JP2006129923A - Controller of game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a controller of a game machine in which only a board by kind can be exchanged in the state of mounting a common board on the base member of a board case. <P>SOLUTION: In the controller of the game machine, a control board 2 for which the common board 21 and the board 22 by kind are detachably connected by a connector part 23 is housed in the board case having the base member 1 provided with a bottom surface part and side wall parts 12a, 12b, 12c and 12d, the control board 2 is attached to the base member 1 so that the surface of the control board 2 is positioned same as the upper edge of the side wall parts 12a, 12b, 12c and 12d of the base member 1 or on the bottom surface side more than the upper edge, the side wall part 12c of the base member facing a board outer end edge 29 to be the end edge on the opposite side of the connector part 23 of the board 21 by kind is formed in such a shape that the board 22 by kind can be slid and detached to the common board 21, and a finger hooking part composed of notches 6a and 6b for picking and sliding the board 22 by kind with fingers is provided. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  In the present invention, a control board for controlling electric components of a gaming machine such as a pachinko gaming machine and electric parts such as a variable display device is housed in a board case, and is used by being attached to the back side of the gaming machine. The present invention relates to a control device.

  Electronic components such as ROM, RAM, and CPU are mounted on a circuit board for a control board that controls electric components such as an electric accessory of a gaming machine and a variable display device. The control board on which the electronic component is mounted is attached to the gaming machine while being housed in the board case.

  On the other hand, there are a plurality of types of gaming machines. Since the electric parts are different for each model and there are a plurality of types, it is necessary to prepare an apparatus corresponding to each model for the control device.

  However, if a dedicated control device is prepared for each model, there is a disadvantage that the cost is high because parts cannot be shared.

  In order to solve this problem, a control device is known in which a control board of a gaming machine is divided into a plurality of parts, and at least one of them is a common part that can be used in common by a plurality of types of gaming machines (for example, Patent Document 1). reference).

  The apparatus described in Patent Document 1 is a control in which a control board is divided into a common circuit board and a type-specific circuit board, both of which are detachably configured by a connector portion, and a plurality of circuit boards are integrated. The board is attached to the gaming machine in a state of being housed in one board case.

  Further, as a control device for a gaming machine, a substrate constituted by a base member in which a side wall is provided around and a portion surrounded by the side wall is formed as an installation portion of the substrate, and a cover member fixed to the base member A configuration in which a case is used and a control board is installed in an installation part of the board case is known (see, for example, Patent Document 2).

Japanese Patent Publication No. 6-2181 Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2002-270300 (FIG. 2)

  In the control device described in Patent Document 1, when a circuit board is attached to the board case, since there is no circuit board mounting guide around the circuit board, it is difficult to position the circuit board and assembly work is troublesome. There was a problem that it took.

  Further, the control device described in Patent Document 2 has an advantage that assembly work is easy because the control board is attached and positioned with respect to the base member only by fitting the control board into the base member installation portion.

  However, in the control device described in Patent Document 2, the control board is divided into a common circuit board (hereinafter referred to as a common board) and a type-specific circuit board (hereinafter referred to as a type-specific board), and both are connected to the connector portion. When the common board is attached to the base member, only the type-specific board can be slid in the horizontal direction because the side wall is provided around the base member. It is impossible to remove. To remove the type-specific board, remove the control board that connects and integrates the common board and type-type board from the base member and put it out of the board case. It is necessary to separate the connection of the substrate by type. However, such work is very time-consuming.

  For example, when a used gaming machine is collected and its parts are to be recycled, a common board in the control circuit can be used. In this case, if only the type-specific board can be replaced while the common board is mounted on the base member of the board case, the work is not time-consuming and the replacement can be easily performed. Greatly improved.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described drawbacks of the prior art, and it is possible to replace only the type-specific substrate while the common substrate is mounted on the base member of the substrate case. It is another object of the present invention to provide a control device for a gaming machine that can easily position a board and does not require time and effort to replace a type-specific board.

The present invention
(1) A plurality of types of gaming machines in a board case provided with a base member in which a bottom surface part and a side wall part rising from the periphery of the bottom surface part are provided, and a part surrounded by the side wall part is formed as an installation part of a control board A control device for a gaming machine in which a control board in which a common board that can be used in common and a type-specific board specific to each type of gaming machine is detachably connected by a connector portion is housed, It is formed so that the common board and the type-specific board are directly connected and integrated by the connector part provided on the edge of the type-specific board, and the connection direction of the connector part is a direction parallel to the bottom surface of the base member. The control board is attached to the base member so that the surface of the board is located on the bottom side of the top edge of the side wall part of the base member or the edge of the type board opposite to the connector part. Substrate The side wall portion of the base member facing the side edge is formed in a shape that can be removed by sliding the type-specific substrate with respect to the common substrate, so that the type-specific substrate can be picked and slid by the finger. A control device for a gaming machine, characterized in that a finger-hanging portion is provided,
(2) The side wall portion of the base member facing the substrate outer edge of the type-specific substrate has a shape in which at least the position is deleted so as not to prevent the type-specific substrate from sliding, or the side wall portion. A control device for a gaming machine according to the above (1), which is provided at a position where a space capable of sliding the type-specific board is formed between the board and the outer edge of the type-specific board;
(3) The gaming machine control device according to (1) or (2), wherein the finger-hanging portion is configured by a notch for holding provided on both side edges adjacent to the board outer edge of the type-specific board,
(4) The finger-hanging portion is configured by a holding space formed between both side edges adjacent to the substrate outer edge of the type-specific substrate and each side wall portion facing the both side edges of the base member. The gaming machine control device according to (1) or (2) above,
(5) A grip notch provided on one edge adjacent to the substrate outer edge of the type-specific substrate, and the other edge adjacent to the substrate outer edge of the type-specific substrate, A control device for a gaming machine according to the above (1) or (2), comprising a holding space formed between the other end edge of the base member and the opposite side wall portion;
(6) The gaming machine control device according to (4) or (5) above, wherein a gripping notch is provided at a gripping space side end portion of the type-specific substrate adjacent to the gripping space,
Is the gist.

  The control device for a gaming machine according to the present invention is configured such that the side wall portion of the base member facing the outer edge of the board opposite to the connector portion of the type-specific board has the type-specific board to the common board. A state where the common board is mounted on the board case by adopting a configuration that is formed in a shape that can be slid and removed, and is provided with a finger-holding part that allows the type-specific board to be picked and slid. Thus, it is possible to replace only the type-specific substrate, and it is easy to position the substrate when exchanging the type-specific substrate. For example, when a used machine of a gaming machine provided with the control device of the present invention is collected and the control device of the gaming machine is recycled, the replacement work for changing the type-specific board to a new type of board can be performed very easily.

  In the gaming machine control device according to the present invention, the side wall portion of the base member facing the outer edge of the board of the type-specific board has a shape in which at least the position is deleted so as not to prevent the slide of the type-specific board. When there is a space where the type-specific substrate can be slid between the side wall portion and the substrate outer edge of the type-specific substrate, when the type-specific substrate is slid and removed Removal work can be performed reliably.

  In the gaming machine control device of the present invention, when the finger-hanging portion is configured by a notch for grip provided on both side edges adjacent to the board outer edge of the type-specific board, the type-type board is slid to be replaced. When doing this, it is possible to prevent the fingertip from slipping by hooking and gripping the finger on the finger-holding part consisting of the notch for gripping, so that the board can be pulled out with the finger securely. It becomes easier to remove only the substrate, and replacement work can be performed easily and reliably.

  In the gaming machine control device according to the present invention, the finger-hanging portion is formed between the side edges adjacent to the board outer edge of the type-specific board and the side walls facing the side edges of the base member. If it is composed of a gripping space, when you slide and replace a type-specific board, you can securely insert your finger in the gripping space and securely slide your finger on the board. It is possible to easily and reliably replace another substrate.

  In addition, when a space for gripping is provided, in addition to facilitating gripping of the control board with fingers, the space for gripping is placed around the control board when the control board is installed on the base member installation portion. Since it is formed as a space, it is easy to attach and remove a control board such as a type-specific board. Even when the size of the type-specific substrate changes depending on the model, the holding space can cope with the size change of the type-specific substrate, so that it can correspond to a wide range of models.

  In the control device of the gaming machine of the present invention, the finger-hanging portion is formed on the holding notch provided on one edge adjacent to the board outer edge of the type-specific board and on the board outer edge of the type-specific board. When it is configured by a gripping space formed between the other adjacent edge and the side wall facing the other edge of the base member, when the type-specific substrate is slid and replaced Since the finger can be surely placed on the finger-hanging portion composed of the gripping notch and the gripping space, it is possible to easily and reliably replace the type-specific substrate.

  In the gaming machine control device of the present invention, when a gripping notch is provided at the gripping space side end of the typed substrate adjacent to the gripping space, the typed substrate is slid and replaced. At this time, since the finger can be surely put on the finger-hanging portion formed of the notch for gripping, it is possible to easily and reliably replace the type-specific substrate.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. 1 to 4 show a first embodiment of the present invention. Fig.1 (a) is a top view of the base member which comprises a substrate case, FIG.1 (b) is a perspective view of (a). FIG. 2 shows a control board, (a) is an exploded perspective view, and (b) is a plan view showing a connection state of (a). FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of the control device viewed from the cover member side. FIG. 4 shows a state in which the control board is attached to the base member, (a) is a plan view showing a state in which the type-specific board is disconnected from the common board, and (b) shows a type-specific board connected to the common board. It is a top view which shows the state which carried out.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 (a) and 2 (b), the control device for the gaming machine of the first embodiment is applied to the base member 1 formed in a rectangular tray shape as shown in FIGS. 1 (a) and 1 (b). A control board 2 in which a common board 21 that can be commonly used for a plurality of types of gaming machines and a type-specific board 22 that is unique to each type of gaming machine is detachably connected and integrated by a connector portion 23 is attached. As shown in FIG. 3, a cover member 3 for covering the control board 2 and protecting the base board 1 on which the control board 2 is installed is attached. That is, in the first embodiment, the control board 2 is configured in a state in which the control board 2 is housed in a board case composed of the base member 1 and the cover member 3.

  As shown in FIGS. 1A and 1B, the base member 1 includes a rectangular bottom surface portion 11 and side wall portions 12a, 12b, 12c, and 12d that rise from the periphery of the bottom surface portion 11, and have an overall shape. Is formed in a rectangular tray shape. An opening region defined by the side wall portions 12 a, 12 b, 12 c and 12 d of the base member 1 is formed as an installation portion of the control board 2. Further, as shown in the figure, positioning used for positioning when the common substrate 21 is installed on the base member 1 at both corners on one end side in the longitudinal direction of the base member 1 on the right side in the drawing. Boss 14a, 14b is provided. Further, closer to the end opposite to the end provided with the positioning bosses 14a and 14b than the center of the long side of the rectangular base member 1, the common substrate 21 and the type-specific substrate 22 on the connector portion 23 side. Pedestal bosses 15a and 15b serving as pedestals on which the end portions are placed are provided at positions facing and opposed to the side wall portions 12a and 12b on the long side of the rectangular base member 1.

  When the control board 2 is installed on the base member 1, the surface of the control board 2 has the same height with respect to the upper ends of the side walls 12a, 12b, 12c, 12d of the base member 1 as shown in FIG. Alternatively, the control board 2 is supported by the positioning bosses 14a and 14b and the base bosses 15a and 15b at a position where the surface of the control board 2 is lowered, and is attached to the predetermined height from the bottom surface portion 11.

  The shapes of the positioning bosses 14a and 14b and the base bosses 15a and 15b are controlled with respect to the upper ends of the side wall portions 12a, 12b, 12c and 12d of the base member 1 as shown in FIG. 3 when the control board 2 is installed. The surface of the substrate 2 is designed to have the same height or the surface of the control substrate 2 is lowered. The “surface of the control board 2” is the surface of the board surface of the board, and the mounted component may be higher than the side wall portion.

  As shown in FIG. 2A, a CPU 24, a ROM (A) 25, a RAM 26, and a connector component (A) 23a are mounted on the common substrate 21. The ROM (A) 25 stores a highly versatile program that can be used among a plurality of different types of gaming machines, such as a command receiving program and a motor control program. In addition, at both corners on one end side in the longitudinal direction of the common substrate 21, positioning is made of a through hole in which the tips of the positioning bosses 14a and 14b engage with the positions corresponding to the positioning bosses 14a and 14b of the base member 1. Holes 17a and 17b are provided. A communication connector 28 for connecting to another control board via a harness or the like is mounted on the longitudinal end of the common board 21 on the positioning holes 17a and 17b side. The connection direction of this connector is formed so as to be inserted in a direction perpendicular to the plate surface of the control board.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 2A, a ROM (B) 2 7 and a connector part (B) 23b are mounted on the type-specific board 22. The ROM (B) 27 stores data and programs that are changed for each model of the gaming machine, such as image data, audio data, lamp emission data, and motor control data.

  The connector part 23 of the control board 2 is connected to the connector part (A) 23 a provided at the edge of the common board 21 and the connector part (B) 23 b provided at the edge of the type-specific board 22. It is comprised so that. The connection direction of the connector portion 23 provided at the edge of the common substrate 21 and the type-specific substrate 22 is a direction parallel to the bottom surface portion 11 of the base member 1. As shown in FIG. 2 (b), the connector part (A) 23a and the connector part (B) 23b are directly connected without using a harness or the like, so that the common board 21 and the type-specific board 22 are connected and integrated. The control board 2 is configured.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the cover member 3 constituting the substrate case is formed in a rectangular bucket shape that covers the opening region of the base member 1. In addition, the cover member 3 is configured to allow the common board 21 in the board case 4 and another control device (not shown) to be connected with a harness or the like at a position corresponding to the communication connector 28 mounted on the common board 21. A connection window 31 is opened. Further, as shown in FIG. 3, the cover member 3 is provided with heat radiation holes 32 including a plurality of through holes for radiating the heat of the control board 2 to the outside. Further, an engaging portion 33 is provided at the peripheral edge of the cover member 3 for slidingly engaging with the engaging piece 16 of the base member 1 to fix and hold the cover member 3 to the base member 1.

  As shown in FIG. 4A, the size of the common substrate 21 is such that the length of the substrate surface in the short direction (vertical direction in the drawing) is the length of the side wall portion of the base member 1 in the short direction (see FIG. 4A). 4 (a) is substantially the same as the length between the side wall portions 12a and 12b), and the length of the substrate surface in the longitudinal direction (left-right direction in the figure) is the same as that of the positioning bosses 14a and 14b of the base member 1. The length is substantially the same as the length from the side wall portion 12d to the base bosses 15a and 15b.

  The size of the type-specific substrate 22 is formed in a shape that allows the type-specific substrate 22 to be slid and removed from the common substrate 21 in a state of being installed on the base member 1. As shown in FIGS. 4A and 4B, the length of the type-specific substrate 22 in the direction orthogonal to the sliding direction is the same as the size of the common substrate 21, and the length of the side wall portion of the base member 1 is short. It is formed in the same size as the length in the hand direction.

  Since the control board 2 is installed on the base member 1 formed in this way, the position of the common board 21 is fixed by the positioning bosses 14 a and 14 b provided on the base member 1 so that the common board 21 does not move in the horizontal direction parallel to the bottom surface 11. Is done. Further, when the control board 2 is installed on the base member 1, the surface of the control board 2 has the same height with respect to the upper ends of the side wall portions 12a, 12b, 12c and 12d of the base member 1 as shown in FIG. In other words, since the side wall portion is formed so that the surface of the control board is lowered, the movement of the base member 1 in the short direction of the base member 1 is restricted.

  In FIG. 4B, the length of the type-specific board 22 in the sliding direction is the same as the length of the connector part 23 of the type-specific board 22 from the board inner edge 30 that is the edge of the type-type board 22 on the connector part 23 side. It is shown as a distance t1 to the substrate outer edge 29 which is the opposite edge. This length is determined from the board inner edge 30 of the type-specific board 22 when the control board 2 is installed on the base member 1 with the connector portion 23 connected, to the board outer edge 29 of the type-specific board 22. It is formed to be smaller than the distance t2 to the side wall portion 12c of the board case opposite to the distance t3 as the insertion width of the connector portion 23.

  In FIG. 4B, the space portion is indicated by hatching for convenience. Since the type-specific substrate is formed in the above size, the type-specific substrate 22 is provided between the side wall portion 12c and the substrate outer edge 29 of the type-specific substrate 22 as shown in FIG. Is slid to form a space in which the connector parts 23a and 23b can be attached and detached.

  The control device of the present invention is provided with a finger hooking portion for allowing a type-specific board to be picked and slid by a finger. As shown in FIGS. 2A and 2B, the finger-hook portion in the control device shown in FIGS. 4A and 4B has both side edges (types) adjacent to the substrate outer edge 29 of the type-specific board 22. It is formed as gripping cutouts 6a and 6b provided at both end edges in a direction perpendicular to the sliding direction of the separate substrate 22. The size of the gripping notches 6a and 6b may be such that the type-specific substrate 22 can be gripped with a fingertip. Since the space shown as the hatched portion in FIG. 4B is formed by the notches 6a and 6b, it is possible to put the finger into this space and firmly hold the type-specific substrate 22 with the thumb and forefinger. Then, by sliding the gripped type-specific substrate 22 so as to move in the direction of the sliding space 10 of the left side wall portion 12c in the figure, the connector part (A) 23a and the connector part (B) of the connector part 23 Only the type-specific substrate 22 can be removed from the base member 1 by releasing the connection of 23b and lifting it upward as it is.

  When attaching another type-specific substrate after removing the type-specific substrate 22, the notch 6 a, 6 b of the type-specific substrate 22 is sandwiched with fingers and fitted into the space of the base member 1, contrary to the above procedure. By sliding the connector part 23 side and connecting the connector part (A) 23a and the connector part (B) 23b, the replacement of the type-specific board is completed. In this case, since the length in the direction orthogonal to the sliding direction of the type-specific substrate 22 is formed with the same size as the interval between the side wall portion 12a and the side wall portion 12b of the base member 1, the connector portion is positioned. Matching is not necessary.

  When assembling a control device that attaches a control board to the base member 1, it may be attached in the state of the control board 2 in which the common board 21 and the type-specific board 22 are joined and integrated in advance, or the common board 21 is first attached to the base member 1. It is possible to attach to the substrate and then attach the type-specific substrate 22. If the control board 2 is attached to the base member 1, the cover member 3 is attached so that the cover member 3 covers the opening area of the base member 1, and a control apparatus is obtained. The cover member 3 is fixed to the base portion 1 when the engaging portion 33 is engaged with the engaging piece 16 of the base member 1.

  In the control device of the present invention, the base member 1 is provided with side walls 12a, 12b, 12c, 12d, and the surface of the control board 2 is the same as or the upper edge of the side walls 12a, 12b, 12c, 12d of the base member 1. Since the control board 2 is attached to the base member 1, positioning is controlled by an installation part surrounded by the side wall parts 12 a, 12 b, 12 c, and 12 d of the base member 1. It is only necessary to place the substrate 2 or the type-specific substrate 22 and engage the positioning holes 17a, 17b of the type-specific substrate 22 with the positioning bosses 14a, 14b of the base member 1, and no other positioning work is required. Thus, the control board 2 can be easily attached to the base member 1 and the assembly workability is excellent.

  5 and 6 show a second embodiment of the control device of the present invention. In the control device of the second embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 5A and 5B, the configurations of the substrate case and the common substrate are the same as those of the first embodiment, and only the configuration (size) of the type-specific substrates is different. It is configured as follows. As shown in FIG. 5 (b), the type-specific substrate 22 of the control device of the second embodiment has a distance t4 in the direction orthogonal to the sliding direction of the connector portion 23 such that the side wall portion 12 a and the side wall portion of the corresponding base member 1 It is formed to be shorter than the distance t5 between 12b. As a result, in a state where the control board 2 is installed on the base member 1, both side edges 34 a and 34 b (see FIG. 6) adjacent to the board outer edge 29 of the type-specific board 22 and the both side edges of the base member 1. Between the side walls 12a and 12b facing the edges 34a and 34b, finger-holding portions made up of gripping spaces 7a and 7b formed in the sizes of distances t6 and t7, respectively, are formed.

  As shown in FIG. 6, in the holding spaces 7a and 7b, the distance t6 between the type-specific substrate 22 and the side wall portion 12a and the distance t7 between the type-specific substrate 22 and the side wall portion 12b have the same length. It is formed as follows. The distance t6 and the distance t7 are formed such that the fingertips can be inserted into the gripping spaces 7a and 7b and the type-specific substrate 22 can be gripped and slid. The length of the type-specific substrate 22 in the sliding direction is such that the distances t1, t2, and t3 shown in FIG. 5B are the same as those in the first embodiment.

  When the model-specific board 22 of the control board 2 is removed from the common board 21, as shown in FIG. 5B, the model-specific board 22 is gripped by inserting a fingertip into the gripping spaces 7a, 7b, and a slide space is provided. By sliding to the 10 side, as shown in FIG. 5A, the connection of the connector part (A) 23a and the connector part (B) 23b can be released.

  7 and 8 show a third embodiment of the control apparatus of the present invention. In the control device of the third embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 7A and 7B, the configurations of the substrate case and the common substrate are the same as those of the first embodiment, and only the configuration (size) of the type-specific substrates is different. It is configured as follows. As shown in FIG. 8, the type-specific substrate 22 of the control device of the third embodiment is provided with a notch 6b for gripping at one edge 34b adjacent to the substrate outer edge 29 of the type-specific substrate 22. Yes. Further, the other edge 34a adjacent to the substrate outer edge 29 of the type-specific substrate 22 is between the side wall portion 12a facing the other edge of the base member 1, as shown in FIG. 7B. A space 7a for gripping is formed at the top. The gripping notch 6b and the gripping space 7a are provided as a finger-hanging portion that allows the type-specific substrate 22 to be picked and slid.

  As shown in FIG. 7B, the length of the type-specific board 22 in the direction orthogonal to the sliding direction of the connector part 23 is from the end of the connector part (B) 23b to one end of the type-specific board 22. The distance t9 is shorter than the distance t8 from the end of the connector part (B) 23b to the corresponding side wall 12a of the base member 1, and the base member 1 extends from one end of the type-specific substrate 22. A holding space 7a having a distance t10 is formed between the side wall portion 12a and the side wall portion 12a.

  The gripping space 7a and the gripping notch 6b are formed in such a size that the fingertip can be inserted and the type-specific substrate 22 can be gripped and slid. The length of the type-specific substrate 22 in the sliding direction is such that the distances t1, t2, and t3 in FIG. 7B are the same as those in the first embodiment.

  When removing the model-specific board 22 of the control board 2 from the common board 21, as shown in FIG. 7B, the model-specific board 22 is gripped by inserting a fingertip into the gripping notch 6b and the gripping space 7a. By sliding to the sliding space 10 side, the connection of the connector part (A) 23a and the connector part (B) 23b can be released as shown in FIG.

  9 and 10 show a fourth embodiment of the control apparatus of the present invention. In the control device of the fourth embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 9A and 9B, the configurations of the substrate case and the common substrate are the same as those of the first embodiment, and only the configuration (size) of the type-specific substrates is different. It is configured as follows. As shown in FIG. 9B, the control-type substrate 22 according to the fourth embodiment has a distance t4 in a direction orthogonal to the sliding direction of the connector portion 23, and the control substrate 2 is installed on the base member 1. Thus, the side edges 34a and 34b (see FIG. 10) adjacent to the board outer edge 29 of the type-specific board 22 and the side walls 12a and 12b facing the side edges 34a and 34b of the base member 1 In the middle, there are formed finger-holding portions made up of gripping spaces 7a and 7b each having a size of distances t6 and t7. This configuration is the same as in the second embodiment.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 10, the type-specific substrate 22 includes gripping notches 8a, 8b at the gripping space side end portions 18a, 18b of the type-specific substrate 22 adjacent to the gripping spaces 7a, 7b. Is provided. As shown in FIG. 9B, the type-specific substrate so that the distance t6 between the type-specific substrate 22 and the side wall portion 12a and the distance t7 between the type-specific substrate 22 and the side wall portion 12b are the same. 22 is formed to be connected to the connector portion 23. The length t6 and the length t7 are formed such that the fingertip can be inserted and the control board can be gripped and slid. The length of the type-specific substrate 22 in the sliding direction is formed such that the distances t1, t2, and t3 in FIG.

  When removing the model-specific board 22 from the common board 21, as shown in FIG. 9 (b), the model-specific board 22 is gripped by inserting a fingertip into the holding spaces 7a, 7b and the notches 8a, 8b. By sliding to the sliding space 10 side, as shown in FIG. 9A, the connection of the connector part (A) 23a and the connector part (B) 23b can be released. In addition to being easy to grip the type-specific substrate 22 with the fingers by the gripping spaces 7a, 7b, the type-specific substrate can be more securely held by the notches 8a, 8b.

  11 and 12 show a fifth embodiment of the control apparatus of the present invention. As shown in FIGS. 11A and 11B, the control device of the fifth embodiment is configured so that the configurations of the substrate case and the common substrate are the same as those of the third embodiment, and only the shapes of the types of substrates are different. It becomes. As shown in FIG. 12, the type-specific substrate 22 of the control device of the fifth embodiment has a holding space side edge on the side where the holding space 7a is formed between the type-specific substrate 22 and the side wall portion 12a. Only the point that a notch 8a for gripping is provided on 18a is different from the third embodiment, and the other configuration is the same as that of the third embodiment.

  As shown in FIG. 11B, the length of the type-specific board 22 in the direction orthogonal to the sliding direction of the connector part 23 is from the end of the connector part (B) 23b to one end of the type-specific board 22. The distance t9 is shorter than the distance t8 from the end of the connector part (B) 23b to the corresponding side wall 12a of the base member 1, and the base member 1 extends from one end of the type-specific substrate 22. A holding space 7a having a distance t10 is formed between the side wall portion 12a and the side wall portion 12a. This configuration is the same as in the third embodiment.

  The gripping space 7a and the gripping notch 6b are formed in such a size that the fingertip can be inserted and the type-specific substrate 22 can be gripped and slid. The length of the type-specific substrate 22 in the sliding direction is the same as that of the first embodiment at distances t1, t2, and t3 in FIG. 7B.

  When removing the model-specific board 22 from the common board 21, as shown in FIG. 11B, the finger-tip is inserted into the gripping space 7a and the notch 6b, the model-specific board 22 is gripped, and the slide space 10 By sliding to the side, the connector part (A) 23a and the connector part (B) 23b can be disconnected as shown in FIG. In addition to being easy to grip the type-specific substrate 22 with the finger by the gripping space 7a, the type-specific substrate 22 can be more securely held by the notch 8a.

  In the above embodiment, as shown in FIG. 4B, when the base board 1 is installed in the state of the control board 2 in which the connector portion 23 of the common board 22 and the type-specific board 21 is connected, the type-specific board 22 is provided. The distance t1 in the sliding direction is shorter than the distance t2 between the board outer edge 29 of the type-specific board 22 and the side wall part 12c of the base member by the moving distance t3 required for inserting the connector part. Preferably formed. Thus, by shortening the distance from the connector portion 23b of the type-specific substrate 22 to the outer edge 29 of the substrate, a space can be surely secured between the side wall portion 12c, so that the type-specific substrate 22 is connected to the connector portion 23. Accordingly, it is possible to easily remove only the type-specific substrate 22 from the base member 1.

  In each of the above embodiments, the base member 1 is formed in a state where the periphery of the bottom surface portion is surrounded by the side wall portion, and the sliding space 10 is formed on the substrate outer edge 29 side of the type-specific substrate 22. In this manner, the sliding is not hindered, but the side wall 12c facing the substrate outer edge 29 of the type-specific substrate 22 is formed in a shape that is removed to prevent the type-specific substrate 22 from sliding. (It is not particularly shown). In this case, since there is no side wall portion 12c, the type-specific substrate 22 can be freely slid in the direction of the side wall portion 12c without limitation of the amount of sliding, so the connector portion is between the side wall portion 12 and the type-specific substrate 22. It is not necessary to provide the slide space 10 as a space for inserting and removing 23. Therefore, the size of the base member 1 in the sliding direction is almost the same as the length of the state in which the connector 23 of the control board 2 is connected and the control board is installed on the base member, or from the bottom 11 of the base member. The size can be such that the control board 2 does not protrude. The base member 1 may be formed without any side wall portion 12c. However, the height of the side wall portion 12c only needs to be a height that does not hinder sliding of the type-specific substrate 22, and the side wall portion is within that range. 12c may be provided.

The 1st Example of this invention is shown, (a) is a top view of the base member which comprises a substrate case, (b) is a perspective view of (a). The 1st Example of this invention is shown, (a) is a disassembled perspective view of a control board, (b) is a top view which shows the state which connected the control board of (a). It is the disassembled perspective view which showed the 1st Example of this invention and looked at the control apparatus from the cover member side. The state which attached the control board to the base member of the 1st example of the present invention is shown, (a) is a top view showing the state where the connection to the common board of the classified board was released, and (b) classified by kind It is a top view which shows the state which connected the board | substrate to the common board | substrate. The state which attached the control board to the base member of the 2nd example of the present invention is shown, (a) is a top view showing the state where the connection to the common board of a classified board was released, and (b) classified by kind It is a top view which shows the state which connected the board | substrate to the common board | substrate. It is a top view which shows the control board of FIG. The state which attached the control board to the base member of the 3rd example of the present invention is shown, (a) is a top view showing the state where the connection to the common board of the board according to kind was canceled, and (b) according to kind It is a top view which shows the state which connected the board | substrate to the common board | substrate. It is a top view which shows the control board of FIG. The state which attached the control board to the base member of 4th Example of this invention is shown, (a) is a top view which shows the state which cancelled | released the connection with respect to the common board | substrate of a kind board, (b) is classified according to kind It is a top view which shows the state which connected the board | substrate to the common board | substrate. It is a top view which shows the control board of FIG. The state which attached the control board to the base member of the 5th example of the present invention is shown, (a) is a top view showing the state where the connection to the common board of the board according to kind was released, and (b) according to kind It is a top view which shows the state which connected the board | substrate to the common board | substrate. It is a top view which shows the control board of FIG.

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DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Base member 2 Control board 3 Cover member 6a, 6b Gripping notch 7a, 7b Gripping space 8a, 8b Gripping notch 10 Sliding space 11 Base member bottom surfaces 12a, 12b, 12c, 12d Side wall portion 21 of base member Common substrate 22 Substrate by type 23 Connector portion

Claims (6)

Common to a plurality of types of gaming machines in a board case having a base member in which a bottom surface part and a side wall part rising from the periphery of the bottom surface part are provided and a part surrounded by the side wall part is formed as a control board installation part A control device for a gaming machine in which a control board in which a common board that can be used for each type and a different type of board unique to each type of gaming machine is detachably connected by a connector portion is housed,
The common board and the type-specific board are formed so as to be directly connected and integrated by the connector portion provided at the edge of the common board and the type-specific board, and the connection direction of the connector part is parallel to the bottom surface of the base member. Yes, the control board is attached to the base member so that the surface of the control board is located on the bottom side of the upper edge or the same as the upper edge of the side wall portion of the base member,
The side wall of the base member facing the outer edge of the board, which is the edge opposite to the connector part of the type-specific board, can be removed by sliding the type-type board with respect to the common board. A control device for a gaming machine, characterized in that it is provided with a finger-hanging portion that allows a type-specific board to be picked and slid by a finger.   The side wall portion of the base member facing the outer edge of the substrate of the type-specific substrate has a shape in which at least the position is deleted so as not to prevent the slide of the type-specific substrate, or the type is different from the side wall portion. 2. The control device for a gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the control device for the gaming machine is provided at a position where a space in which the type-specific board can slide is formed between the board and the outer edge of the board.   The control device for a gaming machine according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the finger hanging portion is configured by a notch for grip provided on both side edges adjacent to the board outer edge of the type-specific board.   The finger-holding portion is configured by a holding space formed between both side edges adjacent to the substrate outer edge of the type-specific substrate and each side wall portion facing the both side edges of the base member. 3. A control device for a gaming machine according to 1 or 2.   The finger-holding part is provided with a notch for grip provided on one edge adjacent to the substrate outer edge of the type-specific substrate, the other edge adjacent to the substrate outer edge of the type-specific substrate, and the base member. The control device for a gaming machine according to claim 1 or 2, comprising a gripping space formed between the other end edge and the opposing side wall. The gaming machine control device according to claim 4 or 5, wherein a gripping notch is provided at a gripping space side end portion of the type-specific substrate adjacent to the gripping space.

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