JP2012210419A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine which can allow facilitation of attaching/detaching work of a board box and facilitation of visual check of the back surface of a main board.SOLUTION: In a slot machine, which keeps a main control device 101 mounted on the back plate through a pedestal device 201 inside a case with a front opening, the main control device 101 includes the board box that stores a circuit board to be observable from the outside, and the pedestal device 201 includes: a fixed base part 202 fixed to the back plate; and a movable base part 203 supported by the fixed base part 202 to vertically turn around the turning center which is a turning central axis extending along a width direction of the case. The main control device 101 is removably held by the movable base part 203. The movable base part 203 is selectively positioned and kept at a standing position in which the front surface of a circuit board can be observed from the front side of the case and at an inclined position in which its back surface can be observed from the front side of the case.

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine such as a slot machine.

20 is a front view showing a conventional slot machine 1000 from the front side, and FIG.
FIG. 22 is an exploded perspective view of the main board unit 1005.

As shown in FIGS. 20 and 21, the slot machine 1000 includes a box-shaped housing 1001 whose front side is open, and a front door 1002 that closes an open portion of the housing 1001. In the front door 1002, the base end of the front door 1002 is supported by the left end portion of the housing 1001,
The housing 10 opens horizontally by swinging horizontally around a central axis extending vertically.
The front side of 01 can be opened and closed. A main board unit 1005 including a pedestal device 1100 and a main control device 1200 is provided in a housing 1001 of the slot machine 1000.

As shown in FIGS. 21 and 22, the pedestal device 1100 includes a fixed base portion 1111 that is fixed along the back plate 1011 of the housing 1001, and a fixed base portion 1111 that is superposed on the front side of the fixed base portion 1111. And a movable base portion 1121 supported by a fixed base portion 1111 so that the right end portion can be horizontally rotated forward.

A shaft attachment portion 1112 for attaching a support shaft is provided at the left end portion of the fixed base portion 1111, and a bearing portion 1122 into which the support shaft is inserted is provided at the left end portion of the movable base portion 1121. The left end portion of the movable base portion 1121 is fixed to the fixed base portion 1 via the support shaft.
It is rotatably supported at the left end portion of 111 (see FIG. 21B).

The movable base portion 1121 is provided with holding means 1123 for detachably holding the substrate box 1202 of the main controller 1200. The holding means 1123 can be detached from the movable base portion 1121 by sliding the substrate box 1202 from the proximal end side to the distal end portion side of the movable base portion 1121, and can be removed from the distal end side of the movable base portion 1121. It can be inserted into the movable base 1121 by sliding it toward the end (see FIG. 21C). Thereby, for example, at the time of on-site inspection or the main board 120
At the time of replacement 1, the substrate box 1202 is easily attached and detached.

As shown in FIGS. 20 and 22, the movable base portion 1121 is in contact with the substrate box 1202 that slides in the insertion direction at a position near the bearing portion 1122, and the substrate box 1202 is moved to the movable base portion 1121. Step portion 1124 for positioning at a predetermined position
Is provided.

The stepped portion 1124 is formed with a through hole 1125 for fixing the positioned substrate box 1202 to the movable base portion 1121. The through-holes 1125 are arranged at positions that are spaced apart from each other in the direction of the rotation center axis of the movable base portion 1121.
The central axis 5 is formed so as to extend in a direction perpendicular to the movable base portion 1121.

The main control device 1200 has a main board 1201 that controls the most important game operation in the operation control of the slot machine 1000. As shown in FIG. 22, the main control apparatus 1200 easily touches the main board 1201 from the outside. In order to prevent this, the substrate box 1202 is enclosed.

The main board 1201 has a rectangular flat plate shape, and the board box 120 is formed by screws or the like.
2 is fixed. The substrate box 1202 has a substantially flat box shape composed of a front case body 1211 and a back case body 1221 that can accommodate the main substrate 1201, and has a transparency that allows the main substrate 1201 in the substrate box 1202 to be visually recognized from the outside. The synthetic resin material is used.

The substrate box 1202 is held by the holding means 1123 so as to be superposed on the front side of the movable base portion 1121. Therefore, as shown in FIG.
In a state where 121 is superposed on the fixed base portion 1111, the surface of the main substrate 1201 is placed on the housing 10.
Although it is visible from the front side of 01, the back side of the main board 1201 is not visible from the front side of the housing 1001 facing the back plate 1011.

On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 21B, when the movable base portion 1121 is horizontally rotated from the fixed base portion 1111 toward the front side, the back surface of the main board 1201 is the right side plate 101 of the housing 1001.
The rear surface of the main board 1201 can be viewed from the front side of the housing 1001 facing the second side. Therefore, the front and back surfaces of the main board 1201 can be visually recognized without removing the board box 1202 from the slot machine 1000.

The left end of the substrate box 1202 is the leading side when the substrate box 1202 is slid and inserted into the movable base 1121, and the substrate box 1202 is fixed to the movable base 1121 as shown in FIGS. A screw hole 1212 is provided. The screw hole portion 1212 is formed with the movable base portion 1 in a state where the substrate box 1202 is positioned.
121 are provided at positions where the stepped portions 1124 overlap and the through holes 1125 of the stepped portion 1124 coincide with each other.

Then, the step portion 112 passes through the screw hole portion 1212 from the surface side of the substrate box 1202.
4 by inserting a fixing screw 1131 into the four through holes 1125.
Is fixed to the movable base 1121 and is prevented from being detached from the pedestal device 1100 due to the sliding movement of the substrate box 1202.

Further, as shown in FIG. 20, a hopper device 1003, a reel device 1004, and a main board unit 1005 are placed in the housing 1001 of the slot machine 1000 in order from the bottom to the top.
Is disposed, and a relay substrate 1006 is provided between the main substrate unit 1005 and the reel device 1004.

The relay substrate 1006 performs electrical relay between various devices such as the hopper device 1003 and the reel device 1004 and the main substrate 1201 of the main substrate unit 1005, and is provided with a wiring cord 1231. The wiring cord 1231 is routed upward from the relay board 1006 and connected to the main board 1201 in the board box 1202. Wiring cord 123
1 and the main board 1201 are connected by inserting a connector (not shown) provided on the wiring cord 1231 into the socket 1203 of the main board 1201. Socket 1 of main board 1201
A plurality of pieces 203 having various sizes are provided on the front side of the substrate box 1202 so as to extend in the left-right direction (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

JP 2005-111027 A

However, in the case of the above-described prior art, the movable base portion 1121 is supported so as to be horizontally rotatable about the vertical axis with respect to the fixed base portion 1111 as shown in FIG. It is configured to move between a position facing the back plate 1011 and a maximum opening position most rotated in the lateral opening direction from the accommodation position and stopped at an arbitrary position.

Therefore, for example, when the substrate box 1202 is mounted on the holding means 1123, the position of the movable base portion 1121 is not fixed, and the movable base portion 1121 does not rotate during the attaching operation and the detaching operation of the substrate box 1202 to the holding means 1123. As described above, it is necessary to work while being held at a fixed position, and there is a problem that such work is complicated.

Further, in order to visually check the back surface of the main board 1201 accommodated in the board box 1202, the movable base part 1121 is turned horizontally and the right side of the casing opposite to the turning center axis of the movable base part 1121. It is necessary to see from.

However, in a general store, a plurality of slot machines 1000 are usually installed side by side. In such a store, the side on which the front door 1002 of the slot machine 1000 to be checked is opened, that is, a housing. When the front door 1002 of another slot machine 1000 installed on the right side of the body 1001 is opened, the front door 1002 protrudes toward the near side at the right side position of the slot machine 1000 to be checked, It is an obstacle to visually inspect the back surface of the substrate 1201.

Therefore, for example, a store clerk or the like closes the front door 1002 of the plurality of slot machines 1000 after the store is closed.
Are opened in advance and checked in turn, the store clerk and the like each time the front door 1002 of the slot machine 1000 that is the object of visual recognition of the main board 1201 and the front of the slot machine 1000 that is opened to the right of the front door. There is a problem that it is difficult to perform the visual recognition work because it is necessary to push the upper body into the door 1002 and look into the back surface of the main board 1201.

Further, according to the above configuration, the relay board 1006 provided below the board box 1202.
And the main board 1201 in the board box 1202 are connected by the wiring cord 1231. Therefore, when the movable base portion 1121 is turned in the lateral opening direction with the board box 1202 attached, the turning angle depends on the turning angle. Thus, the board box 1202 and the relay board 1006 are separated from each other, and the wiring cord 1231 is pulled.

Therefore, in order to rotate the movable base portion 1121 with the substrate box 1202 attached, it is necessary to set the length of the wiring cord 1231 in consideration of the opening operation or to remove the wiring cord 1231. However, the length of the wiring cord 1231 is preferably as short as possible in view of the complexity of handling and noise, and it is difficult to set the length in consideration of the rotation of the movable base portion 1121. Further, it is complicated to perform the work of removing the wiring cord 1231 every time the back surface of the main board 1201 is checked.

Further, the slot machine 1000 cannot be operated in a state where the connector of the wiring cord 1231 is removed, and the main board 120 is rotated by rotating the movable base portion 1121 in the lateral opening direction.
There is a problem that the operation of the slot machine 1000 cannot be confirmed in a state in which the back surface of 1 is visible.

The present invention has been made to solve at least one of the above-mentioned problems, and its purpose is as follows.
It is an object of the present invention to provide a gaming machine capable of facilitating the attaching / detaching operation of the substrate box and facilitating the visual recognition operation of the back surface of the main substrate.

In the gaming machine according to the first aspect of the present invention, the circuit board can be accommodated and the accommodated circuit board can be visually recognized from the outside, and the board box is accommodated and the front side is opened. A box-shaped housing, a fixed base portion fixed to the back plate of the housing within the housing, and a rotation center axis that is supported by the fixed base portion and extends along the lateral width direction of the housing. A movable base that can be pivoted in the vertical direction with a center of movement, and provided on the movable base, guides the substrate box so as to reciprocate in a direction orthogonal to the pivot center axis, and the substrate box is pivoted The substrate box is held on the movable base by moving in the direction approaching the axis, and the substrate box can be detached from the movable base by moving in the direction away from the rotation center axis. The circuit board in the board box held on the movable base by the holding means and the holding means extends along the back plate, and the surface of the circuit board is movable from the front side of the housing to a standing posture position that is approved for viewing. Standing posture positioning holding means for positioning and holding the base portion, and the back side of the circuit board is moved to the front side of the housing by the rotation of the movable base portion from the standing posture position by the standing posture positioning holding means. And a tilting posture positioning and holding means for positioning and holding the movable base portion at the tilting posture position that is approved for viewing from the front side.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the circuit board in the board box held by the movable base portion extends along the back plate of the casing in the casing, and the surface of the circuit board is from the front side of the casing. While the movable base portion can be positioned and held in the standing posture position that is approved for viewing, the movable base portion is rotated from the standing posture position and tilted to the front side of the housing, so that the back surface of the circuit board is in front of the housing. The movable base portion can be positioned and held at the tilting posture position that is approved for viewing from the side.

In particular, when the movable base portion is tilted to the front side of the casing, a force that rotates downward due to gravity acts on the movable base portion, and is always positioned and held at a preset tilt posture position. Therefore, when performing the removal work from the movable base part of the substrate box and the attachment work to the movable base part, there is no need to support and fix the movable base part with the other hand,
This makes it easy to attach and detach the substrate box to and from the movable base portion. In particular, in the attachment operation, it is easy to attach the substrate box to the movable base portion.

In addition, since the movable base portion can be selectively placed in the standing posture position and the tilting posture position,
In the standing posture position, the surface of the circuit board can be visually recognized from the front side of the housing, and in the tilting posture position, the back surface of the circuit board can be visually recognized from the front side of the housing. Therefore, both the front surface and the back surface of the circuit board can be viewed from the front side of the housing, and it is not necessary to look into the housing from the lateral direction when viewing the back surface of the circuit substrate. Therefore, the visual work on both sides of the front and back sides of the circuit board can be easily performed, especially when the case is provided with a front door that rotates in the lateral opening direction and closes the front side of the case. In addition, it is possible to easily perform the visual recognition work without being obstructed by the front door. Therefore, it is possible to easily check whether the circuit board has been modified for the purpose of obtaining an illegal profit.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the gaming machine according to the first aspect of the present invention, the game machine according to the first aspect further includes a connection board that is connected to a circuit board in the board box with a wiring cord interposed therebetween, and the movable base portion is moved from the standing position. In order to prevent the wiring cord from being pulled when it is tilted to the tilting posture position, the end of the wiring cord on the board box side and the end of the board side while the movable base tilts from the standing posture position to the tilting posture position. The connection board is provided at a position where the separation distance is equal to or less than the separation distance between the end part on the board box side and the end part on the board side of the wiring cord in the standing posture position.

According to the invention of claim 2, the movable base portion is tilted from the standing posture position to the tilting posture position so that the wiring cord is not pulled when the movable base portion is tilted from the standing posture position to the tilting posture position. Connected to a position where the distance between the end of the wiring cord on the board box side and the end of the board side is less than the distance between the end of the wiring cord on the board box side and the end on the board side in the standing position Since the substrate is provided, the movable base portion can be tilted from the standing posture position to the tilting posture position with the wiring cord connected.

Therefore, when the movable base portion is tilted from the standing posture position to the tilting posture position, it is not necessary to remove the wiring cord from the circuit board, and the movable base portion 203 can be easily tilted from the standing posture position to the tilting posture position. The visual recognition work on the back surface of the circuit board can be performed quickly and easily.

In addition, the game machine can be operated immediately after the position of the movable base portion is switched from the standing posture position to the tilting posture position, and modifications or the like are performed for the purpose of obtaining illegal profits with respect to the circuit board. It is possible to easily check whether or not the

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the gaming machine according to the second aspect, the connection board is provided below the board box.

According to the third aspect of the invention, since the connection board is provided in the housing and at a position below the board box, the whole board box is connected to the connection board by tilting the movable base portion from the standing posture position to the tilting posture position. It can be moved in the direction approaching.

Therefore, when the movable base portion is tilted, no force in the pulling direction acts on the wiring cord, and the wiring cord can be loosened. Therefore, when tilting the movable base part and visually recognizing the back side of the circuit board in the board box, there is no need to remove the wiring cord from the circuit board.
The movable base portion can be tilted from the standing posture position to the tilting posture position while the wiring cord is connected to the circuit board, and the work of visually recognizing the back surface of the circuit board can be facilitated.

Further, since the movable base portion can be positioned and held in the tilted posture position while the wiring cord is connected to the circuit board, the gaming machine can be operated with the back surface of the circuit board being visually recognized. Therefore, it is possible to easily confirm whether or not the modification for the purpose of obtaining an illegal profit is performed on the circuit board.

According to the present invention, the movable base portion can be rotated up and down with respect to the fixed base portion, and can be selectively disposed in the standing posture position and the tilting posture position. When it is tilted, the movable base portion can always be positioned and held at a preset tilt posture position by gravity. Therefore, when performing the removal work from the movable base part of the substrate box or the attachment work to the movable base part, there is no need to support and position and fix the movable base part with the other hand. The attachment work and the removal work can be facilitated, and in the attachment work, an effect that the substrate box can be easily attached to the movable base portion is obtained.

Also, in the tilted position, the back side of the circuit board can be seen from the front side of the housing, and when viewing the back side of the circuit board, there is no need to look in from the lateral direction of the housing. The visual recognition work can be performed quickly and easily. In particular, when the front door that rotates in the lateral opening direction and closes the front side of the housing is provided on the housing, the visual operation can be easily performed without being obstructed by the front door. The effect that you can do it. Therefore, it is possible to easily check whether the circuit board has been modified for the purpose of obtaining an illegal profit.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings, taking the case of a slot machine 1 as an example of a gaming machine. 1 is a front view of the slot machine 1, FIG. 2 is an overall perspective view showing a state in which the front door 3 of the slot machine 1 is closed, and FIG. 3 shows a state in which the front door 3 of the slot machine 1 is opened. FIG. 4 is an overall perspective view, FIG. 4 is a rear view of the front door 3, and FIG. 5 is a front view of the housing 2.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the slot machine 1 includes a housing 2 and a front door 3. The housing 2 is a member that forms the skeleton of the slot machine 1, and includes a top plate 2a, a bottom plate 2b, a back plate 2c, a left side plate 2d, and a right side plate 2e, as shown in FIG. It has a box shape.

As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the front door 3 is vertically swingable about a swing center axis extending in the vertical direction by being attached to the housing 2 by hinges 5 at the upper and lower positions on the left end side. And is configured to open and close the front side of the housing 2 by swinging in the lateral direction.

At the right end of the front door 3, a locking device 6 that closes the front door 3 with respect to the housing 2 and locks it.
And a key cylinder 7 for releasing the locked state by the locking device 6 and opening the front door 3.
(See FIGS. 1 and 2).

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, a game panel 8 that indicates a player's gaming state is provided at a position above the center of the front door 3. The game panel 8 has three vertically long display windows 9 arranged side by side. The display window 9 is made of a transparent or translucent material so that the reel 52 can be visually recognized through each display window 9.

On the lower left side of the game panel 8, a start lever 11 that is operated to start the rotation of each reel 52 is provided. The start lever 11 can be moved to each reel 5 by a swinging operation.
2 outputs a signal instructing the start of rotation.

On the right side of the start lever 11, stop buttons 12 for individually stopping the rotating reels 52 are provided. Each stop button 12 is arranged corresponding to a lower position of the display window 9 on which the reel 52 to be stopped is displayed, and outputs a signal instructing to stop the rotation of the reel 52 by a pressing operation.

Each stop button 12 has a built-in light-emitting lamp for displaying whether or not each reel 52 can be stopped. The rotation speed of the reel 52 can be kept constant to stop the rotation. The light is turned on when the reel is in the off state and turned off when the rotation of the reel 52 is stopped.

A coin insertion slot 21 is provided on the lower right side of the game panel 8. Coin slot 21
As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the coins inserted from are guided to either the storage passage 23 or the discharge passage 24 by the selector 22 provided on the back surface of the front door 3. Selector 2
Reference numeral 2 has a passage switching solenoid, and performs an operation of switching to the discharge passage 24 side when de-energized and switching to the storage passage 23 side when exciting.

The coin guided to the storage passage 23 is supplied to a hopper device housed in the housing 2,
The coin guided to the discharge passage 24 is a coin discharge port 2 provided at the lower front portion of the front door 3.
5 (see FIG. 1 and FIG. 2) is discharged to the coin tray 26 and returned to the player.

A coin return switch 13 is provided below the coin insertion slot 21 as shown in FIGS. The coin return switch 13 is operated when the coin inserted into the coin insertion slot 21 is jammed in the selector 22 to mechanically operate the selector 22 to forcibly eject the coin in the selector 22. It can be led into the use passage 24 (see FIGS. 3 and 4) and discharged from the coin discharge port 25 to the coin tray 26.

On the lower left side of the display window 9, a bet button 14 for inserting three credits for inserting three credited virtual coins is provided. Further, on the left side of the bet button 14 for inserting three coins, a bet button 15 for inserting two coins for inserting two credited virtual coins.
In addition, a betting button 16 for loading one sheet is provided.

A credit settlement button 17 is provided on the left side of the start lever 11. The credit settlement button 17 includes a storage mode (credit function) for electronically storing a preset maximum number of coins, for example, the number of surplus coins up to 50, and the number of coins earned at the time of winning, and the number of coins earned It is configured to switch between a payout mode for paying out without memorizing.

For example, when the credit check button 17 is operated once, the storage mode is entered and storage of the number of accumulated coins is started. When the credit settlement button 17 is operated again, the storage mode is canceled and the payout mode is entered to enter the stored number of coins. Is actually discharged.

In the lower center of the display window 9 is a remaining number display unit 31 that displays the number of coins that have been activated and stored in the credit mode, and the number of remaining games in a special game state such as a big bonus or a regular bonus. Etc., and a number-of-games display unit 33 for displaying the number of acquired coins.

At the upper part of the front door 3, there are provided an upper lamp 34 that lights up and blinks as the game progresses, and a liquid crystal display unit 35 that displays various information by images, videos and the like. A lower plate 36 on which the model name of the slot machine 1 and characters related to the game are displayed is mounted above the coin tray 26. An ashtray 37 is provided on the left side of the coin tray 26. A pair of left and right speakers 38 that sound various sound effects as the game progresses and notify the player of the state of the game are provided at the left and right side positions of the coin discharge port 25.

As shown in FIGS. 3 and 5, the housing 2 is divided into two vertically by a partition plate 2 f, and a reel unit 51 is attached to the top of the partition plate 2 f. The reel unit 51 includes a left reel 52a, a center reel 52b, and a left reel 52c formed in a cylindrical shape.
Each reel 52 is rotatably supported by the base 53 of the reel unit 51 so that the center axis thereof is the rotation center axis. The rotation center axis of each reel 52 is arranged on the same axis extending in the horizontal direction of the housing 2 substantially horizontally and horizontally, and each reel 52 corresponds to each display window 9 on a one-to-one basis.

A plurality of types of symbols are displayed on the surface of each reel 52 at predetermined intervals in the circumferential direction, and are arranged so that three symbols can be visually recognized from within one display window 11. As the reel 52 rotates forward, various symbols are displayed on the display windows 9 as if moving from top to bottom.

Each reel 52 is individually connected to a stepping motor (not shown), and is independently rotationally driven by each stepping motor, so that the symbols on the reel surface are stopped at a position where they can be seen from each display window 9. .

A hopper device 61 is disposed below the partition plate 2f. The hopper device 61 includes a storage tank 62 for storing coins and a payout device 63 for paying out coins. The payout device 63 rotates the storage tank 6 by rotating a rotation plate for coin payout (not shown).
A predetermined number of coins are discharged from 2, and the coins are paid out to the coin tray 26 through the discharge passage 24.

A spare tank 64 is provided on the right side of the hopper device 61 to avoid storing a predetermined amount or more of coins in the storage tank 62. The storage tank 62 of the hopper device 61 is provided with a guide plate (not shown) for guiding coins in the storage tank 62 to the reserve tank 64. The guide plate guides the coin and guides the coin from the storage tank 62 into the spare tank 64 when the coin is stored in the storage tank 62 at a height higher than the height at which the guide plate is provided. It comes to store.

A power supply box 71 is accommodated on the left side of the hopper device 61 in the housing 2. The power supply box 71 is provided with an opening / closing door 72 on the front side, and a power switch, a reset switch, and a setting key insertion hole (all not shown) are provided on the front surface exposed by opening the opening / closing door 72. Is provided.

The power switch is for supplying power to each unit including the main control device by operating. The reset switch is a switch for resetting various states of the slot machine. The reset switch can reset the backup data in the slot machine by turning on the power switch in the pressed state, and can reset the error state if the reset switch is pressed while the power switch is on. It is like that. The setting key insertion hole is a key hole for inserting a setting key, and a hole manager or the like can insert a setting key to change the setting state of the slot machine 1 from setting 1 to setting 6. .

A main board unit 100 is provided above the reel unit 51 with a relay board (connection board) 81 interposed therebetween. The relay substrate 81 is disposed so as to extend in the left-right direction along the upper surface of the reel unit 51, and a wiring cord 82 is connected to the upper surface of the relay substrate 81. The wiring cord 82 extends upward from the relay board 81 and is connected to the main board unit 1.
00 is connected to the main controller 101.

The main board unit 100 includes a main control device 101 that controls the slot machine 1 and a pedestal device 201 that attaches and supports the main control device 101 to the back plate 2 c in the housing 2.

  Hereinafter, the configuration of the main board unit 100 will be described in detail with reference to FIGS.

6 is a front view of the main board unit 100, FIG. 7 is a view taken in the direction of the arrow I in FIG. 6, and FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing a state of the main board unit 100 in which the movable base 203 is positioned and held in the standing posture position. FIG. 9 shows the main board unit 10 in which the movable base portion 203 is positioned and held in the tilted posture position.
10 is a rear perspective view of the main board unit 100, FIG. 11 is an exploded perspective view of the main board unit 100, and FIG. 12 is a fixed base section 202 and a movable base section 203 that constitute the base device 201. FIG. 13 is a front perspective view of the pedestal device 201,
14 is an exploded perspective view showing the main board 103 and the board box 102 constituting the main controller 101 in an enlarged manner, FIG. 15 is a sectional view taken along line II-II in FIG. 6, and FIG. 16 is taken along line III-III in FIG. Sectional view,
FIG. 17 is a schematic diagram for explaining a support structure of the movable base portion 203 to the fixed base portion 202, and shows the right end portion side of the rotating shaft portion 265 by a cross section along the axial direction of the support pin 207.

Unless otherwise specified, the right side of the figure is the main board unit 100 based on the state of FIG.
The left side in the figure is the left side of the main board unit 100, the front side in the figure is the front side of the main board unit 100, and the back side in the figure is the back side of the main board unit 100.

The pedestal device 201 of the main board unit 100 has a fixed base portion 202 fixed to the back plate 2c of the housing 2 and a rotation center axis that is supported by the fixed base portion 202 and extends horizontally as a rotation center. And a movable base 203 that can be turned up and down.

The pedestal device 201 guides the main control device 101 so as to be reciprocally movable in a direction perpendicular to the rotation center axis, and moves the main control device 101 in a direction approaching the rotation center axis, thereby moving the movable base portion. The holding means 204 is provided that is detachable from the movable base 203 by being held in 203 and moved in a direction away from the rotation center axis.

Further, as shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, the pedestal device 201 is a standing posture positioning holding unit 20 that selectively positions and holds the movable base portion 203 in the standing posture position and the tilting posture position.
5 and a tilt posture positioning holding means 206 are provided.

As shown in FIGS. 11 and 14, for example, the main control device 101 includes a pair of front and back case bodies 11.
Board box 102 constituted by 0 and 120, and each of these case bodies 110 and 120
And a main board (circuit board) 103 having a horizontally-long rectangular flat plate shape that is accommodated in the board box 102 so as to be sandwiched therebetween.

The board box 102 has a horizontally long rectangular shape so as to match the outer shape of the main board 103, and can be detachably attached to the movable base portion 203 by the holding means 204 of the base device 201.

Then, the movable base portion 2 is held with the main control device 101 held by the holding means 204.
03 is rotated and positioned and held in the standing posture position shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, so that the board box 102 extends in parallel along the back plate 2 c of the housing 2 and the main box in the board box 102. While making the surface of the substrate 103 visible from the front side of the housing 2, the movable base portion 203 is rotated and arranged at the tilting posture position shown in FIG. The rear surface of the main board 103 in the board box 102 is made visible from the front side of the housing 2 by tilting to the side.

  First, the configuration of the fixed base portion 202 of the base device 201 will be described.

The fixed base portion 202 is formed by bending a metal plate-like member. For example, as shown in FIG. 11, the fixed base portion 202 is a flat plate extending up and down in a horizontally long rectangle that is slightly larger than the substrate box 102. A bottom plate portion 211 is formed.

At the left end portion and the right end portion of the bottom plate portion 211, an attachment flange portion 212 for attaching the pedestal device 201 along the back plate 2c in the housing 2 is provided. As shown in FIGS. 8 to 13, the mounting flange portion 212 includes a leg portion 213 bent to the back side of the bottom plate portion 211 at a left end portion and a right end portion of the bottom plate portion 211, and a rear end of the leg portion 213. The cross section which consists of the 1st attachment surface part 214 bent in the direction which mutually spaces apart in a part has a substantially L shape.

As shown in FIG. 7, the first mounting surface portion 214 of the mounting flange portion 212 extends in parallel with the bottom plate portion 211 at a position spaced from the bottom plate portion 211 to the back side of the bottom plate portion 211 by a predetermined distance, as shown in FIG. As described above, the bottom plate portion 211 is formed so as to extend in a strip shape with a constant width. A bottom hole portion 214a for inserting a mounting screw for fixing the back plate is formed at a substantially central position in the vertical direction of the first mounting surface portion 214.

A notch 221 is provided at an upper portion of the bottom plate portion 211 and at a substantially central position in the width direction.
As shown in FIGS. 9 to 12, the notch portion 221 is formed by being cut out in a rectangular shape from the upper end portion of the bottom plate portion 211, and a pair of opposing side portions that hang in parallel from the upper end portion includes: A flange piece 222 is provided. The flange piece 222 is bent and extended to the back surface side of the bottom plate portion 211, and is formed in a band shape having a certain width over the top and bottom of the notch portion 221.

And as FIG. 10 shows, the 2nd attachment surface part 223 is provided in the horizontal side part extended in a horizontal direction between the lower ends of a pair of opposing side part. The second mounting surface portion 223 has a bottom plate portion 211.
Is bent to the back side and extends rearward, is bent downward at the rear end portion and extends flush with the first mounting surface portion 214, and is formed over the left and right sides of the notch portion 211. A screw hole 223a for screwing a mounting screw for fixing the back surface is screwed to a portion facing the portion 211 at positions spaced apart from each other on the left and right.

The flange piece 222 and the second mounting surface portion 223 cooperate to close an opening formed between the notch portion 211 and the back plate 2c when the fixed base portion 202 is fixed to the back plate 2c of the housing 2. And
An illegal circuit board or the like cannot be hidden in the gap between the bottom plate portion 211 and the back plate 2c.

At the upper end of the bottom plate portion 211 and at both ends in the lateral width direction, the locking claws 23 constituting the standing posture positioning holding means 205 for positioning and holding the movable base portion 203 in the standing posture position.
1 is attached (see FIGS. 6 to 9 and FIGS. 11 to 13).

For example, as shown in FIGS. 9 and 12, each locking claw portion 231 has a base end fixed to the bottom plate portion 211, a base portion 232 that extends forward from the surface of the bottom plate portion 211, and a base portion 232. A claw portion 233 that protrudes toward the center in the horizontal width direction of the bottom plate portion 211 at the tip and engages the movable base portion 203 is provided.

Each locking claw portion 231 is made of a flexible synthetic resin material, and the movable base portion 203 is interposed between the base portions 232 facing each other and locked by the claw portion 233. Positioning and holding in the standing posture position by preventing the 203 from tilting and releasing the claw portion 233 by elastically deforming in a direction away from each other, and releasing the positioning and holding of the movable base portion 203 in the standing posture position In addition, the movable base 203 can be tilted.

As shown in FIG. 10, the attachment frame member 224 is provided on the lower surface of the bottom plate portion 211 and on the rear surface side.
Is attached. The mounting frame member 224 is formed by bending a metal plate-like member, and has a third mounting surface portion 225 that extends flush with the first mounting surface portion 214 and the second mounting surface portion 223. ing.

When the fixed base portion 202 is fixed to the back plate 2c of the housing 2, the third attachment surface portion 225 fills a space portion formed between the bottom plate portion 211 and the back plate 2c so that the bottom plate portion 211 and the back plate 2c. An illegal circuit board or the like cannot be hidden in the gap with the plate 2c.

The third mounting surface portion 225 is provided with bottom hole portions 225a through which mounting screws (not shown) for fixing the back plate are inserted at two positions separated on the left and right sides. And in the baseplate part 211,
Opening holes 211a for inserting the mounting screws for fixing the back plate from the surface side of the bottom plate portion 211 are formed at locations corresponding to the bottom hole portions 225a of the third mounting surface portion 225 (see FIG. 12). reference). The bottom hole 225a and the opening hole 211a are provided on the lower side of the fixed base 202, that is, in the vicinity of the rotation center axis of the movable base 203.

A lower lid portion 226 is provided at the lower end portion of the attachment frame member 224. Lower lid part 226
Is formed so as to close the opening formed between the lower end portion of the bottom plate portion 211 and the back plate 2c by being bent at the lower end portion of the bottom plate portion 211 to the back side of the bottom plate portion 211.

In the present embodiment, a configuration is adopted in which the fixed base portion 202 is fixed to the back plate 2c in a state where the upper end portion of the bottom plate portion 211 is in contact with the top plate 2a of the housing 2 (see FIG. 18). reference). Therefore, when the fixed base portion 202 is fixed to the back plate 2c, the upper end portion of the bottom plate portion 211 and the back plate 2c.
Can be closed by the top plate 2a. For this reason, although the upper cover part which obstruct | occludes this opening part is not specifically provided in the upper end part of the baseplate part 211, it is good also as a structure which provides an upper cover part and obstruct | occludes an opening part actively.

A support flange portion 241 is provided at the lower end portion of the bottom plate portion 211. As shown particularly in FIG. 12, the support flange portion 241 is bent and protrudes toward the surface side of the bottom plate portion 211 at the lower end portion of the bottom plate portion 211, and horizontally horizontally along the width direction of the bottom plate portion 211. The extending upright plate portion 242 and the left end portion and the right end portion of the upright plate portion 242 are bent and protrude upward.
A pair of shaft support plate portions 243 and 244 facing each other is provided.

The upright plate portion 242 has a horizontally long strip shape having a length in the width direction substantially the same as the interval formed between the locking claw portions 231 spaced from each other on the left and right, and corresponds to the lower side of the locking claw portion 231. The shaft support plate portions 243 and 244 are provided at the positions.

Each of the shaft support plate portions 243 and 244 constitutes a support portion for supporting the movable base portion 203 on the fixed base portion 202 in cooperation with the rotation shaft portion 265 of the movable base portion 203. Shaft holes 243a and 244a penetrating left and right along the lateral width direction of 53 are formed. The shaft holes 243a and 244a are located on the distal end side of the upright plate portion 242 and the shaft holes 243a,
The centers of 244a are provided so as to be located on the same axis, and for example, a metal support pin 207 can be inserted and assembled.

The shaft support plate portion 244 located on the right end side of the bottom plate portion 211 is extended above the shaft support plate portion 243 located on the left end side of the bottom plate portion 211 and forward of the tip end portion of the upright plate portion 242. A lock mounting hole 245 is formed in the extended portion. The lock mounting hole 245 is formed so as to open in the same direction as the shaft holes 243a and 244a, and has an inner diameter through which, for example, a U-shaped bar of a padlock can be inserted.

A cover plate portion 251 is provided at the tip of the upright plate portion 242. Cover plate 251
Is provided so as to cover the rotating shaft portion 265 of the movable base portion 203 from the front.

Specifically, the upright plate portion 242 is bent and protrudes upward at the tip portion of the upright plate portion 242, and the upright plate portion 2.
42 extends to the left and right along the width direction of the shaft 42, and the height position of the upper end 252 is the shaft holes 243a, 244.
It is formed so as to be higher than the center height of a (for example, see FIG. 16).

When the movable base portion 203 is rotatably supported by the fixed base portion 202, the cover plate portion 251 faces the housing front side of the rotation shaft portion 265 and has the axial length of the rotation shaft portion 265. The upper end portion 252 of the cover plate portion 251 is positioned higher than the axis center (rotation center axis) of the support pin 207, and the rotation shaft portion 265 and the cover plate portion 251 are It is formed so as to minimize the gap formed between them. This prevents the tip of a tool such as a bar or a screwdriver from being inserted into the gap between the pivot shaft portion 265 and the cover plate portion 251 and pivots the tool using the lever principle. H.265's vandalism is prevented.

At the left end portion and the right end portion of the cover plate portion 251, a rotation stopper 253 constituting a tilt posture positioning holding means 206 for positioning and holding the movable base portion 203 at the tilt posture position.
Is provided.

The rotation stopper 253 is formed by lowering the left end portion and the right end portion of the cover plate portion 251 so as to be one step lower than the upper end portion 252 of the cover plate portion 251. As shown in FIG. When the portion 203 is tilted to the tilted posture position, the contact portion 26 of the movable base portion 203 is
9 is formed so as to be in contact with 9.

  Next, the structure of the movable base part 203 of the base apparatus 201 is demonstrated.

The movable base 203 is made of a transparent synthetic resin material such as polycarbonate having a predetermined rigidity, and as shown particularly in FIGS. 12 and 13, a horizontally long bottom plate 261 and a bottom plate 261. Of the bottom plate portion 261 at the lower end portion which is the long side of the bottom plate portion 261 and is projected toward the surface side of the bottom plate portion 261, and the left end portion and the right end portion which are the short side of the bottom plate portion 261, respectively. It has a pair of side plate portions 263 and 264 that are bent toward the surface side.

The bottom plate portion 261 has a lateral width between the left and right locking claws 231 on the surface side of the bottom plate portion 211 that is in front of the fixed base portion 202, and a height width that extends above and below the bottom plate portion 211 of the fixed base portion 202. The window hole part 261a is formed in two places spaced apart from each other left and right. The window hole portion 261a is positioned and held in the upright position and the bottom plate portion 261 is superposed on the surface side of the bottom plate portion 211 of the fixed base portion 202, and the bottom hole portion 211a of the fixed base portion 202 is placed. It is formed in a position communicating with.

The mounting portion 262 extends along the upper portion of the support flange portion 241 of the fixed base portion 202 over the left and right sides of the bottom plate portion 261 with substantially the same width as the upright plate portion 242, and on the upper surface of the main controller 10.
It has a horizontally long belt plate shape on which one substrate box 102 is placed, and a rotating shaft portion 265 is integrally formed on the lower surface of the placement portion 262.

The rotation shaft portion 265 constitutes a support portion for supporting the movable base portion 203 on the fixed base portion 202 in cooperation with the shaft support plate portions 243 and 244 of the fixed base portion 202. A length of a columnar shape extending left and right along the lower surface of the mounting portion 262 on the front end side of the H.262, and interposed between the shaft support plate portions 243 and 244 of the fixed base portion 202. have.

A shaft hole 265a for rotatably supporting the movable base portion 203 on the fixed base portion 202 is provided in the left end portion and the right end portion of the rotation shaft portion 265 (see FIGS. 15 to 17). The shaft hole 265 a is formed along the axial center from the left end portion and the right end portion of the rotation shaft portion 265, and has an axial depth extending to a position on the inner side in the axial direction from the slit groove 268.

The slit grooves 268 are provided at positions separated from the side plate portions 263, 264 by a predetermined distance in the axial direction of the shaft hole 265a, respectively, and perpendicularly to the axis of the shaft hole 265a, from the mounting portion 262 to the rotating shaft portion 265. The mounting portion 262 and the rotating shaft portion 265 are divided on both sides in the axial direction by being cut out in a slit shape (see FIGS. 6 and 17).

Further, a contact portion 269 is provided at the left end portion and the right end portion of the rotation shaft portion 265 (FIG. 6).
See). The contact portion 269 protrudes radially outward from the rotation shaft portion 265 at an axial position corresponding to the rotation stopper 253 of the fixed base portion 202 (see FIG. 15). When 203 is tilted to the tilting posture position, it is formed so as to come into contact with the rotation stopper 253.

Further, on the lower surface of the mounting portion 262, a rib 266 for securing rigidity between the rotating shaft portion 265 and the mounting portion 262 and a fixing screw hole portion 2 for fixing a reinforcing plate 271 to be described later.
67 is provided (see FIGS. 15 and 16).

The ribs 266 extend in the front-rear direction from the rear portion of the rotation shaft portion 265 to the rear end portion of the placement portion 262, and a plurality of ribs 266 are provided at predetermined intervals in the axial direction of the rotation shaft portion 265. ing. The fixing screw holes 267 are respectively provided at positions below the window holes 261a of the bottom plate portion 261, and extend from the rear end portion of the placement portion 262 toward the front end portion along the lower surface of the placement portion 262. Screw holes are screwed.

The reinforcing plate 271 attached to the mounting portion 262 is for improving the support rigidity for supporting the movable base portion 203 on the fixed base portion 202, and is formed by bending a metal plate-like member. ing. The reinforcing plate 271 has a length extending between the left and right slit grooves 268 of the mounting portion 262 and is superposed on the upper surface of the mounting portion 262.
2 and the left end portion and the right end portion of the flat plate portion 272 are bent downward and face each other, and the shaft support plate portion 273 inserted into the slit groove 268 and the rear end portion of the flat plate portion 272 face upward. And an upright plate portion 274 that extends in the left-right direction and is overlapped along the surface of the bottom plate portion 261 (see FIG. 12).

In the upright plate portion 274 of the reinforcing plate 271, window hole portions 274 a are opened at positions spaced apart from each other in the left-right direction. Each window hole portion 274a is formed at a position communicating with the window hole portion 261a of the bottom plate portion 261 by attaching the reinforcing plate 271 to the mounting portion 262, and allows the fixing screw of the third attachment surface portion 225 to pass therethrough. It has the size that can be.

A bracket 275 (see FIG. 16) for fixing the reinforcing plate 271 to the mounting portion 262 is provided below each window hole 274 a of the reinforcing plate 271. The bracket 275 is bent at the rear end portion of the flat plate portion 272, extends downward from the flat plate portion 272, passes through the window hole portion 261a of the bottom plate portion 261, and contacts the rear end portion of the fixing screw hole portion 267. It is formed as follows. The bracket 275 has an insertion hole through which a fixing screw 276 for fixing the reinforcing plate 271 is inserted.

An opening hole 273a having the same inner diameter as the shaft hole 265a of the rotating shaft portion 265 is formed in the shaft support plate portion 273 of the reinforcing plate 271. The opening hole 273a is formed in the reinforcing plate 2.
By fixing 71 to the mounting portion 262, the shaft support plate portion 273 is inserted into the slit groove 268 and formed at a position coaxially with the shaft hole 265 a of the rotating shaft portion 265.

To attach the reinforcing plate 271 to the mounting portion 262, first, the flat surface portion 272 of the reinforcing plate 271 is overlapped on the upper surface of the mounting portion 262, and the upright plate portion 274 is overlapped on the surface side of the bottom plate portion 261. Each shaft support plate portion 273 is inserted into the slit groove 268 and the bracket 2
75 is passed through the window hole portion 261 a of the bottom plate portion 261 and is brought into contact with the rear end portion of the fixing screw hole portion 267. And the front-end | tip of a fixing screw is made into the through-hole 2 of the bracket 275 from the back surface side of the baseplate part 261.
75a is inserted into the screw hole of the fixing screw hole 267. As a result, the reinforcing plate 271 is attached to the mounting portion 262, and the shaft hole 273 a of the shaft support plate portion 273 serves as the rotation shaft portion 265.
It is arranged coaxially with the shaft hole 265a.

The side plate portions 263 and 264 are formed to extend from the lower end portion to the upper end portion of the bottom plate portion 261 with substantially the same width as the placement portion 262, and are formed at the front end portions of the side plate portions 263 and 264. The side plate portions 263 and 264 are provided with a plurality of return portions 281 that are bent inwardly with a predetermined interval between the upper end portion and the lower end portion thereof.

The separation distance between the plurality of return portions 281 and the bottom plate portion 261 is set corresponding to the front-rear width of the board box 102, and the separation distance between the left and right side plate portions 263, 264 is the board box 10.
It is set corresponding to the left and right width of 2.

At the upper end portions of the side plate portions 263 and 264 and the bottom plate portion 261, a mounting opening for mounting the substrate box 102 to the movable base portion 203 is formed, and the substrate box 102 inserted from the mounting port extends along the bottom plate portion 261. Thus, it is configured to reciprocally guide in a direction approaching and separating from the mounting portion 262, in other words, in a direction orthogonal to the rotation shaft portion 265 (rotation center axis) of the movable base portion 203.

Then, the substrate box 102 is inserted from the mounting opening, and along the bottom plate portion 261, the placement portion 2 is placed.
By sliding and moving in the direction approaching 62, and placing on the placement unit 262, the movable base unit 203 can hold it, and from the held state, the placement unit 262 along the bottom plate portion 261.
Can be removed from the movable base 203 by sliding in a direction away from the movable base 203.

Therefore, these bottom plate part 261, mounting part 262, side plate part 263, 264, return part 2
81, holding means 20 for holding the substrate box 102 detachably on the base device 201.
4 is configured.

A boss plate portion 282 is provided at the lower end of each side plate portion 263, 264. The boss plate portion 282 protrudes from the side plate portions 263 and 264 to the outside in the lateral width direction of the housing 2 in the left-right direction, and has a L-shaped cross section facing the pivotal support plate portions 243 and 244. Between the side end surfaces of the dynamic shaft portion 265, a gap is formed in which the shaft support plate portions 243 and 244 of the fixed base portion 202 can be inserted and interposed.

Each boss plate portion 282 is provided with a shaft hole 282a for inserting the support pin 207. Each shaft hole 282 a is provided at a position coaxial with the shaft hole 265 a of the rotation shaft portion 265, and supports the base end of the support pin 207 whose tip is inserted into the shaft hole 265 a of the rotation shaft portion 265. It is configured as follows.

Therefore, for example, as shown in FIG. 17, the shaft support plate 244 is inserted and interposed between the side end surface of the rotation shaft portion 265 and the boss plate portion 282, and the support pin 207 is inserted into the shaft hole 282 of the boss plate portion 282.
From a, through the shaft hole 244a of the shaft support plate 244, by inserting and attaching to the shaft hole 265a of the rotating shaft portion 265, both sides of the support pin 207 in the axial direction are supported via the shaft support plate 244. Can do.

A lock attachment hole 283 is provided at the lower end of the side plate portion 264. Lock mounting hole 283
For example, by attaching a lock such as a padlock, tilting of the movable base portion 203 is prohibited, and the movable base portion 203 is fixed to the standing posture position.

The lock mounting hole 283 is formed coaxially in the lower end portion of the side plate portion 264 and the boss plate portion 282 located on the right side of the bottom plate portion 261, and is formed in the shaft support plate portion 244 of the fixed base portion 202. The movable base portion 20 has substantially the same inner diameter as the lock mounting hole 245 and opens in the same direction.
3 is positioned and held in the upright posture position to fix the lock mounting hole 245 of the fixed base portion 202.
So that the movable base portion 203 is positioned and held in the tilted posture position so that the movable base portion 203 is tilted forward with respect to the shaft support plate portion 244 of the fixed base portion 202. It is configured.

Therefore, with the movable base portion 203 positioned and held in the standing posture position, for example, a U-shaped bar of a padlock is inserted into the lock mounting holes 245 and 283 to lock the padlock, thereby preventing the movable base portion 203 from tilting. And can be fixed in the standing posture position. Then, for example, a properly managed key owner or the like unlocks the padlock and attaches the U-shaped bar to the lock mounting holes 245, 28.
The movable base 203 cannot be tilted and the substrate box 102 cannot be taken out from the movable base 203 unless it is removed from 3. Therefore, the board box 1
The main board 103 in 02 can be prevented from being stolen together with the board box 102, and as a result, the main controller 101 can be prevented from being stolen from within the housing 2.

Also, a fixing flange 284 is provided on the lower right side of the bottom plate portion 261, and the substrate box 102 of the main control device 101 held by the holding means 204 is moved to the movable base portion 203.
A through-hole 284a for fixing to is formed.

The fixing flange 284 is formed integrally with the lower end portion of the side plate portion 264, and the side plate portion 26.
4 is formed in a flat plate shape that protrudes inward from the front end portion and faces the bottom plate portion 261, and has a space at which a portion of the substrate box 102 can be inserted and interposed between the bottom plate portion 261. ing.

The through hole 284a opens at the center of the fixing flange 284, and the center axis extends in a direction perpendicular to the bottom plate portion 261. In other words, the center axis is orthogonal to the reciprocating direction of the substrate box 102 and rotates. It is formed so as to extend along a direction orthogonal to the central axis. still,
A method of fixing the main control device 101 to the movable base 203 will be described later.
1 will be described together with the description.

At the upper end portion of the bottom plate portion 261 and near the center in the width direction, a locking portion 285 for locking the main control device 101 held by the movable base portion 203, and the main control device 101 to the movable base portion 203. A seal coupling portion 290 for sealing and coupling is provided.

The locking portion 285 is formed with a locking piece 286 formed by a pair of slit grooves cut out from the upper end edge of the bottom plate portion 261 downward for a predetermined length, and an opening above the locking piece 286. And a locking hole 287. Then, when the main control device 101 is mounted on the movable base 203, the protrusion 121a (see FIG. 10) protruding from the board box 102 is engaged with the engagement hole 287 of the engagement portion 285, While the board box 102 is locked to the movable base 203, the locking of the board box 102 to the movable base 203 is released by elastically deforming the locking piece 286 to release the locking to the locking hole 287. It can be done.

A plurality of seal coupling portions 290 are provided on the left and right sides of the locking portion 285 so that a plurality (four in this embodiment) are arranged in a horizontal row. The seal coupling portion 290 protrudes rearward from the back surface of the bottom plate portion 261, has a bottomed cylindrical shape with the rear end portion closed, and opens only on the surface side of the bottom plate portion 261. The protruding portion of the seal coupling portion 290 that protrudes rearward from the bottom plate portion 261 has a fixed base portion 2 as shown in FIG. 10 when the movable base portion 203 is in the standing posture position.
The fixed base portion 202 is accommodated in an empty space formed by the notch portion 221 of 02.
Interference with the bottom plate portion 211 is avoided.

In the movable base 203 having the above-described configuration, the rotation shaft portion 265 of the movable base portion 203 and the shaft support plate portions 243 and 244 of the fixed base portion 202 are aligned, and the shaft hole 2 of the boss plate portion 282 is aligned.
82a, shaft holes 243a and 244a of the shaft support plate portions 243 and 244, and shaft hole 2 of the rotating shaft portion 265
A support pin 207 is inserted through 65 a and is rotatably supported by the fixed base portion 202.

Specifically, for the right end side of the movable base 203, for example, as shown in FIG.
A shaft support plate 244 is inserted between the side end surface of the rotation shaft portion 265 and the boss plate portion 282, and the rotation shaft portion 26 is inserted.
The shaft hole 265a of the shaft 5 and the shaft hole 244a of the shaft support plate 244 are aligned, and the support pin 207 is passed through the shaft hole 244a of the shaft support plate 244 from the shaft hole 282a of the boss plate 282. By being inserted and attached to 265a, it is rotatably supported by the fixed base portion 202.

Similarly, the left end portion side of the movable base portion 203 is not particularly shown, but a shaft support plate portion 243 is inserted between the side end surface of the rotation shaft portion 265 and the boss plate portion 282, and the rotation shaft The shaft hole 265a of the portion 265 and the shaft hole 243a of the shaft support plate portion 243 are aligned, and the support pin 207 is moved from the shaft hole 282a of the boss plate portion 282 to the shaft hole 243a of the shaft support plate portion 243. By being inserted and attached to the shaft hole 265a, it is rotatably supported by the fixed base portion 202.

The inner diameters of the shaft holes 243 a and 244 a of the shaft support plate portions 243 and 244 and the inner diameter of the shaft hole 273 a of the shaft support plate portion 273 of the reinforcing plate 271 are slightly larger than the outer diameter of the support pin 207. Inner diameters of the shaft hole 282 a and the shaft hole 265 a of the rotation shaft portion 265 are slightly smaller than the outer diameter of the support pin 207, and the support pin 207 is formed in the shaft hole 28 of the boss plate portion 282.
2a and the shaft hole 265a of the rotation shaft portion 265 are press-fitted.

At this time, the head of the support pin 207 is flush with the side end surface of the boss plate portion 282 or the axial hole 2.
82a so that the support pin 207 cannot be removed.
The movable base 203 can be rotated with respect to 2, but cannot be separated.

For example, on the right end side of the movable base portion 203, the support pin 207 is supported by the side plate portion 264 and the boss plate portion 282 on both sides in the axial direction of the support pin 207 via the shaft support plate 244 therebetween. Then, on the left end side of the movable base b 203, both axial sides of the support pins 207 are supported by the side plate portion 263 and the boss plate portion 282 with the shaft support plate portion 243 therebetween. Therefore,
The support pin 207 can be firmly supported by the movable base 203 and the movable base 20
3 is strengthened to support the fixed base portion 202, and the movable base portion 203 can be stably supported on the fixed base portion 202.

As shown in FIG. 15A, the movable base portion 203 that is rotatably supported by the fixed base portion 202 has a bottom plate portion along the surface side of the bottom plate portion 211 of the fixed base portion 202 by a locking claw portion 231. 211 is positioned and held in a standing posture position extending vertically. And FIG. 15 (b)
As shown in FIG. 3, the contact portion 269 of the rotating shaft portion 265 is covered at a position tilted forward by about 60 degrees from the standing posture position by releasing the locking by the locking claw portion 231 and tilting forward. It abuts against the rotation stopper 253 of the plate portion 251 and is positioned and held at the tilting posture position.

When the movable base portion 203 is tilted from the standing posture position, a force that rotates downward due to gravity acts, and the movable base portion 203 rotates to the tilting posture position, and the contact portion 269 is turned to the rotation stopper at the tilting posture position. 253 abuts. Therefore, the movable base portion 203 can always be positioned and held at the tilting posture position.

As described above, the shaft hole 26 is formed in the left end portion and the right end portion of the rotation shaft portion 265 as shown in FIG.
5a is provided, and support pins 207 made of a metal material are respectively inserted.

The tip end side of the support pin 207 is inserted further through the shaft hole 273a opened in the shaft support plate portion 273 of the reinforcing plate 271 inserted into the slit groove 268.

Then, axial support plate portions 243 and 244 of the fixed base portion 202 made of a metal material are disposed at the left and right end portions of the rotation shaft portion 265 in the axial direction, and the base end of the support pin 207 is disposed. The portion side is inserted into and supported by the shaft holes 243a and 244a of the shaft support plate portions 243 and 244. Therefore, the left end portion and the right end portion of the rotation shaft portion 265 have higher rigidity than the central portion of the rotation shaft portion 265 in the axial direction.

A contact portion 269 that contacts the rotation stopper 253 of the movable base 203 is provided at the left end portion and the right end portion of the rotation shaft portion 265. Therefore, the rotation stopper 253
Can be reliably received, and the movable base portion 203 can be stably positioned and held in the tilted posture position.

When the movable base portion 203 is rotatably supported by the fixed base portion 202, the upright plate portion 242 passes through a position below the rotation shaft portion 265 and the front end portion of the upright plate portion 265 is in front of the housing 2. It is arranged at a position protruding to the side. The cover plate portion 251 extends along the axial direction of the rotation shaft portion 265 so as to face the housing front side of the rotation shaft portion 265.

Therefore, the gap between the rotating shaft portion 265 and the upright plate portion 242 of the movable base portion 203 is
As shown in FIGS. 16A and 16B, the cover plate portion 251 covers and hides the housing 2 from the front side in both the standing posture position and the tilting posture position.

Therefore, the rotation shaft portion 265 can be covered from the front side of the housing 2 by the cover plate portion 251, and the destruction action of the rotation shaft portion 265 using a tool or the like can be prevented.

Further, the upper end portion 252 of the cover plate portion 251 is formed to be slightly higher than the rotation center axis of the rotation shaft portion 265. Thus, by setting the height position of the upper end portion 251 of the cover plate portion 251 to a height position equal to or higher than the rotation center axis line of the rotation shaft portion 265, the rotation shaft portion 265 and the cover plate are set. The gap with the portion 251 is minimized.

Therefore, between the rotation shaft portion 265 and the upright plate portion 242 or between the rotation shaft portion 265 and the cover plate portion 2.
It is possible to prevent the tip of a tool such as a bar or a screwdriver from being inserted between the rotating shaft portion 265 and the destruction of the rotating shaft portion 265 by using the lever principle to pry the tool.

Furthermore, in the present embodiment, a configuration is adopted in which the fixed base portion 202 is fixed to the back plate 2c with the upper end portion of the bottom plate portion 211 in contact with the top plate 2a of the housing 2 (for example, Figure 1
8), the interval between the rotation center axis of the rotation shaft portion 265 and the top plate 2a is narrow, and the rotation shaft portion 265 is small.
It is not possible to secure a space in which a rod-shaped tool such as a screwdriver can be inserted from above into the gap between the cover plate portion 251 and the cover plate portion 251.

Therefore, it is difficult to separate the movable base portion 203 from the fixed base portion 202 due to the breakage of the rotating shaft portion 265 using a tool or the like, and it is possible to suppress the main substrate 103 from being taken away together with the movable base portion 203. it can.

Further, the outside of the shaft support plate portions 243 and 244, that is, the outside in the horizontal width direction of the housing 2 is the boss plate portion 28.
2 (see FIG. 7). Therefore, it is possible to prevent the shaft support plate portions 243 and 244 from being broken by using a tool or the like, and the movable base portion 203 is separated from the fixed base portion 202 due to the breakage of the shaft support plate portions 243 and 244. It is possible to suppress the control device 101 from being taken away together with the movable base portion 203.

Further, since the cover plate portion 251 can be formed by bending upward at the tip portion of the upright plate portion 242, it can be easily provided, and there is no need to retrofit any special parts. There is also an advantage that it can be implemented at low cost.

The pedestal device 201 having the above configuration includes a fixed base portion 202 as shown in FIG.
With the movable base portion 203 rotatably supported, a mounting screw is inserted from the surface side of the fixed base portion 202 to the bottom hole portion 214a of the first mounting surface portion 214, and the movable base portion 203 is further placed in the upright posture position. The window hole portions 274a and 261 of the movable base portion 203 in a state of being positioned and held on
a and a mounting screw is inserted through the opening hole 211a of the bottom plate portion 211 and into the bottom hole portion 225a of the third mounting surface portion 225, and a nut portion (not shown) provided in advance at each corresponding location inside the back plate 2c. It is fixed to the back plate 2c by being screwed. The mounting screw engages with a tool tip such as a screwdriver inserted into the housing from the front side of the housing 2 and rotates the tool in a state where the rotation center axis extends in the front-rear direction of the housing 2. Screwed.

Also, a screw (not shown) is inserted from the back of the housing 2 into an insertion hole (not shown) formed in the back plate 2c of the housing 2 in advance, and the screw tip portion is connected to the housing from the back plate 2c. 2 and is screwed into a screw hole 223a provided in the second mounting surface portion 223 on the back surface of the fixed base portion 202. Accordingly, the fixed base portion 202 is fixed from both the front and the rear with respect to the back plate 2c.

Thereby, even if the mounting screw from the front of the back plate 2c is removed, the fixed base portion 202 cannot be removed from the back plate 2c unless the screw from the back of the back plate 2c is also removed. Therefore, the removal of the fixed base portion 202 is made more difficult, and the main board unit 100 is prevented from being stolen.

In particular, when the substrate box 102 is held on the movable base 203, the movable base 2
The window hole portions 274a and 261a of 03 are closed by the substrate box 102, and the tip of the screw driver cannot be inserted into the window hole portions 274a and 261a from the front of the movable base portion 203.

Further, since the bottom hole 225a of the third mounting surface portion 225 and the opening hole 211a of the bottom plate portion 211 are provided on the lower side of the pedestal device 201 that is in the vicinity of the rotation center axis, the movable base portion 203 is provided. In the state where is held at the tilted posture position, the movable base portion 203 tilted forward by about 60 degrees from the standing posture position becomes an obstacle, and the tip of the screw driver cannot be inserted into the opening hole 211a of the bottom plate portion 211.

Therefore, with the main control device 101 attached to the movable base portion 203, it is not possible to remove the attachment screw inserted through the bottom hole 225a of the third attachment surface portion 225 in either the standing posture position or the tilting posture position. Can not. Therefore, the main board unit 100 can be prevented from being stolen.

Next, the configuration of the main controller 101 will be described below with reference to FIG. In the following description, of the pair of case bodies 110 and 120, the case body 110 located on the front side in the housing 2 is referred to as the front case body 110, and the case body 110 located on the back side is referred to as the back case body 120. To do.

On the main board 103 of the main controller 101, a wiring pattern (not shown) is applied,
Various electronic components including an IC chip such as a CPU and ROM, a socket 104, and the like are mounted. The main board 103 passes through a pair of small holes 103a provided at the corners located on the diagonal line, and is fixed to the front case body 110 side by screws 106.

The front case body 110 has a main substrate housing portion 111 that can accommodate relatively tall electronic components on the main substrate 103, and a step portion 112 that is one step lower is formed on the peripheral edge thereof. Yes.

On the surface of the main substrate housing part 111, a sticking frame 111a for sticking a sealing history recording sheet on which a sealing history or the like of a first sealing part to be described later is written is recessed. And the step 112
Includes a plurality of socket insertion holes 112 through which the socket 104 on the main board 103 is inserted.
a is formed.

A plurality of long holes 113 are provided at the left end and the right end of the front case body 110 so as to be lined up and down at predetermined intervals. In the upper part of the front case body 110, a horizontally long rectangular hole 1
14 is formed in the opening, and the front case body 110 and the back case body 1 are formed in the square hole portion 114.
20 are respectively provided at positions separated from each other in the left-right direction. The seal coupling portion 115 has a cylindrical body and is connected to the front case body 110 by upper and lower connecting members 116. The connecting member 116 can be cut with a tool such as a nipper, and the sealing joint 115 can be cut off from the front case body 110 by cutting.

A fixed surface 117 is formed on the lower right side of the front case body 110, and a screw hole 117a for fixing the substrate box to the movable base 203 is screwed.

The fixed surface 117 extends along the reciprocating direction of the substrate box 102 on the front side of the front case body 110, and the movable base portion 20 is held by holding the substrate box 102 to the movable base portion 203.
3 has a planar shape that overlaps the back surface of the fixing flange 284.

The screw hole portion 117a coincides with the position of the through hole 284a of the fixing flange 284 when the substrate box 102 is held on the movable base portion 203, and its central axis extends coaxially with the central axis of the through hole 284a. Thus, it is formed at a position communicating with the through hole 284a.

The fixing screw 289 can be locked to the board box 102 by being inserted into the through hole 284a and the screw hole 117a communicating with each other from the front and screwed into the screw hole 117a.

The fixing screw 289 extends along a direction perpendicular to the reciprocating direction of the substrate box 102 and perpendicular to the rotation center axis line by being inserted into the through hole 284a and the screw hole portion 117a. Movement in the direction of taking out from the base portion 203 can be prohibited, and the substrate box 102 held by the holding means can be fixed to the movable base portion 203.

Therefore, by these through-holes 284a, screw hole portions 117a, and fixing screws 289,
A fixing means for fixing the substrate box 102 to the movable base 203 is configured.

Thus, the fixing surface 117 is provided on the lower right side of the front case body 110 and the fixing screw 289 is provided.
Can be carried out from the front side of the housing, so that a right-handed operator can easily turn a tool such as a screwdriver and can easily perform a fixing operation.

Moreover, since the front door 3 is supported by the left end part of the housing | casing 2, when the front door 3 is opened, the left end part side of the housing | casing 2 which is a side which opposes the fixed surface 117, ie, a fixed surface. It moves to the opposite side to 117, and the fixed surface 117 side is largely opened. Therefore, a wide working space around the fixing surface 117 can be secured, and the fixing work and the removing work of the fixing screw 289 can be easily performed. Therefore, the board box 102 of the main controller 101 is replaced with the base device 2.
It is possible to easily perform the fixing operation and the fixing releasing operation for fixing to the 01 movable base portion 203.

Further, the through hole 284a of the movable base portion 203 is provided in the vicinity of the rotation center axis, and the screw hole portion 117a of the substrate box 102 communicating with the through hole 284a is the substrate box 10.
2 is disposed on the leading side in the movement direction when the movable base portion 203 is held by the movable base portion 203. Therefore, when the substrate box 102 is moved in the direction approaching the rotation center axis and held by the movable base portion 203, a fixing flange is provided. The length of the fixing surface 117 of the substrate box 102 facing the 284 does not need to be long along the moving direction of the substrate box 102, and can be made a shorter distance, and the shape of the substrate box 102 is simple. Can be.

A flat portion 118 is formed at a side position of the fixed surface 117 so as to extend continuously flush with the surface side of the fixing flange 284 when the substrate box 102 is fixed to the movable base portion 203.

The flat portion 118 is formed so as to constitute a seal sticking surface of a seal seal (not shown) together with the fixing flange 284. The seal seal is pasted from the surface side of the substrate box 102 so as to straddle the flat portion 118 and the fixing flange 284. Once peeled off, the adhesive is peeled off from the seal seal and cannot be pasted again. It leaves a trace that has been peeled off, and it can be confirmed whether or not the fixed seal of the substrate box 102 has been released.

The back case body 120 has a bottom plate portion 121 that faces the back surface of the main board 103 attached to the front case body 110. A plurality of hooks 122 are formed at the left end and the right end of the bottom plate portion 121 so as to stand in the substrate height direction and have tip portions formed in an L shape.
The front case body 110 and the back case body 120 are assembled by the engagement of the plurality of hook portions 122 and the long holes 113 of the front case body 110.

The hook portion 122 of the back case body 120 is inserted into the long hole 113 of the front case body 110 by superimposing the front case body 110 and the back case body 120 on each other, and the back case body 120 is made relatively to the front case body 110. By moving upwardly, the long hole 113 of the front case body 110 is engaged. By engaging the hook portion 122 with the elongated hole 113, the front case body 110 and the back case body 120 are assembled to each other to form a hollow box-shaped substrate box 10.
2 is formed.

Then, by sliding the front case body 110 upward relative to the back case body 120, the hooking portion 122 can be unlocked from the long hole 113 and separated from the front surface side and the back surface side. Thus, the substrate box 102 can be separated into the front case body 110 and the back case body 120, and the main substrate 103 accommodated in the substrate box 102 can be taken out.

A horizontally long rectangular hole 123 is formed at an upper position of the bottom plate part 121, and a pair of seal coupling parts 124 are provided in the square hole 123 so as to be separated from each other on the left and right. The seal coupling portion 124 is formed in a cylindrical body whose bottom is closed by the same surface as the bottom plate portion 121 and opens only on the surface side of the back case body 120, and is connected to the back case body 120 by upper and lower connecting members 125. Yes.

The connecting member 125 can be cut with a tool such as a nipper, and the sealing coupling portion 124 is cut by cutting.
Is configured to be excised from the back case body 120. Each seal coupling portion 124 is provided at a position that is coaxially continuous with the seal coupling portion 115 of the front case body 110 by combining the front case body 110 and the back case body 120 with each other. Then, a first sealing portion is configured by attaching a sealing pin 130 from the front case body 110 side to the sealing coupling portion 115 of the front case body 110 and the sealing coupling portion 124 of the back case body 120 which are coaxially continuous. The case body 110 and the back case body 120 are sealed to each other. The sealing pin 130 is attached to the sealing coupling portion 115 of the front case body 110 and the sealing coupling portion 124 of the back case body 120 which are coaxially continuous to each other so that the upper and lower surfaces of the front case body 110 and the rear case body 120 are relatively moved. It has a configuration that prohibits movement and cannot be removed and reused after being mounted.

In order to release the seal of the first seal portion, the connecting members 116 and 125 of the seal joint portion 115 of the front case body 110 and the seal joint portion 124 of the back case body 120 are cut with a tool such as a nipper, and each seal joint The parts 115 and 124 are cut out from the front case body 110 and the back case body 120. still,
In the present embodiment, the connecting member 116 and the connecting member 125 are cut in this order, and the seal coupling portion 115 is cut.
, 124 is cut off to release the seal of the first seal part, but the present invention is not limited to this, and it is not limited to this, and only one of the seal coupling parts 115, 124 can be cut off. The seal can be released. Therefore, the seal of the first sealing portion can be released, the front case body 110 and the back case body 120 can be moved relative to each other, and the board box 102 is attached to the front case body 1.
10 and the back case body 120 can be disassembled.

As described above, in order to disassemble the board box 102 into the front case body 110 and the back case body 120 after sealing the first sealing portion, the sealing coupling portions 115 and 124 must be cut off to release the sealing. .

When the seal of the first seal portion is released by cutting off the seal coupling portions 115 and 124, a trace of the seal coupling portions 115 and 124 being cut off is clearly left on the substrate box 102. In other words, the substrate box 102 cannot be disassembled into the front case body 110 and the back case body 120 as long as there is no trace of excision of the seal coupling portions 115 and 124 in the substrate box 102.

Therefore, the fact that the substrate box 102 is disassembled and the number of times thereof can be easily grasped by observing the signs of excision of the seal coupling portions 115 and 124.

The sealing history recording sheet stuck on the sticking frame 111a is set so that the date and time of sealing the first sealing part and the name of the person who sealed the sticker are described. Therefore, by comparing the description on the sheet with the evidence of excision of the sealing joints 115 and 124, the board box 10
It is possible to easily determine whether or not the illegal decomposition of 2 has been performed.

In the present embodiment, in the first sealing portion, which one of the plurality of sealing portions is used is determined in advance, and for example, the left side sealing is performed first.

In addition, the substrate box 102 of the main controller 101 is placed in the square hole portion 123 in the movable base portion 2.
A plurality of seal coupling portions 126 for sealing and coupling to 03 are provided so as to be arranged in a horizontal row.
The seal coupling portion 126 has a cylindrical shape and is connected to the back case body 120 by upper and lower connecting members 127.

The connecting member 127 can be cut with a tool such as a nipper, and the seal coupling portion 126 is cut by cutting.
Is configured to be excised from the back case body 120. Each sealing coupling portion 126 is provided at a position that is coaxially continuous with the sealing coupling portion 290 of the movable base portion 203 when the substrate box 102 is held on the movable base portion 203. Then, the second sealing part is configured by attaching the sealing pin 131 to the sealing coupling part 126 of the back case body 120 and the sealing coupling part 290 of the movable base part 203 which are coaxially continuous, and the substrate box 102 is moved to the movable base part. 203 is sealed and joined.

The sealing pin 131 passes through the square hole portion 114 from the front of the front case body 110 and passes through the back case body 1.
20, the base end is held in the seal coupling portion 126 of the back case body 120, and the distal end is inserted into the seal coupling portion 290 of the movable base portion 203. Therefore, the substrate box 102 is moved upward with respect to the movable base portion 203, more specifically, the rotation shaft portion 26.
Accordingly, the substrate box 102 can be fixed to the movable base 203 by prohibiting movement in the direction away from the rotation center axis 5. Then, the back case body 12 is cut by cutting the connecting member 127.
The 0 seal coupling part 126 can be removed by excising from the back case body 120, and has a configuration that can be reused.

In order to release the sealing of the second sealing part, the back case body 120 to which the sealing pin 131 is attached is provided.
The connecting member 127 of the seal coupling portion 126 is cut with a tool such as a nipper, and the seal coupling portion 126 is cut off. Thereby, the engagement of the sealing pin 131 into the sealing coupling portion 290 can be released, and the sealing coupling by the second sealing portion can be released.

As described above, in order to remove the substrate box 102 from the movable base portion 203 after sealing the second sealing portion, the sealing coupling portion 126 must be cut off to release the sealing of the second sealing portion.

When the sealing of the second sealing portion is released by excision of the seal coupling portion 126, the trace of the excision of the sealing coupling portion 126 is clearly left in the substrate box 102. In other words, as long as there is no trace of excision of the seal coupling portion 126 in the substrate box 102, the substrate box 102 is moved to the movable base portion 20.
Cannot be removed from 3.

Thus, by looking at the evidence of excision of the sealing joint 126, the substrate box 102
The fact of the removal from the movable base 203 and the number of times can be easily grasped.

The seal history recording sheet affixed to the affixing frame 111a includes the second information as history information.
It is stipulated that the date and time of sealing the seal part, the name of the person who sealed it, and the like are described. Therefore, it is possible to easily determine whether or not the board box 102 has been illegally removed by comparing the description on the sheet with the evidence of excision of the seal coupling portion 126.

In the present embodiment, the order of which of the plurality of sealed portions to be used in the second sealing portion is determined in advance. For example, the sealing is performed one by one from the left side to the right side.

These first sealing portion and second sealing portion are for suppressing unauthorized removal of the main control device 101 from the base device 201. For example, in the present embodiment, the first sealing portion and the second sealing portion are used as follows. The

First, when the slot machine 1 is manufactured, when the main board 103 is accommodated in the board box 102 and the main controller 101 is assembled, one of the pair of first sealing parts is sealed (for example, in FIG. 6). The first sealing part A shown is sealed). When the main control device 101 is attached to the pedestal device 201, one of the plurality of second sealing portions is sealed (for example, the second sealing portion B shown in FIG. 6 is sealed).

Then, when the main board 103 is removed from the board box 102 due to a malfunction or inspection of the main control apparatus 101, when the work on the main control apparatus 101 is performed for the first time, the sealed second sealed portion is first unlocked. Then, the main control device 101 is removed from the base device 201, and then the sealed first sealing portion is unsealed, and the main substrate 103 is removed from the substrate box 102 (for example, the first sealing portion A shown in FIG. 6). The seal and the seal of the second seal part B are released).

When the repair or inspection of the main board 103 is completed, the main board 103 is accommodated in the board box 102, the main control device 101 is assembled, and the main control device 101 is mounted on the base device 201. Then, a second seal portion different from the second seal portion from which the seal coupling portion 126 has been removed by the removing operation is sealed (for example, the second seal portion C shown in FIG. 6 is sealed).

The substrate box 102 is fixed to the movable base portion 203 by the sealing of the second sealing portion. In the sealed state of the second sealing portion, the substrate box 102 is moved to the movable base portion 203.
Therefore, the board box 102 cannot be disassembled into the front case body 110 and the back case body 120. Therefore, as a result, the coupled state between the front case body 110 and the back case body 120 is maintained, and the main board 103 is sealed in the board box 102.

Then, when the main board 103 is removed from the board box 102 next, the main controller 1
When the work for 01 is performed for the second time or later, the sealed second sealed portion is released, the sealing connection between the substrate box 102 and the movable base portion 203 is released, and the main control device 101 is removed from the base device 201. Can be removed.

When the main control device 101 is detached from the pedestal device 201, the front case body 110 and the back case body 120 can be relatively moved up and down, and the board box 102 is moved to the front case body 110 and the back case body 120. The main substrate 103 can be removed by disassembling.

When the repair or inspection of the main board 103 is completed, a second sealing portion different from the second sealing portion from which the sealing coupling portion 126 has been removed by the removal operation as described above is sealed (for example, FIG. 6). The second sealing portion D shown in FIG.

When the seal coupling portions 126 of all the second seal portions (for example, the second seal portions B, C, D, and E shown in FIG. 6) are removed by the repetition of the seal and the seal release, a pair of first The other first sealing portion (for example, the first sealing portion F shown in FIG. 6) of the sealing portions is sealed, and the slot machine 1
Shipped to the manufacturer. The manufacturer or the like of the slot machine 1 unseals the first sealing part and disassembles the board box 102 into the front case body 110 and the back case body 120, takes out the main board 103, replaces the board box 102, and performs the first sealing. Seal one of the parts and return it to the shipper.

The front case body 110 and the back case body 120 having the above-described configuration are coupled to each other by coupling screws 132 and 133. On the left side of the upper end portion of the front case body 110 is a back case body 12.
A connecting screw hole 119 for screw-connecting to 0 is provided. The coupling screw hole 119 is
A screw hole is screwed on the back side of the front case body 110, and a coupling screw 132 is inserted through a through hole 120 a drilled in a corresponding portion of the back case body 120. The back case body 120 is coupled to the front case body 110 by being screwed into the 119.

A coupling screw hole 128 for screw coupling with the front case body 110 is provided on the right side of the upper end portion of the back case body 120. The coupling screw hole 128 has a screw hole screwed on the front side of the back case body 120, and a through hole 110 a drilled at a corresponding position on the front case body 110.
The front case body 110 is connected to the back case body 120 by inserting the connection screw 133 through the screw hole and screwing it into the connection screw hole 128 of the back case body 120.

Accordingly, the attachment of the coupling screws 132 and 133 prevents relative vertical movement of the front case body 110 and the back case body 120, making it impossible to disassemble the front case body 110 and the back case body 120. By removing 133, the front case body 110 and the back case body 120 can be disassembled.

Next, the main control unit 101 with the main board unit 100 attached to the back plate 2 c of the housing 2.
A procedure for removing the base plate 201 from the base device 201 will be described below with reference to FIG.

18 is a diagram showing a procedure for removing the main control device 101 from the pedestal device 102. FIG.
FIG. 18A shows a state in which the movable base 203 is positioned and held in the standing posture position.
FIG. 18B shows a state in which the movable base 203 is positioned and held at the tilted posture position.
(C) has shown the state which takes out the main-control apparatus 101 from the movable base part 203. FIG.

In the main board unit 100, the fixed base portion 202 of the pedestal device 201 is fixed to the back plate 2c of the housing 2, and the movable base portion 203 is rotated around the rotation center axis extending in the lateral width direction of the housing 2. It is attached to the housing 2 so that it can be selectively placed in a standing posture position and a tilting posture position by being pivotally supported and pivoted.

In the state shown in FIG. 18A, the movable base portion 203 of the pedestal device 201 is positioned and held in the standing posture position by the left and right locking claws 231 constituting the standing posture positioning holding means 205.

In order to remove the main control device 101 from the base device 201, the sealing by the second sealing portion and the fixing of the substrate box 102 by the fixing means are released in advance.

To release the seal by the second seal portion, the connecting member 127 is cut with a tool such as a nipper, the seal coupling portion 126 is cut off from the back case body 120, and the tip of the seal pin 131 is moved to the movable base portion 203.
This is performed by extracting from the inside of the seal coupling portion 290.

The fixing of the board box 102 by the fixing means is performed by peeling off a sealing seal (not shown) pasted over the flat portion 118 of the front case body 110 and the fixing flange 284 of the movable base portion 203, and fixing flange 284. Through hole 284a and screw hole portion 11 of fixing portion 117
This is performed by removing the fixing screw 289 inserted through the screw hole 7a and screwed into the screw hole 117a.

Due to the sealing by the second sealing portion and the release of the fixing of the substrate box 102 by the fixing means, the substrate box 102 was allowed to move in the removal direction (a direction away from the rotation center axis) with respect to the movable base portion 203. State.

Next, each latching claw part 231 is elastically deformed in the left-right direction to be separated from each other, and the latching claw part 231 is then moved.
The movable base portion 203 is released from the locking state and is rotated so that the distal end side of the movable base portion 203 is pulled out to the front side of the housing 2. As a result, the movable base 203 is attached to the support pin 207.
Is tilted to the front side of the housing 2 with the center of rotation as shown in FIG. 18B, and the contact portion 269 contacts the rotation stopper 253 of the cover plate portion 251 and is about 60 degrees from the standing posture position, as shown in FIG. It is positioned and held at the tilted posture position tilted by the rotation angle of.

Then, the locking piece 286 of the locking portion 285 is elastically deformed to lock the locking hole 287 of the protrusion 121a.
After releasing the engagement to release the lock of the substrate box 102 to the movable base portion 203, the main controller 101 is moved along the bottom plate portion 211 of the movable base portion 203 as shown in FIG. Then, it is slid in a direction away from the mounting portion 262, in other words, in a direction perpendicular to the rotation central axis of the rotation shaft portion 265, and is pulled out from the movable base portion 203 and removed. The main control device 101 can be attached to the pedestal device 201 by performing the above removal procedure in reverse.

According to the slot machine 1 having the above configuration, the movable base portion 203 positioned and held in the standing posture position can be rotated in the direction of tilting toward the front side of the housing 2 to be positioned and held in the tilted posture position.

That is, when the movable base 203 is tilted from the standing posture position to the front side of the housing 2,
A force that rotates downward due to gravity acts, and the force rotates to the tilt posture position, and the contact portion 269 contacts the rotation stopper 253 at the tilt posture position. Therefore, the movable base 203
Can always be positioned and held at a preset tilt position.

Therefore, the removal work from the movable base part of the substrate box 102 and the movable base part 203
It is not necessary to support and fix the movable base portion 203 with the other hand when performing the mounting operation. Therefore, it is easy to attach and remove the substrate box 102 to and from the movable base portion 203. In the attachment operation, the substrate box 102 is attached to the movable base portion 203.
The effect that it is easy to attach to is obtained. Therefore, it is possible to shorten these work times.

Since the movable base portion 203 can be selectively disposed in the standing posture position and the tilting posture position, the front case portion 110 of the board box 102 is viewed from the front side of the housing 2 in the standing posture position.
The surface of the main substrate 103 can be seen through the main body 103, and in the tilted position, the main plate 103 is transmitted through the bottom plate portion 211 of the movable base 203 and the back case portion 120 of the substrate box 102 from the front side and the upper side of the housing 2. The back surface of the substrate 103 can be visually recognized.

Therefore, both the front surface and the back surface of the main substrate 103 can be visually recognized from the front side of the housing 2, and it is not necessary to look into the housing 2 from the lateral direction when viewing the back surface of the main substrate 103. 2 and visible from above.

In particular, in the present embodiment, since the front door 3 is provided in the housing 2 so as to rotate in the lateral opening direction so as to close the front side of the housing 2, It is visible from the front side of the housing 2 without an obstacle. Therefore, the back surface of the main substrate 103 can be visually recognized without being obstructed by the front door 3, and the visual recognition work on both the front surface and the back surface of the main substrate 103 can be easily performed. Therefore, it is possible to easily confirm whether or not the main board 103 has been modified for the purpose of obtaining an illegal profit.

For example, as shown in FIG. 19, when the reflecting means 301 such as a reflecting mirror is provided on the bottom plate portion 211 of the fixed base portion 202, the main board 10 in the tilted posture position when viewed from the front side of the housing 2.
You may employ | adopt the structure which reflects the back surface of 3 and projects.

FIG. 19 is a perspective view for explaining another embodiment of the present invention and corresponds to FIG. The same components as those described above are denoted by the same reference numerals, and detailed description thereof is omitted.

The reflecting means 301 includes a reflecting mirror 302 and a support bar 303 that supports the reflecting mirror 302 on the fixed base portion 202. The reflecting mirror 302 is constituted by a rectangular thin plate member accommodated in the notch 221, and the surface side facing the movable base portion 203 is a reflecting surface.

The support bar 303 is formed of a round bar member, extends horizontally across the back side of the bottom plate portion 211, and has both ends in the axial direction formed in the leg portions 213 of the left and right mounting flange portions 212. Each of the through holes 213a is inserted through the fixed base portion 202 and is rotatably supported. And the part protruded from the leg part 213 is bent in L shape, protrudes toward the front, and the support bar 303 can be rotated by grasping and moving this protrusion part up and down. .

A reflecting mirror 302 is fixed to the central portion of the support rod 303 in the axial direction. The reflecting mirror 302 has a support rod 303 fixed to the back surface thereof, and can swing up and down in accordance with the rotation of the support rod 303 to adjust the angle.

Therefore, the back surface of the main substrate 103 can be reflected by the reflecting mirror 302 of the reflecting means 301 in a state where the movable base portion 203 is positioned and held at the tilted posture position. Then, by adjusting the angle of the reflecting mirror 302, the back surface of the main substrate 103 can be exposed over a wide range.

Further, as another possible embodiment, although not particularly illustrated, the fixed base portion 202 is not shown.
A reflecting mirror may be attached to a part or the entire surface of the bottom plate portion 211.

By adopting the reflection means 301, the rear surface of the main board 103 can be visually recognized by simply looking inside the housing 2 from the front surface of the housing 2 in the tilted posture position, and the back surface of the main board 103 is looked into from above. This is unnecessary, and the ease of visual recognition can be further improved.

Further, according to the slot machine 1 having the above configuration, the relay board 81 is the main board unit 1.
Since the movable base portion 203 of the pedestal device 200 is tilted from the standing posture position to the tilting posture position, the main control device 101 can be moved in a direction approaching the relay board 81. it can. Thereby, when the movable base 203 is tilted from the standing posture position to the tilting posture position, the wiring cord 82 connecting the main board 103 and the relay board 81 can be loosened, and the pulling direction can be reduced. Force does not work.

Therefore, the length of the wiring cord 82 may be set to a length extending between the main board 103 and the relay board 81 in a state where the movable base portion 203 is disposed in the standing posture position.

Therefore, it is not necessary to consider the rotation of the movable base portion 203, the length of the wiring cord can be further shortened, and the influence of handling complexity and noise can be eliminated. Further, when the movable base portion 203 is tilted, it is not necessary to remove the wiring cord 82 from the main board 103 or the relay board 81, and the movable base section 203 can be tilted while being connected. Therefore, the operation of tilting the movable base portion 203 can be performed more easily.

Further, since the wiring cord 82 can be tilted while being connected to the main board 103, the slot machine 1 can be operated immediately in the tilted posture position, and the back surface of the main board 103 can be viewed. Can be operated. Therefore, it is possible to easily confirm whether or not the main board 103 has been modified for the purpose of obtaining an illegal profit.

In this embodiment, the relay board 81 is used as an example of the connection board connected to the main board 103, and the case where the installation location is at the lower position of the main board unit 100 has been described as an example.
The connection board is not limited to the relay board 81 but includes all connection boards in the slot machine 1 connected to the main board 103 via the connection cord. Examples of other connection boards include
A power board, a central display board, a sub board, and the like in the power box 71 are listed.

Further, the installation location of the connection board is not limited to the position below the main board unit 100, and the position where the wiring cord 82 is not pulled when the movable base portion 203 is tilted from the standing posture position to the tilting posture position. If it is. For example, when the movable base 203 is tilted from the standing posture position to the tilting posture position, the distance between the end on the board box 102 side of the wiring cord and the end on the connection board side is the distance of the wiring cord 82 in the standing posture position. Board box 1
The position may be a position that is less than or equal to the separation distance between the end portion on the 02 side and the end portion on the connection board side. For example, the top plate 2a, the left side plate 2d, and the right side plate in the housing 2 may be used. A connection board may be provided on 2e.

Even when the connection board is provided at such a position, the wiring cord 82 is not pulled when the movable base portion 203 is tilted from the standing posture position to the tilting posture position, and the wiring cord 82 is connected to the main board 103. The movable base 203 can be tilted while being connected to the substrate, and the slot machine 1 can be operated even in the tilted posture position.

Further, according to the slot machine 1 having the above configuration, the movable base portion 2 of the pedestal device 201 is provided.
03 is provided such that the rotation center axis extends in the left-right direction of the housing 2 along the long side of the substrate box 102, and rotates up and down around the rotation center axis, thereby tilting posture positioning and holding means. 2
The position is held at the tilted posture position by 06.

Therefore, when the movable base portion 203 is tilted, the movable base portion 203 and the substrate box 102 do not protrude forward from the inside of the housing 2 and can be accommodated in the housing 2. The front door 3 can be closed in a tilted state.

In the tilted posture position, the surface of the substrate box 102 is opposed to the lower side, so that the sealing history recording sheet stuck on the sticking frame 111a of the front case body 110 collides with an obstacle and is damaged. Can be prevented.

Further, according to the slot machine 1 having the above-described configuration, the front side of the rotation shaft portion 265 that is the support portion is covered by the cover plate portion 251 and is covered from the front side of the housing 2. It is possible to prevent the destruction of the rotating shaft portion 265 using the. Then, it is difficult to separate the movable base portion 203 from the fixed base portion 202 due to the breakage of the rotating shaft portion 265, and the main substrate 103 can be suppressed from being taken away together with the movable base portion 203.

Further, the upper end portion 252 of the cover plate portion 251 is formed so as to be positioned at a height position equal to or higher than the axial center of the support pin 207, and between the rotation shaft portion 265 and the cover plate portion 251. The gap formed is minimized. Therefore, the rotating shaft part 265 and the cover plate part 25
It is possible to prevent the tip of a tool such as a bar or a screwdriver from being inserted into the gap with 1, and to prevent the act of destroying the rotating shaft portion 265 such as using the lever principle to pry the tool.

Further, since the outer side of the shaft support plate portions 243 and 244, that is, the outer side in the horizontal width direction of the housing 2 is covered and covered by the boss plate portion 282, the shaft support plate portions 243 and 24 are used with a tool or the like.
4 can be prevented from being destroyed. Therefore, the shaft support plate portions 243, 2 which are support portions
It is possible to prevent the movable base portion 203 from being separated from the fixed base portion 202 due to the breakage of 44 and the main controller 101 being taken away together with the movable base portion 203.

According to the slot machine 1 having the above configuration, the substrate box 102 is moved to the movable base portion 20.
The fixing means for fixing to 3 includes a through hole 284a formed in the fixing flange 284 of the movable base 203, a screw hole 117a of the board box 102, and a through hole and screw hole 117a.
The main board unit 100 is provided with a fixing screw 289 that is inserted into the main board unit 100 and is provided at a position in the vicinity of the rotating shaft 265 and on the right end side of the board box 102 and the movable base 203.
Is installed in the housing 2, it is arranged on the back side in the housing 2 and on the right end side of the back plate 2 c.

On the other hand, the front door 3 is rotatably supported on the left end side of the housing 2, and is rotated to the left side of the housing 2 in the lateral opening direction so as to be opened. It arrange | positions at the left end part side of the body 2, and opens the right end part side of a housing | casing large.

Then, the fixing operation and the unlocking operation of the substrate box 102 by the fixing means are performed on the front door 3.
And the movable base portion 203 is positioned and held in the standing posture position.

The fixing screw 289 inserts a tool such as a screw driver into the housing 2 from the front side of the housing 2 and engages the tip of the tool with the fixing screw 289 in the housing 2 so that the rotation center axis of the tool is By rotating in a state extending in the front-rear direction of the housing 2, the through hole 284a and the screw hole portion 11 are rotated.
Inserted into or removed from 7a.

Therefore, for example, even when the front door 3 opens only about 90 degrees from the closed position, the tool can be easily operated without being obstructed by the front door 3 in the open state, and the movable base of the substrate box 102 can be operated. The fixing operation to the unit 203 and the fixing operation can be quickly and easily performed.

Particularly for right-handed workers, the front door 3 is located on the left end side of the housing 2 and the fixing means is arranged on the right end side of the housing 2, so that a tool such as a screwdriver is turned. Easy and easy to work with. Therefore, it is possible to easily perform a fixing operation and an unlocking operation for fixing the substrate box 102 of the main control device 101 to the movable base portion 203 of the pedestal device 201, and the work can be facilitated.

Further, the through hole 284a of the movable base portion 203 is provided in the vicinity of the rotation center axis, and the screw hole portion 117a of the substrate box 102 communicating with the through hole 284a is the substrate box 10.
2 is disposed on the leading side in the movement direction when the movable base 203 is held.

Therefore, the length of the fixing surface 117 of the substrate box 102 facing the fixing flange 284 when the substrate box 102 is moved in the direction approaching the rotation center axis and held by the movable base 203 is set to the length of the substrate box 102. It is not necessary to form it long along the moving direction, and the distance can be made shorter. Therefore, the shape of the substrate box 102 can be simplified.

In addition, this invention is not limited to the above-mentioned embodiment, A various change is possible in the range which does not deviate from the meaning of this invention. For example, in the above-described embodiment, the fixed base portion 202 is used.
Although the case where is made of a metal material has been described as an example, it may be made of a transparent synthetic resin material.

In the above-described embodiment, the case where the first locking hole of the movable base portion 203 is the through hole 284a and the second locking hole of the substrate box 102 is the screw hole portion 117a has been described as an example. In another embodiment, for example, a screw hole is provided in the fixing flange of the movable base 203, a through hole or a recess is provided in the substrate box 102, and the screw hole of the fixing flange is provided. Screw the fixing screw, insert the tip of the fixing screw into the through hole or recess of the substrate box 102, prohibit the movement of the substrate box 102 in the direction away from the rotation center axis,
It is good also as a structure fixed to the movable base part 203. FIG.

As still another example, the fixing flange in the above-described embodiment is omitted, a through hole is drilled in the substrate box 102, and a screw hole portion is screwed in a corresponding position of the bottom plate portion 261 of the movable base portion 203. Then, by inserting the fixing screw into the through hole and screwing the tip into the screw hole portion, the movement in the direction away from the rotation center axis of the substrate box 102 is prohibited and fixed to the movable base portion 203. It is good also as composition to do.

As a modified example of the above-described embodiment, a screw hole portion is screwed in the substrate box, a through hole or a recess is provided in the movable base portion, and a fixing screw is screwed into the screw hole portion of the substrate box 102. A configuration may be adopted in which the tip of the fixing screw is inserted into a through hole or a recess of the substrate box 102 to prohibit the movement of the substrate box 102 in a direction away from the rotation center axis and to be fixed to the movable base 203.

It is a front view of a slot machine. It is a perspective view which shows the state which the front door of the slot machine closed. It is the perspective view which showed the state which opened the front door of the slot machine. It is a rear view of a front door. It is a front view of a housing | casing. It is a front view of a main board unit. It is an I direction arrow directional view of FIG. It is a perspective view which shows the state of the main board | substrate unit by which the movable base part was positioned and hold | maintained in the standing posture position. It is a perspective view which shows the state of the main board | substrate unit by which the movable base part was positioned and hold | maintained in the inclination posture position. It is a back perspective view of a main board unit. It is a disassembled perspective view of a main board unit. It is a disassembled perspective view which expands and shows a fixed base part and a movable base part. It is a front perspective view of a pedestal device. It is a disassembled perspective view which expands and shows a main board | substrate and a board | substrate box. It is the II-II sectional view taken on the line of FIG. It is the III-III sectional view taken on the line of FIG. It is a schematic diagram explaining the support structure of the movable base part to a fixed base part. It is a figure which shows the procedure which removes a main-control apparatus from a base apparatus. It is a perspective view explaining the other Example of this invention. It is a front view which shows the housing | casing of the conventional slot machine from the front side. It is the figure seen from the XX line of FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view of a main board unit 1005. FIG.

1 slot machine (game machine)
2 Housing 2c Back plate 3 Front door 51 Reel unit 61 Hopper device 71 Power supply box 81 Relay board 100 Main board unit 101 Main controller 102 Board box 103 Main board (circuit board)
104 I / O socket 110 Front case body 116 Connection member 117 Fixing surface 117a Screw hole 118 Flat surface portion 120 Back case body 121 Bottom plate part 124 Sealing connection part 125 Connection member 126 Sealing connection part 127 Connection member 130 Sealing pin 201 Base device 202 Fixation Base portion 203 Movable base portion 204 Holding means 205 Standing posture positioning holding means 206 Tilt posture positioning holding means 207 Support pin 211 Bottom plate portion 231 Locking claw portion 241 Support flange portions 243 and 244 Shaft support plate portions (shaft support portions)
251 Cover plate portion 261 Bottom plate portion 271 Reinforcement plate 281 Return portion

Claims (3)

A board box capable of housing a circuit board and visually recognizing the housed circuit board;
A box-shaped housing in which the board box is accommodated and the front side is opened;
A fixed base portion fixed to the back plate of the housing in the housing;
A movable base portion that is supported by the fixed base portion and is capable of rotating in the vertical direction about a rotation center axis extending along the lateral width direction of the housing;
The substrate box is provided on the movable base portion, guides the substrate box so as to reciprocate in a direction perpendicular to the rotation center axis, and moves the substrate box in a direction approaching the rotation center axis. Holding means that can be detached from the movable base portion by moving the substrate box in a direction away from the rotation center axis.
The circuit board in the board box held on the movable base by the holding means extends along the back plate, and the surface of the circuit board is in an upright position where the surface is approved from the front side of the housing. Standing posture positioning and holding means for positioning and holding the movable base portion;
A tilting posture in which the back surface of the circuit board is permitted to be viewed from the front side of the housing by tilting from the standing posture position by the standing posture positioning holding means to the front side of the housing by the rotation of the movable base portion. A gaming machine comprising tilting posture positioning and holding means for positioning and holding the movable base portion at a position. A connection board connected to a circuit board in the board box with a wiring cord interposed therebetween,
The movable base portion is tilted from the standing posture position to the tilting posture position so that the wiring cord is not pulled when the movable base portion is tilted from the standing posture position to the tilting posture position. Position where the distance between the board box side end of the wiring cord and the board side end is equal to or less than the distance between the board box side end and the board side end of the wiring cord in the standing posture position 2. The connection board is provided in the first embodiment.
The gaming machine described in 1. The gaming machine according to claim 2, wherein the connection board is provided at a position below the board box.

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