JP2008017910A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine which minimizes an adverse influence on an image display means side even if a large force is applied on a transparent plate on the front side of the image display means. <P>SOLUTION: The game machine is equipped with the transparent plate 33 arranged just before the display screen 13a of the image display means 13 and has a spacer member 32 to hold a prescribed clearance G between the display screen 13a and the transparent plate 33. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine in which a transparent plate is arranged on the front side of a display screen of an image display means.

In gaming machines such as slot machines, for example, those equipped with, for example, liquid crystal display means as image display means for production are mainstream, but in this type of gaming machine, in order to protect the display screen of the liquid crystal display means, In many cases, a transparent plate made of a synthetic resin or the like is disposed on the front side of the display screen with substantially no gap (see Patent Document 1).
JP-A-2005-181403

  However, in the case where the transparent plate is arranged on the front side of the liquid crystal display means without any gaps as described above, for example, when a large impact is applied to the transparent plate from the front side, the impact is directly transmitted to the display screen and the liquid crystal display means. There was a case of causing damage or failure.

  Even if it is not a momentary impact, for example, even when a large load is applied slowly, the transparent plate may be deformed to adversely affect the display state of the liquid crystal display means.

  In view of such conventional problems, the present invention provides a gaming machine capable of minimizing adverse effects on the image display means side even when a large force is applied to the front transparent plate of the image display means. The purpose is to provide.

  In the gaming machine in which the transparent plate 33 is disposed immediately before the display screen 13 a of the image display means 13, the present invention includes a spacer member 32 that holds a predetermined gap G between the display screen 13 a and the transparent plate 33. It is a thing.

  According to the present invention, even when a large force is applied to the transparent plate 33 from the front side, the force is alleviated by the gap G, so that adverse effects on the liquid crystal display unit 13 can be minimized.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. 1 to 9 illustrate an embodiment in which the present invention is embodied as a slot machine. 1 and 2, reference numeral 1 denotes a gaming machine main body, 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 and has a box shape with an open front side, and a front panel 3 is mounted so as to close the front side so as to be freely opened and closed.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the main body case 2 has a display reel unit 5 in which a plurality of symbol display reels 4a to 4c are arranged in the left-right direction, a medal payout device 6, and a main control board case 7 in which a main control board is accommodated. Etc. are arranged.

  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. The window 11 and the second display window 12 are arranged above and below.

  The first display window 11 is formed in a rectangular shape corresponding to the symbol display reels 4 a to 4 c on the main body case 2 side, and the player holds the symbol display reels 4 a to 4 c on the front side through the first display window 11. Is visible.

  The second display window 12 corresponds to the display screen 13a of the liquid crystal display unit (image display means) 13 (FIG. 2) mounted on the back side of the front panel 3, and has a rectangular shape larger than that of the first display window 11, for example. The player can visually recognize the display screen 13 a from the front side through the second display window 12.

  A discharge port 14 for discharging the medals paid out from the medal payout device 6 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 discharged from the discharge port 14 on the front side. A medal tray 15 for receiving medals is arranged in a horizontally long shape.

  Further, for example, in the operation panel unit 21 provided in a horizontally long shape on the lower side of the second display window 12, a medal insertion slot 22 into which a medal as a game medium can be inserted, and a medal jammed in the medal insertion slot 22. In addition to a return button 22a for returning, a 1-bet button 23, a max-bet button 24 and a cancel button 25 for betting medals from credits instead of inserting medals into the medal insertion slot 22, and symbol display reels 4a to 4c A start lever 26 for starting rotation, stop buttons 27a to 27c for individually stopping the rotating symbol display reels 4a to 4c, and the like are provided.

  As shown in FIGS. 4, 7, etc., the front panel 3 is integrally provided with a rectangular display mounting frame 31 that constitutes the second display window 12, for example, on the rear side of the display mounting frame 31. A transparent plate 33 mounted on a transparent plate holding frame (spacer member) 32 and a liquid crystal display unit 13 mounted on a liquid crystal mounting case 34 are disposed.

  Further, on the rear side of the liquid crystal display unit 13, as shown in FIG. 7 and the like, there are a liquid crystal display control board case 36 for storing the liquid crystal display control board 35 and an effect control board case 38 for storing the effect control board 37. It is mounted in layers.

  The display mounting frame 31 is provided on the rear side thereof with a transparent concave mounting plate 39 facing forward in a range of a predetermined width from the inner peripheral side (second display window 12) to the outside, and a liquid crystal mounting case on the outside thereof. A plurality of fixed bases 40 for screwing 34 are provided.

  The transparent plate 33 is formed in a rectangular shape slightly larger than the second display window 12, and is transparent with the transparent plate holding frame 32 attached along its outer edge as shown in FIGS. It is fitted into the plate mounting part 39 from the rear side.

  As shown in FIGS. 4 and 6 to 8, the transparent plate holding frame 32 extends along the peripheral wall 42 along the outer peripheral surface of the transparent plate 33 and from the rear end side of the peripheral wall 42 along the back side of the transparent plate 33. The rear wall (gap holding portion) 43 having a predetermined width is integrally formed with an L-shaped cross section. Further, on the peripheral wall 42, the transparent plate 33 is detachably engaged with the front edge side of the transparent plate 33. A plurality of engaging claws (engaging means) 44 for holding 33 are provided, and when fitted into the transparent plate mounting portion 39 in a state of being mounted on the transparent plate 33, the back surface 43 a of the rear wall 43 is displayed on the display mounting frame 31. The rear end side is substantially flush with the rear end side.

  The transparent plate mounting portion 39 in which the transparent plate 33 and the transparent plate holding frame 32 are fitted is closed on the rear side by the front side of the liquid crystal display unit 13 mounted on the rear side, as shown in FIGS. Thus, the transparent plate 33 and the transparent plate holding frame 32 are held in the transparent plate mounting portion 39. At this time, the transparent plate holding frame 32 is in a state in which the rear surface 43 a of the rear wall 43 is substantially in contact with the vicinity of the peripheral portion on the front surface side of the liquid crystal display unit 13.

  Therefore, a gap G (for example, about 3 mm) corresponding to the thickness of the rear wall 43 of the transparent plate holding frame 32 is formed between the transparent plate holding frame 32 and the display screen 13 a of the liquid crystal display unit 13. Thereby, even if an impact is applied to the transparent plate 33 from the front side, for example, the impact is alleviated by the gap G, so that the display screen 13a can be protected from the impact.

  As shown in FIGS. 4 and 6 to 9, the liquid crystal display unit 13 includes a liquid crystal main body 45 provided with a display screen 13 a on the front side, and a liquid crystal control unit provided on the back side of the liquid crystal main body 45. 46. The liquid crystal main body 45 is provided with, for example, a plurality of general-purpose fixing portions 47 and 48 at both left and right edges, for example.

  Each of the fixing portions 47 and 48 includes an inward recessed portion 49 and a thin plate-shaped fixing plate 50 provided on the front side so as to project into the recessed portion 49. A notch 47a or a hole 48a for screwing is formed.

  The liquid crystal mounting case 34 fixes the liquid crystal display unit 13 to the display mounting frame 31. As shown in FIGS. 3 to 9, the case body 51 into which the liquid crystal display unit 13 is fitted from the front side, and the case body 51 are fixed. For example, a fixing portion 52 for fixing to the fixing base portion 40 on the display mounting frame 31 side and a holding means 53 for holding the liquid crystal display unit 13 in the case body 51 are integrally provided.

  The case body 51 is formed in a flat box shape whose front side is opened by a peripheral wall 54 along the outer peripheral surface of the liquid crystal display unit 13 and a rear wall 55 along the back surface of the liquid crystal display unit 13. The part other than the display screen 13a is substantially covered.

  The fixing portion 52 is provided so as to protrude outward from the peripheral wall 54 of the case body 51, for example, and is detachably fixed to the fixing base portion 40 on the display mounting frame 31 side by a fixing tool such as a screw. .

  The holding means 53 includes an engagement plate 53 a corresponding to the fixing portion 47 on the liquid crystal display unit 13 side, and a fixing base portion 53 b corresponding to the fixing portion 48.

  The engagement plate 53 a is provided so as to project inward from the front edge side of the peripheral wall 54 so as to engage with the front side of the fixing plate 50 of the fixing portion 47. Further, the fixed base portion 53 b is projected forward from the rear wall 55 along the peripheral wall 54 so as to correspond to the rear side of the fixing plate 50 of the fixing portion 48.

  As shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, the liquid crystal display unit 13 has a fixing portion 47 on one end in the left-right direction inserted between the engagement plate 53 a on the liquid crystal mounting case 34 side and the rear wall 55, and the other end in the left-right direction. The side is fitted into the liquid crystal mounting case 34 from the front side, and the fixing portion 48 is screwed to the fixing base 53b, so that the liquid crystal mounting case 34 is detachably mounted.

  In addition, a rearward bulging portion 56 is integrally formed on the rear wall 55 of the liquid crystal mounting case 34, for example, and when the liquid crystal display unit 13 is mounted, the liquid crystal control unit 46 on the liquid crystal display unit 13 side is expanded. It fits within the outlet 56.

  Further, the back side of the bulging portion 56 constitutes a substrate receiver 61 of the liquid crystal display control substrate case 36. That is, the liquid crystal mounting case 34 is integrally provided with the substrate receiver 61 of the liquid crystal display control substrate case 36.

  As shown in FIGS. 5, 7, and the like, the liquid crystal display control board case 36 is attached to and detached from the substrate receiver 61 facing the back side (front side) of the liquid crystal display control board 35 and the rear side of the substrate receiver 61. The substrate cover 62 is mounted freely and covers the front surface side (rear surface side) of the liquid crystal display control substrate 35. The liquid crystal display control substrate 35 is stored between the substrate receiver 61 and the substrate cover 62. ing.

  The substrate receiver 61 includes a positioning projection 63 for positioning the liquid crystal display control board 35, a fixing base 64 for fixing the liquid crystal display control board 35 by screws or the like, and a rear edge of the liquid crystal display control board 35. An engagement claw 65 that engages from the front side on the side protrudes backward, and an engagement receiving portion 67 to which an engagement projection 66 provided on one end side, for example, the upper end side of the substrate cover 62 can be engaged. And a fixing base 69 for fixing the fixing portion 68 provided on the other end side of the substrate cover 62, for example, the lower end side.

  The fixed bases 64 are provided corresponding to, for example, the four corners of the liquid crystal display control board 35, and the engaging claws 65 are arranged along the edges of the liquid crystal display control board 35 in the middle part of the fixed bases 64, for example, the upper edge side. It is provided corresponding to the approximate center.

  The liquid crystal display control board 35 constitutes liquid crystal display control means for controlling the display of the liquid crystal display unit 13, and in the vicinity of the outer edge thereof, a positioning hole 71 corresponding to the positioning projection 63 on the board receiver 61 side, the board A fixing hole 72 or the like corresponding to the fixing base 64 on the receiving body 61 side is provided. Various electronic components are mounted on the front surface side (rear surface side) of the liquid crystal display control board 35. For example, a connector 73 for connecting to the effect control board 37 side is provided on the lower left side of the liquid crystal display control board 35. It is mounted outward (leftward) along the board surface.

  The substrate cover 62 is a substantially rectangular box whose front side is opened by a peripheral wall 74 disposed so as to surround the periphery of the liquid crystal display control substrate 35 and a rear wall 75 disposed so as to close the rear end side of the peripheral wall 74. It is formed into a shape.

  For example, the upper surface plate 74a constituting the peripheral wall 74 has an engaging projection 66 protruding upward on the front edge side thereof. For example, the left side plate 74b and the right side plate 74c constituting the peripheral wall 74 are fixed to the lower front edge side thereof. The board cover 62 projects the fixing part 68 in a state in which the engagement projection 66 is fitted from the lower side to the engagement receiving part 67 on the board receiver 61 side. It is detachably fixed to the substrate receiver 61 side by being fixed to the fixing base 69 on the substrate receiver 61 side by a fixing tool such as a screw.

  The peripheral wall 74 is provided with a connector hole 76 for exposing the connector 73 on the liquid crystal display control board 35 side to the side, for example, on the lower side of the left side plate 74b.

  Further, a wiring groove 79 is formed in the rear wall 75 of the substrate cover 62. The wiring groove 79 is formed to have a width corresponding to, for example, a flat cable, and has a vertical groove 79a disposed downward from the upper surface plate 74a and a rear wall 75 from the lower end side of the vertical groove 79a to the left side plate 74b. The cable outlet 80a corresponding to the upper end side of the vertical groove portion 79a on the upper surface plate 74a corresponds to the left end side of the horizontal groove portion 79b on the left side surface plate 74b. Cable outlets 80b are respectively formed.

  The wiring grooves 79 are arranged such that the cable outlet 80a is positioned in the vicinity of a connector 99 described later on the effect control board 37 side, and the cable outlet 80b is positioned in the vicinity of the connector 73 on the liquid crystal display control board 35 side. Has been.

  Further, on the rear wall 75 of the board cover 62, an engagement receiving portion 82 with which an engagement protrusion 81 provided on one end side, for example, the upper end side of the effect control board case 38 can be engaged, and the effect control board case 38. A fixing base 84 for fixing a fixing portion 83 provided on the other end side, for example, the lower end side, is provided.

  As shown in FIGS. 5, 7, etc., the production control board case 38 is detachably attached to a board receiver 91 that covers the back side (front side) of the production control board 37 and a rear side of the board receiver 91. And a substrate cover 92 that covers the front surface side (rear surface side) of the effect control board 37, and the effect control board 37 is stored between the substrate receiver 91 and the substrate cover 92.

  The substrate receiver 91 is integrally provided with a bottom wall 93 and a peripheral wall 94 extending rearward so as to surround the outer edge side of the bottom wall 93, and the rear edge side of the peripheral wall 94 is the outer periphery of the effect control board 37. It comes in contact with the vicinity of the part from the front side.

  A positioning projection 95 for positioning the effect control board 37 is provided on the bottom wall 93 so as to protrude rearward along the inner surface side of the peripheral wall 94, for example. In addition, a fixed base 96 for fixing the effect control board 37 together with the board cover 92 with a fixing tool such as a screw is integrally provided on the rear edge side of the peripheral wall 94.

  The effect control board 37 constitutes an effect control means for controlling various effect means including the liquid crystal display unit 13, and has a positioning hole 97 corresponding to the positioning protrusion 95 on the board receiving body 91 side in the periphery. A fixing hole 98 corresponding to the fixing base 96 on the substrate receiver 91 side is provided. Various electronic components are mounted on the front side (rear side) of the effect control board 37. For example, a connector 99 for connecting to the liquid crystal display control board 35 side is provided on the upper side of the effect control board 37. It is mounted outward (upward) along the board surface.

  The substrate cover 92 has a peripheral wall 101 disposed so as to surround the outer periphery of the substrate receiver 91 and the effect control substrate 37, and a rear wall 102 disposed so as to close the rear end side of the peripheral wall 101. It is formed in an open substantially rectangular box shape.

  The rear wall 102 has a substrate holding portion 102 a that holds and abuts the front surface side (rear surface side) of the effect control board 37 and a rear side corresponding to various electronic components provided on the effect control board 37. And a bulging portion 102b that bulges out. Further, the board holding portion 102a has a connector hole 103 for exposing the connector 99 and the like to the rear side, and a fixing base 96 on the board receiving body 91 side via a fixing hole 98 on the effect control board 37 side. A fixing portion 104 for fixing with a fixing tool is provided, and the substrate cover 92 is detachably fixed to the substrate receiving body 91 together with the effect control substrate 37.

  Further, the upper surface plate 101a constituting the peripheral wall 101 is provided with an engaging protrusion 81 projecting upward on the front edge side thereof. For example, the left side plate 101b and the right side plate 101c constituting the peripheral wall 101 are provided on the lower front edge side. The fixing portion 83 protrudes leftward and rightward, and the effect control board case 38 is in a state where the engagement protrusion 81 is fitted to the engagement receiving portion 82 on the liquid crystal display control board case 36 side from below. The fixing part 83 is detachably fixed to the back side of the liquid crystal display control board case 36 by fixing the fixing part 83 to the fixing base 84 on the liquid crystal display control board case 36 side with a fixing tool such as a screw.

  When the production control board case 38 is mounted on the back side of the liquid crystal display control board case 36, a flat cable for connecting the connector 73 on the liquid crystal display control board 35 side and the connector 99 on the production control board 37 side. After placing 105 along the wiring groove 79, the effect control board case 38 is attached to the liquid crystal display control board case 36. The flat cable 105 may be connected to the connectors 73 and 99 before or after the presentation control board case 38 is attached to the liquid crystal display control board case 36.

  When the effect control board case 38 is attached to the liquid crystal display control board case 36, the wiring groove 79 is substantially closed by the board receiver 91 on the rear side, and most of the flat cable 105 is the liquid crystal display control board case 36 and the effect control board case 38. It will be in the state accommodated between.

  Thereby, most of the flat cable 105 is hidden between the liquid crystal display control board case 36 and the effect control board case 38 so that it looks good. For example, when the front panel 3 is opened and maintenance work is performed. It is possible to prevent the trouble that the flat cable 105 is scratched by being hooked on the connector 73, 99, etc.

  The flat cable 105 connects the liquid crystal display control board 35 stored in the liquid crystal display control board case 36 and the effect control board 37 stored in the effect control board case 38. For example, it is easy to attach and detach the effect control board case 38 to the liquid crystal display control board case 36 while both ends are connected to the connectors.

  Moreover, since the cable outlets 80a and 80b on both ends of the wiring groove 79 are provided at positions corresponding to the connectors 73 and 99 of the liquid crystal display control board 35 and the effect control board 37, the exposed portion of the flat cable 105 is extremely exposed. It can be reduced, the appearance is improved, and the cable is fully protected.

  As described above, the slot machine according to the present embodiment includes the transparent plate holding frame 32 that holds the predetermined gap G between the display screen 13a and the transparent plate 33. Even when a force is applied, the force is alleviated by the gap G, so that adverse effects on the liquid crystal display unit 13 can be minimized.

  Since the transparent plate holding frame 32 is formed in a frame shape having a gap holding portion 43 arranged between the display screen 13a and the transparent plate 33 continuously along the outer periphery of the transparent plate 33, the transparent plate The force applied to 33 is transmitted to the outer peripheral portion of the display screen 13a through the gap holding portion 43 while being distributed substantially evenly, and the influence on the liquid crystal display unit 13 side can be further alleviated.

  Since the transparent plate holding frame 32 is provided with the engaging means 44 that is detachably engaged with the transparent plate 33, the transparent plate 33 and the transparent plate holding frame 32 can be attached to and detached from the gaming machine as a unit. Assembly work and the like are easy.

  The liquid crystal display unit 13 is detachably mounted on the rear side of the display mounting frame 31 in which the second display window 12 is formed, and the transparent plate 33 is connected to the liquid crystal display unit 13 and the display mounting frame 31 together with the transparent plate holding frame 32. Therefore, the gap G can be reliably held between the transparent plate 33 and the display screen 13 a of the liquid crystal display unit 13.

  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 transparent plate holding frame 32 may be detachably fixed to the transparent plate mounting portion 39 side, the liquid crystal display unit 13 side, or the liquid crystal mounting case 34 side by screwing or the like.

  For example, when the transparent plate holding frame 32 is fixed to the liquid crystal display unit 13 side or the liquid crystal mounting case 34 side, the transparent plate 33 may be mounted to the transparent plate mounting portion 39 side.

  The transparent plate holding frame 32 may have a configuration in which the gap holding portion 43 is intermittently provided along the outer periphery of the transparent plate 33.

  A plurality of types of spacer members having different thicknesses may be attached to the transparent plate holding frame 32. Further, at least a part of the spacer member, for example, the gap holding portion 43 of the transparent plate holding frame 32 may be formed of an impact absorbing member such as rubber.

  In the embodiment, the slot machine has been described as an example. However, as long as it is a gaming machine equipped with image display means such as a liquid crystal display means, it can be applied to a ball game machine such as a pachinko machine and other various gaming machines. It goes without saying that the same applies.

1 is an overall perspective view of a slot machine according to an embodiment of the present invention. 1 is an overall side view of a slot machine according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is a principal part perspective view of the back side of a front panel. It is a disassembled perspective view of a liquid crystal display unit and the mounting components before and after that. It is a disassembled perspective view of a liquid crystal mounting case, a liquid crystal display control board case, and an effect control board case. It is a disassembled perspective view of a liquid crystal display unit, a liquid crystal mounting case, a transparent plate, and a transparent plate holding frame. It is principal part side surface sectional drawing of a front panel. It is plane sectional drawing of a liquid crystal display unit and the mounting components before and behind that. It is explanatory drawing which shows the mounting state of the liquid crystal display unit to a liquid crystal mounting case.

Explanation of symbols

12 Second display window (display window)
13 Liquid crystal display unit (image display means)
13a Display screen 31 Display mounting frame 32 Transparent plate holding frame (spacer member)
33 Transparent plate 43 Rear wall of transparent plate holding frame (gap holding portion)
44 Engaging means G Gap

Claims (5)

  In the gaming machine in which the transparent plate (33) is disposed immediately before the display screen (13a) of the image display means (13), a predetermined gap (G) is provided between the display screen (13a) and the transparent plate (33). A gaming machine comprising a spacer member (32) for holding the handle.   The spacer member (32) has a gap holding portion (43) disposed between the display screen (13a) and the transparent plate (33) intermittently or continuously along the outer periphery of the transparent plate (33). The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the gaming machine is formed in a frame type.   The gaming machine according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the spacer member (32) is provided with an engaging means (44) that is detachably engaged with the transparent plate (33).   The image display means (13) is detachably mounted on the rear side of the display mounting frame (31) in which a display window (12) is formed, and the transparent plate (33) is mounted together with the spacer member (32). The gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the gaming machine is configured to be sandwiched between an image display means (13) and the display mounting frame (31). The gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the spacer member (32) is detachably fixed to the rear side of the display mounting frame (31) on which the display window (12) is formed. .

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