)
(8) Hopper unit (game machine)
(9) Main control board (game machine)
(10) Power box (game equipment)
(11) medal slot
(12) Bet button
(13) Start lever
(14) Stop button
(15) Side plate
(15a) Inner piece
(15b) Outer piece
(15c) Notch
(16) Spindle
(17) Key cylinder
(18) Key lever
(19) Linkage
(19a) Connecting shaft
(20) Screw

Claims (2)

A left and right side piece that protrudes rearward on the rear surface of the side of the front door, the front door having a front opening and a gaming device accommodated therein, and a front door capable of opening and closing the opening of the housing. A side plate having a substantially U-shaped cross section is fixed, and the front door is closed by engaging the inner side piece located on the inner side among the left and right side pieces of the side plate. A lock lever that can be constrained in a state is pivotally supported by a support shaft, and is overlapped with a side piece of the side plate in a closed state of the front door on a side edge of the opening in the housing. In a gaming machine provided with an unauthorized intrusion prevention plate that can shield the gap between the front door,
The outer piece located on the outer side of the left and right side pieces of the side plate is provided with a notch portion facing the support shaft and the vicinity thereof, and the illegal intrusion prevention plate is provided with the notch in a closed state of the front door. A gaming machine comprising a cutout shielding portion capable of shielding a portion. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the front end edge of the cutout shielding portion protrudes forward from the upper or lower front end edge of the unauthorized intrusion prevention plate.

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