JP2012147961A - Board unit of game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a board unit of a game machine which enables one kind of a control board to be used in common among a plurality of companies and allows a reuse of it among different companies.SOLUTION: In the board unit 100 of the game machine in which the control board 104 is housed inside a pair of openable and closable cases 101 and 102, a slit 109 having a wide part 109a is perforated on the control board 104, and a first identification mark part 107 where a plurality of company names indicating a manufacturers of the game machine are printed is provided along the extending direction of the slit 109. Then, a hook pawl 111c of a blind member 111 is inserted from the wide part 109a and locked to the back surface of the control board 104, the blind member 111 is moved to the prescribed position of the slit 109 in the state to expose a desired company name inside a window hole 111a. Then, an attaching plate 112 is soldered to the control board 104 to close the wide part 109a, and a sealing tape 113 is stuck over the attaching plate 112 and the blind member 111.

Description

  The present invention relates to a board unit provided in a gaming machine such as a pachinko machine or a slot machine.

  Various control boards for controlling games are provided in gaming machines such as pachinko machines and slot machines, and this control board is used to specify “name of the manufacturer of the gaming machine” and “type of the board”. "Numbers, symbols and other codes" are required to be printed. Normally, this type of control board is configured as a board unit by being housed in an upper case and a lower case, and this board unit is detachably attached to the back surface of the gaming machine or inside the housing.

  In recent years, sharing of parts has been promoted in the field of gaming machines. For example, by using one type of control board in common for pachinko machines for Company A and Company B, the manufacturing cost of the board has been reduced. Attempts have been made to try. In this case, since it is necessary to print the name of the corresponding manufacturer and the type identification mark on the control board, even if the circuit configuration mounted on the board can be shared, the manufacturer identification mark and type identification of company A It is necessary to separately manufacture and manage the substrate on which the sign is printed and the substrate on which the manufacturer identification mark and the type identification mark of company B are printed. Therefore, despite the fact that the control boards have the same control contents, there has been a problem that it is difficult to significantly reduce the manufacturing cost and the parts management becomes complicated.

  Therefore, conventionally, a plurality of identification mark display parts connected to each other at the corners of the substrate main body via a cutting part are provided, and different identification signs (for example, for company A) indicating the manufacturer name and the like are provided on each of the identification mark display parts. And for the company B), and by cutting the remaining cut portion from the substrate main portion except for one cut portion, only one arbitrary identification mark display portion is left integrally on the substrate main portion. A control board has been proposed (see, for example, Patent Document 1). In the control board configured as described above, if the identification mark display portion on which the identification mark of company A is displayed is cut and removed, the control board for B company is obtained, and the identification sign display on which the identification mark of company B is displayed. If the part is cut and removed, it becomes a control board for company A, so only one type of control board with the same circuit components is manufactured, and the control board is supplied to two different manufacturers. be able to.

JP 2010-142471 A

  According to the above-described prior art, one type of control board can be manufactured by removing unnecessary identification mark display portions from the substrate main body and leaving only the necessary identification mark display portions integrally in the substrate main body. Since it can be used commonly for a company, the manufacturing cost of the substrate can be reduced. However, since the desired control board is obtained by cutting the unnecessary identification mark display part and removing it from the substrate main part, for example, the identification mark display part on which the identification mark of company B is displayed is removed. When the control board for company A is used, the control board cannot be reused for company B, and the current trend of building a recycling-oriented society has not been met. It was.

  The present invention has been made in view of such a state of the art, and the purpose thereof is to allow one type of control board to be used in common among a plurality of companies and to be reused between different companies. It is to provide a board unit for a gaming machine.

  In order to achieve the above object, a board unit of the present invention includes a pair of cases that can be opened and closed, a control board that is housed in these cases and has a plurality of company names indicating the manufacturer of the gaming machine, A blindfold member that exposes one of the plurality of company names and conceals the rest, and the control board is provided with a slit extending along the arrangement direction of the company name, and a groove width is partially set in the slit. A wide hooked portion is formed, and a hook claw projecting from the blindfold member is inserted from the wide portion and locked to the control board, so that the blindfold member can be moved to a predetermined position in the slit. None, and a mounting plate is fixed to the control board so as to overlap the wide portion, and a sealing tape is attached so as to straddle the mounting plate and the blindfold member.

  In the board unit configured as described above, the blindfold member is slit by sticking a sealing tape so as to straddle the blindfold member with the hook claw locked to the control board and the mounting plate fixed to the control board. Since one of a plurality of company names is selectively exposed at a predetermined position, a single type of control board can be used in common among a plurality of companies. Further, by changing the mounting position of the blindfold member in the slit, it is possible to expose another company name that has been hidden by the blindfold member so far, and reuse between different companies becomes possible.

  In the above configuration, it is possible to use caulking, bonding, screwing, or the like as means for fixing the mounting plate to the control board. However, a solder land located near the slit is provided on the control board, and this solder land is provided. It is preferable to solder the mounting plate to the control board because the mounting plate can be soldered at the same time in the process of soldering circuit components and connectors to the control board.

  The board unit of the gaming machine according to the present invention is configured such that the blindfold member is a slit by sticking a sealing tape so as to straddle the blindfold member with the hook claw locked to the control board and the mounting plate fixed to the control board. Since it is attached to a predetermined position and selectively exposes one of the company names, not only can one type of control board be used in common by multiple companies, but also blindfolds in the slits. By changing the mounting position of the member, it is possible to expose another company name that has been hidden by the blindfold member so far, and reuse between different companies is also possible.

It is an external appearance perspective view of the pachinko machine with which the board | substrate unit of this invention was attached. It is an external appearance perspective view of the state which opened the glass door of the pachinko machine shown in FIG. It is a rear view of the pachinko machine shown in FIG. It is an external appearance perspective view of the board | substrate unit which concerns on the example of embodiment of this invention. It is a rear view of the board | substrate unit shown in FIG. It is a top view of the control board accommodated in the board | substrate unit shown in FIG. It is a perspective view which shows the state just before attaching a blindfold member to the control board of FIG. It is a top view which shows the state which inserted this blindfold member in the slit of a control board. It is a cross-sectional enlarged view which follows the AA line of FIG. It is a top view which shows the state which soldered the attachment board to the control board of FIG.

  An embodiment of the invention will be described with reference to the drawings. As shown in FIG. 1, a pachinko machine (game machine) P to which a board unit of the present invention is attached is installed in an island facility of a game hall. A machine frame 1 having a shape, a main body frame 2 attached to the machine frame 1 in a door-like manner, and a glass door 3 attached to the front surface of the main body frame 2 in a door-like manner so as to be opened and closed. A transparent plate 4 made of glass or plastic is attached to the door 3.

  As shown in FIG. 2, an upper bearing body 5 and a lower bearing body (not shown) are fixed to the left frame portion of the machine casing 1, and the lower left corner portion below the lower bearing body is attached to the lower left corner portion. A large speaker 6 is provided. On the other hand, first pins (not shown) are provided at both upper and lower ends of the left frame portion of the main body frame 2, and these first pins are pivotally supported by corresponding upper and lower bearing bodies, so that the main body frame 2 is openable and closable with respect to the machine casing 1.

  A game board 7 is accommodated inside the upper part of the main body frame 2, and the board surface (front surface) of the game board 7 is visible through the transparent plate 4. The game board 7 has a game area 9 defined by guide rails 8 and the like, and detailed explanation is omitted, but the game area 9 includes a variable display device, a start winning opening, a general winning opening, an attacker device, A game nail, a windmill, an outlet, etc. are provided. The main body frame 2 below the game board 7 is an installation part 2b that is covered with a glass door 3, and a launching device 10 that launches a game ball toward the game area 9 at the lower center of the installation part 2b. Is arranged.

  A locking device 11 having a cylinder lock 11 a is installed on the right side frame portion of the main body frame 2, which is not shown, but this locking device 11 has a rear locking rod and a main body frame arranged on the back surface of the main body frame 2. 2 and a front locking rod disposed on the front surface. In the normal state, the main body frame 2 is locked to the machine frame 1 by the rear locking bar of the locking device 11, and the glass door 3 is locked to the main body frame 2 by the front locking bar of the locking device 11. Then, when a key (not shown) is inserted into the key hole of the cylinder lock 11a and this key is rotated in one direction (for example, clockwise), the rear locking rod is moved upward and the main body frame 2 is unlocked. Yes. Further, when the key inserted into the key hole of the cylinder lock 11a is rotated in the other direction (counterclockwise), the front locking rod is moved upward and the glass door 3 is unlocked.

  Second pins (not shown) are provided at both upper and lower ends of the left frame portion of the glass door 3, and these two second pins are inserted into upper and lower shaft holes (not shown) of the main body frame 2. The glass door 3 is openable and closable with respect to the main body frame 2. Returning to FIG. 1, a large opening 3 a facing the board surface of the game board 7 is opened in the glass door 3, and the opening 3 a is closed by the transparent plate 4. A relatively small speaker 12 is provided on each of the left and right sides of the front surface of the glass door 3. The speaker 12 and the large speaker 6 described above produce various sound effects relating to the game. Yes. Further, at the lower front portion of the glass door 3, the upper tray 13 for receiving game balls paid out from a ball dispensing device (described later) disposed on the back surface of the game board 7, and the upper tray 13 are discharged from the upper tray 13. A lower tray 14 for housing the game ball and a push button 15 that can be pressed by the player are provided. An operation handle 16 for adjusting the firing strength of the launching device 10 is provided on the right side of the upper tray 12. Is arranged.

  As shown in FIG. 3, on the back side of the pachinko machine P, there are a main control processing unit 17 that performs main processing relating to the game, and various displays such as a variable display device and a speaker in response to a command from the main control processing unit 17. Sub-control processing 18 for controlling the device, prize ball payout device 19, payout control processing portion 20 for controlling the prize ball payout device 19 in response to a command from the main control processing portion 17, and the rotation amount of the operation handle 16 Accordingly, there are provided a firing control processing unit 21 for controlling the operation of the launching device 10 and an external terminal board 22 for outputting various information such as the number of winning balls and the number of jackpots to the hall computer of the game hall.

  The main control processing unit 17 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit), a ROM (Read Only Memory) that stores a predetermined control program, and a RAM (Temporary storage of generated processing information and a RAM that deletes the stored information ( And a control board (main board) on which a random access memory (Random Access Memory) and the like are mounted. When the CPU reads and executes various programs and data stored in the ROM, main processing relating to the game is performed. As will be described later, the control board is housed in a pair of cases to constitute a board unit 100, and this board unit 100 is provided on the back surface of the game board 3 via a support member or the like.

  Next, the detailed structure of the substrate unit 100 will be described with reference to FIGS. 4 to 11. The substrate unit (substrate unit of a gaming machine) 100 according to this embodiment is a rectangular box-shaped transparent upper case 101. And a rectangular box-shaped transparent lower case 102 and a seal cover 103 having a U-shaped cross section. A storage space is formed inside the upper case 101 and the lower case 102, and the control board 104 on which a RAM or the like is mounted is stored in the storage space (see FIG. 5).

  The upper case 101 and the lower case 102 are overlapped by slide fitting, and after overlapping one short side of both cases 101 and 102 and fixing with screws (not shown), the overlapping portion A seal seal 105 is attached so as to straddle. The seal seal 105 is a well-known one having a rectangular base sheet with an adhesive layer formed on the back surface, and a detailed description thereof is omitted, but an IC tag is embedded in the adhesive layer. This IC tag includes a long antenna extending along a diagonal line of a base sheet and an IC chip disposed near the center of the antenna, and unique identification information stored in the IC chip is read by a reader. It can be read. Note that the base sheet of the seal seal 105 can be easily broken using fingers, and the IC tag is also cut simultaneously by breaking the base sheet. The seal cover 103 is a transparent resin molded product with one side open, and the seal seal 105 is covered by the seal cover 103. The seal cover 103 is inserted into the cases 101 and 102 from the side and fixed by appropriate means such as ultrasonic welding or caulking, whereby the cases 101 and 102 are sealed in a state where the control board 104 is accommodated. It has come to be.

  As shown in FIG. 6, mounting holes 104a are formed at the four corners of the control board 104, and the control board 104 is fixed inside the upper case 101 by screws (not shown) inserted into the mounting holes 104a. On the surface of the control board 104, the above-described circuit components (not shown) of the main control processing unit 17 and a plurality of connectors 106 are mounted, and a first identification marking unit 107 and a second identification marking unit 108 are provided. Printed near one side edge. A plurality of company names indicating “names of manufacturers of pachinko machines (gaming machines)” are printed on the first identification mark portion 107, and in the case of this embodiment, the manufacturer is XX company. Three of “XX”, “△△” indicating that the manufacturer is △△ company, and “XX” indicating that the manufacturer is XX company are along one side edge of the control board 104. Are printed in a row in a state of being close to each other (see FIG. 7). In addition, a number, a symbol, and other codes for specifying “the type of the board” are printed on the second identification marker 108.

  The control board 104 has a pair of slits 109 extending in parallel with the first identification marker 107 interposed therebetween, and these slits 109 are formed with wide portions 109a in which the groove width is partially increased. . Also, solder lands 110 are provided at two locations near one side edge of the control board 104, and a wide portion 109 a of one slit 109 is located in a region sandwiched between the solder lands 110. The solder land 110 is formed in the same process as a wiring pattern (not shown) provided on the control board 104, but is a dummy land that is electrically independent of the wiring pattern.

  A blindfold member 111 is attached on the first identification mark portion 107 of the control board 104 so that the blindfold member 111 exposes one of a plurality of company names of the first identification mark portion 107 and conceals the rest. It has become. As shown in FIG. 7, the blindfold member 111 includes a long plate-shaped main body portion 111b having a window hole 111a at the center, and a pair of hook claws 111c hanging from both side edges sandwiching the window hole 111a of the main body portion 111b. The main body 111b and the hook claws 111c are integrally formed using an opaque resin such as black or gray. The main body part 111b is formed sufficiently long with respect to the printing area of the first identification mark part 107, one of a plurality of company names of the first identification mark part 107 is exposed from the window hole 111a, and the remaining two company names are the main body. It is concealed by the part 111b. The hook claws 111 c are inserted into the corresponding slits 109 and locked to the back surface of the control board 104, and when the hook claws 111 c are slid along the slits 109, the blindfold member 111 is placed on the first identification mark portion 107. Can be moved. However, since the hook claw 111c is elastically deformed in the width direction of the slit 109 and is locked to the back surface of the control board 104, the portion where the hook claw 111c can be inserted / removed with respect to the slit 109 is only the wide portion 109a. .

  A long plate-shaped mounting plate 112 is soldered to the solder land 110 of the control board 104, and the wide portion 109 a of one slit 109 is closed by the mounting plate 112. The mounting plate 112 is a resin molded product having substantially the same thickness as the main body 111b of the blindfold member 111, and metal terminals 112a project from both ends in the longitudinal direction. Further, a sealing tape 113 is stuck across the upper surface of the mounting plate 112 and the main body 111b of the blindfold member 111, and the blindfold member 111 is fixed on the control board 104 by this sealing tape 113 and cannot move. It is like that. The sealing tape 113 is a known anti-opening tape called a security tape or the like. When the sealing tape 113 is peeled off from the mounting plate 112 and the main body 111b, pseudo-adhesion printing such as “tampering tampering or tampering prohibition” is applied to the sticking surface Characters appear.

  When manufacturing the control board 104 for one of a plurality of manufacturers, for example, “XX”, using such a blind member 111, first, as shown in FIG. The both hook claws 111c of the blindfold member 111 are inserted into the wide portions 109a of the corresponding slits 109. As a result, both hook claws 111c abut against the inner edge of the wide portion 109a and are pushed outward, and then return to the original state by their own elastic return force as shown in FIGS. 104 is locked to the back surface, and part of “ΔΔ” and “XX” of the first identification marker 107 is exposed in the window hole 111 a of the blindfold member 111. Thereafter, the hook claw 111c is largely slid to the left in FIG. 8 along the slit 109, so that as shown in FIG. ○ ”is exposed.

  Next, the mounting plate 112 is placed on the control board 104 and superimposed on the wide portion 109a of one slit 109. In this state, the terminals 112a of the mounting board 112 are soldered to the solder lands 110. The hook claw 111c locked to the back surface cannot be spread outward. Therefore, after the mounting plate 112 is soldered (fixed) to the control board 104, it is impossible to remove the blindfold member 111 from the control board 104 even if the hook claw 111c is moved to the wide portion 109a. Finally, as shown in FIG. 6, when the sealing tape 113 is stuck across the mounting plate 112 and the main body 111b of the blindfold member 111, the movement of the hook claw 111c in the slit 109 is prevented. The blindfold member 111 is mounted on the control board 104 in a non-movable state. As a result, among the names of a plurality of manufacturers printed on the first identification mark portion 107, “XX” exposed in the window hole 111a is visible from the outside, but the remaining “ΔΔ” and “X” Since “×” is covered and concealed by the main body 111b, the control board 104 is a board exclusively for “OO”.

  When manufacturing the control board 104 for “XX” company, as shown in FIG. 8, both hook claws 111 c of the blindfold member 111 are inserted into the corresponding wide portions 109 a, and the control board 104 is engaged with the back surface of the control board 104. After stopping, the blindfold member 111 is moved slightly to the right in FIG. 8 to expose “XX” in the window hole 111a. In this state, the terminal 112a of the mounting plate 112 is soldered to the solder land 110. After that, the sealing tape 113 may be stuck across the attachment plate 112 and the main body 111b of the blindfold member 111. Further, when manufacturing the control board 104 for the “△△” company, both the hook claws 111c of the blindfold member 111 are inserted into the corresponding wide portions 109a and locked to the back surface of the control board 104, and then the blindfold is formed. The member 111 is slightly moved to the left in FIG. 8 to expose “ΔΔ” in the window hole 111a. In this state, the terminal 112a of the mounting plate 112 is soldered to the solder land 110, and then the sealing tape 113 is attached. What is necessary is just to stick across the attachment plate 112 and the main-body part 111b of the blindfold member 111. At this time, the company name exposed from the window hole 111a of the blind member 111 can be easily confirmed by the operator's visual observation. However, a plurality of positioning holes are formed in the control board 104 along the slit 109, and the main body portion 111b. The protrusions provided on the back surface of the slits may be engaged with and disengaged from the positioning holes. In this way, it can be recognized with a click feeling that the blindfold member 111 has moved to the desired position of the slit 109.

  As described above, in the substrate unit 100 according to the present embodiment, the hook claw 111c of the blindfold member 111 is inserted from the wide portion 109a of the slit 109 and locked to the back surface of the control substrate 104, and the blindfold member 111 is After moving along the slit 109 to expose a desired company name in the window hole 111a, the mounting plate 112 is soldered to the control board 104 to close the wide portion 109a, and the mounting plate 112 and the blind member 111 By sticking the sealing tape 113 across the main body 111b, one type of control board 104 having the same circuit configuration and the like can be used in common among a plurality of companies. Compared with the case where the manufacturing substrate is manufactured individually, the total manufacturing cost including component management can be greatly reduced. For example, when the control board 104 used for a pachinko machine (game machine) dedicated to “XX” company is reused for another “△△” company or “XX” company, it is sealed. After peeling the tape 113 and removing the mounting plate 112 and the blindfold member 111 from the control board 104, the newly replaced blindfold member 111 is re-fixed to the control board 104 and another company name is exposed in the window hole 111a. Because it is good, it can be reused between different companies.

  Further, as a means for fixing the mounting plate 112 to the control board 104, a solder land 110 that is electrically independent of the wiring pattern is provided on the control board 104, and the terminal 112a of the mounting board 112 is soldered to the solder land 110. Therefore, the mounting plate 112 can be fixed at a predetermined position on the control board 104 relatively easily and reliably compared to other fixing means such as caulking and screwing. Moreover, if the blind member 111 is inserted into the slit 109 before the circuit components, connectors 106, etc. are soldered to the control substrate 104, the circuit components, connectors 106, etc. and the mounting plate 112 can be connected in the same process. The mounting plate 112 can be easily fixed to the control board 104 from this point. However, it is also possible to fix the mounting plate 112 to the control board 104 by manual soldering after soldering circuit components, connectors 106, and the like to the control board 104.

  In the above embodiment, when the sealing tape 113 is peeled off from the mounting plate 112 and the main body 111b of the blindfold member 111, characters such as “strict tampering and illegal tampering” are attached to the attachment surfaces of the mounting plate 112 and the main body 111b. Therefore, even if the mounting position of the blindfold member 111 is illegally changed by removing the sealing tape 113, the illegal act can be recognized at a glance by the characters left on the mounting plate 112 or the blindfold member 111. It is like that. Further, in the above-described embodiment, the control board 104 is provided with a third identification mark part (not shown) separately from the first identification mark part 107 and the second identification mark part 108, Data indicating “management information” may be printed as a QR code (registered trademark) or a barcode, or may be embedded in a substrate as an IC chip. If such a third identification mark portion is provided, a blindfold member is temporarily provided. Even if 111 is illegally removed from the control board 104, the management information of the control board 104 can be confirmed from the data of the third identification marker.

  In the above embodiment, the desired company name is exposed from the window hole 111a of the blindfold member 111 made of an opaque resin, but the main body portion excluding the window hole 111a of the blindfold member 111 formed using a transparent resin. You may make it stick a concealment seal on the 111b back surface.

  Furthermore, although the case where the board unit 100 of the present invention is applied to the pachinko machine P has been described in the above embodiment, it is needless to say that the present invention can also be applied to other gaming machines such as a slot machine.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 100 Board | substrate unit 101 Upper case 102 Lower case 104 Control board 107 1st identification marking part 108 2nd identification marking part 109 Slit 109a Wide part 110 Solder land 111 Blindfold member 111a Window hole 111b Main part 111c Hook claw 112 Mounting plate 112a Terminal 113 Sealing tape P Pachinko machine (game machine)

Claims (2)

A pair of cases that can be opened and closed, a control board that is housed in these cases and displays a plurality of company names indicating the manufacturer of the gaming machine, and a blindfold that exposes one of the plurality of company names and conceals the rest With members,
The control board is provided with a slit extending along the arrangement direction of the company name, and a wide portion having a partially widened groove is formed in the slit, and the hook claw protruding from the blindfold member is provided with the wide width. The blindfold member can be moved to a predetermined position in the slit by being inserted from the portion and locked to the control board, and the mounting plate is fixed to the control board so as to overlap the wide part, A board unit for a gaming machine, wherein a sealing tape is attached so as to straddle the mounting plate and the blindfold member.   2. The board unit of a gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein a solder land located in the vicinity of the slit is provided on the control board, and the mounting plate is soldered to the solder land.

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