JP2009268774A - Skeleton structure of reel gaming machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve a crime-prevention effect of a reel gaming machine while considering convenience, operability and costs. <P>SOLUTION: The skeleton structure of the reel gaming machine 1 includes a casing 2 having an open front face and a front face door 3 for opening and closing the front face. The front face door 3 is divided into a sheet metal frame 4 and a plurality of panels 5 to 7 mounted to the front face of the sheet metal frame 4. Among the panels 5 to 7, on the front face side of the panel 6 where an operation part 8 is disposed, a projecting part 10 provided with a projecting surface 9 is provided. A protective sheet metal 11 is constructed over a sheet metal frame 4, and is disposed in the region of the rear recessed surface 12 of the projecting part 10. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a housing structure of a spinning cylinder type gaming machine, and particularly to a structure related to crime prevention performance.

  In the slot machine of the invention of Patent Document 1, the front door 5 is detachably attached to the casing, and the operation plate 17 and the lower panel 15 are provided so that the model can be replaced with a simple configuration with good quality and good appearance. The upper half and the lower half are connected to each other by a hinge so that it can be bent at the center. In the third embodiment, the front door 5 includes a door frame body 55 and upper, middle, and lower panel frame bodies 57, 59, and 61 that are detachably attached to the door frame body 55. The upper, middle, and lower panels 7, 9, and 15 are detachably attached to the panel frames 57, 59, and 61, respectively. Here, each panel frame 57, 59, 61 is detachably attached to a predetermined position of the door frame 55 by a hook. According to the third embodiment, when performing model exchange, each panel 7, 9, 15 is removed from each panel frame 57, 59, 61, and the reel device 41 is removed from the front door 5, whereby each panel is removed. 7, 9 and 15, only the reel device 41 and the main and auxiliary boards 45 and 47 need to be replaced, and the parts cost required for the new model can be greatly reduced, and the part weight required for the new model can also be reduced. Transportation becomes very easy. At this time, since the front surface of the slot machine 1 can be divided into upper, middle, and lower portions in terms of design, if the upper, middle, and lower three panels 7, 9, and 15 are separable, the front door 5 The trouble of exchanging new designs can be greatly simplified. And since the panels 7, 9, and 15 can be replaced | exchanged by a hall | hole, replacement | exchange work can be performed very easily. In addition, the main board 45 and the auxiliary board 47 can be exchanged together with the reel apparatus 41, and the reel apparatus 41 with the main board 45 and the auxiliary board 47 can be exchanged in the hall, and the panels 7, 9, 15 as described above. In addition, model exchange can be performed in the hall with minimal exchange, and the exchange efficiency can be greatly improved.

  In the invention of Patent Document 2, recyclable parts and non-recyclable parts are divided into blocks according to the machine type and series of the gaming machine, and these are formed detachably from the door body in units of blocks, thereby making the model change flexible. Aiming to provide a gaming machine that can be dealt with and can be recycled efficiently, the front door 3 of the gaming machine is an upper door frame that is used for all models until the housing design is changed. 50 and the like, and members that are detachably attached to the frame, and can be used in common with a plurality of models, for example, members by series including the speaker unit 60, and detachably attached to the frame. This is a member that is different for each type of gaming machine, for example, a model-specific member that is a member including the upper panel unit 70.

  In the invention of Patent Document 3, a slot game device is arranged in the main body housing 11 in order to obtain a lower panel structure that allows a drastic, bold and innovative design change and allows a common front mask. The front door 2 hinged to the front surface of the main body housing includes a front mask 20, an upper panel assembly 30, a display unit 22, an operation unit 23, a lower panel assembly 50, and the like attached to the front surface of the front mask. It is configured. The lower panel mounting portion 24 to which the lower panel assembly 50 is detachably mounted has a lamp mounting recess 24c at both left and right ends and a central recess 24a, and has a decorative lens 52 on the left and right to cover the lamp mounting recess 24c and a central recess. A lower panel assembly 50 having a panel 55 covering the center and a lower panel assembly 150 having a panel portion covering the entire left and right lamp mounting recesses and the central recess are selectively attached to the lower panel mounting portion.

JP 2004-305433 A JP-A-2005-152483 JP 2005-21444 A

  However, all of the inventions of Patent Documents 1 to 3 can improve functionality such as improved design and standardization of members, but are effective in illegal acts such as illegal nighttime intrusion, illegal opening of doors, opening of holes, etc. There is a problem that it is difficult to prevent. In addition, the structure is complicated, the cost is high, and effective crime prevention measures are difficult at a low price.

  Therefore, an object of the present invention is to enhance the crime prevention effect of a spinning-rotor type gaming machine while ensuring functionality and considering convenience, operability, and cost.

  Complete crime prevention is considered to be practically difficult due to various circumstances, and there is no guarantee that security will be perfect even if the cost is increased. The gist of the present invention is to make it difficult to perform fraudulent activities while ensuring convenience, operability, and low cost.

  In view of the above problems, the invention of claim 1 includes a housing whose front surface is open and a front door that opens and closes the front surface, and the front door is attached to the sheet metal frame and the front surface of the sheet metal frame. Divided into a plurality of panels, a protrusion having a convex surface is provided on the front side of the panel on which the operation unit is disposed, and a protective sheet metal is installed on the sheet metal frame, and the protective sheet metal is It is a case structure of a spinning-reel type game machine, which is arranged in a concave region on the back side of a protruding portion. The sheet metal frame is preferably a plate material, but a square pipe or a round pipe may be employed instead of or together with the sheet material, if necessary. For parts involved in the crime prevention part, sheet metal may be used, and if not, light and cheap materials may be adopted.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a casing structure for a swivel-type gaming machine according to the first aspect, wherein the protective sheet metal extends in a lateral direction and has a convex surface on the surface side.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, the casing is divided into a casing sheet metal frame and a plurality of sheet metal outer plates covering the casing sheet metal frame, and a hinge is provided on a vertical member of the sheet metal frame of the front door. 2. A casing structure of a swivel type gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the casing metal frame is connected to a vertical member of the casing sheet metal frame so as to be freely opened and closed. A feature of the housing is that the base has a three-dimensional sheet metal frame structure, and a sheet material is attached to the structure from the periphery. Security performance can be improved by using a sheet metal frame for the housing. In addition, a sheet metal may be used for a part related to the crime prevention part, and a light and cheap material may be used for other parts. In addition, a sheet material is preferable for the sheet metal, but in some cases, a square pipe or a round pipe may be adopted instead of or together with this.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, the crime prevention effect of the swivel-type gaming machine can be enhanced at low cost without reducing convenience and operability. According to the invention of claim 2, it is possible to prevent fraudulent acts due to drilling. According to the third aspect of the present invention, it is possible to prevent an illegal act, to realize a sturdy structure resistant to twisting and the like, and to widen the range of panel material selection.

  Hereinafter, a swivel type gaming machine 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.

  As shown in FIG. 1 to FIG. 2, the housing structure of the swivel type gaming machine 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention includes a housing 2 whose front surface is opened and a front door 3 that opens and closes the front surface. Is divided into a sheet metal frame 4 and a plurality of (here, three) panels 5 to 7 attached to the front surface of the sheet metal frame 4, and the panel 6 on which the operation unit 8 is arranged among the plurality of panels 5 to 7. A protruding portion 10 having a convex surface 9 is provided on the front side, a protective sheet metal 11 is installed on the sheet metal frame 4, and the protective sheet metal 11 is disposed in the region of the rear concave surface 12 of the protruding portion 10. In addition, the casing structure of the rotary-type gaming machine 1 is divided into an upper chamber 13 and a lower chamber 14 of the housing 2, and a partition plate 15 that forms a partition, and an electronic lottery is performed in the upper chamber 13 according to the lottery result. A main board 16 that controls the rotation and stop of each reel, a reel unit 17 that includes three reels housed in the upper chamber 13 and a stepping motor that rotates each reel, and a power supply box 18 that is housed in the lower chamber 14 , Is formed. The lower chamber 14 stores a hopper device (not shown) that pays out medals when winning. Further, the front door 3 is unlocked and locked by inserting and removing a dedicated key into the key cylinder lock 19 provided on the front door 3.

  The front door 3 is provided with a reel observation window 20, and the player can partially observe the three reels of the reel unit 17 through the reel observation window 20. Further, below the reel observation window 20, a bet number display unit for displaying the number of medals bet by the player for each game, a payout medal number display unit for displaying the number of payout medals when winning is obtained, A display unit 21 including a credit number display unit for displaying the number of credited medals is provided on the surface side of the operation panel 6. The front door 3 is provided with a medal slot, a bet button, a stop button and a start lever corresponding to each reel, and a medal tray 22 is provided at the bottom. The front door 3 is connected to the housing 2 so as to be freely opened and closed by a hinge 23 and has a laterally open structure. This will be described in detail below.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the sheet metal frame 4 is a two-dimensional rectangular sheet metal frame 4a combined with a three-dimensional protective sheet metal 11. That is, the protective sheet metal 11 is a structure for preventing fraud, and has a dish-like structure extending in the lateral direction and having a convex surface 11a on the surface side, and both ends are connected to the vertical members of the rectangular sheet metal frame 4a. It is laid horizontally. The protective sheet metal 11 is configured in a lateral bridge shape. The convex surface 11a is a rectangular inclined surface (both ends are vertical surfaces) whose both side surfaces are inclined outward, the upper and lower surfaces are substantially trapezoidal horizontal surfaces, and the front surface is a rectangular vertical surface, It is a five-sided structure in which they are combined, and has a cover plate structure that protects against illegal acts by covering the substrate and connector on the back side. The number and shape of the convex surfaces 11a are not limited and may be curved. Buttons 11b are fixed to the convex surface 11a, and the buttons protrude from the holes of the operation panel 6. Although not shown, a substrate or a connector is provided in the rear concave surface 12 region. A reinforcing sheet metal 4 b is laid across the top of the protective sheet metal 11. An operation lever may be fixed to the convex surface 11a. The panels 5 to 7 are preferably made of synthetic resin in order to ensure decorativeness and manufacturability, but are not limited thereto.

  The casing 2 is divided into a casing sheet metal frame 24 and a plurality of sheet metal outer plates 26 to 30 covering the casing sheet metal frame 24, and a hinge 23 provided on a vertical member on the side surface of the sheet metal frame 4 of the front door 2 is provided with a casing. A structure is provided that is connected to the vertical member 24i of the body metal frame 24 so as to be freely opened and closed.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the casing 2 is a vertically long rectangular box, and sheet metal outer plates 26 to 30 are attached to the casing sheet metal frame 24. That is, a back plate 26 is provided on the back side of the housing sheet metal frame 24, a top plate 27 is provided on the top surface, a pair of side plates 28 and 29 are provided on the left and right side surfaces, and a bottom plate 30 is provided on the bottom surface. The housing 2 is preferably a sheet metal. Moreover, since MDF can be employ | adopted depending on a site | part, the combination of MDF (medium density fiber board) and sheet metal is also preferable. In the case of MDF, since it may be difficult to prevent cutting and drilling, a portion requiring crime prevention is a sheet metal.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the housing sheet metal frame 24 has a three-dimensional structure, and the first horizontal members 24 a and 24 b on the upper side and the second horizontal members 24 c and the second horizontal members 24 c that are connected orthogonally to form a first rectangular portion. 24d, lower third horizontal members 24e and 24f, fourth horizontal members 24g and 24h connected orthogonally to each other to form a second rectangular portion larger than the upper portion, the first rectangular portion and the second rectangular portion And four vertical members 24i, 24j, 24k, and 24l that connect the rectangular portions. Screw holes for connection are appropriately formed in the members 24a to 24l.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, the inside of the housing 2 is partitioned into an upper chamber 13 and a lower chamber 14 by a partition plate 15, a main board 16 and a reel unit 17 are accommodated in the upper chamber 13, and the reel unit 17 is partitioned. It is fixed to the upper surface of the plate 15. The partition plate 15 is fixed to the vertical members 24i to 24l of the housing sheet metal frame 24 by screws or the like. The main board 16 that performs electronic lottery and reel stop control is stored in a vertical direction in the back of the upper chamber 13 after being housed in a board case having a sealing function so that fraudulent acts are difficult. When the front door 3 is closed, the main board 16, the power supply box 18, the hopper device (not shown) and the like are covered.

  The partition plate 15 is preferably selected from sheet metal, MDF (medium density fiber board), paper board, synthetic resin board, and the like.

  Various devices such as an accessory, a display device, an audio device, and / or a sub-board box are mounted on the back side surface of the front door 3. The arrangement of the main board 16 is preferably on the back side of the various apparatuses, which makes effective use of space. In order to reduce manufacturing costs, various devices may not have a display device. At the very least, it is often the case that an accessory is installed. In this case, because of the opening and closing of the front door 3, the business trip part may not be closed by hitting the housing 2 on the trajectory of rotation of various devices, so that the device may be attached only in a small space range.

  As a modified form of the present embodiment, for example, the device 40 as various devices such as the above-mentioned accessory, display device, acoustic device and / or sub-board box, etc., as shown in FIGS. It may be installed inside. In this case, the space can be effectively utilized by storing in the upper chamber 13. In addition, the design change / replacement of the front door 3 is facilitated.

  In this case, it is preferable from the viewpoint of stability and the like that the device 40 is installed on a support plate 50 provided with a gap above the partition plate 15. The upper chamber 13 is divided by the support plate 50. Moreover, it is preferable that a display device or an accessory such as a liquid crystal display device is disposed close to the front door 3 or a position close to the front door 3. It is preferable to provide a window on the front door 3 for a liquid crystal display device. The support plate 50 is preferably selected from sheet metal, MDF (medium density fiberboard), paper plate, synthetic resin plate, and the like.

  Specifically, as shown in FIG. 4A, a rectangular support plate 50 is horizontally arranged and fixed to the vertical members 24 i to 24 l of the housing sheet metal frame 24. For example, the rear edge and both side edges are fixed to the back side and both sides of the housing sheet metal frame 24, respectively, and the front edge is in contact with the rear edge of the front door 3. Further, as shown in FIG. 4B, a gap 53 may be formed on the front side of the support plate 50, and the upper chamber 13 partitioned by the support plate 50 may be communicated. As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, when the device 40 indicated by the dotted line is accommodated, it is necessary to lengthen the support plate 50 compared to the case where the device 40 is not accommodated. As shown in FIG. 5, a vertical plate 54 may be erected as a protective wall at the front portion of the support plate 50, and the crime prevention effect can be enhanced. As shown in FIGS. 6A and 6B, a cover plate structure in which the main substrate 6 is covered with the support plate 50 may be employed. Further, as shown by the dotted line in FIG. 6, when the apparatus 40 is accommodated, the support plate 50 may be added. In the case of FIG. 6, the support plate 50 is fixed to the inner wall of the housing sheet metal frame 24 by fastening parts such as screws or by welding. Here, the fastening parts can be removed.

  The main board 16 may be arranged in the back of the apparatus 40, but the main board 16 may be arranged in front of the apparatus 40 in order to improve the visibility of the main board 16.

  The power supply box 18 incorporates a transformer, a constant voltage circuit, etc., and receives power from an external power supply to drive each part of the slot machine, for example, the main board 16, the reel unit 17, the hopper device, and various display parts. Power is supplied to each of the display circuits etc. with a specified voltage.

[Operation of Embodiment]
An example of the operation of the rotary gaming machine 1 according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to the drawings. As shown in FIG. 2, the front door 3 is assembled, the casing 2 is assembled as shown in FIG. Then, when 1 to 3 medals are inserted from the slot of the rotary gaming machine 1 or the bet button is operated to bet 3 medals out of the credited medals, and then the start lever is operated. At that time, an electronic lottery is performed, and the type of winning or losing is determined. Then, the three reels start to rotate at the same time, and the player can stop the corresponding reels by operating the stop buttons in order at an arbitrary timing. However, since the winning type or loss is already determined by electronic lottery, the reel stop control is started by operating the stop button, but basically the reel stop is reflected so that the result of electronic lottery is reflected. Control is performed. Then, when the winning is achieved, the number of medals corresponding to the winning type is paid out to the medal tray 22.

[Effect of the embodiment]
According to the case structure of the swivel type gaming machine 1 of the present embodiment, it is difficult to cheat on the buttons of the operation unit. In addition, it is difficult to cheat on the main board 16 due to the arrangement of the device 40 or the like.

  In particular, the protective sheet metal 11 cannot be destroyed even if a fraudulent act is carried out by destroying the casing of the revolving type gaming machine by opening a hole from the operation panel 6 of the front door 3 due to the action of the protective sheet metal 11. The crime prevention effect is improved. Further, since the buttons are fixed to the protective metal plate 11 of the metal plate frame 4 inside the operation panel 6, it is possible to prevent an illegal act by removing the buttons. Since it is possible to use a sheet metal for the part where the crime prevention is most desired and a material other than the sheet metal for the part that is not so, the degree of freedom of customization of the material is increased. If the material of the front door is MDF or the like, it is difficult to prevent cutting and punching. Therefore, security is improved by changing the material and shape of the part corresponding to the panel for which fraud countermeasures are to be strengthened. . In addition, the sheet metal frame structure and the division of the panel can ensure the degree of customization of the panel decoration.

  Since the front door 3 has a simple structure including the sheet metal frame 4 having the protective sheet metal 11, there is a practical effect of making it difficult to perform an illegal act while ensuring convenience, operability, and low cost.

  The peripheral panel of the housing sheet metal frame 24 has a separate structure, and by being coupled to the sheet metal frame 4, it is possible to provide a sturdy structure that is resistant to deformation such as twisting and to easily change and replace the design of the housing 2. (For example, a combination of MDF, sheet metal, etc.). In addition, reusability is improved because only the panel can be replaced. Furthermore, the weight of the housing can be reduced.

  Note that the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and modifications and the like can be made without departing from the technical idea of the present invention. It will be included in the technical scope of the present invention. For example, the structure of the sheet metal frame 4 and the protective sheet metal 11 is not limited to the illustrated one. Regarding the front door 3, the frame shape can be reviewed (light weight, rigidity), cylinder lock specifications, sao shape and specifications, buttons, levers, selector specifications, speaker shapes, location, etc. can be designed as appropriate. In case 2, change frame shape (light weight, rigidity), selection of surrounding panel material (material), hinge shape and specification, power box shape, setting key selection, board cases, speaker shape and layout The location, hopper specifications, reel specifications, etc. can be designed as appropriate. Further, the lower space of the protective metal plate 11 shown in FIG. 2 may be covered with the metal plate. Thereby, the illegal act with respect to the power supply box 18 can be prevented.

It is a perspective view of the door opening state of the spinning cylinder type game machine of this invention embodiment. It is a disassembled perspective view of the front door of the embodiment. It is a disassembled perspective view of the housing | casing of the embodiment. (A) is the partial longitudinal cross-sectional view of the upper part of the same embodiment, (b) is the partial cross-sectional view of the upper part of the modification. (A) is the partial longitudinal cross-sectional view of the upper part of a different modified form, (b) is the partial longitudinal cross-sectional view of the upper part of a still another modified form. (A) is the partial longitudinal cross-sectional view of the upper part of other embodiment, (b) is the partial longitudinal cross-sectional view of the upper part of the other another modified form.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Cylinder-type game machine 2 ... Case 3 ... Front door 4 ... Sheet metal frame 5-7 ... Panel 8 ... Operation part 9 ... Convex surface 10 ... Projection Part 11 ... Protective sheet metal 12 ... Back side concave surface 13 ... Upper chamber 14 ... Lower chamber 15 ... Partition plate 16 ... Main board 17 ... Reel unit 18 ... Power supply box 19 ... Key cylinder lock 20 ... Reel observation window 21 ... Display unit 22 ... Medal tray 23 ... Hinge 11a ... Convex surface 24 ... Cast metal plate frame 26 ... Back plate 27 ... Top plate 28,29 ... Side plate 30 ... Bottom plate 40 ... Device 50 ... Support plate 53 ... Gap

Claims (3)

A housing with an open front;
A front door that opens and closes the front,
The front door is divided into a sheet metal frame and a plurality of panels attached to the front surface of the sheet metal frame;
Among the plurality of panels, a protrusion having a convex surface is provided on the front side of the panel on which the operation unit is disposed,
A casing structure for a swivel type gaming machine, wherein a protection sheet metal is installed on the sheet metal frame, and the protection sheet metal is disposed in a concave area on the back side of the protrusion.   2. The casing structure of a rotating type game machine according to claim 1, wherein the protective sheet metal has a dish-like structure extending in a lateral direction and having a convex surface side. The casing is divided into a casing sheet metal frame and a plurality of sheet metal outer plates covering the casing sheet metal frame,
2. A casing structure for a swivel type gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein a hinge is provided on a vertical member of the sheet metal frame of the front door and is connected to the vertical member of the casing metal plate frame so as to be freely opened and closed.

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