JP2009213579A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve the position precision in mutually mounting a medal slot part and a medal selector. <P>SOLUTION: In a game machine, an operation switch to be operated when a game is executed and an operation part facing panel 6 made of a synthetic resin where the medal slot part 4 is so arrayed as to get medals cast into it are mounted on the front of the front door 3. The operation part facing panel 6 is divided into the first facing plate 61 with the operation switch arrayed on it and the second facing plate 62 with the medal slot part 4 arrayed on it. The medal slot part 4 is mounted on the surface of the second facing plate 62 and the medal selector 12 for discriminating the genuine or fake of the medals cast into the medal slot part 4 is mounted on the rear side of the second facing part 62. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine in which an operation switch that is operated when a game is executed and a synthetic resin operation unit cover plate on which a medal insertion unit into which a medal is inserted are arranged are attached to the front surface of a front door.

  In a gaming machine such as a slot machine, an operation switch that is operated when a game is executed and a medal insertion unit for inserting medals are arranged on the front surface of the front door provided on the front surface of the housing. Resin operation unit cover plate is attached. In addition, a medal selector for determining the authenticity of the medal inserted into the medal insertion unit and guiding only the true medal into the gaming machine is disposed on the back side of the front door below the medal insertion unit (for example, a patent) Reference 1).

JP 2006-6910 A

  In the gaming machine described in Patent Document 1, the medal insertion part is attached to the upper surface of the operation part cover plate, and the medal selector is attached to the front door separate from the operation part cover plate. For this reason, the mutual positional relationship between the medal insertion part and the medal selector is shifted due to the molding error of the front door and the operation part cover plate made of synthetic resin, and the accuracy of assembly of the operation part cover plate to the front door. The medal selector may not be able to smoothly take in medals inserted into the medal insertion unit.

  In view of the above-described problems, an object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine that can improve the accuracy of the mutual mounting position of a medal insertion unit and a medal selector.

  In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the present invention provides an operation unit cover plate made of synthetic resin in which an operation switch operated when a game is executed and a medal insertion unit into which a medal is inserted are arranged on the front surface of the front door. In the attached gaming machine, the operation unit cover plate is divided into a first cover plate on which the operation switch is disposed and a second cover plate on which the medal insertion unit is disposed. The medal insertion part is attached to the front surface, and a medal selector for taking in the medal inserted into the medal insertion part and determining the authenticity of the medal is attached to the back side of the second cover part. With this configuration, the mutual positional accuracy between the medal insertion unit and the medal selector is hardly affected by the molding error of the front door, the mounting accuracy of the operation unit cover plate on the front door, or the like. Therefore, the mutual positional accuracy between the medal insertion part and the medal selector is improved, and the medal selector can smoothly take in the medal inserted into the medal insertion part. Furthermore, only the parts related to medal insertion are attached to the second front panel by dividing the first front panel on which the operation switch is arranged and the second front panel on which the medal insertion unit and the medal selector are arranged. This makes it easy to handle production and maintenance.

  The present invention further includes inserting the medal selector from the front side of the front door toward the back side of the front door in the form in which the medal insertion portion and the medal selector are attached to the second front panel in advance on the front door. An opening is made possible. With this configuration, the medal selector and the medal selector can be disposed on the back side of the front door in a form in which the medal insertion portion and the medal selector are attached to the second front mounting plate, so that the attachment workability can be improved.

  According to the present invention, the mutual positional accuracy between the medal insertion unit and the medal selector can be improved, and the medal selector can smoothly take in the medal inserted into the medal insertion unit.

  FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a gaming machine (slot machine) to which an embodiment of the present invention is applied. In the following description, the lower left diagonal in FIG. 1 is “front”, the upper right upper is “rear”, the upper left upper is “left”, and the lower right “right”.

  The gaming machine 1 uses a disk-shaped medal (including coins) as a game medium, and a medal insertion unit provided on the right side of the front surface of the synthetic resin front door 3 supported so that the medal can be opened and closed on the front surface of the housing 2. A predetermined game is played by throwing it into 4.

  In the housing 2, the left, middle and right three rotating reels 5 having identification information composed of a plurality of kinds of symbols, numbers and the like are drawn on the outer peripheral surface, and a hopper unit (not shown) that can store and pay out medals. ), A main control board (not shown) for overall control of the entire game, various control boards (not shown) that can output various control signals based on commands from the main control board, and the main control board and other electrical devices A power supply device (not shown) for supplying power to the battery is accommodated.

  On the upper surface of the synthetic resin operation unit cover plate 6 provided on the front surface of the front door 3, a medal insertion unit 4 and a credit state (the medal given as a prize when the game is won and the medal insertion unit 4 are inserted) (A state in which stored medals are electrically stored in a memory provided on the main control board) and a MAX bet button 7 that is operated when investing the medals in the game, and a checkout that is operated when the medals in the credit state are settled. A button 10 and a bet button 11 that is operated when borrowing a medal are provided. Similarly, a front lever 8 that is operated when rotating each rotating reel 5 and a rotation of each rotating reel 5 are stopped on the front surface. Three stop buttons 9 are provided to be operated. The MAX bet button 7, the start lever 8, the stop button 9, the settlement button 10 and the bet button 11 that constitute the operation switches according to the present invention have sensors that can detect each operation.

  On the back side of the front door 3, a medal selector 12 that is disposed below the medal insertion unit 4 and can determine whether the medal inserted into the medal insertion unit 4 is true or false, and a true medal that has been captured by the medal selector 12. A medal chute 13 for guiding the hopper unit is provided. The medal determined to be a fake medal by the medal selector 12 is returned to the medal tray 31 provided at the lower part of the front door 3 through the return duct 14 provided below the medal selector 12.

  In the game of the gaming machine 1, after the player inserts medals into the medal insertion unit 4, the bet number of medals is set by the MAX bet button 7, and then the start lever 8 is operated to rotate all the rotating reels 5. Start by letting.

  After a predetermined time elapses after the rotating reel 5 rotates, the three stop buttons 9 are sequentially operated to stop the rotation of each rotating reel 5, and the combination of identification information of each rotating reel 5 arranged in the effective line. The number of medals distributed according to the presence / absence of a prize and the size of the prize is determined. When winning, a value corresponding to the number of payouts is added to the number of credits, or medals are paid out into the tray 31 from the hopper unit.

  FIG. 2 is a perspective view of essential parts of the operation unit cover plate 6 and the front door 3, and FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of the operation unit cover plate 6. The operation unit surface mounting plate 6 is formed separately from the front door 3, and the left first surface mounting plate 61 to which the MAX bet button 7, the start lever 8, the stop button 9, the checkout button 10 and the bet button 11 are attached. The right front cover plate 62 to which the medal insertion unit 4 and the medal selector 12 are attached is divided, and the right end portion of the first front cover plate 61 and the left end portion of the second front mount plate 62 are butted in front of each other. A plurality of screws (not shown) are fixed to a concave surface mounting plate mounting portion 32 provided on the front surface of the door 3. An opening 33 into which a lower portion of the second front panel 62 to which the medal selector 12 is previously attached can be inserted is provided on the right side of the front panel mounting part 32 in the front door 3.

  FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view of the medal selector 12, the second cover plate 62, and other components, and FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the state where the medal selector 12 is attached to the second cover plate 62 as viewed from the back side. The second front mounting plate 62 has a box shape with an opening at the rear, and when attached to the front door 3, a part of the upper portion of the upper surface portion 621 that forms the upper surface and the upper portion of the right side surface portion 622 that forms the right side surface is exposed. In addition, the vertical surface portion 624 forming the front surface overlaps with the back side of the front surface portion 611 of the first front mounting plate 61. The left portion of the upper surface portion 621 of the second surface mount plate 62 overlaps with the lower surface of the right end portion of the upper surface portion 612 of the first surface mount plate 61, and the upper surface portion 612 of the first surface mount plate 61 and the upper surface portion of the second surface mount plate 62. A step surface 625 lower than the upper surface portion 621 is formed so as to be smoothly connected to the 621.

  The medal insertion portion 4 has a flat rectangular tube-shaped medal guide portion 41 that extends downward so as to discharge the inserted medal downward, and this medal guide portion 41 is an upper surface portion 621 of the second cover plate 62. And inserted into the medal insertion mounting hole 623 and fixed to the upper surface portion 621 by the mounting bracket 15 from the back side of the second front mounting plate 62.

  The medal selector 12 discriminates between the medal receiving port 121 for receiving medals discharged from the medal guiding unit 41 of the medal insertion unit 4 and the authenticity of the medals received by the medal receiving port 121, and only the true medals are placed on the left side. It has a guide path 123 that leads to the provided discharge port 122 and is fixed to the back side of the vertical surface portion 624 of the second cover plate 62 via a metal selector bracket 16 that is substantially U-shaped in plan view.

  Next, how to attach the medal insertion unit 4, the medal selector 12, and the first and second front mounting plates 61 and 62 to the front door 3 will be described. First, before attaching the first and second cover plates 61 and 62 to the front door 3, the medal insertion portion 4 is fixed to the upper surface portion 621 of the second cover plate 62 by the mounting bracket 15 and the medal selector 12 is connected to the selector bracket 16. It fixes to the back side of the vertical surface part 624 of the 2nd surface mounting board 62 via.

  Next, the lower part of the second front panel 62 is inserted into the opening 33 of the front panel mounting part 32 in the front door 3, and the second front panel 62 is fixed to the back side of the front door 3 with a plurality of screws (not shown). Subsequently, the first front panel 61 is fitted into the front panel 32 of the front door 3 in a state in which the right end of the first front panel 61 is abutted with the left end of the second front panel 62, and the rear side of the front door 3. To a plurality of screws (not shown). Thereby, the medal insertion part 4 and the medal selector 12 can be attached to the front door 3 at the same time that the second front mounting plate 62 is attached to the front door 3. In addition, a first cover plate 61 on which the MAX bet button 7, start lever 8, stop button 9, checkout button 10 and bet button 11 are arranged, and a second cover plate 62 on which the medal insertion unit 4 and the medal selector 12 are arranged. Therefore, only the parts related to medal insertion (medal insertion unit 4 and medal selector 12) can be attached to the second front mounting plate 62, and handling such as production and maintenance becomes easy.

  In a state where the second front panel 62 is fixed to the front door 3, the front and left upper surfaces of the medal selector 12 are doubly concealed by the first front panel 61 and the step surface 625 of the second front panel 62. As a result, it is possible to prevent an illegal act such as an unauthorized tool obtained by processing a thin plate or the like to enter the back side of the front door 3 using a gap or the like to operate the medal selector 12 illegally.

  In addition, since the medal insertion unit 4 and the medal selector 12 are both attached to the second front panel 62, the medal insertion is hardly affected by the molding error of the front door 3, the assembly error of the operation unit front panel 6, and the like. The positional accuracy between the unit 4 and the medal selector 12 can be improved. Thereby, the medal inserted into the medal insertion unit 4 can be smoothly taken in by the medal selector 12.

1 is a perspective view of a gaming machine to which an embodiment of the present invention is applied. It is a perspective view of the principal part of an operation part surface mounting board and a front door. It is a disassembled perspective view of an operation part surface mounting board. It is a disassembled perspective view of a medal selector, a second front mounting board, and other. It is the perspective view which looked at the state which attached the medal selector to the 2nd surface mounting board from the back side.

Explanation of symbols

1 gaming machine (slot machine)
2 Housing 3 Front door 4 Medal insertion part 5 Rotating reel 6 Operation part surface plate 7 MAX bet button (operation switch)
8 Start lever (operation switch)
9 Stop button (operation switch)
10 Checkout button (operation switch)
11 Bet button (operation switch)
12 medal selector 13 medal chute 14 return duct 15 mounting bracket 16 selector bracket 31 medal tray 32 cover plate mounting portion 33 opening 41 medal guide portion 61 first cover plate 62 second cover plate 121 medal receiving port 122 discharge port 123 guideway 611 Front surface portion 612 Upper surface portion 621 Upper surface portion 622 Right side surface portion 623 Medal insertion mounting hole 624 Vertical surface portion 625 Step surface

Claims (2)

In a gaming machine in which an operation switch that is operated when a game is executed and a medal insertion portion where a medal is inserted are arranged on the front surface of the front door,
The operation unit surface plate is divided into a first surface plate on which the operation switch is disposed and a second surface plate on which the medal insertion unit is disposed, and the medal is inserted on the surface of the second surface plate. And a medal selector for taking in the medal inserted into the medal insertion unit and determining whether the medal is true or false on the back side of the second cover part.   An opening that allows the medal selector to be inserted from the front side of the front door toward the back side of the front door in a form in which the medal insertion portion and the medal selector are attached to the second front panel in advance on the front door. The gaming machine according to claim 1, further comprising:

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