JP2010279821A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To solve a problem that a fraudulent act cannot be found out until doing an operation of opening a body frame in a normal hall operation having a low frequency of opening the body frame, because the body frame must be opened for recognizing the fraudulent act on a board box. <P>SOLUTION: An opening area sealing structure 133 of a board box 130 is visible through an opening part 150, so that a hall worker can recognize a sealed condition by opening a glass door frame 60 and looking the opening area sealing structure 133 from the opening part 150. Thus, it is made possible to check the fraudulent act on the board box 130 while opening the glass door frame 60 and doing some work when compassing the hall after hours, and it is made possible to find out a fraudulent act to the board box 130 which may be performed during business at an early stage. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine, and more particularly to a gaming machine capable of monitoring fraud prevention.

Conventionally, in this type of gaming machine, a substrate box composed of a case body and a lid that can be opened and closed is sealed by a predetermined means. This sealing is configured such that when the sealing is broken by an illegal act, the broken state can be recognized. As a result, when the main body frame of the gaming machine is opened and the back of the gaming machine is viewed, the presence or absence of an illegal act on the board box can be recognized by viewing this sealing means.
JP 2002-143503 A Japanese Patent Publication No.49-35905

In the conventional gaming machine described above, the body frame must be opened in order to recognize fraudulent acts on the board box. In normal hall work, since the frequency of opening the main body frame is low, there has been a problem that fraud cannot be discovered until there is work to open the main body frame.

The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine that can detect an illegal act on a board box without opening a main body frame.

In order to achieve the above object, an invention according to claim 1 includes a control board disposed on the back of the gaming machine main body, a case body that can be opened and closed, and a lid body. A substrate box capable of accommodating the control board therein; an opening portion sealing means for sealing an opening portion between a housing body and a lid of the substrate box; and sealing of the substrate box by the opening portion sealing means. Sealing state recognition means for enabling the stop state to be recognized from the front surface of the gaming machine main body is provided.
In the invention concerning Claim 1 comprised as mentioned above, the control board arrange | positioned at a game machine main body back surface is accommodated in a board | substrate box. This board box is configured by an openable / closable casing main body and a lid, and accommodates the control board therein and closes the casing main body and the lid to accommodate the control board. Here, in order to prevent an illegal act with respect to the control board accommodated in the board box, the opening part of the housing body and the lid of the board box is sealed by the opening sealing means. Then, the sealing state recognition means enables the opening state sealing means to be recognized from the front surface of the gaming machine main body. Thus, by making it possible to recognize the sealed state of the board box from the front surface of the gaming machine body, it is possible to find an illegal act against the board box without checking the back surface of the gaming machine body.

In addition, this invention is not restricted to the said structure, The following means are included.
Mean 1:
In the invention according to claim 1, the sealing state recognizing unit is configured to make the sealing state directly recognizable by making the sealing state of the substrate box by the opening part sealing unit visible. And As a result, it is possible to directly visually confirm whether the sealed state is normal or an illegal act is being performed.
Mean 2:
As a configuration capable of directly visually confirming the sealing state, in the gaming machine according to the above means 1, the sealing state recognition means penetrates from the gaming machine main body front surface to the gaming machine main body rear surface. The opening portion sealing means is disposed so as to face the opening portion. The opening portion sealing means is arranged to face the opening portion through the opening portion. The configuration is as follows. This makes it possible to visually confirm the sealing state of the opening portion sealing means directly through the opening.

Mean 3:
As an example of a specific formation position of the opening, in the gaming machine according to any of the means 1 or 2, the sealing state recognition means may be configured such that the opening is formed in the game board and the opening portion The sealing means is arranged to face the opening formed in the game board.
This makes it possible to visually recognize the sealing state of the opening sealing means through the opening of the game board.
Mean 4:
As another example of the specific formation position of the opening, in the gaming machine according to any one of the means 1 to 3, the sealing state recognizing means includes the opening formed in the main body frame, The opening portion sealing means is arranged to face the opening formed in the main body frame.
Thereby, it becomes possible to visually recognize the sealing state of the opening sealing means through the opening of the main body frame.
Mean 5:
As another example of the specific formation position of the opening, in the gaming machine according to any one of the means 1 to 4, the sealing state recognizing means is configured such that the opening communicates with the game board and the mechanism board. The opening portion sealing means is formed so as to face the opening formed in communication with the game board and the mechanism board. This makes it possible to visually recognize the sealing state of the opening sealing means through the openings of the game board and the mechanism board.

Mean 6:
As an example of a specific installation position of the board box, in the gaming machine according to claim 1 or means 1 to means 5, the board box is configured to be installed on a game board.
Mean 7:
As another example of the specific installation position of the board box, in the gaming machine according to claim 1 or means 1 to means 5, the board box is configured to be installed on a main body frame.
Mean 8:
As another example of the specific installation position of the board box, in the gaming machine according to any one of the first aspect or means 1 to means 5, the board box is configured to be installed on a mechanism plate.

Mean 9:
It is preferable that the operator of the hall easily recognizes the sealed state of the opening portion. Therefore, in the gaming machine according to claim 1 or means 1 to means 8, the opening part sealing means is formed to be substantially transparent. Thus, by forming it substantially transparent, it can be made easy to determine whether or not fraudulent activity has been performed.
Mean 10:
As an example of a configuration capable of preventing dust and the like from entering from the front surface of the gaming machine main body to the back surface of the gaming machine main body through the opening, in the gaming machine according to any one of the means 1 to 9, the opening It is set as the structure by which the cover plate formed in substantially transparency is engage | inserted by a part. Accordingly, it is possible to prevent dust and the like from entering without blocking the view.
Mean 11:
Here, as an example of a configuration that makes it easier to visually recognize the opening portion sealing means, in the gaming machine described in the means 10, the cover plate has a configuration of a magnifying glass formed of a convex lens. . As a result, the enlarged opening part sealing means can be visually recognized, and the sealed state of the opening part sealing means can be more easily confirmed.
Means 12:
As an example of a technique for making the opening invisible from the player's field of view, the above means 1 to 1
In the gaming machine according to any one of the above, a cover plate provided with a plurality of inclined walls whose inside is visible from above to below is fitted into the opening. By fitting the cover plate into the opening and forming the opening above the player's line of sight in the game board, the player's field of view can be blocked by the wall surface of the inclined wall. In addition, since the worker who looks around the hall usually looks at the gaming machine from the line of sight from above, the worker can visually recognize the sealed state without being blocked by the inclined wall.

Mean 13:
As another example of the method for making the opening invisible from the player's field of view, in the gaming machine according to any one of the above means 1 to 11, the opening may be provided from the outside of the gaming machine to the inside of the gaming machine. It is set as the structure by which the cover board which provided the some inclination wall which an inside can visually recognize toward is fitted. By fitting the cover plate into the opening, the player's field of view can be blocked by the wall surface of the inclined wall. Moreover, the worker who looks around the hall can visually recognize the sealed state without being blocked by the inclined wall from the lateral direction of the gaming machine.
Mean 14:
If the same decoration as the game board is provided on the inclined wall that blocks the player's eyes, the player can be prevented from recognizing the presence of the opening. Therefore, in the gaming machine according to any one of the means 12 and the means 13, the cover plate is configured to have a predetermined decoration on the outside of the inclined wall. As a result, the player can concentrate on the game.

Means 15:
As an example of a technique that can make the sealed state easier to visually recognize, in the gaming machine according to claim 1 or means 1 to means 14, the sealed state recognition means is configured to seal the opening portion. The light emitting means for irradiating the stop means is provided. Thereby, it becomes possible for the worker of a hall | hole to visually recognize the sealing state reliably.
Means 16:
As an example of a specific configuration suitable for application to the light emitting means, in the gaming machine described in the means 15, the light emitting means is formed by an LED. It is possible to irradiate with power saving, and if this LED is arranged on the control board housed in the board box, LE
It is possible to simplify the configuration such as power supply to D.
Means 17:
As described above, it is possible to make it easy to visually recognize the sealed state by irradiating light from the outside, but it may be made to emit light spontaneously to make it easy to visually recognize the sealed state. Therefore, in the gaming machine described in the means 15, the opening part sealing means is configured such that a fluorescent paint is applied to the side facing the opening. Thereby, it becomes possible to make it easy to visually recognize the sealed state by a simple method.

Means 18:
The position where the above-described opening is formed is not particularly limited. On the other hand, it is considered that such confirmation of the sealing state may be performed at the time of maintenance work of the gaming machine by the hall operator. Therefore, in the gaming machine according to any one of the means 1 to means 17, the opening is formed on the back side of the glass door frame disposed on the front surface of the gaming machine main body. Thereby, when a glass door frame is opened at the time of maintenance (cleaning, nail adjustment, clogging treatment, etc.), the sealing state can be visually recognized together, which is preferable.
Mean 19:
Thus, when the opening is formed on the back side of the glass door frame, if the light emitting means is always irradiated, it cannot contribute to power saving. Therefore, in the gaming machine described in the means 15, the light emitting means operates in conjunction with the opening / closing operation of the glass door frame and irradiates the opening portion sealing means during the opening operation. As a result, power saving can be achieved.

Means 20:
As an example of a specific method for sealing the substrate box, the above claim 1 or means 1 to
In the gaming machine according to any one of the means 19, the opening portion sealing means is formed with a screw hole in one of the casing body and the lid, and a nut holding portion on the other, The opening portion is sealed by attaching a one-way screw to the nut holding portion from the screw hole.
Mean 21:
In addition, as an example of another specific method for sealing the substrate box, in the gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 or means 1 to 19, the opening portion sealing means is the casing. Metal that can be inserted from either the main body or the lid body with a metal engagement piece bent in a substantially U-shaped cross section and having an engaging portion bent toward the inside of the U-shape from the distal direction. An engagement piece insertion portion is formed, and on the other side, a metal engagement piece engagement portion that can engage the engagement portion of the metal engagement piece to be inserted is formed. The opening portion is sealed by attaching a metal engagement piece to the engagement piece engagement portion.

Means 22:
Furthermore, as an example of another specific method for sealing the substrate box, in the gaming machine according to claim 1 or means 1 to means 19, the opening portion sealing means is the casing. The first resin molding portion having a substantially hollow shape in cross section formed on either the main body or the lid body and having an opening on the side facing the housing main body or the lid body is formed on the other side. Forms a second resin molded part having a substantially hollow cross section and having an opening facing the opening of the first resin molded part when closed, and injecting resin into the first resin molded part and the second resin molded part. The opening portion is sealed by curing the resin in a substantially gourd shape at each of the hollow sections and openings.
Means 23:
As an example of an arrangement method capable of making it easy to visually recognize the sealed state through the opening when the substrate box is sealed by the above-described method, the gaming machine according to any one of the above means 20 or 21 The opening portion sealing means is arranged so that the mounting direction of the one-way screw or the metal engagement piece is substantially perpendicular to the opening. Thereby, since the sealing state can be visually recognized from the screw direction or the like, it is possible to more easily understand the presence or absence of fraud.

Means 24:
In the above-mentioned invention, the structure which can confirm visually the sealing state of the opening part sealing means directly visually, and can grasp | ascertain the presence or absence of a fraudulent act was disclosed. On the other hand, the method for recognizing the sealed state is not limited to the method for visually confirming the sealed state directly, and a method for indirectly confirming the sealed state can also be considered. Therefore, in the gaming machine according to the first aspect, the sealing state recognition unit is configured to be able to indirectly recognize the sealing state of the substrate box by the opening portion sealing unit.
Means 25:
Here, as an example of a method for indirectly recognizing the sealing state of the substrate box, the above means 2
4. The gaming machine according to claim 4, wherein the sealing state recognizing means includes a tag unit disposed on a front surface of the gaming machine and a path formed on the gaming machine main body front surface to a back surface of the gaming machine body. The connecting member is connected to either the casing main body or the lid of the substrate box on the back of the machine main body, and the connecting member can be detached when the substrate box is opened. As described above, when the connecting member is detached from the board box, the tag portion falls or hangs down on the front surface of the gaming machine main body. Thereby, the worker in the hall can determine whether or not an illegal act has been performed on the board box. That is, the sealed state can be indirectly recognized according to the state of the tag portion. In addition, as described above, even if the board box itself is removed by being connected to either the housing body or the lid of the board box, the tag part falls or hangs down on the front surface of the gaming machine body, Can detect fraud.

Means 26:
As an example of the shape of the path that can promote the dropping or sagging of the tag portion, in the gaming machine according to the means 25, the path formed from the front side of the gaming machine body to the back side of the gaming machine body is the same as the gaming machine body. It is set as the structure currently formed in the inclination shape which descends toward the game machine main body front surface from a back surface. Thus, by making the path into an inclined shape, the tag part can be easily dropped or drooped depending on the weight of the tag part.
Means 27:
If the game is disabled when the tag part falls, it is possible to make it impossible to illegally earn prize money with a gaming machine that has been cheated. Therefore, in the gaming machine according to any one of the means 25 or 26, when the tag portion falls on the front surface of the gaming machine main body, the tag portion can be blocked by dropping into the flow path of the game ball. It is set as the structure arrange | positioned in the possible position. This makes it possible to prevent an act of earning a prize money illegally.

Means 28:
The gaming machine described above is not particularly limited as long as the control board is disposed on the back of the gaming machine main body. Accordingly, as an example of a specific model to which the gaming machine according to the present invention is applied, in the gaming machine according to any one of the first aspect or means 1 to means 27, the gaming machine is a patty lot. This pacilot is a combination of a pachinko machine and a slot machine, and its basic configuration is “variable display means for confirming and displaying the identification information after dynamically displaying an identification information string comprising a plurality of identification information. The dynamic display of the identification information is started due to the operation of the start operation means (for example, the operation lever), and the predetermined time elapses due to the operation of the stop operation means (for example, the stop button). And a special game state generating means for generating a special game state advantageous to the player, on the condition that the dynamic display of the identification information is stopped and the confirmed identification information at the time of the stop is the specific identification information. ,
A gaming machine that uses a ball as a game medium, requires a predetermined number of balls at the start of dynamic display of the identification information, and is paid out when a special gaming state occurs. It becomes.

Means 29:
As another example of a specific model, in the gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 to 1 to means 27, the gaming machine is a slot machine. As a basic configuration of this slot machine, “a variable display means for confirming and displaying the identification information after dynamically displaying an identification information string composed of a plurality of identification information is provided, and a starting operation means (eg, an operation lever)
The dynamic display of the identification information is started due to the operation of, and the dynamic display of the identification information is stopped due to the operation of the operation means for stop (for example, the stop button) or when a predetermined time elapses. The gaming machine is provided with special gaming state generating means for generating a special gaming state advantageous to the player on the condition that the confirmed identification information at the time of stoppage is the specific identification information.
In this case, examples of the game media include coins and medals.

As described above, the present invention can provide a gaming machine capable of recognizing fraudulent acts on the board box from the front surface of the gaming machine body without checking the back surface of the gaming machine body.
Moreover, according to the invention concerning the means 1, it becomes possible to recognize an illegal act by directly visually confirming the sealed state.
Moreover, according to the invention concerning the means 2, the sealing state can be visually recognized through the opening.
Furthermore, according to the invention concerning the means 3, the sealed state can be visually recognized through the opening of the game board.

Furthermore, according to the invention concerning the means 4, the sealed state can be visually recognized through the opening of the main body frame.
Furthermore, according to the invention concerning the means 5, the sealing state can be visually recognized through the openings of the game board and the mechanism board.
Furthermore, according to the invention concerning the means 6, it is possible to present a specific mode of the position where the substrate box is installed.
Furthermore, according to the invention concerning the means 7, it is possible to present another specific aspect of the position where the substrate box is installed.
Furthermore, according to the invention concerning the means 8, still another specific aspect of the position where the substrate box is installed can be presented.

Furthermore, according to the invention concerning the means 9, it is possible to easily grasp the presence or absence of fraud by forming the sealing portion substantially transparent.
Furthermore, according to the invention relating to the means 10, it is possible to prevent dust and the like from entering and exiting without blocking the field of view of the opening.
Furthermore, according to the invention concerning the means 11, it becomes possible to make it easier to confirm the sealed state by enlarging the opening portion sealing means and making it visible.
Furthermore, according to the invention concerning the means 12, it is possible to prevent the player from recognizing the presence of the opening.
Furthermore, according to the invention according to the means 13, it is possible to prevent the player from recognizing the presence of the opening.
Furthermore, according to the invention according to the means 14, it is possible to prevent the player from recognizing the presence of the opening.

Furthermore, according to the invention concerning the means 15, it is possible to make the sealed state easier to visually recognize.
Furthermore, according to the invention concerning the means 16, it becomes possible to perform irradiation with a simple configuration.
Furthermore, according to the invention concerning the means 17, it is possible to make it easy to visually recognize the sealed state with a simple configuration.
Furthermore, according to the invention concerning the means 18, it becomes possible to confirm the sealing state when the glass door frame is opened.
Furthermore, according to the invention concerning the means 19, it becomes possible to achieve power saving.
Furthermore, according to the invention concerning the means 20, a specific example of the sealing method can be presented.

Furthermore, according to the invention concerning the means 21, another specific example of the sealing method can be presented.
Furthermore, according to the invention concerning the means 22, yet another specific example of the sealing method can be presented.
Furthermore, according to the invention relating to the means 23, it is possible to present an arrangement direction that can make the sealing portion easier to see.
Furthermore, according to the invention relating to the means 24, it is possible to recognize fraud by indirectly checking the sealed state.
Further, according to the invention relating to the means 25, it becomes possible to recognize the sealed state by the state of the tag portion disposed on the front surface of the gaming machine main body.

Furthermore, according to the invention relating to the means 26, the tag portion can be easily dropped or drooped.
Furthermore, according to the invention relating to the means 27, it is possible to make it impossible to play a game after taking an illegal act.
Furthermore, according to the invention concerning the means 28, an example of a specific model applicable to the gaming machine can be presented.
Furthermore, according to the invention concerning the means 29, an example of another specific model applicable to the gaming machine can be presented.

1 is a front view of a pachinko gaming machine to which a gaming machine according to the present invention is applied as viewed from the front. It is the rear view which looked at the pachinko game machine from the back. It is the block diagram which showed the structure of the opening part sealing structure. It is the block diagram which showed the structure of the opening part sealing structure. It is the perspective view which looked at the state which opened the glass door frame of the pachinko game machine. It is an enlarged view at the time of seeing an opening part from the front. It is the block diagram which showed the structure which can irradiate an opening part sealing structure. It is the figure which showed the state of the irradiated opening part sealing structure. It is the flowchart which showed the processing content of LED control processing. It is the figure which showed the state which apply | coated the fluorescent paint to the opening part sealing structure. It is the block diagram which showed the other structure of the opening part sealing structure. It is the block diagram which showed the other structure of the opening part sealing structure. It is a front view at the time of seeing a glass door frame from the front. It is the block diagram which showed the structure of the inclination wall cover. It is the block diagram which showed the structure of the inclination wall cover. It is the block diagram which showed the structure which can recognize the sealing state of an opening part sealing structure indirectly. It is the block diagram which showed the structure which can recognize the sealing state of an opening part sealing structure indirectly. It is the block diagram which showed the structure which can recognize the sealing state of an opening part sealing structure indirectly. It is the block diagram which showed the structure which can recognize the sealing state of an opening part sealing structure indirectly. It is the block diagram which showed the structure which can recognize the sealing state of an opening part sealing structure indirectly. It is the perspective view which looked at the state which opened the upper plate door frame of the pachinko game machine. It is the rear view which looked at the pachinko game machine from the back. It is an enlarged view at the time of seeing an opening part from the front.

Here, embodiments of the present invention will be described in the following order.
(1) Pachinko machine configuration:
(2) Configuration capable of directly recognizing the sealing state of the opening portion sealing structure:
(3) Configuration capable of indirectly recognizing the sealing state of the opening portion sealing structure:
(4) Summary:

(1) Pachinko machine configuration:
FIG. 1 is a front view of a pachinko gaming machine to which a gaming machine according to the present invention is applied as seen from the front. In the figure, the outer frame 10 of the pachinko gaming machine 1 is formed by pressing a steel material or combining a wood frame. The outer frame 10 has a rectangular opening 10a having a size slightly larger than that of the resin-made main body frame 20 having a rectangular plate shape. The main body frame 20 has a rectangular opening 10.
It is pivotally supported at the left end as viewed in FIG.
Can be opened and closed and detachable. A rectangular board-shaped game board 30 is attached to the upper part of the main body frame 20. In addition, at the lower part of the main body frame 20, a game ball launching mechanism 4 is provided.
0 and a resin-made flow path plate 50 formed in a substantially rectangular shape are attached. further,
A lower plate 70 is attached to the main body frame 20 on the front side of the flow path plate 50. On the front surface of the game board 30, an outer frame rail that makes a right turn from the center of the lower end is erected forward, and a substantially circular region surrounded by the outer frame rail is a game region 31.

Although not shown in the game area 31, a large number of nails, a plurality of winning holes, an out ball collecting port for collecting game balls that have not won a prize as out balls, and a display device for displaying the game status Etc. are arranged. On the front side of the game board 30, a glass door frame 60 made of resin is provided on the main body frame 20.
It is pivotally supported at the left end. The glass door frame 60 faces the game area 31 to face the glass 6
1 is fitted, and a decorative lamp 62 and an upper plate 63 are disposed so as to surround the periphery of the glass 61. In addition, a firing handle 41 constituting a part of the firing mechanism 40 is attached to the main body frame 20 below the glass door frame 60. The launch mechanism 40 launches a game ball with a launcher according to the amount of rotation of the launch handle 41 and releases it toward the game board 30. The released game ball passes through a launch path surrounded by a shield plate attached to the front side of the flow path plate 50 and a pair of partition plates, and then is an outer rail erected on the front side of the game plate 30. And the inner rail are inserted into the game area 31.

FIG. 2 is a rear view of the pachinko gaming machine 1 as seen from the back. In the figure, on the back side of the game board 30, a resin mechanism board 80 formed in a rectangular bowl shape is pivotally supported at the upper right end of the main body frame 20 in the figure. The mechanism plate 80 is also supported at the right end of the figure by a hinge fitting provided between the rear face of the main body frame 20 and can be opened and closed to the front side of the drawing in the figure with the hinge as a support shaft. The mechanism plate 80 has a flow path portion 82 that forms a flow path of a game ball at the top.
The game ball tank 120 and the tank rail 100 are attached to the flow path portion 82. Further, a payout device unit 83 for paying out game balls downward is attached to the right side of the mechanism plate 80. The payout device unit 83 is provided in a curved shape that counts payout balls by a counting counter and pays out a predetermined number of game balls, and guides the game balls from the tank rail 100 to the game ball payout mechanism 83a. The game balls paid out from the flow path 83b and the game ball payout mechanism 83a are used as the upper plate 63 and the lower plate 7 respectively.
A flow path 83c for guiding to 0 is provided.

The game ball payout mechanism 83a can discharge game balls in units of one by rotation of a built-in motor. Then, the game balls that flow downward from the game ball tank 120 mounted on the flow path portion 82 move from the left side to the right side in FIG. 2 in the tank rail 100, flow down in the dispensing device unit 83, and the upper plate 63. Or the lower plate 70. Here, on the back surface of the pachinko gaming machine 1, a board box 130 containing a control board for controlling various controls of the pachinko gaming machine 1 is mounted so as to be visible from the back side. In the present embodiment, the substrate box 130 can be opened and closed by a hinge mechanism formed on one side of the long side, and the casing main body and the lid can be opened and closed. An opening portion sealing structure for sealing the lid is employed. Here, an example applied to the opening part sealing structure is shown in the configuration diagrams of FIGS.

In the figure, the substrate box 130 is composed of a resin casing body 131 and a lid 132, and the opening portion sealing structure 13 is provided at four positions on the opening edge of the substrate box 130.
3 is formed. The opening portion sealing structure 133 includes a protruding piece 133a on the lid 132 side,
It is comprised from the nut holding | maintenance part 133b by the side of the housing main body 131. FIG. And the protruding piece 13
A through hole 133a1 through which the screw 140 passes is formed in 3a. The shaft portion of the screw 140 is formed with a male screw portion 140a only at the tip, and is an extension portion 140b in which no male screw is formed. On the other hand, a cylindrical insert nut 133b2 having a female thread portion 133b1 formed on the inner peripheral surface is fitted into the nut holding portion 133b, and the length of the insert nut 133b2 is slightly shorter than the extension portion 140b. In addition, a donut-shaped leaf spring member 133b3 is inserted further into the insert nut 133b2.

In the above configuration, the lid body 132 is aligned with the housing main body 131, the protruding piece 133a,
When the nut holding part 133b overlaps, the screw 140 is inserted into the through hole 133a1 of the protruding piece 133a and screwed into the insert nut 133b2. When the screw 140 is rotated, the male screw portion 140a becomes the female screw portion 133b1 of the insert nut 133b2.
However, since the extension part 140b is formed in the screw 140, the male screw part 140a penetrates the insert nut 133b2 at a certain point in time. Further, at the time of penetration, the male screw portion 140a also penetrates the leaf spring member 133b3 and is urged in the back direction by the leaf spring member 133b3. The state immediately after the penetration is a sealed state in which the housing body 131 and the lid body 132 are sealed.

Thereafter, even if the screw 140 is rotated in the reverse direction to remove the lid 132 from the housing body 131, the male screw portion 140a is urged in the back direction by the leaf spring member 133b3, so that the insert nut 133b2 It is not screwed into the female screw part 133b1. For this reason, the screw 140 cannot be removed, and the lid 132 cannot be removed from the housing main body 131. The only way to open as necessary is to break either or both of the resin protruding piece 133a and the nut holding portion 133b. In the case of the illustrated substrate box 130, four pairs of opening portion sealing structures are provided, which corresponds to the case where maintenance is necessary and opening is necessary. Since the substrate box 130 thus sealed is disposed at a position that can be directly seen from the back side of the pachinko gaming machine 1, it can be easily seen when the pachinko gaming machine 1 is opened for maintenance. Therefore, when an illegal act such as damaging the protruding piece 133a or the nut holding portion 133b of the opening portion sealing structure 133 due to, for example, adding a hand to the board box 130, it can be detected at the next maintenance. It has become.

In such a case, it is necessary to open the main body frame 20 in order to visually recognize the back side of the pachinko gaming machine 1. Since the operation of opening the main body frame 20 is performed in the case of maintenance after closing the store or maintenance on a holiday, if an illegal act such as damaging the protruding piece 133a or the nut holding portion 133b is performed, the main body frame 20 is removed. There was a problem that it could not be discovered until it was opened. On the other hand, after closing the hall, the hall operator goes around the hall, cleans the game board 30, adjusts nails arranged on the game board 30, and takes measures for clogging of the balls. There are many opportunities to open. Therefore, when the glass door frame 60 is opened, if the sealing state of the opening part sealing structure 133 of the substrate box 130 is made recognizable, the glass door frame 60 can be opened only with respect to the opening part sealing structure 133. This is preferable because it is possible to detect fraud. Therefore, in the present embodiment, an opening in which the opening portion sealing structure 133 can be visually recognized from the front surface to the back surface of the main body of the pachinko gaming machine 1 is provided in a region facing the back side of the glass door frame 60, When the glass door frame 60 is opened in order to perform various operations that are normal operations after the store is closed, the sealing state of the protruding piece 133a and the nut holding portion 133b of the opening part sealing structure 133 can be recognized by visual recognition. Adopt the configuration.

(2) Configuration in which the opening portion sealing structure is visible:
FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a state in which the glass door frame 60 of the pachinko gaming machine 1 is opened.
In the same figure, the state which opened the glass door frame 60 is shown. When the glass door frame 60 is opened, the main body frame 20 that is attached to the outer frame 10 and in which the game area 31 is opened in a substantially circular shape appears. In the present embodiment, an opening 150 that penetrates from the front surface to the back surface of the pachinko gaming machine 1 is formed in the main body frame 20. The opening 150 is formed at a position facing the opening portion sealing structure 133 of the board box 130 disposed on the back surface of the pachinko gaming machine 1, and the main body frame 20, the game board 30, The opening is formed in the mechanism plate 80. FIG. 6 shows an enlarged view of the opening 150 when viewed from the front.

Thus, since the opening part sealing structure 133 of the board | substrate box 130 is visible via the opening part 150, while the operator of a hall | hole opens the glass door frame 60,
By visually recognizing the opening portion sealing structure 133 from the opening 150, it becomes possible to recognize the sealing state. As a result, it is possible to check the illegal acts on the board box 130 while going around the hall after the store is closed and performing the above-mentioned operations, and to detect the illegal acts on the board box 130 that can be performed even during business operations. It becomes possible. In the present embodiment, a resin transparent cover 150a is fitted into the opening 150, and dust or the like enters the back surface from the front surface of the pachinko gaming machine 1 through the opening 150 without blocking the view. To prevent that. Here, this transparent cover 150a
May be formed by a convex lens and provided with the function of a magnifying glass. Thereby, it becomes possible to enlarge and visually recognize the opening part sealing structure 133, and it becomes easy to confirm the sealing state of the opening part sealing structure 133 more suitably.

In embodiment mentioned above, the structure which visually recognizes the sealing state of the opening part sealing structure 133 through the opening part 150 was employ | adopted. By forming the opening portion sealing structure 133 from a transparent resin, it becomes easy to visually recognize the state when an illegal act such as damage to the protruding piece 133a or the nut holding portion 133b is performed. Yes. However, since the back surface of the pachinko gaming machine 1 is dark, it is not always easy to visually recognize the opening portion sealing structure 133. Therefore, it is preferable that the sealing state of the opening part sealing structure 133 can be clearly recognized by irradiating the opening part sealing structure 133. FIG. 7 shows the opening portion sealing structure 13 as described above.
3 is a configuration diagram showing an example of a configuration capable of irradiating 3.

In the figure, a control board 134 is disposed inside the housing main body 131 of the board box 130, and the control board 13 is covered by covering the housing main body 131 in such a state with a lid 132.
4 is accommodated in the substrate box 130. In the present embodiment, the LED 135 is disposed on the control board 134 at a predetermined position close to the opening portion sealing structure 133. And
The opening part sealing structure 133 is irradiated by causing the LED 135 to emit light. Then, as shown in FIG. 8, the opening portion sealing structure 133 that can be visually recognized through the opening 150 is L
It is illuminated by the light emission of the ED 135, and the worker in the hall can easily recognize the sealing state by visually recognizing the opening portion sealing structure 133 that emerges from the light emission of the LED 135. .

On the other hand, the timing at which the worker in the hall visually recognizes the sealing state of the opening part sealing structure 133 is as follows.
In embodiment mentioned above, it is a case where the glass door frame 60 is open | released. Therefore, it is preferable that the control process is executed so that the LED 135 emits light only when the glass door frame 60 is opened, which can contribute to power saving. FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing the processing contents of this LED control processing executed by a CPU (not shown) of the control board 134. In this case, a predetermined sensor capable of detecting the opening of the glass door frame 60 is the control board 1.
34 is assumed to be input. In the same figure, the state of the sensor mentioned above is detected, and the open / closed state of the glass door frame 60 is acquired (step S100). And it is discriminate | determined whether the glass door frame 60 is an open state (step S105), and if it is discriminate | determined that it is an open state, it will irradiate the opening part sealing structure 133 by making LED135 light-emit (step S110). ).

Here, in embodiment mentioned above, the structure which raises the opening part sealing structure 133 at the time of visual recognition by irradiating the opening part sealing structure 133 by light emission of LED135 was employ | adopted. Thus, in order to make it easy to visually recognize the opening part sealing structure 133, the method of raising the surface is not limited to the method of irradiating with the LED 135. For example, as shown in FIG. 10, by applying a fluorescent paint 136 on the side facing the opening 150 of the opening portion sealing structure 133, the opening portion sealing structure 133 may be easily visible. .

In the embodiment described above, the opening portion sealing structure 133 is constituted by the roughly protruding piece 133a, the nut holding portion 133b, and the screw 140 constituting a so-called one-way screw,
A method of sealing the housing body 131 and the lid body 132 of the substrate box 130 has been shown. Thus, the method of sealing the housing body 131 and the lid body 132 of the substrate box 130 is not particularly limited and can be selected as appropriate. FIG. 11 is a cross-sectional configuration diagram illustrating an example of another technique that is suitable for use in the opening portion sealing structure 133. In FIG.
A plurality of operation element holding portions 131a are formed. The operation element holding portion 131 a is formed so as to face the lid body 132 that is slid and mounted.
A recess 131a1 is formed in an opening on the opposite surface facing the surface.

Here, the operation element holding portion 131a is formed of a transparent resin. Slits (through holes) 131a2 and 131a2 that are parallel to each other are formed in the inner wall of the recess 131a1, and a section 131a3 sandwiched between the two slits 131a2 and 131a2 has a substantially trapezoidal cross section. Further, the inner peripheral surface of the recess 131a1 is formed in a taper shape such that the opening diameter becomes narrower toward the back. And on the surface opposite to the recess 131a1, slits 131a2,
Plate-like wall portions 131a4, 131 from the outside of the opening of 131a2 toward the lid 132 side
a4 is erected. On the other hand, the resin operation element 137 is formed of a transparent resin in a substantially dish-like size that can be inserted into the recess 131a1, and the surrounding wall surface is in front of the tapered shape of the inner peripheral wall surface of the recess 131a1. It is formed in the inclined surface which becomes narrow gradually as it goes to.

A metal engagement piece 137a bent in a substantially U-shaped cross section is held inside the dish. The metal engagement piece 137a is formed by bending a strip-shaped plate material into a substantially U-shaped cross section and folding both ends inward at an acute angle. With this configuration, the resin operation element 137 is inserted into the recess 131a1 of the operation element holding part 131a while holding the metal engagement piece 137a. At this time, the folded end 137b is bent and pushed when passing through the slit 131a2, and once it passes, the folded end 137b is caught by the portion 131a3 between the slits 131a2 and cannot be pulled out. On the other hand, a fixed receiving structure 132a is formed on the lid 132 side so as to face the operation element holding portion 131a. Fixed receiving structure 1
A slit 132b is also formed on the side of 32a so as to face the slit 131a2. However, the opening of the slit 132b is wide, and a plate-like wall standing from the side of the operation element holding portion 131a. The part 131a4 can also be inserted into the slit 132b.

Accordingly, when the wall 131a4 is inserted into the slit 132b, the opening width is substantially the same as that of the slit 131a2. An engagement portion 132c having a trapezoidal cross section is also formed between the slits 132b on the fixed receiving structure 132a side. The engaged portion 132c is formed with a tapered inclined surface so that the opening is enlarged on the side facing the operation element holding portion 131a and the opening is narrowed on the opposite side. Further, a concave portion is formed on the surface opposite to the side facing the operation element holding portion 131a. The inclined surface described above is the folded end 13 of the metal engagement piece 137a.
7b is formed to make it easier to insert, and the recess is formed so that the tip of the folded end 137b that has passed through the slit 132b enters and bites out, making it difficult to remove,
The housing body 131 and the lid body 132 are sealed.

Furthermore, as an example of another method of the opening part sealing structure 133, a mode in which the opening part sealing structure 133 is configured with resin will be described. FIG. 12 shows a substrate box 1 made of resin.
It is the block diagram which showed the structure which can seal 30 housing | casing main bodies 131 and the cover body 132. FIG. In the figure, a substantially hollow resin molded portion A1 is formed in the nut holding portion 133b of the housing body 131. Then, a substantially hollow resin molded portion A2 is formed on the protruding piece 133a of the lid 132. Here, an opening A11 is formed on the lid 132 side of the resin molding portion A1, and
An opening A21 is formed on the housing main body 131 side of the resin molding portion A2. This opening A11 and opening A
21 faces when the casing body 131 and the lid body 132 overlap each other, and the resin molded portion A
1 is communicated with the resin molding part A2.

Further, the resin molded portion A2 has an opening A22 facing outward. In such a configuration, the resin is injected from the opening A22. The resin injected from the opening A22 is the opening A21.
Then, it passes through the opening A11 and stays in the resin molding part A1. Then, when the resin that is successively retained fills the resin molding part A1 and the resin molding part A2, the injection of the resin is stopped. This resin has a property of curing as time elapses, and the cured resin is formed in a substantially gourd shape in the resin molding part A1 and the resin molding part A2 through the opening A11 and the opening A21. The By the resin formed in the substantially gourd shape, the casing body 1
31 and the lid 132 are sealed.

In the above-described embodiment, the opening 150 is arranged on the back side of the glass door frame 60, and when the hall operator opens the glass door frame 60 after closing the store to clean the game board 30 or the like, the opening is also opened. The opening portion sealing structure 133 of the substrate box 130 is visually recognized through the portion 150 so that the sealing state can be recognized. Such an opening 150 may be arranged on the back side of the glass door frame 60, or of course, formed in the glass door frame 60 and sealing the opening portion of the substrate box 130 without opening the glass door frame 60. The structure 133 may be visually recognized to recognize the sealed state. The front view which looked at the glass door frame 60 in this case from the front is shown in FIG.

In the figure, an opening 151 is formed in the glass door frame 60, and if necessary, the game board 30,
It communicates with the opening 150 formed in the main body frame 20 and the mechanism plate 80 so that the back surface can be seen from the front surface of the pachinko gaming machine 1. Accordingly, the opening portion sealing structure 133 of the substrate box 130 can be visually recognized and the sealing state can be recognized without opening the glass door frame 60. It is only necessary to look into the opening 151. On the other hand, if the opening 151 is formed in the glass door frame 60 itself in this way, the decoration applied to the front surface of the pachinko gaming machine 1 may be damaged. Therefore,
The inclined wall cover 151a and the inclined wall cover 151b shown in FIGS. 14 and 15 are fitted into the opening 151. In the figure, the inclined wall cover 151a is formed with a plurality of inclined walls 151c that are inclined from the upper direction toward the lower direction, and the inclined wall cover 151b is directed from the center direction of the pachinko gaming machine 1 toward the outer side. An inclined wall 151d is formed.

In this manner, by forming the inclined walls 151c and 151d, the inclined wall can block the view and prevent the opening portion sealing structure 133 from being seen from the player's viewpoint. On the other hand, in the eyes of the workers in the hall, between the inclined walls 151c or the inclined walls 151
The opening portion sealing structure 133 of the substrate box 130 can be made visible through the space d. As a result, the opening portion sealing structure 133 can be excluded from the player's field of view. At this time, if the same decoration as that of the glass door frame 60 is provided on the outside of the inclined walls 151c and 151d, the player can be prevented from being aware of the opening 151.

(3) Configuration capable of indirectly recognizing the sealing state of the opening portion sealing structure:
The embodiment described above employs a configuration in which the opening portion sealing structure 133 of the substrate box 130 is directly visually recognized through the opening 150 or the opening 151 and the sealing state is recognized. On the other hand, the method of recognizing the sealing state of the opening site sealing structure 133 is not limited to the method of directly viewing the opening site sealing structure 133, but indirectly the sealing of the opening site sealing structure 133. A method for recognizing a stop state can also be taken into consideration. Thus, an example of a configuration that can indirectly recognize the sealing state of the opening portion sealing structure 133 is shown in FIGS. 16 and 17. In the figure, a member composed of a tag portion 200 and a connecting member 201 is connected to a path 203 formed in the game board 30, the main body frame 20, and the mechanism board 80 as necessary. And the end of the connecting member 201 is connected to the substrate box 13.
It is fixed at 0 by the fixing unit 202.

At this time, in a state where the glass door frame 60 of the pachinko gaming machine 1 is opened, the tag portion 200 is fixed at a predetermined position of the main body frame 20. On the other hand, the opening part sealing structure 1 of the substrate box 130
When an unauthorized act of damaging the 33 or removing the substrate box 130 itself is performed, the fixing portion 202 is damaged, and the connecting member 201 is detached from the substrate box 130. As a result, the tag part 200 hangs down, or the tag part 200 and the connecting member 201 fall. That is, the worker in the hall can indirectly recognize the sealing state of the substrate box 130 through the state of the tag unit 200 or the like, and the tag unit 200 is hanging or falling. It is possible to determine that any illegal act has been made on the board box 130.

Thus, about another example of the method which can recognize the sealing state of the opening part sealing structure 133 indirectly, the structure is shown in FIGS. In the figure, a substantially hollow drop path 210 having a substantially square cross section is formed in the vertical direction of the main body frame 20, and this drop path 2
10, a substantially tetragonal shielding member 211 that can fall along the dropping path 210 is inserted. And
A support member 212 is erected on the game board 30 side of the board box 130, and the support member 212 is inserted into a support member insertion path 213 formed in the main body frame 20 and the game board 30 or the mechanism board 80, while the support member 212 is inserted. The shielding member 211 is supported at the end of the member 212 so as not to fall. Further, the dropping path 210 is disposed such that the lower end is positioned in front of the launching rod 214, and the shielding member 211 that has fallen through the dropping path 210 is accommodated in the shielding structure 215 formed in front of the launching cage 214. Is done.

The shielding structure 215 is formed to have a width T2 that is slightly larger than the path width T1 (approximately the diameter of the game ball) of the launch path 216, and the shielding member 211 has a width equivalent to the width T2. As described above, the shielding member 211 is accommodated in the shielding structure 215 while falling.
When the shielding member 211 is accommodated in the shielding structure 215 in this manner, the game ball is not supplied in front of the launcher 214 and the game cannot be performed. That is, some illegal act is performed on the board box 130, the shielding member 211 is accommodated in the shielding structure 215, and the game becomes impossible, so that it is possible to recognize that the illegal act has been indirectly performed. By adopting such an embodiment, the pachinko gaming machine 1 in which a fraudulent act has occurred can be made impossible to play a game, which is preferable. Here, the shielding member 211 constitutes a tag portion according to the present invention, and the support member 212 constitutes a connecting member according to the present invention.

In the above-described embodiment, as shown in FIG. 5, by opening the glass door frame 60, the board box is opened through the opening 150 formed in the main body frame 20 so as to penetrate from the front surface to the back surface of the pachinko gaming machine 1. It is possible to visually recognize the sealing state of the 130 opening portion sealing structures 133 and simultaneously recognize the sealing state of the opening portion sealing structure 133 while opening the glass door frame 60 for various operations. did. Here, in this embodiment, the glass door frame 60 is
A configuration in which the upper plate 63 is integrally formed is adopted. Depending on the model of the pachinko gaming machine 1, the upper plate door frame is formed separately from the glass door frame, and is pivotally supported by the main body frame 20 so that it can be opened and closed with respect to the main body frame 20. . In such a pachinko gaming machine 1, there are many opportunities for the upper plate door frame to be opened for operations such as cleaning the upper plate 63. At this time, when the upper plate door frame is opened, it is preferable that the sealing state of the opening portion sealing structure 133 of the substrate box 130 can be visually recognized.

FIG. 21 is a perspective view of a state in which an upper plate door frame formed separately from the glass door frame 60 of the pachinko gaming machine 1 is opened. In the figure, a state in which the upper plate door frame 63a is opened is shown. When the upper plate door frame 63a is opened, the main body frame 20 that is attached to the outer frame 10 and that has a game area 31 portion opened in a substantially circular shape appears. And in this embodiment, the opening part 250 penetrated from the front surface of the pachinko gaming machine 1 to the back surface is formed in the main body frame 20 on the back surface side of the upper plate door frame 63a. The opening 250 is formed at a position facing the opening portion sealing structure 133 of the substrate box 130 disposed on the back surface of the pachinko gaming machine 1, and if necessary,
The main body frame 20, the game board 30, and the mechanism board 80 are formed in an opening shape. In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 22, the board box 130 is disposed below the back surface of the pachinko gaming machine 1 so that the opening portion sealing structure 133 can face the opening 250. Here, FIG. 23 shows an enlarged view when the opening 250 is viewed from the front.

Thus, since the opening part sealing structure 133 of the board | substrate box 130 is visible via the opening part 250, while the operator of a hall | hole opens the upper plate door frame 63a,
By visually recognizing the opening portion sealing structure 133 from the opening 250, it becomes possible to recognize the sealing state. As a result, it is possible to check fraud against the board box 130 while visiting the hall after closing the store, opening the upper plate door frame 63a, and performing various operations, and to the board box 130 that can be performed even during business. It becomes possible to detect fraud early.

(4) Summary:
Thus, in this embodiment, since the opening part sealing structure 133 of the board | substrate box 130 can be visually recognized through the opening part 150, the worker of a hall | hole is the glass door frame 60.
Is opened, and the opening portion sealing structure 133 is visually recognized from the opening 150, so that the sealing state can be recognized. As a result, it is possible to check fraud against the board box 130 while visiting the hall after closing the store, opening the glass door frame 60 and performing the above-described various operations, and the board box 13 which can be performed even during business.
It becomes possible to detect fraudulent acts against 0 at an early stage.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Pachinko machine 10 ... Outer frame 10a ... Rectangular opening 20 ... Main body frame 30 ... Game board 31 ... Game area 40 ... Launching mechanism 41 ... Launching handle 50 ... Flow path plate 60 ... Glass door frame 61 ... Glass 62 ... Decoration lamp 63 ... Upper plate 70 ... Lower plate 80 ... Mechanism plate 82 ... Flow path unit 83 ... Dispensing device unit 100 ... Tank rail 120 ... Game ball tank 130 ... Substrate box 150 ... Opening

Claims (1)

A control board disposed on the back of the gaming machine body;
A substrate box having an openable / closable casing body and a lid, and capable of accommodating the control board in the casing body and the lid;
An opening part sealing means for sealing the opening part of the housing body and lid of the substrate box;
A gaming machine comprising sealing state recognizing means for recognizing a sealing state of the substrate box by the opening part sealing means from the front surface of the gaming machine main body.

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