JP2010234124A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine having a board box capable of being easily assembled. <P>SOLUTION: A game control device is composed of a game control board 20 housed in the board box 50 composed of a housing member 40 and a base member 30. By fitting and sliding an upper housing side wall 41a and a lower housing side wall 41b of the housing member 40 respectively into a sliding groove 30b formed between an upper external raised wall 31a and an upper internal raised wall 32a in the base member 30 and into the sliding groove 30b formed between a lower external raised wall 31b and a lower internal raised wall 32b, a first engagement projection piece 47a or the like disposed in the housing member 40 are engaged with a first engagement receiving part 33a or the like disposed in the base member 30, and seventh and eighth engagement projection pieces are fitted into receiving holes 333 of seventh and eighth engagement receiving parts 33g and 33h respectively, so that the game control board 20 can be housed in the board box 50 with sufficient space. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine including a board box including a substantially rectangular control board on which an electronic component and a connector for performing electrical control related to the operation of the gaming machine are mounted. It has technical features.

  In gaming machines (such as pachinko machines and pachislot machines) that require a variety of gaming characteristics, a game is played when a predetermined condition is achieved during the game, and another game is played according to the game result. In general, a game state that changes in a multistage manner is generally used, and game control for that purpose is performed by a control board on which various electronic components are mounted.

  Since the control board operates based on a predetermined game control program, the game control program may be tampered with and there is a possibility of fraudulent attempts to obtain unauthorized profits. In order to do this, various countermeasures are taken for the board box that houses the control board. For example, when opening the substrate box in order to take out the control board, it is possible to clearly determine whether or not the substrate box has been opened as a structure in which a part of the substrate box must be physically destroyed. In some cases, the control board is exposed from the board box only to the connector portion, and the control board cannot be illegally modified from the outside of the board box (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

JP 2001-79239 A

  However, in the board box structure described in Patent Document 1, the convex portion of the base member is supported from the back surface on the side where the connector group of the control board is arranged, and this convex portion can be eliminated or the amount of protrusion If this is reduced, the pressing force when connecting the wiring connector to the connector group on the control board cannot be resisted, and the control board may be bent or cracked. To solve this, fundamental structural changes are necessary.

  In view of the above problems, an object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine including a board box that can be easily assembled.

  In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, the invention according to claim 1 is a gaming machine comprising a board box containing a control board on which an electronic component and a connector for executing electrical control related to the operation of the gaming machine are mounted. The board box has an upper surface facing a mounting surface on which the electronic component and the connector are mounted in a state in which the control board is housed in the board box, and extends from the upper surface to the control board side to house the control board. A storage member including a storage side wall, a bottom surface facing a back surface of a mounting surface on which the electronic component and the connector are mounted in a state where the control substrate is stored in a substrate box, and the control board side from the bottom surface And a base member that closes an opening of the storage portion of the storage member, and the storage member is inserted through a connector provided on the control board. Connector insertion opening, a control board mounting part for mounting the control board when the board box is assembled, and an engagement protruding piece protruding from the short direction, the base member is The inner wall of the outer standing wall extends in the longitudinal direction in parallel with the outer standing wall, and stands on the control board side, with the edge portion facing the back surface of the mounting surface for mounting the electronic component and the connector. An inner standing wall and an engagement receiving portion formed at a position corresponding to the engaging protruding piece, and the storage side wall of the storage member is connected to the inner standing wall and the outer standing wall of the base member. The storage member is fitted into the slide groove, the engagement protruding piece of the storage member is fitted into the engagement receiving portion of the base member, and the storage member is slid in a predetermined engagement direction with respect to the base member. Member and base member The control board is engaged in an appropriate state as a board box, and when the storage member and the base member are engaged, the control board is disposed between the edge of the inner standing wall and the control board mounting part. It is characterized in that the substrate holding voids are formed with an interval larger than the plate thickness.

  According to the gaming machine according to claim 1, in the gaming machine including a board box including a control board on which an electronic component and a connector for executing electrical control related to the operation of the gaming machine are mounted, the board box includes: An upper surface facing a mounting surface on which the electronic component and the connector are mounted in a state in which the control board is housed in a board box, and a housing side wall extending from the upper surface to the control board side and forming a housing portion of the control board And a bottom surface facing the back surface of the mounting surface for mounting the electronic components and connectors in a state in which the control board is stored in a board box, and an outer standing wall that stands on the control board side from the bottom surface And a base member that closes an opening of the storage portion of the storage member, the storage member being a connector insertion opening for inserting a connector provided on the control board And a control board mounting portion for mounting the control board when assembling the board box, and an engagement protruding piece protruding from the short direction, and the base member extends in the longitudinal direction. An inner standing wall that is formed inside the outer standing wall in parallel with the outer standing wall, stands on the control board side, and has an edge facing the back surface of the mounting surface on which the electronic component and the connector are mounted. An engagement receiving portion formed at a position corresponding to the engagement protruding piece, and the storage side wall of the storage member is formed into a slide groove between the inner standing wall and the outer standing wall of the base member. The storage member and the base member are inserted by inserting the engagement protruding piece of the storage member into the engagement receiving portion of the base member and sliding the storage member in a predetermined engagement direction with respect to the base member. As a board box When the storage member and the base member are engaged, the thickness of the control board is determined between the edge of the inner standing wall and the control board placement part. Since the substrate holding empty portion having a large interval is formed, if the base member is attached from above the storage member in a state where the control substrate is placed on the control substrate placement portion, the engagement protruding piece becomes the engagement receiving portion. As a result, the board box can be easily assembled and workability can be improved.

It is a front view of the gaming machine according to the present invention. It is a back view of a gaming machine. It is a front view of a gaming machine control device. It is a schematic sectional drawing of the IV-IV line in FIG. It is a schematic sectional drawing of the VV line in FIG. It is a schematic sectional drawing of the VI-VI line in FIG. It is a disassembled perspective view of a game control apparatus. It is a storage side perspective view of a storage member. It is a front view of a base member. It is a preceding stage explanatory drawing of the assembly process of a game control device. It is a back | latter stage explanatory drawing of the assembly process of a game control apparatus. It is engagement process explanatory drawing of an engaging part. It is locking process explanatory drawing of a latching | locking part. It is holding | maintenance explanatory drawing of the game control board in the inside of a game control apparatus. It is engagement state explanatory drawing of the storage member which gave marking, and the base member which gave marking. It is a front side perspective view of a game board back surface component. It is a front view of a game board back surface component. It is engagement state explanatory drawing of the 1st-4th control apparatus engagement receiving part and the 1st-4th control apparatus engagement convex part. It is engagement state explanatory drawing of the 5th, 6th control apparatus engagement receiving part and the 5th, 6th control apparatus engagement convex part.

  Next, an embodiment of a gaming machine according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. FIG. 1 is a front view of a gaming machine 1 capable of playing a pachinko game, and includes a card unit 1b for processing a prepaid card for lending gaming balls to the side of the gaming machine main body 1a.

  The gaming machine main body 1a is provided with a frame-shaped front frame 3 on the front side of the machine frame 2 so as to be openable and closable, and the glass frame 4 and the door 5 can be opened and closed on the front side of the window portion opened on the front frame 3. A game board 6 is attached to the back side of the window part so as to close the window part, and a ball tray 7 and a firing operation handle 8 are attached to the lower front side of the front frame 3.

  Further, the opening / closing door 5 is provided with a ball supply tray 9 as a game ball storage means, and the game ball supplied from the ball supply tray 9 to a hitting ball launching mechanism (not shown) is ejected, and a game section 6a of the game board 6 is provided. (Mainly, an area where the player can visually recognize the game window 4b not covered by the decorative member 4a of the glass frame 4). In addition to the large game device such as the large display device 6b and the variable winning device 6b in which the winning state of the ball is changed, various prizes and windmills are arranged in the game unit 6a. Has been.

  Further, when borrowing a game ball with a prepaid card, when a prepaid card is inserted into the card insertion slot 10 of the card unit 1b, the usable frequency is displayed on the frequency display 11 if the prepaid card can be lent. Each time the ball lending switch 12 is operated, a ball lending operation is performed for a unit frequency (for example, one frequency corresponding to 100 yen). When the card return switch 13 is operated, the prepaid card is ejected from the card insertion slot 10.

  On the back side of the gaming machine 1 described above, as shown in FIG. 2, a mechanism for realizing various functions as a gaming machine (for example, a game ball supplied from an island facility is received and stored, and a ball rental request is made. Depending on the mechanism that discharges the ball and the prize ball, the game balls collected by winning the various prize holes provided on the game board and the game balls collected from the outlet without winning any of the prize holes In addition to a game ball collection mechanism that leads to a collection ball conveyance path outside the machine, a game control device 14 that comprehensively controls the progress of the game by controlling the operation of the game device provided on the game board 6, a ball discharge In addition, a discharge / launch control device 15 that performs launch control of the hit ball, a power supply device 16 that supplies predetermined power to each part, and the like are provided at appropriate positions. In addition, the game control apparatus 14 in this embodiment shall be attached to the game board back surface structural member 17 with which the back part lower part of the game board 6 is mounted | worn so that attachment or detachment is possible.

  Next, the detailed structure of the game control apparatus 14 mentioned above is demonstrated based on FIGS. The game control device 14 is attached to the back side of the gaming machine main body 1a (more precisely, the back side of the game board back side component 17 attached to the back side of the game board 6). (Front) will be located on the back side of the gaming machine after installation, but in the following description, the side to be attached to the game board back side component 17 is considered to be the back side and vice versa in the following description. The surface will be described as the front surface.

  FIG. 3 is a front view of the game control device 14. FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along line IV-IV in FIG. 4, FIG. 5 is a sectional view taken along line VV in FIG. Each is shown in FIG. Further, as shown in FIG. 7, the game control device 14 has a substantially rectangular game control board 20 mounted with electronic components and connectors for executing electrical control related to the operation of the gaming machine, and a base member 30. It is included in a substrate box 50 made of a storage member 40. And the accommodation part side perspective view of the storage member 40 is shown in FIG. 8, and the front view which is the storage side of the base member 30 is shown in FIG. 9, respectively.

  The board box 50 has a substantially plate-like base member 30 and a substantially rectangular opening that is closed by the base member 30 on one side, and a storage portion 40a that stores the game control board 20 is formed through the opening. It comprises a member 40 and fixing means (detailed later) for fixing the base member 30 and the storage member 40 together. Also, a board management number seal 51 and a game control board seal 52 are affixed. Note that the base member 30 and the storage member 40 shown in this configuration example are made of a light-transmitting synthetic resin, and the game control board 20 stored inside can be visually recognized from the outside. The board box 50 is normally placed with the flat base member 30 facing down. Therefore, when the game control board 20 housed inside is used as a reference, the housing member 40 is placed on the upper side, and the base member 30 is placed on the base box 30. Is located at the bottom.

  The storage member 40 includes an upper storage side wall 41a, a lower storage side wall 41b, a first side storage side wall 41c, and a second side side storage side wall 41d, which are four storage side walls standing up from the back side of the storage unit 40a toward the opening edge. The game control board 20 is stored along the inner side surfaces of the storage side walls 41a to 41d, and the movement range of the game control board 20 is restricted to the inside of the storage side walls 41a to 41d.

  Further, the storage member 40 has three step-like first step portions (upper and lower portions) in which a part of an upper surface 42 which is the innermost portion of the storage portion 40a and faces the connector mounting surface 21 is bulged toward the opening side. A first staircase portion 43, a second staircase portion 44, and a third staircase portion 45, which are step portions formed between the portion storage side walls 41a and 41b and the upper surface 42). Flat game control board mounting parts 43a, 44a, 45a with which a part of the connector mounting surface 21 of the game control board 20 abuts are formed on the storage part 40a side of the 45, respectively, and provided on the game control board 20 Connector insertion openings 43b, 44b, 45b through which the connectors 21a are inserted are provided. Note that the first to third staircase portions 43 to 45 become concave portions when viewed from the front side of the storage member 40 (the side where the storage portion 40a is not opened).

  Here, the connector 21a provided on the game control board 20 is not concentrated on one side, but at least with respect to two opposing side walls of the storage side wall (in this configuration example, the upper storage side wall 41a and the lower storage side wall 41b). Arranged so that each step is provided (in this configuration example, the first step 43 is disposed on the upper standing wall 41a side, and the second and third step portions 44, 45 are disposed on the lower standing wall 41b side). Thereby, the position where the connector mounting surface 21 of the game control board 20 abuts on the game control board mounting parts 43a, 44a, 45a can be used as an appropriate storage position of the game control board 20 in the storage part 40a. An electronic component for executing electrical control related to the operation of the gaming machine 1 is provided on a portion of the connector mounting surface 21 of the gaming control board 20 that is not in contact with the gaming control board placement portions 43a, 44a, and 45a. 21b is mounted. These electronic components 21b may also be provided on the non-connector mounting surface 22 (the back surface of the connector mounting surface 21) side in order to increase the mounting density.

  That is, when the game control board 20 is dropped from above on the storage member 40 placed so that the opening of the storage part 40a faces upward, the game control board mounting parts 43a, 44a, 45a are located at three locations on the connector mounting surface 21. The connectors 21a... Are exposed to the outside through the connector insertion openings 43b, 44b, 45b and are stably held without being inclined. The non-connector mounting surface 22 side of the game control board 20 is positioned and held by a base member 30 described later.

  In addition, the game control board 20 includes a one-chip microcomputer (not shown) that stores a game control program and stores unique identification information that can be read by the inspection device in a non-rewritable manner. And the storage member 40 is substantially the same as the connection portion 23a (part having a connection opening at the protruding end) of the inspection terminal 23 in a state where the game control board 20 is stored. A test terminal step portion 46 is formed as a second step portion (step portion formed between the upper and lower storage side walls 41a and 41b and the upper surface 42) bulged from the upper surface 42 to the opening side to a position that is flush with the upper surface. . The test terminal step portion 46 has a lower protruding amount than the game control board placement portions 43a to 45a of the first to third staircase portions 43 to 45 on the storage portion 40a side, and the front side of the storage member 40 ( When viewed from the side where the storage part 40a is not opened, the recesses are relatively shallow.

  The inspection terminal step 46 is provided with an inspection terminal opening 46a having substantially the same shape as the connection portion 23a so that the connection portion 23a of the inspection terminal 23 is exposed to the outside, and the game control board 20 is accommodated. Thus, the first separation wall 46b and the second separation wall 46c extending to the connector mounting surface 21 side of the game control board 20 so as to surround the periphery of the inspection terminal 23 are formed. In addition, the board | substrate side edge part of the 1st, 2nd partition walls 46b and 46c is made to become substantially flush | level with the game control board | substrate mounting parts 43a-45a. That is, when the game control board 20 is stored in the storage part 40a, the test terminal formed between the connector mounting surface 21 of the game control board 20 and the connection part 23a of the test terminal 23 by the test terminal step 46. The empty portion is separated from the storage portion 40a by the lower storage side wall 41b, the side wall of the second staircase portion 44, and the first and second partition walls 46b and 46c.

  By doing so, even if an unauthorized member is inserted through the gap between the inspection terminal opening 46a provided in the inspection terminal step 46 and the connection portion 23a of the inspection terminal 23, the inner part is further inward than the inspection terminal empty portion. It is extremely difficult to allow an unauthorized member to enter the portion, which is extremely effective in preventing fraud. In the present configuration example, the side walls of the lower storage side wall 41b and the second staircase portion 44 are used as separation walls when separating the inspection terminal space, but the inspection terminals 23 are provided with the connectors 21a. When the storage side walls 41a to 41d and the side walls of the staircase cannot be diverted because they are separated from the position, the separation terminals may be provided around the inspection terminals 23, respectively. In addition, the separation walls need not be provided on the four sides, and may be polygonal or circular. However, for the rectangular connector adopted as the inspection terminal 23, the inspection terminals are useless if they are separated by the four side walls. The use space is not wide and practical.

  Further, on the outer side (upward in FIG. 8) of the upper storage side wall 41a, a relatively small square block-shaped first engaging protruding piece 47a, second engaging protruding piece 47b, and third engagement protruding at substantially equal intervals. A relatively small quadrangular block-like fourth engaging protruding piece 47d and a fifth engaging protruding part which form a mating protruding piece 47c and protrude on the outside (lower side in FIG. 8) of the lower storage side wall 41b at substantially equal intervals. A piece 47e and a sixth engagement projecting piece 47f are formed, and on the outer side (right side in FIG. 8) of the first side housing side wall 41c, a relatively small square block-like seventh projecting projecting at an appropriately spaced position. The combined protruding piece 47g and the eighth engaging protruding piece 47h are formed.

  These first to eighth engaging protruding pieces 47a to 47h function as engaging portions for engaging with a base member 30 described later. A first stopper piece 47i and a second stopper piece 47j having an L-shaped cross section are provided on the outer side (the left side in FIG. 8) of the second side portion storage side wall, and the first and second stopper pieces 47i, 47i, 47 j abuts against the side wall of the base member 30, so that the fixing position between the base member 30 and the storage member 40 is regulated.

  Further, a plurality of (for example, four) caulking portions 48 are provided between the first and second stopper pieces 47i and 47j. The caulking portion 48 is for integrating the base member 30 and the storage member 40 in a non-removable manner, and details thereof will be described later. Further, a storage-side locking piece 49 is provided in the vicinity of the second engagement protruding piece 47b provided on the upper storage side wall 41a. The storage-side locking piece 49 is for locking so that the base member is not easily detached once the base member is engaged with the storage member 40, and details thereof will be described later.

  On the other hand, the base member 30 has an upper outer standing wall 31a, which is an outer standing wall standing up from the peripheral edge of the bottom surface 30a facing the non-connector mounting surface 22 of the game control board 20 in a state of being housed in the board box 50, and a lower outer standing. A wall 31b, a first side outer standing wall 31c, and a second side outer standing wall 31d are provided, and an upper outer standing wall 31a and a lower outer side, which are two outer standing walls of these outer standing walls 31a to 31d, are opposed to each other. An upper inner standing wall 32a and a lower inner standing wall 32b are formed inside the standing wall 31b, respectively. As a result, a slide groove having a groove width into which the upper storage side wall 41a of the storage member 40 can be fitted is formed between the upper outer standing wall 31a and the upper inner standing wall 32a, and the lower outer standing wall 31b and the lower inner standing wall 32b are formed. A slide groove 30b having a groove width into which the lower storage side wall 41b of the storage member 40 can be fitted is formed between the slide groove 30b and the storage member 40. Note that reinforcing ribs are appropriately provided in a lattice shape on the bottom surface 30 a of the base member 30.

  That is, the upper storage side wall 41a of the storage member 40 is fitted into a slide groove between the upper outer standing wall 31a and the upper inner standing wall 32a, and the lower storage side wall 41b of the storage member 40 is connected to the lower outer standing wall 31b and the lower inner side wall. When fitted in the slide groove between the upright wall 32b, the base member 30 and the storage member 40 can be slid along the slide groove. The board box 50 of this configuration example has a structure that allows the base member 30 and the storage member 30 to be engaged and disengaged by this sliding operation. The specific structure of the game control device 14 shown in FIGS. This will be described in detail with reference to the assembly process.

  First, when the game control board 20 is dropped from above with respect to the storage member 40 placed so that the opening of the storage portion 40a faces upward, the location where the connectors 21a... Each of the connectors 21a is in contact with the game control board placement portions 43a, 44a, 45a of the formed staircases 43 to 45, and is exposed to the outside through the connector insertion openings 43b, 44b, 45b.

  Next, the base member 30 is covered from above the storage member 40 in which the non-connector mounting surface 22 of the game control board 20 is stored upward, and the upper storage side wall 41a of the storage member 40 is covered with the upper outer standing wall 31a and the upper inner standing wall 32a. The lower storage side wall 41b of the storage member 40 is fitted into the slide groove between the lower outer standing wall 31b and the lower inner standing wall 32b. Thus, the first to sixth convex projecting first projecting protrusions projecting at appropriate positions outside the upper storage side wall 41a and the lower storage side wall 41b of the storage member 40 (two storage side walls fitted into the slide groove). A first engagement receiving portion 33a and a second engagement receiving portion 33b as first engagement receiving portions are provided outside the upper outer standing wall 31a of the base member 30 so as to correspond to the engagement protruding pieces 47a to 47f, respectively. , The third engagement receiving portion 33c, and the lower outer rising wall 31b are provided with a fourth engagement receiving portion 33d, a fifth engagement receiving portion 33e, and a sixth engagement receiving portion 33f, respectively.

  The first to sixth engagement receiving portions 33a to 33e all have the same structure, and a receiving port 331 as a first receiving port for receiving the first to sixth engaging protruding pieces 47a to 47f of the storage member 40; When the base member 30 is slid in the fixing direction (the direction of the arrow 3 in FIG. 11A) with the first to sixth engaging protruding pieces 47a to 47f received in the receiving port 331, the base member 30 and A separation preventing unit 332 serving as a first separation preventing unit that prevents the storage member 40 from separating is provided.

  And as shown in FIG. 10, the 1st-6th engagement protrusion piece 47a-of the storage member 40 from the side in which the receiving port 331 of the 1st-6th engagement reception part 33a-33f of the base member 30 is open. If 47f is inserted (see FIG. 12 (a)), there will be no obstacle, so the first to sixth engagement protrusions 47a to 47f are placed in the first to sixth engagement receiving portions 33a to 33f. The upper storage side wall 41a and the lower storage side wall 41b of the storage member 40 are fitted in the slide grooves of the base member 30, as shown in FIG. 11A. It becomes. When the base member 30 is slid from this state as shown in FIG. 11B, the separation preventing portion 332 is positioned on the side where the first to sixth engagement protruding pieces 47a to 47f are inserted ( As shown in FIG. 12C, the base member 30 cannot be removed from the storage member 40.

  Thus, the first engagement receiving portion 33a and the first engagement protruding piece 47a, the second engagement receiving portion 33b and the second engagement protruding piece 47b, which are paired with the base member 30 and the storage member 4, respectively, 3 engagement receiving part 33c and 3rd engagement protrusion piece 47c, 4th engagement reception part 33d and 4th engagement protrusion piece 47d, 5th engagement reception part 33e and 5th engagement protrusion piece 47e, 6th engagement A plurality of engaging means are constituted by the joint receiving portion 33f and the sixth engaging protruding piece 47f.

  Further, the first side outer standing wall 31c of the base member 30 has a portion corresponding to the seventh and eighth engaging protruding pieces 47g and 47h formed on the first side storage side wall 41c of the storage member 40. When each of the seventh engagement receiving portion 33g and the eighth engagement receiving portion 33h is provided and the base member 30 covered on the storage member 40 is slid in the fixing direction, the seventh and eighth engagement protruding pieces 47g, 47h fits into the receiving holes 333 of the seventh and eighth engaging receiving portions 33g and 33h, respectively. That is, these also function as engaging portions. When the base member 30 covered on the storage member 40 is slid in the fixing direction, the first and second stopper pieces 47i provided on the storage member 40 by the second side outer standing wall 31d of the base member 30 are provided. 47j is brought into contact with 47j and stopped at an appropriate mounting position.

  When the base member 30 is engaged with the storage member 40 only by these engaging portions, the base member 30 can be removed again by sliding the base member 30 to the opposite side. In the assembling operation, it is preferable that the proper engagement position is maintained. Therefore, the board box 50 of this configuration example is provided with a locking means that can be held in an appropriate engagement state.

  The locking means includes a base side locking claw 34 as a first locking portion provided on the upper outer standing wall 31 a of the base member 30 and a first side provided on the upper storage side wall 41 a of the storage member 40. It is the storage side latching piece 49 as a latching piece. FIG. 13 shows a process of locking performed by the base side locking claw 34 and the storage side locking piece 49.

  As shown in FIG. 13 (a), the base-side locking claw 34 has a guide surface whose amount of protrusion increases in the anti-adhering direction (left direction in FIG. 13), and a restriction connected to the maximum protrusion portion of the guide surface. A surface (an upright surface orthogonal to the upper outer standing wall 31a) is provided. The storage-side locking piece 49 is connected to the connection portion 49a connected to the upper storage side wall 41a and the non-connection side end (lower end in FIG. 13) of the connection portion 49a and is substantially parallel to the upper storage side wall 41a. A plate-like action part 49b arranged in a state, an operation part 49c extending from the edge of the action part 49b in a direction away from the wall surface of the upper storage side wall 41a, and a target projecting from the upper surface of the action part 49b A storage-side locking claw 49d as a first locking portion is provided.

  The storage-side latching claw 49d is located in a range of a slide locus that passes when the base member 30 is moved in the fixing direction when the storage member 40 is covered with the base member 30, The guide surface is in the same inclined state as the base-side latching claw 34, and a regulating surface (an upright surface perpendicular to the upper storage side wall 41a) connected to the maximum projecting portion of the guide surface. Accordingly, when the base member 30 is slid in the fixing direction from the state in which the guide surface of the base side locking claw 34 and the guide surface of the storage side locking claw 49d face each other (see FIG. 13A), When the storage side latching claw 49d rides on the pawl 34, the action part 49b of the storage side latching piece 49 bends (see FIG. 13B), and the base member 30 is slid as it is, the storage side latching claw. The restriction surface 49d reaches the restriction surface of the base-side locking claw 34, and the bending of the action portion 49b of the storage-side locking piece 49 is eliminated, returning to the normal state (a state substantially parallel to the upper storage side wall 41a). Thus, the regulation surface of the storage-side latching claw 49d and the regulation surface of the base-side latching claw 34 face each other (see FIG. 13C).

  As described above, when the regulation surface of the storage-side locking claw 49d and the regulation surface of the base-side locking claw 34 face each other, even if the base member 30 is slid in the anti-adhesion direction with respect to the storage member 40, The mutual restraining surfaces of the storage side latching claw 49d and the base side latching claw 34 become an obstacle, and cannot be slid in the anti-fixing direction. That is, the storage side provided with the base side locking claw 34 provided on the base member 30 and the storage side locking claw 49d that restricts the movement in the anti-fixing direction when the base side locking claw 34 is overcome by sliding in the fixing direction. A locking part is constituted by the locking piece 49.

  Further, when the base member 30 is removed from the storage member 40, the base member 30 is retracted by causing the operation portion 49c of the storage side locking piece 49 with a fingertip or the like (the free end side of the action portion 49b is separated from the upper storage side wall 41a). The locking state of the side locking claw 49d and the base side locking claw 34 may be released, and the base member 30 may be slid in the anti-fixing direction as it is.

  In addition, since the operation part 49c located in the free end side of the storage side latching piece 49 is separated from the outer side surface of the upper storage side wall 41a, the worker who is performing the assembly work and the maintenance work of the game control device 14 There is a possibility that an unexpected accident may occur, for example, the cuff of the storage side may be caught by the storage side locking piece 49 and the storage side locking piece 49 may be broken. Therefore, in the substrate box 50 shown in this configuration example, as shown in FIG. 3, the second engagement is located in the vicinity of the storage-side locking piece 49 in a state where the base member 30 and the storage member 40 are engaged. The protruding wall outer surface (upper surface in FIG. 3) of the receiving portion 47b (the engaging portion on the base member 30 side) is outside the protruding end (the most end portion of the action portion 49c) of the storage side locking piece 49 (see FIG. 3). In Fig. 3, it is positioned on the upper side). In this case, even if the cuff or the like approaches from the direction of being hooked on the storage-side locking piece 49, it is blocked by the second engagement receiving portion 47b before reaching the storage-side locking piece 49, thereby improving workability. Can contribute.

  As described above, after the base member 30 is attached to the storage member 40 by the engaging means and the locking means, as a fixing means that makes it difficult to re-separate them, the caulking portions 48 provided on the storage member 30. Four caulking receiving portions 35 provided on the base member 30 are used so as to be paired with each other. As shown in FIG. 6, in a state where the base member 30 is attached to the storage member 40, the screw hole 48 a of the caulking portion 48 communicates with the screw hole 35 a of the caulking receiving portion 35. The portion 48 and the caulking receiving portion 35 are fixed, and a resin screw holding member 54 is fitted so as to close the opening 48b of the caulking portion 48, and the screw holding member 54 is firmly attached to the inner surface of the opening 48b by, for example, ultrasonic welding. Attach to.

  Thus, in addition to making it difficult for the screw 53 to be operated by the screw holding member 54, the screw 53 itself cannot be removed normally by screwing, so that the caulking portion 48 and the caulking receiving portion 35 are provided. The base member 30 and the storage member 40 cannot be separated unless they are physically damaged. In addition, since four pairs of the crimping portion 48 and the crimping receiving portion 35 are provided, the fixing can be performed four times at the maximum, and the number of the damaged crimping portions 48 and the crimping receiving portions 35 can be determined from the number of the substrate boxes 50. You can visually check the number of times you opened.

  As described above, the game control board 20 enclosed in the board box 50 has a position where the connector mounting surface 21 comes into contact with the game control board mounting portions 43a, 44a, 45a of the storage member 40 (FIG. 14A). Or the non-connector mounting surface 22 is placed at a position (see FIG. 14B) where the non-connector mounting surface 22 comes into contact with the end edges of the upper inner standing wall 32a and the lower inner standing wall 32b.

  At this time, the game control board mounting portions 43a, 44a, 45a with which the connector mounting surface 21 of the game control board 20 abuts on the storage member 40 side and the non-connector mounting surface 22 of the game control board 20 on the base member 30 side are in contact with each other. In the present configuration example, a board holding cavity 55 slightly wider than the thickness of the game control board 20 is formed between the end edges of the upper inner standing wall 32a and the lower inner standing wall 32b in contact with each other. The heights of the upper storage side wall 41a and the lower storage side wall 41b are set to be longer than the upper inner standing wall 32a and the lower inner standing wall 32b (longer than the height corresponding to the height of the substrate holding cavity 55). did.

  In this way, the game control board 20 is dropped from above into the storage member 40 placed so that the storage part 40a opens upward, and the connectors 21a of the game control board 20 are inserted through the connector insertion openings 43b, 44b, 45b. The base member 30 is attached from above the storage member 40 in a state where a part of the connector mounting surface 21 is in contact with the game control board mounting portions 43a, 43b, 44b of the first to third staircase portions 43-45. The upper storage side wall 41a and the lower storage side wall 41b of the storage member 40 are connected to the slide groove between the upper outer standing wall 31a and the upper inner standing wall 32a of the base member 30 and the lower outer standing wall 31b and the lower inner standing wall 32b. Even if each is fitted in the slide groove, the edge of the upper inner standing wall 32a on the base member 30 side and the edge of the lower inner standing wall 32b are game controlled. Never in contact with the non-connector mounting surface 22 of the substrate 20, even when sliding the base member 40 as it is to sticking direction, never gaming control board 20 is damaged.

  Therefore, the game control board mounting portions 43a, 44a, 45a with which the connector mounting surface 21 of the game control board 20 abuts on the storage member 40 side and the non-connector mounting face 22 of the game control board 20 abuts on the base member 30 side. By forming the board holding cavity 55 between the edge portions of the upper inner standing wall 32a and the lower inner standing wall 32b, the base member 30 is moved in the fixing direction while the game control board 20 is housed in the housing member 40. When sliding and fixing, it is possible to effectively prevent the game control board 20 from being damaged. In addition, by providing the board holding space 55, the game control board 20 can freely move in the board holding space 55, so that an impact applied from the outside to the gaming machine 1 is applied to the game control board 20. A buffering action that prevents direct addition to the skin is provided.

  The space between the game control board placement parts 43a, 44a, 45a and the upper and lower inner standing walls 32a, 32b is equal to or greater than the thickness of the game control board 20 so that the holding empty part 55 is formed. It is desirable to make it less than twice the plate thickness. More preferably, with respect to 1.6 mm which is the thickness of the standard game control board 20, the distance between the game control board mounting portions 43a, 44a and 45a and the upper and lower inner standing walls 32a and 32b is 2.0 mm. It is to do.

  Further, the first mark 56a (intermittent square row) provided on the storage member 40 and the base member 30 so that it can be confirmed at a glance whether or not the base member 30 and the storage member 40 are in an appropriate mounting state. The second marks 56b (intermittent square column) provided on the check mark 56 (intermittent square column) are aligned at an appropriate position, so that a check line 56 (long square in which the square column is continuously arranged in a complementary manner) may be formed ( FIG. 15). That is, the first mark 56a... And the second mark 56b... Are separated by simply covering the storage member 40 with the base member 30 (see FIG. 15A). ... and the second mark 56b ... approach each other (see Fig. 15 (b)), and when the appropriate locking position is reached, the first mark 56a ... and the second mark 56b ... The check line 56 is visually recognized (see FIG. 15C). If such a marking is applied to the base member 30 and the storage member 40, it is possible to easily determine whether the base member 30 and the storage member 40 are properly attached when the game control device 14 is assembled, and the game is shipped to the game store. After that, it is possible to make a judgment when the substrate box 50 is opened illegally. Of course, the marking is not limited to this configuration example, and any marking may be used as long as it is possible to determine whether the mounting state of the base member 30 and the storage member 40 is appropriate.

  Next, a specific structure for attaching the above-described game control device 14 to the game board component 17 will be described.

  The game board back surface constituent member 17 has a first mounting portion 171 and a second mounting portion 172 on the left and right sides for mounting on the back surface of the game board 6, and slightly from these first and second mounting portions 171, 172. A game control device mounting portion 173 is formed at a position where the player stands up (front side in the gaming machine 1). The second mounting portion 172 is provided with two upper and lower bearing portions 172a and 172b, and a rotation shaft (not shown) provided on the back side of the game board 6 is provided in the bearing holes of the bearing portions 172a and 172b. It is made to function as a hinge mechanism by being inserted, and an appropriate fixing member is inserted through the fixing member insertion holes 171a and 171b provided in the other first mounting portion 171 to be detachably fixed to the back surface of the game board 6. . In addition, a game board external output terminal board storage section 173b is provided on one side of the game control apparatus mounting section 173 (for example, the second mounting section 172 side), and the game board external output terminal board is stored therein. .

  The game control device mounting portion 173 has a substantially flat game control device mounting surface 173a, and stably presses the contact surface of the game control device 14 (the back surface of the base member 30) against the game control device mounting surface 173a. Can be done. Then, the game control device is controlled by sliding it in a predetermined direction (for example, the right direction in FIG. 17) with the contact surface of the game control device 14 applied to the game control device mounting surface 173a of the game board rear surface constituent member 17. As an engagement means for engaging the device 14 with the game board back surface component 17, the game control device 14 includes an upper outer standing wall 31a and a lower outer standing wall 31b (two wall surfaces parallel to the sliding direction) of the base member 30. A first control device engagement projection piece 57a, a second control device engagement projection piece 57b, and a third control device as projecting first engagement projections projecting outward from a certain upper wall and lower wall). A mating projecting piece 57c and a fourth control device engaging projecting piece 57d are provided, and the game board rear surface constituting member 17 includes a first control device engagement receiving portion 174a, a second control device engagement receiving portion 174b, and a third control device. Engagement receiving part 174 , It provided a fourth control device engagement receiving portion 174d.

  As shown in FIG. 18, the first to fourth control device engagement receiving portions 174 a to 174 d serve as second reception ports that receive the first to fourth control device engagement protrusions 57 a to 57 d of the game control device 14. A receiving port 1751 and a slide for guiding the sliding in the engaging direction (right direction in FIG. 18A) in a state where the first to fourth control device engaging protruding pieces 57a to 57d are received in the receiving port 1751. In the state where the guide wall 1752 and the first to fourth engagement protruding pieces 57a to 57d are slid along the slide guide wall 1752 in the engagement direction, the game control device 14 separates the game board back surface component 17 from each other. A separation preventing portion 1753 as a second separation preventing portion for preventing the separation.

  Further, among the first to fourth control device engagement receiving portions 174a to 174d, at least the first control device engagement projection piece 57a and the second control device engagement projection piece 57b (on the upper wall side) of the game control device 14. The first and second control device engagement protrusions 57a and 57b are guided by the first control device engagement receiving portion 174a and the second control device engagement receiving portion 174b on the side corresponding to the provided engagement convex portion). A positioning guide portion 1754 is formed on the inner surface side of the sliding guide wall 1752 that gradually bulges in the engaging direction.

  Accordingly, when the game control device 14 is engaged with the game board rear surface constituting member 17, the first to fourth control devices are arranged along the slide guide walls 1752 of the first to fourth control device engagement receiving portions 174a to 174d. By sliding the engagement projecting pieces 57a to 57d in the engagement direction, the game control device 14 and the game board rear surface component 17 are moved by the positioning guide portions 1754 of the first and second control device engagement receiving portions 174a and 174b. Proper positioning is performed. Thereby, each receiving port 1751 of the 1st-4th control device engagement receiving part 174a-174d of the game board back surface structural member 17 is formed broadly, and the 1st of the game control device 14 with respect to these receiving ports 1751. Since the first to fourth control device engaging protrusions 57a to 57d may be aligned, the efficiency of the mounting operation can be improved. In addition, when the game control device 14 is slid in the engagement direction to be in the engaged state, the game control device 14 is positioned so as to be in a stable attachment state (in this configuration example, via the game board back surface component 17). Since the position is moved closer to the third and fourth control device engagement receiving portions 174c and 174d, which are located below when attached to the game board 6, the reliability of the attached state becomes high.

  Further, in the present configuration example, a convex piece-like fifth control device that projects outward also on the side wall portion (the second side standing wall 31d of the base member 30) of the game control device 14 in the board box 50 in the engagement direction. An engagement protrusion piece 57e and a sixth control device engagement protrusion piece 57f are provided, and a fifth control device engagement receiving portion 174e and a sixth control device engagement receiving portion 174f are provided on the game board rear surface constituting member 17. . Accordingly, as shown in FIG. 19, when the game control device 14 is pressed against the game board mounting surface 173a of the game board back surface component 17 and the game control device 14 is slid in the engagement direction, the fifth, sixth, The control device engagement protrusions 57e and 57f are fitted into the receiving recesses 1755 of the fifth and sixth control device engagement receiving portions 174e and 174f, and are brought into an engaged state.

  Further, in the present configuration example, as described above, the game control device locking piece 176 is used as a locking portion for locking the game control device 14 that is engaged at the appropriate position of the game board back surface constituting member 17. The game control device locking piece 176 is provided on the first mounting portion 171 side (left side in FIGS. 16 and 17) of the game control device mounting portion 173 and slightly protrudes from the game control device mounting surface 173a. The locking projection 176a can be bent so as to be deeper than the game control device mounting surface 173a. Therefore, when the game control device 14 is attached to the game board back surface constituting member 17, when the contact surface (the back surface of the base member 30) of the game control device 14 is pressed against the game control device attachment surface 173a, the back surface of the base member 30. The locking projection 176a of the game control device locking piece 176 is pushed back and retreats, and the first to fourth control device engagement protruding pieces 57a to 57d are received by the first to fourth control device engagement reception. It does not become an obstacle to enter the receiving port 1751 of the parts 174a to 174d.

  Then, the game control device 14 is slid in the engagement direction, and the first to sixth control device engagement protrusions 57a to 57f and the first to sixth control device engagement receiving portions 174a to 174f are properly engaged. When one side surface of the board box 50 (the first side outer standing wall 31c of the base member 30) enters the inner side of the locking projection 176a at the position to be in the state, the game control device locking piece 176 is in the normal state. Returning to (a state that is flush with the game control device mounting surface 173a), the locking projection 176a is locked to the outer surface of the first side outer standing wall 31c of the base member 30. Conversely, if the game control device locking piece 176 is bent so that the locking convex portion 176a is disengaged from the outer surface of the first side outer standing wall 31c of the base member 30, the game control device 14 is moved in the anti-engagement direction. The game control device 14 can be detached from the game board back surface component 17.

  Although the present invention has been specifically described above based on the embodiments, it should be considered that all of the embodiments disclosed in the present specification are examples and are not limited to the disclosed technology. That is, the technical scope of the present invention should not be construed restrictively based on the description in the above-described embodiment, but should be construed in accordance with the description of the scope of claims, and the description of the scope of claims. All modifications within the scope of the claims and the equivalent technology are included.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Game machine 6 Game board 14 Game control apparatus 17 Game board back surface structural member 20 Game control board 21 Connector mounting surface 21a Connector 21b Electronic component 30 Base member 30a Bottom surface 30b Slide groove 31a Upper outer standing wall 31b Lower outer standing wall 31c 1st Side outer standing wall 31d Second side outer standing wall 32a Upper inner standing wall 32b Lower inner standing wall 33a to 33f First to sixth engagement receiving parts 40 Storage member 40a Storage part 41a Upper storage side wall 41b Lower storage side wall 41c First side storage side wall 41d Second side storage side wall 42 Upper surface 43 to 45 First to third stepped portions 43a to 45a Game control board mounting portion 43b to 45b Connector insertion opening 47a to 47f First to fifth engagements Joint protrusion 50 Substrate box 55 Substrate holding cavity

Claims (1)

In a gaming machine comprising a board box containing a control board mounted with electronic components and connectors for executing electrical control related to the operation of the gaming machine,
The board box is
An upper surface facing a mounting surface on which the electronic component and the connector are mounted in a state in which the control board is housed in a board box, and a housing side wall extending from the upper surface to the control board side and forming a housing portion of the control board A storage member comprising:
A bottom surface facing a back surface of a mounting surface on which the electronic component or connector is mounted in a state in which the control board is housed in a board box, and an outer standing wall that stands on the control board side from the bottom surface. A base member that closes the opening of the storage portion of the member;
Consisting of
The storage member includes a connector insertion opening for inserting a connector provided on the control board, a control board placement part for placing the control board when the board box is assembled, and a short direction. An engagement protruding piece protruding from
The base member is formed on the inner side of the outer upright wall in the longitudinal direction in parallel with the outer upright wall, stands up on the control board side, and an edge portion mounts the electronic component and the connector. An inner upright wall facing the back surface of the first member, and an engagement receiving portion formed at a position corresponding to the engagement protrusion piece,
The storage side wall of the storage member is fitted into a slide groove between the inner standing wall and the outer standing wall of the base member, and the engagement protruding piece of the storage member is fitted into the engagement receiving portion of the base member, By sliding the storage member with respect to the base member in a predetermined engagement direction, the storage member and the base member are engaged in an appropriate state as a substrate box, and the storage member and the base member are A gaming machine characterized in that, when engaged, a board holding cavity is formed between the edge of the inner standing wall and the control board mounting part, and the gap is larger than the thickness of the control board. .

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