JP2007289578A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine in which an operation board case having various kinds of operation parts arranged on the front side is fixed at a middle position in a front-and-rear direction inside a casing, and nonetheless a high rigid feeling of the operation board case can be maintained at all times when operating the operation part and loads on a fixing part can be reduced. <P>SOLUTION: The game machine is equipped with: a roughly box-shaped main body case 2 whose front side is opened; a front surface panel mounted on the front surface side of the main body case 2 in a freely openable and closable manner; and the operation board case 14 in which various kinds of operation parts are arranged on the front side, the operation board case 14 being mounted on the inner surface of the main body case 2 in such a state that a prescribed surface constituting its outer circumferential surface is along the inner surface, wherein a projection part 75 projected to the back is provided on the back surface side of the operation board case 14, and the rear end side of the projection part 75 is roughly abutted on the back plate 7 of the main body case 2. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine such as a slot machine.

  Among the various gaming machines, for example, the slot machine has a symbol box reel unit in a case that includes a substantially box-shaped main body case that is open on the front side and a front panel that can be opened and closed on the front side of the main body case. The medal payout device and various substrate cases are arranged.

  Among various board cases, there is an operation board case having an operation unit for performing an external operation, such as a setting board case for storing a setting board having a reset switch or the like (see Patent Document 1). About such an operation board case, it is desirable to arrange | position to the back side as much as possible in a housing | casing from a viewpoint of fraud prevention, On the other hand, from a viewpoint of operativity, it is desirable to arrange | position to the front side as much as possible in a housing | casing. .

Taking these into consideration, it can be said that the position of the operation board case as far as possible on the rear side of the housing is an optimal arrangement position within a range that does not significantly impair the operability.
JP-A-2005-218708

  By the way, the operation board is equipped with operation parts such as a reset switch and connector connection terminals, which must be operable from the front side of the housing. It is normal to place it facing.

  On the other hand, since the optimum arrangement position of the operation board case described above is a midway position in the front-rear direction in the housing, in order to fix the operation board case, for example, the side surface, bottom surface, etc. It is necessary to fix to the bottom.

  In this case, when operating the operation unit, such as pressing the reset switch or connecting a connector to the connection terminal, a backward force often acts on the operation board case. A large moment is generated at a fixed position such as the side surface. Therefore, due to long-term use, for example, the fixed state becomes unsatisfactory and the feeling of rigidity when operating the operation unit is lowered, the operability is deteriorated, or in the worst case, the fixed part is damaged due to fatigue or the like There was also fear.

  In view of such a conventional problem, the present invention always provides a sense of rigidity when operating the operation unit when fixing the operation board case in which various operation units are arranged on the front side to a midway position in the front-rear direction in the housing. An object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine that can be kept high and can reduce a load on a fixed portion.

  The present invention includes a substantially box-shaped main body case 2 that is open on the front side, a front panel 3 that is openably / closably mounted on the front side of the main body case 2, and an operation board case 14 that is provided with various operation units on the front side. In the gaming machine mounted on the inner surface of the operation board case 14 with the predetermined surface constituting the outer peripheral surface thereof being along the inner surface of the main body case 2, the operation board case 14 is provided on the back side of the operation board case 14. A projecting portion 75 projecting rearward is provided, and the rear end side of the projecting portion 75 is substantially brought into contact with the back plate 7 of the main body case 2.

  According to the present invention, even when the operation board case 14 is fixed at a midway position in the front-rear direction in the housing, the rigidity at the time of operating the operation unit is always kept high without performing special reinforcement on the fixed part. In addition, there is an advantage that damage due to fatigue or the like can be prevented by reducing the load on the fixed portion.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. 1 to 8 illustrate an embodiment in which the present invention is embodied as a slot machine. 1 and 2, reference numeral 1 denotes a housing of a gaming machine, which includes a main body case 2 and a rectangular front panel 3 disposed on the front side of the main body case 2.

  The main body case 2 is made of, for example, wood, a pair of left and right side plates 4a and 4b, an upper plate 5 and a bottom plate 6 that connect the upper and lower ends of the left and right side plates 4a and 4b to the left and right, and a back plate 7 that substantially closes the back side. The front panel 3 is mounted so that the front side can be freely opened and closed.

  In the main body case 2, as shown in FIG. 2, in addition to the display reel unit 9 in which a plurality of symbol display reels 8a to 8c are arranged in the left-right direction, a medal payout device 10, a medal auxiliary case 11, a power board case 12, A main control board case 13, a setting board case (operation board case) 14 and the like are arranged.

  The display reel unit 9 is detachably mounted on an intermediate shelf 15 installed between the left and right side plates 4a and 4b.

  The medal payout device 10 includes a medal hopper 16 for storing medals for payout, medal payout means 17 for paying out medals in the medal hopper 16, and surplus medals for discharging medals overflowing from the medal hopper 16 to the medal auxiliary case 11 side. A discharge port 18 and the like are provided and are detachably mounted on the bottom plate 6.

  Further, for example, the power supply board case 12 faces the lower side of the left side plate 4a on the left side, the main control board case 13 is on the front side of the back plate 7 and below the intermediate shelf 15, and the setting board case 14 is on the intermediate shelf 15. The upper left side plate 4a is detachably attached to the upper left side plate 4a.

  The front panel 3 is attached to the main body case 2 through a hinge disposed on one end of the left and right sides, for example, the left side, and can be opened and closed. As shown in FIG. A window 21 and a second display window 22 are arranged above and below.

  The first display window 21 is formed in a rectangular shape corresponding to the symbol display reels 8 a to 8 c on the main body case 2 side, and the player holds the symbol display reels 8 a to 8 c on the front side through the first display window 21. Is visible.

  The second display window 22 is formed in a rectangular shape larger than the first display window 21, for example, corresponding to the display screen 23 of a liquid crystal display unit (not shown) mounted on the back side of the front panel 3. The player can view the display screen 23 from the front side through the second display window 22.

  Further, for example, on the operation panel unit 24 provided in a horizontally long shape below the second display window 22, a medal insertion slot 25 into which medals as game media can be inserted, and medals jammed in the medal insertion slot 25. In addition to a return button 25a for returning, a 1-bet button 26 for betting a medal from credit, a max bet button 27 and a cancel button 28, and symbol display reels 8a to 8c, instead of inserting a medal into the medal slot 25 A start lever 29 for starting rotation, stop buttons 30a to 30c for individually stopping the rotating symbol display reels 8a to 8c, and the like are provided.

  A discharge port 31 for discharging the medals paid out from the medal payout means 17 and the returned medals to the front side is provided on the front side of the lower end portion of the front panel 3, and is discharged from the discharge port 31 on the front side. A medal tray 32 for receiving medals is arranged in a horizontally long shape.

  Next, details of the setting board case 14 and its mounting structure will be described. The setting board case 14 stores a setting board (operation board) 40, a relay board (operation board) 41, and a setting key switch 42. As shown in FIGS. 3 to 8, the front case body 43 and the rear case A body 44 and an opening / closing cover 45 that is attached to the front side of the front case body 43 so as to be freely opened and closed are fixed to the main body case 2 side on at least one surface of the outer peripheral side, for example, the left side surface.

  On the setting board 40, a 7-segment display means 49, a connection terminal 50, and the like are provided on one side in addition to operation parts such as a push button type reset switch 46, a sliding type stop / stop setting switch 47, and an automatic settlement presence / absence setting switch 48. And is stored in the setting board case 14 with its surface facing the front side.

  Note that the operation units such as the reset switch 46 are arranged on the setting board 40 so as to be biased to the opposite side (right side) of the setting board case 14 to the fixing surface (left side surface in the present embodiment) to the main body case 2 side. Has been.

  The relay board 41 is disposed, for example, on the upper side of the setting board 40, and operation units such as a first connection terminal 51 and a second connection terminal 52 are provided on the front side thereof.

  The setting board 40 and the relay board 41 are provided with one or a plurality of positioning holes 40a and 41a.

  The setting key switch 42 is for switching predetermined setting contents by a key operation, and is disposed, for example, below the setting board 40.

  The front case body 43 is made of a transparent or translucent synthetic resin, and extends in a rearward direction along a front plate 53 that substantially covers the front side of the setting board 40, the relay board 41, and the like, and an outer edge of the front board 53. It is formed in a substantially box shape whose rear side is open with an outer peripheral plate 54 that substantially covers the outer periphery of the substrate 40 and the relay substrate 41.

  The front plate 53 has, for example, a substantially rectangular shape when viewed from the front, and includes an upper-side terminal-side front plate 53a and a lower-side switch-side front plate 53b. The switch-side front plate 53b is more than the terminal-side front plate 53a. This protrudes forward, and the distance from the internal substrates 40 and 41 is increased.

  Terminal holes 55 to 57 for exposing the first and second connection terminals 51 and 52 of the relay board 41 and the connection terminals 50 of the setting board 40 to the front side are formed in the terminal-side front plate 53a.

  The switch-side front plate 53b has switch holes 58 to 60 for exposing the reset switch 46, the hitting presence / absence setting switch 47, and the automatic settlement presence / absence setting switch 48 to the front side, and the mounting portion 61 of the setting key switch 42. Corresponding to the arrangement position of the reset switch 46 and the like on the setting board 40 side, for example, the setting board case 14 is provided on the opposite side (right side) to the fixed surface (left side surface in the present embodiment).

  Further, the switch-side front plate 53b has a pair of upper and lower hinges that are rotatably fitted with hinge pins 62 on the opening / closing cover 45 side on one side in the left-right direction, for example, on the fixed surface (left side surface in the present embodiment) of the setting board case 14. The hinge receiving portion 63 is projected forward, for example.

  Positioning pins 40b and 41b corresponding to the positioning holes 40a and 41a of the relay board 41 and the setting board 40 are provided on the back side of the terminal-side front board 53a and the switch-side front board 53b.

  The left outer peripheral plate 54a on the left side of the outer peripheral plate 54 is a fixed surface to the left side plate 4a, and a plurality of, for example, two positioning projections 64 projecting to the left side, that is, the left side plate 4a are provided. For example, a plurality of, for example, two fixing plates (fixing portions) 65 and 66 for screwing are integrally projected on the upper side and the front side of the outer peripheral plate 54, for example.

  Further, of the outer peripheral plate 54, for example, on the lower outer peripheral plate 54c side, for example, one support shaft portion 67b that constitutes the detachable hinge 67 together with the supported portion 67a on the rear case body 44 side is provided on the left and right sides. On the plate 54b side, an engagement / disengagement piece 68b constituting the engagement / disengagement means 68 together with the engagement protrusion 68a on the rear case body 44 side is provided, for example, at the center in the left-right direction.

  The support shaft portion 67b is disposed in the left-right direction along the rear edge side of the lower outer peripheral plate 54c, and the supported portion 67a on the rear case body 44 side can be engaged freely and freely.

  The engagement / disengagement piece 68b is configured such that the rear side thereof can be elastically deformed in the out-of-plane direction, that is, the vertical direction, and the engagement protrusion 68a on the rear case body 44 side can be engaged and disengaged freely on the rear end side. An engaging hole 69 is formed.

  Further, among the outer peripheral plates 54, the right outer peripheral plate 54d on the right side is provided with, for example, a plurality of engaging grooves 70 in the front-rear direction. The stop protrusion 71 can be engaged freely.

  The rear case body 44 is made of a transparent or translucent synthetic resin, and protrudes forward along the outer periphery of the rear plate 73 and the rear plate 73 that substantially covers the rear side of the setting substrate 40, the relay substrate 41, etc. An inner peripheral plate 74 that fits inside the outer peripheral plate 54 on the case body 43 side is integrally provided.

  The outer surface of the back plate 73 protrudes outwardly from the inner peripheral plate 74 in a bowl shape. When the rear case body 44 is attached to the front case body 43 from the rear side, the flange portion 73a is formed by the front case body 43. The outer peripheral plate 54 is in contact with the rear end side.

  The rear plate 73 is integrally formed with, for example, a protruding portion 75 protruding upward on the upper side corresponding to the rear side of the relay substrate 41, for example. When the setting board case 14 is mounted on the left side plate 4 a, the protruding portion 75 has a back surface 75 a that substantially contacts the front surface of the back plate 7 of the main body case 2.

  Further, a supported portion 67a that can be rotatably and detachably engaged with the support shaft portion 67b on the front case body 43 side is integrally provided on the lower side of the back plate 73.

  When the rear case body 44 is attached to the front case body 43 from the rear side, the inner peripheral plate 74 is substantially in contact with the back side of the setting board 40 and the relay board 41 so that the setting board 40 and the relay board are provided. 41 is held from the rear side.

  Further, on the upper surface side of the inner peripheral plate 74, an engaging protrusion 68a is formed on which the engaging / disengaging piece 68b on the front case body 43 side can be engaged and disengaged.

  The open / close cover 45 covers the reset switch 46, the stop presence / absence setting switch 47, the automatic settlement presence / absence setting switch 48, and the setting key switch 42 from the front side, along the front side of the switch side front plate 53 b on the front case body 43 side. The cover portion 76 disposed and the side plate 77 disposed along the right outer peripheral plate 54d on the front case body 43 side are formed in a substantially L shape in plan view.

  The cover portion 76 is integrally formed with a pair of upper and lower hinge pins 62 that are rotatably fitted to the hinge receiving portion 63 on the front case body 43 side at one end side in the left-right direction. Centering on 62, the front case body 43 can be opened and closed forward.

  Further, the side plate 77 is provided with a locking projection 71 on the inner surface side corresponding to the engaging groove 70 on the front case body 43 side. When the opening / closing cover 45 is in the closed state, the locking projection 71 is provided. Is engaged with the front end side of the engaging groove 70 to maintain the state.

  When the setting board case 14 as described above is attached to the main body case 2, for example, the bolts 79 a and the nuts 79 b are fitted with the positioning protrusions 64 fitted in the positioning holes 78 provided on the inner surface side of the left side plate 4 a. Thus, the fixing plates 65 and 66 may be fixed to the inner surface side of the left side plate 4a. At this time, since the back surface 75a of the projecting portion 75 substantially contacts the front surface side of the back plate 7, for example, when a connector is connected to the connection terminals 51, 52 or the like, or when the reset switch 46 is pressed, the setting board case 14 Even if a backward force is applied, the backward movement of the setting board case 14 is restricted by the back plate 7 through the protrusion 75.

  Therefore, the rigidity at the time of operating the operation part is high and the operability is good, and the load on the fixing plates 65 and 66 or the vicinity thereof is reduced, so that damage due to fatigue or the like can be prevented.

  As described above, in the present embodiment, the projecting portion 75 projecting rearward is provided on the back side of the setting substrate case 14, and the rear end side of the projecting portion 75 is substantially in contact with the back plate 7 of the main body case 2. Therefore, despite the fact that the setting board case 14 is fixed at the midway position in the front-rear direction in the housing, the rigidity at the time of operating the operation unit is always maintained without performing special reinforcement on the fixed part. There is an advantage that it can be maintained high, and the load on the fixed portion can be reduced to prevent breakage due to fatigue or the like.

  Further, the setting board case 14 is configured such that a front case body 43 covering the front side of the setting board 40 and a rear case body 44 covering the rear side are engaged with each other, and the body case 2 is disposed on the front case body 43 side. Since the fixing plates 65 and 66 on the inner surface side and the protruding portion 75 are provided on the rear case body 44 side, for example, the rear case body 44 may be detached from the front case body 43 even if the operation portion is operated strongly. Absent.

  As mentioned above, although embodiment of this invention was explained in full detail, this invention is not limited to these embodiment, A various change is possible in the range which does not deviate from the meaning of this invention. For example, the protruding portion 75 may be provided corresponding to each of the substrates 40 and 41 on which the operation unit is mounted (FIG. 9A), or one protruding portion 75 is provided corresponding to both of the substrates 40 and 41. (FIG. 9B).

  Further, the projecting portion 75 may be anything as long as the rear end side thereof is substantially in contact with the back plate 7 of the main body case 2 and can restrict the rearward movement of the operation board case 14. It may be a plate-like member (FIG. 9C) or a columnar member (FIG. 9D) protruding rearward.

  In the embodiment, the example in which the side surface of the operation board case 14 is fixed to the side surface of the main body case 2 has been described. However, for example, the upper surface of the operation board case 14 may be fixed to the upper surface of the main body case or the lower surface of the intermediate shelf 15. The bottom surface of the operation board case 14 may be fixed to the bottom surface of the main body case 2 or the upper surface of the intermediate shelf 15. Further, a plurality of outer peripheral surfaces of the operation substrate case 14 may be fixed to the main body case 2 side.

  The fixing plates 65 and 66 to the main body case 2, the positioning protrusions 64, and the like may be provided on the rear case body 44 side instead of the front case body 43 side.

  The opening / closing cover 45 may be omitted. Further, the configuration related to the combination of the front case body 43 and the rear case body 44, the fixing structure of the substrates 40 and 41, the setting key switch 42, and the like are arbitrary.

  The protrusion 75 may be fixed to the back plate 7.

  In the embodiment, an example in which the present invention is applied to a slot machine is shown. However, as long as it is a gaming machine equipped with an operation board case, the invention is similarly applied to a ball game machine such as a pachinko machine or other gaming machines. It goes without saying that it is possible.

1 is an overall perspective view of a slot machine according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is a front view by the side of a main body case. It is a front view of a setting board case and its vicinity. It is side surface sectional drawing of a setting board | substrate case and its vicinity. It is a plane sectional view of a setting substrate case and its vicinity. It is a disassembled perspective view of a setting board case. It is a disassembled perspective view of a setting board case. It is explanatory drawing which shows the attachment state of a setting board | substrate case. It is a figure which shows the modification of a protrusion part.

Explanation of symbols

2 Body case 3 Front panel 7 Back plate 14 Setting board case (operation board case)
40 Setting board (operation board)
41 Relay board (operation board)
43 Front case body 44 Rear case body 65 Fixing plate (fixing part)
66 Fixing plate (fixing part)
75 Protrusion

Claims (2)

  A substantially box-shaped main body case (2) that is open on the front side, a front panel (3) that can be freely opened and closed on the front side of the main body case (2), and an operation board case on which various operation units are arranged on the front side (14), wherein the operation board case (14) is mounted on the inner surface in a state in which a predetermined surface constituting the outer peripheral surface thereof is along the inner surface of the main body case (2). A protrusion (75) protruding backward is provided on the back side of the operation board case (14), and the rear end side of the protrusion (75) is substantially in contact with the back plate (7) of the main body case (2). A gaming machine characterized by having been made. In the operation board case (14), a front case body (43) covering the front side of the operation boards (40) and (41) having the operation section and a rear case body (44) covering the rear side are engaged with each other. The front case body (43) side has a fixing portion (65) (66) to the inner surface side of the main body case (2), and the rear case body (44) side has the protrusion (75). The gaming machine according to claim 1, further comprising:

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