JP2008237513A - Lower panel attaching structure of game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine capable of preventing the detachment of a lower panel by the insertion of a foreign matter and suppressing fraudulent actions. <P>SOLUTION: A slot machine 1 is provided with the lower panel 30 on the panel part 11 of a front door 10, and the lower panel 30 is provided with an outer panel 31 and an inner panel 40 mounted on its back surface. A projection plate 33 is provided around the outer panel 31, a first locking part 43 positioned below the projection plate 33 is provided on the upper end part of the inner panel 40, and second locking parts 34 and 44 are provided at the lower end part of both panels 31 and 40. An attaching recessed part 50 is provided on the surface of the panel part 11, an opening 51 is provided at the lower end part, a step part 52 is provided on the upper part of the attaching recessed part 50, and an engaging part 53 is provided on the front end part. when the second locking parts 34 and 44 are inserted into the opening 51 and the upper side of the lower panel 30 is moved to the panel part side, the front end part of the projection plate 33 is moved to a proximity position facing the step part 52, the first locking part 43 is locked to the engaging part 53, and the lower panel 30 is attached to the attaching recessed part 50. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a lower panel mounting structure for a gaming machine in which the lower panel is removed by insertion of a foreign object from a gap around the lower panel attached to the panel portion of the front door to prevent an illegal act into the gaming machine main body. About.

  A slot machine, which is an example of a conventional gaming machine, has a lower panel in which a picture for introducing the game contents of the slot machine is drawn at the lower part of the front door panel as described in Patent Document 1. It has. As shown in FIG. 6 (disassembled perspective view), the lower panel 72 is located at the upper end portion of the lower panel 72 so as to be fixed to the panel portion 71 of the front door 70 and can be locked. A first locking portion 73 and a second locking portion (not shown) which is located at the lower end portion of the lower panel 72 and protrudes toward the panel portion and can be hooked are provided.

  An attachment recess 75 for attaching the lower panel 72 is formed in the lower portion of the panel portion 71, and an opening opening toward the surface side for inserting the first locking portion 73 is formed in the upper portion of the attachment recess 75. A stop opening (not shown) is provided, and a stop opening 76 capable of hooking the second locking portion is provided on the front surface of the panel portion below the mounting recess 75.

JP 2000-245893 A

  In this conventional slot machine, the vertical dimension of the locking opening is set to be larger than the vertical dimension of the first locking part 73 in consideration of ease of installation work, tolerance of dimensional accuracy, and the like. The vertical dimension of the lower panel 72 is set larger than the vertical dimension of the mounting recess 75. Therefore, when the second locking portion is hooked to the locking opening 76, the first locking portion 73 is inserted into the locking opening and the lower panel 72 is attached to the mounting recess 75, the lower panel 72 is attached. A gap is generated between the recess 75 and between the locking opening and the first locking portion 73.

  When a wire-like object such as a needle or a rod-like object is inserted into these gaps, the latching state of the first locking part 73 is released, the lower panel 72 is removed, and a harness or the like that opens in the mounting recess 75 There is a problem that a rod-like member or the like is inserted into the casing of the slot machine from the hole through which the fraud is likely to be performed.

  The present invention has been made in view of such a problem, and prevents a lower panel from being removed by inserting a foreign object through a gap around the lower panel, so that an illegal act is performed from a hole in the mounting recess. An object is to provide a gaming machine that never happens.

  In order to solve such a problem, the present invention has the following features. One of the features is a lower panel mounting structure of a gaming machine in which a lower panel is attached to the surface side of the panel portion of the front door facing the player, toward the panel portion side at one end of the lower panel. A projecting plate is provided, a first latching portion is provided at one end of the lower panel inside the projecting plate to project and lock toward the panel portion side, and a panel portion is provided at the other end of the lower panel. A second locking portion that protrudes toward the side and can be locked is provided, a mounting recess for mounting the lower panel is provided on the surface side of the panel portion, and an opening for inserting the second locking portion on the other side of the mounting recess A step portion extending inward of the mounting recess is provided on one side of the mounting recess, an engagement portion for locking the first locking portion is provided at the tip of the step portion, and the second locking portion is opened. When one side of the lower panel is moved toward the panel side, the tip of the protruding plate Together move to a position opposed to the parts, the first locking portion, characterized in that the locked to the engaging portion.

  According to this feature, when the second locking portion is inserted into the opening and one side of the lower panel is moved toward the panel portion, the tip of the protruding plate moves to a position facing the stepped portion, When the first locking portion is locked to the engaging portion, even if a rod-shaped member or the like is inserted from the gap between the protruding plate and the mounting recess, the step portion prevents the rod-like member from being inserted. For this reason, the latching state of the 1st latching | locking part arrange | positioned inside a mounting recessed part rather than a protrusion board with a rod-shaped member etc. cannot be cancelled | released. As a result, there is no possibility that the lower panel is removed from the mounting recess, and a rod-like member or the like is inserted into the gaming machine main body from a hole through which a harness or the like that opens in the mounting recess can be prevented, thereby preventing an illegal act. .

  One of the features is that the lower panel has an outer panel and an inner panel that is detachably overlapped and fixed on the back side of the outer panel, and a protruding plate is provided at one end of the outer panel. A first locking portion is provided at one end of the inner panel, and a second locking portion is provided at the other end of the outer panel and the inner panel.

  According to this feature, the lower panel has an outer panel and an inner panel that is detachably overlapped and fixed on the back side, and is provided with a projecting plate at one end of the outer panel, and one end of the inner panel The first locking portion is provided at the end, and the second locking portion is provided at the other end of the outer panel and the inner panel, so that the bottom plate provided with the protruding plate and the first locking portion on one panel Compared to the case where the panel is integrally molded with resin or the like, the lower panel can be easily manufactured, and the productivity of the lower panel can be improved.

  According to the gaming machine according to the present invention, by having the above-described features, it is possible to prevent foreign matter from being inserted through a gap around the lower panel and removing the lower panel, and an illegal act is performed from the hole in the mounting recess. It is possible to provide a gaming machine that never happens.

  Hereinafter, a preferred embodiment of a gaming machine according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. In this embodiment, a slot machine which is an example of a gaming machine will be described.

  As shown in FIG. 1 (front view) and FIG. 2 (internal structure diagram), the slot machine 1 has a front door 10 facing a player, and a housing 60 attached to the front door 10 so as to be opened and closed. Configured. The front door 10 is configured by attaching a rectangular frame 13 to a mechanically strong hard plastic panel 11.

  The frame 13 has a pair of vertical frames 14 and 15 attached along the left and right side walls 11a and 11b in the panel portion 11, and a horizontal extending in the panel portion width direction along the inner side of the upper wall 11c of the panel portion 11. And a frame 16. The locking device unit 18 is attached to the vertical frame 15 attached along the right side wall 11b.

  On the upper part of the panel part 11, an effect display device 11g having an upper lamp 11d for effecting, sound emitting parts 11e and 11f provided with speakers, a liquid crystal display and the like are arranged. An intermediate portion of the panel portion 11 is provided with a substantially rectangular transmission window WD formed of a transparent hard plastic plate and effect lamps 11h and 11i. The reel device 61 provided in the housing 60 has The reels R1, R2, and R3 can be viewed by the player through the transmission window WD.

  An operation panel unit 20 for a player to operate is provided below the middle part of the panel unit 11, and various buttons and the like (medal insertion unit MD, bet button B, start lever) are provided on the operation panel unit 20. ST, stop buttons SP1, SP2, SP3) are provided.

  A key hole KY for unlocking the front door 10 is provided at the right end of the operation panel unit 20. When the normal key is inserted into the key hole KY and the unlocking operation is performed, the front door 10 can be opened from the housing 60. It is possible. In addition, an adjustment button MR is provided at the left end of the operation panel unit 20 to instruct the payout of medals bet on the game and to instruct the payout of medals internally held by a medal credit means (not shown). It has become.

  A lower panel 30 on which a picture (not shown) for introducing the game contents of the slot machine 1 is drawn is provided at the lower part of the panel unit 11. Are provided with production lamps 22, 22. The mounting structure of the lower panel 30 will be described later. Below the lower panel 30, a discharge port 11j for paying out game medals, a medal tray 11k, and a sound emitting unit 11m are provided.

  The speakers SR and SL of the sound emitting units 11e and 11f described above are provided in the upper part on the back side of the front door 10, and the effect display device 11g described above is provided between the speakers SR and SL. A substantially rectangular frame 19 that forms a transmission window WD is attached to the lower side of the effect display device 11g. The selection mechanism G0 that determines whether or not the game medal is distributed, the guide member G1 that guides the game medal distributed by the selection mechanism G0 to the hopper device HP provided on the housing 60 side, and the selection mechanism G0. A guide member G2 for guiding the foreign matter to the discharge port 11j, and a guide member G3 for guiding the payout medal output from the hopper device HP to the discharge port 11j are provided. In the vicinity of the discharge port 11j, the speaker SW that constitutes the sound emitting unit 11m described above is attached.

  A central display substrate 21 formed of a long electric circuit board is attached between the frame body 19 and the selection mechanism G0. The central display board 21 is provided on the operation panel unit 20 described above. The bet button B, the start lever ST, the stop buttons SP1, SP2, SP3 and the like are electrically connected by wiring. The output signals of these buttons B, ST, SP1, SP2 and SP3 are transferred to the main control board 24 provided in the housing 60 via a harness.

  The housing 60 is provided with the main power supply device PWU and the auxiliary storage unit SHP that stores game medals overflowing from the hopper device HP, and the reel device 61 described above. The power supply device board 25 is attached to the side surface of the main power supply device PWU, the rotating device substrate 26 is attached to the upper end of the reel device 61, and the main control board 24 described above is attached to the upper side of the reel device 61. . The main control board 24 is mounted with a semiconductor memory (ROM), a microprocessor (MPU), and the like, and the microprocessor (MPU) is used for a system program and a slot machine game stored in advance in the semiconductor memory (ROM). The entire slot machine 1 is centrally controlled by executing predetermined programs on the power supply device board 25, the spinning device board 26, and a sub-control board 17 (to be described later) to perform distributed control.

  A sub-control board 17 formed of an electric circuit board is provided on the back side of the effect display device 11g. The sub-control board 17 includes a microprocessor that controls the effect image displayed by the effect display device 11g, a read-only memory (ROM) that stores a computer program and effect data executed by the microprocessor, and effect processing. An electric circuit equipped with a random access memory (RAM) for temporarily storing various data generated during the execution of is mounted. The sub-control board 17 drives the upper lamp 11d, the effect lamps 11h, 11i, 22 and the speakers SR, SL, SW according to the control signal from the main control board 24, and appeals to the visual and auditory sense of the player. In addition to performing an effect, the effect display device 11g is controlled to display an effect according to the game content.

  The sub-control board 17 is accommodated in a board case 27 for preventing fraud, and the board case 27 is detachably attached to the back side of the effect display device 11g as a whole.

  As shown in FIG. 3 (disassembled perspective view), the lower panel 30 provided at the lower part of the panel part 11 is attached to an attachment recess 50 formed at the lower part of the panel part 11. And an inner panel 40 fixed on the back surface side. A design sheet on which a picture is drawn is sandwiched between the outer panel 31 and the inner panel 40. The lower panel 30 is integrally formed of a transparent synthetic resin material that can transmit light from the plurality of LEDs 64 mounted on the printed circuit board 63 that is mounted in the mounting recess 50.

  As shown in FIG. 4A (back side perspective view), FIG. 4B (back side exploded perspective view), and FIG. 5 (sectional view), the outer panel 31 and the inner panel 40 of the lower panel 30 The outer panel 31 and the inner panel 40 have a similar shape when viewed. The outer panel 31 has a plate-shaped outer panel main body portion 32 that covers the mounting recess 50, and a protruding plate 33 that protrudes toward the panel portion side is provided around the outer panel main body portion 32. A plurality of plate-like second locking portions 34 that are arranged at predetermined intervals in the left-right direction and extend downward to be locked are provided at the end of the protruding plate 33 on the lower side of the outer panel 31. It has been.

  The inner panel 40 includes a plate-like inner panel main body 41 that covers the mounting recess 50, and a protruding plate 42 that protrudes toward the panel portion is provided around the inner panel main body 41. A substantially central portion in the left-right direction of the upper projecting plate 42 of the inner panel 40 is provided with a first locking portion 43 that protrudes toward the panel portion side and can be locked. In a state where the inner panel 40 is superimposed on the outer panel 31, the outer panel 31 is provided at a position closer to the inner side (lower side) than the protruding plate 33 provided at the upper end portion of the outer panel 31. The first locking portion 43 includes an arm portion 43a extending from the inner panel main body portion 41 and a locking projection portion 43b that is provided at the distal end portion of the arm portion 43a and protrudes upward. The arm portion 43a is The distal end side of the arm portion 43a can be elastically deformed in the vertical direction with the proximal end side being cantilevered. The first locking portion 43 extends to the panel portion side from the tip portions of the protruding plates 33 and 42 in a state where the inner panel 40 is mounted on the back surface side of the outer panel 31.

  A plurality of plate-like second locking portions 44 that are arranged at predetermined intervals in the left-right direction and extend downward to be locked are provided at the end of the protruding portion 42 on the lower side of the inner panel 40. It has been. When the inner panel 40 is mounted on the back side of the outer panel 31, these second locking portions 44 are positioned so as to substantially coincide with the corresponding second locking portions 34 of the outer panel 31. Fixing members 45 extending toward the panel portion side are provided at both left and right end portions of the upper portion on the back side of the inner panel main body portion 41. The fixing member 45 extends to the panel portion side with respect to the first locking portion 43, and a female screw is provided at the tip portion.

  As shown in FIGS. 3 and 5, openings 51 for inserting the second locking portions 34 and 44 are provided on the left and right surfaces of the mounting recess 50 to which the lower panel 30 thus configured is attached. A plurality are provided at predetermined intervals in the direction (mounting recess width direction). The dimensions of these openings 51 in the front-rear direction are set slightly larger than those of the second locking portions 34 and 44.

  Further, a stepped portion 52 extending downward from the mounting recess is provided at a substantially central portion in the left-right direction of the upper end portion in the mounting recess 50. An engaging portion 53 extending in the front-rear direction is provided at the front end portion of the stepped portion 52, and the locking projection 43 b of the first locking portion 43 is locked to the rear end portion of the engaging portion 53. On the rear side of the stepped portion 52, an insertion hole portion 46 is provided in which the first locking portion 43 can be inserted and the upper portion is open.

  The mounting recess 50 is configured such that when the second locking portions 34 and 44 are inserted into the opening 51 and the upper side of the lower panel 30 is moved toward the panel portion, the tip of the upper protruding plate 33 becomes the stepped portion 52. While moving to the adjacent proximity position, the locking projection 43 b of the first locking portion 43 is locked to the engaging portion 53. An insertion hole 55 for inserting the fixing member 45 is provided above the left and right end portions of the mounting recess 50, and a set screw that can be manually operated at the distal end portion of the fixing member 45 extending from the insertion hole 55. The lower panel 30 can be fixed to the mounting recess 50 by screwing (not shown). The mounting recess 50 is provided with an insertion hole for passing a harness (not shown).

  When the lower panel 30 configured in this way is attached to the attachment recess 50, the outer panel 31 is arranged such that the surface of the inner panel body 41 of the inner panel 40 is in contact with the back surface of the outer panel body 32 of the outer panel 31. The inner panel 40 is overlapped on the back side to integrate both panels. At this time, a design sheet is sandwiched between both panel main body portions. When the second locking portions 34 and 44 of the integrated lower panel 30 are inserted into the lower opening 51 of the mounting recess 50 and the upper side of the lower panel 30 is moved toward the mounting recess, In the panel 30, the upper side of the lower panel moves to the mounting recess side with the second locking portions 34, 44 inserted into the opening 51 as pivot points. Then, the protruding plate 33 located at the upper end is inserted into the mounting recess 50, and the leading end of the protruding plate 33 moves to a close position facing the stepped portion 52. Further, the locking projection 43 b of the first locking portion 43 is locked to the engaging portion 53, and the distal end side of the fixing member 45 is inserted through the insertion hole 55. Then, the lower panel 30 is fixed to the mounting recess 50 by screwing the set screw into the tip of the fixing member 45. In order to remove the lower panel 30 from the mounting recess 50, the set screw is detached from the fixing member 45, the locking state of the first locking portion 43 is released from the insertion hole portion 46, and the lower panel 30 is lowered via the fixing member 45. The lower panel 30 is removed from the mounting recess 50 by pressing the panel 30 forward.

  Here, when the lower panel 30 is attached to the mounting recess 50, the tip of the protruding plate 33 provided at the upper end moves to a position close to the stepped portion 52, so that the protrusion plate 33 and the mounting recess 50 Even if a rod-shaped member or the like is inserted from the gap therebetween, the insertion into the stepped portion 52 is prevented on the way. Moreover, since the 1st latching | locking part 43 in the latching state is located in the attachment recessed part inner side (downward) rather than the step part 52, the rod-shaped member etc. with which insertion was blocked | prevented by the step part 52 were 1st latching. There is no possibility of reaching the portion 43, and the locking state of the first locking portion 43 is not released by a rod-like member or the like. Moreover, since the 2nd latching | locking parts 34 and 44 overlap and the 2nd latching | locking part 34 of the outer panel 31 and the 2nd latching | locking part 44 of the inner panel 40 overlap, the intensity | strength is strengthened. For this reason, even if a rod-shaped member or the like is inserted into the gap between the second locking portions 34 and 44 and the mounting recess 50, the second locking portions 34 and 44 are not easily deformed, and the second locking portion 34 44 cannot be released. As a result, there is no possibility that the lower panel 30 is removed from the mounting recess 50, and a rod-like member or the like is inserted into the housing 60 from a hole through which a harness or the like that opens in the mounting recess 50 is passed, thereby preventing an illegal act. be able to.

  In the above-described embodiment, the first locking portion 43, the second locking portions 34 and 44, the opening 51, and the like for attaching the lower panel 30 are arranged in the vertical direction, but these may be arranged in the horizontal direction. Good. Moreover, although the lower panel 30 was comprised by two members, the outer panel 31 and the inner panel 40, as long as it can manufacture, you may comprise these panels as one. In the above-described embodiments, the slot machine 1 is taken as an example, but a game machine used in a pachinko or game center may be targeted.

The front view of the slot machine provided with the lower panel attachment structure concerning one embodiment of this invention is shown. The internal structure figure of the front door and housing | casing in the state which opened the front door of the slot machine provided with this lower panel attachment structure is shown. The surface side exploded perspective view of the lower panel attached to the attachment recessed part provided in the front door is shown. The lower panel is shown, in which (a) is an assembled perspective view of the back side of the lower panel, and (b) is an exploded perspective view of the back side of the lower panel. Sectional drawing of the lower panel attached to an attachment recessed part is shown. The exploded perspective view of the front door of the conventional slot machine is shown.

Explanation of symbols

1 slot machine (game machine)
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Front door 11 Panel part 30 Lower panel 31 Outer panel 33 Projection plate 40 Inner panel 43 1st latching part 44 2nd latching part 50 Mounting recessed part 51 Opening part 52 Step part 53 Engagement part

Claims (2)

A lower panel mounting structure of a gaming machine in which a lower panel is mounted on the surface side of the panel portion of the front door facing the player,
Providing a protruding plate protruding toward the panel portion side at one end of the lower panel,
Providing a first locking portion that protrudes toward the panel portion side and can be locked at one end of the lower panel inside the protruding plate,
A second locking portion that protrudes toward the panel portion side and can be locked is provided at the other end portion of the lower panel,
A mounting recess for attaching the lower panel is provided on the surface side of the panel portion,
An opening for inserting the second locking portion is provided on the other side of the mounting recess,
A step portion extending in the mounting recess inner direction is provided on one side of the mounting recess,
An engaging portion for locking the first locking portion is provided at the tip of the stepped portion,
When the second locking portion is inserted into the opening and one side of the lower panel is moved toward the panel portion, the tip of the protruding plate moves to a position facing the stepped portion. The lower panel mounting structure of a gaming machine, wherein the first locking portion is locked to the engaging portion. The lower panel includes an outer panel and an inner panel that is detachably overlapped and fixed to the back side of the outer panel,
The protruding plate is provided at one end of the outer panel,
The first locking portion is provided at one end of the inner panel,
2. The lower panel mounting structure of the gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the second locking portion is provided at an end portion on the other end side of the outer panel and the inner panel.

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