JP2010005382A - Game machine having panel easily attached to and detached from front door - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine having a panel easily attached to and detached from a front door when prescribed conditions are established. <P>SOLUTION: A game machine includes a hook 61 arranged on the rear surface side R of the front panel 8, and a slit 121 arranged at a position being the front surface side F of the front door 2 and opposing to the hook 61. When the front panel 8 is attached to the front door 2, the hook 61 of the front panel is engaged with the slit 121 of the front door 2. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

The present invention relates to a gaming machine in which a panel disposed on a front door can be removed, and the panel can be easily detached from the front door.

  A gaming machine that executes a conventional slot game is arranged on the back side of a plurality of display windows, has a plurality of symbols drawn on the outer peripheral surface, and has a rotating circular mechanical reel, or a display equivalent to a reel There are those using a video reel in which a plurality of symbol display areas are provided and a predetermined number of symbols are displayed in the symbol display area. In the case of a gaming machine having a mechanical reel, a plurality of display windows correspond to symbol display areas, and a predetermined number of symbols drawn on the outer peripheral surface of the reel can be visually recognized through the display window.

  In such a gaming machine, a door is provided that stores a reel on the housing side and is provided with a display area in which the reel can be visually recognized on one surface side of the housing. In the gaming machine, the surface on which the door is arranged is usually the surface on which the player operates the gaming machine, which is the front side. This door (hereinafter referred to as a front door) can be opened and closed, and an administrator opens the front door to perform maintenance of the gaming machine.

  The front door is provided on the front side thereof with a panel portion on which various lamps and speakers for decoration or game presentation provided in the gaming machine are arranged. These panel portions are formed integrally with the front door, or as another example, for example, as in Patent Document 1, an upper panel body attached to a door base frame can be freely attached to and detached from the upper panel attachment portion. An invention relating to a front door of a gaming machine attached to the machine has been proposed (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

JP 2002-11138 A

  In the invention described in Patent Document 1, the panel is attached to the front door by fitting an engaging claw provided on the panel into a locking groove of the front door. In this case, when engaging the engaging claw in the locking groove, it is necessary to insert the engaging claw while elastically deforming the engaging claw, and a load is applied to the engaging claw. In addition, such an operation is difficult to change when the upper panel itself is large.

  Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine in which a panel can be easily attached to and detached from a front door when a predetermined condition is satisfied.

  (1) A housing for housing equipment used for gaming, a door main body attached to one surface of the housing so as to be openable and closable, and a door on a surface of the door main body opposite to the housing side. A panel portion attached to the main body, the panel portion protruding toward the surface on the door main body side, and a hook portion having a tip portion facing the lower side of the door main body, and the door A gaming machine, wherein the main body has an elongated slit portion into which the hook portion is inserted.

  According to the invention described in (1), the gaming machine has a hook portion on the door body side surface of the panel portion, and the door body has a slit portion into which the hook portion is inserted. Since the tip portion of the hook is directed downward, the hook engages with the lower side of the inserted slit portion. The panel part can be attached to the door body simply by inserting the hook part into the slit part and sliding the panel part downward until the hook part engages with the lower side of the slit part.

  (2) A housing for housing equipment used for gaming, a door main body attached to one surface of the housing so as to be openable and closable, and a door on the surface of the door main body opposite to the housing side. A panel portion attached to the main body, the panel portion protruding toward the surface on the door main body side, and a hook portion having a tip portion facing the lower side of the door main body, and the door The main body has an elongated slit portion into which the hook portion is inserted, and the slit portion protrudes from the opposite surface at the lower end of the slit portion and is recessed in the surface on the housing side. And a engaged portion that engages with the tip portion of the hook portion.

  According to the invention described in (2), the gaming machine has the hook portion on the surface of the panel portion on the door body side, and the door body has the slit portion into which the hook portion is inserted. Since the tip portion of the hook is directed downward, the hook engages with the lower side of the inserted slit portion. The panel part can be attached to the door body simply by inserting the hook part into the slit part and sliding the panel part downward until the hook part engages with the lower side of the slit part. The slit portion has an engaged portion on the lower end side of the slit portion. The engaged portion protrudes on the surface (panel side) opposite to the housing-side surface of the door main body, forms a recess on the housing-side surface of the engaged portion, and engages with the tip portion of the hook portion. Match. The engaged portion can receive the tip portion of the hook portion in the concave portion, and the engagement becomes easy.

  (3) a housing that accommodates equipment used for gaming, a door body that is attached to one surface of the housing so as to be openable and closable, and a door on the surface of the door body that is opposite to the surface of the housing. A panel portion attached to the main body, the panel portion projecting toward the surface of the door main body side, and a hook portion having a tip portion facing the lower side of the door main body, and the hook The hook portion is formed so that the end of the hook portion on the panel portion side gradually swells and is connected to the panel portion, and the door body includes the hook portion into which the hook portion is inserted. An elongated slit portion that engages with a portion, and the slit portion protrudes from the lower surface of the slit portion to the opposite surface and forms a recess on the housing-side surface, The tip of the hook Gaming machine and having a and the engaged portion that partially engage.

  According to the invention described in (3), the gaming machine has the hook portion on the door body side surface of the panel portion, and the door body has the slit portion into which the hook portion is inserted. Since the tip portion of the hook is directed downward, the hook engages with the lower side of the inserted slit portion. The panel part can be attached to the door body simply by inserting the hook part into the slit part and sliding the panel part downward until the hook part engages with the lower side of the slit part. The slit portion has an engaged portion on the lower end side of the slit portion. The engaged portion protrudes on the surface (panel side) opposite to the housing-side surface of the door main body, forms a recess on the housing-side surface of the engaged portion, and engages with the tip portion of the hook portion. Match. The engaged portion can receive the tip portion of the hook portion in the concave portion, and the engagement becomes easy. Further, the panel side of the hook portion has a hook base portion formed in a shape that gradually expands from the tip portion of the hook portion toward the panel side. When the hook part is inserted into the slit part, the engaged part of the slit part first comes into contact with the panel part. Since the hook base is formed by a curve, it contributes to guiding the position where the engaged portion abuts to slide from the panel portion to the hook base and then to the hook portion. Further, since the distance between the hook base and the tip portion of the hook portion is gradually narrowed, it can be firmly engaged so as to support the engaged portion from both sides of the tip portion of the hook portion and the hook base. .

  According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a gaming machine in which a panel can be easily attached to and detached from a front door when a predetermined condition is established.

1 is a front view of a gaming machine according to an embodiment of the present invention. 1 is an external perspective view of a gaming machine according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is an exploded view of the front door of the game machine concerning one embodiment of the present invention. It is a block diagram of the main control circuit of the gaming machine according to one embodiment of the present invention. It is a perspective rear view of the front panel of the gaming machine according to one embodiment of the present invention. It is the perspective view seen from the front side at the time of attaching a liquid crystal display device to the front door of the gaming machine concerning one embodiment of the present invention. It is the elements on larger scale of the slit part of FIG. It is a perspective view of the AA cross section of FIG. It is an AA cross section of FIG. It is a perspective back view at the time of attaching a liquid crystal display device to the front door of the game machine concerning one embodiment of the present invention. It is an enlarged view of the movable member of the gaming machine according to one embodiment of the present invention. It is a BB cross-sectional enlarged view of the movable member vicinity of FIG. It is a back side of the front door of the gaming machine concerning one embodiment of the present invention, and is an enlarged view near a movable member. It is a back side of the front door of the gaming machine concerning one embodiment of the present invention, and is an enlarged view near a movable member. It is a back side of the front door of the gaming machine concerning one embodiment of the present invention, and is an enlarged view near a movable member.

  Hereinafter, embodiments according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  Embodiments according to the gaming machine of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. First, a functional flow of the gaming machine (hereinafter referred to as a pachislot) 1 in the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 3. FIG. 1 is a front view of the pachi-slot 1, and FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the pachi-slot 1. FIG. 3 is an exploded view of the front door 2 of the pachi-slot 1.

  The pachi-slot 1 includes a cabinet 1a serving as a housing for housing the reels 3L, 3C, 3R, a circuit board, and the like, and a front door 2 attached to the front side F (the F side in FIG. 2) of the cabinet 1a so as to be openable and closable. A front panel 8 serving as a panel portion is provided on the front side F of the front door 2. Inside the cabinet 1a, three reels 3L, 3C, 3R are provided side by side. Each of the reels 3L, 3C, 3R is configured by attaching a belt-like sheet in which a plurality of symbols are continuously arranged along the rotation direction to the peripheral surface of a cylindrical frame.

  The front door 2 is a part of the door body, and a liquid crystal display device 5 is provided at the center of the front door 2. As shown in FIG. 3, the liquid crystal display device 5 is provided on the front side F of the front door 2 and between the front door 2 and the front panel 8. The liquid crystal display device 5 is fixed to a portion on the upper side T (T side in FIG. 3) of the front door 2 by a mounting frame 52.

  The liquid crystal display device 5 includes a display screen 5a including symbol display areas 21L, 21C, and 21R, and is positioned on the front side (F side in FIG. 2) superimposed on the three reels 3L, 3C, and 3R when viewed from the front. It is provided to do. The symbol display areas 21L, 21C, and 21R are provided corresponding to the three reels 3L, 3C, and 3R, and the reels 3L, 3C, and 3R provided on the rear side R (the R side in FIG. 2). The structure which can permeate | transmit is provided.

  That is, the symbol display areas 21L, 21C, and 21R serve as display windows, and the player can visually recognize the rotation and stop operation of the reels 3L, 3C, and 3R provided behind the display areas. Become. In the present embodiment, video is displayed using the entire display screen 5a including the symbol display areas 21L, 21C, and 21R, and an effect is executed.

  The symbol display areas 21L, 21C, and 21R are, among a plurality of types of symbols arranged on the surface of the reels 3L, 3C, and 3R, when the rotation of the reels 3L, 3C, and 3R provided behind them is stopped. One symbol (three in total) is displayed in each of the upper, middle and lower areas in the frame. In addition, it is determined whether or not a prize is awarded for a pseudo line formed by combining any one of predetermined areas of the upper, middle, and lower areas of each of the symbol display areas 21L, 21C, and 21R. It is defined as the target line (winning determination line).

  The front door 2 is provided with various devices to be operated by the player. The medal slot 10 is provided for receiving a medal dropped from the outside by the player. The medals accepted by the medal slot 10 are inserted into one game up to a predetermined number (for example, three), and the amount exceeding the predetermined number can be deposited inside the pachislot machine 1 (so-called credit function). ).

  The bet button 11 is provided to determine the number of coins to be inserted into one game from medals deposited inside the pachislot 1. The checkout button 12 is provided to pull out medals deposited inside the pachislot 1 to the outside.

  The start lever 6 is provided to start the rotation of all the reels 3L, 3C, 3R. The stop buttons 7L, 7C, 7R are associated with the three reels 3L, 3C, 3R, respectively, and are provided to stop the rotation of the corresponding reels 3L, 3C, 3R.

  The lamp (LED or the like) 14 outputs light in a turn-on / off pattern according to the content of the effect. The speakers 9L and 9R output sound such as sound effects and music according to the contents of the production. The medal payout port 15 guides the discharged medals to the outside. The medals discharged from the medal payout opening 15 are stored in the medal tray 16.

  Next, with reference to FIG. 4, the configuration of a circuit provided in pachislot 1 in the present embodiment will be described. The pachi-slot 1 in the present embodiment includes a main control circuit 71, a sub-control circuit 72, and peripheral devices (actuators) that are electrically connected thereto.

  FIG. 4 shows a configuration of the main control circuit 71 of the pachi-slot 1 in the present embodiment.

  The main control circuit 71 includes a microcomputer 30 installed on a circuit board as a main component. The microcomputer 30 includes a CPU (hereinafter, main CPU) 31, a ROM (hereinafter, main ROM) 32, and a RAM (hereinafter, main RAM) 33.

  The main ROM 32 stores a control program executed by the main CPU 31, a data table, data for transmitting various control commands (commands) to the sub control circuit 72, and the like. The main RAM 33 is provided with a storage area for storing various data such as an internal winning combination determined by execution of the control program.

  The main CPU 31 is connected to a clock pulse generation circuit 34, a frequency divider 35, a random number generator 36, and a sampling circuit 37. The clock pulse generation circuit 34 and the frequency divider 35 generate clock pulses. The main CPU 31 executes a control program based on the generated clock pulse. The random number generator 36 generates a random number within a predetermined range (for example, 0 to 65535). The sampling circuit 37 extracts one value from the generated random numbers.

  A switch or the like is connected to the input port of the microcomputer 30. The main CPU 31 receives input from a switch or the like and controls the operation of peripheral devices such as stepping motors 49L, 49C, and 49R. The stop switch 7S detects that each of the three stop buttons 7L, 7C, 7R has been pressed (stop operation) by the player. The start switch 6S detects that the start lever 6 has been operated by the player (start operation).

  The medal sensor 42S detects that the medal received in the medal slot 10 has passed through the selector 42 described above. The bet switch 11S detects that the bet button 11 has been pressed by the player. Further, the settlement switch 12S detects that the settlement button 12 has been pressed by the player.

  Peripheral devices whose operations are controlled by the microcomputer 30 include stepping motors 49L, 49C, 49R, a 7-segment display 13 and a hopper 40. A circuit for controlling the operation of each peripheral device is connected to the output port of the microcomputer 30.

  The motor drive circuit 39 controls driving of stepping motors 49L, 49C, 49R provided corresponding to the reels 3L, 3C, 3R. The reel position detection circuit 50 detects a reel index indicating that the reels 3L, 3C, and 3R have made one rotation by an optical sensor having a light emitting portion and a light receiving portion in accordance with each reel 3L, 3C, and 3R.

  The stepping motors 49L, 49C, and 49R have a configuration in which the momentum is proportional to the number of output pulses and the rotation axis can be stopped at a specified angle. The driving force of the stepping motors 49L, 49C, 49R is transmitted to the reels 3L, 3C, 3R via a gear having a predetermined reduction ratio. Each time one pulse is output to the stepping motors 49L, 49C, 49R, the reels 3L, 3C, 3R rotate at a constant angle.

  The main CPU 31 counts the number of times the pulses are output to the stepping motors 49L, 49C, 49R after detecting the reel index, thereby rotating the rotation angles of the reels 3L, 3C, 3R (mainly the reels 3L, 3C, The number of symbols 3R has rotated) is managed, and the positions of the symbols arranged on the surfaces of the reels 3L, 3C, 3R are managed.

  The display unit drive circuit 48 controls the operation of the 7-segment display 13. The hopper drive circuit 41 controls the operation of the hopper 40. The payout completion signal circuit 51 manages the detection of medals performed by the medal detection unit 40S provided in the hopper 40, and checks whether or not the medals discharged from the hopper 40 have reached the payout number.

  The sub control circuit 72 is electrically connected to the main control circuit 71 and performs processing such as determination and execution of effect contents based on a command transmitted from the main control circuit 71. The sub-control circuit 72 is connected to the liquid crystal display device 5, the speakers 9 </ b> L and 9 </ b> R, and the lamp 14, and controls these actuators according to the command transmitted from the main control circuit 71.

Hereinafter, the front panel 8 will be described with reference to FIGS. 2, 3, and 5.
FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the front panel 8 as viewed from the rear side R. FIG.

  The front panel 8 is a decorative panel on which a design is applied in accordance with a game subject provided by the pachislot 1. The front panel 8 is disposed on the front side F of the front door 2. The front panel 8 is provided on the front side F of the liquid crystal display device 5 and is disposed on the upper side of the front door 2 (T side in FIG. 2) so as to cover the liquid crystal display device 5.

  The front panel 8 includes a panel main body 81 and a main display window 82 provided around the approximate center of the panel main body 81. The panel main body 81 is a main body portion of the front panel 8 and is provided with a lamp 14 and decorative ornaments. The main display window 82 has a region that occupies most of the panel main body 81, and is a window that exposes the liquid crystal display device 5 disposed on the rear side R of the front panel 8. That is, when the front panel 8 is disposed on the front side F of the liquid crystal display device 5, the range of the liquid crystal display device 5 that can be viewed from the main display window 82 when viewed from the front side F is the display screen 5a.

  Further, the front side F of the front panel 8 is provided with a lamp 14 for decoration and production and other design decorative parts. The lamp 14 is provided so that the light of the lamp can be viewed from the F side of the front panel 8, and is used for effects and notifications during the game. (See FIGS. 1 and 2).

  The rear side R of the front panel 8 will be described with reference to FIG.

  On the rear side R of the front panel 8, the connector portion 101 for receiving power supply and control signals from the front door 2 side for the parts that use power, such as the lamp 14, and the front panel 8 to the front door 2. A hook portion 61 and a protruding portion 102 for attachment are provided.

  The connector unit 101 is a connection unit for connecting wiring for supplying electric power and a control signal from the sub control circuit 72 of the front door 2 to the lamp 14 and the like provided on the front panel 8.

  In the present embodiment, the connector portion 101 is provided on the lower side B (B side in FIG. 5) of the front panel 8 and is connected to a wiring 200 (see FIG. 14) extending from the front door 2 side. Further, when the front panel 8 is attached to the front door 2, the connector portion 101 has a first opening 111 (see FIG. 6) provided at a position facing the front door 2 so that the rear surface of the front door 2 is Exposed to side R. Details will be described later.

  The protruding portion 102 is provided on the lower side B of the front panel 8 and in the vicinity of the connector portion 101. Further, the protrusion 102 is formed so as to protrude further from the rear side R of the front panel 8 in the rear side R direction (that is, toward the front door 2). When the front panel 8 is attached to the front door 2, the protrusion 102 penetrates the second opening 112 (see FIG. 6) provided in the front door 2 and also on the rear side R of the front door 2. Protruding.

  The protrusion 102 is provided with a locking hole 103 serving as a locked portion near the tip of the protrusion 102. In other words, it can be said that the locking hole 103 serving as the locked portion protrudes from the rear side R of the front panel 8 to form the protruding portion 102. The locking hole 103 is locked by a locking portion 133 (see FIG. 10) of the movable member 130 disposed on the back side R of the front door 2. Details will be described later.

  Hooks 61 are provided on the left side (L side in FIG. 5) and the right side (R2 side in FIG. 5) of the front panel 8. In the present embodiment, the hook portion 61 is near the left and right ends of the left side L and the right side R2 of the front panel 8 and is arranged on one side along the vertical direction (TB direction in FIG. 5, hereinafter referred to as the vertical direction). Two places are formed apart from each other. Specifically, hook portions 61a and 61b are formed on the right side R2 of the front panel 8, and hook portions 61c and 61d are formed on the left side L of the front panel 8 (hereinafter referred to as the hook portion 61). (Including four hook portions 61a, 61b, 61c, 61d). The hook portion 61 is formed so as to protrude from the hook support portion 83 formed in the panel main body 81 of the front panel 8 toward the front door 2 (back side R).

  In addition, each of the hook portions 61 is formed such that a hook tip portion 62 serving as a tip portion of the hook portion 61 faces the lower side B (see FIG. 9). That is, the hook bent portion 63 that is a portion curved in a hook shape from the hook tip portion 62 of the hook portion 61 is formed to be located on the upper side T from the hook tip portion 62.

  The hook portion 61 has a hook base portion 64 formed so that a portion toward the hook support portion 83 (front panel 8 side) from the hook tip portion 62 through the hook bent portion 63 and gradually swells (FIGS. 8 and 8). 9). The hook base portion 64 is formed with a smooth curve from the hook support portion 83 to the hook bent portion 63. Further, a portion of the hook base portion 64 that faces the hook tip portion 62 is formed to be substantially parallel to the hook tip portion 62.

  The front side F of the front door 2 will be described with reference to FIGS. 6 and 7. FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the state in which the liquid crystal display device 5 is attached to the front door 2 when viewed from the front side F. FIG. FIG. 7 is a partially enlarged view of the slit portion 121a in FIG.

  Slit portions 121 a, 121 b, 121 c, and 121 d are formed on the front side F of the front door 2 and in the left L frame and the right R 2 frame portion of the front door 2 surrounding the liquid crystal display device 5. (Hereinafter, when described as the slit portion 121, it includes four slit portions 121a, 121b, 121c, and 121d). Slit portions 121a and 121b are formed in the frame portion on the right side R2, and slit portions 121c and 121d are formed in the frame portion on the left side L.

  The slit portion 121 includes a slit 122 formed in a frame portion surrounding the liquid crystal display device 5 in the front door 2 and an engaged portion 123 provided on the lower side B of the slit 122 (FIG. 7). The slit 122 has a so-called vertically long rectangular shape in which the length in the vertical direction is larger than the length in the left-right direction (the LR2 direction in FIGS. 6 and 7, hereinafter referred to as the left-right direction). The engaged portion 123 is a portion that engages with the hook portion 61 of the front panel 8.

  And the to-be-engaged part 123 is formed so that it may protrude to the front side F rather than the slit 122 (FIG. 7). Further, when viewed from the cross section (see FIGS. 8 and 9), a concave portion is formed on the back side R from the slit 122 to the tip of the engaged portion 123. Further, the distal end portion of the engaged portion 123 is formed so as to be substantially parallel to the slit 122 and the front door 2.

With reference to FIG.8 and FIG.9, engagement with the hook part 61 and the slit part 121 is demonstrated.
FIG. 8 is an AA perspective cross-sectional view when the front panel 8 is attached to the front door 2. FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA when the front panel 8 is attached to the front door 2.

  The slit portions 121a, 121b, 121c, and 121d are formed at positions facing the four hook portions 61a, 61b, 61c, and 61d, respectively, and the hook portions 61a, 121a, 121b, 121c, and 121d are opposed to the slit portions 121a, 121b, 121c, and 121d. 61b, 61c and 61d are respectively inserted. Each hook portion 61 engages with an engaged portion of the slit portion 121.

  At this time, the hook tip portion 62 and the hook base portion 64 in the hook portion 61 are substantially parallel to each other. Therefore, the concave portions formed inside the hook tip portion 62, the hook bent portion 63, and the hook base portion 64 are the alphabet 'U'. It becomes the character shape. Also at the front end portion of the engaged portion 123, the front side F surface and the back side R surface are formed substantially parallel to each other. When the tip end portion of the engaged portion 123 of the slit portion 121 engages with the hook portion 61 in this recess, the tip portion of the engaged portion 123 is supported without a gap by the recess formed inside the hook portion 61. Is done. Thereby, the hook front-end | tip part 62 of the hook part 61 can be firmly engaged with the to-be-engaged part 123. FIG.

  The front panel 8 is fixed to the front side F of the front door 2 by engaging the hooks 61a, 61b, 61c, 61d with the slits 121a, 121b, 121c, 121d, respectively.

  The protrusion 102 of the front panel 8 and the movable member 130 of the front door 2 will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 10 is a rear view of the front door 2. FIG. 11 is an enlarged view of the movable member 130. 12 is an enlarged cross-sectional view taken along the line BB in FIG. 13 to 15 are partial enlarged views of the vicinity of the movable member 130 arranged on the rear side R of the front door 2.

  FIG. 10 is a rear view when the liquid crystal display device 5 and the front panel 8 are attached to the front door 2. The liquid crystal display device 5 is fitted on the upper side T of the front door 2, and a display frame showing the symbol display areas 21L, 21C, 21R arranged on the back side R of the liquid crystal display device 5 is visible from the reel display frame 53. It has become.

  A first opening 111 and a second opening 112 are formed on the lower side B of the reel display frame 53. In the present embodiment, the first opening 111 is a substantially rectangular opening that is formed on the lower side B of the symbol display area 21L and is long in the left-right direction (R2-L direction in FIG. 10). The first opening 111 is formed at a position facing the connector portion 101 of the front panel 8 when the front panel 8 is attached to the front door 2. Therefore, when the front panel 8 is attached to the front door 2, the first opening 111 exposes the connector portion 101 on the back side R of the front door 2.

  The second opening 112 is formed on the lower side B of the symbol display area 21L. Further, the second opening 112 is formed in the vicinity of the first opening 111. The second opening 112 is formed at a position facing the protrusion 102 of the front panel 8 when the front panel 8 is attached to the front door 2. Therefore, when the front panel 8 is attached to the front door 2, the protruding portion 102 protrudes to the rear side R of the front door 2 through the second opening 112.

  A movable member 130 is disposed above the second opening 112 and is fixed to the front door 2 by a fixing portion 137 so as to be slidable.

The movable member 130 will be described with reference to FIGS. 11 and 12.
11 is an enlarged view of the movable member, and FIG. 12 is an enlarged cross-sectional view taken along the line BB in the vicinity of the movable member in FIG.

  The movable member 130 is formed at a movable member main body 131 formed in a substantially elliptical shape that is long in the vertical direction, a shielding portion 132 extending in a direction substantially perpendicular to the vertical direction, and a lower B end portion of the movable member main body 131. And the locking portion 133.

  The movable member main body 131 is formed in a substantially elliptical shape that is long in the vertical direction, and is a portion that is fixed to the rear side R of the front door 2 by the fixing portion 137. The movable member main body 131 is also a portion that is slidably fixed by the fixing portion 137. In the present embodiment, the movable member main body 131 is fixed so as to be slidable in the vertical direction (see FIGS. 13 to 15). Details will be described later.

  The shielding part 132 is formed so as to extend from the side surface of the movable member main body 131 in a direction perpendicular to the sliding direction (vertical direction) of the movable member main body 131. The shielding part 132 shields at least a part of the first opening 111 when the movable member 130 is attached to the rear side R of the front door 2 (see FIGS. 13 to 15). Further, when the front panel 8 is attached to the front door 2, the shielding portion 132 is a portion that covers the connector portion 101 exposed from the first opening 111 when viewed from the rear side R of the front door 2. To position.

  The locking part 133 is formed on one end side in the vertical direction of the movable member main body 131, and locks the locking hole 103 of the protruding part 102 that protrudes to the back side of the front door 2 through the second opening 112. . In the present embodiment, the locking portion 133 is formed on the lower side B of the movable member main body 131.

  The locking portion 133 includes a lock portion 136 formed at the lower B end portion of the movable member 130, a convex portion 134 formed on the lower side B of the movable member main body 131, a convex portion 134, and the lock portion 136. And a lock support part 135 that supports the lock part 136.

  The convex part 134 is formed on the lower side B of the movable member main body 131 and is formed to be longer in the left-right direction than the length of the movable member main body 131 in the left-right direction (width direction). In other words, the convex portions 134 are formed on both sides of the movable member main body 131 so as to protrude in the left-right direction of the movable member main body 131.

  The lock support part 135 and the lock part 136 are formed on the lower side B of the convex part 134. These are portions that are inserted inside the locking hole 103 of the protrusion 102 when the protrusion 102 protrudes to the back side of the front door 2 through the second opening 112. The lock portion 136 is formed at a lower end B end portion of the movable member 130 in a range of a predetermined length upward from the end portion. Further, the portion where the lock portion 136 is formed is formed so as to gradually protrude from the lower side B end portion of the movable member 130 toward the upper side T toward the outside (left-right direction) of the movable member 130. It becomes a part of the nail.

  The movable member 130 and the fixed part 137 will be described with reference to FIG.

  The fixed portion 137 includes a fixed portion base 138, a fixed cover 139, and a fixing screw 140, and is disposed on the back side R of the movable member main body 131. And the fixing | fixed part 137 fixes the movable member 130 to the back side R of the front door 2 so that a slide is possible.

  The fixed portion base 138 is formed so as to protrude on the back side R of the front door 2. The fixed portion base 138 is formed to be smaller than a space formed inside the movable member main body 131. The distance that the fixed portion base 138 can move inside the movable member main body 131 is the distance that the movable member 130 can move. The length in the left-right direction of the fixed portion base 138 is substantially the same as the inner dimension in the left-right direction inside the movable member main body 131. Therefore, the fixed portion base 138 can move in the vertical direction inside the movable member main body 131. In other words, the movable member 130 can move (slide) linearly in the vertical direction around the fixed portion base 138. In addition, the surface on the back side R of the fixing portion base 138 is formed as a flat surface, and a screw hole 141 into which the fixing screw 140 is screwed is formed at the approximate center.

  The fixed cover 139 is a cover that covers the fixed portion base 138 and the movable member main body 131 in the left-right direction (the LR2 direction in FIG. 9). The back side R of the fixed cover 139 is formed in a flat surface, and a hole through which the fixing screw 140 passes is formed in the approximate center. The fixed cover 139 is fixed to the fixed portion base 138 by a fixing screw 140 that passes through the hole.

  Further, the length of the portion of the fixed cover 139 toward the front side F on the side surface of the fixed cover 139 is different. Specifically, the left side L of the fixed cover 139 is formed to be longer than the right side R2. This is because the side surface of the right side R <b> 2 of the fixed cover 139 has a shielding portion 132 extending from the movable member main body 131.

The movable member 130 is fixed by the fixing portion 137 as follows.
First, the movable member 130 is disposed on the rear side R of the front door 2 so that the fixed portion base 138 is fitted into the movable member 130. Specifically, the movable member 130 is disposed so as to fit the fixed portion base 138 inside the movable member main body 131 formed in a substantially elliptical shape. Then, the elliptical frame of the movable member main body 131 is positioned on the left side L and the right side R2 of the fixed part base 138.

  Next, the fixed cover 139 is disposed so as to cover the movable member main body 131 and the fixed portion base 138. Then, the positions of the hole formed in the fixed cover 139 and the screw hole 141 formed in the fixed portion base 138 are aligned, and the fixing screw 140 is screwed into the screw hole 141 and fixed.

  As a result, the fixed portion 137 does not directly fix the movable member 130 but indirectly fixes it by the fixed cover 139. For this reason, the movable member 130 can be slid.

The relationship between the movement of the movable member 130 and the locking of the protrusion 102 to the locking hole 103 will be described with reference to FIGS.
FIGS. 13 to 15 are enlarged perspective views of the vicinity of the movable member 130 arranged on the rear side R of the front door 2. 13 is a view when the front panel 8 is attached to the front side F of the front door 2, the locking hole 103 of the protrusion 102 is locked, and the wiring 200 can be connected to the connector 101. 14 is a view when the front panel 8 is attached to the front side F of the front door 2, the locking hole 103 of the protruding portion 102 is locked, and the wiring 200 is connected to the connector portion 101. FIG. 15 is a view when the front panel 8 is attached to the front side F of the front door 2 and the locking hole 103 of the protrusion 102 is unlocked.

  FIG. 13 shows a state in which the movable member 130 is in a position (first position) slid to the lower side B. That is, the front panel 8 is attached to the front side F of the front door 2, and the connector 200 can be connected to the wiring 200 (see FIG. 14) extending from various boards provided on the front door 2. .

  Specifically, first, the locking portion 133 of the movable member 130 is in a state of locking the locking hole 103 provided at the substantially distal end portion of the protruding portion 102. When the front panel 8 is attached to the front side F of the front door 2, the protrusion 102 (see FIG. 5) formed on the rear side R of the front panel 8 opens the second opening 112. It passes through the rear side R of the front door 2.

  Then, the lock portion 136 of the locking portion 133 is inserted into the locking hole portion 103 together with the lock support portion 135, and the movement of the lock portion 136 in the upper direction T from the protruding portion 102 is restricted.

  When the locking portion 136 of the locking portion 133 is inserted into the locking hole portion 103 of the protruding portion 102, the movable member 130 is moved below the protruding portion 134 by the protruding portion 134 and the protruding portion 102 of the locking portion 133. Slide to side B is restricted.

  Further, when the locking hole portion 103 of the protrusion 102 is locked by the locking portion 133 of the movable member 130, the position of the shielding portion 132 is on the lower side B than the connector portion 101. Then, the connector part 101 covered with the shielding part 132 is exposed to the back side R of the front door 2. And the wiring 200 extended from the various board | substrates arrange | positioned at the front door 2 is connected to the connector part 101 (refer FIG. 14).

  FIG. 14 is a diagram illustrating a case where the wiring 200 is connected to the connector unit 101.

  In a state where the wiring 200 can be connected to the connector portion 101 (the state shown in FIG. 13), the locking portion 133 of the movable member 130 locks the locking hole portion 103 of the protrusion 102 and the shielding portion 132 is in the downward direction B. To expose the connector portion 101 (second state). When the wiring 200 is connected to the connector portion 101 in this state, the shielding portion 132 is positioned on the lower side B of the connected wiring 200.

  In this case, the locking between the locking portion 133 and the locking hole 103 can be released without removing the wiring 200 connected to the connector portion 101, and the movable member 130 cannot be moved in the upward direction T. This is because the shielding part 132 comes into contact with the wiring 200 connected to the connector part 101, so that the upward movement of the movable member 130 is restricted.

  Further, the protrusion 102 formed on the front panel 8 and the locking hole 103 of the protrusion 102 protrude through the second opening 112 to the rear side R of the front door 2, and the locking hole 103 is locked by the locking portion 133 of the movable member 130. For this reason, the front panel 8 cannot be removed from the front door 2 in this state.

  That is, the movable member 130 cannot be moved unless the wiring 200 connected to the connector portion 101 is removed. If the movable member 130 is not moved, the locking between the locking hole 103 of the protrusion 102 and the locking portion 133 of the movable member 130 cannot be released. Therefore, the front panel 8 cannot be removed from the front door 2 unless the wiring 200 connected to the connector portion 101 is removed. In other words, it is possible to prevent the front panel 8 from being accidentally removed from the front door 2 without removing the wiring 200. Moreover, it is possible to prevent the wiring 200 from being disconnected by accidentally removing the front panel 8 from the front door 2 without removing the wiring 200.

  Next, the transition to the state where the movable member 130 is slid to the upper side T will be described with reference to FIG.

  First, the wiring 200 connected to the connector unit 101 is removed. Thereby, the shielding part 132 can move upward T.

  Next, the locking between the locking hole 103 of the protrusion 102 and the locking part 133 of the movable member 130 is released. To release the lock, pressure is applied to the convex portion 134 in the direction of the arrow Q. Then, it moves so that the distance between the lock | rock parts 136 which are mutually spaced apart substantially parallel will become near. Thereby, the outer side in the left-right direction of the lock portion 136 can pass through the locking hole portion 103, and the movable member 130 can be moved toward the upper side T (arrow P direction) as it is.

  When the movable member 130 is moved toward the upper side T, the position (second position) shown in FIG. 15 is obtained. When the movable member 130 is in the second position, the front panel 8 can be removed from the front door 2. At this time, since the convex part 134 and the lock support part 135 have elasticity, when released from the pressure in the direction of the arrow Q, the elasticity returns to the original state.

  Specifically, the shielding part 132 extending from the movable member main body 131 covers a part of the first opening 111. And in the 1st opening part 111, the connector part 101 provided in the back side R of the front panel 8 is the state arrange | positioned at the front side F of the shielding part 132. FIG. When viewed from the rear side R of the front door 2, the connector portion 101 is covered with the shielding portion 132. For this reason, in this state, the wiring 200 cannot be connected to the connector portion 101 from the rear side R of the front door 2.

  Further, the locking hole portion 103 which is the locked portion of the protruding portion 102 is in a state where the locking by the locking portion 133 of the movable member 130 is released.

  Then, by further sliding the front panel 8 attached to the front side F of the front door 2 to the front side F, the protrusion 102 can be pulled out from the second opening 112. Further, the engagement between the slit portion 121 formed on the front side F of the front door 2 and the hook portion 61 formed on the rear side R of the front panel 8 is released (see FIGS. 8 and 9). Thereby, the front panel 8 can be safely removed from the front door 2.

  According to this embodiment, the hook portion 61 is provided on the rear side R of the front panel 8, and the slit portion 121 is provided on the front side F of the front door 2 at a position facing the hook portion 61. Thereby, the hook part 61 and the slit part 121 can be engaged, and the front panel 8 can be fixed to the front door 2. When the front panel 8 is fixed to the front door 2, it is not necessary to prepare tools or members, and the front panel 8 can be easily and quickly removed.

  According to the present embodiment, the rear side R of the front panel 8 includes the protrusion 102 having the locking hole 103 serving as the locked portion, and the connector 101 that connects the wiring 200 extending from the front door 2. In addition, a movable member 130 is provided on the rear side R of the front door 2, and the front door 2 is provided with a first opening that exposes the connector portion 101 and a second opening 112 through which the protrusion 102 passes. Then, when the locking portion 133 of the movable member 130 and the locking hole portion 103 of the protrusion 102 are locked on the rear side R of the front door 2, the shielding portion 132 of the movable member 130 moves to the lower side B. The connector 101 is exposed from the first opening 111. In this state, the wiring 200 extending from the front door 2 is connected to the connector portion 101. Then, the shielding part 132 comes into contact with the wiring 200 and restricts the movement of the movable member 130. Further, in this state, since the locking portion 133 of the movable member 130 locks the locking hole portion 103 of the protruding portion 102, the movement of the protruding portion 102 to the front side F is restricted.

  Thus, when removing the front panel 8 from the front door 2, it is possible to prompt the operator to perform the work of removing the wiring 200 connected to the connector portion 101. Further, the wiring 200 to be removed in advance can be clarified for the operator. Further, it is possible to prevent the operator from forgetting to remove the front panel 8 after releasing the connection of the wiring 200, and to improve the reliability of the work.

  As mentioned above, although the embodiment of the gaming machine according to the present invention has been described, only a specific example is illustrated, the present invention is not particularly limited, and the specific configuration of each means and the like can be appropriately changed in design. is there. The effects described in the embodiments of the present invention are only the most preferable effects resulting from the present invention, and the effects of the present invention are limited to those described in the embodiments of the present invention. is not.

  In the present embodiment, the hook portion 61 has a shape whose tip bends in a curved shape toward the downward direction B, but is not limited thereto. For example, the hook bent portions 63 may be formed so as to be bent at right angles, and may have a shape engageable with the slit portion 121. Moreover, the hook part 61 and the to-be-engaged part 123 of the slit part 121 may be formed 2 so that each may be engaged by a projection-like unevenness. In addition, the engaged portion 123 is on the front side F from the slit 122 of the slit portion 121, but is not limited thereto, and may be the same surface as the slit 122, and the back side R from the slit 122. It may be.

  In the present embodiment, the hook portion 61 is formed at two locations on the right side R2 and the left side L, respectively, for a total of four locations, but is not limited thereto. It suffices to have at least one place. In the case where the hook portion 61 is provided at one place, it is preferable that the hook portion 61 is provided substantially diagonally to the position where the projection portion 102 is formed. Alternatively, a plurality of protrusions 102 may be provided. The number and position of the hook part 61 and the slit part 121 can be changed as needed.

  In the present embodiment, the movable member 130 is described as moving linearly in the vertical direction, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, you may make it rotate centering on the fixing | fixed part 137. FIG.

  In the present embodiment, the movable member main body 131 of the movable member 130 is substantially elliptical, but is not limited thereto, and may be rectangular.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Pachislot 1a Cabinet 2 Front door 8 Front panel 52 Mounting frame 61 Hook part 62 Hook tip part 63 Hook bending part 64 Hook base 81 Panel main body 82 Main display window 121 Slit part 122 Slit 123 Engaged part

Claims (3)

A housing that accommodates equipment used for gaming;
A door body attached to one side of the housing so as to be freely opened and closed;
A panel portion attached to the door body on a surface opposite to the housing side surface of the door body,
The panel portion is
A hook portion that protrudes toward the surface of the door main body and has a tip portion facing the lower side of the door main body,
The door body is
A gaming machine, comprising: an elongated slit portion into which the hook portion is inserted. A housing that accommodates equipment used for gaming;
A door body attached to one side of the housing so as to be freely opened and closed;
A panel portion attached to the door body on a surface opposite to the housing side surface of the door body,
The panel portion is
A hook portion that protrudes toward the surface of the door main body and has a tip portion facing the lower side of the door main body,
The door body is
An elongated slit portion into which the hook portion is inserted, and
The slit portion is
The lower end of the slit portion has an engaged portion that protrudes from the opposite surface, forms a recess on the housing-side surface, and engages the tip portion of the hook portion. A gaming machine. A housing that accommodates equipment used for gaming;
A door body attached to one side of the housing so as to be freely opened and closed;
A panel portion attached to the door body on a surface opposite to the housing side surface of the door body,
The panel portion is
A hook portion that protrudes toward the surface of the door main body and has a tip portion facing the lower side of the door main body,
The hook part is
A hook base portion that is formed so as to gradually swell the end portion on the panel portion side of the hook portion and is connected to the panel portion;
The door body is
An elongated slit portion into which the hook portion is inserted and engages with the hook portion,
The slit portion is
The lower end of the slit portion has an engaged portion that protrudes from the opposite surface, forms a recess on the housing-side surface, and engages the tip portion of the hook portion. A gaming machine.

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